Sudden deafness or sudden hearing loss (SHL) is an otologic
emergency, because hearing function is needed within the communication
proccess. This condition requires some proper handling, but the
management therapy still varies.
Objective of this study was to analyze the type, dose, duration,
route of administration, the tapering off dose pattern and the potential
drug related problems (DRPs) of corticosteroid on cases of SHL therapy.
This was an observasional retrospective study with drescriptive analysis
method at the periode of January 1st 2012 until December 31st 2015
(N=81). This research has been reviewed by Dr. Soetomo Surabaya's
Ethic Committee.
The main therapy in SHL is corticosteroid. Oral prednisone and
oral methylprednisolone were the common used corticosteroid.
Methylprednisolone used at the dose of 24-48 mg/day for 3-7 days and
the tapering off dosage every 3 days afterward with the reduction of 8
mg/3 days until the dosage of 8 mg/day. Prednisone used at dose of 15-
108 mg/day for 7 days and the tappering off dosege every 7 days
afterward with the reduction of 5 mg/week until the dose of 5 mg/day.
Drug related problems (DRPs) were the potential side effects of
corticosteroid and the potential interactions of corticosteroid with other
medicine.
Key word : Sudden Hearing Loss (SHL), Corticosteroid, Tapering Off
Corticosteroid, Drug Related Problems (DRPs), Potential Side Effect,
Pottential Drug Interaction


It is disclosed bangbeopga vertical alignment of the carbon nanotube structure and a carbon nanotube. The disclosed carbon nanotube structure includes a substrate; To be deposited on a substrate, a carbon nanotube support layer a large number of pores formed thereon; And pores and that one end is attached to the exposed substrate through its side surface a plurality of carbon nanotubes is supported by a carbon nanotube support layer; and a.


CORAS is an EU funded project which developing a methodology and a tool that supported framework for model-based risk assessment targeting security critical systems. According to the subjectivity of risk computation in CORAS's application, meta-risk and asset risk tree and other related concepts are set forth and defined in this paper. Then a computation algorithm is designed which solute the identifying granularity of risk computation and distinguishing influence level of risk on asset's importance.


The maximum overlap method can also be used in cases, where there are fewer ligands than bonding orbitals on the central atom, but the result does not depend on the non-bonding orbital being empty or occupied by a lone pair. The two cases clearly differ from each other physically. so we must must first decide, which of the two possible cases is represented by the hybrid orbitals, obtained by the maximum overlap method.


The origins, uses and fates of a number of purpose built urban educational resources sited in the north of England are reviewed. These include walk on geological maps, building stone trails, a church gate and landscaping in a city park. A geological trail in the municipal cemetery of Rochdale dating from 1855 is a candidate for the oldest purpose made geological education trail in the world and the most recent educational resource was built in 2015. The destruction of a walk on geological map of England and Wales in 2004 shows that such valuable geoscience educational resources are in need of protection. A range of educational uses of these resources are suggested. Comparison is made with similar resources in London, both statuary and web based, and ways to ensure their preservation and continued educational use are suggested. This study shows that a geoscience education resource, if sited in the right place and looked after, can be an exciting and inspirational education resource in regular use for over half a century.


One of the main approaches to investigating sub-Riemannian problems is Mitchell's theorem on nilpotent approximation, which reduces the analysis of a neighbourhood of a regular point to the analysis of the left-invariant sub-Riemannian problem on the corresponding Carnot group. Usually, the in-depth investigation of sub-Riemannian shortest paths is based on integrating the Hamiltonian system of Pontryagin's maximum principle explicitly. We give new formulae for sub-Riemannian geodesics on a Carnot group with growth vector and prove that left-invariant sub-Riemannian problems on free Carnot groups of step 4 or greater are Liouville nonintegrable. Bibliography: 30 titles.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an optical edge detector noncontactly, accurately and numerically measuring a contour shape of a workpiece in real time. SOLUTION: An edge detection method uses a light source module 11, a lens barrel 13 having a projection optical system provided with an anti-pinhole filter 25 for blocking the quantity of a zero-order light, an imaging element 26 and a computer, and captures a projection image of the workpiece 17 placed so as to block a collimated light from the light source module 11 by using the imaging element. The computer determines a signal strength in the vicinity of an edge, and implements an edge determination procedure for determining a low-intensity linear section between two high-intensity stripe sections as the edge. The edge of the workpiece can be accurately detected. The edge detection method can cooperates with a CAD and a NC control by numerically processing the edge by image processing. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT


Researchers are increasingly acknowledging the important role of complex networks in numerous scientific contexts. In this paper we define two kinds of motifs - bridge and brick - for exploring and predicting network behaviors and functions and for identifying differences among network structures. Based on an analysis of these motifs in genetic, social, ecological, and engineering networks, we found significant differences in motif functionality and topology. After initially observing similarities between social networks and their genetic, ecological, and engineering counterparts, we eventually noted greater amounts of brick motif in social networks and greater amounts of bridge motif in the other three types. Our conclusion is that bridge and brick motif content analyses can assist researchers in understanding the small-world and clustering properties of network structures and in investigating network functions and behaviors


Design: The study is a retrospective analysis. Failure of treatment, recurrence of disease, and hypoparathyroidism were the main outcomes measured. The authors also evaluated the rate of recurrent hyperparathyroidism when grafting diffuse versus nodular type glandular hyperplasia. Intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels were measured using an immunoradiometric assay. Hypoparathyroidism was defined as an intact PTH level below 1.6 pmol/liters (normal range 1.6 to 5.8 pmol/liters) with a normal or low blood calcium level. Hyperparathyroidism was defined as PTH greater than 5.8 pmol/liters.


Khalil Karimi, Gert Folkerts and Frans P. NijkampJoost J. Smit, Henk Van Loveren, Maarten O. Hoekstra,http://www.jimmunol.org/content/171/2/754J Immunol€2003; 171:754-760; ;Referenceshttp://www.jimmunol.org/content/171/2/754.full#ref-list-1This article cites 47 articles, 17 of which you can access for free at: Subscriptionshttp://jimmunol.org/subscriptionsInformation about subscribing to The Journal of Immunology is online at: Permissionshttp://www.aai.org/ji/copyright.htmlSubmit copyright permission requests at: Email Alertshttp://jimmunol.org/cgi/alerts/etocReceive free email-alerts when new articles cite this article. Sign up at:


Large silicon chips in molded plastic packages suffer physical damage to top-surface regions when subjected to repetitive thermal excursions. It is shown that a delamination between the molding compound and the die surface, progressing inward from a crack in the molding compound at a die corner, can enter an aluminum film through a crack in the passivation glass at an edge, travel through the metal, and exit at the opposite edge. This permits migration of glass and metal inward from corner regions. It is pointed out that reduced susceptibility to this effect may be obtained through the use of tougher metal, thicker passivation glass in lower metal edge corners, and tougher glass. A silicon integrated circuit chip approximately 250*290 mils in a 52-lead PLCC (plastic leaded chip carrier) was used as a test vehicle. Temperature and thermal shock cycling, from as low as -65 degrees C to +150 degrees C and for as many as 2000 cycles was performed.<<ETX>>


Plants perceive the presence and defense status of their neighbors through light and volatile cues, but how plants integrate both stimuli is poorly understood. We investigated if and how low Red to Far red light (R:FR) ratios, indicative of shading or canopy closure, affects maize (Zea mays) responses to herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs), including the green leaf volatile (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate. We modulated light signaling and perception by using FR supplementation and a phyB1phyB2 mutant and we determined volatile release as response readout. To gain mechanistic insights, we examined expression of volatile biosynthesis genes, hormone accumulation, and photosynthesis. Exposure to a full blend of HIPVs or (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate induced maize volatile release. Short-term FR supplementation increased this response. In contrast, prolonged FR supplementation or constitutive phytochrome B inactivation in phyB1phyB2 plants showed the opposite response. Short-term FR supplementation enhanced photosynthesis and stomatal conductance, and (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate-induced JA-Ile levels. We conclude that FR-enriched light environments can prompt maize plants to respond more strongly to HIPVs emitted by neighbors, which might be explained by changes in photosynthetic processes and phytochrome B signaling. Our findings reveal interactive responses to light and volatiles cues with potentially important consequences for plant-plant and plant-herbivore interactions.


Thin film magnetostrictive materials can be extremely useful as the active material in microactuators. In this article, some results on a novel type of multilayer structure which combines exchange coupled giant magnetostrictive materials and materials with large magnetic polarizations are presented for the first time. Giant magnetostrictions are achieved at low fields, due to the polarization enhancement in such multilayers. Therefore such composite materials should be much more appropriate for applications than the simple homogeneous alloy films studied up to now.


AbstractNOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory is actively developing phased-array radar (PAR) technology, a potential next-generation weather radar, to replace the current operational WSR-88D radars. One unique feature of PAR is its rapid scanning capability, which is at least 4–5 times faster than the scanning rate of WSR-88D. To explore the impact of such high-frequency PAR observations compared with traditional WSR-88D on severe weather forecasting, several storm-scale data assimilation and forecast experiments are conducted. Reflectivity and radial velocity observations from the 22 May 2011 Ada, Oklahoma, tornadic supercell storm are assimilated over a 45-min period using observations from the experimental PAR located in Norman, Oklahoma, and the operational WSR-88D radar at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The radar observations are assimilated into the ARPS model within a heterogeneous mesoscale environment and 1-h ensemble forecasts are generated from analyses every 15 min. With a 30-min assimilation pe...


We show how to compute the probabilities of various connection topologies for uniformly random spanning trees on graphs embedded in surfaces. As an application, we show how to compute the "intensity" of the loop-erased random walk in Z^2, that is, the probability that the walk from (0,0) to infinity passes through a given vertex or edge. For example, the probability that it passes through (1,0) is 5/16; this confirms a 15-year old conjecture about the stationary sandpile density on Z^2. We do the analogous computation for the triangular lattice, honeycomb lattice and Z x R, for which the probabilities are 5/18, 13/36, and 1/4-1/\pi^2 respectively.


