Contains two tales - "The Renunciation", which presents a colourful picture of life abroad, when an English girl travels to Italy in search of kin and supports herself as an artist, offering an early feminist heroine; and, "The Hermitage", a psychological thriller involving a ruined country maiden and an unsolved murder.


Calculations for C+3, C3 and C–3 show that MO (molecular orbital) and NPSO (non-paired spatial orbital) functions provide the best simple description of the electronic structure of these species. The problem of the best a priori method of generating simple, unique NPSO spin eigenfunctions has been considered. Two methods were investigated; the first emphasizes the most favourable spin distribution by means of a spin projection operator, while the second excludes completely the least favourable spin distribution. In applying these methods, the double-quartet scheme permits the necessary qualitative ordering of the spin distributions. A summary of all relevant NPSO calculations done shows the exclusion method to be generally more successful.


In a 21-day life table experiment, we studied the role of temperature, exposure to Chaoborus obscuripes, and their interaction on life history parameters and neck spine development in Daphnia pulex. We used three D. pulex clones collected from different ponds in southwestern Finland. In these ponds, temperature, predation pressure, and the clonal composition of Daphnia populations may vary substantially. Each clone was exposed to Chaoborus-conditioned water or control water at 16 and 20°C. Predator exposure and temperature affected significantly age and size at first reproduction and the total number of offspring in Daphnia. Interaction between predator exposure and temperature approached significance for the age at first reproduction, and the interaction between predator exposure and clone was significant for the same trait. Temperature interacted with clonal origin for all reproductive parameters studied. All three clones showed no or only weak morphological responses to Chaoborus. This indicates that t...


. Crudecyclicproductwasobtainedin91%yield. AnalysisbyHPLCshowedproducttobe73%ofthetotal. Sincethestartingmaterial was only 76% pure, this calculates to anamazing 87% yield for the cyclization reaction. Mostcyclization reactions are performed on the protectedpeptide;however,thenaturalfoldinginherentinthispossiblenativeprecursorpeptidemayhaveenhancedtheyield of cyclization. Purification by HPLC gave theproductin46%yield. Themajorimpuritywascharac-terizedasiturin-A2withaTmob-protectinggroupstillattached. Unfortunately,theTmobcouldnotberemovedfromthisimpuritybytreatmentwithTFA. Theresultsindicatethatproperscavengerswerenotusedforthedeprotectionofthelinearpeptide,resultinginreattach-mentofthecleavedTmob-group. Becausethecyclizationwasperformedoncrudelinearpeptide,thesideproductwasalsocyclized. Thepureproductwascharacterizedbycomigrationwithauthenticiturin-A2onRP-HPLCandbyESMS.Thelipopeptide'sactionon


Background: Primary Antibody Deficiencies (PAD) patients suffer from frequent respiratory infections leading to chronic pulmonary damage. Macrolides prophylaxis is effective to successfully manage chronic lung diseases as cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, COPD. Aim: We conducted a trial to find out if low-dose azithromycin prophylaxis added to the usual care is effective and safe. Methods. A 3-year, phase II, prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial on adult PAD patients with chronic pulmonary disease. Patients received azithromycin 250 mg or placebo once daily three-times a week for 24 months. The primary outcome was the decrease of annual episodes of respiratory exacerbations. Secondary endpoints included: time to the first exacerbation, number of hospitalizations, additional doses of antibiotics, safety. Results: Forty-four patients received azithromycin and 45 placebo. The mean number of exacerbations was 3·6 per patient-year in the azithromycin arm, and 5·2 in the placebo arm (p=0·02). In the azithromycin group the HR for having an acute exacerbation was 0·5 (p=0,03) and the HR for hospitalization was 0.5 (p=0·04). The rate of additional antibiotic treatment per patient-year was 2·3 in the intervention and 3·6 in placebo groups (p=0·004). Improvement in HRQofL was observed in intervention group. Azithromycin's safety was comparable with placebo. Conclusions: In PAD with respiratory exacerbation, azithromycin prophylaxis reduced exacerbation episodes, additional courses of antibiotics, and risk of hospitalization. It should be considered as a valuable option to add azithromycin to usual treatment.


The invention discloses a downlink beam forming method for simultaneous wireless transmission of data and energy in multiple nodes. The downlink beam forming method comprises the following steps: firstly, obtaining channel vectors fed back by all nodes hoping to receive information by a sending end; then establishing an optimizing model using weighted sum energy as an optimizing target, and if the problem is not solved, discarding a worst user. A beam forming vector and a power distributing factor are iteratively optimized. Compared with the existing method, the downlink beam forming method has the advantages that the downlink beam forming and the power distributing factor are jointly optimized, and the problem is converted into a convex optimization problem through a series of conversions, and thus the convex optimization problem is simply and effectively solved by using a convex optimization method, and the algorithm complicity is reduced. According to a multi-node wireless communication system, by using the beam forming method provided by the invention, the energy converted through a wireless signal can be effectively improved in the case that the service quality of each node is ensured.


Athletes of human capital is the value of property transactions.Athletes Human Capital is the exclusive property based transactions;a necessary condition is that athletes get the existing human capital gains and transaction costs and less than the expected future earnings.Athletes have the human capital property rights incompleteness,uncertainty,change,and its transaction costs and the prices are set by the sports market economic mechanism of the effect of the decision,so players must build human capital property rights and effective market mechanisms,contract mechanism and protection mechanisms,and create a good social environment.


The Contribution made by the Church to the English war effort during the Hundred Years War was immense. It is the purpose of this paper to describe the forms which this contribution took, and then to offer some reflections on it. The most important clerical contribution to the war was financial: the taxes voted by the clergy in their two convocations and collected by themselves for the benefit of the crown. These corresponded to the lay subsidies voted in parliament. Normally such taxes were tenths of clerical income as it had been assessed, about 1291, for the benefit of the papacy. No new assessment of clerical wealth was made in the fourteenth or fifteenth centuries, but during the decade 1371 to 1381 a series of experimental taxes was levied from clergy and laity alike. These experiments, culminating in the notorious poll tax of 1380–1 which provoked open rebellion, were not repeated. But in the fifteenth century successive governments tried to tap the wealth of the chantry and stipendiary chaplains through a series of taxes of the poll tax type. Unlike the fourteenth-century poll taxes these measures were imposed at infrequent intervals (in 1406, 1419, 1430, 1436, 1449), but, like them, were abandoned because they failed to bring in the hoped-for revenue.


Over the past few decades, the topography and river-tide-salt dynamic characteristics of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) have undergone a myriad of changes due to the unnatural evolution process induced by diverse human activities, such as dam construction, land reclamation, sand excavation, and dredging for navigation. To investigate the impact of human activities on hydrodynamic structures in the PRD of the Modaomen Estuary (ME) during the dry season, a three-dimensional river-tide-salt dynamic model was used to simulate the hydrodynamic characteristics of the ME for different historical periods. The model results indicate that large-scale land reclamation weakened the tidal dynamics and mixing effects in the ME, promoting gravity circulation with opposite velocity directions at the surface and bottom within 15 km downstream of the estuary. Additionally, riverbed downcutting enhanced the tidal dynamics, which intensified saltwater intrusion, leading to the spatial scale-of-gravity circulation expanding 1–2 times. The enhancement of riverbed downcutting on the tidal dynamics in the ME was significantly greater than the weakening effect of land reclamation. Hence, due to the comprehensive influence of human activities between the 1970s and 2010, the hydrodynamic structures in the ME changed from a state of atypical gravity circulation, with nonobvious stratification, to a state of highly stratified and large-scale gravity circulation. The pollutant diffusion in the ME under different scenarios is also discussed in this paper. The results show that reclamation results in weakening of tidal dynamics, which is not conducive to the mixing and diffusion of pollutants in the estuary. However, the narrowed estuary due to land reclamation is conducive to the rapid entry of pollutants into the open sea.


Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder of complex etiology. Although strong evidence supports the causal role of genetic factors, environmental risk factors have also been implicated. This study used a co-twin–control design to investigate low birth weight as a risk factor for ASD.


The acquisition of surface photo-voltage (SPV) instrument is only one step in the implementation of a metallic contamination reduction program. In order to take manufacturing decisions based on surface photo-voltage data, one must understand the strengths and limitations of the technique and avoid its pitfalls. We review the steps taken to implement SPV in our fab.


Edmund Husserl (1859-1938), known as the founder of the phenomenological movement, was one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. A prolific scholar, he explored an enormous landscape of philosophical subjects, including philosophy of mathematics, logic, theory of meaning, theory of consciousness and intentionality, and ontology, in addition to phenomenology.This deeply insightful book traces the development of Husserl's thought from his earliest investigations in philosophy - informed by his work as a mathematician - to his publication of "Ideas" in 1913. Jitendra Mohanty, an internationally renowned Husserl scholar, presents a masterful study that illuminates Husserl's central concerns and provides a definitive assessment of the first phases of the philosopher's career.


Since 1923, when Wells challenged the reliability of existing cancer statistics,1 over 100 publications documenting discrepancies (ranging from 20 to 40 per cent) between major clinical and autopsy diagnoses have repeatedly raised questions about the accuracy of published mortality statistics. In 1983, Goldman et al., in a variance study, emphasized the continuing value of the autopsy, even in an era of diagnostic technologic miracles.2 Specious mortality statistics have obvious implications for the biomedical and health services community, the government, funding agencies, and the public at large. The immediate functions of the death certificate are legal: to permit disposal of the . . .


We measure the radius of a party balloon after consecutive exhalations. We use the stress–strain relation for latex, and argue that the inflation is consistent with a constant volume of air exhaled in a single breath. We find its value and determine the gauge pressure of the balloon by applying the principle of least work. We compare elastic properties of party balloons with those of the aorta. The experiment illustrates methods from metrology in a context suitable for the introductory sequence.


