This study is analyze future climate and land cover change affects behaviors for amount of streamflow and sediment discharge within basin. We used the climate forecast data in RCP 4.5 and 8.5 (2011-2100) which is opposite view for each other among RCP scenarios that are discussed for 5th report for IPCC. Land cover map built based on a socialᆞeconomic storyline in RCP 4.5/8.5 using Logistic Regression model. In this study we set three scenarios: one scenario for climate change only, one for land cover change only, one for Last both climate change and land cover change. It simulated amount of streamflow and sediment discharge and the result showed a very definite change in the seasonal variation both of them. For climate change, spring and winter increased the amount of streamflow while summer and fall decreased them. Sediment showed the same pattern of change steamflow. Land cover change increases the amount of streamflow while it decreases the amount of sediment discharge, which is believed to be caused by increase of impervious Surface due to urbanization. Although land cover change less affects the amount of streamflow than climate change, it may maximize problems related to the amount of streamflow caused by climate change. Therefore, it's required to address potential influence from climate change for effective water resource management and prepare suitable measurement for water resource.


4542 Background: Sunitinib achieves robust OR and improved progression-free survival (PFS) in mRCC patients (N Engl J Med 2007;356:115). A retrospective analysis was performed to characterize the OR rate with sunitinib treatment (Tx) and OR-associated patient features and survival. Methods: Data from six phase II and III trials were pooled from 1,059 patients who received sunitinib on the approved 50 mg/d 4-week-on/2-week-off schedule (n=689; 65%) or at 37.5 mg continuous once-daily dosing (n=370; 35%), in both the 1st- (n=783; 74%) and 2nd-line (n=276; 26%) Tx settings. Median PFS and overall survival (OS) were estimated by the Brookmeyer and Crowley method, and compared between responders and nonresponders, and early and late responders (response ≤ and >12 weeks, respectively), by a log-rank test. Baseline characteristics were compared by Fisher-exact Test, T-Test, or Wilcoxon Rank-sum Test. Results: Of 1,059 patients, 398 (38%) had a confirmed investigator-assessed OR by RECIST (including 12 with a com...


will defend, with quiet reason, the system as it now works. But quiet reason cannot hide a very complex, yet undeniable reality: the schools have ceased to be effective, the teachers are alternately bored, frustrated, and angry, and the parents are beginning to place blame on the schools, instead of their offspring, when the children have learned so little. The answer to "Why can't Johnny read?" has become "Because no one is teaching him how." Schools of education, with appalling consistency, have been notorious examples of what is wrong. Clear, welldefined viewpoints have produced inflexible orthodoxies. The governing fiction has been a belief that given enough background in the liberal arts, combined with a few psychology and method courses, the student will learn how to become a teacher. At one point in the distant past this may have been true. Now even the teachers, though holding on to old reliable structures, admit that whatever our schools of education are doing, they are not doing it well. One of the most highly-touted saviors has been the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts. At the helm is Dwight W. Allen, a dynamic showman, a messiah with the fervor of Billy Sunday and the resourcefulness of Houdini. Allen is loved by some and hated by just as many more. There are those who will sneer and call him an opportunist, a charlatan. Allen himself is aware that he works quite hard at his own public relations, at creating an image for himself as gladiator, facing the hordes of stodgy professionals who refuse to believe that America's children are being mistreated by an inhuman educational system which not only fails to teach, but also permanently warps those who are processed through it. "What I want to do," Allen says, "is create controlled chaos in American education for ten years, some of which will be bad. Hopefully the result will be to give us perspective. The next ten years after that we can start pulling things together, devise a series of major alternatives that will produce on the basis of the individualism that education likes to claim." In his quest for chaos, Allen admits he has made mistakes. But he talks freely of his errors, of a group of students, for example, who were left in the field and completely forgotten for six months. "It happens, but it Robert S. Nathan is a free lance writer who lives in New York City and Had ley, Massachusetts.


The study aimed to investigate the histopathology status of the hepatopancreas of mangrove crabs (Scylla serrata) in the Alue Naga estuary area, Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The research was conducted in September and October 2020. The purposive sampling method was used where the determination of the location was based on water conditions and anthropogenic activities near the estuary. The mangrove crabs (Scylla serrata) sampling location was implemented within three sampling sites in the Krueng Cut estuary, Gampong Alue Naga, Syiah Kuala District, Banda Aceh. Histopathological analysis was carried out in the histology laboratory, Syiah Kuala University. The results showed that there were changes in the hepatopancreas in the form of irregular lumen star shape, the formation of vacuoles and basophilic hypertrophy. These hepatopancreas changes were assumed due to water pollution generated by anthropogenic activities from local settlements and household industries. Therefore, it is suggested to conduct further research regarding water quality parameters and heavy metal concentration within this sampling area.


cavity, i.e. the choanae, is the most common congenital abnormality of the nasal cavity. Stenosis is considered to be more common than atresia. Bilateral atresia is life-threatening in neonates, who are obligate nasal breathers. These patients present early with severe respiratory distress, aggravated by feeding. Other pointers to the diagnosis include the inability to pass a nasogastric tube and relief of respiratory compromise on crying. The patients with unilateral disease typically present later in life with unilateral, chronic suppurative rhinorrhoea. This form of the condition is more common but due to its chronic, relapsing symptomatology the diagnosis is often delayed. Definitive diagnosis can be made by computed tomography (CT) scanning. Using images from our practice, we would like to propose an approach to scanning and interpretation of this entity. CT is the imaging modality of choice. Patients are examined supine, with nasal passages well suctioned before imaging commences. Topical nasal vasoconstrictors may be helpful to reduce mucosal swelling. The gantry is angled 5° cephalad to a plane parallel to the hard palate. One to 1.5 mm thick uncontrasted scans are obtained contiguously. The skull base is only partially ossified at birth and therefore conventional bone-window settings may not show the bony margins. High-resolution bone filters help overcome this problem. Interpretation of the images rests on measurements of the posterior vomer, the choanal openings and the shape of the posteromedial maxilla. The anatomical landmark at which to evaluate the scan is at the level of the pterygoid plates (Fig. 1). Below this level the hard palate is visualised and above this level structures within the nasal cavity make measurement difficult. At this level the width of both posterior choanae at maximum stenosis and the maximum width of the inferoposterior vomer are measured. The vomer is widened in most cases. In patients less than 8 years of age the mean vomer width is 2.8 mm and should not exceed 5.5 mm. The mean width of the posterior choanal airspace in the neonate is 6.7 mm, increasing to 8.6 mm at 6 years and 11.3 mm by age 16.


Dr W. Campbell Smith asked whether chemical analyses of the sediments were available, and if so whether much magnesium was present. The speaker was interested in the conditions of formation of the minute cordierite crystals shown to be present in the glass of the buchites. He also asked whether shrinkage caused by dehydration of the sediments might not have initiated the columnar structure early in the course of the metamorphism by the basalt. The Authors sent the following written reply: No analyses of the adjacent sediments at Apsley are available. The analysis of the buchite showed 1.45 per cent MgO and the recalculation showed that the glass should contain about 4 per cent. The only other analysis of a Triassic sandstone from Tasmania contained 1 per cent MgO. The magnesia is present as chlorite or as a mixed-layer clay. The explanation of the melting process given in the paper implies that the cordierite was not formed by crystallization from the cooling melt-phase but by incongruent melting of a clay mixture to a liquid plus cordierite, mullite, and tridymite. It does not seem likely that shrinkage by dehydration of the sediments (e.g., Poddar 1952) could have initiated the columnar structure at Apsley. Because the quartz grains were mainly in contact and under considerable overburden pressure interstitial water and clay would not have carried any load at the time of intrusion. Loss of interstitial water and slight volume changes in the clay during heating are therefore not likely to cause significant contraction.


Growth rates are calculated for perpendicularly propagating electrostatic and electromagnetic waves with frequencies between harmonics of the electron gyrofrequency. The source of free energy for these emissions is diffuse, power-law distributed energetic electron (E>10leV) which possess a distribution function with a loss cone feature and a shoulder. This shoulder is defined as a hardening of the distribution function, that is, a less rapid decrease with increasing energy, in a given range as compared to energies outside of this range. Such shoulders have been observed experimentally to occur in conjunction with electrostatic gyroharmonic emissions. This available free energy is then coupled to waves supported by the background thermal plasma (Tapprox. =1 keV) via the velocity dependence of the electron gyrofrequency. For electrostatic waves, both spatially homogeneous and inhomogeneous energetic electron distributions are considered. For the homogeneous case the calculated growth rates are consistent with observations of so-called 'n+1/2' electrostatic gyroharmonic emissions located between electron-cyclotron frequency harmonics in the earth's magnetosphere. The additional free energy of the energetic electron gradient allows excitation without a shoulder in the inhomogeneous case. The electromagnetic emissions are modeled by the ordinary mode. For this case it is shown that either (1) the allowed coupling energies aremore » less than 10 keV, and hence the source of energetic electron free energy is inaccessible of (2) when coupling is possible, the resulting growth rates are small compared to those for electrostatic emissions. This is consistent with the observations that the observed gyroharmonic emissions are electrostatic. From this study, it is concluded that electrostic gyroharmonic excitation is possible without the cold component of plasma which is often postulated in the existing literature.« less


A new species of the laophontid genus Carcinocaris, C. dussarti sp. nov. is described. The specimens were collected from the carapax of xanthid decapod crabs gathered in the intertidal zone along the coast of Samed Island, Thailand. This is the third species for the genus; it is most similar to C. serrichelata, from which it can be distinguished by the maxillipedal claw of both sexes with three strong teeth, the caudal rami with seven setae, the two-segmented P4 exopodite of the males, the rectangular P5 exopodite of females, and the reduced P6 setation of the females. The differences from C. minipedia are represented by the ornamentation of the body surface and maxillipedal claw, the armature of the caudal rami, the structure and armature of P2 of both sexes, the segmentation of the P4 exopodite of the females, and the male P5 with a single seta. Notes on additional records of C. serrichelata, previously known from the type locality only, are provided.


