no relation of malnutrition at hospital admission to 1-year model including gender (HR 0.71, 95% CI 0.52–0.96, P=0.028), and estimated glomerular filtration rate (HR 0.98, 95% CI 0.97–0.99, P < 0.001) by multivariable cox regression analysis (P < 0.05). Adding absence of improvement in nutritional status during hospitalization to the refer- ence model significantly improved both NRI and IDI (NRI 0.563, P < 0.001; IDI 0.039, P=0.001). Similarly, adding malnutrition at hospital discharge significantly improved NRI (0.256, P=0.036), whereas IDI was not improved. Conclusion: Our study that malnutrition was relatively common in hos- pitalized patients with ADHF. And the absence of improvement in nutritional status through hospital admission to discharge significantly increased prediction ability for 1-year events. We suggest that serial change in nutritional status by evaluat-ing multiple measurements may provide more useful information in the prediction of 1-year events than single measurement at hospital admission or discharge among hospitalized patients with ADHF in Japan. Background: Ineffective medication management contributes to repeated hospi- talization and death among patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The meaning ascribed to medications and the influence of expectations on how patients manage medications is unknown. The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning and expectations associated with medication use in high-risk, non- adherent patients with CHF. Methods and results: Patients (n=265) with CHF were screened for adher- ence to prescribed medication using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS). Patients (MMAS score < 6; n=44) participated in semi-structured inter- views, analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The overarching theme "unmet expectations" comprised two subthemes: "working to be heard" by professionals and "resignation" to both illness and medications. Patients' expectations were challenged by the amount of unanticipated work required to communicate with providers in general, specifically regarding medications, as well as feelings of resignation regarding the medication regimen. Conclusions: These findings suggest that unmet expectations, of both providers and medications, contribute to poor medication management. Improved listen- ing and communication by providers to establish a common understanding and plan for managing medications may strengthen patient beliefs, resolve feelings of resignation, and improve patients' ability to effectively manage medications. HM pts had biweekly INR measurements using the Coagucheck XS ROCHE, while SOC pts had INR measured every 1–3 weeks. Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) and thromboembolic events were assessed by retrospective blinded chart review. Logistic regression was used to model the impact of TTR on the risk of GIB and THROMB. Results: There were 85 pts: 44 in HM and 40 in SC arm with similar character- istics. SOC patients were more likely to have ischemic cardiomyopathy (63% vs 30%, p=0.006) and an LVAD (60% vs 25%, p=0.002). The use of HM was asso- ciated with a 19.7% reduction in the risk of GIB (8.8% vs 28.5%, p=0.043) and a trend towards lower risk of THROMB (6.8% vs 14.9%, p=0.19). HM pts had sig- nificantly longer TTR (52±20% vs 39±22%, p=0.007). Each percentage increase in TTR was associated with a 5.2% decrease in the risk of GIB [Odds Ratio (OR) 0.95, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 0.91–0.99, p=0.009] even after adjustment for aspirin use and monitoring duration (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.91–0.99, p=0.020). There was a similar decrease in the risk of overall bleeding (OR 0.94, 95% CI 0.90–0.98, p=0.008). frequency of home INR achieved a higher TTR and was associated with a 20% reduction in risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. p Conclusions: Patients with mixed vs cholestatic CHS had higher LFT and NT- proBNP levels, incidence of LFT increase, severe mitral regurgitation, EF < 35%, vasopressor therapy, lower SBP and pulse BP on admission and had worse prog- nosis. Background: Early revascularisation of the culprit lesion is the therapeutic cor- nerstone in cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The optimal management of additional non-culprit lesions is unclear. Purpose: Aim of this meta-analysis is to assess the efficacy and safety of im-mediate multivessel PCI (MV-PCI) in comparison to culprit lesion only PCI with possible staged revascularisation (C-PCI) in patients with CS complicating AMI. Methods: Medical literature databases were screened to identify analyses com- paring MV-PCI to C-PCI in patients with CS complicating AMI and multivessel coronary artery disease (MVD). In absence of randomised trials, ten cohort stud- ies were included in the current meta-analysis. The primary outcome of short-term mortality was assessed at hospital discharge or 30 days after hospital ad- mission. Secondary outcomes were long-term mortality as well as non-fatal myocardial re-infarction, stroke, acute renal failure, and bleeding at short-term follow- up. Results: Of6,051patients,1,194(19.7%)receivedMV-PCIand4,857(80.3%)C- PCI. Short-term mortality was 36.6% in patients undergoing MV-PCI compared to 28.8% in C-PCI patients (risk ratio [RR] 1.26, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12– 1.41, p=0.001). No significant differences were observed between the two revas- cularisation strategies with respect to long-term mortality (44.7% versus 41.7%, RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.85–1.25, p=0.77). The reported incidence of non-fatal my- ocardial re-infarction was low in both groups (1.4% versus 2.1%, RR 0.87, 95% CI 0.35–2.16, p=0.77). Stroke (1.8% versus 1.3%, RR 1.59, 95% CI 0.88–2.88, p=0.12) as well as acute renal failure (8.8% versus 6.8%, RR 1.26, 95% CI 0.90– 1.76, p=0.17) trended to occur more frequently following MV-PCI versus C-PCI at similar bleeding rates (7.5% versus 8.7%, RR 1.08, 95% CI 0.85–1.37, p=0.53). Conclusion: Results of this first meta-analysis on the interventional management of patients with CS complicating AMI and MVD do not support MV-PCI over C-PCI. However, possible treatment selection bias in the individual studies must be taken into account. Patients with liver insufficiency (before transplantation, develop a cirrhotic cardiomyopathy (CM). Some reported a diastolic dysfunction without any impact on outcome; still, little known early systolic dysfunction. Background: Denmark is characterized as a country with low incidence of coro- nary heart disease (CHD); however, despite uniformly equal access to health care, geographical variations have previously been observed. Identifying possible Purpose: To investigate disparities in 5-year risk of CHD between Denmark's 98 municipalities. Methods: All Danish citizens linked on individual-level to nationwide registers for residing municipality, hospitalizations, of and 5-year absolute risk of non-fatal and fatal CHD was calculated using the estimator stratified non-CHD compet-ing Gender-specific and age-standardized 5-year risk were deter- mined Results: The study population comprised 2,940,816 individuals without prior car- diovascular disease. During the 5-year follow-up, 103,803 non-fatal and fatal CHD events, and 192,152 non-CHD deaths were identified. Significant disparities in 5-year absolute risk of CHD were observed between mu-nicipalities. Overall risks varied from 2.14% (95% to 4.46% (95% 3.35–5.58), age-standardized and gender-specific risks varied from 1.03% (95% CI 0.10–2.28) to 3.23% (95% CI 2.42–4.04), 2.47% (95% CI to


Today, organizations are seeking for new methods to increase customer satisfaction and gain competitive advantages to survive in a competitive environment. One of the methods of gaining competitive advantage is flexibility that helps organizations to respond changes in customer demands, competitor organizations and technology. It should be noted that, environmental conditions are diverse for different industries. This study indicates that the level of flexibility in organizations largely depends on environmental conditions. This is an appliedcasual survey. All of the 38 banks and financial institutes of the city of Mashhad (Iran), as the most important service organizations constitute the population of this study. The effect of flexibility dimensions (functional, structural, and strategic) on customer satisfaction with the fit of required flexibility dimensions are compared. The findings indicate that the effect of fit of required flexibility on all the three dimensions is greater than the effect of management flexibility.


In this letter, we propose a novel hybrid type of power-domain non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) in downlink environments, called partial NOMA (P-NOMA). In conventional NOMA, where the signals of user equipments (UEs) are fully overlapped, the utilization of the bandwidth can be maximized, but doing so also maximizes the interference from the other UEs. P-NOMA partially overlaps the UEs' signals by controlling the extent of the overlap and can thus reduce the interference from other UEs. To verify whether this is a possibility with P-NOMA, we observed the performance tendency of the achievable rate versus the overlap ratio and then confirmed that there is an overlap ratio that achieves performance that is better than that of conventional NOMA with respect to the sum of the achievable rate. In other words, slightly reducing the overlap ratio improves the sum of the achievable rate compared to the full overlap ratio.


ABSTRACT Empathy is identified as a protective factor that has been helpful for children considered at high risk for poor mental health and social functioning due to experiencing stressful circumstances such as family violence, substance abuse of a parent, or poverty. Yet, little is known about its relevance to a family's ability to overcome adversity. This study examined the narratives of 20 resilient families who maintained family functioning despite experiencing a multitude of risk factors including poverty, death of a child, significant health problems, or substance abuse problems. Narrative analysis was used to identify the ways families situated empathic actions within their stories of resilience. Findings suggest families developed increased compassion for others as a result of their own experiences with loss, trauma, or stress and discussed how helping others increased their ability to cope with the challenges they faced. Future research and practice implications are outlined and support the usefulness of strengths-based concepts and interventions.


Using various concepts of Gerbner's Cultivation Theory, namely: 1) the distinction between TV viewer profiles (light, heavy); and 2) the consequences or differing patterns of responses brought about by varied levels of TV exposure on children, otherwise known as cultivation differential, this paper explores the role of children's television exposure in their conceptions, attitudes, and preferences as regards food and nutrition. Accordingly, the above premises are observed and tested against the general arena of food and nutrition vis-a-vis children of lower to middle class (CD) socio-economic standing.


A frequency converter comprising: a first input (27) for receiving a first input signal; at least one second inlet (34) for receiving a signal pop split phase having 2n components, wherein n is an integer greater than 1: first and second outputs (29a, 29b); and a core frequency converter (33) configured to switch the first input signal to the first responsive exits validation of any component of a first group of components of the input signal split phase, and configured to switch the first input signal to the second sensitive validation of any component of a second group of components of the input signal split phase output.


