The method used by the Pasie Raja community in processing gold is using the amalgamation, which uses chemicals as chemicals to extract the seeds.waste mercury produced is channeled into the river near the mining site in the Sungai Pasie Raja sub-district. The purpose of this study was to analyze the distribution of mercury (Hg) in river water in Pasie Raja District, South Aceh Regency. The method used in this research is a qualitative method with a descriptive method. The results of this study indicate that the highest mercury levels in the river water of Pasie Raja District, South Aceh Regency, are found in the lower reaches of the river, reaching a value of 0.02145 mg/l and the lowest is in the middle, which is <0.0005 mg/l. The conclusion of this study is that river water in Pasie Raja District, South Aceh Regency has been polluted by mercury because the mercury levels in the river water have exceeded the normal threshold for quality standards according to the Ministerial Republic of Indonesia Number 57 of 2016 which is 0.001. It is recommended to the local government to provide direction and understanding to local gold miners about the dangers of using mercury and the negative impact on society, if used sustainably to local gold miners.


An optimized Near-Field/Far-Field (NFFF) transformation technique for the characterization of aperture antennas in spherical geometry is presented. The optimized approach introduced by the Authors for the planar geometry is extended to the spherical one. The transformation is formulated as a linear inverse problem, and the number and the locations of the sampling points are chosen as the ones optimizing the singular value dynamics of the relevant operator to be inverted. The performance of the method is numerically evaluated in terms of both the accuracy and the reduction of the number of field samples against the standard approach.


A pin-on-disk friction and wear tester was used to investigate the tribological properties of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with different sizes and volume fractions as LB2000 vegetable-based oil additive. The wear scar of disk was characterized using scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. Furthermore, the lubrication mechanism of multi-walled carbon nanotubes as vegetable-based oil additive was also discussed. It was found that thin and short multi-walled carbon nanotubes could improve the friction-reducing and anti-wear properties of vegetable-based oil more effectively than thick and long multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The optimal volume fraction of thin and short multi-walled carbon nanotubes was found to be 0.05%.


This study aimed to identify nursing team errors regarding drug preparation and administration, and the actions taken by the hospital where the errors occurred. This quantitative and descriptive study was developed at a hospital in the State of Minas Gerais with 72 participants. The study identified 181 errors. Lack of patient monitoring after medication was the chief error with 60 (33%) occurrences, no patient assessment happened in 36 (20%) instances. Hospital actions subsequent to a medical error were in 24 (41%) cases a warning. In 17 (29%) cases no action was taken. In conclusion, the incidence of medical errors is frequent and serious. The hospital practice of warning the professionals after a medical error can be seen as a punishment to those involved.


No correlation was observed between urea concentration and formol titer of sake on the market, though they were reported to be correlated in laboratory scale brewing. Therefore, changes in the concentration of urea and amino acids in sake mash were followed after the addition of ethanol, and the rate of yeast autolysisw as estimated by determining S-adenosylmethionine and 5'methylthioadenosine as indexes in the sake on the market. Results of correlation analysis supported the view that urea concentration in sake was correlated with the amount of amino acids which were not derived from autolysis of yeasts.


Behçet's disease was first reported by Prof.Dr.Hulusi Behçet in 1937 as a new disease which appeared as a triple symptom complex including recurrent oral genital aphtous ulceration and iritis. Becides these symptoms, such as vascular (% 6-50), Pulmoner (% 5), intestinal, articular, urogenital, cardiac and neurological involvements. The clinical course of Behçet's disease tends to show a certain order of appearence of the symptoms:Oral aphtous ulcers appear first, then skin eruptions, followed by ocular genital and articular involvements usually occur after the appearence of these symptoms. But some patients had vascular involvements initially. This may cause a delay in diagnosis. We present 20 case of Behçet's disease with vascular and pulmoner lesions and provide a brief review of the literature.


In this paper,based on the thermal conductive equations and the steady-state rate equations,theory and numerical analysis of thermal effect was investigated for the single-end-pumped double-clad fiber lasers.According to the results,an effective method was adopted to reduce the thermal effects in our experiment.As a result,an output power of 621.6W was achieved with the optical-optical efficiency of 78.23%.


This paper discusses Hamel's formalism and its applications to structure-preserving integration of the ndimensional spherical pendulum. It utilizes redundant coordinates in order to eliminate multiple charts on the configuration space of the pendulum as well as nonphysical artificial singularities induced by local coordinates, while keeping the minimal possible degree of redundancy and avoiding integration of differential-algebraic equations. We show that by a suitable choice of reconstruction equation, this approach leads to an energy-momentum integrator for the n-dimensional spherical pendulum. Long-time numerical simulations are performed that compare the numerical performance of the proposed Hamel integrator with Störmer–Verlet and RATTLE.


Today, cooling systems are increasingly applied to the structure of machine tools (MT). Unfortunately, to date there have been few efforts to precisely control these cooling systems, which inhibits the full utilisation of their potential to improve MT thermal behaviour (to reduce thermal errors). Moreover, the effects of cooling systems, especially the effects of cutting fluids, on thermal error compensation models are often omitted. This paper deals with the effects of fluid cooling systems on the thermal behaviour of MT and thermal error compensation models. It provides a detailed review of the state of the art, followed by the authors' recent research on these issues. Firstly, the sensitivity of thermal error compensation models based on transfer functions (TF) to modification of fluid cooling systems and cutting fluid presence is discussed. Secondly, gradient regulation of the cooling unit to improve MT accuracy is presented.


A new integrable system associated withuxxx=p(u)+q(u)ux + ut was obtained for looking for a new Miura transformation from nonlinear partial differential equationuxxx=p(u)+q(u)ux + u t to other nonlinear partial differential equation.The Miura transformation was found,for some examples,by applying Miura transformation,solutionφ from known solutionu and a Backlund transformation for a nonlinear partial differential equation was gained.


To be healthy and ready for school, many young children and their families need support services from a variety of programs and organizations, such as early learning centers, nutrition programs, and pediatric, nursing, dental and mental health care providers. One approach to ensuring that families have adequate access to these types of services is to increase funding for individual programs and organizations.


The changes in the teleconnection associated with El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) over the East Asia and North Pacific under greenhouse warming are analyzed herein by comparing the Historical run (1970/1971∼1999/2000) and the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 4.5 run with 31 climate models, participated in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). It is found that CMIP5 models have diverse systematic errors in simulating the ENSO teleconnection pattern from model to model. Therefore, we select 21 models based on the models' performance in simulating teleconnection pattern in the present climate. It is shown that CMIP5 models tend to project an overall weaker teleconnection pattern associated with ENSO over East Asia in the future climate than that in the present climate. It can be also noted that the cyclonic flow over the North Pacific is weakened and shifted eastward. However, uncertainties for the ENSO teleconnection changes still exist, suggesting that much consistent agreements on this future teleconnections associated with ENSO should be taken in a further study.


Teacher and student versions of the same instrument were used to compare the
perceptions of their classroom environments of a sample of mathematics teachers
with those of their students. Overall the data suggest that the teachers had realistic
views of the extent to which their classrooms conformed to constructivist principles,
but significant differences were found for a one quarter of the items suggesting
aspects of the classroom environment that may warrant consideration by teachers.
Teachers' descriptions of ideal and typical mathematics lessons provided insights
into factors that teachers perceived as constraining their capacities to create the
kinds of classroom environments that they wanted and suggest possible reasons for
the discrepancies between their's and their students' perceptions.


Feasible if it has a feasible solution, i.e., one satisfying all constraints in it. Infeasible if it has no feasible solution. History: Beginning J. Farkas's famous paper (1901). These fundamental for deriving necessary optimality conditions for LP and NLP. Farkas was Prof. of theoretical physics at U. of Kolozsvar, Hungary, motivated by nonlinear min problems subject to inequality constraints in study of mechanical equilibrium first posed by J. Fourier in 1798.


Purpose
This paper aims to analyse to what extent Italian industrial districts (IDs), with their traditional manufacturing specialization, experimented a territorial servitisation process in terms of spread of specifically professional and technological knowledge-intensive business services' activities over the period 2012–2018.

Design/methodology/approach
This paper articulates knowledge-intensive business services activities in two types, technological knowledge-intensive business services and professional knowledge-intensive business services. It tracks their growth and their co-location with manufacturing sectors in Italian IDs by means of firm employment data and location quotients. Firm employment data is extracted from Statistical Archive of Active firms (ASIA) data set provided by Italian National Institute for Statistics (ISTAT). ASIA data is matched with ISTAT territorial identification of Italian local labour systems and IDs.

Findings
In 2018, Italian IDs featured, next to their traditional over-specialisation in manufacturing activities, an under-specialisation in knowledge-intensive business services' activities. Nevertheless, the dynamic analysis carried out over the period 2012–2018 shows that IDs firm employment in technological knowledge-intensive business services and professional knowledge-intensive business services grew at a higher rate than the national average.

Originality/value
The novelty of this paper is to distinguish between technological knowledge-intensive business services and professional knowledge-intensive business services and to measure the presence and the growth of these two different types of knowledge-intensive business services in Italian IDs.


Antibodies that recognize the centrosome‐associated protein centrin were used to characterize centrosomal origin and positioning during fertilization and the first cell cycle in Fucus distichus subsp. evanescens (C. Agardh) Powell and Pelvetia compressa (J. Agardh) De Toni. Centrin was identified in sperm, eggs, and zygotes on protein blots, indicating the protein is present in both gametes. Using immunofluorescence microscopy, centrin was found in discrete foci in sperm. In contrast, eggs lack centrosomes and centrin was not detectable by immunofluorescence, indicating that centrin was probably dispersed in the cytoplasm. Two foci of centrin were present on the nuclear envelope of zygotes, but microtubules remained dispersed over the zygotic nucleus. Centrin foci separated over the nuclear envelope as the first cell cycle progressed. Microtubules became concentrated at the centrin foci to form centrosomes that gave rise to the spindle poles at mitosis.


