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Campylospora brasiliensis is a new freshwater fungus that has been collected from submerged mixed leaf litter in the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest. A molecular phylogenetic analysis based on ITS sequences of the rDNA reveals it as a new species. Comparison with other species of Campylospora is provided.


The flora, fauna and their surrounding ecosystems on earth are drastically decreasing since the era of industrialisation. Currently, the extinction rate of species is measured to be between 0.01% and 0.1% per year and is expected to increase in the future. This decline of life on earth is influencing human well-being because humans are dependent on the services ecosystems provide. In order to counteract this development, the United Nations (UN) endorsed the protection of life on earth in two specific targets within the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), namely the protection of life on land and life below water. One method which can be utilized for that matter is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). The inclusion of aspects of biodiversity as impact category in LCA allows for identifying hotspots of a product system regarding its impacts on ecosystems worldwide and to counteract negative impacts. The overall goal of the thesis is the development of a biodiversity impact assessment method for the inclusion into LCA to enhance the protection of biodiversity. To meet this goal, two research questions have to be answered: 1. What are the main gaps and challenges with regard to the implementation of biodiversity into LCA? and 2. How to implement biodiversity in LCA to tackle the identified gaps and challenges? As a starting point, the thesis analyses how biodiversity is currently considered in LCA by means of a literature review. For this Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) methods which address biodiversity are gathered and analysed with regard to pressures on biodiversity and aspects of biodiversity they are addressing. Moreover, the application of the existing methods is investigated. Limitations and gaps of current research related to the inclusion of biodiversity into LCA are highlighted. Consequentially, developments which are needed to include biodiversity in the different phases of the LCA are suggested. Based on these recommendations a method for a biodiversity impact assessment (Biodiversity Impact Assessment+ (BIA+)) is developed. Building on existing models which seek to quantify the impacts of human activities on biodiversity, the developed method consists of two components: the impact on the Biodiversity Status (BS), represented as Impact Function (IF), within a Major Habitat Type (MHT) proposed by the World III Abstract Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) and a weighting factor (Habitat Factor (HF)) for the 14 MHTs, which accounts for the multiplicity of biodiversity. In order to solve the main challenge of developing IFs which emerged during the development of the method, a complementary approach is introduced. An index measuring the BS is developed and the impacts on it caused by different parameters such as soil pH, share of cultivated land and temperature are statistically analysed through curve fitting. The proposed approach is applied for all MHTs around the world. Finally, a case study is conducted which uses the BIA+ method for the calculation of the impacts of European biodiesel in 2010 on freshwater biodiversity. The impacts are assessed for the substances 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (1,4-DCB) and phosphorus. For this, inventory data is gathered by means of the grey water footprint of the underlying crop production for biodiesel. The results reveal that existing LCIA methods which address biodiversity focus on the evaluation of the impacts of land use on species diversity. Out of 37 identified methods 17 relate to land use. Even though more than 20 pressures are classified as being relevant for biodiversity impact assessment, only eight are considered by existing LCIA methods. Biodiversity is defined as genetic, species and ecosystem diversity, but the aspect mostly addressed is species diversity (in almost 80% of the methods). Three methods address ecosystem diversity, none of the methods assesses impacts on genetic diversity. Less than 20% of the considered methods address biodiversity as one indicator without differentiation of the levels. The results with regard to the application of the LCIA methods reveal that biodiversity is usually not considered. Out of 60 case studies only one assessed the impacts of the considered product on biodiversity. In order to overcome the identified challenges, new impact assessment methods considering more pressures on biodiversity and aspects of biodiversity have to be developed. Therefore, the methodological enhanced and more easy applicable BIA+ is proposed. Through the consideration of the indicator BS, which is defined by experts, biodiversity is addressed with regard to genetic, species and ecosystem diversity. The first part of the method, the impact on the BS of different pressures such as eutrophication and acidification is assessed by means of experts judgements and expressed as IF. The second part, the HF contains the indicators species richness, ecoregion scarcity, uniqueness of endemic species and value of threat to account for the variety of biodiversity world wide. It ranges from 0.63 to 1.82. In addition to its global applicability the advantage of the BIA+ is the range of environmental impacts on biodiversity which can be assessed. The usage of the experts judgement for the development of the IF is the main challenge IVWide Fund For Nature (WWF) and a weighting factor (Habitat Factor (HF)) for the 14 MHTs, which accounts for the multiplicity of biodiversity. In order to solve the main challenge of developing IFs which emerged during the development of the method, a complementary approach is introduced. An index measuring the BS is developed and the impacts on it caused by different parameters such as soil pH, share of cultivated land and temperature are statistically analysed through curve fitting. The proposed approach is applied for all MHTs around the world. Finally, a case study is conducted which uses the BIA+ method for the calculation of the impacts of European biodiesel in 2010 on freshwater biodiversity. The impacts are assessed for the substances 1,4-Dichlorobenzene (1,4-DCB) and phosphorus. For this, inventory data is gathered by means of the grey water footprint of the underlying crop production for biodiesel. The results reveal that existing LCIA methods which address biodiversity focus on the evaluation of the impacts of land use on species diversity. Out of 37 identified methods 17 relate to land use. Even though more than 20 pressures are classified as being relevant for biodiversity impact assessment, only eight are considered by existing LCIA methods. Biodiversity is defined as genetic, species and ecosystem diversity, but the aspect mostly addressed is species diversity (in almost 80% of the methods). Three methods address ecosystem diversity, none of the methods assesses impacts on genetic diversity. Less than 20% of the considered methods address biodiversity as one indicator without differentiation of the levels. The results with regard to the application of the LCIA methods reveal that biodiversity is usually not considered. Out of 60 case studies only one assessed the impacts of the considered product on biodiversity. In order to overcome the identified challenges, new impact assessment methods considering more pressures on biodiversity and aspects of biodiversity have to be developed. Therefore, the methodological enhanced and more easy applicable BIA+ is proposed. Through the consideration of the indicator BS, which is defined by experts, biodiversity is addressed with regard to genetic, species and ecosystem diversity. The first part of the method, the impact on the BS of different pressures such as eutrophication and acidification is assessed by means of experts judgements and expressed as IF. The second part, the HF contains the indicators species richness, ecoregion scarcity, uniqueness of endemic species and value of threat to account for the variety of biodiversity world wide. It ranges from 0.63 to 1.82. In addition to its global applicability the advantage of the BIA+ is the range of environmental impacts on biodiversity which can be assessed. The usage of the experts judgement for the development of the IF is the main challenge IV Abstract of the BIA+ which has to be solved. For this, the index BS which operationalises the expert subjective definition of the BS in the BIA+ and contains the indicators number of species, number of endemic species, share of grassland and share of forest is introduced. The impacts of the parameters soil pH, share of cultivated land and temperature on the BS are analysed using the spatial resolution of MHTs. As a result 42 functions are provided which relate the impacts of these three parameters with the BS in all 14 MHTs. The functions serve as IFs for the inclusion in the BIA+ method. The case study shows that the loss of freshwater biodiversity induced by the European biodiesel in 2010 ranges from 8.08*10−06 points in Brazil to 0.5 points in France in one average freshwater basin. The 1,4-DCB which is emitted due to the usage of pesticides is the main contributor to this biodiversity loss. It is also shown that the HF as a weighting factor does not affect the results much. Nevertheless, the case study results reveal that the BIA+ method is globally applicable and plausible. The BIA+ method and the complementary approach to simplify its application can and should be developed further by means of recent research achievements, e.g. by including new indicators or another definition of biodiversity. However, the BIA+ allows LCA practitioners to assess local potential environmental impacts on biodiversity on a global level.of the BIA+ which has to be solved. For this, the index BS which operationalises the expert subjective definition of the BS in the BIA+ and contains the indicators number of species, number of endemic species, share of grassland and share of forest is introduced. The impacts of the parameters soil pH, share of cultivated land and temperature on the BS are analysed using the spatia


Research libraries traditionally have focused their efforts on building local collections to support the research needs of their organizations and providing for the discovery and use of resources within these collections. The emergence in recent years of disciplinary and institutional digital repositories presents new challenges for research libraries. One of the most significant challenges will be the need for new types of statistical assessment based on the use of extra-bibliographic facets of the content in these repositories, such as usage data, impact factors, and contextual relationships. This article summarizes the success of U. S. research libraries in creating shared standards for electronic resources statistical assessment and argues that institutional repository implementers must develop similar evaluative metrics.


The issue of sensory marketing is a relatively new concept in managerial science. Due to the competitive environment of the global market, companies are confronted with the constant need to find effective approaches that will allow them to maintain a competitive advantage in the fight for the customer. One such approach is the application of sensory marketing tools to brand-building processes. The aim of the chapter is to bring the issue of sensory marketing closer to the general professional public. The chapter also focuses on the pointing out the fact that only by taking into account the specifics related to sensory marketing, the process of building a brand becomes holistic and sustainable. The theoretical framework describes the basic foundations of the issue. The empirical part presents a description of the selected experiment from a series of five experimental investigations performed to verify the theoretical assumptions in practice. From the point of view of the findings, it can be stated that targeted stimulations of the senses have a significant impact on the overall experience of individuals. Through the synthesis of theoretical and practical knowledge, it was possible to compile a model for the application of knowledge to business practice.