The Fabry-Perot interferometer has been used extensively to probe the upper atmosphere of the earth from ground based and satellite observatories. The high spectral resolution and throughput of this device make it ideal for measuring the line shapes and Doppler shifts of absorption and emission spectral features. Detectors for near visible Fabry-Perot interferometers have advanced from photographic film to single channel photomultipliers to multichannel photomultipliers. Further advances in our understanding of the physical processes dominating the upper atmosphere demand observational capability near 1µ. In the red and near-infrared portions of the spectrum, charge-coupled devices (CCD) are very efficient detectors. High quantum efficiency and broad spectral response (UV to near infrared) render CCDs highly desirable as imaging devices for Fabry-Perot interferometer applications. Other important characteristics of CCDs are their high spatial resolution, low noise, large dynamic range and linearity. A major limitation is the read noise, which restricts low light level applications unless special precautions are taken. This paper discusses one way to reduce the effect of read noise when the image is a circularly symmetric pattern such as a Fabry-Perot finge.


: Using an unbalanced panel dataset of 38 commercial banks in China, stochastic frontier models and a one-stage analysis approach, we investigate the impacts of bank risk taking, market structure and governance structure on profit efficiency. Our empirical results show that large commercial banks' profit efficiency is higher and stable, while the small and medium banks' profit efficiency shows an increasing and convergence trend, but decline in the late two years. During the estimation process, ignoring risk factors will lead to significant underestimation of the efficiency score. Risk's inefficiency effects are significantly positive, indicating that the higher the risk, the more inefficiency effects.


In several experiments we wanted to explore the different aspects of the experience of Ostracism (Williams, 2007) and the behavior of the victims of social exclusion in a decisionmaking game. We had a main hypothesis that the ostracism will instigate people towards cooperation. In all four studies we compared the treatment groups of included and excluded and we could not find statistical difference. In the first experiment, we used a manipulation called Cyberball (Williams et al., 2006), with two conditions: exclusion vs. inclusion, after which we measured the rate of cooperation of the players in an iterated Prisoner's dilemma game (IDG). We also measured the Action-control tendencies (measured by ACS-90, Kuhl, 1994) as a possible moderator for the effect of negative mood after exclusion. In the second experiment we manipulated the exclusion inside the repeated version of PDG with the option to choose a partner for the games. In the third experiment, we added a translated from English questionnaire to see how the experience of Ostracism is linked to different fundamental human needs. The fourth experiment, investigated the differences between the effects of Ostracism and those of the negative mood. In this continuous work we wanted to clear out the contradictions found in previous works and to find a good experimental method for manipulating exclusion in laboratory conditions. We gathered data suggesting that the cooperation correlated with certain scales of the Ostracism questionnaire and with mood. The general tendency in our experiments was that the participants in negative mood cooperated more than those in positive. Moreover, in the fourth experiment, the people in social negative mood cooperated more than the participants in individual negative mood. The manipulation was conditioned by mood stories that varied in valence (positive, negative, neutral) and the types of the story (social vs. negative). Taken together, our experiments describe a model in which to make a decision of cooperation is not solely predicted by the negative mood but by a socially experienced negative state. In the experiment, we used innovative manipulations that can be implemented in a subsequent work on the behavior in social interactions. The thesis was submitted in English, containing: Main text (143 pages) 195 references (19 pages) 20 Tables (13 Tables in the Main text and 7 Tables in the Appendices)


Objectives This study was conducted to investigate the factors influencing perceived career barriers of high school-age multicultural adolescents. The detailed goals are 1) the relationship between parental support, friend relationship, teacher relationship and self-esteem, 2) the relationship between parental support, friend relationship, teacher relationship and career barriers perceived, and 3) self-esteem and career barriers perceived. Methods The general characteristics of the subjects were analyzed using SPSS 28.0 for 1,146 multicultural adolescents in their third year of high school, which is the 9th waves of the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Study. Structural equation modeling analysis (PLS-SEM) based on partial least squares (PLS) was used. For model evaluation of PLS-SEM, internal consistency reliability, convergent validity and discriminant validity were checked. For structural model evaluation and hypothesis testing, multicollinearity (VIF), adjusted R2, effect size (f2), predictive relevance (Q2), and statistical significance were checked. Results First, although parental support did not have a direct effect on career barrier perception, it showed an indirect effect on career barrier perception by using self-esteem as a mediating effect. Second, friend relationship had a direct negative effect on career barrier perception, and showed an indirect effect on career barrier perception with self-esteem as a mediating effect. Third, teacher relationship did not have a direct effect on career barrier perception, but showed an indirect effect on career barrier perception using self-esteem as a mediating effect. Conclusions Through the results of the study, it was confirmed that self-esteem had a mediating effect on the relationship between parental, friend, teacher relationship and career barrier perception, and parental, friend, and teacher relationship all showed a significant positive effect on self-esteem.


In this paper I consider various accounts of selfhood as articulated in certain traditions of Buddhism, phenomenology, and enactivism. First, I present arguments from the Abhidharma movement of early Buddhism against the existence of an ontologically independent self. Then, I discuss enactivism. I contend that the existence of autopoietic systems contradicts Abhidharmic mereological reductionism, thus undermining early Buddhist arguments for nonself ( anātman/anattā ). Next, I draw on Dignāga's principle of self-awareness ( svasaṃvedana ), and examine phenomenological and enactivist theories of selfhood. I endorse a notion of prereflective self-awareness that constitutes a thin self/subject. Finally, I situate this account of selfhood within Galen Strawson's discussion of episodic lived experience. I put forth the ethical Episodicity thesis, which maintains that the episodically-lived life is desirable because it 1) aligns with the actual nature of selfhood and 2) can reduce suffering, thus preserving the Buddha's insight that attachment to a false notion of self promotes dissatisfaction and unhappiness.


.................................................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................. iv PREFACE ........................................................................................................................................v LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................................................... ix LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... xi CHAPTER 1. MUNICIPAL WATER USE ....................................................................................1 Abstract............ ........................................................................................................................


Using a novel method that was both quantitative and reproducible, Francis Crick and Arthur Hughes (Crick and Hughes, 1950) were the first to measure the mechanical properties inside single, living cells. They concluded their groundbreaking work with the words: If we were compelled to suggest a model (of cell mechanics) we would propose Mother's Work Basket – a jumble of beads and buttons of all shapes and sizes, with pins and threads for good measure, all jostling about and held together by colloidal forces. Thanks to advances in biochemistry and biophysics, we can now name and to a large degree characterize many of the beads and buttons, pins and threads. These are the scores of cytoskeletal proteins, motor proteins, and their regulatory molecules. But the traditional reductionist approach to study one molecule at a time in isolation has so far not led to a comprehensive understanding of how cells are able to perform such exceptionally complex mechanical feats as division, locomotion, contraction, spreading, or remodeling. The question then arises, even if all of the cytoskeletal and signaling molecules were known and fully characterized, would this information be sufficient to understand how the cell orchestrates complex and highly specific mechanical functions? Or put another way, do molecular events playing out at the nanometer scale necessarily add up in a straightforward manner to account for mechanical events at the micrometer scale? We argue here that the answer to these questions may be 'No'. In the following chapter, we present a point of view that does not rely on a detailed knowledge of specific molecular functions and interactions, but instead focuses attention on dynamics of the microstructural arrangements between cytoskeletal proteins. Our thinking has been guided by recent advances in the physics of soft glassy materials. One of the more surprising findings that come out of this approach is the discovery that, independent of molecular details, a single, measurable quantity (called the 'noise temperature') seems to account for transitions between fluid-like and solid-like states of the cytoskeleton. Although the interpretation and precise meaning of this noise temperature is still emerging, it appears to give a measure of the 'jostling' and the 'colloidal forces' that act within the cytoskeleton. The cytoskeleton as a soft glassy material (Fredberg & Fabry) 2


Introduction: When designing new hospital construction or refurbishment can be adopted green practices both in design and in construction and operation. Objective: To explore the ecological awareness and behavior of nursing staff in a dialysis unit. Methods: This survey involved 90 Registered Nurses and Nurses' aides of General Hospitals in the Capital (Athens) and in province of Greece (Region of Peloponnese). These individuals were given an overall anonymous self-completed questionnaire.


Long-range couplings were observed between protons attached to C-2 and C-5 of the 4-imidazolidinone ring. Since 4J(25) has a measurable value only for a trans arrangement of H-2 and H-5, this coupling can be utilized as an easy method of identification of 4-imidazolidinone stereoisomers.


