Measurements were made on the boundary layer along a flat plate in a two-dimensional low turbulence wind tunnel. A fine rod was attached to the plate as a two-dimensional roughness element, and the resulting transition from laminar to turbulent flow was investigated by hot-wire equipment. The transition was found to differ in marked contrast according as the height of roughness element k is small or large as compared with the thickness of boundary layer δ k at the element. When k /δ k is small, the boundary-layer flow separates at the element, but reattaches to the plate at some distance producing scarcely any disturbance. Transition occurs in the reattached boundary layer. A sinusoidal velocity fluctuation, characteristic of the laminar-boundary-layer oscillation, is observed at a distance downstream from the roughness element. When k /δ k is large, transition occurs in the separated layer before it reattaches to the plate. Within the separated layer, a sinusoidal fluctuation is observed having the frequ...


In this paper, the distributed zero-sum differential game problem for multi-agent nonlinear systems is investigated by using adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) technique, which brings together the distributed control, zero-sum differential graphical game and ADP. To find the cooperative Nash-equilibrium solutions of the associated coupled Hamilton-Jacobi-Isaacs (HJI) equations, the ADP technique is employed, in which a critic network is constructed to approximate the cooperative cost function online with a novel updating law. By utilizing the Lyapunov direct method, the closed-loop system and weight estimation errors are guaranteed to be uniformly ultimately bounded (UUB). Finally, simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


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The authors focus on the diagnostic step of the error recovery process in manufacturing systems and develop theories for evaluating the diagnosability of failure knowledge in manufacturing systems. The theories are based on the action-error-feature data set, described previously by the authors (1989). The definition of one-error diagnosability and the necessary and sufficient conditions for multiple-error diagnosability are given. A simple matrix operation, called covering analysis, for testing the conditions is also presented. The methodology provides a qualitative measure for the embedded diagnostic knowledge in terms of the ability to diagnose the number of multiple simultaneous errors in the system. This provides the diagnosability of the model and the feasibility of the computation, because the covering analysis is simple and at most two analyses are required to determine multiple-fault diagnosability. A discussion of the results obtained and simple examples to illustrate those results are presented.<<ETX>>


Obtaining quality products at low costs is the main objective of any company. As a result, the efficiency of the production processes is sought by identifying a favorable combination of all the factors that influence the respective process. With regard to metal cutting, the Material Removal Rate (MRR) is an important factor affecting machining time.The paper makes a study to highlight the influence of cutting parameters on material removal rate using Response Surface Method (RSM). Using analysis of variance (ANOVA), you may identify the significant factors of the process and determine a second-order regression model that takes into account both main effects but also and the interactions between factors. It also presents the possibility of optimization of cutting parameters for streamlining the turning process.


Abstract : A new two-dimensional Eulerian code, CAPRI, is described which was specifically developed to treat the response of highly deformable projectiles impacting rock at normal incidence. Major interest in the study centered around projectiles with soft nose caps, and especially on the influence such nose caps might have in possibly cushioning the response of the projectile aft body. The application of the CAPRI code to numerically analyze the response of a magnesium nose capped cylindrical steel projectile striking sandstone is demonstrated and discussed. Detailed numerical results depicting the configuration of the projectile-sandstone system, and contours of stress in the projectile, at various times after impact are given. Also, time histories of acceleration, velocity, displacement and stress at selected material locations are shown. The CAPRI code represents an initial attempt to develop an Eulerian numerical code suitable for numerical analysis of such a class of impact problems. It is suggested, however, that further refinements be made in several features of the numerical scheme before the code is made generally available for projectile design studies. (Author)


Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in Educational Psychology in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Needs Education at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2014.


In order to pursue the integration, the research activities were oriented during the last years towards channel conduction in a plan perpendicular to the substrate surface while in the traditional architectures the conduction is parallel to the surface, under the gate. In the integrated technologies, this approach led to the FinFET. But in this case, even though the conduction plan is perpendicular to the substrate surface, the direction of the drain currents remains parallel to the substrate. New electronics devices were designed with the channels vertically oriented. In the monolithic technologies, many drawbacks have stopped this trend. However, in the case of thin film technologies, the approach appeared more suitable. The channel conduction is thus vertically oriented. But a drawback comes from the leakage current flowing between source and drain. The introduction of an insulating barrier in-between and the decrease of the thickness of the channel active layer, led to electrical behavior much more suitable for applications. After an overview of the different approaches developed as well in monolithic technologies as in thin film technologies, this presentation will give details on the concept and on the fabrication process of quasi-vertical thin film transistors. The associated electrical results will be described, analyzed and commented.


Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile illness occurring primarily in children less than 5 years of age. It is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children, with over 4000 cases of KD diagnosed annually in the US alone. There is currently no clinical diagnostic test for KD, and diagnosis is made via a combination of symptoms including rash, swollen extremities, and fever. Approximately 20–25% of the untreated cases develop large aneurysms in the coronary arteries, which put the patient at severe risk for myocardial infarction. In this project we performed patient specific computational simulations of blood flow in aneurysmal left and right coronary arteries of a 10-year old KD patient and compared the hemodynamics to that of a normal coronary. Several relevant hemodynamic parameters such as WSS, WSS gradients and recirculation time were obtained, as a first step towards developing a risk assessment tool for thrombosis in KD patients.Copyright © 2011 by ASME


Paleontologists, both staff and student, from the Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology have been actively prospecting for fossils in the Campanian-age exposures of the Lower Pierre Shale on the Kenneth Brown Ranch since 1994. A measured section of the Pierre Shale at Brown Ranch is presented, and consists of 27.36 m of strata, including outcrops of the Gammon Ferruginous, Sharon Springs, and Mitten Black Shale Members. Field prospecting was combined with an assessment of the Museum of Geology collections at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to produce a database of 53 vertebrate located within an interval of 0 to 18 m above the base of the section. Fossil distributions within this interval were grouped and tested in 0.5- and 1 m thick stratigraphic intervals and compared against random (Poisson) distributions. At a resolution of 1 m, fossils display random distribution, whereas at a resolution of 0.5 m fossils display an aggregated distribution. Particularly fossiliferous horizons at a resolution of 0.5 m are identified at the quadrats 5.0 and 14.5 m (and perhaps at 12.0 m) above the measured base. These results enable predictions to be made concerning the locations of potentially fossiliferous areas at Brown Ranch.


Introduction: Tamoxifen retinopathy is usually diagnosed on fundoscopy and fluorescein angiography. Microcystoid maculopathy associated with tamoxifen was reported previously using a research-grade high resolution Fourierdomain optical coherence tomography (Fd-OCT) in a patient with vision loss unexplained on fundoscopy, fluorescein angiography and Stratus OCT. This report describes two new cases of microcystoid maculopathy diagnosed using commercially available Fd-OCT in patients who have been previously treated with tamoxifen. Case presentation: Two patients had visual complaints which started while on tamoxifen but persisted or worsened after stopping tamoxifen at least two years earlier. Both patients had normal or near normal visual acuity and fundoscopy. Fluorescein angiography was normal in all but one eye which showed foveal hyperfluorescence. No angiographic cystoid macular edema was noted. Commercially available Fd-OCT (RTVue and Cirrus) showed microcystoid changes in the central macula with patches of loss of photoreceptor inner segment-outer segment junction (IS-OS) near the fovea in all four eyes. The eye with foveal hyperfluorescence on fluorescein angiography had foveal detachment on Fd-OCT in addition which resolved spontaneously on follow-up Fd-OCT nine months later. The microcystoid changes and IS-OS loss persisted on follow-up Fd-OCT. Conclusion: Maculopathy associated with prior tamoxifen use may be detected using commercial Fd-OCT though not evident on fundoscopy or fluorescein angiography. Maculopathy may persist over 2 years after stopping tamoxifen.


The variation with temperature of the electrical resistance of specimens of amorphous carbon and of Acheson graphite has been determined for temperatures between 0° c. and 900° c. The results obtained are compared with those recorded by other investigators. The work is to some extent complementary to that of Powell and Schofield, who determined the thermal and electrical conductivities of the same materials between 750° c. and 2500° c. Two samples of Acheson graphite showed minima of resistance at about 390° c. and 430° c. respectively.


It is several years now since the last substantial Edward Albee controversy that is, the one centering on A Delicate Balance. This needs follow-up, I think, and it is time we had a wider perspective on what that play means in our theatre because it does deserve more attention on stage and in the journals. The subsequent annual offering, Everything in the Garden while more vital than Albee's previous ventures with adaptations was not based on his own original material and thus is relatively less important as a sample of the playwrightthinker's true stature. And the next work, Box and Quotations from Chairman Mao TseTung, matches palely against the "new" Albee of the 1966 play. But the chief motive for new discussion is just that A Delicate Balance is Albee's best play and that it ranks as a truly major drama. In this essay, I want to defend that ranking, and discuss the style and content of the play's meanings which are the keys to its greatness. The newspaper and periodical reviewers, it will be remembered, were quite widely split as to the merit of A Delicate Balance. As John Gassner pointed out in his own critique: Reviewers as far apart on basic matters as Walter Kerr... and Robert Brustein.. . brought in a distinctly negative verdict, while the enthusiasts included such strange bedfellows as Richard Watts .. and Harold Clurman.1 Some of the negative response may have been conditioned by Albee's earlier failures or the irritating affectations of Malcolm, Tiny Alice, and other sub-par scripts. Brustein's review in The New Republic was without question the least responsible evaluation. He simply dismissed A Delicate Balance as "a very bad play" on the basis of totally personal prejudices and animosities and the alarmingly insensitive notion that it was "too far removed from human experience." The truth, of course, is that A Delicate Balance is painfully close to human experience in theme and comment far more than in any of Brustein's indulgent paragons of "Third Theatre." Most of the other attacks on the play were similarly personal and resisted judging it on its own terms, the terms of the special world it tries to create. The flippancy of Wilfrid Sheed's review in The Commonweal also reflected the kind of suspicious bristling that stems from personal impatience with the seeming pretensions of Albee's situations and insights: making fun of the Harry and Edna sub-plot, for example, on the basis of its not being "believable." Again, conventional "belief" is hardly the point. The play, perhaps because it employs a difficult and unusual illusion,


Purpose of the Course: 1. At the end of the semester, students will be able to develop a model solution to a given problem. Including: designing a conceptual model, formulating the boundary conditions, applying the appropriate equation, and analyzing the results. 2. At the end of the semester, students will be able evaluate hydrogeologic situations to predict how altering given parameters will effect a system.


