Tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus (TYLCV) is a major pathogen of cultivated tomato, causing up to 100% crop loss in many parts of the world. In Israel the disease is well known and has an economic significance. In recent years viral symptoms were found in countries of the "New World" and since 1997, in Florida. Surprisingly, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of TYLCV interaction with the host plant cells. This proposal was aimed at expanding our understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which TYLCV enters the host cell nucleus. The main objective was to elucidate the TYLCV protein(s) involved in transport of the viral genomic DNA into the host cell nucleus. This goal was best served by collaboration between our laboratories one of which (V.C.) was already investigating the nuclear import of the T-DNA ofAgrobacterium tumefaciens, and the other (Y.G.) was studying the effect of TYLCV capsid protein (CP) in transgenic plants, hypothesizing its involvement in the viral nuclear entry. Three years of our collaborative work have provided signifcant data that strongly support our original hypothesis of the involvement of TYLCtr CP in viral nuclear import. Furthermore, our results have laid a foundation to study fundamental, but as yet practically unresolved, questions about the role ofthe host cell factors in the nuclear import of geminiviruses within their host plant. As a result, this research may lead to development of new approaches for plant protection based on control of TYLCV import to the host plant cell nucleus.


It has been repeatedly demonstrated in legal psychology writings that mistakes related to eyewitness testimony are one of the factors in many court errors.*2 The area of eyewitness testimony in legal psychology focuses mainly on problems related to identifi cation and knowledge of the functioning of the witness's memory as well as the infl uences of a co-witness (e.g., how people remember certain events and what infl uences the accuracy of testimony). The errors in eyewitness testimony are considered to be misidentifi cation (e.g,. identifi cation of an innocent individual instead of the suspect), misconceptions about the functioning of the witness's memory, reservations about the accuracy of testimony given by child witnesses and the elderly. In the US, the investigation of old cases has been resumed after new technologies have been introduced (Innocence Project)*3 and to date*4 the conviction of 273 persons have been overturned as the results of a DNA analysis showed that they had not committed in the past the crimes of which they were convicted. Errors in eyewitness testimony had served as one of the causes for the conviction in three fourths of the cases*5 and they are not solely characteristic of the US but also exist in other legal systems in Europe.*6 As Magnussen et al. have indicated, the eyewitness testimony is important evidence in many criminal cases, while the court system need not defend the suspect as required against the emergence of such errors.*7


This research aims to rearrange employee engagement variables into the new constructs based on factor analysis method in PT. Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (PT. PKT). This company is a state-owned company in Indonesia that operated since 1977 and employs for about 2,500 employees. Using stratified random sampling and spread for about 384 questionnaires to employees in PT. PKT, gives a results that all the variables are valid, according to Pearson Correlation, with the results range from 0.618 to 0.90. Furthermore, Cronbach's alpha also shows the acceptable range, means that all variables are reliable. At first, researchers identify eleven variables that influence the employee engagement; i.e. recognition & status, cash compensation & allowances, challenging work, learning opportunities, work/life balance, cooperation, work colleague, family friendliness, communication, performance & appraisal, and organization commitment (culture). In the end, there are only seven new factors: "Employee recognition", "Interpersonal Support", "Cash Compensation and Allowances", "Work Motivation", "Equal Opportunities", "Corporate Culture", and "Punishment". This facts heading to the conclusion for the company to more concerned to recognize all of their employees, make a comfort work environment so that employee will improve their performance, giving a competitive compensation and allowances, make rewards so that they get motivated to do their best, an equal opportunities to all employee no discrimination, make a vision and mission that socialize to the employees, and make a clear regulation regarding punishment.


Recent studies on the residential patterns of Asian immigrants in Pacific Rim countries have revealed a new form of suburban ethnic settlements – ethnoburbs. The geographic distribution of Koreans in Auckland indicates that an ethnoburb-like concentration has been developed in this small but rapidly increasing population group: Koreans are residentially clustered but not isolated from other population groups in an absolute sense. Interestingly, however, the economic structure of this ethnic community is somewhat different from that of ethnoburbs observed in North American cities. Statistical analysis of ethnic-specific business directories demonstrates that the economic structure within the Korean residential clusters in Auckland is dependent on the state of their home country's economy. In this regard, Korean businesses are more like economic satellites rather than independent economic entities in the transnational market, as observed in other suburban ethnic settlements. The residential clustering of Koreans in Auckland is an important example of how suburban ethnic settlements can vary in terms of their economic structures. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The goal of this work is to develop micro-scale noninvasive photonic instrumentation and techniques that will enable real-time imaging and monitoring of microstructures and cells in tissues. We utilize a hyperspectral microscope to explore the differences of native fluorescence and polarized light scattering from cellular components using various excitation wavelengths. The key optical "signature" characteristics that differentiate the various cellular components are used to obtain composite images that highlight their presence and the relative concentration of various tissue chromophores. The sensitivity has been optimized in our specially designed instrumentation so that image acquisition times are very short for real-time application in a clinical setting. This technology is not invasive to the cells and therefore it can be used to monitor their function while they are still alive.


Arturo Perez-Reverte1 is possibly the best-known Spanish contemporary novelist worldwide. His work has been translated into nineteen languages (Tom Deveny 268) and many of them have been even made into movies.2 His saga, the Adventures of Captain Alatriste has made him lead the most read books in Spain. Nevertheless, such success has not always been welcome by literary criticism. Santos Sanz Villanueva considers that Perez-Reverte has always been under suspicion of writing for the masses, being a bestseller author and producing literature for consumption (67).Nevertheless, if we pay attention to Perez-Reverte's journalistic production in the Sunday supplement XLSemanal, we can perceive that his indepth sociopolitical analysis of current Spain is also present throughout his fiction. Perez-Reverte's articles are well-known for their merciless critique of the corrupted political class (Martin Nogales 19), as he deems it responsible for the historical degradation of the nation. His last novel, The Siege (2010), is fully engaged with this pessimistic approach, revealing that the Spanish nation will never be able to refuse the alienating influence of political narratives inflicted on its reality. Martin Nogales considers that PerezReverte "is certain that there is no solution" (20) that could ovecome this as, for Perez-Reverte, "Spain is a historically sick country."3In proving this judgment, Perez-Reverte recalls "the bitter demand for Historical revisionsim of the authors of the Generation of 1898" (Martin Nogales 20) that ruled Spanish fin-de-siecle's cultural milieu. This movement aimed at the reformulation of the idea of the Spanish nation, upon the liberal collapse after the loss of the last American colonies in 1898. Writer and philosopher Miguel de Unamuno was one of his main representatives, providing a new insight to the reality of the Spanish nation, coined under the name of intrahistory.4 Unamuno blames political ideologies for the historiographical manipulation in so far as it derived into a historical approach to the Spanish nation that does not match its intrahistorical reality. Frances Wyers depicts this opposition between history and intrahistory noting that "the former is the record of people who act and 'make noise' and whose works constitute a 'false and delusive tradition', while the latter . . . is the unrecorded an unchanging culture of the peasants" (4).Unamuno follows a Nietzschean pattern, as the German philosopher perceived that history, taken as a linear progression of time, leads mankind to misinterpret its own reality:historical men believe that the meaning of life will become clearer and clearer in the course of its development; they only look back in order to understand the present on the basis of their observation of the past, and in order to learn to desire the future even more fervently. They do not even know how unhistorically they think and act, in spite of all their history, nor even how their preoccupation with history is not in the service of pure understanding..., but in the service of life. (qtd. Pietsch, 33)By stressing the boundaries between the historical manipulation of the nation and its intrahistorical reality, Unamuno aims at distinguishing between state, taken as a historical and political entity, and nation, which is anthropocentric and fully representative. Thus, the author subverts the idea that the state forges natural bonds among citizens, as this perception is based on a historical manipulation of reality. Judith Butler and Gayatri Spivak point out that "If the state is what 'binds,' it is also clearly what can and does unbind. And if the state binds in the name of the nation, conjuring a certain version of the nation forcibly, if not powerfully, then it also unbinds, releases, expels, banishes" ("Who sings" 4-5).Given that eternity constitutes the very basis of the intrahistorical reality, Unamuno identifies the Spanish nation with the feminine. …


Medical students are taught early on about the importance of taking account of a patient's social circumstances in clinical judgment and medical decisionmaking, in assessment, diagnosis, treatment and especially discharge and follow-up of patients. When national Clinical Priority Assessment Criteria (CPAC) scoring systems replaced traditional waiting lists in New Zealand in the mid-1990s to ration access to elective surgery,1 the scoring tool for most procedures included a 'social score' component. The purpose of including social criteria was to ensure that social values were integrated into the decision-making process in an appropriate and transparent manner.2 The social factors incorporated in the priority criteria were age,3 work status, and whether patients were caring for dependants or threatened with the loss of their own independence. Misgivings were allayed by providing that they were to be given relatively little weight compared to clinical factors.4


The objective of this paper is to monitor the electrical parameters like voltage, current, etc., remotely and display all the obtained real time values for a substation isolate. This paper is furnished to assure the load and electrical system equipment by the activation of relay, whenever the acquired parameters exceed the predefined values. Generally, this Proposed system design makes use of microcontroller, but the prototype of this circuit modelled in Proteus and can be executed by using ATmega 168 microcontroller. When supply is given to the designed hardware, all the sensors start sensing their respective parameters i. e., voltage, current, temperature etc., and modernize all the values on the display. Comparison between the problem-solving time values and the preordained values is continuously carried out by the microcontroller, if any of these values go beyond the pre-defined values, it sends fault alert to the relay, updates it on the screen and sends the same as an SMS through GSM for the rectification.


