and passed transiently to CAPD 4 exchanges per day. After 96 hours, the peritoneal fluid was completely clear. Once the bacteria were definitively typified, antibiotic treatment was modified to ceftriaxone 1 g intraperitoneal in 1 exchange daily for 21 days, with uneventful recovery. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of PD-related peritonitis with simultaneous microbiological isolation of Streptococcus canis and Pasteurella multocida. Our case also teaches us that polymicrobial growth in peritoneal liquid culture does not rule out the zoonotic nature of the infection, especially if it is accompanied by a compatible clinical history until the bacteria are properly identified. Pet owners should be advised not to allow these animals to come in contact with them and their dialysis supplies and to maintain a high level of personal hygiene, as has been previously mentioned in the literature (1,3–7).


Solar flare model atmospheres computed under the assumption of energetic equilibrium in the chromosphere are presented. The models use a static, one-dimensional plane-parallel geometry and are designed within a physically self-consistent coronal loop. Assumed flare heating mechanisms include collisions from a flux of nonthermal electrons and X-ray heating of the chromosphere by the corona. The heating by energetic electrons accounts explicitly for variations of the ionized fraction with depth in the atmosphere. X-ray heating of the chromosphere by the corona incorporates a flare loop geometry by approximating distant portions of the loop with a series of point sources, while treating the loop leg closest to the chromospheric footpoint in the plane-parallel approximation. Coronal flare heating leads to increased heat conduction, chromospheric evaporation and subsequent changes in coronal pressure; these effects are included self-consistently in the models. Cooling in the chromosphere is computed in detail for the important optically thick H I, Ca II and Mg II transitions using the non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (non-LTE) prescription in the program MULTI. Hydrogen ionization rates from X-ray photoionization and collisional ionization by nonthermal electrons are included explicitly in the rate equations. The models are computed in the 'impulsive' and 'equilibrium' limits, and in a set of intermediate 'evolving' states. The impulsive atmospheres have the density distribution frozen in the pre-flare configuration, while the equilibrium models assume the entire atmosphere is in hydrostatic and energetic equilibrium. The evolving atmospheres represent intermediate stages where hydrostatic equilibrium has been established in the chromosphere and corona, but the corona is not yet in energetic equilibrium with the flare heating source. Thus, for example, chromospheric evaporation is still in the process of occurring. We have computed the chromospheric radiation that results from a range of coronal heating rates, with particular emphasis on the widely observed diagnostic H(alpha). Our conclusion is that the H(alpha) fluxes and profiles actually observed in flares can only be produced under conditions of a low-pressure corona with strong beam heating. Therefore we suggest that H(alpha) in flares is produced primarily at the footprints of newly heated loops where significant evaporation has not yet occurred. As a single loop evolves in time, no matter how strong the heating rate may become, the H(alpha) flux will diminish as the corona becomes denser and hence more effective at stopping the beam. This prediction leads to several observable consequences regarding the spatial and temporal signatures of the X-ray and H(alpha) radiation during flares.


Since 2014, we have seen the rise in popularity of smart devices. Today, they are most definitely common place, from smart TVs to devices to control household heating and lighting. We are living in a world where the Internet, through these wireless smart devices, has become an integral part of daily life. But does all this easy access to systems and information come at a cost to safety and security? There is growing concern that it does.


<·» llfîhlĥ . · where β i s a f ixed number of the i n t e r v a l ( 0 , l j . Let us observe t h a t and ¡P(D = ? , where ? i s the w e l l -known c l a s s of Caratheodory f u n c t i o n s . Let jp(y9,k), ke I , be the subclass composed of k-symmet r i c a l f unc t i ons of the c l a s s Ψ [β), t ha t i s of func t ions of the form k 2k (1,3) ?(z) = 1 + pkz + p2 kz + . . . which s a t i s f y condi t ion (1.2) in the disc K. By the d e f i n i t i o n of the family ? (/3,k) we have £ ( l , k ) = ψ w h e r e i s the subclass of k-symmetrical f unc t i ons of the c l a s s Ρ . I t i s easy to v e r i f y tha t i f Ρ e jP(ß,k) and 0 < ß < 1 , then


Introduction 1. Early Philosophy 2. An Objective Aesthetic 3. Grace and Dignity 4. Argument and Context of the Asthetische Briefe 5. Dispute with Kant 6. Autonomy versus Enlightenment 7. The Philosophy of Freedom 8. Theory of Tragedy Appendix 1: Rhetoric and Philosophy in Schiller's Essays Appendix 2: The Neo-Kantian Interpretation of Schiller Bibliography Index


Abstract : On 2 March 1996 authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) seized and detained Drazen Erdemovic.1 FRY transferred Erdemovic to the custody of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ITCY) on 30 March 1996.2 The tribunal later tried him for war crimes. The charges facing Erdemovic were not unusual for his crimes, one count of a crime against humanity and an alternative count of a violation of the laws or customs of war.3 What was unusual was how his trial would unfold. Erdemovic, a mere boy when compared to most tribunal detainees, was just 23 years old when he committed his crimes.4 Ordered by superiors, he executed between 70 to 100 Bosnian Muslim men.5 The killing occurred at a farm near Pilica.6 It was to this farm the Bosnian Serb military or police personnel bused men who had earlier surrendered to the police or military authorities.7 Upon arrival, Serbs herded them into a field adjacent to a farm building.8 The victims were forced to stand up in a row with their backs facing Drazen Erdemovic and members of the 10th Sabotage Detachment.9


Recent DEMETER spacecraft observations show that VLF signals from the NPM transmitter in Hawaii often strongly excite quasi‐electrostatic whistler mode waves as the NPM signals propagate upward through plasma density irregularities. As a result of the NPM wave energy loss to the quasi‐electrostatic waves, the transmitter signals will arrive at the radiation belts with less intensity than predicted by present models of VLF wave propagation and will produce less pitch angle scattering of energetic electrons than presently believed. This type of wave energy loss may be partially responsible for the pervasive wave intensity deficit for VLF transmitter signals in the plasmasphere recently noted by Starks et al. (2008).


This case report concerns a 50 year old woman with no prior history of lung disease who exhibited respiratory distress, dyspnea and low oxygen saturations in the recovery room following breast implant surgery. The diagnosis of negative pressure pulmonary edema was made based on immediate history, radiographic exams, and testing that ruled out myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolus. High resolution CT scans revealed multiple non-calcified pulmonary nodules along with moderate-tosevere emphysema from a concealed smoking history.


CCS Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU) is among the top ten agricultural universities of India according to ICAR ranking 2016-17. The present study has been undertaken to find out the publication trends in this university during 2001-2015. The study mainly focus on year-wise research output, major subject categories, national and international collaborations, top journals for publications, most prolific authors, citations pattern and highly cited papers of CCSHAU. The results indicate that among the top ten agricultural universities of India, CCSHAU stands at fourth position in terms of publications and sixth position in terms of citations. It has collaborated with many institutions at national and international level in its research publications.


On May 12, 1942, at Christopher coal mine No. 3 in Osage, West Virginia, a continent away from the frontlines of World War II, Superintendent Ed O'Neil saw the mine ventilation fan suddenly run backwards, propelled by a strong gust of air that tore the belt off the huge blower. The second shift mantrip of 115 coal miners, traversing the drift mouth for the 3:00 p.m. shift, ground to an uneasy halt. The article recounts the tragic consequences of this incident. It also tells of other events affecting coal miners during World War I and World War II.


Siew Yean Tham: The evolution of trade theory from the traditional neoclassical Heckscher-Ohlin model to "new new" trade models shifts the focus in international trade from the exports of countries to exports of firms. This change in the unit of analysis from country to firm represents a distinct shift in framework from a world of homogeneous firms (and therefore represented by a representative firm) where all firms export in an exporting country to a brand new framework that better reflects the observed reality of heterogeneous firms where some firms export and some do not. Under this new framework, an important question that immediately emerges is: Why do some firms export and why is it that some do not, even within the same industry? In particular, what are the characteristics of exporting firms compared with nonexporting firms? This question is of interest to academic researchers as well as policymakers who try to find different ways to support exports through a diverse range of instruments ranging from targeted export promotion incentives to others that may be more general.


Purpose: This study evaluated the problems and challenges associated with school nursing in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States of Nigeria in terms of coverage, services rendered, adequacy of equipments and supplies, and involvement of other relevant professionals in school health programmes. Materials and methods: A descriptive design was adopted, and sixty schools were randomly selected from the two states. In each school, one nurse was conveniently selected to give a total of sixty respondents from a population of 171 school nurses from both states. Rustia's school health promotion model guided the study. Validated questionnaire, interviews and review of records were the instruments for data collection. Research questions were analyzed using frequencies and percentages while the Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient Statistics was used to test the hypotheses determined at a significant level of 0.05. Results: Results showed low coverage of school health programme in Cross River (3%) and Akwa Ibom (7.2%) states. The scopes of the practice were limited to treatment of minor ailments (100%), referral services (81.7%) health education (41.7%) and first aid (16.7%). Only (18.3%) of the respondents were satisfied with equipments available for school health programme. Furthermore, health services provided by the nurses were positively and significantly related to their knowledge of roles (r=.532; df=59; p<0.05) but not on availability of material resources r=.023; df=59; p>0.05). Recommendations: It was recommended that school nurses should be well educated on the roles expected of them. INTRODUCTION The importance of school health nursing cannot be overemphasized. The health of students at all levels of education is very important if they are to excel in their academic pursuit and develop a good attitude towards a healthy living in the future. Although parents have a great responsibility towards the health of their children, the schools, being the second home of the children also need to take their health seriously. The general aim of school health programme is the promotion of well adjusted, physically vibrant children that are without preventable defects, but who could imbibe health practices, attitudes and knowledge that will make them to have a high level of well-being and the ability to make the necessary decision that will affect their families' health positively. According to Anderson and Cresswell (2003), the purpose of today's school health programme includes the need to promote, protect and restore the health of school children and staff. It could be in the recognition of this important …