Background To examine whether outdoor transmission may contribute to the COVID-19 epidemic, we hypothesized that slower outdoor wind speed is associated with increased risk of transmission when individuals Methods


A property is exempt from Council Tax if the person who would otherwise have been liable is:a member of a visiting force from a country to which the Visiting Forces Act 1952 appliesor a member of a civilian component of the force.


This study investigated the sequential fractionation of different forms of P from surface soils (0-20cm) of forest, grazing and cultivated lands in the Dire Inchini District located in West Showa Zone of western Oromia, Ethiopia. The concentration of extractable (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Al and Fe) ions of the three land use types were measured in laboratory by using acid ammonium oxalate method in the dark at pH 3 and measured using inductively coupled plasma atomic absorption spectrophotometer (ICP-AAS) and fractionation of the different forms of P were determined using the modified Hedley fractionation experiment in which the soils were equilibrated with solutions of different extractants and measured by using Spectrophotometer. Results of the present study indicated that, most of the P forms in soils of each land use type comprised a higher proportion of inorganic P and ranged from (51 to 72%) with smaller percentage of organic P forms ranging from (28 to 49%). Land use changes from forest and grazing lands to cultivated land increased the contents of basic extractable (Ca , Mg and K ) ions and decreased the contents of extractable Al and Fe ions resulting in lower contents 2+ 2+ +


The study was an attempt to measure the effect of critical reading strategies, namely; re-reading, questioning and annotating on recall and retention of collocations by intermediate Iranian EFL learners. To this end, Nelson proficiency test was administered to ninety (n=90) Iranian EFL learners studying at Zaban Sara language institute in Esfahan, Iran. Sixty (n=60) language learners were selected based on their scores on Nelson test. A pretest of collocation was administered to these participants to homogenize them based on their knowledge of collocations. Next, the participants were divided into two groups as the control group and the experimental group. While the participants in the experimental group were taught how to use critical reading strategies prior to answering the reading comprehension questions, the participants in the control group were simply asked to read the text and answer the reading comprehension questions. Both groups took a researcher-made collocation test as the test of recall (after the treatment) and the test of retention (after a 2-week interval). The findings of the study through independent samples t-test revealed that teaching critical reading strategies has a positive effect on both recall and retention of collocations. The findings of the study could be used by language teachers who aim at more effective understanding of collocations in their classes. Keywords: Critical Reading, Recall, Retention, Collocations, EFL Learners


Advertisers usually enjoy the flexibility to choose criteria like target audience, geographic area and bid price when planning an campaign for online display advertising, while they lack forecast information on campaign performance to optimize delivery strategies in advance, resulting in a waste of labour and budget for feedback adjustments. In this paper, we aim to forecast key performance indicators for new campaigns given any certain criteria. Interpretable and accurate results could enable advertisers to manage and optimize their campaign criteria. There are several challenges for this very task. First, platforms usually offer advertisers various criteria when they plan an advertising campaign, it is difficult to estimate campaign performance unifiedly because of the great difference among bidding types. Furthermore, complex strategies applied in bidding system bring great fluctuation on campaign performance, making estimation accuracy an extremely tough problem. To address above challenges, we propose a novel Campaign Performance Forecasting framework, which firstly reproduces campaign performance on historical logs under various bidding types with a unified replay algorithm, in which essential auction processes like match and rank are replayed, ensuring the interpretability on forecast results. Then, we innovatively introduce a multi-task learning method to calibrate the deviation of estimation brought by hard-to-reproduce bidding strategies in replay. The method captures mixture calibration patterns among related forecast indicators to map the estimated results to the true ones, improving both accuracy and efficiency significantly. Experiment results on a dataset from Taobao.com demonstrate that the proposed framework significantly outperforms other baselines by a large margin, and an online A/B test verifies its effectiveness in the real world.


Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of induction chemotherapy and three-dimensional conformal radiation (3D-CRT) combined with endostar in the treatment of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods Thirty patients with locally advanced NSCLC were enrolled and divided into observation group (15 cases) and control group (15 cases).In the observation group,the patients received induction chemotherapy and 3D-CRT combined with endostar.Chemotherapy:Vinorelbine 25mg/m2 on day 1 and 8,DDP 30mg/m2 on day 2 to 4.Endostar 7.5mg/m2 on day 1 to 14,which was used again after 7 days for 2 to 4 cycles.In the control group,the patients received induction chemotherapy and 3D-CRT at the same dosage.All patients were treated with 3D-CRT and the prescription dose was 60 ~ 68Gy per fraction.The responses were evaluated according to WHO criteria.The shortterm efficacy between the 2 groups was compared.Results The overall effective rate of the two groups were 66.7% and 60.0%,respectively (P > 0.05).The median progression-free survival time was 12 months in the observation group and 10 months in the control group.The median survival time was 20 months in the observation group and 18 months in the control group.The 1 year overall survival rate was 80.0% in the observation group and 73.3% in the control group(P > 0.05).The main toxicities in the two groups were marrow suppression,gastrointestinal symptoms,acute radiation pneumonitis and acute radiation esophagitis.There was no significant difference between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusions The combination of endostar with induction chemotherapy and 3D-CRT can improve the short-term efficacy rate of locally advanced NSCLC,the adverse events of which are tolerable,but the improvement is not significant in both groups.The result pending further randomized multi-center phase Ⅲ clinical study.

Key words:
Carcinoma, non-small-cell lung;  Endostatins ;  Vinorelbine ; Radiotherapy, conformal


The basic types of automorphic soils on territory of a steppe zone of reserve «Khakass» were examined, their physical and chemical properties were characterized.


Cells have a variety of mechanisms to detect viruses including TLRs 3,7,8 and 9 and the RNA-binding proteins RIG-I and MDA-5. These sensors distinguish molecular patterns of viruses from other pathogens and initiate appropriate cell defences and adaptive immune responses. They are expressed in different cell types and are strategically positioned to detect virus-associated molecules. Sensor activation generally results in synthesis of interferons and initiation of apoptosis; death prior to new virion production is a highly successful anti-viral strategy. Interferons have autocrine and paracrine effects and initiate an antiviral state or a state of hyper-responsiveness by activating hundreds of genes. These result in up-regulation of sensors (e.g. TLRs 3 and 9), degradation of RNA, inhibition of translation and enhancement of adaptive immune responses, including antigen presentation and MHC expression. Activation and functioning of host cell defences and their avoidance or suppression by viruses has been an evolutionary battleground that has shaped the complexity and redundancy of cellular responses. Infected cells which do not curtail virus replication or fail to die are eliminated by adaptive immune responses.


* Lecturer in Education, Massey University, New Zealand. THE relationship of sociology to education has been a matter of concern for some time. Both logical and institutional analyses of the problems surrounding this relationship have been attempted (cf. Hansen, 1967) and recently an attempt has been made to draw the attention of Australasian sociologists to discussion in this area (Musgrave, 1971). The importance of such discussion may be gauged by examination of the number of students in Australia and New Zealand currently enrolled in courses relating to various combinations


FIELD: chemistry. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture. Material, having insecticidal and acaricidal properties, contains: A) 99.95-70.0 wt % propylene-based polymer. The material can be obtained using a catalyst system containing a metallocene compound. The material has the following properties: i) melt flow rate (MFR) (ISO 1133) ranging from 2 to 100; (ii) molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of less than 4; (iii) stereoregular pentads (mmmm) from 90% to 99%. The material also contains B) 0.05-30 wt % adduct of formula T 1 -T 2 . The adduct is obtained from condensation of T 1 and T 2 , where T 1 contains at least one pyrethroid compound. The pyrethroid compound is stable at temperature of at least 150°C. T 2 is an ethylenically unsaturated compound selected from a group consisting of: (a) a surfactant; (b) vinyl phosphates; and (c) mixtures thereof. Components A) and B) are mixed, heated and extruded. Sheets, films, threads, fibres and a mosquito net are obtained from this material. Nonwoven materials are obtained from threads or fibres. EFFECT: invention increases efficiency of the material. 9 cl, 1 tbl, 3 ex


Caring for Patients at the End of Life: Facing an Uncertain Future Together uses easily accessible clinical stories about severely ill patients and their families to help illustrate an exploration of some of the challenges and potential of end-of-life care, including: 1) the values that underlie medical humanism, 2) communication issues for clinicians, patients and families, and 3) challenging clinical and ethical issues


Little is known about bifurcations in two-dimensional (2D) differential systems from the viewpoint of Kosambi–Cartan–Chern (KCC) theory. Based on the KCC geometric invariants, three types of static bifurcations in 2D differential systems, i.e. saddle-node bifurcation, transcritical bifurcation, and pitchfork bifurcation, are discussed in this paper. The dynamics far from fixed points of the systems generating bifurcations are characterized by the deviation curvature and nonlinear connection. In the nonequilibrium region, the nonlinear stability of systems is not simple but involves alternation between stability and instability, even though systems are invariably Jacobi-unstable. The results also indicate that the dynamics in the nonequilibrium region are node-like for three typical static bifurcations.


