Combined with the traditional and geostatistical methods,the distribution pattern of three forms of total,organic,and ammonium nitrogen in the sediment of Dianchi Lake was studied.Results showed that the spatial variation of various nitrogen forms in the sediment was great.The structural factor exerted a great impact on the total N distribution in the layer of 0—50 cm,while the stochastic factor and structural factor showed a similar impact on the other N forms.Generally,the content of all N forms in the sediment decreased from the north to the south.Dark spot color was present in the center of the lake,indicating various N deposited preferentially in the lake center.Meantime,the spot color became light with the increasing depth,which suggested that the lake was polluted severely with the time.


Criminological researchers have devoted substantial attention to the nature and dynamics of residential burglary, but the role played by gender in shaping this offense remains largely unexplored. Feminist ethnographers have documented the fact that streetlife is highly gendered, and that this typically serves to marginalize women's participation in criminal networks and activities. Therefore, it appears likely that residential burglary-a prototypically social offense that requires good network connections- will be strongly influenced by gender dynamics, In this study, we analyze in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 18 female and 36 male active residential burglars to examine the ways in which gender structures access to, participation in, and potential desistance from, residential burglary. In doing so, we aim to provide an insider's view of how gender stereotypes are expressed, reinforced, and exploited within streetlife social networks, and how these networks shape the lived experience of men and women engaged in residential burglary.


SUMMARY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTO FENCING IS SPARSE AND LITTLE RELATES TO STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING. IN OUR EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITHIN FENCING, IT IS A PREDOMINATELY ANAEROBIC SPORT CHARACTERISED BY EXPLOSIVE HIGH-POWER MOVEMENTS. CONSEQUENTLY, FENCERS SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS OF SOME OF THE TRADITIONAL TRAINING METHODS CURRENTLY USED SUCH AS LONG SLOW DISTANCE RUNNING BECAUSE THIS IS LIKELY TO BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO PERFORMANCE. INSTEAD, EXERCISES AND CONDITIONING DRILLS THAT DEVELOP REPEAT LUNGE ABILITY, STRENGTH, AND POWER SHOULD BE USED. THE HIGH PROPORTION OF LUNGING ALSO DICTATES THE NEED FOR ECCENTRIC STRENGTH AND CONTROL AND THE ABILITY TO REDUCE MUSCLE DAMAGE.


Abstract Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) has been shown to underlie a range of disorders. Technological advances have produced a decline in our development of an ability to wait in the face of uncertainty. The paper provides an update on empirical, theoretical and neural research in IU. Einstein's extended trandiagnostic model of IU is described. This model is based on control theory. The research update and IU model propose specific tools which can be implemented within transdiagnostic treatment approaches.


The purpose of this study was to apply the change in forearm transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen (tcPO2) during a cold provocation test (5℃, for 10 mm) to the diagnosis of vibration syndrome. The finger skin temperature of the referents descended rapidly soon after the start of the test and rose slightly after 5 min. In the workers with vibration-induced white finger (VWF), the finger skin temperature did not rise during the test. These results suggest that the cold vasodilatation reflex of the finger is absent in workers with VWF. The forearm tcPO2 of the referents increased gradually during the first 3 min of the test and decreased thereafter. It returned to the pretest level in 5 min. In the workers with VWF, the forearm tcPO2 also increased during the first 3 min of the test, but it did not change thereafter. The level of tcPO2 increases with the increase in skin blood flow. Therefore, it might be supposed that the forearm tcPO2 changes in the workers with VWF were caused by the continuous relative increase of blood flow in the forearm skin, the blood flow increase having been induced by the lack of a cold vasodilatation reflex of the finger.


Mortality trends in Hungary since the Second World War are analyzed. Two periods are distinguished; the first, from 1946 to 1966, was a period of declining mortality and increasing life expectancy, and the second, from 1966 until the present, a period of rising mortality and declining life expectancy, particularly for males, coupled with relatively stable mortality levels for females. The author analyzes differences in causes of death by age in these two periods. (ANNOTATION)


HIS SERIES OF COMIC DUOLOGUES appears in a fragmentary manuscript in the Free Library of Philadelphia's notable collection of Dickensiana. It has been hitherto unpublished and (save in the Philadelphia catalogue) unnoticed, and there seems to be no mention of it, nor clue to its purpose, in Dickens's biographies or in his letters, published or unpublished, which are known to me. Nor do I know of any other such duologues written by him. For these are not dramatic fragments such as might have gone into, or been abstracted from, a play; they are items written for a pair of stand-up comedians-mostly in cross-talk form, though in "The Mock Auction" they perform a little sketch involving two characters, some props, but of course no scenery or costume. The six pages of manuscript-certainly in Dickens's handwriting-appear all to have been written at one time. There is one obvious clue to its date. On pages 7 and 8, Dickens has pasted in and utilized as a part of the manuscript pages 155-57 of the book-edition (1861) of The Uncommercial Traveller, and the title he has written in the margin, at the beginning of this item, is: " The Tramp/The Young man with the comb from the Uncommercial Traveller." This book-edition, though dated 1861, was in fact published in December 1860: so late 1860 is the earliest possible date for this manuscript. The only other limiting date is that of Dickens's death, in June 1870. The manuscript belongs, then, to the last decade of his life. Other minor writings from those years, it may be added, also refer to or present topics included in


The first measurement of the top quark pair production cross section in the fully hadronic channel at a center-of-mass energy of p s = 7 TeV is presented. The measurement has been performed using an integrated luminosity of 1.09 fb 1 , collected with the CMS detector. The reconstruction of the t¯ t candidates is performed after a cut-based event selection using a kinematic fit. A data-driven technique is used to estimate the dominant background from QCD multijet production. The cross section is determined from a fit to the top quark mass. The cross section measurement yields (t¯) = 136 20(stat:) 40(sys:) 8(lumi:) pb. This result is consistent with an independent measurement in the same channel, with the measurements in other decay channels and with the Standard Model predictions.


In colorectal cancer (CRC), malignant cells are surrounded by a complex microenvironment encompassing a range of nontransformed cells, but also a diverse collection of microorganisms. A growing body of evidence demonstrates the role of particular microorganisms in modulating inflammatory environments and promoting tumor growth and metastasis. Genomic analyses have consistently revealed an enrichment of the invasive bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum in human colorectal tumors relative to noncancerous colorectal tissues. Exogenous F. nucleatum infection in animal and cellular models has also supported its cancer-promoting role. We demonstrate via microbiome analysis and microbial culture that Fusobacterium species and their co-occurring microbiota, including Bacteroides, Prevotella, and Selenomonas species, persist in liver metastasis of Fusobacterium-positive CRC. Many of the liver metastasis share the same dominant microbiome as the paired primary CRC tumors. Additionally, we have cultured Fusobacterium species from paired primary and metastatic tumors, and whole-genome sequencing analysis revealed that the same strains of Fusobacterium are present in the primary tumors and distant site metastasis, despite the tissue being resected months or even years apart. In situ hybridization analyses show that Fusobacterium is invasive in the primary tumors and distal metastasis and is associated with malignant cells. We demonstrate via microbiome analysis and microbial culture that Fusobacterium and its co-occurring microbiota also persist and remain viable in patient-derived xenografts of CRC for multiple generations in vivo. Antibiotic treatment of mice harboring these patient colon cancer xenografts led to a significant reduction in tumor Fusobacterium load, cancer cell proliferation, and overall tumor growth, suggesting that microbiome modulation could change the course of this disease. Ultimately, if a bacterial agent can directly or indirectly contribute to cancer initiation or progression, then these organisms are viable targets for cancer prevention and treatment. Citation Format: Susan Bullman. Fusobacterium persistence and antibiotic response in colorectal cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on the Microbiome, Viruses, and Cancer; 2020 Feb 21-24; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(8 Suppl):Abstract nr IA12.


A high power X-band amplifier with an output power over 10 Watts and a Power Added Efficiency (PAE) in excess of 40 percent has been developed. The design was fabricated in a 0.25 µm pHEMT GaAs process (WIN Semiconductor PP25-01). The small die area in combination with a 6-inch wafer technology provides the possibility for low cost production of a high performance X-band T/R chipset.


This paper explores the impact of institution on the equilibrium point of economic system and the long-run economic growth by making institution an endogenous variable in a two-sector economic growth model. It confirms from the mathematical-model perspective Acemoglu's proposition that institution matters. It is found that economic growth cannot be achieved through increasing savings rate or capital input. Institution plays a significant role in affecting the economic performance of a country. As the most important factor of economic growth,institution bears a complicated non-linear relationship with economic growth rate. Also,the use of mathematical model has provided substantial evidence for empirically studying the non-linear relationship between institution and economic growth.


Punishment seems taboo both in modern education and in theory. In so far as philosophers of education engage with this problem they follow the pattern of the philosophy of law: consequentialism or deontology. This article starts from another perspective. Its starting point is that punishment in education and upbringing must be seen as an interactive moral process. Two conditions are considered which have to be fulfilled before one can speak of educative punishment: punishment assumes a relationship based both on trust and on authority. The connection between punishment, guilt and shame is analysed and a number of ideas on punishment are set against the back drop of moral development. The outcome of these considerations is a substantial restriction of the occasions in upbringing where punishment can make sense in educative terms .


Blind and partially sighted people are in danger of being wrongly treated for mental health problems. Jane Hart explains the phenomenon known as Charles Bonnet Syndrome.


Anomalies due to igneous dykes or layering within metamorphic rocks often approximate to those calculated for geometric dyke models. In aeromagnetic surveys over outcrops of these rocks, where the 'depth' is generally the flying height, the ratio in which two geometric functions combine to produce such anomalies can be determined from profiles. This ratio is influenced by geomagnetic latitude, the strike and dip of the 'dyke' and its direction of magnetization. It is practicable to solve for either unknown, i.e. dip or magnetization inclination if the other is assumed. Since igneous dykes tend to be vertical and metamorphic rocks are generally inductively magnetized it is geologically valid to make these assumptions.


