The Clean Coal Technology (CCT) Demonstration Program is a government and industry co-funded effort to demonstrate a new generation of innovative coal utilization processes in a series of facilities built across the country. These projects are carried out on a commercial scale to prove technical feasibility and provide the information required for future commercial applications. The goal of the CCT Program is to furnish the marketplace with a number of advanced , more efficient coal-based technologies that meet strict environmental standards. These technologies minimize the economic and environmental barriers that limit the full utilization of coal. Beginning in 1985, a multi-phased effort consisting of five separate solicitations was administered by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory. The CCT Program has successfully demonstrated a number of coal utilization technologies that are being applied commercially with beneficial results to the environment and increased efficiency in the use of energy. A major criticism of coal as a fuel source for power generation is that it produces large amounts of pollutants, primarily sulfur dioxide (SO 2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and particulate matter (PM), as well as carbon dioxide (CO 2), which is implicated in global climate change. This report summarizes the contributions of the CCT Program in achieving significant reductions in emissions of these pollutants. Uncontrolled SO 2 emissions from U.S. coal-burning power plants could exceed 20 million tons/yr. As a result of controls already in place, SO 2 emissions have been reduced to about 12 million tons/yr. If CCT-developed technologies were applied to all coal-fired boilers, it is estimated that SO 2 emissions could be further reduced by another 10 million tons/yr. Total NOx emissions from coal-fired boilers are about 6.8 million tons/yr, equivalent to an emissions rate of 0.75 lb/million Btu. If average NOx emissions were reduced to 0.35 lb/million Btu, a goal easily reached using demonstrated technologies, total NOx emissions would be reduced by an additional 3.6 million tons/yr to approximately 3.2 million tons/yr. CCT Program successes include: • Advanced technologies that have dramatically improved the economic and environmental performance of flue gas desulfurization systems for SO 2 control. By-product gypsum is now recovered for sale as wallboard, thereby eliminating a major waste disposal problem. • NOx reduction technologies that have been or are being retrofitted to a large segment of the nation's coal-fired power generating capacity. Low-NOx burners now cost a fraction of the cost of …


The present invention discloses a centralized grid control center one kind of programming the remote operation system and an operation method, the operating system includes the following functional modules: a data processing module: acquiring network model, the graphics mode from the grid and run-time centralized control system; graphics module : Implementing intelligent monitoring operation order generation, project simulation operation rehearsal, programmed automatic remote control, security check prompt human-machine interface; intelligent Switching Order module: for implementing graphical smart ticket, ticket operations process management functions; program operation module: for implementing the operating procedures of the analog front preview, programmed automatic remote control function; various programs implemented control functions performed by the programmed abort occurs automatically executed when an abnormal condition in the system; security check module. The present invention may be programmed to automatically realize the remote operation mode integrated centralized monitoring center grid FIG ticket, daily operations can improve efficiency and automation control station, to ensure safe operation.


This essay argues that a proliferation of utopias focusing on a return to nature beginning around 1870—represented here by William Morris' s News from Nowhere (1890) and Samuel Butler' s Erewhon (1872)—are significant less because they voiced opposition to ongoing processes of industrialization and colonialism than for their capacity to explore and often undermine a dualism of nature and society. Reading Morris and Butler together counters a usual interpretation of Morris' s utopia as "pastoral": like Erewhon, which Morris admired, News from Nowhere is largely skeptical of the idea of "pure" or "nonhuman" nature. More generally, this essay proposes that utopianism is significant for past and present ecological thought not because of the content of its wish, but as a formal structure capable of investigating interactions between human and nonhuman systems at multiple scales.


The following Position Paper on Alternatives for River Corridor Management has been prepared by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), River Management Program. The paper reviews the history of river use and conflict in Vermont; explains the changes in river science and engineering that are currently being advanced nationally and internationally; and offers the Program's perspective on the costs, risks and benefits associated with four different river corridor management alternatives.


Despite international consensus on the harmful effects of valproate during pregnancy, women should not be denied the human right to make their own decisions after fully informed discussion, say Heather Angus-Leppan and Rebecca Liu


Today the world's need for infrastructure continues to increase in line with increasing eco - nomic activity. Infrastructure is one of the determinants of the smoothness and acceleration of development. The availability of adequate infrastructure facilities will stimulate development in a region or country. In Indonesia, infrastructure development is a major challenge that must be overcome immediately. The lack of quality of Indonesia's infrastructure is inseparable from funding problems. The government has identified that the provision of infrastructure through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) scheme is an alternative for infrastructure financing that involves the role of business entities. And it cannot be denied that development, especially infrastructure, is closely related to national resilience as is the determination of the Indonesian people to realize the national goals contained in the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution. Keywords: Development, infrastructure, KPBU JEL Classification : O10, O18, O20


Disasters and disaster relief services have become globalized in five evident ways: (1) the widespread global economic impacts of disasters due to the interconnectedness of global markets, (2) more rapid and streamlined responses of relief providers on a global scale as a result of advancing communication technologies, (3) the increasing prominence of the marketization of disaster relief funding and consumption philanthropy, (4) the increasing disparity of relief efforts and resources afforded to different disastrous occurrences, and (5) the cross-cultural challenges that are present when human responders from a variety of cultural backgrounds attempt to meet the survival and coping needs of diverse victims. The following conceptual piece reviews some of the prior scholarly research and burgeoning issues on disasters and disaster relief services from the perspective of marketing and the globalization of disaster relief. Ideas for future research concerning how multi-disciplinary globalization scholarship can continue to address some of these issues are discussed prominently throughout this dialogue.


In the process of building a well-off society in an all-round way and construction of socialist harmonious society,the CPC Central Committee launches the College Students as Village Leaders" plan.This is a major strategic decision.This plan displays the unique political functions in carrying out the party and state principles and policies,building new socialist countryside,stabilizing the order of the rural economy and society,consolidating and strengthening the leadership of the Party in the rural work and cultivating and fostering the builders and successors for the socialist cause.


The transimpedance oscillator is developed in steps beginning with the bridge oscillator, through transportation of bridge elements, frequency compensation of the resonator arm, and then mechanization of the transimpedance configuration. The analytical basis for performance improvement is shown along with the results of simulations of modeled oscillator circuits and actual circuit tests. In conclusion a means to compensate for the effect of crystal shunt or clamp capacitance variation is suggested.<<ETX>>


AMONG THE FEW ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL TRENDS IN CULTURE TO HAVE EXAMINED THE COGNITIVE DETERMINANTS INVOLVED IN THE PROCESSES OF CREATING AND SHARING MEANINGS ARE THE COGNITIVE THEORIES OF CULTURE IN TWO OF THEIR CONTEMPORARY VERSIONS: SOCIAL AND NATURALIST OR EVOLUTIONARY. THIS ARTICLE DESCRIBES AND ANALYZES THE CONVERGENCES AND DIVERGENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO APPROACHES IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN THE PHENOMENA OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY, CULTURAL CONCEPTUALIZATION, THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURE ON ACTION, THE DISTRIBUTION OF REPRESENTATIONS AND THEIR PERSISTENCE OVER TIME (IN PEOPLE AND BETWEEN GENERATIONS).


Objective To explore the influence of continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) treatment on blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrom(OSAHS) combined hypertension. Methods We searched literature references through foreign language database like Medline, Web of knowledge, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Springerlink databases(between January 2000 and July 2013), and domestic database like CNKI, VIP, Wangfang(between January 2000 and July 2013). Nine papers were selected from 290 related literatures. Investigators, using a standardized protocol to collect data including sample sizes, participants characteristics, research design, intervention methods, periods, and the treatment results. Nine tests were analyzed using random effects model. Results Compared with the control group, CPAP group had decreased average net systolic blood pressure by 2.57 mmHg(P0.01), lower average net diastolic blood pressure of 4.91 mmHg(P0.05). Mean arterial pressure was lower 6.07 mmHg than the control(P0.05). Net changes of blood pressure between the daytime and nighttime were not obvious. Conclusion CPAP can reduce blood pressure of OSAHS patients in systolic blood pressure, diastolic pressure and mean arterial pressure.


As immigration increases, so does its influence on U.S. demographics, including the demographics of higher education. Almost as many legal immigrants entered the United States during the 1980s (7.3 million) as during the preceding two decades (7.8 million). How and why have the nation's colleges and universities responded to a growing immigrant population on campus? This report addresses these questions. The picture that emerges is largely one of inattention coupled with widespread assumptions about immigrant students, assumptions that are unconfirmed by empirical data and analysis. The authors argue that, unchecked, these assumptions could result in unfair practices and reduced educational quality for immigrant students. Because of higher education's critical role in promoting economic assimilation, its leaders should be paying more attention to issues involving these students. To do so, they need descriptive statistics about immigrants' enrollment and retention in college, attitudinal and needs assessment studies, and evaluations of student outcomes and the effectiveness of remedial and English-as-a-second-language programs. Such information can help institutions determine whether administration and faculty perceptions and assumptions about immigrants provide an accurate foundation for future policy and program development.