Facebook has voyaged a significant distance since its launch in 2004 as a web-based social media connector. What initially started off as a way to socially associate people at an individual level has in its journey become a platform for doing business easily. It is currently a huge ring to associate and network across the globe. Sonia Konjeti Agarwal has weaved a comparable success story utilizing Facebook. Her story, like that of Facebook, started with a motive to socially connect people of a geographical area. She created a Facebook group for women in Pune and christened it PULA (Pune Ladies Association), which has now become a vibrant business platform. Research Questions: i. Social entrepreneurs are change agents. In the context of social entrepreneurship which is most important: initiation of an idea, transmission of idea or creating a sustainable impact? ii. Social media is a powerful tool for networking. How did PULA strategically leverage social media for real time interactions and entrepreneurial ventures? Link to Theory: This case draws linkage to Social Cognitive Theory. Social Cognitive theory depicts bidirectional character of causation where behavior, cognitive, emotional factors and environment persistently and jointly persuade each other. Role of the protagonist in creating an exciting platform for indigenous entrepreneurs through the path of social entrepreneurship is linked here. Phenomenon Studied: Social entrepreneurship is a promising field with diverse interpretations. As a social entrepreneur, Sonia's efforts are directed towards strengthening the identity of indigenous entrepreneurs. She initiated small venture creations within social network. Growth of indigenous entrepreneurs ignites self dependency and magnetizes new investments. Success of the virtual community to hone entrepreneurial skills is studied.  Case context - As a social entrepreneur, the protagonist used Facebook to create virtual community of indigenous (women) entrepreneurs. PULA enhanced visibility, reach, network and prominence of indigenous entrepreneurs at low cost. Opportunity to interact with buyers directly expanded vendor registration in the group. It also created level playing field for first generation entrepreneurs. Findings: This case depicts pragmatism of the social entrepreneur. PULA unified the virtual community and resources fostering entrepreneurship. This virtual community signifies uniqueness of domain, novel practices and policies. PULA was initially constituted for social networking. Gradually members discovered business opportunities. Efficacy of social media for virtual engagement and small venture creation resulted in financial independence for women. Status of women transitioned to indigenous entrepreneur from homemaker. Growth of indigenous entrepreneurs being contagious, a wave of first generation entrepreneurs was born. Discussions: PULA encouraged individuals hitherto in the veil of self imposed life situations to become entrepreneurs. Sonia was zealous about empowering women, to create opportunities for them to succeed and advance in lives. As a social influencer her actions are directed towards social well being. Her primary objective is to leverage the trust shown by two hundred forty-five thousand plus members and six thousand five hundred plus verified sellers. Non existence of tangible and quantifiable metrics for measuring the performance of the social entrepreneur creates a challenge. Sonia is exploring new social media engagement strategies for creating a sustainable virtual community.


A necessary condition for Kostyuchenko type systems and system of powers to be a basis in Lp (1 ≤ p < +∞) spaces is obtained. In particular, we find a necessary condition for a Kostyuchenko system to be a basis in Lp (1 ≤ p < +∞).


The keyword method is a mnemonic device used to improve memory. The purpose of this study is to examine whether the keyword method can facilitate higher-order learning and whether the interactive image component of the keyword method is necessary. Participants were asked to study 18 psychologists and their concepts. Undergraduates were randomly assigned to one of four conditions: an own best method control group, and three variations of the keyword method. The variations in the keyword method were related to the "interactive image" aspect of that strategy. The dependent measures measured whether the keyword method can facilitate higher order-learning levels as defined by Bloom's taxonomy. Descriptively, all mnemonic conditions outperformed the own best method (control) group on both matching and higher-order learning measures. However, only one statistically significant difference emerged, perhaps due in part to limited sample size. Based on effect sizes, the findings suggest that the traditional keyword method can facilitate higher-order learning. Also, the effect sizes imply that the interactive image component is not necessary in lower level learning such as "remembering" but the interactive image component is necessary for retention in higher levels of learning such as "understanding" and "applying." Descriptively, the keyword method can facilitate higher-order learning, but variations of the interactive component cannot and are less likely to improve memory compared to the keyword method.


Şeni devotes considerable space to distinguishing between the new 19th-century "philanthropy" and the older "charity." She rightly connects the newer form of do-gooding with then current notions of humanitarian action and the duty of intervention, and she devotes much of Chapter 4 to an excursus on the Camondos of Istanbul, who were then known as "the Rothschilds of the East" and about whom she has coauthored with S. Le Tarnec a family history (Les Camondo: L'éclipse d'une fortune, Actes Sud, 1997). In this lengthy aside, Şeni compares the Camondos with Ottoman Greek philanthropists of the day, as well as with the philanthropic endeavors of Sultan Abdülhamit. She also goes into an extended discussion for the sake of comparison and philosophical clarity of humanitarianism in the second half of the 20th century in a discussion that ranges from Biafra to Doctors without Borders. Şeni notes that although the Jewish philanthropists held generalized humanitarian views (and this holds most truly for Crémieux), they nevertheless focused most of their philanthropic efforts upon their co-religionists; their efforts, like those of the Greek neo-Hellenists, therefore had a national character. She tries to cast a broad theoretic framework in this chapter but lacks historical contextualization. Her distinction between the newer "philanthropy" and the older "charity" is actually that of Jewish sedaqa in its highest form as defined by Maimonides in the late 12th century. Furthermore, traditional Islamic waqf and Jewish heqdesh had more in common with some of the institutions of 19th-century philanthropy than she implies. Neither is it certain that Greek philanthropy "is much older than the Jewish." The final three chapters return to each of the philanthropists sketched in Chapter 1 and describe the particular trajectories of their philanthropic interests and activities. As with the first chapter, these final chapters and the epilogue cover little or no new ground, although they do highlight striking differences of personalities and rivalries that in no small measure reflected Anglo–French competition. Like many other works of French "haute vulgarization," this book is filled with piquant anecdotes and richly textured descriptive detail that makes enjoyable reading. Even the many excurses away from the six protagonists (e.g., the careers of other Jewish Orientalists, the lengthy section on Camondo, and the philanthropists of Istanbul) and the origins of modern Jewish philanthropy (e.g., her meditations on the possible connection between 19th-century actions and modern humanitarian interventions) are engagingly written and make for leisurely, if somewhat helter-skelter, reading. The author, by the way, is both an academic and documentary filmmaker; perhaps this explains the back and forth nature of the vignettes that constitute the book.


We study a process termed agglomerative percolation (AP) in two dimensions. Instead of adding sites or bonds at random, in AP randomly chosen clusters are linked to all their neighbors. As a result the growth process involves a diverging length scale near a critical point. Picking target clusters with probability proportional to their mass leads to a runaway compact cluster. Choosing all clusters equally leads to a continuous transition in a new universality class for the square lattice, while the transition on the triangular lattice has the same critical exponents as ordinary percolation —violating blatantly the basic notion of universality.


Results about the study of leguminous cover crops in citrus fields obtained during the 90´s in Ciego de Avila, Cuba, determined to evaluate the effectiveness of introducing the cover crop plant Teramnus labialis (L.f.) Sprengel cv dark seed as a way to obtain a sustainable production of Valencia Late orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck), basically focused on both soil conservation and the development and improved production of that cultivar. The introduced species demonstrated its usefulness in most of productive indicators of those citrus plantations. From the results obtained, an experiment was carried out in order to determine the feasibility of the use of that native leguminous cover crop to effectively manage weed populations. The experiments were conducted at the Agricultural Production Cooperative Jose Marti in Ceballos in the province of Ciego de Avila. It was achieved a decrease in dissemination of every weed species in the areas under the cover crop treatment. Malvastrum coromandelianum was the more persistent species.


Through an analysis of jumping with leaning-backward shot skill and the application of opportune moment,this thesis attempts to extend the theory a nd the skill to a wider use.


The central heating supervisory control system is a two class distributed control system in this paper.The first is microcomputer supervisory control center.It takes charge of running way of the whole network.It get data from every field supervisory control station by ASDL MODEM and analyze the running way of the heating network by emulation system,to get optimal running status.The second is the field supervisory control station.It takes charge of measuring the process parameters.It transfers data to the supervisory control center by GPRS network and receive the control parameters.It runs under the control of supervisory control center.


A method is presented for the selection of a set of sensor locations from a larger candidate set for the purpose of on-orbit identification and correlation of Large Space Structures. The method ranks the candidate sensor locations according to their contribution to the linear independence of the target modal partitions. In an iterative maner, the locations which do not contribute significantly are removed. The final sensor configuration tends to maximize determinant of the corresponding Fisher Information Matrix.


The problems of personal development in Sartre's and Maslow's humanism were analyzed from four aspects:the the form and motive force of personal development,value orientation of personal development,evaluation criterion of personal development,restrictions on the factors and rules of personal development.The viewpoint of personal development in Marxist philosophy is elaborated.


The present investigation was carried out to estimate combining ability effects of parents and hybrids for some biochemical constituents important for tomato fruit quality and processing. The experimental material comprised three genetic male sterile (pollen abortive type) lines, 12 male parents and their 36 F 1 hybrids produced in a line x tester fashion. Observations were recorded on total soluble solids (TSS), pH, titratable acidity, dry matter (DM), lycopene and total carotenoids. Analysis of variance for combining ability revealed that MS due to hybrids were significant at P ≤0.05 for all the characters. The analysis further revealed significant differences among lines, testers and lines x testers for all the characters studied, suggesting the importance of both additive and non-additive gene effects. Based upon the information drawn, parents and crosses are identified for their utilization through pure line breeding and hybrid production.


