The impulse that led to the deification of the Roman emperors' came from the East. The Pharaohs and the Ptolemies, Lycurgus and Lysander of Sparta, and Alexander the Great were worshiped as divinities both while living and when dead. When Rome conquered the East, the same divine honors were transferred to the Roman proconsuls. Naturally, then, when a single ruler of the empire appeared, he was acclaimed as a god in the eastern provinces. Meanwhile the way had been prepared for the imperial worship in the minds of the Romans themselves. The heroes of Roman legend, as Aeneas, Latinus, Romulus, whom the Romans accepted as historical personages and as the founders of the nation, were believed to be of divine descent and were themselves honored


Starting from four aspects of projec t entity responsibility system,quality management,schedule control a nd investment control,this paper prob es into the course of practicing stan dardized management in water -conse rvation and transformation works of Fenhe Irrig ated Area and its good results.


Abstract Clinical manifestations of thyroid eye disease (TED) are mainly caused by the binding of immunoglobulin G (IgG) thyrotropin receptors (TSHR) autoantibodies (TSHR-Ab) on orbital fibroblasts. Batoclimab (IMVT-1401) is an anti-neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) human monoclonal antibody that prevents normal IgG recycling, leading to reduced levels of circulating IgG. Thus, batoclimab may provide benefit for patients with TED by reducing pathogenic anti-TSHR-Ab. In this Phase 2b, double-blind, randomized study (NCT03938545), subjects with active and moderate-to-severe TED received weekly subcutaneous (SC) injections of batoclimab (680mg, 340mg, 255mg) or placebo for 12-weeksSixty-five subjects were randomized and received batoclimab (680mg [n=18], 340mg [n=19], 255mg [n=10]) or placebo (n=18). Recruitment and treatment were stopped because of an unanticipated increase in LDL cholesterol levels, not included in subject informed consent. Hence, forty-five of 77 planned subjects completed the 12-week treatment period. Serum IgG and anti-TSHR-Ab were reduced from baseline to Week-12 with batoclimab (680mg [-77.9%; -65.5%], 340mg [-65.8%; -70.1%], 255mg [-56.6%; -42.1%]) versus placebo (-4.67%; -3.23%), respectively. Substantial reductions were also observed at Week-12 in stimulatory anti-TSHR-Ab. Fifty-one of 65 subjects had proptosis ≥ upper level of normal at baseline. At Week-12 (primary outcome), greater proportions of 680mg (30%; p=0.2197) and 340mg (30.8%; p=0.1311) subjects were proptosis responders (≥2mm reduction) versus placebo (8.3%). Absolute risk reduction (ARR [95% CI]) versus placebo was 21.4 (-11.3, 54.1) for 680mg and 24.2 (-4.8, 53.2) for 340mg at Week 12. Earlier proptosis responses were statistically different from placebo for 680mg at Weeks-four (35.7%; ARR [95% CI] 36.0 [10.9, 61.1]), five (42.9%; 43.0 [17.1, 68.9]), and 11 (41.7%; 34.5 [3.4, 65.6]) and for 340mg at Weeks-five (29.4%; 29.6 [7.9, 51.3]), nine(35.7%; 30.6 [3.0, 58.2]), and 11 (46.2%; 40.2 [10.2, 70.1]) (all p<0.05). Changes in clinical activity at Week-12 were not significantly different from placebo.The proportion of subjects with an adverse event (AE) were similar across treatment groups; most were mild or moderate in severity. Two subjects reported serious AEs not related to treatment (optic neuropathy, autoimmune encephalitis [occurring after treatment period]). No subjects withdrew from the study due to an AE during the 12-week treatment period. There was a reversible dose-dependent reduction in serum albumin during the treatment period. Post-hoc lipid analysis demonstrated a reversible increase in mean serum LDL during treatment (680-mg: 58.7%; 340-mg: 30.8%; 255-mg: 19.0%) vs placebo (-3.9%),.In conclusion, batoclimab reduced circulating IgG and especially the pathogenic anti-TSHR-Ab. Although the proptosis response was not statistically significant at the primary endpoint, significance was seen at earlier time points. This is probably related to early study termination which reduced the numbers of patients available for efficacy assessment at the primary endpoint. Presentation: Saturday, June 11, 2022 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday, June 13, 2022 12:54 p.m. - 12:59 p.m.


Modulation of an ion beam is crucial to several applications in time‐of‐flight (TOF) mass spectrometry, especially for tandem TOF instruments which require selection of a particular precursor m/z (mass to charge) value prior to fragmentation. Here we present a detailed description of an ''interleaved comb'' ion deflection gate device with suitable electronics which offers a performance advantage over the more commonly used deflection plate devices. We demonstrate unit mass resolution for selection to m/z 167 in the tandem TOF instrument constructed in our laboratory. Calculations suggest that the real time of unit resolution for our experimental arrangement is greater than 300.


We consider the problem of optimal topology identification and design of the corresponding edge weights for stochastically-forced undirected networks. By introducing $\ell_1$-regularization into the optimal control formulation aimed at minimizing the steady-state variance amplification, this problem can be cast as a semidefinite program. Standard interior-point method solvers can be used to efficiently compute the optimal solution for small and medium size networks. In this paper, we develop a customized algorithm, based on infeasible primal-dual interior-point method, that is well-suited for large problems. The search direction is obtained using the direct method based on Cholesky factorization and an inexact iterative method based on the preconditioned conjugate gradients (PCG). We illustrate that both of these significantly outperform the general-purpose solvers and that the PCG method can solve the problems with hundreds of thousands of edges in the controller graph in several minutes, on a PC. We also exploit structure of connected resistive networks and demonstrate how additional edges can be systematically added in order to minimize the total effective resistance.


RESULTS — The prevalence rates of PVD were 2.7, 2.9, and 6.3% in individuals with NGT, IGT, and diabetes, respectively. The overall prevalence rate was 3.2%. Known diabetic subjects had a higher prevalence of PVD (7.8%) compared with newly diagnosed diabetic subjects (3.5%). PVD was uncommon until middle-age and then the prevalence rate increased dramatically. Univariate regression analysis showed age � 50 years (odds ratio [OR] 6.3, 95% CI 2.1‐20.6, P � 0.001) and hypertension (OR 2.7, 0.9‐7.3, P = 0.08) to be associated with PVD, whereas smoking and serum lipid levels showed no association. Multivariate regression analysis identified age as the most significant risk factor for PVD. Of the 90 subjects who had coronary artery disease (CAD), only 6 had PVD, and the positive predictive value of the ABI for CAD was only 30%. CONCLUSIONS — The prevalence of PVD in this urban South Indian population is considerably lower than that reported in European and U.S. studies and is in marked contrast to the high prevalence rate of CAD reported in this population.


Background: Haematoma expansion leads to worse outcome in intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH). Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a promising haemostatic agent to prevent haematoma expansion and improve outcome after ICH.
Methods: TICH-2 is a multicentre prospective double blind randomised controlled trial, which recruited patients presenting within 8 hours of primary ICH to receive intravenous TXA or placebo. Primary outcome is modified Rankin Scale at day 90 and will be analysed using ordinal logistic regression, adjusted for minimisation criteria. Secondary outcomes will be analysed using adjusted binary logistic regression and multiple linear regression; these include haematoma expansion at 24 hours, day 7 National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), day 90 Barthel Index, quality of life, cognition and mood.
Results: A total of 2325 patients were recruited between 14th March 2013 and 30th September 2017, from 12 countries: United Kingdom (n= 1910), Italy, Georgia, Switzerland, Malaysia, Hungary, Poland, Ireland, Turkey, Sweden, Denmark and Spain. Randomisation characteristics included: age 68.9 (13.8) years; male 1301 (56.0%); time from onset to randomisation 3.6 hours [2.6, 5.0]; NIHSS 13 (7.5); Glasgow coma scale 13.4 (2.1); systolic blood pressure 172.6 (27.2) mmHg; intraventricular haemorrhage 745 (32.0%) and prior antiplatelet use 610 (26.2%).
Conclusion: TICH-2 is the largest trial of TXA in spontaneous ICH and recruited over its original target of 2000 patients. The results will be available in May 2018 and will inform whether TXA should be recommended for the treatment of acute spontaneous ICH.


Purpose: The study aims to examine the determinants of profitability of commercial and microfinance banks in Nigeria, in order to be able to highlight the possible effect of Central Bank of Nigeria policy actions in influencing the internal factors and subsequently the profitability of the banks in Nigeria.
Research methodology: The study adopted the panel data research design. Out of the total number of 22 commercial banks and 898 microfinance banks the study sampled 4 commercial banks and 4 microfinance banks using random sampling technique, and based on the availability of data. Data were sourced from the annual balance sheets and income statement of banks from 2010 to 2018 and analysed using the Random Effect Panel Estimation Technique.
Finding: Findings from the study show that liquidity ratio is not a strong determinant of banks profitability whether commercial or microfinance banks while capital adequacy is a significant determinants of the profit level in both banks with positive effect for microfinance and negative effect for commercial banks. The study also found that real GDP is a significant determinant of only commercial banks profitability. This by implication indicates that the recent policy action by the central bank which saw the increase of cash reserve ratio from 22.5% to 27.5% is expected to have an insignificant reduction on the profitability of the banks.
Limitation: The major limitation of the study is the use of a single measure of profitability and a single measure of external factor. The study period as well as its sample size was also considered as limitation.
Contribution: Findings from this study are useful to the management of the banks, the selected banks to be more specific, and shareholders. Also, this study provides insights on the possible effect of the recent policy of the Central Bank on the banking sector. Thus, the results of this study are useful to policy makers and regulators of the financial system in Nigeria.
Keywords: Profitability, Commercial Bank, Microfinance Banks, Liquidity Ratio, Capital Adequacy, Return on Asset, Real GDP


All plant species face a fundamental reproductive trade-off: for a given investment in seed mass, they can produce either many small seeds or few large seeds. Whereas small seeds favour the germination of numerous seedlings, large seeds favour the survival of seedlings in the face of common stresses such as herbivory, drought or shade (Leishman et al. 2000). One mechanism explaining the better survival of large-seeded species is the seedling size effect (SSE) (Westoby et al. 1996): because seeds with large reserves result in bigger seedlings, seedlings from large-seeded species would have better access to light and/or to reliable water supply than seedlings from small-seeded species.


