Objective To evaluate the diagnosis value of CT iconography examination for elderly kidney cancer,renal pelvis cancer,bladder carcinoma. Methods Iconography data of 78 patients with kidney cancer,35 patients with renal pelvis cancer,79 patients with bladder carcinoma in our hospital from2010 to 2013 were retrospectively analyzed,and the relation between clinical manifestation of CT iconography and pathology results were compared. Results In CT examination of kidney cancer,significantly and moderate strengthen rate was 92. 3%,local convex type rate was 70. 5%,the coincidence rate of CT and pathology examination was 91. 0%,and the pathologic stage after surgery had positive correlation with CT stage. In the CT examination of renal pelvis cancer,the scanning degree was not coincident with strengthen degree of lesion significantly,most CT stage of renal pelvis cancer was local,and the coincidence rate of CT and pathologic examination was 71. 4%;In the CT examination of bladder carcinoma,the lesion was mostly average strengthen,coincidence rate was 88. 6%,pathologic stage after surgery had positive correlation with CT stage. Conclusion Efficacy of CT in the qualitative diagnosis of kidney cancer is most accurate. Pathological stage of kidney cancer and bladder carcinoma has positive correlation with CT stage,and malignant degree of renal pelvis cancer has positive correlation with CT stage.


This is the second in a series of NACADA Journal articles that report on the results of the ACT Fifth National Academic Advising Survey. Collected data are analyzed to determine the performance of Habley's seven advising models on eight advising program goals and their perceived effectiveness on 11 program variables. The data also create the context for a deeper consideration of the relationship between an advising model and an institutional culture.


The kinetics of neat poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and its composites with triphenyl phosphate (TPP) and/or talc crystallized nonisothermally at different cooling rates of 1, 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10°C/min was analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry and described by Avrami equation and combined Avrami-Ozawa equation. The results showed that talc acted as PLA nucleating agent accelerated crystallization rate by decreasing the crystallization half-time t1/2 or rate parameter F(T), whereas TPP acted as PLA plasticizer decreased crystallization rate. For neat PLA and plasticized PLA, the average values of Avrami exponent n were almost close to each other, but added TPP decreased crystallization rate constant k. As for PLA composites with talc, the crystallization process was relatively complex, and was divided into three regimes. At a given cooling rate, the value of n2 was almost larger than that that of n1 or n3, whereas the value of k2 was less than that of k1 or k3. The effective activation energy ΔEx calculated from Friedman formula increased with the increase of relative crystallinity and TPP content, whereas decreased with the presence of talc. Wide angle X-ray diffraction verified that all samples crystallized nonisothermally in cooling rate range of 1–10°C/min form α-form. POLYM. COMPOS., 31:2057–2068, 2010. © 2010 Society of Plastics Engineers


Over 1% of the world population suffer from schizophrenia, which is a mental and hereditary disorder. Diagnosis of this disorder is now based mainly on the clinical symptoms. As the first study in Iran, we used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique to study biomarkers of schizophrenia that are detectable in resting state functional MRI (fMRI). In this study, fractional Amplitude of Low-Frequency Fluctuations (fALFF) of BOLD signals, as the reflection of neuronal oscillation and synchrony of activation, were investigated in two groups of subjects including 12 schizophrenia patients and 12 healthy controls. The results showed abnormal increasing in fALFF of specific brain regions including parts of cerebellum, superior temporal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus and brainstem, and fALFF reduction in parts of frontal lobe, lingual gyrus and precuneus in schizophrenia subjects compared to the healthy control group (p-value<;0.05). Also, fALFF reduction is observed in some parts of Default Mode Network (cingulate gyrus, anterior frontal lobe and superior frontal lobe). These results can help psychiatrists and neuroscientists to understand this disorder deeply and find appropriate treatments.


The 2019 Presidential Election is a practical implication of the post-truth populist trends in Indonesia. This study aims to explore the Millennials' perception on the post-truth rhetorics of presidential candidates in the 2019 Presidential Election. The theory used in this study is the theory of post-truth rhetorics, grounded on phenomenology and the descriptive-qualitative approach. The article finds that there was a rejection of Prabowo's post-truth populist rhetorics because they were incompatible with Indonesia's political, social and cultural characters. In the Indonesian political context, rhetorical ability is not a benchmark. The most important thing is the credibility, integrity, and track record of political actors. It was also found that the media tends to eschew Prabowo's post-truth populist messages. But in principle, there is almost no stark difference among both candidates' populist rethorics in the election. Both carry identity politics and are affiliated with elites and oligarchs, so the populist politics are contradictory to the candidates.


Abstract First results of isotope‐geochemical investigations of an ice core from Vestfonna (Nordaustlandet) are presented. Interpretation of δ18O and Cl− curves is based on data on the stratigraphy of the ice core, according to which the mean annual rate of accumulation is 81 cm w.e. The upper part of the δ18O curve from the core is in good keeping with data from other cores obtained from Svalbard. Great discrepancies between the curves for the period between the 13th and 16th centuries testify to the influence of local physical‐geographical conditions on the isotope composition of atmospheric precipitation.


Interaction of the environment and the fi rst agricultural and cattle-breeding cultures in Azerbaijan in 6000–2000 BC is considered on a basis of paleogeographical (mainly palynological) and archaeological data. The data of 10 palynological records are generalized. An environment in Azerbaijan before formation of agricultural and cattle-breeding cultures is characterized. Three stages of interaction of these cultures with environment are distinguished. The end of all three stages coincides with the termination of these cultures, because of climate change, i.e. aridization or humidity increase, and because of an exhaustion of fertility of the soils due to overexploitation.


Aimed how to shorten the research procedure of electronic circuitry, and how to improvework efficiency of electronic circuitry designer, This paper presents how to efficiently solute theproblem of Signal Integrity, then introduces two type of EDA emulator.


Whistler mode waves are a type of electromagnetic plasma wave and play a dominant role in the energy dynamics of the near-earth space environment and associated space weather processes. Ground-based observations of these waves are important for numerical model validation, space weather monitoring, and discovery science. Unfortunately, ground-based observations are often challenging to interpret since information about traversal through the ionosphere and distance propagated in the earth–ionosphere waveguide is rarely available. A new approach to identifying the ionospheric exit points of the magnetospheric whistler mode emissions is presented, which takes into account the observed wave polarization. The method relies on the initial circular polarization of the ducted magnetospheric emissions which is shown to convert to linear polarization after propagation in the earth–ionosphere waveguide at a predictable rate. Finite-difference time domain modeling of observed eccentricity provides a metric for determining distance from observer to ionospheric exit point. The method is shown to produce good agreement with observations of magnetospheric chorus emissions, artificially triggered emissions, and lightning-induced whistlers.


Target tracking is a hybrid estimation problem involving both continuous and discrete uncertainties [31]. In the prevailing approaches to target tracking, the modeling of the target motion/dynamics and the sensory system is essential. In these systemoriented approaches, it is customary to use the continuous-valued process/plant noise and measurement noise to cover the unknown modeling errors or deviations of the model from the true system. However, the major challenges of target tracking arise from two discrete-valued uncertainties: the measurement origin uncertainty and the target motion uncertainty. The measurement origin uncertainty refers to the fact that a measurement provided by the sensory system for target tracking may have originated from an extraneous source, including clutter, false alarms, and neighboring targets, as well as the target under track. It may also have originated from countermeasures from the target. This uncertainty is clearly discrete in nature. It poses the greatest challenge for target tracking. Numerous techniques have been developed to deal with this uncertainty over the past three decades. The target motion uncertainty exhibits itself in the situations where a target may undergo a known or unknown maneuver during an unknown time period. In


OF THESIS LOW-INCOME ADULTS FOOD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND NUTRITION BEHAVIORS AND THE ASSOCIATION WITH DIET Food insecurity and diet quality are concerns in low-income populations, contributing to high rates of obesity. Food management skills may enable low-income populations to obtain a healthy food supply rather than relying on less expensive and less nutritious foods to fill their diets. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between food management practices and diet quality in SNAP-ED/EFNEP participants. This study examines the association between food management behaviors and dietary outcomes (Healthy Eating Index totals, total calories, carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and servings of fruits, vegetables, milk, and meats/beans) as measured by the Behavior Checklist and diet information collected by Extension Program assistants for 1,585 participants in Kentucky counties (n=57) during 2010-2011. The results of the cross-sectional analysis suggest that food management practices can help low-income SNAP-ED and EFNEP participants obtain more food for their families. However, diet quality was only improved for the variable 'healthy foods,' (participants who responded that they thought about healthy foods when deciding what to feed their families). It was concluded that an integrated approach of food management practices and nutrition education is needed to improve diet quality for low-income populations.


In the article the method of providing of effective and manoeuvre work of every element of fl owsheet of TES is offered in the conditions of the use of fuels of the worsened quality.


Solute–solvent clusters of pyrazine, pyrimidine, and benzene (solutes) and CnH2n+2 (n=1,2), NH3, and H2O (solvents) are studied by the techniques of supersonic molecular jet spectroscopy and two‐color time‐of‐flight mass spectroscopy (two‐color TOFMS). Spectral shifts, van der Waals (vdW) modes, dissociation energies, and vdW mode–solute mode vibronic couplings are characterized for most of the observed clusters. Based on these data and previous results for hydrocarbon systems, cluster geometries can be suggested. Lennard‐Jones potential (6‐12‐1) calculations are also performed for these clusters and in all instances for which comparisons can be readily made, calculated and experimentally estimated geometries and binding energies agree completely. Clusters of N‐heterocyclic solutes and H2O are not observed experimentally. Systematics and trends among the clusters reported herein and those previously reported are discussed and analyzed.