Department of Hypertension and Nephrology The role of heterologous antilymphocyte globulin (ALG or ATG) in clinical renal transplantation remains controversial. There have been conflicting reports on the efficacy of various A L G preparations administered prophylactically from the time of transplantation.1-6 More recently, ALG has been used to treat acute renal allograft rejection; most reports have described its use in combination with high-dose steroids.6"10 T w o studies have suggested that A L G can successfully reverse steroid-resistant rejection episodes.11'12 One study of living-related graft recipients, in which A T G was used as the sole adjunctive measure to treat rejection, demonstrated both an immunologically beneficial and steroidsparing effect.13 We report our initial experience with antilymphoblast globulin used to treat acute rejection in 30 renal-transplant recipients. In 24 patients, ALG was used alone without high-dose steroid administration as specific therapy for an acute rejection episode. In 6 patients, A'LG was given as treatment for steroid-resistant rejection.


According to the requirement of the residential districts, the basic methods of the landscape design of the ecological are promoted, including natural resources reservation, energy source utilize, green system programme and soil, plant or water disposal, so that it may provide the guidance to the landscape construction of the ecological residential districts.


Objective — to investigate the effectiveness of different methods of microsporia diagnostics in children.
Materials and methods. 50 children aged 2 to 16 (24 boys and 26 girls) were under survey. Depending on the clinical course, diagnosis and research results, all patients were divided into two groups: the 1st group included 40 children with microsporia (19 — with smooth skin microsporia, 13 — with scalp microsporia, 8 — with scalp and smooth skin microsporia); and the 2nd group consisted of 10 children in whom microsporia was not detected. The clinical diagnosis of all patients of the 1st group was confirmed by the results of PCR, microscopic, cultural and luminescent studies. The material for the study was scales from the smooth skin and scalp, as well as hair from the scalp of patients. 10 patients of the 2nd group did not have any clinical manifestations of microsporia and the results of the studies were negative.
Results and discussion. The study with PCR in children with microsporia had 100 % positive result. Microsporum canis DNA was detected in all 40 patients. The microscopic method of the study was positive in 95 %. Bacteriological research revealed Microsporum canis in 85 %, while in 15 % the result was negative. Luminescent glow of hair in the rays of the Wood lamp in our study was observed in 87.5 % patients, while in 12.5 % it was absent.
Conclusions. The study found that the most effective and accurate method is PCR. This is a method of modern accurate specific diagnostics of microsporia which allows the identification of the pathogen of Microsporum canis at the DNA level. Microscopic, cultural and luminescent research methods can also be used to diagnose this disease.


In the new era of generalized virtual economy, industrialization on intangible cultural heritage not only can protect and pass on intangible cultural heritage, but also can produce economic and social benefits, achieve a dual-value medium state. Errenzhuan in recent years, the sudden emergence of intangible cultural heritage industrialization, has some good reference value and significance. Errenzhuan industry chain mode, commercial value mode and talent mode provide a successful example for the industrialization of intangible cultural heritage.


To achieve collaborative developmental goals of marine culture industry in the Yangtze River Delta,the key lies in Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces and shanghai municipal city to make clear positioning of their respectively marine culture development path. The prerequisite of clear positioning is to analysis the factors of path selection,such as natural marine resources,present situation of marine culture industry,and the developmental level of marine economy,. After that,they should respectively find out their economic growth poles,for example marine cultural landscape industry of Jiangsu province,Shanghai's marine leisure culture and high-end service industry,Zhejiang province's special experience of marine leisure culture industry. Finally,by following the way of competition-collaborative- competition again and implementing the talent training mode of government –industry –university –research-customer collaborations,combined with the method of building trans-regional talent incubation base,they will eventually realize the goal of coordinated development of the marine culture industry in Yangtze River Delta.


In this paper, by testing gel time and further gaining the apparent activation energy and the relation between it and amine value, the rules of reacting activation of curing agent were discussed. Concretely, the effect of different mol ratio, reacting time, reacting temperature, solvent styles, etc.on the reacting activation have been probed into.


Compartment syndrome is a limb-threatening condition requiring emergency surgical intervention. The classic pathophysiology involves a major insult to normal tissue homeostasis resulting from the compression of nerves, blood vessels, and muscle within a compartment. This leads to high tissue pressure, low capillary blood flow, and local tissue hypoxia, which ultimately results in local tissue necrosis. Common causes of compartment syndrome are fractures, soft-tissue injury, crush syndrome, arterial puncture, and bleeding diathesis. Here, we describe the case of a young, healthy man without predisposing factors for bleeding complications who developed nonhemorrhagic compartment syndrome in the anterior compartment of the right lower leg after a punch biopsy.


Erratum: A Model Averaging/Selection Approach Improves the Predictive Performance of ModelInformed Precision Dosing: Vancomycin as a Case Study David W. Uster, Sophie L. Stocker, Jane E. Carland, Jonathan Brett, Deborah J.E. Marriott, Richard O. Day, and Sebastian G. Wicha, Clin. Pharmacol. Ther., 109, 175– 183 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1002/cpt.2065. First published online: September 29, 2020 In the published version of the above article, there is an error in Eq. 3, the sum of (true – pred) should be squared, but it is displayed incorrectly as follows.


This paper examines the mechanical properties of metal matrix composites based on groundnut shell fiber. Fiber-reinforced polymer composites have played a dominant role for a long time in a variety of applications for their high specific strength and modulus. The fiber which serves as a reinforcement in reinforced plastics may be synthetic or natural. Past studies show that only synthetic fibers such as glass, carbon etc., have been used in fiber-reinforced plastics. Although glass and other synthetic fiberreinforced plastics possess high specific strength, their fields of application are very limited because of their inherent higher cost of production. In this connection, an investigation has been carried out to make use of coir, a natural fiber abundantly available in India. Natural fibers are not only strong and lightweight but also relatively very cheap. The present work describes the mechanical properties and development of a new set of natural fiber based polymer composites consisting of groundnut coir as reinforcement and epoxy resin. Experiments are carried out to study the effect of fiber length on mechanical behavior of these epoxy based polymer composites. In the present work, coir composites are developed and their mechanical properties are evaluated. Also a step forwarded to use the agricultural waste technically and enhance the properties of several existing material which can be more useful and can have advanced properties than the existing form. Finally the composites were made by varying the percentage of groundnut shell from 0% to 6%. The specimens were tested before and after the heat treatment and data of hardness values for all composites in both conditions were acquired from Rockwell hardness test. The results emphasized the increasing hardness value and reducing density of composites. The main objective is to compare the hardness and density of prepared composites from alloy from. Also comparison was made before and after the heat treatment. The detailed test results and observations are discussed sequentially in the paper.


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Objective: Tp exploring contraceptive services offered at both governmental and private hospitals for all types of health insurance coverage; and examining the results of contraceptive services provided by the hospitals before and after participating in the Prevention of Repeat Teenage Pregnancy Programme. Meterials and Methods: A survey research was conducted and questionnaires were distributed to 627 hospitals countrywide. Moreover, executives and practitioners of 60 hospitals from 12 provinces and Bangkok Metropolitan selected with stratified random sampling method through STATA software were interviewed. Rusults: The study findings revealed the followings: 1) for policy perspective, it was found that the provision of contraceptive services to all clients both under the Universal Health Coverage and the Prevention of Repeat Teen Pregnancy Programme were good policies that could help reduce problems of unplanned teen pregnancy and ensure equitable access among clients to the service. 2) Regarding contraceptive service provision, the study showed that there were such services available for all clients but not all types of contraception. This varied depending upon the contraceptive procurement of each hospital and clients' needs. Services of public hospitals were offered to all age groups of population. It was also found the increasing of semi-permanent birth control services under the Prevention of Repeat Teenage Pregnancy Programme, with 16.3 percent and 21.4 percent increasing of intrauterine devices (IUD) and implants respectively. 3) For contraception supplies, most hospitals self-procured supplies by directly purchase from pharmaceutical companies based on the hospital committee's decision. The disbursement of semi-permanent contraceptive supplies under the Prevention of Repeat Teenage Pregnancy Programme was well operated. Seventy-five point four percent of hospitals had not encountered any problems using e-claim system. 4) A number of challenges and gaps were indentified which included unawareness of some clients concerning their rights to health care services; lack of contraceptive information among teenagers; and not giving priority to contraceptive procurement of some hospitals' administrators. Based on the above results, some recommendations have been outlined; 1) National Health Security Office and Ministry of Public Health should prepare a clear and up-to-date manual for management and provision of family planning services for all hospitals in order to serve clients in accordance with their rights and needs under health insurance policy; 2) there should be an satisfaction evaluation of teenagers regarding service provision in order to improve services according to client needs and programme implementation in the next period; 3) educational materials should be also developed in various formats, multilanguage, and with up-to-date information and should be transmitted on easy access and popular channels for target groups especially teenagers; and 4) there should be capacity building of service providers both new and trained personnel for better quality and effective services.


