One of the key goals of IPY will be to characterize, monitor, and model the rapid and dramatic changes to terrestrial vegetation that are expected to occur across the circumpolar Arctic as a result of climate change. Changes in the biomass of terrestrial ecosystems will likely affect the permafrost, active layer, carbon reserves, trace-gas fluxes, hydrological systems, biodiversity, wildlife populations and the habitability of the Arctic. Changes in green biomass can be expected across the entire bioclimate gradient from treeline to the coldest parts of the Arctic. The Greening of the Arctic (GOA) initiative consists of a group of scientists who are part of four major components that will examine the spatial and temporal trends of greening in the Arctic, how these trends are affecting the indigenous people of the Arctic, and communicate the results of the study to students, scientists, government agencies, and the general public. Poster presented at The Arctic Forum, Washington DC, May 25-26, 2006, Component II: Human dimensions of greening on the Yamal Peninsula, Russia This part of the study is linked to the Circumpolar Arctic Rangifer Monitoring and Assessment (CARMA) project. It will examine the linkages between greening trends, the range and forage for the reindeer of the Nenets people, and the regional sea-ice conditions. The Russian component is funded by the NASA/USDA Land Cover Land-Use Change initiative and is part of the Cold Land Process in NEESPI (CLPN). NEESPI is the Northern Eurasia Earth Science Partnership Initiative, an interagency research program that is capitalizing on a variety of remote sensing and modeling tools to achieve a better understanding of Northern Eurasian terrestrial ecosystem dynamics. Fig. 4. (Left) Nenets woman drives her sled across an eroding road in the gas field at Bovonenkova on the Yamal Peninsula. Component II will focus on how changes in greening and land-use patterns are affecting traditional herding by the indigenous people of the Yamal region, which has undergone extensive transformation of vegetation cover in the past 20 years (Forbes 1999). (Below) Formal semi-structured interviews with Nenets herders. Some of these are recorded on either digital tape or film, or both. in these cases we have medium or very high resolution satellite imagery of the areas we are discussing to focus on specific places and features that the herders can recognize easily. Photo: Bruce Forbes. Fig. 5 (below). The Eurasian Arctic Transect. Black dots are proposed study locations in each of the bioclimate subzones along the Yamal Peninsula and Novaya Zemlya. Literature cited: CAVM Team. 2003. Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map (Scale 1:7,500,000). in. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Map No. 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK. Comiso, J. C. 2003. Warming trends in the Arctic from clear sky satellite observations. Journal of Climate 16:3498-3510. Forbes, B. C. 1999. Reindeer herding and petroleum development on Poluostrov Yamal: sustainable or mutually incompatible uses? Polar Record 35:317-322. Jia, G. J., H. E. Epstein, and D. A. Walker. 2003. Greening of arctic Alaska, 1981-2001. Geophysical Research Letters 30. Walker, D. A., H. E. Epstein, J. G. Jia, A. Balser, C. Copass, E. J. Edwards, W. A. Gould, J. Hollingsworth, J. Knudson, H. A. Maier, A. Moody, and M. K. Raynolds. 2003. Phytomass, LAI, and NDVI in northern Alaska: relationships to summer warmth, soil pH, plant functional types, and extrapolation to the circumpolar Arctic. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 108:8169. Walker, D. A., M. K. Raynolds, F. J. A. Daniels, E. Einarsson, A. Elvebakk, W. A. Gould, A. E. Katenin, S. S. Kholod, C. J. Markon, E. S. Melnikov, N. G. Moskalenko, S. S. Talbot, B. A. Yurtsev, and CAVM Team. 2005. The Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map. Journal of Vegetation Science 16:267-282 + appendices. Component I: Sea Ice – Land-surface-temperature – Greening relationships This component will examine in detail the 24-year record of greenness across the entire circumpolar Arctic as measured by the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) using satellite imagery (AVHRR and MODIS). The study will document historical trends of NDVI, areas of major increases or decreases in the NDVI, and link these trends to changes in sea-ice distribution, land-surface-temperatures (LSTs), snow-cover, bioclimate subzones, vegetation type, glacial history, and other variables in a circumpolar GIS database. Modeling studies will use the past trends in NDVI to predict future distribution of arctic vegetation using the BIOME4 model. Transient dynamics of the vegetation will be examined using the ArcVeg model. This component is already funded as an ARCSS Synthesis project. Fig. 3. The GOA project will also examine the temporal NDVI patterns for the whole Arctic. These data from northern AK show the trend in temperatures (lower diagram) and maximum (peak) summer NDVI (upper diagram) for the three bioclimate subzones in northern AK. The shaded area in (b) highlights the period of SWI covered by the NDVI data in (a). The arrows show years of corresponding increases (red) and decreases (blue) in NDVI and SWI. Regional NDVI increased by 17% between 1980 and 2000. From Jia et al. (2003). Fig. 2. Maximum NDVI of the Arctic. The GOA project will examine the spatial patterns of NDVI with respect to landsurface temperature, elevations, presence and type of permafrost, soil type, vegetation type, glacial history, and bioclimate subzones. Note the close proximity of all parts of the biome to the Arctic Ocean. 61% of lowland Arctic Tundra is within 50 km of the ocean 80% is within 100 km, and 100% is within 350 km. This strong linkage between the ocean and the tundra makes the biome particularly sensitive to changes in summer sea-ice distribution. From Walker et al. (2003). Fig. 1. The parts and interactions of the Arctic System that are being analyzed in the GOA project . Note there are no direct interactions between sea-ice and the vegetation, but changes in sea-ice distribution will have a large effect on terrestrial vegetation because of the feedbacks between the sea-ice and climate components of the system. Component IV: North American Arctic Transect (NAAT) The NAAT proposal is pending in NSF. It would: (1) Create a legacy dataset of baseline information that represents the full range of zonal vegetation types in the Arctic. (2) Coordinate the science and data management of numerous projects interested in using the NAAT within the context of IPY. (3) Communicate the results of the studies through a three-part education/outreach component that includes an Arctic Field Ecology course, contributions to a new "Arctic Geobotanical Atlas" web site, and a field trip for the 9th International Conference on Permafrost. The project will serve as a magnet for other studies interested in examining all aspects of change along the Arctic climate gradient. The science part of this project will focus on collecting plant biomass data, which are critical to understanding the causes of a recent large increase the greenness of the Arctic that has been detected with satellite-based sensors. Biomass, leaf-area, spectral data and other site information will be collected from each location along the NAAT to provide a baseline against which to monitor future changes. The NAAT will be a component of the Arctic Observing Network (AON) affiliated with the flagship observatory at Toolik Lake, AK. Fig. 7. The North American Arctic Transect traverses all five Arctic bioclimate subzones (CAVM Team 2003) with study sites in 11 locations, 7 in Alaska and 4 in Canada. Dalton Highway (7 locations) Isachsen Green Cabin Mould Bay


The advent of the era of network information has promoted the development of all walks of life, and accounting plays an important role in the financial management of enterprises. Traditional accounting work is extremely complex. In this case, people put forward the concept of computerized accounting, that is, the combination of computer and accounting work. With the advancement and implementation of computerized accounting in enterprises, not only will accountants be liberated from the original complex work, but also effectively improve the processing speed and efficiency of financial information, so that accounting work has achieved a great degree of scientific and accurate. At the same time, the introduction of accounting computerization is conducive to better management of enterprises, and stable and sustainable development in a highly competitive market. This paper briefly introduces the problems encountered in the implementation of accounting computerization, and puts forward some suggestions for the introduction of accounting computerization in the traditional accounting methods.


The present invention relates to a method for selecting a cell of a wireless cellular communication network (100) having a plurality of cells (111-115). According to the method, a cell size information representing a size of an area served by a cell (111-115) of the plurality of cells is received by a user equipment (106). The received cell size information is transmitted from the user equipment (106) to a base station (105) of the wireless cellular communication network (100) by which the user equipment (106) is served. A cell (111-115) of the plurality of cells is selected for serving the user equipment (106) based on the cell size information.


Legal theories are the creation of the human mind. The Jurist who proposes a new theory wants us to believe that the facts of social and economic life correspond to his abstractions. Unfortunately this is not always the case. Sometimes these attempts at systematization break down on the harsh realities of life. Life is a many-splendoured thing. It it of infinite variety and devoid of a logic other than that dictated by the seif-interest of human beings in their social and economic intercourse. The Panglosses of the law, in their omniscience, try to explain the non-conformity of their theoretical speculation with legal reality by an elaborate system of rules, exceptions and counter-exceptions. The modern Jurist rejects this approach. He attempts to define the interests active in society and to determine the regulation which results from their constantly changing interplay in the community in which they operate.


John Macquarrie, author of An Existentialist Theology, an expositorystudy of Bultmann and Heidegger, has more recently expanded a series of lectures given at Union Theological Seminary in March, 1957, into an assessment and evaluation of demythologizing. Macquarrie presents a unified work beginning with "The Paradox in Bultmann," proceeding through considerations of demythologizing in its relation to exegesis, history, dogma, kerygma, philosophy, and language, and concluding with a summary "Towards Vindicating the Paradox." In a dialectic fashion Macquarrie scrutinizes the major reflections on Bultmann's demythologizing: that of Jaspers, who "maintains that Bultmann is a most illiberal thinker," and that of Fritz Buri, "who thinks it is time that the Church forgot about once-for-allness" (p. 30) of revelation— both attacks from the left; that of Catholics who accuse Bultmann of lacking clarity and overstressing knowledge of man in theology to the exclusion of apprehension of God—a criticism from the right. With varying degrees of emphasis and always with clarity, Macquarrie draws together almost all the significant contributions to the Bultmann dialectic in what at times is indeed a heterogeneous series of alliances. René Marié has indicated that "the merit of Macquarrie's book lies in the fact that it has brought out extremely well a certain number of the more important aspects of this work [Bultmann's theology]. Its weakness lies in the fact that he has only thought it worth while to criticize one or two of them." I t may, therefore, be profitable to examine some radical problems and solutions that are present and operative, though oftentimes not explicitly considered, in an assessment of Bultmann's theological approach. We may here indicate exactly where some fundamental differences of approach are located and make explicit the beginnings at least of a systematic dialectic from which there is hope of progress in the understanding, if not the resolution, of mutual problems. For evident reasons, therefore, we intend to 1 John Macquarrie, The Scope of Demythologizing (New York: Harper, I960). 2 René Marié, "Demythologizing Assessed," Heythrop Journal 2 (1961) 47. 8 Apropos of the more general problem of transmitting differences of opinion because intellectual reconciliation on controversial questions is felt to be beyond hope, Karl Rahner observes "that even in the field of theology, although it has fortunately not caught up with the others yet, reviewers have adopted the modern practice of a more or less uncommitted 'notice* of new publications, and have given up any concern to come to terms with a writer by a close and reasoned examination of his thought" (Theological Investigations 1 [tr. Cornelius Ernst; Baltimore, 1961] 13).


