The management of air quality involves local, state, regional, national, and international organizations. At each level, data are collected and used for analysis, assessment, and regulatory enforcement. Effective air quality management requires coordination among multiple organizations and, therefore, requires integration among their respective data sets. This integration remains a complex IT challenge due to the variety of collection, storage, format, and dissemination methods employed by each organization. In most cases today when organizations need to share data, specialized arrangements and significant manual effort are required to create usable mappings between the data sources. More general methods are required to bridge the gap between representations and organization schemes. We present an interactive web-based demo of our preliminary work adapting the statistical alignment and clustering methods from cross-language statistical machine translation. Using the demo, users can discover new relations and test likely candidate relations between two similar data sources from local and California state air quality management agencies.


Any gate can be considered as the assembly of several horizontal elementary beams. Regarding the considered gate, its structure, rather simple, consists in four identical ones presented in Figure 1. Assuming that all these beams are only submitted to bending around a vertical axis, the fully plastic bending moment of the gate may be regarded as equal to four times the fully plastic bending moment of one elementary beam: Mp = 4mp. From [2] and [3] we get:


Purpose – The paper aims to discuss a new design methodology for multi-fingered robotic grippers. Design/methodology/approach – Optimization of the compliant mechanism with underactuation. Findings – A new robotic gripper principle without active control. Originality/value – Design of multi-fingered robotic gripper as a monolithic structure without joints.


This study examined the P Church in the Large chapel and S Church in the midium chapel were Analyzed to the installed stage broadcast lighting system. As a result of the installation of lighting equipment of LED class in P Church in the Large chapel, it provided clearer image and did not have shadow. While tungsten halogen illumination was very hot and heated to be preaching, LED was not heated so the pastor was very comfortable for preaching. S Church in the Midium chapel due to low ceiling height using LED lighting musical, theater and possibly were directed. If a similar structure of Dae-Hak Street theater to replace the existing fixtures by LED lighting, rendering effective and energy saving effect is thought to have much effect.


In this study, given that the tropical long-finned eel Anguilla sp. has colour vision, we determined background colour preference of elvers of this eel in laboratory. The test aquaria covered with a pair of two-colour papers contained with a group of 10 elvers and the position of heads of elvers on each colour background was recorded 15 times for each colour pair. The background colours tested were white, black, yellow, red, green and blue. The frequencies of the head position on each colour of different pairs were analysed by the Thurstone's law of comparative judgment for paired-preference test. The elvers showed a strong bias for white background, with no significant difference in the mean z-score between the other 5 colour backgrounds. Since no negative impact of white rearing tanks on growth and stress response of other fish species were detected in previous literatures, confinement of the tropical long-finned eel Anguilla sp. in white background was


Background Since 1996, the tobacco industry has used the 16 Cities Study conclusions that workplace secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposures are lower than home exposures to argue that workplace and other smoking restrictions are unnecessary. Objectives Our goal was to determine the origins and objectives of the 16 Cities Study through analysis of internal tobacco industry documents and regulatory agency and court records, and to evaluate the validity of the study's conclusions. Results The tobacco industry's purpose in conducting the 16 Cities Study was to develop data showing that workplace SHS exposures were negligible, using these data to stop smoking restrictions by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The extensive involvement of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and the tobacco industry's Center for Indoor Air Research in controlling the study was not fully disclosed. The study's definition of "smoking workplace" included workplaces where smoking was restricted to designated areas or where no smoking was observed. This definition substantially reduced the study's reported average SHS concentrations in "smoking workplaces" because SHS levels in unrestricted smoking workplaces are much greater than in workplaces with designated smoking areas or where no smoking occurred. Stratifying the data by home smoking status and comparing exposures by workplace smoking status, however, indicates that smoke-free workplaces would halve the total SHS exposure of those living with smokers and virtually eliminate SHS exposure for most others. Conclusions Data in the 16 Cities Study reveal that smoke-free workplaces would dramatically reduce total SHS exposure, providing significant worker and public health benefits.


were considerably different from the wide range of thermoplastic polyurethanes available today. By the end of the 1940's, polyurethane research programs existed at rubber and chemical companies in the United States, Great Britan and Germany as well as the polymer institutes of the U.S.S.R. Commercialization in the United States began in the late fifties when Mobay introduced Texin° and B. F. Goodrich, Estane° . The number of products and producers continued to increase into the late seventies. However, over the last three years a reduction in the number of producers has occurred, both as a result of increased competition from other thermoplastic elastomers and increased costs of raw materials based on petrochemicals. New processing technology for thermosets such as reaction injection molding (RIM), liquid injection molding (LIM), together with the growing acceptance of powdered rubber for injection molding add to the competetive pressures. These competetive pressures together with the premium prices TPU's command, require changes in polyurethane technology to maintain their market share. These changes require improved physical properties, better processibility and reduced raw material costs.


Thermal degradation of poly(vinyl chloride) was studied in mixtures of solvents differing in thermodynamic qualities and solvating abilities. It was shown that the rate of poly(vinyl chloride) degradation depends on both the degree of association of PVC macromolecules in solution and the nucleophilic properties of the mixed solvent.


Carbon dioxide (CO2) photoreduction into renewable fuels over semiconductor photocatalysts has emerged as a green and sustainable alternative for energy production. Consequently, tremendous efforts are being performed to develop robust and sustainable photocatalysts. Therefore, visible-light active nanocomposite photocatalysts composed of 5.0–20.0 wt.% bismuth oxide (Bi2O3) and cerium oxide (CeO2) were synthesized by a sol-gel-based process. The prepared nanocomposites were evaluated for the promoted photocatalytic reduction of CO2 into methanol (CH3OH). Various characterizations of the obtained photocatalysts exposed an outstanding development of crystalline structure, morphology, and surface texture due to the presence of Bi2O3. Moreover, the absorbance of light in the visible regime was improved with enhanced charge separation, as revealed by the exploration of optical response, photoluminescence, and photocurrent measurements. The overall bandgap calculations revealed a reduction to 2.75 eV for 15% Bi2O3/CeO2 compared to 2.93 eV for pure CeO2. Moreover, the adjusted 2.8 g L−1 dose of 15% Bi2O3/CeO2 selectively produced 1300 μmol g−1 CH3OH after 9 h of visible light irradiation. This photocatalyst also exhibits bearable reusability five times. The improved progression of 15% Bi2O3/CeO2 is denoted by significant charge separation as well as enhanced mobility. This study suggests the application of metal oxide-based heterojunctions for renewable fuel production under visible light.


Leak electricity is easy to result in fire. Electric shock may arise accident. For the two reasons, the leak electricity safeguard devices are used to prevent body electric shock and the leak electricity caused by earth fault of circuits or electric devices in order to avoid fire or explosion accident and insure the life security of the people who have got an electric shock.


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【Objective】To study the changes and clinical significance of glycosylated hemoglobin,serum cystatin C and serum lipid levels in type 2 diabetic nephropathy(DN) patients.【Methods】According to the 24 hour urinary albumin excretion rate(UAER),100 cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) were divided into three groups: simple diabetic mellitus group,early stage of diabetic nephropathy group and middle-late stage of diabetic nephropathy group.30 healthy volunteers were selected for control group.Fasting blood glucose(FBG),glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c),cystatin C,and serum lipid were measured【.Results】The differences of FBG,HbA1c,CysC and lipids were significantly different between the diabetic mellitus group and the control group(P 0.05).In the early stage of diabetic nephropathy group and middle-late stage group,concentration of FBG[(9.62±1.71),(12.37±1.99)mmol/L],HbA1c [(8.37%±1.07%),(12.37%±1.03%)],CysC[(1.78±0.51)、(6.29±0.52) mg/L],lipids were elevated and significantly higher than simple diabetic mellitus group[(7.43±0.81) mmol/L,(6.24%±0.85%)、(1.03±0.62) mg/L,P 0.05].In the middle-late stage diabetic nephropathy group,FBG,HbA1c,CysC,Lipids were significantly higher than those in the early stage diabetic nephropathy group(P 0.05)【.Conclusion】HbA1c,CysC,Lipids were significantly increased,and their levels are correlated with the degrees of microvascular disease in type 2 DN,suggesting that the levels of HbA1c,CysC and lipids in DN are important in early diagnosis and prevention of the disease.


The objective of this systematic review was to estimate the pooled prevalence of depression among schoolgoing adolescents in India by using Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI 1 or BDI 2). A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO and Google Scholar to identify cross-sectional school-based studies published during 1990-2020. Studies with pre-identified mental illness were excluded. Heterogeneity between studies were examined and estimates were pooled using a random-effects model. Subgroup and sensitivity analysis were performed. Publication bias was evaluated using funnel plot and Egger's test. We included 13 studies in the meta-analysis. The random effect meta-analysis revealed that the pooled prevalence of depression among school going adolescents was 53% (95% CI: 41% - 65%). By gender, the prevalence was 50% (95 % CI: 38%–62%) in males and 57% (95% CI: 46% - 69%) in females. The subgroup analysis revealed that the pooled prevalence increased with the education levels (High school: 42%; High school and pre-university: 55%; and Pre-university: 67%). In this review we found that more than half of the school going adolescents in India suffered from depression that ranged from mild to severe. These results draw attention to re-look at the mental health policy and newer public health approaches to address depression. Further, strengthening school-based mental health services, along with the community and center-based care is crucial to prevent and effective management of depression among adolescents.


