Purpose: To identify the disease gene in five Spanish families with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (arRP) linked to the RP25 locus. Two candidate genes, EEF1A1 and IMPG1, were selected from the region between D6S280 and D6S1644 markers where the families are linked. The genes were selected as good candidates on the basis of their function, tissue expression pattern, and/or genetic data. Methods: A molecular genetic study was performed on DNA extracted from one parent and one affected member of each studied family. The coding exons, splice sites, and the 5′ UTR of the genes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). For mutation detection, direct sequence analysis was performed using the ABI 3100 automated sequencer. Segregation of an IMPG1 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in all the families studied was analyzed by restriction enzyme digest of the amplified gene fragments. Results: In total, 15 SNPs were identified of which 7 were novel. Of the identified SNPs, one was insertion, two were deletions, five were intronic, six were missense, and one was located in the 5′ UTR. These changes, however, were also identified in unaffected members of the families and/or 50 control Caucasians. The examined known IMPG1 SNP was not segregating with the disease phenotype but was correlating with the genetic data in all families studied. Conclusions: Our results indicate that neither EEF1A1 nor IMPG1 could be responsible for RP25 in the studied families due to absence of any pathogenic variants. However, it is important to notice that the methodology used in this study cannot detect larger deletions that lie outside the screened regions or primer site mutations that exist in the heterozygous state. A role of both genes in other inherited forms of RP and/or retinal degenerations needs to be elucidated.


While resting metabolic rate decreases with increasing body mass, the cardiac dynamic range of energy metabolism (i.e. maximum‐resting rate) decreases with mass. Thus, larger animals have more energy reserve than smaller animals. We hypothesized that to support the metabolic homeostasis and prevent untoward effects of high redox potentials during resting states, that molar activities (MA) of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation enzymes (MOXPE) are acutely modulated to match metabolic need. To test this hypothesis, the molar contents (MC) of MOXPE in heart and liver from mouse, rabbit and pig were determined using proteomic approaches, and the MA were determined using blue native gel assays. Liver served as a sequence control since its metabolic dynamic range is lower than heart across species. The cardiac MOXPE MC was nearly constant, while liver MC increased with decreasing body size. Consistent with our hypothesis, the resting molar MA of Complexes IV and V increased with decreasing body mass in heart, while the liver MA was constant. (Animal: Complex V MA, Complex IV MA – normalized to pig) HEART: Pig: 1.0, 1.0; Rabbit: 2.9±0.3, 1.9±0.2; Mouse: 3.9±0.2, 4.0±0.3. LIVER: Pig: 1.0, 1.0; Rabbit: 1.2±0.1, 1.1±0.1; Mouse: 1.4±0.1, 1.2±0.1. The ratio of resting heart/liver MA increased with decreasing body size. Activating ATP production of the pig heart in vivo or rabbit heart in vitro with dobutamine, increased Complex V MA activity 2.0±0.2 and 2.5±0.3 fold respectively, demonstrating the dynamic nature of MOXPE MA. We conclude that resting MOXPE MA scales with the dynamic range between organs as well as across animal body masses contributing to the metabolic homeostasis.


medieval art and iconography. Isa Ragura and Rosalie B. Green's edition of the Meditations on the Life of Christ (Princeton, 1961) leads me to believe that Darbord has overlooked the importance of this work. In his Coplas in honor of John the Baptist, Ambrosio de Montesino states diat the saint had received the grace de nunca ser pecador (Cancionero, p. 407). Darbord seems to imply that this means that the Baptist had been conceived widiout original sin. Montesino, however, refers to impeccability not to immaculate conception. These are two different things. In spite of the above minor observations, die work is a sound and important contribution to Spanish studies of the period which precedes the flourishing of the Spanish mystical school. It also honors the French school of Hispanists founded by Marcel Bataillon. N E W YORK U N I V E R S I T Y R. A. Molina


Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral disorder commonly seen by pediatricians, psychiatrists and community mental health specialists, and is less frequently identified in girls. This review investigated parent-reported behavioral profiles of girls among different ADHD diagnostic comorbid groups. Demographic and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) data were available for 40 girls and a comparison group of 55 boys. Independent measures t-tests compared CBCL T-scores among three diagnostic groups: (1) girls with ADHD only; (2) girls with ADHD and co-occurring learning disabilities (LD); and, (3) girls with ADHD and other co-occurring DSM Axis I diagnoses. Girls in the ADHD/Axis I group had the most clinically significant behavioral problems; in contrast, girls in the ADHD/LD group had few behavioral symptoms. This pattern was not found for the boys' groups, suggesting that the co-occurrence of ADHD and other behavioral problems, especially LD, may have a different behavioral phenotype in girls than in boys.


27 RT-qPCR for SARS-CoV-2 is the main diagnostic test used to identify the novel 28 coronavirus. Several countries have used large scale SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR testing as 29 one of the important strategies for combating the pandemic. In order to process the 30 massive needs for coronavirus testing, the usual throughput of routine clinical laboratories 31 has reached and often surpassed its limits and new approaches to cope with this 32 challenge must be developed. This study has aimed to evaluate the use pool of samples 33 as a strategy to optimize the diagnostic of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-qPCR in a general 34 population. A total of 220 naso/orofaryngeal swab samples were collected and tested 35 using two different protocols of sample pooling. In the first protocol (Protocol A); 10 clinical 36 samples were pooled before RNA extraction. The second protocol (Protocol B) consisted 37 of pooling the already extracted RNAs from 10 individual samples. Results from Protocol A 38 were identical (100% agreement) with the individual results. However, for results from 39 Protocol B, reduced agreement (91%) was observed in relation to results obtained by 40 individual testing. Inconsistencies observed were related to RT-qPCR results with higher 41 Cycle Thresholds (Ct > 32.73). Furthermore, in pools containing more than one positive 42 individual, the Ct of the pool was equivalent to the lowest Ct among the individual results. 43 These results provide additional evidence in favor of the clinical use of pooled samples for 44 SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis by RT-qPCR and suggest that pooling of samples before RNA 45 extraction is preferrable in terms of diagnostic yield.


JPL Bibliography 39-33 describes and indexes by primary author the externally distributed technical reporting, released during calendar year 1992, that resulted from scientific and engineering work performed or managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Three classes of publications are included: (1) JPL Publication (92-series) in which the information is complete for a specific accomplishment; (2) articles from the quarterly Telecommunications and Data Acquisition (TDA) Progress Report (42-series) (each collection of articles in this class of publication presents a periodic survey of current accomplishments by the Deep Space Network as well as other developments in Earth-based radio technology); and (3) articles published in the open literature.


This paper describes experimental results of using various microlithography techniques to fabricate a range of microactuator devices from NiTi shape memory alloys. The range of products includes: planar double-beams form rolled foils etched form both sides; tapered double-beams; planar double beams from sputter-deposited films etched rom one side; a tubular test piece. Such photofabrication in not easily achieved and problems discussed in this paper include: achieving acceptable edge profiles through the thickness of the materials while maintaining high etch factors; tapering foil microactuators by means of chemical micro milling; coating NiTi tubes with electrophoretic photoresist; imaging a curved surface with a small radius of curvature; control of etching parameters for a constant rate of etch; the influence of NiTi oxide coatings on etching and; technical comparisons with other potential manufacturing processes.


A structural design of totally inclosed whirlpool gas pump used for compressing and transferring inflammable gas(methane)was proposed,and a prototype machine was produced.A test rig was built for testing gas transmission、the feasibility of transmission and performance test.Tests results by over 900 h continuous experiment running showed that totally inclosed whirlpool gas pump could be a suitable equipment for biogas transmission in villages and small towns absolutely.


Original Research Article Introduction: Hydatid cyst is endemic parasitic zoonosis in North Africa, caused by Echinococcus granulosus. The cysts commonly developed in liver. Classically the treatment is based on association of open surgery and oral chemotherapy, but since the mid 1980s a minimally invasive procedure was proposed by a Tunisian team, called PAIR (Puncture, Aspiration, Injection, Re-aspiration). This technique proved its efficacy and safety management of active hydatid cysts. Aims and scope: We report a reinforced variant of this procedure with double aspiration, injection and re-aspiration using initially hypertonic saline serum and secondary absolute alcohol 96%. Material and methods: A retrospective study conducted on 8 patients (10 liver hydatid cysts) collected from the department of interventional radiology between jan-2016 to decem-2020. An 18 needle puncture after local anaesthesia and under sonographic guidance, aspiration of the cyst and subsequent injection aspiration of two protoscolicidal agent: hypertonic saline serum first and then absolute alcohol 96%. Results: All cases were successfully treated, with short hospitalization length. There was no major complication or morbidity. Conclusions: Obviously, this second aspiration-injection, reaspiration increase efficacy and decrease recurrence probability.


The second article in this series will consider the respiratory system with a focus on inhalation medicines. Initially the article provides an overview of the important anatomical features of the respiratory system and then concentrates on some key drugs used to treat the most well-known respiratory diseases. According to the British Thoracic Society (2006) 51000000 prescriptions were issued in England in 2004 and 50% of these were bronchodilators used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.


