The photophysical properties of oxotitanium(_iv) meso -tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl) porphyrin (O-Ti^IVTSPP) have been investigated in water and methanol by laser spectroscopic techniques. The fluorescence emission spectrum of O-Ti^IVTSPP in methanol exhibits two strong emission bands at 610 and 670 nm at room temperature with the decay time of ca. 310 ± 10 ps and the rise time shorter than 30ps, in contrast to the extremely weak emission with the decay time of ca. 27 ± 4 ps in water, indicating that the fluorescence emissive states are different in the two solvents as supported by the solvent dependences of the excitation spectrum. The transient Raman spectra of O-Ti^IVTSPP in water has been observed to exhibit a remarkable enhancement of phenyl-related mode at 1599 cm^−1, while in methanol, the Raman frequencies of the porphyrin skeletal modes ( υ _2 and υ _4) are down-shifted without any apparent enhancement of the phenyl-related mode, indicating different interactions of the two solvents with the excited O-Ti^IVTSPP. These Raman studies reveal that methanol molecule interacts with the photoexcited O-Ti^IVTSPP more strongly than water, forming the exciplex, O-Ti^IVTSPP(MeOH)*, suggesting that the two different emissive states are the singlet Franck–Condon state and the exciplex state in methanol and water, respectively. A broad triplet transient absorption of O-Ti^IVTSPP has been also observed at 480 nm in water as well as in methanol, which is decreased upon addition of methyl viologen (MV^2+) with appearance of a new absorption band at 620 nm. This indicates that the photoinduced electron transfer (PET) takes place from the porphyrin to MV^2+in both solvents. The kinetic analysis of the transient absorption band exhibits the PET rate constants of 4.76 × 10^5 s^−1 and 3,03 × 10^4 s^−1 in methanol and water, respectively. All these results infer that the PET takes place from the (d,π) CT state and the triplet state of the excited porphyrin in methanol and water, respectively.


Abstract Geropsychologists are well-suited to assess dementia, assist caregivers in understand the disease and associated behavioral changes and ways to cope with their loved one's disease. However, majority of these services are offered during in-person clinic appointments in urban settings. This study aims to describe the utilization and potential benefits of providing dementia education telehealth services to Veterans and their families residing in rural mountain and plain areas of Colorado. Psychological intervention was provided via telehealth from the primary VA hospital to small community clinics or to Veterans homes via video mobile application. The present study provides demographics of participants who elect this service and discusses how these challenge ageism and other biases relate to technology use. Further, we examined how engagement in this intervention may impact utilization of geriatric and extended care services as well as use of primary care, emergency room visits, and use of anti-psychotic medications.


The lasts generations of microprocessors have shown an increase in the operating frequency and, of course, in the supply characteristics. The different need of power requested made necessary new solution for the distributed power supply architectures (DPA) and claimed the use of converters suitable to meet the new high efficiency and high power exigencies. This paper is focused on the design and dynamic characterization of a DC-DC converter specifically devoted for telecom/networking/computing applications: a Switch in Line Converter (SILC). Its analysis has been obtained by means of a dedicated automatic tool, FREDOMSIM, and accomplished over its whole operating area: with different output power and load typologies (resistive, current sink and constant power). The proposed power cell exhibits a pseudo-first order dynamics, optimum for the design of an external feedback network characterized by large stability margins for all the operative conditions. Comparisons with the experimental data, given in the paper, will confirm the predictions.


The first species of Anthomalachius Tshernyshev, 2009 (Coleoptera: Malachiidae) from Eskan, Hake Balagh & Shazand, Markazi Province, Iran is herein described as Anthomalachius davoodi Ezzatpanah, sp. nov. There are only 4 species of this genus in the Palearctic region, viz. Anthomalachius foveatus (Medvedev, 1964) from central Asia, Anthomalachius pseudospinosus (Medvedev, 1964) from Kazakhstan and Turkey, Anthomalachius spinosus (Erichson, 1840) from central, eastern and southern Europe and North Africa and Anthomalachius strangulatus (Abeille de Perrin, 1885) from Europe and central Asia


The Franco regime's notion of hispanidad stood for a specific style of thought, based upon the imagery of 'Baroque Spain' and referring to the sense of cultural superiority and religious mission as well as to the close relations between Spain and 'Hispanoamérica'. Using references to Baroque arts and architecture as a rhetorical instrument, the discourse of hispanidad was meant to strengthen the assertion of an essential unity between Spain and its former colonies. To assert themselves within the regime, Spanish politicians had to adapt their purposes to this discourse. Surprisingly, this principle applied also to the cautious European policy of the early 1950s as well as to the regime's aggressive Cold War anti-communism. The ideological flexibility of this concept of hispanidad is shown by the example of the Centro Europeo de Documentación e Información (CEDI). The CEDI was founded in 1952 with the active support of the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica (ICH) as a political instrument, but gradually turned into an independent platform for conservative European elites, transgressing the role it had originally been assigned within the Franco regime.


During laser welding of closed sections, visual control of the seam root is usually difficult or often impossible to realize. A newly developed method for the evaluation of the plasma radiation from the welded capillary allows to monitor the seam root formation on-line from the working side.The beam emission is not constant, but subject to kHz-fluctuations. A real-time analysis of the occurring frequencies gives a clear information of whether or not the steam capillary on the sheet metal underside is open. In case of root penetration higher frequencies occur more intensely in the frequency spectrum. The analysis of the frequency spectrum allows to decide whether the steam capillary on the underside is opened and full penetration is achieved.A full penetration weld results in a constant and smooth signal. If the seam root is partially not welded through, the signal amplitude will raise and the signal will increase up to the double of the SET-value. The analysis of penetration welding was tested for sheet metal with thicknesses ranging from 0,3 to 4 mm for the CO2-laser welding of iron and aluminium materials. Furthermore during the oral presentation a possibility will be shown, how an UV plasma detector can be placed completely protected in the beam path near the focusing optic with the help of a scraper mirror.During laser welding of closed sections, visual control of the seam root is usually difficult or often impossible to realize. A newly developed method for the evaluation of the plasma radiation from the welded capillary allows to monitor the seam root formation on-line from the working side.The beam emission is not constant, but subject to kHz-fluctuations. A real-time analysis of the occurring frequencies gives a clear information of whether or not the steam capillary on the sheet metal underside is open. In case of root penetration higher frequencies occur more intensely in the frequency spectrum. The analysis of the frequency spectrum allows to decide whether the steam capillary on the underside is opened and full penetration is achieved.A full penetration weld results in a constant and smooth signal. If the seam root is partially not welded through, the signal amplitude will raise and the signal will increase up to the double of the SET-value. The analysis of penetration welding was tested for sheet m...


Let x1,…, xr be the first r (1 ≤ r ≤ n) order statistics of a random sample of size n from an exponential distribution with probability density where σ > 0 and −∞ < β < + ∞ both are unknown parameters. The statistical problem is to test against H0 : θ e Ω0 H1 : θ e(Ω − Ω0) on the basis of x1,…, xr, where θ = (β, σ), Ω = {θ | 0 < σ ≤ σ0, β ≥ β0}, and Ω0 = {θ | σ = σ0, β = β0} Using Fisher's method of combining two independent test statistics, we suggest a test and then prove that the test is asymptotically optimal in the sense of Bahadur efficiency.


Abstract We carry out the computation of the Iwasawa invariants $\rho _{S}^{T},\,\mu _{S}^{T},\,\lambda _{S}^{T}$ associated to abelian $T$ -ramified $S$ -decomposed $\ell$ -extensions over the finite steps ${{K}_{n}}$ of the cyclotomic ${{\mathbb{Z}}_{\ell }}$ -extension ${{K}_{\infty }}/K$ of a number field of CM-type.


An interpretation is given of first-order arithmetic in the theory of the PTIME degrees of the recursive sets, ordered under PTIME Turing reducibility (). This characterizes the Turing degree of the first-order theory of . In particular, it is not decidable.<<ETX>>


For the case of one-particle irreducible, separable divergent Feynman diagrams the classical definition of the R^-operation is compared with some intuitive approach to the problem of overlapping ultraviolet divergences. The freedom of the generalized R^-operation is analysed


This paper proposes a generalized model for load frequency control (LFC) studies in a deregulated environment. The key advantage of this formulation is that it can accommodate LFC studies in a realistic environment, where interconnected control areas (CAs) have different rated capacities. The significance and effectiveness of this formulation is demonstrated using a 7-area deregulated network which is a modification of the CIGRE-7 machine test system.


Traces the history of tofu, explans its health benefits, offers tips on shopping for it, describes how it can be made at home, and includes over one hundred recipes.


FIELD: electronics; linguistics. SUBSTANCE: signs of postal payment of postings are checked for availability of preliminary assigned protection sign. If the sign is absent, then availability of preliminary assigned graphical image of sign of posting is checked, which is at least read out at one selected part of posting compared with images, stored in database. EFFECT: quick and reliable checking of big number of postings. 6 cl, 1 dwg


A 29-year-old primigravida parturient at term with a known case of hypothyroidism for the past 1 year was taken for emergency cesarean section in view of fetal distress. The patient's medical history showed a history of galactorrhea, for which magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and the routine blood investigations were normal. The parturient was posted for emergency cesarean section due to fetal distress. There was no significant comorbid illness or illicit drug intake. All the basic investigations including the thyroid-stimulating hormone were normal. Spinal anesthesia with 2.0 ml of 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine to achieve a level of T6 was performed. After the delivery of the fetus, there was a sudden seizure occurred, and the mother lost her consciousness. The hemodynamics remained stable. The patient was given oxygen, 2 mg of intravenous midazolam, and magnesium sulfate by the Pritchard regimen. The newborn's Apgar scores were normal. She had no recollection of the seizure attack after regaining consciousness and normal spontaneous respiration which occurred in a few minutes. Breastfeeding was recommended. To avoid another seizure episode, the Pritchard regimen was followed. The recovery period was uneventful. A cranial computed tomography scan of the brain was also performed, which revealed no abnormalities. Serum electrolytes were within the normal range when tested again. This case is being reported to raise awareness of seizures in nonhypertensive patients.