An experiment was conducted to investigate the relationship of information display density,recognition efficiency and reliability.The results indicate that,firstly,density controled by spacing is one of the most important factors which affect search efficiency and there is a reverse U-shaped curve between them;Secondly,when the spacing and character size ratio tends to be 0.7times or the column spacing is 0.3times,there is a minimum reaction time,a maximum recognition efficiency and a higher recognition reliability on the basis of the commonly size of characters.So this can provide an advice to dectermine the proper spacing.


A discriminative temporal feature processing method for robust speech recognition is presented by combining the knowledge and the statistical methods. The cepstral features are first filtered by a RASTA method based on human hearing perception and then processed using the minimum classification error algorithm. Improved recognition performance can be achieved in both quiet and noisy environments.


In this paper, the catalysis of potassium on oxy-biomass combustion is studied using thermogrametric analysis (TGA). Effect of potassium salt type (KCl, K2CO3, and K2SO4), loading concentration, replacing N2 by CO2, and O2 concentration on the catalysis degree are discussed. The experimental results show that the comparison between TG-DTG curves of straw combustion before and after water washing, in both 20%O2/80%N2 and 20%O2/80%CO2 atmospheres shows that the water-soluble minerals in biomass play a role of promoting devolatilization and accelerating the biomass char-oxidation ; and the replacing of N2 by CO2 inhibits both the devolatilization and the char oxidation during oxy-biomass combustion. For the biomass devolatilization stage, the potassium catalysis degree monotonously increases with the increase of potassium salt loading concentration. The catalysis degree order of the studied potassium salts is K2CO3 > KCl > K2SO4. For the char-oxidation stage, with the increase of loading concentration, the three kinds of potassium salts present inconsistent change tendencies of catalysis degree. In the studied loading concentrations from 0 to 8 wt.%, there is an optimal loading concentration temperatures for KCl and K2CO3, at 3 and 5 wt.%, respectively ; while for K2SO4, the catalysis degree monotonically increases with the potassium loading concentration. For most studied conditions, regardless of the potassium salt type or the loading concentration or the combustion stage, the catalysis degree in the O2/CO2 atmosphere is stronger than that in the O2/N2 atmosphere. The catalysis degree is also affected by the O2 concentrations, and the lowest catalysis degree is generally around 20 vol.% O2 concentration.


Appropriate placement and sizing of distributed
generation is required for reducing power loss and improvement
in voltage profile of power system. Solar photovoltaic (PV) and
wind energy are two prominent sources of distributed generation.
In this paper, the authors propose a novel method to analyze the
optimal placement and sizing of the solar PV and wind generation
system in a radial distribution system..A multi objective function is
selected for optimal siting and sizing. A 33-bus distribution system
has been considered for testing the developed algorithm. Optimal
location is obtained by placing DG source at each bus and
satisfying objective function. Jaya algorithm is implemented for
optimal sizing of PV and wind system. Also the system has been
analyzed by placing the solar PV and Wind generation system
independently and then simultaneously.


Due to the rebound effect caused by the improvement in energy efficiency, the decrease in energy consumption may not be translated as expected. This study is the first to estimate the magnitude of direct rebound effect for the long and short run and the impact of climate change on residential electricity consumption for the European Union countries. In order analyse the direct rebound effect a panel data from 1996 to 2017 was used, and a panel ARDL model was applied. The results show that the magnitude of the direct rebound effect in the long run is 35%. The climate changes have a positive effect on the electricity consumption both in the long and short run. This study suggests that policy makers should have both the rebound effect and the climate changes in mind when formulating their energy policies


The aim of this research was to qualitatively explore the learning experiences of senior managers during a six-month executive coaching intervention at an information technology company in South Africa. The Integrated Experiential Executive Coaching Model was designed on the basis of Wilbur's developmental and Kolb's experiential learning models. The empirical study consisted of a transcendental phenomenological analysis of the reflective essays of 13 managers who were participating in the executive coaching intervention. Eight themes manifested, namely, a difficult beginning, building trust, a growing awareness of the self, the self in relation to others, entering the transpersonal realm, learning how we learn, from dependency to autonomy and transference of learning to the workplace. It was hypothesised that this coaching model facilitated the transformational dimension of experiential learning in individuals through the experience of being empowered to work towards cognitive insight, the experience of emotional meaningfulness and the challenge of taking responsibility for their own growth and career development.


The paint is cracking off the walls and there are holes in the ceiling. I can only hope this gets better.


The GPC arithmetic predicts the output value by solving Diophantine equation,which has complex computation online,and in order to solving general predictive control rules in state space,the establishment of state observer is needed.In light of the abovementioned problems,a new algorithm is proposed for solving general predictive control rules.The simulation shows that the states are computed by the output value and control value etc,which has less computation,higher practicability and good effect,need not establish observation and solving Diophantine equation.


PCR-RFLP was used to analyze the polymorphisms of GH、MyoG and H-FABP gene in Taihu pigs.The results showed that there were no polymorphisms at DraⅠand MspⅠ site,while there were 2 alleles,3 genotypes(AA,AB and BB) at ApaⅠ site of GH gene.The genotype frequencies of GH gene had a tendency of AA AB BB.The frequency of allele B was much higher than A in GH gene.The polymorphisms of two fragments of MyoG digested by MspⅠ were detected.The polymorphisms at PCR1/MspⅠ showed AB genotype were predominant.In PCR2-/MspⅠsites,allele A occupied absolute advantage,the genotype frequencies of MyoG gene had a tendency of AAABBB.In the H-FABP HinfⅠsites,allele h with 0.6368 was advantageous compared with allele H.According to the calculated chi-square value,it verified that three genes were all consistent with the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium(P0.05).


Chromosome counts for eight species of Pilocarpus Vahl (Rutaceae) a native of Brazil are reported for the first time. Chromosome numbers were determined from mitotic root tip cells of seedlings derived from field collections and grown in the greenhouse. Feulgen staining was used. Initial pre-treatment of root tips was done by using a saturated aqueous solution of alpha-bromonapthalene for two hours at room temperature (20-25oC). Chromosome numbers of 2n=44 and 2n=88 were determined for the examined taxa. The present results suggest the occurrence of tetraploidy in P. spicatus St.-Hil. and P. carajaensis Skorupa, and a possible basic number x=22 to the genus Pilocarpus.


Theoretical analyses are given on the response of electrons in coupled symmetrical quantum wells to external perturbations which destroy the symmetry. It is shown that, when appropriate conditions are satisfied, small perturbations have an enhanced effect to polarize the distribution of electrons in this system. The result may be useful to control the status of electrons in such coupled wells.


MAAT was to ancient Egypt as Wisdom was to ancient Greece. Wisdom was to Plato's aristocratic regime as Maat was to Egypt's social and political life. The concept of Maat insinuated itself into every aspect of Classical Egypt. Pharaohs and the majestic slaves who erected the pyramids swore by Maat. Rich and poor, men and women, slaves and free citizens worshipped the magic of Maat. Maat was the moral organizer of everyday life. Every facet of life was framed by Maat. Why did Maat have such a presence? What was its magical spell? I should now like to address these questions. The human self required an organizing moral principle. Life could not be lived without a moral frame, a frame that furnished the self with boundaries and limiting conditions of social action. This was lacking in Egypt until its gods originated the expansive concept of Maat. Maat was symbolized by the feminine principle of "truth, balance, order and justice." Maat was harmony, righteousness, patience and vision, born out of the feminine principle of patient labor. For the ancient Egyptians, the order of the universe was also the ideal order for the human world. In this paper, I seek to theorize the relevance of Maat, a mythic concept, as a modern moral principle that can motivate both (a) organic leaders of the people, and (b) social movements themselves, to reorganize the public sphere in contemporary Africa, which is in serious crisis.


In this study, the causal relationship between meaning space and various language metrics including topsim, bosdis, posdis, and mutual information was examined. The findings indicate that the pressure to generalize to new inputs may not necessarily drive the development of a compositional language. While meaning space does seem to influence mutual information and generalization to some degree, the relationship between topographic similarity and mutual information wasn't conclusively positive. This leads to a hypothesis that agents might develop holistic languages, which differ fundamentally from compositional languages. Theresults align with prior research, suggesting that group size, rather than meaning space, influences compositionality due to increased input variability. While topsim and posdis displayed correlated behaviors, bosdis deviated, highlighting its unique property. The insights shed light on the nuances of language emergence and the complexities surrounding metrics like bosdis, posdis, and topsim. This work sets a foundation for future exploration into how disentanglement metrics can better measure language properties.


The paper introduces the function,technical index,calibration and characteristics of 40-arm Caliper Imaging logging tool.Meanwhile,it studies the logging interpretation.Based on the data in Puguang gasfield,the interpretation standard is confirmed.The image logging has been applied to testing the casing for 24 gas wells.It is found that there are 22 wells with deformed casing,accounting for 91.7%.And the analysis shows all intervals with deformed casing are composed of pure salt rock.


The large scale and the coarse classification granularity of resources in literature knowledge bases lead to disorientation and overloading when learners retrieve and read papers. This paper proposes a mechanism of knowledge clustering and knowledge statistics based on Map Reduce. Firstly, this paper presents a Co-occurrence Matrix building algorithm based on Map Reduce(MR-Co Matrix). Secondly, it makes combination of the co-occurrence matrix and similarity coefficient to build the similarity matrix. Thirdly, the similarity matrix is standardized with Z scores. Finally, knowledge clusters are constructed with the Ward,s method. After knowledge clustering, this paper introduces a knowledge Statistics algorithm based on Map Reduce(MR-Statistics) to dig the hidden information in each cluster. The experimental results show that the literature knowledge base with MRCo Matrix and MR-Statistics can realize the accurate and fine clustering, multi-dimension statistics, computational efficiency, and less cost of time.


