Preface. Section one: concepts. 1) 'Greek literature' and cultural history. 2) The problem of tradition. Section two: contexts. 3) Festival. 4) Symposium. 5) Theatre. 6) The power of speech. 7) Inventing the archive: Athens. 8) Building the archive: Alexandria. 9) Reading from the archive: Roman Greece. Section three: conflicts. 10) Inventing the Greek. 11) A woman's place. 12) Sexing the text. 13) Status and slavery. . Notes. Chronology of Greek Literature. References. Index of Greek Authors. General Index


Subtitle: Shippers are facing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint by moving freight with environmentally friendly carriers and logistics partners. Here's how a few cutting-edge companies have cleaned up their logistics operations -- and improved customer perception and enhanced shareholder value in the process.


A study is made of the saturation of superconvergence relations by the known $N$ (isospin-\textonehalf{}) and $\ensuremath{\Delta}$ (isospin-$\frac{3}{2}$) nonstrange baryon resonances. Account is taken of the shape of the strong-interaction form factors as well as of the magnitude of the coupling constants. At a $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\Delta}(1236)$ vertex, there are two independent form factors (spin component \textonehalf{} and $\frac{3}{2}$), and at a $\ensuremath{\pi}N$ (nucleon) vertex, only one. Making a physically plausible assumption about the smoothness of these form-factor functions, a detailed study is made of sum rules in $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\Delta}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\Delta}$ and $\ensuremath{\pi}N\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\Delta}$ scattering. Two especially interesting relations occur in the elastic process $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\Delta}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\Delta}$, one relation involving only the $N$ spectrum, the other only the $\ensuremath{\Delta}$ spectrum. The sum rule for the $N$ spectrum is not saturated by the set of states which we insert, and this leads us to conjecture that there exists a spin-$\frac{3}{2}$ $\ensuremath{\pi}\ensuremath{\Delta}$ resonance which is at quite low mass and which is not reported in the $\ensuremath{\pi}N$ phase-shift analysis. A possible fit to a larger set of sum rules is then considered; the fit is consistent with linear Regge trajectories and provides a starting point for a detailed check when better partial-width data are available.


Claire Brault is a political theorist whose interdisciplinary work focuses on environmental and feminist theory, science and technology studies, and environmental humanities. She currently works as a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cogut Institute for the Humanities and the department of political science in Brown University, where she is finishing her book, Beyond Utopia: Feminist Eco-Temporalities. There she is also working on her next research project, focused on Nietzsche's concept of the eternal return and the ecological crises.


This article speculates about the future of Australia's welfare model given the severe disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic. First, it offers a brief description of the major features of Australia's political handling of the welfare state over the past decade or so, with a focus on the Newstart benefit and the tight policing of the benefit system.


This article is dedicated to the analysis of the current state and prospects of the financial market development in Russia in the context of formation of the state capitalism model. The authors consider both quantitative positive tendencies and long-term disproportions and risks which are connected with the strengthening of the state's role in the economy. Special attention is paid to the issues of the quality of the institutional environment and evaluations of the speculative character of the market growth model.


The author considers various aspects of a healthy lifestyle, the need to maintain it in modern megacities,and its impact on the lifestyle of children, adolescents, and middle-aged people. It also addresses importantcompliance issues, problems of sleep deprivation and obesity in adolescents, and the need to develop a properand balanced diet for school and preschool children. The article considers the likely consequences for thosewho do not follow a healthy lifestyle and have bad habits.


I provide a primer on several recent historical patent datasets for use in innovation research. By comparing across these datasets, I am also able to document how the structure of raw patent data used and choices researchers made when constructing these datasets affect the conclusions drawn about the nature of U.S. invention; these same issues are likely also relevant in interpreting data on contemporary patenting. I discuss five historical patent datasets in depth, describing the strengths and weaknesses of each, the types of patent information each includes, and the contexts in which each is suitable for innovation research. While the datasets all paint a remarkably consistent picture of aggregate U.S. patenting, in many cases they consist of different patents. Differences in the underlying raw data and different techniques to ascertain invention information produce statistically significant differences in estimates of the geographic agglomeration of invention. I discuss ways in which the different datasets can be used in conjunction with one another to improve inference.


Rhizopus chinensis amylase strains from sweet-liqueur Daqu were screened through the flat colony observation and microscopy method in this paper. The value of HE was determined by preliminary screen on the plate colony, and the liquefaction power and the saccharification power were also determined by re-screening in shaking flask. The start strain that had the high value of HE and the high liquefaction power and saccharification power was obtained. One single excellent mutant strain (SCLG-Rhizopus chinensis 28) with high amylase power was obtained by UV mutation. Its value of HE, liquefaction power and saccharification power were 1.52, 70 min and 520 mg/g·h, respectively. These values were enhanced by 8.57%, 12.50% and 30.00% compared to the original strain, respectively. In addition, the strain had good genetic stability. The quality and favor of liqueur qu made by the mutant strain was greatly improved, and the time of saccharification was decreased by 3~4 h compared with that of the control.


Abstract. Anggarwulan E, Mudyantini W, Asiyah IJ. 2015. Chitosan treatment and storage temperature in the retardation of fruit ripening of red guava (Psidium guajava). Nusantara Bioscience 7: 153-159. Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is a thin-skinned tropical fruit which is easy to ripe and rot. The objective of the study is to determine the effect of chitosan coating and storage temperature in restraining the ripening of guava and also to the combination of treatments which could be longest to lengthen its storage period. This study uses Completely Randomized Design, with two factors. The first factor is chitosan concentration of 0, 1, 2, and 3%, while the second factor is the storage temperature in 16°C and 28°C with three repetitions during four weeks. The quality of Psidium guajava which is observed during the storage is weight-loss, water content, fruit texture, reducing sugar content, vitamin C content, pigment rind (chlorophyll and carotenoid), respiration rate, and ethylene content. The treatment of chitosan concentration and the storage temperature of 16oC are able to maintain the fruit hardness, vitamin C content, and chlorophyll content; meanwhile, it shows a decrease in weight-loss, reducing sugar, respiration rate, and ethylene content. The combination of chitosan treatment of 3% with a temperature of 16°C is able to maintain the quality and to lengthen the storage period of Psidium guajava up to four weeks.


The aim of this study is to investigate the level of service quality of Syariah Bank which is compare between Conventional Bank services quality, used 6 dimensions CARTER model (Othman & Owen, 2001). The subject of this research is a people who have an account  in Syariah Bank and also have account in Conventional Bank. This research takes a place in Yogyakarta. The result of this research indicated that service quality based on 6 dimension CARTER model in Syariah Bank more higher really than Conventional Bank  with  range 0,3275 from 5 Likert scale (6,55%). If based on 5 dimension SERVQUAL model (without Compliance dimension) there is no difference between Syariah Bank and Conventional Bank in service quality. Compliance dimension in Syariah Bank more higher really than Conventional Bank with range 2,24 from 5 Likert scale (44,8 %). In the other way, Assurance, Reliability, Tangibles, Empathy, and Responsiveness dimensions there are no differences  real.


One of the basic understandings we have received from genetics is the theory that hybrid vigor is an important natural occurrence. It means, in the simplest sense, when two pure strains of related organisms are crossed the resulting hybrid is usually more vigorous than either of its parents. The advantages of hybridization are well known in corn, roses, and many domestic animals. Certain handicaps and disadvantages always accompany a hybrid, but these oftimes present minor problems in comparison to their overall values. Evolution is brought about partly by the hybridization of organisms. In doing so, the hybrid will usually occupy one particular kind of niche. These niches require of the hybrid different and better adaptations than either parent can accomplish. It is said to be a progressive step in evolution if the hybrid can germinate, grow, reproduce, and become dispersed. The offspring must then do likewise. Hybridization is not especially a unique characteristic of the biota alone. In all walks of life alliances and compromises are made when two or more fields of knowledge are employed to solve all sorts of problems. Not too long ago chemistry and biology were almost completely separate disciplines of science. The principles, the tools, and the objectives of each were independent. Then someone saw a need for sanitation, for commercial fertilizers, antibiotics, blood typing, and other modem practices. An alliance between the problems in biology and the knowledge of chemists was formed on commnon grounds. Biochemistry, thus became the vigorous progeny. It has not only given mankind new insights into the characteristics of life itself, but it has also produced a very specialized kind of industrialization with widespread applications. Thermonuclear devices and the era of rocketry and missiles have thrust upon biologists many newv kinds of problems. In short, no one really knows what atomic radiation will do to the welfare of plants and animals in the long run of time. No one really knows yet whether men will eat and sleep successfully in the weightlessness of space travel. It is apparent that the physical scientists and their allies have produced something more complex than what biologists can solve by themselves. For a biologist to understand such problems and for biologists as a whole to bring their part of this new era up to par with the physical sciences, some understanding must be reached about the characteristics of these new accomplishments. This automatically puts biologists one step behind and calls for hybridization of knowledge. Radiant energy from the sun is essential for life. Radiation from the atom is generally detrimental to protoplasm. In general, exact dosages from X rays and atomic radiation are still extremely complex problems involving many unknown characteristics. In both instances the physical principles of energy are involved and this automatically allies biology with physics. Not only is biology allied with physics in the fields of radiation and aerobiology, but similar combinations with other fields are noteworthy. It is understood now that bats navigate by means of a radar-type of facility. Experiments have demonstrated that changing the frequency of timing of sound waves can alter the breeding habits of certain animals. Plants respond to gravity and centrifugal forces while growing. The roles of electricity and magnetism on biological behaviors are essentially unexplored. The fields of extrasensory perception, mental telepathy, and other types of communications in animals, all provide interesting avenues into the physical nature of biological behavior. There is evidence that migrations of birds, salmon, etc., to some extent rely on physical phenomena which must be accurately defined. The opportunities in biophysics are just beginning and have unlimited challenges. There is a variety of science projects which may be carried out in the biology laboratory to encourage hybridization of interests between biology and other sciences. Projects in biophysics usually attract considerable attention at science fairs. Some of the projects suggested below may be more stimulating to the student who is most adept with the electrodes, or levers, than with the microscope or a scalpel and "pickled" frog. Growth and behavioral responses of plants and animals to colored


