In our earlier work we have proposed and developed a methodology for the early detection of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. In this paper, we examine the applicability of proactive intrusion detection on a considerably more complex set-up, with hosts associated with three clusters, connected by routers. Background TCP, UDP and ICMP traffic following interrupted Poisson processes are superimposed on the attack traffic. We have examined six types of DDoS attacks. In four of the attacks we have obtained valid MIB-based precursors with no false alarms in all experiments. In the remaining two attacks precursors were obtained, but false alarms were observed. Procedures for eliminating these false alarms are discussed.


OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: Our primary objective is to determine whether the bacteria exerts its effect intra- or extra-cellularly. We have genomic and microscopy preliminary evidence indicating that the bacteria is capable of invading endometrial cells. Our secondary objective is to identify what type of impact the bacteria have on the host cells and whether they are capable of transforming the host cells from a benign into a malignant phenotype. We are currently testing a putative mechanism by which the bacteria may cause the overexpression of the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF), a hallmark of endometrial cancer. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: We are utilizing our custom built optofluidics platform (microfluidics platform incorporated into an advanced microscope with optical laser tweezers) to isolate single cells from the endometrial tissues of 150 patients with and without endometrial cancer. We are utilizing single cell whole genome amplification followed by qPCR to identify if the bacteria is present intracellularly. We are coupling this procedure with standard microbiological invasion assays with endometrial cell line cultures and P.somerae. We are also utilizing our optofluidics platform to perform single cell transcriptomic amplification, followed by sequencing of cells invaded or in the presence of the bacteria to determine the impact in the transcriptome of the host cell. We are coupling this with western blots of factors hypothesized to be impacted by the bacteria in the overexpression of HIF. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Based on our preliminary data we anticipate to find evidence that P.somerae is invading the host cells, in particular the cells in tumor tissues. We also expect to find that the intracellular presence of the bacteria is causing the overexpression of the HIF pathway, hence resulting in a cancerous phenotype. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: Our long-term goal is to develop primary prevention strategies that will reduce endometrial cancer incidence rates. A confirmation of our hypothesis could suggest that it is sufficient for endometrial cancer prevention efforts to eliminate P.somerae, in line with gastric and cervical cancer efforts. It could also mean that targeting P.somerae in cancer treatment is necessary to contain the disease and prevent recurrence.


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Aims. We present a new library of high-resolution synthetic spectra based on the stellar atmosphere code PHOENIX that can be used for a wide range of applications of spectral analysis and stellar parameter synthesis. Methods. The spherical mode of PHOENIX was used to create model atmospheres and to derive detailed synthetic stellar spectra from them. We present a new self-consistent way of describing micro-turbulence for our model atmospheres. Results. The synthetic spectra cover the wavelength range from 500 A to 5.5 μm with resolutions of R = 500 000 in the optical and near IR, R = 100 000 in the IR and Δλ = 0.1 A in the UV. The parameter space covers 2300 K ≤ Teff ≤ 12 000 K, 0.0 ≤ log g ≤ +6.0, −4.0 ≤ [Fe/H] ≤ +1.0, and −0.2 ≤ [α/Fe] ≤ +1.2. The library is a work in progress and we expect to extend it up to Teff = 25 000 K.


Inorganic salts of precious metals were transformed to organic salts and used as precursors to prepare Ti/IrO2+Ta2O5 anode coating via sol-gel route.The performance of resultant anode coating was investigated and compared with that of the coating obtained via thermal decomposition by using scanning electron microscopy,energy dispersive spectrometry,cyclic voltammetry,electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and accelerated electrolysis life test.It was found that the oxide anode coating prepared via sol-gel route contained many large cracks and a small amount of segregated IrO2 on the surface,and as compared with the one prepared via thermal decomposition technique it had a larger specific area and higher electrocatalytic activity but poorer stability.


It is proposed that Agrobacterium radiobacter has priority as the earlier heterotypic (subjective) synonym when it is united with Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The nomenclatural status of A. tumefaciens as a later heterotypic synonym of the united species is not lost and it remains the type species of the genus. Request for an opinion.


Extensive-form games are an important model of finite sequential interaction between players. The size of the extensive-form representation is, however, often prohibitive and it is the most common cause preventing deployment of game-theoretic solution concepts to real-world scenarios. The state-of-the-art approach to solve this issue is the information abstraction methodology. The majority of existing information abstraction approaches create abstracted games where players remember all their actions and all the information they obtained in the abstracted game -- a property denoted as a perfect recall. Remembering all the actions, however, causes the number of decision points of the player (and hence also the size of his strategy) to grow exponentially with the number of actions taken in the past. On the other hand, relaxing the perfect recall requirement (resulting in so-called imperfect recall abstractions) can significantly increase the computational complexity of solving the resulting abstracted game. In this work, we introduce two domain-independent algorithms FPIRA and CFR+IRA which are able to start with an arbitrary imperfect recall abstraction of the solved two-player zero-sum perfect recall extensive-form game. The algorithms simultaneously solve the abstracted game, detect the missing information causing problems and return it to the players. This process is repeated until provable convergence to the desired approximation of the Nash equilibrium of the original game. We experimentally demonstrate that even when the algorithms start with trivial coarse imperfect recall abstraction, they are capable of approximating Nash equilibrium of large games using abstraction with as little as 0.9% of information sets of the original game.


A dominant sociological argument asserts that changes in working life and society in general have affected our identities, with the result of increased individualization and the decline of the "organizational man." The author is critical of this epochalist claim and argues that it is important to design an approach to analyzing the identities and telling the stories of the current transformation of work and identities that recognizes the processes within working life. This proposal goes beyond a grand-scale epochalist claim about the consequences of the transformation to a postmodern area of identity. As an alternative, the author suggests an analysis of identities, drawing on a relational and social constructivist paradigm. She examines how workers employ elements from widespread identity stories as "raw material" when negotiating emerging identities. Drawing on a qualitative study within the information technology field, the author illustrates what such an analysis of emerging identities might look like.


In the consulting practice of the law on secured transactions, blanket assignments are widely spread. In this context, you can find many clauses where an obligation is secured through the creation of security rights in present or future receivables. But it may happen that with time the amount of the security rights in receivables grows and at the same time the amount of the secured obligation decreases. At the same time, the debtor loses his opportunity to use the receivables for any other purpose. The topic of this essay is to determine under which circumstances there is a disproportion between security and secured receivable regarding blanket assignments and to present proposals for the possible solution of this problem.


This poster describes an interdisciplinary model for freshmen enrolled in a Learning Community in which they took three courses together: computer science, mathematics and environmental science. Th...


This work explores the history of costume in British film, from the 1920s to the 1990s. It shows how period costume romances, such as "Caravan", "Madonna of the Seven Moons" and "So Long at the Fair" featured sensual designs which caused a scandal in a postwar society overly concerned with restraint and it explains the cultural implications of this scandal. Cook charts the way these films engage with Europe, with costume providing a way for the characters to cross borders and achieve personal freedom and, in turn, inviting audiences to imagine themselves as European.


The study on the 'Impact of Peacekeeping on the Family' exposes the vacuum created in families of peacekeepers and the peacekeepers while maintaining peace. The objective of the study is to examine the nature of stress of a peacekeeper and the impact of his/her absence on the family when on missions so as to bring to the relevant authorities means of alleviating the impact on both parties. Data were gathered basically through primary method of data gathering. Specifically, questionnaires were distributed to categories of people in Kaduna which afforded the researchers opportunity to interview stake-holders and authorities who confirmed that there is currently no policy to cater for the family of the peacekeeper in the Nigerian Army. To advance balanced analysis, secondary data were also elicited to support the primary data. Quantitative method of data analysis was employed through the use of simple tables showing the frequencies and percentages of respondents' reactions to the questions on the subject. The outcome of the study is expected to benefit the Nigerian Army and other stakeholders such as doctors, psychologists, Social welfare departments etc. The work is limited to families of and personnel of the Nigerian Army who participated in peacekeeping within Kaduna Military Units. The study covered
peacekeeping operations undertaken by Nigerian Army Personnel in the period 1990-2013 in: Liberia, (1990 – 1998) Sierra Leone (1997 – 2000), Ivory Coast (2000 – 2004) and Mali (2013). It went further to investigate whether by 2020 the Nigerian Army has a mechanism in place to cater for the family of the peacekeeper. The findings are that there is not a policy in place neither for personnel nor family of the peacekeeper. Further to that, given the nature of the institution in which the research was conducted, every Nigerian Army peacekeeper operates under the same rules of engagement of the Nigerian Army hence what affects one, affects all. The findings point to the fact that there is a need to put in place a robust policy that would cater for both the peacekeeper and his/her family left behind. This is seen as the proper way to eliminate or at least reduce the negative impact of peacekeeping on both the peacekeeper and the family.


The paper investigates determinants of pricing in international telephone service markets. The analysis—focused on 24 worldwide national markets—shows the impact of several telecommunications-specific and macroeconomic variables on collection rate differentials and traffic imbalance between countries. An econometric model is aimed at performing quantitative analysis and providing support to future telecommunications policies.


Flexible pavements over high plasticity index (PI) clays (soils which expand and shrink due to moisture change) in Texas has shown excessive and premature cracking even under low traffic loads. The methods used to stabilize the subgrade over such sensitive soils have been lime stabilization and geogrids. But there is an absence of accepted design methodology to do the same. The present study aims at constructing field test sections on actual pavements with and without geogrids having lime stabilization. This would help to collect quantitative performance data on the lime stabilized and geogrid reinforced pavement sections. Further, a series of geosynthetic products from various geosynthetic manufacturers will be used. This would help to compare performance of various products and evaluate the geogrid material properties leading to a suitable design methodology. INTRODUCTION The volumetric changes occurring in high PI clays have caused early cracking of flexible pavements in Texas. Previous studies have recommended use of lime stabilization and geosynthetics to stabilize the subgrade layer of such pavements. Lime stabilization reduces the swell potential of soil thereby preventing pavement failure. On the other hand, geosynthetics (geogrids) have been used in such pavements as the base aggregate reinforcement materials. They increase the structural or load-carrying capacity of a pavement system by providing lateral confinement to the subgrade. This improved pavement performance by the use of geosynthetics is well recognized but the parameters that contribute to such improvement are still unclear. The present work aims at determining the properties of geogrids used in unbound bases of pavements and developing material specifications for their use by practicing engineers. For this various field test sections on actual pavements with and without geogrid would be constructed. This will lead to quantification of the benefits obtained by using geogrids, and comparing the cost and performance with conventional technique of lime stabilization. MOTIVATION The overall goal of the proposed research includes: • Identification of suitable technique to prevent cracking in pavements • Evaluating parameters contributing to improvement in pavement performance in terms of o geogrid material properties o pavement characteristics • Establishing the appropriate material specifications and methodology for design of pavement sections using geogrids 1 PhD Student, Civil Eng. Dept., University of Texas at Austin, email@example.com 2 Professor, Civil Eng. Dept., University of Texas at Austin, firstname.lastname@example.com MATERIALS "Geosynthetics are defined as the planar products manufactured from polymeric material, which are used with soil, rock or other geotechnical engineering related material as an integral part of a man-made project structure or system" (ASTM, 1995). Geogrids constitute a category of geosynthetics designed preliminary to fulfill a reinforcement function. They have a uniformly distributed array of apertures between their longitudinal and transverse elements. The apertures allow direct contact between the geogrid and the backfill soil, thereby providing lateral restraint or confinement to the subgrade. Figure 1 shows a typical geogrid section. Fig. 1 Typical geogrid section (TENSAR manufactured geogrid) FIELD TEST SECTIONS The test sections would be constructed on actual pavement consisting of layers of geosynthetic reinforcement. Further a control section having no reinforcement would also be constructed. This would lead to identification of sections with and without geosynthetics that have shown poor and good performance with repeated traffic loading over a given time period. Fig.2 shows a typical field sections consisting a geogrid and no geogrid reinforced pavement. Fig.2. Typical Geogrid reinforced pavement test section i) Without Geogrid ii) With Geogrid type 1 iii) With Geogrid type 2 ASPHALT LAYER BASE AGGREGATE LAYER SUBGRADE iv) Various layers in flexible pavement CURRENT WORK As part of the preliminary investigation, first series of test were conducted on a farm to market road. Non destructive testing techniques i.e., Rolling Dynamic Deflectometer (RDD) and Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) for pavement testing were adopted. The objective of the field testing was to asses the condition of pavement before constructing the test sections. Fig. 3 shows RDD and FWD machines in operation during pavement testing. Fig 3: RDD and FWD testing done at pavement on a Farm to Market Road RESULTS AND ANALYSIS FWD testing helped in calculating the subgrade modulus of the pavement whereas RDD testing gave a continuous deflection profile of the pavement to be compared with the later test sections. Fig. 4 shows a typical deflection profile given by RDD and subgrade modulus evaluated by FWD using EVERCALC program. 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 22.0 24.0


The shift of economic production from higher labour standard regimes in the global North to lower standard regimes in the South is undermining enforcement of global labour standards. Responding to criticisms from the 'anti-sweatshop' movement, consumers and governments, many transnational corporations (TNCs) have adopted codes of conduct to regulate labour standards in their supplier factories. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are increasingly used to monitor compliance with these codes. This article analyses the monitoring effectiveness of three kinds of such 'third party' NGOs. It concludes that major monitoring deficiencies reflect, first, significant organizational weaknesses of the NGOs and their dependence on TNCs for whom they monitor; second, powerful limits imposed on NGO effectiveness by corporate restructuring and market competitiveness; and third, inadequate pressures from anti-sweatshop movements, consumers and governments. These constraints suggest that this NGO-centred, 'soft law' policy approach is 'too weak for the job'.


Electronic cash (e-cash) has been more and more popular in the electronic commerce transaction protocol. Ronggong Song and Larry Korba present their views on e-cash to improve Abe and Fujisaki's protocol. Their protocol achieves non-repudiation and anonymity services between customer and merchant. However, there still has weak fairness in their protocol. Therefore, we propose a modified e-cash protocol to avoid weak fairness. The properties of our protocol include: (1) fair exchange for everyone that include in the protocol (2) anonymity for the customer and (3) non-repudiation for the customer, merchant and bank.


Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside that is used for the treatment of heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Besides its careful close follow‐up, toxicity affects nearly 1% of congestive heart failure patients. Cessation of the drug, appropriate electrolyte and rhythm control and digoxin‐Fab antibody are the mainstay for toxicity treatment in these patients. As known, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are not effective by the means of digoxin removal. We present a 66‐year‐old patient who admitted to hospital with digoxin toxicity and severe acute kidney injury. The patient was treated with continuous venovenous hemodialysis because of her hypervolemia, hyperkalemia, cardiac instability, and the thought of probable decrease in digoxin levels concerning the continuous nature of solute clearance. Without the treatment using digoxin‐specific Fab antibodies, the patient's digoxin level was decreased successfully with continuous venovenous hemodialysis. In conclusion, continuous venovenous hemodialysis may be a treatment option in digoxin toxicity especially those who suffer from severe renal dysfunction and cannot access digoxin antidote.


A method of Cine photography has been developed to record a variety of plastic and reconstructive surgical procedures in the oral cavity and pharynx.


WE can fairly say that the basis of a sound means of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of scarlet fever is laid. Much remains to be done, but we know to-day that the patient with typical scarlet fever is positive to the Dick test in the earliest stages, will give a positive Schultz-Charlton blanching response, will yield from throat swab an almost pure culture of haemolytic streptococci which readily produce Dick toxin, and will become negative to the Dick test during convalescence-further that during the stage of toxaemia, mild or severe, the administration of potent antitoxin will cause a rapid disappearance of symptoms. We know also that we can immunise those who are Dick positive and protect them. This all represents


Abstract Creative thinking is among the basic skills to be acquired within the context of the Turkish language teaching program, which aims to teach students how to express their opinions in a coherent manner, how to use expressions leading to different ideas, how to create cause and effect relationships, and how to make classifications and comparisons. The text produced at the end of this process is usually lacking in originality. In the present study, the document analysis method based on the determination of the pre-service Turkish language teachers' reviews of poems and stories and whether they turned them into creative writing was used. After the students were confronted with the literary works, improvements in their written works were observed in terms of fluency, consistency and originality in the expression of feelings and thoughts.


Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) is widely applied in modern machine learning and pattern recognition area. Streaming hardware accelerator is an efficient design that reduces power dissipation by lowering off-chip memory access. Streaming architecture requires putting the entire network on-chip, which is a challenging task for resource-constrained embedded systems. This paper presents a streaming hardware accelerator to implement SkyNet, a lightweight neural network to address real-time object detection. The net is retrained and quantized to a very low bit in order to put all the weights into the on-chip BRAMs. We designed a highly balanced pipeline based on each layer's calculation to improve resource utilization. We demonstrate the streaming-based accelerator on the Ultra96v2 board and achieve a throughput of 536 frames per second (FPS) at 333MHz and intersection over Union (IoU) of 73.1% on the DAC-SDC dataset. The overall computational efficiency of our accelerator is 98%. Compared to the state-of-the-art, our work achieves 2.5× throughput, 2.7× energy efficiency.


Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the US. The active form of vitamin D, 1α,25 dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D), is proposed to inhibit cellular processes that may prevent breast cancer. Preliminary results by our laboratory and others have suggested possible pro‐oxidative effects of 1,25(OH)2D in breast cancer cells. Glutamic‐oxaloacetic transaminase 1 (GOT1) is an essential transaminase in glutamine metabolism. GOT1 converts aspartate into oxaloacetate in the cytoplasm, which is then subsequently converted to malate and pyruvate. NADPH is produced during the last step of this process and increased NADPH/NADP+ ratio has the potential to maintain cellular redox balance. Therefore, it is of interest to study 1,25(OH)2D regulation of GOT1 during cancer progression to understand the role of vitamin D in regulating oxidative stress as a mechanism to prevent breast cancer. We employed untransformed MCF10A human breast epithelial cells (MCF10A), as well as Harvey ras‐oncogene or ErbB2 (HER‐2/neu) oncogene transformed cells (MCF10A‐ras and MCF10A‐ErbB2) as cell models for early cancer progression. Results showed that 1,25(OH)2D significantly decreased GOT1 mRNA expression at 48 hours in MCF10A‐ras cells and MCF10A‐ErbB2 cells by 35 ± 8.8% and 49 ± 10%, respectively, and GOT1 protein expression at 72 hours by 51 ± 4.9% and 51 ± 16%, respectively. The susceptibility of MCF10A‐ras cells to hydrogen peroxide induced cell death was significantly increased by 1,25(OH)2D, as determined by measuring viable cell number using MTT assay. We further showed that 96‐hour 1,25(OH)2D treatment significantly reduced cellular NADPH/NADP+ ratio by 30 ± 2.8% and GSH/GSSG ratio by 34 ± 2.7% in MCF10A‐ras cells. Collectively, these results support that 1,25(OH)2D inhibits GOT1 expression and has pro‐oxidative effects in oncogene transformed MCF10A cell lines, which may contribute to its role in preventing breast cancer development.


The invention relates to a coating polymeric antistatic ventilation and dust pipe, which is formed by coating a metallic conductive layer on the inner wall of common polymeric pipe. The conductive layer can guide the static electricity generated by polymeric pipe into the ground by the conductive connecting ring among every pipes so that the pipe is formed into a guide body with good internal and external grounding. So it can prevent electrostatic accumulation and electrostatic spark of polymeric pipe effectively so as to avoid the explosion of flammable and explosive gas and dust. The pipe in invention is suitable for the room with antistatic demand, especially ventilation and dust of coal mine and tunnel. The pipe is formed with screw connecting method. It is provided with high automatic degree, convenience construction, corrosion resistance, good toughness and long service life.


Nonmetric multidimensional scaling procedures are becoming increasingly popular in educational research for representing graphically the network of relationships within a set of data (Subkoviak, 1975). Given a measure of proximity (similarity or dissimilarity) between each pair of n objects or variables, these procedures represent the objects as points in multidimensional space, so that similar objects are close together and dissimilar objects are far apart, or to be specific, so that the rank order of input proximities is the same as the rank order of corresponding interpoint distances (Kruskal, 1964a, 1964b; Shepard, 1962a, 1962b). While the mathematical algorithms for locating points in space have been widely discussed and compared (Lingoes & Roskam, 1973; Spaeth & Guthery, 1969; Spence, 1972; Young & Applebaum, 1968), relatively little empirical work has been done to contrast alternative methods of collecting interobject proximities, particularly in regard to the accuracy of resulting multidimensional representations. Coombs (1964), Torgerson (1958), and Wish (1972) have compiled taxonomies of commonly used procedures for collecting proximity data, and Taylor (1969) has discussed the issues involved in selecting among these alternatives. Taylor and Kinnear (1971) also published an empirical comparison of six methods for determining proximities among seven automobiles, as perceived by 14 college students. The students judged proximities in each of the following ways. 1. Dyads. All possible pairs of object pairs [(Oi,Oj), (Ok, 0)] were presented, and subjects picked the most similar pair in each case. 2. Triad I. All possible triples (Oi, j, k) were presented, and subjects chose the object most similar to the first object Oi. Each object in turn filled the first position. 3. Triad II. All possible triples (Oi, Oj, Ok) were presented, and subjects selected the most similar and least similar pairs of the three objects.


The Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm is expected to bring ubiquitous intelligence through new applications in order to enhance living and other environments. Several research and standardization studies are now focused on the Middleware level of the underlying communication system. For this level, several challenges need to be considered, among them the Quality of Service (QoS) issue. The Autonomic Computing paradigm is now recognized as a promising approach to help communication and other systems to self-adapt when the context is changing. With the aim to promote the vision of an autonomic Middlewarelevel QoS management for IoT-based systems, this paper proposes a set of QoS-oriented mechanisms that can be dynamically executed at the Middleware level to correct QoS degradation. The benefits of the proposed mechanisms are also illustrated for a concrete case of Enhanced Living Environment.


4-(hydroxyl),4'-(carboxyl) azobenzene was synthesized by using p-aminobenzoic acid,sodi- um nitrite,and phenol via am-coupling reaction,and the structure was characterized with FTIR and NMR.The resulted product was blended with polycarbonate in an internal mixer to carry out the trans- esterifieation leading to azo-polyearbonate.The obtained product possessed the photochromic of azoben- zene groups with the transparency and mechanical properties of polycarbonate.


The possibility of thermal or photochemical intramolecular cycloaddition processes is discussed, but no evidence for such reactions was found in the compounds investigated. The pyrolysis of some 2-phenyl- and 2-styryl-substituted 1-pyrroline 1-oxides results in the formation of the related pyrrolines. The same products are generally observed in the similar pyrolytic decomposition of the isomeric oxazirans.


Service-oriented computing is an emerging paradigm that supports the development of distributed applications, which are realized by composing third-party services to provide new added-value services. These applications live in an open world, where new services can appear and disappear, and compositions may change dynamically. In this scenario, the traditional boundary between design time and run time is blurring. Verification, which traditionally pertains to design time, must now extend to run time. The goal of this thesis is thus to provide a holistic approach for lifelong verification of dynamic service compositions.


Adolescence is a period of significant physical, cognitive, and social development, during which young people explore their burgeoning independence, develop life and decision-making skills, and establish habits and behaviors that will endure throughout adulthood. Risk-taking is a natural part of adolescence, which provides young people with opportunities to develop competencies and skills needed for adulthood. However, these risks can also impact the health and well-being of adolescents. Young people aged 13 to 24 years account for half of the 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STI) each year and 1 in 5 new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. Adolescence is also a period of increased vulnerability to substance use; the use of tobacco products, alcohol, and marijuana, as well as misuse of prescription pain medicines, is common among teens, and most people who use high-risk substances such as heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine start in late adolescence or early adulthood. LGBTQ+* youth and young people of color are less likely to receive culturally responsive health services and sex education and face greater risks for HIV/AIDS, STIs, and unintended pregnancy. The behaviors and health outcomes that arise during adolescence can have lifelong impacts; protective factors, such as family, school, and community support, are critical in mitigating these risks. Local education agencies (LEAs), or school districts, play an important role in advancing adolescent


with images; one actor may have had central focus, but another was doing something interesting on the other side of the stage, and the camera may have been focused somewhere else altogether. The effect often was fragmented, but there was no sense of disunity, much less of unreality. Indeed, there were moments of hyper-reality: one of the young men, for example, granting the wish of another character to be cried for, not only teared up, but wiped his nose with his fingers and then flung the mucus across stage in a gesture completely visible to any spectator in an intimate space like the Project.


Abstract We seek relationships between the perturbation kinetic energy (PKE), the zonal wind, and outgoing longwave radiation. It is found that the mean low-level PKE extratropical maxima are located at the "atmospheric centers of action" (e.g., the Aleutian and Iceland lows), which lie beneath the high-level PKE-maxima downstream of the westerly jet streams. As expected, this means that the PKE maxima in the middle latitudes are closely related to the propagating disturbances. In the tropics, however, the high-level PKE maxima and minima are located in the strongest upper tropospheric westerlies and easterlies, respectively, while the low-level PKE maxima and minima are located in the monsoon systems and the easterly trade winds, respectively. It is also found that the maxima and minima of the PKE in the middle latitudes, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, are in phase in the vertical but completely out of phase in the tropics. These features are closely linked to the structure of the zonal wind compon...


The main purpose of this study research how to manage the state in an Islamic economy plays can be realized by settling the balances between private interests and social interests to maintain the economic. The research followed Caliph Era and Recent Era. Caliph era perform this obligation is through the zakah (tithe) institution, which is an inseparable part of out faith. Therefor, tax to improve and broaden the revenue base on any criteria. Therefore, recent era theoretical argument fordecentralization, disadvantages of decentralization, important conditions for successful decentralizationfiscal decentralization which are assignment ofrevenues and assignment of expenditures. Therefore, design of fiscal decentralization system which is expenditures, revenues, and intergovernment transfer to the discussion.


Lurik textile is one of theh wastra of Nusantara (Indonesia) part begins to be delighted again after several Indonesian fashion designers raise it as main materials in the collection. Some of the fashion designers are Lulu Lutfi Labibi and Edward Hutabarat (Fitrisari, 2017). But both of them are focusing in clothing's collection for women, so it cause clothing's alternative undercommunication from textile's materials lurik for man. The method that is used in this research is qualitative method by doing the literature's study, observation, and interview connected to it to collect the data about Lurik testile to gather along with the development of it this moment. Then there has been done also the exploration's method manipulating fabric potential towards lurik textile. The result of the exploration is developed to be product design of fashion. The result of this research is supposed to be able to give the alternative o wearing clothes for men, and using lurik textile in an optimal fashion for product men's ready to wear with the touch of modern style. Keyword: Lurik, textile, men's clothing, nusantara


Regional lactate distribution in brain was as sessed quantitatively in coronal sections using a biolu minescent technique. This bioluminescence can be in duced by covering freeze-dried and heat-inactivated brain sections with a frozen solution containing enzymes and coenzymes both for lactate-dependent NADH formation and NADH-dependent bioluminescence, which was re corded photographically. Quantification and density Many pathophysiological processes in the brain are associated with an increase in lactate and thus with a decrease in tissue pH If the cellular oxygen availability is reduced below the critical concentration necessary for aerobic glucose metabolism, anaerobic glycolysis is activated, a process of which lactate is the end product. Pro nounced lactate formation has already been ob served during the first few seconds of global cere bral ischemia (Lowry et al., 1964), indicating that lactate is indeed a highly sensitive indicator of an aerobic or partially anaerobic glucose metabolism. Since this increase in lactate and concomitant de crease in tissue pH may be a limiting factor in the recovery of brain cells from the anaerobic state termination of tissue lactate content is important in the interpretation of impaired metabolic functions in the brain. 609 coding of bioluminescent images were carried out by uti lizing the regression coefficients of the correlation be tween the optical density of bioluminescent pictures and the lactate content measured in tissue samples. Regional quantitative lactate images were obtained from brain tissue taken from brain tumors or after experimental ce rebral ischemia. Lactate is usually determined in tissue samples by homogenizing the samples in acid, which acts as an enzymic inhibitor, and then measuring the lac tate in the neutralized tissue extract (Lowry and Passonneau, 1972). Since, however, the regional content of lactate may vary considerably under dif ferent pathological conditions, tissue samples must be taken specifically from regions of low and high lactate; if not, a simple average is obtained. To over come this limitation, a bioluminescent approach is described here that allows the regional quantitative determination of lactate in anatomically intact brain sections. Regional changes in tissue lactate were assessed quan titatively under three different experimental conditions, namely, global cerebral ischemia induced in rats by car diac arrest, focal cerebral ischemia induced in gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) by occluding the left common carotid artery, and experimental brain tumor in rats caused by inoculation of tumor cells. For these proce dures, animals were anesthetized with halothane (1.5 vol%) and, in the case …


Abstract The cardiac electrophysiologic effects of regular 0.3M Tris, which alkalinized the blood, and 0.3M Tris which had been previously titrated to pH 7.5 and caused no increase of arterial pH were studied. Intracardiac conduction and excitability were measured in the intact hearts of awake dogs with chronically implanted recording and stimulating electrodes. Both forms of Tris enhanced conduction through the A-V node but slowed conduction in Purkinje tissue and ventricular muscle. The excitability and the fibrillation thresholds of ventricular muscle were increased after infusions of either Tris or buffered Tris. These changes were similar in magnitude and direction to those observed in other studies after the administration of quinidine. Both regular Tris and buffered Tris abolished the ventricular tachyarrhythmias induced by ouabain intoxication. These studies indicate that Tris exerts an action on cardiac tissues which is similar to other more commonly employed antiarrhythmic agents. The electrophysiologic actions of Tris are not dependent on changes of arterial pH. The availability of a compound (Tris) that is both a positive inotropic and antiarrhythmic agent offers many potential advantages for the treatment of patients with depressed ventricular function and serious arrhythmias.


Given the need to implement academic programs that respond to national needs in nursing, a literature review on the benefits of Advanced Nursing Practice was conducted. This was done by searching the pages of the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, the International Council of Nurses (ICN), US Library of Medicine and databases: PubMed and Ovid Dialnet plus. The benefits of this training have been amply demonstrated for the promotion of health and disease prevention in countries where it has been implemented. From The International Council of Nurses, it is stated that there is a deficit of qualified nursing professionals; Colombia is in the ratio of 0,8 nurses per 1,000 inhabitants. The reforms of the health system oriented to primary health care, generate the need for training of these professionals for the country. It is considered that the advanced p omotes excellence in the care and wellbeing conditions of the people.


Some basic physics of burgeoning quantum neuroscience is described. Anatomy of the neuron suggests that nonsynaptic mechanisms of signal transmittance occur via electric current acceleration and companion electromagnetic field fluctuation. I have named this mechanism of solution chemistry the ebb effect. Phase-locking between neural structure and electric fields that are emergent from cellular EM field fluctuations, in addition to feedback loops within neural networks, are the probable driver of macroscopic oscillation and flow shapes in the brain. CEMI (conscious electromagnetic information) theory is a promising framework for explaining intentionality and the spectrum of arousal as EM field effects. Relatively low frequency electromagnetic radiation is emitted by the accelerating electric currents of neurons. It is hypothesized that this EM radiation superpositions with molecular structure as it spreads to comprise percepts, the hybrid wavelengths of which form subjective images while wave-length vibrations result in subjective feel. These superposition arrays are termed a coherence field, and in combination with the synchronizing influence of quantum entanglement and electromagnetic fluctuations may constitute much of awareness' substance. If conclusively verified, coherence field theory should have significance ranging from the treatment of perceptual disorders such as anosognosia to advancing foundational constructs like atomic theory.


Abstract We normally imagine the aromatic diterpenoids to possess the abietane skeleton but several natural products are known with an n-propyl group at C.13 as opposed to the customary iso-propyl residue. From the synthetic point of view, dehydroabietic acid 5a is an ideal starting material for many diterpenes since it boasts a deeply implanted asymmetry at C.10 which resists all but the most energetic reaction conditions. A simple direct method of replacing the C.13 iso-propyl residue of this inexpensive naturally available compound by other substituents could extend its usefulness considerably.


Introduction:  the case of a patient who had a giant Bartholin gland cyst is presented; it reached 10 cm diameter, presenting some diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties, requiring the excision of the gland and later reconstruction of the vulva. Definitive diagnosis was established by pathological anatomy. The case is presented as it led to a review of the pertinent literature regarding the relevant treatment. Materials and methods:  a search was made of the pertinent literature in PubMed, SciELO, ScienceDirect and MD Consult databases, using the key words  "Bartholin glands", "cysts", "marsupialization" . Pertinent reference books were also reviewed. Conclusions:  the urgency of treatment depends on a particular patient's treatment. An asymptomatic cyst may not require treatment; however, if there is no improvement within the first 72 hours or it evolves towards an abscess, then it will require emergency surgical treatment. A broad variety of treatments has been described which includes a series of surgical procedures, which include: simple incision and drainage, fistulization or marsupialization, placing a Word catheter, sclerotherapy with alcohol, applying silver nitrate and cyst ablation using carbon dioxide (CO2) laser.


The author independently conducted a detailed analysis of plant conditions, based on a new meltdown process, during the 14 hours after all power loss at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1. After 3 : 30 PM on March 11, 2011, all power loss caused reactor core cooling function loss and the vaporization of water in the reactor vessel ( RPV ) , and the RPV was filled with high-temperature hydrogen gas generated by decay heat and Zr - H 2 O reactions. The reactor core melted and the periph-eral stainless-steel structures and nuclear vessel walls were heated by the radiation energy of decay heat. Then, the shrouds and other components near the reactor core started melting and the wall temperature of the RPV was raised. Along with the wall temperature rising to nearly 650 ℃ , the aluminum insulation near the wall started melting ( aluminum melting point, about 650 ℃) . The heat from the collapsed insulation caused the superheated state of the containment pressure and temperature of 0.84 MPa and 400 ℃ , respectively, around 3 AM from the saturated state of 0.6 MPa around 1 AM on March 12. After that, the containment vessel was depressurized gradually and kept under stable cooling 14 hours after all power loss, for the time from 4 to 6 AM. By the first water injection to the reac tor core at 4 AM, radioactivity release increased slightly and the containment pressure was stable. However, the situation changed significantly after continuous water injection to the reactor core start ed at around 6 AM. The water injection into the high-temperature reactor core generated film boiling ( poor heat transfer ) and good reactor core cooling was no longer available; thus, increased heating by the Zr - H 2 O reactions started. The results of the author's analysis showed good consistency with the measured reactor pressure, containment pressure, containment temperature and radioactivity near the main gate. Although decay heat cannot be decreased intentionally, the occurrence of the Zr - H 2 O reactions can be inhibited. It is proposed that the best way to mitigate the effects of a meltdown is to stop water injection to the core after detecting the initiation of film boiling or inferring that the fuel rods are not covered with water.


Abstract This paper briefly describes key issues in developing a project delivery capability within a large engineering consultancy. Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has established a Project Delivery Group to provide the organisation with a strong focus for the delivery of major capital projects. The journey to date has seen SKM transition from principally an engineering consultancy to an organisation continuing to provide engineering services but supplemented with a strong delivery capability.


Against linguistic prudishness. About -gate and other libfixes

 This study aims to discuss libfixing as a non-morphemic process of word formation. Libfixes are 'liberated' elements that originate from the reanalysis of existing words, usually opaque forms or blends. A well-known example of a libfix is -gate from Watergate, whose borrowing and spreading in Dutch has been discussed by . Among the other examples that are discussed are English -cation as in mancation, Franken- as in Frankenfood and Dutch -naise as in yogonaise and -talië as in Kapitalië. This contribution shows how widespread the process of libfixing is. Moreover, it is claimed that libfixing operates systematically and can therefore be a subject of morphological analysis and theory. In addition, it is shown in this analysis that it is irrelevant whether a new formation is consciously formed or that it is the result of an unconscious productive process. What counts is whether the neologism is acceptable as a word in the language in question. Examples that are discussed in this article come from English and Dutch.


A 56-year-old research engineer presented to the Hammersmith Hospital in 1972 with deteriorating balance, speech, and writing for nine months. Family history was negative. Examination showed titubation, slurred speech, horizontal nystagmus, cerebellar ataxia in the arms, and ataxia of gait. Tendon reflexes and sensation were normal. A cervical myelogram and vertebral arteriogram were normal. Air encephalography showed slight dilatation of the third ventricle and of cerebral cortical sulci. Malignancy, hypothyroidism, and other systemic diseases were excluded by full investigation, and late-onset idiopathic cerebellar degeneration was diagnosed. He deteriorated slowly over the next six years. By 1978 he could walk only with a stick. He was given choline chloride 1 g four times daily by mouth. There was a dramatic improvement. He could walk without a stick even over irregular surfaces outdoors, which had been impossible for many years. More detailed observations were therefore made of his motor function both on and off choline. Without choline he walked on a wide base and needed a stick for support. He could not stand with his feet together, let alone perform Romberg's test or tandem standing. Within two days of starting choline he


In this research work a method for sequencing learning objects based on the SCORM standard using cmi tracking elements from this standard and javascript programming language, is presented. Advanced sequencing rules, dependent on student performance are achieved with SCORM 1.2, surpassing the present capabilities of learning objects in learning management systems. An analysis of a case study is also presented, showing that the configured code works correctly.


Large number of low power, tiny radio jammers are constituting a Distributed Jammer Network (DJN) is used nowadays to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) at tack on a Distributed Wireless Network (DWN). Using NANO technologies, it is possible to build huge number of tiny jammers in millions, if not more. The Denial of Service (DoS) attacks in Distributed Wire less Network (DWN) using Distributed Jammer Network (DJN) considering each of them as separate Poisson Random Process. In an integrated approach, in this study, we advocate the more natural birth-d eath random process route to study the impact of Distributed Jammer Network (DJN) on the connectivity of Distributed Wireless Network (DWN). We express that the Distributed Jammer Network (DJN) can root a phase transition in the performance of th e target network. We use Birth-Death Random Process (BDRP) route for this phase transition to evaluate t he collision of Distributed Jammer Network (DJN) on the connectivity and global percolation of the target network. This study confirms the global percolation of Distributed Wireless Network (DWN) is definite when the Distributed Jammer Network (DJN) is not more significant.


Objective: to compare the effec of CMF regime and CMF+ADM regime in the treatment of breast cancer. Methods: 92 cases with advanced breast cancer were randomly divided into two groups. CMF regime was usedto treat the control group. CMF+ADM regime was used to treat the test group. Results: The relieve rate was 15.21%(7/46) and the total effective rate was 47.93%(22/46) in the control group. The relieve rate was 21.74%(10/46),and total effective rate was 78.26%(36/46)in the test group. Statistically,the relieve rates had no difference between two groups( P 0.05).However,total effective rate had significant difference,( P 0.01).The side effects on liver function demage and stomatitis showed obvious difference between two groups( P0.05,P 0 01).There was no difference in marrow inhabtion and gastrointestinal reaction in two groups ( P 0.05). Conclusions: CMF+ADM regime has a higher effectiveness in the treatment of breast cancer.


The treatment most likely to benefit patients in atherosclerotic insufficiency to the lower limbs is surgical widening of stenotic or occluded segments of the arterial tree. Such operative therapy, which may consist of grafting, vein bypass or endarterectomy, depends on an accurate display of the arterial system to the legs. We believe that the most reliable and safe method of displaying the arteries in this disease is by translumbar aortography. As these patients are frequently at high risk with generalised changes affecting particularly the coronary and cerebral arteries, any technique used should be as swift and accurate as possible. Ideally the whole of the arterial system from the aorta to the ankles should be demonstrated using a single injection of contrast medium and one series of films. The difficulty in achieving this using a standard technique results from the variability in the number and severity of stenoses or occlusions and the presence of collaterals. This applies not only from patient to patient but also between one leg and the other in the same patient. These variables lead to


Motivation is a desire in a person that causes the act of that person. Meanwhile, training is an effort to improve the performance of the employee in their current job or in other jobs that they will hold. The aim of this study is to find out how much motivation and training affect the competence of pharmacists in Makassar City. There is 150 personnel of pharmacy (pharmacist) as the respondents of this study, which are 43 men and 107 women. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire with a descriptive quantitative method. Questions in the questionnaire are in the form of questions that uses scale of Likert 1-5. The analysis step of the research is preceded by an instrument of research, which is collecting data and processing the data obtained in the questionnaire by giving the score of each statement based on a scale of Likert, and conduct test validity, test reliability, test for normality and test regression. The test regression was multiple regression. The data processing is conducted by using SPSS 22. The results of the study indicate (1) the motivation is positively and significantly affected to competence; (2) training has a positive and significant effect on competence; (3) motivation and training have a positive and significant effect on competence.


A mathematical model for limonene epoxidation over PW-Amberlite in a batch reactor was developed and used for reactor simulation and optimization. The mathematical model was validated by comparison of predicted and experimentally determined limonene conversion under isothermal and nonisothermal conditions (23−50 °C) and for several limonene/oxidant molar ratios. By a sequential simulation and an optimization approach using genetic algorithms (GA), the temperature profiles minimizing the energy consumption and the variability of limonene conversion were obtained. Simulation of limonene epoxidation using the optimal temperature strategies showed that it is possible to achieve a limonene conversion of 80% in a shorter period of batch time when compared to typical isothermal conditions at 33 °C. The proposed model may also be used to scale up the catalytic system. As an illustrative example, an optimization formulation was proposed to estimate the minimum volume (18 L), the aspect ratio (height/diameter, H/D ...


Despite the paucity of evidence, it is often presumed, and is physiologically plausible, that sudden, acute elevations in blood pressure may transiently increase the risk of recurrent aortic dissection (AD) or rupture in patients with a prior AD, because a post‐dissection aorta is almost invariably dilated and may thus experience greater associated wall stress as compared with a nondilated aorta. Few data are available regarding the specific types and intensities of exercise that may be both safe and beneficial for this escalating patient population. The purpose of this editorial/commentary is to further explore this conundrum for clinicians caring for and counseling AD survivors. Moderate‐intensity cardiovascular activity may be cardioprotective in this patient cohort. It is likely that severe physical activity restrictions may reduce functional capacity and quality of life in post‐AD patients and thus be harmful, underscoring the importance of further exploring the role of physical activity and/or structured exercise in this at‐risk patient population.


This paper analyzes the relationship between merger and acquisition outcomes and board connectedness as well as cross-sectional variation of intangible measures and deal size metrics. Two types of board connections were studied (1) first degree connections where there was a common person on the board of both the acquirer and target and (2) second degree connections where an acquirer director and a target director were jointly on the board of a common third company. The papers main findings are (1) the relationship between acquirer returns around the deal announcement and first degree board connections is significantly lower for larger deals, (2) the relationship between target returns and first degree connections is significantly lower when the target has higher intangible assets, (3) the relationship between a value weighted portfolio and second degree connections is significantly lower when the target has higher research and development and significantly higher for larger deals relative to acquirers size, and (4) the relationship between takeover premium and second degree connections is significantly lower when the target has higher research and development.


First, the decline of the trans-Atlantic trade meant that there were fewer recaptives to be recruited. Second, the increase in trade within West Africa created a need for labor there. Interestingly, one of the most vigorous supporters of emigration in the l8to's was Macgregor Laird, the Scottish shipbuilder. After the Niger expedition of 185^ demonstrated the commercial possibilities of the Niger River, Laird completely reversed his position and opposed emigration with equal vigor. Similar emigration schemes were carried on by other nations, most notably Portugal, well into the twentieth century.


— For two types of steels (comparable to the 304-type and 347-type of steels) the nucleation and growth of short surface cracks was examined as a function of hold-time, strain rate, and temperature. In addition, for the same range of parameters, damage parameter vs cycles to failure curves were calculated from measured lifetimes. The measured rates, dα/dN, were compared with a model for the growth of creep-fatigue cracks. At large strains, life was found to be dominated by the growth of short cracks. The life data were compared with the life calculated from the crack growth data. The results showed that except for cases in which crack growth is controlled by the coalescence of cavities, the specimen life can be predicted correctly by integrating the growth rate of microcracks.


The user of the mobile device searches for the topological information for the electronic device in the site environment, and shares this information with the media gateway. In order to add a graphical object corresponding to that playing streaming media content, close to the electronic device to the mobile device, the media gateway, to, expand the content from the server, such as web pages that support the access to the media content use the topological information. Selection for one of the addition the graphical object is to be forwarded to the media content to the electronic device corresponding to the display instead of the mobile device. In this way, the pool of the conventional option-selection mechanism is more natural than using a down (pull-down) list is provided.


Unamuno's short novel, San Manuel Bueno, mdrtir, was published on March 13, 1931, in La novela de hoy, but the date of its composition is not known. Unamuno's religious struggle began while he was studying in Bilbao and according to GonzAlez Caminero "parece que ya en el segundo curso de sus estudios universitarios (1881) era un increyente."' Evidence of this conflict already appears in Mi religion y otros ensayos (1900-05) and religious problems are also discussed in his articles on Spanish American literature, the majority of which were written between 1901 and 1906. In one of these articles we find a possible source for San Manuel Bueno. The article in question, published in June 1903, is a review of Reminiscencias tudescas, by the Colombian Santiago P6rez Triana.2 These reminiscences are in reality short stories written by one who recalls his university days with a certain sentimentality and nostalgia. Unamuno was a good friend of P6rez Triana, who had spent several years in Spain. Although Unamuno sometimes preferred books written in his own passionate style and those which expressed ideas similar to his own, he also was stimulated by other ideas and often returned to them since "la originalidad de Unamuno fu6 revelandose en el contraste de su pensamiento con el de otros."3 In one of the stories in P6rez Triana's collection, Unamuno seems to have found the seed which was to germinate into San Manuel Bueno, since we find the following sentence in his review: "El relato que mas me interesa es el tercero, 'Karl,' la historia de un pastor protestante que ha perdido la fe y sigue, sin embargo, rigiendo lealmente su parroquia."4 The amiable and slightly ironic tone of the work may have caused Unamuno to write a study of the same theme into which he poured all of the intense feeling that he usually devoted to religious questions. Karl was one of P6rez Triana's university friends and is treated sympathetically, although the identification of author and character is lacking. Karl was a very learned student of theology who planned to become a clergyman; he was almost born ordained, since he was the only son of a family in which the oldest son had always been a clergyman. What must have aroused Unamuno's intense emotion was the cold reasoning of Karl's speech about his loss of faith, in which there was not a trace of religious conflict; the exploitation and formalism of religion were blamed. Karl never rebelled against his destiny because of the economic consequences that this action would have entailed. He affirmed his belief that he could wholly fulfill the functions required of him and his almost disdainful attitude toward his future parishioners contrasts strongly with San Manuel's attitude toward the people of Valverde. His real vocation was philology a d he finally left his village after providing for his family and became professor of Sanskrit in India. It is significant that Unamuno wrote the lines quoted above, since Karl did not continue "rigiendo lealmente su parroquia." The inaccuracy of Unamuno's summary is important because it shows that his own solution of the prob-


The stability problem is studied for a system of stochastic Volterra integrodifferential equations. The system describes the mechanical behaviour of viscoelastic structural members driven by random forces. Some restrictions on kernels of the Volterra integral operators are imposed, and their mechanical meaning is discussed.New explicit sufficient conditions of the the mean square stability are developed. These conditions are derived by constructing the Lyapunov stability functionals.As examples, stability problems for a viscoelastic barunder stochastic loads are considered. Some conditions are developed which ensure the bar stability for an arbitrary relaxation measure of material and. for various types of end supports


Trifluoperazine and chlorpromazine inhibited in a dose-dependent manner the stimulation of glycogenolysis, gluconeogenesis, and ureogenesis due to alpha 1-adrenergic stimulation in rat hepatocytes. In contrast, the antipsychotic agents were unable to block the inhibition of adenylate cyclase due to alpha 2-adrenergic activation in hamster adipocytes. Binding experiments showed that trifluoperazine and chlorpromazine at low concentrations displaced tritiated dihydroergocryptine binding from rat liver membranes (alpha 1-adrenergic sites), whereas very large concentrations of the phenothiazine derivatives were required to displace dihydroergocryptine from hamster adipocyte membranes (alpha 2-adrenergic sites). It is concluded that chlorpromazine and trifluoperazine are much more potent at alpha 1- than at alpha 2-adrenergic receptors. The use of rat hepatocytes and hamster adipocytes to study the alpha-adrenergic subtype selectivity of drugs is proposed.


This study demonstrates the pros and cons of different methods in the fabrication of functional porphyrin based MOF films, potentially offering critical reference points for the preparation of next-generation functional MOF thin films in general.


The life-cycle-costing anaysis method( LCCA) is effective research method for project's making decision, control price and planning cost by analysis on the whole life circle with systematic thought. It plays a important role in conserving construction investment and reducing LCC. The paper systematically researched application to LCCA in university engineering projects for controlling construction investment.


As a staff nurse working with young and older adults in a nursing home, I care for patients who present with the symptoms of transient ischaemic attack (TIA). I was therefore interested to find out more about these 'mini-strokes'.


This symposium was focused on reviewing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in prostate cancer, highlighting the implications of this therapy in clinical practice and including a focus on the cardiovascular (CV) risk associated with ADT therapy.


• VM – alternative to mass marketing. More generally, direct marketing (DM) – mines available market data to determine customers worth targeting. – customer's value – instrinsic value vs. network value. – it's possible: IV < marketing cost, and IV + NV >> MC. – ignoring NV of customer's misses out on a huge opportunity. • hotmail and ICQ instant messenger largely benefited from VM (i.e., network effect). • VM thesis: customer's buying decision – driven by desirability of product (for customer) + effect of "neighbors". • Question: Do we have evidence supporting such a belief? • Answer: movie/song recommendation systems provide indirect evidence. • our plan: initially, consider models based on Markov random fields, proposed by Domingos and Richardson [1]; then consider various optimization problems based on a more tractable probabilistic model of influence and of influence propagation [3]. • Problem is NP-complete in general. Under many circumstances, exhibits a nice property called sub-modularity (in addition to monotonicity). We are able to exploit this to devise simple greedy approximations.


Youth unemployment is a problem that many countries around the world are facing. This Research gathers 96 respondent questionnaires to enquire the effects of age, education and knowldge towards employment in South Tangerang Indonesia. The results are that knowledge about online job websites has significant negative impact to the probability of having a job. The interpretation is as follows, the greater that someone knows about online job websites then the lesser it will be the possibility of that person will obtain a job. It will decrease their chances to a factor of 0,794.


The invention relates to a method for preparing a flavored dried poultry egg, which is characterized by comprising the following steps: mixing 100 parts of whole poultry egg liquid by weight and auxiliary materials uniformly according to a proportion, and standing the mixture at the temperature of between 0 and 25 DEG C; pouring the stood liquid into a non-viscous die, shaping the liquid through two process parameters of adjusting the pH value to between 4 and 6 or between 9 and 11 and adjusting the temperature to between 60 and 121 DEG C to form protein gel with good elasticity and hardness; taking out the shaped material from the die, and cutting the materials into chips with different shapes and sizes as required; baking the material for 5 to 50 minutes at the temperature of between 120 and 200 DEG C or frying the material for 30 seconds to 5 minutes at the temperature of between 120 and 200 DEG C; taking the baked or fried dried poultry egg out, and flavoring the product; then packing the flavored product by using a plastic composite film packing bag; sterilizing the packed product by using microwave; and cooling, labeling, coding and encasing the sterilized product to obtain the flavored dried poultry egg.


The objective of this study was to establish production and physiological benefits of shade provision to lactating Holstein cows under hot summer conditions in Zimbabwe. Different shading materials providing shade at different levels were used so that a recommendation could be made as to the effectiveness of the shading materials in providing a comfortable thermoneutral micro-environment during periods of heat stress.

Three experiments were conducted at the University of Zimbabwe Farm, Harare, Zimbabwe. The Holstein dairy breed which is the main dairy breed making the University of Zimbabwe Farm dairy herd was used in Experiments 1 and 2 whose main objectives were centered on evaluating production and physiological responses of lactating cows to different levels of shading during periods of intense solar radiation and high ambient temperatures. Three levels of shading were provided: 100%, 80% and 30% shade. Experiment 3 involved a comparison of radiation balances under the three shading materials which were used in Experiment 2 which were; Hessian 30% shade cloth, Hessian 80% shade cloth and corrugated iron sheets.

Cows under corrugated iron sheets (100% shade) had significantly (P 0.01) different from skin surface temperatures of cows under corrugated iron sheets (Experiment 2). In Experiment 3, corrugated iron sheets completely cut off direct solar radiation but emitted the highest amount of thermal radiation.

These results indicate that shade provision to lactating cows during the summer is of great benefit. In addition, corrugated iron sheets provide 100% shade but they release a significant amount of thermal radiation and considering this substantial amount of direct long wave radiation the Hessian 80% shade cloth can be used as an effective alternative shading


The method for removing urea from the dialysis treatment devices and dialysis waste streams is provided. In general embodiments, the present disclosure provides 1) a first filter having a filtration membrane (22) (20), 2) and having a urease is in a state of being contacted to the first filter and the fluid, the urea removal unit (30), and 3) have ion exclusion membranes (42) and is in a state in communication said first filter and said urea removal unit and a fluid, comprising a second filter (40), providing a dialysis treatment device to.


We experimentally demonstrate multiple-input multiple-output transmission over a 700-km few-mode fiber of a combined 3-space-, 2-polarization-, and 34-wavelength-division multiplex, using low-loss 3-spot mode couplers.


ABSTRACT We present a theory explaining the impact of ability tracking on academic performance based on grading policies. Our model distinguishes between initial ability, which is mainly determined by parental background, and eagerness to learn. We show that achievements of low ability students may be higher in a comprehensive school system, even if there are neither synergy effects nor interdependent preferences among classmates. This arises because the comprehensive school sets a compromise standard which exceeds the standard from the low ability track. Moreover, if students with lower initial ability have a higher eagerness to learn, merging classes will increase the average performance.


The Department has the overall responsibility for policy relating to consumer affairs and religious and life stance affairs, and develops and coordinates activities within these areas.


The study of digital advertisement of the tourism was based on the potential of dramatic elements seen in the "Wonderful Indonesia episode of Toraja-Makassar" advertisement released by the Ministry of Tourism of Republic Indonesia. This research uses the approach and theory of William Wells's advertising video and Gustav Freytag's dramatic structural theory. The results of this study indicate that important elements in the "Wonderful Indonesia episode Toraja-Makassar" included Rambu Solo', Masilaga Tedong, creative process of weaving, carving, and Tau-Tau sculpture. Voice over in audio uses English. Talent is very good at material. Advertising props contains of South Sulawesi tourism destinations. Setting of advertisement video located in cultural centers in South Sulawesi. Lighting uses soft light and hard light. The graph varies by using long shots, and close ups. Pacing is in normal speed. This ads presents a coherent structure starting from exposition, conflication, climax, conclusion and resolution. In addition, the advertising scenario is packed close to the reality, so that the audience is carried away to the real life This is able to motivate the North Toraja government to create tourism promotion content through video ads that are more attractive.


This paper has as subject matter the study of environmental protection by the human rights international system. Through the descriptive method and biographical research, the goal is to analyze how environmental protection is realized by the international system of protection of human rights, environmental law and the case law of European Court of Human Rights, Inter American Comission on Human Rights and Inter American Court on Human Rights. It is concluded that environmental protection is done by means of its dialogue with human rights, the "greening" of the latter and the linkage between the environmental cause and human rights.


The use of sputtered glass for the passivation of integrated circuits is well known. Generally, it has been assumed that the sputtering process has had negligible impact on bipolar IC behavior. Recent evaluation of device parameters pertaining to high voltage applications indicates that this is not the case. It has been found that the influence of substrate bias for a tuned anode system may have a detrimental effect on avalanche breakdown. In particular, the breakdown voltage decreases with increasing substrate voltage. The cause is attributed to argon ions that are embedded in the deposited glass layer.


This study aimed to analyze the effect of variable capital , trading hours and locations micro traders to trade on the income of food and drinks around the Mall Dinoyo City Malang. In this study using primary data through direct interviews on 60 respondents micro traders of food and drinks around the Mall Dinoyo City with a list of questions that had been prepared . To achieve the goal, in this study using regression analysis ( OLS ). The results of this study indicate that the variable capital and trade locations positive and significant impact on the micro traders of food and drinks around the Mall Dinoyo . While variable trading hours do not significantly affect the income micro traders of food and drinks around the Mall Dinoyo City .


Hyalomma scupense,collected from Yining county of Xinjiang,were experimentally fed on the splenectomised cattle.The toroid-shaped and orbicular-ovate Theileria were detected in the blood smears on day 21 post-infection.It was identified as Theileria annulata by the morphological observation and the analysis of 18S rRNA gene.The large batches of larvae have been bred by the engorged adults on the condition of the laboratory,and then were fed on the cattle and rabbit respectively.The results showed that the nymphs were fed once to engorgement from larva to nymph stage and fell off the host,and the hungry adults then looked for another host.So it was concluded that the Hyalomma scupense is likely the two-host tick.


Significance Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) limits what we can learn from data. In fluorescence microscopy, SNR is set by the number of photons acquired from a sample and the efficiency with which these photon are used in data analysis. Experimental configurations that determine the former tend to be highly optimized, whereas analysis methods to maximize the latter remain comparatively underexplored. This is the case for intensity-based, time-lapse fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) microscopy, a powerful method for quantifying the dynamics of molecular interactions inside cells. Here, we develop an information-theoretically optimal method to estimate molecular interaction from such FRET data that maximizes SNR. Like bright fluorescent proteins and sensitive photodetectors, the method expands the scope of FRET microscopy by significantly improving SNR.


Directing against the problem of somewhat lower steam temperature existing on a 2008t/h boiler of one power plant, the arrangement of burners in the boiler has been adjusted, increasing the heating surface area of rear panel reheater, carrying out thermal calculation and combustion adjustment test for the said boiler. The results of calculation and test show that the following conditions are most helpful to enhance the main steam temperature: (1) contamination factor in the furnace to be maintained at 0.35~0.45; (2) coefficient of excess air to be about 1.3; (3) the upswing angle of the burner to be 8°~16°; (4) burnoff air in upper level to be closed, and oxygen content to be maintained at low level(3.0%). By means of adjusting swing angle of the burners and the spray type desuperheater, the said problems of main steam and reheated steam have been solved, enhancing the safety and economic behavior in operation of the unit.


Genistein (GEN) belongs among soya phytoestrogens, while zearalenone (ZEA) is a metabolite of the fungi Fusarium spp. Both compounds can bind to estrogen receptors, so they can mimic the functions of endogenous estrogens. Pigs very often come into contact with these substances through feeding. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of GEN and ZEA on the motility of porcine spermatozoa by the CASA system (computer assisted sperm analysis). The effects of GEN and ZEA, concentration range 0,5 – 20 μM, on the model of boar diluted semen were tested during 2- and 4-hour incubation at 38°C. The data obtained show that GEN and ZEA negatively affect sperm velocity parameters (VCL, VAP, VSL) in a dose and incubation period dependent manner. A significant decrease in sperm velocity parameters was recorded after addition of all the GEN or ZEA concentrations tested. A temporary increase in value was observed in the case of VSL only - after 2 hours of incubation with 0,5 – 10 μM ZEA. Also, a dose dependent increase of immotile spermatozoa corresponded to changes of the sperm velocity. In conclusion, even relatively low doses of the substances tested can negatively affect pig fertility.


In this paper, we propose a method of non-factoid Web question-answering that can uniformly deal with any class of Japanese non-factoid question by using a large number of example Q&A pairs. Instead of preparing classes of questions beforehand, the method retrieves already asked question examples similar to a submitted question from a set of Q&A pairs. Then, instead of preparing clue expressions for the writing style of answers according to each question class beforehand, it dynamically extracts clue expressions from the answer examples corresponding to the retrieved question examples. This clue expression information is combined with topical content information from the question to extract appropriate answer candidates. The experimental results showed that the clue expressions obtained from the set of examples improved the accuracy of answer candidate extraction.


AIM
To examine imaging requested by general practitioners (GPs) for patients with low back, neck, shoulder and knee complaints over five years (2014-2018).

METHODS
This analysis from the Australian POpulation Level Analysis Reporting (POLAR) database included patients presenting with a diagnosis of low back, neck, shoulder and/or knee complaints. Eligible imaging requests included low back and neck X-ray, CT and MRI; knee X-ray, CT, MRI and ultrasound; and shoulder X-ray, MRI and ultrasound. We determined number of imaging requests and examined their timing, associated factors and trends over time. Primary analysis included imaging requests from two weeks before diagnosis to one-year post-diagnosis.

RESULTS
There were 133,279 patients (57% low back, 25% knee, 20% shoulder and 11% neck complaints). Imaging was most common among those with a shoulder (49%), followed by knee (43%), neck (34%) and low back complaint (26%). Most requests occurred simultaneously with the diagnosis. Imaging modality varied by body region and to a lesser extent by gender, socioeconomic status and PHN. For low back, there was a 1.3% (95% CI 1.0 to 1.6) annual increase in proportion of MRI and concomitant 1.3% (95% CI 0.8 to 1.8) decrease in CT requests. For neck, there was a 3.0% (95% CI 2.1 to 3.9) annual increase in proportion of MRI and concomitant 3.1% (95% CI 2.2 to 4.0) decrease in X-ray requests.

DISCUSSION
GPs commonly request early diagnostic imaging for musculoskeletal complaints at odds with recommended practice. We observed a trend towards more complex imaging for neck and back complaints. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


(57) Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for reproducing the catalytic reactor. In particular, the present invention uses the fuel processing catalyst, while supplying hydrogen to the fuel cell, to a method for reproducing this catalyst. It is possible to adjust the temperature of the catalyst can be adjusted air, steam or fuel supply ratio. Alternatively, additives may be added to the feed.


Rotation of the acoustic array leads to direction-deflexion of the beams. Authors analyze rotation of the acoustic array into three movement: roll, pitch and yaw, and derive the formulae for direction-deflexion of the beams in the digital ADCP with Janus structure.


The Aharonov-Bohm scattering amplitude is calculated in the context of planar gravity with localized sources which also carry a magnetic flux. These sources cause space-time to develop conical singularities at their location, thus introducing novel effects in the scattering of electrically charged particles. The behaviour of the wavefunction in the proximity of the classical scattering directions is analysed by means of an asymptotic expansion previously introduced by the author. It is found that, in contrast with the Aharonov-Bohm effect in flat space, integer values of the numerical flux can produce observable effects.


Cellulase can be produced inducibly by Trichoderma viride with avicel as the sole carbon source.Under the condition of pH value controlled at 4.8,total protein concentration in supernatant was 0.72mg/mL,43% higher as compared with that without pH control.The activities of FPA,EG,CB,CBH reached 15.0U/mL,120.0U/mL,1.75U/mL and 0.85U/mL,respectively,which were 2.1,2.3,11.7,1.7 times of corresponding values without pH control.After different pH treatment,cellulase activity changed remarkably.Each component activity of cellulase declined with decreasing pH value below 4.8,especially β-glucosidase(CB) activity remained only 4% of the activity at pH4.8.Results of pH returning experiment showed that β-glucosidase was sensitive to pH and led to irreversible denaturation in the catalysis function.In vitro addition of component cellulase,filter paper activity(FPA) was increased by 20% with β-glucosidase supplement,indicating that CB was one of key factors for FPA activity.The characterization of Raman spectra of β-glucosidase solution at pH5.0 and pH2.0 was analyzed.It showed that at pH5.0 with catalysis activity,principal chain structure of β-glucosidase contained α-helical and disordered structure;at pH2.0 without catalysis activity,principal chain structure β-glucosidase was only composed of α-helical.That was the main reason why the activity of βglucosidase changed at different pH.


This research study aims, therefore, at defining the reproductive sysrern and the possible causes for the low fruit output per inflorescence, i.e. the low pollination efficiency.


The global Covid-19 pandemic requires us to rethink the practices of dealing with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) The present work, based on the analysis of the scientific literature, provides food for thought on the modalities of using remote intervention and diagnostic tools with children with SLD At the moment, in fact, a 'telepsychology' approach can be well adopted in the rehabilitation field, while it seems difficult to use for diagnostic purposes, due to the lack of shared tools and procedures The challenges of this time push us to think and create new on-line assessment diagnostic tools for SLD © 2020 Societa Editrice il Mulino All rights reserved


This article considers the language actualisation of the emotional state of Sadness internal and external viewpoints. The syntactical constructions, formal markers, cognitive metonymical and metaphorical models relevant for each type of description are presented in the article.


The aim of the research deals with identifying the impact of the customer's experience in achieving continuous improvement. The research objective deals with a group of leading organizations in the field of providing banking services and facilities to the beneficiaries, and a number of Dohuk banks were selected, as the research sample amounted to (40) male and female employees in the surveyed banks. The descriptive and analytical approach was reached, and a number of conclusions were reached, the most important of which is the customer experience, an important role in encouraging banks to benefit from customers' experiences in improving the quality of services they provide.


A kinetic study of uncatalyzed and Ru(III) catalyzed oxidation of indigo carmine(IC) (disodium 3,3′-dioxobi-indolin-2,2′-ylidene-5,5′-disulphonate) by iodate ion in aqueous sulphuric acid solution is reported. The uncatalyzed reaction order was found to be four; one each with respect to IC and iodate ion and second order with H+ ion. The Ru(III) catalyzed reaction was of fifth order, second order with respect to H+ and first order with respect to reductant, oxidant, and catalyst. Stoichiometric ratios of both reactions were the same with a 3:2 reductant-oxidant ratio. In both uncatalyzed and catalyzed reactions isatin-5-monosulphonic acid (2,3-dioxoindoline-5-sulphonic acid) was observed as the oxidation product. Rate constants for both the reactions are reported. Reaction mechanisms consistent with the experimental data are suggested.

Further, a fixed time method is described for the determination of Ru(III), based on its ability to catalyze the oxidation of IC by acidic iodate. Using [H+] 2.25M, [iodate] 1.00 × 10−3M and [IC] 5.0 × 10−5M, in presence of Ru(III), the reaction followed first order kinetics with respect to IC. The interference of various cations, neutral salts, and potassium iodide on the determination of Ru(III) was studied using synthetic mixtures. The selectivity of the method and the recommended procedure are described.


The aim of this study was the valorisation of oil sludge as an alternative fuel in the cement kilns since 1 kg of oil sludge can substitute 0.82 m3 of methane. The ash from oil sludge combustion can be used as secondary cementitious material, for the production of cement-based pozzolanic composites. The elemental composition, density, surface properties, and particle size distribution of the ashes were measured. Then the ashes were used along with ordinary Portland cement at different ratios of substitution: 5, 10, 15, and 20% by mass to produce mortars which were tested for their normal consistency, setting time, mechanical properties, and then compared to reference mortar without ashes. According to the results, the higher SiO2 content was assigned to ash compared to cement. The incorporation of ash resulted in the retardation of the setting. According to European standard EN-197, the mortar with the addition of 5% of ash which presents a maximum strength equal to 46 MPa obtained at 28 days is classifi ed as CEM II/B 42.5N. However, cements containing 10% and 20% of ash have been classifi ed in strength class 32.5N


A computational study of vanadium peroxides (LnV(O2)m; m = 0−4), important for their biochemical and catalytic activity, is reported. In the compounds studied, ancillary ligands (Ln) are generally the hard, oxygen- and nitrogen-based donor ligands, e.g., carboxylates and pyridines, prevalent in the coordination chemistry of vanadium peroxides. The utility of estimating missing metal-dependent molecular mechanics (MM) parameters from quantum calculations is demonstrated. Given the limited vibrational data for many families of transition metal complexes, quantum calculations are a viable source for parameters to use in development of force fields. A conformational search of [V(O2)3F]2- using MM yielded a geometry inconsistent with experiment, but consistent with ab initio geometry optimizations. A reinvestigation of this structure is therefore of interest. Molecular mechanics provides a quick and accurate method for obtaining structural information. The level of agreement for structural prediction is compet...


The effect of awns on drying rate of windrowed and standing wheat was studied utilizing the closely related cultivars Manitou (awnless) and Napayo (awned) for 3 yr. Grain moisture samples were taken starting at windrowing (35–40% moisture) and continued every 1–2 days until 10–15% moisture was reached. No differences were detected in drying rate of the two cultivars in either the windrowed or standing treatments in any of the 3 yr. Tetrazolium dye movement in excised Napayo spikes indicated a cessation of water movement to the awns by 34% kernel moisture.


We present Octopus, a learning-based model to infer the personalized 3D shape of people from a few frames (1-8) of a monocular video in which the person is moving with a reconstruction accuracy of 4 to 5mm, while being orders of magnitude faster than previous methods. From semantic segmentation images, our Octopus model reconstructs a 3D shape, including the parameters of SMPL plus clothing and hair in 10 seconds or less. The model achieves fast and accurate predictions based on two key design choices. First, by predicting shape in a canonical T-pose space, the network learns to encode the images of the person into pose-invariant latent codes, where the information is fused. Second, based on the observation that feed-forward predictions are fast but do not always align with the input images, we predict using both, bottom-up and top-down streams (one per view) allowing information to flow in both directions. Learning relies only on synthetic 3D data. Once learned, Octopus can take a variable number of frames as input, and is able to reconstruct shapes even from a single image with an accuracy of 5mm. Results on 3 different datasets demonstrate the efficacy and accuracy of our approach.


The purpose of this dissertation is to define the construction of television channel LeiTv as a brand, focusing on two topics: editorial choices (among them the production and the adaptation of specific programs) and marketing strategies. The first chapter, after an overview of the scientific literature about branding, as a strategy to guide consumers, tries to show the benefits of branding even among television networks. In the second and the third chapter, through the interviews of six LeiTv professionals, are examined the editorial choices (in particular, niche targeting and factual programming) and the marketing strategies of the channel (above all the passage from brand marketing to a product marketing approach). The last chapter analyzes the adaptation of the English tv format Don't Tell the Bride, which embodies the perfect example of branded program, intended by the tv channel to represent its factual entertaining and ironic identity.


ABSTRACT This study was carried out between April 2014 and March 2016. We counted 233 species dominated by diatoms (126 species) and dinoflagellates (97 species). The most common diatom species were Leptocylindrus danicus and Rhizosolenia styliformus, while Scrippsiella sp. was the most common dinoflagellate species. The richness and relative abundance of diatoms were greater during the spring of 2014–2015 and the winter of 2015 and present an increasing north–south gradient. However, those of dinoflagellates were greater during the summer and autumn seasons of the years 2014–2015 and the winter of 2016, with a decreasing north–south gradient. This could be mainly related to the difference between the requirements of these two groups and the spatiotemporal variability of the physicochemical characteristics of the waters governed by seasonal and inter-annual variations of the currents, by the floods and by the morphology of the coast in this area. Indeed, the increase in the richness and abundance of dinoflagellates coincides with the increase in temperature, transparency and the decrease in the concentration of nutrient salts in the environment. However, the increase in nutrient content, the decrease in temperature and transparency favours diatoms compared with dinoflagellates.


The decay rate for ${\ensuremath{\eta}}_{c}$\ensuremath{\rightarrow}pp\ifmmode\bar\else\textasciimacron\fi{} is computed at the tree level in perturbative QCD, modeling the proton with a quark-diquark system. Satisfactory agreement with the data is obtained. Comparisons with pure-quark models are made and predictions are given for this and other heavy-pseudoscalar-meson decay rates into baryon-antibaryon.


Hooks is a mighty technology in windows system,we can head off,scout,dispose all messages in win32 system.With hooks,powerful applications could be applied in many non-paper computer examinations.This article mainly introduces an exam system using global CBT hook,it reflects the dvantage of hook technology.


Learned helplessness is a learning deficit produced by the previous experience with uncontrollable aversive stimuli. The present paper aims at carrying out a critical review of studies on animal learned helplessness. Conceptual and methodological questions related to learned helplessness are considered, along with its theoretical interpretation. We analyze both the historical evolution of studies on learned helplessness and some controversial experimental results obtained during four decades of research. The relationship between learned helplessness and clinical depression is also discussed, with emphasis on the necessity for a rigorous methodological and conceptual analysis.


Apigenin-7- O - β - D -glucuronide ( 1 ) and scutellarin (scutellarein-7- O - β - D -glucuronide, 2 ) are two major flavone glucuronide components occurring in breviscapines, which are prepared from the traditional Chinese herb Erigeron breviscapus aglycones. Following the same strategy, four naturally occurring flavone-7- O -glycosides, namely apigetrin ( 3 ), plantaginin ( 4 ), apigenin 7- O - β - D -xylopyranoside ( 5 ) and apigenin 7- O - α - L -rhamnopyranoside ( 6 ), were smoothly synthesized in 4 ~ 7 steps with the overall yields of 61%, 13%, 58% and 61%, respectively.


Mental health is considered one of the priorities in government programs carried out by public health operators. Particularly in those countries where there is a significant young population, these programs would have as their goal the control and permanent surveillance or other tangible actions that lead to the continued care of this population since this sector would play a crucial role in the productive development of a society. In this paper the importance in the construction of instruments that measure eventual anomalous situations in young university students from the angle of clinical psychology is emphasized. Essentially we focus on the emergence of disorders of eating behavior derived from various psycho-social factors and personality traits. In this way the present paper contributes by proposing a questionnaire as well as testing its validity and reliability using the modern techniques of statistics and computational simulation.


This article set forth the contents of the commercial rights and interests of sports sponsor, analyzed some problems with sports sponsor and explored to amplify the legal protection of the commercial rights on sports sponsor.


Specific strains of the Pseudomonas fluorescens-Pseudomonas putida group rapidly colonize plant roots of several crops and cause statistically significant yield increases (38). Enhanced plant growth caused by these strains is often accompanied by reductions in root-zone populations of fungi and bacteria. These beneficial strains are also effective biocontrol agents of certain soil borne fungal pathogens (38). This article reviews and describes recent work implicating siderophores [microbial iron(III)-transport agents] produced by beneficial fluorescent pseudomonads as partly responsible for enhanced plant growth and biocontrol. Beneficial fluorescent pseudomonads and other micro organisms can promote plant growth and induce disease suppressiveness by mechanisms other than siderophore production, namely through competition for carbon (12) or through production of hormones, antibiotics, or bacterio cins (14, 18, 19, 24, 47).


On the basis of the imported sustained-release tablets TAKS,controlled-release tablets of diclofenac sodium (CRD) were developed by means of orthogonal design.The dissolutfon of CRD was best described by zeroorder kinetic equation with release rate of 3 mg/h,and there was no significant difference between CRD and TAKS.Release rate of CRD was affected by PH value of delivery medium and rotation speed-There was linear relationship between the release rate and the reciprocal of percentage weight increase of film coating (r=0.9988).There appeared to be insignificant difference within and between three batches of CRD.


We have previously reported that a lymphocyte-enriched fraction ofmurine bone marrow (BML) contains natural regulatory cells (NRC) that can inhibit in vitro proliferative and cytotoxic responses to alloantigens on a dose-dependent basis. In view of the potential importance of these cells to the outcome of bone marrow transplantation, we have undertaken a series of studies designed to inestigate the properties of the effector cell(s). Since clinical and experimental bone marrow transplantation is often performed by inoculating histoincompatible marrow into irradiated hosts, we have investigated the effects of irradiation on NRC and their ability to function across major and minor histocompatibility barriers. In this brief communication, we report that NRC can nonspecifically inhibit cellular immune responses across histocompatibility barriers and are not affected by high doses of irraddiation. In addition, we report that NRC are not T or B lymphocytes.


From the end of June 2021, the state of Israel, where ~60% of the population is vaccinated with an mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine, has an increase in the daily morbidity. This increase may be a result of different events: a temporal decline of the vaccine's efficacy; Lower efficacy of the vaccine against the current Delta ( (B.1.617.2) variant (which is now the dominant strain in Israel); A result of lack of social restrictions, a highly contagious variant, or any combination of the above. We found, by using a novel spatial-dynamic model and recent {aggregate} data from Israel, that this new surge of cases is partiality due to a decline in the shielding of those who were vaccinated about six months ago. Also, we found a decrease in the vaccine's efficacy against severe morbidity for the early elderly population compared to the rest of the vaccinated population. These results, which are consistent with recent studies, emphasize the high ability of the model in evaluating the time- and age-dependent efficacy of the vaccine for different age groups and enables to predict the spread of the pandemic as a function of such efficacy.