Context. The presence of water masers orbiting around the active galactic nucleus (AGN) in NGC4258, one of the most studied extragalactic objects, has been crucial in developing a detailed picture of its nuclear environment. Nonetheless, its accretion rate and bolometric luminosity are still matter of debate, as there are indications that NGC4258 may host a genuine radiatively ine ffi cient accretion flow (RIAF). Aims. In this context, we present a detailed broadband X-ray spectrum of NGC4258, with the goal of precisely measuring the coronal luminosity and accretion flow properties of the AGN, in addition to tracking any possible variation across two decades of observations. Methods. We collected archival XMM-Newton , Chandra , Swift / BAT, and NuSTAR spectroscopic observations spanning 15 years and fit them with a suite of state-of-the-art models, including a warped disk model that is suspected to provide the well known obscuration observed in the X-rays. We complemented this information with archival results from the literature. Results. A clear spectral variability is observed among the di ff erent epochs. The obscuring column density shows possibly periodic fluctuations on a timescale of 10 years, while the intrinsic luminosity displays a long-term decrease by a factor of three across a time span of 15 years (from L 2 − 10 keV ∼ 10 41 erg s − 1 in the early 2000s to L 2 − 10 keV ∼ 3 × 10 40 erg s − 1 in 2016). The average absorption-corrected X-ray luminosity L 2 − 10 keV , combined with archival determinations of the bolometric luminosity, implies a bolo- metric correction k bol ∼ 20; this result is intriguingly typical for Seyferts powered by accretion through geometrically thin, radiatively e ffi cient disks. Moreover, the X-ray photon index Γ is consistent with the typical value of the broader AGN population. However, the accretion rate in Eddington units is very low, well within the expected RIAF regime. Conclusions. Our results suggest that NGC4258 is a genuinely low-luminosity Seyfert II, with no strong indications in its X-ray emission for a hot, RIAF-like accretion flow.


Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) have been widely applied in the automotive industry as an affordable solution for car lightweighting, mainly in parts subjected to crash requirements. Heavy dut ...


Bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, can be separated into coastal and offshore ecotypes based upon hemoglobin levels, packed cell volumes, and red blood cell counts, the offshore form having higher values for all three measures. Captive-bred crosses between coastal and offshore types produce animals with intermediate hematologic profiles suggesting a significant genetic basis for these differences.


This paper presents an adaptive interpolation algorithm for effective picture format conversion, namely deinterlacing based on total edge directions estimation. The deinterlacing algorithms are generally made up of two parts, such as the estimation of edge directions and the interpolation of missing pixels along with the estimated direction. The proposed algorithm adopts and enhances the block-based search concept for estimation of edge directions, which is introduced in the direction-oriented interpolation (DOI) algorithm. In this paper the edge directions are estimated with the vertical angles as well as the horizontal angles in the DOI and then the missing pixels are interpolated by using median operation. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can estimate edge directions and interpolate missing pixels more accurately compared with the conventional deinterlacing algorithms in terms of the objective performance measured in PSNR and the subjective visual quality.


A Critical Engagement Paper Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Special Case Degree of Master of Fine Arts in Theatre, University of Regina. iv, 61 p.


The invention relates to a hot water system based on solar energy and building integration. A condenser and a plane mirror array are arranged on wall bodies constructed around a high-rise building needing a hot water system, a sunlight tracking device acquires solar energy, the solar energy is focused onto a solar energy receiver through the condenser, the solar energy receiver is a vertical cavity type heat collector, tap water is sent into the solar energy receiver by a water supply part, and through heat exchange, the solar energy receiver outputs evaporated steam which is sent to a water storage part through a heat preservation pipeline. A unique design that the solar energy and the building are integrated is adopted, and hot water supply and high-temperature distillation disinfection of domestic water of the whole building are realized, so the domestic water is more convenient and healthy, and the solar energy is utilized for heating, a pressurization water pump is replaced, electric energy is saved in the aspects of water supply and heating, the hot water system can realize single system supply of hot water for the whole building, hot water resources are effectively integrated, and the reasonable utilization of the resources is realized.


The present study was carried out during the month of January 2014 when a total of 148 dogs with history of various diseases were presented to the Campus Veterinary Hospital, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, College of Veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India. Out of 148 dogs that were presented to the hospital, 48 dogs had the clinical signs of loss of hair, itching, and reduced food intake. The dogs were restless and continuously rubbed their bodies against the walls in the houses, and scratching with their legs. Clinical examination of the dogs revealed presence of alopecia, pruritus, and the formation of small crusts. All 48 dogs were treated with ivermectin by subcutaneous injection dosed at 0.02 mL/kg body weight at a weekly interval for 2 to 3 weeks. All dogs were bathed with cypermethrin shampoo weekly once for 2-3 weeks. In the present study, it was observed that ivermectin/cypermethrin combination therapy was effective for the management of tick infestation in dogs.


The classic BGW algorithm of Ben Or, Goldwasser and Wigderson for secure multiparty computing demonstrates that secure distributed matrix multiplication over finite fields is possible over 2t+1 computation nodes, while keeping the input matrices private from every t colluding computation nodes. In this paper, we develop and study a novel coding formulation to explore the trade-offs between computation accuracy and privacy in secure multiparty computing for real-valued data, even with fewer than 2t+1 nodes, through a differential privacy perspective. For the case of t = 1, we develop achievable schemes and converse arguments that bound ϵ — the differential privacy parameter that measures the privacy loss — for a given accuracy level. Our achievable coding schemes are specializations of Shamir secret sharing applied to real-valued data, coupled with appropriate choice of evaluation points. We develop converse arguments that apply for general additive noise based schemes.


Background: Our knowledge in early lung carcinogenesis is rudimentary. Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) is the only preneoplasia type that has been recognized by histopathology and It has been postulated that AAH can progress to adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), to minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA), and finally to invasive adenocarcinoma (ADC). However, the definition of these lesions remains controversial due to limited supporting molecular evidence. Carcinogenesis results from accumulation of multiple genetic and epigenetic events, with selection for events conferring phenotypic advantage. Immune surveillance, particularly anti-tumor response from T cells is an important host protection process to inhibit carcinogenesis. However, the T cell repertoire landscape and its evolution during lung carcinogenesis have not been well defined. Methods: We performed T cell receptor (TCR) sequencing on multiple spatially separated regions (2-6 regions per lesion) from 23 AAH, 26 AIS, 54 MIA and 14 ADC lesions and paired histologically normal lung tissues from 52 patients clinically presenting with indeterminate pulmonary nodules. Forty-one patients had multifocal diseases and 23 patients carried more than one type of pathology. Results: Compared to pre-/micro-invasive neoplastic lesions (AAH, AIS, MIA) or invasive ADC, normal lung tissues demonstrated significantly less T cell infiltration (p Citation Format: Runzhe Chen, Junya Fujimoto, Alexandre Reuben, Lisha Ying, Xin Hu, Chi-Wan Chow, Jaime Rodriguez Canales, Wenyong Sun, Jinlin Hu, Edwin R. Parra Cuentas, Carmen Behrens, Chang-Jiun Wu, Latasha Little, Curtis Gumbs, Diana Wiesnoski, Guangchun Han, Won-Chul Lee, Paul Scheet, Humam Kadara, Mara Antonoff, Ara A. Vaporciyan, Stephen Swisher, Jianhua Zhang, John Heymach, Waun Ki Hong, Ignacio Wistuba, Andrew Futreal, Dan Su, Jianjun Zhang. T cell repertoire evolution from the normal lung to invasive lung adenocarcinoma [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 4686.


AFTER THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 AND THE invasion of Afghanistan, it became necessary for the United States to identify the international legal rules related to the detention, treatment, interrogation, and prosecution of suspected terrorists. Accordingly, the Bush Administration turned to its lawyers to identify this legal framework and to assess its binding character. The following review of the post-9/11 actions of the U.S. Government is intended to provide additional insight into the black box of whether and how international law operates to frame and in some instances constrain the development of U.S. policy on core matters relating to national security. There are a number of legal issues that arose from the war on terror, including the legal basis for the invasion of Afghanistan, targeted killings, extraordinary rendition, surveillance of U.S. citizens, the use of the Guantanamo naval base as a detention center, the operation of CIA detention facilities, and the operation of military tribunals. This chapter will in particular focus on questions relating to the treatment and interrogation of detainees because the release of the so-called Torture Memos and subsequent publications by key insiders detail the legal back and forth between the Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, and the White House over the legality of certain coercive measures applied to detainees and provide a rich text for further illuminating the role of international law.


The extraction of rare earth metals from fluoroapatite rich phosphate concentrates often involves a weak acid leach of fluoroapatite and a sulphuric acid bake of leach residue followed by water leach and precipitation to obtain an intermediate product. The main aim of this study was to determine and rationalize the solubility of rare earth metal ions in synthetic solutions representing various process liquors at three temperatures 40, 60 and 80oC containing different acid and metal ion concentrations with respect to sulphuric acid, phosphoric acid and sulphate salts of sodium, magnesium, aluminium, potassium, calcium and iron(III). Solid mixture of rare earth metal carbonates was used as the source of rare earth metal ions. The solubility tests and characterization of solids using XRD were conducted at Murdoch University laboratories. The composition of initial carbonate solids and the solids and solutions formed after saturation were analysed for rare earth and other elements at TSW Analytical Laboratories in Perth using ICP-MS and ICP-OES. The precipitated solid in sodium rich acidic sulphate solutions is the double salt NaRE(SO4)2 based on the solid assays. However, in acidic solutions free of sodium or of low concentrations of sodium the precipitated solid appears to be RE2(SO4)3.