Nutmeg is one of the spice plants that can be found in the province of Aceh, nutmeg is processed into snacks managed by cooperatives small and medium enterprises. Due to a large number of nutmeg, processing into snacks is one of the regional economic empowerment. In this study, an analysis of the supply chain distribution of candied nutmeg and the level of consumer preference for processed nutmeg fruit into snacks was carried out. Processing of snacks in the form of dry nutmeg. The sample used is 14 units of cooperatives small and medium enterprises that are active in production in South Aceh. Acceptance and value of selling prices from upstream to downstream so that it affects the results of production carried out by producers to consumers. The sample generated from 14 small business units was tested on the level of consumer preference by using 25 panellists who were grouped into teenagers, adults and old consumers. The results of this study indicate that one small and medium-sized business has the highest score (UD Cahaya) in achieving the level of consumer preference. The selling price of these snacks at the production site is Rp. 4.000,- and the selling price reaches Rp. 5.000,- per pack.


A 31-year-old woman presented with 7 years of secondary infertility. She had previously conceived an unplanned pregnancy with the same partner at the age of 16, but had had a miscarriage. She had never had any abdominal surgery, or pelvic infection, and laparoscopy and dye insufflation were normal. She was treated with zygote intra-fallopian transfer (ZIFT) for unexplained infertility. After pituitary down-regulation and ovarian superovulation, oocyte collection was performed using vaginal ultrasound guided aspiration technique. Three pronucleate embryos were replaced by ZIFT into the left fallopian tube, 24 h after egg collection. At the time of laparoscopy, the pelvis was noted to be normal. As part of a trial to assess the prevalence of infection following transvaginal oocyte collection, blood stained fluid was aspirated from the pouch of Douglas and samples were cultured for growth of bacteria and Chlamydia. Immediate post-operative recovery was uneventful with no pyrexia or abdomino-pelvic pain. She returned home the following day and subsequently remained well, with no signs of infection. The bacteriological culture grew no organisms but culture for Chlamydia truchomatis was positive. The patient was asked to attend for examination and treatment. However, as she remained free of symptoms, an endocervical swab for Chlamydia culture and a serum sample for chlamydial antibodies were taken and treatment was deferred until the results were available. The endocervical swab for C . trachomatis was negative and, while she was waiting for the results of serology, a pregnancy test was positive.


--- Objective: The current meta-analysis aimed to analyze all published results about the diagnostic performance of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) to assess the differential diagnosis between malignant and benign breast cancer and comparison of curve fitting methods. Methods: PubMed and Embase databases were systematically perfusion fraction [f]). Subgroup analysis was employed to investigate the impact of various field strengths and b values. Results : From 25 eligible studies, 2391 lesions (1652 malignant and 653 benign) were included. Publication bias was evident for studies that evaluated parameters of the intravoxel incoherent motion (D, D*, and f). Significant heterogeneity (P 0.05) was present for all parameters. The pooled sensitivity, specificity and area under the curve for f was 0.78, 0.69, and 0.83, respectively. D* was 0.69, 0.63, and 0.72, respectively. The highest performing parameter for IVIM was tissue diffusivity (D), and the pooled sensitivity, specificity and area under the curve were 0.86, 0.86, and 0.92, respectively. Conclusions: The current meta-analysis reports on intravoxel incoherent motion parameters, which have Superior diagnostic accuracy with high sensitivity and specificity. As a result, this technique can be used to distinguish between breast cancers. TX, USA), we created a bivariate regression model to combine the diagnostic performance with the sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic odds ratio (DOR), diagnostic sensitivity ratio (AUC), diagnostic positive likelihood ratio (PLR), and diagnostic negative likelihood ratio (NLR). The diagnostic values D, D*, and f in the differential diagnosis of breast cancers were also shown using Fagan's nomograms and summary receiver operating characteristic curves. The basic meta-regression model was employed to evaluate the impact of sample size and study year on the heterogeneity of pooled estimates.


INTRODUCTION: A firearm may be generally defined as an assembly of a barrel and action from which a projectile is propelled through the deflagration of a propellant. Throughout the world deaths due to firearm weapons have increased tremendously. Every year hundreds of thousands of people die from injuries caused by firearms. In the United States, the risk of death from firearms injuries versus death by RTA is relatively high. There is significant increase during the last decate. The area injured due to firearm is highly significant to determine mortality rate and to update casualty department to make necessary arrangement to save lives. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of the study is to determine the most common targeted area involved in firearm injuries in males and females. METHODOLOGY: It is an observational descriptive study conducted for duration of one year in Autopsy Center of Mayo Hospital a tertiary care hospital of Lahore. 576 autopsies were conducted during the year out of which 234 cases were included in the study through non probability convenient technique. Suicidal cases were excluded from the study. The study was conducted in Mayo Hospital, Lahore and data of all firearm fatalities, were collected from the mortuary of the King Edward Medical College, Lahore and data collected during the period from January 2012 to December 2015. RESULTS: 234 firearm fatalities autopsied taken during the period January 2012-December 2015 were studied. 187 (80%) were victims of homicidal attacks, 24 cases (10%) had history of accidental firearm injuries obtained; and in 12 cases (5%) fatalities were suicidal and in the remaining 12 (5%) the cause(s) of firearm injuries were dacoits. CONCLUSION: The firearm injury is more frequent in 21-30 years age group. The Young males are more commonly affected and must be targeted for lifestyle adjustments such as training to refrain from anger or disputes. The most common site of injury is Thorax and frequently injured organs are lungs. KEY WORDS: Firearm injury, autopsy, bullet


This letter presents a 1.9mW Quadrature phase Voltage Control Oscillator (VCO) which designed and implemented in TSMC 0.18 μmCOMS 1P6M process for wireless wearable applications. This circuit using NMOS coupling circuit to injected into each VCO cross-couple MOS gate. Another key circuit for low power is class C circuit which lower dc voltage of VCO cross-couple gate side that can reduce power consumption. At the supply voltage 1 V, the output frequency is 4.32GHz and the phase noise is -116.87dBc/Hz at 1MHz offset. Excluding output buffers, the VCO consumes the power 1.9mW under a standard supply of 1 V and Current only1.9mA. The FOM of this VCO is -186.79dBc/Hz and FOMT is - 189.49 dBc/Hz.


Excerpt To the editor: In recent months several authors in your journal have discussed the palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome associated with chemotherapy. Lokich and Moore (1) stated that ...


The aim of this paper is to remove the confusion surrounding what place-based approaches are, the rationales behind their use, the development of this approach to public service reform in Scotland and the future challenges presented by austerity and welfare reform. Key arguments presented in this paper:
 The rationales driving the emergence of new place-based approaches at the neighbourhood level include:
o The Civic – in the need for higher quality, more responsive services and for communities to deliver more services for themselves
o The Joined-up - in the need for improved coordination and more integrated services
o The Political – in the pressure to devolve more power over resources to front-line staff and the public
o The Economic – in the idea that innovation through place-based approaches can lead to new preventive measures and improved performance
 As the pressure on CPPs to deliver outcomes increases, place-based approaches are becoming a catchall for a wide range of policy objectives with the risk of overload.
 Place-based approaches are currently being tested by Community Planning Partnerships as a vehicle for cost cutting, prevention and asset-based community development. These new features of place-based approaches are aspirational, rather than approaches that have been fully developed and embedded. They remain a key area of innovation.
 The complexity of place-based approaches means that there is a risk that local practitioners and policy makers become distracted away from the challenges of austerity and welfare reform. In low-income neighbourhoods, there is a need for the expansion of welfare services to support mental health, realistic assessments of capacity within communities, and the basic provision of neighbourhood services to enable community development.


In this paper, Planar Dielectric Resonator (PDR) with large Q value in Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC) technology employing the whispering gallery modes (WGMs) has been designed and simulated for millimeter-wave applications. The design consists of two different dielectric constant (k) LTCC substrates, ground plane with circular hollow patch at the center each on top and bottom of the high-k LTCC substrate, two metal plates for shielding and two 50 Ohm strip lines for coupling. The present study shows that the resonance in the proposed PDR is due to the excitation of WGMs which gives a relatively high quality factor (Q) and ease of integration into MICs compared to conventional TE01δ mode dielectric resonators at higher microwave frequencies. The loaded quality factor obtained for the designed PDR is about 1000 at 28 GHz.


Abstract In this paper, we propose a novel reconfigurable antenna that can change the electrical shape of the matching network using RF switches of PIN diodes. The designed antenna operates at two different modes that are Mode 1 (HSDPA band, 2.1 ~ 2.2 GHz) and Mode 2(WiBro ․ WiFi band, 2.3 ~ 2.5 GHz). The antenna is built on both sides of a polyarcylate substrate. The measured reflection coefficient shows a matching bandwidth of 547 MHz(S 11 < − 3 dB, 2.035 ~ 2.582 GHz) for Mode 1 and 600 MHz(S 11 < − 3 dB, 2.2 ~ 2.8 GHz) for Mode 2, and it shows average vertical gains of − 4.4 dBi and − 4.5 dBi in x-y plane, respectively.Key words : Reconfigurable Antenna, T-Matching Network, Parallel T-Matching Network 「본연구는지식경제부및정보통신산업진흥원의대학IT연구센터육성지원사업의연구결과로수행되었음(NIPA-2012-H0301-12-2007).」 삼성전자DMC 연구소(Samsung Electronics Digital Media & Communication R & D Center)*홍익대학교전자전기공학부(School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University)․Manuscript received May 17, 2012 ; Revised November 29, 2012 ; Accepted December 7, 2012. (ID No. 20120517-060)․Corresponding Author : Hosung Choo (e-mail : firstname.lastname@example.com)


In the current study, total of (10) indigenous adult turkey hens (Meleagris gallopavo) aged about (45-55) weeks were purchased from local supplier in Diala city, Iraq. Birds were kept under normal conditions (outdoor) and allowed to access feed and water ad- libitum for two weeks to eliminate those have the signs of illness. The euthanasia done by overdose of ketamine (25mg/Kg. B.W) xylazin (10mg/Kg. B.W), intramuscular injection. The mucosa of the magnum is thick wall, arranged in long, wide and branched more voluminous folds, variable in size and length than elsewhere with narrow clefts between them lined with simple columnar epithelium. The mucosal folds of the vagina is raised and more slender into numerous, narrow, low longitudinal folds carrying secondary folds which were particularly regular in arrangement lined by a ciliated pseudo stratified columnar epithelium.