Physical examination can identify palpable splenomegaly easily, but evaluating lesser degrees of splenomegaly is problematic. Hand‐carried ultrasound allows rapid bedside assessment of patients. We conducted this study to determine whether hand‐carried ultrasound can reliably assess spleen size.


Roque Jamias Ferriols, SJ, was born in the Philippine General Hospital on August 16, 1924, and grew up in North Sampaloc. After his education at San Beda Grade School and Ateneo High School at Padre Faura, he entered the Society of Jesus on May 30, 1941, his Jesuit formation proceeding against the backdrop of the Second World War. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Sacred Heart College in Novaliches in 1947, and his Master of Arts the year after. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 19, 1954, and he completed his Licentiate in Sacred Theology at Woodstock College, Maryland, in 1955. He then pursued studies in philosophy at Fordham University, New York, graduating in 1959 having written a dissertation under the mentorship of the metaphysician W. Norris Clarke, SJ. Ferriols returned to the Philippines and taught at Berchmans College, Cebu, from 1959–62. In 1969, he was assigned to teach philosophy at Ateneo de Manila University. He founded the Department of Philosophy and continued to teach until his retirement in 2013. From 1972–75, Ferriols served as editor of Philippine Studies. For his contributions to Filipino philosophy, Ateneo de Manila University gave Ferriols the Tanglaw ng Lahi Award in 1989 and named him professor emeritus in 2006. Ferriols's impact on Filipino philosophy was grounded in the classroom. Generations of Ateneans took his classes in Philosophy of the Human Person, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Ancient Philosophy, Indian Philosophy, Metaphysics, Kierkegaard, Marcel, and the occasional seminar in Greek language. His most important writing flows from his teaching, and this fact allows us to discern a through-line in Ferriols's bibliography.


Amorphous aluminum phosphate (AlPO4)-supported cobalt catalysts, with and without Ru promotion, were evaluated to study CO hydrogenation activity during Fischer−Tropsch synthesis (FTS). The Ru-promoted catalyst (RuCo/AlPO4) exhibited higher CO conversion and C8+ selectivity than that of the unpromoted catalyst (Co/AlPO4) and Co/Al2O3 catalyst. Interestingly, filamentous carbon was formed, even at the mild FTS reaction conditions (T = 220−240 °C and P = 2.0 MPa), on Co/AlPO4, and it eventually accelerated catalyst deactivation. The presence of an Ru promoter restricted the formation of filamentous carbon and enhanced catalyst stability.


S its introduction in the late 1970s, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has been alternatively regarded as a second-class treatment for some and a panacea for others. At present, much more wisely, according toi'irtus est medium vitiorum, CAPD is situated in the middle between these two manichaean opinions. In the last decade, the overall prevalence of peritoneal dialysis (PD) remained stable in most of the Western countries, where it approaches 10 1 5 % (18). Prevalence is markedly higher in developing countries, due to the low cost of the technique (9) and logistical advantages, in particular in specific areas, i.e., where the distance from the hospital setting is too high for a three times weekly hospital treatment (2,4). Therefore, if the present trend is maintained in the next decade, according to a recent editorial by Oreopoulos, the prevalence of patients on PD may reach 25 30% of the world dialysis population by 2010 (10). The present prevalence of PD patients in different settings is summarized in Table 1. The role played by PD in the Italian dialysis panorama may be obtained by the multicenter experience of three registries: the Italian Cooperative Peritoneal Dialysis Study Group (ICPDSG) registry, the Regional Registry of Dialysis and Transplantation of Piedmont (RPDT), and the Regional Dialysis and Transplant Registry of Lombardy (RLDT). The ICPDSG registry is a volontary registry, regularly active since 1981. Data are reported by several centers performing PD all over Italy. The mean preva-


reasons underlying its adverse influence before discussing the immediate difficulties of practical action. In estimating the position held by a country or a people in the world's affairs the resources of that country have always been taken as the standard upon which the judgment of position is made, or in every-day parlance, the assets of the country constitute the determining factor. There is no doubt


Background: Serum uric acid can act as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and as antioxidant defense. Vitamin D deficiency can activate the parathyroid to induce the release of parathyroid hormone, which was thought to increase serum uric acid level, and low vitamin D status may also be associated with risk of CVD. No known studies have explored the association between serum 25(OH) D, vitamin D intake, and HU for the American population. Methods: We extracted 15,723 US adults aged 20–85 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in 2007–2014. All dietary intakes were evaluated through 24-h dietary recalls. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the associations after adjustment for confounders. Results: Compared to the lowest quintile (Q1), for males, adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of HU in Q2 to Q4 of serum 25(OH) D levels were 0.78 (95% CI, 0.65–0.93), 0.97 (0.81–1.16), and 0.72 (0.60–0.88); ORs in Q2–Q5 of total vitamin D intake were 0.83 (0.69–0.98), 0.69 (0.58–0.83), 0.66 (0.55–0.79), and 0.59 (0.48–0.71), respectively. In females, OR was 0.80 (0.66–0.97) of serum 25(OH) D for Q3, and ORs in Q5 of total vitamin D intake were 0.80 (0.65–0.98). Conclusions: Our findings indicated that the serum 25(OH) D intakes of dietary vitamin D, supplemental vitamin D, and total vitamin D were inversely associated with HU in males. In females, a lower risk of HU with higher serum 25(OH) D, dietary vitamin D, and total vitamin D intake was found, but with no association between supplemental vitamin D intake and the risk of HU.


Description of environmental variables used in this study, variable selection based on random forest and results of quasi-Poisson-GLMs and Gaussian-GLMs


We experimentally study the spatiotemporal reaction-diffusion patterns exhibited by the chlorite-tetrathionate reaction in a conical piece of gel. Since the nonequilibrium states of this reaction-diffusion system depend on the thickness of the gel, one can observe simultaneously such phenomena as spatial bistability, excitability waves, and a monostable state coexisting at different height over the cone. This new geometry allows for the exploration of gel size effects on pattern selection down to smaller dimensions than in previous experiments.


Color flow imaging has suffered from the trade off between resolution and sensitivity ever since it was introduced. The requirement of blood flow sensitivity results in application of narrow bandwidth, long time duration pulses. The problem associated with this type of pulse is the severely degraded spatial resolution, which causes wall overwriting, blobby flow aesthetics, loss of detail flow hemodynamics, etc. Coded Excitation has been applied in B mode imaging to solve the similar tradeoff between SNR and resolution, but has not been so successful in color flow imaging. This is due to the fact that current color flow pulses are already at the regulatory limit and the focus of delivering more power for more sensitivity with coded excitation in color flow imaging. High resolution color flow imaging is an effort to introduce Chirp Coded‐Excitation to achieve B‐mode‐like spatial resolution in color flow without sacrificing sensitivity. Wide bandwidth pulse with time bandwidth product greater than 1 is emplo...


PURPOSE: A sleeve connection structure for a slab and a buried construction of a sleeve using the same are provided to supply the work convenience about the duty-cycle operation of a sleeve connection structure. CONSTITUTION: A sleeve connection structure for a slab comprises a sleeve(10), an airtight cap(20), a cover(30), a screw shaft(50), a contaminant prevention pipe(60), a contaminant prevention cap(70), and a fixture(80). The sleeve is composed of a circular pipe. The airtight cap is placed on the top inside of a sleeve. The cover foot is located on the top of the sleeve. A screw shaft is inserted in the sleeve through the airtight cap and cover by screwing a fastening nut(40). The fixture is combined in the bottom of the screw shaft.


The peculiarities of the modern educational process require new approaches to techniques and methods used in language teaching. One of the ways for optimization of lessons in fo-
reign languages is aimed at integration of cognitive linguistics and its achievements into the struc-ture of such classes. The linguocognitive basis fits well into the communicative approach to teach-ing languages and allows for increased efficiency of education through using the principles and methods of cognitive science, which provides a means of explanation for a number of linguistic phenomena, including grammatical, the explanation of which is difficult within the traditional ap-proach to teaching. Certain aspects of English grammar, that are difficult to be taught, are being considered and the efficiency of methods of cognitive linguistics in their teaching is proven. We demonstrate the importance of considering cognitive metaphor as a mechanism that is crucial for teaching English prepositions and modal verbs. A number of practical researches, that have proven the high potential of classes, structured around linguocognitive basis, is provided. We also prove the possibility of integration of the methods of cognitive linguistics and the methods, developed within the traditional approach to language teaching. In conclusion we provide the arguments for the efficiency of teaching English grammar on linguocognitive basis.


In this article, we present an experimental study of the formation of a Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) monolayer of alkanethiol-encapsulated gold particles. We developed a procedure for preparing the LB spreading suspension from an aqueous gold colloid, and we fabricated a large-scale densely packed monolayer of alkanethiol-encapsulated particles covering an entire substrate using the LB technique. Scanning electron microscopy observations demonstrated that this LB monolayer is composed of domains of ordered close-packed encapsulated gold particles, some of which extended to about 10 μm in extent. A detailed study of the forming mechanism of the LB monolayer of gold particles indicates that the ordered particle domains were formed by a self-organization process induced by the evaporation of the spreading suspension before LB compression. These domains were then aggregated to a densely packed monolayer by the compression process. The proposed method provides a feasible procedure for fabricating a variety of new na...