Objective: To assess the effect of neurobehavioral dysfunction on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) survival and on the use of life-prolonging therapies in a population-based setting. Methods: Of the 132 patients diagnosed with ALS in the province of Torino, Italy, between January 1, 2007, and June 30, 2008, 128 participated in the study. Neurobehavioral dysfunction was assessed with the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale (FrSBe), using the Family Rating forms, administered within 4 months from diagnosis. Results: The 128 patients included 71 men and 57 women, with a mean age at onset of 64.7 (SD 11) years. Forty-one patients (32.0%) had a neurobehavioral dysfunction and 9 (7.0%) an isolated dysexecutive behavior. Enteral nutrition (EN) and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) were performed with similar frequencies in patients with and without neurobehavioral dysfunction. Patients with neurobehavioral dysfunction had a significantly shorter survival than those with a normal FrSBe score (median survival, 3.3 vs 4.3 years; p = 0.02). Patients with isolated dysexecutive behavior had a shorter survival than those without neurobehavioral dysfunction (median survival, 2.5 vs 4.5 years; p = 0.03). Patients with neurobehavioral dysfunction had a shorter survival after EN and NIV, while patients with isolated dysexecutive behavior had a shorter survival after NIV but not after EN. The negative effect of comorbid neurobehavioral dysfunction and of isolated dysexecutive behavior on survival persisted under the Cox multivariate model. Conclusions: The presence of neurobehavioral dysfunction or of isolate dysexecutive behavior in ALS at diagnosis is a strong predictor of a poor outcome, partially related to a reduced efficacy of life-prolonging therapies.


Numerous experiments have been carried out during the last two decades to determine what influence estrogen has on bone and skeletal growth.' The results of these studies have varied considerably with the different situations under which the hormone was administered. It has been shown that the response of the skeleton to estrogen decreases with advancing age.2-4 Of the various experimental animals studied, the mouse has reacted most vigorously.5' 6 Not only was there a species difference, but strains of the same species varied widely in their bony response to estrogen.7' 8 It has also been demonstrated that a sex difference existed in the response to estrogen supplementation, e.g., male mice reacted more intensely than females, whereas in other species (rat) the female showed a more intense reaction.4 9 Urist, Budy, and McLean2 have shown that individual bones react in a dissimilar manner. That is, the femur and tibia were more sensitive to the hormone treatment than the other bones. These variables have led not only to differences in determining the role of estrogen in bone development but disagreements in an attempt to clarify the mode of action of estrogen on bone. Thus the present investigation was undertaken to add data that might help elucidate the influence of estrogen on bone and its constituents.


Invasive alien species (IAS)—species that establish and spread in ecosystems to that they are not native—are argued to be the secondmost important cause of biodiversity loss worldwide (Holmes). Without natural predators, parasites, and/or pathogens to help control population growth, IAS frequently outcompete or prey on native species. They cause or spread diseases to cultivated plants, livestock and human populations. They often encroach on, damage or degrade assets (e.g., power plants, boats, piers, and reservoirs). The associated economic impacts can be significant (Perrings, Williamson, and Dalmazzone). For example, the zebra mussel alone is predicted to create $5 billion in damages over the next decade in the Great Lakes (Michigan Department of Environmental Quality). Human activities—particularly those associated with trade and travel—are the most common cause of IAS invasions. IAS invasions are now more frequent than ever before, largely due to the expansion of world trade and travel over the past century (Heywood, Parker et al.). For instance, at least 145 species have invaded the Great Lakes since the 1830s, with one-third


Evidence is presented that β‐sitosterol and β‐amyrin can be separated from the fixed oil of seeds of A. microcarpus Viviani and A. fistulosus L. by thin‐layer, column and gas‐liquid chromatography, together with other minor sterols (campesterol and stigmasterol). Myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic and linoleic acids were identified in the oil of both species by thin‐layer and gas‐liquid chromatography. Sucrose, raffinose and stachyose were indicated in seeds of both species, also melibiose in seeds of A. microcarpus. Colchicine was not found in either species.


Basic possibilities of the sensitivity analysis execution. Cardinal opportunities of obtaining information on one system by means of another one i.e., of a mathematical model.


In the past, there has been a requirement for determination of both the sound power of sources and an investigation of the pure‐tone content. This is especially true in the computer and business equipment industry. Measurement of the sound power normally calls for standard (ANSI) class III 1/3 octave band filters, while pure‐tone determination requires narrow‐band (FFT) measurements; hence, two separate instrument systems were required. This paper describes a new instrument for these determinations in which the true standardized 1/3 oct filters and the FFT are combined. The procedure for automatically identifying prominent discrete tones per ANSI S12.10 is discussed.


Benchmark problem based on Japanese Post Irradiation Experiment (PIE) data was analyzed by Japanese burnup analysis code and French one under the cooperative research program between the Japanese University Association (JUA) in Japan and Commissariat a l'Enegie Atomique (CEA) in France. Significant discrepancies over 10% were found between the Japanese and French results for 238Pu, 243Am, 244Cm, 125Sb, l54Eu, 134Cs and l44Ce. It is supposed that the difference of C/E for 243Am and 244Cm between Japanese results and French ones is due to the (n,gamma) reaction of 242mAm. For 125Sb and 154Eu, the C/E values are improved by using new cross section and fission yield libraries.


In 1982 the governments of Honduras and the United States signed a contract that established the Proyecto de Titulacion de Tierras , or land titling project. This project was initiated primarily to provide titles to small coffee farmers on State-owned land. Among the expected consequences of the project were increased access to resources, especially credit, for small farmers and increased on-farm investment due to this access to credit and increased security. It was hoped that a greater use of credit and investment would increase farm production and therefore the income and well-being of the farmers involved. In this dissertation, the land titling project is placed within the context of the history of agrarian reform in Honduras. The titling project called for a baseline study and final evaluation. These were carried out in 1983 and 1988, respectively. The author was able to obtain these data and re-interview the same farmers in 1993. These farmers are from two regions, one of which was titled and another which was not. The interviews gathered data on production, credit, use of inputs, investments, income and general socio-economic indicators. These data are used to determine the extent to which the goals of the tiding project have been met. A stochastic frontier production function is used to estimate farm-level technical efficiency. Following this, these technical efficiency scores are regressed on various factors such as education, credit and technical assistance to estimate their possible effects on technical efficiency. Finally, simultaneous equations are used to estimate the relationships among these variables. In general, ten years after the start of the project, the original goals have not been achieved. This analysis found that titling does not affect technical efficiency, access to credit, or the use of inputs. Education and technical assistance are the two factors that are consistently the most significant in meeting the project's stated goals. This analysis suggests that basic education and technical assistance, rather than expensive land titling projects, should be promoted to enhance access to credit, the use of inputs and increased technical efficiency.


The change in effective statistically average structural-thermodynamic parameters for interparticle interactions in the row of liquid n-alkanes from n-pentane to n-hexadecane at 20 °C and at normal boiling points was examined in the frame of cluster-continuum method formalism for thermodynamic functionals of united inner coordinates. The values of dispersion enthalpy for total intermolecular and inter-fragment interactions were determined. The quota of intermolecular interactions in the total sum of intermolecular and inter-fragment intra-molecular interactions was defined.


A 66 yrs old gentleman presented with severe mood changes following application of very potent topical corticosteroid cream, clobetasol propionate, which was prescribed for his recalcitrant eczema. The symptoms disappeared within 24 hours of discontinuation of the cream and he remained mentally well when reviewed after 2 weeks.


Ammonium (NH 4 +) concentration profiles in piston-core sediments of the Carolina Rise and Blake Ridge generally have linear concentration profiles within the sulfate reduction zone (Borowski, 1998). Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Site 533, located on the Blake Ridge, also displayed a linear ammonium concentration profile through the sulfate reduction zone and the profile linearity continues into the upper methanogenic zone to a depth of ~200 meters below seafloor (mbsf), where the first methane gas hydrates probably occur (Jenden and Gieskes, 1983; Kvenvolden and Barnard, 1983). Sediments from the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 164 deep holes (Sites 994, 995, and 997) also exhibit linear ammonium profiles above the top of the gas hydrate zone (~200 mbsf) (Paull, Matsumoto, Wallace, et al., 1996). We hypothesized that a possible cause of linear ammonium profiles was diffusion of ammonium from a concentrated ammonium source at depth. We further reasoned that if this ammonium were produced by microbial fermentation reactions at depth, that a comparison of the nitrogen isotopic composition of sedimentary organic nitrogen and the nitrogen with pore-water ammonium would test this hypothesis. Convergence with depth of δ15N values of the nitrogen source (sedimentary organic matter) and the nitrogen product (dissolved NH 4 +) would strongly suggest that ammonium was produced within a particular depth zone by microbial fermentation reactions. Here, we report δ15N values of pore-water ammonium from selected interstitial water (IW) samples from Site 997, sampled during ODP Leg 164.


