The discovery of the original Folsom and subsequent sites and the identification and development of the so-called Yuma phase of the problem are reviewed in this article. The association of Folsom and Folsom-like points with extinct species of animals is discussed, and the general distribution of the artifacts is summarized. Certain outstanding features are noted, and from them the author draws a number of inferences and indicates possible interpretations relative to their significance. He stresses the close typological affinities between the Folsom and Folsom-like points; suggests that the distribution shows either a widespread sub-stratum of the Folsom complex or a scattering of the technique through diffusion, or an actual trade in the objects themselves; and emphasizes the need for finding these points in a geologic association in regions outside of the High Plains. Less attention is given to the Yuma type points, although the author gives a good description of their main characteristics and indicates some of the difficulties arising from the multiplicity of sub-types covered by the name. In this connection he properly calls attention to the fact that use of the Yuma outline form alone as a criterion for identification cannot be relied on because many common artifacts from recent sites exhibit similar outlines but do not have the chipping characteristic of the true Yuma. Unfortunately the Yuma question has been confused and complicated by failure to observe that feature, and misleading information on the distribution of the type has been put into circulation as a result. Cotter is to be commended for his emphasis on this factor, and also for calling attention to the fact that the generally accepted sequence of Yuma forms is theoretical, being derived from an interpretive study of typological evolution, and not based on actual evidence.


A novel active graphene-like nanosheet (AGN) with a high specific surface area is first developed as an efficient electrocatalyst support synthesized through an efficient ion-exchange-assisted synthesis route. The AGN shows high electronic conductivity and strong cohesive force and distribution effects toward the catalyst nanoparticles. The AGN supported PdxPty bimetallic catalyst system with ultralow Pt loading exhibits excellent catalytic performance and superb durability for the oxygen reduction reaction of fuel cells, giving a high mass activity of 1930 mA mgPt−1 at 0.9 V vs. RHE.


We discuss the environmental implications of the dramatic drop in the price of natural gas following the US shale gas boom due to the rise of modern hydraulic fracturing. In the first part of the paper, we argue that the ensuing drop in the price of natural gas has an ambiguous effect on global carbon emissions because of three countervailing effects: coal-to-gas switching in the US electric power sector, an increase in the relative cost of US renewable energy sources, and an increase in US coal exports. Our position is that without a meaningful cap, the shale gas boom is likely to increase global emissions and the period during which natural gas is used as a bridge fuel to clean energy should be limited. In the second part of the paper, we review recent environmental policies for the US electric power sector that have contributed to reducing carbon emissions, and discuss the complex economics of the newly introduced Clean Power Plan. Although the availability of cheap natural gas has been factored in US environmental policy and has helped electricity generators to achieve compliance with various rules and regulations, it should not derail policy from its long-run objective, which is the transition to a less fossil-fuel dependent economy.


Objective: To investigate the relevance between the level of pulse pressure and ambulatoty blood pressure,and the effect on function of target organ. Methods:Ambulatory blood pressure, function of target organ and common circumstance in 579 patients with the level of pulse pressure over 8.0kPa,and 1167 patients under 8.0kPa were analyzed retrospectively. Results: The observe group had much more dangerous factors and did much harm to target organ than that of the control group. There were much difference in ambulatory blood pressure between the two groups.Conclusion: Pulse pressure is an independent and important dangerous factor for target organ dysfunction,and a rational pulse pressure should be keep in the therapy .


In this paper a layer and space-time coded OFDM system is proposed to provide a diversity gain for the MIMO channels and alleviate the frequency-selective fading effect. At the receiver, an algorithm of suppressing and cancelling interference among alyers is employed to overcome the interference among users and provide reliable communications with high data rate over wideband wireless channels. And this system can be used to transmit scalable MPEG-4 video. The simulation results show that the proposed system has good transmission performance in an environmnet with a moderate signal-to-noise ratio.


Abstract Background In our institution, the significant use of broad-spectrum antibiotics for antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) in trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) was operator dependent and not evidence based. Hence, an AP guideline was developed with the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology and launched in May 2019, following department roadshows and creation of user-friendly electronic AP order sets. We analyzed the effectiveness and outcomes of our multipronged approach towards improving the standardization of AP prescribing. Methods This was a retrospective study of TACE procedures from November 2018 to March 2020, pre and post guideline implementation (Figure 1). Single IV cefazolin 2g dose (or IV clindamycin 600mg in the setting of β-lactam allergy) before TACE in patients with an uncompromised sphincter of Oddi was recommended. Patients with active infections prior to TACE were excluded. AP was deemed inappropriate if it deviated from guidelines (antibiotic choice and/or duration). Primary outcome was AP appropriateness and 30-day TACE related infections. Figure 1. Timeline of our multipronged approach Results Seventy patients were included. There were no differences in baseline demographics pre and post implementation (Table 1). Following guideline implementation, there was a significant improvement in AP used for TACE. AP appropriateness pre-implementation and post-implementation was 14/31 (45.2%) and 37/39 (94.9%) respectively (p< 0.001). Guideline compliant antibiotics were selected more frequently (14 [45.2%] vs 38 [97.4%], p< 0.001), and more patients received single dose AP (22 [71.0%] vs 38 [97.4%], p=0.004). Of the 18 patients who did not receive guideline recommended AP, 16 (88.9%) received IV ceftriaxone and metronidazole, 1 (5.6%) IV amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, and 1 (5.6%) IV ciprofloxacin. Ten patients received a prolonged course of AP with a median duration of 6 days (IQR 4.3, 6.5). There were no significant differences in 30-day TACE related infections (1 [3.2%] vs 2 [5.1%], p=1.000) and 30-day mortality (1 [3.2%] vs 1 [2.6%], p=1.000). No patient had surgical site skin infection. Conclusion Our multipronged approach improved AP prescribing in patients undergoing TACE. Single dose IV cefazolin prophylaxis for TACE did not compromise safety outcomes in the post implementation review. Disclosures All Authors: No reported disclosures


Radar detection in environments with high spatial and temporal variability is an issue of great importance. Many efforts are devoted to the development of adaptive techniques that allow robust operation for all possible scenarios. Among the most widely used techniques in this context are those that changes the detection threshold adaptively in order to maintain a constant false alarm rate (CFAR). New CFAR detectors appear frequently, so it is useful the permanent update of the state-of-art in this topic. Therefore, this article presents the theoretical framework required by CFAR techniques, as well as a literature review in this matter. Furthermore, the application of non-coherent integration to CFAR detection is included as a distinctive element. Emphasis is made on three different scenarios: homogeneous clutter, multiple interfering targets and transitions in the clutter level. This review will be useful for researchers requiring a brief view of CFAR detection.


Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation of 133 Cs has been studied in the frustrated antiferromagnet, CsCoCl 3 . A pronounced anomaly in the relaxation rate was observed at the lower transition temperature, T N2 =10 K, whereas a weak change in the relaxation rate was observed at the upper transition temperature, T N1 =21 K. The results are discussed in terms of the characteristic dynamics of domain wall solitons which propagate in disordered magnetic chains which feel no molecular field from the neighboring chains.


This paper evaluates the potential of geoparks for the regional marketing and geotourism
development. We present qustions about the current state and development plan of geopraks in the
Czech Republic. Small research demonstrates that geoparks project isn´t commonly known among
general public in the Czech Republic. Final part of the paper comments marketing strategy of the
National Geopark GeoLoci.


Viscosity is a fundamental property of complex fluids that is still difficult to predict quantitatively. This macroscopic property originates from molecular as well as mesoscopic properties. The understanding and prediction of the evolution of the viscosity with changing parameters is crucial for several applications, e.g. for liquid-liquid extraction processes or the formulation of aqueous surfactant systems.

In this work, a new "minimal" thermodynamic model taking into account the relevant free energies was developed that helps to understand, control and predict the evolution of the viscosity of microemulsions in presence of solutes. The term "minimal" means in that context that this model is based on a minimal set of parameters that are all measurable and have a physical meaning, thus minimizing the number of adjustable parameters. This model that considers the chemical terms at the molecular scale, the physical terms at the mesoscale as well as the flow characteristics at the macroscale was applied on water-poor extracting microemulsions as well as on aqueous anionic surfactant systems.

Liquid-liquid extraction is the central technology in metal recycling. The extraction is always driven by oil-soluble extracting surfactants. TBP (Tributyl phosphate) is one of those widely used extractants. This molecule allows selective extraction of actinides in the framework of the nuclear fuel cycle as well as lanthanides for the life-cycle of electronic devices. Emulsification and demulsification processes in extraction devices are only efficient when the difference in viscosity between organic and aqueous phase is small. Although the processes using TBP as selective extractant are known since World-War II, economic and technical reasons motivate the research for alternative extractants. One promising approach is the use of N,N-dialkylamides which also have good extraction properties and significant advantages over TBP. The main disadvantage of N,N-dialkylamides is the viscosity of the organic phase, which increases exponentially when processes are intensified by increasing heavy metal and extractant concentration.
By combining scattering and phase behavior analysis, we show that the viscosity increase with heavy metal concentration can be rationalized by the formation of a three-dimensional living network with different topologies. The mesoscopic structure consists of a one-dimensional ionic liquid of alternating metal-nitrate chains at well-defined distances embodied in a "bottlebrush" microstructure. The main component of the network are W/O cylinders in equilibrium with endcaps and junction units. The corresponding microphase distribution of endcaps, cylinders and junctions could be calculated and reasonably correlated with the viscosity for given systems. Moreover, the model was used to propose general formulation approaches for extractant systems.

