Analog circuit has its tolerance on component parameters,continuous response and nonlinearity,and the limitation of the number of test points,it is difficult to achieve expected results in practical engineering based on classical circuit fault diagnosis.While neural network has the characteristics of fault tolerance,generalization ability and non-linear processing,this paper extracts the fault feature in radar circuit rapidly and validly,constructs the samples of neural network,and solves the problems in fault diagnosis of analog circuits with frequency characteristics of circuits.


Based on the electrochemiluminescence enhancement of tris(22'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(Ⅱ) with decloxizine hydrochloride(DH) and clorprenaline hydrochloride(CH),a novel and sensitive method for the determination of DH and CH in Haizhuchuanxiding tablet was established using capillary electrophoresis(CE) coupled with electrochemiluminescence(ECL) detection.The effects of several factors such as the concentration of tris(22'-bipyridyl) ruthenium(Ⅱ),the detection potential,the concentration and the pH of phosphate buffer,the electrokinetic voltage and the injection time were investigated.Under optimum conditions,DH and CH in Haizhuchuanxiding tablet could be separated and detected within 4 min.The linear concentration of DH ranged from 5.0×10-7 to 1.0×10-5 mol/L with a correlation coefficient of 0.998 4 and a detection limit of 1.05×10-7 mol/L(S/N=3).The linear concentration of CH ranged from 5.0×10-7 to 1.0×10-5 mol/L with a correlation coefficient of 0.999 0 and a detection limit of 6.98×108 mol/L(S/N=3).


Within the tutorial activities of the adult neurological area program, concerning third-year students of the Physiotherapy course of the University of Padua, a workshop named "Costruisci una barchetta was proposed. The main objective was to build up a paper boat by employing the origami technique. inThis paper aims at describing the lab considering the involvement of the students and the tutors' opinion in terms of educational value of the experience.


This paper describes recent studies investigating the relationships between alloy composition and processability of a range of pre-alloyed stainless and tool steel powders melted using CO2 and Nd:YAG lasers. Factors considered in this paper that influence processability are particle size and shape, particle distribution, fluidity, wetting, and scan conditions. However, thermodynamic modelling, validated by experiment, suggests that alloy composition is a significant factor affecting processability. A short solidification range corresponds to a significant increase in build quality. Introduction Selective laser sintering (SLS) is one of the more important solid freeform manufacturing processes developed in the last 10-15 years [1]. One of the main applications of SLS is for the manufacture of prototype or low volume production tooling using steel powders. Commercial systems are available which generate parts from either polymer coated steel powders [DTM Rapid Tool 2.0] or by processing a mixture of metal powders that contains a low melting point component [EOS Direct Tool ]. The need to post process, i.e. infiltrate with bronze, or the reliance on a low melting point liquid, leads to components with poor mechanical and tribolological properties. This has led to a number of studies aimed at investigating Direct Metal Laser Re-melting (DMLR) pre-alloyed metal powders with the aim of eliminating the above disadvantages. These studies generally made use of commercially available powder stainless steel [2, 3], and tool steels [4 6]. Stainless Steel powders have been DMLR processed to give multi-layer samples with densities of +99% [3] compared with only 60% for HSS [6]. This paper presents some results of ongoing investigations into the melting / densification behaviour of pre-alloyed metal powders during DMLR which has the ultimate aim of identifying the factors which control the ability to fabricate fully dense, multilayer components. Experimental Procedure Five types of powder were used in this investigation. Annealed water atomised M2 (WA-M2), gas atomised M2 (GA-M2), gas atomised H13 (GA-H13) with varying contents of carbon and water atomised P58 (WA-P58), an experimental high speed steel (Fe-14Mo-4Cr14C) . The water atomised M2 was sourced from Powdrex, UK and the gas atomised powders were obtained from Osprey Metals Ltd, UK. Water atomised powders were sieved in compliance with ASTM standard E11 to give the following size fractions; >75-150μm, >3875μm and <38μm for water atomised powders. Identical size fractions were obtained for gas atomised powders from the suppliers. Direct metal laser re-melting studies were performed on specially constructed machines at the Universities of Leeds and Liverpool. The Leeds machine includes a 250W continuous wave (CW) CO2 laser. Initial studies were conducted at a beam size of 1.1mm diameter. This was subsequently reduced to 0.55mm diameter. Sintering was performed in an


Author(s): Robinson, Nicole | Abstract: This paper seeks to analyze the ways in which, through autobiographical writing, Joyce Lussu sought to reestablish her complex sense of self after exile and how the works she created narrate and facilitate over the years a series of multiple returns from exile. The texts to be analyzed and compared will be Fronti e frontiere and Portrait, the latter being the most conventionally an autobiography. In all three texts autobiography is integral, but the genre is adopted more flexibly than in a traditional form. In the first, Lussu novelizes her story without, however, fictionalizing it; in the second, while writing a self-proclaimed "anti-autobiografia" Lussu integrates much of the genre into a somewhat more loose interpretation of life story. The flexibility and elasticity with which Lussu uses the genre allows her to mold it to her own ends, and I will argue that through autobiographical writing Lussu is able to return in different ways from the exile she endured for the first quarter of her life and (re)establish a multi-voiced sense of self that had be denied by the Fascist state.


Abstract In this study, we assessed the relationship between the size of bolts cut from pin oak trees, Quercus palustris Münchhausen (Fagaceae), and eastern white pines, Pinus strobus Linnaeus (Pinaceae), and the number and body size of cerambycid beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) that develop within them. From oak bolts emerged adult Graphisurus fasciatus (De Geer) (98% of beetles) and Xylotrechus colonus (Fabricius), while pine bolts produced Monochamus carolinensis (Olivier) (95%) and Astylopsis sexguttata (Say). The number of G. fasciatus was positively correlated with the diameter of the oak bolts, while the greatest number of M. carolinensis emerged from pine bolts of intermediate diameter. Body size of both species was positively correlated with bolt diameter. Rates of parasitism were very low, only 0.9% for oaks, and averaging 5.3 ± 8.6% across pine bolts. Oak bolts yielded the braconid wasps (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Wroughtonia ferruginea (Brues) and a species in the genus Atanycolus Förster (similar to Atanycoluscharus (Riley)), and an ichneumonid (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) in the genus Demopheles Förster. Pine bolts produced a braconid in the genus Digonogastra Viereck, and the tachinid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Billaea monohammi (Townsend). Résumé Nous évaluons dans notre étude la relation entre la taille des billes provenant de chênes des marais, Quercus palustris Münchhausen (Fagaceae), et de pins blancs, Pinus strobus Linnaeus (Pinaceae), et le nombre et la taille corporelle des coléoptères cérambycidés (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) qui s'y développent. Des billes de chêne, émergent des adultes de Graphisurus fasciatus (De Geer) (98% des coléoptères) et Xylotrechus colonus (Fabricius), alors que les billes de pin libèrent des Monochamus carolinensis (Olivier) (95%) et Astylopsis sexguttata (Say). Il y a une corrélation positive entre le nombre de G. fasciatus et le diamètre des billes de chêne, alors que le plus grand nombre des M. carolinensis émerge des billes de pin de diamètre intermédiaire. Il y a une corrélation positive entre la taille corporelle des deux espèces et le diamètre de la bille. Les taux de parasitisme sont très faibles, seulement 0.9% chez les chênes et en moyenne 5.3 ± 8.6% dans l'ensemble des billes de pin. Les billes de chêne ont donné les bracons (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Wroughtonia ferruginea (Brues) et une espèce du genre Atanycolus Förster (semblable à Atanycolus charus (Riley)), ainsi qu'un ichneumon (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) du genre Demopheles Förster. Les billes de pin ont généré un bracon du genre Digonogastra Viereck et la mouche tachinide (Diptera: Tachinidae) Billaea monohammi (Townsend).


The invention discloses a wind driven generator integrating a magnetic gear with an outer rotor. The wind driven generator comprises a stator mechanism, a bearing mechanism and a rotor mechanism, wherein the rotor mechanism comprises the outer rotor and an inner rotor; the stator mechanism is embedded into the outer rotor and is separated from the outer rotor through an air gap; the inner rotor is embedded into the stator mechanism and is separated from the stator mechanism through an air gap; the outer rotor is provided with an outer rotor core and outer rotor permanent magnets of which the adjacent magnetic poles are opposite; the inner rotor is provided with an inner rotor core and inner rotor permanent magnets of which the adjacent magnetic poles are opposite; a magnetism adjusting core mechanism comprises a plurality of magnetism adjusting core blocks which are distributed along the circumferential direction of a support mechanism; an air slot is formed and an armature winding arranged in the air slot is arranged between every two adjacent magnetism adjusting core blocks; and the pole pairs of the armature windings are equal to those of the inner rotor permanent magnets. Due to the design, an inner stator serving as a generating stator is not required to be newly added, the redundancy of parts of the wind driven generator is avoided, and equipment cost is reduced.


ABSTRACT Background Storytelling is fundamental to human communication yet is under-represented in aphasia therapy research and clinical practice. Access to care may be one obstacle; in the broader healthcare context, remote modes of treatment delivery can increase individuals' access to care. EVA Park is a highly novel, online platform designed with people with aphasia that has shown capacity to improve aspects of language and communication. Aims This study explored whether it is feasible to deliver a storytelling intervention in EVA Park and whether therapy brought about improvements in the content and organisation of their narratives. Changes in functional communication and technology use were also examined. Methods and procedures In a pilot feasibility study, three individuals with aphasia were recruited in the UK and Australia. Over five weeks, participants received 20 hours of therapy in EVA Park, consisting of three weekly sessions with a speech therapist and one weekly session in which the participant told the story to a volunteer who was blinded to the content of their story. A repeated-measures, case series design was used to evaluate therapy. The primary measure assessed the content of narratives elicited by novel video stimuli twice before and twice after therapy. Secondary measures investigated structural features of the video narratives and of personal narratives. Functional communication was assessed with the Communication Activities of Daily Living assessment, and technology use was probed via a Technology Screen. Outcomes and results Delivery of storytelling therapy via EVA Park was feasible; technology challenges arose and were resolved using multiple strategies. Following therapy, participants' storytelling improved in content, with a large effect size for the group, and in structure. Generalisation to personal narratives was not observed. Some improvements were seen in functional communication. Conclusions Storytelling therapy delivered via an online platform is feasible and may improve the content and organisation of participants' storytelling, with some evidence of generalisation to functional communication.