Background: Elastin is a polymeric protein providing extensibility and elastic recoil to tissues. Results: Cross-linking domain structure shifts from random coil to β-strand to α-helix during assembly of elastin matrix. Conclusion: Cross-linking domains have a previously unappreciated structural lability during assembly, which is highly susceptible to mutations of lysine residues. Significance: Identification of conformational transitions in cross-linking domains of elastin during self-assembly is essential for understanding the mechanisms of formation of the elastic matrix. Elastin is the intrinsically disordered polymeric protein imparting the exceptional properties of extension and elastic recoil to the extracellular matrix of most vertebrates. The monomeric precursor of elastin, tropoelastin, as well as polypeptides containing smaller subsets of the tropoelastin sequence, can self-assemble through a colloidal phase separation process called coacervation. Present understanding suggests that self-assembly is promoted by association of hydrophobic domains contained within the tropoelastin sequence, whereas polymerization is achieved by covalent joining of lysine side chains within distinct alanine-rich, α-helical cross-linking domains. In this study, model elastin polypeptides were used to determine the structure of cross-linking domains during the assembly process and the effect of sequence alterations in these domains on assembly and structure. CD temperature melts indicated that partial α-helical structure in cross-linking domains at lower temperatures was absent at physiological temperature. Solid-state NMR demonstrated that β-strand structure of the cross-linking domains dominated in the coacervate state, although α-helix was predominant after subsequent cross-linking of lysine side chains with genipin. Mutation of lysine residues to hydrophobic amino acids, tyrosine or alanine, leads to increased propensity for β-structure and the formation of amyloid-like fibrils, characterized by thioflavin-T binding and transmission electron microscopy. These findings indicate that cross-linking domains are structurally labile during assembly, adapting to changes in their environment and aggregated state. Furthermore, the sequence of cross-linking domains has a dramatic effect on self-assembly properties of elastin-like polypeptides, and the presence of lysine residues in these domains may serve to prevent inappropriate ordered aggregation.


Some famous novels treating the first half of the twentieth century such as Doctor Zhivago, The Master and Margarita, The Moscow Saga or The First Circle have been recently adapted for television. This article will analyse differences regarding the image of the USSR between the adaptations and the original texts. Firstly, we shall consider some flagrant modifications in the plot that mock or, on the contrary, improve the image of certain social groups. Secondly, we shall note the episodes omitted in adaptations : some embarrassing issues of Soviet history described in the novels seem to be systematically "forgotten" in the televised versions. Lastly, we shall see how even literary protagonists can be subjected to important modifications that elicit radically different interpretations of Soviet history. The images of the country conveyed in the adaptations differ markedly from those in the novels : everything becomes simple and flat. Moreover, contrary to the novels, their televised versions leave no room for ambiguity and, thus, regrettably, they invite no participation in making sense on the part of the viewers.


In single frequency networks (SFN) all transmitter make use of the same frequency broadcasting the same data simultaneously within the whole coverage area. Compared to a multi-frequency network (MFN) approach, SFNs offer advantages in terms of coverage and required radio spectrum. However, due to the transmission of equal data, local services are not possible anymore. Using the time slicing technology of digital video broadcasting - handheld (DVB-H), local service distribution can be applied also for SFNs. This approach enables the transmission of global services comprising all SFN advantages, and local service areas (LSAs) with different content by using only one frequency layer. The sizes of the LSAs are limited due to interference and are dependent on the power of the interfering transmitter. This paper deals with the adaption of the transmitting power in order to optimize the sizes of the LSAs. An heuristic optimization approach using simulated annealing (SA) has been proposed. Furthermore, impact of additional frequency layers on LSA and global service area (GSA) coverage will be analyzed. The simulation and the achieved results are based on a realistic scenario.


present even in students whom – outside of the dissection environment – rationally identifi ed the situation as being objectively without any clear and obvious threats, but still suffered from this perceived sense of vulnerability when in the moment. Perhaps pre-emptive, proactive interventions to reduce the notion of perceived threat2 could assist new medical students to minimise such feelings and ultimately blunt any associated negative psychological repercussions of this traditional learning opportunity? These interventions may include utilising personal tutors to provide space for refl ection for medical students. At the Nottingham Medical School, our cadaveric dissection experience culminated in a fi nal cremation ceremony to which medical staff were invited and, in some cases, to also meet relatives. It helped create a sense of closure and humanised the experience of dissection. It would be interesting to see whether biopsychosocial ramifi cations are altered following such an experience for the student.


New analogs of the commercial dye Pyrromethene 567 (PM567), where the chromophore core is maintained but different substituents are introduced in position 8, have been synthesized, and their lasing properties when incorporated (dissolved or copolymerized) in polymeric matrices, using both linear and crosslinked polymers with different degrees of functionalization, have been studied. In general, the new materials exhibited laser emission with efficiencies and photostabilities much higher than those of the commercial dye PM567, demonstrating that by incorporating adequate chemical modifications in teh dipyrromethene.BF2 complexes, and selecting the appropriate polymeric formulations, efficient and photostable solid-state dye lasers competitive with their liquid counterparts can be developed.


In this paper, we demonstrate high light tuning efficiency in indium selenide (In2Se3) coated micro knot resonator (MKR). Tuning of output optical power is realized via externally pump light excitation at wavelengths of 405, 532 and 660 nm. High light tuning efficiency is achieved with improved coating method, enhanced light-matter interaction, strong absorption of In2Se3 and highly sensitive to change of the coupling condition. The tuning efficiency of the output optical power is up to 0.815 dB/mW. The temporal response of the structure is around 1.6 ms under 532-nm pump light excitation. The sensitivity depends on micro knot resonator resonance including Q factor and ER. The MKR tuning performance with various diameters of the resonator and the diameter of the microfiber is investigated. The advantages of this device are easy fabrication, all-optical tuning, high sensitivity and fast response. This proposed structure might find potential applications in all-fiber-optic based tunable devices such as optical modulator, detector, etc.


This paper proposes a new approach using a multi agents system for personalising the distributed information retrieval (DIR). Most prior research in DIR focused on selecting and merging information that has the most relevant content according to the query, but ignored the user's specific needs. Our approach extends the state-of-the-art in a DIR. Firstly, it develops an agent called user-agent for managing the user profile. Secondly, it develops an agent called source-agent for each information source in order to manage its information source. Finally, it develops an agent called agent-broker for cooperating between user-agent and each source-agent in order to select the best source and merge their best documents in response to the user's query. The approach has been experimented with several known information sources. The experimental results show that the approach: (1) improve the relevance of the result, (2) reduce the response times and (3) improve the system extensibility.


Abstract The GAB (Guggenheim, Andersen, and de Boer) equation was adjusted to literature data of sorption of Amaranthus cruentus L. (M e vs. a w for adsorption and desorption) determined at 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 65, 70, and 90°C, in the range of water activity from 0.029 to 0.979. To quantify the goodness of fit, the correlation coefficient (R 2), the sum of squares (RSS), the standard error of the estimate (S y ), the mean relative deviation (MRD) and the plots of residuals were analysed. The three theoretical parameters of the GAB model (M o , C, and K) gave a good correlation (R 2 > 0.9817, RSS < 0.0297, MRD < 0.138, S y < 0.0143, and random residuals‐plots) in the range of a w from 0.029 to 0.979, of interest in seed storage and processing. However this correlation does not consider the effect of temperature (T) on coefficient values. In a second stage, parameters M o and K were adjusted at each temperature. Very low variances were obtained in the range 25–65°C for desorption and in the range 25–55°C for adsorption. These results suggested that M o and K remain almost constant and a correlation with T is not justified. On the contrary sense, parameter C showed stronger variation with T. This was explained by the analysis of sensitivity for the influence of C on moisture content. On this basis, the relation C–T was proposed by an Arrhenius‐type relation [C = A.exp(B/T)] and this function was incorporated to the original GAB model to re‐estimate the parameters A, B, M o , and K. The developed modification provides a generalised and precise expression of GAB model for Amaranth.


In recent years there has been increasing emphasis on the modest productivity development in the construction industry compared to other manufacturing industries. This is the starting point of this paper. It acknowledges that a clear tendency to a poor development is present, but it can be discussed whether productivity is a righteous and objective measurement of development, and especially improvement through holistic management concepts. Efficiency and effectiveness should instead be applied as measurements, and an exploration of these concepts is, therefore, undertaken. It is argued that a new and more holistic project culture is needed, and, therefore, modified concepts for project management concepts should be explored. Value-Based Management, VBM, is introduced as such an example, and a brief introduction to the underlying principles of VBM is presented. Finally, a theoretical connection between VBM and efficiency and effectiveness is sought and found. The principal findings are of a theoretical character. Several clear connections between VBM and the increase in efficiency and effectiveness were found. Some of these are: Lucidity of primary the construction client and the end users' needs and secondary the other participants. This regards both product and process values. Also, the creation of a mutual background for decision-making by establishing shared values for behavior and cooperation. The originality of this paper is the combination of the work with soft values as means for achieving improved products and the use of effectiveness and efficiency as indicators of development and innovation through the new holistic concepts. Some of the theories behind this paper present the concept of VBM and methods for measuring improvement thereof. This paper shall, therefore, be seen as a part of the development of a modified project management concept in the new century. These new holistic ideas of utilizing human capabilities should create an effect of positive synergy, which hypothetically could result in more value for all parties, better quality, lower price, higher earnings, more engaged participants and a general raise of the welfare.