This book provides an overview of current social psychological scholarship on collective victimhood. Drawing on different contexts of collective victimization—such as those due to genocide, war, ethnic or religious conflict, racism, colonization, Islamophobia, the caste system, and other forms of direct and structural collective violence—this edited volume presents theoretical ideas and empirical findings concerning the psychological experience of being targeted by collective violence in the past or present. Specifically, the book addresses questions such as: How are experiences of collective victimization passed down in groups and understood by those who did not experience the violence personally? How do people cope with and make sense of collective victimization of their group? How do the different perceptions of collective victimization feed into positive versus hostile relations with other groups? How does group-based power shape these processes? Who is included in or excluded from the category of "victims," and what are the psychological consequences of such denial versus acknowledgment? Which individual psychological processes such as needs or personality traits shape people's responses to collective victimization? What are the ethical challenges of researching collective victimization, especially when these experiences are recent and/or politically contested? This edited volume offers different theoretical perspectives on these questions and shows the importance of examining both individual and structural influences on the psychological experience of collective victimhood—including attention to power structures, history, and other aspects of the social and political context that help explain the diversity in experiences of and responses to collective victimization.


The effects of switching iontophoresis, including the difference in donor solution on rat skin, were investigated regarding the pH alteration in a donor chamber, skin and plasma concentrations, microphotography and histopathological searing. Although the pH of donor solution was presumed to be changed in case that platinum was used as an electrode, a pH alteration was hardly observed in switching iontophoresis that used buffer solutions as a donor solution. In contrast. the pH alteration was observed in non-switching iontophoresis. The relation between the plasma and skin concentrations depended on the solvent used. The choice of solvent used was important because the effect of switching iontophoresis on skin permeability and skin damage depended an the solvent. Moreover, when the drug solution was used as a donor, skin damage was alleviated as the switching interval became shorter. Skin damage was low when the agar gel containing the drug was used as a donor in comparison with the drug solution, exception made of 5 and 10 min interval switching. Polarity switching was suggested to bring about not only cancellation of skin polarization but also the suppression of pH alteration in the donor chamber. Therefore, switching iontophoresis was more effective for transdermal administration with lower skin damage compared with the non-switching type.


While routing table growth, its impact, and causes have been examined extensively for IPv4, little work in this direction exists for IPv6. This paper is the first step at examining performance aspects of IPv6 packet forwarding. We do so by using a software implementation of various packet forwarding algorithms used by routers and running them against IPv6 tables. In the lack of a wide deployment of IPv6, we generate IPv6 routing entries based on IAB allocation recommendations. We simulate growth of routing tables due to new prefix allocations and under partial deployment scenarios. Additionally, we consider factors that inflate routing table sizes artificially. These include load balancing, multihoming, and failure to aggregate aggregatable prefixes. We conclude that if modern routers were to simply replace their IPv4 prefixes with an equivalent number of IPv6 prefixes, without changing anything else, an average lookup in the routing table will be 67% more expensive. Further, the IPv6 routing table will require at least 4.5 times more memory to store the same number of prefixes.


Search algorithms play an indispensable role in information retrieval. In this paper, we attempt to define a new useful indexing and search algorithm for Classical Arabic language using Arabic phonetics' specificities. Our algorithm is based on the classical Soundex algorithm. In fact, we investigate Classical Arabic phonetic features toward words' phonemes adequate representation. Thus, the algorithm proposed would create a suitable environment for a relevant information retrieval. It would be useful in creating phonetic dictionaries and in coding queries for an effective preprocessing in a spelling corrector.


The distribution of 85 species of higher fungi is discussed through The Antilles and adjacent areas, as Mexico, U. S. A, Bermudas and South America, based on personal observations and on the bibliography.


Chinese periodicals'shelving in university library is an important part of periodical management. Connecting with the practical work,and starting from the present shelving of periodicals in the library of Baotou Medical College,this paper probes into the shelving methods of current issues and back issues of Chinese periodicals,and puts forward some suggestions.


High resolution Fourier transform spectra, recorded between 30 and 460 cm −1 , have been used for an extensive analysis of the (n,τ)=(0,3)←(n',τ')=(0,1), (0,1)←(0,3) and (1,1)←(0,3) torsion-rotation bands of H 2 O 2 . Then, using a Hamiltonian which takes explicitly into account the strong |ΔK a |=2 interaction between the rotational levels of the (n,τ)=(0,1) and (1,1) torsional states, as well as the |ΔK a |=2 interaction between the (n,τ)=(1,1) and (2,1) rotational levels, it has been possible to reproduce very satisfactorily the experimental rotational levels of the (n,τ)=(0,1) and (1,1) torsional states and a precise set of torsional energies and rotational and coupling constants has been derived. In the same way, to fit the (n,τ)=(0,3) experimental energy levels we have used a Hamiltonian taking into account the |ΔK a |=2 interaction between the rotational levels of the (n,τ)=(0,3) and (1,3) torsional states, and this calculation has also provided a precise set of torsional energies, rotational and coupling constants for the (n,τ)=(0,3) and (1,3) torsional states Enregistrement, entre 30 et 460 cm −1 , des spectres par transformee de Fourier pour l'analyse systematique des bandes de torsion-rotation (n,τ)=(0,3)←(n',τ')=(0,1),(0,1)←(0,3) et (1,1)←(0,3) de H 2 O 2 . Emploi d'un hamiltonien qui traite explicitement la forte interaction de type |ΔK a |=2 entre niveaux rotationnels des etats de torsion (n,τ)=(0,1) et (1,1) et l'interaction en |ΔK a |=2 entre niveaux de (n,τ)=(1,1) et (2,1), pour reproduire les niveaux observes des etats de torsion (n,τ)=(0,1) et (1,1) et pour donner les energies de torsion, les constantes de rotation et de couplage


Benzodiazepines are commonly coprescribed for severe mental illness and are often given to reduce anxiety, agitation, or side effects from


The purpose of this study was to obtain information and knowledge about the role of Management Information Systems in improving company performance. This research uses the literature study method by collecting sources / literature (reading materials / materials) derived from journals, books, and other sources related to the knowledge of Management Information Systems. Management Information System is implemented with the aim of improving company performance. While the company's performance is determined by how well the processes in the company are well designed, managed, and coordinated or managed. this means that the company's processes are the source of the company's success, while the Management Information System is a management tool to improve the company's processes.


John Austin's analytical jurisprudence has three logic levels,that is,command theory,sovereignty theory,utilitarianism theory.Sovereignty theory is concerned with what the command ought to be.Utilitarianism theory is concerned with what the sovereignty ought to be.There are logical connections between the three levels,while the utilitarianism is the logical origin.Utilitarianism itself also has a deserved problem,its solution depends on empiricism and positivism of philosophical methodology.


The BGK equation is derived to simulate turbulence flow at high Reynolds number with the turbulence relaxation time represented the turbulence vicious,and it is discretized to three-dimension nineteen velocities model with discrete velocity,space step and time step.The lattice Boltzmann parallel arithmetic is designed combining with field partitioning technique.Otherwise,the turbulence relaxation time is computed directly from particle distribution function according to subgrid Smagorinsky model.The static wind loads on twin-box section and closed-box section are identified by present method.The static three-component forces and distribution of pressure agree well with that of wind tunnel experiments and other macroscopical CFD method.Finally,the flows around these bridge deck sections are researched from the point of distribution of surface pressure.


Clustering is widely used in the context of the text, especially in classification. On the other hand, text pre-processing has a major impact on improving accuracy. This study aims to study of effect text pre-processing on improving the accuracy of hadith text, and building a model to classify the hadith categories into Saying, Doing, Reporting, and Describing, according to what was attributed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), using learning algorithms. Also, this study is concerned with studying the impact on improving the accuracy of classification on text on different classifications of Hadith according to the text of Hadith and four categories of accuracy.  Two Way Cluster Analysis was used to classify Hadiths according to the tags present in each Hadith. Results showed that the number of tags could be used to distinguish different classes of Hadith especially the Da'if and Maudu as the classification results showed distinct groups of both types while classification showed low accuracy or capability of the separation between Sahih and Hasan Hadiths. Also, the experimental results showed that the best classifier had given high accuracy was SGD Classifier; it achieved higher accuracy followed by Logistic Regression, and finally, Bernoulli NB.


The focus of this research is the analysis of techniques and quality of translation of translated titles found in 105 children's fairytale stories. The objectives of this study are to find out the translation techniques used by the translator to the title, and to know the effect of the translation techniques used on the quality of the translation in terms of accuracy, acceptability, and readability.This research used a descriptive qualitative method and was designed as a single-embedded case study. It used document and informant sources. The data were collected by employing a purposive sampling technique. The research was conducted by using content analysis, questionnaire and then discussed it together with the raters and respondents. In the content analysis, the researcher collected the data from 9 bilingual children fairytale storybooks. The data found were 105 data.The result of data analysis shows that: (1) The translation techniques used by translator are 11 techniques, there are: Established Equivalent (84 data); Borrowing (34 data); Particularization (11 data); Generalization (8 data); Literal Translation (7 data); Amplification (7 data); Reduction (4 data); Transposition (2 data); Variation (2 data); Calque (one datum); and Modulation (one datum). (2) The result of the accuracy translation shows that: 97 data (92.38%) are accurate translation and 8 data (7.62%) are less accurate translation. The average score of the mean for accuracy is 2.92 meaning that the translation is accurate. The result of the acceptability translation shows that: 92 data (87.62%) are acceptable translation and 13 data (12.38%) are less acceptable translation. The average score of the mean for acceptability is 2.87 meaning that the translation is acceptable. The result of the readability translation shows that: 102 data (97.14%) are high readable translation and 3 data (2.86%) are medium readable translation. The average score of the mean for readability is 2.97 meaning that the translation is readable.From the result, it can be concluded that established equivalent techniques produce accurate, acceptable, and readable translation. It is also found that translating title for children should pay attention to the context of the story, cultural background and language use in the target language.