The fundamentals of thermodynamics and thermodynamic analysis are provided, as they are central to the contents of the book. The centrality of thermodynamics can be seen by noting that it constitutes the study of the concepts and laws describing energy and its conversion in processes and systems. The means by which thermodynamics permits the behavior, performance and efficiency of energy systems to be described, particularly via energy and exergy analyses, is described at length. Details on aspects of thermodynamics most relevant to energy and exergy analyses are presented and illustrated, along with descriptions of energy and exergy analyses themselves. Thermodynamic balances and basic quantities in them are described, including the exergy of matter, heat, work and electricity. The reference environment used in exergy analysis is described and models for it (e.g., natural-environment-subsystem, reference-substance, equilibrium and constrained-equilibrium, and process-dependent models) are detailed. Various energy and exergy efficiencies are defined and properties for energy and exergy analyses are provided. The implications are explained of energy and exergy analyses, particularly on research and development. A step-by-step procedure is given for energy and exergy analyses, and a detailed example is given to illustrate how the analyses are applied. Finally, exergy values for typical commodities encountered in cogeneration and district energy (e.g., electricity, work, heated and cooled substances) are provided, and extensions are explained of exergy methods beyond thermodynamics to areas such as economics and environmental studies. The coverage in this chapter is kept general where possible, although points relevant to cogeneration and/or district energy are raised as appropriate.


Maintenance device to maintain one configuration of the battery cell (100). Electrically connecting (168) the battery maintenance circuit (100) coupled to the battery (102). Maintenance circuit coupled to the battery (102) by electrically connecting (108), and perform maintenance on the battery (102). Maintenance circuitry including the current configured to draw from the battery (102) an electrical load (110). The electrical current load (110) heat. Phase change material (122) thermally coupled to the load (110). Phase change material (110) having a specific heat index, specific heat and temperature have a linear relationship index, thereby reducing the temperature change rate of the electrical load.


In order to investigate behavior of acoustic cavitation in molten aluminum alloys when ultrasonic vibration was applied, we measured sound pressure in molten aluminum alloys by means of acoustic emission (AE). The frequency analysis was performed to the obtained sound pressure. As a result, the characteristic frequency of acoustic cavitation would be 5, 10 and 260 kHz. The maximum intensity at 260 kHz was increased by addition of magnesium in molten aluminum at the ultrasonic power of more than 200 W drastically. The reason why the addition of magnesium led to promote the generation of the cavitation would be caused by its relatively low surface tension and high vapor pressure. From the viewpoint of the cavitation threshold, both the decrease in the surface tension of the molten aluminum alloy and the increase in the vapor pressure will lead to generate the acoustic cavitation. Therefore, addition of zinc of 8.7 mass% and bismuth of 0.5 mass% also caused to generate acoustic cavitation.


Spatial light modulators (SLMs) based on indivvidually addressable micro-mirrors do show an increased use in projection displays, DUV lithography and adaptive optics. Mirror planarity and deflectio ...


The study of self-replicating structures in Computer Science has been taking place for more than half a century, motivated by the desire to understand the fundamental principles and algorithms involved in self-replication. The bulk of the literature explores self-replicating forms in Cellular Automata. Though trivially self-replicating programs have been written for dozens of languages, very little work exists that explores self-replicating forms in programming languages.This paper reports initial investigations into self-replicating expressions in the Lambda Calculus, the basis for functional programming languages. Mimicking results from the work on Cellular Automata, self-replicating Lambda Calculus expressions that also allow the application of an arbitrary program to arbitrary data are presented. Standard normal order reduction, however, will not reduce the sub-expression representing the program application. Two approaches of dealing with this, hybrid reduction and parallel reduction, are discussed, and have been implemented in an interpreter.


AbstrcatObjective:Observe the secretion of tumor necrosis factor α(TNFα) and nitric oxide(NO) by Wistar rats' Kupffer's cells(KC) in the influence of activated complement.Methods:Priorandpost treatment of Zymosan-activated human serum(ZAHS) or ZAHS neutralized by serum aginst C3 and C5,TNF α and NO in supernant of KC culture were measured at different time points.Results:①ZAHStreated group,NO significantly rose over normal in 6-48 h,TNF α also elevated in 3-12h,but was remarkablely lower than that of LPS-treated KC culture.②Block test showed:anti-serum kept the levels of NO(6-48h)and TNF α(10h) near normal.WConclusion:The fragments of C3 and C5 in ZAHS can make KC release NO and TNF α,these suggest the possible mechanism of liver injury mediated by complement in some pathological situations.


We introduce para- S -manifolds and obtain some results concerning the curvature of these manifolds. In particular, we prove that there does not exist Einstein para- S -manifold, and consequently, we investigate η -Einstein para- S -manifolds and the conditions for them to be ξ -conformally flat.


The present invention is a natural corneal implant configured prosthesis to restore vision in patients who are not candidates to receive (allograft) (10). Construction of this device, with one or more closely coupled to the pinned layer of biocompatible nonporous optical disk made of a porous polymeric material (20) (18), in the eye of the recipient It involves using a special sealing area to enhance the sealing of the artificial cornea (28).


A modifi cation of the method is presented, which allows one to analyze a thin shell calculation by specifying the geometry only in the Cartesian coordinate system. A variational method is presented for determining the stressstrain state of three-dimensional elastic structures based on the use of approximating functions with fi nite carriers of an arbitrary degree of approximation. The presented method can be successfully used both for the calculation of three-dimensional composite structures and for the calculation of thin shells using curvilinear coordinate systems, a comparison between the modeling of equation programming with the Ansys software gives a good indication for corrections of the method modifi cation.


THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESSUREMETRIC TECHNIQUES IN SOIL INVESTIGATION HAS LED TO A MORE ACCURATE STUDY OF SOIL DEFORMATION PROBLEM, AND IN PARTICULAR TO MORE PRECISE CALCULATIONS OF THE REACTION MODULI UNDER STATIC OR ALTERNATING LOADS. THIS RESEARCH PROGRAMME HAS BEEN SUPPLEMENTED BY A STUDY OF THE BEHAVIOR OF FOUNDATIONS SUBJECTED TO THE ACTION OF VIBRATING DEVICES. A FOUNDATION BLOCK WAS SUBJECTED EXPERIMENTALLY TO VIBRATION STRESSES BY ECCENTRIC MASS ROTARY VIBRATORS WITH ADJUSTABLE TORQUE AND RATATION SPEED. DISPLACEMENTS OF THE BLOCK WERE MEASURED UNDER WIDELY VARYING RATES OF FREQUENCIES AND STRESS, AND FROM THESE MEASUREMENTS THE CORRESPONDING REACTION MODULI & CRITICAL FREQUENCIES WERE DEDUCTED. THE BLOCK WAS STUDIED UNDER DIFFERENT EMBEDDING CONDITIONS: /TOTALLY EMBEDDED, SEMI-EMBEDDED AND SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS/ AND IN EACH CASE VIBRATION STRESSES, EITHER CENTERED OR EXCENTRIC, WERE APPLIED. A GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION WAS MADE OF THE GROUND USING LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION TESTS, BOREHOLES AND PRESSUREMETER LOADING TESTS. RESULTS INDICATE THAT: /1/ THE REACTION MODULUS VALUES DEFINED FOR ALTERNATE LOADINGS UNDER PRESSUREMETER TEST CAN BE VALIDLY APPLIED TO CONVENTIONAL FORMAULAE FOR VIBRATING MASSES, WHICH ENABLE IN PARTICULAR THE CRITICAL FREQUENCY AND THE AMOUNT OF THE MASS DISPLACEMENT TO BE STUDIED, /2/ THE EMBEDDING OF THE FOUNDATION SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTS THE REACTION MODULUS AND DAMPLING COEFFICIENT VALUES, /3/ EVEN SLIGHT HETEROGENEITY OF THE GROUND GIVES RISE TO CONSIDERABLE ROCKING OF THE FOUNDATION MASS, PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF A SHALLOW FOUNDATION, AND /4/ THE VIBRATIONS CREATED BY THE EXCENTRIC MASS ROTARY VIBRATORS GIVE RISE TO INCREASED SETTLEMENT, SOMETIMES CONSIDERABLE, IN NEIGHBORING FOUNDATIONS WHEN SUBJECTED TO PERMANENT STATIC LOADS.


Proverbs, sayings that give advice or offer insights about life, are found in all countries and cultures. They are used in societies with writing systems and in those whose communications rely on oral traditions. Proverbs are concise, some rhyme, several use alliteration, and many are metaphorical. They can be found in ancient and contemporary literature. This article discusses the multicultural nature of proverbs and gives examples from various locales. The article also illustrates how proverbs lend themselves to interdisciplinary literacy integration. The use of proverbs in implementing specific grade-level Common Core State Standards is addressed. Resources for proverb study are suggested throughout the article, and two appendices are included for additional information on the topic. olfgang Mieder, today's foremost paremiologist (i.e., proverb scholar), observed: In a world getting smaller through new technological advances almost every day, communication with new individuals and groups of people increases steadily....In modern business and politics the understanding of proverbs plays a major role, often being the key to the success or breakdown of communications. It is a known fact that interpreters at the United Nations prepare themselves for their extremely sensitive job by learning proverbs of the foreign languages, since politicians often argue or attempt to convince their opponents by the use of a native proverb. No matter how sophisticated the debate, eventually every heated exchange can be reduced to an emotional war of proverbs. (Mieder, 1986, pp. x, xi). Nearly 30 years after Mieder's statements, recent Internet sites reveal that one need not be in the political area, the corporate office, or the United Nations to encounter proverbs or variations of proverbs. The Denver Public Library's 2013 Movie Blog carries the title, "Don't Judge this Book by Its Movie," a variant of Don't judge a book by its cover. "If the Shoe Fits," a clipped version of If the shoe fits, wear it, is a shoe store in Frederick, Maryland. Bonnie Johnson is Professor of Education at St. Norbert's College in DePerre, Wisconsin. firstname.lastname@example.com "Where There's Smoke, There's Fire" is a CD by Buckwheat Zydeco, and citizens and visitors to Baltimore can eat in the restaurant "Birds of a Feather," a clipped version of Birds of a feather flock together. A cartoon in "The New Yorker" (January 2, 2012, p. 58) shows a large group of people wearing chef hats and carrying kitchen utensils at a family's front door. One of the cooks says to the woman at the door, "We've come to spoil the broth," a reference to Too many cooks spoil the broth. Johnson, Johnson, and Schlichting (2012) pointed out, "Figurative expressions [such as proverbs] are a part of modern Americans' vocabulary" (p. 210), and McArthur (1996) noted that the "persistence" of proverbs "indicates their sociolinguistic importance" (p. 736). CHARACTERISTICS OF PROVERBS A proverb is a saying that provides advice or offers an insight about life. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), author of Don Quixote, wrote that proverbs are "short sentences drawn from long experiences." For a saying to become a proverb, it must endure the test of time and therefore fit aptly when summing up or commenting on common human experiences and feelings. Proverbs, in written language, can be traced to antiquity. In groups without writing systems, they have been passed on through oral communication. Proverbs are concise—not wordy or structurally complicated (e.g., Actions speak louder than words, Let sleeping dogs lie, Better late than never). Their brevity fits well in today's whirlwind pace of living. Many proverbs rhyme. This characteristic helps the reader, speaker, writer, and listener to remember them. Examples include Health is better than wealth, No joy without annoy, and Haste makes waste. Proverbs such as Much coin, much care; Live and learn; Practice makes perfect; Never say never; and Travel teaches tolerance use alliteration which also serves as a memory aid. Many proverbs are metaphorical. In addition to its literal meaning, April showers bring May flowers, means that although times may seem bad now, there are better days ahead. Although actual milk may have been spilled, Don't cry over spilled milk is intended to advise the readers or listeners that they shouldn't worry about things that they cannot change. You can lead a horse to water, Proverbs: Wisdom of the Ages in Contemporary Literacy Instruction Bonnie Johnson, Ph.D.