Semiconductor mode-locked lasers can be used in a variety of applications ranging from multi-carrier sources for wavelength-division-multiplexed communication systems to time-base references for metrology. Their packaging in compact chip- or module-level systems remains, however, burdened by their strong sensitivity to back-reflections, quickly destroying the coherence of the mode-locking. Here, we investigate the stabilization of mode-locked lasers directly edge coupled to a silicon photonic integrated circuit, with the objective of moving isolators downstream to the output of the photonic circuit. A 2.77-kHz 3-dB RF linewidth, substantially improved compared to the 15.01 kHz of the free running laser, is obtained in the best case. Even in the presence of detrimental reflections from the photonic circuit, substantial linewidth reductions from 20 to 8.82 kHz, from 572 to 14.8 kHz, and from 1.5 MHz to 40 kHz are realized.


Temporally-connected online repositories, such as blogs and tweets about events and experiences like long multi-week hikes, provide opportunities and challenges when exploring and reflecting and planning new experiences, both for readers and for the bloggers themselves. Exploring large text repositories have benefitted from interactive text visualization on large touch displays, but little is known about how bloggers understand blogs through visualization and how system design could support a variety of exploration activities. This position paper presents ways that blog authors explore their own long-term hiking blogs, and discusses future directions for using interactive text visualization on surface devices to support data exploration, information organization and knowledge sharing.


The main objective of this research is to point out the perspective about the legalization of illicit drugs consumption in Brazil, based on international policies implemented by nearby countries in Latin America. Due to the stigma that surrounds the subject, this research aims to present the lack of information that made developing countries, with high poverty levels, to allow illicit drugs consumption in the contemporaneity. The legalization of illicit drugs creates a substantial cost to public security and drugs affect the work performance of people, causing physical and mental problems. From an empirical research, it inquires about the historical context of the emergence of drugs, its production, location and, mainly, consumer public. Globalization presents itself in positive environments, with economic development, new technologies of innovation, but with legislative biases that go through the drug policy and the National Policy of Mental Health, which disciplines the attention to users and dependents in the Unified Health System (SUS), prohibiting the use of treatments with illicit substances, affecting the life of people with diseases that depend on these drugs. However, the effects of drug decriminalization, such as alcohol and tobacco on a global scale, as well as narcotic drugs in a legendary scenario of drug traffickers in Colombia, The subject is considered an empirical methodology based on qualitative data, supported by legal frameworks which present the consequences of legalizing illicit drugs and the effect on people's life.


The SARS-CoV-2 virus struck the entire world unexpectedly, and Italy was one of the countries that suffered the most losses. Considering the importance and influence of the media in crisis and risk situations, the main aim of this paper is to examine official institutional public announcements issued by the Republic of Italy from February 2020 to July 2021. Following previous research recommendations that advocate the informational and persuasive nature of institutional communication during times of crisis and risk, these audio-visual messages are examined from two complementary perspectives: as institutional communication and as commercials. A distinct theoretical and analytical approach is developed by combining tools from various topic areas, in this case, public relations and semiotics. As a result, the messages are first examined through the lens of Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication as an Integrative Model. Throughout the various stages of crisis communication, various pragmatic, rhetorical, and semiotic tools are identified and analyzed. It is possible to conclude that institutional communication in the studied period goes through nearly the entire cycle of the integrative model. The evaluation stage's full potential is still untapped, but there are some sporadic evaluative attempts within previous stages. Simultaneously, by analyzing pandemic narratives, values, and semiotic resources at various stages of the pandemic, it becomes clear that these video clips are positioned differently within Flock's square, with linguistic-stylistic and semiotic features of varying complexity and creativity. As the pandemic progresses, the advertisements become more substantial, and then mythical, glorifying the Italian nation and cultural heritage, from the initial referential advertisements. The artistic expression of Tornatore's advertisement "Room of Embraces" serves as the oblique advertisement. In the final stages of the pandemic institutional communication, the government is turning to real-life images once more, but this time in a completely different mood. Instead of fabricated real-life images with a spokesperson at the center of the message, there are now authentic images of young people, beaches, music, and happy TV faces as immediate, intimate, and optimistic messages about the future.


The toothbrush has been continuously improved to promote healthier teeth. The modern, manual toothbrush cleans teeth more effectively than traditional instruments such as using fingers, sticks and twigs. Scientists and engineers have recently invented more advanced toothbrushes such as electric rotation-oscillation, sonic, and solar-powered toothbrushes. These advanced toothbrushes do more than scrub teeth with a plastic handle; they promote healthy teeth with less effort and better results by using their own cleaning mechanisms. Despite the current effectiveness of these advanced toothbrushes, these toothbrushes might be further improved in the future.


In this paper we show that it is possible to design underactuated robot hands capable of performing dexterous manipulation tasks, despite the fact that the motion of an underactuated hand is not fully constrained by its actuators. If a robot has elastic elements at its joints, then the velocity of the actuators can be mapped onto the velocity of the grasped object using elastic averaging. This mapping can be used to compute classical measures of manipulability for an underactuated hand. We also demonstrate that holonomically constrained grasps can be analyzed to determine the manifold of stable object configurations that can be reached from some initial grasp. This is especially useful for planar manipulation operations, such as twisting a knob or precision positioning. A prototype two-fingered planar underactuated hand is introduced, having the ability to stably grasp and manipulate objects within the hand.


The encapsulation of Mango (Mangifera indica Linn.) cultivar Chok-Anan seed kernel,
which were collected as waste from the fruit industry in Thailand, was investigated to
compare the use of methyl gallate as a bioactive substance. Ethanolic extracts were
obtained and characterized by total phenolic content and antioxidant activity, which
was assessed with 2.2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical. Mango seed kernel (MSK)
lyophilized extracts were encapsulated using the water-in-oil-in-water (W1/O/W2)
emulsion system before spray drying. The electron microscopy (SEM) was determined
after formulation of each type of complex, droplet sizing, solubility, the bioactive
compounds microencapsulated yield (BMY) and scanning. The MSK extract showed
significantly (P<0.05) higher antioxidant capacity than that of α-tocopherol. Overall,
the average size in terms of d32 values of W/O/W emulsions was 2.20 +± 0.10 μ μm. The
encapsulated samples showed higher solubility in oil than water compared to MSK
extract and methyl gallate. The MSK extract and methyl gallate encapsulation yields
reached values above 98% and 92%, respectively. In the SEM micrographs of
encapsulated MSK, the extract appeared rather rounded compared to the others. The
results imply that encapsulation is a promising technique to develop MSK extract
solubility in oil.


The PARIO system is a novel technique for the measurement of soil particle-size distribution. It is a computerized sedimentation-based system that will yield a quasi-continuous particle-size distribution curve. Given that it is semi-automated, continuous and sedimentation-based, this system promises to become a good and compatible alternative to the traditional pipette or hydrometer techniques. Through hundreds of measurements we have acquired practical operational knowledge that this poster will share with potential future users. We will also present quantitative information on the technique's sensitivity to e.g. temperature shift or intermittent vibration during measurement. We also used a set of 45 soil samples of various texture from Norway to compare particle-size distribution measured by the PARIO system, the traditional pipette technique and laser diffractometry. We discuss measurement results as well as related sample-preparation aspects.


Based on her actions as depicted in Genesis 27, events often characterized as the "theft of the blessing," the enduring memory most readers have of biblical Rebekah is that of a manipulative, scheming woman who undermines her husband's wishes. The Early Extra-biblical Book of Jubilees presents a very different figure, one that rights, and rewrites Rebekah's reputation. In Jubilees, Rebekah has a much more prominent and positive role. This article addresses the presentation of Rebekah in Jubilees and compares and contrasts her portrayal there with the way that she is featured in Genesis.


The starting point for most studies of large amplitude collective motion in nuclear physics, the time-dependent Hartree-Fock equations, can be mapped to a problem in classical Hamiltonian mechanics, which is the form of the problem studied in this work. For a system with N degrees of freedom, collective motion is identified with motion completely confined to a surface in K


An important but undertheorized issue in organization research concerns partitioning the universe of organizations into subsets suitable for theoretical and empirical analysis. To shed light on the...


One of the most significant methods of interpersonal communication is facial emotion recognition, which is an intuitive mirror of a person's mental state and contains rich emotional information. It is said to be a strong silent communication tool. Analysis of these expressions provides a far deeper understanding of human behaviour. With potential applicability in dynamic analysis, pattern identification, interpersonal communication, mental health screening, and many other fields, AI-based Facial Expression Recognition (FER) has emerged in recent years as one of the most important study areas. With the recent advancement in computer vision and machine learning, analysing facial emotions becomes a little bit easier. This paper presents a theoretical analysis of different facial emotion recognition techniques that were used in recent times.