More than 10 years after the demise of the last gamm-ray observatory, the EGRET experiment onboard the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, Astronomy in the energy range above 50 MeV has become again accessible thanks to the launch of the AGILE and Fermi/GLAST missions in 2007 and 2008, respectively. The gamma-ray imagers onboard these two missions adopt improved technology with respect to EGRET, offering higher angular resolution and superior exposure (effective area times observing time). In this paper we present some highlights among the results achieved by the experiments onboard the AGILE mission, including the gamma-ray imager, a hard X-ray imager and a


Worldwide, private lands have attracted increased attention from conservationists, not only because most of the globe is privately owned, but also because private lands can be an asset to the protected area conservation strategy. In Brazil, the riverine Areas of Permanent Protection (APPs) are a key instrument of the Forest Code to protect biodiversity on private lands, acting as wildlife corridors. We assessed this putative role of APPs by evaluating how ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) occurrence is influenced by covariates in 3 cerrado landscapes dominated by sugarcane and managed forests of eucalyptus and pine trees. We collected detection–nondetection data by camera trapping during 2 dry seasons (2013 and 2014) at 208 stations (6,606 camera-days). We estimated ocelot detection and mean relative abundance using a single-species, single-season occupancy model that accounts for heterogeneous detection probability induced by variation in abundance. Modeling results showed that percentage of native forest was the most important covariate to explain mean relative abundance of ocelots. This parameter was also affected positively by APPs, with ocelots being more abundant inside than outside APPs and, unexpectedly, by sugarcane. Given our study design, however, the positive effect of this crop likely reflects the contact zone between sugarcane and native forest. Our findings show that landscape composition affects ocelot abundance and highlight the importance of APPs and Legal Reserves in agricultural landscapes. We conclude that, in such landscapes, compliance to the Forest Code by private land owners is key to supporting ocelot occurrence.


To jointly address the critical issues of the sixth-generation (6G) cellular internet of things (IoT), i.e., energy supply, data aggregation, and information transmission, we design a framework integrating energy, computation and communication (ECC). Firstly, the base station (BS) charges massive IoT devices simultaneously via wireless power transfer (WPT) in the downlink. Then, IoT devices with the harvested energy carry out the computation task and the communication task in the uplink over the same spectrum. To improve the overall performance of ECC, we propose a joint beamforming design algorithm for the BS and the IoT devices. Finally, simulation results validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in 6G cellular IoT.


The paper measure the level of sustainable development of Public Library provinces in China by using factor analysis method and show spatial distribution of sustainable development of Public Libraries in the provinces of China with GIS spatial analysis. The results showed: the circulation service ability, capital support, infrastructure and human resources are the main factors impact the development of the public library cause, bitmap to display the agglomeration and imbalance of public library for the sustainable development of present higher space.


New resonator configuration developments to obtain almost complete extraction of the stored energy from a large-volume active medium, to produce a diffraction-limited laser beam continues to be of interest Unstable resonators are used to generate a nearly diffraction-limited output beam from a large-diameter active medium. However, an unstable resonator may be used for a gain medium that has a reasonably high round-trip gain.


The present investigation was carried out to test the response of fruit sucking moth, Eudocima (Othreis) materna L. larvae to different host plants and efficacy of biorationals under laboratory condition. Among 12 different host plants tested, Tinospora cardifolia (gulvel) recorded as an ideal host withsuccessful completion of larval life with no recorded mortality. In biorationals, Bacillus thuringiensis@2 g/l was found to be best in treatment byrecording higher larval mortality of 100 per cent of first and third instar and 60 per cent of fifth instar followed by Pseudomonas fluorescens@5g/l (100% of first and third instar and 56.66% of fifth instar). It concluded that, the biopesticides viz., B. thuringiensis, P. luminescens and Beauvaria bassiana can be used as a promising bioagents for the management of fruit sucking moth larvae.


A basic mathematical model of the deformation of a large elastic element of a small spacecraft in its plane is constructed. Deformations are caused by a temperature shock after a small spacecraft leaves the Earth's shadow on the solar portion of the orbit. The model is used to conduct a computational experiment with the aim of assessing perturbations acting on a small spacecraft due to temperature shock. The temperature distribution during thermal shock is described by a one-dimensional model of thermal conductivity. The classical theory of thin plates is used to determine the deformations. The results of the estimation of disturbing factors are obtained as a result of a computational experiment for a model small spacecraft. These results indicate the need to compensate for the impact of temperature shock for small technological spacecraft. The data obtained can be used in the design of small space-craft for technological purposes.


The influence of Cu addition (0–4 mass%) on the corrosion behavior of Ni–30Co–16Cr–15Mo alloy in neutral chloride solution is investigated by electrochemical measurements. The results indicate that alloy with 0.5 mass% Cu shows inferior corrosion resistance compared to Cu-free alloy under open-circuit potential, which is possibly ascribed to the galvanic corrosion from the insufficient coverage of Cu on the passive film; a higher fraction of Cu results in a significant improvement on corrosion resistance, and Cu is believed capable of strengthening the passivation and postponing the oxidization of dominant Cr(III) in the passive film into more soluble Cr(VI).


Herbaceous flora is the dynamic layer in a forest stratum that protects the soil and water regimes and improves productivity and soil fertility. Thus a study was conducted at Chilapatta Reserve Forest, West Bengal India to document the status of herb diversity, biomass and carbon accumulation. Stratified random nested quadrate sampling was adopted for analyzing the qualitative and quantitative characters. Forty nine herb species were recorded, of which seven are yet to be identified. Identified species were of 21 families and 36 genera. The herb diversity index, concentration of dominance, Shannon and Wiener index and evenness index was estimated as 0.62, 0.028, 4.46 and 2.27, respectively. Highest and lowest frequency was recorded 49.12 and 1.75 while relative frequency varied from 0.09 -1 to 1.87. Herb density ranged from 2 to 11193 individuals ha and relative density ranged from 0.05 to 1.76%. Most of the species were widely distributed and its abundance ranged from 0.80 to 12.76 while relative abundance ranged from 0.16 to 1.73%. IVI values ranged from 0.47 to 5.27. The above ground portion of herbs accumulated the major portion of biomass and carbon.


Human behavior plays a key role in building energy consumption, especially in residential buildings. Residents in the hot-summer and cold-winter zone of China tend to use energy in a "partial-time, part-of-the-space" manner. With the improvement in people's living standards, the energy consumption of residential buildings in this region has been increasing. Exploring the building energy efficiency methods that suit the local residents' energy use habits while ensuring building comfort levels is of great importance. This paper investigates the impact of living behavior on residential energy consumption and comfort in this region, focusing on personnel-in-room conditions, use of air-conditioning equipment, and window opening. Firstly, a questionnaire survey was conducted to analyze the energy use behaviors and the mentality of residents in the Jiangsu–Zhejiang–Shanghai Area of China. Then, based on the current situation of the household structure in Shanghai, 10 households were selected and monitored for a period of 8 months. Their energy use patterns were summarized to obtain a standard sample. Finally, the energy consumption simulation software DeST 2.0 was used to analyze the impact of each usage element on comfort and energy consumption. A dual-index evaluation of energy consumption and comfort is proposed for the first time. This paper found that respondents placed about a 6:4 important ratio on "comfort" and "energy efficiency" in their dwellings and that the importance placed on comfort increased from low-energy to high-energy households. Behaviors such as "gathering more in the living room" and "open windows as much as possible in the summer and appropriately in the winter" were more beneficial to both comfort and energy efficiency.


My bachelor work describes the process of the formation of the base of the corporation tax in the Czech Republich and Germany. The main differences, which have an influence on the base of the corporation tax are analysed. It detects the differences between systems in both countries. Then, the term of effective and nominal taxation is remarked, too. The case study detects processes in both of these countries and compares advantegeousness of the two tax systems.


High power quality, efficiency and cost effective are crucial aspects in industrial applications. Therefore, the four-switch three-phase inverter (4S3P) has been discovered. But it has been known by many performance limitations in the low-frequency region, because of the generation of an unbalanced current due to the fluctuation of the centre tap voltage of the dc-link capacitors. Those drawbacks are investigated and solved in this paper, and the generated output voltages are controlled using PI controllers. Furthermore, the dc-link capacitor voltage imbalance is mitigated by subtracting the DC component from the control reference voltage using low pass filters. Many simulation and experimental results are presented to validate the proposed control scheme.


G‐protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are known to be modulated by both orthosteric agonists and positive/negative allosteric modulators (PAMs/NAMs). Proper experimental design and data analysis for dual dose dependence between agonist and PAM or NAM are critical to elucidate key parameters for understanding molecular mechanism and structure‐activity relationship (SAR) in drug discovery. Toward that end, we have developed a global curve fitting approach to analyze simultaneously all curves in dual dose dependence data of receptor allosterism to report all key parameters. A general equation based on operational model of receptor allosterism is reformulated in GraphPad Prism to allow global curve fitting. Specific stepwise instructions with graphic illustrations will be outlined.


This article reports on an air conditioning retrofit for 300,000 sq ft school that will include 900 tons of cooling using custom-built mechanical penthouses with DX cooling. New Trier High School located near Lake Michigan in the Chicago Northshore suburb of Winnetka, IL, is a 75-year-old landmark building. The school has long had a reputation for academic excellence. A two-year renovation project is currently underway to install a modern HVAC system and new lighting that will improve the indoor environment, thereby enhancing the overall learning environment.


The thermal behavior and non-isothermal kinetics of the exothermic decomposition reaction of 1-amino-1-hydrazino-2,2-dinitroethylene (AHDNE) were studied with DSC and TG/DTG methods. The kinetic equation obtained is dα/dT=1019.29(1−α)exp(−1.88×104/T)/β. The critical temperature of thermal explosion is 98.16 °C. The specific heat capacity of AHDNE was determined, and the standard molar specific heat capacity is 211.86 J·mol−1·K−1 at 298.15 K. The adiabatic time-to-explosion of AHDNE was also calculated to be 59.21 s. AHDNE is unstable and has much lower thermostability than 1,1-diamino-2,2-dinitroethylene (FOX-7).


