ABSTRACT In addressing the character of the haptic system, James Gibson (1966) noted, "The study of useful sensitivity, as distinguished from theoretically basic sensitivities, is only just beginning" (p. 116). Whereas the preceding 150 years had gotten mired in an inventory of isolated sensations, the ensuing 50 years have revealed a good deal about the capabilities of a perceptual system that detects information about the self, the environment, and self-environment relations by means of muscular effort. That research is summarized with special attention to the kind of medium that could ground the useful dimensions of haptic sensitivity.


Joseph P. McGee. candidate on (he Eetior Security Party ticket. was Hrcted senior class president at electros conducted last Wednesday in Harkins Hall Other officers elected Include Francis Pelligrino. vice-president Edward Poirier. t reasurer , and William J. Sherrv secretary According to S4uGt it Congress figure* 83 of the Ior class voted in the elections It goes without saying that 1 am ' py to have been elected president -he senior class." said McGee. "and : msider it a great privilege to be as> ated in such a capacity with the ; group of young men who make t the Class of "SI With the welfare of my classmates ! -most I will do all in my power prove myself worthy of the trust I .s my desire that dur ing the com[i; year I will have the wholehearted Bpport of the ent i re class, because izjy in this way we can be assured of Lue success in our endeavors." McGee an Arts student f rom Providence, is a graduate of La Salle Acadfcy3ne of the Friars basketball team tfetains. Pelligrino won by a margin i i 2 J votes over William R Curley of New Haven. Pelligrino captained the •a setball team at Ward High School, Westerly. where he also played baset»l and football. He was an "all. t i e ' basketball player Poirier. of Providence, defeated his r* i rest rival. Robert O Doherty of Cambridge Mass He is a graduate of LaSal le Academy, past-president of " freshman class, and is a member • I he track team. Sherry. a graduate of Hackettstown • Continued on Page 6


Transgressive segregation for higher resistance to stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis) was found in segregating populations of crosses of Triticum dicoccoides × Triticum aestivum and T. dicoccoides × Triticum durum. This indicates that additive "minor-effect" gene resistance to stripe rust can be transferred directly from the wild emmer (AABB) to cultivated tetraploid and hexaploid wheats. Since "major-effect" genes for stripe-rust resistance seem to be limited in number, Triticum dicoccoides appears to be a valuable currently untapped reservoir for additive genes which can be combined with genes existing in the tetraploid and hexaploid wheats.


[Objective] The aim was to optimize the refining technology for silkworm silk and increase the degumming rate.[Method] With N1 bai,hybrid and N2 as materials and degumming rate of silkworm cocoon and dissolving rate of sericin as investigation indexes,3 kinds of technologies as enzymatic degumming,acid degumming and water degumming under high temperature and high pressure were taken to explore the optimum degumming method for silkworm silk.[Result] When the methods of acid degumming and water degumming under high temperature and high pressure were used,the degumming rate was increased with the delay of time.In the same time,the degumming rates of 3 materials in order was N1 bai hybrid N2.When the method of water degumming under high temperature and high pressure was used,the degumming rates of N1 bai,hybrid and N2 were 17.80%-37.80%,14.67%-35.00% and 12.33%-29.67% resp.When the silkworm silk was degumed for 2 h in the condition of pH with 7,the ratio of papain liquid at 60 ℃ and bath of 1∶50, the degumming rates of N1 bai,hybrid and N2 were 18.50%,14.85% and 12.50% resp.[Conclusion] The degumming technology with water degumming under high temperature and high pressure had highest degumming rate was an ideal method to gain pure silk fibroin and sericin in which there were no chemicals introduced.


Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by obligate intracellular Mycobacterium leprae, impacting public health. Leprosy causes deformity, and disability can lead to ulcer disease. Nerve involvement is essential in the emergence of ulcers on the feet, including in neuropathic ulcers. Neuropathic ulcers can be found on the soles of the feet and are often called plantar ulcers. The slow healing process of the ulcer will cause the plantar ulcer to become chronic. Purpose: To evaluate the characteristics of leprosy patients with and without plantar ulcers at the Leprosy Division of Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient Clinic of Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, 2015-2019. Methods: A retrospective study were conducted by examining medical records for five years (2015-2019) at the Leprosy Division of Dermatology and Venereology Outpatient Clinic of Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya. Results: A total of 511 patients met inclusion criteria. In leprosy patients without plantar ulcers group, the characteristics were male (68%), female (32%), aged 26-35 years (25.4%), paucibacillary (8.1%) and multibacillary (91.8%), patients without leprosy reactions (58%), and patients under treatment (49%). In leprosy patients with plantar ulcers group, the characteristics were male (64.3%), female (35.7%), aged 26-35 years (31%), multibacillary (92.9%), patients without leprosy reactions (61.9%), patients in the RFT category (76%), the ulcer duration group with highest prevalence rate 1-6 months (38.1%), and the most common location of plantar ulcers was on the forefoot (95.2%). Conclusion: Leprosy without plantar ulcers was more common than leprosy with plantar ulcers, mostly in male, dominated in the 26-35 years old for patients leprosy without plantar ulcers, type MB (multibacillary) was most history of leprosy type. Leprosy without reaction was common in leprosy patients with and without plantar ulcers. Patients without plantar ulcers majority was MDTL therapy, patients with plantar ulcers was common RFT (Release From Treatment).


Recent research has shown that reading and listening share cognitive strategies for comprehension. Nevertheless, it has been argued that intonation provides a more consistent cue than text structure for the reconstruction of the hierarchy of ideas in lectures. Neither of these connections has been clearly established in studies involving EFL learners. In this study three groups of EFL university students underwent different training programs in reading and listening comprehension for major topics and subtopics of academic discourse. Results indicate: a) that students who learned rhetorical patterns of written expository texts and text mapping strategies demonstrated better comprehension of lectures than students who performed other activities, and b) that overt teaching of phonological features signalling macro-units of discourse has a further facilitating effect on lecture comprehension.


The organic light emitting display device, the first substrate is formed on the red, green and blue of the first electrode is disposed so as to respectively correspond to the pixels, the first electrodes are disposed on an upper plurality of organic light-emitting structure for emitting white light, between the second electrodes and the white light is the first electrode and the second by the resonance between the two electrodes light, green light, and the first electrodes so that the emission of blue light and an organic light-emitting structure disposed on the organic light-emitting structure to each other It may comprise a plurality of supporting the transparent electrode is printed with a different thickness is formed.


Objective To evaluate postoperative quality of life(QOL)of patients aged over 65 after mitral valve replacement(MVR).Methods Ninety patients aged over 65 undergoing MVR by the same surgical group in Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of Anzhen Hospital were prospectively enrolled in this study.There were 62 male and 28 female patients with their age of 65-76(68.6±6.8)years.There were 55 patients with hypertension,38 patients with type 2 diabetes,and all the patients had persistent atrial fibrillation.Nottingham Healthy Profile(NHP,Part I)and Duke Activity Status Index(DASI)were used to evaluate preoperative and postoperative QOL.According to the choice of prosthetic heart valves they received,all the patients were divided into two groups with 45 patients in each group: biological valve group and mechanical valve group.All the patients received MVR via the interatrial groove approach under general anesthesia and cardiopulmonary bypass.Mechanical valve replacement was performed using continuous suture without preserving the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve.Biological valve replacement was performed using interrupted suture and some of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve was routinely preserved.Patients in both groups underwent intraoperative bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage ablation using a bipolar radiofrequency ablation device.The left atrial appendage was not excised or ligated.Results Postoperative QOL of all the patients was significantly better than preoperative QOL.There was no statistical difference in NHP and DASI at the 6th month after discharge between the 2 groups.But from the 1st year after discharge,QOL of the biological valve group was significantly better than that of the mechanical valve group.At the 3rd year after discharge,NHP and DASI of the mechanical valve group was not statistically different from those at the 1st year after discharge,but NHP and DASI of the biological valve group was significantly better than those at the 1st year after discharge.Conclusions QOL of elderly patients are significantly improved after MVR.Patients who receive biological valve replacement may acquire better long-term QOL than patients who receive mechanical valve replacement.


The jos1M corpus contains 1 million words of sampled paragraphs from the FidaPLUS corpus. It is meant to serve as a training corpus for word-level tagging of Slovene. This silver-standard corpus is annotated for morphosyntactic descriptions (fine grained PoS tags) and lemmas, with about one fourth of the most problematic annotations hand-validated.

The corpus is available in source TEI P5 XML and in the simpler and smaller vertical format, used by various concordancers. Note that the vertical format does not contain all of the information from the source TEI.