Dual effect of sodium ions: The activation of G-protein-coupled receptors depends on the presence of water molecules inside the receptor and also on allosteric interactions. The binding of sodium ions to the allosteric site of the μ opioid receptor was studied by microsecond molecular dynamics simulations and their seemingly contradictory roles in preventing ligand binding and facilitating receptor activation were explained.


The invention relates to a pixel structure and an organic light-emitting diode display using the same. The pixel structure comprises a scanning wire, a data wire, a first switch transistor, a capacitor, a drive transistor, an organic light-emitting diode and a control circuit. The data wire is used for providing one data voltage signal. The first switch transistor is controlled by the scanning wire and used for transmitting the data voltage signal of the data wire. The capacitor is connected to a leakage electrode of the first switch transistor and used for storing the data voltage signal transmitted by the first switch transistor. A grid electrode of the drive transistor is connected to the leakage electrode of the first switch transistor, a source electrode and a leakage electrode of the drive transistor are used for transmitting drive current, and the organic light-emitting diode is driven to emit light by the drive current. The control circuit is used for detecting the level of the drive current, and the data voltage signal output by the data wire is adjusted according to the level of the drive current.


These guidelines were developed by the AHA's Advisory Panel on Privacy and Confidentiality of Hospital Medical Records. The portion presented here covers only guidelines for disclosure to patients. The complete guidelines for institutional policies for disclosure of medical record information also cover policies for internal and external disclosure and model authorization for disclosure.


The ubiquitous need for detecting driver's drowsiness and distraction by using a camera mounted inside the car directed to driver's face is driving significant concern about protecting driver's identity from being discovered or exploited by hackers. In this paper, we present a novel technique called block Laplacian Obfuscation Mechanism (bLOM), to privatize the camera data stream by using differential privacy techniques introduced in database domain. We introduce a metric to measure privacy and utility for driver's drowsiness and distraction algorithms. Our experimental results show that in 87% of test cases, bLOM is able to keep the identity of the driver private while still be able to extract facial features needed for driver's drowsiness and distraction detection.


Background Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) revolutionized treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). However, the first months of therapy are crucial, as optimal response is defined as the achievement of molecular milestones at 3, 6 and 12 months (mo.) and as many toxicities, also causing a TKI switch, are more frequent in the 1st year.
 Methods To evaluate achievement of early molecular response (MR) and incidence of events leading to a TKI change during the 1st year of therapy, we retrospectively studied 1650 CP-CML patients diagnosed from 2012 and 2019 at 31 Hematology Centres and treated with frontline imatinib (IM) or second-generation (2G) TKIs dasatinib or nilotinib. Optimal MR at 3, 6 and 12 mo. were assessed according to 2020 ELN recommendations.
 Results Frontline TKI was IM in 926 (56.1%) and 2G-TKIs in 724 (43.9%) cases: the main clinical features at diagnosis of the entire cohort and according to frontline treatment is reported in the Table 1. Commonest comorbidities were arterial hypertension (38.7%), previous neoplasm (13.6%), diabetes (11.3%), peripheral vascular diseases (7.8%), COPD (7.5%) and ischemic heart disease (6.8%). IM-treated patients were older (p<0.001), with higher ELTS score (int/high 47.6% vs 35.6%, p<0.001) and more comorbidities (p<0.005 for all diseases).
 Optimal MR was achieved at 3 mo. by 1186/1430 (82.9%), at 6 mo. by 1025/1352 (75.8%) and at 12 mo. by 826/1264 patients (65.3%), respectively.
 Total number of patients discontinuing TKI in the 1st year was 321/1650 (19.4%), being higher with IM (237/926, 25.5%) than 2G-TKIs (84/724, 11.6%) (p<0.001). Main causes were primary resistance (8.7%, 12.3% IM vs 4.2% 2G-TKIs, p<0.001), extra-hematologic toxicity (6.4%, 8.2% IM vs 4.2% 2G-TKIs, p>0.001), hematologic toxicity (1.7%, 2.0% IM vs 1.4% 2G-TKIs, p=0.25) and progression (1.0%, 1.2% IM vs 0.8% 2G-TKIs, p=0.56). Cumulative incidence of discontinuation at 3, 6 and 12 mo. were 5.6%, 10.7% and 19.3%, respectively; values for IM and 2G-TKIs at the three timepoints were 8.1%, 15.0%, 25.5% and 2.5%, 5.3%, 11.5% (p<0.001) (Fig. 1).
 Conclusions This real-world study on over 1600 CML patients shows that almost 20% discontinue frontline TKI during the 1st year, mostly for primary resistance or toxicity. Discontinuation rates are higher with IM compared to 2G-TKIs, mostly at 3 mo. and are probably due to a lower attainment of early MR. The impact of older age, higher risks and heavier burden of comorbidities in IM patients should be considered and need deeper investigation.
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Analysis of defects appearing while treating deep openings of a small diameter in workpieces from dispersed and strengthened copper has been conducted. Machine design for drilling has been proposed. Influence of the main technological factors on productivity and resistance has been studied. The results of research process of small diameter openings treatment with spiral drill from quick-cutting steel are shown. Technological process of openings treatment using a lathe type machine with electro-dynamic vibrator has been worked out.


In the prologue of her De vita sancti Radegundis, Baudonivia, an inhabitant of Radegund's community of the Holy Cross at Poitiers, adopted a phrase from Venantius Fortunatus' Vita Hilarii to express her unworthiness for the task: 'I can as easily touch heaven with my fingers as perform the task you have imposed on me.' Baudonivia, the first female hagiographer in Merovingian Gaul, was here drawing from the Life of a male saint to introduce her work. She was thus, like all hagiographers, not alone in her task. This was doubly the case, since immediately prior to the composition of her own work Venantius Fortunatus had himself composed a Vita of the saint. Radegund was thus a focus of both male and female interest. This paper will examine the two Lives from a gendered perspective, exploring the manner in which gender, a constructed rather than a physiological form of sexual differentiation, may illumine Radegund's sanctity.


Objective: The objective of the research was to identify and measure the value of existence, thus to analyze Willingness To Pay of farmer to keep the existence of Ongole Crossbreeds.Methods: The research was conducted in the Independent Taruna Group, Ngemplak District, Sleman Regency with the consideration that it is a PO cattle group that has the largest number of members in Sleman Regency. Determination of respondents by census as many as 40 farmers. Data was collected through interviews using a questionnaire as a research instrument. The identification of the existence of the business includes the availability of inputs, the development of outputs and the accessibility of supporting PO cattle using a Likert scale. Testing the consistency of statement items is tested for validity and reliability. The Contingent Valuation method is used to estimate the Willingness to Pay of farmers in maintaining their business.Results: The value of business sustainability from the existence of input (0.896), output (0.985), and support (0.885) is in the high category. The largest WTP value is the purchase of young female cattle with an average value of IDR 14.500.000/head, followed by waste treatment of IDR. 11,509,000/year and parent insurance of IDR. 40,000/head/year. The aggregate value of the group's WTP is IDR. 1,350,000,000/year.Conclusions: Livestock groups can maintain the existence of PO cattle because of the support of business existence, utilization of dung waste to increase income, and Willingness To Pay farmers. On the other hand, government support to provide subsidies and Siwab or its extension Mandatory cattle breeding is maintained to maintain the presence of PO cattle


The authors of this manuscript try to constrain the relative timing of uplift of three anticlinal folds of the Iraqi Zagros Mts., combining the results of landscape evolution models and geomorphic indices. The topic fits the ones of the journal and the manuscript has the potential to be interesting for the international scientific community. Nonetheless, some general comments and minor specific ones are listed below, suggesting that some important revisions are needed before publication.


The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme pattern of the tumour‐bearing colon has been studied in homogenates by disc‐electrophoretic separation. The preponderance of M‐LDH in malignant tissue has been confirmed.