Largely thanks to the recovery of the real economy, the situation of Russian banks has improved again. After month-on-month loan growth had quickly ground to a halt in late 2008, banks contributed to Russia's deep economic slump in 2009. The share of nonperforming loans had tripled to 10% of total loans by late 2009 and has since remained at about this level. An incipient recovery of lending made itself felt only in the second quarter of 2010. However, as the national authorities had delivered a comprehensive policy response which helped sustain or reestablish confidence, Russia did not experience any major bank run or failure. Temporary deposit withdrawals after the collapse of Lehman Brothers were followed by a rapid expansion of deposits, starting from early 2009. Following a modest crisis-triggered rise, the share of foreign currency loans declined again to about one-fifth of total loans. Banks' access to international capital markets improved from late 2009/early 2010. Profitability, having plunged to zero in mid-2009, subsequently recovered but is still modest. Thanks to recapitalization exercises, capital adequacy is satisfactory. The stabilization of the banking sector has allowed the authorities to start exiting from crisis response measures. Banks face a vulnerable environment given the world economy's post-crisis fragility and Russia's undiminished dependence on the oil price and capital flows, which is exacerbated by persisting structural weaknesses. Nonetheless, the existing shock-absorbing factors are sizeable.


The article proposes to analyze the criticisms made by Luigi Pirandello ( On Humor , 1908) and Carlo Michelstaedter ( Persuasion and Rhetoric , 1909-1910) in regard to the classical idea of Rhetoric. It also proposes to show how the two different approaches derive from differing interpretations of the new modernist themes. For Pirandello, referring to the principles of imitation of the rules of rhetoric means to repropose, in works of art, universally accepted truths, suppressing in them the new modernist awareness that has upset the previous direct link between life and representation; Michelstaedter, instead, believes that the rejection of the old Rhetoric does not erase the imitative relation, because with the loss of the timeless referent of the metaphysical idea of Truth, the «mimetic regime» is simply shifted onto the historical referent of social consent. Pirandello's analysis, based on the contrast between Life and Truth, becomes – in Italy – the perfect mirror of the new modernist themes regarding the inability of assuming Reality in the symbolisms of the I. Michelstaedter's analysis of the same issues is meticulous but also critical, and he concludes that the crisis of the concept of Truth does not lead to the liberation of the Subject from the confines of metaphysical thought but forces it into the mimetic regime of a Truth that is, from time to time, the dominant ideology of a particular moment in history.


The basic problem is the lack of human qualities that can hinder the growth anddevelopment of the national economy. Lack of humanity will also be a stumbling block in theera of globalization, because the era of globalization is a time of quality competition. If theIndonesian people want to participate in the global stage, then the first step is that whatneeds to be done is to organize their personality, both mentally, spiritually, creatively,morally and responsibly. the quality of human resources related to performance. This studyaims to determine 1) To find out whether the motivation variable has an effect on employeeperformance. 2) To find out whether the variable of Leadership on Employee Performance.3) To find out whether the work environment variable on employee performance. 4) Todetermine the effect of the variables of Motivation, Leadership, Work Environment, togetheron Employee Performance. The survey method was chosen as the primary data source. Thesurvey method focuses on collecting data from respondents who have certain information, thus enabling researchers to solve problems. Data collection was carried out using aquestionnaire or questionnaire instrument. In this study, the population is consumers whouse telkom products. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling. The population inthis study are all employees who work at the Gunung Agung sub-district office, namely 57employees and temporary employees. The results showed that 1) there was a positive andsignificant influence between motivation on employee performance 2) there was a positiveand significant influence between leadership on employee performance. 3) there is apositive and significant influence between the work environment on employee performance.4) there is a positive and significant influence between motivation, leadership and workenvironment on employee performance


The principle of surveying the transformation of high-rise buildings by using the technology of the global positioning system(GPS) is introduced,and the test processes of simulation and observation are described. The simulative mathematic model of the dynamic characteristics of high-rise buildings and the process of data collection and data analysis in different circumstances are discussed emphatically. Through data analysis and processing, the feasibility of applying the GPS technology to the dynamic transformation survey of high-rise buildings is expounded. It is pointed out that the GPS technology will be extensively applied in the engineering survey field when the GPS technology is combined with automatic analysis and control technologies.


In the present study, 280 samples including whole blood, nasal swabs, rectal swabs and sera were collected from 70 diseased cattle and buffaloes suspected to be infected with BVDV in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt during the period from July 2013 to June 2014. Animals were suffering from fever, respiratory disorder with nasal lesions, diarrhea and abortion. A total of 210 samples including (70 nasal swabs, 70 rectal swabs and 70 heparinized blood from all animals) were used for isolation of BVDV that was carried out using MDBK tissue culture. Three passages were carried out for each sample. In addition 70 sera samples were used for direct detection of the virus using antigen capture ELISA (Ag-ELISA). The suspected BVDV in tissue cultures (after 3rd passage) was identified by indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) and Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Furthermore, nucleotide sequence analysis of amplified 5`UTR gene of the identified BVD nucleic acid was done and compared with published reference sequences on GeneBank. The results of suspected virus isolation revealed that out of 210 examined samples, 12 (5.71%) samples showed clear CPE. The positive results percentage of Ag-ELISA showed that out of 70 examined sera samples, 11 (15.71%) samples were positive. The result of indirect IFA revealed that out of examined 70 samples, 11 (15.71%) samples were positive. Eleven selected samples that showed positive results with IFA were submitted to RT-PCR, and all submitted samples showed positive results of 5`UTR gene amplification. Sequence analysis of 5`UTR gene sequence identified in this study revealed that our isolate was closely related to Denmark BVDV strain (2005). In conclusion, both biotypes cytopathic and non cytopathic BVDV can be isolated from diseased cattle and buffaloes in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt. In addition, Ag-ELISA and IFA can be used for detection of BVDV with the same sensitivity. RT-PCR can be efficiently used for molecular identification BVDV. Further studies are required for better understanding genetic diversity among BVDV cirulating in egyptian farms based on full genome sequencing.


Presented at the XXIX Zakopane School of Physics, Zakopane, Poland September 5-14, 1994. A detector (RFD) has been developed that measures evaporation residues in coincidence with ,-rays detected in a Ge-array. Evaporation are distinguished by time of flight from any other reaction prodwith different velocity, like from fission and reactions with light target hnpurities, and the background from these processes is eliminated. Also energy of the ,-rays can be Doppler corrected event by event with measured velocity vector of the emitting nucleus improving the resoRecent results of experiments with OSIRIS at VICKSI on 189Pb nuclei around doubly magic 56Ni, that show the performance of the are presented and the perspectives of the RFD application with EUROBALL are discussed.


The number of patients in our society needing replacement of severed, missing or malfunctioning tissue due to diseases, traumata or age, is high and still growing. Burn wounds, bone diseases, diabetes or liver insufficiency are examples of such suffering. Conventional attempts of remedy like drug supplementation, mechanical devices or xenografts are often unsatisfactory and fall short of the goal of enabling normal life. An innovative therapy approach is Human Tissue Engineering, a discipline dedicated to the field of regenerative medicine. To fulfill the promises raised by first successes, significant research efforts have been designated on this area, focusing on various subjects, such as cells, scaffold materials, culture conditions, bioactive molecules, and others.
An important milestone on the route for Tissue Engineered products, was the use of �intelligent� materials, such as biomimetic polymers, which may themselves influence cell adhesion and direct cell development (Chapter 1). Biomimetic substances are designed to mimic a biological environment, insomuch eliciting cellular responses that help the material to better perform the intended task.
A polymer with favorable characteristics with regards to its use as scaffold material for Tissue Engineering applications is the poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(lactic acid) copolymer. The poly(ethylene glycol) block is responsible for suppression of unspecific protein adsorption, whereas the main advantages of the poly(lactic acid) block is its biodegradability. If the free group of the poly(ethylene glycol) block provides a reactive group, the polymer is easily processed into a biomimetic polymer, by covalent attachment of a bioactive molecule, such as bFGF. Diblock co-polymers with different molecular weight, namely MePEG2PLA20, MePEG2PLA40, and NH2PEG2PLA40 were synthesized and characterized with the goal of obtaining substances processable to mechanically stable scaffolds for in vivo or in vitro experiments and first steps were undertaken towards the in vivo evaluation of these polymers (Chapter 4).
Although PEG chains largely suppress undesired protein adsorption, the shielding of the surface is not complete. As randomly adsorbed proteins are likely to interfere with the targeted tissue development, knowledge on the extent of shielding is crucial. We, therefore, investigated the amount of adsorbed protein to different polymers by processing them into thin films and investigating their interactions with proteins using quartz crystal microbalance techniques (Chapter 5).
Covalent linking of molecules to polymers has the advantage of constricting their operating range to the tethering site, thus diminishing undesired side-effects. Moreover, as diffusion of these molecules is inhibited, prolonged reaction times might be an additional benefit. Unfortunately, tethering might interfere with conformational changes of the molecules structure required for its interaction with the substrate or might even affect the active center of the molecule. Therefore, knowledge of the reaction site is crucial. Identification of the reaction sites was attempted using insulin as model protein. Therefore, polymers were linked to the proteins via small molecular weight tags. After removal of the polymer chains the succinic acid tags still marked the reaction sites and the modified proteins were characterized to identify the exact location of these tags (Chapter 6).
Chemical modification of proteins might alter the physico-chemical properties of the molecules. For example, tethering of hydrophilic polymers, like PEG, enhances the water solubility of the drug. But also modification of proteins by attachment of hydrophobic substances, such as fatty acids, might improve the characteristics of these proteins. Nature often uses fatty acids as membrane tethering moieties. Lipidized proteins are also candidates for alternative administration routes, like the oral route, being more stable and having enhanced adsorption properties. Unfortunately, modification of proteins might deteriorate their biological activity. Therefore, prior to use each synthesized conjugate must be tested in a suitable model system. Here, insulin was chosen as model protein. After attachment of fatty acids, its biological activity was tested in an insulin dependent chondrocyte cell culture system (Chapter 7).