Yamazaki K, Okamoto E, Yamamoto K, Mitamura Y, Yozu R, Tanaka T. DEVELOPMENT OF AN ARTIFICIAL BLOOD PUMP IMPLANTED AT THE HEART VALVE POSITION(VALVO-PUMP). The valvo-pump, an axial nonpulsatile blood pump implanted at the heart valve position, has been developed. The valvo-pump consists of an impeller and a motor which are encased in a housing. An impeller with 5 vanes (22.0mm in diameter) is used. The impeller is connected to a samarium-cobalt-rare-earth magnet direct current (DC) brushless motor measuring 21.3mm in diameter and 24.9 mm in length. Sealing is achieved by means of a ferrof luidic seal. A pump flow of 16.1L/min was obtained at a pump differential pressure of 7.7kPa (58mmHg), and a flow of 5.0L/min at 18.4kPa (138mmHg). Sealing was kept perfect against a pressure of 29.3kPa (220mmHg) at 9000 RPM. KEYWORD:Artificial heart, Nonpulsatile blood pump, Axial flow pump, Ferrofluidic seal Jpn J Artif Organs 21(2), 567-571 (1992)


Change point analysis is a efficient tool to understand the fundamental information in hydro-meteorological data such as rainfall, discharge, temperature etc. Especially, this fundamental information to change points to future rainfall data identified by reasonable detection skills can affect the prediction of flood and drought occurrence because well detected change points provide a key to resolve the non-stationary or inhomogeneous problem by climate change. Therefore, in this study, the comparative study to assess the performance of the 3 change point detection skills, cumulative sum (CUSUM) method, Bayesian change point (BCP) method, and segmentation by dynamic programming (DP) was performed. After assessment of the performance of the proposed detection skills using the 3 types of the synthetic series, the 2 reasonable detection skills were applied to the observed and future rainfall data at the 5 rainfall gauges in South Korea. Finally, it was suggested that BCP (with 0.9 posterior probability) could be best detection skill and DP could be reasonably recommended through the comparative study. Also it was suggested that BCP (with 0.9 posterior probability) and DP detection skills to find some change points could be reasonable at the North-eastern part in South Korea. In future, the results in this study can be efficiently used to resolve the non-stationary problems in hydrological modeling considering inhomogeneity or nonstationarity.


The photoelectron spectrum of naphthacene polycrystal was obtained with a high-resolution photoelectron spectrometer using a helium 21.22 eV light source, and the vibrational fine structures were examined. The resolution, 21 meV FWHM for the argon P3⁄2 peak, became much better than that obtained by means of a retardingpotential-type electron analyzer. Broad peaks with no distinct intramolecular vibrational structure were observed, and the origin of the peak width was discussed.


Bayesian parameter estimation in coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs) is challenging due to the high computational cost of numerical integration. In gradient matching a separate data model is introduced with the property that its gradient may be calculated easily. Parameter estimation is then achieved by requiring consistency between the gradients computed from the data model and those specified by the ODE. We propose a Gaussian process model that directly links state derivative information with system observations, simplifying previous approaches and improving estimation accuracy.


SUMMARY A comparative study was carried out on 300 goats in Cairo, Matrouh, and El-Wadi El-Gadid provinces. The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence of protozoan parasites infecting goats in the three localities, and to study the effect of these parasites on the biochemical changes in the serum of infected animals. The results indicated the presence of 9 Eimeria species and Cryptosporidium oocysts in the faeces of examined goats. Toxoplasma gondii antibodies were also detected in the serum of the investigated animals. The biochemical analysis of blood serum revealed a significant alteration in total protein, albumin, serum enzymes, electrolytes, trace elements, urea, and creatinine. The importance of parasitic infection control as well as drinking the under ground polluted water with metals and minerals and its effects on animal health, was also discussed.


Responsible management education is a crucial step in shaping our common future. This article reviews how the Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) offers a platform for institutional commitment and leadership engagement toward business ethics and poverty alleviation. Specifically, this work critically analyzes the challenges and opportunities in adopting the educational principles for practical outcomes in the context of other trends in socially responsible global engagement. Through a review of the institutional trends in relation to PRME, the author offers practical opportunities for curricula development, academic engagement and ethical education for the 21st century.


With the data from chinese high-tech industry Yearbook 2005-2010,this paper makes an empirical analysis on innovation efficiency of high-tech industry of China's four major economic regions based on the DEA-Malmquist model.The results show that the TFP value of high-tech industry is mainly affected by the index of technical progress.In addition to the technological innovation disequilibrium of four major economic areas,the reasons that caused an increase in TFP value differences.At last,the paper points out that our country should strengthen regional investment,improve the industrial policy and different regions must strengthen cooperation,play their own advantages.


This study was carried out to evaluate the effects of season (late rainy and early dry seasons) on the chemical compositions of Moringa oleifera leaves and Panicum maximum (local) mixtures at different proportions. The experiment was conducted using 2 x 5 factorial experiment arranged in a randomized complete block design with three replicates and the treatment consisted of 2 seasons (late rainy and early dry seasons) and five mixtures proportions (100 % Moringa, 100 % Panicum, 50 % Moringa + 50 % Panicum, 70 % Moronga + 30% Panicum and 30 % Moringa + 70 % Panicum). The result of the study showed that early dry season had significant influence on the fibre fractions of the forage mixtures by reducing their values thereby enhancing their potentials digestibility. The proximate composition of the forage was equally affected by seasons with crude protein (CP) being the only exception being higher at late rainy season. The CP of the different mixtures ranged from 8.12 % to12.83 % with 30 % Moringa + 70 % Panicum being the highest while 100 % Panicum recorded the lowest value. 50 % Moringa + 50 % Panicum at late rainy season gave the highest Crude Protein percentage, while sole Panicum at late rainy season and 70 % Moringa + 30 % Panicum had the lowest CP and the two were not significantly (P > 0.05) different from each other.
All the mixtures at different seasons of the year fell within the level of fibre (< 65 % of NDF) that can be utilized by ruminant animals, except 100 % Panicum at late rainy season that recorded 65.96 %. The Dry Matter (DM) content of sole Moringa (92.00%) was significantly (P < 0.05) higher than the rest. Sole Moringa also had the greatest concentration of most of the minerals investigated. Both the mixtures of 30% Moringa oleifera + 70% Panicum maximum and 50 % Moringa + 50 % Panicum at late rainy season had the highest significant values for CP with moderate fibre fractions which holds a lot of potentials as feed for maximum ruminant animal performance.


Logic programming with the stable model semantics is put forward as an interesting constraint programming paradigm. It is shown that the paradigm embeds classical logical satissability but seems to provide a more expressive framework from a knowledge representation point of view. An implementation of the paradigm is described and encouraging experimental results are reported.


The oxygen functional group limits the performance of graphene oxide (GO). By raising the Carbon/Oxygen (C/O) ratio, reducing the oxygen functional group may enhance thermal stability. The effects of the (C/O) ratio of graphene derivatives on the structure-properties relationship in metallocene linear low-density polyethylene (PE), homo polypropylene (PP), and blends thereof were investigated in this research. Using reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and pristine graphene (G), the oxygen functional groups were reduced. The effect of raising the C/O ratio of GO, rGO, and G blending with PE and PP synthesized by solution blending is discussed. Solvent processing was used to synthesise these nanocomposites, with dimethylformamide) DMF (and o-xylene served as the solvents for graphene flakes and polymers, respectively, before the two components were combined to form a well-mixed initial state. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction was used to investigate the crystallisation of the nanocomposites (WAXD). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UVVS), and Raman spectroscopy were used to characterise the chemical structures, with the latter being used to calculate the intensity ratio of D and G band (ID/IG) value for pure graphene specimens. The C/O ratio was calculated as , 4.9 and 2.2 for the G, rGO and GO respectively. While the (ID/IG (increased with increasing the C/O ratio, the ID/IG values were calculated as 0.285, 1.137 and 1.726 for pure GO, rGO and G samples. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) were used to determine the melting temperature ( ), crystallization temperature ( ) as well as a range of degradation temperatures.


Yoga has become increasingly popular in the world and the UK for improving health and well‐being. A growing body of research suggests that yoga could be used to improve the management of hypertension in addition to current management strategies. Previous cross‐sectional studies have also reported that hypertension is one of the most commonly disclosed health conditions in yoga sessions in the United Kingdom. Therefore, semi‐structured qualitative interviews were conducted with yoga providers in the United Kingdom (n = 19) to explore their knowledge, experiences, and attitudes toward delivering yoga to people with hypertension.


Any knowledge-based system that is to be placed in the cockpit must deal with a wealth of time-varying data, and do so in real time. An avionics knowledge-based system thus requires a conventional signal processing front end to identify relevant signal characteristics, a knowledge representation scheme that lends itself naturally to the representation of uncertain numeric data, and an efficient, interruptible inferencing method.
A hardware architecture for knowledge-based avionics systems is proposed which consists of a signal processor and one or more symbol processors. The signal processor ascertains whether new input data is different enough from previous data to warrant interruption of the inference process; if so, it passes the new data, along with any computed attributes of the data, to the symbol processors. If a symbol processor requires new data, it queries the signal processor, which passes the data and attributes to the symbol processor.
The blackboard paradigm is proposed as the basis for the software architecture, as it allows asynchronous events to alter the course of inference.
Dempster-Shafer theory is used to express uncertain numerical data. It is shown that the Dempster-Shafer formalism and the four-valued logic of Belnap are complementary, allowing numeric and non-numeric expressions of uncertainty to co-exist.
It is also demonstrated that the Kalman filter, a common software component of avionics systems, can be used to provide uncertainty information about numeric data to a Dempster-Shafer evidential reasoning system.
An initial software implementation developed in the Ada programming language is discussed.


Children are using the Internet at younger and younger ages. So far, however, we know little about how parents guide young children's online activities to prevent risks. Filling this void an Internet-survey established empirically which media guidance strategies 792 parents of children (2-12 years) in the Netherlands used. As was established in former television and game research factor analysis revealed that parents also applied 'co-use', 'active mediation', and 'restrictive mediation'. In addition, parents also applied new strategies: 'supervision' i.e. keeping an eye on the child from a distance, and using safety software applications. Mediation types were mainly predicted by the child's age and online behavior, such as gaming and social networking. Also, parents applied more mediation when they expected positive effects and particularly when they expected negative effects of the Internet, indicating that parents deliberately adjust their mediation to the child's needs and interests. Mediation was also predicted by the number of computers at home, and the parent's gender, education and computer / Internet skills.


