We present deep near-infrared Js-, H-, and Ks-band imaging of a field around MS 1054-03, a massive cluster at z = 0.83. The observations were carried out with the ISAAC instrument at the ESO Very Large Telescope (VLT) as part of the Faint Infrared Extragalactic Survey (FIRES). The total integration time amounts to 25.9 hr in Js, 24.4 hr in H, and 26.5 hr in Ks, divided nearly equally between four pointings covering 5.′5 × 5.′3. The 3 σ total limiting AB magnitudes for point sources from the shallowest to the deepest pointing are J = 26.0-26.2, H = 25.5-25.8, and K = 25.3-25.7 mag. The effective spatial resolution of the co-added images has FWHM = 0.″48, 0.″46, and 0.″52 in Js, H, and Ks, respectively. We complemented the ISAAC data with deep optical imaging using existing Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 mosaics through the F606W and F814W filters and additional U-, B-, and V-band observations we obtained with the VLT FORS1 instrument. We constructed a Ks-band-limited multicolor source catalog down to K ≈ 25 mag (≈5 σ for point sources). The catalog contains 1858 objects, of which 1663 have eight-band photometry. We describe the observations, data reduction, source detection, and photometric measurements method. We also present the number counts, color distributions, and photometric redshifts zph of the catalog sources. We find that our Ks-band counts at the faint end 22 ≲ Ks,AB ≲ 25, with slope d log N/dm = 0.20, lie at the flatter end of published counts in other deep fields and are consistent with those we derived previously in the Hubble Deep Field-South (HDF-S), the other FIRES field. Spectroscopic redshifts zsp are available for ≈330 sources in the MS 1054-03 field; comparison between zph and zsp shows very good agreement, with ⟨|zsp - zph|/(1 + zsp)⟩ = 0.078. The MS 1054-03 field observations complement our HDF-S data set with a nearly 5 times larger area at ≈0.7 mag brighter limits, providing more robust statistics for the slightly brighter source populations.


"Sudburite" is the name applied to a rock composed essentially of plagioclase and pyroxene, with hornfels texture, occurring in proximity to the nickel intrusive near Sud-bury, Ontario. Evidence is given to show that it is due to the recrystallization of greenstone and other rocks, older than the nickel intrusive, and that the instrusive was the cause of its formation.


The utility model discloses a health caring vegetable fiber pillow which comprises a vegetable fiber pillow that is provided with a groove at a middle part of the top of the fiber vegetable pillow. A health caring pad which is connected with the groove through a snap fastener is provided on the surface of the groove. The health caring pad is composed of bamboo charcoal, a negative ion powder bag and maifanite. The bottom of the vegetable fiber pillow is provided with a groove. Therefore, compared with the prior art, the health caring vegetable fiber pillow has the following advantages: high softness, high comfort, sleep quality improvement, etc.


With the increasing popularity of universal plug and play (UPnP), the impact of UPnP advertisements on network congestion, user experience and power dissipation of small electronics have often been a concern. The problem escalates when a Bluetooth/spl reg/ (BT) personal area network (PAN) is bridged to a fixed Ethernet network in the digital home architecture, in which the number of advertisements going from the Ethernet to the BT PAN network can be huge. Therefore, this paper aims to study the potential impact of UPnP advertisements on user experiences and power consumption with a mobile phone running an UPnP control point. With this study, new mechanisms in power saving or performance improvement of the UPnP protocol can be proposed in the future.


This paper considers the quantile regression approach for partially linear spatial autoregressive models with possibly varying coefficients. B-spline is employed for the approximation of varying coefficients. The instrumental variable quantile regression approach is employed for parameter estimation. The rank score tests are developed for hypotheses on the coefficients, including the hypotheses on the non-varying coefficients and the constancy of the varying coefficients. The asymptotic properties of the proposed estimators and test statistics are both established. Monte Carlo simulations are conducted to study the finite sample performance of the proposed method. Analysis of a real data example is presented for illustration.


A menu-driven workstation application program designed to analyze reservoir data and construct reservoir simulation models with a geostatistical approach is presented. The program analyzes reservoir data in the form of well logs and interpreted bed markers and allows interactive fitting of variogram models to data. These models then are used to construct gridded models of reservoir flow properties by kriging and conditional simulations and the use of flow-property transforms of well log values. The interpolation of data to the interwell region is done in a stratigraphic framework that honors the geologic interpretations provided by the bed markers. Small-scale variations are added through a number of methods (matrix, fractal, sequential, simulated annealing) to produce conditional simulations that reproduce the measured variability of properties at unsampled locations. The program also integrates indirect information, such as acoustic impedance derived from seismic data, with well-log data by several different methods. The program has an intuitive and accessible data interface, a structured sequence of user prompts and error checks, and striking graphical presentations of modeling results. With it, the complex task of converting geological data into quantitative reservoir models for flow simulation and reservoir performance prediction is greatly streamlined.


A safe and effective vaccine is urgently needed to control the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Four adenovirus vectored vaccines expressing spike (S) protein have advanced into phase 3 trials, with three approved for use. Here, we generated several recombinant chimpanzee adenovirus (AdC7) vaccines expressing S, receptor-binding domain (RBD) or dimeric tandem-repeat RBD (RBD-tr2). We found vaccination via either intramuscular or intranasal route was highly immunogenic in mice to elicit both humoral and cellular (Th1-based) immune responses. AdC7-RBD-tr2 showed higher antibody responses compared with both AdC7-S and AdC7-RBD. Intranasal administration of AdC7-RBD-tr2 additionally induced mucosal immunity with neutralizing activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Either single-dose or two-dose mucosal administration of AdC7-RBD-tr2 protected mice against SARS-CoV-2 challenge, with undetectable subgenomic RNA in lung and relieved lung injury. These results support AdC7-RBD-tr2 as a promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate.


SUMMARY .Thirteen neurovascular palmar flaps for thumb tip coverage were reviewed :six O'Brien and seven Moberg flaps with a mean follow-up o f81 months .Both techniques were found to be safe and effective in preserving pulp sensibility ,with a mean 2PD o f5 mm and a Semmes‐Weinstein identical to the contralateral side in nine cases .The interphalangeal joint regained a normal range o fmotion ,and did not seem to be affected by the perioperative flexion .The main residual complaints were persistent cold intolerance (present in all cases and severe in three) ,pulp instability (present in six and severe in two) ,and nail deformity .This last problem was more related to the injury .Despite these drawbacks ,O'Brien and Moberg flaps remain the first choice for coverage of 1‐ 2cm pulp defects o fthe thumb.


There is a certain rather interesting aspect to Kant's much misunderstood Copernican analogy which has not, as far as my reading extends, been commented upon, yet which is, I believe, the key to its proper interpretation. Norman Kemp Smith, by consulting the "scientific classics,"1 almost stumbled upon it but unfortunately he did not carry his investigation far enough to benefit fully from his own suggestions.


The invention discloses a method, device and system for determining the temperature of a coal gasification fire area. The method comprises the following steps: arranging radon detecting points and temperature measurement points on the coal gasification fire area, wherein the number of the temperature measurement points is smaller than the that of the radon detecting points; acquiring a radon value of the radon detecting points and a temperature value of the temperature measurement points; determining a radon change rate isoline passing through the temperature measurement points according to the radon value of the radon detecting points, and obtaining the radon change rate of the temperature measurement points; determining the relation between the radon change rate and the temperature of the coal gasification fire area according to the radon change rate and the temperature value of the temperature measurement points; obtaining the temperature value of the radon detecting points according to the determined relation and the radon value of the radon detecting points. The accuracy for determining the temperature value of the coal gasification fire area is improved.


There is rising insist for using wireless networks for systems that generate packets with firm packet delay timing constraints. In addition to delay timing constraints, systems also has various traffic patterns and requires a guarantees on throughputs of packets that are delivered within their delay timing constraints. Furthermore, a device for serving delayconstrained traffic needs to consider the variable nature of wireless links, which may differ from point to point. We study a model that considers the application requirements on traffic patterns, delay timing constraints, throughput requirements and wireless limitations, including the variable nature of wireless links and the lack of feedback information. Based on this model, we develop a general framework for designing feasibilityoptimal broadcasting policies for base station that applies to systems with various network coding mechanisms. For systems without network coding, we propose a simple, greedy online scheduling policy. We also propose online policies for systems with XOR coding and systems with linear coding. To understand whether per-transmission feedback is useful, we first develop a feasibility-optimal scheduling policy for systems where the base station has per-transmission feedbacks. We then compare the performance of this policy against a policy without feedback information through simulations.


Abstract This paper reports the findings of an investigation into issues surrounding the differential reporting debate. This debate was formalised in Australia by the promulgation of the Australian Accounting Research Foundation's Exposure Draft 48—Proposed Statement of Differential Reporting. However, the foundation has chosen not to provide guidance as to the standards considered applicable to non-reporting entities within its differential reporting proposal. A postal survey of practising accountants across Australia examined the respondents' perceptions as to the standards applicable to firms varied by size and legal structure. The paper provides initial empirical results indicating the way in which practitioners will apply standards under the differential reporting provisions proposed in the exposure draft and raises questions for future research.


In recent years, technical means of perimeter security are becoming more widespread, which is due to their increasing efficiency of protection from unauthorized access by intruders to protected facilities. The high competition of manufacturers of such means has led to the emergence of a variety of technical solutions for detection means (hereinafter referred to as DT) operating on different physical principles and designed to solve specific problems. The main purpose of the DT is to ensure the detection of the facts of intruders' penetration through the guarded obstacle. Considering that the methods of intruders' penetration are varied (destruction of fences, climbing over the fence, digging under the fence, etc.), the creation of an effective security system using only one type of DT is a problematic task. At the same time, the autonomous use of many types of DT leads to the fact that there will be a large number of technical means in the duty room, which increase not only the time and financial costs for their maintenance, but also increase the requirements for the competence of the duty personnel. Research Institute of Electronic Computers has developed the complex VM 8018, designed to automate the process of protecting extended perimeters of objects for various purposes, including sections of the state border, perimeters and premises of outposts, extended perimeters of industrial and military facilities, as well as controlling executive devices (electric drives for gates and gates, lighting etc.), video surveillance.