A kinetic and thermodynamic study of the thermally or anionically induced cure of aromatic bismaleimide monomers (namely 2,4-bismaleimidotoluene, 4,4′-bismaleimidodiphenylmethane and their eutectic mixture) is presented. Calorimetric investigations allowed the determination of heats of polymerization and activation energies for both types of initiations, and the values found are compared with data in the literature. Isothermal cures were also carried out with and without anionic initiator (typically imidazole). SEC measurements were used to monitor the conversion of the monomers as a function of time. The thermally induced polymerization seems to proceed in a rather heterogeneous way, owing to an initiation that is too slow: gelation appears at first only as the formation of microgels, with no immediate increase in the viscosity; macrogelation occurs some time after. On the contrary, the anionically induced polymerization is more homogeneous. A complete study of a particular reacting system revealed no interference between radical and anionic polymerization over a wide range of temperatures, and in this case gelation results in an immediate increase in viscosity. However, the conversion at the gel point is unexpectedly high, which can be interpreted as the result of a very fast initiation as well as of transfer reactions. Glass transition temperatures were also measured as a function of time and curing temperature in order to study the influence of vitrification on the kinetics and to check for the existence of a unique relation between Tg and conversion. This actually proved to be correct as long as diffusion does not slow down the reaction; in this case Gillham's treatment of Tg versus in t was successfully applied and led to the correct value of the activation energy. All the measurements allowed us to establish the time-temperature-transformation cure diagram for a specific reacting system. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


Abstract Gold mineralisation is present in alluvial and eluvial placers and primary veins from several parts of supracrustal (schist) belts in the north-west and southwest of Nigeria. The most important occurrences are found in the Anka, Zuru, Maru and Kushaka schist belts in the north-west and the Egbe-Isanlu and Ilesha schist belts in the south-west. The gold mineralisation at Bin Yauri, Birnin Gwari and Iperindo have been previously studied in some detail. This study aims at reviewing the existing data and presenting new geochemical data from these deposits and others (Anka-Zuzzurfa, Malele and Gurmana) that have not previously had geochemical analyses.


A novel breakdown (BD) mechanism of shallow impurity (SI) under the electric field at low temperatures is suggested for n‐GaAs samples with the donor concentrations 1014 cm−3≤ND≤1016 cm−3 and the compensation degree 0.3≤K=NA/ND≤0.8 with acceptors of concentration NA in the external magnetic fields up to H=6.5T, oriented parallel or perpendicular to the external electric field. Diagnosis of the BD mechanism was performed by SI Zeeman (mainly from the ground state 1s to 2p+1 and other excitation states) and cyclotron resonance photoelectric spectroscopy (PES) methods in the wide interval of the electric field including the BD region too. The obtained results reveal that the BD electric field εBD does not correlate with K and the carrier's mobility μ of the samples, which contradict to the well-known impact ionization mechanism (IIM). A serious discrepancy with IIM is that εBD does not almost depend on the magnetic field up to H=6.5T when εH though the SI ionization energy increases two times. The cyclotron resonance (CR) measurements show that the line width does not depend on the electric field for ε<εBD, indicating the lack of free-carrier (FC) heating in contradiction with IIM. A considerable decrease of the free carriers' capture cross section (CCS) area by ionized SI centers with a subsequent increase in the FC concentration n is observed by means of PES investigation of the 1s⟶2p+1 and CR lines in the electric fields ε≤εBD and at different magnetic fields, applied along (Hε) the electric field or perpendicular (H⊥ε) to the electric field. The slope of the 1s⟶2p+1 line intensity on the electric field for εH does not depend on the magnetic field, which is valid for εBD too. Various effects determined in the PES measurements at ε=εBD, such as a drastic narrowing of the 1s⟶2p+1 and CR lines, a shift of the CR line to higher magnetic fields, and disappearing of the lines to higher excited SI states, were clarified to be a result of screening of the SI Coulomb potential by free carriers. The FC screening at the BD reduces the potential fluctuation and its influence to the PES line shape of 1s⟶2p+1 and other excited states. It is shown that an increase in the FC concentration reduces the CCS, which can be assumed as the main factor along with the increase in the ionization coefficient for the SI breakdown in the electric field. The screening length rs of the SI Coulomb potential decreases with the increasing FC concentration, reducing the CCS; the latter seems to vanish completely at rs=aB∗ (aB∗ is the effective Bohr radius), when high screening results in vanishing of all the bound states of the Coulomb potential. Note that this limit is similar to the Mott transition. Many experimental facts and our calculation of the CCS support the suggested mechanism for the SI breakdown. The well-known IIM is valid for samples with SI concentrations N≪1013 cm−3 and takes place at very high electric fields.


Driven by recent developments in the area of Artificial Intelligence research, a promising new technology for building intelligent agents has evolved. The technology is termed Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) and combines the classic field of Reinforcement Learning (RL) with the representational power of modern Deep Learning approaches. DRL enables solutions for difficult and high dimensional tasks, such as Atari game playing, for which previously proposed RL methods were inadequate. However, these new solution approaches still take a long time to learn how to actuate in such domains and so far are mainly researched for single task scenarios. The ability to generalize gathered knowledge and transfer it to another task has been researched for classical RL, but remains an open problem for the DRL domain. Consequently, in this article we evaluate under which conditions the application of Transfer Learning (TL) to the DRL domain improves the learning of a new task. Our results indicate that TL can greatly accelerate DRL when transferring knowledge from similar tasks, and that the similarity between tasks plays a key role in the success or failure of knowledge transfer.


Phishing attacks are security attacks that do not affect only individuals' or organizations' websites but may affect Internet of Things (IoT) devices and networks. IoT environment is an exposed environment for such attacks. Attackers may use thingbots software for the dispersal of hidden junk emails that are not noticed by users. Machine and deep learning and other methods were used to design detection methods for these attacks. However, there is still a need to enhance detection accuracy. Optimization of an ensemble classification method for phishing website (PW) detection is proposed in this study. A Genetic Algorithm (GA) was used for the proposed method optimization by tuning several ensemble Machine Learning (ML) methods parameters, including Random Forest (RF), AdaBoost (AB), XGBoost (XGB), Bagging (BA), GradientBoost (GB), and LightGBM (LGBM). These were accomplished by ranking the optimized classifiers to pick out the best classifiers as a base for the proposed method. A PW dataset that is made up of 4898 PWs and 6157 legitimate websites (LWs) was used for this study's experiments. As a result, detection accuracy was enhanced and reached 97.16 percent.


Diesel generator set is widely used in a variety of fields including industry, agriculture and daily life. In order to obtain the operation status information of generator set in time to facilitate health management and fault prediction, a wireless sensor network based data collection system is developed. Most of the sensor data is streaming time series data, in which anomalies provide important information in critical situations. Hierarchical temporal memory (HTM) is a technology of cone neuron model based on the interaction between neuroscience and physiology of pyramidal neurons in the cerebral cortex of the human brain. HTM learns time-based patterns in unlabeled data on a continuous basis and it is very robust to noise and high capacity. HTM is used for anomaly detection for diesel generator set health assessment and prediction, and the primary results show that HTM base anomaly detection method is superior to other anomaly detection methods and has the potential to be used in the health assessment and prediction of diesel generator set.


This study replicated previous findings that established a five-level, least-to-most prompting system in conjunction with total task presentation as a successful method for teaching students with moderate cognitive disabilities to gain assistance when lost in the community. The present investigation extended previous findings for those students who were unable to identify when they were lost or were unable to independently dial a cell phone to call for assistance. A multiple probe design across students was used to illustrate the effects of intervention on acquisition of cell phone use. The results indicated that all students successfully learned to either answer a ringing cell phone and provide the caller with detailed information about their physical location or use the speed dial function of a cell phone to call for assistance when lost in school and community settings. Limitations and suggestions for future investigations are provided.


A simple video-based system has been developed for depth estimation based on wave propagation characteristics. A numerical simulation of a long-crested monochromatic wave propagating over a beach with straight and parallel contours is used for testing the depth inversion system. An oblique video, simulating field conditions, is recorded, digitized and rectified for its further analysis. Pixel intensity time series from a virtual array in the rectified images are analyzed using the depth estimation technique developed by Stockdon and Holman. The linear dispersion equation is applied for depth estimation at every cross-shore position and the resulting values are compared with the depth values used to feed the numerical model. Error analysis confirms good performance for depth estimation using this video-system for completely controlled conditions in small-scale experiments. The relative depth estimation error for this idealized case is 2.3%. This accuracy is explained by the use of a linear model for the wave propagation simulation. The methodology proposed here allows the testing of a new video-system and separation of errors resulting from the depth inversion algorithm from those inherent to photogrammetry techniques in small areas. The use of this system could easily be extended for physical models and field studies.


Many diseases are linked to damage from reactive oxygen species that occurs from an imbalance between reactive oxygen species and antioxidants, a condition called oxidative stress. Nasal polyposis is considered to be an inflammatory condition in nasal and paranasal sinus cavities and its aetiology is still unclear. The blood NO,antioxidant VitaminS and enzymes levels were found to be decreased, and MDA, levels as an oxidant increased significantly in the patient group with polyposis when compared with the control group, and there was a negative correlation between oxidative stress and antioxidants.Our Results are oxidative stress and blood antioxidants in the patients with polyposis were significantly different compared with the control group. The blood antioxidant levels decreased, and MDA levels,as an oxidant, increased significantly in the patient group with polyposis when compared with the control group. The current study demonstrates that there is strong evidence related to oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of nasal polyposis, and antioxidants can have a preventive role in free radical mediated damage in nasal polyposis.


Review(s) of: The case of the poisonous socks: Tales from chemistry, by William H. Brock W.H., RSC Publishing, 2011, 362 pp., ISBN 9781849733243, 19.99 pounds.