This paper argues that there was considerable Greek influence in ancient India and is evidenced by the fact that we have midfield remains in the form of epigraphy, numismatics and iconography to support our claim. Most of these developments occurred in the northwestern borderlands of ancient India. This is also the region where Indian contacts with Persia and Central Asia took place. The invention of Alexander the great was short-lived, but after the collapse of the armies of Alexander, the Seleucid generals took over an established colonies in Bactria that was a typical outpost of the Greeks Central Asia. Here they established the city of Ai Khanum that was modelled on the city of Alexandria and hence one finds many examples here of the Greek influences. These influences are not just a direct replica of the influences, but also in an Indian context, and therefore there is a considerable mixing, resulting in hybridity. This hybridity is apparent in the iconography, both in the subject matter and also in the method of treatment. With regard to the subject matter, we find that Indian deities like Siva and Vishnu were not a part of the Greek pantheon of gods were incorporated into the coinage system of Bactria under Agathocles. Further, we also get more clear ideas when we delve deep into the treatment of the Buddha statue that was unmistakably dressed in a Greek toga and also invested with Greek features. Apart from this, the concrete historical situation also reveals Mukt Shabd Journal Volume IX, Issue IV, APRIL/2020 ISSN NO : 2347-3150


In-situ exploration of heart rate (HR) zones during cardio training (CT) is important for training efficiency. However, approaches for monitoring HR, either depend on complex visualizations on small screens (i.e., smartwatches) or intrusive modalities (i.e. haptic, auditory) that might force the attention to the information. We developed an early prototype, Howel, a novel wrist-worn soft wearable to display HR zone information during CT. Our concept utilizes mapping information onto dynamic patterns (color changing stripes) as an easy-to-understand ambient display. To preserve non-intrusiveness, it uses non-emissive modality by heating thermochromic paints on its textile surfaces. Early feedback from three participants suggests that soft wearables with non- emissive dynamic patterns have potential (1) to embed information organically on the body, (2) to give easy-to-understand in-situ intensity information and (3) to keep the attention on the exercise instead of performance measures.


Approaches to software measurement have normally been based on the measurement of models of the software rather than the software itself and, although many software documents are written in languages with well-defined syntax and semantics, the well-developed theory of programming languages is not normally used as a basis for software measurement. The paper advocates the use of language-based approaches to software measurement and outlines some recent work in which the authors have been involved.


Network vulnerability evaluation can help to make policy decision on which vulnerabilities to patch first.The paper proposed a network port risk evaluation model,incorporating the aspect of the authority that attacker aiming to gain,the number of TCP or UDP links on each port,the history of vulnerability,based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System,which improves the accuracy of vulnerability evaluation.Next,according to the value of the previous port risk evaluation,service ports are blocked with priority within access control list scripts,which can also prevent attackers who exploit vulnerabilities without existing patches.


Targeted therapies that suppress B cell receptor (BCR) signaling have emerged as promising agents in autoimmune disease and B cell malignancies. Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) plays a crucial role in B cell development and activation through the BCR signaling pathway and represents a new target for diseases characterized by inappropriate B cell activity. N-(3-(5-fluoro-2-(4-(2-methoxyethoxy)phenylamino)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)phenyl)acrylamide (CC-292) is a highly selective, covalent Btk inhibitor and a sensitive and quantitative assay that measures CC-292-Btk engagement has been developed. This translational pharmacodynamic assay has accompanied CC-292 through each step of drug discovery and development. These studies demonstrate the quantity of Btk bound by CC-292 correlates with the efficacy of CC-292 in vitro and in the collagen-induced arthritis model of autoimmune disease. Recently, CC-292 has entered human clinical trials with a trial design that has provided rapid insight into safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. This first-in-human healthy volunteer trial has demonstrated that a single oral dose of 2 mg/kg CC-292 consistently engaged all circulating Btk protein and provides the basis for rational dose selection in future clinical trials. This targeted covalent drug design approach has enabled the discovery and early clinical development of CC-292 and has provided support for Btk as a valuable drug target for B-cell mediated disorders.


While many countries started their trade protectionism in 2009,Chinese aluminum export volume sagged and the aluminum production slowed down,but it still increased to 9.3% compared with the last corresponding period.In the year of 2009,a large amount of aluminum rolling and extrusion lines have been built up or under construction,A great success of composite material in research,development and production has been achieved.New technologies and products have been emerged steadily.Some Enterprises have been reorganized.Energy conserving and pollutant emitting have been paid attention to.


Complementarity and nonlocality, these two traits are believed to differ quantum physics from the classical physics. In this paper, we introduce a quantity and prove many people's belief that the complementarity between global observables and local observables set the decisive foundation for the nonlocality of composite systems, by focusing on the maximal extent of these two abilities for a composite system.


Aimed at the complex work environment of agricultural robots,a new robust feature point detection algorithm-SURF algorithm is introduced.It shows good robustness in environment where exist illumination,rotation,or scale change,and achieve sub-pixel precision level;on this basis,the nearest neighbor rule and BBF(best bin first) search algorithm are used to do many feature points matching experiments.The result shows that the method is more robust than Harris and has better real time than SIFT algorithm.It has some theoretical and practical value in robot vision localization,map building,intelligent navigation,etc.


Experiment was conducted to study the effect of NAA (1 Naphthalene Acetic Acid), Chlormequat (2 Chloroethyl trimethyl Ammonium Chloride), Ethrel (2-Chloroethyl Phosphonic Acid) and 2,4 D (2,4 Dichloro Phenoxy Acetic Acid) on the growth of Coriander at Horticultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore at three concentrations each as foliar spray at 25th, 40th and 55th days after sowing. Water spray served as control. The results revealed that the treatment of Experiment was conducted to study the effect of NAA @ 20 ppm improved the yield and related growth attributes of coriander.


The general solution for the dispersion of inertial particles in a turbulent simple shear flow developed by Hyland et al. (1999) has been implemented in the ...


A hybrid ab initio quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical (QM/MM) molecular dynamics simulation has been performed to evaluate hydration structure and dynamics of the Cd 2 + ion in aqueous solution. Two hydration shellswere identified at the mean distances of 2.3 and 4.8 A, with coordination numbers of 6 and ∼12, respectively, which is in good agreement with X-ray data. Librational and vibrational spectra of the hydrated Cd 2 + ion have been evaluated, showing a fairly complex spectrum for Cd-O vibrations, whose stretching force constant of 68 N m - 1 is slightly higher than that for Hg-O vibrations. The mean residence time for the 2nd shell ligands was determined as 10 ps, and the calculated hydration energy of -458 kcal/ mol is close to the experimental value of -438 kcal/mol.


Nano-sized calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) photocatalysts were synthesized by a precipitation method. The as-prepared Ca(OH)2 samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). The as-obtained Ca(OH)2 samples showed excellent photocatalytic degradation activities against methylene blue (MB) aqueous solution under visible light radiation. Dependence of the activity on various experimental conditions was investigated, and the results suggested promising utilization of the Ca(OH)2 photocatalysts. In addition, the photocatalytic degradation of MB was well fitted to pseudo-first-order kinetics. Therefore, MB was photocatalytically degraded over Ca(OH)2 through indirect dye photosensitization.


Research suggests that anti-Black bias among White Americans is persistent, pervasive, and has powerful negative effects on the lives of both Black and White Americans. Research also suggests that intergroup contact in workplaces can reduce bias. We seek to address two limitations in prior research. First, the workplaces reviewed in prior studies may not be typical. Second, previously observed relationships between workplace contact and bias may stem from selection bias—namely, that White individuals who tend to work with Black individuals are systematically different from those who do not, and those systematic differences explain lower bias levels. To address these issues, we review records (N = 3,359) of White, non-Hispanic, working adults in a nationally representative survey to examine the relationship between workplace contact and racial closeness bias after adjusting for an exhaustive set of potential confounders. Using propensity score matching, we compare individuals who work with Black individuals with their "virtual twins"—individuals who have the same propensity of working with Black individuals but do not. We estimate that having a Black coworker causes a statistically significant reduction in racial closeness bias for White, non-Hispanic adults.


Abstract For every finite-to-one map λ : Γ → Γ and for every abelian group K, the generalized shift σλ of the direct sum ⊕Γ K is the endomorphism defined by (x i ) iεΓ ↦ (x λ(i)) iεΓ [3]. In this paper we analyze and compute the algebraic entropy of a generalized shift, which turns out to depend on the cardinality of K, but mainly on the function λ. We give many examples showing that the generalized shifts provide a very useful universal tool for producing counter-examples.


—Researchers and organizations from various disciplines are interested in using Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for their research and applications. However, deploying a sensor network of their own is a difficult task for these communities due to high deployment and maintenance cost. Therefore, the concept of Shared Wireless Sensor Network (SWSN) with multiple base stations is getting popular among these communities. Nevertheless, providing shared access for WSN has given rise to different set of problems such as handling dynamic nature of user privileges, attacks from forged base stations and malicious users. In this paper, we propose a mechanism that can overcome challenges and problems related to access controlling in a SWSN. It uses both symmetric and public key cryptography with an effective key management scheme to ensure the security of the system. Although enforcing this mechanism on a SWSN consumes some energy for communication and processing at the node, it decreases energy for sensing as nodes execute only the queries of authorized users. Since proposed access control scheme is deployed at the node level, each node processes access control individually. Consequently, failure of a node does not cause impact on total access controlling process. We implemented and evaluated this access control mechanism as an enhancement to the TikiriDB data abstraction layer which runs on Contiki development environment.


The positions of the F2 equatorial trough and mid-latitude crests can be determined with considerable precision at longitudes where it is possible to restrict data to a very narrow range of longitude. Detailed changes in the position of the crests at the equinoxes have been studied for sunspot maximum and sunspot minimum conditions, and it is shown how several features can be qualitatively accounted €or in terms of the influence of the thermospheric neutral air winds on the F2 ionization. The solar cycle influence arises from the fact that the velocity of such winds is primarily controlled by the ion drag forces, and is therefore considerably greater at sunspot minimum than at sunspot maximum.


