Purpose – This paper aims to assess to what extent intellectual capital is revealed once a company is acquired.Design/methodology/approach – The research question was approached by analyzing official accounts of companies, like annual reports and documents provided to stock exchange authorities before and after the acquisition. In its purchase price allocation the acquiring company is providing insight in the total value of the company acquired.Findings – The mean total value of the companies studied increases approximately six fold on acquisition. This increase is mainly due to the increase in intangible assets (including goodwill), which substantially overlap with intellectual capital. The intangible assets specified are mostly connected to rights‐related and technology‐related items, while goodwill shows more "bias" to expertise and customer‐related items. Thus it is hypothesized that a substantial part of the intellectual capital of the company acquired is revealed in the official accounts of the acqu...


108600, a novel CK2/DYRK1/TNIK inhibitor, targets and inhibits cancer stem cells (CSC) in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), inhibiting tumor growth and metastases in patient-derived xenograft models. CSC's have been shown to promote immune evasion of several types of cancer. Specifically, over-expression of CK2 has been shown to promote intratumoral recruitment of myeloid derived suppressor cells. We investigated the effects of 108600 treatment on the immune microenvironment of triple negative breast cancer since targeting CSC's could promote favorable anti-tumor immune responses and mechanistically contribute to tumor growth inhibition. Methods:C57BL/6 mice bearing murine triple negative E0771 tumors were generated by orthotopic injection and treated either with vehicle control or 108600 for 5 days. Tumor growth was assessed by daily caliper measurement All tumors were recovered at endpoint, and processed for RNA sequencing, flow cytometry or Western blot analysis. Results:108600 treatment significantly inhibited growth of E0771 tumors in vivo, demonstrating for the first time efficacy of 108600 against TNBC in immunocompetent models. 108600 treatment decreased intratumoral phosphorylation and expression of 108600 targets AKT1 (Ser 129) and Cyclin D1, which are substrates of CK2α and Dyrk1, respectively. To further explore nature of transcriptional and signaling pathways affected by 108600 treatment in vivo, RNA sequencing was performed. DGE and subsequent annotation analysis showed that various immune (GO:0006955, GO) and inflammatory (GO:0006954, GO) signaling pathways associated with Stat1 (mmu04062, KEGG) and IFNγ (mmu04060, KEGG) were down-regulated in 108600-treated E0771 tumors. GSEA (Gene set enrichment analysis) indicated that the regulatory T cell (Treg) population (GSE42021, GSE40685) was suppressed by 108600 treatment. To validate these findings, tumor infiltrating leukocytes (TIL) were isolated from vehicle or 108600-treated tumors and analyzed by flow cytometry. CD4, CD25, and FOXP3 expression was used to gate the Treg population. The Treg population was significantly suppressed by 108600 treatment, confirming the RNA sequencing results. 108600 also likely regulates expression of immunomodulatory molecules in TNBC tumor cells since 108600 treatment increased PD-L1 surface expression on E0771 cells in vitro. Conclusions:Our study supports 108600, an inhibitor that targets breast cancer stem cells, as a modulator of the immune microenvironment of TNBC. 108600 suppresses the Treg population among the TIL population and increases tumoral expression of PD-L1. Tregs have been associated with disease progression and metastases of TNBC. Further studies are ongoing to clarify the functional consequences of these changes in the setting of tumor growth inhibition. Synergies between 108600 and checkpoint inhibition are also under investigation and could lead to novel combination therapies for TNBC.
 Citation Format: Katsutoshi Sato, Stacey J. Baker, E. P. Reddy, Hanna Y. Irie. Novel cancer stem cell inhibitor 108600 modulates tumor immunomicroenvironment of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PD3-08.


X-ray radiation characteristics from a diode filled with atmospheric pressure air were investigated. A source of soft X-ray radiation with the FWHM less than 200 ps and exposure dose of about 3 mR per pulse has been created.


The library of Zhangjiagang University City is a sharing branch library built by Jiangsu University of Science and Technology and Shazhou Vocational engineering college.The construction of electronic resources of the two schools is mutually independent with overlapping investment.It is necessary to integrate the electronic resource and improve the efficency of electronic resource.The two schools must follow the principles of fairness and respect in cooperative building and sharing of the electronic resources,strengthen the talent team,increase the investment,do a good job in building information network infrastructure and make full use of the technique of VPN.The constructive strategies of the two schools should include saving expenses,reducing overlapping investment,bringing into play their respective advantages,keeping respective features,increasing variety and perfecting digital resources construction so as to realize the sharing of electronic resources of the two schools by the VPN technology.


A method for testing free forms based on optical deflectometry methods are presented. Preliminar results for progressive addition ophthalmic lenses and some kind of correcting plate, will be shown. The expected accuracy of the method is around few micrometers.


Several factors should be considered in the etiopathology of the premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in order to allow full cognisance of this condition, affecting the personality and environmental responses of many women. The close interaction between soma and emotions excludes a plain explanation of any of its symptoms in merely organic or psychological terms. Several other factors (e.g., social and anthropologic) are important in producing any woman's personal reaction to that constant event in her life, the menstrual flow. All influences deriving from the environment and/or from the individual hormonal condition carry certain overtones and consequences, according to the different constitutional and personality type of each woman. If the personality type of an individual is considered as a common denominator, through which all expressions and experiences of life must be filtered, then a study of certain features of the patient's personality may lead to a better interpretation of the contradictions, of the fluctuations and of the evolution of this protean syndrome (Benedek 1969; Deutsch 1957; Horney 1973; Menninger 1939; Sarteschi et al. 1979).


The results of batch settling tests with various coal powders in model oils indicated that the viscosity and the aromatic/paraffinic nature of the oil influence the sedimentation and the aggregation rate of the particles. Oxidation of paraffin oil may result in the generation of surface active agents which retards the sedimentation of certain coals.


Background: Besides knowledge and clinical skills, nursing students should have professional behavior as an essential component of competences as a side of knowledge and clinical skills. One aspect of professionalism is academic integrity. Lecturer should know about students' perception of academic integrity and behavior, to make a good way to detect and prevent the deviant behavior. The objective of this study is to describe nursing students' perception and behavior on academic integrity. Method : Survey was conducted in a nursing school in Yogyakarta. The subject were 230 nursing students who were taken by proportionate stratified random sampling. The data were analyzed with descriptive analysis. Results : There were many deviant or unacceptable behaviors which were not considered as an academic misconduct (by 5.2%-61.3% students). Peer students' percentage who had done an academic misconduct with 10 of the highest percentage was 50%-82.2% and the behavior ever done by students was 28.7%-68.7%. The intention to do the behavior in the future was 3-38.7%. Conclusion : Perceptions of nursing students on academic integrity varied widely. Many of the actual behaviors were not considered as academic misconduct. Nursing students had different opinions about the behavior that violated academic integrity. Students' perceptions about the behavior and the behavior of a peer friend were in accordance with the students' own behavior. Therefore, there is a need for a shared perception between institutions and students about behaviors that violate academic integrity.


A kinetic model constructed previously is used to describe the pulse passage through the amplifiers and other elements of the iodine photodissociation laser system PERUN. The results of numerical code including the values of pulse energy after each of the four system amplifiers may serve for an optimization of the system performance and its modifications to fit the demands of target experiments.


Data quality is widely considered as a very serious problem for the majority of companies due to the specificities of each business context and the lack of adapted solutions. In this paper, we present the benefits of model-driven engineering (MDE) concepts in ensuring the interconnection of different business contexts specifications by providing a linked structure of models. This enables to generate bridges that connect implementations in different platforms. In this way, the systems interoperability can be satisfied throughout product lifecycle. The MDA approach is widely considered as a methodology for software generation from models, with a focus on enterprise and business models. Deploying a MDA approach in the supply chain context of vaccine industry allows us to deal with product data quality. In fact, it helps to translate some business models at a computer independent model through the MDA framework to generate a newly data model as well as some business rules and recommendations helping to communicate models. A deployment of the proposed approach is presented through some application cases studies.


Purpose. To substantiate efficient structure of automated system to control ground heavy-type ropeways relying upon the analysis of calculation scheme. methodology. Theoretical studies on mathematical model of a mine ropeway to determine the regularities concerning the formation of dynamic forces within ground ropeway (GRW) chains in transient conditions as well as experiments concerning the facilities use in the context of the mine conditions involving original equipment. Findings. A structure of automated system to control ground heavy-type ropeways has been substantiated making it possible to improve both their efficiency and operational safety; moreover, it has been proposed to introduce additional functions. Originality. For the first time, the dependence of GRW dynamic coefficient on acceleration period has been determined with the consideration of the self-oscillation period of the system. A method aimed at the minimization of dynamic forces within the rope has been proposed. Practical value. Introduction of controlling functions of starting time into a structure of automated control system depending upon transportation distance, weight of a train, and limitation of maximum forces within a rope with the use of current element base makes it possible to prolong operational life substantially and, thus, reduce costs for its replacement and transportation costs on the whole while improving the efficiency of the facilities and their underground operation.


Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is increasingly diagnosed in the expanding elderly population and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of renovascular hypertension and chronic kidney disease. The prevalence of RAS is estimated to be between 2% (unselected hypertensives) and 40% (older patients with other atherosclerotic comorbidities). Most cases of RAS are caused by atherosclerosis; other causes, including fibromuscular dysplasia, vasculitis, thromboembolism, and aneurysms, are less frequent. Renal artery stenosis is also diagnosed in patients with peripheral artery disease. Impaired renal function in these patients negatively affects survival, limb salvage, and graft patency rates when they undergo lower extremity revascularization procedures. The pathogenesis of renovascular hypertension is mainly due to the overactivation of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone (RAA) system by the ischemic kidney. Several studies demonstrated that RAS is strongly associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and may impact the pathogenesis and control of heart failure. Therefore, the benefit of RAS intervention should not only include improved control of hypertension and preservation of renal function but also a reduction in the overall inherent cardiovascular risk. During the past 2 decades, renal stenting has proved to be a safe and durable modality for treating RAS with favorable shortand long-term patency. This has led to progressive extension of the indications for this type of intervention. Meanwhile, concurrent with improvements in stent technology, medical management of hypertension improved and challenged the need for an aggressive approach to RAS. Therefore, whether renal artery revascularization affects the outcome in patients with hypertension or renal insufficiency remains ill defined. Several cohort studies, systematic reviews, and randomized controlled trials showed no substantial benefit of renal artery angioplasty with respect to hypertension when compared with pharmacotherapy Little or no change in either blood pressure (BP) control or medication requirements has been reported in 30% (range: 0%-54%) of the treated patients. This lack of benefit could be related to the fact that most patients with RAS may have essential hypertension complicated by a renovascular disease. It is also possible that a late chronic stage of RAS hypertension is no longer directly dependent on the RAA system but on local vasoconstrictor and proliferative effects in the arterial wall leading to renal artery revascularization inefficacy. Moreover, it is often difficult to determine to what degree the RAS is responsible for the high BP. Most agree that narrowing the luminal diameter by 70% is almost certainly of hemodynamic significance. The physiologic significance of lesser degrees of stenosis, however, may depend on the resistance of the peripheral renal vasculature or the condition of the renal autoregulatory system. In current practice, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are included in antihypertensive therapy. Yet, in bilateral disease or stenosis of a single kidney, caution is recommended with ACEIs, as renal function can be compromised due to dilatory drug effect on the efferent arterioles. This can reduce the capillary pressure within the glomerulus to below the critical perfusion pressure, and acute renal failure can occur 1 to 14 days after the initiation of treatment with ACEIs. Angiotensin II receptor blockers have effects that are similar to ACEIs. They block the binding of angiotensin II on blood vessels. The normal compensatory increase in filtration rate in surviving nephrons is angiotensin II dependent and therefore abolished by ARBs as well as by ACEIs. It is probable that the renal effects of ACEIs and ARBs in the presence of untreated RAS are close enough to allow them to be considered identical. Furthermore, adverse effects such as hyperkalemia and hypotension are shared by both ACEIs and ARBs and may contribute to the worsening of renal function in the presence of untreated RAS. Therefore, RAS revascularization may extend medical options for hypertension. Although optimal medical therapy usually controls hypertension, progression of the underlying


improvement was to be expected till the last few weeks of pregnancy and, as a rule, not until after delivery. Regarding the points raised by Dr. Eden, the tachyeardia was present at the very beginning of labour when there was no reason to suppose a cerebral hamorrhage had occurred. It was more probable that the hemorrhage occurred either during the forceps delivery or else at the end of labour when the ftetus suddenly started passing meconium. The note regarding the murmur probably referred to the noise made by the heart-beats running into each other and producing a continuous sound; when over 200 per minute the heart was quite uncountable. In addition to the symptoms, the diagnosis of actual Graves's disease was proved by the pathological findings. The thyroid was regularly enlarged and not cystic. A section was shown with a section of normal ftetal thyroid for comparison and differred from it in the proliferation of the epithelium, the increased height of the epithelium and the presence of slight cell degeneration in patches -all these features were met with in typical sections of an exophthalmic goitre removed from an adult.


The specimen which forms the subject of the present notice belongs to the genus which is termed by some authors Trachyteuthis, and by others Coccoteuthis. Both names were originally given to the internal shell of a Sepia-like Cephalopod; the former to examples from the Lithographic Stone (Lower Kimeridgian) of Bavaria, and the latter to a specimen from the Kimeridge Clay of Dorset. They are regarded as synonymous, but some authors use one and some the other.


To improve the mechanical properties of concrete,Layered Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Concrete (LHFRC) was developed in this paper.Through comparative tests,the effects of layered hybrid fibers on a series of mechanical properties of concrete were discussed.The mechanical properties include compressive strength,tensile strength,flexural strength,compressive stress-strain relationship,flexural toughness and cracking resistance of concrete.The testing results and analysis demonstrate that layered hybrid fibers can significantly improve the flexural strength,toughness and cracking resistance of concrete while the cost of concrete increases slightly.


Electrooculography is a technique for measuring the corneo-retinal standing potential of the human eye. The resulting signal is called the electrooculogram (EOG). The primary applications are in ophthalmological diagnosis and in recording eye movements to develop simple human–machine interfaces (HCI). The electronic circuits for EOG signal conditioning are well known in the field of electronic instrumentation; however, the specific characteristics of the EOG signal make a careful electronic design necessary. This work is devoted to presenting the most important issues related to the design of an EOG analog front-end (AFE). In this respect, it is essential to analyze the possible sources of noise, interference, and motion artifacts and how to minimize their effects. Considering these issues, the complete design of an AFE for EOG systems is reported in this work.


Within the space of a week a teenager seriously injured three people on a train in Würzburg before being shot dead by police and another shot and killed nine people in a Munich shopping centre. A Syrian man was also arrested in the city of Reutlingen after a woman died in a knife attack, and another Syrian man is dead and several injured after he set off a bomb in Ansbach. Four events, one seeming similarity. The attackers were all either asylum seekers or Germans from an immigrant background. They seemed to be people bringing terror from wartorn places to the pristine streets of German towns and cities. This is certainly the conclusion that the rightwing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD, Alternative for Germany) promotes. Curiously, it is also one that has coloured news reports of these incidents outside Germany. Before the facts were known, the BBC wheeled out various counterterrorism experts to comment on Munich and CNN reported that Muslim fundamentalists were thought to be on the loose before any such knowledge was clear. French president François Hollande was calling Munich a terrorist incident before the facts were available. For many Germans, for many around the world, Islamic State (IS) – and even Islam itself – provide good placeholders while we gather specific knowledge about what is going on. We must have someone to blame as soon as possible.


In the first of a new series, teacher Tim Cooke shares his experiences and explores the need for a skilled, diverse workforce which understands how gender rules can restrict children.


The article emphasizes the existence of the concept of "social Europe" as a social dimension of European integration. Modern understanding of social rights as a foundation for the formation and functioning of a social state has been justified. The influence of the global financial and economic crisis on the reform of the constitutional texts of European states has been studied out. The influence of the budget pact (as an independent constitutional way of overcoming crisis phenomena in the economy) on the mechanisms for realizing the social rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen has been established. It is justified that the introduction of the budget balance implies a restriction on public spending, since the only constitutional way out will be to cut costs, if the income does not cover a certain level of expenditure, and the limits of the deficit and debts have already been overcome. This implies the reduction of social programs, therefore - the possibility of violating citizens' constitutional rights to health, education, social security, etc.


There is growing interest in zero-energy and low-energy buildings, which have a net energy consumption (on an annual basis) of almost zero. Because they can generate both electricity and thermal energy through the use of solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal collectors, and with the help of reduced building thermal demand, low-energy buildings can not only make a significant contribution to energy conservation on an annual basis, but also reduce energy consumption and peak demand. This study focused on electricity consumption during the on-peak period in a low-energy residential solar building and considers the use of a building's thermal mass and thermal storage to reduce electricity consumption in summer and winter by modulation of temperature setpoints for heat pump and indoor thermostats in summer and additional use of a solar heating loop in winter. Experiments were performed at a low-energy solar demonstration house that has solar collectors, hot water storage, a ground-coupled heat pump, and a thermal storage tank. It was assumed that the on-peak periods were from 2 pm to 5 pm on hot summer days and from 5 pm to 8 pm on cold winter days. To evaluate the potential for utilizing the building's thermal storage capacity in space cooling and heating, the use of simple control strategies on three test days in summer and two test days in the early spring were compared in terms of net electricity consumption and peak demand, which also considered the electricity generation from solar PV modules on the roof of the house.


Students' performance in the development of their academic career depends on their input level for a core of key competences that they have already developed in the secondary education level. In 2008–09 we led a project called "Comparative study about the level of the development of generic competences in newcomer students of Computer Engineering" with the participation of other schools from Spain and funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education. In this paper we have extended and revised a previous work in which we developed a predictive model to avoid early desertion of studies. Our model uses the student performance in the competences tests to predict the future performance along their courses. With this improved version of the model we have observed with new data from a fresh sample that our model and studies like ours can provide a vivid figure of how students will perform in the future. It can help education policy makers and professors to improve their teaching techniques and to provide the proper tools to those students that need them the most.


The cylindrical resonant cavity operating in the TM010 mode is increasingly being used to generate a microwave‐induced plasma (MIP) for elemental analysis by atomic emission spectrometry. In this study, the concepts of tuning and impedance matching for the Beenakker type TM010 resonant cavity are discussed. Proper placement and penetration depth of an antenna coupling probe appear to be a preferable approach to matching the TM010 microwave resonant cavity to a microwave generator. This approach precludes the use of external matching devices that add complexity to the system. In our system, a long probe penetrating 92% into the cavity well and positioned 14 mm from the center of the cavity allowed operation of a critically coupled argon plasma at 13–15 W as recorded from the generator's calibrated power meter. Additionally, a detector is described that permits measurement of the electric field inside the cavity. The electric field inside the cavity decreases substantially upon ignition of a burning plasma....