Global Complexity, John Urry, London: Polity, 2003 pp. xi, 172 In Global Complexity, John Urry provides at once relatively familiar discussions of globalization and complexity theory and a series of new insights for how complexity theory can be deployed to understand globalization. In fact Urry's discussion blends the analysis of globalization and complexity theory so thoroughly that he makes a convincing case that globalization is inexplicable without complexity theory. The book is long on big (well-conceived) ideas, description and anecdotal evidence and a bit short on specific applications and direction for proceeding with a complexity research agenda. Taken as a whole, Urry provides a compelling case for complexity and Global Complexity should be considered an important entry in both the globalization and complexity theory literatures.


Construction of population-based database is an important project for governments at all levels not only at present but also the future.This paper presents a facile technology programs through modeling to do a preliminary research on the population-based database interface technology.


The basic parameters of lung's biomechanics were studied in 29 Chernobyl accident liquidators. For comparison 12 persons randomized on age, sex, lifestyle, profession, duration and intensity of smoking and as control 50 healthy non-smoking men of similar age were investigated. Chronic obstructive bronchitis was revealed more often in liquidators (p


Particulate matter is a severe source of atmospheric pollution in urban cities, and it has 12 adverse effects on human health. This study was conducted during the whole year of 2016 to 13 monitor the concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 on the Beijing Hanshiqiao wetland and bare land in 14 Beijing to analyze their correlations with meteorological factors and compare the removal efficiency 15 between two land surface types. The results indicated that (1) the PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations on 16 the bare land were higher than those on wetland as a whole, reaching the highest value both at night 17 and dusk and the lowest value near noon. The average concentration of PM10 was higher in winter 18 (wetland: 137.48 μg·m-3; bare land: 164.75 μg·m-3) and spring (wetland: 205.18 μg·m-3; bare land: 19 244.85 μg·m-3) and the concentration of PM2.5 on the wetland also reached the higher value in winter 20 and spring with the average of 84.52 μg·m-3 and 98.98 μg·m-3, whereas, it was higher in spring and 21 summer on the bare land; (2) concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 were significantly positively affected 22 by the relative humidity (P < 0.01) and negatively influenced by wind speed (P < 0.05). The 23 relationship between PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations and temperature was found complicated: it 24 showed a significantly negative correlation (P < 0.01) in winter and spring and was insignificant in 25 autumn, but in summer, only the correlation between the PM10 concentration and temperature on 26 wetland was significant (P < 0.01); (3) the removal efficiencies of PM10 and PM2.5 followed the order 27 of spring > winter > autumn > summer on the wetland, and the removal efficiency of PM10 was 28 greater than that of PM2.5. This study is aim to provide practical measures to improve the air quality 29 and facilitate sustainable development in Beijing. 30


Bladder cancers arise from transformed urothelial cells that line the bladder. These cancers are urothelial or squamous cell carcinomas or, more rarely, additional histologic variants such as adenocarcinoma. The most important bladder cancer risk factors worldwide are arguably smoking and urogenital schistosomiasis. The parasitic Schistosoma haematobium worm causes urogenital schistosomiasis in approximately 112 million people, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East [1]. During infection, S. haematobium worms lay highly inflammatory eggs in the bladder wall. This inflammation is thought to promote carcinogenesis through unclear mechanisms. People with chronic urogenital schistosomiasis exhibit increased risk and earlier onset of bladder cancer (up to two decades earlier), with a predominance of squamous cell carcinoma [2]. Consequently, S. haematobium has been categorized as a Group I carcinogen ("carcinogenic to humans") by the International Agency on Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization [3].


Objective:To analyze imaging features of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).Methods:16 patients with GIST confirmed by pathology underwent various imaging examinations.Results:16 cases of GIST (10 cases in stomach,1 case in duodenum,1 case in ileocecum,2 cases in small bowel,1 case in transverse mesocolon,1 case in sigmoid mesentery) including 11 exophytic masses,1 endophytic mass,and 1 exo- and endophytic mass were studied.Among them,1 case had hepatic metastasis.The concordance rate for CT with pathological results was 81%.Conclusion:The exophytic mass is the main growth pattern and the main basis of diagnosis as well.CT is the main tool for preoperational diagnosis and definition of its biological behavior.


The editor in chief reaffirms Computer's continuing commitment to provide timely information about diverse topics in computer science, technology, and applications and outlines plans for editorial coverage during the Computer Society's 60th anniversary year.


Background: Genetic variability of influenza viruses causes new epidemics worldwide annually. Development of a new vaccine for prophylaxis of influenza virus has been amajor objective in recent years. The aim of this study was to construct a recombinant baculoviruscapable of expressing the two surficial antigenic glycoproteins, hemagglutininand neuraminidase, as well as matrix proteinsof swine influenza (H1N1) simultaneously and independently. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, first, a triplet cassette providing simultaneous and independent expression of target proteins was designed and subjected to synthesis. It was then cloned into pFastBac1 donor plasmid. Competent E.ColiDH10Bac cells were transformed by donor clone and the recombinant bacmids were produced following homologous transposition. This construction was verified by PCR and then transfected into Sf9 insect cells to package new recombinant baculoviruses. Results: Restriction map of pFastBacI HNM1 donor plasmid confirmed the fidelity of the clone. The results of PCR done on the recombinant bacmidas template indicated that a proper homologous recombination has occurred between pFastBacI HNM1 donor plasmid and the bacmid in E.ColiDH10Bac host cells. Protein analysis of the infected Sf9 cells showed that all target proteins were efficiently expressed at the same time. Conclusion: The recombinant baculovirus constructed in this studypossesses proper characteristics to produce swine influenza virus-like particles in Sf9 cells.


When track the recognized rigid target object for the Position Based Visual Servo(PBVS) system on the generic complex environment, existing optical flow based tracking approach has possibility to occur outlier due to its aperture problem which is occurred from drifting tracking points. In this paper, we propose the method how to remove the drifting tracking points using Kalman filter. We compare the measurement result with estimation result from Kalman filter and then our proposed approach detects the drifting tracking points. Then detected outliers are removed. Finally, we calculate the object pose result without detected outlier. The result of system which is removed the occurred outlier shows that the system performance was good rather than before remove the outlier. Then we can realize the improved differences between previous system with outlier and current system without outlier.


This veto message from Governor Mark Sanford vetoes H. 4828, R. 246, which authorizes the Irmo Fire District to adopt rules and regulations to ensure that buildings within the district are maintained properly and do not present a fire or safety hazard.


Intramedullary device for treatment of a mid-shaft clavicle fracture. The device comprises a base pin (1) having a primary fixation element (2) and a connection part (3). A secondary fixation element (6) is provided which is attachable to the connection part (3) at a distance along the base pin with respect to the primary fixation element(2). The connection part (3) of the base pin (1) and the secondary fixation element (6) are rotatable with respect to each other when attached, e.g. using an end cap (7).


Language is an important aspect in communication activities. When communicating, the language used is not only verbal, but can also be written. At the time of writing, both writing for official activities, such as in teaching and learning activities in schools and informal activities, it is not uncommon to find errors in language. The error occurred because of the limited mastery of the language of the author, and errors in writing a word or sentence. This study aims to correct errors in punctuation, letter writing, affixation processes, and to find out the results of the analysis of the form of language errors at the phonological and morphological levels in writing explanatory texts for eighth grade students. The research method used is descriptive qualitative method. The results of this study indicate that of the 38 explanatory texts, there were 33 errors, including: 21 or 63.7% errors at the phonological level and 12 or 36.3% errors at the morphological level.


Abstract Supersaturated designs can be used for screening purposes to investigate a number of factors which is at least as large as the number of runs. Several methods have been proposed for the challenging data analysis of such designs. In this paper Box-Meyer method for finding active factors in fractionated designs is adapted for the analysis of supersaturated designs. By restricting search of important factors to a main-effect analysis, as is typically the case for supersaturated designs, Box-Meyer method is compared to other existing analysis methods. A numerical simulation and a well-known dataset are used to illustrate the ideas.


The preformed messenger ribonucleic acid in Botryodiplodia theobromae spores directs the synthesis of several relatively stable polypeptides. Reports from several laboratories have con-cluded that fungal spores contain preformed messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) (1-6, 8, 10). During the initial phases of germination of Botryodiplodia theobromae conidiospores, translation is temporally separated from tran-scription since protein synthesis occurs in the absence of detectable RNA synthesis (2). This paper reports experiments to determine whether the spore mRNA directs the synthesis of more than one soluble protein and whether the proteins synthesized early in the germina-tion-process differ from those synthesized at a later stage. with 50 &i of a mixture of 12 3H-amino acids. A separate 25-ml sample was incubated from 4 to 5 hr with I0 &i of an identical mixture of 12 "C-amino acids. The 3H-labeled and "C-labeled spores were combined prior to homogenization. A 500-M amount of soluble protein, which contained 22,000 countslmin of 3H-labeled protein (0 to I hr; a) and 19,000 countslmin of "C-labeled protein (4 to 5 hr; 0). were subjected to electrophoresis.