We study fault-tolerant distributed optimization of a sum of convex (cost) functions with real-valued scalar input/output in the presence of crash faults or Byzantine faults. In particular, the goal is to optimize a global cost function $\frac{1}{n}\sum_{i\in \mathcal{V}} h_i(x)$, where $\mathcal{V}=\{1, \ldots, n\}$ is the collection of agents, and $h_i(x)$ is agent $i$'s local cost function, which is initially known only to agent $i$. Since the above global cost function cannot be optimized exactly in presence of crash faults or Byzantine faults, we define two weaker versions of the problem for crash faults and Byzantine faults, respectively.
When some agents may crash, the goal for the weaker problem is to generate an output that is an optimum of a function formed as $$C(\sum_{i\in \mathcal{N}} h_i(x)+\sum_{i\in \mathcal{F}} \alpha_i h_i(x)),$$ where $\mathcal{N}$ is the set of non-faulty agents, $\mathcal{F}$ is the set of faulty agents (crashed agents), $0\le \alpha_i\le 1$ for each $i\in \mathcal{F}$ and $C$ is a normalization constant such that $C(|\mathcal{N}|+\sum_{i\in \mathcal{F}} \alpha_i)=1$. We present an iterative algorithm in which each agent only needs to perform local computation, and send one message per iteration.
When some agents may be Byzantine, the system cannot take full advantage of the data kept by non-faulty agents. The goal for the associated weaker problem is to generate an output that is an optimum of a function formed as $$\sum_{i\in \mathcal{N}}\alpha_i h_i(x),$$ such that $\alpha_i\geq 0$ for each $i\in \mathcal{N}$ and $\sum_{i\in \mathcal{N}}\alpha_i=1$. We present an iterative algorithm, where only local computation is needed and only one message per agent is sent in each iteration, that ensures that at least $|\mathcal{N}|-f$ agents have weights ($\alpha_i$'s) that are lower bounded by $\frac{1}{2(|\mathcal{N}|-f)}$.


Electrical injuries can range from small skin burns to life threatening internal organ damage. The most extreme form of electric shock, such as caused by a lightning strike, often results in instant death by electrocution. There is a lack of evidence regarding the management of patients after electrical accidents, which can cause concern for clinicians when these patients present. This article discusses the main types of electrical injuries, their underlying pathophysiology, and practical issues relating to monitoring and treating seriously injured patients as well as those who are apparently well. How common are electric shocks?


A high-low-pressure switching method for a double-cylinder pumping device includes that, firstly, high-pressure pumping operation of the double-cylinder pumping device is stopped so as to enable the double-cylinder pumping device to keep a high-pressure pumping to-be-switched stated for first preset delay time ta; secondly, a rodless cavity of a first main oil cylinder and a rodless cavity of a second main oil cylinder are communicated with each other to form a communicated cavity, a cavity with a rod of the first main oil cylinder and a cavity with a rod of the second main oil cylinder are communicated with a first working oil path and a second working oil path respectively so as to enable the double-cylinder pumping device to keep a low-pressure pumping preparing state for second preset delay time tb; and thirdly, the double-cylinder pumping device is in a low-pressure pumping operation state. In addition, the invention further provides a hydraulic control system of the double-cylinder pumping device and a pumping device. Sequential control of high-low-pressure switching is achieved, certain buffering time is kept after a corresponding step, operation is conducted after a system oil path is stabilized, hydraulic impact is effectively relieved, and the main oil cylinders can work stably.


Abstract Wild strain, mated, female Mexican fruit flies, Anastrepha ludens (Loew), with no prior experience with fruit (naïve), were not attracted to and did not attempt oviposition in yellow chapote (Sargentia greggii) fruit more so than grapefruit (Citrus paradisi) in wind tunnel experiments. Naïve, mated laboratory strain females preferred grapefruit. Prior experience with chapote increased attraction of both laboratory and wild strains to chapote. More naïve than chapote-experienced females of both strains attempted to oviposit on the sides of the wind tunnel. Naïve laboratory strain males were more attracted to grapefruit than chapote. Naïve wild males and chapote-experienced wild and laboratory males did not prefer either fruit.


While 'cultural studies is caught in a traffic jam', at the same time the seemingly global crisis of cultural studies coincides with the late reception and high popularity of cultural studies in the German-speaking countries after the 'cultural' and the 'linguistic turns'. Yet, the political and academic history and the contexts of the emergence of cultural studies and 'Kulturwissenschaften', as well as their by now established academic traditions and the manifold relations to current developments, are rarely defined and scrutinized. In this paper,we will relate some theoretical and historical perspectives concerning the relationship between cultural studies and the historical disciplines in the German-speaking context. We shall try to trace the potential of mutual benefits between cultural studies and history by foregrounding the political commitment of academic work that still seems to be one of the most important traits of CS as much as the necessity of a stronger notion of the contextualization that history and historiographical methodology provides.


This paper presents a new "epistemological" theory of culture that explains how individuals enhance their sense of security in the world by creating and maintaining culture as knowledge of the world. Using cognitive and affective processes previously ignored by culture theorists, the theory posits three dimensions of cultural production: we articulate, typify, and orient our experiences to make them meaningful. The theory asserts that we produce culture because it allows us to feel as if we understand our world, and to perceive it as ordered; this in turn triggers an aesthetic response of knowledge-based affect. The theory explains how cultural production is motivated by the pursuit of meaningfulness as well as material interests. The theory describes how an oppressive culture can be reproduced unintentionally, even by the groups it oppresses. The theory also identifies connections between social structure and culture where conditions of ambiguity or control have implications for how meaning can be created.


Lecture 1 ended by studying the problem of predicting the outcomes of games played among k teams, where a game between two of these k teams is played in every round. Assume the outcomes ys, s = 1 . . . t − 1 in t− 1 rounds have been observed for pairs of teams (i1, j1), . . . , (it−1, jt−1). Further assume that there exists a perfect ranking π∗ ∈ Sk determining the outcomes ys of each game. Without loss of generality (WLOG) assume π(is) < π (js) for s = 1, . . . , t− 1. In round t, the pair (it, jt) is observed. The Halving algorithm makes a prediction ŷt of the outcome yt by comparing the number of members of the following sets:


A 46-year-old post-COVID-19-positive male patient presented with sudden onset painless loss of vision in the left eye (LE). There was history of oral tadalafil intake 10 days before vision loss. Clinical and imaging examinations led to the diagnosis of central serous chorioretinopathy with torpedo maculopathy in LE. No active intervention was done. There was complete resolution of neurosensory detachment with improvement of vision 1 month following the presentation.


Aims: The main goal of this study is to draw attention to the dangers of anaesthetic management during laparoscopic procedures on the abdominal aorta and its branches.

Methodology: In this study, the risks of anaesthetic management during laparoscopic interventions on the abdominal aorta and its branches were determined by a systematic search use. The most recent studies in Scopus, PubMed, and google scholar databases. The search terms used were: [Risk OR adverse effect OR side effects] AND [Anaesthesia OR Anaesthetic management] AND [laparoscopic intervention or laparoscopy] AND [abdominal aorta OR abdominal aortic aneurysms] were evaluated.

Results: 1070 articles using electronic databases were first collected. After a deep search, 238 articles were selected and given to the writers for additional evaluations. A thorough brainstorming session that resulted in the selection of 12 relevant papers for the evaluation was conducted. Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) that is affected by age necessitate surgical treatment. For AAA patients, laparoscopic surgery has become a vital procedure with a number of advantages. Laparoscopic surgery has become a standard medical procedure because it reduces tissue trauma and provides significant advantages. The administration of anaesthesia in patients having laparoscopic surgery, however, is crucial and demands special attention. Despite the rarity of absolute contraindications, the anaesthetist must carefully choose the patients who may undergo such procedures and must constantly be prepared for intraoperative issues. The pain experienced by patients having laparoscopic operations, such as appendectomy, is likely to be understated, so small incisions do not always imply reduced pain levels.

Scientific Novelty: This is the first systematic review that highlights anaesthetic management during laparoscopic interventions on the abdominal aorta and its branches risks.

Conclusion: In extended laparoscopic surgery, general anaesthesia and epidural analgesia can be used together with the advantage of reduced postoperative pain severity thanks to patient-controlled spinal anaesthesia.


Objective History and physical examination do not reliably exclude serious bacterial infections (SBIs) in infants. We examined potential markers of SBI in young febrile infants. Design We reviewed white cell count (WBC), absolute neutrophil count (ANC), neutrophil to lymphocyte count ratio (NLR) and C reactive protein (CRP) in infants aged 1 week to 90 days, admitted for fever to one medical centre during 2012–2014. Results SBI was detected in 111 (10.6%) of 1039 infants. Median values of all investigated diagnostic markers were significantly higher in infants with than without SBI: WBC (14.4 vs 11.4 K/µL, P<0.001), ANC (5.8 vs 3.7 K/µL, P<0.001), CRP (19 vs 5 mg/L, P <0.001) and NLR (1.2 vs 0.7, P<0.001). Areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for discriminating SBI were: 0.65 (95% CI 0.59 to 0.71), 0.69 (95% CI 0.63 to 0.74), 0.71 (95% CI 0.65 to 0.76) and 0.66 (95% CI 0.60 to 0.71) for WBC, ANC, CRP and NLR, respectively. Logistic regression showed the best discriminative ability for the combination of CRP and ANC, with AUC: 0.73 (95% CI 0.67 to 0.78). For invasive bacterial infection, AUCs were 0.70 (95% CI 0.56 to 0.85), 0.80 (95% CI 0.67 to 0.92), 0.78 (95% CI 0.68 to 0.89) and 0.78 (95% CI 0.66 to 0.90), respectively. CRP combined with NLR or ANC were the best discriminators of infection, AUCs: 0.82 (95% CI 0.70 to 0.95) and 0.82 (95% CI 0.68 to 0.95), respectively. Conclusions Among young febrile infants, CRP was the best single discriminatory marker of SBI, and ANC was the best for invasive bacterial infection. ANC and NLR can contribute to evaluating this population.