Introduction: Early application of enteral nutrition programme has begun to gain ground in recent years in the treatment of severe acute pancreatitis by putting into question the effectiveness of parenteral nutrition. Aim: The purpose of the present review was to investigate the effectiveness of artificial nutrition in curbing of complications and improvement of patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Material and Method: There was a research in electronic databases Scopus, Pubmed, The Cochrane Library and Scopemed for the time period 2010-2015. The key words selected for the data search were "acute pancreatitis", "nutrition", "feeding" and "clinical trials". For the preparation of the review, 14 research studies were used. Results: The superiority of enteral feeding versus parenteral is documented by the reduction of inflammatory mediators and septic complications while early enteral nutrition (within 48 hours) is associated with lower rates of complications, multiple-organ dysfunction and mortality. Patients undergoing enteral nutrition are hospitalized for a shorter period of time compared to those undergoing parenteral nutrition. The duration of hospitalization in the ICU is even shorter for patients who also receive immunonutrition which helps to reduce bacterial translocation, systemic inflammatory response and complications. Conclusions: The granting of early enteral nutrition with or without immunonutrition contributes decisively to reverse the sharp deterioration of patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Early enteral nutrition is associated with fewer complications compared to total parenteral nutrition.


Background: Acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a major gynecologic health problem in the United States, afflicting more than 1 million women each year and generating annual direct and indirect costs estimated at $4.2 billion. Family physicians can play an important role in the prevention, as well as diagnosis and treatment, of PID. Methods: A MEDLINE search for articles published from 1985 to the present was made using the key words "pelvic inflammatory disease," "endometritis," "salpingitis," "tubo-ovarian abscess," "adnexitis," "pelvic abscess," "parametritis," and "oophoritis." The bibliographies of these articles and the author's personal files were also sources of information. Results and Conclusions: A number of risk factors have been linked to PID, including young age, age at first intercourse, multiple sex partners, the presence of bacterial vaginosis, vaginal douching, the use of an intrauterine contraceptive device, and a history of a sexually transmitted disease. The diagnosis of PID represents a major clinical challenge that requires a careful history and physical examination coupled with selective and knowledgeable use of the diagnostic tests and procedures currently available. Broad-spectrum antibiotics, which represent the cornerstone of therapy, must adequately cover the polymicrobial spectrum of pathogens implicated in this infection, which includes Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and specific cervicovaginal anaerobic and aerobic bacteria. The numerous sequelae associated with PID, which include infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and chronic pelvic pain syndromes, underscore the need for effective measures for preventing pelvic inflammatory disease.


Taking into account that a proper description of disordered systems should focus on distribution functions, the authors develop a powerful numerical scheme for the determination of the probability distribution of the local density of states (LDOS), which is based on a Chebyshev expansion with kernel polynomial refinement and allows the study of large finite clusters (up to 100). For the threedimensional Anderson model it is demonstrated that the distribution of the LDOS shows a significant change at the disorder induced delocalisation-localisation transition. Consequently, the so-called typical density of states, defined as the geometric mean of the LDOS, emerges as a natural order parameter. The calculation of the phase diagram of the Anderson model proves the efficiency and reliability of the proposed approach in comparison to other localisation criteria, which rely, e.g., on the decay of the wavefunction or the inverse participation number.


We provide a theoretical framework describing slow-light polaritons interacting via atomic Rydberg states. We use a diagrammatic method to analytically derive the scattering properties of two polaritons. We identify parameter regimes where polariton-polariton interactions are repulsive. Furthermore, in the regime of attractive interactions, we identify multiple two-polariton bound states, calculate their dispersion, and study the resulting scattering resonances. Finally, the two-particle scattering properties allow us to derive the effective low-energy many-body Hamiltonian. This theoretical platform is applicable to ongoing experiments.


Study Objective. To determine the bioavailability and renal elimination of para‐aminosalicylic acid (PAS) and its inactive metabolite acetyl‐para‐aminosalicylic acid (AcPAS) from a new PAS formulation.


The present invention discloses a method of producing a lubricant with a high viscosity index, having a viscosity of at least 125, FROM A CHARGING at least 40% by weight. The procedure consists of catalytically dewaxing, paraffin wax-like present in the feed, primarily by isomerization in the presence of hydrogen and in the presence of zeolite molecular sieve, PORE BIG AND LOW-ACID, which has a crystal size below 0 '' 1 micron ALFA WORTH HIGHER THAN 30 and containing a hydrogenation component A NOBLE METAL. LA GRANDE pore zeolite is preferably beta zeolite, CHARGED WITH between 0''3 and 2% by weight Pt. CAN CHARGE BEFORE YOUR hydrocracked dewaxed large pore zeolite. The process effluent may also be dewaxed later, BY MEANS OR CATALYTIC SOLVENTS, TO ACHIEVE DESIRED pour point.


Cholesterol ester transfer protein inhibitor is a new type of lipid-regulating drug with the action of increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and promoting cholesterol transfer,and plays an important role in antiatherosclerosis and in the prevention of coronary artery disease.


Proxy Mobile IPv6 provides a means of network-based mobility management for mobile nodes without involving the mobile nodes themselves in the mobility signaling.To make Proxy Mobile IPv6 protocol feasible in mobile Internet,a new de-fined authentication protocol should be accompanied. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have been conducted in the area of Proxy Mobile IPv6 authentication protocol. This paper proposes an authentication protocol in Proxy Mobile IPv6. In addition to pro-viding access authentication, the proposed authentication protocol prevents threats such as replay attack and key exposure. Also, we develop analytic models for the authentication latency and cost analysis.Then, the impacts of mobility and traffic parameters on the authentication cast and latency are analyzed,respectively.The results reveal that the proposed authentication protocol for Proxy Mobile IPv6 is secure and effective.


In the high inclined and fan shape coal mining face in the "three soft" seam,a fully mechanized rotary mining technology was applied for the special coal mining.The mining technology could successfully eliminate a disassembling and assembling of the face equipment for the fully mechanized rotary coal mining face.The mining technology had summarized the successful experiments for the future rotary mining in the irregular fan shape coal mining face.Obvious benefits were obtained from the rotary mining face.


On the basis of linear intersection in space,a surveying method of work base points in horizontal removal deformation measurement of Taihe dam is discussed.This paper analyses the processing and the observing precision,and illustrates the method is efficient and usable.


An elliptic module is an analogue of an elliptic curve over a function field [D]. The dual of an elliptic curve E is represented by Ext(E, ) and the Cartier dual of an affine group scheme G is represented by Hom(G, G). In the category of elliptic modules the Carlitz module C plays the role of . Taguchi [T] showed that a notion of duality of a finite t-module can be represented by Hom(G, C) in a suitable category. Our computation shows that the Ext-group as it stands is rather too "big" to represent a dual of an elliptic module.(omitted)


One of the factors causing the low productivity of rice in West Sumatra Province is quality seeds, which are still very low. Also, many rice varieties currently used have a low resistance to pests and diseases, particularly the leafhoppers, which currently attack rice in West Sumatra. The National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) is one of the institutions that produce new rice varieties through mutation technology, one of the varieties produced in the Kahayan variety. Kahayan varieties have several advantages over the previous varieties, namely early age, high productivity, and resistance to certain pests and plant diseases. This activity aims to disseminate the breeding of Kahayan rice seeds to breeding farmer groups so that they can fulfill their needs for rice seeds independently. The activity was carried out at the Air Sarasah Farmer Group in Nagari Sungai Batang, Tanjung Raya District, Agam Regency, from November 2019 to March 2020. The activity consisted of disseminating breeding activities, implementing Kahayan rice breeding, and assisting Kahayan rice varieties' breeding. From this activity, farmer groups have been able to better breed rice, according to the operational standards for seed breeding set by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia. Also, farmer groups have been able to increase their knowledge of certifying rice seeds. From the results of rice seed breeding, it was obtained that the Kahayan rice seed class Basic Seed (BD) yield was 6.1 tonnes/hectare, which exceeded the national average rice yield, namely in 2018, it was 5.2 tonnes/hectare.


Siemens plc has introduced a three-channel digital ECG recording system. The company claims that the 'Cardiostat 31' produces clear and distinct lettering onto folded or rolled paper which is 104mm wide.


A brief discussion on understanding software development as an engineering discipline and the notable differences between software development and other engineering disciplines, is presented. The use of mathematical techniques for describing, analysing and synthesising designs, and the complexity of the solutions set apart software systems from engineering disciplines.


Abstract The introduction of 2,4-D-resistant crops stacked with glyphosate resistance will enable the use of 2,4-D and glyphosate for weed control in corn, cotton, and soybean. Because there is little reported on the effectiveness of 2,4-D plus glyphosate on summer annual weed control, the objective was to evaluate 2,4-D and glyphosate tank mixtures on summer annual weed control. Six rates of 2,4-D (0, 280, 420, 560, 840, and 1,120 g ae ha−1) and three rates of glyphosate (0, 840, and 1,120 g ae ha−1) were applied to common lambsquarters, common waterhemp, giant ragweed, giant foxtail, and velvetleaf. Glyphosate at 840 g ha−1 controlled all weeds 94 to 100%. Giant ragweed was controlled 99 to 100% by 2,4-D alone when rates were 280 g ha−1 or higher. Common lambsquarters, common waterhemp, and velvetleaf control increased as 2,4-D rates increased, with 1,120 g ha−1 providing 90 to 94% control. Nomenclature: Glyphosate; 2,4-D; common lambsquarters, Chenopodium album L. CHEAL; common waterhemp, Amaranthus rudis Sauer AMATA; giant ragweed, Ambrosia trifida L. AMBTR; giant foxtail, Setaria faberi Herrm SETFA; velvetleaf, Abutilon theophrasti Medik. ABUTH; corn, Zea mays L.; cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L.; soybean, Glycine Max (L.) Merr. Resumen La introducción de cultivos con resistencia a 2,4-D en combinación con resistencia a glyphosate hará posible el uso de 2,4-D y glyphosate para el control de malezas en maíz, algodón y soya. Debido a que hay pocos reportes sobre la efectividad de 2,4-D más glyphosate en el control de malezas anuales de verano, el objetivo fue evaluar mezclas en tanque de 2,4-D y glyphosate en el control de estas malezas. Seis dosis de 2,4-D (0, 280, 420, 560, 840 y 1120 g ae ha−1) y tres dosis de glyphosate (0, 840 y 1120 g ae ha−1) fueron aplicadas a Chenopodium album, Amaranthus rudis, Ambrosia trifida, Setaria faberi y Abutilon theophrasti. Glyphosate a 840 g ha−1 controló todas las malezas de 94 a 100%. A. trifida fue controlada 99 a 100% con 2,4-D solamente cuando las dosis fueron 280 g ha−1 o mayores. El control de C. album, A. rudis y A. theophrasti aumentó al incrementarse las dosis de 2,4-D, con 1120 g ha−1 brindando 90 a 94% de control.