The thesis studies the neutral grounding resistance of 3.3 kV underground power system from view of mine safety,leakage fault and over-voltage etc.These transient fault parameters are emulated in the computer.The measurement of electric parameters is done in simulating 3.3 kV power system. The distributed probability of leakage fault current and over-voltage is given.When the neutral resistance is small,the leakage fault current is big.That has threatened to the safety of coal mine and worker,but it can restrict the amplitude and probability of arc ground over-voltage or asymmetric short circuit over-voltage at same time,that is beneficial to the insulation safety of electric equipment.By theoretic analysis,the range of neutral resistance is from 1.77 kΩ to 10.6 kΩ.The best range of neutral resistance from 2 kΩ to 5 kΩ is commended.


WeChat is a mobile messaging application that has 549 million active users as of Q1 2015 (mostly in China), and "WeChat Moments" (WM) serves as its social-networking function that allows users to post/share links of web pages usually in HTML5 (or H5) (a.k.a. WM pages). WM has been exploited by businesses to spread information for viral marketing/advertising. However, WM differs from the other social networks as its service provider (Tencent) imposes many restrictions on the information diffusion process to mitigate the information overload (e.g., limiting a user's maximum number of friends, access permissions, and re-tweeting actions), which may significantly limit marketing via WM. In this paper, we study the information diffusion in the WM network by crawling the spreading statistics of more than 160,000 WM pages created by businesses in 2015, where approximately 40 million users contribute an average number of 10 million page views every day. By analyzing the overall diffusion graph, we have identified the relationship of the number of posted pages and the number of views, the typical length of diffusion paths, the similarity and distribution of users' locations as well as their connections to the GDP of the user's province. For each individual WM page, we have observed its temporal characteristics (e.g., the life time, the popularity within a time period), which helps the business to decide when and how to release the marketing pages for better publicity. For each individual user, we evaluate how many of, or how likely, one's friends will view his posted pages, and our observations clearly indicate that one's influence is not dependent on the number of friends. To the best of our knowledge, this work is the first study on the WeChat Moments network and the information diffusion over it.


The tensor product model transformation (TPMT) is an emerging numerical framework of the Takagi–Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy (or polytopic) system modeling for a linear matrix inequality based system control design. A nested TPMT (NTPMT) is proposed in this paper, which merges the dimensions of the tensors and performs the TPMT iteratively. The resultant fuzzy model is in a multilevel nested tensor product (TP) structure. The vertex tensor obtained by NTPMT has fewer dimension results than the original TPMT so the number of vertices or fuzzy rules, which have been the main bottleneck for further application of the TPMT in higher dimensional systems, is expected to decrease significantly. It is also proven that the NTPMT contains the hierarchical fuzzy logic, meaning that the NTPMT is capable of conducting hierarchical fuzzy modeling and reduction. Furthermore, because the inclusion of multiple TPMTs is prone to augment the conservativeness of the resultant fuzzy model, a suboptimal convex hull rectification algorithm for the TPMT is developed based on a newly defined tightness measure, and then extended to render the NTPMT as less conservative as possible. Finally, numerical simulations on two real physical systems (two- and four-parameter dimension) are verified to demonstrate the performance of the methods.


Measuring the value of reliability with the load interruption cost, this paper proposes a single objective model, which provides a quantitative coordination between the economy and reliability. To this non-convex master-slave optimal decision problem with both discrete and continuous variables, the tabu search is used to solve the master problem of schedules, and the linear programming is applied to solve the slave problem of stochastic N-1 economic dispatch at each time interval. According to the difference between units and transmission lines, this paper gives four searching strategies and compares their efficiency with IEEE 30 bus system. Numerical results shows the model and algorithm are effective.


Sex ratio distorters (SRD) that alter sex determination and the sex ratio of their hosts have been recorded from a diverse range of insect species.The SRD can be considered to be selfish genetic elements because they manipulate their host reproduction to promote their own spread.In this paper the various mechanisms of SRD\|induced sex rato distortion and the evolution of the related insect sex determination systems are reviewed.


The purpose of this investigation is to make clear the relation between resistance level to Phenkapton and character of E1 esterase detected by thin layer electrophoresis.Activity of E1 esterase was calculated as follows. The size and colour density of each band, which was thought to signify the activity of each separated esterase, were transformed to the area enclosed with density curve by densitometer, and then the rate of the area of E1 esterase band to the whole was calculated.Resistance level to Phenkapton was estimated from the corrected mortality (Abbott) of eggs. By using β-Naphthyl acetate as a substrate, the esterase was separated into four bands, which were designated as E1, E3, E4 and E5 band. The colour density and area of E1 band as the activity of E1 esterase, showed individual difference. All the individuals of following four hybrid progenies showed presence of E1 band; RR×R, F1 (RR×S)×R, RR×S and SS×R. In F1(SS×R)×S progeny about 65% of individuals showed presence of E1 and the susceptible strain SS×S showed no E1. Therefore, it may be said that the mite having the resistant factor even as a heterozygote, showed E1 band, and the individuals without resistant factor did not show. Difference of the activity of E1 esterase was observed between male and female of resistant strain. The male showed higher activity than the female. The activity of E1 esterase of the hybrid progeny of resistant and susceptible strains was lower than pure line of resistant strain.The activity of E1 esterase correlated closely with resistance level to Phenkapton. A correlation coefficient of r=-0.854 was obtained.In conclusion, the E1 esterase is responsible for genetic factor of Phenkapton resistance, and the resistance level depended on the rate of E1 esterase activity.


Dermal ulcer is a clinical common disease and it severely affects physical and mental health of patients.It may induce disability or malignancy and a threat to life as well.Dermal ulcer is always a clinical dilemma of diagnosis and treatment because of its complicated etiology,long courses of disease and weak reaction to treatment.Fungous infection occupy a portion of patients with dermal ulcer and easy to be neglected due to its low incidence rate.Classifications,types of fungus inducing dermal ulcer,and correlated issues were reviewed in this paper.


Dr. Davenport exhibited photographs and plumage-charts of four hybrids between different races of poultry, and also of their parents, and remarked on the nature of the inheritance illustrated by each example.


Current models of the role of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the pathogenesis of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are inadequate and inconsistent with the literature. This article reviews a wide range of AIDS research and proposes the first model of HIV pathogenesis that is entirely consistent with the literature. This model is based on antibody-gp120 complex crosslinking of CD4 on the T4 cells. Previously unexplained observations embraced by this model include early qualitative defects in the immune system, changes in cytokine expression, 'bystander' T4 cell death, and the apparent discrepancy between the low rate of T4 cell infection and the near-complete elimination of T4 cells in AIDS. A new class of drugs based on this model is detailed. These drugs should disrupt the pathway leading to AIDS and leave an HIV infection indefinitely asymptomatic. These drugs are designed to be readily modified, so the treatment is immune to HIV's notorious mutation-based drug resistance.


Helicopter take-off and landing operations on ship carrier are very hazardous and training intensive. Guidance, Navigation and Control algorithms can help pilots to face these tasks by significantly reducing the workload and improving safety level. Anyway, the design and verification of such algorithms require the availability of suitable simulation environments that shall be a trade-off between simplicity and accuracy. This paper presents the simulation models developed to support the design, pre-flight verification and validation of helicopter trajectory generation and tracking algorithms for automated take-off and landing on a frigate deck. The process for generation and testing of the code to be integrated into the real-time Software-Inthe-Loop simulator is also described. Such fast time and real-time simulation environments contributed to reduce algorithms design time, risks and costs, by limiting the required flight test activities. Take-off and landing algorithms developed by using the proposed simulation environments were successfully demonstrated in flight.


A picture-book version of the story of Christmas, with text adapted from the words of the Bible. The illustrations are highlighted with gold and convey all the mystery of Christmas. The author also wrote "A Balloon for Grandad" and her "Noah's Ark" was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal.


The lifeline security of Chang-Zhu-Tan urban agglomeration was evaluated by using AHP and grey relational analysis,and combining the relevant information of urban construction of Hunan province in 2010 from five major categories and 22 sub-layer evaluation including road transportation,source power supply,water supply and drainage,information dissemination and the ecological environment.The results show that pros and cons of the correlation order of the lifeline system security,the first is Changsha(0.999 8),the second is Zhuzhou(0.637 4),and the last is Xiangtan(0.616 9).Changsha lifeline systems are in a relatively safe state,Zhuzhou and Xiangtan are in basic security state.Therefore,in order to protect the city's public safety,we must plan and build a reasonable implementation of urban lifeline systems,maintain the city function operation when disaster happens.


Odor perception in non-humans is poorly understood. Here, we generated the most comprehensive murine olfactory ethological atlas to date, consisting of behavioral responses to a diverse panel of 73 odorants, including 12 at multiple concentrations. These data revealed that the mouse behavior is incredibly diverse, and changes in response to odor identity and intensity. Using only behavioral responses, ~30% of the 73 odorants could be identified with high accuracy (>96%) by a trained classifier. Mouse behavior occupied a low-dimensional space, consistent with analyses of human olfactory perception. While mouse olfactory behavior is difficult to predict from the corresponding human olfactory percept, three fundamental properties are shared: odor valence is the primary axis of olfactory perception; the physicochemical properties of odorants can predict the olfactory percept; and odorant concentration quantitatively and qualitatively impacts olfactory perception. These results provide a template for future comparative studies of olfactory percepts among species.