This paper presents the effects of residual charging in dielectric less actuators of RF-MEMS ohmic switches. Indeed, in order to strongly reduce component sensitivity to charging, a dielectric less electrostatic actuator has been introduced in a conventional DC contact series MEMS relay design, resulting both in strong improvement in reliability and preservation of its intrinsic RF performance. Under various stress applied, the pull-in and pull-out voltages drift over time of these components have been observed and analyzed. Hence, based on component pull-in and pull-out voltage measurements during only few minutes of a given stress, an efficient model able to accurately predict the actuator reliability up to 60 days with good agreement will be presented.


We have searched for CO emission in 20 galaxies listed in the IRAS circulars using the 14 m millimeter telescope of the FCRAO (HPBW = 45''). CO was detected in 10 of these galaxies, including Arp 220 and NGC 6240. We find a rough correlation between CO and 100 ..mu..m luminosities, although a wide scatter is observed in this relation. The very luminous far-infrared galaxies Arp 220 and NGC 6240 contain 3 x 10/sup 10/ M/sub sun/ of H/sub 2/, or a factor of 3 more molecular gas than is found in luminous spirals such as NGC 6946 and M51. However, if the far-IR emission originates in a region much smaller than 45'', the surface density of molecular hydrogen in Arp 220 may exceed that observed in any Sc galaxy.


The core of constructivism is student-centered,strengthening learners' exploration and construction of what they will learn in an active way.The cultivation of non-English majors' cross-cultural communicative ability should be guided by constructivism,adopt anchored instruction method,attach importance to situational creation,develop autonomous learning and emphasize effect evaluation.


This paper studies optimal discretionary monetary policy in the presence of uncertainty about the degree of financial frictions. Changes in the degree of financial frictions are modelled as changes in parameters of a hybrid New-Keynesian model calibrated for the UK, following Bean, Larsen and Nikolov (2002). Uncertainty about the degree of financial frictions is modelled as Markov switching between regimes without and with strong financial frictions. Optimal monetary policy is determined for different scenarios of permanent and temporary regime shifts in financial frictions, as well as for variations in financial frictions over the business cycle. Optimal monetary policy is found to be state-dependent. In each state, optimal monetary policy depends on the transition probabilities between the different regimes. JEL Classification: E52, E58, E61, E44


The present article aims to investigate the narratives considerations of Nietzsche's history, based on his writings in which the critique of historical culture is revealed from its lack of historical sense and his nihilist state, establishing a close relationship between the two themes, making the understanding of the second magnify its critical position.


: This work presents the perception of teachers of professional technical education regarding their continuing education in assistive technology, aiming at the full participation of the disabled in society and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. The objective is characterized by the perception of professors about their continuing education in assistive technologies. The adopted approach was the exploratory and bibliographical research, and questionnaires. As a result, limitations regarding the knowledge and use of assistive technology by teachers were obtained. What can be concluded refers to the need to expand training on the subject to enhance the teaching-learning binomial, respecting the SDGs of the 2030 Agenda.


A rigid package for tobacco products (1), a first container containing a tobacco product group (3) (2), the first container first container (2) and slidably received (2) the and a second container for sliding between a closed position and an open position (4) to the second container (4), the first container in the closed position (2) the second container (4) in fully inserted into the first container (2) in the open position partly withdrawn from the second container (4). The package (1) has two connecting strip (22), each connecting strip is connected to the major lateral walls (. 14) of the first container with one side (2), the second container on the other side of (4) is connected to the major lateral walls (7), and having a deformable portion (23) to the first container (2).


AIM: To investigate alteration of inward re ctifier potassium current (I K1) in atrial myocytes and mRNA expression of gene Kir2.1 encoding I K1 in atrial myocardial tissue in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) compared to that with sinus rhythm (SR).METHODS: Single myocytes were isolated by enzymatic dissociation with the chunk method an d the ionic current was recorded using whole cell patch clamp technique. The sem i-quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to measure the mRNA expression of Kir2.1 in atrial myocardial tissue, and the g ene GAPDH was used as an internal control.RESULTS: (1) The I K1 density was increased in AF group at hyperpolarizing pot entials, at -120 mV the current densities was (-5.71±0.65) pA/pF in AF group (n=28 cells from 7 patients) and (-4.26±1.22) pA/pF in SR group (n=35 cells from 9 patients) (P0.05). AF group displayed increased outward cur rents at test potentials between -30 mV and +10 mV. (2) The relative quantity of mRNA expression of Kir2.1 in AF and SR group was 0.94±0.10 and 0.90±0.16 , respectively (P0.05).CONCLUSIONS: The increase in I K1 at hyperpolarizing potentials may be related to th e atrial electrophysiological remodeling in chronic human AF. The increased I K1 density in atrial myocytes in AF group without alteration of Kir2.1 mRNA expression in atrial tissue suggests that I K1 may be mediated at post-transcriptional levels.


Introduction Caesarean sections, when adequately indicated, can prevent poor obstetric outcomes and be life-saving procedures for both the mother and the fetus. (1) However, at a time when the caesarean delivery rate--as a percentage of live births--has been rising globally, (1) there is growing concern about unnecessary caesarean sections. (2) Unnecessary caesarean sections can increase the risk of maternal morbidity, neonatal death and neonatal admission to an intensive care unit. (2) At the same time, there is also concern that--in low-income countries in general and among the poorer sections of the populations in such countries in particular--caesarean sections are not always accessible, even when they are clearly indicated. (3) There is no consensus on the "optimal" rate of caesarean delivery at the population level. Although values between 5% and 15% of live births have been suggested, the basis on which these thresholds have been proposed is not clear. (4) Some historical studies indicate that low maternal mortalities can be achieved when the caesarean delivery rate is far below 15% of live births. In the Netherlands, for example, maternal mortality had fallen below 20 deaths per 100 000 live births by 1950, when caesarean sections were associated with less than 2% of live births. (5,6) The results of some ecological studies indicate not only that no further reductions in mortality occur when caesarean delivery rates increase above 10%, but also that rates above 15% may be associated with additional mortality. (7,8) The World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested that a caesarean delivery rate of 15% should be taken as a threshold that should not be exceeded--rather than a target to be achieved. (4) The lower threshold for an "acceptable" rate of caesarean delivery has received much less attention than the upper threshold. Extremely low rates are indications that access to surgical care is poor and that, in consequence, women, fetuses and neonates are dying unnecessarily. As 1 to 2% of all births are associated with conditions that absolutely require caesarean sections to save the mothers' lives--such as obstructed labour and complete placenta praevia--caesarean delivery rates of less than 1% or less than 2% are thought to reflect a real deficit in access to life-saving obstetric care and to be associated with excess maternal mortality. (9-12) Rates of at least 5% are thought to be necessary to save the greatest numbers of both mothers and neonates, although there is little evidence to support such a cut-off. (4) National rates of caesarean delivery can mask substantial within-country variation in the rates of such surgery. For example, urban rates are consistently found to be higher than rural rates (13) and the rates for the poorest sections of the population often fall well below the national mean. In a retrospective analysis of data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHSs) conducted in 42 developing countries, caesarean delivery rates were often found to fall below 1% either in the poorest quintile of the population (20 countries) or in all but the richest quintile (six countries)? Only in five countries included in this analysis did the rate of caesarean delivery in the poorest quintile exceed 5% of live births. (3) With Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 nearing their target date of 2015, it is timely and necessary to assess recent progress in improving access to caesarean sections. In this paper we analyse trends in caesarean delivery rates in southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa over the past 15 years. We focused on countries in southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa because such countries account for 85% of all maternal deaths (14) and 73% of all intrapartum neonatal deaths globally. (15) We examined caesarean delivery rates over time and by wealth quintile and estimated, for each country, how many and which of the five wealth quintiles were experiencing caesarean delivery rates below 1%, 2% and 5%. …


The Rockefeller University Press $30.00 J. Exp. Med. 2014 www.jem.org/cgi/doi/10.1084/jem.20141123 Cite by DOI: 10.1084/jem.20141123 of 6 Megakaryocytes (MKs) are the BM precursors of platelets that are derived from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). MKs are a fairly rare subset of nucleated cells in normal BM (Wen et al., 2011; Machlus and Italiano, 2013). During the process of MK development, MK progenitors, including the MK/erythroid progenitor (MEP), burstforming unit MK (BFU-MK), and CFU-MK undergo proliferation and endomitosis, differentiating into mature polyploid MKs to generate platelets into blood stream (Nakorn et al., 2003; Wen et al., 2011; Boitano et al., 2012; Thon and Italiano, 2012). Platelets are indispensable for the physiological processes such as hemostasis, angiogenesis, wound healing, inflammation, and innate immunity (Wong et al., 2013). Dysplastic megakaryopoiesis is related to the pathogenesis of the myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs; Wen et al., 2011). MK hyperproliferation and platelet alteration are the specific features of essential thrombocythemia (ET) and primary myelofibrosis (PMF; Papadantonakis et al., 2012; Thon and Italiano, 2012; Tefferi, 2013). However, the molecular mechanisms underlying megakaryopoiesis are incompletely defined. Endomitosis, a modified form of mitosis, is one of the most characteristic features in MK maturation (Gao et al., 2012). During the endomitotic process, the DNA is repeatedly replicated without a cytoplasmic division, resulting in 8N to 128N polyploidy of MKs. The spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) plays a critical role in the regulation of DNA polyploidization. Mad2 is one of the core conserved components of the spindle checkpoint in mitosis. Mad2 binds directly to Cdc20, together with other Mad and Bub family partners, monitoring the spindle organization and inhibiting the onset of anaphase in a cell cycle (Shah and Cleveland, 2000; Chao et al., 2012). Mad2 deletion causes a premature onset of anaphase leading to increased CORRESPONDENCE Zusen Fan: firstname.lastname@example.com OR Yong Tian: email@example.com.


