Sovereign is he who decides on the exception. --Carl Schmitt, Political Theology The more precisely the empirical is investigated as extreme, the more profoundly it will be penetrated. The concept takes its point of departure [Ausgehen] in the extreme. --Walter Benjamin, The Origin of the German Tragic Drama I. Specters of Shakespeare and Film Histories I am rewriting Shakespeare ... The wretched fellow has left out the most marvelous things --Early French filmmaker Ferdinand Zecca ********** WHILE THE OCCASION HERE is to contemplate "After Shakespeare on Film," we are perhaps not yet done with "Shakespeare on Film." In addition to the resurgence of film adaptations that began with Kenneth Branagh's Henry V in 1989, subsequent Shakespearean film criticism managed to gain much wider currency in part because of the convergence of New Historicism and cultural studies in the 1980s and '90s. The analysis of Shakespeare and film as a legitimate field of study under the umbrella of Shakespeare studies has had many advantages. Yet a longer view of the history of Shakespeare studies and film studies reveals a forgetting of their mutually constitutive origins. As a professional field in US academia, film studies itself in the 1960s and '70s often found its advent in English departments, an institutional fact residually manifested today by the presence of film studies professors in such departments, or by film studies programs that first emerged from literature programs. (1) More specifically, it was often Shakespeare professors who launched such courses. (2) Indeed, a number of scholars who have since published widely in film studies were trained during graduate school in medieval or early modern literature (Michael Anderegg, Leo Braudy, Timothy Murray, Kaja Silverman, and Linda Williams, to name a few). It is telling that the first edition of Mast and Cohen's influential anthology of Film Theory and Criticism (1974) included a section devoted to "Shakespeare and Film"; it is further symptomatic that these essays were dropped from subsequent editions. (3) By calling up this twinned, spectral history of Shakespeare and film, we call attention to certain tendencies for Shakespeare to disappear in film studies and for film studies to disappear in Shakespeare film criticism. Shakespeare studies might thereby advance beyond reading films the same way we read texts, with little attention to cinematic form or to film theory. (4) An impasse arises because Shakespeare on film criticism too often amounts to a series of flourishes, entrapped by the transcriptional impulse. Lacking a stronger theory across films, it instead isolates itself to momentary scenes, often only adding up to predictably thematic attacks that argue by coincidence and associative implication. Of course, this intertwined disciplinary genesis recapitulates the earlier reflections on the status of film in the relation to theater (among other arts) that so preoccupied European classical film theory. Here, Shakespeare tended to stand as a kind of touchstone, even if a disjunctive one, for those seeking to articulate the parameters of an emergent medium in tension with prior performance practices. Consider Rudolf Arnheim's 1932 aspirations not only for film but for film criticism itself: The contemporary film critic must, since he deals with such new things, operate in just the opposite manner from the paleontologist, who deals with the ancient. He must preconstruct film art from occasional fossilizations, from impressions of sometimes not very noble parts; the laws of construction with which the films of the future will perhaps, in happy moments, completely comply must also be applied to contemporary film. The "Shakespeare of film" is yet to come, but the laws of his work already apply today. Without exception. Even to good films. (5) Or, even earlier, Hugo Munsterberg's 1916 yearning for an original literature of real power and significance, in which every thought is generated by the idea of the screen. …


This descriptive case study aimed to analyze syntactical, morphological and lexical errors produced by Iranian EFL learners at two different levels of basic and elementary. The proposed hypothesis predicted that there exist considerable differences between the errors produced by the participants with respect to their origin (interlingual, intralingual or developmental errors) as well as the type of error (lexical or grammatical). To this end, four Iranian EFL learners at basic level and four at elementary level, attending English language classes at Iran Language Institute were chosen using purposeful sampling. A test of proficiency was administered to ensure the participants in each group are homogenous regarding the level of proficiency. The participants' performance in both oral and written activities as well as planned and unplanned ways were meticulously observed and recorded by the researcher in a six-month period. In addition to observation, data were also obtained through interviews and tests given at intervals of every two months to investigate any potential change. The qualitative data were coded, categorized and interpreted cyclically. It was concluded that learners at higher levels of proficiency produced more developmental and intralingual errors than learners at basic levels. Also learners at basic levels produced more interlingual errors. In addition learners at basic levels produced more grammatical errors than learners at elementary levels. On the other hand, learners at elementary level produced more lexical errors.


On the basis of brief introduction,this paper emphasized to elaborate the development foreground of ship electrical propulsion technology.It point out that energy diversification,propulsion device becoming novelty and integrated modularization will become the development trend of electrical propulsion technology.


The invention generates a pulsed laser having a rotating tool and a width greater than the opposing gap between the work piece placed in it the light, which was inclined with respect to the optical axis of the laser beam generated in the object to be processed is irradiated to the gap plane. Pulsed laser light having a first rotation or oscillation pulse period of the constant rotation of one pulse of the rotary tool, is irradiated by the same angular range of the rotary tool during said oscillation pulse on periods. It is irradiated to the gap detecting the diffracted light is not shielded by the gap by the light receiving sensor, and measuring the gap length.


In order to establish accelerated test evaluation methods of light fasting of dyed anodic oxidation films of aluminum ally, which be used for production quality control in factory, the results of color degradation of dyed anodic oxidation films of aluminum alloy exposed to laboratory light resource and exposed to outdoors were analyzed, and the linear regression equation of the color deterioration (ΔE*) and the test time (t) was established. Fourier transform infrared spectrum proved that the mechanism of the changing of organic dye in the oxidation films exposed to laboratory light resource and exposed to outdoors was same, and the accelerated test methods may simulate effectively the color degradation of oxidation films exposed to outdoors.


Product Quality in housing is qualified as low. This is indicated by complaints from the consumers to their developers. Data from YLKI (Yayasan Perlindungan Konsumen Indonesia/The Indonesian Consumers Foundation) shows that there are lots of complaints received from the housing consumers about the developers. There are also many housing consumers that sent their complaints in mass media. Based on these facts, this research tries to answer the problem of how to improve the consumers' satisfaction. To answer the problem, a conceptual model with three variables is being established. The variables are core product, extended product, and consumers' satisfaction. From the model, two hypotheses are formulated. To test the hypotheses, data is collected by conducting interviews to 138 respondents who are the owner of the house in the Housing of Sembungharjo Permai using questionnaires. Then, the data is analyzed with Multiple Regression Method. The test result under the multiple regression method shows that all the two hypotheses is statistically acceptable. It means that the housing consumers' satisfaction is affected by core product and extended product of the housing.


A data base containing approximately 4000 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra has been assembled. The spectra have been evaluated and all the corresponding compounds have been registered by the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS). The data base is available to the international scientific community on magnetic tape or microfiche and is also the basis of a search system operating upon an international computer network.


W by have so many ecologists been concerned with gap dynamics in forests? One compelling reason is that gap dynamics might promote the coexistence of competing tree species and thus help explain tree diversity. Gap dynamics is the process by which one or a few trees die, leaving a gap in the forest canopy that is then filled by other trees. Our question is: how much does niche partitioning (specialization on different resources), versus chance events of tree establishment, contribute to the diversity of trees regenerating in gaps (Box 1) 1 ? Because gap dynamics charhcterize all mature forests', the answer might elucidate the temperate—tropical gradient in tree species richness. More generally, the answer would increase our understanding of are lower in the temperate zone, direct light is less in the temperate gaps but reaches further into the surrounding understory12. The second premise is largely valid. In controlled studies in both tropica1 1315 and temperate forests5.16,17 , many tree species do perform differently along resource gradients characteristic of the gap—understory continuum, but some species do not' 8 . The differences in performance involve establishment, growth and survival (Figs 1 and 2), and result from physiological and morphological mechanisms 8-0 1719 . These studies focused on just a few species. However, in tropical Panama 118 species in a 50-hectare (ha) plot formed an array of interspecific differences in growth and survival, which suggests different adaptations to resource levels among Studies that are unprecedented in scale, detail or approach show that niche partitioning contributes less, and chance events more, than expected to maintaining tree species richness via gap dynamics in tropical and temperate forests. Some tree species are differentially adapted for regeneration in different gap microenvironments. However, the stochastic availability of gaps, and limited recruitment of juveniles, mean that gaps are filled mostly by chance occupants rather than by best adapted species. This chance survival can slow competitive exclusion and maintain tree diversity. Gap dynamics do not explain the latitudinal gradient in tree richness.


The authors report on the structure, vision and targets of the EU FP7 BONE project with particular emphasis on the broadband access sector.


We present the case of a 59-year-old male with an IgG multiple myeloma diagnosed in 2014. The patient had received since then, therapy with a bortezomib–thalidomide induction and a first autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) followed bymaintenancewith lenalidomide and Ixazomib, never obtaining a complete response. He relapsed in 2019 and was treated with daratumumab without response. He received a course of standard chemotherapy achieving a very good partial response, followed by a second autologous SCT in February 2020. The patient was admitted in May 2020 in clinical and biochemical progression, with a Horner syndrome due to a thoracic plasmacytoma. After reviewing previous therapy,wedecided to use belantamab, a new


The study of the functional state of immunogenesis young ducks during critical periods of growth and development is important for breeding and keeping birds of this species in view of improving the system of evaluation of the immune status of the organism. Such approaches make it possible to warn the development of immunodeficiencies body ducks develop improved feeding schemes to improve capacity performance. In the article are given results of the study of the functional state of the clinically healthy young duck's thymus, bursa Fabricius, spleen in critical periods of postnatal ontogenesis, whose were grown in conditions of Myklashiv farms of Pustomyty district, Lviv region. It is established the increasing of duck's absolute mass of immunogenesis organs on a background of reducing the relative weight and index. However, the functioning of immunogenesis ducklings in critical periods of growth and development of the actual numerical values indicating the relative weight and index. Pronounced changes in the index of immunogenesis observed on the border between 14 and 21 ducklings era of life that can be isolated as one of the critical periods of postnatal ontogenesis immunological this type of bird. The result is the index of thymus, bursa Fabricius, spleen ducklings who are within the physiological norm, show active progress imunomorfolohichnyh specific immune responses in these organs. At sufficiently high index seminary and reduced spleen index can prevent the development of adaptive-compensatory reactions B immunity and lack of imunodefitstnoho state body ducklings 45-day age.