This paper presents for the first time, to the best of the authors' knowledge, successful wireless interrogation of a suite of harsh environment SAW temperature sensors and respective antennas operating at temperatures in excess of 900°C. The suite of langasite (LGS) SAW sensors, utilizing high-temperature Pt/Rh/ZrO2 thin-film electrodes, with the respective integrated antennas and the interrogator antenna were designed, fabricated, and verified to operate together in the same harsh environment conditions. The set of resonator based SAW sensors were simultaneously interrogated wirelessly in the frequency domain by a single transceiver. Multiple sensor temperature data has been obtained from the different sensors used.


The recurrent nova RS Oph underwent a new outburst on August 8, 2021, reaching a visible brightness of V Observations of the 2021 outburst made with the high resolution UVES spectrograph at the Kueyen-UT2 telescope of ESO-VLT in Paranal enabled detection of the possible presence of 7 Be freshly made in the thermonuclear runaway reactions. The 7 Be yields can be estimated in N( 7 Be)/N(H) = 5.7 · 10 − 6 , which are close to the lowest yields measured in classical novae so far. 7 Be is short-lived and decays only into 7 Li. By means of a spectrum taken during the nebular phase we estimated an ejected mass of ≈ 1.1 · 10 − 5 M (cid:12) , providing an amount of ≈ 4.4 · 10 − 10 M (cid:12) of 7 Li created in the 2021 event. Recurrent novae of the kind of RS Oph may synthesize slightly lower amount of 7 Li per event as classical novae, but occur 10 3 times more frequently. The recurrent novae fraction is in the range of 10-30 % and they could have contributed to the making of 7 Li we observe today. The detection of 7 Be in RS Oph provides further support to the recent suggestion that novae are the most effective source of 7 Li in the Galaxy.


A non-contact planar stage and a control method thereof are provided to extend a driving area by enlarging a conductive plate. A first directional linear induction motor unit includes a plurality of linear induction motors arranged in parallel. A second directional linear induction motor unit includes a plurality of linear induction motors arranged in an orthogonal direction to the first directional linear induction motor unit. At least one of the linear induction motors is arranged to generate the thrust of the opposite direction of the other linear induction motors inside the same linear induction motor unit. Each linear induction motor includes a plurality of ferromagnetic cores and a coil wound around the ferromagnetic cores. A non-contact planar stage(100) is moved on the conductive plate with a ferromagnetic uneven part(300) by the magnetic force generated between the first directional linear induction motor unit, the second directional linear induction motor unit, and a conductive plate(310).


Systematic performance appraisals are needed for ensuring the competency of professional nurses. Peer review involves the use of established standards of practice for the evaluation of a nurse's practice by an individual of the same rank or standing in the organization. The use of peer review is associated with increased autonomy, accountability, leadership development, and a better work environment. However, it can be challenging to implement an effective peer-review process. Locating a valid and reliable instrument is difficult, and even if one is found, there is often insufficient psychometric data to assess its utility. Moreover, peer appraisals may also result in a sense of injustice and reduced motivation. Poorly conducted performance appraisals may cause employees to become dissatisfied, less committed to the organization, and more likely to consider leaving their jobs. The nurses in our community hospital were not happy with their peer-review process. They complained that evaluations were inconsistent and sometimes unfair or inaccurate. The performance appraisal instrument was described as being too long and lacking in clarity. There were also inconsistencies among units in both the interpretation of standards and the procedures used for reviews. The chief nursing officer found a solution to these problems in a project that involved empowering the hospital's research committee, a group of clinical staff nurses, to define nursing job standards and lead the process of peer review. The project took a year to accomplish, but it completely transformed performance appraisals.


Contemporary Pediatrics asked pediatrics and ethics experts to candidly weigh in on some of the foremost moral and ethical issues confronting pediatricians and pediatric healthcare providers today.


A great number of physical systems display power spectra that diverge in the limit of low frequency. This divergence that is approximately proportional to the inverse of the frequency f is referred to as 1/f noise. According to the second law of thermodynamics the power spectrum of a closed equilibrium system is determined by the fluctuation‐dissipation relation. Except for the unusual case where the coefficient of diffusion is linear in f, the equilibrium power spectrum does not possess a region of 1/f noise. Therefore, 1/f noise is a manifestation of off‐equilibrium dynamics. It is due to the dominance of high‐order reversible nonlinear processes over the irreversible linear transport response.


By building the index system of equalization of public service level,we use prefectural data of 2002-2011 in Fujian province,after quantitative evaluation, the result shows public services vary among regions in Fujian province,and the inequality tends to expand. There are main countermeasures of the equal basic public services in the Fujian regions that is to:further improve the system of transfer payments,increase financial support for the underdeveloped areas,especially in social security,infrastructure and other public services.


The Authors studied the effects of e.v. Salbutamol evaluating the acute "in vivo" variations of acid-base and hydro-electrolitic balance in 16 chronic obstructive lung patients undergoing e.v. drug administration, and also ionic variations "in vitro" of venous blood samples incubated and tonometrated with the drug. The results "in vivo" do not show variations of acid-base equilibrium (paO2, paCO2, pH, HCO3-); whereas diminution of haematocrit (Ht), rise of urinary osmolarity and variations of hydro-electrolitic balance (Na+, K+, Cl-) are demonstrated. The results "in vitro" do not show considerable variations on ionic assessment. These data, according to the other latest result, indicate the possible role of haemodilution. We think that the explanation of these phenomena could be a modification of renal water and electrolytes reabsorption, likely under the influence of antidiuretic hormone (ADH), stimulated in the hypothalamus and activated also by the beta-stimulant drug at tubular cell receptors.


In this paper we address the question how organizational factors and the introduction of an intranet influence vertical and horizontal knowledge exchange processes within a firm in terms of knowledge exploration and exploitation. To this end, we develop a conceptual framework and propositions indicating how organizational factors like search practices, incentives, linking-mechanisms, prior knowledge, and the organization form impact on intracorporate knowledge exchange processes in terms of exploration and exploitation. Special attention is paid to the influence of the introduction of an intranet in this respect. The two contexts of 'organization-enabled' and 'web-enabled' knowledge exchange are suggested to be complementary for achieving both strategic goals of knowledge exploration and exploitation.


The privately-produced county atlas is an American phenomenon.
Since the appearance of the first of these volumes about a century ago, well
over four thousand different atlases and plate books of United States counties
have been published by private companies and individuals. County
atlases and plate books are considered together in this study since there are
essential similarities between these two cartographic products; the terms
are used interchangeably by some publishers. The core of both the county
atlas and the county plate book usually consists of cadastral maps of each
civil township in a particular county. Roads and railroads in addition to
property lines, the names of property owners and areas of individual land
holdings commonly appear on the maps. Although this is usually the basic
information contained in county atlases and plate books, depending- upon
the publisher and the date of publication, there is a great deal of variation
in the format.


Objective To explore the status of promoter CpG island methylation of O6-methylguananine-DNA methyltransferase(MGMT),mismatch repair genes(hMLH1,hMSH2) in glioma and the effect on survival of patients.Methods Methylation-specific PCR(MSP) were employed to detect promoter CpG island methylation of the MGMT,hMLH1 as well as hMSH2 gene in 39 surgical tumor tissue samples from glioma patients and 6 normal tissue samples.Kaplan-Meier curves were estimated for overall survival,according to MGMT,hMLH1 and hMSH2 promoter mehylation status.Results Promoter CpG island methylation of MGMT,hMLH1 and hMSH2 were detectable in 46.2%,10.3% and 20.5% of glioma tumor DNA respectively,but no detectable in any normal tissue.For the entire population of 39 glioma patients who were enrolled in operating treatment combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy with alkylating agents including ACNU,there was a significant difference in overall survival between patients with methylated MGMT promoter and those with an unmethylated MGMT promoter(P0.05 by the log-rank test).But for the subgroup of 39 patients in whom methylated MMR(hMLH1 or hMSH2) promoter could be determined,there was no significant difference in overall survival between patients whose tumors had MGMT promoter methylation and those whose tumors did not(P0.05).Conclusions Promoter CpG island methylation may be a frequent event in glioma carcinogenesis.Detection of the methylated sequences of MGMT,hMLH1 and hMSH2 appears to be promising as a predictive factor in primary glioma.


This chapter presents the debate on the conceptual framework for the virtual soundwalk as a tool for soundscape assessment for use within urban design tasks and the management of urban open spaces. A hybrid model between a soundwalk in situ and a listening test in laboratory conditions is needed to gain bene ts from both methods by simulating links between spatial relations and soundscape changes in actual urban open spaces. This link is vital due to the widely accepted architectural theory background on the urban open space experience. A prototype of a virtual soundwalk tool is described. It was used by the authors during laboratory research conducted in 2014 and 2015 and developed further in 2017. The prototype was based on partial virtual reality reconstruction of visual and aural eld recordings. Its potential use is illustrated using a case study of the waterfront promenade in the historical centre of Zadar, Croatia. The future prospects for the method described are debated according to the most recent developments within the eld of soundscape research.


With the rapid development of high-speed railway, the fault diagnosis of railway vehicles has become more and more important for ensuring the operating safety. The MF is a nonlinear signal processing method which can extract the modulated faulty information via reshaping the analyzed signal. However, the choices of operators and structure elements (SE) are numerous and complicated to determine the best MF solution for different bearing faulty signals. In this paper, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) was introduced to optimize the effect of MF among several classical MF operators and different SE parameters. The proposed method applied PSO to select the best MF result with respect to the fitness function adopting kurtosis. A set of bearing signals with additional interference of wheel-track excitement are analyzed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results demonstrated that the proposed method is capable of obtaining the optimized solution and accurately extracting the fault information. Furthermore, the shaft rotation frequency and wheel-track interference were reduced by the proposed method.


