A rank test for the analysis of a two-factor mixed model with data from n experimental units is studied, where for each factor combination an arbitrary number of repeated dependent measurements is observed, which may grow at a rate of n -super- - ½ - δ,0>δ≤ ½. The proposal covers classical experimental designs, for example the one-way layout and the one factor random block design, and can also be used for meta analyses where data from different designs is combined. Assuming a semiparametric model for the dependent data the asymptotic distribution of the proposed test statistic is derived, and consistent estimators for the asymptotic covariances are proposed. The test statistic is simple to use, automatically adapts to certain commonly used experimental designs, and simplifies in designs with identical replications to simple sums of squares of centered scores. A simulation study suggests that the method can be applied even for moderate sample sizes. Furthermore, the results are applied to a real data set from quality control in clinical chemistry.


The question on how public and private standards interact constitutes relatively new research terrain and has received limited attention. This particularly applies to social and environmental standards where the majority of research focuses on the interplay of private and public forestry standards. Interdependencies between public and private food safety and quality standards have been more closely analyzed, though only in the past decade or so. Overall, there is a multitude of competing public and private standards that are rarely harmonized, and sometimes complement, but often duplicate each other. Many regulatory functions are performed by public and private actors creating a situation that is inefficient when it comes to achieving policy goals. Yet again, it is small producers that are hit most by the current situation of a 'dysfunctional interplay' of public and private standards. Urgent measures need to be taken to create more complementarities and harmonization among private standards and between private and public standards. This approach would address the root of the problem (multitude of standards) instead of trying to treat the symptoms (exporters' exclusion from international trade).


The subject of the main discussion is "Ocular Complications of New Drugs", For this purpose, it has been considered appropriate to denote as "recent" drugs those introduced after the end of World War I1 in 1945. As an introductory orientation, I shall present some glimpses of ocular complications associated with some older drugs. My aim is not to cover the whole field, but merely to mention some that are of particular interest. Decoctations of poppy seeds were already used in antiquity to ease pain. It can be presumed that, even then, constriction of the pupils was noticed, this being a typical symptom produced by morphine, the most important alkaloid of opium. In addition, it is probable that the mydriatic effect of e.g. scopolamine was observed long ago: since decoctations of henbane and allied plants have been employed since ancient time as soporifics, I have not, however, been able to find in Hirschberg's "Geschichte der Augenheilkunde" any information from classical times about pupillary disturbances in systemic treatment with these drugs. The prominent English physician William Withering transferred the use of foxgloue leaues to scientific medicine from popular medicine. His book "An account of the foxglove and some of its medical uses", published in 1785, is now an antiquarian's rarity. In this book, yellow and green vision are mentioned as a feature in overdosage of the drug. In the National Museum in Stockholm there is an excellent portrait of Withering, painted by the renowned Swedish artist Breda who was working in England at that time. I t may be added that digitalis has recently been shown to have a reducing effect on the intraocular pressure; it has not, however, been possible to utilize this effect in the treatment of glaucoma. Xanthopsia is also mentioned as a feature of overdosage of santonin used as an anthelmintic.


Background: Typhoid fever still poses a major health problem in many parts of the world. Rapid and sensitive tests for diagnosis of typhoid fever are essential for prompt and effective therapy. There is currently no test that fulfills the sensitivity, specificity, speed and practicalness. To develop a novel diagnostic method of typhoid fever, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was tested for the detection of Salmonella typhi (S. typhi) DNA in the blood of patients with suspected typhoid fever on the basis of clinical finings but with negative cultures for S. typhi. To search the optimal blood specimen, results of the PCR with whole blood, serum and mononuclear cells were also compared in term of sensitivity and speed of the test. Methods: Blood specimens (3 ml each far 3 kinds of specimens) were obtained before antibiotic therapy from 14 patients with suspected typhoid fever who were admitted to the Asan Medical Center consecutively during the period from march 1992 to October 1992. Extraction of DNA was followed in the conventional manner. From the sequence of the flagellin gene of S. typhi, two pairs of oligonucleotide primers, of which one is nested in the other, were synthesized by use of a DNA synthesizer. Each round of the PCR consisted of 40 cycles. The DNA fragment of flagellin gene of S. typhi amplified by the nested PCR were identified by 2% agarose gel electrophoresis and Southern blot hybridization using 32P-labeled internal probe. Results: With the nested PCR, amplification product of 343-bp were in 8 of 14 mononuclear cell specimens on the gel. Southern blot hybridization showed the same pattern and confirmed the agarose gel results. Thses 8 patients were treated with ciprofloxacin and were completely cured. Six patients with negative result in the PCR were proved to have another infectious diseases. The mononuclear cells were the most optimal specimen in terms of sensitivity and speed of the test. Conclusion: By using two pairs of primers evaluated in this study, amplification of flagellin gene of S. typhi identified the presence of the organism in the blood of patients with suspected clinical findings of typhoid fever. The whole prcedure to identify S. typhi DNA in the mononuclear cells by agarose gel electrophoresis took only 13 hours, demonstrating the PCR a simple, specific, sensitive and rapid method for early diagnosis of typhoid fever.


Two techniques for determining bases of horizontal sections of torus conformal block bundles are examined. The first technique consists of obtaining a Fuchsian differential equation whose solution space is the vector space of conformal blocks. This is done explicitly in a particular case. The second technique is based on free field representations. The particular case of the ŝl2(C) free field representation obtained in [1] is used to derive a basis of horizontal sections of the conformal block bundle in the case of level k spin 1/2-spin 1/2 torus conformal blocks. Such a basis provides a monodromy representation of the mapping class group of the two punctured torus. An explicit presentation of this mapping class group is given in terms of generators and relations. Finally infinitely many representations of this mapping class group are derived using the above basis, for arbitrary level k.


Phtisica marina, originally described by Slabber, 1769 from Netherlands, is one of the most abundant caprellid amphipod species reported from numerous regions around the globe and is primarily associated with fouling communities in harbours. This study chronicles the further spreading out of P. marina into the Indian coastal waters. During a regular coastal survey in Gulf of Kachchh (Northwest coast of India), an established population of P. marina was observed in the subtidal regions of Vadinar and Sikka during April 2017. The caprellid could be a possible alien species in Indian waters as the species met the criteria for exotic taxa. The most possible introductory vectors and pathways are discussed in this study. As this species can survive in the stressed environments of low hydrodynamics and it has opportunistic behaviour, further studies are necessary to reveal its potential impact on local communities.


The present invention provides a power-supply device, which can continuously supply a voltage from a power supply to a load even if a breakdown of a circuit is generated. The power-supply device includes a booster circuit, a normally-closed bypass relay, a CPU, and a switching circuit. A first switch of the switching circuit is turned on by a switching signal from the CPU, and a second switch is turned on by a boosting request signal from a boosting request signal generator. In the case that one of or both the switching signal and the boosting request signal are not input to the switching circuit, because a coil (Xb) of a bypass relay is not energized, a contact (Yb) turns on, and a voltage is supplied from a DC power supply to the load through the contact (Yb). When both the switching signal and the boosting request signal are input to the switching circuit, the coil (Xb) is energized to turn off the contact (Yb), and a voltage supply path to the load is switched from the side of the bypass relay to the side of the booster circuit.


The capital requirements for insurance companies in the Solvency I framework are based on the premium and claim expenditure. This approach does not take the individual risk of the insurer into cons ...


This presentation revisits the "level of explanation problem" in criminology (a personal project begun more than 35 years ago). I develop the problem historically, paying tribute to those who have led the way and those who continue it. I distinguish between the situational and interactional levels of what has previously been termed the "microsocial" level of explanation. I then elaborate the interactional level and its application to the study of youth collectivities discussed.


• r I HOWARDS Midnight', the story at the centre of David Malouf's collection I Every Move You Make (2006), presents a singularly attractive masculine Á^ figure, a midnight swimmer who sneaks dips in a private pool. He rapidly becomes, for the pool's female owner, an alluring and mysterious guest rather than an alarming intruder. The swimmer says nothing in the course of the story, but he does much. Intensely physical, his 'powerfial strokes', by which he 'hurl[s] ' himself through the water, assert the primacy of embodied life (138,149). Yet he also transcends the body's real limits: his swimming is 'Effortless', 'Weightless', and his 'energy' and 'breath' seem to 'have no end' (149). He is unmistakably godlike a version of the angel that inhabits Malouf's poetry and fiction in many forms (see Randall 14-15). As he swims, 'streamers of light' trail from his shoulders; when he springs out of the pool, with sudden grace, 'his head [is] streaming moonlight' (138). The pool's filter boxes announce his visitations by 'dancing and beating the air.... Like the arrival of wings' (149). This venturesome being enlivens the world in which he intervenes: the pool, when he enters it, 'expand[s] and contract[s] like a living thing'; the pool's owner, a woman dying of cancer, witnesses his trespass and is thus moved to 'awareness of her own body ... as a thing alive and part again of the living scene' (138). This masculine figure discovers his importance in being seen; he is a spectacular presence whose perfonnance of self has a redemptive impact upon his spectator. Male characters thus touched by grace what one may call, more denotatively, charismatic male characters have made frequent appearances in Malouf's fiction, typically in crux moments or moments of resolution. An Imaginary Life (1978), the author's first intemational success, presents the Child, a wild boy reclaimed for human society by the exiled poet Ovid. In the novel's final passages, the Child is clearly marked by the divine or angelic: as the dying Ovid watches, the Child wades naked in a luminous stream, with sunlight on his shoulders and waterreflected radiance around his feet. Then finally, 'He is walking on the water's light ... above the earth, above the water, on air' {Imaginary 152). The initial readers of An Imaginary Life may not have been inclined to measure the significance of the Child's maleness, to wonder if this maleness is not a key component of his special grace. However, Malouf's more ftiUy developed career certainly provides


We re-analyzed soft X-ray data collected with the ROSAT and ASCA observatories on a candidate neutron star (NS) near the center of the supernova remnant PKS 1209-52. We fitted the observed spectra with NS atmosphere models. The hydrogen atmosphere fits yield more realistic parameters of the NS and the intervening hydrogen column than the traditional blackbody fit. In particular, for a NS of mass 1.4 M_\odot and radius 10 km, we obtained the NS surface temperature T_{eff}=(1.4-1.9)*10^6 K and distance d=1.6-3.3 kpc versus T=(4.2-4.6)*10^6 K and (implausible) d=11-13 kpc for the blackbody fit, at a 90% confidence level. Our fits suggest that the surface magnetic field is either very weak, B < 10^{10} G, or it exceeds 2*10^{12} G. The hydrogen column density inferred from the atmosphere fits, n_H=(0.7-2.2)*10^{21} cm^{-2}, agrees fairly well with independent estimates obtained from UV observations of nearby stars, radio data, and X-ray spectrum of the shell of the supernova remnant, whereas the blackbody and power-law fits give considerably lower and greater values, n_H=(0.2-0.4)*10^{21} and (5.2-7.0)*10^{21} cm^{-2}, respectively. The inferred NS surface temperature is consistent with standard NS cooling models.