The secondary plant metabolites like alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, glycosides, tannins etc. are biosynthesized by plants. These are active constituents at the plant and have marked pharmacological activity. These are very potent in action (Rao and Ravi Shankar, 2002). Secondary metabolites are small biomolecules considered to be non-essential for the life of the producer organism (Agostini-Costa et al., 2012).


Siva is one of the popular deities of the Hindu trinity. Several myths and legends pertaining to Siva can be found in the epics and the Puranas. Lingodbhavamurti is the Linga manifestation of Shiva, and it literally means "the image that arises from the Linga." The Lingodbhavamurti is very popular in south India, and the agamas recommend it to be placed in the recess in the western wall of the garbhagriha of the temple. The iconographic texts give us a detailed description of Lingodhbhavamurti. Lingodhbhava portrays philosophical thoughts and iconographical variations. The linga manifestation was to prove Siva's mightiness and all-pervading equality. The Lingodhbhava form of Shiva is a unique combination of Shiva as human and columnar forms. This paper examines a few examples of the Lingodbhavamurti from the temples of Andhra Pradesh in terms of iconography and regional variations.


Contradictions and Counterfactuals: Generating Belief Revisions in Conditional Inference Ruth M.J. Byrne (firstname.lastname@example.com) Psychology Department, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Clare R. Walsh (firstname.lastname@example.com) Psychology Department, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland Abstract Reasoners revise their beliefs in the premises when an inference they have made is contradicted. We describe the results of an experiment that shows that the belief they revise depends on the inference they have made. They revise their belief in a conditional (if A then B) when they make a modus tollens inference (from not-B to not-A) that is subsequently contradicted (A). But when they make a modus ponens inference (from A to B) that is contradicted (not-B) they revise their belief in the categorical assertion (A). The experiment shows that this inference contradiction effect occurs not only for factual conditionals but also for counterfactual conditionals. However, reasoners revise their beliefs in factual conditionals more than counterfactuals. Belief Revision Suppose you know the following well-established set of knowledge to be true: If the car was out of petrol then it stalled. The car was out of petrol. What, if anything, follows? You may conclude: The car stalled. But suppose additional knowledge comes to light at a later time and you discover the following is true: The car did not stall. What do you think you should believe to be true at this point? New information can contradict previously held beliefs and inferences about the world. The ability to recognise inconsistency is a necessary step in revising beliefs (e.g., Legrenzi, Girotto, & Johnson-Laird, 2002). Once inconsistencies and contradictions are detected, they must be resolved (e.g., Elio & Pelletier, 1997). For example, you may decide to revise your belief in the conditional, and believe instead that the car being out of petrol does not necessarily mean that it stalled (it may be a diesel engine). Or you may revise your belief in the categorical, and believe instead that the car was not entirely out of petrol. Dealing with contradictions is common not only in scientific discovery but also in everyday 'non- monotonic' inference. Which beliefs do people revise most readily? Conditionals can convey explanations, regularities or hypotheses about the world; categoricals can convey facts, data or observations (Elio, 1997). Revising the conditional or categorical is equally acceptable logically (Revlin, Cate, & Rouss, 2002). Yet most studies show that reasoners revise their belief in the conditional (Dieussaert, Schaeken, De Neys, & d'Ydewalle, 2000; Elio, 1997; Elio & Pelletier, 1997 Politzer & Carles, 2001; Revlin, et al, 2002). Reasoners may prefer to revise some sorts of beliefs more than others because they accommodate new information by changing little of their existing beliefs (Harman, 1986). Minimal changes can be accomplished by altering beliefs that have the least explanatory power or informational content (Gardenfors, 1988). Categoricals convey more semantic information (they rule out more states of affairs as false) than conditionals (Johnson-Laird & Byrne, 1991); but conditionals and categoricals may differ in how entrenched they are in a belief system. Intriguingly, some studies suggest that the belief reasoners revise depends on the inference contradicted. Consider a second problem: If the car was out of petrol then it stalled. The car did not stall. You may conclude: The car was not out of petrol.. But suppose the additional knowledge comes to light: The car was out of petrol. What do you think you should believe to be true? Once again you may decide to revise your belief in the conditional; or you may revise your belief in the categorical, and believe instead that the car did stall. The first example illustrates a modus ponens inference and the second illustrates a modus tollens inference, and Table 1 summarizes the structure of the two sorts of problem.


Challenge studies were carried out on raw, cooked, and sterilized surimi nuggets, inoculated with 10 -1 spores/g of C. botulinum type E spores. All products were packaged in air and air with an Ageless SS oxygen absorbent and stored at 4, 12 and 25C. Toxin was not detected in any raw product throughout storage (28 days). The absence oftoxigenesis was attributed to the low pH (4.1-4.3) due mainly to the growth of lactic acid bacteria (10 7 CFU/g). Toxin was also not detected in any cooked product after 28 days. Product pH did not decrease as previously (due to the absence Of LAB), but counts of C. botulinum still decreased throughout storage. In sterile nuggets, C. botulinum counts increased to 10 6 cfu/g at both 12 and 25C, respectively, by 28 days. Lactic acid bacteria and Bacillus spp. were not detected throughout the 28 days storage period. Toxin was detected by days 28 and 14 at 12 and 25C, respectively, and toxigenesis preceded spoilage. The absence of toxin in cooked nuggets was attributed to the anti-botulinal role by Bacillus species, the predominant spoilage bacteria in cooked nuggets.


The accumulation of carboxylic acids from glucose was measured by incubat-ing pre-implantation mouse embryos in [U-14C]glucose and separating the carboxylic acids by liquid-liquid partition chromatography. Lactic acid was the main carboxylic acid accumulated. The one-cell zygote produced five times as much lactate as the unfertilized ovum, and during subsequent development lactate accumulation increased substantially.


dopted on June 30, 2005, by the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (the ''Convention'') should be a turning point in an almost twenty year process to enhance international judicial cooperation with respect to choice of court agreements in the commercial context as well as international recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, if it is ever activated. The Convention originally set out to attain the same importance in its domain as the 1958 New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of


Inflation has become a major concern for financial managers in recent years because of its effects on company performance. For managers attempting to maximize company value an understanding of how stock prices respond to inflation is of utmost importance. Stock price may be viewed as the sum of cash flows to stockholders discounted at the required rate of return. Therefore, and understanding of how inflation affects cash flows and required return is necessary for the understanding of how stock prices react to inflation. Considerable attention has been given to the effects of inflation on cash flows to the stockholders.' Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the response of required rate of return to inflation. Studies of the response of common stock returns to inflation may be classified into two types. The majority are those concerned with realized returns and whether common stocks are hedges against inflation, e.g., Ibbotson Sinquefield [11] and Reilly [26]. In general, they have shown that common stocks are not complete inflation hedges. The second type deals with required returns and whether they can be explained by the Fisher effect. Works of this type include Jaffee and Mandelker [12], Lintner [19, 20], Nelson [23] , and Oudet [24]. In contrast to studies of the bond market, these studies have failed to show the existence of the Fisher effect in the common stock market. This paper is concerned with the second type of problem. Fisher [8] posited that the ex ante return on an asset must fully reflect the ex ante inflation rate. In symbols: * R = r + I


A bienzymatic supramolecular assembly of CAT and SOD is reported. CAT was chemically glycosilated with CD branched CMC and then associated with SOD modified with 1-adamantane carboxylic acid. SOD was remarkably resistant to inactivation by H(2)O(2) and its anti-inflammatory activity was 4.5-fold increased after supramolecular association with the modified CAT form. [structure: see text]


more important than historical relationship; in the same way one might argue that what counts in comparing legal systems is not so much their vocabulary as their mode of functioning and the techniques and objectives of those who operate them. On this analysis we might classify under the same head the conciliation techniques of some African customary laws and those employed in the contemporary world for the resolution of international or industrial disputes. The author's objective in the preparation of the work under review was to provide a student of French law with some understanding of the history and main characteristics of other contemporary legal systems. Such a study cannot fail at the same time to deepen the student's understanding of the characteristics and purposes of his own law. Africa has more need of this kind of study than any other continent at the present time. Not only do the governments of African countries have to find some means of reducing or eliminating the present conflicts between the various components (western, African and religious) in their legal systems, but it is also vital that the inter-state legal divisions created by the colonial experience should be bridged over as far as possible. Africa to a large extent finds itself split between the Romanist and the common law systems; it is hard to imagine a more useful study than that of Professor David for helping those trained in one system to appreciate how far and in what ways it differs from the other. Professor David includes in his discussion of English law some words of warning for the French legal reader. He points out that many of the current continental ideas about the characteristics of English law are erroneous. Thus he emphasizes that common law is not customary law; it is rather a case law. Secondly, it is a misconception to think that legislation is merely a secondary source of law in the modern English legal system. Thirdly, one must abandon the idea that the doctrine of precedent is applied in English law with complete rigidity and paralyses the evolution of the law. On the contrary, evolution of legal rules can be relatively rapid through the work of the judges. It is clear that English legal readers require similar warnings regarding their misconceptions about the civil legal systems. That is why one hopes that this very valuable work will be issued as soon as possible in an English translation for their benefit. There is a serious deficiency of suitable works which describe both the aims and methods of comparative law in general, and provide a detailed comparison of legal systems throughout the world: this gap is effectively filled by Professor David's book.