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The invention discloses a method for the online leakage monitoring of hydrocarbon water cooler by optical fiber technology, which comprises the steps that: hydrocarbon media in a water cooler are used for preparing standard liquids with different concentrations, an optical fiber probe is calibrated, and a relation parameter database of the concentration of the hydrocarbon media and optical fiber reading is established; a sampling device, an inlet and an outlet of which are provided with quick release flanges, inlet filtering fillers, overflow weirs, sealing components and positioning units, are set up at a circulating water outlet pipeline of the hydrocarbon water cooler, the optical fiber is sealed in the device, and hydrocarbon content in circulating water of the water cooler is monitored online; optical fiber monitoring data of the hydrocarbon content in the water is transmitted to a data acquisition alarm system, and hydrocarbon concentration is calculated according to the relation parameter database of the concentration of the hydrocarbon media and the optical fiber reading. The method is capable of accurately detecting the hydrocarbon concentration in water online, rapidly determines leakage accident to deal with the accident as early as possible in order to reduce water consumption and hydrocarbon loss, and is suitable for the online leakage monitoring of the hydrocarbon water cooler above C6.


Digital image watermarking is one of the dominant means to catch out the unauthorized use of copyrighted images. It inserts secret information (watermark) into the host image that helps in finding the rightful ownership of image. Watermarking is one of the solutions to prevent unlicensed use of digital media. This solution can help the protection of ownership rights by embedding the copyright information in the intended media. There are various algorithms to embedding a watermark image into digital image (host or original). The proposed work is skilled with insertion of watermark images into host or original image in the edge positions. Ultimately, produce high invisibility while embedding into reference image and extraction of watermark might be without any distortions. This type of insertion makes easy and free from the false positive errors. For finding the quality of the extracted watermark image and efficiency of algorithm, we used a well-known quality measure functions for images, such as PSNR (peak signal to noise ration) and Jaccard function. The results of proposed work give high invisibility of the inserted watermark image, with very less distortions of the extracted watermark image.


We developed an automated prediction technique for coronal holes using potential magnetic field extrapolation in the solar corona to construct a database of coronal holes appearing from 1975 February to 2015 July (Carrington rotations from 1625 to 2165). Coronal holes are labeled with the location, size, and average magnetic field of each coronal hole on the photosphere and source surface. As a result, we identified 3335 coronal holes and found that the long-term distribution of coronal holes shows a similar pattern known as the magnetic butterfly diagram, and polar/low-latitude coronal holes tend to decrease/increase in the last solar minimum relative to the previous two minima.


[Objective] The study aimed to judge the ecological vulnerability level in in Anding Area in Dingxi City.[Method] With he Anding Area as the reaearch object,18 factors from the three aspects of resource-environmental condition,socio-economic level and the degree of ecological balance were selected as the evaluating factors to build the evaluation index system,so as to quantitatively evaluate the ecological environment in the Anding Area.The combination of AHP and the mean square difference method was used to confirm the index weight and then calculate the degree of eco-environment vulnerability.[Result] The index of ecological vulnerability in Anding Area had an descending trend in fluctuation with time since the ecological governance of this area in the 90's,decreasing from 0.713 2 in 1993 to 0.2 868 in 2003.Anding Area first went thought the middle vulnerability stage in 1993,and then went into relative stable stage of general vulnerability in 1999 and lastly changed over no vulnerability stage,so its eco-environment developed toward the good stage.Based on the evaluation results,some countermeasures and suggestions were provided on the construction of eco-environment.[Conclusion] The evaluation results obtained by the index system evaluation accorded for the actual instance,which provided a scientific basis for the ecological building in this area in the future.


The curing behavior of the dicyanate ester of bisphenol-A (DCBA) modified with poly(hydroxy ether of bisphenol-A) (phenoxy) is studied by differential scanning calorimetry in dynamic and isothermal tests at temperatures between 120 and 240°C. The addition of phenoxy to DCBA produces an increase in the reaction rate and a decrease in the temperature of maximum reaction rate for the uncatalyzed resin, and also for the system catalyzed with copper (II) acetyl acetonate/nonylphenol. The exothermic heat of curing for the mixtures is also dependent on the phenoxy content. These facts evidence a catalytic effect of phenoxy on the curing of the cyanate ester resin, even though an autocatalytic behavior is observed for all uncatalyzed DCBA/phenoxy mixtures. A simplified mechanistic kinetic model is used to calculate the kinetic parameters. For the uncatalyzed systems, a decrease in the kinetic constant for the initiation reactions, and an increase in the propagation constant are measured when the cyanate content increases. The thermal activation energy for the initiation reaction of the catalyzed systems is lower than that of the uncatalyzed ones, and it depends on the weight fraction of cyanate in the mixture. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010


In this article, the particle swarm optimization and differential evolution algorithms inspired by the intrinsic principles of quantum mechanics are presented. These quantum versions of meta-heuristic algorithms, namely quantum inspired particle swarm optimization and quantum inspired differential evolution for multi-level thresholding have been designed to find optimal thresholds of colour images at different levels by exploiting Kapur's entropy as an objective function. The average fitness and the standard deviation of the fitness values are reported. The test results over two test images at different levels certify the efficacy of the proposed methods with reference to precision, computational time, and durability over their classical counterparts. At last, a statistical measure, t-test has been performed among the four methods (two quantum methods and two classical methods) taking two methods in a single grasp to ascertain the supremacy of the results.


The observed strong link between aerosol optical depth (τ) and cloud top pressure (ptop) has frequently been interpreted as the invigoration of convective clouds by aerosol, with increased τ being strongly correlated with decreases in ptop (increases in cloud top height). A strong correlation between τ and cloud fraction (fc) has also been observed. Using satellite‐retrieved data, here we show that ptop is also strongly correlated to fc, and when combined with the strong sensitivity between fc and τ, a large proportion of the relationship between ptop and τcan be reconstructed. Given the uncertainties about the influence of aerosol‐cloud interactions on the τ‐fc relationship, this suggests that a large fraction of the τ‐ptop correlation may not be due to aerosol effects. Influences such as aerosol humidification and meteorology play an important role and should therefore be considered in studies of aerosol‐cloud interactions.


Title of Dissertation: AMISH WOMEN, BUSINESS SENSE: OLD ORDER WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN THE LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, TOURIST MARKETPLACE Beth E. Graybill, Doctor of Philosophy, 2009 Dissertation directed by: Professor John L. Caughey American Studies This dissertation is an examination of Amish businesswomen and gender roles in the tourist marketplace of Lancaster County, PA. Tourism in Lancaster is a $1.5 billion business; tourists largely come because of the Amish and values associated with them. Recently, tourism has come to provide an important source of income for many Old Order Mennonite and Amish women, whose business enterprises cater primarily to a tourist market. Among the Amish, known for their separation from wider society, tourism now puts many women on the front lines in dealing with outsiders, a monumental shift historically. Thus, this ethnography of Amish businesswomen serves as a useful lens for examining Amish women's changing gender roles in Lancaster County today. Moreover, it fills a significant gap in the literature, as virtually nothing has been written about Amish women, to date. Mine is a micro-study that examines tourism, business, and gender through the words of Amish women themselves, and my analysis of them. Using ethnography and life history I examine the lives of Old Order Amish and Mennonite women whose businesses range from quilt shops to greenhouses to serving meals in their homes. As I show, the ways in which these women handle their business, family, and community roles sometimes involves extensions of traditional roles and sometimes departures fr om them. AMISH WOMEN, BUSINESS SENSE: OLD ORDER WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN THE LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, TOURIST MARKETPLACE


Comment P3 "By assuming that ice breaks up where the deformation is maximal, Roach et al. (2018) obtained that the fracture of sea ice by waves leads to a preferential size. This means that wave-induced break-up leads to a bell-shaped FSD, a result that indicates that the morphology of floes resulting from breakup might not be well represented by a power law". The bell shape in this case probably corresponds to peaks in the wavelength spectrum since there are no hydrodynamics in their model (they create a surface profile from the open water spectrum)


Abstract: This article describes from its inception a recovery and preservation project on the subject of the Bracero Program, curated by the National Museum of American History for the Smithsonian Institution. The essay includes background information on interviews conducted with Mexican and Mexican American men and families, regions visited and objects collected, and collaborations (with references to critical studies). It shows how translations and curatorial efforts took the form of a special exhibit.


Lithium zirconate (Li2ZrO3) is one of the most promising materials for CO2 separation from flue gas at high temperature. This material is known to be able to adsorb a large amount of CO2 around 500−600 °C. It was also reported that the addition of lithium/potassium carbonate to Li2ZrO3 increased the CO2 sorption rate when compared to pure Li2ZrO3. In this study, we examine the CO2 sorption mechanism on Li2ZrO3 by analyzing phase and microstructure changes of Li2ZrO3 during the CO2 sorption process with the help of thermogravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction analyses. We report on CO2 sorption experiments for different Li2ZrO3 based sorbents at different operating conditions in order to identify the most appropriate sorbent and experimental conditions. We also propose a kinetic model that is a variant of a double-shell model proposed in the literature by introducing additional dynamics to obtain a consistent response of the CO2 uptake curve during the initial part of the...


Waldemar Siwinski - President of Perspektywy Education Foundation, Vice President of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence. Address: Nowogrodzka 31, 00-511 Warsaw, Poland. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com The global ranking system is in a state of violent transformation. We can already see the emerging contours of a new ranking system with the four distinguished elements: regional systems, customer-centered systems, multi-league systems, discipline-based systems. To reflect regional characteristics, including language, culture, global ranking systems should become regional ranking systems. To satisfy readers" different expectations towards rankings, ranker-centered systems should become customer-centered ystems. To reflect different institutional missions; size, locations, current unified ranking systems, they should become multiple ranking systems. Institutional ranking systems should become discipline-based ranking systems in order to reflect disciplinary differences. One of the most significant directions of changes in rankings is a search for a way to include in the international rankings other missions than research; especially important here are such aspects as excellence in teaching and the so called third mission or the university"s social mission.