A new edition of the leading textbook on the economic history of Britain since industrialisation. Combining the expertise of more than 30 leading historians and economists, the volumes examine the foundational importance of economic life in modern Britain and the close interconnections between economic, social, political and cultural change. Each chapter provides a clear guide to the major controversies in the field and students are shown how to connect historical evidence with economic theory and apply quantitative methods. Volume 1 (1700–1870), examines industrialisation's causes and consequences; issues of globalisation, convergence and divergence; and the role of institutions, the state and technology. Volume 2 tracks the development of the British economy from late nineteenth century global dominance to its early twenty-first century position as a mid-sized player in an integrated European economy. Throughout the volumes British experience is set within an international context and its performance benchmarked against its global competitors.


The NDV F48E9 strain Fusion Protein gene was cloned into the multi clone site of eukaryotic expression vector pcDNA 3 to form pc3F. 3800 bp DNA fragment of F gene with CMV promotor and enhancer upstream was cloned into the single NheI site of HVT nonessential fragment vector, and the HVT transferring vector containing F gene cassette was constructed. The restriction analysis indicated that the direction of TK gene cassette insertion is same with that of TK gene transcription. The result is the basis of obtaining recombinant HVT expressing NDV F gene.


When considering even a single stressor, footshock, a number of parameters have been proposed as being important for selective activation of opioid or non-opioid analgesic states. These parameters of shock include: duration, pattern, number, intensity, escapability, and location (i.e., the body region to which it is applied).' Recently, we showed that briefly exposing rats to footshock can cause either opioid or non-opioid forms of analgesia depending on variations in footshock intensity or duration.' For example, opioid analgesia can be evoked at moderate shock intensities, whereas non-opioid analgesia results from higher, presumably more noxious, shock levels. Based upon such observations, Terman et al.' proposed that for brief footshock durations moderate stress triggers an opioid analgesic state; whereas, more severe stress produces non-opioid analgesia. In this study we sought to determine if a similar relationship exists between the intensity of stress and the pharmacological basis of stress analgesia when a stressor other than footshock is employed. We have reexamined rotation, one of the original stressors used to produce analgesia: to determine if variations in rotation speed alter the ability of naloxone to block the resulting analgesic state.


ABSTRACT Background: Little is known about changes in lymphocyte subsets after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods: Clinical data of 580 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University from 20 December 2019, to 8 March 2020, were retrospectively analyzed. The relation of lymphocyte subsets and severity or prognosis of disease were analyzed. Results: At 2–3 weeks after the onset of symptoms, lymphocyte subsets decreased to the lowest levels. The levels of lymphocyte subsets in asymptomatic patients were close to healthy persons, except for CD8+ T lymphocyte cells. The levels of lymphocyte subsets in patients with severe illness were lower than that in patients with mild-to-moderate illness (P < 0.01). Similarly, among patients with severe illness, lower levels of lymphocyte subsets were found in dead patients compared to survivors (P < 0.001). Moreover, by comparing the results of the same patients at different stages of the disease, we found levels of lymphocyte subsets were lower in the acute phase compared to that in convalescent-phase (P < 0.001). However, the levels of lymphocyte subsets in patients who had SARS-CoV-2 viral load >5000 copies/ml and 500–5000 copies/ml were at similar levels. Conclusions: Lymphocyte subsets are a good biomarker to assess the severity and prognosis of the disease at 2–3 weeks after the onset of symptoms.


The wireless channel is central within this context, thus estimating the channel is the key to make CR operational, taking in consideration that the transmission-reception technology is available. In this thesis, we design a MIMO system using OFDM modulation technology to transmit and receive two signals over the mobile wireless channel. First formulate the pilot design as a new optimization problem. We use MIMO concept to enhance system capacity and robustness of the wireless transmission. In Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) based cognitive radio (CR) systems, with the increasing demand for data rate and reliability in Wireless communicationsand devices, several issues become very important like bandwidth efficiency, quality of service and radio coverage. In this new scheme, adaptive arrays are group-selected in the spatial domain. Simulation shows that the proposed system can get significant performance improvements over the conventional array based OFDM systems over frequency-selective multipath fading channels with cognitive radio (CR) system. Keywords: Cognitive radios, MIMO, OFDM, and Joint transmit and receive group selected arrays.


The study of the nuclear structure for the elements 12C, 40Ca, and 6Li has been performed in the momentum range from 0 to 0.8 GeV/c by using K+N phase shifts. An optical potential is used to calculate the elastic differential cross section and total cross section for K+ scattering from 12C, 40Ca, and 6Li. Comparison with previous experiments shows better results for the elements 6Li and 40Ca and fair agreement for the element 12C.


The whole of the postulations made in this paper simply aim at describing the positioning and occurrence of the circumscribing center of a triangle so much so that given any specifications and orientation for a particular triangle, the position could be sketched to exact precision and accurate dimensions without a single construction. With these postulations we are able to to envision clearly and describe where the circumscribing center of a triangle will be located without a single construction detail, all stemming from the fact that by the postulations we are able to study the circumscribing center's behavior with respect to the angles in the triangle given a particular orientation. Contained also in this paper are the mathematical justifications for each postulation made. A rule analogous to the sine rule is also observed but here pertains to the three 'perpendicular heights' obtainable respectively from the three vertices in the triangle, wherein the other two maybe obtained when only one is given alongside all the angles in the triangle.


Through aerate test on part receiver-transtmitter cabinet of pneumatic container-pipeline product,the new methods of the sealed experiment and pass inspection of important parts of pneumatic container -pipeline product have been put forward.Through discussing and analysing,noise cau sed by leakage gas can be added by gas t esting and accurately judged the parts during test,and prevented after assembling the rece iver-transmitter cabinet.The pressure force of experiment is the important technical parameter,and it must analog the airsteam pressure force in practical transformation,use principle of pneumodynamics to calculate loss of total pressure force according to pr actical operation parameter and assure that the experimented pressure f orce is 0.05Mpa.Ab-normal noise is probably caused by mi nor mistaken situation of the joint o f receiver-transtmitter device in c abinet.The specialized auxiliary sets of designing and manf ucturing are valid for assuring the q uality of welding and assembling.The aboved methods can expand for testing similar products and controlling quality.


This paper documents the rate of referral to an eating disorders service for adults which predominantly serves a large defined catchment area. It also defines the proportion of all new patients which presented with such disorders. People with eating disorders amounted to about one in ten of young women and one in 30 of all patients presenting to psychiatric services for the first time.


GALINDO, D. D. M. Two-Photon brightness control in Perylene di-imide dibenzenesulfonic acid through formation and thermal dissociation of aggregates. 2022. 92 p. Dissertation (Master of Science) – Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, São Carlos, 2022. In this work, a study and characterization of the linear and nonlinear optical properties of the perylene di-imide dibenzenesulfonic acid (PDI BSA) molecule was performed for two solvents, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and water, as well as for a binary mixture of those solvents to aim this compound for possible biological applications. The basic linear optical, absorption and emission characterization demonstrated the presence of aggregate formation in systems above 50% water/DMSO. In order to understand the dynamics of aggregate formation, a study of linear optical photophysical properties was done with changing temperature. This study revealed that at elevated temperatures the aggregates can be dissociated by increasing the fluorescent emission potential of the material, and that due to the fluorescence sensitivity, it can be used as an optical thermometer. After determination of the basic properties, a model was implemented to illustrate the change in excited state energy under binary solvent mixing. his is intended to understand the excited state relaxation dynamics and how the aggregates influence this system by predicting the relaxation effects in the absence of aggregates. In addition, a nonlinear optical characterization aiming to obtain the two-photon absorption cross section (2PA) for the two systems, aggregated and nonaggregated, was performed. The results have shown that the 2PA cross section remains about the same for both systems in accordance with the experimental error, proving that this value is associated only with the monomer and does not present a higher degree of enhancement due to the formation of aggregates. Therefore, it was postulated that for the other solvent mixtures, the 2PA cross-section is invariant and shows values that are equal to those determined for the case of BSA PDI in pure DMSO. Thus, it was possible to obtain the two-photon brightness of the BSA PDI molecule, a very important factor for PDT and fluorescence microscopy applications, and which can be obtained through the product of the fluorescence quantum yields with the2PA cross-section. Finally, temperature-dependent measurements of 2PA induced fluorescence were performed, in order to show the fluorescence potential for wavelengths that comprehend the therapeutic optical window. The results achieved here in this MSc dissertation indicates the possibility of fluorescence control through the dynamics of the binary mixture of polar solvents known to be biological, as well as control through temperature. Through optical spectroscopic characterization of organic compounds such as PDI BSA, it is possible not only to establish a material that has affinity for biological applications, but also to create a database with materials of different specificities and optical characteristics. In addition, the external factors and their influence on the optical properties of organic materials have been addressed in this work, showing how important it is to understand their behavior when faced with changing concentrations and solvents.


