The surface plasmon-polaritons (SPPs) switch is the key element of the integrated devices in optical computation and terahertz (THz) communications. In this paper, we propose a novel design of THz SPPs switch based on quantum engineering. Due to the robustness of coherent quantum control technique, our switch is very robust against with perturbations of geometrical parameters and presents a good performance at on-state (and off-state) from 0.5 THz to 0.7 THz. The on-state and off-state of our device can be controlled by the external voltage. We believe this finding will be the great improvement for the integrated optical computing and THz communications.


50% of patients with syndrome Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada presents ocular complications, 5-10% have neovascular membrane and macular edema. We present a 39-year-old woman with macular edema secondary to syndrome Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada, treated with antiangiogenic intravitreal injections and its evolution was objectively followed with optical coherence tomography. Discussion: Antiangiogenic intravitreal injections are an alternative for the treatment of macular edema secondary to inflammatory eye diseases compared to conventional therapy with sub-Tenon steroids and intravitreal injections.


The theory of activities of qi hoisting possessed important position in traditional Chinese medicine. We explained it from the three subtus abstracts. It was the feature of life existing,it was the source of occurrence of disease,the basic principle of treating disease was regulation activities of qi hoisting.


The evolution in the country of Malaysia especially in Islamic Banking and Finance called for a study to be made in regards with the Islamic Financial Institutions' services and product in order to be in line with the development progression. Istisnabased product for project financing in Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad has been chosen as the subject of study. This study intends to find out the application, effectiveness and challenges related to the product known as "Project Financing/Bridging (Istisna') in BIMB from the year of 2014 up to 2017. The product of the contract of istisna' is in the interest of this study as it is an ideal option in financing any infrastructure project aside from the other financing tools like bay' bithaman 'ajil, murabaha, ijara, salam, mudaraba, musharaka and sukuk. This study is also conducted to raise public awareness regarding the product to stimulate and enhance the application as well as the utilization of the product in project financing.


. Interactions between cable and structure affect the modal properties of cabled structures such as overhead electricity transmission and distribution line systems. Modal properties of an in-service pole, without the effects of conductors, are potentially useful for condition monitoring, but are difficult to determine. This paper presents a frequency-based decoupling method to extract modal properties of a beam with the effects of cable filtered out. A scalable experimental lab-scale pole-line for a cable-beam system consisting of a cantilever beam and stranded cable is used to validate the method. A finite element model for the stranded cable is developed and optimized using FRF-based nonlinear optimization based on experimentally obtained FRF and the FRFs of the assembled system are measured. The (unknown) FRF of the cantilever beam is predicted by substructural decoupling of the numerical cable dynamic model (known FRF ma-trix) from the measured assembled cable-beam dynamic model (known FRF matrix). Compar-ison of the estimated and directly-measured beam FRF's show good agreement, demonstrating that the method can be used to filter out the effects of cable on the modal properties of the structure in cabled structures.


Fermat proved one of his theorems that the area of a Pythagorean triangle can not be a square of an integer using his powerful mathematical tool of method of infinite descent and the most general parametric solution of the corresponding equation. This proof can directly be used to prove his last theorem for 4 = n although Euler proved it later using the method of infinite descent. It is well known that Euler's proof of Fermat's last theorem for 3 = n (FLT3) using Fermat's mathematical tool and a parametric solution of the equation is incomplete. It is pointed out that if Euler used the general parametric solution of the equation and the then available and rather old method of finding the roots of a cubic of Tartagalia and Cardan, proof of FLT3 could have done easily without making no room for an


An increased density of access points is common today in WiFi deployments, and more and more parameters need to be configured in such networks. In this paper, we question current industrial guidelines for both residential and enterprise scenarios. More precisely, we investigate the joint channel, power, and carrier sense threshold allocation problem in IEEE 802.11ac networks, showing that the current practice, which is to use narrower channels at maximum power when the deployment is dense, yields much worse performance than a solution using the widest possible channel with a much lower power.


Background: Adolescent mental health is important in determining the quality of the nation. Early detection of mental health in adolescents is very necessary to provide knowledge and understanding and attention, to avoid and overcome the occurrence of disorders in the subsequent adolescent growth and development.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the ability of early detection of mental health in adolescents with the provision of health education using audio visual.
Methods: The design of this study is pre-experimental quantitative research with a one-group pre-post test design approach with the focus of the research directed at analyzing the effect of providing health education using audio-visual methods on the ability to early detection of mental health in adolescents at SMK Pawyatan Daha 1 Kediri. The total population was 394 respondents and a sample of 199 respondents were taken using the Stratifiet Random Sampling technique.
Results: The findings found that before being given treatment, most respondents were less able to carry out early detection of mental health as many as 171 respondents (85.93%). After being given treatment, most respondents were able to carry out early detection of mental health as many as 158 respondents (79.40%). Based on the results of Wilcoxon's analysis, it was shown that the p-value of 0.000 < 0.05, then H0 was rejected and H1 was accepted so it was concluded that there was an influence of providing health education using audio-visual methods on the ability to early detection of mental health in adolescents at SMK Pawyatan Daha 1 Kediri.
Conclusion: It is hoped that adolescents, especially students at SMK Pawyatan Daha 1 Kediri, can carry out early detection of mental health both to themselves and to others, which can reduce the risk of increased mental disorders or pressures experienced by adolescents.


A finite-difference numerical analysis to determine the transient temperature in an intensively operated metro under irregular cyclic conditions has been extended to include the mass transfer of moisture in the ventilation air. The moisture addition takes place by evaporation from internal wetted surfaces. The histories of the dry-bulb temperature, the humidity of the tunnel air and the wall heat flux are obtained conjugately using a time-marching formulation of the energy and mass transfer equations. By comparing the prediction of the temperature variation with that for dry air, it is shown conclusively that increase in the humidity of the ventilation air significantly reduces the temperature rise in the tunnel due to the heat release. Provision is also made in the calculation for the inclusion of forced ventilation and the determination of the response of the system to a cold-snap or heat-wave.


This study investigated the relationship between stressful life events and social as well as psychological functioning. Stress in the lives of 39 subjects being admitted to the adult outpatient clinics at a large mental health center was measured by the Social Readjustment Rating Scale. Social and psychological functioning was measured by the Denver Community Mental Health Questionnaire and the Mini-Mult, an abbreviated form of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. An association was found between stress, in terms of life-change events accumulated in the preceding 12 mo., and impairment in both social as well as psychological functioning.


This paper describes a chess piece arrangement detection and movement validation system that automates the process of recording moves and judging the game according to the rules of chess, which can be used as an automated judge in a real game. Piece arrangements are identified by processing images that are captured by a camera. Initial piece arrangement validation, movement detection and movement validation is done using algorithms. System gives a high level of accuracy when the lighting condition is appropriate. It also describes a simple protocol to send the progress of the game to a remote node.


Three different stages in the development of the plerocercoid larvae of the trypanorhynch cestode Otobothrium penetrans Linton, 1907(two plerocerci and one post larva) were described from the various sites of needlefishes. First and second stages of plerocercoid found in the muscle, body cavity, gas bladder, kidney and some time in the heart of the yellow spot tail needlefish Strongylura strongylura, banded needlefish Strongylura leiura hound needlefish, Tylosurus crocodilus and flat needlefish Ablennes hians, while the post larva found only in intestine of S. leiura. All needlefishes except T. crocodilus consider new hosts record to Otobothrium penetrans in the world. No monthly pattern was observed either in prevalence of infection or mean of intensity except clear peak in mean intensity of infection in S. leiura during July (77) and T. crocodilus during October (75). Both the prevalence of infection and mean of intensity were increased from smallest fish length less than 200 mm until 500 mm and then the infection was decreased in the largest fish length more than 500 mm of S. strongylura.


Gravity model is a model to study the multi-Regional spatial interaction.In order to integrate gravity model with common GIS platforms which have capability of geographical spatial computation,city gravitation matrix among the cities group in the central plain using statistical yearbook of Henan province is calculated,based on the general gravity model.And visualization of the city gravitation matrix by using a programmable GIS mapping control MapX and VC + + 6.0 development tool is presented in detail.The structure and order of city interaction intensity among the cities group in the central plain is brought out.The integration region gravity model data and other geographical spatial data are realized.


Since no national public financing program has ever been designed specifically for intermodal freight transportation, much less institutionalized, it suffers from a lack of "organizing principles". There is no standardization of financing types and techniques, as is usually found in the analysis of an individual mode of transportation. At the same time, because the concept of intermodalism deals with making several components integrate to accomplish a purpose, it offers one of the better examples of blending abutting, but diverse, interests and the interplay of a variety of economic motivations. That same mixing will be found in the financing packages put together to date. The approach taken in this paper is to examine first the rationale for public financial involvement in intermodal freight projects and then to examine what it takes to make such an intermodal project "financible", offering a number of examples and analogies. It is assumed that there is a large degree of public interest in making the freight flow better through a particular facility, but it is not assumed that public money will necessarily be forthcoming. Rather, the practical difficulties of rounding up sufficient money to make intermodal improvements are described, and how the public sector might help in the process is discussed. Since no specific aid programs have been targeted to intermodal freight projects, the descriptive parts of this paper necessarily illustrate the financing problems and solutions with examples taken both from generic infrastructure projects and the patchwork of specific solutions that are now being devised to fit the occasional intermodal project. Much of the emphasis is on how leveraging limited amounts of public money can entice primarily private-sector investments.