In 2007, a bronze zoomorphic weight, shaped as a humped bull or zebu, Bos indicus, was found in a Late Bronze Age context in the renewed excava tions at Tel Beth-Shemesh. The similarity of this object to other figurines and balance weights not only demonstrates commercial and cultural ties among Late Bronze Age sites, but also indicates familiarity with this sub-species of cattle, usually associated with South Asia. Despite its excellent state of preservation, this weight does not reveal much about its particular position in the Beth-Shemesh economy because it was made with a hollow cavity used to modulate its mass. This zebu-shaped weight provides us with further evidence of the frontier status of Beth-Shemesh and points to the site's connections with the Eastern Mediterranean trade network of the Late Bronze Age. In the 2007 season of the renewed excavations at Tel Beth-Shemesh, a beautifully designed and well-preserved bronze weight in the shape of a crouching bull (fig. 1) was discovered in the ruins of a Late Bronze Age building.1 The object was identified as a weight since it is consistent with the basic criteria for identifying weights (Birney and Levine 2011: 473) and since it bears close affinity to bull shaped weights in Ancient Near East weighing scenes and similar weights found in excavations elsewhere (see below). Of special interest is the fact that the weight depicts a humpback bull, known as zebu. While other zebu weights and figurines have been found in the eastern Mediterranean, mainly in Lebanon, Syria and Cyprus (see below), the image of this Indian-type bull is quite rare in the Land of Israel. In this article we shall discuss the zebu weight from Beth-Shemesh within its archaeological, metrologica! and cultural contexts. ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT The zebu weight (reg. no. 5449.01) was found in Area A, Square A20, layer 1 Since 1990, the renewed excavations at Tel Beth-Shemesh have been directed by Shlorao Bunimovitz and Zvi Lederman and are currently conducted under the auspices of the Institute of Archaeology in Tel Aviv University. Participating consor tium institutions include Indiana University, Bloomington; Louisiana College; Harding University; Lethbridge University; and Brooklyn College. We deeply thank Marilyn and Norman Tayler (Bethesda MD) for their generous and continuous support of the excavations project. We would also like to extend our thanks to the Goldhirsh Foundation for their important support in recent years. The research was also supported by the Israel Science foundation (grants nos. 898/99,980/03 and 1068/11). /E/61 (2011): 146-161 146 This content downloaded from 184.108.40.206 on Mon, 12 Sep 2016 06:04:03 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms A ZEBU-SHAPED WEIGHT FROM TEL BETH-SHEMESH Fig. 1. The zebu-shaped weight from Tel Beth-Shemesh (photo by A. Hay) L1413, near the corner of two walls — F862 and F843 (Bunimovitz and Lederman 2009: photos on pp. 120, 122). The two walls are remnants of a build ing that was destroyed in a heavy conflagration; layer L1413 consists of fallen mudbricks, apparently the superstructure of the walls. The stratigraphical position of the building is not easy to determine. Since Square A20 is situated on the steep northern slope of the mound, it suffered severe erosion that completely removed the upper debris layers down to the beginning of the Iron Age/Late Bronze Age. However, excavation in adjacent squares, where well-preserved remains of a 'Patrician House' from Level 6 were exposed, indicates that the archaeological context of the weight is earlier than Level 6 (mid-twelfth century BCE; for the stratigraphy of the Iron Age I remains in Area A, see Bunimovitz and Lederman 2009: 116, 120-124). Moreover, further excavations in Areas A and D, which revealed well-preserved remains from Levels 8 and 9 (thirteenth and fourteenth centuries BCE, respectively), lend support to the idea that the weight should be assigned to one of these levels. Of special interest are the remains of Level 9 — a large building, presumably a palace, full of rich assemblages of pottery and other unique finds (see, e.g., Ziffer, Bunimovitz and Lederman 2009); it was completely burned and sealed under a heavy mantle of fallen mudbrick walls. On the basis of its character and stratigraphical position, destruction layer L1413, in which the zebu weight was found, seems to be related to the eventful destruction of the four teenth-century BCE palace of Beth-Shemesh and its environs. However, since Square A20 is disturbed, the possibility that the weight originated from Level 8 (the thirteenth century BCE) is also a viable option. This content downloaded from 184.108.40.206 on Mon, 12 Sep 2016 06:04:03 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms ELY LEVINE, SHLOMO BUNIMOVITZ AND ZVI LEDERMAN


Coronal fracture of the maxillary central incisor is one of the common type of dental injury which affect the aesthetics. This article reports management of cases of coronal fracture of maxillary permanent central incisor using fracture segment reattachment by fibre-reinforced post system.


The analytical data obtained from both cryogenic and grab sampling of the atmosphere of the Skylab AM/MDA during an 84 hour unmanned chamber run are reported. The level of contaminants found at different points of the test chamber are tabulated. The results indicate that there was no clear trend of increasing or decreasing contaminant levels during the test run.


This study sets out to analyze the current trends of corporate social responsibility (CSR) which has been increasingly receiving spotlights of its important roles in international development under the changing architecture of global development governance. It explains the retreat of the state and t...


The present invention provides excellent flame retardancy can be formed, cured film excellent in flexibility, non-flame retardant curable resin composition is cured coating film press at high temperature exudation. Further, the present invention provides excellent various properties as described above, flame retardancy and the cured dry film by using such a flame-retardant curable resin composition was obtained, and the solder resist film is formed of a dry film of the cured product other flame retardant coating film obtained by curing the printed circuit board. A flame-retardant curable resin composition, which is characterized by comprising: (A) carboxyl-containing resin, (B) a flame retardant, (C) a block copolymer, and (D) a thermosetting component.


UDP-sugars are important metabolites involved in the biosynthesis of polysaccharides and may be important signaling molecules. UDP-glucose 4-epimerase (UGE) catalyzes the interconversion between UDP-Glc and UDP-Gal, whose biological function in rice (Oryza sativa) fertility is poorly understood. Here, we identify and characterize the botryoid pollen 1 (bp1) mutant and show that BP1 encodes a UGE that regulates UDP-sugar homeostasis, thereby controlling the development of rice anthers. The loss of BP1 function led to massive accumulation of UDP-Glc and imbalance of other UDP-sugars. We determined that the higher levels of UDP-Glc and its derivatives in bp1 may induce the expression of NADPH oxidase genes, resulting in a premature accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), thereby advancing programmed cell death (PCD) of anther walls and delaying the end of tapetal degradation. The accumulation of UDP-Glc as metabolites resulted in a slow degradation of callose, producing an adhesive microspore. Furthermore, the UDP-sugar metabolism pathway is not only involved in the formation of intine, but also in the formation of the initial framework for extine. Our results reveal how UDP-sugars regulate anther development and provide new clues for cellular ROS accumulation and PCD triggered by UDP-Glc as a signaling molecule.


Polarographic reduction of Go(GO)sNO in acetonitrile and A7,.7V-dimethylformamide is interpreted as giving a primary radical anion both from free and adsorbed molecules at the electrode. The anion, after protonation, decomposes in a characteristic fashion giving NOH~ ions, further reducible in a separate step, and Go(GO)z+ ions. From the latter ions, presumably by a dismutation mechanism, species are formed containing cobalt (II) and cobalt (0), as it appears from spectrophotometric and electrochemical evidence. It is shown that the way in which the decomposition process occurs does not depend of the nature of the working electrode but, mainly, on the protogenic characteristics of the solvents. In fact, in dimethylsulfoxide, a poor protogenic solvent, the whole reduction process differs remarkably from that in the first two cases. The reduction mechanism and the potential range in which the main process occurs suggest, in agreement with other physical evidence, that the NO group in this molecule is linked formally as a nitrosonium group and that it is heavily involved in the electron process. Recently, an increasing interest on the study of transition metal nitrosyl complexes has been observed, particularly with respect to the tetrahedral neutral ones1. A considerable number of such com-


Technological aspects of modifying the operational characteristics of cold cured silicate rubbers have been developed. The effect of chromium oxide on the resistance of cold-curing silicone compounds to thermal aging, as well as on the physic mechanical properties and dielectric characteristics has been studied. The various content of ultrafine chromium oxide in cold-cured silicone compositions has been investigated, it's optimal content in an amount of 2 - 5 mass at 100 mass, including low molecular weight rubber. Chromium oxide has been proven to improve the thermal stability of cold-cured silicone compositions. The manufacturing technology and component composition of the composition with high performance.


The author follows the initiation, development, and completion of several combat dances spontaneously carried out by captive animals. He experimentally induces this phenomenon at the laboratory and discusses reasons necessary for this combat dance.


Using a set of cointegration and error correction models with Threshold Autoregressive (TAR) or Momentum Threshold Autoregressive (MTAR) asymmetric adjustment, we investigate whether the effects of monetary policy on output in the USA and Canada are asymmetric or not. Forty years of quarterly data on output, money supply, price of oil and interest rate for the USA and Canada obtained from the International Monetary Funds International Financial Statistics CD-ROM were used for the different tests. Empirical results show that the effects of monetary policy on output are asymmetric in both countries. Furthermore, the impulse response functions indicate that the results are consistent with a dynamic asymmetry in the behavior of money supply movements in both countries.