Ontology is the basis that solves the share and reuse of information on semantic level in the Semantic Web that need share of knowledge.OWL is a common ontology language.However,some ontology developing tools that support OWL lack the support of cooperative work at present.This paper presents the design and implementation of a collaborative and distributed ontology management system.The system which bases on the open source ontology editing tools such as Jena and Protege,adopts Ajax and implements the cooperative work of ontology,and supports the distributed management of ontology and the acquisition of related instances from unstructured information such as text.The system has been successfully applied in real scenarios.


Diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, affecting about 30% of patients admitted to hospitals and 20% to 30% of community-based patients. Risk factors include diabetes duration, hyperglycemia, and age, as well as hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity ( Rev Diabetic Stud 2015; …


CHARACTERIZING AGRICULTURAL SURFACE ROUGHNESS USING A TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNER: IMPLICATIONS FOR SOIL MOISTURE RETRIEVAL FROM REMOTE SENSING PRODUCTS Melanie Chabot Advisor: University of Guelph, 2016 Professor J. L. Lindsay Professor A. A. Berg Adequate descriptions of soil surface roughness are vital for the accurate retrieval of soil moisture maps from remote sensing products. Terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) have the potential to offer a more comprehensive method of measuring surface roughness than traditional techniques but are underused in this application. This research examines the use of TLSs for measuring the surface roughness of bare agricultural fields in Elora, Ontario. Through the development and application of an innovative plug-in called Roughness from Point Could Profiles (RPCP), this research compares TLS surface roughness characterizations to those derived from a pin profiler. Discrepancies between pin profiler and TLS roughness characterizations can be partially explained by LiDAR shadowing in some cases but are likely caused by other factors such as de-trending techniques, profile length, and profile orientation. The results of this research illustrate roughness variations across fields and between roughness profile orientations according to tillage structures.


Studies on the incorporation of fission products in food-chains have extended over several years. Data are reported from studies on plant uptake of strontium-90 and cesium-137 from soils, plant-animal interrelationships with respect to the absorption of strontium-90, and the transport of long-lived fission products in Swedish soils. (C.H.)


Abstract : A theoretical study is presented for the derivation of a generalized application of the Boltzmann equation to the time evolution of plasmas. The concept is based upon the kinetic theory of gases which was extended through the use of statistical methods to measurements of particle probability densities.


Tissue respiration of the irradiated right lung of rabbits was inhibited to a degree which was parallel to the magnitude of the dose from 2000 to 50 r. The non-irradiated left lung, however, also showed similar changes. This was considered to be caused by auto-antibodies produced in large quantities. A decrease of ATP and increase of ADP in the tissues of the irradiated lung were observed. These findings were also seen in the non-irradiated lung of rabbits. Considerable inhibition of incorporation of P/sup 32/ of the ATP-system was noted both in the irradiated and the nonirradiated lung of rabbits. It is postulated that autoantibodies which were produced by x-irradiation of the lung had a definite inhibitory action of the lung. (Abstr. Japan Med., 2, No. 2, Feb. 1962).


My uncle is 76 years of age. He has been on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for the past six years, and leads a very active life. During this time, he has visited Australia and bee...


The competition in the 21st century is professional-oriented which mainly depends on well-working mechanism. Mechanism-marketization is the best approach of professional-allocation. According to the present reality in our country, to perfect and innovate the mechanism relies on the following: to establish multilevel, interoperation and opening market system to optimize the medium of the mechanism; to perfect and innovate the supplying-demanding mechanism of talented person resources,the pricing-mechanism,competitive-mechanism and the social- guarantee mechanism.


Internationalization is one of the development trends of the Linux kernel.This paper first introduces the overall console driver structure of the Linux kernel,analyzes the working principles of the two console internationalization methods named Unicon and Zhcon,points out their problems,and proposes a novel Locale-based Linux console internationalization scheme.


Copper germanide Schottky barrier contacts have been fabricated on both n‐ and p‐type silicon via sequential evaporation of thin layers of germanium and copper followed by an annealing schedule in the temperature range up to 673 K. Silicon is found to outdiffuse into the contact as observed by secondary‐ion‐mass spectrometry as the annealing temperature is increased. The barrier heights of the contacts were examined via capacitance–voltage and current–voltage techniques in the temperature range of 80–300 K while electrically active defects were probed by deep level transient spectroscopy. The Schottky barrier height for copper germanide is found to be independent of the germanium concentration and similar to that reported for copper silicide.


Friedlander (Bl. /. Idin. Hydrotherapy Wien, February 1898) has found that?(1) Long exposure of a limb to cold causes in the blood decrease in number of red corpuscles, increase of leucocytes, lowering of specific gravity, no change in specific gravity of the serum. (2) In the reaction stage after short exposure to cold, he found increase both of red and white corpuscles, increase of specific gravity, no change in specific gravity of serum. (3) After application of warmth, increase of red and white corpuscles, especially of the latter, increase of specific gravity of blood, decrease of specific gravity of serum. These observations show, according to the author, that under the influence of heat and cold the blood becomes differently distributed in the large vessels and capillaries. lie thinks there is no question of an actual increase or decrease as regards the red cells, but holds that the contrary is the case for the white cells.


The research subject, The Learning Development Process and Capacity Enhancement for Ethnic Children and Youth in The Northern Region has the following objectives; 1. To promote and develop the learning process for children and youth, children and youth groups. 2. To support ethnic children and youth groups to have the opportunity to use their potential to create new activities to benefit the community. 3. To assess the implementation of learning management and capacity building for ethnic children and youth in the northern region. In this study, target groups were selected to study the learning development process of children and youth through the operation of 2 organizations, namely the Education for Life and Society Foundation and Ya Phraek Salawin group. The two organizations worked with school teachers, community leaders, children and youth. In this study, qualitative data were collected from interviews with teachers, staff of local organizations, community leaders and other stakeholders. The results showed that a child and youth work process was created through the management process by coaching in the learning development process and the use of empowerment methods is a process of developing capacity. There was an empowerment to see the creative power for youth and themselves. "Youth led, adults supported" and the assessment of the work found that both organizations focused on knowledge management that creates the power of change, discovery of children and youth as well as knowledge in working that creates change and solves problems for children and youth


This procedure provides automatic correction for drifts in the radiometric sensitivity of each detector channel in a direct-reading emission spectrometer. Such drifts are customarily controlled by the regular analyses of standards, which provide corrections for changes in the excitational, optical, and electronic components of the instrument. This standardization procedure, however, corrects for the optical and electronic drifts, thus minimizing the time, effort, and cost of regularly processing standards. This method of radiometric drift correction uses a 1000-W tungsten-halogen reference lamp to illuminate each detector through the same optical path as that traversed during sample analysis. The responses of the detector channels to this reference light are regularly compared with channel responses to the same light intensity at the time of analytical calibration in order to determine and correct for drift. The coefficients of variation of these drift corrections average less than 1%. Except for placing the lamp in position, the procedure is fully automated and compensates for changes in spectral intensity due to variations in lamp current. A discussion of the implementation of this drift-correction system is included.


Abstract Microencapsulation technology, whereby single crystals or solution droplets are chemically "packaged" inside thin coating shells, provides a method of optimizing the chemical and physical properties of warm-cloud seeding agents. Ethylcellulose-encapsulated urea and sodium chloride particles have been produced in the laboratory and their hygroscopic properties investigated gravimetrically, microscopically in a diffusion chamber, and optically in a large fog chamber. These investigations indicate that microencapsulation provides for a relatively narrow particle spectrum with a sharp lower size limit, gives the particles more structural integrity, prevents degeneration of the particle spectrum and formation of "fines" during handling and dispersal, and greatly reduces clumping and caking during storage, handling, and dissemination. Hygroscopic properties of the seeding particles are not affected by the presence of the encapsulating coating. As an encapsulated particle grows by vapor diffusion in a h...


In order to obtain the high-quality small holes and overcome the shortcomings of single pulse laser drilling,a new multi-pulse laser wave is introduced.Using the new manner,the hole of which the diameter is less than 1 mm,is obtained in 1mm-thick steel.Depending on the basic of theoretical analysis of multi-pulse drilling,the multi-pulse drilling can reduce the generation of melt interest and plasma,and the requirement of high energy for laser drilling.And it can also obtain the higher quality of drilling than the single laser drilling.In addition,the option of pulse width and pulse spacing is important for maching quality of laser drilling.It should choose shorter laser pulse width,when machine the high-quatity hole.Through the comparison and analysis of drilling results which are generated by waveforms of single pulse laser and multi-pulse laser,it is known that the quality of drilling results generated by waveform of three-pulse laser is superior to those of single pulse laser.And it is found that the average energy of effective pulse is 350 mJ,and the optimum pulse width and the best pulse interval are both 100 μs.


Often allergic dermatoses complicated by a secondary infection. The main causative agents of pustular skin infections are gram-positive cocci. The goals of external therapy are to eliminate the inflammatory reaction and subjective sensations, eliminate secondary bacterial and fungal infections, reduce dry skin and protect against adverse environmental factors. The effectiveness of local therapy is ensured by properly selected dosage forms of drugs. The aim of this study was to conduct a comparative assessment of the therapeutic efficacy and safety of Tetraderm cream and Triderm cream in patients with inflammatory dermatoses with concomitant bacterial and mycotic infections. The study involved 128 patients, depending on the drug used, the patients were divided into 2 groups. Efficacy was assessed by the relative number of patients (%) with the achieved therapeutic success (by index EASI), the relative number of patients (%) with the achieved therapeutic success on the scale of total clinical judgment of a physician relative number of patients (%) with the achieved improvement in the change in dermatology life quality index DLQI, as well as according to the objective methods of investigation. Safety was evaluated on the basis of monitoring and registration of adverse events, data from clinical laboratory tests. Both drugs demonstrated similar therapeutic efficacy and did not differ in any of the efficacy criteria, both in the ITT population and in the PP population, and also proved to be equally safe.


