Disclosed herein is a draw tower for optical fiber producing systems. The draw tower supports a preform feed unit, a furnace, a spinning nozzle, a diameter gauge, and a coating unit thereon. The draw tower includes a plurality of vertically assembled frames. Each of the frames consists of a hollow column vertically erected at each corner to form a square structure, a plurality of horizontal beams horizontally extending between the upper ends and the lower ends of the columns, and a cantilever beam diagonally connected between the columns. The cantilever beam of at least one upper frame has a cross-sectional area smaller than that of a conventional cantilever beam, thus reducing weight of the upper part of the draw tower. The hollow columns of at least one lower frame each have the same cross-sectional area as that of a conventional hollow column while having thicker walls than a conventional column, thus reinforcing the lower part of the draw tower in addition to preventing vibration of the draw tower. A support is provided at the lowest-most frame of the draw tower for additionally supporting the lower part of the draw tower.


Hydraulic support plays a key role in ground control of longwall mining. The smart prediction methods of support load are important for achieving intelligent mining. In this paper, the hydraulic support load data is decomposed into trend term, cycle term, and residual term, and it is found that the data has clear trend and period features, which can be called time series data. Based on the autoregression theory and weighted moving average method, the time series model is built to analyze the load data and predict its evolution trend, and the prediction accuracy of the sliding window model, ARIMA (Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average) model, and SARIMA (Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average) model to the hydraulic support load under different parameters are evaluated, respectively. The results of single-point and multipoint prediction test with various sliding window values indicate that the sliding window method has no advantage in predicting the trend of the support load. The ARIMA model shows a better short-term trend prediction than the sliding window model. To some extent, increasing the length of the autoregressive term can improve the long-term prediction accuracy of the model, but it also increases the sensitivity of the model to support load fluctuation, and it is still difficult to predict the load trend in one support cycle. The SARIMA model has better prediction results than the sliding window model and the ARIMA model, which reveals the load evolution trend accurately during the whole support cycle. However, there are many external factors affecting the support load, such as overburden properties, hydraulic support moving speed, and worker's operation. The smarter model of SARIMA considering these factors should be developed to be more suitable in predicting the hydraulic support load.


Since the advent of laparoscopic surgery of cholelithiasis the incidence rate of bile duct injuries has increased significantly in the literature in relation to the operators' learning curve. Unknown injuries can have dramatic, immediate consequences and progress to bile peritonitis. Moreover surgical repair of external biliary fistula at the stage of bile duct dilatation requires biliodigestive anastomosis or liver resections "réglées".


PI‐2301 is an amino acid copolymer acting as an immunomodulator for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. The present study evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics of PI‐2301 in a single ascending dose, first‐in‐human study involving healthy, male adult volunteers. A total of 56 subjects were given a subcutaneous injection of PI‐2301 ranging from 0.035 to 60 mg. The only consistent side effect was transient injection site reactions. We describe, for the first time, a pharmacokinetic assay to monitor amino acid copolymer concentration in human serum. PI‐2301 was detected in the serum of subjects in the 10‐, 30‐, and 60‐mg cohorts. Maximum serum concentration was achieved between 10 and 30 minutes postdosing with some compound detected 4 hours after dosing. PI‐2301's lasting immunological properties were evident by an ex vivo recall assay showing T‐cell proliferation and IL‐13 production in subjects dosed with 1, 3, or 10 mg of PI‐2301, up to 6 months after dosing. A transient increase in chemokine CXCL9 and CXCL10 plasma levels was seen in subjects dosed with 30 or 60 mg of PI‐2301. These results are highly consistent with our preclinical findings and suggest that PI‐2301 could facilitate the expansion of a favorable immune posture in patients with autoimmune disorders.


We are investigating the extent to which the perceived speed, direction, and smoothness of a rotating pattern depend on the symmetry period of the pattern (i.e., the amount of rotation required to bring the pattern into self-congruence). Subjects viewed patterns with either twofold (180°, e.g., rectangle), threefold (120°, e.g., triangle), or fourfold (90°, e.g., square) symmetry under various rates of stroboscopic illumination; rating scales were the dependent measure. Results indicate that perceived speed, direction, and smoothness of rotation depend not only on the stroboscopic sampling rate but also on the symmetry of the rotated pattern. These results correspond to predictions based on symmetry group theory.


Background: Prevention of spinal induced hypotension was remained challenge to anaesthesiologist for years as it poses risk to mother as well as baby. Prehydration with various volumes of crystalloid or colloids was attempted in the past variable success rate. Recently the principle of preloading with fluids has been challenged by various studies. This prompted us to evaluate the effectiveness of crystalloid preloading compared to preloading for prevention of spinal hypotension. We evaluated vasopressor requirement and neonatal Outcome in the form of APGAR score as well. Material and method: ASA grade I parturients posted for elective cesarean section were randomly allocated in two study groups of 30 each to receive either preload or co-load with Ringers lactate solution. Blood pressure, heart rate, SpO2, vasopressor requirement and other outcomes recorded at regular interval. Results: Hypotension was observed significantly less in co-loading group (36%) than preloading group (60%). Mean vasopressor requirement was also significantly more in preload group. Heart rate change, nausea, vomiting and fetal outcome remained same across both the groups. Conclusion: Co-loading with crystalloids is more effective strategy than preloading in prevention of spinal induced hypotension. We can save valuable time given for preloading in case of emergency cesarean sections.


This article desribe of administration of student is a process or activity carried out on students to achieve a predetermined goal, starting from the planning of acceptance of new student until students complete their education at the school. While the purpose of the administration of students is all activities discussed with students so that the learning process can run effectively and efficiently.


This chapter reviews advances in precision livestock farming techniques for monitoring dairy cattle welfare. It begins by describing the potential of PLF technology linked to the Five Domains framework, then goes into more detail by focusing on the use of precision livestock farming techniques for each of the five domains. Finally, the chapter reviews the need for data processing algorithms.


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Background: Hispanic children with ALL have a significantly inferior outcome compared with non-Hispanic whites ( Blood , 2002). Low systemic exposure to 6MP adversely affects prognosis (N Engl J Med 1990), and red cell (RBC) levels of its metabolite (thioguanine nucleotide [TGN]) correlate with survival ( Blood , 1999). Significant inter-patient variability in RBC TGN levels exists due either to inherited difference in thiopurine methyltransferase (TPMT) activity, or failure to adhere to prescribed 6MP. Non-adherence to 6MP has been reported, and could be related to differences in cultural beliefs, possibly accounting for ethnic differences in ALL survival.

Methods: We tested this hypothesis in Hispanic and non-Hispanic white children with ALL diagnosed at age ≤21 yrs, and receiving maintenance therapy at 78 participating COG institutions. 6MP adherence was measured over 6 months using Medication Event Management System (MEMS) and RBC TGN. Electronic MEMS cap collected real-time data on dates/ times when the 6MP bottle was opened. Whether the bottle opening was followed by ingestion of 6MP was assessed by monthly (6 assessments/ patient) measurement of TGN. TPMT activity was also measured. Self-reported sociodemographics and reasons for non-adherence were also collected. MEMS-based adherence (outcome of interest) was defined as the ratio of days that 6MP bottle was opened to days 6MP doses were prescribed, reported as a percentage: "% adherence". All prescribed doses were reviewed for each patient, and the period of time when 6MP was withheld by the prescriber due to toxicity/ illness taken into account. Longitudinal analysis was performed using Generalized Estimating Equations.

Results: 333 patients (173 Hispanics; 160 non-Hispanic whites) contributed 54,193 person-days of observation for 6MP adherence. Median age at study participation was 6 yrs (2-20); 67% were males; 38% presented with high-risk disease per NCI criteria. While age, sex and disease characteristics did not differ by ethnicity, Hispanics were significantly more likely to report indices of lower SES (Table). Mean % adherence over the 6 month study period was significantly lower among Hispanics (86±20%) compared with non-Hispanic whites (93±9%, p<0.0001). Multivariate longitudinal analysis identified the following at risk for lower adherence: Hispanic ethnicity (p<0.0001, [Fig][1] A ); age ≥12 yrs at study entry (p=0.004, [Fig][1] B ); single mothers as caregivers (p=0.003, [Fig][1] C ); and time on study (p<0.0001). Reasons for missing 6MP doses included forgetfulness (55%), disruption of usual routine (22%), logistical barriers (15%), and side effects (5%). With a median follow-up of 4.5 yrs, disease-free survival (DFS) was significantly inferior for Hispanics (81±5% at 6 yrs) compared with non-Hispanic whites (94±2%, p=0.01, [Fig][1] D ). After adjusting for sex, NCI risk, TPMT activity, and 6MP dose-intensity, each 1% decrease in adherence was associated with a 3% increase in risk of relapse (p=0.01). Most importantly, in the multivariate model without adherence, Hispanic ethnicity was associated with a significantly increased risk of relapse (HR=3.2, p=0.01); however upon inclusion of adherence in the model (p=0.01), the association between ethnicity and recurrence diminished in magnitude and significance (HR=2.1, p=0.18). A cutpoint in adherence at 85% was accompanied by a statistical separation in DFS (DFS: 92±2.2% vs. 77.0±5.1%, p<0.0001, [Fig][1] E ), as well as a large separation in TGN levels (198 vs. 174, p=0.07), making 85% a clinically relevant level of adherence.

Conclusion: Non-adherence to 6MP is prevalent in children with ALL. Hispanic children are more likely to be non-adherent, even after adjusting for sociodemographic variables. Non-adherence is associated with significantly inferior DFS. Non-adherence explains the ethnic differences in DFS. This study has informed a targeted intervention to reduce non-adherence to oral chemotherapy, with the goal to reduce disparities in ALL outcome.

