Political Slogan of 'Creating Social Harmony' Ying Zhu, Department of Management and Marketing, University of Melbourne. VIC 3010. Australia. Email: email@example.com Feng Tongqing, China Industrial Relations Institute, Beijing, China. Malcolm Warner, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Cambridge,UK. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com ABSTRACT This paper aims to identify the recent changing role of Chinese Trade Unions movement under the new political leadership of the current President Hu Jintao and the Premier Wen Jiabao. Multi-level investigation has been carried out to explore the recent changes of policy from both central Party/State initiatives in the creation of the new slogans of 'harmonious society', 'basic principle of humanity', and 'scientific development concept'. Under such policy -shifts towards promoting grass-roots interests, the official trade unions, namely the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), have been under pressure to develop initiatives to realize the new political and social goals established by the central government. For many years, a 'top-down approach has dominated the unions and there had been increasing criticism both within union movement (and their members) as well as amongst social commentators blaming the top leadership of ACFTU for being 'out of touch' and merely behaving as 'bureaucrats'. Therefore, increasing pressure has been building up from below. Around the whole of China, grass-roots lev el unions activities have been stressed as increasing important, with many new initiatives such as a new workable industrial relations (IR) system, as well as the human resource management (HRM) framework. Certainly, both positive and negative examples do exist and union engagements have been transformed from a previously more homogeneous structure, pattern and f unctions to more differentiated activities and funct ions arising from new initiatives.


Purpose: In 2016, an estimated 12.3% of national households reported food insecurity (inconsistent access to adequate food for all household members due to lack of resources). Household food insecurity (FI) is associated with poorer health outcomes and increased hospital admissions. However, there is limited data regarding inpatient FI rates for caregivers during pediatric hospitalizations. This study aims to identify prevalence of inpatient FI and associated risk factors among caregivers of hospitalized children. Methods: This was observational survey data from an ongoing prospective cohort …


Based on metacognition theories we present a construct of metacognitive self (MCS) as self-awareness of biases. Contrary to counterintuitive idea metacognitive self fosters self-regulation in the area of goal's attainment. Study 1 (N = 118) showed that high metacognitive self individuals created more clear mental picture of their plans than low metacognitive self counter partners. Moreover participants high in metacognitive self undertook more actions to fulfill their goals then low MCS colleagues. Study 2 (N = 201) revealed that high metacognitive self individuals strive for autonomy and they work much better to attain their goals in the no load settings, while low metacognitive students work much better under supervision.


Acquisitions of new businesses and divestments of existing ones are frequently components of large organizations" corporate strategies. In both acquisitions and divestments, corporate IT infrastructure plays a critical role for realizing business objectives. In this paper, we take a dual view of the IT-related challenges in divestment and acquisition strategies, studying them as a single integrated transaction between a buyer and a seller and investigating how the IT carve-out and IT integration strategies influence each other. The extant literature on the interaction between carve-outs and integration strategies is an empty set. Here, we begin to shed light to the limitations of the carve-out contract, the processes of carving out a business unit from one and integrating it into another multi-business organization, asymmetries in both parties" preferences for an IT transaction process and its influence on arising challenges and organization performance.


MyOPiC LASer COrreCtiOn The most popular type of laser correction for myopia is LASIK. Myopic laser correction is achieved by central corneal ablation, which reduces the refractive power of the anterior corneal surface. Myopic LASIK has been shown to be effective in correcting low to moderate myopia.1,2 LASIK correction of high myopia has been fraught with quality issues until recently. Factors that have enhanced outcomes include increasing the effective optical zone, decreasing the quantity of tissue ablated, and reducing higher-order aberrations (HOAs), especially spherical aberration. Before myopic laser correction, the cornea is prolate in shape, meaning that corneal power is stronger in the center than the periphery. A prolate cornea reduces spherical aberration. In myopic correction, the central cornea is ablated, resulting in a flatter anterior corneal surface. Previousgeneration lasers resulted in an oblate cornea after myopic correction due to several factors. First, there is less laser energy power when the laser strikes the peripheral area, even though it is still within the optical zone. This is partly because this area is slightly out of focus relative to the center of the cornea and partly because of the increase in the angle of incidence and the ovalization and consequent enlargement of the laser spot. Part of the laser energy is also reflected. As a result, the actual power delivered to the periphery of the cornea is lower than the intended power, causing underablation (Figure 1). The end result is a cornea flatter in the center and less flat in the periphery of the optical zone. In other words, the resultant cornea is oblate and has a smaller effective optical zone. This is the reason for the nighttime myopia experienced by many highly myopic patients after LASIK correction. As the pupil gets larger at night, more light passes through the periphery of the optical zone and, because this area is steeper, more light is focused anterior to the retina. This is also part of the reason why patients experience glare and halos at nighttime. In order to solve this problem, wavefront-optimized ablation profiles have been developed.3 Optimized ablation


A case of rare pleomorphic hyalinizing angiectatic tumor (PHAT) of soft parts is reported. A 35-year-old woman presented with a subcutaneous solid mass in the left inguinal area, which had been present for 3 months, was presented to us. The tumor was histologically characterized by sheets of mitotically inactive oval and pleomorphic cells, mono- and multinucleated giant cells, intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions, and prominent clusters of thinwalled ectatic vessels with perivascular hyalinization. A focal hemangiopericytoma-like vascular pattern, pseudovascular spaces, stromal collagen with degenerative change and abundant mast cells were observed. The tumor cells were reactive for vimentin and CD34. This tumor shared several features with malignant fibrous histiocytoma, ancient schwannoma, giant cell angiofibroma, giant cell fibroblastoma and solitary fibrous tumor. The patient was well with no evidence of disease for 10 months.


Purpose of the research. This paper studies the effect of spatial agglomeration on firms' total factor productivity in Kazakhstan using panel data from 2009 to 2017.Methodology. We employ a two-stage estimation strategy and control for endogeneity biases by making use of the GMM approach. The firm-level data is obtained from the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan.Originality / value of the research. This study contributes to an empirical study of spatial concentration and firm-level productivity in developing countries and provides valuable insights for policymakers to consider before implementing government programs.Findings. The results suggest that productivity increases with clustering: a 10 % increase in the number of employees of the neighboring firms inside the same industry increases firm-level productivity by 1.36 %, while a 10 % increase in employment in other industries enhances firm performance by 1.95 %. The productivity gains are higher at the 2-digit regional level rather than at the 9-digit sub-regional level of geographical aggregation, implying that the denser geography increases firms' performance.


This article summarizes modern information concerning the aspects of spirometry in children; focuses on the conditions, features of preparation, implementation and analysis of spirometry results in children in order to obtain reliable, reproducible and comparable results in various laboratories; this information is intended for pediatricians, pulmonologists, doctors and secondary medical personnel of functional diagnostics offices.


A simple but effective fault diagnosis and processing technique is introduced. The failures of small satellite are divided into three levels: sub system level, system level and outside system level, and the failures in system level are processed by housekeeping software. The telemetric parameters are sampled and monitored in each control cycle. When failure occurred, only the highest priority failure is selected and recovered. This technique is applied in small satellite, and satisfies the limitation of control cycle and reliability requirement of system.


Cognitive impairment is a critical complication of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, effective interventions are lacking. Growing evidence demonstrates that c‐Jun N‐terminal kinase (JNK)‐mediated neuroinflammation is involved in the development of ARDS. Therefore, we hypothesized that the JNK pathway is involved in ARDS‐induced cognitive impairment.


Circular dichroism (CD) and fluorescence spectra have been measured for complexes formed between four-stranded G4-DNA and ethidium bromide (EB). The EB-G4-DNA complexes showed similar induced CD spectra, compared with the induced CD spectrum of the EB-calf thymus DNA complex.


The usage of alternative fuel as a substitute of oil fuel for transportation sector in developed countries has been commonly implemented in order to decrease crude oil consumption, where in a few years back, the crude oil price is constantly increasing. In addition, global warming issue becomes one of reasons that motivate many countries to switch for a cleaner energy usage. As a country that has a relatively big reserve of natural gas, its appropriate natural gas could minimize subsidized oil fuel and also financing country's burden if Indonesia is optimizing the usage of energy resources. This paper will discuss about the background of gas fuel usage for road transportation sector in Indonesia, review of alternative fuel usage, the gas fuel usage status in Indonesia and gas usage recommendation for land transportation sector in Indonesia based on other countries experiences.


Introduction: Right ventricular infarction (RVI) significantly increases the risk of in-hospital mortality in patients with acute inferior infarction of the left ventricle (AIILV). The present study evaluated pre-procedural and intra-procedural predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients with AIILV, accompanied by right RVI, when treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: 237 patients with acute inferior infarction of the left ventricle accompanied with RVI and treated with PCI were admitted to the Coronary Care Unit at Clinical Centre of Serbia, from 2007 until 2009. In-hospital mortality was 4.2%. Results: Using a multivariate logistic regression model, two independent risk-factors for in-hospital mortality were identified: cardiogenic shock caused by right ventricular insufficiency (54.5% vs. 4.5% without cardiogenic shock, p=0.002) and post-procedural TIMI flow 1 (p = 0.019) and previous PCI (p=0.021). Conclusions and clinical implications: Cardiogenic shock and post-procedural TIMI flow <3 in the infarcted artery are independent predictors of in-hospital mortality. In patients without cardiogenic shock, the risk for in-hospital mortality correlates with the degree of left ventricular insufficiency and previous PCI.