In this paper, we analytically solve the master equation for Jaynes-Cummings model in the dispersive regime including phase damping and the field is assumed to be initially in a superposition of coherent states. Using an established entanglement measure based on the negativity of the eigenvalues of the partially transposed density matrix we find a very strong sensitivity of the maximally generated entanglement to the amount of phase damping. Qualitatively this behavior is also reflected in alternative entanglement measures, but the quantitative agreement between different measures depends on the chosen noise model. The phase decoherence for this model results in monotonic increase in the total entropy while the atomic sub-entropy keeps its periodic behaviour without any effect. studies have shown that amplitude damping of the cav- ity field affects markedly the behaviour of the atom-field system. (17 19) Some studies handled the dynamics of the usual JC model with intensity-dependent coupling in the dispersive approximation (20 25) in the presence of energy dissipation of the cavity. However in this paper, we will investigate the dynam- ical properties of a multi-quanta JC model considering its effective Hamiltonian in the dispersive regime with a phase damped cavity. (26) The effects of cavity damping on various measures of entanglement such as, the evolution of the total entropy S(t), the sub-entropy for the atom Sa(t), field sub-entropy Sf(t), also the classical correla- tions quantified by the mutual information (or entropy difference) ED and sum of the negative eigenvalues of the partially transposed density matrix EN (negativity mea- sure) are investigated for the field initially prepared in a superposition state. The paper is arranged as follows: Section 2 is devoted to an explanation of the model and its effective Hamiltonian. In Sec. 3, we offer the dissipative dynamics and find the expression for the density matrix at any time t > 0. In Sec. 4, we introduce the entropies and entanglement with effects of phase damping. Finally in Sec. 5, we present our conclusion.


The study examined the influence of gender, educational level, perceived self-efficacy and achievement striving behaviour on prone-ness of athletes in Ogun State to abuse drugs. Descriptive survey design was adopted. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 304 participants. The age range of participants is between 13 and 35, with 138 male and 166 female. Three instruments were used to collect data; and t-test statistical procedure was utilized to analyze data. Results indicated that there is no significant gender, educational level and achievement striving differentials in the prone-ness of athletes to abuse drug, but there is significant difference in the prone-ness to abuse drugs between athletes with high and low self-efficacy. Consequently, it was suggested that measures should be taken to enhance the self-efficacy skills of athletes for better results in the battle against drug abuse among sports men and women.


The temperature, wind velocity, and vertical and horizontal kinematic heat fluxes are important characteristics of the atmospheric surface layer. Point measurements of these meteorological parameters are often not representative due to their horizontal variations. For remote sensing of the area-averaged values of these parameters, we suggest using the acoustic tomography array at the Boulder Atmospheric Observatory (BAO). In this approach, the tomography array (with the horizontal size of 80 m by 80 m) is used, in essence, as a large sonic anemometer/thermometer for measurements of the area-averaged, instantaneous values of temperature and wind velocity. The area-averaged horizontal heat flux is then calculated from a time series of the area-averaged temperature and wind velocity. Feasibility of this approach is studied in numerical simulations of the BAO tomography array with the use of LES fields of temperature and wind velocity. The results obtained show that the area-averaged values of temperature, wi...


A triangular spectral element method is established for the two-dimensional viscous Burgers equation. In the spatial direction, a new type of mapping is applied. We splice the local basis functions on each triangle into a global basis function. The second-order Crank-Nicolson/ leap-frog (CNLF) method is used for discretization in the time direction. Due to the use of a quasi-interpolation operator, the nonlinear term can be handled conveniently. We give the fully discrete scheme of the method and the implementation process of the algorithm. Numerical examples verify the effectiveness of this method.


The ATP‐dependent deoxyribonuclease enzyme complex (AddAB) of Bacillus subtilis possesses two consensus ATP‐binding sequences, located in the N‐terminal region of both subunits. The highly conserved lysine residues in both consensus ATP‐binding sequences were replaced by glycine, resulting in the mutant enzyme complexes AddAB‐A‐K36G (AddA*B) and AddAB‐B‐K14G (AddAB*). The mutation in subunit AddA reduced DNA repair and chromosomal transformation, and abolished bacteriophage PBS1‐mediated transduction. This mutation also resulted in a complete loss of the ATP‐dependent exonuclease and helicase activity. In contrast, the mutation in subunit AddB had only marginal effects. The recF and addAB genes are not required for transformation with plasmid DNA, but have overlapping activities in transformation with chromosomal DNA. By contrast to RecF, the AddAB enzyme is essential for PBS1‐mediated transduction. However, recF has a more important function with respect to DNA repair than addAB.


Integrating the new views of multidimensional health and life,the present study analyzed the eastern traditional sports, featured by the perfect cooperation of breath, idea and limbs sports, as well as the core pitch of "both physical and mental practice" and "both soul and carnival construction", counted the ages of Taoism Chinese Emperors and found that the eastern traditional sports played a significantly effective role in keeping-healthy.As the mass's fix-keeping has become more and more popular,the eastern traditional sports will play a unique role in human's health career.


We optimized and validated a simple, precise, and rapid reversed phase high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay for cephalexin measurement in human plasma and applied it in a clinical and laboratory settings. Plasma samples containing cephalexin were spiked with cefuroxime (internal standard, IS), and precipitated with trichloroacetic acid in methanol. After centrifugation, the clear supernatant was injected into the HPLC system. The components of interest were efficiently separated on 4.6 x 150 mm, Atlantis dC18, 5 µm (particle-size) steel column, using a Guard Pak pre-column module with Nova-Pak C18, 4 µm insert. The mobile phase consisted of a mixture of equal volumes of 0.01 M of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide and 0.01 M dipotassium hydrogen phosphate (pH = 6.5, adjusted with phosphoric acid), acetonitrile, and triethylamine (60:40:0.001, v:v:v). The analytes were detected using Waters 2998 photodiode array detector set at 260 nm. The response was linear (R 2  0.9951) in the range of 0.5–120 µg/ml, the intra- and inter-day coefficient of variations (CV) were ≤ 3.1% and ≤ 3.4%, respectively. Extraction recoveries for cephalexin and the IS were ≥ 94% and 88%, respectively, whereas bias of cephalexin measurement was 1%-5% using quality control samples and 3%-12% as determined by back calculation from peak area ratios of calibration curves. In human plasma, cephalexin was stable (≥ 93%) for at least 24 hours at room temperature in plasma; for at least 24 hours at room temperature (≥ 96%) or 48 hours at – 20oC (≥ 98%) after processing; after 3 cycles of freeze at –20oC and thaw at room temperature (≥ 92%); and for at least 8 weeks at –20oC (≥ 99%). Stock solutions of


Feeding studies of pelagic sharks in Chilean waters are rare because of the difficulty in accessing and collecting stomachs. This paper is the first contribution to the knowledge of the diet of juvenile P. glauca (Linnaeus, 1758), caught in the coastal zone of central-southern Chile. We described the diet of 13 juvenile P. glauca using frequency of occurrence, percent by number and weight quantitative indexes. The relationship between prey size and number and predator size was quantified with correlation analysis. Only 77% of stomachs had food contents. One hundred percent of stomachs contained Engraulis ringens and 60% had Dosidicus gigas. The relationship found between predator and prey size reinforces the hypothesis of positive relationships between predator and prey body size


In wideband code division multiple access system, Rake receiver is gernerally applied as its equalization algorithm. The equalizaer is the most critical part in terms of the computational complexity of the receiver. Hence more efficient receiver implementin is needed to save power consumption and reduce the computational complexity. In this paper, channel capacity and optimal energy allocation algorithm is applied to reduce the complexity of Rake receiver. We choose effective Rake fingers among multi-path components. Then we reallocate weight factors and combine effective Rake fingers. Applying proposed algorithm, we obtain advantage up to 2㏈ of performance at 0.1% of bit error rate. With about 0.57% additional computational complexity, we can find the optimal number of Rake fingers and reduce computations of unused Rake fingers.


This short article is author's experiences during the war on the rehabilitation of the amputees from the viewpoint of orthopedic surgery.The author first deals with amputees' training in the use of the prosthesis and then describes the importance of proper guidance and encouragement. Long hospitalization without any fixed scheme and activity and to let the will to work remain dormant, is far more harmful to the patient than the amputation itself. The stronger the will power to work and for recovery, the quicker is the resumption of activitey and the development of the compensatory function of extremities. In such case the speed of attaining vocational skill is phenomenal too and he will soon resume his activity in the community to which he once belonged.According to the author's investigation on 409 war injured veterans, he found among them 12%, whose will for labor is very insufficient.The causes of this lack are classified as follows:1. site of amputation 51.9%2. character 48.7%3. short stump 13.4%4. severity of the disability 13.4%5. bad fitting of. prosthesis 30.8%6. insufficient vocational guidance 44.2%According to the author's investigation on 652 war injured veterans in 1943, the distribution of occupation was as following tables.


Two sweet-waxy corn inbred lines, Jikenuo 20 and Wannuo 2000, were used as experimental materials. A randomized block experiment was conducted to analyze the differences and similarities in plant traits, ear traits, yield, appearance quality and main cooking quality between the two sweet-waxy corn varieties. Results showed that there were no significant differences in most plant traits, ear traits and yield between the two sweet-waxy corn varieties, indicating that the inheritance of the nucleus was dominant. There were some differences in the resistance and some cooking quality of the two sweet-waxy corn varieties in the reciprocal cross combinations, which indicated that the above characters were affected by cytoplasmic inheritance to a certain extent.
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We define the nilpotency index of the [-variables in second order matrix algebras with Grassmann entries and involution [. Identities of minimal degree are found for a concrete subalgebra of the matrix algebra M4.K/. When it has an involution as well some of its -identities are given. For an analogue of this subalgebra over finite dimensional Grassmann algebras a new involution .[/ is introduced and its .[/-identities are discussed. 2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: 16R10; 15A75; 16R50


We report a novel method to synthesize multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in large scale at 470°C. TEM and Roman spectra analysis show that dominating graphite crystalline coexists with amorphous carbon in MWNTs. XRD and TGA results suggest that fcc cobalt plays a catalytic role in the growth process of MWNTs, which exists and stable inside the carbon layers of MWNTs. The synthesis method is simple and can easily ensure adequate stability and reproducibility. Therefore the method is possibly suited to industrialized synthesizing process of MWNTs due to these advantages.