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Disclosures: Relling: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Employment, Patents & Royalties; Enzon Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding.

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The ribosome is a large biomolecular complex responsible for protein synthesis. In Escherichia coli (E. coli), a complete ribosome is composed of a 30S small subunit and a 50S large subunit. For about half a century, the 30S subunit has been a key model system for studying the in vitro assembly of the ribosome, and an assembly map has been proposed. However, structural details in the assembly of this protein-RNA complex remain elusive. In this paper, we have conducted a series of coarse-grained simulations following the order of the assembly map, in order to investigate conformational dynamics during the assembly process of the 30S subunit. It has been found that, the tertiary structure of the naked 16S rRNA is very unstable, and that is the case after binding of the early-assembly proteins. The mid-assembly proteins can significantly restrict the mobility of the 16S rRNA and make the latter close to the native structure. The final binding of the late-assembly proteins would fully obtain the collective motion of the 16S rRNA. In particular, proteins S9 and S3 may have more important contributions to the assembly of the 30S subunit than other S proteins. Our strategy of coarse-grained simulations can be generally used to study assembly dynamics of large biomolecular complexes as long as the assembly map is available.


Dai(待),an auxiliary in Jin dialects,can be dynamic and deontic in the canonical modality system,conveying desire,promise,request and permission.Employed in eight constructions,Dai is highly correlated to,and then co-occurs with,negation at various levels.Seen from the perspective of a recently prevailing category,dai can be rendered as a means to express and flag mirativity.Diachronically,dai is grammaticalized from a semantically full-fledged verb to an auxiliary.The case of dai is typologically significant due not only to its wide distribution in Jin dialects,but also the particularity of its mirativity expression.


This presentation discusses the environment degradation caused by expanding or maintaining several low use inland waterways. It suggests that the users should pay for construction, operation, and maintenance costs on the system to ensure that only efficient waterways remain open. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint waterway, the Alabama-Coosa waterway, and the Tennessee-Tombigbee waterway are discussed in some detail.


I had the good fortune to attend the delightful tea-party arranged for us at Aslib, where we had the pleasure of meeting its distinguished president, Dr. Barbara Wootton. In her speech of welcome Dr. Wootton mentioned that the word "international" first appeared in the English language about 200 years ago, its first recorded use being in 1780, and I found this statement a perfect introduction to what I wish to say to you to-day.


The two Chinese maps recently discovered in a Han tomb of the second century B.C. antedate by 1,300 years the two maps which were previously the earliest extant in China; elsewhere in the world they are predated only by the Babylonian clay tablets. These Han maps which are of high quality in terms of scale consistency, information content, and use of symbols are much more advanced than the Babylonian tablets. The two maps, one topographic and one military, portray effectively the terrain, roads, settlements, and military operations of an area in and around southern Hu-nan Province. All features on the maps are depicted with well-designed abstract symbols, and the military map is colored. These maps provide evidence of a much higher level of cartographic achievement in ancient China than had previously been realized.


Magnetic skyrmions are emerging as potential candidates for next-generation non-volatile memories. In this article, we propose an in-memory binary neural network (BNN) accelerator based on the non-volatile skyrmionic memory, which we call as Skyrmionic In-Memory BNN Accelerator (SIMBA). SIMBA consumes 26.7 mJ of energy and 2.7 ms of latency when running inference on a VGG-like BNN. In addition, SIMBA saves up to 97.07% in energy consumption with $3.73\times $ speedup compared with the other accelerators in the literature at similar inference accuracy. Furthermore, we demonstrate improvements in the performance of SIMBA by optimizing material parameters, such as saturation magnetization, anisotropic energy, and damping ratio. Finally, we show that the inference accuracy of BNNs is robust against the possible stochastic behavior of SIMBA (88.5%±1%).


While continuous free jets have been investigated and optimised during the last 60 years, the impulsively started jet is still relatively unexplored. We focus here upon the very first stage of a compressible free round jet, when the flow is only few diameters long and the vortex ring generated by the sudden expansion interacts with the shock-waves and the shear layer. Direct numerical simulations with more than 2 · 10 grid points are carried out, discretising the compressible Navier-Stokes equations to compute both the fluid flow and the noise radiated by the interaction of the shear layer, the shock-waves and the vortex ring in a compressible free round jet. As a result of the mentioned interaction, a sound level of 111[dB] at a distance of 100 diameters from the jet has been computed. An interaction between the shear layer, the shock-waves and the vortex ring has been investigated using numerical methods in an impulsively started supersonic free round jet and noise levels of order of the loudest acoustic phenomenon in the continuous jet have been identified and quantified.


The concept of time verying Hurst index H(t) is put forward in the biased stochastic process. Wavelet has an advantage of analying the locally self similar process. Based on it, we construct our algorithm. The estimation formula (t) of Hurst index is proposed for treating sample data through Daubechies wavelet, proving that (t) is a consistent result of H(t).


In the light of the importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) for the promotion of economic development, this paper examines the impact of the changes in the real exchange rate and its volatility on FDI. Examining Japan's FDI by industries, we found that the depreciation of the currency of the host country attracted FDI, while the high volatility of the exchange rate discouraged FDI. Our results suggest the need to avoid over-valuation of the exchange rate and to maintain stable but flexible exchange rate in order to attract FDI.


Research on various topics and contents of Japan's ancient history have been conducted and published. While many publications have been made on Korean-Japanese relationship, there have been relatively less research on the Heian period. A notable achievement of recent research on Japan's ancienty history is that written materials such as wooden prints from the era have been discovered in domestic sites. Compared to other eras, research on Japan's medieval age has yielded less outcomes, and research on the Muromachi period has been heavily biased toward waegu . Given this, it is an urgent task to undertake research on topics other than the bilateral relationship of the Muromachi era. As for research on Japan's modern history, a bias toward Korean-Japanese relationship has been especially strong compared to other eras. In particular, research has focused on tongshinsa, munwihang , and waegu. The most important feature of Japanese pre-modern history research is that research about Korea-Japan relations was published overwhelmingly compare with Japanese history. Rather positively it must accept as performance and features of Japanese history research. That would have to be recognized as a form of 'The Korean form of Japanese history study'.


The pro-apoptotic transcription factor p53 is involved in cell responses to injurious impacts. Using its inhibitor pifithrin- α and activators tenovin-1, RITA and WR-1065, we studied its potential participation in inactivation and death of isolated crayfish mechanoreceptor neuron and satellite glial cells induced by photodynamic treatment, a strong inducer of oxidative stress. In dark, p53 activation by tenovin-1 or WR-1065 shortened activity of isolated neurons. Tenovin-1 and WR-1065 induced apoptosis of glial cells, whereas pifithrin-α was anti-apoptotic. Therefore, p53 mediated glial apoptosis and suppression of neuronal activity after axotomy. Tenovin-1 but not other p53 modulators induced necrosis of axotomized neurons and surrounding glia, possibly, through p53-independent pathway. Under photodynamic treatment, p53 activators tenovin-1 and RITA enhanced glial apoptosis indicating the pro-apoptotic activity of p53. Photoinduced necrosis of neurons and glia was suppressed by tenovin-1 and, paradoxically, by pifithrin-α. Modulation of photoinduced changes in the neuronal activity and necrosis of neurons and glia was possibly p53-independent. The different effects of p53 modulators on neuronal and glial responses to axotomy and photodynamic impact were apparently associated with different signaling pathways in neurons and glial cells.


The goal of stability and steady-state control research is to generate physics understanding of high beta plasma stability that will produce reliable high performance, continuous plasma operation with both negligible stored energy and neutron output fluctuation, and determination of optimal plasma operating conditions and control systems allowing confident extrapolation to future tokamak and ST burning plasmas (spanning from upgrades of present devices to DEMO-level plasma conditions).


How does the brain follow a sound that is mixed with others in a noisy environment? One possible strategy is to allocate attention to task-relevant time intervals while suppressing irrelevant intervals a strategy that could be implemented by aligning neural modulations with critical moments in time. Here we report results from several experiments demonstrating that selective attention to temporally interleaved non-verbal tone streams is linked to phase shifts in EEG activity at the rate of within-stream tone presentation. This paradigm provides an implicit measure of non-verbal selective attention which strongly correlates with performance in both adult and school-aged populations. Moreover, we find that attentional modulation of neural phase is stronger in trained musicians and can be enhanced by as little as two hours of online selective attention training. These results suggest that phase timing is a robust and reliable marker of individual differences in auditory attention and demonstrate the possibility of rapid short-term plasticity in the mechanisms of selective auditory attention. Finally, we present pilot data relevant to the question of whether short-term training programs can be a successful remediation strategy in populations who struggle to control attention.


Length density of lineal features, Lv, is an important stereological parameter. The efficient stereological procedure for the estimation of Lv from the counting measurement performed on the projected images of the vertical slices (foils) is modified and improved: Lv can be now estimated from vertical slices of unknown thickness, and the slices need not be of the same thickness. The required assumption‐free stereological relationship is


A previously healthy 17-year-old boy was admitted to our emergency department for fever, pharyngitis with cervical lymphadenopathy, abdominal pain, and vomiting for three days. On admission, he was afebrile and his vital signs were normal. Yet, following another vomiting episode, he developed another bout of abdominal pain. C-reactive protein was normal, haemoglobin 14.1 g/dl, WBC 15 x 103/µL, platelets 138 x 103/µL, AST 522 U/L, ALT 341 U/L, total bilirubin 4.75 mg/dl, with direct bilirubin 3.4 mg/dl; LDH level 689 U/L.


