T he 2 students looked at each other and the enviro nment around them in something approaching disbelief. Only a few weeks before, they had been in the v e rdant Amazonian rain forest, surrounded by tre e s m o re than 100 feet tall, bathed in warmth and copious rainfall. Now they had arrived in an area described as one of the most inhospitable places on the planet, in search of the ro o t s and tubers cultivated there by local farmers. They had trav e l e d for days by train, bus, and, finally, in the back of an ancient tru c k whose driver dropped them off on a dusty road and pointed t ow a rd the peak of a mountain with the admonition, "Walk along t h at trail, and you will find the village of Ninacaca; it is there yo u will find the plants you are interested in." The year was 1982, and Harva rd PhD student Calvin Sperling and his assistant, Steven King, slowly followed the tra i l , measuring their steps carefully: the elevation was nearly 130 0 0 feet above sea level. Their cheeks were packed with c o c a l e av e s and lime, as is the local custom, to ward off s o ro c h e , or altitude sickness. This part of the world is cold and very windy, and the mountainous environment is barren, cov e red with rocks and low g rowing plants, most less than a foot tall. In Pe ru, this habitat is k n own as the p u n a , c h a racterized by fre ezing temperat u res and winds strong enough to knock people off their horses. Sperling and King had come to Ninacaca not in search of gold, as had the Spanish Conquistadors a half-c e n t u ry before, but to learn about some of the little-known root crops grown by the people of this region. Characterized by a re p o rt of the Nat i o n a l Re s e a rch Council as "among the world's worst farmland" b e c a u s e of its climate and terrain, Ninacaca was home to one crop plant t h at had been cultivated with gre at success since precontact times. Maca, as it is called by the Quechua-speaking people of the area, is a low g rowing perennial plant, forming a mat of leaves that are close to the ground—an adaptation to the climate in which it thrives. Maca is in the mustard family (Cr u c i f e ra e) and is know n botanically as Lepidium meyenii, first described by the botanist Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers (1816 -1853). In its cultivated habitat , 12 to 20 leaves arise from a maro o n -b rown root that looks somew h at like a radish. The roots can be up to 8 cm in diameter, and when cut open are white. After harvest, roots are dried in the fre ezing climate, turning gre y -black and shrinking in size to take on the shape of a small fig. This crop is only cultivated in the centra l Pe ruvian highlands, but its wild forms are found in Pe ru, Bolivia, and Argentina. Sperling and King finally reached Ninacaca and began their s e a rch for a farmer to teach them about local agriculture and ro o t c rops. King recalls that day in a conversation in December 2001 :


Native southwestern fishes have declined markedly in range and numbers. The factors responsible for their decline are many and varied. However, the primary stressors to native fish assemblages in southwestern rivers and streams are habitat alteration and introduction of non-native species. We present data that compare the fish assemblages in two desert rivers—the Gila and Verde (Arizona-New Mexico)—over a period of 7–12 years, respectively. We also present data on hydrographs, broadscale and local geomorphology, and past fisheries, water, and land management activities. Peak flow, mean volume of flow, variability of flow, canyon-bound and broad alluvial reaches, dams, and introduced fishes are all either directly or indirectly related to fish assemblages in southwestern rivers and streams. We suggest that three primary influencing factors—two natural and one human induced (hydrograph, geomorphology, management)—are critical features in delimiting native fish assemblages. Conserving and sustaining native fish assemblages in these and other southwestern rivers and streams will require land managers to address all aspects of these three major influencing factors with administrative and legal mandates.


We investigate the performance of free-space discrete multi-tone (DMT) modulation and direct detection system. 1-to-72 multicasting (8 wavelengths × 9 OAM modes) of 17.875 Gb/s DMT QPSK signal is demonstrated and the BER of all 72-fold channels are below 2.4×10-2.


This paper discusses design issues for high-performance BiCMOS output buffers, as required in T&Hs and data converters for advanced applications. We compare different topologies and analyze the main limitations. The best solution features a linearity better than -105 dB (HD/sub 3/) at an input frequency of 100 MHz. The simulation results referred to a conventional 0.8 /spl mu/m BiCMOS process cover a huge range of performance parameters in terms of linearity, bandwidth and dynamic range. More in general, this paper helps the designer to identify the best strategy for given high speed and high resolution specifications.


The invention concerns a method for operating a communications network wherein at least one energy characteristic status is determined (603), and wherein an operating mode, in particular a power consumption setting of a device forming part of said communications network, is influenced (604) depending on said at least one energy characteristic status.


According to the fuzzy control theory, the control system is developed to adapt to the combustion process which has pure dead time, time varying parameter, multi input and multi output. Smith-Fuzzy integrated control for the main steam pressure is proposed and self tuning fuzzy controller is used. The decoupling theory is adopted in multi variable fuzzy control system. The simulation shows that Smith-Fuzzy integrated control has stronger robustness than Smith-PID predicting control. It has better control quality for boiler combustion process.


Fragmentations of various α-acetoximino ketoesters in neat polyphosphoric acid medium to form acylium ions were studied. The resulting acylium ions were trapped by benzene rings either intermolecularly or intramolecularly.


We read with interest the recent article by Malaguarnera et al. (1) on the reduction of non-alcoholic fatty l ver disease (NAFLD) in patients receiving treatment for hepatitis C who were also treated with rosuvastatin. According to the results presented in the study, patients in the group receiving interferon, ribavirin, and rosuvastatin showed major improvements in their levels of aminotransferase, fasting glucose, insulin, and CRP and their HOMA index. Apparently, these parameters were predictors of sustained virological response (SVR) in the univariate analysis, but not in the multivariate analysis. We believe that the design of the clinical trial was adequate to eliminate potential confounding factors. Both groups were similar, and the liver tissue collected both before and after treatment allowed for an objective evaluation of steatosis in these patients. The results found by the authors seem to be promising; however, it is clear that the main weakness of the study is that it was conducted in patients who received antiviral treatment, leukocyte interferon alpha, which is not the standard of care for hepatitis C. At the same time, it is striking that these patients achieved such a high rate of SVR, one similar to those treated with the current combination therapy of peginterferon (Peg-INF) plus ribavirin. This could be explained because the authors analyzed the two groups (with and without rosuvastatin) without separating the patients by genotype, which is the most important factor for SVR. Currently, most studies prefer to investigate new therapies only in genotype 1 patients because they are the most difficult to treat. Another limitation one has to consider with regard to the study is that the sample size was not adequate to obtain enough power to detect a statistically significant difference. Several studies suggest that lipid-lowering agents, i.e., inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, also known as statins, may have a potential therapeutic effect on hepatitis C. These agents could block the formation of lipid precursors by interfering with viral replication, but results of in vitro and clinical studies have yielded conflicting results. Forde et al. (2) conducted a longitudinal cross-sectional study investigating the effect on viral loads in 101 patients with hepatitis C who received statins. They did not find a significant change in viral replication (HCV RNA-titers) before and after treatment with statins.


We demonstrate a surveillance video tagging and search system that transforms input live raw video streams into semantic metadata structures through automatic object detection, tracking, classification and event recognition. The metadata generated through online video analysis and stored in spatial databases enable various types of user queries on the semantic content of archived video. They also allow for browsing and navigation through the video database effectively and efficiently. The system works with different application domains and camera setups.


This essay argues that there has been a subtle revolution in African diaspora studies that is emerging across very recent scholarship. Alexandra T. Vazquez's Listening in Detail: Performances of Cuban Music (Duke, 2013) is part of a larger movement in the field of black diaspora studies, not only toward sound studies but toward feminist studies. Vazquez's work, alongside that of Edwin Hill, Shana Redmond, and Tsitsi Jaji (among others), pushes black cultural studies in new directions via feminist inquiry and methodologies, as well as via the basic inclusion of women as subjects/authors/performers of African diaspora culture. This scholarship is remaking the field as feminist in innovative and surprising ways, challenging scholars and students to ask questions about audience, circulation, authorship, and activism that embrace more capacious definitions of black cultural production and its global significance.


In this paper, we propose a simple and efficient non-parallel training scheme for voice conversion (VC). First, the speaker models are adapted from the background model using maximum a posteriori (MAP) technique. Then, by utilizing the parameters of adapted speaker models, the Gaussian normalization and mean transformation methods are proposed for VC, respectively. In addition, to improve the conversion performance of the proposed methods, a combination approach is further presented. Finally, objective and subjective experiments are carried out to evaluate the performance of the proposed scheme, the results demonstrate that our scheme can obtain comparable performance with the traditional GMM method based on parallel corpus.


The potential for severe distortion of the normal anatomy makes the repair of aural atresia technically difficult and risky. However, there is a good success rate and low rate of complications in selected patients. The ideal candidate for surgical repair has an isolated atresia with a well-developed atresia plate, a well-developed middle ear, ossicles, facial nerve, and mastoid, and no other severe head and neck malformations. More severe malformations may still be repairable in selected cases. Surgery is genrally delayed until approximately age 5 years to allow full development of the tympanic ring. In general, the atresia is suitable for surgical repair when the expected results can average 25 dB or less hearing level, a patent external canal, and adequate closure of the air-bone gap. The Jahrsdoerfer grading scale may be used to determine the prognosis for good hearing results. Severe microtia/anotia, hemifacial microsomia, and retrodisplacement of the mandible often correspond to low scores on the Jahrsdoerfer scale. In cases where severe malformations carry a poor prognosis for surgical repair, boneanchored hearing-assistive devices are an alternative to surgery.