The effect of wind cooling on microstructure and mechanical properties of nodular cast iron(QT450-10) was investigated.The quantitative analysis of pearlitic structure was performed by pairing method and grid method.The mechanical properties of QT450-10 nodular cast iron were tested and the micromechanism of improving mechanical properties by wind cooling was analyzed.The results show that 85% of ferrite in nodular cast iron is transformed into 90% of pearlite whose interlamellar spacing is only about 0.45 μm.This fine pearlite lamellar structure leads to the tensile strength increase from 495 MPa to 905 MPa after wind cooling.


Both muramidase (lysozyme) and a peroxidase have been found in amniotic fluid during the third trimester. Activity of both the lysozyme and the peroxidase increases until the 40th gestational week after which it shows a slight decline.


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Neuroblastoma is the most common pediatric solid tumor metastatic to the eye. We report a 7-year-old boy of neuroblastoma with two unusual manifestations: bony orbital metastasis and partially reversible optic nerve function. He initially presented with proptosis and blurred vision. Biopsy and systemic surveys confirmed the diagnosis of stage VI neuroblastoma. Early initiation of effective, multiagent chemotherapy prevented permanent compressive optic neuropathy. We recommend that children presenting with any suspected ophthalmic features should undergo thorough investigations and close ophthalmic follow-up to preserve their vision.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw the attention of managers and academics to the extent of demographic changes now occurring in the European Union, specifically the ongoing change from a young consumer base to one in which most adult consumers are aged over 50. It seeks to explain the nature of the challenge and highlight the need for further research.Design/methodology/approach – Both academic and practitioner sources are synthesised in order to identify and describe the issues, and explore the actions that could be taken to adapt to and profit from the changing demographic environment.Findings – Current marketing practice evolved against the background of the post‐war baby boom, a demographic aberration which resulted in an exceptional era during which consumer markets were dominated by youth, and marketing practice by advertising and other promotional activity. The paper also argues that the subsequent ageing of the consumer base will require businesses to place more emphasis on the custom...


A bearing variable preload system utilizing gaps between strokes for preload adjustment and elastic deformation of a sealing member, according to the present invention, comprises: a housing; bearings provided to the housing; a spindle coupled to the inner wheels of the bearings so as to rotate; and a variable preload unit provided to the housing and applying a variable preload to the outer wheels of the bearings, wherein the variable preload unit has a chamber of which the airtightness is maintained by a sealing member between a pressing member coming into contact with the outer wheel of the bearing and the bearing housing part and a pressure supply unit for supplying air pressure or oil pressure to the chamber through a supply pipe provided to the housing so as to vary a preload applied to the outer wheel of the bearing. The spindle having the preload system, according to the present invention, has the effects of improving rigidness, preventing heat, reducing noise and vibration, extending the lifespan of the bearing or the like.


This interesting book celebrates the bicentenary of the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow, which (among other items) contains the treasures collected by the eighteenth century Scottish physician William Hunter. Given the spirit of the late eighteenth century Hunter's collection was extremely broad spanning anatomical and pathological preparations, coins and medals, books and manuscripts, paintings and prints, shells, coral, insects, stuffed animals and antiquities (classical and otherwise). Notwithstanding the breadth of the collection, and the impression that Hunter seemed to be insatiable in his pursuit of everything from Egyptian mummies to stuffed deer, very little Scottish material could be found among the 30,000 coins and medals, 10,000 books, 650 manuscripts, 7,500 insects, 1,500 minerals, 3,000 anatomical specimens, 5,000–6,000 shells and 200 'South Seas Curiosities' that he had accumulated by his death. This is a 'cabinet of curiosities' to conjure with!


Abstract In the present article, we introduce so-called operator-stable-like processes. Roughly speaking, they behave locally like operator-stable processes, but they need not to be homogenous in space. Having shown existence for this class of processes, we analyze maximal estimates, the existence of moments, the short- and long-time behavior of the sample paths and p-variation. The class introduced, here, includes stable-like processes as special case.


We present nonconductive microresonators made of SU-8 actuated by the Kelvin polarization force. This technique allows the direct actuation of pure and nonconductive polymer microstructures in gaseous and aqueous environment. Instead of playing the role of the functional layer in a silicon based chemical or biosensor, the sensitive polymer acts as structural material. This method allows the separation of a complete sensing system into the driving circuit and a cheap and disposable, sensitive polymer microresonator array. The relative low quality factor of polymer micro actuators is enhanced by a feedback of the velocity signal. The quality factor was enhanced to an effective quality factor, in water from Q=1 to Qeff=33 and in air at atmospheric pressure from Q=22 to Qeff=506.


A new technique for measuring small displacements of piezoelectric‐driven mirrors has been applied to the calibration of piezoelectric‐driven mirror systems for laser resonator cavities. In this technique, a wave‐front sensor that includes an acousto–optic modulator and uses optical heterodyning measures the phase change when a mirror, driven by the piezoelectric translator, moves. Measurements obtained by means of this technique have been compared with measurements obtained with the traditional interferometer methods and have proven to be more precise. The increased precision was attributed to higher signal‐to‐noise ratios typically obtained with frequency‐modulated, relative to amplitude‐modulated, systems where intensity fluctuations exist in the system. The increased signal‐to‐noise ratio is advantageous when, as frequency increases, the output voltage from the driving power amplifier falls off. For a given amplifier, frequency–response data of the piezoelectric driver–mirror combination can be determ...


Pastoral care has always involved an encounter between persons. The mode of operation is often verbal and the focus of the encounter intellectual. The problem in this type of encounter is that in many cases it does not approach people holistically and it does not recognize the different ways people express themselves during their illnesses (Demmons 2008, 365). The focus of counseling is on the relationship existing between persons. Through the relational turn, the encounter between persons and also between humans and God himself has become even more important in pastoral practice and in practical theological research (see for example Cooper-White 2004; Lartey 2006, 63–66). Relational theory stresses that a person's identity is constructed through relationships and that we are all embedded in a web of social relationships and that all our decisions are affected by responsibilities towards those who are significant to us (Nedelsky 2011, 19–20; Harding 2014). A relational theology is a key in understanding the embodied experiences during life-threatening illness. Pamela Cooper-White writes: "A relational theology both models and makes room for difference, for a multiplicity of ways of knowing, and a flux among sensation, hunger, emotion and rational thought. It is a theology that is not set abstractly apart from bodies but locates itself in and between them" (Cooper-White 2004, 184). Relational theology begins with a personal relationship to God or a higher power and to other people. Both of these relations are important for one's wellbeing (McClure 2010). Within relations, people seek to be accepted; stories are shared in order to be heard and encountered. Yet, the hearers of the stories can be other people or transcendent (Ganzevoort 1998; Ganzevoort 2010). Further, physical bodies are related to our thoughts and knowledge. Therefore, cognitive processes cannot be detached from bodily experiences. Relationality as the basis of hope: embodied experiences during life-threatening illness


This study investigates if the anti-tumor effect of Pterostilbene in the SKOV3 ovarian cancer (OC) cell line involves inhibition of cell metabolism and tested in this effect involves modulating AMPK and Akt-induced regulation of mTORC1. Initially, SKOV3 cells were cultured in the humidified conditions in DMEM media for 24 h with or without increasing concentration of Pterostilbene. Then, the cells were incubated with Pterostilbene (IC50 = 50 μM) under similar conditions with or without pre-incubation with Dorsomorphin, an AMPK inhibitor. In a dose-dependent manner, Pterostilbene inhibited SKOV3 cell survival and increased their lysate levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and single-stranded DNA (ssDNA). When SKOV3 cells were treated with 50 μM Pterostilbene, Pterostilbene significantly suppressed cell migration and invasion, reduced lysate levels of lactic acid and the optical density of Oil Red O staining, and increased lysate glucose levels. It also increased levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and induced intrinsic cell apoptosis by upregulating protein levels of Bax and cleaved caspase-3 and reducing protein levels of Bcl-2. Besides, Pterostilbene reduced mRNA levels of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP-1), fatty acid synthase (FAS), acetyl CoA carboxylase-1 (ACC-1), and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Furthermore, Pterostilbene increased the protein levels of p-AMPK, p-p53, p-raptor, p-TSC-2, but significantly decreased protein levels of p-Akt, p-TSC-2, p-mTOR, p-S6K1, and p-4E-BP. Treatment with Dorsomorphin (CC) abolished all the anti-tumorigenesis effects afforded by Pterostilbene and prevented Pterostilbene-induced phosphorylation of Akt, p53, and mTOR. In conclusion, the tumorsuppressive effect of Pterostilbene in SKOV3 cells involves the induction of ROS and inhibition of dysregulation cell metabolism mainly due to AMPK-induced Akt-dependent or independent suppression of mTOR.


To expand the function of the fluorescent 1,3a,6a-triazapentalenes as labelling reagents, their fluorescence wavelength was extended to the red color region.