A three-year-old, male German Shepherd dog previously (five months ago) managed for anorexia and bleeding from the perineum was re-presented with similar complaints in addition to abnormal gait observed on the day of the presentation. The dog was born with congenital urethral defect and urinates without problem via the defective urethra around the perineum. Physical examination revealed weakness, arched back, scald dermatitis, haematuria, perineal urethral opening, cleft scrotum, hypoplastic penis and prepuce, urinary incontinence, and abdominal tenderness. Transabdominal ultrasound revealed pyelonephritis and contrast cystograph showed evidence of urinary bladder diverticulum. Haematuria, bacteriuria, hyperproteinaemia and leucocytosis were also evident from laboratories. Physiologic saline solution, enrofloxacin and streptomycin sulphate were used to flush urinary bladder (intracystic instillation) daily for 5 consecutive days. Enrofloxacin injection at 5 mg/kg was administered intramuscularly daily for 1 week and paracetamol injection at 10 mg/kg was administered daily intramuscularly for 5 days. The management was purely that of urinary tract infection as the owner turned down the possibility surgical intervention. Eventually, the patient responded positively as the presented clinical signs disappeared, became lively and demanding of outdoor activities.


Although actions under § 1983 have traditionally been a federal court remedy, an increasing number of litigants have turned to the state courts to pursue claims under § 1983. In light of this trend, the author presents a comprehensive examination of state court § 1983 actions - focusing on the choice of the state forum as a tactical decision, the power and duty of state courts to hear § 1983 actions, and the specific procedural and remedial issues that will arise in state court § 1983 litigation.


This executive order by Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. appoints Mrs. Linda L. (Joy) Logan as Treasurer of Beaufort County.


The quality of digital images are degraded by the noises. In this paper, a combined filtering approach is proposed to remove the salt & pepper noise. It consist of three value weighted filter and traditional median filter. In three value weighted filter, a variable local window is applied to find the noisy pixels. By using the noise free pixels in that window, the noisy pixels are reconstructed using three value method. In median filter, a variable local window is applied to reconstruct the noisy pixels. In that window the central noisy pixel is reconstructed by the median value of the pixels in that window. At last wavelet transform is used to increase the resolution of the reconstructed image. The experimental results shows that the proposed filter denoises the image and improves the resolution when compared to the existing methods.


Whenever I am tempted to believe that society's attitudes don't change and that life is simply a replay of the same phenomena and ideas, I find myself brought up short by something that forces me to accept that attitudes can indeed be transformed over time. I began thinking about this after reading a clipping on Statistics Canada's latest data on abortion. I doubt that any other topic reveals just how much society, and medicine for that matter, have been transformed over time. When I was a medical student in the early '40s, and for a considerable time after that, the artificial termination of pregnancy was considered an unspeakable crime. These attitudes held even though we all knew that more-or-less respectable women were having abortions performed by more-or-less respectable physicians. No one knew for certain how widespread the practice was, but enough patients turned up in emergency departments or in the morgue for us to know it was going on, and to arouse the ire and indignation of society's moralists. The abortion issue also affected the way we thought. One of my classmates at McGill announced that the minute he earned a little money after starting to practise, he was going to open a special bank account containing $500 that would provide insurance "just in case I get some girl into trouble." I doubt that many of us emulated him, but I do know that several classmates admired his foresight. His declaration simply voiced one of the double standards of the day. It would never have occurred to any of us to report him for "conspiring to procure an abortion," which was the phrase newspapers of the day favoured. Abortion was legalized in 1969, and since then Statistics Canada has recorded a steady rise in the number of therapeutic abortions. It wasn't until 1994 that the numbers showed signs of levelling off, at 15.5 abortions per 1000 females aged 15 to 44; that was up slightly from the 1993 rate of 15.3. A little more than half of the 1994 abortions involved women in their 20s; the average age was 26, with 1 in 5 women being under 20. Although I had expected that the recession of the early '90s would have seen more married women seeking abortions, the reverse turned out to be true: only 21% of abortions involved married women in 1994, down from 31% a decade earlier. These numbers, and our openness in discussing them, reflect a drastic change in societal attitudes. Nowhere is this more strikingly illustrated than in the Yellow Pages, which now contain a heading called Abortion Services. In Ottawa there are 5 listings, including 1 for the local Morgentaler clinic. As I read down the list, I began to realize how wide a chasm society has crossed. The credit for bringing the revolution about certainly belongs to Dr. Henry Morgentaler, but it is clear that Canada's social climate had been changing slowly for several years before he defied the law by opening his first abortion clinic in Montreal. The change in attitude occurred after court challenges to his clinic proved unsuccessful. True, the anti-abortion campaign is not yet dead, but its force has become so attenuated the impact is limited. This remarkable social transformation took place within a few years. The topic we had discussed sotto voce in medical school is now advertised in the phone book. When Winston Churchill said that the "mill of justice grinds very slow, but it grinds exceedingly fine," I doubt he had abortion in mind. If he had, he might have added "when the time is ripe," as it finally was in the case of abortion. s


What happens when we read a text like The Name of the Rose? How may we understand what is fictional and what is true in it? By working on Eco's Confessions of a Young Novelist, we will try to investigate the phenomenology of reading together with immersivity and our emotional involvement with fiction.


This article introduced HUANG Hai-long's clinical experience in treating miscellaneous diseases, such as hysteromyoma, secondary infertility and hemospermia, and introduced the therapeutical effect of hualiu decoction, which was one of HUANG Hai-long's empirical formula, and explained the clinical experience in treating hemospermia by the method of applying clearing after tonifying.


Distribution and biology of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus {Rivas, 1966) were investigated in the Red Sea along the coast off Jizan between 15•45-17•47 E and 419 48-42"38 N. The juvenile and immature fish were distributed at a depth range of 6- 27 m (winter 15-21, summer 6-27 m) and mature fish from 27 to 59 m (winter 29-35, summer 27-59 m). Of the 153 specimens, the male to female sex ratio was 1:0.9. Females dominated in the months of January, April and July. Size at first maturity was 440 mm total body length or TL (female) and 500 mm TL (male). Spawning period was July-August. Mean fecundity of seven fish, 3-6 years old, was 169,000 eggs. Annual rings appeared on scales mostly in July. Length was back-calculated by TL= 67.3 + 4.42 scale diameter (R=0.99). The commercial catch was dominated by age group III+ fish. Weight-length and girth-length relations were determined. Mean values of condition "K" and relative condition factor "Kn" of fish in combined sexes are 1.45° 0.13 and 0.98°0.03, respectively. Planktonic crustaceans, fish eggs and fish larvae were preferred by juvenile and immature fish, while larger crustaceans, molluscs and fish were preferred by mature fish as their diet.


Psoriasis (PsO) is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin diseases in Europe. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is closely associated to PsO; up to 40% of PsO patients develop PsA. The transition from PsO to PsA includes different stages with unspecific clinical symptoms such as fatigue or musculoskeletal (MSK) symptoms as well as changes in synovial vascularization combined with increased expression of proangiogenic factors [1]. Fluorescence-optical imaging (FOI, [Xiralite]) is an easy-to-use method to detect changes in microvascularisation of the hands.To compare findings from FOI assessment to clinical examination (SJC/TJC) and musculoskeletal ultrasound in patients (MSUS) with non-specific MSK-symptoms and changes in microvascularisation without evidence of clinical active PsA.The German multicentre observational XCITING study recruited patients with dermatological confirmed PsO at risk for development of PsA (either nail psoriasis or MSK symptoms such as joint pain or swelling within the last 6 months). Clinical examination (CE; swollen (66) and tender (68) joint count, enthesitis, dactylitis assessment), standardized MSUS and FOI assessment were performed by a qualified rheumatologist at one time point with focus on the question of presence of PsA. Data were analyzed in focus on increased vascularization of MSK structures of both hands as marker of inflammation. The patients at-risk for PsA development but without clinically active PsA (CE negative, FOI positive) were analyzed. Results from CE of joints, MSUS and FOI were compared.391 PsO patients were recruited for the XCITING study in total. 108 patients (27.6%) were identified as at-risk population (CE negative, FOI positive). Baseline characteristics included a mean age of 51.4 years (SD 11.3), 61.1% female, mean BMI 27.8 kg/m2 (SD 5.2), mean age of onset PsO 30.4 years (SD 17), mean duration of PsO of 16.9 years (SD 14.4), mean PASI 4.3 (SD 5.8) and mean patient's global disease activity for PsO of 24.4mm (SD 21.1). In 24.1% psoriasis plaques on the hand were documented. Pattern for frequency of scores in FOI, CE and MSUS in the dominant hand were compared (Figure 1). Frequency of swollen joints and synovitis with power Doppler activity (PD Mode) was very low in these patients whereas TJC, detection of synovitis in MSUS and FOI signals were detected in overlapping regions at the hands, showing high correlation. The highest correlation is found between TJC and FOI (Figure 1).Figure 1.Overview of frequency of involvement in joints for the different assessments (MSUS, SJC/TJC and FOI)FOI signals in the hands correlate to the findings of TJC (and B-Mode US) in the clinical examination indicating early stages of MSK inflammation that may result in active PsA development. FOI as standardized and easy-to-use technique might be a suitable tool for early detection of PsA in Psoriasis population. A follow up in these patients will reveal prediction values of the method.[1]Scher, J.U., et al., Preventing psoriatic arthritis: focusing on patients with psoriasis at increased risk of transition. Nat Rev Rheumatol, 2019. 15(3): p. 153-166.Michaela Köhm Grant/research support from: Pfizer, Sarah Ohrndorf: None declared, Xenofon Baraliakos: None declared, Konstantin Hallmann Grant/research support from: Pfizer, Susanne Kempinski: None declared, Ann Christina Foldenauer Grant/research support from: Pfizer, Tanja Rossmanith Grant/research support from: Pfizer, Ulf Henkemeier Grant/research support from: Pfizer, Frank Behrens Grant/research support from: Pfizer


This writing deals with an analysis of a literary work entitles "The Lottery" written by Shirley Jackson. In this case, the work is analyzed deconstructively. The result shows that there are some events found which undermine the stable, universal meanings such as the concept of lottery itself which is signified very differently from the stable meaning. Besides, the pleasant atmosphere presented at the beginning of the work doesn't offer enjoyable events that follow, what makes it more astonishing is the fact that the villagers sacrifice one of them only because they get used to it and evenworse, they enjoy to sacrife one of them.