Summary EDTA inhibits alkaline phosphatase activity of the human leukocyte. The rabbit leukocyte is, however, not so affected. There seem to be 2 alkaline phosphatases in the human leukocytes: one requiring magnesium and the other zinc for its activation.


An open-framework zinc phosphate, [C6N4H22][Zn6(PO4)4(HPO4)2] (I), with alternating inorganic and organic layers has been synthesized hydrothermally from a starting mixture of ZnO, HCl, H3PO4, H2C2O4, and triethylenetetramine. Single-crystal data for I: monoclinic, space GROUP =P21/c (No. 14), a=9.881(1), b=16.857(1), c=8.286(1) A, β=96.7(1)°, V=1370.8(1) A3, Z=2, R1=0.06, and wR2=0.13 [1408 observed reflections with I>2σ(I)]. The structure of I comprises a network of ZnO4, PO4, and PO3(OH) tetrahedra forming one-dimensional tubes. The tubes, in turn, are linked via oxygen atoms forming macroanionic inorganic layers with eight-membered apertures. The one-dimensional tube-like architecture in I is a novel feature worthy of note.


The aim of the study was to assess allele frequencies at the CSN1S2 locus in the Sarda goat and the effects of the genotype on milk composition. Two hundred twenty Sarda goats from 20 farms were selected. Individual blood and milk samples were collected during the middle of lactation and daily milk yield was registered. Fat, protein and lactose percentage, freezing point, pH, somatic cell count and total mesophilic count were measured. DNA was analysed with different methods based on PCR. Allele frequencies, the Hardy Weinberg (HW) equilibrium and the correlations between milk yield and composition and the genotypes were calculated. F (0.400) and A (0.330) alleles showed the highest frequency. D and 0 alleles were not found. Genotype frequencies were the following: AA, 0.136; AB, 0.009; AC, 0.082; AE, 0.032; AF, 0.264; CC, 0.023; CE, 0.023; CF, 0.250; EF, 0.077; FF, 0.105. The population was in HW disequilibrium. No link between the genotypes and milk yield, chemical, physical and cytological parameters was found.


Due to the requirements of the Internet-of-Things, modern embedded systems have become increasingly complex, running different applications. In order to protect their intellectual property as well as the confidentiality of sensitive data they process, these applications have to be isolated from each other. Traditional memory protection and memory management units provide such isolation, but rely on operating system support for their configuration. However, modern operating systems tend to be vulnerable and cannot guarantee confidentiality when compromised. We present Atlas, a hardware-based security architecture, complementary to traditional memory protection mechanisms, ensuring code and data confidentiality through transparent encryption, even when the system software has been exploited. Atlas relies on its zero-software trusted computing base to protect against system-level attackers and also supports secure shared memory. We implemented Atlas based on the LEON3 softcore processor, including toolchain extensions for developers. Our FPGA-based evaluation shows minimal cycle overhead at the cost of a reduced maximum frequency.


e13593 Background: Sorafenib might have a role in the treatment of malignant lymphomas by overcoming the cytoprotective effects of Bcl-XL, ERK, and Mcl-1 and eventually targeting additional signalling pathways relevant to lymphomagenesis. This Phase II study was aimed to determine safety and activity of Sorafenib in patients (pts) with refractory/relapsed malignant lymphomas.

METHODS
Between March 2008 and July 2010, 30 pts (M/F: 19/11; median age, 61 years; range, 18-74) with relapsed (n = 6) or refractory (n = 24) aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) (n = 14), indolent NHL (n = 7), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (n = 2), peripheral T cell NHL (n = 1) and Hodgkin Lymphoma (n = 6) were enrolled in this study. Prior to study entry, pts received a median of 4 (range, 1-8) lines of treatment with autografting performed in 67% and an additional allografting in 17% of cases. Sorafenib 400 mg BID was administered continuously until disease progression or appearance of clinical significant toxicity. Tumor response was assessed according to the revised response criteria for malignant lymphoma.

RESULTS
Pts received a median of 4 months (mos) (range, 1 - 10) of therapy. Common grade 1-2 adverse events (AE) were diarrhea (27%), hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR) (23%), fatigue (23%), weight loss (17%), thrombocytopenia (36%) and anemia (10%); grade 3-4 AE included HFSR (20%), infection (12%), neutropenia (20%) and thrombocytopenia (14%). The overall response rate was 13%, 2 pts achieved complete remission, 2 pts partial remission; response duration (DR) was 7, 5, 7 and 3 mos. Stable disease (SD) was observed in 15 pts, progression disease (PD) in 11. 37% of pts with at least a SD had a DR > 5 mos. Median progression free survival was 4 mos (range, 1-9), median survival was 16 mos (range, 1-34). Analysis of phosphorylation of ERK (pERK) in peripheral blood lymphocytes showed significant difference in pre- and post-treatment values between responding and non responding pts.

CONCLUSIONS
Sorafenib in lymphoma pts was well tolerated. Although objective reponse was limited, results suggest an antilymphoma activity that warrants further researches focused on combination therapy.


Gastrointestinal nematodes considered to be among the factors that could affect the goats' productivity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the current status of nematode resistance to anthelminthic drugs in two farms (Veterinary Research Academy Jenang, Marang and Hulu Seladang Setiu Farms). The goats were randomly divided into five treatments which include control (A), albendazole oral administration (B), levamisole oral administration (C), ivermectin subcutaneous injection (D) and ivermectin pour on groups (E). After two weeks of the treatment the feces were collected and fecal egg count was examined. The mean of fecal egg count reduction (FECR) obtained was not statistically (p>0.05) different between the treatments, and FECR% was lower than 66% in all of the five treatments (A, B, C, D and E). In conclusion, two farms revealed the resistance of nematode to Albendazole, Levamisole, and Ivermectin anthelmintic drugs. This study suggested that the anthelmintic treatment is unlikely to be the suitable method of controlling nematode population, thus studies are needed to investigate further on the effectiveness of other methods of control such as the use of herbs.


_Conventional or CAD/CAM? Today, dental technicians and implantologists ponder this question more frequently than ever. More and more often, they tend towards CAD/CAM. Owing to their tension-free fit, CAD/CAM-fabricated solutions are particularly well suited for the restoration of larger jaw sections. Deciding in favour of or against a CAD/CAM restoration should thus always be a team decision. With his expertise and training, the dental technician is able to contribute considerably to an aesthetic and technically perfect result.


A sensitive and specific HPLC-MS/MS method was developed for the quantitative determination of folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid in human plasma. Plasma samples were prepared through SPE cartridges under subdued laboratory light environment and separated through an Waters XTerra MS C18 column with methanol: 5mmol/L ammonium: acetate (pH6.0) = 25∶75 (v/v) as the mobile phase. Analytes were ionized in the gas-auxiliary electrospray ionization source (ESI) and positive ions were detected by mass analyzer in multiple reaction monitoring mode. Then peak areas were quantitated. The results showed both of the limits of quantitation of folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid were 0.5ng/mL, and the linear ranges were 0.5—25ng/mL. Correlation coefficients of all stadard curve are r≥0.99. Accuracies and precisions of this method are within ±15%. This method is specific, sensitive and accurate and will be applied to the determination of folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolic acid in human plasma.


Although our knowledge of the human microbiome is expanding rapidly, less is known about the environmental microbiome. To improve our approaches to


From the aspect of design and operation, cables and cable accessories are still very actual. Technological developments and the increasing need for electricity cause wider everyday cable termination applications. To ensure reliable performance over the cable system lifetime, design concepts, based on numerical calculations, must be correct. An Equivalent Electrodes Method/Boundary Elements Method-hybrid approach that allows electromagnetic field calculations in multilayer dielectric media including inhomogeneous regions is presented. Applications of the method to electric field calculations in cable terminations with finite thickness of dielectric stripes and stress cones are presented. Electric field distribution is considered for multilayer dielectrics with constant dielectric permittivity. The proposed method obtained results are compared with values obtained by using the finite elements method. It is shown that application of this hybrid numerical method is easier than the finite elements calculations in complex regions, and that the high degree of accuracy is achieved along with saving the computational time. A number of different constructions of cable terminations are experimentally verified using the proposed hybrid method.


Although boreal forest management typically results in an increased frequency of even-aged forest stands in managed landscapes, fire history research suggests that much of the natural forest mosaic is composed of stands characterised by multiple cohorts of trees. To aid in the development of multicohort man agement, I investigated stand structural characteristics and small mammal communi ties as a function of their tree cohort structures. I also tested key alternatives: stand age, productivity, and tree species composition, as correlates of structural variation and small mammal communities. Results reveal that in mixedwood and black spruce f or sts, three-dimensional structure of boreal forests is strongly correlated with small ma mmal community structure, and indicate that tree diameter distribution is a succi n t descriptor of such structural variation, performing better than alternative stand characteri stics. This represents a new approach to characterising habitat supply as a function of with in-stand heterogeneity, contrasting with existing approaches that focus on among-stand chara teristics.


In order to realize the radio relay device for single frequency simplex radio system, RoIP technology which is interoperability technology of digital communication was utilized. By implementing software algorithm through combination of DTMF signal of voice signal processing module of RoIP gateway equipment, half-duplex communication through transmission / reception mute function is realized and controlled to be suitable for wireless repeater for single frequency single communication, A high-quality wireless relay system can be constructed. It is also possible to construct a unified communication network with the new digital wireless network.