In continuing of chemical study research on the parts of the fruits of Mahkota dewa, we have done isolated one antioxidant compound benzophenon glycoside from n -butanol extract. Isolation and purification by column chromatography (SiO2, chloroform-methanol) and determination of chemical structure based on interpretation spectra of ultraviolet (UV), infrared (IR) and nuclear magnetic resonance 1 dimension (1H & 13C NMR), 2 dimension (1H-1H COSY, 13C-1H COSY, HMBC). Based on spectrroscopic data, the compound was identified as 6,4',-dihidroksi-4- metoksibenzofenon-2- O -α-D glucopyranoside. Key words : Mahkota dewa, Phaleria macrocarpa , Thymelaceae, Indonesian medicinal plant, benzophenone glycoside


lZ6I-Labeled human platelet-derived transforming growth factor B ('"'I-TGF-B) and human az-macroglob-ulin (aZM) formed a complex as demonstrated by 5% native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The "'I-TGF-B. azM complex migrated at a position identical to that of the fast migrating form of aZM. Most of the "'I-TGF-6. azM complex could be dissociated by acid or urea treatment. When lZ6I-TGF-B was incubated with serum, the high molecular weight form of '261-TGF-B could be immunoprecipitated by anti-human azM anti- sera as demonstrated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-poly-acrylamide gel electrophoresis. azM purified from platelet-rich plasma also showed the latent transform- ing growth factor activity and immunoreactivity of TGF-8. These results suggest that TGF-B.azM complex is a latent form of TGF-8. of used native gel electrophoresis and gel filtration on Bio-Gel A-1.5m (13) to study the interaction between lZ5I-TGF-j3 and fibronectin. No complex formation was observed at concentrations of fibronectin up to 200 pg/ml. This result is consistent with an interaction of high specificity between '261-TGF-,3 and a2M in serum or plasma.


@nomadwarmachine this piece made me realize we could just layer @hypothesis on top of all our #clmooc stuff and have a private group and that


A Carrier Suppressed Single Sideband(CS-SSB) modulation decoupling control technique based on Dual Parallel Mach-Zehnder Modulator (DPMZM) is proposed to solve the problem that the bias point of the DPMZM leads to the degradation of the modulation signal under the influence of ambient temperature, fiber coupling loss or other factors. This technique introduces three non-disturbing dithering voltages at the bias end of the modulator and detects the power ratio of the optical signal at the output end to realize CS-SSB modulation. Experimental results show that the proposed technique can effectively stabilize Optical Sideband Suppression Ratio(OSSR) above 24dB. This letter also proves that this technique is feasible for other modulators and has great practical value in the microwave photonic system.


We used nine waves of the Bank of Italy's Survey on Household income and Wealth (1995-2012) to investigate a possible trade-off between homeownership and individual participation in a supplementary pension scheme. Italy lends itself to this type of investigation because the Italian public pension system has been heavily reformed in the period, providing in principle incentives for participation, and the homeownership rate is very high. The impact of homeownership is captured in two ways: by a dummy for being homeowner and by an index defined as the share of housing wealth over total wealth. Our results show that indeed, after controlling for a vast array of socio-economic characteristics and allowing for unobserved individual heterogeneity, both measures of homeownership are negatively associated with participation in supplementary pension schemes and that such an effect does not disappear even after the 2007 reform.


Nature is the best teacher of many scientific research and development. One such nature inspired invention is the flight vehicle system. Among these, Mini Aerial Vehicles (MAVs) are a class of flight vehicles which have size close to birds. The current work is inspired by the fact that MAV with Low Aspect Ratio (LAR) wings (Aspect Ratio < 2) has nonlinear lift curves and it does not stall sharply as compared to high aspect ratio wings. This can be utilized in flying the MAVs at lower speeds and at higher angle of attacks. In LAR wings, the lift is constant or keeps increasing up to large Angle of Attack (AOA) which can help in flying the MAV at slow speed. Main focus of the present work is to estimate the AOA, which can be further used for development of control laws. This paper presents a data fusion algorithm for estimating the aerodynamic angles in a MAV. For simulation, true states of the aircraft motion are generated using a flight simulation program and a zero mean white noise is added to few of these states as required for the measurements. These noisy states are used as sensor measurements for estimating the AOA and Side Slip Angle (SSA). The proposed scheme is a multi-stage in which initially Euler angles are estimated and later stages are used for AOA and SSA estimation. In the first stage, the Euler angles are estimated using the accelerometer outputs and the rate gyro outputs and V in an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) algorithm. As a first attempt for estimation of AOA and SSA, only acceleration, angular rates and airspeed were used as measurement in six states EKF. It was observed that there is a bias of more than 10° ° ° ° present in the estimated aerodynamic angles. Since, it is not possible to have any additional sensors on-board due to weight restriction, a new modification is proposed in which a pseudo estimation of AOA and SSA was used as measurement. This effectively reduces the estimation bias and the mean error in both AOA and SSA, and are below 1°. Nomenclature Fx = Total force along the body x-axis Fy = Total force along the body y-axis Fz = Total force along the body z-axis L = Total moment along the body x-axis M = Total moment along the body y-axis N = Total moment along the body z-axis p = Roll rate q = Pitch rate r = Yaw rate Cx = Force coefficient in the x direction Cy = Force coefficient in the y direction Cz = Force coefficient in the z direction Cl = Moment coefficient in the x direction Cm = Moment coefficient in the y direction


In this research, we continue our investigation of the difference equation: and characterize those functions for which all solutions of the above-mentioned difference equation are periodic of the same fundamental period p. In particular, we address the cases


As a new business model, E-Commerce provides a more convenient business mode and lower transaction cost for customers allover the world. The development of E-Commerce challenges to the business management ability and the information delivery technology. The establishment of the security architecture is the most important problem. And currently E-Commerce security is still an obstacle of the development of E-Commerce. So it has become a crucial step for E-Commerce to construct a safe and effective transaction environment. The paper puts forward a PKI-based E-Commerce security model utilizing PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), which is a generally adaptive secure infrastructure. Then the paper analyzes the application and security of the model, in order to make beneficial attempt in the field of E-Commerce security.


A stability criterion for a star subject to constant external pressure is established. A simple analytic model is devised for such a star and its properties are investigated. The possibility of the formation of a low-mass neutron star is discussed briefly.


Sirs, Park et al. recently (1988) reported a unique interstitial deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6 involving band (q22.2q23.1) in a girl with craniostenosis, microcephaly, dysmorphic facial features and retarded development. We have also observed a boy with a deletion of the long arm of chromosolne 6 with a very similar q22.2q23 section (Fig. 1). Chromosomal analysis was conducted using peripheral blood lymphocytes, of 22 mmHg, and coarctation of the aorta. Successful surgery was performed on him in the same year for the coarctation of the aorta. At the age of 16, the boy was of short stature ( 2 SD), showed microcephaly (2 SD), slightly exophthalmic eyes, long philtrum, high-arched palate, dental anomalies, malocclusion, and mental retardation. The boy was also operated on for non-


Information on the monitoring of protection effectiveness by means of measuring probes is given especially for corrosion engineers. Polarisation potential can be partially determined directly by using switch-off technique or from the difference between values of on-potential and ohmic components that can he measured exactly. The use of the method of auxiliary electrode, which is a part of the measuring probe, is based on changes in the hitherto used approach to field measurement: instead of finding out coating defects and determining places of their occurrence, the system of simulated coating defects is created at places important from corrosion point of view. Under defined conditions, the measuring probes are installed with test their points at critical places of pipeline route. Results of the measurement are used to draw a conclusion whether the pipeline will receive cathodic protection should a real coating defect with exposed pipeline surface develop in a given section of pipeline. This method makes it possible to use advanced transmission and data processing techniques. Different modifications to the auxiliary electrode method are compared with traditional measurement techniques for the determination of polarisation potential on the basis of on-potential measurement.


Regularly, the primary caregivers of chronically ill patients become the "invisible ill", to the extent that the attention and care are mostly focused on the sick patiente, violating physical, emotional, spiritual and economic aspects of the caregiver. This project analizes the results obtained from the implementation of an educational intervention program aimed at 19 primary caregivers of people with chronic disease, in six delegations from the city of Toluca, State of Mexico. It was a descriptive study with a qualitative methodological approach. It was carried out in three stages: diagnosis, intervention and evaluation. In order to provide the educational program, home visits were performed using the log field. The program consisted of three modules, being imparted in workshops to the 19 caregivers, with informed consent prior to the program. The results were the following: Caregivers expressed that they had acquired knowledge required for the care of their family, the dynamics allowed them to recognize strengths, weaknesses, fears, insecurities and frustrations; they said they were satisfied with the support and guidance of the health team that participated. It can be said that to be a primary caregiver for a chronically ill person is an experience that transforms life and requires knowledge, courage and patience to perform their duties skillfully; these gratification may also be increased if you receive guidance from nurses


Sorting of objects is the first step of a waste management process. These objects should be sorted according to the type of material for effective waste recycling. Therefore, the focus of this work is to design and produce an automated sorting machine that can be used to sort metals and non-metals autonomously. The automatic sorting machine with a smart digital counter was designed to use a microcontroller (Arduino Mega) to control the conveyor systems which consist of the conveyor support, driving unit and the driven unit. The sorting mechanisms consist of the inductive sensor, infrared Sensor and the actuating system using servo motor. The conveyor system helps in the conveyance of objects towards the sorting chute. The actuating system receives signal from the microcontroller and the device does the sorting of the objects based on their characteristics while the digital counter counts the number of metallic objects dropping into the designated cart. The time taken for the inductive sensor to sense an object, the waiting period for the servo motor to be actuated and the time taken for the counter to count after a metallic object is sensed are 1s, 2s and 1s respectively. After its development, it was tested and observed to meet the design requirements.


Biomass burning is a distinct biogeochemical process and plays a major role in the global carbon cycle impacting both regional and global climate change. The extent of burning and the impact of these activities on the global environment are not well understood. Remote sensing offers the most cost effective means for long-term monitoring of associated aerosols. Broadband aerosol optical thickness (AOT) ranging from 550 nm to 900 nm derived using the multiresource Terra and Aqua MODIS data were used to analyze the affection of biomass burning for atmosphere The authors have collected of such typical straw of wheat burning events during May and June 2007 for the study.