This study began as an inquiry into how the archaeology of different regions contributes to the development of the field. My sense was that certain areas were better represented than others and that their importance had changed through time. Other than studies by Feinman et al. (1992) and Chamblee and Mills (2001), which examined the regional focus of papers presented at SAA meetings, I knew of no similar work examining this topic. Ultimately, this study stemmed from my own interests in the archaeology in California and the Great Basin, which I felt had moved in a different direction than regions such as the Southwest and Southeast. I focus here on a more general question: How well have different regions been represented in the pages of AA since its inception in 1935/1936?


Excerpt To the editor: The long-recognized cause of Wernicke-Korsakoff encephalopathy has been thiamine deficiency, associated with poor nutrition in the alcoholic or nonalcoholic patient. Blass an...


Simulation training has become an important method and mean of improving the quality of flight training under conditions of information. Flight simulation training support system consists of the support content,methods,organization,leadership and management and other elements. In order to improve simulation training support construction,it should be studied not only the impact of training support external environmental factors which are economic environment,science and technology environment,task environment and the development of weapons and equipment,but also its internal elements which are equipment,facilities,personnel,management and support. Furthermore,the relationship between external factors and internal elements is discussed.


Nowadays, the increasing consumption of drugs have strongly propounded problems such as drug accessibility, on-time usage with exact dose, daily multiusage, and the side effects being the most serious of all . The scientific community has always been searching ways for reduction of these difficulties. Drug controlled release system is one of the ways which has attracted considerable attention in recent years, and it is defined as the release of drug in specified pads of the body with a required dose and desirable specific rate which itself consists of various techniques. in this research the method employed Is the chemically controlled release with 4hydroxyphenyl acetamide (acetaminophen) as the drug. Thus, acetaminophen and acryloyl chloride are converted to an acrylic monomer, then the obtained monomer is polymerized, and finally the drug release ability of the polymers is tested in buffer solution . These tests show that the polymers are able to release drug but with insignificant amount and this as a preliminary step is a good sign and satisfactory.


The purpose of the research for knowing was whether there any correlation between the memory and the result of students in Mathematics. The hypothesis is: "There is correlation between the memory and the result of students in Mathematics". This research is done in 1 Senior High School Serang Baru Bekasi at anomalous semester of academic year 2010 / 2011. The sample is taken by using simple random sampling with 30 students. This research is using survey method by using correlation techniques. The instrument of the memory (X variable) uses the memory test, and the instruments of student's result in mathematics (Y variable) uses the result of multiple choices test.


Distinguishing primary from secondary hyperparathyroidism can be difficult in some patients with non-localizing Sestamibi scans. In this era with many patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity, secondary hyperparathyroidism resulting in hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands can be their only method of calcium homeostasis. This results from an inability to absorb calcium in gut. We have devised a simple method to help distinguish patients with an inability to absorb calcium in the gut. With this method patients who would potentially be devastated by parathyroidectomy can be identified and spared.


The continously growing requirements to the production processes in the rubber industry due to increasing competition and increasing economic pressure led to a refining of the technology of the continuous mixing. This continuous mixing process as already applied in the thermoplastics industry is done on co-rotating twin screw extruders. Parts of the industry expect to increase the homogeneity of the compounds' quality, to reduce costs by the elimination of various process steps and to open possibilities for a higher degree of automatisation in the rubber procssing. The process properties of the continuous mixing were investigated and analysed by running trials on a 58 mm co-rotating twin screw extruder. Looking at the relevant questions for the practical field use, if the quality generally is on a satisfying and sufficient level and the maximum achievable output also economical questioner were analyzed and compared with the traditiontal batchmixing.


In order to solve the investment decision problem with missing data. Multiple imputation theory, Bayesian theory were used to design a basic process of investment decision. Firstly, multiple imputation was applied to interpolate the missing data, then the Bayesian decision was made, finally, the risk of decisions made under different situations was compared by fault tree method, and the investment of new energy vehicles was used for empirical analysis, the result shows that using the new decision-making process we proposed can reduce the risk of failure by about 5 percent.


Services in today's network produce a heavy amount of traffic, and all this traffic might have to pass through a Service Function Chain (SFC). The service provider must place these SFCs in the appropriate locations, and scale them as the request to the service increases. Appropriate placement and scaling of these SFCs will ensure Service Level Agreement (SLA) in terms of throughput, end-to-end delay, or successful serving of the requests. SFC placement and scaling are correlated tasks, however need to be modeled separately. For placing SFCs we require to consider server resources such as memory, CPU, bandwidth, and server locations. On the other hand for scaling, we need to consider resource utilization of VNFs as extra matrixes. Scaling in and out would require an additional cost and time to deploy new VNFs, hence it is important to predict VNF resource requirements in advance and prepare the resources for incoming traffic needs. In this paper we predicted an incoming resource demand using Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) based Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) model. We predict the resource demands 2 min in advance and deploy the VNFs using the EdgeQ-Leaning model. We call this integrated algorithm as GRU-EdgeQL. To validate our approach we compared it with threshold and random algorithms. We implemented our algorithm in the OpenStack testbed. Our validation reveals that GRU based prediction and EdgeQ-Learning based placement does not only meet the Service Level Agreement (SLA) requirement by reducing the overall latency and SLA violation but also reduces the number of scaling operations thereby reducing the overall scaling cost.


This paper will focus on the various factors affecting consumption behaviour patterns in UAE society. To carry out this research, a random sample of people were selected to answer a questionnaire which examines: first, the effect of the mass media on public opinion in general, and on consumption patterns in particular; and second, the effect of seasonal sales by businesses on consumption patterns. An attempt is made to examine the effect of expatriate-national relationships on shaping or changing the attitude towards spending and consumption in general. Finally, the paper examines the processes of decision-making within the family and its effects on purchasing certain commodities.


Abstract The importance of boundary layer contributions to aircraft cabin noise levels implies a need for a simple model capable of providing sufficient physical insight to address the problem at the design stage. This paper described the initial form of such a model, which is based on the sound radiated by a single, flat, elastic plate under boundary layer excitation. A numerical study of the model is presented, the main conclusions of which are that, for bare cabin walls, increasing the structural damping and decreasing the skin stiffness and number of reinforcements will reduce the radiated sound. High excitation levels, due to matching between the boundary layer and elastic wave velocities, are difficult to avoid, but the effect is not overly sensitive to small variations in cruising speed of structural parameters.


in this article is showed mainly, the sense of name «prime number» deduced from the writings of some mathematicians of Ancient Greece starting by the meaning of the name in Greek language and its definition in the Euclid's Elements, which starts to quote some remarks on the sense found in authors such as G. Frege, Charles S. Pierce, U. Eco and Vygotsky, after German philosopher O. Spengler's contribution on numbers sense as background to try to resolve the question in this article.


This thesis aimed to extend knowledge of athletes" career transitions through examining athletes" retirement decision-making process and influence of cultural diversity and organisational culture on the process of career transition. The purpose of Study 1 was to identify the current status of knowledge in the study area through providing a systematic review of the athlete career transition studies. The findings provided up to date knowledge in the study area and suggested potential future research directions. Study 2 aimed to understand Korean tennis players" career transition out of sport experiences via longitudinal qualitative research. The results indicated that athletes perceived making the retirement decision was difficult process for them and revealed that participants" experiences were influenced by cultural aspects and sport contexts of Korea. Study 3 focused on exploring the athletes" retirement decisionmaking process among Korean tennis players. Results showed that athletes" leaving from sport decision-making is a complex and multidimensional process, and the transtheoretical model was helpful in explaining athletes" retirement from sport decision-making. The objective of Study 4 was to explore the processes involved in the development of an athletes" career transition programme. Results revealed that the organisation might have influence on athletes" retirement decision and the quality of career transition. Overall, the findings from the current thesis provide advanced useful knowledge on the athlete career transition process, and such knowledge may assist attempts to enhance athletes" well-being and welfare for during and post-sport life.


Purpose
With society's growing environmental concern, developing a green brand identity provides cities with opportunities to enhance their competitiveness. Nevertheless, few studies have explored green city branding and specifically considered the diverse perceptions of multiple stakeholders. Accordingly, this study aims to explore green city branding from the perceptions of multiple stakeholders.

Design/methodology/approach
Based on associative network theory, the study uses brand concept maps and network analysis approaches to construct and analyze the content and structure of mental models among local residents and foreign tourists for a green city brand. This study further seeks empirical support for the findings via a survey, using the sample case of Yilan County in Taiwan.

Findings
The results of this study reveal that foreign tourists possess a more diverse and heterogeneous brand perception than local residents. Additionally, the study uncovers significant green city brand associations regarding their influences on the behavioral decisions of local residents and foreign tourists.

Originality/value
This research is the first attempt to advance the knowledge of green city branding by empirically exploring the green city brand perceptions of multiple stakeholders based on associative network theory. The results provide brand researchers with different analytical perspectives on the existing knowledge about city brand perceptions and offer strategic information for city managers.


Microstructure and sub micron sized stress distribution of the Cu interconnects with damascene architecture was analyzed via atomic force microscope (AFM) and a scanning near field acoustic microscope (SNAM). The architecture induced mechanical stress and deposition induced thermal stress affect the grain microstructure of Cu interconnects, hence affect the reliability of the Cu interconnects.