What role, if any, physicians should have in the response to gun violence is a question not only of professionalism but also of law, culture, and ethics. We argue that physicians do have important roles to play in the larger landscape of advocacy, public opinion, and reduction of gun violence, but that it is not ethically or legally appropriate for them to serve as gatekeepers of gun privileges by assessing competency.


This paper briefly introduces the working principle of the auto electronic controlled ABS and offers the circuit principle diagram taking that of the ABS on Japan MITSUBISHI PAJERO off road vehicle as a representative.The points for attention while installing the ABS are also pointed out.


Obergefell v. Hodges is not a perfect decision, but the Court's powerful recognition of the dignity to which gay men and lesbians are entitled is a watershed accomplishment worthy of celebration. In the last 50 years, the place of gay men and lesbians in American society and American law has changed dramatically. It is a long distance from the American Psychiatric Association's classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder and the potential for a gay person to fail the character and fitness requirement for bar admission merely for being gay. The Supreme Court also has made significant shifts. It reified the stigma of homosexuality in Bowers v. Hardwick, but then rejected the legal ostracizing of gay and lesbian people in Romer v. Evans, and ultimately embraced the dignity of gay men and lesbians in Lawrence v. Texas, U.S. v. Windsor, and Obergefell v. Hodges. The Court's decision not to clarify Equal Protection doctrine — among other potential shortcomings of the decision — should not overshadow the tremendous contribution of the decision to enhancing the long-denied dignity of gay men and lesbians in the courts and more generally.


Dendritic cell (DC) and macrophage are the powerful antigen presenting cells. These show remarkable antigen processing function. It has been reported that antigen processing is enhanced by adjuvant. In DC and macrophage, LPS or IFNγ induces cell proliferation, cytokine production, antigen presentation to naive T cell. Among DC subset, CD8 positive DC enhances autophagy function especially in cross presentation. It is still nuclear how DC processes antigen by ubiquitin proteasome pathway or by autophagy pathway. To induce more effective immune response on vaccination or immune therapy, we study the effect of adjuvant treatment for autophagy function in DC and macrophage. Three types of different culture condition were used to establish DC subsets and compared to those function of macrophage. Then analyzed the antigen processing capacity as well as the autophagy function.
 We induced DC in vitro culture with GM-CSF, GM-CSF with IL-4, GM-CSF with IL-15, then stimulated DCs or macrophage by using LPS or IFNγ for up to 24 hours before antigen uptake. On antigen uptake and processing, GM-CSF induced or GM-CSF with IL-15 induced DC showed antigen processing, however GM-CSF with IL-4 induced DC showed active antigen processing within 60 min. Contrary to active antigen processing, GM-CSF with IL-14 –DC did not show any inducible effect after adjuvant treatment, but GM-CSF or GM-CSF with IL-15-DC increased the autophagy function. On the other hand, macrophage could not obtain autophagy effect thorough adjuvant treatment. DCs were studied the gene expression of cytokines, cell surface molecules such as co-stimulation molecules, mannose receptor, to evaluate antigen uptake capacity, processing pattern and autophagy.


Estimating the extent of the photoelectron sheath and associated electric field around a spacecraft in interplanetary space is important for the interpretation of probe measurements. In addition the theory is relevant to predicting the sheath parameters around bodies such as the moon. In the present study a general treatment of the photoelectron sheath in a vacuum is undertaken, typical sheath profiles are given, and the effects of a tenuous ambient plasma are also discussed. Finally an attempt is made to ascribe orders of magnitude to the physical parameters of the photoelectron sheath.


Establishing the system for national treasury to concentrate payment is a key link of reforining China's expenditure at present.The article analysed the problem presented in implementing the system for national treasury to concentrate payment in Junior College of Jiangxi Sci-tech Teachers College,and advanced the corresponding solution.


To investigate the relationship between the TYMS expression levels and chemosensitivity of different pancreatic cancer cells in response to 5-FU.Using PCR and gel electrophoresis analysis of different TYMS genotypes of pancreatic cancer cells.The chemosensitivity of five pancreatic carcinoma cell lines to 5-FU in vitro was evaluated with CCK-8kit.TYMS mRNA expression of pancreatic carcinoma cells was analyzed by Real-time PCR.TYMS protein expression of pancreatic carcinoma cells was analyzed by Western Blot.Five pancreatic carcinoma cell lines had different genotypes in terms of 5'-UTR TYMS tandem repeat,as follows:homozygous 2R/2R,heterozygous 2R/3Rand homozygous 3R/3R.The expression level of TYMS mRNA with 3R/3Rgenotypes is higher than with 2R/3Ror 2R/2R.Cells possessing the 2R/2Rand 2R/3Rgenotypes of TYMS had a reduced TYMS protein expression as compared with those with the 3R/3R.IRs of 5-FU tended to be lower in the cells with 3R/3Rgenotypes than with 2R/3Ror 2R/2R.The difference reached statistical significance(P0.05).Different genotypes of TYMS expression levels(mRNA and protein)were significantly correlated to 5-FU sensitivity in five pancreatic carcinoma cell lines.


Sir, We read with great interest the report recently published in the Indian Journal of Dermatology by Balegar et al.,[1] which describes a case of a 27-year-old male who developed radiation-induced progressive generalized morphea after getting radiotherapy (RT) for an intracranial tumor. In this patient, morphea, initially strictly localized on the irradiated zone, appeared some months after the last cycle of RT, suggesting induction by ionizing radiation.[1]


The present invention relates to a manufacturing method and a display substrate and a display device, a display substrate comprising: a plurality of light emitting regions, each of the light emitting region comprises a first region and a second region, the first region and the second region is provided having a bottom electrode and top electrode, and the first and second regions share the same the same bottom electrode and the top electrode, the bottom electrode between the same and the top electrode of the light emitting region, the first region and the second region are respectively provided with a luminescent layer of the same material, in the light emitting layer between the first region and a bottom electrode, and the light emitting layer are provided between the second region and the photoelectric characteristic adjustment bottom electrode layer, the photoelectric characteristics of the photoelectric properties of the first region and the second adjusting layer region adjusting layer are not the same, the light emitting layer or between the first region and a bottom electrode layer or adjusting optical characteristics is provided between the light emitting layer and a second region of the bottom electrode. By aspect of the present invention, luminance can be improved and the viewing angle color shift organic light emitting diode color cast.


• In the hyperacute phase of stroke, although changes within the brain parenchyma may be happening at the cellular level, the patient may have been scanned at such an early stage that these changes may not yet be identified on CT. Knowing this is critical as a negative CT head in a patient with clinical signs and symptoms of a stroke may otherwise be falsely reassuring. Figure 2. On reviewing the bone windows, a depressed fracture of the left parietal bone is noted. A locule of air is also noted within the subcutaneous tissues consistent with injury to the skin.


In this paper we investigate the dynamic behavior of multiplexer queues for TCP traac in simple ATM networks. Our results are based on theoretical investigations which are proved by simulations. We propose a cell based queue length evaluation for TCP traac over ATM using service c ategorie UBR. In case of cell losses at the ATM multiplexer we estimate packet loss probabilities and discuss the interaction with the TCP congestion control mechanism. We can show that in very special cases a c ertain, unlucky TCP connection is not able to transmit any data only because of bad timing.


The most important advantage of modular revision stems is versatility - managing ALL levels of femoral bone loss (present before revision or created during revision). The surgeon quickly gains fami...


A profile of Israeli airline El Al, this article lists the companys destination cities, aircraft stock and partnerships. It also details post-privatization financial health and explains the causes for El Als financial turnaround, focusing on flight scheduling and personnel changes. Selected financial and traffic results from 2001-2003 are tabled, as well as revenues by region. The article also includes a diagram of a redesign for Ben Gurion Airport, featuring the new Terminal Three. The article concludes with information on El Als IPO and current shareholder information, as well as predictions regarding future personnel changes.


The utility model provides a cup, which comprises at least one radiation protection layer, optimally radiation protection fiber layers. The cup includes an outer decorative layer, an intermediate shaping layer, a radiation protection fiber layer and an inner layer. Radiation protection fiber fabrics include 65% nano-silver fiber corded fabric and 35% nylon. The radiation protection fiber layers are added to an ordinary cup, accordingly the radiation protection function is added to the basic functions of the ordinary cup, and the cup meets requirements of modern office women, reduces harm of external electronic products to female breasts, and reduces incidence of breast diseases.


To Ilija Stojadinovic, Serbian bridge construction giant, famous constructor, investigator and creator of large arch bridges, on the occasion of 25-th anniversary of construction of his Krk Bridge - the largest reinforced concrete arch bridge in the world. Ilija Stojadinovic is the creator of the original cantilever procedure for construction of cast-in-place and precast concrete large span arch bridges. He practically revived the construction of arches, a practice that was completely dead in the sixties of 20th century, by the use of new technologies of beam bridges construction. Using his profound understanding of the theory and practice of construction of the arches, he justified and analyzed a concept of new precast and cast-in-place structures, and new technologies of construction of arch bridges of extremely large spans. They were constructed using high performance fiber reinforced concrete (BVVSAV), which is presented here in the honor of his name and his deed, in the form of a State-Of-The-Art Report. .


The application of low‐friction coatings on the surfaces of gear teeth is primarily motivated by the increasing demands for load‐carrying capacity or the rolling‐contact fatigue life. Despite the costs of manufacturing being higher, better performance is an important consideration for many demanding applications. In the present study, we have investigated the load‐carrying capacity of WC/C‐coated gears that were lubricated with an oil blend that was formulated in‐house. A significantly higher load‐carrying capacity was found for the WC/C‐coated gears lubricated with a tailored, low‐viscosity oil in comparison with the case‐carburised gears lubricated with a conventional gear oil of a similar viscosity. The carburised gears failed due to scuffing on the pinion tip, while coating thinning on the pinion face and coating fracture in the wheel‐root area are the dominant failure mechanisms for WC/C‐coated gears. An approximately 40% lower roughness was found on the coated gear flanks. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


As an educational organization with 20-year history,Campus Compact has its own specific purposes and mission,and has organized many activities.Presidential leadership and Campus Compact were quite effective in developing citizen skills and values of college students,and in making president to take social responsibility.This study showed the importance of social responsibility of presidential leadership in American university.