In view of the problem that the security of network management is easily decreased by the center node troubles in the traditional satellite network management mechanism based on hierarchical-clustering structure,a novel scheme is proposed to meet the needs of the security cluster head,which supports the fast switching between formal and backup cluster head,and then a relevant new priority-based selecting algorithm is proposed for the formal and backup head selecting the formal cluster head and the backup cluster head through cluster members negotiating and priority calculating in consideration of communication ingredients comprehensively in satellite cluster such as accessibility,delay and reliability.The results of simulation indicate that the scheme can not only replace the failure cluster head and recover the cluster in very short time,but also minimize management cost of the cluster head.


Objective To probe the value of combined detection with tumor supplied group of factors(TSGF) and carbohydrate 19-9 (CA19-9) to the diagnosis of malignant tumors in digestive tract(MTD). Methods Serum levels of TSGF and CA19-9 in 116 patients with MTD were determined with spectrophotometry and enzyme immunometric assay(EIA),respectively. Results In combined detection with TSGF and CA19-9,we can get the diagnostic sensitivity to MTD was 89.7%,specificity was 92.9%,accuracy was 92.3%,accordingly. Contrast with single assay with CA19-9,combined detection has a higher diagnostic sensitivity obviously. Conclusions Detecting TSGF and CA19-9 combinedly can improve the diagnosis rate of MTD.


tively counteracted the influence of the United States in Upper Canada. American readers will be interested to read the story of their fellow countrymen in Upper Canada during the War of 1812, when many of them were &dquo;alien enemies,&dquo; refused to serve in the militia, and in some cases gave aid and comfort to the enemy. The Rebellion of 1837 and the subsequent border troubles reinforced the anti-American feel-


Enuresis is a common pediatric diseases in children.Dr.Diao ben-shu,Chief physician of Traditional Chinese Medicine,a well-known doctor in Sichuan Province,is very experienced in treating children with enuresis.He proposed the dialectical thought of "Pediatric kidney has not yet developed a sound ","Congenital acquired complement"and"Keeping healthy spleen is better than supplementing.Initiating the spleen's capacity is even better than Keeping healthy spleen" based on children with different physical fitness,and apply Traditional Chinese Medicine Diverse Therapy by combining moxibustion and Chinese Medicine to treat the disease.His method has showed remarkable curative effects in many years of clinical pediatric practice.In order to benefit from his experience,this article has summarized his clinical pediatric practice on this subject.


For increased track densities or in optical storage media (high areal density) crosstalk is observed between the tracks, with two-dimensional dispersion. The author discusses maximum a posteriori data-detection techniques for signals corrupted by one- and two-dimensional intersymbol interference and additive noise. The distortions are modeled by Markov processes, and dynamic programming in the form of a Viterbi algorithm is applied to the problem of optimal data retrieval. Aspects such as detection performance and implementation considerations are discussed.<<ETX>>


This article investigates the geographical spread of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths across municipalities in Mexico. It focuses on the spread dynamics between Phase I (from March 23th to May 31st, 2020) and II (from June 1st to August 22th, 2020) of the social distancing measures. It also examines municipal-level factors associated with cumulative COVID-19 cases and deaths to understand the spatial determinants of the pandemic. The analysis of the geographic pattern of the pandemic via Space-Time Scan Statistics (SaTScan) revealed fast spread among municipalities. During Phase I, clusters of infections and deaths were mainly located at the center of the country, while in Phase II, these clusters dispersed to the rest of the country. The regression results from the Zero-Inflated Negative Binomial Regression analysis suggested that income inequality, prevalence of obesity and diabetes, and concentration of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) are strongly positively associated to confirmed cases and deaths regardless of lockdown.


Angiogenesis is involved in many physiological and pathological conditions including embryonic development, wound healing, menstrual cycle, chronic inflammation and the development of tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a major initiator and regulator of angiogenic processes and is associated with tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. The VEGF family of proteins (VEGF-A, VEGF-B, VEGF-C, VEGF-D and the placenta growth factor [PGF]) share tyrosine kinase receptors (VEGFR-1, VEGFR-2, VEGFR-3) which are expressed on many cell types including endothelial cells, hematopoietic stem cells and many solid tumor and leukemia blast cells. The VEGF receptor signaling pathway activates a tyrosine kinase cascade involving various intracellular proteins (particularly Pl-3 and RAS/MAP kinases) and is a potential antiangiogenic target that can be inhibited at various levels. The work presented here deals primarily with the small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as adaphostin. Adaphostin and congeners have the potential to specifically inhibit tyrosine kinases of the VEGF receptors with an acceptable toxicity profile to the host. These compounds have shown good inhibition of VEGFR-1 and relatively good inhibition of VEGFR expressing human leukemia cells. Furthermore, combination regimens of this class of compounds with cytotoxic drugs can downregulate both angiogenesis and its associated effects in the bone marrow of mammalian systems and provide synergistic combination drug regimens for the treatment of refractory malignancies.


The paper is begin with the literature collection and review,in order to confirm the concept of the informal groups of college students,then I will give a analytical description about its characteristics and its causes,finally put forward some suggestions on how to correctly guide it.Aiming to do a relatively comprehensive introduction at informal groups of college students,and provides some pursuant for management of it.


Emanuel Carrilho It is a great pleasure for us to present this Special Issue of ELECTROPHORESIS on Instrumentation for Capillary and Microchip Electrophoresis, the second in the series started in 2010 [2010, Vol. 31, Issue 15]. First and foremost, we would like to thank all the authors that submitted their work to this issue. Second, we would like to express our appreciation to all our colleagues that participated as reviewers, providing invaluable feedback to the authors and allowing the selection of this group of high quality papers. Last but not least, we would like to thank Dr. El Rassi and the editorial team of the journal for their efforts and constant feedback.


The beginnings of the school meals service how it functions today management and staff training issues teachers and supervision inside the school kitchen food preparation and service nutrition, hygeine and safety the cost legislation and privatisation speaking up for the school meals service the role of the Department of Education the Scottish and Irish school meals services a controversial future.


This article explores a key event in the recent history of Central Asia: the 1950s Soviet policy of forced transfers of highlanders down to cotton kolkhozes in the Ferghana Valley. From both a historical and sociological perspective, the article analyses how the displaced population was received in the areas of destination. It sheds light on the concept of ethnicity, in the sense that these transfers were most often analysed in ethnic terms. This approach does not allow for the perception of a complex range of identities based on a nation, a region, a lineage, a religion or a language. The concept of ethnicity seems therefore limited to explain the social dynamics of nation-state formation in a region where identity appears to be multiple, changing and constantly renegotiated.


This paper shares the results of the development of a tool for crisis response. The product, PICTOMODULE, is conceived from the perspective of the practitioner. It is a profound elaboration of an existing tool used by the police and fire brigade of Antwerp. The product goes beyond the classic approach from the existing tool by adding 3 pieces of information for every message. Two symbols or pictograms from existing sets and all spoken languages in Belgium above 0,25 percent of the population are put together to make the message clear. The development of this product is based on the principles of 'crisis intelligence' introduced by Brugghemans & Van Achte (2016). The design and dissemination of a message is more and more important for all the practitioners in the field of crisis response. The design of a product when communicating to concerned people matters. During an incident with a bus in Aalter (Belgium) people from Ghana, Hong Kong, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone and India were involved. The world is more than ever connected and responders sometimes have to stretch their communications skills to get the message across. In such occasions pictures make a great addition to the existing tools. Communication through pictures isn't new. As Otto Neurath puts it in 1936 "words make division, pictures make connection". Several organisations have developed sets of symbols or pictograms. UN OCHA released their second version 'humanitarian icons' on 18 December 2018 and stated that there was an need for complex information to be presented in a way that everyone can understand, as quickly as possible. Still the preliminary results of the research suggests that even that isn't always as simple as it sounds. Some symbols may be interpreted in a different way than intended. In designing PICTOMODULE certain sets of symbols or pictograms are combined to make sure that the chance of misinterpretation is minimised. The intended use for this product of 'crisis intelligence' goes from informing the public in communicating disaster risk, during a crisis or in recovery and this by fire fighters, medical staff, fire brigade and communication specialists


Purpose To analyze the clinicopathologic features,immunophenotypes and image features in 51 cases of intracranial glioblastoma.Methods The clinical and pathological data of the intracranial glioblastoma were collected and studied with H.E.and immunohistochemical staining.The image features of CT and MR were also analyzed in those cases.Results The clinical symptoms of these cases were dizziness,headache and vomiting.The CT and MR scanning showed intracranial occupying lesions with hemorrhage,necrosis and cystic degeneration.The irregular circularity enhancement was showed after enhancement scanning.Histopathologically,the tumor cells were distributed diffusely with marked nuclear atypia and brisk mitotic activity.Prominent microvascular proliferation and necrosis were useful features for the diagnosis.Tumor cells around the necrosis generally showed paliform arrangements.Immunohistochemical study demonstrated unequally positive staining for GFAP and vimentin.The average positive cell population of Ki-67 accounted for 28.94%.The expression rates of other tumor markers were different.Conclusions This tumor origins from astrocyte and has marked pathological features.The malignant degree of glioblastoma is very high with poor prognosis.Its image features are closely correlated with its pathological features.The special types of glioblastoma need to distinguish from gliosarcoma,malignant gangglioglioma and others.


This paper provides a structural estimation of an equilibrium search model with on-the-job search and heterogeneity in firms' productivities using a sample of Italian male workers. Results indicate that arrival rates of offers for workers are higher when unemployed than when employed and firms exploit their monopsony power when setting wages. As a result, workers earn far less than their marginal product. The model is then used to study regional labour market differentials in Italy. Wide variation in frictional transition parameters across areas helps to explain persistent unemployment and wage differentials.