Giant wormlike micelles formed by anionic surfactants in aqueous solution exhibit interesting rheological properties with high impact on industrial applications, especially in home and personal care products. Their structural and consequently their viscoelastic properties change during salt addition. Usually, the addition of a few percent of salt leads to an increase of the zero-shear viscosity by several orders of magnitude up to a viscosity peak. Further salt addition leads to a decrease in viscosity which was explained by the presence of more and more branching points that serve as stress relaxation points allowing micellar chains to slide along the micellar contour. The position and intensity of the viscosity peak changes by addition of solutes or fragrances and varies also with the type of salt added. This work further shows that this general model developed can be adjusted for the aqueous case and allows to reproduce the viscosity curve of an anionic surfactant in the presence of salt with almost perfect agreement. Furthermore, the influence of the type of salt as well as of added fragrances was predicted successfully and understood.


By applying a Lie-algebra method [Phys. Rev. A 42, 4302 (1990); 47, 5213(E) (1993)], we obtain analytical solutions and energy eigenvalues for a charged harmonic oscillator interacting with a single-mode photon field. The energy shifts of bound states of the harmonic oscillator due to the radiation field is also derived. By a variational method, we show that any bound state in a central potential which satisfies a power law can be treated as a harmonic oscillator around its average radial position. With this idea, we generalize the energy-shift formula obtained for a harmonic oscillator to the hydrogen-atom case. Our result shows that the energy shifts depend on the principal quantum number according to an inverse-square law


ABSTRACT Extended zero-one inflated beta and adjusted three-part regression models are introduced to analyze proportional response data where there are nonzero probabilities that the response variable takes the values zero and one. The proposed models adapt skewness and heteroscedasticity of the fractional response data, and are constructed to estimate the unknown parameters. Extensive Monte Carlo simulation studies are used to compare the performance of the two approaches with respect to bias and root mean square error. A real data example is presented to illustrate the application of both regression models.


In order to better understand the basis for the acquisition of euryhalinity by juvenile salmon and the role of endogeneous stimuli, experiments have been carried out to examine the dynamics of ionic and acid-base adjustments in fresh water (FW) and after direct transfer to full salinity (32 g l−1) sea water (SW) (1) on Atlantic salmon smolt during the natural period of smoltification in spring, (2) on presmolt salmon in autumn, after intraperitoneal implantation of pellets containing ovine growth hormone (oGH). During parr-smolt transformation in FW, gill Na+/K+ ATPase activity gradually rises, the plasma osmolality (Posm) is unaffected and the total CO2 of the plasma decreases significantly while whole blood pH fluctuates slightly. Direct transfer of smolt from FW to SW provokes only a slight increase in Posm and emphasizes the acid-base balance disruptions shown in FW. An oGHimplant in a presmolt stimulates gill Na+/K+ ATPase activity in FW, and affects the acid-base balance. After SW transfer (12 days after implantation), oGH treatment prevents the increase of osmotic pressure and the restoration of the acid-base, ionic equilibrium was faster for oGH-implanted fish than for sham-operated fish. These observations show that in FW smelting salmon develop most of the systems they need for migration and growth in SW and that oGH implants induce the development of physiological characteristics of smolts in a non-natural period of smolting.


The mellah, in Morocco, is the walled quarter of certain cities where the Jewish minority was forced to live in a dominant Muslim context though they enjoyed religious freedom and some degree of autonomy. Of different origins and with varying features, all of them were isolated from the city, but they repeated the same urban structure. They showed the exercise of power in pre-colonial Morocco: each new dynasty created an exclusive neighborhood for Jews, dhimmis according to Islamic law, under the protection of the Sultan. Life in the mellah (which cannot be compared to the European ghetto) possessed a specific Judeo-Moroccan identity, parallel to its complex relationship with the Muslim community in the Medina. Both spaces constitute a single structure of coexistence, manifestations, not so different, of the same story that affected, in different ways, both communities. The concept of the Islamic city was forged by the French orientalists of Algiers who, in the colonial spirit, argued that its "urban disorder" was a result of social disorganization. In these terms, the segregation of the mellah would be one effect of this. In this preconceived and simplistic scheme, minority communities are marginal exceptions to the "true essence" of the Islamic city. Although later scholars considered each city in its context, and recognized the differences between their societies, they rarely observed the interaction and mutual influence between mellah and medina. Islamic legal tradition had a double influence in shaping the medinas: regulating public and private space; and in the specific rules for minorities. However, the results were not the same everywhere. The mellah, a peculiarity of the Moroccan medinas, was one of its constituent districts; porosity between mellah and medina reflected inter-communal relations. They were spaces of interrelation. In this paper any exclusionary approach is questioned, and the minority is reinserted in a broad reading of the Islamic city of the western Mediterranean, considering this as a composite of multiple and parallel connected elements that evolved over time, conditioned by the needs and contingencies arising among all its inhabitants, including minority groups, over history.


Enzymatic hydrolysis technology of peanut hulls by cellulase was investigated by single-factor test and orthogonal test according to the degree of hydrolysis.Enzymolysis temperature,enzymolysis time,enzymolysis pH and cellulase addtition were selected as the experimental factors.The result showed that the optimum enzymolysis conditions were pH= 5.5,enzymolysis temperature of 45℃,enzymolysis time of 18h and cellulase addition of 1.5%.Under above conditions,the enzymolysis rate is 63.61%.


We report a case of epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) associated with a family cluster of EBS and a novel KRT5 mutation. The case is presented in the context of recent advances in the study of the disease.


Toxocara canis owns an exceptional ability to withstand host's immune system by encystment of larval stages into host's tissue and thus, paving way for anthelmintic ineffectiveness against the larval stages of the parasite. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of three herbal (methanolic extracts of Hippophae rhamnoides, H. salicifolia and Piper longum) and one allopathic (levamisole) immunomodulators on the migratory behaviour of T. canis larvae in tissues of Swiss albino mice, experimentally infected with T. canis embryonated eggs on day 14 of immunomodulatory medication. On the basis of biochemical and leukocyte observations on days 14 and 28 post infection, H. salicifolia and H. rhamnoides were recorded as superior immunomodulators followed by levamisole and Piper longum in Swiss albino mice.


REVIEW QUESTION/OBJECTIVE
The objective of this review is to assess the evidence on the effectiveness of implementation of a pay-for-performance program on clinical outcomes in the adult chronic kidney disease (CKD) patient receiving hemodialysis.The review question is: What is the effectiveness of implementation of a pay-for-performance program on clinical outcomes in the adult CKD patient receiving hemodialysis, as compared to the period immediately before implementation of the program?More specifically, the objectives are to identify.


the paper presents a methodology for assessing the level of technological development of livestock sub-sectors using dairy cattle breeding as an example, and the methodology is tested in the regions of the Southern Federal District.


Watermarking has been identified as a promising solution to provide protection to the digital media from illegal manipulations by the hackers. Watermarking techniques in frequency domain are more robust as compared to spatial domain techniques. In frequency domain, many watermarking techniques based on disrete fourier transform, discrete cosine transform, singular value decomposition, discrete wavelet transform etc. have been reported inliterature. In this work, the effect of type of wavelet on a DWT-DFT-SVD based scheme has been examined with respect to image quality and robustness of the water marking schemes against various attacks.


This paper proposes a topology structure of a bipolar direct PWM controlled AC-AC converter. It consists of two identical single-ended AC-AC converters, which eliminates the current reversal problem during energy feedback compared to the traditional bidirectional switch-type AC-AC converters. Since the duty cycles of the two converters in the circuit can be independently controlled, bipolar modulation of the output voltage can be achieved. In the modulation strategy, there is no need to determine the direction of the inductor current, only the polarity of the output voltage needs to be determined, enabling direct PWM control of the converter. Through the design and production of an experimental prototype, the experimental results validate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed bipolar AC-AC converter topology and its modulation strategy.


This paper compares two 19th century works, Muhammad Qadrī's Nouveau guide de conversation francaise et arabe (1868) and Ya'qūb Nahla's New Manual of English and Arabic Conversation (1874). These works have some common aspects: both were written by prominent Egyptians, had the dual purpose of teaching Arabic to foreigners and teaching the foreign language to Egyptians, and tried to achieve these aims by presenting word lists and dialogues. The dialogues are especially interesting, as they contain valuable information about Egyptian Arabic as it was spoken in the 19th century. The paper examines how the two works present both the foreign and the Arabic language, and how they deal with the use of Egyptian Arabic versus classical Arabic. It also describes similarities and differences in the colloquial Arabic as presented by these works, focusing on some phonological, morphological, and syntactic features, and concludes with a sample of words that have become obsolete in Cairo Arabic.


Purpose To study the ability of periodically rotated overlapping parallel lines with enhanced reconstruction (PROPELLER) multishot fast spin-echo MR imaging (1) to provide diagnostic diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of the brain in regions of field inhomogeneity as well as in cervical spinal cord, and to compare values of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) obtained with this technique to those obtained with conventional single-shot echo-planar DWI.