The magnetic and transport properties of the layered manganites La 1 . 4 Sr 1 . 6 Mn 2 - x Ti y O 7 (y≤0.10) are investigated. For the undoped and doped samples, magnetization and electron-spin-resonance experiments exhibit coexistence of the short-range ferromagnetic ordering and paramagnetic states at temperatures above the ferromagnetic transition. Meanwhile, the random potential in the systems increases with increasing Ti substitution. The magnetic inhomogeneities and random potential result in the Anderson localization. So the variable-range hopping processes dominate the transport behaviors at temperatures above the ferromagnetic transition in the La 1 . 4 Sr 1 . 6 Mn 2 - x Ti y O 7 (y≤0.10) systems.


In this paper we briefly explore how the introduction of penalties under the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 for discharges to the environment acted as a catalyst for a paradigm shift in Council's attitude towards effluent. A number of projects were undertaken with the intent being to enhance the wastewater treatment process to increase its suitability as a resource and enhance biodiversity at the site and in our local environment. In the years after these project's completion it has been demonstrated that quality wastewater treatment and biodiversity are mutually beneficial at an economic, social and environmental level.


Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH) can be advantageously used in miniemulsion polymerization as it yields latexes more stable than those produced by conventional emulsion polymerization. Latex stabilization and properties are affected by the extent of grafting of PVOH. The effect of the initiator system and the polymerization process (miniemulsion vs conventional emulsion polymerization) on the extent of grafting of PVOH in the polymerization of vinyl acetate and Veova10 was studied. It was found that the fate of the PVOH was strongly influenced by the initiator system and the process employed. The use of potassium persulfate in miniemulsion polymerization led to the maximum grafting level. The mechanistic reasons of these results were discussed.


For the study of optimal control problems of battery power in electric vehicle, accurately estimating the state of charge (SOC) of the battery is a non-negligible part. This paper proposes a prediction model for state of charge of batteries Based on least squares support vector machine. It was with battery terminal voltage, temperature, electric current as inputs, state of charge as output. After gaining data samples through experiment platform, least squares support vector machine was established, and state of charge can be predicted by the model. The experimental results show that the prediction accuracy of the method Based on LS - SVM significantly better than BP neural network, so it can be used to predict battery SOC values.


The advancement in medical imaging has resulted in a rapid and large increase in medical images inside repositories. These medical images contain very important information that can be used in many things, including diagnosing diseases. This implies that a precise, efficient way of indexing and retrieving biomedical images is necessary to obtain medical images from such repositories in real-time. CBMIR, therefore, played an important part, where the CBMIR's area is very important in the field of image processing and involves low-level feature extraction and similarity measures for the comparison of medical images such as color histograms, edges, texture, shape. The majority of the methods already in use in CBMIR enhance the retrieval of a medical image and diseases diagnosis by reducing the issue of the semantic gap between low visual and high semantic levels. Also, secure access to the medical image of diverse cases, which are often kept on a network and are susceptible to malicious attacks is considered an important target for all medical practitioners. So, most CBMIRs try to cover this target for the purpose of privacy preservation. So, in this survey, the most advanced (CBMIR) frameworks that were used to reduce the issue of semantic gaps, high dimensionality feature maps were covered, disease diagnosis, and medical image security. Furthermore, the different publicly and standard databases used in measuring the performance of these frameworks also were covered.


Cancer arises through the accumulations of both genetic and epigenetic alterations. Although the causal role of genetic mutations on cancer development has been established in vivo, similar evidence for epigenetic alterations is still limited. Moreover, mutual interactions between genetic mutations and epigenetic alterations remain unclear. Cellular reprogramming technology can be used to actively modify the epigenome without affecting the genomic information. Here I introduce our recent studies that utilized this property for cancer research. Cell type-specificity of cancer development has long been recognized. However, the underlying mechanism how particular genetic mutations transform a specific cell type remains unclear. Clear cell sarcoma (CCS), which is a rare soft tissue sarcoma caused by EWS/ATF1 fusion gene, resembles malignant melanoma, and thus is known as "malignant melanoma of soft parts". Here, we established induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from EWS/ATF1-controllable murine CCS cells harboring sarcoma-associated genetic abnormalities. Sarcoma-iPSC mice developed secondary sarcomas immediately after EWS/ATF1 induction, but the sarcomas arose exclusively in the soft tissue. Taking advantage of the one-step, cell type-specific sarcoma model, we identified a cell-of-origin for these sarcomas. Furthermore, we showed that EWS/ATF1 is preferentially recruited at enhancer of the cell-of-origin in CCS cells. All together, cancer cell reprogramming uncovered cell-of-origin for CCSs and provided a molecular basis for cell type specificity of cancer development.


The article considers the issue for development of the computer-aided program designed for determining optimal location of installation of symmetry facilities in 0.4 kV power supply systems with the motor-drive load in conditions of imbalance of voltages. The program is aimed at making electrotechnical calculations during designing, modernization and operation of electrical grids with available motor drive load. It ensures plotting of schematic circuits for 0.4 kV power supply system sections with installed symmetry facilities. The software program provides for calculating different symmetry options and selecting the most economically feasible one. Using the program in motordrive load power supply systems will enhance the asynchronous motor reliability and efficiency. The program is of interest during development of the power supply system projects for the regions with available non-linear loads


The purpose of this study was to investigate if there is a specific set of didactical routines used in Swedish folkhighschool teaching. The issue has been discussed for a long time but with very fe ...


A multi-degree-of-freedom, spherical ultrasonic motor (MDOF-SUSM) has been proposed to reduce the size and weight of actuator systems capable of MDOF motion. The MDOF-SUSM is expected to be used in manipulators and spacecraft because of its noiseless, self-holding, and non-magnetic properties. Previous studies have shown the feasibility of the MDOF-SUSM using a spherical stator, but the weight of the device was problematic. This paper describes a hemispherical shell stator devised to reduce the weight of the MDOF-SUSM. For the prototype stator, a suitable vibration mode search and an excitation method were investigated using finite element analysis (FEA). A combination of l2m1-mode and l1m0-mode was selected and found to be excitable by an arched piezoelectric ceramic plate bonded to the opening. A stator support mechanism using four tuning forks was also devised. The vibration characteristics of the prototype stator were experimentally investigated. The results of FEA and displacement measurement confirmed the formation of multiple natural vibration modes that can be used for rotation. Rotation with three degrees of freedom was confirmed to be possible by combining the vibration modes. In short, a hemispherical shell stator for the MDOF-SUSM was created, and it is lighter in weight than the MDOF-SUSM that used a spherical stator.


A student marketing organization was created as an internship project sponsored by General Motors (GM). Students gained hands-on experience in marketing the products and services of a local General Motors dealership selected by GM. The finalist team members presented the results of the project to a panel of GM representatives. The plan and its implementation which resulted in first place in a nationwide competition will be discussed. This paper will evaluate the project and determine the benefits to students, the faculty member, the University, and the community.


Permanganate.- Jones and Other CrO3-Based Oxidations.- Pyridinium Dichromate (PDC) in Dimethylformamide. The Method of Corey and Schmidt.- Heyns Oxidation.- Ruthenium Tetroxide and Other Ruthenium Compounds.- TEMPO-Mediated Oxidations.- Oxidation of Alcohols to Carboxylic Acids via Isolated Aldehydes.


Local extinction of native Atlantic Forest flora species occurs mainly due to habitat fragmentation. Reforestation and natural regeneration can mitigate these factors. The present study attempts to understand whether floristic composition and dispersal processes are being reestablished in an area of lowland Atlantic Forest, eight years after its reforestation. The study area was an old pasture set between two urban fragments in the city of Recife that was reforested in 2011. Melastomataceae species were collected in this area and the morphology of their fruits was compared with the species of the family recorded in the adjacent fragments. Miconia prasina, M. albicans, M. affinis, Clidemia hirta, and C. capitellata have been found in the reforested area. Although there are species with larger fruits in the adjacent fragments, there was no statistically significant difference between the means of the two areas. The fruit morphology indicates that the species found in the area are dispersed by birds and small mammals. It is possible to conclude that the reforested area already presents the expected ecological processes for a corridor between two fragments. Thus, the two adjacent areas serve as vectors for the colonization of native Atlantic Forest species in the reforested area.


Influence diagrams (IDs) are one of the most commonly used graphical and mathematical decision models for reasoning under uncertainty. In conventional IDs, both probabilities representing beliefs and utilities representing preferences of decision makers are precise point‐valued parameters. However, it is usually difficult or even impossible to directly provide such parameters. In this paper, we extend conventional IDs to allow IDs with interval‐valued parameters (IIDs) and develop a counterpart method of Copper's evaluation method to evaluate IIDs. IIDs avoid the difficulties attached to the specification of precise parameters and provide the capability to model decision‐making processes in a situation that the precise parameters cannot be specified. The counterpart method to Copper's evaluation method reduces the evaluation of IIDs into inference problems of Bayesian networks with interval‐valued probabilities. An algorithm based on the approximate inference of Bayesian networks with interval‐valued probabilities is proposed, and extensive experiments are conducted. The experimental results indicate that the proposed algorithm can find the optimal strategies effectively in IIDs, and the interval‐valued expected utilities obtained by proposed algorithm are contained in those obtained by exact evaluating algorithms. The newly development approach would significantly extend the range of IDs for managerial decision support applications where parameters of variables can be specifically defined by only estimated intervals.


