We study homogenization problem for the stationary Maxwell system. It is supposed that the magnetic permeability and the dielectric permittivity locally close to fast-oscillating (with respect to some small parameter) periodic functions which can change the form on rather big distances. An asymptotic behavior to solutions of the Maxwell system outside of its spectrum is obtained. We also describe asymptotic behavior of resolvent with control of the remainder in terms of some appropriate operator norms.


The synthesis and the study of DC electrical transport properties (electrical conductivity, σ, and Seebeck coefficient, S) as a function of temperature of some recently synthesized nylon 6/12 copolymers with 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, and 50 wt % laurolactam (LL), respectively, are reported. Nylons were obtained by rotational molding via the anionic activated copolymerization of e-caprolactam and LL. As evidenced by XRD analyses, they are semicrystalline. The temperature dependences of σ and S are typical for polycrystalline semiconducting (p-type) materials. The activation energy of electrical conduction lay in the range 0.79–1.22 eV, while the ratio of charge carrier mobilities ranged between 0.53 and 0.77. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 45: 794–799, 2007


We report the synthesis and characterization of an indium-rich quaternary Yb-Pt-In-Bi compound that is similar to the well-known rare-earth transition-metal stannide Remeika-phase compounds. In addition to structural/composition studies identifying the compound as Yb 5Pt6In16Bi2, we have made dc and ac magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, resistivity, magnetoresistance, Hall effect, and thermoelectric power measurements on this material. It appears that this Remeika-phase compound ~structure type Tb 5Rh6Sn18) is moderately disordered. Crystal-field effects influence the temperature dependence of the dc magnetic susceptibility, the specific heat, the resistivity, and the thermoelectric power. A cusp in the ac magnetic susceptibility peaks near 300 mK, close in temperature to where the specific heat divided by temperature Cp(T)/T also reaches a maximum. The susceptibility feature is frequency dependent and suggestive of a disorder-induced spin-glass transition rather than conventional magnetic order. @S0163-1829 ~99!03830-8#


Abstract: Pulmonary chondromas are very rare benign tumors. We report a case of huge solitary pulmonary chondroma in a 53-year-old woman without specific symptom. The lesion was detected by CT and Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate bone scintigraphy. The primary diagnosis after radiologic examination was pulmonary hamartoma. Then, surgical excision was performed, and the pathology showed pulmonary chondroma.


Comon's Conjecture claims that for a symmetric tensor, its rank and its symmetric rank coincide. We show that this conjecture is true under an additional assumption that the rank of that tensor is not larger than its order. Moreover, if its rank is less than its order, then all rank decompositions are necessarily symmetric rank decompositions.


Abstract The concept, state of the art, and future development directions of hybrid semiconductor integrated circuits (HySICs), which combine RF-CMOS ICs with compound semiconductor monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) are described in this paper, taking up recent wireless technologies as example applications. It is shown that ICs with superior function can be designed by mixing the optimal characteristics from the different semiconductors. To realize new semiconductor ICs, several component technologies for RF-HySIC are introduced in terms of chip/MMIC design, measurement, and breadboard model fabrication. A prototype RF-HySIC is described for the combination of a GaN Schottky barrier diode with a Si RF-IC matching network developed at 5.8 GHz. A GaN diode structure, measurement and characterization of nonlinear devices, a GaN amplifier, and a GaAs MMIC are introduced as component technologies. In addition, the design for using an RF-CMOS matching network circuit with a size of 1.2 mm × 2.3 mm and room-temperature chip/wafer direct bonding under high-pressure conditions are explained. For advanced and autonomous ICs, HySIC and chip/MMIC topologies combined with a processor are proposed for application of HySIC to wireless sensor systems. key words: hybrid semiconductor IC, RF-IC, GaN amplifier, rectifier


Experimental biophysical techniques can probe the native, transition, intermediate, and denatured states of proteins. The characterization of these states and the conversion between states provide us with information about folding, dynamics, misfolding, and the origin of mechanical strength in response to force. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are a complementary theoretical technique that provides atomic detail to the experimental measurements particularly through careful benchmarking and validation against experiment. Furthermore, MD simulations often correctly predict the outcome of experiments and provide new and interesting avenues of investigation. Our understanding of protein unfolding is being pushed forward by the symbiosis of experimental and theoretical methods. Here, we review investigations of several protein systems and highlight the close interplay between experiment and simulation in providing an atomic resolution view of protein unfolding, which provide us with the general principles for folding and the origin of mechanical strength. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Your leading article on infertility after the pill (October 14 p. 59) reminds me that a few years ago you published a letter from me the gist of which was to point out the possibility of this in certain cases. My view has always been that there is an appreciable number if a small percentage of young and apparently normal women in whom some degree of hormonal dysfunction exists resulting in endometrial change and mesntrual distrubance unrecognizable by the individual. This group is at risk in coping with the interference with the function of the hypothalamus consequent upon taking the pill over a lengthy period of time. In such cases the prolonged and somewhat unpredictable treatment by clomiphene and pituitary gonadotropin cannot be altogether satisfactory. In order to minimize the possibility of lifelong disappointment in these women I suggest that a pelvic examination and a diagnostic curettage if necessary be carried out in all cases exhibiting the slightest menstrual irregularity before prescribing the pill. If such a procedure is impracticable I think these cases will increase in number in these days in which oral contraceptives are regarded as a universal panacea.(FULL TEXT)


Contamination dissolution releasing mechaninsm of coal gangue of different efflorescence degree of Xinfu strip mine in soaking operation is researched. The research shows that efflorescance degree of coal gangue is higher, the mass of dissolution releasing inorganic salt contamination is more, and can release definitive minimum fluorid, consumed oxygen, total iron, can heavy metal and arsenic, Acidity is an important factor which affected coal gangue torelease contaminations, the pH is smaller, the mass of dissolution releasing contamination of unit quality coal gangue is more. The smaller pH is more advamtageous to contaimiaation dissolution releasing mechanism of coal gangue.


When adding integers in base $m$, carries occur. The same happens modulo a generic integer $q$ when the set of digits is a complete set of residues modulo $m$ for some positive integer $m$ dividing $q$. In this paper we prove that asymptotically every digital set in this setting induces carries with frequency at least $1/4$, thus generalizing results of Alon, Diaconis, Shao and Soundararajan.


In the framework of Dynamical Systems Theory and based on evidence for processes of consciousness being discontinuous, it is here proposed to consider episodes of conscious awareness in the light of non-equilibrium brain state space transitions. The relevant theoretical background is reviewed as are the known landmarks of brain network configurations and their role for conveying oscillatory activity of certain frequencies. This raises the questions: what kind of state space transformations can such systems undergo, and could the relation between sensory-motor cognition and its conscious registration be of the same category of events as are exemplified by state transitions in non-equilibrium physical systems: the formation of a novel physical reality at the macroscopic level, characterized by a different qualitative phenomenology ? Approaches for empirical validation of this view by suitably designed brain imaging studies, and for computational simulations of the proposed principle are discussed; the latter guided by new directions in the Physics of complex systems, in place of the extant forms of reductionist explanations.


The revisions and additions bring the work down to the present date. In dynamical geology, Croll's and Thomzpson's theories of glacier motion have been added. In the part on structural geology the chapter on igneous rocks has been entirely rewritten and greatly enlarged. Under vertebrate paleontology the author has failed to notice the greater number of modern additions to the science, and has apparently confined himself to but one source of information, and that not the best. He says "I have added the most important results of the investigations of King in regard to the tertiary and quaternary lakes of the Rocky Mountain region; and of Chamberlain, Upham and others, in regard to the ice-sheet moraine. I have also given somewhat fully Croll's theory of the climate of the glacial epoch, and Wallace's modification of the same. These changes have involved the addition of many new figures." Arnong them is a wood-cut of the Berlin Archeoptervx. We meet with the following statement on p. 324, which needs revision at the present date. " According to Agassiz, we know more of the development of trilobites than of any living Crustacean." On p. 399, in enumerating the Crustacean fauna of the Carboniferous, the discovery, a few years ago in Belgium, of a genuine crab (Brac/typyge carbouis, Woodward) is overlooked. The discovery by Mr. Whitfield of a genuine Devonian shrimp (Palwopalcnzotz newbersyi Whitf.) was also worthy of mention. Under the head of theories of coral reefs reference might have been made to Semper's and also to Mosely's theories.


74 doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2019.9.1.1177  Abstract—Discrete Fourier transformation (DFT) of sample sequence and eigenvalue decomposition of sample correlation matrix are two of important tools and basic parts in signal and information processing. Since they are used to deal with the same random process, although from different viewpoint, there may be some intrinsic relationship between them. However, they are often introduced, explained and learned independently in the traditional textbooks and courses of signal and information processing. Here, we discuss some intrinsic relationship between the problems formulation of discrete Fourier transformation of sample sequence and eigenvalue decomposition of sample correlation matrix. The results of these lecture notes can help students deepen the understanding of their characteristics on simplicity, optimality and the reason why they are so popular and why we analyze and deal with signal and information processing by using discrete Fourier transformation of sample sequence and eigenvalue decomposition of sample correlation matrix.


The solubility of nickel ferrite as a model substance for deposits forming on the cladding of nuclear fuel elements of pressurized water reactors is determined in aqueous solutions of primary coolant composition at different pH and hydrogen concentrations, in the temperature region from 230 to 330/sup 0/C. The temperature coefficient of solubility changes from negative to positive at about pH 7 with increasing pH. The data agree reasonably well with those of Sweeton and Baes for magnetite, considering the lower iron activity in the nickel ferrite. The solubility of nickel is generally lower than that which corresponds to a congruent solution and goes through a minimum near pH 7.4. The iron solubility appears to depend on the one-third power of the hydrogen concentration in solution in the region from 20 to 100 cm/sup 3/H/sub 2//kg H/sub 2/O, as expected. Preliminary results, however, indicate that at lower hydrogen concentrations, the dependence on the hydrogen concentration can decrease, possibly due to the formation of cation vacancies.