Decentralised multi-project scheduling problem is an extension of multi-project scheduling problem, and it has several different characteristics from traditional multi-project scheduling problem from centralised decision making viewpoint. Unfortunately, existing studies on this problem are scarce and usually focused on one special issue of the problem. Based on the definition and analysis on the characteristics of decentralised multi-project scheduling problem, we propose an α | β | γ schema for this problem from three fields of decision maker, decision mode and coordination objective, which would help researchers to position their solutions in the schema, and compare their work with others conveniently. Then, based on the schema proposed, we review the existing studies and solutions for decentralised multi-project scheduling problem in the literature. Finally we present several directions of this problem for the future research.


This article proposes a generic plant-wide control framework that can be used to develop a hierarchical control structure (regulatory control, supervisory control, and optimization) to operate a single-stage closed grinding mill circuit in an economically optimal manner. An economic objective function is defined for the grinding mill circuit with reference to the economic objective of the larger mineral processing plant. A mineral processing plant in this study consists of a comminution and a separation circuit and excludes the extractive metallurgy at a metal refinery. The operational performance of a comminution circuit as represented by a single-stage grinding mill circuit, primarily depends on the performance of the grinding mill. Since grind curves define the operational performance range of a mill, grind curves are used to define the set points for the economic controlled variables for optimal steady-state operation. For a given metal price, processing cost, and transportation cost, the proposed str...


Basing on normalized algorithm similarity principle,a multi-valued differential method is put forward to applying,greatly increasing speed of template matching under the premise of without reducing the accuracy of match.When calculating similarity,algorithm uses method of differential multiple-value for fast convolution operation for molecule,algorithm makes difference to one of statement holds;in order to reduce differential array multiplication,algorithm applies neighbor data relativity to calculate for denominator,making quadratic to one of statement holds and then into the calculation of total items.In the using of search strategies,comprehensively comparing advantages and disadvantages between genetic algorithm and pyramid algorithm,pyramid algorithm is chosen.During process of template matching,the thesis takes the biggest point as matching point.Results show that speed of algorithm is a little faster,without reducing matching accuracy and good stability,so algorithm has a certain and practical value.


Modern software ecosystem is data-centric. Data exfiltration due to the attacks of Memory Scraper type malwares is an emerging threat. In this paper, we set up an appropriate mathematical model capturing the threat such attacks pose to Identity Based Cryptosystems (IBE). Following the formalism, we demonstrate an attack on popular Boneh-Franklin CCA2 secure IBE construction that compels us to relook the fact of CCA2 being the de-facto standard of security. We offer two constructions, one identity based and another public-key based (PKE) encryption schemes capable of withstanding Ram Scraper attacks. Our design assumes a hybrid system equipped with a bare minimal 'Trusted Platform Module' (TPM) that can only perform group exponentiation operation. Building systems to implement our IBE/PKE protocols should be feasible as well as efficient from practical standpoint.


While the theoretical analysis of evolutionary algorithms (EAs) has made significant progress for pseudo-Boolean optimization problems in the last 25 years, only sporadic theoretical results exist on how EAs solve permutation-based problems. To overcome the lack of permutation-based benchmark problems, we propose a general way to transfer the classic pseudo-Boolean benchmarks into benchmarks defined on sets of permutations. We then conduct a rigorous runtime analysis of the permutation-based (1 +1) EA proposed by Scharnow, Tinnefeld, and Wegener (2004) on the analogues of the LeadingOnes and Jump benchmarks. The latter shows that, different from bit-strings, it is not only the Hamming distance that determines how difficult it is to mutate a permutation σ into another one τ, but also the precise cycle structure of στ−-1. For this reason, we also regard the more symmetric scramble mutation operator. We observe that it not only leads to simpler proofs, but also reduces the runtime on jump functions with odd jump size by a factor of Θ(n). Finally, we show that a heavy-tailed version of the scramble operator, as in the bit-string case, leads to a speed-up of order mΘ(m) on jump functions with jump size m.


Between 1973 and 1988, a number of lawsuits were reported in which a marine surveyor or classification society was either a defendant or third-party defendant. This article briefly discusses the various legal theories that have been developed by litigants and judges as a basis for imposing liability. It also notes that, regardless of theory, there is an underlying assumption that marine surveyors and classification societies have the duties of "due care" and "workmanlike performance" in discharging the functions for which they have been engaged.


Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are a common medical problem in both antenatal and postnatal women. Data from India on the demography of these women, microbiology and antimicrobial susceptibility of the causative bacteria, need elucidation.

We performed an observation study that collected data on UTI in antenatal and postnatal women between 2013 and 2017 at our tertiary care center in South India. Antenatally, urine dipstick-positive patients, high-risk, and symptomatic patients submitted urine cultures. Postnatally, all symptomatic patients had urine cultures. This was 20% of all antenatal and postnatal women resulting in 20,203 cultures.

Of 20,203 cultures, significant bacteriuria was seen in 9.48% of antenatal and 13.28% of postnatal women. A higher mean age was seen among those with UTI, antenatal 27 (SD 3.5) and postnatal 26.4 (SD 4.7) years versus 23.9 (SD 3.6) with no growth in culture. The mean BMI among antenatal was 28.2 (SD 3.5) and postnatal was 28 (SD 7.4). Most (60%) were primigravida. At delivery, 37% required cesarean sections while 21.2% required instrumental delivery. Recurrent UTI was seen in 25% antenatally and 10% in the postnatal period. Escherichia coli accounted for 66 and 60% of infections among antenatal and postnatal women, respectively. Enterococcus species accounted for 13% in both while Klebsiella species was 4.9 and 7.3%, respectively. Among E. coli, 68.3 and 59.2% of isolates in antenatal and postnatal period were cefpodoxime susceptible. Nearly 75% of ante- and postnatal isolates were susceptible to amoxicillin-clavulanate while 90.2% and 92.5% were susceptible to nitrofurantoin. Enterococci spp. up to 84.4 and 97.1% in ante- and postnatal isolates were susceptible to ampicillin, 64.4 and 77.4% susceptible to high-level gentamicin, and 84 and 95.5% susceptible to nitrofurantoin. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnancy was documented in 2.1% of antenatal outpatients and E. coli was isolated in 74% of these cultures.

Importance of microbiological evidence prior to administration of antimicrobials is evidenced by 79% negative cultures in this 5-year cohort. Escherichia coli accounted for 60-66% of significant bacteriuria followed by Enterococcus and Klebsiella species with 30-40% E.coli probable ESBL producers. Nitrofurantoin followed by amoxicillin-clavulanate were found to be the best oral antimicrobial options.


In improving community preparedness to face flood disasters, the government has an important role in making policies on disaster risk reduction. Government preparedness is crucial, especially in conditions of very limited public awareness and preparedness. Therefore, the knowledge and skills that the community has are also very important to help the community in forming and planning actions that need to be done when a flood disaster comes. Preparedness in dealing with effective disasters requires the collaboration of the role of government and society in order to implement disaster response programs, especially in the village of Labuan Tereng, Lembar Subdistrict, West Lombok Regency.
Based on the research raised in this study, the type of research used is descriptive research. As for the object of research is the regional level government, namely BPBD and Labuan Tereng Village Community. The purpose of this study is to be able to provide an explanation of how collaboration forms the role of government and society in preparedness in facing floods that occur in the West Lombok Regency Sheet. In this study the selection of informants / research subjects was determined using Purposive Sample technique. While data collection techniques in research using interview, observation and documentation techniques.
The results of the study show the policy of the West Lombok Regency government regarding the Regent's Regulation No. 51 of 2011 concerning the Details of the Tasks, Functions and Work Procedures of the West Lombok District Disaster Management Agency. The form of activities resulting from the policy is that the government cooperates with the community to improve preparedness in the face of disasters. The forms of collaboration carried out by the government and the community in Labuan Tereng Village, Lembar District, West Lombok Regency, namely the government formed a forum called the Disaster Risk Reduction Forum, the government inaugurated the Disaster Resilient Village for Labuan Tereng Village, the government formed the Rapid Reaction Team (TRC), bhakti work after banjir bandang disaster, DRR Month Warning (Disaster Risk Reduction) every year and procurement of Community Based Disaster Preparedness Program (SIBAT).


It is uncertain when the last exclusion of children from a public school, merely for having some Aboriginal ancestry, actually occurred. In 1937, the Commonwealth and States' conference on Aboriginal matters recommended assimilation as a general policy rather than protection, particularly with regard to the detribalized, part-caste Aboriginal people. In 1938, the New South Wales Public Service Board in its report on the Aborigines Protection Board, recommended the policy of assimilation be implemented in schools. In 1940, the Aborigines Protection Act was amended. The Aborigines Protection Board was renamed the Aborigines Welfare Board and restructured to include Aboriginal members. The complete responsibility for the education of all Aboriginal children was transferred to the New South Wales Department of Education. Almost overnight, the policy of segregation was changed to assimilation.


A method is described by which frozen hydrated bovine muscle is prepared for the transmission electron microscope. The importance of maintaining specimen temperatures at −110°C (163°K), or below, during the preparation of frozen thin sections and during specimen transfer and microscopical observations is emphasized and documented.