From the Content: Introduction.- Development of Satoumi Concept.- Bio-diversity and Human Interaction.- Sales Strategy of Fishing Village: Economic Strategy of Misaki and Himeshima Fishermen Unions.- Traditional Legal System related to Satoumi.- Short History of Satoumi Concept.- Style of Satoumi Study: Interaction between Society and Science.- Creation of Satoumi as a Rehabilitation of Coastal Sea.- Co-owning and Deepening of the Satoumi Concept.- Problems of Satoumi Concept and Movement.- Examples of Satoumi Creation.- Rehabilitation of Clam Fishery Ground at Kuwana, Aichi Prefecture Akasuka Fishermen Union.- Rehabilitation of Eel-grass Bed and Collection of Marine Debris at the Seabed Hinase Fishermen Union in Okayama Prefecture.- Catching Herbivorous Fish for Recovering the Died Marine Forest Sagara Fishermen Union in Shizuoka Prefecture.- Oyster Culture and Preservation of Swimming Crab Resource: Tsunemi Branch of the Northern Buzen Sea Fishermen Union in Fukuoka Prefecture.- Environmental Education Association of Playing at the Beach in Oita Prefecture.- Including Citizen to the Fishing Activities Oshima Fishermen Union in Fukui Prefecture.- Partial Sale of Fishing Right Amino-cho Fishermen Union in Kyoto Prefecture.- Integrated Management of Mountain, River and Coastal Sea Fushino River Catchment Area in Yamaguchi Prefecture.- Coastal Management Kashiwajima Island in Kochi Prefecture.- The Coastal Sea Area around Ikishima Island as MPA.- Seaweed Culture and Preservation of Coral Reefs Onna Fishermen Union in Okinawa Prefecture.- Conservation of Fisheries Resources in the Near-Shore Region Shiriya Fishermen Union in Aomori Prefecture.- Overseas Dissemination of Satoumi Concept.- 8th EMECS.- 3rd EAS.-Conclusions.


We have observed the pattern of muscle action during rotational movement of the humerus by recording angular deviation and electromyograph simultaneously.Results were summarrized as follow:1) From the beginning of external rotation of the humerus, electrical activity was recorded from the infraspinatus and the teres minor.During later half of this movement, electrical activity was found from the deltoideus (posterior fiber), the latissimus dorsi, the supraspinatus and the rhomboideus.2) In internal rotation of the humerus, electrical activity was recorded from the subscapularis. The pectralis major was active in half of the cases, but the deltoideus (anterior fiber) and the latissimus dorsi were inactive during this movement.


In this paper, we propose a novel hybrid QRD- MCMC MIMO detector that combines the features of a QRD-M detector and a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) detector. The QRD-M algorithm is applied first to obtain initial estimates of the transmitted signal vector. Subsequently, the QRD-M estimate is used to initialize one of the Gibbs samplers for MCMC detection. The MCMC detection reduces the M parameter required by the QRD-M detector, while the QRD-M initialization effectively alleviates the well-known high-SNR problem in existing MCMC detectors. Performance of the QRD-M/MCMC detector is examined under both an idealized MIMO channel with perfect channel side information (CSI) and a practical IEEE 802.16e MIMO- OFDMA system with imperfect CSI. Numerical results show that, compared to the stand-alone QRD-M or MCMC detectors, the QRD-MCMC detector achieves superior performance at a reduced complexity.


of MA on the outcomes of beneficiaries who received HH. The study concluded that outcome differences between MA and TM were small and inconsistent after adjusting for patient demographic and clinical characteristics. Broader literature on patient outcomes in MA yielded that the difference in patient outcomes between MA and TM can vary by condition-and patient type. The variation in findings related to outcomes associated with MA in prior literature has not been fully reconciled and requires future research


AbstractBackground: Chronic shoulder pain affects the quality of life and limits daily activities. Suprascapular nerve block is an effective technique in management of chronic shoulder pain. Suprascapular injection technique had several drawbacks particularly repeated injections that may affect the patients' outcomes. RFA is considered a safe technique especially with ultrasound guidance, having a long duration of action with absence of any complications or organ damage.Aim of Study: This study aimed to examine the effective-ness of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the suprascapular nerve in comparison to the injection of lidocaine and hydro-cortisone mixture under ultrasound guidance.Patients and Methods: 20 patients with chronic shoulder pain were divided in to two equal groups one group was submitted to RFA of the suprascapular nerve using the Cool-Tip RF system and an internally cooled electrode (group A) and the other group had lidocaine and hydrocortisone mixture injection (group B) of the same nerve, both groups were followed-up over a period of 6 months with pre and post interventional assessment of the pain though visual analogue score for pain (VAS).Results: All patients had chronic shoulder pain not re-sponding to medical treatment and physiotherapy, after RFA, 6 patients were pain free, 4 cases had mild pain that responded to conservative treatment, regarding those of the injection group all cases had relief for 3 months, at 6 months, only 3 had no complain while 4 patients had recurrence and 3 had stationary course of pain relief.Conclusion: RFA proved to be a superior technique com-pared to the injection method in management of chronic shoulder pain.


The Social Insertion Enterprise (SIE) gives socially rejected people the chance of going back to the labour market as a strategy for their complete insertion. Although these companies show many distinctive features, their products must compete in the markets on equal terms. Therefore facing up the challenge of competitiveness is compulsory to assure their survival. In this article, the management of intangible resources is analysed as a tool to improve competitiveness. The paper also focuses on the strategical consequences of this management. Thus, human, organizational, technological and relational capital are studied from the point of view of the SIE, trying to explain their influence on the enterprise success and making some contributions directed to improve the quality of management in these companies.


Objective:A considerable proportion of the population due to both economic reasons and traditions appear to be experiencing chronic deficit in micronutrients, which may be deteriorated on the background of drug therapy being performed. The purpose of our study was to optimize pharmacotherapy of patients with first-ever prescribed diuretic-containing combined therapy for arterial hypertension (AH) by means of adding a vitamin-mineral complex.Method:To determine B-group vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine) in blood plasma by means of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and, on achieving the target values of arterial pressure (AP), to analyse the patients' quality of life by means of such neuropsychological tests as the General Health Questionnaire – 36 (GHQ-36) and WAM (wellbeing, activity, mood) questionnaire.Results:The group of patients receiving antihypertensive therapy alone demonstrated a decrease in blood plasma thiamine, riboflavin and pyridoxine from 34.5±4.2 to 25.4±3.2 ng/ml (p<0.05), from 11.3±1.5 to 7.8±1.1 ng/ml (p<0.05) and from 13.4±1.5 to 9.1±1.3 ng ng/ml, respectively. In patients receiving the vitamin-mineral complex additionally to drug therapy of AH, no significant alterations in the content of micronutrients in blood plasma were revealed. We noted more pronounced dynamics in the scores by the GHQ-36 and a more pronounced increase in the patients' activity by the WAM test, amounting to 28,9 Δ % and 15.51 Δ %, respectively (p<0.05).Conclusion:Supplementing antihypertensive pharmacotherapy with a vitamin-mineral complex makes it possible not only to maintain the level of micronutrients at the level of the physiological requirements but to improve the patients' quality of life as assessed by neuropsychological scales.


Within the framework of the modified potential cluster model with forbidden states and their classification according to Young diagrams, the possibility of describing experimental data on the total cross sections of the neutron radiative capture on 7Li is considered. It is shown that the model used and the methods for constructing potentials make it possible to correctly describe the behavior of experimental cross sections at energies of 5 meV (5 10-3 eV) to 1 MeV(1 10+6 eV), where experimental data are available. Based on the obtained total cross sections up to 5 MeV, the reaction rate was calculated and its analytical approximation was carried out. It was shown that the 7Li(n,g)8Li reaction dominates at T9 < 0.1-0.2 as against with the burning of 7Li in reactions 7Li(3H,n)9Be and 7Li(4He,g)11B.


This report is presented the level densities and gamma strength function which is extracted from primary gamma transitions of (n,2g) measurement on the Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor (DNRR). The comparisons with others results and model calculations, there are outside the scope of uncertainty. These research results are showed that having of complement research for deformed nucleus in order to evaluate nuclear structure models.


Porous metallic nickel has been synthesized using SiO2 opal as template. The template was prepared by self-assembled sedimentation of monodispersed SiO2 spheres. The metallic nickel precursor was impregnated into the void of the SiO2 opal template. The precursor transferred to metallic nickel after calcination in the nitro- gen atmosphere. Then, the SiO2 opal template was removed and three-dimensional porous metallic nickel with a meso-/macroporous structure was obtained. The as-synthesized samples were characterized by XRD, FESEM and nitrogen adsorption-desorption methods.


The natural mowing grassland was improved by scarification and replanting. The results showed that the height,coverage,density and yield of grass were increased remarkably after improvement,and the soil was also improved. Its economic and ecological efficiency was remarkable. The study would provide a reference to improve grassland,especially the lowland meadow.