India is among of the 12 mega biodiversity countries in the world. The huge area and the range of phyto-climatic conditions met within its eight bio-geographical zones contribute to the great diversity of the Indian flora. These bio-geographical zones have diverse topographical variations and climatic conditions. The present work deals with the bryo-diversity of western part of the country which is greatly neglected due to its comparatively harsh environmental conditions by the bryologists. It is an attempt to provide a comprehensive account of the bryophyte wealth of the region by stepwise exploration and it has initiated with Ranthambhore National Park.


Motor Imagery (MI) is a mental process by which an individual rehearses body movements without actually performing physical actions. Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interfaces (MI-BCIs) are AI-driven systems that capture brain activity patterns associated with this mental process and convert them into commands for external devices. Traditionally, MI-BCIs operate on Machine Learning (ML) algorithms, which require extensive signal processing and feature engineering to extract changes in sensorimotor rhythms (SMR). However, in recent years, Deep Learning (DL) models have gained popularity for EEG classification as they provide a solution for automatic extraction of spatio-temporal features in the signals. In this study, EEG signals from 54 subjects who performed a MI task of left-or right-hand grasp was employed to compare the performance of two MI-BCI classifiers; a ML approach vs. a DL approach. In the ML approach, Common Spatial Patterns (CSP) was used for feature extraction and then Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) model was employed for binary classification of the MI task. In the DL approach, a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model was constructed on the raw EEG signals. The mean classification accuracies achieved by the CNN and CSP+LDA models were 69.42% and 52.56%, respectively. Further analysis showed that the DL approach improved the classification accuracy for all subjects within the range of 2.37 to 28.28% and that the improvement was significantly stronger for low performers. Our findings show promise for employment of DL models in future MI-BCI systems, particularly for BCI inefficient users who are unable to produce desired sensorimotor patterns for conventional ML approaches.


By combining randomized response with Laplace distribution, it obtains a new kind of differential privacy mechanism called Pseudo-Laplace mechanism. By analyzing the privacy and data availability of the mechanism, as well as an optimization problem that provides better privacy protection than the Laplace mechanism based solely on the Laplace distribution (traditional Laplace mechanism) under the same data availability, and the instantiations of the mechanism obtained in the approximate optimization algorithm, it finds that the mechanism could have almost the same privacy protection level in the middle and high privacy protection region (approximately ε < 5 ) and better privacy protection level in the low privacy protection region (approximately ε ≥5 ) than the traditional Laplace mechanism under the same data availability. It has important practical implications for many practical applications where data availability is prioritized while better user privacy is protected.


Unclonable anticounterfeiting labels can be based on micrometer‐scale randomness created by stochastic processes like the distribution of luminescent microparticles in a transparent layer. Adding a microlens array to the layer can simplify the hardware needed for authentication in that magnification is no longer required. The bright point‐pattern generated under light‐emitting diode illumination can be captured by a standard digital camera. Shifting the angle of incidence (AOI) relocates the microlens foci changing the bright point‐pattern. This provides unclonability, as several distinct bright point patterns at different AOI can be required for authentication. However, it also imposes technical requirements for the authentication setup in terms of the tolerance with which the AOI must be controlled. Herein, the AOI tolerance, the deviation of angle between reference and test image for which sufficiently similar bright point patterns are recorded that they are considered matching by the authentication algorithm, is investigated. Using microlens arrays with a focal length of 550 μm, the average size of the phosphor particle was varied from 9 ± 1 to 32.5 ± 2 μm, resulting in a relaxation of tolerance from 0.8° to 3.6°. Methods to further increase the AOI tolerance and facilitate the practical implementation of these labels are discussed.


The invention relates to a process for producing a cycloolefin, characterized in that it comprises the step of subjecting a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon to a partial hydrogenation reaction in the presence of water and a ternary catalyst containing (a) ruthenium, (b) zinc and (c) at least one element selected from the group consisting of gold, silver and copper.


The authors report on their examining of the influence of water-heat treatment alongside with alternating electric current on cucumber seeds of Vodoley kind which was followed by stimulation of plants growing. This fact is stated to be due to the increase of macroand microelements quantity in cells of the processed seeds that is necessary for their development.


: Diagnostics of Traditional Chinese Medicine is a subject that serves as a bridge between the basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the clinical departments of TCM. It is an important diagnostic basis for studying how to diagnose diseases and differentiate syndromes through the basic theories and methods of TCM, an important part of TCM, and an important link for the overseas spread of TCM culture. Based on the perspective of "différance" in deconstruction, in this paper, the English version of the textbook Diagnostics of Traditional Chinese Medicine translated by Li Zhaoguo and Bao Bai is compared with those translated by Han Chouping by taking examples from the "diagnostic methods" and "differentiation of syndrome" sections of Diagnostics of Traditional Chinese Medicine to discuss and explore the translation methods of different translators. In this way, this paper can provide a new perspective for the study of TCM terminology translation and promote the overseas dissemination and development of TCM culture.


Vehicular traffic can hardly escape the list of critical problems in the world that demand to be resolved at the earliest. Attempting to eradicate the factors that led to this menace is a process too long for the current critical situation to wait for and stay unattended. Considering the serious consequences that ensue as a result of traffic jams, some solution that can bring an expeditious remedy needs to be found in order to handle the current situation. And this paper is aimed at proposing one such solution which can considerably ameliorate the degree of the mayhem that is prevailing, using Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technology.


The Green{close_quote}s functions of one-dimensional Hamiltonians containing, respectively, one and two delta-function potentials are derived by analytically summing over the corresponding Lippmann-Schwinger series. A generalization of this procedure leads to an explicit recursive formula for the Green{close_quote}s function G{sup (n+1)} corresponding to a Hamiltonian containing a sum of n+1 delta-function potentials of arbitrary positions and strengths in terms of G{sup (n)} and the additional n+1 delta-function potential parameters.


Often the person designated to repair personal computers has little or no knowledge of how to repair a computer. Described here is a simple expert system to aid these inexperienced repair people. The first component of the system leads the repair person through a number of simple system checks such as making sure that all cables are tight and that the dip switches are set correctly. The second component of the system assists the repair person in evaluating error codes generated by the computer. The final component of the system applies a large knowledge base to attempt to identify the component of the personal computer that is malfunctioning. We have implemented and tested our design with a full system to diagnose problems for an IBM compatible system based on the 8088 chip. In our tests, the inexperienced repair people found the system very useful in diagnosing hardware problems.


(TiB2-Al2O3)/NiAl composite materials were synthesized by in-situ reaction from Ni,Al,TiO2and B2O3mixed powders.The phase composition,microstructure and formation mechanism of typical microstructure were studied.The results show that the products contain NiAl,TiB2and Al2O3phases;the matrix is made of NiAl and Al2O3phases;and the regular TiB2 particles are in size range of 2 5 μm,which are embedded by Al2O3 in clusters.A small amount of TiB2 particles disperse in the NiAl matrix.It is believed that the crystal structure,content,surroundings of molten NiAl and the fast cooling speed are the main reasons for determining the morphology and distribution of TiB2particles.


Applying modern educational technique in higher vocational education and fully using its function in teaching and learning has become significant marker of teaching modernization. Applying multimedia technique to make courseware in teaching and learning is the important part of the construction of showpiece course. This paper attempted to discuss the preparation and application of multimedia courseware, as well as the renewal of teaching and learning process.


User-centric ambient social contexts can be effectively captured by dynamic bluetooth data. However, conventional approaches for training classifiers struggle with social contexts that are incrementally constructed and continuously discovered in everyday environments. Incremental social contexts can confuse a classifier because it assumes that the number and composition of context classes is fixed throughout training and inference phases. To address this challenge we propose ContextSense, an ELM-based learning method for continuous and unobtrusive discovery of new social contexts incrementally from dynamic bluetooth data. Experimental results show that ContextSense can automatically cope with "incremental social context" classes that appear unpredictably in the real-world.


Reports experimental results on detecting the secondary current (I/sub 2/) and the electromagnetic torque (T/sub m/) using an amorphous-core magnetic-field sensor. The output of the sensor (E/sub out/) was proportional to I/sub 2/. E/sub out/ had not only a voltage component of the exciting frequency f, but also components of a slip frequency (s*f), fn-sf, and fn+sf, where s is slip and fn is the drive frequency. The value of the component of fn-sf was proportional to T/sub m/. The component of sf was due to magnetic field through the shaft. The components of fn+or-sf were due to a precession motion of the rotor. A torque calculated using E/sub out/ closely coincided with T/sub m/ and was detected without the influence of variation of temperature in an operating induction motor. >


Communication device that is enabling high-speed packet access (100, 200) is disclosed. Apparatus (100, 200) a dedicated physical control is configured to operate according to the degenerate mode and additional degenerate mode of the transmission channel signal, the data signal controller configured to control the sporadic data signal (102, 202 ) has a. Data signal controller (102, 202), the omission of sporadic data signal determines whether significantly reduces the performance, to disable the transmission of the data signal if it is determined not to significantly degrade performance, iodine configured. Method of controlling the sporadic data signal for the apparatus, and also a computer program for implementing the method are disclosed. .Field


Advantages and disadvantages of the use of digital technologies (DT) in mathematics lessons are worldwidedissussed controversially. Many empirical studies show the benefitof the use of DT in classrooms. However, despite of inspiringresults, classroom suggestions, lesson plans and research reports,the use of DT has not succeeded, as many had expected during thelast decades. One reason is or might be that we have not been ableto convince teachers and lecturers at universities of the benefit ofDT in the classrooms in a sufficient way. However, to show thisbenefit has to be a crucial goal in teacher education because it willbe a condition for preparing teachers for industrial revolution 4.0.In the following we suggest a competence model, which classifies– for a special content (like function, equation or derivative) –the relation between levels of understanding (of the concept),representations of DT and different kind of classroom activities.The flesxible use of digital technologies will be seen in relationto this competence model, results of empirical investigations willbe intergrated and examples of the use of technologies in the upcoming digital age will be given.