Standardized assessments are becoming a norm internationally. Governments have turned to standardized assessments due to mounting pressure by citizens for accountability, quality education, transparency and increased public confidence in education. In South Africa, the observed learning deficiencies and prolonged performance declines have prompted the Department of Basic Education to resort to standardized testing as an option to respond to the pressing educational problems. The Annual National Assessment (ANA) is a state-mandated standardized tool to measure learners' competency in selected subjects and to improve the quality of instruction. While standardized tests are generally perceived as being educationally profitable, this paper presents perceptual views of teachers and school principals collected using a qualitative research approach. A focus group method for data collection was opted in which six mathematics teachers in Grade 3 and seven members of School Management Teams participated. The findings of the study revealed that participants believed ANA tests help them neither to achieve competency in learning nor to secure excellence in teaching. In particular, teachers' views suggested that the ANA testers are more obsessed about valuing the measure rather than measuring the value of educational processes. Hence, the consequential outcome is that teaching and learning activities are geared towards fitting the formats of testing procedures. These findings resonate with existing concerns in the literature.


The stability of stationary interpolatory subdivision schemes for univariate data is investigated. If the subdivision scheme is linear, its stability follows from the convergence of the scheme, but for nonlinear subdivision schemes one needs stronger conditions and the stability analysis of nonlinear schemes is more involved. Apart from the fact that it is natural to demand that subdivision schemes are stable, it also has an advantage in a theoretical sense: is it shown that the approximation properties of stable schemes can very easily be determined.


Abstract Background Intrapartum drugs, including fentanyl administered via epidural and synthetic oxytocin, have been previously studied in relation to neonatal outcomes, especially breastfeeding, with conflicting results. We examined the normal neonatal behavior of suckling within the first hour after a vaginal birth while in skin‐to‐skin contact with mother in relation to these commonly used drugs. Suckling in the first hour after birth has been shown in other studies to increase desirable breastfeeding outcomes. Method Prospective comparative design. Sixty‐three low‐risk mothers self‐selected to labor with intrapartum analgesia/anesthesia or not. Video recordings of infants during the first hour after birth while being held skin‐to‐skin with their mother were coded and analyzed to ascertain whether or not they achieved Stage 8 (suckling) of Widström's 9 Stages of newborn behavior during the first hour after birth. Results A strong inverse correlation was found between the amount and duration of exposure to epidural fentanyl and the amount of synthetic oxytocin against the likelihood of achieving suckling during the first hour after a vaginal birth. Conclusions Results suggest that intrapartum exposure to the drugs fentanyl and synthetic oxytocin significantly decreased the likelihood of the baby suckling while skin‐to‐skin with its mother during the first hour after birth.


The present paper deals with the investigation of transpiration cooling. A coolant is injected through a porous ceramic matrix composite material into a channel where it is interacting with a subso...


ABSTRACT Corporate organizations conducting business in developing economies have increased their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities over time. However, some of these CSR projects have attracted criticism, controversy, and conflicts, thus creating an acrimonious relationship between affected corporate organizations and host communities. A deductive explanation of this phenomenon has been attributed to the default in the approach adopted by corporate organizations when initiating and implementing CSR projects. This has motivated the need to expand the categorization of CSR that was developed by Carroll, in order to incorporate additional dimensions that are environmentally specific and crucial to the success of CSR programs in South Africa. Using a case study research design and a qualitative research approach, this paper developed an integrated CSR model that provides a framework for CSR initiatives in South Africa.


The paper illustrated the origin and development of new scholar painting and then analyzes its characters,finally the developing direction on this researching field was presented in order to promote its healthy development.


Hybrid Effects on Low Cycle Fatigue of Carbon/Aramid Hybrid Unidirectionally Reinforced FRP S. AMAGI,M. NAKATA, M. SHINBO and Y. MIYANO (Received September 28, 1987) Low cycle flexural fatigue behavior of unidirectionally laminated FRP reinforced with carbon fibers and aramid fibers were studied. A fatigue experimental investigation has been carried out on carbon/epoxy (type C) and, aramid/epoxy (type A) and C/A hybrid (type C-A-C, ACA) laminates. As the results, it was found that, 1) Type C-A-C exhibites a deterioration of flexural fatigue strength. This was caused by the AFRP layers degrading flexural stiffness of the beam. 2) Type A-C-A shows much improvement of flexural fatigue strength. The flexural strength of type A-C-A is twice of the flexural strength of type A and greater than the strength of type C over 10 cycles of fatigue. This improvement was caused by the CFRP inside layers which increase the flexural stiffness and supress the decrease of the stiffness of the AFRP layers in the tensile side of the beam.


Vegetative valvular
 endocarditis is a frequent heart disease in cattle. With current diagnostic
 procedures, many cases of endocarditis remain undetected (false negative),
 while other cases show false positive results. In recent years,
 echocardiography has proved to be a useful non-invasive method for obtaining
 images of the ventricle and valves. Thus, the aim of this study has been to
 investigate the efficacy of echocardiography in the diagnosis of valvular
 endocarditis.
 49 cows were included in
 the study and were euthanized due to various reasons. The heart of each
 animal was postmortally examined so that the dissection result presented a
 "golden standard" for the echocardiographic examination. Of the 49
 animals, 25 had healthy hearts according to the dissection results. 15
 animals showed an endocarditis, six a pericarditis or a pericardial effusion.
 Two animals were diagnosed with ventricular septal defect and one with
 valvular fibrosis. The endocarditic vegetations on the valves were
 differentiated as follows: the tricuspid valve was affected in 13 cases, the
 mitral valve in eight cases, the pulmonary valve in seven cases, and the
 aortic valve in four cases. The endocard of all four valves was altered in
 four cases, only one valve in seven cases, and two valves in three cases. In
 one case, three valves were affected with endocarditis. The dimensions of the
 alterations varied between 0.2 and 11 cm in diameter. In addition, the
 animals' heart dimensions were measured.
 Two-dimensional
 echocardiograms were obtained from the cows in a standig position using an
 electronic sector scanner (3.5 MHz). The heart dimensions were measured in
 the long- and short-axis view of the heart from the third and fourth intercostal
 space of both the right and left hemithorax. All parameters were taken in
 systole and diastole. In 2-D-mode 33 parameters were measured. Measurements
 of 6 parameters in systole and diastole were also taken in M-mode in the
 right long-axis view from the fourth intercostal space. Further, all
 stuctures were examined for adjacent superfluous echos and other pathological
 findings. 25 additional cows with healthy cardiovascular systems were
 included in the study. They were examined echocardiographically to obtain
 reference values. The ultrasonographic
 examination identified endocarditis of the tricuspid valve in 13 of 13 cases,
 the mitral valve in seven of eight cases, the pulmonary valve in six of seven
 cases, and the aortic valve in two of four cases. Regarding the 15 patients
 with endocarditis, an endocarditic vegetation could be discovered on at least
 one valve in all cases. One animal with fibrosis of the valves was primarily
 diagnosed false positive with endocarditis. When vegetations of the tricuspid
 and / or pulmonary valves were present, measurements of the heart dimensions
 of the patients with endocarditis resulted in average in a tendency towards
 hypertrophy of the myocard, as well as dilatation of the right ventricle. Patients
 with vegetations of the mitral and / or aortic valves showed similar results.
 Here, the average finding was a tendency towards hypertrophy of the myocard
 as well as dilatation of the left ventricle. Animals with healthy hearts show
 numerous variations of their heart dimensions. Regarding the parameters
 myocard thickness and ventricle diameter, only five of 15 patients with
 endocarditis showed results outside the reference values of healthy cows. Alterations
 of the parameters mentioned above allow an assessment whether a hypertrophy
 of the myocard of the ventricular wall and a dilatation of the ventricle have
 taken place. Where pericarditic
 alterations (effusion, fibrinous adhesions on the pericardium) were present,
 they were detected by the ultrasonographic examination. The two animals with
 subaortal defects in the ventricular septa, which were revealed during
 dissection, showed this defect in the echocardiographic examination, too. One
 of the animals had a defect of five centimeters in diameter, the other had
 one of three centimeters in diameter. In just a few cases,
 measuring heart dimensions is a considerable diagnostic advancement. The
 results of the present study show that echocardiography – by means of
 visualizing endocarditic vegetations – improves the reliability in diagnosing
 endocarditis.


Receiver functions from numerous teleseismic earthquakes recorded at 26 broadband seismic stations within the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) were analyzed to map crustal thickness, Poisson's ratio and Moho thickness within and around the NMSZ. The results show that the average crustal thickness of the stations within the Mississippi embayment is 33.4±0.28 km. The crust thins to about 25.5±1.09 km at OXF and thickens to about 43.3±0.12 km at PLAL. In the Mazatazal Belt, the crust varies from 30.2±0.14 to 53.1±0.29 km thick. However, the crust is thicker at WCI (53.1±0.29 km). There is a dramatic change in crustal thickness between the cratonic stations and stations within the Mississippi embayment. Our results from the Mazatzal belt are comparable to other Proterozoic and Archean shields that include reasonably well determined Moho depths, mostly based on receiver functions. The average crustal thickness for all shields is 39 km, while the average for Proterozoic shields is 40 km, and the average for Achaean shields is 38 km. We observed a dramatic change in crustal thickness from stations with the Mississippi embayment over a very short distance.