The concept of community development can be viewed as a process because the involved  activities moves from one stage to another or from a specific situation to the next one. The relevant study in it is the study of Islamic Community Development which is in line with the role of Higher Education College. That is to functioning Tri Darma consisting of education, research and community services. Such view certaintly becomes real hope if it can implemented seriously. Another factor is that the specialization of knowledge as the basis of intellectual and expertise specially the study of community development have an important and strategic place in the globalization era in terms of political, economic, social and cultural rights.


Of the various ways whereby the citizens of a new country can obtain an image of themselves and of their nation, it seems likely that scholarly published books and learned articles have the least immediate effect, well behind radio and television programmes, newspaper articles, classes in schools, posters in public places and the conversation of their elders. Nevertheless it is by the writing and publication of books and articles that original thinkers can hope to achieve the crystallization of their ideas and their effective dissemination, even if these require to be translated and re-presented in the various media before they can reach the majority of the population. From the Russian revolution to the present day almost all effective political leaders have written works outlining their political philosophies, and without these their impact would almost certainly have been much less.l At a less elevated level than the complete remaking of a nation's political, social and economic system, moreover, a country needs books of many utilitarian kinds. For some purposes, works published abroad will afford the necessary stimulus to local iniiiative and understanding; for other purposes, a country needs its own texts, its own interpretation of its history in contemporary ideological terms, its own account of the nature and evolution of its political system, its own descriptive statement of the naiional landscape and physical resources, and a great deal else besides. Yet while ministries of education in developing lands tend to recognize the need to produce text-books for use in the national school system,2 the process of providing suitable books for universities and for the general public is much more haphazard, and in many ways less satisfactory. When universities began to be established after Torld War II in what were then colonial territories, the lack of a suitable range of books on the history, geography or political systems of the African continent, of its major regions or of the pariicular countries was a severe constraint on the development of appropriate disciplines


Financial transactions, such as payments between individuals and institutions, are ubiquitous data both in large financial institutions and in peer-to-peer payment services and online marketplaces. Such data have a rich latent structure consisting of both a temporal component, the point process of times at which transactions occur, and a relational component, the patterns of payments between different entities. Most existing approaches either model individual point processes independently, without regard to the relational component, or instead focus on the evolution of the relational structure and ignore the point process of transaction times. We thus propose PayVAE, a generative model which attempts to learn the temporal and relational structure of financial transactions directly from the data. We apply our model to a real peer-topeer payments dataset and demonstrate that it is capable of generating realistic transactions.


The present research project was carried out to obtain the degree in psychology; and is

articulated in the course of deepening "Human and family development," of the University

National open and a Distancia - UNAD, school of social sciences, arts and Humanities in

the psychology program, in order to apply the knowledge, skills and abilities

acquired during the course of college readiness, in the curriculum of the race

Professional Psychology.

The research methodology was built with the help of tools

qualitative diagnostic, first the Metaplan, a tool with social methodological approach

participatory, that involved all members of the family and through which were detected

shortcomings and possible aspects to solve within the family system. Also worked as

second tool of situational analysis, participant observation, the third

tool implemented as the UNAD research team, was the interview semi-

structured, finally built the survey and results with the family socialization,

elements allowing to detect the needs of the family under investigation,

failing to give bases to build the component of psychosocial intervention.

This study was conducted with a nuclear family resident in the diamond district - district

from Aguablanca in Cali city, consisting of father, mother and three children. The objective as

researchers in training was to describe the nuclear family dynamics and the lack of

recognition of authority within the family.


Zoonoses are a worldwide problem with an impact on animal health. This group of diseases include Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasmosis and Rickettsiosis, in which their vector is the tick Riphicephalus sanguineus , commonly known as the brown dog tick. Current evidence indicates this microorganism acts as vector of bacterial zoonotic agents including Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys and Rickettsia rickettsii, which have infected a large number of dogs and humans in northern Mexico. This study was conducted in the municipality of Cajeme, Sonora, using blood samples (n=170) from canine. Molecular techniques were used to detect 92 samples positive for Ehrlichia spp., 47 for Ehrlichia canis , 18 for Anaplasma platys and 2 for Rickettsia spp . In addition, co-infection with Ehrlichia canis was found in 12 samples positive for Anaplasma platys . Sequencing of one positive of each bacterium was performed, obtaining 100% homology in the "GenBank" platform (NCBI). Our results emphasized the importance of the zoonotic impact and co-infection of these diseases. Moreover, this is the first study confirming the molecular identification of the species Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma platys and Rickettsia rickettsii , as well as their co-infection, in domestic dogs located in the municipality of Cajeme, Sonora.


This paper briefly reports on the developments surrounding the Acacia name conservation controversy since the Nomenclature Section meeting at the Seventeenth International Botanical Congress at Vienna in 2005. Actions taken at Vienna led to the listing of Acacia Mill. with a conserved type in Appendix III (p. 286) of the current printed version of the International code of botanical nomenclature. While decisions taken at Nomenclature Sections generally tend to resolve nomenclatural disputes, the actions taken in Vienna with regard to Acacia—i.e., treating the proposal to conserve the name Acacia with a conserved type as approved even though the majority of the votes cast were opposed to the proposal—has only resulted in increased controversy. Today, the Acacia listing in the Code continues to be met with considerable resistance from the global plant taxonomic community and beyond. We believe the "minority rule" approach used in Vienna was contrary to the procedural rules established in Vienna. As a result, an objection to the acceptance of the Vienna Code as currently printed with the Acacia listing will be raised at the Nomenclature Section meeting during the Eighteenth International Botanical Congress in Melbourne in 2011. A procedure is outlined for handling this objection that we hope will allow the botanical community to finally resolve this matter.


Well known Egyptian-born thinker Samir Amin belongs to the sociological tradition of Worldsystems analysis. Educated in Egypt (Port-Said) and France (Paris) he had become known since the 1970s as one of the creators, together with A. Frank, I. Wallerstein, G. Arrighi, of the new approach that combines Marxism with geopolitics. It was a historical chain that links theories of imperialism with theories of globalization. The core of his thought is the capitalist inequality at the level of nations and states. From the very beginning in his thesis at 1957 Samir Amin had written dozens of books that become popular and disputable. His recent book at the age of 85th has been focused on Russia and its role in the modern world system. This demonstrates his vision of the importance of Russia in current global order. The monograph is a fruit of Samir Amin's intensive thinking during the years after demise of the Soviet Union, written in form of the self-sufficient but correlated essays. He claims that "by using a scientifically accurate analysis of history" the essays "contribute to shaping an image of Russia that is quite different from the one that is disseminated in the propaganda of the Western countries" (p. 6). This seems to be attractive for those involved in the studies on Russian issues. As a Maitre of contemporary social thought Samir Amin uses the style of writing with sparse quotations and references. He prefers to show his readers the transparent path of his thinking. In his starting essay the author follows historical and geographical approaches to emphasize the issue of Russian role and place within the global system. In essence he studies historical social system in terms of capitalism but considering dependency of the concrete countries on the development of the whole. He finds Russian way to the epoch of capitalism in conjuncture to the main blocks of the earlier world system, which are China, India, Middle East, and Europe. Rise of capitalism moved Europe at the top to get subordinated to it any other world blocks, but Russian path had lacked economic


Abstract : The far infrared absorption spectra of lithium chloride and lithium fluoride vaporization species trapped in inert solids at liquid hydrogen temperature were investigated. The spectral range 650/cm to 140/cm were covered. The out-of-plane bending vibration of the dimer was assigned for both halides investigated. Additional absorptions were observed and their assignments are discussed. Two absorptions were observed for lithium fluoride which give isotopic substitution patterns characteristic of trimer bands. (Author)


The Garcinia kola seeds have in times past been seen to possess a natural aphrodisiac effect as well as have protective and therapeutic effects amongst a host of other effects. This study however evaluated the effects of ethanolic extracts of the Garcinia kola seeds on the sperm parameters and histology of the testis in varying doses in adult male wistar rats. Fifteen adult male wistar rats within the weight range of between 140-290g were designated into three groups A, B and C of five animals each. Groups A and B received the ethanolic extracts of Garcinia kola orally as 400mg and 200mg respectively for a period of twenty-eight days while the Group C served as the control group still within this stipulated time. Twenty-four hours after the last oral administration, the animals were anaesthetized with diethyl ether and dissected for testis harvesting. The sperm parameters revealed that those of Group A had decreased sperm count and sperm motility than other groups and the Group C had the least amount of sperm morphological defects. The histological results further revealed that Group A had a slight disorientation and interstitial congestion of the cells, the Group B showed a normal interstitial space with few numbers of matured spermatozoa and regeneration of the germinal epithelium. This study therefore suggests that excessive consumption of Garcinia kola seeds could lead to an increased damaging effect on the sperm parameters as well as structure of the testis and therefore it should be advised against. Keywords : Aphrodisiac, Garcinia kola , Sperm parameters, Testis, Wistar rats.


In this paper, the strain energy density approach is used to characterize the fatigue resistance of metals. The results suggest that in the high- and low-life regions the total strain energy density is a consistent damage parameter. Predictions of the proposed method are in agreement with the experimental data, and demonstrate the appropiateness to predict the mean stress effect on fatigue life. A number of relations describing the effect of mean stress on fatigue resistance, are shown to be particular cases of the one developed herein.