The accumulation of pro-inflammatory macrophages in the inflamed vascular wall is a critical step in atherogenesis. The mechanism of macrophage retention within the site of inflammation is not understood yet. High adhesion that prevents macrophage migration is one of the potential mechanisms. We previously showed that integrin α
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The described system and method relate to encoding randomly distributed features of an object. Randomly distributed features of the authentication object are determined. Data representing randomly distributed features is compressed and encoded into a signature. A label is created and contains the authentication object and the data to be encoded. The data can be compressed by determining a probability density function associated with the authentication object. The vectors associated with the randomly distributed attributes are determined based, at least in part, on the probability density function. The vectors are encoded using an arithmetic coding algorithm. Authentication object, arithmetic coding algorithm


UASB reactors excel in the treatment of high-load effluents, combining their efficiency with the possibility of using and maintaining the granular state of the consortia of anaerobic microorganisms. However, when it is not possible to start the reactor with already formed anaerobic granules, flocculent or dispersed slurry can be used to promote their clustering in granular form. This work aimed to monitor the biodigestion process and to establish such operating conditions that would cause granulation of dispersed anaerobic slurry in a pilot scale UASB reactor fed with industrial lemon processing effluent. A dispersed sludge obtained from anaerobic lagoons of a textile industry, was inoculated in a 30 liter reactor, with a cross-section 225 cm 2 and 1.5 meters in height. This system incorporated effluent recirculation that provides the necessary upflow velocity. The substrate, a lemon processing effluent was pretreated by sedimentation. During the period studied, its organic matter concentration ranged from 9.0 to 15.0 g O 2 /l of COD. The average COD removal was 75%, at upflow velocities between 0.6 and 0.9 m/h, granules of 2 mm diameter were observed after the third month. The average particle size grew from 0.36 to 0.69 mm.


Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a convenient as well as a simple method to detect the change in blood volume level. It is recently in wide use for noninvasive measurement using optical technique. But PPG signals are very sensitive to various artifacts. These artifacts impact measurement accuracy in negative way which can provide a significant number of inaccurate diagnoses. Thus in this paper, we propose to build a system to detect PPG signal artifacts of the MIMIC database and divide them into two classes, one is acceptable and another is anomalous. Different machine learning algorithms were applied to see the classification accuracy. Among them, Random Forest (RF) performed the best with the accuracy ± standard deviation of 84.00 ± 2.89%.


An electromagnetic isotope separator with a 90 deg analyzing magnet, radius 40 cm, and second-order magnetic focusing is described. The first experimental results obtained with a low-power ion source are presented. The device is designed for the production of very pure isotopic samples for research purposes. (auth)


A number of antimicrobial silver dressings based on different substrates and silver technologies have been introduced recently. Initial in vitro testing of a new cost-effective silver dressing* showed a strong dependence between silver release and the ionic strength and organic content of the extraction solution. To answer the question if all silver dressings show similar dependence on extraction medium, a number of commercial dressings were tested using simulated wound fluid (SWF =142mM sodium chloride and 2.5mM calcium chloride in water) and SWF plus 5% bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the extraction media. Silver elution as a function of solution composition and time was measured using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. The source of silver and the composition of the extraction medium were found to strongly affect the release of silver. Apparent equilibria established between silver and halide-containing salts (e.g. chloride ions) were disrupted by the presence of 5% BSA. * TRITEC Silver by Milliken Healthcare Products LLC, Spartanburg, SC


Active Queue Management (AQM) mechanisms have come a long way, with an initial goal to avoid congestion to the recent most focus on reducing queue delay. The benefits of using AQM mechanisms at routers are being thoroughly studied nowadays, mainly to avoid the problem of bufferblaat. Although a lot of work has focused on analyzing the behavior of AQM mechanisms, the nature of traffic used while deriving inferences is mainly responsive (TCP), with small numbers of unresponsive flows (UDP) used in the background. The usage of UDP in Internet has increased significantly in the recent past, owing to a great demand for time sensitive multimedia applications. Since UDP flows do not respond to congestion signals, controlling the queue length at routers by using AQM mechanisms becomes a non-trivial task. In this paper, we study the robustness of popular AQM mechanisms in the presence of a large number of unresponsive UDP flows using ns-2. Further, we provide guidelines to effectively tune the AQM knobs and enhance their robustness against non-responsive UDP flows.


In addition to the balanced scorecard, there are other performance evaluations of knowledge management approaches: knowledge-based economy value-added, economic value added, activity-based costing. These three methods are biased towards the financial level, and the indicators are applied to knowledge management evaluation. The primary role of the use of knowledge management pays more attention to improve the competitiveness of enterprises to supporting activities. At this time, we need a complete and clear evaluation framework and standards, which will be taken as companies' tools to evaluate the effectiveness of knowledge management activities. This paper will make the balanced scorecard apply to the performance assessment of knowledge management on the basis of the analysis of the balanced scorecard and knowledge management.


The following is an extract taken from Alec Kruger's forthcoming autobiography to be published by IAD Press in October 2006. It is published in this edition of Ngoonjook with kind permission from Alec Kruger, Gerard Waterford and IAD Press.


Abstract. Extensive sampling around Martinique during the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 'Madibenthos' expedition in 2016 resulted in a collection of hundreds of alpheid shrimps, of which 21 distinct species of Synalpheus Spence Bate, 1888 are studied herein. Combining results of a morphological analysis, a phylogenetic tree (combined 16S and COI) and species delimitation analyses (ABGD and PTP) indicates three species as new to science. These species are S. chaki sp. nov., S. corbariae sp. nov., and S. macdonaldi sp. nov. The first two new species belong to the S. rathbunae Coutière, 1909 species group, whereas the third new species broadly groups with the S. gambarelloides group. Additionally, 13 new country records of Synalpheus are reported for Martinique.


The utility model relates to a monitoring system, particularly to an electric equipment monitoring system. The electric equipment monitoring system comprises a three-phase over current acquisition circuit, a one-chip microcomputer control circuit, an RS485 communication interface circuit, and a frequency selective amplifier circuit, wherein the output signals of the three-phase over current acquisition circuit are transmitted to an A\D data converting circuit via a simulation switch circuit; the output signals of the A\D data converting circuit are transmitted to and connected with the RS485 communication interface circuit and a phase lock circuit via the one-chip microcomputer control circuit; and the output signals of the phase lock circuit are transmitted to a carrier signal decoding circuit via the frequency selective amplifier circuit. When the output line of the electric equipment experiences over current or short circuit, the current signals collected by the current sensor emit control signals via the one-chip microcomputer, thereby pushing the breaker to release and separate switch, thus to protect the electric equipment and the power supply line. Moreover, alarm signals are emitted to the host via carrier signals, which reduces cost and realizes wireless intellectualized control.


The micro amounts of iron in aloe has been determinaed by spectropholometry system of 1.10-phenanthrolme.In pH 2~9 buffer solulion,A Kind of red complex were prepared by1.10-phenanthrolme and Fe(Ⅱ).This method could avoid interference of some coexistind ions,The accuyracy and sensitivity were inproved. The results in aloe is 8~10 μg/g ,The recoveries of the method are 96.7%~100.0%.


The present invention provides a method for preparing platelets, the method comprising a step for culturing megakaryocytic cells in a culture solution within a culture vessel, wherein, at said culturing step, the culture solution is stirred by a stirring blade moving reciprocally.


Context of the thesis: Infectious diseases are due to the transmission of a pathogen such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, etc. According to the OMS, 17% of them are vector-borne diseases, i.e. diseases in which the pathogen is transmitted from one host (human or animal) to another via a vector (essentially insects and haematophagous mites, for example mosquitoes and ticks). For a majority of these vectorborne diseases, the pathogen is naturally transmitted from vertebrate animals to humans, these are zoonoses. Examples include dengue fever, Zika, malaria or Lyme disease. Among infectious diseases in humans, zoonoses represent 60% of them and 80% of emerging infectious diseases. Global warming favors the extension towards temperate regions of vectors of diseases, formerly confined to hot regions. What modifies the balances and the biodiversity of environments, increasing the risk of the appearance of emerging diseases and the transmission of infectious diseases. On the other hand, the modification of regions by deforestation, or by conversion of land for ranching, agriculture or construction increases the frequency and intensity of contacts between humans and wildlife, increasing the risk of viral transfers. Thus, the variety of vector populations or reservoirs of pathogens are multiplied by the intensity of international mobility. Indeed, maritime transport multiplies the proliferation of invasive species. Let us cite, for example, the case of reservoir hosts with rodents, bats or the case of vectors such as mosquitoes or ticks. Moreover, taking into account the changes in the range of reservoir or vector hosts and habitats of the human population is represented by non-coincident time-dependent domains. The objective of this thesis is to propose and study non-autonomous reaction-diffusion systems modeling the dynamics of transmission of an infectious disease through different populations living in non-coincident domains and evolving over time. Therefore, the spatial domains in which populations interact change over time. We will endeavor to describe several situations:


The rapidly evolving FACTS systems, especially thanks to the more technically majestic power semiconductor devices, are opening a new era in their more frequent and immediate implementations into the power system. Presented research with simulation in the program matlab Simulink. Mathematical control types SVC, STATCOM, SSSC and UPFC are compiled together with controllers for PSS and AVR generators. The main goal is to compare the operation with the use of FACTS controllers and without them for short circuits. On a simple network model (from production to consumption), selected FACTS devices are inserted into the diagrams. Their impact on function and the ability to improve quality, safety, reliability and toughness is summarized in the conclusion.


The following paper attempts to understand if income determines the buying decision-making styles of consumers in Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Odisha, a state located on eastern India. A total of 103 respondents of Bhubaneswar were chosen by using the Mall intercept method. The samples were classified into three groups based on their average annual family income such as High Income, Middle Income and Low Income groups. Exploratory Factor Analysis was carried to identify the decisionmaking styles. ANOVA was employed to compare the shopping styles of these three income sub-groups. Results indicate that differences in consumer shopping styles exist among the income sub-groups. Findings of the study can be used by marketers for segmentation, targeting and positioning of retail shoppers which may facilitate them to compete efficiently. It is recommended that different income sub-groups should be viewed as distinct consumer segments and strategies should be formulated to cater each segment effectively.