An accurate metric for the time step control in the power device transient simulation is proposed. This metric contains an exponential term of the dominant time constant of the whole device structure derived from the matrix exponential term of the linearized device state equation. The proposed metric allows larger time step widths than the conventional metric of second order approximation of the local truncation error. It focuses on the dominant part of the transient response and its truncation error approximation is more accurate. In the transient device simulation, box integration method and backward Euler method are used for spatial and temporal discretization, respectively. The discretized nonlinear device equations are solved by using Newton iteration whose initial guess is given by the approximated solution of the linearized device state equation by using the dominant time constant. Total calculation time of the transient simulation of a silicon power DMOSFET by using the proposed method decreases down to 27% of that by the conventional method with keeping the current accuracy of the dominant transient response.


A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY ZARIA-NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN
MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA


Purpose: With a remarkable increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity, the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is assumed to be increasing. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hyperlipidemia, and glucose intolerance in normal and obese children. Methods: A total of 2,206 elementary students (boys: 1340, girls: 866) were grouped according to obesity index; normal group and obesity group (mild, moderate, severe). Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, SGOT) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT, SGPT) were measured with total cholesterol, triglyceride, and fasting blood glucose. Results: Compared with the 4.6% of elevated aminotransferases in normal group, obese groups showed significantly higher prevalence; 12.1% in mild obesity group, 19.4% in moderate group, and 21.6% in severe group (p<0.0001). The prevalence of hypertriglyceremia was 16.9% in normal weight group, which was significantly lower than obesity group (mild obesity group 30.3%, moderate and severe 37.6%, 38.2% each). In boys, the prevalences of elevated aminotransferases in normal weight and obese groups (mild, moderate, severe) were 6.8%, 18.0%, 23.0%, and 26.0%, respectively (p<0.0001). In girls, those were 2.1%, 5.1%, 12.0%, and 12.6%, respectively (p< 0.0001). The prevalence of hypertriglyceremia was relative to severity of obesity in boys and girls (p<0.0001). Conclusion: The prevalence of elevated serum liver enzymes increased with severity of obesity. For the prevention and treatment of fatty liver and hypertriglycemia, it is important to lower the obesity degree and enforce the education for a weight loss in the student and the parents. (Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2006; 9: 218∼225)


The present invention relates to a kind of hydrogen energy source automobile dynamic system of cleaning ambient air, including transmission system, hydrogen-fuel engine, metal hydride storage tank, hydrogen compression unit, hydrogen vacuum tank, inverter, dynamotor, expanding machine, battery and vent gas treatment exhaust system.Battery is connected with electrical bus and inverter circuit, and inverter is connected with dynamotor circuit.Metal hydride storage tank is connected to hydrogen-fuel engine by hydrogen compression unit, hydrogen vacuum tank, and hydrogen-fuel engine offgas outlet is connected to vent gas treatment exhaust system by turbocharger.Hydrogen-fuel engine or/and No. 1 dynamotor are connected with power packages clutch, and expanding machine is connected with power packages clutch, and power packages clutch is connected by power transmission shaft with transmission system.The present invention is combined by hydrogen-fuel engine with dynamotor, improves the operating efficiency of hydrogen energy source automobile dynamic system.By reclaiming tail gas heat quantity, atmosphere pollution is reduced, be conducive to conservation of nature environment.


To strengthen Party building and consolidate our Party's power in office,we should deepen our understanding of our Party's regulation in power.Our Party should start from practice,strengthen the establishment of its power in office,perfect its leading methods,stick to be in power by law and run the country by law.


To elucidate the roles of the head and tail portions of chicken breast muscle myosin in gelation, the thermal stability and aggregation behavior of myosin and seven subfragments in 0.6 M NaCl, pH 6.5, were investigated, namely, myosin heavy chain (MHC), light chains (LC), heavy meromyosin (HMM), light meromyosin (LMM), rod, subfragment 2 (S-2), and subfragment 1 (S-1). Myosin had four independent cooperative endothermic transitions (Tm) at 47, 54, 57, and 63 °C and aggregated from 50 to 70 °C. The MHC endotherm had peaks at 46, 54, and 64 °C and aggregated between 45 and 63 °C. S-1 unfolded in a single transition, having a Tm of 47.7 °C, and aggregated from 49 to 53 °C. The rod melted between 30 and 63.3 °C and continuously aggregated over this temperature range. Initial unfolding of the rod occurred in the LMM region. S-2 was primarily responsible for denaturation and aggregation above 55 °C. Transition temperatures of 48 and 57 °C were recorded for LC; however, no aggregation occurred. The rod had the b...


While working on this text, I recalled a joke that circulated some fifteen years ago in Bogotá, a short story displaying upper-middle-class Bogotanos' sardonic and quite snobbish sense of humor. It stated that Colombians didn't exist, because the local aristocracy thought of themselves as Europeans, the whole middle class aspired to immigrate to Miami, and the lower classes had always been convinced they were Mexicans. Beyond the irony in it, this silly story ultimately acknowledges the enormous impact of Mexican popular culture in shaping Colombian culture, in addition to recognizing that local identity takes different shapes according to different viewpoints. The joke, however, gives no clue about why or how Mexican popular culture became so important for Colombians. In fact, when I began to work on the reception of Latin American popular music in Colombia during the mid-twentieth century (Santamaría 2006), I was quite surprised to see that no systematic study exists of the musical connections between Mexico and Colombia, while there are several studies on the influence of Cuban or Argentinean repertories in the country. Therefore, rather than pretending to trace back the whole process of contact and musical assimilation, I'll piece together some fragments of the story and offer some clues. My article will raise more questions than provide clear answers about those musical interconnections. I will focus my attention on the reception of one particularly successful product of the Mexican cultural industry, ranchera music, taking as point of departure my work on popular music, social conflict, and identity in Medellín (Colombia's second city) between the 1930s and 1950s. Therefore, most of my historical data pertains to that city and other urban areas in the country's central Andean region.


ANGELES, GUSTAVO, DAVID K. GUILKEY, and THOMAS A. MROZ, ''The Impact of Community-Level Variables on Individual-Level Outcomes: Theoretical Results and Applications,'' 76. BENTLER, PETER M., see Yuan, K.-H. BERK, RICHARD A., ''An Introduction to Ensemble Methods for Data Analysis,'' 263. CAREN, NEAL, and AARON PANOFSKY, ''TQCA: A Technique for Adding Temporality to Qualitative Comparative Analysis,'' 147. FLIPPEN, CHENOA A., see Parrado, E. A. FRICK, JOACHIM R., JAN GOEBEL, EDNA SCHECHTMAN, GERT G. WAGNER, and SHLOMO YITZHAKI, ''Using Analysis of Gini (ANOGI) for Detecting Whether Two Subsamples Represent the Same Universe: The German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) Experience,'' 427. GLICK, JENNIFER E., see White, M. J. GOEBEL, JAN, see Frick, J. R. GRUSKY, DAVID B., and ASAF LEVANON, ''Describing Occupational Segregation in Sparse and Incomplete Arrays,'' 554. GUILKEY, DAVID K., see Angeles, G. HANDCOCK MARK S., see Scott, M. A. JASSO, GUILLERMINA, ''Factorial Survey Methods for Studying Beliefs and Judgments,'' 334. JERBY, IRIS, MOSHE SEMYONOV, and NOAH LEWIN-EPSTEIN, ''Capturing GenderBased Microsegregation: A Modified Ratio Index for Comparative Analyses,'' 122. JERBY, IRIS, MOSHE SEMYONOV, and NOAH LEWIN-EPSTEIN, ''On Measures of Gender Occupational Segregation: Statistical and Conceptual Considerations (a response to Grusky and Levanon),'' 573.


If a foreign body may have entered the eye, find out the probable material from which it was made. Organic matter may lead to intra-orbital fungal infections. If metal has entered the eye, clarify which one(s). Iron within the eye causes siderosis, which may lead to long-term damage. Copper-containing metals left in the eye may cause a metallosis. Enquire about current symptoms, including the severity of any pain, and whether vision has been affected. Pain, discomfort, watering of the eye and reduced vision can severely impair the person's quality of life and daily activities. The presence of 'floaters' following trauma suggests possible vitreous haemorrhage as a result of ocular penetration. New-onset double vision may indicate swelling within the orbit or cranial nerve damage.


Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are rare autoimmune systemic diseases characterized by muscle weakness and the presence of muscle‐infiltrating T cells. IIM represent a clinical challenge due to heterogeneity of symptoms and variability of response to immunosuppressive treatment. Here, we performed in‐depth single‐cell sequencing on muscle‐infiltrating T cells and peripheral blood memory T cells in six patients with recently diagnosed IIM. We identified tissue resident memory T‐cell (TRM) signatures including the expression of HOBIT, XCL1 and CXCR6 in the muscle biopsies of all patients with IIM. Clonally expanded T‐cell clones were mainly found among cytotoxic and TRM implying their role in the disease pathogenesis. Finally, identical expanded T‐cell clones persisting at follow‐up in the muscle tissue of two patients suggest their involvement in disease chronicity. Our study reveals a muscle tissue resident memory T‐cell signature in patients with IIM and a transcriptomic map to identify novel therapeutic targets in IIM.


Firstly we made the demand analysis of the high-definition video conferencing system,based on which,the overall system design was proposed.Secondly we got the technical solution for the system by analyzing the key techniques that were common used in the high-definition video conference system.Finally,we implemented this high-definition video conference system,and these technique-related questions that were appeared in the implementation were discussed.