Due to growing uncertainties in the grid, probabilistic load flow methods achieve more attention. The Point Estimate Method (PEM) was introduced in 1975 first and was enhanced since then. In a first step, this paper evaluates the applicability of the method considering different input data to analyze the limitations of the method. Different input data exist through the diversity of generators and loads with diverse characteristics. Discrete probability mass functions (PMF) and continuous probability distribution functions (PDF), e.g. Normal, Weibull and Student-t distributions are considered for input data with different standard deviations. The statistical moments are calculated with the PEM. Often the evaluation of statistical moments is not sufficient, but rather the PDF and cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the output variables are of interest. Therefore, the method can be extended by expansion methods. Nowadays, Gram-Charlier Expansion (GCE), Edgeworth- and Cornish-Fisher-Expansions are mainly used. This paper shows that the existing expansion methods cannot deal with discrete PMF as they lead to PDF and CDF with multimodality. Therefore, this paper amplifies the method to determine the PDF and CDF of the output variables with given discrete PMF as input variables. In addition, modifications are shown to reduce the computational burden regarding a greater amount of input data in a large grid.


Abstract Samples of speech were obtained from groups of hypnotized, simulating, and waking Ss by asking them a series of open-ended questions. Hypnotized and simulating Ss differed from waking Ss in the percentage of time spent in pausing and in response latency, but no differences were found between groups with respect to rate of articulation and volubility. There were no significant differences between the hypnotized and simulating groups on any of the measures, and no relation was observed between criterion measures and depth of hypnosis as measured on a modified Stanford scale. It is suggested that there is as yet no justification for attributing slowed verbal behavior to the hypnotic state itself.


Aluminum-induced crystallization (AIC) has been used to achieve device quality nc-Si thin films, at annealing temperatures ranging from 300 to 450 °C, exhibiting electronic properties favourable fo...


The nuclear option is becoming increasingly important as the need for new baseload capacity and the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels becomes more evident. Advanced Light Water Reactor nuclear plants which are prelicensed and standardized are key to making nuclear energy an attractive option. GE Nuclear Energy has developed two new advanced and simplified BWR designs aimed at making available a new generation of nuclear plants to provide safe, clean, economical electricity to the world's utilities in the 1990s and beyond. The 1300 MWe Advanced BWR (ABWR) has been developed and is under construction in Japan under a cooperative program involving the Tokyo Electric Power Company, GE, Hitachi and Toshiba. It is also the lead plant scheduled to receive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval as the first certified US standard plant. The ABWR is scheduled to receive Final design approval (FDA) in 1992. Meanwhile, the 600 MWe Simplified BWR (SBWR) continues to be developed and is undergoing licensing review in the US Both the ABWR and SBWR use the best proven features from BWR designs from Europe, Japan, and the United States; as well as state-of-the-art electronics, computer, turbine design and fuel technology. Further improvements in the safetymore » performance, economics are made by simplifying the designs and using [open quotes]passive [close quotes] features. Because the ABWR and SWBR share a common advanced BWR technology based, the only essential differences are in power rating, how core flow is recirculated, and the extent to which the safety systems rely on active or passive features.« less


This contribution deals with identification of fractional-order dynamical systems. System identification, which refers to estimation of process parameters, is a necessity in control theory. Accurate estimation is particularly important for systems having varying parameters, which is the usual case with physical processes. Real processes are usually of fractional order as opposed to the ideal integral order models. A simple and elegant scheme of estimating the parameters for such a fractional order process is proposed in this paper. A population of process models is generated and updated by PSO technique, the fitness function being the sum of squared deviations from the actual set of observations. Results show that the proposed scheme offers a high degree of accuracy.


Scheduling a set of jobs over a collection of machines is a fundamental problem that needs to be solved millions of times a day in various computing platforms: in operating systems, in large data clusters, and in data centers. Along with makespan, flow-time, which measures the length of time a job spends in a system before it completes, is arguably the most important metric to measure the performance of a scheduling algorithm. In recent years, there has been a remarkable progress in understanding flow-time based objective functions in diverse settings such as unrelated machines scheduling, broadcast scheduling, multi-dimensional scheduling, to name a few.
Yet, our understanding of the flow-time objective is limited mostly to the scenarios where jobs have no dependencies. On the other hand, in almost all real world applications, think of MapReduce settings for example, jobs have dependencies that need to be respected while making scheduling decisions. In this paper, we take first steps towards understanding this complex problem. In particular, we consider two classical scheduling problems that capture dependencies across jobs: 1) concurrent open-shop scheduling (COSSP) and 2) precedence constrained scheduling. Our main motivation to study these problems specifically comes from their relevance to two scheduling problems that have gained importance in the context of data centers: co-flow scheduling and DAG scheduling. We design almost optimal approximation algorithms for COSSP and PCSP, and show hardness results.


Record in Western Europe of Moina dubia G. & R., a new species for the fauna of France. The principal characters of the French form are briefly described and flgured.


Epidemiologic studies demonstrate that both prolonged and reduced sleep duration is associated with increased risk of excessive weight and obesity. The aim of the review was to analyze probable mechanisms of association of sleep duration and obesity elucidated in current scientific literature. Several proposed mechanisms of such an association exist: an imbalance of appetite regulating hormones resulting from decreased sleep duration; fatigue or decreased activity during the daytime, leading to sedentary behavior with decreased energy expenditure; changes in eating behavior with increased daily calorie intake. The article gives a comprehensive review of factors, mediating the association of sleep duration and obesity (age, gender, ethnic origin), studies of neurohormonal regulation of sleep in association with obesity (the influence of sleep duration on thermoregulation, appetite center – increased grelin-to-leptin ratio); the relationship of sleep with growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-1, with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, and non-hormonal factors, stimulating food intake. Data indicating that increased sleep duration is often associated with decreased sleep quality are presented. Besides traditional risk factors – unhealthy diet and decreased physical exercise, specific attention should be given to the problems, associated with sleep disorders to increase the efficacy of treatment and prevention of obesity.


Quantum energy levels and wavefunctions in mass-transported InAsP quantum wires have been calculated. The calculations have been compared with experimental results; good agreement has been obtained on the polarization anisotropy of the optical emission.


This paper is concerned with the investigation into English and Arabic poetic/expressive language functions through proposing a new approach to the translation of the genre of poetry, both in theoretical and practical terms. Given the fact that the translation of poetry is known to be an arduous translational task, as authorities and, further, practising translators emphasize, the researcher here argues that dividing poetic texts up into their intralinguistic-extralinguistic components on the levels of genre, meaning and form, in addition to categorizing them are believed to be of great avail when translating poetry lyrically into a target language (TL) as a 'metanarrative' (an explanatory product here) reported about a 'narrative' in the source language (SL). This, the researcher has argued, can help strike a balance between the poetic language musicality and the levels of 'meaning' and 'genre', where all are to be approached in terms of the interdisciplinarity that marks translation, generically, as a branch of knowledge, taking into account the present paper provides practical examples of English poetry with their respective Arabic translations, recited/sung by the researcher himself (documented throughout this paper via soft/online audio material), hence the practicality and credibility of the theoretical part of the research. The paper also holds both the text (in writing) and its recitation (in audio) as one indivisible translation unit/entity, yielding, in turn, a two-layer metanarrative translation (as documented via multimedia links). This has been taken as central to the research hypothesis and, then, proved as a paramount researching result of the translational 'narrative'/'metanarrative' relationship within the translation process⸺ to say nothing of a proposed interdisciplinary text-music semiotics perspective.


The unsymmetrical ansa-bis(imido)molybdenum complex 2 was prepared in high yield from the diamine 1 and sodium molybdate under one-pot conditions. Owing to the chelate effect, 2 is perfectly stable toward imido redistribution reactions, although it contains a strained seven-membered chelate ring with a small N−Mo−N bite angle. The dependence of the frontier orbital energies of geometry-optimized (HN)2MoCl2 on the N−Mo−N bite angle was investigated by extended Huckel calculations and was found to be largest in the vicinity of the HOMO minimum.


Analysis of experimental data shows that a simple relationship connects the electron mobility with the donor concentration ND. At room temperature, the mobility is inversely proportional to 1+√(ND/1017) for a number of important semiconductors.


In this work we discuss our experience implementing six hands-on wet-lab experiments designed specifically for at-home use during the pandemic. The experiments cover the concepts of classification of compounds, limiting reagents, spectrophotometry, equilibrium constants, and osmotic pressure. Student survey data on a method of presentation of the experiments using two cameras, and on the effectiveness of demonstration videos of the experimental techniques, which could be viewed by students asynchronously, are presented and discussed. Also discussed are considerations of cost and logistics in the development of hands-on at-home wet-laboratory experiments, and the potential importance of simulations or videos to complement them.


Diameter-limit cutting is widely used to harvest logs in eastern hardwoods. Studies show that cutting limits are often set so low that they sacrifice financial returns. The value of lumber cut from logs is largely dependent on the diameter, grade, and tree species. As tree size increases so does the proportion of higher grade lumber, and this is reflected in improved log grades. Small trees, even though they are of sawlog size, saw out little high-grade lumber. The maximum grade log that can be obtained from a 12-inch dbh tree is a 3, which produces little quality lumber. On the other hand, a 16-inch dbh tree has the potential for producing a butt log with a grade of 1. Leaving the tree to grow from 12 to 16 inches may increase the financial value of the tree by several times. This increase in tree value with increasing tree size and grade can be expressed in annual percent value increase.