The influence of random instabilities in the sampling instants on spectral estimation by the fast Fourier transform (FFT) of harmonic, stochastic processes is considered. The degradation due to the deviation from a uniform sampling is presented by explicit formulas. This degradation, a decrease of the desired signal and an increase of the sidelobe noise, is expressed in terms of the characteristic function of the jitter's distribution. >


The ability of reservoir exploration using magnetotelluric sounding was studied.The models were established for both high and low resistivity anticlinal reservoirs under conditions of the same depth and same scale.The magnetotelluric sounding response for the models was calculated using by numerical simulation.And apparent resistivity data were obtained and the abnormal difference between both models was analyzed.The result of numerical simulation shows that the two models have a relative difference of 6% in their theoretical response,its abnormal difference is higher than that of observation for noise level,it can be detected by the Magnetotelluric sounder,it is indicated that it has the ability of resolution for distinguishing different oil-gas reservoirs.


Introduction: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is a highly prevalent symptom in patients with cancer. Palliative care clinical practice depends upon an evidence-based decision-making process. We performed a quantitative analysis of research publications in palliative care journals for their reporting of CRF. Settings and Design: Systematic review of palliative cares journals. Materials and Methods: Twelve palliative care journals were searched for articles with 'cancer' in title and 'fatigue' in title/abstract of the articles published from 2006-2010. The reporting rates of all journals were compared. The selected articles were categorized into assessment and treatment, and subsequently grouped into original and review articles. The original articles were sub-grouped into qualitative and quantitative studies, and the review articles were grouped into narrative and systematic reviews. Each subgroup of original articles category was further classified according to study designs. Descriptive analysis using frequencies and percentiles was used. Results: The overall reporting rate among all journals was 1.04% (38/3634), and Am J Hosp Palliat Care (AJHPC) had highest reporting rate of 1.98% (9/454), followed by Palliat Med (PM) with 1.85% (10/538), and Indian J Palliative Care (IJPC) with 1.69% (1/59).  Conclusions: The overall reporting rate for CRF articles in palliative care journals was very low and there were very few randomized clinical trials and systematic reviews found. The study findings indicate a lack of adequate evidence base for CRF. Key-words: evidence-based palliative care, research, journal reporting, publication trend, cancer-related fatigue


A continuation of a series of papers primarily on Alternaria, in this instance for phaeodictyosporic taxa described from hosts/substrates in the Malvaceae. Of the approximately 41 names published validly or invalidly for this group (1838 to date), 13 are retained for identifiable taxa in Alternaria and Stemphylium. Of these, 4 presented as spp. nov. are A. anodae on Anoda cristata; A. hibiscinficiens on Hibiscus sabdariffa; A. malvacearum onAbutilon theophrasti; A. sidae on Sida fallax; and 5 as comb. nov. are A. hibiscina on Abelmoschus esculentus; A. malvae-vulgaris on Malva vulgaris; A. spadicea on Abelmoschus esculentus; S. gossypicola on Gossypium herbaceum; and S. nigricans on Gossypium herbaceum.


This study assessed the effects of quarrying activities on some selected communities in the Lower Manya Krobo District. Questionnaires targeting inhabitants around the quarry sites, observations, collection of health records from well patronized hospitals/clinics and dust (PM10) sampling were used as data gathering instruments. The study revealed that some of the men have been employed as quarry workers and a substantial number of women in the area have become food vendors at the quarry sites. In terms of infrastructural development, the Bueryonye-KloBegoro road has been gravelled and made motorable even in the wet season. The District Assembly collects tolls from haul trucks as a means of generating revenue. Despite these benefits quarrying activities in the study area have distorted the balance of the environment. The distortions include encroachment upon limited prime agricultural land, destruction of buildings, pollution of water bodies, incapacitation of farmlands by run offs due to poor drainage, air pollution from quarry dust and noise from vehicles, machinery and blasting. Environmental parameters such strong winds and dry weathers have facilitated emission of dust. Gravimetric concentrations of PM10 measured during the period of study were very high. of the study showed that Results PM10 concentrations recorded in the study area in January are 125μgm, 116.2μgm, and 109.3μgm for Bueryonye, Odugblase and Klo-Begoro respectively. Only two concentrations, 69.4μgm and 54.6μgm, recoded in June are below EPA's permissible limit of 70μgm. This means that PM10 concentration is high during the dry season and quite low during the wet season. Thus, dust suppression during the dry season should be very effective. The controlled sampling site, Oterkpolu, had 50.5μgm in January and 29.0μgm in June. The distance of Oterkpolu from the quarries may have accounted for the low impact of dust University of Ghana http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh


The semiconducting properties of passive films formed on AISI304 steel, thermally at 400oC or anodically in a borate buffer solution, were comparatively studied by capacitance measurements and the usual Mott-Shottky (MS) approach in an aqueous borate buffer solution of pH 9.2 and in BMMITFSI, a room temperature ionic liquid. This ionic liquid was used due to its wide electrochemical window of circa 4.3 V, enabling the verification of the accuracy of the MS approach. Two regions corresponding to p and n-type semiconduction were observed in both electrolytes, but calculated dopant concentrations were not always equal. In the ionic liquid a second deeper donor level was always present, which must be further investigated.


The purpose of this research are (1) to find out the types of cultural terms in the bilingual calendar event book, (2) to find out the techniques applied by the translator to translate cultural terms found in the bilingual calendar event book, (3) to describe how the techniques influence the translation quality in terms of accuracy and readability in the bilingual calendar event book. This research is a descriptive qualitative. A purposive sampling technique was employed in this research. The data are all words and phrases containing cultural terms in the bilingual calendar event book entitled Central Java, Calendar of Events 2011. The other data are taken from the questionnaires assessed by three raters, and five respondents. The total data of cultural terms in the calendar event are 129 numbers. The analysis on types of cultural terms shows that there are three types of cultural terms found in the data, they are organizations, customs, activities, procedures, and concepts (83 data or 64,34%), material culture (artifacts) (45 data or 34, 88%), and gestures and habits (a datum or 0,78%). The analysis of translation technique shows that there are seven translation techniques applied by the translator in translating cultural terms, they are cultural equivalence technique (43 data or 33,33%), transference technique (27 data or 20,93%), descriptive equivalence technique (24 data or 18,60%), reduction technique (16 data or 12,40%), shift/transposition technique (14 data or 10,85%), couplets technique (3 data or 2,33%) and the last technique is addition (2 data or 1,55%). The analysis of the accuracy of the translation shows that 71 data (55,04%) are considered as accurate translations, 44 data (34,11%) are less accurate, and 14 data (10,85%) are inaccurate translations. The analysis on the readability of the translation shows that 52 data (40,31%) are readable, 51 data (39,53%) are considered less readable, and 26 data (20,15%) are unreadable. The technique resulting translations with high level of accuracy is cultural equivalent. Meanwhile, the technique which results in translations with low level of accuracy is reduction. The technique which results in translations with high level of readability is cultural equivalent. However, there are two techniques which result in translations with low level of readability, i.e. transference and reduction.


Using western art's criticism model for Indonesian arts cannot be applicable to all Indonesian arts especially old Indonesian paintings. Feldman's art criticism model is very popular among the art teachers in USA. Most of art lecturers were familiar with Feldman's art criticism model because its simplicity which only four phases; describe, analyze, interpret, and judge. Prater proposed a few modifications to Feldman's formalist model that make it easier to used with a wide range of artwork. The format of Prater's art criticism model could be divided into six steps; prepare to Critique, examine literal qualities, examine Functional Qualities, Examine the Formal Qualities, Examine the Expressive Qualities, Determine Relevant Theories. Elements and principal design will be different for Old Balinese paintings. Also Prater's and Feldman's art's criticism models did not involve the original context and external context of old Balinese paintings such as Hindu's philosophy, history, style, and storytelling . We proposed three phase model; internal, original and external context. Internal context; description, original context; styles, compare and contrast, and external context: how other interpreters have understood it, where it has been placed in the history of art.


The covariance matrix associated with multiple financial returns plays foundational roles in many empirical applications, for example, quantifying risks and managing investment portfolios. Such covariance matrices are well known to be dynamic, that is, their structures change with the underlying market conditions. To incorporate such dynamics in a setting with high-frequency noisy data contaminated by measurement errors, we propose a new approach for estimating the covariances of a high-dimensional return series. By utilizing an appropriate localization, our approach is designed upon exploiting generic variables that are informative in accounting for the dynamic changes. We then investigate the properties and performance of the high-dimensional minimal-variance sparse portfolio constructed from employing the proposed dynamic covariance estimator. Our theory establishes the validity of the proposed covariance estimation methods in handling high-dimensional, high-frequency noisy data. The promising applications of our methods are demonstrated by extensive simulations and empirical studies showing the satisfactory accuracy of the covariance estimation and the substantially improved portfolio performance.


The present study performed genomic prediction for reproductive performance of sows in commercial farms with a history of health problems. Accuracies of genomic predictions for lifetime performance were low to moderate, ranging from 0.11 (TNB) to 0.45 (NBD). Accuracies of genomic prediction for later parity performance using parity 1 performance were low, ranging from -0.07 (NSB in parity 3) to 0.19 (NBD in parity 2), with average accuracies by trait ranging from 0.04 (NSB) to 0.16 (NBD). Although most accuracies were low, the moderately high accuracies for some lifetime performance traits shows that genomic prediction can be used to improve reproductive performance in commercial sows.


Background: Thrombotic event in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients was a rare clinical entity prior to Highly Active Anti Retro Viral Therapy (HAART) era, but it is increasing. Aortic thrombosis, a rare fatal event, leads to arterial embolic events often due to thrombi associated with extensive underlying atherosclerosis. Case Presentation: We report a case of young male suffering from AIDS, presented with chronic diarrhea and abdominal pain. Patient was diagnosed as a case of partial abdominal aortic thrombosis. No familial predisposition or any other risk factor for thrombosis was identified. Treatment following intravenous heparin was started and later on switched to oral warfarin. After 10 days, he was devoid of symptoms and discharged on oral warfarin and Anti-Retro Viral Therapy (ART). Discussion: The current case report reinforces that similar situations are bound to arise again in the future. Clinicians should also consider etiologies other than infectious as cause of abdominal pain to prevent any catastrophe. Clinicians should be aware and alert of unprovoked thrombosis to promote timely treatment and prophylaxis.