This paper aims to think about the intersection between two subjects: provincial/local histories and studies about Antiperonism at "Libertadora". The starting point is given in the analysis of Advisory Board and Investigative Commissions in the Buenos Aires province. The main objective means to appreciate the radicality of Peronism-Antiperonism conflict for the period of "liberating revolution" in several dimensions. On one hand, we identify both similarities and differences in distinct levels of bonaerense administration in relation to national government. We find a complex and heterogeneous scenario which shows alternative positions to Peronism-Antiperonism pairing. On the other hand, we analyse files of Investigative Commissions in order to study the reception of "desperonizacion" policies among "common people". In this way, we propose a microanalytical point of view which highlights the intensity of this conflict. Denunciations of Commissions exhibit crossings


The unrelenting threat of poaching has led to increased development of new technologies to combat it. One such example is the use of thermal infrared cameras mounted on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) to spot poachers at night and report them to park rangers before they are able to harm any animals. However, monitoring the live video stream from these conservation UAVs all night is an arduous task. Therefore, we discuss SPOT (Systematic Poacher deTector), a novel application that augments conservation drones with the ability to automatically detect poachers and animals in near real time. SPOT illustrates the feasibility of building upon state-of-the-art AI techniques, such as Faster RCNN, to address the challenges of automatically detecting animals and poachers in infrared images. This paper reports (i) the design of SPOT, (ii) efficient processing techniques to ensure usability in the field, (iii) evaluation of SPOT based on historical videos and a real-world test run by the end-users, Air Shepherd, in the field, and (iv) the use of AirSim for live demonstration of SPOT. The promising results from a field test have led to a plan for larger-scale deployment in a national park in southern Africa. While SPOT is developed for conservation drones, its design and novel techniques have wider application for automated detection from UAV videos.


Tinea capitis showed an incidence of 0·46% in cases of dermatomycosis over a 2 year period at the Government General Hospital, Madras. The predominant fungus was Trichophyton violaceum.


Leadership is an important ingredient for success of organizations. A large volume of literature suggested relationships between leadership and firms' performance. The behavioral school described that leader behaviors are comparatively static. On the contrary, the contingency school suggested that effective leaders do change their styles in accordance with circumstances. Subordinates respond differently with each leadership style, particularly in their satisfaction in leaders and organizations. Among many reactions subordinates exhibit, organizational commitment is an important topic of organizational culture. Higher commitment to an organization results in positive organizational behaviors. Previous literature related to relationship between leadership style and organizational commitment shows inconclusive results. It is very likely that each leadership style relates in a different manner to each component of organizational commitment. Specifically, the current study investigates the relationship between directive, supportive, participative and achievement-oriented leadership styles and organizational commitment components, i.e., affective, continuance and normative organizational commitment. The samples in this study were working adults in Bangkok. Respondents were intercepted on Silom Road - the main business district in Bangkok. Results revealed that directive leadership style was related to overall organizational commitment. A further investigation into the organizational component revealed different associations between leadership styles and each of the organizational components. Leadership styles were related to affective organizational commitment component but not with continuance and normative commitment components. The findings supported the contingency model of leadership and uncovered the influential role of emotional dimension in Thai workplace.


The paper investigates various modifications of reinforcement machine learning methods based on neural networks. The results of computer modeling (experiments) and comparative analysis of the above teaching methods in terms of their possible application in intelligent real-time systems, in particular, in intelligent decision support systems, are presented.


While many studies have investigated what social and political movement actions are covered by the mass media from a largely event-based media routine perspective and many studies have investigated what activists want to say, few studies have looked into the signaling process by which movements let media know when the movement has information it wishes to express. In particular, there has been little quantitative methodological research on the critical link that press releases provide between movements and media. Are movement press releases more likely to be covered by the news media when the press releases are of good quality? Using Israeli newspaper coverage of two Israeli peace movements and press releases by the two groups, the author tested the relevance of knowing the attributes of a press release independent of event-based information. After controlling for time, place, and manner information that can be derived from an event-based approach, information that can be derived either solely from press releases or most accurately from press releases remained significant predictors of newspaper coverage. Peace movement press releases that (1) emphasize socially resonant themes,(2) emphasize the movement's possession of new factual data, (3) have short and informative titles, (4) are part of a group of releases on the same issue or event, and (5) are written or presented by the movement's regular spokesperson are more likely to be reflected in newspaper media coverage.


Good base station deployment plan help network operators save cost and increase total revenue significantly. By taking the cost, coverage and signal interference as the optimization objectives the base station deployment is conducted as multi-objectives combination optimization problem. Intelligent optimization algorithm such as genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization algorithm can effectively solve these problems, but standard genetic algorithm has poor local search ability, PSO algorithm is easy to fall into local optimal solution. Therefore, relying on a single algorithm solely cannot effectively to solve the problem. In this paper, by transforming the PSO algorithm into PSO operator to replace mutation operator of genetic algorithm, an improved genetic algorithm (PSO-GA) is proposed, which retains the advantages of two algorithms and overcome the shortage. The simulation results show PSO-GA algorithm is superior to PSO and GA in coverage optimization and signal interference optimization. Another innovation of is using Google Earth com technology and ACIS technology to build a three-dimensional CAD system which takes the three-dimensional geographic coordinates as the input of the algorithm is different from the traditional methods which only uses two-dimensional coordinates, In addition, the simulation of real terrain reconstruction is conducted on the three-dimensional instead of traditional two-dimensional plan.


Background: Obese people are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality associated with multiple acute and chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and some cancers in adulthood. Objectives: The aim of this study was to analyze weight control behaviours in university students using the Transtheoretical model. Patients and Methods: The student participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 52) and control groups (n = 51). Before and after the intervention, data were collected using the following forms: socio-demographic features, the stages of change (SOC) short, self-ecacy and self-ecacy scale (SES), the eating habits questionnaire, health promotion lifestyle profile and the body composition device. Results: The findings indicated a statistical dierence in scores of body mass index, self-ecacy scale, and health promotion lifestyle profile between the intervention and control group. Conclusions: The study found an association between the stages of change model and obesity control.


The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (No. 18J12235). The authors are also grateful to Kyoshin Network (K-NET) for proving the earthquake ground motion data.


I had never considered graphic novels as a serious contender for my bedside reading pile, but I felt obligated to try them when I secured a job in the Young Peoples Department at a public library. I read The Sandman series by the wonderful Neil Gaiman, and I haven't looked back since. I discovered that graphic novels, with their unique blend of literature and art work, can be as entertaining as a blockbuster movie and of equal literary value to the most revered novel.


Schemata theory is well being admitted in EST/EFT these years,therefore so many Chinese scholars have applied it to English listening comprehension lessons to explore its value.This paper introduces this theory as a whole,then interprets its function in the process of listening comprehension in terms of cognition,and makes suggestions to the application in the listening class.


Many people enjoy high-speed Internet access over dedicated lines at work or school but such a service is often not available to the average home user. Today, the most common modems deliver information over regular phone lines at speeds of 28.8 or 33.6 kilobits per second, and lately, 56kps modems offer even higher speeds for home Internet users. Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) lines offer marginally faster Internet access at a higher cost, and cable Internet providers offer relatively fast and inexpensive Internet access. Still, consumers continue to demand faster access and cheaper rates. At the same time, service providers--especially telecommunications companies--want to use existing infrastructure to deliver Internet access. This creates a roadblock on the information superhighway that demands the immediate attention of telecommunication companies, Internet service providers, and consumers worldwide.


Pepper wilt, caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. capsicum, is one of the most common plant diseases worldwide. In this study, we obtained the whole genome sequence of the highly virulent Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. capsicum strain 14003 sequenced using the Illumina Hiseq 2000 platform. In total, 3.87 million paired-end reads were obtained and assembled into 796 scaffolds with a genome-wide length of 47.6 Mb. In addition, we filtered genes that may be related to specific virulence factors and performed a comparative analysis between the genome of strain 14003 and the sequenced genomes of 36 isolates. The genome-sequencing results for strain 14003 will enhance the theoretical basis for pepper wilt prevention and control.


Natural abundance of 15N in organic and inorganic nitrogenous substances in land was investigated. Available data on 15N abundance of biogenic nitrogen were summarized. Denitrification is divided into four types on the basis of the mode of isotope fractionation and environmental conditions. According to the simplified model on nitrogen isotope balance, the contribution of denitrification on land to the global denitrification is twice as much as that in the sea. The mode of 15N distribution in biogenic substances was discussed along the biogeochemical cycle of nitrogen with special reference to the fractionation of nitrogen isotopes occurring in denitrification and nitrogen fixation.


The present study investigates whether monitoring (i.e. vigilant) and blunting (i.e. avoidant) coping styles are associated with cognitive symptoms of dental fear. Results show that monitoring is positively related to the frequency and believability of negative thoughts about dental treatment, and negatively with the ability to control such thoughts. The opposite pattern is found for blunting. That is, blunting correlates negatively with the frequency and believability of negative thoughts, whereas a positive association emerges with cognitive control. These findings are in line with the Monitoring Process Model which proposes that 'monitors' (compared to 'blunters') generally show greater distress and arousal because of the way in which they cognitively elaborate threat.


Objective:To observe the effects of hyperthermia on apoptosis,cellular necrosis and expression of survivin and casepase-3 gene of lung cancer A549 cell,and to investigate its mechanisms.Methods:Lung cancer cell A549 at exponential phase of growth was heated at the same temperature for different time and for the same time at different temperature. After this dealing,to detect cell apoptosis and cellular necrosis condition by flow cytometry (FCM). To detecting apoptosis-related gene expression of casepase-3 and survivin by RT-PCR. Results:Cell apoptosis increased after hyperthermia. And that at 42℃ and 2h heating was the obvious one. With the temperature and time increased in hyperthermia,the cellular necrosis increased at the same time. Hyperthermia could enhance expression of casepase -3 and reduce expression of survivin significantly. 42℃ 2h heating was the best result of all.Conclusion: Hyperthermia can enhance expression of casepase-3 and reduce expression of survivin obviously,and then encourage apoptosis of cancer cell. The 42 ℃ 2h is the best one. Heating for 2h at 42 ℃ is the optimum condition for hyperthermia.