Only by breaking through and bringing forth new ideas in opening up market, developing science and technology and improving management so as to improve the competition and heighten the workers consciousness in creation, can it be possible to get something done in the implementation of the western Development Strategy.:


Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients. Cyclic GMP-phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibition was shown to counteract maladaptive cardiac changes triggered by diabetes in some studies. Our aim was to assess sex differences in cardiac remodeling after PDE5 inhibition in patients with diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM).

Methods: We performed a 20-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Men and women (45–80 years) with controlled T2DM and echocardiographic (ECG) signs of cardiac remodeling were randomly assigned (1:1) to placebo or tadalafil 20 mg once daily. The primary outcome was analyzing the sex-difference in cardiac torsion change, from baseline to 20 weeks. Secondary outcomes included changes in cardiovascular, metabolic, immune and renal function. Efficacy analyses included all patients who received at least one dose of treatment.

Findings: Between May 2014 and July 2018, we screened 220 diabetic subjects; 122 met the inclusion criteria and were randomized to tadalafil (n=61) or placebo (n=61). At 20 weeks, the sex-by-treatment interaction documented an improvement in cardiac torsion [-3·40°(-5·96;-0·84, p =0·011)], paralleled by a consensual increase in fiber shortening, in men but not women. Biomarkers of cardiovascular remodeling , titin and hsa-miR-199-5p, improved accordingly. In both sexes, tadalafil reduced TGF-beta and improved albuminuria, renal artery's resistive index, Klotho , and symmetric-di-methyl-arginine markers . Five months of 20 mg daily tadalafil in patients with DCM was proven safe. The most common adverse reactions were myalgia (9[14·5%]), gastric reflux (6[9·7%]), headache (4[6·4%]) and flushing (2[3·8%]); one SAE occurred in the placebo arm.

Interpretation: Continuous PDE5 inhibition could represent a new treatment strategy to target cardiac and renal complications of T2DM, with a different tissue-specific response in men and women. Klotho and hsa-miR-199-5p appear as novel players linking renal disease to DCM progression.

Trial Registration: NCT01803828.

Funding Statement: Italian Ministry of University and Research, SIR RBSI141LY2.

Declaration of Interests: Prof. Isidori reports personal fees from Takeda; non-financial support from Takeda and Ipsen; and grants from Shire and Pfizer outside the submitted work; Prof. Pozzilli reports research contracts and consulting from Eli Lilly, Sanofi, Merck, Merck Sharpt Dohme, Astra Zeneca, Medtronic, Abbott; Dr. Defeudis reports grants from Ibsa, personal fees from Abbott, grants from Novo Nordisk, grants from Kyowa Kirin , personal fees from Roche, outside the submitted work; Prof. Badagliacca reports personal fees from Bayer, personal fees from MSD, personal fees from Dompe, personal fees from GSK, personal fees from Ferrer, personal fees from United Therapeutics, personal fees from Galenica, personal fees from Janssen, outside the submitted work; all others have nothing to disclose.

Ethics Approval Statement: The study was performed in the Policlinico Umberto I in Rome (Italy) and approved by the local ethical review board (3083/14), published on public registries (NCT01803828, EUDRACT 2014-000077-39), and conducted under the Declaration of Helsinki and good clinical practice.


In this article the author thinks that the comedy is one of the keys in explaining Lu Xuns novel creation. The article analyzes the reason why the research workers on Lu Xun ignored it in the past. It puts foreword a new view that comedy should be looked upon as an independent conformation its value in Lu Xuns study.


Imai and Iséki introduced two classes of abstract algebras called BCK-algebras and BCI-algebras [1, 2]. It is known that the class of BCK-algebras is a proper subclass of BCIalgebras. In [3, 4], Hu and Li introduced a wide class of abstract algebras called BCH-algebras. They have shown that the class of BCI-algebras is a proper subclass of BCHalgebras. Neggers and Kim [5] introduced the notion of dalgebras which is another generalization of BCK-algebras, and also they introduced the notion of B-algebras [6, 7]. Jun et al. [8] introduced a new notion called BH-algebra which is another generalization of BCH/BCI/BCK-algebras. Walendziak obtained some equivalent axioms for B-algebras [9]. C. B. Kim and H. S. Kim [10] introduced the notion of BM-algebra which is a specialization of B-algebras. They proved that the class of BM-algebras is a proper subclass of B-algebras and also showed that a BM-algebra is equivalent to a 0-commutative B-algebra. In [11], H. S. Kim and Y. H. Kim introduced the notion of BE-algebra as a generalization of a BCK-algebra. Using the notion of upper sets they gave an equivalent condition of the filter in BE-algebras. In [12, 13], Ahn and So introduced the notion of ideals in BE-algebras and proved several characterizations of such ideals. Also they generalized the notion of upper sets in BE-algebras and discussed some properties of the characterizations of generalized upper sets related to the structure of ideals in transitive and self-distributive BE-algebras. In [14], Ahn et al. introduced the notion of terminal section of BE-algebras and provided the characterization of the commutative BEalgebras. In this paper we introduce the notion of bounded BEalgebras and investigate some properties of them.


Through the investigation on growth and biomass of germ plasma resource of Tripterygium wilfordii,which were structured by 1 248 cutting seedlings from 208 individual plants introduced from 24 T.wilfordii provenances in National Forest Farm of Yong′an in Fujian,growth adaptability of T.wilfordii provenances was analyzed and evaluated by the componential analysis method.The results showed that the difference between seed sources was preliminarily dominated by biomass and growth of main organs such as branches and roots.It was preliminarily determined that seed sources in Minqing of Fujian,Jiangshan of Zhejiang,Xiangxiang of Hunan,Liancheng of Fujian et al grew well which would be used as optimal provenance.Using clustering analysis method,it showed that Zhejiang and most areas of Fujian were clustered together except for seed sources in Xianyou of Fujian,Yong′an of Fujian and Changkeng of Taining of Fujian,so the result of clustering reflected genetic relationship of plants species in a certain extent.


ABSTRACT A number of studies have shown that second or foreign language learners can acquire vocabulary through reading. The aim of the study was to investigate (a) the effects of reading an authentic novel on the acquisition of 3 aspects of word knowledge: spelling, meaning, and collocation; (b) the influence of reading on the acquisition of partial and deeper knowledge of the words; and (c) the relationship between word frequency and learning gains. The results show that there was significant improvement in all three aspects of word knowledge. The measuring instrument detected greater partial than deeper knowledge gains in word meanings and collocations. The greatest learning gains in all three aspects of word knowledge were demonstrated for the words that occurred between 11 and 20 times in the text. The findings suggest that incorporation of extensive reading into language learning programs can contribute to significant improvement of learners' vocabulary knowledge.


Abstract This work reports a study on the effect of ultrasound on the behavior of Candida rugosa lipase in the enantioselective transesterfication of some racemic secondary alcohols (1-phenylethanol, 2-pentanol, menthol) with different acyl donors (vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl butyrate) in the presence of organic solvents. The experiments were conducted with two different approaches: ultrasonic irradiation without stirring and stirring after ultrasonic pre-irradiation of lipase. The same experiments were conducted under conventional stirring to evaluate the effect of the ultrasound. The influence of pre-irradiation time, organic solvents, acyl donors and temperature were investigated. With the two approaches, the ultrasound has advantage over the conventional stirring. The best results were, however, obtained when the reactions were conducted under ultrasound without stirring. In the resolution of the menthol by vinyl acetate in hexane, the conversion increased 3-fold and the enantioselectivity 5-fold.


The present invention relates to a cogeneration system for a greenhouse carbon dioxide fertilization and, more specifically, to a cogeneration system for a greenhouse carbon dioxide fertilization in order to supply carbon dioxide to a greenhouse by refining the carbon dioxide from exhaust gas of the cogeneration system which generates and supplies electric power and heat at the same time through fuel combustion. The cogeneration system comprises: an integrated pipe system (130) for transferring hot water and carbon dioxide simultaneously through a single pipe by dissolving refined carbon dioxide in a heat transport medium; a storage system (190) capable of storing carbon dioxide which is transported to a source of demand with hot water; and multiple supply means (192, 220) for supplying the carbon dioxide which is transported to and stored in the source of demand according to heat and carbon dioxide loading conditions of the source of demand. The present invention has the effect of a cost aspect by reducing not only facility costs but also power costs for transport by performing the transport of carbon dioxide and hot water through a single system and also has the effect of improving operation efficiency and marketability by enabling the system to be applied to various buildings besides a greenhouse (200).