Geographic information system/global positioning system (GIS/GPS) technology is helping seismologists pinpoint potential hazard zones. GIS/GPS are an effective component of hazard management--the link between earthquake research and the mitigation of earthquake hazards. For example, scientists can use seismic hazard maps to determine bridge and overpass retrofits, hopefully avoiding collapses like that of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, which was a victim of the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989. Seismic hazard maps offer information on potential ground shaking so that buildings, bridges, and other structures can be designed to withstand the expected shaking. GIS has been especially useful in creating hybrid maps that combine maps of expected ground motion in specific areas with map layers depicting population density, building type, and other factors that would have direct bearing on the potential for catastrophe. The resulting maps can contain a hundred different layers of information and can be used in different combinations to reveal what a seismologist thinks is likely to occur. This article gives an indepth picture of GIS/GPS technology. Several sidebar articles briefly describe ways in which GIS/GPS is being used nationwide.


Grain sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] can be stored as high-moisture grain when treated with propionic acid, but it is not known if grain tannin levels affect the amount of acid needed. We planned the investigation to answer this question and to determine the effects of storage temperature on the amount of propionic acid needed for storage of high-moisture grain sorghum. Grain from a high- and a low-tannin hybrid was stored with 0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% (wet weight) propionic acid for 9 weeks to determine rates required for safe storage. Results showed that high-tannin grain does not require as much propionic acid (1.0%) for safe high-moisture storage as does low-tannin grain (1.5% propionic acid). Low-tannin grain was stored at low and high temperatures at the above propionic acid rates. Grain stored at the higher temperature spoiled at a faster rate, and results indicated that a higher rate of acid is needed for safe storage at higher temperatures


FIELD: chemistry. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to method of obtaining impact propylene copolymer with low content of volatile organic compounds, composition based on impact propylene copolymer and product based on it. Method includes contact of propylene with catalytic composition, including substituted 1,2-aromatic phenylene diether in polymerisation conditions in first polymerisation reactor. Propylene-based active polymer formed in first reactor contacts with at least one olefin in conditions of polymerisation in second reactor. Formed in second reactor impact propylene copolymer contains substituted 1,2-aromatic phenylene diether. EFFECT: impact propylene copolymer obtained in accordance with invention possesses high rate of melt outflow and low content of volatile compounds. 10 cl, 4 tbl


This short play dramatizes the myth-making around a lost episode of the BBC's Jazz Goes to College series—'The Albert Ayler Quintet' recorded by an Outside Broadcast unit at the London School of Economics on 15 November 1966. I use the event to explore questions of cultural ownership, institutional racism and academic hierarchy. The content of the play is based upon the archival, ethnographic and television production elements of my 2017–2019 Arts and Humanities Research Council project 'Jazz on BBC-TV 1960–1969' (AH/P007376/1). The play is an experiment in scholarly form, a challenge to the exclusionary structures of academia (including language) and an acknowledgment of the subjective and autobiographical impulses that inform historical narrative.


The invention comprises: a signal inputting circuit; a single board, a peripheral circuit, and a communication circuit. The signal inputting circuit and the communication circuit are respectively connected to the peripheral circuit. It uses a single board to collect the input signals of multi-path switching quantity or to collect the multi-path pulse signals and count them; the collected information is saved in an E2PROM chip; all inputted signals and communication network are isolated by using photoelectric approach; said module sends the data to the data management module through 485 network; multi switching quantity collecting modules are combined together to collect the switching quantity information of each device distributed in industry field.


A space-resolved electron density diagnostic of a holmium laser-produced plasma has been performed using the intensity ratios of Cu I--like 3[ital d][sup 10]4[ital l]-3[ital d][sup 10]4[ital l][prime] lines. The atomic theoretical model of the Cu I--like ion included the 3[ital d][sup 10][ital nl] levels with [ital n]=4,5 and [ital l]=[ital s],[ital p],[ital d],[ital f]. The effect of line absorption at high electron densities is discussed and the atomic data obtained with the HULLAC computer code are compared with previously published data.


Corporate Compliance and Corporate Governance are important areas for effective capital markets and corporate growth. Interestingly company secretaries assumes pivotal role in both corporate compliances and implementation of corporate governance codes. These two areas have also highlighted the role of company secretaries as governance officers. In this paper, an attempt has been made to summarize and compile the various aspects related to company secretaries which also touches the governance areas. The capacity of company secretary can ensure higher level of corporate administration and governance according to the prescribed norms. As we know Board of Directors are main body responsible for governance of a company and nowadays there is requirement of independent directors on the board and companies are moving towards an Independent Chair for the Board, hence it has become increasingly important to have a company secretary, who can maintain the vital communication link between the Board and the Company so as to enhance communication and stay up to date with corporate changes.


We report a determination of the temperature dependence of the upper critical magnetic fields {ital H}{sub {ital c}2} for {kappa}-(BEDT-TTF){sub 2}Cu(N(CN){sub 2})Br, with the use of dc-magnetization measurements that show a well-defined diamagnetic onset. We find large slopes of {minus}20 T/K and {minus}2.2 T/K for {bold H}{parallel}{ital ac} and {bold H}{parallel}{ital b}, respectively, which lead to coherence lengths of 37 and 4 A. There is unusual structure in the critical fields and a possible dimensional crossover at {ital T}/{ital T}{sub {ital c}}{approximately}0.97 for {bold H}{parallel}{ital ac}. Neither the slopes nor the structure are observable in the superconducting transition measured by ac magnetoresistance, which exhibits strong magnetic-field broadening similar to that of the high-{Tc} copper oxide superconductor YBa{sub 2}Cu{sub 3}O{sub 7{minus}{delta}}. We find a strong depression of {ital T}{sub {ital c}}, as large as 1.2 K, when the sample is rapidly cooled.


1. Resident, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 2. Professor & Chairman, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 3. Associate Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 4. Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. 5. Assistant Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Correspondence: Dr. Mohammed Nurullah, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Shahabagh, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh, E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com. Introduction Congenital chylous ascites (CCA) is a rare disease that results from mal-development of the intraabdominal lymphatic system; characterized by accumulation of chylomicron-rich lymphatic fluid in the peritoneal cavity.1 The etiological factors of abdominal chylous ascites glycemicin the pediatric population can be primary or secondary. Abnormalities connected with the development and mat-uration of lymphatic vessels are the cause of the primary process.2,3 Dysplastic lymphatic vessels, both hypoand hyperplastic ones favor lymphatic leak-age in the mechanism of increasing pressure in the lym-phatic system, resulting lymphatic congestion.4,5 Delayed maturation of lymphatic vessels leading to abnormal structure of their walls, also results in lymphatic leakage to the peritoneal cavity. Developmental disorders of lymphatic vessels constitute the main cause of congenital chylous ascites found in newborns. The use of somatostatin and its analogue (octreotide) has recently been introduced into the management of iatrogenic chylothorax and chyloperitoneum in children.6,7 Probable mechanisms of action include decrease in lymph production and its flow rate. Octreotide has become popular drug for the treatment of chylous ascites because of its ease in administration, low invasiveness, short treatment time and its high effectiveness.8 Here, we report a case of CCA in a child successfully treated with octreotide.


Objective To study the relationship between the expression of CerbB-2、PCNA and clinicopathology significance of cervix carcinoma.Methods Using S-P immunohistochemical.CerbB-2、PCNA expressions in 52 case of cervix carcinoma were examined.Results The positive rate of CerbB-2 and PCNA were 67.3% and 50%, respectively. The high expressions of CerbB-2 and PCNA were related with the metastasis of lymph node.ConclusionExpressions of CerbB-2 and PCNA in cervix carcinoma are correlated with the malignant progression and play an important role in predicting the prognosis of patients with cervix carcinoma.


Due to wind variability and difficult forecasting, the maintenance of the balance between generation and demand of the electric power systems is complicated, especially in small power systems with large generating units. This article analyses evaluation of the feasible wind power in small system without investment. Feasible wind power is limited by primary reserve. During critical operation conditions, majority of units operates at lowest permissible value, thus decreasing wind power share in power system balance. Asynchronous links can significantly change available regulating power reserve. The regulating power reserves, feasible wind power of the Lithuanian power system and algorithms for regulating power reserves evaluation were set in this article.


In article is analysed work athletic (sanitary) of the club, as one of the effi cient forms of the work with pupil, who is built on principle самоорганизации atheletic life of the educational institution. The study has shown that schoolchildren conciously pertain to regular occupation by physical culture, clearly understand the way of the shaping the sound way to lifes, as well as positively pertain to all type athletic-sanitary work and want to participate in its organizations.