In this paper, we introduce Generalized Equality Clustering (GEC) as an unsupervised clustering algorithm for analog data of arbitrary dimensionality. GEC is based on a formal definition of inexact equality originally developed for voting in fault tolerant software applications. GEC is defined using a metric space framework. The only parameter in GEC is a scalar threshold which defines the approximate equality of two patterns. Here, we compare the characteristics of GEC to the ART2-A algorithm (Carpenter, Grossberg, and Rosen, 1991). In particular, we show that GEC with Hamming distance performs the same optimization as ART2. Moreover, GEC has lower computational requirements than ART2 on serial machines.


Basic requirements of high efficiency line scanning systems used in TV receivers are discussed in this paper. Important active device parameters and trends in developments of these devices for more reliable systems are given. The development of passive scanning components is dealt with. Observation on the scanning system developed at CEERI for 48 cm valve receivers and 28 cm solid state receivers are given.


Introduction l In 1943 Humphrey Bogart was vlsItmg troops in North Africa. German radio publicised his visit by claiming that American morale was so bad that the wicked American gangster Bogart had been sent to Africa to entertain the troops. It was not only the Germans who saw things this way, for one day when he ran out of cigarettes, he walked up to some G Is in a jeep and bummed a cigarette from them. One man recognised him, and, as he lit the cigarette, leaned over to ask quietly, 'How are the boys doing?' It took Bogart a second to get it, then he said, 'Okay. They're fine.' 'Do you think Bugsy'll take the rap?' The G.1. asked. 'Yeah.' 'I thought so. And Lepke? Will he burn?' 'Sure he'll burn.' The soldier drove off and, needless to say, he had been in the rackets back home. 2 Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter did indeed burn; he was electrocuted in March of the following year. His capital offence ofmurder was only onc of a long list of criminal activities ranging from bootlegging through to labour racketeering. Benjamin 'Buggsy' Siegel was a colleague in the lattcr enterprise and they had rich pickings in Hollywoodland. They collaborated with the studio heads to keep out militant unions though in the end they squeezed too hard, and their men were imprisoned for extortion; they were replaced in the union by honest but oh-so-right wing Roy Brewer following the typical pattern oflabour racketeering. But in the meantime Siegal supplied the film colony with women, drugs and gambling and was also a good friend ofLongie Zwillman racketeer lover ofJean Harlow herself immortalised in The Public Enemy (1931) as the enigmatic blonde in the life of screen gangster James Cagney. Yet another good friend of Siegel was George Raft, Paul Muni's coin flipping sidekick in another of the early cycle of these films, Scaiface, (1932). Originally when still carrying the extra 'n' as George Ranft he had been third hand in a gambling club and though he became a star he never stopped running errands for the big men of crime. Is it any wonder that the soldier was confused? And there is more. Joe Schenck a founder of Metro Goldwyn Mayer was a good friend ofArnold Rothstein and helped him acquire a 'piece'


In this paper we are looking for an approach between Mathematical Modeling and
the Registers of Semiotics Representation. Starting from the analysis of Modelling
activities developed by students we identified that them practices in what refer to the
production and articulation of registers in the extent of the development of the
activities can be contained in three categories: they use different registers, but they
don't establish relationships among them; they accomplish conversions among two
registers, but they don't get to coordinate the totality of the registers; they coordinate
the different registers and they establish relationships with the modelling activity.


0 ≤ xi ⊕ yi < 16 for all individual bytes i ∈ [0, 191]. Therefore, by taking two encoded messages x′ = x ⊕ p and y′ = y⊕ q and XORing them together, we get x′⊕ y′ = (x⊕ y)⊕ (p⊕ q), which in turn equals x⊕ y if they used the same pad p = q. So, if all bits of x′ ⊕ y′ are less than 16, we can be reasonably certain that the same OTP was used; otherwise, we can be fully certain that different OTPs were used.


Psoriasis is a chronic, inflammatory, immune‐mediated disease of the skin and joints. Plaque psoriasis is the most common clinical phenotype of psoriasis. Apremilast is an oral phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitor recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the management of plaque psoriasis. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the efficacy and safety of apremilast monotherapy for the treatment of moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis. This systematic review included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing apremilast 20 mg twice daily (BID) and 30 mg BID with placebo for its efficacy on plaque psoriasis. We searched the Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL databases. We sought to evaluate the following outcomes: psoriasis area and severity index score (PASI)‐50, PASI‐75, PASI‐90, static Physician Global Assessment (sPGA), and adverse events. The risk ratio (RR) was used to represent dichotomous outcomes and adverse events, and the data were pooled using the inverse variance weighting method. Eight RCTs that enrolled 2635 participants were deemed eligible. Apremilast 30 mg BID and 20 mg BID were significantly more efficacious than placebo in achieving PASI‐75 over 16 weeks (RR = 4.60, 95% CI 3.29–6.41, and RR = 3.15, 95% CI 1.96–5.07, respectively). Apremilast 30 mg BID showed a significantly higher rate of adverse events than the placebo (RR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.16–1.33), whereas apremilast 20 mg BID did not exhibit any significant difference (RR = 1.13, 95% CI 0.91–1.42). This meta‐analysis demonstrated that apremilast monotherapy is an effective therapeutic option for moderate‐to‐severe plaque psoriasis with acceptable tolerability and safety profile.


The objectives of this research were to study the effect of bio-extract and chemical fertilizer on the growth and yield of spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) growing in a hydroponic system. The experiment was set as completely randomized design. The applications of fertilizer were using six treatments; A + B standard solutions (control), 15-15-15, bio-extract from vermiculture, 15-15-15 + bio-extract from vermiculture (1:1),15-15-15 + bio-extract from vermiculture (1:3) and 15-15-15 + bio-extract from vermiculture (1:5), EC = 1.4  mS/cm and pH = 5.8-6.0. The result of experiment were found that the using of A + B standard solution was the highest survival, height, fresh weight and nutrient content of 70%, 8.9 cm, 4.84 mg / g (K), 0.59 mg / g (Mg), 0.88 mg / g (Ca), 0.01 mg / g (Fe), 0.03 mg / (Beta-carotene) and 0.01 mg / g (Chlorophyll), respectively.


The reliability analysis for the magnetic head includes solders joint early drops splash protection and solders joint post failure analysis. In actual production,applying the jetting solder ball bonding( SBB) technology,solder splash have occurred frequently. Combining the laser heating and nitrogen pressure technology,this thesis aimed at building a newdouble of droplet model for calculating the striking velocity of the solder which is used to connect the Built-DFH in Slider,while different parameters of the laser heating and the nitrogen pressure are compared through the orthogonal test. The controllable scanning magnetic fields and bias are further incorporated and the failure of magnetic solder joint is studied. The results showed that before the solder falls,laser energy is the most important factor affecting the solder splash. After the solder falls,we find that the temperature of the melting ball has no decrease during the fall. The temperature of the impinging melting ball depends on its initial value. The failure of magnetic solder joint is caused by solder droplet splash and intermetallic compounds.


The utility model relates to the distribution system automation field, particularly to a distribution transformer remote wireless monitoring system. The distribution transformer wireless monitoring system comprises a transformer built-in winding temperature measurement, current, and vibration sensor connected with an external monitoring unit of a transformer. The distribution transformer remote wireless monitoring system carries out data communication with a remote computer via GSM. Inside the distribution transformer, all the winding oil ducts, the coupling end, the radiator, and inner wall of the device are provided with temperature measuring members and winding current measuring members while the iron core and winding fixing support are provided with vibration measuring members, thereby detecting the internal faults of the transformer and the operation parameters. The exterior of the transformer is provided with a local acquisition and communication unit. The distribution transformer remote wireless monitoring system allows online detection of the operating state of a transformer in a real-time manner and achieves the functions of detecting internal faults, operating state, online display of the data, monitoring of the operating state, the fault diagnosis, and the like of several transformers within the regulated area, thereby allowing users to timely learn the operating state of the transformers, improving the operating stability of the electric power system, and reducing the fault loss of the transformers.


The study investigated the impact of information and communication on effective co-ordination of adult education programmes in the South East zone of Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey while the population of the study was 3202 subjects. It included 5 states directors of Agencies of adult and non-formal education, 62 proprietors of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), 15 coordinators of donor agencies and 3120 instructors of adult education. The sample for the study was 394 subjects. The sample comprised 312 instructors composed through purposive sampling technique while 5 states directors of Agencies of adult and non-formal education, 62 proprietors of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), 15 coordinators of donor agencies were all used due to their manageable size. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire while the data collected were analysed using mean score for the research questions and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for the hypotheses. The findings included that information flow approaches have impact on coordination of adult education programmes as negative information flow are frequently used in the coordination of adult education programmes in the area, and that communication approaches determine effective coordination of adult education programmes in the South East zone of Nigeria. Four recommendations were proffered for proper coordination of adult education programmes.


Slow polypeptide conformational changes on timescales longer than a second are generally assumed to be highly cooperative two-state transitions, reflecting the high energy barrier. However, few experimental characterizations have tested the validity of this assumption. We performed the residue-specific NMR thermodynamic analysis of the 27-residue lantibiotic peptide, nukacin ISK-1, to characterize the isomerization between two topological states on the second time scale. Unexpectedly, the thermal transition behaviors were distinct among peptide regions, indicating that the topological isomerization process is a mosaic of different degrees of cooperativity. The conformational change path between the two NMR structures was deduced by a targeted molecular dynamics simulation. The unique side-chain threading motions through the monosulfide rings are the structural basis of the high energy barrier, and the non-local interactions in the hydrophobic core are the structural basis of the cooperativity. Taken together, we provide the energetical description of the topological isomerization of nukacin ISK-1.