Optical burst switches (OBSes) have been proposed to improve the utilization of a network of optical cross connect (OXCs). Current studies on OBS assume a network consisting of OBSes alone. While this is a reasonable assumption for evaluating a new technology, the question of how a network of OXCs can be evolved to a network of OBSes has not been studied. In this paper, we propose a hybrid architecture consisting of OBSes at the network edge and OXCs in the network core. This architecture allows carriers to gradually migrate from an OXC-based network to an OBS-based network with an improved network utilization. In addition, we use queueing analysis to study the performance of this new architecture.


Objectives The WHO developed a 5-day basic emergency care (BEC) course using the traditional lecture format. However, adult learning theory suggests that lecture-based courses alone may not promote long-term knowledge retention. We assessed whether a mobile application adjunct (BEC app) can have positive impact on knowledge acquisition and retention compared with the BEC course alone and evaluated perceptions, acceptability and barriers to adoption of such a tool. Design Mixed-methods prospective cohort study. Participants Adult healthcare workers in six health facilities in Tanzania who enrolled in the BEC course and were divided into the control arm (BEC course) or the intervention arm (BEC course plus BEC app). Main outcome measures Changes in knowledge assessment scores, self-efficacy and perceptions of BEC app. Results 92 enrolees, 46 (50%) in each arm, completed the BEC course. 71 (77%) returned for the 4-month follow-up. Mean test scores were not different between the two arms at any time period. Both arms had significantly improved test scores from enrolment (prior to distribution of materials) to day 1 of the BEC course and from day 1 of BEC course to immediately after BEC course completion. The drop-off in mean scores from immediately after BEC course completion to 4 months after course completion was not significant for either arm. No differences were observed between the two arms for any self-efficacy question at any time point. Focus groups revealed five major themes related to BEC app adoption: educational utility, clinical utility, user experience, barriers to access and barriers to use. Conclusion The BEC app was well received, but no differences in knowledge retention and self-efficacy were observed between the two arms and only a very small number of participants reported using the app. Technologic-based, linguistic-based and content-based barriers likely limited its impact.


In the paper one provides a probabilistic method for the macroseismic characterization at the site. The probability function for the epicentres location P(x,y|M), assumed as a Gaussian distribution function, is calculated by the main seismic parameters, namely the magnitude, the intensity and the location of the epicentres, for any recorded series of historical events. The final expression of the probability function is set by the addition of the single contributions of n Gaussian functions and is defined by means of the evaluation of the respective unknown parameters (the average values, the variances, the correlation coefficients and the convex combination coefficients) obtained through a "fitting procedure" minimizing the mean square error of the current moments calculated on the basis of any given set of parameters compared to the average moments estimated on the basis of historical data under suitable constraints.In the final part of the paper, this procedure is developed for the probabilistic treatment of the epicentres location in a seismic area in Southern Italy, where earthquakes occurred in a predefined time range with varying magnitudes are considered as input data. Numerical results show a good agreement with previous analyses, demonstrating that the proposed approach ensures a good approximation of the combined probability curves about the epicentral distribution over the considered territory.


This article aims to analyse how Netflix uses social media to generate a dialogue between the local and transnational layers of television, to position its brand and curate content in domestic markets. Within the frame of transnationalism, a cross-cultural comparative study has been conducted in three different local European markets: the United Kingdom, Spain and the Nordic region. The results show the negotiation between transnationalisation and the needs of local cultural distinctiveness through language adaptation, emphasis on in-house original US flagship productions, the overrepresentation of original local content and use of cultural references at different levels.


BACKGROUND
HIV infection continues to rise in men who have sex with men (MSM) in the UK. Of concern are the high rates of sexually transmissible infections (STI) among HIV-positive MSM, as this is associated with onward HIV transmission. Conventional partner notification (PN) may be limited in this group by the presence of multiple non-contactable partners and the fear of breach of HIV status.

METHODS
We explored attitudes to PN in HIV-positive MSM having an STI screen using a computer-assisted self interview.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION
Our study shows HIV+ MSM, rate conventional methods of PN highly (median rating 8/10) but are also supportive of new approaches to PN particularly anonymous email when linked to website information. They would also be open to targeted interventions such as peer recruitment.


example, that he wasted little time in fleeing from and scorning his native Buffalo and affecting a manner of speech that masked his ethnic European (Alsatian German) stock. Collins' important chapters on Weigel's ecclesiology and ecumenism form the vital heart of his biography. It is a measure of the insularity and theological immaturity of the preconciliar Catholic church, at least in its comprehension of "our separated brethren," that one of the tradition's leading ecumenists, its official representative before the World Council of Churches, waited until the end of his life to admit that his non-Catholic brethren were somehow members of the Church of Christ, though it remained difficult for him to explain theologically how this was so. Collins rightly describes Weigel as "an uncompromising ecumenist," a label that the Jesuit thinker would have found congenial rather than oxymoronic. How, then, did Weigel overcome his exclusivist ecclesiology in order to demand the relaxation of certain canons inhibiting cooperation among Christians and to encourage the Council Fathers to pursue ecumenical dialogue for its own sake rather than for the (ulterior) purposes of evangelization? Collins' answer is true as far as it goes: Weigel's humanity overcame his theology. Is it possible, however, that Weigel's openess to other believers— his "humanity"—was rooted in and nurtured by the Catholic worldviews standing behind even his most juridical ecclesiology? The author does not explore the possibility that Weigel's growth as an ecumenist stemmed not only from the accident of personal warmth but also from an incarnational orientation to the world that found reflections of "The Real" and "The True" even in fallen humanity and "separated brethren." Collins bases his narrative on Weigel's published and unpublished manuscripts, on personal correspondences, and on several conversations ranging back over the thirty years since Weigel's death (including interviews conducted by Sr. Olga Neft for a 1968 master's thesis). Collins' fine work is inspired by his open admiration for Weigel, whose insights and causes have been "a leit-motif for my own life" (p. 284). It is ironic, then, that this labor of love errs on the side of restraint rather than enthusiasm. Had his biographer devoted more attention to the cultural and religious context of Weigel's age, against which background the significance of his contribution emerges more fully, readers initially puzzled by this pioneering ecumenist's contradictions would better comprehend the measure of his greatness.


The spatial structure of a region is known to affect the degree of face-to-face interaction opportunities for a city's residents. These interaction opportunities are important building blocks in aspects of economic production. To date, though, there is scant empirical evidence linking interaction opportunities to worker locations. In this article, using a spatial measure of social interaction potential (SIP), we seek to discover whether, and by how much, opportunities for interaction differ at home and work locations for workers within different industry and occupation groups in U.S. metropolitan areas. Based on the time-geographic concept of joint accessibility, SIP is sensitive to population and employment densities, as well as travel times associated with worker commutes in a region. We compare SIP at the census tract level of geography both within and between Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) nationally and test SIP distributions by occupation and industrial categories using nonparametric Kruskal–Wallis and Dunn tests. The study finds that several categories of higher skill and creative workers live and work in higher SIP areas. These findings provide evidence in support of theories of knowledge creation that rely on spontaneous face-to-face interaction and also indicate the effect of lifestyle preferences in location choices for highly skilled and arts workers.


A one year field experiment was conducted to assess the efficiency of urea fertilizer applied to pasture near Lincoln University, New Zealand. Urea with or without (±) molybdenum (Mo) were applied to field plot, with a urease inhibitor (N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (nBTPT), nBTPT + elemental sulphur (S), and nitrification inhibitor dicyandiamide (DCD) + nBTPT defined as a double inhibitor (DI) in spring 2005. Mo was sprayed at the rate of 50 g Mo/ha/yr once. Urea ± various inhibitor and S treatments were broadcast at a rate of 30 kg N/ha 5 times over one year. The Mo alone treatment increased pasture dry matter (PDM) yield by 8.9%. Molybdenum, when applied together with urea+nBTPT+S, urea+nBTPT and urea alone, caused an initial depression in PDM yield by 14.2, 13 and 5.6% respectively. However, these depressions in yield disappeared from the second pasture cut. Over a one year period, Mo applied with urea+nBTPT, urea+DI and urea+nBTPT+S produced 18179, 16716 and 18253 kg DM ha -1 respectively, compared to 16171 kg ha -1 for urea+Mo. Pastures which


Objective To observe the effect of irbesartan combined with levoamledipine in patients with hypertension and proteinuria. Methods Ninety patients with hypertension and proteinuria were randomly divided into two groups. Group A of 46 patients received irbesartan 150 mg po qd and levoamlodipine 2. 5 mg po qd,Group B of 46 patients received levoamlodipine 2. 5 mg po qd and hydrochlorthiazide 12. 5 mg po qd for 6 months. Blood pressure( BP),24 h urinary albumin were measured before and after treatment. Results After 6 months,both of two groups can efficiently reduce blood pressure,proteinuria. In contrast,the proteinuria in group A was significantly reduced than that of group B after treatment. Conclusion Irbesartan combined with levoamlodipine can remarkably decrease BP and proteinuria and better protect renal function.


We describe a computational model of face recognition that makes use of the overlapping texture and shape information visible in different views of faces. The model operates on view dependent data from three-dimensional laser scans of human heads, wich provided three-dimensional surface data as well as surface image detail in form of a texture map. View-dependent information from the surface and texture representations was registered onto separate three-dimensional head models. We used an auto-associative memory model as a pattern completion device to fill in parts of the head from a lerned view when a test view with partially overlapping information was used as a memory key- We show that the overlapping visible regions of heads for both surface and texture data can support accurate recognition, even with pose differences of as much as 90 degrees (full face to profile view) between the learning and test view.