Water activity influences the anti-meltability,anti-deformability and hardness of ice cream. It also affects the amount,graininess,stucture,and distribution of ice crystal in ice cream. The quality of ice cream can be improved by controlling the water activity of ice cream.


Introduction: Impact craters produced by hypervelocity cosmic collisions are an invaluable tool for studying planetary surfaces. In particular, impact studies could help develop better constraints on the thickness of Europa's ice shell, depth of the subsurface ocean, and the boundary conditions at the interface between the ice and subsurface ocean (warm convective ice vs. a purely conductive shell). The observed impact crater depth-diameter (d/D) relationship on the Galilean moons (Europa, Ganymede and Callisto) exhibits three distinct transition regimes [1]. On Europa, these correlate to: simple-to-complex transition (I), anomalous crater dimensions and morphologies (II), and abrupt transition from modified central peak to multi-ring morphologies (III) [1]. Regimes II and III may correspond to the presence of warm convecting ice at depths of 7-8 km and a liquid ocean at 19-25 km, respectively [1]. In this study, we perform numerical modeling of impact cratering on Europa to probe the internal structure. Our study is different from previous modeling studies [2,3] in that we consider the both fully conductive ice shell and warm convective ice regime to discern the boundary conditions at the interface between the ice and the underlying ocean. Modeling: We model formation of impact craters on Europa using iSALE-2D, a multi-material, multi-rheology shock physics code [4,5]. We use the ANEOS [6] and Tillotson [7] EoS to represent the ocean layer and ice Ih, respectively. We consider a full viscoelastic-plastic (VEP) ice rheology [8], which allows for modeling and full treatment of an ice shell with warm convecting ice. Further model setup details are given in [9]. We model: (1) the fully conductive ice shell over the ocean [2] with implementation of VEP ice rheology, and (2) a conductive-convective layering, where conductive ice overlays a region of convective warm ice. To account for a variety of possible scenarios, we vary both the conductive layer thickness (4–7 km) and the temperature of the warm ice (255–265 K). Preliminary Results: Fig. 1 shows the d/D relation for the observed data [1] (gray circles) and the results from our study. The crater diameters produced by a given impactor size are insensitive to changes in pre-impact thermal structure, however, the depths are significantly different and strongly dependent on the temperature gradient. While the d/D trend corresponding to the ice over ocean scenario [2] for an 8 km ice shell is in line with observations, a simple conductive crust overlaying the liquid ocean might not appropriately describe the actual conditions on Europa. Simulations with warm convecting ice indicate that there appears to be a 'Goldie locks' region, roughly corresponding to a warm ice temperature of 265 K and the thermal gradient for a 6 km conductive layer (Fig. 1). Conclusions: The implementation of the VEP rheology of ice in iSALE has allowed us to consider the formation of Europan craters for a range of possible ice shell structures. Our preliminary results suggest that Europa's crust is likely composed of conductive ice overlying warm convective ice, or at the very least that such a structure can reproduce Europan crater morphologies as well as a completely conductive ice shell. References: [1] Schenk P. (2002) Nature, 417, 419-421. [2] Bray V. J. et al. (2014) Icarus, 231, 394-406. [3] Cox R. and Beuer A. W. (2015) JGR Planets, 120(10), 1708-1719. [4] Wünnemann K. et al. (2006) Icarus, 180, 514–527. [5] Collins G. S. et al. (2004) Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 39, 217–231. [6] Turtle E. P. and Pierazzo E. (2001) Science, 294(5545), 1326-1328. [7] Tillotson J. M. (1972) Advanced Research Project Agency, GA-3216. [8] Johnson B. C. et al. (2016) GRL, 43(19). [9] Silber E. A. and Johnson B. C. (2017) LPSC XLVIII, 1277. Acknowledgements: We gratefully acknowledge the developers of iSALE-2D (www.isale-code.de), the simulation code used in our research, including G. Collins, K. Wünnermann, D. Elbeshausen, B. Ivanov and J. Melosh.


DISCUSSION Answering a question of Dr. Tims in regard to the cause of sett-rot, Mr. Dodds said'that a number of different organisms are associated with the disease. Co. 01 is one of the most susceptible varieties to sett-rot. Co. 281 germinates veiy vig1 each soil, and orously. Answering Mr. Simon, Mr. Dodds said that about two tons of cane' are planted per acre. He did not think that irrigation after planting would wash away the dust used in treating the cane. Dr. Tims, in answer to a question, stated that some dusts had been applied ,.' to the soil in Louisiana but none directly to the seed pieces. Mr. Icing stated that


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The Chemical Shift Tensor in a Variety of Reference Frames and Representations

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Finally, visual basic programming language will be used to implement how each of the method works.


To clarify the trends in radical cystectomy and to compare surgical outcomes among surgical approaches focusing on robot‐assisted radical cystectomy based on a Japanese nationwide database.


For a smooth bounded domain Ω⊆Rn$\Omega \subseteq \mathbb {R}^n$ , n⩾3$n\geqslant 3$ , we consider the fast diffusion equation with critical sobolev exponent ∂w∂τ=Δwn−2n+2\begin{equation*} \hspace*{7pc}\frac{\partial w}{\partial \tau } =\Delta w^{\frac{n-2}{n+2}}\hspace*{-7pc} \end{equation*}under Dirichlet boundary condition w(·,τ)=0$w(\cdot , \tau ) = 0$ on ∂Ω$\partial \Omega$ . Using the parabolic gluing method, we prove existence of an initial data w0$w_0$ such that the corresponding solution has extinction rate of the form ∥w(·,τ)∥L∞(Ω)=γ0(T−τ)n+24ln(T−τ)n+22(n−2)(1+o(1))\begin{equation*} \hspace*{13pc}\Vert w(\cdot , \tau )\Vert _{L^\infty (\Omega )} = \gamma _0(T-\tau )^{\frac{n+2}{4}}{\left|\ln (T-\tau )\right|}^{\frac{n+2}{2(n-2)}}(1+o(1)) \end{equation*}as t→T−$t\rightarrow T^-$ , here T>0$T > 0$ is the finite extinction time of w(x,τ)$w(x, \tau )$ . This generalizes a result of Galaktionov and King [30] for the radially symmetric case Ω=B1(0):={x∈Rn||x|<1}⊂Rn$\Omega =B_1(0) : = \lbrace x\in \mathbb {R}^n||x| < 1\rbrace \subset \mathbb {R}^n$ .


The neutrino reactions on nucleon and nucleus play important role in core‐collapse supernova. Recently it is pointed that light nuclei(A = 2,3) can be abundant at the various stage of supernova environment. As an important mechanism of neutrino reaction on a few nucleon system, we study the neutrino emissivity on neutron fusion reaction nn→de−νe.


With development timescales reducing there is less time available for rig testing during an engine development programme. Consequently, there is a growing requirement for experimental techniques that can be used to gain an understanding of the in-engine performance of major components. Rolls-Royce has recently completed a major engine test programme aimed at measuring the installed performance of the turbine components of a Trent engine. Rolls Royce and QinetiQ believe that this is the first time that traversing of this type has been completed during a full aero engine performance test. The main element of this programme was radial traversing downstream of the HP and IP turbines. Four traverse systems were designed and developed by QinetiQ, two operating at HP exit and two at IP exit. Each probe was capable of measuring total pressure, yaw angle, total temperature and Mach number across the entire operating range of the engine. The design presented a number of major challenges for the system including the high temperatures and pressures experienced by the probes (up to 1600K and 30 bar), the hostile environment at the traverse system location (550K), and the constraints of fitting within the space available on a real engine. The paper describes how the traverse systems were designed and developed and how the challenges of the harsh testing environment were overcome. The successful testing of the traverse system and results obtained during a full engine performance test on a Trent 900 engine are described in detail.Copyright © 2008 by QinetiQ Ltd. and Rolls-Royce


[Objective] The aim was to establish a rapid specific assay for the detection of Staphylococcus aureu enterotoxin A in drinking water.[Method] A polymerase chain reaction(PCR)assay targeting gene encoding Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A was developed for detecting Staphylococcus aureus in pure DNA and artificially contaminated water.Salmonella,E.coli DNA and blank were also amplified under the same condition.Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A was amplified by PCR.[Result] The detection result of Staphylococcus aureus DNA was positive,with detection limit being 100 cfu/L;the while PCR products was not found in Salmonella,E.coli and blank.The total assay time including enrichment was approximately 24 h.[Conclusion] Results suggested that the PCR could be used to rapidly detect Staphylococcus aureus in water and possibly other types of food products,and the PCR assay also showed high specificity,sensitivity and easy operation.