Uptake and Accuracy of the Diagnosis Code for COVID-19 Among US Hospitalizations Administrative claims may provide an understanding of the clinical and economic burden of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, their limited sensitivity in identifying conditions, such as sepsis,1 suggests the need to assess whether billing codes reliably capture COVID-19 discharges. A new diagnosis code for COVID-19 (International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-10-CM] code U07.1) was introduced on April 1, 2020, to facilitate billing and case monitoring.2 For discharges prior to April 1, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised coding for the clinical syndrome (eg, pneumonia) and "other coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere" (ICD-10-CM code B97.29).3 We examined the uptake in COVID-19–specific coding (ICD10-CM code U07.1), the transition from legacy coding, and the accuracy of the COVID-19–specific code using severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing as the reference standard.


This article discusses how inertia manifests itself in business relationships. It examines how path dependencies shape the development of a firm's resources and accumulate inertia within them, which can affect how the firm relates to other actors in its network. The article draws on different theoretical perspectives that have dealt with the notion of inertia and provides a holistic understanding of this concept, its antecedents and forms of expression. The study uses a longitudinal single-case study of a company where a dominant business relationship has accumulated inertia and affected the firm's engagement in other relationships and development efforts as an empirical illustration. The analysis examines how change forces challenge the existing paths and reveal both positive and negative inertia effects. The article provides a discussion of the different types of inertia and its expressions on different levels and functions.


The study by Angelico et al., recently published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics confirms the strong positive correlation between the level of HDL cholesterol at baseline and the virological response to the combined therapy using interferon-alfa and ribavirin. The direct relationship between HCV entry into cells is a multi-step and slow process. It is believed that the initial capture of HCV particles by glycosaminoglycans and ⁄ or lipoprotein receptors is followed by coordinated interactions with the scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI), a major receptor of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the CD81 tetraspanin, and the tight junction protein Claudin-1, ultimately leading to uptake and cellular penetration of HCV via low-pH endosomes. Competitive inhibition of HCV binding to SR-BI by HDL has been shown in vitro and is a better candidate than LDL receptor. If similar inhibition occurs in vivo, an elevated concentration of HDL may reduce the efficiency of infecting hepatocytes with HCV by competitively inhibiting HCV viral SR-BI receptor binding. This effect could be important during the initiation of therapy. Another possible explanation could be indirect relationships between factors regulating the cholesterol levels and the therapeutic response. The more obvious is that the level of plasma cholesterol depends on the severity of liver disease, which is a major determinant for therapeutic response. In the study by Martinez-Baueur, liver histology was available in most patients and the level of cholesterol was not related to the liver disease. In the Angelico's study, no relationship with cirrhosis existed. Another indirect link should be a genetic linkage between genetic polymorphism determining the level of cholesterol and the response to therapy. In this view, a strong polymorphism of IL28B is highly correlated both to the virological response to therapy and to the spontaneous resolution of hepatitis C. Whatever the direct or indirect mechanisms, the Angelico's study addresses the important issue of prediction of therapy combining ribavirin and interferon alfa. Indeed, this therapy is expensive (antiviral drugs, EPO, GMCSF, disability), prolonged (at least 6 months), induces numerous side-effects and is relatively ineffective in the most severe patients. Furthermore, the new antiviral drugs (telaprevir, boceprevir, debio) are active only in association with the classical combined therapy. As for liver fibrosis scoring, it should be important to build a non-invasive scoring system accurately predicting the sustained virological response. The dosage of plasma cholesterol will certainly be one of the paramC. F ÉRAY IMAD, CHU de Nantes, France. E-mail: email@example.com


The application of an antimicrobial coating is one of the alternative approaches for post-harvest treatment to extend the shelf-life of perishable vegetables and fruits. A coating was investigated developed from tapioca starch incorporated with organic salts (sodium lactate and potassium sorbate) and acetic acid for its effect on microbial inhibition on cucumbers. The results showed that the low pH of the developed coating containing acetic acid could increase the efficiency of microbial inhibition activity. The inhibition zones of each studied microorganism ( Escherichia coli , Staphylococcus aureus and Aspergillus sp.) were significantly ( p < 0.05) different. The antimicrobial coating of tapioca starch containing the mixture of sodium lactate potassium sorbate and acetic acid had the best antimicrobial activity as a result of synergy in the preservative combination. The surface application of the developed antimicrobial coating improved the quality of cucumber with little effect on color acceptance after storage for 3 d. Generally, the coated cucumbers received better sensory scores than control uncoated cucumbers. The coating of tapioca starch resulted in a greater reduction in E. coli inoculation on cucumbers than for the other pathogens, indicating that this antimicrobial coating can be used for pathogen inhibition, specifically E. coli


Andrographis paniculata Nees, a member of Acanthaceae, is one of the important medicinal herbs. The active principle, Andrographolide esters has a paramount importance in pharmaceutics. Morphological variants have been reported both in natural populations collected from various geographical areas and micropropagated plants raised through tissue culture that need to be analyzed with proper molecular tools. In order to facilitate reasoned scientific decisions on its management, conservation and prepare for a selective breeding programme, genetic analysis of normal and tissue cultured plants with or without arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi association was performed using amplified fragment length polymorphism markers. Out of 15 primer combinations of EcoR-I/Mse-I and Pst-I/Mse-I, six combinations of Pst-I/Mse-I showed reproducible and well-resolved bands. Six primer combinations scored 641 bands, out of which 495 were polymorphic revealing 77.22% of polymorphism. Amongst six samples analysed, tissue cultured plants showed a highest of 90.50% of polymorphism and least was found in normal plants treated with Glomus mosseae with 62.80%. Numerical taxonomy and multivariate analysis version 2.02e software (NTSYSpc) and unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA) were used to generate similarity co-efficient and dendrogram. The dendrogram generated based on the similarity matrix has clustered the samples according to their parentage and treatment. Keywords : Andrographis Paniculata, AFLP, AM Fungi, Genetic basis, Morphological variants. Cite this Article P Anitha, Savitha M Murthy, R Nijagunaiah , D H Tejavathi. Analysis of Genetic Basis for Morphological Variations in Normal and Tissue Cultured Plants of Andrographis paniculata in Association with or Without Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi using AFLP Markers. Research & Reviews: Journal of Botany . 2019; 8(1): 1–11p.


Freshwater catfish Heteropneustes fossilis (both sexes, average body weight 25-35g) were collected and acclimatized. The experimental fish were intraperitoneally injected with Microcystin-LR (2.5 μg/25 g) at the initiation of the experiment. Fish were sacrificed after 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15 days. The ultimobranchial gland (UBG) of control H. fossilis exhibits no change throughout the experiment. In microcystin injected fish (group B), there is no significant change has been observed in the nuclear volume of ultimobranchial cells after day 1. The nuclear volume of ultimobranchial cells exhibits a progressive decrease from day 3 to day 10. However, on day 15, the nuclear volume of ultimobranchial cells of microcystin injected fish almost becomes normal. The degeneration of ultimobranchial cells are discerned in microcystin injected fish (group B) on day 10 and day 15. It can be concluded from the present study that microcystinLR is effective in inducing histological changes in the ultimobranchial gland of fish and causing physiological


Each society and folk community is remarkably unique for having its own culture and tradition. It is true in case of Sri Lanka as well. The present paper tries to throw light on the some customs and superstitions relating to childbirth with specific reference to Sinhalese society.


In this issue we include Conference Notes based on the presentations by the three panel members (Reg Baker, Doug Rivers and Corrine Moy) at the IJMR-hosted debate, 'Fit-for-purpose sampling in the internet age', chaired by Adam Phillips and held on the second day of Impact 2015, the annual MRS conference . We also publish in this issue a paper by Dr Melanie Revilla based on research conducted in Spain comparing random probability F2F and access panel methods, following on from the Conference Note by Bob Erens published in our last issue . Coincidently, ESOMAR published its new guidelines on online sampling, 'ESOMAR/GRBN guideline for online sample quality', on 25 March (see www .esomar .org) . The questions we sought some answers to in the IJMR debate were as follows . • How serious is the sampling quality problem for online research? • Are we accepting a culture of limited transparency and 'caveat emptor', which risks undermining trust in the whole research industry? • Is the pressure for low-cost and quick results leading to a serious compromise in research standards? • How can I judge whether findings from an online survey are reliable? • How can I commission online research that is 'fit for purpose' in meeting my needs?


Some vibration-rotation bands of monodeuteroacetylene have been measured with high resolution. Values have been derived for the coefficients αi relating the rotational constants in different vibrational levels, as follows: α2 = + 0⋅00439, α3 = + 0⋅00638, α4 = — 0⋅00322, α5 = — 0⋅0011. Using the value B00000 = 0⋅99105 cm-1, also determined from many bands, a new value, Be = 0⋅9948, has been obtained leading to new estimates for the bond lengths reCH = 1⋅058 Å, and reC≡C = 1⋅2050. The l-doubling coefficient has been determined in two states, namely, q00010 = 0⋅0056 and q00003 = 0⋅0072. In the ground state the results are in accordance with a centrifugal stretching coefficient D = 0⋅7 x 10-6, but in some higher levels a markedly different value is derived, which may, however, arise through the effects of Fermi resonance.