Electrochemical-aptamer based (E-AB) sensors represent a universal specific, selective, and sensitive sensing platform for the detection of small molecule targets. Their specific detection abilities are afforded by oligonucleotide (RNA or DNA) aptamers employed as electrode-bound biorecognition elements. Sensor signaling is predicated on bindinginduced changes in conformation and/or flexibility of the aptamer that is readily measurable electrochemically. While sensors fabricated using DNA aptamers can achieve specific and selective detection even in unadulterated sample matrices, such as blood serum, RNA-based sensors fail when challenged in the same sample matrix without significant sample pretreatment. This failure is at least partially a result of enzymatic degradation of the RNA sensing element. This degradation destroys the sensing aptamer inhibiting the quantitative measurement of the target analyte and thus limits the application of E-AB sensors constructed with RNA aptamer. To circumvent this, we demonstrate that a biocompatible hydrogel membrane protects the RNA aptamer sensor surface from enzymatic degradation for at least 3 hours - a remarkable improvement over the rapid (~minutes) degradation of unprotected sensors. To demonstrate this, we characterize the response of sensors fabricated with representative DNA and RNA aptamers directed against the aminoglycoside antibiotic, tobramycin in blood serum both protected and unprotected by a polyacrylamide membrane. Furthermore, we find encapsulation of the sensor surface with the hydrogel does not significantly impede the detection ability of aptamer-based sensors. This hydrogel-aptamer interface will thus likely prove useful for the long-term monitoring of therapeutics in complex biological media.


The paper intended for analyzing staff's behavioral characteristics when it need of emergency evacuation, studied passenger ship evacuation of stairs, and establish evacuation time model. The paper considered personnel's distribution, density, speed, gather and etc. Examples show the results are consistent with the actual situation, so this model can be used to guide the development of the evacuation plan.


Malicious cyber actors are well-prepared and trained to negatively impact organizations, assets, or individuals. Training exercises help to mitigate these adverse effects by enabling cyber defense analysts to demonstrate their abilities to respond to cyber incidents in real-time. When a security incident occurs, the response team must quickly contain the situation, diagnose the problem, and return to a previous good state so the system down time is minimized, and the issue does not spread to other systems. Training exercises allow both red (attack) and blue (defense) teams to practice in a secure, isolated environment ensuring all team members have the necessary experience if and when incidents occur. This paper describes simulated cybersecurity research scenarios based on open-source data repositories of adversary tactics and techniques including published frameworks by MITRE and NIST. Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques and methods supporting cybersecurity research will also be discussed with an emphasis towards cloud environment frameworks. Results from using AL/ML techniques, cloud-based tools and methods, cyber tabletop exercises for cybersecurity research scenarios and use cases will be included.


Poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a hydrophilic polymer developed for biomedical applications. Swelling properties of PVA gels is very important for its drug delivery applications. There are many ways to study the swelling behaviour. Here we are proposing a fluorescent study by using 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonate (ANS) as an extrinsic fluorescent probe. When ANS incorporated PVA films are allowed to swell in water, there is a loss of fluorescence intensity at 453 nm and there is a new peak at 500 nm. Thus, ANS is proposed as a fluorescent probe for the sensing of hydration of PVA.


We review applications of all-dielectric metasurfaces for one of the cornerstone technologies in THz research – ultrafast photoconductive (PC) switches – which are widely used as sources and detectors of broadband THz pulses. Nanostructuring the PC switch channel as a perfectly-absorbing and optically thin PC metasurface allows us to engineer the optical as well as the electronic properties of the channel and improve the efficiency of THz detectors. This approach also opens new routes for employing novel PC materials and enabling new device architectures including THz detector arrays.


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The analysis considers the use of Benford's Law as a forensic tool to audit the quality of accounting information reported by banks in emerging market countries. History suggests that lack of financial standards and reporting transparency can ultimately lead to bank failures in these nations. We use the Benford Distribution to analyze the first digits of bank financial statement entries and show the value of accounting standards in producing information of high quality. Benford's Law maintains that the first digits of an unconstrained, large array of numbers might follow a lognormal pattern. It can be applied, for example, to financial statements issued by banks to infer their data integrity. To illustrate the importance of accounting standards and reporting transparency, the analysis utilizes Russian bank statement data from 2001 to 2011. The main finding is that accounting standards matter. After the Russian Central Bank required all banks to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards in 2004, the financial statement data largely conformed to Benford's Law. While the Benford distribution can be used to infer the overall quality of bank financial statement data in emerging market countries, it is less effective in spotting troubled banks that commit reporting fraud. One possible reason is that the Benford distribution is scale invariant, and violation of Benford's Law is a sufficient but not necessary condition for accounting irregularities.


This paper presents a novel approach to quadrangulate a sequence of meshes with global optimization method, generating consistent quad meshes expressing global topological and geometric characteristics during animation. The key contribution is that our method first proposes a grouping strategy to extract the geometric and topological features of the sequence in animation quadrangulation. Animation sequence is firstly divided into groups through picked key frames. Then analyze the local deformation of each group and detect the surface feature for each reference frame, inducing a set of hard and soft constraints for each key frame of every subgroup, next smooth the cross field of each reference frame and combine them through singularities for the whole sequence, finally compute a field guided global parametrization and quad meshes extraction with an off-the-shelf method. It is effective and easy to implement, and experiment results and comparisons show that our method achieves better quality.


Passives have been the focus of much research in language acquisition since the 1970s (e.g., Horgan 1978; Maratsos, Fox, Becker, & Chalkley 1985; Pinker, Lebeaux, & Frost 1987). It has been clear from this research that young children seldom produce passives spontaneously, particularly 'long' or 'full' passives with a by-phrase; and they usually perform poorly on experimental tests of the comprehension of passives, especially passives of nonactional verbs (as in (2)) as compared with actional verbs (as in (1)).


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The importance of keeping a given promise is something that we have been taught in our
upbringing. If a person doesn't keep promises, in the long run, people will stop believing and
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In this paper, the influence of laser surface alloying on the structure and mechanical properties of aluminium alloy was analysed. As a parent material aluminium EN AC-51300 alloy was applied. The laser surface alloying was executed by direct introduction of metallic powder Fe/Cu into the remelted area (molten pool). As a heat flux, the Hight Power Fiber Laser (HPFL) has been used. Metallic powder before the treatment was mixed in a ball mill and dried on the hot plate (90°C temperature). The mechanical and tribological properties of alloyed surface were analysed including hardness (HRF), microhardness (HV0.1) and ball-on-plate wear test. The structure of the laser alloyed surface was evaluated by light and scanning electron microscopy.


Much attention in political science has been devoted to an explication of how voters make use of issues to guide political preferences. The extant literature suggests that, while sophisticated voters make greater use of issue proximity in their electoral calculus, issues remain important to even the least politically knowledgeable of citizens. The empirical investigations on which this conclusion is based have relied on analysis of cross-sectional data. In this paper we use repeated measures data to investigate how intraindividual change in measures of issue proximity is related to intraindividual change in party evaluations. Individual change in the distance respondents place themselves from a party is shown to be strongly associated with change in evaluations of the party over the same time period but this relationship is moderated by existing levels of political awareness. For less sophisticated voters, neither a directional nor a spatial model of issue proximity appears to apply.


Rapid urban expansion places unprecedented pressure on urban land management. Optimization of urban spatial layout has become a theoretical proposition and a practical problem associated with urban expansion. Thus, by using the social value measurement model, equivalent factor method, and marginal benefit measurement model, in this paper, we analyze the land resource allocation mechanism, efficiency loss, and reasonable interval. The study results are as follows: (1) Theoretical analysis shows that there are three ranges of land use for urban expansion in China—ideal, moderate and extreme—and it is reasonable to control the amount of land used for urban expansion within the moderate range. (2) Value measurement reveals that the marginal social value and marginal ecological value of cultivated land in Xuzhou show an overall upward trend. From the perspective of the constant price in 2018, the marginal social value increased from CNY 4.91 million/hm2 in 2005 to CNY 14.31 million/hm2 in 2018, while the marginal ecological value increased from CNY 9513.60/hm2 in 2005 to CNY 13,629.70/hm2 in 2018. (3) Empirical analysis shows that when the marginal value of land as cultivated land and construction land is equal, the actual scale of occupied agricultural land is 51,887.23 hm2, of which 25,686.67 hm2 of cultivated land is converted into construction land, sacrificing the social value of farmland, and 12,281.70 hm2 of cultivated land is converted into construction land, ignoring the non-market value of land. Based on the perspective of the marginal principle, in this paper, we construct a model of urban expansion land use allocation and define reasonable intervals for urban expansion land use so as to provide a quantitative reference and decision-making basis for urban expansion governance.


Abstract : An integral-equation, successive- substitution solution for the propagation of strain waves in a linear elastic material, developed in an earlier paper, is here extended to non-linear materials without creep (time-independent materials). A PREVIOUSLY-PUBLISHED PROBLEM, BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL DATA FOR NYLON STRING IS SOLVED BY THE SUCCESSIVE-SUBSTITUTION METHOD AND COMPARED WITH THE EARLIER SOLUTION OBTAINED BY THE METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS. The agreement of the two solutions is at first good, but in the region where the stress-strain curve of the nylon is concave upward a tendency to oscillation builds up and the solution eventually oscillates. This occurs in approximately the same region where shock waves can appear in a method-of-characteristics solution. Oscillations in the strained portion of a string are examined theoretically and it is shown that the energy of standing waves can be used to obtain energy conservation. Although the successive-substitution method generates oscillations when it has to deal with a discontinuity in strain, the possibility that oscillations also actually exist as a means of conserving energy cannot be ruled out.