Background and Objectives: Patients with major s-Thalassaemia-due to their constant need for blood transfusion-are at the risk of blood-transmitted diseases such as hepatitis B, C and HIV. Moreover, the residual risk of blood-transmittable viruses in window period during blood donation remains un-detected in antibody screening test. In the study the prevalence of hepatitis B, C and HIV were examined in patients with major s-thalassaemia. Methods: This descriptive study was performed on 142 patients with major s-thalassaemi in city of Qom in 2007. At first, a questionnaire was filled by each patient. It elicited demographic ،information including age, sex, frequency of blood transfusion per year, time of diagnosis, history of vaccination and….. Then blood samples of patients were tested to detect serum markers including HB s Ag, Anti-HCV, Anti-HIV with Eliza method. Positive EIA results of HBSAg and Anti-HCV were confirmed respectively with neutralization, RIBA and Blot tests. Results: Out of 142 patients with major s–thalasseamia in this study, 76(53.5%) were male and 66 (46.5%) female. The average age of patients was 14.3 years and 3% of patients were married. The average age of diagnosis of disease was 10/9 years. 63% of patients had received the vaccine. Among 142 patients, one was seropositive for HBSAg and 19 for anti HCV. There was no case of HIV positive. Conclusion: The results showed the prevalence of hepatitis C in patients with major s-Thalassemia in Qom to be relatively low (13.38%), but it seems that screening the blood donors effectively decreases the prevalence and incidence of infection.


The authors present the main viruses transmissible by blood transfusion such as human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV1-2) and hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV respectively).
The recent introduction of the leukodepletion methodology has made an important contribution in reducing the transmission rate of leukotropic viruses such as cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), human herpesvirus, human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV 1-2 ).
Advances in molecular biology have made it possible to highlight that other viruses, considered less important pathogens such as hepatitis A and G viruses (HAV, HGV), human Parvovirus B19, Reovirus type 3 and Pseudorabbia virus can be transmitted to recipients. Furthermore, emerging viruses with potential zoonotic risk could play a non-marginal role in the spread of infection.
Much attention is now being paid to diseases due to emerging viruses such as hepatitis E (HEV), hantaviruses, West Nile Disease virus and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.
The authors followed the validation procedures in line with the European standards of the European Medicines Agency (EMA).


In a two-generation experiment oral lifelong administration of a 2% and a 5% mixture of sodium cyclamate and sodium saccharin in the feed did not result in carcinogenic effects in Sprague-Dawley rats (70-78 rats/group). In particular, no tumors of the urinary tract were detected, apart from one female rat with a papilloma of the urinary bladder (2% group). A sugar-receiving group, as well as an untreated control group did not yield any unexpected results. Stone formation in the urinary bladder was considerably increased in the group receiving sodium cyclamate and saccharin at 5% concentration.


Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is a common form of arterial occlusive disease that is challenging to evaluate at the point-of-care. Hand-held dopplers are the most ubiquitous device used to evaluate circulation and allows providers to audibly "listen" to the blood flow. Providers use the audible feedback to subjectively assess whether the sound characteristics are consistent with Monophasic, Biphasic, or Triphasic waveforms. Subjective assessment of doppler sounds raises suspicion of PAD and leads to further testing, often delaying definitive treatment. Misdiagnoses are also possible with subjective interpretation of doppler waveforms. This paper presents a Deep Learning system that has the ability to predict waveform phasicity through analysis of hand-held doppler sounds. We collected 268 four-second recordings on an iPhone taken during a formal vascular lab study in patients with cardiovascular disease. Our end-to-end system works by converting input sound into a spectrogram which visually represents frequency changes in temporal patterns. This conversion enables visual differentiation between the phasicity classes. With these changes present, a custom trained Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is used for prediction through learned feature extraction. The performance of the model was evaluated via calculation of the F1 score and accuracy metrics. The system received an F1 score of 90.57% and an accuracy of 96.23%. Our Deep Learning system is not computationally expensive and has the ability for integration within several applications. When used in a clinic, this system has the capability of preventing misdiagnosis and gives practitioners a second opinion that can be useful in the evaluation of PAD.


Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine whether Hamcho freeze-dried powder and Hamcho freeze-dried nano powder have an anti-obese effect on high fat diet-induced obese rats. Methods: Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 6 different groups, each of which was bred for 8 weeks with a different experimental diet: normal diet group (NC), high fat diet group (HFC), high fat diet + 2% Salicornia herbacea L. freeze-dried powder group (2% HS), high fat diet + 5% Salicornia herbacea L. freeze-dried powder group (5%HS), high fat diet + 1% Salicornia herbacea L. freeze-dried nano powder group (1% HSN), high fat diet + 2% Salicornia herbacea L. freeze-dried nano powder group (2% HSN). Results: The 5% HS group showed a weight loss effect in body weight, liver and adipose tissue by reducing the amount of dietary intake and food efficiency ratio. In addition, the 5% HS group showed a significant reduction of serum leptin concentration, while having a beneficial effect on the improvement of lipid metabolism such as increase the serum concentration of adiponectin. However, Hamcho freeze-dried nano powder did not show a weight loss effect. Conclusion: Overall data indicated that Hamcho seemed to have anti-obesity effects. In particular, consumption of 5% Hamcho freeze-dried powder might have beneficial effects on body weight, serum adiponectin level, and lipid profiles since it led to reduced body weight and growth of adipose tissues by suppressing dietary intakes. However conduct of further research studies is needed for analysis of active components and biochemical action mechanism of Hamcho.


Despite being located on the border area, Merauke has a very important architectural historical heritage. However, if its current existence is not well-preserved, it will lead to extinction. In fact, the historic building provides an image or identity and increases the tourism value of a city. The Old City of Merauke can be developed for tourism, similar to that in Old City of Semarang or Old City of Jakarta. Not only that, the development of the Old City area will be the first uniqueness in Papua. However, the problem experienced by the Merauke government is the absence of a Geographic Information System (GIS) that can provide information to the people of Merauke to determining the tourism potential location of the historic buildings in Merauke. GIS is also useful for the development of old building conservation research, because it serves as an initial step in conservation, the inventory phase of conservation buildings. This research is inductive exploratory research using descriptive-analytic survey method and evaluative methods. Keywords—Merauke; historical buildings; tourism; geographic information systems; building conservation


The electrochemical characteristics of poly(o-phenylendiamine) (POPD) film modified electrodes have been investigated using different electrochemical techniques. The main interest is focused on the effect of potential and film thickness on the electrode process. Good agreement has been found for the apparent diffusion coefficient estimated by chronocoulometry and impedance spectroscopy. The charge transfer process within POPD films is diffusion processes at negative and positive overpotentials and electron hopping mechanism at formal potential. The POPD film conductivity of the oxidized state is better than that of the reduced state. For all electrode processes, the H+ may penetrate the film/electrolyte interface and take part in charge transfer or protonation-deprotonation of phenazine rings.


A novel approach to pressureless sintering based on the combination of rapid-rate sintering, rate-controlled sintering, and two-step sintering under a controlled atmosphere is proposed. This combined sintering method facilitates control of grain and pore morphology. The application of this sintering approach for pure nanocrystalline barium titanate powder enables the suppression of grain growth during the intermediate and final stages of sintering and the production of fully dense ceramics with 108 nm grain size. The grain growth factor is 3.5, which is three and 17 times smaller than rate-controlled and conventional sintering, respectively.


We present link-diversity routing, a routing paradigm that achieves high path resilience in mobile ad hoc networks. Link-diversity routing chooses each hop of a packet's route, so that the choice reflects the amount of outgoing links towards the destination at the intermediate hops. This choice maximizes the opportunities to make progress at every hop in the presence of unpredictable link failures caused by mobility or fading effects. As a result, link diversity routing takes paths which are less prone to fail due to individual link failures than traditional routing. We develop a loop-free and distributed link-diversity routing algorithm. The algorithm is based on an analogy from the heat theory which consists of routing packets along the steepest gradient of a temperature field. We perform simulations of our algorithm with a DSDV-based implementation. Our simulations show that link-diversity routing increases the end-to-end packet delivery ratio to a factor of up to four without any additional protocol overhead compared to the traditional minimum hop- count based DSDV.


Introduction The effect of CMV reactivation after allo-HCT on relapse and overall survival (OS) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplatic syndrome (MDS) is controversial (Green et al blood 2013, Elmaagacli et al Blood 2011, and Erard et al Hematologica 2006).

Methods We retrospectively analyzed the effect of CMV reactivation on OS and cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR) and non-relapse mortality (NRM) in AML and MDS patients older than > 18 years who had received allo-HCT between 2005-2011 and had not died within 30 days of receiving allo-HCT at MD Anderson Cancer Center. The effect of any CMV antigenemia on allo-HCT outcomes was evaluated by comparing any CMV antigenemia with no CMV antigenemia. Because of potential immunomodulatory effect of CMV infection, the effect of prolonged antigenemia (defined as CMV antigenemia with duration more than 12 days, the median duration of antigenemia for the cohort) on transplant outcomes was analyzed by comparing patients with prolonged antigenemia with patients with no CMV antigenemia or CMV antigenemia with ≤ 12 days. All patients underwent surveillance by pp65 antigenemia test. Preemtive therapy was initiated for > 3 pp65 Ag cells/million WBC's. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to estimate OS and the log-rank test was used to assess group differences. CIR and NRM were determined using the competing risks method; competing risk for CIR was death and for NRM was relapse. Group differences in CIR and NRM were assessed using Gray's test.