SUMMARY An account is given here of a rather unorthodox approach to psychodynamic therapy with Borderline patients in part of the therapeutic community at the Cassel Hospital. 'Combined therapy' here refers to the setting in which one therapist sees patients in groups and individual sessions concurrently. The paper demonstrates the manner in which this approach brings to the fore the massive destructiveness and rage which so often lies at the core of these patients' difficulties. This is done by describing the development of the group over its first nine months. The therapist comes to be split in the patient's perception, the group sessions representing separation in all its most hated aspects rather than as a prerequisite for differentiation and growth. The resultant rage and destructiveness threaten to render the group unworkable and dangerous. The individual sessions, by contrast, represent a fantasy of being regressed and at one with the ideal mother. It is my belief that these difficulties can be con...


Ionic liquids are gaining substantial interest as alternative reaction media. Despite the overwhelming amount of evidence suggesting a relationship between their structure and melting point, there still remains the problem of selectively choosing a particular ionic pair that will produce a liquid at room temperature. Ionic liquids based on 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium halides have been investigated using ab initio calculations utilizing Gaussian 98 and the 6-31G* and 6-31+G* basis sets. The calculated interaction energy was found to increase in magnitude with decreasing alkyl chain length at the Hartree−Fock level, although no trend was found to exist with increasing anionic radius. Correlations between melting point and interaction energy were investigated. Linear trends were found to exist in the 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium (Bmim) halide series as well as the 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium iodide series.


In [1], one of the two algorithms presented in [2] is considered and the possible stall of the algorithm is illustrated for a very particular situation (poles very closed to the unit circle and very low adaptation gains). The objective of the present comments is to clarify the theoretical and the numerical aspects related to the algorithms introduced in [2].


The endless drive belt is produced by winding a pre-formed load-carrying member comprising a cord embedded in a solid but softenable elastic material along and around a surface of an endless compression member belt also comprising a solid but softenable elastic material, thereby forming a layer comprising a plurality of turns, and by simultaneously causing said turns to become intimately bonded to said surface. Said bonding is achiered by applying mutual pressure between said turns and said surface during winding and by selectively softening the surface layers of both said load-carrying member and said andless compression member belt which are to come into contact with each other, just prior to coming into contact with each other. The material of said surface layers is allowed to fuse. Said turns of said load-carrying member are further allowed to be partially impressed in said surface of said endless compression member belt. Softening may be carried out by the application of heat and/


Individuals with migraine generally experience photophobia and/or phonophobia during and between migraine attacks. Many different mechanisms have been postulated to explain these migraine phenomena including abnormal patterns of connectivity across the cortex. The results, however, remain contradictory and there is no clear consensus on the nature of the cortical abnormalities in migraine. Here, we uncover alterations in cortical patterns of coherence (connectivity) in interictal migraineurs during the presentation of visual and auditory stimuli, as well as at rest, to capitalize on the sensory sensitivities that are characteristic of migraine, and to reconcile the conflicting literature on migraine cortical connectivity. We used a high-density electroencephalography (HD-EEG) system, with 128 customized electrode locations, to measure inter- and intra-hemispheric coherence from 17 individuals with migraine (12 female) in the interictal period, and 18 age- and gender-matched healthy control subjects, during visual (vertical grating pattern) and auditory (modulated tone) stimulation which varied in temporal frequency (4 and 6Hz), and during rest. To ensure that participants were attending, participants performed a color detection task at fixation. Analyses of the EEG signal included characterizing the inter- and intra-hemisphere coherence between the scalp EEG channels over 2-second time intervals and over different frequency bands at different spatial distances and spatial clusters, and Pearson's correlation coefficients (PCCs) were estimated at zero-lag. Repeated measures (between-group) analyses-of-variance with post hoc multiple comparison correction were conducted. Relative to controls, migraineurs exhibited significantly (i) faster color detection performance; (ii) lower long-distance spatial coherence of alpha-band activity during both evoked conditions, regardless of the stimulation frequency; (iii) lower coherence between the right frontal cluster and all clusters in the left hemisphere (inter-hemisphere coherence) during 4Hz auditory and visual stimulation; and (iv) lower long-distance coherence (in all frequency bands) between the right occipito-parietal cluster and all other clusters during the (4Hz and 6Hz) visual stimuli. No significant group differences were observed in the resting state data. The abnormal patterns of EEG coherence in interictal migraineurs during visual and auditory stimuli may be associated with cortical hyper-excitability in migraineurs.


Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have drawn intense attention due to their unique properties and exciting application potential [Iijima, Ebbesen, Balasubramanian]. The applications of nanomaterial depend on its compatibility with another material; therefore it is extremely important to be able to control the dispersion properties and to understand the dispersion mechanisms of nanomaterials in a second phase. Recently, the multi-walled nanotubes (MWNTs) have reached the commercial production scale; however, the MWNTs produced by the large-scale catalytic CVD method show highly entangled aggregates [Wang], which make the dispersion controlling more difficult. Previously, we have reported a novel acid-exclusive method for dispersing MWNT in aqueous suspensions, in which MWNTs was treated with H2O2 followed by dispersing with a polyelectrolyte dispersant [Li]. In this study, an organic modification of MWNTs was achieved by grafting oleaic acid group on the H2O2-treated MWNT. This modification has greatly improved the dispersibility of MWNTs in some organic solvents.


Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of jinzhu eye drops on chronic conjunctivitis.Methods 36 patients (68 eyes) were divided into 2 groups(34 eyes in each group). The experimental group was treated by 7.8% jinzhu eye drops, the control group was treated by 0.25% chloramphenical. Results There was significant difference between the experimental group and the control group. 7.8% jinzhu eye drops had no irritation to the eyes. Conclusion 7.8% jinzhu eye drops is effective to chronic conjunctivitis,can remove or release the symptoms.


IN NOVEMBER 2009, CONCEPTUAL POET and UbuWeb founder Kenneth Goldsmith was asked to contribute a playlist to The New York Times "Living With Music" column. Amidst a dozen other selections--including Christian Bbk's cover of Kurt Schwitters's Ursonate and Marie Osmond's rendition of "Karawane," a Hugo Ball sound poem--we find Charles Bernstein's "1-100" and a somewhat understated entry for it: "Dating from 1969, this is the earliest known recording of this now-famous L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poet. It is simply a three-minute recitation of the numbers 1 to 100 in that order. Feel the suspense as the piece slowly builds; if you last that long, things get really spicy around 75" (Goldsmith). Listeners who clicked on the link discovered exactly this, and much more than Goldsmith describes, as well. Bernstein begins "1-100" in a normal tone of voice, rattling off the first decad with accelerating speed and force, then moves through the teens in a slightly bored fashion before delivering "twenty-one" with a burst of either anger or enthusiasm (CD track 7). Most of the thirties, forties, and fifties are delivered in a quasi-profound tone (mocking, perhaps, an imagined stereotypical voice prevalent in contemporary poetry readings of the late 1960s, from latter-day coffee house beatniks to pipe-and-tweed university bards), a profundity of tone that gains momentum through the sixties, until the dazzling conclusion, in which the remaining numbers are screamed with animal intensity. While the first numbers of this final phase are delivered somewhat whimsically, their delivery becomes more and more blood-curdling with each passing digit, culminating in a painfully extended, seven-second howl of "ninety-nine," followed by a deadpan "one hundred." This return to a mundane tone, reminiscent of Bernstein's opening "one;" effectively sets up a continuum for listeners, beckoning them to begin again-to return to one, as numbers do themselves-and thus a very irregular performance ends with a recursive glance toward regularity. 1 "From Text..:" We know very little about the text of "1-100": the poem has never been published in any of Bernstein's books, and its sole appearance is as part of Class, a 1983 cassette release by Baltimore's Widemouth Tapes, the liner notes of which tell us that it was "conceived and performed in the Fall of [his] sophomore year at college' One potential influence might be Jackson Mac Low's 1961 work, "One" As part of a January zoo8 event celebrating the launch of Mac Low's Lhing of Beauty: New and Selected Works, Bernstein admits that he was tempted to read the poem-explaining its construction as such: "[I]t consists of ten lines of ten words each, each the word one"'-and then goes on to give a brief performance, bubbling with enthusiasm as he renders the first line ("one, one, one, one, one, one-one-one-one"), and then the final line, replete with gravid pauses ("one ... one ... one ... one ... one-one ... one") (TOB, CD track 8).Thus we have a general structure similar to that of "1-100" and a deceptively simple concept whose openness provides a performer with the opportunity for individualized expression. Furthermore, given Bernstein's emphasis that the piece was "conceived and performed" (foregrounding its live execution over any textual origins), it is no large stretch to think of "1-100" (as well as Mac Low's "One") as operating within the tradition of Dada-and more proximally, of Fluxus--performance pieces. According to George Maciunas, an ideology central to Fluxus is that "art-amusement" should be "unlimited, massproduced [sic], obtainable by all and eventually produced by all"--a historical notion of the avant-garde carried over from Dada, which ultimately strives toward a "self-consciousness about daily tasks and activities: every chore becomes the execution of a score, and therefore, a piece of music and a performance" (quoted in Auslander 116, Auslander 122). Moreover, the Fluxus event, which he describes as "the fusion of Spike Jones, vaudeville, gag, children's games and Duchamp" should "strive for the monostructural and nontheatrical qualities of the simple natural event, a game or a gag" (quoted in Nyman 99). …


A number of studies have highlighted that anxiety, confidence and enjoyment are influential factors on students' participation in mathematics, and in particular girls' participation. This paper, based upon data collected as part of a PhD thesis, examines the effect of these influences on pupil choices within different types of secondary schools in Wales and, rather interestingly, the findings show that such factors are significantly less marked in one category of school in Wales. Girls were more likely than boys to report feelings of anxiety and a lack of confidence in mathematics in all schools in Wales, apart from in Language Streamed schools. Furthermore, students in the Language Streamed schools were most likely to enjoy mathematics compared to pupils in other schools in Wales. Reasons for such findings are related to certain school practices. Smaller classes, retaining a teacher and teacher gender all appear to have positive benefits on girls' and boys' attitudes towards mathematics.


he issue of sustainable economic growth has become a topic of debate amongst T industrialists and scholars, in this era of global economic recession, and the subsequent financial crisis in Nigeria. To have a sustainable economic growth in any nation, the entrepreneurial spirit of the youths and adults alike must be developed through vocational training and education. Vocational education if properly co-ordinated has the capacity to build a sustainable economy through the acquisition of skills, and knowledge relating to occupation in a formal school setting, which will also be useful in various aspects of the people's social life. The objective of this paper therefore, is to examine vocational education and entrepreneurship, as a pathway to sustainable economic development. This paper attempts to examine the concepts of vocational education, entrepreneurship, and economic development, and considers also some fundamental issues that will bring about economic revolution. It was recommended among others that the teaching of right values, and attitudes, should be emphasized in vocational education, and to provide sustainable training for the trainees to enable them perceive the business opportunities in their environment and become self-employed and wealth creators.


