KaSeA system has been developed within PIPS (Personalised Information Platform for life and health Services) project. PIPS is an R&D integrated ehealth project carried out within the 6 Framework Programme of EU. One of the major subsystems of PIPS is Knowledge Management System (KMS), which should manage knowledge providing reasoning system: scalable with respect to number of terms defined in the ontology as well as with respect to number of individuals. Having performed extensive experiments on widely available reasoners such as Jena, RACER and FaCT, we found that no existing knowledge management systems meet this requirement. Therefore KaSeA has been developed, with a special focus on it. Fulfilling this assumption required development of an architecture of the Knowledge Base (KB) and designing an interface to access it. The knowledge managed by KaSeA system is divided into two parts. Ontological part of KB holds data in a form allowing for inferences with respect to defined concepts and roles. This part contains TBox and ABox data and is managed by the Knowledge Inference Engine (KIE) based on the idea of Knowledge Cartography. Data part of KB (called DBox) holds numerical and string values of attributes of individuals and is managed by DBox Manager. Such division has advantages related to processing compound queries (both concerning DBox and ABox) in parallel and is efficient in systems which use knowledge base not only as a source of knowledge but also as a source of data. In order to allow interchanging knowledge between a client and KaSeA, the system provides an interface to access its inference mechanisms. DIGUT interface is based on DIG and widens its capabilities by adding three-value logics and expanding DIG expressiveness. Capabilities of KaSeA have been verified and validated against first versions of PIPS system called Demonstrator.


A 210‐min‐test for the enumeration of Escherichia coli in drinking water is described, based on solid phase cytometry (SPC) and a two‐step enzymatic procedure for fluorescence labelling of single cells and small microcolonies. The test involves membrane filtration through a 25‐mm black polyester filter, induction of β‐glucuronidase in the retained target cells, fluorescence labelling with fluorescein‐di‐β‐ d‐glucuronide as an enzyme substrate and laser scanning of the membrane filter. Scan results can be confirmed on‐line by epifluorescence microscopy. Application to 149 naturally contaminated and uncontaminated well, tap, out‐of‐pump centre (distribution), surface and sewage‐spiked water samples indicated ≥ 90% agreement and equivalence with plate count methods, including Chromocult Coliform agar and m FC agar. In 5·4% of all samples examined, SPC detected between 1 and 11 E. coli per 100 ml, while the two plate methods yielded negative results. Cases of a negative SPC result but a positive E. coli count on both reference media were not observed. This test would primarily be useful for 'emergency' monitoring of drinking water when rapid results are crucial.


This study approaches Aristotelian refl ections on economy through the eyes of Karl Polanyi, as he resorts to the Greek philosopher to fi nd useful elements when building a profound criticism of the modern market society. Aristotle intuited the uncertain future of a social order devoured by economic relations expanding at a hypertrophic rate. In his time, indeed, this was only a potential threat —he never saw the effective culmination of anything like what we are seeing today—. But he was nevertheless able to see the ultimate meaning of what was at stake, and to understand that the unmeasured, uncontrolled growth of market relations would irremediably affect the civic balance. He understood that the unrestricted extension of the desire for profit to all human ties would be a powerful threat to the heart of the political community.


Among different physical-chemical methods of formation stimulation, thermal methods, injection of heat carriers into formation in particular, are considered to be most effective. Their main shortcoming - considerable heat losses. This article deals with calculations of thermal resisitivity for vacuum-insulated tubing.


Justification: Round robin studies of X-ray powder diffraction intensities obtained in different laboratories and with different instruments, configurations, and alignments, have shown there to be repeatable systematic intensity variations with angle for non-orienting single substance specimens. These systematic variations are due to instrument functions which are not fully described in the calculation of theoretical intensity data (e.g. X-ray tubes of different types and lifetimes, take-off angles, diffractometer geometries, divergence and receiving slits, monochromators, soller slits, etc.). However, because they are systematic, it is possible to experimentally determine a correction function for each instrument which can subsequently be applied to measured intensity data to convert it to a common basis for intra-laboratory comparison. Such a procedure is currently applied to dspacings. Studies have shown a potential factor of 10 improvement is possible for well-behaved samples.


Objective investigate its effects in blood sugar blood-fat.Methods 80 cases of essential hypertension were divided ar random into the therapfutil group and the contol group patiens in the therapeutic group were treated with lrbeartan.Patients in the contol group were treated with Nitedipine.The course of treatment was 4weeks for bothgroup.Results In the therapeutic group,there was obvious improvement in 32 cases,the total effectiveness in 5 cases,the total effective rate was 95%.In the contol group,there was obvious improvement in 22 cases,effectiveness in 10 cases,the total effective rate was 80%.The effective rate of the therapeutic group was higher than that of the contol group(P0.05),The blood pressure decreased in a similar way in both groups(P0.05).The effects in blood sugar and blood-fat was no significant difference between the therapeutic group and the contol group(P0.05).Conclusion Patients in the therapeutic group were treated with Irbeartan,the blood pressure fell obviously.But no significant changes were observed in blood sugar and blood-fat.


The present invention provides methods for identifying an object with an anti-hyaluronan such as hyaluronan degrading enzymes for cancer therapy and diagnostic agents. The present invention provides methods for detecting and quantifying in a biological sample with an anti-hyaluronan and hyaluronan monitoring diagnostic agents such as hyaluronan degrading enzyme treatment of cancer. The present invention also provides compositions and kits for carrying out the method.


sphere-sliaped virus has been isolated from the diseased sugar beet in Nighxia,The virus parti cle was 28nm in diameter.The virus could infect seventeen plants,They belong Cenopodiaceae,Legu minosae,Cucurbitaceae,Solanaceae and Aizoaceae,respectively,There has serological relationship be tween this virus and TRSV.On the basis of the symptomes in different host plants morphological structure of the virus particle and serological test,we preliminarily conclude that the virus belongs to a strain of the Tobacco ringspot virus.


The article addresses one area where Lynne Brindley's leadership made a tremendous difference: digital preservation. In the article, the author conducts an interview between two project leaders – one from the British Library, the other from Portico, the digital archiving service of ITHAKA – in which they discuss their collaborative work in defining and designing systems, project management across the two institutions, the process of reaching agreements with publishers during this pilot phase, and lessons learned that can be used by other national libraries.


The professional direction of cardiopulonary bypass of anesthesiology undergraduate education has been firstly set up in China higher medical education.In this paper the necessity,urgency,education goal and course system of the professional direction of cardiopulmonary bypass are discussed,and the proposition to establish the professional direction of cardiopulmonary bypass has been made.


Dynamic networks—spontaneous, self-organizing groups of devices—are a promising new computing platform. Writing applications for such networks is a daunting task, however, due to their extreme variability and unpredictability, with many devices having significant resource limitations. Intelligent, automated distribution of work across network nodes is needed to get the most out of limited resource budgets.


In recent years aircraft maintenance practices have been influenced by changes in aircraft design philosophy and improvements in engineering technology. Advances in manufacturing techniques and material specifications have made it less necessary to carry out frequent disassembly of aircraft and components to establish confidence. The need to be competitive and to reduce costs has meant that the aviation industry has sought to gain advantage from these improvements by moving from time consuming and cost extensive, invasive maintenance to a philosophy of on condition maintenance (OCM). The research is aimed at highlighting an OCM based maintenance methodology by carrying out an extensive study on structural integrity of various vintage Chinese fighter aircraft. The study finds that the structure of Chinese fighter aircraft is robust and is capable of flying for more hours/years than specified by OEM. The study will help air forces operating the ageing Chinese fighter aircraft in extending the lives of their respective fleets well beyond the OEM prescribed limits.


Arguably one of the most remarkable painters/draughtsmen, not only in his direct surroundings of Deir el-Medina but in the history of New Kingdom painting altogether, the Chief Draughtsman Amenhotep, son of Amunnakhte has left us a substantial body of identifiable work. His artistic output includes royal and private tomb-chapels augmented by a corpus of figured ostraca numbering at 24 known pieces. It follows then that the many different types of artwork contained in his production provide an especially rich opportunity for exploring art historical themes of particular import and can inform our understanding of these in significant ways. Moving away from the habitually confronted modern reading of decorum as a manacle of artistic freedom, this contribution aims at drawing attention to how decorum seems to have been seen in essentially positive terms, an inference cognate with what transpires from the study of the works of Amenhotep.


Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a peptide neurotransmitter abundantly expressed in the mammalian retina. Since its discovery, NPY has been studied in retinas of several species, but detailed characterization of morphology, cell‐type, and connectivity has never been conducted in larger mammals including humans and pigs. As the pig due to size and cellular composition is a well‐suited animal for retinal research, we chose to compare the endogenous NPY system of the human retina to that of pigs to support future research in this field. In the present study, using immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy and 3D reconstructions, we found NPY to be expressed in GABAergic and calretinin‐immunoreactive (‐ir) amacrine cells of both species as well as parvalbumin‐ir amacrine cells of humans. Furthermore, we identified at least two different types of medium‐ to wide‐field NPY‐ir amacrine cells. Finally, we detected likely synaptic appositions between the NPY‐ir amacrine cells and melanopsin‐ and nonmelanopsin‐ir ganglion cells, GABAergic and dopaminergic amacrine cells, rod bipolar cells, and horizontal cells, suggesting that NPY‐ir cells play diverse roles in modulation of both image and non‐image forming retinal signaling. These findings extend existing knowledge on NPY and NPY‐expressing cells in the human and porcine retina showing a high degree of comparability. The extensive distribution and connectivity of NPY‐ir cells described in the present study further highlights the potential importance of NPY signaling in retinal function.