The emission of nitrous oxide (N 2 O), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and ammonia (NH 3 ) in tropical dairy cattle (CLT) excreta, fed with different percentages of crude protein (CP), was quantified using static cameras. Sampling was performed at different times of day (7:00, 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, and 19:00 local time -LT-). The statistical model employed was a covariance analysis in a randomized complete block design with repeated measures. The variables were analyzed using the Glimmix procedure of the Statistical Analysis System (SAS) v. 9.2 with a covariance structure of compound symmetry. The best model that explains the flow of N 2 O-N and the emission of CO 2 and NH 3 is that which included the minimum ambient temperature and the pH as covariates, respectively. Treatment with 12 % of CP obtained the highest N 2 O-N flow and the lowest CO 2 emission. Treatment with 14 % CP had the lowest N 2 O emission and treatments with 14 and 16 % CP reflected higher amounts of CO 2 emissions. The hours of the day when there were greater emissions of NH 3 were 10:00 and 13:00 LT, which in turn were the hours where less amount of CO 2 and N 2 O was emitted. As the percentage of CP in the different treatments increases, there is also an increase in the weight gain of the animal, being the treatment with 16 % CP, commercial food, the diet that produced the highest increase in kilograms in animals.


"At the beginning of 1955 Hannah Arendt began to inquire into the origins and causes of political life for the planning of a book, which never saw the light and which would have borne the title Einführung in die Politik (Introduction to Politics), she asked herself a question with resonance in the thought of Leibniz, Schelling and Heidegger: Why is there someone and not rather no one? With this question Arendt echoes a phenomenon that would run through the whole of her thought: the estrangement from the world (Weltentfremdung), which was widespread among philosophers as an endemic disease when analyzing the conditions of the world. For Arendt this phenomenon represents the first obstacle to overcome in order to understand the reality of politics. The actuality of the political phenomenon, paying special attention to the metaphor of the desert and how it breaks down the relationship between tyranny and the emptying of public space."


Background: Direct support professionals (DSPs) for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is one of the most rapidly growing professions in the United States. However, there is a gap in recruiting, training, and retraining DSPs to provide appropriate and effective person-centered supports. Method: The aim of this pilot study was to measure the effectiveness of a staff training program conducted by an occupational therapy doctoral candidate, focused on improving DSPs' confidence and competence when providing services to adults with IDD. A pretest/posttest quantitative design was used to test changes in the DSPs' confidence from the beginning to end of the training and competence from the beginning to end of each weekly module. Results: As a result of the training, the DSPs improved both their confidence and competence in providing person-centered supports with statistically significant (with Bonferroni correction applied) and positive clinical outcomes (reported Cohen's d large effect). Conclusions: While preliminary, this study shows that training programs for DSPs implemented through an occupational therapy lens have the potential to improve the confidence and competence of DSPs for providing person-centered supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Comments This research was also supported by a small grant awarded by the Duquesne University Occupational Therapy Department.


Abstract : Intravenous and percutaneous toxicity dataa obtained using rabbits are analyzed to compare V-agents and GB with respect to inherent toxicity and factors related to percutaneous effectiveness, such as the cumulative percutaneous action of a single application and the rate of percutaneous traversal. The following summarizes the findings of this analysis: 1. Inherent toxicity (LD50 I.V. at 24 hr.) - EA 1517 and GB EA 1511 and EA 1508. 2. Percutaneous toxicity (LD50, decontamination at 24 hr. and at 2 min.). a. 24 hr. - EA 1517 EA 1511 EA 1508 GB. 2 min. - EA 1511 EA 1517 EA 1508 GB. 3. Agent effectiveness (LD50 at 15 min.). a. Inherent - GB and EA 1517 EA 1511 EA 1508. b. Percutaneous - EA 1517 GB EA 1511 EA 1508. 4. Cumulative Percutaneous Action (percut. LD 50 at 15 min. / percut. LD50 at 24 hr.) - EA 1511 EA 1508 EA 1517 GB. 5. Percutaneous Traversal (skin surface to blood stream) (I.V. LD50 / percut. LD50) - a. Percent traversing at 2 min. - EA 1511 EA 1508 EA 1517 GB. b. Percent traversing at 24 hr. - EA 1511 EA 1517 EA 1508 GB. 6. Lethal Conversion factor from 24 hr. to 15 min. (LD50 I.V. at 15 min. / LD50 I.V. at 24 hr.) - GB and EA1517, 1.2; EA 1511, 1.6; EA 1508, 2.6.


At present,women crimes in China have the following characteristics: Young and middle-aged women with lower educational background are the main parts of women crimes,most of which are related with "money" and "emotion".Objectively,women crimes develop from group to individual,while their methods of committing crimes are also becoming hidden.The harm of women crimes are serious,which can jeopardize the health of the next generation,and cause juvenile crimes and delinquency.Furthermore,the women crimes are the main cause of men's crime by taking advantage of duty.


Natural stone has always been one of the main materials used in architecture for its singular beauty and durability. However, ornamental and structural stone elements might show decay essentially induced by climate factors such as atmospheric pollution, freezing-thaw action, thermal shock or acid rains. The deterioration of natural stone doesn't concern only a worsening of its aesthetical properties, but mostly a decreasing in mechanical strength. To detect and to analyse the dominant destructive factors for stone durability is important to forecast the trend of the deterioration in the long term. For this reason, the comparison of the natural weathering with the results of artificially ageing tests on the same kind of stone is useful. This research compare the decay artificially induced in laboratory (according with the test method foreseen by European standard to evaluate the durability) with the one caused by natural ageing (with the action of the different climatic agents). In laboratory, six different kind of stone and in particular marble, sandstone, limestone, gneiss, granite and tephra, have been tested by means of two different artificial ageing tests: determination of resistance to ageing by means of thermal shock and freeze and thaw cycles. In order to assess the variation of mechanical resistance, flexural strength tests under concentrate load and ultrasonic test have been performed before and after the artificially ageing cycles. The tested stone gave different variations in mechanical strength for the two different artificial ageing test. This different behaviour have been explained by means the analysis of petrographic characteristics of the stone tested. Finally, a comparison of three case study of natural weathering of stones in historical building in different climatic zones of Europe have been made. For the evaluation of in situ decay, the study has been focused on marble, granite and gneiss, recognising their main weathering forms and comparing them with those obtained with the artificially ageing tests.


In recent years, subsurface injection has been adopted increas· ingly in Canada as a means of isolating liquid industrial wastes from the biosphere in order to minimize pollution hazard. Subsurface strata with adequate porosity and permeability, and potential for receiving fluid industrial wastes occupy two main areas in Manitoba: the Hudson Bay region in northeastern Manitoba, and the Williston Basin region in south· western Manitoba. Five main types of waste have been disposed of, stored, or treated in the subsurface strata of southwestern Manitoba: 1. Brines withdrawn during commercial production of crude oil (disposal : recycling of natural waste , very large volumes). 2. Spent caustic waste from the former Imperial Oil refinery in Winnipeg (disposal: highly toxic waste, but low volume). 3. Spent cooling water from air-conditioning systems in theatres and restaurants, and from cold-storage plants in central Winnipeg (disposal: recycling of natural formation fluid, moderate volume). 4. Sewage from the Virden and Portage la Prairie sewage treatment plants (treatment only: no emplacement of waste in subsurface, shallow to moderate depth). 5. Low salinity brines from backwash of water softening system, Manitoba Hydro, Dorsey converter station (disposal; moderate volumes, moderate depth, natural waste). In addition to the above, several other types of waste are currently being considered for subsurface disposal. These are: salt water waste from fresh water supply plant using reverse osmosis process; nitrogenous waste from an estrogen-producing plant; and concentrated brine from a potash mill. Emplacement of wastes underground in Manitoba has been carried out in areas of relatively good well control (oil wells, water wells , specific waste-management test holes). Consequently, many of the uncertainties inherent in underground waste management have been minimized , in particular those relating to reservoir geometry of the disposal formation, and , to a lesser extent, flow patterns of the formation fluids . A regional review of the hydrogeology of southwestern Manitoba and Hudson Bay Lowland indicates that a number of hydrogeologic regions and zones can be defined, each with a distinctly different potential for subsurface disposal. Paleozoic strata of the Manitoba Lowland Region and the Hudson Bay Lowland, in general, are not suitable for subsurface disposal other than for natural or non-toxic wastes. The zones most suitable for subsurface disposal are limited to Paleozoic strata of the Southwestern Upland Region. The upper zone of the Paleozoic sequence, in particular the oil-bearing Mississippian, seems to offer the best disposal potential. However, local structural and stratigraphiC anomalies occur even within the favourable areas. These features can seriously downgrade the potential of strata for subsurface disposal locally, so detailed evaluation and testing of all proposed disposal sites is essential. Present Manitoba government regulations prohibit subsurface disposal of wastes without government approval , but specific regulations controlling subsurface disposal have not yet been formulated.


The Statistical Business Register plays a central role in economic statistics describing economic structure and economic processes on production and financing. The register contains the statistically relevant records on enterprise groups and enterprises, including the selfemployed and institutions. In the paper an introduction to the statistical business register is described, including the context in which the register operates.


We investigate the impact of changing nonuniform spatial and temporal precipitation patterns on the evolution of river networks. To achieve this, we develop a two‐dimensional optimal channel network (OCN) model with a controllable rainfall distribution to simulate the evolution of river networks, governed by the principle of minimum energy expenditure, inside a prescribed boundary. We show that under nonuniform precipitation conditions, river networks reorganize significantly toward new patterns with different geomorphic and hydrologic signatures. This reorganization is mainly observed in the form of migration of channels of different orders, widening or elongation of basins as well as formation and extinction of channels and basins. In particular, when the precipitation gradient is locally increased, the higher‐order channels, including the mainstream river, migrate toward regions with higher precipitation intensity. Through pertinent examples, the reorganization of the drainage network is quantified via stream parameters such as Horton‐Strahler and Tokunaga measures, order‐based channel total length and river long profiles obtained via simulation of three‐dimensional basin topography, while the hydrologic response of the evolved network is investigated using metrics such as hydrograph and power spectral density of simulated streamflows at the outlet of the network. In addition, using OCNs, we investigate the effect of orographic precipitation patterns on multicatchment landscapes composed of several interacting basins. Our results show that network‐inspired methods can be utilized as insightful and versatile models for directly exploring the effects of climate change on the evolution of river drainage systems.