PART ONE: THE SOCIAL MEANING OF AGE AND GENDER Older Men as Men in Contemporary Society - Edward H Thompson, Jr PART TWO: BECOMING AN OLDER MAN: DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVES 'Successful Aging' and Psychological Well-Being - George E Vaillant Evidence from a Forty-Five Year Study The Work Oriented Culture - Kenneth Solomon and Peggy A Szwabo Success and Power in Elderly Men Development and Pathology in Post-Parental Men - David L Gutmann and Margaret Hellie Huyck A Community Study Faith Development of Older Men - Barbara Pittard Payne Masculinity Identity from Work to Retirement - Theodore J Gradman PART THREE: THE SOCIAL WORLDS OF OLDER MEN A Gender Analysis of Older Men's Sexuality - William Marsiglo and Richard A Greer Social, Psychological, and Biological Dimensions A Typology of Orientations Toward Household and Marital Roles of Older Men and Women - Patricia M Keith Older Men's Friendship Patterns - Rebecca G Adams Men's Ties to Siblings in Old Age - Sarah Matthews Contributing Factors to Availability and Quality Old Men as Fathers and Grandfathers - Jeanne L Thomas Older Men and the Family Caregiving Orientation - Leonard Kaye and Jeffery Applegate PART FOUR: GENDER AND AGE POLICY Making Gender Visible in Public Policy - Judith Gonyea


Point machines are the actuators for railway switching and crossing systems that guide trains from one track to another. Hence, the safe and reliable behavior of point machines are pivotal for rail transportation. Recently, scholars and researchers have attempted to deploy various kinds of sensors on point machines for anomaly detection and/or incipient fault detection using date-driven algorithms. However, challenges arise when deploying condition monitoring and fault detection to trackside point machines in practical applications. This article begins by reviewing studies on fault and anomaly detection in point machines, encompassing employed methods and evaluation metrics. It subsequently conducts an in-depth analysis of point machines and outlines the envisioned intelligent fault detection system. Finally, it presents eight challenges and promising research directions along with a blueprint for intelligent point machine fault detection.


Aim. To determine the features of patients with arterial hypertension (AH) with a discrepancy of electrocardiographic, including vectorcardiographic (VCG) and echocardiographic conclusions about the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Materials and methods. 140 patients with AH were examined (mean age 59.8±12.0 years, 33.6% of men). The Sokolov- Lyon criterion, the Cornell product, the sum of the amplitudes of the R wave in lead X and the S wave in lead Z of the synthesized vectorcardiogram (RX+SZ) and the amplitude of the maximal QRS vector (MQRS) were analyzed. Left ventriclular myocardial mass (LVMM) was calculated using the ASE formula, LVMM/height2.7 more than 44 g/m2.7 in women and more than 48 g/m2.7 in men was considered a criterion for LVH.Results. In patients with AH, pathological RX+SZ and MQRS values were significantly more frequent compared with the Sokolov-Lyon criterion and the Cornell product. Pathological values of RX+SZ and MQRS were met both in patients with an increased and with a normal indexed LVMM. Patients with "true-positive" VCG findings compared with "false-negative" had significantly larger values of the relative wall thickness, LVMM and indexed LVMM. Patients with "false positive" VCG findings compared with "true-negative" were more likely to have left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (90% and 68%, respectively). Patients with the presence of VCG criteria for LVH, both with normal and with an increased indexed LVMM, were characterized by higher values of systolic blood pressure and higher values of the QRS duration. Conclusion. In patients with arterial hypertension, pathological values of vectorcardiographic indices were significantly more frequent compared with the Sokolov-Lyon criterion and the Cornell product. VCG indices allowed to separate groups of patients with the presence and absence of diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle, as well as groups of patients with normal and elevated values of systolic blood pressure.


This paper documents the results of field studies conducted to evaluate the effects of train predictors and constant warning time (CWT) on crossing safety and driver response measures. The studies were conducted at a single-track urban crossing controlled by flashing light signals. The test crossing is frequented by variable-speed trains. Before train predictors were installed, highly variable and long warning times were observed. The studies involved comparing data gathered before and after installation of train predictors at the test crossing. The data included warning times vehicle clearance times (relative to a train's arrival), vehicles crossing, and vehicle speed and deceleration profiles. These data were collected using video camera-recorder systems that were activated automatically whenever a train approached the test crossing. Data were collected for a 2-month period before the train predictors were installed, and for a 2-month period after installation. A total of 139 train movements were observed--89 train movements during the before study and 50 movements during the after study. On the basis of the results of the field studies, the predictor hardware proved to be operationally reliable. Installation of the predictors resulted in more CWTs, a lower mean warning time, and fewer excessively long warning times at the study crossing. Installation of predictors (and the CWT they provide) also improved the overall safety of the study crossing and enhanced driver respect for the flashing light signals. Vehicle clearance times were significantly increased, and risky driver behavior was reduced. Speeds, driver reaction times, and deceleration levels were not influenced adversely.


The utility model discloses a plastic forming mold for a power module case of an automobile. The plastic forming mold for the power module case of the automobile comprises a fixed mold, a movable mold, a feed port and a cooling water runner, wherein a guide sleeve is mounted on a fixed mold plate of the fixed mold; a movable guide post is inserted into the guide sleeve and fixed on a movable mold plate of the movable mold; the movable mold make open and close movement through the guide post; the movable mold and the fixed mold are occluded correspondingly to form four forming cavities; the four forming cavities are symmetrically distributed in a rectangular manner; four tapered wedge mechanisms are arranged on the movable mold; each tapered wedge mechanism corresponds to one forming cavity; each forming cavity is formed by overlying a T-shaped open cavity on a rectangular cubic cavity; and a cavity body of each T-shaped open cavity is communicated with a cavity body of each rectangular cubic cavity. With the adoption of the mode, the production process can be simplified, more human and material resources are saved, the plastic forming mold is suitable for flow line production of products, the production cost is saved, and the production efficiency of an enterprise is improved greatly.


For the purpose of improving the durability and tight fitting of an earplug and preventing its loss, a new apparatus was devised that fits up the earplug with a safety cap for each ear. The earplug was improved with the use of polystyreneresin for its material. Sound screening capacity of this earplug is 25∼40 db in high cycle regions and 5∼10 db in low cycle regions.


We study the effects of one additional sterile neutrino at the Neutrino Factory. On the one hand, we do not impose any constraint on the additional mass squared splitting, which is different from earlier discussions where LSND motivated Q(1) eV2 is always assumed. We find that a combination of near detectors and long baselines is good at searching for arbitrarily massive sterile neutrinos at the neutrino factory. On the other hand, we compare our sensitivities of mixing angles with the MINOS results where |Δm412|≫Δm312| is assumed and the fast oscillations in the far detectors are averaged out.We study the effects of one additional sterile neutrino at the Neutrino Factory. On the one hand, we do not impose any constraint on the additional mass squared splitting, which is different from earlier discussions where LSND motivated Q(1) eV2 is always assumed. We find that a combination of near detectors and long baselines is good at searching for arbitrarily massive sterile neutrinos at the neutrino factory. On the other hand, we compare our sensitivities of mixing angles with the MINOS results where |Δm412|≫Δm312| is assumed and the fast oscillations in the far detectors are averaged out.


In this preliminary study, the design of a novel collector for semiconductor imaging devices is presented The novelty of the collector relies on geometrical and physical parameters, which add to the collector enhanced "Frisch-grid" capabilities. As a result, the proposed technology provides an effective mode to shield the electron-collecting electrode from the charge induced on it from moving positive ions and trapped charge. Therefore, the performance parameters of an imaging detector, such as spatial and contrast resolution, can be improved significantly.


This invention relates to naphthalene chemistry. More particularly, it is concerned with the chemistry of certain dinitronaphthalenes, and, most specifically, with a process for the preparation of 1,6-dinitronaphthalene from its . admixture with 1,7-dinitronaphthalene and with the prod ucts obtained in the carrying out of that process. Pure 1,6-dinitronaphthalene has not hitherto been avail able commercially in spite of its great potential value as an intermediate in the preparation of many organic com pounds, as, for example, steroids and other medicinals; naphthalenediamines useful as anti-oxidants for rubber; aminonaphthalene dyestuffs; and naphthalene diisocya nates, important reactants in the production of urethane foams. A need exists therefore for a method of prepar ing large quantities of 1,6-dinitronaphthalene in relatively pure form at reasonable cost. The present invention pro vides such a method. Aprincipal object of the invention is therefore a proc ess for prepairing 1,6-dinitronaphthalene in relatively pure form at reasonable cost. A further object of the invention is an effective method 10


Chitosan gel was prepared by crosslinking method. To make use of chitosan gel, the optimization of elution conditions and the adsorbent characteristics of chitosan gel were discussed in this article. The optimum elution conditions were c (NaCl) = 0.05 mol/L in Tris-HCl (pH, 9.05) at the flow rate of 2.0–3.0 mL/min with chitosan gel (particle sizes, 120–140 μm). The effects of contact time, pH, initial BSA concentration, and temperature on adsorption were studied. The equilibrium data could be described well by Langmuir, Freundlich, and Redlich–Peterson models. Adsorption dynamics had been successfully studied by Langergren, intraparticle diffusion model and Avrami model. The thermodynamics parameters ΔG°, ΔH°, and ΔS° were calculated. The spectra studies indicated that the interaction between gel and protein was chiefly through electrostatic attraction in the shape of hydrogen bond. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 1495–1506, 2007


BACKGROUND
Orofacial clefts are among the most frequent congenital malformations at birth with a prevalence of 1 in 700 births in Europe. The implication of environmental factors in their etiology has been demonstrated. The role of folic acid, or folates, in the prevention of orofacial clefts is still debated although its efficacy has been demonstrated for the prevention of neural tube defects.