To improve extraction accuracy of bearing fault feature, a novel index named weighted characteristic energy ratio (WCER) is proposed in this article. In WCER, the fault feature in squared envelope spectrum is enhanced through a square operation, and a series of decreasing weights are imposed on the increasing fault harmonics to highlight the low-order fault feature and suppress the noise around the high-order harmonics. For unknown fault types, including single and compound faults, another index named compound WCER (CWCER) is proposed on the basis of WCER. The optimal resonant frequency band is determined via maximizing WCER and CWCER, and the fault feature can be effectively extracted. WCER is applied to diagnose two single faults, whereas CWCER is employed to detect two single faults and a compound fault. Their superiority to traditional indices is demonstrated; they can be better applied to bearing fault diagnosis, especially for unknown faults.


Phaeochromocytomas were diagnosed in 72 patients in Hammersmith, Belfast and Newcastle between 1955 and 1976. Fourteen were found unexpectedly at autopsy while 58 were diagnosed in life. Associated lesions included neurofibromatosis (7 patients), medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (3), renal artery stenosis (2) and cerebellar haemangioblastoma (1). The clinical features were similar to those reported by others. Hypertension was found in all but one of the patients and was sustained only in 17 per cent, paroxysmal only in 48 per cent and sustained with superadded paroxysms in 33 per cent. Hypertension was significantly greater in the women than in the men.


BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PROCEEDINGS VOLUME 17, NUMBER 1 35 BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2004;17:35–41 The development of Baylor College of Dentistry has paralleled that of Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC). For many years, there has been a close working relationship between the two institutions and, in particular, the shared specialty and training program of oral and maxillofacial surgery. Presented herein is the history of Baylor College of Dentistry and the many oral and maxillofacial surgeons who have contributed to these two institutions and have made the oral and maxillofacial surgery training program one of the top programs in the country.


option to deal with life via anger and aggression. She aptly points out that observing violent behavior also has the effect of desensitizing children to violence and aggression. Such desensitization can, in turn, then lead to a propensity for decreased arousal to violence as either a victim or perpetrator. Levine discusses vital developmental issues such as learn ing impulse control, internal and external locus of control, cause-and-effect relationships, the ability to distinguish real ity from fantasy, conflict resolution, communication, and lis tening skills. She quite competently discusses theoretical top ics such as attachment, moral development, cognitive development, friendship/peer influence, empathy, and soci etal refusal to acknowledge the developmental processes of children. She addresses the barrage of marketing and mes sages received from media, imitation of popular figures, and the breakdown in the perception of public figures (i.e., police officers, fire fighters, etc.) as competent and capable of main taining the public's safety and well-being. Finally, she directly faces the issue of parental responsibility in process ing information with children and not using media as a surro gate parent. Levine points out that although one can no more place sole blame or responsibility on the media for the deleterious negative effects of violence on children, it must be recognized and acknowledged that the media, in its multitude of form, has tremendous influence in and on the lives of children. Its significance cannot be underscored. She correctly asserts that media regulation is a necessary step in this process; it is not sufficient in and of itself. Simple reliance on regulation of media sources is neither an appropriate nor acceptable substitution for parental involvement in all areas of influence in a child's life. Reliance on schools, churches, therapists, and govern ments is a naive approach and an abdication of responsibility for raising children. To not be involved in a child's world is tantamount to directly inviting into a child's life those who have significant influence but not necessarily a child's best interests at heart. Levine responds to this in a firm, straight forward approach while succinctly delineating parental responsibility from societal responsibility for protecting the development of our children. She provides supportive dia logue for parents and a call to attention to society in respond ing to a national crisis. If everyone does not participate in effecting a viable resolution to the effects of violence on chil dren, then we are simply fooling ourselves into believing that the superficial, fragmented emotional world of children's media will suffice in raising our children. In short, this book is a vital resource for anyone concerned with or involved in rais ing a child.


BACKGROUND: Numerous mechanisms have been proposed to explain the beneficial action of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in autoimmune and systemic inflammatory disorders. Among others' data, an in vitro increase of intracellular TGF‐β expression when culturing CD4+ T lymphocytes in the presence of IVIG has been reported. As IVIG infusion involves administration of soluble contaminants likewise all hemoderivative preparations, we hypothesized that, besides several other immunomodulatory proposed mechanisms, the clinical effects of IVIG therapy might be, at least partly, due to contaminating soluble HLA Class I (sHLA‐I) molecules capable to exert pleiotropic immunomodulatory effects among which TGF‐β1 modulation.


Schemes of arrangement can be used as an easier vehicle in a corporate acquisition. An approved scheme is binding on all including shareholders. The issue is how shareholders particularly minority in target company can be treated under a scheme. The main objective of this paper is to analyze key changes of legal framework of schemes of arrangement after coming new Code in force, and to evaluate the rights of minority shareholders in a scheme of arrangement which results in the transfer of control of a company. It further attempts briefly to acquire basic understanding of schemes as well as to consider certain factors, in the form of pros, which may make a scheme more attractive than an offer, and some disadvantages which may make it more appropriate for a bidder to proceed with a takeover by way of an offer. This writing is mostly analytical in nature, and largely based on secondary materials like books, articles, and several online writings. Primary sources of law including certain foreign judicial decisions have also been used in this paper. The scope of this article is limited as it is going to concentrate on only the use scheme of arrangement for takeover purpose and mainly within Malaysian legal authority. Scheme proposed between company and its creditors is also beyond the ambit of this writing. It does not want to argue that whether treatment of all involved in a scheme is fair rather it seeks to extend the debate in a new direction by stating rights of shareholders including minority are being protected under a scheme of arrangement especially after changes.


Netted-radar technology has become the important measure to adapt to war field environment. For the characteristic of netted-radar and the demand of military training, aerial netted-radar counterwork is proposed and achieved based on RTX and aero simulator. The system can deal with state and information of radar simulator. Exploiting way of client programs and server programs are discussed, and constructive technique of netted-radar counterwork is discussed. The system provides a good training roof for increasing the skill that pilot antagonizes netted-radar and eludes missile.


Shape recovery upon heating of deformed porous polymers and composites was studied. An epoxy polymer, ultrahigh-molecular-weight PE, and PP were used as polymeric matrices. The filler was a carbon material with different bulk densities. An unconventional memory effect accompanied by an increase in volume was revealed. A physical model accounting for this effect and defining the boundaries of its occurrence region was developed. Technological schemes for employing this effect in the manufacture of articles of various configurations were proposed.


PURPOSE: A column repair circuit is provided to improve repair efficiency and also to reduce the number of column repair fuses by performing a repair operation in a unit of a memory cell array block. CONSTITUTION: According to the column repair circuit of a semiconductor memory device including a number of memory cell array blocks, a predecoder(10) decodes a row address. A block selection part(20) generates block selection signals selecting the memory cell array blocks using signals being output from the predecoder. A unit selection part(30) generates signals determining repair row size of the selected memory cell array block using the block selection signals. And a fuse part(60) generates a signal indicating column repair of the selected memory cell array block.


This paper investigates the musical affordances of Continuous Time Recurrent Neural Networks (CTRNNs) as an evolvable low-level algorithm for the exploration of sound. Our research will be divided into two parts. Firstly, we will conduct various studies that provide insight into CTRNN behaviours, identifying aspects that could prove creatively valuable to musicians. We expect to find that this system will exhibit musical behaviours reminiscent of conventional audio processing methods such as amplitude modulation and additive synthesis, as well as producing interesting temporal structures. In the second part of this paper, we will discuss how these interesting behaviours can be harnessed by musicians. Specifically we investigate how evolutionary search can be used to exploit the compact low-level structure of CTRNNs and explore their potential for audio diversity beyond the capabilities of more traditional methods of


Corrosion, the environmental degradation of materials, is a problem for many applications of materials, particularly for metals. Accurate evaluation of the susceptibility of a material to corrosion in a given environment and improvements made through, for instance, protective coatings or the addition of corrosion inhibitors to the environment are critical for successful utilization of materials in aggressive conditions. A number of techniques, both electrochemical and nonelectrochemical, have been developed to allow detailed characterization of the corrosion response and accurate prediction of component degradation. In this chapter several techniques are described, with an emphasis on electrochemical methods. These techniques use a fundamental understanding of corrosion kinetics as well as sensitive instrumentation to allow quick and informative assessments of corrosion rates. The Tafel technique using potentiodynamic polarization data also provides information about the rate-limiting processes, the tendency toward passivity, and the likelihood for passivity breakdown by localized corrosion. However, it is not suitable for field monitoring. Linear polarization is simple, rapid, and very well suited for field monitoring of corrosion rates. The Tafel slopes must be known for accurate determination of corrosion rate, or they can be estimated with little resulting error. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy is a powerful laboratory tool, particularly for resistive environments and coated metals. This chapter provides the principles, practical aspects, and problems associated with each technique. Some common nonelectrochemical methods are also discussed.

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The author of this paper introduces the key points relating to inspection of motor vessel's anti-pollution equipment and analyzes the cases for possible engine room illegal discharge of oily water.The paper also puts forward some suggestions on the methods for inspecting the bilge piping system and for marine environment protection.


Objective:To summarize the surgical treatment results of plunging ranulas.Methods:36 plunging ranulas cases were retrospectively reviewed.First,each case underwent aspiration biopsy for cytology diagnosis.Excision of the ranula and surrounding minor salivary glands were performed through intraoral approach.Pressure bandage in submandibular region was applied after operation.Results:All 36 cases healed with first intention without recurrence. Conclusion:The key to successful management for ranulas consist of the excision of cyst and its related sublingual gland.


This paper introduces a line-of-sight (LOS) and non-LOS (NLOS) separation technique based on the statistics of the phase difference of two received signals. The phase difference is achieved via a co-installed synchronized two-receiver system. The variance of the phase difference is used to separate LOS and NLOS. The probability-density-function (PDF) of the received signal phase generated by NLOS component is theoretically derived. The variance of the phase difference is calculated using the derived PDF numerically and verified via simulations. The LOS and NLOS separation performance versus signal power ratio of LOS to NLOS is evaluated via simulations.