Climate change is expected to have important implications for human mobility. This article discusses and contextualizes key insights from a recently published study by Thalheimer, Williams, van der Geest, and Otto in Earth's Future (2021), https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001958. The authors synthesize findings from the climate science and impact literature, among others from the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, to explore the role of climatic drivers for human mobility in African drylands. Facing a number of economic, social, and political challenges, these areas are highly vulnerable to global warming and related risks. Climate mobility in this region is the outcome of complex interactions between individual and contextual factors shaping peoples' needs and incentives to move as well as their constraints. As the authors highlight, climate change can influence mobility outcomes through a number of channels, including impacts on food and water security, poverty and livelihood risks, and conflicts. These impacts are relevant for both rural areas and cities, with the latter representing a primary destination for climate‐induced migration in Africa. The complexity and diversity of the climate mobility nexus call for integrative approaches in science and policy that bridge different disciplines and policy sectors. These approaches should be based on fair, equal, and inclusive processes of knowledge production, transfer, and implementation that involve a number of stakeholders. Inclusive deliberations and partnerships across fields and sectors are key elements to comprehensively studying and addressing the realities and manifold challenges faced by both mobile and immobile populations.


The article studies methods of determining weight coefficients, also called coefficients of criteria importance in multiobjective optimization (MOO). It is assumed that these coefficients indicate a degree of individual criteria influence on the final selection (final or summary assessment): the more is coefficient, the greater is contribution of its corresponding criterion. Today in the framework of modern information systems to support decision making for various purposes a number of methods for determining relative importance of criteria has been developed. Among those methods we can distinguish a utility method, method of weighted power average; weighted median; method of matching clustered rankings, method of paired comparison of importance, etc. However, it should be noted that different techniques available for calculating weights does not eliminate the main problem of multicriteria optimization namely, the inconsistency of individual criteria. The basis for solving multicriteria problems is a fundamental principle of multi-criteria selection i.e. Edgeworth - Pareto principle. Despite a large number of methods to determine the weights, the task remains relevant not only for reasons of evaluations subjectivity, but also because of the mathematical aspects. Today, recognized is the fact that, for example, such a popular method as linear convolution of private criteria, essentially, represents one of the heuristic approaches and, applying it, you can have got not the best final choice. Carlin lemma reflects the limits of the method application. The aim of this work is to offer one of the methods to calculate the weights applied to the problem of dynamic system optimization, the quality of which is determined by the criterion of a special type, namely integral quadratic quality criterion. The main challenge relates to the method of state space, which in the literature also is called the method of analytical design of optimal controllers. Despite the features of the problem, allowing us to obtain an analytical solution, it should be recognized that this criterion is, essentially, another form of a convolution of individual criteria. The problem to determine the weighting criteria in this quadratic convolution is still relevant and one of the main problems of the method. The author traces the obvious connection between the interactive methods for finding Pareto-optimal solutions of the MOO problem and the classical method for analytical design of optimal controllers (ADOC), in which decision-maker, essentially, specifies the same conditions: assigns the weights of private optimality criteria; imposes restrictions on the values of private optimality criteria; evaluates proposed MOO, using the system of alternatives. An important feature of interactive methods is that during optimization process the decision-makers' preferences may change. The article aims to link both approaches to the MOO problem. The expected advantage is the combination of analytical solutions based on the formulas of ADOC method and overcoming the criteria convolution shortcomings because of the difficult choice of weights. The novelty of the article is that the obvious idea of finding relationships between the weights of criteria by creating an indifference curve (Pareto frontier) has been already used for the special type of quadratic integral criteria rather than for non-linear convolution of criteria that have their drawbacks. A modification of the quadratic criterion by breaking it into several components is made. Splitting into two criteria, which allowed us to obtain a graphical interpretation on a plane in the coordinates of the criterion describing the management costs and the criterion of the phase coordinates of the control object turned to be convenient. Since the method is often used for stabilization relative to the reference trajectory, representation of x and u as deviations of the phase coordinates and management costs was visual. The article abandoned a traditionally taken provision that the total contribution of the maximum tolerated deviations of phase coordinates should be approximately equal to the total contribution of the maximum tolerated deviations of the control signals. The optimal solution was treated as a compromise and was in accordance with the Edgeworth - Pareto principle. A weight ratio between the management costs and penalties for deviations of the phase coordinates was determined through constructing the Pareto front lines and analysis of the Pareto front. The optimal solution was determined according to theory of cooperative games. The source data to apply this approach to the optimization were specified as maximum tolerated values for each of the criteria as well as for the values of an ideal point. The obtained formulas and technique were applied to the synthesis of the aircraft movement control. An optimal solution was determined according to Cayley - Smorodinskii approach. Significantly reduced management costs were found through the specified optimal equilibrium solution. It is noted that a similar approach can be also applied to the separation of private criteria into pairs within vector criterion related to restrictions on phase coordinates, as well as in the case of multidimensional control with individual control divisions. Thus, there is a possibility for renunciation of the principle of the equal weighted contribution of individual deviations, which will make the search tool for compromise solutions more flexible.


The spin structures of vortex domain walls forming in a ferromagnetic ${\text{La}}_{0.6}{\text{Sr}}_{0.4}{\text{MnO}}_{3}$ nanowire have been directly observed using Lorentz microscopy. We visualized the in-plane anisotropic structures, which exhibited twofold rotational symmetry and revealed that the simultaneous reversal of the vortex chirality and the magnetization directions of separated domains occurs at all the pinning sites. The observations indicate that the chirality is determined by the magnetization directions and the magnetic anisotropy induced at the pinning sites.


The effect of the domain wall intrinsic width, relaxation time of the screening charges and the dead layer thickness on the velocity of the planar 180o-domain wall moving under homogeneous external electric field in ferroelectric capacitor is analyzed. The limiting cases of domain wall motion, including (i) the motion induced by the external and local internal field originated at the wall-surface junction for nonzero dead layer thickness; (ii) the motion induced by the effective electric field averaged over the domain wall surface are considered. We demonstrate the crossover between two screening regimes: the first one corresponds to the low domain wall velocity, when the wall drags the sluggish screening charges, while the second regime appears for high domain wall velocity, when the delay of sluggish screening charges are essential and the wall depolarization field is screened by the instant free charges located at the electrode.


Pharmacists play an important role in exploring a patient's beliefs, attitude and preferences to reduce barriers to optimal statin medication use.


The scheme to dismantle the cement structure that is a wide open-mouthed cement desilter is introduced. The social and economic efficiency are remarkable due to the utilization of hydraulic control explosion.


CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) therapies have become increasingly popular in pediatric populations. phytotherapy are the most common CAM used in children. Yet, little is known about children's preferences for CAM. But It is expected to become more widely integrated into the modern medical system, including the medical curriculum.The aim of this study is to introduce the prevalence and characteristics of CAM use in Pediatrics disease. Further research is warranted to examine the safety and effectiveness of this popular non-allopathic approach to children's health.


This paper presents a method for the stability assessment of large -panel buildings with external and cross interior load bearing walls and for the examination whether a possible failure of such a building is expected to progress from an initial local failure to a global failure of a considerable part of the building. The method extends an approach that was originally developed by Y. M. Strugatzky (1936 -2000). The original method is relatively unknown, it was hardly published and its existing resources are almost inaccessible [1,2]. Therefore, for completeness it is concisely presented (with some unavoidable changes in the original method that focused on exterior reinforced concrete walls only) and extended to include cases of initial local failure in the interior part of the structure, as well as to refer to buildings with transverse or longitudinal interior load bearing walls.


We present the first application of a time projection chamber polarimeter to measure high energy X-ray polarization above 10 keV. The polarimeter is designed based on the PRAXyS soft X-ray polarimeter. The sealed gas is changed to a gas mixture of 60% argon and 40% dimethyl ether at 1 atm to be sensitive to high energy X-rays. The polarimeter performance is verified with linearly polarized, monochromatic X-rays at a synchrotron radiation facility, KEK Photon Factory BL-14A. The measured modulation factors are 42.4 ± 0.6%, 50.4 ± 0.6%, and 55.0 ± 0.6% at 12, 14, and 16 keV, respectively, and the measured polarization angles are consistent with the expected values at all energies.


The mechanical performance of a novel optical switch actuated by PZT piezoelectric multiple layer cantilever is studied with piezoelectric multiple layer cantilever analysis model, in which the relationship between structure parameters and the mechanical performance and some factors that have an effect on the performance of this optical switch are discussed. A new fabrication process method of the optical switch actuated by piezoelectric multiple layer cantilever based on Si is presented. An optimal design of the optical switch operating at 25V is presented. The theory analysis result is compared with that from the finite element coupling field analysis.


We studied the associations of macrophage activity, T-helper cell types 1 and 2 (Th-1/Th-2) responses, and iron status in 55 patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver disease and 28 control patients with noninfectious liver disease. Serum concentrations of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (sTNFrec 75), a macrophage activation marker, were higher in cirrhotic than in noncirrhotic patients (P<.001) regardless of their HCV status, whereas levels of neopterin, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10 did not differ significantly. In HCV-positive patients, sTNFrec 75 levels and transferrin saturation (TfS) correlated positively with levels of aspartate transaminase (P<.001 for sTNFrec 75 and P=.028 for TfS) and alanine transaminase (P=.003 for sTNFrec 75 and P=.039 for TfS). Increased TfS correlated significantly with both advanced liver disease and a predominant Th-2 pattern in HCV patients. Our data suggest that an association exists between macrophage activation and hepatic dysfunction, and that iron status may affect the clinical course of HCV infection by modulating Th-1/Th-2 responses in vivo.


BACKGROUND
Most papers on hand hygiene report either overall compliance or compliance with specific hand hygiene moments. These moments vary in the level of risk to patients if healthcare workers are non-compliant. We assessed how task type affected healthcare workers' hand hygiene compliance.