Taking as a starting point a thesis of David Gauthier's about the status of Rational Choise Theory, I discuss the relation between a subjectivist theory of value and an account of rational agency that leaves room autonomy. I argue that if autonomy presupposes an activity of practical reason, the maximization of subjective expected utility (as prescribed by Rational Choise Theory) cannot serve as the principle of practical reason


The invention relates to an MPEG-4-type multimedia and video interfacing arrangement which is used to connect at least one display device to at least one video source. The invention essentially comprises a processing unit which is adapted to display any MPEG-4-type video stream in real or delayed time, to store and record the aforementioned stream and/or to send said stream over a diffusion network (4) and/or over a wide area network (10) with a low bandwidth and/or to record same on a chip card. Moreover, the invention also comprises at least one screen interface (7) and an interface for connecting to a local or wide area network (5, 9) and/or a chip card reader. The invention is characterised in that (i) it essentially comprises a store of certain correlation coefficients of planes I-VOP and/or P-VOP and/or a store of certain planes B-VOP and P-VOP from the video stream in each audiovisual portal (12) and (ii) each video interfacing arrangement (8) possesses functions for storing, recording and processing audiovisual programmes and is associated with at least one integrated or television screen-type display device (6). According to the invention, each video interfacing arrangement (8) reconstructs the MPEG-4 streams which originate from information from the hard disk thereof and algorithms and/or correlation coefficients of planes I-VOP and/or P-VOP and/or planes P-VOP and/or B-VOP, all originating from the portal (12).


Background: Tranexamic Acid (TXA) has been shown by the CRASH-2 study to reduce the risk of death by bleeding. This evaluation assesses the use of TXA by the Great North Air Ambulance (GNAAS), and considers the individual patient outcomes in hospital, including the need for blood products and venous thromboembolism (VTE) rate. Methods: A service evaluation was performed with the analysis of patient outcome by the review of patient report forms over a 1-year period. Patients who received pre-hospital TXA were identified and further analysis of their outcomes was performed at the two receiving local major trauma centres. Results: 106 patients received pre-hospital TXA, all within 3 hours. The majority (73%, n=77) had been involved in a road traffic collision. Thirty per cent (n=32) of patients also received a pre-hospital blood transfusion; 73% (n=58) were subsequently shown to have an injury severity score (ISS) ≥15, which traditionally defines major trauma. Six (6.3%) patients were later found to have a V...


This report describes some investigations made to study the possibility of cancer chemotherapy by radioactive isotopes incorporated into tetra sodium 2-methyl-l : 4-naphthaquinol diphosphate (synkavit) (Roche Products, Welwyn Garden City) which is selectively concentrated in tumours. There are three lines of evidence which point to the localisation of synkavit in tumours. 1. Tumour tissue from rats or patients injected intravenously with synkavit shows U. V. fluorescence after treatment with alkaline peroxide. The brilliant yellow fluorescence is probably identical with that emitted by the epoxide of 2-methyl-l : 4-naphthaquinone (MITCHELL 1954). 2. Electrode potential studies show a marked fall of oxidation-reduction potential in tumour following the intravenous injection of synkavit into animals or man (CATER,PHILLIPS & SILVER (a) 1957) (see also Fig. 1). 3. Autoradiographic studies by SIMON-REUSS (1961) showed that in tissue culture tritium-labelled tetra-sodium 2-methyl-1 : 4-naphthaquinol diphosphate was incorporated into malignant HeLa cells to a concentration 100 times


e16078 Background: AA provided a survival advantage compared to placebo, in pts who had received docetaxel for CRPC. Before the regulatory authority approval, AA was made available in Italy through a NPP supervised by the local ethic committees. The present retrospective study is aimed to assess PRE and CO in an unselected CRPC population which received AA by NPP. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of all pts treated with AA by NPP in our Institutions. For each pt we have recorded the pre and post-AA clinical history, the treatment details and outcomes. We have assessed the ability of a series of selected 22 clinical factors to predict AA response through a logistic regression analysis. Continuous variables were categorized by quartiles and chosen for the initial model after a univariate chi-square analysis. Results: To date we have collected a consecutive series of 136 pts from 13 Italian hospitals. The median age was 72 yrs (range 52-87). The median baseline PSA was 154 ng/ml (ran...


Research suggests that self-efficacy is one of the central factors predicting students' engagement, participation and retention in STEM fields. Physics is one of the STEM fields in which women are severely underrepresented. Prior research has found that there is a gender gap in conceptual assessments and sometimes even in the final exam favoring men. Women also report lower self-efficacy than men in physics. The origins of these gender disparities are complex, not well understood, and include systemic societal biases and stereotypes that disadvantage women from a very young age both in and out of classroom. Since self-efficacy can impact performance and vice versa, lower physics self-efficacy than men can disadvantage women in physics classes. We studied female and male students' self-efficacy and its relation to learning outcomes in calculus-based introductory physics courses in which women are severely underrepresented. In particular, we discuss an investigation examining students' self-efficacy scores across gender and investigate the extent to which self-efficacy mediates learning outcomes for male and female students, controlling for students' relevant prior academic preparation such as AP Physics or SAT scores. We found that gender differences in course grade were partially mediated by students' prior knowledge and gender effect became non-significant factor after we include students' pre self-efficacy scores. This study can be helpful in catalyzing design and structuring of the physics classroom environment and curriculum to improve the self-efficacy and learning of all students, particularly those from traditionally disadvantaged groups such as women.


In this paper we present NetPrIDE, an integrated development environment for designing, implementing and visualizing computer network protocols, which has primarily been used for teaching computer networks. NetPrIDE makes use of an abstract and formal notation to clearly and firmly specify a protocol: once the protocol has been specified and the network topology has been fixed, the implementation and the visualization of the protocol is performed in a completely automated way.


At present on the 'Rostelekom' communication network after three months service in various company branches, the trial operation of four monitoring systems have finished. Among them the special place is occupied by the Russian company 'Spectrum' remote fiber testing system (RFTS) 'Photon' having a number of essential differences from other analogues. During trial operation RFTS 'Foton' considerable material, which allows to evaluate quality of operation, was accumulated. For this purpose the results of automatic reflectograms comparison with standard (obtained on system installation step) are given in paper. Thus as a comparison test the value of attenuation deviation on supervising section by fiber length approximately 10 km was used. For finding the attenuation value on the analysis intervals (every reflectogram is divided into sections by length approximately 10 kms) the approximation by a method of two points is used. Results of measurements executed by Russian RFTS 'Photon' during 3 months experimental exploitation are represented.


A fault model for programmable logic arrays (PLAs) is discussed that handles four classes of faults: multiple stuck-at faults, multiple bridging faults, multiple crosspoint faults, and faults due to breaks in lines. It is shown that a test that detects all multiple crosspoint faults also detects all multiple stuck-at faults, multiple bridging faults, and any combination of the above. It is also shown that multiple faults form a substantial part of the set of all faults in PLAs. Experiments with test generators show that tests detecting all single testable crosspoint faults also detect all testable stuck-at faults. The experiments also show that the test strategies based on the single-crosspoint fault model cover the greater part of all faults in PLAs.<<ETX>>


Solid phase crystallization of Si{sub 1{minus}x}Ge{sub x} have been investigated by means of change in crystallinity and crystallization temperature using the ellipsometric spectroscopy (2--5 eV). Dispersion analysis on the spectra revealed that the Si{sub 1{minus}x}Ge{sub x} alloys show both abrupt increase and rapid saturation of the crystallinities according to the structural transitions. The saturated values of crystallinities did not reach those of single crystals in all samples and rapidly decreased with increase of Ge concentration. Ion-implanted amorphous Si{sub 1{minus}x}Ge{sub x} exhibited much lower activation energies of re-crystallization than those of the deposited amorphous samples. Furthermore, their crystallization temperature were strongly dependent on the species of implanted ions such as As{sup +} and BF{sub 2}{sup +}. It was found that the crystallization velocity of the As{sup +}-implanted Si{sub 1{minus}x}Ge{sub x} was estimated as 4 times faster than that of the BF{sub 2}{sup +}-implanted Si{sub 1{minus}x}Ge{sub x}. Itinerant property of Ge in Si may give rise to the decrease of the crystallinities as well as the decrease of the activation energy of solid phase crystallization which may be strongly affected by the catalytic effects of the implanted impurities.


State-of-the art complex numerical methods based on advanced wave propagation codes have been developed to study the extreme phenomena induced in Beam Intercepting Devices (BID) by accidental beam impacts. A first study, based on these methods, led to the identification of damage thresholds for LHC Tertiary Collimators which were presented at Chamonix workshop in 2011. However, numerical simulations were unavoidably affected by uncertainties due to the limited knowledge of the material constitutive models; two experiments in the HiRadMat facility were proposed to address this issue: the destructive test of a complete tertiary collimator for a thorough, integral assessment of beam accident consequences (HRMT09) and a controlled test on a multi-material test bench hosting a variety of specimens conveniently instrumented for online and offline measurements (HRMT14). Both experiments were very successful and confirmed the effectiveness of numerical methods and material models to reliably predict beam-induced damages. Preliminary data acquired during HRMT14 provided interesting results on the ability of various materials to withstand extreme accidents. These tests also highlighted additional potential machine protection issues, on top of mechanical damage, induced by the projection of fragments out of the tungsten jaw: these include UHV degradation, chamber pollution, contamination, etc. In line with updated accident scenarios, new damage limits are proposed for LHC Tertiary Collimators.