Microstructural attributes of steels affect hysteretic magnetic properties because the microstructure affects domain wall movement and pinning. Two important features are grain size and dislocation density. The consensus experimentally is that the coercivity tends to be linearly related to the inverse of the average grain diameter and to the square root of the dislocation density. In this article, these experimental tendencies are utilized in formulating the dependence of the hysteresis parameters of the Jiles–Atherton model as a function of grain size and dislocation density. The results are then used in computing the first and third harmonics of the magnetic induction as a function of grain size and dislocation density. This is done via an adaptation of a hysteresis model formulated by Jiles for higher excitation frequencies. The results indicate that the harmonic amplitudes decrease monotonically with inverse grain size and the square root of dislocation density. Since increasing inverse grain size and...


PURPOSE: A golf club head and a golf club having the same are provided to conveniently and simply replace the golf club head and to maximize use convenience. CONSTITUTION: A golf club head comprises a main body(210), a neck(220), a combination unit(230), and an engaging unit. The main body includes a face surface(205) which is arranged in the front side and strikes a golf ball. The neck is extended to one side of the main body and is combined with a golf club. The combination unit combines the neck with the main body so that the neck can move between the fixed location and rotation location. The engaging unit maintains the neck in the predetermined angle.


This dissertation has,basing on the theories of the New Institutional Economics,dissected the institutional change of administrational service center in local governmnet appearing the late1990s,demonstrated the effect of the administrational examinationapproval,pointed out that the derived institution is an efficient institutional arrangement to improve and supplement the present administrational examinationapproval institution,forecasted the tendency of the derived institution's existence and development,and put forward some ideas to improve the administrational service center in local government.


The present invention relates to a stacked secondary battery negative electrode as the negative electrode collector, the buffer layer and the active material layer in this order. The buffer layer of the present invention was that the volume change during charge and discharge is less than the active material layer, the active material layer is prevented from being eliminated from the buffer.


We propose a new approach for Alzheimer's disease (AD) detection using diffusion tensor imaging, specifically fractional anisotropy (FA) images, based on a combination of unsupervised and supervised deep learning techniques. Our method involves training a 3D convolutional autoencoder to learn low-dimensional representations of FA images in an unsupervised manner and using the learned representations to pre-train a supervised 3D convolutional classifier to predict the presence or absence of AD. Unsupervised pre-training can improve the classifier's performance, especially when difficult-to-collect labeled data are limited. We evaluate our approach on the OASIS-3 dataset and demonstrate promising performance.


The single-event upset (SEU) responses of 16 Kbit to 1 Mbit SRAMs irradiated with low and high-energy heavy ions are reported. Standard low-energy heavy ion tests appear to be sufficiently conservative for technologies down to 0.5 {micro}m.


This paper presents an experimental study on the residual mechanical properties of concrete with recycled ceramic coarse aggregate (RCCA) after exposure to elevated temperatures. Four concrete mixes were produced: a control concrete and three concrete mixes with replacement ratios of 20, 50 and 100% of natural aggregate (NA) by RCCA. The specimens were subjected to temperatures of 200, 400 and 600°C, for a period of 60 min. After cooling down to room temperature, the following concrete properties were evaluated: (i) compressive strength; (ii) splitting tensile strength; (iii) modulus of elasticity; (iv) ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV); and (v) water absorption by immersion. At ambient temperature, as expected, the replacement of NA by RCCA resulted in a performance reduction of concrete. After exposure to elevated temperature, in general, the results obtained indicated an improvement of the residual relative mechanical properties of the mixes with RCCA, particularly after exposure to 400 and 600°C. However, exposure to the highest temperature (600°C) tended to cause spalling in concrete mixes containing RCCA. Significant linear correlations were observed between the residual compressive strength of all concrete mixes and both the UPV and the water absorption by immersion. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


This novel multi level encoding technique is using psychoacoustical principles of binaural hearing in the phase spectrum of stereo signals. A frequency-dependent threshold of the interaural phase difference is computed, and then used to determine locations suitable for data insertion. Once established, the threshold is divided into several sublevels, each carrying few bits of data. The disturbance in the phase is done in a fashion that mimics the original signal thus introducing little noise. Listening tests have been performed to confirm that using this method results in a signal indistinguishable from the original audio. This technique provides payload of over 105 kb/s for CD-quality audio.


Line structure light measurement needs accurate mechanical movement device and high -frame-rate camera, which is difficult to realize. We propose a high-speed full-field profilometry to solve these difficult ies, using coded laser strips projected by a MEMS scanning mirror. The mirror could take place of the mechanical movement device with its high speed and accurate. Besides, a method with gray code and color code is used to decrease the frames number of projection, retaining the advantage of line structure light measurement. In the experiment, we use a laser MEMS scanner and two color cameras. The laser MEMS scanner projects coded stripes, with two color cameras collecting the modulated pattern on the measured object. The color cameras compose a stereo vision system so that the three-dimensional data is reconstructed according to triangulation.


Method for determining the valve timing for maximum filling of the cylinder of a reciprocating internal combustion engine with fuel injection, lambda probe control and with electromagnetically actuated gas exchange valves, in which "closes inlet" the timing initially on all gas exchange valves to a provisional value are set, and that in each case at a constant speed, the timing " is inlet closing "of the gas exchange valve, at least one cylinder continuously changed until about the oxygen sensor controlling the leanest operation is determined at λ = 1, the longest fuel injection time or at a constant injection time and the respectively detected for a rotational speed valve timing for maximum filling in a characteristic diagram of a motor controller is stored.


Ba_2Zn_(1.6-x)Co_xCu_(0.4)Fe_(12)O_(22)(x= 0,0.2,0.4,0.6) Y-type hexagonal ferrite powders prepared by the solid-state reaction method were sintered at 1050℃.The crystal structures and microwave absorption properties of the samples have been investigated by X-ray diffractometry(XRD),vibrating sample magnetometry(VSM) and a vector network analyzer.XRD results confirm that all samples are well-defined Y-type phase.Experimental results show that the substitution of Co for Zn leads the average value of e′ to decrease from 6.5 to 5.0.Co substitution will increase the saturation magnetization and remanence of the samples.As Co content rises,the coercivities maintain onto 62~70Oe for x0.6 and increase rapidly to (315.5Oe) when x=0.6.The natural resonance peaks are observed on the μ″ spectra of the samples,the resonance frequencies and peak values are dependent on Co content.The sample with Co content x=0.2 displays good absorbing properties,for instance,the maximum μ″ exceeds 6.579,and the corresponding reflection power loss reaches to 41.796dB,and μ′,μ″ and e″ increase while e′ decreases around the resonance frequency.


Objective:To observe the effect of Tangluotong (TLT),a Chinese traditional prescription, on hemorrheology in diabetic mellitus (DM) rats complicated with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Method: DM rat model was simulated by intracutaneous injection of tetraoxypyrimidine 180 mg/kg. The hyperglycemic rats were randomly divided into model group, high dosage of TLT group, low dosage of TLT group according to the level of blood glucose. The normal control group was simultaneously given. The effects of TLT on the hemorrheological parameters of rats complicated with DPN were observed. Result: TLT could significantly decreased whole blood surface viscosity and plasma viscosity, markedly regulate reduction viscosity, index of red blood cell (RBC) aggregation and index of RBC rigidity, accelerate the swimming velocity of RBC, reduce plasma fibrinogen. Conclusion: One of the mechanisms that TLT could prevented and treated DPN may be associated with the improvement of hemorrheology.


The role of network security in computer networks is very important, but there is a problem that the network environment is not secure. Ordinary methods cannot solve network security problems in computer networks, and the results are not ideal. Therefore, this paper proposes a cloud computing for network security analysis. First of all, the computer is used to analyze the network information, network security in the interfering factor. Then, the computer improves the network security, forms the network security program, and conducts the network security results Comprehensive analysis. MATLAB simulation shows that under certain evaluation criteria, cloud computing has a data confidentiality and network in computer network security Data integrity is superior to common methods.


The aim of this study was to determine factors that might be linked to dominance aggression in pet dogs. Our results show that possession aggression is the first manifestation of dominance aggression and its basic form. Modifiable and non-modifiable factors that are associated with higher levels of dominance aggression and depend on the owner include first time ownership, a lack of obedience training, the owner not being the main obedience trainer, spoiling the dog, not using physical discipline, acquisition as a present, as a pet, impulsively, or to guard and spaying female dogs. Modifiable factors have the greatest influence on dominance aggression in dogs. Dog-dependent factors (gender, breed, age, size and coat colour) are fewer than owner dependent factors. There was an association between certain dog behaviour patterns and higher level of dominance aggression.


A 25-year-old female was admitted under Internal medicine for fever and anemia. The patient had a history of fever, joint pain, photosensitivity, and rash over the malar area of the face. On examination, the patient had targetoid lesions over the malar area of the face, ulcers in the oral cavity, and chilblain lesions. The presence of a targetoid lesion in association with features suggestive of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) raised suspicion of Rowell syndrome (RS). Further evaluation revealed pancytopenia, proteinuria, positive antinuclear antibodies, and RA factor, confirming our suspicion. RS is chronic cutaneous LE, wherein erythema multiforme occurs in the setting of LE. Heretofore, only 18 cases of RS have been reported from India. Our patient had targetoid lesions limited to the malar area of the face, which is not the characteristic malar rash of SLE. The patient also had a rare finding of chilblain lesions. This distinctive array of clinical and immunological features diagnostic of RS prompted us to present the case.