ABSTRACT The effect of pre-strain, pre-strain rate and post-strain rates on the deformation-induced austenite to martensite phase transformation have been studied in AISI 304 stainless steel. The martensite content obtained from the X-ray diffraction analysis and complemented by the magnetisation measurements showed that the phase transformation is enhanced for a unique combination of pre-strain, pre-strain rate and post-strain rate. The microstructural characterisation using detailed X-ray diffraction line profile analysis in terms of the size of the coherently scattering region and the dislocations that cause the microstrain within this region could give evidence of the enhanced/reduced martensite formation. The results of the electron backscattered diffraction in terms of the angular distribution of the lattice correlation boundaries and the orientation relationship boundaries of the austenite-martensite phase substantiated this finding. Considering that the multiple combinations of deformation parameters control the mechanism of martensitic transformation, this study will also contribute to the understanding of deformation-induced phase transformation of other materials with improved plasticity.


Influence of EDEM2 in retrotranslocation of ricin from the endoplasmic reticulum was detected by MTT method and co-immunoprecipitation.Results indicated that over expression of EDEM2 strongly protected against ricin.However,when the interaction between EDEM2 and misfolded proteins was inhibited by Kifunensine,EDEM2 promoted retrotranslocation of ricin from the ER to the cytosol.Furthermore,puromycin,counteracted the protection seen in EDEM2-transfected cells.Co-immunoprecipitation studies revealed that ricin can interact with EDEM2 and with Sec61α,and both kifunensin and puromycin increased these interactions indicating that EDEM2 would be involved in retrotranslocation of ricin from the ER to the cytosol.


Apparatus, methods, and test results from an experimental investigation of (1) the effect of moisture on the thermal conductivity of insulation materials, (2) the properties for moisture performance of the materials, including water sorption, water vapor transmission, and capillary water uptake, and (3) humidity buffering of the indoor climate by an absorbent wall are presented. The materials are cellulose fiber, flax, sheep's wool, perlite, rock fiber, and glass fiber. Rock fiber and glass fiber are materials currently used in Denmark. The test results can be summarized as follows: The thermal conductivities of the materials are not much affected by RH until dew point is reached at the cold side of the test specimen. Some of the properties for moisture performance of the materials are very dependent on the type of material. The results from the sorption measurements confirm previously published data for the pure materials but show that added salts increase the water absorption at a high RH. The capillary water uptake tests show that perlite treated with silicon resin, sheep's wool, flax, rock fiber, and glass fiber have a small water absorption capacity and a small short-term water absorption coefficient. The water vapor permeability, measured at a steady state, is similar for the tested materials. Humidity buffering of the indoor climate by an absorbent wall has no practical influence on the indoor climate of a house if the house is ventilated as recommended. The test results are discussed and interpreted due to use of the materials in practice.


To many librarians the world of archives is cloaked in mystery. How exactly do they organize those rare documents and artifacts? What do those little numbers written in pencil mean? What is a finding aid anyway? I was one of the librarians fascinated by those questions and eager to learn more about archives. Luckily, I had the opportunity to satisfy my curiosity by spending a year working with the Columbus Indiana Architectural Archives (CIAA). My time spent working with the archives taught me that archives and libraries have much in common and also much to offer one another. It also provided me with lessons that might help other librarians like myself who find themselves playing the part of an archivist for a period of time. Before I relate the lessons I learned, I would like to explain a little more about the archives I worked with and how their collection got started. Columbus Indiana is ranked sixth in the nation for architectural innovation and design by the American Institute of Architects. This town of 40,000 boasts world‐famous works by designers such as I.M. Pei and Eero Saarinen and is host to thousands of tourists annually. The architecture itself is not the only thing worthy of study. The process of producing this architecture leaves a record of sketches, correspondence, architectural models, etc. that tells a fascinating story. In 1967, the Library Associates of the Bartholomew County Public Library recognized the value of these records and began a concerted effort to collect and catalog them. The records were housed in the Bartholomew County Public Library's Main Library and a committee of the library oversaw the maintenance of the collection. The library did a tremendous job with the resources they had to collect and organize the collection, but it wasn't the same as having a full‐time archivist.


Developments in sugar technology at the Sezela factory ov~r the past twenty-five years are discussed. During that penod Sezela underwentthree major expansions and changes at this factory. generally mirror those that took place throughout the Industry. General trends in cane quality and performance of both Sezela and the industry are compared. Main changes relating to processes and equipment are dis cussed as well as the influence of a bagasse-based furfural factory on the steam balance and energy requirements. The treatment of effluent, water recycling and smuts disposal are briefly described.


Based on economic benefits resulting from the improvement of blast cupolas of one ton per hour ,the author concludes that when designing blast cupolsa ,not only the ef-fective height of blast but also the working volume of the preheating zone should be taken into consideration


PREGNANCIES AND LIVE BIRTHS FOLLOWING INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION OF TESTICULAR SPERMATOZOA AFTER REPEATED IMPLANTATION FAILURE WITH THE USE OF EJACULATED SPERM. A. Weissman, E. Horowitz, A. Ravhon, H. Nahum, A. Golan, D. Levran. IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel; IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.


AEG Westinghouse Transportation Systems, Inc. has designed many graphic display based central control computers for people mover systems. These include airport systems for: Changi in Singapore, Stansted in England, Pittsburgh, Denver, Hartsfield Atlanta, Frankfurt in Germany, and Honolulu. These people mover central control systems perform many automatic functions, are built with off-the-shelf redundant structured hardware, include advanced color graphics and touch screen operator interfaces, have an embedded simulation, and are supported and may be monitored remotely by AEG Westinghouse Transportation Systems engineering personnel based in Pittsburgh.


Since the U.S.subprime mortgage crisis began in 2008,the United States,the sole superpower,has failed to restore stable growth so far,which led to the emergence of"the decline of U.S.hegemony"once again.Contrary to the pessimistic view of some scholars,the optimistic scholars have written papers to defense the U.S.hegemony.They demonstrated that the United States still has the advantage,and they also shared their concerns and recommendations.Although the optimistic scholars admit that U.S.power suffers decline to some degree,yet the U.S.hegemony is stable and recoverable.It is our judgment that the future of U.S.hegemony is uncertain,and therefore,we should remain cautious about our judgment on America's decline.


The teaching outline and materials of the course "College Chinese" require students to lay particular emphasis on comprehending the words,vocables and sentences in the classical poem,longs and shorts and prose.It dissociates the teaching aim of the course "College Chinese".Abundant feeling,abstruse truth and various technique of the classical poem,longs and shorts and prose band together and apply to the teaching.In this way it is the aim of the course "College Chinese".The teaching difficult of the classical poem,longs and shorts and prose is thus settled.


After the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital ethnography became an important methodological tool for researchers. In my case, I shifted my research from China to digital China, and I engaged with China's social media as my research field. But what are the challenges for an ethnographer in conducting research into China's digital space and networks from afar? And how do China's social media platforms mediate the formation of relationships with potential participants? Based on two years of online research, integrated with literature on autoethnography, China's social media platforms, and performativity, this article describes China's digital domain and explains how social media platforms mediate ethnographic research. Autoethnography facilitated this research on a critical notion of digital China in which institutional regulation contributes to the transformation and production of digital ethnography.


Soil water conservation through tillage is one of the appropriate ways of addressing soil moisture deficit in rainfed agriculture. This study evaluated the effects of tillage practices on soil moisture conservation and crop yields in Mwala District, Eastern Kenya during the long rains (LR) and short rains (SR) of 2012/13. Six tillage systems: Disc plough (MB), Disc plough and harrowing (MBH), Ox-ploughing (OX), Subsoiling – ripping (SR), Hand hoe and Tied Ridges (HTR) and Hand hoe only (H) and, three cropping systems namely, sole maize, sole bean and maize - bean intercrop, were investigated in a split-plot design with four replicates. Data on soil water content was monitored at different weeks after planting and the crop yields at end of each growing season. A three-season average shows that soil water content and crop yields were higher in conventional tillage methods compared to the conservation tillage methods. Long term tillage experiments are thus required at different locations, under various environmental and soil conditions to validate the study findings.


The present study aimed to analyze the contributions of the national executive of Students of
Physical Education (EXNEEF) to the critical debate within the area of physical education,
using the flags raised by the student movement of physical Education, as the guiding object
from work. In principle, it deals with research on which flags raised by the movement, as well
as their history within physical education. It has also explained the historicity of social
movements in the world and its constant struggle against capital, and a brief introduction in
the history of physical education. Research was developed qualitatively, exploratory purpose,
based on the methodological and bibliographical research procedures. It is concluded, on the
basis of this work, the importance of the student movement and its flags for physical
education, as well as for a reordering through the critical debate of both the society and the
area, which throughout its history served for the class dominant, rather than serving the
working class.


Total population of various castes and their relative percentages in different species of termites have been studied by Holdaway et. al. (1) in Eutermes exitiosus Gray and Greaves (2) in Coptatermes Iacteus. Mukharjee and Mitra (3) in Odontotermes redemnni, Gupta (4) in O. abesus. Basalingappa (5), on O. assumuthi and O. wallonensis. Agarwal (6) in O. obesus and O. and O. microdentatus. Blum (7) reported that the behavior of individuals in a colony is often correlated with spedific morephological or physiological characteristics which are often emphasized on the individuals within a caste. Veeranna and Basalingappa (8) have studied the total population and relative percentage of foreging forms of O. wallonensis from the covered runways raised on the eucalyptus trees. Since there are more reports regarding the distribution of various castes in different parts of the mound in this semi arid zone of peninsular India. Hence the present investigation was undertaken to study the population density of O. Wallonensis.