A multiple access channel and a point-to-point channel sharing the same medium for communications are considered. We obtain an outer bound for the capacity region of this setup, and we show that this outer bound is achievable in some cases. These cases are mainly when interference is strong or very strong. In the low interference regime, a simple strategy using Gaussian codes and treating interference as noise is considered. An upper bound on the sum capacity is derived and shown to be tight (but not coinciding) with the sum-rate achievable using this scheme.


There is an urgent need for innovative,effective therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)patients.Immunotherapy of cancer is attractive because of the specificity of the cellular immune response to eliminate tumor cell.The identification large numbers of new antigens in HCC has led to the development of therapy with polypeptide vaccine for HCC.Up to now,some immunotherapeutic methods have been tested in human clinical trials including cytokine injections,adoptive immunotherapy,antigen presenting cells therapy,autologous tumour vaccine as well as AFP-based polypeptide vaccine.These immune-based clinical trials show that these immunotherapy methods have resulted in specific immunological responses in HCC patients and some methods have inhibited recurrence and promoted survival of HCC patients.


AS if by historical law musically weaker musical nations appear to be invaded by nations musically stronger. The invasion is accepted as a matter of course, until native effort stirs. The revolt grows as quantity and quality of the native product clamor more and more for just recognition and the demand for just recognition is followed by the doctrine of independence. From sensible, reasonable independence to absolute independence is the next step and the extremists advocate it noisily. A reaction towards saner concepts sets in and the very ones in whose behalf the whole movement evolved begin to feel uncomfortable and wash their hands of a boosting propaganda that stipulates as the primary consideration not merit but place of birth.


Objective To investigate the effect of Ginsenoside-Rb(G-Rb) on ventricular remodeling in rats with pressure overloaded hypertrophic myocardium and its mechanism.MethodsThe model of pressure-loading ventricular remodeling was established through ligating abdominal aorta in rats.After 6 weeks of treatment by G-Rb(with dose of 25,50 and 100 mg/kg/d i.g for 6 weeks),myocardial morphological and hemodynamic parameters were determined.The content of malondialdehyde(MDA) and activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) in serum,and the contents of prostacycline(PGI2),thromboxane A2(TXA2),endothelium(ET) and angiotensinⅡ(AngⅡ) in plasma were also determined.ResultsG-Rb could significantly decrease the ventricular weight and cardiac coefficient in ventricular remodeling rats,significantly heighten systolic blood pressure(SBP),diastolic blood pressure(DBP) and mean arterial pressure(MAP),lower left ventricular end-diastolic pressure(LVEDP).G-Rb could also decrease the content of MDA in serum and significantly increased the activity of SOD in serum.In addition,G-Rb could decline the contents of ET,AngII and TXA2 in plasma while signficantly increase the content of PGI2 in plasma and PGI2 /TXA2 ratio.Compared with model group,there was significant difference(P0.05 or P0.01).ConclusionG-Rb has protective effects on ventricular remodeling through improving systolic and diastolic function of cor sinistrum in ventricular remodeling rats,increasing anti-oxidase activity,reducing the damage of free radicals and vasoactive substance in myocardium and correcting disequilibrium of PGI2/TXA2 in ventricular remodeling etc.


Abstract We prove that there is a , 1-random set Y such that every computably enumerable set which is computable from Y is strongly jump-traceable. We also show that for every order function h there is an ω-c.e. random set Y such that every computably enumerable set which is computable from Y is h-jump-traceable. This establishes a correspondence between rates of jump-traceability and computability from ω-c.e. random sets.


This research is aimed to empirically examine the influence of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance on firm value. The corporate governance was identified by the commissaries board, independent commissaries board, audit committee, institutional ownership, manajerial ownership and audit quality. The corporate social responsibility was identified by Global Reporting Initiative index.
 This research was conducted with a purposive sampling method. This research used the secondary data from annual reports of manufacturing companies listed in Indonesia stock exchange during 2012-2014. The sample consisted of 48 annual report to analyzed (16 companies a year). The data are then analyzed by multiple regression with SPSS.
 The results show that corporate social responsibility, independent commissaries board, institutional ownership and manajerial ownership have a positive and significant influence on firm value; while the commissaries board and audit committee have a negative influence on firm value. Meanwhile the audit quality has no significant effect on firm value.


The article is devoted to the study of the spatial distribution of tick-borne encephalitis (number of cases per 100 000 persons) in the territory of the Russian Federation in the period from 2001 to 2011. The basis of the small-scale maps drawn supposed existence of cases of the disease in the administrative areas. This picture clarifies the distribution and incidence of tick-borne encephalitis in the country. Proven methods of mapping the spread of tick-borne encephalitis incidence can be used to estimate the incidence of other feral diseases.


The invention belongs to the technical field of agriculture and discloses a functional seedling culturing substrate formula applicable to crop seedling culture of cucumbers, watermelons and melons, and a preparation method thereof. The functional seedling culturing substrate formula comprises turf, vermiculite, wheat stubbles and a palmitic acid solution, wherein the volume ratio of the turf to the vermiculite to the wheat stubbles is 2: 1: 0.375; the mass ratio of a substrate to the solution is 4: 1; the adding amount of the palmitic acid is 0.0256% of the total mass of a seedling culturing substrate. According to the functional seedling culturing substrate formula, the components are environment-friendly and pollution-free; the anti-disease capability of the seedling culturing substrate can be improved; compared with an existing seedling culturing substrate containing farmyard manure and a water-retaining agent, the functional seedling culturing substrate formula has the advantages of abundant raw materials, low cost, convenient manufacturing, capability of changing wastes into valuable things and the like. Self-rooted seedlings cultured by using the substrate do not need supplement of nutrient solutions; seedlings are regular and strong, do not excessively grow and have flourishing root system; the ecological environment of the soil can be improved after the seedlings are planted together with the substrate; the soil-borne pathogens can be effectively prevented and the output of melon products is improved.


The focusing Kundu-Eckhaus (KE) equation with non-zero boundary conditions at infinity, under two cases: simple zeros and double zeros, is investigated systematically via Riemann-Hilbert (RH) problem. We derive some new results for the equation including the following seven parts.
(I) The analyticities and symmetries of the Jost function and the scattering matrix are analyzed with the help of the normalized Lax pair. (II) Based on the resulting symmetries, the corresponding discrete spectrum set and residue conditions of scattering coefficients are further obtained, which is very important to construct the formulae of solution to the original equation. (III) A generalized RH problem is established by combining the analytic properties of Jost functions and modified eigenfunctions. (IV) The RH problem is solved by the corresponding asymptotic behavior combined with the Plemelj's formulae and Cauchy operator. The expression of the solution to the focusing KE equation is given under the condition of non-reflection. (V) From the reflection coefficients and discrete spectrums, the trace formula and the corresponding theta condition are given to obtain the phase difference of the initial value at the boundary. (VI) For the double zeros, there is a similar framework from the set of discrete spectral points, but the operation process is much more complicated than that of simple zeros, and new results and phenomena appear. (VII) Some interesting phenomena are obtained that one of the solutions is gradually to rouge waves when the spectrum points tend to singular points by choosing appropriate parameters.


Background: Postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) is commonly used to treat patients with resected stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but its effectiveness remains uncertain. This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the impact of PORT on overall survival (OS) and evaluate its heterogeneity among subgroups of patients. Methods: A total of 6305 patients with resected stage III NSCLC were included in this study from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Propensity score matching was conducted to balance baseline characteristics between the patients who received PORT and those who did not. OS was used as the primary outcome. Subgroup analysis was performed to identify which patient subgroups might benefit more from PORT. Results: Overall, no significant difference was observed in OS between the 2 groups with or without propensity score matching. However, subgroup analysis demonstrated that PORT improved OS in patients with certain characteristics, including stage IIIA/N2, stage IIIB, squamous cell carcinoma, tumor grade III-IV, or lymph node ratio (LNR) > 1/3. Multivariate analysis showed that several variables were associated with adverse prognostic factors for OS, such as marital status (others), race (white), male gender, squamous cell carcinoma, elderly age, advanced stage, poor histological differentiation grade, high LNR, and not receiving chemotherapy. Conclusion: In patients with resected stage III NSCLC, PORT may not be beneficial for all patients. However, it may improve survival time in certain patient subgroups, such as those with stage IIIA/N2, stage IIIB, squamous cell carcinoma, tumor grade III to IV, or LNR > 1/3. These findings provide important information for clinical decision-making and future research regarding the use of PORT in patients with resected stage III NSCLC.