D. G. Blanchard U.S. Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake, CA AIAA, ASME, SAE, and ASEE, Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 32nd, Lake Buena Vista, FL, July 1-3, 1996 The Sidewinder missile has been used for short-range air-to-air protection by the U.S. armed forces for 40 continuous years as of this month (June 1996). In recognition of this long distinguished tour, a brief description and historical overview of this successful missile system is given. The historical overview encompasses the origins of Sidewinder, a parenthetical history of its various versions, and a brief synopsis of its use in combat. (Author)


Customers who failed to make promises in bank financing have the potential to cause disputes. To solve this, there are already a series of regulations that govern. The problem is that there are still many customers who feel disadvantaged in the dispute resolution process. The purpose of this study was to find out how the procedure for resolving financing disputes with guaranteed mortgage rights at Bank Jatim as well as any obstacles in the dispute resolution process. This study uses empirical research methods with a regulatory approach. The results of the study show that the dispute resolution process in non-litigation has not been maximized and the tendency is to execute the object of collateral. While the constraints are in non-compliance with the process of fostering customers who are injured in the promise, and the auction process that takes a long time.


The proof of Theorem 4 of my paper, lEansactions 275 (1983), 497-510, is invalid. At least part of the theorem is true; the first paragraph of the proof proves what it claims, and the second paragraph, with the following lemma, proves that these rings R cannot be right artinian. By definition, the Zariski topology of a module has for a closed subbasis the flats (translates of submodules). The finite topology of a product of modules M^! has for a closed subbasis the translates of submodules containing the kernels of projections upon finite partial products.


Cwik (2020) has written an excellent paper. His proposal that we analyze human germline genetic interventions in terms of their targets, goals, possible outcomes, and mechanisms seems sensible and ...


The relation between psychological mood state, psychosocial aspects of work, and musculoskeletal discomfort was examined using a questionnaire survey of 505 office employees whose jobs required intensive use of video display terminals. Logistic and linear regression analyses demonstrated significant relations between the psychological mood state of stress and musculoskeletal discomfort. Linear regression analysis showed a significant relation between some psychosocial aspects of work and the psychological mood state of stress. The results suggest that an individual's psychological state and characteristics of jobs have important relations to musculoskeletal health. The cross-sectional study design precluded interpretation regarding the temporal nature of these relations.


An in vitro experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of bark extract of different plant species viz., Azadirachta indica, Acacia nilotica, Emblica officinalis, Eucalyptus citriodora, Mangifera indica and Terminalia arjuna at varying concentration levels S, S/2, S/10 and S/100 on the hatching of Meloidogyne incognita. One hundred per cent inhibition was observed with Azadirachta indica under both un-decomposed and decomposed conditions. The effect was decreased with Acacia nilotica, Emblica officinalis, Eucalyptus citriodora, Mangifera indica and Terminalia arjuna, respectively. Effect of decomposed bark extract on hatching was more pronounced as compared to un-decomposed bark extract.


Henry Rothschild was among the first 'Hitler emigres', leaving Germany in 1933 for university life in Cambridge. Rothschild went on to become one of the most significant figures in post-war craft, setting up his shop Primavera in London, and then Cambridge. He was a retailer, exhibitor, collector and patron of craft, particularly in the field of ceramics. This chapter examines the experience of Rothschild alongside the other European emigres who came to Britain, considering to what extent they carried with them a national or cultural identity, and how this identity impacted on their engagement with the cultural life of Britain.


Research on access services has been a central topic in the audiovisual translation field in recent years. Translation has been seen as a means of overcoming linguistic barriers, and audiovisual translation studies has been the field where many access services such as subtitling or audio description have been researched. Likewise, access services have been taught for many years now as audiovisual transfer modes in BA and MA courses. However, what has been lacking so far are large-scale training projects focusing on accessibility developed by audiovisual translation scholars in conjunction with industry partners and users. This is what the ongoing European projects ACT and ADLAB PRO are trying to achieve. This paper will present ACT and ADLAB PRO, two European projects funded under the Erasmus + scheme. Both projects share an interest in defining the skills needed to provide access services, and in creating materials to train professionals. ACT, led by Pilar Orero at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (2015-2018), has the following aims: (i) profiling accessibility in Europe; (ii) defining the media accessibility manager profile; (iii) proposing a learning curriculum; (iv) developing, testing and implementing a MOOC; (v) searching certification strategies; (vi) developing guidelines on how to create an accessible coproduction; (vii) developing an accessibility policy, and (vii) proposing how to implement an accessibility quality label. ADLAB-PRO, led by Elisa Perego at Universita di Trieste (2016-2019), has six main aims: (i) assessing current audio description training practices; (ii) defining the profile of the audio description professional; (iii) designing a course; (iv) developing course content; (v) evaluating and testing, and (vi) course accreditation and recognition. The presentation will offer an overview of both projects to the audience and will discuss the relationship of accessibilityrelated training proposals to standard translation curricula.


The best assay or marker to define mRNA-1273 vaccine–induced antibodies as a correlate of protection (CoP) is unclear. In the COVE trial, participants received two doses of the mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine or placebo. We previously assessed IgG binding antibodies to the spike protein (spike IgG) or receptor binding domain (RBD IgG) and pseudovirus neutralizing antibody 50 or 80% inhibitory dilution titer measured on day 29 or day 57, as correlates of risk (CoRs) and CoPs against symptomatic COVID-19 over 4 months after dose. Here, we assessed a new marker, live virus 50% microneutralization titer (LV-MN50), and compared and combined markers in multivariable analyses. LV-MN50 was an inverse CoR, with a hazard ratio of 0.39 (95% confidence interval, 0.19 to 0.83) at day 29 and 0.51 (95% confidence interval, 0.25 to 1.04) at day 57 per 10-fold increase. In multivariable analyses, pseudovirus neutralization titers and anti-spike binding antibodies performed best as CoRs; combining antibody markers did not improve correlates. Pseudovirus neutralization titer was the strongest independent correlate in a multivariable model. Overall, these results supported pseudovirus neutralizing and binding antibody assays as CoRs and CoPs, with the live virus assay as a weaker correlate in this sample set. Day 29 markers performed as well as day 57 markers as CoPs, which could accelerate immunogenicity and immunobridging studies. Description A single measurement of either binding or pseudovirus neutralizing antibodies is the best correlate of protection for the mRNA-1273 vaccine. Connecting correlates of protection Correlates of protection are immunological markers, such as quantity of antibodies, that associate with the level of vaccine protection. Identifying such correlates is important for measuring the performance of vaccines. Here, Benkeser et al. aimed to identify the best correlates of protection against COVID-19 in recipients of the mRNA-1273 vaccine. Using immune markers including live virus neutralizing antibody titers in samples from participants of the COVE mRNA-1273 vaccine efficacy trial, the authors found that a single pseudovirus neutralizing antibody titer or a single spike protein–binding antibody concentration was the best correlate of protection for the vaccine. Higher pseudovirus neutralizing antibody titers and higher spike protein–binding antibody concentrations associated with greater vaccine protection from COVID-19. Together, these data will help to guide future vaccine development and will aid in immunobridging studies. —CM


The present invention provides a microemulsion, the microemulsion is derived from a compound fluorosulfinic oligomeric and / or the ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomer composition fluorosulfinic compound, as well as application of said fluorinated monomer microemulsion aqueous emulsion (co) polymerization processes.


The presence of a Na(^+)-K(^+) activated, Mg(^2+) dependent ATPase (E.C. 22.214.171.124.) has been demonstrated in microsomal preparations from Malpighian tubules and hindgutof Locusta miqratoria miqratorioides (R+F) and the conditions for optimal activity determined. The pH optimum was 7.5 and the temperature optima 45oC for Na(^+)- K(^+)ATPase whilst Mg(^2+)ATPase activity was still rising at 50oC. Activation energies for the Na(^+)- K(^+) ATPase were 121.6 - (^+) 4.5 and 59.8 (^+)-2.7 Kjoules Mole(^-1) between 6.3-21oC and 21-42oC respectively. The Mg(^2+) ATPase had activation energies of 95.8 (^+)- 1.9 and 51.7 - 3.9 Kjoules Mole (-1) over the same ranges. Maximal activation of the Nat(^+)- K(^+)ATPase occured at an ATP : Mg(^2+) ratio of 1:1.3, and at l00mM Na(^+): 20mM K(^+). The Na(^+)- K(^+) ATPase was inhibited by ouabain with a pI(_50) value of 6.1. The Km of Na(^+)-ATPase was 0.15 (^+)- 0.01 mMole 1(^-1) with no significant difference between values obtained at 20oC, 30oC and 40oC. The values for Vmax were 113.6(^+)-42, 213 (^+)- 53 and 373 (^+)- 109 for these temperatures respectively. Physiological studies on fluid secretion by Malpighian tubules in vitro have shown secretion was inhibited by ouabain at concentrations greater than 10(^-6)M, and also in the absence of Na(^+) or K(^+) ions. This strongly suggested the .involvement of Na- K ATPase in secretion which was further implicated by polarographic studies showing a corresponding 35% reduction in oxygen uptake in the presence of ouabain, or absence of K(^+). Similarly the trans-wall potential has been shown to fall in these circumstances. The optimum temperature for secretion was 40oC, the process having an activation energy of 58.307 Kjoules Mole(^-1) between 5-40oC. Rate of secretion was inversely proportional to osmotic concentration, and the urine was hyperosmotic to the bathing medium by 22.9 + 2.6m. Osmoles. Fluid secretion was stimulated by cyclic AMP (3 x 10(^-4)M), but 5HT had no effect. Potassium has been shown to be concentrated in the urine, but as electrophysiological studies revealed that the trans- wall potential did not correspond with the values for K(^+) predicted by NERNST, the K(^+) movement must have resulted from active transport. Ultrastructural studies using both scanning and transmission electron microscopy in normal and ouabain Ringer solutions revealed that ouabain had no effect on structure. The results were discussed in terms of the relationship between cell structure, fluid secretion and Na(^+)-K(^+)ATPase activity.