The invention relates to producing kits for games and souvenirs. The invention consists in a node for connecting moving elements thereof in order to perform a connecting action using two groups of components. A first group of components and a second group of components are connected by means of inserting protrusions, which are positioned along opposing edges of at least two individual components of the second group, in at least two rectangular connecting apertures of one of the individual components of the first group, and which are disposed symmetrically relative to a central aperture on each of the individual components of the first group. The second group of components contains at least two individual components which are made in the form of symmetrical pairs. Additional protrusions are inserted, which protrusions are disposed on other opposing edges of at least two individual components of the second group, in at least two rectangular connecting apertures of a different individual component of the first group. A central axial gap is formed between central protrusions of the individual components of the second group, and an axis is then inserted into the central aperture of one of the individual components of the first group. The result consists in the fastest and most-reliable assembly of the node.


The filler action of dodecylamine (12C) intercalated montmorillonite (MNT) referred to as organomodified montmorillonite (12C-MNT) up to 4 wt % on natural rubber (NR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) was studied and findings were compared with respect to the unmodified Na-MNT. X-ray analysis was used to calculate the interchain separation (R and R′), degree of crystallinity (Xc), and distortion factor (k). It is noted that R and R′ showed the opposite trend, whereas Xc as well as k showed overall increasing trend with an increasing amount of 12C-MNT on both NR and SBR. For Na-MNT (1 wt %) filled NR and SBR, the corresponding magnitude of R and R ′ and Xc showed nearly no change, whereas kc increased significantly. The crosslinking density (vc) does not show any significant changes in NR, whereas for SBR, it increases with increasing 12C-MNT as filler. Interestingly, in the case of 1 wt % pure Na-MNT used as filler for both NR and SBR, vc was lower compared to the virgin rubbers. Both swelling index (si) and sol fraction (Q) do not show any significant variation for NR composites, whereas these decrease for SBR composites with increasing concentration of 12C-MNT filler. On the contrary, NR and SBR with 1 wt % of Na-MNT filler show greater magnitude of si and Q corresponding to the pure ones. Measurements of mechanical properties showed a significant increase in tensile strength and elongation at break for NR-12C-MNT (4 wt %) when compared with either virgin NR. In addition, modulus at the elongation at 100 and 200% in general increases with increasing loading of 12C-MNT filler in NR. Similar observations were also noted in the case of SBR. Interestingly, when only pure Na-MNT is used as filler, the strength of NR and SBR decreases drastically. Scanning electron microscopic studies were also to used support the mechanical behavior of NR-12MNT and SBR-12CMNT composites. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 92: 3583–3592, 2004


The demonstration of a stable, reversible alkali metal anode is an important step in the development of practical secondary batteries using room temperature chloroaluminate molten salts as electrolytes. Such melts are made by mixing 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloride (EMICl) with aluminum chloride, and can be Lewis buffered by adding LiCl or NaCl. It has been shown previously that protons added to a sodium chloride buffered melt as 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hydrogen dichloride provide a more negative voltage window and nearly reversible deposition‐stripping behavior for sodium. While is a proven proton source and also enhances lithium deposition and stripping, its stability in the melt is limited by the rapid loss of HCl(g). We report here that triethanolamine ⋅ hydrogen chloride is effective in widening the voltage window, allows the plating and stripping of both lithium and sodium, and is stable in buffered melts for months. A study of various potential proton donors suggests that deprotonation of one ethanolic group of triethanolamine ⋅ HCl is responsible for the effect. A few other reagents also give this effect, but react more slowly or are more difficult to handle. Plated sodium appears to be more stable in this melt system than lithium.


Aromatherapy is a practice applied in different sectors such as post-operative care, pain treatment and anxiety reduction. However, in Brazil, the legislation allows the use of aromatherapy by nurses since 2018, but the use of essential oils during labor is not regulated. The aim of the study was to analyze the records of the benefits of using aromatherapy during labor and the chemical components of aromatic plants that contribute to the reducing pain, duration of contractions, anxiety and stress effects resulting from childbirth. The integrative review carried out in the Scopus, MEDLINE / PubMed and Science Direct databases specified between 2010 and 2020, in Portuguese, English and Spanish. The PICo methodology (Population, Interest and Context) was used to construct the research question and select controlled and uncontrolled descriptors, which were combined with the Boolean operators "AND", "OR" and "NOT". 17 articles were selected using aromatherapy during labor, individually or in conjunction with other therapies. The most used essential oil was Lavandula officinalis (53%), and the effects were related to the decrease in the pain of contractions and childbirth, followed by Rosa x damascena oil (23.5%), although the effect of the plant is more related to the reduction in the parturient's anxiety and stress. Aromatherapy acts both on the physiological aspects of women in labor and on their subjectivity. Chemical evidence supports the relationship between the major compounds present in the essential oils of the aromatic plants used in the study and the beneficial effects of aromatherapy in labor.


CAL, TEXTUAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVI DENCE. By Patrick H. Vaughan. Society for Old Testament Study Monograph Series 3. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1974. Pp. xiv + 90. $6.95. Translators of the OT, following the lead of the LXX, have traditionally understood bämäh as denoting a height of some sort, whether cultic sites ("high places") or the mountains upon which Yahweh "treads" (cf. Mi 1:3). V.'s magisterial study settles the meaning of the word. As Vincent pointed out in 1948, the notion of "height" is not intrinsic to bämäh. V. analyzes the Ugaritic and Akkadian cognates to show that the basic idea is an anatomical one: "rib cage," "flank," or "side" (and by extension "back"). Hence Yahweh treads upon the "flanks of the earth" (context shows that mountains are pictured) and "tramples the back of Sea" (Jb 9:8), as one treads upon the backs of feilen enemies (cf. Dt 33:29). Is 14:14 is best translated "I will rise upon the back of a cloud"; cf. the epithet rkb crpt. Bämäh means also a cultic installation, probably used as an altar: "a low circular structure with a flat top, built of rough stones on high ground, in the center of a cultic enclosure"; the word refers as well to the entire sanctuary area. Archeological evidence shows a second type of bämäh in use, a low straight-sided platform or plinth; V.'s discussion sheds much light on Ez 43:13-17. What connects the cultic and anatomical/topographical senses of the word? If the warrior God treads upon the bam°te-1äres, bämäh is the site of theophany; the cultic mound is a replica of this privileged place. The reviewer would note that the use of the bämäh in Moab, Ammon, and Canaanite (Hebrew) worship and the fact that these peoples seem to have shared amphictyonic Holy War traditions, presumably including that of the warrior God, might tend to confirm this hypothesis. A fascinating study. J. P. M. Walsh, S.J.


The growing demand for battery-powered mobile devices is the major driver to keep pushing power and area scaling for SoCs. This year, the SRAM session is headlined by the most advanced 7nm SRAM designs from both TSMC and Samsung. A novel dual-rail low-power SRAM design in 10nm from TSMC, and a two-phase-precharge ML sensing TCAM design from Globalfoundries in 14nm, are demonstrated.


Three new species of the subgenus Distichalius of the genus Quedius from Sichuan, China, Quedius (Distichalius) wangi, Q. (D.) xian, and Q. (D.) wolong are described and illustrated. Q. (D.) lin Smetana and Q. (D.) pretiosus Sharp are recorded for the first time from the mainland China and the Chongqing municipality. The first three species belong to the kashmirensis group of the subgenus and the fourth and fifth are members of the annectens and the chaterjeei groups.


This book is dealing with approaches to activate silent biosynthetic pathways and with the structure elucidation of fungal bioactive natural products focusing mainly on antibiotic and cytotoxic activities. As microbial interactions represent a significant factor for activation of silent biosynthetic pathways, an approach to maximize chemical diversity of endophytic fungi through coculture of fungi and bacteria was undertaken. In addition, inhibitors of histone deacetylases (HDAC) and DNA methyltransferases (DMATs) were also used to induce the secondary metabolite production of endophytic fungi. Moreover, investigation of bioactive metabolites from endophytic fungi under axenic culture conditions led to the isolation of the antibiotic compound neosartorin and of the new atropisomers diaporthemin A and B.


OBJECTIVE
Our aim was to determine whether triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has distinguishing sonographic features compared to non-TNBC.

METHODS
Data from 145 consecutive breast cancer patients were collected. The images were reevaluated by two dedicated breast imaging experts according to the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System. The sonographic features of 45 TNBC patients were compared with those of 100 non-TNBC patients.

RESULTS
TNBC showed a high histological tumor grade. On ultrasound, TNBC was more frequently to present as oval or round mass shape (48.9%, 17.8%; respectively), more likely to have circumscribed margins (82.2%), and less likely to show posterior attenuating (8.9%). Additionally, compared with non-TNBC, TNBC was less likely to have calcification (35.6%).

CONCLUSION
TNBC has distinguishing imaging features on breast ultrasound, and more likely to be associated with benign masses. Knowledge of the distinct sonographic features would be useful in diagnosing TNBC.


This article develops some new results on semistability of switched systems using multiple Lyapunov functions. The main results of the article involve sufficient conditions for guaranteeing semistability of switched systems using multiple Lyapunov functions and a class of switching conditions. Moreover, converse Lyapunov theorems for a finite family of pairwise commuting semistable systems are also developed. Using these stability results and an extended notion of homogeneity for switched systems, we derive some robustness results for semistability of switched systems.