Transform Domain Adaptive Signal Processing scheme using a combination of transforms and correlation cancellers implemented with plane rotations have been described. A recursive implementation of first order KLT by reconfiguring a lattice filter has been demonstrated. The usefulness of a deflation scheme for estimating eigen vectors has been shown. A study has been made of the acquisition behaviour of the rotation angle in Jacobi and Givens operations. The convergence behaviour of transforms such as DHT, DCT and low order KLT together with lattice stages and Jacobi/Givens plane rotation decorrelator has been studied. The study shows that for time series data best performance is obtained if transforms are preceded by lattice filter and followed by Jacobi stages.


This paper describes a case of anomalous arrangement of pancreatobiliary duct which was detected in a patient with stoneless cholecystitis. The patient was a 40-year-old woman complaining of upper abdominal pain. Ultrasonography visualized hypertrophy of the gallbladder wall. Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography revealed anomalois arrangement of pancreatobility duct. Cholecystectomy and excision of the extrahepatic bile duct were carried out. Pathologically the hypertrophy of the cystic wall and mild chronic inflammatory picture were confirmed, but no heteroplasia was observed. This patient appears to belong to a high risk group for gollbladder carcinoma, because she is relatively young, there was mild dilatation of extrahepatic bile duct, and she had anomalous arrangement of pancreatobiliary duct without stones.


This metasynthesis review analyzes the possible influences impacting the underrepresentation of People of Color (POC) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. Underrepresented minoritized (URM) groups are defined in this article as Black and Latinx populations due to their low representation in STEM education professions (National Science Foundation, 2019). This review explores the possible influences at the high school and undergraduate levels in STEM and education. Previous research has explored the racism impacting the underrepresentation of POC in both STEM and education, but little research has examined the intersectionality of STEM education. The purpose of this metasynthesis review is to analyze the existing research on SOC's experiences in STEM and education in order to better understand the underrepresentation of minoritized groups in STEM education.


With the development of the times, people gradually realize the important impact of exercise on physical health. Especially for college students, effective exercise can not only promote their physical health, but also promote the cultivation of collective consciousness and sense of honor of them. Therefore, it is very important to carry out corresponding physical education course teaching in colleges and universities. Gas volleyball is a new type of native sport derived from volleyball, which has been recognized by the masses. So far, extensive teaching activities have been carried out in various colleges and universities. However, because there are significant differences in physiology and psychology between men and women, the teaching of gas volleyball course also have different effects on the health and fitness of male and female college students. This paper will make a comparative study on the effect of gas volleyball teaching on the health and fitness of male and female college students. Since integrated inside and outside classroom teaching is one of the main teaching methods used in colleges and universities at present, this study will be based on this kind of teaching of gas volleyball class.


To evaluate the effect of adjuvant low‐dose aspirin therapy on clinical pregnancy rate and uterine perfusion in women undergoing frozen‐thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles.


The invention relates to an induction ring tracking device of a rotary lathe, in particular to a device used for guaranteeing the shape and size accuracy of a milling surface when a workpiece is milled, and belongs to the technical field of machining equipment. The induction ring tracking device of the rotary lathe comprises two bases respectively fixed at two sides of a milling power head of a machine frame, wherein each base is connected with an eddy-current sensor through a sensor support frame, an arc standard ring is arranged right in front of the two eddy-current sensors and is connected with cushion plates which are arranged at intervals, a magnet is arranged in each cushion plate, the upper portion and the lower portion of each cushion plate are respectively connected with a first adjustment bolt, and the standard ring is pressed vertically and tightly through the upper first adjustment bolt and the lower first adjustment bolt. A lateral surface of each cushion plate is connected with two second adjustment bolts, and the standard ring is pressed horizontally and tightly through the second adjustment bolts. The induction ring tracking device of the rotary lathe is ingenious, compact and reasonable in structure, and is capable of guaranteeing the shape and size accuracy of the milling surface when the workpiece is milled through tracking feedback of the eddy-current sensors.


The invention discloses a surgical assist for taking out a calculus of the bile duct via the cystic duct. In the past, the common bile duct needs to be cut open in order to take out a calculus, and a T-tube needs to indwell in the common bile duct to drain bile for a period of time after operation. On the contrary, the surgical assist takes out a calculus by cutting the cystic duct open; since the cystic duct is thin, a stent needs to be put in to stretch the cystic duct; and a display scope and a clamping forceps are then inserted into the cystic duct and take out the calculus. The arrangement of the display scope, a camera and an optical fiber tube can feed back the true condition in the cystic duct to a doctor, so that the doctor can conveniently take out the calculus. The material of a supporting ring, a second catheter and a first catheter is silica gel, and the supporting ring communicates with the first catheter. As air is filled into the first catheter, the air is also filled into the supporting ring, so that the supporting ring is expanded to spread to stretch the cystic duct, and the display scope and the clamping forceps are inserted to take out the calculus.


A new approach to digit Communication with private security has been developing due to an application of chaos theory from nonlinear dynamical systems to cryptographics. The method is an innovation in technical foundation of information security,and can be put to use in many fields such as military、finance、diplomacy、fax and tele business. Some chaos principle on mathematics is discussed,the chaotic sequences are structured,and computer software, which realizes digit signal codeing and decoding,has been completed.


The conventional operating system usually works on a particular workstation but the same when implemented on a distributed environment like cloud faces many problems. This paper analyzes and explains how does the cloud operating system works in order to resolve these problems. It also differentiates the working mechanism of both based on basic storage management service provided by the cloud. At the end it provides the issues and the future challenges faced in the cloud operating system.


Eighty-eight deaths occurred in a study group of 1,416 individuals with cerebral palsy under the age of 21 years during 8,031 person-years of follow-up. This represented an eight- to ninefold excess over "expected" mortality— the smallest excess being in the spastic individuals (tripling) and the largest in patients with multifocal disease and mixed deficits (18-fold increase). The relative longevity of noninstitutionalized individuals with cerebral palsy calls for long-range planning different from that which is adequate for the markedly accelerated mortality of their institutionalized counterparts.


The performance evaluation system of laboratory technical personnel is very important for reforming laboratory management system and innovating its operation mechanism. From the actual situation of undergraduate experimental teaching center in School of Forestry and Biotechnology,this paper expounds the present situation of the examination of laboratory technicians and the existing problems. One set of more reasonable performance appraisal system for the experimental technical personnel was proposed,aiming to mobilize the enthusiasm of work,the majority of the staff's initiative and creativity.


I have checked his formula against mine for the case N = z = 1 1, a = m = 1, where mine is in error by about 5 x 10-15, but his by about 5 x 10-11, in good agreement with the error-term estimates given above. My suspicions were aroused because Birch's formula did not seem to have a large enough number of disposable constants for ninth-order accuracy, unless as a result of fortunate coincidences which would have been interesting had they in fact applied. Possibly the explanation may lie in the small size of the coefficient 314096, if he assumed this to be comparable to unity and then estimated the order from the result of the single computation of 103=3.162 from a= 3.16, which he mentions. Had he repeated this work with a= 3.158, say, he could scarcely have failed to see that the error was multiplied more nearly by 2' than by 2O This applies, for instance, when I take N = z = 1.2, in place of 1 1, as above. Alternatively, I suppose, there may have been a mistake in the manuscript or in the printing. THOS. H. ~'BEIRNE.


The gradual rise of Cyber politics is follow the development of network. Now it develops quickly in network propaganda, electronics government and network opinion. Cyber politics will promote the development of Socialist Political Civilization by promoting the development of Political Participation, constructiin electronic government and developing network surveillance. However, there are some negative influences in Cyber politics that will be a huge challenge to socialist Politecal Civilization.


The utility model discloses a system for reducing the inlet air temperature of a gas turbine, comprising a refrigeration/cool storage module, a cooling module and a control module, wherein the control module is connected with the refrigeration/cool storage module and the cooling module, respectively; the refrigeration/cool storage module is connected with the cooling module; the refrigeration/cool storage module is used for preparing cooling capacity and storing the obtained cooling capacity; the cooling module is used for reducing the inlet air temperature of the gas turbine by utilizing the cooling capacity stored by the refrigeration/cool storage module, so that the inlet air temperature reaches a set value and then the inlet air is fed to the gas turbine; and the control module is used for controlling the refrigeration/cool storage module to work when the urban power grid is in the time period of the electricity consumption valley, and controlling the cooling module to work when the gas turbine is in peak load operation.


NADP+-dependent enzymes are important in many biocatalytic processes to generate high-value chemicals for the pharmaceutical and food industry; hence, a cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally friendly recycling system for the relatively expensive and only marginally stable enzyme cofactor NADP+ offers significant benefits. NADP+ regeneration schemes have previously been described, but their application is severely limited by the low total turnover numbers (TTN) for the cofactor. Here, we report a glutathione-based recycling system that combines glutaredoxin from E. coli (EcGRX) and the glutathione reductase from S. cerevisiae (ScGR) for NADP+ regeneration. This system employs inexpensive latent organic disulfides such as oxidized cysteine or 2-hydroxyethyl disulfide (HED) as oxidizing agents and allows NADP+ recycling under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions with a TTN in excess of 5 × 105, indicating that each regeneration cycle is 99.9998% selective toward forming the cofactor. Accordingly, f...