Basing on the huge library of 1 Å resolution spectra calculated by Munari et al. (2004) over a large range of log Teff , log g, [Fe/H] and both for solar and α-enhanced abundance ratios ([Xel/Fe]), we present theoretical absorption line indices on the Lick system. Firstly we derive the so-called Response Functions (RFs) of Tripicco & Bell (1995) for a wide range of log Teff , log g, [Fe/H], and [α/Fe]=+0.4. The RFs are commonly used to correct indices with solar [α/Fe] ratios to indices with [α/Fe]>0. Not only the RFs vary with the type of star but also with the metallicity. Secondly, with the aid of this and the Fitting Functions (FFs) of Worthey et al. (1994), we derive the indices for Single Stellar Populations and compare them with those obtained by previous authors, e.g. Tantalo & Chiosi (2004a). The new RFs not only supersede the old ones by Tripicco & Bell (1995), but also confirm that method adopted by Tantalo & Chiosi (2004a) to include the effect of α-enhancement was correct, and clearly show that also Hβ increases with the degree of enhancement. All this lends support to the suggestion made by Tantalo & Chiosi (2004b) that a significant part of the scatter along the Hβ axis shown by early-type galaxies of the Local Universe in the Hβ vs. [MgFe] plane (and similar) could be due to a spread in the mean enhancement factor from galaxy to galaxy and only occasionally to recent episodes of star formation. Finally, we present preliminary indices on the same system directly measured on the theoretical 1 Å resolution spectra. The analysis is still preliminary because much narrower spacing in Teff and log g than the one for the subset of the large library of Munari et al. (2004) we have adopted is indeed required. Work is in progress to include the desired spacing in the atmospheric parameters (Teff , log g, and [Fe/H] or [Z/Z⊙]).


This work is a follow-up to our previous work "A numerical approach related to defect-type theories for some weakly random problems in homogenization" (preprint available on this archive). It extends and complements, both theoretically and experimentally, the results presented there. Under consideration is the homogenization of a model of a weakly random heterogeneous material. The material consists of a reference periodic material randomly perturbed by another periodic material, so that its homogenized behavior is close to that of the reference material. We consider laws for the random perturbations more general than in our previous work cited above. We prove the validity of an asymptotic expansion in a certain class of settings. We also extend the formal approach introduced in our former work. Our perturbative approach shares common features with a defect-type theory of solid state physics. The computational efficiency of the approach is demonstrated.


R-Tree being a multi-dimensional version of BTree is being used in various applications including geographic information systems, computer aided designing systems, spatial databases etc. Efficient searching of this tree is always a challenge to the research community and several methods have been proposed for this purpose. In this paper, we propose a new splitting algorithm to help efficient retrieval by reducing chances of overlap.


Micro and nano technologies have already contributed significantly to technological advances in a number of industries, including electronics, biomedical, pharmaceutical, materials and manufacturing, aerospace, photography and more recently the energy industries. Micro and nanotechnologies have the potential to introduce revolutionary changes in several areas of the oil and gas industries such as exploration, drilling, production, refining and distribution. For example, nanosensors might provide more detailed and accurate information about reservoirs and smart fluids for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) and drilling. This paper examines and documents applicable nanotechnology base products that can improve the competitiveness of the oil and gas industry. The future challenges of nanotechnology application in the oil and gas industry are also discussed.


Event‐related changes of brain electrical rhythms are typically analysed as amplitude modulations of local field potential (LFP) oscillations, like radio amplitude modulation broadcasting. In telecommunications, frequency modulation (FM) is less susceptible to interference than amplitude modulation (AM) and is therefore preferred for high‐fidelity transmissions. Here we hypothesized that LFP rhythms detected from deep brain stimulation (DBS) electrodes implanted in the subthalamic nucleus (STN) in patients with Parkinson's disease could represent movement‐related activity not only in AM but also in FM. By combining adaptive autoregressive identification with spectral power decomposition, we were able to show that FM of low‐beta (13–20 Hz) and high‐beta (20–35 Hz) rhythms significantly contributes to the involvement of the human STN in movement preparation, execution and recovery, and that the FM patterns are regulated by the dopamine levels in the system. Movement‐related FM of beta oscillatory activity in the human subthalamic nucleus therefore provides a novel informational domain for rhythm‐based pathophysiological models of cortico‐basal ganglia processing.


A molecular weight of 75000 was computed for human lactoferrin on the basis of a sedimentation coefficient s°20, W= 4.93, a partial specific volume v20= 0.715 and a diffusion coefficient D°20, W= 5.6×10−7 cm2xsec−1. A molecular weight of 76800 ± 1600 was estimated from electrophoreses in agarose acrylamide gel containing sodium dodecylsulphate. No decrease of the molecular weight was observed when the reduced and alkylated or aminoethylated protein was submitted to 6 M urea, indicating that the molecule of lactoferrin consists of a single polypeptide chain. From the analysis of the amino acid composition of human lactoferrin a theoretical molecular weight of 76400 was computed by means of a statistical test. A comparison of the amino acid compositions of human lactoferrin and transferrin suggests that the two proteins are more closely related to one another than was suspected before.


Most people in the present are convinced that liberal capitalist democracy embodies the best socio-economic system and human political governance available. While this may be the case, for this socio-political system to function well there needs to exist a robust culture where certain values and normative concepts originate and are sustained. S. Kierkegaard helps us understand that human person's dignity is inalienable and indisputable, for in their necessary albeit often unrecognized relatedness to God, human selves have a transcendent source and eternal destiny. This article explores Kierkegaard's later work The Sickness unto Death (1849), arguing that his relational understanding of a human (authentic) self can serve as an antidote to the malign processes that threaten current liberal democracies. Kierkegaard's authentic individual, actualizing his potential in an intentional participation in voluntary associations, can help cultivate the kind of normative culture needed to sustain a liberal capitalist democracy on its course between fascism and communism.


Abstract: This paper describes the process of creating a Multi-User Video Chatting Platform with Agora Video SDK and a Django Backend. The Video Super Resolution technique is being used to improve the quality of video calls. VSR is the process of reconstructing high-resolution videos from low-resolution ones. We employ the Dynamic Up sampling Filters Without Explicit Motion Compensation technique for VSR. We reconstruct an HR image directly from the input image using dynamic Up sampling filters, and the fine details are added using the computed residual.


The investigation results are shown directed onto development of the concept of creation of magnetosensitive nanocomposites (NC) with multilevel hierarchical nanoarchitecture and functions of biomedical nanorobots. We synthesized nanosized magnetite in monodomain state and magnetosensitive NC based on that Fe O 4 /Al 2 О 3 ). Isotherms and adsorption kinetics of cisplatin were studied depending on chemical nature of the surface of nanostructures. Adsorption of doxorubicin (DOX) onto the surface of Fe 3 O 4 /H А NC from solution in physiological liquid was studied. Magnetic fluids containing Fe 3 O 4 /H А /DOX NC were produced and investigated. Using an ensemble of Fe 3 O 4 carriers as a superparamagnetic probe, Langeven's paramagnetism theory, we appreciated size parameters of their shell, which was confirmed by independent measurements of specific surface area of the nanostructures and thermodynamic sedimentation stability of the corresponding magnetic fluids. The results obtained may be used in development of new forms of magnetocarried medical remedies for targeted delivery, and adsorbents based on NC of superparamagnetic core-shell type with multilevel nanoarchitecture, and for determination, control and optimization of size parameters of its components.


Abstract : The report is a review and summary of the work completed to date to assess the interference potential of a Sanguine System to collocated pipeline systems. The work includes theoretical analysis of the problem, parametric studies of the influence of the important factors involved in ELF electromagnetic coupling between long conductors, assessment of the potential of a Sanguine System to produce corrosion on buried pipes, and field studies of voltages induced on pipes by commercial power systems.


Navigation systems are gaining interest in research and industrial topic due to their wide usage. The method of updating the map database with previously unknown map information has become an important factor in navigation system design. Today, many map DB providers maintain their own datasets and work to reduce unknown map information in only their proprietary maps. Map updating systems is generally based on network and cloud based map generation and updating. This paper introduces the main difficulties associated with determining and updating unknown map information and briefly surveys the state-of-the-art technologies in this field. Further discussion of the cloud oriented DB updating of unknown map information is also provided and its


Multiple Input Multiple Output-Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) channel estimation is considered recently utilizing Compressed Sensing (CS) based methods. Here, we proposed to use the joint sparsity of MIMO-OFDM channels using Forward Backward Pursuit (FBP) algorithm. In order to increase the accuracy of estimation, we proposed to take into account the common sparsity of MIMO channels in each step and to exploit common sparsity in the system model. Furthermore, the backward steps improve the accuracy by omitting evil previously gathered atoms. Simulation results represent the superiority of the proposed FBP-based channel estimation approach rather than the conventional CS-based approaches.