Abstract Motivated by a numerical example that shows that a feasible version of Mehrotra's original predictor-corrector algorithm might be inefficient in practice, Salahi et al. [M. Salahi, J. Peng and T. Terlaky, On Mehrotra-type predictor-corrector algorithms, to apper in SIAM J. Optim.] proposed a so-called safeguard-based variant of the algorithm that enjoys polynomial iteration complexity, although its practical efficiency is preserved. In this paper, we analyse the same Mehrotra's algorithm from a different perspective. We give a condition on the maximum step size in the predictor direction, the violation of which might imply a very small or zero step size in the corrector direction of the algorithm. This might explain the reason for occasional ill behaviour of the feasible version of Mehrotra's original algorithm. We propose to cut the maximum step size in the predictor direction if it is above a certain threshold. If this cut does not give a desirable step size, then we cut it for the second time that allows us to give a lower bound for the step size in the corrector direction. This enables us to prove an 𝒪(n 5/2log (n/ε)) worst case iteration complexity bound for the new algorithm. By slightly modifying the Newton system in the corrector step, we reduce the iteration complexity to 𝒪 (n 3/2log (n/ε)). Finally, we report some illustrative computational results using the McIPM software package.


Preface Introduction 1 Virtue and Character 2 Authenticity and Freedom 3 The Art of Business 4 Trust, Personhood, and the Soul of an Enterprise 5 Discerning a Higher Law 6 Polycentered Phronesis 7 Moral-Cultural Undertones of the Financial Crisis 8 Symphony of Soft Law 9 Theme and Variations Conclusion Notes Index Acknowledgments


The molecular and basically isostructural oxo-alkoxides Ln5O(OPri)13 (Pri = 2-propyl) with Ln = Nd (1) and Gd (2) were synthesized by metathesis of LnCl3 and KOPri, in combination with stoichiometric hydrolysis, in 2-propanol-containing solvents. Er5O(OPri)133 was obtained as co-product to an erbium aluminium 2-propoxide with an Er ∶ Al ratio of ca. 3 ∶ 1, from the reaction of 15KOPri + H2O + Al(OPri)3 with 5ErCl3, in toluene–2-propanol. The solid state structures of 1–3 were obtained by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The characterisations were made with differential scanning calorimetric measurements, UV-Vis and FT-IR spectroscopy. The molecule contains an M5O fragment with the configuration of a square pyramid and the oxo-oxygen atom slightly above the basal plane. FT-IR measurements showed that the molecular structure of the alkoxide was retained, to a large extent, when dissolved in toluene–2-propanol (2 ∶ 1) or hexane. Investigations by UV-Vis and FT-IR spectroscopy showed that Ln5O(OPri)13 reacted with Al4(OPri)12 (Ln ∶ Al = 1 ∶ 3) in toluene–2-propanol to form LnAl3(OPri)12 within 2 hours at 80 °C.


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A novel antenna array architecture for low-cost and compact SATCOM mobile terminal is presented. Based on equal-amplitude aperiodic phased array with fewer active chain numbers, it possesses advantages including lower weight, less cost, and higher power efficiency compared to conventional periodic phased arrays. It is implemented with printed patch antenna so that it guarantees compactness. The elements position and dimensions are jointly designed, with an effective sparse array synthesis strategy that takes actual patch antenna design constraint into consideration, to obtain a maximum array aperture efficiency. Executable and practical approach for variable dimension patch antenna designing, including defect substrate element and small scale array, is introduced and utilized to implement proposed sparse array. Full-wave simulation results demonstrate the advantages of proposed array antenna as well as the effectiveness of corresponding design approach.


In this chapter issues relating to the conceptual design of a detector for a 2 TeV × 2 TeV Muon Collider are discussed. The physics justification for a lepton collider in such an energy range has been extensively studied [1] ,[2]. Here design considerations specific to a muon 387 388 CHAPTER 9. DETECTOR BACKGROUND AND DETECTOR DESIGN collider are considered. From the experimental point of view there are advantages and new challenges that must be faced in the design of the detector and the experimental area.


Mumford's theorem is usually read as indicating that for a general variety, the Chow groups are "very large" in codimension > 1. But another way of paraphrasing Mumford's theorem is that varieties with "small" Chow groups have very special properties. This last idea is systematically explored by Bloch and Srinivas [B-S]. Observing that A ir " X is finite dimensional if A 0 (X ,) has support on a curve (for a universal


We present a TeV scale model for leptogenesis where the origin of neutrino masses are independent of the scale of leptogenesis. As a result, the model could be extended to explain dark matter, neutrino masses and leptogenesis at the TeV scale. The most attractive feature of this model is that it predicts a few hundred GeV triplet Higgs scalar that can be tested at LHC or ILC.


In this paper, we consider the simultaneous estimation of unknown parameters of the m generalized exponential distributions using the Type II censoring scheme. We obtain maximum likelihood estimators of the unknown parameters with the help of Newton-Raphson method. Extensive simulation study is done to demonstrate the procedure and to get to study of the performance. Further, likelihood ratio test is discussed to test homogeneity of several scale parameters.


Parameters of interaction forces arising in the harmonic gear drive with a hollow shaft and intermediate rolling elements are considered.


This collection offers a snapshot of how rights are debated and employed in public discourse to reshape legal and political relations at the beginning of the twenty-first century. They explore how rights are used to challenge the state of affairs by individuals and groups who seek justice, and the strategies devised to defy the rights established by those who wish to recast the social and political order.
This volume discusses rights, firstly, in relation to actual events and issues faced by policymakers, courts, international agencies, or ordinary people. These range from the demands of minority groups living in the West to freely practice their culture and/or religion, to the threat of terrorism, the regulation of asylum rights, the investor's rights to disclosure and the rights of artists to freedom of expression. Secondly, rights discourse is examined in relation to attempts to redefine the form and content of rights, for example, by banning the right to wear religious symbols in public institutions or detaining terrorism suspects without trial. Thirdly, rights discourse is explored in connection with the attempts to develop new notions of rights, such as 'human security', which can more effectively respond to the challenges of late modern societies. Finally, the statuses of rights in sociological theory and socio-legal research are briefly discussed and analysed.
Contents: Introduction: snapshots of the rights discourse, Reza Banakar; Law, rights and justice in late modern society: a tentative theoretical framework, Reza Banakar; Part I The Critiques of Rights: A sociological critique of rights, Max Travers; The 'rights' conundrum: poverty of philosophy amidst poverty, Radha D'Souza; Dangerous rights: of citizens and humans, Kate Nash; The neglected minority: the penurious human rights of artists, Paul Kearns; Truth and myth in critical theory, Eric Heinze. Part II The Challenges of Rights: Defacing Muslim women: dialectical meanings of dress in the body politic, Susan Edwards; Beyond the sacred and the secular: Muslim women, the law and the delivery of justice, Samia Bano; The right to be different: the position of Muslim migrants in The Netherlands, Halleh Ghorashi; It's not about free expression: a sociological examination of the Danish cartoon controversy, Sarah Dreier; Pre-empting terrorism? Two case studies of UK's anti-terrorism legislation, Reza Banakar. Part III The Strategies of Rights: Human rights strategies in an age of counter-terrorism, Daniel Moeckli; 'Terrorist lists' and procedural human rights: a collision between UN law, EU law and Strasbourg law?, Bill Bowring; Human security and international law: much ado about nothing?, Emma McClean. Part IV The Reconstruction of Rights: Rights and diverse effects in EC law: a Hohfeldian approach to the doctrine of direct effect of directives, Joxerramon Bengoetxea and Niilo Jaaskinen; Investor's rights to disclosure of complex financial instruments: a risk symmetric analysis, Joseph Tanega; Women, culture and human rights: feminist interventions in human rights law?, Harriet Samuels; Rights and responsibilities, Hanne Petersen; Index.


This study was conducted to determine of use Hydrilla verticillata fermented meal which optimize growth and digestibility in Tilapia. This study based on completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. Four treatments using Hydrilla verticillatafermented meal into feed formulation: P0 (0%), P1 (10%), P2 (20%), P3 (30%) and P4 (40%). The main parameter is absolute growth rate, feed conversion and digestibility of Tilapia (Oreochiomis sp.). The results showed that utilization of Hydrilla verticillata fermented mealhas been significant effect on the rate of growth and digestibility parameters. P1 treatment has given the best results with an absolute growth of 1.56% BW / day ± 0.03, 1.61 ± 0.03 feed conversion and digestibility of 79.46% ± 0.53.


EU cohesion policy as we have known it since 1988 is under threat. This contestation is best understood as part of a deepening struggle over EU governance, pitting neoliberals against proponents of regulated capitalism. Cohesion policy has been the flagship of European regulated capitalism. Political and policy pressures have unravelled the support base of this policy, but they have not undone the coalition in favour of regulated capitalism. The struggle between competing models of European capitalism has only just begun. This argument does not deny a role for functional imperatives, but it emphasizes that the link between them and policy outcomes is political.