Charcot‐Marie‐Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) is a common autosomal dominant demyelinating peripheral neuropathy. Most patients with CMT1A have been found to have a 1.5 megabase tandem DNA duplication in chromosome 17p11.2‐12. Meiotic unequal crossover mediated by the CMT1A‐REP repeat is a proposed mechanism for generation of the duplication in CMT1A and a reciprocal deletion seen in hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies. Testing for the CMT1A duplication is frequently the first step in the molecular diagnosis of patients with suspected inherited demyelinating neuropathy. We used a 1.0 kb EcoRI‐PstI DNA fragment (pHK1.OP) from the proximal CMT1A‐REP repeat as a probe for Southern blot analysis and detected increased gene dosage in CMT1A by determining measuring radioactivity ratios with a photostimulated luminescence imaging plate. We found that this method is useful for rapid diagnosis of the DNA duplication associated with CMT1A. Hum. Mutat. 9:563–566, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


. Two goldfish were reinforced for respon~ing in the presence of a compound S+ consisting of a bright ~Jght ~nd a loud sound. ~ co!?pounds differed from the S+ with respect to light intensity, sound mtenslt~, or both. Res~ondlng m t~e ~resence of each compound was evaluated according to several ~lternat~ve models. of ~tImulus combination, The results permit rejection of some hypotheses concerning mtegratIve processing m the goldfish.


The Controversy of the concept of Kafir -excluding a religious group from one- is basically related to the doctrine of Religious Pluralism. Religious Pluralism relativized and nullified religious values so, by consequence, it reduced the theological concepts that existed in religions. In fact, every religion owns its own concepts regarding 'The Other' affirmed as its fundamental teachings. This paper will find at least two things: The concept and term of Kafir are already full-fledged in Islam, which was curtailed in the process as an impact of Religious Pluralism. Furthermore, Religious Pluralism is potentially reducing argumentations of the concepts owned in three Major Religions: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.


One of the most important fields utilizing sensors is the field of robotics for robot navigation, target identification as well as object grasping by end-effector. To improve sensor performance in the identification of target of almost the same size, we propose a sensor design incorporating both MFH and direct sequence (DS) spread spectrum techniques. Also, these techniques are extended to provide capabilities in integration and/or fusion of information provided by multiple sensors. The results of a simulation study are presented showing the effectiveness of incorporating MFH/SS technique in the sensor design for enhancing target identification, for the autonomous mobile robots (AMR). Also, the capabilities of matched frequency hopping combined with angle diversity (MFH/AD) and cumulative matched frequency hopping (CMFH) modified techniques in integration and/or fusion of information provided by multiple sensors is illustrated.


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A vocal opponent to vaccines has riled public health scientists with an antivaccine music video on YouTube. Vaccine Zombie ([VaccineZombie.com][2]), a rap song video with lyrics that question vaccine safety, was penned by Michael Adams, a software executive–turned–health advocate who promotes natural medical remedies over pharmaceuticals.

Adams, who founded [NaturalNews.com][3] and calls himself the "Health Ranger," says he released the song to coincide with the start of the flu vaccine season. In the animated video, a man suffers an array of side effects after receiving a vaccine. The cartoon figure dies and becomes a "zombie."

Despite the video's catchy tune, its antivaccine message isn't supported with scientific evidence, says Robert Kim-Farley, an epidemiologist at the University of California, Los Angeles. "It inaccurately and inappropriately magnifies the potential side effects of vaccines without balancing the benefits of vaccination," he says.

Though she disagrees with the video's claims, virologist Wendy Barclay of Imperial College London says there is an important message there for scientists. "As scientists, we should be forthcoming, more proactive and educate school children and the public in general about vaccine success stories."

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A careful analysis of the Ward identities involving the axial divergences partial/sup ..mu../A..mu.., combined with a fit to the 2..gamma.. decays of the ..pi../sup 0/, eta, and eta' via the quantum electrodynamic anomaly, allows a consistent description of the pseudoscalar nonet with zero (or small) quantum chromodynamic surface term. The gluonic matrix elements of the eta and eta' obtained from the Ward identities lead to a good quantitative understanding of the relative rates (psi ..-->.. eta'..gamma..)/(psi ..-->.. eta..gamma..), and a qualitative understanding of the nonsuppression of psi' ..-->.. psieta.


Scholars and policy makers argue that civic engagement is intrinsically linked to social capital. In particular, they assume that political participation and associational activity can minimize negative externalities for social capital associated with ethnic heterogeneity, such as mistrust and lack of respect. This research note tests this assumption by analyzing the relationship between civic engagement, ethnic heterogeneity, and perceptions of mutual respect and social cohesion among citizens in urban local government areas across England. The statistical results suggest that associational life is positively associated with social capital and that political participation enhances perceptions of mutual respect in ethnically diverse areas. The evidence provides support for arguments that civic engagement can moderate negative externalities for social capital associated with ethnic heterogeneity.


:Two eSperiments were done to observe the effect of levamisole on the immune response to live IBDV vaccine. ESperiment one, the broiler chicks were given levamisole orally at 10 mg per kg body weight in drinking water for 3 consecutive days, then were given 1st vaccination with IBDV live vaccine.ESperiment two,the broiler chicks were given 2nd vaccination with IBDV live vaccine 35 days after 1st vaccination.Before 2nd vaccination,levamisole were given orally at 10 mg per kg body weight in drinking water for 3 consecutive days.It was shown in eSperiment one that the antibody titer against IBDV in chicks were lower in 10mg/kg levamisole-treated groups than control group 14~21 days post-1st vaccination.The results in eSperiment two indicated that 10mg/kg levamisole had no effect on antibody titer to IBDV compared with control group.


The word "Nano" is a prefix denoting 10-9m (a billionth of a meter) and the nanoscale usually refers to structures with a length scale of 1-100 nanometers applicable to nanotechnology. The idea of nanotechnology was presented far back as 1959 by Richard Feynman, who stressed that materials can be formed by manipulating individual atoms and anticipated the scientific transformation of the 21st century by nanotechnology a world of nanoscale products, processes, devices and machines Hornyak [1] and Ozin et al. [2]. Over the years, Feynman's predictions have elicited interest from scientist, investors, corporations, Government and policy makers, which have made nanotechnology a reality. The advantage of low material usage and power requirement; unique functionality, modified physical and chemical properties of nanoscale materials have seen their application and usage in various aspects of human endeavours such as health and medication, energy, agriculture, electronics, transportation, security, information and communication technology Wilkinson [3]; Saini et al. [4]; Ramsden [5]; Campos-Cuerva et al. [6] and Ikhuoria [7].


Researchers dealing with real-world data - such as in the healthcare domain - tend to face class imbalance issues. More specifically, publicly available datasets containing Chest X-Ray (CXR) of Pneumonia diseases (including COVID-19) usually have an imbalanced class distribution. This dataset imbalance causes automatic diagnosis systems to classify majority classes with much more accuracy than the minority ones. Several resampling algorithms were proposed in the past to deal with the class imbalance issue. Hierarchical classifiers have also been proposed to increase the predictive performance of classifiers, but there is little research in the literature verifying if using existing resampling algorithms with hierarchical classifiers are a good alternative to improve classification performance. This work proposes an experimental classification schema to investigate the effectiveness of using resampling algorithms in the identification of COVID-19 and other types of Pneumonia through CXR images. The proposed schema uses resampling algorithms to rebalance the class distribution, in a Local Hierarchical Classification scenario. The experimental evaluation, which is supported by inferential statistical analysis, showed that using specific resampling algorithms with Local Hierarchical Classifiers brings a statistically significant increase to the macro-averaged Fl-Score, and improves the predictive performance for the minority classes.


Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) constitutes less than 5% of childhood leukemias. The authors describe a rare case of a 14-year-old boy who presented with CML in blast crisis. Unique to this patient was the evidence of both breakpoint cluster region-c-abl oncogene 1 (BCR-ABL1) fusions as well as an additional unbalanced t(1;19) translocation. This combination has not previously been reported in the same patient. Initial treatment with dasatinib achieved a complete cytogenetic response within 2 months of therapy. This case highlights the heterogeneous presentation of CML in children and rationale for use of dasatinib as a first-line agent for patients with blast crisis.


Let $k\geq 2$ and let $(P_{n}^{(k)})_{n\geq 2-k}$ be $k$-generalized Pell sequence defined by \begin{equation*}P_{n}^{(k)}=2P_{n-1}^{(k)}+P_{n-2}^{(k)}+...+P_{n-k}^{(k)}\end{equation*} for $n\geq 2$ with initial conditions \begin{equation*}P_{-(k-2)}^{(k)}=P_{-(k-3)}^{(k)}=\cdot \cdot \cdot =P_{-1}^{(k)}=P_{0}^{(k)}=0,P_{1}^{(k)}=1. \end{equation*} In this paper, we deal with the Diophantine equation \begin{equation*}P_{n}^{(k)}=d\left( \frac{10^{m}-1}{9}\right)\end{equation*} in positive integers $n,m,k,d$ with $k\geq 2,$ $m\geq 2$ and $1\leq d\leq 9$. We will show that repdigits with at least two digits in the sequence $\left( P_{n}^{(k)}\right)_{n\geq 2-k}$ are the numbers\ $P_{5}^{(3)}=33$ and $P_{6}^{(4)}=88.$


Nanometer-sizedPb particles were embedded in Al matrices using ball-milling and melt-spinning techniques. The melting behavior of embedded Pb particles was monitored using high-temperature in situ X-ray dtff?action (XRD) around the equilibrium melting temperature of Pb. Pb particles in ball-milled samplesformed incoherent interfaces with Al and melted at temperatures below its equilibrium melting point, whereas those with coherent interfaces produced by melt spinning could be much superheated. In both cases, analysis of XRD data indicated that melting took place when the root-mean-square displacement of Pb atoms reached aboutlO% c~ftheirnearest-neighboratomicdistance,suggestingtheapplicabilityoftheLindemann melting criterion to nanocrystals. The atomic vibration amplitudes and characteristic Debye temperature of the embedded Pb particles have also been deduced from XRD data and found to vary with their interfacial structures, which issuggested to be the intrinsic reasonfor the influence of interface on melting. 01998 Acta Metallurgica Inc.