Thin film electrode production and characterization for heat cell studies are described. The objective is two-fold: maximizing excess heat production and insuring a long lifetime and electrolysis. To do this in a reproducible faction, a pre-and post-run analysis of the films was carried out using various probe techniques. In this study, various Pd-Ni thin films were manufactured using with a magnetron sputtering method. A variety of methods for pre-conditioning of substrates were experimented with. The samples were also treated by different annealing methods using inert gas and vacuum annealing processes. The investigations of samples were performed in an UHV system equipped with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). It is shown that the vacuum annealed samples provided the best films. This suggests that vacuum annealing can pull bubbles from pores in the thin film, giving a higher density thin film that performs better. These results and their implications for electrode development will be discussed.


study contribution to the much-neglected literature on the history and historiography of the Law of Nations in the 17th and 18th In it the takes as a starting point some themes developed in his Hague lectures in 1960 and examines in detail the treaty and diplomatic relations in this period between the Portuguese and the English, Dutch and French East Indies Companies on the one hand, and the various East Indies sovereign' rulers on the other. His objects are to demonstrate, through an historical survey of these involved and surprising relationships (which is well worth reading for its narrative quality alone), that a continuing confrontation took place which had eventually a definite impact upon the evolution of certain principles of international law (notably relating to recognition and treaty-making powers), upon ideas as to the extent and membership of the societas gentium, and even upon our funda- mental contemporary problem of racial, cultural and political co-existence between States. It is right praise the dedicated research and imaginative insight that is throughout this pioneering work; it is even more necessary, perhaps, to this along with a very few years, amply justifies faith in the relevance and timeliness of a revival of the study of the historical evolution of international law. It is not only those professedly contemporary publicists who compile new conceptual classifications or invent new juridical terminologies who can successfully challenge many of the presumptions inherent in our traditionalist international law teaching; works such as this one have their own part to play in forcing us. to look again, for example, at the real significance of Article 73 of the Charter and at the preoccupations of the post-colonial age in the light of over four centuries of painfully acquired experience.


A modified sol-gel route using tetra isopropyl ortho titanate and calcium acetate under the catalytic action of nitric acid has been presented for the synthesis of Dy 3+ doped CaTiO 3 nanoparticles. Various instrumentation techniques like, thermo gravimetric analysis, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy have been employed to characterize the compound. It has been found that described method is much better than earlier reported methods, as it improves the morphology, particle size and homogeneity of CaTiO 3 nanoparticles. By this method we obtain sphere-like particles of average size ~42 nm which falls among the least known sizes of pure and doped CaTiO 3 nanoparticles. The spectroscopic parameters like band-gap energy and intense 4 F 9/2 → 6 H 13/2 transition on account of Dy 3+ doping show excellent agreements with the reported data in the literature.


A validated high-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detector method for simultaneous determination of the acaricide fenpyroximate on grape was developed. Estimated limit of detection and limit of quantification for fenpyroximate were 0.01 and 0.05 mg kg−1, respectively. The intra- and inter-day precisions performed with relative standard deviation were better than 9.3% and 8%, respectively, while recoveries were in the range of 88.5%–100.4%. Residue levels of fenpyroximate in grape samples collected 10 days after field application were below the established maximum residue level values. The dissipation rates of fenpyroximate were described using first-order kinetics and its half-life, were approximately 3.5 days in grape. This study provides basic information for developing regulations to safeguard the use of fenpyroximate in grapes and prevent any potential health concerns for consumers.


The utility model discloses a water removing device for a plastic shock-conducting tube. The water removing device solves the problem of influence on a code spraying procedure and a slitting procedure caused by the fact that moistures are arranged on the surface of the plastic shock-conducting tube in the pulling process. The water removing device for the plastic shock-conducting tube comprises a support, a plurality of water removing material placing frames used for placing a water removing material are arranged along the traction direction of the plastic shock-conducting tube, and the plastic shock-conducting tube penetrates through the water removing material placing frame to be contacted with the water removing material. By means of the water removing device for the plastic shock-conducting tube, in the process that the shock-conducting tube is drawn out from a water pool, water is absorbed through a silicon gel sheet and then is removed through cotton cloth, and water drops on the outside of the shock-conducting tube can be cleaned.


Ice resistance is very important in design of an ice ship due to its relation to the propulsion system. Bulbous bow ship economically has advantage during sailing in open water due to lower resistance compared with an ice bow. On the other hand, the bulbous bow ship has higher ice resistance due to bulbous bow. This paper discusses effect of bulbous bow on ice resistance of ice ship using Finite Element Method. In the simulation, the interaction of bulbous bow-ice was detected using the Coupled Eulerian-Langrangian. Simulation was run at ship speeds of 0.4 m/s and 0.5 m/s at 0.5 m of ice thickness. It was founded that during ice crushing, the pressure changes that occur in the hull are directly combined with changes in the internal energy of the ice. The ice resistance increases due to buckling and bending created by bulbous bow.


Objective: To establish a osilloplaromethod for the determination of o-nitrophenol(o-NP) in waste water.Methods: The biggest current of inclusion complexes which were made of pilot sample(or standard sample) and cadmium ion with β-cyclodextrin was determined.Results: The average recovery rate was 99.4%(n=5),and RSD was 0.19%.Conclusion: The method is simple,reliable and accurate.


Dynamic optimization model of continuous stirred tank reactor is analyzed,at the same time the adaptive simulated annealing algorithm is studied,then a new scheme through adjusting the neighborhood range is introduced into the dynamic optimization problem of continuous stirred tank reactor.The simulation results show that the improved method not only quicken the search speed,but also improve the quality of optimal value,which supplies higher efficiency and credible direction for design of industry process control.


The impact of knowledge management on competitiveness is widely acknowledged, however the method by which we choose to manage knowledge is contentious, and the pathways through which competitiveness is to be improved are often implied rather than specified. Through an analysis of the literature supporting the emergence of Alexandrian Patterns as a formalism for knowledge management, the authors relate the macroscopic factors of risk, innovation and competitive advantage to the design and in particular the specificity of the basic knowledge unit.


Perry Anderson (2012). India Trilogy: Gandhi Centre Stage—Why Partition?—After Nehru, London Review of Books, 34(13), 3–11; 34(14), 11–19; 34(15), 21–36.


Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are autoimmune diseases predominantly affecting proximal muscles; paraspinal muscle involvement is relatively rare. Because paraspinal myopathies do not always cause clinically-evident symptoms, the diagnosis of IIMs with axial myopathies can be challenging. Anti-Ku autoantibodies, initially reported in polymyositis/systemic sclerosis overlap syndrome, are myositis-associated antibodies (MAAs) observed in patients with a wide variety of connective tissue diseases (CTDs). Few reports have been published demonstrating predominant axial myopathy in IIM patients with anti-Ku antibodies. Herein, we investigated a previously healthy Japanese woman in her early 70s who presented with Raynaud's phenomenon, back pain, and exertional dyspnea. The creatine kinase (CK) was elevated and antinuclear antibody staining was positive, but myositis-specific antibodies (MSAs) were negative. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed myocarditis and a wide range of axial muscle inflammation, including bilateral thoracolumbar paraspinal, infraspinatus, and trapezius muscles. The muscle biopsy was consistent with IIM. In addition, anti-Ku antibody was positive. Administration of prednisolone and tacrolimus quickly alleviated the symptoms and the CK level returned to normal. The diagnosis of IIM was arduous in this case because she did not present with camptocormia, muscle weakness involving the proximal limbs was not apparent, and MSAs were negative. Whether axial myopathy and myocarditis are more prevalent in IIM patients with than without anti-Ku antibodies is uncertain. Clinicians should suspect axial myopathy and MAAs, such as anti-Ku antibodies, especially in patients in whom muscle weakness of the proximal limbs is not noticeable.


In this Letter, we present for the first time images and kinematics of neutral hydrogen, which is unambiguously associated with the optical shells of an E/SO galaxy, NGC 5128. Using the VLA, we have mapped diffuse H I (21 cm) emission out to approximately 15 kpc (15') from the nucleus of the galaxy to a limiting column density of 10(20) cm-2. These observations reveal the presence of 1.5 x 10(8) M. of H I, 10'-15' NE, N, and SW of the galaxy. The H I distribution follows the curvature of the outermost ''diffuse'' shells, and is slightly displaced, shifted 1' to the outside of the shells. The H I shows a smooth gradient in velocity over approximately 450 km s-1, nearly the same line-of-sight velocity range observed in the dust lane. Our results suggest that the H I might be a partial ring, rotating with the same sense as the main body of the galaxy. We discuss merger, accretion, and internal shell formation models and describe how the observed properties of the H I challenge existing theories of shell formation. We also find a morphological and kinematical connection between the NE cloud of H I and the outer optical filaments of Cen A, identifying the H I as the source of gas being ionized. Finally, we discuss the implications of these results on the study of high-z radio galaxies with extended emission-line regions.


The D-value calculated from DELSM according to ITU-T Recommendation G.111 [1] like the ANR represents a onedimensional score indicating the sensitivity differences of a terminal for speech and background noise. For both, the transmission of the signal is separately determined form the transmission of the noise, any enhancement technique which is applied to improve the speech quality while the noise is present is not taken into account appropriately.