It is observed that staff and students interaction is a key factor for promoting students success. The present paper proposes a method of project based learning with increased student staff interaction. The study is performed with three dimensions: class room teaching, project based learning and student and staff interaction both inside and outside of the class. The method was experimented on a sample of students belonging to a post graduate programme. The experiment conducted has yielded positive results. It has significantly improved student engagement and academic performance.


Chemistry has for long been recognised as one of the most information-rich disciplines: the first specialist chemical journal appeared as long ago as 1778 and the principal abstracting service, Chemical Abstracts Service, will be celebrating its centenary in 2007. Computer tools for the processing of chemical information, in particular information pertaining to the structures of molecules, have been available for many years [1, 2], but it is only in the last few years that chemoinformatics, "the application of informatics methods to the solution of chemical problems" to quote the definition of Gasteiger [3], has established itself as a key component of many aspects of modern chemical research. This has happened principally as a result of developments in the pharmaceutical and related industries, where the introduction of combinatorial chemistry and high-throughput screening has resulted in a massive growth in the volumes of chemical and biological information available in research programmes [4, 5].


The paper deals with process of a cardiological expert system development. A definition of a electrocardiogram is presented. Problems of ECG characteristics determination such as ECG data digitizing is considered. A problem
of QRS complex recognition and P and T waves parameters measurement is discussed. A general outline of analysis technique for ECG using wavelet transformation are proposed.


The remained poems and articles of Jing Shengtan what can reflect his thoughts, emotion, life and association directly were very few, even though he had rich ante mortem works. Reasons for the situation were the stern punishment for this person who was killed by the Qing court, such as his wife was in exile and family property were confiscated. The author found twelve lost poems and three antithetical couplets of Jing Shengtan, which provided new data for research about his literary creation and historical facts.


NICHICON (KUSATSU) CORPORATION and KEK have developed a novel long-pulse klystron modulator for both of single-beam tube (136 kVp*100 A) and multi-beam tube (120 kVp*140 A). The main features are; - crowbar-less system with optimized IGBT snubber circuit, - compact and highly reliable Self-Healing capacitors, - HV & LV twin pulse transformers of laminated steel core for reduced tank volume.


In this paper we describe an algorithm for design of bireciprocal linearphase lattice wave digital filters. The designed filters are characterized by the property of having a maximal number of attenuation zeros for a given filter order. Some design examples using this algorithm are also given.


We have studied the effect of the Andreev reflection on the persistent currents in a normal metallic loop connected with a normal metal and a superconductor. It consist of two parts, one contributed by electrons and one by holes. They are periodic with a period equal to a single flux quantum, ϕ0, versus the threading magnetic flux and π versus the length of the lead bridging between the loop and the superconductor. They have sharp peaks at the gap edge. Both the sum of persistent currents and the electronic part increase to a same constant, but the hole part decreases to zero with the barrier strength rising to infinity.


The psychological contract, the perceived mutual obligations between employer and employee, is a critical construct for understanding employment relationships and how their management informs emplo...


The effect of the relative humidity (RH) of supplied gases on PEM fuel cell performance was monitored by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Two different Nafion®-based membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) were prepared from two commercially available gas diffusion layers (GDLs) based on carbon paper and carbon cloth. By performing EIS measurements under condition where the transmission line model was applicable, both the ionic resistance in catalyst layer (RΣ) and the membrane resistance (Rmem) could be probed. The extent of this impact, however, depends on the GDL substrate properties and the electrode side to which the dry gas was fed. Overall, the carbon paper based MEA provided better fuel cell performance when the dry gas condition was applied, whereas the cloth based MEA revealed better fuel cell performance with fully saturated reactant gases. Moreover, the later one demonstrates a better capability to address the flooding issue at high current density even when symmetric dry gas arrangement (both dry fuel and oxidant gases) was studied. Variation of fuel gas RH at the anode perturb the fuel cell performance less strongly compared with the other arrangements. This implies that with the fully hydrated cathode gas water transport via back diffusion from the cathode to the anode could maintain the hydrated membrane and catalyst layer to some extent. By using this EIS methodology, the interplay of GDL properties and reactant gases RH on PEM fuel cell performance can be more clearly understood.


Differences in intimacy were indicated by ranks assigned a series of "behaviors" (e.g., kiss, to go to movies with, to protect, to work with) by 63 Italian students and 39 Americans. There were no sex differences. Four behaviors seen as more intimate by Triandis' Greek students than by Americans were not ranked differently by the present groups of Italians and Americans.


In Categories l—5 Aristotle argues that the primary ουσία (the most fundamental sort of being there is) is the concrete individual and that the secondary ουσία (the second-most fundamental sort of being there is) is the είδος (species) or γένος (gemis) of a concrete individual. In Metaphysics Z—H he argues that the primary ουσία is the είδος of a concrete individual, that the secondary ουσία is the concrete individual, and that the γένος is not ουσία at all. This raises some serious questions concerning the Categories, the Metaphysics, and primary ουσία. Some scholars have maintained that this difference between the two treatises is merely apparent (e. g., terminological) and that the doctrine in the Metaphysics does not conflict with the one in the Categories ι others that it is real and that the doctrine in the Metaphysics is the precise contrary of the one in the Categories. l believe that neither of these views is correct, and I shall argue that the difference is indeed real but that it does not consist in this simple volte-face. The difference consists in the fact that in the Metaphysics εϊδος is conceived s the particular form, and not merely the universal species, of a concrete individual, whereas it is not so conceived in the Categories', this marks a radical development in Aristotle's metaphysical reasoning. I shall begin by developing briefly each of the two doctrines of ουσία (Section I); I shall then examine the relations between them (Sections II—IV); and I shall conclude by making some general observations on the Categories and the Metaphysics (Section -V).


about the adverse currents in China's revolutionary history. After all, there was the "New Life" movement, to name but one of many political and intellectual trends which left their mark, though not, alas, on this book. Confining itself just to the revolutionary movements, however, the book does offer a very reliable guideline. Two essays stand out for particular acclaim. They are Spengler's very concise yet penetrating account of the socialist movement and Opitz's competently told story of the communist movement. Spengler starts by unfolding the various factors which shaped the particular reception that was given to socialist thought in late 19thand early 20th-century China. Viewing this development from various angles including China's economic plight, the ambiguous attitude of her politically minded intelligentsia, and the issues at stake in the imperialistic countries he composes a most vivid picture of what socialism must have meant for the Chinese. Despite the relative brevity of this contribution, Spengler manages to combine an impressive output of information with a literary style that makes reading a true pleasure, though there are instances where one is not quite sure if literary considerations have not got the better of him. Opitz's essay on the communist movement emphasizes particularly this movement's early and perhaps formative phases. So it fits rather neatly into the historical context set by the other authors. Opitz gives a very detailed description of the specific circumstances under which the founding of the Chinese Communist Party took place. Although there are now new facts (in the sense of hitherto overlooked or neglected documents) his interpretative presentation of what has become known about this event makes stimulating reading. The general objections or at least reservations one can raise about Chinas Grosse Wandlung have all been stated before. On the whole, however, this volume should prove very useful, particularly in undergraduate teaching for which it was primarily intended.


A determination and analysis on the chemical composition and properties between transgenic and non-transgenic hybrid poplar 741 were carried out.The results showed that:there were different variations of each chemical composition and properties among the different parts of the tree trunk of the two poplars.The average content of pentosan,lignin,cool water extractive,hot water extractive,1% NaOH extractive and benzene-alcohol extractive of transgenic hybrid poplar 741 were 5.38%,3.41%,76.96%,19.33%,4.16% and 51.05% higher than that of non-transgenic hybrid poplar 741.The pH value,acid buffer solution,alkali buffer solution and total buffer solution of non-transgenic and transgenic hybrid poplar 741 in different parts were showed that the top part was obviously higher than that of the middle and under parts,but there was no difference in curing time with UF glue among the top,middle and under parts of the two hybrid poplars.And the variation of the chemical composition and properties in wet wood of the same tree of transgenic hybrid poplar was bigger than that of nontransgenic hybrid poplar.


The evaluation of green chemistry and processes is very important.The evaluation guidelines for the atom economy,E-factor,mass intensity,and reaction mass efficiency,etc.,are introduced,and the cost relations and the technical effects in these processes are also discussed.


Tokai reprocessing plant (TRP) has released radionuclides such as 3H, 14C, 85Kr and 129I into the atmosphere since the start of operation in 1977. We have established the monitoring methodologies for these nuclides, to realize an appropriate and continuous radioactive discharge control. The methodologies having various special technical considerations for matching the monitoring of reprocessing off-gas, were summarized in this paper. Briefly, 3H was collected by a cold-trap technique and the concentration was evaluated being independent of the water collection efficiency; 14C was collected by a monoethanolamine bubbler and then measured by liquid scintillation counting without any interferences from 3H and 85Kr; 85Kr was continuously measured by combination of two kinds of detectors to cover very wide range of the concentration; and 129I was collected by a charcoal filter and a charcoal cartridge in series with a relatively high collecting performance. The monitoring records over the period from the start of operation to fiscal 2006, the end of contract-based reprocessing, certainly ensured that the releases of these nuclides from the TRP have never exceeded the authorized discharge limits.


We present a general approach to prove existence of optimal solutions for optimal control problems not based on typical convexity conditions which quite often are very hard, if not impossible, to check. By taking advantage of several relaxations of the problem, we isolate an assumption which guarantees the existence of solutions of the initial optimal control problem. To show the validity of this crucial hypothesis through various means and in various contexts is the main body of this contribution. In each such situation, we end up with some existence result. In particular, we would like to stress a general result that takes advantage of the particular structure of both the cost functional and the state equation. One main motivation for our work here comes from a model for guidance and control of ocean vehicles. Some explicit existence results and comparison examples are given.