METHODS
We linked consecutive tasks individual healthcare workers performed during the STAR*ICU study into care sequences and identified task pairs--two consecutive tasks and the intervening HH opportunity. We defined tasks as critical and/or contaminating. We determined the odds of critical and contaminating tasks occurring, and the odds of hand hygiene compliance using logistic regression for transition with a random effect adjusting for isolation precautions, glove use, healthcare worker type, and compliance at prior opportunities.

RESULTS
Healthcare workers were less likely to do hand hygiene before critical tasks than before other tasks (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.97; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.95-0.98) and more likely to do hand hygiene after contaminating tasks than after other tasks (aOR 1.12; 95% CI 1.10-1.13). Nurses were more likely to perform both critical and contaminating tasks but nurses' hand hygiene compliance was better than physicians' (aOR 0.94; 95% CI 0.91-0.97) and other healthcare workers' compliance (aOR 0.87; 95% CI 0.87-0.94).

CONCLUSIONS
Healthcare workers were more likely to do hand hygiene after contaminating tasks than before critical tasks, suggesting that habits and a feeling of disgust may influence hand hygiene compliance. This information could be incorporated into interventions to improve hand hygiene practices, particularly before critical tasks and after contaminating tasks.


Objective To identify the MRI enhancement patterns of chondroblastic osteosarcoma correlated with histopathology. Methods The histopathological findings of the surgical specimens of 14 patients with chondroblastic osteosarcoma were compared with enhancement patterns on enhanced MR images. Results In chondroblastic osteosarcoma septal and peripheral rim enhancement represented tumour with a pure chondroid matrix. Non enhancing and heterogeneous enhancing areas represented tumour with both chondroid and osteoid matrix. Conclusion Enhanced MR imaging can assist in obtaining diagnostic biopsy material of chondroblastic osteosarcoma by identifying both osteoid and chondroid forming areas.


Polynomial identities, when multiplied in the group algebra of the symmetric group by a two sided ideal of non identities, imply various formal (combinatorial) identities.


Describe particularly useful laminate product in vehicular applications. The laminated product has a foam core having a first major surface and a second major surface. One or both major surfaces have an adhesive layer for bonding the fibrous layer and the fibrous layer to the foam core. The method for producing the laminated product includes exposing the first laminated product to infrared radiation. Some of the adhesive layer between fibers in the fibrous layer has been removed. The foam laminate product has improved sound absorption properties while maintains the desired strength and stiffness characteristics, in addition, in some cases, peel strength to the foam core of the fiber-reinforced layer It is significantly improved in foam laminate product of the present invention as compared to conventional approaches. .FIELD 1


In this paper we first introduce the virtual transformation with interpolation techniques which maps the data from a real antenna array onto a VA structure, and then the performance of VA is investigated through simulations using arrays of the dissimilar geometries. Simulations show that the performance is not in proportion with the sensor number of the VA and it is optimal when the aperture of the VT is approximately equal to that of the real array. The selected interpolation sector area should not be too large; otherwise the transformation error will increase rapidly. The shortcoming of the method is that it requires the prior knowledge of the direction of interferers and the VA may lose some characteristic of the original array, for example, the omnidirectional estimation capability and high resolution of the UCA


"Cloud Engineering processes, workflows, functions required heavy automations and automated solutions all the time. There are several choices of tools. techniques, languages targeting several interfaces offered by cloud solutions. Objective of this paper is limited to Study components along with interfaces involved in Storage services that can be applied to both cloud computing needs, Cloud-for-Storage or Storage-for-Cloud, then make generalized list which can be used for architecting automation addressing the Need to generalize choice of Interfaces for Cloud Engineering Process Automation or reusable cloud solutions.


SUBTITLE: ANTHONY POOLE FINDS THAT FAR FROM BEING GLOOMY ABOUT THE INDUSTRY'S PROSPECTS, FINANCIERS WERE UPBEAT AT THE 12TH ANNUAL SHIP FINANCE FORUM IN NEW YORK.


This article examines the anemic support that high-speed passenger rail has received from the federal government, in contrast to the support given to highways and air transportation. The author contends that without strong financial support from the federal government, high-speed rail in the U.S. will never develop into a viable form of public transportation.


Two cases of neurological complications of abdominal aortic aneurysm are described, with a brief review of the other neurological complications of this condition.


The present invention relates to a Sal A pills, the pills salvianolic acid A comprising a composition containing salvianolic acid A, a matrix, wherein each component of the pills made according to the following weight ratio: containing salvianolic acid A composition 5% to 60%, 95% to 40% of the matrix; wherein the content of salvianolic acid A salvianolic acid A-containing composition of greater than 93%, less than 100%, the other components 4 further comprising: lithospermate 0.1% to 2%, 0.1% to 2% of rosemary acid, Sal B? 0.1% to 2%, Sal C0.1% to 2%, wherein the matrix is polyethylene glycol 4000, polyethylene glycol 6000, polyethylene glycol 8000, gelatin, stearic acid, monostearate any one or more glycerides, insect wax and hydrogenated vegetable oils are also disclosed a Sal the pills for the preparation of the prevention and / or treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular disease medicament.


$C^{0}([0, T];B^{\infty})$ , where $B^{\infty}$ stands for the set of complex valued functions defined in $R^{n}$ whose all derivatives are bounded in $R^{n}$ . For a topological space $X$ , a non negative integer $k$ and an interval $I$ in $R^{1}$ we denote by $C^{k}(I;X)$ the set of functions $k$ times continuously differentiable with respect to $t\in I$ in the topology of $X$ . Moreover we assume that $ajk(x)=a_{kj}(x)$ are real valued and there is $c_{0}>0$ such that


2-Allyl-2-methallyl-1,3-propanediol (IV) and 2,2-dimethallyl-1,3-propanediol (V) were cyclized in the presence of mineral acid to give 3,3,8-trimethyl-2,7-dioxaspiro(4.4)nonane (VIII) and 3,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2,7-dioxaspiro(4.4)nonane (IX), respectively. Similarly, 2-methallyl-2-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-1,3-propanediol (VI) afforded 3,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2,7-dioxaspiro(4.5)decane (X). The diol VI was derived from diethyl methallylmalonate by condensation with 3-methyl-2-butenyl bromide, followed by reduction of diethyl methallyl(3-methyl-2-butenyl)malonate (III) with lithium aluminum hydride. The assigned structures of the spiro compounds were supported by infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectral analyses.


: The use of the trace element content of sedimentary pyrite as a proxy for the trace element composition of past oceans has recently emerged. The pyrite proxy has several potential advantages over bulk sample analysis: preservation through metamorphism; little dilution during analysis (samples are ablated not dissolved, allowing for the less abundant elements commonly held in the sul fi de fraction to be investigated as proxies); accurate measurement of several elements simultaneously; the ability to screen sediments for hydrothermal overprint; and the technique can give information regarding trace element availability at multiple stages of diagenesis. Because of these multiple strengths, the pyrite trace element proxy is a valuable potential addition to the paleo-ocean chemistry tool kit. This paper shows how trace element content of pyrite can be used to distinguish between sedimentary pyrite and hydrothermal pyrite. how the trace element content of pyrite in pyrite nodules used to


The presence of leaf-cutting Acromyrmerx ants in industrial forest plantations is one of the main causes of the loss of biomass and productivity that affect the large pulp producers in Brazil. Thus, the development of monitoring tools that allow the extraction of information below the surface in large areas, such as Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems, is of crucial importance. This work presents a set of unprecedented electromagnetic simulations for the detection of Acromyrmex ant nests with 1 up to 13 chambers in industrial forests. Ant nests in bare soil and under forest cases were considered for simulations, obtaining promising results that can be used in subsequent tests with real data based on SAR circular and helical survey.


The present invention is an internal combustion engine, at least one oxidation catalyst, especially in the exhaust gas purifying apparatus for purifying an internal combustion engine equipped with a self-ignition device and / or the fuel direct injection system exhaust gas, disposed in the exhaust gas passage of an internal combustion engine When, regarding of the type and at least one exhaust gas selective reduction catalyst device is disposed downstream of the oxidation catalyst is provided. At least one oxidation catalyst (4), the supply device for supplying (6) is incorporated to the reducing agent (61) in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine (2) (32). The present invention provides a method for purifying exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine (2), relates to a corresponding method.


In this paper, design and implement of a microcontroller based home security system with GSM technology have been presented and analyzed. Two microcontrollers with other peripheral devices which include Light Emitting Diode (LED), Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), Buzzer and Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) Module are responsible for reliable operation of the proposed security system. In addition, a mobile phone is interfaced with microcontroller through a Bluetooth device in order to control the system. Moreover, a manual keypad is another way to lock or unlock the system. A Compiler Code Vision AVR is used to design a program that controls the system along with maintaining all security functions Proposed system has Irrigation Management system using similar sensors. The proposed smart home system has three modes of operation, namely, remote wireless control mode, autonomous control mode and manual control mode. This system mainly focuses on the increase in efficiency for real time monitoring, low system development cost, and reduce the workload of the person to maintain the entire greenhouse system. Keywords—Microstrip antennas; Wi MAX; mobile antennas; WLAN; GSM; Bluetooth; wideband antennas. _________________________________________________*****_________________________________________________


The present invention is placed in the center of the system, the wind turbine having a central axis which input shaft is connected to be driven to rotate the input shaft of the generator apparatus around a rotation center axis, the front of the system rotation center axis are stacked in alignment in the direction extending toward the central portion of the system while tapered along a curved to the inner end from the outer end, a plurality of compressors for sending compressed air to the wind turbine in a compressor overall outer end of an air inflow surface having a first width, the entire inner end of the compressor is provided with encompassing air outlet surface a cylindrical space for accommodating a wind turbine concentrically, more and the compressor, upright at left and right, respectively symmetrically system with respect to the center of the system, is arranged behind the vicinity of the system, after the front portion Extends to a distance from each other progressively increases toward the parts, the left sail and right sail, upright at rear portions of the system, is disposed in the vicinity of the left sail and right sail, after determined by the rear contour of the compressor and a sail, as the air inflow surface of the compressor continues facing maximum wind, a plurality of compressors, Hidariho, right sail and the rear sails, 360 ° with respect to the wind turbine based on the movement of the sails assembled as a unit so as to be rotatable within a range of a compressed air wind turbine generator system having a body that is movable substantially square. System has a high wind utilization efficiency at low cost, and long installed capacity of greater life.