Results [Table 1][1] shows baseline characteristics. Comparing R+/D+, R-/D-, R-/D+, and R+/D- groups, the incidence of any CMV antigenemia after HCT was 48%, 16.7%, 13.5%, and 50.9%, respectively (p 0.15) and CIR (p > 0.61) in all cohort as well as AML and MDS subgroups. Comparing any antigenemia vs. no antigenemia, CIR at 3 years was 34.6% vs. 35.2% in all cohort, 36.7% vs. 36.6% in AML patients, and 29.5% vs. 30.0% in MDS patients, respectively. In patients with CMV antigenemia, duration of antigenemia ranged from 1 to 535 days (median 12 days). We then investigated the effect of prolonged CMV antigenemia on transplant outcomes. Patients with CMV antigenemia > 12 days compared with combined group of ≤ 12 days or no CMV antigenemia had a lower cumulative incidence of relapse and a higher NRM, resulting in a similar OS ([Fig. 1][2]). Such a difference was seen in AML but not in MDS subgroup. We then investigated the effect of duration of CMV antigenemia in patients with CMV reactivation. Comparing 1-12 days of antigenemia vs. more than 12 days of antigenemia, CIR at 3 years was 41.9% vs. 26.7% (p = 0.003) in all cohort, 45.8% vs. 26.4% (p = 0.001) in AML patients, and 32.1% vs. 27.4% (p = 0.68) in MDS patients, respectively.

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Conclusion Prolonged CMV antigenemia is associated with decreased relapse in patients with AML, but not in MDS. Lower relapse is offset by increased NRM resulting in no change in OS. In contrast with published data, lower rate of relapse was not found when any antigenemia was compared with no antigenemia.

Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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A search for B{sup 0}{sub s}-{ovr B}{sup 0}{sub s} oscillations is performed in a sample of B{sup 0}{sub s} semileptonic decays collected using dilepton triggers at the Tevatron Collider during 1992{endash}1995. The B{sup 0}{sub s} is reconstructed using {phi} meson-lepton correlations; its initial production flavor is determined with the second lepton in the event. From a signal of 1068 with a B{sup 0}{sub s} purity of 61{percent} , we obtain a limit on the B{sup 0}{sub s}-{ovr B}{sup 0}{sub s} oscillation frequency of {Delta}m{sub s}{gt}5.8 ps{sup {minus}1} at 95{percent} confidence level. {copyright} {ital 1999} {ital The American Physical Society}


Time-series analyses of the homicide rates (from mortality statistics) and murder rates (from crime statistics) for the period 1960 to 1985 gave identical magnitudes of association with measures of domestic social integration (marriage, divorce, and birth rates).


Aim: To assess the demographic profile of blood donors and determine the frequency and causes for deferral.
Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pathology, Blood Centre at Dr. SMCSI medical college, Karakonam, Trivandrum. January 2018 to September 2022.
Methodology: This study was done to analyze the various causes of deferral and the profile of donors. 8064 donors from the study period were analyzed and their demographic profile was recorded. The deferred donors were analyzed according to their age, sex, type of donor, type of deferral and reasons for deferral.
Results: 8064 donors came to our center for donation of which 7682 (95.3%) were males and 382 (4.7%) were females. Majority of blood donors belonged to age group 18-25 years (50.6%). Replacement donors accounted for 6596 donors (81.8%). Voluntary donors were only 940 (11.7%). 1541 (19.1%) donors were deferred from donating. Out of these, 1186(77%) were replacement donors, 198(12.8%) were voluntary donors and 160(10.2%) were family donors. The most frequent causes of temporary deferrals: Hypertension 314(20.2%), Hypotension 82(5.3%), low hemoglobin 110(7.1%), On medication 104(6.7%), Tattoo/ ear piercing/smoking/pan chewing 154(10%), previous recent illness/surgery 190(12.3%) and alcoholism 46(3%). Permanent deferrals were done for only 68 donors (0.7%). They included 21 high risk donors and 47 donors who were serology positive.
Conclusion: Deferral pattern analysis can help the medical personnel in knowing the common causes of deferral and be more focused in screening. Determination of cause and rate donor deferral can help in preventing loss of precious blood and components.


I started thinking about this course in early 2002 as the Bush administration seemed intent on initiating a war on Iraq. As the March invasion and bombing campaign dragged on into 2003, I found myself searching American history for a precedent. Vietnam didn't seem quite right; its horrors began as a long slow process of assuming France's imperial mantle after its defeat at Diem Bien Phu. Despite efforts by the Bush administration to portray Saddam Hussein as a latter-day Hitler and the U.S. armed forces as liberators who would be greeted with flowers, World War II was clearly not a useful model. I then turned to the Korean War, about which, as a scholar of the 1930s and an activist from the 1960s born in 1951, I knew practically nothing. The more I looked into political, cultural, social, and scientific events surrounding the 1953 cease-fire of the Korean War, the more I found evidence that directions taken then, eight years after the end of the second World War, were coming to fruition, often m perverse ways, half a century later. I started keeping a running log of "firsts" occurring during 1953; everyone I talked to had something to add: from the inception of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) to the first publication of Phyboy; from Frank Lloyd Wright's Future of Architecture to Saul Bellows's Adventures ofAugie March and the American edition of Simone de Beauvoir's The second Sex', from Robert Rauschenberg and John Cage's Automobile Tire Print to Fellini's I Vitelloni and Yasugiro Ozu's Tokyo Story. It seemed that almost daily, newspapers were reporting on some golden anniversary or another. I decide that I did not want to teach a course on "the 1950s" as a whole, but instead to focus on this crucial year-1953. I'm fond of cutting what Foucault named "a synchronie slice" to allow students to think across disciplinary boundaries and begin to understand how a discursive field-accruing from a variety of influences-develops into a cultural consensus, even one fraught with national, racial, class, and sexual differences and divisions. The year stretched into what I found, following Raymond Williams's sense of the "long revolution" toward democratic socialism, to be the "long 1953." It began in November 1952, with the first aboveground test of the H-bomb, cementing the arms race to megadeaths; continued through the December 1952 Great Fog in London with air so black that people could not see to cross the street, leaving about 20,000 people dead from pollution and inaugurating, along with Rachel Carson's books, what we know as ecology; and ended in July 1954 with the CIA-sponsored coup in Guatemala overthrowing Jacobo Arbenz. Widely protested in Latin America (in fact, Frida Kahlo's last public appearance before her 1954 death was at a demonstration against U.S. intervention), the coup was a direct aftermath of July 26,1953, when Fidel Castro led an unsuccessful armed attack on the Moncada army garrison in Santiago de Cuba, launching the revolutionary struggle to overthrow the Batista regime. It set the tone for U.S. interventions in Latin America that continue today, with efforts to unseat Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Along the way, we would consider Stalin's death, the Soviet crackdown against a popular uprising in East Berlin, Sir Edmund Hillary's ascent to the summit of Mount Everest, Watson and Crick's elegant model of the structure of DNA, the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg as "atomic spies," Marilyn Monroe's ascent to Hollywood stardom, Joseph McCarthy's hearings, and Dr. Seuss's books. And on and on. Besides, by the time I actually got to schedule the course it was the spring term of 2004, so a course entitled "50 Years After" was, by necessity, fluid. But the bulk of the course, this being a senior seminar for English majors, would focus on literature and films that first appeared in 1953. As an Americanist, my interest was in how the rise to global hegemony of the United States manifested latent shifts in European avant-garde literature, American popular culture, and African American fiction. …


Laboratory tests are conducted to investigate the influence of ferrum and cuprum electrodes on electroosmotic effects,and they are analyzed and compared through drainage,voltage loss at the electrodes and water content monitoring.The results demonstrate a better performance of ferrum electrode than that of cuprum electrode.In the case of cuprum anode,a rapid decrease in current is observed for 4~6 hours after the test commences,together with a big voltage loss at the anode.Furthermore,the influence of different combinations of cathode and anode materials on electroosmosis is also explored.It is revealed that the anode materials occupy a leading role in electroosmosis while the cathode materials display little effect.A reasonable explanation to the laboratory findings in terms of electrochemistry is also given.The phenomenon of electrochemical passivation is first discovered in elecroosmosis.The electrochemical passivation will reduce the efficiency of elecroosmosis substantially and should be avoided in practical engineering.


A high concentration of parenteral fluoroquinolone, T-3762 was used to study its antimicrobial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli because of the high peak plasma concentration in human healthy volunteers. Once 5-minute exposure of T-3762 with bacteria resulted in a rapid decrease in the number of viable cells and suppression of growth during 5-120 min incubation in drug-free broth, while ƒA-lactams did not. It should be noted that parenteral fluoroquinolones may be more active at high concentrations and in a short time.


An exhaust gas purifying device for an internal combustion engine (1) has a collector (40), a pressure difference detection device (61), a based on the pressure difference estimating device (S104), a partition-uncovery detecting device and a second regeneration device. The collector (40) captures exhaust particulates contained in the exhaust gas. The pressure difference detection device (61) detects a pressure difference in the collector (40). Which is based on the pressure difference estimator estimates an accumulation amount of the exhaust particles, based on the pressure difference. The bulkhead uncovery detecting device detects a partition exposing condition. The second regeneration device burns in the collector (40) trapped exhaust particles forcibly completed when the partition uncovery detecting device detects the partition exposing condition.


Direct-current characteristics of the composite-emitter heterojunction bipolar transistor (CEHBTs) having a composite emitter formed of a 0.04 µm In0.5Ga0.5P bulk layer and a 0.06 µm Al0.45Ga0.55As/GaAs digital graded superlattice (DGSL) were investigated. InGaP/DGSL-passivated and DGSL-passivated CEHBTs were fabricated for comparison with a AlGaAs-passivated CEHBT having an InGaP/AlGaAs emitter and a conventional InGaP/GaAs SHBT. In addition to having an extremely small collector–emitter offset voltage, the InGaP/DGSL-passivated and DGSL-passivated CEHBTs exhibit small base–emitter turn-on voltages, which are 130 and 370 mV lower than those of the InGaP/GaAs SHBT and comparison CEHBT, respectively, at a 1 A/cm2 collector current. These results reveal that the DGSL structure forms a gradedlike wide-gap emitter to effectively smooth out the potential spike at the base–emitter heterointerface. The current gain of the InGaP/DGSL-passivated CEHBT is 250 and is even enhanced to 385 by directly removing the InGaP layer. We qualitatively explain these improvements introducing the concept of a built-in electric field within the DGSL structure.