This paper discusses the relationship between the rise of China and Sino-us relations.It has been the Chinese people's sequential pursuit since the Opium War.China's rise,modernization and national revival have identical meanings.However,China's rise is not easy to obtain.China must deal well with Sino-US bilateral relations,which are related directly to the process of China's rise.And its path,peaceful development should be supported by mighty strength of national defense,and at the same time China should taoguangyanghui(hide its capabilities and hide its time) continuously.The revival of Chinese traditional culture is not only an important content for national revival,but also conducive to accelerating the step of national revival.


The preparation of Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans requires matching the
storage component(s) of manure management systems with the nutrient management strategy. The
SPAW Field and Pond Hydrology Model was used to evaluate in a daily time step the temporary
storage-sizing component of NRCS's AWM Version 2.02. The results of the evaluation showed
AWM's temporary storage component tends to be conservative in that the pond level will not have to
be lowered during critical storage periods in the majority of years.
The analysis showed the designer does need to be cautious where the runoff producing areas are
represented by a Runoff Curve Number of 96 or less. Depending on climate, AWM may tend to
underestimate monthly runoff volumes, requiring frequent pumping during critical storage periods.


We present spot and mesh patterns formed with same photo-resist by using ultra-violet laser holographic lithography. The ZnO nano crystal was deposited on patterned Si substrate by hydrothermal method.


In order to improve the facility, interpretability and accuracy for the land evaluation model, and to reduce extended human influence in traditional land evaluation model, a land evaluation method based on semi-supervised learning algorithm is proposed.Extracting land evaluation association rules by training a small amount of labeled samples as the supervised information, combining with the use of the unsupervised learning method K-mean algorithm, the method clusters a great amount of unlabeled samples, which takes advantage of implication facilityand high classification accuracy.Experimental results of Guangdong Provinceland resource demonstrate that, 94.0622% correct area rate of land evaluation is obtained by the semi-supervised learning algorithm.


Those who are charged with the responsibility of administering the public schools are frequently confronted with situations which involve a knowledge of their legal authority, duties, and liabilities. The annual expenditure of large sums of public money, the employment and dismissal of teachers, the issuance of bonds and the building of schoolhouses, the management of school property, the administration of courses of study, the enforcement of rules and regulationsthese and many other matters may give rise to a variety of legal questions. For example, such specific problems as the following may be encountered at almost any time: May a school board permit the use of school property for other than school purposes? May the city authorities require a school board to conform to the building regulations of the city in the construction of school buildings? Is a school board liable for injuries to teachers and pupils occasioned by defective premises? Can a woman teacher who marries during the school year be legally discharged? May a school board write into its contracts with teachers a clause requiring them to board in the town or city in which they teach? What disposition is to be made of a parent's demand that his child be excused from studying a particular subject? May a pupil be disciplined for offenses committed outside of school hours and off the school grounds? In order to deal intelligently with many aspects of public-school administration, superintendents and principals should be familiar with those principles of law which in many instances must govern their action. At least, they should know how to look up the law when occasion arises for its application. Not only particular practices but general policies are often conditioned by a knowledge of underlying legal principles. Despite its practical importance, not a great deal of attention has been given to the study of school law. To be sure, investigations


For simulation of pulse compression networks the saturation behavior of the pulse compression cores are an important parameter. The data from the supplier does not cover the region we need for the calculation. The challenge is to measure the relative permeability of the material from 1 A/m to 10 kA/m. The approach is threefold. In the range of 1 to 1000 A/m the hysteresis loop is used. In the range from 3 to 3000 A/m a transductor method is chosen. From 0.1 to 100 kA/m the measurements where done with a LC discharge circuit. In this case the ringing frequency is defined by the stray inductivity and the partly saturated core. The results give us a data of saturation behavior of the compression cores. This improves the precision of simulation of pulse compression networks.


colgajo musculocutáneo ABSTRACT Background. Trochanteric ulcer is one of the most frequent pressure sore and is usually related with bursitis, therefore its treatment is complex. Material and Methods. We present a case of a 29 year-old male patient with me- dical history of spinalcord injury (SCI) related to flaccid paraplegia and the deve lopment of right trochanteric vertical elliptical sore. He was treated by a multi- disciplinary team and solved by the resection of the pathology and immediate reconstruction with tensor fascia lata (TFL) musculo cutaneous flap. Results. The patient was discharged from the institution on the 21st postopera-tive day. With a follow-up of a 6 months period, complications such as wound in- fection, suture dehiscense or recurrence were not observed. Aesthetic and func-tional results were satisfactory. Conclusion. Ascended TFL flap with a V-Y closure is a reproducible, reliable and versatile procedure for the coverage of trochanteric pressure sore defects. However all surgical techniques tages must be considered in order to avoid com- plications and recurrence of the disease.


The unusual magnetic and electronic ground states of 5d iridates has been shown to be driven by intrinsically enhanced spin-orbit coupling (SOC). The influence of appreciable but reduced SOC in creating the manifested magnetic insulating states in 4d oxides is less clear, with one hurdle being the existence of such compounds. Here we present experimental and theoretical results on Sr4RhO6 that reveal SOC dominated behavior. Neutron measurements show the octahedra are both spatially separated and locally ideal, making the electronic ground state susceptible to alterations by SOC. Magnetic ordering is observed with a similar structure to an analogous Jeff=1/2 Mott iridate. We consider the underlying role of SOC in this rhodate with density functional theory and x-ray absorption spectroscopy and find a magnetic insulating ground state with Jeff =1/2 character.The unusual magnetic and electronic ground states of 5d iridates have been shown to be driven by intrinsically enhanced spin-orbit coupling (SOC). The influence of appreciable but reduced SOC in creating the manifested magnetic insulating states in 4d oxides is less clear, with one hurdle being the existence of such compounds. Here, we present experimental and theoretical results on Sr4RhO6 that reveal SOC dominated behavior. Neutron measurements show the octahedra aremore » both spatially separated and locally ideal, making the electronic ground state susceptible to alterations by SOC. Magnetic ordering is observed with a similar structure to an analogous Jeff=1/2 Mott iridate. We consider the underlying role of SOC in this rhodate with density functional theory and x-ray absorption spectroscopy, and find a magnetic insulating ground state with Jeff=12 character.« less


The psychopharmacology of clobazam, specifically its effects on CNS arousal, cognitive and memory functions and psychomotor performance, is reviewed. Compared with the 1,4‐benzodiazepine tranquillizers, clobazam is characterized by a lack of sedative and amnestic effects and no impairment of psychomotor skills including car driving, both in volunteer and clinically anxious patient populations. Clobazam also compares favourably with buspirone, a nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic agent. Differentiation of the psychopharmacological profile of clobazam from the 1,4‐benzodiazepines suggests important pharmacodynamic differences between the two groups. These in turn represent significant advantages for the clinical use of clobazam in the management of ambulant patients with anxiety.


STUDIES ON POLYURETHANE ADHESIVES AND SURFACE MODIFICATION OF HYDROPHOBIC SUBSTRATES SEPTEMBER 2007 JAYARAMAN KRISHNAMOORTHY, B.Sc, UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS M.S., INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE, BANGALORE, INDIA Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Directed by: Professor Shaw L. Hsu and Professor Thomas J. McCarthy This thesis work deals with (a) Curing of reactive, hot-melt polyurethane adhesives and (b) Adsorption studies using different interactions. Research on polyurethanes involves characterization of polyurethane prepolymers and a novel mechanism to cure isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer by a "trigger" mechanism. Curing of isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymers has been shown to be influenced by morphology and environmental conditions such as temperature and relative humidity. Although the initial composition, final morphology and curing kinetics are known, information regarding the intermediate prepolymer mixture is yet to be established. Polyurethane prepolymers prepared by the reaction of diisocyanates with the primary hydroxyls of polyester diol (PHMA) and secondary hydroxyls of polyether diol (PPG) were characterized. The morphology and crystallization kinetics of a polyurethane prepolymer was compared with a blend of PPG prepolymer (the product obtained by the reaction of PPG with diisocyanate) and a PHMA prepolymer (the product obtained by the reaction of PHMA with diisocyanate) to study the effect of copolymer formed in the polyurethane prepolymer on the above-mentioned properties.


AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of domestic nateglinide tablet with the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T 2DM). METHODS: Forty-six patients of T 2DM were included in this study. The twenty-three patients in nateglinide group took nateglinide tablet, and another twenty-three patients in the repaglinide group took repaglinide tablet. The changes of both fasting blood glucose and hemoglobin A 1C(HbA 1C) levels were assayed. RESULTS: After the treatment of 12 weeks, the levels of fasting blood glucose and HbA 1C decreased significantly (P 0.01). After 8th weeks, the levels of fasting blood glucose of repaglinide group on finger-tip decreased significantly than those of the nateglinide group. CONCLUSION: Domestic nateglinide, as an effective and safe agent, can improve the glycometabolism in treating T 2DM.


Ever since 9/11 in the US and 26/11 in India, terrorism has been a central concern. Gandhi is generally assumed to be of little value when confronting terrorism today. At best, he is irrelevant; at worst, he is complicit and contributes to the crisis since he opposes necessary violent responses. This essay argues that while Gandhi does not have all of the answers for dealing with terrorism today, he provides us with a complex analysis essential for understanding and responding to the multidimensional structural crisis. After analyzing the nature and meaning of terrorism, we focus on the following topics: Gandhi's interactions with terrorists; his means-ends analysis and his short-term and long-term preventative approaches to terrorism; his analysis of absolute truth and relative truth in approaching terrorism; and his general analysis of the status of "the other" in transforming our relations with violent, terrorizing, and terrorized others.