The evaluation of clustering algorithms is intrinsically difficult because of the lack of objective measures. On the basis of the DIFI and China's Provincial Panel data, this study aims to test the poverty reduction effect of digital inclusive finance in three dimensions of income, education, and healthcare and further look at the transmission mechanism of digital inclusive finance in poverty alleviation. The results indicated that digital inclusive finance exerts a poverty reduction effect in three dimensions—medical poverty, income poverty, and education poverty. Of these, the coverage breadth significantly affects the alleviation of medical poverty, the use depth significantly affects the alleviation of income poverty and education poverty, and the digitization level affects the alleviation of poverty in three dimensions. The level of regional economic development plays an intermediary role in the poverty alleviation effect of digital inclusive finance. Compared with the western region, which is relatively backward in development, the poverty reduction effect of digital inclusive finance in the eastern region is more significant.


Abstract The glucosinolate content in seeds of two new yellow sarson cultivars (Brassica campestris L.) has been investigated and its variation as a function of different positions of siliques on the plants has been determined. The total glucosinolate content was dominated by but-3-enylglucosinolate (ca. 90%). Significant silique position effects were found. Higher glucosinolate concentrations were found in seeds from siliques at the top of the branch than in those from the basal part of the branch. The highest glucosinolate concentration was found in seeds from top siliques of the lowest branch. The knowledge of the effect of silique position on glucosinolate content in the seeds in relation to oilseed rape plant breeding are discussed.


Abstract : The work presents experimental results obtained with reverse flow vortex chambers which indicate the maximum experimental tangential Mach number is below 1.60. Helium, carbon dioxide and air were used in the investigation. Tests were conducted over a range of inlet pressures and temperatures, exhaust chamber back pressures, mass flow splits, exhaust throat areas, and chamber volume. Calculations, based on the experimental data, showed that the maximum rotational velocity can be increased by nearly 300% by changing gases or decreasing the exhaust throat area even though the maximum Mach number remains essentially the same. Tests also indicated the possibility of two peaks as the mass flow split is varied. However, additional testing must be accomplished to verify the two peaks. (Author)


INTRODUCTION  Diabetes mellitus affects approximately 29.1 million people in the United States (U.S.), which is approximately 9.3% of the population (American Diabetes Association [ADA] Diabetes Basics, 2017).  Diabetes mellitus is defined as a group of metabolic disorders characterized by hyperglycemia that result from defects in the secretion and action of insulin (ADA Diabetes Basics, 2017).  The classification of diabetes includes 4 clinical classes: 1) type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) which results from betacell (β-cell) destruction, usually leading to absolute insulin deficiency, 2) type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) which results from a progressive insulin secretory defect on the background of insulin resistance, 3) other specific types of diabetes due to other causes, eg, genetic defects in β-cell function, genetic defects in insulin action, diseases of the exocrine pancreas (such as cystic fibrosis), and drugor chemical-induced (such as in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [AIDS] or after organ transplantation), and 4) gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy that is not clearly overt diabetes) (ADA, 2017).  Insulin is the standard treatment for T1DM. Pharmacologic options for T2DM include sulfonylureas (SFUs), biguanides, thiazolidinediones (TZDs), meglitinides, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, amylinomimetics, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, combination products, and insulin.  The GLP-1 receptor agonists (albiglutide, dulaglutide, exenatide, exenatide extended-release [ER], liraglutide, and lixisenatide) were developed to mimic the effects of endogenous GLP-1 and are Food and Drug Administration (FDA)approved as adjunctive therapy to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with T2DM.  Pramlintide is the only amylin analog, or amylinomimetic, in the class, and is FDA-approved as an adjunctive treatment with insulin in patients with T1DM or T2DM who have failed to achieve desired glucose control despite optimal insulin therapy. It is a synthetic analog of human amylin, a naturally occurring neuroendocrine hormone synthesized by pancreatic β-cells that contributes to glucose control during the post-prandial period.  This review will focus on the GLP-1 receptor agonists and pramlintide and their respective FDA-approved indications for treatment of diabetes. Liraglutide (SAXENDA®) is also indicated as adjunctive therapy for chronic weight management; however, the use of liraglutide for this indication will not be included in this review.  Medispan class: Endocrine and Metabolic Drugs


The present invention provides a fault diagnosis method of sensing a rolling bearing in a compressed condition based on disturbance conditions, comprising signal compression, the front end of the fault diagnosis, the distal end of the signal reconstruction algorithm. The method of using the vibration signal bearing fault diagnosis. Wherein, based on compressive sensing, measurement matrix construct, to achieve signal compression vibration, effectively reducing the bandwidth consumption of bearing vibration signal; onboard failure diagnosis object section, using a compression algorithm to track and match a reference matrix, by reconstituting matching method, implemented work disturbance situation under conditions of fault diagnosis; fault diagnosis on the basis of the airborne, to achieve far-end signal reconstructed by the matching pursuit algorithm, to facilitate troubleshooting and achieve enhanced performance evaluation distal end. The complete methodology for working conditions and fault diagnosis disturbance conditions with high accuracy, strong engineering practicality.


This paper analyses international contexts of adult education and higher education as a framework for the COMPALL Joint Module. The module is designed to develop international knowledge, comparative research methods, intercultural competences, didactical insights, and networking experiences. The lessons learned also inform joint modules


Various measures combining the aspects of the reliability, maintainability and maintenance support performances with the trafficability and operabillty performances have been proposed and applied during the years. It is shown that the measures of these combined aspects are suitabLy ~rranged under one performance concept, effectiveness performance, defined as the abiLity of an item under the combined aspects ' of its availability performance and trafficability performance and of the operability performance to fuLfil user service demands under stated use conditions where use conditions refer to conditions of traffic as well as maintenance, environment and other conditions. This definition is considered generally applicable to teLecommunication items and gives with a proper arrangement of measures an efficient linking to the quaLity of service concept.


SECTION 1: WHAT EU History First Treaty 1947, Treaty of Brussels Formation of the European Community (EC) EU Treaty of 1992-Formation of the EU Three Major Pillars of the EU Organization of the Union EU Commission EU Council Parliament EU Courts Economic and Social Committee Regional Committee Banking and Commerce Committee Voting in the EU Modules of Conformity Assessment EU Directives Harmonization Directive Technical Certification Directive Liability and Product Safety Directive Specific Directives for Each Industry Overview Notified Bodies Standing Committees Presumption of Conformity Clause Safeguard Clause SECTION 2: WHY Benefits of Compliance CE Marking Size of the Market Risks of Non-Compliance Regulatory System in the EU Effects on Companies SECTION 3: HOW Are You a Regulatory Product or Not? Determining which Directives Apply to Your Product Determine the Degree of Risk to the Consumer and the Environment Modules A, B, and C Module A-Self Certification Module B-EC Type Examination Module C-EC Declaration of Conformity to Type Modules D through F Module D-Production Quality Control Module E-EC Declaration of Conformity Module F-EC Verification Module G (Service Companies) Module G-Unit Verification Module H Module H-Full Quality Assurance ISO 9000 and Its Relationship to the EU Directives Index


In this paper, we obtain new results for the weak‐AFPP in abstract spaces by exploiting biorthogonal systems techniques. Firstly, we investigate the strong‐AFPP on countably infinite dimensional Hausdorff locally convex spaces. Spaces of this class are shown to be sequentially complete iff they have the hereditary FPP for totally bounded, closed convex sets. This might open a research line for the analysis of weak‐AFPP in such frames. In connection, we provide a simple criterion for the containement of ℓ1‐sequences in terms of strongly‐equicontinuous biorthogonal systems. We then establish a few results concerning the existence of Hausdorff finer vector topologies on abstract spaces having as prescribed condition the existence of such systems. The proofs are based on methods of Peck and Porta concerning building of finer vector topologies, and a classical construction of Singer which allows us to prove under rather natural conditions the existence of equicontinuous biorthogonal systems in metrizable locally convex spaces. These results are compatible with the failure of the weak‐AFPP. We also study the inverse problem by proving that every infinite dimensional vector space admits a (non‐locally convex) Hausdorff vector topology which is complete, non‐metrizable and is compatible with a bounded Hamel Schauder basis. It is shown further that such a topology has the σ(X,F) ‐AFPP, where F is the linear span of coefficient functionals associated to a Hamel basis. Finally, inspired by a result of Shapiro, we observe that if X is a non‐locally convex F‐space with an absolute basis, then the weak‐AFPP is equivalent to the fact that every bounded convex subset of X is compact.


The prevalence of the abuse of older people has been highlighted by the most detailed analysis of adult protection referrals ever carried out in the UK.


Analyzing efficiency in each economic sector to adopt policies for optimal use of production factors and avoid wasting resources is important. In this study, in order to have a more comprehensive evaluation of the performance of each unit, efficiency of broiler firms was measured using bounded data envelopment analysis which determines position of each unit relative to efficient and inefficient frontiers.Considering the number of inputs and outputs of broiler firms to ensure reliability of data analysis envelopment, the required data were randomely selected from 30 active broiler firms in South Khorasan province. and their efficiency was analyzed using GAMS and SPSS17 software. The results of the study showed that the average efficiency of broiler firms based on input oriented method was 0/833 and more than 56 percent of the boiler firms were below the average of efficiency. Average efficiency of broiler firms in optimistic and pessimistic approaches based on output-oriented method were 1/225 and 0/861, respectively. The results of interval efficiency showed that 50 percent of the broiler firms were between efficient and inefficient frontier. The results confirm that as an increase in efficiency, production can be increased without using more resources. It is therefore suggested that identifying inefficient broiler firms, investigating the causes of the inefficiencies and modeling of efficient broiler firms, can be an effective step toward increasing efficiency


S INCE the creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in I932, the federal government has employed two general types of borrowing instruments-direct Treasury, and United States guaranteed obligations. The latter type was originally intended to serve as a substitute for the former in financing a temporary program of "recoverable" expenditure. While this intention was never technically superseded, New Deal legislation rapidly expanded the number of lending and "insuring" activities and simultaneously multiplied the kinds and amounts of guaranteed securities to provide the necessary operating capital. Thus indirect federal borrowing for individual instrumentalities led to the rapid growth of the "contingent" debt, as distinguished from the direct debt, in Treasury accounting. The threatened permanence of this dual-debt system was obviated, at least temporarily, by the revision of administrative policy rather than by congressional action. In October, I94I, the Treasury announced that no more guaranteed securities would be sold and that all outstanding issues would be converted at call or maturity into direct obligations. Under this plan the continuing lending functions of federal corporations are to be financed with general Treasury funds.' Little criticism has ever been aimed at the dual-debt system as a fiscal expedient; contemporary comment has usually centered upon the potential budgetary effects of mounting indebtedness for which the Treasury might become liable. While the philosophy and results of public lending will offer much future opportunity for investigation, it is not too early for critical examination of the history and rationale of indirect borrowing in the light of current problems. Such is the task of this paper.