This study has revealed that groundnut shell can be compacted to a stabled state with binding material. The densification of the groundnut shells aid in transporting and storing, making it more economically than is possible at unprocessed state. The effects of binder (cassava starch gel) show that the highest lateral and axial expansion was 1.91 and 6% respectively. Maximum density, relax density, relaxation ratio ranges between 411 to 441 kg/m , 201 to 202 kg/m , 2.03 to 2.19, respectively. Other results are durability in the 33 range of 69.89 to 93.52%, while the calorific value ranges between 19.82 to 21.97 MJ/kg. The overall, briquettes performances showed that 20% binder have the most outstanding resultin terms of durability. It was found that the amount of binder used have significant influence on the properties of the briquettes.


. The diversity and specificity of cultures and languages of ethnic groups, living on the territory of Kazakhstan, create a special socio-cultural context of the Eurasian space, demonstrating the model of modern interethnic linguistic and socio-cultural interaction. Uniqueness of social and communicative space of the country, characterized by the dominance of the state Kazakh and Russian languages — languages of two large ethnic groups — against a background of great linguistic diversity, determines the significance of the study of their interaction and mutual influence in the context of a multicultural society. This paper analyzes the issues of language interaction in polyethnic state, forms and methods of foreign language influence on Russian language. The issues of learning and functioning of the Russian language are considered as a native and as a second languauge. Active processes due to features of the interaction of the Kazakh and Russian languages are analyzed as 1) speech activity of ethnic Russians; 2) Russian speech of other ethnic groups; 3) learning and using Russian language by repatriates-Kazakhs and foreign citizens.


This paper examines the relationship between stock ownership concentration and illiquidity, using comprehensive shareholding data from companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Ownership concentration is positively related to illiquidity. Analysis of individual shareholder types extends our understanding of this relationship. The results indicate that low levels of inside holdings have a positive impact on liquidity, while high levels reduce liquidity. Retail shareholders have a small, but positive, impact on liquidity. Institutional shareholdings enhance turnover. However, institutional shareholdings do not alleviate information asymmetry and do not reduce spreads.


Editorial Note: This address was delivered by Jon Vickers, renowned tenor, upon receipt of the degree Doctor of Fine Arts honoris causa on November 12, 1983 from the University of Illinois, in commemoration of his lifelong contributions to musical art and specifically on this occasion in honor of his artistic interpretation of Tristan and other Wagnerian roles. His message, published here, is as timely for laboratory professionals as for musical artists during a time when we too are confused and in the throes of rapid change. Perhaps we too have been overly concerned with the "hows" of financial or political stature and not enough with practicing the "whys" that led us to become laboratory scientists in the first place. The notes we hide behind can be metaphorically translated into computer-generated reports and biotype numbers, among other modern approaches to laboratory practice that threaten to erode our understanding of fundamental concepts.


When Greta Thunberg was nominated as Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year, the Washington Post's regular columnist Jennifer Rubin dissented.1 It was not, she wrote, that she did not think that c...


Primary lateral sclerosis (PLS) is a rare subtype of motor neuron disease that exclusively affects upper motor neurons, usually beginning in the lower limbs and, less frequently in the bulbar region or the upper limbs.1 In contrast to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), PLS typically has a symmetrical presentation and this characteristic was part of the initially proposed PLS criteria.2 We report 18-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron-emission tomography (FDG-PET) findings in three cases with an asymmetrical subtype of PLS, more commonly known as Mills' syndrome.3 There is no universally accepted definition of Mills' syndrome, but it is mostly referred to as a slowly progressive motor syndrome with unilateral or asymmetrical pyramidal signs.4 In this …


Considering the limitation and unevenly distribution of the number of samples and the highly non-linear problem of earthquake prediction,a combined artificial neural network method is adopted in this paper.There are two steps in this method: clustering the samples by using SOM neural network at first,and then training and predicting at the clustered areas by using RBF neural network,respectively.Because the samples have the similar inherent regularity after SOM neural network classification,thus,the prediction accuracy of RBF neural network is improved.The simulation results show that the proposed method is an effective tool for the prediction of earthquake,and it can effectively enhance the prediction accuracy by compared with using BP neural network.


JMRC_49_2_05_Book_Reviews.indd Page 263 18/08/23 7:39 PM This collection is a useful research tool for scholars, teachers, and students working on Kempe or the late Middle Ages. However, as a resource, the collection suffers from some weaknesses, mainly within its critical apparatus. Throughout the volume, references are made to the current state of research and developments in the field of Kempe studies, which is described as having been reinvigorated by "new theoretical, methodological and critical approaches" (3). However, these statements are not accompanied by any citations or additional information, neither in the body of the text nor the footnotes. This undermines the volume's ability to further the state of research and to be a more useful aid to scholars by fully engaging with other works in the field. The many internal citations highlight this missed opportunity even more, making the collection excessively self-referential. Footnotes throughout contain references to other essays in the collection rather than pointing readers to external sources and relevant studies, both old and new, some of which have been published by authors included in the volume. Still, Encountering The Book of Margery Kempe has much to offer to Kempe scholarship, reflecting on and contributing greatly to the field's growing acknowledgment of Kempe's intentionality in constructing her authority and self-representation through her text, as well as her role in its production. The collection also offers varied and innovative contributions to the understanding of female authority and sanctity, religious practices, continental devotional practices, and many more aspects of late-medieval studies. This volume would be a welcome addition in both institutional libraries and on the shelves of most scholars of the period.


Target of this research is to activity mendeskripsikan and result learn student in study of IPS use model of Two Stay Two Stray ( TSTS) in class of V SDN 36 Supayang, Kabupaten Tanah Datar. this Type Research is research of class action. This research is done/conducted in two cycle, each cycle consist of twice meeting and once cycle final exam. this Research Subjek is class student of V SDN 36 Supayang, amounting to 19 people. Research instrument the used is student activity observation sheet, teacher activity observation sheet, tes result of learning student, field note, and camera. Pursuant to result of discussion activity observation sheet and conclude study of student at cycle of I and of II, obtained by percentage of discussion student activity at cycle of I 63,15% mounting to become 71,92% at cycle of II, student activity conclude study at cycle of I 61,39% mounting to become 75,43% at cycle of II. Pursuant to result of research, percentage of complete tired student learn at cycle of I 52,63% and mount at cycle of II become 73,68%. Average value Result of learning cycle of I 65 mounting at cycle of II 75,26. Matter this means study of IPS by using model of Two Stay Two Stray (TSTS) can improve result and activity learn class student of V SDN 36 Supayang. Pursuant to result of this research, researcher suggest that teacher can use model of Two Stay Two Stray ( TSTS) in study to increase result and activity learn. Keyword : ak tivitie s, result of study , IPS, Two Stay Two Stray


Dr. Tamara Reid Bush is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Broadly, Dr. Bush's area of research is whole-body biomechanics. She conducts in vivo experimentation, methods development, and modeling to better understand clinically motivated problems connected with human movement and force generation. The body regions of interest to Dr. Bush are the cervical spine, hands, and skin. Dr. Bush is also a Co-PI for MSU's NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant. She was selected for the U.S. Bone and Joint Decade Young Investigator Program and is the recipient of the Michigan Campus Compact Award for her work on a rehabilitation tri-cycle for children. and a She a broad range of in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Engineering Sciences at the and


This work details an adaptation strategy based on an analysis of patterns exhibited in the recent history of the controller error and manipulated process input variable. The focus of the strategy is on adaptation requirements due to load disturbances. A quantizing network is studied in the role of a pattern analysis tool for implementing the method. The strategy is limited to a single parameter adaptation where the gain of the controller's internal model is the adjustable parameter. Details and a demonstration of the method are presented using a simulated process constructed to challenge the strategy. A model based PI algorithm is the controller employed in this work.


The invention provides commercial monopolar water activation, which is to disinfect unpurified water supply from rivers or wells, seawater, effluent sewerage, animal waste, waste from processing plants, water of cooling tower, water of swimming pools and hot springs, ballast water of ships, and similar polluted water. The disinfection is finished by hydrogen peroxide, ozone as well as chloride and a sulfur compound which are produced during the electrolytic monopolar activation to water in the water. The monopolar activation can also be used for chemical reactions such as chemical reactions in seawater activation. The monopolar activation also produces alkaline water which is beneficial to the health.


This paper examines the problem of the limitations and weaknesses of Social Dialogue in Colombia, considered as the institution proposed by the ILO to resolve labor disputes. For preparing this analysis, an analytical framework was built with the theoretical concept of DS components from which the analytical categories were defined. Some methodological tools offered by Path dependence analysis were used as the methodological component for data analysis. As part of the implementation of this qualitative methodology, historic elements of the early twentieth century were taken to explain sequences, events and current dynamics of the problem and the interventions of the social partners: government, employers and workers. From this, it is evident that the rights of freedom of association and collective bargaining, the existence of independent organizations of employers and workers, the political will of the partners to act through dialogue, the reciprocal and mutual recognition and proper institutional support are elements with very limited application in the Colombian context.