In patients with ST-segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) delay between symptom onset and reperfusion has been associated with poor outcomes.1,2 In particular, in adjusted analyses, for every 30-minute delay, there is a 7.5% increase in mortality.1 However, the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction demonstrated discordance between symptom onset and balloon time, which did not correlate with mortality, in contrast with the strong relationship between door-to-balloon time and mortality (especially with <2-hour delays).3 The authors suggested that door-to-balloon times may be surrogates for quality of care and that the time between symptom onset and the start of therapy is the major determinant of the duration of ischemia and extent of salvage. Another explanation was that door-to-balloon times are dependent on the severity of illness, and sicker patients may have longer door-to-balloon times because of the need for additional procedures.

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In this issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions , Fordyce et al4 describe the effects of the American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline STEMI Systems Accelerator program5 on improving system performance in 16 metropolitan areas over 2 years involving 23 498 patients with the uptake of 4 key processes shown to be associated with shorter reperfusion times.6 The key processes were prehospital cardiac catheterization laboratory activation, single call transfer protocol from an outside facility, emergency department bypass for emergency medical services for direct presenters, and transfers. Implementation was documented by surveys at the beginning and at the end of the program.

On average, the program increased implementation by 22%. All median times improved significantly ( P <0.001; Figure). The time from first medical contact (FMC)-to-device with implementation of prehospital activation of the catheterization laboratory improved by 10 minutes (88 versus 98 minutes). Institution of single call transfer protocols from an outside facility was …


Metabolism of arylamides such as 2‐(acetylamino)fluorene to mutagenic products is catalyzed by various liver microsomal and cytosolic enzymes. Deacylation is believed to be a deactivating pathway, and the activity of the microsomal deacetylase toward N‐hydroxy‐2‐AAF is exceedingly greater than toward the parent 2‐AAF. Another deactivating pathway is cytochrome P450‐catalyzed ring hydroxylation. We have studied the effect of ring hydroxyl substitution on the activity of the liver microsomal deacetylase from Aroclor 1254‐treated rats in vitro. The deacetylase activity was generally decreased toward ring‐hydroxylated derivatives in the order of 2AAF ≈ 1‐OH‐AAF > 3‐OH‐AAF > 7‐OH‐AAF > 5‐OH‐AAF ≈ 9‐OH‐AAF. The difference in activity between 2‐AAF and 5‐OH‐ and 9‐OH‐AAF was about eightfold. Molecular mechanics calculations reveal that structural and geometrical parameters are more important than the energies associated with the different isomers. We show that the greater the distance of the hydroxyl group on the fluorenyl ring structure from the acetylamino group, the slower the rate of deacetylation. The difference in reactivity between the 1‐hydroxy‐2‐AAF and the other hydroxy‐2‐AAF isomers is due to the lack of planarity of the 1‐hydroxy isomer as compared to the essentially planar configuration of the other isomers. The relative contribution of microsomal ring hydroxylation and deacetylation to detoxification of arylamides remains to be established. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Biochem Toxicol 13: 279–286, 1999


The Papuan endemic genus Dobodura Darlington is taxonomically revised, with five newly described species — Dobodura alildablldooya sp. n., D. hexaspina sp. n., D. obtusa sp. n., D. svensoni sp. n., and D. toxopei sp. n. — complementing the type species, D. armata Darlington. The sympatric Dobodura alildablldooya and D. svensoni are described from Chimbu Province, Papua New Guinea. Known distributions of the other three new species are: D. hexaspina , Madang Province, P.N.G.; D. obtusa , Olsobip, Fly River, Western Province, P.N.G.; and D. toxopei , Bernhard Camp, Papua, Indonesia. Dobodura is the sole precinctive Papuan genus in an Australian-Papuan clade also including Clarencia Sloane, Dicraspeda Chaudoir, and Eudalia Laporte. Phylogenetic analysis of Dobodura places its known earliest divergence event on the northern New Guinea margin of the Australian craton. Later divergence events result in species occupying island-arc terranes progressively incorporated into present-day northern New Guinea, commencing in the Miocene.


(1928). Human Amoebiasis Due to Infection with Entamoeba Histolytica. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology: Vol. 22, No. 2, pp. 201-258.


The development of technology in the current era is advancing very rapidly. Along with digital learning materials, they can increase verbal communication and various visual, audio and motion texts. This study aims to develop students' 4C competencies (Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving, Communication and Collaboration) in 21st-century learning through creative entrepreneurship learning materials of the Telegram Chatbot Artificial Intelligence with Natural Language Processing (NLP) Method. The scope learning materials are focused on Personal Business Plans, Customer Interviews, Customer Observation, Selling Products, and being a Creative Entrepreneur, which will be uploaded to the Telegram Chatbot as e-learning students' material. This research will use the Research and Development approach of Borg and Gall (1983). The series of research and development steps are carried out in stages, and each action will be taken to the results of the previous step until a new development product of learning materials is finally obtained. Product development design of the preliminary stage needs analysis is carried out by collecting related data and developing Creative Entrepreneurship learning materials for the Telegram chatbot model. The Creative Entrepreneurship learning program will involve 50 students of the English Literature Department, Universitas Negeri Medan, to analyze the feedback from the questionnaire Google form.


Objective:To investigate the expression and significance of cancer stem cell markers CD133 and TROP-2 in non-small cell lung carcinoma(NSCLC).Methods:The expression of CD133 and TROP-2 in NSCLC was detected by immunohistochemistry and double-labelling immunofluorescence.The location and the colocalization of the two proteins were observed under light microscope and confocal laser scanning microscope.Results: ① The expression rate of CD133 and TROP-2 were 30.0% and 41.25% in 80 NSCLC tissues respectively,which were significantly higher than that in the tumor-adjacent normal tissues or benign lesion tissues(P 0.01);②CD133-positive expression was significantly higher in poor differentiated tumor than that in the well differentiated tumor(P = 0.024);③ Positive expression of CD133 and TROP-2 in the lymph node metastasis group was significantly higher than that in the non-lymph node metastasis group(P 0.05).The positive expression rate of TROP-2 increased with the increasing Tumor-NodesMetastasis(TNM) stage(P 0.05).④ CD133 expression was correlated with TROP-2 expression(P 0.001).And there was collocation between the CD133 and TROP-2 proteins.Conclusion:The expression CD133 and TROP-2 was associated with the invasion and metastasis of NSCLC.Their colocalization in NSCLC was detected preliminarily.CD133 and TROP-2 may be used as two important markers in judging the cancer stem cell of NSCLC.


One of the benefits of writing for both whatsoniphone and GearDiary is that when I find a truly outstanding product, one about which which I am totally enthusiastic, I'm able to share that enthusiasm with a larger audience of both iPhone AND general...


Objective To establish the determination method of gardenoside in Ankun Tablets.Method The quantitative analysis of gardenoside in Ankun Tablets was carried out by HPLC.The chromatographic column was C18(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm).The detection wavelength was 238 nm.The mobile phase was acetonitrile-water(15∶85) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL·min-1.The column temperature was 25 ℃.The sample loaded amount was 10 μL.Result The gardenoside appeared linear at the range of 0.122-1.098 μg with correlation coefficient 0.999 5.The average recovery rate was 99.5% with RSD=1.4%(n=6).Conclusion The method is accurate,simple,reproducible,and suitable for the quality control of the preparation.


Abstract Objectives This study aimed to explore the behavioral and social impairments among people living with dementia (PLWD) in rural southwestern Uganda. It also explored the burden of caregivers for people living with dementia. Methods This was a qualitative study among people living with dementia and their caregivers. We consecutively enrolled 30 people living with dementia with their caregivers from their homes. We conducted in-depth interviews using a semi-structured interview guide. We did a thematic content analysis. Results The themes under-reported behavioral impairment were; difficulty in personal care, physical inactivity, and impaired judgment. Under the social and cognitive impairment theme, there was the failure to be in social gatherings like church, community groups, and markets. Under the caregivers' role, their burden included managing behavioral, social, and cognitive impairments of PLWD. Although caregivers were committed to caring for PLWDs, this required sacrificing time at the expense of income-generating activities. Conclusions Dementia hinders the behavioral and social aspects of the affected people. Caregivers are highly burdened to care for PLWD. Strategies to minimize caregivers' burden while caring for people living with dementia are recommended.


The introduction of self- service, and new layouts in complex buildings, prompted the creation of a service to welcome new students at Leeds Met as they used the library for the first time.


Errors of analog-digital transformation in the presence of additive noise are investigated both analytically and by means of imitational modelling. The conclusions of this study may help to increase the accuracy of the analog-digital transformation at the expense of an additional computer processing of the raw results. Introduction of auxiliary noise reduces the quantization error after additional processing, but without increasing the word length in the analog-digital transformation.


The IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) Hong Kong Student Branch Chapter was the recipient of the 2018 SSCS Outstanding Chapter Award. The Chapter was formed in 2016 and is currently chaired by Li Wang (Ph.D. student), with Sam Wang (M. Phil. student) as cochair and Babar Hussain (Ph.D. student) as event coordinator. The Chapter has been active in organizing various activities, including Distinguished Lectures, student membership drives, social activities, and more.


Obturator foramen hernia is a relatively rare disease and is likely to occur in aged, thin females. Herein we report a case of obturator foramen hernia associated by incarcerated femoral hernia. A 95-year-old woman was seen at the hospital because of nausea and vomiting. At admission, she was diagnosed with incarcerated femoral hernia due to swelling at the right lower area of the groin. Because an abdominal simple X ray demonstrated intestinal obstruction as well as Howship-Romberg sign was obtained, a pelvic CT was performed. The pelvic CT demonstrated right obturator hernia. At laparotomy, a large omentum was incarcerated at the right femoral ring while the small intestine 130cm proximal from the terminalileum showed Richter type hernia at the right obturator foramen. Operative procedures included: reposition of the large omentum and the ileum; resection of a part of the large omentum; and closure of the hilus of the hernia. With a recent progression in imaging procedures, clinical cases diagnosed as obturator foramen hernia preoperatively have been increasing. Aggrssive examination sincluding CT scan are useful in making preoperative diagnosis of the disease, especially not to overlook associated hernia which is difficult to be detected by palpation like in this case.