Graffiti is often viewed as a nuisance 'kids' crime, an act of youthful resistance and, as such, it is sometimes given a lower policing prioritisation level than more 'serious' crimes. In this study, the three-year offending histories of 798 graffitists were extracted from the Western Australian Police Information Management System database. To address the study's aim of determining whether age-differentiated patterns of offending exist among three age-cohorts of offenders (i.e. preteens, adolescents and adults), the number of offences, the number of contacts with police, the type of offences and the rank category of each offence for each of the three age-cohort were calculated. The findings reveal that while 96 graffiti offenders had only one recorded graffiti offence, the majority of graffitists (n=702) were recidivist offenders involved in multiple crimes. The most prevalent crime among the recidivist preteen and early adolescent cohort of graffiti offenders was burglary; however, the recidivist late-adolescent and adult cohorts of graffiti offenders committed more violent and drug-related crimes.


Many software faults are triggered by unusual combinations of input values and can be detected using pairwise test sets that cover each pair of input values. The generation of pairwise test sets with a minimal size is an NP-complete problem which implies that many algorithms are either expensive or based on a random process. In this paper we present a deterministic algorithm that exploits our observation that the pairwise testing problem can be modeled as a k-partite graph problem. We calculate the test set using well investigated graph algorithms that take advantage of properties of k-partite graphs. We present evaluation results that prove the applicability of our algorithm and discuss possible improvement of our approach.


The invention relates to the technical field of a stainless steel door, and discloses a reinforced stainless steel door. The reinforced stainless steel door comprises a door frame, wherein a first vertical separation plate and a second vertical separation plate are sequentially arranged on the upper part of the door frame, and are used for dividing the upper region of the door frame into a first vertical region, a second vertical region and a third vertical region; a first transverse separation plate, a second transverse separation plate and a third transverse separation plate are sequentially arranged at the lower part of the door frame, and are used for dividing the lower part region of the door frame into a first transverse region, a second transverse region and a third transverse region; a fourth transverse separation plate and a fifth transverse separation plate are sequentially arranged in the second vertical region, and are used for separating the second vertical region into three regions; the region positioned in the middle is a glass panel region. The reinforced stainless steel door has the advantages that on one hand, the door strength is integrally enhanced; on the other hand, the materials are saved.


The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree to which reproductive health issues are discussed with women of child‐bearing age on an inpatient psychiatric unit. We hypothesized that preconception care is limited, and that contraceptive status of patients is rarely elicited. For this sub‐analysis, we focused on counseling related to potential impacts of psychotropic medications on pregnancy, and on contraceptive status, especially when prescribed teratogenic medications.


In order to improve the ability of hydraulic support in roadway support, with ZTC advanced hydraulic support in large mining height, the application of the fully mechanized coal face was studied, through the contrast analysis of traditional advanced support and new advanced support two ways, ZTC advanced hydraulic support in large mining height two lane type selection design was found, the practical application showed that the technology supporting effect and economic benefit was good.


Introduction and purpose: Baclofen is a derivative of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA). It is a spasmolytic drug that reduces skeletal muscle tension and is used in spasticity. Despite its many positive functions, its use is associated with a risk of side effects. The aim of this work is to gain a better understanding of baclofen and to highlight the toxicity and dangers of its misuse.
Material and methods: The study was retrospective in nature. It used an analysis of the records of 11648 intoxications in patients hospitalised from 01.04.2013 to 01.04.2023 in the Clinical Toxicology and Cardiology Department of the Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński Provincial Hospital in Lublin, from which a group of baclofen intoxicated patients (T55), consisting of 19 cases, was distinguished.
Results: The study population consisted of 10 women (52.63%) and 9 men (47.37%), aged between 16 and 83 years. The largest group consisted of patients aged up to 30 years - 9 patients (47.37%). The majority of patients - 11 patients (59.89%) were in a severe condition. An overwhelming number reported intentional poisoning - 16 cases (84.21%), including five suicide attempts (31.25%). Patients took other drugs and medicines in addition to baclofen. The most common was ethanol - 8 people (42.11%), followed by NSAIDs - 5 people (26.32%).
Conclusions: In order to prevent complications following the use of baclofen, it is very important to educate patients, their family members and the general public about the mechanism of action of the drug itself, its function on the body and the risks of taking it. Prophylactic measures and education on how to deal with poisoning situations are necessary, as they are entirely preventable with immediate diagnosis and treatment.


Simple Summary The effect of social rank (i.e., low or high) in adult Dorper rams on sexual behavior, body condition score, seminal quality, and whole blood count was evaluated. The high-social-ranked Dorper rams displayed more sexual behaviors compared with low-social-ranked rams. In parallel, high-social-ranked rams had a higher body condition score and a larger ejaculate volume compared with low-social-ranked rams; they also showed an optimal health and wellness status, reflected by the whole blood count. Such behavioral, metabolic, sexual, seminal, and health advantages shown by the high-social-ranked Dorper rams must be taken into account to avoid reproductive failures. While there is still limited evidence on the role that social rank plays in out-of-season reproductive success, this study helps to better comprehend how social dominance is associated with male-to-male competitiveness, male-to-female sexual behavior, seminal quality, and blood cell components, and how their interaction with each other modulates and even determines out-of-season reproductive success in Dorper rams. Abstract Dorper rams (n = 24) were evaluated during the sexual resting season to determine their social rank (SR), either high (HSR) or low (LSR), under intensive management conditions in northern Mexico (25° N). Aggressive behaviors were quantified during male-to-male interactions, and appetitive and consummatory sexual behaviors during male-to-female interactions. Morphometric, live weight (LW), and body condition score (BCS) were recorded. During the early reproductive season, male-to-female behaviors were newly itemized simultaneously by seminal quality and quantity sampling. Finally, the dependent variables of the hemogram components were also quantified. Neither LW (61.25 ± 2.4 kg) nor morphometric variables differed between SR groups. However, BCS (2.25 vs. 2.66 u), sexual behaviors (i.e., approaches: 59.6 vs. 21.73 n, mating with ejaculation: 77.7 vs. 42.86 %, latency to ejaculation: 16.6 vs. 143.07 s), ejaculate volume (0.57 vs. 0.23 mL), and hemogram components favored the HSR rams (p < 0.05). Moreover, in their first male-to-female interaction, >50% of the LSR rams failed to display any sexual activity. HSR rams displayed a greater number of threatening behaviors, managing to displace LSR rams when exposed to estrus ewes during the male sexual resting season; more sexual behaviors; and an increased seminal volume in a non-live weight-dependent fashion.


Since 1992, coastal morphology and hydrodynamics of the nearshore zone have been studied from video observations, within the framework of the so-called ARGUS research program. Image data are collected every day-light hour, at seven beach locations worldwide. Timeaveraged images show bright, longshore bands of intensities, clearly indicating the locations where waves preferably break. In the nearshore zone waves generally break due to depth limitation. Because of this, locally observed light intensities can be assumed to be related to local bathymetry. This relationship has already been indicated qualitatively by Lippmann and Ho/man [1989]. In this thesis, the relationship between image intensities and bathymetry is quantified. A model called MONIMORPH ('MoNitoring MORPHOlogy') has been developed, which estimates the bottom elevation Zb from observed image intensities. This is performed by relating intensity values along a cross-shore transect to a wave parameter, and modelling this wave parameter inversely. For the time being, considerations are one-dimensional and concentrate on the actual region of wave breaking. From both statistical and physical considerations it was concluded that it might be useful to relate image intensities to the roller energy density E. divided by the squared phase speed c2 . In order to obtain a quantitative match between intensity profile and E/c2 curve, the raw intensity data are scaled by means of a three parameter model (Ibase , r, SF). The background intensity parameter Ibase and the trend removal parameter r are derived from raw image intensities, while the upscaling factor SF is related to the ratio Hsig/Hmax at the seaward boundary of the computational region. The MONIMORPH wave model comprises the inverted UNillEST-TC equations, UNlBEST-TC being a cross-shore morphodynamic model developed at DELFT HYDRAULICS. Based on boundary conditions for (Hnns' h, () and 11) and a cross-shore distribution of E/c2 , it computes the corresponding bottom elevation. Estimates obtained from single images are combined by means of a data assimilation technique. From a sensitivity analysis, a favourable mechanism, damping both initial disturbances in the boundary conditions and noise in the input intensity signal, was found to exist. It makes MONIMORPH suitable to deal with relevant initial deviations of the order of 5%. The inverse model has been calibrated against data obtained from the field campaign at Duck, October 1994, yielding a scaling relation for SF. Based on this relation MONIMORPH has been tested for 27 different situations. It was concluded that for situations within the range of calibrated wave conditions (the so-called calibration window), reliable estimates of bar bathymetry are produced: deviations at the top of the bar amount 10 to 20 cm, while the mean difference across the bar is 30 to 40 cm. The bar crest is systematically predicted too far shoreward, though the differences of 10 to 20 m are small considering the mild slope of the bar. Situations not matching the wave window have to be excluded from analysis, for the time being.


Mentawai Islands District Education Office at this time already have network access
Internet. However, only one computer can access the Internet only because there is no
additional switch device. While employees and staffs in the Department of Education wants no
Internet access services using wired or wireless, for most employees, and staff have to have a
laptop or computer. Earlier in the Department of Education does have Internet access services
using a cable or wirelessly, but it was only briefly. As the majority of the buildings in
renovation, so all of the tools on the move to a room that has been completed in the renovation.
Touch all employees urgently need access to the Internet network will be rebuilt a LAN and
Wireless LAN Network implement network security systems Using Radius.
RADIUS is a computer network security protocol used to create access management in
a controlled manner on a large network, protocol carries data packets, are encapsulated in the
packet data.