The specificity of melodic pattern of Lord's Prayer is identified and examined. Functioning of special types of intonation patterns is defined. The existing conception about the connection between intonation patterns of the prayer and its semantics has been pointed out.


The sorption and desorption of Cs+ and Sr2+ on a silty loam and a silty clay loam from India were carried out at different times of contact and at different temperatures. The activation energy of uptake E, and pseudothermodynamic parameters Ah , Ag; and As were calculated These showed that the silty clay loam immobilised cations more than the silty loam. The cation exchanger in the silty clay loam preferred Cs+ more than that in the silty loam, whereas Sr2+ was preferred more by the silty loam.


Provision of breast milk is the most effective way to ensure baby's health and safety. Breast milk has nutritional and non-nutritional benefits both for the health of the child and the mother. WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for up to six months, continued for up to two years. Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy is the most powerful factor that can influence the process of breastfeeding and the success of breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between self-efficacy and breastfeeding practices among primiparous mothers. The research was a cross-sectional study. The population in this study was mothers who had given birth to a first live baby at the Widuri Primary Clinic. The sample size in this study was 40 primiparous mothers recruited with the total sampling method. Data were collected using the Breastfeeding Self Efficacy (BSES) questionnaire which contains 25 questions about the breastfeeding self-efficacy of the mothers and observation of breastfeeding practices that refer to 16 breastfeeding practice items. Data analysis was used univariate and bivariate analysis. The results showed that there was no relationship between self-efficacy and breastfeeding practice (p-value = 0.215). There is no relationship between self-efficacy and breastfeeding practice.


Dear Editor, A 69-year-old woman presented to our hospital due to intense 72 hlong abdominal pain. After performing an urgent computed tomography angiography, a superior mesenteric venous thrombosis was detected. She had a history of luminal breast cancer and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, both of them diagnosed 1 month prior to the admission. Until then, she had not received any specific treatment for her medical conditions. Furthermore, she denied taking regular medication. Because of her impaired functional status, she was admitted into the General Surgery Department. Prophylactic antibiotic therapy with intravenous piperacillin-tazobactam was initiated. Nine days later, she referred the onset of stinging oral and cutaneous lesions. For this reason, a dermatological assessment was required. Physical examination demonstrated oral erosions (Figure 1A) and tense serous blisters on her left submammary fold (Figure 1B), abdomen, and right forearm. Most bullae appeared over erythematous plaques. Nikolsky sign was


There is always a need for fast keypoint matching in applications. This paper focuses on the area of stereo vision and presents an algorithm for fast keypoint matching. We first estimate the potential match's position according the optical flow. Then the following matching process is restricted in a smaller region. Experiments show that our algorithm is effective and robust.


This study was commissioned by Oji Fibre Solutions (OjiFS) 1 and the Waikato Regional Council to provide sound evidence about the effects of land use in New Zealand using the dairy and forestry industries in the Central North Island (CNI) as a case study. The study was independently reviewed by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) to confirm its validity. The aim of the study is to provoke and promote constructive discussion on how complementarity opportunities can be generated at a land enterprise (farm or forest) and catchment level to create beneficial scenarios for both industries. In that regard the study is deliberately simple in its approach: other sectors of the economy are excluded to keep the scenarios easy to understand and focused. Such a discussion will help stakeholders: comply with current national environmental policies such as the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) and the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS); inform pathways for achieving regional economic growth within environmental limits; and indicate how the integration of land-uses at different scales can be achieved more effectively than in the past. Initially motivated by the interest created by Warren Parker"s "back of the envelope" contrast of dairy and forestry value chains (Appendix 1), this study has reinforced such calculations through a more extensive economic assessment. The "back of the envelope" comparison was developed with the objective of expanding the "narrow enterprise-only" perspective of land-use change to a wider conversation about environmental and social dimensions as well as financial returns. This study backs-up this analysis through a comprehensive literature review on the environmental externalities and ecosystem services generated by both industries, policies addressing them, and the market and non-market values assigned to them; a regional analysis of the relative profitability and value-added created by both industries; and upstream and downstream complementarity examples. The following table summarises the main findings from the study applied to the 28,000 hectares initially used in the "back of the envelope" contrast. It incorporates local yield figures at the land use and manufacturing levels. Review of environmental externalities and ecosystem services Relevant literature concerning national and local environmental policies addressing the externalities generated by both land uses (positive and negative) provided a range of prices and limits used as regulation avenues. The Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) was established to provide an economic incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions including forest-based carbon sequestration. However, modifications to the ETS, such as the exclusion of emitting sectors (e.g. farming) and allowance of international units in the domestic market, have reduced the barrier for land-use change from forestry (such as in the CNI and Canterbury), resulting in high rates of deforestation to establish dairy farms in particular. The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM), introduced in 2011 and updated in 2014, has created an opportunity to internalise the externalities caused by excessive nutrient leaching from intensive land-use systems (e.g. high input dairy farms) and, potentially, to reach a regional development outcome where land use is within environmental limits and the economy is diversified and resilient.


This paper summarily reports the new advances of products and manufacturing technologies of the compositing materials to resist wear and corrosion. Reported emphasis is the technologies of compositing materials which include plasma thermally sprayed coating, oxygen ethane flame sprayed coating, self propagating high timperature synthesis and coating, melten by high density energy beams and etc. The paper expounds also the synthesis of super hard faced compositing materials of diamonds and metals, made in high pressure reaction or plasma chemical vaper deposition, and hard faced ceramic compositing materials, made with electricity chemical synthesis, that includes mini electricity arc oxiding of light metals and the compositing materials of plastics and metals are manufectured with thermally spraying plastic powder and vacuum soading.


In this paper the authors analyse the respondents' opinions on the techniques of strategic cost management from the aspect of the size of the company, business activity, legal form, as well as the respondents' opinion in relation to the generated profit/loss in the company they work in. The research is based on the sample of 33 companies in the Republic of Serbia, and it was conducted using survey questionnaires. The results show that the application of strategic cost management techniques is negligible, but that the respondents are aware of the potential benefits. Moreover, it has been established that there are no differences in the respondents' opinions when considered from the above aspects.


As observed by  Eilenberg and  Moore (1965), for a monad \(F\) with right adjoint comonad \(G\) on any category \(\mathbb{A}\),  the category of unital \(F\)-modules \(\mathbb{A}_F\) is isomorphic to the category of counital \(G\)-comodules \(\mathbb{A}^G\). The monad \(F\) is Frobenius provided we have \(F=G\) and then \(\mathbb{A}_F\simeq \mathbb{A}^F\). Here we investigate which kind of isomorphisms can be obtained for non-unital monads and non-counital comonads. For this we observe that the mentioned isomorphism  is in fact an isomorphisms between \(\mathbb{A}_F\) and the category of bimodules \(\mathbb{A}^F_F\) subject to certain compatibility conditions (Frobenius bimodules). Eventually we obtain that for a weak monad \((F,m,\eta)\) and a weak comonad  \((F,\delta,\varepsilon)\)  satisfying \(Fm\cdot \delta F = \delta \cdot m = mF\cdot F\delta\) and \(m\cdot F\eta = F\varepsilon\cdot \delta\), the category of compatible \(F\)-modules is isomorphic to the category of compatible Frobenius bimodules and the category of compatible \(F\)-comodules.


Financial accounting and practice
Jonas Žaptorius, Sustainability accounting: a brief history and concept, 7
Kristina Rudžionienė, Erika Krakauskaitė, Fair value measurement in accounting, 18
Akvilė Stulpinaitė, Judita Biveinytė, The comparative analysis of the 12th Business Accounting Standard and International Accounting Standards regulating accounting of tangible long-term assets, 28
Jonas Mackevicius, Jokūbas Leipus, Peculiarities of Muslim banks' accounting, 40
Martynas Novikovas, Transfer pricing control and audit in Lithuania, 51
Management accounting and practice
Lina Velickienė, Kristina Rudžionienė, Rūta Klimaitienė, Job – costing method in small service companies, 66
Lionius Gaižauskas, Budgets preparing and application problems in the Lithuanian enterprises, 76
Svetlana Vegera, Accounting of environmental and social land rent in modern system of economic relations: problems and principles of methodology, 91
Financial analysis and evaluation
Ramunė Budrionytė, Laimutė Kazlauskienė, Rasa Subacienė, System of ratio analysis of tourism companies, 98
Gerda Venckeviciūtė, Gražina Jatuliavicienė, Performance measurement systems development: from financial to corporate perspective, 116
Stasys Valentinavicius, The theoretical aspects of evaluation company's investment preference, 127


Drug delivery systems that are able to control the release of bioactive molecules and designed to carry drugs to target sites are of particular interest for tissue therapy. Moreover, systems comprising materials that can respond to environmental stimuli and promote self-assembly and higher order supramolecular organization are especially useful in the biomedical field. Suitable biomaterials for this purpose include elastin-like recombinamers (ELRs), a class of proteinaceous polymers bioinspired by natural elastin and designed using recombinant technologies. The self-assembly and thermoresponsive behaviour of these systems, along with their biodegradability, biocompatibility and well-defined composition as a result of their tailor-made design, make them particularly attractive for drug delivery. This review brings together information concerning ELR-based delivery systems that allow targeted delivery, especially ELR-drug recombinant fusion constructs, ELR-drug systems chemically bioconjugated in their monomeric and soluble forms, and drug encapsulation by nanoparticle-forming ELRs. Subsequently, we will focus on those drug carriers in which smart release is triggered by pH or temperature with a particular focus on cancer treatments in which both enhanced permeability retention (EPR) and local mild hyperthermia cause ELRs to become aggregated or form well-defined nanoparticles at the site of action. Systems for controlled drug release based on depots and hydrogels that act as both a support and reservoir in which drugs can be stored will be described, and their applications in drug delivery discussed. Finally, smart drug-delivery systems not based on ELRs, including those comprising proteins, synthetic polymers and non-polymeric systems, will also be briefly discussed.