In this work, a new representation is developed for generalized hypergeometric functions of type pFp. To this end a first order vector differential equation is constructed in a way such that the derivative of the unknown vector has unit matrix coefficient. The solution vector differential equation is rewritten in the form of a series expansion. An infinite process of factor extractions and annihilations is employed to construct finally a vector differential equation that can be easily solved. Truncation of this scheme can be used to get approximations to hypergeometric functions of type pFp. A simple, yet meaningful, implementation seems to give quite promising results. (© 2005 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


It is generally supposed that the luminosity of a type I supernova (SN I) is powered by the decay of the radioactive isotope 56Ni, which is synthesized and ejected when a white dwarf explodes. The class of models in which thermonuclear ignition leads to the formation of a turbulent buring front and total disruption of the white dwarf is well favored because of the-excellent agreement between theory and observations. Despite the maturity of this model it can be can critisized because it has not been shown to account for the intrinsic dispersion in the properties of SN I. A careful examination of the importance of the disnibution of radioactive material near the center of the explosion suggests how deflagrations may encompass the variation encountered from event to event


Ultraviolet (UV) communication is an attractive option for tactical networks or environmental monitoring. The underlying UV PHY layer has unique characteristics that render previously proposed higher layer protocols for RF communications inappropriate or inefficient. Neighbor discovery is an important functional component of a UV ad hoc wireless network. While there has been some work in UV PHY layers, there is very limited work in network study. In this paper, we propose a new neighbor discovery protocol for this setting; unlike prior protocols, our approach alleviates the negative effects of random access based collisions by choosing a leader that arbitrates the discovery process. Without prior knowledge of the number of nodes in the network, the approach facilitates neighbor discovery in a fast, fair and efficient manner. We perform extensive simulations with a realistic UV PHY layer and demonstrate that the approach reduces the required neighbor discovery time by as much as 90%. We also examine the impact of various system parameters that can be especially useful to UV network and system designers.


Purpose: In cases when implant supported overdenture is made by using standard size implant, additional procedure such as bone surgery and bone grafting can be required. And it gives burden to doctor and patient in terms of cost. Therefore, it is necessary to find the implant therapy for the edentulous patients in making denture with accordable cost and simple procedure. Materials and methods: Edentulous patients with upper and lower dentures participated in this study. Before the operation, survey about patient ' s satisfaction to the existing dentures was carried out. Surgical procedures included four small diameter implants installation anterior area and immediate loading. One and three month after the procedure, the same survey about patient ' s satisfaction was carried out, and radiography was taken. Results: We are doing research to the nine patients. Survival rate is 97.2 percent. The comparison of patient ' s satisfaction before and after surgery is performed based on oral health impact profile 49. We analyze mainly with masticatory discomfort, retention, aesthetics, social problem, psychological discomfort problems. As a result, satisfaction level is increased at all factors. Retention is the most increased satisfactory factor followed by mastication difficulty, pronunciation, psychological discomfort, social discomfort, aesthetics in order. Marginal bone loss is 0.21 mm at 12 weeks after implant placement. Conclusion: This research reveals that the denture supported by mini dental implant increases patient ' s satisfaction. This study will be continued with more patients for a long time and we are scheduled for taking additional radiography to check whether peri-implant bone resorption occurs or not.


help seeking behaviour (Biering-Sorensen & Bendix; .A cross-sectional study of subjects with chronic low back pain without organic cause was conducted in a general orthopaedic clinic of a tertiary referral hospital. The aim of the study was to examine the nature and prevalence of and the factors associated with common mental disorders in subjects with chronic low back pain. Patients with chronic low back pain, in whom clinical examination and basic investigations did not reveal organic and medical causes, were recruited. They were assessed for common mental disorders using the Revised Clinical Interview Schedule. Socio-demographic and clinical details were also recorded. One hundred subjects were assessed. 80 (80%) subjects satisfied criteria for the different common mental disorders. Depression and related disorders. Depression and related disorders, responsive to antidepressant medication, were the common presentations. Female gender (OR 2.9; 95% CII. 1,8.1) and suicidal ideation (OR 6.0; CI 1.8,19.6) were significantly associated with psychiatric coseness. The recognition and management of common mental disorders in subjects with chronic low back pain is important and will improve clinical practice.


Simple and fast models of the working process of internal combustion engines can speed up and reduce the cost of their development. Models can also be used to load into the memory of electronic control units of internal combustion engines in order to control in an optimal way all their adjustment parameters in a wide range of operating modes. A working process model of a gas diesel (dual fuel) engine was developed. It was based on a previously developed one-zone working process model of a diesel engine The assessment of the main differences in the algorithms for calculating the compression-combustion-expansion processes in diesel and gas diesel engines and their influence on the performance of two engines was carried out. To calibrate the model, calculations using the AVL FIRE multi-zone model and the results of experimental tests of a gas diesel engine were used. A high convergence of calculated and experimental results was demonstrated.


Most maternity mothers feel pain during labor; the causes of pain in Indonesia is 16% because they experience complications, and 63% because they did not get information on childbirth preparation. Pain arises due to increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system and results in blood pressure and pulse. A midwife cannot provide analgetic in reducing pain, so complementary treatments are very helpful, one of which is endorphins massage. Massage therapy can systematically affect the skin surface, soft tissues, muscles, and ligaments. It can release of endorphin hormone that can cause muscle relaxation. This study aims to determine endorphin massage's effect on pain intensity in the first stage of active labor at Public Health Center Mampang Prapatan District, South Jakarta. This study used a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-posttest type of control group. This type involved two groups of subjects, one was treated (experimental group) with 15 samples, and the other was not treated (control group) with 15 samples. The total sample is 30 respondents. The research instrument used an observation sheet to measure pain intensity using the FLACC scale (Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability). Data analysis used the Wilcoxon signed rank test and the Mann-Whitney test. Based on the results of the Mann-Whitney test, it shows that the Assign value sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000. This means that 0,000 < 0,05, there is a significant difference between the pain intensity of the experimental group that was given endorphin massage and the control group that was not treated. There is a difference between the pain intensity in the first stage of active labor at Public Health Center Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta. It is recommended that services apply non-pharmacological pain control methods of endorphin massage in labor.


Upon stimulation by histamine, human vascular endothelial cells (EC) shed a soluble form of tumour necrosis factor receptor 1 (sTNFR1) that binds up free TNF, dampening the inflammatory response. Shedding occurs through proteolytic cleavage of plasma membrane‐expressed TNFR1 catalysed by TNF‐α converting enzyme (TACE). Surface expressed TNFR1 on EC is largely sequestered into specific plasma membrane microdomains, the lipid rafts/caveolae. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of these domains in TACE‐mediated TNFR1 shedding in response to histamine. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells derived EA.hy926 cells respond to histamine via H1 receptors to shed TNFR1. Both depletion of cholesterol by methyl‐β‐cyclodextrin and small interfering RNA knockdown of the scaffolding protein caveolin‐1 (cav‐1), treatments that disrupt caveolae, reduce histamine‐induced shedding of membrane‐bound TNFR1. Moreover, immunoblotting of discontinuous sucrose gradient fractions show that TACE, such as TNFR1, is present within low‐density membrane fractions, concentrated within caveolae, in unstimulated EA.hy926 endothelial cells and co‐immunoprecipitates with cav‐1. Silencing of cav‐1 reduces the levels of both TACE and TNFR1 protein and displaces TACE, from low‐density membrane fractions where TNFR1 remains. In summary, we show that endothelial lipid rafts/caveolae co‐localize TACE to surface expressed TNFR1, promoting efficient shedding of sTNFR1 in response to histamine.


The SuperKEKB accelerator has been designed to achieve 40 times higher than luminosity of KEKB B-factory. A nano-beam scheme is adopted in order to accomplish this target luminosity, however, this scheme restricts the dynamic aperture to small region due to strong nonlinearities which come from both final focus magnets and beam-beam interactions. The dynamic aperture which is shrunken by beam-beam effects is a big issue to keep enough beam lifetime for the machine operation. We report the issues on the dynamic aperture and a crab waist scheme to recover small dynamic aperture due to beam-beam effects.


lower temperatures the sn dependence of orientation polarization predominates over the induced polarization, so that dE exhibits a constant value for ZLI2687. Near the nematic isotropic transition this mesogen exhibited two phase coexistence where dE attained a small constant value. In ZLI 2788-0001100 mixtures which contain additional ester components compared with ZLI 2687, the dielectric permittivity components become larger, which is probably from a greater contribution to the dipole moment induced by the ester component. An additional component PDX in ZLI 2447-0001100 compared with ZLI 2788-000/100, however, decreases slightly the Jlalues of dE . Further, the dielectric anisotropYdE for ZLI 2788-000 is larger than for ZLI 2788-100 and also for ZLI 2447-000 is larger than for ZLI 2447-100, which perhaps reflects the increased molecular weight. Surprisingly in ZLI 2447-100, near the nematic-isotropic transition, the value of E ,falls abruptly, so thatdE assumes a small negative value. This may be due to pre-transitional effect so that the interaction of the dipole moment with the dipoles of surrounding molecules now works out differently


A simple approach is proposed to calculate the bifurcation and limit points of structures, talcing into account the pre-unstable behaviour, by the finite element method. The approach is as follows: at each load step, the triangular factorization of the tangent stiffness matrix is checked to determine if the matrix is positive definite or not. When the tangent stiffness matrix is positive definite at a certain load step and non-positive definite at the next load step, the structure is considered to become unstable between the two load steps and an eigenproblem is constructed based on the difference of the tangent stiffness matrices at the two load steps. The critical load and corresponding mode of the structure are then derived from solving the eigenproblem. The proposed procedure is simple and economical, and it can be easily incorporated into a conventional geometric nonlinear analysis computer program. It is implemented in the ADINA program and some sample calculations are shown.