For experiments conducted on toy datasets, we used separate 2·(N+1) networks. The architecture and the hyperparameters are as follows. Each network is a multilayer perceptron (MLP) of 4 fully connected layers and LeakyReLU non-linearity [6] with the PyTorch's default value for the negative slope of 0.01 [7]. The number of hidden units for each of the layers is 512, whereas the dimension of the input noise vector for the generator network is 100. We use learning rate of 1·10−5, as well as the Adam optimization method [5]. Using RMSProp [12] as optimization method did not give obvious improvements in our conducted experiments.


The fungus Didymella lycopersici infects tomato seed and results in great losses before and after germination. To control the disease, seed companies use thiram preventively, although human allergy problems have been reported. For this reason as well as to address needs in organic agriculture, this study has focused on the effects of alternative methods of control. Nitrite solutions and resistance inducers were tested in a growth chamber. Results showed that soaking the seed in a nitrite solution with a concentration of 300mΜ (in citric acid buffer, pH 2) for 10 minutes reduced losses due to low seed germination and disease incidence in the germinated seedlings completely. When applied for longer intervals sodium nitrite proved phytotoxic whereas in shorter intervals it was not as effective. The resistance inducer Tillecur (mustard seed extract) at the rate of 0.05g/ml was as much effective as sodium nitrite inhibiting disease incidence in germinated seedlings. None of the above treatments was significantly different to thiram and they could replace the fungicide in the control of seedborne D. lycopersici in tomato.


Multi-sensor satellite data integrated with Global Positioning System enabled geophysical and geochemical information has the potential to infer the availability and quality of groundwater in metamorphic Aravali formation of National Capital Region. Surface manifestation of satellite data has the potential to infer subsurface geology as well as soil moisture in weathered aquifer material. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index computed from the vegetation above the inferred lineament has the potential to infer groundwater quality. Electrical resistivity, X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and Induced Couple Plasma Emission Spectrophotometer (ICPES) analysis further support the spectral reflectance anomaly in litho units. Deep seated fractures with interconnected morphological manifestation have been inferred by using Proton Precession Magnetometer anomaly data. Although it was not possible to infer very deep seated potential fractures by using satellite data but the accurate ground truthing by geophysical investigations has been used to provide a clear hydromorphogeological attribute of potential aquifers. Drilling litho logs supported by thin section petrography suggests that high grade metamorphism is suggestive of good fractures in quartzite-schist-granite-pegmatite terrain of Aravali formation of Research and referral Hospital and Jawaharlal Nehru University areas. ICPES and XRD analysis of these metamorphic litho-units, weathered material, soil and groundwater confirms that groundwater quality improves with the grade of metamorphism of the Precambrian formation. Eleven deep tube wells were drilled in this terrain down to 150 meter to 185 meters below ground level (bgl) are showing five to seven sets of potential aquifer zones from 25 meter to 165 meter bgl. In most of the cases the shallow aquifer zone ranging from 25 meter to 32 meter bgl were dried up due to over pumping and improper land use practices. After successful tapping of multiple fracture zones in this unconfined aquifer, the piezometric head has shown a substantial rise. Raised groundwater level has laterally recharged the dried aquifers in the water starved Aravali terrain. NDVI attributes further confirm good health of vegetation, which is suggestive of the quality and quantity of groundwater in this area.


D.H. Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers can be viewe d through the lens of feminism where Lawrence pays more attention of the wretched condition of women like P aul Morel's mother. Besides, how patriarchy works v iolently over women in the society and how 'male gaze' plays a cr ucial role in the 20 century – can be reflected through this novel. Patriarchy always thinks woman's body as an object of sexuality and uses them for their own physical pleasure. This article focuses on how gender and sexuality be come a central issue in the 20 th -century society and it reflects Lawrence's attitude towards them. It also shows the women's realization under the impact of 'otherisat ion' and 'marginalization'.


The tight political competition in the 2017 DKI Jakarta Election left a negative impact in terms of language use, especially ones in social media. With the basis of Semantic-Pragmatic theory and the use of descriptive-qualitative data analysis method, it was discovered the fact that in term of discussing Jakarta Election 2017, people predominantly used sarcasm and cynicism style. When sarcasm is a satire style for saying bitter and harsh words and cynicism is a style of language containing doubt and ridicule; then the two were used in to satirize, ridicule, mock, and even put down a person/party in target. The use of sarcasm and cynicism style as a impolite language actually reflects the culture of linguistic poverty, it, then, has the potential to obscure the function of social media as a provider of information and facts that should educate.


This article analyzes the possibility of employing immunotherapy and preventive immunization to fight COVID-19. The authors think that treatment and prevention of the infection with anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies can have unpredictable outcomes. Although these antibodies can neutralize virus antigens (S-proteins), they also have the ability to enhance virus entry into the host cell. The article emphasizes the importance of solid evidence of efficacy and safety for candidate anti-COVID-19 therapies and protective measures.


The article deals with the problems of assessing and determining the level of financial stability of innovation-active enterprises. In the conditions of modern functioning of the market, it is important for innovative and active enterprises to have a balanced financial condition that ensures financial stability. When introducing innovations at the enterprise, financial resources are diverted, as a result of which financial stability always decreases in the short term. The main task facing the enterprise is the fastest restoration of financial stability indicators to the previous ones with their subsequent improvement. The basis for ensuring financial stability is the availability of an adequate methodology for its assessment. Authors analyze various approaches of the author to the definition of the essence of the economic concept of financial stability are analyzed and refined. The specifics of ensuring the financial stability of enterprises that are actively implementing innovative activities are revealed. The indicative blocks of indicators characterizing the level of financial stability of an innovation-active enterprises are classified. The methods for assessing the financial stability of innovation-active enterprises are systematized. A methodology for assessing financial stability within the coefficient approach has been developed and expanded. Based on this methodology, an assessment of the stability of an innovation-active enterprise are carried out. The level of its stability is determined and measures to increase it are proposed. type of innovation, the type of strategy chosen and other specific indicators of the enterprise's innovative activity and their impact on the level of financial sustainability indicators.


What we settle down to read are the "free-style comments," where the students are encouraged to write (anonymously, of course) what they think of the book, the exams, and, of course, of the lecturer. Many, not all, universities give students the opportunity to express themselves in this way. Some of us have learned to avoid asking silly questions with predictable responses, such as "What is the best part of the course?"


Abstract We investigate sequences of nested radicals where the coefficients and radicands are periodic sequences of real numbers, and the indices are periodic sequences of integers greater than one. We show that we can determine the end behavior of a periodic nested radical by analyzing the basin of attraction of each equilibrium point, and each period-2 point, of the corresponding difference equation. Using this method of analysis, we prove a few theorems about the end behavior of nested radicals of this form. These theorems extend previous results on this topic because they apply to large classes of nested radicals that contain arbitrary indices, negative radicands, and periodic parameters with arbitrary periods. In addition, we demonstrate how to construct a periodic nested radical, of a general form, that converges to a predetermined limit; and we demonstrate how to construct a nested radical that converges asymptotically to a periodic sequence.


A common compression method is Huffman coding. This method replace data component with a code called Huffman code. The code found from binary tree traversal. The code is stored in file as harder of life. The compressed data will be stored after file. This research discuss how to store Hufmann code and compressed data into a file and how to decompressed it.


The paper presents an equivalent circuit of LNA with different ESD protection structures, which are used to discharge the excess power. The two different circuits are physically implemented and extracted in 0.18μm CMOS technology. The goal is to realize LNA with ESD protection and to run post extract simulations, to see how parasitic elements influences of the LNA's work under certain conditions. The simulation results are compared and analyzed for two different types ESD protection structures. For presented circuit models in this work CADANCE design system is used.


The early postpartum period is crucia1 for recovery from childbirth and attainment of the maternal role, especially mother-infant attachment To foster mother-infant attachment, the rooming-in system has been known as the most ideal approach. For successful implementation of the enforcement of rooming-in system, it is essential that the mothers and health professionals appropriately perceive and actively participate on this system. The purpose of this study is to do a comparative study on the perceptions of early postpartum mothers, physicians, and nurses on the rooming-in system. The significance of the study is to contribute to the promotion of rooming-in system in the early postpartum period. Data was gathered by questionnaire on the perception of the rooming-in which was developed by the researcher based on references and consultation with the health professionals. The data was collected from Feb. 25th to Mar. 15th 1996 from the sample which included 120 nurses, 86 physicians, and 111 early postpartum mothers in one general hospital utilizing part-time rooming-in system, and 7 general hospitals with room separation nursery system, The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, t-test and Cronbach' s Alpha.
The result were summarized as follows :
Among the perceptions of the nurses on the rooming-in system, the factor with the highest score was found to be the perception on successful implementation method(M=3.68, SD=0.52). The factor with the lowest score, on the other hand, was the desiable method on the system(M=2.66, SD=0.84).
Among the perceptions of the physicians on the rooming-in system, the factor with the highest score was the perception on successful implementation method(M=3.45, SD=0.63), On the contrary, the factor with the lowest score was the recognition of the meaning of the system{M=2.42, SD= 1.01).
Among the perceptions of the mothers in postpartum. the factor with the highest score was the perception on the successful implementation method(M=3.43. SD=0.78), while the factor with the lowest score was the evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of the system(M=2.58, SD=0.84).
Comparing the perceptions of the nurses, physicians, and mothers in postpartum on the rooming-in system, we concluded that:
a) The attitudes towards rooming-in system differed significantly among three groups(P
b) The recognition of the meaning of the rooming-in system differed significantly among three groups(P
c) The perceptions of the desirable method differed significantly among three groups(P
d) The evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of the rooming-in system differed significantly among three
groups(P
e) The perceptions of the problems of the rooming-in system differed significantly among three groups(P
f) The perceptions of the successful implementation method of the rooming-in system differed significantly among three groups(P
Finally, the results of significant tests for the variables which related the perception of nurses, physicians, mothers were as follows:
The significance test for the variables which related the perception of nurses toward the rooming-in system
1. The perceptions of the desirable method of the rooming-in system differed significantly according to the religion(p
2. The perceptions of the successful implementation method of the rooming-in system differed significantly according to whether or not they known of the meaning of the rooming-in system was known(P
3. The evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of the rooming-in system differed significantly according to the position of each individual in the department hierarchy(P
4. The perceptions of problems associated with the rooming-in system differed significantly according to the position(P
The significance tests for the variables which showed the perception of mothers in regard to the rooming-in system:
1. The recognition of meaning of the rooming-in system differed significantly according to whether there was prior information about the rooming-in system(P
2. The evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of the rooming-in system differed according to whether the has older children or not(P
3. The attitudes toward rooming-in system differed significantly according to the degree of educational background(P
4. The perceptions of the problems of the rooming-in system differed significantly according to whether or not the sex of newborn was the one the mother anticipated(P