Introduction: Gankyrin is an oncoprotein involved in regulating numerous pathways important to cell growth, signaling, proliferation and death. The overexpression of gankyrin and subsequent increased protein-protein interactions have been identified as key to increased proliferation in a variety of cancers. Consequently, small molecules that bind to and disrupt these protein-protein interactions are promising therapeutic strategies for the treatment of certain cancers. The first small molecule binder of gankyrin, cjoc42, was recently developed and exhibited efficacy in inhibiting the gankyrin-26S proteasome interaction. The aim of this work is to determine the effects of cjoc42 and its derivatives on cell migration and proliferation in gankyrin-overexpressing cancers. Methods: Wound healing and CyQuant proliferation assays were used to determine the ability of cjoc42 to inhibit migration and proliferation in the gankyrin-overexpressing cell lines A549, MDA-MB231 and Huh6 cells. A protein thermal shift assay was used to screen new cjoc42 derivatives for their ability to bind gankyrin. Western blot experiments will determine if binding of cjoc42 and its derivatives to gankyrin is the mechanism of action in cells. Results: Cjoc42 demonstrated an ability to inhibit the migratory and proliferative activity of A549 and MDA-MB231 cells. While only a modest inhibition of migration was observed, cjoc42 exhibited a significant antiproliferative effect against these cell lines. Utilization of a protein thermal shift assay yielded cjoc42 derivatives with more potent gankyrin-binding ability. These compounds will be evaluated in-cellulo for their ability to inhibit cell migration and proliferation. Western blot experiments will confirm that gankyrin-binding of cjoc42 attributes to the anti-migration and anti-proliferative effects observed. Conclusions: These studies show that cjoc42 directly inhibits cell migration and proliferation by inhibiting the interaction between gankyrin and the 26S proteasome. Consequently, this work provides background for the development of small molecule inhibitors as a gankyrin-mediated therapy for the treatment of lung, breast and liver cancers. Citation Format: Pamela Farrales, Aaron Muth. Small molecule targeting of gankyrin reduces cell migration and proliferation in certain cancers [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2019; 2019 Mar 29-Apr 3; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2019;79(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 23.


Indonesia Capital Market has improved steadily these days. Investment in go public companies stock listed in capital market has become attention not only to domestic investors but also many foreign one. Indonesian listed pharmaceutical companies have shown their endurance and performance during economic crisis. Since investor will most likely put a lot of attention to stock price, it is also important to try to determine the variables that will affect stock price. This research tries to examine the effect of Net Profit Margin (NPM), Operating Profit Margin (OPM), Economic Added Value (EVA), and Earning per Share (EPS) to stock price. The research was done in Indonesia listed pharmaceutical companies during 2008-2011 periods. This research uses path analysis to explain the correlation between the variables examined. The end result from path analysis 1 shows that NPM have positive effect to EPS; EPS have positive effect to stock price; EVA in path 1 have no positive effect to stock price, NPM have no effect to stock price; and EPS proved to be mediator variable for NPM in giving effect toward stock price. The end result from path analysis 2 shows that OPM have positive effect to EPS; EPS have positive effect to stock price; EVA in path 2 have no effect to stock price, OPM have no effect to stock price; and EPS proved to be mediator variable for OPM in giving effect toward stock price.


An approach, which is based on the double porosity concept and takes into account pore deformation, has been presented to derive a set of coupled differential equations governing the behaviour of fissured porous media. This approach has resulted in a set of non-linear (variable coefficient) differential equations. Various coefficients involved in the formulation have been explicitly defined in terms of measurable physical parameters. The finite element technique has been employed as the numerical tool for the solution of these equations. The results based on the proposed non-linear formulation have been compared with those of previously presented linear (constant coefficient) formulations. It is found that, in relatively rigid formations, the linearity assumption is quite reasonable and can successfully model the behaviour of fissured porous media. However, in very deformable formations, the linearity assumption could lead to a significant level of error in the numerical solutions.


Hypertension is one of the most causes of premature death in the
world often called as "sillent killer". Hypertension is a chronic disease that
requires long term therapy, so adherence in the treatment of hypertension is
very important. Adherence to therapy is required to control blood pressure
and reduce the risk of complication. One of the way to improve the
adherence of patients is by giving written information and/or verbally. The
aim of this study was to determine the effect of therapeutic information to
improve adherence in hypertensive patients. The ARMS and pill count
instruments were used to measure adherence of pharmacological therapy
and lifestyle questionnaires to measure adherence of non-pharmacological
therapies.
This study was a quasi experimental study with pre and post
control group design at Dukuh Kupang Community Health Center
Surabaya. The adherence measurement was performed in seventy
hipertensive patients, were randomized to be divided into control and
treatment group (n=35).
The results show that there was an effect of giving information in
adherence measured by the ARMS questionnaire (p = 0.000), with the
lifestyle questionnaire (p = 0.000) and the pill count method (p = 0.018)
which indicates significant differences between the control group and the
treatment group.


In this chapter, children's advertisements are problematized. The victims of advertisements are not only adults but also children. The identities of girls and boys, those used in children's clothing advertisements, are worrying because in these advertisements girls and boys are separated from their children identities and identified according to their sexual roles as men and women. The chapter makes a semiology analysis of an advertisement and reveals the identity of the child who became a sexual commodity.


Green economy policies were endorsed by world leaders at the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) as a strategy for achieving sustainable development and poverty eradication. Multiple measurement frameworks have been developed internationally for the green economy or green growth. Among this literature, two major categories of green economy measurement can be identified: (i) indicators that reveal trends of decoupling between economic activity and environmental pressures and (ii) measures of the portion of economic activity with a purpose of reducing environmental pressures or improving the sustainable management of natural capital. The United Nations standard for environmental-economic accounting, known as SEEA, broadly defines and provides a list of categories for environmental-related activities, and an environmental goods and services sector (EGSS), which is based on whether there is a purpose to reduce environmental pressures or manage resources sustainably. Applying the SEEA standard to the collections of economic statistics used in national accounts would allow for calculation of a number of relevant indicators for green economy measurement, such as the proportions of environmentally-related employment, income, production, and investment. However, implementation of EGSS and the Classification of Environmental Activities (CEA) requires addressing several practical challenges, particularly related to identifying and maintaining a registry of basic information on environmental goods, services, and the enterprises in the environmental goods and services sector. This paper briefly reviews some of the practical challenges for measuring green activity within an economy using the current national accounting standards.


Low-level radioactive surface-contamination measurements require lightweight, large-area, and high-efficiency detectors. In the previous work, we utilized wavelength shifting (WLS) fibers, coupled to a beta-sensitive plastic scintillator (PS) layer on one side, and to an alpha-sensitive ZnS(Ag) layer on both sides, for detecting both alpha and beta particles. In this work, the main goal was to improve the light collection (maximizing the number of photons reaching the PMT) by optimizing the WLS fibers structure, for getting better signal-to-noise ratio and to minimize the low-energy threshold of the detector. In most cases, improving the light collection mostly influenced the detector resolution. In our case, improving the light collection will improve the detection efficiency by ability to detect more events at low-energy spectrum, which is limited by the noise level. Aiming to improve the scintillation light-collection efficiency, we investigated and compared four different detector configurations. Two of them described in the previous work presents utilization of WLS fibers, with different diameters ( 1 mmφ, 1.5 mmφ), coupled on the PS. Two other configurations present utilization of WLS fibers ( 1.5 mmφ) installed into a flat groove on the PS layer, while in one configuration we utilized straight WLS fibers and in the other we utilized bent WLS fibers. It was found that the utilization of WLS fibers in bent configuration gives the highest light-collection efficiency. Additionally, there is improved light collection achieved by using WLS fibers with wider diameter ( 1.5 mmφ), which maximizes the capture fraction. Additionally, since ZnS(Ag) and PS have different decay times (200 ns and 2.4 ns, respectively), we were able to separate alpha from beta events. An algorithm script was developed to calculate the full width at half maximum (FWHM) of each pulse and a histogram was generated of the FWHM values for the pulse shape discrimination (PSD). Efficient PSD was achieved for alpha energies above 100 keV with figure of merit (FOM) of 1.92. GEANT4 simulation was carried out and compared with experimental results. The results of both were matched, showed that the light-collection efficiency from the bent WLS fibers configuration was the best. The simulation results and the experiments, including full description of the detector structure, ionization stage, and the WLS light collection, are presented.


(Bottom) Structure of AngioMARKsa prototypic targeted contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) currently undergoing clinical trials. The hydrophobic bicyclohexyl moiety targets the plasma protein serum albumin, the octadentate moiety sequesters the toxic metal ion, and the paramagnetic gadolinium(III) ion and exchangeable water molecule provide relaxation enhancement for contrast MRI. See "Gadolinium(III) Chelates as MRI Contrast Agents: Structure, Dynamics, and Applications" by Peter Caravan, Jeffrey J. Ellison, Thomas J. McMurry, and Randall B. Lauffer, p 2293.