This response to Wetherell and Potter (2015) clarifies both what our article (Hayter & Hegarty, 2014) did and did not attempt to do and considers how to address the questions that it raised. We re-state that genealogy is aimed at opening up questions about present consensus rather than formulating alternative competing psychological systems. We reflect on our own locations in social psychology which lead us to open up questions about the positioning of Potter and Wetherell's work in late capitalism. We consider alternative answers to the questions that our article raises about their work, and argue that David Harvey's work might be of broad utility in framing not only Potter and Wetherell's work, but also in framing a broader – and more global – history of social psychology.


The expansion of Medicaid eligibility to low income adults and subsidies to purchase private insurance are arguably the most significant provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).


A rectifier luminescent diode device comprises a base and a packaging body, wherein a rectifier diode chip and a luminescent diode chip are arranged in the packaging body, and the rectifier diode chip and the luminescent diode chip are connected in series through a metal connecting line. The rectifier luminescent diode device has small volume and convenient operation, which can be directly inserted in an LED lamp to use through connecting with a lamp holder in series, component inserting and changing are very convenient, and an expected effect can be achieved through different LED connections if the functions of half wave, full wave, bridge rectification and the like are to be achieved.


The necessity of retrieving complex attribute information from long-term memory has been shown to elevate processing costs and boost the use of simple decision heuristics. This effect was confined to verbal as opposed to pictorial attribute information. In a large-scale experiment (N = 151), either verbal or pictorial information for inferences had to be retrieved from long-term memory. Concurrent secondary tasks either interfered with the Central Executive, the Phonological Loop, or the Visuo-Spatial Sketchpad. These are hypothetical components of working memory responsible for processing different information formats. Whereas the information format massively affected strategy selection, there was an additive rather than interactive effect of secondary task, suggesting enhanced retrieval costs irrespective of the information format. An additional analysis in terms of a similarity match as proposed by exemplar-based models did not enhance the explanation of the data. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


A concise constitutive law for cohesive interfaces is proposed in this paper. A new state variable is introduced to track the extent of damage accumulated at the interface. The constitutive equations not only account for mixed‐mode delamination propagation in composite materials, but also satisfactorily deal with mode ratio change during the debonding process. The interface model is implemented in the LS‐DYNA explicit finite element code. The model has been applied to scaled open hole tension tests on laminated composite material. Comparison between numerical results and experiments shows good correlation for failure modes and strengths for a range of different specimen sizes. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Aim: to study the morphology of pancreatic islet cells in rats aged more than 1 year with experimental type 2 diabetes (T2D) that receive sulphonylureas for a long time.Patients and Methods: albino laboratory rats aged more than 1 year (equal to 40 years in humans) were enrolled in this experimental study. Streptozotocin and nicotinamide were administered to induce T2D (streptozotocin-nicotinamide-induced diabetic rats). The animals were divided into four groups, i.e., healthy controls, T2D with no treatment, T2D treated with glibenclamide, and T2D treated with gliclazide. After the experimental study, immunohistochemistry with the antibodies against insulin, glucagon, and Ki-67 was performed. Morphometric analysis was performed using microphotographs. Insulin-, glucagon- and Ki-67-positive cells in islets were calculated.Results: by the 24th week of the study, the ratio of the total volume of α-cells to islet area in rats receiving glibenclamide was similar compared to diabetic rats receiving no treatment (p=0.75). Meanwhile, the significant reduction in the number of α-cells was reported in rats receiving gliclazide compared to diabetic rats receiving no treatment (p=0.000004). Moreover, the number of α-cells was equal to healthy controls. The total volume of β-cells remained unchanged in rats receiving glibenclamide or gliclazide as compared with diabetic rats with no treatment.Conclusion: our findings demonstrate that older animals (>1 year of age) are characterized by the changes in the ratio of α- and β-cells that are similar to the adults with T2D, i.e., the reduction in the percentage of β-cells and the increase in the percentage of α-cells. Long-term treatment with sulphonylureas does not result in the additional changes in the number and total volume of β-cells (rats receiving sulphonylureas for 24 weeks are similar to T2D rats with no treatment in terms of the volume of β-cells). However, 24-week treatment with gliclazide results in the normalization of the total volume of α-cells, and their number is comparable to healthy controls.KEYWORDS: sulphonylureas, α-cells, β-cells, pancreas, type 2 diabetes. FOR CITATION: Tuchina T.P., Skotnikova K.P., Vtorushina A.A. et al. Morphology of pancreatic endocrine cells in rats with type 2 diabetes after the long-term treatment with sulphonylureas. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2020;4(6):329–333. DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2020-4-6-329-333.


With its high process automation and digitalization, Industry 4.0 provides new opportunities to actualize more flexible, higher quality, speedy, cheap, and productive manufacturing and services. Containing numerous technology and paradigms, Industry 4.0 is expected to transform the industrial manufacture and society by aiming at economic, social, and environmental gains. The facts that natural resources are running out, lifecycle of the world is diminishing, and society has increasing anxiety on this situation. These have been the propulsive power for the development of Industry 4.0. By means of the technology and innovations that Industry 4.0 brings along, it is clear that it could also contribute to the recent popular and emphasized concept:sustainability. In this chapter, after giving information about the paradigms related with Industry 4.0, the theoretical frame of corporate sustainability and the effect of digital transformation on corporate sustainability have been evaluated. And then, constructing sustainable digital business models and focusing on value proposal have been discussed.


Dendritic cells are the crime scene investigators of the human immune system. Their function is to correlate potentially anomalous invading entities with observed damage to the body. The detection of such invaders by dendritic cells results in the activation of the adaptive immune system, eventually leading to the removal of the invader from the host body. This mechanism has provided inspiration for the development of a novel bio-inspired algorithm, the Dendritic Cell Algorithm. This algorithm processes information at multiple levels of resolution, resulting in the creation of information granules of variable structure. In this chapter we examine the multi-faceted nature of immunology and how research in this field has shaped the function of the resulting Dendritic Cell Algorithm. A brief overview of the algorithm is given in combination with the details of the processes used for its development. The chapter is concluded with a discussion of the parallels between our understanding of the human immune system and how such knowledge influences the design of artificial immune systems.


The infinite dilution activity coefficient (γi∞) is often applied to characterize solvent−solute interactions, and, when accurately predicted, it can also serve as an early-stage solvent selection tool. Ample data are available on the use of a variety of models, which complicates decision making on which model to apply and when to apply it. A comparative study was performed for eight predictive models at 298.15 K, including the Hildebrand parameter and the Hansen solubility parameters. Also, three group contribution methods based on UNIFAC, COSMO-RS, the Abraham model, and the MOSCED model were evaluated. Overall, the MOSCED model and the Abraham model are most accurate for molecular solvents and ionic liquids, respectively, with average relative deviations of 16.2% ± 1.35% and 65.1% ± 4.50%. Therefore, cautious decision making based on predicted γi ∞ in ionic liquids should always be done, because of the expected significant deviations. A MOSCED model for ionic liquids could be a potential approach for higher accuracy.


Keto acids is widely used in dialysis patients with end-stage renal disease, which can effectively correct hypocalcemia, reduce blood PTH as well as blood phosphorus, and elevate blood albumin. Keto acids have a very low incidence of side effects. So far, no cases of Keto acids-induced severe hypercalcemia had been reported. The authors here present a case of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patient who repeatedly developed severe hypercalcemia accompanied by consciousness disturbance due to daily low-dose keto acids administration. In this case, common causes of hypercalcemia were excluded by thorough physical examination and investigations. The blood calcium concentration of this patient had reached 3.83 mmol/L, belonging to severe hypercalcemia, and the clinical manifestations of cognitive disorder required urgent treatment. After the suspension of keto acids, the serum calcium concentration returned to normal, and the peritoneal dialysis scheme resumed as normal after discharge, which could still maintain the normal calcium concentration. When the patient took the medicine again, severe hypercalcemia occurred as expected. After drug withdrawal, blood calcium backed to normal level, and blood phosphorus increased, which further confirmed that calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorder was closely related to the use of keto acids. This case here indicate that close monitoring of blood calcium, phosphorus and other indicators are needed, in order to prevent potential risk of hypercalcemia which would endanger the safety of patient's life.


The utility model discloses a secondary reaming drainage bit for coal mine underground drilling and gas drainage. A small-diameter bit (1) is welded at the front top end of a small-diameter drill rod (2) and is welded together with the front end of a large-diameter drill rod (5), a reaming pick (3) is welded on the periphery of connection between the front end of the large-diameter drill rod (5) and the small-diameter drill rod (2), air outlets (4) are arranged on the periphery of the front end of the large-diameter drill rod (5), and a drill rod connecting screw (6) is disposed inside the rear end of the large-diameter drill rod (5) and connected with the drill rod. By adopting the small-diameter drill rod and the large rearming pick, the small-diameter bit firstly drills out a small drill hole for releasing pressure of gas and the like, and then the latter reaming pick reams a large aperture so as to reduce damage to the hole wall by the gas, thereby reducing strength and frequency of hole jet and collapse, and increasing depth of drilling. The secondary reaming drainage bit has the advantages of simple structure, safety, practicality, high efficiency and reliability.


This paper aims at analyzing variations in road mortality between and within 24 European countries and seeks to attribute underlying structural factors to them. We introduce a Bayesian spatial multi-level regression model using generalised linear mixed model (GLMM) framework, which allows the inference for the model to be carried. The population density and country affiliation were used as covariates and were fitted into the model at using four levels of spatial aggregation known as NUTS regions - official statistical units in the EU defined by Eurostat. Population density has been found to have a significant influence on road mortality at regional level. For all countries, the elasticity estimate is -0.33, meaning that a 10% increase in population density will lead to a 3.3% decrease in road fatalities. Multilevel model defined at NUTS-3 level, taking into account NUTS-2 aggregation enables to take into account infra-regional variances in road mortality and produce most reliable model parameter estimates. Variations in Bayes relative risk (mortality ratio standardized by population density and country affiliation) is highest at NUTS-3 level, while it decreases for country level and NUTS-2 level, what suggests the existence of other important underlying factors being responsible for the variations among regions. Mapping Bayes relative risk allows identifying those regions, which should be targeted by national and regional policies. Last, not least, the new ranking of countries according to their road mortality risk adjusted for population density is presented.