ABSTRACT In the words of Louis Marie de La Haye Cormenin (1788-1864), the French lawyer, politician and pamphleteer, in the Livre des orateurs (1843), 'Four people know the secret of the weakness of the parliamentary orator: his doctor, his confessor, his lover and his stenographer'. Stenographers worked for the first time in 1840 in the Upper House of the Hungarian Parliament. The Bureau of Stenographers as a permanent office was established in 1868. For the Upper House and the House of Representatives, a joint Bureau of Stenographers was organized with two superiors, four auditors, twelve ordinary stenographers and two rotation guides. The stenographers worked at five-minute intervals with no backlog of work. The stenographic report of each session was published half an hour later after the last word had been spoken in the session room. The parliamentary stenographer was required to have a university degree and to take a shorthand exam. Journalists, lawyers, professors and also engineers were employed as stenographers. Reproductive intelligence, quick comprehension, responsiveness, and craftsmanship were some of the qualities that were required to be a qualified parliamentary stenographer.


This note proposes a natural combinatorial setting for results stated by P olya regarding the enumeration of diagonally convex lattice poly gons also known as parallelogrampolyominoes staircase polyominoes A brief bibliographical update is also provided


Introduction: The semblance and facts of licentiate Martin de Castellanos from Maudes (15451614?), a novelist surgeon specialized in treating urological diseases and who due to his merits and prestige was appointed professor of 'Urology' by Philip II, were almost definitively profiled in 1994 through the publication of his biography in a exhaustive piece of work.


An atmospheric plasma torch has been supplied with a gaseous mixture of helium, water vapour and/or oxygen to study the production of reactive species within its flowing post-discharge, in particular hydrogen peroxide. The mechanisms responsible for the production of H2O2 have been investigated by correlating measurements of mass spectrometry and absorption photospectrometry. An absolute quantification of H2O2 has also been achieved and indicated that for 5 mmol of water vapour injected in the He-H2O discharge, approximately 9.5 µmol of H2O2 were produced in post-discharge.


The recent observation of strong electroabsorption effects in AlGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum wells (MQWs) has raised the possibility of CCD-addressed spatial light modulators (SLMs) having much greater depth of modulation than obtainable with the Franz-Keldysh effect. In this paper, we review our work on CCD modulators employing each of these effects. The results from MQW structures are particularly promising and include optical modulation values as large as 50% at 852 nm. In addition, we have recently reported a new AlGaAs/GaAs CCD in which carriers are confined to a quantum well. This device was combined with a MQW structure, thus demonstrating the feasibility of integrating CCD and MQW structures on a common substrate.


FIELD: machine building. SUBSTANCE: group of inventions relates to equipment housing integrity diagnostics facilities. Disclosed is method, according to which in process plant first valve body impedance measurements sequence is recieved in response to first frequency, storing said first impedance measurements sequence, receiving second valve body impedance measurements sequence in response to second frequency, storing said second impedance measurements sequence, comparing first and second impedance measurements sequencies and generated indication on valve body integrity loss, if first impedance measurements sequence is offset from second impedance measurements sequence. EFFECT: technical result is increasing in accuracy of equipment housing loss of integrity determining. 23 cl, 3 dwg


Nanostructured polymers are synthesized from macromolecules demonstrating supramolecular interactions. Examples are: hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic interactions, organometallics, electrostatic interactions, liquid crystal polymers and van der Waals . Composite membranes are prepared using polyimide (PI) and polybenzimidazole (PBI) with heteropolyacids (HPAs) . Nanostructured PEMs may be prepared from supramolecular polymers and HPAs. Nanocomposite membranes have been investigated by several groups [2-9]. Nanoporous tungstosilicate based on 12phosphotungtic acid has been prepared using crosslinked linear polyethyleneimine as a polymer matrix [2]. Nanocomposites of Nafion and silica are being made using sol-gel process [3]. Heteropolyacids (HPAs) are used as inorganic proton conductors because they exhibit high proton conductivity but also are stable at high temperatures [4].


ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to contribute to the ongoing discussion on the selective nature of border regimes as well as to the way the global economic crisis affects migratory flows and policies. For this purpose, our analysis focuses on a public policy created to attract a specific migrant profile, the residence permit for investment activity (ARI), aka Golden Visa, created in Portugal in 2012. The Golden Visa Programme assigns residence visas for Third Country Nationals (TCN) who invest a minimum of 500 thousand Euros. Most candidates and recipients of this visa are Chinese nationals. This paper discusses how the Golden Visa Programme changed the profile of the Chinese community in Portugal by critically looking at how it fitted the neoliberal narrative and politics during the period of the financial crisis that hit Portugal in 2011. In so doing, this paper falls within the broader studies of governmentality and management of borders and migratory flows which cross them.


Black garlic is a garlic that has been naturally processed at a certain temperature in a long time. Therefore, the new chemical content and formulations are produced. Black Garlic has stronger antibacterial properties, as well as antioxidants two times higher than regular garlic due to it consists of Sallycysteine. The longer black garlic fermentation of Sallycysteine content increases. The study was intended to identify the nutritional content and antioxidant activity found on black garlic based on fermentation time. The research type used was an analytical observation with complete randomized design included making, observing, and analyzing nutrient content (carbohydrate, protein, and fat) and antioxidant activity on black garlic based on fermentation length. The research sample was black garlic fermented at 700C. The experiment was carried out by different treatment of fermentation length was 30 days, 40 days, 60 days, and 90 days. The results showed that nutrient content and antioxidant activity of black garlic during the fermentation process tended to increase. The highest protein content was found on 60 fermented black garlic (7.52% bb). The highest fat content was found in 90 fermented black garlic (5.4% bb). The highest carbohydrate content was found on 90 fermented black garlic (45,476% bb).


This study illustrates the behavior of water molecules in bilirubin (BR)-carbon nanotube (CNT) systems by detailed analysis of several molecular dynamics simulations from the perspective of diffusion coefficients (D) and hydrogen bonding (HB). These analysis provide further understanding on the water network properties in the process of BR adsorption to treat or prevent hepatitis, biliary disease, liver cancer and some neurological and brain disorders. The results show that presence of BR and CNT interrupts the water network by confining the water molecules and decreasing the number of HBs that can be established. The best water and HB networking can be developed at high BR concentrations when CNT (10, 10) is available. Also, the most significant factor on increasing the water D is temperature. At higher temperatures, the BR molecules are adsorbed on CNTs and the enhanced CNT diameter helps BR molecules to advantage from higher adsorption surface to eliminate BR molecules from the water passage paths and diffuse, freely.


Abstract Introduction: Non epileptic seizures (NES) are little reported in our country. Case report: We report 2 observations of 4 years old girls, with normal psychomotor development, and frequent paroxystic seizures, characterized by stereotyped movements of the members, occurring during sleep onset or deep sleep. Electroencephalogram Sleep records showed brief discharges of spikes and spikes-waves. Magnetic Resonance Imaging was normal. Suspicion of NES associated with epilepsy was based on the following arguments: mild regression of the seizures frequency after using antiepileptic drug video records of the seizures strongly suggestive of masturbation seizures, masturbation seizures are triggered by the girls and stopped on order, best regression of the seizures frequency after adjunction of trihexiphenidyl. Moreover, the authors make a review of literature on the NES. Conclusion: The early diagnosis of the NES allows to avoid the inadequate treatments and an improvement of the prognosis. DOI : 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-17-1803


According to the characteristics of the decision factors of supporting schemes for deep foundation pit,such as information incompleteness and their gray correlation,using gray system theory,vector projection synthetically and fuzzy mathematic theory,a fuzzy gray relation projection method for the optimization of supporting schemes is established based on the gray relation projection method.Combined weights are used to interpret the impact of various factors more reasonable.A method for sensitivity analysis which bases on the distinguishing degree of the optimal plan is presented.Then the model is proved scientifically and effective by an example and easy to realize programmed.The algorithm which has the high sensitivity level offers more reliable basis for decision-making.So it has some generalization and application value.


On the basis of plenty of experiment results,the effect of curing period of specimens,volume content of polypropylene fiber and cement content on flexural elastic modulus of cement stabilized macadam is analyzed,and the corresponding influencing rules are drawn.The study results indicate that the addition of polypropylene fiber can decrease the flexural elastic modulus of cement stabilized macadam evidently.The flexural elastic modulus is increasing with the increase of curing period.Within the range of the fiber content in this study(the volume content not beyond 0.1%),there is a tendency of decrease in flexural elastic modulus with the increase of polypropylene fiber volume content.With the increase of cement content,the flexural elastic modulus of cement stabilized macadam is increasing in linearity.


This paper describes our participation in the Medical Retrieval task at ImageCLEF 2008. We present the joint work of two teams belonging to the TEXT-MESS project using a new system that combines the 2 individual systems of these teams. The aim of the experiments performed is to figure out if there are techniques used in one of the two systems which can complement the other system in order to improve their performance. The best results obtained in the training phase and in the competition has been reached with a configuration which uses the IR-n system with a negative query expansion based on the acquisition type of the image mixed with the SINAI system with a MeSH based query expansion. We have obtained a MAP of 0.2777 for our best run, obtaining the 5th place in the ranking of textual participant runs submitted, and the 6th place in the global classification.