The main goal of this article is to analyze how manifest the relation between gender and religion. In that measure, the text opts for a singular reflection e...


We propose and develop comprehensive foundations for the analysis of nonlocal radiating systems using a special momentum-space approach. Part I focuses on the rigorous mathematical basis of the theory and their conceptual implications.


Benign ovarian cysts are one of the most common gynecological conditions occurring in the adolescent and reproductive age group. While Serous Cystadenoma is the most common of them all, they rarely grow to large sizes unless. Thus in case of large ovarian cysts, a high index of suspicion must be kept to rule out malignancy. We report a case of a 35 year old multiparous woman who came to us with an abdominal lump arising from the pelvis equivalent to 28 weeks uterus [1]. The patient was taken for exploratory laparotomy and excision of 20x18x15 cm grayish haemorrhagic right sided cyst along with right salpingoopherectomy was done. Frozen section and later on histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of a serous cystadenoma.


Abstract We investigate the location and separation of zeros of certain three-term linear combination of translates of polynomials. In particular, we find an interval of the form I = [−1, 1 + h], h > 0 such that for a polynomial f, all of whose zeros are real, and λ ∈ I, all zeros of f (x + 2ic) + 2λf (x) + f (x – 2ic) are also real.


Outdoor exposure studies on the performance of several finish systems on four wood-based panel products and one solid wood substrate showed that enhanced protection was found with twoand three-coat finish systems. The four panel products evaluated (hardboard siding, roughsawn redwood plywood, smooth Douglas fir plywood, and aspen waferboard) exhibited varying degrees of substrate and finish performance. Aspen waferboard had the poorest overall performance, primarily due to particle delamination and the presence of white-rot decay organisms. Best overall finish performance was found for hardboard siding, especially for opaque paint finish systems. A semi-transparent oil stain offered the least protection of all finish systems studied, due to its partial transparency to ultraviolet light. Good overall performance of all-acrylic latex finish systems on all substrates was clearly demonstrated -- AATA


Complex I (NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase) is a redox-driven proton pump that powers synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and active transport in most organisms. This gigantic enzyme reduces quinone (Q) to quinol (QH2) in its hydrophilic domain, and transduces the released free energy into pumping of protons across its membrane domain, up to ca. 200 A away from its active Q-reduction site. Recently resolved molecular structures of complex I from several species have made it possible for the first time to address the energetics and dynamics of the complete complex I using multi-scale methods of computational biochemistry. Here it is described how molecular simulations can provide important mechanistic insights into the function of the remarkable pumping machinery in complex I and stimulate new experiments.


The climate of the Svalbard archipelago changes with geographical location (latitude and longitude) and is mostly dependent on oceanic and atmospheric circulation, altitude, topography and surface type. The aim of the study was to assess the variability of summer weather conditions on the western and eastern coasts of south Spitsbergen and to see it in connection with atmospheric circulation. The study focused on comparison between sub-daily data from field station measurements carried out during two research expeditions to the eastern coast of south Spitsbergen in the summer seasons of 2005 and 2016 and from the Polish Polar Station Hornsund, located on the western coast. Atmospheric circulation conditions were described by the subjective calendar of circulation types for Spitsbergen. The results confirmed that atmospheric circulation plays the most important role in shaping weather conditions, however local factors, especially the topography, modify the general weather pattern. The western coast of south Spitsbergen proved to be more humid and, consequently, more cloudy and foggy, whereas the eastern coast was characterized by more sunshine, less humidity and more frequent calm air situations. These differences are first and foremost a result of the direction of air-mass advection rather than of the type of pressure system.


The development and integration of Microfluidic and Photonic technologies, with specific reference to the CMOS-compatible silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology, allows to enhance sensing performance in terms of sensitivity, limit-of-detection (LOD) and detection multiplex‐ ing capability. Photonic sensors have been the subject of intensive research over the last decade especially for detection of a wide variety of biological and chemical agents. In this context, photonic Lab-on-a-chip systems represent the state-of-the-art of photonic sensing since they are expected to exhibit higher sensitivity and selectivity as well as high stability, immunity to electromagnetic interference and product improvements, such as smaller integration sizes and lower costs.


In this paper it has made study on long time-delay network control system which is greater than one sampling period, it has made modeling on sensor node time drive, controller node and actuator node event-driven system The special question has been considered which was brought more than one sampling period delay, the fuzzy control logic has been applied in MATLAB to design an adaptive Fuzzy controller, when the network time delay changes the controller parameters can be adjusted dynamically, to make dynamic compensation on network time delay, and through simulation experiments to verify the algorithm effectiveness.


Knowledge about morphological, physical and chemical characteristics of soil is an essential requirement for successful crop establishment and output in an area. Taking this concept into cognizance, nine representative soil profiles exposed in the study area were assessed for various properties. Results revealed that the topographical as well as soil morphological features were diverse thereby leading to development of different soil assets. The soils showed varying degree of profile development on foothills (A-C), low hill plateaus (A-Bw-C) and inland valleys (A-Bt-C) horizons, respectively. Particle size analysis revealed that the variation of sand, silt and clay content ranged from 11.7 to 60.6, 22.3 to 60.5 and 17.1 to 35.3 percent, respectively. Organic carbon ranged from 0.02 to 1.72 percent with a mean value of 0.42 percent. Bulk density and particle density ranged from 1.21 to 1.58 Mg m-3 and 2.3 to 2.8 Mgm-3, respectively. The soils were finally recognized to fall under the Entisol, Mollisol and Alfisol orders under taxonomical classification and II, III and IV classes under capability classification with limitations of slope, erosion and wetness. Proper soil managements and diversification of crops can decrease the risk of crop failures caused by such soil limitations.


This paper, based on the ecological world view, reexamines the concept of parents in order to find out solutions to the problems and limitations that...


There are four problems in the mechanism of students' evaluation in vocational colleges.Firstly,the quantitative assessment is more important than the quality evaluation.Secondly,the summery assessment is more important than the formative assessment.Thirdly,the school evaluation is more important than the social evaluation.Fourthly,the performance evaluation is more important than the literacy evaluation.On the basis theories of Multiple Intelligences and Fourth generation evaluation,we should change evaluation subjects,evaluation content and Evaluation means.Under the guidance of the fourth generation of multiple intelligences theory and the theory of education,the Vocational College student evaluation mechanism innovation in three main fronts: Firstly,the main changes of the evaluation-from one subject of the multi-subject;secondly,the change of the evaluate content-from one-sided evaluation to a comprehensive evaluation;thirdly,the changes of the evaluate methods-from the quantitative evaluation to the combination of the qualitative and quantitative evaluation.


Referring to an investigation in patients undergoing splenectomy, Mallett et al. defend the viewpoint that ROTEM tests is more contributive than thrombin generation tests. In our study, we exclusively included patients with cirrhosis. The thrombin generation test is an internationally recognised research tool which, contrary to the ROTEM system, has been validated by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Importantly, overall coagulation is not anymore restricted to the concept of separate extrinsic and intrinsic coagulation pathways on which are based ROTEM analyses. Also, ROTEM analysis accounts only for the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin at the very early phase of thrombin formation, when more than 95% of total thrombin has not yet been generated. Additionally, the thrombin generation test in the presence of thrombomodulin monitors all generated thrombin which is regarded as the controlling enzyme of coagulation. Finally, in clinical investigations, the thrombin generation test detects all congenital or acquired alterations of coagulation. These situations are beyond the scope of the ROTEM analyses.


The article analyzes the relation of the self-concept with the personal component of the individual experience features. The contents of the self-concept, the feeling of well-being of my own self, and the personal component of individual experience are summarized briefl. The structural organization of individual experience and its dynamic aspect are considered. The use of the personal model of the Big Five as one of the theoretical foundations of the research is substantiated. Comparison of different elements of the personal component of individual experience is conducted from the point of view of their most representative representation of the personal component of individual experience. The theoretical substantiation of the research of the selfconcept in the structure of the personal component of the individual experience is carried out. A generalization of the results of previous studies has been done. An empirical study was conducted by the 154 students of the Slavic National University and the V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. In the course of the research, factorization of the indicators of the self-concept was carried out, which resulted in two factors which can be conventionally called the prosperous and problematic perception of self-concept. In the further cluster analysis, the four groups (profies) were obtained, each of one is representing a certain personality component of individual experience features - from a safe to a conflct. It is possible to provide further comparison the received profies as representational characteristics of the personal component of individual experience for a deeper understanding of the processes inherent in this component.