Segments of proteins with β-strand propensity can self associate to form amyloid fibrils associated with many diseases. These regions often adopt alternative structures in their folded states, or are intrinsically disordered in solution, making it difficult to generate binders or inhibitors with existing strategies. Here we describe a general approach to bind such segments in β-strand and β-hairpin conformations using de novo designed scaffolds that contain deep peptide binding clefts flanked by β-strands that form hydrogen bonds to the peptide upon binding. The designs bind their cognate peptides in vitro with nanomolar affinities and in mammalian cells. The crystal structure of a designed protein-peptide complex is close to the design model, and NMR characterization reveals how the peptide binding cleft is protected in the apo state. We use the approach to design binders to segments of the amyloid forming proteins Transthyretin, Tau, Serum amyloid A1 and Aβ42. The Aβ binders block assembly of Aβ fibrils as effectively as the most potent of the clinically tested antibodies to date.


The firing squad problem of automata theory is described and a simple, nonoptimal solution is given. Examination of output traces shows that the solution has at least one obvious symmetry. If the transition matrix is reshaped and partitioned, the resulting nested array not only reveals and explicates more symmetries but suggests ways in which nested arrays can be used to save space.


The utility model relates to the field of automobile spare parts, in particular to an outer cover of an automobile lamp. The outer cover of the automobile lamp comprises a square panel, wherein the length of the panel is 100-105mm; the width of the panel is 60-65mm; the inner surface of the panel is wavy; the periphery of the inner surface of the panel is provided with a folding edge. Lamplight is diffused on the inner surface and is not directly emitted, so people cannot feel dazzling.


Chinese troditional thought always takes attention on Tao,in which Zhuangzi's idea of techque leading to Tao occupies important position.From physical skill to invisible Tao.This idea is not only core logos of Zhuangzi's skill-Tao thought,but also main theory foundation of Chinese wushu thought way.This article will attempt to treatise thinking kernel of Chinese wushu and hold thought venation of tradition skill from three lays,which are meaning of skill-Tao thought,six classical arts and skill-Tao thought,wushu and skill-Tao thought.


A prospective study comprising of 50 patients with cholesteatoma on whom the inside out canal wall down mastoidectomy was performed. This study aimed at the efficacy of the technique in complete eradication of the disease as well as its usefulness in decreasing cavity problems. Present study the age group ranged from 8 to 60 years. The mean age in this study was 22.34 years. The male to female ratio in this study was 2.125:1.Cholesteatoma was seen in the posterosuperior quadrant of the tympanic membrane in 54% cases, while attic cholesteatoma was seen in 42% cases. The remaining 4% had a central perforation. The median air conduction threshold was 42.5dB in the present series. The median air bone gap in this series was 30dB.Intraoperatively 76% of the cases had a necrosed incus. Malleus was necrosed in 30% and stapes superstructure was necrosed in 40% of our cases.44 patients (90%) had regular follow up. Overall success rate was 93.18% in this series. The average postoperative air bone gap in the present series was 18.03 dB and the average hearing gain was found to be 10.66dB. 84% of patients had a problem free cavity while excessive wax and debris was seen in 9%. Discharge due to persistence of disease was seen in 7%.


Abstract : A model of the AN/FPQ-14 C-Band radar was developed using Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI) STK software to support studies investigating the operational performance of the system for surveillance of Space and the contribution it could make to the Space situational awareness mission. STK scenarios were developed to assess the detection performance of the radar model against a satellite target with a given orbital altitude, radar cross section (RCS) and minimum signal to noise ratio (SNR) required for detection. These results were compared to those obtained by evaluating the radar range equation. A comparison was also made on the effects of refraction using the effective radius method and International Telecommincations Union (ITU) model.


This article reviews the inspection methods of numb-taste components and the establishment of quality standard system in Zanthoxylum L.An advanced research on technology of inspection is meaningful for making use of the rich resource of Zanthoxylum L.and exploring new products.


As a crucial perceived trait of speech, prominence is associated with various communicative functions. The acoustic cues for prominence have been explored extensively, but how the cue weighting pattern varies in different contexts needs a closer examination. This paper investigates how Mandarin tones affect the cue weighting pattern of prominence. On the basis of an annotated speech corpus, mixed-effect logistic regression (MELR) models were fitted for prominence of Mandarin syllables in each lexical tone, by taking fundamental frequency (F0), intensity, duration and formant features as independent variables, and the presence/absence of prominence as the dependent variable. Results showed the varying cue weighting patterns in different tones: (1) The first formant F1 contributes only to level tones T1/T3, and its contribution is much smaller than prosodic features; (2) For H-onset tones F0 features contribute more than intensity, while for L-onset tones F0 features contribute less than intensity; (3) For dynamic tones T2/T4, not the maximum but the minimum of F0 has contribution; (4) Duration has the largest contribution to T4, which is intrinsically shorter than other three tones


Non-contact method of manufacturing a microelectronic device (20) is mainly used for an electronic passport, according to which: - the antenna is formed of a thin flexible substrate (21) (27); - the substrate (21) placed perforated sheet (22), which comprises at least one cavity (23) in a thickness; - a microelectronic chip (24) placed in the perforated sheet (22) of each cavity (23), and the output contacts of the microelectronic chip (24) connected to the antenna (27) corresponding terminal (26); - a sealed cavity (23) enclosing the chip, the protection microelectronic chip (24) so that after the connection; method It characterized in that the thin flexible substrates (21) and the perforated sheet (22) has a thin thickness, calibrated, substantially uniform and smooth, a total thickness of less than about 350 microns, perforated sheet (22) and a constant thickness slightly larger than the thickness of the microelectronic chip (24) to obtain a smooth, bump-free perfection of the article.


The present study was undertaken to understand the nitty-gritty of bio-invasion (wildlife, birds and stray cattle) in the green revolution states viz., Punjab and Haryana; as inter-district/zonal comparison has not been done so far. Primary data were collected during the agricultural year of 2016-2017 among 360 randomly selected respondents from 6 districts comprising all the 6 zones. The most affected district was Ropar followed by Rohtak, Rewari, Faridkot, Karnal and Patiala. The overall DB of green revolution belt was 1.975 (x̄ value), which connotes that on average green revolution belt respondents had faced the wrath of DI twice in the past 5 years. Post hoc analysis is done only if the F value of one-way ANOVA is significant. In this research both classical F and asymptotically F (Welch and Brown-Forsythe test) was significant at 1 percent level. LSD Multiple Comparisons Post hoc analysis revealed that Ropar had significant (P<0.01) distinction with all the randomly selected districts; while there was no statistically significant difference of Rewari with Rohtak and Faridkot. It can be concluded that if the invasion problem is resolved through fencing of agricultural land to prevent wild animals and stray cattle; discounted electronic bird repellent and community cattle-shed then the prospects of agriculture would further increase in the study locale.


Background: The de Winter ECG pattern of ST‐segment depression and tall symmetrical T waves, known as an ST elevation equivalent, accounts for approximately 2% of patients with occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery. The classic de Winter pattern is restricted to cases without ST elevation. However, mixed cases with different types of ST deviation have been described. Here, we describe an interesting case as an example of an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) equivalent, showing transient transmural ischemia of the inferolateral myocardium, with ECG changes that mimic the de Winter pattern.


Nutrition includes various components of nutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats and minerals. These components in the body undergo metabolism to be stored and used by the body, so the adequacy of these components determines nutritional status, especially in the pandemic era it is known that all aspects of life including students and their families are also experiencing global effects, even in consuming nutrients. Nutritional status can be measured by various parameters, one of which is using Body Mass Index (BMI) by comparing body weight and height. The purpose of the study was to determine the correlation between nutrient consumption and body mass index during the pandemic. Correlation and cross-sectional is the design of this study. The population of professional students and their families, the sample is 44 respondents, using purposive sampling. The instrument used is a questionnaire. with bivariate analysis in the form of chisqure. The results showed that most of the nutritional consumption was 70.5% (31 people) in the good category, the nutritional status was mostly 56.8% (25 people) with normal nutritional status, the results of chiquare p = 0.125 > p value 0.05, meaning that there was a relationship between nutritional consumption and body mass index obtained 0.125.