The research-based on three backgrounds such as the competence and experience of researchers related to the context of local wisdom research; the potency of local wisdom in Madura; and the researchers are team teaching of the course physics local wisdom for Undergraduate Program of Physics education. Kerapan sapi is one of Madura's local cultures, which combines art, tradition, and competition. This type of research is a mixed-method with exploratory sequential design. The implementation of this research was carried out in Tengket Village, Bangkalan Regency. Data collection was collected based on observation, documentation studies, interviews, FGD, and questionnaires. The main object of this research is several Kerapan Sapi teams in Tengket Village, especially Trobos Sakti. Several factors for becoming the Kerapan Sapi champion were the division of team tasks, strategies to win, and support from the village government. Trobos Sakti divides his team's tasks into three parts: maintenance, competition, and owner sections; each part has its role. Trobos Sakti has several agendas and strategies for his race cows, such as feeding the cows with grass, exercising, bathing the cows, cleaning the cows' cages, and joining several competitions from regency level to national level. The contribution of Kerapan sapi to education is to open the understanding and application of Kerapan sapi culture to study material, especially physics material, in senior high school.


Preface for the Student Preface for the Instructor Acknowledgements 1. Attitudes Introduction Roy Peter Clark, "I Won't Use Writing as Punishment. I Won't..." Dick Harrington, "Writing about General Apache" John Holt, "Making Children Hate Reading" Melissa Duffy, "Inspiration" bell hooks, "writing autobiography" Craig Vetter, "Bonehead Writing" Stanley Aronowitz, "Writing Is Not a Skill" End-of-Chapter Thinking and Writing 2. Practice Introduction Sandra Boynton,"Five Paragraph Theme" Gayle Brandeis, "Dyr Mom: Wy R You So Laveable?" Susan Wyche, "Time, Tools, and Talismans" William Stafford, "A Way of Writing" Anne Lamott, "Shitty First Drafts" Donald Murray, "Internal Revision" William Zinsser, "Simplicity" End-of-Chapter Thinking and Writing 3. Voice Introduction Lizbeth A. Bryant, "Disruptive 'Sexual' Voices in English 101" Linda Christensen, "Teaching Standard English: Whose Standard?" Nora McCarthy, "Flipping the Script: Exploring the Relationship between Form and Content in Teen Writing" Rebecca Moore Howard, "A Plagiarism Pentimento" Keith D. Miller, "Redefining Plagiarism: Martin Luther King's Use of an Oral Tradition" End-of-Chapter Thinking and Writing 4 Technology and Integrity Introduction Wendy Leibowitz, "Technology Transforms Writing and the Teaching of Writing" Heather Hunter, "Traveling the Too-Much-Information Highway" Seth Stevenson, "Adventures in Cheating" Nicole Kristal, "Tutoring' Rich Kids Cost Me My Dreams" Maureen Hourigan, "Of Plagiarism, Paper Mills and the Harried, Hurried Student" End-of-Chapter Thinking and Writing 5. Impact Introduction Adam Liptak, "Judge Finds a Typo-Prone Lawyer Guilty of Bad Writing" Sam Dillon, "What Corporate America Can't Build: A Sentence" C.W. Griffin, "Three Mile Island and the Billion Dollar Memo" Karen Cangialosi, "Healing Through the Written Word" Carol Avery, "Laura's Legacy" Margaret Atwood, "Spelling" Mary Pipher, 'Writing to Connect" End-of-Chapter Thinking and Writing Credits


The presented article is devoted to the analysis of the legal positions of the Russian Federation Constitutional Court regarding the constitutionality of Russian legislation norms in the field of control and supervision activities. The generalization of the Constitutional Court practice of the Russian Federation allows you to group the decisions of the highest constitutional control body on several key issues: the limits of discretion by the legislator and law enforcer, the legal nature of state control and supervision measures, the balance of public and private interests in the sphere of relations under consideration and the guarantees of this balance. The team of authors concludes that the resolution of these problems is impossible without the Constitutional Court determining the content of a number of key concepts, developing the methodology for various constitutional principles and value balancing and, in general, focused efforts to constitutionalize Russian legislation.


Latin America has long provided most of the world's coffee. At the same time, dependence on coffee exports has profoundly affected many Latin American countries. This research note will analyze the relationship between primary-commodity exporting and development by means of a case study of attempts by Latin American countries to industrialize their exports by exporting instant coffee rather than green coffee beans. A commodity-chain approach will be used to explain how the initiatives of Latin American states and private firms have responded to and changed the structure of the global system of producing instant coffee. Three Latin American countries—Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador—have become significant exporters of instant coffee, but the benefits they have realized from this effort have been limited by the control exercised by transnational corporations over the global production system.


Two examples are presented which clarify Dirac's conjecture that 'all first-class secondary constraints generate gauge transformations'. In the general case the status of this conjecture is ambiguous, depending crucially upon the physical interpretation of the Lagrangian at hand. However, the author proposes a consistent general method of interpreting Lagrangians such that, relative to this interpretative framework, Dirac's conjecture holds true.


Abstract This simulation-based module on the febrile neonate requires 2-3 hours to deliver and includes interactive didactics supplemented by experiential learning utilizing partial-task trainers. ...


BACK GROUND:
The Primary objective of this prospective study is to study the rate of infection, number of days required for formation of healthy granulation tissue, healing of soft tissue injury and number of days of hospital stay and cost effectiveness associated with Gustilo Anderson compound grade IIIb fractures treated by Vacuum Assisted closure therapy.
METHODS:
Seventeen patients with Type IIIb open fractures were included in this study..All these patients had undergone wound debridement and fracture fixation. This wss followed by application of Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) The infection
rate analysed by clinical findings and investigations.
RESULTS:
The infection rate was low when compared to literature study of conventional dressings. The primary wound coverage can be done earlier wound healing was also faster in patients.
CONCLUSION:
This is a simple and low cost method for treating soft tissue injury associated with severe open fractures. It can be done even in peripheral hospitals with low resources.


The paper presents the results of the calculation of the main parameters of electrochemical deposition of microsphere films from a colloidal solution. Within the research, we determined the factors affecting the rate of their growth. The study shows the results of mathematical simulation of the process, characterizing the change in the potential in the interelectrode space, as well as the results of experimental studies of the formation of microsphere structures. Findings of the research were used to estimate the uniformity of the formed structures according to the reflection coefficient. For this purpose we applied the method of full factorial experiment. The study shows that the uniformity of the structures deteriorates with increasing potential difference and pH of the solution. It was also found that with an increase in the process time, the thickness of the structure increases, while the uniformity and ordering decrease. Findings of the research can be used in the further formation of 3D nanocomposites for various applications, for example, to increase the magnetic recording density


The importance of Power Quality (PQ) to the operation and management of electrical power networks is described. A discussion is given on the propagation of PQ phenomena. Preparations for a measurement campaign using multiple GPS synchronised digitisers and associated transducers on an island operating with high renewable penetration (Smart Grid) are described. Results from this campaign will be used to formulate models for PQ propagation that can be used to plan and manage future Smart Grids.


CASE DESCRIPTION
An 8-year-old castrated male Yorkshire Terrier was evaluated because of a 1-month history of inspiratory dyspnea that began 2.5 years after placement of extraluminal tracheal ring prostheses for tracheal collapse.

CLINICAL FINDINGS
Physical examination revealed severe inspiratory dyspnea. Cervicothoracic radiography revealed a soft tissue opacity within the lumen of the cervical portion of the trachea at approximately the level of the fifth cervical vertebra. Tracheobronchoscopy revealed 2 prosthetic rings protruding into the tracheal lumen.

TREATMENT AND OUTCOME
The dog was anesthetized, and the 2 protruding tracheal ring prostheses were removed via separate tracheotomies. Tracheoscopy was performed after surgery, and a third prosthetic ring that was found freely floating within the tracheal lumen was removed with an endoscopic grasping forceps. The dog recovered without complications. Dyspnea resolved within the first 2 weeks after surgery. Follow-up examination performed 6 months after surgery revealed that the dog was breathing normally, with no dyspnea or coughing reported by the owner.

CLINICAL RELEVANCE
Migration of extraluminal tracheal ring prostheses should be included in the differential diagnoses for any dog with dyspnea or persistent coughing after surgical correction of cervical tracheal collapse. Surgical removal of the protruding prosthetic rings, without provision of additional tracheal support, was a viable treatment option in this case.


The present work advances a series of ideas about possible joints that link communication and armed conflict, into the framework of development of a broader investigation about the experience of Radio Noticias del Continente, shortwave transmitter driven by Montoneros in 1979 in Costa Rica


• Echocardiographic findings in a 53-year-old man with aortic dissection are described. A redundant intimal flap obscured the normal aortic valve leaflets. Systolic and diastolic motion of the flap resembled that of an abnormal aortic valve. Findings in this patient suggest that the intimal flap may mimic the motion and appearance of adjacent cardiac structures. ( Arch Intern Med 1982;142:2221-2223)


Nowadays bioplastics is the most recent study materials as the substitute for conventional plastics. The interest in bioplastics has lead to the production of polylactic acid (PLA) biocomposite films. In this study the PLA/Corn husk (CH) biocomposite films were prepared by using solvent casting method and the effect of CH content on the tensile properties were studied. The result found that increasing of CH content decreased the tensile strength and elongation at break of the biocomposites film. While, the modulus of elasticity increased with the increasing of CH content in the PLA matrix.