We are currently immersed in the problems of the COVID-19 pandemic and the whole world is now acutely aware of the threat that respiratory infections have long posed to human beings. Part of the cultural upheaval generated by COVID-19 is probably the underlying general feeling in the community that infections had largely been 'beaten' by modern antibiotic and anti-viral therapy, a phenomena many clinicians have faced when confronted with informing a family that a relatively young and previously healthy person has died of pneumonia or some other cause of sepsis. Prior to COVID-19, the public was intermittently reminded that we were facing increasing problems with antibioticresistant bacteria, sometimes through reasoned documentaries but more often by more tabloid style reports of 'super bugs'. Perspectives on the threat posed by antibiotic-resistant organisms amongst clinicians understandably vary considerably depending on how common these pathogens are in their clinical practice. The development of antibiotic resistance is not always immediate or obvious. Thus, clinicians may perceive the harms of broad-spectrum antibiotics to be theoretical rather than a reality when making decisions on antimicrobial therapy in real time. When COVID-19 finally subsides and we are back to business as usual, how real a threat are antibiotic-resistant bacteria, do we really need to do anything about it and what is within the power of clinicians that can have a meaningful effect? First, distinguishing between community-level bacterial antibiotic resistance and hospital-level resistance is important. Multiple sources of data show that community-level antibiotic resistance is related to consumption of antibiotics in the community, especially for viral upper respiratory tract infections in children, as well as by the use of antibiotics in raising animals. Widespread availability of antibiotics without medical governance in some countries also contributes significantly to antibiotic resistance. This practice emerged as a major problem with surgical tourism prior to COVID-19, particularly in the case of high-level resistance in Gram-negative bacteria such as that conferred by New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1). The combination of poorly regulated antibiotic markets, poverty and inadequate resourcing for proper case management are also considered to be the key factors driving multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Asia and Africa. In the developing world, not only overuse of antibiotics but also failure to complete an adequate course of therapy contributes to higher rates of resistance, a noteworthy concern with tuberculosis. Given the causes of community antibiotic resistance, the solutions lie in the community and hospital-based initiatives will have little to no impact. However, one area of concern where respiratory physicians may have a key role is ensuring the appropriate use of macrolides as chronic therapy in diseases such as bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. Worldwide, the use of azithromycin, in particular, has been associated with the rapid development of significant macrolide resistance in a host of pathogens. While future development of non-antimicrobial macrolides that retain their immunomodulatory properties is a possibility, tight control of azithromycin use in the interim is appropriate given the resistance concerns. In the hospital setting, entirely different factors drive emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics across a variety of indications is the driving factor for a host of problematic pathogens including vancomycin-resistant enterococci, methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The co-location of vulnerable hosts and suboptimal infection control practices further contribute to the spread of these pathogens. However, the most highly resistant organisms are generally a consequence of prolonged inpatient antibiotic therapy in increasingly elderly and comorbid patients. Prolonged antibiotic therapy perpetuates antibiotic resistance by an eradicating susceptible strains but selecting for resistance strains that subsequently multiply and become the dominant bacteria in the host. In these patients, infection with highly antibiotic-resistant pathogens is a marker of a compromised host approaching end of life where clearance of the infection is insufficient in itself to alter the overall prognosis. A classic example of a process designed to select for highly resistant pathogens is ventilator-associated pneumonia, where pathogens such as MRSA and P. aeruginosa have long been endemic but, in the last few decades, carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella and Acinetobacter baumannii have become problematic in many intensive care units worldwide. Pan-resistant Enterobacterales are being reported in some settings, almost exclusively in patients receiving multiple courses of antibiotics Received: 22 September 2021 Accepted: 22 September 2021


According to our statistics on drama tunes and melodies of the Yuan Dynasty, we try to reveal in this paper ways in which tunes have been used and the relationship between them; secondly, different viewpoints on use of tunes, and thirdly, relationship between melodies.


In the present study, the underlying apoptotic mechanism of sanggenol L was elucidated in ovarian cancer cells. Sanggenol L showed cytotoxic and antiproliferative effect in A2780, SKOV‐3, and OVCAR‐3 ovarian cancer cells in a concentration‐dependent fashion. Consistently, sanggenol L increased sub‐G1 phase population and early and late apoptotic portion in ovarian cancer cells. Also, sanggenol L activated caspase9/3, suppressed the phosphorylation of IκBα and p65 NF‐κB (nuclear factor kappa‐light‐chain‐enhancer of activated B cells), attenuated the expression of Cyclin D1, and cleaved poly(adenosine diphosphate ribose ‐ribose) polymerase in SKOV‐3, A2780, and OVCAR‐3 cells. Furthermore, sanggenol L blocked nuclear translocation of NF‐κB and also attenuated the expression of NF‐κB related genes such as c‐Myc, Cyclin D1, and Bcl‐XL, Bcl‐2, in lipopolysaccharide‐treated SKOV‐3 cells. Overall, our findings for the first time suggest that sanggenol L induces apoptosis via caspase activation and inhibition of NF‐κB/IκBα phosphorylation as a potent chemotherapeutic agent for ovarian cancers. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


This work presents a simple and low-cost power electronic system that allows a flexible control of the operating conditions of the photovoltaic module. The system consists of a buck converter with sliding mode control. Control algorithms for maximum power tracking, module voltage and load current regulation are proposed. Moreover, these algorithms can be readily combined to have a complete control of the energy conversion system. The dynamic analysis reveals that there may be regions of instability that are avoided by appropriate switching logics. Operation and main features of the proposed electronic power controller are validated through simulation and experimental results.


Nigerian firms, inspite of the obvious advantages associated with equipment leasing are yet to maximize their potentials, hence marginal profit differentials that exist between lease based and non-lease based operations are low. Expected positive impacts of leasing as reduced costs of operations, elimination of revenue erosion; increased market share and enhanced gross operational margins are not encouragingly achieved; hence committed consumers/customers for repeat purchases of lease services and enhanced profit as realizable objectives of equipment lease strategy based organizations have remained elusive. This work therefore x-rayed the problems of equipment leasing in Nigeria, compared same (Nigeria) with South Africa and the lease market in Nigeria with financial market (banking sector) of Nigeria. Samples were drawn and results analyzed based on difference of mean statistical tool. Common problems of leasing in Nigeria were and are economic and finance oriented and marketing practice based. Recommended solutions to these problems include improvement in the lease marketing environment through improved legal and regulatory instrument and enhanced lease education.


Natural products have been for ages the first, and often the only, source option for most of human necessities: from food to medicinal preparation, passing through materials and even for beauty purposes. It is interesting to mention that besides the advances in many fields of science and technology, natural products are still crucial for any field of economy.1-3 Taking into account the modern discovery of drugs, natural products were, for a long time, the first choice for searching new chemical structures, and this can be explained, along with other factors, by the diversity of solutions that nature created in millions of years of evolution. Humanity itself is fruit of the same process, even though sometimes we forget this. Natural products are, ultimately, biochemical metabolites. They also have an additional advantage of high stereochemistry definition (naturally selected by the evolutionary process) and normally exhibit a great range of possible pharmacophores. In a simple analysis, a high degree of activity and bioavailability are expected from these properties, and, therefore, their possibility of interaction with receptor sites and transporter systems are potentially higher than synthetic options, at least those not related to natural structures, as some studies have indicated.4-6 Although the focus of the pharmaceutical industry for botanicals and other natural products has been reduced in the last years,3,4,7 natural molecules still are the main source of potential drugs and many natural products still figure in clinical trials or at least inspire new drug candidates, especially for anticancer and antimicrobial research.3,4 It may be expected that some important new approaches and technological improvements, like recent advances in NMR and mass spectrometry, "omics" and high-throughput screening (HTS), will bring new stimulus in this field. Taking advantage of all technological advances the phytocosmetic sciences are improving enormously, with the advantage of having a quicker path of development if compared to that of drug development, even considering the rigor need to launch safe products. Evolution in fields like ethnobotany, pharmacognosy, phytochemistry, analytical chemistry, efficacy and toxicology and even new available techniques and technologies on prospection, identification of plants, extraction and scale up processes, as well as new formulation possibilities, just to mention a few, guarantee a propitious moment for phytocosmetics from a technical and scientific point of view.2,3,8,9 Another component not completely explored is the study conducted from traditional knowledge. Despite any controversy, many of the ancient pharmacopoeias were written based on the traditional knowledge about the use and known properties of plants all around the world. Some well-known examples are Chinese, Egyptian and Indian, with some products still used worldwide. Furthermore, this does not take in account many other cultures that do not have a written tradition but live for centuries very close to nature, and have learned, over the years, its secrets and how to extract from it what is essential to living. It seems wise to learn from these cultures some of the plant activities as a way to accelerate science discovery, and sharing the benefits of this discovery seems to be a fair and intelligent way to create value for nature resources and for those who live within.9-14 Concerning this, it is important to mention the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Nagoya Protocol, that bring at the same time more complexity to research and development of naturals and a salutary discussion of the importance of traditional knowledge in the discovery of new ingredients and environment conservation. The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is related to access to, and the use of, biodiversity across national boundaries, while Nagoya Protocol is concerned with access and benefit-sharing with respect to natural products and traditional knowledge. Even though it has not been ratified for all the countries that first signed, it can be considered a guide to working with biodiversity and use of traditional knowledge.15-19 Taking into account the modern concept of health, which considers well-being and not merely the absence of disease, it is natural that classical medicine is linked to food and cosmetic sciences (among others) and in this regard, natural basedand phytocosmetics have an important role in modern society. In this context, natural based cosmetics, fragrances, toiletries and personal care products have increasingly attracted interest by the market. This was true in some mature markets like Europe, Asia and the United States and currently there is a strong innovation trend in Received 1 September 2015, Accepted 15 September 2015, ePublished 19 September 2015 Editorial doi 10.15171/ijpni.2015.01


Recently, accidents such that seniors fall down from the bed in hospitals are increased. To prevent these accidents, we have developed an awakening detection system using neural network. In this paper, we adopt a face extractive method to execute more detail extraction of the objective person's image from the background. We show its feasibility with experimental results. In addition, to confirm the detection capability in the clinical site, the detection experiment using the captured image in the clinical site is conducted. From the result, the detection success rate was low. So, we analyse the captured image in the clinical site. From the analysis of the histogram, it proves that the fluctuation of brightness quantity make decrease the detection capability. Therefore, to decrease this influence, the histogram of the captured image is equalised. Finally, it is verified that the histogram equalisation reduces the effect of fluctuation of brightness quantity.