The invention discloses a high-concentration organic wasted water and refuse leachate zero discharge treatment system, and belongs to the field of sewage treatment. The main structure of the high-concentration organic wasted water and refuse leachate zero discharge treatment system comprises a pretreatment system, an anaerobic system, a nitration and denitrification system, a tube-type ultrafiltration MBR (Meane Biological Reactor) system, a nanofiltration system, a gas-liquid contact type evaporation system, and the like, wherein the pretreatment system is connected with the anaerobic system through a pipeline; an anaerobic circulation pool inside the anaerobic system and a denitrification pool inside the nitration and denitrification system are parallelly fixed and connected; the nitration and denitrification system is connected with the tube-type ultrafiltration MBR system through the pipeline; the tube-type ultrafiltration MBR system is connected with the nanofiltration system through the pipeline; the nanofiltration system is connected with the gas-liquid contact type evaporation system through the pipeline; the tube-type ultrafiltration MBR system is connected with a residual sludge treatment system through the pipeline. The high-concentration organic wasted water and refuse leachate zero discharge treatment system disclosed by the invention is simple in treatment process, greatly increases volume loading, is easy to install and debug, shortened in treatment time and low in energy consumption; the treated second pollutent achieves a three-stage standard, so that the zero discharge of the pollutant is realized.


2.5 � 10 19 Pa s for the continental upper mantle, the model well explains the GPS observations. Numerical tests suggest that the continental mantle viscosity value is reasonably well constrained. The model shows the prolonged postseismic seaward motion of the inland area to be a unique feature of earthquakes with very long rupture along strike and large coseismic fault slip. For short rupture and small coseismic slip, the motion will stop very quickly after the earthquake, explaining why this phenomenon is not more commonly observed. With an oceanic mantle viscosity of 10 20 Pa s, the model also provides an explanation for tide-gauge constrained postseismic uplift 200 km from the trench that had previously been explained using a model of prolonged afterslip of a deep segment of the Chile subduction fault. INDEX TERMS: 1236 Geodesy and Gravity: Rheology of the lithosphere and mantle (8160); 1242 Geodesy and Gravity: Seismic deformations (7205); 3230 Mathematical Geophysics: Numerical solutions; 7209 Seismology: Earthquake dynamics and mechanics; 7260 Seismology: Theory and modeling; KEYWORDS: postseismic deformation, viscoelastic stress relaxation, GPS, finite element modeling, Chile subduction zone, upper mantle viscosity


This study used 12 Saanen goats with BW of 35 kg and daily milk production of 1.2 kg, in order to evaluate the effect of fat supplementation on the intake, digestibility and milk yield. Four animals were fistulated in the rumen for pH observation. The treatments consisted of a control diet and three diets supplemented with faveleira seed, faveleira cake and cotton seed. The data were analyzed in 4 x 4 chi squares, with three repetitions and the statistical analyses by Tukey's test at 5% probability. Fat supplementation decreases the intake of dry matter and of most nutrients, affecting milk yield and the composition of Saanen goat milk. Supplementation with faveleira cake and cotton seeds can be considered as an alternative feed for those animals.


In order to identify if a subscriber loop is suitable for a certain Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service, the transfer function of the loop has to be estimated. Several measurement techniques exist, however Single-Ended Line Testing (SELL) is often preferred by the telecom operators because all necessary measurements can be done at the central office. The drawback is that the transfer function cannot be measured directly, but can only be calculated through the estimation of the loop make-up. In contrast to the classical approach where the SELT data is interpreted in the time domain, this paper presents a new approach by doing the identification in the frequency domain. After explaining the drawbacks of the time domain approach, the paper explains how these are avoided by using a frequency domain identification algorithm. Measurement results show the new algorithm leads to a good estimation of the loop make-up and thus of the transfer function.


The chapters in Volume 2 of Distributed Energy Systems in California's Future are: Environmental Impacts of Alternative Energy Technologies for California; Land Use Configurations and the Utilization of Distributive Energy Technology; Land Use Implications of a Dispersed Energy Path; Belief, Behavior, and Technologies as Driving Forces in Transitional Stages--The People Problem in Dispersed Energy Futures; Development of an Energy Attitude Survey; Interventions to Influence Firms Toward the Adoption of ''Soft'' Energy Technology; The Entry of Small Firms into Distributed Technology Energy Industries; Short-Term Matching of Supply and Demand in Electrical Systems with Renewable Sources; Vulnerability of Renewable Energy Systems; and District Heating for California.


A ROLE FOR REGULATORY T CELLS IN GENDER-BIASED DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO MURINE LUPUS Colleen Tucker June 17,2010 Females are more susceptible to autoimmune disease than males. In several mouse models of disease, castration of males exacerbates disease while androgen treatment ameliorates disease. These data suggest hormones can have an influence on disease susceptibility and progression. Regulatory T cells (Tregs), particularly the CD4+CD25+ Tregs, have been shown to be important in controlling autoimmune disease. Studies have shown that depleting regulatory T cells can cause severe autoimmune disease, and increasing regulatory T cell population size can protect from disease. We hypothesized that gender differences in regulatory T cell populations would correlate with differences in disease susceptibility. We used a spontaneous mouse model of systemic lupus erythematosus, (NZBxNZW)FI (BWFI), in which only females develop full-blown kidney disease to investigate gender differences in regulatory T cell


The Maggi-Rubinowicz technique for scalar and vector fields can be interpreted as a transformation of an integral over an open surface to a line integral around the rim and geometrical optics terms. Using this transformation, Maggi-Rubinowicz analogues are obtained for several integral representations of the electric field. In the case of diffraction from a circular aperture, numerical comparisons between a physical optics and the corresponding Maggi-Rubinowicz formulation show the methods to be in good agreement. To circumvent certain convergence difficulties in the Maggi-Rubinowicz solution that occur as the observer approaches the shadow boundary, a variable mesh integration is used. For the examples considered, where the ratio of the aperture diameter to wavelength is about ten, the Maggi-Rubinowicz formulation yields a significant decrease in computation time relative to the physical optics formulation.


The paper combines with library Collaborative digital reference of basic services,process applications for the user questions,questions dealing with the problem and the response distribution of the four stages of intellectual property issues involved in each analysis,and in turn the corresponding type of the evasion libraries Digital Reference Service in the risk of infringement of intellectual property strategy.


Objective To observe the changes in morphology,phenotype,proliferation activity and cytotoxicity of cytokine induced killer(CIK) cells which were cultured in lymphocytic serum-free medium or in general purpose serum-free medium and from healthy people or tumor patients,and then to investigate the efficiency of CIK cells in cancer immunotherapy.Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells(PBMC) were isolated by density gradient centrifugation derived from three healthy subjects and three tumor patients,CIK cells were generated from PBMC in lymphocytic serum-free medium A or B and were incubated in vitro in the presence of IFN-γ followed by OKT3 and IL-2.Proliferation,Morphology,phenotypes,and the cytotoxicity activity were compared.Results The proliferation speed,the percentage of CD3+CD8+ and CD3+CD56+ cells,as well as the cytotoxicity activity of CIK cells originated from peripheral blood of healthy people were significantly higher than those of tumor patients(P0.05) under different culture systems;CIK cells generated from different sources of PBMC also showed significant differences at proliferation speed,phenotypes and cytotoxicity activity when cultured under different systems.Conclusion CIK cells generated from PBMC of tumor patients have significant differences under different culture systems,and provide further experimental basis for improving the clinical curative effect of CIK cells.


From his third visit to the United States Bartók never returned to Budapest. His remains, in a triple coffin, are buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of the City of New York. This New York represented much of what he sought to avoid all his life; noise, rush, many people and buildings, heavy traffic on the street with its accompanying gasoline, commerce and commercialism, tidal waves of opportunities for the practical-minded in any field, an Eldorado for the opportunist. He knew this New York, this America, from his earlier visits. The dictatorships which surrounded him in Europe, and which he hated—no matter from which side they blew their poisonous pollutions—compelled him to find refuge here.


The advanced encryption standard (AES) S-box was the only non-linear structure of the AES algorithm; it dominated the hardware complexity of the AES cryptographic module. For Wireless Sensor Network applications, S-box must offer low power, small area and high security. In this paper, a full-custom S-box implementation with low-power, compact and well DPA- resistant property was proposed. The energy-efficient pass transmission gate (PTG) and three-input exclusive-OR (XOR) gate based on three-transistor XOR element were used to realize the functionality of S-box, it resulted in the reduction of the area tradeoff and power consumption. The PTG-based latches, controlled by asynchronous latch controllers, were inserted in the data path to block the propagation of the dynamic hazards. A countermeasure against differential power analysis, based on random delay insertion, was presented to attain high-security. The resulting implementation on a 0.25 mum CMOS process is very suitable for the source-limited wireless sensor node chips.


Introduction. The concept of the interaction of multidirectional cytokines that control the cellular and humoral immune response in the cold bronchospasm in asthma has been little studied.Aim. To evaluate the role of Th1 and Th2 cytokines in the formation of the airway response to a cold stimulus in patients with asthma.Materials and methods. The spectrum of cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-17А, TNFα, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, IL-4), protein IP-10 (chemokine CXCL10), MMP9 metalloproteinase and TIMP1 protein in exhaled breath condensate before and after 3-minute isocapnic hyperventilation with cold (-20ºС) air (IHCA) has been studied in 37 patients.Results. Patients were divided into two groups: group 1 (n=11) consisted of individuals with cold airway hyperresponsiveness (CAHR), group 2 – 26 individuals with no response to IHCA (ΔFEV1 IHCA = -16.5±2.3 and -1.5±0.85%, respectively, p<0.0001). Pro-inflammatory cytokines TNFα, IL-2, IL-1β, and IL-6 had a predominant effect on the development of CAHR. IFN-γ was considered as a central regulator of the bronchial response to a cold stimulus, the increase in the level of which in cold bronchospasm relative to the group without CAHR (399,52 [237,1; 753,23] and 237,99 [57,63; 304,84] fg/mL, respectively, p<0.05) was accompanied by an increase in the concentration of IFN-γ-induced protein IP-10 (201.12 [199.4; 398.81] and 167.33 [132.94; 212.77] fg/mL, respectively (p<0.05). The absence of dynamics of IL-4 concentration in response to IHCA testified to the minimal involvement of IL-4 in the implementation of CAHR. The involvement of IL-17A could be associated with the activity of Th1 cytokines and the cold-activated proteolysis-antiproteolysis system involved in bronchial remodeling ‒ metalloproteinase MMP9 and a specific inhibitor of metalloproteinases TIMP1, the values of the latter two were higher in individuals with CAHR after the IHCA test.Conclusion. In patients with asthma, in the implementation of cold bronchospasm, the dominance of the Th1 immune response and a decrease in the functional activity of Th2 cytokines are observed.