Tarsier is QinetiQ's 94-GHz frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar and is installed at several airports worldwide for detecting Foreign Object Debris on runways. The radar is coherent and has a range resolution of 0.3 metres. The sensitivity of the radar that allows it to detect an object the size of a metal bolt at a range of 2 km on land means that in the maritime environment it may detect difficult maritime targets such as swimmers, jetskis, windsurfers, canoes and disturbances of the water surface. This paper describes trials of the Tarsier radar at Cheddar reservoir near Axbridge in Somerset. Non-coherent and coherent radar measurements of wind waves were recorded to characterize the background clutter. Targets of opportunity included buoys, wildfowl, windsurfers, rowing boats and a model yacht. A standard 9.4-GHz marine navigation radar was operated at the same time and location to allow a direct comparison of clutter and target signatures at the two different radio frequencies. Results are presented for 94-GHz clutter histograms and Doppler spectra as a function of radar look direction and wind speed. Target signal-to-clutter ratios are discussed for 94 GHz and for 9.4 GHz. It is concluded that Tarsier has the potential to detect short-range maritime threats at this relatively unexplored radio frequency.


Pigment printing is a clean production process,but the prints usually have poor rubbing fastness and handle.The Silicone HengXing No.1 was added to printing paste,the effect of its dosage and process curing condition on prints rubbing fastness and handle was examined.Results showed that,the optimum printing results could be obtained with the Silicone HengXing No.1 1.5%,curing at 130℃ for 2min.


This paper presents a novel fuzzy logic method for congestion control in TCP networks. State of queue is transformed into linguistic values and packet drop probability is derived from predefined fuzzy inference engine. Simulation results manifest that this method behaves better performance than that of other Active Queue Management algorisms.


FIELD: physics, computer technology. SUBSTANCE: group of inventions is related to analogue-to-digital converters and can be used in energy conversion devices for power electronics. The device contains a number of data signals storage units which can select data signals with delay equal to the preset time interval, moreover these signals specify instant value change, and store these selected values with simultaneous selection of each of these signals; a deleting unit capable to delete the maximum and minimum value from values stored at the number of data signals storage units; an averaging unit capable to take an average of values which are not deleted by the deleting unit; and a converter capable of analogue-to-digital conversion of the value outputted from the averaging unit and displaying this converted value as digital information. EFFECT: improved operation speed. 8 cl, 14 dwg


This report presents carbon stocks and fluxes of the whole-tree biomass of European forests and other wooded land, distinguished into coniferous, deciduous and mixed forests. The results are presented at the European, the national and (where possible)the regional level. Results concerning carbon stock, net ecosystem production and net biome production for the whole-tree biomass were derived from a detailed European forest resource database and converted to carbon using biomass expansion factors. Uncertainties and differences from other estimates are discussed.


This paper presents a method for high precision visual pose estimation along with a simple setup procedure. Robotics for industrial solutions is a rapidly growing field and these robots require very precise position information to perform manipulations. This is usually accomplished using e.g. fixtures or feeders, both expensive hardware solutions. To enable fast changes in production, more flexible solutions are required, one possibility being visual pose estimation. Although many current pose estimation algorithms show increased performance in terms of recognition rates on public datasets, they do not focus on actual applications, neither in setup complexity or high accuracy during object localization. In contrast, our method focuses on solving a number of specific pose estimation problems in a seamless manner with a simple setup procedure. Our method relies on a number of workcell constraints and employs a novel method for automatically finding stable object poses. In addition, we use an active rendering method for refining the estimated object poses, giving a very fine localization, suitable for robotic manipulation. Experiments with current state-of-the-art 2D algorithms and our method show an average improvement from 9 mm to 0.95 mm uncertainty. The method was also used by the winning team at the 2018 World Robot Summit Assembly Challenge.


The historical development of psychoanalysis has demonstrated that the aim of clinical work can change as the patient population changes. One of the main tasks of psychoanalytic working through today is to help difficult patients trapped in imitative dynamics and "never-to-be-born selves" enter a life of their own. Particular emphasis is given to activating a body-mind relationship, catalyzing emergence from the unrepressed unconscious, and constructing space-time parameters in relation to the most primitive and undifferentiated emotional experiences. Two clinical cases are presented, in the first of which the analyst found himself invested with an intense devitalization that tested his capacity to be present. In the second case the analyst was confronted by the necessity of stimulating the birth of basic functions of mental notation in relation to blind and dangerous acting out. The confrontation in the analytic relationship mobilized the patient's internal resources of self-observation and self-containment, from which the capacity to exist and be present to the self could emerge.


Presentation of a conceptual framework for comparing the level of physical health of the poverty population with the health level of the rest of the country's population. For purposes of this comparison the population as a whole is divided into three major socioeconomic groups: the middle class, the working class, and the poverty population. The three strata differ from one another in four specific aspects of their life styles which are directly relevant to and result in the achievement of substantially difFerent levels of health. These aspects are: level of living; degree of access to medical care within the private medical care system; nature of occupation of family head; and nature of social milieu. The aspect which most specifically differentiates poverty populations from all others concerns their relatively low levels of living with regard to food, housing, transportation, and similar items. Consideration of the above concepts in relation to available data


The hierarchical SDN network can effectively integrate the heterogeneous resources of the space-terrestrial integrated networks through its reconfigurable network management capabilities. In a hierarchical SDN network, how to achieve hierarchical management of heterogeneous controllers is a very important issue. In this paper, we first construct a SDN-based STINs hierarchical architecture to achieve hierarchical management of resources. Then, we extend the SDN standard southbound interface OpenFlow protocol to manage hierarchical resources. Finally, we design a Multipath transmission algorithm (MTA) based on the information provided by the extended OpenFlow protocol to achieve link load balancing. We evaluate our proposed approach with related algorithm. The results demonstrate that our algorithm outperforms related approach in terms of throughput, average end-to-end delay, and load balancing.


Diabetic sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSP) is a common complication of diabetes. The Toronto Clinical Neuropathy Score (TCNS) is a useful tool for detecting DSP. However, it is not available in Spanish. The study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the TCNS and modified (mTCNS) scales into Spanish and evaluate their measurement properties.


This article discusses the fusion and blending of the concept of wayang as a traditional culture with comics and films as products of contemporary culture that gave birth to new wayang creations with sources adapted from "Avenger" superhero characters. The making of wayang avenger is to maintain the art of craftsmanship in wayang kulit, namely considering the existence of attributes in traditional wayang with the necessary adjustments to the Avenger superhero outfit. Revealing the results of research on the Avenger Creation Wayang is very important because it can explain the process of changing the shape, appearance and addition of wayang attributes as a manifestation of adaptation to traditional wayang puppets, namely wayang kulit purwa. This article attempts to provide descriptive and interpretive explanations of the visual adaptation process by the creator in the formation of wayang avenger. The approach in this study uses Erwin Panofsky's iconographic approach with the support of art structure theory and vehicle transfer. The result is the presence of Wayang Kreasi Avenger as a form of fusion between traditional culture and contemporary culture. This development shows the love of the community for the potential of influencing traditional cultural heritage and the interaction with the potential of contemporary culture which is very strong, giving rise to the idea of adaptation as a reflection of the environment and its social structure.


The dendroarchaeology dating has signified the most accurate method of positioning on a temporal scale a wood item, based upon the analysis of the year growth rings of the trees. Many halidoms of high importance specific to the history study and of the national culture haven't had attestation proofs regarding their origins time. As already known, Saint Stefan the Great (signification of the Romanian title "Stefan cel Mare si Sfant") built monasteries, but no one can accurately attest their number, considering that some of them have been restored, while others have been assigned to him, without proving. The materials used in order to build monasteries and churches had been represented by wood and stone, by far. Even for the stone buildings, there are items of really high cultural value, meaning: wood painted icons, iconostasis, sculptures etc., or some other times, the stone walls have been constructed by surrounding a wood skeleton. The dendroarchaeology can offer us many precise answers as regards the edification year or the provenience of the used materials etc. This current study illustrates some of the dendroarchaeology accomplishments in the world, as well as the fragile dating attempts on some Romanian items. Their acquaintance will be quite significant for the archeologists, the restaurateurs and for the owners of some assets, as well.


Immune checkpoint inhibitors that bind to the cell surface receptor PD‐L1 are effective anti‐cancer agents but suffer from immune‐related adverse events as PD‐L1 is expressed on both healthy and cancer cells. To mitigate toxicity, researchers are testing prodrugs that have low affinity for checkpoint targets until activated with proteases enriched in the tumor microenvironment. Here, we engineer a prodrug form of a PD‐L1 inhibitor. The inhibitor is a soluble PD‐1 mimetic that was previously engineered to have high affinity for PD‐L1. In the basal state, the binding surface of the PD‐1 mimetic is masked by fusing it to a soluble variant of its natural ligand, PD‐L1. Proteolytic cleavage of the linker that connects the mask to the inhibitor activates the molecule. To optimize the mask so that it effectively blocks binding to PD‐L1 but releases upon cleavage, we tested a set of mutants with varied affinity for the inhibitor. The top‐performing mask reduces the affinity of the prodrug for PD‐L1 120‐fold, and binding is nearly fully recovered upon cleavage. In a cell‐based assay measuring inhibition of the PD‐1:PD‐L1 interaction on the surface of cells, the IC50s of the masked inhibitors were up to 40‐fold higher than their protease‐treated counterparts. The changes in activity we observe upon protease treatment are comparable to systems currently tested in the clinic and provide evidence that natural binding partners are an excellent starting point for creating a prodrug.


Knowledge is the greatest gift that man can get.  Knowledge is not born by man. Human acquires knowledge by experience. There has been a radical change in the way people learn from ancient times to present. The method which was used in ancient times to acquire knowledge in educational institutions is irrelevant today. Here, the researchers have found various ancient and modern methods by applying qualitative documentary research method. The teaching styled of ancient times was mainly teacher-centered but now it has become student-centered. The ancient teaching style was like Sravana, Manana, Oral, Discussion etc. Nowadays, different teaching style can be observed in teaching and learning process for classroom management. Some example is like Lecture method, Question-Answer method, Project method, Problem method Heuristic method etc. Finally the researchers here presents a box of the types of student-centered approaches that are currently being implemented in relation to a teacher-centered approach.