To promote the healthy development of the institutions of higher education,the state established the teaching evaluation system that is operated every five years.In assessing,the library occupies a very important position.We must fully understand the importance of the assessment.We should study carefully the library system requirements,from the concept of services,construction of literature resources,services and means,and staff training,to seize the opportunity of the assessment and achieve the fast-step development of the library.


Southern pine is a well-established group of commercial plantation species in Queensland and produces a premium grade, quality softwood. The southern pines group is valued for excellent growth, straightness, minimal branching, wood density and even wood texture.

Southern pine timber products have a well-established processing industry and market in Queensland. It is in demand both nationally and internationally. High-grade sawn wood serves the upper end of the domestic market and exports include sawn wood and woodchip.


We demonstrate an efficient method to compute the strong-gravitational-lensing deflection angle and magnification for any elliptical surface density profile. This method solves a numerical hurdle in lens modelling that has lacked a general solution for nearly three decades. The hurdle emerges because it is prohibitive to derive analytic expressions of the lensing quantities for most elliptical mass profiles. In our method, we first decompose an elliptical mass profile into concentric Gaussian components. We introduce an integral transform that provides us with a fast and accurate algorithm for this Gaussian decomposition. We derive analytic expressions of the lensing quantities for a Gaussian component. As a result, we can compute these quantities for the total mass profile by adding up the contributions from the individual components. This lensing analysis self-consistently completes the kinematic description in terms of Gaussian components presented by Cappellari (2008). Our method is general without extra computational burden unlike other methods currently in use.


Though this collection of essays by five deans and one provost began life as a series of lectures, it gathers strength as it goes forward. Workmanlike, factual contributions on cathedrals as the place of mission, on the still considerable musical contribution to the nation's life, and on the constraints and opportunities of tourism and charging for entry lead on to a soaring essay from Salisbury on the power of cathedrals to influence imagination in a society which claims to be scientific and rationalist and yet finds itself caught in whirlpools of systems and forces. John Moses (then Provost of Chelmsford) argues convincingly that as theology becomes squeezed out of some universities, cathedrals are well placed to develop it in partnership with surrounding institutions. They can bring to it the best traditions of independent thought and critical enquiry, coupled with experience of holding a range of disciplines and skills in corporate life. Their understanding of establishment, of folk religion's search for meaning, of the raw realities of human lives, brings an ability to pursue dialogue between faith and reason, Scripture and tradition, nature and grace. The Dean of Durham writes about a cathedral's spiritual heart, where a unity of purpose permeating solid architecture, ephemeral flower displays or a controversial AIDS quilt, speaks wholeness to an age of fragmentation. In several essays dialogue is a key word-not dialogue in words alone but dialogue as the daily offering of worship meets and touches varied secular worlds and in tum is enriched and informed by them. As parishes and dioceses struggle with dwindling resources and an increasingly domestic agenda, our cathedrals, themselves wrestling with a gospel of beauty and human frailty, are keeping open doors


The aim of this paper is to investigate the following three main research questions. A) How do Pakistani men define masculinities? B) How do they reflect on the role of religion, socio/cultural practices in the construction of masculinities in Pakistani context? C) How do Pakistani men define themselves in two different contexts (Pakistan and Sweden)? To answer these research questions, I have employed two theoretical concepts i.e. intersectionality and hegemonic masculinity. I have proposed that to understand the processes of construction of the masculinities in a local context one need to consider the intersection of different social categories which contributes to the construction of masculinity i.e. class, caste, ethnicity, age, religion and gender. Secondly, I have employed the concept of hegemonic masculinity to explore the power relation of men towards women and other men which also lead us to trace multiple masculinities found in the local context. I rely on the interview data for the analysis of paper which I have gained from conducting in-depth interviews with 10 Pakistani men and some are studying and some are working in Lund, Sweden. The findings of the paper showed that diverse concepts of masculinities are found among different ethnic groups along various social categories. The experiences and perceptions of research participants showed that masculinities vary according to time and space. (Less)


The privacy preserving multiset union (PPMU) protocol allows a set of parties, each with a multiset, to collaboratively compute a multiset union secretly, meaning that any information other than union is not revealed. We propose an efficient PPMU protocol, using multiplicative homomorphic property of ElGamal encryption over Fq[x]/f(x) where q is a prime and f(x) is an irreducible polynomial over Fq. The protocol involves a constant number of rounds and improves the computation and communication complexities of the scheme proposed by Kissner and Song. We also prove the security of the protocol in the random oracle model.


Performance modeling is an important problem in high-performance computing (HPC). Machine Learning (ML) is a powerful approach for HPC performance modeling. ML can learn complex relations between application parameters and the performance of HPC applications from historical execution data. However, extrapolation of large-scale performance with only small-scale execution data using ML is difficult, because the independent and identically distributed hypothesis (the basic hypothesis of most ML algorithms) does not hold in this situation. To solve the extrapolation problem, we propose a two-level model consisting of interpolation level and extrapolation level. The interpolation level predicts small-scale performance with small-scale execution. The extrapolation level predicts the large-scale performance of the fixed input parameter with its small-scale performance predictions. We use the random forest to build interpolation models to predict small-scale performance in the interpolation level. In the extrapolation level, to reduce the negative influence of interpolation errors, we employ the multitask lasso with clustering to construct the scalability models to predict large-scale performance. To validate the utility of our two-level model, we conduct experiments on a real HPC platform. We build models for two HPC applications using our two-level model. Compare with existing ML methods, our method can achieve higher prediction accuracy.


As the number of afterschool technology-rich maker learning programs for youth increases, it is important to investigate effective assessment tools that can be used to assess program impact at scale. We studied results from a series of surveys using two deployment modes with 94 youth who participated in programs at an afterschool maker learning center. We found that retrospective surveys that ask youth to reflect on shifts in their attitudes after completing a program are more effective than the same surveys deployed twice, preand posta program. These results confirm input from youth interviews in which they expressed dislike of repeating the same surveys before and after a program and difficulty with answering self-assessment questions without a point of reference.


Background: Multi-morbid chronic diseases are increasingly placing a greater burden on individuals, communities and health care services. With advancing medical facilities, a growing proportion of the population is surviving longer with multiple chronic diseases. Sepsis is a life threatening infection with multiple organ dysfunctions leading to very high morbidity and mortality. Treating patients with multi-morbidities have always been more difficult when compared to patients with no co-morbid conditions. Hence, data from this study will empower us in exhibiting effective plans in the management of multi-morbidities with sepsis in our region. The study is aimed to determine the association of multi-morbidities with sepsis in adult patients admitted in a tertiary care hospital.

Methods: This is a case-control study conducted in the Medicine Wards and Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary care hospital in Karachi during the period of May 2018 to October 2018.

Results: In this study, 52 patients were enrolled. The mean age of patients was 59.35 ± 6.17. Socioeconomic Status showed significant association (p-value 0.034). The mean Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score was 2.13 ± 1.86. The odds ratio of having cancer [OR: 3.10 (0.10 – 80.1), p-value 0.50] and other multimorbidities like rheumatoid arthritis [OR: 3.30 (0.30 – 33.6), p-value 0.32] in cases of sepsis respectively were more than in controls but the data was not statistically significant. The mean length of hospital stay was 4.71 ± 2.08.

Conclusion: Despite our study limitations, a strong association of socioeconomic status with cases and controls in admitted patients was seen and among them, the upper income groups were the most. Although, an association of cancers and multimorbidities like rheumatoid arthritis with cases and controls has been identified, it requires to be researched further. Consensus regarding the definition of multimorbidity should be made.


Ovarian cyst disease is a disease that is often experienced by a woman, the disease is very complicated, smooth and unique, because this disease mirim with pregnancy and could be all women have the risk of this disease. The expert system of ovarian cyst disease diagnosis is a web application that allows users to diagnose ovarian cyst disease they are experiencing. The purpose of making this application is to facilitate the user in diagnosing the type of ovarian cyst disease based on the symptoms that are being felt. In the use of expert system application of this ovarian cyst disease diagnosis, the user must register first to get a username and password that will be used to log on expert system and diagnose ovarian cyst disease. The method used is certainty factor that is by accommodating the uncertainty of an expert's thinking, or expressed the belief in an event that is fact or hypothesis.


Rhabdoid tumor, included in the WHO classification among large cell carcinomas of the lung, is an uncommon type of lung carcinoma with poor prognosis. We report a series of 7 cases of lung carcinomas with rhabdoid component in 10% and 80% of the tumor. The associated tumor was adenocarcinoma in 3 cases--one of them with focal micropapillary pattern--large cell carcinoma in 2 cases, squamous cell carcinoma in 1 case and pleomorphic carcinoma in 1 case. Two adenocarcinomas showed a focal spindle cell component. Micropapillary and pleomorphic types had not been reported before as a component associated with rhabdoid carcinomas. All cases were positive for vimentin, and AE1/AE3 cytokeratin and 5 cases for cytokeratin 7. All cases were negative for muscle and endothelial markers and for chromogranin A. Synaptophysin was focally positive only in one case. Alveolar trapping inside the tumor was present in 3 cases--a phenomenon not well studied in lung carcinomas and also not reported in tumors with rhabdoid component. Five patients died because of the tumor within 2 to 31 months after diagnosis, one of myocardial infarction and only one is alive and disease free 123 months after the diagnosis. In summary, we describe 7 new cases of this uncommon lung tumor with aggressive clinical course, associated with infrequent histological types in nonrhabdoid component and with alveolar trapping, a nondescribed finding.