METHODS
A case-control study was conducted in 7 hospitals in 4 centers in France. Cases (N=240) were children with non-syndromic orofacial cleft referred to one of the study hospitals for initial surgical repair in 1998 and 1999. Controls (N=236) matched for gender, geographic origin, and age were chosen in paediatric departments of the same hospitals. Usual dietary intake of folates was estimated using a food frequency questionnaire submitted to the mother at hospital. During the same interview, data on sociodemographic characteristics, medical and obstetrical history, tobacco and alcohol consumption, and vitamin supplements, were obtained. Odds ratios associated with quintiles of dietary intake of folates were estimated using logistic regression adjusting for known confounders.

RESULTS
A significant dose-response relationship between the risk of orofacial clefts and a decrease in the intake of folates from diet was found, stronger for cleft palate without cleft lip. Only few women (<1%) declared having taken vitamin supplements containing folic acid when planning their pregnancy.

CONCLUSION
Our study further suggests that folates are useful for the prevention of orofacial clefts during the periconceptual period. In our study, the estimated average daily intake of folates (270 microg/day) was below French national recommendations for the prevention of neural tube defects (400 microg/day). Since those insufficient folate intakes during the periconceptual period are not presently met by vitamin supplementation, the solution may come from the food fortification program proposed and implemented by the National Agency for Food Safety (AFSSA).


The electron-transfer kinetics for three aquated metal ions with low self-exchange rates were examined on well-characterized carbon surfaces. All three ions exhibited slow kinetics on clean fractured glassy carbon (GC) and on the basal plane of highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG). The reactions appeared to be outer sphere and had rates approximately consistent with those predicted from the self-exchange rates. Electrochemical oxidation of either GC or HOPG greatly increased the electron-transfer rate constant to values significantly greater than predicted for outer-sphere reactions. The increase was greatest for Eu~+~/+2 and was eliminated if the surface was silanized. Surface oxides provide sites for innersphere catalysis of the aquated ions at carbon, perhaps involving a surface oxide structure similar to the common ligand acetoacetonate.


The background of this research is that there are still many teachers who still use the lecture method and practice questions when learning fiqh. Whereas in the 2013 curriculum students are required to be more active and critical. Thus, students feel bored and lack enthusiasm in participating in fiqh learning in class. For this reason, teachers need an effective and efficient learning model. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method. The object of this research is all students of MTs Al Ulya Al Mubarok Serang City. The sample is inserted by theoretical technique. Data were collected using interview, documentation, and observation instruments. The results of the study on the effectiveness of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) learning model in improving the quality of understanding fiqh material at MTs Al Ulya Al Mubarok Serang City, that: (1) The Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) learning model in improving the quality of understanding fiqh material is sufficient. both in accordance with the objectives and components of the Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) learning model, it can be seen from the way the teacher delivers the material by inviting students to observe directly, then discuss, create study groups, and direct students to relate the material to real life (2) The effectiveness of Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL) in improving fiqh material at MTs Al Ulya Al Mubarok Serang City, this learning is more meaningful and real, meaning that students are required to be able to capture the relationship between learning experiences at school and real life. However, the material he learns will be deeply embedded in students' memory, so it will not be easily forgotten


Pregnant women are at higher risk of severe illness from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) than non‐pregnant women of a similar age. Early in the COVID‐19 pandemic, it was clear that evidenced‐based guidance was needed, and that it would need to be updated rapidly. The National COVID‐19 Clinical Evidence Taskforce provided a resource to guide care for people with COVID‐19, including during pregnancy. Care for pregnant and breastfeeding women and their babies was included as a priority when the Taskforce was set up, with a Pregnancy and Perinatal Care Panel convened to guide clinical practice.


The main objective of this work is to control and to have a check-in of the samples (muestras) and supplies that are available in Nicole S.A.S. for this we analyze the different issues that affect inside the process of the productive chain. For the method of delivery and return of materials, it is examined if we have the correct quantities to facilitate the production. With this tool not only seeks to keep control, but also to have a history and indicators of the materials used and to make improvements in the processes of the area, so we can anticipate potential problems. Besides, for the use of this tool we need to create a storage system for samples and supplies. For this, the storage of the samples were held first by size (baby or adult) and each will have a closet, then each cabinet is divided by levels, where each level corresponds to a family (short, polo, T-Shirt, divers, etc..) and where each family will be indicated by a letter, and each style will have a number which indicate the location of the garment. For storage of the attachments, we will use a Kanban system; it will use eight different colors which indicate a specific measurement of the attachment. Already having organized the storage form for both samples to the attachments, we proceed to fill the database to be consistent with the deposit of materials in addition to add some specifications that consider area staff.


The dilute dissolution of monovalent and divalent cationic elements in S-bearing ferrite (thio-ferrite) slags has been studied theoretically on the basis of the Flood-Forland-Grjotheim (FFG) model for ionic salts. The overall dissolution of a minor element in S-bearing slags may be regarded as consisting of two independent sulfidic and oxidic fractions, both of which have been mathematically defined based on the FFG theory. Minor elements thio-ferrite slags can be classified into three categories:(1) the solubilities of Ag, Au, Pd and Pt may become several hundred times higher in thio-ferrite slags than in S-free slags, (2) the dissolution of Co, Ni, Sn, Mn, Mg and Be is almost exclusively oxidic, and their activities are not affected by the presence of a few percent sulfur, and 3) both oxidic and sulfidic solubilities are equally important for Cu, Pb and Zn.


WorldSeed introduces a fractal architecture that allows to generate and render full scale planets in real-time. Similar to existing concepts (e.g. by Szeliskit and Terzopoulos [1989] [1]) WorldSeed uses self-similar fractal subdivision to generate landscape detail. By expanding the concepts introduced by Bokeloh and Wand [2006] [2] to use triangular patches rather than rectangles, WorldSeed is capable of generating relatively distortion free spherical surfaces. 64bit integer seeds are used to generate consistent worlds, similar to a concept suggest by Teong Joo Ong et al. [2005] [3]. WorldSeed will be an integral part of a virtual reality application within the CodeVenture research project to teach basic modeling and programming skills to teenagers [4].


Today we live in the era of software and web applications. Software is used in every minor and major field. In defense, medical, education, research, government, administration and much other field software became a necessary part. Software also brings transparency in the systems. Software also makes people's life easy and comfortable. Software testing is a very important part of any software development process. Software testing requires approximately forty percent budget of any software development process. Like in an automobile industry every vehicle is tested before it goes to the customer. Also in software testing it is must to test the software before deployment. Because if software deployed without testing then user will face the bug and user will be unhappy with the software. In this paper we compare manual and automated testing and proposed an automated testing model with test driven development (TDD).


A laundry treatment device comprises: a housing, said housing comprising a front panel (4a), a rear panel, two side panels (4c) and a top panel, a frame, said casing being assembled on said frame, a front bulkhead (6), said front bulkhead (6) being assembled on said frame, said front panel (4a) of said casing being disposed along said front wall (6), a laundry treatment chamber, said laundry treatment compartment being housed within said housing, said laundry treatment compartment being arranged above said chassis. A clearance (J) is provided between said front wall (6) and said front panel (4a) of said housing so as to allow the passage of a flange (12) of a side panel (4c) of said housing between said front bulkhead (6) and said front panel (4a) of said housing. Use particularly in domestic laundry drying machine.


PdPt bimetallic alloy nanoparticles with different atomic ratios of Pd and Pt were synthesized by a simple aqueous complexing-reduction method at room temperature. Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt was used as the complexing agent with Pd ions to enhance alloy formation for Pd and Pt atoms in nanoparticles at low temperatures. Both X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy characterizations indicate that the sizes of the bimetallic alloy nanoparticles are ca. 2.6-3.8 nm, with a narrow size distribution and broad dispersion on a carbon support. Among the prepared catalysts, the PdPt/C alloy catalyst with an atomic ratio of 1:1 and heat-treatment at 150°C exhibited a large electrochemical active surface area and a greater electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR); both measured results are found to be superior to that of the Pt/C catalyst acquired commercially. Most importantly, the Pd-Pt/C catalysts exhibited substantially higher methanol tolerance during the ORR than the Pt/C catalyst, ensuring a higher ORR performance while diminishing Pt utilization. We find that the Pd-Pt/C bimetallic catalysts prepared by the approach developed herein may serve as methanol-tolerant cathode catalysts in a direct methanol fuel cell.


In this study, we investigate the patterns exhibited by integrated neutron-proton interactions (denoted as ) that exhibit systematic differences among particle-particle, hole-hole, hole-particle, and particle-hole cases. A simple formula of is proposed to be in approximate linearity with . This formula yields regular patterns of that are highly consistent with those previously extracted according to binding energies. The observed ordering of , i.e., of the particle-particle case is the largest, of the hole-hole case is in-between, and of the particle-hole and hole-particle cases is the smallest, is explained in terms of the dominant part of originating from symmetry energy and refinement involving the shell correction in the mass formulas.


We propose in this work an approach for solving the perturbated Optimal Power Flow (OPF) problem. The methodology consists in the use of sensitivity analysis to estimate new solutions after occurring some perturbations in the problem starting from optimal solution obtained via an OPF program. These perturbations consist in loading variations in some busses of the system. The sensitivity analysis technique is based on the information of second order and in the Karush-Kuhn-Tucker conditions. The obtaining of the solutions after the occurrence of perturbations in the system is direct and it doesn't need initial parameters and correction parameters as other methods like penalty and barrier used in the conventional OPF programs need. The numerical results demonstrate the potential of this methodology for the solution of the perturbated OPF problem.


A case study is presented in this paper that evaluates the ability of an explicit dynamic finite element simulation code, LS-DYNA, to adequately analyze an "A" pillar (portion of the vehicle) impact event as described in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 201. Available material models are evaluated for suitability in representing a polypropylene copolymer resin as the "A" pillar trim material. Verification is accomplished through comparison of simulation results with experimental test results from a pseudo-FMVSS 201 test environment.