SARS——an unexpected health public event, has alerted us to respond and prevent unexpected health public events on the campus. The article analyses the characteristics of unexpected public health events on the campus from the angle of public health and proposes corresponding measures--every department on the campus should manage comprehensively, put prevention on the priority and formulate related policy, set up and perfect emergency mechanism, correctly and promptly respond and cope with unexpected public health events on the campus.


The time-series models which has an has an important place in the statistical forecasting methods are widely used in many disciplines such as economy, production management, and engineering in order to perform realistic estimates for the future. Produced results of these methods which are diversified in time, is variable for different data sets. A model that produces pretty good results for a dataset may not be realistic for the other dataset. The success of the time-series forecasting methods is directly related to the quantitative characteristic features of a dataset ranked through time. In this study, it is tried to identify the main principles for determining the correct method and suitably selecting the parameters within the framework of time-series forecasting models and quantitative characteristics of the data sets.


(51) Int. Cl. G06F 7/10 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. CPC ...................................... G06F 17/10 (2013.01) USPC .......................................... 702/189: 701/32.8 (57) ABSTRACT A method comprises collecting a data set of field character ization measurements at a location inside a reverberant cavity excited by signals having multiple discrete electromagnetic frequencies; and performing a number (n) of circular shifts on the data set by a frequency step (Af) and computing a cova riance-based coefficient at each shift until the coefficient indi cates a lack of correlation. The method further comprises computing a quality factor (Q) of the reverberant cavity as fe/(Afxn), where fe is center frequency of the data set.


From the view of the scene statistics,mine pressure data combined with theoretical analysis,draw the harmful rang from the mining procecs through the effect of floor rock strain on the tunmelling face, which provide the basis for the futural similar tunnelling face arrangement under the conditions of mining and heading at same time.


Design methods used to estimate the settlement below Geopier Rammed Aggregate Pier — supported footings rely on the performance and interpretation of a modulus test conducted on a single Rammed Aggregate Pier element. The test is used to determine the spring stiffness of a single element. However, actual footings are generally supported by multiple elements and the interaction effects between groups of elements are not simulated in the modulus tests. This paper presents the results of research performed to investigate the interaction effects between groups of Rammed Aggregate Piers installed at test facilities at the University of Utah and Iowa State University. The full-scale field test programs include load tests for individual elements, footings supported by groups of elements, and footings not supported by reinforcing elements. The results of the research demonstrate the increase in bearing capacity that is afforded by the installations of the piers. The results also indicate that a group interaction factor of 1.0 is appropriate for design. This paper is of particular significance because it is used to verify design procedures for a soil reinforcement method widely used in the United States.


STUDENT CONDUCT ADMINISTRATOR KNOWLEDGE OF THE STATISTICAL REPORTING OBLIGATIONS OF THE JEANNE CLERY DISCLOSURE OF CAMPUS SECURITY POLICY AND CAMPUS CRIME STATISTICS ACT The Jeanne Clery Disclosure o f Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the "Clery Act") is a consumer right-to-know law originally passed by Congress in 1990. The law requires colleges and universities receiving federal student aid to publish annually their security-related policies and crime statistics. The law provides for a civil fine up to $35,000 for each act of noncompliance, which can include failure to disclose a single crime statistic. Student conduct administrators play an important role in classifying crimes, yet the literature is lacking on this population's understanding o f the Clery Act. Therefore, the purpose o f this study was to determine the current level o f knowledge regarding the statistical reporting obligations of the Clery Act among professional members o f the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA). The study also explored whether knowledge levels varied depending upon: the personal factors o f the respondents; the number o f source(s) from which respondents acquired knowledge regarding classifying and scoring offenses for Clery Act purposes; the respondent's role and responsibilities at the institution; institutional factors o f the respondent's current place o f employment; and whether the respondent consulted outside sources when determining how, if at all, scenarios should be classified and scored for statistical reporting purposes. A researcher-designed questionnaire was devised and administered to all professional members o f ASCA. Results indicated that 99.3% o f ASCA members could not correctly classify and score eight scenarios presented as part o f the survey. Significant differences were found for STUDENT CONDUCT ADMINISTRATOR KNOWLEDGE 11 of the 20 variables o f interest in the study. Implications for ASCA, student conduct administrators, and future research are discussed. STUDENT CONDUCT ADMINISTRATOR KNOWLEDGE v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am deeply indebted to the members o f my dissertation committee for their time, expertise, guidance, feedback, and encouragement throughout the dissertation process. I am humbled by your willingness to accompany me on this journey and contribute to my educational experience in such a profound way. My chair, Dr. Dennis Gregory, has been especially instrumental guiding me through each stage as well as modeling the way as a subject-matter expert on whose research the foundation of this dissertation is built. I am grateful for your leadership, mentorship, and example as I continue to find my voice as a scholar-practitioner. This project could not have come to fruition without the poignant insights o f Dr. Tisha Paredes regarding design methods and data analysis techniques. Dr. Paredes' continuous feedback and thought-provoking questions helped shape this project and my learning in substantive ways. Dr. Christopher Glass's questions during the proposal defense marked an important turn in the way I thought about "testing the test." I credit Dr. Glass with my subsequent deep dive into the psychometrics literature an unexpected but most welcome learning experience that helped me evaluate the utility of my questionnaire and made me a more critical consumer o f


Last but not least, I would like to mention encouraging and very successful regional initiatives that are taking place this year. South American IPAs are participating as a region at 2 big international events: at World Investment Conference in La Baule, France, in June, and at China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT), in Xiamen, China, in September. In the first event, the regional IPAs are launching a joint publication "Why South America? A Key Destination for Investment". A similar publication, but with regard to the European Union, is being discussed by the European IPAs.


ABSTRACT Sacrilege is a perversion of religious behavior that may cause hostility, abuse or desecration of a religion in Indonesia. Criminal acts of sacrilege of religion is regulated in article 156 of the CRIMINAL CODE a. Criminal religious sacrilege i.e. penginjakan the Qur'an occurs in Nagari River Aur, Pasaman Barat, with the usual suspects (CN). Outline of the problems; a) Are factors the causes of criminal acts of sacrilege West Pasaman Barat religion? b) How law enforcement is conducted by the Police against criminal acts of sacrilege religion in West Pasaman Barat? c) How crime prevention efforts of religious sacrilege in West Pasaman Barat? d) what constraints faced by Polres West Pasaman Barat in law enforcement against criminal acts of sacrilege religion in West Pasaman Barat? A legal sociological methods. The source of primary data and secondary data, with data collection techniques in the interview and study documents, analyzed qualitatively. The results of the research; 1) religious sacrilege, cause factor low planting religious values and public knowledge of the law in Indonesia. 2) law enforcement conducted Police investigation, arrest, namely peyelidikan and assign to the State Court and State Prosecutor West Pasaman Barat. 3) Countermeasure Effort done i.e. penal Police, non penal. 4) obstacles faced Police i.e. in ensuring authenticity of facebook account and photographs of the acts of the perpetrators of religious sacrilege. Keyword: Law Enforcement, Criminal Acts, Religious Sacrilege


Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe how professors of the Emergency Medicine Discipline at a Faculty of Medicine in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, managed to use Online Simulation as a teaching tool during the social isolation of the pandemic COVID-19. The activity was aimed at students of the fourth year of Medicine within the scope of the discipline. The study also shows the hit rate of medical students in online simulation scenarios and the students' satisfaction with the activity.

Methods: It was a dual descriptive and quantitative study. 107 people participated in the study, being: 12 professors and 28 monitors, in addition to 67 medical students divided into scenario participants and observers. A total of 32 simulation cases were performed, occurring four days a week, for five weeks. The study design involved six phases: Learning objectives and teams organizations; Event registration; Data collect; Simulation scenarios; Debriefing sessions and Event evaluation. Each phase is detailed in the paper.

Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic had catastrophic effects, but it also led us to assess our current educational activities. We need to learn from experiences. Online simulation ushered in a new form of teaching and learning at our university. The students accepted the new simulation model with ease, as they belong to the millennium generation, fully accustomed to technical resources. They seemed to feel at ease in this situation, enjoying all the advantages it offers: studying at home, in their own way, in their own time. After COVID-19 pandemic, medical education may have changed forever. Further studies must evaluate the consequences of these changes in the future.


The marine propulsion system is the heart of the ship. Its reliability will directly affect the safe navigation and operating costs of ship. Predicting and finding the faults of the marine propulsion system in time is one of the key technologies in marine field. However, there are few reports on this issue. Focusing on the study of comprehensive reliability for the marine propulsion system, this study analyses operation environments of the marine propulsion system firstly, and then expounds the comprehensive reliability research connotation. Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) is used to assess the reliability of the marine propulsion system based on the function flow diagram. According to the fault tree of the marine propulsion system, the marine engine system is taken as an example to assess its reliability by the accumulative failure probability. The result shows that FTA can assess the reliability of the marine engine system effectively within a period of time, but it cannot assess its whole life. It is believed that the knowledge gained in this study will provide the theoretical reference for research on comprehensive reliability of marine propulsion system and guide for developing comprehensive technology of combining life prediction, fault early warning, maintenance remission and reliability design for protecting the ships completing their missions reliably and safely.


We study the symmetry of solutions to a class of Monge-Ampere type equations from a few geometric problems. We use a new transform to analyze the asymptotic behavior of the solutions near the infinity. By this and a moving plane method, we prove the radially symmetry of the solutions.