Porsea is one of the sub-districts in Toba Samosir. Toba Samosir Regency is geographically located between 2o24 '-2o37' LU and 99o03 '-99o16' BT. The agricultural sector is a top priority in the pillars of development in Toba Samosir Regency, because it has a large enough role and almost 90 percent of the people in the area work as farmers. Seeing the potential of the region and business opportunities, it is necessary to have facilities and strategies to distribute local products in the form of agriculture and other sectors with e-commerce-based marketing technology to reach a wider market / market. Community service activities on the topic of e-commerce-based entrepreneurship are carried out at the Porsea Police Office aimed at providing knowledge and skills about e-commerce, so that the knowledge gained can be implemented and is expected to increase family income from the potential of existing regions, so that it can eventually be transmitted to the surrounding communities as one of the work programs of the Porsea Sector Police to improve the living standards of the surrounding community


The reactions of cyclopentylmethanol and cyclohexylmethanol with boron trichloride afford the corresponding dichloroborinates (alkoxydichloroboranes), which decompose thermally to yield mixtures of halide isomers; ring expansion and a 1,2-hydride shift occur. Secondary cyclic alcohols having no ring substituent other than the hydroxy-group, and 1-substituted cycloalkanols, react rapidly at room temperature or below to yield the corresponding halides with no detectable rearrangement. trans-2-Methylcyclohexanol affords the corresponding halide with retention of configuration, together with 15–20% of the tertiary chloride. Subsequent rearrangement of certain products is catalysed by heating with boron trichloride. The 1-methylcycloalkyl chlorides thus afford mixtures with the isomeric secondary methylcycloalkyl chlorides, whilst cycloheptyl chloride undergoes irreversible rearrangement to ring-contracted products. Primary halides are isomerized only slowly by boron trichloride.


'This drawing is a copy, by Joseph Turner (c. 1772-1835), of an original by Angelo Maria Bigari which is preserved in the Austin Cooper Collection as 2122 TX (77). It depicts the interior of the church of St. Mary on Inishmurray Island, County Sligo, Ireland. The image shows a door on right of building, a narrow east window on the far wall in the background and various niches in the wall on the right.' (www.nli.ie) For another view of Ennismurray by Bigari see images cgjc1180 and cgjc1188.


This study is based by the facts that the North Sumatera is the biggest province in Sumatera which has a dense population and the abundant of the natural resources, but in the light of its economic growth aspect, North Sumatera GRDP is still left behind from other province in the similar group of the archipalego. Whereas from the resources point of view North Sumatera should be in the first rank in its economic growth value. Gross Regional Domestic Product of the North Sumatera has been still fluctuated and resided in third rank in Sumatera during the same period of the study. This research has a purpose to analyze the influence of the investment (foreign investment and the domestic investment), the labor force and the local goverment expenditure on the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of North Sumatera Province during the period of 1994 - 2010. This study use the time series data of 1994-2010 and the regression analysis of "Ordinary Least Square (OLS) " model and software supported by E Views 5.0. The findings of this study expect that labor forces, foreign investment (PMA), domestic investment (PMDN) and local goverment expenditure can give a positive impact on the fluctuation of North Sumatera GRDP. To increase the GRDP of North Sumatera Province, a policy is needed to motivate all parties to make investment in this povince. The local government expected to able to create the business climate that can stimulate the absorbing of the maximum labor force which is created by expectation through the Central Government by establishing the special economic zone in Sei Mangkei which is belonged to the Simalungun Regency. The estabilishing of this special economic zone can make a stimulation by the investors to invest their capital in this Province where this program is expectably can bring the accelaretion of economic growth and the labor foce absorbing in the North Sumatera. Finally the role of local government by means of the goverment expenditure is expected to be able to increase the variable of investment (PMA and PMDN) and the labour force also is expected to be able to increase the regional economic activities in order to reach the stable economic growth and automatically raise the income per kapita rate.


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Dr. Serio is Professor and Chairman, Department of Periodontics and Preventive Sciences, School of


ian dowbiggin is Professor of History at the University of Prince Edward Island. He is the author of A Merciful End: Th e Euthanasia Movement in Modern America (Oxford University Press, 2003) and A Concise History of Euthanasia: Life, Death, God, and Medicine (Rowman and Littlefield, 2006). The Quest for Mental Health: A Tale of Science, Medicine, Scandal, Sorrow, and Mass Society (Cambridge University Press) was published in 2011. email@example.com


This study examines the impact of agricultural export on the economic growth in Nepal for the time period of 1970-2015. In this analysis, researchers used the ARDL model using structural break to investigate the relationship between agricultural exports and economic growth in Nepal. Agricultural land, exchange rate, foreign direct investment, trade openness and agricultural environmental pollution have all been included in this analysis. According to estimates, ARDL, tend towards short-run relationship has been validated. Whereas, in the long-run relation we found negative relation. Furthermore, this study found that agricultural land is directly affecting economic growth. This study recommends policies that improve agricultural production and trade should be strongly pursued to help boost a country's economic growth


It has recently been found that a suppression of bremsstrahlung occurs during axial channeling of electrons. The present letter is concerned with an interpretation of this effect, taking into account a demonstration that the suppression can also occur during the planar channeling of electrons. An ultrarelativistic electron which is passing a nucleus is considered, and the method of virtual photons is used to find the radiation spectrum. Attention is given to the bremsstrahlung cross section during channeling, the bremsstrahlung in an amorphous target, and details regarding the planar channeling of electrons. 7 references.


Twenty-nine analogs of 2-deoxystreptamine have been tested to determine whether they are converted to antibiotics in 2-deoxystreptamine-negative mutants of Streptomyces fradiae, S. rimosus forma paromomycinus and S. kanamyceticus. Some analogs substituted at the 2-position of 2-deoxystreptamine undergo bioconversion to active antibiotics. The 2-deoxystreptamine antibiotics constitute a large group of aminoglycoside antibiotics to which over 20 members have been assigned to date including the paromomycins, the kanamycins, the gentamicins, the nebramycins, ribostamycin,


In this report, an optimal control of the closed circuit grinding system in a cement process is discussed. Generally, it is known that there is an optimum circulating load at which the efficiency of comminution is maximum. However, as control variables, the amount of electricity consumption of a bucket elevator is used instead of the circulating load for measuring reasons in this experiment. As the control system, a combination control system of fuzzy control and LQI control is constructed. The inside situation of a mill is inferred by fuzzy reasoning and the reference value of the sound level of the mill is determined on the basis of reasoning results. Then the supply of clinker to the mill is adjusted by LQI control such that the mill sound level follows to reference level. As a result, it is found that the proposed control system is very applicable and good control performance is obtained.


Concrete has been used as the major construction material for many years in the field of civil engineering because of its high compressive strength and constructability. In order to restrict the growth of micro cracks, Carbon-Nanofibers (CNF's) were added to the concrete mix. The concentration of CNF in concrete mix also yields higher strength and ductility. Uniaxial compression tests on CNF concrete were conducted to find the best CNF concentration. To evaluate the performance of CNF concrete, experiments were conducted at the University of Houston (UH) and an inelastic non-linear fiber beam element with bending, shear and axial force interaction for the analysis of reinforced concrete structures was developed and evaluated to correlate with the experimental results.


In addition to the original design and construction information from the 2003 EWRI publication, this paper also includes follow-up regarding the Kansas River bank stabilization project condition. The Kansas River is a major Missouri River tributary. The project site is 43 miles (70 kilometers) upstream from their confluence, with a drainage area of 58,610 square miles (151,800 square kilometers). The channel ranges from 590 to 1180 feet (180 to 360 meters) wide in an 8860-foot (2,700-meter) floodplain. The project area was a channel bulge along the left bank of the river, at an inflection point where the channel meanders from the north (left) side of the floodplain to the south side of the floodplain. A bridge is located downstream, in the middle of an east-west reach; downstream of the bridge, another meander returns the channel to the north. The sandy channel banks ranged from 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) tall, stood at slopes from 1.0 horizontal to 1.0 vertical, to nearly vertical, and tended to collapse into the channel thalweg and washed away whenever water levels receded.


We report high resolution electron microscope (HREM) observations and atomistic simulations of the bending of single and multi‐walled carbon nanotubes under mechanical duress. Single and multiple kinks are observed at high bending angles. Their occurrence is quantitatively explained by the simulations, which use a realistic many‐body potential for the carbon atoms. We show that the bending is fully reversible up to very large bending angles, despite the occurrence of kinks and highly strained tube regions. This is due to the remarkable flexibility of the hexagonal network, which resists bond breaking and bond switching up to very high strain values.


There is no dougt in denying the fact that The Russian Revolution of 1905 occupies a prominent and significant part of the world history in which the events of Bloody Sunday triggered a line of protests. A council of workers called the St. Petersburg Soviet was created in all this chaos, and the beginning of a communist political protest had begun. It is an established fact that World War I prompted a Russian outcry directed at Tsar Nicholas II It was another major factor contributing to the retaliation of the Russian Communists against their royal opponents. After the entry of the Ottoman Empire on the side of the Central Powers in October 1914, Russia was deprived of a major trade route through the Ottoman Empire, which followed with a minor economic crisis, in which Russia became incapable of providing munitions to their army in the years leading to 1917. However, the problems were merely administrative, and not industrial, as Germany was producing great amounts of munitions whilst constantly fighting on two major battlefronts.


For downloading the full-text of this article please click here Background and Objectives: Pregnancy is a natural function for women, it is nonetheless a stressful experience, associated with extensive psychological and physical changes that make women psychologically vulnerable. One of the components of a healthy life is attending to spiritual needs, which can enhance quality of life and gradually reduce harmful behaviors. The present study, titled "Correlation of spirituality and psychological well-being with pregnancy-specific stress in women visiting health centers in Dehdasht township in 2015", was conducted considering the available data. Materials and Methods: The present descriptive-correlational study recruited 450 pregnant women visiting health centers in Dehdasht township. The data were collected using personal-social, pregnancy-specific stress, and spirituality and psychological well-being questionnaires, and were analyzed in SPSS-20. Results: The present study results showed correlations between spirituality and pregnancy stress(r=0.156) and also between psychological well-being and pregnancy stress(r=0.294). The results relating to the contribution of spirituality components in pregnancy stress showed that religious and spiritual health are able to affect pregnancy stress, and the results relating to the contribution of subscales of psychological well-being showed that purposeful life well-being and independent well-being can affect pregnancy stress(P=0.01). Conclusion: The results showed that spirituality and psychological well-being are associated with stress during pregnancy. It is recommended due to the impact of variable both spiritual and psychological well-being in developing coping skills, stress reduction program. Keywords: Stress, Spirituality, Psychological Well-being, Pregnancy For downloading the full-text of this article please click here


In this paper, the technologies of the industrial controller development platform are studied, and a rapid development architecture of controller is proposed. The architecture consists of four layers: the hardware device layer, the communication layer, the development layer and the application layer. Each layer contains its core tools and interaction methods. The development platform based on this architecture has been verified, which can effectively accelerate the development and production process of industrial controller.