Projection of omnidirectional videos in the spherical domain onto the planar domain is required to utilise existing video compression techniques. Due to its simplicity, the equirectangular projection (ERP) method has been widely adopted for sphere-to-plane mapping. However, the coding efficiency of the ERP method is inefficient because the ERP video includes visual redundancies in the high latitude areas of the sphere. To solve this problem, this Letter presents an efficient data compression scheme that employs latitude adaptive down-sampling followed by pixel rearrangement. Experimental results show that the proposed method can achieve a bitrate reduction of up to 28.9%, as compared with the ERP.


Wi-Fi has been an amazingly successful technology. Its success may be attributed to the fact that, despite the significant advances made in technology over the last decade, it has remained backward compatible. 802.11ac is the latest version of the wireless LAN (WLAN) standard that is currently being adopted, and it promises to deliver very high throughput (VHT), operating at the 5 GHz band. In this paper, we report on an implementation of 802.11ac wireless LAN for residential scenario based on the 802.11ax task group scenario document. We evaluate the 802.11ac protocol performance under different operating conditions. Key features such as modulation coding set (MCS), frame aggregation, and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) were investigated. We also evaluate the average throughput, delay, jitter, optimum range for goodput, and effect of station (STA) density per access point (AP) in a network. ns-3, an open source network simulator with features supporting 802.11ac, was used to perform the simulation. Results obtained indicate that very high data rates are achievable. The highest data rate, the best mean delay, and mean jitter are possible under combined features of 802.11ac (MIMO and A-MPDU).


Within a framework of differentiated oligopolies, this paper studies how the tax incentive of a developing country on foreign direct investment (FDI) affects the structure of a specific domestic industry. Benefits from the tax incentive are analysed based upon the effects of the tax reduction on host and foreign sectors' prices, outputs, and entry and exit of firms in the industry.


The shorelands of the Great Lakes are dynamic systems that shape the culture, economy, and ecology of the region. The 3,200+ miles of Michigan shorelands support onethird of the state's cities and border four Great Lakes. This territory provides a rich inventory of waterfront conditions that will experience exacerbated conditions of change as future climate conditions amplify current fluctuations. This littoral zone is always in flux. Lake water levels register seasonal to decadal temporal oscillations


The paper introduced the design and realizes of the network test system which based on ASP.NET SQL Server under the WEB environment. Firstly, according to network test system's physical demand in application, the paper proposed the system's gross structure and various functional modules. Secondly, the paper designed the operation flow and database tables, constructed the function of student information management、 trial question management、online test and automatically examine of the test papers in our system. Finally, proposed the solution method that population of the joiner was so many、each teacher made the test had different difficulty that unfair to the student and the examination paper comments reads became a difficult question.


With the development of the multimedia technology multimedia as a kind of modern teaching method has been applied into the foreign language teaching gradually. In the paper, after showing the features of the multimedia assisted foreign language teaching and its different teaching model, the author try to discuss the linguistic theory bases of the multimedia assisted foreign language teaching.


Surya Narayan Patnaik was born in the state of Orissa, India, the third of nine siblings. He qualified in 1967 from Burla Medical College, later attaining LRCP and MRCS from Edinburgh University. He came to the UK in 1973, working in general medicine and anaesthesia. After working for a …


ABSTRACT The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) image spectral information and texture feature (TF) information were fused to develop an improved model for winter wheat leaf nitrogen content (LNC) monitoring model to provide a reference for wheat nitrogen status monitoring and accurate management. The data of wheat LNC and UAV-hyperspectral imaging were simultaneously obtained at the main growth stages (jointing, booting, and filling stages) of various winter wheat varieties under various nitrogen fertilizer treatments. The correlation between the vegetation indexes (VIs) in combination of any two bands, the TFs, and LNC were systematically analyzed. Then, the optimal VIs and TFs without multicollinearity problems were screened using a variance inflation factor (VIF) to form a 'graph–spectrum' fusion index. Four machine learning methods, namely ridge regression (RR), partial least squares regression (PLSR), support vector machine regression (SVR), and random forest (RF), were used to construct respective quantitative winter wheat LNC estimation models. The results revealed that the model for estimating LNC constructed using the 'graph–spectrum' information formed by eight parameters, including the normalized vegetation index NDVI (R 578, R 490), the difference vegetation index DVI (R 830, R 778), MEA490, MEA778, VAR490, VAR578, VAR778, and HOM578 as input and the RR algorithm, performed the best. It outperformed the models developed by the implementation of VIs and TFs as input. The coefficient of determination (R 2 ), root mean square error (RMSE), and relative percent deviation (RPD) of the calibration set were 0.84, 0.25, and 2.50, correspondingly, and those of the validation set were 0.87, 0.27, and 2.33, respectively. The model of winter wheat LNC constructed by fusing spectral and TF information considerably improved the prediction accuracy. The present research results provide a basis and reference for the application of UAV hyperspectral technology in wheat nitrogen nutrient monitoring.


Explorations of new oil and gas fields in harsh arctic surroundings and the possibility of passing through the Northeast Passage lead to new challenging requirements for offshore constructions. Further developments of steel grades are of basic importance to meet the increasing demand on plates for structural applications. The challenging new requirements for existing steel grades are an improved toughness at lower temperatures without decrease of strength and an adapted weldability. Therefore, advanced base material properties of heavy plates as well as HAZ (Heat Affected Zone) behaviour have been developed by optimizing of the chemical composition and utilization of TMCP (Thermomechanical Controlled Process) technology. In this paper, the development of high-strength heavy plates with improved low temperature toughness is described and illustrated with a recent application. Plates of grade S420G1/2 up to 65 mm thickness and Charpy impact properties down to -80 °C and CTOD (Crack Tip Opening Displacement)-properties down to -50 °C were successfully produced and delivered for the construction of an offshore loading tower in Siberia.


The configuration of the glycosidic linkages and the conformation of the carbohydrate moieties in the molecules of the glycopeptide-type antibiotics actinoidins A and B (1a, 1b) have been determined by means of two-dimensional 13C/1H correlation NMR technique and with the application of model compounds 2-4.


Woodframe residential structures contain a variety of walls: lateral force resisting walls, interior partition walls, and exterior walls. Lateral force resisting walls, commonly called shear walls, provide the engineered resistance to lateral forces from seismic or wind. Interior partition walls are not intended to provide resistance to lateral loads but often provide significant strength and stiffness to the structure. Exterior walls that are not shear walls are required to resist the wind force and transfer it to the diaphragms.


An experimental arrangement, a scheme for measurements, and a technique for determining the directivity patterns of molecular beams are described. Beam modulation is used to detect the molecular beam. An ionization gauge in a circuit with a tuned amplifier is used as the detector. The method has a sensitivity of approx.10/sup 15/ molecules/secxsterxcm/sup 2/. The measured directivity patterns are compared with the theoretical patterns for free molecular flow. The directivity patterns coincide to within 1--5% with a cosine distribution for molecular beams formed by an aperture characterized by the ratio R/L=48. (AIP)


Introduction Active surveillance (AS) is a management option recommended by most guidelines for low risk clinically-localized prostate cancer (LR-CLPC). Data shows that AS is being increasingly adopted into clinical practice worldwide. Our aim was to review the up-to date guidelines and observational studies in regards to AS in LR-CLRPC to gain insight into principles of contemporary clinical practice. Material and methods Several guidelines on the management of low-risk prostate cancer were reviewed for evidence-based recommendations regarding the protocol of AS. We reviewed the available literature for most recent studies on AS in LR-CLPC. Results No uniform protocol of AS in LR-CLPC has been recommended up to date and available guidelines significantly differ in terms of protocol schedules and the role of particular tools in monitoring for disease progression. Nevertheless, recent studies on AS in LR-CLPC, in which various protocols were adopted, have demonstrated promising outcomes in regards to cancer-specific survival (99–100% at 5 years, 98.1–99.9% at 10 years, and 94.3–96% at 15 years), with high rates of men remaining within the protocols (23–39% at 10 years). Conclusions This article is a call for focusing further research on development and recommending a precise and standardized, evidence-based protocol for AS in LR-CLPC.


It has been demonstrated recently that 3-D wavelet coding with motion-compensated temporal filtering (MCTF) provides a wide range of spatio-temporal-SNR scalability with state-of-the-art coding performance. However, the coding system is very different from the already standardized motion-compensated DCT (MC-DCT) video coders such as MPEG-2, MPEG-4, or H.26L. Nonetheless, the market acceptance of the new scalable technology will come much easier if backward compatibility to such previous standards would exist. In this paper, we present a new coder architecture where the base layer can be a standard MC-DCT coder, while the enhancement layer is an in-band MCTF codec operating in the overcomplete wavelet domain. First, we propose a simple extension of the scalable 3-D wavelet codec with a standard MC-DCT base layer. As a second step, to improve the performance of the proposed scalable coder over a wide range of bit-rates, we describe several small extensions to the standardized MC-DCT codec structure that can be applied for the base layer coding.


A distinction must be made between "missionary encyclopedias" (connected with mission as subject matter) and "missiological encyclopedias" (connected with mission studies as a discipline). The encyclopedia under consideration belongs to the latter category. It deals with the names, concepts, methods, and branches of missiology. Each of its three branches—the philosophy, the science, and the theology of mission—is subdivided in sections. This encyclopedia explains missiology as a discipline and all its branches and sections systematically and, at the same time, historically. All (general) historical developments in mission studies since Schleiermacher are taken into account.