There is a high demand for energy production, which is dependent on energy consumption and input. This demand affects socioeconomic development and quality of life. However, the lack of an innovative formal, legal, and organizational structure regarding public space in the European Union (EU) is problematic; one solution could be preparing and implementing grid services as part of distributed energy solutions (based on local and regional renewable resources), and involving local public, private, and profitable entities. Autonomous energy regions (AREs) are a response to this type of problem, as they can contribute to the creation of organizational and legal tools that counteract the marginalization of crisis areas, where undesirable socioeconomic phenomena intensify (and the conditions and management of the natural environments deteriorate). Investments in energy infrastructure based on distributed energy (mainly renewable energy sources) will be a tool for socioeconomic changes in affected areas. In terms of practical considerations in the energy field (i.e., keywords, barriers to energy consumption, and access to it), it is important to formulate recommendations regarding the creation, management, identification, and designation of autonomous energy regions (AREs) in the EU. In this case, postal questionnaires and a taxonomic method (Hellwig's method) were used. It is worth emphasizing that the creation of AREs is a modern requirement in connection with global CO2 emissions. Sustainable low-emission economies, according to the conducted research, may be introduced to the entire European Union. The lack of proposals for direction of regional development, in terms of autonomous energy regions, was indicated in this paper. There is a need to formulate specific recommendations regarding the possibility of creating and managing autonomous energy regions (AREs) in the European Union. Fortunately, there are natural, organizational, and social opportunities to begin this process. For example, local authorities may become leaders in creating a network of connections in emerging AREs, and communities might willingly make the effort to co-create AREs.


Let R be a set of points in n-dimensional Euclidean space, and let Δ′(R) denote the lower bound of the determinants of non-homogeneous lattices which have no point in R. For Δ′(R) to be non-zero it is necessary, as Macbeath has shown (2), that R should have infinite volume.


Grid-controlled fluoroscopy has been adapted to meet the specialized requirements of paediatrics. Diagnostic radiology places ever-increasing emphasis on the demand for reducing the radiation dose, combined with the smallest possible loss of diagnostic information in the radiographic images. To meet this demand, Philips developed a system for grid-controlled fluoroscopy, which was introduced about one year ago. Clinical results indicate that this system can reduce the patient dose by as much as 80 %. As paediatric radiology pays particular attention to radiation protection, the demand soon arose for adaptation of the grid-controlled fluoroscopy system to the specialized needs of paediatrics. This article defines the requirements for a development of this type, and presents the results of our laboratory measurements together with the first clinical experience with the new system.


An atomic absorption photometer in which an electri cal signal representative of the beam of light passed through a flame is integrated by an integrator, and an electrical signal representative of the emission spec trum peculiar to the flame is differentiated by a dif ferentiator to be utilized as an integration starting signal. The photometer is provided with means for generating an electrical signal in response to the in troduction of a standard sample into the flame and ceasing to generate the electrical signal in response to the introduction of a sample to be examined into the flame due to the fact that the emission spectrum of a particular substance in the sample to be examined ap pears when it is introduced into the flame. The photometer is further provided with means which generates an electrical signal in response to the appli cation of both the electrical signal generated by said means and the output from the differentiator thereby offering a zero adjustment of the light absorbance.


A novel compact 2 element MIMO micro-strip patch antenna for UWB applications is presented in this paper, designed in CST Microwave Studio. The geometry is symmetrical having a dimension of $\mathbf{25}\times \mathbf{40}\times \mathbf{1}\ \pmb{mm}^{\mathbf{3}}$ with FR-4 dielectric material used as substrate. It is composed of two round shaped radiators with four slots making hexagonal shape and one plus-shaped slot, fed by a micro-strip feed line with $\mathbf{50}\ \Omega$ impedance. The analysis of a design shows that the achieved $\pmb{S}_{\mathbf{11}}$ and $\pmb{S}_{\mathbf{12}} < -\mathbf{10\ dB}$ from 3.39 GHz to 9.1 GHz reflecting UWB characteristics. The diversity performance for the MIMO antenna has also been studied with the envelope correlation coefficient, which is less than 0.003 and the diversity gain is ~10dB. The observed realized gain is $>\mathbf{2.5\ dBi}$ and the simulated total efficiency of the system is approximately 93%.


Miniaturization of electronic devices to the level of single molecules requires detailed understanding of the mechanisms of their operation. One of the questions here is the identification of the role of structural alterations in charge separation and stabilization in photoactive complexes. To address this question, we calculate optimized molecular and electronic structures, and optical and vibrational spectra of l,l′‐dimethyl 4,4′‐bipyridinium—bis tetraphenylborate PQ(BPh4)2 complex ab initio using density functional theory approach and compare them with the experimentally observed UV–Vis and Raman spectra of the molecules in solid‐state films. The results indicate that the association of PQ and BPh4 leads to the formation of an internally ionized structure that is accompanied by the structural reorganization of both PQ (the twisting of pyridinium rings) and BPh4 (phenyl rings rotation) moieties. The quanta of light do not seem to be directly involved in the formation of this ionized structure, but provide energy for fast recombination of the separated charges between BPh4− and PQ2+. The high efficiency of the dark charge separation and the stabilization of separated charges in the complex permit the using of PQ(BPh4)2 in various charge‐transfer devices like molecular probes, photovoltaic devices or chemical memory units.


This paper discusses on the effect mechanism of grill reinforce, laboratorial way application and con- struction technique by research the practical application of disposing padding field marsh by grill reinforce.


To reduce the high frequency gate drive losses, a new resonant gate driver is developed for low voltage synchronous buck converter based on the topologies optimizations of three candidate resonant gate drivers in this paper. The new drive circuit can reduce gate drive losses significantly. The advantages of the proposed circuit include less sensitive to track inductance, no need for a bootstrapped supply and complex level shifting circuit. Theoretical analysis proves that the proposed resonant gate driver is well suited to high-frequency applications.


An anchor structure of an LNG(Liquefied Natural Gas) storage tank is provided to allow an anchor unit to efficiently settle a mechanical stress generated in the storage tank. In an anchor structure of an LNG(Liquefied Natural Gas) storage tank, an insulation wall is installed at an inner surface of the storage tank storing LNG and forms an insulation layer. A plurality of sealing films(51,52) is installed at an upper part of the insulation wall and is contacted with the LNG. An anchor structure(130) supports the sealing films. The anchor structure includes an anchor member connecting and fixing between the sealing films and the inner surface of the storage tank and an insulating material formed around the anchor member.


In post-Colonial days and well into the nineteenth century the merchant's role in smaller communities was incredibly versatile and complicated. This study calls attention to one such "Yankee trader," who was the focal point for scores of enterprises but whose nonspecialized adventures became progressively restricted with changing times.


Transmission of electromagnetic fields through (dielectric/metallic)n superlattices, for frequencies below the plasma frequency ωp, is a subtle and important topic that is reviewed and further developed here. Recently, an approach for metallic superlattices based on the theory of finite periodic systems was published. Unlike most, if not all, of the published approaches that are valid in the n→∞ limit, the finite periodic systems approach is valid for any value of n, allows one to determine analytical expressions for scattering amplitudes and dispersion relations. It was shown that, for frequencies below ωp, large metallic-layer thickness, and electromagnetic fields moving along the so-called "true" angle, anomalous results with an apparent parity effect appear. We show here that these results are related to the lack of unitarity and the underlying phenomena of absorption and loss of energy. To solve this problem we present two compatible approaches, both based on the theory of finite periodic systems, which is not only more accurate, but has also the ability to reveal and predict the intra-subband resonances. In the first approach we show that by keeping complex angles, above and below ωp, the principle of flux conservation is fully satisfied. The results above ωp remain the same as in Pereyra (2020). This approach, free of assumptions, where all the information of the scattering process is preserved, gives us insight to improve the formalism where the assumption of electromagnetic fields moving along the real angles is made. In fact, we show that by taking into account the induced currents and the requirement of flux conservation, we end up with an improved approach, with new Fresnel and transmission coefficients, fully compatible with those of the complex-angle approach. The improved approach also allows one to evaluate the magnitude of the induced currents and the absorbed energy, as functions of the frequency and the superlattice parameters. We show that the resonant frequencies of intra-subband plasmons, which may be of interest for applications, in particular for biosensors, can be accurately determined. We also apply the approach for the transmission of electromagnetic wave packets, defined in the optical domain, and show that the predicted space-time positions agree extremely well with the actual positions of the wave packet centroids.


This paper presents a new DOT coding scheme prioritized DOT (PDCT). This scheme uses partition priority coding 8 to perform PDCT. PPC encodes DOT coefficients in the order of their (absolute) magnitude in favor of the larger coefficients without coding overhead for position information. This results in an adaptive and progressive image coding. Different from classical DOT image coding this scheme does not use any bit allocations and quantization except integer rounding. Instead this scheme utilizes multiple distribution entropy coding (MDEO). This leads to an efficient coding for progressive image transmission or compression. For PDOT an image undergoes a 8x8 or 16x16 block DOT transform and the DOT coefficients are rounded to c-bit (typically 8 bit) precision. Using PPO the coefficients on the entire image are adaptively coded. That is the largest (i. e. the most significant) coefficients are coded first followed by the smaller ones until a given bit rate is reached. Using MDEO the values and position information (required by PPO) of the ordered coefficients are packed efficiently. The PDCT coding method is shown significantly better than current lossy compression methods in (1) SNR for a given bit rate (2) Adaptivity for images other than the " class" for which the method was originally tuned and (3) Early recognition of images when used in progressive image transmission. Typical SNR results are 30. 9 dB 34. 0 dB and 36.