Vol. VIII, No.16 | [Articles:] "Distinguished Alumni Honored at Awards Event -
Journalist Insana, Governor Lingle, Actor/Humanitarian Marin Saluted for Achievements"; "Governor, Universities Reach Accord on Education 'Compact' - Proposal Will Give Systems Ability to Plan, Manage Resources for Students, Campuses"; "Anita Robertson Named Employee of the Year -
Schedule of Classes Coordinator Called Instrumental in Conversion to SOLAR Information System"; "Dorena Knepper Receives 40-Year Recognition at Staff Service Awards Event"; "2004 Commencement and Honors Convocation Schedule"; "The Trams Are Coming! Buses Making Last CSUN Rounds - Faster, Quieter and Cleaner, Trams are Just the Ticket for Campus Travel"; "Second Annual Valley Economic Forecast Set for May 25 - Northridge and Valley Economic Research Center Team with Chicago Title to Offer Outlooks, Trends"; "University Honors Faculty's Exceptional Achievements and Service at Annual Awards Ceremony - Outstanding Professors and Other Individual Honorees are Saluted at Event; Emeritus and 25-Year Faculty Receive University Recognition for Service"; "Carroll to Step Down as Dean of Science and Mathematics - Administrator Eager to Return to Teaching, Biochemistry Research at Northridge"; "Disabilities Resources Units Plans Awards Ceremony - Annual Recognition Awards Ceremony Celebrates 20th Anniversary, Presents Scholarships Honors"; "Culture Clash Celebrates Opening of Exhibit"; "Los Angeles City Controller Discussions Functions of Her Job"; "News Briefs"; "For Your Information"; "Calendar"


Traditional animal recognition system which includes invasive methodology is not only a threat towards the survival of species but can also lead to fraud practices, inaccurate data, and duplication. In this paper, a novel cattle recognition system is proposed using computer vision and image pre-processing algorithms on the muzzle point biometric features of cattle. The recognition of muzzle point features of cattle is similar to recognition of minutiae points of the human fingerprint. Here we captured the images of the cattle from different unconstrained environment. The captured images contain noise. These noises are removed from the muzzle point using preprocessing methods. Later we have used SIFT(Scale Invariant Feature Transforrm) algorithm to detect the interest points of the cattle image. And by the use of FLANN(Fast Library for Approximate Nearest Neighbor) matching algorithm, we tried to match the query image and the images stored in the database and calculate the matching score. Thus the proposed model can be a groundbreaking approach for recognition of cattle using their muzzle point pattern. We also developed a prototype model for evaluating the matching point accuracy of each pre-processing algorithm and finding out which is the best suited algorithm to be used in a cattle recognition system.


The Modelling of Low Salinity Waterflooding by Numerical and Analytical Method Michael Be* *Clausthal University of Technology Summary This study is an attempt to better understand the principal of low salinity waterflooding (LSWF) through simulation approach by comparing the solution from the numerical to the analytical simulation. The LSWF is regarded as novel in the reservoir simulation, therefore, there hasn't been many reservoir simulators offering a feature to simulate the LSWF effect. Commercial reservoir simulator was used in this study to numerically simulate the LSWF effect by implementing the multi-component ion exchange (MIE). The main challenge in this study was to develop an analytical simulation model of LSWF by taking into account all the parameters that are indispensable for the LSWF modelling with MIE. As an approach, a modified Buckley-Leverett equation was introduced in the analytical model. The result from this study suggests that the numerical simulation of the LSWF by implementing the MIE offers a more realistic result compared to the analytical simulation in terms of the water shock front extremity. Moreover, the numerical result of the LSWF simulation from this study may also be applied in terms of a full field scale flooding with some degree of confidence.


The detailed processes by which spiral galaxies form remains an open question in modern cosmology. Observations of the current configuration of spiral galaxies including the Milky Way reveal thin and thick disk and halo populations which must all be accounted for in formation theories and likely have distinct ages. Using the Milky Way as an example to probe this question, we are studying the formation history of these structures. This work details our approach to age-dating the galaxy, velocity-selecting targets from a sample of white dwarfs from the Gaia DR3 catalog that have also been ageanalysed using BASE-9. BASE-9 uses photometry, as well as prior measurements and values from ancillary data, such as trigonometric parallaxes, fitting up to nine stellar parameters for a given target. White dwarfs provide a valuable target type, as they are long lived and stable objects which remain from the earliest epochs of star formation in each Galactic population. Gaia astrometry provides us with proper motions of these stars, though not radial velocities. We have developed a scheme to complete the velocity vector by estimating radial velocities in terms of the proper motion, and assigning stars by probability of membership to the thin disk, thick disk, or halo population. We then obtain an overall age-probability distribution for each component by the use of a hierarchical analysis of the BASE-9 age posterior distributions of the individual stars. We have completed a hierarchical analysis for a subset of stars identified as thick disk objects, and initial analysis is discussed within. Initial results show an age posterior distribution which is singly-peaked near 6 Gyr, with a peak FWHM of 0.64 Gyr. This may suggest that the sample of highvelocity white dwarfs in the solar neighbourhood is contaminated by stars from a


This paper provides an overview of new generation of ICT technologies — concept and architecture of Software Defined Networking (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) technologies. The proposed concept and architecture of the SDN and NFV Laboratory, the process of its implementation and testing is also presented in the paper.


This study aims to examine the effect of Z-Score, Size Firm, Leverage Ratio, Sales Growth on the Value of the Company proxied as PBV, studies in Telecommunications Companies listed in the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The data used in this study was obtained from the Telecommunication Sector Publication Financial Report for the period 2010-2016. The data analysis model used was multiple linear regression with the least squares equation. The results of this study indicate that Z'Score has no significant effect on PBV, Variable Size has a significant positive effect on PBV, Leverage has a positive effect on PBV and Growth has no significant effect on PBV. Variable Z-Score (Z), Size Firm (Size), Leverage Ratio (Leverage), Sales Growth (Growth) simultaneously simultaneously affect the dependent variable Corporate Value (PBV). Test of determination or variation of the models of the four variables on PBV in this study amounted to 90.2% while the remaining 9.8% was influenced by other variables not included in the company model.


Badminton is a high drag game. The aerodynamic properties of badminton shuttlecocks are complex. As a bluff body, the shuttlecock generates high aerodynamic drag and steep flight trajectory. Although a series of studies on aerodynamic behaviour of spherical and ellipsoidal balls have been reported in the open literature, scant information is available in the public domain about the aerodynamic behaviour of badminton shuttlecocks. The primary objective of this work was to evaluate aerodynamic properties of a series of shuttlecocks under a range of wind speeds. The non-dimensional drag coefficient was determined and compared. The natural feather shuttlecock displayed lower drag coefficient at low speeds and significantly higher drag at high speeds. On the other hand, the synthetic shuttlecock demonstrated the opposite trends.


evaluating library services followed by a description of the findings. There is a statistical analysis supplemented by qualitative analysis and, finally, a discussion around the issues arising from the study. This research is an attempt to provide an objective analysis of the public perception of libraries rather than the subjective discussions that usually take place on the topic. However, the newspapers in this investigation date from 2008 to 2012, so already the findings are becoming dated. Also, in the past few years newspaper circulations have declined, and social media is omnipresent. Any similar analysis undertaken today would presumably have to re-evaluate and widen the scope of material analysed. The methodology would be valuable to other research situations where it is useful to obtain data on public perception, accepting that in 2015 other forms of media such as social media would need to be included for the results to be comprehensive. This book is interesting reading for anyone seeking an evidence-based understanding of the public perception of libraries. It achieves its objective in addressing the question of whether libraries are still perceived as valid institutions and raises issues for thought for the future of libraries despite the dating of some of the content.


The swift growth of digital technology has led to the adoption of emerging technologies in all human endeavours. Over the years, the rate of smartphone users has increased rapidly which makes so many developed nations adopt online learning as a means of taking education to everyone irrespective of their geographical location. Similarly, the COVID-19 outbreak makes so many developing countries adopt the electronic learning system as a viable approach to teaching and learning. Consequently, the e-learning system is useful for the creation of informative online sessions, supplementary lessons for students, webinars, e-mentoring and online conferences. This paper uses an empirical approach to evaluate the benefits and challenges associated with the e-learning system, and a survey was conducted among students in a higher institution in Nigeria to know the likely challenges faced by students with the e-learning system and also at different online researchers forum across the globe. A total of four hundred and ninety-five (495) responses were gathered and the data was analysed using descriptive statistics. The result shows that 33.94% of students complained about weak internet connectivity from the questionnaire administered which is also a major problem in most developing nations, while only 7.27% of respondents complained about limited feedback, it is recommended that there should be a provision of standard IT infrastructure, strong internet connectivity, and user-friendly e-learning platform, its implementation will improve performance and lead to greater productivity.


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In one of my papers, entitled "Clinical oral surgery, with special emphasis on its related pathology: Part three," I remarked: "In conclusion, I again wish to emphasize my belief that the establishment of many laboratories for the sole purpose of studying pathological conditions of the mouth, in close cooperation with oral surgeons, would rapidly increase our knowledge very much."2 This statement was made in the early part of 1930. The present financial situation has not altered the principal thought expressed at that time, but necessitated a change in its execution, which is considered below. However, the pathologist is only one of the many specialists with whom we must cooperate. Is the oral surgeon justified to operate without consulting the family physician in case of heart, lung, kidney, or other disease in the field of internal medicine? I am personally quite aware of, and have been grateful on many occasions for, assistance received from general dental practitioners and dental specialists in dealing with cases requiring root-amputation, alveolotomy, surgical prosthesis, and treatment for fractures. No matter how well educated medically the oral surgeon may be, the pediatrician will always prescribe the formula for the feeding of the infant to be operated upon for harelip and deft palate. Ophthalmology when dealing with a possible oral focus, rhinology when in doubt about the etiology of a sinus affection, and otology, where there are referred pains, are branches of medicine that assist us in the proper care of our patients. Today the oral surgeon also acts as a diagnostician, and therefore certain softtissue lesions of the mouth necessitate an examination of the skin and


e16002Background: Missense mutations in phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA), which encodes a subunit of PI3-kinase, are among the most common recurrent m...