Keywords: Lan, Wlan, internet, Radius


Objectives To study the expression of estradiol and estrogen receptor in primary liver cancer (PLC) and investigate it's implication. Methods 48 cases of PLC, 30 cases of liver cirrhosis(LC) and 20 cases of healthy controls were selected for the study. The expressions of E2 and ER in PLCs,LCs and the controls were tested by tissue array and S-P immunohistochemistry. Results The expressing positive rate of E2 in PLC,LC and the controls were 62.5%,56.7% and 10%,respectively. The rates of E2 in PLC and LC were much higher than that in the controls (P0.01). There was no significant difference of the rates between PLC and LC. It was found that the positive expressing rate of ER in PLC (44.0%) was lower than that in LC (63.3%), but the positive rates of PLC and LC were higher than that in the controls (15.0%, P0.05). Conclusion There are overexpressions of E2 and ER in PLC and LC, indicating a close relationship with the liver cancer formation.


The stoichiometric hydrogen–oxygen reaction has been studied in a static system over lanthanum oxide and europium oxide at an initial hydrogen pressure of approximately 200 N m−2 from 480 to 775 K, and at different initial hydrogen pressures from 70 to 750 N m−2 over the same temperature range. Nonstoichiometric reactions were conducted at five different temperatures over lanthanum oxide and four different temperatures over europium oxide, at hydrogen–oxygen ratios in the range 0.1 to 10. After detailed kinetic analysis it is shown that the results fit an equation of the form:where k is a proportionality constant, and are the adsorption coefficients for hydrogen and oxygen, respectively, PT is the total pressure of hydrogen plus oxygen, and are the partial pressures of hydrogen and oxygen, respectively, and x equals 2 for lanthanum oxide and 1 for europium oxide. The mechanism involves the competitive adsorption of molecular hydrogen and oxygen, with the rate-determining step involving the interaction bet...


Author Posting. © The Authors, 2008. This article is posted here by permission of Sears Foundation for Marine Research for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Journal of Marine Research 66 (2008): 275-297, doi:10.1357/002224008785837167.


We have entered a new era in the study of mutagenesis in vivo with the development of transgenic mouse models that make possible the study of mutagenesis in virtually any tissue. Currently, two assays are commercially available. Both carry bacterial genes as mutational targets in a A shuttle vector; one, called Muta'"Mouse, carries the lacZ gene [Gossen et al., 19891 and the other, called Big Blue@, carries the lacl gene [Kohler et al., 1991a,b; reviewed in Provost et al., 1993; Dycaico et al., 19941. In each case, multiple copies of the respective shuttle vector are integrated stably in a head-to-tail fashion in one chromosomal location [Gossen et al., 1989; Dycaico et al., 19941. Each mouse can be treated by any route of administration with a potentially mutagenic agent, and the A shuttle vector technology permits excision of the mutational target from genomic DNA from any tissue for analysis in E . coli. Specifically, genomic DNA is exposed to A packaging extract which excises individual transgenes and packages each as an infectious phage particle. E . coli cultures grown on agar plates are infected with the phage and, under standard conditions, each infection produces a plaque in the bacterial lawn containing -105-106 phage particles of clonal origin. Plaques that contain mutant target genes are then identified by a color selection system. Wild type ZacZ genes produce functional P-galactosidase, which cleaves the chromogenic substrate, 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-~-D-galactopyranoside (X-gal), producing a blue plaque. On the other hand, mutants in lacZ do not produce functional P-galactosidase, do not cleave the chromogenic substrate, and produce a white or clear plaque. Mutants are thus scored as clear plaques on a background of blue plaques. Alternatively, lacl mutants are scored as blue plaques on a background of clear plaques. Wild type lacl genes encode proteins which repress the expression of the lacZol reporter gene and the production of functional P-galactosidase. X-gal is therefore not cleaved and clear plaques are produced. Mutant lad genes encode proteins that do not repress the expression of the lacZa


Theoretical understanding of metal nanowires and molecular devices is described towards the design of novel nanodevices. We focus our attention on structures, electronic, and spintronic properties of low dimensional metallic/molecular nanostructures based mostly on our recent works. The discussion includes (i) electric field induced molecular orbital control towards molecular electronic and spintronic devices, (ii) conductances of carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons, (iii) low dimensional structures and properties, focusing on the stability, quantum conductance, and magnetic features of metallic nanowires, and (iv) metalvs. carbon nanotube/graphene electrodes for negative differential resistance in molecular electronics.


A wafer inspection system has a bright field imaging beam path and a dark field imaging beam path to obtain bright field images and dark field images of a full 300 mm wafer. The optical system provides for telecentric imaging and has low optical aberrations. The bright field and dark field beam paths are folded such that the system can be integrated to occupy a low volume with a small foot print.


This study examined the relationship between individual student self-reported ratings of progress on relevant learning objectives and performance on exams administered during a college course. Across three sections of the same course taught by a single instructor, 188 students rated themselves at the end of the course on two objectives identified by the instructor as either essential or important. They also rated themselves on 10 other objectives the instructor identified as having minor or no importance. Self-ratings on course-relevant objectives correlated significantly and positively with four out of five exams and the course total, whereas ratings on irrelevant objectives did not. Students who rated their progress as either exceptional or substantial generally performed better on course examinations than those who rated their progress as moderate or less. These findings support the validity of student self-reported ratings of learning.


The purpose of this clinical pearl is to outline the role of the thoracolumbar junction in the diagnosis and/or treatment of posterior pelvic pain. For the purposes of this presentation, the anatomic segments that incorporate the thoracolumbar junction are T10-11 through -L2,3. This clinical pearl discusses both biomechanical and neurological considerations.


Amebic lung abscess without involving another system like liver or colon is immensely uncommon. We want to report a case of a 72-year-old woman who presented in emergency with complaints of shortness of breath, loss of weight, right-side chest pain, and loss of appetite since 6 months. Thorax and abdomen sonography showed right-side massive pleural effusion with no significant finding in the abdomen. In pleural fluid reports, amebic serology IgG by indirect immunofluorescence assay and serum PCR for amoeba came positive. The patient was diagnosed with primary amebic lung abscess. After 14 days of treatment, the patient showed no signs of improvement. Pleural tap was done again and came positive for malignant cells. With ultrasound guidance, pleural biopsy was done, and histopathological investigations showed adenocarcinoma. This case exhibited that repetitive cytological examination of pleural effusion and histopathological examination should be used in cases showing recurrent effusion or unusual conditions, like our patient.


A sparse-iteration 4D CORDIC (COordinate Rotation DIgital Computer) has recently been developed for multiplying hypercomplex numbers one of which is a constant coefficient. This novel solution allows for implementing area-efficient quaternion multipliers in ASIC and FPGA. This paper shows how to extend the sparse-iteration CORDIC circuit so as to allow it to compute various products related to one coefficient: to left- or right-multiply a variable by a given quaternion or its conjugate. It is demonstrated that such switching requires only marginal delay and area overheads, while versatile hardware multipliers are very useful in transform-type algorithms.


The political instability and power changing of Indonesia shows that the following three factors are very important for a country's stability: first, the moral character of political leaders and their willingness to obey democratic rules ; second, the mature political parties; third, an appropriate democratic system that can integrate main political powers.


Sixty-one Biracial participants were assessed on measures of depression, trait anxiety, and social anxiety to ascertain if their racial identity choice impacted their scores on these psychological measures. Societal pressure to identify as monoracial was also measured to determine if the various racial identity groups perceived these pressures differently and if these pressures were related to the reported quality of psychological functioning. Results indicated that a validated Biracial identity may serve as a protective factor for anxiety and depressive symptoms, whereas Biracial individuals who consider their race to be meaningless or fluid based on situational factors reported significantly higher levels of depression and trait anxiety symptoms than other Biracial individuals. The latter group also reported the least pressure from family to identify as monoracial. Societal pressure from peers to identify as monoracial was found to predict social anxiety and fear of negative evaluation among all Biracial participants.


In some target tracking applications, angle measurements are absent due to sensor characteristics, which makes Cartesian states unobservable for a single stationary sensor. When multi-sensor target tracking techniques with only range or Doppler measurements are applied to produce Cartesian state estimates, their performance and efficiency can be benefited from accurate range and Doppler estimates obtained from single sensors. This paper investigates the range and Doppler estimation problem based on motion modeling in range-squared coordinate considering range-squared as a generic coordinate. A pseudostate vector consisting of range squared and its derivatives is defined to completely summarize the dynamic of the Cartesian nearly constant velocity (NCV) motion and it is found time evolution of the pseudostate is linear based on the methodology of state space representation. To estimate the pseudostate from range-Doppler or range-only measurements, a recursive filter is developed using the decorrelated unbiased converted measurement (DUCM) method. Finally, the pseudostate estimates in the range-squared coordinate are converted into the range coordinate using the scaled unscented transformation (SUT) method to produce range and Doppler estimates. Although the conversion is nonlinear, it is performed outside the filtering recursions without propagating nonlinearity approximation errors in the filtering recursions. Numerical experiments with various conditions of measurements demonstrate the superior performance benefits from the proposed accurate linear state equation and estimation method.


The invention discloses a peripheral watchdog timer. In some embodiments, a circuit may include a plurality of peripherals and a peripheral watchdog timer circuit coupled to at least one of the plurality of peripherals. The peripheral watchdog timer circuit may be configured to count clock cycles and concurrently to detect activity associated with at least one of the plurality of peripherals. The peripheral watchdog timer circuit may be configured to reset a count in response to detecting the activity. In some embodiments, the peripheral watchdog timer circuit may be configured to generate an alert signal when the count exceeds a threshold count before detecting the activity. In some embodiments, the peripheral watchdog timer circuit is configured to initiate a reset operation when the alert is not serviced within a period of time.


In this paper, we propose a robust feedforward control scheme for a SISO system. Our control scheme consists of a model-based feedforward controller and stabilizing feedback controller. The feedforward controller is designed such that the output of the nominal plant tracks perfectly the reference input with the desired dynamic characteristics. We then design a feedback controller so as to achieve the suppression of all the disturbances including internal disturbances due to system uncertainties as well as external disturbances. Finally, by applying our controller to a servo control system, we demonstrate some advantages of our control scheme over the conventional ones through computer simulations and experimental results.