The presented work is devoted to the decision of a problem of increase of operational reliability of the electric systems equipment, by developing information-analytical system for diagnosing a condition of the electric power equipment. To solve this problem, author's methods of diagnostics have been created and software implemented, which, unlike existing analogues, allow to detect equipment defects at an early stage of their development, to determine the maximum permissible and boundary values of equipment isolation indicators, to recognize the predicted defect type. The description of the structure and principles of database organization in the information-analytical system is given and its functional capabilities are analysed.


Agapanthia petranyi sp. n. is described from Kordestan, Askaran (Iran). It is closely related to A. lais (Reiche et Saulcy, 1858). With 13 fi gures.


The self as the identification of the self with itself is a product of the dynamic transformation of European culture beginning in the Renaissance. The self, or absolute ego, was an outgrowth of the consciously rationalist spirit. However, modernity's Faustian drive was conscious paradoxically without being self conscious of itself or its cultural creations. Modernism deconstructed the values and assumptions of modernity. A casualty was the problematization of the self that had been banished and/or erased by formalism, structuralism and deconstruction. The modernist self erases the absolute ego reconstructing it with a rich, complex, narrative idea of a self‐conscious relational self encompassing memory, repression, autobiography and history. This paper explores the modernist conception of self in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. Proust demolishes the absolute ego in favor of the paradoxical self which knows itself only in relation to otherness actualized in persons and culture in the sacred time of existence.


By exploring possible physical sense of notions, structures, and logic in a class of noncommutative geometries, we try to unify the four fundamental interactions within an axiomatic quantum picture. We identify the objects and algebraic operations which could properly encode the formation and structure of sub-atomic particles, antimatter, annihilation, CP-symmetry violation, mass endowment mechanism, three lepton-neutrino matchings, spin, helicity and chirality, electric charge and electromagnetism, as well as the weak and strong interaction between particles, admissible transition mechanisms (e.g., muon to muon neutrino, electron, and electron antineutrino), and decays (e.g., neutron to proton, electron, and electron antineutrino).


Downhole control valves and sensors enable intelligent wells to monitor and control production in real time resulting in added value of the project and flexibility in petroleum production. However, noteworthy challenges remain in the development of optimized control strategies for intelligent wells, especially regarding the incorporation of the reservoir uncertainty. The aim of this work is to examine the influence of optimized intelligent strategies on the probability distribution functions of cumulative oil, water, and gas production and well net present value under reservoir uncertainty. The conceptual reservoir model used in this study contains a heterogeneous high permeable longitudinal channel with uncertainty in absolute permeability and porosity distribution, and there is also uncertainty in the available fault transmissibility. Having implemented intelligent well control strategies, an evident improvement in well net present value has been acquired especially for a reactive control. The optimized reactive strategy of control valves is able to react properly under reservoir uncertainty. Moreover, the reactive strategy does not need to be optimized and customized to each possible reservoir realization; as long as it provides a thorough and practical control strategy for the base case model, it is robust over a range of reservoir uncertainty.


With the expansion of electronic media into ever more central positions in everyday and cultural life, music is becoming more heavily influenced by media phenomena, it makes more frequent use of media technologies for its conception and production, and it increasingly reflects the functioning and the effects of media.


KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) provides school bus service to the majority of its students over a relatively large geographic region. We applied the Clarke-Wright heuristic in to quickly find routes that adhere to capacity and travel-time constraints. These routes improved transportation spending and reliability significantly over the previous routes that KIPP used.


Greening is a very important part of the restaurant space, if without greening, it will lack of vigor and vitality, due to space limitations for restaurant space and other issues, vertical greening increasingly applied to the restaurant. This article starts with the introduction of the characteristics of vertical greening, sort through the specific forms of vertical greening, through vertical greening 's aesthetic characteristics and examples to analyze the vertical greening application in restaurant space .


In this study, we propose a novel family of onset and offset detection algorithms for electromyographic (EMG) signals, based on the Teager-Kaiser Energy Operator (TKEO). These algorithms are derived from an existing double-threshold statistical detector, which is modified to use Shifted Skew Log Laplace Distribution (SSLLD) probabilities and likelihoods to take advantage of the improved TKEO SNR ratio. The performance of the proposed algorithms are compared against existing approaches on synthetic EMG signals generated using an heteroscedastic autoregressive Gaussian model.


The racial structure of housing in the United States is rooted in history. As I thought about how to present this historical context, I became disturbed with the assigned title for this panel: The Contemporary Context of Housing Discrimination. In desperation I looked up "contemporary" in my battered desk dictionary and found that it "may refer to any time or any duration." As a feeling of relief swept over me, I realized that starting a paper with a dictionary definition is a habit rooted in my own history, beginning when I was a college freshman assigned a weekly essay in English. The dictionary I reached for was not just any dictionary, but the very same Webster's New Collegiate, 1951 edition, that I used in college, now missing a few pages and held together with yellowing tape. Old habits never die, they just fade from view. So it is with housing discrimination. Old patterns never die, though sometimes they fade from view. Fifty years after Emancipation the Negro population of the United States still resided in overwhelming proportion in the rural areas of the southern states. During the next fifty years, sustained massive demographic, economic, social, and political changes produced an overwhelmingly urban black population spread throughout all regions of the country.' These changes were dramatic, traumatic, conflicting, and surprising. In retrospect, we can see the present continually emerging from the past. The black family sharecropping in the pre-World War I South is linked to the young black man leading the Democratic field half-way through the 1988 presidential primaries.


The scope of this paper will be Coptic–Greek bilingualism as seen from late antique documents, and so the bias of the discussion will be on writers and readers of both languages as opposed to speakers. In particular I would like to focus on some bilingual Greek and Coptic archives dating from the fourth to the seventh century. Starting with the Byzantine period and continuing well beyond the Arab conquest of Egypt in the seventh century, I hope to show how the use of the Coptic and Greek languages in everyday life in Egypt varied and developed over time. I shall also be looking at why Egyptians recorded some things in Coptic and other things in Greek, sometimes very faltering Greek. I believe that it is important to try to bring together the Coptic and Greek sources for Egyptian society, because modern studies usually create a dichotomy between 'Greekspeaking culture' and 'Coptic-speaking culture'. I, personally, do not think that such a dichotomy existed from the Byzantine period onwards, but feel that this misconception arises from the fact that scholars rarely specialise in both Classical and Egyptian


In this report we present results from a metamorphic and structural investigation of east central Sweden, and integrate the results with age data into a model of the tectonometamorphic evolution of ...


Angular distributions and time‐of‐flight spectra of a nearly monoenergetic (Δv/v≂2% FWHM) He seeded HD beam (ki=6.80 A−1, Ei=32 meV) have been measured after scattering from a Ni(001) single‐crystal surface along the 〈100〉 azimuth. The most intense peaks in the angular distributions are attributed to diffraction with rotational excitation while the rotationally elastic diffraction peaks are an order of magnitude smaller. All the time‐of‐flight distributions reveal intense peaks at ΔE=−11.06 meV corresponding to the HD rotational transition ji=0→jf=1. The rotational energy loss observed at angles between the diffraction peaks is attributed to incoherent inelastic scattering at defects. The other inelastic peaks in the time‐of‐flight spectra can be assigned to phonons which are created or annihilated in the rotationally inelastic collisions. The measured phonon dispersion curves suggest a predominant interaction with the transverse bulk edge and not with the Rayleigh mode. These results provide the first di...