Robert K. Merton's Mass Persuasion (1946) and related 1940s communications research represent a body of work that repays those who read it carefully today. Merton charted a world that became our own, one marked by the interplay of mass media, celebrity, and "public images" that traversed cultures of entertainment, moral life, and politics. In this essay, I read Mass Persuasion through a later Merton article discussing the role of reading and rereading classic texts in the human sciences. After extending Merton's arguments about the functions of predecessor texts, I amplify aspects of Mass Persuasion that remain instructive within political communication and related fields today.


In order to investigate the physics of ion emission under an intense optical field, the ions emitted from a laser-irradiated copper surface were studied by time-of-flight energy spectroscopy. The lowest laser fluence at which ions are emitted, ${F}_{th,L}$, is $0.028\text{ }\text{J}/{\text{cm}}^{2}$, and two higher emission thresholds were identified at fluences of ${F}_{th,M}=0.195\text{ }\text{J}/{\text{cm}}^{2}$ and ${F}_{th,H}=0.470\text{ }\text{J}/{\text{cm}}^{2}$. The relation between the number of emitted ions per pulse ${N}_{i}$ and the laser fluence $F$ was in good agreement with ${N}_{i}\ensuremath{\propto}{F}^{4}$ for ${F}_{th,L}\ensuremath{-}{F}_{th,M}$, ${N}_{i}\ensuremath{\propto}{F}^{3}$ for ${F}_{th,M}\ensuremath{-}{F}_{th,H}$, and ${N}_{i}\ensuremath{\propto}{F}^{2}$ for $\ensuremath{\ge}{F}_{th,H}$. The dependence of ion production on laser energy fluence is explained well by multiphoton absorption and optical field ionization. Even at a low laser fluence such as $0.136\text{ }\text{J}/{\text{cm}}^{2}$, the emitted ions have an energy of 30 eV, and the ion energy depends on the laser fluence (790 eV at $14.4\text{ }\text{J}/{\text{cm}}^{2}$). The laser fluence dependence of ion energy is reasonably well related to those of the interspaces of gratings that are self-organized on a metal surface by femtosecond laser pulses.


The effect of seven different inorganic salts on the phase separation in ethanol-water solution had been studied.The results showed that potassium hydrogen phosphate(K2HPO4)was the best salt to form aqueous two-phase system(ATPS).Any volume fraction of ethanol-water system would be separated into ATPS when suitable amount of K2HPO4 was added into the system,according to the phase diagrams of K2HPO4 in ethanol-water system which was determined at 25℃ and normal atmospheric pressure.So the content of alcohol in alcoholic beverages can be determined by measuring the volume of the up-phase of ATPS which was formed by adding salt in the beverages.ADS-8 resin and hide power were added to eliminate the influence of anthocyanins and tannins on measures.The method had been successfully used to determine the content of alcohol in spirit,wine and brandy.The method was simple and quick.The accuracy of this method was evaluated by measuring the recovery from spiked samples.Total recoveries were 99.2% ~ 101.6% with relative standard deviation values less than 3.0%,which could meet the requirement for analysis in alcoholic beverages with the nominal content ± 1.0 degree.


Take Jianchang- Xingcheng highway as example,by introducing tree species selection of highway afforestation unit and design thought,characteristics of northern area highway greening design have been analyzed.


Abstract There is an increasing demand for a rational diagnosis of patients with thrombophilia by clinical laboratories. The protein C pathway plays an important part in this system. To rationalize the diagnostics, methods have been introduced to test the anticoagulant capacity of the whole protein C pathway. These screening assays should reliably detect a factor V Leiden mutation, protein C and S deficiency. These assays differ in detection methods, interfering factors and even in their responsiveness to protein S. The methodological approach is based on the activation of endogenous plasma protein C by a snake venom extract. Clincial evaluations demonstrated the validity of these tests to screen for a factor V Leiden mutation and protein C deficiency. Protein S deficiency cannot be identified sufficiently. The assays, however, seem to have additional positive effects. They could be used to assess the risk for thrombosis in the future. Initial studies confirm this hypothesis. Hence, a positive test result in protein S-deficient patients correlated with a higher risk for thrombosis.


The corrosion failure analysis of an SA210 steel used in high pressure evaporator tube is conducted by XRD, SEM, OM. The result shows that the corrosion products in the inner wall of the steel tube is Fe3O4, mainly caused by the residual water in the evaporator tube corroding its inner wall with oxygen after the hydrostatic test of the boiler, finally leading to the corrosion leak of the tube.


A new and simple method was developed for accurate measurement of Faraday rotation in materials with low rotation using Faraday magneto-optical modulator. A rode of glass with a large Verdet constant is used for this measurement. The rotatory angle can take values in the magnitude of sub-millidegree (10-4 degrees). Detailed theoretical and experimental analysis was given.


A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric device, at which a thermoelectric material (1) at least one electrical contact in the form of a platinum-containing material area is arranged, characterized in that the platinum-containing material region is generated via vacuum process, and wherein between the platinum-containing material region and the thermoelectric material (1) an antimony is arranged having Direction portion.


Introduction Iatrogenic Pneumothoraces (IP) are a common complication of computerised tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy. Management depends on size, underlying lung disease, and symptoms. The British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines comment that the majority of IPs do not require intervention. If needed aspiration is successful in 89%(1). Size of pneumothorax is assessed differently by the BTS and The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP),(1, 2). This study reports the management of IP over a 15-month period. Methods All IP over 15-months were analysed. Data extraction forms for each IP episode utilised electronic clinical, MDT notes and radiological images. Results 160 day-case CT-guided lung biopsies were performed. There were 32 IPs, 20% of all biopsies. Five IPs were >2 cm at hilar level, classified as large by BTS guidance. Fifteen were >3 cm apically, described as large by ACCP classification. There was poor agreement between BTS and ACCP sizing of pneumothoraces, (kappa 0.26). All BTS-classified large pneumothoraces, and 9(60%), of ACCP-classified large pneumothoraces required intervention. Fifteen (47%) patients with IP, all asymptomatic with pneumothoraces Nine (28%) IPs underwent inpatient observation. Three subsequently required intervention, all of which were small at hilar level but large apically, or symptomatic. Aspiration was performed in 4 patients, one being >2 cm at hilar level and all >3 cm apically. Two required subsequent tube drainage. Five (16%) IPs were treated initially with intercostal chest drainage. Four had pneumothoraces >2 cm at hilar level, and the other had a large apical pneumothorax. Only one was symptomatic. Five patients were initially observed or had simple aspiration but subsequently required tube drainage. Conclusions Two-thirds of the IPs were managed conservatively. Thirteen percent of patients had aspiration of which three-quarters needed subsequent intervention. Symptoms or FEV1 did not predict need for intervention. The BTS and ACCP criteria for size assessment had poor agreement and clinical judgement was used to decide on treatment. Abstract P176 Figure 1 Initial management of pneumothoraces post CT-guided biopsy


In theory and practice there is logical relationship between occupational stratification a social classifying just as the original and the derivative. The researches on occupational stratificati can be sorted into the two types of theory and method: theoretical analysis of classifying and expe ential analysis of grading, which are a core and an antinomy of theory and methodology in the stu of stratification. Their integration is contribute to the overall research of occupational stratificati and social classifying.


A study of river network is focused on posting the scaling law of the geographical parameters.In this paper,a dynamic model of sediment transport in river network is proposed to simulate the sediment transport.A river can be divided into some segments by the injections of the branches of higher rank.The model is constructed by considering that the tote sediment capability of the water in one segment is modulated by the undergone state of it and that of its neighbor segments.This model portrays that the basal course of the river-way evolvement is self-adjustment between tote sediment capability and the varieties of sediment scouring-deposition.The steady analysis of model indicates that calculative results are accordant with some phenomenon on the natural river.


Hip resection arthroplasty is an operative technique that can be a valuable tool for the treatment of complex hip disease. The relative rarity of the procedure makes prospective study of outcomes somewhat difficult. The purpose of this review was to gather, summarize, and analyze the entirety of cases and series published on the topic to date.

Prior to the introduction of antibiotics in the 1940s, the treatment of extrapulmonary tuberculosis consisted of either isolation of the patient in a sanitarium or crude attempts at surgical debridement. Untreated infection led to pain, septic …


The optimal scheduling of hydrothermal systems requires the representation of uncertainties in future streamflows to devise a cost-effective operations policy. Stochastic optimization has been widely used as a powerful tool to solve this problem but results will necessarily depend on the stochastic model used to generate future scenarios for streamflows. Periodic autoregressive (PAR) models have been widely used in this task. However, its parameters are typically unknown and must be estimated from historical data, incorporating a natural estimation error. Furthermore, the model is just a linear approximation of the real stochastic process. The consequence is that the operator will be uncertain about the correct linear model that should be used at each period. The objective of this work is to assess the impacts of incorporating the uncertainty of the parameters of the PAR models into a stochastic hydrothermal scheduling model. The proposed methodology is tested with case studies based on data from the Brazilian hydroelectric system. It is shown that when the uncertainty of the parameters is ignored, the policies given by the stochastic optimization tend to be too optimistic.


The paper dissertates the characteristics of developing agricultural information resources in network environment, the principles on agricultural information resources development, and the means of developing agricultural information resources.