Fig. 2. AF = Any fall in prior six months compared with no fall (NF) in the same period. SIS-16 = the Physical Function subscore of the Stroke Impact Scale. Sum of significant items is summed scores of all individual SIS-16 items related to fall history. Arrow indicates optimal cut-off score considering both sensitivity and specificity. Reference diagonal line represents area of 0.50 (minimum to maximal area range = 0.0–1.00). Table 3


We point out a difficulty that arises in extending the group theoretical approach that deductively establish the quantum theory of a free particle to the case of an interacting particle. Then we develop an approach which overcomes this difficulty. The result is a theory of an interacting particle where the standard theory is characterized by specific covariance properties related to the interaction.


In any examination of the treatment afforded prisoners of war (POWs), the Second World War stands out both in terms of scale-approximately thirty-five million military personnel spent time in enemy hands between 1939 and 19451-and in terms of the sheer range of behavior exhibited by captor states. Depending on the nationality of both captive and captor and the period of the war, treatment could range from strict adherence to the terms of the 1929 Geneva Convention to privation and brutality severe enough to claim approximately five million lives by the time the last prisoners were repatriated.2 The historical literature concerning POW affairs in the Second World War is substantial. Both professional and lay historians, however, have tended to concentrate their attention on the experiences and behavior of the prisoners themselves.3 What analysis there has been of captor policy, moreover, has in


Crystals of ferrian aluminian diopside were synthesized and the structures were investigated by means of a single-crystal X-ray diffraction method in detail. EPMA gave the chemical formula of Ca1.00(Mg0.55Fe3+0.37Al0.08)(Si1.55Al0.45)O6 for the crystals as an average. Structure refinement indicated that about 9 % of Fe3+ ions are at T sites, giving the formula of Ca1.00(Mg0.55Fe3+0.34Al0.11)(Si1.55Al0.42Fe3+0.03)O6. Existence of Fe3+ at T sites was, however, not confirmed on a difference Fourier map synthesized by making use of anomalous dispersion effect at the Fe K absorption edge. The bond distances are reasonable for a ferrian aluminian diopside with a chemical composition found for the present crystals.


The Web-Based Design of a Tsunami Disaster Monitoring Application in Indonesia aims to make it easier for users to obtain information related to Tsunami Disasters in every province in Indonesia. This application aims to provide information ranging from total cases, active cases, dead victims, survivors, missing victims and information related to the Tsunami in Indonesia. Users can see data visualization in the form of a map of Tsunami cases and the total number of survivors in Indonesia. The design of this application uses the Waterfall model System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) development methodology. The database used in this application is MySQL.
Mapping in this application uses the Leaflet system
which can display data and map visualization of Indonesia. The programming languages used are HTML and PHP. The test results show that this application can be understood and used to find information from the Tsunami Disaster in Indonesia.


The present invention provides a method of forming a metal silicide contact layer and a field effect transistor, wherein said forming method comprising: providing a field effect transistor, stress layer formed in the portion of the surface area of the source and drain regions of a field effect transistor; in forming a thin film layer of the surface stress cap layer; source region, a drain region and a surface film layer, depositing a metal cap; silicidation process is performed at a high temperature, the metal is converted to a metal silicide contact layer; field effect transistor high temperature annealing. In the present invention, the metal silicide is formed not in direct contact with the stressed layer, but is formed on the surface of the film cap layer, thereby improving the quality of the metal silicide contact layer, thus improving reliability of the device.


An increasing demands for video application in teleconferencing, multimedia services, autonomous navigation, motion analysis, object tracking, surveillance, astronomical, and medical imaging make high rigorous requirements for real-time noise filtering algorithms to improve the visual quality and the performance of subsequent processing tasks such as coding, analysis and interpretation. Median based filters as it was well reported in literature belong to the class of nonlinear filters and are very useful for these applications. This is because of two intrinsic properties of median filters: edge preservation while reducing efficiently the noise. Even though the theory and computer simulation of median filters are widely studied in the literature [1], the hardware implementation problem still presents opened questions. In VLSI CMOS implementation two concepts are considered: digital [2] and analog [3]. Digital approach (using DSP or FPGA) is very accurate, however is time-consuming and occupies large silicon area which makes this concept expensive for today needs of real-time applications. In comparison with this approach an analog version seems to be much more economic, and even though it is not so accurate as digital one, it can be accepted for many applications. Therefore, the problem of analog realizations of median filters is worth to study in details.


The decline of transporting goods due to industrial restructuring and decreasing demands for rail passengers due to the broad diffusion of automobiles continued to stop the operation of train stations and convert types of stations among stations that produced lower profits. Express railway system and double-tracking in an effort to boost the railway competitiveness caused the increasing numbers of abandoned sites, which serve as local detrimental factors and left idle for long periods of time. However, regional autonomous authorities recently started to explore methods of using abandoned sites and present various successful cases. The first phase route of Gyeongui Line Forest Park, noted as a successful case of using abandoned railway site in South Korea, was opened in April 2012. This park was created based on abandoned railway site in compliance with the underground construction of Gyeonggui Line and Airport Railroad. It was opened to promote regular use, improve the quality of life, and provide pleasant environment to neighboring residents. As the public awareness grew better and life quality generally improved, demand for the renovation of urban environment with their active participation as well as requests for urban neighborhood park are on the rise. However, the provision of urban neighborhood parks in South Korea is generally inadequate. This study aimed at analyzing satisfaction factors of this Gyeongui Line Forest Park used abandoned railway site and present basic data for creating additional parks using abandoned railway sites as well as directions users want.


The offshore tin deposits of Thailand are considered to be specially and genetically related to sea floor outcropping and subcropping granitoid plutons, at distances of up to at least 60 km from the present coastline. The cassiterite has undergone only limited transport. Pay streaks range from a few centimeters to about 1.5 m in thickness, and are locally trapped in extremely incised limestone bottom topography. To date, most production has come from the east and southeast coast of Phuket Island, where the pioneering, and still active, Tongah Habour dredging operation began in 1907. Thereafter, exploration for offshore tin lapsed until 1957, when the Aokam tin grab-dredge was started, immediately south of Tongah Habour. However, poor recovery soon led to the conversion to bucket dredging. Modern exploration, including both geophysical methods and drilling, began in 1968 in the eastern Thai penisula, but with little success. The search resumed in 1969 on the west coast from Ranong to Phuket, and resulted in the establishment of the TEMCO 2 (suction-cutter) dredge. Further exploration with the Department of Mineral Resources was carried out in 1972-74 in the area of the Adang-Rawee Archipelago. Although rich streaks were encountered, no mineral has been mined yet. The most recent development is the initiation of systematic exploration along the west coast of Phangnga and Phuket Provinces, with the cooperation of UNDP and CCOP. This prospect, to commence in 1978-79, will subsequently extend to encompass much of the Gulf of Thailand. The problems encountered in offshore mining are inherent. They are mainly due to the nature of the deposits--their overburden and subjacent bedrock topographies--and to adverse marine conditions of swell, waves, wind, and corrosion. In addition, many shallow deposits, such as those along the western coast of Phuket and Takua-Pa, are extensively depleted and invariably made sterile by numerous small operators, the majority mining illegally.


Nanostructured coatings are extensively employed in aerospace applications as they unveil unique and excellent properties because of their nano-sized structural behavior. This article focusses on the study of preparation of yttrium (III) nitrate hexahydrate-based nano-sized structural coating obtained by sol-gel method and the analysis of their properties. The properties that are suitable for aerospace applications such as thermal stability, oxidation resistance ability, heat resistant nature, phase stability were analyzed using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX) characterization techniques.