Abstract Central and northern Chile hosts several well-known epithermal precious-metal deposits associated with kaolinite-alunite-quartz alteration, but only Combarbalá district (Coquimbo region) is the altered rock extracted for ornamental purposes. This ornamental rock, called combarbalita is mined from pockets and veins hosted by altered, sub-horizontal, Cretaceous age that crop out around the town of Combarbalá. A study has been undertaken to define the conditions required for combarbalite formation and to evaluate, by analogy with Cu-Au and Cu-Pb deposits in adjacent districts, the significance of silicified bodies within the advanced argillic alteration as possible indicators of metalliferous mineral concentrations in the underlying propylitic structural analysis, microscopy, X-ray diffraction and chemical analysis were the principal methods used. The pyroclastic sediments that host combarbalite are or combarbalite, pyroclastic sedimentary strata of andesites. Field observation, crosscut by cylindrical, massive silica bodies interpreted as vents and considered to be the principal conduits for hydrothermal fluids. The silica bodies in the contain Cu and Pb minerals, have anomalous contents of As, Sb, Hg, Ag and Au and are cut by barite veins. Regional structural control for the silicic and advanced argillic alteration was exerted by faults orientated N 60° W, obliquely to the present north-south graben structure in which the district is located. Malachite and cerussite mineralization roughly follows these northwest-trending fractures, whereas fracture-bound chrysocolla, pyrite and chalcopyrite are found in the underlying propylitic alteration. Sulphide mineral concentrations are likely to be located close to the intersection of the vent structures with the propylitic alteration. As to the existing mining activity, the best, massive varieties of combarbalite are developed in conglomerates, where very fine-grained mineralogy gives the rock workability and preserves its attractive original textures.


We read with interest the article by Hagell et al. 1 The authors revise the literature on pregnancy in Parkinson's disease (PD) and report the case of a woman with PD who was treated with L-dopa-benserazide throughout an uncomplicated pregnancy. She gave birth to a healthy baby without any worsening of her PD. We want to add a similar case with the difference being that our patient was treated with bromocriptine monotherapy during her pregnancy. A 40-year-old woman developed progressive PD and began treatment withL-dopa-carbidopa in March 1982. Two years later, a bilateral tubal ligation was performed. In May 1986, she began experiencing nausea and vomiting which were attributed to levodopa. Despite treatment with domperidone and the reduction of the levodopa dose, the nausea and vomiting continued. At the end of May 1986, her physician changed her levodopa therapy to bromocriptine alone at doses of 20 mg per day. Within the following months, other symptoms of pregnancy occurred, and the diagnosis was finally confirmed by ultrasonographic examination. Throughout the pregnancy the patient's parkinsonian symptoms remained stable and the same dose of bromocriptine was continued. She gave birth to a normal term infant in January 1987. The baby showed no evidence of abnormal findings and is now a healthy boy. To our knowledge, we are unaware of any reports of women with PD receiving bromocriptine monotherapy during their pregnancy. Our patient had an uncomplicated pregnancy and gave birth to a normal boy. The dopamine agonist bromocriptine has been widely used to facilitate pregnancy in hyperprolactinemic women and as an antiparkinsonian drug. There has been no evidence of a teratogenic effect of bromocriptine in people or animals, and no disturbances in the physical, psychomotor, and intellectual development of the offspring have been observed. 2,3


Background: Preterm labour accounts for approximately one deaths. Although there are no definite measures till date to prevent preterm labour, these days in spite of its known adverse effects. In Ayurveda, wards expulsion) mentioned by Harita movement of Garbha (fetus) towards early expulsion. T ered as an effective and safe alternative in preventing the very first study of its kind, only 8th month the tocolytic activity of Lodhra and Pippali sent randomized comparative clinical trial, 40 patients with premature contractions in 8th month of pregnancy were randomly assigned in 2 groups of 20 patients each. and milk (50 ml) as adjuvant were a (Isoxsuprine Hydrochloride) was given in standard group (IH group). showed significant result in arresting the duration and frequency of uterine contr beneficial in reducing the pain abdomen and intensity of contraction. Pippali are almost similar to the standard drug and hence it can be effectively used to prevent preterm labour without any untoward effects.


Retrenchment decisions emphasize the effect of administrative structure and behavior on the in dividual, the work group, and the achievement of public organization goals. Utilizing data from a case study of Stamford, Connecticut, the findings in this article suggest that cutback manage ment heightens conflict in a pluralistic environment. A case is made for the crucial role of central staff in maintaining employee motivation and in reducing individual insecurity. Relative centralization of the existing structure is a key element of the capacity to respond successfully to cutback re quirements. A generally pessimistic picture emerges from the realization that most municipal govern ments are fragmented and highly political. The lack of capacity to plan strategically, an attribute of decentralized governments, defines the potential inability of an organization to confront signifi cant cutback issues.


Spiral wires were packed into a bubble column to increase the gas-liquid interfacial area and the effect of packing was investigated by measuring the changes in the gas hold-up and the gas-liquid interfacial area. The optimum size of spiral wire turned out to be 6mm in diameter with the ratio of pitch to diameter of two. Under the optimum conditions, the interfacial area for the packed bubble column became four times as large as that for the column without spiral wires.


Dihydromyrcene was irradiated with 1-MeV electrons at room temperature both in the pure state and in benzene solution. The main reactions observed, and their G-values for the pure diisoprene, were loss of unsaturation (~7.8–9.9), cross-linking (or dimerization) (2.4–2.6), evolution of hydrogen (0.81), and trans → cis isomerization (< 0.5). As with squalene, the loss of double bonds in dihydromyrcene occurred only in the cross-linked residue, obtained on distillation of the irradiated isoprenoid. Although the residue (mainly dimer, with some trimer) was considered to be partially cyclized, no cyclization of uncross-linked (monomeric) dihydromyrcene was observed. Dihydromyrcene in 10% benzene solution (by weight) showed trans → cis and cis → trans isomerization with G-values of 0.63 and 1.2, respectively, hydrogen evolution with a G-value of 0.08, and a higher rate of loss of original unsaturation than in the pure state.


Eigensystem Realization Algorithm has been successfully applied to a two-link flexible manipulator for system identification. As has been expected, the time responses of the identified models match perfectly with those of the original one when no noise was added to the measurement data, but the responses of the identified model deviate more significantly from those of the original model as the measurement noise intensity increases.


We report on active Q-switching of AlGaAs/GaAs VCSELs with In0.16Ga0.84As MQW active region and absorber. Pulse widths of 40 ps at repetition rates of 4 GHz were measured at 5 dBm incident RF power.


of signal transmission fidelity and cell-to-cell variability. Two elementary categories of expression noise are intrinsic noise that affects individual genes only and extrinsic noise that affects multiple genes simultaneously. Recently it has been shown that also growth rate of individual cells fluctuates and that fluctuations couple to gene expression. This raises the question whether variations in growth can explain expression noise. Using time lapse microscopy and an E. coli strain containing fluorescent protein reporters we show that fluctuations in growth rate can explain extrinsic noise and are uncoupled to intrinsic noise.


ObjectiveObjecctive To Search the diagnostic value of the conjoined detection of Serum CEA、Cyfra21-1、NSE and Ca50 for lung Cancer. Methods Levels of Serum CEA、Cyfra21-1、NSEandCa50 were measured in 242 case of lung Cancer,benign lung disease 38 Case and 21 health person as control group by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay and immunoradiometric assay.Results The levels of serum CEA、Cyfra21-1、NSE and Ca50 in lung Cancer were higher than that of benigh lung diseases,and the control group(P0.01 and P0.05).The highest levels of serum Cyfra21-1 and NSE were detected in squamous cell lung carcinowa and SCLC respectively;and there were sighificantly different with the other patterns of lung cancer.The higher levels of serun CEA and Ca50.were determined in adencarcinom.The sensitivity of conjoined detection achieves 94.4%.Conclusion The conjoined detection of CEA、Cyfra21-1、NSE and Ca50 promote distinctively the sensitivity for lung cancer patients which will provide a scientific and reliable evidence for diagnosis of lung cancer.


Tikhonov regularization method is widely used in certain inverse problems.A regularization term is introduced to lessen the ill-posedness in inverse problems.In order to improve the quality of image reconstruction for electrical capacitance tomography,a second order derivative operator is introduced to sharpen the reconstructed images.Simulation results show that,in comparison with standard Tikhonov regularization method,the method with the second order derivative operator for regularization provides reconstruction results with clearer contours.In addition,the method is adaptive to all test models and not sensitive to the initial solutions.


A number of recent studies of information diffusion in social media, both empirical and theoretical, have been inspired by viral propagation models derived from epidemiology. These studies model propagation of memes, i.e., pieces of information, between users in a social network similarly to the way diseases spread in human society. Naturally, many of these studies emphasize social exposure, i.e., the number of friends or acquaintances of a user that have exposed a meme to her, as the primary metric for understanding, predicting, and controlling information diffusion. Intuitively, one would expect a meme to spread in a social network selectively, i.e., amongst the people who are interested in the meme. However, the importance of the alignment between the topicality of a meme and the topical interests of the potential adopters and influencers in the network has been less explored in the literature. In this paper, we quantify the impact of the topical alignment between memes and users on their adoption. Our analysis, using empirical data about two different types of memes, i.e., hashtags and URLs spreading through the Twitter social media platform, finds that topical alignment between memes and users is as crucial as the social exposure in understanding and predicting meme adoptions. Our results emphasize the need to look beyond social network-based viral propagation models and develop microscopic models of information diffusion that account for interests of users and topicality of information.