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Design criteria presented aimed at minimizing or eliminating the indirect effects of lightning. Certain premises were cited on which the criteria were based. Premises indicate that it is desirable to prevent irreversible damage to the aircraft, and that safety of the crew and vehicle is essential. Electronic equipment must be located in regions where the electromagnetic fields produced by lightning are lowest and must be designed with protective shielding.


Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a retinal degeneration which can be produced by a large number of different genetic mutations. In the early stages rod photoreceptor function is more severely impaired than cone photoreceptor function, and the rate of degeneration is faster for rods than for cones. Although the end stage can be complete loss of light perception, visual acuity often remains relatively unaffected despite severe loss of peripheral visual function.


The rare-earth metals Y, Sm and Yb have been irradiated with electrons over the energy range 0.4 to 1.7 MeV at a temperature of Tirr<or approximately=12K, and the damage production as well as the annealing spectra were determined. By fitting the electrical resistivity change rates to theoretical displacement cross sections, the authors have determined the minimum threshold energies for atomic displacement: TdY=(14.6+or-1) eV, Td1Sm=(9.5+or-1.5) eV, Td1Yb=(8.7+or-0.7) eV. Tentative values for the Frenkel pair (FP) resistivities have been proposed taking into account the magnetic order of Sm: rho FY=(50+or-20)*10-4 Omega cm (FP)-1, rho FSm=(140+or-30)*10-4 Omega cm (FP)-1, rho FYb=(75+or-25)*10-4 Omega cm (FP)-1. The threshold energies and the temperatures for interstitial long-range migration for the three metals have been compared with empirical expressions deduced from earlier work and their dependence on the corresponding crystallographic structure and on the ionic configuration has been emphasised.


Risk features of the assets managed by one financial institution can reflect the ability of financial risk management of the institution.This paper presents a method to evaluate the ability of risk management based on generalized stochastic dominance,which uses upper conditional expectation and high degree expected shortfall to make an overall judgment about the level of the risk management ability by whether generalized stochastic dominance between two assets managed by different institution.An empirical study is made to verify the method,the results is in accord with the real situation.


ranged from 3% in West Virginia to 19% in Arizona for UC patients, and from 4% in New Hampshire to 13% in New Mexico for CD patients. Prolonged use of CS (combined UC and CD) was the lowest in Kentucky (Odds Ratio [OR]=0.71; p≤.001) and the highest in South Dakota (OR=2.03; p =.005) (Figures 1A-B); CS-sparing therapy use was the lowest in Delaware (OR=0.51; p=.001) and the highest in Minnesota(OR=1.44; p=.046). Among UC patients, Virginia (OR=1.72; p=.030) and Arizona (OR=1.83; p=.049) had bone loss assessment rates that were higher than the rest of the country (Figure 1C). Bone loss assessment rate was the lowest in Mississippi (OR=0.52; p=.037) and the highest in Texas (OR=1.51; p≤.001) for CD patients (Figure 1D). Conclusion: Th is fi rst nationwide assessment of established quality indicators in IBD identifi ed substantial non-compliance related to steroid use and avoidance. Regional variations likely represent prescriber variation, but disease type may also factor into these fi ndings. Th is information will inform future quality improvement eff orts.


After entering into WTO, the regulations of its law system put forward a higher requirement for China's environmental protection system. It is urgent to improve environmental protection system to keep sustainable development of economy. The paper discusses the challenges to environmental protection system, and offers some measures to solve the problems.


We described the role of multi detector computerized tomography in the detection and exclusion of coronary in-stent re-stenosis compared with the conventional coronary angiography.
 PATIENTS AND METHODS: 30 patients pretreated with coronary stenting and complaining of angina like symptoms underwent dual source coronary angiography one day before performing conventional coronary angiography.
 RESULTS: 47 stents were examined 43 of them were assessable by DSCT-CA and the calculated sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, positive predictive value and overall accuracy of all assessable stents were 100%, 90%, 100%, 81% and 93%, respectively. When analyzing the results for stents ≤2.75mm in diameters the results were less encouraging, The calculated sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, positive predictive value and overall accuracy of all assessable stents were 100%, 70%, 100%, 40% and 75%, respectively.
CONCLUSION: With the high sensitivity and negative predictive value -reaching up to 100%- with dual source CT scanners, it could be used confidently to rule out in-stent re-stenosis. However, due to the frequent false positive results, careful patient selection should be done.


Striding to extend the length of metal-atom strings, oligo-α-pyridylamino ligands are modulated with naphthyridyl moieties leading to the undeca-nickel mixed-valence complexes [Ni11(bnatpya)4Cl2]4+ (1) and [Ni11(bnatpya)4Cl2]2+ (2). The first single-molecule conductance measurements of a linear undeca-nickel chain were performed.


In the past decade, we have witnessed more progress in the treatment of multiple myeloma than any other cancer. An improved understanding of disease pathogenesis coupled with biomarker discovery has led to a new disease definition.1 The pronounced depth of response that is possible with new treatments has prompted the development of the assessment of minimal residual disease.2 More importantly, overall survival among patients with myeloma has more than doubled, which is attributable in large part to the effective incorporation of lenalidomide (an immunomodulatory, cereblon-binding drug) and bortezomib (a first-in-class proteasome inhibitor) into the modern therapy for the disease. In . . .


In this paper, we introduce a new concept of derivations (left or right) of contra fuzzy ideals of BF-algebra. We state and prove some theorems about fundamental properties of it. Moreover, we give the concepts of the image and the pre-image of derivations of contra fuzzy ideals under homomorphism of BF-algebra. Furthermore, we give the Cartesian product of derivations of contra fuzzy ideals in Cartesian product of BF-algebra.


Geographical mapping has revolutionized data analysis with the help of analytical tools in the fields of social and economic studies, whereby representing statistical research variables of interest as geographic characteristics presents visual insights. This study employed the QGIS mapping tool to create predicted choropleth maps of Visegrád Group countries based on crime rate. The forecast of the crime rate was generated by time series analysis using the ARIMA (autoregressive integrated moving averages) model in SPSS. The literature suggests that many variables influence crime rates, including unemployment. There is always a need for the integration of widespread data insights into unified analyses and/or platforms. For that reason, we have taken the unemployment rate as a predictor series to predict the future rates of crime in a comparative setting. This study can be extended to several other predictors, broadening the scope of the findings. Predictive data-based choropleth maps contribute to informed decision making and proactive resource allocation in public safety and security administration, including police patrol operations. This study addresses how effectively we can utilize raw crime rate statistics in time series forecasting. Moreover, a visual assessment of safety and security situations using ARIMA models in SPSS based on predictor time-series data was performed, resulting in predictive crime mapping.


-----------------------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT-------------------------------------------------------------Sensor nodes can be used for continuous sensing, location sensing and event detection with the help of different types of sensors such as seismic, thermal, visual, infrared, magnetic, and many gaseous sensors. Sensor networks have wide range of applications including medical, military, home, etc. All these applications involve vigorous wireless communication protocol that is good in reduced energy utilization. A Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy (LEACH) algorithm is a protocol designed to obtain energy efficient application specific data aggregation with good performance for the wireless sensor networks. LEACH is a cluster-based routing protocol in which each node has given equal probability to act as cluster head. In this paper, analysis has been done with LEACH protocol and modified LEACH protocols like LEACH-C, and DEEAC. Analyses show that with proper enhancement in the LEACH design, the transmission can enhance the energy efficiency and increase the life time of the sensor node.


To the Editor .—In the December 1991 issue of theArchives, Radkowksi et al 1 discuss the absolute need for nuclear scanning in patients with midline cervical cysts. We are concerned with the fact that ultrasound is not included in the workup of the patients. Ultrasound is useful in identifying the mass, its internal architecture, and the presence of other subsidiary masses. It also characterizes the appearance, size, and echogenicity of the thyroid gland. It is our belief that ultrasound should be the first study performed. 2 If a normally positioned thyroid gland is seen and a mass superior to it in the midline has the typical appearance of a thyroglossal duct cyst (eg, echo-free cyst or a cyst with low-level echoes) then further investigation is not necessary. If, however, normal thyroid tissue is not seen and the ultrasound of the mass has the echogenicity consistent with thyroid tissue then further


I consider myself lucky. I've worked with both Tim Maggs and Tom Huffman and regard them as close friends and wonderful mentors. I was a student at the University of the Witwatersrand in the early 1980s, but first registered for zoology and geography. During orientation week in 1981, I went to an Earth Sciences panel discussion where Tom was one of several academics given five minutes to persuade students that it would be a grave mistake to leave university without completing a course in their various disciplines. Five minutes was all it took and I signed up for archaeology in 1982.