Due to the rapid development of digital technology, broadband Internet penetration rate and compression technology, the multiple video and audio applications are driven. By using the services provided by IPTV (Internet Protocol TV), people can choose to watch the favorite TV show at any time and any place. The providences of IPTV platform are not only the high quality audio, but also the more channels and interactive services. However, in many cases of business competition, the high quality and service has become the critical factor when consumers request a service. In addition, the main focus of this study is to study the leading carriers in Chunghwa Telecom, from the implementation of IPTV services in the MOD (Multimedia On Demand) has been nearly seven years. In Taiwan, there are more than one million MOD users, therefore,this study will explore the challenges facing the MOD service and challenges, but also reflect the future development trend of network television, the network provides a reference MOD operators.


This paper proposes the harvest season artificial bee colony (HSABC) algorithm, a novel improvement of the artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm, for computing an economic dispatch solution of a power system based on fuel consumption and the produced emissions. A standard model of the power system, the IEEE‐62 bus system, is used to show the performance of HSABC using equality and inequality constraints to determine the optimal solution for the economic operation of the power system. Simulations involving the proposed algorithm show that HSABC has better ability to determine the minimum values for the operating cost problem with faster convergence and shorter running time when compared to the traditional ABC algorithm. © 2014 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


The present invention may optionally example is provided in the mixing process having a plurality of mixing stages that can be divided into a plurality of sub-steps, which comprises mixing the following ingredients, processes for the production of rubber mixtures to: - one or more of rubber, - one or more hydroxylated oxide fillers, - one or more sulfur containing organosilicon and / or one or more hydroxy polysulfide compound, - is selected from the following, one or more of reversion inhibitor: 1,6-bis (N, N-dibenzyl - thiocarbamoyl dithio) hexane (CAS No.:151900-44-6),1 , 1,3-bis ((3-methyl-2,5 Jiokisopirori-1-yl) methyl) benzene (CAS No.:119462-56-5), and hexamethylene 1,6-bis (thiosulphate) disodium salt alone and mixtures thereof dihydrate (CAS No.:5719-73-3) (these are, in a first mixing stage of is incorporated into the mixture), - one or more vulcanization additives, - one or more rubber additives.


METRIA's origin, purpose, organization, activities, and future goals are described. Simply stated, it is an alliance of people who share a vision of working together to improve the quality of landscape trees grown in metropolitan regions.


X-ray powder diffraction data, unit-cell parameters, and space group for tetrazene nitrate monohydrate, C2H9N11O4, are reported [a = 5.205(1) Å, b = 13.932(3) Å, c = 14.196(4) Å, β = 97.826(3)°, unit-cell volume V = 1019.8(4) Å3, Z = 4, and space group P21/c]. All measured lines were indexed and are consistent with the P21/c space group. No detectable impurities were observed.


Aim: To evaluate the effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Static Magnetic Field (SMF) therapy on healing of bone defect in rabbits. Materials and Methods A 2 mm bone defect was created at radial midshaft of 18 New Zealand White rabbits. The animals were then randomly divided into 3 equal groups. The animals in the group A did not receive any physiotherapy and served as control. Group B animals were treated with the EA using 50 Hz and 3-10 mA DD current for 10 min. Group C animals were treated with SMF therapy on alternate days till day 15. Activity of serum calcium (Ca), potassium (P) and ALP; Plasma Cortisol and LPO were evaluated preoperatively and on days 7, 15, 30 and 60 of experiment. Results: Postoperatively, SMF therapy treated animals exhibited higher Ca, P and ALP level and low initial level of Cortisol and LPO as compared to EA and control group animal. Conclusion: SMF and EA had positive effect on bone defect healing and early resolution of stress, induced due to creation of bone defect, however SMF had an edge over EA.


Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were produced through nanosecond laser in deionized water. These nanoparticles were characterized by UV–VIS spectrometer and transmission electron microscopy. VITEK®2 compact system was used to identify Escherichia coli (ESBL strain) and Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA strain) as multidrug-resistance (MDR) bacteria. The antibacterial activity of Ag NPs, ampicillin (AMP), and their combinations was tested against both bacterial isolates through standard microbiological culturing techniques. Our data show that both of E. coli and S. aureus were highly resistant to AMP. Ag NPs alone reduced growth in both bacterial isolates considerably. Growth declined drastically in both bacteria when AMP was used in combination with Ag NPs. The minimal inhibitory concentration of combined agents for E. coli was 20 µg/ml Ag NPs + 1 mg AMP/ml and for S. aureus was 10 µg/ml Ag NPs + 1 mg AMP/ml. The results show that the Ag NPs have great potentials in enhancing the antimicrobial activities of drugs that used to be ineffective against MDR bacteria. Administering combinations of antibiotic(s) with AgNPs may help in treating patients suffering from infections caused by MDR bacteria. Further in vivo and in vitro investigations are required to evaluate the side effects of these combinations.


The distribution coefficients of alkali, alkaline earth, rare earth and a series of other elements between solid and liquid natural aluminosilicate systems can be estimated by a semi-empirical equation which can be derived by extension of Schuetze's incremental method for calculating oxygen isotope effects in silicate systems. This equation is used for investigating the partial melting of mantle wedge and subducted oceanic crust as potential sources of magmas giving rise to continental growth and for evaluating the history of igneous rocks. A series of geochemical criteria are derived for attributing igneous rocks to common parent magmas and for contributing to the estimation of the length of intrusive pathways. Particular attention is devoted to the evaluation of the geochemical behaviour of the rare earth elements.


Chromosome numbers for individuals from 87 populations of Antennaria from western Canada were counted. Naturally occurring triploid (2n = 42) hybrid populations between diploid (2n = 28) Antennaria microphylla Rydb. and two tetraploid (2n = 56) species Antennaria rosea Greene and Antennaria umbrinella Rydb. are reported for the first time. With the discovery of the triploid populations, an entire euploid series (2x–8x) has been established for the genus Antennaria.Key words: polyploidy, Antennaria, hybridization, agamospermy, taxonomy.


The exploration of PCBMEMS as a path towards systems development continues. PCBMEMS technology based on rigid-flexible laminates is desirable for miniaturization and integration of systems for mobility and harsh environment deployments. The technology provides substantial flexibility in systems design and integration of multiple functions into limited spaces. Using this design and construction approach allows lightweight, complex, and space efficient systems. Flex microsystems based on structurable, non-fiber filled laminates permits miniaturization to occur at two levels: at the micro scale with the embedding of microstructures in the substrate, and at the macro scale with the ability to flex the system across millimeter to centimeter lengths of real everyday systems. Examples will be given where the technology is being applied toward several different systems including mobile chemical analyzers, heat and mass transfer devices, portable therapeutics, augmented mobile phone systems, and high density micro...


In the contribution, there is discussed the usage of the method based on the grammatical and differential evolution for the automatic discovery of regression models for discrete datasets. The combination of these two methods enables the process to find the precise structure of the mathematical model and values for the model constants separately. The used method is described and tested on the selected regression examples. The results are reported and the obtained mathematical models are presented. The advantages of the selected approach are described and compared to the classical methods.


Objective: The study aims to identify the behavior, opinions, motives and expectations of Polish consumers towards beer brands, with a particular focus on a beer brand manufactured by a French brewery. The consumer survey carried out allows identification of several major potential consumer groups to be targeted by a medium-sized independent French brewery with its offer. Methodology: The study employed the use of primary sources obtained via a measurement instrument, in the form of an online survey questionnaire, developed for the purpose of the ResearchLab 2022 academic contest organized by Le Sphinx. The consumer survey was conducted in the period from April 12 to May 01, 2022. A method of indirect measurement, i.e., a survey questionnaire, was used to collect the material, which allows collection and examination of data on large research populations. The questionnaire consists of introductory questions regarding the beer market in Poland, consumer behavior questions concerning consumer awareness, preferences and consumption motives, questions pertaining to market barriers and foreign beer brands, as well as a metric part. The research process involved the use of Sphinx software, which allows intuitive development of a survey questionnaire, its quick distribution, convenient collection of data, as well as comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis thereof. The platform additionally allows for real-time tracking of the survey results, which quite is important when conducting research on a well-defined study group. The survey encompassed a research population of 3792 respondents (male and female) of different age ranges. The sample size was determined on the basis of Internet accessibility in Poland (92.4%, in 2021) (2021 Information Society in Poland…, 2021, p. 125). In order to maintain result representativeness, the minimum number of survey participants was calculated at 2401 respondents, assuming a confidence level of 95% and an error of 2%. The representative sample was of a quota nature, defined by the contest holder, and encompassed 40% of respondents aged 18-35 and 36-55 respectively, as well as 20% of respondents over 56 years of age. Gender-wise sample distribution was 60% males and 40% females. The data was examined using such statistical methods as structure analysis, as well as positional or classical measures. Results: The survey results show that the preferred beer package size is 500ml glass bottle, with an alcohol content of 3.6% to 7%. The main Polish market competition for the French independent brewery's new beer brand are Lech, Żywiec, and Desperados. The preferred beer types are lager (72%), IPA (47%) and flavored beer (47%). The beer flavors most commonly chosen by consumers on the Polish market are lemon and lime, mojito, apple and honey. An ideal beer, as typified by the respondents, would be characterized by average proportions of aroma, color, carbonation, bitterness and alcohol content. The factors prompting consumers to try new beer brands are primarily taste, price and advertising, therefore, it is worth focusing on the three, maintaining proportions in the order in which the factors have been presented. Information regarding alcohol novelties most commonly is derived from friends or Social Media, which is why advertising should involve the use of these channels for e.g., various types of Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, Tik Tok contests. The respondents reacted positively to the French beer brand, and the majority would opt to try this type of beer, given the opportunity. Their expectation with regard to the brand is high price, good quality and taste, as well as elegance. Its envisioned label design is associated with the national colors of France, the city of Paris, Napoleon, and the Alps. It is thus worth taking the above associations into account when designing the label. Originality: The article presents the consumer opinions regarding introduction of a new French product on the Polish market. It is addressed to distributors of imported beer. Key words: beer, beer market in Poland, France, French brewery. Article category: Research Paper.