The invention discloses a method, a user terminal and a system for processing data messages. The method for processing data messages comprises the following steps: loading preconfigured data message filtration rules; collecting data messages applied in the user terminals; filtering the data messages by use of the data message filtration rules so as to obtain the data messages conforming to the filtration rules and the data message nonconforming to the filtration rules; sending the data message nonconforming to the filtration rules in a wireless communication mode; performing corresponding treatment on the data message conforming to the filtration rules and sending the treated data messages in a wireless communication mode. The method can be used for realizing control and management on sending of the data messages generated by mobile internet business on the side of the user terminal, so that network resources occupied by application are reduced and the mobile network flow and signaling consumption is reduced.


Inflation inertia measures the time that inflation index takes to return to the average level after its impact-induced deviation,and is closely linked to monetary policymaking. This paper selects CPI,RPI,and PPI from January 2000 to September 2011,and uses the Yule-Walker and Stationary Block-Bootstrap methods to estimate the inflation inertia index. Meanwhile,the EFP( Empirical fluctuation processes) and unknown Bai Perron breakpoint test are used to find out the structural changing points of the inflation index and the inflation inertia index. The paper also emphasizes on discussing the changing pattern of inflation inertia before and after the financial crisis. The econometrical results indicate that domestic inflation inertia index is around 0. 8,and wanders between 0. 85 and 0. 9 since the financial crisis. This implies that the time lag of monetary policy is at least one year. Conclusions show that the slow adjustment of market expectation and weak reputation of central bank are the main reasons for high inflation inertia in China. The monetary policy should be focused on maintaining price stability,enhancing inflation prediction,and adjusting the focus of monetary policy flexibly.


Digitalis in Hemoptysis.?Speaking of haemostatics in tubercular haemoptysis, Dr. William Brinton s.iys: " All else that I have to say of other remedies might almost be summed up in the statement, that it is in the terrible hteniorrhagc of larger eroded vessels, and therefore of what is often advanced phthisis, that we have the most searching test of the valued any drug of this kind. Presuming wo have such a means, we must very frequently use it.


Wenchuan earthquake caused a large number of secondary geohazards,at the same time also created a large number of high and steep accumulations in the hit region,and some at the river shore,and some located in trenches of the debris flow,and some located around critical infrastructure.In rain season,the size of the effect of the heavy rainfall on the accumulations has an important impact on post-disaster reconstruction.In this paper,the physical model of the experimental studies,drawn in the incipient motion conditions of this type of accumulations in soft rock areas,and given the impact model of the content of coarse particles on the accumulations instability.


The invention discloses a temperature variation label, which is used for marking the information, such as the name, the weight, the volume and the application of a vaccine product. The temperature variation vaccine label comprises an ink layer, a face paper layer, a double-faced adhesive layer and a release paper layer which are successively overlaid, wherein a phase change material powder layer is arranged between the face paper layer and the double-faced adhesive layer. The invention also discloses a preparation method for the temperature variation vaccine label. According to the temperature variation vaccine label and the preparation method of the temperature variation vaccine label, low-temperature phase change material powder with optional colors are used for preparing a temperature variation label, the face paper is printed with various pieces of information, the low-temperature powder spraying efficiency of the invention is far higher than the low-temperature printing efficiency in the prior art, and the problems of low low-temperature printing speed and low printing material drying speed can be effectively solved. In addition, special paper which satisfies the low-temperature printing requirement is omitted, so that the production efficiency of the temperature variation label is improved, and the production cost is lowered.


Objective To explore the working memory of children with developmental phonological disorders.Methods 53 children meet the criteria of developmental phonological disorders at the age from 4~6 years were selected as case group,and 50 normal speaking children matched for ages were selected as control group.The working memory functions were examined with digit span test in the Wechsler child intelligence scale and related phrase tests.Results The scores of forward digit span(5.58±1.49)and backward digit span(1.87 ±1.24)in case group were much inferior to those in control group(6.30 ±1.15;2.82±0.77),P<0.05.The scores of related phrases(4.17 ±2.06)and unrelated phrases(1.11±1.09)in case group were significantly lower than those of control group(5.90 ±1.26,3.28 ±1.21),P<0.05.Conclusion The working memory of children with phonological disorders was much inferior to normal children,which perhaps contributed to reading disability later.

Key words:
Phonological disorders;  Working memory;  Child


We show that the convergence of measures for object size to their "true values" can be analyzed by looking at the pixels (or voxels) on the border of the object. This leads to results for a proper choice for the sampling density of the asymptotic form CV=/spl sigma//spl mu/=k/spl middot/Q/sup -(N+1/2)/ where Q is the sampling density (pixels per object "diameter") and N is the number of spatial dimensions.


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Oral cancer, the sixth most common malignancy, is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality worldwide. The leading etiological factor behind this is consumption of tobacco by Indian population. Palliative care is an imperative need worldwide for people with cancer. It is a multidisciplinary approach consisting of specialists in various fields of medicine; but the role of oral physician in palliative team is oblivious. Oral care is considered one of the most basic of nursing activities but it may be compromised in cancer patients either as a result of the disease itself or due to the various therapeutic modalities. The course of palliative care should be broadened by providing education to clinicians, patients, and families with regard to the elements and appropriateness of palliative care.


Producing high-dimensional classification methods is becoming an increasingly important problem. In this article, we propose an adaptive Lasso search (ALS) approach which first reduces the dimension of the data space and then applies a standard classification method to the reduced space. One key advantage of ALS is that it automatically adjusts to either mimic variable selection type methods, such as the Lasso, or variable combination methods, such as PCA, or somewhere between the two approaches. The adaptivity of ALS allows it to perform well in situations where pure variable selection or variable combination methods fail. ALS uses the Lasso in a stochastic search algorithm to select a handful of optimal projection directions from a large number of random directions in each iteration. We demonstrate the strengths of ALS on an extensive range of simulation studies and real world data sets and compare it to many classical and modern classification methods. ∗Ph.D. Student, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089. firstname.lastname@example.com. †Associate Professor, Department of Information and Operations Management, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089. firstname.lastname@example.com. ‡Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089. email@example.com.


Palomar Mountain was selected as the site of the 200-inch Hale Telescope in 1934. Since then, and especially over the past decade, the population growth of southern California has had a growing adverse impact on the observatory's environment. In 1981, a very active program was initiated to work with the local governmental agencies to prevent further deterioration of the conditions as the area continues to become increasingly urbanized. The character and scope of the program are described in the paper, as well as more general observations relating to the site preservations process.


A simple classical mechanics model is proposed to describe the political dynamics of human society. The model provides a mathematical structure for the philosophy of the state-man paradigm. The proposed model borrows many classical mechanical terms and generalizes them into the political domain. The well-known political terms (like freedom and revolution) are given mathematical definitions. Several abstract but solvable problems are presented to demonstrate the general principles of politiphysics, including the Laffer curve and effects of war, immigration, and random forces on society's momentum of inertia.


ABSTRACT: Stress in normal labor is harmless to the mother and beneficial to the healthy fetus and neonate. When stress is excessive in an otherwise healthy mother and fetus or when stress further taxes a fetus who is already compromised, it may have deleterious effects. The desirability of minimizing stressful interventions is discussed.


Abstract In a world of busyness bordering on 'madness' (referring here to fanatical and foolish behaviour and not to serious mental illness), technological dominance, and constant, unreflective activity, a renewed spirituality of the Sabbath is essential for a flourishing, fulfilling and spiritual life, for both children and adults. The topics of silence, leisure and to a smaller extent Sabbath, have been treated in a limited number of articles within this journal – hence the relevance and timeliness of this contribution. This article begins with working descriptions of spirituality. It then proceeds to an examination of the nature of societal 'madness' as insanity. The article also explores Jewish, Christian and Benedictine perspectives on the topic, and points throughout to a range of values and disciplines that might assist the reclamation of a sustained Sabbath consciousness and the 're-souling' (renewing, re-Spiriting) of everyday life, such as 'mindful walking'.


This article presents an optimization-based approach to selecting student project teams. This approach is particularly useful when there are more projects available than can be staffed, the assignment of students to teams should be done at the same time that the projects to be conducted are selected, and the quality of the student teams is especially important. I have used this approach to select project teams in our required capstone MBA supply chain management project course for the past three years, and it has both simplified the selection process and improved the quality of the results. The approach also provides an easily understood practical illustration of the value of algebraic optimization modeling methods, and it demonstrates the use of Internet optimization resources. For instructors who need to assign project teams but who are not interested in the details of the optimization model, the approach can be applied as a "decision support system" without requiring the user to understand the specifics of the optimization model.


In this paper we study optimization of multistage drying process in fluidized bed. The drying of fine particles in fluidized bed is very effective operation because of good contact of phases and a large interfacial surface. Using a relatively high gas velocity improves conditions of mass and heat transfers but a portion of gas begins to flow as bubbles or canals, so an energy carried by this gas is not used efficiently. This is a reason to search for best operating parameters to minimize cost or to maximize efficiency of the process. A method of determining optimal parameters of drying gas (flowrate, temperature and humidity) is described in this paper. As a performance index, i.e. function being optimized, we apply a function describing the exergy input in the drying process. This function consists of three parts, the first two describing the thermal and chemical exergy of gas whereas the third one referring to investment costs expressed in exergy units. The chemical exergy of gas is connected with the difference between gas humidity and ambient humidity. In the optimization calculations we search for a minimum of exergy consumption Any effective method of optimization involves an algorithm of maximum principle for multistage problems. The earliest algorithms of this sort was the Katz' and Fan's algorithm. As it is less suitable for our purposes due to its undefined symplectic structure, we apply a modification of Sieniutycz's and Szwast's algorithm with a constant Hamiltonian (formally similar to the well-know continuous algorithm of Pontryagin). In this paper a modification of the basis algorithm is applied. This modification admits constrained intervals of time. In our calculations we take into consideration the bed hydrodynamics and kinetics of transport processes To describe behavior of fluidized bed we use the well-known two-phase model of Kunii and Levenspiel In this model, the gas excess flows in form of bubbles. The heat and mass transfer between the solid and gas as well between the dense phase (with gas and solid) and bubble phase determines values of optimal gas parameters. We discuss optimal parameters of gas and solid associated with minimum exergy consumption in drying proces.