Heat transfer enhancement in combined convection around a rotating horizontal cylinder using nanofluids is presented. The transport equations are solved numerically using a second-order finite volume scheme. Water-based nanofluid containing various volume fractions of different types of nanoparticles is used. The nanoparticles used are Cu, Ag, Al 2 O 3 , and TiO 2 . In the region outside the plume, the Nusselt number increases by increasing the volume fraction of nanoparticles. However, in the plume region, the effect of the volume fraction of nanoparticles on the Nusselt number is less pronounced.


Objectives : This research was investigated the effect of the Ginseng Radix plus Crataegi Fructus on the gene expression in relation to Alzheimer's disease. Methods : Observed gene expression of the Ginseng Radix plus Crataegi Fructus extract on , IL-6, , COX-2, and NOS-II mRNA of BV2 microglia cell line treated with lipopolysacchride. Results : The Ginseng Radix plus Crataegi Fructus extract suppressed the gene expression of , IL-6, , COX-2, NOS-II mRNA in BV2 microglia cell line treated with lipopolysacchride. Conclusion : These results suggest that the Ginseng Radix plus Crataegi Fructus extract may be effective for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Investigation into the clinical use of the Ginseng Radix plus Crataegi Fructus extract for Alzheimer's disease is suggested for future research.


We consider the critical behavior of the most general system of two N-vector order parameters that is O(N) invariant. We show that it may a have a multicritical transition with enlarged symmetry controlled by the chiral O(2)xO(N) fixed point. For N=2, 3, 4, if the system is also invariant under the exchange of the two order parameters and under independent parity transformations, one may observe a critical transition controlled by a fixed point belonging to the mn model. Also in this case there is a symmetry enlargement at the transition, the symmetry being [SO(N)+SO(N)]xC_2, where C_2 is the symmetry group of the square.


People unable to use hands to interact with computers do require special devices to gain access to information technology services. The rise of do-it-yourself (DIY) electronics makes it possible to release construction kits of a wide range of gadgets, including hands-free computer mice. In this paper we present one such building kit for a full-featured computer mouse that is controlled by head movements. The result kit includes an easy-to-find bill of materials, instructions to build the device and to use it. The first experiments showed that the mouse was working fine with people that have good control on head movements but that its embedded program must be customized for other individuals.


President George Bush presented one of his major post-9/11 foreign-aid initiatives—the Millennium Challenge Account—as a tool for counteracting global poverty and international terrorism. The policy is based on the view that poverty and terrorism are linked, and therefore alleviating poverty will help combat terrorism. The design and the implementation of the program, however, suggest that the U.S. government may have other intentions for the MCA, including overhauling the foreign-aid regime. This paper discusses the MCA's effectiveness in addressing poverty and terrorism by highlighting the relationships between them. It discusses the other roles of the MCA and explores the implications of the policy for alleviating poverty in Africa.


A major problem in using iterative number generators of the form xi=f (xi-1) is that they can enter unexpectedly short cycles. This is hard to analyze when the generator is designed, hard to detect in real time when the generator is used, and can have devastating cryptanalytic implications. In this paper we define a measure of security, called sequence diversity, which generalizes the notion of cycle-length for noniterative generators. We then introduce the class of counter-assisted generators and show how to turn any iterative generator (even a bad one designed or seeded by an adversary) into a counter-assisted generator with a provably high diversity, without reducing the quality of generators which are already cryptographically strong. 2001 Elsevier Science


Introduction Staff development and engagement is one of the sure ways to ensure you can retain your staff, uplift moral and obtain patient satisfaction. At the National staff engagement forum in 2016 staff engagement was described as; 'Staff are engaged when they feel valued…and say matters and makes a difference'. Taking the challenges of busy clinical work, we aimed to provide our cohort of NCHD's the chance to provide us with feedback on a proposed session we deemed to be of interest to NCHD's through a 3 phased survey study. Aims To identify a gap in NCHD's career development and to provide a program to fill this need at no cost to NCHD's. Methods 3-phased survey was conducted; first phase needs analysis and NCHD requirement of proposed event. Second phase survey is post event evaluation and analysis of event success and relevance. Third phase survey was aimed to estimate staff engagement and facilitate ideas for next planning phase. Results The initial survey (1 st phase) was analysed to obtain a needs analysis based on response. 44 NCHD's (excluding interns) responded to the survey showing 100% of respondents willing to engage in proposed interview skills sessions. It was very evident that we successfully identified a gap in our NCHD's career development that we can fill and use as a point of contact to engage our NCHD cohort. With only 4.55% (n=2) NCHD reporting that some form of interview skills was provided by their department and only 2.27% (n=1) reporting that their affiliated training body has provided them with this a skill base. Post survey analysis 3 interview sessions were organized for St. James's NCHD's to attend based on a first come first served bases and 2 sessions for Intern group. Funding was negotiated for and generously provided by St. James's HR and Trinity College Dublin. Separate interview sessions were organized for the intern group to address different interview skills needs based on planed interview types. A total of 47 attended with 10 doctors per session lasting 2 hours duration each. Post event survey was conducted to estimate the relevance and content of the training in NCHD's opinion. 96% (n=45) of NCHD's strongly agreed that the content covered and time allocated to the sessions was relevant. 96% of NCHD's also a strongly agreed that it was a worthwhile event to continue as part of NCHD engagement and training. Phase 3: A staff engagement survey was conducted several weeks post event date to request feedback for future events and comments on any developments that should be taken into view for the incoming year. Conclusion In conclusion we can see that the success and over subscription to our events was a combination of early planning, effective communication and an enthusiastic group of receptive NCHD's.


The extension of new words is an outstanding phenomenon of current languages in our country. The paper discusses the reasons from psychology in application of language. The paper thinks that the psychology which influences the extension of new words primarily lies in: the psychology of aesthetics in language and the one of making speech strange and elegant.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationships among the core product quality (team characteristics and player performance), emotion (anxiety, anger, dejection, happiness, and excitement), and the fans behavioral intentions. Design/methodology/approach – Data were gathered on the team characteristics and player performance, emotions of anxiety, anger, dejection, happiness, and excitement using a survey from subjects comprised of 233 spectators attending Iranian Premier League soccer matches. Findings – The results showed that both the core product quality dimensions of the team characteristics and player performance are related significantly to the negative emotion of anxiety and both positive emotions of excitement and happiness. Moreover, the positive emotions of excitement and happiness were positively related to the fan attendance, while the negative emotions of anxiety and dejection were negatively and significantly related to the fans behavioral intentions. The practical implica...


This research aimed to describe the type and function of speech acts in the Tarumanegara kingdom inscriptions from a pragmatic point of view. This research was conducted in Bogor, Banten, Jakarta, and Cirebon, the places where the inscriptions discovered. The data collection in this research used observation technique, interview, and documentation. Furthermore, the advanced technique of this method is note-taking. Data were analyzed and explained through a reliable and balanced method. The findings of this research were the types and pragmatic functions described as various categories and sub-categories of speech acts. Those are (1) assertive illocutionary speech acts (TTA) manifested in subTTA: informing, explaining, telling, and showing something; (2) expressive illocutionary speech acts (TTE) which was manifested in sub-TTE: pride.


The goal of automatic music transcription (AMT) is to obtain a high-level symbolic representation of the notes played in a given audio recording. Despite being researched for several decades, current methods are still inadequate for many applications. To boost the accuracy in a music tutoring scenario, we exploit that the score to be played is specified and we only need to detect the differences to the actual performance. In contrast to previous work that uses score information for postprocessing, we employ the score to construct a transcription method that is tailored to the given audio recording. By adapting a score-informed dictionary learning technique as used for source separation, we learn for each score pitch a spectral pattern describing the energy distribution of associated notes in the recording. In this paper, we identify several systematic weaknesses in our previous approach and introduce three extensions to improve its performance. First, we extend our dictionary of spectral templates to a dictionary of variable-length spectrotemporal patterns. Second, we integrate the score information using soft rather than hard constraints, to better take into account that differences from the score indeed occur. Third, we introduce new regularizers to guide the learning process. Our experiments show that these extensions particularly improve the accuracy for identifying extra notes, while the accuracy for correct and missing notes remains at a similar level. The influence of each extension is demonstrated with further experiments.


The aim of this research is to know the noise level due to transportation activity in Banda Aceh. This research was conducted in three locations, namely Simpang Lima, Simpang Surabaya, and Jl. Mohd. Jam. Data collection time during rush hour is morning, noon and afternoon. Data retrieval using the Sound Level Meter tool with a time span of 1 hour each time the recording. Each data listed on the tool is recorded every 5 seconds for 1 hour so that the average of each measurement is obtained. At Simpang Lima 74.12 dB (A) morning, 71.4 dB (A) noon and 77.14 dB (A) afternoon. In Simpang Surabaya 75.37 dB (A) morning, 75.19 db (A) noon and 76.08 dB (A) afternoon. The last location is on Jl. Mohd. Jam is 71.89 dB (A) morning, 71.74 dB (A) noon and 75.67 dB (A) afternoon. The results showed that noise increased in the afternoon and average noise above 70 dB (A). These findings indicate that the noise level in Banda Aceh has exceeded the threshold set by the government.


In this article, a powerful case is presented for a more accelerated development of renewable energies around the Mediterranean. The development of solar energy as a viable alternative to fossil‐based energies is seen as one of humanity's major challenges in the coming century. To meet it, Dr Rhein urges the European Commission to prepare a long‐term action plan with the EU's Mediterranean partners, to ensure that co‐operation in the development of renewable energy becomes a major feature of the Partnership.