4 JOPERD • Volume 78 No. 4 • April 2007 Aspiring teachers across disciplines lament the behavior of those preparing them for a career when they say one thing and do another. Sadly, this incongruence may be creeping into the norms of behavior for new physical educators, and the consequences can be devastating. Have you ever been told in a lecture that a "lecture" is not the most effective way of delivering instruction? I recall one particular lecture in which a well-known and respected teacher educator had just completed the topic of "checking for understanding following a demonstration" by noting that asking students "Any questions?" is an inappropriate way to complete this important function. How was the topic wrapped up? You may have already guessed that he fi nished with "Any questions?" I shudder to think of what my own students might be able to share if given the chance to point out my foibles. It is quite normal for all of us to have at least some inconsistencies between what we say and what we do. The challenge for professionals is to do our best to recognize and remediate such inconsistencies. Whether we change our espoused positions to be consistent with our behavior or start doing what we identify as best practice, consistency in professional performance is important. Recently I have become increasingly concerned that the expectations for physical education teacher education (PETE) students do not match those for K-12 students when it comes to understanding fi tness concepts, learning various motor skills, and establishing a healthy lifestyle and level of personal fi tness. The national standards for physical education (National Association for Sport and Physical Education [NASPE], 2004) include the expectation of demonstrating competence in movement forms (standard one), understanding the principles surrounding the performance of physical activities (standard two), choosing an active lifestyle (standard three), and achieving and maintaining a health-enhancing level of physical fi tness (standard four). Modeling these choices does not appear to be a priority for many majors at my own institution. Based on informal discussions I have had with teacher educators at other institutions, it appears that many students have insuffi cient fi tness levels (some higher than others), low levels of motor-skill performance in a variety of movements (attributed by many to over-specialization on the part of majors), and little if any sense of professional obligation to change these things. Furthermore, both preservice and inservice teachers often have misconceptions of fi tness-related concepts (Castelli & Williams, 2007; Miller & Housner, 1998). These same prospective teachers will later appear in front of students in schools to describe the importance of being skillful and fi t and how to achieve these important goals. Obviously, fi tness levels vary from student to student. There are very fi t athletes in most teacher preparation programs, but there are also many students who have to keep a part-time job (a fulltime job in some cases) to pay tuition and cover living expenses for themselves and occasionally for their families. Maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle can be a real challenge for students with little or no spare time. The motor-skill limitations are hypothesized to be an artifact of early specialization. Youths are pressured to specialize in one sport that they will be able to excel in. When this happens, skill levels are high in a limited number of activities, but virtually nonexistent in others. Many majors who specialize in team sports, struggle with racquet sports or with individual activities like gymnastics, or vice versa. Can we create a nation of movers if we do not live our own message? Who would follow a guide who kept stopping to ask others for directions? Would you buy a Ford from a car dealer driving an import? Should you accept career advice from someone who cannot hold a job? Is it reasonable to expect students to value fi tness, an active lifestyle, and skillful performance when the message is delivered by unfi t, inactive, and low-skilled teachers? What are the implications for the future of our children when our teachers are not fi t, do not understand fundamental concepts surrounding their content, do not live a physically active lifestyle, and cannot perform the skills they are trying to teach?


The sweat gland primordium appeared as a solid bud from the ental side of the epithelial cords of the growing hair follicles in the CRL 36 cm-fetus from the primary hair follicles and in the CRL 64 cm-fetus from the secondary ones. In the CRL 68 cm-fetus the glands were tubular with a slight curving of their lower third, which became convoluted at the CRL 83 cm-stage. At the latter age, clear myoepithelial cells were observed in the secretory portion as also in the duct. The buds of the sebaceous glands could be observed in the CRL 45 cm-fetus from the primary hair follicles and in the CRL 68 cm-fetus from the secondary ones. At the CRL 83 cm-fetal stage, the branched glands were elongated in shape and opened into the follicles by two separated ducts, united at the hair canal. The glands were in function nearly from its early development.


Objectives: The Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST) standardization project for human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated lesions provided guidelines for standardized reporting of squamous intraepithelial lesions and the accurate recognition of clinically significant high-grade lesions (HSIL). LAST recommends using p16 immunohistochemistry (IHC) as an adjunct to morphologic assessment of biopsy specimens interpreted as –CIN1 that are at "high risk" for missed high-grade disease (WG4 recommendation No. 4a) defined as prior cervical cytology diagnoses of HSIL, ASCH, ASCUS/HPV-16þ, or AGC (NOS). In this study, we AJCP / MEETING ABSTRACTS


Small-angle H{sup 0}+H{sub 2} and H{sup 0}+O{sub 2} collisions are studied at energies of 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 keV. Time-of-flight techniques are used to identify the dominant direct scattering ({r_arrow}H{sup 0}) processes. The stripping ({r_arrow}H{sup +}) and electron capture ({r_arrow}H{sup {minus}}) channels are identified by electrostatic energy analysis. The probabilities and reduced differential cross sections for the dominant processes are determined as a function of {tau} (={ital E}{theta}), the reduced scattering angle. This is found to be a useful variable for plotting the probabilities and reduced cross sections for the processes studied, since the results at the different energies generally lie on common curves. The electronically inelastic processes are found to dominate the collision for {tau}{gt}0.2 keV deg in H+H{sub 2} and {tau}{gt}0.3 keV deg in H+O{sub 2}. The stripping process in H{sub 2} primarily results in H{sup +}+H{sub 2}({ital X})+{ital e}{sup {minus}} while the H{sup +}+O{sub 2}{sup {minus}} channel is found to dominate the small-angle stripping in O{sub 2}. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}


To contribute to the economic understanding of alternative food-grain policy options for Morocco, examines the fiscal implications of instituting, in addition to the current soft wheat subsidy, a consumer and producer subsidy in the related markets of hard wheat and barley. Subsidizing the two related markets has been suggested by some economists as a possible means of alleviating the subsidy burden through shifting supply and demand in the soft wheat market. The analysis shows that the additional subsidies will not alleviate the problem.


experience of procedures involving pleural puncture, and he feels that the concept of "pleural shock", originating in Roger's original description in 1864, has outlived its usefulness and the term itself is misleading; "there is no evidence that mechanical or chemical stimulation of sensory nerves in the pleura is any more likely to produce serious or fatal accidents than similar trauma in other parts of the body". As a corollary to this and in conformity with his own clinical experience, Morland asserts that, provided an adequate collapse of the lung has already been obtained, there is no reason to believe that local anresthesia increases the safety of a pneumothorax refill; nor has he found any advantage (but rather the contrary) from local anresthesia in the reduction of pain associated with the operation. Accumulating experience of many clinicians and experimenters has shown that air embolism, either cerebral or coronary, is the commonest cause of accidents accompanying refills. The cerebral accidents are usually fairly obvious; the coronary accidents are more subtle, and offer an explanation for many of the cases in which the concept of pleural shock has persisted. The immediate source of the air Is not necessarily external, and Morland stresses the point that when difficulty is experienced in finding the pleural space, the patient should not be encouraged to breathe deeply, since this may lead to the passage of air into a pulmonary vein directly from air-containing tissue, even when no air is given from the pneumothorax apparatus. This is more likely to occur when lung tissue is indurated by chronic inflammation; the veins are held open, and a needle may well make an opening between airway and vein through which air may be sucked. That puncture of a healthy area of . lung is unlikely to cause air embolism is illustrated by the rather startling case of the patient who had weekly refills of 1000 millilitres of air from an enthusiastic but inexperienced practitioner for a year with typical intrapulmonary pressure readings and no radiological evidence of air in the pleural cavity; the absence of ill effects was "possibly due to the fact that the lung was perfectly healthy, the hsemoptysls for which the pneumothorax was attempted being due to a dry bronchiectasis on the other side". Other causes of syncope during paracentesis of the pleura need to be remembered. Morland refers to the people who lose consciousness on receiving a hypodermic injection, to the moribund who are susceptible to various minor interventions, and to the rare cases, sometimes designated as status lymphaticus, in which a trivial operation causes death. These offer no particular support to the idea of pleural shock as an entity. From twenty-five years' experience Morland has been able to collect only five cases of serious accident associated with paracentesis of the pleura, an incidence of 1: 10,000, but these have some interesting features. He presents the clinical history of each. Air embolism was apparently not the cause of these accidents, the evidence suggesting that disturbance of the heart from reduction of the intrathoracic pressure was the most likely explanation. This cannot be thought of as a common cause of mishap, but since such accidents are most likely to happen when the pleura is thickened and inelastic, it is important in such cases to avoid very low pressures during aspiration or replacement of fluid.