Knowing the phenology and phyllochron of strawberry cultivars allows the establishment of phytotechnical managements aimed at enhancing the productive chain of this horticultural crop. Thus, the objective of this work was to investigate whether phenology and phyllochron differ among strawberry cultivars grown in substrate and greenhouse. The treatments were seven strawberry cultivars arranged in a randomized block design, with four replications. Leaf emission rate, occurrence and duration of phenological stages were evaluated. 'Fronteras' was considered the earliest to start fruiting, as it had the lowest phyllochron value, while 'Albion' was the latest. Through multivariate analysis, the formation of two groups among strawberry cultivars was observed according to their phenological characteristics. Group 1 gathered the five strawberry cultivars classified as having neutral-days in terms of flowering and group 2 was composed of the two short-day cultivars. It is concluded that, under the cultivation conditions of southern Brazil, 'Fronteras' is the earliest to start the fruit harvest, provided it is transplanted in May, and 'Albion' is the latest. Neutral-day cultivars have a shorter transplant cycle until the beginning of harvest, while short-day cultivars require a longer interval for this transition, with a prolonged vegetative period.


In early December 2019, a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown origin were identified in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province in China. The clinical features of the condition included fever, shortness of breath and pneumonic infiltrates in both lungs, which were similar to those seen in the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic that occurred in Asia in 2003 and the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) identified in the Arabian Peninsula in 2010. Nucleic acid sequencing of lower respiratory tract samples from infected patients identified the causative agent as a previously unidentified coronavirus that has been termed SARS-CoV-2, to distinguish it from the virus causing the earlier SARS epidemic (SARSCoV). The Wuhan outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the WHO on 30 January 2020 and a pandemic on 11th March. The WHO designated 'Corona Virus Disease 2019' (COVID-19) as the official name for this new disease. At the time of writing this editorial in May 2020, there have been approximately 5.5 million COVID-19 cases globally with over 344 000 COVID-19 attributed deaths, although it is widely acknowledged that these figures considerably underestimate the true scale of the pandemic. Given the rapidly expanding literature on COVID-19, it is timely to summarise what we have learned so far about the effects of COVID-19 on the eye and discuss the implications of the current pandemic for eye care practitioners. To identify the relevant source literature, we used a database of COVID-19 citations that are most relevant to ophthalmology, which has been developed by the Cochrane Eyes and Vision (CEV) US satellite. The database uses a machine learning classifier to screen thousands of biomedical citations indexed in PubMed to identify relevant reports. Records that had any matching eyes and vision terms were verified by an ophthalmologist. Given the short timeline since the start of the pandemic, some of the included studies are preliminary reports that are yet to be certified by peer review. The search was last updated on 30th April 2020.


Anthropogenic alterations to large rivers ranging from impoundments to channelization and levees have caused many rivers to no longer access the floodplain in a meaningful capacity. Floodplain habitats are important to many riverine fishes to complete their life‐history strategies. The fish community and species of fish that inhabit floodplain habitats are often dictated by the type of habitat and the conditions within that habitat (e.g., temperature, water velocity, depth, and discharge). As mitigation and restoration projects are undertaken, it is imperative that managers understand how various habitat components will affect the fish community in floodplain habitats. We collected fish and habitat data from two restored side channels with different structural designs on the lower Platte River, Nebraska, to determine how habitat variables predicted species diversity and individual species presence. We found a decrease in discharge in the main‐stem river resulted in increased diversity in one of the side channels, with the greatest diversity values occurring during summer. No habitat variables performed well for predicting fish species diversity for an adjacent side channel with more uniform depth and velocity and no groundwater inputs. However, several native riverine fish species in this side channel were shown to be associated with high temperature, dissolved oxygen, main‐stem discharge, and discharge variability. These results highlight the importance of considering the physical design of restored floodplain habitats when attempting to enhance fish communities.


Carbapenem was originally regarded as a cornerstone therapeutic for Gram-negative bacterial infections that could be fatal, but these pathogens are rapidly acquiring resistance to it by various methods such as forming biofilms, mutations in porin channels, overexpression of efflux pumps, altering or modifying antibiotics, and by horizontal gene transfer of resistance biomarkers. Among Gram-negative pathogens, the World Health Organization has prioritized Acinetobacter baumannii as a "pathogen of concern." A. baumannii strains have a variety of antibiotics resistance pathways, making them resistant to the majority of antibiotics. Antibiotics are used indiscriminately and excessively, causing extensive natural selection pressure and allowing just the most versatile variants of A. baumannii to flourish. Evolutionary changes are unavoidable, but the widespread utilization of antimicrobials in communities, hospitals, and agriculture industries is certainly contributing to the outbreak. Antibiotic resistance has resulted in a number of adverse outcomes such as inadequacy of antimicrobials, persistent infections, and physical ailments that cause the patients to lose momentum, longer stay in the hospital, increased mortality, and morbidity, as well as increased cost that can overburden the patients and even the hospitals. Therefore, optimizing efficient alternate natural antibacterial compounds is a critical aspect of addressing the problem of antibiotic resistance. Various studies (in vitro) done by scientists and researchers have illustrated the efficacy of plant extracts and their essential oils against A. baumannii and other pathogens. The most urgent need is to do research in vivo and more screening of natural products or plant parts, which might lead to the discovery of novel therapeutically efficient antibacterial agents against resistant bacterial infections.


Base pressure data are presented for a cone-cylinder model at Mach Number 2.84 and Reynolds Numbers from 45,000 to 400,000. These data verify the maximum in base pressure coefficient (pb/p) predicted by Crocco and Lees which occurs between the completely laminar and turbulent flow regimes. Sting length requirements for this model are summarized reflecting the growth of the critical wake region with decreasing Reynolds Number. Results from varying the base pressure orifice location and sting diameter are also given.


It introduces a miniature 5-axis CNC milling machine with AC dual rotary table.With "PC + programmable motion controller" structure of open CNC system hardware architecture,it develops a 5-axis milling machine control system under VC + + 6.0 environment,achieves the control of the milling machine.It establishes the simulation system in VERICUT software and executes simulation machining correctly,and processes the instance workpiece in the milling machine.The experiment result shows that the milling machine has the capacity of processing 5-axis workpieces.


Upper limb infections secondary to traumatic wounds, animal bites and other causes are a common reason for admission to the plastic surgery service for intravenous antibiotics. This audit investigated the compliance of treatment of upper limb infections with trust guidance. The guidance stipulated an antibiotic treatment duration of five to seven days total and microbiology advice suggested that in cases requiring multiple washouts, this should start from the date of the last surgical washout where pus was present.

 There was retrospective sampling for four months using inpatient lists to include patients admitted for intravenous antibiotics for upper limb infections. Notes were requested by the secretaries and data was collected using patient notes, discharge summaries and electronic drug charts.

 The analysis included twenty-seven suitable patients. All patients had the correct antibiotics prescribed according to guidance, however only 22% of patients had five to seven days total of antibiotics either from the start of therapy or from the date of last infected washout in those who underwent surgical treatment. 14/27 patients had more than seven days total antibiotics. 13/27 patients were discharged with an additional seven days of oral antibiotics regardless of the total duration.

 These infections are significantly over-treated with antibiotics, which has serious potential consequences for antimicrobial resistance. The findings of the audit prompted new trust guidelines to be produced and prescribing guidance was sent to the junior doctors to calculate the total antibiotic duration when preparing discharge summaries. There is a plan for re-audit in a few months' time.


Two types of carbon nanotube reinforced nickel (CNT/Ni) nanocomposites were processed, both involving spark plasma sintering (SPS) of precursor powders consisting of nickel and carbon nanotubes. The first type involved simple mechanical dry milling of nickel and CNT powders, followed by sintering using SPS, resulting in nanocomposites exhibiting a tensile yield strength of 350 MPa (about two times that of SPS processed monolithic nickel with a strength of 160 MPa) and about 30% elongation to failure. In contrast, the nanocomposites processed by SPS of powders prepared by molecular-level mixing (MLM) exhibited substantially higher tensile yield strength of 690 MPa but limited ductility with an 8% elongation to failure. While the former type of processing involving dry-milling is expected to be lower in cost as well as easy to scale-up, the latter type of processing technique involving MLM leads to a more homogeneous distribution of nanotubes, leading to extraordinarily high strength levels.


This paper describes the abnormal heating of the metal oxide arrester at the high voltage side of 750 kV main transformer. Infrared temperature measurement, insulation resistance and capacitance test data were used to preliminarily determine the cause of abnormal heating. It was found that the upper four sections and the lower two sections of the arrester were installed reversely through disassembly inspection. At the same time, it was clear that the installation error would cause the uneven distribution of the arrester potential to increase by calculation and verification, leading to the increase of the charging rate and power loss of the arrester resistor, resulting in temperature abnormality. In addition, the applicability of the test analysis method for the abnormal heating of the arrester is analyzed and the preventive measures are proposed.


In this paper preliminary results of simultaneous and spatially coincident, polarimetric measurements of snow, bear and vegetated soil microwave reflective (radar backscattering coefficient) and proper radio thermal emission (brightness temperature) characteristics at 37GHz are presented.


I single out Mills' contribution because it is the least glib empirically of all the chapters, but even so, it is much too easygoing in its approach to the evidence. Several of the others are simply baffling in their treatment of data. At least none of the chapters resorts to the postmodern defense of relativism. All the same, authors in the critical tradition need to be as demanding of themselves as they are hard on orthodoxy if they are to be fully persuasive. Overall, this is an unusual and stimulating collection. This reader is persuaded that issues of identity, the problematic nature of markets, and the challenge of postmodernism demand further attention. They also deserve more rigorous research.