This paper proposes a fault diagnosis method of mine hoist based on fuzzy neural network. The method firstly inputs the fuzzy fault samples of mine hoist to the BP neural network in the training data. Then the specific example of hydraulic breaking system is simulated by using MATLAB software toolbox. Simulation results show that fuzzy neural network can filter out redundant information,save time and space,predict the fault of mine hoist well,and improve the accuracy and reliability of fault diagnosis.


ABSTRACT Since March 2015, a coalition of states led by Saudi Arabia has been engaged in an armed conflict in Yemen. By the end of September 2018, and prior to the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi, the conflict had been ongoing for an equal 21 months under the Obama and Trump administrations. During this 42-month period, US support for the Coalition was largely consistent in terms of the material and logistical aid provided, despite well-documented war crimes and a humanitarian crisis in Yemen. Nonetheless, Congressional Democratic positions on US support for the Coalition shifted following the political transition from Obama to Trump. Through an analysis of congressional resolutions and social media engagement, it is argued that political interests rather than ideological preferences were the primary source of Democratic positions on US support for the Coalition in Yemen.


Spain was one of the few European countries where the rise of the extreme right movements was not a significant issue. Not anymore, not until now. Plataforma per Catalunya (PXP) is a new extreme right political party in the Spanish political scene. Racist, Xenophobic, mainly morophobic, this political party rises with considerable force in a specific context characterized by the massive arrival of immigrants workers (1,4 millions in 2001, almost 6 millions in 2011; representing around 12% of the total population— INE) and by an economic crisis. The unemployment rate is the highest one of Europe (20,4% — eurosat/2011). The irruption of the far right is nevertheless paradoxical since this type of phenomenon has been quite marginal since the implementation of a democratic regime in Spain. Furthermore, it seems even more baffling because the emergence of this trend occurs in Catalonia, a region traditionally considered as a place of immigration and integration. The success of the PXC is mainly the outcome of the parties' territorial conquest strategy based on local anchoring and the exploitation of the Spanish social and economic contexts. This success is also the product of a clever ideological alchemy orchestrated by the leader of the party, Josep Anglada i Rius, whom achieves to adapt the discourse of new formations in Europe called identities to the Spanish and Catalonian geopolitical idiosyncrasy.


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A volumetric measuring device, constructed from a hypodermic syringe and the graduated cylinder of a burette, were described. Steel spheres were measured more accurately and precisely with the device than with graduated cylinders. For spheres of three sizes, the percent deviations of the means of measured volumes ranged from 0.3 to 0.8% in comparison with 0.6–13.1% for graduated cylinders and the standard errors of the means, from 0.007 to 0.011 ml in comparison with 0.029–0.070 ml.


taken as a whole, and despite a few weak entries and some areas of omission, this collection should stand as this generation's most significant volume for readers interested in pursuing the nexus of influence between nietzsche and ancient Greek thought. in some important ways it succeeds in being more than a mere compendium of helpful scholarship on nietzsche and the Greeks; in several of the most important essays (Porter, hamilton, Jaggard, Gillham, Bracht Branham, lampert, and the essays in section 5), it achieves the rare quality of posing nietzsche's own most pressing question concerning the uses and disadvantages of "antiquity" for life. in doing so, it beckons us to revisit nietzsche's earliest works for clues on how to make sense of his late texts—and, perhaps most importantly, it asks us to resituate its truths in the context of our own hermeneutic situation. no scholar who wishes to address the question concerning nietzsche and "the" Greeks can afford to ignore it.


Leaves and flowers of selected Hibiscus species, used in traditional medicine, were evaluated for antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Information on these species is meagre and this study would contribute new and additional knowledge on the bioactivities of the genus. Antioxidant properties (AOP) of six species assessed were total phenolic content (TPC). Leaves of species with high TPC. Leaves of H.rosa-sinensis had the strong antioxidant activity. Leaves of H.rosa-sinensis developed into functional food and skin care products.


This study presents a technique for noise reduction in speech signals adapting the wavelet transform by comparing it with the power spectral subtraction. To validate the results, segmented signal noise and Itakura Saito distance relationship were used. After analyzing the obtained results, we have verified that the technique based on Wavelet transform showed lower spectral distortion and, in some cases, a better signal to noise ratio.


(57) [summary] composite nonwoven fabric, diapers, for use as a sanitary napkins, and the one-piece surface sheet and barrier fibers for disposable absorbent articles, including adult incontinence supplies are provided. Fabric is treated so as to have a strike-through region, the region as bleeding, usually are treated with a surfactant, by receiving the invasion solution, it conveys the invasion liquid absorbing core, to accumulate. Street blur area is surrounded by a liquid barrier region that are suitable for determining the confinement structure including a diaper leg-like folded portion. Barrier and strike through region is to have a good low re-wetting characteristics, and similar or lower in basis weight than to have a similar or better balancing characteristics to the conventional spunbond topsheet, is designed ing.


INTRODUCTION
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of both hospital- and community-acquired infections worldwide. However, data about the molecular epidemiology of MRSA in North Africa are still scarce.

METHODOLOGY
All MRSA isolates recovered between January 2006 and July 2011 from one Algerian hospital were genetically and phenotypically characterized.

RESULTS
The predominance of a European community-associated-MRSA (CA-MRSA) clone (ST80-SCCmec IV-PVL positive) was revealed by this analysis.

CONCLUSION
Our data suggest that a CA-MRSA clone recently invaded the hospital setting in Algiers and replaced a typical hospital-associated pandemic clone such as the Brazilian clone (ST239-SCCmec IIImercury-PVL negative).


Strong world economic growth, led by China and the United States, has provided the impetus for significant growth in world base metals consumption in 2004. For the majority of the base metals( aluminium, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc) production has grown at a lower rate than consumption. As a result, stocks of most base metals have decreased substantially and, in the case of copper and nickel, were at very low levels in late 2004. Prices for the majority of base metals are expected to fall in 2005 as economic growth in China and the United States declines. With China accounting for a dominant proportion of world growth in consumption of base metals, slower domestic economic growth is expected to be a major contributor to lower growth in world demand for base metals in 2005.


This paper analyzes the strength training of the juvenile girl water ballet swimmers with the methods of document survey and investigation. The findings show that it is a preferable period to train the strength of the juvenile girls in water ballet swimming. Grasping this key period of strength training will ensure the future high-level performance in their adulthood. With a new perspective on the strength training of juvenile girl ballet swimmers, the paper hopes to be helpful to the coaches.


Two novel trifluorovinyl ether (TFVE) monomers were copolymerized with either ethyl vinyl ether (EVE) or vinyl acetate (VAc) in a redox-initiated aqueous emulsion: 1-(2-phenoxyethoxy)-1,2,2-trifluoroethene (Ph-TFVE) and 1-(2-(2-ethoxy- ethoxy)ethoxy)-1,2,2-trifluoroethene (Et-TFVE). Previous studies demonstrated a pro- pensity for radical hydrogen abstraction from the oligoether pendant group during the homopolymerization of Et-TFVE with continued propagation of the resulting radical, thereby providing the rationale to investigate the copolymerization of our new TFVEs with EVE or VAc. Reactivity ratios were estimated using the error-in-variables model from a series of bulk free radical copolymerizations of Ph-TFVE with EVE or VAc. The reactivity ratios were rPh-TFVE 5 0.25 6 0.07, rEVE 5 0.016 6 0.04; rPh-TFVE 5 0.034 6 0.04, rVAc 50.89 60.08. Partial hydrolysis of polymers containing VAc to vinyl alcohol (VA) resulted in two terpolymers: poly(Ph-TFVE-co-VAc-co-VA) and poly(Et-TFVE-co- VAc-co-VA), respectively. We investigated the possibility of hydrogen abstraction from VAc during polymerization by comparing the molar mass before and after hydrolysis. Abstraction from VAc was not apparent during polymerization; however, abstraction from the oligoether pendant group of Et-TFVE was again evident and was more significant for those copolymers having a greater fraction of Et-TFVE in the monomer feed. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci A: Polym Chem 38: 1344 -1354, 2000


A new parallel algorithm for convection-dominated diffusion equation is proposed. To derive an approximate solution of the problem at the same time level, we use two domain decomposition methods. The average of the solutions obtained is set to be new numerical solution. The algorithm demonstrates a high accuracy and is suitable for parallel computing. Approximate solution of two-dimensional convection-dominated diffusion equations is also considered. Numerical examples show the efficiency and reliability of the algorithm. AMS subject classifications: 65M06, 65M12, 65Y05


This paper analyzes parameters required for realizing remote detection of a concealed source of ionizing radiation by observing the occurrence of breakdown in air by a focused wave beam. Production of free electrons and the free electron density in the absence/presence of additional sources of ionization are analyzed. The maximum electron density in the discharge and the time required for this density to return after the discharge back to its stationary level, are estimated. The optimal excess of the power density and the corresponding power level as the function of frequency are determined. It is shown that the optimal frequency of such systems ranges from 0.3 up to 0.8 THz. The paper also determines the range of such systems as the function of the source frequency and power and contains a brief analysis of available sources of microwave, millimeter-wave and THz radiation.