We propose a new fiber structure using both stress rods and air holes for making wide band single polarization fibers as well as polarization maintaining fibers, and illustrate the results through finite element modeling.


The mechanical properties of carbide-derived carbons (CDCs) are computed using molecular dynamics simulations, spanning the experimental density range and synthesis temperatures. The structures consist of nanoporous networks with continuous graphene walls enclosing the pores. Calculation of elastic constants and simulation of tensile strain reveal a direct relationship between the microstructure and elasticity, with the density and temperature inducing significant changes in the pore topology and medium-range order. CDCs have a high elastic moduli and high ultimate tensile strengths while showing resistance to brittle fracture. This suggests that CDCs are a promising route to achieve dense 3D graphene networks with tunable mechanical properties.The mechanical properties of carbide-derived carbons (CDCs) are computed using molecular dynamics simulations, spanning the experimental density range and synthesis temperatures. The structures consist of nanoporous networks with continuous graphene walls enclosing the pores. Calculation of elastic constants and simulation of tensile strain reveal a direct relationship between the microstructure and elasticity, with the density and temperature inducing significant changes in the pore topology and medium-range order. CDCs have a high elastic moduli and high ultimate tensile strengths while showing resistance to brittle fracture. This suggests that CDCs are a promising route to achieve dense 3D graphene networks with tunable mechanical properties.


Theophylline (TP) is an oral bronchodilator medicine, used to treat respiratory diseases. The problem of TP is low aqueous solubility, slow release tablets, and solid state interconversion between anhydrous and monohydrate forms as a function of relative humidity (RH). Physicochemical properties of this medicine, including solubility, humidity sensitivity, and chemical and physical stability can be improved by cocrystallizing with another compound. Herein we present the cocrystallization of TP with salicylic acid (SA) and picolinic acid (PI). Mixtures of 2:1 TP-SA and TP-PI were screened by solvent-drop grinding, crystal growth by slow evaporation and pH control at 2.0 and 7.0, and compared to the 1:1 crystalline products of TP-SA and TP-PI. The products were characterized by XRD, FT-IR/FT-Raman, and DSC/TG. Crystals of the 1:1 TP-SA, 1:1 TP-PI, and pure TP were stored at room temperature (342 °C) with 582% RH for one month and their stability examined by FT-IR.


The aim of the project is to develop a new air purifier for the company Levande Filter. This modelhad been designed to meet the needs of individual customers for home use. The result will be aluxur ...


Brain-inspired hyperdimensional computing (HDC) is an emerging computational paradigm that mimics brain cognition and leverages hyperdimensional vectors with fully distributed holographic representation and (pseudo)randomness. Compared to other machine learning (ML) methods such as deep neural networks (DNNs), HDC offers several advantages including high energy efficiency, low latency, and one-shot learning, making it a promising alternative candidate on a wide range of applications. However, the reliability and robustness of HDC models have not been explored yet. In this paper, we design, implement, and evaluate HDTest to test HDC model by automatically exposing unexpected or incorrect behaviors under rare inputs. The core idea of HDTest is based on guided differential fuzz testing. Guided by the distance between query hypervector and reference hypervector in HDC, HDTest continuously mutates original inputs to generate new inputs that can trigger incorrect behaviors of HDC model. Compared to traditional ML testing methods, HDTest does not need to manually label the original input. Using handwritten digit classification as an example, we show that HDTest can generate thousands of adversarial inputs with negligible perturbations that can successfully fool HDC models. On average, HDTest can generate around 400 adversarial inputs within one minute running on a commodity computer. Finally, by using the HDTest-generated inputs to retrain HDC models, we can strengthen the robustness of HDC models. To the best of our knowledge, this paper presents the first effort in systematically testing this emerging brain-inspired computational model.


A TECHNIQUE IS DEVELOPED TO MEASURE TRAVEL TIME AND DELAY ALONG SECTIONS OF ROADWAY, WHICH APPEARS MORE VERSATILE THAN THE LICENSE-PLATE-MATCHING, AVERAGE-CAR, AND FLOATING-CAR METHODS. IT IS CALLED THE MAXIMUM-CAR TECHNIQUE WHICH GIVES A CONSTANT MEASURABLE CONSEQUENCE THAT IS STANDARD IN ANY GIVEN SET OF PHYSICAL CONDITIONS. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THIS MAXIMUM-CAR METHOD CAN BE ADOPTED TO BEFORE AND AFTER CONGESTION STUDIES, TO ROUTE SELECTION AND ROADWAY GEOMETRY STUDIES AND MANY MORE.


Nutionul Westministcr still runs major core processes that were written in the early 19GOs. These and the systems that followed it were written using ttwls and techniques available at the appropriate time. Little structure or consistency of approach is apparent in the earlier systems, and in most cases little cohesion exists between systems supporting different areas of business. The organic growth of the company has often meant that very different technology solutions have been adopted by a/most completely independent IT shops.


Chylous ascites (CA) is the extravasation of milky chyle into the peritoneal cavity. Chylous ascites commonly affects adults in 50 to 60 years of age but can also occur in pediatric population. In adults, the most common causes are abdominal malignancies and cirrhosis which account for more than two-third of the cases in developed countries, whereas infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and filariasis, are prevalent in developing countries. Other causes include congenital, inflammatory, postoperative, traumatic and miscellaneous disorders. We hereby report two atypical cases of chylous ascites and also briefly discuss the causes and treatment. Atypical Presentation


SiC MOSFET has received widespread attention for its superior characteristics in comparison with traditional silicon devices. However, fast switching of SiC MOSFET causes undesirable switching oscillations. In this paper, mitigating switching oscillation by changing driver parameters is firstly investigated through experiments. Results show that higher gate resistance and lower drive voltage can reduce oscillation but introduce high switching loss. Afterwards, switching oscillation damping with RC snubber is studied with respect to loss increment and damping effect. Snubber experiments have been conducted with both SiC MOSFET discrete device and module device. The oscillation damping effectiveness with two methods and different devices is compared.


The phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA), an important bioactive compound in plants, is implicated in several essential processes such as development and the abiotic stress response. Many components have been reported to have roles in these processes. Although 2C-type protein phosphatases (PP2C) and SNF1-related protein kinases (SnRK2) are known to be important signal mediators, the molecular mechanisms by which these components regulate the ABA signaling pathway have not been elucidated. Recent identification of soluble ABA receptors, PYR/PYL/RCAR, has provided a major breakthrough in understanding the signaling mechanisms of ABA and revealed the importance of PP2Cs. In addition, the physical, biochemical, and physiological connections between PP2C and SnRK2 have been clearly demonstrated. Taken together, the molecular basis of the major ABA signaling pathway has been established, from perception to gene expression. In this addendum, we discuss this emerging ABA signaling pathway, which has a conventional protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation regulatory circuit and consider its physiological and functional relevance.


We investigated electrochemical sensors based on graphite oxide (GrO) and oxidized carbon black (CbO). GrO and CbO were synthesized by the modified Hummers method. Single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) probes were synthesized with a 5′ primary amine for attachment. These ssDNA oligonucleotides were immobilized on GrO and CbO using standard 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethyl aminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC) coupling. This formed an amide bond between the DNA-amine and carboxyl groups on GrO and CbO. GrO and CbO were used instead of graphite in a carbon paste material. This significantly enhanced the sensitivity of the biosensor for the reverse-complementary DNA. We detected reverse-complimentary DNA using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) and Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) in a ferricyanide solution. The solution was spiked with the ssDNA oligonucleotide with the reverse-complementary sequence of the immobilized probe. The change in current or impedance was measured. We present early work on optimizing the fabrication method for DNA-functionalized carbon electrodes. Working electrodes were fabricated by drop-casting the active material onto a glassy carbon electrode surface.


Charmless semileptonic decays, ${\bar{B}} \to X_u \ell \bar{\nu}$, are studied in a sample of 232 million $B\bar{B}$ decays recorded with the BaBar detector, in events where the decay of the second $B$ meson is fully reconstructed. Inclusive charmless decays are selected in kinematic regions where the dominant background from semileptonic B decays to charm is reduced by requirements on the hadronic mass $M_X$ and the momentum transfer $q^2$. The partial branching fraction for ${\bar{B}} \to X_u \ell \bar{\nu}$ decays for $M_X 8$ Gev^2/c^4 is measured to be $\Delta{\cal{B}}({\bar{B}} \to X_u \ell \bar{\nu}) = (0.87 \pm 0.09_{\rm stat}\pm 0.09_{\rm sys}\pm 0.01_{\rm th})\times 10^{-3}$. The CKM matrix element $|V_{ub}|$ is determined by using theoretical calculations of phase space acceptances. Theoretical uncertainties in this extrapolation are reduced by using the inclusive $b \to s \gamma$ photon spectrum and moments of the $b \to c \ell \bar{\nu}$ lepton energy and hadronic invariant mass.


A new method of measuring underwater target heading and speed based on its pressure and velocity disturbances is presented by the relative of the disturbances pressure and velocity of the underwater vehicle at a point in water from Bernoulli equation for incompressible steady frictionless streamline flow.The experiment of the ship model shows that the method can well and truly measure the underwater vehicle heading and speed,the error of the ship model's heading and speed is less than 5% and 20%.It shows the perspective of practical application in the future.