The purpose of this study was to examine whether palatography can be used for the diagnosis in dysphagic patients who experience difficulty of bolus formation and bolus transport into the pharynx. Four dysphagic patients with difficulty at the preparatory and oral stage of deglutition were selected, another five dentulous students with normal feeding, swallowing and stomatognathic function were chosen as subjects. Using palatal plate (black vinyl chloride seat) in powdery method, palatograms of the syllables and saliva swallowing were recorded. The syllables [ta], [na], [ra] and [ki] were selected which have been used for dysphagic patients to train the articulation. Palatograms to pronounce the syllables [ta] and [na] were used to examine the ability of bolus formation by the anterior part and the lateral margin of the tongue; the syllable [ra] was used to examine the ability of bolus formation by the apex of the tongue; and the syllable [ki] was used to examine the ability to transport the bolus into the pharynx by the elevation of the posterior part of the tongue. Palatogram of swallowing was used to examine the ability to transport the bolus into the pharynx by the elevation of the dorsum of the tongue. The results were as follows; 1. In subjects from whom the disorders of bolus formation was admitted, abnormalities were not found in palatogram to pronounce the syllables [ta] and [na]. Therefore, in this study, it was indicated that the disorders of the bolus formation might not be caused by the anterior part and lateral margin of the tongue. 2. In subjects from whom the disorders of bolus formation was admitted, abnormalities were found in palatogram to 連絡 先:〒951-8514新 潟市学 校 町通2-5274 8 顎 機 能 誌8:7-15,2001. pronounce the syllable [ra]. Therefore, it was indicated that the apex of the tongue was responsible for the disorders of bolus formation. 3. In subjects from whom choke was admitted, abnormalities were found in palatogram to pronounce the syllable [ki] and saliva swallowing. Therefore, it was indicated that the decreased ability to elevate the tongue was responsible for the choke. From these results, the possibility to diagnose the disorders of bolus formation and the difficulty to transport the bolus into the pharynx of dysphagic patients by palatogram was indicated through these subjects. 抄録 本研究の目的は,摂 食嚥下障害者に対 してパラトグラム法が食塊形成障害や食塊の咽頭への送 り込 み障害の診断に利用できるか否かを検討することである.被 験者は,摂 食嚥下の準備期および口腔期 にお ける摂食嚥下障害者4名 と摂食嚥下機能および顎口腔系機能にも異常を認めない本学学生5名 の正常者と した.パ ラ トグラムは口蓋床(黒 色塩化ビニールシート)を 用いた粉末法により,以 下に記した被験語と 唾液嚥下のパラ トグラムを記録 した.被 験語 は,摂 食嚥下障害者の構音訓練に用いられる 「タ」,「ナ」, 「ラ」,「キ」を選択 した.被 験語 「タ」,「ナ」のパラ トグラムは舌前方および舌側縁による食塊形成能力, 被験語 「ラ」のパラトグラムは舌尖部による食塊形成能力,被 験語 「キ」のパラトグラムは舌後方部の挙 上による食塊の咽頭への送 り込み能力,嚥 下のパラ トグラムは舌背部の挙上による食塊の咽頭への送 り込 み能力を調べるために用いた. その結果,以 下の結論を得た. 1.食 塊形成障害がみられた症例に,被 験語 「タ」,「ナ」のパラトグラムにおいて舌前方および舌側縁に 異常が認められなかった.本 研究において,被 験語 「タ」,「ナ」のパラトグラムから、食塊形成障害は 舌前方および舌側縁 と口蓋 との接触異常が原因でないことが示唆された. 2.食 塊形成障害がみられた症例に,被 験語 「ラ」のパラ トグラムにおいて舌尖部と口蓋との接触に異常 が認められた.被 験語 「ラ」のパラ トグラムは,舌 尖 と口蓋における食塊形成能力の診断に有効である ことが示された. 3.ム セ症状がみられた症例に,被 験語 「キ」のパラ トグラムにおいて舌後方部と口蓋との接触異常,も しくは嚥下のパラ トグラムにおいて舌背部で口蓋 との接触異常が認められた.被 験語 「キ」と嚥下のパ ラ トグラムは,舌 の挙上能力の低下によるムセの診断に有効であることが示された. これらの症例を通 して,パ ラ トグラム法が摂食嚥下障害者の食塊形成障害や食塊の咽頭への送 り込み障 害の診断に利用できる可能性が示された.


Objective: To analyze the effects of three different administration approaches of γ-linolenic acid on 24 cytokines in mouse serum,with the purpose to reveal the immunoregulatory effect of γ-linolenic acid Methods: γ-linolenic acid was given to mice by intragastric administration,intraperitoneal injection or ear vein injection and serum was collected from eye ball at 3,2 and 2 h after administration of γ-linolenic acid,respectively.Luminex xMAP technology was used to determine 24 cytokines in mouse serum.Results: 8 cytokines,6 cytokines,and 7 cytokines,respectively,showed significant changes after intragastric administration,intraperitoneal injection and vein injection of γ-linolenic acid.Based on the change patterns of cytokines after administration of γ-linolenic acid,cells that secrete these cytokines and their target cells were analyzed and intercellular communication networks responding to these administration methods were proposed.Conclusion: γ-Linolenic acid signals through mouse gastrointestinal mucosa and blood system to regulate the immune system.Signal transduction might involve NF-KB,P38/JNK/MAPK,JAK-STAT etc.γ-Linolenic acid not only is an essential fatty acid,but also has significant immunoregulatory effects.It stimulates inflammation and plays an anti-inflammatory role as well.


A lubricating circulating structure of a motor used for preventing the oil leakage and noise when a shaft of the motor operates. This lubricating circulating structure includes a base, a bearing, a shaft and a shaft sleeve. The base has a shaft tube. The bearing is received in the shaft tube and includes a pivotal hole. To form a first oil channel, there is at least one oil guiding groove formed on the outer peripheral surface of the bearing. The shaft can combine the pivotal hole of the bearing while rotating. There is a second oil channel formed between the outer peripheral surface of the shaft and the pivotal hole of the bearing. The second oil channel links the first oil channel to form an oil passage. The shaft sleeve is received between the inner peripheral surface of the shaft tube and the outer peripheral surface of the bearing.; There is at least one ventilation slot formed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft bushing and links the oil passage.


The paper studies the sustainable development opportunities of the public passenger transport market in the globalized environment. The main aim of the research is to improve the competitiveness of sustainable public transport. Transportation needs to be considered as an important aspect of the development of cities in a sustainable manner and for an attempt to create a smart city. Those cities care about inhabitants, apply environmentally acceptable methods of waste management, offer more efficient public transportation, health care, and social system. Many studies have shown the relationship between effective public transportation services and sustainable development at the city level. European Commission is trying to motivate all the regional administration in an overall acceptance of sustainable urban mobility plans as part of the strategic vision for solving pressing problems in the process of functioning of modern cities. The purpose of this study is to present a concrete step in achieving the objectives of the "smart city" concept with the use of modern information technology in the traffic and passengers in the real-time monitoring process, tickets issuing, as well as passengers informing in Subotica, Serbia. There is a wide gap between community expectations from public transportation services and the actual quality of service provided. The resulted grounded theory has brought attention to the necessary reform of transportation institutions; transportation policy which is integrated into settlement development of the smart city strategy and consistency of economic systems; public transportation development proceeding from supply improvement; and finally, the need of awareness improvement via education. The research conclusion is a necessity of external fund allocation through emerging means of liberalization and public-private partnership and the introduction of the more demand responsive transportation system while taking into account sustainable consumption as well.


The effect of single component of inorganic metal salts and organic compounds, and combined brighteners on deposits of bright electroless nickel plating were studied. Results show that the bright effect of single component brighteners is bad. However, a bright effect for electroless nickel deposits can be achieved by use of polycomponent brightener made up by mixing sulphur-containing organic compound and other components. The lead-free and cadmium-free bright electroless nickel deposits' brightener was thus ascertained. The micro-morphology of deposits was observed by Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). Brightening mechanism of deposits was studied. Results of ICP test of deposits show that the lead and cadmium in the deposit are all up to the standard of European Union providing the lead content in the main salt is well controlled.


Let G be a graph of order p and size q. Let f: V (G) → Z4 – {0} be a function. For each E (G) define f*: E (G) → Z3 by f*(uv) = f(u) f(v) (mod 3) where f (u) ≥ f (v). If the number of vertices having label i and the number of vertices having label j differ by maximum 1, the number of edges having label k and the number of edges having label l differ by maximum 1 then the function f is said to be quotient-3 cordial labeling of G. 1 ≤ i, j ≤ 3, i ≠ j and 0 ≤ k, l ≤ 2, k ≠ l. If a connected graph G contains exactly one cycle then it is said to be unicycle. In this paper Cn ⨂ Sm and some unicyclic graphs are proved to be quotient-3 cordial.


A series of PSiAFCC flocculants with different ion molar ratio of silica,aluminum and iron were prepared through the ores containing aluminum and the industrial water glass.Some advanced methods were used to measure the characteristics of PSiAFCC,such as chemical analysist,hermogravimetric analysis and SEM,etc.Also,some topics were discussed in this paperi,ncluding the inter-action of poly-silicic acid,aluminum and irons,tructural topography and heating stability.The results show that PSiAFCC is one kind of great flocculants with good characteristics.


Buried hill reservoirs are typically found in Sudeerte oilfield in Hailaer basin. In this paper, the lithology, physical property and electric property of buried hill reservoirs are studied incorporating core data, mud logging, wireline logging and seismic attributes data. The major reservoir types of Budate buried hill are confirmed to include porosity, fracture, cavern and dissolved pore, which belong to dual porosity reservoirs. Vertically, the reservoirs get worse with the increase of buried depth and are controlled horizontally by weathering crust position and tectonic stress, and locations nearby fractured belt and structural high positions are preferable places for the formulation of good reservoirs. Oil and gas within the reservoir mainly accumulated inside fractures and pores and reservoirs with plenty existence of fractures and pores have good oil and gas shows and vice versa.


The effect of the substitution of cobalt into the GdFeO3 perovskite structure on the selective hydrogenation of CO was investigated. A series of GdCoxFe1−xO3 (x = 0; 0.2; 0.5; 0.8; 1) samples were synthesized by sol-gel technology and characterized by XRD, BET specific area, DSC, TG, EDX and XPS. The experimental data made it possible to reveal a correlation between the state of iron and cobalt atoms, the fractions of surface and lattice oxygen, and catalytic characteristics. It has been found that varying the composition of GdCoxFe1−xO3 complex oxides leads to a change in the oxygen-metal binding energy in Gd-O-Me, the ratio of metals in various oxidation states, and the amount of surface and lattice oxygen, which affects the adsorption and catalytic characteristics of complex oxides.