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Collective bargaining is the process which facilita tes an agreement between workers on one side and employer on the other in which each side p romises to carry out an obligation in exchange for its demand. This study utilized primar y data gathered through structured interviews and a short questionnaire while secondar y data were accessed from existing procedural agreements, industry periodicals and ann ual reports. The authors also witnessed the negotiation process between the parties up to t he point that the collective agreement was signed. The previous and current collective agreeme nts are presented in tables and analysed accordingly. The results show a decline in pay in r elation to the national minimum wage between 2010 and 2012. In the light of this, the pa per suggests that the prevailing economic conditions in Nigeria and the resultant adverse eff ct on organizations in the industry are the factors responsible for decline in pay in the indus try.


Abstract Numerical solutions for the impulsively started spin-up of a thermally stratified fluid in a cylinder with a perfectly conducting sidewall are presented. The meridional streamfunction plots show that, since the stratification constraint is less severe, the fluid penetrates to a higher level in the sidewall layer and that the corner jet is considerably weaker than for insulated sidewalls. For moderate stratification, the azimuthal flow in the bulk of the interior decays faster for a conducting sidewall. For strong stratification, in the region away from mid-depth the azimuthal flow decays faster for a conducting sidewall. However, for strong stratification and at locations close to mid-depth, since the viscous diffusion effects outweigh the effect of the meridional circulation, the azimuthal flow decays faster for an insulated sidewall.


The reasons for the papal condemnation of Polish clerics active in the November Uprising of 1830/1 are various, and often depend on the source materials selected, as well as the time in which it was written. Invariably, historians have searched for outside influences bearing down on Pope Gregory XVI to bring about a decision; these include Austria, Russia, papal advisors, the swirling political times, and papal predecessors with their well-trodden policie. For all of the research devoted to this subject, there still exist a few critical, untapped areas. Gregory's foreign policy, to the extent he had one, and his view of Russia are unreflected in the narrative. This is because no one has seriously looked at his experiences in the Roman Curia prior to 1831, which include much on Russia. As well, the archives in Moscow dealing with Russian foreign affairs have never properly been exploited, and thus our understanding of tsarist thought is still out of focus. Assumptions in the historiography also need to be tested: were tsarist anti-Catholic attitudes or policy really so evident in the early 1830s when Cum Primum was issued? And can more be gleened from the circumstances surrounding the Brief of 15 February 1831 in understanding Cum


This write-up talks about my journey in Red Cross in Nizamabad District. What started initially as an extracurricular activity, became a full-time job. We have conducted several Health camps, and I was given the responsibility to establish Blood Bank under the aegis of the Red Cross without any clerical staff working under me. I have taken inspiration from many great personalities and with the support of many eminent people, I have received the National Red Cross Gold Medal from the President of India, which was the first one for the newly carved out Telangana State in recognition of the consistent vibrant Red Cross activity led by Her Excellency Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan and by all the efforts of Red Cross Volunteers in the State of Telangana since long. Most importantly, I have immense satisfaction of serving the deserved sections of the society without any bias with the seven core principles of Red Cross.


The year after the 1961 publication of Robert Dahl's Who Governs?, "Two Faces of Power" criticized the treatment of power in this about-to-become classic work. Offering a third way neither elitist nor pluralist, Bachrach and Baratz made no defense of Floyd Hunter's reputational approach and they largely by-passed the literature on social stratification. Instead of revisiting past controversy, they sought to identify a fundamental feature of the political process, offering the second face of power as a wide view of how the game of politics is played.


The material ability to pass water vapour or perspiration, greatly affects the comfort of the wearer. Therefore, the influence of multifold water vapour resorption/desorption process on the hygienic properties of textiles footwear lining laminates has been investigated. It was shown, that in the first cycle water vapour absorption behaviour can be classified as Fickian. It was observed that the equilibrium water uptake increases with the increase of resorption/desorption cycles. It was demonstrated, that desorption behaviour of water depends on the textile lining laminates structure. It may be described by the linear or exponential laws. It was found, that the resorption/desorption process cycles influence the water uptake and drying times of laminates and moisture transport properties of the textiles lining laminates are historydependent.


One of the main problems that financial systems are currently facing is ensuring the security of transactions. Banks from all over the world spend a significant amount of money using biometric authentication of consumers because it is convenient and widely used. Particularly in offline settings where digital selfies and ID document facial photos are matched. In reality, nowadays, more extensive programs like automatic immigration control also use selfie-ID comparisons. Limiting the discrepancies between comparative facial photos given their various origins is the procedure's greatest challenge. We suggest a unique architecture based on deep features derived by two well-referenced convolutional neural networks for the cross-domain matching problem (CNN). The results from the data collection, known as Face Bank, show that the proposed face-to-face comparison problem is strong and should be included into actual banking security systems with more than 93% accuracy. Keywords: Face Bank, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), automatic immigration control, digital selfies, face to face comparison problem.


The Fall Armyworm (FAW) or Spodoptera frugiperda, is an endemic and agriculturally important insect pest in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas causing severe impact estimated at millions of dollars. FAW has been recently identified for the first time in India and is also a first record in Asia threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of farmers. The insects are affected by climatic factors, and climate change may affect geographical distribution, abundance, growth rate, survival, mortality, number of generations per year and other characteristics. These climate change effects on insects are difficult to project due to complex interaction among insects, hosts and predators. Moreover, agricultural pest management may become more challenging under future climate change and variation. The present study aims to project the impact of climate change on future suitability for the expansion of FAW as well as highlight the high risk probability areas due to the pest using the historical and future climatic conditions. The modelling was carried out using CLIMEX model, GIS, the known distribution of the species and the CliMond meterological database. The analysis has indicated high climatic suitability for FAW occurrence in India with Eco-climatic Index (EI) values above 20. Further, the high risk probability areas for the FAW establishment up to district level were also identified for the major maize growing states. The areas where the pest is currently reported in the country are coinciding with the predicted potential areas in India validating the current analysis. The analysis using two general circulation models (GCMs), CSIRO MK3.0 and MIROC-H, for 2030 and 2050 under the A2 Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) indicated the possible reduction of climatically suitable areas for the FAW establishment in India. This kind of analysis assessing the possible impacts of FAW under future climate conditions is essential for the future economic production of crops.


On 19 January 2006 at 2:00 PM EST, the NASA New Horizons spacecraft (SC) was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), FL, onboard an Atlas V 551/Centaur/STAR™ 48B launch vehicle (LV) on a mission to explore the Pluto Charon planetary system and possibly other Kuiper Belt Objects. It carried a single Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG). As part of the joint NASA/US Department of Energy (DOE) safety effort, contingency plans were prepared to address the unlikely events of launch accidents leading to a near‐pad impact, a suborbital reentry, an orbital reentry, or a heliocentric orbit. As the implementing organization. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) had expanded roles in the New Horizons launch contingency effort over those for the Cassini mission and Mars Exploration Rovers missions. The expanded tasks included participation in the Radiological Control Center (RADCC) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), preparation of contingency plans, coordination...


Sound propagation in the ocean is a classical underwater acoustic research problem.In traditional studies,researchers are primarily concerned about sound pressure fields and ignore the joint processing between particle velocities and sound pressure,and the studies for the vector acoustic field of low frequency are also lacking.Aim at the above-mentioned issues,calculation model of vector acoustic field was given by Euler equations,and parabolic equation method was used to calculate sound pressure.The numerical solutions of vector field parameters,such as particle velocity of acoustic field,were given using difference method.It analyzed the vector acoustic field in shallow sea overlying an elastic bottom.Simulation results indicate that using parabolic equation method can quickly and accurately calculate the vector acoustic field of marine environment and implement the joint processing between particle velocity and sound pressure.It can be applied to the rapid prediction of vector acoustic field.


Fetal growth retardation ranks third after prematurity and malformations as a cause of perinatal deaths. Antenatal fetal monitoring (biochemical testing of fetoplacental function plus cardiotocography) has emerged as the most important means of reduction in the number of stillbirths and improvement in the quality of survival of infants who are born alive. Clinical acumen combined with biochemical and/or ultrasonographic testing will identify no more than 70% of growth retarded fetuses. However, not all small for dates fetuses are at risk, and many doomed to die in utero are not by definition, growth retarded.