In order to increase the power density of power converters, reduction of the switching losses at a high-frequency switching condition is one of the most important issues. This paper presents a new gate drive circuit that enables to reduce the switching loss on both the power MOSFET and the IGBT. A distinctive feature of this method is that both the turn on loss and the turn off loss can be decreased simultaneously without using the conventional ZVS circuit, such as quasi-resonant adjunctive circuit. Some experimental results of the switching loss of power MOSFET and IGBT used on the buck-chopper circuit is shown and confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed circuit.


Spent oil contaminated Soil from ten selected mechanic workshops were investigated for their bacteria and bioremediation potentials. The bacterial isolates were morphologically and molecularly identified as Enterobacter hormaechei, Escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, Shigella flexneri, Wesiella cibaria, Lactobacillus planetarium. The singles and a consortium of these bacteria incubated in the minimal salt medium incorporated with 1% engine oil exhibited various biodegradation rates, with the mixed consortium exhibiting the highest for this oil. The gene for the hydrocarbon enzyme Catechol 2, 3 dioxygenase (C2,30) was detected and amplified in Enterobacter hormaechei, Escherichia coli and Shigella flexneri using PCR and Agarose gel electrophoresis. The detection of the (C2,30) enzyme gene in and the spent oil biodegradation activity exhibited by these bacteria suggest their possible possession of bioremediating potentials for the spent engine oil. It is therefore suggested that a pilot study on the field application of these bacteria for bioremediation and restoration of spent oil polluted environment should be done in mechanic workshops.


While the conventional image plane is planar, recently bio-inspired cameras are developed in which the photodetectors are positioned on a hemisphere. Image captured by such a spherical retina camera is a discrete spherical image with irregular pixels. In this paper we propose a novel method of computing optical flow from such discrete spherical images. We simulate a spherical retina as a spherical centroidal Voronoi tessellation image, and also investigate the influence of approximating the spherical pixels as regular ones on the computational accuracy. This paper can be regarded as a preliminary work of spherical retina image processing which is necessary in the near future.


Nine unmodified endotoxin preparations constituted of Re-, Rd-, and Rc-type lipopolysaccharides (2 to 5 glycoses), representing four species of enterobacteria were analyzed by "'Cf plasma desorption mass spectrometry. The constituent lipopolysaccharides were characterized by the ion pair: (M H)and its corresponding lipid fragment ion. The lipid fragment ion is produced by cleavage of the glycosidic bond of the 3deoxy-~-manno-oct-2-u~osonic acid unit that substitutes 0-6' of the glucosamin~l'-6glucosamine ("lipid A backbone") disaccharide of the lipid A moiety. These lipid fragment ions were identical to the (M H)ions seen in the spectra of homologous isolated lipid A preparations that were obtained by hydrolysis (pH 4.5, 100 "C) promoted by sodium dodecyl sulfate. Since the molecular components present in the endotoxin preparations analyzed are known, the ion pair (M H)-lipid fragment ion defines the molecular compositions of each individual lipopolysaccharide. Heterogeneity of the R-type endotoxin preparations analyzed was due almost exclusively to differing lipid A moieties. In three Salmonella minnesota 595 Re endotoxin preparations 10 different lipopolysaccharides were identified, only two of which were common to all three preparations. Of the nine lipopolysaccharides identified in two S. minnesota R7 endotoxin preparations, only two were present in both.


The article highlights the problems and contradictions in the organization of independent educational project work of students during distance learning (online learning) in war conditions, which affect the quality of providing educational services in these conditions.
It has been established that today there are a number of factors that directly affect the activities of higher education institutions and, in particular, subjects of the educational process in the conditions of Russian military aggression against Ukraine. It was determined that among student youth, there are certain problems regarding the assimilation of academic disciplines.
Based on the analysis of students' answers to the questions of the anonymous questionnaire, which consists of 48 questions, the following problems were identified: insufficient level of students' ability to work independently on mastering the content of studies, lack of innovative methods of organizing students' independent work in war conditions, low level of use of information technologies and project activities, limited communication between the scientific-pedagogical worker and the student and the students of education among themselves.
The results of questionnaires and interviews with students show that the implementation of the competence approach in the organization of their independent project work requires the creation of such organizational and pedagogical conditions under which each of them will have the opportunity to maximally realize not only their knowledge, but also personal and creative abilities, demonstrating a sufficient level awareness of the importance of completed tasks as a prerequisite for the formation of important professional and pedagogical qualities of the future educator.
Key words: anonymous survey, future specialists in the field of education, institution of higher education, independent project work of students, methodical guide, online-learning, project technology of learning, scientific and pedagogical worker, war.


The reaction of anhydrous metal(II) chlorides with N,N' -diphenylhydrazine in THF afforded the isolation of polymeric compounds of the type [M(N2H2Ph2hC121n where M = Crll (1), Mnll (2), Fell (3), COli (4), Nill (5), CUll (6), ZnII (7), Cdll (8), HgII (9). However, the reaction with [M(PPh,hCI21 resulted in the formation of N,N' -diphenvlhvdrazine bridged dimeric complexes of the type [M(PPh3h N2H2Ph2)Chh where M = ColI (4a), Nill (Sa), CUll (6a), ZnII {7a), Cdll (Sa), HgII (9a). The mode of bonding of N,N' -diphenylhydrazine in these compounds has been confirmed on the basis of band position of N-N stretching mode. The low electrical conductivity of the complexes derived from [M(PPh,hCI2J confirm their covalent nature.


A sample of 4581 year 4, year 5 and year 6 students (8–11 years of age) attending Church in Wales primary schools completed six short scales designed to operationalise the Section 50 inspection criteria concerning aspects of the distinctiveness of Church school ethos and concerning school worship. The data demonstrated the internal consistency reliability of the six measures and showed more positive attitudes to be associated with being female, being younger, and attending Church. Overall, the students displayed positive attitudes toward school ethos, toward school experience, toward school teachers, toward relationships within school, and toward school and environment. Attitude toward school worship was less positive.


This paper is about some principles in the organization of the psychotherapeutic space. These are central, basic principles, which are necessary for the space to work as intended. These principles include: the primacy of the welfare of the patient; the therapist's ability to prioritize the experience of the patient; the necessity that the therapist be versatile in the dynamics of holding and engagement; and that the therapist have a grasp of her or his personality dynamics, how they may intrude into the therapeutic space, when that can be harmful and what to do if the intrusion is destructive. A perspective derived from principles of Bioenergetic Analysis is shown to be useful in elaborating the dynamics of the space. This paper is also about the challenges posed by the requirement to establish an environment based on these principles. This construction demands a great deal from therapists. At the end of the paper I will propose that facing these challenges and the work to meet them offers a model for psychotherapy and also for relationships more broadly.


Marcelle Trote Martins is a Research Associate at the University of Manchester and a Visiting Research Fellow at Liverpool John Moores University. She has a PhD from the University of Manchester and master's and undergraduate degrees in International Relations from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). She teaches at the University of Manchester and the University of Liverpool. Areas of interest: International Conflicts, Memory and Trauma, Visual Politics, Body Politics, Emotions Studies and Timor-Leste. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com


The public fury that greeted the premeditated ball tampering orchestrated by Australian cricketers Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and other team members in Cape Town suggests the incident is seen as diminishing the personal integrity of every Australian citizen.

As a sport psychologist for more than 30 years, I have seen the best and the worst of athlete behaviour but even I felt personally affronted.

The conspiracy to cheat, casually hatched by the senior playing group over a lunch break, reverberates well beyond cricket and even sport itself.

Not only is the incident seen as tarnishing the baggy green and the legacy of Aussie test cricketers who went before, but more importantly it has removed any vestige of the country's moral high ground.


A technique for implementing algorithms on a multiprocessor computer system is data partitioning, in which input data for a problem is partitioned among many processors that cooperate to solve the problem. This paper demonstrates that data partitioning is a good method for implementing an assembler on a message-passing multiprocessor system: it yields a speedup exceeding a factor of 6 with eight processors. We compare several alternative methods for distributing program text and sharing global information among the processors executing the assembler: operations that are important for a variety of applications implemented with data partitioning.


The Wedding Custom is a very important part of one's life. This article introduce this custom of in Beicheng, Qingzhou and its functions.


Olaudah Equiano's classic 1789 autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself, uses what this study identifies as spiritual metaphors of being—figurative, theological expressions of one's sense of self that carry philosophical (ontological) undercurrents. The spiritual metaphors of being that Equiano crafted emerged from his sense of himself as a modern subject living inexorably on the edge of the many precipices of modern life and existence. In this essay I read these fluid spaces of contiguity as characteristic of the metaphors of being that indelibly mark Equiano's autobiography. Equiano's Narrative teaches us that the parallel development ofWestern nation-states and empires should not be assessed without due consideration of the continuing influence of ontotheological precepts on individual thought, in spite of the eighteenth-century decline of the church as a far-reaching, powerful institution. Equiano uses spiritual metaphors of being to resist the politics of empire, a politics that ensured that polities could never smoothly transition from empires to states, that upheaval and shifting allegiances would consistently characterize an individual's existence, and that the character of modern human being would always be of a fractured but navigable nature.


The CERN FCC-ee top-up booster synchrotron will accelerate electrons and positrons from an injection energy of 20 GeV up to an extraction energy between 45.6 GeV and 182.5 GeV depending on the operation mode. These accelerated beams will be used for the initial filling of the high-luminosity FCC-ee collider and for keeping the beam current constant over time using continuous top-up injection. Due to the high-intensities of the circulating beams, collective effects may represent a limitation in the top-up booster. In this work we present a first evaluation of the impedance model and the effects on beam dynamics. Methods to mitigate possible instabilities will be also discussed.