Forthcoming smart energy era, which will find widespread use of electric vehicles, stationary energy storage systems and flexible/wearable electronics, is in pursuit of advanced rechargeable power sources with versatile form factors. Here, as an environmentally-friendly cellulose-mediated architecture strategy to address this challenging issue, we demonstrate nanocellulose-based paper lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Two different approaches were suggested to achieve this goal: 1) hetero-nanonet (HN) paper batteries; 2) unitized separator/electrode assembly (SEA). The resultant paper batteries provided unprecedented advances in the electrochemical performance and shape flexibility far beyond those achievable with conventional battery technologies.


This paper presents an evaluation method of the public transport system of the Macae city, using the analysis tool known as DEA (Data envelopment analysis) which compares the efficiencies of Macae system with those of other cities. The DEA model used is an extension of DEA / basic BCC, which prevents the occurrence of pseudo-efficients decision makers units (DMU), ie a DEA / BCC Non-Archimedean model that restricts the multipliers to a greater than zero infinitesimal element. Suggestions for improvement of the public transport of passengers of Macae system are also presented.


This research is motivated persistence of low learning outcomes accounting, lack of use of computer-based instructional media that support the activity and participation of students in the learning process accounting. One way to overcome this problem is to use MYOB software as a learning medium accounting to assist the teacher in the learning condition of innovative accounting. This study aims to determine the effect of using MYOB software media on learning outcomes accounting services company, and reveal the influence of student interest to the learning outcomes of accounting and how the interaction between media use MYOB, interest in learning and learning outcomes of accounting. The method used in this study is the experimental method, the study population was all students of class XI IPS SMAN 4 Jambi. Samples were taken by random sampling technique as many as 80 students. Data collection techniques for variable interest learns using questionnaires and to learn to use the test variable results. The validity of the test was tested with ITEMAN program and for data analysis using ANOVA technique 2 Land with prerequisite distribution normality test data using Lilliefors models, and test of homogeneity of variance using Bartlett's test, with a significance level of 5% research. Results calculated with SPSS 16, shows that the distribution of the data according to the normal curve, the sample is derived from a homogeneous population. Demonstrated that: (1) the results of the study group of students who were given learning with media MYOB higher compared with a group of students who were given learning with media LKS (Fhitung 1.362> 0.05); (2) Results of study accounting services firm group of students who have a high interest in learning, better when compared with the results of studying accounting services company in the group of students who have a low interest, both of which are taught using MYOB software media and the use of media LKS because of F 0.761> 0 , 05. (3) In the group of students who have a high interest in learning, learning outcomes accounting services firms students taught using MYOB software media is higher when compared with the results of studying accounting services firms students taught using media LKS (4) In the group of students who have interest in learning low, the result of learning accounting services firms students taught using MYOB software media is higher when compared with the results of studying accounting services firms students taught using LKS media. (5) There is an interaction between media software MYOB and interest in learning on learning outcomes Fhitung services firms accounting for 0.752, for p> 0.05. Keyword: Keywords: Software MYOB, interest in learning, learning outcomes accounting services company.


A comparison of scores on locus of control by three groups of children in intact families (n = 676), parent loss through death (n = 30), and parent loss through divorce (n = 20) showed that children from divorced families scored significantly more external than children from intact families. The results are considered in relation to previous studies and some educational implications noted.


Models of democratic decision-making tend to assume that voters have preferences and that candidates adjust their platforms to conform with those preferences; however, the direction of causation is largely the opposite. Political elites offer policy platforms to voters, and voters adopt those policies - they follow their leaders. Following Their Leaders argues that policies are designed by the elite and the electorate has little say. Preferences for public policy tend to be anchored in a political identity associated with a candidate, party, or ideology; voters' preferences on most issues are derived from their anchor preferences. Holcombe argues that because citizens adopt the policies offered by the elite, democratic institutions are ineffective constraints on the exercise of political power. This volume explores political institutions that help control the elite who exercise political power and discusses the implications political preferences have on democracies.


First,PCR primers were designed according to the complete sequences of bovine herpes virus type1of GenBank,then genomic DNA of the IBRV NM06 strain isolated in Inner Mongolia was extracted,and the gene was amplified by PCR.Second,PCR products were cloned and sequenced.The result showed that the length of gE gene was 1 793 bp among the sequence of 2 086 bp including the whole open reading frame of 1 728 bp,and its amino acids was 576.The result of Blast showed that gE gene of NM06 strain in homology was ranged from 99.3 % to 99.9 % compared with four strains of bovine herpes virus 1.1 (BHV-1.1),the homology of nucleotide sequences of gE gene among NM06 strain with two strains of BHV-1.1 were 99.5 % and 99.6 % respectively.In phylogenetic tree,NM06 strain and BHV-1.1 virus strain belong to the same evolutionary branch,but BHV-1.2 BH83 strain belongs to another evolutionary branch,therefore IBRV NM06 isolates was presumed as type of BHV-1.1bovine herpes virus 1.1.In addition,nucleotide sequences of gE gene of NM06 strain in homology was 82.9 % compared with bovine herpes virus type 5 N569 strain,and 72.6 % compared with Cervid herpes virus type2 Norway 4.


The definition of nephrotic syndrome is proteinuria accompanied by hypoalbuminaemia and oedema. This, however, is not a direct chain of events. In the presence of normal liver albumin synthesis, nephrotic range of proteinuria (> 3.5 g/24 h) should not cause hypoalbuminaemia, and a low plasma albumin concentration itself does not result in oedema formation except in the presence of sodium retention. The cause of this sodium retention remains unknown, but is probably due to some intrarenal mechanism.


In this paper, we study the Cauchy problem for a chemotaxis-fluid model with the logarithmic sensitivity function in spatial dimensions two. We establish a continuation criteria of the smooth solution.


Urban agriculture into sustainable urban development in recent years,new areas of research,and its unique social,economic and ecological functions of urban and rural sustainable development has become the research hotspot.This article discusses the theory and practice in urban and rural areas of Gansu integration process,the development of modern urban agriculture some suggestions


Achievement motivation as the motivation that drives one to achieve
success in competing with a size advantage (standard of excellence). Demand that
McClelland's theory of achievement motivation can be seen from three aspects,
namely in terms of cognition, conasion and affection. The author chose the title
"Employeed Achievement Motivation PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Bengkulu office "because the author felt the need to know how achievement
motivation Account Officer at PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk
Bengkulu office. The purpose of the research I do is describe achievement
motivation Account Officer PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Bengkulu
office.
This study used descriptive research which types of research to provide a
picture or description of motivation PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero)
Bengkulu office especially in marketing the Account Officer. The population in
this study were employees of PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Bengkulu
office special section Credit Marketing (Account Officer) totaling 22 respondents
which comprises 16 Commercial AO, 1 AO Program, 2 AO Consumer, 2 AO
Kretap, 1 AO NPLs as a whole becomes the unit of analysis in this study. Thus
this study is to research and census data collection methods used in this study by
questionnaire and interview.
From this research, the results of measurements of the average
distribution, the cognition of 4.37, the konasi of 4.44 while the value of 4.22
obtained affections. In terms of cognition, conasion and affection are still present
in the same range that is in the range of 4.20 to 5.00 which means the Account
Officer PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Bengkulu office have
achievement motivation is "very high" and the recapitulation of the distribution of
average Account Officer PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Bengkulu
office in terms of cognition, and affection konasi had a mean value of 4.34
achievement motivation Account Officer PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero)
Tbk Bengkulu office in terms of cognition, konasi and affection is "very high" ie
4, 34 which are in the range from 4.20 to 5.00.


This paper explains the need and necessity of using the international standard ISPM 15. A brief overview of the standards and requirements that must be respected is given. There is also an example of thermal wood treatment in the company "Hara d.o.o.", Visoko (BiH).


Bighorn sheep (Ovis Canadensis) populations in Montana have been strongly affectedby disease outbreaks in recent years, resulting in the death of approximately 1500 bighorns as well as depressed recruitment rates in some affected herds. The ecology of these disease outbreaks is not well understood and there have been several proposals for a state-wide research project addressing disease ecology of bighorns in Montana. Such a project is a large investment and any extra knowledge of the bighorn populations that can be gained from existing data would improve study design and enhance the success of any future research effort. Last year we used management data to index bighorn recruitment rates of 23 bighorn herds in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) and found strong correlations between recruitment and both annual and regional climate patterns. This year we have received funding from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks to conduct a similar analysis of bighorn recruitment rates across Montana. The planned analysis will investigate potential correlations between bighorn recruitment and climate covariates, similar to the GYA effort, but will also explore additional covariates to capture differences in management strategies, genetics, disease history, migration patterns, and population connectivity among the state's bighorn sheep populations. The presentation will focus on the goals of our work as well as the advantages of conducting preliminary data analysis prior to implementing large scale research projects.


17 days from its onset. Twelve out of the 17 patients studied still had Eaton C.F. antibodies five months later. The incidence of Eaton pneumonia in 102 cases with cold agglutinins in titre > 32 was 26% and in 144 pneumonias without cold agglutinins 9%. Conversely, 68% of the Eaton pneumonias and 36% of non-Eaton pneumonias were coldagglutinin-positive. In two control groups, comprising 484 blood donors and 118 surgical patients aged under 16 years, Eaton antibodies in titre > 8 were found in 5.4 and 32%. The corresponding figures for the same age-groups in the pneumonia series were 31 and 52%. These differences found between the pneumonia group and the control series were highly significant. None of the blood donors and only two of the surgical patients had an Eaton PPLO C.F. titre of 32. It is to be hoped that the results obtained by studying the Eaton PPLO C.F. antibodies in patients with pneumonia will stimulate the investigation of the role of PPLO in other human diseases. The C.F. technique provides a simple method.