Broadcasting (communicating information from one to all or many to all nodes in a network) is an important communication primitive in tactical networks. To reduce the spectral cost of broadcast, instead of using simple flooding, many proposed broadcast protocols such as the Simplified Multicast Forwarding (SMF) employ local topology information to decrease the number of packet retransmissions. The performance of such optimizations depends on the accuracy of the topology information. In this work, we propose an alternative approach that is based on network coding. This protocol determines, based on a node's view of its local topology, how many coded packets each node rebroadcasts. Our results show that network-coding based broadcasting has lower spectral cost and is more robust to partial/inaccurate local topology knowledge than protocols based on SMF.


The invention provides an implement method of P2P media unicast frame-crossing play way, including the steps of: (a) packaging and processing an unicast media file as a media content file and recording a block number or a time stamp where each media key frame is to form a frame index file; (b) issuing the media content file and the frame index to a P2P network; (c) a client obtains the frame index file and the media block from a source node when unicasting media; (d) the client calculating the block number of next key frame according to the frame index file when it is necessary to play in the frame-crossing way and obtaining related media to de-package, decode and play. The invention meets requirement of user VCR operation in P2P network conveniently.


In order to understand the meaning and scope of the fundamental duty to pay taxes as the foundational basis of the Rule of Law, the Author begins by taking care of the Western concept of constitution based on the primacy of the human person and his rights and freedoms. Which implies an essential separation from society, supported by a free economy, and a limitation of the organization and exercise of state power. An understanding that, applied to the financial support of the state, imposes the tax state based on the centrality of the taxpayer and the recognition of the fundamental duty to pay taxes as a new barrier to tax power.


Diab Ahmed M. Ph.D., Purdue University, December 2016. Molecular Regulatory Mechanisms In Hepatitis B Virus Pathogenesis. Major Professor: Ourania Andrisani With 250 million reported chronic infections globally, Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a major human health issue, linked to increased risk for development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Current treatments to control chronic HBV infection remain ineffective. New and effective therapies that target the persisting viral molecules are needed in order to clear infection. My research aims to understand the role of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in inducing HCC and identify novel host molecules that are targeted by HBV. Understanding how HBV modifies and manipulates host cellular pathways is critical for the development of mechanism based therapeutics. Here, I provide a review for the HBV core protein (HBc), its function and the host molecules it usurps during infection and pathogenesis. I also identify Polo-like-kinase 1 (PLK1) as a proviral factor in HBV pathogenesis. I demonstrate by loss of function as well as gain of function approaches that PLK1 inhibition suppresses viral replication both in vitro and in vivo. I also show that HBc is a phosphorylation substrate for PLK1 in vitro and I mapped the PLK1 phosphorylation sites to HBc residues S168, S176 and S178. Finally, I used a global proteomics approach to study human HBc interactome identifying


With numerous surveys and study,this paper analyzes the present structures and need of the professional talents in community management and service,community personnel training mode,and curriculum design.Professional particularity should be fully embodied in specialty orientation and teaching.The thoughts in building and developing the training bases should be broadened to reflect the two-way interaction between management and services.


The loss of active sulfur material is a challenge in the application of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. To immobilize sulfur, a nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (PMC) was synthesized with polyaniline (PANi) as the carbon source, which was used for development of Li-S batteries. The nitrogen content and pore system of the PMCs were modulated by varying the pyrolysis temperature to impart good electrochemical properties to the Li-S cells. As a result, the optimal capacity reversibility was obtained with the PMC synthesized at 700 °C that consisted of 12.8 % nitrogen. The enhanced cycle performance of Li-S cells was also validated at high sulfur contents up to 70 % and high C-rates up to 2 C. Furthermore, such sulfur/PMC cathodes could alleviate volume expansion during the discharge process. The results suggest that our synthesized nitrogen-doped PMCs prepared by this top-down strategy are promising materials to immobilize active sulfur in Li-S batteries.


Autism is a set of neurodevelopmental conditions with a complex genetic basis. Previous induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) studies with autistic individuals having macroencephaly have revealed atypical neuronal proliferation and GABA/glutamate imbalance, the latter also being observed in magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) studies. Functional genomics of autism post mortem brain tissue has identified convergent gene expression networks. However, it is not clear whether the established autism phenotypes are observed in the wider autism spectrum. It also not known whether autism-associated in vivo gene expression patterns are recapitulated during in vitro neural differentiation. To examine this we have generated induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from a cohort of autistic individuals with heterogeneous backgrounds, which were differentiated into early and late neural precursors, and early neural cells using an in vitro model of cortical neurogenesis. We observed atypical neural differentiation of autism iPSCs compared with controls, and dynamic imbalance in GABA/glutamate cell populations over time. RNA-sequencing identified altered gene coexpression networks associated with neural maturation and GABA/glutamate imbalance, and these pathways correlated with pathways in post-mortem brains. Autism neural cells also recapitulated autism post mortem immune pathways, and found CD44, an autism-associated gene, to be predicted as a highly connected gene. In conclusion, our study demonstrates significant differences in neural differentiation between autism and control iPSCs including GABA/glutamate precursor imbalance, and significant preservation of atypical autism-associated gene networks observed in other model systems. Studies using both 2D and 3D iPSC-cultures derived from autistic individuals with macrocephaly, have demonstrated atypical neural differentiation and increased cell proliferation of neural precursor cells (NPCs), and also an imbalance in excitatory (glutamate-producing) and inhibitory (GABA-producing) receptor activity 18, 19 , and these cellular effects were found to correlate with enlarged brain size of participants. These observations strengthen the hypothesis that iPSC-based systems can recapitulate cellular phenotypes relevant for disease 18 . In 3D iPSC cultures derived from autistic individuals with macrocephaly, an overproduction of GABAergic neurons has been observed 19 , while in the 2D cultures, alterations in excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) neural networks suggest decreased glutamatergic excitation 18 . Critically, there is increasing evidence from magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) studies of autistic individuals, of abnormalities in levels of excitatory glutamate and inhibitory GABA metabolites 20, 21 . These reports appear to demonstrate a common trend consistent across various model systems, of a reduction of glutamate signalling versus GABA signalling 18, 19, 21 . This also opposes an existing hypothesis of GABA/glutamate signalling, which suggested increased glutamate signalling 22 , but which was based on the co-occurrence of epilepsy in autism. However, most autistic individuals do not have seizures 23 , and epilepsy cannot be explained as a simple consequence of glutamate overproduction. Imbalances in GABA-glutamate neuron markers have also been observed in autism post mortem brains 11, 24 . major neuronal autism far,


This handbook of research brings together chapters from renowned professionals and academicians from across the globe, on timely and critical topics on social and organizational issues of managing information security. The handbook aims to provide immense scholarly value and contribution to the fields of information technology, security, and management. Despite being a strongly emerging threat to organizational information security, there is evident dearth of research in the area. One of the key objectives of the handbook is to fill the gap in the existing literature on social and softer organizational dimensions of information security by providing the readers one comprehensive source of latest trends, issues, and research in the field. The book provides high-quality research chapters and industrial and practice articles on various topics ranging from employee surveillance to security education and awareness to security usability issues.


If the invention of the laser appeared to be a solution in search of a problem, the optical frequency comb is a set of solutions for an entirely new realm of problems. In its simplest implementation, an optical frequency comb can be visualized in the frequency domain as an array of equally spaced and coherently related well-defined frequencies (or modes) spanning a broad spectral range. As a versatile ruler to calibrate the frequency of light with tens of thousands of equally spaced tick marks, an optical frequency comb enables exquisitely precise measurements of the electromagnetic spectrum. This Nobelprize-winning technology [1] has driven to the heart of fundamental physics through experiments probing the temporal stability of fundamental constants [2], yet adeptly addressing practical concerns such as molecular fingerprinting and ultrasensitive trace gas detection [3]. Further applications include boosting the sensitivity, range, resolution, and allowing non-colocated LIDAR (light detection and ranging) [4], vastly increasing the number of signals traveling through optical fiber, and entangling atomic quantum bits [5]. For a comb with sufficiently broad bandwidth, it is now straightforward to stabilize and to determine the absolute frequencies of all comb lines [6], revolutionizing opticalfrequency metrology, wave-form synthesis, and optical atomic clocks. Although much of the research has been driven by "conventional" optical frequency combs derived from femtosecond modelocked lasers, the push for low power, compact devices has sparked interest in many novel techniques, each successively smaller, pushing into the realm of microtechnology. These include miniature mode-locked lasers [7], gas-filled fibers [8], compact fiber cavities [9], and microresonators [10].


Abstract.  1. Experimental evidence is presented for positive, negative, and no density dependence from 32 independent density manipulations of milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) in laboratory and field experiments. This substantial variation in intraspecific density dependence is associated with temperature and host‐plant species.

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The work aims to study the effect of NaCl salt concentration in presence of calcium or potassium on germination and growth of durum wheat. The parameters studied are: water absorption rate, germination rate, length of shoots and roots and production of biomass. The results obtained show that the effect of increased salinity is harmful to all parameters studied. However, the Ca added has a positive effect on the reduction of Na aggressiveness over as potassium effect. The latter gave a favorable effect only for the low dose. So calcium amendment has a remarkable effect on reduction of aggressive effect of Na despite the increase in salinity of the medium.