We present a study of the distribution of quasars and radio galaxies in the viewing-angle-redshift plane in the framework of the evolutionary unified scheme (Vagnetti, Giallongo, and Cavaliere 1991). Results are presented for some illustrative cases, including a distribution of the Lorentz factors and appropriate luminosity functions for quasars and their host galaxies. A cosmologically increasing [Gamma] is found, in agreement with the previous paper. It is argued that the appearance of sources as quasars or radio galaxies can depend on the viewing angle and on the redshift, due to the balance between the beamed component and the luminosity of the host galaxy. Within the assumptions of our evolutionary unified scheme, we find that low-Gamma objects can be observed as quasars mainly at z greater than or similar to 0.3, while a substantial fraction of the low-z radio galaxies could consist of quasar remnants.


came congested, and its serous coat took on a pink and then a red velvety aspect, and became granlular. The coats of the bowel also became thickened, and this could be distinctly recognised at the time of opening the gut when a tranverse piece was taken between the finger and thumb prior to opening with scissors. In two of the cases the enlarged vessels of the bowel wall had to be tied when the gut was opened. After withdrawal of the rod the bowel is gradually drawn back by the mesentery and by its own weight as far as it is permitted by the adhesions formed between its mesentery and serous -coat and the parietal peritoneum, or rather the muscles and skin, for the parietal peritoneum retracts, and is not in contact with it to any large extent. In from ten days to a fortnight no one would know what kind of operation had been done. Personally I think the result is neater, and that the teel of the spur would allow me to state the method of the operation. The simplicity of the proceeding is such that the dexterous surgeon may execute it in five minutes, and I have done it in seven in a thin woman in whom there was no delay in tying vessels and whose sigmoid mesentery was neither too short nor too long, but, if the latter condition exist, time is spent in finding the bowel, and I have had one such case by this method and two or three by the plan of opening the bowel at once, which I originally adopted. This patient recovered well from the operation with thle slight exception of retention of umine, which I have not noted in other cases. She subsequently went into a workhouse, but before leaving hospital a growth on her sternum was noticed, and I heard that she died about three months after with large sarcomatous growths on her skull and elsewhere. For notes of the following cases I am indebted to Mr. Ernest Brock, House-Plhysician to tile Hospital for Women: Mrs. H. P., aged 42, admitted September 8th, complainiiig of pain in the I)ack. Pain in the abdomiien, with frequent desire to go to stool, had come on eighteen months earlier. The miiotious were jelly-like, and she had lost flesh. About 41 inclhes up the rectumii the finger miiet with a hard. inore or less nodular-, iiregular mass, almost blocking up the lumen of the bowel. It was very painful, but there was no hzemorrhage on exalmination. As it felt pedunculated and movable an attempt was made to pull it down under chloroform, and pass an (craseur round its base. As this could niot be done, consenit for colotomy or posterior excision was awaited. The general condition of the patient was fairly good. The temperature and urine were normal. On October Sth sigmoidostomy was performed, as obstructioni was threatening. An incision was made just above and internal to the anter-ior superior spine, and exteniding downwards and inwards for aibout 2-, inches. The peritoneum vas cut through on a director, and the bowel easily reached anid drawn out. No " slack " could be obtained. The bowel was found to be full of rather hard motion, and ani attempt was made to squeeze this into the rectum, but 'without success. The mesentery was then perforated with pressure forceps, and a gum elastic catheter No. 10 was drawn through and held the bowel in position oni the abdomiiinal wall. The upper and lower ends -of the incision were then stitched up with silk. The whole was theni covered with oiled protective and wool. Oil October 12th the bowel was ,opened with scissors in a, line parallel with the gut. Flatus readily escaped. On October 14tll tlle catheter and stitches were removed. Oni October 17th the bowels lhad acted wvell after a single eneema. No freces or matter had been passed by tlle rectum. In a fewv days the patient left lhospital, having recovered from the opem ation. Mrs. E. R., aged :35, was admitted September 28th, complaining of " pressure" in the back passage, with a feelinig of weakness. " Six months ago she fell down, striking her fundament." Ever since then she had lhad more or less pain in defecation; for the last two or three months slie lbad had almost continuous slimy discharge from the rectum, and until ten days ago slhe had passed blood witlh almost every motion. She hlad no actual pain, but great sense of pressure. She had been losing flesh for twelve months. Slhe was fairly wvell nourished, sliglhtly anamic, but otherwise locked in good lhealth. About an inch within the an-us tlle finger met with a vei'y rugged indurated mass, extending about four-fiftlhs round tlle gut, the free part being anterior; it extended upwvards for about lincll, the finger readily feeling healthy mucous membrane i)eyond. There was no enlargemenit of inguinal glands. The temperature and urine were normal. Posterior excision was proposed and its risks pointed out. The patient preferred colotomy, as the nature of the growth was not made known to Gher. On October 1st an incision was made in the left inguinal region, about 2 inches long, commencing just above and internal to the anterior superior spine, and extending downwards and forwards. The layers of the abdominal wall wvere cut through. and the peritoneuim opened on a -director, and tlle bowel easily reached: the latter wvas drawn out of the wound as far as possible, but no " slaf,k" could be obtained; the mesentery was then perforated uvith a pressur-e forceps, and a gum elastic 'catheter drawvn tlhrough to support the bowel, the upper and lower ends of the abdominal incisioin were then stitchled up with silk, and the whole covered with a piece of protective and wool. H.mnorrhage ivas only trifling. On October 8th the bowel was opened wvith scissors in a line parallel with the gut. Flatiis readily escaped. The catlheter and stitches were removed. The bowel protruded from abdominal incision about inch. By October P.th the bowel had falien back to some extent. The arti,ficial opening aeted well almost every (lay, and no discharge lad occurred £rom the rectum. The patient was discharged a, week later. The second case is of interest to me, because at the first examination I was inclined to think that it was one of those remarkable coincidences which we meet with now axnd again in hospital and private practice. Shortly before this patient'sadmission, and within a week of each other, two women were admitted with broadly attached pedunculated growths high up the rectum, on the left side, which bulged externally or near the anal orifice during defiecation, and thus caused some obstruction and gave rise to much glairy mucous discharge. From their appearance I tor k them to be broken-down adenomatous growths; but microscopic examination by Dr. Dalton revealed their malignant nature. At the operation they were easily pulled outside the anus, but there was a long invagination of the upper part of the rectum and lower part of the sigmoid, so that I did not put a snare round the base of the growths but removed them with scissors, scraped their points of attachment, then cauterised, and finally applied a matico plug. They recovered rapidly. The efficacy and extreme simplicity of the operation described, and also of that I adopted when first drawing professional attention to the advantages of inguinal colotomy, must be my excuse for saying that I entirely fail to appreciate the various modifications which have been introduced. What need can there be for prolonged and serious proceedings, such as cutting away some inches of colon, or of lengthening the operation by stitching the gut to the parietal peritoneum in various ways, or of dividing the bowel and invaginating the lower end according to Madelung? The double-barrel stitching and subsequent excision of part of the bowel as done by Maydl is a lengthy proceedling, and the method of Finc, of Geneva, recently revived, of opening the transverse colon is going unnecessarily high up the bowel. All the advantages claimed for these proceedings can be obtained by the simple plan herein recommended, and alL their dangers and drawbacks obviated. I would urge surgeons to remember the fact that in openinig the colon for malignant disease not amenable to a more radical proceeding, such as excision, the object is to relieve pain and prolong life, whether done for or without obstruction, and that any operation of a palliative kind, such as colotomy, should perforce be of a comparatively innocent nature. The simplification of operative measures should, in the interests of patients, be the aim of the surgeon, and experienee abundantly proves that the simpler an operation is the better are its results. Since writing the above I have operated on a fourth case in a man at the London Hospital, who recovered rapidly.


Background: No special information has been reported about anti-fertility effect of Ruta graveolens. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of Ruta graveolens alcoholic extract on fertility of male mice and its contraceptive effects. Methods: 30 immature male Balb/C mice were allocated to three groups of intact control, vehicle, and Ruta graveolens treatment that received Ruta extract. A single sub-LD50 300 mg/kg dose of alcoholic extract of the plant was injected intraperitoneally, every day for a week. A month after the last injection, the animals were deeply anesthetized and dissected. Blood was collected intracardially for hormonal assay. The testes were extruded, weighed and then fixed for histological studies. Results : Administration of 300 mg/kg Ruta graveolens showed no significant changes in weight of testis, but induced a significant decrease in number of type A spermatogonia (df: 2, 27; F=6.51; p=0.005) and number of spermatid cells (df: 2, 27; F=4.28; p=0.02) compared to control. Four weeks after injection of Ruta graveolens serum, testosterone level (df: 2, 27; F=3.43; p=0.047) significantly decreased compared to control animals. However, there were no significant changes in serum follicle stimulating hormone (df: 2, 27; F=3.34; p=0.051) and luteal hormone (df: 2, 27; F=0.15; p=0.87) levels. Conclusion: The results indicated that alcoholic extract of Ruta graveolens diminishes the activity of male reproductive system by reducing spermatogonia and spermatids, but has no effect on serum level of follicle stimulating hormone and luteal hormone, and might be a useful substance for birth control; however, further studies are suggested.