A cheap and commercially available organocatalyst, 4-dimethylaminopyridine
was successfully employed in the regioselective [3+2] cycloaddition of isatin-derived Morita-Baylis-
Hillman carbonates with azonaphthalenes for the construction of 3-spiropyrazole-2-oxindoles in excellent
yields under mild conditions.

 In the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine with a loading of 10 mol%, a series of isatinderived
Morita-Baylis-Hillman carbonates reacted smoothly with azonaphthalenes in dichloromethane
at room temperature to furnish 3-spiropyrazole-2-oxindoles in 72-98% yield.

 In summary, we have developed reasonably cheap and commercially available
4-dimethylaminopyridine-mediated regioselective [3+2] annulations between isatin-derived Morita-
Baylis-Hillman carbonates and azonaphthalenes for the construction of 3-spiropyrazole-2-oxindoles
under mild conditions.


Theoretical studies and numerical verifications for collisionless gaseous flow over a flat plate are performed. By following gaskinetic theories, we obtain two sets of flow field solutions, for either a completely diffuse or completely specular reflective plate surface. These solutions involve several non-dimensional parameters: angle of attack, characteristic speed ratio, temperature ratio, and geometric ratio. The results are verified with the DSMC method. The flowfield results and the past analytical surface results form a set collisionless flow solutions.


OBJECTIVE
To probe into the pathogenesis of rat mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (MsPGN) induced by anti-Thy1 antibody.

METHODS
Anti-Thy1 serum was produced, and then intravenously injected into Wistar rats for establishing an experimental model of MsPGN. The control group received intravenous injection of normal saline. Urinary volume and urinary protein were examined every other day. The IL-1, IL-6 and TNF contents of serum were detected by radioimmunoassay. Pathologic morphology of renal section was observed with micrscope and BI2000 Image Analysis System. The rats of model group were killed on the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th days.

RESULTS
No significant difference was seen between the model group and control group in regard to the volume of urine and in-take water (P > 0.05). The levels of urinary protein, IL-1, IL-6 and TNF in model group were significantly higher than those in control group at all time points (P < 0.001-0.005). Glomerular mesangium cells and matrix in the model group were obviously proliferative, compared with those in control group.

CONCLUSION
It is suggested that cytokine plays an important role in the onset of MsPGN.


VA,a natured virus inhibitor from several kinds of plants,was used as a elicitor.On the seventh day after treatment with VA,the newly developed leaves of Nicotiana tabacum L.SamSunNN and SamSun were inoculated with TMV.Result showed that localized and systemic resistance to TMV were induced in Nicotiana tabacum L.by VA.Local lesion inhibition rate was 40%-60%.Lical lesion diameter inhibition rate was 30%-50%.From 48 h to 72 h after treated with VA+TMV in SamSun NN tabacco plants,PR proteins were weaker in the TMV noninfected SamSun NN;Moreover,in SamSun tabacco plants,VA could not induce PR proteins with inoculation or noinoculation treatment.It indicated that VA could inhibite infection and replication of TMV.


The article examines the evolution of the European Commission appointment procedure in the context of the institutional balance between the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and the European Commission. The growing influence of the European Parliament on the appointment of the Commission and the nomination of its President is described as an indicator of the development of integration because it demonstrates how the EU supranational institutional system moves closer to the institutional systems of nation states. The European Parliament has gained power similar to national parliaments. The European elections' results are taken into account during appointment of the European Commission. Despite remaining existing differences between the EU institutional system and national institutions, the author attempts to apply the Sartori concept in order to examine the dynamics of the EU institutional balance. As Sartori described, interaction between parties in national parliaments and governments and gradual transformation towards party government, similar tendencies could be found on the European level. The analysis of the theoretical interpretations, legal basis and practical experience of the European Commission's appointment enables the author to determine the increased role of the European Parliament vis-à-vis other institutions and the growing importance of the European parties. The current procedure demonstrates a shift from the technocratic functional approach to an ideological approach leading to a growing importance of European politics.


Thank you for downloading understanding and sharing an introduction to speech communication. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have look hundreds times for their chosen books like this understanding and sharing an introduction to speech communication, but end up in infectious downloads. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead they are facing with some malicious virus inside their laptop.


Article type: Review Article Prevention of infectious diseases by immunization in children has markedly diminished the morbidity and mortality of once common contagious diseases in many countries worldwide. Immunization programs have led to the global eradication of smallpox, eliminat ion of measles and poliomyelitis in regions of the world, and substantial reduction in the morbidity and mortality attributed to diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and measles. Childhood vaccination was estimated to prevent more than 2.5 million deaths for va ccine preventable- diseases each year. However, at current levels of coverage, it still causes 1.7 million deaths annually, most of them in developing countries. The main objectives of this review are as following: To overview the expanded programme of immunization and WHO global vision and strategies for vaccination. To review underlying mechanisms that influence host immune response to vaccine, and differentiate primary from secondary vaccine failure. To determine the environmental factors that may red uce the potency of the vaccines or vaccinees. To explain the probable factors that lead to lower responses in vaccine recipients in developing countries.


technologies been assure reproductive success by reproductive efficiency, germplasm maintaining genetic diversity cattle, horses, reproductive technologies veterinary medicine progressed considerably, high profitability to livestock farms. basic and applied information on most reproductive technologies bovine, equine, porcine and management, egg retrieval, artificial embryo genetics, certain aspects, and of reproductive ABSTRACT Beef cattle production is a widespread industry carried out worldwide. Reproduction management is an essential tool that producers and veteri narians must realize to achieve the aim of beef production: to get pregnant high number of females, to develop and maintain gestations, to ensure easy-calving offspring and to wean healthy calves. Knowledge in the physiology of reproduction such as endocrinology of the estrus cycle and dynamics events in the reproductive tract in cattle has advanced in the last 20 years. Stages as puberty, anestrus, and cyclicity of cattle have been studied in detail after many experiments and publications from researchers from many countries, and these informations have favored for the massive application of biotechnologies of reproduction such as artificial insemina tion and fixed-time artificial inseminations. This chapter describes recent advances in bovine reproductive management emphasizing in different treatments for the synchronization of ovulation for natural breeding or fixed-time artificial insemination in beef cattle. heifers bred by FTAI and NS (AI-NS) or only NS (ONS). In this study, heifers of AI-NS group were synchronized for FTAI (n=2660) and two weeks later were exposed to bulls (bull-to-heifer ratio= 1:40–1:50) for the reminder of the 85-day breeding season. Angus cross heifers (n=1381) in ONS group were submitted to bulls (bull-to heifer ratio= 1:20–1:25) for 85-day breeding season. Assessment of the reproductive tract score by palpation was done 4 weeks pre-breeding to categorize the females. Results showed that in AI-NS group pregnancy rate was significantly different per FTAI between RTS 1, 2 and 3 (44.2%) vs. 4 and 5 (61.9%); also, BS pregnancy rate was higher in heifers of RTS


Educational materials represent a domain model of Adaptive Web-based Educational System (AWBES). However, these materials should be designed to cover the differences of learners' preferences. Herrmann Whole Brain Model (HWBM) is a reliable Learning Style (LS) model which can be used to extract the learner's preferences in educational environment according to brain structure of learner. In this paper, the learning materials of an essential programming language course (C++) are organized to cover all learners' differences according to their brain dominance. The learning materials were described and classified by instructional metadata to fit the preferences of four brain quadrants (rational, organizational, interpersonal and intuitive) within diverse learning objects. The main advantage of this approach is that it is not related to particular type of learners, but it covers the different learners according to their brain-structure. The system which could apply this model can be used to detect the learner preferences dynamically and thus personalize the learning materials within Web-based Educational System (WBES).


210 isolates of soybean frogeye fungus(Cercospora sojini) were collected from Heilongjiang province during the year of 2006 to 2007.They belonged to 16 physiologic races identified using 6 differential soybean varieties.There were 6 newly found physiologic races including No.5,No.12,No.13,No.14,No.15 and No.16,and other 10 physiologic races(No.1 to 4 and No.6 to 11) were reported before.The most frequently appreared three races were No.1(41.43%),No.7(13.33%) and No.10(6.67%).Although race No.1 was dominant in the soybean areas of Heilongjiang province,types and compositions of the races were different from place to place.


The characteristics of ECRH gyrotron and the electrical connection character of its power supply were introduced. The power supply adopts the PSM technology and mainly consists of two parts, the full bridge rectifier,BUCK regulator and high frequency inverter achieve the first unit; the second unit mainly include the bridge rectifier and BOOST converter, a total of 60 units are connected in series and outputted 36kV DC voltage. The characteristics of isolated feedback generator UC3901 were presented. The isolated feedback design of high voltage power supply is based on the characteristics of Anode power supply and 50kV voltage insulation requirements. And the result of Anode power supply circuit was tested, the results showed that the stability and reliability were high.