In the present study, experiments were carried out in French bean fields over two planting periods to evaluate the potential use of sticky traps for monitoring the populations of pest thrips. To this end, blue, yellow and clear sticky traps (with and without a thrips lure, i.e. Lurem-TR) were tested. Field observations on thrips catches were made at weekly intervals from the sticky traps, and absolute estimates of thrips populations and their natural enemies were made by destructive (picking leaves and flowers) and non-destructive sampling (plant tapping) of plants until crop senescence during the two planting periods. Blue traps caught two and three times more thrips compared with yellow traps over the first and second planting periods, respectively. Blue traps were more attractive to Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom), Frankliniella schultzei (Trybom) and Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande), while yellow traps were only attractive to Hydatothrips adolfifriderici (Karny) and the natural enemies of thrips. The addition of Lurem-TR to the sticky traps significantly increased the capture of all thrips species, but not their natural enemies. The estimates of thrips populations from blue sticky traps with Lurem-TR were found to be highly correlated (r = 0.95; P 0.001) with the absolute estimates of thrips using the destructive sampling method. The results demonstrate that blue sticky traps and Lurem-TR can be an efficient tool for the monitoring of thrips populations on French beans with least influence on their natural enemies.


Sugar has a sneaky way of making it into many foods and beverages. Keeping track of how much of the sweet stuff you consume is a healthy habit to get into — especially if you're also worried about hypoglycemia (low blood sugar [2]). While you're right that not all alcoholic drinks are created equal, it's usually not the type of alcohol (for example, scotch, as you mentioned, versus vodka or tequila) that's contributing to the sugar count. Mixers, on the other hand, such as fruit juices and sodas, can be loaded with sugar, and may be the real culprits behind the differences you notice. To take a pass on a hangover and keep your blood sugar in a safe range, you may want to opt for non-sugary drinks and try to eat plenty of foods with proteins, healthy fats, and complex carbohydrates — before, during, and after drinking. Why? Keep reading to find out!


The problem of metaphor has long been of interest to researchers in various fields of knowledge. In each historical epoch, a special system of ideas about metaphor was formed: ancient scholars considered metaphor as a means of decorating artistic speech, medieval scholars saw it as a way of learning divine truth. Representatives of modern philosophy believed that metaphor was a source of confusion and ambiguity, therefore, it was subject to exclusion from the language of science. In the modern


The IEEE 1609.4 was developed to support multi-channel operation and channel switching procedure in order to provide both safety and non-safety vehicular applications. However, this protocol has some drawback because it does not make efficient usage of channel bandwidth resources for single radio WAVE devices and suffer from high bounded delay and lost packet especially for large-scale networks in terms of the number of active nodes. This paper evaluates IEEE 1609.4 multi-channel protocol performance for safety and non-safety application and compare it with the IEEE 802.11p single channel protocol. Multi-channel and single- channel protocols are analyzed in different environments to investigate their performance. By relying on a realistic dataset and using OMNeT++ simulation tool as network simulator, SUMO as traffic simulator and coupling them by employing Veins framework. Performance evaluation results show that the delay of single- channel protocol IEEE 802.11p has been degraded 36% compared with multi-channel protocol.


In this correspondence, we studied 3D uniform rectangular array as an extension of interpolation technique to compensate the beam pattern of 3D conformal array. The simulation result shows outstanding performance comparing to 2D interpolations.


Liquid crystals are now playing a very significant role in nanoscience and nanotechnology. LC-nanoscience primarily deals with the synergetic relationship between liquid crystals and nanomaterials. During our previous studies we obtained many inorganic-organic hybrids using different models of organic molecules such like boalamphiphilic compounds or more recently LC-polymers, but the most efficient approach is to use simple rod-like molecules, where most of those materials possess a well defined long-range three dimensional order made of metallic objects. Gold nanoparticles grafted with promesogenic ligands show temperature induced liquid crystalline polymorphism with unique phase sequence: from smectic to columnar structure. In the presentation there will be shown how to synthesize novel liquid crystalline soft materials made of modified nanoparticles using various mesogenic molecules having three or four aromatic rings and how to control a structure of LC phases by changing the degree of mesogens substitution. Such a hybrid materials consist of metallic cores pasivated with covalently attached mesogenic organic molecules, which have been introduced using ligand exchange reaction or Huisgen reaction.


In the work is presented the concept of a precision matrix being the reverse of a covariance matrix and presented modifications of Kalman filter equations enabling the use of measurements, for which the distribution of error is described by the singular precision matrix. Such a situation occurs, when the number of degrees of freedom of measuring result is less than dimensional space, in which the measurement is made. The precision matrix easily enables the description of this type of measurement, in addition estimators' formulae using the precision matrix are much more simple.


Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the outcome of pregnancy among women with threatened miscarriage, and the risk factors that can affect it and to determine the effect of bed rest and progestogen therapy on that outcome. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study that involved all pregnant women who attended the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit in Latifa Hospital in Dubai with an intrauterine pregnancy and vaginal bleeding up to 14 weeks of gestation. The study was done in the period from March 2010 to March 2011. The main outcome measures included gestational age, baby weight at delivery and placental outcome. Results: A total of 129 pregnant women who met the inclusion criteria were analysed. The early foetal loss rate was 37.2%. Of the remaining, 62.8% who had continued their pregnancy, 23.4% of them had pre-term delivery and 9.9% had placental abruption. Regarding the baby outcome, 35.8% of women delivered low-birth-weight (LBW) babies (<2.5 kg). There was a statistically significant effect of increasing maternal age, increasing gravidity and increasing number of previous miscarriages on increasing the risk of miscarriage in current pregnancy (P < 0.05). No significant difference was found in using bed rest for the management of threatened miscarriage. On the other hand, using progestogen therapy significantly reduced the rate of miscarriage and the rate of LBW babies (P < 0.05). However, we found it had no significant effect on reducing pre-term delivery. Conclusions: Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy (i.e. threatened miscarriage) is an important risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes, which should be taken into consideration when deciding on antenatal surveillance and counselling after a bleeding event. Overall, the results showed the positive effect of using progestogen therapy on pregnancy outcome. However, strong meta-analyses of prospective studies with good methodological quality are still needed to support its routine use in threatened miscarriage management.


The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL, U.S., D.O.E.) in Morgantown, West Virginia has successfully designed and is operating a fuel cell/turbine hybrid test facility. With the successful operation of this test facility, it is now possible to model, test and evaluate the effect of pressure and temperature transients important to the design and operation of a fuel cell/gas turbine hybrid system and provide a means of quantifying mitigation methods to address adverse impacts of such transients to the operation, safety and efficiency of these systems. This paper deals exclusively with the Simulink, lumped parameter model and its relationship to controls development. Presented in detail are the development, structure and methodology of this Simulink process model as related to the Hybrid Performance (Hyper) test facility in use at NETL. Thus far the model simulates only the test facility, which presently does not have a fuel cell, but a large plenum is used to represent the cathode air volume. Future work will insert fuel cell models developed by NETL. Components of the model are presented and described in detail. Two case studies are presented based on the effect of load shed transients on system performance. These case studies are 1.) Speed controlled load shedding, 2.) Speed set point changing.Copyright © 2005 by ASME


We investigated the pollen quantity and morphology of 24 Bouvardia cultivars/lines and their germinability on different media, and evaluated the relationships between these characteristics and male fertility. First, the effects of various culture media and environmental conditions on the in vitro pollen germination of two species (B. ternifolia and B. longiflora) were examined. The conditions of 10% sucrose, 25°C, and 4h culture under light were selected as suitable for the germination of Bouvardia pollen. Second, the pollen characteristics, namely quantity, size, percentage of good quality pollen, and germinability, of 24 Bouvardia cultivars/lines (two B. ternifolia lines, two B. longiflora lines/cultivars, four 4x and eleven 8x hybrid cultivars, and three 8x and two 16x polyploid lines) were evaluated. The relationships between these pollen characteristics and male fertility were then analyzed. There was a strong positive correlation of male fertility with both pollen germination and the pollen tube length. These results suggest that the germinability of pollen significantly influences male fertility. Additionally, since the linear correlation between the pollen tube length and male fertility was strong, we consider that the pollen tube length could be applied as an index for evaluating male fertility in Bouvardia.


Ten-day-old commercial chickens were inoculated with a attenuated vaccines isolate of FPV by intradermal(i.d.) and intratracheal(i.t.) routes.FPV DNA was detected by PCR in tissues of the chicken.In intradermally infected chicken,the virus DNA was first detected in the skin at the inoculation site at 6 h post-inoculation(p.i.) and in lung and brain on day 1 p.i.Subsequently the virus DNA was recovered from spleen,kidney,and heart.No virus DNA was found since day 28 p.i.except the skin at the inoculation site.But the virus DNA was persisted for 35 days when disappeared from the skin 42 days p.i.The chickens infected by i.t.route showed an almost similar outcome with minor differences as the virus DNA was first demonstrated in the lungs at 3 h p.i.Longterm toxicity tests indicated the generalized cutaneous pock lesions maybe appeared by i.d.These results suggested that FPV vaccine strain was safe,but it still exists some potential dangerous to chickens.


Disclosed is an oxygen concentration sensor attaching structure wherein an oxygen concentration sensor (62) is attached to an exhaust pipe (56) which extends from an exhaust port (54) of a cylinder (34) of an internal combustion engine (32) mounted in a vehicle (10) in a direction away from a cylinder (34) and, thereafter, is bent and extends toward the rear of the vehicle (10). The oxygen concentration sensor (62) is positioned so as to be surrounded by the cylinder (34) and the exhaust pipe (56), and is attached to the upper portion of the exhaust pipe (56). Thus, the configuration is simple, and the oxygen concentration sensor is prevented from being damaged by a stone or water. Further, a maintenance operation can be easily performed.