A new cascadable first-order current-mode all-pass filter (FOCMAPF) consists of single active element namely, dual-X current conveyor transconductance amplifier (DXCCTA) and one capacitor is presented in this paper. The proposed filter offers the features of ease of cascading, electronic tuning of pole frequency, low sensitivities to the active components as well as to the passive component, low total harmonic distortion of output current (0.74%) and very good operating frequency (78.4 MHz). HSPICE simulation results using 180 nm CMOS process parameters have been shown to authenticate the proposed theory.


We use the recently introduced factorization theory of motion polynomials over the dual quaternions for the synthesis of closed kinematic loops with six revolute joints that visit four prescribed poses. Our approach admits either no or a one-parametric family of solutions. We suggest strategies for picking good solutions from this family.


SUMMARYA comparative analysis of chromosomal polymorphism in four geographically isolated populations of Glyptotendipes paripes (Moscow, Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Yakutsk) is presented. Extremely high frequencies of homozygous and heterozygous inversions in chromosome I (perticularly in arm B) in association with very conserved band sequences in chromosomes II, III, IV were found. Two sequences (par Al and par A2) in arm A of chromosome I in the heterozygote and homozygote and one, par A3, in the heterozygote were found. Six sequences were observed in arm B (three homozygotes and four heterozygotes). Comparisons of Hungarian, Bulgarian and Irkutsk populations described earlier (MICHAILOVA 1987) allowed us to identify three new sequences in arm B, a new one in arm A. Heteromorphism for a large heterochromatin block in the region 10 of chromosome I not previously described was revealed. Polymorphism in chromosomes II and III was demonstrated for the populations studied, although the frequencies of rearrangements ...


In this thesis, examples of type II Sarkisov links between complex projective Fano threefolds with Picard number one are provided. To show examples of these links, I study smooth weak Fano threefolds with Picard number two whose pluri-anticanonical morphism contracts only a finite number of curves. I focus only on the case when the Mori extremal contraction of the smooth weak Fano is divisorial and of the same type both before and after a flop. The numerical classification of these particular types of smooth weak Fano threefolds with Picard number two is completed and the existence of some numerical cases is proven. Readers: Dr. V. Shokurov (Advisor), Dr. S. Zucker, Dr. T. Ono, Dr. P. Maksimovic, and Dr. C. Herman.


W.H.Hudspeth (1874-1952) son of Rev. Canon Francis
Hudspeth and grandson of John Maule Hudspeth (1792-1837),
graduated B.A. at Melbourne University and was called
to the Tasmanian Bar in 1898. He practised for 30
years in partnership with N.E.Lewis and Tetley Gant. For
many years he served on the Council of the Royal Society of Tasmania.
His papers consist of notes on various aspects of the
history of Tasmania and drafts of articles, written mainly
between 1935 and 1951. Royal Society RS.3


in this report, showed a desire for an increase in consultant physicians by about 126 (12%) over the next two years. This is considerably more than the figure quoted by the DHSS in its guidelines of August 1984, in which a net increase of 27 posts a year was predicted for the next four years. The numbers of other supporting staff?hospital practitioners, associate specialists, and clinical assistants?were not inconsiderable, amounting to 557 sessions a week, the equivalent of 50 whole time physicians. One should question whether 4'7% of the total workforce (and this is probably an underestimate) should be so constituted while consultant expansion is constrained. Further information on the role of these grades, particularly in technique oriented specialties such as endoscopy is required. What is the future for general medicine? Whatever the trends towards increasing specialisation the need to care for acute medical admissions, which account for an overwhelming proportion of the inpatient workload, will continue. Even if specialty transfer becomes more common in teaching hospitals logistics will make it impossible in all but the largest district hospital. The development of special interests is likely to continue at all grades, and to cover the wide range of different interests in the smaller hospital doctors may need to develop more than one interest. Other alternatives include cross district contracts and the development of a special interest by geriatrician colleagues. What is clear from this survey is that the general physician remains an essential component of hospital staff in the United Kingdom, and future training programmes must be structured with this in mind.


"Collegiality," shot back a friend when, desperately seeking a definition, I asked him for the meaning of this term we take for granted, "is like pornography. I know it when I see it." So let us begin, in proper academic fashion, with a literature review to provide a suitable context for the game that is the focus of this paper. Although both terms are robust in the archives of both Google Scholar (8550 hits for collegiality vs. 23,300 hits for pornography) and Google (333,000 collegiality vs. 6,260,000 pornography on June 13, 2005), to provide a succinct and generally applicable definition of either presents problems. While it may be hard to talk about pornography without sounding salacious, it's hard to talk about collegiality without sounding sanctimonious, smug, self-serving, or servile, however sincere one may be.


ABSTRACT: A multicentric study was conducted to determine the sensitization potential of sisomicin sulphate 0.1 percent cream. During this first study of its kind it was found that this new topical antibiotic cream has a very low potential to cause skin sensitization. Only 0.64 percent of test sites had a weak positive reaction on the "Patch Test" after 4 days of application of the patch.


The joint transformation of methanol and n-butane has been studied under energy-neutral conditions (methanol/n-butane molar ratio of 3/1) on an HZSM-5 zeolite catalyst in order to determine the reactivation kinetics and optimize the process conditions for maximizing the light olefin production rate. The methodology for determining the reactivation kinetics combines the kinetic models for the main reaction and deactivation (determined in previous studies), as well as the experimental reactivation results obtained for a reaction step (at 500 and 550 °C) subsequent to regeneration by coke combustion with air (at 550 °C, up to 120 min). By simulation of the operation in reaction–regeneration cycles, an optimum average olefin production rate of 22 mol/(gcatalyst h) is obtained for a reaction temperature of 500 °C, space time of 0.37 gcatalyst h mol–1, time on stream of 40 min, and partial reactivation by coke combustion for 15 min.


In the scholarship of Graeco-Roman art, one is often confrontedwith images ofwounded, dying or dead figures. Under modern approaches there is a tendency to feel sorry for the depicted, to glorify them and to highlight them as heroes or martyrs. However, considering the monuments in their ancient context can lead to very different conclusions. That is, they show the hostile party which demonstrates the power and triumphalism of the rulers.


With the features of the hydraulic turbine aimed for the hydropower plant with medium-higher head on silt-loaded streams, the tech-measures for raising the comprehensive efficiency and reliability, and improving the anti-cavitations or anti-erosion property of the hydraulic turbine for the electrical power plant on the silt-loaded stream were expounded in this paper.


The stability of axially compressed cylinders with circular cutouts is analyzed numerically. An extension of the finite-difference method is used which removes the requirement that displacement components be defined in the directions of the grid lines. The results of this nonlinear analysis are found to be in good agreement with earlier experimental results.


E-mail is a means of sending messages electronically based online. Many students, institutions or companies use e-mail as a formal communication tool. However, please note that sending e-mails is done through public channels, namely the internet, making it possible to tap, manipulate data and leak information. Like hacking and theft of millions of unique ID (address) E-mail and passwords that occurred in mid-January 2019 by the digital attackers. E-mail does not have security on the data sent. Implementation of encrypted messages in e-mails with cryptographic methods can be a solution for securing the data sent. In this study used the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Huffman methods. The final result of this study is the occurrence of text messages using the AES and Huffman methods can be done up to 32.200 characters with an accuracy value of 90.62% and the difference in the performance time of encryption and decryption is 1% with the decryption process a little longer than the encryption process.


The report of AROMA project (AROMA project consortium, 2018) summarizes a detailed study performed within project partner countries (Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Malta, Romania, Spain and Sweden) aimed at identifying the training needs connected with augmented reality technology (AR) and entrepreneurial skills and mapping an awareness about the AR technology. For the project, the research also serves as a first step to identify gaps that need to be addressed to offer a holistic syllabus integrating AR with selected skills and competencies.


The AlInN layers have been grown with different growth parameters on GaN/sapphire substrates by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). The effects of growth parameters such as pressure and temperature on the Al incorporation during AlInN material growth have been investigated. The results showed that lower pressure provides a tendency for higher Al incorporating in the AlInN layer. Besides, as the temperature was increased from 700°C to 780°C, an estimation of 4% reduction on the indium composition has been observed for each 20°C increment. XRD analysis showed that the best crystal quality of AlInN occured at 80% Al composition because of the higher lattice matching with GaN. Based on the above criteria, an Al0.8In0.2N/GaN HEMT device with 2 μm gate length has also been fabricated. The DC characteristics showed a saturated current, Idss of 280 mA/mm and transconductance of 140 mS/mm.


An impedance spectroscopy measurement system for conductive aqueous solution at medium to low frequencies is designed using the four-electrode measurement theory.The four-electrode probe is used to measure the impedance spectroscopy at low frequencies of the conductive liquid.After calibration and compensation,the system is used to measure the impedance spectroscopy of the NaCl solution.The result shows that the electrode polarization has been greatly reduced,and the system can be used to measure the impedance spectroscopy of conductive aquesou solution at frequencies from 10 kHz to 1 MHz.


Big data analytics affects organization in multiple ways, among others in regard to (1) new task possibilities for companies (i.e., affordances), (2) required technology implementations, (3) the development of peoples' capabilities as well as a data-driven culture, and (4) the implementation of organizational structures that ensure collaboration across departmental boundaries. Drawing on a multiple-case study approach, we use affordance theory in conjunction with socio-technical systems theory to elaborate ex-ante required organizational changes as well as the subsequent actualization of big data analytics affordances. First results indicate that to actualize big data analytics' affordances the successful adaption of components within the socio-technical system (i.e., actors, structures, and technology) is necessary. In this article, we report on our research design as well as preliminary results of an initial case analysis discussing organizational antecedents for the actualization of big data analytics affordances.