ABSTRACT Coal gangue is used to prepare flake nano-mullite with a molten salt method. In order to increase the utilization value, corundum composite ceramics were prepared from the nanomullite and alumina. The effect of particle size of the raw material size and the content of mullite on mechanical properties of the corundum composite ceramics was studied. It is found that the mullite with appropriate sizes can be filled in between the corundum grains, thus increasing the density of the samples. The mechanical properties were enhanced due to the variation in the crack propagation mode. The optimized sample exhibited flexural strength and fracture toughness of 263.7 MPa and 5.0 MPa·m1/2, respectively. Griffith fracture theory analysis results indicated that the critical crack size reached 173.9 μm and the fracture energy was 127.6 J/m2. Coal gangue has realized deep resource utilization, and the mechanical properties of composite ceramics are higher than alumina ceramics prepared under the same conditions. Flake nanomullite contributes to mechanical properties.


A 44-year-old woman had severe hyperchloremic acidosis and hypokalemia. She had paralysis, muscle tenderness, and myoglobinuria. There was no history of previous muscle abnormality. In this case, the rhabdomyolysis appeared to be the result of potassium deficiency without concurrent drug therapy.


In our previous paper in this series of "Rudiments of relativity revisited", the new transforms for special relativity were derived based on the alternative formulation of relativity. In this paper, we show that the new transforms can reproduce the so far proven results of special relativity like preserving the lightspeed, length contraction, time dilation, velocity addition and others without the need of relativity of simultaneity. But they can experimentally be distinguished on the lines of new proposed tests. Besides, they improve the understanding of a growing lightsphere and also predict some new interesting physics and phenomena, like anisotropic spatial warping, relativity of spatial concurrence, relativistic non-localization and possibility of superluminal travel. Lorentz transforms need reinterpretation in the light of the fourth axiom of Kishori developed in this paper.


In the article of "a single spark can start a prairie fire".Mao zedong still insist cities at the core,but his idea of "countryside surrounding cities" hadn't taken shape.In the period of "three roads" before retreating from chang sha,Mao zedong hadn't freed himself from his own opinion.After retreating from chang sha,his mind came to change from taking cities as the center to taking countryside as the center and the revolutionary idea of "countryside surrounding cities" came into being.


Since Engle and Granger formulated the concept of cointegration in 1987, the literature has extensively examined the unbiasedness of the commodity futures prices using the cointegration-based technique. Despite intense attention, many of the previous studies suffer from the contradicting empirical results. That is, the cointegration test and the stationarity test on the differential contradict each other. In marked contrast, my dissertation develops the no-arbitrage cost-of-carry model in the NYMEX light sweet crude oil futures market and tests stationarity of the spot-futures differential. It is demonstrated that the primary cause of the "cointegration paradox" is the model misspecifications resulting in omitted variable bias.


The authors consider a mathematical method to separate and determine the amount of ejecta produced in a second-shock material-fragmentation process. The technique is theoretical and assumes that a material undergoing a shock release at a vacuum interface ejects particulate material or fragments as the initial shock unloads and reflects at the vacuum-surface interface. In this case it is thought that the reflected shock may reflect again at the source of the shock and return to the vacuum-surface interface and eject another amount of fragments or particulate material.


The purpose of this research are to: (1) To describe the application of mathematics learning with cooperative learning model Teams Games Tournaments (TGT) to increase the motivation to learn math class XI student of SMK Negeri 1 Nganjuk TSP. (2) To describe the application of mathematics learning with cooperative learning model Teams Games Tournaments (TGT) to improve learning outcomes math class XI student of SMK Negeri 1 Nganjuk TSP. This study is a qualitative research approach to action research. Data collection techniques through tests, interviews, documentation. The results showed: (1) The application of  TGT cooperative learning model to improve learning motivation in class XI student of SMK Negeri 1 TSP Nganjuk Semester I. It is evident from the increase in the percentage of students' motivation began preliminary data 42.42 % to 61.49 % in the first cycle and 81.44 % in the second cycle. (2) The application of TGT cooperative learning model to improve learning outcomes in class XI student of SMK Negeri 1 TSP Nganjuk Semester I. It is evident from the increase in the percentage of students that mastery learning ranging from 45.45 % at baseline, became 72.73 % in the first cycle and the second cycle becomes 90.91%. Keywords: Mathematics, Cooperative Learning Model Type Teams Games Tournaments, Motivation to Learn, Learning Outcomes.


The structure and properties of cyclodextrin as well as its inclusion mechanism are introdeced.New advances in its application to dyeing, finishing, washing and waste water treatment are also discussed.


During August/September 1984, the submersible ALVIN visited a large, active hydrothermal system on the Juan de Fuca Ridge. A time-lapse camera, taking photographs every 42 minutes for six days, was deployed at an active vent to characterize the dynamic nature of this system. This report documents the growth rate of a low temperature (measured at 56°C) hydrothermal deposit and establishes that this growth is not constant; periods of substantial erosion are superimposed upon the general growth pattern. Quantitative photographic interpretation of the suspended particulate load suggests a strong diurnal component to these fluctuations. Water flow, manifest by the movement of attached worm tubes, also shows strong variations but on a semi-diurnal basis correlated to tidal motions.


The development of new laser velocimeter systems is paced by the need to obtain sufficient data for use in validating numerical predictions of flow fields. The Laser Transit Anemometer (LTA), also referred to as Laser Two-Focus Velocimeter (L2F), was developed to address applications beyond the capabilities of commercially available Laser Doppler Anemometers (LDA). The latest improvements in L2F technology, through the incorporation of optical fibers, add to the versatility of this established technique. Fiber optics make the design of new, smaller L2F probes possible. This paper discusses several optical probe designs and their added features acquired through fiber optic technology such as ease of spot rotation, adjustability of spot spacing and perhaps the most important new capability made possible by the new designs, three-dimensional flow mapping with a 3-D probe.The development of new laser velocimeter systems is paced by the need to obtain sufficient data for use in validating numerical predictions of flow fields. The Laser Transit Anemometer (LTA), also referred to as Laser Two-Focus Velocimeter (L2F), was developed to address applications beyond the capabilities of commercially available Laser Doppler Anemometers (LDA). The latest improvements in L2F technology, through the incorporation of optical fibers, add to the versatility of this established technique. Fiber optics make the design of new, smaller L2F probes possible. This paper discusses several optical probe designs and their added features acquired through fiber optic technology such as ease of spot rotation, adjustability of spot spacing and perhaps the most important new capability made possible by the new designs, three-dimensional flow mapping with a 3-D probe.


The invention discloses a firing process of Nixing pottery products. The process comprises the steps that: (1) blank moisture eliminating is carried out, wherein blanks processed through a drying treatment are placed in a kiln, a temperature is gradually increased to 40-60 DEG C with a heating speed of 20-30 DEG C per hour, and continuous firing is carried out for 10-12h under the temperature; (2) after the moisture eliminating treatment, the temperature is increased to 1050-1100 DEG C with a heating speed of 50-100 DEG C per hour; and (3) heating is stopped, and the blanks are fetched from the kiln after cooling, such that blank firing is finished. According to the invention, moisture eliminating is carried out upon the blanks first, water content in the blanks are slowly discharged by firing under a low-temperature environment. Blank moisture eliminating is uniform, and blank cracking due to breakage caused by large amounts of bubbles produced in the blanks is avoided. With the process, a firing success rate is higher than 95%. Also, during the subsequent high-temperature firing process, blank shrinkage is reduced, and blank cracking rate is reduced, such that firing success rate is further improved.


The exact shape of self-assembled quantum dots is still a controversial subject in the literature, despite the fact that this knowledge is of paramount importance for modeling the energy levels and electron wavefunctions in the quantum dots. We will describe reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements on both InAs and InGaAs quantum dots grown on (100) GaAs substrates.


This paper uses three waves of a repeated survey of genetically identical twins from Australia to identify a causal impact of schooling on regular and problem drinking. The identification comes from controlling for identical twin fixed effects, whereby unobserved family and genetic factors affecting both schooling and drinking are isolated. Our main finding is that, while schooling and regular drinking are unrelated, more schooling leads to less problem drinking for men. Thus, extra schooling helps combat such aspects of problem drinking as alcohol dependence and health problems. No effect of schooling was found for women. This version is preliminary and incomplete. Please do not quote.


Anglicanism: A Very Short Introduction highlights the diversity of contemporary Anglicanism by exploring its history, theology, and structures. Although originally united by location and a common belief, Anglicanism has gradually lost its pre-eminence as the English state religion due to increasing pluralism and secularization. Whilst there are distinctive themes and emphases which emerge from its early history and theology, there is little sense of unity in Anglicanism today. Putting the history and development of the religion into context, this VSI reveals what holds Anglicanism together despite the recent crises that threaten to tear it apart.