The low-order lumped parameter thermal models (LPTMs) are one of the most competitive online approaches to estimate the critical temperatures in electrical machines. Firstly, this paper explores the correlation between the conventional high-order and low-order LPTMs and then presents some critical modelling guidelines of low-order LPTM together with an improved four-order LPTM. Secondly, a simple dynamic quasi-linear model (DQM) is proposed to define convection thermal resistances, which can be used in both conventional high-order and low-order LPTMs. The application of DQM can improve the estimation accuracy by indirectly introducing more degrees of freedom, which is especially beneficial for the magnet temperature estimation in the low-order LPTM due to its highly abstract rotor thermal modelling. Finally, a prototype permanent magnet synchronous machine is used for experimental validation under different operation profiles.


separation is of the traditional separation by can consume less amount of but a purity separation. pervaporation by using membrane a promising to achieve this goal. The membrane process can separate molecular mixtures effectively and without any or by-production. The materials used for membrane preparation are not limited but cover in a wide range. The structures and properties of the materials decided the membrane performance and the field of membrane applications. The objective of this study is selective separation of water from water/organic mixtures by pervaporation using membrane technology. We studied the method of membrane preparation including the zeolite membrane (mordenite type and MTW type membrane), ZIF materials based membrane (ZIF-8 mem-brane). We optimized the synthesis method for increasing the performance of the membrane and the membranes were used in the different separation system for application. The whole work is constituted by 7 sections from chapter 1 to chapter 7.


Abstract Albin Kurti is the leader of Lëvizja VETËVENDOSJE! (Movement for Self-determination!) in Kosova. The movement was standing candidates for the first time in the December 2010 Kosova elections and on 28 October 2010 launched its political programme entitled 'Development and Statebuilding: Together (it) is Possible'. David Chandler interviewed Albin Kurti at the Lëvizja VETËVENDOSJE! offices in Pristina on 2 September 2010 and it was agreed that JISB would publish Kurti's essay (updated after the elections) articulating how the movement understands the barriers to independence in Kosova today and outlining the political development of its strategy of resistance.


Functional gap junction channels between neighboring cells can be assessed by microinjection of low molecular weight tracer substances into cultured cells. The extent of direct intercellular communication can be precisely quantified by this method. This protocol describes the iontophoretic injection and visualisation of Neurobiotin into cultured cells.


The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of speed bumps on Chinese campus based on individual vehicle trajectories and speed profiles. An observational before after study was conducted to collect vehicle spatio-temporal information with a high resolution camera. Accordingly, the collected data was divided into two groups: the before group, including vehicle trajectories and speed profiles with no speed bump deployed in the defined research area, and; the after group, containing trajectories and speed profiles after a 5cm high speed bump installed at the designated location. A total of 230 free flowing vehicle trajectories and speed profiles were extracted from the video tape and 113 vehicles for the before group and 117 vehicles for the after group, respectively. First, the effectiveness of the speed bump was evaluated using conventional speed indicators, i.e. the mean speed, the 85th percentile speed and the percentage of drivers exceeding 30 km/h. Although an obvious reduction in the mean speed was observed in the after group, the changes in the mean speed and the 85th percentile speed along the target road segment, i.e. the special impact of the speed bump, was not significant. In order to address this issue, vehicle trajectories and speed profiles were analyzed as well. The results indicate that drivers yielding behavior, including changes in travel direction and reduction in vehicle speed, could be more precisely captured using vehicle trajectories and individual vehicle speed profiles in comparison to conventional speed indicators.


We report the first experimental demonstration of a conjugate-Franson interferometer, i.e., a nonlocal interferometer that can certify time-energy entanglement. Our measured 96% visibility tightly bounds the temporal correlation of biphotons generated by spontaneous parametric down-conversion.


The Cicero Smart Corridor initiative is a multi-agency effort led by the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to bring wider use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on Cicero Avenue in the vicinity of Midway Airport and the Stevenson Expressway (I-55). The corridor scope calls for considering a variety of actions to better monitor and manage the flow of people and vehicles through a heavily traveled area, and to supply more real-time travel condition information to the public and to operators. The ultimate goals are to increase efficiency and reduce travel times in the area. The paper summarizes the on-going Cicero Avenue Smart Corridor planning and conceptual design effort, including implementation status. The corridor plan has developed keeping the National ITS Architecture in mind. To fit the work into the Regional ITS architecture, the work has made use of Version 1.0 of Turbo Architecture released in May 2000, a software tool to help create either a project or regional architecture. The specific application bridges a gap between a project architecture and a developing regional architecture. In effect, an initial trial run of the software tool is presented, and both its good and bad points are discussed.


The present study deals with the documentation of road killed and rescued harpatofauna in Amravati city as well as territory including some state highways and villages. The documentation of harpatofauna was done by actively searching road killed incidences on state highways as well as rescued reports collected from few NGO's included for this study. The study was done during the month of June to December 2014. Six families were commonly found during the study period i.e. Elapidae, Pythonidae, Colubridae, Boidae, Viperidae and typhlopidae. During the study period, total 2418 snakes were documented from the study area, of which 1660 species were rescued and 758 species were found as road killed. 29 species belonging to six families were recorded with special reference to rare species i.e. Indian egg eater and smooth snake. The resulting occurrence of high road killed and rescued evidence was proved their behavior in-search of the better habitat for food and reproduction purpose.


The present article emphasizes the instability of the Sociology presence in Brazilian high school and places the situation of the subject in Distrito Federal scope. Both the official documents and the teachers of the subject agree that it is a dynamic knowledge, as well as flexible and practical, that prepares the pupils for the entire exercise of their citizenship. However, the students' opinion about the Sociology teaching is emphasized. In this sense, it is presented the result of a Master's degree dissertation that focused students of the third year of high school, distributed in focal groups in Santa Maria and Asa Norte, in Brasilia, Distrito Federal. The theory of the social representations served as an orientation to the theoretical and methodological development, in which Serge Moscovici and Willem Doise were the principal representatives. The latter developed a social perspective to the studies of social representations: the existence of a common content in the social representations of the positions, the existence of differences within that common content and the existence of an anchorage of the different positions.


Only female Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis accompanied broods. Maternal vocalization and injury feigning are reported. Females remained with their broods until the young were at least four weeks old. Broods older than four weeks were less cohesive than young ones. Broods seldom foraged in emergent vegetation. Two females moulted their remiges while accompanying broods.


The objective of this work is to investigate the impact of noise uncertainty on the performance of a wideband spectrum segmentation technique. We define metrics to quantify the degradation due to noise uncertainty and evaluate the performance using simulations. Our simulation results show that the noise uncertainty has detrimental effects especially for low SNR users.


In this paper, we conduct theoretical research on the transformation development of the local private application-guided colleges and universities. Private college is to point to by the social enterprises, institutions or individuals using fiscal funds to invest in the establishment of institutions of higher education. It has become the main body of the transformation of higher education reform because they are in training applied technology talents has very obvious advantages. Private colleges is an important part of the institutions of higher learning compared to the basic private colleges and universities, training of talents is to meet the market demand, competitive, determines the survival and development of private colleges and universities and talent training is one of the important links of practice teaching link, the cultivation of practice ability relates to whether the people have to adapt to the needs of the society and the work in the science and technology. Our research combines the local feature to propose the novel perspective for the reform which is meaningful. KeywordsApplication-Guided, Colleges and Universities, Private, Local, Transformation.


The plan of revitalizing villages through science and education is a huge systematic project,of which rural labor force shift is an important part.However,rural labor force shift is still at the tentative stage in our country,successful experiences in other countries can be used for reference for rural labor force shift in our country.The paper investigates the history of the development of rural labor force shift in other countries and generalizes its main reasons based on comprehensive and comparative analyses,in order to be reference for rural labor force shift in our country during social transition and get enlightenment on the implementation of revitalizing villages through science and education in our country.


Developed using the principles of the Model-View-Controller architectural pattern, FolksEngine is a parametric search engine for folksonomies that allows us to test arbitrary search improvement algorithms by specifying them in three phases: expansion, where the original query is converted in multiple ones according to semantic rules associated to the query terms, search, executing the queries on a standard folksonomy search engine such as Delicious, and ranking, sorting the results according to rules. In this paper we extend our previous studies using FolksEngine and offer a new query expansion algorithms based on Natural Language Processing techniques, and a new view for the results based on Semantic Web technologies. We also describe some tests of the algorithms developed, in order to obtain a clear and effective evaluation of them.


Purpose – Cross-cultural studies suggest that while organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and organizational justice have received considerable attention in Anglo-Saxon contexts, the same cannot be claimed in non-Western, Arab Middle Eastern contexts. The purpose of this paper is to attend to this knowledge gap by exploring OCB in the context of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its relationship with organizational justice. Design/methodology/approach – In cognizance of the extant literature, the study explores the perceptions of Saudi Arabian managers of the five conceptually different dimensions of citizenship behaviour – conscientiousness, sportsmanship, civic virtue, courtesy, and altruism. It also explores their perceptions of distributive justice, procedural justice, and interactional justice. In addition, the current study investigates the relationship between organizational justice and OCB. Using the survey questionnaire method, data was collected from more than 250 Saudi managers at different l...


This paper discusses, for the first time, the application of luminescent rebroadcasting devices to computing. The devices are described, together with some preliminary experimental characterization. The devices are then shown to be capable of: analog addition and multiplication, sequences of ORs and NORs, and performing the 16 Boolean operations possible between two variables.