The new organophosphorus proligand (OPPh2)(O2SMe)NR (R = C6H3Pri 2–2,6) (3) was prepared as a white crystalline solid by reacting the lithiated compound Li[Ph2P(O)NR] with MeSO2Cl in a 1:1 molar ratio. The precursor Ph2P(O)NHR (1), as well as its thio analogue Ph2P(S)NHR (2), were obtained in the reaction between the lithiated amine RNHLi and the corresponding organophosphorus chloride. All compounds were characterized by multinuclear (1H, 13C, and 31P) NMR spectroscopy. The molecular structures of 1–3 were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. A zigzag polymeric chain is formed in the crystals of 1 and 2 by hydrogen N–H···X (X = O, S) bonding, while the crystal of 3 contains discrete monomeric units with a syn–syn conformation of the O˭P(C)2–N–S(C)(˭O)2 skeleton. Supplemental materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher's online edition of Phosphorus, Sulfur, and Silicon and the Related Elements to view the free supplemental file.


acts to reduce the activity of the methylation pathway and thus could reduce NRH risk. Secondly, a comprehensive study using intact hepatocytes has demonstrated that the observed hepatotoxicity of AZA and MP is probably mediated by mitochondrial damage induced by oxygen-free radicals, and that allopurinol reduces hepatocyte apoptosis in the presence of these thiopurines. The points dealt with above are amenable to scientific experimentation. We suggest this drug combination may prove to be the first real improvement for this subgroup of non-responding patients receiving AZA or MP.


The quality of ocular fundus photographs can affect the accuracy of the morphologic assessment of the optic nerve head (ONH), either by humans or by deep learning systems (DLS). In order to automatically identify ONH photographs of optimal quality, we have developed, trained, and tested a DLS, using an international, multicentre, multi-ethnic dataset of 5015 ocular fundus photographs from 31 centres in 20 countries participating to the Brain and Optic Nerve Study with Artificial Intelligence (BONSAI). The reference standard in image quality was established by three experts who independently classified photographs as of "good", "borderline", or "poor" quality. The DLS was trained on 4208 fundus photographs and tested on an independent external dataset of 807 photographs, using a multi-class model, evaluated with a one-vs-rest classification strategy. In the external-testing dataset, the DLS could identify with excellent performance "good" quality photographs (AUC = 0.93 (95% CI, 0.91–0.95), accuracy = 91.4% (95% CI, 90.0–92.9%), sensitivity = 93.8% (95% CI, 92.5–95.2%), specificity = 75.9% (95% CI, 69.7–82.1%) and "poor" quality photographs (AUC = 1.00 (95% CI, 0.99–1.00), accuracy = 99.1% (95% CI, 98.6–99.6%), sensitivity = 81.5% (95% CI, 70.6–93.8%), specificity = 99.7% (95% CI, 99.6–100.0%). "Borderline" quality images were also accurately classified (AUC = 0.90 (95% CI, 0.88–0.93), accuracy = 90.6% (95% CI, 89.1–92.2%), sensitivity = 65.4% (95% CI, 56.6–72.9%), specificity = 93.4% (95% CI, 92.1–94.8%). The overall accuracy to distinguish among the three classes was 90.6% (95% CI, 89.1–92.1%), suggesting that this DLS could select optimal quality fundus photographs in patients with neuro-ophthalmic and neurological disorders affecting the ONH.


The use of a halothane meter in routine paediatric anaesthesia with controlled ventilation is described. The results demonstrate the accuracy achieved in the control of the alveolar halothane concentration. Measurement of the alveolar halothane concentration revealed responses to surgical stimulation otherwise obscured by neuromuscular blockade, and this may indicate insufficient depth of anaesthesia.


Stress is a common experience in the emergency department (ED) and is a balance of personal capabilities versus demands. Residency training is meant to improve individuals' capabilities and therefore may attenuate an individual's stress response. Grit is a personality trait that may attenuate stress in individuals. In this study we explore the relationship between time of year, postshift salivary cortisol concentrations, and the influence of grit among attendings and residents in an academic ED.


The main objective of this research is to find out the ways of peace building between Islam and the modern world from Bediuzzaman Said Nursi's (1877-1960) views revealed in Risale-i-Nur with special devotion to the Qur'an. It is indeed sad to observe that how efforts and resources are being wasted in Muslim brethren's fighting each other instead of preaching the glories of Islam to the world. What is more heart-rending is Muslims are facing trouble to accommodate themselves with the modern world. Thus, the present world is enthusiastically looking for the ways to overcome those problems. This study finds that Nursi's fervent call for Islamic Unity is all the more needed in our contemporary times especially when Muslims nowadays seem to forget the very Qur'Énic maxim of unity stated in the verse ÓlÊ ÑImrÉn, 3: 103. This study finds that the Nursi's Risale-i-Nur could be one of the most persuasive guides and useful expounded works for eradicating horrible situation of the unhealthy realm and it can play a significant role towards promoting the harmonious relationship between Islam and Modern world as well. In this regard, this study emphasizes on the six major issues such as (1) true meaning of Islam, (2) religious freedom, (3) issue of head-scarf, (4) relationship between religion and science, (5) relationship between Islam and the West, and finally (6) the requirements for the world peace. The methodologies applied in this study are descriptive and analytical.


PURPOSE
The evaluation of palpebral laxity can be performed by the distraction test (DT). Although widely used in ophthalmologic practice, there is no consensus about the results considered normal by the test. The objectives of this study are to obtain the value of DT in a group of individuals with healthy eyelids and to compare with the measurements in subjects with senile ectropion.

METHODS
Lower eyelid DT was performed in 200 individuals without any eyelid pathology and in 30 individuals with lower lid ectropion. The results were analyzed by age and sex in the control group and compared with the results of the ectropion group.

RESULTS
The mean value of DT in the control group was 6.96 mm, lower than in the ectropion group (9.48 mm) (p < 0.001). In the control group, the mean female DT was 6.70 mm, while the male was 7.22 mm. There were differences in the DT values in the subgroups of 20-39 and 40-59-year old according to gender, with men presenting higher measurements than women. In the other age subgroups, both genders presented similar DT values. Even when considering only individuals in the control group with the same range of age as in the ectropion group, the DT value was higher in individuals with ectropion (7.23 and 9.48 mm, respectively, p < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS
The mean DT value is 6.96 mm; however, the measurement varies according to age and sex in people without palpebral pathology. Individuals with senile eyelid ectropion present higher measurements than healthy ones.


The derivable nature of function is the main nature that people study in mathematical analysis.The derivable nature about the fuctions of |f(x)|,f 2(x) and f(x) isn't related in general,but in some special case,they are related.The paper studies the derivable relation between the fuctions |f(x)|,f 2(x) and f(x).


In order to achieve the goal of promoting continuously the safety culture in enterprises towards higher-level, the "Enterprise Safety Culture Promotion Program" (ESCPP) should be studied and implemented in China. ESCPP is a kind of systemization method and working system for promoting continuous development of safety culture. A perfect ESCPP includes at least following aspects: ① To establish scientific and rational index system for assessment of safety culture. ② To evaluate the current situation of safety culture in enterprise by this index system. ③ To determine the developing goal of safety culture in enterprise. ④ To set up a program for perfecting safety culture in enterprise. ⑤ To train the staff. ⑥ To implement the perfection program mentioned-above. ⑦ To evaluate the implementation effect of the program. All these aspects were discussed.


Prograde suites of pelitic rocks were examined with electron microprobe INTRODUCTION and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to Monazite [(Ce,La,Th)PO4] plays an important role in determine the systematics of element partitioning between coexisting studies of igneous and metamorphic petrogenesis. Foremonazite, xenotime, and garnet. Monazite grains that grew in most, monazite is used to date specific events in a equilibrium with xenotime are enriched in Y and Dy compared with petrogenetic sequence (e.g. Parrish, 1990; Harrison et al., monazite that grew in xenotime-absent assemblages. Y and heavy 1997; Hawkins & Bowring, 1999; Foster et al., 2000). rare earth element contents of monazite coexisting with xenotime Monazite may contain a large percentage of the sample increase with rising temperature. Monazite–xenotime Y–Gd and rare earth element (REE) budget and, thus, exert an Y–Dy partitioning is systematic within a metamorphic grade, and important influence on the evolution of melt composition increases slightly with increasing metamorphic grade, suggesting (Wark & Miller, 1993; Bea, 1996). The thermobarometric that monazite–xenotime pairs approached partitioning equilibrium. potential of monazite (coexisting with xenotime) has been Garnet and monazite in both xenotime-bearing and xenotime-absent recognized, leading to calibration of monazite geoassemblages show a strong ( R = 0·94) systematic relationship thermometers (Gratz & Heinrich, 1997, 1998; Heinrich between inverse temperature and ln( KEq ) for the net-transfer equiet al., 1997; Andrehs & Heinrich, 1998). In addition, the librium YAG+OH-Ap+ (25/4)Qtz= (5/4)Grs+ (5/4)An recognition that nearly all lead in monazite is radiogenic + 3YPO4-Mnz + 1/2H2O, suggesting that garnet and monazite (Parrish, 1990; Montel et al., 1994) has led to development crystallized in compositional equilibrium. The following temand application of electron microprobe monazite dating perature–KEq relationship for the equilibrium above has been derived: techniques (Suzuki & Adachi, 1991; Montel et al., 1996; Williams et al., 1999). T(°C)= −1·45P(bars)+447772(±32052) 567(±40)−Rln( KEq ) −273·15 Full realization of monazite as a thermochronometer requires detailed understanding of the specific reactions responsible for its formation. Previous studies of monazite with a precision of some ±30°C for temperature estimates. Our petrogenesis have focused on monazite compositional observations suggest that major and accessory phases interact in a zonation (Zhu & O'Nions, 1999a, 1999b), monazite coupled fashion during metamorphism, and also approach a state growth kinetics (Ayers et al., 1999), behavior of monazite of compositional equilibrium as reactions proceed. during hydrothermal alteration (Poitrasson et al., 1996; Crowley & Ghent, 1999) and melting events (Watt, 1995), or, to a limited extent, the influence of major-phase mineral assemblage in monazite reactivity (Zhu &


We introduce a new technique for designing miniaturized-element frequency selective surfaces (MEFSSs) with narrowband, bandpass responses of order N ≥ 2. The proposed structure is composed of two-dimensional periodic arrays of subwavelength inductive wire grids separated by dielectric substrates. A simple equivalent circuit model, composed of transmission line resonators coupled together with shunt inductors, is presented for this structure. Using this equivalent circuit model, an analytical synthesis procedure is developed that can be used to synthesize the MEFSS from its desired system-level performance indicators such as the center frequency of operation and bandwidth. Using this synthesis procedure, a prototype of the proposed MEFSS with a second-order bandpass response, center frequency of 21 GHz, and fractional bandwidth of 5% is designed, fabricated, and experimentally characterized. The measurement results confirm the theoretical predictions and the design procedure of the structure and demonstrate that the proposed MEFSS has a stable frequency response with respect to the angle of incidence of the EM wave in the ±40° range for both TE and TM polarizations of incidence.