The ultra‐wideband (UWB) signal radiation process in an antenna is different from that of a narrowband signal. In this paper, we study the degradation of the desired signal component according to the antenna structure and location of a receiver in a bipolar time‐hopping UWB system. And we propose a receiver structure with an adaptive template waveform generator to compensate for the degradation caused by a realistic TX‐RX antenna system.


On the basis of the process of development and production of stainless steel carbodies,the fatigue mechanism of spot welding and arc welding weld that are the most critical in fatigue is analyzed.The fatigue evaluation methods for spot welding and arc welding weld in the relevant standards abroad are compared and analyzed.And the evaluation of specific joint types is expounded according to the standard.


Background A grave complication of thyrotoxicosis, or thyroid storm, is the development of heart failure and cardiomyopathy. Recognizing this condition is imperative in preventing further left ventricular dysfunction and cardiogenic shock. This manuscript aims to review the literature on cardiogenic shock associated with thyrotoxicosis and present management recommendations on this rare condition. Methods A literature search was performed in December of 2018, using the PubMed medical search engine. A systematic search was carried out using the keywords Thyroid Storm AND Cardiogenic Shock and Thyrotoxicosis AND Shock. Management Decrease of thyroid hormone levels using therapeutic plasma exchange LV Unloading and ventilation by Impella and Extracorporeal Mechanical Ventilation (ECMO). Conclusion Patients presenting with thyroid storm-induced shock may not be suitable candidates for traditional management with β-adrenergic blockers (β-blockers). The use of β-blockers could exasperate their condition. Through extensive literature review on this rare condition, the most effective management was found to be therapeutic plasma exchange in order to decrease thyroid hormone levels, which have direct toxic effect on the heart. Furthermore, the use of ECMO and Impella is advised to reduce pressure on the heart and ensure the patient's organs are well oxygenated and perfused while the left ventricle is recovering.


In the past few years a great interest has been raising in helical beams that are able to transport spin and orbital angular momentum (OAM) in its propagation direction [1,2], such as Laguerre-Gaussian beams. OAM is related to the transverse profile of the beam, exhibiting also an angular-momentum-like behavior. These characteristic transverse profiles have been exploited in a wide range of applications; spanning from optical tweezers to quantum information protocols [3]. For most of them, a suitable model to describe the light-matter interaction is required. Here, we address the problem of photoionization by means of the interaction of a pulse beam carrying orbital angular momentum with the simplest atom that one can consider; Hydrogen. This academic problem clarifies a fundamental question: the OAM transfer from light to the electron quantum state.


The Schottky barrier at the InP(110)/Sb interface was determined by Raman scattering for Sb coverages up to 60 monolayers (ML). Band bending variations are found to occur until ∼20 ML. This can be correlated with the Sb structure; from ordered through amorphous to crystalline growth. For higher coverages of Sb the band bending decreases and finally flatband conditions are obtained. This fact is confirmed by I–V measurements at 150 and 400 ML.


This research aims to shed light on one of the important factors that play a prominent role in the success of the software project, namely the process of verifying the scope of the software product and its compatibility with the requirements of the end users. This paper has reached important results through the field study and the survey conducted That the verification of the scope of the project plays an important and influential role in the completion of the software product within the cost and time specified and if there is any defect in this leads to negative results and failure of the software project


Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C. finds its extended phyto-geographical distribution in the state of Odisha. The plant was collected from the Dumduma area of Bhubaneswar of Khordha district. After reviewing its distribution through flora and available literatures, the species is found to be a new one to the Flora of Odisha. A detailed description with photographs, distribution, occurrence and phenology of the taxon are provided for easy identification.


Observations on a nesting aggregation of Perdita (Perdita) difficilis in south eastern Arizona indicate that this species is solitary, provisions two cells per day during two foraging periods (0700-1000 and 1700-1930 hr) and requires only three trips (two with pollen and one with nectar, in that order) to provision a cell. Nests are occupied for less than 5 days and bees most likely occupy several nests during their lifetimes. P. (Perdita) luciae, a bee similar in appearance to P. difficilis, was studied at the same locality. Like females of P. difficilis, females of P. luciae completely provision a cell with three trips (two with pollen and one with nectar, in that order), however, unlike P. difficilis, P. luciae provision cells between 0800 and 1300 hr. Nest architecture of both P. difficilis and P. luciae is described. Perdita (Cockerellia) coreopsidis, studied in southeastern Arizona, has up to three generations a year, is facultatively communal (with up to 14 females per nest), requires six to eight pollen trips to provision a cell and is capable of provisioning up to two cells per day. Communal nests appear to arise in this species because emerging females remain in their natal nests. No obvious agonistic or cooperative behavior was observed among nest-mates. A study of P. (Cockerellia) albipennis in the vicinity of Lawrence, Kansas indicated that this species is solitary, requires five pollen trips to provision a cell and provisions only one cell per day. There was no indication of more than one generation per year. Information on the behavior of the parasites of all four species is provided. The costs and benefits and possible causes of communal nesting in P. coreopsidis are discussed. The genus Perdita contains over 500 species of small to minute bees found primarily in the arid western United States and northern Mexico. In spite of the size of the genus, the nesting behavior of only 11 species has been studied in any detail (review by Rozen, 1967; Eickwort, 1977; Torchio, 1975; Bennet and Breed, 1985). More importantly, of the 11 species studied so far, the majority (eight) are placed in only one of the 21 subgenera recognized by Timberlake (1954-1968), the subgenus Perdita. We are far from an understanding of the total range of nesting behaviors exhibited by members of this genus. This paper presents observations on the nesting behavior of two more species within the subgenus Perdita {P. difficilis Timberlake and P. luciae Cockerell; both in the Sphaeralceae group) and of two species within the subgenus Cockerellia {P. coreopsidis Cockerell and P. albipennis Cresson). Communal nesting appears to be a fairly common feature of Perdita, found in four of the five subgenera studied so far {Cockerellia, Cockerellula, Macrotera and Macroteropsis), and the work presented here on P. coreopsidis is the first detailed study of communal nesting in this genus. The bees referred to below as P. difficilis may actually include specimens of another species recognized by Timberlake (1964): P. exclamans Cockerell. Al though the males of these two species are easily distinguished based on the shape of the hind femora, females are indistinguishable (Timberlake, 1964, p. 323). Timberlake admitted that these two "species" may be a single species with di Accepted for publication 27 May 1988. This content downloaded from 220.127.116.11 on Thu, 12 Sep 2013 11:26:32 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions 60 JOURNAL OF THE KANSAS ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY morphic males. Because only males of P. difficilis were collected at the study site, and because there was no morphological or behavioral evidence to suggest that the females observed comprise two species, I will refer to these bees as P. difficilis. Although Timberlake (1954) recognized four geographically distinct subspecies of P. coreopsidis, the range of color pattern variation observed in specimens collected at the study site includes three of Timberlake's subspecies (c. coreopsidis, c. collaris Cockerell and c. kansensis Timberlake). Because of the wide variation in color pattern at one locality, the validity of these subspecies is doubtful and I will refer to the species simply as P. coreopsidis. Voucher specimens of bee and fly species discussed in this paper are in the Snow Entomological Museum, Uni versity of Kansas, Lawrence. Materials and Methods In the studies of .P. coreopsidis and P. albipennis, females were marked on the mesoscutum with two spots of enamel paint. Using four colors this gave a total of 16 potential individual labels. There was no evidence of interchange of bees among nests so redundancy in labels did not lead to any confusion. No redundancy in labeling was necessary in the P. albipennis study because only 12 females were marked. Because of their small size, individual marking was impossible for P. difficilis and P. luciae. But based both on nest excavations (n = 12 for P. difficilis; n= 13 for P. luciae) and on foraging data, there was no indication that more than one female occupied a nest in either species. Foraging behavior of individual bees was observed by covering nest entrances with 15 dram opaque plastic pill bottles which had one side replaced with a fine mesh screen. Whenever a bee appeared in a vial, or flying around outside, the bee was identified, pollen loads noted, and the vial removed to allow departure or entrance. This method appeared not to interfere greatly with the normal timing of departures and returns of the bees and allowed me to follow many more nests than would otherwise have been possible. The volume of nectar in the crop was determined by gently squeezing the metasoma of freshly killed bees and collecting the nectar exuded from the mouth parts in 5 ?A capillary tubes. Nests were excavated by blowing a fine mist of dry plaster of Paris powder into tunnels and then following the powder-lined tunnels by scraping soil away with a pen-knife. Because of the depth and complexity of P. coreopsidis and P. albi pennis nests, and because lateral tunnels leading to completed cells are closed tightly with soil, it was often difficult to determine which completed cells belonged to the nest being excavated. Data on number of cells per nest, therefore, should be considered approximations. Cells currently being provisioned, on the other hand, could be unambiguously identified because of open burrows leading to them. In the results given below means are given with the standard error of the mean.