Azo dyes due to the presence of benzene ring, toxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and low biodegradability have become a major problem in the aqueous environment. In this study, Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) was employed as a catalyst to activate persulfate (PS) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) for removal of Sunset Yellow (SY) from aqueous solutions using integrated H2O2/ZVI/PS process. The effects of operational parameters (solution pH, H2O2 concentration, PS concentration, and ZVI dose) were studied on SY removal. According to the results, about 100% efficiency was obtained by the H2O2/ZVI/PS for dye removal at: pH = 3, ZVI 50 mg/L, 1 mM H2O2 concentration, 1 mM PS concentration, and 30 min reaction time. The kinetic study implied that the H2O2/ZVI/PS process followed the first-order kinetic model. The total organic carbon (TOC) test showed that about 65% of mineralization was achieved after 30 min. Moreover, the ZVI particles showed a suitable efficiency after five cycles, and hence, it can be used as an eco-friendly, cost effective and reusable catalyst for the treatment of wastewaters contaminated with such dyes.


The authors describe phenomological and mathematical models of airways compressibility. A detailed demonstration is given of deprivation and practical results of the identification of parameters and quantification of initial resistance (Ro), lung elasticity (E), airways collapsibility (Q) and alveolar elasticity (collapsibility) (O). A mathematical model completed in this way is important for interpreting more precisely resistance loops registered by Bodytest‐apparatus and, especially, for increasing their importance for the diagnosis of breathing disorders.


The need for nurses to play an increased role in Indias national family planning program has directed attention to preservice and inservice training activities. The preservice education program seeks to create awareness among nurses of the need for family planning to help students to recognize family planning promotion as an essential aspect of the professional role of nurses and to equip students with scientific up-to-date information on methods of fertility control. At present nursing schools include family planning as a separate subject that is taught in the final year of training. However efforts are being made to integrate family planning into other aspects of the curriculum including anatomy and physiology community health pediatric nursing and midwifery. The inservice education program is aimed at increasing the knowledge and skills of nursing staff by presenting state-of-the-art information and encouraging specialization. The inservice program is dynamic and changes according to the needs of the individual. It is a part of the day-to-day routine for all categories of staff and is given during regular working hours. Evaluation is an integral part of inservice training. Overall there are 4 components of nurses training: orientation skill training leadership and management development and continuing education.


Satellite and ground-based observations from March 28 to 29, 1992, were combined in the assimilative mapping of ionospheric electrodynamics (AMIE) procedure to derive realistic global distributions of the auroral precipitation and ionospheric convection which were used as inputs to the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) thermosphere-ionosphere general circulation model (TIGCM). Comparisons of neutral model winds were made with Fabry-Perot measurements and meridional winds derived from ionosondes. The peak equatorward winds occurred 1–2 hours later in the model. Gravity waves launched from high-latitude Joule heating sources reached the equator in about 2 hours and agreed with observed variations in the height of the maximum electron density (hmF2) and in the meridional winds. Joule heating events produced minima in the O/N2 ratio that moved equatorward and usually westward in longitudinal strips which lasted about a day. Changes in the O/N2 ratio and in the peak electron density (NmF2) were strongly correlated so the observed daytime NmF2 values for stations near 50° magnetic latitude were generally reproduced by AMIE-TIGCM on the second day of the simulation. The AMIE-TIGCM underestimated the electron density after midnight by up to a factor of 2 in midlatitudes, while the modeled F2 layer was about 35 km lower than the observations at midnight. Shifting the model winds 2 hours earlier at night could double the NmF2 at 0400 LT and increase hmF2 by 20 km. NmF2 could also be increased at night by realistically increasing the TIGCM nighttime downward fluxes of O+ at the upper boundary.


Effects of PA on in vitro shoot proliferation and root formation were investigated using shoot cultures of three Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) cultivars. PA inhibited shoot multiplication and promoted initiation and development of roots in the cultured shoots of three cultivars, resulting in increasing the proportion of rooted shoots. Chemical name used: pyroligneous acid (PA). by distillation. The distillation duration was ≈10 h and the rate of temperature increase was 2 °C per min., with maximum temperature of ≈500 °C. Crude PA was obtained as a dripping solution from the base of an opening of a gas spillage and was kept for 6 months in a dark, cool room. The top clear layer was removed from the deposited tar by filtering through a coffee filter paper (Karita Co., Tokyo) and was used in the following experiment. Shoot proliferation and rooting investiga- tion. To investigate the effect of PA on shoot proliferation, shoot tips were transferred to a proliferation medium containing 0%, 0.001%, 0.01%, or 0.1% (v/v) PA. The number of new shoots formed from each initial shoot and the rate of fresh weight increase after 30 d were recorded. To investigate the effect of PA on rooting, 10 mm shoot tips were cut and trans- ferred to a root initiation medium consisting of half-strength MS with 4.9 µM IBA, 58.5 µM sucrose, 1.35 mM phloroglucinol (1,3,5- trihydroxybenzene), 0.8% powder agar and 0%, 0.001%, 0.01% or 0.1% (v/v) PA and were kept in the dark at 25 °C. After 5 d, they were transferred to the same medium without IBA (root development medium). Rooting frequency, the average root length and sur- vival rate were recorded after 45 d. All media were adjusted to pH 5.7 and were autoclaved at 121 °C for 20 min. The PA solution was adjusted to pH 5.7 using 1.0 N NaOH, and the PA solution and phloroglucinol were filter- sterilized and were added to the medium after autoclaving. All cultures were incubated at a 16-h photoperiod illuminated by a cool-white fluorescent light (50 µmol·m -2


The article analyzes the international competitiveness in the garlic market in the last two decades. In particular, the work investigates the behavior of Brazilian imports of this product. The Herfindal-Hirschmann index (HHI) and the Vollrath index of revealed comparative advantage (RACV) were calculated to identify the concentration and competitiveness of garlic exporting countries in the period 2007-2017. The objective of the work is to evaluate the dynamics of Brazilian garlic imports. For this, the Vollrath index of revealed comparative advantage in the Brazilian imports of garlic (RACVImpBR) in the period 2008-2019 was calculated. Adapted from RACV, the RACVImpBR expresses the performance of countries in the market formed by Brazilian imports of garlic. It was found that, in the recent period, Spain gained competitiveness in Brazilian purchases of garlic, to the detriment of China. Concerning global exports, China remained the most competitive country.


Abstract We prove a common fixed point theorem for a pair of self mappings satisfying a generalized contractive type condition in a complete G-metric space. We also deal with other fixed point results for a self mapping in the setting of generalized metric space. Our results generalize some recent results in the literature


This is an electronic copy of an article originally published as: Dames, S. (2020). Why are you thriving when I'm barely surviving?: An exploration of personal resiliency factors that enable novice nurses to thrive. Emerging Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Graduate Research in Education and Psychology, 4 (2), 16-35.
Emerging Perspectives is a peer-reviewed, open access journal developed by members of the Graduate Programs in Education Students' Association at the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary and can be found online at: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ep/index. This article can be found online at: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/ep/article/view/68145.


In order to promote the theoritical investigation on the modern history of China and the changes of rural management system,the process of the People′s Commune Movement in urban and rural areas of Xi′an is discussed.Data from archives and field survey are collected;methods of document analysis are applied.It is concluded that people rushed headlong into mass action in the movement and the People′s Communes were established hurriedly.There were many defects in rural People′s Commune system and its historical end is inevitable.


It had been a fast and furious dogfight, and Squadron Leader Chris le Roux of 602 Squadron had emerged from it with spectacular results: two Messerschmitt Bf 109s destroyed and two damaged. But hardly were his guns silent when the sight of a German staff car and two outriders caught his eye, and he and his squadron swooped down for the attack. A hail of .303 bullets riddled the car and it veered off the road, colliding with trees near the village of Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery. The senior officer was flung out of the vehicle and ended up with a fractured skull and cut face. But he survived. Le Roux and his pilots had come within an ace of killing General Erwin Rommel. The Wehrmacht commander was returning from a meeting to discuss the Allied invasion that had taken place six weeks before, on 6 June 1944. Killing Rommel would have brought Le Roux instant fame, but this would merely have added to his status as an already renowned fighter pilot who had achieved amongst the highest tallies of kills in the Royal Air Force (RAF).


PRGPCSED AMENDMENT: Amend the "Examples" mentioned in regard to the prescribed grammatical agreement between name and epithet, as follows: "Examples: Helleborus niger, Brassica nigra,...; Peridermium balsameum Peck, but also Gloeosporium balsameae... treated as a substantive in the second example. Where the adjectival specific epithet allows two masculine forms (campester-campestris, fer. campestris, neut. campestre; palusterpalustris; silvester-silvestris), the form agreeing with the feminine gender, when used by the author of the basionym, is to be retained when combined with a generic name of masculine gender. Psalliota campestris, when included in Agaricus (masculine gender), remains A. campestris (and not campester)."


The level of service has become the new focus in the market competition. 'Marketing warm-heartedly' isan affecting service form. Therefore, if enterprises want to survive the competition and then lead the market, amployingthe strategy of 'marketing warm-heartedly' is a necessary choice.


Skin cancer is the most frequent type of cancer. It must be detected and treated as soon as possible because it can be fatal. The distinction between cancerous and benign skin lesions is difficult to discern with the naked eye, making cancer detection difficult. Because several lesions may have similar appearances, precise identification of skin cancer is challenging. With the growth of technology and computer vision, several machine learning and deep learning techniques are getting popular in skin lesion categorization tasks. In this paper we proposed a deep learning model using a pretrained DenseNet architecture. For our work, we used the HAM10000 dataset, which contains 10015 dermoscopic images. To demonstrate the significance of using balanced dataset in classification tasks, we conducted two experiments. The imbalanced dataset was employed in the first experiment, while a resampled dataset with balanced classes was used in the second task. In the classification task, employing balanced classes resulted in better performance having accuracy 82.1%.