In this paper, we jointly optimize the training interval length and the power allocation for MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) flat fading channels when a Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) detector is used at the receiver and the training and data powers are allowed to vary. We calculate the equivalent Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) at the output of the MAP detector. Based on this expression, we define an effective SNR taking into account the data throughput loss due to the use of pilot symbols. We find that the optimal length of the training interval maximizing this quantity is equal to the number of transmit antennas. When the values of the pilot and data powers are not allowed to be different, we give the optimal training interval length maximizing the effective SNR and we show that it can be larger than the number of transmit antennas.


Scott CB, Shaw B, Leonard C . Aerobic and Anaerobic Contributions to Non-Steady State Energy Expenditure during Steady State Power Output. JEPonline 2008;11(2):56-63. We estimated aerobic and anaerobic energy expenditure during and after a 6-min intense steadystate workload that is typically modeled using oxygen-only measurements; gender comparisons were made. Maximal testing revealed peak oxygen uptake was not different between men (N = 8) (46.5 ± 8.0 ml kg min) and women (N = 8) (42.6 ± 7.5 ml kg min) (p = 0.34). Subjects later cycled for 6-min at a similar physiological intensity based on the maximal test results. Perceived exertion for the 6-min ride was similar between men, 18.1 ± 1.7 and women, 18.1 ± 2.4 (p = 0.80). However, power output for the 6-min ride was greater in men (203 ± 23 Watts) as compared to women (145 ± 34 Watts) (p = 0.001). Pooled data (men and women) revealed exercise energy expenditure was significantly greater when containing an anaerobic component (271.2 ± 66.1 kJ vs 328.0 ± 74.5 kJ; p < 0.03); this also was true for menbut not women-only data. Relative energy expenditure contributions for exercise and recovery were similar for men and women: anaerobic exercise, 1314%; aerobic exercise, 65%; aerobic recovery, 21-22%. We conclude that gender comparisons regarding the extent of aerobic and anaerobic contributions to energy expenditure can be confounded by the method of interpretation (absolute and relative data analyses). Estimates of anaerobic energy expenditure throughout 6-min of intense exercise exceeds that of the slow O2 component that occurs for the last 3-min of exercise.


The invention relates to a rotary electric connection device, which comprises a plug and a socket, wherein the plug is provided with a plug body; the bottom surface of the plug is provided with at least two first metal contacts; the socket is provided with a base; at least two second metal contacts are arranged in the base; the base is provided with a rotary guide mechanism; and an insulating structure is arranged in the base of the socket, and comprises insulating clapboards for insulating the second metal contacts and insulating covers covering the second metal contacts. The invention also relates to an electric connection plug, an electric connection socket and a patch board. Through the rotary guide mechanism, electrodes are electrically connected simultaneously, and the reliability of the electric connection is ensured; and by arranging the insulating structure between the metal contacts in the socket, the creep distance can be prolonged, a short circuit between the electrodes is avoided and the safety factor of the electric connection device is improved.


Acute superfusion of nerve growth factor (NGF; 1–100 ng/ml) through a naive rat spinal cord preparation did not alter basal or electrically evoked release of substance P-like immunoreactivity (SP-LI). In contrast, neurotrophin-3 (NT-3; 1–100 ng/ml), although not modifying SP-LI basal outflow, dose-dependently inhibited the electrically evoked, but not capsaicin (10 nm)-induced, release of the peptide. This NT-3 (10 ng/ml)-induced inhibition persisted even in the presence of 100 ng/ml NGF in the perfusion fluid and was still significant when the evoked release of SP-LI was enhanced by a prolonged in vivo treatment with NGF. Co-superfusion with naloxone (0.1 μm), but not CGP 36742 (100 μm), a GABAB antagonist, prevented NT-3 (10 ng/ml) inhibition of SP-LI release. Basal and electrically evoked release of SP-LI from the rat spinal cord in vitro was not modified 24 hr after single systemic injection of either NGF (1 mg/kg) or NT-3 (10 mg/kg). At these time intervals from administration, NGF had induced thermal and mechanical hyperalgesia in the rat hindpaw, and NT-3 had induced mechanical, but not thermal, hypoalgesia. NT-3 administered six times over a 2 week period (at 1 mg/kg) did not alter thermal threshold but significantly reduced electrically evoked release of SP-LI from the spinal cord. An identical treatment regimen with 1 mg/kg NGF induced a significant increase in evoked release of SP-LI. However, this was not associated with a significant hyperalgesia. Although finding that NGF-induced hyperalgesia does not clearly correlate with changes in the release of SP-LI in the spinal cord, this study shows that NT-3 is an inhibitor of SP-LI release and suggests that this mechanism may be responsible for NT-3-induced antinociception.


Background The evidence is equivocal on the association between meat consumption and ischemic heart disease (IHD) risk. To what extent the variation of individuals' metabolic responses to the same diet may account for this association is not fully understood. We aim to identify metabolomic signatures characterizing consumption of unprocessed red meat and processed meat and whether such signatures are associated with IHD risk. Methods and Results We conducted a cohort study of 92 246 individuals (mean age, 56.1 years; 55.1% women) using the UK Biobank. During the median follow‐up of 8.74 years, 3059 incident IHD events were documented. Unprocessed red meat and processed meat consumption was assessed using a touchscreen dietary questionnaire. Plasma metabolome was profiled by high‐throughput nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to test the association of meat consumption with IHD. Genome‐wide association analysis and 1‐sample Mendelian randomization were performed for metabolomic signatures and causal association of signatures with IHD. Using elastic net regularized regressions, we constructed metabolomic signatures consisting of 157 and 142 metabolites for unprocessed red meat (Spearman correlation coefficient [r]=0.223) and processed meat (r=0.329), respectively. These signatures showed positive associations with incident IHD (red meat related signature: hazard ratio [HR] per SD increment=1.11 [95% CI, 1.06–1.16], P<0.001; processed meat related signature: HR, 1.16 [95% CI, 1.11–1.21], P<0.001). Genome‐wide association studies identified 45 and 4 loci, involved in lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, for red and processed meat related signatures. Mendelian randomization showed that there were casual associations of signatures with risk of incident IHD. Conclusions We identify metabolomic signatures that reflect consumption of unprocessed red meat and processed meat, and these signatures are associated with an increased risk of IHD.


This study is to verify the shopping tendencies on online shopping of fashionable clothing. This study selected the convenience sampling method to verify online shopping behaviors among undergraduate college students, who are completely comfortable with online technology. The purposes of this study were to explore how product attributes style and brand attributes impact online purchasing intention among college students. This study revealed that clothing involvement in style and brand attributes ultimately affecting internet shopping intention. When college students were looking for their clothing through the internet, they first recognized the famous brand names or the well-known brand products. However, when they made a purchasing decision online shopping, the style attributes more strongly impacted on the online shopping intention rather than the brand attributes. Hence, many college students show stronger clothing concerns associated with style attributes rather than brand attributes before purchase decision. This study concludes that product attributes are the main factors that improve online business among the college students.


This article described the fuzzy control system of ball mill with intermediate storage type,that using in the technical transformation of pulverizing in Gaojing thermal power plant.The system uses fuzzy control,neural network control and other methods to analyze the system,and overcome the system of complex features such as delay,nonlinear,multivariable.At the same time it achieved full optimization of the milling system.This fuzzy control system stabilized the pulverizing system and takes more energy-saving effect for it.


Background: Currently the recommended treatment for intussusception is ultrasound guided hydrostatic reduction under sedation. The procedure is very safe due to real-time visualisation, but inadequate sedation and absence of muscle relaxation may cause difficulty during the procedure. Muscle relaxation under general anaesthesia will make reduction of mass easier. In this context, we conducted this study of hydrostatic reduction of intussusception under general anaesthesia without USG guidance.Methods: In this prospective study eighty two children were treated for intussusception from January 2010 to December 2010. General anaesthesia was induced and lump was confirmed. Normal saline was infused through Foleys catheter and i.v. drip set into rectum from saline bottle kept 3 feet above operating table. Saline reduction was done, and if not reduced a second attempt was done. Partially reduced or failed cases underwent immediate surgery. In successful cases, reduction was confirmed by ultrasound.Results: Hydrostatic reduction under general anaesthesia was done in 78 children. In 54 patients (68%) procedure was successful with no residual mass in check ultrasonogram. 24 (30.7%) patients required surgical treatment, immediate surgery in 18 and delayed surgery in 6 patients. Procedure was uncomplicated in 77 patients (98.7%). One patient developed peritonitis due to delayed presentation.Conclusions: Hydrostatic reduction is treatment of choice in intussusception unless contraindicated. Hydrostatic reduction under general anaesthesia without ultrasound guidance is safe and effective. Hospital stay is less for hydrostatic reduction. Failure with hydrostatic reduction is more if mass extends distal to splenic flexure. Most failed cases were easily reducible by laparotomy.