I Plenary Lectures.- Numerical Analysis of Finite Element Methods for Eddy Current Problems. Applications to Electrode Simulation.- Space Decomposition Preconditioners and Parallel Solvers.- Boundary Conditions for Hyperbolic Equations or Systems.- Fictitious Domain Methods in Shape Optimization with Applications in Free-Boundary Problems.- II Contributed Papers.- Domain Decomposition Method for a Class of Non-Linear Elliptic Equation with Arbitrary Growth Nonlinearity and Data Measure.- Variants of Relaxation Schemes and the Lattice Boltzmann Model Relaxation Systems.- A Time Semi-Implicit Relaxation Scheme for Two-Phase Flows in Pipelines.- Computational Study of Field Scale BTEX Transport and Biodegradation in the Subsurface.- A Two-Level Stabilization Scheme for the Navier-Stokes Equations.- A Posteriori Error Estimates for Parameter Identification.- On a Phase-Field Model with Advection.- Fast Evaluation of Eddy Current Integral Operators.- Adaptive Computation of Reactive Flows with Local Mesh Refinement and Model Adaptation.- An Alternative to the Least-Squares Mixed Finite Element Method for Elliptic Problems.- Limit Analysis Method in Electrostatics.- Finite Element Mesh Adjusted to Singularities Applied to Axisymmetric and Plane Flow.- The Edge Stabilization Method for Finite Elements in CFD.- Analysis and Computation of Dendritic Growth in Binary Alloys Using a Phase-Field Model.- Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Timoshenko Beams.- Numerical Algorithms for Solving Elliptic-Parabolic Problems.- Stochastic Relaxation of Variational Integrals with Non-attainable Infima.- A Pressure-Weighted Upwind Scheme in Unstructured Finite-Element Grids.- Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Method for the Numerical Solution of Viscous Compressible Flows.- A Finite Volume Scheme on General Meshes for the Steady Navier-Stokes Equations in Two Space Dimensions.- Existence and Uniqueness of a Weak Solution to a Stratigraphic Model.- Combined Nonconforming/Mixed-hybrid Finite Element-Finite Volume Scheme for Degenerate Parabolic Problems.- Discrete Maximum Principle for Galerkin Finite Element Solutions to Parabolic Problems on Rectangular Meshes.- Cubature-Differences Method for Singular Integro-differential Equations.- Nonconforming Discretization Techniques for Overlapping Domain Decompositions.- On the Use of Implicit Updates in Minimum Curvature Multi-step Quasi-Newton Methods.- A Boundary Movement Identification Method for a Parabolic Partial Differential Equation.- On Computational Properties of a Posteriori Error Estimates Based upon the Method of Duality Error Majorants.- Efficient Algorithm for Local-Bound-Preserving Remapping in ALE Methods.- Mimetic Finite Difference Methods for Diffusion Equations on Unstructured Triangular Grid.- On Computational Glaciology: FE-Simulation of Ice Sheet Dynamics.- Nonreflecting Boundary Conditions for Multiple Domain Wave Scattering in Unbounded Media.- On the Choice of the Regularization Parameter in the Case of the Approximately Given Noise Level of Data.- Adaptive Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods with Interior Penalty for the Compressible Navier-Stokes Equations.- On a Novel Technique for Parallel Unstructured Mesh Generation in 3D.- Adaptive Finite Element Methods for Turbulent Flow.- Numerical Solution of a Nonlinear Evolution Equation Describing Amorphous Surface Growth of Thin Films.- Constrained Mountain Pass Algorithm for the Numerical Solution of Semilinear Elliptic Problems.- Optimal Shape Design of Diesel Intake Ports with Evolutionary Algorithm.- Numerical Simulation of Compressible Fluids with Moving Boundaries: An Effective Method with Applications.- Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for the Time-Harmonic Maxwell Equations.- Mixed hp-Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Methods for the Stokes Problem in Polygons.- A Postprocessing of Hopf Bifurcation Points.- Givens' Reduction of Quaternion-Valued Matrices to Upper Hessenberg Form.- Model of Compressible Flow and Transport in a Time-Dependent Domain.- Numerical Study of Convection of Multi-Component Fluid in Porous Medium.- Multi-yield Elastoplastic Continuum-Modeling and Computations.- Celebrating Fifty Years of David M. Young's Successive Overrelaxation Method.- On the Relational Database Style Parallel Numerical Programming.- A Dynamical System Describing Evolution of the Implicit Surfaces in Incompressible Viscous Liquids.- Discrete Maximum Principles in Finite Element Modelling.- A Posteriori Error Estimation in Terms of Linear Functionals for Boundary Value Problems of Elliptic Type.- Numerical Solution of Flow in Backward Facing Step.- Periodicity Properties of Solutions to a Hysteresis Model in Micromagnetics.- Mixed Finite Element Method on Polygonal and Polyhedral Meshes.- Semi-discrete Schemes for Hamilton-Jacobi Equations on Unstructured Grids.- Numerical Simulation of Dislocation Dynamics.- Implicit FEM-FCT algorithm for compressible flows.- A Singular Limit Method for the Stefan Problems.- Higher-Order Split-Step Schemes for the Generalized Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation.- Numerical Methods and Simulation Techniques for Flow with Shear and Pressure Dependent Viscosity.- Piecewise Polynomial Approximations for Linear Volterra Integro-Differential Equations with Nonsmooth Kernels.- On a Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Radiation-Diffusion Problems.- Modeling of Multi-Phase Flows with a Level-Set Method.- Numerical Modeling of Bypass Flow.- A Posteriori Estimation of Dimension Reduction Errors.- Analysis of a Multi-Numerics/Multi-Physics Problem.- The Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Singularly Perturbed Problems.- A Finite-Volume Mass- and Vorticity-Conserving Shallow-Water Model using Penta-/Hexagonal Grids.- Application of Parallel Computing Techniques for Problems of Degenerated Diffusion.- The Finite Element Analysis of an Elliptic Problem with a Nonlinear Newton Boundary Condition.- Automatic Goal-Oriented hp-Adaptivity Without Error Estimates.- A Compression Method for the Helmholtz Equation.- Application of a Stabilized FEM to Problems of Aeroelasticity.- A Numerical Approach to the Dynamical Behavior of Initiated Pulses in Some Nonlinear Diffusion Equations.- Fully Two-dimensional HLLEC Riemann Solver and Associated Difference Schemes.- Deflation Accelerated Parallel Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient Method in Finite Element Problems.- Advantages of Binomial Checkpointing for Memory-reduced Adjoint Calculations.- An Efficient Multigrid FEM Solution Technique for Incompressible Flow with Moving Rigid Bodies.- Higher-Order FEM for a System of Nonlinear Parabolic PDE's in 2D with A-Posteriori Error Estimates.


This article highlights the tension that exists between the promise of physical healing for all believers - as espoused in most Pentecostal denominations - and its non-realisation in the lives of chronically sick believers. The article is based on a practical theological research using non-healing as an indicator of a possible conflict between Pentecostal healing theology and praxis. Different types of experiences in reaction to sickness were identified and classified. A close relationship between these experiences and the subjects' religious beliefs was identified. It seemed that the practical ministry of healing in the Pentecostal movement is mainly based on the doctrine of atonement. A selective healing doctrine is seemingly practised by sick Pentecostals and the question is asked whether a pneumatological basis for the Pentecostal healing ministry would not be more appropriate.


Once upon a time there was a limited stimulation (distraction) and an abundance of hours.

This is a deconstruction of the contemporary notion of the impossible.

It is a guide to becoming other and elsewhere.

Time travelling...


In 1981, I was fortunate to be able to conduct epidemiological fieldwork on kuru and the experience forever changed me. At the time, the prevalence and incidence had both declined markedly. Yet, clusters of cases still occurred in various villages and questions arose of whether these were the


This paper describes the effect of rotor-bar configuration on the starting and load performance characteristics of the self-starting permanent magnet synchronous motor. It becomes clear by using the time-stepped finite element technique that the rotor-bar configuration mainly affects the starting characteristics.


The Tragedy of Richard II is the only play by Shakespeare in which the phrase "book of life" or "book of heaven" occurs. The book of life is a register of names of those who will get into heaven. Richard's deposition is "[m]ark'd with a blot, damn'd in the book of heaven" (IV.i.236). This paper argues that the tragedy is Richard's realization that anyone, even a divinely anointed king, can be blotted from the book of life and denied access to heaven.


In the present paper, we gave the definition of the generalized quantifier in the L-valued first-order logic LF(X). We also discuss the properties of uncertainty reasoning with the generalized quantifier, which will become the theoretical foundation of linguistic logic reasoning.


During the process of the artesian well,a lot of saliferous sludge is produced.To avoid polluting the environment and occupying the infield,we empolder the innocuity disposal system of the saliferous sludge.It is validated and achieves good results in Jianghan oilfield.Stable operation of sludge disposal provides better resolution for waste pollution problem,guarautees the quality of the oil filed environment.


In the current economic climate, making the most of the resources that one has available to them is considered key. In the past, the employees of a company have not always been considered as resources but it is clear that times are changing. The topic of Human Resource Management is one that has been discussed in great detail over the years but it is still felt that it is lacking the attention it deserves. Traditional business functions such as Sales or Finance have dominated headlines in the past but HRM is now coming to the fore. Certain areas of HRM have developed more than others over the years, in particular the areas of International HRM and Expatriation. The changes taking place regarding expatriate management are indicative of the changes taking place across HRM as a whole.

This research paper provides further information surrounding these topics by drawing from research into existing academic theories as well as providing an insight into a multinational organisation. It is hoped that by reading this one will gain a better understanding of the problems that have faced International HRM in the past as well as how they are being overcome. Year on year organisations are realising the almost limitless potential of HRM and as such it remains a particularly exciting field in which to operate.


1. The experiments reported were designed to study the courtship behaviour of male D. melanogaster with virgin and inseminated decapitated females, which do not extrude their genitalia in response to courtship, and do not move. 2. Two new elements of behaviour which occur during the male's courtship were described. The names suggested for these are 'grasping' and 'rubbing'. 3. A clear distinction was seen in the behaviour of males towards virgin and inseminated decapitated females. Fewer males courted the latter, and those males which did court did so for a shorter period. 4. The courtship to the inseminated females contained a relatively lower proportion of attempted copulation than that to virgin females. 5. Operations were conducted on the tarsi of the fore legs and sex combs of the males to elucidate aspects of their possible role in courtship. 6. Males lacking both tarsi and sex combs performed very little courtship either to virgin or to inseminated decapitated females. Males with tarsi removed below the sex combs, and those with the tarsi of the hind legs removed did not court significantly less than normals, but the relative frequency of attempted copulation in courtship was changed. 7. Removal of the sex combs, leaving the tarsi intact, led to the total absence of attempted copulation, although other elements of courtship occurred frequently. 8. Hypotheses are offered concerning the evolution of the behaviour of extrusion, and concerning the possible roles of the sex combs in courtship.