Autophagy is an essential catabolic cellular homeostasis process conserved in all eukaryotes. BECN1, a protein essential for autophagosome nucleation, contains two invariant C‐x‐x‐C motifs (18CxxC21 and 137CxxC140 in human BECN1) that bookend a large BECN1 intrinsically disordered region (IDR). We use circular dichroism spectroscopy to elucidate differences in secondary structural content of the wild‐type and CysTetrad mutant BECN1 IDR. Additionally, we are using small angle X‐ray scattering analyses to further understand the impact of the CysTetrad mutation on the structure of the BECN1 IDR. We also show that helicity of the BECN1 IDR increases upon addition of 2,2,2‐trifluoroethanol (TFE), suggesting that it may undergo binding‐associated helical transitions. Further, we use ICP‐MS to demonstrate that BECN1 binds Zn2+ in a 1:1 molar ratio under both, reducing and non‐reducing environments. Lastly, we show that both C‐x‐x‐C motifs are required, while the IDR is also important, for starvation‐triggered up‐regulation of autophagy.


The estimation of carrier frequency offset (CFO) is an important issue in the study of the orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems. In the past, many CFO estimation methods have been proposed. In this paper, we propose a new blind CFO estimation for OFDM systems based on the so-called remodulated received vectors [8]. The CFO estimate is given by a closed form formula. The proposed method has very low complexity and its performance is robust to different modulation symbols and the presence of virtual carriers.


Contains 3000 A-Z biographical entries covering every person in the Old Testament. Based on the biblical text and set in the context of history and geography, the volume includes a section on the Apocrypha, the collection of works that bridges the gap between the Old and New Testaments.


OBJECTIVE
To study the Ala53Thr and Ala30Pro mutations of the alpha-synuclein gene in a large number of Chinese patients with Parkinson disease (PD) as well as controls.

METHODS
We recruited 183 Chinese patients with sporadic PD, 17 with younger-onset PD (onset age <50 years), and 7 with PD and a positive family history as well as 227 unaffected Chinese control subjects from the outpatient departments of 2 major hospitals in Hong Kong. All subjects were assessed for the the diagnosis of PD by a consultant neurologist or geriatrician. Subjects were interviewed with a standard questionnaire that also questioned for family history. Venous blood samples were obtained from the subjects and genomic DNA was extracted and studied for the presence of Ala53Thr mutation in exon 4 and Ala30Pro mutation in exon 3 of the alpha-synuclein gene using a polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism method.

RESULTS
None of the Chinese PD patients or controls had either the Ala53Thr (exon 4) or Ala30Pro (exon 3) mutation of the alpha-synuclein gene.

CONCLUSION
We failed to discover Ala53Thr or Ala30Pro mutations in a large number of Chinese patients with PD and control subjects, adding to the emerging consensus that variations in the alpha-synuclein gene are associated with PD in few families worldwide.


1-(5-Bromothiophen-2-yl)-3-(4-nitrophenyl) prop-2-en-1-one (BTNP) has unique and highly attractive properties, which make them a new kind of nonlinear optical (NLO) organic material for wide applications in the fields of optical communication and flat panel display. In this work, BTNP was successfully synthesized by Claisen–Schmidt condensation reaction. To optimize the synthesis process and improve the purity of the product, the synthetic process of BTNP was monitored in situ by Raman spectroscopy to find out the mechanism of main reaction and possible side reactions. The possible side reactions were proposed based on Raman spectroscopy data. The effect of reaction conditions, including dosage of sodium hydroxide and reaction temperature, was investigated and analyzed by using the proposed side reaction scheme. It was found that the sodium hydroxide dosage is the key factor for the main reaction (Claisen–Schmidt condensation reaction) and side reactions. The effect of reaction conditions on the purity of...


In this work an original approach for the fabrication of the mechanical part of the Millipede, a MEMS-based scanning-probe data storage system, is reported. It allows the integration of both mechanical and electronic parts on the same wafer, by using CMOS-compatible processes. The proposed approach is based on the selective etching of p-type silicon, used as a sacrificial layer, with respect to n-type silicon, which is exploited as structural material (selective p-to-n electropolishing). Experimental results on chips fabricated by using the BCD6 process of STMicroelectronics demonstrate the feasibility of using this approach for the fabrication of freestanding n-type silicon cantilevers by selective etching of the ptype substrates.


Purpose: To compare posterior corneal curvature in the fellow eye of the same patients after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). Methods: This retrospective, case series comparative study included consecutive patients who underwent DSAEK in one eye and DMEK in the fellow eye. Each eye underwent corneal evaluation with Pentacam HR (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany). Postoperative corneal curvature, corneal thickness, and visual acuity were assessed. Results: Twenty eyes of 10 patients (5 women and 5 men) aged 72.5 ± 13.5 (range, 42–87) years were included. No significant differences were observed between front flat K's (43.01 ± 1.6 vs. 43.5 ± 0.9, P = 0.27) and front steep K's (44.17 ± 1.5 vs. 44.52 ± 0.7, P = 0.39) in DMEK vs. DSAEK eyes, accordingly. Posterior curvature was statistically significantly flatter in DMEK compared with DSAEK eyes; back flat K's (−6.30 ± 0.2 vs. −6.84 ± 0.6, P = 0.012), back steep K's (−6.64 ± 0.1 vs. −7.2 ± 0.3, P = 0.03), and back Km (−6.45 ± 0.1 vs. −6.99 ± 0.4, P = 0.005), accordingly. Corneas in DMEK eyes were significantly thinner than in DSAEK eyes (541.0 ± 61 vs. 627.9 ± 70 &mgr;m, P = 0.007). Conclusions: Eyes that underwent DSAEK surgery have thicker corneas with steeper posterior corneal curvature than fellow eyes that underwent DMEK. This difference may explain the hyperopic shift commonly observed after DSAEK and should be considered when choosing an intraocular lens for cataract surgery.


A model that accounts for the screened electrostatic interaggregate interactions in polydisperse micellar solutions is presented. The case of moderately concentrated systems in the presence of added salt is analyzed. The treatment presumes the use of the linear theory of micellar growth and the hypothesis for the uniform distribution of each type of aggregate throughout the whole volume of the solution. The results show that systems with lower electrolyte concentrations and with lower polydispersity are more sensitive to intermicellar interactions of this kind, especially at lower temperatures. Systems with higher polydispersity are less sensitive, although the interactions there also tend to shift the equilibrium distribution curve toward increased mole fractions of the shorter aggregates, thus reducing the overall polydispersity of the solutions.


A method for at least one of the quantitative analysis by optical emission spectroscopy of an induction plasma by a laser beam in the target (201) included in the bio-chip, drying the matrix that might be removed and the at least one target (203) at the same time (203 ) that is characterized, dried matrix 203 that involves the use of additives (202) to enable formation of the is configured to improve the analysis of characteristics of the plasma, auxiliary agent (202) has an emission spectrum that the emission spectrum It is from those having the different wavelengths wavelengths of the spectral lines used for the quantitative analysis of the at least one target (201).


The SiO2–BaO system of special glass was prepared by high temperature solid phase method,and SiO2–BaO system of special glass sealing elements were prepared by using SiO2–BaO system glass and carbon steel,alloy and other metal sealing.The influence of process parameters such as the sealing temperature and time,sealing atmosphere and annealing,on compressive strength,conductive properties,sealability,and thermal stability of sealing the sample were investigated.The morphology and composition of chemical elements on sealing interface were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive spectroscopy.The results indicated that the sealing element have excellent mechanical strength,sealing,thermal stability and electrical properties.The optimal process parameters are the sealing temperature of 975–985 ℃,sealing time of 20 min,sealing atmosphere of N2,annealing temperature of 490–530 ℃ and annealing time of 20 min.Glass and metal sealing is dense,no cracks and bubbles defects.Most of the chemical element on the interface between glass and metal is C,Si,Ba,and Mn.


The paper describes that rapid replacing first rope of multi rope friction hoist can be achieved by automatic replacement device for first rope. The device is designed for five-rope friction hoist, which can be used for other multi rope hoist after a little alteration.


We propose a Linear Irregular Fresnel Lens (denoted as LIFL) to replace the diffusion sheet and prism sheet in a rectangular LED-based Direct-type Backlight Module. The aim is to improve the illuminance and uniformity of LCD panel, as well as to reduce the cost of Backlight Module and make the Module thin. Here "Linear" means the grooves of a Fresnel lens are arranged linearly and "irregular" means that the sequence of all groove angles is not increasing or decreasing. To let the designed LIFL possess good effects of light ray guiding, two layers of LIFLs are needed. The first layer LIFL consists of x-axis grooves, whereas the second layer LIFL consists of y-axis grooves to guide all light rays guided by the first layer LIFL. The groove angles of the designed LIFL are evolved by a Genetic Algorithm which is developed in terms of the performance requirement on illuminance and uniformity of LCD panel in a rectangular LED-based Direct-type Backlight Module. In this paper, we will simulate a simple fifteen-LED Direct-type Backlight Module to demonstrate the performances on illuminance and uniformity of the designed LIFL.