Amongst all power electronic devices, semiconductor switches are most vulnerable to failure. On the other hand, MLIs incorporate a high device count which combined with their vulnerability characteristic lead to a high probability of failure leading to mal-operation of MLI. There are two types of fault mainly occurring in semiconductor switches, open circuit failure and short circuit failure. A short circuit failure results in shoot through condition through DC voltage source or capacitor, which causes a huge surge current to flow through the remaining healthy part of the inverter, thereby decreasing the reliability of the inverter. This condition can be avoided by connecting the fuses to the legs of the inverter, which results in converting a short circuit failure into an open circuit fault. Therefore, it is necessary to bypass faulty switch in power semiconductor switches to preserve the health of the inverter and avoid total system shutdown. Thus, only the open circuit fault tolerant operation has been studied in the entire length of the paper of the proposed topology. A unique position of redundant switches helps to achieve the fault tolerant operation for the proposed


At the end of 2016, public bicycle system were affected to different degrees in various places due to the sudden rise of bike-sharing. In order to explore the development of public bicycle under the impact of bike-sharing, this paper take Xi'an public bicycle system as the research object. Then, the SWOT-AHP model was used to analysis the strengths and weakness of the system; the external opportunities and threats qualitatively and quantitatively, in order to find out the strategic model that adapt to its development. The results show that the public bicycle system in Xi'an should adopt a growth strategy, take advantages of the internal strengths of the system and the external opportunities to reduce the impact of bike-sharing development.


Calling by resident males of Rana berlandieri was evoked when they were presented with three types of prerecorded natural sounds at intensities above 80 dB, peak SPL. Playback of conspecific mating trills, and of the mating call of the sympatric species, Bufo vaUiceps, resulted in vigorous chuckle-calling; while playback of a conspecific chuckle call evoked both chuckle calls and mating trills. It is concluded that the mating trill of R. berlandieri is an advertisement signal which functions to announce occupied space to nearby males; and that the chuckle call is a territorial signal which is evoked by calls of an intruding male. The efficacy of the mating call of B. valliceps in evoking chuckle-calling is believed to rest in the similarity of its carrier frequency and pulse rate to those in the mating trill of R. berlandieri.


Population growth, greater purchasing power and new consumption habits have caused a significant growth in the amount of solid waste, which highlights a growing concern with the disposal of these residues. Approximately 65% of Brazilian municipalities make use of the units of inadequate waste disposal, directing them to dumps and controlled landfills. Currently, sanitary landfills are an adequate alternative for the final destination of solid urban residues, but the stages of its  implementation and operation should be well planned and executed, making the method efficient. The present study addresses the Index of the Quality of Solid Landfills - IQL in the sanitary landfills of Palmas-TO in order to conduct a comparative study of the two indices, and to verify the current situation of the final disposal of solid urban residues in the municipality. The methodology utilized drew on the application of spreadsheets on which were comprised the index method, thus allowing the classification of the quality of the landfills following a score that can fit them into adequate, controlled or inadequate patterns. The data were obtained through an interview with "in loco", questionnaire to the  technician responsible for the development of sanitary landfills and also the consultation of the documents and studies that are about the sanitary landfills. As a result, it was found that the site is largely favorable situation, but that requires care and investments to ensure improvement in the final disposal system used, classifying it under controlled conditions.


In the past decade, a "new" communication strategy called entertainmenteducation has shown promise in addressing such sodal problems as unchecked population growth, gender inequality, environmental degradation and illiteracy (Singhal/Rogers 1999, Piotrow et al 1997). Entertainment-education is the process of purposely designing and implementing a media mes.'iage to both entertain and educate, in order to increase audience members' knowledge about an educational issue, create favorable attitudes, and change overt behavior (Singhal & Rogers 1999). Er.tertainment-education seeks to capitalize on the popular appeal of entertainment media to show individuals how they can live safer, healthier and happier lives. and to show communities how they can address such problems as large family size, environmental pollution, HIV/ iIJDS, and the like.


Background: KRAS is commonly mutated in solid tumors. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a key tumor stroma component, which can affect cancer progression and drug response. We hypothesized that defining the differential secreted proteins between CAFs and KRAS mutant-cancer cells could reveal potential mechanisms by which CAFs influence cancer progression and drug resistance.
 Methods: We studied 12 cell lines: 3 KRAS mutant-colorectal cancer cell lines (H747, LIM2099 and SW620), 3 KRAS mutant-lung cancer cell lines (H1792, H2030 and H23), 3 KRAS mutant-pancreatic cancer cell lines (CAPAN1, DANG, MIAPACA2) and 3 CAF cell line models (colorectal and lung CAF and pancreatic stellate cells). We quantified proteins in cell lines and serum-free media after 24 hour incubation in cells using mass spectrometry in a multiplexed manner (12plex) in triplicates to characterize the proteome and the profile of secreted proteins (secretome), respectively. Prediction software (signalP, secretomeP, TMHMM) and databases (surfaceome and cell surface protein atlas) were used to annotate secreted or transmembrane proteins.
 Results: Our proteome analysis quantified 9307 proteins. T-test between the cell types (CAF vs cancer) identified 1770 differentially expressed proteins, where 712 proteins were CAF-enriched. This included known CAF markers (e.g α smooth muscle actin) but also proteins not known to be CAF markers such as heat shock protein beta-5/6 (HSPB5/6). The secretome analysis identified 2330 secreted or transmembrane proteins where 202 were differentially expressed between cancer cells and CAFs. 190 proteins were CAF-enriched with the highest ranking being syndecan-2 (SDC2), collagen α-28(I) chain (COL28A1), decorin (DCN) and wnt family member 5B (WNT5B). Interestingly, basal proteome analysis of KRAS mutant-cancer cells showed expression of receptors corresponding to the CAF-enriched ligands, such as receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 1/2 (ROR1/2) which respond to WNT5B. This suggests that CAF-enriched ligands may activate certain downstream pathways, including non-canonical WNT signaling, in KRAS mutant-cancer cells.
 Conclusion: We undertook deep quantitative proteomics where we identified potential novel CAF markers HSPB5/6. We have also found proteins in the CAF secretome, such as WNT5B, which may drive drug resistance in KRAS mutant-cancer cells.
 Citation Format: Rachel Lau, Lu Yu, Theodoros Roumeliotis, Lisa Pickard, Adam Stewart, Jyoti Choudhary, Udai Banerji. Understanding the role of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) on pathogenesis of KRAS mutated cancers by defining differences in the basal state proteome and secretome [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2022; 2022 Apr 8-13. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(12_Suppl):Abstract nr 3187.


This paper looks at algorithms for the detection of termination in a distributed system and analyzes them for effectiveness and efficiency. A survey is done of the pub lished algorithms for distributed termination and each is evaluated. Both centralized dis tributed systems and fully distributed systems are reviewed. The algorithms are analyzed for the overhead and conclusions are made about the situations in which they can be used, i.e. an operating system, a real-time system, or a user application. An original algorithm is presented for the asynchronous case with first-in-first-out message ordering. It allows any process to initiate detection of termination and makes use of multiple tokens.


The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the emotion "happy" as induced by colors on the addition performance of grade 1 pupils. The experiment involved the pupils in the experimental group (n=80) were taught addition, using modules developed by the researcher which utilized seductive augmentation of learning materials through colors, the pupils in the control group (n=70) were taught addition using the method in the current math education program which do not utilize emotion-based teaching aids. The study was implemented for 1 week. Pre-test and post-test developed by the researcher based on the math competencies for grade 1 of the Department of Education (DepEd) were administered to the pupils before and after the study and data obtained were statistically analyzed. The study found that Gold, Yellow, Rose, Red and Green were respectively the top five colors that induced happy emotion. Although significant statistical difference was registered between the pre-test and post-tests of the control group (t (70) = -7.04, m = -1.04, sd= 1.23, p = <. 001), the performance of the experimental group registered statistically significant difference over the control group (t (80) = -26.75, m =-. 292, sd=. 99, p = <. 001. This showed that the experimental group had better performance than the control group. Thus, there is statistical basis to claim that the emotion happy as induced by certain colors improved the addition performance of grade 1 pupils.