Annatto dyes containing different strengths of bixin, norbixin and their formulations such as watersoluble liquid, and oil soluble liquid were measured for L*, a* and b* in a Hunter color meter and the Yellow (Y) and red (R) units in a Lovibond tintometer. Seed source and dye purity had a significant effect (P<0.05) on the color characteristics L*, a*, b* and Y and R units of bixin/norbixin dyes and their formulations. These characteristics behaved independently when different dyes diluted to a common concentration of 50 mg bixin or norbixin/L. However, when individual bixin/norbixin dyes serially diluted L*, b* decreased and a* values increased with increase in concentration of bixin/norbixin. Similarly the increase in concentration of bixin/norbixin have shown decreasing trend on Y/R values due to increase in R-values in the tintometer. It has been observed that a* and R units generally increased with increase in concentration, and L* and b* values decreased and Y values are almost constant in both the bixin and norbixin dyes. However the b*/a* values showed lower values in bixin dyes and higher in norbixin dyes. Similarly R-values were higher in bixin dyes when compared to norbixin dyes [Akula Satyanarayana*, Pamidighantam Prabhakara Rao and Dubasi Govardhana Rao (Central Food Technological Research InstituteResource Centre, Habshiguda, Uppal Road, Hyderabad-500 007, India), LWT-Food Science and Technology, 2010, 43(9), 1456-1460].


The letter introduces an efficient context-based lossless image codec for encoding event camera frames. The asynchronous events acquired by an event camera in a spatio-temporal neighborhood are collected by an Event Frame (EF). A more efficient way to store the event data is introduced, where up to eight EFs are represented as a pair of an event map image (EMI), containing the spatial information, and a vector, containing the polarity information. The proposed codec encodes the EMI using: (i) a binary map, which signals the positions where at least one event occurs in the EFs; (ii) the number of events for each signalled position; and (iii) their EF index. Template context modelling and adaptive Markov modelling are employed to encode these three types of data. The experimental evaluation for EFs generated at different time intervals demonstrates that the proposed method achieves an improved performance compared with both video coding standards, HEVC and VVC, and state-of-the-art lossless image coding methods, CALIC and FLIF. When all events are collected by EFs, a relative compression of up to 5.8 is achieved compared with the raw event encapsulation provided by the event camera.


Mutation treatment was performed on different parts of organizations of Portulaca grandiflora plant using different concentrations of colchicine solution and then ploidy identification was carried on variant plant with different methods in this experiment.The results showed that for the germinating seeds of Portulaca grandiflora,the highest variation rate was 11% treated by 0.05% colchicine for 12 h.As the apical portion,the highest variation rate was 75% treated by 0.10% colchicine for 48 h.For the root tip,4% DMSO and 0.05% colchicine mixture was treated,the highest variation rate was16.7%.Therefore,the effect of the apical portion treated by colchicine was the best,followed by the root tip,of which the germinating seeds was the poorest.Orphological identification results showed that the leaves of variant plant were apparently shorter and width,the flower diameter was larger.Anatomy identification results showed that length and width of stomata on variation plant leaves was obviously greater,and density of stomata was smaller,pollen diameter was also larger.Molecular biology identification showed that DNA content analysis on the primaries of the 13 by flow cytometry,11 produced polyploid variation,the total variation rate reached 84.6%,of which 7 were tetraploid,3 octoploid,1 chimera.


The present invention discloses a coupling structure of a large transmission capacity, wide design margins and low manufacturing costs watch stem with the setting wheel. Which comprises a setting wheel and an axle disposed through the setting sleeve and the plastic material may be axially moved relative to the setting of the rotation produced by the stem of a metal material, the sleeve and the distal stem portion is an interference fit cylindrical surface, face of the shank end of the shaft may be provided with at least one end face of the stripe groove is divided into at least two parts, the groove side parallel to one another all the deep grooves. The present invention uses stripe groove is provided in the front end surface of the stem structure, when a tight fit therebetween such that, by a cylindrical surface interference fit into a prior art coupling with the profile, thereby greatly improving the capacity of the transmission therebetween, transmission efficiency, smooth transmission and accuracy rate. This configuration can also improve the design margin of the setting axle sleeve and of the shaft, reducing the machining precision, reduce the complexity of the production process stem to reduce material and labor costs, and improve productivity stem setting wheel.


Recent work in political geography and Marxist, critical political economy has refocused attention on the interrelations between political economy and geopolitics. This paper examines the contributions of Antonio Gramsci to the theory of geopolitical economy and the production of territory. Doing so enables two key insights. First, explaining the production of territory requires unraveling multiple—sometimes competing—levels of geopolitical and geoeconomic power relations. It follows that geopolitical economy requires historicizing the practices of territorialization. The second point is that the practice of territorialization is today everywhere bound up with the project of producing and reproducing capitalist (i.e. class) social relations, including the capitalist form of the state as a social relation. To support this claim, we examine recent US–China hegemonic competition in regional, geoeconomic strategies—US's "Trans-Pacific Partnership" and China's "One Belt, One Road" Initiative.


Electromagnetic hyperthermia has been attracting significant attention in treating cancerous cells due to its non-invasive and quick recovery time. In this work, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)solutions containing magnetic materials were used to make nanofibers through electrospinning. Transition metal oxides including cobalt oxide and iron oxide were selected as the magnetic responsive materials. The electrospun magnetic materials containing nanofibers were tested through the exposure to an external electromagnetic field to examine the increase in temperatures. It is found that the temperatures of the nanofibers increased high enough (above 43°C) to damage or eliminate cancer cells within 25 seconds. Comparisons of the hyperthermia behaviors of variousoxideswere studied as well.


Featural representations of similarity data assume that people represent stimuli in terms of a set of discrete properties. We consider the differences in featural representations that arise from making four differefeant assumptions about how similarity is measured. Three of these similarity models - the common features model, the distinctive features model, and Tversky's seminal contrast model - have been considered previously. The other model is new, and modifies the contrast model by assuming that each individual feature only ever acts as a common or distinctive feature. Each of the four models is tested on previously examined similarity data, relating to kinship terms, and on a new data set, relating to faces. In fitting the models, we use the Geometric Complexity Criterion to balance the competing demands of data-fit and model complexity. The results show that both common and distinctive features are important for stimulus representation, and we argue that the modified contrast model combines these two components in a more effective and interpretable way than Tversky's original formulation.


Southeast Asia is a standout amongst the most presented districts to unnatural weather change dangers even they are not principle worldwide carbon dioxide (CO2) maker, its discharge will get to be significant if there is no move made. CO2 wellsprings of Southeast Asia are mainly by fossil fuel through era of power and warmth generation, and also transportation part. The endeavors taken by these nations can be ordered into administrative and local level. This paper review the potential for carbon catch and capacity (CCS) as a part of the environmental change moderation system for the Malaysian power area utilizing an innovation appraisal structure. The country's recorded pattern of high dependence on fossil fuel for its power segment makes it a prime possibility for CCS reception. This issue leads to gradual increment of CO2 emission. It is evident from this evaluation that CCS can possibly assume a vital part in Malaysia's environmental change moderation methodology gave that key criteria are fulfilled. With the reason to pick up considerations from all gatherings into the earnestness of an Earth-wide temperature boost issue in Southeast Asia, assume that more efficient measures can be taken to effectively accomplish CO2 diminishment target.


This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of incorporating different types of smartphone applications i.e., game-based, flashcards and self-paced applications in vocabulary teaching and learning at a public university in Oman. Past research indicated that Mobile Assisted Language Learning (MALL) applications facilitated second language learning (Stockwell, 2010). As a result, many teachers have opted to use smartphone-based applications such as Kahoot, Quizlet, and Memrise to engage their learners in the classroom and motivate them to learn lexical items. This paper investigates how deep is the influence and effectiveness of teachers' use of mobile applications on the students' learning of Academic vocabulary and how these applications should be utilized to be as effective as possible. The study uses semi-structured interviews with 8 interviewees who are lecturers at UTAS, Oman. The interviews focused on frequency of usage, efficiency, personal experiences and ideas for effective implementation of such applications in the future. Results indicate that smartphone applications used for vocabulary learning have a positive impact on vocabulary teaching and learning, enhancement of academic learning skills and advancement of academic vocabulary retention levels. The study also provides recommendations for effective use of mobile applications in vocabulary learning and teaching.


A 3D inversion approach is presented for marine controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) and magnetotelluric (MT) data influenced by formation anisotropy. The algorithm is based on the Gauss-Newton approach and finite-difference modeling, and assumes traverse isotropy in the vertical direction (TIV). The synthetic example shows that inline CSEM data are essential to detect the resistive reservoirs, while addition of broadside data is needed to recover anisotropic structures. Although MT data alone are not suited for defining anisotropy, joint inversion CSEM and MT data can improve the resolution of anisotropic resistivity images that is attained by CSEM data, particularly when CSEM data are acquired with only the inline configuration.


THE LETTERS WRITTEN TO GEORGE JEAN NATHAN BY Eugene O'Neill constitute a wealth of material for any study of the dramatist, as recognized by his major biographers, Barbara and Arthur Gelb in O'Neill (New York, 1964) and Louis Scheaffer in O'Neill: Son and Playwright (Boston, 1968). What has not been adequately appreciated, however, is that these letters present one of the most significant commentaries by any modern dramatist upon his own craftsmanship, as this illustrated description of the Cornell Collection will suggest.