ECR is an industry study in which distributors, supDecember 1994 pliers, and brokers identify methods for bringing even greater value to the grocery consumer. This greater Activity-Based Costing for Food Wholesalers and consumer value is created by better products, better Retailers assortments, better in-stock service, better conveECR Report on Continuous Replenishment nience, and better prices delivered through a leaner, Electronic Data Interchange Best Practices: Purchase faster, more responsive, and less costly supply chain. Order to Payment Over 100 distributor, supplier, and broker cornCategory Management ECR, Best Practices Report panies are participating in one or more of the ECR Computer Assisted Ordering, Best Practices Report committees, with well over 200 executives involved. Direct Store Delivery, Best Practices Report This prodigious effort is supported by 11 trade associECR Core Technology Infrastructure Guidelines ations and over 30 consulting companies. Management of Large-Scale Organizational Change: A Perishables Work Group has been formed within ECR Applications the ECR project to study the application of ECR concepts and practices to perishable product categories. First Quarter 1995 This group expects to publish a report in early 1995. Jerry Metcalf, formerly CEO of Scrivner, Inc. has A Universal Consumer Goods U.P.C. Catalog White resigned as co-chair of the ECR executive committee. Paper David Jenkins, vice chairman of ECR and a director Achieving Efficient Assortment at Sainsbury International, will represent the distribECR: Wholesaler and Independent Retailer Getting utor community as co-chair for the balance of 1994. Started The ECR project's first major report, "PerforEfficient New Product Introduction Using ECR Prinmance Measurement: Applying Value Chain Analysis ciples to the Grocery Industry," has been published and is Evaluation of Store Level Data Collections and Seravailable from GMA. The Executive Committee has vices approved eight reports for publication by December. Evaluation of Value Added Network Services Following is the status of ECR reports: Getting Started in ECR: Building Your Company Roadmap Publications Currently Available High-Tech Cross-Docking, Best Practices Report Low-Tech Cross-Docking, Best Practices Report Category Management Executive Summary, Best Pallet, Best Practices Report Practices Report Perishables Report Efficient Consumer Response: Enhancing Consumer Shipping/Receiving, Best Practices Report Value in the Grocery Industry Efficient Consumer Response: Getting Started ECR Conference 1995 Efficient Consumer Response: Survey of Perceived Barriers and Opportunities Plans are well under way for a joint industry ECR Performance Measurement--Applying Value Chain conference to be held January 18-20, 1995 at the Analysis to the Grocery Industry Hyatt Reunion Hotel in Dallas, Texas. The conference will feature general sessions on organizational change, product flow, demand flow, and category Kiernan is Executive Director of the Grocery Manufacturers management. In addition, 25 breakout sessions will of America.


Abstract A definition and an existence result are given for quasiequilibria in abstract economies with a (possibly) countably infinite set of agents and infinite dimensional choice sets. Applied to the overlapping generations exchange model, this result allows us to prove the existence of equilibria when the commodity space in each period is some Euclidean space, L ∞ or some L p ( p ≥ 1). The preferences of the agents may be interdependent and are not required to be transitive or complete.


Many developed countries have recognized the importance of public parks in sustainable development of cities as they help minimizing the negative impact of urbanization. Developing countries, on the other hand, are facing problems such as lack of public awareness and inadequate facilities for sports and social activities to attract visitors to public parks, which positively affect the social and psychological human well-being. Parks are venues that enable people of all age groups to engage in different activities with family and friends and connect with nature. While planning a city development, policy makers should consider new findings in the area of brownfield regeneration, to use the existing land more efficiently and ensure public acceptance of the proposed projects. This chapter contains five sections. Section 1 gives an introduction to land use challenges faced by policy makers, brownfield sites, and stimulus that motivate people to use public parks. In Section 2, the importance of urban parks to human health and key elements to achieve urban sustainability are presented. Section 3 introduces novelty among park facilities. Section 4 gives an example of a landfill-to-park transformation. Section 5 summarizes policy suggestions for decision makers to increase their focus on the importance of parks.


Abstract Higher Education in the UK is experiencing a level of change unprecedented in the last twenty-five years. Coupled with global drivers and disruptors, from technology to generational differences, the new higher education landscape that is emerging is presenting academic libraries with a series of new and extreme strategic challenges and opportunities. Putting students at the heart of learning, by aligning with and influencing university strategy, creating new and more integrated learning environments, and designing support with student outcomes in mind, are rapidly becoming business critical. In this article, we describe the experience of the directorate of Student and Library Services at Northumbria University, in which the University Library has played a pivotal role driving a broad, deep, and sustainable superconvergence while transforming in its own right to deliver innovative new services and successful performance. In so doing, we discuss the evolution of the superconvergence portfolio, how structure and roles were arrived at, what phases of change and stages of convergence we passed through, and how we have adopted a new support framework to integrate distinct services, and physical and virtual spaces, while retaining the quality of our broad professional expertise. We provide several examples of how the new service is operating and specifically how the University Library works in this wider context. We conclude with a reflective discussion on the outcomes and impact our approach has afforded, and what may follow.


Timelines serve as the organizing structure for many exhibitions. This essay explores the use of the timeline in museums in an attempt to understand its appeal and its meaning. The article considers the nature of narrative, and of chronology specifically, as well as the history of the timeline and of its use in museum exhibitions. Raising questions about the message sent by chronological ordering, the essay encourages exhibition developers to consider how exhibits might move beyond the timeline to provide visitors with a more nuanced historical understanding and a more active relationship to the past. If we stop taking the timeline for granted, we might find ways to complicate chronology while still taking advantage of its power.


Absorption of /sup 35/SO/sub 2/ by rabbits was studied by sampling tracheal air during breathing. Sampled air accounted for only 10% of volume of breath. Percent absorption decreased from 95 to 98% at high SO/sub 2/ (> 200 ppM) to 40 to 80% at low SO/sub 2/ (< 0.5 ppM). At higher concentrations, irritants cause increased mucus secretion resulting in more SO/sub 2/ absorption.


Pancreatic fistula is the most frequent complication after pancreatic resection regardless of the extent of the resection. A 68-year-old woman with B-viral hepatitis was referred with an incidentally detected pancreatic head mass that was diagnosed 4 months previously when performing following up of her liver cirrhosis. She had no specific symptoms, but she had a 1.2 cm sized solitary mass that was suspected to be a pancreatic endocrine tumor and it was located very close to the main pancreatic duct in the pancreas uncinate process on the imaging workup. Preoperative endoscopic pancreatic stenting was prepared to guide the enucleation of the mass while identifying the pancreatic duct using intraoperative ultrasonography. Precise intraoperative estimation of the mass and the pancreatic duct was possible and the enucleation was successful without injury to the duct. We recommend this operative approach especially when planning local pancreatic resection for tumors in the pancreatic head or uncinate process, as these tumors make the pancreatic duct vulnerable to injury.


This paper describes the "State of the Art" for inventory, diagnostic, prognostic and integrated treatment of electrical equipment and insulating liquids containing DBDS/Corrosions & PCBs (Tech Pathologies).The Corrosions determine a functional risks for transformers and equipment filled with mineral insulating oils: C1-DBDS & Corrosive Sulfur; C2-NOT DBDS & Corrosive Sulfur; C3-.SCBP & Corrosive Sulfur; C4-NOT Corrosive Sulfur & Metal Dissolution. The PolyChlorinatedBiphenyls (PCBs) are a "Persistent Organic Pollutants" (POPS), as "Class 1.Cancerogenic to humans (IARC 2013) and determine risks for workers, public health and environment.The oils & transformers integrated treatments, PCBs dehalogenation technique ("DMU & CDP Process" patented by Sea Marconi) and DBDS Selective Depolarization, in continuous mode through a closed circuit process are the sustainable solutions (Therapies) based on "circular economy".These solutions are based on the use of Smart Decontamination Modular Units (DMUs) and a solid reagent, consisting of a higher molecular weight glycol compounds, a mixture of bases and radical promoter or other catalyst on a high surface area particulate support. These processes normally run at $80- 100^{\circ}C$ and have the capability to decontaminate equipment on-site through continuous circulation of the oil in a closed system (without draining the oil or using auxiliary tanks), using the solvent capability of the oil for continuous extraction of PCBs and DBDS from solid materials inside the equipment (according IEC 60422 art. 11.4.4).International experience of diagnostic, prognostic and integrated treatments are presented according to IEC & CENELEC include On -Load treatments in power transformers and shunt reactors, in several countries.


Patients with schizophrenia who are nonadherent to medication are at risk for repeated relapse and rehospitalization from this chronic and lifelong mental illness. Effective, oral medications can be difficult for patients to maintain on a daily basis, and long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics can help to alleviate this challenge. However, some physicians' attitudinal barriers that need to be overcome include the belief that patients do not have adherence problems, concerns about LAI antipsychotic efficacy over traditional oral agents, the perception that the time and cost to administer this formulation outweighs its benefit, and the perception that injectable medications undermine patients' autonomy. A better understanding of LAIs and their potential benefits may help physicians to implement a long-term treatment plan that provides the best outcome for patients.


Super Resolution is a process of producing a high spatial resolution image from one or more Low Resolution (LR) observation. The resolution of an image is defined as the amount of fine details that are visible. Nowadays Super-resolution image reconstruction is a active area of research, as it is capable of overcoming some resolution limitations of low-cost imaging sensors such as Cell phone cameras. This allows better utilization of the growing capability of high-resolution displays such as high-definition LCDs. Such resolution enhancing technology is important in medical imaging and satellite imaging where diagnosis or analysis from low-quality images can be extremely difficult .We have proposed the approach for enhancing the resolution of images. We exploited the shift and motion based robust super-resolution (SR) algorithm [1] and the diffusion image regularization method proposed in [2] to obtain the alias free and jerk free smooth SR image. Keywords— Super-resolution, Motion estimation, Regularization, Reconstruction, Pixel.


Disasters, both natural and man-made and involving the massive destruction of habitats, have been with us since the beginning of time. While responses have varied by countries, depending on their population, wealth and culture; and while the magnitude of disaster has also varied, as does the capacity for a country to respond, each country strives to restore its infrastructure to at least its original state, if not better.


The cultivation of ability and quality is important contents of cadre's education and training.The administrative on case teaching methodology is an important means to train the high-quality managerial talent.The application of the teaching with administration cases requires completely new grasp of content and methods,careful plan and design for the teaching course,establishment of suitable organization and procedure,scientific application of teaching methods;support of assessment and evaluation system.