Any reader of Yeats who begins to investigate the topic of "Yeats and the postcolonial" will quickly encounter a problem: there is very little agreement among scholars about what "postcolonial" means. As a result, the reader will realize that she will have trouble approaching this topic in what might have seemed like an obvious manner: by trying to determine whether or not Yeats is a postcolonial writer or by trying to determine whether or not Ireland is a postcolonial nation. I think this apparent difficulty is a good thing; rather than being an obstacle in the reader's way, it is precisely what makes it useful to explore the relationship between Yeats's writings and postcolonial studies. This exploration may raise more questions than it answers, and the reader may find this frustrating, but if she can adjust her expectations, she will also find that there are varieties of uncertainty that are more illuminating, and even more enjoyable, than certainty. Yeats himself repeatedly emphasized the important and productive nature of such experiences. In 1898, while considering one of his perennial dilemmas, the question of whether the "visions" he saw were reflections of some eternal reality or merely the products of his own mind, he concluded, "To answer is to take sides in the only controversy in which it is greatly worth taking sides, and in the only controversy which may never be decided" ( EI as the other essays in this volume attest, there are many controversies about Yeats's works that are worth engaging in. But I think the idea that it is the really interesting questions that are the most difficult to settle, so characteristic of Yeats, indicates a fruitful approach to the topic of this chapter. In what follows I will offer some ideas about how the issues, debates, and uncertainties that animate contemporary postcolonial studies can enrich the experience of reading Yeats.


Corresponding author: Jerzy W. Mituś MD, PhD Department of Surgical Oncology Centre of Oncology Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute Krakow Branch 11 Garncarska St 31-115 Krakow, Poland Phone: +48 12 422 49 28 Fax: +48 12 423 10 76 E-mail: email@example.com 1 Department of Surgical Oncology, Centre of Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Krakow, Poland 2 Department of Anatomy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland 3 Clinic of Oncology, Department of Breast and Chest Cancer, Centre of Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Krakow, Poland 4 Department of Tumour Pathology, Centre of Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Krakow, Poland 5 Department of Systemic and Generalized Malignancies, Centre of Oncology, Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Krakow, Poland


AbstractDisputes are unpleasant, resource consuming, and expensive, but they are inevitable in construction contracts. Dispute resolution practices in Nepal are different from the ones in developed...


The present invention relates to the preparation of chloro pivaloyl chloride, and is especially the preparation process of chloro pivaloyl chloride. Isobutyl alcohol or tert-butyl alcohol and formic acid as initial material are synthesized into pivaloyl chloride, and pivaloyl chloride is then chlorized to form chloro pivaloyl chloride. The technological process is simple, lower in production temperature and pressure, easy in control, high in product yield and low in cost.


This paper presents a high sampling frequency pulse-Doppler radar that was constructed using commercially available components. The system architecture is explained with emphasis placed on the digital transceiver subsystem. A calibration technique is presented to mitigate range ambiguity due to digital latency variation between resets of the system. The pulse-Doppler operation of the system is then evaluated through the range-Doppler mapping of moving and stationary targets, confirming the radar's potential for synthetic aperture radar imaging.


Although tourism has been recognised as an important subfield in nation branding little research have focused on its role in the nation branding process. A managerial perspective was assumed to exa ...


The critical behavior of fragment production is studied within a Lattice Gas Model in the canonical ensemble. Finite size effects on the liquid-gas phase transition are analyzed by a direct calculation of the partition function, and it is shown that phase coexistence and phase transition are relevant concepts even for systems of a few tens of particles. Critical exponents are extracted from the behavior of the fragment production yield as a function of temperature by means of a finite size scaling. The result is that in a finite system well defined critical signals can be found at supercritical (Kertesz line) as well as subcritical densities inside the coexistence zone.


The invention discloses a medicament for treating pain in heel. The medicament is prepared from the raw materials in parts by weight: 13-17 parts of unprocessed radix aconiti kusnezoffii, 13-17 parts of lamiophlomis rotate, 8-12 parts of pseudo-ginseng powder, 28-32 parts of garden balsam stem, 13-17 parts of vinegar-prepared frankincense, 13-17 parts of vinegar-prepared myrrh, 28-32 parts of lycopodium clavatum, 13-17 parts of Ligusticum wallichii, 28-32 parts of radix clematidis, 43-47 parts of pawpaw, 13-17 parts of borneol, 18-22 parts of achyranthes root, 13-17 parts of eucommia ulmoides, 23-27 parts of prepared rehmannia glutinosa, 13-17 parts of Chinese angelica, 13-17 parts of fructus psoraleae, 18-22 parts of semen cuscutae and 13-17 parts of tortoise plastron, wherein achyranthes root, eucommia ulmoides, fructus psoraleae, semen cuscutae and the like have the functions of nourishing liver and kidneys, strengthening the bones and muscles, supplementing yang and tonifying yin;prepared rehmannia glutinosa and tortoise plastron are mainly used for nourishing blood and yin and tonifying kidneys; borneol is used for restoring consciousness, clearing heat and relieving pain and opening and closing skin pores, not only has a pain relieving function but also can serve as a transdermal agent to enhance medicine permeation and absorption, and moreover, borneol can work together with achyranthes root, Ligusticum wallichii and the like to guide smooth circulation of channels to carry the active medicinal components into a human body so as to nourish yin and tonify liver and kidneys and strengthen the pain relieving treatment effect. The medicament has the effects of relaxing the muscles and stimulating blood circulation, diminishing inflammation and swelling, easing pain, noshing blood and yin and tonifying liver and kidneys and focusing on one part to act on the whole body, thereby reflecting the complementary advantages of all the medicinal raw materials.


With recent developments in microwave communications, a great attention has been paid to "Active Microstrip Antennas". For some specific applications, such as "Oscillating Active Integrated Antenna", an active device functions as oscillator and the antenna plays the role of a resonator. Furthermore, the whole system coupled to another oscillating circuit presents better Q-factor qualifications. In this paper we present antenna application of active Q factor improvement by "Active Loop Method" which has been used to develop microwave active filters.


A species of facultatively anaerobic, gram negative, straight rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. T his shiga-toxin producing species is chemoorganotrophic, capable of both respiratory and fermentative metabolism. It is the most common non-O157 E. coli strain that is the causative agent of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome in the United States. Escherichia coli and strain O111 can be isolated from livestock such as cattle. Qeios · Definition, February 8, 2020


SUMMARY Fifty-four experiments, involving the release of a total of 1,671 single pigeons, were performed to study the influence on their orientation of cues picked up during transportation to the release site. The method used was that of the detour experiment, which consists in recording the initial orientation and homing performances of two (or more) groups of pigeons transported to the same release site by two different routes. The routes chosen were strongly divergent on the first leg, and roughly described a semicircle in a clock- or counterclockwise direction. Birds transported by the clockwise route were expected to deflect counterclockwise (CCW birds) with respect to the home bearing, or, at least, with respect to birds transported by the counterclockwise route; these were expected to deflect clockwise (CW birds; Maps 1–17). To evaluate the effect of a detour on pigeon orientation, 52 comparisons between sets of CW and CCW bearings were available; a significant difference was found in 34 cases. Con...


Abstract There is currently a great deal of information available about the toxic effects of oxyfluorfen on soil biochemical activity and microbial biodiversity. However, there is no information about how this herbicide affects plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) or their properties, such as biofilm formation, nitrogen fixation, siderophore and auxin production, and phosphate solubilisation. As such in this study an agricultural soil was polluted with the oxyfluorfen herbicide every 30 days at a dose of 4 L ha−1 for a total period of 90 days. During this experimental period, the dehydrogenase activity was determined, a count and isolation of cultivable bacteria was performed, and the PGPB and their properties were characterized. The results indicated that oxyfluorfen inhibits the dehydrogenase activity, with this inhibition increasing with herbicide concentration in the soil (69.9% compared to non-polluted soil). It also causes changes in the population diversity of cultivable bacteria in soils. Regard to the evolution of isolated PGPB, it was found that oxyfluorfen induces the growth of nitrogen-fixing, biofilm-forming, and siderophore-producing bacteria, while negatively affecting the growth of auxin-producing and phosphate-solubilising bacteria. These results suggest that oxyfluorfen modulates the properties of PGPB in a concentration-dependent manner.


The paper regards the theses published in core journals of library and information science in CSSCI journals in recent five years as object of study,using bibliometric method,statistically analyzes some aspects,which include age of literature,number about core units of research,and high-frequency words,then discusses the research hotspot and frontier of library and information science field in recent five years,research progress and future research trend in the field of library and information science.


Conducting polymer hydrogels, a unique class of materials having the advantageous features of both hydrogels and organic conductors, possess excellent electrochemical properties due to their intrinsic porous structure. Herein, we report a facile and scalable method for synthesizing conductive polypyrrole hydrogels/carbon nanotubes (CPHs/CNTs) using phytic acid as both gelator and dopant, and this composite was used as an anode in a dual-chamber microbial fuel cell (MFC). The high electrocatalytic activity of this material significantly reduced the interfacial charge transfer resistance and facilitated the extracellular electron transfer on the anode surface. The three dimensional porous structure and hydrophilicity of this composite enhanced the biofilm formation on the anode surface. CPHs/CNTs anode increased the maximum power density from 871 ± 33 mW m−2 to 1898 ± 46 mW m−2 and exhibited high stability in the two-chambered MFC. These results demonstrated that the synthesis of the CPHs/CNTs composite offered an effective approach towards enhancing the power production in MFCs.


The specifics of nascent HDL remodeling within the plasma compartment remain poorly understood. We developed an in vitro assay to monitor the lipid transfer between model nascent HDL (LpA-I) and plasma lipoproteins. Incubation of α-125I-LpA-I with plasma resulted in association of LpA-I with existing plasma HDL, whereas incubation with TD plasma or LDL resulted in conversion of α-125I-LpA-I to preβ-HDL. To further investigate the dynamics of lipid transfer, nascent LpA-I were labeled with cell-derived [3 H]cholesterol (UC) or [3H]phosphatidylcholine (PC) and incubated with plasma at 37°C. The majority of UC and PC were rapidly transferred to apolipoprotein B (apoB). Subsequently, UC was redistributed to HDL for esterification before being returned to apoB. The presence of a phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) stimulator or purified PLTP promoted PC transfer to apoB. Conversely, PC transfer was abolished in plasma from PLTP−/− mice. Injection of 125I-LpA-I into rabbits resulted in a rapid size redistribution of 125I-LpA-I. The majority of [3H]UC from labeled r(HDL) was esterified in vivo within HDL, whereas a minority was found in LDL. These data suggest that apoB plays a major role in nascent HDL remodeling by accepting their lipids and donating UC to the LCAT reaction. The finding that nascent particles were depleted of their lipids and remodeled in the presence of plasma lipoproteins raises questions about their stability and subsequent interaction with LCAT.