The development dynamics and the structure of maize hybrid DK633/266´DK411 embryo in natural conditions were studied. The sequence of formation of basic embryo elements of the model hybrid according to its age could be used in biotechnological research for embryo isolation at a corresponding developmental stage. In the 14 th day after pollination all the structural elements of embryo had been formed.


Transport properties for a system consisting of a ferromagnetic‐normal metallic multilayer are theoretically examined. The in‐plane conductance of the film is calculated for two configurations; the ferromagnetic layers aligned (i) parallel and (ii) antiparallel to each other. The results explain the giant negative magnetoresistance encountered in these systems when an initial antiparallel arrangement is changed into a parallel configuration by application of an external magnetic field. The calculation depends on (a) geometric parameters (the thicknesses of the layers); (b) intrinsic metal parameters (number of conduction electrons, magnetization and effective masses in the layers); (c) bulk sample properties (conductivity relaxation times); and (d) interface scattering properties (diffuse scattering versus potential scattering at the interfaces). It is found that a large negative magnetoresistance requires, in general, considerable asymmetry in the interface scattering for the two spin orientations. All q...


The maps, charts, and analyses in this Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2017 are intended to present data trends and comparisons in an accessible and visually appealing way. Given the breadth and scope of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the editors have been selective, emphasizing issues considered key by experts in the World Bank's Global Practices and Cross-Cutting Solution Areas. The data draw on the World Development Indicators (WDI) database, the World Bank's compilation of internationally comparable statistics about global development and the quality of people's lives. For each of the 17 SDGs, relevant indicators have been chosen to illustrate important trends and challenges, and highlight measurement issues. The data draw on the World Development Indicators (WDI) database, the World Bank's compilation of internationally comparable statistics about global development and the quality of people's lives. For each of the 17 SDGs, relevant indicators have been chosen to illustrate important trends and challenges, and highlight measurement issues. New indicators have been added to the WDI database to better reflect coverage of specific goals and targets. In some cases, for example, where country or temporal coverage is limited, supplementary data from other databases or published studies have been used. But for some targets, there may be no reliable data to use for comparisons between countries or to measure progress. Physical infrastructure continues to expand, but so too does population, so that urban housing and rural access to roads remain challenges, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile the institutional infrastructure of development strengthens, with more reliable government budgeting and foreign direct investment recovering from the financial crisis. Official development assistance, however, continues to fall short of target levels.


Mobile wireless network performance, measured using throughput, call blocking and dropping probabilities and resource utilization, is related to the mobility behavior of users. Statistical information pertaining to user mobility can be exploited to design mobility aware networks. This paper proposes a mobile network design method using prior mobility data. The mobility prediction scheme proposed is based on the well known Hidden Markov Model (HMM). This model is incorporated into a control theoretic framework that uses mobility history in the feedback loop to optimally allocate network resources to user sessions. The model and framework are validated via extensive Simulink Control System toolbox and MATLAB simulations. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the approach in improving network resource utilization and significantly reducing call dropping probability. It is also observed that the approach is scalable in the number of network users.


The rotational spectrum of the O3–CH4 complex has been measured in a molecular beam using a pulsed-nozzle Fourier-transform microwave spectrometer. An a-type pure-rotation and a c-type rotation-inversion electric-dipole spectrum is observed, complicated by the nearly free internal rotation of the CH4 top and the inversion tunneling of the O3. The nuclear-spin statistics of the equivalent oxygen nuclei leads to only one tunneling component existing for each rotation–internal-rotation state, indicating that the transition state has a heavy-atom, C2v-symmetry geometry. The tunneling splitting is determined to be 30 to 40 MHz, dependent on the CH4 internal-rotor state. Only two of the three methane internal-rotor states have been assigned. These two states of A and F symmetry have asymmetric-rotor energy-level structures, weakly perturbed by the ozone-inversion tunneling. The zero-point structure of the complex has a heavy-atom plane of symmetry with the two terminal O atoms equidistant above and below this p...


The present study elucidated the growth properties of Sasa borealis communities distributed in the lower layer of deciduous broadleaf forests in temperate zones and analyzed the correlation between the growth properties of S. borealis and positional environmental factors. The higher the culm height of S. borealis was, the higher the values of the leaf number, leaf area, and foliage layer thickness became. This might be because as the culm height of S. borealis increased, the acquisition of light sources became easier so that the biomass of leaves increased simultaneously for smooth anabolism. S. borealis seem to change their growth mode for smooth acquisition of light resources. The culm density of S. borealis and the leaf number, leaf area and foliage layer thickness of S. borealis did not show any clear correlation. The values of the culm height, leaf number, leaf area, and foliage layer thickness of S. borealis as the above altitude of the location of S. borealis increased. It seems like that growth conditions such as temperatures and winds are deteriorated as the above altitude of the location of S. borealis increased so that S. borealis becomes smaller. No clear correlations were shown between the physiochemical properties of soil and S. borealis` growth properties. It seems like that the growth of S. borealis complexly intertwined with diverse environmental factors and that due to the physiological integration of S. borealis, certain physiochemical properties do not unilaterally affect S. borealis` growth properties.


Technological progress over the past 15 years has fueled an explosion in genome‐wide chromatin profiling tools that take advantage of low‐cost short‐read sequencing technologies to map particular chromatin features. Here, we survey the recent development of epigenomic tools that provide precise positions of chromatin proteins genome‐wide in intact cells or nuclei. Some profiling tools are based on tethering Micrococcal Nuclease to chromatin proteins of interest in situ, whereas others similarly tether Tn5 transposase to integrate DNA sequencing adapters (tagmentation) and so eliminate the need for library preparation. These in situ cleavage and tagmentation tools have gained in popularity over the past few years, with many protocol enhancements and adaptations for single‐cell and spatial chromatin profiling. The application of experimental and computational tools to address problems in gene regulation, eukaryotic development, and human disease are helping to define the emerging field of chromatin structural epigenomics.


This paper analyzes factors in the transition of production and the situation of productivity including (Total Factor Productivity) TFP using Japanese macro time series economic data from 1955 to 2000. Labor productivity in the overall Japanese economy slowly declined during the 1990s, yet TFP did not decline during the same period. These changes were measured using both the Total Cost approach and Solow's residuals, adjusted by the operating ratio of equipment. We found that the real reasons for Japan's slower growth rate during the 1990s were negative growth of capital and labor. The primary cause was a decline in the distribution of capital, which negatively affected the operating ratio and the growth rate of capital stock on the capital side, while also decreasing both labor hours and employees on the labor side. This corresponds with declining investment on the demand side as a factor in recession.


Tricuspid valve dysplasia (TVD) is a congenital deformity of tricuspid valve (TV), chordae tendineae, or papillary muscles resulting in insufficiency of tricuspid valve. The downward displacement of tricuspid valve leaflets into the right ventricle (RV) i.e. right ventricular atrialization results in a rare malformation called Ebstein's anomaly [1,2]. No doubt tricuspid valve dysplasia in dogs and cats are well mentioned in veterinary literature [3]. Ebstein anomaly is one of the rare forms of tricuspid valve dysplasia in dogs [4]. In present study, ebstein anomaly was detected in a young French mastiff dog.


The study of cataclysmic variables (CVs), and in particular of the evolution of their accretion discs throughout their different brightness states, has benefited largely from the use of indirect imaging techniques. I report on the latest results obtained from Doppler tomography of CVs concentrating mainly on results published since the 2000 Astrotomography meeting in Brussels. Emphasis is given to the spiral structures found in the accretion discs of some CVs, to the evolution of these structures throughout quiescence and outburst, and to our search for them in more systems. (© 2004 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


In the absence of a statistically based assessment of cluster assignments of observations in terms of their similarity along selected variables the validity of a set of clusters could be developed if clusters withstand both empirical scrutiny and "make sense" to expert informants.


Through the analysis of situation of the how maritime colleges set up it's " human resources management" curricula from dimension of breadth and depth,the problem of lacking "Human Resource Management" curricula arrangement and of departing from national conditions and practice have been found.For solving these problems,some solution method include enriching the elective course tache,mixing with shipping knowledge,teaching with simulation of real roles and founding a study society for human resource management have been give.In these ways,the purpose of transfer the mode of teaching this course and improve the level of student' theoretical basis and practical ability will be achieved.


Young's modulus is an important characteristic value of mechanical-elastic properties of materials. It is included in many mathematical equations for several properties for example fracture toughness, wear resistance, residual stress and hardness. The present available values and results of investigations on Young's modulus of nitrided layers on iron materials are inadequate. Investigations were carried out to determine Young's modulus of nitrocarburized specimens on steel C25 and steel 16MnCr5 by mechanical resonance frequency measurements. The Young's modulus decreases with increasing treatment time, compound layer thickness, and weight-gain per unit area. It also decreases with increasing amount of pores in the compound layer. An exponential equation for the porosity-function of compound layer was formed. Furthermore was deduced, that the Young's modulus of y'-nitrid Fe4N is insignificant higher and the value of e-carbonitrid Fe 2-3 N, C is significant lower in comparison with the Young's modulus of iron.