Schema therapy (ST) is effective in promoting clinically meaningful gains that ameliorate symptomatology for borderline personality disorder (BPD). However very little is known about how the therapy is experienced by patients or therapists including which elements of ST are effective from patients' and therapists' perspectives. The aim of this study is to explore BPD patients' experiences of receiving ST and therapists' experiences in delivering ST. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 11 patients who had a primary diagnosis of BPD and eight trained schema therapists. Interview data were analysed following the procedures of inductive, content analysis. Patients' broad perceptions of ST included the experience of greater self-understanding, better awareness of their own emotional processes and better connections with their emotions. While the process of ST was perceived as emotionally confronting, patient narratives highlighted that this was perceived as necessary. Therapists generally regarded their experience as rewarding based on patients' positive responses to treatment, and discussed changes made in their professional (e.g. incorporating more ST in their therapy) and personal (e.g. increased self-awareness) lives. However therapists also described being confronted with novel challenging situations despite having years of therapy experience. Patients and therapists were concordant on several therapeutic components of ST (e.g. ST provides insight, benefits of experiential techniques) and some therapeutic group factors not specific to ST (e.g. sense of connection among group members). On the other hand there exists a possible interplay between level of patient dysfunction within the group and therapists' ability to manage group conflict. Recommendations for more effective implementation of schema therapy are discussed as well as issues for other specialist treatment approaches to BPD particularly concerning termination of therapy and definitions of recovery. Finally implications of the findings are discussed in terms of assessing the suitability of patients for group ST.


In the process of the development of international law from fragmentation to co-progressiveness in a general sense,the branch of international law addressing climate change and promoting free trade is establishing its own system of parallel development.At the same time,due to the crossing of issues in mechanisms,these two branches of international law exist such crossing issues in rules as carbon trading mechanisms and unilateral reduction measures.The phenomenon of these crossing issues is not an irreconcilable conflict,but the frequent outbreak of climate and trade dispute cases since 2010 has led to difficulties in the application of climate and trade rules of international law.However,in the short term,the WTO dispute settlement mechanism can be used to solve the problem in the application of the rules for crossing issues related to climate and trade through the judicial law-making process.


Background: lithium carbonate salts are used in psychiatry for agitated states reduction and, above all, to prevent recurring manic and depressive episodes, as well as for the treatment of aggressive behavior. The pharmacological characteristics of lithium carbonate have not been fully studied. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the wider use of Lithium carbonate, in particular, in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, and even in viral infections. Objective: to present an overview of the earliest and late foreign studies covering the biomedical and potential therapeutic aspects of lithium off-label use as follows for Alzheimer's disease and viral infections. Material and methods: the keywords "lithium carbonate, neuroprotection, toxicity, Alzheimer's disease, coronavirus infection" were used to search for scientific publications in the databases MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus for the period 1970–2021. Conclusions: lithium carbonate can have significant effects on pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, which may be a good prospect in the treatment of this currently incurable disorder. It is also important to note the antiviral properties of lithium carbonate. Lithium carbonate is able to mitigate the immune-in ammatory activation observed during episodes of bipolar disorder, including the normalization of cytokine levels. It is also important to note the antiviral capabilities of lithium carbonate. The most interesting is the direct impact of lithium carbonate on some members of the coronavirus family, which is especially important in connection with the real problems a global public health crisis associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. © 2022. Psychiatry (Moscow). All Rights Reserved.


Introduction. Mass vaccination of the population against SARS-CoV-2 in Russia and abroad has been going on for more than 2 years. Various types of vaccines are used for vaccination (vector vaccines, RNA vaccines, whole-virion vaccines). The first in the world was registered the Russian vector vaccine «Gam-COVID-Vac» («Sputnik V»), which is widely used in our country, as well as in many other countries of the world. An important area of research is the monitoring of the parameters of the vaccine-induced immune response their analysis in relation to the characteristics of the immune response caused by SARSCoV-2 infection/COVID-19. Such studies are important both for assessing the intensity and duration of post-vaccination immunity, and for improving strategies for immunoprophylaxis and immunotherapy of coronavirus infection. The article presents the results of a study of the humoral immune response in patients with COVID-19 and vaccinated with «Sputnik V» in the period from autumn 2020 till the present time. The aim of the work - a comparative study of the humoral immune response to SARSCoV-2 infection and vaccination against COVID-19. Material and methods. The content of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 S- and N-proteins was studied in 449 blood serum samples of men and women (age 25-65 years). 5 groups of samples were formed: suffered from COVID-19 of mild and moderate severity, at different times after recovery (262 samples);immunized with the «Sputnik V» vaccine, at different times after injection of the 2nd component of «Sputnik V» (104 samples);suffered from COVID-19 of mild and moderate severity, and then vaccinated with «Sputnik V» (53 samples);vaccinated with «Sputnik V», and then suffered with COVID-19 (12 samples);revaccinated with the vaccine «Sputnik Light» (18 samples). Results. To assess the content of IgG antibodies to S-protein and to N-protein of SARSCoV-2 in human blood sera, an EIA diagnostic system was developed further certified by the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation. In people suffered COVID-19 in 90 % of cases the positive levels of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 S-protein persist 9 months after recovery, while the proportion of potential plasma donors and material for obtaining intravenous immunoglobulin with a high content of IgG antibodies to S-protein 1 month after the disease is 20 %. In 76 % of people vaccinated with «Sputnik V» high levels of IgG antibodies to S-protein are detected within 6 months after the course of vaccination. The content of IgG antibodies to S-protein in the blood sera of persons suffered COVID-19, and then 6 months after recovery vaccinated with the 1st component of the vaccine «Sputnik V» in 100 % of cases was high with a positivity coefficient above 8.1, regardless of the initial value, already on 7 and 21 days after injection. In persons vaccinated with «Sputnik V» and then passed COVID-19, a high content of S-specific IgG antibodies is observed in 100 % of cases. The examination of vaccinated persons who underwent revaccination with «Sputnik Light» showed a 100 % high level of antibodies against S-protein. Conclusion. The developed test system may be suitable for assessing the content of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 antigens in COVID-19 patients, vaccinated and revaccinated. The performed study demonstrated that there is a intensive post-vaccination immunity for 6 months and post-infectious immunity for 9 months.


ABSTRACT Many low-stakes assessments, such as international large-scale surveys, are administered during time-limited testing sessions and some test-takers are not able to endorse the last items of the test, resulting in not-reached (NR) items. However, because the test has no consequence for the respondents, these NR items can also stem from quitting the test. This article, by means of mixture modeling, investigates heterogeneity in the onset of NR items in reading in PISA 2015. Test-taking behavior, assessed by the response times on the first items of the test, and the risk of NR item onset are modeled simultaneously in a 3-class model that distinguishes rapid, slow and typical respondents. Results suggest that NR items can come from a lack of time or from disengaged behaviors and that the relationship between the number of NR items and ability estimate can be affected by these non-effortful NR responses.


Gait is considered as one of the biometric traits that does not require physical interaction with machines and can be performed at a distance from the computing device. However, majority of the gait recognition systems require the subjects to be monitored in constrained environment within the viewing field of the capturing device. Such systems may fail to recognize a few of the features when the interaction environment is changed or when the body occlusion occurs due to position variations, clothing or belongings. Moreover, the walking style of a user may vary when engaged in different activities such as listening to music, playing games, fast walking, etc. In this paper, we propose a new approach of human gait recognition using Shadow motion sensor, a full body sensor unit. The framework is able to identify users robustly despite changes in their appearances. The device uses a combination of accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer sensors for collecting gait features. The identification process is performed using a Random Forest based classification scheme by varying number of trees. A set of users comprising with 23 males and females have participated in the data collection and they have performed four different types of walks including, normal-walk, fastwalk, walking while listening to music and walking while watching video on mobile. An average accuracy of 87.68% has been recorded in all walk scenarios. Results reveal that the proposed study can be used as a stepping stone to design robust gait biometric systems with the help of contact less sensors.


If it is the Godfathers who prepared the ground for the christian natural law, it is Thomas Aquinas who closely stipulated the natural law the most in the light of the reality of medieval times.He is not only a theologian but also a philosopher who compiled medieval philosophy. In other words, he complemented "christian philosophy" which was settled into shape by Augustinus, and complied it.Theological and philosophical basics of the principle of Thomas law is based not only on the Ten Commandments and the Law of Moses, especially about the trial in the Book of Deuteronomy, but also on medieval scholasticism founded on the Aristotelian philosophy and Stoicism of Rome, particularly Cicero's principle of natural law.Thomas' theological thought is predicated on intellectualism. The natural law is generally an order in accordance with reason. Influenced by Stoicism, he claims that rationality is the sovereign principle of human beings.A man is a rational animal moving toward one's purpose with free will (conscience and responsibility). Political tendencies of unification and peace is inevitable for humans.He divides the law into eternal law (Lex aerena), natural law (Lex naturale), a man-made law (Lex humana), divine law (Lex divina), and passional law (Lex fomes).By faith, eternal law can be accepted as the guidance ideology of God's action, which demonstrates God's plan, and natural law can be found through natural judgements led solely by reason with the help of eternal law saying that a man is a rational creation of God. Also, a man-made law is the positive law enacted by human reason in order to sustain a social order in real life.Believing in that God is present in the world, the Stoic school identifies divine law with natural law. However, the distinct characteristic of Thomas' natural law is that he separates divine law as a law for afterlife from natural law as a law for this world.More over, he doesn``t argue that the contents of this life is transferred into the next world through harmonious stages. As natural law is mentioned in rationality of the nature, eternal law can be named by such involvement.Thomas contends that any authoritarian state should have an ideal for justice via relative natural law in order to adhere to its own order and peace.This ideal is realized at last when justice properly exchange and distribute everything given.Thomas' concept of justice is not connected with the strong rejection toward the course of justice, which is abused by authorities and used in distorted ways. In actual practice, demands for justice is just understood as a virtue that should be practiced by a complete object, a nation.In conclusion, although Aquinas more strongly emphasizes pathos in justice than Stoics seeking natural law, he fails to stimulate interest in sharply contrasting the true meaning of law with the positive law. In this way, there is a difference with the modern theory of natural law.