Background: The acute Achilles tendon rupture has a high lesion rate and its etiopathogenesis is multifactorial. One of the therapeutic options is the surgical approach, followed by a conventional or accelerated post-surgical rehabilitation. Objectives: Analyze the outcomes of an accelerated rehabilitation after surgery of an acute Achilles tendon rupture. Methodology: A search was performed in the database Pubmed, Science Direct, PEDro and Web of Science. After the selection of the studies, following the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a methodological quality analysis was performed by the checklist of the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP). Results: Six studies were selected, incorporating 290 patients who underwent surgery after acute rupture. Despite of the diversity of the types of surgery and the protocols implemented, accelerated rehabilitation provided significant increments in the 13-month span in the range of motion and muscle strength gain, the decrease in pain and atrophy, the heel lifting capacity, the time to return to work, and reduction of dermal and tendon complications. Conclusion: The integration of an accelerated rehabilitation after surgery of an acute rupture enhances the recovery of the tendon, both histologically, functionally and symptomatically.


The problem of environmental pollution is becoming more and more serious with the rapid development of industry and economy, especially the organic matter pollution in water. Thermodynamic analysis method is used based on this to analyze and study the pollution and treatment process of water organic matter in this paper. By proposing that the pollution essence is caused by the uneven distribution of sub-energy, the effect of organic pollutants treatment in four kinds of water bodies in Shenzhen City was analyzed by graphite material adsorption from the perspective of thermodynamic analysis. The experimental results show that the degree of organic pollution in the Jia reservoir of Shenzhen City is from high to low: Dasha River, campus pond, Jia reservoir, and B reservoir. When the ionic strength is 0.04 M, pH is 3.0, graphene loading is 2.5%, and reduced graphene oxide dosage is 200 mg/L, the degradation efficiency of organic pollutants in water is as high as 96.25%.


In children salmonella osteomyelitis usually develops from haematogenous spreadl. Since the advent of antibiotics the condition has most commonly been seen in patients with sickle-cell anaemia or other haemoglobinopathies, systemic lupus erythematosus, neoplasms, or immunosuppression. About 60% have diarrhoea or positive stool cultures on presentation2. Salmonella osteomyelitis frequently involves the diaphyses of long bones as well as vertebrae, and most cases are caused by non-typhi serotypes3. Salmonellosis can be divided into five syndromes-enterocolitis, enteric fever, bacteraemia, local infection and the chronic carrier state. These may overlap or coexist. Salmonella osteoarticular infection in a healthy adult is very unusual. In the few reported cases it has usually been chronic in nature4 or been preceded by a diarrhoeal illness. To our knowledge S. enteritidis has never previously been reported as causing osteoarticular infection in a healthy patient without predisposing factors. In patients with secondary salmonella infections who have negative stool cultures, the organism is believed to have been dormant in the reticuloendothelial system or bowel and to have been activated by depression of the host's defences2. Our patient showed no signs of immunodepression. Salmonella osteoarticular infection tends to become chronic and can be difficult to eradicate4. Extensive and often multiple debridement may be required in addition to lengthy antibiotic treatment.


Cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) describes the inter-relationship and complex pathophysiological processes by which dysfunction of either the heart or the kidneys is related to dysfunction in the other organ system. Historical definitions may have been overly simplistic; newer definitions have tried to capture the complex interactions and feedback processes which exist between the two organs. These definitions classify the CRS into five discrete categories, based on both the organ system in which the primary dysfunction occurs and the time course of disease development/progression.


Consumers are getting smarter as they can shop around the globe and share their views with other consumers. Customers have more control and influence with a increasing internet user base in India, which has resulted in tremendous growth of online retail in India. Even though it is at a very nascent stage. Internet retailing is getting more and more important because it is a


IN KEEPING with Berkeley's concern that students learn to write well, I obtained funding for a project that made writing an integral part of a lecture course which, in this instance, dealt with the Origins of Chinese Civilization.' Each week a series of questions was provided on the reading and the lectures. Every student was required to write a weekly historical paper, two to three pages in length, dealing with one of these issues.2 They were not research papers, but critical discussions of themes or monographs, intended to demonstrate that the students had, in some way, engaged with what they had heard and read. It was assumed that the students would proceed through the course, doing the reading on schedule, and gradually developing a familiarity with the material and issues, which should prepare them well for the final exam. A grant was obtained from the University's Council on Educational Development to pay graduate student readers


Water pollution is becoming an increasing threat to China9s sustainable development. To respond to this challenge, China has pledged to cut emissions of two major water pollutants, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and ammonia nitrogen (NH 4 ), and has disaggregated the national target among provinces. However, the abatement potential and costs have not been thoroughly assessed. This paper aims to examine the reduction potential and associated costs of COD and NH 4 in the Chinese industrial sector. A parametric directional distance function is applied to modeling joint production, in which COD and NH 4 are treated simultaneously as byproducts of the production process. Using provincial data from 2003 to 2012, we find that 13.18% of COD and 13.27% of NH 4 can be reduced if all provinces perform efficiently. The average abatement cost to cut one additional unit of COD and NH 4 is 710 and 7,390 Yuan/kg, respectively. The abatement cost is significantly correlated with the economic development level, pollution intensity and capital-labor ratio. Our results call for a market-based instrument, such as an Emission Trading System, to assist China in achieving this environmental goal in a cost-effective way. Moreover, it will become more difficult and costly to control COD, while there still exists a 'win-win' opportunity to control NH 4 emissions through efficiency improvements.


Nowadays, large software systems are mostly built using existing services. These are not always designed to interact, i.e., their public interfaces often present some mismatches. Checking compatibility of service interfaces allows one to avoid erroneous executions when composing the services and ensures correct reuse and interaction. Service compatibility has been intensively studied, in particular for discovery purposes, but most of existing approaches return a Boolean result. In this paper, we present a quantitative approach for measuring the compatibility degree of service interfaces. Our method is generic and flooding-based, and fully automated by a prototype tool.


Self-healing is one of the main features for achieving the development planning of Strong Smart Grid, which leads to the establishment of Intelligence Decision Support System(IDSS) for Smart Grid. In this paper we define the game relationship between the smart grid accident and the IDSS, study the game characteristics and describe the game factors based on game theory. In the course of processing Smart Grid accident, time is used as optimization decision-making objectives. By applying the Bayes rule we get the perfect Bayesian equilibrium solution and put forward the dynamic decision-making framework of Smart Grid IDSS. The emergency pre-scheme is then corrected in time through repeated game between the information of Smart Grid accident and IDSS until self-healing is achieved.


A glimpse of bryophyte conservation activities around the globe: Conservation reports from the members of the IUCN Bryophyte Specialist Group.


Benzaldoxime was efficiently and selectively synthesized with sulfonated bamboo char as catalyst.The effects of sorts and amounts of catalysts,solvents and reaction temperature on the yields were investigated,the influence of structure of substrate on the reaction tolerance was researched,and the stability of catalyst was evaluated as well.The structures of products were characterized by melting points,GC-MS and NMR.The results showed that the yield of benzaldoxime was 75%~95% under the optimum condition that the mass ration of sulfonated bamboo char and benzaldehyde was 0.5%,solvent was water/alcohol(volume ratio is 5∶1) and temperature was 30 ℃.Sulfonated bamboo char had a good stability and can be reused 5 times in the reaction with approximately constant yields.This catalytic system has advantages of a simple operation,short reaction time,high conversion and less pollution to environment.


The calibration of the photoelectric parameters is an important research topic. It can improve the quality of the UV communication transceiver during the development phase. In this paper, we propose four parameters in order to unify the test method. The calibration device of each parameter is introduced in detail. Lots of experiments are executed to test the performance of the calibration device and the model product in the laboratory. The results indicate that the calibration device has high stability and practicability. The calibration data of the model product provide the reliable data security for the check and accept.


Abstract: This study examined the structure of opportunity—the organizational configuration and promotion policies and practices—for administrative and professional staff within a large public university. Analyses of 3,170 positions and 350 internal promotions indicated a low pyramid structure with the majority of positions located in the middle. Indices of representation indicate that white men were overrepresented in higher level positions and promotions while white women and minorities of both genders were overrepresented in the lower levels.


1 The work was supported in part by Russian Foundation for Basic Researches under Project 05-08-01164 Abstract SOS-based solid-state generator with 100-kHz pulse repetition frequency in burst mode of operation has been developed and experimentally studied. The generator contains low voltage primary capacitive store, step-up pulsed transformer with ferrite core, high voltage pumping capacitor and semiconductor opening switch (SOS diode). The primary capacitive store is switched by ultra-fast IGBT transistor, and energy is transferred to the pumping capacitor via the pulsed transformer in about 1.5 μs. Current of this process passes via the SOS and insures its forward pumping. After the pulsed transformer ferrite core saturation the current flows through the SOS in reverse direction. The reverse current reaches its maximum value of 200-300 A in about 200 ns. At this instant the SOS cuts off the current in about 5 ns that leads to output pulse formation across external load. Across external resistive load from 100 Ω to 1 kΩ the generator forms quasi-rectangular pulses with ∼ 70-ns FWHM and 20 to 80 kV in amplitude. Maximum peak power is equal to 8.5 MW across the resistive load of 250 500 Ohm. The pulse amplitude is within 50 60 kV with the pulse energy of about 0.5 J and total efficiency of 70%. In burst mode of operation with 100-kHz PRF the output average power attains 50 kW. Electrical circuit diagram and principle of the generator operation as well as experimental results obtained are described. The results of numerical simulation of the SOS diode operation are presented also.


The hormonal regulation of plasminogen activator (urokinase type (u-PA) and tissue-type (t-PA)) biosynthesis plays an important role in fibrinolysis and extracellular matrix turnover during invasive growth and cell migration. Recently, two genetically distinct inhibitors of both PA's (PA inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) and PA inhibitor 2 (PAI-2)) have been described which may contribute to the modulation of matrix stability. We have employed cloned cDNA probes to study the regulation of biosynthesis of these proteins in the human fibrosarcoma line HT1080. These cells constitutively express high levels of pro-u-PA. PAI-1, PAI-2 and t-PA are also present at relatively low levels. Treatment of the cells with the glucocorticoid dexamethasone (Dex; 10−7 M), almost completely suppresses u-PA gene transcription, as determined by measurement of in vitro elongation of initiated u-PA transcripts in isolated nuclei ("run-on" transcription assay). Concomitantly, Dex also induces PAI-1 and t-PA gene transcription, whereas PAI-2 gene transcription appeared to remain ' unaffected. These changes in transcription rates are also reflected at the level of mRNA: u-PA mRNA is decreased, whereas PAI-1 and t-PA mRNA are simultaneously induced. PAI-2 mRNA is apparently unchanged. These results demonstrate that glucocorticoid hormones reprogramne the expression of components of the fibrinolytic system, and are of possible relevance in the context of inflammatory disease and malignancy.