In environmental governance, sustainability transformations research and practice represent an academically and politically influential discourse of sustainable development. Transformation thinking uses an explicit systems perspective to articulate pathways towards a sustainable society. Despite its social focus, transformation epistemology has developed in isolation from social theory. By qualitative analyses of Swedish fisheries legislation documents, we introduce social analysis to a systems perspective. We demonstrate how a systems approach, despite its claims to promote social practices, has difficulties to take social complexity into account. We conclude that systems modelling shapes social reality according to its own logic of efficiency, and that pre-defined goals of economics optimization prevail over social continuity and accumulated, experiential knowledge. (Less)


Another new family of Secant-like method is proposed in this paper. Analysis of convergence shows that the method has a super-linear convergence as Secant method. Numerical experiments show that the efficiency of the method is depended on the value of its parameter. AMS Subject Classification: 65D99, 65H05


We prove convergence for a simple relaxation scheme for a scalar conservation law modeling the settling of particles in an ideal clarifler-thickener unit. The conservation law has a flux which is spatially dependent on two discontinuous parameters. We prove convergence of the relaxation approximations to a weak solution of the clarifier-thickener model, and present numerical


Hypothesis / aims of study Sexual dysfunction in the context of a relationship is shared dysfunction. It is reasonable to suspect that, similar to erectile dysfunction, female pelvic floor disorders represent an area of shared dysfunction for affected couples and therefore have an effect upon the function of male partners. There is little data, however, on the impact of pelvic floor disorders on intimate partner relationships which takes into account the perspectives of both partners.


This study investigated brittle solder joint failure mechanisms during high-speed solder ball shear and pull testing. BGA package samples with different solder alloys (Sn4.0%Ag0.5%Cu and Sn37%Pb) were fabricated and a series of solder ball shear and pull tests were conducted at various testing speeds. The ball shear test speeds ranged from 10 mm/s to 3000 mm/s, while the ball pull test speeds ranged from 5 mm/s to 500 mm/s. Following high-speed shear/pull testing, the brittle fracture surfaces of the solder balls and corresponding pad were inspected using SEM/EDX. The results describe an increased incidence of brittle interfacial fracture for SnAgCu solder compared to SnPb solder. Microstructure analysis of brittle solder joint fracture surfaces appears an effective method to aid correlation between board level drop test and high-speed solder ball shear/pull tests.


In photobioreactors, photosynthetic microorganisms are exposed to certain light/dark cycles caused by light intensity distribution and mixing inside the photobioreactor. In this study, Haematococcus pluvialis was cultivated in an airlift and a bubble column photobioreactor, and the cell growth and astaxanthin production were compared to clarify the effects of liquid circulation.


Knowledge of the capacity of forage species to recover after defoliation is essential for their management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the respo...


An energy integration between photovoltaic (PV) systems and electric vehicles (EVs) can help to overcome problems related to the feasibility of a more sustainable mobility, most of all in urban context. This paper aims to examine the potential and the technical benefits of using PV systems as energy supplier for charging EVs. For this purpose, an urban scale integrated system is presented through a mathematical model that considers the power flows related to the PV generator, the charging station, and electric grid. The most significant result is the evaluation of the self-consumption in order to optimize the interaction between the PV system and charging station for EVs. This analysis has been conducted for different vehicles typologies and different PV installations, giving rise to more than 9000 different cases and allowing to consider the wideness of the self-consumption range for different months.


In this work we present a data-driven end-to-end Deep Learning approach for time series prediction, applied to financial time series. A Deep Learning scheme is derived to predict the temporal trends of stocks and ETFs in NYSE or NASDAQ. Our approach is based on a neural network (NN) that is applied to raw financial data inputs, and is trained to predict the temporal trends of stocks and ETFs. In order to handle commission-based trading, we derive an investment strategy that utilizes the probabilistic outputs of the NN, and optimizes the average return. The proposed scheme is shown to provide statistically significant accurate predictions of financial market trends, and the investment strategy is shown to be profitable under this challenging setup. The performance compares favorably with contemporary benchmarks along two-years of back-testing.


Abstract Repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) with homologous chromosomes is a hallmark of meiosis that is mediated by recombination 'bridges' between homolog axes. This process requires cooperation of DMC1 and RAD51 to promote homology search and strand exchange. The mechanism(s) regulating DMC1/RAD51-ssDNA nucleoprotein filament and the components of 'bridges' remain to be investigated. Here we show that MEIOK21 is a newly identified component of meiotic recombination bridges and is required for efficient formation of DMC1/RAD51 foci. MEIOK21 dynamically localizes on chromosomes from on-axis foci to 'hanging foci', then to 'bridges', and finally to 'fused foci' between homolog axes. Its chromosome localization depends on DSBs. Knockout of Meiok21 decreases the numbers of HSF2BP and DMC1/RAD51 foci, disrupting DSB repair, synapsis and crossover recombination and finally causing male infertility. Therefore, MEIOK21 is a novel recombination factor and probably mediates DMC1/RAD51 recruitment to ssDNA or their stability on chromosomes through physical interaction with HSF2BP.


This paper inquires the dynamics of art policy as it relates to the notion of 'publicness', which is the key operational principle for public museums. The result will help analyze how the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea(MMCA) has had to navigate through a series of complex political realities while seeking to espouse this publicness principle. At inception in 1969, the MMCA was conceived as one of the modernization projects of the authoritarian regime of Park Jung-Hee. Its relocation to an expanded complex in the city of Gwacheon marked the MMCA's rebirth, allowing it to pursue the publicness goal with bona fide professionalism. Lately MMCA has become a subject of complicated debates between the government and the art community over the proposals of privatization and quangocratisation. As observed through the history of MMCA, the art policies pertaining to publicness are very often politically intertwined in the presence of conflicting and incoherent interests.


The European debt crisis has had significant political and economic implications throughout the Eurozone, particularly for its peripheral South. These were especially obvious for Greece, which had to face elevated levels of austerity and sign three different bailout programs within eight years to remain economically solvent and retain its position in the context of European institutions. Here, we track how the perception of the work values of Greeks by other member states—such as Germany, Slovakia or Finland—along with ensuing public debates adversely affected the bailout program design and implementation in Greece, and had significant political consequences throughout the Eurozone.


The problems associated with the measurement of the rheological properties of pressurized aerosol concentrates consisting of emulsions and/or micellar solutions are discussed. A pressure attachment for a commercially available rheometer is described, and data are presented for simple soap formulations. Pressurized concentrates exhibited pseudoplastic properties which could not always be correlated with the flow properties of resultant foams.


The following dossier, which brings together works by Argentine, Spanish and Italian researchers, is a clear example of the ongoing debate on late antiquity. Far from being finished, new lines of research continue to emerge, demonstrating the vitality this field possesses; fundamentally, by the heterogeneity of its themes.


Objective To investigate the distribution and the chimerism features after infusion of allogeneic bone marrow cells (BMCs) in rats. Methods BMCs of SD rats were PKH26 labeled and 5×107 cells were infused to Wistar rats via the portal or inferior vena cava. Rapamycin was injected daily from day 0 to 4 after surgery. On day 7 and 14,the recipient rats were sacrificed and the blood,the BMCs,the thymus,the livers,the spleens,and the lymph nodes were collected. The lymphocytes of these organs were separated and then were analyzed by flow cytometry to detect the PKH26 labeled BMCs. The smear of peripheral blood mononuclear cells,the smear BMCs,and frozen tissue sections of the thymus,lymph nodes,the livers,and the spleens were observed with a fluorescence microscope. Results Both flow cytometry and fluorescence microscopy demonstrated that BMCs injection induced mixed chimerism in adopted Wistar rat organs of the thymus,the liver,the spleen,and the lymph node. The chimerism level was higher when injected via the portal vein than via the inferior vena cava. Fluorescence microscopy detected the distribution features of PKH26 labeled cells in those organs,and indicated that donor BMCs can differentiate in those organs and be finally eliminated in the spleens. Conclusion BMCs infusion can induce mixed chimerism in recipient organs with different distribution features,and portal vein infusion is a more effective strategy than inferior vena cava infusion.


In this article, a novel Q-learning scheduling method for the current controller of a switched reluctance motor (SRM) drive is investigated. The Q-learning algorithm is a class of reinforcement learning approaches that can find the best forward-in-time solution of a linear control problem. An augmented system is constructed based on the reference current signal and the SRM model to allow for solving the algebraic Riccati equation of the current-tracking problem. This article introduces a new scheduled-Q-learning algorithm that utilizes a table of Q-cores that lies on the nonlinear surface of an SRM model without involving any information about the model parameters to track the reference current trajectory by scheduling the infinite horizon linear quadratic trackers (LQT) handled by Q-learning algorithms. Additionally, a linear interpolation algorithm is proposed to improve the transition of the LQT between trained Q-cores to ensure a smooth response as state variables evolve on the nonlinear surface of the model. Lastly, simulation and experimental results are provided to validate the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.


Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) such as rivaroxaban have become the drugs of choice when treating a variety of conditions requiring anticoagulation. We describe a case of a patient found to have hemopericardium with tamponade physiology on a routine echo ordered for evaluation of tachycardia. A 49-year-old man with systemic hypertension was found to have a right lower lobe pulmonary embolus (PE) during a hospitalization for diabetic ketoacidosis complicated by pneumoperitoneum s/p small bowel resection. Rivaroxaban 15 mg twice daily was initiated for treatment of PE. On day 2 rivaroxaban, patient became tachycardic. Chest CT showed a small to moderate pericardial effusion with pericardial enhancement. On day 7, a echo showed trivial pericardial effusion without hemodynamic compromise. Tachycardia persisted after hospital discharge, but patient was otherwise asymptomatic. Patient transitioned to rivaroxaban 20 daily after 3 weeks. Outpatient echo done 2 months after discharge showed a large pericardial effusion with tamponade physiology. Patient was instructed to go to hospital for admission. Labs were significant for Hgb 7.8, and elevated PT 52.50, INR 4.5 and PTT 33.80. Rivaroxaban was held, and patient was given 2 units FFP, Vitamin K 10 mg oral, Kcentra 4208 units and 2 units pRBCs. Patient underwent a pericardiocentesis with removal of 600 cc of sanguineous fluid. Fluid analysis was consistent with hemorrhagic effusion. Repeat echo showed a small residual, anterior pericardial effusion with constrictive physiology. Patient was discharged on reduced dose of rivaroxaban 10 daily and Vitamin K 5 mg daily until outpatient follow up. Our case of hemopericardium occurring in a middle-aged man without confounding issues is unusual. Although hemopericardium with DOACs have been reported, the majority of cases have occurred in patients with pre-disposing risk factors. A systemic review of 26 cases by Asad, et al. described risks associated with cardiac tamponade with DOACs. The incidence of hemopericardium and tamponade appeared highest in elderly men with renal and coagulation abnormalities. Our case highlights the importance of vigilance in patients on DOACs who present with subtle symptoms suggestive of hemodynamic compromise or instability.


The present invention relates to a method for purification of metallurgical grade hydrogen plasma flame polycrystalline silicon powder, the method comprising the steps of: after a, the metallurgical grade silicon powder was subjected to ultrasonic cleaning, dried at room temperature to give a pretreated silica fume; B, the pre-purified silicon powder into the plasma flame hydroxide inner chute apparatus; C, open oxyhydrogen flame within the oxyhydrogen flame plasma purification apparatus generating means generates a pre 3 to 5 minutes, so that the flame stable; D, open chute, so that the angle between the slope and the horizontal plane is 10 to 40 degrees by adjusting the plasma around the oxyhydrogen flame in an elongated purification means controls the size of the spring, this time falling silicon powder particles are uniformly and homogeneously orderly by a flame, i.e. to obtain metallurgical grade silicon powder after purification; metallurgical grade silicon powder after purification of the glass container falls, can be collected. The present invention is not only easy to implement large-scale production applications, and reduce the energy consumption and purification costs, but also reduces the difficulty of purification.


This study explains the underlying concepts and implementation details of using an open source distribution analysis tool – OpenDSS to conduct dynamic simulations of converter interfaced generation (CIG) in large, realistic power distribution systems. The dynamic models of different types of CIGs are derived and written into the dynamic-link library (DLL) to be called by OpenDSS during simulation. The DLL development is illustrated in detail with the programme structure and the model derivation of CIG. A phasor domain modelling method is adopted to derive single-phase CIG models in order to make the DLL models compatible with OpenDSS. The conversion between phasor and natural waveform data when simulating single-phase systems is discussed. The DLLs are derived based on the equations of the power stage circuit including the filters and the specific controllers. Applications of developed DLLs are illustrated with test cases, where volt-VAR control and microgrid mode control of CIGs are tested in a large-scale distribution system. This study can be used as a tutorial for performing the dynamic analysis for single-phase converters in OpenDSS.


A hybrid piezo/triboelectric nanogenerator (H/P-TENG) is designed for mechanical energy harvesting using polymer ceramic composite films; polydimethylsiloxane/Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3–0.5(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3 (PDMS/BZT–BCT) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). A lead-free BZT–BCT piezoelectric ceramic was prepared via solid-state method and blended into PDMS to form a series of polymer-ceramic composite films, ranging from 5% to 30% by weight. The films were forward/reverse poled with corona poling and their electrical properties were compared to non-poled samples. The H/P-TENG constructed with forward-poled 15 wt% BZT–BCT in PDMS achieved the highest open-circuit voltage, Voc of 127 V, short-circuit current density, Jsc of 67 mA m−2, short-circuit charge density, Qsc of 118 μC m−2, and peak power density of 7.5 W m−2, an increase of 190% over pristine PDMS-based TENG. It was discovered that incorporating BZT–BCT into the PDMS matrix improved the triboelectric properties of PDMS. The overlapping electron cloud (OEC) model was used to explain the enhancement and the effect of poling direction of the PDMS/BZT–BCT composite used in H/P-TENG, providing fundamental knowledge of the influence of piezoelectric polarisation on contact electrification.


Internet has fundamentally influenced and changed people's life as well as the paradigm and way of participating politics. With the drastic development of Internet technology, participation in Internet politics has manifested many characteristics distinct from traditional involvement in politics: new participants, multi-perspective sources of information, numerous triggers of and complicated motivations for participation as well as new operational mechanism. All these have bestowed on the political participation of the Internet Age not only new strategies and tools but also new concepts and means.


Purpose To study the clinicopathological features of pleomorphic hyalinizing angiecatic tumor of soft parts(PHAT).Methods A case of PHAT was examined by light microscopy,histochemical stain and immunohistochemistry.Results On histological examination,the well-circumscribed tumor was characterized by the presence of clusters of thin-walled ecstatic vessels,plemorphic neoplastic cells arranged in sheets or cords between those ecstatic vessels,prominent perivascular and intercellular hyalinization.Immunohistochemically,the tumor was positive for vimentin,CD34,VEGF,CD99. Follow-up data showed no signs of local recurrence.Conlusion PHAT is distinctive low-grade sarcoma and the cellular origin remains to be investigated.


A 38-year-old woman presented with a right-sided throbbing headache associated with visual symptoms, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia. She had experienced migraines since her teenage years characterized by monthly unilateral headache associated with nausea and photophobia. The current headache had started with symptoms she recognized as her regular monthly migraine, but it had uncharacteristically persisted for 3 days. She also described a persistent aura of "pixelated 3-dimensional objects" and "colored pinwheels," which she had not experienced with her previous headaches. Two days into the headache, she had developed a defect in her left visual field and had narrowly missed hitting a tree on that side while driving. At the time of presentation to us, she had already undergone a head CT, which was reported normal, and she was prescribed prednisone, sumatriptan, and oxycodone for management of status migrainosus, without benefit.


The present study focuses on the interaction of students during chemistry labwork and investigates its relationship with students' actions that are related to the context of labwork and verbalized knowledge expressed by them. At first, labguides for chemistry labwork were designed and were implemented in three groups of 16-year-old students. The labwork process was videoed in each group of students. Each part of the half-minute videos was analyzed. The analysis identified the types of students' interaction, the categories of their actions that are related to the context of labwork and the categories of their verbalized knowledge throughout the labwork. It emerged that there is a relationship among the types of students' interaction, the categories of their verbalized knowledge and the categories of their actions that are related to the context of labwork. The results of this study affect the designing of labwork activities so that they can become more effective.


Foundation rafts are analysed as a plate on elastic foundation with the representation of the foundation media using the Winkler idealisation i.e. series of linear uncoupled springs. The elastic constant of the Winkler springs is derived using the sub-grade modulus. However, the Winkler approach has limitations due to incompatibility of the deflections at raft-soil interface. The deflection of the raft at the point of contact and the deformation of the foundation media at this point of contact are incompatible in this approach. This particularly influences flexible rafts and further if the foundation media is soil. This paper discusses the analysis of raft, in general, and the analysis of the foundation raft for a Spent Fuel pool facility using 'variable k approach' where deformations at a node and influencing nodes are computed using Boussinesq's theory. The limitations stated above are overcome in this approach. Some studies on the sensitivity of parameters were carried out in the form of variation of modulii of elasticity of concrete and deformation modulus of soil. Analysis is also performed with conventional method using 'Winkler' soil springs. It is concluded that the Winkler model does not correctly predict the behaviour of the mat both qualitatively and quantitatively and could lead to underestimation of soil pressures leading to unconservative design. The approach involving soil structure interaction like the one presented here is hence recommended for important structures like those involved in Nuclear facilities. 1.0 INTRODUCTION The type of foundation and its design for any structure is based on magnitude of the loads on it and the type of founding strata which support it. Conventional methods used so far had to be simple because of limitations of computing devices. With the major advances of micro computer technology and especially the silicon chip, extensive computer capabilities have become available and affordable Copyright © 2005 by SMiRT18 3165 Copyright © 2005 by SMiRT18 to most, thus making complex and otherwise laborious calculations possible with comparatively lesser effort and minimises the chances of errors vis-à-vis manual computations. Classical methods like Winkler's approach can now give way to more rational methods like the variable 'k' approach, discussed here. 2.0 WINKLER SUBGRADE MODEL This method was proposed by E. Winkler, which assumes that the soil can be modelled as an infinite number of uncoupled linear "soil" springs. The elastic constant of the springs is taken as equivalent to the coefficient of subgrade reaction of the soil per unit area. The springs are assumed to be able to resist tension and compression. The basic governing equation for this method is: pi = k δi where pi = applied vertical surface pressure at point i δi = vertical surface deflection at point i k = a constant having units of force per length cubed. The "soil" spring constant k related to the load-deformation characteristic of the founding stratum is commonly termed as the modulus of subgrade reaction. The value of this characteristic has been a subject of controversy over the years and various values and methods for determining it have been recommended by several renowned geologists such as Terzaghi (1955) and Vesic (1961, 1963). The fundamental drawbacks in the Winkler model are: a) k is assumed to be constant and independent of the loading intensity and pattern and the geometry of the mat. b) Realistic determination of in situ rheological properties of the founding strata is difficult. c) Interaction between adjacent springs is ignored, even though there is very definite load spreading by vertical shear within an actual soil mass. d) Compatibility between deformation of the foundation structure and the founding stratum is ignored. e) The Winkler model does not correctly predict the behaviour of the mat neither qualitatively nor quantitatively when the mat is relatively stiff vis-à-vis the soil. Stress concentration which is known to occur at the edges of the mat is not reflected by the Winkler's model. Incorporation of the relative stiffness of the mat with respect to the soil is another problem having no definite answer. The drawback of using Winkler subgrade model can easily be explained by a raft subjected to uniformly distributed load. Under this condition the Winkler subgrade model gives uniform settlement as shown in Figure below:


Membranous nephropathy (MN) is the one of the most common pathological types that cause adult nephrotic syndrome (NS). Recently, the incidence of MN has shown a clear upward trend. Nevertheless, there is no more accurate and fast artificial intelligence algorithm for diagnose of MN which work is laborintensive and time-consuming if it is done manually. In this article, MN-Net, a CNN-based method, is applied to glomeruli detection and classification on whole slide images (WSIs). This work is mainly divided into two parts, a glomerulus detection network and a classification network. The detection network is utilized to locate glomeruli on WSIs. Multiple instance learning (MIL), a weakly supervised classification network following detection network classifies the glomeruli detected earlier. Our network is training on PASM-stained WSIs of 1281 cases collected from multi-centers. Experimental results prove that our method is effective with a high precision of 99.66% for glomeruli detection and 99.53% for MN glomeruli classification on this dataset. In summary, this method has been proved to be an effective method with advantages of speed, high accuracy, strong robustness, and low cost of data annotation that can be applied to the diagnosis of renal pathology. In the future, this method can also be extended to the classification of other glomerular diseases under light microscope (LM). The introduction of glomerular basement membrane (GBM) segmentation and measurement models can further improve the reliability of this model.