As a kind of insect oil, silkworm (Bombyx mori) pupal oil (SPO) is rich in abundant nutritive components including unsaturated fatty acids especially alpha-linolenic acid, and can bring significant economic benefits. SPO extracted by supercritical carbon dioxide from desilked silkworm pupae was employed to investigate the beneficial effects of SPO on growth parameters and lipid metabolism of rats fed with high-fat diet (HFD). Results demonstrated that SPO supplementation could reduce the body weight gain and relative liver weight and it could lower the total cholesterol and triglycerides in serum and liver in HFD fed rats. It significantly decreased serum low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels and increased serum and hepatic high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) level in HFD rats. Hepatic protection by SPO was confirmed by histological analysis of the liver via H&E staining. SPO relieved the negative effect of HFD on the mRNA expression of lipoprotein lipase (LPL), toll-like receptor 4, and nuclear factor-kappa B p65 in the liver. Our study indicates that SPO is a promising dietary supplement regulating lipid metabolism and potentially contributes to the prevention and therapy of fatty liver diseases such as obesity-related atherosclerosis.


AS A CONVENT girl in Northern Ireland in 1968, Mary McClarey was offered a limited choice of careers.'You didn't get offered the opportunity to go into rocket science,' she jokes. 'It was teaching, nursing or the convent - I certainly wasn't for the convent.'


Prompted by developments in dynamic network analysis, historical network research, and decision theory, Marissa King, Balázs Kovács, and I organized a one-day workshop in the fall of 2016 around the theme of "Networks and Events" at the Yale Institute for Network Science (YINS), cosponsored by YINS and the Initiative on Leadership and Organization at the Yale School of Management. We were able to host only a fraction of the exciting scholars whose work bears on the interrelation of these two topics; nevertheless, the workshop was a generative event. One product was the collection of papers that forms the substance of the following symposium. The following four papers are similar in that they address the relationship between events and networks by conceptualizing and analyzing how events can be linked into patterned configurations that can predict and explain social outcomes and behavior. All depict episodes that are eventful in the colloquial sense of being remarkable and deviating from the mundane and routine. The set of empirical phenomena this captures is quite broad, and the papers describe a wide range of phenomena, including interactions between many people at once, killings, insurgencies, and moments of historical importance. Conceptual differences are also evident. Events are treated variously as social actors (represented by nodes), the ties that link social actors into networks, and networks themselves. The papers, however, are consistent in challenging—but also extending—existing theoretical approaches to events and eventfulness. William Sewell defined events as brief but significant moments that produce large-scale and lasting structural transformations. If structural transformation is defined as changes in the patterns of relationships that hold together the social body, each of the papers suggests that events cannot be moments that produce structural change because the structures of relations that matter are both cross-sectional and longitudinal. These structures are the complex, dynamic patterns of relational transformation and change that occur over time. Thus, for example, the simultaneity or sequential nature of interactions can have an independent effect on information or market exchange, and the order in which counterinsurgency forces secure areas and cultivate widespread public support can determine the outcomes of conflicts. The problems of dynamic network analysis have increasingly forced network researchers to confront the problem that structure is not static and that the way it interacts with time is not limited to persistence or transformation. This issue has taken on even greater


This paper reports the effect of pre-existing cracks on the web crushing strength of reinforced concrete beams. Two experimental series were conducted. The first series involved the test of four slender beams with large amounts of stirrups. The second series involved the test of five deep beams without transverse reinforcements. In both series, vertical pre-cracks were created in the shear span of the specimens by means of reversed flexural loading. Then, the beams were loaded in shear to fail by web crushing. The width of pre-existing cracks was a main parameter in the test. Both experimental series demonstrated that the pre-existing cracks reduced the shear strength of the beams. The reduction in shear capacity varied with the width of pre-existing cracks. The strength degradation mechanism was proposed to comprise (a) the reduction in effective contact area and (b) the apparent strength degradation owing to micro-cracking damages. Based on these two physical mechanisms, a simple strength degradation mo...


18.2.1 Model Development within SDGVM The primary Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (DGVM) for estimating that we are making use of for flux estimation is the Sheffield DGVM (SDGVM). This year's major SDGVM model developments have been concerned with tracing the dynamics of individual functional type cohorts and a completely new representation of root and soil carbon dynamics. Of particular relevance to this project are:


The present research examines whether mastery and performance goals predict different ways of reacting to a sociocognitive conflict with another person over materials to be learned, an issue not yet addressed by the achievement goal literature. Results from 2 studies showed that mastery goals predicted epistemic conflict regulation (a conflict regulation strategy focused on the attempt to integrate both points of view), whereas performance goals predicted relational conflict regulation (a conflict regulation strategy focused on the evaluation and affirmation of self-competence). Study 1 shows these links via direct self-report measures of conflict regulation. Study 2 shows the same links using the amount of competence reported for the self and for the other as subtle measures of conflict regulation.


Wlodzimierz BOLECKI Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences (Warszawa) Visualisation, Literature, and Everything Else 'Visualisation' is nowadays one of the most expansive notions in cultural (semiotic) studies, including literary research. By means of introductory remarks to the periodical's present issue, the author discusses the notion's various meanings and applications – from 'practical/ service-oriented' in the domain of computer graphics, through to psychotherapeutic ones, various varieties of visual arts, anthropology of sensuality and its cultural forms, visual-arts concepts and visual arts' associations with literature, up to theoretical afterthought on the status of literary text.


-counts of birds from points or transect lines give an index of population density, even when distances have not been accurately estimated. Factors which influence the counts include the species, age, sex or reproductive group of each bird, the season, habitat, time of day, weather, environmental noise, the observer, the number of other birds being recorded and details of the counting technique. If valid deductions about bird densities are to be made, such influences must be standardized, or their effects removed. In this paper I review the characteristics of techniques which use counts of birds from points or transect lines, and which do not map territories or estimate accurately the distance of every bird from the point or line. The population density of a species (individuals per hectare, d) may be inferred from the total counted, c, in the area under consideration by the relationship d = kc, where k is a coefficient of conversion. This coefficient can be considered as the reciprocal of the effective area sampled, and is large for inconspicuous birds and small for conspicuous ones. The use and applicability of these techniques are determined by the influences which affect the value of k. INFLUENCES ON THE COUNT SPECIES Species differ in how easy they are to see or hear, so the effective area sampled from a point or a line will differ between species. Each species is therefore measured on a separate scale, and the counts of different species may not be added together or used in species-diversity calculations (Sammalisto 1974, Dawson et al. 1978)-a common error. Within a species, each age, sex or reproductive group may also have its own value of k. For example, Slagsvold (1973b) found that male Song Thrushes (Turdus philomelos) in spring could be divided into two groups: mated birds with a very low singing rate, and unmated birds that sang much more. Thus the counts may be weighted heavily towards one section of the population and affected by movement of birds into and out of that section. Some counting techniques register singing males twice (i.e., as representing a pair) and interpret other observations in terms of 'pairs' (e.g., Ferry 1974, Purroy 1974, Jarvinen and Vaisanen 1976~). I have seen no study to justify the implicit assumption that such weighting corrects for differences in conspicuousness. Only detailed studies such as that of Slagsvold (1973b) can yield useful weighting. 1 Ecology Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. Private Bag, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. SEASON Many authors (Kimball 1949, Howell 1951, Amman and Baldwin 1960, Davis 1965, Gates 1966, Robbins and Van Velzen 1967, Blonde1 etal. 1970, J. T. Emlen 1971, 1977a; Sammalisto 1974, Weber and Theberge 1977, Bibby 1978, Dawson et al. 1978, Lancaster and Rees 1979, Shields 1979, Gill 1980) have demonstrated that for many species the numbers counted, c, varies with the time of the year. We may expect bird densities, d, to vary seasonally with breeding, mortality, immigration and emigration, but we can also expect seasonal changes in conspicuousness, and hence in k. These will be due to changes in behavior, such as singing, and also to changes in the habitat, such as the length of grass or the loss of foliage from deciduous trees. Thus, the effects of seasonal variation in d and in k are impossible to distinguish without information beyond the count alone. At times the numbers counted change much more than density could be expected to (Robbins and Van Velzen 1967, and Fig. l), so we can deduce a change in k, but not its magnitude. JHrvinen et al. (1976, 1977b) found little variation in their measure of k or in total counts over five weeks in the breeding season, but Slagsvold (1973b) demonstrated that at least some species have a very short singing period which may also differ in timing between years, so that k may vary most awkwardly. The most common response to the problem of seasonal variation in k (and in d when an annual index of density is sought) is to confine field work to a few months of the year or less (Kimball 1949, Purroy 1974, Robbins and Bystrak 1974, Robbins and Van Velzen 1974, Sammalisto 1974, Raynor 1975, Jarvinen and Vlisanen 1976c, Crook et al. 1977, Kallander et al. 1977, Ratowsky and Ratowsky 1977, 1978; Svensson 1977a, Shields 1979). The French Indice Ponctuel d'iibondance method (I.P.A.) uses at each point the highest of two counts several weeks apart in the breeding season (Ferry 1974, Blonde1 1975, see also Purroy 1974); and Shields (1979) and Connor and Dickson (1980) recommend counting in experimental and control areas both before and after some treatment is applied


Systematic deviations were found below 0.003 oK in the temperature dependence of nuclear orientation of Ce 137m in cerous magnesium nitrate, using the temperature scale proposed by Daniels and Robinson. The temperature scale below O.OO6°K was redetermined using a new method: nuclear orientation. This has the advan!age over the l'-ray heating method of high sensitivity at the lowest temperature. The most striking resu1t.l~ :hat a v~l?e of liT of 520, rather than the previously accepted 324, is obtained by demagnetization from Imtlal condItions of 18.8 kG deg-1• The useful absolute temperature range is thus extended by at least 60% in liT. Auxiliary experiments on oriented Pm!44 gave similar results and provided independent con firmation both of the inadequacy of the old temperature scale and of the validity of the new one.