Objective To compare the effects of recruitment maneuver in intra-and extra-pulmonary acute respiratory distress syndromes. Methods Fifty-three patients with ARDS who received recruitment maneuver(RM) were assigned into group ADRSp(n=25) and group ARDSexp(n=28) according to the causes of lung injury. All the patients were ventilated with tidal volume of 6 mL/kg of predicted body weight and limited plateau pressure less than 30 cmH2O. RMs were conducted by applying CPAP of 40 cmH2O for 40 s, repeated every 8 hours during the first 5 days. If the patient began weaning within the first 5 days, RMs were stopped . Both physiologic data and outcome measurements, including arterial blood gas(PaO2, PaCO2), airway pressure(peak pressure, plateau pressure), ventilator settings( tidal volume, PEEP, FiO2) , hemodynamic parameters, ICU-free days by day 28, ventilator-free days by day 28 and rate of survival with unassisted breathing by day 28, ICU and 28-day mortality, were compared between 2 groups. Results The PaO2/FiO2 increased after RM on day 1 and day 2(144.9 mmHg vs 128.0 mmHg, P=0.007, 205.0 mmHg vs 175.0 mmHg, P=0.001, respectively), accomparied by significant decrease in FiO2(0.58±0.16 vs 0.68±0.22, P=0.001;0.53±0.15 vs 0.54±0.15, P=0.017; respectively). But there was no significant difference in changes of PaO2/FiO2 and FiO2 between two groups, so was also PaCO2.During the first 5 days, no differences in peak pressure and plateau pressure between 2 groups were found. Each time when RM was conducted, no difference in heart rate and mean blood pressure before RM and 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6-hours after RM were found. There were also no differences in ICU-free days, ventilator-free days, rate of survival with unassisted breathing, ICU and 28-day mortality between 2 groups. Only one patient was reported to suffer from low blood pressure when RM was performed. There were no incidence of barotraumas and other adverse effects. Conclusion RM is safe and effective in improving oxygenation in early ARDS. It has a beneficial impacts on the outcome. No significant differences are found in oxygenation, lung mechanics, hemodynamic parameters and prognosis between ARDSexp and ARDSp.


A current-mode filter, in which a new current controlled conveyor(CCCII) is used as building block, with one input and multiple outputs is presented in the paper. It consists of only 4 current controlled conveyors and 2 capacitors. 5 basic functions of biquadratic filtering can be realized by selecting one of the three outputs or their proper combinations. Results from PSPICE simulation validates the theory analysis. It is demonstrated that the proposed circuit has not only low passive sensitivity, but also a simple structure.


Different from those recommendation algorithms which set their targets merely on the maximization of profit,we suggest a model-MAPS(Mining Algorithm toward Profit and Satisfaction) to emphasize the profit creation based on the retention of customers.We have modeled that,with the consideration of customer satisfaction,pure pursuit of monetary income could turn out to be a counterproductive recommendation strategy.Sellers' consideration for long-term increased revenue can also be achieved while maintaining consumers' satisfaction,because it shows in our experiment using synthetic data that there are positive results in these two aspects.


This article looks at the New Starts component of the reauthorization of TEA-21, noting that due to an abundance of expensive projects competing for a set amount of New Starts funding, fiscal pressure will lead to smaller projects, or "small starts" being favored. In order to receive New Starts Program assistance, cities will be faced with more rigorous evaluation criteria, and proposed projects will need to include risk management plans and pursue value engineering. The New Starts project evaluation and management process has changed over the last three years, resulting in greater focus on improving the cost-effectiveness of the projects proposed for New Starts program funding. The amount of local financial commitments will come under closer scrutiny, and the percentage of federal share funding will drop if the funding application amount for New Starts exceeds 60 percent of the project cost. Funding for small starts, which are projects requiring less than $75 million from the New Starts program, looks more promising, particularly since these smaller projects will continue to be exempt from the rating process required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA,


The proposed work outlines the modeling aspects of kinetic evaluation for different types of reforming processes namely, Trireforming of methane (TRM), partial oxidation of methane(POM), Dry reforming of methane(DRM) and Steam reforming of methane(SRM). The results figure out Trireforming to be the most synergetic process as being combination of steam reforming, pom and dry reforming, it can not only produces synthesis gas (CO+H2) with desired H2/CO ratios(1.1–1.95) but also results in higher values of conversion for methane and carbon dioxide. These advantages have been demonstrated by tri-reforming of CH4 in a fixed-bed flow reactor at 1123K with supported nickel catalysts. Over 97% CH4 conversion and about 68 % CO2conversion can be achieved in tri-reforming over NiAl2O3 catalysts. The kinetic evaluation of partial oxidation of methane indicated the methane conversion to be around 96% with CO2 conversion of about 50.967% and H2/CO ratio to be in range of 1 -1.7.Though POM shows higher methane conversion but it lags in CO2 conversion and H2/CO ratio as compared to Trireforming. Moreover,in this process, oxygen is usually 40–50% higher than the required amount results excellence.


Pages 1597-1619. The article Monoid based semantics for linear formulas by W. P. R. Mitchell and H. Simmons was seriously corrupted, because of an inadvertent font substitution which rendered & as N and *8 as O in one Table, and [(/>] as J<f>K throughout the paper. The correct version of the article was reprinted in THIS JOURNAL, vol. 67, pp. 505-527, with the apologies of the ASL Typesetting Group.


To better understand the startup process, the evolution of voltage output, energy gain and output, active biomass, and electrochemical performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs) started up under different external resistances (10, 50, 250, and 1000 Ω) was investigated. In addition, the influences of external resistance and mass transfer on the anodic biofilm distribution of MFCs were also investigated. The results showed that MFCs with a decreased external resistance during startup had an increased evolution rate of energy gain, energy output, active biomass, and maximum power density but a reduced voltage evolution rate. A low external resistance for startup resulted in a thick and compact biofilm. As the flow field induced mass transfer, the biofilm was mainly distributed on the carbon cloth against the flow channel, and the biomass decreased along the flow direction. The compact biofilm on the surface resulted in a poor mass transfer and limited biofilm development inside the electrode.


The Pengzushan Scenic Area,Sichuan Province,is the only district characterized by the culture of macrobiotics and health preserving tourism resources.According to its conditions of geography and tourism development,this paper analyzes the main characteristics of the tourism resources and evaluates the potential value of the tourism resources.Meanwhile the paper establishes a series of tourism products by studying the difference of resources and tourism sources,including the leading product projects,important product projects and supporting product projects.


The ultrastructure of endothelial cells of intestinal lymphatics and the thoracic duct (TD) and the relation to lymphostasis were examined in rats and monkeys. Localization of 5′‐nucleotidase (5′‐Nase) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) was studied. In normal lymphatic endothelial cells, 5′‐Nase reaction product was evenly deposited on the cell surface in vivo and on cultured TD endothelial cells (TDECs), whereas eNOS was evenly distributed throughout the nucleus and cytoplasm. TDECs had a long filamentous process extending towards the subendothelial extracellular matrix but became flat and regular within 30–40 minutes after gastric perfusion with olive oil. According to their electron‐density, two types of cells were found in the TD endothelial layer. The cells with low electron‐density exhibited stronger 5′‐Nase activity. Valves were bicuspid formations and the valvular endothelial surface of the convex side showed weaker 5′‐Nase activity than the concave side. During TD blockage‐induced lymphostasis in rats, the 5′‐Nase product was almost not discernible in the TDECs within 2 weeks. Larger vesicles were found in the endothelial cytoplasm of the ligated TD. Their number decreased after 6–12 weeks. The small intestinal lymphatics in the mucosa and submucosa were dilated, with numerous open intercellular junctions. The endothelial lining appeared to have reduced activities for 5′‐Nase and eNOS in 9 of 11 experimental animals. The results indicated that the inability of the open intercellular junctions, normally working as one‐way endothelial flap valves, may be a key morphological feature after TD blockage. Reduced eNOS and 5′‐Nase may functionally influence contractile activity and transport capability of the lymphatic vessels in the lymphostasis. Microsc. Res. Tech. 55:70–80, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


This article describes adaptation and implementation of venue-day-time (VDT) sampling to enroll Thai men who have sex with men (MSM) through bars, saunas, and parks in Bangkok for the first community-based assessment of HIV prevalence and risk behavior. VDT sampling had four phases: (1) identification and geographic mapping of venues, (2) enumerating foot traffic at a subset of venues, (3) determination of eligibility and willingness to participate at a further subset of venues, and (4) enrollment of participants at a final set of venues. Field staff included peer staff, information technologists, and lab specialists. Survey data were collected with handheld computers; oral fluid specimens were collected for HIV testing. Local stakeholders were included in the process. The VDT sampling process took 6 months to complete, with 1,121 MSM enrolled. The successful implementation of VDT sampling provides a model for adapting the method to access and assess hard-to-reach populations in other non-Western settings.


CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE CHARACTERISATION OF LITHIC RAW MATERIALS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE: AN OUTSIDER'S VIEW. Rengert Elburg FlintSource.net, Buchenstrasse 3, D-01097 Dresden, Germany, email@example.com, +49-173-3622375. The current efforts undertaken in Southern France and contiguous regions to build large regional reference collections of siliceous raw materials can only be characterized as impressive. Not only the sheer size of the area but also the quality of the work surpasses nearly all efforts undertaken to date in the rest of Europe, where most characterisation of siliceous raw material is still being done on a macroscopic level. However, the building of a regional reference collection is only the first step on the long path of reconstructing prehistoric exploitation areas, mobility and exchange networks. To this end the collections have to be made accessible, not only in the most direct form for comparison on the spot, but also in a more general way, preferably in the form of a database that can be consulted independently of the physical presence of the researcher. The simultaneous work in the four southern regions in France and in Catalonia poses the perfect opportunity to coordinate this task and set a standard for the rest of Europe. The work now under way in the French Midi is truly enormous in scope. If one realises that the size of a region like Midi-Pyrenees or Rhone-Alpes is equivalent to that of a small country like The Netherlands and the four southern regions (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, Languedoc-Roussilon, Rhone-Alpes and Midi-Pyrenees, see the contributions in this volume) constitute approximately a quarter of continental France, you get a good idea of the reach of the projects. With Catalonia added, the total area covers a coherent area of around 180,000 square kilometres comprising geologically very diverse landscapes with thousands of potential sources of lithic raw materials. It is not only the sheer size of the area under investigation, it is also the way the research is organised in the form of dedicated groups united in so called PCRs (Projets Collectifs de Recherche) which makes the work unique. These working groups have no real counterpart in other countries in Europe, consisting of specialists from all relevant disciplines and often financially supported by the region or the state. The amount of data, archaeological, geological and geochemical, which is collected by these units, qualitative as well as quantitative, will be accordingly. But even at this stage of data-gathering one should give the near and further future of such a project some thoughts. This of course firstly concerns the physical storage and accessibility of the reference collection itself and its accompanying documentation. There are too many collections, in which much time and money has been invested, that are gathering dust somewhere in the attic of an institute, because nobody feels responsible for them any more. More importantly in the short run is the publication of the data and making them available to a wider scientific public. I would like to give some thoughts on this matter, partly resulting from the experiences with a web-based project on lithic raw materials that has been online now for over eight years, partly from the viewpoint of a lithic researcher from outside the region in question. Databases and matters of scale Not every sample in a reference collection has the same value for every type of research, especially from an archaeological point of view. A sample from the deeper levels of a quarry can be very important for understanding the geological structure of a