Part 1 History: the political history of al-Andalus (92/711-897/1492), M. Makki Granada - a case study of Arab urbanism in Muslim Spain, J. Dickie "The Ornament of the World" - medieval Cordoba as a cultural centre, R. Hillenbrand Islamic Seville - its political, social and cultural history, R. Valencia Mozarabs - an emblematic Christian minority in Islamic al-Andalus, Mikel de Epalza the Mozarabs - worthy bearers of Islamic culture, M. Lopez Gomez the Mudejars, L.P. Harvey the Jews in Muslim Spain, R.P. Scheindlin the political, social and cultural history of the Moriscos, L.P. Harvey Al-Andalus and North Africa in the Almohad ideology, M. Fletcher mortal enemies, invisible neighbours - northerners in Andalusi eyes, A. al-Azmeh an Islamic background to the voyages of discovery, A. Hamdani. Part 2 Language and literature: Andalusi Belles Lettres, P. Cachia Andalusi poetry - the Golden period, S. Khadra Jayyusi nature poetry in al-Andalus and the rise of Ibn Khafaja, S. Khadra Jayyusi "Zajal" and "Muwashshaha" - Hispano-Arabic poetry and the romance tradition, J.T. Monroe Ibn Hazm and the "Tawq al-Hamama", L.A. Giffen linguistic interference between Arabic and the romance languages of the Iberian Peninsula, F. Corriente further listings and categorizations of Arabic words in Ibero-romance languages, D. Messner Arab influences on European love-poetry, R. Boase Al-Andalus and 1492 - the ways of remembering, M.R. Menocal the legacy of Islam in Spanish literature, L. Lopez-Baralt. Part 3 Music: music in Muslim Spain, O. Wright. Part 4 Art and architecture: two paradoxes in the Islamic art of the Spanish Peninsula, O. Grabar the Mudejar tradition in architecture, J. Dodds the arts of al-Andalus, J. Dodds space and volume in Nasrid architecture, J. Dickie ecstasy and control in Andalusi art - steps towards a new approach, J.C. Burgel calligraphy in al-Andalus, A. Fernandez-Puertas. Part 5 Social history and lifestyle: the social history of Muslim Spain, P. Guichard "Asluhu li 'l-ma ali" - on the social status of Andalusi women, M.J. Viguera the culinary culture of al-Andalus, D. Waines. Part 6 Economic history: an approximate picture of the economy of al-Andalus, P. Chalmeta Muslim merchants in Andalusi international trade, O.R. Constable. (Part Contents)


The ketogenic diet has certain effect that can effectively help people lose their weight in a short time, and the composition which is eliminated the most is fat. Studies have experimented on different kind of ketogenic diet, their function, their impact on physical activities and impact on human body. Some basic logic including the ketosis—a state of metabolism when the ketone is used as the primary source of energy, ketone body—achieved then the fatty acid is decomposed, nutrients intake—especially the three main ones—carbohydrate, protein and fat, and caloric restriction, and the importance of micronutrients. This article will primarily contain an introduction about the history of ketogenic diet—the relationship of fasting with ketogenic diet, its function—both on weight loss and the effectiveness of the protection on motor function. The relationship between ketogenic and physical performance—both aerobic exercises and anaerobic exercises. The last part is its impact on human body for both short term and long term and include a conclusion.


Climatic characteristics in south-west Slovenia are akin to the Mediterranean ones, therefore some more sensitive cultures still grow there; by far the most important is olive which is otherwise typical of the central Mediterranean. These cultures grow at their northern climatic borders, therefore they are periodically affected by severe frosts. The development of olive growing, and other climatically more sensitive cultures as well, has also been fostered by both the climatic trends of the last decades and the forecasts for the 21st century prognosticating further warming of the climate.


. Users' acceptability of Web applications relies strictly on these applications' usability, which can be improved through the use of inspections. This paper reports an industrial case study of usability inspection, where developers and requirements assessors applied an inspection technique to evaluate the usability of newly developed modules. The results of this case study indicate the feasibility of performing usability inspections with the participation of a software project's stakeholders, even when stakeholders are not usability experts.


A novel methodology is developed to decompose the classic Flame Transfer Function (FTF) used in the thermo-acoustic stability analysis of lean premix combustors into contributions of different types. The approach is applied, in the context of Large Eddy Simulation (LES), to partially-premixed and fully-premixed flames, which are stabilized via a central recirculation zone as a result of the vortex breakdown phenomenon. The first type of decomposition is into contributions driven by fuel mixture fraction and dynamic velocity fluctuations. Each of these two contributions is further split into the components of turbulent flame speed and flame surface area. The flame surface area component, driven by the pure dynamic velocity fluctuation, which is shown to be a dominant contribution to the overall FTF, is also additionally decomposed over the coherent flow structures using proper orthogonal decomposition. Using a simplified model for the dynamic response of premixed flames, it is shown that the distribution of the FTF, as obtained from LES, is closely related to the characteristics of the velocity field frequency response to the inlet perturbation. Initially, the proposed method is tested and validated with a well characterized laboratory burner geometry. Subsequently, the method is applied to an industrial gas turbine burner.


Epilepsy treatment has become increasingly complex as the number and variety of therapeutic options available have expanded. Improved under- standing of different treatment modalities and their adverse effects allows clinicians and surgeons to individualize therapy better. During the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, five internationally recognized experts in the clinical and surgical management of epilepsy discussed the potential side effects of current epilepsy therapies, the acute treatment of status epilepticus, neurostimulation devices, the evaluation of patients for epilepsy and resective surgery, and complementary and alternative treatments such as dietary modi- fication and hormonal therapy.


The unsaturated fatty acids play decisive role in the activity of biological membranes. The interaction between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids during the condensation process is therefore of great importance. Studies on the crystallization of stearic acid (a typical saturated acid), in presence of oleic acid and linoleic acid (typical unsaturated acids), were carried out to determine the extent of interaction. Results indicated that interaction between saturated and unsaturated molecules is almost absent. It can be derived from the findings that these molecules might participate in biological or biochemical processes, as if they are entirely different types of molecules.


The analyses of organic carbon content, soluble organic matter, group composition, vitrinite reflectance and rock pyrolysis parameter from gas source rocks in Baoshan basin show that most samples have reached to criterion of oil generating rock on the stage of immature. The chromatographic analysis of saturated hydrocarbon indicates the weak oxidation/weak reduction environment appeared in stage of organic matter deposition, supplied dominantly by higher plants. The soluble organic carbon isotope study suggests that the organic parent materials in Well Baocan-1 are dominated by high plants with swamp facies in sedimentary environment.


Contents: Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Systematics -- Description -- Relationships -- Habits -- Geographic Distribution -- Conclusion -- Literature Cited -- Abbreviations


As part of an International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (ICBG) program and a collaborative research project with the Natural Products Discovery Institute, four plant extracts were investigated for their antiproliferative and antiplasmodial activities. With the guidance of bioassay guided fractionation, two known antiproliferative terpenoids (2.1 and 2.2) were isolated from Hypoestes sp. (Acanthaceae), four known antiplasmodial liminoids (3.1–3.4) were isolated from Carapa guianensis (Meliaceae), one inactive terpenoid (4.1) was isolated from Erica maesta (Ericaceae), and four cerebrosides (4.2-4.5) were obtained from Hohenbergia antillana (Bromeliaceae). The structures of these compounds were elucidated by using 1D (H and C), 2D (HMBC, HSQC, COSY, NOESY) NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The structures of the compounds were also confirmed by comparing them with reported values from the literature. Compounds 2.1 and 2.2 showed moderate antiproliferative activity against the A2780 human ovarian cancer cell line with IC50 values of 6.9 μM and 3.4 μM, respectively. They also exhibited moderate antiplasmodial activity against chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strain Dd2 with IC50 values of 9.9 ± 1.4 μM and 2.8 ± 0.7 μM, respectively. Compounds 3.1 to 3.4 had moderate antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum Dd2 strain with IC50 values of 2.0 ± 0.3 μM, 2.1 ± 0.1 μM, 2.1 ± 0.2 μM and 2.8 ± 0.2 μM, respectively. Compounds 4.1 and 4.2 showed very weak antiplasmodial activity against Plasmodium falciparum Dd2 strain, with IC50 values between 5 and 10 μg/mL. Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Antiproliferative and Antiplasmodial Natural Products from Plants Ming Wang GENERAL AUDIENCE ABSTRACT Cancer has a major impact all over the world and is one of the leading causes of death. Malaria remains as one of the most severe tropical diseases in the world. It is a common and often fatal disease caused by a parasitic infection. The treatment of cancer and malaria is a significant challenge, and has become a top priority in drug discovery field. The natural products from plants have been used for medicinal purpose for a long time, and a lot of well-known plant based natural product drugs have been discovered, including anticancer drug paclitaxel, and antimalarial drug chloroquine and artemisinin. However, the resistances for these drugs have developed, and it is urgent to find new drug that can take their place. This research is trying to find promising anticancer and antimalarial natural products from plant extracts. From four plant extracts, two antiproliferative compounds and four antiplasmodial compounds were discovered. In this thesis, the isolation and structure elucidation of these compounds will be discussed.