Chiral 4-[(2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl)oxo]-4-oxobutanoic acid reacts with substituted anilines to produce amides 1-6 in high yields. Resulted amides 1-6 were investigated for their antifungal and antibacterial activities. Compounds 2 (96.5%) against Aspergillus fumigatus and 6 (93.7%) against Helminthosporium sativum demonstrated excellent activities. However, compounds 3 (37.6%) against Bacillus subtilis, 4 (33.2%) against Pseudomonas aurignosa, 5 against Klebsiella pneumonia demonstrated excellent growth inhibition potential.


Faculty productivity is measured as a combination of teaching, research, and service. Universities are making a major push towards offering online courses. As the world-wide-web becomes a state-of-the art delivery medium there is a need among educators and trainers to obtain knowledge about the tools needed for developing and implementing web courses. Assessing the effectiveness of education is centred on student learning. Online proctoring accommodates the growing number of online learners who are looking for an easy, safe, and secure way to take their exams online with a remote proctor.


The importance of an architectural semantic for service-oriented computing starts with the characteristics of software systems that has been recognized with sharing and the utilization of resources. However, an architectural characteristic for service-oriented based applications depends on interaction patterns that utilizes a data format in communication. These patterns also help in establishing communication between service components. The goal of service-oriented computing methodologies could be achieved by adopting a logical separation of services from the actual mechanism of resource assignment and allotment. This shows that how services are reliable as interaction patterns between service provider and requester. It generates the binding patterns between these two and establishes communication between them. This article discusses the mathematical-based semantic model that presents an architectural view for systems that follows a service-oriented computing methodology. It also briefs describes about different execution states and routes, which addresses the service specifications in service-oriented computing.


Experimental research of heating rate influence on coal samples gasification process of Krasnogorsky and Borodinsky coal deposit ranks A and 2B was done to define optimal heating mode in high intensification of dispersal of inflammable gases conditions. Abundance ratio of carbon monoxide and nitrogen monoxide, water vapor, carbon dioxide at four values of heating rate within the range of 5 to 30 K/min. with further definition of optimal heating rate of coals was stated.


In this research, microwave-assisted hydro-distillation and Response Surface Methodology were selected for optimizing factors affecting the yield of essential oil from Citrus reticulate Blanco peels. This combined process was successfully modeled and optimized using a Box–Behnken design with response surface methodology (RSM). The effects of the material and water ratios, extraction time and microwave power on the extraction essential oils, efficiency of Citrus reticulata Blanco Peel were investigated. The optimal conditions for the Citrus reticulate Blanco peels oils yield were found to be a material and water ratios were 3.1:1mL/g, extraction time was 91.24 min, microwave power at 478 (W). Furthermore, analysis of variance indicated that the proposed quadratic model successfully interpreted the experimental data with coefficients of determination of the predicted R2 of 0.9909 concurred with the adjusted R2 of 0.9826. A confirmation test of the optimal conditions verified the validity of the model, yielding an essential oil efficiency of 5.5


Building and expanding a fixed rail public transit system is a considerable undertaking for any metropolitan region. Investments on this scale, which can run in the billions of dollars, certainly reshape how people move throughout a region, but their impacts do not end at the turnstile. For residents and businesses that place importance on accessibility, such investments can also essentially redistribute the value of location within a region, making a place more or less desirable than before simply because of its proximity to the transit system. And as we know, a residential location's value is best reflected in how much people are willing to pay to live there.


The behaviour produced by an instruction sequence under execution is a behaviour to be controlled by some execution environment: each step performed actuates the processing of an instruction by the execution environment and a reply returned at completion of the processing determines how the behaviour proceeds. In this paper, we are concerned with the case where the processing takes place remotely. We describe a protocol to deal with the case where the behaviour produced by an instruction sequence under execution leads to the generation of a stream of instructions to be processed and a remote execution unit handles the processing of that stream of instructions.


In order to study the feminization process of the Russian city, the article compares statistical data on a number of indicators for 2015 and 2019–2020. In the course of the analysis an asymmetry in the urban population is revealed: (there are more women than men). It is shown how the ratio of women to men in employment has changed during the study period. As well the article defines those areas in which women lead. The authors outline a range of works studying the feminization phenomenon in social processes, including the feminization of the city. The results of the work made it possible to conclude that the feminization of the Russian city is one of the processes in the space of a today Russian city that have a positive dynamics


ABSTRACT This experiment (N = 591) tests whether audiences adjust their standards for what qualifies as fair journalism based the transparency of news editors, the source of the news, and the target of an accusation. In the context of a whistleblower scandal, the results suggest the relationship between the audience member's ideology and the news story publisher and target influence what details the audience thinks journalists should reveal. Additionally, we find transparency from editors can alter those perceptions.


In this article I analyse the historical circumstances surrounding the construction of the city wall of Messene in the Peloponnese, the information which can be gathered from ancient written sources about this fortification in general and its success later on in Antiquity, as well as its impact upon the people living within it. Finally I consider in what way the monument itself may be taken as a source for the history of those times.


Abst rac t This paper describes the use of an automated optical inspection system used to determine the percent area coverage of particle matter on surfaces for determination of surface cleanliness, in accordance with IESTSTDCC1246 (formerly MIL-STD-1246). The system consists of an optical microscope, motor-driven X-Y stage, digital camera, and image analysis software. It can be used to scan surfaces for particles with selected features; an example will be given of a scan of glass beads on Gel-Pak surfaces. Gel-Paks are used to tape-lift spacecraft structure prior to shipment to a propulsion system supplier who prohibits glass beads from entering its facility.


Rate coefficients and normalized differential scattering rate distributions for (n-n), (n-d), (n-t), and (n-/sup 6/Li) elastic reactions for radially translating Maxwellian-distributed targets are examined for energy and temperature ranges related to fusion energies. For these reactions, both asymptotically constant cross sections and cross sections decaying inversely as the relative speed are treated. For the (n-d), (n,t), and n-/sup 6/Li) cases, actual multigroup cross sections are employed in the energy range from 0 to 17 MeV, while the (n-n) interaction is treated in the hard sphere limit. Some results for various incident and final neutron energies at a target temperature of 2 MeV are listed, and conclusions from an extensive numerical analysis are given.


Sugarcane planting is a labor intensive and arduous operation. Mechanical methods have been developed with varying degrees of success. This article describes the development of a two-row sugarcane cutter-planter which consists of furrow opening discs, set cutting unit, fertilizer and chemical dispensing units, and a device for covering the sets with lightly pressed soil. The implement is mounted at the rear of a 35-hp tractor and is pto (power take-off) driven.


Many workers with low levels of educational attainment immigrated to the United States in recent decades. Large inflows of less educated immigrants would reduce wages paid to comparably-educated native-born workers if the two groups are perfectly substitutable in production. In a simple model exploiting comparative advantage, however, we show that if less educated foreign and native-born workers specialize in performing different tasks, immigration will cause natives to reallocate their task supply, thereby reducing downward wage pressure. We merge occupational task-intensity data from the O*NET dataset with individual Census data across US states from 1960-2000 to demonstrate that foreign-born workers specialize in occupations that require manual and physical labor skills while natives pursue jobs more intensive in communication and language tasks. Immigration induces natives to specialize accordingly. Simulations show that this increased specialization might explain why economic analyses commonly find only modest wage and employment consequences of immigration for less educated native-born workers across US states.


This support (12) comprises a metallic part (PM) conductive to be heated for the assembly of the electrical component (22) on the metallic part (PM). It also comprises a part made of synthetic material (PS), contiguous with the metallic part (PM), ensuring the cohesion of the support (12). This part of synthetic material (PS) comprises a mass of low melting point (14) and a high melting point mass (16) interposed between the mass of low melting point (14) and the metallic part (PM) . More particularly, the mass with a high melting temperature (16) is made of a material having a melting temperature higher than the melting temperature of the mass of low melting point (14).


The co coated HMX particles and burning rate catalysts by emulsion polymerization of OH terminated PU prepolymer and isophorone diisocyanate was studied. During preparation of OH terminated PU prepolymer, tris (hydroxy methyl) propane was chosen as triol monomer to improve the abrasion resistance and solvent resistance of the final crosslinked coatings. The experimental results show that the burning rate pressure exponent of NEPE propellant thereof decreases 0.04 by using co coated HMX and burning rate catalyst. An applicable coating procedure is also given herein.


Arctic hydrology is experiencing rapid changes including earlier snow melt, permafrost degradation, increasing active layer depth, and reduced river ice, all of which are expected to lead to changes in stream flow regimes. Recently, long-term (>60 years) climate reanalysis and river discharge observation data have become available. We utilized these data to assess long-term changes in discharge and their hydroclimatic drivers. River discharge during the cold season (October–April) increased by 10% per decade. The most widespread discharge increase occurred in April (15% per decade), the month of ice break-up for the majority of basins. In October, when river ice formation generally begins, average monthly discharge increased by 7% per decade. Long-term air temperature increases in October and April increased the number of days above freezing (+1.1 d per decade) resulting in increased snow ablation (20% per decade) and decreased snow water equivalent (−12% per decade). Compared to the historical period (1960–1989), mean April and October air temperature in the recent period (1990–2019) have greater correlation with monthly discharge from 0.33 to 0.68 and 0.0–0.48, respectively. This indicates that the recent increases in air temperature are directly related to these discharge changes. Ubiquitous increases in cold and shoulder-season discharge demonstrate the scale at which hydrologic and biogeochemical fluxes are being altered in the Arctic.