Ten years after the introduction of a European framework of the key competences for lifelong learning (2017) the national policies for orientation of school systems to achievement of key competencies are still not enough effective. National strategy for lifelong learning has been accepted in Bulgaria not until the 2014. It is in response not only to the European requirements but to the public expectations above all for quality education with a view to acquiring of the key competencies that are necessary for personal fulfilment, social inclusion and active citizenship in new knowledge-based society.Modernisation of the educational content is one of the planned activity for orientation of the educational process to development and acquisition of the key competencies. The new educational programmes for primary school are a part of the efforts to the creation of sustainable system in this respect, because the key competences as a combination of knowledge, skills and attitudes should be acquired at the end of compulsory schooling. The sustainability of this system depends from teaching strategies as well, because the key competences are all overlapping and work together and emphasize on critical thinking, creativity, initiative, problem solving and decision making. This approach shifts the focus to outcomes of the learning process: what a learner knows, understands and is able to do.The present study discusses the competence orientation of education in primary school in the context of new educational paradigm, that bind acquisition of the key competences with achievement of the basic level of functional literacy. The interconnection between acquisition of the key competences and the objective competences of the Bulgarian language education in primary school (linguistic, literary, communicative and socio-cultural) is discussed as well. Some pedagogical strategies for their integrated development are proposed.


Riihimäki Degree Programme in Traffic Management Traffic Management Author Atte Riihelä Year 2014 Subject of Bachelor's thesis Development of passenger information system in Apron busses at Helsinki-Vantaa airport


Objective
To study and explore the application effect of compound ipratropium bromide combined with budesonide in acute severe asthma.

Methods
100 emergency patients with severe asthma were selected as study subjects, the patients were divided into two groups by following the principles of randomized single blind, each group had 50 cases.The control group received aminophylline treatment, the observation group was treated with budesonide combined with ipratropium bromide inhalation therapy.The clinical curative effect, relieve symptoms, condition of arterial blood gas and pulmonary function were compared between the two groups.

Results
The total effective rate of the observation group was 96%, which of the control group was 80%, the difference was statistically significant(χ2=6.061, P<0.05). The remission time of cough[(5.60±1.35)d], expectoration[(3.54±1.25)d], shortness of breath[(1.93±0.87)d], wheezing[(6.09±1.26)d] and other symptoms in the observation group were significantly shorter than those in the control group[(7.39±1.72)d, (5.17±1.54)d, (3.26±1.08)d, (8.43±1.95)d](t=5.789, 5.811, 6.781, 7.127, all P<0.05). After treatment, the arterial blood gas and lung function in the observation group were significantly improved (all P<0.05), which were better than those in the control group after treatment (all P<0.05).

Conclusion
The clinical curative effect of budesonide combined with ipratropium bromide in the treatment of patients with severe asthma is significant, it can improve the symptoms, pulmonary ventilation function and arterial blood gas.

Key words:
Asthma; Budesonide; Compound ipratropium bromide; Emergency


One set of oligonucleotide primer was designed according to the sequence of the nucleocapsid protein gene of Quebec reference strain IAF exp91 of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). The primers were used in reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) experiments for detection of viral genomic RNA from either infected HS 2H cells or tissues of domestic naturally infected pigs. The primers could amplify sequences from the American and European strains of PRRSV. When analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis, the resulting bands displayed differences in electrophoretic mobilities due to the absence of 36 nucleotides in the European strain, thus allowing its differentiation from the American strain. No amplification was observed when RNA was extracted from either uninfected HS 2H cells or other porcine viruses. The sensitivity of the RT PCR for detection of PRRSV was measured to be a 50% tissue culture infective dose of 10. All of the detected domestic clinical samples were positive by the RT PCR and their strains belonged to the American type in gene level. It was first established that the direct extraction of the RNA from tissues and organs of naturally infected pigs and cell cultures was used in detection of RNA of PRRSV by RT PCR. The RT PCR is proved to be a specific, sensitive, rapid and simple method and can be used in research of epidemiology and early clinical diagnosis of PRRS in molecular level.


The aim of the book is to give a non-technical introduction to statistical learning theory at undergraduate level. Statistical learning theory is concerned with the reliability of rules for classifying a new case—e.g., diagnosing a disease in a new patient—on the basis of other features of the case and a large stock of past cases and their features and classifications. The book is based on a course on learning theory and epistemology given to undergraduate students in electrical engineering and in philosophy at Princeton. It is a short book, with four chapters. The first chapter is on 'the problem of induction'. Note though, that the book is not concerned with what philosophers normally take to be 'the problem of induction'—the problem of justifying induction—but rather with the problem of assessing the reliability of inductive rules. The chapter then sets out to debunk the commonly held view that there are two sorts of reasoning, deductive and inductive, and two sorts of arguments, deduc-tive and inductive, by means of arguments to which I will return below. Chapter 2 introduces the idea of using enumerative induction to learn classification rules, and for estimating the values of continuous variables. It introduces the VC-dimension of a set of classification rules, which is perhaps the most important concept in statistical learning theory. Chapter 3 discusses induction rules which work by trying to rank hypotheses by their simplicity. Chapter 4 discusses applications of statistical learning theory to neural networks and support vector machines in machine learning. The book does a good job at presenting the main ideas underlying statistical learning theory. Members at our interdisciplinary Centre for Reasoning at the University of Kent read the book in a reading group and found that those who were unfamiliar with statistical learning theory were able to grasp the central intuitions, while those who were familiar with statistical learning theory had some controversial philosophical claims to get their teeth into. Philosophical topics include the nature of induction, Goodman's new problem of induction, simplicity, mental processes for reasoning, and moral particularism. Note that the book is intentionally light on detail, so it may help to have someone familiar with both the statistical and the philosophical details on hand to fill in gaps and answer students' questions. This restricts the applicability of the book somewhat. While the book largely succeeds in its aim of presenting the rudiments of statistical learning theory in …


The New Feminism, generating everwidening changes, has important implica tions for psychiatric theory (13) and for psychotherapy. One of the many 'Rights' movements, it is part of massive changes in society as roles become blurred, technol ogical change accelerates (16) and old institutions disappear. The women's move ment joins those who are concerned about overpopulation and suggests alternatives to childbearing as woman's prime role, and it also relates closely to movements seeking to humanize relationships and lessen man's alienation from man. The effect of the movement on women is demonstrated by membership lists of Women's Liberation groups and also by a much broader state of mind which is raising questions about the way people live — families, homes, child-rearing, jobs, the government and the nature of the sexes themselves. Many women undergoing ther apy are beginning to raise the issue of their own needs and interests instead of guiltily seeking to understand what 'neurotic prob lem' made them unable to fit into their husband's needs and plans. Some young women are echoing Engel's statement that modern marriage is founded upon the open or concealed slavery of the wife (10) and cynically point out that the presence of a uterus uniquely qualifies its owner for a


ABSTRACT By using a surfactant having three short oxyethylene chains, one of which is terminated with a phosphonate monoethyl ester group, a three phase system is obtained with brine and hydrocarbon without the addition of cosurfactant. The structure of the middle phase microemulsion has been investigated by means of a number of physical methods. Strong evidence is presented for a w/o structure.


A solution to the quantum Zermelo problem for control Hamiltonians with general energy resource bounds is provided. Interestingly, the energy resource of the control Hamiltonian and the control time define a pair of conjugate variables that minimize the energy-time uncertainty relation. The resulting control protocol is applied to a single qubit as well as to a two-interacting qubit system represented by a Heisenberg spin dimer. For this low-dimensional systems, it is found that physically realizable control Hamiltonians exist only for certain, quantized, energy resources.


A mucoprotein isolated from human urine and possessing the capacity to react with a number of viruses is electrophoretically homogeneous at pH 6.8 and 8.6. After treatment with influenza virus and elimination of its biological activity, the substance remains homogeneous and its electrophoretic mobility is decreased by approximately 20 per cent.


The invention relates to the technical field of coatings, and particularly discloses a polyurethane white paint as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The polyurethane white paint comprises the following formula components in percentage by weight: 40-50% of alcohol acid resin, 30-40% of titanium dioxide, 0.1-0.5% of a fluorescent brightening agent, 0.5-1% of a dispersing agent, 0.2-0.5% of an antifoaming agent, 2-3.5% of propylene glycol methyl ether acetate, 4-15% of butyl acetate, 0-6% of a matting agent, 2-4% of an anti-settling agent, and 0.2-0.5% of a flatting agent. According to the polyurethane white paint, rutile type titanium dioxide and fluorescent whitening powder are added, mixed and ground, so that the effect of obviously whitening can be achieved, and the polyurethane white paint has favorable covering power and weather resistance. What's more, according to the preparation method, the titanium dioxide and the fluorescent brightening agent are controlled to be ground into titanium dioxide pulp together, so that the whitening effect of the coating is ensured to be achieved.


The author presents his thoughts on why the prohibition of marijuana has caused more damage to public health than the drug itself. He argues that the criminalization of marijuana has exacerbated poverty which in turn is related to reduced access to healthcare. He goes on to advocate for cannabis regulation from the perspective of physicians.


Onchocerciasis is a filarial disease caused by Onchocerca volvuvus which can lead to skin, bladder or ocular signs. The authors report a 6‐month history of generalized pruritus and two bilateral and symmetric masses in inguinal areas in a 57‐year‐old black woman. Skin snips and a biopsy of a subcutaneous nodule were diagnosed as onchocerciasis with hanging groin and the patient was treated with ivermectin with a dramatic improvement.