We discuss the cosmological evolution of the Weyl conformal geometry and its associated Weyl quadratic gravity. The Einstein gravity (with a positive cosmological constant) is recovered in the spontaneously broken phase of Weyl gravity; this happens after the Weyl gauge field ($\omega_\mu$) of scale symmetry, that is part of the Weyl geometry, becomes massive by Stueckelberg mechanism and then decouples. This breaking is a natural result of the cosmological evolution of Weyl geometry, in the absence of matter. Of particular interest in the analysis is the special limiting case of Weyl integrable geometry. Both this case and the general one provide an accelerated expansion of the Universe, controlled by the scalar mode of the $\tilde R^2$ term in the action and by $\omega_0$. Their comparison to the $\Lambda$CDM model shows a very good agreement to this model for the (dimensionless) Hubble function $h(z)$ and the deceleration $q(z)$ for redshift $z\leq 3$. Therefore, the Weyl conformal geometry and its associated Weyl quadratic gravity provide an interesting alternative to the $\Lambda$CDM model and to the Einstein gravity.


column that is due to path-enhancement through the clouds associated with the thunderstorm (and not due to lightning production). The equations that should be used to calculate the lightning-produced VCD are Eq. (2) and: DSCDobs=VCDobs ◊ AMFobs RCD, (3)


Dry sliding wear behaviour is fundamentally regarded as an important way of detecting and analyzing the wear characteristics mainly in typical components in the manufacturing industry which has been found to correlate with both safety and cost effective. Thus, wear behaviours were carried out using ball-on-disc tribometer equipment called CETRUMT-2 which operates with linear reciprocating motion. Ball-on-disc test is regarded as one of the most common tests used to study and analyze the wear behaviour. Evaluating the wear volume, and the wear rate of respective samples, ball-ondisc tests were performed on the Universal Micro materials Tester (UMT-2), produced by Centre for Tribology, Inc. (CETR), USA. The wear tests were performed using a tungsten carbide ball of about 10 mm diameter with a constant stroke length of 2 mm together with application normal load of 25 N. The frequency for the reciprocating spindle was maintained at 5 Hz together with speed of 5 mm/s which was also maintained throughout the test. In this paper, the ball-on-disc was used for the investigation of the effects of normal load and hardness of Ti6Al4V-B4C composites on wear behaviour under dry and sliding conditions. The depths of the worn out section were analyzed from the surface of the sample. The analyzed depths were used to evaluate both wear volume, and wear rate using Archard's wear model equation. The sample produced at a laser power of 0.8 KW has the lowest wear volume, and wear rate with 35.2 x 10 -3 mm 3 and 6.42 x 10 -4 mm 3 /Nm respectively, while the sample produced at 2.0 KW experienced the highest wear volume, and wear rate with 93.3 x 10 -3 mm 3 and 26.2 x 10 4 mm 3 /Nm respectively.


In this paper, we report simulations of laser-driven many-electron dynamics by means of the time-dependent configuration interaction singles (TD-CIS) approach. Photoionization is included by a heuristic model within calculations employing standard Gaussian basis sets. Benzo[g]-N-methyl-quinolinium-7-hydroxylate (BMQ7H) serves as a test system to generate predefined wave packets, i.e. a superposition between the ground and fifth excited state, in a large molecule. For this molecule, these two states have a very similar geometry, which enables us to use the fixed nuclei approximation. Furthermore, this geometric stability would also prevent a dephasing of the electron wave packet due to nuclear dynamics in an experimental realization of our simulations. We also simulate the possible detection of such a wave packet by ultra short probe laser pulses, i.e. pump-probe spectra.


Twelve 1-aryloxy/aryl acetyl-4-aryl thfosemicarbazides, twelve 2-arylamino·S· aryloxyfaryl methyl-1,3,4-oxadiazoles, eleven 2-arylamino-5-aryloxyfaryl methyl-1,3,4thfadiazoles twelve 3-aryloxy/aryl methyl·4-aryl-5·mercapto-I,2.4-triazoles three methyl•(3-a~yloxymethyl•4·aryl-J ,2,4-triazol-~·YO-~ulphides, three bis·(3-aryloxy~ethyl4·!lfyl~t,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-disulphides and stx bls-(3-arylo~y/aryl methyl-4-aryi-1,2,4trtazoi-5-yl)·alkylene disulphides were prepared. Forty nme compounds have been screened against A. niger and H. oryzae and were found to possess moderate to fairly good aJ'Itifungal activity.


Technology, economy and society need to be a tool of renewal or change of existing products, procedures or methods. These changes emerging from being manifested through innovation means that technology is not only innovative, but also prepares a way to further promote innovation. The Bonding Technique raises a special challenge for managers between technology and innovation: the challenge of operating from uncontrolled variables to controlling the development of innovation. It requires some practical freedom to derive ideas of speed of creativity and creativity.

Keywords: Leadership, Competition, Murphy's Law, Technology, Economy.


Cultured pig kidney cells designated LLC‐PK1, previously shown to acquire Na + ‐dependent concentrative transport of hexoses as the cells become growth arrested, also show Na + ‐dependent concentrative uptake of the amino acid analogs α‐aminoisobutyric acid (AIB) and (methyl) meAIB. This A system‐like transport is most active in sparse, growing cultures and becomes stepped down at confluence. The cell/medium equilibrium distribution ratio of the lipophilic cation tetraphenylphosphonium ion (TPP+) decreases in parallel fashion, suggesting that a decrease in membrane potential may be a major factor in the stepdown. Differentiation inducers (hexamethylene bisacetamide) and phosphodiesterase inhibitors (theophylline, methylisobutyl xanthine) accelerate the stepdown, but even in the presence of these compounds addition of the tumor promoter 12‐0‐tetradecanoylphorbol‐13‐acetate (TPA) results in the maintenance of a high level of AIB and meAIB uptake. In all these respects the changes in A system‐like amino acid transport are the reciprocal of those seen for concentrative hexose transport, although the driving force appears to be the same for both systems. The TPA analogs phorbol and 4‐0‐methyl TPA which are inactive in tumor promotion are inactive in this system as well. In confluent, already stepped‐down cultures, addition of TPA leads to a rapid (2–6 hour) stimulation of AIB and meAIB uptake. The enhancement is sensitive to cycloheximide and actinomycin D. The ouabain‐sensitive fraction of meAIB uptake is not markedly changed in the TPA‐enhanced uptake, nor is the TPP+ distribution ratio elevated in TPA‐treated cells, making it unlikely that the TPA effect is through an alteration in the membrane potential.


Background: Treating intertrochanteric fracture adopting reduction and internal fixation has become the most accepted method of treatment. But there is no consensus on choice of implant depending upon a fracture pattern. we did a study to evaluate the results of short proximal femoral nail antirotation (PFNA) as a fixation device in intertrochanteric fractures of femur. Materials and Methods: Total 95 cases including both male and female subjects with intertrochanteric fractures were include in the study. All cases were treated with intramedullary fixation with PFNA. Out of the 95 cases 11 were lost to follow up and 2 patients died due to unrelated causes to surgery. Boyd-Griffin Classification is used in this study for classifying the fractures. Various parameters were studied and recorded which include average time of surgery, blood loss, need for blood transfusion, hospital stay, mobility and weight bearing status of the patient, any post-operative complications, fracture union. Harris Hip Score was used to evaluate the hip joint function. Patients were followed up for 9-12 months. Result: Mean age of the patients was 67 years with male more than females. Total 66% fractures occurred due to domestic fall and 15% due to road traffic accidents. Total 68% patients had stable and 32% had unstable fracture pattern. 29% patients had grade-Il and 27% has grade III Osteoporosis. Five patients needed blood transfusions, and the average amount of blood loss was 68 ml. The mean operative time was 50.60 minutes. 15% of the patients required limited open reduction. Total complications were 9% with, superficial wound infection 5%, helical blade back-out in 2%. The average hospital stay was 4.7 days. We had 32% excellent, 41% good 17% fair, 10% poor results according to Harris Hip Score. Conclusion: Higher surgical competence, a decent fracture table, excellent instruments, and good C-arm control are requirements for PFNA. Although there is a high learning curve, it is a safe and simple implant option for treating complicated intertrochanteric fractures with the right instruction and technique.


As part of an ongoing project, we have investigated the existence of conflict diffusion in the post-World War II international system. The initial systemwide tests of our Warring Border Nation model of positive spatial diffusion were replicated successfully in a study of conflict in the African region that appeared in this journal. Although both the systemwide and African regional studies demonstrated the existence of conflict diffusion, the present article begins to specify exactly which processes are operative by unpacking the earlier results and their attendant methodologies. To describe what positive spatial diffusion looks like in Africa—the states for which it holds and the conditions under which it does so—we present a series of analyses that exclusively utilize the variables that are central to the argument: borders, types of borders, and factors related to the "treatment" of having a Warring Border Nation.


The regulatory mechanisms of adult neurogenesis and its role in functional recovery after cerebral ischemia remain unclear.Observations have revealed that kinds of signaling molecules regulate neurogenesis in vivo and in vitro.And many endogenous trophic factors generated after cerebral ischemia influence the proliferation,immigration and differentiation of neural stem cells.In this article,effects and problems of several trophic factors on neurogenesis after cerebral ischemia are reviewed.


In this letter, the effects of negative and positive bias stability with respect to the anion composition of Zn–O–N thin-film transistors were researched. In the positive bias stress tests, the threshold voltage shift was high for ZnON devices with high nitrogen composition. In contrast to this, the negative bias stress test results have smaller <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Delta ~\text{V}_{th}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> values when nitrogen composition in ZnON was low. This different degradation behavior of ZnON for thin-film transistors was analyzed by using the subgap density of states which were obtained from monochromatic photonic capacitance-voltage measurement.


We applied near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with chemometrics for the rapid and reagent-free analysis of serum urea nitrogen (SUN). The modeling is based on the average effect of multiple sample partitions to achieve parameter selection with stability. A multiparameter optimization platform with Norris derivative filter–partial least squares (Norris-PLS) was developed to select the most suitable mode [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]. Using equidistant combination PLS (EC-PLS) with four parameters (initial wavelength [Formula: see text], number of wavelengths [Formula: see text], number of wavelength gaps [Formula: see text] and latent variables LV), we performed wavelength screening after eliminating high-absorption wavebands. The optimal EC-PLS parameters were [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]nm, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. The root-mean-square error (SEP), correlation coefficient [Formula: see text] for prediction and ratio of performance-to-deviation (RPD) for validation were 1.03[Formula: see text]mmol[Formula: see text]L[Formula: see text], 0.992 and 7.6, respectively. We proposed the wavelength step-by-step phase-out PLS (WSP-PLS) to remove redundant wavelengths in the top 100 EC-PLS models with improved prediction performance. The combination of 19 wavelengths was identified as the optimal model for SUN. The SEP, [Formula: see text] and RPD in validation were 1.01[Formula: see text]mmol[Formula: see text]L[Formula: see text], 0.992 and 7.7, respectively. The prediction effect and wavelength complexity were better than those of EC-PLS. Our results showed that NIR spectroscopy combined with the EC-PLS and WSP-PLS methods enabled the high-precision analysis of SUN. WSP-PLS is a secondary optimization method that can further optimize any wavelength model obtained through other continuous or discrete strategies to establish a simple and better model.