Nadya Safira. 8135152373. The Influence of Quality product and Price on the Decision of Purchasing Honda Vario Motorcycles at Students of the Faculty of Economics, Jakarta State University: Business Education Study Program, Faculty of Economics, Jakarta State University
This study aims to determine whether there is an influence of product quality on purchasing decisions of Honda Vario motorcycle. Is there a price effect on Honda Vario motorcycle purchasing decisions and is there an effect of product quality and price on Honda Vario motorcycle purchasing decisions on students of faculty of the Economic of Jakarta State University. This research was conducted for six months starting from February 2019 until July 2019. The research used a survey method with multiple regression estimation. The populations in this study were 137 students of the Faculty of Economics, Jakarta State University. The sample used in this study was 107 students who used Honda Vario motorcycles using purposive sampling techniques. Y variable data (Purchase Decision), X1 (Product Quality) and X2 (Price) are primary data taken through questionnaires to the respondents. The data analysis technique used is the requirements analysis test consisting of normality test and linearity test, multiple linear regression test, hypothesis test consisting of F test and t test. Based on the results of the data analysis, it can be seen that two independent variables namely product quality and price were have positive and significant influence on purchasing decisions seen from Fcalculate 10,537> Ftable 3.08. Then partially product quality variable has thitung 3.927> ttable 1.659 and variable price tcount 2.406> t table 1.659 which states significance (tcount> ttable), it means that each independent variable namely product quality and price also has a significant positive influence on purchasing decisions. Based on the test of the coefficient of determination obtained R2 value of 0.168, means the influence of the independent variable product quality and price on the dependent variable purchasing decision of 16.8%.
Keywords: Product Quality, Price, Purchase Decision


This article studies the environmental industries of Mexico and the United States Within the framework of the North American Free Trade NAFTA, where Mexican industry lags behind lack of funds due to recurring economic crises. Should this situation not be overcome, the benefits of foreign trade for the Mexican environmental industry will remain low.


This essay deals with a topic of overriding significanceforthe Jewish people, particularly for Jewish communal leadership and Jewish education. Jewish solidarity is the 2001 theme of the Jewish Agency for Israel in its involvementwith worldwide Jewry. Global Jewish unity is also a priority matter for the government of Israel. Moreover, it is a vital need of Diaspora Jewry. Interestingly, unity in diversity the philosophical basis for the organization and program of central agencies for Jewish education began with the establishment of the Board of Jewish Education of Greater New York in 1910.


Minerals and microbes undergo complex interactions in nature that impact broad aspects of near-surface Earth chemistry. Our primary objective in this project was to gain insight into how microbial species and communities acquire critical but tightly held nutrients residing on or within minerals common in rocks and soils, and to quantitatively study related microbe-mineral interactions including cell adhesion, electron transfer, and siderophore-mineral interaction processes.


This report represents the results of a study which examined the safety effect of providing sealed shoulders, overtaking lanes, and edge lining on rural highways in Victoria. For shoulder sealing, a statistically significant reduction in casualty accident frequencies was found, equivalent to a 43 per cent reduction on a per vehicle kilometre basis. Comparing economic benefits and costs, a benefit/cost ratio was determined of 2.9 x (AADT in thousands), where AADT is Annual Average Daily Traffic. The study was unable to find any statistically significant effect of overtaking lanes or edge lining on accidents.


The two title salts, (CH2-CH3)2NH2+ C5NH3NO2SO3- and C4H8ONH2+ C5NH3NO2SO3-, crystallize in space group P21/n and P21/a respectively, with one ion pair in the asymmetric unit. In both structures, conventional hydrogen bonds link anions and cations in chains running along directions [1 0 1] and [0 1 0] for the first and second salts respectively


Cyanobacterial species are commonly present in rice field's soil. Aulosira spp. is the nitrogen fixing cyanobactrial genera that present in rice fields. So the present paper attempted to physicochemical characterization of Aulosira spp. from 192 rice fields soil samples collected from five district of Chhattisgarh [known as rice bowl]. Influence of soil type, pH and conductivity were correlated on their population for allelopathic application of local strains. At different locations and the pH of the soil varies from 5.0 to 8.1. Conductivity varies from 0.060 to 1.036. Altogether 06 species belonging to Aulosira genus were obtained and characterized. Present study proved that environmental factors and physico-chemical properties cumulatively decided the distribution of Aulosira Spp. Introduction: The flooded Rice soil ecosystem is characterized by aerobic and anaerobic zones in three major ecological layers, the flood water and the surface of the soil, the anaerobic flow layer and the rhizosphere. The flood water and the surface of the soil provide the sites for aerobic phototrophic nitrogen fixation by free living Cyanobacteria (Roger and Kulasooriya, 1981). In return, cyanobacteria provide a large amount of nitrogen and phosphorus, which are the most required nutrients at the time of rice cultivation. Association and importance of cyanobacteria with rice fields have been known from ancient times. Appearance of cyanobacteria in rice fields is observed during the early stage of sowing due to continuous supply of water, rich nutrient availability, and high level of CO2. Chhattisgarh stretches across latitudinal expanse of the1746'N to 2405'N on one hand to the longitudinal meridian of 8215' E to 84 20' E on the other hand, which is a hot torrid zone possessing a tropical type of climate that varies among districts. In Chhattisgarh rice field's four types of soil are present. These soils contain around 62% clay, 10% alumina, 9-10% iron oxide, and 68% lime and magnesium carbonate (Singh et al. 2014). Soils of Chhattisgarh are fertile, which makes them suitable for production of various crops including rice. Despite their importance in rice fields, few reports are available about cyanobacteria in the rice fields of Chhattisgarh (Sharma and Naik 1996 and 1998, Shrivastava et al. 2009, Bajpai, 2013 and Sharma et al. 2017). However, these reports are confined to identification of cyanobacteria in the paddy fields. There is no comprehensive research or data are available to establish the role of pH and EC values on distribution pattern of Aulosira spp. in rice fields of Chhattisgarh because pH is essential parameters which influence the biochemical relations and possibly affecting cyanobacterial species distribution in rice fields (Sharma and Jain, 2016). The present investigation deal with the collection of Aulosira strains from 192 rice fields of Chhattisgarh and analysis of physico-chemical properties of soil, along with their impact on the diversity of the Aulosira spp. in different district of Chhattisgarh. The aim of present study was also to provide detailed microscopic observations of different species of Aulosira isolated from rice fields of Chhattisgarh. Materials and Methods a. Collection of the soil samples: Soil samples of were collected randomly from 192 rice fields belonging to 5 district of Chhattisgarh during kharif cropping season. The soils were contained fertilizers which were used by the farmer's a. Baloda Bazaar-Bhatapara district (site-1) b. Dhamtari district (Site-2) c. Gariaaban district (Site-3) d. Mahasamund district (Site-4) e. Raipur district (site-5) Isolation of Aulosira Spp.: The collected soil samples were maintained by modified Chu-10 medium (Gerloff et al, 1950) amended with 1ml Fogg's micronutrients a solution (Fogg 1949) was taken as the enrichment culture. Morphological observation of cyanobacteria: Morphological observations of Aulosira spp. [shape and size of the vegetative cells, heterocyst's and akinites] in the axenic cultures were studied by using an Olympus microscope as described by Prescott (1950), Desikachary (1959), Anand (1989) and Komarek (2010). Cyanobacterial images were study at 100X magnification. www.ijpub.org © 2018 IJCRT | Volume 6, Issue 1 January 2018 | ISSN: 2320-2882 IJPUB1801070 International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT) www.ijpub.org 440 B. Determination of physico-chemical properties of collected soil samples: a. Soil type: The soils of Chhattisgarh state comprise mostly of iron rich Bhata soil, Kachhar Soil, Dorsa soil, Matasi soil, Kanhar soil. b. pH and conductivity: The pH and conductivity of the soil samples were determined by using digital pH meter and conductivity meter, respectively. Conductivity was measured in mS/cm. Before measuring pH of the rice field's soil sample, the electrode contained KCl and was properly calibrated by using pH buffer of 4.0 and 9.2. The soil samples were prepared by dissolving 2.5 g of soil sample in 10 mL double distilled water. The readings were measured in triplicate. Results and Discussion: a. Number of Aulosira spp. recorded: The present study showed that genus Aulosira spp. was recorded from 14 rice fields out of 192 rice fields' samples of Chhattisgarh state (Table-2). Total six species of Aulosira namely A. aenigmatica, A. fertilissim, A. fertilissima v. tennuis, A.laxa, A. prolifica and A. pseudoramosa were recorded. The detailed microscopic observations of different species of Aulosira isolated from rice fields of Chhattisgarh were shown in Table-1. b. Distribution pattern of Aulosira spp. in relation to soil type: Present study shows that A. fertilissima was most dominating spp. in the Chhattisgarh region (Fig-1) which was reported from 6 fields out of 192 fields and present in 4 types of (Dorsa, Kachhar, Kanhar and Matasi) soils except Bhata soil (Table-2). A. aenigmatica, A. prolifica and A. pseudoramosa were found in Matasi soil, A. fertilissima v. tennuis was found in Dorsa soil and A. laxa was found in Kachhar soil (Table-2). Present study shows that maximum 4 spp. A. aenigmatica, A. fertilissima, A. prolifica and A. pseudoramosa were recorded from Matasi soil which is the one of the most important rice field's soil of Chhattisgarh State. No spp. was recorded from Bhata soil (Fig -2). c. Soil pH: The analysis of rice field's soil from192 samples of five district of Chhattisgarh state has shown that the pH range of the soils varies from 4.08±0.20 to 8.05±0.305. Singh et al. (2014) showed that micronutrient availability is pH dependent. Cyanobacteria may also influence the pH due to their metabolic activities. d. Conductivity: In the present study site conductivity varies from 0.036±0.10 to 1.718±0.152 (Table-2). Aulosira spp. was recorded from 0.060-1.036 (Table-2). It has evident that the micronutrient availability is pH dependent. The electrical conductivity helped to improve cyanobacterial growth. (Bajpai, 2013). e. Physicochemical characterization of Aulosira spp.: The present study shows that in the study site Aulosira spp. prefer acidic to alkaline pH {pH 5.0-8.1 (Table-2)}. Similar finding were reported by Singh, 1961, Koushik, 1994, Nayak and Prasanna 2007. Higher value of pH can be attributed to higher growth rate of cyanobacterial population which utilized CO2 through photosynthesis (Chaterjee and Raziuddin, 2006). Acidic soils are therefore one of the stressed environments for these organisms and they are normally absent at pH values below 5. Nayak and Prasanna (2007) investigated the cyanobacteria were more in number at high pH in rice fields. Cyanobacteria have been found not only to grow in highly saline-alkali soils, but also improve the physico-chemical properties of the soil by enriching them with carbon, nitrogen and available phosphorus (Kaushik, 1994). Subhashini and Kaushik (1981) reported that the pH of the alkaline soil decreased when treated with cyanobacteria. Normally eukaryotic algae flourish under these conditions. However Aiyer (1965) observed Aulosira ferrilissima and Calothrix brevessima have been reported to be ubiquitous in Kerala rice fields with pH from 3.5 to 6.5.