The metabolic cost of foraging is the dark energy of ecological systems. It is much harder to observe and to measure than its beneficial counterpart, prey consumption, yet it is not inconsequential for the dynamics of prey and predator populations. Here I define the metabolic response as the change in energy expenditure of predators in response to changes in prey density. It is analogous and intrinsically linked to the functional response, which is the change in consumption rate with prey density, as they are both shaped by adjustments in foraging activity. These adjustments are adaptive, ubiquitous in nature, and are implicitly assumed by models of predator–prey dynamics that impose consumption saturation in functional responses. By ignoring the associated metabolic responses, these models violate the principle of energy conservation and likely underestimate the strength of predator–prey interactions. Using analytical and numerical approaches, I show that missing this component of interaction has broad consequences for dynamical stability and for the robustness of ecosystems to persistent environmental or anthropogenic stressors. Negative metabolic responses – those resulting from decreases in foraging activity when more prey is available, and arguably the most common – lead to lower local stability of food webs and a faster pace of change in population sizes, including higher excitability, higher frequency of oscillations, and quicker return times to equilibrium when stable. They can also buffer the effects of press perturbations, such as harvesting, on target populations and on their prey through top-down trophic cascades, but are expected to magnify bottom-up cascades, including the effects of nutrient enrichment or the effects of altering lower trophic levels that can be caused by environmental forcing and climate change. These results have implications for any resource management approach that relies on models of food web dynamics, which is the case of many applications of ecosystem-based fisheries management. Finally, besides having their own individual effects, metabolic responses have the potential to greatly alter, or even invert, functional response-stability relationships, and therefore can be critical to an integral understanding of predation and its influence on population dynamics and persistence.


The dissolution rate-determining processes of carbonate rocks include: (1) heterogeneous reactions on rock surface; (2) mass transport of ions into solution from rock surface via diffusion; and (3) conversion reaction of CO_2 into H+ and HCO-_3. Generally, it is the slowest of these three processes that limits the dissolution rate of carbonate rock. However, it was found from experiments and theoretical analysis that under similar conditions, not only are the initial dissolution rates of dolomite lower by a factor of 3 to 60 than those of limestone, but also there are different dissolution rate-determining mechanisms between limestone and dolomite. For example, under conditions of CO_2 partial pressures (p_ CO_2)100Pa, limestone dissolution rates increase remarkably, by a factor of about 10 after the addition of carbonic anhydrase (CA) into the solution, which catalyzes the conversion reaction of CO_2. For dolomite, the increase of dissolution rate after the addition of CA appears at p_ CO_2 10000Pa. The enhancement factor of CA on dolomite dissolution rates is much lower (a factor of only about 3). In addition, though dissolution of both limestone and dolomite is also determined by hydrodynamics (rotation speed or flow speed), especially under p_ CO_2 1000Pa, the dissolution of limestone is more sensitive to hydrodynamic change than the dissolution of dolomite. These findings are of significance in understanding the differences in karstification and relevant problems of resources and environments of dolomite and limestone areas.


PURPOSE: An apparatus for controlling the power of PtM(Point to Multipoint) physical channels is provided to control the power of a PtM service. CONSTITUTION: A transmitter(54) transmits data to a plurality of receivers(56) over a particular channel. A plurality of the receivers(56) receive the particular channel. Each of the receivers(56) sends power control information to the transmitter(54) on the basis of the measured reception quality and the reception quality requirements of each receiver. The transmitter(54) uses power control information from each receiver, and adjusts a transmission power level of the particular channel. If any receiver requires an increase in the transmission power level to meet the receiver quality requirement, the transmission power level is increased. If all receivers exceed their quality requirement, the transmission power level is decreased. The particular channel is a high speed shared channel. Power control information sent by each receiver is transmission power control commands.


An experiment was carried out to study the effects of intake and work on the concentrations of blood metabolites in 16 mature Mashona oxen. Work consisted of pulling a mouldboard plough penetrating sandy soil to a depth of 13 cm for four consecutive hours daily, which resulted in work output of 17.6 MJ per day over 35 days. Work increased plasma urea concentration (from 5.74 to 4.63 mmol L -1 ) and reduced calcium concentration (1.87 vs. 2.30 mmol L -1 ). Ad libitum intake of a fibrous diet containing 71 g crude protein and 8.2 MJ of metabolizable energy per kilogram dry matter decreased the plasma concentrations of urea but maintained relatively high plasma concentrations of inorganic phosphate compared to restricted feeding at 0.70 ad libitum. Lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase were not affected by either work or level of intake.


The present invention discloses a bed with a lower limb rehabilitation training device comprises a support, a drive mechanism, cartridge, rod Ⅰ, Ⅱ link, link Ⅲ, actuators, and the traveling trolley base. A drive mechanism disposed on a support connected to the key sleeve, the sleeve and the link Ⅰ bolted, with the link rod Ⅰ Ⅱ connected by articulation bolt hole, with the link rod Ⅱ Ⅲ connected by two pins . The actuator comprises a depression tank, two structural adjustment, and the pole plate, and adjustment of the stepping box structure by a pin connection, with articulation trolley traveling through bolting holes, connected by two articulation structure adjusting bolt hole. Restructuring the ribs and welded steel, the steel sheet provided in a square pole hole. Actuator are connected by a hinge bolt and floating drilling carriage and a base, the base comprising a floating structure and adjusting a convex trolley track. Bed lower limb rehabilitation reasonable structure, easy to use, save a lot of manpower, can effectively increase the amount of exercise with patients.


We report Nd abundance and isotopic ratio of surface seawaters from the eastern Indian Ocean and its adjacent oceanic regions and discuss factors controlling such distributions. The most interesting feature of the distribution of Nd isotopic ratio is the latitudinal variations found in the eastern Indian Ocean. The samples collected close to the equator and 40 degree south show the values lower than -10. On the other hand, the samples collected within 10 to 30 degree south show relatively high epsilon values (-7.5 to -3.9) with a systematic decrease toward south.


To introduce quality influence factor and process present situation of hypereutectoid steel wire production.The influence of factors such as continuous casting composition segregation,non-metallic inclusion,gas content in steel,rolling process,cooling control process after rolling on hypereutectoid steel wire rod quality was analyzed.The control main points are given.(1)to roll with no smaller than 120 mm×120 mm continuous casting billet in order to prevent central segregation,(2)the inclusion can be eliminated effectively,overall inclusion content of casting blank can be decreased by the following measures such as to perfect slag preventing process,to prolong soft mixing time after refine by applying different blow argon flow,to adopt inclusion modified treatment and so on,(3)the gas and various non-metallic inclusion can be decreased greatly by perfecting secondary smelting process such as ladle argon blowing,LF,RH and so on,(4)to control rolling temperature,wire laying temperature and cooling speed after rolling reasonably,in order to get fine sorbite microstructure.The production process,smelting characteristics and production control link of hypereutectoid steel wire rod in three domestic steel factories are illustrated.There is still gap between China hypereutectoid steel wire rod production and that of overseas advanced steel factory.


Right atrial appendage (RAA) pacing lead and defibrillation coils were implanted into the RAA, coronary sinus (CS) and left pulmonary artery (LPA) in N=14 canines. Persistent AF was induced by 62 weeks of RAA tachypacing. The atrial DFT in vivo of a BP shock was compared to MSE. Following in vivo studies, hearts (N=7) were excised and atria were isolated. AF was induced by burst pacing alone. Defibrillation by a single biphasic shock or MSE was optically mapped. MSE consists of 3 sequential stages. Stage 1: 2 BP shocks delivered within 1 AF cycle length (CL); Stage 2: 6 monophasic atrial entrainment shocks delivered at a rate of 88% of the AF CL, at 60% of the ventricular capture voltage; Stage 3: 8 pacing stimuli at a rate of 88% of the AF CL delivered from the RAA.


IN THIS STUDY OF THE WEARING AND PERFORMANCE OF SEAT BELTS, EXAMINATIONS WERE CARRIED OUT ON 60 PERSONS AND 46 CARS. THE ACTUAL SEAT BELT WEARING RATE, IN A GROUP OF INJURED PERSONS ALL OF WHOM WERE INITIALLY THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN WEARING SEAT BELTS, WAS 60 PERCENT. IN PERSONS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL OR KILLED, SEATBELTS THEMSELVES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INJURY TO LESS THAN A THIRD OF CASES, AND THESE INJURIES ARE MOSTLY MINOR. THE INCIDENCE OF MALADJUSTMENT OF SEAT BELTS IS ALARMINGLY HIGH, AND WARRANTS FURTHER ACTION, ESPECIALLY AS MALADJUSTMENT SEEMS TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH INJURY. THE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM SEEMS SATISFACTORY. /AUTHOR/


The purpose of this paper was to compare the academic per formance of regularly admitted first-year university students who were arranged in three groups according to their average performance on se nior matriculation examinations with that of "mature" students who did not meet regular academic admission requirements. The results showed that while the "mature" students had scored some of the lowest results on the College Qualification Test, they were the second highest of the four groups for the Fall, Spring, and Accumulative Grade Point average. The data suggests that if "mature" students concentrate on their studies in the arts and humanities they may be quite successful.


We derive analytic expressions for the interaction energy between two general U(1) cosmic strings as the function of their relative orientation and the ratio of the coupling constants in the model. The results are relevant to the statistic description of strings away from critical coupling and shed some light on the mechanisms involved in string formation and the evolution of string networks.