Abstract The existence of religious diversity is mostly taken for granted in today's world society. Despite all apparent differences, however, world society theory proposes the hypothesis of a single function system of religion. At the same time, in the case of religion a process of semantic unification is highly disputed. Until recently, such debates had not paid much attention to the "translingual practice" (Liu) that has produced "religion" as a global category over the last two hundred years. Drawing on recent studies, this article traces some semantic transformations in regard to "religion" in 19th and early 20th century Asia and highlights the importance of three contested distinctions connected with "religion". It also relates these semantic changes to recent debates about the differentiation of religion in theories of secularization. Any visibility of regional differences in the religious system of modern world society should be understood as the result of the emergence of this global category. Such a focus on semantics highlights the way in which speaking of "religion" as a specific instance of "culture" in world society becomes possible and "religion" becomes observable to itself and from the outside only as a result of these transformations.


(rs8058823) gene variants in Turkish patients with colorectal cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC) is mainly caused by sporadic somatic mutations, while underlying germline alterations are also components of CRC pathogenesis. Although numerous hereditary conditions predisposing to CRC have been identified along with the progress in genomic medicine, there still remain great opportunities for further identification of inherited CRC susceptibilities that will allow targeted screening and treatment.


Shortcomings of qualitative simulation, and of quantitative simulation, motivate combining them to do simulations exhibiting strengths of each. The resulting class of techniques is termed qualitative-quantitative simulation . Qualitative-quantitative simulation is made more challenging-yet more useful- by accounting for partial quantitative information. Available quantitative information is often incomplete, so allowing numerical values to be qualified with error terms or tolerances expressed as intervals is important. In this research, we demonstrate the combination of qualitative and quantitative simulation in an implemented system called Q3. Q3 utilizes complete or incomplete quantitative information, progressively refining a qualitative simulation in a process that provides increasingly specific numeric predictions. The step size refinement algorithm is central to Q3. Step size refinement is discussed with respect to three properties often used in analyzing simulation algorithms: correctness of the inferences, theoretical convergence to the true solution, and stability of solutions when the model parameters and initial conditions are incompletely specified. Q3 has been successfully applied to model based prediction, measurement interpretation diagnosis, and finding probabilities of qualitative behaviors.


The financial cooperation of BRICS countries is essentially the supply of international financial public goods . International Financial public products have their own body traits , through its supply incentives and " Containment triangle " to analyze the positioning and promotion of financial cooperation in the BRICS countries measures . Brics in the supply of international financial public products , need to pay more attention to the ownership of products and the existing system tolerance . The BRICS bank is required to extend the loan in the destination country , Actively invite other emerging economies to join and maintain post-accession benefits to promote the package compliance and contingency reserve arrangements can increase inclusiveness by absorbing more Member States ,and can regulate macroeconomic risk in emerging economies enhance cooperation , Setting up a permanent secretariat in due course , pushing BRICS countries to set up the IMF


Welcome to the online resources accompanying Interviewing for Radio by Jim Beaman. Interviewing for Radio is a thorough introduction to the techniques and skills of the radio interview. It offers advice on how to ask the right question and elicit a response and guides the reader through the use of equipment, the mechanics of recording, the studio environment, live broadcasts, presentation and pronunciation, and editing material.


PURPOSE
To compare the effect of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery on effective phacoemulsification time (EPT) with standard cataract surgery.

METHODS
This prospective clinical trial evaluated the feasibility of using a femtosecond laser system (Catalys Precision Laser System, OptiMedica) to perform capsulotomy and lens fragmentation in the treatment of patients with senile cataract. Patients were evaluated preoperatively with the Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III). Fifty-two patients underwent standard cataract surgery and 57 patients underwent femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in December 2011. Both groups underwent phacoemulsification using pulsed ultrasound energy and EPT was evaluated.

RESULTS
Preoperative LOCS III grades were 3.4±0.9 in the femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery group and 3.1±0.9 in the standard group. In the femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery group, mean laser treatment time was 54.9 seconds and EPT was 0.16±0.21 seconds compared to 4.07±3.14 seconds in the standard group.

CONCLUSIONS
The use of the femtosecond laser-assisted system in cataract surgery led to a lower EPT compared to the standard procedure.


We propose a double standpoint evaluation method (DSEM) for systems analyzing and recognizing affect in utterances. We use this method to evaluate our ML-Ask system and show the differences in results for two different standpoints – recognitive and commonsensical. Evaluation based on the former shows system's accuracy in affect recognition needed for user-agent communication. The one based on the latter verifies system's unanimity with the general commonsense interpretation of the affect conveyed in the utterance. Such evaluation is relevant to confirm the results of the recognition evaluation and can be further applied to sentiment analysis. Both standpoints are relevant and applying DSEM in research on affect analysis can verify performance of a system in much wider way than measures widely accepted.


We provide an anatomical review of the femoral triangle, its application to the anterior surgical approach to the hip, and a useful mnemonic for remembering the contents and relationship of the femoral triangle. The femoral triangle is located on the anterior aspect of the thigh, inferior to the inguinal ligament and knowledge of its contents has become increasingly more important with the rise in use of the Smith-Petersen Direct Anterior Approach (DAA) to the hip as well as ultrasound and fluo roscopic guided hip injections. A detailed knowledge of the anatomical landmarks can guide surgeons in their anterior approach to the hip, avoiding iatrogenic injuries during various procedures. The novel mnemonic "NAVIgate" the femoral triangle from lateral to medial will aid in remembering the borders and contents of the triangle when performing surgical procedures, specifically the DAA.


A technique is presented to reduce the enumeration required by o known procedure for optimal index register allocation in straight-line programs. This technique is based on the construction of a link diagram, which shows at any step the future occurrences of indexes which must be loaded into index registers. This diagram determines in advance the required register configuration at certain steps of the program, so that the program is subdivided into separate portions to which the allocation procedure may be applied independently. 572 Comntunications of the ACM In a recent p,'~pe:r [11, tlorwitz et al. have preser~ted a. procedure for optimal index register allocation in straight-line prog1"ams. For the present paper, it is assumed that the readers are familiar with the vew basic concepts of that procedure. The problem is approached by considering ~.he sequence of indexes called for by a program. All instructions which do not. require indexes are omitted Mm~ coasideratio~, and the above sequence is called the prowam. In the notation of ill, a star is put on those indexes which are modified by the instructions calling for them. The cost to be minimized is the number of references to core memory irl the fin.at rumfing program. The cost of a program step is 0 if the corresponding index is already present in an index register~ Otherwise, a cost 1 is required to read the index fl'om {'.ore memory, and an additional cost 1 is required if the register to be employed contains a modified (starred) index, whose present wdue must be stored back in core memory before the new index is loaded. The procedure presented in [1] has a combinatorial character, and many different allocatioI~xs must be com. pared to find the optimal one. The authors have illustrated severM rifles to strongly reduce the enumeration, and in fact it is clear that this is the cruciM point to render the algorithm of practical interest. These rules will be briefly


There is a relatively greater amount of rural surplus labor force in Liangshan Prefecture.In recent years a population of 200,000 has transfered to manufacture and service industries in towns and cities and got better incomes.However,the proportion of this transfered part in the total surplus labor force is relatively small.Meanwhile,the poor education,vocational skills and competitive strength of the rural labor force also hinder its own transference.By my investigation into this issue,this paper analyses the characteristics and problems of the transference of surplus rural labor force in minority region and offers some corresponding solutions.Furthermore,this papar suggests that education and vocational training programs for rural labors be carried out,and government's service,administration and guidance for them be enforced to reduce the risk of labor transference,hence,encouraging and advancing the transference of rural surplus labor force in Liangshan minority region.


An approach is presented for the model identification of the so-called link dynamics used by the KUKA LWR-IV, a lightweight manipulator with elastic joints that is very popular in robotics research but for which a complete and reliable dynamic model is not yet publicly available. The control software interface of this robot provides numerical values of the link inertia matrix and the gravity vector at each configuration, together with link position and joint torque sensor data. Taking advantage of this information, a general procedure is set up for determining the structure and identifying the value of the relevant dynamic coefficients used by the manufacturer in the evaluation of these robot model terms. We call this a reverse engineering approach, because our main goal is to match the numerical data provided by the software interface, using a suitable symbolic model of the robot dynamics and the inertial and gravity coefficients that are being estimated. Only configuration-dependent terms are involved in this process, and thus static experiments are sufficient for this task. The main issues of dynamic model identification for robots with elastic joints are discussed in general, highlighting the pros and cons of the approach taken for this class of KUKA lightweight manipulators. The main identification results, including training and validation tests, are reported together with additional dynamic validation experiments that use the complete identified model and joint torque sensor data.


A method was established for the determination of 6 phthalate plasticizers in mulch by microwave extraction-gas chromatography.Palmitic acid was eliminated,which was often used as softener and affected the separation of phthalate plasticizers.Samples were extracted by microwave extraction with acetone as the solvent, and the extraction conditions were optimized by single factor and orthogonal analysis.The results showed that the linear correlation coefficients were over 0.999 in the range of 3.0~200.0mg /L,the recoveries were 97.2% ~104.8%, the relative standard deviations were 0.51% ~2.35%,and the detection limits were 0.15~0.60mg·kg- 1.This method was simple,sensitive and repeatable,which was suitable for the determination of phthalate plasticizers in mulch.


Introduction: Hypomylination and atrophy of the basal ganglia and cerebellum (H-ABC) syndrome in a newly described disease characterised by typical MRI changes. Clinical features include progressive pyramidal and extrapyramidal movement disorder, developmental retardation. The syndrome was described so far in 7 patients. Case report: This new patient was diagnosed at age of 3 years with H-ABC syndrome due to characteristic MRI changes and clinical features. Oculogyric crises were particulary remarkable. Application of our recently developed myelination score revealed progressive deviation of mylination from age related normal values (62% at age 8 months, and 30% at age 40 months). Discussion: The H-ABC syndrome represents a new differential diagnosis in patients with cerebral hypomyelination and should be considered particulary in patients after exclusion of Pelizaeus Merzbacher disease.