I review some of the latest directions in supersymmetric model building, focusing on SUSY breaking mechanisms in the minimal supersymmetric standard model [MSSM], the "little" hierarchy and μ problems, etc. I then discuss SUSY GUTs and UV completions in string theory. PACS. PACS-key discribing text of that key – PACS-key discribing text of that key


Purpose: Harmonization and improvement of the system for regulating the internal radiation exposure of workers and the basic requirements for ensuring radiation safety, taking into account the application of new international requirements and recommendations. Material and methods: A brief description of the procedure for calculating absorbed and equivalent doses in organs and tissues after the intake of radionuclides into the human body is presented, using the biokinetic and dosimetric models adopted in the new ICRP recommendations, as well as a discussion of the impact of these changes on the results of calculating dose coefficients for the case of inhalation intake of uranium-235 radionuclide. Results: The effective dose values and equivalent doses to organs and tissues for workers were calculated depending on the time after a single inhalation intake of uranium-235 aerosol, according to new models [1–12] and according to previous ICRP models [15, 16]. The calculation of the effective dose according to the new models included calculations of equivalent doses for 14 main organs and tissues and 13 organs and tissues classified as "remainder tissues" as described in ICRP Publication 103 [3]. The committed effective dose was then calculated according to the new approach using the average of the equivalent doses for the reference adult male, HTM, and the reference adult female, HTF, as well as the tissue and organ weighting factors, WT, adopted in ICRP Publication 103. The values of the effective dose and equivalent doses on the red bone marrow, lungs and remainder tissues vs time in the range from several days to 18250 days (50 years) after a single inhalation intake of an aerosol of uranium-235 for standard value AMAD=5 µm and types of compounds F, M, S, F/M and M/S are presented according to new and previous ICRP models. It is shown that the value of the dose coefficient for type F, calculated by new models, is 2.6 times (2.3E-07÷6.0E-07) less than that calculated by previous ICRP models, and the value of the dose coefficient for type F/M calculated by new models is 1.6 times (3.8E-07÷6.0E-07) less than the value of the dose coefficient for type F calculated by previous ICRP models. For uranium trioxide UO3, taking into account its transition from compound type M to F/M, the value of the dose coefficient for committed effective dose according to the updated model of the respiratory tract is 4.7 times (3.8E-07÷1.8E-06) less than the corresponding value for the previous model of the type M respiratory tract. The committed effective dose value for compound type M, calculated using the new models, is 1.4 times (1.3E-06÷1.8E-06) less than the same value calculated using the previous ICRP models. The value of the committed effective dose for type M/S compounds (which, according to the new model of the respiratory tract, include uranium oxide U3O8 and dioxide UO2), calculated according to new models, is 1.2 times (5.1E-06÷6.1E-06) less than the value calculated from previous ICRP models for type S compounds (which included U3O8 and UO2 in the previous respiratory tract model). Conclusion: From the above data it follows that in case of the adoption of national radiation safety standards to new ICRP models, differences in the values of dose coefficients will result in a change of annual limits of intake (ALI) in the corresponding proportion for the types of uranium aerosol compounds noted above.


Nucleation of metallocene-catalysed medium density polyethylenes is reported and the results compared with a chromium-catalysed polyethylene. Results from stepwise incremental temperature jump experiments in and around the melting temperature region show enhanced nucleation behaviour in chromium-catalysed polyethylene that was absent in the metallocene-catalysed polyethylenes. Conventional Avrami analysis has been applied to describe the overall crystallization kinetics. Avrami exponents of approximately two were observed for the primary lamellar domain growth process. While Avrami exponents fluctuated between lamellar and spherulitic growth, rate constants increased and crystallization half-times decreased with decreasing crystallization temperature. The chromium catalysed polyethylene was found to crystallize faster and have higher crystallinity. This effect of enhanced nucleation was not seen in the other materials over the temperature range we explored in these experiments. In estimating the nucleation density at constant supercooling, the metallocene materials were at least several orders of magnitude greater than the chromium-catalysed polyethylene.


Twenty days seedlings of Sesbania virgata (Cav.) Pers. (Fabaceae) cultivated in green house were flooded by forty days. Flooded plants presented increasing of dry weight and lenght, evident cortical fissures and spongy cortical swelling on the stem basis and root, superficial roots on the soil and adventitious roots. It is possible that the morpho-anatomic plasticity presented by this specie is contribuiting for its hipoxic soils stablishment.


Background: Atherosclerotic disease is not only increased in incidence in type 2 diabetic patients, but its course is also accelerated. Stroke is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality among the elderly population. The relationship between ischemic stroke and PAD (peripheral artery disease) has been poorly investigated in India. So, we studied the risk of stroke in PAD patients with type 2 diabetes. The aims and objectives of the study were to study the prevalence of PAD in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and to study the correlation of stroke in PAD patients with type 2 diabetes.Methods: Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted among the 124 patients admitted with type 2 diabetes (age >25 years) from December 2019 to October 2021 in the various units of department of medicine/surgery, KPS institute, GSVM medical college, Kanpur. Color Doppler of limbs and carotid artery was done in study population. Clinical sign and symptoms, history of stroke or diagnostic investigation were used for evaluate cerebrovascular events.Results: In our study based on doppler ultrasound, the prevalence of PAD was found in 31 patients (25%) out of 124 with men having a higher prevalence (24 out of 74; 77.4%), as compared to women (7 out of 50; 22.6%) (p=0.020). The prevalence of stroke was 32.3% in PAD patients and 11.8% in non-PAD patients (p=0.009).Conclusions: By using Doppler, we found evidence of PAD in 25% of type 2 diabetics (M>F). The prevalence of stroke was 32.3% in PAD patients and 11.8% in non-PAD patients (p=0.009). PAD is associated with an increased risk of cerebrovascular disease morbidity and mortality. Clinician should identify a PAD patient with diabetes to elicit symptoms, complications like stroke to decrease mortality or morbidity.


The article first analyses the necessity of "high salary ensuring honesty" from three aspects. Then it discusses its restrictive condition. The conclusion is that high salary is only an essential condition of officials' honesty.


[1] A temperature and current velocity mooring, located on the upper continental slope of the northern South China Sea, recorded a number of second baroclinic mode (mode 2) internal solitary waves (ISWs). These types of waves are seldom observed in nature. The mode 2 ISWs typically showed upward (downward) displacement of isotherms in the upper (lower) water column and three layers of eastward, westward, and eastward current from the uppermost to bottommost portions of a wave. In summer, westward-propagating mode 2 ISWs were observed only occasionally. These waves generally appeared after mode 1 ISWs, a feature that may relate to the diurnal tide with a period of approximately 24 hours. The displacement of isotherms induced by mode 2 ISWs was 20 ± 14 m at 75 m and ―22 ± 15 m at 240 m, and the characteristic time scale was approximately 8.0 ± 4.3 min. In winter, mode 2 ISWs were more active but mode 1 ISWs were rarely observed. Isotherm displacement by mode 2 ISWs in winter was 30 ± 18 m at 75 m and ―26 ± 16 m at 240 m, and the average characteristic time scale was 6.9 ± 4.6 min. The mode 2 ISWs thus had larger amplitudes and smaller time scales in winter than they did in summer. The observed vertical temperature profile also showed notable seasonal change. The thermocline was shallow in summer and deep in winter. In winter, vertical temperature profiles indicated that the main thermocline was located near middepth over the upper continental slope near the 350 m isobath. Mode 1 ISWs were more active in summer than in winter, reflecting the larger Ursell numbers for mode 1 ISWs in summer. Among mode 2 ISWs in summer, 90% appeared after mode 1 ISWs. These results suggest that mode 2 ISWs could be related to mode 1 ISWs. In contrast, mode 2 ISWs were more active in winter than in summer, with larger mode 2 Ursell numbers also found in winter. Among winter mode 2 ISWs, 72% appeared without mode 1 ISWs. Mode 2 ISWs in winter could be related to the main thermocline being located near middepth. These seasonal variations of mode 2 ISWs were correlated with the seasonal change of local stratification. Further study on the different generating mechanisms of mode 2 ISWs in summer and winter is needed.


The indicator of a professional teachers is the extent to which the teachers has the ability to design instructional well. A good instructional design will effectively achieve the instructional objectives that have been set. The problem that arises is that there is a signal that the teachers implement the learning without first doing systematic instructional design. This paper aims to provide guidance on how instructional components are designed. The instructional components include instructional objectives, materials, model / strategy / method, instructional media and instructional evaluation. The model of instructional component design is using system approach such as Dick model, Carey and Carey. The use of Dick, Carey and Carey model will produce frame of instructional objectives, materials, model / strategy / method, media, and instructional evaluation as needed. Among five components of learning above, the model components and media need to get serious attention because they follow the technology trend. Thus, it needs the signs for choosing and designing the model and the media. The lecturers' view of the process of how the learning act takes place will have implications for the choice of model and the media / delivery technology of the material to be applied. There are two extremes of extreme views about the epistemology of knowledge and the way in which a student's knowledge is acquired, although both are connected through the polar opposite continuum. The two views are: a) an objectivistic view (direct instruction) that is influenced by behavioristic learning theory and cognitive theory, especially information processing theory; b) constructivist views.