The formula to be established is where α > ½, β > ½and b is real and positive. In § 3 we shall generalize this by proving where α > (p−l)/p, β > (p−l)/p, b > 0 and p = 2,3,….


Abstract : A FORTRAN program is described that simulates a spring-mass type type of PD element (including the wind force) flying through a rainstorm. Statistics for raindrop size and time between raindrop impacts are accurately simulated by Monte Carlo techniques from user-supplied rain data. All basic equations are derived and instructions for using the program are given, together with an example of its use. From preliminary results, it is concluded that the simulation should prove to be a valuable design tool. (Author)


Recently, SUA(Sudden Unintended Acceleration) are increasingly occurred. However, all the responsibilities of SUA are accepted by an innocent driver despite of painful results due to mystery of accurate cause. If a driver raises this kind of trouble to the corresponding manufacturer, the automaker collects EDR installed in that vehicle and provides the result of their analysis as it turns out most of the analysis results were diagnosed "there is nothing wrong with the car." In this trend, the technology to protect drivers' position from SUA should be developed. In this study, the researchers aimed to develop a black box system that collects additional data from throttle valve which is considered as one of major causes of SUA accidents, in order to explain cause of SUA and defend innocent drivers. 키워드 : 자동차급발진 안드로이드 , OBD, , USB OTG, V4L2 Key word : Sudden Unintended Acceleration, OBD, Android, USB OTG, V4L2 접수일자 심사완료일자 게재확정일자 : 2014. 05. 01 : 2014. 05. 30 : 2014. 06. 09 * Corresponding Author Jong-Wook Jang(E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, Tel:+82-51-890-1709) Department of Computer Engineering, Dong-Eui University, Busan 614-714, Republic of Korea Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.6109 /jkiice.2014 .18 .6 .1429 print ISSN: 2234-4772 online ISSN: 2288-4165 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/li-censes/ by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright The Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering. Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering 한국정보통신학회논문지(J. Korea Inst. Inf. Commun. Eng.) Vol. 18, No. 6 : 1429~1434 Jun. 2014


The misuse of pharmacological cognitive enhancers (PCEs) in an academic context is a growing area of concern, particularly as rates of PCE use among emerging adults have increased over time. The aim of this study was to identify potential targets for future preventive interventions by examining several social-cognitive variables as risk factors for PCE use. Using a sample of 335 undergraduate college students, attitudes toward cheating, academic locus of control, and perfectionism were measured as potential predictors of attitudes toward PCE use and beliefs about fairness. Results were that attitudes toward cheating and socially prescribed perfectionism predicted attitudes toward PCE use. Attitudes toward cheating and other-oriented perfectionism predicted beliefs about fairness. These results highlight perfectionism as a target for preventive interventions and underscore the need for colleges and universities to consider PCE use in their policies surrounding academic honesty.


The short-range structure of liquid carbon dioxide is investigated at pressures (P) up to 10 GPa and temperatures (T) from 300 to 709 K by means of x-ray diffraction experiments in a diamond anvil ...


As line scanning short wave infrared (SWIR) hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is a growing field in the food industry, it is important to select efficient illumination designs to image contaminants with high contrast and low noise. Illumination systems can efficiently be compared and optimized through the use of ray tracing simulations. However, these simulations provide illumination patterns in absolute radiometric units while HSI systems typically provide relative measurements. To bridge this gap, a supercontinuum laser and monochromator setup was used in this study to calibrate a SWIR HSI imager in spectral radiometric units. For the radiometric calibration, an integrating sphere (IS) was illuminated with the monochromatic laser light, while both a high sensitivity photodiode and the hyperspectral camera were positioned at different ports of the IS to measure the diffuse light synchronously. For each spectral band, the radiance observed by the imager corresponding to a line was detected using image analysis, while the remainder of the image was used to sample the noise of the sensor. Laser power fluctuations were monitored using a power meter coupled with a thermal sensor, allowing for their correction. As these measurements were time consuming, while InGaAs based sensors are very sensitive to thermal drift, the dark current was sampled frequently to avoid noise time drifts. This approach allowed correcting for 6% of temporal noise fluctuations. A per-pixel linear radiometric model was fitted with an R2 of 0:94±0:3 and used to transfer the measured light distribution of a halogen spot with and without a diffuser into absolute radiometric units. This allowed comparing measurements with the results of ray tracing.


Identifying points of reference in Andrew Toovey's work can present quite a challenge. Not only are his musical sympathies unusually diverse and deliberately unaligned to the readymade categories of our recent past (minimalism, neo-Romanticism, new complexity), but the fundamental stylistic 'gesture' can as readily be compared to the visual arts as to any music – to the work of Robert Motherwell, Barnett Newman, Robert Rauschenberg or Stanley Hayter.


The purpose is to identify common and distinctive features of concepts and methodology of the problem of subject within different discourses, implicitly or explicitly relevant to the definition of "clinical" mode of human existence. The research methodology combines techniques of discourse analysis and basic principles of historical and philosophical studies. Scientific novelty of the research lies in definition of the clinical philosophical discourse as a special communicative process, where utterances not only focus on disease syndromes, and reveal phenomenology of inner experience of a pathological self, but also structure a certain type of sociality. Clinical discourse represents the space where the patient is treated not as a subject but as an object of disease. Ontology of clinical discourse prevails over ontology of disease, since its structures determine the notion of disease as such. Categorization of the disease, the idea of disease as a phenomenon subdued to professional authority leads to the idea of the need for patient's isolation from the natural environment and removing him to special social institutions. A great while authenticity of the individual had been determined through the testimony of others and manifestation of one's connection to others; then authenticity begun to establish trough the discourse, which individual was able or obliged to deliver about himself/herself. The clinicist doctrines share the intention to reduce the patient's self to its bodily dimension, while ignoring social determinants of psychological deviations. Conclusions of the study are summarized in the following positions: the current clinical discourse is based on the positivist-biological trend in humanitarian knowledge and it is the basis for the production and reproduction of medical and pharmaceutical repressive ideology; philosophical clinical discourse opens the possibility of overcoming the dominance of purely clinicist discourse; such a transformation is possible only after a paradigm shift in understanding the category of subject.


The object is to provide a transceiver module that is capable of performing a high-rate communication, and satisfies the demand at a moderate cost in a case where short distance communication is enough for transmitting or receiving signals. The transceiver module has a Re-timer 11, a control portion 12, a reference clock generating portion 13, a power portion 14 and a CX4 interface 15. The Re-timer 11 is coupled to a transceiver portion (Tx/Rx) 21 through an XAUI (10 Gigabit Media Independent Interface) interface 22, and is coupled to other component that is coupled to one end of a cable 150 for balanced transmission through the CX4 (10GBASE-CX4) interface 15.


The development of low temperature superplasticity and texture is examined in an AZ31 Mg alloy after extrusion and processing by equalchannel angular pressing (ECAP). It is demonstrated that an elongation of ∼460% may be attained at a temperature of 150 ◦C, equivalent to 0.46T whereT is the absolute melting temperature. This result demonstrates the potential for achieving low temperature superplasticity. T trusion and a ©


Forbes and Rigobon (2002) claim there was no contagion among international stock markets during the 1997 Asian crisis, with contagion being defined as an increase in dependence. We revisit this issue using a more robust methodology based on copula. After controlling for heteroskedasticity with the skewed-t AR-GARCH model, we findnd clear evidence of contagion using dummy t-copula and two versions of time-varying t-copula. For the month from October 17, 1997 to November 17, 1997, contagion was widespread among the Asian and Europe countries, but not the Latin American ones. Contagion was also confirmed by our world and regional risk appetite indices compiled from 36 stock market indices and 32 bond market indices. Our risk appetite indices have also successfully captured five other extreme events in the last decade, including two terrorist attacks, corporate scandal in the U.S., LCTM default and the internet bubble burst. We find that the impact of terrorist attacks is small and short term, whereas the impacts of internet bubble burst and corporate scandals were more prolong and severe. Developed financial markets are the most prone to financial crisis and contagion, whereas the Latin American markets are almost isolated from all extreme events.


This paper addresses some politeness strategies adopted by the speakers of Korean, which are grammaticalizing into modality markers encoding the speaker`s stance about the proposition being presented. The attenuatives, recruiting lexical items denoting ``shape`` ``be equal`` ``be same`` ``see`` ``want`` and ``not know``, develop into a marker of politeness through conjectural meanings. In the grammaticalization process diverse strategies are employed: (a) the speakers resort to speaker-external phenomenon or uncontrollable mental state, thus avoiding presenting themselves as responsible for such judgment; (b) the sentential subjects do not agree with the sentential predicate, thus subjecting the sentence to reanalysis whereby the sentential predicates are now reanalyzed as modality markers; and (c) the true sentential subjects or other crucial arguments are omitted to make the sentential argument structure vague. All these are consequences of the common strategy in a language community where direct mention of the sentential elements is often avoided for politeness reasons. (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)


Through this document, we will appreciate the historical development in the recognition of fundamental rights of women in the Peruvian Constitutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in order to understand the current situation of women in our country.


The method of examining micro-pores in sulphoaluminate MDF cement by means of the Positron Annihilation Technique (PAT) was discussed.The results show that the intensity I2 of positrons annihilation with moderate life-span (τ2≈330Ps) increases regularly with the addition of the numbers of micro-pores (less than 250(A)). Therefore, the value of I2 may be used to opitomize the compactness and integrity of the MDF cement structure. At the same time, the experiment result of PAT was compared with that of Mercury Intrusion Porosimeter (MIP).


Volatile oils obtained from the aerial parts of three Mikania species plants were analyzed by GC-MS and NMR. Forty-six terpenes among monoterpenes, sesquiterpenes and diterpenes were identified by this methodology. The analysis classified Mikania hookriana as diterpene producer as the majority Mikania species occurring in Brazil.