Grazing is the most common forms of human disturbance that caused the degradation of swamp vegetation.In the past decades,there were few studied on vegetation changes under the combined impact of grazing season and intensity.In this study,six plots were selected along grazing gradients based on the distance to settlement in a degraded swamp.The field survey were conducted from the beginning(1st June) to the end(31th October) across entirely growing season.Duncan′s multiple comparison,univariate GLM analysis,species accumulation curves,PCA ordination and variance partitioning were employed to analyze the plant species richness and abundance,life form and plant community succession in the process of swamp vegetation degradation.The results showed that: A total of 46 vascular plant species across all seasons and plots were recorded.There were no significant difference between the spatial patterns of mean species richness within single sample across grazing gradients in June,September and October,and the mean species richness within single sample was highest in extreme and severe degradation stages and lowest in pristine swamp in July and August.The rates of species accumulation were highest in extreme and severe degradation stages along grazing gradients and highest in July and August along grazing season.The mean species richness within single sample had no significant correlation to grazing season,but had significant correlation to grazing pressure.The variance partitioning results indicated that the variation of species abundance with grazing intensity is much higher than that with grazing season,the variation explained by grazing intensity was 50.1%,explained by season and intersection were all negative.The total variation explained by grazing intensity and season was 47.6%.The mode of regressive succession tended to swamp→meadow and the transitory stage,namely swamp meadow,was atypical.The succession of constructive species followed the order of Carex meyerianaa→C.muliensis→C.brunea,but the direction of plant community succession remained stable.In terms of the composition of life form,the species richness in endlong decreased and that in bottom of lotus seed and stolon with great trample tolerance increased dramatically.In general,grazing season had no significant impact on species richness and abundance,but modified the patterns of species along grazing gradients and decreased the rates of species accumulation to some extent.As well as the grazing pressure changed the species richness,life form composition and the succession mode of swamp vegetation.But grazing may be served as one driving factors that determined the species richness patterns and succession of swamp vegetation.


This article draws together and extends insights from three earlier articles on theology, the arts and popular culture. It offers a worked example of how the content and procedure of theological exploration is directed and shaped when reception of the arts/culture is acknowledged as a place where theology must now be done. The whole enquiry is framed within the recognition that theology's purpose is to enable people to live with and for God.


This study aimed at anlyzing the influence of project-based learning that aided matrix laboratory toward college student's creative thinking skills and the influence of science generic skills toward the relationship between project -based learning model that aided matrix laboratory and college student's creative thinking skills. The method used in this research was pre-experiment method with design is one shot case study. Data analyzed by regression test with moderating variable. The Results of the analysis found that (1) there is the influence of project based learning model that aided matrix laboratory toward college student's creative thinking skills (44.3%); (2) there is the influence of science generic skills to the relationship between project-based learning model that aided matrix laboratory and college student's creative thinking skills (28.6%). The science generic skills had been contributed to strengthen the relationship between project-based learning model that aided matrix laboratory and college students's creative thinking skills. Keywords: college students's creative thinking skills, matrix laboratory, project-based learning model


Part 1 Foundations in theory: basic psychiatric concepts - historical overview classification trends personality theories and therapies legal and ethical issues mental health considerations across cultures basic concepts in psychiatric nursing - evolutions of nursing in psychiatric settings communication, the nurse-client relationship and the clinical interview the nursing process in psychiatric settings anxiety the anxiety continuum as a conceptual framework. Part 2 Foundations in practice - the anxiety continuum: people in acute anxiety - crisis and crisis intervention evidence of maladaptive responses to crisis - child abuse evidence of maladaptive responses to crisis - spouse abuse evidence of maladaptive responses to crisis - rape evidence of maladaptive responses to crisis - elder abuse people in moderate to severe levels of chronic anxiety - psychophysiologic disorders repetitive and ineffective "neurotic defenses" personality disorders - antisocial and borderline people in severe to panic levels of chronic anxiety - alterations in mood-elation schizophrenic disorders organic mental disorders people who use self-destructive defenses against anxiety - people who contemplate suicide people who depend upon alcohol people who depend upon substances other than alcohol people who defend against anxiety through eating disorders. Part 3 Mental health issues - special populations: populations dealing with unique issues - the hospitalized person children and adolescents adult relationships and sexuality the elderly the mentally ill who are chronically homeless. Appendices I: self-help clearing houses. Appendix II: NANDA nursing diagnoses. Appendix III: medication cards answers to self-study exercises.


McCradden and colleagues' (2022) argues that machine learning in health care poses new challenges to appropriate evaluation for safe use in clinical care. It also claims that "the longstanding system of institutional ethics oversight for clinical research can be adapted to health care ML" (11) and offers an approach for doing so. There is a lot to applaud in the proposed process, particularly in stages 2 and 3. Our main concerns focus on stage 1. We would also be interested to learn more about the potential of implementation of the whole, of the reasons the authors believe it will be accepted by universities and firms and what the obstacles might be. The authors begin by describing problems that AI/ ML create when applied in clinical health practice. Some of these have long been recognized in AI, i.e., the introduction of algorithmic biases, particularly in relation to race, gender, and class. Other problems, such as violations of privacy, have also been noted, but the authors are correct to emphasize that personal health data creates a raft of different complexities than consumer or other administrative data. Additionally, there are issues of proprietary techniques and interventions that the medical world has long dealt with but which receive less attention in this piece. The authors do point out some important lacuna in the system of institutional ethics, particularly as constituted in institutional review boards (IRBs). These make less convincing their claim that the system could be adapted for ML, or at least easily adapted, as they seem to imply. The first lacuna is that only publicly funded research is required to be reviewed, but, as the authors themselves point out, the development of most of the ML applications is privately funded. And this raises serious questions about how and at what point an ethical review is initially required, as we argue below. The second is the fact that "...many applications of technology in medicine are validated without research ethics oversight" (9). While the authors argue that this is not necessarily a big problem and that it is dealt with through the data governance framework offered in Phase 1, this framework is not yet standard practice. Thus, it is worrisome that a crucial feature of ML development is not subject to scrutiny. Of equal concern to us is that emphasis on the current methods means an emphasis only on the harms to human subjects. IRBs' rules and regulations in the United States (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare 1979) focus on risks to human subjects, not risks to human society. In contrast, many of the risks embedded in AI research are best understood as risks to society rather than risks to human subjects: for example, when training data or stakeholders do not include communities likely to be impacted by the algorithm's deployment, when the algorithm might be deployed by malicious actors or in ways that the researchers never intended, or when subgroups in society are harmed as through job displacement. From our work, we have identified a number of potential ethical concerns inherent in medical research employing AI. For example, research that uses electronic medical records to develop a model that informs patient treatment options could embed the societal biases inherent in the EMRs within the model itself; the development of a model intended to predict likely


The basic subject of the pretrial preliminary procedure is to decide the controversial points and to fix evidence. The two are in the same stage of proceedings, but have different tasks. As to their functions and order, they are logically in priority order. Legislatively, the procedure to fix controversial points needs to be established and arranged urgently to provide the condition for fixing evidence at present. In the pretrial preliminary procedure, the preliminary hearing system should be established, separation of preliminary judges and trial judges should be made, and the system of limitation for adducing evidence shall be adopted. The pretrial preliminary procedure is not the necessary procedure for all cases. In the pretrial preliminary procedure, the parties' role should be brought into full play, and adversary system be taken, in which judges perform procedural control and give some assistance to the parties through exercising their power of interpretation. The pretrial mediating system should be adopted to do away with the concept of finding out the truth and distinguishing between right and wrong. The pretrial mediation should be strengthened on the basis of it.


With the increase in concern of global warming, most nations are pushing for a greener option to the current fossil fuel-based generation schemes. Due to its versatile opportunities, Photovoltaic (PV) installations are becoming more widespread. Unlike the conventional generation systems PV is located closer to the load centers. This gives possibility of injecting PV at optimal locations to minimize system losses and improve voltage profile. Appropriate location and size of PV is vital for the stability of the system. This paper, considers different voltage stability indices to determine precise PV location, explores effects of PV sizing and impact of PV power factor fluctuations. To validate the stability of the proposed scheme, simulation is done for IEEE 33 bus system and IEEE 14 bus system with DigSilent. When system is optimized it showed a great improvement to the voltage profile with considerable loss reduction.


Burn is heat transfer in which the source can be direct or indirect contact with fire, electricity, friction chemicals or radiation. It can cause damage of skin tissue even in a state of multisystem injury leading to serious disorders. Systemic effects and mortality caused by burn is generally determined by the extent and depth of affected skin. Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) contains carbohydrates, phosphorus, calcium, vitamin C, vitamin B1, protein and iron. Furthermore, substances contained in cassava are able to give effect to the re-epithelialization of skin damaged cell tissue due to burns. The aim of this study was to find out the cassava tuber extract in gel preparation formulation and the effectiveness of burn healing in rabbits. This study was an experimental study to examine the concentration of cassava tuber extract gel formula which is the most effective in healing superficial burns of degree 4 in male rabbits. From the observations of giving gel preparations once a day by using positive control comparison (Bioplaceton) could be concluded that the extract of cassava provided healing which was not significantly different from the positive control.


Providing torque of the engine can avoid torque demand rises due to the influence of the EGR gas lead to insufficient torque, the control apparatus favorably prevent undesirable acceleration of the internal combustion engine. The torque requirements (TQreq) opening degree map based on the required torque (TQreq) setup request throttle opening degree (Tareq) requirements and requirements of the relationship between the throttle opening degree (Tareq) of the throttle valve. Requirements and in accordance with the required load rate (KLreq) EGR opening degree (EGRreq) and the relationship between the required EGR opening degree map set request EGR opening degree (EGRreq) based on the required load factor (KLreq). To the current actual torque required rate to the required load (KLreq) based on the required EGR opening degree map and relative to the current torque demand (TQreq) acquired in claim EGR opening degree (EGRreq) limiting the upper limit internal combustion engine (12) process required torque (TQreq) transition EGR opening degree (EGRreq).