Currently, adjustable medium voltage electric drives are mostly based on frequency converters with active rectifiers. In cases where the medium voltage network has extended cable lines, adverse resonance phenomena can occur in the network, due to which, when significant harmonics of the FC with AR are applied to the resonance region, critical voltage distortions occur in the distribution network. The solution to this problem can be the installation of special filters that correct the frequency response of the network. However, this requires experimental determination of the frequency response for all possible modes of power supply, which is a difficult technical task in practice. Therefore, it is relevant to study an adaptive method of reducing voltage distortions caused by the operation of a FC in networks with resonant phenomena.When developing a method for diagnosing resonance phenomena and an improved PWM algorithm, the existing PWM algorithms used by manufacturers of electric drives with AR has been analyzed and the well-known methods of mathematical modeling of frequency converters and power supply systems has been used. The main assumption of the model is representation of the inverter as a current source. Anadaptive method for reducing distortion in networks with resonant phenomena based on improved PWM algorithm that allows excluding from the harmonic series of the voltage curve of the frequency converter the group of harmonics included in the resonance region has been developed.A comparative analysis of the FC with non-adaptive and adaptive PWM has been performed using simulation model of the FC system with AR – medium voltage network. It has been found that the use of the adaptive PWM algorithm significantly reduces the distortion in the network in the presence of resonance phenomena.Method proposed can be applied to detect in-plant networks resonance in different frequency ranges when power supply mode is changing. Adaptive algorithm can be applied in the design of FC with AR.


Different soft-finishing agents of amino silicone are adopted to treat linen fabrics. The comparative experiments reveal A-8320 being the most ideal agent. The dressing characteristics of linen fabric are considerably improved by composite treatment cooperating cellulase with A-8320.


oretical classification of manyparticle antisymmetri� cal states allows one to significantly simplify the anti� symmetrization procedure for Aparticle states. The efficiency of the proposed procedure for calculation of coefficients of fractional parentage uprise from the possibility to perform the calculation of translationally invariant CFP's in the ordinary oneparticle basis. The introduced CESO's may be used most effectively for ab initio No Core Nuclear Structure calculations with oscillator intrinsic density matrices within the framework of Reduced Hamiltonian method (2). Abstract—An efficient procedure for largescale calculations of the twoparticle translational invariant coef� ficients of fractional parentage (CESO's) for several jsh ells with isospin is presented. The approach is based on a simple enumeration scheme for antisymmetric manyparticle states and efficient algorithms for calcu� lation of the coefficients of fractional parentage for a single jshell and several jshells with isospin. The CESO's may be obtained by diagonalizing the centreofmass Hamiltonian in the basis set of antisymmetric Aparticle oscillator functions with singled out dependenc e on intrinsic coordinates of two last particles and choosing the subspace of its eigenvectors corresponding to the minimal eigenvalue equal to 3/2. An arbitrary number of oscillator quanta can be involved. The characteristics of the introduced CESO's basis are investi�


With the increasing demand for understanding the theory of machine learning, professional people without technical background need to work with machine learning to solve the problem and to facilitate fostering work. The poster describes machine learning online education experience for professional industry people without technical background and machine learning knowledge. Firstly, the poster lists machine learning application requirements of professional people from various of industry area. Secondly, the poster analyzes the demand and typical characteristics of professional people. Based on above analysis, the poster proposes course framework including assignment, small projects and reading materials to assist professional people to understand the theory of machine learning and utilize Python machine learning open source framework to solve the problem in the industry and facilitate industry development. From the perspective of the application, the poster presents classical machine learning algorithms to help professionals to resolve collaborative filtering, classification, clustering, and optimization problem. Also, the poster introduces the instruction process of deep learning by using TensorFlow and teaches the student to understand complicated conception along with philosophy thinking. To broaden students/ horizons, a general-purpose reasoning system, Non-Axiomatic Reasoning System which is different from conventional reasoning systems is introduced. To help the student understand mathematics related conception, the author describes the instruction techniques including the graphical representation of knowledge, teaching with dialogue, to guide students to think deeply and to attract attention. To evaluate the objective of the course, the author summarizes the development progress, feedback from students and future improvement teaching action.


The goal of this project is to investigate the effects that meta-learning has on improving model accuracy in the context of a question answering system. We've based our work on findings from [1] [2]. The DistilBERT baseline model seems to not be able to adapt to out-of-domain texts, and we use meta-learning to get the model to better adapt to new domains. We were able to contribute a codebase and results that allowed us to test our meta-learning methods using DistilBERT and two classification head on its ability to adapt to out-of-domain questions. We were able to see that the meta-learning methods had better generalization errors, and with more training epochs, shows potential to out-perform the baseline on the out-of-domain validation sets.


Catalytic wet air oxidation (CWAO) is one of the most economical and environmental-friendly advanced oxidation process. It makes a promising technology for the treatment of refractory organic pollutants in industrial wastewaters. Various heterogeneous catalysts including noble metals and metal oxides have been extensively studied to enhance the efficiency of CWAO. The present review is concerned about


Objective To describe the clinical and radiographic features of pseudomonas aeruginosa community-acquired pneumonia.Methods The clinical and radiographic data of two cases of pseudomonas aeruginosa community-acquired pneumonia were analyzed retrospectively and the related literatures were reviewed.Results These two community-acquired pneumonia patients were all female and presented similar clinical features,including cough,yellow sputum,fever,and hypoxia at admission.Pseudomonas aeruginosa was cultured in lung tissue which was taken by percutaneous transthoracic lung aspiration in case 1.The condition of case 1 got worse although the potent antibiotics were given and the patient died at 9th day after admission.Pseudomonas aeruginosa was cultured in sputum of case 2 at admission and the alternative infective agents were excluded by transthoracic lung biopsy.The initial chest computedtomography of two patients showed multiple nodules.The nodules progressively evolved into consolidation and necrosis cavities in case 1.However the major lesions disappeared after anti-pseudomonas antibiotics treatment in case 2.Conclusions Pseudomonas aeruginosa community-acquired pneumonia,usually presenting with rapid progressive and high mortality,is not rare and should be paid more attention to.

Key words:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa;  Community-acquired pneumonia;  Percutaneous transthoracic lung aspiration


Objective: To explore the possible immune annormality of CD28 costimulatory super family and CD4 + T regulatory (CD4 + Treg) in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Methods: Gated by CD3 and SSC, the changes of CD28, CTLA-4, PD-1, and CD25, on CD3 + CD4 + cells were evaluated in 38 new diagnosed cases with MDS(RA 17, RAS 1, RAEB 14, RAEB-t 6) and 11 normal controls respectively by directive immune labels. Results: [circ1]In the group of MDS, the CD3 + CD4 + CD28 + was 79.82%±8.99% ( RA 78.65%±10.4%, RAEB/RAEB-t 80.10%±7.28% respectively), was lower than 89.56%±3.06% of normal controls (P + CD4 + CTLA-4 + , CD3 + CD4 + PD-1 + , and CD3 + CD4 + CD25 + were 2.14%±1.25% (RA 1.51%±0.80%, RAEB/RAEB-t 2.65%±1.33%), 1.44%±0.88% (RA 0.93%±0.63%, RAEB/RAEB-t 2.02%±0.76%), and 3.18%±2.11%(RA 2.80%±1.38%, RAEB/ RAEB-t 3.41%±2.46%) in MDS, which were all higher than those (0.11%±0.12%, 0.09%±0.14% and 1.65%±1.14% respectively) of normal controls (P + CD4 + cells increased significantly in RAEB/RAEB-t than RA. [circ3] The antagonism costimulatory of CTLA-4/CD28 decreased from normal controls (0.11±0.11) to RA (2.14±0.97), then to RAEB/RAEB-t (3.58±1.55) significantly. Conclusion: [circ1] In MDS, the immune priming factor-CD28 decreased while the suppressive factor-CTLA-4 increased. [circ2] The negative immune CD4 + regulatory increased in MDS, and was predominance in immune balance. [circ3] Along with progression of MDS, negative regulatory factors was enforced, which promoted clone of MDS expansion.


Practice Problem: Immobility of patients in the hospital intensive care unit can cause longer stays in the intensive care unit and the hospital. Evidence-based early mobilization of patients helps to reduce length of stay (LOS) and avoid many detrimental sequelae, leading to short and long-term debilitation. PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was: In the adult medical and surgical intensive care units (P), how does implementation of a nurse-driven protocol for early mobility (I), affect the LOS in the intensive care units and the LOS in the hospital (O), as opposed to not using a protocol for early mobility (C) within 8-weeks (T). Evidence: Evidence supported using the intervention of the Johns Hopkins Inpatient Mobility Short Form © and the Johns Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility tool to reduce the LOS in the intensive care units and the hospital. Intervention: The nurse-led intervention used the tools to set a daily mobility goal and mobilize the patient in an activity session three times a day. Outcome: The outcomes showed LOS of post-intervention patients compared to pre-intervention patients. While statistical significance was not found in this short project, clinical significance was shown in a reduction in the mean LOS from 6.22 days to 5.33 days in the hospital. Conclusion: The project outcomes showed the practice change was not statistically significant. Clinical significance was shown in a reduction of LOS in the hospital. A longer timeframe would be expected to show a statistically significant reduction in LOS.


The invention discloses a mechanical-drive classroom teaching aid and belongs to the field of mechanical classroom teaching aids. The mechanical-drive classroom teaching aid comprises a hinge buckle and a plurality of book page devices installed on the hinge buckle, each book page device comprises a transparent shell and a mechanical movement structure installed in the shell, and the mechanical movement structure of each book page device comprises one or more of a power mechanism, a double-crank mechanism, a double-rocker mechanism, a crank and rocker mechanism, a cam mechanism and a gear mechanism. The mechanical-drive classroom teaching aid can make a demonstration continuously move through operation of the mechanical mechanisms, meanwhile, the classroom teaching aid is simple and ingenious in structure, easy and convenient to operate and capable of showing the mechanical movement principle in teaching concisely and clearly and improving the teaching quality, the teaching aid is fixed in a transparent box, the operation process of each mechanism can be observed visually, divergent thinking of students is facilitated, and the innovation consciousness is improved.