It describes a structure having a semiconductor nanocrystal core and shell nanocrystals and a respective insulation coating. In an example, the semiconductor structure comprises a first semiconductor material and has between 1.0 and 2.0 but excluding 1.0 and 2.0 aspect ratio anisotropic nanocrystal cores. The semiconductor structure further comprises at least partially surrounding the anisotropic nanocrystal cores consisting of a second semiconductor material different from shell nanocrystals. Encapsulating the insulator layer and the anisotropic shell nanocrystals nanocrystal cores.


Sinking mineshafts has been a treacherous business. particularly in areas where there was wet soil or water stratas. Cave-ins were common and lives were lost. Europeans began freezing the soil surrounding the mineshaft as early as 1885 The first American application was likely at a sulphur mine in south Louisiana. The project was a major failure. The problem was later solved by Herman Frasch, who developed the Frasch process for sulphur extraction.


This paper briefly introduces the historical development of traditional Chinese pastry mould and dis- cusses the traditional Chinese cooking culture, sculpture art and folk customs reflected in the pastry mould.


Abstract : Equipment was purchased to support research in two main areas: communication channels with memory and signal detection and classification problems involving non-Gaussian stochastic processes. The research on communication channels involves largely the study of channel capacity under various assumptions and constraints. The research in signal detection and classification includes modeling, data analysis, and the development and evaluation of detection algorithms.


Beside the syntax, semantic is a very important part of programming languages. Without a semantic a program would no longer be a program but a lifeless sequence of characters which is part of the language. The dynamic semantic properties of a program are determined during execution at runtime. Typically they directly depend on the input values of the program. By contrast the static semantic properties of a program are computed at compile-time when it is translated from source code representation into some kind of goal representation. The static semantic of a programming language is used to determine those properties. The concept of attributed context-free grammars (Attribute Grammars) addresses this aspect. It enables a user to create complete specifications of static semantics. This article gives a short introduction on the topic of attributed context-free grammars. It shows how to define such a construct and introduces the concept of synthesised and inherited attributes which can be associated to grammar symbols. Furthermore it will be shown how semantic rules on attributes can be defined. The final part of the paper gives an introduction into different types of attribute grammars and attribute evaluators.


A study sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and supported by the Commonwealth Fund has asked American medical schools "to make sweeping changes in the way they educate physicians for tomorrow." Five major points were covered: Medical Schools must increase their output of physicians. Increased numbers of students should be admitted from geographic areas and from economic and ethnic groups that are inadequately represented today. The medical student's training must be individualized to fit various rates of achievement, educational background, and career goals. Medical school curriculum should be developed by interdepartmental groups that include students. The medical schools must now assume a responsibility for education and research in the organization and delivery of health services. To anyone who has reflected on the health needs of the nation, these are eminently desirable goals; in fact, the need for changes which can lead to better


The study was conducted from December 2009 to March 2010 in South Ari Woreda of SNNP Regional State to determine the prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis and to assess the apparent densities and distributions of tsetse flies. Blood samples were taken from a total of 384 indigenous cattle managed under small holder mixed crop livestock production. Blood Buffy coat dark ground phase contrast Microscopic technique was used for detection of the trypanosome parasites in the blood samples, NGU traps were used for tsetse fly survey and Packed cell volume (PCV) to determine the degree of anemia caused by trypanosomosis. The overall prevalence of 13.54% bovine trypanosomosis was recorded in the study area . The predominant species of trypanosome encountered during the study period were T. congolonce with relative prevalence of (63.5%) followed by T. vivax (36.5%) but there was no mixed infection observed. PCV evaluation showed that the mean PCV of parasitemic animals (25.5%) was significantly lower than that of (30.5%) aparasitemic animals indicating the importance of bovine trypanosomosis in causing anemia. Assessment of tsetse flies indicated that Glossina pallidipes is the major biological vector for bovine trypanosomosis in the study area with apparent density of 27.5 fly/trap/day. Other biting flies (tabanids and stmoxys) were also collected indicating the possibility of mechanical transmission. Keywords : Bovine, Trypanosomosis, Prevalence, Tsetse fly, apparent density, South Ari/S DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/10-20-04 Publication date: October 31 st 2020


The Canadian corporate income tax system is subject to a number of problems that call for fundamental reforms, starting with rethinking the main role of the system. The corporate tax is mainly designed to serve as a withholding device for the personal income tax. It prevents shareholders from sheltering corporate-source earnings from the personal income tax by taxing those earnings at source. Integration of the corporate income tax and of the personal income tax, through the dividend-tax credit and the preferential treatment of capital gains, mitigates the potential for doubletaxation. We argue that exposure to international capital markets, which implies that the incidence of the corporate tax is largely shifted to labour, and the fact that most capital income can be sheltered from the personal income tax undermine the withholding role of the corporate tax and make integration provisions unnecessary. The current system also leads to distortions in firms' investment decisions, financing decisions, risk-taking and innovation efforts, and decisions about where to locate business activities and where to report profits. Tax competition and international profit-shifting are also putting downward pressure on tax rates. This Commentary examines these problems and formulates a number of recommendations for reform. The main one involves changing the tax base from shareholder income to above-normal profits, or rents. This could be done with relatively little disruption of the current system by adopting the allowance for corporate equity (ACE) tax system which allows firms to deduct from taxable income the cost of equity financing, in addition to deducting interest on debt. Ideally, this tax base would apply to both incorporated and unincorporated businesses. Adopting the ACE would narrow the tax base, although the potential loss in revenue would be entirely compensated by eliminating the dividend-tax credit and the partial taxexemption of capital gains, as we argue should be done. Our proposed reforms include a number of other elements. First, the territorial approach for taxing international active business income should apply. Second, firms should be allowed to carry forward and backward tax losses at the risk-free interest rate, which would encourage risk-taking and innovation. Third, we recommend maintaining the small business deduction to compensate for the non-refundability of losses, which are more prevalent among small businesses. However, eligibility should be determined on the basis of a lifetime threshold rather than an annual one. Finally, in order to promote innovation, introducing a preferential tax rate for patent income, as well as extending flow-through share financing to investment in small innovative firms, should be considered.


Using a newly reconfigured magnetooptical instrument, originally constructed for magnetic circular dichroism experiments, it has been shown that the ferrous hemoprotein derivatives ferrocytochrome c (S = 0) and deoxymyoglobin (S = 2) exhibit readily detectable magnetic-field-induced linear dichroism (MLD) signals in the near-ultraviolet-to-visible region. To our knowledge, this is the first time MLD spectra have been reported for metalloprotein samples. The results suggest that MLD exhibits selectivity toward the transition type and chromophore spin which is complementary to that of the corresponding magnetic circular dichroism. Not surprisingly, the band patterns detected in the two magnetooptical spectroscopies are qualitatively different. The second-derivative dispersion associated with the ferrocytochrome c Q-band MLD and the linear variation in signal intensity with the square of the field observed for both non-Kramers hemoprotein derivatives studied under nonsaturating conditions are fully in accord...


A series blend spinning polyester fiber are prepared by blend polyethylene terephthalate and additive agaent which contain sodium-5-sulfobis (β-hydroxyethyl) isophthalate (SIPE) at some proportion. The alkaline hydrolysis behavior of this blend fiber differs from traditional polyester fiber: Alkaline hydrolysis of blend fiber, as determined by the weight loss, proceeds better linearly with time at constant temperature and depends on the initial concentration of the alkali. And the degree of deweighting extending with the increased of additive content, alkali treating condition, such as time? alkali concentration and treating temperature due to the supermolecular structure of blend fiber. At some (50%) additive content, the additive agent compatible with PET and formed microfibrillar structure at blend fiber. The grooved morphology can be seen from the surface of treating fiber by means of SEM. And this structure will beneficial to moisture transportability.


Carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) have become a material of emerging interest for aeronautical structures. This requires this material to be qualified by means of NDT. However this qualification is currently time consuming with NDT techniques being considered state-of-the-art in aeronautics and hence established in industry. In excess damage mechanisms and their progression rate is so far hardly known which would allow damage tolerance criteria to be set for those materials making them possibly even lighter weight. In a comparative assessment different techniques such as X-ray based computed tomography, Sampling Phased Array ultrasonics, eddy current or thermography have been used for monitoring different CFRP components with artificial flaws, having not been known to the inspectors prior to the experiment. The presentation will provide the results of the analysis in terms of resolution, time and effort elapsed and will give some indications with regard to state-of-the-art of the different technologies considered and potentials of those in terms of future developments.


Introduction Cardiovascular symptoms and signs are the frequent initial complaints in patients with hyperthyroidism. Palpitation and tachycardia are the most common manifestations. However, congestive heart failure is an uncommon presentation of thyrotoxicosis in previously healthy patients. Furthermore, predominant right heart failure (RHF) with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is very rare in patients with hyperthyroidism. We report here a case of severe TR with RHF which occurred in a patient with untreated hyperthyroidism.


Ethanolic and aqueous extract of leaves of Pithecellobium dulce were studied for its antidiarrhoeal activity using castor oil induced diarrhea model in wistar albino rats. The extracts reduced the frequency and wetnesss of faeces when compared to control group. The aqueous extract showed more significant activity than the ethanol extract at the tested dose level.