Although many researches have been conducted to explore how organizational commitment influences organizational performance, there are almost complete lack of awareness of social enterprise workers in Korea. To fill this gap, this study examined the effect of social enterprise worker's organizational commitment on organizational performance. Also we examined the mediating effect of organizational citizenship behavior on organizational commitment and organizational performance. To test the proposed research model and hypotheses, the data were collected from 75 social enterprises in Busan and Ulsan. After the analysis of reliability and validity was conducted by SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 18.0, the results of model fit index showed x2=207.531(d/f=85, p=.000), CMIN/DF=2.442, RMR=.043, GFI=.873, TLI=.905, and CFI=.923. The results of this study were as followings; 1) organizational commitment was positively related to organizational citizenship behavior and organizational performance. 2) organizational citizenship behavior was positively related to organizational performance. 3) organizational citizenship behavior mediated the effect of organizational commitment on organizational performance. In summary, all hypotheses were supported. The limitations and directions for future research were also discussed in the conclusion.


Abstract : The purpose of this work is to provide insight for the operational air planner who must determine the circumstances under which airpower can be an effective tool of foreign policy. With insight into this issue, both the air strategist and diplomat may be better equipped to evaluate the appropriateness of using airpower in international relations. To accomplish this purpose, this paper provides an analysis of two specific cases in which United States political leadership called upon airpower to further foreign policy goals without resorting to war. The first case study centers around the decision to place B-17s on the Philippine Islands in October of 1941. The second case study focuses on the use of airpower during the Berlin Blockade of 1948-1949. Both case studies use a framework for analysis that examines the interrelationships between political, material, and military influences on the ultimate operational air plan. Future students who may wish to pursue expanded studies of these or other cases may capitalize on this framework to pursue those studies.


The purpose of considered research is to substantiate the need and determine the forecast of possible results of ensuring the availability of knowledge about modern technologies and results of scientific research in animal husbandry through scientific and informational support of agricultural products (based on training seminars). In the article the general state of animal husbandry in Kazakhstan is examined, the current problems of the industry development are identified, the relevance of animal husbandry's development to ensure food security in conditions of decrease in business activity is substantiated. As a possible direction for the development of the industry, the realization of program "Information support of the subjects of the agro-industrial complex on a gratuitous basis" is considered. The authors considered the measures for the realization of program "Information support of subjects of the agro-industrial complex on a gratuitous basis" in 2020 for achievement of research purpose. The costs of scientific and informational support of entrepreneurs represent the state's investments for these purposes. The authors summarized the forecast calculations of expected increase in cost of commercial livestock products using modern technological approaches to feeding, improving the structure of the herd, breeding, care and veterinary service, considered at special seminars for farmers. In the article the need for knowledge accessibility of modern technologies and scientific research on animal husbandry through scientific and practical seminars for agricultural producers is focused.


The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing many industries by enabling machines to directly work with each other without human intervention, and communication and networking technologies are fundamental to enabling it. IoT systems are also creating a significant amount of new data which can now be processed to analyze and learn from using novel machine-learning techniques. However, the requirements for communications can vary significantly depending on the target applications, and they can range from ultra-low power for enabling a vast deployment of sensors with multi-year battery life to ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) for smart factories and remote robot control. 5G, as an example, is expected to deliver a number of enhancements to support massive IoT deployments as well as URLLC capabilities for new verticals such as Smart Cities, Industrial IoT, E-Health, Public Safety, and Autonomous Vehicles (V2V, V2X). The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide researchers and practitioners working on Connectivity and Networking technologies for IoT systems a means to share experiences and disseminate successful applications of IoT technologies and identify recent trends and opportunities poised to revolutionize the IoT industry.


Abstract : Skill and knowledge requirements for ship's servicemen are discussed in terms of billets, training, identification, and utilization. Advancement opportunity, retention and rating structure are also considered. Evaluation of the rating is in terms of its primary responsibility to provide services and convenience, mainly to the afloat forces. The responsibilities of the rating require the performance of a variety of non-related jobs, ranging from manual labor to administration, which require varying degrees of physical dexterity and mental ability. Significant factors adversely affecting performance include inadequate numbers of rated personnel, high percentage of personnel in the lower mental groups, deficiencies in training, and lack of skill identification. The foregoing, in turn, affect personnel utilization, personnel development, advancement, and retention.


The article assesses the basic proportions of budgetary incomes and expenditures for 2010—2012. It demonstrates indifference of budgetary policy in respect to economic growth. It also argues the possibility of increasing budgetary expenditures for modernization and diversification of economy.


In a paper read at the International Otological Congress in Paris (1922) I explained the importance of recognising two groups of cases of meningitis, one in which the infection was primarily of a trabeculated part of the subarachnoid space and the other in which the infection was primarily of the cisterna pontis. An appreciation of this is of great assistance in understanding and recognising the early symptomatology of various types of meningitis and also in the rational treatment of the disease. Many cases of meningitis of otitic origin end fatally, and it is for us to consider how we can lessen that mortality. In an occasional case, even with micro-organisms present in the cerebrospinal fluid, the patient has recovered after one or two lumbar punctures. This seems not to indicate this procedure as a treatment, but to prove conclusively that if we can help in some degree, the cerebrospinal fluid can overcome the inflammation, whereas without our assistance it may fail to do so. How then can we help ? In many cases of meningitis the organism has not reached the subarachnoid space, and the symptoms and signs are due to infection in close relation to the outer surface of the dura—the " meningite de voisinage " of the French. In these cases the complete removal of the external inflammation will effect a good result. The difficulty is to recognise this state of affairs, and only in very early cases can


VINYLIDENE chloride (1,1-dichloroethylene) is a colorless liquid with a pleasant sweet odor. It polymerizes readily and is the basic monomer for a number of thermoplastic polymers now in commercial production. Because vinylidene chloride is available for research and plant operations, it is desirable to call attention to certain hazards connected with the use of this compound and to recommend precautions for its storage and handling. When vinylidene chloride is stored without a polymerization inhibitor at temperatures between about -40° and +25° C. in the presence of air or oxygen, the oxygen dissolves and reacts rapidly to form a peroxide compound of undetermined structure. This peroxide may be a polymerization catalyst, and its formation is often accompanied by the precipitation of a flocculent vinylidene chloride polymer. The peroxide compound is violently explosive, and since it is adsorbed on the precipitated polymer, any separation of this polymer by filtration, evaporation, or drying will result ...


The purpose of this study is to adapt "Gender Role Attitudes Scale" into Turkish. and to conduct the validity and reliability analyses. The research was conducted in three stages. A total of 326, 278 and 57 undergraduates took part in the first, second, and third stages of the study, respectively. The first stage comprised of translation works, exploratory factor analysis, the second stage comprised of confirmatory factor analysis, compliance validity and reliability. As a result of exploratory factor analysis, %38.6 of total variance of the Scale. As a result of confirmatory factor analysis, it was observed that the adapted scale had a good fit. The compliance validity of scale was examined by the Ambivalent Sexism Scale. The research also suggests that parameter of internal consistency of the scale is found as .88 and test-retest reliability parameter proves .77. The results indicated that Turkish form of GRAS is a valid and reliable.


This paper uses structure laser as the active light source. A narrowband filter weakens the arc light, which can improve SNR(Signal Noise Ratio)of image effectively. Experimental image only extracts the red component. The method strengthens the specific wavelengths and weakens others. This paper introduces an improved median filtering algorithm. The algorithm has three advantages. It effectively improves the performance of noise reduction. It retains the details of the image. The complexity of the algorithm is about O(N). The weak noise is eliminated by binarization. At the same time, the laser stripe is reserved. This paper adopts a multi-scale edge detection approach. This approach can better extract the complex image edge. When recognizing characteristic quantity, it can enhance fault-tolerant. When extracting location information of the horizontal section by black pixel accumulation algorithm, it can fix location for the stripes. The system can identify the weld information accurately and extract enough information, completing the weld tracking.


Urea inclusion compounds have been used in numerous x-irradiation studies of aliphatic esters.1-4 Single crystals are easily prepared for ESR experi ments, and the hexagonal urea matrix provides a com mon environment for the various guest molecules. To date all published work on saturated and unsaturated ester-urea inclusion compounds indicates that the x-ray produced stable free radicals occur near the carboxyl end of the fatty acid residue. In saturated ester mole cules, the observed radicals simply correspond to re moval of one hydrogen atom from the carbon atom adjacent to the carboxyl group.1'2 Thus, the radicals observed in saturated esters are essentially the same as the well-known radicals5 derived from the carboxylic acids. The purpose of this note is to point out that in aliphatic esters the dominant radicals are not always produced adjacent to the carboxyl groups. As examples, we discuss below the free radicals observed in urea inclusion crystals of di-M-butyl oxalate and di-«-butyl


April June 2017 929 JCPS Volume 10 Issue 2 Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles using Sphaeranthus indicus with its phytochemical study Karunakar Rao Kudle*, Lavanya M, Madhukar Rao Kudle, Ramchander Merugu and M.P. Pratap Rudra Department of Biochemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. Department of Biochemistry, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Telangana State, India. Department of Biochemistry, Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda, Telangana State, India. *Corresponding author: E-Mail: email@example.com ABSTRACT Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous Sphaeranthus indicus L. Leaf extract at different conditions showed the nano silver formation in 15 minutes, whereas a 1:1 ratio of silver nitrate and plant extract formed silver nanoparticles in 25 minutes. The TEM results reveals that average size of silver nanoparticles synthesized from Green, Pink flower, leaf extract was found as spherical shape and 16-20 nm in size. The phytochemical screening of the methanol, Ethyl acetate, Pet. ether extract of Sphaeranthus indicus L. revealed the presence of phytochemicals like Alkaloids, Flavonoids, saponins, terpenoids, sterols, Tannins, Anthraquinones, and proteins.