Background-Aqueous extract of Teucrium polium has been used traditionally as an antidiabetic agent in many Iranian provinces. The goal of this study was to investigate the hypoglycemic effect and histopathological changes in the liver following the ingestion of an extract of T. polium in streptozocin-induced diabetic rats. Methods-An aqueous extract of Teucrium polium was fed intra-esophageally to healthy and streptozocin-induced diabetic rats for several days. Serum glucose levels of the case group were measured daily and compared to those of the healthy control. At the end of the extract ingestion period, parts of the animal liver were excised, fixed in formalin and studied histologically. Results-Treatment of diabetic animals with the aqueous extract resulted in a significant decrease (p<0.001) in the serum glucose level after 24h, which reached those of the normoglycemic animals in 8 days. Liver sections from T. polium-treated rats showed marked cytoplasmic hydropic changes in 1/3 to 2/3 of the liver lobule in perivenular and midzonal areas. Apoptopic bodies were also noted in the perivenular zone and Kupffer cells increased in number. Nuclear enlargement with anisonucleosis and prominence of 1 or 2 nucleoli suggestive of regenerative changes were also observed.


It was recognized that the traditional hot rod type deposition process for decomposing silane is energy intensive, and a different approach for converting silane to silicon was chosen. A 1200 metric tons/year capacity commercial plant was constructed in Moses Lake, Washington. A fluidized bed processor was chosen as the most promising technology and several encouraging test runs were conducted. This technology continues to be very promising in producing low cost polysilicon. The Union Carbide silane process and the research development on the fluidized bed silane decomposition are discussed.


Research Review Citation Williams JW, Jackson GL, Powers B, Chatterjee R, Prvu Bettger J, Kemper AR, Hasselblad V, Dolor RJ, Irvine RJ, Heidenfelder BL, Kendrick AS, Gray R. Closing the Quality Gap Series: Revisiting the State of the Science. The Patient-Centered Medical Home. Evidence Report 208 Part 2 (Prepared by the Duke Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2007-10066-I.) AHRQ Publication 12-E008-EF. Rockville, MD. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. July 2012. Available at: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/reports/final.cfm.


The research which changed to publication in the form of this thesis is aimed to
investigate how the law arrangement on the execution of tourism industry planning activities
are performed in the Special Province of Yogyakarta and what government agencies which
manage tourism industry promotion activities in the Special Province of Yogyakarta and
also the related law as based regulation to perform such activities in the Special Province of
Yogyakarta. The data gathering is mainly done through primary data and secondary data.
The result of the research shows that, First, the law arrangements on the tourism
industry planning activities in the Special Province of Yogyakarta were started by three
national law arrangements, namely Code number 17 year 2007 on National Long Range
Development Plan Year 2005-2025, Code number 10 year 2009 on Tourism, and
Government Regulation number 50 year 2011 on Master Plan of National Tourism
Development Year 2010-2025. The existence of three national law arrangements on tourism
are the based for Special Province of Yogyakarta to have the roadmap of tourism industry
planning activities in the form of Local Government Law number 2 year 2009 on Regional
(Special Province of Yogyakarta) Long Range Development Planning Year 2005-2025,
Local Government Law number 4 year 2009 on Regional (Special Province of Yogyakarta)
Middle Range Development Planning Year 2009-2013, and Local Government (Special
Province of Yogyakarta) number 1 year 2012 on Master Plan of Regional Tourism
Development in Special Province of Yogyakarta Year 2012-2025. Second, the agency which
manage the tourism industry promotion activities in the Special Province of Yogyakarta is
Regional Cooperation and Investment Board of Special Province of Yogyakarta, which
performed by three divisions, namely Division of Planning and Promotion which is based on
Local Government Law number 2 year 2009 on Regional (Special Province of Yogyakarta)
Long Range Development Plan Year 2005-2025, Local Government Law number 4 year
2009 on the Regional (Special Province of Yogyakarta) Middle Range Development Plan
Year 2009-2013, and Presidential Decree number 16 year 2012 on General Plan of
Investment


Purpose
The purpose of this study is to analyze the extent to which culture may affect the relationship between environmental, social and governance disclosure (ESGD) and firm performance (FP).

Design/methodology/approach
Data for testing the hypotheses are collected from 668 firms in the energy sector worldwide over a period of eight years from 2009 to 2016. The analysis is carried out using the instrumental variables regression technique to account for endogeneity. Hofstede's cultural dimensions of power distance (PD), masculinity (MASC), long-term orientation (LTO), uncertainty avoidance (UNCAVOID) and individualism (INDV) are used as proxies for culture.

Findings
The results show that ESGD has a significant negative impact on the profitability of energy firms. When cultural dimensions are taken into account, PD and LTO are found to significantly moderate the relationship between ESGD and FP, whereas MASC, UNCAVOID and INDV have no significant effect on the relationship between ESGD and FP.

Practical implications
The findings of this study highlight the need for regulators to consider the importance of cultural dimensions when seeking to develop a single global standard for ESGD. In addition, regulators need to weigh both the costs and benefits of developing a global standard for it to be effective and acceptable.

Social implications
This study emphasizes the need to take into account the cultural orientation of the society in which firms operate when devising strategies to fulfill societal expectations and achieve business goals.

Originality/value
To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study that addresses the role of culture in affecting the impact of ESGD on FP.


: Accordance with the development of information technology in the form of network technology and software, then as a companion physical laboratory proposed a powerfull innovation in the form of innovation laboratory designing and implementing software-based telecommunication system (virtual laboratory).The Virtual Laboratory presents a number of advantages such as portability, ease of re-deployment processes, to lower cost of provision and operation.This paper designs and builds a virtual laboratory of telecommunication systems based on the procurement of virtual individual practical work modules which then integrate between the modules. Based on the results of the tests conducted, has been obtained and has successfully executed seven modules of virtual practicum that is integrated and ready to be empowered for student practicum.


Objective:To analyze the levels of plasma Apelin-36,nitric oxide(NO)and tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-α)during cardiopulmonary bypass(CPB)in patients with cardiac surgery.Methods:Seventeen patients undergoing elective cardiac procedures with cardiopulmonary bypass were studied.The levels of arterial and venous plasma Apelin-36,NO and TNF-αwere measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at the following time points:before initiation of operation(T0),immediately after aortic declamping(T1),10 minutes after aortic declamping(T2)and the end of CPB(T3).Results:Compared with T0,Apelin-36 levels in arterial plasma elevated at three time points of T1,T2 and T3(P0.01 or P0.05)and in venous plasma elevated at two points of T1 and T2(P0.01).The arterial plasma NO levels elevated at the time point of T1 and the venous NO levels elevated at the time point of T3(P0.01 or P0.05).The arterial plasma TNF-αlevels elevated at two time points of T1 and T3(P0.01),and elevated in venous plasma at the time point of T3(P0.01).Conclusions:CPB can increase the levels of plasma Apelin-36,NO and TNF-α.


Selected results from L- and S-Band slant-path fade measurements into six different buildings employing a tower-mounted transmitter and dual-frequency receiver are presented. The objective of the measurements was to provide information for personal communications satellite design on the correlation of fading inside buildings between frequencies near 1620 and 2500 MHz. Fades were measured along horizontal directions with 5 cm spacing. Fade differences between L- and S-Band exhibited a normal distribution with means usually near 0 dB and standard deviations from 7.2 to 8.2 dB. After spatial averaging over a few wavelengths, the correlation between L- and S-Band was significantly improved. Simultaneous swept measurements over 160 MHz spans showed that the standard deviation of the power levels as function of frequency increased linearly with average fade depth from a minimum of about 1.3 dB and increased by .2 dB per 1 dB of fade. Fade slopes were also a function of fade level, with LMSS-Band averages in the range of 1 to 2 dB/MHz for 10 dB fades and increasing to about 3 to 4 dB/MHz at a 30 dB fade.


The entropy of a black hole can be obtained by counting states in loop quantum gravity. The dominant term depends on the Immirzi parameter involved in the quantization and is proportional to the area of the horizon, while there is a logarithmic correction with coefficient -1/2.


International research has suggested that levels of narcissism (excessive belief in self-worth, associated with excessive self-promotion and enhancement) vary across the lifespan, such that younger people are more narcissistic than their older forebears. Indeed, it has even been suggested that this represents a generational (rather than developmental) effect – younger people are more narcissistic now than they used to be. The majority of this research, however, has been conducted in the United States, and to date there has been no consideration of whether this age-related pattern extends to New Zealand. In two general population samples (N's 6,507 and 2,525) that completed measures of narcissism (an abridged Psychological Entitlement Scale and the full Narcissistic Personality Inventory, respectively), we report evidence of a curvilinear age-effect. Increasing age was associated with lower narcissism scores (flattening as age increased), and males recorded higher narcissism scores than females. This research provides normative data for the baseline rates of narcissism across men and women of different ages in the New Zealand population in 2009. However, while this provides evidence for age-related differences in narcissism it does not, in itself, provide evidence for a cultural narcissism shift.


The repulsive interaction between two normal He atoms is treated by the one‐center method, using Slater‐type orbitals, for the united‐atom configurations 1s22s2 and 1s22pσ2 which are appropriate at smaller and larger internuclear distances, R, respectively. A previous calculation by Huzinaga treated by 1s22pσ2 but not the 1s22s2 configuration. We find the 1s22s2 energy to be below the 1s22pσ2 energy when R < 0.56 a.u. Mixing these two configurations leads to little improvement in the energy; the further admixture of 1s23dσ2 gave a negligible improvement. However, when the basic configuration at small R, 1s22s2, was mixed with the singly excited configuration 1s3dσ2s2, a significant improvement was found (6.2 eV at R=0.5 a.u.). When the singly excited configuration is admixed, the one‐electron interaction with the two nuclei contributes to the nondiagonal matrix element and this leads to a greater configuration interaction than for the doubly excited configurations. Although the two‐center method gives bet...