When studying the decline of macroeconomic volatility after the mid-80s (i.e. the Great Moderation), economists mainly consider cyclical components of macroeconomic variables isolated by a …rst dierence …lter (i.e. by studying growth rates) or by an Hoddrick-Prescot …lter (i.e. by studying business cycle frequencies). In this paper, following the argument proposed by Canova (1998), I show that a more detailed analysis of the cyclical components of macroeconomic variables leads to novel …ndings. The main empirical result of the paper is that the Great Moderation has aected dierently macroeconomic volatility at dierent horizons (short-run, business-cycle, and medium-run). I refer to this phenomenon as the "heterogenous Great Moderation across frequencies". In addition, I formally test these …ndings by de…ning a frequency domain structural break test that detects the presence of a break in the variance of macroeconomic variables at dierent frequencies. I derive its asymptotic and small sample properties, and I apply it to U.S. macroeconomic variables to provide statistical evidence that the Great Moderation is mainly con…ned to short-run ‡uctuations.


Research purposes: The basic component of the track structure with isolated rubber floating slab is the concrete slab track born by the elastic element.The research was done on the mechanical properties of the floating slab,the analysis was made for the natural frequencies,mechanical response under dynamic load and damping performance,and the discussion was made on the reasonable thickness of the ballastless track to provide the reference to the track design. Research conclusions:The research results show that the natural frequency of the track system decreases with the increase of the thickness of the ballastless track,and the rate of change decreases with increase of the track thickness.The acceleration insertion loss of the track basis increases with the increase of the thickness of the ballastless track,and the rate of change decreases with increase of the track thickness.When the thickness of the ballastless track reaches at 0.4m,the corresponding dynamic performance,the damping performance effect and the concrete amount of track bed are rather economical.From the present theoretical analysis and online testing,it can be seen the damping performance effect of the isolated rubber floating slab system is obvious,and its construction and maintenance programs are systematic.


e23175 Background: Optimising the care of cancer patients without imposing significant financial burden related to their anticancer treatment is becoming increasingly difficult. The 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Guidance Statement on the Cost of Cancer Care recommends that 'patient-physician discussions regarding the cost of care are an important component of high-quality care'.(1) We sought information for oncologists to facilitate patient-clinician communication about the costs of care in published clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Methods: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and multiple databases of CPG from January 2008 to 1st June 2018 for recommendations about discussing the costs of care. We assessed quality with the AGREE II instrument for the assessment of guidelines. Results: We identified 471 publications, of which 25 guidelines met our eligibility criteria. Most guidelines were from ASCO (64%, 16/25) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN, 24%, 6/25). Guidelines included recommendations on discussion or consideration of treatment costs when prescribing in 52% (13/25) with information about actual costs in only 20% (5/25). Recognition of the risk of financial burden or financial toxicity was described in 60% (15/25) of guidelines, however, only a minority of these, 28% (7/25) contained information regarding management of patients with financial concerns. Conclusions: Current CPGs have limited information to guide patient-clinician communication about the costs of anticancer treatment and management of financial burden. Future guidelines should contain more information about the optimal timing, frequency, and content of these discussions. Future guidelines should include more guidance about how oncologists should communicate the costs of care accurately and transparently, along with suggestions to reduce financial burden.


A trek raising awareness about the tough realities faced by Australian soldiers when they return home, has made a stop in western New South Wales.


The effect of grain moisture content on toxicity of silica dust against adult populations of Prostephanus truncatus and Sitophilus zeamais was investigated at 8.6, 13.7, 14.1, 15.4 and 17% moisture content levels of maize grains. Concentration levels of 0.25 to 50 mg/50 g maize grains were tested against P. truncatus and 0.25 to 7 mg/50 g maize grains for S. zeamais. The LC50 of the silica dust increased with increase in moisture content. P. truncatus was more tolerant to silica dust at all levels tested ranging from 0.25 to 50 mg/50 g compared to S. zeamais with lower levels of 0.25 to 7 mg/50 g. Both insect species were able to survive at low moisture content level of 11% for 7 days with a survival rate of 89% for P. truncatus and 27% for S. zeamais without food indicating that mortality recoded was not influenced by relative humidity but silica dust activity. For P. truncatus, the highest mortality of 95% was at 8 mg/50 g and 13.6% grain moisture content whereas for S. zeamais the same was 96% at 2.25 mg/50 g and 8.6%. The results are discussed in relation to the possible use of silica dust for the control of the two insect species as an alternative to insecticides.


The invention relates to an ink cartridge. It relates to an ink cartridge (1) comprising several chambers (2a-2f) ink, and a plurality of channels (4a-4f) ink supply, an ink supply channel being associated with a respective chamber, the channels (4a-4f) of ink supply being arranged with a more linear arrays on the cartridge surface (1). Walls (3h) form partitions inside the body (1) of the cartridge and delimit width B smaller than the channels (4a-4f) of said ink supply channels each linear arrangements (4a -4F) which can be arranged with a staggered or zigzag pattern on a surface of the cartridge. Application to color printers.


World research and developments in robotics and artificial intelligence have received significant attention in the past few years. While the United States has both an active and advanced program in robotics and artificial intelligence, other countries have been working and organizing their activities and are starting to produce some interesting results. This paper will present some highlights of foreign efforts in robotics and artificial intelligence research and development. It is not the purpose of this paper to be all inclusive of every foreign robotics program, but to give a sample of selective developments and briefly examine the international cooperation of many programs. Projects in Western Europe, Japan, and the Eastern Bloc countries will be discussed.


Based on social exchange theory, the current study aims to evaluate impact of ethical leadership and psychological empowerment on job engagement, with self-efficiency serving as a mediating role. Sampling data was collected by using the convenient sampling from middle-tier personnel of banking sector in Pakistan. A sample of 221 bank officers has been chosen. For testing model, SPSS 21 version has been used for data analysis. Study results showed strong correlation between ethical leadership, psychological empowerment, and job engagement. Accordingly, the recommendations and implications are provided to banking sector. Outcomes of this study show that banking officers should be more sensitive while interacting with employees, because it would promote the pleasant work atmosphere, strengthen interpersonal connections, and minimize workplace stress. Moreover, the future scholars can get practical guidelines about the methods and procedures necessary for conducting the research on diverse issues to produce desired information in different contexts. Thus, this research is likely to pay the ways toward new windows for researchers.


This research delivers a comprehensive analysis of complex permittivity's sensitivity—a key parameter in characterizing electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption and penetration dynamics within oil reservoirs—to various reservoir properties including temperature, pressure, mineralogy (limestone, quartz, and clays), and water saturation. Contemporary estimation techniques, primarily grounded in simplistic mixing rule models, often fail to capture the intricacy inherent to heavy oil reservoirs. Thus, this study, buttressed by extensive experimental data, introduces a distinctive, intrinsically multivariable regression model that better delineates the relationships between dielectric properties and reservoir conditions.
 Our investigation uncovers water saturation as a pivotal factor in the sensitivity of the regression model, largely due to water's inherently polar nature. We note that the complex permittivity of the sample diminishes with increasing quartz content and decreasing limestone content—despite limestone possessing a higher individual dielectric constant. Moreover, the presence of clays, primarily found within the pore space delineated by the quartz and limestone sand's grain boundaries, accentuates the expansive sensitivity of the dielectric constant to water volume, overshadowing the polarizability induced by the double-layer effect of water-sensitive clays.
 The study additionally uncovers temperature-dependent behavior, characterized by an increase in both components of complex permittivity with rising temperatures, particularly for composite materials comprising diverse rock minerals and hydrocarbons. We also explore pressure as a variable and find no discernible impact on complex permittivity due to pressure fluctuations, although samples with high quartz content exhibit dynamic polarization under pressure.
 Our multivariable regression model, responsive to all identified parameters, offers a more accurate and realistic interpretation of complex permittivity within the reservoir. The model's validation on assorted unconsolidated and consolidated core samples underpins its reliability, paving the way for its implementation in any model estimating absorption and penetration dynamics within the reservoir.
 In summation, the results of this study hold significant implications for reservoir simulation. The regressed models can be directly integrated to bridge the gap between numerical simulation and experimentally obtained relationships. These findings offer insights into the behavior of complex permittivity and its sensitivity to various reservoir properties. The regression model developed herein provides a more nuanced approach to estimating complex permittivity in oil reservoirs, enhancing our comprehension of EM wave absorption dynamics, and contributing to the advancement of more efficient and sustainable oil extraction methodologies.