The developing countries of the world are still lacking behind in the execution of the Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) in term of their effort and achievement so far as compared with developed countries. In their attempts to decrease and possibly to eradicate unnecessary earshot impairments via suitable and rehabilitation processes, the developing countries need more studies and recommendations. Thus, the essence of this study is to meet this demand and bridge the gap between the developed, emerging, and developing countries (a comparative study in Malaysia and Nigeria). This study used secondary data by comprehensively reviewing published researches other relevant and related works. We found that UNHS practices in Malaysia and Nigeria have both difference and similarities. The two – countries use AABR and OAE as their protocol and the newborn hearing screening is not binding on the caregivers in both countries. However, their approaches differ in the area of a finance, follow-up interval, and years of introduction among others. The two countries have done great in implementing this program, nevertheless there are some challenges which are impending the achievement and improvement of the program such as Lack of awareness, the death of personnel, inadequate diagnostic center among others in which they need to address squarely. This paperwork will be found useful by the stakeholders as they will be able to exploit the findings of this work to approach the UNHS program in the best way. Furthermore, the accomplishment of an effective UNHS practice could require bridging employment gap since recruitment of more qualified staff would be required and provision of more screening equipment and public awareness would result to drastic reduction of the cases of avoidable hearing loss in the society in Malaysia and Nigeria.


This study investigated the relationship between job attrition and John Holland personality types among teachers of ministry of education in district 2 Tehran. To this end a sample of 90 teachers were selected based on cluster sampling from population, for the instrumentation Maslach job attrition and John Holland self analysis Questionnaires were used. The data were descriptively and inferentially analyzed. To identify the relationship between the teacher's job attrition amount and personality types such as realistic, sociable, artistic, enterprising, conventional, adventurous step by step regression procedure was employed. The result indicated that there is a significant relationship between John Holland personality types and job attrition amount. In way that the amount of job attrition is low for the sociable personality type, but high for the realistic, enterprising and conventional Personality types. The results also indicated that there was no significant relationship between job attrition and artistic personality type. The implication of the study is that it is better to identify people with a gift for teaching and prioritize those who are of the sociable type.


[Objective]The aim was to discuss the suitable cutting rooting substrates for Gazania regins L.,and provide a theoretical basis for its cutting and transplanting.[Method]Taking ' Xingbai ' and ' Hongwen ' cultured in fifty-hole plugs as test materials,the effects of seven substrates on rooting of cuttings and substrates grouping were determined.[Result]The results showed that rooting rates,root length and number of the two cultivars in different substrates were not the same.From substrates aspect,taking rooting rates,root length,root number and substrateshaping as consideration,when choosing 100% garden soil: plant ash(1∶ 2) in volume as substrates,' Xingbai ' and ' Hongwen ' grew well,and their rooting rates were more than 80%.Besides,as respect to ' Xingbai ' growth condition,there were no significant differences between 100% garden soil: plant ash(1∶ 1) and 100% garden soil: plant ash(3∶ 1) in volume,and their relative indexes were less than 100% garden soil: plant ash(1∶ 2) in volume.What's more,in 100% plant ash,rooting rates,rate number and length of 'Xingbai 'and 'Hongwen 'were poor,and their rooting rates were only 50% more or less.[Conclusion]100% garden soil: plant ash(1∶ 2) in volume can be used as the cutting rooting substrates of ' Xingbai 'and 'Hongwen ',considering the cost,100% garden soil: plant ash(1∶ 1) and 100% garden soil: plant ash(3∶ 1) in volume are also can be used as the alternative substrates for ' Xingbai '.


Background Horse serum (HS) was a strong allergen for xenogeneic animals. However, the methods of test for allergen didn't authorized in Pharmacopeia of the United States, European Pharmacopeia, Japanese Pharmacopeia and British Pharmacopeia. Thus, new methods of test for allergen are required to control drug allergy. Objective To propose a new method for detecting horse serum induced allergic reactions of guinea pigs earlier. Methods Guinea pigs were sensitized successively by injecting different concentration of HS intravenously once a day for three times, serum level of IL-4 and total IgE were detected by method of enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) before guinea pigs were challenged by injecting HS intravenously only once, and the results were compared with routine method of sensitization by injecting HS intraperitoneally every other day for three times. Results Serum level of IL-4 and total IgE increased significantly before guinea pigs were challenged, either in day 8 after intravenous sensitization (10%HS, 0.5 mL) or in day 14 and day 21 after intraperitoneal sensitization (10%HS, 0.5 mL), and allergic reactions occurred in all guinea pigs after challenged by injecting HS (10%, 1.0 mL) only once. Conclusion It provides a new way to predict whether HS or other drugs can provoke allergic reactions earlier by detecting the serum level of IL-4 and total IgE in d8 after intravenous sensitization, this has a good application value in drug emergency test.


Throughout K = Fp will be an algebraic closure of the finite field Fp of prime characteristic p. Recall that K is an algebraic group under addition, which we denote K+, and K \ {0} is an algebraic group under multiplication, which we denote K⇥. Let r = pa be a power of p for some natural number a > 0 then we write Fr = {x 2 K | xr = x} for the finite subfield of K of order r. Affine varieties will typically be denoted by bold letters. If they are endowed with a generalised Frobenius endomorphism then the corresponding fixed point group will be denoted in roman letters. For example, if X is an affine variety and F : X ! X is a generalised Frobenius endomorphism then X denotes the fixed point group XF = {x 2 X | F(x) = x}. Throughout G will typically be reserved for a connected reductive algebraic group. We will denote by T0 and B0 a fixed maximal torus and Borel subgroup of G such that T0 6 B0.


OBJECTIVE To understand the basic situation of nosocomial infection,to provide the basis for improving monitoring measures.METHODS Adopting cross-sectional survey method,the combined survey and inspection of bedside patient history were used to fill in the case investigation form.The investigation on the infection status of patients in hospital was analyzed.RESULTS Totally 689 cases were checked,occupying 98.96%,of all the 689 cases,22 cases were nosocomial infection with the prevalence rate of 3.24%.ICU was with the highest infection rate,followed by the cardioencephalology-TCM soecialist clinic.Lower respiratory infections ranked first,accounted for 31.82% of all the infections,followed by urinary tract infection,accounted for 22.73% of all the infections.The whole hospital antibiotic treatment of bacterial culture detection rate was 40.91%,5 strains of pathogens causing nosocomial infection were detected,which were Pseudomonas aeruginosa,Acinetobacter baumannii and Escherichia coli respectively.The daily using rate of antibiotics was 28.17%.CONCLUSION The hospital prevalence survey will enhance the comprehensive ICU,cadres and neurology wards and other key departments.To highlight the monitoring will reduce the hospital infection rate,improve the detection rate of bacteria and use antimicrobial agents correctly and rationally.


Online Labs are revolutionizing education by offering access to content anytime and from any place. The OLabs project has had a deep impact on learning capabilities of students by providing an integrated environment that includes videos, animations, simulations and textual content. It has also helped to substitute teachers wherever there have been gaps. OLabs offers an excellent platform for the improvement of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education which has been the focus of several countries in recent times. The current content in OLabs is 2 dimensional. 2D content comes with its own limitations of low accuracy and low realism and hence moving to browser based 3D representations is important to offer an enriching experience to the learner. WebGL offers the powerful capability of rendering 2D as well as 3D content in any browser without the need to install additional applications or components. With the advent of WebGL, writing 3D applications have become simpler since most details are abstracted from the programmer. New features are added almost every week in WebGL by the community making it rich and powerful. In this paper we present our work on implementing, in 3D, a convex lens experiment in OLabs Physics using WebGL and dynamic cube mapping. We propose to extend this work to more experiments in Physics and Chemistry, demonstrate it to students and measure their learning.


ABSTRACT Capsule: Population changes of many moorland and heathland birds in southwest England show associations with environmental change, and the area supports notable breeding populations of species of conservation concern. Aims: To quantify changes in moorland and heathland breeding bird abundance in relation to changes in environmental variables. Methods: A two-visit moorland bird survey method was used to estimate the abundance of 23 target bird species in 2008 and 2014 in Exmoor National Park, southwest England. Data on changes in 25 environmental variables over the same period were used to test associations between changes in bird abundance and environmental change. Results: Fourteen species increased in abundance and nine decreased. Breeding species which wintered on or close to Exmoor were less likely to show negative population changes than species which migrated to winter in southern Europe or Africa. Change in abundance of 18 species was associated with change in at least one environmental variable, and these relationships were broadly consistent with the known ecology of these species. Conclusion: Although some moorland species have declined or gone locally extinct, this area of moorland and heathland in southwest England remains an important stronghold for several species of high conservation concern. The maintenance of semi-natural moorland and heathland habitats in areas such as Exmoor may provide important refuges for such species, both now and in the future.


In the paper, it is pointed out that longitudinal and torsional mode degeneracy is very important for this kind motor to improve the output torque. Sometimes there are some difference between longitudinal and torsional mode frequency values calculated by using finite element method and experimental values. Thus, three kinds of practical mode degeneracy method are introduced in this paper: adjusting efficient section coefficient α of the stator, modifying height of the rotor and regulating weight of matching block of dwindling the diameter structure. Through the theoretical and experimental research, the evaluation of three methods are given. After using these methods, now the output torque of the prototype motor is more than 4 Nm.


This article discusses DVB-T2 technology that make Englandt and Wales, and Scotland winners at the World Cup in South Africa. The brand new technology (and acronym, which stands for Digital Video Broadcasting Second Generation Terrestrial) was conceived by the DVB Project as the first major upgrade of DVB-T, which is now used in more than 35 countries to transmit digital terrestrial television (DTT).


—An optically transparent metasurface (MS) is proposed to enhance the gain of a patch antenna operating at 5.6 GHz. The transparent conducting film (TCF) used in the proposed MS is micro-metal mesh conductive (MMMC) film, with a high transmittance of above 75% and a low sheet resistance of 0.7 Ω/sq. The MS is composed of a layer of glass substrate and a layer of MMMC film. The unit cell of MS consists of a square patch using MMMC film patterned on a square glass substrate. Simulation and measurement are used to study and design the MS. Results show that the MS has little effect on impedance bandwidth of the patch antenna, but can increase the boresight gain by 8.5 dB (from 4.7 to 13.2 dBi) in simulation and by 7 dB (from 5.2 to 12.2 dBi) in measurement at the resonant frequency of 5.6 GHz.