Skeletal muscle mass and function is decreased as we age, a condition known as sarcopenia. Ageing is associated with increases in minimum and mean cortisol plasma levels and shortening of the evening cortisol quiescent period, suggesting impaired circadian function and higher basal levels with increasing age (Stamou et al, 2023). It has also been shown that the deleterious effects of bed rest on human skeletal muscle are exacerbated by hypercortisolemia (Fitts et al, 2007).The aim of this study was to examine the direct effects of increasing levels of cortisol on muscle cells. C2C12 myoblasts were fused to myotubes by serum deprivation for up to 7 days. Cellular viability was assessed using light-microscopy to identify any gross changes in cell morphology at 3, 24 and 48 hours following treatment with a range of cortisol concentrations in the physiological range (10 – 0.1uM). Indices of muscle atrophy and evidence of altered levels of inflammatory cytokines was determined by mRNA analyses and release of cytokines/chemokines by myotubes was assessed using bead based multiplex technology (Luminex immunoassay).Cortisol treatment had no significant effect on C2C12 myotube viability at any concentration or time point, or on gene expression of IL-6, RANTES (CCL5) or MCP-1 (CCL2) compared with control untreated myotubes. No increase in the release of cytokines and chemokines from C2C12 myotubes was seen following treatment with cortisol and in some instances a significant decrease in cytokine/chemokine production was seen, particularly following treatment with higher concentrations of cortisol when compared with control values (eg, 10uM cortisol, 24 hours post-treatment: IL-6: 1.6 +/- 1.6% CXCL5: 17.4 +/- 1.8%; KC (CXCL1): 11.6 +/-10.3%. These data are in contrast to previous work from our group which revealed an increase in the release of IL-6, CXCL-1 (KC), CCL2 (MCP-1) and CCL5 (RANTES) from C2C12 myotubes following treatment of myotubes 25ng/ml TNF-α (Lightfoot et al, 2015).In summary, increased levels of cortisol do not appear to have any direct deleterious effects on myotube viability or production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, this does not exclude any indirect effects of cortisol on muscle including the effects on other organs indirectly affecting muscle function. It may also be that cortisol has a deleterious effect when muscle is under stressful conditions and this possibility will also be examined. Fitts et al (2007). doi: 10.1152/ajpcell.00573.2006 ; Lightfoot et al. (2015) doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2015.08.007 ; Stamou et al (2023) doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2022.10.006 . The authors would like to thank the EU/BBSRC and CIMA for generous funding. This is the full abstract presented at the American Physiology Summit 2023 meeting and is only available in HTML format. There are no additional versions or additional content available for this abstract. Physiology was not involved in the peer review process.


Contemporaneous access to the renal blood vessels and the ureter is vital for many studies which examine the physiological functions of the kidney. With the difficulties in long-term maintenance of indwelling cannulae, when the organs and vessels are in situ, it was decided that transplantation of the kidney to an accessible site may be a preferred solution. This paper describes the surgical procedure involved in autotrans-plantation of the right kidney to a cervical site in the sheep


A numerical model for the computer simulation of large floodplain inundations is presented. The model is extremely simple in order to achieve efficient computations in regions greater than 1000 km 2 . It is based on raster Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and rules for water interchange between neighbor cells. The computer implementation, AQUA code, includes facilities for interpolation of precipitation data, graphics visualization and interactive DEM modification for simulation of alternative scenarios. The numerical performance was analyzed in some simple cases and the model was applied to a 1600 km 2 landscape corresponding to the region of Pehuajo in Argentina, which experiences frequent floodings.


Understanding of the behavior of oxide fuel and blanket pins during slow transients with ramps between 0.1 and 10%/s is of importance because of the higher likelihood of such operational transient events. Compared to faster transients for which a fair amount of knowledge exists through testing in TREAT, there is also some concern of whether the oxide pins are particularly vulnerable to slower transients. For these reasons, a cooperative program between the US Department of Energy (DOE) and the Japanese Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation (PNC) was launched to conduct operational transient testing (OTT) on oxide pins in EBR-II. A total of eleven tests is included in this OTT program. The status of the five extended-overpower-transient tests on preirradiated EBR-II pins is the subject of this paper.


Rheumatological disorders include a diverse range of disorders characterized by chronic inflammation and autoimmunity. Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), scleroderma, antineutrophilic cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis are some common conditions that present to the intensive care unit (ICU). Emergencies due to these rheumatological disorders can present in different forms. Multiple organ system involvement in critically ill patients may be due to various conditions which creates a diagnostic dilemma. Prompt identification and management of devastating complications of the disease itself or associated therapeutics are of great challenges for critical care physicians. Early detection of disease-specific complications, and patient-tailored therapeutic interventions are crucial for optimal patient outcomes. Collaboration between rheumatologists, intensivists, and other relevant professionals is paramount in the management of rheumatological emergencies in ICU. This review focuses on common rheumatological emergencies that are encountered in ICU.


Vegetative barriers are increasingly used to reduce sediment export from cropland and thus mitigate negative off‐site consequences of soil erosion. Here, we report and discuss the effectiveness of vegetative barriers implemented in Flanders (Belgium) to buffer the flows of water and sediment. The three types of vegetative barriers studied are made of straw bales, wood chips or bales of coconut‐ fibre. Based on three simulated runoff experiments performed in the field, we calculated the hydraulic roughness and sediment deposition ratio. Our experiments showed that the barriers made of coconut‐fibre bales performed markedly better than those of straw bales or wood chips (Manning's n values of 1.355, 1.049 and 2.231 s m‐1/3 and a sediment deposition ratio of 19%, 38% and 64% for barriers made of straw bales, wood chips and coconut‐fibre bales, respectively, during the first experiment). These values increased during subsequent experiments demonstrating the effect of sediment accumulating inside the structures. Especially for coconut‐fibre bales, this accumulation increases the risk of runoff bypassing or overtopping the barriers. The barriers mainly retained sand and, to a lesser extent, silt and clay. As vegetative barriers have to be renewed every few years because of the decomposition of organic material, barriers made of locally available materials are more sustainable as a nature‐based solution to erosion. We conclude that although the vegetative barriers made of coconut‐fibre bales are superior in their regulation of flows of runoff and sediment, barriers made of locally sourced materials are more sustainable.


After the viral outbreak that hit populations across the planet in the first half of 2020, it has been argued that the coronavirus pandemic can be described as a quintessential phenomenon of the Anthropocene, i.e. the result of a particular stage of socionatural relations in which wild habitats are invaded and anthropogenic climate change creates the conditions for the emergence of more frequent viral pathogens. Likewise, it has also been argued that the pandemic is an event that shares structural features with climate change itself and, consequently, offers some lessons about how best to fight the latter. I will consider these arguments, offering an alternative view of the relationship between the pandemic and the Anthropocene. I will argue that although the pandemic should not be primarily seen as an event of the Anthropocene, it can end up reinforcing the Anthropocene frame for several reasons.


Mark Stamnes ii To my family and my friends, the people that stay with me during this period of my life. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


This article offers a project-based model of mid-term assessment for junior high school gradeseven. The model was proposed to help English teachers in assessing their students? learningprocess and learning results according to Curriculum 2013. English teachers still finddifficulty creating an authentic and holistic assessment due to the time limitation. Theresearch questions are first, whatthe model of project-based mid-term assessment of Englishat the junior high school grade 7 look likes and second, how the project-based mid-termassessment support teachers to conduct mid-term assessment. Thisis R D research, which has two goals: the research goal and project goal. First, theresearch goal is to present the iconic model version of authentic mid-term assessment ofEnglish learning. The project goal is to develop the authentic mid-term assessment of Englishlearning for junior high school students and to understand the teachers? perceptions of thisassessment. The results of the pilot study showed that this model was authentic and holistic.However the proposed model still needs revisions in order to become more effective inassessing students? learning process.Keywords: assessment model, project-based, senior junior high school


Malnutrition, particularly undernutrition, negatively affects health outcomes. Risk of malnutrition, often identified by a Registered Dietitian as part of a patient's dietary assessment, increases greatly in the presence of dysphagia. Patient characteristics that may be linked to malnutrition include advanced age, medical diagnoses, level of diet tolerated, actual calorie and protein intake, need for feeding assistance, weight changes, and quality of life issues. Many older adults may be malnourished at the time of their hospital admission or become so during the course of their medical care. Poor physical condition from malnutrition could negatively impact a patient's rehabilitation potential. This article highlights possible causes and effects of undernutrition and the importance of nutrition strategies to patient care through a case study illustration.


In this paper we propose a new approach of fast wavelet-based convolution to do the analysis of lossy transmission line. By using multiresolution decomposition, one of the most important features of the wavelet transform, and sparse storage scheme, we can largely save much time and memory in the simulation. Trade off between the computational efficiency and the dynamic accuracy can be achieved by filtering out the signal elements that are smaller than a preset error tolerance. In addition to the application on the transmission line simulation, fast wavelet-based convolution algorithm will be interested in many other fields also.