The effects of microwaves at 2450 MHz at 600 W on bovine muscle tissue have been studied by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Spectral analysis in the amide I region after microwave cooking showed that an increase in intensity occurred in the region around 1665 and 1695 cm–1, that can be attributed to β-turns and β-sheet features, respectively. This result characterized disorder processes in the protein. In addition, CH2 methylene and carbonyl band vibrations of samples under exposure to microwave heating appeared lower than vibrations of samples heated by conventional oven. This result demonstrated that the Maillard reaction occurs partially after cooking by microwave oven.


Under electron microscope, a lot of axons and axonal terminals were found immunoreactive to DOR. Moreover, some of I-B4 binding site-positive axons and axonal terminals were found DOR-immunoreactive in the double-labelled sections. DORs in the superficial layers of the spinal dorsal horn are partially localized in the primary afferent C fibers, which is involved in the processing of nociceptive afferent information thus to mediate the presynaptic inhibition of opioids, such as enkephalin on primary afferent C fiber.


Based on the characteristics of the e-commerce industry, this paper proposes the conception of operating intensity and explores the relationships between R&D intensity, operating intensity and firms' performance. Multiple regression analysis approach is adopted based on the unbalanced panel dataset of global e-commerce listed companies in 49 countries in 2001-2015. Our findings suggest that suitable R&D intensity contributes positively to e-commerce firms' performance, and with a lag. Operating intensity contributes an inverted U shape to e-commerce firms' performance. We also find that interaction between R&D and operating intensity's effects on firms' performance is positively significant in global samples. In Group 7 sample, R&D intensity contributes positively to e-commerce firms' performance, but BRICS sample's is negative. Operating intensity contributes positively to firms' performance both in Group 7 sample and BRICS sample. Marginal utility of operating intensity on firms' performance in Group 7 sample is bigger than in BRICS. The results imply that R&D investment of e-commerce listed companies in BRIC countries has not converted to benefit, however it drags down the firms' performance.


In 1991, NACSIS offered its services, free of charge, to a consortium of UK libraries with the aim of facilitating the cataloguing of Japanese material and thus contribuiting towards the formation of a worldwide union catalogue of Japanese books. At the Bodleian Library in Oxford, the Japanesse software is dispensed with entirely, and the data is presented to users by means of allegro, the German library database system


Recent studies have pointed to the close interrelationship between identity and competition. Missing from this literature is the question of whether and how prior identity engagements of organizations in specific competitive domains shape further competitive action? We contend that identity engagement of organizations in competitive domains act not only as "lenses" that magnify identity strength, but also as "signals" that indicate identity weakness. In the case of incumbent organizations, we argue that domain identity engagements in earlier time period will act as lenses that magnify their identity strength and will prompt such organizations to make more claims on domain elements that are part of their identity. On the other hand, in the case of challenger organizations, their domain identity engagements in earlier time period would act as signals that indicate identity weakness to competitors and consequently will invite more claims of competitors on domain elements that are part of their identity. We f...


To design, develop, and evaluate the feasibility of delivering a multi‐component community based intervention to parents and primary health care professionals to raise awareness of the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes (T1D) in childhood in 3 adjoining borough counties of South Wales.


The air condition optimization of submarine by field synergy principle is to be investigated in this study. Temperature and velocity fields of submarine are simulated by COMSOL Multiphysics software. Comfortness of degree is calculated by field synergy mean square root method in this research. The simulation result shows that field synergy angle decreases while comfortness of degree increases. The present results show that the research is very powerful to find optimization of air condition for submarine.


The influence of size and shape of silver power on the backside paste performance was discussed.It turns out that the silver power is a key factor for deciding viscosity,solderability,adhesion and electrical properties.In the case of low content,the test shows several advantages for using micro chip particles,including greatly improved solderability,adhesion,and compact membrance electrode.


In information retrieval systems operation, lack of adequate selection criteria originates information overload and has negative consequences in relevance judgments. In the context of a news reference service, three leveis in the selection process are proposed. The first one relates to the type of sources covered by the system, the second set of criteria determines which publications are included in the process of document analysis. The last one applies to the selection of individual documents based on their informative content.


viability, with an IC50 of 20μM for sensitive cells and 25μM for Imatinib resistant cell lines. The cell death was induced by apoptosis and this drug has also an antiproliferative effect through an arrest in cell cycle progression in G0/G1. In ex-vivo studies, Everolimus reduced cell viability by increasing apoptosis of hematopoietic stem cells (CD34+cells) without cytotoxicity to lymphocytes. In the the dose of 25 μM this mTOR inhibitor induced in CD34 cells an increase of 19% of these cells positive to annexin V compared with control, and only 8% of lymphocytes are in apoptosis. Comparing the response to TKI treatment with sensibility to Everolimus, we observed a tendency to higher efficacy in patients with cytogenetic response (CR) comparing with patients under molecular response (MR) (24,5% vs 18,7% of CD34 cells positive to annexin V). When compared patients under Imatinib treatment versus patients treated with 2nd or 3rd generation TKI, we observed a better response to Everolimus in the second group, also associated with lower toxicity to lymphocytes. Summary/Conclusions: Our results reveal the efficacy of Everolimus in inducing cell death in CML cells, without cytotoxicity to normal cells, suggesting that Everolimus could be an alternative targeted therapeutic approach in CML patients. However, it is important to increase the number of patients in the study to confirm our results. This work was support by CIMAGO (Project 18/12) and R.A. was supported by FCT with a PhD grant (SFRH/BD/51994/2012).


BX-50). The optical anisotropy was imaged in reflectance using ''bireflection''. Scanning electron microscopy was performed by using a JEOL 6340F field emission gun scanning electron microscope.


Construction planning methods have been in continuous evolution due to the increasing complexity of construction projects. Construction simulation modeling is one of the later stages of this evolution that has received much attention in research. Many simulation based construction planning methods developed modeling methods that attempt to cluster project activities into smaller sub-models that enhance model reusability. Many of these modeling methods, however, create new modeling elements that are not familiar to traditional construction simulation modelers. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to develop a method for clustering activities of large and repetitive construction projects for enhancing the reusability of those simulation models. The developed method does not create any new modeling elements and is called Clustered Simulation Modeling (CSM). CSM was evaluated in modeling an actual large-scale repetitive construction projects, and the results have illustrated the effectiveness of the method and the proposed clustering scheme.


Here the effect of parabolic temperature variation (along both the axes) on the natural frequency of non-uniform and non-homogeneous square plate is presented. For non uniformity and non homogeneity, circular variation in thickness and Poisson's ratio is viewed in one direction. Rayleigh Ritz technique has been applied to solve the frequency equation. The results (first two modes) of the study are presented with the help of graphs. A comparison is also made with the existing result.


The paper proposes a new architecture for a small off-grid wind-power generation, control, and storage system. This system employs a wind turbine, power electronic converters, supercapacitors, and operates with a variable d.c. voltage in the intermediate d.c. circuit. A significant amount of the generated energy is used to warm water, as an additional storage capacity. Since the voltage across the supercapacitor changes as a measure of stored energy, a new class of power converters and their control has been proposed. An energy management strategy, specific to this scheme, has been implemented. The paper presents the overall design for the system, for power converters and the control strategy. Extensive simulation results are provided.


The history of any academic discipline plays an important role in shaping the discipline, giving the discipline its unique identity, and establishing the foundation for the future. AIS is initiating an effort to collect, preserve, interpret, write and disseminate the history of the IS field. As part of the initiatives, the AIS History task force has organized panels at all major IS conferences, including ECIS, PACIS, AMCIS, and ICIS in 2013 on various aspects of the IS field. This is one type of activity that will help collect as well as disseminate the IS history with the community. More info on the IS history project can be found at http://history.aisnet.org. At AMCIS 2014, the theme of the panel is: The historical development of industries' influence on the future of IS. We hope to recollect some major events, decision points, milestones, and critical thoughts over the many decades on how industry and practice has influenced the IS discipline in terms of its topical focus, education emphasis and curricula, philosophical positions, research approaches, and other aspects. The ultimate goal is to gain insight on the future roles of industry and practice in the IS discipline.


Systemic risk is the risk that the defaults of one or more institutions trigger a collapse of the entire financial system. In this paper, we propose a measure for systemic risk, CoCVaR, the conditional value-at-risk (CVaR) of the financial system conditional on an institution being in financial distress. This measure is similar to Adrian and Brunnermeier's CoVaR from 2008, but we change the systemic risk from VaR to CVaR. This measure considers severe losses of the financial system beyond VaR. CoCVaR is estimated using CVaR (superquantile) regression. We define the systemic risk contribution of an institution as the difference between CoCVaR conditional on the institution being under distress and the CoCVaR in the median state of the institution. We estimate the systemic risk contributions of the ten largest publicly traded banks in the United States for a sample period February 2000 to January 2015 and compare CoCVaR and CoVaR risk contributions for this period. We find that the new CoCVaR provides a unique perspective on the systemic risk contribution.