Evolutionary hypotheses about how so many species of tropical rainforest trees might have arisen include (a) genetic drift (71), (b) habitat specialization (8) in benign environments, or (c) repeated geographic isolation followed by remixing of species during Pleistocene climatic fluctuations (144). Ecological hypotheses about how these species continue to coexist are often cast into equilibrium or non-equilibrium frameworks: Do tropical forests comprise " . . . sets of highly coevolved niche-differentiated tree species in stable or semistable floristic assemblages," or do they consist of " . . . diffusely coevolved, broadly generalist species which slowly drift in relative abundance within a few large life-history guilds" (67, 102)? In this context, there has been considerable recent interest in the role of adaptations by species to different regeneration sites in structuring plant assemblages in general (83, 84, 86, 141), and tropical tree communities in particular (62, 89, 90, 150). The immediacy of this interest is heightened by rising rates of deforestation throughout the tropics and a critical need for management strategies of the remaining preserves, for ecologically sound harvesting procedures, and for the tools with which to restore degraded forests. Openings in the forest canopy are widely recognized as important for the establishment and growth of rainforest trees (5, 33, 62, 90). Hartshorn (89) suggests that perhaps 75% of the tree species at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica are dependent on canopy opening for seed germination or for growth beyond sapling size. Similar statements are found in descriptions of forest dynamics in Queensland, Australia (185), Malaysian dipterocarp forests (195), and West African rain forest (108). Demographic studies demon-


Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a tool for neuromodulation that uses a time-varying magnetic field to stimulate the brain via an induced electric field (E-Field). Clinical data from Premier Psychiatric Research Institute on repetitive TMS (rTMS) for the treatment of depression shows that patients older than 55 years respond to deep rTMS with better efficacy than younger patients. Brain volume shrinks with age in adults older than 40 years, increasing the distance between their brain and scalp. In this paper, we have investigated how the induced E-Field from TMS is affected by brain-scalp distance (BSD). We have developed heterogeneous head models from MRI data of 50 subjects and created simplified head models using concentric spheres. Using finite-element analysis, we simulated TMS on these models to test the role of BSD in determining the strength and distribution of the E-Field.


The aim of the research study was to explore the effects of Dividend payout ratio on the firm profitability. This study was conducted on the non-financial firms listed in Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) 100 index. The data were collected since 2008-2012 from the annual reports and Balance sheet analysis of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Panel data regression was used in the research paper. As per the results of fixed effect model. The dividend payout ratio has significant effects on profitability (Alternate Accepted). Leverage has insignificant effect on the profitability and firm size has also insignificant effects on the firm profitability.


Much of historic Christian philosophical theology has affirmed that God not only exists, but is Existence itself. Nowadays, this claim is widely rejected as unintelligible by theists and non-theists alike. I argue in contrast that if there is such a thing as Existence itself, that thing must be a maximally excellent being, which is what many philosophers call God. This is because Existence would itself need to exist, which is only possible if Existence exists in a paradigmatic way, that is, as a perfect instance of existence. My argument thus offers both a defence of the coherence of the claim that God is Existence itself, and a new way of arguing for theism.


Background: Hearing loss is a cause of global concern. Percussionists are exposed to greater levels of continuous or intermittent noise than others. Little is known about the relationship between percussion activity and hearing impairment. The early detection of the same and subsequent management makes a significant reduction in the burden of health care services. The objective was to study the proportion of hearing impairment in percussionists in the district of Thrissur using an IOS based mobile application. Methods: A cross sectional study was done on percussionists from Thrissur district who has experience of more than five years and has no congenital or traumatic hearing loss. A predesigned semi structured questionnaire was given and hearing tests were done using a mobile application U hear in a sound proof setting to understand the current state of hearing ability amoung the percussionists. Results: A total of 39 subjects were involved in our study of which all were males. Mean age of our study population was 30.44+12.04. most of them were diagnosed with at least mild degree of hearing loss of one of the ear or both the ears. 15.4% of them had mild degree of hearing loss, 64.1% had moderate degree of hearing loss and 20.5% had severe hearing loss. Conclusions: The study shows percussionists are more exposed to sounds of various frequencies for longer duration, they are more prone to hearing loss. The study brought out that age is directly proportional to hearing loss, music induced hearing loss progress at a rate proportion to the work experience.


The paper presents the green methodologies and technologies of switched reluctance drive in the aspect, such as the design, the control strategy and the applications. The three indexes of green design, i.e. the systematical efficiency of the drive, the per unit effective volume output of the machine and the cost of the drive, are given. A green variable speed control strategy with the high systematical efficiency of the drive operated in the high rotor speed range and the low acoustic noise of the machine operated in the low rotor speed range is advanced based on the three common variable speed control strategies. The green applications of the wind power generator system and the electric vehicle drive contributing to preserve the environment are introduced.


1 SUMMARY The valence electron (VE) situation of the group 3 elements scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, and the following 14 ''4f elements'' cerium through lutetium is such that three electrons may be considered as the valence shell (s 2 d 1 ), with the 4f electrons to be considered as core electrons. The latter often determine important properties (magnetism, absorption and emission of light) but their contribution to chemical bonding is negligible. With the paucity of three VEs, these elements may form (in the majority of cases octahedral) clusters, although almost always incorporating an endohedral atom (or atom group) that contributes to the overall electron count. For a general cluster complex {ZRx}Xz, contributions to chemical bonding are mostly heteroatomic, of the Z-R and R-X type, with little homoatomic Z-Z and R-R contributions. Thus, these cluster complexes may be understood as anti-Werner-type complexes with the polarity of the atoms being textsf−(Z), +(R), −(X). In rare cases, the cluster complexes are isolated, or, more frequently, connected via common ligands. In the majority of cases, the clusters share common edges (or faces) to oligomers, chains, layers, or even networks.


Medical education has a strong need for palpation training. Haptic sense is indispensable for the detection of subsurface tumor. A virtual reality (VR) training for breast palpation simulation was created utilizing the newly designed multi-fingered haptic interface robot (HIRO). The simulation allows the user to perform breast palpation. A realistic model of the breast was developed and a physically based modeling is achieved by using a finite element method (FEM) that provides correct reaction forces and deformations of a virtual deformable object. A VR medical application system for breast palpation using HIRO was developed and examined in a real-time experiment.


The myth of Medea and her children is commonly known as the story of the mother who kills her own children for the sake of vengeance to her husband. Most often, she is remembered from the eponymous tragedy of Euripides. However, different authors can describe other circumstances of the demise of children. In these variations of the story, Medea does not kill the children, but becomes the cause of their demise, trying to prevent them from it. According to one of the versions, she tries to make them immortal, but her attempts fail. Although, as a matter of fact the children of Medea acquire immortality in the form of cult. Another blames the Corinthians. Children seek salvation in the Temple of Hera Akraia, where they have been murdered by angered Corinthians. This story is reflected in the myths associated with the redemption cults. The murder entails condemnation of the community – pestilence, appeal to the oracle, sacrifices, and establishment of the permanent cult. The analysis of components of the cult and comparison with other cults, which consist of a combination of initiation rights and heroic offerings, suggests that the Corinthian cult of Medea's children implied both, the mourning that requires redemption and initiation rites.


Abstract: Case report A A 10-year-old female patient born from non-consanguineous healthy parents after a regular pregnancy developed, at the age of 3 months, diffuse hyperkeratotic, pruritic plaques on her face, forearms, wrists, perineal and sacral regions in a mosaic pattern distribution, growing progressively. Laboratory and instrumental investigations and a skin biopsy were performed, and both the patient and her parents underwent genetic testing. Histology described acanthosis and orthokeratotyc hyperkeratosis in a basket-weave pattern. Genetic investigations revealed, in our patient, a pathogenic paternal variant and the deletion of the corresponding maternal allele associated with the autosomal recessive form of Progressive Symmetrical Erythrokeratodermia (PSEK).
Discussion A review of the literature showed similarities and differences with this case. Diagnosis of autosomal recessive PSEK was made, uniquely associated in our patient with another genetic mutation of the KRT2 gene. Systemic retinoids and topical emollients were started, leading to a significant reduction of hyperkeratosis and a progressive resolution of the lesions. The most interesting feature was their further evolution, with the onset of sparing areas, suggestive of revertant mosaicism, although not confirmed by histology.
Conclusion This is the first case of Progressive Symmetrical Erythrokeratodermia associated with both the c.879G>A genomic variant in the KDSR gene and the p.Ala517Gly genetic variant of the KRT2 gene. A clinical picture was suggestive of revertant mosaicism observed in the patient, which, to date, has never been described in the literature. Systemic therapy with oral retinoids in association with topical keratolytics.


Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of metoprolol on elderly patients with chronic heart failure and its safety.Methods A total of 107 elderly patients with chronic heart failure were allocated into metoprolol group(n=53) and control group(n=54) at random.The patients in the metoprolol group were treated with metoprolol(12.5-25mg,twice per day) and the patients in the control group were only given routine treatment without metoprolol.The changes in heart rate,blood pressure,heart function and echocardiography were observed before and after treatment.Results The effective rate and total effective rate in the metoprolol group were 53.7% and 88.6%,and the counterparts were 30.3% and 67.8% in the control group,respectively(P0.05).After the treatment lasting months,not only the heart rate and the blood pressure in the metoprolol group were lower than that in the control group,but the heart function and the indexes of echocardiography(LVEF,LVDD) were obviously improved as well.Conclusion Metoprolol can served as an effective and safe agent for the treatment of the elderly patients with chronic heart failure.