Tree search based detection techniques allow to achieve near-capacity performance in iterative receivers for multiple antenna (MIMO) systems. In order to solve the detection problem not only effectively but efficiently, the use of MMSE preprocessing is fundamental. However, straightforward implementations lead to a bias on the calculated metrics, resulting in performance deterioration. In this paper, we study howunbiased MMSE tree search detection can be used to achieve excellent performance-complexity trade-offs. We compare the performance and complexity of list sphere, list sequential and M-algorithm based detection. The latter two provide very good performance at low (maximum) complexity, making them attractive for the use in next generation wireless systems. I. I NTRODUCTION Future wireless communications systems will make use of multiple antennae at transmitter and receiver to increas e spectral efficiency. The main challenge for such MIMO systems lies in the non-orthogonality of the transmission chan nel, which renders the correct separation of the transmitted dat a streams at the receiver a challenging task. This task can be solved very effectively by using Turbo processing, i.e., exchanging (extrinsic) information between the inner MIMO detector and the outer channel decoder. In this context, a number of tree search based MIMO detection techniques are known to achieve capacity-approaching performance while avoiding the prohibitive complexity of a full a posteriori p robability (APP) detector. List sphere [1] (LSD), list sequent ial [2] (LISS) and the M-algorithm based iterative tree search detection [3] (ITS) are examples for such algorithms. However, themaximumcomplexity of the tree search is still substantial, unless a reduction in performance is acc epted. This drawback can be overcome by using MMSE processing, which is a key ingredient to solving the hard outputMIMO detection problem efficiently [4]. We show in this contribut ion that the problem associated with MMSE preprocessing is the introduction of abias on the soft output , which inevitably degrades performance. However, the bias may be removed at very low complexity, thus enabling to achieve a very good performance-complexity trade-off. More specifically, det ection performance is greatly improved for algorithms which by some means set upper bounds on the detection complexity (e.g. LISS, ITS), while detection complexity is substantia lly reduced for algorithms which allow the maximum complexity to come close to that of MAP detection (as is the case for some configurations of the list sphere detector). II. SYSTEM MODEL We consider a MIMO system withMT transmit andNR receive antennas, as depicted in Figure 1. Let u be a vector of i.i.d. information bits which are encoded using the outer channel code, and interleaved. The resulting code bit stream is partitioned into blocks c of MT · L bits, whereL denotes the number of bits per symbol (allowing to distinguish betweenQ = 2 different constellation points). Each block c = (c1, · · · , cMT ) T consists ofMT binary vectors cm, m = 1, · · · ,MT of L bits and is mapped onto a vector symbol x = (x1, · · · , xMT ) T whose components are taken from some complex constellation C (e.g. 16-QAM) using the mapping functionxm = map(cm) (e.g., Gray mapping). Outer Encoder u Constellation Mapper MIMO Detector SISO Decoder Binary Sink Binary Source e c


A longitudinal study of Chicago adolescents has concluded that even a single exposure to firearm violence doubles the chance that a young person will later engage in violent behavior. The study may once again stoke up the debate over juvenile violence; it has already triggered criticism over the


Model minimization has been shown to work well for the task of unsupervised part-of-speech tagging with a dictionary. In (Ravi and Knight, 2009), the authors invoke an integer programming (IP) solver to do model minimization. However, solving this problem exactly using an integer programming formulation is intractable for practical purposes. We propose a novel two-stage greedy approximation scheme to replace the IP. Our method runs fast, while yielding highly accurate tagging results. We also compare our method against standard EM training, and show that we consistently obtain better tagging accuracies on test data of varying sizes for English and Italian.


The paper presents the following issues. The 1st is the various elements and the development of the inverter drive technique, watching its history. The 2nd the transition of energy-saving and the appearance and roll of the inverter as energy-controller. The 3rd is the technical subjects and the solution instances of the inverter drive which is applied to energy-saving drive. The last is the view of the future subject and image of the ideal inverter.


This case study can be used in conjunction with Module III Toxic Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment, Section 4 Monitoring of toxicants in aquatic ecosystems of the NEAR curriculum. It illustrates some important aspects of the design of water quality monitoring programmes, especially in relation to toxic contaminants.


In future vessels, high reliability and flexibility in loads supply will be the main drivers in the power system design. To these aims, the zonal DC distribution is the most promising technology, as it enables the suitable and safe transfer of onboard power. Conversely, the large exploitation of filtered DC converters opens challenges, such as system stability. As large bandwidth controls on converters can reduce the stability margin of DC grids, the centralized Power Management System (PMS) can be programmed to supervise the stability status. In this paper, the Weighted Bandwidth Method (WBM) is implemented to configure the PMS when unstable conditions are foreseen. The smart PMS can tune the control gains in order to constantly ensure the stable operation of power distribution, regardless the system configuration. The capability of the reconfiguration algorithm is verified by performing a C-HIL test on a real-time platform.


Southeast Sulawesi is one of the provinces that has the largest mining area in Indonesia. One of the main mining commodities is nickel, which has the largest natural resource potential of around 97.3 billion tons of nickel minerals. Mining has an important role in the development of a region because it produces industrial raw materials, a source of foreign exchange, employment and increases local revenue. On the other hand, mining can cause various threats or adverse impacts in the form of environmental damage and pollution. One of the areas experiencing adverse impacts from mining is Baliara Village, Bombana Regency. This study aims to determine the formulation of efforts to overcome and prevent seawater pollution by nickel waste using the green biochemistry approach. This research was conducted in April 2022 in Baliara Village, Bombana Regency using observation, interview and literature study approaches. The results showed that there are approaches that can be used to control or reduce nickel waste, namely using the flotation-filtration method, silica-modified tofu solid waste, utilization of mangrove vegetation as nickel heavy metal phytoremediation and the establishment of corporate social responsibility (CRS) by mining companies in controlling or monitoring environmental pollution. This approach is considered very effective in controlling pollution in the aquatic environment in Baliara Village, Bombana Regency, so that it can serve as scientific input and information for relevant parties in taking actions and policies in controlling pollution in the area


Curtain grouting test is the important basis of curtain grouting construction.In combination with the curtain grouting test in Ieft bank of Shuangrushan Reservoir,the construction method of this test is introduced in this paper,through the measured data of water absorptivity,injection grout quantity per metre in ten test holes,and by means of the water pressure test result in one inspection hole,the grouting effect is analyzed.


Background: India is a vast country with four geographical zones. Zonal heterogeneity amongst prevalent adult glomerular diseases is expected and has not been analysed in past studies.Methods: We conducted clinico-histological correlation of 290 kidney biopsies for adult glomerular diseases (GD) at tertiary teaching hospital in Eastern India between January 2013 and December 2015 and compared our data with biopsy data from other geographical zones in India to evaluate zonal variability (intra/inter) of adult glomerular diseases.Results: Males dominated all clinical syndromes except subnephrotic proteinuria (SbNP). IgA Nephropathy (IgAN, 41.1%) and Focal Segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS, 17.3%) were prevalent primary GD whereas Lupus nephritis (LN, 52.2%) and diabetic nephropathy (DN, 23.9%) were prevalent secondary GD. IgAN (44.4%) and LN (33.2%) dominated SbNP group whereas FSGS (30.2%) and Membranous nephropathy (MGN, 22.3%) dominated nephrotics. Mean eGFR (CKD-EPI) amongst EyRD and RPRF was 39.6±12.9 and 6.2±2.9 ml/min/1.73m2 respectively. In contrast, biopsies from East India showed MCD prevalence, followed by FSGS. Kidney biopsy data from West India showed MCD prevalence whereas Northern India and South India studies showed FSGS and MCD prevalence, but later data showed an IgAN emergence, as in our data.Conclusions: There is considerable heterogeneity in prevalent adult glomerular diseases in different geographical zones (inter and intra) in India. FSGS and MCD were the most prevalent in all zones. Our study showed IgAN prevalence in East Zone, similar to South India. Reason was, increased number of kidney biopsies in EyRD (eGFR 30-60 ml/min) and subnephrotic proteinuria.


AIM To study concentration time profiles and pharmacokinetics of recombinant human basic fibroblast growth factor (rhbFGF) following intravenous bolus injection plus infusion of the drug (20%∶80%) at 10, 20 and 40 μg·kg -1 and compared with bolus injection in rhesus monkey. METHODS The specificity, sensitivity, precision and accuracy of determination by enzyme labeled immunosorbent assay were satisfied. RESULTS The endogenous level of bFGF was (144±101)ng·L -1 in plasma. c max of (33±16), (56±8) and (91±28)μg·L -1 , respectively, was observed immediately after injection. Levels maintained at 22-27, 37-44, 63-65 μg·L -1 , respectively during infusion. Concentration rapidly decreased after the end of administration, with an average terminal t 1/2 of 2.6-2.9 h. AUC (0-∞) increased proportional with dose, and systemic clearance Cl s was closed among doses. CONCLUSION In dosage range studied pharmacokinetic behavior appeared as linear kinetic. The parameters of the drug after bolus were similar to bolus plus infusion.


In this paper, we derive bio-inspired features for automatic speech recognition based on the early processing stages in the human auditory system. The utility and robustness of the derived features are validated in a speech recognition task under a variety of noise conditions. First, we develop an auditory based feature by replacing the filterbank analysis stage of Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCC) feature extraction with an auditory model that consists of cochlear filtering, inner hair cell, and lateral inhibitory network stages. Then, we propose a new feature set that retains only the cochlear channel outputs that are more likely to fire the neurons in the central auditory system. This feature set is extracted by principal component analysis (PCA) of nonlinearly compressed early auditory spectrum. When evaluated in a connected digit recognition task using the Aurora 2.0 database, the proposed feature set has 40% and 18% average word error rate improvement relative to the MFCC and RelAtive SpecTrAl (RASTA) features, respectively.


The use of formally listed 'Key Threatening Processes' (KTPs) is increasingly seen as a way of incorporating the regulation of invasive alien species into land and water management regimes. Yet, prior to the use of KTPs, regulators were already identifying threatening processes by classifying certain types of invasive alien species as noxious, pests, or feral and listing them on registers of prohibited species. These initiatives have been continuously supplemented by Australian jurisdictions adopting a range of strategies, frameworks and management plans relating to invasive alien species. This paper compares and contrasts the use of KTPs with other types of threatening processes as a means of dealing with invasive alien species, focusing on freshwater ecosystems. The identification and abatement of KTPs and other threatening processes occupies an important regulatory space in invasive alien species' regimes. However, the effectiveness of these mechanisms depends as much on the success of the IAS regime as a whole as on the operation of the individual KTPS.