A trial was conducted to test the efficacy of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) on the conception rate in repeat breeding cows. Thirty-two cows brought to the artificial insemination (AI) centre of Sivagangai district Co-operative milk producers union limited, in Muraiyur village were included in this study. Cows of group I served as control and they were inseminated during estrum. Cows of group II were injected with 10 mg of GnRH analogue (Buserelin acetate, Receptal®, Intervet, UK) intramuscularly at the time of AI. Group II cows that received GnRH at the time of AI showed a higher conception rate than the control group (56 Vs 25 per cent).


Resources for educators who use children's literature with elementary and middle schoolers. Brief descriptions of major awards for children's and YA literature


Tourism is a business which includes social, recreational, sporting and cultural aspects. It is considered an industry valued for its ability to create jobs and stimulate the development of a region or country. Natural attractions, cultural richness and hospitality located in Ecuador among the top tourist destinations in the world, it demonstrates both the growing diversity of local tourism offerings and the expansion of rural tourism, adventure tours and ski resorts and other attractions.


To estimate gross motor change in inpatient school‐aged children with subacute acquired brain injury (ABI), identify factors associated with gross motor change, and describe inpatient physiotherapy focus.


Tourism is a sector that is prioritized in various countries. Most of the tourist objects are distributed along the coast that intersects directly with those that result in the degradation of the ecosystem inside. The southern region of Bali is one of the regions that has experienced rapid development of tourism activities. The expansion of the tourism area in Tanjung Benoa occurs in coastal areas and directly contacts underwater ecosystems such as seagrass beds and coral reefs, which it have an impact on changes in the area of the ecosystem. Information about the form of distribution of underwater objects can be the first step in making ecological-based tourism policy. Satellite imagery can be used to detect shallow-water habitats. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of sentinel-2 A images to map shallow water habitat in densely packed tourist areas Tanjung Benoa. The results showed that there were three types of land cover in Tanjung Benoa area, such as seagrass, coral and sand, the accuracy results showed landsat 8 images had higher accuracy than Sentinel-2 A images with total accuracy of 74.83% and kappa accuracy of 46.59%. There are 8 types of seagrasses species in the coastal area of Tanjung Benoa, namely Cymodocea rotundata, Enhalus acoroides, Halodule pinifolia, Halodule uninervis, Halophila ovalis, Thalassia hemprichi Syringodium isoetifolium dan Thalassodendron Ciliatum.
Keywords: Remote Sensing; Shallow Water Habitat; Tanjung Benoa; Sentinel-2 A; Landsat 8


For interplanetary missions including lunar exploration, large thrust is necessary for instant acceleration and deceleration of spacecraft. As a preliminary study for these missions, KARI have performed a development of large size hydrazine monopropellant thruster ground model. A 200N hydrazine thruster ground model was designed and verified by hot firing test during this study. In this paper, the thruster design and test results will be introduced.


This paper forward a method for making FMIPv6 security and fast handover based on the context transfer protocol. The context transfer protocol realizes foreign network certificates the mobile node MN rapidly and safely without home network participating. Besides, during the transferring period, the paper adopts ECC mechanism to keep the context safe and reliable. At the end of the paper, this method is confirmed, whatever security or feasibility, through the adequate analysis.


Al though ar ter iograms demons t ra t ing falsepositive obst ruct ion in the internal carotid ar tery have been described, a final unders tanding of this phenomenon is still lacking. 5,7,1~ In order to examine this en t i ty fur ther the following case of pseudothrombosis of the internal carotid ar tery is presented. The case is of unusual interest because surgical verification of absent flow of blood in the internal carotid ar tery was made and subsequent pathologic studies revealed a pa ten t artery. The various facets of the case also have been analyzed in the f ramework of published case material . The conclusions drawn would seem to endorse the hypothesis t h a t an acute rise of intracranial pressure, coupled possibly wi th local stress in the region of the carotid siphon, may produce an ar ter iographic pa t t e rn resembling thrombosis .


The energy sustainable development levels of Western Regions are significant to country's energy security and social economy's sustainable development. Using the factor analyze method to assess the energy sustainable development level of 2007, the results shown that the energy sustainable development level existence huge difference in Western Regions, the energy efficiency and the environmental impact are the primary factors decides the energy sustainable development level, the energy sustainable development level is inconsistent with the economic development level, so, enhancement various areas energy efficiency, reducing the environmental pollution by energy use, strength the adjustment of industry restructure and the foreign exchange, established the new energy is the probably way to improve energy sustainable development of Western Regions.


Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an efficient technique to treat superficial early cancers in the pharynx, esophagus, and tracheo‐bronchial tree. However, the lack of selectivity of some of the clinically used photosensitizers can result in significant damage to the healthy tissue during the treatment. In the esophagus, this may lead to medical complications such as stenosis and fistula. Insufficient selectivity may be compensated to some extent by accurate light dosimetry. Here, we present an approach to safer and more efficient PDT by improved light dosimetry in the esophagus.


A global analysis of experimental data on the elastic and inelastic scattering of alpha particles by Zr nuclei and on the total cross sections for their interaction with these nuclei is performed. The deformation lengths and the neutron-to-proton multipole-matrix-element ratios for the 21 and 3 − 1 states of the Zr nuclei are obtained for various projectile species, and a comparative analysis of these quantities is performed. With the aim of revealing the origin of the phase shifts found in the present study, experimental data on the inelastic scattering of 35.4-, 40.0-, 50.1-, and 65.0-MeValpha particles on Zr nuclei are analyzed on the basis of a unified approach. c © 2003 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".


The title compound 2, 3-diethoxycarbonyl-4-phenyl-5-morpholinylthiophene (C20H23NO5S, Mr=389. 47) was obtained by the reaction of a-thiobenzoylth-ioformmorpholine with diethyl acetylene dicarboxylate - The crystal is prismatic, spacegroup P1 ( 2), with unit cell constants 2337 observed reflections . X-ray analysis reveals that interatomic dis-tances for C(1 ) -C(2) and C(3) -C (4) are 1. 393 (4), 1. 370 (4) , respectively,which show that they are C=C double bond. The atoms of C(1 ), C(2), C(3), C(4)and S form a thiophene ring. The dihedral ang1es between thiophene ring and C(5) -C(6) -C(7) -C(8) plane, phenyl ring are 31. 42 and 43. 78, respectively. The mor-pholine ring adopts chair conformation.


Purpose: For CyberKnife Synchrony System, the tracking accuracy is critical for achieving desired dose delivery. In this study, we evaluated the tracking accuracy using a real-time image acquisition of the scintillation light produced by a plastic scintillator plate. Methods: A CyberKnife G4 system was used. A graph paper with 8 x 13 cm rectangular hole was attached on a U-shaped plastic plate. Pieces of fluorescent tape and three metallic markers were also attached on the plate. The plastic plate was moved with a 3D motion phantom as slipping on a 30 cm x 30 cm x 1 cm of plastic scintillator plate. Tumor motions derived from orthogonal cine-MRI images were used for phantom motion. The plastic scintillator was irradiated in a dark treatment room using the Synchrony System for tracking the metallic markers. During irradiation, the light of the scintillator and fluorescent tape were recorded as a video using a CMOS sensor camera. The centroid of the scintillation and fluorescent light were analyzed using an in-house software after image processing including geometric calibration, noise reduction, and extraction of blue color channel. Results: The intensity of the scintillation light was sufficient for identification of the irradiated position. The acquired data showed respiratory signal similar to the data transferred to the phantom, although positional variation due to machine head motion was observed. The difference of the position between the scintillation light and phantom motion was −0.07 mm ±0.76 mm. The 10%, 50%, 75%, and 90% percentile of the difference was −1.04 mm, −0.59 mm, −0.09 mm, 0.44 mm, and 0.91 mm, respectively. The correlation coefficient R2 between these two positions were 0.992. Conclusion: We developed a verification system of the CyberKnife Synchrony System which visualizes the tracking accuracy using a plastic scintillator. This work was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number 26860402 and 24791300.


As a special information product,academic information resources play an important role in the activity of scientific research and academic exchange.In digital network environment,owing to explosive growth of data and extremely complex spread mode,study on the credibility of academic information resources has become particularly important.This paper first describes the concept and domain of academic information resources and definition of their credibility,and then analyzes the impact of Internet on the credibility of academic information resources during their production,editing,processing and disseminating.Finally it presents some specific measures on how to improve the credibility of academic information in the Internet age.


Idiopathic hypertrophy of the masseter muscle is a rare disorder of unknown cause. Most patients complain of the cosmetic change caused by facial asymmetry, also called as Square face, however symptoms such as  trismus, protrusion,bruxism may also occur. The goals of the present article are to- report 2 cases of idiopathic masseter hypertrophy within a same family, describe its symptoms and treatment. The main presenting complaints were bilateral bulging in the region of angle of mandible, of slow and progressive evolution and managed conservatively as oppose to the routine surgical treatment used so far.