Malaysia is reputed to be a leader in the Takaful industry within the ASEAN region commanding a market share that exceeds 70 per cent of gross Takaful contribution. The industry however is not exempted from the recent implementation of the Malaysian Goods and Services Tax (GST) in April 2015. This research project seeks to examine the specific Shari'ah issues and challenges that may be triggered off by GST application on its operations. Other that, this research investigates the implication of GST towards the performance of Takaful operator in Malaysia even though the recent government have changed the rate of GST from 6% to 0%. Therefore, secondary data that is reliable in this research would be from 2013-2017.
Accordingly, to achieve the first objective, an inductive analysis is undertaken on the relevant sources that justify GST implementation in Takaful, mainly guidelines provided by Customs Department, and also arguments from scholars on the likely contravention of Shari'ah principles with the application of GST. Meanwhile, mixed methodology approach is adopted to observe the performance of Takaful operators during the five years period of GST which based on secondary data as well as interview sessions with Takaful representatives.
After examining those supply services which are subjected to GST, the researchers conclude that the Shari'ah issues that emerged is basically related to the contract of Takaful which is donation in nature which should not be treated similar with the conventional counterparts. In addition, Takaful riders like critical illness, medical and personal accident benefits which considered as basic needs (Dharuriyyat), shall be given tax exemption. In addition, based on Data Envelopment Analyis (DEA), The study has found that the efficiency for Takaful industry negatively impacted by the GST implementation. However, the analysis is also shown the reduction in the year 2014 compare to 2013 in the absence of GST. But compare to 2015 and 2016, the percentage of difference is in 2014 from 2013 is significantly less. This results also parallel with the results from interview sessions conducted with Takaful representatives where they reported that there are many other factors that have influenced the performance of the operators rather than the GST per say. Therefore, GST have not significantly affect the performance of the operators and the industry in general.
Overall, in case of the government continue with the 6% GST rate, it is suggested to remain GST exemption on wakalah fee, fund management fee and family Takaful product. GST on Takaful is proposed to be restricted on fee & charges (ujrah based) with tax exemption on all type Tabarru' and of all type of Takaful benefits that cater for the public needs. Hence, given that the new government have ruled with 0% GST, it is therefore grateful to the Takaful industry and the operator where their burden have been reduced. It is hope that this positive change will boost the performance of Takaful industry in the future.


The significance of the brand construction of Buluotuo as a cultural tourism image in Ganzhuang Mountain of Tianyang County is discussed in the paper.Based on the precise positioning of cultural tourism,the paper proposes ways of visual approach for brand image designing,aiming to transform the brand value and scenic value of Buoluotuo cultural tourism into visual symbols,and to demonstrate its charm in an artistic way.The long-term goal of branding and publicizing Zhuang cultures will be realized by means of increasing the added value of the brand,promoting brand recognition,attracting more tourists and enhancing people's evaluation of the integrated cultural understanding and comprehensive impression to such a cultural tourism image.


Recent BCI applications stroke motor rehabilitation have raised important concerns regarding the type of brain activity which one would train in agreement with an evidence-based approach in rehabilitation. In this pilot study we proposed an offline analysis on EEG data acquired during a BCI-assisted motor imagery training performed by a stroke patient, with the aim of defining an index for the evaluation of the training achievements across session. The proposed h parameter would be independent from the selected BCI training setting and would better describe the physiological properties of the patterns generated during training, allowing a more appropriate evaluation of the training achievements than the behavioral performance (i.e. percentage of hit target).


On a support which supports a light-emitting semiconductor device there is arranged a cap which is hermetically sealed to the support. In the cap there is provided a transparent plate, an inner layer of which facing the semiconductor device consists of a material having a high refractive index (>1.7). On the outer side of the plate there is provided a layer of photosensitive lacquer which is exposed to the light emitted by the semiconductor device. After development of the layer of lacquer, only the exposed part which is situated opposite the semiconductor device remains. This part is heated to the melting point, thus forming a droplet of lacquer, after which the outer layer of the plate and the droplet of lacquer are removed by way of a non-selective etching method, so that a lens which is situated opposite the semiconductor device and a flat window which surrounds the lens are automatically formed at the same time.


Capturing how students develop computational thinking is critical to integrating computer science education into school settings. This paper examines the use of Flipgrid, a student-facing video platform, to invite students to reflect on their programming artifacts and document their computing language and practices. Data sources include 63 reflection videos and 41 programming projects in two fourth grade classes. We apply discourse analysis and find that student displayed enriched discourse in vocabulary and practices, but not CS concepts, in response to explicit prompts. Frequencies of vocabulary use and connection to programming narratives in reflections were strongly correlated with programming artifact scores (overall score; sub-scores in user interactivity, mechanics, and computer science constructs). We discuss implications for leveraging reflection tools in computer science instruction in K-12 classrooms.


We write from a public university in Mexico's interior, as 2 language professors from countries with fraught, yet intertwined, sets of histories—Mexico and the United States. Having lived in 2 countries with dramatic increases in nationalist policies, we reflect on having lived abroad through the increases in nationalism in our lived experiences. We also explore our understandings of retornados, the transnational returnees to Mexico, and how these students impact us and our teaching in Mexico in an English teacher education program. We conclude with implications for educators, as well as tempered senses of hope in these fraught political times.


Reply to Referee #2 General comments: The Introduction refers to a variety of model approaches but that review would gain if including more recent, updated references, as well as references to modelling studies in China. Those are now abundant and adopt both mechanistic and water balance models; some are published in this journal. In fact, it is good that a study identifies advances relative to former research and to former studies applied to the country or region. In addition, the paper would gain if references would be better selected, e.g., the paper by Smith et al., 1997 does not refers to the subject of this study but to soil organic matter modelling. Other references have such type of limitation, i.e., do not directly concern the objectives of the study while several others do (case of various papers using soil water mechanistic models such as Hydrus and crop growth and yield models such as Wofost.


Internal evaluation and external evaluation,two major channels of school evaluation,have their own advantages and disadvantages in promoting schools' efficiency and advance.To make full use of the advantages,it is now a trend for educational institutions to develop a sustainable and collaborative evaluation mechanism around the world to integrate external assessment expertise into internal initiative and autonomous assessment to facilitate school development.This requires a consensus to be reached in terms of concepts,methods and processes of evaluation,which targets interaction,collaboration and win-win results.


Reproduction of japanese scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis in the Busse Lagoon (Sakhalin Island) is investigated. Abiotic environments influence on duration of early stages in its life cycle is determined. Interannual variability of the scallop larvae abundance and timing of its settling on substrata is traced. The Busse Lagoon is recommended for using as a natural source of seeding material (spat) of japanese scallop.


Let Λ be an n-dimensional (Euclidean) lattice in R. The dual lattice Λ of Λ is the lattice {x ∈ R | (x, y) ∈ Z for all y ∈ Λ}, where (x, y) is the standard inner product. A lattice Λ with Λ = Λ is called unimodular. The norm of a vector x is defined as (x, x). A unimodular lattice with even norms is said to be even, and that containing a vector of odd norm is said to be odd. An n-dimensional even unimodular lattice exists if and only if n ≡ 0 (mod 8), while an odd unimodular lattice exists for every dimension. For example, the unique even unimodular lattice without roots in 24 dimensions is the Leech lattice Λ24 and the unique odd unimodular lattice without roots in 24 dimensions is the odd Leech lattice O24 [4]. The minimum norm min(Λ) of Λ is the smallest norm among all nonzero vectors of Λ. Let Zk be the ring of integers modulo k, where k is a positive integer. In this paper, we always assume that k ≥ 3 and we take the set Zk to be {0, 1, . . . , k− 1}. A Zk-code C of length n (or a code C of length n over Zk) is a Zk-submodule of Z n k . A Zk-code C is self-dual if C = C , where the dual code C of C is defined as C = {x ∈ Znk | x · y = 0 for all y ∈ C} under the standard inner product x · y = ∑n i=1 xiyi. The Euclidean weight


Extract ----- Abstract The article reviews the concept of Workplace Innovation Programmes as public policy tools supported by research. Pursuing a socio-political perspective the text explores programme-level issues. To do this, conceptual definitions are reviewed and the programme´s main features, discussed using an analytical model designed by previous researchers. In this sense, programmes underpinned by research as a tool for public policies are presented as mechanisms to link different levels and actors in matters related to productivity and the quality of working life. The article reviews different approaches and strategies for policymaking, aiming at better understand how programmes operate. For this purpose previous European experiences are used. The rationale of this article must be found in a explorative and learning-oriented context to better design and implement programme-based public policies and the use of action-research for policy learning. This is of particular interest in the local context of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain) where this kind of approach has become of relevance in the policymaking. Key words: programmes; working life reform; policy learning; actionable knowledge ----- Programas de innovacion en contextos de trabajo: vinculando la investigacion y la formulacion de politicas publicas Resumen El articulo examina el concepto de los programas de innovacion en los contextos de trabajo como instrumentos de politica publica asistidos por la investigacion. Desde una perspectiva sociopolitica el texto explora cuestiones relacionadas con el diseno e implementacion de los mismos. Para ello se revisan las definiciones conceptuales y se analizan las principales caracteristicas de los programa empleando un modelo analitico disenado por la investigacion accion. En este sentido, los programas sustentados en la investigacion como herramienta de politicas publicas se presentan como mecanismos para vincular diferentes niveles y actores en temas relacionados con la productividad y la calidad de la vida laboral. En el articulo se examinan diferentes enfoques y estrategias para la formulacion de politicas, con el fin de comprender mejor el funcionamiento de los programas. Para ello el articulo se apoya en determinadas experiencias europeas. Po todo ello, la fundamentacion de este articulo debe encontrarse en un contexto exploratorio y orientado al aprendizaje en diseno de politicas publicas y el uso de la investigacion-accion para el aprendizaje politico. Lo anterior resulta de particular interes en el contexto local de Gipuzkoa (Pais Vasco, Espana), donde este tipo de enfoques ha adquirido relevancia en la formulacion de politicas publicas. Palabras clave: programas; reforma de la vida laboral; aprendizaje politico; conocimiento practico ----- Bibliography: Pomares, Egoitz: Workplace Innovation Programmes: bridging research and policymaking, IJAR – International Journal of Action Research, 1-2020, pp. 40-61. https://doi.org/10.3224/ijar.v16i1.04