Active research has been conducted of Spoken Term Detection (STD), which uses text queries (search words) to seek specific scenes in large amounts of data, including audio data. In subword-to-subword and state-to-state matching using results of automatic speech recognizer (ASR) for speech data, if a query includes an out-of-vocabulary (OOV) word that does not exist in the lexicon of ASR, retrieval accuracy deterioration occurs. Frame-level matching performs more detailed matching at the frame level using a maximum likelihood series that arranges the most probable states for each frame of the posterior probability vector, which is the output of a Deep Neural Network (DNN) used as an acoustic model for ASR, whereas subword-to-subword or state-to-state uses preconstructed acoustic distances between subwords or states. For query by example (QbE), which uses spoken queries, high retrieval accuracy is obtained using the posterior probability vector of speech data. As described herein, we propose a new frame-level matching scheme for a text query using the posterior probabilities of speech data instead of the preconstructed acoustic distance between subwords of states. Thereby, the retrieval accuracy is improved. Machine learning models of two types with different numbers of states are introduced to improve the retrieval accuracy further. Because each model shows different retrieval results, integration of these models is expected to be mutually complementary, thereby improving the retrieval accuracy. Experiments were conducted using public test collections of the SpokenDoc task from NTCIR-10 and NTCIR-12 workshops as benchmarks. Results indicate that the proposed method outperforms the best accuracy obtained at the workshop by 26.95 points for NTCIR-10 and 4.44 points for NTCIR-12. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


Background: Orthognathic surgery is an underutilized resource in the treatment of congenital, developmental, and post-traumatic skeletal abnormalities in addition to obstructive sleep apnea. Despite the documented volume of patients who would benefit from orthognathic surgery, most fail to receive appropriate treatment. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate knowledge and attitudes within the dental community regarding orthognathic surgery via an anonymous electronic survey, and to explore whether misconceptions about orthognathic surgery represent potential barriers to care. Methods: This preliminary 5-question cross-sectional study was conducted via a "quick poll" distributed by the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN). Results: The final sample size was 280 general dentists and dental specialists. The majority of respondents agreed that orthognathic surgery could correct malocclusions affecting a patient's speech, function, and long-term dental health. However, few respondents agreed that orthognathic surgery is an evidence-based treatment for obstructive sleep apnea or positively affects upper airway size. Conclusions: Our survey demonstrates that while most dental providers consider orthognathic surgery as an effective treatment for the surgical correction of dentofacial deformities, many fail to recognize its potential role in the treatment algorithm for obstructive sleep apnea.


Methods for treating Alzheimer's disease, or the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, are provided. Some embodiments are to methods for treatment comprising administering cells obtained from human umbilical cord tissue, or administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising such cells or prepared from such cells, such as cell derivatives. Some embodiments are to methods for treatment comprising hUTC. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in the inventive methods, as well as kits for practicing the methods are also provided.


In Malaysia, the common causes of mortality between the post-war years and independence in 1957 were mainly cDmmunicable' diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, gastroenteritis and the like, which were largely associated with poverty and underdevelopment. 1 With the introduction of socio-econornic development programmes through the five-year Malaysia Plans, communicable diseases as leading causes of death have given way to those diseases that are more related to development and modernisation, such as cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms. 2 ,3 However though they have declined, communicable diseases continue to cause considerable morbidity in the community. Today, except for smallpox, diseases such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, salmonellosis, sexually-transmitted diseases, hospital-acquired infectiDns, influenza, measles, poliomyelitis, and malaria continue to occur and have yet to be eradicated or overcome. Epidemics of these diseases continue to occur in different parts of our country indicating their continued presence. In fact, it has been stated that they pose a continuous threat of returning probably with greater vengeance in the event public health measures could not be maintained or should our civilizations collapse for any reason." As we in Malaysia enter the last decade of this millenium, it is timely to review our status with regards to communicabl(1 diseases including those factors that appear to maintain their presence in our midst, and seek ways to overcome them.


In this paper,the structuralized electronic medical records system used in our hospital was introduced,while the clinical pathway management electronic medical records was studied.The concept and guiding principle for clinical pathway was analyzed and also the system integration method,organization management mode,character design and entry and exit of varied factors and path were explained and summarized.It was summed up that information means application could improve clinical pathway management,and improve work efficiency,while the backstage with good matching rules could formalize clinical pathway form contrast,so as to make management more efficient,and scientific,Hence.Clinical pathway management could reduce the medical expenses,and have a good social and economic benefits.


The time evolution of the physical properties of hard and soft magnetic materials is shortly reviewed. Then, we analyse the magnetic properties of Nd 5 Fe 67 Cr 8 Nb 2 B 18 nanocomposites, Nd-Fe-Co-Al-B hard magnetic phases and magnets as well as of Nd 2 Fe 14-x M x C 0.8 B 0.2 (M=Ni, Cu and Al) alloys. Some data on soft magnetic materials are also given. Finally, the magnetocaloric properties of ternary Gd-Co-B compounds are reported.


Resistant sources to cardamom mosaic virus causing katte disease of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) were identified by collecting 134 disease escapes from hot spots of virus infection in South India and screening them in greenhouse, sick plot and hot spots. Testing of promising collections in four hot spots and also against natural infection confirmed the resistant nature of the collections.


Interest in the integration of Terrestrial Networks (TN) and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN); primarily satellites; has been rekindled due to the potential of NTN to provide ubiquitous coverage. Especially with the peculiar and flexible physical layer properties of 5G-NR, now direct access to 5G services through satellites could become possible. However, the large Round-Trip Delays (RTD) in NTNs require a re-evaluation of the design of RLC and PDCP layers timers (and associated buffers), in particular for the regenerative payload satellites which have limited computational resources, and hence need to be optimally utilized. Our aim in this work is to initiate a new line of research for emerging NTNs with limited resources from a higher-layer perspective. To this end, we propose a novel and efficient method for optimally designing the RLC and PDCP layers' buffers and timers without the need for intensive computations. This approach is relevant for low-cost satellites, which have limited computational and energy resources. The simulation results show that the proposed methods can significantly improve the performance in terms of resource utilization and delays.


ABSTRACT Continuous specific downmodulation of CD4 receptor expression in T lymphocytes by the small molecule cyclotriazadisulfonamide (CADA) selected for the CADA-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) NL4.3 virus containing unique mutations in the C4 and V5 regions of gp120, likely stabilizing the CD4-binding conformation. The amino acid changes in Env were associated with decreased susceptibility to anti-CD4 monoclonal antibody treatment of the cells and with higher susceptibility of the virus to soluble CD4. In addition, the acquired ability of a CADA-resistant virus to infect cells with low CD4 expression was associated with an increased susceptibility of the virus to neutralizing antibodies from sera of several HIV-1-infected patients.


Within the last years, a fundamental understanding of nanoscaled materials has become a tremendous challenge for any technical applications. For magnetic nanoparticles, the research is stimulated by the effort to overcome the superparamagnetic limit in magnetic storage devices. The physical properties of small particles and clusters in the gas phase, which are considered as possible building blocks for magnetic storage devices, are usually sizedependent and clearly differ from both the atom and bulk material. For any technical applications, however, the clusters must be deposited on surfaces or embedded in matrices. The contact to the environment again changes their properties significantly. Here, we will mainly focus on the fundamental electronic and magnetic properties of metal clusters deposited on surfaces and in matrices. This, of course, requires a well-defined control on the production of nanoparticles including knowledge about their structural behaviour on surfaces that is directly related to their www.elsevier.com/locate/surfrep Surface Science Reports 56 (2005) 189–275 $ This work is based on results of the EU ''AMMARE'' project within the Fifth Framework programme coordinated by Antonis N. Andriotis, Heraklion, Greece. Corresponding author. E-mail address: email@example.com (J. Bansmann). 0167-5729/$ – see front matter # 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.surfrep.2004.10.001 magnetic properties. We describe two different approaches to produce magnetic nanoparticles: (i) cluster aggregation on reconstructed single crystal surfaces and (ii) deposition of mass-filtered clusters from the gas phase onto surfaces and into matrices. The process of cluster deposition offers the possibility of creating new materials in non-equilibrium conditions with tailored properties. A theoretical description of the evolution of cluster magnetism is given with respect to contributions from magnetic anisotropy effects and the local atomic environment. Especially small clusters show size-dependent magnetic orbital and spin moments that can experimentally be accessed by the element-specific technique of X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD). The magnetic properties of self-organized iron and cobalt clusters on Au(1 1 1) surfaces are discussed with respect to growth conditions. For deposited Fe clusters on surfaces increased orbital moments have been found even for large particles. Additionally, the influence of capping layers and deposition into matrices is discussed. While investigations on relative simple structures in pure 3d metal particles yield insight into the basic mechanisms of magnetism, alloy nanoparticles seem to be more promising in terms of technical application since they offer the possibility to adjust the magnetic properties by varying the stoichiometry. Alloys consisting of 3d metals (e.g. FexCo1 x alloys) have usually very high magnetic moments and are soft-magnetic. Binary clusters consisting of a 3d metal (e.g. Co) in combination with a heavy element (Sm, Ag or Pt) are candidates for materials with high magnetic anisotropies and increased blocking temperatures. The magnetic properties are directly related to their structural order. Here, we show first results for such alloy nanoparticles. # 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 73.22. f; 75.75.+a; 81.07. b


The invention discloses a kind of quick method for preparing high-quality graphene, graphite powder is realized into intercalation with the solid-state intercalator mixing and ball milling and suitably heating that can resolve into gas after being heated completely, then 100~1200W 0.05~10min of microwave radiation processing is carried out again, intercalator resolves into gas completely at high temperature, gas molecule penetrates into graphite flake layer and overcomes the Van der Waals force between graphite flake layer, reaches graphite and is effectively peeled off.The present invention is simple with preparation process, and manufacturing cost is cheap, and technological operation is convenient, rapidly and efficiently, green, and product quality is high, the advantage such as easy large-scale use.