Based on practical engineering application of making cement and soil mixed piles into retaining wall enclosures,this paper simplifies the retaining wall to be the elastic braced structure considering its basic stress model and deformation condition,and the model of displacement calculation of the elastic braced structure is used to analyze the deformation of the retaining wall.The horizontal top beam of the braced structure is simplified to analyze the forces.A practical application example is presented,and the calculated displacement conforms to the practical situation.


Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) belongs to the family Solanaceae. Tomato has acquired the status of world's most popular vegetable crop due to its wider adaptability to various agro climatic conditions (Gupta et al., 2015). Tomato is a perennial plant but commonly cultivated as an annual (Rick, 1978), and ranks second to potato in many countries.). In Telangana tomato cultivated in an area of 0.053 million hectares with a production of 1.08 million tonnes and productivity of20.37tonnes per hectare. (Anonymous, 2015-2016). Tomato is considered as protective food crop because of having rich source of minerals, vitamins and organic acids. Tomatoes are important source of lycopene, ascorbic acid and carotene valued for their colour, flavour and antioxidant properties. The increasing consumption of tomato makes it, a high value crop for generating income to the farmers. Since tomato is an important crop both from production and industry point of view there is a necessity to improve the productivity per International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 11 (2017) pp. 613-619 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com


Optimal impedance matching to a coupled antenna array requires implementation of a coupled load or matching network, leading to high complexity and in many cases narrow bandwidth. Research has therefore focused on the development of uncoupled matching networks with good performance, although such solutions have received little rigorous attention in the context of multiple-input multiple-output communication. This paper explores uncoupled impedance matching to the array active and passive impedances for multi-antenna communications and extends matching to the array active impedance to the case where the propagating field is specified stochastically. Simulations demonstrate the relative performance of the different matching techniques.


One of the characteristics of economic sectors in developing countries is low productivity rates, especially the productivity of human resources. In recent years, the relationship between productivity and quality of work life has been studied by world management scientific circles which quality of work life means an organization of employees' mental image and understanding from the desirability of physical and psychological workplace. This study took place in a descriptive - analytical and sectional in Kermanshah Medical Sciences University in 2013. Using statistical formulas a sample of 193 individuals was selected from faculty members. Information have been gathered through George Mason University standardized questionnaires after confirming its reliability and validity. Finally information were analyzed by descriptive and statistical tests (Test-retest and Cronbach's alpha).The quality of working life in the faculty of Kermanshah Medical Sciences Universityequals11.56 percent poor, 28.33 percent intermediate, 38.86 percent high, 21.23 percent too high, and also the quality of work life has a significant relationship between gender and level of education. Quality of work life for faculty members is important for organizational health of university. Hence it is mandatory to provide an environment that satisfies personal desires and to create an provocative atmosphere for implementing. Thus, mental health and health academic quality of life of work environment provide with Indicators of quality of life. lack of quality of working life cause staff burnout and eventually escape from responsibilities.


The effect of nitrogen and postanthesis soil water status on the canopy biomass accumulation,transportation and grain yield in winter wheat have been studied in a cement pool culture with rainout shelter.The results showed that increasing nitrogen application rate improved the photosynthesis rate(Pn) and SPAD(Soil and Plant Analyzer Development) value of flag leaf,leaf area index(LAI) and canopy biomass accumulation,while reduced translocation of dry matter stored before anthesis from vegetative organs to kernels.The result that the N3 treatment got less yield than the N2 treatment showed that overloading nitrogen was not helpful for raising the grain field.Under the relative water content of 60%~70%,Pn and SPAD value of flag leaf, LAI,canopy biomass accumulation and transport efficiency of dry matter stored in vegetative organs before anthesis,grain field were all the maximum.It showed that too low or high level of postanthesis soil water status decreased grain field.It indicated that the optimal combination for the maximum yield was the nitrogen supply of 15 kg/667 m2 and the postanthesis soil water status of 60%~70%.


In this specification, a method for fluorinating an organic compound is described. For example, a method of fluorinating an organic compound, an organic stannane, organic compounds containing boron substituent or a silane substituent, silver-containing compounds, and the fluorinating agent under conditions sufficient to fluorinate the organic compound It provided below, it method comprising providing a fluorinated organic compound is provided by. 3-deoxy-3-containing fluoro oestrone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, the pharmaceutical compositions are also provided.


The invention discloses a method for generating a protocol testing sequence. The method comprises the following steps: building a data component state machine corresponding to a protocol specification and expanding a streamline expanding finite state machine model of signal aggregation by aiming at the protocol specification of network equipment to be tested; extracting an abstract component data map in accordance with the streamline expanding finite state machine model, wherein the abstract component data map comprises a peak for expressing the data component, a directed edge for expressing the signal aggregation, an inlet point and an outlet point of the streamline expanding finite state machine model; covering all data paths between the inlet point and the outlet point of the streamline expanding finite state machine model; and traversing all data paths to respectively generate the test sequence for visiting all data components in the data paths. According to the method provided by the invention, a network protocol testing can be simplified, and a state exploding problem can be slowed down.


Many industrial buildings require large spans and high height, and the use of a frame with inclined roofs with non-prismatic elements can reduce the usage of steel. Pitched roof frame with single spans are optimized using different meta-heuristic algorithms. In this paper, the optimal design of industrial frames with two and three spans under gravity and lateral loads is performed. Five efficient and widely accepted optimization algorithms are used to optimize each frame. The convergence histories and design results of these algorithms are compared and the most suitable algorithm is determined. In each frame, the effect of increasing the apex height is evaluated on the optimal weight and the best angle is determined for optimum weight.


A stochastic approach for polarized line formation in inhomogeneous atmospheres with small-scale magnetic structures is presented and applied to spectropolarimetric observations from internetwork regions. The small-scale and uctuating nature of the magnetic eld structures in the quiet solar photosphere requires an appropriate model to adequately describe the line forming process in these regions. On the basis of a Markov process, a stochastic transport equation for polarized light is derived which accounts for correlated atmospheric uctuations in the horizontal direction as well as in the direction along the ray path. The characteristic asymmetry of the Stokes proles and in particular the net-circularpolarization (NCP) of the Stokes V signal is a direct function of the new statistical scattering term of the stochastic transport equation. This allows us to determine the degree of uctuation within the atmosphere and to estimate the characteristic length scales of the magnetic structures by analyzing the Stokes line proles. This approach is applied to observed spectro-polarimetric data from internetwork regions which indicates that the non-magnetic as well as the magnetic structures have nite correlation lengths. Moreover the correlation length or coherency of the magnetic structures show a distinct dependence on the spatial region, whether they are located in granular or intergranular regions.


Abstract: As culturally unique individuals, our culture impacts and even dictates our responses to normal events of daily living. We are frequently unaware of the way we value time, perceive spatial boundaries, and communicate with others. Health care professionals must be culturally sensitive to all individuals. Culturally diverse nursing care acknowledges the individual's cultural uniqueness and incorporates a variety of approaches to provide culturallly sensitive care. This paper will discuss culturally diverse health care with a client experiencing grief and loss. Key Words: Management of Grief & Loss The 1992 U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, reported that 25 percent of the United States population is comprised of minorities. By the year 2010 the ethnic dis-tribution is projected to "increase from 25 to 40 percent" (Pacquiao, 1995). The numerical increase in minority populations represents an increasing exposure to individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds. These changes will challenge health care providers to change traditional methods of health care delivery to a health care system that embraces cultural diversity Capers (1992) defines culture as the "pattern of learned behaviors, values, beliefs, and customs which are shared by members of a group and are usually transmitted to other group members through time" (p. 20). The American Nurses Association, Position Statement on cultural diversity in nursing practice (1991) states "cultural diversity refers to the differences between people based on a shared ideology and valued set of beliefs, norms, customs, and meanings evidenced in a way of life" (p. 1). Historically, health care providers do not acknowledge or incorporate the consumers' cultural perspective as a significant component of an individual's health care plan. Ignoring the consumers' cultural background may be of little importance if the provider and consumer are from the same or similar culture. However, when health care providers and consumers come from diverse cultures the potential for misunderstanding exists. Literature reflects that when ethnic minorities and health care providers come from diverse cultures, and with conflicting beliefs, an environment is established "for misrepresentation and poor communications by all participants" (Fletcher, 1995). Buus-Frank further explain that the "Lack of cultural understanding, language barriers, and internal bias or prejudice creates visible and invisible barriers for our clients" (1999, p.3). Therefore, it is essential for health care providers to implement culturally sensitive health care. The influence culture places upon our daily lives is significant. As humans we encounter the same basic problems. The major differences lie in our perception of the problem, and our ability to solve the problem. Nkongho (1992) discusses an interdisciplinary course in human growth and development as it relates to culture. In this course students start with the assumption that "human growth and development take place within all cultural groups, and the cultural group's influence on personality is continuous through life" (1992, p. 30). This perspective increases the impact of culture in every area of a person's life. Cultural variations even occur when health care providers and consumers share a homogenous culture. When cultural variations within a homogeneous culture are not acknowledged we are likely to stereotype. Giger & Davidhizar (1995) define stereotyping as "the assumption that all people in a similar cultural, racial or ethnic group are alike and share the same values and beliefs" (p. 65). When stereotyping occurs within a health care setting, the potential for inaccurate assessments, conclusions and interventions exists (tiger & Davidhizar, 1995). By acknowledging the cultural uniqueness of an individual, the potential for stereotyping is decreased. Therefore, health care providers can benefit from an organizing framework that promotes culturally sensitive health care. …


1988;94;636-638 Chest M G Foreman and G A Salzman lung lesion. Chronic skin eruptions preceding a cavitating http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/content/94/3/636.citation can be found online on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services ) ISSN:0012-3692 http://chestjournal.chestpubs.org/site/misc/reprints.xhtml ( distributed without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. rights reserved. No part of this article or PDF may be reproduced or College of Chest Physicians, 3300 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL 60062. All has been published monthly since 1935. Copyright1988by the American is the official journal of the American College of Chest Physicians. It Chest