Purpose: To improve the understanding of the rheology of a metal-loaded polymer, a computer program which simulates the powder injection molding (PIM) process has been developed and its output has been compared to actual laboratory experiments. Design/methodology/approach: The polymer-powder feedstock was injection moulded using Arburg injection moulding machine. Feedstock of M2 HSS reinforced with carbides and mixed with stearic acid, paraffin wax and polypropylene as a binder was made by twin-screw extruder. Feedstock viscosity examination was made by capillary rheometer HAAKE RheoCap. Computer simulation results were compared with experimental results. Findings: Computer aided numerical analysis gives the possibility to select the optimal parameters of injection moulding without necessitate of preparation different feedstocks and manufacturing injected samples in different conditions of injection. Moreover application of ANSYS allows to apply initial process of injection moulding simulations without the necessity of purchasing expensive programs applied to material modeling injection. Research limitations/implications: It was confirmed that using of finite element method in powder injection moulding process can be a way for reducing the investigation costs Results reached in this way are satisfying and in slight degree differ from results reached by experimental method. However for achieving better calculation accuracy in further researches it should be developed given model which was presented in this paper. Originality/value: Nowadays the computer simulation is very popular and it is based on the finite element method, which allows to better understand the interdependence between parameters of process and choosing optimal solution. The possibility of application faster and faster calculation machines and coming into being many software make possible the creation of more precise models and more adequate ones to reality.


To determine the content of carbon dioxide in beer broth,continuous flow chemistry analyzer was used for the detection of known samples.Data showed good linear relation(R=0.999 95) and repeatability(RSD range 0.547 %-1.078 %) when the content of carbon dioxide ranged from 0.15 g/100 mL to 0.75 g/100 mL.The recovery rate(98.667 %-101.333 %) of control was accurate.The detection limit(0.005 mg/L) was lower.The method could be used in production for its batch,fast,accurate,and environmentally friendly.


The article presents information on auction house Phillips de Pury & Co. in New York City. According to auctioneer Simon de Pury, auction houses have the same responsibility entrusted to them as galleries, but for a short time. The firm will open an auction space on Park Avenue and 57th for its evening sales, and will hold the Carte Blanch November contemporary sale curated by Philippe Segalot. It also states that Philips de Pury will engage in cross-over sales theme concepts, such as a music-related sale.


We present an easy and rapid method for the analysis of phenolic compounds in extra‐virgin olive oil by CZE coupled with ESI‐TOF‐MS. Optimum electrophoretic separation was obtained using a basic carbonate electrolyte. We thus achieved the determination of several important families (phenyl alcohols, phenyl acids, lignans, flavonoids, and secoiridoids) of the polar fraction of the olive oil. Furthermore, other "unknown" compounds were also identified. In addition to the CZE method, HPLC analyses were made, separating compounds belonging to the main families present in this polyphenolic fraction, as well as other new compounds. We compared the results obtained with both techniques and found it was possible to determine more than 45 compounds with both methods. The sensitivity, together with mass accuracy and true isotopic pattern of the TOF‐MS, allowed the identification of a broad series of known and so far not described phenolic compounds present in extra‐virgin olive oil.


e18247Background: Patients with incidental pulmonary nodules are at risk for loss to follow-up due to fragmented health care delivery systems. The purpose of this study is to describe implementatio...


The article is devoted to investigation of neurostructural models building constructive methods based on block matrices pseudo-inversion. Two ways of model structure construction are described. The first way is addition of new neuro-like ele-ment to the last hidden layer. The second way is creation of new hidden layer. Dependence of existing and new weights cor-rection, correlation with previous model weights correction are stated


Do endothelial progenitor cells contribute to lung repair and, if so, how?

Understanding how circulating stem cells released from the haematopoietic compartment accumulate and differentiate into the parenchymal cells of organs has become an exciting, thought provoking, and intriguing forefront of medical science. Many investigators have begun to address the ability of various populations of stem cells to aid in the repair of nearly every organ including the lungs,1–19 either through recruitment and differentiation into parenchymal cells or through facilitating proliferation and differentiation of cells already present to mediate the repair. Numerous questions remain about if and how stem cells can facilitate organ repair.

The studies presented by Yamada and colleagues1 in this issue of Thorax address an important aspect about endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) in lung repair. They show that patients with pneumonia confined to one lobe and no other illnesses have circulating EPC in their blood within the first day of illness, and that this number is decreased 8 weeks after treatment and recovery. Their data provide strong evidence that inflammation in the lungs induces release of progenitor cells from the bone marrow that are capable of differentiating toward endothelial cell phenotypes upon culturing in appropriate growth media. Most curiously, the patients who had fibrotic changes persisting at 8 weeks were the ones with low numbers of circulating EPC within the first 28 hours of pneumonia. These data raise the possibility that circulating EPC may contribute to normal lung repair.

As with all good clinical studies, these results raise more questions than they answer. Are these circulating EPC retained within the lungs and what is their fate? Do they participate in the repair of the lungs and, if so, what role do they play? Studies examining the lungs of patients with transplanted haematopoietic stem cells …


Full-duplex (FDX) transmission is a promising technique emerging in DSL networks that theoretically may double the spectral efficiency by simultaneously transmitting in the downstream (DS) and upstream (US) on the same frequency band. Unfortunately, this may lead to severe near-end crosstalk (NEXT) interference in addition to the usual far-end crosstalk (FEXT) among the lines within a cable binder. To limit the NEXT impact by balancing the user transmit powers, tailored vectoring-based dynamic spectrum management (DSM) techniques are vital. In this paper, we develop a DSM algorithm for the specific case of perfect NEXT cancellation at the access node. This assumption in combination with US-DS duality theory allows to reformulate the DS-US structure of the non-convex weighted sum-rate maximization problem into an easier US-US structure, which can be solved with low-complexity iterative fixed-point power updates. Simulations of G.fast multi-user FDX transmission demonstrate significant improvements over time division duplex transmission.


The census is based on examination of herbarium specimens and field collections. Species distributions are recorded for 24 ecogeographic regions in Western Australia. The census contains 192 taxa in 78 genera and 31 families. The largest family is the Pottiaceae with 56 species in 26 genera. The largest genera are Bryum (19 species), Fissidens (15) and Funaria (11). The list includes 30 species not previously reported from Western Australia and four species whose present known distribution is limited to the State. Within the State the number and diversity of species is greatest in the Southwestern Botanical Province. About 70% of the species are also found in South Australia, and a world-wide comparison of species distributions shows a strong Gondwanaland component to the flora.


RATIONALE
In patients with asthma, x-ray computed tomography (CT) has provided evidence of thickened airway walls and airway occlusions, but the total number of CT-visible airways and its relationship with disease severity is unknown.

OBJECTIVES
To measure CT total-airway-count (TAC) in asthma and evaluate relationships with asthma severity, airway morphology, pulmonary function and magnetic-resonance-imaging (MRI) ventilation.

METHODS
Participants underwent post-bronchodilator inspiratory CT, and pre- and post-bronchodilator spirometry and hyperpolarized 3He MRI. CT TAC was quantified as the sum of airways in the segmented airway-tree, and airway wall-area-percent (WA%) and lumen-area (LA) were measured. MRI ventilation abnormalities were quantified as the ventilation-defect-percent (VDP).

MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS
We evaluated 70 participants including 15 Global-Initiative-for-Asthma (GINA) steps 1-3, 19 GINA4 and 36 GINA5 asthmatics. As compared with GINA1-3, TAC was significantly diminished in GINA4 (p=0.03) and GINA5 (p=0.045). Terminal airway intraluminal occlusion was present in five (two GINA4, three GINA5) of 70 participants. Sub-subsegmental airways were CT-invisible or missing in 69/70 participants; the most common number of missing sub-subsegments was 10. Participants with ≥10 missing subsegments had worse WA% (p<0.0001), LA (p<0.0001) and VDP (p=0.03) than those with <10 missing subsegments. In a multivariable-model, TAC (β=0.50, p=0.001) independently predicted FEV1 (R2=0.27, p=0.003) and in a separate model, TAC (β=-0.53, p<0.0001) independently predicted airway WA% (R2=0.32, p=0.0001).

CONCLUSIONS
TAC was significantly diminished in participants with greater asthma severity and was related to airway wall thickness and ventilation-defects. Fewer airways in severe as compared with mild asthma challenges our understanding of airways-disease in asthma. Clinical trial registration available at www.clinicaltrials.gov, ID: NCT02351141.


Orthotic insoles are used to correct foot and knee position for better mechanics of movement and acute orthotic use in runners reported improved economy. However, acute usage of customized orthotics (O) have not been evaluated acutely in competitive cyclists. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of custom insoles on steady-state (SS) cycling physiological variables as well as sprint power output. METHODS: Eight competitive cyclists (6 males, 2 females) performed four bouts of cycling at 65-70% VO2max for 10 min (two trials with standard insoles (S) and two with O) in randomized order. SS cycling VO2, heart rate (HR) and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) were evaluated in minutes 2-7. In addition, peak power was determined to two 6 sec sprints 30 seconds apart at the end of SS bout on a Lode cycle ergometer. A repeated-measures ANOVA with an a priori alpha level of 0.05 was used to compare the differences in O vs S using SPSS. RESULTS: Steady state %VO2 (S=66.70±1.33; O=67.13±1.41) HR bpm (S= 151.6±2.29; O=153.6 ±2.33; RER (S=.91±0.02; O=.90±0.01) with no difference with condition (p = > .6). Peak power was also not significantly different (S= 1109±54.9; O=1115± 47.6 W) in the sprints. CONCLUSION: Acute use of custom orthotics did not alter VO2, HR or RER during steady state cycling nor peak power. It is suggested that follow-up to orthotic usage should be analyzed as it usually takes time (several weeks) to alter the mechanics with orthotic usage.