In the world of Internet, new technology or marketing strategy can be easily duplicated by competitors. This results in little differences between the various websites and as a result, brand loyalty is hard to achieve. Now that brands can create their own fan page on the Facebook effortlessly, the important issue is how to build brand loyalty. This paper classifies the community characteristics into quality, experience, sense of community and switching costs. The research tries to explore the relationships among characteristics, loyalty and continuance intention of the online community. Using the fan pages of various brands in Facebook as the research subject, we collect 606 respondents as samples. We adopt LISREL and SPSS to verify the research hypotheses. The results show that community characteristics are inter-related and all have significant relationships with loyalty. Community quality directly affects loyalty and indirectly affects loyalty through switching cost and community sense. Community experience directly affects loyalty and indirectly affects loyalty through community sense. Loyalty has direct impact on continuance intention. Though switching costs has little direct impact on loyalty, but it act as intermediate variable between community quality and loyalty, hence plays on important role in improving user loyalty.


Introduction: Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a brain infection caused by the Japanese Virus of Encephalitis (JEV).JE is also known as Mosquito-Borne Encephalitis, Summer Encephalitis and Brain Fever etc. Global aphasia is caused by a number of factors, one of which is JE.
Presentation of Case: A 15 years old male child was brought to Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha, Maharashtra, India on date 22/08/2019 with complaints of fever since 7 days with 2 episodes of seizures with loss of consciousness for approximately 20 hours and the patient was unable to speak after becoming conscious. On examination, the patient had a fever, was lethargic and appeared depressed, unable to speak, and experienced pain when moving his hands. The patient had a complete blood count, which revealed that his haemoglobin percent, total red blood count, were all low, while his RDW and granulocytes were high. RBCs are predominantly normocytic Normochromic RBCs with mild anisopoikilocytosis, with a few microcytic RBCs, pencil cells, and tear drop cells visible on a peripheral smear as well as platelets were adequate, and no Hemiparasite was found. CSF analysis, CT scan of the brain, an MRI of the brain, and a blood test for P. Falciparum were all performed for diagnostic purposes. The patient was diagnosed as Japanese Encephalitis with Global Aphasia after comprehensive examinations. He was treated Tab. Cefexime, Tab. Levetiracetam, Tab. Phenytoin, Tab. Paracetamol, and Tab. Emset, as well as nursing care was provided based on his needs.
Conclusion: Patient showed spontaneous recovery.


Combined type of shell is widely used in large spherical tank,its manufacture is typical. General calculation equation of blank shell plate for combined type of spherical tank is derived, shaping and groove cutting processes are also introduced.


Objective To assess the value of helical computed tomography(HCT)for preopera- tive evaluation of resectability of pancreatic head carcinoma.Methods Preoperative HCT scanning was performed in 24 patients with pancreatic head carcinoma.Thin section three-phase scans com- posed of plain scans and artery-vein scans were obtained by using contiguous 3-mm collimated slices. Peripancreatic vessels were prospectively graded on a 0-3 scale based on circumferential contiguity of tumor to vessels.Combining the degree of contiguous organ invasion together,the preoperative pre- diction of resectability of the tumor was made.Surgical results were then compared with those of CT scanning.Results Fifteen of the 24 cases of pancreatic head carcinoma were judged to be potentially resectable on the basis of HCT.Fourteen patients underwent radical resection.The judging accuracy of preoperative resectability was 93.3%.Conclusions Taking advantage of strong point of CT grades of vascular invasion,the resectability of pancreatic head carcinoma can be accurately predicted with HCT preoperatively.This method is helpful in clinical practice.


A recently proposed novel technique for the detection of cosmic rays with arrays of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes is applied to data from the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.). The method relies on the ground based detection of Cherenkov light emitted from the primary particle prior to its first interaction in the atmosphere. The charge of the primary particle (Z) can be estimated from the intensity of this light, since it is proportional to Z$^2$. Using H.E.S.S. data, an energy spectrum for cosmic-ray iron nuclei in the energy range 13--200 TeV is derived. The reconstructed spectrum is consistent with previous direct measurements and is one of the most precise so far in this energy range.


I would like to greatly thank the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program that funded the research described in this thesis under the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action Grant Agreement 722509.


In an inter-labia pad comprising an absorbing body for absorbing bodily fluid and a cover material for covering the absorbing body, the cover material has a human body-side face that faces the labia of a wearer and an absorbing body-side face that faces the absorbing body. The absorbing body includes a labia- following layer and a bodily liquid-storing layer. The labia-following layer, together with the cover material, deforms in accordance with the shape of the wearer's labia, and the bodily liquid storing-layer is in contact with the labia-following layer so that bodily liquid can move from the labia-following layer to the liquid-storing layer. The pad can be reliably fit to subtle shapes of the wearer's urethral opening, private parts, etc.; therefore the pad provides excellent appearance, and prevents bodily liquid from leaking without giving the wearer sense of discomfort.


pendent, amplified PCR sample. One hundred X chromosome controls were screened for the novel F8 mutation and were found to be negative for it. The FVIII amino acid residues that were subjected to variation were tested for conservation in FVIII proteins from human and other mammalian species (murine, porcine and canine) as described elsewhere in the human F8 mutation Database [HAMSTeRS]. Family 1 had a history strongly suggestive for haemophilia: FVIII level in the proband and his uncle was 8%, and phenotype was in agreement with deficiency degree. A mutation was indeed detected in two affected males and in two female carriers: a missense mutation in exon 3 from ATG to GTG, causing the substitution of methionine by valine at position 91, was found. This mutation has been previously reported in a single case of mild haemophilia, whose FVIII level was not specified [4]. The substituted aminoacid was evolutionarily conserved in this location in all the other aligned mammalian species. Family 2 had no history of haemophilia. The proband is a sporadic case of severe haemophilia with FVIII level less than 1%. A missense mutation in exon 11 from GAT to AAT causing the substitution of aspartic acid by asparagin at position 542 in A2 domain was identified in the proband. All mutations described at this position are reported in patients with a severe haemophilia A phenotype. Five hundred and forty-two aspartate residue has been suggested to be involved in calcium binding, which is fundamental for FVIII activity; therefore, mutations at this site can affect ion binding and lead to a severe loss of function of the protein. Furthermore, the aminoacid residue at this position is mostly conserved in all the mammalian species we analysed which suggests that this residue is particularly important for FVIII protein aberrance. Neither studied patient has ever developed inhibitors to FVIII. Our data confirm structure–function relationship both in already known and in the new mutation and the importance of genetic mapping, to understand better the biological role of different domains of FVIII.


Epigenomes are comprised, in part, of all genome-wide chromatin modifications, including DNA methylation and histone modifications. Unlike the genome, epigenomes are dynamic during development and differentiation to establish and maintain cell type–specific gene expression states that underlie cellular identity and function. Chromatin modifications are particularly labile, providing a mechanism for organisms to respond and adapt to environmental cues. Results from studies in animal models clearly demonstrate that epigenomic variability leads to phenotypic variability, including susceptibility to disease that is not recognized at the DNA sequence level. Thus, capturing epigenomic information is invaluable for comprehensively understanding development, differentiation, and disease. Herein, we provide a brief overview of epigenetic processes, how they are relevant to human health, and review studies using technologies that enable epigenome mapping. We conclude by describing feasible applications of epigenome mapping, focusing on epigenome-wide association studies (eGWAS), which have the potential to revolutionize current studies of human diseases and will likely promote the discovery of novel diagnostic, preventative, and treatment strategies. I n contrast to the genome, which remains largely unchanged in most cells of an organism, epigenomes are the product of a gradual commitment of cell lineages to more constrained patterns of gene expression throughout development that is, in part, shaped by the environment. An epigenome can be defined as the combination of all genome-wide chromatin modifications in any given cell type that directs its unique gene expression pattern. Epigenomes are labile during development , 1 are responsive to extrinsic factors, 2 are altered in disease, 3 and even differ among individuals with identical genetic composition. 4 The principal chromatin modifications include DNA meth-ylation and posttranslational modifications of histones that package the DNA in nucleosomal units. Although both DNA methylation and histone modifications appear to be meioti-cally and/or mitotically heritable, only the former epigenetic process is backed with strong mechanistic support for heri-tability. 5 As we discuss in this review, accumulating evidence from mammalian studies indicate that variability of epige-netic modifications of chromatin during development and in response to distinct environmental factors directly contribute to adult phenotypic variability and disease susceptibility that could not previously be accounted for by DNA sequence alone. Thus, characterizing genome-wide chromatin modification patterns (ie, epigenome mapping) may aid in the discovery of disease-causing genes in humans for which nongenetic factors are clearly involved and confound DNA sequence– based association studies of disease. 6,7 Epigenome mapping across different cell types and developmental periods …