The practice of physical activities by people with disabilities comes from remote
times. After World War I, activities focused on the concern to offer treatments to the
individuals who suffered traumas during the battles, with the intention to rehabilitate
them and to include them in the society. Thus, the present study aims to perform an
integrative review of the Brazilian literature related to the soccer modality of five.
Como desdobramento desta investigacao, realizamos uma pesquisa de revisao de
literatura, baseado na coleta de dados e verificacao de artigos cientificos e relatorios
de pesquisas originais. The selected studies should address any information about
the modality, such as sports training, sports initiation, sports context assessment,
rehabilitation and / or social representations by persons with visual impairment who
practice the sport. After searching the manuscripts, the documents located were
organized into two categories: studies from the point of view of kinanthropometry and
from the socio-cultural point of view involved in the modality. It is concluded that
soccer athletes of five present physical conditions similar to those found in
conventional athletes, with the exception of sighted goalkeepers who, by virtue of the
regulations, may present lower anthropometric profiles than line players. Finally, the
practice of the modality seems to positively influence the practitioners' equilibrium
and is characterized as a practice that, even in high income, contributes to the
interaction and social inclusion of the subjects in society


The invention proposes a device for reinforcing a large-area, thin workpiece lower inherent stiffness, having a clamping plate which has the following three layers at least: a contact layer having a can be applied to the workpiece contact surface, an opposing flexible backing layer and a between the contact layer and the backing layer arranged, lightweight intermediate layer, and a plurality of intersecting grooves, which each extend through the contact layer and in the intermediate layer, and retention means for securing the clamping plate to the workpiece.


Based on the theory of linear piezoelectricity, this study presents an exact solution for a two dimensional indentation on a piezoelectric ceramic half-plane with different contact conditions. The flat-ended indenters are assumed to be rigid. Besides, they can either be insulating or conducting. In addition, different contact conditions, including frictionless, frictional, and adhesive punches are investigated. Lekhnitskii's formulism and Fourier transforms are used to obtain the Green's function of a piezoelectric ceramic half-plane subjected to a point loading. Utilizing Green's half-plane function, we obtain the three integral equations by connecting generalized displacement gradients at the surface and surface loading. Both uncoupled and coupled integral equations can be transformed into a Fredholm integral equation. The analytical closed form solutions of the contact forces and the electric charges under the indenter can be derived by solving the Fredholm integral equations. Once the distributions of the contact forces and the electric charges on the surface are known, the electroelastic response in the half-plane can also be obtained.


Agile software development methods have caught the attention of software engineers and researchers worldwide. Scientific research is yet scarce. This paper reports results from a study, which aims to organize, analyze and make sense out of the dispersed field of agile software development methods. The comparative analysis is performed using the method's life-cycle coverage, project management support, type of practical guidance, fitness-for-use and empirical evidence as the analytical lenses. The results show that agile software development methods, without rationalization, cover certain/different phases of the software development life-cycle and most of them do not offer adequate support for project management. Yet, many methods still attempt to strive for universal solutions (as opposed to situation appropriate) and the empirical evidence is still very limited. Based on the results, new directions are suggested In principal, it is suggested to place emphasis on methodological quality - not method quantity.


The demand for non-renewable fuel in the world, especially by light-duty vehicles, vanishing the resources due to continues increase and it is also limited due tothe increase in economic growth and development. Fossil fuel driven vehicles are not only creating financial strain due to fluctuating fuel prices but are also polluting the environment and causing hazardous effect on health risks to the community. This paper reviews analysis of electric vehicle efficiency in different electrical aspects and the challenges and also working as a logical step towards sustainable, efficient and environment friendly transportation


T HE planners for university development can learn something from the response of a comely woman student when interviewed for a study of occupational choice. "What do you expect to be doing ten years from now? " asked the researcher. "I'll be married and have a couple of children," was her confident reply. "How can you predict the future ?" the interviewer inquired. " Do you have a steady boy friend?" "Not yet, but I know what I want, and from then on the future is only a matter of probability." No faculty, no president, and no board of trustees can predict the future of their university with certainty, but they can plan purposefully. They can greatly increase the probability that future development will take place within the range of what is desired. Such long-range planning is particularly urgent in the behavioral sciences. This fact was recognized by the Ford Foundation, which in I953 granted funds to five universities, Chicago, Harvard, Michigan, North Carolina, and Stanford, to review the development of this field of knowledge in their institutions. The " behavioral sciences " is a relatively new label. The Ford Foundation adopted it to describe the activities of their recently created division for the scientific study of human behavior. Psychology, sociology and anthropology, economics, and political science are near the center of this field of inquiry, but as we move to the periphery, no sharp boundaries can be drawn. There are common frontiers with biology and medicine, with the physical sciences and mathematics, and with the humanities. The concept of behavioral sciences is not a faddish substitute of a new term for others that are familiar and with which we feel comfortable. Its emergence is symptomatic of the recognition that the study of man cannot be done well within the limits of any of the traditionally defined social-science fields. A multidisciplinary approach and terminology are the result. In many universities the scientific study of man is not much above a minimum subsistence level. Even at the University of Chicago, which has given special attention to this field of knowledge, a faculty self-study committee reported:


Variation Mode Decomposition (VMD) can decompose a complex set of signals into the form of a sum of multiple amplitude modulated FM eigenmode functions (IMFs). Compared with EMD decomposition, the VMD method has a strict mathematical model foundation, which further avoids modal overlap and has higher computational efficiency. Therefore, VMD has been widely used in engineering. Different from the adaptive decomposition of the signal by EMD, the VMD method needs to preset mode parameter K and the second penalty factor α in the VMD decomposition before decomposing the signals. In the case of reasonable parameter setting, VMD method shows better robustness, otherwise it will greatly affect the accuracy of decomposition results. In this paper, the influence of the two parameters on the decomposition effect is discussed by combining the correlation coefficient, kurtosis index and spectrum graph. Based on the problem that these two important parameters are difficult to select, a constraint rule and screening strategy without modal overlap is proposed. According to the parameter selection strategy, mode parameter K and the second penalty factor α are automatically selected to ensure that modal overlap does not occur, Signal decomposition shall be as detailed and accurate as possible. By decomposing the bearing data, the rationality of the parameter selection strategy is proved. A new idea is put forward for the research of VMD.


SUMMARY Steered axle trucks exhibit modes of dynamic behaviour which are unique. Among these are a set of modes in which the steering linkage directly couples axle and body yaw motions. These modes typically occur at quite low speeds with moderate to low conicity wheels (con = 0.05 to 0.10). These modes are usually susceptible to modification by changes in either the steering geometry or the secondary suspension parameters. A rail vehicle was built in which the secondary suspension stiffness was considerably greater than had been designed for, with the result that it exhibited low speed instability with substantial body yaw motions. Analytical predictions showed that this effect should be expected and modification of the suspension stiffness eliminated the instability thus verifying the analysis. At a higher speed the modified car showed excessive motions in an upper centre roll mode. This was not expected from the eigenanalysis results. A hypothesis is proposed, which is supported by all analysis and tes...


The situational teaching of physical education in colleges and universities under the thinking of big data and accurate analysis is a new paradigm for the teaching reform of physical education colleges to move towards public service. Under the background of accurate analysis of big data, college physical education situational teaching and quality development training are worthy of the focus of research on college physical education educators. This can strengthen the application of big data technology in classroom teaching and improve the quality of physical education. With the aid of big data accurate analysis technology, the physical education class of college physical education situational teaching combines sports with an optimized learning environment. Compared with ordinary physical education, physical education that adopts situational teaching lies in the process of optimizing the classroom environment and accurately analysing student dynamics. It can effectively stimulate the emotions of students, so as to better achieve the purpose of college sports quality development training on the basis of sports. Therefore, this research analysed the problems that might arise in the process of college physical education situational teaching and the needs of college students through the research of big data, precision physical education, and summarized its methods of thinking design and practical application. At the same time, taking the virtual situational teaching of college football as an example, this research analysed the teaching process of big data and accurate analysis in assisting college sports situational teaching. And on this basis, research on the countermeasures of introducing quality development training into college physical education situational teaching under the precise analysis technology of big data.


Objective To study the expression and significance of Smad4 protein in thyroid cancer.Methods The Smad4 protein was determined in thyroid cancer,normal thyroid tissues beside the thyroid cancer by immunohistochemical ABC,and choose CD34 to mark skin cells inside vessels to test microvessel density(MDV).Results The percentages of expression of Smad4 in thyroid cancer,normal thyroid tissues beside the thyroid cancer were 47.1% and 87.5% respectively,and the percentage of positive expression of Smad4 in thyroid cancer was obviously lower than that in normal thyroid tissues beside the thyroid cancer(P0.05). MDV in thyroid cancer and normal thyroid tissues beside the thyroid cancer were 26.85 ± 8.27,8.83 ± 4.94 with the difference of statistics meaning(P0.01). The percentage of positive expression of Smad4 was related to types of thyroid cancer tissues and lymphatic metastasis (P0.05). MDV in positive expression group of Smad4 was obviously lower than that in negative expression group(r=-0.496,P0.05).Conclusion The low expression of Smad4 protein in thyroid cancer tissues is probably related to the occurring,promoting the infiltration and transferring of tumor,which can be used as an important indicator to predict thyroid cancer.