A linear programming technique using the minimax approximation to steer the nulls of an array by controlling the current amplitudes is presented. The technique determines the current amplitudes that produce the minimum sidelobe level for a given beam width and prescribed nulls in arbitrary directions. The results show the ability of this technique to steer the nulls in the sidelobe region while maintaining the main beam directed towards the desired signal. This technique also allows the number of controlled nulls to attain the full degrees of freedom for the array.


The present invention discloses a method of treating inflammatory response of an established colitis in a subject with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) comprising administering to a subject diagnosed with IBD with ulcerative STATED an amount of an antibody against interleukin 12 effectively reducing inducer EFFECT OF INTERLEUKIN 12. cOLITIS also includes a method for selectively THE EXPLORE OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SUBSTANCE TO REDUCE THE RESPONSE TIME inflammatory colitis established. Furthermore, the present invention provides a screening method SELECTIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SUBSTANCE TO PREVENT inflammatory bowel disease.


The present invention relates to a process for recovering valuable metals from ore (50) and configured to significantly reduce or eliminate the need for a storage facility tailings. This object is achieved through an integrated processing system, designed to enhance the proportion of sand waste floating thick (62) with respect to the quantity of tailings arising from the floatation of fines (72), and then mixing a proportion of gangue materials in the flotation of fine and coarse in a stack (82) of free drainage.


Background: Severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) management begins in the pre-hospital setting, but clinicians are left with limited options for stabilisation during retrieval due to time and space constraints, as well as a lack of access to monitoring equipment. Bolus osmotherapy with hypertonic substances is commonly utilised as a temporising measure for life-threatening brain herniation, but much contention persists around its use, largely stemming from a limited evidence base. Method: The authors conducted a brief review of hypertonic substance use in patients with TBI, with a particular focus on studies involving the pre-hospital and emergency department (ED) settings. We aimed to report pragmatic information useful for clinicians involved in the early management of this patient group. Results: We reviewed the literature around the pharmacology of bolus osmotherapy, commercially available agents, potential pitfalls, supporting evidence and guideline recommendations. We further reviewed what the ideal agent is, when it should be administered, dosing and treatment endpoints and/or whether it confers meaningful long-term outcome benefits. Conclusions: There is a limited evidence-based argument in support of the implementation of bolus osmotherapy in the pre-hospital or ED settings for patients who sustain a TBI. However, decades' worth of positive clinician experiences with osmotherapy for TBI will likely continue to drive its on-going use. Choices regarding osmotherapy will likely continue to be led by local policies, individual patient characteristics and clinician preferences.


Objectives: More than six million people worldwide are affected by end-stage organ failure and the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed organ and tissue donation.
Methods: The data of patients diagnosed with brain death between July 2018-March 2020 (pre-pandemic period) and April 2020-December 2021 (pandemic period) were analyzed retrospectively. Donor characteristics, laboratory levels, time from intensive care admission to determination of brain death, time to family approval, family approval rates and organ types were analyzed.
Results: The mean age of 56 patients with pre-pandemic diagnosis of brain death was 61.82 ± 21.39 years, 37 (63%) patients were donors and 53 organs were obtained. Mean age of 39 patients diagnosed with brain death during the pandemic was 58.26 ± 18.02 years and 38 organs were obtained from 21 (52.5%) donors. Between the two periods, there was a decrease of 30.35% in the diagnosis of brain death, 43.24% in the number of donors and 26.41% in the number of organs supplied. The most common cause of brain death was intracranial hemorrhage during both periods. While the time elapsed between family interview and surgery was 9.33 ± 2.19 hours before the pandemic, it was 15.29 ± 4.28 hours during the pandemic period (p = 0.01). There was a significant difference between C-reactive protein levels at the time of diagnosis of brain death (p < 0.05). Staphylococcus haemolyticus was most frequently seen in blood culture.
Conclusions: Brain death and organ donation have decreased significantly during the pandemic period compared to previous years, similar to research conducted in different countries and regions. Due to COVID-19, prolonged stays in the intensive care unit (ICU) may pose a risk of infection in ICU donors, and care should be taken in terms of donor loss.


Local structural problems in ships are generally the result of stress concentrations in structural details. The intent of this paper is to bring to the attention of the marine industry that costly repairs and lay-up time of a vessel can often be prevented, if these problem areas are recognized and investigated in the design stages. Such investigations can be performed for minimal labor and computer costs using finite element analysis techniques. Practical procedures for analyzing structural details are presented in the paper including discussions of the results, and the analysis costs expended. It is shown that the application of the finite element analysis technique can be economically employed in the investigation of structural details.


(57) Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical device comprising at least one tubular member having an inner surface and an outer surface. Inner surface of the tubular member is in contact with at least occasionally, at least one second surface. Thus the tubular member between the inner surface and the second surface of the tubular member, has been subjected to the inner surface in order to reduce the friction generated by the movement comprises a hydrophilic lubricant coating.


MnTE-2-PyP 5+ is a potent catalytic scavenger of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, primarily superoxide and peroxynitrite. It therefore not only attenuates primary oxidative damage, but was found to modulate redox-based signaling pathways (HIF-1 α , NF- κ B, SP-1 and AP-1), and thus in turn secondary oxidative injury also. Cancer has been widely considered as an oxidative stress condition. The goal of the present study was to prove if and why a catalytic SOD mimic/peroxynitrite scavenger would exert anti-cancer effects; i.e. to evaluate whether the attenuation of the oxidative stress by MnTE-2-PyP 5+ could suppress tumor growth in a 4T1 mouse breast tumor model. Tumor cells were implanted into Balb/C mouse flanks. Three groups of mice (n=25) were studied: control (PBS), 2 mg/kg/day and 15 mg/kg/day of MnTE-2-PyP 5+ given subcutaneously twice daily starting when the tumors averaged 200 mm 3 (until they reached ~5-fold of initial volum). Intratumoral hypoxia (pimonidazole, carbonic anhydrase, CAIX), HIF-1 α , VEGF, proliferating capillary index (CD105), microvessel density (CD31), protein nitration, DNA oxidation (8-OHdG) NADPH oxidase (Nox-4), apoptosis (CD31), macrophage infiltration (CD68) and tumor drug levels were assessed. With 2 mg/kg/day a trend toward tumor growth delay was observed and was significant with 15 mg/ kg/day. The 7.5-fold increase in drug dose was accompanied by similar (6-fold) increase in drug tumor levels. Oxidative stress was largely attenuated as was observed through the decreased levels of DNA damage, protein 3-nitrotyrosine, macrophage infiltration and NADPH oxidase. Further, hypoxia was significantly decreased as were the levels of HIF-1 α and VEGF. Consequently, suppression of angiogenesis was observed; both the microvessel density and the endothelial cell proliferation were markedly decreased. Our study indicates for the first time that MnTE-2-PyP 5+ has anti-cancer activity in its own right. The anti-cancer activity via HIF/VEGF pathways probably arises from the impact of the drug on the oxidative stress. Therefore, the catalytic scavenging of ROS/RNS by antioxidants, which in turn suppresses cellular transcriptional activity, could be an appropriate strategy for anti-cancer therapy. Enhancement of the anti-cancer effects may be achieved by optimizing the dosing regime, utilizing more bioavailable Mn porphyrins (MnP), and combining MnP treatment with irradiation, hyperthermia and chemotherapy. Mn porphyrins may be advantageous compared to other anti-cancer drugs, due to their radioprotection of normal tissue and the ability to afford pain management via prevention of chronic morphine tolerance.


In his article "Winning the war against island invaders" (News Focus, 2 Dec. 2005, p. [1410][1]), K. Krajick presents an interesting point of view about eradication of exotic species on islands. However, despite the fact that exotic species are a leading cause of biodiversity loss, there is


Delay in project execution is one of the outmost problems that lead to delay to operation and subsequently, early structural erosion or financial supply disturbance, etc. Delay is fallen into several categories and each category has its own specific origin. However, in the present paper, environmental factors causing delay to projects are investigated. Delay to Construction Projects operation can be prevented by embedding environmental studies, namely environmental impact assessment (EIA) in initial studies. Given that environmental events cannot be predicted and we can only rely on statistic reports of previous periods, the effect of embedding such assessment in projects is so useful that every manger is convinced to make use of this assessment in study phase. The research results revealed that it is necessary to present EIA in initial studies to prevent delay to Construction Projects operation. In the following, given to the necessity of checklist, the quality of the designed checklist was investigated. Finally, the checklist was implemented and checked. In this study, each of the research questions was separately tested.