The article can be defined in two parts. The first concerns a more personal reflection on the meaning of the lockdown experience for me. The second part, on the other hand, represents a more theoretical reflection on online sessions and on those therapeutic factors that affect the possibility of having meaning, transformation and change, even though this modality is quite "new" for me and for many bioenergetic psychotherapists. This article highlights that every therapeutic act starts from empirical experience and then the elaboration allows the transformation of the theoretical and sensory boundaries.


On irradiation with UV light the fungicide isoprothiolane (diisopropyl 1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidenemalonate) decomposed rapidly on the silica gel surface. The degradation pathways involved dithiolane ring cleavage, ester hydrolysis, decarboxylation, heterocycles formation such as dithietane and trithiolane, and sulfur liberation. The photoproducts confirmed were oxalic acid, dithiolanylidenemalonic acid, dithiolanylideneacetic acid, 2,4-bis[bis(isopropoxycar-bonyl)methylene]-1, 3-dithietane, 3, 5-bis[bis(isopropoxy-carbonyl)methylene]-1,2,4-trithiolane and sulfur. The methyl and ethyl homologs of isoprothiolane similarly gave the corresponding photoproducts. The surface area where isoprothiolane was placed appeared to be related closely with the photolysis rate. Isoprothiolane decomposed much more rapidly on sand than on a glass plate. This surface effect was greatly depressed under nitrogen atmosphere. Similar phenomena were observed with some other pesticides, with particularly those containing sulfur atoms ...


. The paper describes a variant of the repeat sales methodology, used by art market analysts, as well as appraisers using comparative approach in assessing the value of works of art. Here we describe a new model aimed to, streamline the necessary calculations while maintaining the accuracy at the required level. We ranked economic success of the works of certain famous Ukrainian artists using data from the Artprice web-based resource (https://www.artprice.com). Included in the analysis were the sales outcomes reported by international art auctions for artworks from a certain part of the Soviet period and of contemporary Ukrainian artists. The ranks of the top ten masters of Ukrainian social realism in Ukrainian art market were compared to sale prices of works of 22 contemporary Ukrainian artists in international art auctions. The sample for the latter is made with more than 500 sales including very recent ones made in 2017. Comparison of these data with the results for TOP90 of the world's most expensive art sales in 2016 indicates lower demand for Ukrainian artists in the context of world top sales. However, the dynamics of profitability of Ukrainian works over time is overall positive. Methodology. Based on the model of cash deposit value growth in time, the author uses the method, well-known to appraisers, that allows to calculate the profit from movable property by analogy with the profit from a bank deposit. The basis for calculations is the data on the sale of the most expensive 100 paintings of 2016 year, as well published in web-based resource (https://www.artprice.com).


We present the first measurements of surface differential rotation on a pre-main-sequence binary system. Using intensity (Stokes I) and circularly polarized (Stokes V) time-series spectra, taken over 11 nights at the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), we incorporate a solar-like differential rotation law into the surface imaging process. We find that both components of the young, 18 Myr, HD 155555 (V824 Ara, G5IV + K0IV) binary system show significant differential rotation. The equator–pole lap times as determined from the intensity spectra are 80 d for the primary star and 163 d for the secondary. Similarly, for the magnetic spectra we obtain equator–pole lap times of 44 and 71 d, respectively, showing that the shearing time-scale of magnetic regions is approximately half of that found for stellar spots. Both components are therefore found to have rates of differential rotation similar to those of the same spectral-type main-sequence single stars. The results for HD 155555 are therefore in contrast to those found in other, more evolved, binary systems where negligible or weak differential rotation has been discovered. We discuss two possible explanations for this: first that at the age of HD 155555 binary tidal forces have not yet had time to suppress differential rotation and secondly that the weak differential rotation previously observed on evolved binaries is a consequence of their large convection zone depths. We suggest that the latter is the more likely solution and show that both temperature and convection zone depth (from evolutionary models) are good predictors of differential rotation strength. Finally, we also examine the possible consequences of the measured differential rotation on the interaction of binary star coronae.


Was insolate, purificate and identificate bacteries from tumor in some localized zones of the body of Ambystoma mexicanus, (Ajolote mexican amphibian). Hacher in «CIBAC» of Xochimilco and the same time was analized the water quality from the bacteriological point of view in the hacheries, the water supply and in the live feed. Were characterizd and identificated the follow bacteria Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas cepaciae and Pseudomonas fluorescens all of them implicate a high risk in the acuaculture and public health.


Fish oil contains omega-3 fatty acids, such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5 n-3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6 n-3). Consumption of EPA and DHA has been expected to improve fatigue recovery, endurance performance, antioxidant production, and anti-inflammatory responses. Therefore, this review aimed to evaluate the effects of omega-3 fatty acid on endurance performance as evaluated by human and animal studies and summarizes its effects on cardiovascular and endothelial functions.
METHODS: This review summarized the effects of EPA and DHA supplementation on the maximum oxygen uptake, exercise economy, muscle endurance performance, and cardiovascular and endothelial functions.
RESULTS: Effects of EPA and DHA supplementation on the maximum oxygen uptake are controversial. However, it has been suggested to improve the exercise economy and make the continuation of exercise easier. EPA and DHA supplementation could also improve endurance performance in the peripheral muscles. In addition, they may improve cardiovascular and vascular endothelial functions at rest and have positive effects on the heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output during a submaximal exercise.
CONCLUSIONS: This review concluded that EPA and DHA are considered effective in improving endurance performance in the peripheral muscles and cardiovascular function.


Importing tuning systems and temporal structures from both ancient and non-Western music into their compositions, West-Coast American composers Henry Cowell, Harry Partch, and Lou Harrison became known as "ultra-modernists." Mark Morris's choreography to their music reflects not only these audible components but also their external references, displaying a deep understanding of the composers' work. Like these composers, Morris thrived on self-education that went beyond Western subjects in his childhood and youth. At the same time, Morris makes many references in these works to iconic gestures from the works of the pioneers of American modern dance, suggesting a self-reflexive process that makes his work less ultra-modern and more postmodern.


COVID-19 is not associated with a particular population group. Groups like the quilombolas, larger health dimensions. The objective of the study was to analyze the existence of an association between COVID-19 and socio-environmental and health conditions in quilombola communities. The research was carried out in four rural quilombola communities in Northeast Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, developed between January and August 2021, in which 120 quilombolas who underwent RT-PCR laboratory test for COVID-19 were interviewed. The prevalence of COVID-19 was 25.8% and the age of the individuals ranged from 18 to 78 years, with a mean of 41 ± 13.7 years. Among the socio-environmental and health variables, the symptoms of shortness of breath and diarrhea were associated with the disease. Aquatic leisure presented a protective factor for COVID-19. Educational and health promotion measures are necessary to control the spread of the disease and to prevent health problems in quilombola communities.


Conducting the evaluation of distribution automation operation status is an important link to promote the construction of distribution automation and the coordinated development of distribution networks. In order to accurately evaluate the business level of distribution automation, this paper proposes a preliminary set of index system for evaluating the operation status of distribution network automation. Firstly, the framework of distribution automation operation status evaluation system is determined from the construction principles. Secondly, the evaluation system of distribution automation operation status is constructed from four aspects: strategic objectives, key indicators, statistical indicators and analysis indicators. Further, the weight values of each index are determined based on the hierarchical analysis method. Finally, the proposed evaluation index system is verified to be scientific, objective, and easy to operate with simplified calculation examples.


In the philosophy of the Jesuits of this period one can distinguish philosophy connected with teaching, i.e. taught at schools led by the Jesuits, and Civic philosophy, not connected directly with teaching. This was mainly social, economic, and political philosophy, especially philosophy of the state, law and the like. The following comments and reflections refer to the period since the beginning of the activity of the Jesuits in Lithuania, i.e. since the second half of the 16* century until the end of the 18"" century. In the philosophy of the Jesuits of this period we have to distinguish: 1) Philosophy connected with teaching, i.e. taught at schools led by the Jesuits: in the Vilnius Academy and in three other colleges; 2) Civic philosophy, not connected directly with teaching. This was mainly social, economic, and political philosophy, especially philosophy of the state, law and the like. I will discuss this item briefly at the end. The following comments constitute the most significant conclusions from my researches into the philosophy of the Jesuits in Poland and Lithuania. I have been conducting these researches systematically for thirty years. I have published some books and numerous papers on these issues. (Cf. Ziemiañski 2005, pp. 13-43, 53-66). FORUM PHILOSOPHICUM 12 (2007), pp. 323-332


We investigated when the reflectance R(p) for p-polarized light becomes exactly zero in an attenuated-total-reflection configuration where surface plasma waves at a metal–dielectric interface are excited. We particularly studied the reflection from coated metal mirrors at infrared wavelengths, where the complex refractive index n2 = n2′ + in2″ of the dielectric coating has a real part smaller than unity. When a certain relation between n2′ and n2″ is satisfied, the reflectance R(p) versus incidence angle has deep broad minima for a large range of coating thicknesses. Such mirrors would be efficient reflection polarizers and would have high hemispherical thermal emissivities.