Idiopathic osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex, late-onset disease whose causes are still unknown. In spite of tremendous efforts, the search for the genes pre-disposing towards osteoarthritis has so far met with little success. We hypothesize that epigenetic changes play a major role in the pathology of OA. Epigenetics refers to stable, heritable, but potentially reversible modifications of gene expression that do not involve mutations in the DNA sequence, for example DNA methylation or histone modification. Epigenetic changes are gene and cell-type specific, may arise sporadically with increasing age or be provoked by environmental factors. To investigate whether epigenetic changes are significant factors in OA, we examined the DNA methylation status of the promoter regions of three genes that are expressed by OA, but not by normal, articular chondrocytes, namely MMP-3 (stromelysin-1), MMP-9 (gelatinase B) and MMP-13 (collagenase3). We hypothesized that these genes are silenced in normal chondrocytes by methylation of the cytosines of CpG dinucleotides in the respective promoter regions, but that abnormal expression is associated with a de-methylation, leading to eunsilencing f of gene expression. Cartilage was obtained from the femoral heads of 16 OA and 10 femoral neck fracture (#NOF) patients, which served as controls due to the inverse relationship between osteoporosis and OA. The cartilage was milled in a freezer mill with liquid nitrogen, DNA was extracted with a Qiagen kit, digested with methylation sensitive restriction enzymes, followed by PCR amplification. These enzymes will cut at their specific cleavage sites only if the CpGs is not methylated and thus allow us to determine methylation status of specific CpG sites. Results. Less than 5% of the chondrocytes in superficial layer from #NOF cartilage expressed degradative enzymes, whereas all cloned chondrocytes from advanced-stage OA cartilage were immunopositive. The overall % of CpG demethylation in the promoters of control patients (whose chondrocytes did not express the enzymes) was 20.1%, whereas 48.6% of CpG sites were demethylated in degradative chondrocytes of OA patients (p .. 20%; for MMP-9 from 47 .. 81% and for MMP-3 from 30 .. 57%. However, not all available CpG sites were equally demethylated. Some sites were uniformly methylated in both OA and controls, others were demethylated even in controls. However, there was at least one crucial site for each degradative enzyme, where the differences in the degree of methylation were greatest and statistically different. These sites were at −110 for MMP-13; −36 for MMP-9; −635 for MMP-3. There was no relation between the % demethylation and the patient fs age and no apparent difference between males and females. Conclusions: We have demonstrated an association between abnormal gene expression of MMP-3, MMP-9 and MMP-13 and promoter DNA demethylation. This epigenetic dysregulation of genes appeared to be clonally inherited by daughter cells and may be typical for osteoarthritis and other complex, late-onset diseases.


The aim of this work was to demonstrate the periods of the increased demand on Ca, P and Mg in immature males of red deer. In blood serum concen- trations of Ca 2+ , inorganic P and Mg 2+ were evaluated using a spectrophotometric method. In the first autumn of life the highest concentrations were observed at the levels of: Ca - 2.858 0.62 mmol l 1 ; P - 2.617 0.25 mmol l 1 and Mg - 0.878 0.09 mmol l 1 . In October the lowest concentration of Mg was noti- ced, reaching 0.584 0.18 mmol l 1 , while in case of Ca and P the lowest con- centrations occurred in second November of life, with the values of 1.406 0.19 mmol l 1 and 1.596 0.28 mmol l 1 respectively. The results show the validity of mineral supplementation in red deer males in the period of entering puberty, mainly because of Ca-P-Mg expenses related to skeleton growth and development of first an- tler. Application of mineral supplements in summer should reduce the risk of decrease in skeleton growth rate caused by antler mineralization in autumn.


In large yield trials, variation in soil fertility (or, more generally, yield potential) can result in substantial heterogeneity within blocks and, thus, poor precision in treatment estimates. Precision may be improved using statistical analyses in which this spatial variation is accounted for in estimation of treatment or entry means. Three such types of spatial analysis are trend analysis, the Papadakis method, and analyses based on correlated errors models (which account for spatial variation throngh correlations between yields of neighboring plots). We reviewed the theory and empirical performance of these spatial analyses and compared them with the classical analyses [...]


The IEEE 7th Biennial Electric Heating Conference, will be held September 28–29, 1965, in Cleveland at the Carter Hotel. The conference will offer a program of technical value to users of industrial process electric heating.


Antimicrobials are widely used in agriculture to prevent and treat diseases and to stimulate growth of food-producing animals. However, this induces developing antimicrobial resistance among animal bacteria, and this resistance is then transmitted along food chains and spreads in the environment. It is commonly accepted at the moment that effective measures should be taken to contain it in food production, to prevent it from spreading on the global scale and to minimize related negative health outcomes. This can be achieved, among other things, due to intensifying inter-branch interactions. This review aimed to consider contemporary aspects in preventing development of antimicrobial resistance in micro-organisms that contaminate raw materials and processed food products; to dwell on how the issue is controlled in food production both in Russia and abroad; to focus on trends and prospects of developing new effective measures in the sphere. The review involved analyzing domestic and foreign regulatory and legal documents concerning prevention of antimicrobial resistance and analysis of related risks; generalizing and analyzing latest scientific research works published in reference databases including Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Google scholar. As a result, we described the experience accumulated in organizing monitoring over prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in foreign countries, to generalize international recommendations as well as regional and national ones on monitoring over microorganisms that are resistant to antimicrobials, and to highlight practical activities aimed at preventing occurrence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in food production. We substantiated certain peculiarities of related health risk assessment, namely, occurrence of genetic determinants of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic residues in food together with resistant microorganisms. We also formulated basic principles of organizing and conducting monitoring over antimicrobial resistance in food chains (with the focus on antimicrobial medications that are crucially important in medicine). These principles can be applied in the Russian Federation within programs aimed at preventing antimicrobial resistance.


To evalúate the mechanisms involved in macrophage proliferation and activation, we studied the regulation of the nucleoside transport systems. In murine bone marrow‐derived macrophages, the nucleo‐sides required for DNA and RNA synthesis are recruited from the extracellular medium. M‐CSF induced macrophage proliferation and DNA and RNA synthesis, whereas interferon γ (IFN‐γ) led to activation, blocked proliferation, and induced only RNA synthesis. Macrophages express at least the concentrative systems N1 and N2 (CNT2 and CNT1 genes, respectively) and the equilibrative systems es and ei (ENT1 and ENT2 genes, respectively). Incubation with M‐CSF only up‐regulated the equilibrative system es. Inhibition of this transport system blocked M‐CSF‐dependent proliferation. Treatment with IFN‐γ only induced the concentrative N1 and N2 systems. IFN‐γ also down‐regulated the increased expression of the es equilibrative system induced by M‐CSF. Thus, macrophage proliferation and activation require selective regulation of nucleoside transporters and may respond to specific requirements for DNA and RNA synthesis. This report also shows that the nucleo‐side transporters are critical for macrophage proliferation and activation.


Objective: To evaluate the predictive value of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) with procalcitonin in cord blood.
Study Design: Case control study.
Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted in Army Medical College and Pak Emirates Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Jul 2018 to Mar 2019.
Methodology: Those mothers, having deliveries with early rupture of membranes (EROM), premature rupture of membranes (PROM), preterm, dai handled, meconium and failure of induction have been included. Total 60 neonates were included in this study. Nineteen neonates were taken as a continuous clinical unsteadiness with a clearly documented suspicion of sepsis and two neonatologists decided sepsis within 1-3 days of life. While remaining neonates were control who have no infection.
 Results: Laboratory values show there was a gross difference in mean values of case and control for white blood cell (WBC), platelets, neutrophil, platelet to lymphocyte ratio and procalcitonin with statistical significance except lymphocyte count and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio. In combined ROC curve. The cutoff of procalcitonin was calculated to be 0.4ng/ml with an area under curve of 84.5%. Similarly, cutoff of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio was determined to be 1.39 with an area under curve of 65.1% at sensitivity of 63% and specificity of 58.5%. Cutoff of platelet to lymphocyte ratio was determined to be 47.48 with an area under curve of 66.8% at sensitivity of 78.9% and specificity of 49%.
Conclusion: Combined hematological markers neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio and platelet to lymphocyte ratio with procalcitonin in cord blood could be used as a simple, sensitive and predictive parameter for identifying neonates susceptible to sepsis.


Results: Tube formation was suppressed in cells that were treated with KNK437 and quercetin at 37 °C. Single hyperthermia (45 °C for 1 h) inhibited tube formation. KNK437 and quercetin pretreatment decreased capillary-like structures more eff ectively than single hyperthermia treatment. In cells that acquired thermotolerance induced by fractionated hyperthermia, tube formation was dramatically increased, but KNK437 and quercetin reversed the eff ects of thermotolerance on angiogenesis. KNK437 was found to be more eff ective than quercetin in all study groups.


The Hokkaido Islands are marked by a cold climate despite being low in latitude; as a result, snow, ice, sea ice and freezing of ground have caused disaster in large numbers. Members of the Institute of Low Temperature Science and another group have conducted studies concerning the disaster and developed a variety of devices to prevent it from occurring. This paper presents a short review on the work devoted to prevent the disaster related to frost heaving, avalanche, snow drifting, snow removal, snow on the roof, snow accretion on electric lines, sea ice, and ice accretion on ships.


The single and combined effects of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) and the take-all fungus, Gaeumannomyces graminis var. tritici (Ggt) on wheat, cv. Condor, were determined in field and glasshouse trials. Before and after tillering, aphids with BYDV were fed on plants growing in soil with different proportions of dead and live inoculum of Ggt. Each pathogen reduced grain yield and increased the number of deadheads. In a number of cases, especially in the field, the combined effect of BYDV and Ggt was greater than a simple additive effect of either pathogen alone. Grain yield per plot and grain weight per head were each reduced, whilst the incidence of deadheads was increased, particularly following infection with BYDV after tillering. A possible mechanism to explain the interaction of the two pathogens is discussed.