" The process of thinking inevitably begins with a qualitative (natural) language, no matter at which shore we shall subsequently land. "-Giovanni Sartori 1


This work aims to study the existing results of mild solutions for a semi-linear Atangana-Baleanu-Caputo fractional differential equation with order $ 0 < \theta < 1 $ in an arbitrary Banach space. We rely on some arguments to present the mild solution to our problem in terms of an $ \theta $-resolvent family. Then we study the existence of this mild solution by using Krasnoselskii's fixed point theorem. Finally, we give an example to prove our results.


This article focuses on emotions in texts of the Hebrew Bible using the example of Psalm 90. There is a tension between eight basic emotions according the categories of Robert Plutchik and the explicit and implicit expressions of emotions according to Simone Winko and Andreas Wagner which are embedded in culture and context. The prevalent individualistic approach of the present time is contrasted with the collective approach found in biblical tradition and texts. Emotions referring to God underline the character of the relationship between those who pray using Psalm 90 and God. This analysis presents a novel entry point to the understanding of the psalms and provides a different hermeneutic key.


The present work describes author's experience in developing a problem-solving environment (PSE) to analyze and display fractal objects. The PSE has been implemented by the author in the popular CAS Matlab as a module of an introductory course on nonlinear systems for undergraduate students of Mathematics, Physics and Engineering. Such a course has been designed to fully comply with Bologna's Declaration principles and regulations in the sense that it allows self-learning and promote active participation of students in the learning process. In this paper the architecture of this computer system along with a description of its main functionalities and some illustrative examples are briefly reported.


vitally important matters for the beginner who hopes to fathom Russia's culture. A later chapter, concerned with the workers of Moscow, skillfully interweaves vivid and terrible descriptions of factory life witfi hard facts about wages, prices, and tsarist social legislation. The chapter on Russia's peasants, unfortunately, is too brief to do more than touch upon the most obvious aspects of this massive subject. Toward the end of the book Troyat succumbs to the novelist's need to tie up his plot. Aware that there is much about Russian life still to be said, he chooses the easy way out. Edward Russell, his British traveler, proposes to a Russian girl, is accepted, and marries. "As from that day," the author assures us, "daily life in Russia would have no more secrets for him." One may justifiably wonder if the upper-class Russian bride successfully explained, some two years later, all the complexities of "daily life in Russia" during 1905.


stcompadj estimates the adjusted cumulative incidence function based on a Cox or a flexible parametric regression model in the presence of competing risks. Cox regression in the presence of competing risks is usually performed by fitting separate models for each failure type. It is possible to obtain the same results by using a single analysis after appropriately adapting the data set. In short this consists of expanding each observation for each cause of failure, creating a stratum indicator taking on a value of 1 for the first n records, 2 for the following n records and so on, and modifying the failure indicator so that it attains the value 1 for each observation of death caused by the main event in the first stratum, for each observation of death caused by the competing event in the second stratum and so on. This way of representing data (expanded format) allows to model both identical and different effects of the same covariate on the main and competing events.


Transparent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding film has a wide range of applications in the optoelectronic and display systems in military, aerospace and other fields, which has attracted widespread attentions. In this paper, the electrohydrodynamic jet printing method was introduced into the additive preparation of transparent conductive films, and a batch of flexible transparent EMI shielding films with good EMI shielding effectiveness and low cost were achieved in a simple and easy way. We utilized electrohydrodynamic jet printing technique to directly print a grid-like micro structure on a flexible and transparent substrate, and a transparent EMI shielding film with a line width of 13.3 μm, period of 300 μm, and light transmittance of 73.2% was obtained. The EMI shielding effectiveness is about -18 dB in X band. In addition, the printing parameters was optimized to obtain transparent EMI shielding films that meet different performance requirements. The transparent EMI shielding film prepared by printing method requires no high-resolution mask and exposure in traditional microfabrication, and is quite low cost and convenient to adjust parameters digitally. This work proves that the additive electrohydrodynamic jet printing perfectly fits the transparent film research in stage of sample design and prototype.


Background: To assess the appropriateness of the prescription of antiresorptive drugs according to the Guide to Osteoporosis of the Spanish Society for Family and Community Medicine (SEMFYC). Material and methods: Descriptive transversal study carried out in two urban primary care centres. Out of all those patients who had taken an antiresorptive drug and/or had a diagnosis of osteoporosis, a sample of 411 patients was studied. Those who took the drug for other reasons (13), with diagnostic errors (8), exitus (3), or lacking clinical history (16) were excluded. Variables were recorded: age, sex, personal and family history of fractures, T and Z densitometric scores, type of antiresorptive drug, calcium and vitamin D supplements, and the specialist who initially indicated treatment. The appropriateness of the prescription was assessed according to whether or not it complied with the criteria in the SEMFYC Guide. Results: 371 patients complied with the inclusion criteria. Of these, 96.5% were women. The average age was 68 years (standard deviation -SD-: 9.4). In 288 patients (77.6%) the personal antecedence of fractures was assessed, and in 21 (5.7%), that of the family. Densitometry had been carried out in 65.5% of patients. 65.2% had taken biphosphonates, and 14.8%, raloxifene. 72.8% were receiving vitamin D supplements, and 76%, calcium. In 30.5% of cases the treatment was initiated by the family doctor, in 21% by a traumatologist and in 14.3%, by a gynaecologist. In 204 patients (55%) the antiresorptive prescription was appropriate, in 113 cases (30.5%) it was not possible to determine the appropriateness, and in 51 (13.7%) it was inappropriate. Conclusions: The prescription was inappropriate in fewer than 15% of patients, with biphosphonates the drugs most commonly used. In a third of patients densitometry was not carried out.


In order to survive, an individual's haemostatic system has to have the capacity to respond promptly to injury and thrombus formation has to occur in a highly regulated fashion. Over the past two hundred years, our understanding of this complex system has increased dramatically. It is perhaps surprising, therefore, that clinicians rely predominantly on assays to assess coagulation that were developed over 50 years ago and that only assess the time to initial clot formation. This reflects the challenge of truly understanding the complex dynamic contributions of platelets, vascular endothelium and coagulation factors under shear force and replicating this in a test-tube. There has therefore been a drive to develop better methods of detecting disordered haemostasis that can be accurately correlated with bleeding or thrombotic risk and that can be utilised to guide treatment. The thrombin generation assay is currently a research tool that is able to chart the different phases of thrombin generation, recognising that the majority of this occurs after the end-point of traditional coagulation assays. Thrombin is key to effective haemostasis and the thrombin generation assay has been shown to correlate with a range of bleeding and thrombotic states. Although it is recognised to produce valuable information, it is hampered by the impact of pre-analytical variables, lack of standardisation and inter-operator and inter-laboratory variability. Optimisation of the assay as well as development of normal reference ranges is key. This is in addition to further phenotyping of dysfunctional haemostasis and providing evidence of clinical relevance. This thesis sets out to address these different areas with studies including the generation of normal reference ranges in addition to examining the sensitivity of the assay to anticoagulation (and its reversal) as well as exploring potential factors contributing to the variable bleeding phenotype seen in patients with severe haemophilia.


Abstract In this paper, a novel current-mode differential transconductance low noise amplifier (LNA) designed in the chartered 0.18 μm CMOS technology is proposed to realize the receiver front-end. The proposed LNA frequency ranges from 4.7 GHz to 6 GHz,mainly targeting at IEEE802.11a application. It utilizes two stage structure, with a PMOS current-mirrorr using inductive series peaking technique to achieve optimized current output. The noise performance is improved through the use of a gm-boosting technique, while the gain performance is improved and power consumption is saved by using current-reused technique. Measured results demonstrate that the circuit provides flat transconductance gain higher than 17.0 dB, noise figure lower than 2.31 dB and low operating voltage of 0.85 V in frequency band. A comparison with other LNAs in similar and nearby frequency bands shows the proposed LNA has advantages of higher gain, lower noise figure and better other performances.


A brushless synchronous dynamo is disclosed, belonging to synchronous dynamo. The brushless synchronous dynamo is composed of a spindle (9), a rotary rectifier (10), a stator and a rotor; the stator is provided with a stator core (1), a stator three phase power winding (2) and a stator single phase exciting winding (4); the rotor is provided with an AC inductive winding (5), a rotor core (6), a rotor DC winding (8) and the rotary rectifier (10); the rotary rectifier (10) is fixed on the spindle (9), the output end of the rotor AC inductive winding (5) is connected with the input end of the rotary rectifier (10), and the output end of the rotary rectifier (10) is connected with the rotor DC winding (8). The invention has the advantages that the brushless synchronous dynamo of the above structure dispenses with the electric brush and slip ring structure at the rotor side in a conventional synchronous dynamo as well as the coaxially connected independent exciting dynamo, so that the dynamo has simple design and structure, reliable operation and convenient maintenance, small loss, high efficiency and diverse application occasions.


PURPOSE: A multiple band combiner of a mobile communication system is provided to remove harmonic without an additional low pass filter by attenuating the harmonic of a UHF and GSM frequency through a diplexer. CONSTITUTION: A duplexer(11) performs the multiplexing about the bands of the low frequency domain as a first multiple diplexer. A combiner(10) makes the UHF and GSM signal into one signal. A triplexer(12) performs the multiplexing about the bands of the high frequency domain as a second multiple diplexer. A DCS, a WDCMA, and a WiMAX band signal are integrated into one signal through the triplexer. The integrated first multiplexing signal and second multiplexing signal are applied to a diplexer(13). The first multiplexing signal is passed through a low pass filtering action. The second multiplexing signal is passed through the high pass filtering action. The first and second multiplexing signals are integrated into one signal.


This second edition covers the basic techniques of Macintosh programming. It includes coverage of memory management, event-driven programming, using graphics and sound events, and other key topics for Macintosh developers.