Cyanide is uncontrollably produced in some industrial operations and has lethal effects on humans and the environment. Since removing processes of cyanide are complicated and costly, the phytoremediation has recently been extensively considered. To achieve an increased cyanide resistance, which is needed for an efficient phytoremediation of the mediums with high concentrations of cyanide, the effects of salicylate as a phytohormone were studied. Cuttings of Salix babylonica, as a model plant, were used in a completely randomized design with three replicates in hydroponics using a modified Hoagland nutrient solution. Plants were pretreated with sulfosalicylate (0, 5, 10 and 15 mg L-1) for 21 days and then were treated with toxic concentration of cyanide (9 mg CN- L-1); some of the physiological indices which show cyanide toxicity/resistance were measured. Favorable responses to salicylate toward the increase in resistance to cyanide were concentration dependent which were observed at 10 mg L-1 sulfosalicylate and it was accompanied with an increase in superoxide dismutase activity and reducing the capacity of root extract. Dehydrogenase activity and electrolyte leakage from roots were decreased relating to control plants. It also prevented the cyanide inhibitory effect on oxygen consumption. The observed effects could be attributed to redox status and alteration of production and scavenging of reactive oxygen species by salicylate and cyanide. The results indicated that a proper concentration of salicylate could be used as a cyanide resistance stimulator in willows.


Children during the first few years of their lives, presenting with lymphohypoplastic diathesis were studied for their blood serum content of sodium, potassium, chlorine. Relationship was found of the electrolyte balance to the processes of the lipid peroxidation, activity of the hormonal link of the antioxidant defence system.


Here we present the study of the output characteristics of a semiconductor laser diode with a circular ridge waveguide resonator and two directional Y-junction coupler. Spatial soliton wave guiding due to optical nonlinearity was observed. Multi-stages lasing threshold which related to hybrid resonators of soliton waveguide was identified by Light-current (L-I) measurements and spectral analysis of the emission from each Y-junction coupler. Investigation of the detailed modes switching mechanism based on four waves mixing to explain the formation of spatial soliton cavity and its effect to the asymmetric output characteristic has presented.


A standard composition for hard porcelain production was prepared by mixing 50 wt% kaolin, 25 wt% potassium feldspar and 25 wt% quartz. Calcined colemanite powders were added to the porcelain formulation by replacing the potassium feldspar up to 5 wt% to explore its effect on the rheological behaviour of porcelain slip casting. A rheological study has been carried out in order to optimize the processing of the slip casting by using a rotational stress-controlled rheometer. The measurements were performed at constant temperature (25 ◦C) using a parallel plate configuration. Sweep measurements were then conducted in the shear rates ranging from about 0.1–1000 s−1. The stability of the suspensions with ammonium polyacrylate (Darvan 821A) was determined in order to select the suitable dispersant amount. In order to achieve casting of acceptable characteristics on a plaster of Paris mould, the slurry should have the appropriate thixotropic or shear-thinning behaviours. Therefore, the same favourable thixotropic behaviour of slurries of different amount of calcined colemanite powders, the solid contents of the slurries have been optimised.


N- and p-type junctions were formed in Ge crystal by introducing several dopant species by ion implantation at different energies and doses. The behavior of P, As and Sb as donor species and of B and Ga as acceptor species was investigated in terms of diffusion and activation levels. The implanted junctions were annealed by rapid thermal processing (RTP) at temperatures not higher than 600°C for times not longer than 60 s. Very high diffusion into bulk Ge and toward the surface are observed for both P and As, while the electrical activation of P-doped Ge is significantly higher than for As-doped Ge. Implantation of Sb at high dose induces a dramatic damage in the Ge matrix, not curable by post-implant anneals. Acceptor species do not show any diffusion neither toward the surface nor into the Ge bulk. Pre-amorphization of the Ge matrix improves significantly the sheet resistance of the B junctions, giving rise to resistance values comparable to those of Ga-doped Ge layers. The results show that B implanted in amorphous Ge and Ga are promising p-type elements, while among the n-type dopants P seems the most suitable candidate for creating low resistance and shallow Ge junctions.


This work studies the impact on students' performance of inserting student-response-systems in practical lessons at the University of Cordoba. Innovative methodologies based on student-response-systems has been developed to be implemented during practical lessons in higher education. A pretest-posttest design is developed and presented in this work to assess the evolution in performance by the students of third course in Civil Engineering Grade at the University of Cordoba during a single course. Finally, motivational questionnaire towards the use of the innovative methodologies and clikers are filled by the students belonging to both Civil Engineering and History grades. The results of this pilot experience show a positive impact on the students' performance by a rapid feedback, in which a conceptual reminder at the beginning of the practical lessons allow to boost the enhancement. The motivational questionnaires described an overall positive students' awareness of the use of the methodologies and clickers. Both motivation and engagement are boosted by the application of the conceptual reminder at the beginning of the practical lessons and, therefore, its consideration is recommended.


Postcolonial studies have often focused on the role of systematic oppression in fiction and non-fiction narratives, although a specific focus on the mechanisms of privilege within oppressive structures has usually been lacking. While postcolonial criticism has built upon the field of subaltern studies and Marxist criticism, it fails to fully theorize the systems of privilege that work to maintain unequal distributions of power and wealth, yet it is those same systems that give postcolonial critics the power to "speak" while others are kept "silent." Given that privilege is itself built on narratives that justify unequal distributions of power, the relationship between privilege and narrative deserves more critical attention. Hence, the interest here is in theorizing the mechanisms that motivate the privileged subject to speak, especially when the subject is acutely aware of the injustice of his or her privileged position. Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children offers an apt literary prototype for a theory of privilege and narration. It can well be argued that a full understanding of the main character Saleem's motivations and the extent of his unreliability as a narrator can be understood better through the lens of privilege studies proposed by Peggy Mcintosh and Alison Bailey. This paper investigates how Rushdie's novel demonstrates the process by which making one's privilege salient can lead to feelings of intense shame and guilt. In Saleem's case, these feelings of shame and guilt are what cause him to reframe his narrative and his role in history on a massive and improbable scale, mirroring and mocking the very methods by which those in power reframe history to justify their privileged positions.


The invention provides an in-place measuring device and an in-place measuring method for electricity jumpiness of a main shaft rotation error. A laser displacement sensor, a first electrical vertex sensor and a second electrical vertex sensor are arranged outside a measured axisymmetric body, the first electrical vertex sensor, the second electrical vertex sensor and the laser displacement sensor arranged on the same circle, and the circle and the measure axisymmetric body are coaxial. An angle sensor is arranged in an axial position of the second electrical vertex sensor in a close mode. All the sensors are connected with a control module, the control module outputs a signal to an acquisition module, and the acquisition module is then connected with a host machine. According to the in-place measuring method for the electricity jumpiness of the main shaft rotation error, all the sensors are enabled to be in proper positions through regulating devices, when the axisymmetric body is measured, the axisymmetric body rotates, the rotating speed stays the same, measurement parameters are set in measuring software, the sensors start measurement and data acquisition, a computer analyzes and treats the data which are transmitted in, finally, measurement and treatment results are output.


This document analyzes the implantation process of an electric energy control system in an electric power industry and proposes changes or enhancements for this process, aiming a migration with less impact for the users of these systems. It is checked the conformity to the Rules of Consumers Facilities used by the concessionaire, to the electric power industry standards and to the Brazilian Standards, as well as standardizing the data so that it can be used by all branches of the concessionaire, from operation and planning up to the commercial department. This system will replace several others that have no connection with each other nowadays. This unification aims to expedite the execution of projects since the project will automatically generate a request to the maintenance sector, a notice to the operation sector and an order to the warehouse to move the equipment. This system will represent what is in the field. Therefore, there is no need to move staff to verify structures, and the calculations of load flow, the analysis of necessity of transformer's capacity increase, the scheduling of maneuvers, among others, can be made more quickly.


Widespread implementation of outcomes-based instruction is rapidly increasing in the nation's schools. Recent experience has shown, how ever, that while some classes achieve the intended outcomes, other classes, often within the same school or district, do not. This study reports the results of a large-scale empirical test of a prototype cur riculum supervision system. The system was developed to enable school administrators and supervisors to efficiently monitor class per formance of outcomes-based instruction during a school year, and to assist teachers in quickly identifying and correcting instructional problems when they occur so as to improve class achievement of in tended outcomes.


: With the rapid development of network and communication technology, especially the development of computer network technology, the security of web access is becoming more and more important, and the protection of data security and integrity has attracted more and more attention. Information safety is becoming a comprehensive and multidimensional problem. It means to prevent the information property from being intentionally or accidentally disclosed, changed, damaged or the information from being identified and controlled by the illegal system This paper analyzes the user behavior that may lead to information safety problems in people's daily web access behavior, and seeks a safe, civilized access behavior and information safety mining method.


The hydrodynamic evolution of an exploding white dwarf has been followed with a 3D particle hydrocode. The fractal dimension of the thermonuclear front surface is analyzed for various cases.


Abstract Business educators are generally interested in their students' attitudes and perceptions, as well as studying factors in the development of those attitudes and perceptions. This study assessed the perception of relative "professionalism" of 35 various careers among students at three different stages of their business education. This research suggests that there are different attitudes about particular careers among students in different coursework concentrations and also appears to confirm the role of coursework in the formation of those attitudes.


BACKGROUND : Preoperative donation of blood lowers the risk of allogeneic RBC transfusion. The use of autologous blood is not well quantified. This study aimed at identifying the frequency and determinants of use of autologous transfusion in the United States.