OBJECTIVE
To describe a surgical approach for preplanned orbital exenteration.

ANIMALS STUDIED
Indications included intraconal orbital mass lesions. Four dogs were included, 3 with neoplasia and one with retro bulbar nodular fasciitis.

PROCEDURE
To facilitate complete removal of lesions, exenteration was performed by a new procedure for wide access. The frontalis and temporalis muscles were elevated and retracted through a single U-shaped skin incision. Zygomatic arch osteotomy was performed, followed by a 360-degree peritomy and zygomatic process osteotomy. The eyelids were divided from each other through the lateral cantus and then folded forward to expose the globe. The orbit was exenterated by blunt and sharp dissection. Osteotomies were closed with cerclage wires, soft tissues closed and the skin wound sutured in a T-shape.

RESULTS
The present exenteration procedure gave excellent access to remove orbital contents flush with the optic foramen and orbital fissure. Postoperative swelling and pain were limited and healing uneventful. Two of the 3 neoplasia cases experienced tumor recurrence involving the brain at 18 and 20 months postoperatively, respectively. Both of these had optic canal or intracranial tumor extension preoperatively. Long-term complications included mild concavity of the operated side of the face.

CONCLUSIONS
The present approach for preplanned exenteration offers excellent access for complete removal of orbital contents to the level of the optic foramen. Complications due to the surgical method are few and limited.


The development of cheap and rapid breeding methods to breed  the lines used for  hybrid  F 1 production  is a very actual task. The study was carried out with a use of radish varieties originated at VNIISSOK and breeding lines obtained by crossing components of different origin with male  sterility  in  winter  glass  greenhouse.  The  mother plants were grown  on the trays Plantec 64, while seedplants were grown in plastic pots of 1 liter capacity. The some morphobiological features such as the small habitus of see-plant; smaller number of secondary branching and absence of following branches; and consequently, the low yield of seeds were revealed in seed-plants of radish being grown in plastic pots. The period of ontogenesis in radish at first winter-spring rotation with this cultivation approach was reduced to 92 days. At the second summer-autumn rotation with additional lighting the duration of period of ontogenesis was essentially shorter than in the first rotation.  The utilization of  small-volume capacities in winter glass greenhouse to grow the radish seed-plants has permitted to produce two generations a year.


This working paper provides preliminary insights into the housing attitudes and aspirations of Hong Kong's post-80s generation. In particular, the concern is why Hong Kong's younger generation faces a similar situation to that of many other countries: a failure to launch (i.e., from parental home to independent living) among young adults. A number of factors contribute to this phenomenon, such as demographic structure, social cognition, and behavioural characteristics. Yet our survey suggests that economic constraints are probably the major reason to account for young people's late departure from parental home.


L-Keflex granule is a sustained release preparation of cefalexin in rapid release granules (30%) and enteric coated granules (70%). The acid-resistance and the dissolution pattern of this preparation were measured with the U. S. P. dissolution tester in the following test solutions:(a) pH shift test solution in consideration of pH levels of gastrointestinal tract: pH of the medium was designed to rise gradually from 2.3 to 3.7 in the first 150 min, rapidly from 3.7 to 6.2 in the subsequent 30 min, and gradually up to 6.9 after 300 min.(b) Test solutions at pH 1. 2, 4. 5, 6.0 and 6.5. The following results were obtained: 1) In the pH shift test solution, the calculative dissolution rate rapidly increased to 30% in the first 20 min, unchanged in the subsequent 200 min, and again rapidly rose to 100% after 280 min. 2) At pH 1.2 and 4. 5, the calculative dissolution rapidly increased to 30% within 20 min, but the granules were not dissolved thereafter. At pH 6.0, the time required for 100% dissolution was about 140 min, and at pH 6.5, about 30 min. Thus, the dissolution of the rapid, release granules and the acidresistance and the dissolution of enteric coated granules were satisfactory, and the pH shift test method used above must be effective in a qualitative evaluation of granule preparations of such type.


My research focuses on one of the first important instances in which the Italian state and Mafia gangs established some kind of cooperation aimed at managing public order in Palermo after Italian unification. Specifically my thesis examines the time period between 1866 and 1875. During this period we can find public accusations and confidential reports that describe a system based on the interaction between State actors and Mafiosi or criminals in general. The entire police, judiciary, and government apparatus of the Italian State seems have been involved. The central government itself was aware of this system and allowed it. The type of exchange that took place between the parties was so consistent and coordinated that can be viewed as a "system of co-management at a high level". Therefore, it is the first case of wide-ranging transactions with criminal groups and Mafiosi to occur after Italian unification. This system was born for specific reasons and it developed due to local, national, and European contingencies and needs. Safeguarding public order was perceived as a fundamental condition for protecting Italian Unity that had just been achieved. The Palermo uprising of 1866 had triggered fears, among the Italian political elites, that the country would disintegrate. My research aims at revealing the roots, goals, evolution, and consequences of this system. The choices made in the 1860s would have had repercussions in Palermo and in Italy for the rest of that century and created the conditions for further collusion between the institutions and the Mafia. The analysis of this first compromise that the Italian State put into operation with the Sicilian Mafia is also beneficial for understanding exchanges between institutions and the Mafia that are a constant in Mafia history.


Infrared spectroscopy shows an enormous potential for the analysis of by-products generated from electrical discharges in sulfur-hexafluoride (SF 6 ) insulated equipment. Since by-product composition can be related to the fault genesis (arc, partial discharge or corona), the analysis of contaminated SF 6 provides a valuable diagnostic tool. The IR-spectrometric results from discharge experiments are presented, carried out with the application of SF 6 pressures around 300 kPa and an alternating voltage up to 30 kV. Under the discharge conditions used, the main by-products found are the sulfuroxyfluorides SOF 4 and SO 2 F 2 with concentrations correlated to the discharge time. Due to its toxicity, special attention is also paid to S 2 F 10 . The experimental conditions and practical aspects for reliable quantitative analysis of reactive species are discussed.


The influence of regional culture and values on the Chinese human resource market has been steadily increasing, but unconsciously. In recent years scholars have studied a variety of phenomena that imply a shift-away from classical explanations of talent flow and human resource patterns. This has led to the coining of some new terms and concepts, such as "Ant Tribe". This tendency towards the study of culture and values is directly related to the Theory of Scenes from the Chicago School of Sociology. In this paper, we apply the Theory of Scenes to Chinese regional human resource management. First, we review the relevant theories and the current situation in China. Then, we construct a cultural framework to study 375 counties in China. After that, we conduct a statistical analysis on the flow of Chinese young talents using Stepwise Regression model. At last, we prove our hypotheses. Some policy suggestions are given in the end based on conclusions made above.


A new approach for the design and control of flexible space structures is described. The approach integrates the structure and controller design processes thereby providing extra opportunities for avoiding some of the disastrous effects of control-structures interaction and for discovering new, unexpected avenues of future structural design. A control formulation based on Boyd's implementation of Youla parameterization is employed. Control design parameters are coupled with structural design variables to produce a set of integrated-design variables which are selected through optimization-based methodology. A performance index reflecting spacecraft mission goals and constraints is formulated and optimized with respect to the integrated design variables. Initial studies have been concerned with achieving mission requirements with a lighter, more flexible space structure. Details of the formulation of the integrated-design approach are presented and results are given from a study involving the integrated redesign of a flexible geostationary platform.


Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) in women age 40 or younger represents approximately 7% of all BC cases. Studies have reported that BC in younger women is more likely to have adverse tumor characteristics and outcomes when compared to elder women. Despite the fact that BC in the Middle East seems to occur at a younger age, data on tumor characteristics in these patients are scarce, especially in the United Arab Emirates.
 Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the incidence, clinicopathological characteristics, treatment modalities, and outcomes of young BC patients at a major cancer center in the UAE, Tawam Hospital. This will provide a better insight in local features and enables comparison of UAE data with other parts of the world.
 Method: Data of 911 BC patients age ≤ 40 years treated at Tawam Hospital between 2000 and 2020 were analyzed. Information was obtained from the prospective Tawam Hospital Cancer Registry database and analyzed using (Python 3.9.7).
 Result: A total of 911 patients were included in this study. Median follow up time 34 months (0.3 - 1404). Patients ≤ 40 years of age comprised 24% (911/3782) of all BC cases diagnosed between 2000-2020. The clinical and pathological characteristics of these patients are provided in table 1. Of the total population, 625 (68.6%) patients were diagnosed based on palpable breast mass. 67 (7.3%) had pregnancy-related BC, and 346 (38%) had hereditary genetics testing conducted. Of those, 38 (11%) had pathogenic mutation (13 BRCA1, 16 BRCA2, 4 TP53, 2 PalbB2, 1 ATM, 1 APC, 1 NBN) and 59 (17%) had mutations with variants of unknown significance. Of patients with early-stage disease (N=764), 14 (2%) had excisional biopsy, 314 (41%) had a lumpectomy and 474 (62%) had a mastectomy, 257 (34%) had sentinel lymph node sampling, 439 (57%) had axillary lymph node dissection, 621(81%) had adjuvant radiation therapy, 727 (95%) had adjuvant/neoadjuvant systemic chemotherapy +/- anti-HER2/neu therapy. Of those who received neoadjuvant systemic therapy (N=341/727), 123 (36%) achieved pathologic complete remission. Of those with HR+ status early BC (N=487/764), 455 (93%) received adjuvant hormonal therapy (180 (40%) ovarian suppression, 391 (86%) tamoxifen, 39 (8.5%) aromatase inhibitor). Of all early BC patients, 180 (24%) developed recurrent disease (initial site: 45 (25%) locoregional recurrence, 83 (46%) visceral metastases, 66 (37%) bone metastases, 22 (12%) brain metastases, and 1 other sites). Kaplan Meier with log rank analysis and cox-proportional hazard models to be presented in the meeting.
 Conclusion: The findings of this study are in accordance with previous studies on young BC patients. On initial presentation, patients had higher-grade tumors, a significant proportion with HER2/neu positive disease, larger tumor size, and nodal involvement. This study will help clinicians, researchers, and decision-makers better understand the unmet needs for young breast cancer patients in the UAE.
 Table 1: Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of young BC patient ≤ 40 (N=911)
 Citation Format: Aydah Al-Awadhi, Mohammed Hourani, Mawada Hussein, Fatima Alkindi, Lina Wahba, Abla AlAgha, Alaa Shoqeir, Ali Yousif, Mouza AlShebli, Diaeddine Trad, Asif Masih, Fathi Azribi, Ernest J. Luiten, Humaid Al-Shamsi, Khaled Toffaha. Incidence, Clinicopathological Features and Treatment Outcomes Of Young Breast Cancer Patients: A Cohort Analysis From a High-Volume Tertiary Cancer Center in The United Arab Emirates [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2022 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(5 Suppl):Abstract nr P1-14-01.


Purpose: A 12 year-old boy and a known case of Job's syndrome presented with a large conjunctival mass which represented coexistence of HPV and HSV infections. Case Report: The presence of HPV virus within these lesions was confirmed by biopsy and DNA analysis. The mass lesions did not respond to anti-HPV therapy with topical interferon2b, oral cimetidine and oral acyclovir, but improved promptly with antiviral therapy with intravenous acyclovir administered for cutaneous herpetic lesions. HSV infection was diagnosed clinically by the typical extensive epithelial dendritic lesion over the conjunctival mass and its dramatic response to IV acyclovir. Conclusion: Based on our results and on the relevant literature we propose an immunological mechanism for this unique manifestation of coexisting herpes simplex virus and human papilloma virus infections in hyper-IgE syndrome.


CAN acknowledges support
by an Australian Postgraduate Award. CF gratefully acknowledges
funding by the Australian Research Council's Discovery Projects
(grant DP150104329 and DP170100603). CF thanks for high performance
computing resources provided by the Leibniz Rechenzentrum
and the Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (grants pr32lo,
pr48pi and GCS Large-scale project 10391), the Partnership for
Advanced Computing in Europe (PRACE grant pr89mu), the Australian
National Computational Infrastructure (grant ek9) and the
Pawsey Supercomputing Centre with funding from the Australian
Government and the Government ofWestern Australia, in the framework
of the National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme and
the ANU Allocation Scheme. This research was supported by ARC
grant No. DP120101792.


It was established the dependence of the electrocatalytic activity of alloys Ni-Cr-Mn at the variable contents of copper with values of Fermy energy of their components. Electrocatalytic activity of alloys was estimated by density of the current, determined by the method of suspended half-element. For Fermi energy calculation of various metals Sommerfeld model, in which distribution of electrons by speed is described by Fermi-Dirac statistic was used.


Background: Subscapularis tendon tears are rare in the pediatric population due to the presence of the growing physis. His-torically, the use of arthroscopic subscapularis repair has only been described in the adult population. Hypothesis: The use of arthroscopy in the repair of subscapularis tendon tears in the skeletally immature population is a promising alternative to open repair. Study design: Case report. Methods: Two pediatric, skeletally immature patients were identified with complete subscapularis tendon tears resulting from athletic participation. Extent of rotator cuff pathology was evaluated through physical examination, X-rays, Magnetic Reso-nance Imaging (MRI), and diagnostic arthroscopy. Two different suture anchor systems were utilized for repair of the tendon tear in Case 1 and Case 2: Mitek Helix BR (DePuy Mitek, Raynham, MA) and Peek Bio-Corkscrew (Arthrex, Naples, FL), respectively. Immediate adequacy of repair was confirmed through intraoperative range of motion evaluation. Postoperative recovery included relative immobilization and graded physical therapy exercises. Surgical outcome was gauged at three months postoperative with active range of motion evaluation and thorough clinical evaluation; followed by evaluation of return to sport after 1 year postoperatively. Results: The patient in Case 1 presented with an isolated one-centimeter retraction of the entire subscapularis tendon from the insertion. Pertinent positives on clinical exam were anterior shoulder pain, positive belly-press test, positive lift-off test, and internal rotation to vertebra T10. At ten weeks following repair, the patient denied pain and limitation; and, clinical evaluation revealed negative lift-off and belly-press test with internal rotation to vertebra T7. The patient in Case 2 presented with a subscapularis tendon tear with an associated non-displaced avulsion fracture of the proximal humerus. The subscapularis tendon tear retracted approximately two-centimeters from the avulsed fragment. At twelve weeks following arthroscopic repair, the patient denied pain and limitation; and, clinical evaluation revealed no instability, negative belly-press test and internal rotation to vertebra T12. Both patients returned to a pre-injury level of athletic performance following arthroscopic repair. Conclusion: We present the cases for two reasons: first, because subscapularis tendon tears are rare in the pediatric popula tion, and second, to describe the technique and outcome of arthroscopic repair of subscapularis tears in this specific population. In this report, we successfully described two arthroscopic surgical techniques to repair a rare pediatric injury and the postoperative outcomes that allowed early return to play.


In order to explain the different performance obtained with natural and synthetic speech at different linguistic levels over the telephone line, we analyzed the data collected in an experiment where 108 randomized stimuli were presented to 96 subjects. Subjects were required to identify the consonant in 51 CV and 57 VCV meaningful or meaningless words. There were 20 different listening conditions: 6 TTS systems (3 formant-based (SF) and 3 diphone-based (SD)), a pure natural voice (NV) and 3 signal-to-noise (S/N) ratios (6, 0, and -6 dB) for a total of 10 systems, presented both in good and in telephone conditions. The comparison between consonant confusions for natural and synthetic speech with comparable overall levels of intelligibility performance showed that the distributions of the consonant confusions for natural and synthetic speech were often quite different in each condition. Some analyses of different spectrograms suggests that such confusions are due to some problems in the phonetic rules and to the telephone line.


Prologue Pine Mountain The Mainline The West Hall Twelve Long Hours The Train of Secrets Car No.3 Where the Sundial Stands Homeward "We do not fear the future" Aftermath


A new version of the oldest approach to estimating the distances of galaxies (direct comparison with our Galaxy) is proposed to relate the extragalactic distance scale to the basic metric, photometric, and kinematic scale factors of the Galaxy. These include the galactocentric distance of the Sun, R/sub sun/, the total magnitude of the Galaxy, M/sup 0//sub T/, and its spheroidal component, M/sup 0//sub I/, the galactic rotation velocity of the local standard of rest, V(R/sub sun/), the central velocity dispersion sigma/sub ..nu../(0) of the spheroidal component, and related parameters. The following ''most probable'' values and their mean errors are adopted from a variety of recent determinations: morphological type of galaxy, SABX(rXs)bc(T = 4 +- 0.5), R/sub sun/ = 8.5 +- 0.5 kpc, M/sup 0//sub T/(B) = -20.2 +- 0.15, (B-V)/sup 0//sub T/ = 0.53 +- 0.04, M/sup 0//sub I/(B) = -18.2 +- 0.3, (B-V)/sup 0//sub I/ = 0.65 +- 0.05, V(R/sub sun/) = 220 +- 15 km s/sup -1/, sigma/sub ..nu../(0) = 130 +- 7 km s/sup -1/. 1. The zero points of the Tully-Fisher (T-F) relations, -M/sup 0//sub T/(B) = a(B)+5(log V/sub M/ -2.2), in the B/sub T/ system, and -M/sup c/(H) = a(H)+10(log W/sub 20/-2.5), in the H/submore » -0.5/ system, are determined in terms of the galactocentric distance of the Sun R/sub sun/, and the galactic rotation velocity of the local standard of rest, V(R/sub sun/)equivalentV/sub 0/roughly-equalV/sub M/, or the corresponding line width W/sub 20/. The galactic zero point a(B) agrees within 0.1 mag with that (19.4 +- 0.15) previously derived on the short scale from 11 nearby calibrating galaxies.« less