Radiotherapy is commonly used for treatment of malignant disease. As a consequence of radiotherapy, an increased risk of developing a second malignant neoplasm has been shown. However, little is known about the effects of radiation on developing sarcoma. The aim of this study was to examine the risk of developing a bone or soft tissue sarcoma after radiotherapy for a first primary cancer. The study population included all the patients with primary cancers of breast, cervix uteri, corpus uteri, lung, ovary, prostate, rectum and lymphoma diagnosed during 1953–2000 and identified from the Finnish Cancer Registry. Patients were followed up for subsequent sarcomas. The follow‐up yielded 1.5 million person‐years at risk and 147 sarcomas. Compared to the national incidence rates, after 10 years of follow‐up sarcoma risk was increased among patients who had received neither radiotherapy nor chemotherapy (standardised incidence ratio (SIR) 2.0, 95% CI 1.3–3.0), radiotherapy without chemotherapy (SIR 3.2, 95% CI 2.3–4.3), chemotherapy without radiotherapy (SIR 4.9, 95% CI 1.0–14.4), as well as combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy (SIR 3.4, 95% CI 0.4–12.5). For radiotherapy in ages below 55 the SIR was 4.2 (95% CI 2.9–5.8). In the adjusted regression analysis the rate ratio was 1.5 (95% CI 0.9–2.6) for the radiotherapy group. In conclusion, radiotherapy appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing sarcoma especially among younger patients. Further investigation is needed to clarify the dose–response of the preceding ionizing radiation. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


A computer model of forest growth and ecosystem processes is presented. The model, HYBRID, is derived from a forest gap model, an ecosystem process model, and a photosynthesis model. In HYBRID individual trees fix and respire carbon, and lose water daily; carbon partitioning occurs at the end of each year. HYBRID obviates many of the limitations of both gap models and ecosystem process models. The growth equations of gap models are replaced with functionally realistic equations and processes for carbon fixation and partitioning, resulting in a dynamic model in which competition and physiology play important roles. The model is used to predict ecosystem processes and dynamics in oak forests in Knoxville, Tennessee (USA), and pine forests in Missoula, Montana (USA) between the years 1910 and 1986. The simulated growth of individual trees and the overall ecosystemlevel processes are very similar to observations. A sensitivity analysis performed for these sites showed that predictions of net primary productivity by HYBRID are most sensitive to the ratio of CO2 partial pressure between inside the leaf and the air, relative humidity, ambient CO2 partial pressure, precipitation, air temperature, tree allometry, respiration parameters, site soil water capacity, and a carbon storage parameter.


Based on the Beijing Weather Modification Office X-band dual polarization radar's observations of different types of rainfall in April to October 2009,the characteristics of raindrop size distribution of Z_H-Z_(DR) are given out,and can be expressed as a piecewise function,from which the hail parameters H_(DR) are derived.If H_(DR)0,then there is hail,and if H_(DR)0,it means no hail.It is also pointed that the attenuation of electromagnetic waves can affect the results of H_(DR) hail identification.By comparing the relations between H_(DR) and the ground-observation hail data,the preliminary results have shown that the H_(DR) above zero region is in good agreement with hail on the ground.


Objective: (1) To understand the perceptions of, access to, and utilization of healthful cultural foods and safety nets in immigrant and Puerto Rican families. (2) To assess the overlap between healthful cultural foods and safety nets in these families.


We report the use of the AngioGard system in the treatment of acute, late in‐stent occlusion of the circumflex coronary artery. This case shows that late stent occlusion can in part be due to in‐stent thrombosis and the use of an embolization protection device should be considered in this context. Cathet Cardiovasc Intervent 2002;55:250–252. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Analyze kangba restricting factors for the development of traditional minority national sports by using literature.Find: its development is lagging behind,poor cognitive awareness of minority traditional sports,participation of less status quo.Main restricted factors: loss of mass participation base; the impact of exotic sports and lack of professional human resources;promotion and input is not enough; race system is not perfect,and puts forward corresponding countermeasures.


The transcription factor BATF is required for interleukin 17 (IL-17)-producing helper T cell (TH17) and follicular helper T cell (TFH) differentiation. Here, we show that BATF also has a fundamental role in regulating effector CD8+ T cell differentiation. BATF-deficient CD8+ T cells show profound defects in effector expansion and undergo proliferative and metabolic catastrophe early after antigen encounter. BATF, together with IRF4 and Jun proteins, binds to and promotes early expression of genes encoding lineage-specific transcription-factors (T-bet and Blimp-1) and cytokine receptors, while paradoxically repressing genes encoding effector molecules (IFN-γ and granzyme B). Thus, BATF amplifies TCR-dependent transcription factor expression and augments These authors contributed equally. Address correspondence to E.J.W. (firstname.lastname@example.com) or W.N.H. (email@example.com). *These authors contributed equally. Author contributions M.K. and P.O. performed the experiments in the animal models; R.A.B, M.A.D., K.Y., J. G. and M.G.K. performed the gene expression and ChIP experiments; N.Y. and M.E.L. designed and performed analytic experiments; A.R., W.N.H. and E.J.W. designed the analytic experiments; W.N.H and E.J.W conceived the project; M.K., R.A.B., E.J.W. and W.N.H. wrote the paper. Accession Codes Data have been deposited in Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) with the following accession codes: GSE54191 (ChIP-Seq) and GSE54215 (gene expression). Competing financial interests The authors declare no competing interests. NIH Public Access Author Manuscript Nat Immunol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 October 01. Published in final edited form as: Nat Immunol. 2014 April ; 15(4): 373–383. doi:10.1038/ni.2834. N IH -P A A uhor M anscript N IH -P A A uhor M anscript N IH -P A A uhor M anscript inflammatory signal propagation but restrains effector gene expression. This checkpoint prevents irreversible commitment to an effector fate until a critical threshold of downstream transcriptional activity has been achieved. Upon activation by antigen, costimulation and inflammation, naive CD8+ T cells initiate a program of clonal expansion and differentiation resulting in wide-spread changes in expression of genes involved in cell-cycle, metabolism, effector function, apoptosis, and homing1, 2, 3, 4. This large-scale transcriptional reprogramming results in irreversible and heritable alterations in the function of the cell and in the fate of its progeny. Several transcription factors (TFs) including T-bet, Eomes, Runx3, Id2 and Blimp-1 are known to regulate the expression of genes essential for CD8+ effector T cells such as IFN-γ and perforin5, 6, 7. However, CD8+ T cells that lack T-bet, Eomes, Id2 or Blimp-1 acquire many features of normal effector T cells and are competent to form T cell memory8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. One interpretation of these relatively mild defects in single transcription factor (TF)-deficient settings is that functional redundancy exists between TFs known to be involved in CD8+ effector differentiation. Alternatively, or in addition, other TFs may exist that are upstream and/or more fundamental to the regulation of CD8+ T cell differentiation. Basic leucine zipper transcription factor ATF-like (BATF) is a bZIP transcription factor that plays an important role in regulating differentiation and function in many lymphocyte lineages14, 15, 16, 17, 18. In the CD8+ T cell lineage, increased expression of BATF in exhausted CD8+ T cells suppresses their effector function19. In the CD4+ T cell lineage, BATF is required for the differentiation of interleukin 17 (IL-17)-producing helper T cells (TH17), where it binds co-operatively with the transcription factor IRF420, 21, 22 and its dimerization partners c-Jun, JunB and JunD18. BATF is also important for the development of follicular helper T cells (TFH) by regulating the transcription factors Bcl-6 and cMaf15, 16. In addition, BATF is required for class-switch recombination in B cells and to regulate activation-induced cytidine deaminase16 as well as DNA damage checkpoint in hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) self-renewal23. Chromatin immunoprecipitation and highthroughput sequencing (ChIP-Seq) studies in TH17 cells suggest that BATF may play a critical role in regulating the expression of many lineage-specific genes in concert with other TFs, possibly by functioning as a 'pioneer factor' that nucleates transcriptional complexes at key regulatory regions22. The role of BATF in effector CD8+ T cell differentiation, in contrast, is not fully understood. Here, we show that BATF is a central regulator of early effector CD8+ T cell differentiation. CD8+ T cells that lack BATF have a profound inability to undergo normal naive to effector differentiation and proliferative expansion. ChIP-Seq and transcriptional profiling studies showed that BATF bound to and/or promoted expression of key transcriptional regulators of effector differentiation (T-bet, Blimp-1, Runx3), cytokine receptors and their signal transducers (e.g. IFNAR, IL-12R, IL-2R, STATs). However, BATF also repressed many of the genes encoding effector molecules downstream of these transcription factors and cytokine signaling pathways (IFN-γ and granzyme B). The absence of BATF resulted in a near complete collapse in effector CD8+ T cell differentiation shortly after activation and Kurachi et al. Page 2 Nat Immunol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2014 October 01. N IH -P A A uhor M anscript N IH -P A A uhor M anscript N IH -P A A uhor M anscript this collapse was associated with major defects in cellular metabolism, proliferation, and survival pathways. The dual role of BATF in upregulating effector transcription factors while restraining effector molecule expression may provide a regulatory circuit that sets the threshold for commitment to an effector CD8+ T cell fate.


Background: Various modalities of fixation are available for management of distal end radius fractures. Assessment of the functional and radiological outcomes of intra-articular distal end radius fractures managed with volar locking plate was attempted with the present study.

Methods: In this prospective interventional study, thirty adult patients with closed distal radius fractures with intra-articular extension were comprehensively evaluated and managed. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) was performed via volar approach (modified Henry`s approach) using 2.7mm volar locking compression plates (LCPs). Patients were followed up at 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after surgery. The patients were evaluated functionally by Mayo score and radiologically by Lidstrom classification.

Results: There were 18 (60%) patients having excellent, 8 (26.7) good, 2 (6.7%) fair and 2 (6.7%) with poor result according to Mayo scoring. According to Lidstrom scoring, at the last follow up, 16 (53.3%) patients had excellent, 11 (36.7%) patients good, 2 (6, 7%) patients fair and 1 (3.3%) patient had poor result. The functional status of the patient improved significantly from at 1month (20±3.47) to 6 months post-operative follow up (23.67±2.91). The mean range of motion improved significantly at 1 month, 6 months and last post-operative follow-up.