Background Parkinson disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease and the burden appears to be growing fastest in middle-low and low income countries. In the majority of obser- vational studies of PD, White, well-educated and affluent participants are over-represented. Aims Our aim was to engage a diverse group of people with Parkinson disease (PwP) from East London and build a research platform for previously under-represented groups. Methods We created a register of PwP from the Royal London Hospital which includes approximately 400 patients. In parallel, we have recruited participants to the East London Parkinson's disease (ELPD) project; a case-control study of phenotype, genotype and biomarker characteristics. Clinical manifes- tations, UPDRS scores, data on non-motor symptoms, as well as biospecimens (buccal and skin swabs, serum samples) have been obtained. Results 145 patients and 80 controls have been recruited so far. The mean age of PwP was 67.81 (SD 10.4); 62% were male and 59% identified as being from South Asian or Black ethnicity. The most common presenting symptom was tremor (55.9%), followed by gait impairment (16.6%). Conclusion The ELPD project is a platform study for under-represented patients with PD which provides important opportunities for collaboration and research to improve health inequalities.


Soil water content and the corresponding value of tension are obtained using the device of soil water characteristic curve through testing of three kinds of soil samples from the Agricultural Eco System Experiment Station in Luancheng City,Hebei Province.Water characteristic curve is simulated using 6 kinds of models,and the relationship between soil water content and tension is expressed by the six different models.Through comparison of the water content simulated and observed,it is drawn that for different soil,the optimal characteristic curve model is different.For the original soil sample, the best simulation model is the model Van Genuchten.While for the disturbed soil sample,the best simulation model is the modified model Van Genuchten.


The invention relates to a sunflower-type solar energy generating system. In the system, a photoresistor is adopted as a light intensity induction part, an ARM7 microprocessor and a peripheral circuit thereof are taken as controllers, and the light intensity induction part and the controller are combined with a solar energy support designed into a biaxial structure, thereby realizing that a solar energy battery board faces the direction of the maximum solar illumination intensity all along so that the effective generated energy is greatly increased. After one-day tracking is completed, the system automatically restores to a state of waiting the morrow sun to rise, thereby realizing diurnal cycle operation. Moreover, the system is integrated with a liquid crystal display (LCD) screen and a storage battery charging and discharging circuit utilizing a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technology, thereby breaking the mode that the traditional solar energy generating system comprises a plurality of independent units. Such design reduces the volume and the weight of equipment and moreover reduces the operation power consumption of the whole system.


EMSO software, a free tool for teaching and academic research, presents a favorable environment for simulation and optimization of chemical engineering problems. Although its use in research activities have been demonstrated in the literature, its application as a supporting tool for educational purposes in process systems engineering courses has not been evaluated. The objective of this paper is to demonstrate that this software is suitable as a tool for educational purposes in process systems engineering courses at undergraduate (complementary elective subject) and graduate levels. To accomplish this task, different cases studies, encompassing different sort of programming formulations, are proposed and solved with different solvers in EMSO.


Methylenation of ester carbonyl group with bis(iodozincio)methane was examined: a use of TiCl2 and amine as mediators facilitated the reaction to give vinyl ethers in good yields.


...................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................5 LITERATURE REVIEW....................................................................................7 METHODOLOGY..........................................................................................13 Limitations...........................................................................................13 Methods..............................................................................................14 ANALYSIS...................................................................................................16 Finding Housing....................................................................................16 Building Community ...............................................................................18 CONCLUSION...............................................................................................24 Further Research....................................................................................25 REFERENCES...............................................................................................26 APPENDICES................................................................................................28 Appendix A..........................................................................................28 3 Residential Segregation Acknowledgements: For your time, support, and openness, I want to thank the migrants that I interviewed at the Foundation, and those friends that I made there, who have showed me undeserved generosity. I am grateful for your acceptance and kindness; your love inspires me to treat others in my life with such compassion. To those who talked with me, and brought me into their lives, in small yet meaningful ways I am grateful. Professor Ait Mous and professor Tibari, thank you for your guidance and support during this period. To my friends, I am endlessly grateful for your openness, passion, thoughtfulness, support, and love. You taught me so much about what it means to hold love for the world and those around you, I will never forget these lessons or the joy that you bring to world every day. Thank you to my parents, I would not be here today if it were not for your unending guidance and support 4 Residential Segregation Abstract Migrants from South of the Sahara living in Rabat face violence as they attempt to navigate public space. The majority of these migrants live in the neighborhoods of Takkadoum and Yacoub al Mansour. Even within these two neighborhoods, migrants must manage and avoid racially motivated violence. This paper explores these two neighborhoods and the lives of migrants within these neighborhoods, how they find or create safe space, community relations between migrants and Moroccans, and their experience of segregation/separation. Understandings of defended neighborhoods and immigrant integration founded a theoretical basis for this paper, thus better exploring how migrants settle in new countries and what these settlements look like. These neighborhoods are unwelcoming and unsafe for Sub-Saharan migrants; the violence they face mirrors theories of defended neighborhoods, wherein the local population perceives a threat from an influx of migrants. The neighborhoods all vary in degree, but in each, migrants suffer the constant fear of violence in public spaces.


A total of 363 cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in Singapore were classified into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC; 73 cases), non‐keratinizing carcinoma (NKC; 178 cases) and undifferentiated carcinoma (UC; 172 cases). Possible biological differences between these histologic types and between tumors with and without lymphocytic infiltration were investigated by correlations with survival rates and with selected epidemiologic, immunovirologic, and immunogenetic data on the disease. The 5‐year survival rates following radiotherapy were 25.3% for all cases and 58.8% for tumors restricted to the nasopharynx. The 5‐year survival rate for SCC was poorer than for the combined NKC and UC groups (p < 0.05). The 3‐year survival rate was better for tumors with lymphocytic infiltration (p < 0.05), but there were no differences in the 5‐year survivals. The survival rates were better in females (p < 0.01) and in the younger age groups (p < 0.01). There were no significant correlations between histopathology of NPC and the distributions of cases by age, sex, HLA antigen profiles, or cell‐mediated immune status. Squamous cell carcinoma was associated with lower levels of antibodies to the Epstein‐Barr nuclear antigen (p < 0.05), but there were no differences with respect to antibodies against other EBV related antigens. These findings support the view that SCC, NKC, and UC of the nasopharynx, as defined in the WHO classification, are variants of a fairly homogeneous group of neoplasms in the Singapore population.


During the past year the Associate Director for Genetics has continued old programs developed as Chief of the Environmental Mutagenesis Branch (1972-1976) and has developed new projects in the area of environmental mutagenesis in the following areas: (I) international programs; (2) national programs; (3) training courses; (4) committees; (5) collaborative studies; (6) collaborative research programs; (7) public lectures.


Different events in 2001, most notably an outbreak of foot and mouth disease and the 11 September terrorist attacks in the USA, caused many tourist businesses in the UK to experience significant changes in demand volumes. This paper examines the occupancy performance of serviced accommodation establishments in Wales from 1998 to 2001 and focuses especially on the changes in demand patterns in 2001. The approach is based on a combination of principal components and cluster analysis. The results are used to group establishments with similar performance profiles. Detailed conclusions are drawn about the temporal and spatial shifts in demand in 2001. 'Winners' and 'losers' are identified and several concrete implications for marketing and development policies are discussed.


Variation in shape, morphometric & meristic characters of critically endangered catfish Bacha, Eutropiichthys vacha, populations from Kaptai Lake, Meghna River &TanguarHaor (wetland ecosystem) were investigated. A total of twenty six fishes (eight from the Meghnariver, eight from KaptaiLake & ten from Tanguarhaor) samples (as this species is rarely found) were collected from March to November, 2012. Eighteen morphometric & four meristic characters were analyzed along with twenty two truss network measurements. Non parametric Kruskal-Wallis test wasused to compare meristic countsand no significant differences were observed among populations. ANOVA showed significant morphometric differences (p 0.001). For morphometric & landmark measurements, the first discriminant function (DF) accounted for 97.7% & 99.7% & the second DF accounted for 2.3% & 0.3%, respectively, among-group variability and together they explained 100% of the total among group variability. For the morphometric & truss network measurements, plotting discriminant functions revealed high isolation of the populations. The dendrogram based on morphometric &landmarks distances placed Tanguarhaor&Kaptai Lake in one cluster & the Meghna River in another cluster. Due to similar environmental conditions & less geographical differences all the landmark of truss measurements did not contribute to significant body shape difference among the populations. These all analyses will be an effective tool to describe body shape variation of a fish species.


Village leaders are "the peripheral nerve" of the colossal administrative machine of a nation.They face directly to the grassroots peasants,their words and deeds relate immediately to the image of the Party and Government.Lower as village leaders are in official ranks,the number and range of village leaders are multitudinous and extensive,once they are going astray,great harm will be caused to whole society.Due to varied reasons,the present "village leaders' corruption" phenomenon has turned out to be an "internal injury" for villages and has checked rural economic growth and social civilization.It is an urgent need to deeply dissect the reasons of "village leaders' corruption" and intensify the education and management of the "village leaders".


Abstract : Optical electronics will provide an optimal solution of a series of basic problems in information technology. Increasing the output band up to 1 billion to 10 billion c/s and higher, the creation of ultra-long lines of space communication, optical location of the moon and planets, the production of optical computers with a very high operating speed: this does not exhaust the list of problems by far. Problems have already appeared that are being solved only by optical electronic means: holography, manufacture of large laser television screens, the supplying of communications between space ships in deep space, production of devices based on non-linear optics, etc. All this clearly augurs a great future for optical electronics.


Abstract 2808 Poster Board II-784 Background and aims: Characterization of the IgH receptor provides useful insights to understand the pathogenesis and natural history of lymphoid tumors. For example the recognition of stereotyped clusters of immunoglobulin receptors has been a major step forward to understand the pathogenesis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). IgH rearrangements have been less extensively investigated in MM, mostly because of lack of large databases of IgH sequences. At our Institution a large number of MM patients has undergone IgH sequencing for minimal residual disease (MRD) evaluation. This database has been merged with MM IgH sequences available in the literature, resulting in 308 MM sequences which have been employed to comprehensively investigate the characteristics of the IgH rearrangement in this tumor. Patients and methods: 131 IgH genes from MM patients were amplified and direct sequenced at our Institution (mostly for MRD detection purposes) from specific cDNA obtained at diagnosis, as already described (Voena et al, Leukemia 1997). 177 MM IgH sequences were derived from published databases (NCBI and EMBL). To further characterize the IgH repertoire, we have then compared the MM complementarity-determining region 3 (HCDR3) amino acid (AA) sequences to a panel of productive, non redundant 27413 HCDR3 AA sequences retrieved from public databases (EMBL, NCBI, IMGT/LIGM-DB: 25655 sequences) and from our unpublished laboratory database (1758 sequences), including sequences from malignant B-cell clones (3197 CLL, 1217 lymphomas) and from non malignant repertoire (2685 autoreactive, 4408 immunederegulation/immunodeficiency, 15429 normal and 477 phage display libraries). All the sequences have been analyzed using the IMGT database and tools (Lefranc et al., Nucleic Acid Res. 2005; http://imgt.cines.fr/) to identify IGHV, IGHD and IGHJ gene usage, to assess the somatic hypermutation (SHM) rate and to identify HCDR3 AA sequences. HCDR3 AA sequences were aligned together, in search of subsets of stereotyped receptors, using the ClustalX 2.0 software (http://www.clustal.org/). To define subsets of stereotyped IgH receptors, we followed the criteria proposed by Messmer et al. (J Exp Med. 2004) and Stamatopoulos et al. (Blood, 2007). Results: No significant differences were noted between our Institutional and published MM databases. Overall IGHV usage in MM appeared in keeping with the normal B cell repertoire with predominance of IGHV3 family (53.9%) followed by IGHV4 (slightly under-represented in MM, 17.2% vs 23.2%, p=0.02) and IGHV1 (12%); besides an over-representation of IGHV2 (7.8% vs 2.3%, p 98% identity. The median length of the HCDR3 was 15 AA (range 7-29), again in line with normal IgH repertoire. Intra MM search for HCDR3 similarity showed no association which met minimal requirements to define stereotyped receptors. The comparison of MM sequences with non MM database showed that 98% of MM sequences are unrelated to known CLL subsets. Among the remaining, 3 MM sequences could be assigned to previously identified CLL subsets (namely n. 25, n. 37 and n. 71 according to Murray et al., Blood 2008) whereas 2 MM formed 2 novel provisional subsets with CLL. When HCDR3 MM were compared to the database of non MM/CLL HCDR3, similarities were found with clones from normal B cells, while similarities with autoreactive clones and other B cell malignancies were sporadic. Conclusions: The analysis of the largest database of MM IgH sequences so far reported indicate the following: 1) Family usage in the MM IgH repertoire follows a nearly physiological distribution apart for modest skewing of a number of IGHV genes; 2) MM specific HCDR3 clusters do not occur to a frequency detectable with currently available databases; 3) The vast majority of MM sequences are not related to known CLL clusters; 4) MM IgH sequences share more similarities with normal IgH sequences compared to those derived from pathological B lymphoid cells. Thus to state of current knowledge there is little evidence in favor of an antigen driven pathogenesis for this neoplasm. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


The attenuation of a fast beam of helium atoms by electron-loss collisions during passage through hydrogen has been carefully investigated. The measurements allow the metastable atom population of the beam to be determined and, for the first time, permit separate measurements of the electron-loss cross sections for both ground-state and metastable helium atoms. At 120 kev these are 7.3 ± 0.8 and 48 ± 8 cm2 × 10-17 respectively.


erating that the history of these translated novels is always a history of comparison. Stranger Fictions is enriched by its thorough, methodological research of Nahda-era journalism and literature, supported by an impressive bibliography of theoretical, historical, and literary scholarship. This is a sprawling study that deftly weaves between theories of nationalism, the public sphere, modernity, world literature, and translation as well as prior Nahda scholarship, while at the same time providing a wealth of data drawn from the 19th-century Arabic press. For example, the introduction to Part 2 offers a bibliography of 45 Arabic translations made between 1859 and 1919 that list one of the Dumas figures as author (to which, incidentally, we could add Esther Azhari's 1893–94 translation of a Dumas story based on The Lady of the Camelias; Azhari (aka Esther Moyal) also is overlooked as an Arabophone translator of Émile Zola [172]). Given its theoretical orientation, Stranger Fictions is best suited for sophisticated readers beyond the undergraduate level. Fortunately, Johnson's illustrative readings of the novels, articles, and readers' letters keep things lively for the reader while following the book's course of argumentation. The last fifteen or so years have seen a boom in Nahda scholarship, with a still-growing body of work revealing the richness of a 19th-century corpus once passed over in favor of 20th-century prose fiction that more clearly served national(ist) literary agendas. Stranger Fictions profits from the growing body of work on the Nahda while steering it toward comparative conversations on translation, world literature, and transnationalism. Ultimately, the story it tells—that of emergent reading publics who read in translation and of serialized translated fiction as the progenitor of literary modernity—is not unique to the Arabic sphere; many of the book's arguments and findings will resonate with other case studies. For this reason, beyond its necessary and important work of rethinking the origins of the Arabic novel translationally and transnationally, Stranger Fictions also has much to offer to literary scholars on similar trajectories of textual recovery and revisionist historiography in the lesser-studied languages; thinking along with this book has enriched my own comparative understanding of the relationship between translation, reform, and modernity in the 19th-century Global South.


ABSTRACT Background and Aims: The aim was to reflect the use and effectiveness of Haemoseal spray as a treatment option in gastrointestinal (GI) bleed in everyday gastroenterology practice. Materials and Methods: This was a single‑center, retrospective observational study conducted over a period of 12 months from January 2016 to December 2016. Consecutive patients of upper or lower GI bleed where haemoseal powder was used either as salvage therapy after a failed hemostasis or as an add‑on to the standard methods or as monotherapy were identified and analyzed. Results: Of 284 patients with GI bleed, haemoseal spray was used in 20 (7.04%) patients. Bleeding was due to duodenal ulcer in 7 (35%), gastric ulcer 3 (15%), esophageal ulcer 2 (10%), colonic postpolypectomy bleed 2 (10%), gastric carcinoma 2 (10%), Mallory‑Weiss tear 1 (5%), postsphincterotomy bleed 1 (5%), gastric antral vascular ectasia 1 (5%), and portal hypertensive gastropathy 1 (5%). The nature of bleed was oozing in 17 (85%) and spurting in 3 (15%). Initial hemostasis when used as monotherapy was seen in 3/3, as add‑on therapy in 6/6, and as salvage therapy in 9/11 patients. Rebleed was seen in 4 (20%) and 30‑day mortality was seen in 2 (10%) patients. Rebleed rate at day 7 was more in monotherapy cases; however, the difference was not statistically significant (33.33% vs. 16.66% vs. 18.18%, P = 0.819). Conclusion: Haemoseal spray is an effective hemostatic agent in various clinical situations with GI bleeding, especially when used as salvage therapy or as add‑on therapy.


James Brian Quinn is Emeritus Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He has published several books, including Innovation Explosion, The Strategy Process, and Intelligent Enterprise, which won both the Association of American Publishers' "Book of the Year in Business and Management" award and the American Academy of Management's "Book of the Year" award. P owerful economic, technical, and social trends—facilitated by the Internet—are revolutionizing traditional concepts of economics, business, education, and learning. The effects on higher education are especially profound. The word education—in the formalistic, programmatic sense in which we usually use it—may even be obsolete. Knowledge is deepening and broadening so rapidly that formal programs cannot hope to keep up with it. Over 90 percent of the relevant literature in many technical fields—such as biotechnology, astronomy, computers and software, and environmental sciences—has been produced since 1985. Daily, terabytes of information are entering the GenBank, environmental, and space databases. And the two billion new minds connecting to advanced countries' marketplaces between 1995 and 2010 constantly add even more new discoveries.1 Traditional programmatic approaches to education simply cannot keep up with the outpouring.


Analyzes the elementary principle and method of ferrography,and describes the flow procedure of ferrography.The newly devoloping conditions of ferrography are introduced.The validity of ferrography is testified by two examples in abrasion condition monitoring of mine machine.The actual significance of ferrography is incarnated in fault diagnosis of mine machine.


This article is devoted to the formation of the Kalmyk National District on the Don and the problem of determining its administrative center at the turn of the 1920–1930s. The author, noting the positive phenomena that occurred in the life of the Don Kalmyks as part of the national district (education, preservation of national identity), draws attention to the artificial nature of the creation of this national district in the absence of compact residence of the Don Kalmyks. When organizing it, the interests of the Russian population included in the district, as well as many Kalmyks, who preferred to move to the Kalmyk Autonomous Republic even before the liquidation of the national district in 1944, were not taken into account. Even the administrative center of the Kalmyk district has not acquired a national appearance.


In order to train students thoroughly in the field of listening; speaking; reading and writing and acquire basic knowledeg of English and the principal ability of using English communicatively, a middle school English teacher should focus on the thorough training of listening; speaking; reading and writing.


Objective To investigate the feasibility of reducing radiation dose in multi detector spiral CT tracheobronchography. Methods With changed milliampere setting (150, 100, 50, 20 mAs), section thickness (6.5, 3.2 mm), tube voltage (120, 90 kVp) and pitch (1.25, 1.75) while other parameters were keeping stable, each one of 8 dogs underwent 7 series of scanning without holding breath. MPR, SSD and VB reconstructions were performed on sgiO2 workstation. Image quality and displaying rate of 0-4 stages bronchi with the standard dose group were compared. The inner diameters of 0-3 stages of bronchi were measured at four sites, the results were compared with the true bronchial diameters in dogs. Results No differences of images quality and displaying rate of 0-4 stages bronchi were seen versus those in standard dose group ( P 0.05). The 100 mAs, 90 kVp and pitch 1.75 group produced accurate measurements at 0-3 stages of bronchi ( P 0.05 ). There was significant difference on the measurement of lobar bronchi in 20 mAs ( P 0.05), and segmental bronchi in 50 mAs SSD image ( P 0.01). Conclusion Compared with the standard dose, low dose MDCT tracheobronchography can provide sufficient information, with CT dose lowered to 20%-33%. It is suggested that similar parameters should be used in the pediatric or the uncooperative patients.


The hegemonic discourse on humanism in the contemporary academy – a critical discourse in the form of a theoretical anti-humanism – is marked by a certain degree of impoverishment. This impoverishment is the result of many contextual factors, including the ideological purposes to which the discourse has been put, but also the effects of internal workings of the paradigm associated with anti-humanism itself. In this article, I trace the development of this discourse in its foundational early- and mid-twentieth century manifestations, outlining its central characteristics as well as its tensions and aporias, both theoretical and political. I argue that the critical discourse, which has informed our contemporary understanding of humanism, needs to be meaningfully sublated and that a new discourse – one that has reflected deeply upon the anti-humanist discourse: its strengths and its weaknesses – should take its place.


Studies of the kinetics and mechanism of the oxidation by periodate in aqueous solution of cis- and trans- cyclo-hexane diols (chapter 2), (+)- and meso- tartaric acids (chapter 3), and mandelic acid (chapter 4) are described in this thesis. Previous work on the periodate oxidation of the cyclo-hexane diols has been extended to various conditions of pH and temperature. As in many oxidations by periodate, these reactions proceed via a cyclic periodate ester. The equilibrium constant for formation of the ester from the trans-diol has been determined over a wide range of conditions, but the equilibrium constant for the cis- diol is smaller, and was only determined at pH 10.06 and 10°C. The UV spectra of the cyclic esters of both diols were obtained, and compared with the spectra of the cyclic esters of other diols. The formation of the cyclic ester is base catalysed; catalysis by pivalate and phosphate in the reaction of the cis- diol was investigated in detail and catalytic constants obtained. Ammonia catalysis of the formation of the cyclic ester from the trans- diol was investigated in detail, and acetate catalysis was detected, but in general the formation of the ester from this diol is fast and its decomposition is the slowest step of the overall reaction. The product of oxidation, hexane-1,6-dial , was identified by n. m. r. All previous work on the kinetics of oxidation of tartaric acid by periodate was confined to the (+)-isomer. The present work consisted of a kinetic study of the oxidation of the (+)- and meso- isomers, in buffered and unbuffered solutions. In general, the meso- isomer is oxidised more rapidly; this is in contrast to the relative rates of oxidation of (+)- and meso-2,3-butanediols. The dependence of rate on pH is complex and could not be explained completely. No kinetic evidence for the formation of an intermediate was found, but the observation of buffer catalysis indicated that formation of a cyclic ester is rate-determining over at least part of the pH range. The kinetics of the oxidation of mandelic acid by periodate were investigated at 40°C and pH range 2-9. At low pH the reaction is second order, but above pH 4 the kinetics become complex, due in part to the oxidation of the first product, benzaldehyde. The stoicheiometry of the reaction was investigated.


International star Joan Chen is a woman of extraordinary talent. She is a well-respected actress as well as a daring director. Joan started her acting career at the early age of fourteen in 1977, when China was in turmoil during the Cultural Revolution, and has since starred in over fifty films. In 1980, she garnered the best actress award in China for her role in The Little Flower (Xiao Hua). She left China to attend university in the US in 1981, and later became a US citizen in 1988. She now divides her time between living in San Francisco with her family, and working throughout the States, as well as, frequently, Asia. She is a walking example of the harmonious mix of Eastern and Western culture, and the most amazing thing is her ability to strike a balance between her career and her personal life. Female directors, unlike male, have the added pressure of being judged not only on the success of their career, but also on their role as wife and mother. Only a person of multiple talents and capabilities can master this division of self in such a manner as to gain recognition in all aspects of her life. The following article has been assembled from material gathered during two conversations I had with Joan Chen, between September, 2005, at the Toronto International Film Festival and May, 2007, at the San Francisco International Film Festival. The interviews were conducted in Chinese and I'd like to thank Yan Woo for transcribing the Chinese text. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Alice Shih: Seeing you, Joan, on the big screen has always been a pleasure, but I was particularly thrilled to witness your stage performance narrating for Guy Maddin's Brand Upon the Brain at the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival. During the performance, you even sang a Chinese lullaby! I asked Guy right after the show about you and he said, "I really like Joan's performance, particularly her orgasms ..." Joan Chen: (laugh) Did you sense my fear while I was up there? I'm prone to stage fright and I'm really afraid of crowds! I first noticed it when I was in my teen years, touring with a university performance troupe. When I'm on set, I feel somewhat protected by the crew and I can give myself completely. This sense of security is gone when I'm in front of a crowd. I remember there were a couple of times when I had to speak on stage, and I was so nervous that I was gasping for breath! David Henry Hwang has on several occasions invited me to work with him on Broadway. The scripts and the parts offered to me were indeed excellent but I didn't have the courage. I'm still hoping that he will one day adapt these projects for the big screen! Recently, I agreed to lecture at Stanford University and to narrate for Guy's film. I accepted these offers as I believe one must constantly improve and learn new skills to advance. If you thought that you had already seen or experienced everything that the world had to offer, then what would be the point of living? For me, after realizing that going on stage is one of my worst fears, I consider these are my best opportunities to overcome it. I had written down more than ten pages of notes for the Stanford lecture, and I memorized everything! Who on earth would memorize their notes word for word? That was because I was so afraid! I ended up not using my scripted notes, and I take that as a step forward. As for this narration on stage, I was so afraid at the beginning, but after rehearsals I understood and really appreciated the creativity of Guy's film. I haven't seen anything as innovative as his film before and it would definitely be my gain if I could be a part of this special event and work on my stage fright management at the same time. This was an excellent exercise to conquer my own psychological barrier and it may lead to my doing stage performances in the future, although film is still my first love. There are always new challenges to face in life and we should not be afraid to step out of our comfort zone. …


Artificial intelligence-based object detection is an essential field in computer vision applications such as autonomous driving, security surveillance, medical image analysis, intelligent transportation, and human-computer interaction. However, such state-of-the-art algorithm is computing and resources intensive, which limits its deployment especially on resources constrained devices such mobile phones, drones, and autonomous vehicles. In this paper, we propose a compression method to overcome such bottleneck. Our approach reduces the computing complexity by automatically zeroing out certain percentage of weights in convolutional layers. Through extensive experiments on the well-known YOLOv5s model, 60% computing can be saved during the inference process without sacrificing the (mean Average Precision) mAP.


This book is a fascinating anthology that should be of great benefit to serious yoga students, teachers, and therapists. The book's purpose is to introduce the reader to a wide variety of embodiment (mind/body integration) teachings that have been and continue to be practiced in North America and Europe.


The invention provides a touch screen and a preparing method thereof. The touch screen comprises a substrate, a driving electrode and a sensing electrode, wherein the driving electrode and the sensingelectrode are arranged on the substrate, the driving electrode comprises a plurality of parallel first conductive wires and a first conductive bus for connecting the first conductive wires, the sensing electrode comprises a plurality of parallel second conductive wires and a second conductive bus for connecting the second conductive wires, the first conductive wires and the second conductive wires are staggered with one another and distributed in parallel. In the touch screen, the sensing electrode and the driving electrode are designed to be of a parallel and staggered wire grating structure, and therefore the moire problem caused by the crossing of the first conductive wires forming the sensing electrode and the second conductive wires forming the driving electrode is avoided, and meanwhile the touch control function can be realized.


Immigration reform and controversial efforts such as the DREAM Act have long been at the forefront of the nation's political conversation. Today nearly one-quarter of K-12 students in the United States hail from Spanish-speaking families or communities, and their needs have taken on a prominent place in our schools. In this forum, two experts argue that getting smarter about literacy and charter schooling offers big opportunities to address the challenges facing Hispanic youth. Juan Rangel is CEO of United Neighborhood Organization (UNO) and president of the UNO Charter School Network. Nonie Lesaux is professor of education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she conducts research on language interventions for students with diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Focus on Higher-Order Literacy Skills by NONIE LESAUX After years of attention from educators but little measurable achievement growth, something more has to be done to address the instructional needs of Hispanic students. The opportunity gap between Hispanics and their more-advantaged peers is still too wide, and high-school graduation rates are still too low. What's more, demographic trends indicate that there is no time to waste: the Hispanic population is not only the nation's largest immigrant group, but has accounted for 56 percent of U.S. population growth in the past two decades. As a result, linguistic diversity is increasingly characteristic of today's classrooms. Unless educators design instruction to match the demographics of today's students, as the Hispanic population continues to grow and to grow up, so too will the number of students experiencing difficulties. With this knowledge, policymakers and practitioners alike are eager to determine how to bolster English-language literacy among the Hispanic population at scale. Hispanic Students in Context Focusing education reform plans more effectively requires an understanding of context, in this case, key characteristics of the Hispanic population and the schools they attend. For example, the majority of Hispanic students in today's classrooms are not "newcomers," enrolling as older children and adolescents, but instead are U.S.-born children of immigrants. These families often associate the U.S. with better opportunities and a better life for the next generation, based on education and schooling. They enroll their young children in early education and care settings and kindergarten classrooms and think favorably about the U.S. public education system (see "Reform Agenda Gains Strength," features, Winter 2013). Yet, whether Hispanic children receive English-as-a-second-language support or not, many of them are performing well below average by middle-school entry. At the same time, Hispanic students in the U.S. are overwhelmingly growing up in poverty and attending high-minority schools, in which many of their peers are also at-risk for school failure. The 2011 8th-grade National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) shows that only 18 percent of Hispanic students and 14 percent of black students read at or above proficiency levels. These populations also post higher rates of grade retention and lower rates of high-school graduation than their majority-culture peers. In the U.S., Hispanic and black students are attending increasingly segregated and underresourced schools. According to a 2012 report by the Civil Rights Project, 80 percent of Hispanic students and 74 percent of black students are enrolled in economically and racially segregated schools. Classrooms in these schools provide them with fewer opportunities to learn than their peers from higher-income backgrounds enjoy. How does this inform my perspective on educating Hispanic and black students? On the one hand, it's inappropriate to assume that similar performance patterns mean similar needs. There is no question that Spanish-speaking Hispanic students' language-learning needs are somewhat different than their monolingual peers, particularly in the early years. …


This paper proposes a novel particle filter algorithm for vehicle tracking, which feeds observation information back to state model and integrates block symmetry into observation model. In view of the proposal distribution in traditional particle filter without considering the observation data, a new state transition model which takes the observation into account is presented, so that the allocation of particles is more familiar with the posterior distribution. To track the vehicles in background with similar colors or under partial occlusion, block symmetry is proposed and introduced into the observation model. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can improve the accuracy and robustness of vehicle tracking compared with traditional particle filter and Kernel Particle Filter.


We present a case of a patient admited in an Internal Medicine ward with the main diagnosis of an acute bronchitis and heart failure. At the observation, the patient referred pain to the L1-L4 area, that wasn't relieved by rest, a negative renal Murphy and a negative bilateral Lasègue. During the review of the lumbar radiographs, it was detected a sacular figure of calcified borders, before the L3-L4 vertebrae. by the concomitante presence of a pulsatile abdómen and a decrease of the peripheric pulse in the inferior members, the medical team ordered an AngioCT to despite a possible Abdominal aortic aneurysm(AAA) . The exam confirmed a bulky AAA that impaired the arterial flux to the left renal artery. KEY-WORDS: LOW bACk PAIn, AneurySM


We evaluated the role of extracellular UTP and other nucleotides in the regulation of chloride (JCl) and fluid secretion (JCl) across the pigmented rabbit conjunctiva. Jv was determined in freshly excised conjunctival tissues mounted between two buffer reservoirs maintained in an enclosed environment at 37°C. Short circuit current (Isc) and 36Cl flux were measured using modified Ussing-type chambers. Fluid flux measurements were made with a pair of capacitance probes. After observing the baseline for 15 to 30 min, fluid flux was measured in the presence of mucosally applied nucleotides (10 μM) for a period of 30 min. Mucosal application of 10 μM each of UTP, UDP, ATP, ADP, AMP, adenosine, and ATP-γ-S transiently stimulated fluid secretion across the conjunctiva to a significant extent for 10 to 15 min. Other nucleotides did not show any significant effect. The stimulation of fluid secretion correlated well with the stimulation in Isc (r2 = 0.85). UTP (0.1–1000 μM) led to a maximal increase in fluid secretion by 11.72 ± 0.48 μl/(h · cm2) with an EC50 value of 10.39 ± 1.08 μM. ATP (0.1–1000 μM) caused a maximal increase in fluid secretion by 11.89 ± 0.88 μl/(h · cm2) with an EC50 value of 17.23 ± 2.63 μM. Adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) infection significantly decreased both net 36Cl secretion across the conjunctiva by ∼56% and the rate of fluid secretion by ∼56%. UTP (10 μM), but not 1 mM 8-bromo-cAMP, was able to elicit a normal stimulatory response in the Ad5-infected tissues. In conclusion, mucosal application of purinergic nucleotides may be therapeutically important in restoring ion and fluid secretion in the diseased conjunctiva.


The important early Jesuit Pedro de Ribadeneyra (1526-1611) has the distinction of having been a biographer of men, a biographer of women, an autobiographer, and the subject of biography. As such he and his texts seem particularly apt subjects for study given the current interest by scholars in a number of disciplines in the various forms of "life-writing" produced so abundantly in the early modern period. In this essay I briefly examine Ribadeneyra's most famous biography, that of his mentor Ignatius Loyola, as well as two little-known and virtually unstudied texts: his Life of the pious laywoman Estefanía Manrique de Castilla and his autobiography or Confessions. I focus upon the ways in which he treated issues of authority and obedience in constructing as exemplary the lives of these three Spanish nobles and explore his strategies for enlisting life-writing in the campaign for a renewed, activist Catholicism.


In this study we present the ability to detect wakes in the inflow of turbines using nacelle-mounted continuous-wave lidar systems. Wake flows generate small-scale turbulence, which has significantly smaller length-scales than ambient turbulence. Due to the lidars large probe volume this turbulence is attenuated and will not be visible in the lidar's measurements. One approach to retrieve information about small-scale turbulence is by measuring the lidar Doppler spectrum width. Here we present an wake detection algorithm based on these measurements at two distinct locations in front of the turbine. By comparing the line-of-sight turbulence intensity and considering the instantaneous misalignment it is possible to detect half-and full-wakes. This has been tested during a 4.5 month long experiment and results show that situations where the wake affects the lidar measurements can be removed.


Maximum absorption of light using plasmonic perfect absorbers (PPAs) is highly desired in the field of energy harvesting, sensing, as well as photothermal light sources. We reveal how optical properties of several popular metals (Au, Ag, Cu, Pd) and insulators (SiO2, Si, ZnO) affect performance of PPAs at mid-infrared (IR) wavelengths. At this wavelength range radiation properties of a plasmonic system are also linked to its thermal conductivity; hence, in this work thinner insulator layers around 10 nm in thickness are given special focus. Optical properties of experimentally prepared (by plasma sputtering) structures follow expected scalings; however, departure from the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations is significant when roughness of the first metal base layer is not taken into account. Electrical conductivity is shown to strongly affect performance of PPAs. Absorbance values above 90% were attained for nanodisc array based PPA structures with a 10 nm thick insulator spacer.


Maintenance hemodialysis as renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease in patients has been widely used in clinical,and with the development of blood purification technology in recent years, has greatly improved the survival rate of dialysis patients. But the domestic and foreign scholars study found and confirmed that micro inflammation is an important factor affecting the malnutrition and prognosis of maintenance hemodialysis patients. Therefore early intervention to the state of micro inflammation of dialysis patients in clinical has great significance for improving the nutritional status and prognosis.


This article focuses on public participation in Sweden during the planning of the Nord Stream gas pipeline. The pipeline runs from Russia to Germany, and passes close to the Swedish island of Gotland. Results from a survey study conducted among 990 Swedish citizens, where 200 respondents are residents on the island of Gotland, reveal that there are differences between men and women in how risks with this project were perceived. More women than men expressed a desire for more participatory processes, even if they stated that they would not participate themselves. Women on Gotland expressed a more negative view of the gas pipeline and also perceived greater risks. Results indicate that public participation could have been better at addressing gender and regional specific needs.


Aim: Beta-haemolytic streptococci (BHS) rarely cause invasive disease (ID). Usually the most common cause of ID is group B BHS (BHS-B). However, in our recent routine work higher number of group A BHS (BHS-A) isolates from blood was noted. The aim of this study was to report trends and findings by group BHS-A and BHS-B causing laboratory confirmed disease from 2011 to 2018 at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević".
Methods: Data on patients from the electronic database of microbiological laboratory at UHID for the period 2011-2018 was collected and analysed.
Results: During the period 2011-2018, 151 BHS A and B were identified from normally sterile body sites. Most isolates were from blood cultures (96.7%). BHS-A and BHS-B were isolated almost equally. The highest number of isolates was recorded in 2012 and 2017. The number of BHS A isolates peaked in 2012, 54% more than BHS-B, and 50% more in 2016. Children presented 19.9% of patients, and were mostly isolated with BHS-A. 80.1% patients were adults. Adults predominated in the age group >65 years. 12 children and 18 adults were hospitalised in intensive care unit.
Conclusion: Invasive group A and group B streptococcal infections predominantly affect most vulnerable age groups, children and elderly. In this study invasive BHS disease is most common among adults above 65 years of age. BHS-A was most common cause of invasive disease among paediatric patients as well as in the age group above 65 years. Typing and characterization of BHS-A isolates due to its characteristics should be foreseen as important diagnostic tool, especially to monitor changes in virulence and to prevent potential outbreaks.


Abstract.— The only mudpuppy (Caudata: Proteidae) known to occur in the Tennessee Valley of the Interior Highlands and Southern Appalachians is the Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus). Necturus maculosus is not known to co-occur with any other congeners. Here, we report evidence that an additional Necturus occurs in the Hiwassee River, a tributary of the Tennessee River, in eastern Tennessee. Some specimens from the Hiwassee River are clearly identified as N. maculosus, but others resemble the Neuse River Waterdog (N. lewisi), known from only the Tar-Neuse river system draining to the Atlantic Ocean on the opposite side of the Appalachian Mountains. Concordance between color pattern, mitochondrial DNA, and four nuclear loci demonstrate that these two co-occurring forms represent distinct lineages rather than color variants within a single, panmictic population. A few mismatched genotypes (7 of 32 individuals in total) suggest rare hybridization and backcrossing. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that the new form (hereafter N. aff. lewisi) is related to N. lewisi and N. punctatus (both species from the Atlantic Coastal Plain and Piedmont), but whether this population was introduced, is a naturally disjunct population of N. lewisi, or a heretofore unknown species is yet unclear. Regardless, its existence raises new questions about the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of riverine salamander communities in southern Appalachia and for conservation and management.


Emily Kelahan Hume's Treatise and the Theory of Ideas (Under the direction of Alan Nelson) Hume's Treatise of Human Nature has long been evaluated in terms of the skepticism-naturalism interpretive dichotomy. According to this interpretation, there are two distinct and often diametrically opposed Humes: a skeptic concerned to eradicate dubious metaphysical views and a naturalist concerned to develop a science of human nature. The skeptical Hume applies the theory of ideas developed in Book I of the Treatise to the phenomena he seeks to explain and nearly obliterates them. That leaves the science of human nature weak and without phenomena to explain in Books II and III. The naturalistic Hume, in contrast, is able to develop a robust science of human nature in Books II and III of the Treatise, but does so at the expense of completely abandoning the theory of ideas developed in Book I. In short, the familiar skepticism-naturalism interpretive dichotomy has it that Hume either successfully developed a science of human nature without the theory of ideas or else stubbornly held on to his theory of ideas at the cost of a robust science of human nature. This is a false dichotomy. There is one Hume, not two, who both adheres to the theory of ideas throughout the Treatise and develops a robust science of human nature. Hume accomplished much with little in his Treatise. Most importantly, he demolished extravagant metaphysical theories of various types and developed a robust science of human nature. Both feats were accomplished via his oft criticized, but little understood theory of


Based on a detailed study of the use of representations in a tax assessment process, this paper presents an analysis of the use of the physical desktop and of paper documents, files and electronic information. This analysis challenges the ways in which the computer desktop is designed and used normally, and we present a number of challenges to user interface design. Taking these seriously, means to revisit several taken-for-granted elements of the current WIMP regime: the randomly overlapping windows on a non-structured background; the lack of traces of time and past location; and the individualised and non-activity-oriented set-up of the desktop.


The purpose of this research is to identify the content of Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management, as perceived by course instructors and textbook content, and identify the core subjects of the discipline. The study is based on review and content analysis of two samples; 30 syllabi used for teaching a basic course, and 10 textbooks that are dedicated to the discipline. A list of belonging subjects was identified, importance for each subject was estimated, and the level of agreement between the syllabi and the textbook samples was evaluated. Results identified 27 relevant subjects, of which eight were identified as "core subjects". The core subjects are: Information and technology, Inventory, Overview and concepts, Transportation and conveying, Logistics flow, Facility location, Customer service, and Performance measurement. There is a high level of agreement within each sample and between the two samples, with regard to the relative importance of the identified subjects. The above results support an agreed framework for a Logistics Management course, which becomes a common one in different management programs.


Recognition and valuation of the trade fund is an issue of complexity, having been the object of debate and discussion over decades. The aim of this work is toconduct an analysis of the national and international accounting regulation regarding the trade fund and to contrast its application in a sample of business groups listed in Spain, specifically those that were part of the IBEX 35 index between 2005-2016. The results obtained evidence an improvement in information quality over time, although we detected that entities are more reluctant to providing certain information such as that related to the qualitative factors that justify the recognition of the trade fund. The work also analyses the amount of the trade fund deterioration recorded in the profit and loss accounts of these companies, observing relatively small amounts ―nil in many cases―, with the financial sector showing the highest amounts in almost all the years. Furthermore, by the regulations in terms of trade fund valuation. We conclude that, despite theeconomic crisis suffered by Spain during the period under study, the groups make small losses in the value of this asset. the groups analyzed apply to a great extent the information requirements established


The main focus of this research will be on pervasive computing. Pervasive computing, (also called ubiquitous computing) is the growing trend towards embedding microprocessors in everyday objects so they can communicate information. Pervasive computing devices are completely connected and constantly available. Throughout this research pervasive computing will be defined, examples will be provided, and we will discuss it's relevancy as time goes forward. Towards the end of our research we will provide an idea that could ease the human experience with respect to pervasive computing.


North American Fiddle Music: A Research and Information Guide Drew Beisswenger. New York: Routledge, 2011. This welcome new research guide fills a notable gap in reference works dealing with traditional fiddle music in the United States and Canada while also providing an interpretative scheme of its own, albeit a lightly held one. Fiddle music has historically occupied an underappreciated (if not outright neglected) corner of musicological research. Yet the music has yielded a massive body of scholarship that until now has remained largely uncategorized, disconnected across time and space, and divided by origin, region, and style. Drew Beisswenger's intent is to provide the first collection of resources expressly dedicated to vernacular fiddle music in North America, including annotated commentaries on the coverage and intent of the various materials. The subtitle signals this book is a guide, but it is at heart an annotated bibliography with a few short contextual introductory essays intended to aid researchers. This volume is meant both to establish the broad outlines of scholarly inquiry into fiddling as well as to organize, for the first time, sources of information that have hitherto resided in un-indexed journals, local periodicals, or other difficult to access sources or be strewn across and between different scholarly fields. This volume will be of greatest utility to musicologists, ethnomusicologists, folklorists, and music historians, rather than musicians looking for information on specific tunes. Beisswenger emphasizes printed and electronic sources which provide historical background and socio-cultural context of fiddle music. The primary focus is on fiddlers and context rather than tunes or histories of specific tunes. He starts with a strong list of other relevant bibliographies. And does offer an essential list of tune collections from the many foundational works to the numerous more obscure ones that are useful to have identified. Beisswenger, himself the author of a vital collection of Ozark tunes as well as a study of West Virginia fiddler Melvin Wine, emphasizes materials that provide coverage of traditional bearers in a variety of areas while giving less emphasis to commercial fiddling or professional players, or to sources of primary material that are germane to studies of fiddling. In a few places in this book, Beisswenger recommends supplementing his text and other bibliographies with "visits to local fiddlers" (xix), which signals his essential methodological approach to research and taxonomy of fiddling through fieldwork. Such an approach has, of course, had great impact on the shape of the field and on understandings of fiddle music, as innumerable works covered in this volume make clear. One important area of information the book engages but does not fully cover is that of liner notes. Though not many liner notes are covered in this book, the annotations for those that are included list the names of all of the fiddlers on the recordings. This is useful for the purposes of finding a recording of these listed musicians, but of somewhat limited (if not random) overall utility since only a small number of recordings are included. The book understandably sidesteps being a discography because of the basic overwhelming task involved in listing recordings in the numerous genres it covers. There thus remains a need for this kind of exhaustive discography of specifically fiddle music across the numerous genres in North America on the scale of Guthrie T. Meade, Jr., and Doug Meade's magisterial Country Music Sources: A Biblio-Discograpky of Commercially Recorded Traditional Music (which itself covers a large swath of American fiddling). The default approach in the volume is to utilize single dominant categories to incorporate topics that are at times oriented toward diffusion. Seeing such new juxtapositions of citations in this book, Beisswenger argues, might "help researchers establish more meaningful culture, geographic, and stylistic boundaries of fiddle traditions" (xvii). …


The invention relates to a gang offshore floating platform, which diffuses several elongates float bowl on the water and fixes them with hack lever structure with integrated rigidity. The invention can be used as one basic structure of large and hype-large floaters, after the box and semi-sink platform. The invention can solve the problems of large load and lower rigidity of box type and high weigh, cost and deep draft of semi-sink type. The invention also provides a new floating concept of dynamic semi-sink small waterline area. And it has simple structure, lower weight, lower draft, stability, and the ability to reduce the load of wave and wind, avoid the limit of sea depth with lower cost and wider application of offshore exploitation.


Library portals are an important source which provides the information and services to its users. These systems provide users with convenient, personalized Web-based access to a collection of information resources of relevance available in the library.Library portals provides a broad range of information seeking activity from browsing to search, provide mechanisms for communication and collaboration, and facilitate knowledge creation and sharing through an intuitive interface. These portals contain gateway functionality and also provide tools for organized knowledge discovery. The portal interface provides an option for searching databases that are unfamiliar to the users. This paper highlights the concept of library portals and the successful implementation of web portals using open source software's like php and myphp admin.


Positive margins after radical, retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) prove the presence of residual Carcinoma; a fact, which is contrary to the claim of RRP to be radical. Stamey et al. (1990) have indicated that 40 of 83 positive margins in clinical stage B Carcinoma of the prostate occurred at the apex, in 22 of these 40 margins capsular penetration was present. In updating the Stanford material Voges et al. (1991) noticed that 42 .4% of 125 positive margins occurred at the apex, consequently, he called this site danger area. As a matter of fact in RRP the problem is often encountered during dissection of the retropubic area as the surgeon works down onto the Urethra since the dorsal venous complex easily causes troublesome bleeding obscuring visibility. Subsequently, the next Steps of the procedure in particular the apex preparation with or without nerve sparing will become very difficult.