It was found that milk samples from cows with mastitis have markedly higher selenium concentrations and higher standard deviations than those of healthy cows. A good correlation was found between the severity of the disease and increase of selenium concentration.


The Olive Mill Effluent (OME) contains a high organic load, acidic pH and several recalcitrant and toxic substances, such as phenolic compounds and lipids hard to degrading. Due to this containing the OME cause a serious environmental descent, such as coloring of natural water, contamination of surface and ground waters, alterations in soil quality and odor nuisance. However different studies and research were carried out toward the development of efficient treatment technologies, to avoid theses environmental problems, including various physico-chemical and biological processes. Herein a brief review on the available worldwide olive mill effluent treatment processes used (Biological, Advanced oxidation and biochemical) processes.


This article introduces the conception of automatic identification technology and radio frequency identification.It explains the operating principle and system integrant and functions of radio frequency identification.An automation Vehicle Management System has been designed and the overall scheme and operating principle and functions of this system has also been elaborated.The article illustrates the integrate of radio frequency identification in this system.Meanwhile,several applications about abovementioned system have been contrasted.


Free‐wall rupture (FWR) has a high mortality rate. We aimed to find sensitive predictive indicators to identify high‐risk FWR patients by exploring the predictive values of neutrophil percentage‐to‐albumin ratio (NPAR) and monocyte‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (MLR) on patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).


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Since the National Research Council Task Group on the Forward Contamination of Europa has officially disbanded, I cannot address the issues concerning the soundness or completeness of our report, or the proposal by Greenberg and Tufts for an alternate guiding principle for planetary protection. The National Academy of Sciences, NASA, and the International Council of Scientific Unions' Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) have received the Task Group report and may wish to address these concerns.


This article examines newspaper coverage of the arts in Singapore to consider the role of the island state's newspapers in the development and documentation of Singapore's growing arts scene. Sampling two constructed weeks for each of 10 years, 1999 to 2008, content analysis is used to examine arts coverage in the Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao. The study benefits from groundwork laid by Janssen's 1999 study of arts coverage in Dutch newspapers, in which not only quantity of content was reported but also hierarchical attention was paid to art forms over decades. Singapore is of interest as it represents a country where neither the arts nor newspapers are declining, and both enjoy significant overseeing by the government.


Although a relationship between inflammation and some cancers is well-established, the complex role of the complement system in cancer development remains incompletely understood. The studies that have investigated this relationship have primarily reported that the diverse components of the complement system support tumor growth. However, some studies have demonstrated that components of the complement system support adaptive T cell-mediated responses in other diseases and could therefore potentially be beneficial in promoting tumor regression through supporting anti-tumor immune responses. In this review, the most recent evidence illustrating the role of the complement system in adaptive immunity and cancer will be discussed, and some questions will be raised as to whether some complement components can enhance the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy due to their influence on adaptive immunity.


Transition probabilities, electron excitation collision strengths, and rate coefficients for a large number of O iii lines over a broad wavelength range, from the infrared to ultraviolet, have been reported. The collision strengths have been calculated in the close-coupling approximation using the B-spline Breit–Pauli R-matrix method. The multiconfiguration Hartree–Fock method in combination with B-spline expansions is employed for an accurate representation of the target wave functions. The close-coupling expansion contains 202 O2+ fine-structure levels of the , , , and configurations. The effective collision strengths are obtained by averaging electron excitation collision strengths over a Maxwellian distribution of velocities at electron temperatures ranging from 100 to 100,000 K. The calculated effective collision strengths have been reported for the 20,302 transitions between all 202 fine-structure levels. There is an overall good agreement with the recent R-matrix calculations by Storey et al. for the transitions between all levels of the ground configuration, but significant discrepancies have been found with Palay et al. for transitions to the 1S0 level. Line intensity ratios between the optical lines arising from the − 1D2 transitions have been compared with other calculations and observations from the photoionized gaseous nebulae, and good agreement is found. The present calculations provide the most complete and accurate data sets, which should allow a more detailed treatment of the available measured spectra from different ground and space observatories.


Cocaine is the most commonly used illicit drug in western countries with 6.4 million users in the United States alone, according to the United Nations. Cocaine misuse is associated with ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiac complications.


This paper reviews the literature on inter-organizational information systems. It has long been argued that information technology can have profound effects on the structure and process of interfirm relationships. This proposition has gained additional importance with the advent of Internet, and resultant forms of business to business transactions over the Web. Despite the interest and volume of research on this topic few theoretical generalizations have emerged. The lack of theorization has been compounded by the fact that the literature has grown in many directions to address various technological and practitioner concerns. To date, there have not been many reviews that put this body of work in perspective. To address this gap we propose a framework to review this field of research, and provide a means to reconcile the differences and appreciate the complementarities that run through this research stream. Our framework is based on two important themes, inter-organizational information systems, and inter-organizational relationships. We argue that the research in this area can be effectively analyzed by understanding the persuasion of the researchers regarding these two central themes. The review is followed by a discussion of future research directions in this area.


The extent of organochlorine pesticide contamination in 3 species of predatory birds from the central regions of South Australia was investigated. Residues in both eggs and tissue, as well as measurements of shell thickness, were obtained for Falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon), Pandion haliaetus (osprey) and Haliaeetus leucogaster (white-bellied sea eagle). Organochlorine residues in some prey species were also measured. Residues of DDE and DDT in the predatory birds were found to be low to moderate. Concn of total DDT were greatest in F. peregrinus (mean 1.82 mg/kg), followed by the H. leucogaster and P.haliaetus (mean 1.07 and 0.11 mg/kg, resp.). A comparison of F. peregrinus eggs collected before and after 1947 showed significant eggshell thinning (mean 16%). DDT residue levels of concern were recorded for several prey species commonly found in the diet of H. leucogaster and F. peregrinus, particularly in Columbia livia (feral pigeons) (37.46 mg/kg) and Larus novaehollandiae (silver gulls) (3.06 mg/kg). These concn were well above those known to cause reproductive failure in falcons. DDT was also found at high concn in eggs of Pelecanus conspicillatus (pelican) (mean 2.04 mg/kg). Dieldrin was present in most samples, but at low concn. The degree of pesticide contamination detected was considered sufficient to interfere with the reproduction of F. peregrinus in South Australia.


This article discusses three contributions by Edwards, Eells, and Messer to an article series on "seeking an equal place at the therapy research table" for the pragmatic case study method represented in this PCSP journal. The discussion focuses on a single but complex theme that these three authors as a group directly address. This theme is the importance of recognizing that both randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and case studies are methods that have both strengths and limitations with regards to improving the efficiency and effectiveness of psychotherapy, and that actually these strengths and limitations are complementary. In reaching our ultimate goal "improving the future practice of therapy with individual clients," we thus need both RCTs and case studies. Subsequently, one of the challenges for the psychotherapy research field is to establish a constructive, working relationship between these two paradigms.


This study investigated areas for potential application of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in the agricultural extension system of Iran. Two hundred forty-one extension staff (out of 1,145) in the Ministry of Agriculture were selected and studied as a sample through a stratified random sampling technique. The findings revealed that six factors/components containing 32 variables determined about 68.91% of the variations in the areas of application. The six factors were Management of documentation and preparation of extension information (14.88% of variance), Planning and implementation of extension education programs (13.6%), Professional empowerment of extension agents (10.8%), Expansion of intra-organizational relationships (10.27%), Facilitation of organizational processes (9.7%), and Improving communication through e-mail services (9.64%).


An algebraic technological function (ATF) is shown to exist for an aquifer whose flow to wells can be remodeled by Boussinesq's equation. Drawdown is shown to be an infinite power series in pumping values, and the ATF is provided by a finite sum of the power series. The number of terms necessary for the finite sum to provide a good approximation to the infinite series is shown to depend on a ratio of drawdown to saturated thickness. The ATF can be used in optimization techniques or as a method for predicting drawdowns from pumping.


The stability of equilibrium of a thick, elastic, infinitely long slab composed of an incompressible Mooney-Rivlin material is studied. The slab is placed between two perfectly rigid plates and subjected initially to uniform heating, and subsequently to a large homogeneous compressive strain. On this original thermoelastic deformation, a small deformation field and a weak temperature field ate superposed. Application of the boundary conditions results in a system of linear algebraic equations whose solution is associated with nontrivial configurations of the slab. An explicit relation between the slenderness of the slab and the critical compressive strain is found. A numerical example displays the influence of heating on the stability of the slab.


The Education and Outreach Committee is asking the membership for information on non-academic career paths that it can post on the E&O website. Many of our graduating students are looking for non-academic careers, but are unaware of the possibilities. If you work for an NGO, government, or the private sector and would like to share with the membership a description of your job and day-to-day activities, please send the information to Ben LePage (firstname.lastname@example.com).


"It is the argument of this article that those responsible for the health and well-being of children need to muster the political will, and mount an effective social strategy, to forge different kinds of partnerships with allies in higher education."


ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the inclusion of microbial biomass on the oxidative rancidity of tilapia rations stored for 12 months. Treatments included a control diet and diets supplemented with either 0.01% vitamin E, 0.25 and 0.5% of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and 0.25 and 0.5% of Spirulina platensis. Experimental diets were stored in the dark inside plastic bags at room temperature (25 °C) for 12 months. The oxidative rancidity was measured as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS). It was concluded that the inclusions of Spirulina platensis at 0.25% (1.734 ± 0.206) and 0.5% (1.629 ± 0.181) and Saccharomyces cerevisiae at 0.5% (1.459 ± 0.305) minimized the oxidative rancidity in comparation to control diet (2.843 ± 0.109) of Nile tilapia until 12 months of storage.


In this paper, an algorithm is described which detects and localizes shapes in grayscale images. Deformable templates are often employed to model the geometry of the object to be found in an image. There are several methods to find the optimal placement and deformation of the template onto the image. A genetic algorithm is designed which takes the object template and processed grayscale image and locates the object in the image, invariant to rotation, translation and scale. The limitations of processing the image before running the Genetic Algorithm (GA) are discussed.


Changes in within-session family interaction patterns were examined over the course of Brief Strategic Family Therapy with Hispanic adolescents referred for treatment of behavior problems. Family structure and conflict resolution style were examined at four points in therapy. Participants were 4 Hispanic adolescents and their families that received a full dose of family therapy. Families were selected from a large sample of families that participated in a randomized study. Two cases that showed significant improvement and two cases that showed deterioration on measures ofconduct disorder completed at pre-and post-treatment were randomly selected from the larger pool of cases. In-session results demonstrated a linear trend ofimprovement in family interaction in successful outcome cases, although in unsuccessful outcomes family interactions did not improve or worsened throughout therapy. Findings support the importance of examining in-session therapy processes to shed light on how family therapy is efficacious with behavior problem Hispanic youth.


Circumtrindene (1), a C36H12 geodesic polyarene that represents 60% of fullerene-C60, forms cation–π complexes with both silver ion (1·Ag+) and tetramethylammonium ion [(Me)4N+·1] in chloroform solution at room temperature (Ka>20 M−1 for both cations). Preferential binding in the concave pocket of 1 is predicted by DFT calculations for both cations; however, this stereochemical assignment has not yet been confirmed experimentally. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


A new four-dimensional continuous autonomous hyperchaotic system is presented,which is constructed by adding a linear controller to the famous three-dimensional Rabinovich system.Some basic dynamical behaviors of the hyperchaotic system are further investigated.The corresponding bounded hyperchaotic and chaotic attractor are first nu-merically verified through investigating phase trajectories,Lyapunove exponents,bifurcation path and the analysis of power spectrum and Poincare projections.Furthermore,the global exponential attractive set and positive invariant set are found for the four-dimensional Rabinovich system;and the strict mathematical proofs are given.Moreover,it is implemented in an electronic circuit and tested experimentally in our laboratory,showing very good agreement between experimental results with the simulation results and validating this new four-dimensional chaotic and hyperchaotic system.


Many energy managers are planning to undertake larger, more expensive projects that take longer to pay for themselves but which yield greater energy savings in the long term. This trend reverses the previous emphasis on low-cost measures with quick payback periods that were necessitated by tight budgets. Examples of some of these projects are given.


AIM:To investigate the effect of siRNA on myocarditis induced by MCMV in BALB/c mice. METHODS: One handred and twenty male BALB/c mice (4 weeks old) were divided randomly into 6 groups with 20 mice each. Among these groups, one normal control group, one viral control group and 4 experimental groups were assigned. Mice in viral control and 4 experimental groups were inoculated intraperitoneally injection (ip) with 100 μL of DMEM medium containing TCID5010-4 MCMV, and followed by 200 μL of different doses of liposomally endocapsulated siRNA in 4 experimental groups and by 200 μL of vehicle solution of siRNA in viral control group 30 min later. Mice in normal control group were first inoculated ip 100 μL of DMEM medium and followed by 200 μL of vehicle solution of siRNA 30 min later. At day 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63 and 70 of postinfection, all mice were killed and blood samples were collected for detecting serum zymogram (CK, CK-MB, GOT, LDH and LDH1/LDH2) and the anti-cardiac β1 receptor autoantibody titer level. Hearts were removed aseptically for detecting cardiac histological lesions and ultrastructure changes. RESULTS: Decreased morbidity of myocarditis, lightened cardiac pathologic lesions and ultrastructural changes in 4 experimental groups were observed. Serum zymogram (CK, CK-MB, GOT, LDH and LDH1/LDH2) and β1 autoantibody titer level in viral control group were significantly higher than those in normal control group, but zymogram and β1 autoantibody titer levels in 4 experimental groups were between those in viral control group and normal control group. The activities of CK, CK-MB, GOT, LDH and LDH1/LDH2 and β1 autoantibody titer level decreased accompanied with siRNA dose increasing. These effects were in a dose dependent manner. CONCLUSION: siRNA protects myocardial tissue against MCMV infection.


The first anniversary of American independence in Philadelphia, as chronicled by The Pennsylvania Gazette, was celebrated on July 4, 1777, with "demonstrations of joy and festivity." The holiday schedule got under way at noon with a display of ships and gallies on the river "dressed in the gayest manner," each of which fired thir teen times. Triple discharges of cannon followed the nautical salutes. Loud huzzas resounded throughout the city while a brigade of North Carolina troops accompa nied by a corps of mounted soldiers and artillerymen marched down Second Street. Evening brought on the ringing of Philadelphia's bells and night closed in with a "grand exhibition of fireworks" whose glow bathed a united community. The news paper report concluded that "everything was conducted with the greatest order and decorum and the face of joy and gladness was universal."1 This description of America's first anniversary of the Fourth of July would not be unfamiliar to Philadelphians today, or for that matter, to most Americans. The noise, the color, the parades, the fireworks?all these have been consistent fixtures of Independence celebrations down to the present day. The unanimity of sentiment, however, so prominently featured in the first anniversary account, masked a number of citizens' ambivalence or outright hostility concerning the Fourth of July message. One such citizen wrote a very different description of exactly the same day in 1777:


In the year 1953 Cranberg1 proposed his clump theory to explain the breakdown of a vacuum gap. According to this theory loosely adhering charged aggregates of matter called clumps or micro-particles are released from the electrodes under the action of electrostatic force associated with the high field, and travel to the cathode gaining energy during the transit. The impingement of the clump on the opposite electrode is expected to vaporize enough electrode material into the gap to create a breakdown. Slivkov2 supplemented the above hypothesis by including the possibility of evaporation of the particle itself. While there is enough experimental evidence3–5 to indicate that the presence of such micron-sized clumps do initiate breakdown of a high-vacuum gap, there are no reports as yet, concerning the detection of any naturally occurring microparticles in a vacuum gap. In a 0. 5 cm vacuum gap operating near breakdown voltages (≃ 150 kV) particles which attain supersonic velocities will be of submicron size. A sub-micron size particle is unlikely to provide sufficient metal vapor on impact for a breakdown to occur. On the other hand, particles with very low velocities (V ≃ 0.5 m/s) should be large enough to be seen with the naked eye and are thus unlikely to be present in a vacuum apparatus. But microparticles with velocities 1–50 m/s are small enough to be easily detected but are large enough to initiate a breakdown. The experiment described below is designed to determine the presence or absence of such microparticles in an ultra-high-vacuum test chamber. Moreover provisions have also been made to elucidate the charge velocity and mass of such a particle as well as to provide an estimate of the number of particles that could emanate under any given conditions.


The study demonstrated that the natural yellow‐brown colorant extracted from the bark of Terminalia arjuna may be an alternative, sources of synthetic dyes for the potential dyeing of double premordanted cotton fiber. Parameters that influence the dye uptake as well as surface color strength of dyed cotton were studied in batch experiments and optimized by using response surface methodology. The results showed that the maximum color strength of dyed cotton was achieved to be 17.20 ± 0.11 under the optimum conditions of mordant concentration (3.75% owf), dye concentration (8.9%), pH of the dye bath (8.7), temperature (69.34°C), and time (82.17 min), respectively. The CIELab values in the color space diagram showed a good improvement of color quality of natural polymers treated by tannic acid‐alum mordant. Fourier Transforms Infrared spectra and Scanning Electron Microscope observation have been used to characterize the changes induced by arjun dyeing. Good and durable fastness properties confirm its application in the textile industries. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 35: 719–728, 2016


Context: Balance control results from multiple interactions between different systems: input from the visual, the somatosensory, and the vestibular systems are integrated and regulated by the central nervous system to ensure standing balance. One of the ef-fective interventions is using ankle taping. The purpose of this review was to assess the effectiveness of ankle taping on balance in central nervous system diseases. Evidence Acquisition: This study is a systematic review and databases PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Ovid,Scopus,andWebof ScienceweresearchedfororiginalscientificarticlesthatwerepublishedbetweenJanuary1990toJuly2018. Studiesinvestigatingtheeffectof therapeuticankletapingonbalanceincentralnervoussystemdiseaseswereincluded. ThePEDro quality scale was used to investigate the studies included; it investigates taping, balance, central nervous system disease. Results: Sevenarticleswereincludedfrom256relevantarticles. Thereweredifferencesamongthestudiesintermsof methodology, design, outcomes, sample size, procedure, etc. The results showed that using lower leg taping can be effective in balance improvement. Conclusions: Using lower leg taping can be effective in balance improvement in central