SINGUISTIC developments in the Southwest can be understood only as localized manifestations of the changing trends in American Indian linguistics, for the Southwest has never represented a unique region of study nor an area of concentrated investigation for linguists. It may be significant to note that Boas' early interest in languages of the North Pacific Coast tended to direct the geographical focus of linguistic work during the first quarter of the present century. The two volumes of the Handbook which were published within this period (Boas 1911, 1922) contained no language of the Southwest among the fourteen languages described. In a comparable collection of descriptive sketches published recently (Hoijer and others 1946), four Southwestern languages were included in a total of thirteen. Before the twentieth century the major bulk of material on Indian languages north of Mexico was contained in haphazardly transcribed word lists and texts. Descriptive linguistics, as we know it today in this country, had its beginnings in Boas' insistence on the meticulous recording of empirical data. His aim, furthermore, was to describe the grammar of a language in its own terms and not, as had been customary, in terms of some conveniently fixed norm, such as a Latin model or a preconceived theoretical scheme. The formative years of American linguistics, like other branches of anthropology, were shaped in a Boasian atmosphere, with its emphasis on the careful description of empirical detail and on the relativistic point of view. Under the subsequent leadership of Sapir and Bloomfield the analytic tools of descriptive work became sharper and more subtle. Rigorous methods were devised for identifying the formal units of language, such as phonemes and morphemes. These methods emerged as operational procedures specifically adapted to linguistic data. Similarly, the notion of structure was formulated as a distinctively linguistic concept, referring to the properties of formal units in any language to group themselves into typological classes, to enter into restricted combinations, and to manifest other explicitly describable features of patterning. Although the development of unique methods and concepts, especially during the past quarter century, appeared to remove linguistics farther and farther from other branches of anthropology, it was a development, paradoxically enough, which grew out of the Boasian emphasis on describing the stuff of language in its own terms. On a less superficial level, this development has had results beyond that of merely improving the technical apparatus of descriptive work. The concept of linguistic structure, for example, offers as explicit a formulation of pattern in collective behavior as is to be found in any of the social sciences. With increased attention being given to pattern phe-


The main aim of this study is to design starvation which has a broad effect on index of alimentary canal and digestive enzyme activity of Triplophysa(Hedinichthys)yarkandensis(Day).In this study,Triplophysa(Hedinichthys)yarkandensis(Day)was starved for 30 days at(20±0.5)℃,and the activities of protease,amylase and lipase in its stomach,foregut,midgut,hindgut,liver and pylorus were measured on the 0,1st,3rd,5th,10 th,15th,20 th and 30 th day,then calculated index of alimentary canal.The results showed that the digestive organs all atrophied,liver exponent,stomach exponent,intestines exponent and pylorus exponent decreased very significantly(P0.01),compared with the control group,the liver exponent decreased maximal amplitude.During the starvation period,starvation had definite effects on the activities of all test enzymes,the activities of protease and lipase were found to be increased firstly and then decreased,the activities of amylase had no obvious change in the initial stage,then decreased as starvation proceeded.The activities of all test en-zymes decreased with the prolongation of starvation,which was the most significant when the fish was starved in the first 15-20 days.After 20 days of starvation,the decreasing trend of the enzyme activities became less obvious.Starvation had definite effects on tract index and activities of all test enzymes of Triplophysa(Hedinichthys)yarkandensis(Day).


It Speaks: A failure of belief is often figured as a problem of incor poration: No one would swallow that, we say, or, "it just doesn't smell right." It stinks. Sometimes that's as close as we can get to it. To "burn" is also to deceive. Given the distance and the wind direction... this scent of smoke (clinging to cloth and skin, tangled in hair) vanishes into the air we insist is "thin." As any excuse.


When radiative decay takes place through a three-level system via the successive emission of two photons, an angular correlation may exist between their propagation directions k, and k2• For a system in field-free space this correlation depends upon, and contains information about, radiation param eters alone, i.e. spins and transition multipolarities. The angular correlation may be perturbed, however, if the intermediate level of the three-level system can interact with the environment. Studies of perturbed angular correlations (PAC) can yield useful information either about the system itself or about its environment. Many examples could be given illustrating the application of PAC in molecular, atomic, nuclear, and even mesic systems. In fact with a little generalization all optical pumping and double resonance experiments could be treated within the same formalism. Such generalization is useful and instructive, but it lies outside the scope of this article, which deals with PAC of gamma quanta emitted in nuclear decay. Gamma-ray angular correlations have been of interest in nuclear physics for over three decades. In 1 940 Hamilton (1) gave a theoretical description of angular correlations. The first successful experiments were reported by Brady & Deutsch (2) in 1 947. Goertzel (3) described perturbed angular correlations in 1946, and Frauenfelder et al (4) reported the observation of perturbations in 1 951 . Comprehensive theoretical descriptions of perturbed angular correla tions were presented in 1953 by Alder et al (5) and by Abragam & Pound (6), among others. Many other workers contributed to thc development of per turbed angular correlations in this period. In the years that followed, nuclear physicists applied this method widely to the determination of nuclear magnetic dipole moments. Frauenfelder & Steffen gave a detailed discussion of the development of the field in their extensive review article (7) published in 1 965. Their article also contains a thorough and lucid description of the theory of


Inbreeding causes a variable decline in most quantitative traits in different poultry species. Poultry geneticists were among the first to recognize the need for systematic evaluation and definition of inbreeding. The effect of inbreeding on the population, referred to as inbreeding depression, is commonly recognized by lowered reproductive capacity and viability. As a consequence of inbreeding, many small closed populations of domestic and semi-wild birds are lost each year. Considerable inbreeding is generally practiced inadvertantly within flocks derived from unknown but small numbers of ancestors and in flocks with small numbers of mated parents. Researchers examined inbreeding mainly by a full-sib mating model. Therefore, a lot of experiments were carried out with two generations of full-sib matings (ABPLANALP 1990). In all studies inbreeding levels from full-sib matings were 25 % relative to the base population from which they were derived and the performance for each trait of inbreds was expressed as a percentage of noninbreds in the base population. Hatchability of fertile eggs, egg production, and viability all suffered from inbreeding depression (ABPLANALP and WOODARD 1967; ABPLANALP 1974; SITTMANN et al. 1966; WOODARD et al. 1982, 1983 ). In turkeys inbreeding effects on hatchability were more pronounced than in chickens, with substantial maternal effects. Even more pronounced inbreeding effects were observed for Japanese quail and partridges, with inbreeding depression of almost 30 percent for embryo viability and 14 percent for maternal inbreeding. Viability of hens showed substantial inbreeding effects, with Japanese quail again having the most pronounced depression of almost 20 percent, and chickens at least with about five percent. It should also be noted that maternal inbreeding was only important for hatchability, but relevant results are not shown for other traits. Leghorn chickens show the lowest inbreeding depression, Japanese quail and partridges the highest. HORN and MELEG (2000) reported inbreeding effects on production traits in different type of pigeons. These experiments demonstrated that auto-sexing utility pigeons were much more sensitive to inbreeding than racing homer pigeons. To the authors' knowledge inbreeding effects on the racing ability of homing pigeons have not been studied earlier. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of inbreeding in homing pigeons on racing ability.


Objective To evaluate the value of combined detection for distinguishing glomerular hematuria from nonglomerular hematuria by Sysmex UF-50 automated flow cytometer with blood analyzer.Methods Mean corpuscular volume(MCV) of urinary red cell(RBC) in 414 urine samples from hematuria patients were measured by blood analyzer and all kinds of laser parameters of urinary RBC were measured by Sysmex UF-50 antomated flow cy- tometer,which were compared with the morphological results of RBC observed by light microscope.Results The RBC-Pv0FSC,RBC-MFse and RBC-Fsc-DW of hematuria with glomerular diseases and non-glomerular diseases were respectively (59.5±12.5)ch and (114.5±9.4)ch (P0.01),(56.2±13.7)ch and (93.0±6.5)ch (P0.01), (31.2±9.0)ch and (19.8±6.6)ch(P0.05).Hematuria with glomerular diseases and non-glomerular diseases all had characteristic variant in MCVU and MCV-difference.Conclusions Flow urine analysis by UF-50 flow urinary sediment analyzer is a high sensitive easy and reliable method to ditterentiate the hematuria of glomerular diseases from that of non-glomerular diseases.


Summary Progress on AIP04 is summarized in four areas: (a) the discovery of a new hydrothermal solvent for AIPO,, HCI, and a report of solubility and growth relations in this solvent. (b) the measurement for the first time of p-V-T relationships in HQ04 saturated with AIP04 and their use to rationalize solubility data in HQO+ (c) the use of p-V-T data for HQ04 and HC1 to choose high fill - high growth rate conditions for the growth of AIP04 single crystals. (d) coupling constant and dielectric constant measurements for AIP04 which confirm its device potential and demonstrate a loading technique which only requires small samples for piezoelectric measurements.


Investigations of theη meson production inNN collisions are of great interest due to several reasons. First of all, th e mass of theη does not fit into the SU(3) scheme. This discrepancy reflects the still unknown structure of this meson. The production mechanism of the η meson in collisions of nucleons also is yet unexplained. The establishment of the unknown coupling constant gNNη is another motivation for studies of theη production close-to-threshold. a further interesting issue is the unknown protonη interaction which has been tentatively investigated by the COSY-11 group [1], however, for a more quantitative understanding the analysi s of the Dalitz plot is required, which will be possible due to recently performed high-statistics measurements of the pp ppη reaction [2]. Since the close-to-threshold production of η meson inNN collisions requires a large momentum transfer between the nucleons and occur at distances in the order of 0.3 fm, the quark-gluon degrees of freedom may play a significant role in the production dynamics of this meson. Therefore, additionally to the mechanisms associated with meson exchanges it is possible that theη meson is created from excited glue in the interaction region of the colliding nucleons [3, 4], which couple to theη meson directly via its gluonic component or through its SU(3)-flavour-singlet admixture. The production through the colour-singlet object as suggested in reference [3] is isospin independent and should lead to the same production yield of the η meson in thepn pnη and pp ppη reactions disregarding the final and initial state interaction between the nucleons. Measurements of the ratio of the total cross sections for the reactionspn pnη and pp ppη (Rη σ pn pnη σ pp ppη ), which was determined to be Rη 6 5 in the excess energy range between 16 MeV and 109 MeV [6] allowed to suspect the dominance of the isovector meson ( π andρ) exchange in the creation ofη in nucleon-nucleon collisions [5, 6]. Similar studies concerning the determination of the Rη σ pn pnη σ pp ppη ratio are expected to give an answer to the question of the production mechanism of the η meson. A value of Rη 1 (disregarding the initial and final state interactions) is expected for the extreme scenario in which the η meson is created via its gluonic component, which does not distinguish between the flavours. A Rη value different than unity may be an indication of the presence of some other production mechanisms, e.g. the isovector meson exchange. The cross sections for η at different close-to-threshold excess energies has already been determined [1], whereas those for th e I 0 isospin channel are still unknown. Measurements of the latter has been proposed by the COSY-11 collaboration [7] and the beamtime of three weeks has been granted and scheduled for August '04. The investigations will be performed at the COSY-11 facility (for the detailed description of the method of measurement see [7, 8] and references therein). As a prove of ability of the COSY-11 facility to register quasi-freepn pnX reactions, we present spectra obtained during the measurement of the pn pnη reaction at a beam momentum of 2.075 GeV/c [8]. Figure 1 shows the excess energy distribution for the quasi-free pn pnX reaction. The tail in the region of negative Q values results from multi – pion production. For positive values of Q it is principally impossible to differentiate between multi–pion and η meson production on an event–by–event basis. However, on a statis -


Abstract : The Spatial Heterodyne Imager for Mesospheric Radicals (SHIMMER), which is based on a new interferometric technique called Spatial Heterodyne Spectroscopy (SHS), flew on the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS-112 in October 2002. SHS has the advantages of high throughput, high spectral resolution, small size, low mass, all in a rugged instrument with no moving optical components. The SHS proof-of-principal flight successfully demonstrated the suitability of SHS for spaceflight applications where high spectral resolution measurements over a relatively narrow spectral band are required. In addition, the highest spectral resolution measurement of middle atmospheric hydroxyl (OH) solar resonance fluorescence ever achieved was made by SHIMMER during this mission.


Objective:To evaluate the molecular mechanisms by measuring the gene expression of Survivin and Cox-2 which occur in patients with endometriosis(EMS) and to investigate their effects on the initiation and maintenance of EMS.Methods:The ectopic endometrium and eutopic endometrium were obtained from 20 patients with EMS(cases) and from 20 normal endometrium.The mRNA expression of Survivin and Cox-2 were measured by semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).Results:Compared to normal endometrium,the mRNA level of Survivin of ectopic endometrium and eutopic endometrium significantly increased,the mRNA level of Cox-2 was significantly increased also;The total mRNA level of Survivin and Cox-2 was negatively correlated with EMS,and their correlation was obvious.Conclusion:EMS is predominantly accompanied by abnormal regulation in the mRNA expression influencing the Survivin and Cox-2,which are associated with occurrence and development of EMS and may influence the initiation and maintenance of EMS.


The operation of electricity market witnesses many challenges due to the grid-connection of large-scale wind power.This paper analyzes the influence of stochastic wind power on day-ahead markets and proposes a new clearing model for dayahead electricity market in the pool considering wind power.Compared with the conventional ones,this model is inspired by the idea of ex-post price.A multi-scenario model is generated based on the results of probabilistic wind power forecast,to simulate the randomness of wind power.The risks from the uncertain electricity prices in practical operations are also considered.Both economic and adequacy factors are included and balanced in the clearing model.The adjustment requirement of generation scheduling and adjustment capacity of thermal units are also considered in the model.Case study on IEEE-RTS 1979verifies the clearing scheme of wind power obtained by adopting the proposed model is capable of satisfying the load supply while achieving less production cost.


Eloquence Theory teaches us how to improve ability in oral expression.Mode of thinking,cognition structure,and psychology play a decisive role in oral expression.Focusing on thinking,Thinking and Eloquence Theory studies the characteristics of thinking and reveals the regular pattern of thinking and seeks ways to improve speakers' ability in oral expression.


This study demonstrates a new 7T2R nonvolatile SRAM (nvSRAM) with 3D ReRAM stacked structure for normally-off computing application. With this structure, the fully performance of SRAM can work well in active mode, and reduce the leakage current in power-off mode. High performance HfOx based ReRAM is used for high speed storage element and exhibits an instant-on characteristic. The present 7T2R nvSRAM cell includes a 1T2R RRAM (1 transistor/2 resistive memory) cell and a 6T SRAM circuit, which is low area penalty and achieve the nvSRAM function. The write margin is improved over 1.03x and 1.37x larger than that of 6T SRAM and 6T2R nvSRAM. The access time and read/write power consumption in 7T2R nvSRAM is better than that of 8T2R structure. Finally, a 16 Kb macro was fabricated with a 0.18 μm TSMC FEOL and ITRI BEOL. According to the measurement result, the VDDmin can be low down to 0.7 V and access time can be fast as 8.3 ns without pad delay. The data storage time is only 10 ns for SET and RESET in the ReRAM cell.


By literature reviews and statistic analysis through survey among high school basketball fans,the article presents easily injured body parts and the cause of such injury.The author provides countermeasures for developing basketball sports safely.


Digital pulse processing finds a widespeed use in nuclear instrumentation. This work presents a digital pulse processing (DPP) module based on an FPGA and a 16-bit 125 MHz ADC and analyses the system noise distribution by acquired digital data using this system. A moving average filter is utilized to suppress the system noise of the DPP module. Furthermore, digital trapezoidal filter is applied for the use with a charge sensitive preamplifier with High Purity Germanium (HPGe) detector. The energy spectrum and corresponding resolution are demonstrated with a scintillation and semiconductor detector.


The current low interest rate environment has triggered refinancing incentives in the residential mortgage sector. An unscheduled return of a part or the full outstanding principal constitutes a risk from the perspective of financial institutions providing mortgages. On the one hand, prepayments affect the Asset and Liability management of a bank. On the other hand, prepayments lead to interest rate risk. Given the magnitude of the residential mortgages on the balance sheet of a bank, it is of vital importance to obtain insight in the actual maturity of the mortgages provided by financial institutions. This thesis looks into different models that can be used to predict current and future prepayment rates. The most widely used prepayment models are option theoretic models, multinomial logit models and competing risk models. Aside from these models this thesis investigates the applicability of the Markov model as a prepayment model. Important determinants of prepayment include borrower specific characteristics, loan specific characteristics and macro-economic variables. Variable selection procedures are used to identify the most important risk drivers. Models are compared based on a wide range of in- sample and out-of-sample performance criteria to determine the model that is most appropriate for predicting prepayment rates. Another important feature that the models should be capable of incorporating is the recent credit crisis of 2008. Tests on parameter stability are conducted
to determine the possible presence of structural breaks in prepayment models.


A particular merit of this volume is its uniqueness and what Owen Wright achieves here seems to be unsurpassable in all aspects. One is especially grateful for the discussions on the structural peculiarities of the maqams and rhythms and above all, the comparison of their uses, which bring the roots of seventeenth-century Ottoman music to light. Taken as a whole, this volume represents a significant theoretical contribution and must be considered as a mile-stone in the history of the publications of primary sources of Turkish Maqamic music.


It is one of important problem for editorial science research to study the relationship between edi-torial activity and social development.Today,we are all engaging in building harmonious society of socialism.When we newly cognize the editorial hypostasis,function,process and innovation,we can know that the harmonious interdependency for editorial activity and social development have been provided with important significance.


Big data analytics with the cloud computing are one of the emerging area for processing and analytics. Fog computing is the paradigm where fog devices help to reduce latency and increase throughput for assisting at the edge of the client. This article discusses the emergence of fog computing for mining analytics in big data from geospatial and medical health applications. This article proposes and develops a fog computing-based framework, i.e. FogLearn. This is for the application of K-means clustering in Ganga River Basin Management and real-world feature data for detecting diabetes patients suffering from diabetes mellitus. The proposed architecture employs machine learning on a deep learning framework for the analysis of pathological feature data that obtained from smart watches worn by the patients with diabetes and geographical parameters of River Ganga basin geospatial database. The results show that fog computing holds an immense promise for the analysis of medical and geospatial big data.


A laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy method, from sample preparation to data acquisition and processing, is proposed to quantitatively map carbon on heterogeneous catalyst supports.


This work addresses important post-packaging issues for Microsystems and recommemds specific research directions by localized heating and bonding.Micropackaging has become a major subject for both scientific research and industrial applications in the emerging field of microelectromechanical systems(MEMS).Establishing a versatile post-packaging process not only advances the field but also speeds up the product commercialization cycle.A review of engineering bases describing current technologies of MEMS packaging approach by localized heating and bonding.Proces s demonstrations by selective encapsulation are presented,including an integrated low pressure chemical vapor deposition(LPCVD) sealing process.Localized silicon-gold eutectic bonding,localized silicon-glass fusion bonding,localized solder bonding and localized CVD bonding process.


Soil water stress influences both the yield and quality of wheat.The influence of water stress on the growth of wheat plant leads to smaller leaf area,lower chlorophyll content and poorer photosynthetic performances of community.The study of photosynthetic performances mostly focuses on community and flag leaf.Soil water stress also reduced photosynthetic production after flowering and lead to insufficient grain filling matters,so that the assimilates reserved in vegetative organs before flowering were translocated to grains quickly,and the proportion of mobilized assimilates from vegetative organs in grains increased,which may compensate the decrease of grain weight and grain yield to a certain extent;Soil water stress also influenced wheat grain quality,which mostly show on protein and starch contents.


This paper is a reference collection of polices,regulations and strategic plans for geographic information development from the central and local governments and agencies.It can be used as a catalog to investigate and verify the documentation for the people who work in the GIS field.


This paper presents an overview of the propulsion research and technology portfolio of NASA Fundamental Aeronautics Program Fixed Wing Project. The research is aimed at significantly reducing the thrust specific fuel/energy consumption of notional advanced fixed wing aircraft (by 60 percent relative to a baseline Boeing 737-800 aircraft with CFM56-7B engines) in the 2030 to 2035 time frame. The research investments described herein are aimed at improving propulsive efficiency through higher bypass ratio fans, improving thermal efficiency through compact high overall pressure ratio gas generators, and exploring the potential benefits of boundary layer ingestion propulsion and hybrid gas-electric propulsion concepts.