W HAT dietary advice can the medical profession now give to patients who ask, "What can I do to help avoid coronary heart disease? " Agreed to by almost all medical authorities is, "Never become overweight, and if overweight reduce and stay reduced. "1 Also agreed to, but less unallimously2 is the additional admonition "If the family history ii eludes early deaths from atherosclerosis or, if the blood cholesterol is above average, the patient would also be well advised to restrict his fat intake to not more than 25 or 30 per cent of the total calories." To this medical consensus, I have additionally recommended that a significant portion of this dietary fat be derived from the predominantly unsaturated fats and oils, and extend the coverage to all men of voting age and to all women after their 40 's.3 What findings within recent years have been so significant as to change our thinking on atherosclerosis from "one of hopelessness to one of hopefulness," from "Does diet have anything to do with atherosclerosis?" or, more specifically, "Does fat have anything to do with atheroslerosis? to "What type of fat is involved?"" "llow great is the effect?" and "What is the mechanism of their action ?'' Finally, "How can these factors be applied in practical dietetics and to public health practices ? " Although all m'ajor discoveries have their foundations in the more distant past, (and this one is not an exception), the immediate


The proton magnetic resonance (/sup 1/H NMR) manifestations of amide solvation in polypeptides have been studied using alumichrome and alumichrome C as model compounds. The extreme structural rigidity of the alumichromes allowed the investigation to center on the chemical shifts of the amides as conformational drifts are precluded. The data have been analyzed primarily in terms of two main events: H bonding of the amide nitrogen to basic solvents (Me/sub 2/SO, DMF, and pyridine), and protonation of the amide carbonyl by Bronsted acids (chloroform, TFE, and TFA). The two solvent types cause a low-field shift of the amide proton resonance which in the first case arises from a direct effect, while in the second case, consistent with an earlier suggestion of Schwyzer and Ludescher, the deshielding would result from the extreme electronic lability of the peptide link which permits an electron density flow to the carbonyl. The solvent-induced chemical shift is shown to depend on the extent of exposure of the pertinent hydrogen and oxygen atoms so that the magnitude and direction of the effect reflect conformational features of the molecule at the amide sites. (auth)


A Reversed Phase Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatographic (RP-UPLC) method was developed for the determination of glipizide (GLI) in in-vitro study during formulation development. The chromatographic separation was achieved on a Acquity UPLC BEH C18 (50 mm × 2.1 mm, 1.7 μm) column, with a mixture of 55 volumes of methanol and 45 volumes of buffer contain 0.001M sodium dihydrogen phosphate in isocratic elution with flow rate of 0.3 mL/min. The eluted compound was monitored at a wavelength of 276 nm using a UV detector. The method described herein separated glipizide and glipizide related compound-A from all other formulation components within a run time of 1.2 min. The RP-HPLC method was developed and validated according to the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines. This method was successfully applied in the quantitative determination of glipizide in in-vitro study during formulation development. The procedure described herein is simple, selective, and reliable for routine quality control analysis as well as stability testing. INTRODUCTION: Glipizide (GLI) is an oral medium-tolong acting anti-diabetic drug from the sulfonylurea class. It is classified as a second generation sulfonylurea, which means that it undergoes enterohepatic circulation. The structure on the R2 group is a much larger cyclo or aromatic group compared to the 1st generation sulfonylureas. This leads to a once a day dosing that is much less than the first generation, about 100 fold. Mechanism of action is produced by blocking potassium channels in the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans. By partially blocking the potassium channels, it will increase the time the cell spends in the calcium release stage of cell signaling leading to an increase in calcium. The increase in calcium will initiate more insulin release from each beta cell . GLI is a salt with pKa of 5.9. It is insoluble in water and alcohols, but soluble in 0.1 N NaOH; it is freely soluble in dimethylformamide . Related compound-A is the major degradation product of GLI . FIG. 1: (A) STRUCTURE OF GLIPIZIDE AND (B)GLIPIZIDE RELATED COMPOUND-A


This manual aims to help athletes enhance their physical performance through mental training. It was developed in response to a request from the coaching staff associated with the American Olympic and National Team athletes. It has been field tested by elite athletes, and its effectiveness was also examined in laboratory studies with undergraduate students. The manual should be appropriate for either competitive or recreational athletes who wish to enhance those psychological skills important for performance. It can be used in conjunction with the consultation of a coach, instructor or sports psychologist, or be implemented into a self-directed program. The mental skills taught here include relaxation, stress management, positive thought control, self-regulation, mental rehearsal, concentration, and energy control. Each step is presented as a series of training exercises, a self-assessment unit, and a training log unit. The manual is constructed so that the reader can easily individualize his or her training schedule.


The invention provides a micro-nanometer film, a producing method thereof and a device using the same. The micro-nanometer film comprises a fixed layer and a medium of another phase, wherein the fixed layer is provided with at least one layer of scatterers, and the medium of another phase is connected with the fixed layer. The scatterers are controllably distributed between the fixed layer and the medium of another phase, wherein the coverage rate of the scatterers on the interface of fixing layer s is 1% to 100 %. The micro-nanometer film can be applied to display devices, luminescent devices, lighting devices or organic electroluminescence devices as bright enhancing films or scattering films. The micro-nanometer film has the advantages that the light output or light scattering efficiency is improved; continuous roll-to-roll process producing method can be used to achieve large-scale and low cost production; and the service life of devices is prolonged.


A novel [4+3] cascade cyclization reaction of pyridinium 1,4-zwitterionic thiolates with azoalkenes derived from α-halo hydrazones in situ has been developed. This reaction was found to allow expedient access to an array of 2,5-dihydro-1,4,5-thiadiazepines. Libraries of highly functionalized sulfoxide and sulfone analogues of 2,5-dihydro-1,4,5-thiadiazepines were also obtained via selective oxidation with m-CPBA.


Laser-based spectroscopic diagnostics provide unique capabilities for non-intrusive sensing of reactive flows, and as a result such sensors are increasingly utilized in the development of advanced propulsion concepts and systems. This paper will overview recent progress in the evolution of two of the most widely used diagnostic concepts: planar laserinduced fluorescence (PLIF) imaging, which can provide measurements at a large number of flowfield points in a laser-illuminated plane; and tunable diode laser (TDL) absorption, which is a line-of-sight technique with the capability of fast or even continuous measurements of multiple flowfield quantities. Of particular note with regard to PLIF imaging is the progress in two areas: imaging of fuel distributions and fuel-air mixing through the use of flow tracers, and the extension of PLIF to high-pressure flames. There have been many recent advances in TDL sensing, but here we will emphasize three aspects: the development of wavelength-multiplexed absorption concepts, allowing multiple measurements along each line of sight; the application of wavelength-modulation strategies to enable extension of TDL multi-line absorption thermometry to high-pressures; and the rapid growth in applications of TDL methods to practical combustors and propulsion systems.


This papers studies multi-agent (convex and nonconvex) optimization over static digraphs. We propose a general distributed asynchronous algorithmic framework whereby i) agents can update their local variables as well as communicate with their neighbors at any time, without any form of coordination; and ii) they can perform their local computations using (possibly) delayed, out-of-sync information from their neighbors. Delays need not be known to the agents or obey any specific profile, and can also be time-varying (but bounded). The algorithm builds on a tracking mechanism that is robust against asynchrony (in the above sense), whose goal is to estimate locally the sum of agents' gradients. When applied to strongly convex functions, we prove that it converges at an R-linear (geometric) rate as long as the step-size is sufficiently small. A sublinear convergence rate is proved, when nonconvex problems and/or diminishing, uncoordinated step-sizes are employed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first distributed algorithm with provable geometric convergence rate in such a general asynchonous setting.


Abstract Shorebirds encounter variable and unpredictable food resources at stopover sites during migration through interior North America. We studied foraging strategies and niche dynamics of American Avocets (Recurvirostra americana), Long-billed Dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus), Least Sandpipers (Calidris minutilla), and Western Sandpipers (C. mauri) at stopover sites in 60 playa lakes of the southern Great Plains. Those species were selected because they are common in our study area during migration and represent a wide range of morphological classes. Overall foraging niches (linear combination of diet diversity, prey size, foraging-method diversity, and water depth) of avocets and dowitchers were segregated from each other and from Least and Western sandpipers. Overall foraging niches of Least and Western sandpipers were similar. Examination of single niche dimensions showed that avocets and dowitchers consumed larger prey and foraged in deeper water than did Least and Western sandpipers. Within the range of prey sizes consumed by the four individual species, all species selected small prey (0.1–5.0 mm). Preference of relatively small prey by avocets and dowitchers was likely a function of small prey being more abundant in playas than large prey (>10 mm). However, selection of small prey by Least and Western sandpipers was likely a function of lower handling costs associated with small prey. Abundance of prey items in diets of each species was not correlated with nutritional and energetic quality of prey items, but abundance of prey in the diet was correlated with abundance of prey in playa lakes. That suggests that all four shorebird species adopt an opportunistic foraging strategy during migration. Use of opportunism is likely critical for shorebirds to continue migration and arrive on breeding grounds in good condition.


The main research work of optical film is reviewed during the past 40 years at NCRIEO,and new advance is introdued.


As part of fundamentally establishment,urban transit reflects more exterior benefits than interior ones,so it makes great sense to do some correlative research in particular,this paper tries to expound the exterior in mensurable tangle,and give an example in principle of conservative calculation.