Stationary time series is an important concept in seismic signal processing. According to Robinson (1967), the method of predictive deconvolution is the minimum‐delay interpretation of the decomposition theorem of Wold (1938) for stationary time series. Stationary noise models have found use in geophysics as well (Robinson and Treitel, 1980).


Extending the durability of functioning of the sensitive elements of radiation indicators and increasing their reliability and safety are the main requirements for producers of modern radiation reconnaissance and monitoring devices. The proposed solutions for construction improving of products provide for the usage of optical fibers and the corresponding formation of loop-shaped channels in the finished sensitive polymer element. Potential possibilities of using magnetic abrasive polishing for finishing channel surfaces are considered. For the chosen construction of the polishing head, the material and form of the powder particles composition and the process parameters are proposed. The effect of the frequency and amplitude of vibration of abrasive particles on the depth of their penetration into the surface layer of the polymer is investigated. It has been determined that the widest possibilities of using powders of the composition Fe - C - Si - Ti with a diameter of d = 50 – 400 μm have a mode when the pressure of the air flow by feeding particles is maintained at a level of 1 atm, the magnetic induction of the field in the working gap is 0.8 T, the vibration amplitude of the particles is a = 0.4 mm, and the vibration frequency varies in the range f = 25 – 30 Hz


This phenomenological study described and examined the lived experiences of 20 purposively selected women farmers in Lusaran, Cebu City, Philippines where farming is a major livelihood in the place. The naturalistic paradigm was used in the study with varied tools to cross-check their responses and information and reflections which were interpreted and deduced into different themes from their narrative accounts. Results revealed that women farmers were doing more farm work than their husbands were. They engaged in small scale business and animal rising to augment their income to raise their living standards, send their children to school and to buy things for themselves. They were proud of their occupation. The multifunction roles of the women farmers made them stronger even in making decisions on family matters. They realized that they are capable of hard work, difficult tasks, and managing their resources for their family. The quality of a women farmers' life is full of hardships, varied roles, and economically challenged journey towards their goals in life. Yet the women farmers faced these challenges with pride, satisfaction, contentment, enjoyment and most of all hope in fulfilling their dreams because this life is God given.


Biohydrogen is a promising clean energy carrier, but three key challenges for large-scale biohydrogen production are to increase i) the hydrogen production rate, ii) the hydrogen molar yield, and iii) the extent of substrate utilization. A co-culture system for C. beijerinckii and G. metallireducens with extracellular electron shuttles was developed and evaluated for improved biohydrogen production. To enhance biohydrogen production, Clostridium beijerinckii was co-cultured with Geobacter metallireducens in the presence of the reduced extracellular electron shuttle anthrahydroquinone-2, 6disulfonate (AH2QDS). In the co-culture system, increases of up to 52.3% for maximum cumulative hydrogen production, 38.4% for specific hydrogen production rate, 15.4% for substrate utilization rate, and 39.0% for substrate utilization extent in co-culture fermentation were observed compared to a pure culture of C. beijerinckii without AH2QDS. G. metallireducens grew in the co-culture system, resulting in a decrease in acetate concentration under co-culture conditions and a presumed regeneration of AH2QDS from AQDS. These co-culture results demonstrate metabolic crosstalk between the fermentative bacterium C. beijerinckii and the respiratory bacterium G. metallireducens and suggest a strategy for industrial biohydrogen production. This co-culture system was further applied to ferment complex substrates from hydrolysates of lignocellulosic biomass as well as to utilize alternative extracellular electron shuttles. The observed improvements in utilization of lignocellulosic hydrolysates and particularly on utilization of xylose support the feasibility of applying this co-culture system to lignocellulosic hydrolysates, especially xylose-rich ones, in industry. In addition, the replacement of AH2QDS by alternative extracellular electron shuttles, especially humic acids, makes the co-culture with extracellular electron shuttle system more economical and flexible.


After China joining WTO,registere d accountants in China are faced with great challenges and developing opportunities as well.To seize the opportunities a nd face the challenges,the followin g measures should be taken in the trad e of registered accountant,that is,to improve the professional quality,to broaden the accounting market,to train qualified accountan ts and to expand the ac-counting agencies.


This paper presents the design procedure of a drag-type, vertical wind turbine named jet-wheel turbine, and the numerical and the experimental verification procedures. The design parameters such as the chord length, the exit angle of inlet guide and side guide vanes, and the rotor blade inlet angle were optimized to minimize the energy loss and increase the effective torque together with the efficiency by considering the effect of the angle of attack. The maximum power coefficient of 0.42 was experimentally confirmed while the maximum power coefficient of 0.5 was predicted based on the numerical simulation. This vertical-axis model can be applied to the large-scale power generation system by the modular design and the control algorithm for the wide range of operation.


The paper is based on the material of Plato's "symbol of the cave" and presents an interpretation of the conscious and unconscious in politics. The text of the author's speech at the All-Russian Scientific Conference "Culture between Logos and Myth: on the Issue of the Unconscious (dedicated to the 80 th anniversary of A. E. Voskoboynikov)", which was held at Moscow University for the Humanities on 26-27 October 2017.


We study the large time behavior of solutions near a constant equilibrium state to the compressible bipolar Euler–Maxwell system in R3. We first refine the global existence of solutions by assuming that the initial data is small in the H3 norm, but its higher order derivatives could be large. If, further, the initial data belongs to Ḣ−s (0 s<3/2) or Ḃ−s 2,∞ (0<s 3/2), then we obtain the various time decay rates of the solution and its higher order derivatives. As an immediate byproduct, the Lp–L2 (1 p 2) type of the decay rates follows without requiring the smallness for Lp norm of initial data. So far, our decay results are most comprehensive ones for the bipolar Euler–Maxwell system in R3.


Intra-articular fractures may result in stiffness, deformity, pain and post-traumatic arthritis. In order to avoid deformity and stiffness, it is necessary to secure an anatomical reduction and early motion. Recently arthroscopy is being used to treat more complex pathologies such as intra-articular fractures of the knee joint. The main advantages of this procedure are improved visualization and decreased patient morbidity. Additionally arthroscopy allows the orthopedic surgeon to assess and treat concomitant knee pathology at the same time. In this article we present three cases having tibia plateau, transverse patella and unicondylar femur fractures treated by arthroscopic methods. [Journal of Turgut Ozal Medical Center 1996;3(4):350- 353] KeyWords : Arthroscopy, intraarticular fractures, reduction, internal fixation


This article gives an overview of several actual problems of optimal coefficients method. This overview was done on September 12, 2013 on XI internation conference «Algebra and number theory: modern problems and applications» in Saratov city.


A Riemann-Roch theorem asserts that some algebraically defined wrong– way map in K-theory agrees with a topologically defined one [BFM]. Bismut and Lott [BiLo] proved a Riemann–Roch theorem for smooth fiber bundles in which the topologically defined wrong–way map is the homotopy transfer of Becker–Gottlieb and Dold. We generalize their theorem, refine it, and prove a converse stating that an appropriate Riemann–Roch equation holds for a compact topological manifold bundle if and only if up to fiber homotopy the bundle has a fiberwise smooth structure. We obtain a similar characterization of fibrations which are fibre homotopy equivalent to compact smooth manifold bundles. In the process, we prove a family index theorem for fiber bundles with compact topological manifold fibers, a theorem in which the relevant index equation involves algebraic K-theory. 0. Introduction The classical setting. Suppose that p : E → B is a smooth fiber bundle with compact fiber F ; in other words F is a smooth manifold (possibly with boundary) and the structure group of p is the topological group of diffeomorphisms of F . Let V be a complex vector bundle on E with discrete structure group (flat complex vector bundle for short), and Vi the complex vector bundle on B whose fiber over b ∈ B is the local–coefficient homology group Hi(p (b);V ). Denote by K(Ct) the K-theory space of the topological ring C, so that K(Ct) ≃ Z×BU and for a space X the group of homotopy classes [X,K(Ct)] is the topological complex K-theory of X . The vector bundles V , Vi give classes [V ] ∈ [E,K(Ct)], [Vi] ∈ [B,K(Ct)], and the Atiyah–Singer index theorem for families leads to the equation [BecSch]


s 1. *Stansfield BK, Ingram DA. CCR2 Signaling is Necessary for Nf1+/Neointima Formation, Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, LA 2. Benson TW, Chatterjee TK, Weintraub DS, Popoola O, Stansfield BK, Crowe M, Pillai A, Mintz J, Stepp D, Brittain J, Bogdanov V, Weintraub NL. Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines Modulates Adipose Inflammation in Obesity Related Metabolic Disease, American Diabetes Association, Boston, MA 3. *Bessler,WK, Hudson FZ, Fulton DJ, Ingram DA, Stansfield BK*. Neurofibromin Regulates Oxidative Stress and Arterial Remodeling, Children's Tumor Foundation, Monterey, CA *Award for Basic Science Poster 4. Benson TW*, Chatterjee TK, Weintraub DS, Popoola O, Joseph J, Stansfield BK, Crowe M, Yiew N, Unruh D, Pillai A, Williams j, Mintz J, Stepp D, Brittain J, Bogdanov V, Weintraub NL. The Role of the Duffy Antigen Receptor for Chemokines in Metabolic Disease, Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA 5. Tritz R, Zhang H, Fulton DJ, Stansfield BK. Metabolic Characterization of Circulating Human Endothelial Colony Forming Cells. Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, LA 6. *Tritz R, Zhang HB, Hudson FZ, Benson TW, Kim HW, Fulton DJ, Weintraub NL, Stansfield BK. Neurofibromin is a Novel Regulator of Macrophage Polarization via PFKFB3 Activation. Children's Tumor Foundation, Washington D.C. Participants: Name: Brian Stansfield, MD Project Role: Principal Investigator Person Months: 1.8 Contribution: Carried out experiments, results interpretation, data management Funding Source: W81XWH-15-1-022 Name: Farlyn Hudson Project Role: Research Associate Person Months: 6 Contribution: Carried out experiments, colony management, breeding Funding Source: W81XWH-15-1-022


One-dimensional topological gravity is defined as a Gaussian integral as its partition function. The Gaussian integral supplies a toy model as a simpler version of one-matrix model that is well known to provide a description of two-dimensional topological gravity. The one-dimensional topological gravity inherits an integrable hierarchy structure as with two-dimensional topological gravity, yet it is the Burgers hierarchy rather than the Korteweg--de Vries hierarchy. Making use of this fact, an extension of the one-dimensional topological gravity to an analogue of two-matrix model is investigated and the associated partition function is shown to consist of a pair of partition functions of one-dimensional topological gravity intertwined via the Moyal--Weyl product, which enables to provide an explicit formula for its free energy.