PAGE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Report of Insurance Acts Committee, 1933-4: PERSONNEL OF INSURANCE ACTS COMIMITTEE ... ... 125 CONSOLIDATION OF MEDICAL BENEFIT REGULATIONS ... 126 CERTIFICATION ... ... ... .. . ... ... 127 CIIARGING OF FEES TO INSURED PATIENTS ... ... 129 ANTE-NATAL EXAMINATIONS ... ... ... ... ... 130 PRESCRIBING ... ... ... . .. ... ... 131 PROLONGATION OF INSURANCE ... ... 131 UNEMPLOYMENT ACT, 1934 .. . ... ... 132 MIEDICIL RECORDS ...... ... ... ... 133 MILEAGE FUND ... ... ... .. 135 NATIONAL INSURANCE DEFENCE TRUSI ... ... ... 136 SCOTLAND ... ... ... ... ... ... 136 APPENDICES ... ... ... ... ... ... 138 PAGE INSURANCE MEDICAL SERVICE WEEK BY WEEK ... 140 ANNUAL MEETING NOTES: THE CORNELIA AND EAST DORSET HOSPITAL ... ... 141 ROYAL VICTORIA AND \VEST HANTS HOSPITAL ... ... ... 142 ANGLO-AmERICAN CONTINENTAL MIEDICAL SOCIETY ... ... 142 GOLF AT BOURNEMOUTH. ... ... ... ... ... 142 EXHIBITION OF SURGICAL INSTRU-MENTS, APPLIANCES, ETC. ... 143 PAYMENT OFPOST OFFICE MK.O.'s ... 147 CORRESPONDENCE: FOREIGN DOCTORS AND REGISTRATION IN GREAT BRITAIN ... 147 N.H.I. RECORD CARDS ... ... ... ... ... ... 147 NAVAL AND MILITARY APPOINTMENTS. ... 147 POST-GRADUATE COURSES AND LECTURES ... ... 148 VACANCIES AND APPOINT.MENTS ... ... ... ... 148 BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS ... ... ... ... 148


Pest management in the man-made forest must begin at the planning stage. The pest manager must work with the forest manager and other specialists as a team. The paper outlines the training available at the UBC Faculty of Forestry to prepare the student forester for either the specialist role of pest management or the generalist role of the forest manager who understands the need for incorporating pest control measures in his planning and execution of forest management.


By the means of documents,survey,induction,etc the club teaching model of physical education class is in what each teacher has his own course of an event and students are free to choose their courses to introducing the club management This model has been adopted by Shenzhen University and some other universities,in where the students are more free fo study Teaching quality is improved,and satisfying result is achieved But it is difficult to menage,teachers are of shortage and sports grounds are not enough The study of the theory must be strengthened,relieving,study atmosphere improving the condition of teaching and studying ,so that the club teaching model of physical education can be gone into every university


Objective To explore the difference and clinic value of the three different detective methods for Helicobacter pylori infection.Methods 62 gastric and duodenal disease patients were studied.HP infection was detected with gastric mucosa pathobiology slice Giemsa staining,~(13)C-urea breath test and repid urease test at the same time.~(13)C-UBT and RUT results were compared with Giemsa staining HP positive rate.Results The positive rate of 40 chronic gastritis patients by three different methods was Giemsa staining 67.5%、~(13)C-UBT 60% and RUT 60%;The positive rate of 22 peptic ulcer patients by different test was Giemsa staining 81.8%、~(13)C-UBT 72.7% and RUT 68.1%.There was no statistically significant difference between the three methods.The correct rates for diagnosing HP infection of ~(13)C-UBT and RUT were 90.3% and 90.3%,with sensitivities 94.7% and 92.3%,the specificities 83.3% and 87.0% respectively.the positive predictive values 90% and 92.3%,and the negative predictive values 90.9% and 87.0% respectively.There was no statisticall difference between the two tests in the correct rate,the sensitivity,the specificity,the positive predictive value and the negative predictive value.Conclusion ~(13)C-UBT appears to be a high accurate,high specific,high sensitive,non radioactive and noninvasive test for the diagnosis of HP infection.


Acid attacks are becoming a growing phenomenon in India. Though acid attack is a crime which can be committed against any man or woman, it has a specific gender dimension in India. Most of the reported acid attacks have been committed on women, particularly young women for spurning suitors, for rejecting proposals of marriage, for denying dowry etc. The attacker cannot bear the fact that he has been rejected, and seeks to destroy the body of the woman who has dared to stand up to him. Thus, acid throwing is an extremely violent crime by which the perpetrator of the crime seeks to inflict severe physical and mental suffering on his victim. In this article, I will try to find out the reasons and consequences of this heinous crime along with the analysis of its legal aspects.


Based on the research and summarize of the characteristics of primary education and the characteristics of online teaching and experimental teaching,the philosophy of experimental teaching and the role it plays were clarified,a "Double D" experimental teaching objective system was designed and constructed,and a "modular" experimental teaching system was established.By relying on experimental teaching and giving top priority to subject development,an interaction system of "subject development to promote experimental teaching" was formed.Concerning the construction of the experimental teaching system for primary education,the teaching methods and means of integration of theory with practice,integration of demonstration guidance with on-the-spot practice,and integration of conventional experiments with network experiments were adopted.A system-level modular experimental teaching system was established by making full use of advanced experimental teaching conditions and experimental techniques.


In this paper, a method is proposed for estimating the intensity distribution of microtremors for the arrival direction, from simultaneous observations of vertical motion, using an array of simple geometry consisting of only three receivers. This method is based on the fact that the complex coherence function, which is defined as the normalized cross-spectrum of microtremor recordings observed at two sites, contains information about the azimuthal intensity distribution of the microtremor field. To obtain the azimuthal intensity distribution from a limited number of conditions, the functional form of the azimuthal intensity distribution of the microtremor field was assumed and its parameters were estimated. Information on the arrival direction of the microtremor field was specifically obtained using particle swarm optimization (PSO), one of the metaheuristic methods, and then employed to identify the parameters. The proposed method was applied to ideal synthetic data to clarify the potential problems that may arise from using PSO as the core algorithm. Despite PSO-induced errors, the proposed method was able to accurately infer directional information over a wide frequency range. The proposed method was also applied to actual field data to verify its effectiveness and applicability. The results indicate that the proposed method can provide similar results to the frequency–wavenumber (FK) method in a wide frequency range. The quasi-FK spectrum, an effective mode representation of the FK spectrum, was displayed to visualize the directionality.


The authors present a systematic formulation of the conduction band Hamiltonian in the presence of a magnetic field by an invariant expansion and by expressing the coefficients of this expansion in terms of the band parameters of an extended Kane model. This Hamiltonian can be used to describe non-parabolicity effects such as dipole-allowed spin-flip and higher-harmonic cyclotron resonance transitions and their angular dependence, and the magnetic-field dependence of the cyclotron mass and g-factor.


Soil salinity reduces water availability of plant roots via negative (low) osmosis potential, as well as decrease of germination dynamics of plant seeds by ionic toxicity of Na and Cl, differences in fruit-set, yield, photosynthetic rates, stomata conductance, total chlorophyll content, proline, The study was conducted to alleviate salt stress in some growth parameters and nutrients uptake with some enzyme activities in broad been plants, Kinetin was used at (40 mg/liter), poultry litter with 5 ton / hectare and the quality of irrigation water in three levels (1.3, 4.1and 8.3) dS.m-1, results show that the water salinity increased the electrical conductivity of the soil also POX, catalase activity, Na and proline was elevated with increment salinity levels, while the plant height, dry weight of shoot, yield, NPK contents in leaves and K/Na ratio were decreased with elevation of salt stress. The poultry and Kinetin applications alleviated negative effects of saline water but the poultry litter caused significant reductive of the deleterious negative effects of saline water., the conclusion of this results that poultry fertilizer gave positive results in improving the growth, yield and NPK contents with significant reducing effects in the Na contents, proline contents, POX and CAT activity in leaves, while the treatment with kinetin did not give significant differences, especially with growth, yield and plant content of NPK contents in leaves.


A device is designed to navigate a vehicle to a predetermined destination. The apparatus is configured such that the predetermined target can be predetermined by means of a first address representation of a geographic location. The device comprises at least one interface unit (IU), of the first address representation is fed to the input side. The device comprises at least one address detection unit which is designed to determine a second representation of the address of the first address representation. The apparatus further comprises an address translation unit (ATrans), which is adapted to translate the second address representation in a geographical coordinate representation. The apparatus further includes a navigation unit (NAV), which is designed to perform a route guidance to the predetermined target depending on the geographical coordinate representation.


The Effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Veterans Who Have Experienced Military Sexual Trauma By Nicole Humble, B.A., MSW, LGSW Research Chair: Andrea Nesmith Ph.D. Committee Members Dawson, Christine, LGSW, LADC, McCard, Caroline, LICSW, ACSW Military sexual trauma is a growing problem in the United States military. With the integration of women in the infantry units in all military branches it is even more of a concern. Military sexual trauma though does not happen to only women. The purpose of this research project was to take a known evidence based therapy used by the Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs, and see if it is effective in the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder in military sexual trauma victims. The VA uses many evidence-based therapies from Prolonged Exposure, cognitive behavior therapy, EMDR, and also the use of medications when further assistance is needed. The literature review is the first of its kind to study the effectiveness of cognitive processing therapy (CPT), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and military sexual trauma (MST) together. The question asked was "is cognitive processing therapy more effective when treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Sexual Trauma victims?" The findings show that CPT is effective in the treatment of PTSD in MST victims, and that it is also effective in reducing depressive symptoms, and lowering PTSD symptoms in those who had not experienced MST, but military related PTSD. EFFECTIVENESS OF CPT ON PTSD IN MST VICTIMS 5


The models of leakage magnetic field and tank eddy current loss of power transformer are established.The eddy current loss distribution in transformer tank is calculated.The electromagnetic and magnetic shield methods to reduce eddy current losses are presented.