Enforcement of economic law and economic justice are two indivisible parts in the process of implementing the economic law.Although there is much difference between them,they are closely related to each other.According to the existing laws and regulations,many illegal activities of economic law enforcement are not investigated and affixed.There are prevailing cases that economic law enforcement has no corresponding economic justice.So in order to safeguard the relations between economic law enforcement and justice,litigation system should be established to maximize the economic law enforcement supervision and the effect of economic justice.


Prevention efforts against the effects of decreased estrogen hormones are very noteworthy, these conditions can lead to a variety of health problems and are very much complained of in the perimenopause period. This research is to achive the improvement of premenopausal women's Health Belief by using PEM for the perimenopause period. The research will involve two Group Design pretest–Posttest with control group that took the location in two sub districts involving women aged 40 yr to 45 yr, as many as 70 people The quasi-experimental designed study employed two groups: the pretest–posttest and control group and was conducted at two sbdistricts: Kahean, for the control group, and Tomuan, for the intervention group. Data processed with univariate and bivariate analysis, sufficient with t test. The results showed that there was an increase in the health belief score before the intervention (59.74 ± 7.01), after the intervention (76.89 ± 9.70) with P = < 0.001. The provision of information based on Health Belief Model in the study able to change the perception of premenopause community in the village Tomuan, shown by increasing the value of the perception of seriousness and vulnerability to the interference that will be experienced and can considering the gains to be gained so decided to behave as expected. It is recommended that women empowerment premenopause with sustainable PEM and the development of health service efforts in the community through Peer Education.


In this paper,Author using method of combinatorial analysis and mathematical induction have proved several properties of sort a of the sum seguence about Fibonacci number.


This guide documents the available options for roadway surfacing, and provides a decision-making process to allow consideration of all conventional engineering design factors, such as, structural capacity, performance, durability, safety, and life-cycle costs. It will also allow consideration of aesthetics, context compatibility, and environmental impacts. The guide presents a review of the Federal Lands Highway Division's Project Delivery Process (PDP) and a roadway surfacing selection process that includes consideration of context sensitivity, to be used in conjunction with the PDP. A CD-ROM, titled Roadway Surfacing Options Photo Album, accompanies the guide.


The purpose of this study is to answer the FDA's call to action for new research paradigms that rely on real-world data (RWD) to increase the efficiency of clinical trials and to conduct research using an approach that is less disruptive to the patient-provider clinical care setting. With the expansion of electronic health record (EHR) vendor structured data models, clinical study data can be directly captured using the patient's EHR data as documented in the health care organization's (HCOs) electronic medical record (EMR) system(s) and other electronic data sources (eSources). In partnership with HCOs, the Optum Digital Research Network is conducting a pilot to enable effective RWD extraction, normalization, and transcription from EMRs and other eSource to a read-only electronic data capture (EDC) system, effectively eliminating the need for duplicative data entry during the study. Optum is developing custom database queries to extract structured EMR data (including demographics, medications, labs, vitals, and encounters) from the respective domains of each EMR into a staging database. The raw data are then curated, normalized, and mapped into a common data model study database. In this case, the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) data standard is employed as the clinical data management (CDM) model. The curated data are then mapped to Clinical Data Acquisition Standards Harmonization (CDASH) variables and transmitted to an EDC system using the EDC vendor's application programming interface (API). The entire process is scheduled on a daily cadence (removing any duplicate data) to capture any updated visit information, medications, labs, or vitals. The EDC form fields are read-only. If there is a discrepancy or query, sites are notified requesting to confirm or correct their EHR data, which may result in an update to the respective read-only EDC form fields. Through this pilot project, Optum's successful transfer of structured EMR data to a read-only EDC system has substantial implications for clinical research. Using data and technology, this methodology is projected to improve the efficiency (and lower costs) of clinical trials while minimizing the burden on HCOs. Citation Format: Brook Norris, Lauren Neighbors, Lucas Wale. Streamlining data management for clinical trials [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Advancing Precision Medicine Drug Development: Incorporation of Real-World Data and Other Novel Strategies; Jan 9-12, 2020; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2020;26(12_Suppl_1):Abstract nr 06.


This paper presents a three-phase hybrid power filter based on artificial intelligence control approach. It consists of C-type passive filter in parallel with a shunt active filter that is controlled by an adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) controller. The active filter is based on a three-phase voltage inverter with six control switches. The AC side of the filter is connected in parallel with the nonlinear load through an interface reactor, while the DC side connected to a DC-link capacitor. The system will estimate harmonic content in the source current, produced by nonlinear load and generate reference waveform for control voltage source inverter. This paper describes circuit topology, control strategy, C-type high-pass filter, compensation current reference estimation and generation of gating signals. ANFIS controlled three-phase hybrid power filter is modeled under MATLAB/Simulink environment. The results show this kind of filter has a better harmonic compensation in utility current of three-phase three wire system. Keywords— Adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) Controller, Active Power Filter (APF), Harmonics, Hybrid Power Filter (HPF), Passive filter, Power quality.


A new method for the synthesis of 2-hetarylquinazolin-4(3H)-ones from 2-aminobenzamides and (2-azaaryl)methanes under transition metal-free conditions is described. This protocol features a wide substrate scope with a broad range of functional group tolerance under mild conditions. The oxidation of (2-azaaryl)methanes to (2-azaaryl)methanals is proposed as the key step in this transformation.


The purpose of this research is to determine the needs of mothers with three intellectually disabled children. This study has been held with the participation of eleven volunteer mothers, living in Diyarbakir province in 2017. Semi-structured interview technique was used as qualitative research methods in the research. Based on the findings obtained from the research, it was determined that the mothers had important requirements such as materiality, information, general and social support, and needs of expressing themselves to the environment about the disability of their children. The biggest topic was determined as the lack of time for their personal development. When the national and international literatures are analysed, it has been determined that in Turkey needs of the mothers with three intellectual disabled children are higher than those of the developed countries. The main needs are knowledge and materiality. Based on this points, especially mainly legal positive discrimination, governmental agencies, educational institutions and NGO's need to be more sensitive and should make concrete steps by meeting the needs of children with multiple disabilities.  Article visualizations:


INTRODUCTION: In the game of rugby, the development of leg power is of particular importance for forwards in the scrum and maul. The forward is required to hold the push in the scrum and give an explosive push when the ball is put in. The most frequently used standard field tests for leg power according to Nicholas (1997), which are also recommended in numerous training manuals and by the England Rugby Football Union (RFU), are the vertical jump and a timed short sprint test. This study was designed to compare performance scores attained and the maximal force applied in these tests with the maximal force which could be applied against the pneumatically controlled Predator individual scrummaging machine.


The Propositional Statechart language described in [4] makes it possible to provide unambiguous joint diagrammatic specifications of complex recursive interaction protocols such as the multilateral voting protocol. Recursive protocols described using Propositional Statecharts are not necessarily finite state, meaning that verification of properties of these protocols cannot be achieved solely by means of finite state model checking. In this paper we discuss the verification of realizability, and reachability analysis, in recursive joint protocol specifications expressed using joint Propositional Statecharts.


A metabolism trial was carried out in metabolic cages in a completely randomized experimental design to evaluate the effect of CP reduction on nutrients and energy digestibility in the diets of broiler chickens. A hundred sixty male broiler chickens were randomly allotted to four treatments (CP levels) and four replicates of 10 birds each. The crude protein levels used in the diets were 21, 19, 17 and 15. The total excreta was colleted and recorded from 25 to 29 days of age. The CP reduction improved dry matter and energy digestibility linearly. A quadratic effect of the CP level on CP digestibility was observed. The maximum digestibility was estimated for broilers fed 15.3% CP diets. The nitrogen intake and excretion decreased linearly with the CP reduction. The maximum retained nitrogen and nitrogen efficiency utilization were estimated for broilers fed 18.3 and 15.3% CP diets, respectively. No effect of CP levels on ME was observed.


Nuclear contents of oral squarnous cell carcinoma cells were measured using MMSP-TU methods of rnaterial treatments were all oral squamous cell carcinoma, the changes of nuclear DNA content after neo-adiuvant chemotherapy and radiation therapy were studied. The results were as


Objective To explore the applied value of peak latency (PL) prolongation of Ⅴ wave in brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) during intraoperative monitoring of acoustic neuroma surgery. Methods The preoperative BAEP examination data,intraoperative monitoring and postoperative evaluation data in 55 patients with acoustic neuroma were retrospectively analyzed; the monitoring results under the circumstance that different degrees of prolongation of PL of Ⅴ wave were chosen were analyzed. Results The PL prolongation of Ⅴ wave >0.6 ms was used as the baseline,the sensitivity of diagnosing the brainstem or acoustic nerve injury was 100%,the specificity was 95.3%,the misdiagnosis rate was 4.7%,the missed diagnosis rate was 0% and the accordance rate was 96.4%.The PL prolongation of Ⅴ wave >1.0 ms was used as the baseline,the sensitivity of diagnosing the brainstem or acoustic nerve injury was 58.3%,the specificity was 97.7%,the misdiagnosis rate was 2.3%,the missed diagnosis rate was 41.7% and the accordance rate was 89.1%. Conclusion It is more suitable that using thePL prolongation of Ⅴ wave >0.6 ms as the baseline,enjoying high sensitivity and specificity,during the intraoperative monitoring of acoustic neuroma.

Key words:
Brainstem auditory evoked potential;  Acoustic neuroma;  Intraoperative neuromonitoring


In my speech here tonight, let me raise two crucial questions – and try to provide tentative answers. The first question is: How fragmented will financial services – and their supervision – be in the EU and the UK after Brexit? The second question is important not just to the United States, but also to other third countries to the EU: Will we see changes in the general approach to the regulation of foreign firms in the EU?