Conclusions: Volar locking plate gives good to excellent clinico-radiological and functional outcomes in most of the fractures of the distal end radius with intraarticular extension.


Objective To investigate modified operation for traumatic cervical spine dislocation and its application value.Methods Anterior reduction by distraction and elevation, bone grafting and internal fixation were performed on 24 cases of traumatic cervical spine dislocation. The Japanese Orthopaedic Association(JOA) scoring system and visual analogue scale(VAS) were adopted to evaluate the preoperative conditions and the therapeutic effects at 1 week, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months and 48 months after operation. Results All patients were followed up for 3 to 48 months. The results demonstrated good correction rate of cervical spine dislocations, well recovered intervertebral disc heights and cervical curvatures and stabilities, internal fixation in good position, fusion of grafted bones, and spinal cord function recovery at level 1 to 3. VAS scores and JOA scores at 1 week to 48 months were markedly better than those before the operation( P 0.01). Conclusion Early reduction for cervical spine dislocation can be effectively achieved by anterior distraction and elevation and after the anterior bone grafting and internal fixation, only a few complications are present, and the deaths of damaged nerve cells are reduced, thus neurological function is further protected and postoperative recovery time of neurological function is shortened.The reduction method is suitable for clinical promotion and application.


A deformation theory for rings and algebras was introduced recently by M. Gerstenhaber [1]. Let K be an extension of a field k, and p denotes the characteristic. One of his results is that, if K is separable over k, then it is rigid. It was conjectured in [1] that, if K is not separable over k, then it is not rigid, and if it is further finitely generated, then an integrable element of (see [2]) will be found in the image of Sqp . In this note we shall study the above conjecture in certain special case.


This study is aimed to find values of the meaning of life that written by Ajengan Mama Sempur in the Book of Campaka Dilaga. This study used a qualitative method with a literature study approach. The result of this study was found that the meaning of life of a Muslim can be found through the five values that exist in the five clauses and faidah's chapters, namely: First clause, discussing the urge to work / work for Muslims. The second clause, discussing the prohibition of doing business or doing work that is prohibited by Islam. The third clause, discussing the obligation to establish good relations with neighbors. The fourth clause, discussing the obligation of Muslims to serve and obey the legitimate government. The fifth clause, discussing the rules of ushul fiqh preventing harm is better than bringing benefit. The conclusion of this research is that the meaning of life can be found in the Sufistic values of Mama Sempur and her thoughts about the value of community life in accordance with the current conditions so as to give birth to good character.


Vibratory shape-sorting of sand grains and of lactose qranulations has been reported previously (Ridgway & Rupp,Ridgway & Scotton),but the smallest size fraction then used was 2 5 0 p m . B ~ using a polished deck in place of the matt-surfaced one supplied by the manufacturers (Jeffrey-Galion Ltd-Johannesburg) and by varying the frequency of the alternating current drive, using a frequency changer designed for electric motor speed variation(Mode1 PLlOl frequency controller Platt Power Transmission, 0ldham)the minimum size that can be shapesorted has been reduced to well below 5Oum.Work is still proceeding, and it appears that shape sorting at 20,um may be possible.Fine sand (Buckland Ltd.Reigate)was sieved into 32-45pm,G3-75pui, 30-106pm and larger size fractions,each of which was then shape-sorted into 13 shape fractions.The shaped fractions were quantifieu according to their Heywood shape factors,initially using a Quantinet image-analysing computer(system 30)but later by means of a sonic dinitiser linked to a small computer(PMS Instruments Ltd-Slough).


Filipinos greatly values education. This is proven thru numerous agencies and government institution that handles the policies and provisions for education. In the Philip-pine setting, universities and colleges are being founded by local city governments in order to offer education to the public. Education is leaning towards modernization. The use of computer technology is now a must for all colleges and universities as mandated by governing agencies. E-Learning is the new trend in education. It is based from the concepts of Computer Aided Instruction or Computer Aided Learning. In a basic sense, E-Learning is the use of computer systems and digital communications as tools of delivering instruction. Other countries have taken the initiative in this development in education. There are numerous E-Learning resources available in the Internet. This study examines if the educators in the Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas and Valenzuela (CAMANAVA) area are utilizing these tools, has it been effective, and is the practice feasible. The study used the five point Likert scale as the main tool of measurement. The study has tested the extent of utilization through assessing how often they use digital documents, multimedia and the Internet as an integrated tool in their teaching methodologies. Effectiveness is being evaluated in terms of convenience and increase in learners' performance. Also by assessing their willingness to use E-Learning tools, a perspective on its viability can be weighed. Based on the results and the survey for preferred features, a framework will be developed if a development for an E-Learning software is called for.


A yearling female mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) presented to the Wildlife Center of Virginia (Waynesboro, VA, USA) after being rescued from an artificial pond at a city park in Stanton, VA, USA. The bird was observed being aggressively pursued and attacked by multiple male ducks. In addition to mallards, multiple species of domestic ducks and geese were present in the pond. On presentation, the duck had widespread abrasions over the dorsum, lacerations over the skull, and moderate bilateral periorbital swelling. The bird weighed 1.19 kg, was in poor to fair body condition (body condition score, 2/5), had decreased mentation, and was severely lethargic, mildly dehydrated, and unable to stand. Physical examination did not reveal any palpable instability of the long bones or the vertebral column; however, marked deviation of the vertebral column and asymmetry of the pelvic limbs was observed. Because of the bird's debilitated state, further diagnostic tests were not performed. Initial treatment consisted of topical wound care for superficial lesions on the back, head, and neck with chlorhexidine gluconate 2% scrub and topical vitamin A/D ointment. Antimicrobial therapy with sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim oral suspension (100 mg/kg PO q12h) and subcutaneous fluid therapy with lactated Ringer's solution (60 mL) with added vitamin B were administered. The bird was placed in a warmed incubator to provide supplemental heat and oxygen. Several hours later the bird was removed from the enclosure for further examination and to obtain radiographs (Figs 1 and 2). The bird died during the second examination. A cardiac venipuncture was performed immediately after death to obtain a blood sample for a complete blood cell count and serum biochemical analysis. Abnormal results were eosinophilia (490 cells/lL; reference interval, 140–240 cells/lL), increased serum protein (6.9 g/dL; reference interval, 3.5–5.5 g/dL), and high concentrations of AST (86 IU/L; reference interval, 12–73 IU/L), calcium (13.5 mg/dL; reference interval, 8.7–12.7 mg/dL), creatinine kinase (CK, 22 945 IU/L; reference interval, 165–378 IU/L), and uric acid (162 mg/dL; reference interval, 2–12 mg/dL).


Jehovah's Witnesses pose a clinical challenge in the setting of critical anemia. Most do not accept transfusions, but some accept hemoglobin‐based oxygen carriers on a compassionate‐use basis. PEGylated carboxyhemoglobin bovine (PCHB) is an acellular dual‐action carbon monoxide (CO)‐releasing and oxygen transfer agent currently being investigated in Phase II clinical trials.


The efficiency of single-layered radial line slot antennas has been enhanced by adopting nonuniform aperture illumination, which reduces the termination loss. An efficiency enhancement of 5-10% is observed. A measured gain of 36.7 dBi (87%) and 32.9 dBi (81%) and an axial ratio around 1 dB for 0.6-m phi and 0.4-m phi antennas, respectively, verify this technique.<<ETX>>


Sound measurements have heen made on the noise from the jet of a one inch diameter convergent nozzle at atmospheric temperature and at speeds above and below choking. The noise level and spectrum have been investigated in both the near and distant fields. The results agree in some measure with the predictions of the Lighthill theory, that the elementary sound radiator is an acoustic guadrupole. The agreement is more marked if attention is confined to the higher frequencies.
Simple empirical formulae are derived giving the overall sound intensity and frequency spectrum in terms of the position relative to the jet, the stagnation pressure excess over the atmospheric pressure, and the frequency.
The results of tests on various noise reduction devices are discussed. These tests indicate promising lines of investigation. The maximum reduction in total noise level was about 10 db.

The College of Aeronautics was founded in 1946 and was granted university status in 1969 becoming the Cranfield Institute of Technology. In 1993 it changed its name to Cranfield University.


Excited states for isospin $$\frac{1}{2}$$ baryons are calculated using lattice QCD with two flavors of dynamical quarks. Anisotropic lattices are used with two pion masses, $$m_{\pi} = 416(36)$$~MeV and $578(29)$~MeV. A large number of baryon operators is developed. They are pruned to sets of 16 and a variational analysis is carried out for $$16\times 16$$ matrices of correlation functions. The lowest four energies are reported in each of the six irreducible representations of the octahedral group at each pion mass. The lattices used have dimensions $$24^3\times 64$$, spatial lattice spacing $$a_s \approx 0.11$$~fm and temporal lattice spacing $$a_t = \frac{1}{3} a_s$$. Clear evidence is found for a $$\frac{5}{2}^-$$ state in the pattern of negative-parity excited states. This agrees with the pattern of physical states and spin $$\frac{5}{2}$$ has been realized for the first time on the lattice.


The design, testing and field measurements with a portable, eye-safe, 85 mJ, 15 Hz, 1.5 /spl mu/m 3-D scanning aerosol lidar system is presented.


The invention discloses a preparation method for ginkgolide C. The method is characterized by comprising the step of carrying out column chromatographic separation on a crude extract of ginkgo biloba by using a macroporous reverse-phase adsorption resin, wherein, parameters of the macroporous reverse-phase adsorption resin are that a particle size is 50 to 100 mu m, bore diameter is 90 to 110 Angstrom and a resin framework is polystyrene-divinylbenzene. The preparation method provided in the invention enables high product yield to be obtained and product purity to be high.