Numerical simulation in tunnelling poses a particular challenge to scientific visualisation. Apart from the need for displaying geological features, one also has to visualise 3D multivariable scalar fields, such as the amount of damage in the rock mass. This paper presents a novel visualisation technique, which is being developed within the Joint Research Initiative (JRI) entitled "Numerical Simulation in Tunnelling" (SiTu), which can be very effectively applied to the display of geological features or to the results of computer simulations. The software has been presented at the "Computer Animation and Effects Show", using realistic examples in tunnelling. Display options include virtual reality and temporal/spatial fogging techniques for displaying scalar fields.


With the trend of Global warming,more and more attention to the problem of carbon emissions,as major carbon emitters,the real estate should stand to the front lines to fulfill the task of energy conservation and low-carbon building.At the point of view of the EIA for real estate projects and its technical assessment,the article expounds the general measures and specific requirements taken by China's low-carbon building in real estate,discusses the Countermeasures and suggestions being Suitable for low-carbon buildings development.


In order to estimate the 3D shape with the given 2D feature points for a single image, we present a convex relaxation approach based on L1/2 regularization by using the shape space model and combining L1/2 regularization and the properties of spectral norm. Thereby we transform the non-convex optimization problem in a shape space model into a convex programming problem. When optimizing the solution to the convex programming problem by using the ADMM algorithm, we further propose a spectral norm proximal operator to satisfy the orthogonality and sparsity constraint of the solution. Using the proposed optimization algorithm, we conduct experiments on the CMU motion capture dataset for 3D human body pose reconstruction based on the shape space model and 3D deformable shape model. Comparison experimental results show qualitatively and quantitatively that the proposed algorithm outperforms the existing optimization algorithms. The effectiveness of the proposed algorithm is validated.


As a language component extracted from Chinese,Chinese idioms are concentrated expressions of rhetoric means of Chinese and cultural accumulation.Generally speaking,Chinese idioms have double meanings: image meaning and connotation meaning.We should follow two basic principles in the process of translation.On the one hand,we choose connotation meaning if we have to make a choice between image meaning and connotation meaning of Chinese idioms.On the other hand,we should try our best to preserve its image meaning and connotation meaning as long as condition is permitting.Only in this way,can we convey the real meaning of Chinese idioms in the process of translation.


In this paper, we present a system that combines Augmented Reality and autostereoscopic visualization. We also report a study for comparing different aspects using an autostereoscopic display and a common display, in which 44 children aged from 8 to 10 years old have participated. From our study, statistically significant differences were found between both displays for the depth perception and for the sense of presence. Several correlations have also been found when children used the autostereoscopic display. In our study, the sense of presence is closely related with the depth perception; and the overall score of the game was also closely related with the depth perception and the sense of presence.


Despite many defenses of the traditional account, there is no secure evidence for a Scandinavian origin of the Goths, no runic evidence, and linguistic parallels between Gothic and Old Norse are inconclusive. In their continual encounters with the Romans, the Goths experienced considerable language contact. Not only are there many borrowings from Latin, but many Greek words in Gothic have their Latin form and there are layers of borrowings from Greek as well. The entire Gothic corpus contains a little over 70,000 words preserved in some fifteen documents. Many mysteries surround the Gothic translation of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Wulfila. Evidence for multiple translators is presented from lexical, morphological, and syntactic localization, as well as the range from fully idiomatic to marginally acceptable to ungrammatical constructions.


With the analysis of carton applications in cosmetics packaging, this article illustrates the strategic importance of the trinity of packaging structure, style and design. It also points out of that carton packaging, as a major part of green packaging, will assume a prominent position in packaging marker.


BIM has attracted attentions in various fields of the construction industry. Large-scale architectural design firms have been developing their own techniques of BIM application, while small and medium-sized architectural design firms haven't been involve d in this situation yet. Thus, we are now in progress about the research of developing a practical BIM template for small and medium-sized architectural design firms. The early research conducted a surveys targeting design practitioners, but there was a lack of objectivity about the necessity of developing template. Thus to analyze and suggest the priority of introducing practical BIM in small and medium-sized architectural design firms, we use AHP method.


This short paper provides an orientation to the development and introduction of a programme of Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL)by the English government and its intended practices in schools. The paper indicates briefly the conceptual origins of the initiative and the ways in which the programme sought to emphasise the importance of relationships in both social and academic learning. Finally, some comment is provided regarding the impact of the SEAL initiative on pupil performance in English schools


The purposeof  this study was to determine the diversity of natural enemy insect in the ecosystems ofshallotcrops applied withbio-insecticide Beauveria bassiana . The research was conducted in two different fields name lyapplied with and without bio-insecticide Beauveria bassiana located in Bolupontu Village, Sigi District of Central Sulawesi Province, from Mayto August 2014. Sampling was collected using two method sinsectnets (Sweep Net) and insecttrap of(Pitfall Trap).  Dataanalysis used the Shannon-Wiener indexand T-Test.The results showed thatthe diversity ofnatural enemy insect sonshallot crop applied with bio-insecticide Beauveria bassiana was higherthan on that withoutbio-insecticide. Keywords : Bioinsecticide Beauveria Bassiana , Diversity, Insect Natural Enemies, Shallot.


A new aeroaquatic helicosporous hyphomycete, Helicoon maioricensis, from submerged decaying leaves in a small oligotrophic pond in an evergreen oak woodland in Mallorca, Spain is described and illu...


This article endeavors to examine the profound influence of post-industrial paradigms on personnel management systems in various enterprises. Given the transformative shifts in the economic, technological, and social landscapes, it has become imperative to reassess prevailing approaches to personnel management, whereby contemporary personnel management must be undergirded by several pivotal trends, including but not limited to, flexibility, the escalating significance of knowledge and technology, emotional intelligence, and enhanced colleague interconnectivity. The article justifies the need to change approaches to personnel management in light of changing socio-economic conditions and highlights the main directions for transforming personnel management systems. Key aspects that must be considered when reforming personnel management systems in the context of post-industrial societal development are detailed in the article, including the need to be prepared for changes in company structure, culture, and communication, as well as for the development of new methods for evaluating work and training employees.The article also emphasizes that personnel management should be oriented towards achieving results and meeting the needs of customers, enabling enterprises to be competitive in the market. Special attention is focused on the importance of adhering to sustainable development principles, which are recognized by the global community as necessary for ensuring the futureof the planet. Equality between men and women in personnel management, inclusivity, and diversity are also important, as they help maintain equality and diversity in the workforce, ensure effective work, and reduce the risk of discrimination. The act of extrapolating the findings of the article would serve to aid enterprise management in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with personnel management in the context of post-industrial societal evolution.


Friedrich Schleiermacher is known as the theologian who said that the essence of Christian faith is a state of mind called 'the feeling of absolute dependence'. In this respect, Schleiermacher's reputation owes much to the influential translation of his dogmatics prepared by Mackintosh, Stewart and others. I argue that the translation is misleading precisely as to the terms which Schleiermacher uses in order to refer to the religious state of mind. I also show that the translation obscures a problem of some substantive depth regarding what Schleiermacher thought to be the nature of pious feeling.


Americans consume more salty and sweet snacks (S) than fruit (F) and vegetables (V). The objectives of this study were to determine the association between intakes of S, F, V, total energy and macronutrients of mother‐child dyads and for mothers and children separately. This was a secondary analysis of 24‐hour dietary intake data on 650 mother‐child dyads from a cross‐sectional study with 52 Head Start (HS) centers in TX and AL. The sample was HS children (mean age=4.4 yr) and their mothers (42.5% B; 30.0% HA; 27.5% W). Associations were covariate adjusted. Positive correlations (p< 0.0001) were found in mother‐child intakes of S (r=0.35), F (r=0.36), V (r=0.48), total energy (r=0.48), protein (r=0.51), carbohydrate (r=0.43) and fat (r=0.47). For mothers or children, there was no association between intakes of S, F and V. Their intakes of S, F and V were positively correlated (p<0.0001) with total energy intake and all macronutrients. Correlated intakes of S, F, and V among mother‐child dyads were significant; consumption of S was not associated with intakes of F and V; intakes of these food groups were all positively associated with total energy intake. Interventions designed to increase F and V intake by HS children may need to target eating behaviors of the mother and provide strategies for preparing V without fat and replacing S with more F and V.


Based on some misconceptions that the mathematics learning is useless,it is elaborated that students' receiving training in mathematics and understanding mathematical thoughts and spirits from school is playing a positive role.Further more,imparting the knowledge and improving the students' qualities of mathematics should be combined in the teaching process.Also,the teachers should accept the re-education in order to achieve the purpose that the mathematical knowledge comes from life and serves life.


This analysis examines the little known inherited border disputes that have more or less continuously affected relations between China and the Korean Peninsula since 1950. Though grave, the disputes have never heralded a break in relations.


Abstract This article is an analytic discussion for the motion of power-law nanofluid with heat transfer under the effect of viscous dissipation, radiation, and internal heat generation. The governing equations are discussed under the assumptions of long wavelength and low Reynolds number. The solutions for temperature and nanoparticle profiles are obtained by using homotopy perturbation method. Results for the behaviours of the axial velocity, temperature, and nanoparticles as well as the skin friction coefficient, reduced Nusselt number, and Sherwood number with other physical parameters are obtained graphically and analytically. It is found that as the power-law exponent increases, both the axial velocity and temperature increase, whereas nanoparticles decreases. These results may have applicable importance in the research discussions of nanofluid flow in channels with small diameters under the effect of different temperature distributions.