: Week hydro-radon occurrence «Inskiye springs» was discovered in 2019, 35 km from Novosibirsk, in area where are no granite massifs, and relates to the groundwaters of the regional fracturing zone. The first results of their geochemical studies are represented. It is established that groundwaters are moderately fresh with TDS from 389 to 536 mg/dm 3 , with Mg-Ca HCO 3 composition. Silicon content vary between 4.14-8.61 mg/dm 3 . They are characterized by pH from neutral to slightly alkaline (7.1 - 8.4), oxidative geochemical conditions with Eh +205.3 - +231.8 mV and the content of solved O 2 between 6.24 - 12.26 mg/dm 3 . The concentrations of 222 Rn range from 7 to 149 Bq/dm 3 , 238 U from 2.83∙10 -3 to 4.13∙10 -3 mg/dm 3 and 232 Th from 2.39∙10 -6 to 1.16∙10 -5 mg/dm 3 . Using the isotopic composition it was established an infiltration origin of groundwaters. The δ 18 O content in waters varies from -17.1 to -16.7 ‰, the δD content from -128.4 to -126.2 ‰ and δ 13 C from -13.1 to -10.3 ‰. The host rocks are clay shales of dark gray (to black), sometimes gray, with a small admixture of silt, sand and silt material. In the host rocks, the isotopic composition of the calcite is characterized by close values: δ 13 C varies from -3.1 to -2.7 ‰ and δ 18 O - from 17.2 to 18.4 ‰. The content of δ 13 C and δ 18 O in weathered shales decreases to -11.0 ‰ and 13.9, respectively. According to the results of geochemical studies, these samples are characterized by a significant decrease (several times) in the content of all impurity elements (except for uranium). This indicates the active manifestation of processes in the water - rock system.


In Mexico, huge amounts of residual cellulose from meat industry are generated. This figure represents an economic problem for the industry and an ecological problem in the environment as cellulose wastes are disposed in landfills where it take long time for degradation. For that reason, it is necessary to propose alternatives for taking advantage of this waste in two directions, the first is to reduce the amount of waste disposed and the second is to generate products whit economic value. In this work trails were performed to find the kinetic parameters of the enzymatic degradation using cellulases from Trichoderma reesei ATCC 26921. It was found that when using 46.6 U/g of cellulose it is reached 100 % of degradation of cellulose films at 24 h. The kinetic study showed a Vmax of 5.57 g/L h-1 and a Km of 76 g/L. With this parameters it is possible to predict the glucose concentrations reached when using different substrate concentrations.


This paper describes the use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in the maternal-child health and general health centers of the Urban Health Delivery System Project. Before the program was initiated diarrhea mortality rates and the existing treatment of diarrhea in Ministry of Health facilities were analyzed. Then intensive courses and on-the-job training were provided to the physicians nurses social workers and health educators involved in the ORT effort. Materials for the education of mothers including magnetic board display kits showing signs of dehydration were prepared. In addition a new system of medical records was designed to facilitate reporting supervision and evaluation. Special rooms were established in all maternal-child health centers so that children in need of rehydration can receive the fluid under supervision. Finally the drug prescription practices in health centers were reviewed to reflect current knowledge on the treatment of diarrhea. This new approach emphasizes very limited use of antibiotics and antidiarrheals. An analysis of diarrhea cases seen at the Massaken Helwan Maternal Child Health Center in Summer 1983 indicates that about 90% of children coming for care for diarrhea are under 1 year of age. 10% have visible signs of dehydration and virtually all are restored to health with ORT. It is asserted that the key to the success of diarrheal treatment programs lies in the training of health center staff who teach the mother how to rehydrate her child.


Abstract : As the nature of warfare evolves, the Army must produce leaders who comfortably interact with diverse populations and embrace complexity. This emerging truth dictates a need for change in how Army officers are trained and selected to lead at the highest levels in order to regain the initiative in managing today's fluid operational environment. The concept of strategic leadership, therefore, must be examined closely in Army doctrine. Social, cultural, and complex problem-solving skills are becoming a priority and must be developed in young officers to provide enough knowledge for senior leaders to leverage later in their careers. Rarely does the typical Army career prepare someone to succeed in the strategic arena where the non-military elements of national power carry greater effects than large numbers of troops and equipment. The basic question addressed in this study is "how effective is the U.S. Army at developing strategic thinkers capable of leading decisively in complex and adaptive environments?" To answer this question, three distinct areas are analyzed: (1) the ability of the Officer Education System (OES) to distinguish critical abilities deemed necessary to succeed in the modern security environment, (2) the ability of the Officer Evaluation Reporting System (OERS) to measure an individual's dedication to self study and lifelong education, and (3) the ability of the same OERS to measure individual skills acquired through operational experience.


Objective The purpose of this research is to calculate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and to discuss the relationship between gestational thyroid diseases and pregnancy outcomes.Methods There were 3 745 pregnant women who took antenatal care at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University were chosen as the research objects during March 2012 to February 2014.All of them were given close monitoring and tracking till the termination of pregnancy.These subjects took thyroid function testing (TT4,FT4,TSH,thyroid peroxidase antibody),if the result was abnormal,they were followed up periodically.Results The prevalence of overt hyperthyroidism is 1.90%,1.20% for subclinical hyperthyroidism,1.17% for hypothyroidism,6.78% for subclinical hypothyroidism,and 3.82% for isolated hypothyroxinemia.Compared with normal thyroid function group,the morbidity of placental abruption increased in overt hyperthyroidism group (5.8% vs 1.0%,P< 0.01) ; the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus was increased in subclinical hyperthyroidism group (37.5 % vs 16.6%,P<0.01) ; and the morbidity of preterm birth increased in subclinical hypothyroidism group (14.3% vs 7.7%,P =0.002).Conclusion Gestational thyroid diseases may increase the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes ; such as placental abruption,gestational diabetes mellitus,and premature birth.

Key words:
Thyroid dysfunction;  Prevalence ;  Pregnancy


To minimize the communication in parallel sparse matrix-vector multiplication while maintaining load balance, we need to partition the sparse matrix optimally into k disjoint parts, which is an NP-complete problem. We present an exact algorithm based on the branch and bound (BB) method which partitions a matrix for any k, and we explore exact sparse matrix partitioning beyond bipartitioning. The algorithm has been implemented in a software package General Matrix Partitioner (GMP). We also present an integer linear programming (ILP) model for the same problem, based on a hypergraph formulation. We used both methods to determine optimal 2,3,4-way partitionings for a subset of small matrices from the SuiteSparse Matrix Collection. For k=2, BB outperforms ILP, whereas for larger k, ILP is superior. We used the results found by these exact methods for k=4 to analyse the performance of recursive bipartitioning (RB) with exact bipartitioning. For 46 matrices of the 89 matrices in our test set of matrices with less than 250 nonzeros, the communication volume determined by RB was optimal. For the other matrices, RB is able to find 4-way partitionings with communication volume close to the optimal volume.


It affirmed the color aesthetic could effectively promote adolescent mental health through the relevant literature research.It pointed out that the psychological structure of color aesthetic in adolescence was a multi-dimensional complex network between physiological mechanisms and psychological functioning,mental content and mental form,accepted mechanism and creation function,whose elements were interwoven,interacting organic unity. It analyzed in detail its construction pathway including infancy stage,pinnacle stage and utility stage,and ultimately through the conversion of psychological,mental release,and the mood which could make young people get color aesthetic pleasure,then promote psychological healthy development.


The purpose of this study was to design the gel composed of gellan gum (GLG) and chondroitin sulfate (CH) and to evaluate their efficacy as an anti-adhesion barrier after abdominal surgery. To improve the mechanical properties of the gels, GLG/CH gels were treated in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) and calcium chloride (CaCl2) solutions for cross-linking of polymer chains by divalent cations. The physical and mechanical properties of the gels were confirmed by swelling, gel content, gel strength and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) studies. The positive control, negative control and experiment groups were evaluated for prevention of postoperative adhesion formation in rats. The GLG/CH gel (weight ratio of 3:3) showed high effectiveness for the prevention of peritoneal tissue adhesion. In conclusion, the GLG/CH gel can be a good candidate material as a tissue adhesion barrier.


The anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of the ethyl acetate (EAFSM) and n-butanol (NBFSM) frac- tions of the alcoholic extract of S. mangifera bark were evaluated using carrageenan-induced rat paw edema and by the tail-flick method in rats. The radical scavenging activity of the ethanolic extract, aqueous extract and fractions was determined with the DPPH radical scavenging capacity assay. Two fractions of the alcoholic extract, EAFSM and NBFSM, at doses of 75, 150, 300 mg/kg b.w. administered orally, showed a significant reduction in paw volume when compared with the respective control group challenged by carrageenan. Different doses of extract fractions also showed a significant prolongation of the tail-flick latency of the rat (P<0.01). Different concentrations of alcoholic, aqueous extracts and fractions of alcoholic extract showed significant free radical scavenging capacity against DPPH generated free radicals.


Objective: to analyze the results of the injection of plateletrich plasma (PRP) and prolonged-acting corticosteroids in patients with plantar fasciitis (PF). Methods: 43 patients were examined (55 feet) with pain syndrome of PF. There were women 29, men — 14, average age (44 ± 1.41) years, average duration of the pain syndrome (3.5 ± 0.36) months. Together with the complex of conservative treatment for patients we prescribed locally injections: in group I (27 patients) — once 1 ml of betamethasone, in II group (16 patients) — PRP (2 ml three times with an interval of 7 days in the region of enthesis). The standard PRP method was used. The pain syndrome was evaluated with the help of VAS before, after 1, 3 and 6 months after treatment. Thickness of plantar aponeurosis (PA) was measured with sonography before and in 6 months after treatment. Results: the average level of pain syndrome before the injections in the both groups were almost identical and amounted to (7.2 ± 0.17) and (7.3 ± 0.23) points, respectively. In a month after the injection in the Ist group, the pain syndrome significantly decreased to (3.5 ± 0.12) points, which confirms fast analgesic effect of manipulation. In the IInd group, the indicators of pain decreased to (4.6 ± 0.17) points. By 6 months the results were almost identical in both groups of patients. Thickness of PA before treatment was equal in the group І (6.62 ± 0.08) mm, in ІІ — (6.81 ± 0.1) mm, so there was no difference between them. After 6 months the thickness of PA was equally reduced in both groups: in the Ist — to (4.49 ± 0.07) mm, in the IInd — to (4.42 ± 0.09) mm, which is objective criterion for the positive therapeutic effect of both methods of treatment. Conclusions: injections of PRP and prolonged-action corticosteroids provide the same positive results in the treatment of pain syndrome in patients with PF. Effect of corticosteroids is fast, but their use is limited due to a number of complications. The introduction of PRP helps to reduce pain syndrome and to normalize thickness of PA.