Stroke is both a leading cause of death and a major cause of severe neurologic disability in Korea. According to the records of the National Health Insurance Corporation and the Korea National Statistical Office, 64.7% of stroke cases were due to cerebral infarction, and 35.3% to cerebral hemorrhage in 2000; and the stroke mortality rate was 72.9 per 100, 000 of the population per annum.We have two unique features in terms of stroke management in Korea, namely, the presence of traditional herbal medicine and a complicated medical referral system. Historically traditional oriental medicine has been the first-line of stroke management, but after the introduction of western medicine its position has been gradually eroded. In Korea, the referral of stroke patients tends to be influenced by the initial presumptive diagnosis and the level of consciousness of the patients. Alert patients with ischemic stroke are apt to go to an oriental-medicine hospital, and hemorrhagic stroke patients or stuporous or comatose patients tend to be referred to a western-medicine hospital. In addition, our complex medical referral system has often resulted in delayed arrival at appropriate medical centers, and has contributed to mortality and morbidity rates. Intense public education is required to provide the public with more information about stroke. The introduction of a systematic medical referral system is also imperative for maximizing the effectiveness of stroke management in Korea.


By way of referring to documental resources, the present situation, necessity and importance of the development of traditional minority national sports in Hubei province are analyzed. Then some reforming measures are put forward: Sharpen the awareness and recognition, change concept, mechanize with the help of politics and pursue endurable development.


In this paper, we present a novel coding technique which makes use of the nonstationary characteristics of an image sequence displacement field to estimate and encode motion information. In addition, we develop a wavelet transform approach using cross-scale vector quantization to encode single frames during periods of high motion and scene changes. The objective of this design is to demonstrate the coding potential of a newly developed motion estimator called the Compound Linearized MAP (CLMAP) estimator. This estimator can be used as a means for producing motion vectors which may be regenerated at the decoder with a coarsely quantized error term created in the encoder. The motion estimator generates highly accurate motion estimates. This permits the elimination of a separately coded displaced frame difference (DFD) and coded motion vectors. We exploit both the advantages of the nonstationary motion estimator and the edge preserving quality of the wavelet based still frame coder to improve the visual quality of reconstructed video-conferencing image sequences, at low bit rates.


A polarization analysis method based on a multi-parameter model is proposed to address the polarization effect analysis and calibration requirements of a dual-coded snapshot spectral polarization imaging system. A full-link polarization effect model for a spectral polarization imaging system is established that includes a digital micromirror array (DMD), prism grating prism (PGP), micro-polarizer array detector (MPA), and multi-film. The influence of parameters such as the refractive index, incident angle, grating refractive index, constant, prism refractive index, vertex angle, multi-layer film complex refractive index, and film thickness on the optical transmittance of the system are analyzed. Using a dynamic data exchange mechanism to perform full-link, full-FOV, and full-pupil ray tracing on the optical system, the polarization effect distribution of the system under different degrees of polarization (DOP) and wavelengths is obtained. A calibration experiment for the controllable incident wavelength and DOP using narrowband filters and glass stacks is established. The experimental results show that in the 420 nm, 532 nm, and 635 nm wavelength bands, the MSEs of the calibrated values are 1.3924 × 10−4, 1.6852 × 10−4, and 1.6735 × 10−4, respectively. It is proven that the calibration method based on a multi-parameter model is feasible. Finally, the spectral polarization image at 532 nm is calibrated. The contrast ratio of metallic aluminum is calibrated from 7.13 to 15.33. This study provides a theoretical basis for the analysis and calibration of polarization effects in a dual-coded snapshot spectral polarization imaging system.


This paper focuses on electromagnetic energy sensors, and describes how they are being used to determine the Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) for a drainage basin in Michigan. Remote sensing is comprised of two major components: data acquisition and data analysis. This paper begins with a look at the fundamentals of remote sensing, followed by a brief description of alternative data sources. This article then describes the aforementioned example of how this technology, along with Geographic Information System (GIS) technology is being applied to a specific hydrologic problem, determining the Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMF).


Misjudgments in court cases are inevitable in any judicial system irrespective of how civilized the country in which the judicial system is. The economic effects of failed court judgments cannot be overemphasized. The passing of wrong judgments can be a result of a lack of evidence due to poor research by counsels. Preparing for a court case is not an easy fit as a lot of research must be done on the part of the attorneys in charge. This paper presents an improved Hybrid model for legal case document classification. The system starts by collecting legal case documents from an online domain. The collected documents were converted to texts using a pdf miner library in python. The converted texts were used in creating tables using the pandas library. After the creation of the dataset table, the dataset was pre-processed by removing noise, and non-alphanumeric values, and performing tokenization. The tokenized data was then passed into principal component analysis for the selection of important features. The selected features were used in training an LSTM model for the classification of the legal case documents. The system was designed with Object-Oriented Analysis and Design method and implemented using python programming language. The result of the LSTM is outstanding, having an accuracy of 99% when evaluated with unseen legal case documents. The model was deployed in building a web application for the classification of legal documents. Upon testing the application with emerging documents, it sufficiently classified them and reduced tremendously the conflicting judgments experienced before the application of the improved model for legal case classification.


Progress in epitaxial design to enhance power and efficiency of spectrally-stabilized broad-area lasers at operating wavelength 970nm is presented. 200µm wide and 4mm long DBR lasers with a highly-asymmetric epitaxy provide 14W CW-mode power at 60% efficiency with 0.6nm spectral width (95% power).


This essay analyses logically sports product attributes and sports industry statistical index system and result shows that sports industry is shaped to meet people's demand on sport consumption in the high level developing stage of productivity.Sports consumption is a dynamical power of sports industry,and the productivity developing level is a crucial factor to sports Industry.The criterion of sports product doesn't lie on its manufacture industry,but rests with its useable value to meet people's demand on sports consumption.Sports products constitute the hard core of sports industry statistical index system,and correlative products constitutes the periphery of sports industry statistical index system.


Based on the working principle of the disc-type concentrator pv power,the paper designs a quickly adjusting device of the condenser mirror,which can be used to adjust quickly the flat condenser mirror under all-weather. It is light weight,easy handling,quick and easy disassembly and assembly. It can be adjusted flexibly in multiple directions and be error compensated. By the actual use,it can greatly enhance the efficiency and the accuracy of the glass mirror to adjust.


Based on virtual instrument technology and CAN bus technology,the greenhouse remote monitoring automatic drip irrigation system is designed.Its hardware and software are introduced,respectively.The CAN intelligent node with STM32 singlechip as the core collects the signal from soil moisture sensor and uploads it to the LabVIEW monitoring platform,then drives the electromagnetic valve to complete drip irrigation work according to the calculation result of LabVIEW monitoring system and the feedback signal from pressure sensor.Through the related experiments,the results show that the system can realize the automatic monitoring of drip irrigation process.The system has simple hardware,high reliability and can greatly reduce the cost.


We show that the Mathieu groups M 22 and M 11 can act on the supersingular K3 surface with Artin invariant 1 in characteristic 11 as symplectic automorphisms. More generally we show that all maximal subgroups of the Mathieu group M 23 with three orbits on 24 letters act on a supersingular K3 surface with Artin invariant 1 in a suitable characteristic.


In this study, we identify the jobs that facilitate economic independence among welfare users. We call these jobs "good" jobs. In our analysis, job attributes are broadened to include non-wage attributes that contribute to future earnings such as job stability and advancement opportunities. We find that even after controlling for hourly wage and work intensity (indicators for current compensation), employment in occupations with higher median earnings, lower ratios of part-time workers and unemployment, and occupations that require certificates or educational degrees is highly correlated with the likelihood and the speed of achieving economic independence. Our analysis complements earlier studies on job market outcomes of welfare recipients by expanding the analysis to the national level and by incorporating across state differences in welfare policies.


INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this prospective study is to determine the effectiveness of method for vaporisation and elimination of the prostate adenoma. The results are analysed that obtain when combining this Laser-method with the resection at low pressure.

MATERIAL AND METHOD
151 patients with BPH symptomatic were treated between August 2004 and january 2006 with the KTP-Laser or combined with low pressure TURP. The additional Resection was carried out in those patients with large adenomas or to have accentuated middle lobule. The ablative effect was controlled at the end of the operation with TRUS (transrectal ultrasound).

RESULTS
151 patients were divided in 2 groups, group 1 (n:43) those with single laser treatment and group 2 (n: 108) with combined treatment. The control of the post-miccional peak-flow demonstrates an increase of 65,6% in group 1, and of 122,4 % in group 2.

CONCLUSION
Our study reveals the advantages of combining both operative procedures to mainly obtain a better result in the ablation of the prostate adenoma in prostates of great size.


The effect of CP violating phases in the MSSM on the relic density of the lightest supersymmetric particle (LSP) is considered. In particular, the upper limits on the LSP mass are relaxed when phases in the MSSM are allowed to take non-zero values and when the LSP is predominantly a gaugino (bino). Previous limits of $\mb \la 250$ GeV for $\Omega h^2 < 0.25$ can be relaxed to $\mb \la 650$ GeV. The additional constraints imposed by the neutron and electron electric dipole moments induced by these phases are also considered. Though there is some restriction on the phases, the bino mass may still be as large as $\sim$ 350 GeV and certain phases can be arbitrarily large.