I am grateful for Bauer's comments and am now aware of his group's study, 1 which noted an increased risk of subsequent hip fracture in postmenopausal women with a history of hyperthyroidism. Although their important paper had not yet been published when my editorial was submitted to theArchivesin 1994, their work would not have changed the thrust of my editorial. Their observed increased risk of 60% more hip fractures with a history of thyroid hormone use translates to an approximate relative risk of only 1.66, and it is not surprising that the risk becomes insignificant when corrected for prior hyperthyroidism. Endocrinologists have been aware for some time that a history of thyrotoxicosis may increase the risk of osteopenia and potential subsequent fracture 2,3 and that this risk is compounded in the estrogen-deficient postmenopausal woman. The increased risk of fracture may be related to the duration and severity of


Last years have seen a big effort of research community to solve the security problems by developing video surveillance systems. Normally, developed systems have the characteristic to be executed on images acquired by autonomous cameras. In this paper, we propose a new way to develop visual surveillance systems which would not be a set of passive modules but systems that actively decide both what to see and how to see it. In particular, our idea is to act on the regulation of the acquisition parameters as consequence of what the system needs to see. The regulation strategy is based on two parameters, focus and iris, and aims to identify an optimal sequence of steps to enhance the acquisition quality of the object of interest. To this end, a hierarchy of neural networks has been employed to select first which parameter must be regulated then to adjust it.


Date Presented 04/22/2023
 Autonomy, safety, and choice are critical components of self-determination for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). This study compares adults with IDD and their caregivers to show the impact of COVID-19 on self-determination. The role of OTs will also be discussed.
 Primary Author and Speaker: Allison Caudill
 Contributing Authors: Karla Ausderau, Emily Hickey


The purpose of this document is to provide a comprehensive source of information on alcohol interlock programs. The intent is to summarize what is known about interlock programs, to identify the key features of an interlock program, and to provide a guide on best practices for interlock programs. It is expected that the information contained in this document will be beneficial to those investigating the feasibility of implementing a new interlock program or ways to improve an existing program. This report is divided into four major sections, each of which addresses a series of key issues related to interlock programs. The first of these sections, entitled 'State of the Art', outlines the current state of interlock technology and summarizes findings from research studies on the efficacy of interlock programs. The next section, entitled 'Current Issues', examines a number of emerging issues that may have relevance for the success of interlock programs. The key section of the report, 'Best Practices for Interlock Programs', outlines a series of recommended elements and practices to be included in successful interlock programs. The final section of the report discusses what the future may hold for interlock programs. (A)


The accelerated development of Palu City and its vicinity areas surrounding Palu Bay has changed the land use especially in the coastal area. These changes may reduce the function of the beach as a natural bathing wave. The 2018 Palu Bay tsunami have varying heights. This height variation is probably because of the difference in both geographical and geological conditions in coastal areas which are located surrounding the bay. The research used the contingency coefficient as a method for determining the magnitude of the correlation between tsunami heights and several parameters, such as: land cover, slope, and lithology. The results show the land cover parameter has the most effect the height of the tsunami wave recorded. Based on the significance test using the Chi-Square, the slope of the coastal area is the most representative parameter with a 66% confidence level.


Vasodilation is a means of reducing myocardial oxygen consumption; it is widely employed in the management of angina pectoris (1). Spinal anesthesia is well-recognized as a form of anesthesia that produces both arteriolar and venodilation due to sympathetic blockade (2). Furthermore, in the patient with coronary artery disease who is experiencing pain, the profound analgesia provided by conduction anesthesia may modulate the release of endogenous catecholamines and, therefore, indirectly reduce myocardial oxygen demand. We present a case where spinal anesthesia was associated with reversal of ST-segment depression in a patient with coronary artery disease.


Bandits have always resulted attractive as literary characters over time and so they attracted the attention of an appreciable number of Golden Age playwrights. This article presents a historic bandits panorama in Lope's plays and analyses the process of conversion into theatre characters. Lope created some generic characteristics which we can find in the work of other playwrights as Tirso de Molina, Velez de Guevara or Rojas Zorrilla.


Background and Objectives: Switch of cytokines from a T helper 1 (Th1) to a Th2 is an important factor in the progression of HIV infection to AIDS. Hence, our objectives were to analyze the levels of Th1 (IL-2, IFN-γ) and Th2 (IL-4, IL-10) cytokines and their correlation with clinical and immunological profiles in HIV/AIDS patients.
Methods: We studied 234 symptomatic HIV positive patients (case group) attending OPDs, ART clinic and medical wards of the Hospital. CD4+T-cell count was determined by flow cytometry using Fluorescent Activated Cell Sorter Count system. Quantitative determination of cytokines (Th1 subtype: IL-2, IFN-γ and Th2 subtype: IL-4, IL-10) was done by ELISA.
Results: Patients (08-68 years) had CD4+T-cell counts ranged from 16-1033 cells/μl. The median CD4+T cell count was 204.50 cells/μl and the mean was 265.48 cells/μl. The concentration of IL-2 and IFN-γ were significantly lower in case group compared to asymptomatic HIV patients (P<0.001) while the IL-4 in symptomatic HIV negative was higher than healthy controls and case group compared to asymptomatic HIV patients. Concentration of IL-10 was also higher in case group compared to asymptomatic HIV patients. A positive correlation was found between IL-4, IFN-γ, IL-2 with CD4+T-cells and a negative correlation between IL-10 and CD4+T-cells among the case group.
Conclusions: Hence a decline in type-1 cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-2) and rise in type-2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-10) was observed in symptomatic patients with HIV infection in comparison to asymptomatic HIV patients suggesting a shift from Th1 to Th2 type cytokine response.


Abstract Rainfall rates determined from airborne radar and infrared satellite images are combined to construct a space- and time-dependent heating function for Hurricane Anita (1977). The heating is assimilated into a three-dimensional primitive equation prediction during a 12 h pre-forecast integration, after which the heating rate is computed internally by the model. The specified heating forces initial wind and mass fields toward their observed values, and produces improved 12 and 24 h forecasts of both track and intensity compared to a control integration, for which the heating is computed internally for the entire period. Calculations indicate that model adjustment during the period of heating can be viewed as a slow response of the vorticity field to continuous forcing of the divergence by the heating. The location and pattern of the heating relative to the center appear to be of greater importance than the magnitude of the heating. This may be of significance because remotely-sensed rainfall estima...


The implementation of computer-aided three dimensional (3D) virtual training and the combination of traditional evaluated learning programs with virtual reality systems in the area of power system education will be presented in this paper. As new complex systems, electric plants and machines are becoming increasingly more intricate, such learning methods provide effective training and fast adjustment with operation, control and process sequences. Without these new methods, the understanding and operation of such systems would be very time consuming. For specialized engineers a regular and high-quality training is additionally necessary. The interactive computer-aided three dimensional representation allows online development and utilization of 3D environments and assures deeper contact, than any drawing or written description. During the development of the computer-aided learning modules a distinction was drawn between teaching / training scenarios and research scenarios. The learning modules consist of didactic model and learning form. The special feature of this work is the use of three-dimensional presentation in the service and schooling area of power systems.


In this paper we analyze the weighted MAX SAT problem with logical formula in conjunctive normal form. We introduce accurate combinatorial algorithm for solution of this problem based on integer linear programming models and L-partition approach, as well as local search algorithm with variable neighborhoods. In both algorithms, the sequence of special SAT problems is solved by the L-class enumeration algorithm. The algorithms are tested on samples from SATLIB library, the results of computational experiment are presented.


A presence management apparatus connected to first and second apparatuses via a network includes a unit for updating a first user's presence received from the first apparatus and a second user's presence received from the second apparatus, wherein the first user uses the first apparatus and the second user uses the second apparatus; a unit for registering a matching condition for another user's presence received from the first apparatus and designated by the first user and a matching condition for another user's presence received from the second apparatus and designated by the second user; and a unit for deciding if the first and second user's presences match the designated conditions when registration processing and/or update processing is performed.


A huge amount of data is generated from the interaction of various sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled devices used in various smart industrial applications. This enormous amount of data requires fast processing, huge storage capacity, secure dissemination, and aggregation to make it resistant from the attackers. Secure data dissemination for IoT-based applications has been a prominent issue in consideration with the heterogeneity in generated data. Existing secure data dissemination schemes are inadequate to handle secure data distribution. Research communities across the globe are focused on the delivery of the data among the sensor nodes and overlook the difficulty of its secure streaming. Hence, there is a need to validate the performance of secure data distribution schemes for IoT networks using relevant parameters. Motivated from the aforementioned facts, in this study, we perform a comprehensive review on the state-of-the-art techniques, which can verify and validate the performance of data dissemination schemes for IoT networks. We present a solution taxonomy of various verification and validation methods along with their merits and demerits. Finally, recent issues and future directions on verification and validation methods for the secure data distribution in an IoT network is presented.


Projections of the growth and demise of ice sheets and glaciers require physical models of the processes governing flow and fracture of ice. The flow of glacier ice has been treated using increasingly sophisticated models. By contrast, fracture, the process ultimately responsible for half of the mass lost from ice sheets through iceberg calving, is often included using ad hoc parameterizations. In this study we seek to bridge this gap by introducing a model where ice obeys a power law rheology appropriate for intact ice below a yield strength. Above the yield strength, we introduce a separate rheology appropriate for the flow of heavily fractured ice, where ice deformation occurs more readily along faults and fractures. We show that, provided the motion of fractured ice is sufficiently rapid compared to that of intact ice, the behavior of glaciers depends solely on the rheology of intact ice and the yield strength of ice and is insensitive to the precise rheology of fractured ice. Moreover, assuming that glacier ice is unyielded allows us to bound the long‐term average rate of terminus advance, providing a first principles estimate of rates of retreat associated with the marine ice cliff instability. We illustrate model behavior using idealized geometries and climate forcing and show that the model not only exhibits realistic patterns of advance and retreat but also has the potential to exhibit hysteresis. This hysteresis could provide an explanation for the sudden onset of rapid retreat observed in marine‐terminating glaciers.