BACKGROUND
Norepinephrine has been suggested to regulate ethanol-related behaviors, but little is known about the effects of ethanol on norepinephrine release in mesocortical and mesolimbic brain areas that are targets of ethanol actions.

METHODS
We used in vivo microdialysis to examine the effects of ethanol on extracellular norepinephrine concentrations in mesocorticolimbic brain regions of male Long Evans rats. We determined effects of intravenous infusion of saline or ethanol in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), and the basal forebrain. We also measured dialysate norepinephrine concentrations during operant self-administration of ethanol in the mPFC.

RESULTS
Intravenous infusion (1 or 0.25 mL/min) of 1.0 g/kg ethanol stimulated an increase in dialysate norepinephrine in mPFC and in basal forebrain. In the basal forebrain an infusion of 0.5 g/kg ethanol did not stimulate dialysate norepinephrine concentrations. In both regions saline infusions did not increase dialysate norepinephrine concentrations. In the behavioral experiment, one week of experience with operant self-administration of sweetened ethanol resulted in an apparent reduction in basal dialysate norepinephrine concentrations in the mPFC relative to the sucrose control. Dialysate norepinephrine increased during the transfer from home cage to the operant chamber in all groups.

CONCLUSIONS
We conclude that acute ethanol stimulates both the locus coeruleus (which projects to the mPFC) and the nucleus tractus solitarius (which projects to the basal forebrain) noradrenergic neurons. Additionally, limited ethanol self-administration experience alters dialysate norepinephrine in the mPFC in a manner consistent with a decrease in tonic norepinephrine release. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the mechanisms by which ethanol exerts these variable effects.


The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the social capital can influence the initiative of rural collective members' participation in governing the common land resources.Methods employed are documentation and econometric model.The resits indicate that(1)two variables,including the quality of relation network of the members in the social capital variables and the community informal regulation level,influence the participation of members in collective actions;(2)the scale of member network,relation intensity and participation variables of community actions influence the opinions of members on the informal regulations of the community,which indirectly influences the behavior choice of the members.It is concluded that both the structural social capital and the cognitive social capital can influence the participation of rural collective members in governing the common land resource.Therefore rural social capital should be cultivated and established.


Inter-crystal scatter is one of the primary reasons to misplace the coincidence events in positron emission tomography (PET). The probability of Compton scattering of a 511 KeV photon within the crystal is more than 50% of all interactions. Unlike one-to-one scintillator-photomultiplier tube (PMT) coupled (discrete) detectors, detector blocks utilizing the light sharing technique must have an additional degradation on their spatial resolution due to shared scintillation photons within the block. This study focuses on an estimation of the coincidence line spread function (CLSF) for 7/spl times/7 BGO (bismuth germanate) detector blocks by comparing the simulation results for discrete and light shared detectors. Based on experimental measurements, decoding probabilities, which describe the uncertainty in positioning between neighboring crystals, were estimated from photoelectron statistics. The results were embedded into the Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the CLSF more accurately. In this study, two 7/spl times/7 BGO detector blocks (2.68 mm/spl times/2.68 mm/spl times/18 mm) with different surface treatments coupled to 4 PMTs were used to estimate the decoding probability values. For discrete detectors, the FWHM values of CLSF for 7/spl times/7 BGO block with crystal dimensions of 2.68 mm/spl times/2.68 mm/spl times/18 mm were approximately found 1.47 mm for discrete detectors and 1.51 mm for light shared detectors. The intrinsic spatial resolutions of 7/spl times/7 light shared BGO block with crystal dimensions of 2.68 mm/spl times/2.68 mm/spl times/18 mm for 20 cm, 40 cm and 80 cm detector ring diameters were projected to 1.57 mm, 1.75 and 2.30 mm, respectively. Making the assumption that LSO (lutetium orthosilicate) crystals have 5 times more light output than BGO, 14/spl times/14 LSO block with crystal dimensions of 1.32 mm/spl times/1.32 mm/spl times/20 mm can be decoded and intrinsic spatial resolutions for 20 cm, 40 cm and 80 cm detector ring diameters were expected to be 0.87 mm, 1.15 mm and 1.91 mm, respectively.


The development of a man's philosophy when seen in the light of his past labor and experience frequently irradiates the process of thought itself and defines more clearly the contribution that is made in a search for the ultimate values of life. When one examines the writings of John Campbell Merriam the conclusion is inevitable that the richness and aesthetic qualities of his later contributions are the products of research and teaching in which human values have ever maintained an important place. To those who believe that a devotion to science and to its rigorous demands in the realm of thought presages a satisfactory approach to philosophy, it is stimulating and enlightening to trace the intellectual development of a great contributor to science.


The soil water characteristic curve is an important hydraulic characteristic parameter of unsaturated soil, and plays an important role in the analysis of unsaturated soil strength and slope stability. At present, there are few studies on soil water characteristics in Xining area. In this paper, the matrix suction value of undisturbed loess in Xining area is tested by filter paper method under different water content, then the soil water characteristic curve is obtained. The specific analysis of the test results shows that the soil sample at the same depth increases the matrix suction during the dehydration process, and the volumetric water content of the soil sample decreases gradually. This paper lays a foundation for the study of the impact of rainfall infiltration on the shear strength of slope soil and the stability impact.


The purpose of this study was to examine or test the affect of transformational leadershipon financial performancethrough service qualityas the intervening variable on bank companies in Surabaya. Sample of this study was 35 bank companies in Surabaya. Data collected from Bursa Efek Indonesia by distributing questionnaire to the bank staff and client. This study used path modeling analysis technique with PLS tools. The results showed that there were positive and significant affects of transformational leadershipon financial performance, positive and significant affect of transformational leadershipon service quality, and also positive and significant affect of service quality on financial performance on bank companies in Surabaya.


The utility model relates to a tobacco leaf stacking plastic tent with six sealed surfaces capable of adjusting storage environment mechanically, comprising a plastic sealing tent, air inlet control connectors and air outlet control connectors, the plastic sealing tent is manufactured in a way that a plastic film is made according to the size of the stacked tobacco leaf stacking, and the 1-15 air inlet control connectors are arranged at one side of the plastic sealing tent covering on the tobacco leaf stacking, and the 1-15 air outlet control connectors are arranged at the other side of the plastic sealing tent, opposite to the air inlet control connectors; the tobacco leaf stacking plastic tent is characterized in that a layer of plastic bedding lining cloth is arranged between the tobacco leaf stacking and a warehouse ground, and the area of the plastic bedding lining cloth is more than the occupied area of the tobacco leaf stacking, the part of a skirt of the plastic sealing tent, close to the ground, is fixed with four sides of the plastic bedding lining cloth. The tobacco leaf stacking plastic tent has good sealing effect and has multiple functions for tobacco leaf maintaining.


A free-space calibration technique has been developed for testing active conformal phased arrays. The method is applicable to both receive and transmit operation. The key to the technique is to be able to turn on one T/R (transmit/receive) module at a time while all others are switched off and all radiators are connected to loads internal to the T/R module. This enables the insertion amplitude and phase to be determined and adjusted in the mutual coupling environment of neighboring radiators; i.e., the actual embedded element pattern is present. By using the digital phase shifters in the module, the phase front of the array is collimated. Also, if the module has amplitude control, the desired aperture illumination distribution can be realized. Details of phase and amplitude calibration are described.<<ETX>>


Background Emotional intelligence refers to how individuals deal with intrapersonal or interpersonal emotional information and how a subject identifies, expresses, understands, regulates, and uses his/her own emotions or those of others. The purpose of the present study was to validate the Arabic version of the "Profile of Emotional Competence" (PEC) questionnaire. Methods A sample of 285 Tunisian participants (153 men and 132 women) was recruited, age range: 12–18 years (15.2±2.4 years). The participants were prospectively classified into the following two groups: athletes (n=101) and nonathletes (n=184). Results Findings of the present study indicated that the Arabic version of the PEC questionnaire has good psychometric properties. The Cronbach's a suggested that all subscales had adequate internal consistency. Test–retest reliability was excellent. The correlations between interpersonal and intrapersonal subscales were low to moderate (from 0.37 to 0.59), except for the regulation interpersonal, utilization interpersonal, and utilization intrapersonal subscales, which showed negligible correlations with the other subscales. The two-factor solution (interpersonal and intrapersonal competence models) accounted for 62.1% of variance. All subscales loaded on the expected factor, except for the utilization intrapersonal and regulation interpersonal subscales, which did not yield a satisfactory loading. Age and athletes' status impacted on all the PEC dimensions, except for some subscales. Conclusion Finally, psychologists and practitioners in the Arab world could use the PEC questionnaire as a valid and reliable instrument for planning ad hoc interventions.


In this paper, we address the problem of large-scale graph-based semi-supervised learning for multi-class classification. Most existing scalable graph-based semi-supervised learning methods are based on the hard linear constraint or cannot cope with the unseen samples, which limits their applications and learning performance. To this end, we build upon our previous work flexible manifold embedding (FME) [1] and propose two novel linear-complexity algorithms called fast flexible manifold embedding (f-FME) and reduced flexible manifold embedding (r-FME). Both of the proposed methods accelerate FME and inherit its advantages. Specifically, our methods address the hard linear constraint problem by combining a regression residue term and a manifold smoothness term jointly, which naturally provides the prediction model for handling unseen samples. To reduce computational costs, we exploit the underlying relationship between a small number of anchor points and all data points to construct the graph adjacency matrix, which leads to simplified closed-form solutions. The resultant f-FME and r-FME algorithms not only scale linearly in both time and space with respect to the number of training samples but also can effectively utilize information from both labeled and unlabeled data. Experimental results show the effectiveness and scalability of the proposed methods.