Abstract 3319 Background: An unpredictable subset of patients (∼20–30%) with pediatric immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) progress to chronic ITP; this increases the risk of morbidity and mortality from bleeding, long-term immunomodulation, and/or splenectomy. Furthermore, treatments such as chronic steroid therapy often result in intolerable side effects, raising the need for targeted therapies. We previously tested a novel list of genes that might predict progression to chronic ITP (Zhang et al Blood 2011). Oxidative stress (OS)-related pathways were among those most significantly perturbed in chronic ITP. For further evaluation of the role of OS in ITP, we measured glutathione as a marker of redox capacity and protein carbonyl content as a marker of oxidative cell damage. Methods: Pediatric patients with primary ITP were included, with exclusion of subjects with secondary thrombocytopenia, other autoimmune disorders (ie, lupus), or other chronic illnesses. Healthy pediatric volunteers were recruited as controls. Patients had blood draws within 1 month from ITP diagnosis. Reduced (GSH) to oxidized (GSSG) glutathione ratios were measured from whole blood by tandem mass-spectrometry. Protein carbonyl content (PCC) levels were measured from platelet-rich plasma by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Subjects were followed up to 15 months from diagnosis and monitored for disease resolution or progression. Chronic ITP was defined as thrombocytopenia (platelets Results: Between July 2009 and December 2011, 67 pediatric patients with ITP were recruited. Thirty-four patients had acute ITP, and 33 patients progressed to chronic ITP. The median age of patients was 7 years (range 18 months – 17 years). Sixty-three percent were female, 37% were male. Twenty-four pediatric controls were also recruited (46% female, 54% male). The median age of controls was 8 years (range 5 years – 17 years). Patients with ITP had significantly lower GSH:GSSG ratios compared to controls, and patients with chronic ITP had lower GSH:GSSG ratios compared to those with acute ITP (Figure 1). Furthermore, patients with ITP had significantly higher PCC levels compared to controls (Figure 2). Conclusions: This data provides further evidence for a role of oxidative stress (OS) in the pathophysiology of ITP. Furthermore, decreased redox capacity, as evidenced by the decreased glutathione ratios, may be associated with progression to chronic ITP. Reactive oxidative species (ROS) may be important in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity in ITP; oxidatively altered cellular by-products induce pathogenic antibodies and become immunogenic. This also raises a potential anti-oxidant mechanism of therapy, which may play a greater role in chronic ITP treatment. Increased understanding of OS in pediatric ITP may reveal markers of disease progression, highlighting those at greatest risk for chronic ITP and creating a role for targeted therapy. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Efforts have been made to modify the existing standard method IS: 2369 1967 which is meant for the determination of sinking time of well-scoured cotton fibres. A fibre container has been prepared to achieve standard dimensions in the fibre mass in cake form at the time of sample preparation and testing. Minute holes are made at the bottom and the lid of the container and the fibre cake is kept inside it to come in contact with water taken in a specially fabricated glass trough. Holes with diameters 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 mm have been studied to assess their effect on sinking time. It is observed that the fibre container provided with holes having 0.5 mm diameter performs very effectively for the determination of sinking time of partially scoured cotton fibres. This method is also found to be suitable for well scoured cotton fibres. As this method is suitable for the determination of sinking time of cotton fibres scoured to any extent, it may be considered by the standards organizations for introducing it as a standard testing method following the necessary protocols.


A four year‐study of teacher beliefs and conceptions about reading is reported. Teacher beliefs were determined outside the classroom context and while conducting instruction. It was determined that classroom teachers can articulate theories of reading outside the classroom but that their actual instructional practice is governed by a complex set of contextual factors. It is concluded that reading educators must not only teach reading theory but must also help teachers apply theory to the complex instructional context of classrooms.


PSE-like and normal groups of chicken breast meat classif ied according to both brightness(L*) and pH 24 were evaluated for protein extractability,thermal denaturation studies by DSC and water-absorbing capacity.The results indicated that PSE-like chicken meat with higher brightness and lower pH 24 showed signifi cantly lower extractability of sarcoplasm protein,myof ibrillar protein and total protein(P0.05,P0.01),when compared with normal meat.DSC studies manifested that myosin and sarcoplasm from PSE-like meat denatured at lower temperatures than that of normal meat,but actin exhibited the same changing trend.PSE-like meat also showed lower water-absorbing capacity and cooking loss rate.When pH was adjusted to normal level,PSE-like meat showed partial restoration of protein functionality.


This paper studies the design and detection issues of false data injection (FDI) attacks against output tracking control systems from the perspectives of defenders and attackers, respectively. Based on a state-space model, an output tracking control system is designed by using a Kalman filter and an augmented state linear quadratic Gauss optimal control feedback control strategy. For such a control system, the attackers design stealthy FDI attacks for the feedback and forward channels based on the subspace identification technology, which can avoid the detection of an output residual detector. To cope with the two-channel FDI attacks, a simple detection scheme is proposed by actively modifying the data in the feedback and forward channels. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed methods is demonstrated by simulation results.


The concentrations of Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, and Cr in top soils (0-15 cm) from urbanized and rural areas of Iraq were measured by X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). The results revealed that soil samples located in urban areas had higher metal contents than did soil samples from rural areas. This was probably due to local pollution from increased population and other industrial sources. The comparison with the soil quality guidelines showed that metal concentrations in all the studied locations are lower than the permissible levels admitted by the World Health Organization (WHO). The mineralogical composition of the top soils, identified by X-ray diffraction (XRD), was predominantly Quartz, Calcite and minor minerals such as Dolomite, Feldspar and clay minerals. Total clay minerals in the soil samples, ranged from 3-10%, were found to be dominated by Montmorillonite, Kaolinite and Feldspar. The highest clay content was observed in Diala soils near the river Tigris.


BACKGROUND: In CHECKMATE-143, safety and tolerability of nivolumab and ipilimumab were evaluated in patients with first recurrence of glioblastoma. One of the challenges with immune targeting therapies is the accurate assessment of changes in disease progression with neuroimaging. Immune-related treatment effects presenting as temporary increases in target or non-target lesions or a transient appearance of a new lesion are observed in ∼10% of patients. These changes can result from influx of inflammatory cells leading to temporary appearances of increased mass. Here, we present neuroimaging results that meet RANO criteria for progressive disease, and the corresponding histopathology findings. METHODS: In cohort 1, eligible patients were randomized 1:1 to nivolumab 3mg/kg Q2W or nivolumab 1 mg/kg + ipilimumab 3 mg/kg Q3W followed by nivolumab 3 mg/kg Q2W. Responses were assessed using RANO criteria at Weeks 6, 12, and Q8W onward. Treatment beyond progression was permitted until a second radiologic confirmation of progression 8 weeks later. At the time of imaging progression, if biopsy/resection was feasible, pathological evaluation was performed and histopathologic findings were correlated with imaging changes. RESULTS: A total of 20 patients were treated in cohort 1. In some cases, immune-related treatment effects presenting as target lesion growth or appearance of new lesions were observed on imaging. A variety of histopathologic patterns were observed with radiographic progression. Imaging and the correlated histopathological findings will be presented in detail. CONCLUSIONS: Immune-related treatment effects can occur in patients with glioblastoma receiving checkpoint inhibitors. Tissue acquisition and pathologic assessment can clarify the etiology of progression imaging findings preventing premature discontinuation of potentially beneficial therapy.


The main contribution of this paper is a description of a formal method and tool to estimate the expected changes of power system performance and reliability indexes, due to the contribution of wide-area protection and monitoring schemes (WAMPS). The resulting model is capable of estimating their impact to not only grid resilience and inoperability, but also reliability and availability metrics, like Expected Energy and Demand Not Supplied (EENS, EDNS), Loss of Load Probability and Expectation (LOLP, LOLE), for each bus, agent, consumer and distributed generator. A small, multicompany power system is used to illustrate the approach.


An important parameter in the use of the surface acoustic method for sound power measurement or sound power accounting of sources is a knowledge of the behavior of the spatial coherence or incoherence of the surface motion viewed as an acoustic source. If the machine surface can be treated as a collection of incoherent sources with some scale determined by a correlation length then considerable simplification in the power measurements may result. Measurement of the coherence of surface vibrations on a large machine are discussed with a view toward establishing a correlation length and hence the determination of the number of measurement points.


Objective To detect an imported malaria case in Yunnan province. Methods The blood samples from animported malaria case was tested by nested PCR with primers specific for plasmodium genus and the sequences of theamplified products were checked in NCBI. Results The results of nested PCR detection with the primers of r PLU5 andr PLU6 specific for plasmodium-genus revealed that the sample did not produce the expected enhanced band. Then 141 bp ofPlasmodium malariae in size was produced and no corresponding bands of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax andPlasmodium ovale were observed after amplified with promers specific for polasmodium species. Blast analysis showed that thefragment was composed of 115 bp and had a high homology of 96% to the corresponding gene sequence of Plasmodium malariaefrom Genbank accession number gb|KJ934253.1.Conclusion Generally confirmed by nested PCR detection and blastanalysis, the case was infected with Plasmodium malariae.