" In Brazil, 68% of hospital admissions are due to lack of sanitation. " Such claims are widely flaunted in reports, scientific publications, and legal texts. The weight of sanitary conditions on the health system is obviously overestimated in this case, considering that the principal cause for hospital admissions in Brazil is childbirth, fortunately. According to the excellent DATASUS website, based on the database for the Unified National Health System (http://www.datasus.gov.br), in the year 2004, causes related to childbirth and the puer-perium accounted for 23.0% of hospital admissions, followed by diseases of the circulatory and respiratory systems. Infectious and parasitic diseases appear as the fourth cause of hospitalization, accounting for 8.4% of the total. If one considers only the diseases traditionally classified as waterborne, this proportion drops to 4.8%. An Internet search using principal fragments from the introductory sentence, such as " lack of sanitation " and " % of hospitalizations " produces more than five hundred links to web pages of various institutions and organizations with similar contents. The state-ment's repetition turns it into a veritable urban legend when one examines the pattern by which the purported information spreads: its alarming content, the impreciseness or total lack of quoted sources, the lack of specification of the place or reference period, and the claim's systematic reproduction. As a strategy to combat urban myths and legends, one might ask what is being classified as hospitalization due to lack of sanitation and even what is being referred to as lack of sanitation. The so-called " sanitation-related diseases " include such diverse maladies as dengue, leptospirosis, hepatitis A, ascaridiasis, and others, which display different transmission modes. A desirable characteristic of an epidemiological indicator is that it identifies risks that can be measured and that are amenable to intervention. To lump data under the broad framework of " sanitation-related diseases " does not contribute either to the identification of problems or to intervention in their determinants. It is also unfortunate that such false information is still circulated in Brazil after years of efforts to improve the Health Information Systems, to disseminate data from the Unified National Health System , and to construct and standardize indicators through initiatives like the Inter-Agency Health Data Network (RIPSA). In addition, the majority of the Brazilian urban population has been acquiring access to running water and sewage systems. This may well mean that today's sanitation problems in Brazil are …


Edward Boyle writes: 'Student protest' is not an easy subject for politicians at the present time. For there can be no doubt that public opinion is thoroughly aroused over the behaviour of a minority of students — and I do not mean only extremist opinion; there is the real risk of an ugly backlash from moderate, unfanatical, middle‐of‐the‐road opinion as well.


Autosomal recessive osteogenesis imperfecta (AR‐OI) is an inherited condition which in recent years has been shown with increasing genetic and clinical heterogeneity. In this article, we performed clinical assessment and sought mutations in patients from 10 unrelated families with AR‐OI, one of whom was presented with the additional features of Bruck syndrome (BS). Pathogenic changes were identified in five different genes: three families had mutations in FKBP10, three in SERPINF1, two in LEPRE1, one in CRTAP, and one in PPIB. With the exception of a FKBP10 mutation in the BS case, all changes are novel. Of note, insertion of an AluYb8 repetitive element was detected in exon 6 of SERPINF1. Since the studied patients had variable manifestations and some distinctive features, genotype/phenotype correlations are suggested. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Digital media enable researchers and designers to derive better informed processes in solving problems of historical architectural restoration and virtual archaeology. However, recently insufficiencies have been found in the main technologies often applied in such techniques, such as 3D modeling, high-quality rendering and animation. Given these problems, this paper attempts to explore a digital reconstruction procedure for historical architecture and cities using 3D scanning, Virtual Reality cave technology and motion capture technology. This case study is based on a collaborative project in conjunction with the National Palace Museum, Taiwan, and the China Times, Taiwan. The five steps involved in this project include data collection and analysis, three-dimensional digital inferences, digital reconstruction of static and moving models, scenario dynamics (by integrating the two kinds of models), and visual-spatial immersion using a VR-cave representation. Finally, a preliminary digital reconstruction procedure is presented.


We propose a method for estimating the size, perimeter length, and location of a time-variant target object moving in a monitored area. This method uses only binary information from sensors of which locations are unknown, where the binary information includes whether each sensor has detected the target object or not. Analysis based on integral geometry provides the relationship between the number of sensors detecting the target object and the target object parameters to be estimated. Because this relationship is linear, a linear filter, such as the Kalman filter, is applicable to estimate parameters if we can assume that the dynamics of the parameters are linear. As a concrete example, the size, shape, and location of an active thunder area is estimated. The model discussed in this paper is applicable as a model of participatory sensing.


An adaptive cumulant algorithm-based method is proposed for ship shfit-rate electric field signal detection.Firstly,a cumulant-based adaptive FIR filter was used to de-noise the received noisy signal.Then,the enhanced signal was detected based on moving power spectrum detection algorithm.The results show that the proposed method is practical and effective.


It is right to inform patients of their diagnosis (letters October 18). They are entitled to know. If the patient is not told his or her diagnosis, how do clinicians and family explain continued ill health? How can that person prepare themselves, and live their life, if they are 'out of the loop'?


Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) detectors are key components required in many critical applications. In this work, a high-performance 4H-SiC <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\delta \text{n}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-i-p EUV detector with gradient doping-induced surface junction is designed and fabricated. The detector demonstrates ultra-low leakage current and excellent photo-response uniformity across the ~6 mm2 photo-sensitive area. Under photovoltaic operation mode, the detector exhibits high responsivity of 0.104 A/W and corresponding quantum efficiency of firstname.lastname@example.com nm, which are close to the theoretical limit. Meanwhile, the equivalent noise power of the device under 0 V bias is determined to be <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2.35\times {10}^{\text {-12}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> W by 1/f noise test, proving that the device has a very low noise level and corresponding high detectivity. In addition, the high-temperature working capability and radiation-resistant performance of the EUV detector are preliminarily verified.


Abstract Motivated by the substantial development of the special functions, we contribute to establish some rigorous results on the general series identities with bounded sequences and hypergeometric functions with different arguments, which are generally applicable in nature. For the application purpose, we apply our results to some functions e.g. Trigonometric functions, Elliptic integrals, Dilogarithmic function, Error function, Incomplete gamma function, and many other special functions.


Objective To evaluate the feasibility of the provider initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) pilot in maternal and child care service centre and to find out problems and solutions in implementing PITC, so as to provide evidence for making strategies and policies for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) control and prevention.Methods The Maternal and Children Health Care Service Centre of Panyu District in Guangzhou was selected as a clinical trial of medical institution,3 outpatient departments for the pilot were chosen,pilot work report and interview results and other information were collected for analysis.Results During the project cycle, 57,309 provider-initiated HIV tests were recommended, and 19,809 (34.57%) were accepted.The number of HIV testing rates in premarital check-up,obstetrics and gynecology clients were 9,817(100.00%),6,157(35.63%) and 3,569(12.37%)respectively.The HIV testing rates of obstetric were higher than those of gynecological,there were significant differences (x2 =3514.723,P< 0.01).19,809 people accepted test,3 persons confirmed HIV-positive (0.15%).The main cause of rejecting HIV testing of the patients in obstetrical and gynecological was "think they have no possibility of HIV infection", with proportion of 41% and 59% respectively.Obstetrics and gynecology HIV testing rates were compared to those 15 months before,there were significant differences (P < 0.01).ConcIusions It is feasible to implement PITC in maternal and child care service centre,policy support and testing fee are key factors that influence the implementation of PITC.

Key words:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); PITC; Pilot; Effect


This paper attempts to categorize parameters of communication between codes observed in the Scratch programming environment, using the SOLO taxonomy. These parameters are the form of communication (within an object, between different objects and to serve external devices scenarios), the mechanism used for communication (Polling and Interrupt techniques) and the ratio between the number of transmitters and receivers, which will be considered in a future work. Implementing this categorization in a two-dimensional table of representative codes for each case is formed. In this table, one dimension corresponds to the forms of communication and the other dimension to the mechanisms used. The ranking of the codes in each of the dimensions is done by means of the levels of the SOLO taxonomy. The table can be used to develop criteria for assessing the qualitative characteristics of the codes produced by students within a broader assessment system.


At the end of 2017, Montenegro undertook actions for drafting new civil codification. One of the dilemmas presented before the creators of the civil code is whether and to what extent autonomous agreements of business law are to be regulated. For the last two decades in Montenegro, there has been an increasing use of number of agreements in the economy which are regarded as autonomous creation of business practice. Due to its significance, the factoring contract is particularly important. Factoring contract does not have a long history of existence, nor legal regulation in the Montenegrin law. By 2017, factoring contract was an innominate contract of commercial law, which was subject to the general rules of the Law on Obligations and imperative norms of other legal areas. However, absence of legal regulation and presence of this contract in business practice have created the need to strengthen the legal certainty of all participants in this legal transaction, so it has been regulated by the provisions of a special law. The aim of this paper is to analyze factoring contract the concept, essential elements and the content, and to provide answers to identified issues at stake, especially in the light of the work on the drafting the future Civil Code in Montenegro.


A phase-field model of non-isothermal solidification in binary alloys has been used to study the variation of growth velocity, dendrite tip radius and radius selection parameter, σ*, as a function various process and materials parameters. We find that σ* is non-constant and, over a wide parameter space, displays first a local minimum followed by a local maximum as the undercooling is increased. This behaviour is contrasted with a similar type of behaviour to that predicted by simple marginal stability models to occur in the radius of curvature for constant σ*.


The blinds in my room struggle to filter the full sun streaming in my window. Clasping my hands over my head, I stretch, feeling the sun warm my back. I am full of that specific kind of headiness that comes from a surprisingly hot day in winter. My desk in front of me is littered with books and papers. I've drawn lines under and around the words in the topmost article, and added numerous comments of my own. Reading Kristine Kellor's (1999) words of resistance in this article, I recognise my own experiences. I too had "soul wrenching struggles to synthesise and theorise" in the flesh (Kellor, 1999, p. 25). This is how Kristine had described her experiences of attempting to reconcile her 'storied' body with the academic 'knowledges' she gained at university. I can relate to these comments myself, returning to university as a doctoral student with a body of experience a 'storied' body. However, as I sit at my desk this morning, my thoughts drift back to my other student experiences. I trained as a dancer five years ago, bolstered with academic 'knowledges' knowledges of philosophy and psychology. So I brought these knowledges to my dance training, expecting them to inform my dance education. Pondering my experiences as a dance student, I dig my creative journal out from under papers and books and flick through some of my stories. I've been writing stories about my life for a while now, in some attempt it seems, to write, myself into the here and now, to hold a moment for some undetermined future. I remember a particular story, find it and read: