Abstract Objectives: Traditionally, medical students on clinical rotations receive instruction on principles of mental health only during the psychiatry clerkship. We used emails to insert teaching of psychiatric concepts beyond the psychiatry clerkship into other rotations using the method of spaced learning, the delivery of brief morsels of information repeated over time intervals. We predicted that the intervention would improve attitudes and confidence towards the integration of psychiatry and knowledge retention. Methods: We developed and distributed a series of emails relating key psychiatric concepts targeted to the other core clerkships. Results: In a cluster-randomized trial over one academic year (intervention group n = 71, control group n = 61), scores on the Attitudes and Confidence in the Integration of Psychiatry scale and on the knowledge quiz did not differ significantly. Students who actively engaged with the emails demonstrated significantly higher scores on the knowledge test. Email users valued the timing, format of delivery and application of psychiatric principles outside the psychiatric setting. Participants recommended simplifying the format and previewing the benefits of spaced learning to increase utilization. Conclusion: Delivering spaced learning through emails, within a curriculum designed to foster engagement, may provide an efficient means of addressing the widely-recognized but elusive goal of integrating teaching across medical disciplines.


Cyclic codes are a subclass of linear block codes over GF (q) which have the property that every cyclic shift of a codeword is itself also a codeword. The ith cyclic shift of a vector v = (v0, v1, . . . , vn−1) is the vector v = (vn−i, vn−i+1, . . . , vn−1, v0, v1, . . . , vn−i−1). If we think of the elements of the vector as coefficients in the polynomial v(x) = v0 + v1x+ · · ·+ vn−1x we observe that xv(x) = v0x i + v1x i+1 + · · ·+ vn−i−1x + vn−ix + · · ·+ vn+i−1x = vn−i + vn−i+1x+ · · ·+ vn−1x + v0x + · · ·+ vn−i−1x +vn−i(x n − 1) + vn−i+1x(x − 1) + · · ·+ vn+i−1x(x − 1)


Current demand for aeronautical engineers is approximately balanced with supply, with some shortfall in certain specialties. In the near term (5 years), demand will exceed supply of new graduates. A number of factors have brought on the state of imbalance: (1) the cyclic nature of the demand of our defense requirements; (2) drastic changes in DOD aircraft procurement; (3) the emergence of the space age; (4) evolution of social attitudes toward technology with resultant decline in enrollments; and (5) the universities themselves through their influences in the direction of careers selected by engineers. These factors have been counteracted somewhat by increased DOD emphasis on aircraft development programs but more importantly by the favorable growth in civil aircraft requirements.


Whole genome sequencing technologies are rapidly developing. In some ways, the speed of this development has outstripped our capacity to use this type of data in selection strategies, especially in livestock diversity conservation. In this study, relationship matrices were computed for 118 Holstein bulls, key ancestors of the current population, from three different types of data: pedigree records, 50K SNP chips and whole genome sequences, considering three different scenarios (with, without or only using rare alleles). Estimates from different data were highly correlated. Rare alleles had a significant impact on relationship estimates, mostly when whole genome sequence data were used. Hence sequence data, and information from rare alleles, are potentially of use for improving relationship computation. Estimation of relationships made with this type of data may result in different individual optimal contributions and influence selection strategies and conservation decisions of livestock species


Orotidine 5'-monophosphate (OMP) decarboxylase (OMPDC; EC 220.127.116.11) catalyzes the final step in the de novo synthesis of uridine 5'-monophosphate (UMP) and defects in the enzyme are lethal in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Active recombinant P. falciparum OMPDC (PfOMPDC) was crystallized by the seeding method in a hanging drop using PEG 3000 as a precipitant. A complete set of diffraction data from a native crystal was collected to 2.7 A resolution at 100 K using synchrotron radiation at the Swiss Light Source. The crystal exhibits trigonal symmetry (space group R3), with hexagonal unit-cell parameters a = b = 201.81, c = 44.03 A. With a dimer in the asymmetric unit, the solvent content is 46% (V(M) = 2.3 A3 Da(-1)).


Some measurements on the permeability of various types of building papers to water vapour are reported, with a short discussion of the efficiency of the various papers as vapour barriers.


They call me Sissie but I am Lona Faye. I am eight years old and I am old old old like Aunt Pearl and nobody knows it but me. I'm afraid of the dark for it is red like blood and it can smother me suck me up swoosh like a big whirlwind and make me die. I am eight and Rachel is twelve and Iva is ten and Wade is six and Sammy is five and Jacob is four and Ola Mae is two and Clayton is the baby but he won't be the baby for long for there is another baby in Mama's big belly. Mama sits at the table now, and Iva is on the floor rubbin Mama's swelled-up feet. I look hard at her belly poochin out and I try to see through to the little baby. I don't think it would want to come here if it knowed what I know, and I wish I could tell it so. "Ain't that enough?" Iva asks Mama and then she says, "Doreen's mama and daddy got them a Christmas tree. Wish we had us one." "Piss on Doreen," Mama says. "Rub some more on the bottoms." Mama holds her feet out straight. J can see little blue lines on Mama's legs. Blue blue buckle your shoe and Rachel has said inside the blue lines is blood. "It's blood" Rachel told me but she did not say why the lines are blue but I know it's because Mama's blood is blue and not red like mine when my nose bleeds all over and makes me think of the dark for the dark is red red you're dead in the head. "How's Santy Clause gonna know we want Christmas if we don't have a tree?" Iva asks and leans back with the palms of her hands spread open on the floor like two stars. "Make somebody else rub a while, Mama," and she looks at me. "Sissie can." I feel scared and hold my breath and look at Iva's star hands. I am scared to move. I move my eyes to the blue lines on Mama's legs. Mama says, "Sissie ain't got sense enough to do nothin." Mama does not look at me when she says this.


A goal in network science is the geometrical characterization of complex networks. In this direction, we (arXiv:1603.00386; J. Stat. Mech. (2016) P063206) have recently introduced the Forman's discretization of Ricci curvature to the realm of undirected networks. Investigation of Forman curvature in diverse model and real-world undirected networks revealed that this measure captures several aspects of the organization of complex undirected networks. However, many important real-world networks are inherently directed in nature, and the Forman curvature for undirected networks is unsuitable for analysis of such directed networks. Hence, we here extend the Forman curvature for undirected networks to the case of directed networks. The simple mathematical formula for the Forman curvature in directed networks elegantly incorporates node weights, edge weights and edge direction. By applying the Forman curvature for directed networks to a variety of model and real-world directed networks, we show that the measure can be used to characterize the structure of complex directed networks. Furthermore, our results also hold in real directed networks which are weighted or spatial in nature. These results in combination with our previous results suggest that the Forman curvature can be readily employed to study the organization of both directed and undirected complex networks.


amatos stands for Adaptive Mesh generator for Atmospheric and Oceanic Simulations. It is a software library that eases to a great extend the implementation and development of applications based on adaptive grid refinement. amatos does not provide any ready built method for solving PDEs as they occur in geophysical fluid dynamics, but it completely frees the developer from complicated data management tasks, usually connected to adaptive computations. This article describes the basic principles and simple examples of the functionality of amatos.


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Drilling operation is one of the fundamental processes in the manufacturing industry to drill holes especially in sheet metal parts. It is observed that the produced parts under the drilling process have high rejection because of surface roughness in drilled hole. The main objective of this work is to reduce surface roughness in drilling operation. As drilling is the operation which is carried at the end process for final machining of components requires smooth surfaces and precise tolerances. It is a widely used in industry aerospace, aircraft, automotive industries and many more. The paper discusses following input processes parameters namely spindle speed, drilled hole depth and feed rate. In this work, experimental investigation is done to predict drilling behavior and to achieve optimal operating processes parameters. A software package is utilized which integrates these various models to simulate what happens during drilling operation processes. Predictions from this simulation are analyzed by calibration with actual data. It involves many variables such as spindle speed, feed rate, chemical composition of work piece, etc. A number of drilling experiments is conducted using the L9 orthogonal array on VMC drilling machine. The experiments is performed on AISI 316L block using HSS twist drills. The measured results is collected and analyzed with the help of the commercial software package MINITAB16. The main objective in this is to optimize drilling parameters. In order to do so, Taguchi method, Analysis of variance and linear regression analysis is employed to determine the most significant control factors affecting the surface roughness, and material removal rate which can be obtained from Taguchi S/N ratios analysis.


Complexity reduction and automatic test point selection are discussed in the context of statistical pattern classification. Different types of feedforward neural networks capable of IC fault diagnosis are examined. To reduce diagnostic complexity, principal component analysis (PCA) and full stepwise feature selection are employed to reduce network input dimension without sacrificing accuracy. For fault analysis purposes, it seems that feature selection by stepwise variable selection appears much more useful than feature extraction by PCA, since the latter requires that all original test measurements be made while the former helps eliminate redundant measurements.<<ETX>>


Currently the 325 MHz CH-Cavity, which is proposed for beam tests at GSI UNILAC, is under construction. First cryo-tests are determinded for mid-2011. One focus of the new cavity will be the new tuning system consisting of bellow tuners. The design of these bellow tuners is still in progress in order to avoid multipacting scenarios. The chal lenge of this project will be the exact achievement of the goal frequency after all the fabrication steps which have to be planned very thoroughly.


Introduction: The low knowledge of adolescents about reproductive health causes increasingly complex problems. Efforts to prevent deviant behavior such as premarital sex in adolescents need to be given in the hope that it will influence changing their behavior so that adolescent health knowledge can increase. Objective: To determine the effect of counseling using flipcharts and video media on increasing adolescent reproductive health knowledge at SHS 1 Muara Pahu. Methods: The research design in this study was quantitative using a quasi-experimental design. The research was carried out in February-April 2022. The sample was determined using Simple Random Sampling, so the research sample consisted of 72 respondents. The statistical test used is Paired Simple T-Test if it is obtained t count (p-value) < 0.05, then the hypothesis Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected. Result and Discussion: There is a difference in the increase in knowledge of adolescent reproductive health before and after being given counseling using flipcharts and video media (pValue = 0.00). Conclusion: There is an effect of counseling using flipcharts and video media on increasing adolescent reproductive health knowledge at SHS 1 Muara Pahu.


This phrase that illuminates our symposium now helps us to enter into another of the fundamental characteristics of priestly formation: its integration. The four dimensions of priestly formation – spiritual, human, intellectual, and pastoral – are all ordered toward a common goal: the transformation of the heart of each candidate into the image of the heart of Christ. To clarify this aspect and some of its consequences, we will explore in depth the Ratio Fundamentalis Intitutionis Sacerdotalis.


The management of fistulas is a challenge for surgeons, the enteroatmospheric fistulas are characterized by being superficial, high debit and surrounded by viscera or granulation tissue, with poor control of its excretion due to their anatomy. We describe an alternative approach to the management of enteroatmospheric fistulas, in a patient with a hostile abdomen and massive intestinal resection, selected for placement of a stent, as a rescue measure. Use of intestinal stent allowed fistula control and enteric feeding capacity, that substantially improves the quality of life.


Hyper-heuristics or "heuristics to chose heuristics" are an emergent search methodology that seeks to automate the process of selecting or combining simpler heuristics in order to solve hard computational search problems. The distinguishing feature of hyper-heuristics, as compared to other heuristic search algorithms, is that they operate on a search space of heuristics rather than directly on the search space of solutions to the underlying problem. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the properties of these heuristic search spaces is of utmost importance for understanding the behaviour and improving the design of hyper-heuristic methods. Heuristics search spaces can be studied using the metaphor of fitness landscapes. This paper formalises the notion of hyper-heuristic landscapes and performs a landscape analysis of the heuristic search space induced by a dispatching-rule-based hyper-heuristic for production scheduling. The studied hyper-heuristic spaces are found to be "easy" to search. They also exhibit some special features such as positional bias and neutrality. It is argued that search methods that exploit these features may enhance the performance of hyper-heuristics.


Ultrasonic diagnosis is a noninvasive internal examination method requiring a high level of operational skill. Previous studies have proposed supports using machine learning, but further development is required. We propose a haptic ultrasound probe with a sensitive haptic feedback function to address these demands. Furthermore, an automatic operation support system that clusters touching conditions is proposed by integrating haptic and ultrasound image information. The proposed guidance system is validated by experiments using a prototype haptic ultrasound probe.


The invention discloses a hydroprocessing and desulfurizing integration method, in particular a wax oil hydroprocessing and diesel hydrorefining integration process method. The method comprises the following steps: raw wax oil passes through a first reaction zone in the presence of hydrogen first, liquid obtained after separation of products is taken as catalytic cracking raw materia; hydrogen-containing gas and gas phase of light liquid obtained after separation are mixed with diesel raw material to enter a second reaction zone; and gas after separation of products in the second reaction zone is recycled after desulfurization, and liquid obtained after separation is subjected to fractionation to obtain hydrogenant naphtha and hydrogenant diesel. The method aims at technical characteristics of wax oil hydroprocessing and hydrorefining, integrates the two technologies for application, simplifies process flow, simplifies the process flow at the same time of meeting the same product requirements, and reduces equipment, investment and operating cost. The method is applied to newly built equipment to reduce equipment investment and applied to expanding reformation of the prior devices.


Reviews and groups studies on infant operant conditioning according to their different procedures (i.e., free operant, discrete trial with 1 discriminative stimulus, controlled operant with 1 discriminative stimulus, discrete trial with 2 or more discriminative stimuli, controlled operant with 2 or


In 1970, a new generation of municipal officials worked with the FNAC, a camera and electronics store that was also a major player on the French cultural scene, to organize an enormous amateur photo contest to document the French capital. Called "C'était Paris en 1970," this competition asked participants to produce a comprehensive archive of Paris during the month of May. Their submissions provide remarkable access to how their makers understood older photographs as historical documents, how they imagined photography could picture the passage of time, and how, in turn, they imagined their own photos might one day be seen. These photos help take stock of how a century of photographic production, collection, and circulation had influenced the historical imagination.


The thyroglobulin antibodies present in the sera of thirteen leprosy patients were shown to be exclusively or predominantly macroglobulin in character when studied by diethylaminoethylcellulose chromatography and preparative ultracentrifugation. This was confirmed by immunoelectrophoresis and analytical ultracentrifugation of the fractions containing thyroglobulin antibodies, as well as by tests with 2-mercaptoethanol. The anti-thyroglobulin specificity of the antibodies showing macroglobulin character was ascertained by absorption experiments with human thyroglobulin; it was ruled out by absorption with FII that the 19S character might result from the formation of complexes with anti-γ-globulin factors. The conditions are discussed which may affect the 7S or 19S character of antibodies, in particular the antibody titre, the amount of antigenic stimulation and the vigour of the subject's immune response.


Social networking media such as twitter, facebook, instagram and the like is a medium that can be used by broadcasters in searching for information. The existence of the internet as a new media has penetrated every layer of society, including in terms of news and information search. Now the internet is no longer only can be enjoyed by certain circles only but also can be enjoyed by all circles. Whether it is the middle or upper class with various social economic classes and level of education. As a source of broadcasting information, radio also serves as the main source of information to convey information to the community. In addition to entertainment or music, news events or information are the types of programs favored by the public. If radio stations broadcast interesting and liked information by listeners, this can be used as a tool to increase the number of selling points for the radio station concerned. Based on this, this research aims to see the efforts to optimize the role of radio broadcasters in finding information via the Internet in D'Radio Lampung. This study uses a descriptive method with data collection techniques in the form of interviews and observations to radio broadcasters in D'Radio Lampung. The results show that there are various obstacles in connection with the search for information through the internet. However, there are also efforts made by radio broadcasters to optimize the search for information through the internet. Keywords: Communication, radio broadcaster, internet, D'radio Lampung


CsH produced by an electrical discharge in a Cs+H2 mixture is photoexcited to a A 1∑+ (v′, J′) state, either by a cw laser or a pulsed laser. We measure the ratios ρP,R of transition probabilities corresponding to the fluorescence lines A 1∑+ (v′=6, 1≤J′≤18)→X1∑+ (v″=1 and 2, J″) for the P and R branches. ρP,R is observed to vary slowly with J′. We determine also the radiative lifetime τr of A 1∑+ (v′=6, 7, 12, 15, 19) states; τr exhibits a strong decrease (90 to 35 ns) when v′ varies from 7 to 12. These experimental findings will be compared in the following paper (part II) with theoretical predictions.


Congenital nonhemolytic nonobstructive jaundice is of particular interest because it is the only form of hyperbilirubinemia in which the disturbance has been shown to be due to a specific defect in bilirubin c~njugat ion. l -~ The inability to conjugate prevents biliary excretion of the pigment5s6 and hence, results in severe retention of nonconjugated bilirubin in the organism. The syndrome occurs in a human and in a murine form. The human syndrome which was first described in 1952 by Crigler and Najjar? is very rare, with less than 20 cases reported in the literature.3i4 Hyperbilirubinemia becomes manifest shortly after birth and persists throughout life ranging from approximately 18 to 40 mg. per cent. A11 bilirubin in the serum is unconjugatedd and bound entirely to albumin.* Conventional liver function tests, including clearance of bromsulphalein and excretion of contrast media for roentgenologic visualization of the gallbladder, are Most of the patients with this syndrome, which appears to be inherited as an autosomal recessive abnormality, develop severe cerebral manifestations, resembling kernicterus, which frequently lead to death in ~ h i l d h o o d . ~ ~ ~ In 1938, Gunng reported a similar type of hereditary jaundice in a mutant strain of Wistar rats. In spite of considerable difficulties in breeding, this strain has been maintained and is available for studies. As in the human syndrome, the murine defect is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait3x9 involving the bilirubin conjugating apparatus."1° Enzymatic defects in glucuronide synthesis have been demonstrated in z j i . t ; 0 ~ 3 " 9 ~ and in . t ; i t r ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ l l The life ong nonconjugated hyperbilirubinemia ranges from approximately 5 to 15 mg. per cent, but there is suggestive evidence that afflicted animals with higher bilirubin levels may not survive, because the injury to the central nervous system has been too extensive.12 In the human and the murine syndrome, the degree of hyperbilirubinemia remains quite constant over months and years.3 Since bilirubin is continuously produced from breakdown of hemoglobin and other hemeproteins, it is not understood how the organism prevents a progressive rise in bilirubin level and achieves a "steady state" between pigment formation and removal. A t these increased bilirubin concentrations, alternate pathways of pigment metabolism and disposition appear to come into play which permit the organism to remove bilirubin at the same rate * Supported by U.S.P.H.S. Grant A-1833. Most of this work was carried out at the Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital and Department of Medicine, IIarvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.


There is provided an oil absorbing wipe material suitable for wiping a users' skin or hair and a method for their manufacture. The wipes comprise at least an oil absorbing porous coextruded film of a crystalline thermoplastic material with a solid diluant containing crumpable layer and a generally nontacky layer. Generally, the wipe changes transparency or color when loaded with oil to provide an oil absorption indication functionality. The wipe is capable of forming a compact ball by crumpling a 10 cm by 10 cm sample to a diameter of 3.0 cm or less.


foreign trade has been considered as peripheral to the growth and development of the countl'y's economy. In the past, foreign nations took the lead and initiated commercial transactions with China. TI'zl.dlti011~!llB%, China has hy and large adhered to the norms of economic self-sfifliciellcy. In the 1970s the Chinese leaders were confronted with the harsh reality that China had lagged behind other advanced nations in technological development, efiiciency and productivity in various sectors of their economy. The Chinese leaders were determined to set right this sad state of affairs. The country has set for itself the goal of becoming a modern industrialized nation by the yea.r 2000, a task described as the 'new long m~.rrh'. The Chinese view technological transfer through trade and other forms of economic exchange and technicat co-operation as expedient, and emcient to achieve this goal. In this


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A <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2\times 2$ </tex-math></inline-formula> array of printed antenna loaded by planar Giuseppe Peano artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) is presented for vehicular wireless systems. The four-element of the proposed array by utilizing diverse polarized directions of the printed dipoles with a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$5\times 5$ </tex-math></inline-formula> AMC reflector achieves a wideband antenna with enhanced properties. It shows the measured S-parameters of the wide bandwidths from 3.30 to 6.02 GHz with increased stable gains and efficiencies (more than 90%) for all elements. Moreover, the appropriate isolation of greater than 30 dB between the elements is achieved. The proposed design of the printed dipoles includes T-shaped microstrip dipoles and a feedline system as a T-shape to broaden the bandwidth in 4.7-6.02 GHz (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{S}_{11}\le $ </tex-math></inline-formula> -10 dB). By utilizing the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3\times 3$ </tex-math></inline-formula> Giuseppe Peano AMC reflector into the one element of the printed dipole, enhanced radiation efficiency and −10 dB measured bandwidth from 3.26 to 6.02 GHz (60%) is achieved for vehicular wireless systems. The proposed design with AMC with respect to the antenna without AMC indicates a reduced size of 70%, increased gain up to 8.4 dBi, and uni-directional radiation patterns. The new AMC unit cell is configured by the Giuseppe Peano design to resonate at 5.36 GHz in 4.27-6.34 GHz (39%). Finally, the suggested equivalent transmission line model of the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2\times 2$ </tex-math></inline-formula> array with AMC surface is introduced with a suitable agreement between the results of reflection coefficients.


Nanotechnology is a newly emerging science as well as technology which deal with the study of materials in their nano size range (1100 nm). Molecules are able to show some unique properties in their nano size range which can be used in different field of sciences including agriculture. Nanoparticles have already revolutionized the different field of science such as textiles, industry, information and communication technology, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 2 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com

https://www.ijcmas.com/9-2-2020/Amrutha S. Ajayan and N. S. Hebsur.pdf


The effect of the low-temperature annealing (2 hours at 120°C and 2 hours at 200°C) on epitaxial layers of HgCdTe and HgMnTe was investigated. HgCdTe and HgMnTe layers were produced by the liquid-phase epitaxial method. The Hall effect electroconductivity X-ray diffraction before and after annealing were determined. It was shown that low-temperature annealing produces almost no change in electro-physical parameters of HgMnTe layers but about 90% of HgCdTe layers had increased concentration of charge carries or changed conductivity type. After thermal annealing the crystal surface quality of the HgMnTe layers was improved. The layers HgCdTe do not show such a tendency.


The concept of dynamical symmetries for nuclear physics is reviewed in this talk. The two main schools of thought, IBM's and Elliott's are contrasted. The primary difference between these two is that for the IBM, the proposed multi-chain dynamical symmetries are experimentally detectable while for the Elliott's schoo 1, a mono-chain SU ( 3 ) is proposed as a way to choose a Hilbert space where rotational collectivity is built-in. Also, geometrization of the IBM via coherent states is discussed in detail. Finally, it is shown that the profound concept of multi-chain dynamical symmetries unraveled by the IBM is the key ingredient for a recently developed fermion dynamical symmetry model ( FDSM) . This model which unifies the high as well as low spin collective states, amalgamates both schools of thought.


This paper highlights results from a 2014 survey of graduate real estate programs in the United States to determine whether the Great Recession impacted graduate real estate programs. While there is an abundance of real estate literature on the impacts of the Great Recession on the real estate sector, minimal work has been published on its impact on graduate real estate programs. We summarize the responses of the professionals directing these various graduate real estate programs. We highlight the courses and skills currently considered to be the most important in real estate curricula in the aftermath of the Great Recession.


Based on the basic assumption that low-resolution (LR) feature space and high-resolution (HR) feature space share a similar manifold geometry structure, neighbor embedding based super-resolution methods try to solve the reconstruction weights according to LR feature space, but neglect the geometry structure of HR space. In practice there are many different HR patches corresponding to a similar LR patch due to the degradation of LR images, which makes the assumption do not hold any more. This will bring noisy or blurred effect to the corresponding estimated HR image. To this end, we propose a new neighbor embedding based super resolution algorithm which takes the geometry structure of HR space into account both in neighbor selecting and reconstruction weights optimizing. In training phase, we jointly learned cell feature pairs for each LR-HR feature pair (locality preserving constraint). In testing phase, we take the distances between the input LR feature patch and its nearest cell pairs (anchored neighbor) into reconstruction weights optimizing (locality constraint). Experimental results show effectiveness of the proposed method compared with state-of-the-art methods.


During the last years, enviromental issues has been higly topical and everyone is involved in the end. To raise children into citizents who cares abuot the enviroment, the education has to start in the early years of school. The purpose of the examination is to investigate how the eniviromental education looks in a village called Dharamsala in northern India.Intervjues has ben done with three teachers working in different schools and one teacherstudent. I´ve also intervjued one tibetan munk whoes ben working as teacher and director. I´ve also studied a societyorgan that have a close realationship with most schools in the area. Observations has also ben used in the studie. The result did´t show any big difference between the schools enviromental education.All schools that have ben studied is working with enviromental questions, in the lower classes they mix it in with other. Everyone in the studie thinks that it´s very important to work with enviroment in the school to rase responsebible citizens.


Objective To investigate clinical manifestations and radiological findings and prognosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia(MPP)in younger children.Methods Clinical manifestations,radiographic fin-dings,laboratory examinations,treatment effect,and sequelae of 79 children under 3 years old with MPP were analyzed.Results MPP was seen more in young children older than 1 year old.The common clinical manifestations were cough,fever and wheezing.Some patients developed shortness of breath or dyspnea.Scattered rales and expiratory wheezes were heard on chest auscultation.Most cases had at least one extrapulmonary lesion and cardiovascular complications were the most common.Unilateral disease was as common as bilateral.The radiographic findings were predominant with patchy infiltration and consolidation with right middle and lower lung zone.Serum MP-IgM was positive in all patients after 10 days.WBC and CRP were in the normal range in most patients.More than 50% of cases showed decreased CD4+ cells.IgE level increased in 73% of patients.Bacteria,fungi,and virus co-infection were observed in some patients.Half of the cases showed small airways obstruction.About 19% of patients developed severe or refractory MMP.The sequence of bronchiectasis,local bronchiolitis obliterans,bronchitis obliterans and asthma were found in these patients.Most cases stop wheezing after discharge from hospital.Conclusions Children younger than 3 years old might develop severe or refractory MMP.Bronchiectasis,local bronchitis obliterans and focal bronchiectasis could occur.


Abstract There are two dominant theories that elucidate the broad choice of transitional justice mechanisms available to societies with a history of gross violation of human rights, the realist and idealist theories of transitional justice. While realists advocate for the use of political processes such as the adoption of truth commissions, idealist believe in the supremacy and primacy of the law in dealing with past human rights abuses. This paper discusses the two theories' applicability to Zimbabwe while positioning endeavours of citizens who are using their everyday modes of life such as family healing mechanisms to seek historical accountability and reconciliation. When both law and politics fail to initiate mechanisms that deal with histories of gross violations of human rights, it can be said that 'natural' alternatives emerge. The conclusion of the paper is that there is need to conceptually broaden the scope of transitional justice away from presenting it as competition between peace/justice, realist/idealist, politics/blaw toward an inductive one that recognises an array of everyday activities that have turned into transitional justice mechanisms.


Pasadena, California, world-famous for the annual Tournament of Roses, architectural landmarks, and renowned educational institutions, envisions a more livable and economically strong city for the 21st century. That vision speaks to transportation policy for "a community where people can circulate without cars". This vision relies upon an integrated and multimodal transportation system that provides choices and accessibility for Pasadena's residents, workers, and visitors. Key strategies to achieve this vision of promoting non-auto travel include expanded public transit services, parking management strategies, bicycle facilities, car-sharing programs and pedestrian components that are well coordinated and connected with a larger regional transportation system. This paper discusses the development of Pasadena's 2004 Mobility Element (commonly known as the circulation plan), its main features, and how the resulting implementation challenges are being addressed.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To search for new medicinal applications of buformin or phenformin or a salt thereof. SOLUTION: Buformin, phenformin or a salt thereof is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for age-related macular degeneration because it exhibits excellent vascularization inhibitory action in the choroid and also suppresses photoreceptor cell death by optical disorder. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT


A general purpose "pushbroom" sensor will have parameters determined by the needs of the majority of potential users. These parameters may not satisfy the needs of certain users: Agriculture requires a very short return visit interval; cartography requires a very small pixel size; Land Use and Geology would be satisfied with moderate resolution and seasonal return times. The aggregate solution of these needs would produce a sensor with extremely high data rates. A sensor concept is proposed which may meet the combined needs without the extreme data rate.


One of the main environmental problems in Albania is the continuously increasing generation of municipal solid waste. In many countries, sustainable waste management as well as waste prevention and reduction, have become major priority. Uncontrolled waste dumping (on the roads, river sides, etc.) in our country is no longer acceptable. Controlled landfill disposal and incineration of wastes are not considered optimal practices, as energy recovery and recycling of nutrients and organic matter is aimed. Continuously efforts have been done for the improvement of this critical situation such as approval of laws, decisions, regulations etc., according to the National Strategy on Integrated Waste Management (2018-2030) and EU Directives 2008/98/EC on waste and repealing certain Directives. In this paper are presented the characteristics of a wide range of urban solid waste, industrial solid waste and composition of the waste i.e. waste stream. As organic waste component represents the highest percentage (41% – 66%) at the waste composition should be used for biological treatment and for biogas production.


Abstract : Methods were developed to determine: (1) the stability and redundancy of responses to two job scales--the continuous Relative Time-Spent scale and the dichotomous Task-Performed scale, (2) the stability of 'job types' (i.e., clusters of job incumbents) derived from scale responses, and (3) the change in stability when sample size is reduced. Results indicated that the Task-Performed scale yields stable, meaningful task information (i.e., percentages of personnel performing tasks) from responses by job incumbents, but no practical gain in information is achieved from the Relative Time-Spent scale. A better way to collect time-spent data is proposed. Findings also demonstrate that highly stable scale data and cluster solutions are obtainable from samples substantially smaller than those presently administered. The study's empirically developed relationship between sample size and stability can be usefully employed to determine cost-effective sampling for task inventory surveys.


A backlight unit and a display device comprising the same are provided to increase the amount of light supplied to the center area of a light-guiding plate, thereby enhancing the brightness of the backlight unit by improving the arrangement of LED(Light Emitting Diode) elements disposed at one side of the light-guiding plate. A backlight unit comprises a plurality of LED elements(200) and a light-guiding plate(100). Each of the LED elements includes at least one light-emitting chip. At least one surface of the light-guiding plate is disposed adjacently to the plurality of LED elements. The LED elements are denser in the center area of the side face of the light-guiding plate than in both edge regions of the side face of the light-guiding plate.


Abstract Using 1995–2006 panel data for 210 cities, this article firstly measures total factor energy efficiency for Chinese cities with constant return to scale data envelopment analysis model, and then describes the features of regional differences. The results show that the changing trend displays four "reversed U" shapes. A turning point of widening gap occurred among cities in 2000 and there was a certain convergence among four regions. Urban energy efficiency level is unstable. Cities with low efficiency and high energy input will be the focus of energy-saving and reducing emissions. According to Tobit model, resource endowment, temperature, industrial structure, technology level and variety of policy factors should be treated differently in different situations.


Recently, big data analysis has drawn attention in various fields as it can generate value from large amounts of data and is also used to run political campaigns or predict results. However, existing research had limitations in compiling information about candidates at a high-level by analyzing only specific SNS data. Therefore, this study analyses news trends, topics extraction, sentiment analysis, keyword analysis, comment analysis for the 2017 presidential election of South Korea. The results show that various topics had been generated, and online opinions are extracted for trending keywords of respective candidates. This study also shows that portal news and comments can serve as useful tools for predicting the public's opinion on social issues. This study will This paper advances a building strategic course of action by providing a method of analyzing public opinion across various fields.


Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) has been advocated for treatment of plantar fasciitis but there are few good-quality clinical trials to support its use. We conducted a feasibility study of PRP versus saline for treatment of plantar fasciitis. Patients with 6 months or more of magnetic resonance imaging–proven plantar fasciitis, who had failed conservative treatment were invited to participate in the study. Patients were block randomized to either PRP or an equivalent volume of saline. The techniques used for injection and rehabilitation were standardized for both groups. The patient and assessor were blinded. Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and painDETECT score were recorded preoperatively and at 6 months follow-up. From 35 patients approached, 28 (19 female, mean age 50 years) were recruited, with 14 randomized to each arm. At 6 months, 8 patients (28.6%) were lost to follow-up. There was a significant change in VAS score from baseline to follow-up in both intervention (mean change 37.2, P = .008) and control (mean change 42.2, P = .003) groups. There was no correlation between preoperative painDETECT score and change in VAS. Recruitment and loss to follow-up rates were relatively high. Both treatments resulted in a similar, significant, improvement in symptoms. Levels of Evidence: Level II


We study the performance of a multidimensional matched filter as a follow-up module of the coherent method recently developed by two of us for the detection of gravitational wave bursts by spherical resonant detectors. We have tested this strategy on the same set of injections used for the coherent method and found that the matched filter sensibly improves the determination of relevant parameters as the arrival time, amplitude, central frequency and arrival direction of the signal. The matched filter also improves the false alarm rate, reducing it roughly by a factor of 3. The hierarchical structure of the whole analysis pipeline allows us to obtain these results without a significant increase of the computation time.


This paper systematically introduces the developing history, present situation and developing trends of supercomputer and microcomputer at home and abroad.


Calmodulin is present in the vertebrate rod outer segment (ROS) in very low amounts. Immuno- fluorescent localization suggests that calmodulin is restricted to a "ciliary stripe" region in ROS. Calmodulin, actin, and microtubule antibodies co-localize to a stripe which originates at the inner segment/outer segment junction and extends more than a third of the way to the ROS tip. ROS preparations were tested for potential calmodulin binding proteins by calmodulin overlay on blots. MONOCLONAL NUCLEOTIDE A monoclonal antibody that blocks the light-activated cyclic GMP pathway in frog photoreceptor outer segments has been obtained. nucleotide molecular transduction living photoreceptors. The calmodulin + Ca, and cAMP-dependent protein kinase (cAMK-PK)- mediated phosphorylations of canine cardiac sarcolemma (SL) and sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) vesicles have been compared. The objective has been to determine whether the 23,000-dalton, major SL protein kinase substrate, represents contamination of SL by SR-derived phospholamban (the major SR protein kinase substrate). Alamethecin, which unmasks latent SL activities Biol. stimulates the endogenous cAMP-PK-dependent phosphorylation of both SL and SR approx. 4-fold. results alamethecin not SL phospho- protein SR-derived phospholamban. dalton and the SL phosphoprotein SR-derived phospholamban The translocation of calcium from the outside (o) to the inside (i) of sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) vesicles is associated with the Ca2+Mg2+-ATPase (E) present in the SR membrane. The ini- tial steps of the reaction mechanism may be represented by the following scheme: preincubated" the of calcium translocation of The initial msec) of calcium translocation a function of ATP determined. the Monoclonal antibodies directed against sarcoplasmic reticulum proteins were prepared by cell fusion of mouse myeloma cells (NS-1) with spleen cells from mice immunized with purified sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles from rabbit skeletal muscle. METALS low concentrations of various heavy metals cause a rapid increase in the Ca2+ permeability of SR vesicles heavy metals and other sulfhydryl reagents with a protein found in the heavy sarcoplasmic reticulum (HSR) fraction, in the light sarcoplasmic reticulum (LSR) fraction. that Ca2+-activated ATPase activity is inhibited when about 10 nmoles of Nd3+ per mg of SR bind specifically at the high-affinity Ca2+ binding sites. The kinetics of the Ca2+ pump reversal were studied as a means of determining the rate constant for the back reactions. effects of the various reactants were similar for dephosphorylation of either the cAMP-dependent or Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent sites. These findings indicate the presence of a phosphoprotein phosphatase in cardiac SR which can dephosphorylate both sites on phospholamban, and this is probably the enzyme participating in regulation of cardiac SR function in vivo. Canine cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) is phosphorylated by cyclic AMP-dependent and by Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent protein kinases on a 22,000 Mr protein called phospholamban. Both types of phosphorylation have been shown to stimulate the initial rates of Ca2+ transport. To establish the interrelationship of the cAMP-dependent and Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation on Ca2+ transport, cardiac SR vesicles were preincubated under optimum conditions for: a) cAMP-dependent phosphorylation, b) Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation, and c) both. Control vesicles were treated under identical conditions but, in the absence of ATP, to avoid phosphorylation. Control and phosphorylated SR vesicles were subsequently centrifuged and then assayed for Ca2+ transport in the presence of 2.5 iM Tris-oxalate. Our results indicate that cAMP-dependent and Ca2+-calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation can each stimulate calcium transport in an independent manner, and when both are operating, they appear to have an additive effect. Regulation of Ca2+ transport was associated statistically (EC5o) for by each type of phosphorylation. The degree of sti- mulation of the calcium affinity was relatively proportional to the degree of phospholamban phosphorylation. These findings suggest the presence of a dual control system which may operate in independent and combined manners for regulating cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum function. TROPONIN-TROPOMYOSIN In skeletal muscle the Ca++-dependence of contraction results from a conformation change of the troponin-tropomyosin complex upon binding Ca4+. the there is no complex bound to the cell's actin cables. KCl-filled microelectrodes record Donnan potentials from A- and I-bands of glycerinated rabbit psoas and of (chemically) skinned rat semitendinosus muscle; from this potential the electric charge on the contractile proteins can be calculated and 1971, in rigor, not in relaxation, there is a charge difference between the A- and I-bands of muscle, and since it does not depend on filament overlap the extra myosin charge occurs independently of cross-linking of the two sets of filaments. To clarify the charging process, we prepare threads of myosin, - 0.4mm diam., protein concentration 120-150 mg/ml (comparable to muscle A-bands). Charge measurements give - 100 electrons/molecule in 50 mM KC1 rigor solution, and - 65 e/mol in 20 mM KC1 rigor solution; these values are similar to those from rigor muscle. E/m sections show that in 20 mM KC1 the myosin filaments are uniform in diameter and length, and pack quasi-regularly into bundles of A-band dimensions. We have recorded meridional (14.3nm) and equatorial (38nm) X-ray reflections. The threads swell rapidly (25% in diam) when the salt concentration is increased or nucleotides STRUCTURAL AND IN ISOLATED CARDIAC MUSCLE CELLS IN DETERGENT AND HIGH IONIC STRENGTH MEDIA. Sarcomere lengths (SL), cell lengths (CL) and widths (CW), and general structural uniformity were obtained from photomicrographs and direct CCD computer imaging of single isolated cardiac muscle cells (myocytes) which were enzymatically digested from whole rat hearts (Roos & Brady, Biophys. J. 40:233-244, 1982). Untethered, resting myocyteswere examined first in a standard Tyrode's medium containing 0.25 mM Ca++ and 20 mg/ml albumin. After a rapid solution change to a K+, EGTA-based re- laxing media (pCa = 9), cell volume increased by 8% (P < 0.005) due exclusively to CW increase. The addition of 0.5% Triton X-100 detergent to the relaxing medium induced an additional 8% (P < 0.005) volume increase due to further width expansion. There were no changes in SL (1.89 ± 0.10 pm, n = 17) or CL. In high ionic strength solution (0.42M KCl-pyrophosphate), most cells shortened in seconds, to an average 1.47 ±0.11 pm SL without a CW change, thus eliciting a 15% cell volume decrease (P < 0.025). Prior to shortening, most cells demonstrated a reversal of the striation pattern contrast and a doubling of the periodicity indicating the likely dissociation of the myosin filaments. Further exposure to a higher ionic strength 0.6M KC1 solution elicited an additional 17% cell volume decrease (P < 0.005) due to both CW and SL/CL decreases. The periodicity was 1.19 ± 0.19 pm in these cell ghosts. Variation in measured SL and striation pattern uniformity remained consistent at less than 10% in each media except KI, which was somewhat higher. These data suggest that cardiac muscle cells swell as a result of an expansion of the myofilament lattice. However, the presence of a longitudinal constraining element in the intact cell is suggested by the shortening of the cell at reduced cell volume in high ionic strength media. maximum velocity of glycerinated psoas muscle is inhibited by the presence of PPi, AMPPNP and ADP. of Using synchrotron radiation from the storage ring DORIS, we have studied the behaviour of the actin pattern in frog sartorius muscles following stimulation. Earlier work had shown a characteristic increase in intensity on the second actin layer line at a radial spacing around 0.021t-1, which could be interpreted in terms of a movement of tropomyosin towards the centre of the long pitch grooves in the actin helical structure (the steric blocking mechanism). The present work confirms the existence of this substantial intensity increase, specifically associated with the active state, and shows that it occurs earlier after the stimulus than any of the other changes in the X-ray diagram that we have studied. These results indicate that in relaxed muscle under physiological conditions, the initial attachment of crossbridges is blocked by the troponin-tropomyosin system, and that when this inhibition is removed following stimulation, attachment takes place to an initial state which does not develop tension until a further rate process has occurred. The results also indicate that tropomyosin movement takes place independently of myosin attachment. LIGHT We report here the discovery of a new kind of TTX-sensitive Na channel in giant axons of Loligo pealei studied under the standard experimentalconditions used in our laboratory. Con- ventional axial wire voltage clamp methods were used, and axons were internally perfused with either TMA or Cs to eliminate K currents. Thus, Na tail currents show 2 grossly different rates of decay. removed and a fire pol Ished pipette with an aperture between 35 and 50 jum in diameter was pressed against the Internal side of the membrane. Seal resistance varied between 10 and 50 megohms. The pipette was connecTed to a current-to-voltage converter with a 100 megohms feedback resistor followed by a high frequency booster. The potential of the patch was varied by changing the bath voltage. Sodium currents showing good voltage control could be recorded with a bandwidth up to 25 KHz. We used nonstationary noise analysis techniques to estimate the single sodium channel conductance at different membrane potentials and with varying amounts of divalent cations. When exposed to external solutions containing 10 mM Ca and 50 mM M


Military Leadership: In Pursuit of Excellence, now in its fifth edition, achieves an interdisciplinary appeal to the topic of leadership. The book is suited for the military, the business world, scholars, and laypersons having interest in leadership. This appeal is accomplished by the first-rate combination of content from military leaders, scholars, and practitioners. Book chapters are written by well-known strategic military leaders, academic scholars, and less-known operational military leaders, each offering a different perspective on what constitutes effective military leadership. The book content combines research of scholars and the personal experiences and impressions of military leaders. The book begins with a short introduction describing the book's organization and genesis of the fifth edition, pointing to the growth of scholarly writings on leadership in the military. Chapters then follow, divided into three parts, each part attempting to answer, respectively: What constitutes effective leadership? What is followership's contribution to effective leadership? And, what forms the cornerstone of effective leadership? Each part contains a brief introduction and about five chapters written by different authors. Part 1 of the book, "Leaders and Leadership," in my assessment, has the most substance, perhaps due to the fact that it addresses what might be considered the traditional study of leadership, namely, What is an effective leader? What contributes to effective leadership? The chapters provide a broad overview of current models and theories of leadership, including transformational and transactional leadership and emotional intelligence. Examples of authors include: General S. L. A. Marshall, Marshall Sashkin and William Rosenbach, and Lieutenant General Pagonis. I found the content of initial chapters engaging. James Stokesbury takes a novel approach in examining what constitutes effective military leadership. He identifies four known military leaders who lived in different time periods and very different societies: Marquis of Montrose, Suvorov, Robert E. Lee, and Henri Philippe Petain. He describes their rise to leadership and the contextual circumstances and culls out the essence of each leader's success, though common to all in varying degrees: The leader's unceasing belief in their subordinates and the leader's ability to inspire subordinates to believe in the leader and risk their lives for a greater end. The remaining chapters provide descriptions and attributes of effective leaders in varied settings. Information is abundant, such that I felt compelled to write down the attributes of effective leaders to ensure adequate coverage in my current research on military leadership.


Software reliability engineering is not only the use of software reliability models and similar techniques, it is the use of sensible engineering principles with cost/benefit analysis throughout the software life cycle to obtain reliable software. The need to have a comprehensive view on software development to engineer reliable software is emphasized. Cleanroom Software Engineering is proposed as being the basis for developing reliable software. The paper in particular discusses some extensions to Cleanroom, both in terms of adaptations and additions. Particular emphasis is on high-level design techniques and methods for reliability certification of the software. The comprehensive view of software is supported by several success stores, both with references to results presented in literature as well as experiences from projects conducted by Q-Labs. The results obtained are encouraging. The methods proposed are shown to give a substantial gain in the development of reliable software.


The work presents the results of the research on implementing the methods of development of professional stability among employees of the State fire service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for effective fulfillment of tasks at extinguishing the fires with high category of complexity. High efficiency of the developed methods is experimentally proved.


The invention relates to a split-type two-pass highly-efficient crude oil heating system in a well site, which has the technical proposal as follows: the heating system comprises a heating unit and a heat exchange unit, which are connected through a medium circulation pipe, wherein heat exchange coils are arranged in an oil tank body of the heat exchange unit; an oil discharge pipe and a water discharge pipe are arranged outside the oil tank body; each of the heat exchange coils comprises a water-layer heat exchange coil and an oil-layer heat exchange coil, which have independent passes and are switched to control heating by a high temperature gate valve outside the tank body; the water-layer heat exchange coil is arranged at the bottom of the oil tank, and the oil-layer heat exchange coil is arranged at the upper part of the oil tank. The invention has the following benefits of rapid heating speed and high thermal efficiency during oil discharge, and no potential safety hazard; the special double-layer two-pass heating coils in the oil tank body and the separate design for oil discharge and water discharge save fuel consumption to a maximum extent, and the heating coil structuresdesigned in the oil discharge pipe and the water discharge pipe avoid blocking in winter.


Preface Acknowledgements Glossary Introduction 1 In Defence of Ontology, 1.1 Introduction, 1.2 From relativism to relationism: on reading and normativity, 1.3 Ontology is not (necessarily) essentialism: on temporality 2 The Problem of "Otherness" and Modes of Temporality, 2.1 Introduction, 2.2 Western ontologies and the construction of "otherness", 2.3 Searching for thinking difference beyond 3 Phenomenologies of "Otherness", 3.1 Introduction, 3.2 Being-in-time, transformativity, and sociability 3.3 'Crisis'/'trauma', the question of beginning, and the permanence of critical exegesis 4 From E Pluribus unum to Fatemini Pluribus Pluribum, 4.1 Introduction, 4.2 Non-silence and the embrace of differences, 4.3 Western narratives of 'peace': a critique, 4.4 Peace as living towards differences Conclusions: Conditions of the Possibility of Peace Bibliography Index


Cycles are not only used as transportation, but also sport and recreational utility. Cycle is a cheap and eco-friendly transportation. But it has several disadvantages in comfort and travel distance. Because of its limitation, people these days use cycle for sport and recreational tool. In eco-friendly environments, people are forced to use pollution-free vehicle. Several campuses, parks, factories and offices use cycle to support eco-friendly campaign. Tandem bike is cycle for leisure and driven by two or more person. Family activity, communication, light sport and transportation can be done by driving a tandem bike. This cycling activity is suitable for people who live in the busy city. This paper is studying process of designing a recreational tandem bike for three people. The study compares existing three or four-driver tandem bike with two new concepts. After selection using scoring based on criteria, selected concept is designed in detail. Evaluations of design use 2 dimension Cremona method and finite element method.


Although some art critics and historians predicted the end of painting during the 20th century, the evidence of the good state in which the medium is found has served to increase the meaning of painting and its expressive possibilities, expanding the limits of this field and combining it with different disciplines without any prejudice. In this article we approach the work of two artists who maintain close ties with the cities of Barcelona and Paris, Xavier Escribà and Miquel Mont. Our spirit is not to reflect the coincidences between the two artists but to claim the innovation of their own professional career.


ABSTRACT- Aims of this research are to know the influence of INSTAD learning
strategies toward sciences process skills and influence of INSTAD learning strate-
gies toward student's achievement in studying biology of SMA Batik 1 Surakar-
ta. This research was quasi experiment research using quantitative approach. The
research was designed using posttest only randomized control group by using the
experimental classes (application of INSTAD strategy) and control classes
(conventional learning). Population studies are all students of SMA Batik 1
Surakarta in academic year 2011/2012. Sampling techniques with cluster random
sampling, so chosen X-5 as the experiment class and X-4 as the control class. Data
was collected using questionnaire, essay test, observation sheet, and document.
The data were analyzed by t-test.The conclusion of this research were science
process skills was significantly affected by INSTAD and the application of
INSTAD has taken effect on student's cognitive and psychomotor, but hasn't
taken effect on student's affective achievement in studying biology of SMA Batik
1 Surakarta.
Key Words: INSTAD learning strategies, science process skills, biology student's
achievement


Objective:To investigate the effects of methods of warming Yang and benefiting Qi and promoting blood circulation and inducing diuresis(TCM treatment)on serum NT-proBNP level and cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure(CHF).Methods:Sixty-eight patients with CHF were chosen and divided randomly into two groups:control group(n=30)was treated with routine treatment and treatment group(n=38)treated with TCM treatment and routine treatment.Effects in both groups were observed for 4 weeks.The clinical effect,cardiac function,serum levels of LVESD,LVESV,LVEF and NT-proBNP were studied.Results:The total effective rate in treatment group(92.1%)was better than that in the control group(70.0%)(P0.05).After treatment,LVESD,LVESV,LVEF and NT-proBNP serum levels of two groups were improved(P0.05 or P0.01).And the LVESD,LVESV,LVEF and NT-proBNP serum levels in treatment group were improved significantly compared with those in control group(P0.05 or P0.01).Conclusion:The TCM treatment of warming Yang and benefiting Qi and promoting blood circulation and inducing diuresis has good effect on treating CHF,which could decrease NT-proBNP serum level and improve cardiac function.


AbstractPrefabrication is a form of industrialization that transfers some stages of the construction project from fields to an off-site production facility. The most widely used form of prefabrication in construction is the use of prefabricated individual building elements in which a particular part or form is repeated many times. However, the benefits to the construction project may be increased by moving beyond prefabrication of individual building elements toward configuring a higher level of prefabrication. In this paper, an industry foundation class (IFC)–based system is developed to configure groupings of precast elements for a prefabricated building to minimize the total number of components so as to reduce the production, transportation, and installation cost. The framework uses three-dimensional computer-aided design (3D CAD) software that is compatible with IFC. Geometrical and topological relationships of elements are extracted from IFC and modeled as a graph data model (GDM). The system perfor...


In issue 15, John Shand addressed the moral issue of climate change and suggested that what might happen in 1,000 years time is not as important, morally speaking, as many of us think. Here, James Garvey responds.


The Internet has significantly affected the linguistic field since the virtual world has instigated scholars to explore users' interaction with Cybergenres (Girón-García & Navarro i Ferrando, 2014; 2015). In Cognitive Linguistics, some authors have suggested that Idealised Cognitive Models (ICMs) already active in the users' conceptual system may guide online navigation patterns, resulting in new forms of literacy. Accordingly, social networks and webpages tend to display words and expressions, which since the beginning of the Internet era have been used in a new sense, as they represent mental models that have been transferred from traditional domains onto digital domains. This study aims to describe and analyse how these ICMs give coherence to different types of cybergenres in English e.g. social networks, MOOC, Cybertask, weblog, and 'marketplace' web pages. In particular, this paper recognises the metaphorical models that are used in the digital context (i.e. Cybergenre), and describes and classifies conceptual connections between the source domain and the target domain. With that objective in mind, certain social networks and 'marketplace' web pages are analysed to test the hypothesis that metaphorical models give coherence to their organization and structure. The description and classification of those conceptual projections may unveil a link between the digital world and traditional conceptual representations. Results may help us to understand the connection between the previous cultural representations and the digital environment; as well as helping virtual users to develop their Digital Literacy in this virtual context. 1 The research conducted in this paper is framed within the Universitat Jaume I research project UJIB2018-59. Its rationale is also part of Universitat Jaume I Education and Innovation Research Projects: 3622/18, 3620/18. Artículo recibido el / Article received: 2019-06-27 Artículo aceptado el / Article accepted: 2019-10-03 CLR · DOI: HTTP://DX.DOLORG/10.6035/CLR.2019.22.2 · ISSN 1697-7750 · eISSN 2340-4981VOL. XXII \ 2019, pp.21–35 22


While considerable literature on wartime Japanese American internment exists, the vast majority of studies focus on the West Coast experience. With a high volume of literature devoted to this region, lesser known camps in Arkansas, like Rohwer (Desha County) and Jerome (Chicot and Drew County) have been largely overlooked. This study uses a cultural history approach to elucidate the Arkansas internment experience by way of local and camp press coverage. As one of the most segregated and impoverished states during the 1940s, Arkansas" two camps were distinctly different from the nine other internment camps used for relocation. Through analysis of local newspapers, Japanese American authored camp newspapers, documentaries, personal accounts and books, this study seeks to expose the seemingly forgotten story of internment in the South. The findings expose a level of freedom within the internment camps, as well local reaction in the context of Arkansas"s economic, social and political climate. INDEX WORDS: Internment, Japanese American, Arkansas, Relocation, Rohwer, Jerome, Newspapers STRANGERS IN THEIR OWN LAND: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INTERNMENT CAMPS IN ARKANSAS 1942-1945


To design a Walker constellation for multi-target rapid revisit, a method using optimization is proposed. A constellation optimization design framework is established including optimization algorithm module, simulation condition generation module, simulation module and data analysis module. Select the parameters of the Walker constellation as the optimal variables, formulating optimal objective function considering the system cost and revisit time, full coverage of targets and 1 hour revisit of all targets are used as constraints and optimize the design of constellation using genetic algorithm. The reliability of the method is verified by a practical engineering case at the end of paper. The result show that the Walker constellation designed by this method can achieve the Belt and Road national capitals full coverage and less than 1 hour revisit, have a good application value.


Camels are important sources of milk and meat for the pastoral communities of East Africa as they are adapted to the harsh environment in this region...


Today, food safety is very important to be applied in food industry. Agricultural sector is one of sector that requires the implementation food safety regulation. Fresh fruit and vegetable products can be tracked from upstream to downstream. Several countries in Europe have implemented traceability system on agricultural products. In Indonesia it is also set in the ministerial regulations and laws, but has not been fully effective. Finally this research will assess some of the regulation that regulate food safety in Indonesia and its relation to traceability system. Using 5W + 1H method performed an assessment of some of these regulations. At the end will make bussiness process on traceability fresh fruit and vegetable products.


Problems that occur on cellphones require a software in the form of a program application that is in accordance with the problems that occur in the business world. The method used in this research is forward chaining and certainty factors. From this research will produce an expert system that is built using the PHP programming language and MySQL database. After implementing and testing the expert system that is made aims to replace an expert in diagnosing damaged cellphones.


: The slaughter process is the last stage of management and represents a point at which the welfare of the cattle is compromised. The objective of this study was to evaluate the animal welfare indicators of cattle in a Federal Inspection Type slaughterhouse. The slaughter process of 1,167 animals [740 males (63.8 %) and 420 females (36.2 %)] was observed in a Federal Inspection Type slaughter plant in northwestern Mexico. Management and behavioral variables, as well as indicators of return to sensitivity were recorded, and the


Decades of research have demonstrated that family involvement significantly contributes to improved student outcomes relating to learning and overall school success. Teachers must be prepared to promote effective family involvement in the education of all children including those students with disabilities. Many factors can be attributed to successful outcomes for a student with a disability both in the school and the broader community. Families of children with disabilities can be one of these significant factors, yet teachers and those who prepare teachers are often ill prepared and lack essential skills and basic knowledge about the process of partnering with families of children with disabilities. The present study attempted to build on what we already know about family involvement and teacher preparation. The research was situated within an urban metropolitan university college of education. This study sought to determine the effectiveness of a content related module on the knowledge and disposition of pre-service teachers. The module contained content centered on the areas of family involvement, partnerships, and assumptions about families. The study included two dependant variables: level of knowledge and disposition. The independent variable was the experimental treatment, an online instructional module. The module was conceptualized as an instructional tool to expose participants, students preparing to be teachers, to the


When wandering around Monticello one 103°-day during the long-to-be-remembered summer of 1978, your Managing Editor came across this Independence Day Address given to the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation on 4 July 1974. Lamenting that she had not found it in time to include it in the Applied Optics Bicentennial issue, she would still like to share it with you as the sentiments are timeless. This essay is reprinted here by permission; it was included in TRADITION AND THE FOUNDING FATHERS by Louis B. Wright (University Press of Virginia, 1975).


Nocturnal transpiration is widely observed across species and biomes, and may significantly impact global water, carbon, and energy budgets. However, it remains elusive why plants lose water at night and how to model it at large scales. We hypothesized that plants optimize nighttime leaf diffusive conductance (gwn) to balance potential daytime photosynthetic benefits and nocturnal transpiration benefits. We quantified nighttime benefits from respiratory reductions because of evaporative leaf cooling. We described nighttime costs as lost of carbon gain during the day because of water use at night. We measured nighttime stomatal responses and tested our model with water birch (Betula occidentalis Hook.) saplings grown in a greenhouse. The gwn of water birch decreased with drier soil, higher atmospheric CO2, wetter air, lower leaf temperature, and lower leaf respiration rate. Our model predicted all these responses correctly, except for gwn response to air humidity. Our results also suggested that the slow decrease of gwn after sunset could be associated with decreasing leaf respiration. The optimality-based nocturnal transpiration model smoothly integrates with daytime stomatal optimization approaches, and thus has the potential to quantitatively predict nocturnal transpiration across space and time.


Introduction Section 1: Counting heads 1. The Black population of England and Wales 2. The Black population of London Section 2: Black People and the law 3. Free or enslaved? 4. Black people and the criminal justice system 5. Black people, settlement and the poor laws Section 3: Living and working in the wider community 6. Assimilation or integration? 7. Names and identity 8. Marriage and family 9. Working lives Bibliography Index


This paper presents and discusses data on the effects of using silica fume (in powdered form) in dry-process sprayed concrete. A series of spraying trials were carried out using 3:1 and 4:1 (aggregate:cement) mixes, with up to 15% of the cement being replaced by silica fume on a weight-for-weight basis. Measurements of material rebound were made, and in situ mix proportions were determined. Compressive strength, flexural strength and water absorption tests were carried out on specimens extracted from the hardened test panels. The presence of silica fume in the dryprocess sprayed concrete mixes produced substantial (up to 50%) reductions in rebound losses; this in itself is a very significant advantage in this production process, and this fact alone may be adequate justification for use of silica fume in dry-process sprayed concrete. The reduction in rebound appears to be largely a result of the increased water demand caused by the inclusion of silica fume powder, as opposed to its cohesive properties. The...


1. Joseph Stalin: power and ideas Sarah Davies and James Harris 2. Stalin as Georgian: the formative years Alfred Rieber 3. Stalin as commissar for nationalities affairs, 1918-22 Jeremy Smith 4. Stalin as General Secretary: the appointments process and the nature of Stalin's power James Harris 5. Stalin as 'Prime Minister': power and the Politburo J. Arch Getty 6. Stalin as dictator: the personalisation of power Oleg Khlevniuk 7. Stalin as economic policy-maker: Soviet agriculture, 1931-6 R. W. Davies 8. Stalin as foreign policy-maker: avoiding war, 1927-53 Alfred Rieber 9. Stalin as Marxist: the western roots of Stalin's Russification of Marxism Erik van Ree 10. Stalin as Bolshevik Romantic: ideology and mobilisation, 1917-39 David Priestland 11. Stalin as patron of cinema: creating Soviet mass culture, 1932-6 Sarah Davies 12. Stalin as producer: the Moscow show trials and the construction of mortal threats William Chase 13. Stalin as symbol: a case study of the personality cult and its construction David Brandenberger 14. Stalin as the Coryphaeus of science: ideology and knowledge in the postwar years Ethan Pollock.


A fast numerical method is developed in which the LaBonte method is accelerated using one of the multigrid methods, the V-cycle method. The developed method is based on the previously derived equilibrium equation which has a form amenable to implementation in the multigrid schemes. The basic property of the derived method is presented together with a summary of derivation and the results of calculations which demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.


kAL YSES of trade policy reform show international economy as one that is becoming increasingly interdependent. 1 This increasing interdependence makes trade liberalization both necessary and inevitable--necessary for taking advantage of the opportunities for trade expansion that increased interdependence offers and inevitable because the realities of incorporation into this international economic interdependence will ultimately evoke positive policy adaptations to it. To do otherwise is to attempt to deny the interdependence. This may leave the national economy in an inefficient and uncompetitive condition, and also contribute to trade tensions through the maintenance of protectionism at both national and regional levels.


Written by a renowned expert in the field, this book presents an overview of the results of research using accelerated aging tests. The emphasis is on the chemical aspects of photochemical stability, but thermally initiated deterioration is also discussed. Although not a "how-to" book, it does introduce the reasoning, limitations, and principles underlying the concept of accelerated aging. An extensive bibliography provides conservators and conservation scientists with an invaluable source for further research and exploration.


Purpose –The paper aims to identify the effect of transformational leadership on organizational learning and innovation during the Covid-19 pandemic. The study focused on the way for managing organizational innovation as well as learning by transformational leadership. The understanding of employee performance under transformational leadership during Covid-19 is also one of the objectives of this paper.Design/Method/Approach –The research was done by adopting descriptive research design. The research was done by collecting and analysing quantitative information. Survey method was used for data collection and statistical methods were used for data analysis. As the research was done by collecting and analysing quantitative data deductive research approaches considered suitable for the study.Results –The study found that free decision-making of employees has a strong positive relationship with job satisfaction. The research finding is a statically significant relationship between the work performance of employees and innovative steps taken by the employees in the workplace. However, the relationship between the leader's openness towards employee suggestions and job satisfaction of employees was not found in the study. The result of statistical analysis is suggesting that innovation and organisational learning are highly influenced by transformational leadership.Discussion –Transformational leadership makes employees get more engaged with the workplace. Workplace engagement results in innovation and innovation come from organisational learning. The study shows that implementing innovation in the workplace requires ideas regarding knowledge sharing inside an organisation. During that time that major issue was dealing with limited workforce to keep an organisation operational.


tool for measuring a clamping force exerted by a movable rod (4) of a length measuring device. It comprises a housing (16) the bottom of which is housed a force sensor (17) and whose edge is placed on a surface of the apparatus body. The movable rod (4) exerts a force on the sensor (17), which is indicated by a display (18) connected to the sensor (17). The invention applies to audits of micrometers.


While differences in residential energy consumption have been identified between households along lifecycle, social class and cultural dimensions, residential end-use demand mode Is commonly consider only architectural, HVAC, family size and price/income variables. To examine Q.Q1b. social and engineering influences on residential consumption, the California Energy Commission's residential end-use demand forecasting model was fit to electricity and gas consumption data on 3600 San Diego households, aion" with measures of family form, income, home ownership, length of residence and education. Census measures of neighborhood character (ethnicity, poverty, social class, age composition and immigration rates) were also incorporated in the mode Is. Af ter controlling for household differences in dweIling size and type, insulation levels, systems, appliances and number of household members (the engineering variables) large and significant differences in household electricity consumption between social groups were identified. These differences represent differences between household types which are unmeasured in the engineering model. Comparisons of alternative engineering and social modeis, suggest that each of these sets of variables, while highly correlated with the other, makes a distinct and important contribution to predicting residential energy use. A theoretical model of the independent and joint contributions of engineering and social factors to the explanation of variations in residential energy consumption is presented. This research was supported by the California Energy Commission's Demand Assessment Office (CEC-DAO), and the University of California's Energy Research Group (UC-ERG).


A mathematical modelwasusedtoinvestigate the effects ofelectrical inhomogeneities introduced bytheintracavitary blood massandthelungs ontheapparent location andmagnitude of acurrent dipole source representing local activity inthemyocardium. Radial andtangential current source momentswereconsidered, and lungconductivity wastakenasavariable parameter. Boththeblood massandthelungscauseacurrent source toappear closer tothe heartcenter thanitactually is.Theeffect increases asthesource movesawayfromtheendocardial surface, andmaximumdisplace- mentisestimated tobeoftheorder of1cm.Theneteffect ofthe inhomogeneities istoincrease themagnitude oftheradial com- ponent ofasource dipole while diminishing itstangential component. Theseeffects depend onsource location.


2 Interview with: Jens Holmboe The Current State of Procurement in Denmark 4 Business Arena 1: Trust and Innovation (Sweden) 6 Business Arena 2: Future of the Anglo Saxon PPP (United Kingdom) 8 Interview with: Peter Lundhus Perspective on Procurement from Recent Practices, Now and in the Future 10 Business Arena 3: Alliance Contracting – One for All and All for One (Finland) 12 Interview with: Stuart Baker Future Perspectives on PPP in the UK 16 Business Arena 4: Best Value Procurement – a Change of Paradigm (the Netherlands) 18 Business Arena 5: Early Contractor Involvement (Germany) 20 Reflections on The First European Infrastructure Procurement Symposium (EIPS) 2012 22 Table of


Corrigendum to Atmospheric loss from the dayside open polar region and its dependence on geomagnetic activity : Implications for atmospheric escape on evolutionary time scales, published in Ann. Geophys., 35, 721–731,2017


The relevance of the latent deviance problem is associated with the acute need to explain the psychological content of socialization disorders in pre-adolescence. The large number of age-related problems of pre-school and primary school age in particular determines the variety of specific configurations of the failure of the child in solving these problems at every stage of development. Polymorphism of the clinical disontogenesis also contributes to this variability. This situation necessitates the search for integrative structures, reflecting the emerging failure of the preschool and primary school children with disabilities, and the risks of further violations of socialization and development of deviations. The phenomenon of latent deviance, acting as a premorbid for deviations can be considered as an integrative formation. In the study of psychological content of latent deviance is of great importance the anticipatory competence study, which is considered a significant indicator of deviations in adolescents and adults. The study of anticipation in children with certain types of developmental disorders suggests its


Photo-theranostics is a therapeutic and diagnostic approach that uses photosensibilization. This approach makes part of the medicine of the future – subcellular therapy. Photo-theranostics targets cells and tissues that are affected by pathological changes inducing apoptotic cell death. However, the approach allows targeting cellular organelles, if the photo-sensitizing agent is accumulated selectively. Such selectivity can result from the organelle's functional state, as in the case of mitochondria affected by mitochondrial genome abnormalities. For instance, some pro-atherogenic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations can lead to mitochondrial dysfunction
 Some photo-sensitizing agents accumulate selectively in mitochondria making the photodynamic targeting efficient enough. For instance, protoporfyrine IX (PpIX), which is widely used in clinical practice, is produced from a prodrug 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALC) in course of heme synthesis cascade in the mitochondria. Exogenous 5-ALC causes excessive formation of PpIX, which cannot be efficiently processed by ferrochelatase and accumulates in the cells. PpIX accumulation directly depends on the cell's metabolic activity.
 We studied 5-ALC-induced PpIX accumulation on cybrid lines derived from thrombocytes with mutation-bearing mitochondria and THP-1 monocytes devoid of mitochondria. We used 3 cybrid lines and 2 THP-1 monocyte cultures cultured independently by different research groups. The mitochondrial functional state was assessed by fluorescence intensity of mitochondrial dye MitoTracker™ Orange CMTMRos (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Measurement of fluorescence was performed by laser scanning microscopy with spectral unmixing. MitoTracker and PpIX dyes were excited with a 561 nm laser, and fluorescence was measured at 570–750 nm wavelength. The signal was spectrally unmixed to obtain separate MitoTracker and PpIX signals. Individual cells areas were traced on microscopic images taken under identical conditions, and mean values of PpIX and MitoTracker fluorescence intensity were obtained for each cell.
 We found that PpIX accumulation varied significantly from cell to cell within cell populations. Cybrid lines had increased PpIX accumulation in comparison with original THP-1 monocyte lines. A positive correlation between PpIX amount and mitochondrial membrane potential was observed (Figure 1).

 Therefore, selective elimination of dysfunctional (mutated) mitochondria can be achieved by adjusting laser intensity sufficient to induce photodynamic destruction of the organelles, while normal mitochondria and the cells as a whole should be preserved at the used light intensities. This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (Grant #19-15-00010).

 Russian Science Foundation (Grant # 19-15-00010)


The rootstock plays a crucial role in the fruit tree. For several decades, sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.) has been the most widely used rootstock in citrus cultivation. However, the spread of the Tristeza virus (CTV) has prevented the use of sour orange rootstock in new plantings in many areas because it is sensitive to CTV.

The objective of this experiment was to study the vegetative, productive, and fruit qualitative performance of six graft combinations obtained from grafting Brasiliano N.L. 92 onto Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. (PT); Flying dragon [Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. cv. Monstrosa] (FD); Citrange Carrizo [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck × Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.] (CC); Citrange C35 [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cv. Ruby's poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf., cv. Webber Fawcett] (C35); Citrange Troyer [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck × Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.] (CT); and Swingle Citrumelo [Citrus paradisi Macf. Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf.] (SC). Sampled fruits were assessed for biometric measures, maturation index, and nutraceutical parameters. At 225 days after full bloom (DAFB), the oranges were harvested and the number and weight of fruit per tree were determined.

The differences were recorded, and statistical analysis showed that each of the six combinations had specific characteristics. Particular attention must be given to the combination B92/FD; despite the fruit being smaller, it showed better organoleptic and nutraceutical results. For the lower yield per tree higher density of planting is required compared to the other rootstocks. The cost of planting a higher number of trees using the B92/FD graft combination at planting time can be justified for an orange cultivar that guarantees high income, such as the Brasiliano 92 cultivars.


Ant-Miner is an Ant Colony Optimization algorithm for classification task. This paper proposes an improved version of Ant-Miner, named mAnt-Miner+, which is based on mAnt-Miner (Ant-Miner that uses a population of many ants). mAnt-Miner+ uses a simple and invariable heuristic strategy, that avoids it easily trapping in the local optimal solution and improves the efficiency of the algorithm. mAnt-Miner+ has been compared against Ant-Miner and mAnt-Miner in six public domain data sets. The results show that: 1) in term of predictive accuracy, mAnt-Miner+ is competitive with Ant-Miner and better than mAnt-Miner; 2) mAnt-Miner+ is faster than Ant-Miner and mAnt-Miner; 3) the difference of the rule simplicity between three algorithms is small.


Five compounds were isolated from the leaves of wild Ginseng(Panax ginseng C.A.Meyer) colleted in Jilin Province. Their chemical structures were identified as ginsenoside-R_(h2),-R_(h1),-R_(g2),-R_(g1)and -R_(e) on the basis of melting point, IR, ~(1)H,~(13)CNMR,FAB-MS and chemical evidences.


Article history: Received July 14, 2019 Received in revised format July 28, 2019 Accepted August 5 2019 Available online August 5 2019 Supply Chain Management (SCM) is the set of approaches used for the appropriate integration and utilization of suppliers, manufacturers, warehouses and retailers to ensure the production and delivery of products to end users in the right quantities and at the right time. Integration of the stages in the supply chain can make it more effective and profitable as a whole. In the present study, an integrated production and distribution problem in a two-stage supply chain is considered. The supply chain consists of m manufacturers with different locations and rates of production, and a distributer that delivers the ordered products to customers in different locations. Here, products are seasonal and perishable and must be delivered before a specified time. To characterize the problem, a Mixed Integer Programming (MIP) model is proposed and to solve the proposed model, a Hybrid Simulated Annealing (HSA) and a Genetic Algorithm (GA) with mixed repair and penalize strategies are introduced. Computational results of HSA are compared with those of the GA algorithm as the current best algorithm for solving similar problems in the literature. . licensee Growing Science, Canada by the authors; 20 20 ©


Abstract : HIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (MIC) technology. The low temperature (25 C) process was derived from the reaction of hydrogen fluoride (HF) and nitrogen oxide (NO and NO2) with Si. The Si oxide films, thus grown, can be used as drop out impurity diffusion-mask materials in fabricating n-p junction diodes. The surface electronic stabilizing feature of the film is evaluated in terms of recombination-generation reverse bias currents and in terms of trapped insulator charge and interface states. Electrical voltage-current characteristics of diodes compare favorably with the analogous thermal oxide stabilized type. Because the oxide growth mechanism itself is photosensitive, the chemical reaction has potential use in relation to photoresistless IC processing. Finally, from a device reliability point-of-view, Auger and scanning electron microscopic analysis demonstrate the new process as an ultrasensitive chemical diagnostic technique for delineating Si-surface contamination. (Author)


The invention relates to compositions containing at least one protease and at least one biosurfactant. The biosurfactant is particularly selected from rhamnolipids and sophorolipids.


This paper presents an experimental prototype of 2nd-order multi-bit DR AD modulator with dynamic analog components for low power and high signal to noise and distortion (SNDR) application. The integrators in the modulator are realized by ring amplifier without static current. Multi-bit quantizer and analog adder in the feed-forward modulator is realized by a passive-adder embedded successive approximation register analog to digital converter which consists of capacitor array and a dynamic comparator. The dynamic comparator does not dissipate static power at all when a pre-amplifier is not used. Proposed modulator is fabricated in TSMC 90 nm CMOS technology. Measurement results of the modulator dynamic range is over 84 dB. Measured peak SNDR = 77.51 dB, SNR = 80.08 dB are achieved for the bandwidth of BW = 94 kHz while a sinusoid differential (cid:2) 1 dBFS input is sampled at 12 MS/s. The total analog power consumption of the modulator is 0.37 mW while the supply voltage is 1.1 V.


Dynamics of the inner and outer above-barrier ionization and of the Coulomb explosion are calculated for large hydrogen iodide clusters irradiated by superintense ultrashort laser pulses. We have found that the Coulomb forces predominate in the expansion of these clusters in comparison with the hydrodynamic forces. The energy distribution of the iodine multiple atomic ions in laser focal volume is derived. Results of our calculations are in a good agreement with the recent experimental data of Tisch et al. [Phys. Rev. A 60, 3076 (1999)].