Casilivimab/imdevimab, called antibody cocktail therapy, is a treatment for mildly and moderately ill COVID-19 patients. In our care facility, we encountered an elderly patient treated with an antibody cocktail after being diagnosed with a moderate disease at the initial presentation that became severe. An 80-year-old man with a history of diabetes, hypertension, and cerebral infarction presented with a 5-day history of fever and was diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019. He was diagnosed with moderate disease and immediately ad-ministered the antibody cocktail therapy. However, his respiratory status deteriorated rapidly, and mechanical ventilation was initiated. We performed lung-protective ventilation, centered on low tidal volume and prone position therapy, with good outcomes. Throughout the pandemic, his case, as well as others, highlighted that immediate intervention for mild and moderate cases and intensive treatment, such as lung-protective ventilation and prone position, for severe cases improved patient outcomes.


Abstract Waterfowl researchers often use soil core samples to estimate food availability in foraging habitats, and these estimates are needed for bioenergetic models of carrying capacity. However, core sampling is frequently a time- and resource-intensive process, and some researchers have suggested that subsampling may be a valuable way to reduce processing time. We evaluated whether 10% and 25% by mass subsampling are appropriate techniques for reducing core-sorting effort while maintaining precision for samples taken in six separate habitat types along the Delaware bayshore. We found no significant difference between biomass found in 100% sorted cores and estimated biomass obtained by 10% and 25% subsampling. We found that 10% subsampling offered the greatest time savings, reducing mean sorting times by 77% (from 13.7 hours to 3.3 hours) from 100% sorted cores. We recommend that researchers consider subsampling to reduce core-sorting effort and cost, particularly when processing large numbers of cores.


The HSB+A/O, a biochemical process, used for modification of wastewater treatment system in the coking plant of Nanchang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. features less investment and low operating cost, and treated wastewater to be discharged from the coking plant can comply with Discharge Standard GB13456-92.


This paper discussed the method of studying the deformation of the reflector surface with FEM, the technique of analysis the deformation of reflector surface with bottom support at different D, F/, h/D and β; On the base of relative data of the maximal deformation, studied the factors that effect the deformation of reflector surface of small telescope with bottom support.


The article analyzes the key performance indicators of mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine and holding "Metinvest" with the use of corporate-structured approach.


The article deals with theoretical and methodological aspects of the modernization of domestic trade. The relevance of the study was due to the lack of scientific evidence and deformation of the trade modernization in practice. The models, spheres and the strategic direction of modernization and expected results have been proposed.


In the present study, a noctuid species, Trisuloides rotundipennis Sugi, is reported for the first time from Korea. External characteristics and female genitalia and habitus of this species are illustrated, and information on host plant and distributional range is provided.


Background and Purpose Ascertaining stroke severity and predicting risk of in-hospital mortality is crucial to advise patients and families about medical decisions. We developed and tested the validity of a new stroke score, the 6S Score (Stroke Severity Score based on Six Signs and Symptoms), for quantifying ischemic stroke severity and predicting in-hospital mortality. Methods We prospectively assessed 210 consecutive acute ischemic stroke patients. The cohort was further divided into a derivation (n=120) and a validation (n=90) sample. From a total of 10 stroke signs and symptoms, we selected those with likelihood ratio's P<0.005. We tested the validity of the score for predicting in-hospital mortality by using receiver operating characteristic curves. We used a scatterplot and the Spearman's test to evaluate the correlation between the 6S Score and the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale as a marker of stroke severity. We used principal component and exploratory factor analyses for assessing qualitative aspects of the 6S Score. Results The C statistic for in-hospital mortality was 0.82 for the 6S Score and 0.86 for the National Institutes of health Stroke Scale, respectively, with no significant differences between each other (P=0.79). The correlation between both scores was strong (Spearman's rho 0.68, P<0.001). The factor analyses showed a good balance between left/right hemispheres and anterior/posterior circulations. Conclusions The 6S Score may constitute a tool for easily assessing stroke severity and predicting stroke mortality. Further research is needed for further assessing its external validity.


A solution to the problem that it is difficult to estimate the transfer function or the reverberation time of the reverberation environment in single-channel speech dereverberation. A performs frame division on the input single channel sound signal, performs a short-time Fourier transform with respect to the frame signal in response to the order of time, now acquire a power spectrum and phase spectrum of the frame, the current frame select several frames within the duration range distance is set up to, these power spectra and linear superposition adding to estimate the power spectrum of the late reflected sound of the current frame, by spectral subtraction, the current from the power spectrum of the frame, remove the power spectrum of the estimated late reflected sound, now acquires the power spectrum of the direct sound and early reflections of the frame, the acquired power spectrum with the phase spectrum of the current frame, It performs an inverse Fourier transform short, after the current frame dereverberation To acquire the signal. .FIELD 1


- ' Comparative A V Transmission. Introduction: The objective of this study was to record the ECG of the smallest living mammal to extend the domain of data for comparative A Vnodal electrophysiologic purposes. These data are needed to establish the relationship between the PR interval and heart size in mammalian species of all sizes. Methods and Results: In recently born mice (age 1.5 to 8 weeks) weighing between 2.5 and 10 g and with estimated heart weights between 15 and 60 mg, ECGs, using bipolar limb leads, were recorded during general anesthesia. The PR interval, representing A V transmission time was about 40 msec, which isquite long for hearts of this size. On the basis of detailed analysis of the data, we postulate the presence of a fixed delay or discontinuous propagation in the A V node not only in newborn mice, but in mammals of all sizes. Conclusion: AV transmission times obtained in mammals (including humans) cannot be explained on the basis of generally accepted, classic A V conduction theories. The acceptance of the presence of a fixed delay in the A V node may ultimately be of value to better understand A V node function during sinus rhythm and supraventricular arrhythmias. (J Cardiovasc Electro


The invention discloses a sound screen bar of integrating a sound box and an electric curtain and projection equipment. The sound screen bar comprises a roll curtain box and a curtain, wherein a motor, a reel and control modules are arranged in the roll curtain box; reel bases are arranged at two ends in the roll curtain box respectively; the reel can be rotationally arranged in the reel bases at two ends; first loudspeakers are arranged at two ends outside the roll curtain box respectively; a retracting opening is formed in the outer wall of the roll curtain box along the axial direction; and the top part of the curtain passes through the retracting opening and is connected with the reel. The projection equipment disclosed by the invention comprises an operation terminal, a control host computer, a projector and the sound screen bar of integrating the sound box and the electric curtain. By the sound screen bar of integrating the sound box and the electric curtain, the problems that a traditional sound box is large in occupied space and difficult to put and installation and wiring of the sound box and the projection equipment are high in workload in the prior art are solved; and meanwhile, the sound screen bar is simple and convenient to operate when used.


It has often seemed to the writer that more use might be made of the upper edges of catalogue cards for signalling information about the works covered. Together these edges form a nearly plane surface, yet this is unused. Coloured signals have been used, it is true, but they interlock, slip, and pad out the card record; the last fault alone debars them from use in a file of any size.


Ancient Egypt [2007], pp. 269–70). 'In some senses ntr(w) is / are transcendent but more often they are immanent not only in the sun, moon and air but also in the earth and Nile' (p. 248) is mere blustering concealing the fact that the etymology and exact value of ntr are beyond recovery (E. Hornung, Der Eine und die Vielen. Ägyptische Gottesvorstellungen [1971], pp. 20–35; the best that seems feasible, after D. Meeks, 'Notion de "dieu" et structure du panthéon dans l'Egypte ancienne', Revue de l'histoire des religions 205 [1988], 425–46, is to draw a line between ntr and not-ntr). On p. 308, B. 'maintain[s] that the most likely source' of the words of the στρατός family is 'the Egyptian root sdr "to pass the night" and the noun sdryt "sleeping place." In Late Egyptian sdrt meant "night camp, bivouac." The possibility that the Egyptian sdrt was already developing some of the other meanings found in Greek is suggested by the Demotic verb and noun sdy "fight, warrior, hero."' Sdy means that (W. Vycichl, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue copte [1983], p. 278), but it is perverse to compare sdr, a verb which expresses the sleeping / spending the night as well the lying (down) / going to rest, thence: inactivity / laziness (Wörterbuch, IV, pp. 390–2, Belegstellen, IV, p. 61; R.O. Faulkner, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian [1962], p. 259; Hannig, I, pp. 1276–7, II.2, pp. 2411–13; cf. G. Meurer, Die Feinde des Königs in den Pyramidentexten [2002], pp. 236–40). As for New and Late Egyptian sdrt, it might only provide the missing link B. needs if it possesses marked military overtones, but this substantive has no other values than that of 'resting place, night quarter' on a journey (Wörterbuch, IV, p. 392. 12; R.A. Caminos, Late Egyptian Miscellanies, II [1954], p. 409 at 10, 8–9). Yet, in W. van Binsbergen (ed.), Black Athena Comes of Age. Towards a Constructive Re-assessment (2011 = Black Athena: Ten Years After [1996]), p. 90 n. 78, B. now refers to the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 24 (1938), 191 n. 6, for 'night camp, bivouac': now A.N. Dakin only wondered there whether the sdryt of the stele he published 'was . . . a commemoration of a bivouac . . .'. Given that sdrt has nothing to do with war and that sdr is semantically too distant to be anything more than a phonetic look-alike to στρατός, only sdy, by an ad hoc development, would somehow square with στρατός. Thus the IE cognate str̥tá(GEW, II, p. 806, III, p. 181; DELG, IV.1, pp. 1061–2; M. Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen, II [1996], p. 755 s.v. STAR) is in no way superseded.


Intussusception is a common cause of acute abdomen in the pediatric population. However, the condition is quite rare among adults. Intussusception among adults differs from the pediatric counterpart in having an underlying pathology, commonly neoplastic on most occasions. Pre-operative diagnosis is rarely established. Most cases require surgical treatment. We present a case of colo-colic intussusception in an adult involving the transverse colon, which was precipitated by amebic colitis. The diagnosis was made by abdominal CT scan and the condition was effectively treated non-surgically by colonoscopic reduction.