Abstract The vast quantities of data produced by modern radio telescopes require advanced visualisation tools to explore them. The quantitative nature of astronomy requires more than just representing data visually. This paper discusses research in displaying, and using, a three-dimensional 'cursor' in amorphous, noisy data which often resemble wispy tendrils.


Background. Cancers are showing a rising trend in developing countries. In Iran, cancer is the third leading cause of death after cardiovascular diseases and accidents. The cost of cancer diagnosis and treatment places heavy financial burden on health systems, requiring accurate financial assessments and evaluations. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the direct medical expenses of cancer patients undergoing surgery in Ahvaz, Iran, teaching hospitals. Methods. This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in 2021. The research population included cancer patients undergoing surgery in Ahvaz teaching hospitals. Data collection was done using clinical records of the hospital. Quantitative statistical indicators such as frequency, mean, standard deviation, and tables were used for data analysis. In addition, analytical statistical indicators such as independent samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Pearson correlation coefficient, and regression were used with SPSS22 software. Results. The overall mean costs for cancer surgery were calculated at 77,994,903 (SD= 111,224,332) Iranian Rials (IRR). The most expensive cancer surgery was colorectal cancer with an average of 193,558,434 (SD= 266,162,757) IRR, and the lowest cost was pancreatic cancer surgery with an average of 29,284,226 (SD= 23,057,425) IRR. There was a significant positive relationship between the type of cancer (p= 0.000) and the length of hospital stay (p= 0.041) and the cost of hospitalized patients. Conclusion. The economic costs of treating all types of cancer are very high. Any therapeutic and administrative measure that can reduce the cost of cancer treatment or the duration of treatment will contribute significantly to reducing patients' sufferings, improving their quality of life, and reducing the imposed costs.


Although historically women in "traditionally male professions" have been faced with serious obstacles in the labor market, over time the barriers have become weaker and there is a growing female participation in a wide variety of jobs previously dominated by men. However, this does not mean that they participate in the same conditions as their male counterparts. In this article, the authors examine the situation of female engineers, science graduates and technicians, working in the plants of the plastics industry of the Caracas Metropolitan Area. They use in-depth interviews, life histories and information about the number of women and personnel in general who work at the firms, as well as those who carry out strictly technical work within the plant, and their hierarchical positions.


PURPOSE: A multilayer board for electrophoretic display device and manufacturing method thereof are provided to increase the light transmission rate by directly coating a prevention layer and a reflective prevention layer. CONSTITUTION: A multilayer board for electrophoretic display device includes a transparent plastic base layer, a barrier(20) and an anti-reflective layer(30). The barrier is laminated on the base layer. The anti-reflective layer is laminated on the barrier. The barrier and the anti-reflective layer are directly coated on a lower layer. The barrier includes a resin class material by UV or heat.


Silicon-compatible short- and mid-wave infrared emitters are highly sought-after for on-chip monolithic integration of electronic and photonic circuits to serve a myriad of applications in sensing and communication. To address this longstanding challenge, GeSn semiconductors have been proposed as versatile building blocks for silicon-integrated optoelectronic devices. In this regard, this work demonstrates light-emitting diodes (LEDs) consisting of a vertical PIN double heterostructure p-Ge$_{0.94}$Sn$_{0.06}$/i-Ge$_{0.91}$Sn$_{0.09}$/n-Ge$_{0.95}$Sn$_{0.05}$ grown epitaxially on a silicon wafer using germanium interlayer and multiple GeSn buffer layers. The emission from these GeSn LEDs at variable diameters in the 40-120 $\mu$m range is investigated under both DC and AC operation modes. The fabricated LEDs exhibit a room temperature emission in the extended short-wave range centered around 2.5 $\mu$m under an injected current density as low as 45 A/cm$^2$. By comparing the photoluminescence and electroluminescence signals, it is demonstrated that the LED emission wavelength is not affected by the device fabrication process or heating during the LED operation. Moreover, the measured optical power was found to increase monotonically as the duty cycle increases indicating that the DC operation yields the highest achievable optical power. The LED emission profile and bandwidth are also presented and discussed.


Background and Study Aim. Balance is an important factor in basketball. Thus, the low level of balance needs to be improved to support future achievements of youth basketball players. The aim of study is to determine the influence of bosu ball exercises and theraband exercise on the balance of basketball players aged 16 and 18 years old.
Material and Methods. The research design used is experimental research with 2x2 factorial analysis.
The level of significance was set a 0.05 for all samples. In the study participated 64 men's basketball players aged 16 years old (n=32) and 18 years old (n=32). Players were each divided into 4 sample groups of 8 players.
Results. The test results before the experiment and after the experiment showed that in all groups there were various changes in the balance. There is a more significant change in balance after performing exercises with the ball bosu in the group of 16 years old. In the 18-year-old group, there is a more significant change in balance after performing theraband exercises.
Conclusions. Characteristics of the age group of 16 years and 18 years are not much different. Bosu ball exercises give a better effect than theraband exercise.


Flexible films of PEDOT/a-SWCNT thermoelectric composites were fabricated by a dynamic 3-phase interfacial electropolymerization of PEDOT and p-type chemical doping of SWCNT. The composites reveal excellent power factors.


Content: Purpose
To test the Experienced, Instigated and Observed Workgroup Incivility Scale (EIO-WIS), as part of the Organisational Socio-Ecological (In)Civility model (OSECM).

Design/Methodology
As part of a larger study into leadership and civility climate, the EIO-WIS tested part of the OSECM. Quantitative methods sampled Australian education-based employees, once (N =154). A valid time referend (>2 weeks, <1 year), and four reliable experienced incivility items, (α=.79-.86, p<.01; Matthews & Ritter, 2015, p. 11) were adapted to measure the frequency of three types of incivility identified by Holms et al. (2015). Parallel analysis (O'Conner, 2000), and factor analysis identified a previously unreported 2-factor within workgroup solution.

Results
Parallel analyses identified two factors (λ >1.0). ML estimation with Oblimin rotation and Kaiser normalisation found two original factors (loading >.40, KMO=.84, χ2(55) = 973.5, p<.001, h=.26-.86, β=65.5%). Factors were interpreted as, enacted (sent and received) workgroup incivility (β = 27.7%, p<.001, α=.83), and vicarious (observed) workgroup incivility (β=13.0%, p<.001, α=.92). EIO-WIS scale reliability was α=.90.

Limitations
Cross sectional, sample size, self-reported data, experimental model and measure.

Research/Practical Implications
Extends existing knowledge. A new multilevel (enacted and vicarious) measure of experienced, instigated and observed workgroup incivility. With further validation, practitioners may design more effective interventions to support employees effected by incivilities within workgroups.

Originality/Value
The EIO-WIS and OSECM are original logical extensions of current practices. They synthesise, extend and improve on existing problematic research, enable within workgroup incivilities to be measured and interpreted, and may enable increased effectiveness of future interventions.


In this study we make a psychopathological analysis about San Juan de la Cruz' "dark-night" in relation to his literary prose work. We concluded that the passive purification correspond clearly with the natural history and specific description of an endogenous depression disorder. Also we study San Juan de la Cruz's personality according to his biographical and literary work. We analyzed his biography, as well as the contents and formal aspects of his literary works, and concluded the existence of an evident obsessive personality.


Objective To explore the influence of six sigma management method on reducing the defect rate of drug check for inpatients. Methods By using six sigma management method,which is via five links of definition,measurement,analysis,improvement and control(DMAIC),the defect of drug check for patients in Sanxia Central Hospital from January 2013 to July 2013 was analyzed and improvement measures were put forward. Results The defect rate of drug check for nurses to hospital patients was reduced to 0.9%,which was 6. 0% before improvement. There was a statistically significant difference before and after improvement(P 0. 05).The satisfaction of inpatients after the improvement was increased to 97. 3%,which was 88. 0% before the improvement. There was a statistically significant difference before and after improvement(P 0. 05). The doctors' satisfaction with the drug check was from90. 5% before the improvement to 98. 4% now with statistically significant difference(P 0. 05). The total number of dosing error dispute was 12 before improvement,and there was no dispute caused by medication errors and reparations after improvement. Conclusions The scientific six sigma management method can effectively improve the work flow of drug check for inpatients and reduce the defect rate of drug check for inpatients,which improves the safety of the drug,and is worthy of popularization and application.


The current movement toward utility restructuring raises questions about the future of utility conservation programs, which have long suffered from illinformed and conflicting perceptions about their ability to affect customer loads. Controversy has arisen because of the inherent difficulty in measuring conservation impacts and because utilities have had clear economic incentives to overestimate impacts. This study uses econometric techniques to examine the aggregate commercial and industrial conservation impacts reported expost by 39 utilities in the Northeast U.S. and California through 1993. The study finds that 99.4% of the reported conservation impacts are statistically observable in system level sales after accounting for economic and weather effects. The results indicate that utility-run conservation programs have, indeed, been effective in reducing customer loads. The study finds no evidence the utilities have systematically overstated conservation effects.


How can someone confidently believe that God exists, but also have moments of serious doubt about whether the belief is true? A religiously significant belief that God exists is a by-product of adopting a perceptual framing narrative which presupposes God's existence. Using such a narrative is a type of skilled performance that results in an awareness of theistic significance which may at times be disrupted. At such times, doubts may arise about theistic meanings, which can exist in tension with confidence derived from using the theistic narrative as a practical guide. The relevant reflective question for believers with serious doubts is whether some alternative framing narrative is more believable and also capable of engaging them in a way of life.