Digital means a way of treating data on digit-to-digit basis. It ensures certainty and preciseness. Digital technology is to convert analogue signals into text ones. Connection between the technology and an international information network like the Internet is accelerating information telecommunication development which is characterized by unlimited memorization and light-speed communication. The development is leading computers to be a true multi-media and further opening an era of new economy and social order, that is. the era of digital economy. Digital economy means an economy. in which the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services depend mainly on digitalized and networked information and knowledge. In the economy, electronic commerce, which is based on the information telecommunication industry and the Internet, plays a critical role. In the era of digital economy, not only economy itself, but also all aspects of society cannot help being rapidly changed.


The utility model relates to a shock resistant stack type bracket, comprising an upper cross beam, a lower cross beam and a large-flow stainless steel double safety valve. The bracket is characterized by also comprising top beams, bases and upright posts, two ends of the upper cross beam are respectively connected with the top beams above the upright posts on two sides of the cross beam, the top beams are connected with piston rods of the upright posts, a base of an upright post cylinder is arranged in the base, bases on two sides are connected with the lower cross beam, and the upright post cylinder body is provided with the large-flow stainless steel double safety valve. The shock resistant stack type bracket can permanently protect mine laneways with various shock ground pressure (mine shock) or large periodic pressure, and protect the safety of underground workers and the laneways. The bracket belongs to the field of mine machinery manufacture and application.


The Young's modulus (E) of Si substrate begins to noticeably decrease below 50-μm thickness. The Young's modulus in 30-μm thick Si substrate decreased by approximately 30% compared to the modulus of 50-μm thickness. In 30-μm thick Si substrate, the lattice structure of Si substrate is highly distorted. Large distortion of the lattice structure induces the Young's modulus reduction, consequently weakens the mechanical strength. A DRAM chip of 200-μm thickness was bonded to a Si interposer and thinned down to 50/40/30/20-μm thickness, respectively. The retention characteristics of DRAM cell are degraded depending on the decreased chip thickness, especially dramatically degraded below 50-μm thickness. The retention time of DRAM cell in 20-μm thick chip is shortened by approximately 40% compared to the 50-μm thick chip, regardless of the well structure (triple-well, twin-well). The distortion of the lattice structure in the thin chip effects a minority carrier generation lifetime, consequently shortening the retention time of DRAM cell.


Twisted Edwards curves have been at the center of attention since their introduction by Bernstein et al. in 2007. The curve ED25519, used for Edwards-curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA), provides faster digital signatures than existing schemes without sacrificing security. The CURVE25519 is a Montgomery curve that is closely related to ED25519. It provides a simple, constant time, and fast point multiplication, which is used by the key exchange protocol X25519. Software implementations of EdDSA and X25519 are used in many web-based PC and Mobile applications. In this paper, we introduce a low-power, low-area FPGA implementation of the ED25519 and CURVE25519 scalar multiplication that is particularly relevant for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The efficiency of the arithmetic modulo the prime number 2 255 - 19 , in particular the modular reduction and modular multiplication, are key to the efficiency of both EdDSA and X25519. To reduce the complexity of the hardware implementation, we propose a high-radix interleaved modular multiplication algorithm. One benefit of this architecture is to avoid the use of large-integer multipliers relying on FPGA DSP modules.


The Purpose of this study is effect of acute high intensity exercise in stimulated condition on plasmaIL6 and IL-1ra in male wistar Rats. Therefore, 21 male wistar rats, 4 weeks old with mean weight of 263±20 g were bought from Iran Pasteur Institution. Animal were familiarized with treadmill running for 0ne week, then randomly assign done of three groups: Normoxic Control (NC), Hypoxic Control (HC), and Hypoxic Training (HT). Then subjects of experimental group had an activity session with determined intensity and HC group was just in exposure of stimulated hypoxic condition and NC group was exposure in normal condition of Pasteur institute, Tehran. After familiarized period and staying in specified groups and 8 hours resting immediately before main exercise, After unconsciousness the blood samples of 1 to 1.5 cc were collected. Immediately after high intensity exercise with the speed 25.5m/min of experimental group and exposure control groups in vitro, rats' blood samples were collected for calculating the factors under study. Then they were transferred to centrifuge machine and serum, plasma were separated. Therefore, for each sample IL-1ra, IL-6 was measured. For an analysis of data, descriptive statistics, SPSS 19 software was used at a significance level of p=0.05. The results showed that hypoxia alone and acute high intensity exercise in hypoxic conditions specified was significant on IL-6, IL-1ra plasma concentrations. In conclusion, acute high intensity exercise in hypoxic conditions, affects the immune factors such as IL-6 and IL-1ra in rats. Hence, it seems that more research is needed to investigate different factors in this field.


+Okuno M; Sekiya I; Otabe K; Katagiri H; Ozeki N; Horie M; Koga H; Tsuji K; Yoshiya S; Muneta T +Orhopedic Surgery, Cartilage Regeneration, Global Center of Excellence Program, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan Orhopedic surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine firstname.lastname@example.com INTRODUCTION: We previously reported that intraarticular injection of mesenchymal stem cells derived from synovium promoted meniscal regeneration in a rat massive meniscal defect model [1]. During this regeneration process, injected synovial MSCs adhered around the meniscal defect, then differentiated into meniscal cells directly. This was a syngeneic transplantation model, therefore, no immune reactions were observed. Great number of reports described that bone marrow MSCs were immunoprivileged as well as immunosuppressive and that allogeneic transplantation of bone marrow MSCs enhanced regeneration in injury models. However, this is still controversial, and the opposite results were also reported [2]. As far as synovial MSCs, the influence of allogeneic transplantation have not been investigated at all. In this study, we performed syngeneic transplantation and allogeneic transplantation of synovial MSCs in a rat massive meniscal defect model. For allogeneic transplantations, major antigen mismatch and minor antigen mismatch were prepared. Meniscus 4 weeks after transplantation was evaluated in the 3 groups. METHODS: Cell isolation and culture. This study was approved by institutional animal use committee. Synovium was harvested from the knee joint of 3 strains, F344, ACI, and LEW rats. After collagenase digestion, nucleated cells derived from synovium were expanded (Figure 1A) and colony forming cells were collected for transplantations. In vitro differentiation potentials for chondrogenesis, adiogenesis, and calcification were confirmed [3]. Meniscectomy. As recipients, only F344 rats at 10-12 weeks of age were used. Under anesthesia, a straight incision was made on the anterior side of the right knee, the anteromedial side of the joint capsule was cut, and the anterior horn of the medial meniscus was dislocated anteriorly with a forceps. The meniscus was then cut vertically at the level of medial collateral ligament, and anterior half of medial meniscus was removed (Figure 1B). Transplantation. Immediately after the skin incision was closed, 5x10 synovial MSCs in 50 μl PBS were injected into the right knee joint of F344 rats. Transplantation of synovial MSCs derived from F344 rat is a syngeneic model. Transplantation of synovial MSCs derived from LEW rat is a minor antigen mismatch model, in which histocompatibility antigens differ partly. Transplantation of synovial MSCs derived from ACI rat is a major antigen mismatch model, in which histocompatibility antigens differ greatly (Figure 2). Macroscopic features for tibial side of the knee joint at 4 weeks were evaluated (n=3). RESULTS : In the cases of synovial MSCs derived from F344 rat were transplanted, the meniscal defect was covered with synovium-like tissue in all 3 cases as reported previously [1]. In the cases of synovial MSCs derived from LEW rat were transplanted, the similar results were observed. In the cases of synovial MSCs derived from LEW rat were transplanted, the meniscal defect was covered with synovium-like tissue in 2 cases among 3 cases (Figure 3). DISCUSSION: Process of meniscal regeneration was observed similarly both in the syngeneic model and the minor mismatch model. In the major mismatch model, the repair process appeared to be slightly inferior to the other groups. This is a pilot study of allogeneic transplantation of synovial MSCs for cartilage defect, and further study is ongoing. SIGNIFICANCE: The effectiveness and safety of allogeneic transplantation of synovial MSCs for meniscal regeneration should be clarified in view of a possible future clinical use. REFERENCES: [1] Horie, Seikiya, Muneta et al. Stem Cells 2009 [2] Kotobuki, Katsube, Ohigushi et al. Cell transplantation 2008 [3] Yoshimura, Muneta, Sekiya et al. Cell Tissue Res. 2007 Figure 1. (A) Morphology of rat synovial MSCs. (B) Menisectomized knee. Meniscal defect is indicated with arrow.


: Problem-based Learning (PBL) has had a significant impact on tertiary education programs around the world in recent years, including programs in speech-language pathology. In Poland, the change from traditional teaching forms, such as lectures and classes, to problem-based tutorials has been a noticeable trend. There is a scarcity of research devoted to PBL adaptations in Poland, including research on student reception of this approach to education. The present study describes the experiences and emotions accompanying a purposive sample of six participants, first-year students of Master's speech therapy studies at Jagiellonian University, at the time of enrolling in the PBL program, during their studies and when they consider their future work as speech thera-pists. The phenomenological analysis of in-depth interview data has made it possible to identify several lead and peripheral themes which can become the basis of actions aimed at improving student response to problem-based learning in speech pathology education. phenomenological research


The constitution and the civil life are closely linked and the civil life is the logical starting point and the eternal value orientation of the constitution,it is also the important content of the constitution,but the constitution is the fundamental guarantee for the civil life.The reflection on the effects of the constitution implementation for 30 years and the current reality of the civil life issues require us:The solicitude for civil life should be reflected in.the constitution implementation.The author claims that the basis of the constitution implementation is the solicitude for civil life,with the purpose of further promoting the implementation of the constitution by strengthening the philosophy of the constitutionalism and showing the solicitude for civil life,adhering to the dominant position of the people,upholding and improving the Party's leadership and governing style,establishing and improving the constitution guarantee systems.