The prevention of biosecurity threats is an international priority and the development of improved phytosanitary treatment technologies is part of New Zealand's biosecurity science strategy. Twelve temperature/time treatments were investigated as potential methods to devitalise weed seeds. Six weed species, Digitaria violascens, Eleusine indica, Lepidium virginicum, Plantago lanceolata, Portulaca oleracea and Sonchus oleraceus were exposed to treatments of 50˚C, 60˚C or 70˚C each for 1.5 h, 4 h, or 15 h. The efficacy of these treatments was compared with those of two industry standards: (i) 85˚C for 15 h at 40% RH; and (ii) methyl bromide (80 g/m3) for 24 h. The standard treatments were significantly more effective at devitalising weed seeds than the experimental treatments. This study showed that temperatures below 85˚C are generally insufficient for devitalising seeds of the weed species examined.


We prove two-sided estimates for the best (i.e., the smallest possible) constant $\,c_n(\alpha)\,$ in the Markov inequality $$
\|p_n'\|_{w_\alpha} \le c_n(\alpha) \|p_n\|_{w_\alpha}\,, \qquad p_n \in {\cal P}_n\,. $$ Here, ${\cal P}_n$ stands for the set of algebraic polynomials of degree $\le n$, $\,w_\alpha(x) := x^{\alpha}\,e^{-x}$, $\,\alpha > -1$, is the Laguerre weight function, and $\|\cdot\|_{w_\alpha}$ is the associated $L_2$-norm, $$
\|f\|_{w_\alpha} = \left(\int_{0}^{\infty} |f(x)|^2 w_\alpha(x)\,dx\right)^{1/2}\,. $$ Our approach is based on the fact that $\,c_n^{-2}(\alpha)\,$ equals the smallest zero of a polynomial $\,Q_n$, orthogonal with respect to a measure supported on the positive axis and defined by an explicit three-term recurrence relation. We employ computer algebra to evaluate the seven lowest degree coefficients of $\,Q_n\,$ and to obtain thereby bounds for $\,c_n(\alpha)$. This work is a continuation of a recent paper [5], where estimates for $\,c_n(\alpha)\,$ were proven on the basis of the four lowest degree coefficients of $\,Q_n$.


This paper presents and discusses test results obtained from a fleet of 44 current-technology passenger cars typical of European vehicles and employs three-way catalyst system with closed-loop air-fuel ratio control. The tested vehicles represented 15 different types and had been in normal use for one to four years and their odometer readings ranged from about 10 000 to over 80 000 km. Tests were performed at normal (+22°C) as well as at low (-7°C) ambient temperatures using the US FTP75 test procedure. Normal CVS-system was used for exhaust sampling and analysis, but a continuous sampling with second-by-second analysis has also been performed in some tests. In addition to the regulated emissions (CO, HC and NOx), some nonregulated compounds have also been measured using the latest high-speed on-line FTIR analysis equipment. Test results and discussion outlines the response of individual vehicles and their emission control equipment to low ambient temperatures. Unit emissions (g/km) are presented for the regulated and cumulative (in g[test] values for some nonregulated compounds (N20 and NH3).


The technology innovation is linchpin to the development of Liaoning's industry capacity. Industry clusters is the availability carrier,the article mainly relations between the industrial clusters and the technology innovation. The Liaoning build to of the advanced industry base of the compete capacity in the world,combined to the development of Liaoning's industry capacity is to promote and the advance of technology innovation capacity.


ABSTRACT Scale issues are ubiquitous in geosciences. Because of their simplicity and intuitiveness, and despite strong limitations, notably its non-stationarity features, discrete random multiplicative cascade processes are very often used to address these scale issues. A novel approach based on the parsimonious framework of Universal Multifractals (UM) is introduced to tackle this issue while preserving the simple structure of discrete cascades. It basically consists in smoothing at each cascade step the random multiplicative increments with the help of a geometric interpolation over a moving window. The window size enables to introduce non-conservativeness in the simulated fields. It is established theoretically,] and numerically confirmed, that the simulated fields also exhibit a multifractal behaviour with expected features. It is shown that such an approach remains valid over a limited range of UM parameters. Finally, we test downscaling of rainfall fields with the help of this blunt discrete cascade process, and we discuss challenges for future developments.


60 GHz wireless communications is a key enabler for multi-Gigabit home networks capable of supporting next-generation applications and services. Adaptive beamforming techniques that are compatible with low-cost multiple antenna hardware configurations are important for full exploitation of the potential of the 60 GHz band. This paper overviews the mechanisms of multiple antenna processing as implemented in the current 60 GHz wireless PAN standards, and highlights how they are adapted to various hardware configurations. The capability of this spatial processing to support the capacity of the MIMO channel and to enable spatial reuse is considered.


A 68 year-old Caucasian male presented with weight loss, fatigue and weakness. Diagnostic studies including bone marrow and liver biopsies, cardiac catheterization, colonoscopy and pleural tap of chylothorax were reported with negative results. A remote history of colon cancer with radiation and chemotherapy was noted. Clinical concern over possible amyloidosis precipitated a renal biopsy. Needle cores of renal cortex were received in 10% buffered Formalin, 3% buffered glutaraldehyde or Michel's buffer and processed using routine methodology for brightfield, electron and immunofluorescent microscopy, respectively. Formalin-fixed tissue was embedded in paraffin, sectioned 3-um in thickness and examined by brightfield microscopy after application of routine and special histological stains. Glomeruli were normocellular by H&E stain with no specific alterations in extracellular matrix using PAS and silver stains. PAS-positive, Gram-negative rods were seen coating podocytes in Bowman's space and along epithelial cells of tubules. Thioflavin-T stain was negative for amyloid under fluorescent light. Tissue cores submitted for direct immunofluorescence lacked glomeruli upon frozen sectioning; therefore, immunolabeling was not performed. One-micron thick sections of glutaraldehyde-fixed kidney allowed for the selection of one glomerulus for examination by transmission electron microscopy. Ultrastructural examination showed numerous rod shaped or bacilliform structures in Bowman's space between and adjacent to visceral and parietal epithelial cells. Rods were seen within lumina of renal tubules. Organisms were identified within parietal and tubular epithelial cells and a few rods were found within podocytes. Isolated electron dense immune-type deposits were detected in mesangial matrix and along the subepithelial aspect of glomerular


Energies of formation of Schottky defects as well as cation and anion migration energies in RbCl, RbBr and RbI have been evaluated from ionic lattice calculations and the results are compared with the corresponding values obtained from ionic conductivity measurements. The experimental and calculated values of Schottky formation energies agree. Conduction in rubidium halides is mainly due to the movement of cation vacancies. The calculated value of the cation migration energy in RbCl is close to that obtained experimentally, but the calculated values in RbBr and RbI are somewhat higher than the experimental values.


Introduces the design idea, system platform, system functions and implementation method of the management system of salary unified disbursement for administrative and institutional agencies.


This paper presents the method of improving second order intermodulation distortion(IMD2) and dc-offset problems in down-conversion mixer. A simple analysis reveals the IMD2 and dc-offset can be eliminated by controlling the duty cycles of local oscillator(LO) inputs. A mixer with the proposed method has been simulated with a RF CMOS technology with 5% mismatch in the load resistance, the mixer shows 2.04dBm IIP2 and 22mnV input referred DC-offset. By controlling two duty cycles of LO inputs, IIP2 and DC-offset can be improved to 38.8dBm and , respectively.


Introduction Children with ASD may present their parents with several challenges, most notably aggressive and destructive behaviors. Parents of children with ASD typically experience more stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms than other parents. Mindfulness-based interventions are reported to be effective in reducing parental stress along with improving the challenging behaviors of their children Objectives The current review aimed to investigate if the use of mindfulness-based interventions is beneficial to reduce parental stress when caring for children with ASD. Methods The databases of PsycINFO and PubMED were used. The variables studied in this systematic review were Autism, Parental stress, and Mindfulness. Inclusion criteria were that all articles should be academic journals, and with a full text available in English during the last 20 years. Results Compared to other behavioral approaches, mindfulness-based interventions showed statistically significant results in reducing the stress levels of parents as well as improving their children's challenging behaviors. Conclusions Most of the studies in the current review indicated that mindfulness-based interventions are beneficial in improving the stress level of parents. Disclosure No significant relationships.


The increased UV-B radiation and nitrogen deposition have become two important environmental factors affecting plant growth.Here,a medical plant Catharanthus roseus was subjected to altered UV-B and nitrogen level to study their influence in a sole or combined way on growth and vinblastine production.Our results showed that the UV-B exerted an obviously adverse effect on plant growth and biomass accumulation.The UV-B stress also led to physiological damages,for instance,the elevated MDA content.The increased supply with nitrogen nutrition could largely alleviate the inhibitory effects and damage symptom induced by UV-B stress.The UV-B absorbing compounds were enhanced remarkably by the supplementary UV-B radiation,and it was increased further when the nitrogen nutrition were supplied.The vinblastine content was increased markedly in the supplementary UV-B radiation,and which were increased further when the nitrogen supply increased.It was concluded that an increased nitrogen supply could not only alleviate the inhibitory effect of UV stress on plant growth,but enhance vinblastine accumulation in plants.We proposed that enrichment of nitrogen nutrition provide more N source for alkaloid synthesis induced by UV-B radiation,eventually resulting in increased alkaloid content.