Foam aluminum is a novel porous functional material. There are many methods for preparation of foam aluminum, wherein an infiltration casting method in the liquid phase method can be selected for the preparation. In the forming of a pore structure of the foam aluminum, infiltration depth and pore uniformity are mainly influenced by technological parameters including particle size and preheating temperature of particles and a mold, molten aluminum casting temperature and vacuum degree.


THE EFFECT OF CATTLE BREEDING UPON THE ENVIRONMENT

Humans and animals alike contribute to the pollution of the environment. Wastes like manure and the emission of gases cause pollution in water, soil, air and the general environment.
Cattle production has some aspects related to environmental issues. Humans and animals contribute to the pollution of air by releasing into the atmosphere huge amounts of carbon dioxide, methane, chlorofluorocarbons, nitrous oxides and other gases.
When organic matter from livestock waste is decomposed in a stream, oxygen can be depleted causing aquatic life to suffocate. Livestock waste also contains bacteria, which may render water unsuitable for consumption or recreational purposes. The biodegradation of manure forms gases, such as methane (CH4), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), ammonia (NH3), and carbon dioxide (CO2), which can be fatal to both animals and humans.


We determine the relative monodromy group of abelian logarithms with respect to periods in the cases of fibered products of elliptic schemes. This gives rise to a result stronger than a theorem due to Y. Andr\'e and implies in particular the algebraic independence of the logarithm of any non-torsion section and the periods. We then conjecture an analogous result for the general case of an abelian scheme of arbitrary relative dimension. This generalizes a theorem of Corvaja and Zannier which determines the said group in the case of a single elliptic scheme.


Summary form only given. The registration of optical spectra of atoms and molecules with high resolution combined with low stray light and flexibility of the apparatus in a wide wavelength region is usually satisfied by double monochromators. These instruments, however, are larger, more complex and more expensive than the single-pass apparatus These shortcomings could be avoided by repeating using of only one dispersion element. There are several types devices to realise this idea. Among them, the Walsh (1952) system of mirrors, placed near to the focal plane of single-pass monochromator is most promising. Thus, by turning back the optical beam, the dispersion is doubled. A substantial reduction of stray light can be achieved by mounting an intermediate slit between two Walsh mirrors. We report the design and construction of a one-meter double-pass monochromator in order to study the instrument from the point of view of the compromise of the spectral resolution and luminosity. We use the Czerny-Turner system, since it has low inherent aberrations and it was optimised by a modified version of the ray tracing program. According to theoretical optimisation a double-pass spectrometer was constructed. A 1200 gr/mm diffraction grating with 100/spl times/100 mm area is used. A computer controlled sine drive set up and photocounting registration was used. Using the Ne spectrum (5872.8 /spl Aring/ and 5872.1 /spl Aring/ spectral lines) from a hollow cathode lamp the spectrometer resolution was estimated to be about 0.13 /spl Aring/.


Objective To analyze and compare the clinical effect of two emergency operation methods(left hemicolectomy and subtotal colectomy) on obstructive sinistral colonic cancer.Methods Totally 86 patients with obstructive sinistral colonic cancer were enrolled and randomly divided into two groups(n=43).In control group,the patients were treated with left hemicolectomy while in study group the patients were treated with subtotal colectomy.After the treatment,the clinical data of the two groups were compared.Results There were significant differences in operative time,hospital duration and blood loss between the groups(P0.05).Meanwhile,the wound infection,lung infection,incidence of anastomotic leak and hospital mortality were lower in study group than those in control group(P0.05).Conclusion With the advantages of obvious therapeutic effect,easy operation,fewer hospital duration and less invasive,the operation of subtotal colectomy is effective for obstructive sinistral colonic cancer,and it is worth promoting.


It is shown that one-dimensional, unilateral iterative logic arrays (ILAs) of combinational cells are C-testable for multiple sequential faults, provided the fault-free cell functions satisfy appropriate conditions. The test sequence is of length O((m/sup 2/n/sup 2/+mn/sup 3/)*K), where n (resp. m) is the number of signal values that can be applied to the horizontal (resp. vertical) cell input and K >


Al2O3 and ZrO2 ceramics thin coating test was performed on the surface of high strength Ni based super alloy by ion plating technique to prevent fission product (FP) plate-out contamination from helium gas turbine, and these ceramics coated specimens were tested to examine its contamination protection behavior and cyclic heat shock resistance.The following conclusions were derived;(1) Less than 4 μm thickness of Al2O3 and ZrO2 ceramic coating layer were formed on the surface of super alloy by ion plating technique and highly densified and homogeneous Al2O3 ceramic coating layer were obtained with surface roughness under ±10 nm.(2) There was no breakaway and dropout in Al2O3 coating layers under 100 cyclic heat shock test between 1173-288 K. However, crack in Al2O3 ceramic coating layer was found over 100 cycles.(3) It was found that there was no plate-out of vaporized Ag onto the Al2O3 ceramic coated specimen on the same heat transfer fluid conditions of gas turbine system, whereas Ag plate-out was found in the cracked Al2O3 and ZrO2 coated specimens damaged by long cyclic heat shock test.


Objective: To estimate the relationship of Food Craving (FC) behavior with females' Body Mass Index (BMI), and body-composition. Design, setting and participants: A cross-sectional study of 302 reproductive-age women from middle-socioeconomic class was conducted at the Health & Occupational-Environmental Laboratory. Variable Measures: A FC behavior questionnaire (FCQ) was designed and validated in 151 female subjects. This questionnaire evaluated five dimensions: FC-leisure, FC-psychological reactance, FC-depression, FC-anxiety/stress, and FC-anger. Dependent variables were Body Mass Index (BMI, kg/m2) and the body fat mass. Interventions: A second group of 151 women completed the FCQ. Anthropometrical variables were recorded using the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry procedure. Analysis: A multiple regression-analysis using STAT- ISTICS version 7 was performed to determine the relationship of FC behavior with anthropometrical variables described. Results: We demonstrated that 98.7% of women had FC behavior. Women with higher BMI had higher scores of FC-depressions (p = 0.02) and FC-anger (p = 0.007). Food craving behavior (p < 0.0008), and food psychological-reactance (p = 0.006), were positive predictors of BMI; food psychological reactance was also a positive predictor of upper and lower-body fat mass (p = 0.005) and (p = 0.008), respectively. Conclusion and Implications: The food craving behavior is a common problem in the female population. Food psychological reactance, in addition to another affective alteration that present the population of women are predictor variables for the increase in BMI and in body-fat mass. It is important that health professionals are aware of the affective states of their patients.


In 1963 events elsewhere in the Arab world began to move swiftly under pressures from the underlying Arab nationalist forces. On 8 February the Iraqi dictator ῾Abd al-Karīm Qāsim was overthrown and shot in a coup led by the Ba῾ṯists and Ǧamāl ῾Abd an-Nāṣir's admirer ῾Abd as-Salām ῾Ārif was installed as president. The new tide soon overwhelmed the weak Syrian regime, which collapsed under the joint pressure from Baghdad and Cairo. Here also the Ba῾ṯists took over in alliance with Nāṣirists and other Arab unionist groups. Both the new Iraqi and Syrian regimes pledged themselves to support the new movement of Arab unity. Iraqi and Syrian ministers arrived in Cairo in scenes of great popular enthusiasm for reconciliation meetings with Ǧamāl ῾Abd an-Nāṣir. This seemed to be another moment of great triumph for Ǧamāl ῾Abd an-Nāṣir, since there were now five of "liberated Arab states" sharing similar aims and ideals. Syria and Iraq had agreed to start immediate negotiations for the formation of a federal union.


N-Heteroaromatic compounds substituted with a side chain next to the nitrogen and bearing a hydrogen gamma to the ring, undergo a photoelimination reaction to yield the methyl-substituted heterocycle and an alkene (if the gamma hydrogen is on a side chain carbon) or an aldehyde (if the gamma hydrogen is on a side chain oxygen). The reaction has been shown to occur with substituted isoquinolines, plienanthridines, pyridines and pyrazines.


-1,3-glucanase from Pyrococcus furiosus was applied for the saccharification of laminarin, which is a major oligo-saccharide component of brown algae, and the reaction mixture produced from laminarin was utilized as a substrate for alcohol fermentation using yeast. To prepare the recombinant -1,3-glucanase, a -1,3-glucanase gene was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified. Laminarin was degraded to an oligo- and mono-saccharide, such as glucose, after reaction with the purified recombinant -1,3-glucanase, and the products after enzymatic treatment were confirmed by TLC and HPLC analysis. Decomposed laminarin after enzyme reaction was only added to the medium as a C-source for yeast alcohol production reaction. 0.3% alcohol production was detected from the cultured broth by gas chromatography after 48 hr of incubation. Further evaluation for optimal conditions of saccharification and alcohol fermentation can be suggested, as well as the possibility of using this enzymatic method to produce ethanol using laminarin.


Syllabi are introductions and, like first impressions, can affect one's outlook. The current study is part of a larger evaluation of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in academic spaces; here we hoped to determine if research aligns with students' perceptions. Prior studies suggest syllabus qualities that signal belonging and increase engagement, especially for underrepresented students. Participants rated syllabi from different years. We anticipated that 2015-16 syllabi, before DEI objectives were enacted, would have fewer identity safety cues, less emphasis on inclusion, and focus less on diversity concepts compared to 2021-22 syllabi, after DEI objectives were prioritized. The latter were rated as more inclusive, more engaging, promoting greater belonging, and having a more approachable instructor. In comparisons by group, POC and white students did not differ in their perceptions of syllabi from 2015-16 nor did traditional and non-traditional students. Perceived changes from 2015-16 to 2021-22 syllabi revealed differences by social identities. White students perceived greater changes in instructor attributes and belonging over POC students, and traditional students rated greater changes in belonging, engagement, and instructor attributes than non-traditional students. These outcomes suggest that our DEI efforts are not being perceived equally among students, which ultimately may affect student motivation and outcomes.