The paper's primary objective is to assess the process of GIS diffusion in particular Greek administrative organizations of local and regional government, during the last five years. It also attempts to interpret the findings on the basis of a wide range of factors. Focussing on the operation of the Greek public sector and the Greek academic community forms a complementary objective. To start with, the findings of two surveys conducted in 1999 and 2004, assessing GIS diffusion in the country, are presented. Subsequently, we proceed to a brief presentation of a conceptual framework stemming from a previous historical approach of similar processes over a 15-year period (Karnavou and Gritzas, 2001) forming the basis for discussion and understanding of the process. Thirdly, we present the basic changes affecting the GIS diffusion process that have occurred in the country during the five-year period.


The present invention, multi-document the process of (R) comprising at least one step - a component device (Z), the device (Y) is used to make the product (Di) of the classified process step (i) collecting information from all of the components (Cij), and the device (X) calculates a hash code for each component (Cij), and the device (W) is a component of all the hash code used in the process step (i) the component devices (Z) - calculate the hash code (Ji) from, the device (T) is a multi-to provide a product (Di) has a marker (MDi) comprising a visual representation of the hash code (Ji) relates, and product or service quality, management relates to the use of these processors from the ships, or the control and documentation of manufacturing.


In a case study on asymptotics of spectral quantities of Schrodinger operators in fractional Sobolev spaces on the circle we show how a nonlinear version of the Riesz-Thorin theorem on the interpolation of linear operators can be applied.


Fretting-wear of nuclear heat exchanger equipment is addressed at the design stage to demonstrate that the tube and tube support plate components will meet their design life. AREVA has developed a method to predict the progression of fretting-wear using a combination of the predicted work-rates determined from the non-linear interaction of the tube and tube support plates caused by turbulence-induced vibration and the forces associated with fluid-elastic instability. The wear rate is then computed based upon the work-rate and the experimentally determined wear coefficient of the material pair. This solution is performed with a time domain analysis using a time history modal superposition method. Time history forcing functions are first obtained by the inverse Fourier transform of the power spectral density function used in classical turbulence-induced vibration analysis. The fluid-structure coupling force, which is dependent on the cross-flow velocity, is linearly superimposed onto the turbulence forcing function. The tube responses are then computed by direct integration in the time domain. The results of the analysis show that the highest work-rates occur at the design tube-to-tube support plate clearance configuration and become progressively lower over the life of the heat exchanger. The work-rates and the turbulence-induced vibration response of the tube are computed at several mid-life time steps based upon the increased tube-to-tube support plate clearances resulting from the tube wear.Copyright © 2006 by ASME


Results of NMR studies of 23 Na in NaNO2 confined within molecular sieves MCM-41 with pore size 37 and 20A and SBA-15 with pore size 52A are presented. 23 Na spin-lattice relaxation and line shape were measured in a large temperature range up to 535 K covering the bulk ferroelectric phase transition point. It is shown that confined NaNO2 below the bulk sodium nitrite melting point consists of two parts with relaxation times which differ by two orders in magnitude. A portion of NaNO2 exhibits bulk-like properties with the ferroelectric phase transition in the vicinity of the bulk transition temperature. The bulk-like NaNO2 prevails below and near the ferroelectric phase transition and its amount decreases strongly when temperature approaches the bulk melting point. Fast nuclear relaxation in another portion of confined NaNO2 revealed very high molecular mobility. This portion increases with increasing temperature and dominates above 510 K. It was suggested that fast relaxation corresponds to the melted or premelted state of confined NaNO2 caused by confinement. Temperature evolution of the 23 Na NMR line confirms such a suggestion. The amount of NaNO2 which possesses high molecular mobility depends on pore size and is maximal for the MCM-41 porous matrix with 20A pore size. The correlation time of electric field gradient fluctuations was found for this part to be similar to those in viscous liquids with the activation energy of about 0.42 eV.


55Background: Immune regulation may play an important role in cancer development. The immune dysregulation and underlying mechanisms in patients with liver cancer have not fully understood. Methods: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from patients with liver cancer. Deep-sequencing, FACS analysis, ELISA and real-time PCR were used to analyze the immune dysregulation and underlying mechanisms in patients with liver cancer. Results: Our analysis discovered that the percentages of immune cell populations in PBMC from patients with liver cancer were significantly different from those in normal controls. Specifically, the percents of B cells and regulatory T cells were high in PBMC from patients with liver cancer. Expression of 161 genes such as EGF, IRF3, CD177, MAP2K2 and MMP9 was found to be significantly inhibited, but 66 genes including CD19, CD70, FOXP1 and IL-32 were significantly up-regulated in PBMC from patients with liver cancer. Further analysis showed that 190 long non-coding ...


In this study, the assessment of alcyonaceans was conducted in Tuticorin coast of the GoM during the period between 2010 and 2012 in 5 locations; Vaan, Koswari, Kariyachalli and Vilanguchalli islands and mainland Punnakayal patch reef. Average alcyonacean coral cover in Tuticorin coast was 6.76% during 2011-12 which was 5.61% during 2010-2011. Percentage cover of alcyonacean corals increased in all the study locations; Kariyachalli 12.04 to 13.96%; Vilanguchalli 8.94 to 10.23%; Koswari 1.6 to 3.69; Vaan 0.53 to 0.72; mainland Punnakayal patch reef 4.95 to 5.21% was documented. In total, 15 species from 7 genera were recorded during the study period. Though anthropogenic threats in Tuticorin coast are comparatively high, the abundance of alcyonacean corals has increased considerably showing their resilience and adaptability. [


The article is devoted to the problem of professional formation of the personality of a college student during the period of study. The theoretical analysis of scientific and practical literature on the research problem allowed the authors to determine the mental reliability of the individual as a determinant of profes-sional development during the period of college education. The article describes the program of psychological and pedagogical support of students.


Solar Photovoltaic systems are been widely used now a days in both Grid-connected mode and standalone mode of operation. Hence proper designing of Photovoltaic system is the need of the hour. In this research grid-connected Rooftop solar PV system is designed by using System Advisor Model (SAM) & Solar Edge Software by considering different operating conditions like weather conditions, shadow effect, and tilt angle, etc. By using these simulation software, one can optimize the sizing of Photovoltaic modules, design strings/inverters, perform feasibility analysis, and reduce the time of computation/design without physically visiting the site. And also an existing rooftop solar plant in the Main Block Building of College of Engineering and Technology Bhubaneswar has been redesigned, and it is found that more power can be generated in the same space of the roof. In the second part of this research, it has optimized the overall losses by designing with various parameters which affect the efficiency of the system. The estimated energy production throughout the year, energy losses due to various reasons can be found after the end of the design. The estimated energy production has found by importing ten years of solar radiation data into the design which has been taken with latitude and longitude of the designed site.


1Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; 2Internal Medicine, Armed Forces College of Medicine (AFCM), Cairo, Egypt; 3Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 4Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; 5Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; 6Internal Medicine, and Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Purpose: To evaluate the albumin-fibrinogen ratio (AFR) and C-reactive protein-albumin ratio (CAR) as inflammatory markers in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to investigate their association with disease activity correlating with musculoskeletal ultrasonographic findings. Patients and Methods: A total of 125 cases of RA patients were consecutively enrolled in a multicenter cross-sectional study compared to 100 healthy controls, all subjects were investigated for fibrinogen, albumin, CRP, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, AFR, and CAR measurements. Patients' disease activity was assessed by disease activity score (DAS28ESR), and they were subjected to high-frequency ultrasound both in greyscale and power Doppler. Results: RA patients had lower AFR and higher CAR than those in the control group (P < 0.001). A positive correlation was demonstrated between CAR and DAS score (r=0.589, P = 0.0001), whilst there was a precise negative correlation between AFR and DAS 28-ESR (r= −0.74, p<0.001). ROC curve analyses revealed fibrinogen showed the best sensitivity (92.1%) for the area under the curve of 0.928, at a criterion of 2.47, while AFR has an area under the curve of 0.826 with sensitivity and specificity (86.84% and 75%, respectively) at cut-off value 1.46. Actively diseased patients had elevated CAR than those in remission (P < 0.001). Patients with synovial thickening and bone erosions had lower AFR than those without, CAR was higher in patients with power doppler changes than those without (p=0.015). Conclusion: Higher CAR and lower AFR were expressed in active RA than those in remission. CAR and AFR could be useful markers of ongoing inflammation and joint affection detected by musculoskeletal ultrasonography.


Katz showed that the L-functions of all Dirichlet characters of F_q(t), with conductor a fixed power of a degree one prime, are equidistributed in the limit as q goes to infinity. We generalize this statement to the L-functions of twists of an arbitrary Galois representation by Dirichlet characters, including independence of the L-functions of twists of different representations by the same Dirichlet character. A similar generalization, without the independence statement, for characters with squarefree conductor, was proven by Hall, Keating, and Roditty-Gershon.


During the process of denoising of the original signal with wavelet transformation,the choice of wavelet has a direct effect on denoising.Based on the multi-resolution analysis(MRA) theory of wavelet transformation,the five common basic wavelets in engineering were compared,the basic principals to choose wavelet basis when dealing with the defective echo signal in ultrasonic testing for γ-TiAl alloy were discussed,and the best wavelet basis was put forward.The experiments proven that the conclusion is reliable.


This paper discusses the safety protection design of lithium iron phosphate batteries based on the technical characteristics of lithium iron phosphate batteries. Combined with the current background of the application of lithium iron phosphate batteries in substations, the system design of lithium iron phosphate batteries is discussed from many aspects. It focuses on how to ensure its safety in order to improve the application effect of lithium iron phosphate batteries in substations.


A 73-year-old woman with a history of symptomatic xerostomia and xerophthalmia was hospitalized for evaluation of a neck mass and progressive symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea that had developed during the previous 12 months.