When the cutter comes in contact with the material, the speed of a cutter suddenly drops due to the hardness of the material. This causes various problems such as the reduction in the tool life, more power consumption and so on. The objective is to control the speed of the cutter depending on the hardness of the material. So, to overcome the above problem, a semi-automated speed controlling device for machine tools was designed to vary the speed of the cutter with a constant feed rate of the job depending on the hardness and strength of the material. This prototype is concerned with the machining of different types of wood. It consists of a 1 HP variable speed DC motor, Tachogenerator, 8'' tungsten carbide tip cutter, and a motor for the automatic feeding mechanism. The project is concerned with the study of existing methods of machining, finding alternate techniques for the speed control, pilot study of a new machine, cost analysis and designing the prototype. Finally, the field testing was done keeping the few constraints in view. After testing, it was observed that the power utilization in the designed machine reduced by about 42%. Tool life would also be increased and the property of the material (job) would not be hindered due to the heat generated between the job and the cutting tool. It is the effective implementation of the semi-automatic machine for cutting which would give enormous benefits in the field of power utilization and tool life. A few modifications like Proportionate Integrate Delivery (PID) system technology are also required for the better use of the machine tool in cutting.


The manuscript is well written, linear and fluent to read. I like the idea to compare similar natural samples to extract information on eruption intensity of a certain volcano whose activity is less known and studied. I also like the multidisciplinary approach to combine laboratory work with field observations. However, matching experimental results with natural microstructures is not always straightforward; particularly when the experimental conditions do not match with the general conditions of a natural scenario (water contents, decompression rate, temperature variation, ...). For instance, I do not agree with the setup of the magma/water interaction (MWI) tests, since the authors have proposed a water/magma mass ratio that is too high given the scenario of Phase II of 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption (see more in Comment 3). Moreover, there are other points concerning the experimental work that request more clarification (see the other comments). I find the discussion of the manuscript a bit "misleading" because the comparison between natural scoria from Stromboli and those from Eyjafjallajökull induces the authors to propose an identical volcanic process occurring at Stromboli for Eyjafjallajökull volcano, without considering the effect of magma mingling/mixing, which is the trigger and the dominant process of 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption (see details in Comment 5). I find the title quite provocative and it would be great to use the portable X-ray micro-CT of Tuniz et al. (2013) to analyze natural samples in situ. But, such an advanced technology was not used in this work; on the contrary, the authors conducted sample tomographic analysis, image segmentation, data processing and quantification with a classical long work timescale and they did all this amount of work after the explosive eruption of Eyjafjallajökull volcano. Therefore, the authors did not predict with the VSDs the intensity of Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption during its activity, but they "quantified" it based on the VSDs results in the "post mortem phase" of the eruption. The authors also claim this in their abstract ("Such behavior implies that continued activity during Phase II of the Eyjafjallajökull eruption could be expected and would have been predicted, if our VSDs had been measured in real time during the eruption"). Volcanic forecast during eruptive activity based on VSDs can be attempted by the authors with more persistent and "regular" volcanic activity, like that one at Stromboli volcano. Eyjafjallajökull volcano is one of the many volcanoes characterized by eruptions of limited duration. To date, volcanic prediction during long duration eruption is quite difficult; for short duration eruptions the volcanic forecast is terribly difficult! I would suggest to change the title in "Are vesicle size distributions indicators of volcanic eruption intensity?". The manuscript can be proposed for publication IF the following points are revised.


Results are presented on a systematic analysis of more than 200 X-ray observations on 36 BL Lac objects, obtained from the Exosat archive, providing further strong evidence that the population of currently known BL Lac objects can be divided into two subclasses, Q-BL Lacs and X-BL Lacs. The subclass Q-BL Lacs includes most of the classical radio-discovered BL objects which are characterized by a continuum energy distribution, from radio to X-rays, similar to that of flat-radio-spectrum QSOs, highly polarized quasars, and optically violent variable QSOs. The subclass X-BL Lacs includes all the BL Lac objects which were detected in high-frequency surveys (i.e., optical and X-ray). This subclass is characterized by a very smooth energy distribution from radio to X-rays, which is often considered to be the signature of synchrotron emission. 96 refs.


This article describes the eco‐design of a new preservative in cosmetics based on bio‐inspiration of natural extracts from traditional medicines. In order to reach the multiple specification targets, various structures have been synthesized and evaluated to select the one demonstrating broad antimicrobial spectrum with favorable environmental profile and application potential to a wide variety of formulas.


Feedforward active noise control (ANC) is widely utilized to attenuate the broadband noise picked up by the reference microphone. However, in some situations, it is impractical to obtain a clean reference signal when the noise source is far away from the controller. Hence, we adopt a wireless reference microphone to pick up the reference signals around the noise sources. Furthermore, a coherence-based-selection algorithm is proposed to select the reference signals with high coherence. The proposed method improves the quality of the reference signals and the noise reduction performance of the ANC system. Numerical simulations and real-time experiments are conducted to validate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.


Aim: To find out the extent to which children at 10–11 y of age suffer from various gastrointestinal complaints and how often a food‐induced or other diagnostic disorder might be assessed behind them, we carried out a population‐based survey of 404 children in a rural Finnish town. Methods: A questionnaire filled in retrospectively by their parents was used to describe the frequency of various abdominal symptoms during the previous 2 y and to select the symptomatic subjects for closer clinical examination. In the clinical investigation of the children, an elimination challenge with milk protein and lactose intolerance tests, as well as endoscopic examinations in selected cases and blood tests, were performed. Results: In all, 110 (27%) subjects reported some gastrointestinal (GI) complaints during the last 2 y; 64 (16%) meeting the Apley criteria for recurrent abdominal pain. A specific organic or functional disorder was found in 26 subjects (6%), two having no GI symptoms. Milk protein intolerance was the most common specific disorder diagnosed in nine subjects (2.2%), followed by lactose intolerance in eight (2%), coeliac disease in five (1.2%) and Helicobacter pylori infection in three (0.7%). An endoscopic examination performed on 17 subjects (4.2%) and a colonoscopy on three revealed significant findings in 11; lymphonodular changes being most common, occurring in five subjects. Subjects with milk protein‐induced disorders showed significantly lower IgA‐class antibodies to milk and its fractions than the non‐symptomatic controls. Chronic diseases, short breastfeeding, GI problems and food intolerance during the first year of life were observed as significant risk factors in determining whether a subject belonged to the group experiencing any GI complaints.


Starting from the original reaction layer concept, the voltammetric properties of electroinactive metal complexes are critically reviewed in terms of their finite rates of dissociation into electroactive free metal ions. The limiting conditions for the reaction layer-based flux expressions are made explicit by comparison with rigorous derivations. The so-called lability of metal complexes is adequately defined by a set of two basic criteria, one referring to the association/dissociation kinetics of the volume complexation reaction and the other to the interracial flux of free metal due to dissociation of complex species. The physical significance of the resulting cases is outlined and the lability aspects of a number of new nonequilibrium speciation techniques are briefly discussed.


In general, users who access Web sites do not necessarily have the same abilities in terms of cognitive, sensory and physical conditions. An accessible Web site is one whose content can be used by ...


Previous works on matching gray-scale images for stereopsis assume that the two optical axes of the cameras are parallel to each other. Under this restriction the two epipolar lines are parallel. In this paper, we assume that the two cameras are rotated (and translated) with respect to each other so that the epipolar lines are not parallel any more. Based on the estimates of the first directional derivatives (extracted by fitting surfaces), a neural network implementation is done for stereo matching. The depth information is extracted from the location disparity thereafter.


In this paper, we consider the US experience in the creation of two complex systems: a global information network and the defense department DISN single network to service the new generation NG9-1-1 emergency calls. This paper provides the analysis of work of Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia) on creating the hardware-software complex "Safe City" and analysis of the Ministry of Communications. We provide some considerations for the construction of systems and APC-112 "Safe City" in terms of import substitution, in other words, with an emphasis on the development of communication networks on their own. This involves the use of past experience of switching channels (ISDN channels, SS7 system, and the intelligent network). In this paper, we formulate three objectives: to train specialists, to develop the technical requirements for the information infrastructure of the "Safe City" program, and to transform the "Safe City" from the client-server architecture (data center and terminals) to a fully distributed architecture, in which each object appears in as the terminal and the server simultaneously


A novel stator voltage oriented V/F control method for induction motor is presented in this paper to improve the low speed performance and stability of open-loop system. The control scheme adopts a novel stator resistor voltage drop compensation method to ensure the rated stator flux constant over a wide range of operating speeds. And through deeply research of the instability under light load condition, a stabilizing control method is proposed. Under very low speed condition, the performance has greatly improved by boosting the torque and compensating the motor slip frequency. Different from vector control methods, all the compensation and regulation are based on stator voltage oriented synchronous rotation frame transformation, which avoid complicated vector calculation and are simple to implement. The experimental results showed that, by adopting the proposed method, the speed can be accurately controlled down to 0.1 Hz with rated load torque.