In Finland compulsory education has been organised within the comprehensive school system since 1970. However, until August 1997, the students with the most severe intellectual disabilities were educated by social welfare authorities outside the school system. This study evaluates the transition from the social service system into the comprehensive school system one year after the reform. Nationally representative data was gathered in 1998 from 125 teachers who taught 591 (65%) of all school age children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities in Finland. The results of the study indicated that while physical integration had increased, individual integration into the full-time mainstream classroom occurred only seldom. Further, only a few teachers thought that the best placement for children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities was in full-time general education classes. About 80% of the respondents thought that the best placement was in full- or part-time special classes located in mainstream schools.


Background: Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services provides specialist palliative care for Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre on the Lancashire Coast (population 540,000). As part of that service the Linden Centre provides bereavement support for children. The children's service is known as CASCADE and is based on group work, with the option for one-to-one counselling for those children who need …


The singularity and multifractal spectrum features reflect different attributes of the image content and can be used to detect man-made object in natural background.Based on multifractal spectrum features of image,the fuzzy approaches for multifractal spectrum feature and multifractal fitting error feature are discussed,and two fuzzy membership functions are obtained through analysis and processing of 80 simulation image and the composition of fuzzy features integrated functions is presented.The correct detection probability of man-made objects in 80 sample images is achieved nearly 90% by fuzzy multisensor criterion.


One may start by asking what links in one's mind two scholarly and detailed studies on Yugoslav industrial politics, with a collection of essays on social science in the Soviet Union. What brings the two together is that the detailed inquiries being made into some forms of selfadministration in one communist state are among the increasingly frequent and welcome proofs of the success of the present research into the specific socio-economic pluralisms of the communist one-party state. And the collection, edited in the Soviet Union by Professor Osipov and in the English edition by Mr Maurice Hookham, who contributes also some introductory remarks on 'Soviet sociology', makes one wonder whether one can yet speak of such a thing. Indeed, whereas more and more sociological problems can be studied in Yugoslavia and other East European countries by national and international teams of sociologists, such studies and research in the Soviet Union still seem to remain outside the recognized range of science and replaced by doctrinal speculation.


We examined the facilitation of shared epistemic agency through a knowledge-building (KB) design that included analytics-supported collective reflective assessment (AsCRA). Forty undergraduate students taking a Liberal Studies course at a university in central China used the promising ideas tool and the knowledge building discourse explorer to self-analyze the online discourse they had created in Knowledge Forum? (KF), an online discourse environment; 34 students in a comparison section of the same course used KF but did not use the additional tools. Both classes were taught by the same teacher and studied the same inquiry topics. Multifaceted analysis of students' interaction in and the quality of discourse on KF, an educational online platform, indicated that analytics-supported reflective assessment helped them to develop high-level shared epistemic agency in the KB process. Qualitative analysis showed that AsCRA helped students to focus on high-level goals (idea negotiation, synthesis of ideas and rise above thinking) in KB, and to engage in continuous assessment, reflection, and action planning to regulate and improve their discourse. The findings have important implications for the design of technology-rich environments to support learners, and may help teachers identify the potential uses of such environments to encourage learners to engage in productive collaborative inquiry and develop metacognition and agency.


This paper focuses on consumer confusion when firms may choose between credible and non-credible certification systems for signalling quality. It is shown that the presence of confused consumers leads to the emergence of multiple stable equilibria, in which either all firms select the credible certification or all firms select the non-credible certification. A situation with numerous confused consumers is characterized by the complete absence of credible certification.


The utility model discloses a plate shearing machine with a pressing function. The plate shearing machine comprises an upper die and a lower die, and a cutter and a pressing device are arranged in the upper die, wherein the pressing device is used for pressing a plate and preventing the plate from skewing when the plate is sheared. A working platform for the plate to pass through is arranged in the lower die, at least one first plate pressing mechanism is arranged above the working platform, the first plate pressing mechanism comprises a beam horizontally arranged on the upper die and located at the front end of the pressing device, an installation base is fixedly arranged below the beam, a first rolling ball is rotatably arranged in the installation base, a straight rod at the upper end of the installation base is movably arranged in the beam, a first spring is sleeved in the straight rod, one end of the first spring is fixed on the lower end face of the beam, and the other end of the spring is fixed on the installation base. The plate shearing machine enables the plate to be pressed before the plate enters the position of the cutter, guarantees accuracy of the sheared plate, presses the plate always when the plate is sheared, and avoids bending and unevenness of the plate in a plate shearing process.


This study was conducted in order to identify, evaluate, and measure the attributes of employment of accounting graduates in Hanoi, Vietnam. The study was based on a field survey, using a semistructured questionnaire with a sample of 300 accounting graduates working for listed firms in the area of Hanoi, Vietnam. Only 255 filled questionnaires were satisfactory and processed in this research. We employed several statistical analytical tools, i.e. descriptive statistics, Cronbach's Alpha analysis and ANOVA. The study has identified and measured five attributes of employment of accounting graduates. Based on the findings, some recommendations are given for accounting students, accountants and universities to improve the employment of accounting graduates.


Regular monitoring of trends in sexual health behaviours of adolescents is required to guide evidence-based intervention programs and health policies. The purpose of this study was to examine national trends in sexual behaviours of Canadian adolescents from 2002 to 2014. Method: A secondary analysis of data was conducted using the Canadian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) survey of Grade 9 and 10 students over four survey cycles. Sexual behaviours of interest were ever having sexual intercourse, early onset of sexual intercourse, and oral contraceptive, condom, and dual method use over last sexual intercourse. Disaggregated by gender and survey cycle, data were analyzed using cross-tab analyses and aged-adjusted logistic regressions. Result: From 2002 to 2014, boys had decreasing trends in early onset of sexual intercourse [AOR = 0.55, 95% CI = (0.36–0.85), p = 0.008], but increasing trends in oral contraceptive use [AOR = 1.94, 95% CI = (1.24–3.04), p = 0.004]. During this time, girls had decreasing trends in condom use [AOR = 0.64, 95% CI = (0.41–1.00), p = 0.052], but increasing trends in oral contraceptive use [girls: AOR = 1.47, 95% CI = (0.98–2.19), p = 0.061] approaching statistical significance. No significant trends were noted in ever having sexual intercourse and dual method use for both genders. Conclusion: Boys showed improvements in sexual behaviours over time. The inverse trends of condom use and oral contraceptive use suggested girls' increasing reliance on oral contraceptive pills instead of condoms. Health services interventions and policies should consider implementing new strategies that better promote dual method use. Meanwhile, sustaining positive trends in sexual behaviours of boys and improving trends in sexual behaviours of girls requires continued access to appropriate interventions and policies.


Traditional rules concerning the immunity of States from jurisdiction are currently challenged by Italian domestic courts, seeking the possibility to provide exceptions to foreign immunity based upon the gravity of the foreign State's conduct and the consequences on human rights following recognition of State immunity. Such a trend is opposed to others that – for example – recognize a blanket of immunity to international organisations even where these do not establish internal procedures to adjudicate their conducts. The aim of the present work is to reconstruct the opposing emerging trends so to reflect on their value in the promotion of new rules, and to determine their consequences in terms of "crisis of the law of State immunity".


Two varieties of metagranitoids are distinguished: equigranular and porphyritic. They are deformed, metamorphosed (amphibolite facies overprinted – 650 ◦ C and 7–8 kbar) and uneven migmatized with augen, augenlayered or layered structure. Less deformed parts reveal magmatic peculiarities: micro-granular enclaves, zonal-arranged plagioclase inclusions in potassium feldspar porphyroclasts and foliated aplitic and pegmatitic dikes. Petrochemical and geochemical features point to predominantly crustal origin (ASI 1.02–1.48). Discriminant diagrams are controversial and argue for VAG and post-collisional geodynamic environment.


This chapter explores the role of qualitative research using interviews and focus groups in research about domestic violence. The chapter focuses particularly on the significance of the knowledge and experiences of workers who support battered women and of survivors of domestic violence. It discusses research techniques involving focus groups and one-to-one interviewing in this context and, drawing on the author's experience, investigates some of the issues that arise with respect to these research approaches. The chapter discusses the significance, for focus group and interview participants, of contributing stories to the research process. It concludes with some observations about the obligations owed to interviewees and focus group participants by researchers and how such obligations might be fulfilled.


Silica was prepared by alkali dissolution-precipitation with oil shale as starting material, and the content of SiO2 in oil shale was reduced.The detailed processing conditions were as follows: molar ratio of NaOH to SiO2 was 4, mass ratio of water to oil shale was 1, the treating condition was at 100℃ for 6 h, and grain size was more than 0.15 mm.Then acid leaching of oil shale was performed to prepare γ-Al2O3, and the content of Al2O3 and Fe2O3 in oil shale was reduced too.The acid leachate solution was modulated to pH=12.0 by adding alkali solution, and a mixture of γ-Al2O3 and Fe2O3 was precipitated and filtered, then γ-Al2O3 and Fe2O3 were separated completely by adding acid solution to pH=6.0.Finally, the treated oil shale had a kerogen content of 71.6% and the kerogen was validated by FT-IR.


One of the main challenges in processing the biomedical signals, such as ECG , EEG and EMG is noise removal as they are easily get affected by various noises arising from different environmental conditions. Filtering out the noise from EMG signal improves the accuracy and performance of signal processing systems. But in practice, it is very complicated to filter out noise from the desired EMG signals to obtain noise corrupted raw signal. This paper proposes a new data fusion techniques to reduce the effect of noise on electromyography signals, that are to be further processed to get the required information. The proposed method results in EMG signal enhancement when a corrupted emg signal with an additive white Gaussian noise is the only available information. The main idea is to utilize the kalman filter to remove the noise and enhance the performance of electromyography signals.