The percent germination of Acampe rigida seeds in vitro more than doubled when half-strength MS (HMS) medium solidified with agar was supplemented with various organic extracts. The percent germination was highest at 91.0% when 200 ml L-1 of rice extract was added to the HMS medium. The addition of 200 ml L-1 of potato extract resulted in 86.1% germination and the addition of 200 ml L-1 of wheat extract resulted in 85.2% germination. Germination percentage on HMS medium without supplement was 40.5%. Final counts were taken 3 months after the seeds were sown in vitro. Germinated seeds generally develop into protocorms and then develop into mini-seedlings. When protocorms were sub-cultured, some of the protocorms continued to multiply, producing new protocorms, while others began to develop into mini-seedlings. The addition of certain supplements to the HMS medium increased the number of multiplying protocorms in the cultures. However, the addition of organic extracts of banana and potato combined with the addition of 2 g L-1 activated charcoal in HMS medium were effective for protocorm multiplication. Among other media tested as suitable subculture media, NP (New Phalaenopsis) medium supplemented with 30 g L-1 maltose was the best for protocorm multiplication. After 2 months in fresh culture on this NP medium, 0.05 g protocorm average fresh weight increased to an average of 5.397 g. In this culture, there was an average of 185±5.1 new protocorms and an average of 107±3.1 mini-seedlings produced. Subsequent growth of seedlings on fresh medium in vitro was also affected by different supplements added to HMS medium. Among carbohydrates trialed, the addition of 30 g L-1 sucrose enhanced seedling growth when compared to maltose or sorbitol as alternative carbon sources. The addition of rice extract at 200 ml L-1 along with 2.0 g L-1 charcoal was the best for shoot growth in vitro compared with other treatments. Healthy seedlings grown on organic extracts in vitro were acclimatized in vivo on tissue paper, cloth towels and brown cardboard for 3 weeks in a shade house. Among these treatments, the highest percentage of successful conversion (96.8%) was obtained with tissue paper whereas the lowest conversion rate was for seedlings placed on brown cardboard. Growth of seedlings on a fresh weight basis during acclimatization was also higher in tissue paper compared to the other substrates. A high frequency seedling production protocol for commercial use has been established based upon this experimental data.


Power System Stabilizer (PSS) which is installed in Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR) in the excitation system of the synchronous generator improves the small-signal power system stability by damping out low frequency oscillations in the modern power system. It reduces the power swings in the system by providing supplementary perturbation signals in a feedback path to the synchronous generator excitation system. PSS improves damping in local mode of oscillations efficiently but it cannot provide sufficient damping for inter-area oscillations in the Multi-machine power system. In this paper, the SMIB with PSS is simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK.


Basically, business cooperation in Islam is in order to help each other between pihakyang have the business skills to the owners of capital, either individually or institutionally. This is done in binbgkai to make ends meet. The purpose of this research is to investigate the application of Musharaka contract-muhdarabah in economic activities, application know-muhdarabah contract Musharaka Islamic financial institutions in Tasikmalaya. The method used in this research is descriptive method with qualitative analysis. Sources of data in this research is secondary data, ie data derived from source documents and writings are closely related to the discussion of the study, both in the form of books, articles, and others related to the discussion of the author. His research results show that 1) the application of the concept of Musharaka-mudharabah have done and are well known by the public in the context of economic activities and a thriving business community with the aim to help each other mutually beneficial business activity and berkeadilan.2) penerapankonsep musyarakah-mudharabah institutions Islamic finance is done in the form of grant funding and financing schemes using musharaka-mudharabah contract based on a fatwa of the National Sharia god.


Plasma diagnostic measurement campaigns in the NASA Ames Interaction Heating Facility (IHF) have been conducted over the last several years with a view towards characterizing the flow in the arc jet facility by providing data necessary for modeling and simulation. Optical emission spectroscopy has been used in the plenum and in the free jet of the nozzle. Radiation incident over a probe surface has also been measured using radiometry. Plenum measurements have shown distinct radial profiles of temperature over a range of operating conditions. For cases where large amounts of cold air are added radially to the main arc-heated stream, the temperature profiles are higher by as much as 1500 K than the profiles assumed in flow simulations. Optical measurements perpendicular to the flow direction in the free jet showed significant contributions to the molecule emission through inverse pre-dissociation, thus allowing determination of atom number densities from molecular emission. This has been preliminarily demonstrated with the N2 1st Positive System. Despite the use of older rate coefficients, the resulting atom densities are reasonable and surprisingly close to flow predictions.


The teaching reform in college is calling for changes in students' learning styles and teachers' teaching methods.It is very important to change teacher' s educational concept and transform teacher' s role in the teaching process in order to completely change the form and content of nutrition and food hygiene course.It means we should only change traditional teaching approaches into problem based learning or inquiry teaching but also summarize the teaching content and integrate the theory with practice.

Key words:
Teaching reform;  Quality education;  Nutrition and food hygiene;  Education philosophy


This paper aims to explore Swedish Generation Y consumer perceptions of organic wine in Sweden and utilize the means end concept to probe young consumer motivations and goals toward organic wine purchasing. To achieve the aim, mixed methods were used involves both qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative method used one-to-one in-depth laddering interview, and the quantitative method used a self-complete questionnaire. The paper was constructed based on 105 survey responses and six in-depth laddering interviews. The paper summarizes four extrinsic attributes of organic wine that the survey respondents perceive as important elements when they select organic wines from the wine store. These elements are price, package design, alcohol content, and eco-label. Furthermore, the paper adopts the means-end chain concept and laddering interview to further probe consumer motivations and goals. The results reveal one more product attribute, the grape taste, which the survey failed to uncover. Furthermore, the interviews indicate six goals that could partially explain why the research respondents purchase organic wine. These goals are fun and enjoyment, remaining healthy, value for money, building a positive self-image, sense of security, and sense of belonging. (Less)


The essays by the Shanghai School is a reflection of its time,a period from 1920s to 1940s in Chinese literature.The essays by Shanghai School,which is based on the proposition that literature focuses on humanity,distinguishes itself by delivering to us the true nature of literature.This paper makes a study into its cultural significance,and concludes that modernist spirit is evident in this literary school.


Background: An important motivation for adolescents and young adults to engage in aerobic exercise (AE) is to improve fitness, body composition and physical appearance. These parameters have an impact on bodily perception as conceptualized by the 'body image' (BI) construct. AE is known to have positive effects on pain perception, mood, and body image (BI). However, no study has hitherto investigated their interrelationship within one study. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (IG, n = 16, 6 months of AE) or a passive control group (CG, n = 10). Frankfurt Body-Concept Scales (FKKS), Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS), State and Trait Anxiety Inventory, warmth and heat pain thresholds (WPT, HPT), pain tolerance, and graded exercise test data from baseline (T0) and the end of the intervention (T6) were analyzed using a paired t-test (p < 0.05). Results: A significant increase in the BI dimension 'physical efficacy' was identified from T0 to T6, which correlated positively with PANAS Positive Affect Scale and HPT. Conclusion: Data in young adults undergoing AE indicate that changes in the BI sub-category 'physical efficacy' are closely linked with changes in positive affect and antinociception. These novel findings suggest that BI plays a role in antinociception and positive affect.


Interactive planning systems are a relatively new phenomenon in the practice of operations research. We review the role of quantitative models and methods and the need for man-machine interaction in practical plan ning situations. We discuss a number of desirable functional requirements of an interactive planning system, and elaborate on the concepts of interaction and its realization in the form of a user interface. 1980 Mathematics Subject Classification: 90899, 68U30.


There are provided a manufacturing method of silver-high temperature superconductor wire rod. The method is comprised of calcinating in the air by using PbO, Bi2O3, SrCO3(or SrO), CaCO3(or CaO), CuO powder, whereby making a lump which superconductor(Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O8 is mixed with the second phase, shaping this powder in a mold, locating it inside of silver powder, making composite of silver powder and superconductor shaped body with the completed form of mold, proceeding, intermediate annealing, and final annealing the annealed complex form body of silver-superconductor through the rolling, drawing or extrusion.


Mechanisms involved in the analysis of Pb by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (GFAAS) were studied using a specially designed two-step research spectrometer. Solutions of Pb(NO{sub 3}){sub 2} as well as solutions of Pb(NO{sub 3}){sub 2} modified by Mg and/or NH{sub 4}H{sub 2}PO{sub 4}, were analyzed. A model of the reaction mechanisms was developed from this research and suggests that there are at least two principal . types of active sites, including one which causes lead nitrate on the surface to be released as PbO and one which causes it to be released as Pb. The PbO site seems to be less stable than the Pb site and accepts only a limited amount of material.


This article introduces policy-making theory to diplomacy study Domain.To plan and formulate the strategy including the following three aspects content:the situation judgment,the goal determined and the way and the method to achieve the goal(national ane international).On Russia's policy-making mechanism to Europe,this article studyies mainly from the following four aspects:Russia's strategic judgment on the international situation,foreign goal choice and arrangement,domestic factors and overseas factors influencing strategic decision,etc.


This paper reports the leaching behaviour of pineapple skins incorporated in the artificial reef fabricated from recycle aggregate concrete. Pineapple skin was mixed with the concrete as added material which produce nutrients to attract fish habitat. Material test was conducted on the concrete reef specimens to determine its compressive strength. The nutrients dispersed were measured by using total phosphorus and nitrate test of the water sample collected from each of the artificial reef within the six days duration. Results showed the compression strength of the reef decreased with the increase of percentage pineapple skin used. However, it was found that the total phosphorus and nitrate leached from the reef increased gradually with time as the percentage of pineapple skin used increased.