In the reaction ${\ensuremath{\pi}}^{\ensuremath{-}}p\ensuremath{\rightarrow}{{A}_{2}}^{\ensuremath{-}}p$, we observe a dip in the differential cross section at $t\ensuremath{\approx}1.2$ Ge${\mathrm{V}}^{2}$. Analysis in terms of $t$-channel contributions from isospin-0 and -1, natural- and unnatural-parity exchanges suggest that the dip is mainly due to natural-$\stackrel{\mathrm{`}}{\mathrm{p}}$arity, $I=0$ exchange.


Prototype research of hydraulic turbine, as most important one of the three major methods in the research region, is different from theoretical analysis and model measurement. Since the operation conditions of the prototype turbine test are numerous and corresponding to reality, considering the complexity of the medium characteristics, operation parameters are difficult to predict accurately. Taking a giant Kaplan turbine as the research object., this paper is based on the results of numerical simulation and model measurement under rated conditions, combining with difference analysis between field data and others, as well as further study inside flow pattern of prototype and model Kaplan turbine. Reasonable judgment is made on various performance indicators, which provides reliable basis for the implement of hydraulic turbine by different methods and otherwise effectively guide the production practice.


A powerful computational methodology, named the barycentric Lagrange interpolation ite-
ration collocation method (BLIICM), for solving nonlinear bending problems of a doubly
clamped microbeam under electrostatic loads is presented. The nonlinear governing equation
of the microbeam is converted into a linear differential equation by assuming the initial
function. The barycentric Lagrange interpolation collocation method (BLICM) is used to
solve the linear differential equation. The direct linearization formulations and Newton li-
nearization calculation formulations for the nonlinear differential equation have been given.
The calculation method and formulation of the nonlinear integral term have been discussed
in details. By applying a barycentric Lagrange interpolation differential matrix, a matrix-
-vector calculation formula of BLIICM has been established. Numerical results of calculation
examples show that the advantages of the proposed methodology are efficient, simple and
of high precision.


A successful structural monitoring and control syst ems should be able to discern critical events, scan frequencies and dynamic ranges. This, in turn, requ ir s that models, applied in these systems, are as close as possible to real structural behavior. Many structures, among them, electricity transmissi on towers, windmills, radio and TV masts, bridges a nd parabolic dishes, concentrating solar energy, are build as tr usses. All of them are subjected dynamic loadings c oming, mostly from wind gusts, water waves and thermal activity o f sun. The paper is revising assumptions, commonly made fo r trusses. The main assumption made is that systems of rods are pin joint. Such structures don't exist, in real eng ineering design. All, above, mentioned structures a re made with rigid or flexible joints. The "pin joint" assumption was made for static analyses. It stated that if joint d isplacements caused by rod bending can be neglected, comparing with dis placements caused by rod elongations, the structura l system can be considered as pin joint. As it is commonly known , such cases occur when some necessary conditions j oining number of joints and hinges are fulfilled. The "pin joint", static assumptions has been, witho ut any formal justification, taken for granted in d ynamics. Simple examples presented in the paper show that "pin join t" assumption can lead to considerable errors. The paper is illustrated with two numerical example s (simple 2 bar structure and 25 bar transmission t wer). Presented examples allowing to compare results of d ifferent assumptions applied for structural elemen ts connections.


EQUINE EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY: THE SCIENCE OF EXERCISE IN THE ATHLETIC HORSE Kenneth W. Hinchcliff, Raymond J. Geor, and Andris J. Kaneps 476 pages, paperback, £45.99. London, Saunders Elsevier. 2008. ISBN 978 0 7020 2857 1

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We present the TRIQS/Nevanlinna analytic continuation package, an efficient implementation of the methods proposed by J. Fei et al in [Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 056402 (2021)] and [Phys. Rev. B 104, 165111 (2021)]. TRIQS/Nevanlinna strives to provide a high quality open source (distributed under the GNU General Public License version 3) alternative to the more widely adopted Maximum Entropy based analytic continuation programs. With the additional Hardy functions optimization procedure, it allows for an accurate resolution of wide band and sharp features in the spectral function. Those problems can be formulated in terms of imaginary time or Matsubara frequency response functions. The application is based on the TRIQS C++/Python framework, which allows for easy interoperability with other TRIQS-based applications, electronic band structure codes and visualization tools. Similar to other TRIQS packages, it comes with a convenient Python interface.


High-frequency response thermometry was conducted on the Centrifugal Mixing Combustor for three types of flame configurations at three velocity levels. A 45 degree Free Vortex swirler was utilized in the inner flow, with a solid centerbody along the combustor axis to reduce recirculation. The time constant of these thermocouples was measured experimentally. The thermocouples were heated above the air stream temperature using a 30kHz AC signal. A high speed switching system was used to trigger a digital signal analyzer at the precise moment that the heating current was interrupted to the thermocouple. The output of the thermocouple as the wire cooled to ambient temperature was recorded, and the time constant determined from the decay curve. The three configurations studied exhibited some common features which seem to depend upon fluid mechanics independent of combustion. For simple mixing, the correlation coefficient was high in the recirculation zone and low at the edge of the shear layer for the high velocity flow. For the low velocity flow, the situation was reversed. The measurements suggest a more highly defined recirculation zone at the high velocity. The number of lobes multiplies at the interface between the two flows. The premixed flame was characterized by highmore » coherence levels across the mixing layer at low velocity, and loss of coherence at high velocity. Frequency doubling was found in the recirculation zone and near the pilot interface at the low velocity. For the diffusion flame, the behavior is similar to that of simple mixing except for the frequency division at the higher velocity in the recirculation zone. The frequency which contains the greatest energy in the centrifugal mixing combustor (CMC) is in the 1-1.5 kHz band in general. This corresponds well with particle trajectory calculations which indicate that particles in the 40 micron range can follow the gas streamlines in the inertial fields expected in this type of combustion system. 4 figs.« less


Forty-one isomers of Al2C4H2 that lie within 50 kcal mol−1 are theoretically identified in this work using density functional theory. Among these, isomers 3 and 14 contain a planar tetracoordinate carbon (ptC) atom that lies at 3.3 and 16.9 kcal mol−1, respectively, and are above the global minimum geometry 1 at the ωB97XD/6-311++G(2d,2p) level of theory. The other ten isomers that also contain unique bonding features are isomers 4, 18, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 31, 34, and 40. Out of these isomers, 4, 18, 20, 22, 27, 28, and 34 contain planar tetracoordinate aluminum (ptAl) whereas isomers 31 and 40 contain both ptC and ptAl atoms. Chemical bonding characteristic features are thoroughly analyzed for all these eleven isomers with various bonding and topological quantum chemical tools, such as NBO, AdNDP, WBI, and ELF, except isomer 27 due to the observed elongated Al-Al bond length. The current results indicate that ptC isomer 3 is more stable than other isomers because electron delocalization is more prevalent and it also has double aromaticity as observed from the ELF, NICS, and AdNDP analysis. Further, the structural stability of these isomers is investigated through ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulation. Isomer 21 shows the planar pentacoordinate aluminum but it is observed as a kinetically unstable geometry from AIMD and, further, one could notice that it isomerizes to isomer 12.


While there has been much attention to the economic, political, and transformative potential of the semiperiphery, scholars have failed to explore the ways in which this zone of the world-system causes, contributes to, and exacerbates world ethnic/racial inequality. By 2015, a majority of the world's population is concentrated in 41 nonwestern semiperipheries that generate 40 percent of the world Gross Domestic Product. For those reasons, this essay decenters analysis of global ethnic/racial inequality by bringing the nonwestern semiperiphery to the foreground. Part I examines the ascent of nonwestern semiperipheries over the last half century, calling into question the popular "global apartheid model" which posits "white supremacy" as the singular cause of global ethnic/racial inequality. In Part II, we conceptualize, and present empirical data to support, ten conjunctures between the nonwestern semiperipheries and world ethnic/racial inequality. Part III offers a "theoretical retrenchment" in which we call for new approaches that bring the nonwestern semiperiphery to the foreground of theory and research about global ethnic/racial inequality. We argue that future theory building must pay particular attention to the rise of the Asian semiperiphery where two-fifths of world population is concentrated. Drawing upon previous world-systems research, we aggregate and update lists of countries in the core, semiperiphery and periphery in 1960, 1980 and 2015.


This thesis is based on an actual case of transitioning from a traditional to an agile software development methodology on an enterprise resource planning project, which is being developed in one of Slovenian companies. It describes the problems, that the development team faced with the traditional method and the reasons for transitioning to an agile methodology. It includes brief descriptions of extreme programming and kanban, and a more in depth description of Scrum, which was the chosen methodology for the project. It also describes certain customizations of the method, which were deemed necessary due to specific nature of the project, followed by an analysis of the original problems and how they were affected by the change in methodology. In the end, possible improvements for the future are addressed.