This paper presents results of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA) assuming uniform distribution of seismic activity within a broad source zone of area in the order of 10 km. When predicting ground motions affecting any designated position within the broad source zone, the computation of hazards was simplified further by considering only activities that were within 200 km from any designated position within the source. This simplified approach to modelling is considered to be reasonable for locations where no distinct seismic hot spot has been identified in the surrounding areas. The analyses were based on a range of parameter values characterising earthquake recurrences that are typical of regions of low to moderate seismicity and a list of ground motion models including the five Next Generation Attenuation (primarily for the western United States) (NGA-West2) models. The charts to be presented in the paper can be used for comparison with results from conventional PSHA and for evaluating proposed ground motion models other than the NGA-West2 models. The intention of presenting information in this generalised format is to benchmark results from PSHA and to make the probabilistic analysis process more transparent to the end users and to engineers.


One of the main tendencies developing under the domination of great official languages and the international English is the resurrection of minor Roman languages, such as Occitan. The reason of their successful and increasing support by the local population is a psychological necessity to express, evolve and show their linguistic personality, to bring out the latent image of the world. The regional filologists work hard in order to stimulate, restore and normalize minor language structures.


Herpes zoster is a viral eruption caused by reactivation of the varicella zoster virus (VZV). After primary infection or vaccination, the virus remains latent in the dorsal root ganglion until it is reactivated, usually in older adults or immunocompromised patients. Herpes zoster lesions on the skin classically develop in a dermatomal distribution, following the pathways of the involved nerves. An outbreak in an immunocompetent host is characterized by unilateral dermatomal pain and an eruption of clustered vesicles.


We present the effect of neotectonics in intracratonic settings as revealed by the surface, brittle deformation associated to a regionally-sized shear corridor, which affects Southeastern Brazil. The deformation zone is characterized by the presence of nearly orthogonal fracture sets, interpreted as systematic and non-systematic joints often cutting Quaternary deposits. An original methodology of fault and joint inversion by the Monte Carlo converging approach is used to infer multiple paleostress fields. The method provides the best orientation of the principal paleo-stresses responsible for the observed fracturing. At each step of the inversion process, structures are uniquely associated to the stress tensor that provides the lowest error. The results showed the poly-phased tectonic history of the shear corridor studied and paleostresses compatible with a regional strike-slip motion. Specifically, an E-W, left-lateral shear was followed by an E-W, right-lateral kinematics related to the post-Paleogene drifting of South American Plate and its clockwise rotation. The latter tectonic event is presently responsible for brittle deformation observed in Quaternary deposits. The proposed deformation corridor may represent the Cenozoic reactivation of an ancient weakness zone. We speculate that the described intraplate strike-slip deformation belt represents the continental prosecution of the Rio de Janeiro fracture zone.


The study examined the energy use pattern of zero budget natural farming (ZBNF) in rice production. Operation wise energy usage in rice production was calculated in this study. From the results, natural fertilizers and manures were found to be the dominant source of energy and the lowest is seed energy in rice production. The energy use efficiency shows 4.83 MJ per ha output energy utilised per 1 MJ ha input energy. The net energy was found to be 54645.75 MJ per hectare rice production in the study.


The purpose of this research was to find out the best adsorbent and column height that can adsorb color and soluble impurities substances in used cooking oil. This research was meant for knowledge development of refined cooking oil technology. The used of this research was giving out information on the recycling process of used cooking oil. Research design used 2 × 2 factorial pattern in randomized group design with 6 repetitions. The first factor is adsorbent type (J) that consist of activated carbon (J1) and Zeolit (J2). The second factor is column height (K) with variations of 15 cm (k1) and 20 cm (k2). Chemical analysis parameter are free fatty acid, water content and saponification value. Physical parameter measurement was done on color with Hunter Lab system analysis and viscosity using viscometer method. Chemical analysis result of preliminary research on used cooking oil showed water content of 1,9%, free fatty acid 1,58%, saponification value 130,79 mg KOH/g oil, viscosity 0,6 d Pas and color wit...


The NASA geodynamics program; spaceborne magnetometry; spaceborne gravity gradiometry (characterizing the data type); terrestrial gravity data and comparisons with satellite data; GRADIO three-axis electrostatic accelerometers; gradiometer accommodation on board a drag-free satellite; gradiometer mission spectral analysis and simulation studies; and an opto-electronic accelerometer system were discussed.


ABSTRACTSeven females, ages 23 to 49, participated in a 6 week program of physical training by walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes, 3 times a week at a constant speed (90 m/min). The training heart rate was maintained at 75 to 80% of HR max by adjusting the grade of the treadmill as necessary.Trai


This paper briefly describes the works that we have carried out as part of our participation in the BioCreative-IV Track-2 shared task on chemical compound and drug name recognition. We submit five runs, all of which are based on the machine learning approaches. As the machine learning techniques we use Conditional Random Field (CRF), Support Vector Machine (SVM) and a simple ensemble technique. Our system is domain-independent in the sense that it does not make use of any domain-specific external resources and/or tools. Here we report the evaluation results for only of those runs where development set is not included as part of the training procedure. We obtain the best performance with a CRF based model that shows the micro average recall, precision and F-score values of 72.80%, 75.82% and 74.28%, respectively. The same model yields the macro average recall, precision and F-core values of 73.96%, 74.22% and 72.47%, respectively.


The Asmari Formation is a thick carbonate succession of the Oligo-Miocene in southwest Iran (Zagros Basin). The Zagros Basin was a continental margin attached to the eastern edge of Africa throughout the Phanerozoic. The foraminiferal limestone from the Asmari Formation has been studied to determine its microfacies, paleoenvironments and sedimentary sequences. Based on analysis of larger benthic foraminiferal assemblages and microfacies features three major depositional environments are identified. These include open marine, barrier and lagoon-lower intertidal. These three are represented by eleven microfacies. A carbonate ramp platform is suggested for the depositional environment of the Asmari Formation. The inner ramp facies are characterized by wackestone-packstone, dominated by various taxa of imperforate foraminifera. The middle ramp facies represented by packstone-grainstone to floatstone with a diverse assemblage of larger hyaline foraminifera. The outer ramp is dominated by argillaceous wackestone, characterized by planktonic foraminifera and larger hyaline foraminifera. Two third-order sequences are identified based on deepening and shallowing patterns in microfacies, staking patterns and the distribution of Oligocene-Miocene foraminifers.


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Disclosed is a device (1) for coupling optoelectronic elements (4) with an optically-sensitive surface (26) to optical fibers (20), comprising a support (2) on which the optoelectronic elements (4) with an optically-sensitive surface are arranged facing said support (2), on which the optical fibers (20) are accommodated in structured recesses (10), and which is fitted with reflecting surfaces (18) between the respective optical fiber (20) and the optoelectronic element (4) assigned thereto to reflect light, wherein the support (2) is a plastic molded body and the optoelectronic elements (4) and the optical fibers (20) as well as the reflecting surfaces (18) are all located on the same side of the support (2).


RATIONALE
Strategically located beneath the alveolar epithelial barrier, dendritic cells (DCs) of the lung are centrally involved in the sampling and processing of inhaled antigens. However, the contribution of DCs to acute lung inflammation induced by inhaled bacterial toxins is largely unknown.

OBJECTIVES
To determine the effect of increased lung DC numbers elicited by Fms-like tyrosine kinase-3 ligand (Flt3L) on the acute lung inflammatory response to Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and Klebsiella pneumoniae infection.

METHODS
Mice were pretreated with Flt3L either in the absence or presence of anti-CD11a antibodies to block the Flt3L-elicited lung DC accumulation or were made transiently neutropenic and then challenged with E. coli LPS or K. pneumoniae.

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS
Flt3L-pretreated mice challenged with LPS responded with drastically increased numbers of both lung parenchymal and alveolar DCs together with an aggravated neutrophilic alveolitis, elevated tumor necrosis factor-alpha and IL-12 levels, and a strongly increased lung permeability compared with LPS- or Flt3L-only-treated mice. Anti-CD11a-mediated blockade of lung DC accumulation significantly attenuated the lung permeability developing in response to LPS, whereas transient neutropenia did not affect lung permeability changes. Finally, Flt3L-pretreated mice responded with increased lung permeability and decreased survival upon infection with K. pneumoniae.

CONCLUSIONS
Lung DCs actively participate in the early inflammatory response to both inhaled bacterial toxins and live bacteria and play a yet unrecognized role in regulating lung barrier integrity.


This work studies the capacity region of a two-user ergodic interference channel with fading, where only one of the users is subject to interference from the other user, and the channel state information (CSI) is only available at the receivers. A layered erasure model with one-sided interference and with arbitrary fading statistics is studied first, whose capacity region is completely determined as a polygon. Each dominant rate pair can be regarded as the outcome of a trade-off between the rate gain of the interference-free user and the rate loss of the other user due to interference. Using insights from the layered erasure model, inner and outer bounds of the capacity region are provided for the one-sided fading Gaussian interference channels. In particular, the inner bound is achieved by artificially creating layers in the signaling of the interference-free user. The outer bound is developed by characterizing a similar trade-off as in the erasure model by taking a "layered" view using the incremental channel approach. Furthermore, the gap between the inner and outer bounds is no more than 12.772 bits per channel use per user, regardless of the signal-to-noise ratios and fading statistics.


The result of selective oxidation of propylene exhibits comparatively complex behaviors,at different BiCe ratios of the catalyst. An unified reaction mechanism is presented in this article.It is shown that the surface active center of catalyst changes from the latticeoxygen to the atomicstate, not to the molecular state.The reaction mechanism proposed interprets the experimental results satisfactorily.


In this paper an analytical model is presented for the Micro-Cantilever (MC) of Atomic Force Microscopy with Side Wall probe (AFM-SW) in the tapping excitation mode. In this model the couple motion of the MC is taken into account while the torsional motion is considered as an undesirable motion which is coupled with the vertical motion. To this end, the effect of several parameters, namely; probe mass, probe dislocation, sidewall extension length, and tip sample interaction force is investigated on the occurrence probability of torsional and vertical motions. It is found that the probe dislocation is the prerequisite factor of the undesired motion happening. For sake of validation, the analytical results are compared against the previously published results, and an excellent agreement is observed.