Abstract Several groups of potentially toxic substances and their residues in animals and in animal products require constant monitoring for effective protection of human health. To properly deal with this challenge, in 1993 four institutes were designated by the European Union as community reference laboratories (CRLs) for the analysis of residues in food of animal origin, namely, RIVM in Bilthoven (The Netherlands), CNEVA-LMV in Fougeres (France), BGVV in Berlin (Germany), and ISS in Rome (Italy). The functions of the four CRLs and the substances they are responsible for have been updated and listed in the annexes to Council Directive 96/23/EC (April 29, 1996). Particular emphasis is placed on that part of the activities of the CRLs aimed at promoting and supporting harmonization of approaches among national reference laboratories (NRLs). This action is achieved, among others, through coordination of research to develop new analytical methods, implementation of appropriate quality assurance schemes based on the principles of good laboratory practice, as well as on EN 45001 criteria, and, last but not least, organization of interlaboratory exercises to the benefit of the NRLs. The goal of these proficiency tests is the evaluation of the performance of each participating laboratory to improve the quality of the analytical data obtained in terms of trueness, credibility, and comparability. In the light of the mandate prescribed by Council Directive 96/23/EC the CRL at the ISS is at present responsible for the following categories of residues: (i) all chemical elements; (ii) organochlorine compounds including polychlorinated biphenyls; (iii) carbamates and pyrethroids; (iv) organophosphorous compounds. Trials of increasing difficulty are permanently conducted for the determination of organochlorine compounds, on the one hand, and As, Cd, Hg, and Pb, on the other hand. A detailed description of the two intercomparison exercises already completed for these trace elements and cursory information on the third one still in progress are given.


The article aims at presenting and discussing letters of the political prisoner, pedagogue and writer Bronius Sivickas (1924–1991), sent home to Lithuania from the Mordovia prison camp. The surviving 47 letters, written in 1957–1958, constitute an eloquent document of the post-war years, revealing relevant details of the political prisoners' life at the place of imprisonment, as well as their emotional state and cultural or spiritual interests.
The article mainly focuses on the literary nature of these documents as a hitherto unexplored side of the deportees' letters. Several features of this literary nature are discerned: 1) language and structure of the letters, 2) poetical insertions occurring in the letters, 3) references by the addressee to various literary works, quotations, and aphorisms that become rhetorical and value-related accents of the letters' content. All these features are analyzed assuming that the literary elements of the letters may be related in part to the function of poetical therapy, which is relevant in case of the correspondence produced while living through traumatic experiences. The attention is also paid to the issues of the addressee's sincerity, openness, and attitude, and his games with the censorship when attempting to find certain ideologically safe expressions.


In the article the theoretical aspects of a problem of activization of leader's potential of students' personality are analyzed, the structure of college student's leader's potential is revealed, the content of the process of its activization in the process of extracurricular educational activity is considered, the conditions that assure an effective formation of leader's qualities are described.


genfreq produces a frequency distribution for varname in which the range of varname is divided into bins or classes of width given by width( ) and the frequency of values falling into each class is computed. The limits of each class are multiples of the width. This is version 1.2.0 of the software.


Implementation of learning mathematics in SMPN 12 show s that little interaction between students and teachers, because it is more dominated by the teacher. Students just listen, view and copy what is exemplified by the teacher. Students have less advantage of the opportunity that ha ve been given the teacher to develop his ideas. One of the methods that can improve student learning is a Mind Mapping application that is integrated with Learning Cooperative Learning Together. See from the analisis of student learning outcomes in a sample, of the second grade students learn math using Mind Mapping application on cooperative learning Learning Together is better than the mathematics learning outcomes of students who use expository in class VIII SMPN 12 Padang. Key words : Mind Mapping , Cooperative Learning , Learning Together


The paper presents known for above 60 years phenomenon of intrinsic electroluminescence and its practical use in modern light sources called light emitting capacitors or electroluminescent lamps. Applying polymer thick film technology the authors have realized multilayer electroluminescent structures (Destriau cells). The influence of various constructional factors and exploitational conditions (supplying voltage, temperature) on luminance level of structures was determined. The test results achieved are presented in the diagrams and tables. A few examples of applications of electroluminescent lamps in emergency and warning systems are reported.


appropriating poetic traditions and the re·ection of contemporary politics in poetry'. To illustrate these 'themes' she concentrates on frr. 4, 5, 19, 32, 36 and the Salamis poem. The main emphasis by far is on fr. 4, which she persuasively analyses as revealing both an 'adversarial position with respect to martial elegy and epic' and 'a positive alignment with Hesiodic and Odyssean traditions'. As part of this analysis she makes important contributions to our understanding of the poetry of Callinus and Tyrtaeus. With regard to the Salamis poem (frr. 1–3), she is not so much concerned with the extant verses as with Plutarch's account of Solon's actions before he recited his poem, especially the signiμcance of his wearing a pilidion. In fr. 36 she explains at length why Solon chose to refer to himself as a wolf in the last verse. Through careful attention to vocabulary Solon's poetry has been 'shown not only to have been in·uenced by contemporary political language, especially tyrannical language, but actually to have exploited it'. This is an important feature of his poetry and not one that has been so thoroughly documented in the past. The μnal chapter argues for a much closer similarity between the careers of Peisistratus and Solon than has been previously realised. The book ends with two appendices. The μrst asks who were meant by the gymnêtes in Tyrtaeus fr. 11.35–8. She argues that the term does not denote a di¶erent type of μghter from the others in the poem. Rather it should be explained as a 'hierarchical representation based not on function per se but on an alleged di¶erence in capacity to perform that function'. In other words it indicates 'a strong aristocratic bias' based on 'distinctions of class and status'. The second appendix deals with the vexed meaning of lycobantos in Od. 14.161 and 19.306. After recounting ancient etymologies and both ancient and modern attempts to explain the word, she argues for a folk etymology and a reference both to the wolf and to Odysseus' grandfather Autolycus. Examined also is the signiμcance of this for the Odyssey as a whole and for an Athenian audience. To reveal all the many virtues of this splendid book would require a multi-page review. It must su ̧ce to say that not only is I.'s book important for understanding some of Solon's poetry and the political and social conditions in Athens during his lifetime, but also for much earlier poetry, especially Homer (with particular emphasis on the Odyssey), Hesiod and Tyrtaeus. The bibliography is extensive (22 pages!) and the index is thorough.


This paper presents the prototype implementation of a Bandwidth on Demand (BoD) service over equipment using Carrier Grade Ethernet. The BoD multi-domain service is based on AutoBAHN (Automated Bandwidth Allocation across Heterogeneous Networks) software. The paper describes the steps that have taken place for designing and implementing a prototype technology proxy that is able to match the Carrier Grade Ethernet equipment with AutoBAHN, based on the implementations of the relevant standards and technologies by Extreme Networks. The equipment in particular is comprised of BlackDiamond 12804 switches, running ExtremeXOS version 12. The paper demonstrates how a suitable testbed can be created and utilized and how a new technology at the data plane can be supported by a Bandwidth on Demand tool. Keywords-Carrier Grade Ethernet; BlackDiamond switches; Bandwidth on Demand; AutoBAHN


A simple chemical methodology has been adopted for the synthesis of zirconium (Zr) doped and un-doped cadmium selenide (CdSe) nanoparticles for the application towards photocatalytic degradation of indigo carmine (IC) dye under solar light irradiation. The as prepared Zr-CdSe (doped) and CdSe (un-doped) nanoparticles were characterized by ultraviolet visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) studies. The inclusion of Zr ion into the CdSe nanoparticles matrix was confirmed by SEM-EDAX and XRD studies. TEM studies confirm the zirconium ions are uniformly doped over the CdSe surface. The photocatalytic degradation performance of Zr doped and un-doped CdSe nanoparticles were examined for the degradation of IC dye under solar light irradiation. The experimental results showed that the Zr doped CdSe possessed greater photocatalytic activity in comparison to un-doped CdSe. Photodegradation process parameters such as the initial concentration of the dye, as well as the amount of catalyst and time were investigated. The photocatalytic degradation rate was favored by a high concentration of solution in respect to Langmuir–Hinshelwood model.


The Entity Framework, a component of Microsoft ADO.NET technology, provides a means of abstracting data sources and presents the underlying data in domain-specific objects that closely reflect the conceptual data model. There are several methods of querying the Entity Framework, including the popular Language Integrated Query (LINQ) method. This paper provides an overview of the Entity Data Model (EDM) and query methods that could be used for database courses. The paper concludes with an example method of course integration and summary.


The use of new oxidation reagents, such as the Pfitzner-Moffatt reagent, dimethyl sulfoxide-acid anhydrides, and ruthenium tetroxide, has significantly improved the yields obtained on oxidation of a secondary hydroxyl group to a carbonyl group in suitably protected sugars. The application of these new oxidants in the carbohydrate field is briefly surveyed. The product ketones are convenient intermediates for syntheses of amino, branched-chain, deoxy, and other rare sugars. Some representative syntheses are illustrated.