The NASA Glenn Research Center is conducting in-house research on rare-earth permanent magnets and linear alternators to assist in developing free-piston Stirling convertors for radioisotope space power systems and for developing advanced linear alternator technology. The work presented in this paper was conducted in 2005 under the 110-W Stirling Radioisotope Generator (SRG110) project, although research on linear alternators for free-piston Stirling convertors continues currently. A special arc-magnet characterization fixture was designed and built to measure the M-H characteristics of the magnets used in Technology Demonstration Convertors developed under the SRG110 project. This fixture was used to measure these characteristics of the arc magnets and to predict alternator demagnetization temperatures in the SRG110 application. Demagnetization tests using the TDC alternator on the Alternator Test Rig were conducted for two different magnet grades: Sumitomo Neomax 44AH and 42AH. The purpose of these tests was to determine the demagnetization temperatures of the magnets for the alternator under nominal loads. Measurements made during the tests included the linear alternator terminal voltage, current, average power, magnet temperatures, and stator temperatures. The results of these tests were found to be in good agreement with predictions. A lternator demagnetization temperatures in the Advanced Stirling Convertor (ASC—developed under the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator project) were predicted as well because the prediction method had been validated through the SRG110 alternator tests. These predictions led to a specification for maximum temperatures of the ASC pressure vessel.


A Framework of Reference for EFL Teaching at Tertiary Level in Shanghai,the first local guidelines for EFL Teaching at Tertiary Level in mainland China,is being drawn up.Why is it needed as there exists a national College English Curriculum Requirements? What is the major difference between the two? The paper addresses these questions.


Abstract This study analyses human resource management (HRM) in Men's Sheds in Australia. Men's Sheds are volunteer-based, not-for-profit, grass-roots community organisations that provide health-related resources and an avenue for largely older and retired men to engage with each other and the community. The research is timely given the escalating numbers of retired men and rising national health care costs in Australia. We used a sample of over 200 Men's Sheds throughout Australia and matched 419 member responses to 162 leaders. Based on mediation analysis, we found that perceived human resource practices support the retention of membership and enhance the social connectedness, and health and well-being of men members. The quality of relationships between leaders and members was also important for membership retention. The study demonstrates the importance of HRM in grass-roots community-based organisations and its role in supporting the health and well-being of the community.


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301 cases of ADR reports were analyzed by the method of retrospective analysis,from January 2012 to April 2014 of a hospital. The results showed that,among 301 cases,the ratio of ADR occurred in females was higher than that in males; ADR usually happened in older people above 60 years old. Besides,the first place among 301 ADR cases was antibacterial drugs( 31. 23%),the second was antitumor drugs( 14. 29%). Clinical manifestations of 301 ADR cases mainly concentrated in digestive system reactions,skin and its accessories damage. So the suggestion is further supervision and standardization of antibacterial drugs in the hospital.


Before 1848 Hungary had been a kingdom under the Habsburg scepter, with its own Diet, powerful nobility and enjoying a considerable amount of political autonomy. One of the main setbacks of the new constitutional arrangement was the incipient dualism it instituted. The Hungarian leaders were uncertain whether Hungary should or could in the long term stay in the monarchy, and they oscillated between their need for Austrian support and their nationalist-separatist ambitions. In March 1849, the British Consul in Bucharest, Robert Colquhoun, dispatched his trusted secretary on a sensitive mission: he was to survey and report on the situation in Transylvania, where the war was escalating. In Transylvania, the situation was becoming more confused and entangled, as the fighting now opposed not only the Hungarian army against the Austrian and Russian troops, but also, in the parallel civil war, the ethnic Romanians, Germans and Serbs against the Hungarians.Keywords: ethnic Romanians; Hungarian leaders; Robert Colquhoun; Transylvania


1. Reviewed by Keith Ward in Theology, November, 1979;referred to here as 1M. The Myth of God Incarnate (MGI) was reviewed by John Macquarrie in September 1977, The Truth of God Incarnate (TGI) by Anthony Harvey in November 1977. See also John Coventry, 'The Myth and the Method', July, 1978,and Herbert McCabe, The Myth of God Incarnate, in New Blackfriars, 2. Firstand Last Notebooks, p. 91. 3. See especially Kerygma andMyth, ed. Bartsch,vol. 1, 1953,vol.2, 1962. 4. This definition implies that, however remote cultures may be from us, we can discuss the significance of myths, as they manifest themselves, and howthat significance may change in the course of history. It differs from the relativist position: that that significance is peculiar to a culture and can only be understood from within it. This is no place to discuss the general problem: I will only suggest that the relativist position cannot logically be reconciled with any notionof continuity in Christian experience and, therefore, with any continuing subject-matter for Christian theology. 5. The term 'symbol' is used by sometheologians (though not in the 'MOl' debate) to denote an image which (unlike a poetic metaphor) conveys an ontological truth-claim whichcannot be expressed directly. Examples would be the seven great 'I am' sayings in St John's Gospel or, above all, the symbolism of the Eucharis:.. but the relationshipof symbol both to myth and to metaphor needs much more investigation. Cf. among recent writing Heinrich Ott's important book, Das Redeti vom Unsagbaren (Kreuz Verlag, 1978),which has still to be published in the UK, and John Drury, The Potand the Knife, 1979,Chs, 2 and 3. 6. As, for example, in economic models relying on the concept of 'economic man', which refersonlyto somehuman characteristics. 7. 'Has Chalcedona Future', The Month, April 1977. 8. Lettersand Papers from Prison, letter dated 20.5.44.


Objective: To study the effect of conservation one's health on the relevance between course of hypertension and traditional Chinese medical syndrome.Methods:Had a epidemioloy study on communities' hypertension patients, then made a investigation and statistics on its results.Results: There was obvious relevance between course of hypertension and Traditional Chinese Medicial syndrome, and physical training and dietotherapy had some effect on the relevance between course syndrome. Conclusion:Paying attention to conservation one's health has a good effect on curing his hypertension disease.


A Japanese cargo ship loaded with more than five tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiments is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at 4:59 p.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 14 (5:59 a.m. Sept. 15 in Japan). Live coverage of the launch and capture will air on NASA Television and the agency's website.


Dealing with 'open-vocabulary' slots has been among the challenges in the natural language area. While recent studies on attention-based recurrent neural network (RNN) models have performed well in completing several language related tasks such as spoken language understanding and dialogue systems, there has been a lack of attempts to address filling slots that take on values from a virtually unlimited set. In this paper, we propose a new RNN model that can capture the vital concept: Understanding the role of a word may vary according to how long a reader focuses on a particular part of a sentence. The proposed model utilizes a long-term aware attention structure, positional encoding primarily considering the relative distance between words, and multi-task learning of a character-based language model and an intent detection model. We show that the model outperforms the existing RNN models with respect to discovering 'open-vocabulary' slots without any external information, such as a named entity database or knowledge base. In particular, we confirm that it performs better with a greater number of slots in a dataset, including unknown words, by evaluating the models on a dataset of several domains. In addition, the proposed model also demonstrates superior performance with regard to intent detection.


Objective: In this study was designed to see the risk factors of UTI in pregnant women and the maternal and perinatal outcome. Methods: In this case control study, women enrolled in antenatal OPD of North East Medical College and Hospital, Sylhet, during July 2020 to December 2020, were randomly allocated into case and control group. The inclusion criteria for pregnant women during the 13 th 26 th weeks of pregnancy in the case group was the positive urine cultures of bacteria (more than 10 5 colonies growth in a standard positive urine culture). The same with negative culture was control group. Then parameters such as parity, sexual activity, type of delivery, and infants' birth weight were recorded in questionnaire. Results: Incidence of UTI in mid trimester pregnancy during study period was 26%. Risk factors like previous history of UTI, sexual activity and multipara were higher in case group. Highest age incidence was between 20-30 years. Predominantly patients were asymptomatic. Lower abdominal pain was a common symptom. Eshcherichia coli was commonest organism. Prevalence of bacteriuria was more in women with history of UTI earlier in pregnancy. Premature rupture of membrane was significantly higher in case group. Caesarean section was higher in the case group. According to this study, the average weight of newborns whose mothers had UTI was 2.83 kg and it was 0.44 kg lower than the newborns of healthy mothers. Conclusion: According to the conducted study, UTI in mothers is the major reason for comparatively lower birth weight of infants. Routine urine check during pregnancy is helpful in diagnosing this early and fast care. For better results, more analysis is required.


The phosphor in water was eliminated with chemical oxygen demand elimination reactor produced in HACH Company , and the total phosphor content was measured with chromometer. Result showed that coefficient of variation of repetitive experimentation data of sample was 1.4% - 2.7% , labeling rate of recovery was between 97. 0% - 102. 5% , result of standard substance analysis result was within the allowing region of provisions , and the detection limit was 0. 017mg/L. The method also has advantages of easy operation , little dosage of reagent , high practicability , and so on.


. This study evaluates an optimized cropping system (including no-tillage, cover crops and organic amendments), as 15 an alternative to conventional management for rainfed cereal cropping in a calcareous soil in a semi-arid Mediterranean climate zone in Navarre (Spain), based on the analysis of soil water retention curves (SWRC) and soil structure. In an agricultural area, plots were randomly selected on a soil unit ( Fluventic Haploxerept ), with contrasting managements: (a) optimized system ; which includes no-tillage (18 years continuous) after conventional tillage, crop rotation, use of cover crops and occasional application of organic amendments, and (b) conventional management ; which involves continuous conventional tillage (chisel 20 plow), mineral fertilization, no cover crops and a lower diversity of crops in the rotation. Undisturbed soil samples from the soil surface (0-5 cm) and disturbed samples from the tilled layer (0-30 cm) were collected for both systems. The undisturbed samples were used to obtain the detalied SWRCs in the suction range 0 kPa to 110 kPa using a Hyprop® device. From these SWRCs, the Dexter S index was determined. Disturbed samples were used in the laboratory to assess soil structure by means of an aggregate-size fractionation. SWRCs showed significant differences between the two studied agricultural systems, 25 corresponding to different pore size distributions. However, the S index did not show significant differences between the two cropping systems. In addition, the soil under conventional management showed greater macroporosity (gravitational water). As a result, the soil under the optimized system stored up to 10 % more water for the crop at the studied depth. Likewise, more stable macroaggregates were observed in the optimized system than in the conventional one, as well as more organic C storage, greater microbial activity, and biomass. Overall, these results reflect a better quality –or less degradation– of the soil after 18 30 years under the optimized system than its conventionally managed counterpart.