Posits that although behaving "ethically" should be important for its own sake, whether a firm behaves ethically or unethically may also have a significant influence on consumers' purchase decisions. Examines the issue of unethical corporate behavior from the perspective of consumers. Addresses several questions. First, what are consumers' expectations regarding the ethicality of corporate behavior? Second, is whether a firm acts ethically or unethically an important consumer concern, and if so, will information regarding a firm's behavior influence their purchase decision? Demonstrates that consumers say they do care about a firm's ethics and will adjust their purchase behaviors accordingly.


The Detection Response Task (DRT) is an international standard for assessing workload that has minimal effects on primary task performance, making it an attractive option for workload measurement in many settings. An increase in DRT response times and a decrease hit rates as primary task load increases is thought to occur due to competing resources being reallocated to the primary task. However, alternative processes could account for these effects, including changes in response caution, response bias and non-decision processes. We examine how people respond to changes in task demands in a dual-task environment and aim to identify what it is that the DRT is measuring. We model a primary classification task and the DRT in a time pressured environment using the linear ballistic accumulator (Brown & Heathcote, 2008) and a single-bound diffusion (Wald) model (Heathcote, 2004). Under greater time pressure, the rate of information processing increased on the primary task while response caution decreased. In contrast, the rate of information processing in the DRT declined with greater time pressure. This is consistent with the hypothesis that the DRT's sensitivity to workload is due to the reallocation in resources as demands increase on the primary task.


Field studies were conducted in Andhra Pradesh, India, during the 2008 rainy and 2008-09 post-rainy seasons, to determine the genetic diversity of a mini core collection of groundnut based on nutritional, oil quality and yield component traits. A total of 184 germplasm lines, 3 breeding lines (R 9227, MN 1-28 and MN 1-35) and 4 cultivars (GPBD 4, TAG 24, JL 24 and M 28-2) were evaluated. Data were recorded on days to 50% flowering, number of pods, 100 seed weight, shelling percentage, kernel yield, pod yield and protein, oil, oleic acid and linoleic acid contents. Results showed that the oleic acid content ranked first and contributed 30.75% to divergence of genotypes. This was followed by protein content, which contributed 28.78% to divergence. A total of 15 clusters were also formed based on D2 statistics, of which 12 clusters were solitary with single genotypes


This article introduces a novel way in which human rights due diligence can be 'enhanced' to respond to business and human rights challenges specific to conflict affected areas. It makes two key arguments. First, it claims that a crucial and often neglected factor for understanding human rights risks in conflict affected areas is that businesses face escalating and largely unpredictable human rights risks once they become involved in conflict. Second, the article shows how integrating aspects of the well-established method of conflict sensitive business practice into human rights due diligence can help companies address this challenge. For instance, companies should include a conflict analysis in human rights impact assessments and systematically identify and address their actual or potential impacts on conflict. This article provides support to a UN Working Group proposal for the integration of conflict sensitive business practices into human rights due diligence.


The question at the heart of Ireland and Postcolonial Theory was Ireland a colony? is a simple one. How it is answered, however, has enormous repercussions for understanding just about every aspect of Irish history and society: culture, economics, politics, demographics and a whole array of everyday rituals, ranging from patterns of speech through the inhabiting of physical space to daily prayer. Accepting the fact of British colonization (a premise that this book recognizes, pursues and complicates) amounts to possessing a way of seeing, a master narrative of sorts that can explain all manner of economic and epiphenomenal events. Most obviously, from such a vantage point, the Irish famine from the immediate fact of starvation to the legacies of emigration, cultural memory, language decline and social reorganization was a catastrophe produced primarily by the colonial system, with its landlordism, laissez-faire economics and artificial land holding patterns. Similarly, to acknowledge that the driving contradiction of Irish history has been the struggle between foreign rule and independence is to have a grid onto which just about everything can be mapped. It is precisely this all-encompassing explanatory power that makes postcolonial theory so appealing and so simple, so reductive, so biased for its opponents. We have known at least since Freud that the past never goes away, and that debates over history are an attempt to understand and grapple with the present. The issues addressed by postcolonial theory are about how that past, shaped by the structures of colonialism and the personalities of its agents, lives on and continues to shape the psychology and culture of the nation. And it is here, in the present, where the real intensity and stakes of the above question was Ireland a colony? is felt. If colonialism was real, then nationalism and resistance to imperialism are legitimated. It may be redundant to assert that definitions matter, but if one accepts that Ireland was colonial, then not only was undoing partition legitimate, but so were attendant critiques of, even attacks on, the British state in Ireland and the institutions that propped it up. This question obviously did not begin with the emergence of what we now call postcolonial theory on the academic scene, circa 1980, or as Joe Cleary puts it in the first essay of this collection, roughly at the start of the 1980s, when postcolonial studies emerged "within the Irish academy as a distinct mode of critical analysis." Many of the themes of this book how we define colonialism (Joe Cleary), who narrates history (David Lloyd), the connection between Ireland and European ideas (Luke Gibbons), spiritualism and national identity (Gauri Viswanathan) have seen earlier


14. ABSTRACT In a gas turbine engine, the turbine rotor blades are buffeted by the wakes of the vanes located upstream. There is a transient effect from the passing of wakes on the blade heat transfer. This transient effect has been computed for a representative rotor by introducing a wake upstream via an unsteady inlet flow boundary condition, or "gust" condition. Two cases of turbulent flow and laminar flow with Reynolds numbers of 385,000 and 385 respectively were considered. For the turbulent flow case a quasi-steady calculation was also performed. The variation in the unsteady heat transfer coefficient was found to be as high as 120 percent of the mean. For the turbulent flow case a quasisteady calculation was also performed. The time mean of the unsteady heat transfer, the mean of the quasi-steady variations and the steady results agree reasonably well on all blade locations except for the turbulent results which differ near the leading edge. The quasi-steady heat transfer results do not agree with the instantaneous unsteady results, although the time-mean values are similar.


Epithelial cells form tubular and acinar structures notable for a hollow lumen. In three‐dimensional (3D) culture models utilizing MCF10A mammary epithelial cells, hollow acini form due to integrin‐dependent polarization and survival of cells contacting extracellular matrix (ECM), and the apoptosis of inner cells of acini lacking ECM contact. Here, we report that cAMP‐dependent protein kinase A (PKA) promotes hollow acini formation via two mechanisms. First, cAMP accelerates the polarization of outer cells due to ERK/MAPK inhibition. Second, cAMP, promotes the death of inner cells occupying the lumen. In the absence of cAMP, apoptosis is delayed resulting in profound luminal filling. cAMP‐dependent apoptosis is accompanied by a posttrascriptional increase in the proapoptotic protein BIM, which is at least partially ERK‐independent. These data demonstrate that cAMP regulates lumen formation in mammary epithelial cell cultures both through acceleration of polarization of outer cells and apoptosis of inner cells of the acinus.


In the article, it introduced the selection of sweet potato new variety Mingshui No.1, it assembled many techniques such as big ridge two rows cultivation, film mulching, logical compact planting, balanced fertilizing and chemical control etc., it became a comprehensive cultivation technique with high yield and high efficiency for sweet potato in Fuxin area, it should be promoted in order to provide technical guarantee for increasing yield and income for sweet potato in Fuxin area.


A comparison study has been made between the properties of blast-furnace slag powders(BFSP) ground by ball mill(BFSP-B) and vertical mill(BFSP-V), respectively.The Blaine specific surface area of the powders ranges from 458 to 606 m~2/kg.The results indicate that the particle size distribution of BFSP is in accordance with Rosin-Rammler,the particle size distribution of BFSP-B is wider than that of BFSP-V.The general coarse-fine grade of the two kinds of ground slag powder can be accurately characterized with both specific surface area and median diameter(d_(50)).The internal friction angle of BFSP-V is less than that of BFSP-B,so it's fluidity is better.


Abstract Reaction of Ph3P[dbnd]NSiMe3 with NH4ReO4 produced the ion pair Ph3P[dbnd]NH2 +ReO4- which was characterized by spectroscopic data and X-ray crystallography. The thermolysis of this ion pair gave the neutral Re(VII) complex: Ph3P[dbnd]N-ReO3 in good yields. The reactions of 99mTcO4- or 188ReO4- with Ph3P[dbnd]N-SiMe3 also produced the metallic radioisotope analogues of the ion pair: Ph3P[dbnd]NH2+MO4- (M = 99mTc or 188Re) which on heating produce the neutral species Ph3P[dbnd]N-MO3 (M = 99mTc or 188Re). The implications of such small molecule 99mTc or 188Re complexes for the development of a new genre of radiopharmaceuticals will be discussed.


The paper explores the use of digital technologies in the recruitment system – one of the management processes of the company. Effective modern recruiting allows the company to avoid financial, time costs, as well as errors related to the human factor, which lead to a negative impact on its financial performance. The use of digital technologies makes it possible to optimize the recruiting system at the enterprise, minimize the subjective impact on the selection and selection of personnel, reduce the complexity of routine operations of recruiters, which in the future significantly increases the competitiveness of organizations in the economic market. Today, a large number of companies are faced with the fact that managers do not fully realize the rationality of the introduction and use of digital technologies in the recruitment and selection system. As a result, applications and systems unsuitable for the specifics of the business are used, which, on the contrary, lead to negative consequences. Thus, the relevance of the study lies, first of all, in the analysis and evaluation of digital technologies in the recruitment system to understand which technologies will be correctly implemented in a particular organization. The article presents a comparative analysis of modern technologies of effective recruiting, considers the stages of recruitment development, options for using digital technologies in the recruitment process, the capabilities of ATS systems, the types of HR bots in the recruitment of personnel, as well as the difficulties of implementing digital technologies.


Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) are automated batch manufacturing systems which Possess a series of advantages over traditional ones: high quality Products, less inventories in process, high utility of facilities, etc. , And above all, it Provides a fast respond to the changing market. Therefore, simulation modelling for developing and Planning as well as Performance evaluating of an FMS has received substential attention in recent years. This PaPer describes a simulation software with multi-functions. It can be used to study and analyze the behavior of the FMS, evaluate the system Performance, Provide a schedulling Plan dynamically, or Provide an optimal control and schedule Policy. More over, the software can generate a simulation model of an FMS under study automatically.


Magnetic data interpretation faces difficulties due to the various shapes of magnetic anomalies and the positions of their extrema with respect to the causative bodies for different directions of the source magnetization. The well‐known transforms — reduction to the pole, pseudogravity field, and analytic signal (total gradient) — help in reducing the problem. Another way to achieve the required effect is the transformation of magnetic data, ΔT or Z, into values of the anomalous magnetic intensity T. In this respect, we have found some transforms based on differential operators such as the gradient of T and its modulus R = |∇T|, the Laplacian L = ∇2T, the product T ∇2T and its square root Q, and the Laplacian ∇2(T2) and its square root E, to be useful. They are slightly sensitive to the magnetization orientation and their extrema occur above the sources.


Abstract Twelve preparations from peat humic acid were obtained through laboratory treatments modifying its structural parameters, oxygen (O)‐containing functional groups and nitrogen (N) content. The treatments included acetylation, amidation, ammonia fixation, methylation, nitration, oximation, sulphonation, and selective degradations. The transformed humic products were characterized by routine laboratory analyses. Then, plant yield and different properties of two soils treated with the corresponding potassium (K)‐humates were determined in greenhouse experiments. The main effects and interactions between parameters affecting the response of soil and plant to humic acid application were analyzed through factorial designs. Whereas the application rate (2 to 4 Mg/ha) had no great bearing on plant yield (accounting for between 84 to 176% of the untreated soils), the opposite occurred with aggregate stability and cation exchange capacity. Among the parameters examined in the humic acids, the hydrogen/carbo...


The components and principle of outdoor wastewater collection unit in vacuum sewerage system are introduced. The key to achieve liquid level control and sequencing sewage drainage is the liquid level control valve. The process flow of a newly developed wastewater collection unit is described. The design key points of the unit and the relevant problems which should be taken into account are discussed.


Many studies have highlighted the different stages of the human brain development; current scientific knowledge supposes different growth speed or decrease of the cortical surface in time and space. Examples of these changes are sulci opening as the brain ages or the transformation from a flat surface in the prenatal brain to the highly convoluted surface of a child's brain. It could therefore be interesting to define a metric to capture locally this information. Some metrics have already been proposed to capture these changes, such as curvature, a distance measure or fractal dimension [2,3,4]; however they have drawbacks when trying to capture the local complexity of the cortical surface. The proposed improvement are therefore to develop a surface representation using only a scalar value per vertex that correlates to the local structure of the cortical surface. The scalar term should also be a smooth representation of the target surface, be independent of the specific placement of points on a given surface and should not be dependent of any preprocessing step such as sulcal extraction.


Quality education may contain more and need higher standard with the nation-wide practice of the new curriculum in senior high school.As teachers of senior English,we should try to study the new curriculum to improve the students' overall quality and the efficiency of English teaching


1. Floral differentiation occurred shortly before the end of October in the four varieties of mangoes studied. 2. No period of dormancy occurred between the time of floral differentiation and that of inflorescence expansion.


Dugong (Dugong dugon) population continues to decline due to the high pressure coming from the environment and hunting by humans. Bintan Island is one of the D. dugon habitats in Indonesia. This study aims to confirm the existence of dugongs and identify threats to the survival of dugongs through interviews with local communities based on local ecological knowledge. The study was conducted at five locations on Bintan Island which included Berakit, Pengudang, Teluk Bakau, Kelam Pagi and Kelong. The results obtained indicate that the majority of respondents of Berakit (100%) and Kelong (78%) have seen the presence of D. dugon in nature with a fairly frequent level of intensity. The threat to the survival of D. dugon on Bintan Island originates from the existence of fishing gear such as nets and fishing traps. Besides, at several locations it is still in the habit of the communities to hunt D. dugon and this is one of the biggest threats to the D. dugon species conservation.


Transport coefficients of causal dissipative relativistic fluid dynamics (CDR) are studied in quenched lattice simulations. CDR describes the behavior of relativistic non-Newtonian fluids in which the relaxation time appears as a new transport coeffi cient besides the shear and bulk viscosities. It was recently shown that these coefficients c an be given by the temporal-correlation functions of the energy-momentum tensors as in the case of the Green-Kubo-Nakano formula. By using the new formula in CDR, we study the transport coeffic ients with lattice simulations in pure SU(3) gauge theory. After defining the energy-momentum tensor on the lattice, we extract a ratio of the shear viscosity to the relaxation time which is given only in terms of the static cor- relation functions. The simulations are performed on 24 3 � 4-16 lattices with β LAT = 6.0, which corresponds to the temperature range of 0.5 < T/Tc < 1.8, where Tc is the critical temperature.


Urolithiasis is a common urologic disease. Stones may occur in the kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, prostate, or urethra. Urinary stone sample were analyzed by FTIR (Fourier Transform Infra Red) spectroscopy techniques. Using the classification of urinary calculi based on their main constituents, infrared spectra of calcium oxalates, phosphates, uric acid, urates, and cystine are reported. Some characteristic bands are suggested as useful for analytical purposes. From the spectrum, the chemical constituents of urinary stones were identified in men and women groups and biochemical analysis result to confirm the chemical constituents present in the urinary stones.


We start by understanding the phenomenon of Anderson localization through qualitative arguments and a simple one-dimensional model. We then focus on the transition between a metallic phase and a localized, insulating phase. The basic properties of the transition are explored, in analogy with the thermal ferromagnetic transition. Then, we sketch a scaling theory which allows us to derive a scaling relation between the critical exponents, to predict in which dimensions the transition occur and to roughly estimate the critical exponents. The lower critical dimension is identified with weak localization corrections.


© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2022. No commercial reuse. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. DESCRIPTION A woman in her 30s came with complaints of whitecoloured lesions on the left side of her face and multiple browncoloured lesions on the face, neck and back for 1 year. Lesions were insidious in onset and gradually progressive and not associated with itching or pain. There was no history of trauma, family history of similar lesions or topical application of any products on the area. On examination, multiple hypopigmented macules and patches were seen on the glabella, cheek and upper lip region on the left side of the face, suggestive of segmental vitiligo (SV) (figure 1). Lesions were seen under Wood's lamp as chalky white fluorescence (figure 2). Hyperpigmented patch with linear atrophy on palpation was seen on the left side of the forehead and hyperpigmented patches with interspersed hypopigmented macules with atrophic and shiny skin seen on the left side of the neck, left scapula and infrascapular region, suggestive of linear scleroderma (figure 1). Vitiligo of the segmental type affects a particular segment of the body characteristically demarcated at the midline. Autoimmune diseases are less commonly associated with SV, compared with vitiligo vulgaris, but certain skin conditions which follow a linear pattern, such as linear morphea, have often been reported to be associated with SV. Most


Rice bran dietary fibers,extracted from Early Indica Rice were added to the crushing rice flour.The "Squeeze Pressure Enhancement Act" was utilized to prepare fortified rice.Different concentrations of fortified rice were transformed into steamed rice after cooking,using texture analyzer to determine their hardness,elasticity,cohesiveness,gumminess and chewiness,and compared with the steamed rice prepared from Early Indica Rice to establish the appropriate amount of dietary fiber in rice.The results showed that: a 4% addition level of dietary fiber fortified rice's indices was closest to the best texture properties of raw rice;the addition amount of dietary fiber were of the greatest impact on the hardness,gumminess and chewiness of fortified rice,showing a rising trend after the first down,but the elasticity and cohesiveness were of the less affected.


One focus of nanoelectronics research is to exploit the physical limits in size and energy efficiency. Here, we demonstrate a device in the form of a fully metallic atomic-scale transistor based on a lead (Pb) single-atom quantum point contact. The atomic configuration of the point contact determines the conductance of the Pb atomic-scale transistor. The conductance multiplicity of the Pb single-atom transistor has been confirmed by performing switching between an electrically nonconducting "off-state" and conducting "on-states" at 1G(0)(G(0) = 2e(2)/h, where e is the electron charge, and h Planck's constant), 2.0 G(0), 3.0 G(0), 1.5 G(0), 2.4 G(0), 2.7 G(0), 2.8 G(0), and 5.4 G(0), respectively. Our density-functional calculations for various ideal Pb single-atom contacts explain the atomic-configuration-related conductance multiplicity of the Pb single-atom transistor. The performance of the Pb single-atom transistors indicates that both the signatures of atomic valence and conductance quantization play roles in electron transport and bistable reconfiguration. The bistable reconfiguration of the electrode tips is an underlying mechanism in the switching of the Pb atomic-scale transistors. The absolute value of the electrochemical potential applied to the gate electrode is less than 30 mV. This merit suggests Pb [besides silver (Ag)] atomic-scale transistors as potential candidates for the development of electronic circuits with low power consumption. The dimension of the switching unit in the Pb single-atom transistor is in the range of 1 nm, which is much smaller than the projected scaling limit of the gate lengths in silicon transistors (5 nm). Therefore, the metallic single-atom transistors may provide perspectives for electronic applications beyond silicon.