We construct and analyze a new family of rectangular (two-dimensional) or cubic (three-dimensional) mixed finite elements for the approximation of the acoustic wave equations. The main advantage of this element is that it permits us to obtain through mass lumping an explicit scheme even in an anisotropic medium. Nonclassical error estimates are given for this new element.


By its make-up, Irish screen production is heteronormative. This can be seen in terms of output, representation and production. Accordingly, this article argues that heteronormativity is a structuring dynamic in the identities of gay and lesbian media workers. Its impacts are two-fold and somewhat contradictory. On the one hand, it results in bias and discrimination towards many media labourers, while on the other hand, heteronormativity offers gay and lesbian workers some opportunities to overcome or challenge overbearing structures wrought by heteronorms within media industries. To demonstrate this argument, we maintain that disclosure and the formation of networks play a role in the maintenance of gay and lesbian identities in media work, whereas bias and discrimination serve to other and discipline gay and lesbian media workers for not meeting heteronormative expectations. The article concludes by exploring how gay and lesbian media workers can manage and co-opt their sexual minority identity in a way that can challenge heteronormative expectations, providing a common ground in media work. Furthermore, this article builds on the growing field of Queer Production Studies by contributing towards the field's expanding set of empirical practices and diversifying the contexts in which Queer Production Studies research takes place.


Reaction of 2,5-diformylfuran with o-phenylenediamine in methanol in the presence of a salt of K+, Ca2+, Ba2+, or Pb2+ yields complexes of the 18-membered conjugated macrocyclic tetraimine L2 derived from the cyclic (2 + 2) condensation of 2 mol of dialdehyde with 2 mol of diamine. The complexes all have a 1 : 1 ligand : metal stoicheiometry except those of Ba2+ which contain two macrocyclic ligands per metal atom. Crystals of [BaL22][BPh4]2 are monoclinic with a= 23.25(1), b= 14.92(1), c= 23.69(1)A, β= 101.0(1)°, Z= 4, and space group A2/a(no.15). 1 468 Reflections above background were measured by diffractometer and refined to R 0.10. In the [BaL22]2+ cation the metal atom is sandwiched between two almost parallel 'N4' planes 2.6 A apart, the furan rings being tilted by 24.2 and 26.3° with respect to these planes. The barium atom is twelve-co-ordinate being bonded to the four nitrogen and two oxygen atoms of each ring [Ba–N 2.96(3)–3.08(3), Ba–O 2.91(2)–3.02(3)A]. The smaller ions Li+, Na+, and Mg2+ are ineffective as templates for the macrocycle synthesis but complexes of Na+(and of [NH4]+) could be prepared by neutralisation of the diacid salt [H2L2][ClO4]2 with aqueous NaOH (or aqueous NH3). The free macrocycle could not be isolated although 'recrystallisation' of the complexes of Na+ or [NH4]+ from hot alcohol afforded the metal-free alcohol addition products L2·2MeOH and L2·EtOH. The complexes have been characterised by i.r., u.v.–visible, mass, and 1H n.m.r, spectra. Sodium-23 n.m.r. spectra of equimolar solutions of NaL2(ClO4) and NaClO4·H2O in [2H6]dimethyl sulphoxide showed separate resonances at temperatures below about 30 °C indicating slow exchange of Na+ between macrocycle and solvent. The free energy of activation for exchange was estimated to be 59 kJ mol–1. The stoicheiometries and relative stabilities of the complexes are interpreted in terms of the sizes of the metal ions in relation to the fixed hole size of the macrocycle.


The Indo-Pacific Slender Gecko Hemiphyllodactylus typus is distributed across the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Its ecological flexibility and vast distribution may raise concerns of a potential invasion in tropical and subtropical islands worldwide, but evidence of a recent spread is lacking. The identity of the species has also been questioned across its distribution range. In this note we synthesise information obtained from the literature on the distribution and the habitat use of the species. We stress the need to develop new sampling techniques to improve its detection, and perform phylogenetic analyses to formally identify the species across the different regions and determine its colonisation history.


I. INTRODUCTION hsp70 is the most abundant heat shock protein in many organisms. Escherichia coli contains a single HSP70 gene, dnaK, which is expressed at high levels during normal logarithmic growth and is induced upon a temperature upshift. In most, if not all, eukaryotes, the heat-inducible HSP70 gene is one of a number of related genes, referred to as the HSP70 multigene family (Ingolia et al. 1982; Watowich and Morimoto 1988; also see Morimoto and Milarski, this volume). The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae contains a family of at least nine HSP70-related genes. Eight of these genes, originally named YG100–YG107, have been renamed: YG100, YG102, YG106, and YG107 as SSA1, SSA2, SSA3, and SSA4, respectively; YG101 and YG103 as SSB1 and SSB2, respectively; YC104 as SSC1; YG105 as SSD1 . These genes have been divided into the four subgroups A–D, as indicated by the third letter of the gene designation, on the basis of structural and functional criteria. The first two letters of the gene designation stand for Stress Seventy. Recently, another member of the yeast HSP70 family, KAR2, has been identified (Rose et al. 1989). The structural relationships of the first eight genes identified are shown in Figure 1. This tree is based on DNA sequence similarity and DNA:DNA hybridization data. The structural relationship among the genes is complex, with nucleotide identities ranging from 50% to 96%. In this paper, I discuss the expression of these genes and the genetic experiments carried out to attempt to elucidate the functional relationships...


FETTEROLF, BRANDON JOHN. Synthesis and Analysis of Mechanism Based Inhibitors of Juvenile Hormone Epoxide Hydrolase from Insect Trichoplusia ni. (Under the direction of Russell J. Linderman) The research presented here entails a multi-disciplinary advance at understanding the role of juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase in the metabolism of juvenile hormone in last stadium Trichoplusia ni. The work combines synthetic organic chemistry and biochemistry. A series of juvenile hormone analogs have been synthesized and their effectiveness to inhibit insect JHEH has been ascertained. Some of the key elements in the synthetic sequence for the fluorinated compounds include chemoselective oxidation of a primary alcohol in the presence of an alpha-fluorinated alcohol, introduction of a geminal difluoro group via a Reformatsky reaction or use of the DAST reagent, and selective nucleophilic and electrophilic epoxidation reactions. The synthesis of some of the non-fluorinated compounds employed regio-selective opening of an epoxide, Sonogashira palladium catalyzed cross coupling, nucleophilic epoxidation, and a variety of protecting group manipulations. Of all the inhibitors tested, the alkene 10 was the most effective alternative substrate with an I50 of 4.29 μM, slightly more potent than the benchmark MEMD. We also found that the introduction of fluorine increased the potency of the inhibitors compared to the non-fluorinated analogs. Lastly, inhibitor 5 provided insight to support a novel mechanism based inhibition of juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase by formation of a tetrahydrofuran intermediate. Synthesis and Analysis of Mechanism Based Inhibitors of Juvenile Hormone Epoxide Hydrolase from Insect Trichoplusia ni by Brandon J. Fetterolf A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of North Carolina State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Chemistry Raleigh January 25, 2002


Author(s): Dodd, Catherine Jean | Advisor(s): Harrington, Charlene | Abstract: This research examined trends in California Hospices during the period 2000-2005. The main aims were to describe trends in hospice characteristics, and quality, utilization and cost in California between 2000 and 2005 and to test the hypotheses that for-profit and chain hospices would be associated with longer lengths of stay, increased numbers of patients with non-cancer diagnoses, and decreased RN visits per patient. Methods: Utilization and financial data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development for hospices filed annually from 2000-2005 and data from public sources. Descriptive statistics identified trends for approximately 200 hospices. Regression models examined quality, utilization and cost outcomes for 2005. Results: The number of for-profit and chain hospices increased by 36% and 20% respectively. Sixty-six % of California's rural counties have no hospices. The percentage of female patients increased ½% per year, hospice patients over 81 years old increased by 2% per year. Longer lengths of stay (LOS) and greater percentages of patients with non-cancer diagnoses were associated with for-profit and chain hospices. Percent of Hispanic patients predicted decreased LOS and decreased visits by RNs. An Increased percentage of Hispanics in the county predicted decreased deficiencies by licensing agencies. For-profit hospices spent less on RNs care and chain hospices had more complaints. Increased county per capita income predicted increased deficiencies identified by the state licensing agency. Discussion: By 2020, 80% of hospice patients will be over 81 years old and 66% will be female. Chain hospices are associated with lower quality of care and for-profit hospices provided less professional care. These findings suggest the importance of the need for closer monitoring of quality and access to care. The recent CMS change allowing a longer 8 years rather than six years between required certification inspections for hospices this should be of concern to those concerned about quality of care and changes in the hospice model of care.


This paper analyzes the downlink performance of a wideband code-division multiple-access system with site selection diversity transmission power control during soft handover (SHO) mode. Signal-to-interference ratio power control techniques are modeled and used in the simulations of this analysis. The study is focused on finding the optimum SHO margin in terms of maximum system capacity under energy-per-bit to noise spectral density ratio (Eb/N0 ) quality requirements. The results of this analysis show an increase in user capacity of about 15%-20% for optimum SHO margins of 5-5.5 dB. Nevertheless, the resources required (number of scrambling codes) by the base station increase faster than the number of active users in terms of SHO margin up to values of approximately 9.5 dB


In the introductory part of the paper problems with power grid impedance determination and interpretation are discussed. Research instrumentation for getting the Thevenin grid model, with raw impedance descriptor in kHz/MHz frequency band is presented and compared. The essential part of this paper is focused on subgrid impedance parameterization which allows to get its physical, circuit based model. With the use of nonlinear fitting the model parameters are tuned to get the lowest discrepancy between the observed and circuit modeled impedance of the subgrid in selected frequency nodes. The physical based subgrid model delivers useful engineering information on the grid and can be easily integrated with simulation programs capable of running reliable software experiments on the simulated grid.