Abstract : This presentation displays analysis of performed propagation measurements, including measurement goals and capabilities, sample results, and model comparisons.


The MultiKron 1 Experimenter's Toolkit contains a MultiKron interface printed circuit board (currently we have interface boards for the VME bus, SBus, and PCI bus), installation software, data logging software, and analysis software; all of the software supplied is written in C. The Toolkit allows users to take advantage of the NIST MultiKron performance measurement chips (Mul-tiKron II and MultiKron vc) in systems that do not already have a MultiKron designed into them. The toolkit board is applicable to both multiprocessor systems and single-processor systems. The Experimenter's Toolkit allows researchers to obtain hands-on experience with the MultiKron performance measurement chips, without the engineering eeort required to design and build a hardware interface between the MultiKron and their computer. Over 800,000 Trace Samples can be collected via the MultiKron II during an experiment to the dedicated toolkit board memory; a practically-unlimited number of Samples can be collected if an optional external data-collection computer is used. The optional MultiKron vc chip provides 8,192 virtual counters.


Abstract Adonis multiflora is a spring ephemeral herb growing in temperate deciduous forests. To determine the flowering prop-erties of a natural population of A. multiflora , air temperature, flowering time, and flower-falling were monitored from February 2009 to May 2011. The A. multiflora population in this study started flowering in early March and ended it in mid-April. The average flowering duration of a flower was 14.4 days in 2009 and 19.6 days in 2011. The average duration of flower-falling was between 3.4 days and 4.2 days for three years. Cumulative flowering rate (CFR) was correlated with year day (YD), year day index (YDI), and Nuttonson's index (Tn), with correlation coefficients (CC) of over 0.9 at the 1% significance level; CC value between CFR and YD was the largest and that between CFR and YDI was the smallest. How-ever, at the 5% significance level, CFR was closely related with Tn more than any other factors. The CCs between flower-ing times of two years in each plant were high and significant at 1% level. The YD value of flowering time of a flower was inversely related to its flowering duration significantly for three years. In a given plant, when more flowering started early, the flowering duration was longer. The first flower blossomed on 73.4 YD in 2010 and 78.9 YD in 2011, and remained for 16.7 days in 2009 and 27.4 days in 2011, respectively; the fifth flower developed on 92.5 YD in 2010 and 96.6 YD in 2011, and remained for 8.0 days in 2009 and 14.6 days in 2011. The YD differences between the flowering times of two flowers decreased in the order of inflorescence.


This paper presented a new experimental gain tuning technique for a Multi-Axis Servo System. First, the investigation for proportional gain of velocity control loop by using a Dynamic Signal Analyzer (DSA) was performed. Using the FUNCTION characteristic of DSA based on the Bode plot, the Bode plot of open loop transfer function was obtained. In turn, the integral gain of a servo controller can be found out by using the integration time constant extracted from the Bode plot of open loop transfer function. In the meanwhile, the positional gain of the servo controller has been obtained by using the Bode plot of the closed loop transfer function. We have also proposed the technique to find out an optimal parameter of a notch filter, which has a great influence on vibration reduction, by using the damping factor extracted from the Bode plot of closed loop transfer function.


A wide-ranging intellectual history that examines the National Gallery as institution, as collection, and as a series of sites for the display of the nation's art.


Software projects keep changing all the time. Understanding the nature of the changes can help build higher quality projects. In this paper, the authors studied software changes on a new entity, statement. They found some types of statements are more likely to change than others. Furthermore, the authors studied software changes to fix bugs and also found some types of statements are more likely to change than others to fix bugs. These statements are more likely to cause bugs, which should be paid more attention to.


In this paper, we extend the recently introduced Maximum Likelihood Linear Regression (MLLR) super-vector based m-vector speaker verification system to a multi-class MLLR m-vector system. In the conventional case, global class MLLR transformation is estimated with respect to Universal Background Model (UBM) for a given speech data, which is then used in the form of super-vector for m-vector system. In the proposed system, Gaussian mean vectors of the UBM are first clustered into several classes. Then, MLLR transformations are estimated (of a speech data) for each class, and are used in the form of super-vectors for speaker characterization using the m-vector technique. We consider two clustering approaches: one is based on the conventional K-means and the other is proposed based on Expectation Maximization (EM) and Maximum Likelihood (ML). Both systems yield better performance than the conventional m-vector system and allow for multiple MLLR transforms without additional temporal alignment of the data with respect to UBM. Furthermore, we show that, contrary to conventional K-means, the proposed clustering is not affected by the random initialization, and also provides equal or comparable system performance. The system performances are shown on NIST 2008 SRE core condition over various tasks.


Background. The aim of the study was to investigate peculiarities of immune responses on the vaccination with Priorix in healthy children and patients with atopic dermatitis. Methods. Thirty five healthy children aged 1-2 years old (Group 1) and 15 children the same age with atopic dermatitis (Group 2) were vaccinated with Priorix. Serum level of IgE was measured by ELISA, and serum concentrations of 7 cytokines: IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IFN-γ, and TNF-α were measured by BioPlex technology before vaccination, 7 days, and 30 days after. Serum level of IgE was measured by ELISA. Results. The level of serum IgE relatively decreased or increased on seventh day after vaccination. In a month IgE level returned back. It was found that in group1 51,4% children demonstrated Th1 type response and 48,6% children showed Th2 type response on the vaccination. Similar distribution was obtained in group 2 (53,3% children showed Th1 type response and 46,7% children demonstrated Th2 type). A significant positive correlation was observed between IgE level increasing and Th2 type of immune response. It was shown that 68,6% of children of group 1 and 66,7% of children of group 2 demonstrated after vaccination the superiority of anti-inflammatory IL-10 over pro-inflammatory TNF-α. We suppose that children with atopic dermatitis can be vaccinated with Priorix.


OBJECTIVE To compare the variance of Aloe polysaccharide in diverse producing area and different growth phase.The optimal dosage of ethanol was also studied during the course of precipitating.METHODS Coarse Polysaccharide in Aloe gel was precipitated by ethanol.The content of total polysaccharide was determined with phenol sulfuric acid .In addition it was analyzed by IR spectroscopy.RESULTS The content of total polysaccharide is 70.17% and theoptimal dosage is∶ethanol/gel=4.CONCLUSION Both growth phase and prducing area can affect the amount of Aloe polysaccharide.


Recent market conditions have forced companies to change their policies regarding systems development. Open architectures and distributed paradigms become first role players in the implementation of flexible, componentised systems that can easily adjust to changing requirements. However, there is a significant obstacle put across by the legacy, which still performs the main volume of business processes and stores the majority of the Enterprise Knowledge. Hence, a problem occurs regarding how we obtain integration of systems and knowledge when the legacy still dominates in the enterprise environment. In this paper we advocate that knowledge repositories may provide a solution by becoming the key components of distributed environments. Repositories support strong mechanisms for meta-level information management and systems specification. We present how a repository manages to integrate enterprise knowledge and IS at a conceptual level. Subsequently, we analyse the way a repository-based framework integrates knowledge and software components at a functional level. The analysis is based on the DELOS environment. An example practically exhibits the results achieved.


This paper examines an l2 − l∞ filtering problem for a class of discretetime networked switched systems with multiple packet dropouts, while the data packets include both the measurement output signal and the switching signal. The multiple packet dropouts phenomenon is described by Bernoulli binary sequences with known probabilities. Then, by constructing a novel switched Lyapunov function with the random missing of switching signal taken into account, a switched filter is designed such that the filtering error system is exponentially stable and satisfies the l2−l∞ disturbance attenuation level. The parameters of the filter are obtained by solving an LMI. Finally, a practical example is presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach.


and the star spangled banner, to Mr, Stearns's intense disgust. The underlying reason was, as he sees it, that our leaders were not genuinely liberal, that the intellectual class became the hired attorney of nationalism. Indeed, the author's contention is "that the peoples of the world were duped from beginning to end," and he believes that "It is difficult to see exactly what liberal purposes have been accomplished by the resort to arms" (p. 10). From that point of view, he seems to be dissatisfied with the war—with its avowed causes, its conduct and its consequences. The new leadership, Mr. Stearns believes, will be less demagogic than the old, more disciplined and more intellectual. Personally he does not believe in "Bolshevism or Conservatism or Socialie.ni or any other narrow and highly formulated economic, social or political creed." He will merely oppose violence, preach tolerance and keep out of the thick of the fight. He hopes for social revolution, but it must be brought about without a row, although he considers the prospect extremely doubtful. In his opening pages Mr. Stearns declares that Liberalism must be or is "urbane, good-natured, non-partisan, detached," but it is unfortunate that he has not adhered to this principle throughout his volume. His plea for tolerance is marked by intolerance, for good-nature with ungenerosity in weighing the motives of others, for nonpartisanship and detachment with evident animus and one-sided advocacy rather than fairness and breadth of vision. Hence the value of the work as a critique of American Liberalism is very seriously impaired for the general reader and the serious student. C. E. MERRIAM. University of Chicago.