A simple and efficient method for the conversion of various oxiranes to the corresponding thiiranes using thiourea under solvent free conditions is described.


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The main shock of the earthquake(MS8.0,May,12,2008) at Wenchuan is reverse dip slip with mainly press stress axle NW-SE.And then the focal mechanism solutions of some aftershocks are the same with the main shock and the others are obviously different,have progressively changed to strike slip type from the south to the north.The main shock and some of the aftershocks with the same focal mechanism solutions of the main shock are reverse dip slip earthquakes that caused by glue slipping along the fault plane between the upper and lower plates of the reverse fault that is induced by the pushing and cover body of the Longmen mountain which rushed against the massif of Sichuan directly formed by the tectonic stress field.So the three axles of its focal mechanism solutions are in basically conformity with the tectonic stress field.While aftershocks of strike slip type are not the result directly formed by tectonic stress field.It is that this type of earthquakes do not broke out along the fault plane of the reverse fault so that it is not glue slipping,but is due to the transform stress field,formed by the quicker rock of different slipping speed rocks with small lump of being bad integrative(or body formed with different mediums) pressing the ahead neighbouring rock and pulling out the back neighbouring rock along the upper and lower plates of the reverse fault which plained with bad mixed matter,different frictions and binding.The focal mechanism solutions of aftershocks changed regularly is formed by the new shear fracture occurred in the ahead and back neighbouring rocks on the effect of this kind of some stress field.


A loose financial policy through the provision of loans and fiscal subsidies to state-owned enterprises and households has long been practiced in China, though financial liberalization since the 1980s has revitalized banks and other institutions. By using provincial data, this paper attempts to show the relationship between liquidity and productivity in post-reform China. China's total factor productivity growth is estimated by the Malmquist index. A total of four regression models have been employed and the findings support the inverse relationship between liquidity and productivity, especially since 2008. China's loose financial policy that promoted "cash-richness" must be reexamined as excessive liquidity coexisted with decline in total factor productivity. An increase of 1% in liquidity would result in about 0.6% loss in total factor productivity due to market distortion.


Mobile Internet technology is moving towards a packet-based or, more precisely, IPv6-based network. Current solutions on Mobile IPv6 and other related QoS and AAA matters do not offer the security and quality that users have come to take for granted. The EU IST project Moby Dick has taken on the challenge of providing a solution that integrates QoS, mobility and AAA in a heterogeneous access environment. This paper focuses on the mobility part of the project, describes and justifies the handover approach taken, shows how QoS-aware and secure handover is achieved, and introduces the project's paging concept. It shows that a transition to a fully integrated IP-RAN and IP-Backbone has become a distinct option for the future.


A field source reconstruction of the dipoles modeling the activated area of the brain while a subject performs the task of the voluntary motion of the hand is solved. Experimental data resulting from the integration of both EEG and fMRI are used.


The economic growth is keeping on stable develpment,at a rate of 7%-8% However,the employment situation is not so optimistic.The employment rate still keeps high.Causes for the problem of unemployment are:i)particular historical factors,ii)governmental function factors;iii)high urban threshold factor;iv)employment information factor;v)mid-sizde and small-sized enterprises as well as private enterprise factor;vi)traditional thought factor,etc.


We study the σ-ω model for nuclear matter at finite temperature and density in the functional integral approach. Particular emphasis is put on the treatment of the degrees of freedom of the massive vector meson. Various ways to calculate the grand partition function for free massive vector particles are presented. Then we show how field theories of two mutually interacting fields can be alternatively formulated in terms of a theory containing one free field and a nonlocal self-interaction of the other field. For a perturbative expansion in powers of the coupling constant and in the mean-field approximation, this formulation gives the same results as the standard treatment, e.g., the loop-expansion scheme of the effective potential. However, in contrast to the latter, the mean-field approximation is now obtained in a very simple and physically obvious way which closely resembles the analogous derivation for statistical-mechanical systems. We apply our alternative formulation to the case of scalar and massive vector particles interacting with another field. Combining both cases and taking the nucleon field as the interaction partner, we finally arrive at the grand partition function for the σ-ω model in mean-field approximation.


Though there is a progress in medical science and practice, hypertension remains widely prevalent in economically developed countries, and is comorbid with metabolic syndrome. This leads to weakening of vascular wall functioning in these patients and developing conditions for the formation of intravascular thrombi of various location. Aim. Comparative assessment of hemostatic function correction of vessel wall in hypertensives with metabolic syndrome (MS) with the complex of valsartan and losartan together with metformin and nonmedication treatments. Material and methods. Under follow-up, there were 47 hypertensives, of 1-2 grade, risk 4, middle age. Controls were 25 healthy persons of the same age. The assessment of biochemical and hematological parameters was performed. For blood pressure correction, 24 patients were prescribed valsartan 160 mg daily, 23 patients — losartan 100 mg daily. For metabolism optimization all patients were prescribed metformin 500 mg b.i.d., hypocaloric diet and regular physical activity of tolerable intensity. Results. The application of a complex with valsartan leads to normalization in hypertensives with MS the function of vascular wall in 4 months. Further non-strict adherence to the prescribed nonmedication part of the complex retains positive effect by the end of follow-up (12 months). Usage of losartan improves, but does not normalize vessel wall function in 4 months. Further non-strict adherence of non-medication part of treatment, regardless the continuation of losartan and metformin intake, decreases the achieved effect of treatment. Conclusion. Usage of treatment complex of hypocaloric diet, physical exercise and metformin helps to influence positively vascular hemostasis in hypertensives with MS in case of valsartan inclusion, and is less effective if replaced by losartan.


less invasive than vasography or seminal vesiculoscopy done earlier.3 Further the latest flexible vesiculo vasoscopy (FVV) or vasoscopy techniques were also suggested to improve diagnosis and treatment of ED obstruction.4 Though transurethral resection of ED (TURED) has been most published, more recent experience with antegrade endoscopic approaches are promising and also need to be considered.2 Since spermatogenesis is still normal in most of these men, usually surgical sperm removal for assisted reproduction technology (ART) followed by intracytoplasmic sperm injection is possible and is mostly offered as the 1st line of managing infertility.


This paper reports on results from high energy heavy ion testing of devices. The low LET zones of the cross-section curves are explored. High and low energy measurements are compared.


Recently, Trepte et al. [J. Chem. Phys., vol. 155, 2021] pointed out the importance of analyzing dipole moments in the FermiLöwdin orbital (FLO) self-interaction correction (SIC) for cyclic, planar molecules. In this manuscript, the effect of the molecular and electronic geometries on dipole moments and polarizabilities is discussed for noncyclic molecules. Computed values are presented for water, formaldehyde, and nitromethane. Continuing the work of Schwalbe et al. [J. Chem. Phys. vol. 153, (2020)], we reconfirm that systematic numerical parameter studies are essential to obtain consistent results in density functional theory (DFT) and SIC. In agreement with Trepte et al. [J. Chem. Phys., vol. 155, 2021], DFT agrees well with experiment for dipole moments, while SIC slightly overestimates them. A Linnett double-quartet electronic geometry is found to be energetically preferred for nitromethane.


The utility model relates to a refrigerator device comprising a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber, and a freeze-drying chamber arranged between the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber. The loop of the refrigeration system of the refrigerator successively comprises a compressor, a condenser, an anti-dew pipe, a drying filter and a solenoid valve. The solenoid valve is provided with a first refrigerant outlet, a second refrigerant outlet and a third refrigerant outlet. The first refrigerant outlet is connected with the refrigerant inlet of a freezing evaporator through a first capillary. The second and third refrigerant outlets are connected with the refrigerant inlets of a refrigerating evaporator and a freeze-drying chamber evaporator respectively through a second capillary and a third capillary. The refrigerant outlets of the refrigerating evaporator and the freeze-drying chamber evaporator are connected in parallel with each other and then are connected with the refrigerant inlet of the freezing evaporator. The refrigerant outlet of the freezing evaporator is connected with the refrigerant backflow port of the compressor after passing through a liquid storage barrel. Due to the adoption of the technical proposal of the utility model, the refrigeration device having a freeze-drying function can realize the freeze-drying function besides the functions of an existing refrigerator and an existing freezer, so that loosened porous and dried substances can be obtained.


To achieve its long-term goal of sending humans to Mars, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to proceed in a series of incrementally more complex human space flight missions. Today, human flight experience extends only to Low- Earth Orbit (LEO), and should problems arise during a mission, the crew can return to Earth in a matter of minutes to hours. The next logical step for human space flight is to gain flight experience in the vicinity of the Moon. These cis-lunar missions provide a "proving ground" for the testing of systems and operations while still accommodating an emergency return path to the Earth that would last only several days. Cis-lunar mission experience will be essential for more ambitious human missions beyond the Earth-Moon system, which will require weeks, months, or even years of transit time. In addition, NASA has been given a Grand Challenge to find all asteroid threats to human populations and know what to do about them. Obtaining knowledge of asteroid physical properties combined with performing technology demonstrations for planetary defense provide much needed information to address the issue of future asteroid impacts on Earth. Hence the combined objectives of human exploration and planetary defense give a rationale for the Asteroid Re-direct Mission (ARM).


Quasi-phase matched second-harmonic generation in the copropagating geometry is demonstrated in an asymmetric quantum-well waveguide. Modulation of the nonlinear susceptibility along the waveguide was achieved using a patterned quantum-well intermixing process. Photoluminescence measurements of the quantum-well bandedges indicate that a grating of alternating regions of intermixed and as-grown asymmetric quantum wells was produced for periods between 2 and 12 μm. The variation of the second-harmonic light intensity generated by guided incident light between λ=1480 and 1600 nm was measured. The resulting second-harmonic spectra show sharp quasi-phase matching resonances for grating periods near 3 μm, demonstrating that a periodic modulation of the quantum-well nonlinear susceptibility was produced.