This paper proposes a new interest rate model by using uncertain mean-reverting differential equation. Based on the model, the pricing formulas of the zero-coupon bond, the interest rate ceiling and interest rate floor are derived respectively according to Yao-Chen formula. The symmetry appears in mathematical formulations of the interest rate ceiling and interest rate floor pricing formula. Furthermore, the model is applied to depict Hong Kong interbank offered rate (Hibor). Finally the parameter estimation by the method of moments and hypothesis test is completed.


for European Workshop on "Research Methodologies in Organic Farming" 4-7 September 1999, Bari, Italy Product Flow Modeling: tailor-made decision support for farmers Jacques Wolfert and Eric A.Goewie Wageningen University and Research Center Biological Farming Systems/Applied Computer Science Group Dreijenplein 2, 6703 HB Wageningen, The Netherlands firstname.lastname@example.com www.info.wau.nl/dynaflow


In this article, we utilize national survey data to assess the professional status of full-time sociology faculty in community colleges. Traditionally, sociologists have argued that for a particular type of work to be conceptualized as a profession, it must meet certain criteria, such as: esoteric knowledge and skills, high levels of workplace autonomy, considerable authority, and a sense of altruism. More current approaches to professionalization place greater emphasis on how the social structural location and organizational features of a particular group affect their claims to professional status. We apply both the "traits" and "process models" of professions. We argue that in spite of significant structural barriers, community college sociologists do function as a professional group. This has significant implications for faculty, their students, and the discipline of sociology.


The invention relates to laminated glazing with reduced noise and light transmission comprising at least two glass panes with an intermediate plastic film. DOLLAR A The laminated glass can be used in automotive or architectural applications.


What has become almost indisputable, however, is that Artemisia was there in 1627. That year, a set of verses was pub lished in Venice in her praise, its author unknown. Two possibilities have been sug gested. IlariaToesca, who first called atten tion to the verses in relation to Artemisia, suggests that the verses were written by Jacopo Pighetti (d. 1646), author of Le Glorie degli Incogniti o vero gli huomini illustri dell 'Accademia de' Signori In cogniti di Venetia (1647).5 Bissell argues— probably correctly—that the author may have been instead Gianfranco Loredan


A "semi-omnidirectional antenna" which operates in 2-18GHz frequency band is presented. A semi-omnidirectional antenna is a modified biconical antenna having a "blind" sector (i.e. a sector where gain is suppressed) and has H-plane 3dB beamwidths about 180 degrees or more. One sample antenna is designed, manufactured and measured. For more than 90 percent of the band, the antenna has over 10dB gain suppression in the blind sector. Gain of the antenna is measured to be minimum -2.21dBi and higher than 0dBi for frequencies higher than 3.6GHz. E-plane beamwidth of the antenna is greater than 15 degrees in the entire 2-18GHz frequency range.


Patient: A 67-year-old male patient with right-side mandibulectomy with discontinuity defect was referred to our clinic. He had received segmental resection of the right mandible and reconstruction with a plate, however, the reconstructed plate had failed. Maxillectomy was planned due to osteomyelitis associated with osteopetrosis, therefore a immediate surgical obturator was fabricated prior to the operation. Discussion: Severe deviation of the mandible caused few intermaxillary occlusal contacts and unsta-ble occlusion. The ramp on the maxillary prosthesis not only prevented leakage but also provided stability of occlusion. Conclusion: The maxillary obturator prosthesis with palatal ramp effectively improved functional and esthetic impairments in this patient with discontinuity mandibulectomy with deviated mandibular movement and malocclusion.


The school continues to be a routine and normative space, notoriously neglecting socio-emotional, cultural, historical, and even political aspects of learning. We believe that the school must integrate educational alternatives that minimize the negative impact of the schooling processes. Thus, creativity emerges as a relevant component of the emotional and cognitive development of the human being. Creativity and its neurobiological bases are presented, describing the close connection it has with learning, presenting behavioral guidelines and pedagogical criteria that would facilitate the promotion of this construct, based on the Experiences of Mediate Learning. Finally, the 'educational transformation' is discussed and stressed, taking the leap from incidental to intentional learning, promoting a pedagogy of the question that enables students to discover the world, beyond the limits and forms defined by the school map.


M. Wolleben, T. L. Landecker , K. A. Douglas , A. D. Gray , A. Ordog , J. M. Dickey , A. S. Hill , E. Carretti , J. C. Brown, B. M. Gaensler, J. L. Han , M. Haverkorn , R. Kothes , J. P. Leahy, N. McClure-Griffiths , D. McConnell , W. Reich , A. R. Taylor , A. J. M. Thomson , and J. L. West 1 National Research Council Canada, Herzberg Research Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory, P.O. Box 248, Penticton, British Columbia, V2A 6J9, Canada 2 Skaha Remote Sensing Ltd., 3165 Juniper Drive, Naramata, British Columbia V0H 1N0, Canada 3 Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada 4 Physics and Astronomy Department, Okanagan College, 1000 KLO Road, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1Y 4X8, Canada 5 Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, 3187 University Way, Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada 6 School of Natural Sciences, Private Bag 37, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia 7 INAF—Istituto di Radioastronomia, via P. Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy 8 Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto, 50 St. George Street, Toronto, M5S 3H4, Canada 9 National Astronomical Observatories, CAS, Jia-20 DaTun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China 10 School of Astronomy and Space Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China 11 CAS Key Laboratory of FAST, NAOC, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, People's Republic of China 12 Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands 13 Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK 14 Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University, Cotter Road, Weston Creek, ACT 2611, Australia 15 CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, P.O. Box 76, Epping, New South Wales 1710, Australia 16 Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, 53121 Bonn, Auf dem Hügel 69, Germany 17 Department of Astronomy, University of Cape Town, Rondenbosch 7701, Republic of South Africa 18 Department of Physics, University of Western Cape, Republic of South Africa 19 CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science, P.O. Box 1130, Bentley, Western Australia 6102, Australia Received 2021 August 19; published 2021 September 30


The present invention relates to a multi-touch sensor active matrix comprising: - a matrix layer having NxM independent cells, each of the cells Px, y Lx is connected to a line and a column Cy through a switching element, the lines Lx being common to all Px cells, ii is between 1 and N, and Cy columns being common to all Pj cells, yj being between 1 and Q, Q being at most equal to M, - an intermediate layer capable to cause local modification of the electrical properties of the cells under the touch activation zone, said intermediate layer being placed between the active surface and the adjacent surface of said Px, y, - an upper layer activation allows a touch interaction, - an electronic circuit controlling sequentially for each set of cells Ca, b1-b2-b1 with b2 being between 1 and Q, a first step of activating said cells Ca, b1-b2 and a second step of detecting the electrical properties each cell Ca, b1-b2 individually for delivering information representative of the activated zones haptically.


The Dongzhai Mountain park in Dehua county of Fujian province is rich in beautiful natural landscape and humanities landscape. This article made a introduction about the planning in the aspects of the park character, guide thought, planning principle, function subarea, main scene spots, layout characteristics, landscape buildings, planting design, road system and land usage index.


This study investigates the international linkages of growth, value, and standard stock indices of the US, Canada, and Japan. In particular, we empirically test the international effects of Japanese standard, value, and growth stock indices on US and Canadian growth, value, and standard equity indices. Our empirical analyses by using multivariate-generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (MGARCH) models suggest the following evidence. First, this paper clarifies that both the Nikkei 225 (the Nikkei) and the Tokyo stock price index (TOPIX) show the highest time-varying correlations with the US standard equity index, while both the Nikkei and TOPIX exhibit the highest time-varying correlations with the Canadian value index. Second, we further reveal that the Japanese value and growth stock indices also have the highest time-varying correlations with the US standard equity index, while both two Japanese indices show the highest time-varying correlations with the value index in Canada.


The aim of the survey carried out in this study was to find out how students at all 30 faculties of the University of Zagreb are educated about plagiarism. The content of codes of ethics was analysed and all courses that included issues about plagiarism were identified. The method used was content analysis of the syllabi at the University's and faculties' web sites. The majority of the programs (87%) do not have courses that explain plagiarism. Syllabi of 23 courses were analysed according to the following parameters: year of study, scientific field, whether the course is compulsory, which ethical issues are included (plagiarism, authorship, citations, etc.), and how old the latest bibliographic reference in the recommended literature was. It is necessary to enhance faculty programs at the University because today's students are future scientists and authors. Finally, the basic content of a course about plagiarism is proposed.


Based on the definition of ecological environment system vulnerability of oasis cities,the entropy method was used to assess the vulnerability of the ecological environment system of oasis cities in Xinjiang.Results showed that:(1) The ecological environment system become more vulnerable with the increase of the spatial scale of oasis cities.(2) Among the oasis cities with different development types,cities with industry and oil exploitation as dominant industries are more vulnerable than those with business and trade,tourism and primary processing of agricultural products as dominant industries.(3) The east Xinjiang is more vulnerable than the north Xinjiang,and the north Xinjiang is more vulnerable than south Xinjiang.(4) The main factors that affect the vulnerability of the ecological environment system of oasis cities are the system's sensitivity to environment pollution,the consumption of energy and water resources.Finally,the 21 oasis cities in Xinjiang are categorized into four types according to their ecological environment vulnerability characteristics.


Connected cruise control strategies are investigated when using different delay configurations. Disturbance attenuation
(string stability) along platoons is compared to the linear stability results using the ring configuration. The results are summarized using
stability diagrams that allows one to design the control gains for different delay values.


Factors influencing bonding strength of laminated bamboo strips lumber (LBSL) were investigated in this paper. In order to find an optimized technology, this paper investigated how the thickness of bamboo strips, the assembly orientation of bamboo curtain, the type of adhesives, as well as coupling agent treatment of bamboo curtain affected the bonding strength. The following conclusions were drawn: 1)The thinner the thickness of the bamboo strips, the bigger the bonding strength of LBSL; 2) The assembly orientation of the bamboo curtain benefited the bonding strength, MOR and MOE; 3) The bonding strength increased with the use of phenol-resorcinol-formaldehyde (PRF) resin; and 4) Treatment of coupling agent could increase the bonding strength but decrease both MOR and MOE.