Using 45CaC12, we measured the effect of ADP and epinephrine on exchangeable Ca2+ pools in gel-filtered platelets. Unstimulated platelets contained 1) a slowly exchangeable pool, representing 54% of the exchangeable Ca2+, that was unaffected by ethylene glycol bis(Paminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid and was, therefore, presumably intracellular; and 2) a rapidly exchangeable pool, representing 46% of the Ca2+, that appeared to be surface-bound because it was removable by ethylene g lyco l  b i s (8 -aminoe thy l  e the r ) N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid or LaC13. Equilibrium studies of this surface-bound ea2+ revealed two classes of saturable binding sites, one class of 57,000 sites with a high affinity (KO = 5 X lo-' M) and another of 460,000 sites with a lower affinity for Ca2+ ( K D = 3 x 10" M). Two changes were observed with ADP and epinephrine. First, the amount of surface-bound Ca2+ increased by up to 50%. In the case of ADP, this included an increase in the number of lower affinity Caz+ binding sites by 28%. Epinephrine increased the number of lower afflnity sites b y 18% ( p < 0.001). Second, while not increasing the amount of intracellular Ca2+, both agonists increased by 40% the rate of Ca2+ exchange into the intracellular pool. These effects were rapid (tl min), dependent on agonist concentration, and inhibited by prostaglandin 12 or by specific antagonists of ADP or epinephrine binding. Thus, we find no evidence fo r a net influx of Ca2+ into platelets stimulated by ADP or epinephrine. However, both agonists increase the amount of Ca2+ bound to the platelet surface membrane. This bound Ca2+ may participate in several membrane reactions involved in platelet activation. enzymes involved in prostaglandin synthesis and is believed to trigger platelet secretion (7-10). In other cell systems, an equilibrium exists between extracellular Ca", surface-bound Ca2+, and Ca2+ contained in one or more compartments within the cell (11, 12). Agonists perturb this equilibrium, leading to subsequent cellular events. In platelets, the relationships between extracellular, surfacebound, and intracellular Ca2+ are only partially described. Indirect evidence suggests that the free Ca2+ concentration in the cytoplasm of unstimulated platelets is 0.1 p~ or less, but the mechanisms that sustain this low concentration are unknown (10). Similarly, although the cytoplasmic free Ca2+ concentration is believed to rise rapidly after platelet activation (13), the source of the increased Ca2+ has not been established. The increased Ca2+ may be derived from Ca2+ associated with surface membranes, from Ca'+ sequestered in the dense tubular system or mitochondria, or from an influx of extracellular Ca2+. Calcium release from the dense tubular system has been considered the dominant mechanism (10,1416), but it has been reported that at least one agonist, epinephrine, can also cause a flux of Ca2+ into the platelet (17, 18). Thus, the relative contributions of each of these processes to the postactivation rise in the cytoplasmic free Ci2+ concentration are unknown. In the present studies, we used 45Ca2+ 1) to measure Ca" influx and efflux across the surface membrane of unstimulated platelets, 2) to quantitate the binding of Ca2+ to the surface of unstimulated platelets, and 3) to investigate whether changes in Ca'+ influx, efflux, and surface binding occur when platelets are stimulated by ADP or epinephrine. The studies were performed under conditions that prevented aggregation and secretion in an attempt to define the early changes that occur upon the addition of an agonist.


This short essay along with workshop materials outlines constructive ways for Humanities teachers to stimulate discussions on religion. The activities and procedures are based on the author's own experience and philosophy. Student centered discussions are effective and less risky for engaging in religious issues. Student discussions also are the best way to involve students who feel threatened by religious subjects and to take advantage of the many religious beliefs shared by students. General procedures for getting religious discussions started are to encourage participation by way of "I-statements"; have a plan of topics to discuss beforehand; ask open-ended questions; validate positions; rationalize; reason and always promote respectful and civil dialogue as both a personal and historical topic. A sample template for discussions, sample activities, and discussion questions are included. Contains 13 references. (JAG) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** Speaking of Faith: Eliciting and Enriching Student Discussions of Religion Philip E. Bishop Valencia Community College CCHA National Conference 1995 PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY ; I p -3:Skoi9 TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) ceThis document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it 0 Minor changes have been made to morose reproduction Quality e Points of view or opinions slated in Ibis document do not necessarily represent official OEM position or policy 2 BEST COPY AVAiLABLE Speaking of Faith: Eliciting and Enriching Student Discussions of Religion by Philip E. Bishop Valencia Community College CCHA National Conference, 1995 I have of heard colleagues express wariness about discussing religious topics in their Humanities classrooms. We all imagine some horrible scenario in which religious war breaks out before our eyes or our class becomes fodder in a Supreme Court ruling. Yet religious topics have the power to mobilize powerful feelings, to touch the deepest convictions of our students and ourselves, to affect our students' thinking in profound ways. Religion is such powerful stuff because we care about it so powerfully. And people in America care about it more than people in any other Western country. To avoid or discount religion in our classroom is falsifying the history of civilization and the values of our students. And to teach it in a detached way is wasting some powerful energy that could be use to motivate learning. In this short essay and the accompanying workshop materials, I want to outline some constructive ways of stimulating discussions of religion. All these activities and strategies are based on my own experience and a straightforward philosophy: that guided, studentcentered discussion is the most effective and least risky means of engaging these issues. Student discussions are also the best way to involve students who feel threatened by religious subjects and to take advantage of the many religious beliefs shared by our students. GROUND RULES It's best to have established some discussion ground rules in the classroom that will make any discussion clearer, less threatening, and richer in student involvement. o Encourage "P-statements from students: Encourage students to couch all their statements in terms of "I believe ...", "I learned...", "I heard you saying...," etc. o Use and encourage facilitative responses: Respond to student contributions with facilitative responses that support their risk-taking and focus on their feelings. Emphasize the importance of voicing


Aim:  The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of meperidine, administered during the first stage of labor in patients with uterine dystocia, on the duration of labor and neonatal acid‐base status at birth.


The article is devoted to the topical issue of socially responsible management of agricultural sector enterprises under the conditions of sustainable development. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by enterprises is impossible without elements of social responsibility, which justifies the topic of research. The purpose of the article is to determine the directions and principles of socially responsible management of agricultural enterprises in terms of sustainable development. The achievement of this goal was facilitated by the definition of the main tools, forms, motives of socially responsible management, on which the management system of agricultural enterprises can be based. Particular attention is paid to regulations governing socially responsible management of enterprises in conditions of sustainable development. It is determined that the direct laws regulating this area are currently absent and all have an indirect impact, although the state has already paid attention and adopted the Concept of state policy in promoting social responsibility of business in Ukraine until 2030. It is important for the implementation of socially responsible management to realize awareness of its motives and possible positive consequences that it has, namely: improving the image of the enterprise, increasing consumer consumption, improving quality and productivity, etc. At present, agricultural enterprises are actively involved in the process of implementing socially responsible principles in the management system, as they are the key to strengthening their position in the Ukrainian market and the international arena. Socially responsible management of agricultural enterprises involves management based on the Sustainable Development Goals, the introduction of the principles of CSR (responsibility to all groups of stakeholders) in the management system. Agricultural enterprises are no exception, their socially responsible management can be manifested in the responsible process of growing products, using high quality raw materials, when planning the product range, consumer orientation, environmental protection and others.


Part 1. The Art and Science of Family Studies. 1. The Changing World of Families. 2. Family Scholarship in Action: Theories, Methods and Ethics. Part 2. From Risk to Resilience. 3. Risk and Resilience: Families at Their Best. 4. Family Health: Beyond Illness and Disease. 5. Sexual Intimacy: Biology and Pleasure. Part 3. Family Life Courses. 6. Early Trajectories: Being Single, Choosing Partners. 7. The New Conjugal: Marriage, but Also Civil Unions. 8. Kith and Kin: Creating Families in Communities. 9. Family Discord: Power, Conflict, and Violence. 10. Decoupled Families: Deserted, Separated, Divorced, and Widowed. 11. Money Matters: Economies and Family Lives. Part 4. Into the Future. 12. From Family Values to Valuing Families.


We consider the supersonic boundary layer flow on a half flat plate. First, we find a steady flow solution of the boundary layer flow, in using non-steady scheme, stating from the initial state of uniform flow. An acoustic wave is then generated in the obtained boundary layer flow. Resulting flow shows various aspect such as promotion of separation and appearance of vortex and the appearance of shock wave as a whole the flow is complicated. This paper is the first step to it. Computation is performed in the molecular kinetic equation.We consider the supersonic boundary layer flow on a half flat plate. First, we find a steady flow solution of the boundary layer flow, in using non-steady scheme, stating from the initial state of uniform flow. An acoustic wave is then generated in the obtained boundary layer flow. Resulting flow shows various aspect such as promotion of separation and appearance of vortex and the appearance of shock wave as a whole the flow is complicated. This paper is the first step to it. Computation is performed in the molecular kinetic equation.


We introduce the RAN 2 SOM (Reconngurable Architecure Neural Networks with Serially Operating Multipliers) architecture, a neural net architecture with a reconngurable interconnection scheme based on bit stream arithmetic. RAN 2 SOM nets are implemented using eld programmable gate array logic. By conducting the training phase in software and executing the actual application in hardware, connicting demands can be met: training beneets from a fast edit-debug cycle, and once the design has stabilized, a hardware implementation results in higher performance. While neural nets have been implemented in hardware in the past, larger digital nets have not been possible due to the real-estate requirements of single neu-rons. We present a bit-serial encoding scheme and computation model, which allows space-eecient computation of the sum of weighted inputs, thereby facilitating the implementation of complex neural networks .


The second part of the study deals with the best suitable structure of the linear regression stochastic model of the mean monthly flows in the Sance profil on the Ostravice River. This part compares the transmission measure method with the traditional autocorrelation analysis. The first part of the study was published in 2/2003 of the JHH.


This paper formulates and solves a route planning problem for semiconductor manufacturing. In order to quickly respond to rising demand, a semiconductor company usually adopts a dual-fab strategy to expand capacity. That is, two fab sites are built as neighbours and can easily share capacity. Through the capacity-sharing design, a product may be produced by a cross-fab route. That is, some operations of a product are carried out in one fab and the other operations in the other fab. This leads to a routing planning problem, which involves two decisions–determining the cut-off point of the cross-fab route and the route ratio for each product–in order to maximise the throughput subject to a cycle time constraint. An LP-GA method is proposed to solve the route planning problem. We first use the LP module to make the cut-off point decisions, and proceed to use the GA module for making the decision on the route ratio. Experimental results show that the LP-GA method significantly outperforms other methods.


Traditionally, software engineering research tools have been developed from scratch without much reuse. Software components offer now a different way of tool-building, which replaces hand-crafted code with pre-packaged functionality. Tools based on components have unique characteristics for developers as well as tool users. This paper describes three common approaches to tool-building with components and evaluates the approaches from a toolbuilder's perspective.