In this review, a new method is proposed based on Cantor's theory of Cardinality to analyze the experimental data on unstable nuclear systems which includes fundamental particles and their flavours, $\beta$-decay including spin and parity, $\alpha$-decay and the systematics of the energy levels of light nuclei. The method also derives a formula for the Binding Energies of unstable nuclei. All this is based on the theory of discreteness and continuity.


Several microelemets such as Fe,Zn,Mn and Cu in the tea of a Chengdu tea factory were tested by using 721 equipment, and compared with other teas produced in other provinces, the result was proved: microelements in tea are abundant, but they are different in different kind of tea.


Approaches to implementation of integrated management systems at enterprises are presented. Comparative analysis of the standards used when developing the integrated management system of enterprise is realized. Main advantages of integrated management systems implementation are proved.


We propose a new method to calculate expectation values of a delta function of the Hamiltonian, . Since the delta function can be replaced with a Gaussian function, we evaluate with large \beta adopting the Suzuki-Trotter decomposition. Errors of the approximate calculations with the finite Trotter number N_t are estimated to be O(1/N_t^K) for the Kth-order decomposition. The distinct advantage of this method is that the convergence is guaranteed even when the state \mid \Psi > contains the eigenstates whose energies spread over the wide range. In this paper we give a full description of our method within the quantum mechanical physics and present the numerical results for the harmonic oscillator problems in one- and three-dimensional space.


This papers aims to explain developmental meaning of "-ghet-' in Korea and to provide some evidence about cognitive device working at developmental meaning. One of the leading future tense in Korean language states that '-ghet-' is originated from '-geh haeut-'(that is a causative expression). Derivation of '-geh haeut-' has been a major issue since it does not only change its form, its definition has also changed from its derivation. This papers will explain what derives the change of its definition in Cognitive Semantic's point of view. Many previous study has been written based on '-ghe haeut-' derivation (theory that says '-ghet-' is originated from '-geh haeut-' to '-heh yeut-' to "-get-'), Those previous study states that the definition had changed as writter relates their axiom to meaning of a morpheme in order to explain its change. But, differenciate of this study from other studies is that this study is going to discuss that causative expression already includes future modality meaning, base on the ICM(idealized cognitive model) by G. Lakoff(1987). Also there are some example that modem language of '-ghet-' includes definition of causative expression. This is one of the example when accepting request from other, have to say "al-ghet-seup-ni-da" that has future modality meaning instead of "ap-ni-da" that had present tense meaning, or "al-aht-seup-ni-da" that has past tense meaning in order to be polite. These examples support this papers' argument.


I . We consider a lake whose breadth and depth vary from place t o place, but restrict ourselves to waves so short that the breadth and depth do not vary by considerable fractions of themselves within a wave-length, except possibly at the ends. If x is the distance measured along the lake, t the time, b the breadth in the undisturbed position of the surface, 5 the elevation of the free surface above its undisturbed position, u the velocity along the lake, and A the area of a cross section, the equation of motion is, subject to the usual approximations,


Although much progress has been made toward the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which have sought to reduce global poverty, the lack of access to clean water and improved sanitation, the desired MDG outcomes remain distant goals. Climate change and altered precipitation patterns, increasing population pressures resulting in growing consumption and demand for both industry and agriculture, and pollution of water sources, will place additional stresses on water quality and supply and further jeopardize attainment of MDGs. The following discussion highlights some of the issues and constraints to achieving safe water and sanitation by noting the complexity of the issue(s). It then briefly considers options for overcoming this complexity.


A Survey Towards the Development of a Theory of Power Before beginning the discussion of empowerment and the development of a theory connected with it, I want to deal with a concept that is prior to empowerment—power. Power is a key concept for an understanding of processes of empowerment. The theory of empowerment that will be developed further on will draw its inspiration from an integration of two domains: from an understanding of theories of power and the use of insights drawn from these for the purposes of developing a theory of empowerment, and from an analysis of processes of empowerment. Hence, this deeper study of it will also make possible a better understanding of states of powerlessness, practices of disempowerment, and processes by which people and communities struggle for control over their lives and environments. This chapter makes no pretension to survey all the existing literature in the field of the theories of power. It begins with a historical survey of thought about power in the social sciences, relating only to the most prominent theories. Further on, a number of theories that contain elements suitable to the development of a theory of empowerment are presented in more detail. Modern thinking about power begins in the writings of Nicollò Machiavelli (The Prince, early 16th century) and Thomas Hobbes (Leviathan, mid-17th century). Their books are considered classics of political writing, and the


From net retention volumes, measured over a wide range of temperatures, solute molar volumes and solute fugacities, standard partial molar free enthalpies, entropies and enthalpies of mixing at infinite dilution in polyisobutylene solution were calculated over a range of temperatures.

Gas-chromatography is an unique method in the sense that it gives thermodynamic data at polymer mole fractions near unity whereas conventional methods usually are not capable of giving accurate data for very concentrated polymer solutions.

The residual standard partial molar free enthalpies and entropies and the standard partial molar enthalpies of mixing of the normal and branched alkanes were analysed by the (simplified) Prigogine solution theory. Those of the n-alkanes, cyclohexane, benzene and tetrachloromethane were discussed in terms of the solution theory of Flory, Orwoll and Vrij.


For spatial decision support and regional (agro-)ecosystem modeling, land use data are of central importance and have to be available in a spatial data infrastructure for regional modeling. Usually, land use data are available, but they lack the desired information detail for many purposes. For example, in official land use maps, agricultural land use is generally differentiated between arable land, grassland, orchards and some special land use classes like paddy fields. For detailed agro-ecosystem modeling, this information resolution is rather poor. Here, disaggregated land use data which provide information about the major crops and crop rotations as well as management data like date of sowing, fertilization, irrigation, harvest etc. are needed. The analysis of multispectral, hyperspectral and/or radar data from satellite or airborne sensors is a standard method to retrieve such kind of information with remote sensing methodologies. By using a Multi-Data Approach (MDA), the retrieved information from multitemporal and multisensoral remote sensing analysis can be integrated into official land use data to enhance both the information level (e. g. crop rotations) of existing land use data and the quality of the land use classification. The workflow of the MDA to generate enhanced land use and land cover data consists basically of two components: (i) the methods and data of the remote sensing analysis and (ii) the methods and data of the GIS analysis.


Composite-material cathodes that enable Li-ion electrochemical cells and batteries to function at both high energy densities and high discharge rates are undergoing development. Until now, using commercially available cathode materials, it has been possible to construct cells that have either capability for high-rate discharge or capability to store energy at average or high density, but not both capabilities. However, both capabilities are needed in robotic, standby-power, and other applications that involve duty cycles that include long-duration, low-power portions and short-duration, high-power portions. The electrochemically active ingredients of the present developmental composite cathode materials are: carbon-coated LiFePO4, which has a specific charge capacity of about 160 mA h/g and has been used as a high-discharge-rate cathode material and Li[Li(0.17)Mn(0.58)Ni(0.25)]O2, which has a specific charge capacity of about 240 mA h/g and has been used as a high-energy-density cathode material. In preparation for fabricating the composite material cathode described, these electrochemically active ingredients are incorporated into two sub-composites: a mixture comprising 10 weight percent of poly(vinylidine fluoride); 10 weight percent of carbon and 80 weight percent of carbon coated LiFePO4; and, a mixture comprising 10 weight percent of PVDF, and 80 weight percent of Li[Li(0.17)Mn(0.58)Ni(0.25)]O2. In the fabrication process, these mixtures are spray-deposited onto an aluminum current collector. Electrochemical tests performed thus far have shown that better charge/discharge performance is obtained when either 1) each mixture is sprayed on a separate area of the current collector or (2) the mixtures are deposited sequentially (in contradistinction to simultaneously) on the same current-collector area so that the resulting composite cathode material consists of two different sub-composite layers.


Title: Pyomyositis with associated sacroiliitis Pyomyositis is the bacterian infection of skeletal muscles, rare in our area, but with an increasing incidence. That is why we should bear in mind it in the differential diagnosis of functional disability in lower limbs with fever in children. We present the case of a child diagnosed of pyomyositis with associated sacroiliitis treated in our hospital and realize a scientific literature review of pyomyositis.


The dielectric function spectra ε(E) of (Alx Ga1-x )0.5In0.5P quaternary alloys lattice-matched to GaAs have been measured at room temperature in the 1.2–5.5-eV photon-energy range using spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). The measured SE spectra show distinct structures at energies of the E0, E1 and E2 critical points. These spectra are analyzed on the basis of a simplified model of interband transitions. This model enables us to obtain the, optical response in (Alx Ga1-x )0.5In0.5P alloys of arbitrary composition x and photon energy E=\hbarω. Results are presented for the complex refractive index (n*=n+ ik), absorption coefficient (α) and normal-incidence reflectivity (R) of these alloys.


Of carbonate rocks in Permian and Triassic marine facies in the Chishui area the strata vertically bear good relationship in gas source term, reservoir term, preserve term and spatial collocation as well, and several units of genetic, reservoir and cover compounding occur here, i.e. longitudinally, there exist multi-units exploration goal beds. At present, 19 structural traps in the area have been discovered through surface investigation and two- or three-dimensional digital seisms, of which drilling for 9 traps have been fulfilled and for one trap is undergoing, the trap- drilled ratio comes to 52.63 percent. Available identified reserve is 31.27×108m3 and control reserve is 15.44×108m3, but two parts account for 3.86 percent in total reserves 1210×108m3, it is indicated the strata of Permian and Triassic marine facies carbonate rocks in the Chishui area still accumulate quite prospecting potential according to the studies on the drilling proportion of the structural traps and drilled reserves.