Constrained random simulation is becoming the mainstream methodology in functional verification. In order to achieve the verification closure, a high-throughput and evenly-distributed constrained random pattern generator has become a must. In this paper, we propose a novel Range-Splitting heuristic and a Solution-Density Estimation technique (RSSDE) to partition sample space. The chosen cutting planes target to prune more infeasible subspaces so that the solution densities in other subspaces increase correspondingly. In addition, with statistics-based analyses, the estimated solution densities precisely predict the distribution of solutions. The intermediate statistical information is recorded in a range-splitting tree (RS-tree). By top-down random walking on the RS-tree, random pattern generation produces evenly-distributed patterns with high throughput. Experimental results show that our framework guarantees evenly-distributed stimuli and achieves more than 10× speedup in average when compared to a state-of-the-art commercial generator.


The Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program has collected longitudinal profile data for a wide variety of pavements nationally for almost 20 years. The program is managed by FHWA, which also maintains the LTPP database. The Office of Highway Policy Information, also of FHWA, increased the frequency with which state agencies must perform longitudinal profile testing for the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) from biannually to annually. This paper looks at the LTPP program data to see if the increased frequency being required for HPMS is justified. All data sets used in the study were from general pavement studies (GPS) with either aggregate base or asphalt-stabilized base. The international roughness index (IRI) and the time between successful data collections were used to plot IRI versus time for each section. A polynomial equation of the form ax2 + bx + c was fit for each site, and the polynomial was used to calculate the number of years to a 30-point change in IRI by the use of English units of inches per mile. Plots of the change in IRI versus the time between test events by climatic region were also made. As has been reported by others, the largest contribution to the future IRI is the initial IRI. In all climatic zones, the time required to reach a 30-point increase in the IRI decreased with increasing initial roughness. Straight lines fit through the change in IRI versus time between tests had very low slopes that ranged from 0.0052 to 0.0096 point per day. Even at the maximum slope, it takes 3 years to reach a 10-point change in the IRI, using English units. On the basis of the LTPP program data for GPS flexible pavements nationally, annual testing is not warranted.


The purpose of Intensive Medical Curriculum (IMC) aims to increase entire teaching efficience. IMC should be disigned according to integrated, systemic and efficiency principles. IMC is suggested to contain a bnndle of modules such as culture courses, professional courses, natural sciense courses etc. it is very important to coordinate selective courses and compulsory courses in either per-clinical or clinical period, like basic courses, basic madicine, introductory courses to medicine to medicine, clinical training. Synthetic idea of clinical medical curriculum play a core role in medical reform.


A Hall effect grain level switch is positioned adjacent a grain fill opening at an upper portion of a grain enclosure. A Hall-voltage generator is coupled to the housing in a fixed position. An elongate member is pivotably coupled to the housing with the magnet being mounted adjacent a proximal end of the elongate member. A grain contact member is coupled adjacent a distal end of the elongate member. The Hall-voltage generator and magnet are positioned adjacent each other to provide a first output signal state when the elongate member extends vertically in a rest position. The Hall-voltage generator and magnet are distanced from each other to provide a second output signal state when the elongate member is pivoted to a non-vertical switched position in response to grain moving the contact member.


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The aim of this study was to analyze the microbiological quality in function of Escherichia coli of Capivari River, near the municipality of Capivari do Sul (RS), during the years of 2001 to 2012, apart from its influence on primary contact recreation. This study performed of documentary nature combined with quality quantitative properties, which provided the scope of the proposed objective. The results revealed that the parameter involved in this study was within the standard recommended by the CONAMA resolution 357/05, every year under study. There was no water resource degradation as a function of the parameter analyzed, being the years that showed major averages were 2003, 2007 and 2008, being lightly near the limit. These values can be explained by the region's rainfall, which led to the load of organic matter and animal feces to the riverbed, not being recorded releases of sewage and industrial effluents. In this way, the waters showed good microbiological quality in function of E. coli, with the absence of risk to the population as the primary contact recreation, being given to the promotion of activities foreseen for class 2 rivers, as


Using a household survey specially designed to analyze the complexity of family structures, we describe the intergenerational transmission of education in polygamous and monogamous unions in Senegal. Results show that children of polygamous unions tend to receive less education, even after controlling for available resources (household income and the number of siblings). Though this may be due to unobserved preferences rather than to a causal impact of polygamy, other findings suggest that the institution of polygamy per se impacts investments in education. In particular, educated women do not transmit their education to their daughters when they live in polygynous unions.


If the Movable bearing was damaged or the restrainer was installed at the movable support pier, the movable range of the movable bearing will be limited, as the result, the movable support pier may be destroyed because it suffered greater earthquake action than expected in the normal analysis. The finite element model for the bearing with limited movable range was put forward. Three models for a continuous bridge were established and the nonlinear time-history analysis was performed, the inelastic seismic response of the movable support pier and the fixed pier of different models were extracted and compared, the results indicate that the seismic response of the movable support pier is greater than normal analysis. So the earthquake action of the movable pier should be sufficiently estimated to ensure the movable support pier has adequate anti-seismic ability.


This study aims to determine the relationship / correlation between neuroticism with subjective well-being amongst twitter users. This research is quantitively taken using the purposive sampling method and has resulted a total of 191 active twitter user. Neuroticism personality is measured using a scale from the Indonesian adaptation of the 'Big Five' theory (Ramdhani,2012) where it consists of 8 items. On the other hand, subjective well-being is measured by using the Statisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) which is developed by oleh (Ed Diener & William Pavot, 2008) and Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) which is developed by (Ed Diener dan Robert Biswas-Diener, 2009) scale which consists of 5 and 13 items respectively. The technique use in data analysis is the Pearson Correlation test with the help of SPSS Statistic 22 for Windows. The data analysis suggests that there is a significant negative relationship between neuroticism personality and subjective well-being amongst users, with the correlation coefficient of -233 and a significant value of 0.001<0.05. This result can be interpreted that the higher the neurotic personality, the lower the subjective well-being of a person. Keywords: Personality Neuroticism, Subjective Well-Being

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara kepribadian neuroticism dengan subjective well-being pada pengguna twitter. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kuantitatif, dengan total responden 191 orang pengguna twitter aktif dengan menggunakan purposive sampling. Kepribadian neuroticism diukur dengan menggunakan skala dari teori big five yang telah diadaptasi dalam bahasa Indonesia (Ramdhani, 2012) yang terdiri dari 8 item dan untuk subjective wellbeing diukur menggunakan skala Statisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) yang dikembangkan oleh (Ed Diener dan William Pavot, 2008) dan PANAS Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) yang dikembangkan oleh (Ed Diener dan Robert Biswas-Diener, 2009) yang terdiri dari 5 dan 13 item. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji korelasi pearson dengan menggunakan bantuan SPSS statistic 22 for windows. Dari hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan negatif yang signifikan antara kepribadian neuroticism dengan subjective well-being pada pengguna twitter, dengan nilai koefisien korelasi sebesar -.233 dan nilai signifikan 0.001 < 0.05. Hal ini dapat diartikan bahwa semakin tinggi kepribadian neurotik maka semakin rendah subjective well-being seseorang. Kata kunci : Kepribadian Neuroticism, Subjective Well-Being


Objective To describe a new surgical approach to treatment of scapular neck and body fractures and evaluate the clinical outcomes. Methods From December 2002 to October 2004, 13 cases of the scapular neck and body fractures including 9 males and 4 females with age range of 22-48 years (mean 31 years) were admitted into our hospital. There were seven cases with neck fractures, two with associated clavicle fractures, six with mere body fractures, seven with associated subluxation of humeral head and three with associated rib fractures. Internal fixation and open reduction reconstruction using titanium plate and screws were for treatment of scapular neck and body fractures in all 13 cases by making straight incision along lateral border of the scapula. Results The operation lasted for 40-80 minutes, with intraoperative blood loss for 30-80 ml. The follow up for 4-24 months showed average fracture healing time for 6-8 weeks and satisfactory results in 10 cases. Conclusion The surgical approach with straight incision along the lateral border of the scapula can attain perfect reduction and internal fixation of scapular neck and body fractures as well as satisfactory functional recovery with minor (trauma.)


Objective To investigate the factors affecting the efficacy of antiviral treatment on patients with HCV-related cirr-hosis.Methods The patients with HCV-related cirrhosis receiving antiviral treatment based on interferon(IFN) α were enrolled in the study.Epidemiological data,laboratory indicators at baseline and antiviral protocols were collected.The rate of sustained virological response(SVR) and the factors affecting SVR rate were analyzed.Results Of 28 eligible patients with HCV-related cirrhosis receiving IFN α combined with ribavirin,9(32.1%) obtained SVR.The ratio of males to females,age,infection duration,HCV RNA level,ALT/AST,absolute neutrophil count,HGB,PLT and Child-Pugh score at baseline in SVR group were not signi-ficantly different from those in non-SVR group(P 0.05).The SVR rate of patients receiving pegylated interferon(Peg-IFN) α was significantly higher than that of patients receiving IFN α(P=0.003),but the difference between them was not significant when excluding those patients discontinuing the therapy(P=0.308).The patients with good medication adherence had significantly higher SVR rate than those with poor medication adherence(P=0.004).The percentage of the patients terminating therapy with IFN α was significantly higher than that of the patients terminating therapy with Peg-IFN α(P =0.009).The percentage of the patients with high Child-Pugh scores was significantly higher than that of the patients with low Child-Pugh scores(P=0.034).Conclusions The SVR rate is low in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis,which is mainly associated with poor medication adherence,and the medication adherence is associated with the type of IFN and the severity of liver cirrhosis.