Abstract : In this work is examined the variation-difference method of solving the first basic two-dimensional problem of the theory of plasticity for doubly-connected regions using curvilinear rectangular co-ordinates. This approach makes it possible to investigate the questions of stress concentration when the curvilinear boundaries of this form are present, and to attain definite advantages in the realization of a solution to the problems on a computer.


Geochemical data of fifteen Cretaceous sediment samples from Kumba area in the Douala sub-basin are presented to determine the provenance, source rock weathering, tectonic setting and paleo-oxidation conditions of the depositional setting of these rocks. For this purpose, the whole-rocks were analyzed for their major and trace element, including rare earth elements (REEs), contents by ICP-AES and ICP-MS methods respectively. On the basis of their major element composition, the rocks have been classified mainly as Fe-shale, shale, arkose and Fe-sandstone. For the provenance, the plot of Zr vs. TiO2, Y/Ni vs. Cr/V, TiO2 vs. Al2O3 diagrams, high LREE/HREE ratios (5.84 to 20.91) and negative and positive Eu anomalies (Eu/Eu*= 0.87 to 1.62) suggest that the studied rocks were mainly derived from felsic igneous rocks with lesser contribution of mafic components. The higher values of paleo-weathering indices such as Plagioclase Index of Alteration (PIA) and Chemical Index of Weathering (CIW), ranging from 79.63 to 99.90 and 87.57 to 99.92 respectively, suggest that the sediments and their potential source rocks experienced intense weathering. Whereas the variable Chemical Index of Alteration (CIA) values (63.01 to 99.50) coupled with high content of K2O (up to 7.5) in most samples could be indicative of K-addition diagenetic processes. The A-CN-K plot also suggests a possible K-addition. The redox conditions during the sedimentation were suboxic to oxic as evidenced by the Ce anomalies of 0.88 to 1.03. This is also confirmed by the values of Ni/Co (less than 7), U/Th (less than 1.25) and Cu/Zn (mostly less than 1). Tectonic discrimination diagrams (e.g., SiO2-K2O/Na2O and Th-Sc-Zr/10) show that these rocks were deposited mainly in an active continental margin setting, and in various tectonic environments. This reflects probably the recycling effect experienced by the samples studied.


The present invention, the peptides and their concentrations are defined in a biological sample from a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease, on the determination method of comparing the concentration of the peptide in the control group. The present invention further relates to the use of said peptides for therapeutic purposes. Peptides according to the invention, generated from a protein precursor comprising the corresponding gene, is treated in a special way, it is modified with post-translational process. Change in concentration of these peptides suggests the existence of Alzheimer's disease. Direction of density change is specific to these peptides, respectively. Alzheimer's disease is detected by identifying a combination or these peptides individually. The present invention further also to manage the progress of Alzheimer's disease, because of its prognosis, and can also be used to develop an effective therapeutic agent in Alzheimer's disease.


With respect to sliding parts, it is intended to raise the surface copper coating ratio of sliding regions. A raw material powder is charged in a charging area of forming metal mold, and pressure is applied to the raw material powder to thereby form green compact (6). The green compact (6) is sintered into a bearing as a sliding part. Copper based raw material powder is composed of copper based flat raw material powder (2) of flat form with an average diameter smaller than that of iron based raw material powder (1) and with an aspect ratio greater than that of the iron based raw material powder (1) and copper based fine raw material powder (3) with an average diameter smaller than that of the copper based flat raw material powder (2). Copper segregation is effected on the surface side. The bearing obtained by segregation of the copper based flat raw material powder (2) on the surface side has its surface side covered with copper by the occurrence of not only the copper based flat raw material powder (2) but also the copper based fine raw material powder (3), so that the surface copper coating ratio can be enhanced.


The mission of this project was to introduce to the public the advantages of using a travel information device whilst travelling through the city of Nottingham using a car and bus. This aim was accomplished through the medium of a game. The project is a continuation of the research conducted by the Simulation and Modelling group within the Department of Computing at the Nottingham Trent University. The development of the traffic game involved the incorporation of a graphical user interface, a database and a shortest route algorithm. The project delivered a working application as well as research results in the field of the three mentioned subsystems. The deliverables form the solid platform for further development based on enhancements as well as adding new features. Due to the low design cost achieved so far, any future development is estimated to be very cost effective as well.


It is proposed to create a virtual communication environment for students in e-learning system as means to provide feedback with a teacher, in particular the creation of a virtual assistant who helps gives pedagogical aid. The structure and function of the intellectual software system, which plays the role of the assistant, is defined. We also considered software solutions for creating a virtual assistant, including components for speech synthesis and facial animation.


A Fabric antenna is used for on body communications. Millimeter wave antenna consists of small beams with high frequency and high directive improves high data communication. It helps us to reduce the barring between user and communication device. This proposed antenna is designed at 60 GHz. It has mainly integrated with wireless sensor network and medical applications. This antenna is designed with the help of HFSS Software. Later HFSS can be explained in the simulation tool. The aim of the paper is, in human body we will insert cloth sensors to monitor different physiological parameters regardless of the patient location. The information passed instantly to the doctor using an external processing unit. In case of any emergency the patient is alerted through appropriate message or alarms. Designed antenna dimensions are 27.3 mm × 8.5 mm × 0.8 mm. Antenna performance is analyzed by using simulated results of reflection co-efficient, VSWR, gain, bandwidth and directivity.


Abstract:The Dominican Republic (DR) conducted another competitive, multiparty presidential election in May 2008. Over the past three decades it has undergone complex processes of democratization and neoliberal economic restructuring, and endured periodic macroeconomic crises and stubborn inequality. The Dominican party system, forged in the 1970s, has remained stable and competitive through it all. What factors account for this institutional longevity given similar circumstances and pressures have unhinged traditional party systems elsewhere in the region? Is this a "frozen" party system, entrenched by an antiquated, authoritarian political cleavage structure? Existing research does not lend succinct answers. Below, party system longevity is tied to endogenous and exogenous factors, including the ability of traditional parties to overcome the historic authoritarian/democracy cleavage that spawned the party system in the first place.


In this study, the levels of organochlorine (dichlorodiphenyl dichloroethylene (p,p-DDE), 4,4'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethan (p,p'DDD), 2,4'dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p'-DDT), alpha-BHC, beta-BHC, delta-BHC, lindane, heptachlor, heptachlorepoxide, endosulfan I, endosulfan II, PF-38) pesticide residues were investigated in selected agricultural crops (cabbage, tomato, garden egg, guava, sweet potato and soya bean) produced in Upper Yedzaram Basin, Adamawa State, Nigeria. The concentrations of the pesticides in the samples were determined using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS), equipped with electron capture detector (ECD). And the results showed endosulfan I as the most frequently detected organochlorine pesticide (OPCs) residue in the samples analyzed. The highest concentration of endosulfan I detected in sweet potatoes (5.027 mg/kg) and the least in cabbage (1.322 mg/kg). The DDT and its metabolites were not detected in the samples. However, isomers of BHC were detected in tomato samples. The results show the concentrations of the OPC detected in the samples exceeding the maximum residual limits (MRLs) allowed in edibles. Despite the ban and restrictions placed on OPC, the presence of endosulfan I and the isomers of BHC detected in samples could be due to their ability to persist in the environment. Further study to analyze the risk on consumption, shows the estimated daily intake (EADI) to be below the acceptable daily intake (ADI) for endosulfan I (0.006 mg/kg/day). The study shows higher potential health risk among children exposed to endosulfan I through the consumption of tomato (0.009 mg/kg/day) and sweet potato (0.007 mg/kg/day). The hazard quotient (HQ) values for endosulfan I in the same samples shows exposure risk slightly >1. Suggesting likely risk for non-carcinogenic related complications. The study therefore recommended proactive measures by the authority on prohibiting the sell and use of the legally banned pesticides. Clean up measures of major pesticide contaminated areas such as agricultural areas should be done by the ministry of environment.


Ethiopia, a country in Africa, is endowed with renewable energy sources such as hydro, solar and wind. These energy sources are economically exploitable and if electrical energy could be prouduced it could be surplus beyond the country's demand. Exporting electrical energy, Ethiopia could earn more money without disturbing environment as it is a global warming issue now-a-days. But due to lack of technology, the rich renewable resources are not utilized properly, and as a result, only 15% of the population of the country have access to electricity. In this paper, based on moderate scenario, an alternative scenario for Ethiopia's electricity sector will be developed to meet its energy demand upto the year 2030. For alternative scenario, the time range from year 2008 to 2030 was considered in LEAP software. In the alternative scenario, hydro and geothermal were judiciously selected as the source of energy. Solar energy was not selected due to its upfront cost which is unbearable by any developing countries. Wind energy was not selected because of seasonal variations in energy production around the year.


The St. Louis Fed's Jeanne Marra tells the story of a full-service, fully bilingual banking center, which is also the first financial institution in Fairmont City, Ill.


Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is associated with worse long‐term pulmonary disease and shorter survival, and chronic Pa infection (CPA) is associated with reduced lung function, faster rate of lung decline, increased rates of exacerbations and shorter survival. By using exome sequencing and extreme phenotype design, it was recently shown that isoforms of dynactin 4 (DCTN4) may influence Pa infection in CF, leading to worse respiratory disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of DCTN4 missense variants on Pa infection incidence, age at first Pa infection and chronic Pa infection incidence in a cohort of adult CF patients from a single centre.


The paper focuses on the interface between family life and the world of work with special reference to the field of marriage and family counseling. The empirical and theoretical rationale for incorporating marriage and family counseling services in an industrial setting are presented along with estimates of industry-wide receptivity. The final section of the paper describes a specific plan of action being implemented at Purdue University and explores some of the basic issues associated with the training program, the clientele to be served, and the delivery system to be employed within an industrial setting.


The article declares the position of dissensus and consensus as basic models for the development of social sciences. The demarcation of natural sciences and social sciences is carried out. Attempts are being made to identify the features of "acceptance" by the scientific community. The article analyzes L. Laudan's concept of consensus in modern social knowledge.