An on‐board small‐size printed two‐strip monopole antenna integrated with a universal series bus (USB) connector and generating two wide operating bands to cover penta‐band wireless wide area network operation in the 824–960/1710–2170 MHz bands is presented.The two strips of the antenna are respectively printed on two small no‐ground portions of 15 × 25 and 15 × 15 mm2 (total size 600 mm2). In‐between the two printed strips, there is a protruded ground of 15 × 10 mm2 to accommodate a USB connector, which serves as the data port of the mobile phone. Also, easy control of the antenna's two wide lower and upper bands can be achieved by respectively adjusting the longer and shorter strips of the printed monopole antenna. That is, the antenna is easy to fabricate and also easy to fine‐tune in practical applications. Details of the proposed antenna are presented and discussed. The radiation characteristics of the antenna, including the specific absorption rate results with the presence of the user's head and hand, are also studied. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 52:2523–2527, 2010; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.25537


(2), 145–175. Engler, I., 2009. The black book of Canadian foreign policy. Winnipeg: Fernwood Publishing. Hall, A.J., 2003. The American empire and the fourth world: the bowl with one spoon, part one. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press. Mody, A., 2007. Foreign direct investment and the world economy. New York: Routledge/IMF. Wallis, M.A., Lina, S., and Grace-Edward, G., 2009. Colonialism and racism in Canada: historical traces and contemporary issues. Nelson College Indigenous.


We experimentally investigate the room temperature ferromagnetism observed in insulating Co doped anatase TiO2 thin films grown by sputter deposition. The Co was uniformly incorporated in the lattice as Co(II) with no evidence of Co metal. A series of annealing treatments were carried out to optimize the ferromagnetic ordering and a saturation moment of 1.1μB∕Co atom at 300 K was obtained with UHV annealing at 450 °C. Both as-deposited and annealed films were highly insulating at room temperature. Results show that the ferromagnetism is strongly dependent on the number and distribution of oxygen vacancies in the Co:TiO2 lattice.


In October 1996 the first ever international workshop devoted to PCs and Particle Accelerator Controls was held at DESY. One major impetus for holding this workshop at DESY was the on-going work in converting the control systems for HERA and its pre-accelerators to PC-dominated systems. Thus in this report we present both a synopsis of the workshop, dealing with PC control systems in general, and a status report of the HERA control system in particular. In what follows, this will appear as two distinct reports.


Separating redundancy, proposed by Abdel-Ghaffar and Weber, is an important concept in the analysis of the error and erasure decoding of a linear block code using a parity-check matrix of the code. In this paper, we investigate the second and third separating redundancies of extended Hamming codes. For an extended Hamming code, we establish two binary integer linear program problems, the optima of which give lower and upper bounds on the second/third separating redundancy of the code. Numerical results suggest that our bounds might improve the known bounds of the second and third separating redundancies of extended Hamming codes.


Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and associated risk factors for postpartum depression (PPD) using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS).  Study design: The population of this cross-sectional analytic study consisted of 311 women who were admitted to our hospital at 4-6 weeks after birth. The data were collected between April-June 2018 by applying a sociodemographic data form consisting of 44 questions and the EPDS consisting of 10 questions. We used the EPDS in postpartum period to divide parturients into those with (n=47) and without (n=264) PPD using a cut-off score of ³ 13. The primary outcome is the prevalence of PPD, while the secondary outcomes are associated risk factors.Results: The PPD prevalence was 15.1% (n=47).  In the PPD group, the difference was highly significant in terms of abortion, antenatal depression, inadequate care for the baby and health problem in the newborn [0.6±0.9 vs. 0.2±0.6, 13 (37.1%) vs. 27 (10.5%), 9 (56.3%) vs. 38 (12.9%), 12 (36.4%) vs. 35 (12.6%), respectively] (p<0.001). The logistic regression analysis revealed that abortion increased PPD by 1.64 fold (1.13-2.37% at 95% CI), antenatal depression by 5.04 fold (2.38-10.68% at 95% CI), inadequate care for the baby by 6.28 fold (1.89-20.86% at 95% CI), and health problem in the newborn increased PPD by 3.59 fold (1.43-8.99% at 95% CI).Conclusion: PPD is a health problem that can affect primarily mother and child. Therefore, it is important to determine highly predictable risk factors using a scale (e.g. EPDS) for early diagnosis and timely treatment of symptoms.


Offshore wind farms (OWFs) have developed rapidly in recent years. However, it is difficult to accurately evaluate their impact on marine ecosystems and the marine environment due to the complexity of marine dynamic monitoring and various marine environment evaluation indicators. The spatial distribution of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) on the surface of seawater is one of basic spatial information of the sea area, which is the key determines the distribution and productivity of offshore biological resources at different spatial levels. Evaluating the impact of OWFs on the spatial distribution of Chl-a is of significance but the research carried out to date has been scarce. In this study, 682 Landsat images were selected from 1990 to 2021 as well as 38 OWFs from around the world as the research areas. The spatial distribution of Chl-a on the sea surface was calculated using the O'Reilly band ratio OC2 algorithm and HU color index (CI) algorithm and the influence of OWFs on the spatial distribution pattern of Chl-a was determined by using the global and local Moran Indexes. Among the 38 wind farms, it was found that: (1) the spatial autocorrelation of Chl-a concentration at 37 wind farms increased after the construction of the wind turbines; (2) the spatial distribution pattern of Chl-a at 28 wind farms showed pronounced aggregation after the construction of the wind turbines. Therefore, it was determined that the construction of OWFs will change the spatial distribution pattern of Chl-a, which may affect the original balance of local marine ecosystems.


Red pigment is extracted from red amaranth.The pH value scope for color variation of amaranth red pigment is determined as 7.6~9.6,as same as that of phenolphthalein,and its color variation is sensitive to pH value,which indicates that it may be substitute for phenolphthalein acting as acid-base indicator.When amaranth red pigment is used as indicator for analysis of food sour matters and the swelling agent,the color transformation of end point of acid-base titration is obvious and its effect is comparable with that of phenolphthalein.It had better prepare the amaranth red pigment just when it is needed.If made into extracts under the conditions of airtighting with anhydrous alcohol and avoiding light and hot,it can be kept in storage over a long period of time.Amaranth red pigment has security and practical value.


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Part A: Measurement of temperatures generated in extreme explosive environments presents considerable experimental difficulties. Optical methods posses the unique advantage of permitting temperature measurements without disturbing the shock front or combustion process and exhibit the quick response time necessary to obtain temperature histories. The test results presented clearly indicate the feasibility of using one and two color pyrometers for effectively measuring the temperature-histories for an explosively developed airblast shock front. Part B: This study investigates the feasibility of two conceptual techniques to measure the density and temperature history of the shocked air along with a density history of any lofted debris entrained within the air shock in a nuclear driven shock tunnel. The first technique is a gas bag and pyrometer experiment which is actually a method for providing a clean 'window' into the air shock so that passive optical pyrometer equipment can be used to measure temperatures within the shock wave. The second technique is a radioisotope source method which uses two or more different frequency radioactive X-ray sources to measure areal density histories and tunnel wall translational displacement. Both techniques are clearly feasible from consideration of the basic physics concepts involved.


Objective To analyze the clinical pathology characteristic of gastric poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma,in order to provide basis for early diagnosis and appraisal of the disease.Methods The clinical datas of 51 patients with gastric poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas who were diagnosed by surgical resection and pathology from January 1993 to May 2011 were analyzed retrospectively.Results Preoperative diagnosis of 51 cases of patients,31 patients were diagnosed with gastric poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas,11 patients were diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma,9 patients were diagnosed with adenocarcinoma.Postoperative pathologic diagnosis showed that 32 cases of tumors located at cardia,10 cases located at antrum,9 cases located at gastric body.The tumors more often located at near-end of stomach(32 cases,62.7%).Carcinomas were most at progressivestage period when they were diagnosed(33 cases,64.7%),with the regional lymph node metastasis and distant metastasis.Under the microscope observation,the volume of tumor cell was small,less cytoplasm,which arranged in nests and associated with necrosis mostly.Conclusion The rate of misdiagnosis is high in the preoperative diagnosis.Improving the understanding of the unique biological characteristics of gastric poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma and choosing the proper laboratory examinations are helpful to improve the level of early diagnosis.


Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 28-Mar-2017 Effectiveness Date: 31-Aug-2017 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 31-Jul-2020 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: -Original Closing Date: 29-Sep-2023 Revised Closing Date: 29-Sep-2023 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objective is to improve the management of selected fisheries at regional, national and community levels and to increase access by targeted fishers to alternative livelihood activities. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No


Except for a few characteristic syndromes, nail changes are rarely pathognomonic. At best, nail changes suggest a possible physiological or pathological disturbance.


Two linear, isolated belts of Jackfork clastics in the Arkansas Ouachita Mountains exhibit differences in sand-shale percentages, sedimentary structures, composition, and thickness, permitting one to make assumptions concerning the depositional model. Along the Frontals, the 5,400-foot-thick section is 70 per cent shale, generally lacking fissility and siliceous marker beds and is often contorted, containing irregular sandstone blocks. Medium bedded, fine grained arenites contain laminations, cross-stratification, ripple marks, and scattered tool marks oriented 255°, whereas massive, ridge-forming arenites are almost structureless. The 6,000-foot-thick southern section is approximately 70 per cent fine grained, poorly sorted arenites, containing schist fragments and eldspar. The remaining wackes, siltstones, and mudstones show little evidence of strong currents or steep slopes. Petrographic and paleocurrent studies suggest the derivation of the clastics from a large, well-drained provenance to the east, consisting predominantly of quartzites and mature sandstones. Some clastics may have bypassed the Illinois Basin, the resulting laminated and cross-stratified arenites having formed from southwest flowing traction currents. Rubble bedding, possibly initiated by faulting, resulted when subaqueous mudflows disrupted the non-lithified arenites to form rounded exotic blocks. Structureless, generally massive arenites may have entered the basin by mass sediment flow from a more eastern or southeastern direction, possibly being swept off the Appalachian land mass by westward flowing currents. End_of_Article - Last_Page 352------------