In Korea, the act for promoting use of the public data has been enforced since 2013. The Key Government 3.0 Strategy was established for providing the public data as an obligation of public authorities for users to use them free of charge. The aim of open public data and using them targeted by the government is creation of a solution for vitalizing the economy by using the public data. However, the reason for low usability and tangible outcomes despite unlimited provision of open government data is as follows. That is, it is essential to address the issue of difficult software technology required to access public data for using the data. However, with the open API method currently provided, the development procedure is not easy even for IT students or specialized software developers. Therefore, strategies for each step ideal for the level of developers are required to vitalize applications based on the public data and developed by ordinary users. Two strategic methods can be used for facilitating the use of public data and applications developed by ordinary users suggested in this paper on the basis of the public data portal organized by the Ministry of the Interior and provided to all ordinary users. That is, they are applications developed in the web browser environment and those developed in the PC environment. They allow ordinary users to develop and distribute applications based on the public data to contribute to enforcing the policy for facilitating the use of public data of the government just with basic training and basic knowledge from the training without using program coding knowledge of open API which requires the knowledge of development professionals.


The format language,which can be classified into statutory format language and default format language,exists in the teaching materials of Practical Writing.Because of the incompetent treatment in such kind of teaching materials and the moderate levels of normative documents by the party and government,these kind of teaching materials have side effects on teaching.In order to improve students' application ability,the measures on handling format language are suggested as follows: to introduce the form of the official document,the Key words and its selection method through the way of comparison;to provide the complete standard format examples by classification and grasp the key issues;to use A4 format in official document;to stress the principle of teaching and correction resting on statutory format language and the principle of teaching and promoting unity standing on conventional format language;to strengthen the comparative analysis,generalization and adjustment;to arrange the content and design the activity scientifically.


Many coaches trust that competitive success can be assured through a combination of hard work and the employment of Newtonian-based models of instruction and training. But in the real world working harder does not guarantee success. Further, the use of the best training and coaching techniques cannot assure victory. Chaos theory and complexity science dictate that as complex social systems, sports teams are prone to the impact of chaotic factors making success in specific competitive events beyond the direct control of the coach. Moral luck, simple luck, and various environmental factors also impact a coach's probability of achieving competitive success. Effective coaches do utilize scientifically based theories and models of instruction to enhance the probability of achieving competitive success but they cannot control competitive outcomes. Administrators who understand the impact of chaos and luck may avoid unfairly terminating the employment of coaches who experience losses due to no fault of their own. Coaches who understand and appreciate the impact of chaos, complexity and luck upon the probability of achieving competitive success can experience higher levels of satisfaction gained from coaching activity, reduce the likelihood of experiencing burnout, and increase the length of their coaching careers.


A new look for 2002

The observant reader of the Annals will notice that this first issue of the year 2002 looks different. The redesign of the journal is not just a manifestation of fashion, in a time where the only constant seems to be change. During the yearly and other meetings of editors of specialist journals published by the BMJ Publishing Group there has been …


The authors evaluated 14 patients from July 1999 to February 2004 treated with total keloidectomy followed by postoperative radiation treatment, delivered within 24 hours or 24-36 hours after surgery. The total dose of radiation was 1200cGy in three fractions for 4-5 days. Among the 14 patients treated, 8 patients were evaluated for following-up. The age range of these patients were from 22 to 44 years old, with the average age of 30 years. The site of keloid lesions consisted; 6 on the ear lobe, 5 on the anterior chest and 1 on the upper arm. The mean follow-up period was 29.9 months. The recurrence was evaluated with photogrammetric analysis and skin color analysis. The photogrammetric analysis was performed with planimetry for the comparison of the ratio of the reduced size to the preoperative size. The mean value of the relative size of reduction was 55% and the ratio of the ear lobes were greater than the ratio of the chests. The skin color analysis was performed with chromameter CR-300 for the analysis of color difference (E) between the surrounding normal skin and the lesion. The larger the recurred size was, similar to the original size, the larger the E value was, so the E value posses the probability of predictable objective tool of recurrence. Although verifying the effectiveness of radiation therapy following keloidectomy need more cases and long term follow-up evaluation, this therapeutic modality seems very effective in reducing the keloid size, especially in the ear lobe.


a b s t r a c t The objective of the study reported here was to examine the relationship between the chemical components of maize- and wheat-Distillers' Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) as well as develop prediction equations for the individual amino acids (AA) using the crude protein (CP) content of the feedstuff. Relationship between AA and CP of maize- and wheat-DDGS and their associated probability values were determined by correlation analysis. Prediction models for individual AA of maize- and wheat-DDGS from CP were developed using regression analysis. The chemical composition of maize- and wheat-DDGS varied among sources with coefficient of variation (CV) ranging from 8.5 to 53.5% for total P and Ca, respectively in maize-DDGS and 10.8 to 37.8% for CP and ADF, respectively in wheat-DDGS. Of the indispensable amino acids, Lys, Met and Trp were most variable in maize-DDGS with CV of 13.1, 12.0, 10.3%, respectively, whereas Lys, Phe and Met were the most variable indispensable AA in wheat-DDGS with CV of 20.2, 17.3, and 16.9% respectively. On the average, standard error of the estimate (SEE) was greater for models predicting AA from CP of wheat-DDGS. For maize-DDGS, r2 ranged from 0.24 to 0.66 and the SEE ranged from 0.038 to 0.169 whereas r 2 values ranged from 0.62 to 0.94 and SEE ranged from 0.049 to 0.158 for wheat-DDGS. In a validation exercise using independent data, the mean absolute deviations between predicted and analyzed AA values were within 10% of the predicted AA value for most of the AA. It was concluded that the AA of both maize- and wheat-DDGS can be predicted from their CP contents but only the AA in wheat-DDGS could be predicted with acceptable accuracy.


Linear method and nonlinear adjustment method applied to the transformation of the seven parameters space rectangular coordi nate systems are discussed in this paper The improved Guass-Newton method is put forward The scientific method is simplified to calculate and program It is a high precision method, and is vahd for adjustment of the nonlinear model


The article deals with problem of forming Dostoevsriy's Pochvennichestvo in the 40-th in context of social life aspect. The starting point of the research studies is his early works such as: «PJJR people», «Petersburg's chronicle», «Landleady», the records of investigation of Petrashevsriy 's case, the recollektion by S.D. Yanovskiy and A.P. Milukov and the document characterizing social position of Mikov's circle members influencing greatly the yong Dosto-evskiy. According to the analyses of the documents one can made a conclusion, that the writer's social viewswere not associated with the extremes of Zapadnichestvo and Slavianofilstvo. Even in the Dostoevsriy development his own dialectical approach to combine the idea of coming back to the true traDITIONS OF Russian national existence and the interest in humanistic cultural values of European civilization.


Novel method of enantioseparation of ofloxacin by capillary electrophoresis with capactively coupled contactless conductivity detection ( C4D ) using binary chiral selectors,hydroxypropyl cyclodextrin and hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose( HP-β-CD and HPMC) ,was developed. The enantiomers of ofloxacin were baseline separated with an uncoated fused-silica capillary( 45 cm × 50 m i. d. ,Leffi. = 40 cm) under the opti-mum separate conditions:20 mmol/L HAc + 6 mmol/L NaAc + 12 mg/L HPMC + 35 mmol/L HP-β-CD,separation voltage + 13 kV,electrokinetic injection 11 kV × 10 s. The calibration curve of the enantiomers showed good linearity in the range from 0. 8 mg/L to 40 mg/L with LOD = 0. 3 mg/L. Effects of several factors on resolutions,such as the composition of the running buffer,the pH value,separation voltage,injection method and the parameters of C4D detector,were investigated. The efficacy of the HP-β-CD and HPMC were discussed. The proposed method has been successfully applied to monitor the enantiomer of ofloxacin contents in the commercial Ofloacin Tablets and Levofloxacin Hydrochloride Tablets,and was demonstrated simple,rapid and reproducible.


Corrosion rates of chromium coating at different temperatures and different mass percentage Na_2S solution were tested by weight-loss method. Using the potentiostatic polarization method, the electrochemical behavior of chromium coating in Na_2S solution was studied and influence of various factors on the corrosion behavior of chromium coating were analyzed. Experimental results indicate that corrosion and passivation occur simultaneously at the chromium coating in Na_2S solution. When concentration of the solution is increased, passivation of chromium coating is accelerated at the same temperature.


The public reportmg burden for th1s collection of mformation is estimated to average 1 hour per response. includmg the time for rev>ewing instruct>ons. searclhing existing data sources. gathering and mmnta1mng the data needed. and completing and rev1ew1ng the collection of 1nformat1 on. Send comments regarding th1s burden est1mate or any other aspect ofth1s collection of mformat1on. 1nclud1ng suggestions for reduc1ng the burden. to the Department of Defense. ExecutiVe Serv1ce D>rectorate (0704-0188) Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other prov1s1on of law. no person shall be sub;ect to any penalty for falling to comply w1th a collect>on of 1nformat1on if 1t does not display a currently valid OMB control number


This report on the effects of glass particles when injected into animals indicates that massive doses are required to produce damage to the organs examined during the study.


The purpose of this study is to develop a gear-cutting method of hypoid gears to achieve a good tooth bearing and good performance for practical use. In this report, the authors propose a new cutting method of parallel depth hypoid gears, which mesh with each other at one point keeping a constant angular velocity ratio, and describe the theory for the gear-cutting method. Next, the theory of the trace of the point contact mark is shown. One of the features of this method is that the designer can control the trace of the point contact mark on the tooth surface as desired. The third, the theory of the ellipse of tooth bearing is shown minutely. In order to confirm the validity of the method, some hypoid gears were designed and manufactured, and ellipse of tooth bearing on red lead corresponded to those of the theory.Copyright © 2003 by ASME


This article presents an educational exercise in which statistical process control charts are constructed and used to identify the Steroids Era in American professional baseball. During this period (roughly 1993 until the present), numerous baseball players were alleged or proven to have used banned, performance-enhancing drugs. Also observed during this period was an increase in offensive performance. In this exercise, students are given the opportunity to construct trial control limits from historical data, consider the presence of random and assignable cause variation, and analyze offensive performance for the 1993 to 2008 baseball seasons. From this analysis, students can consider the potential impact of performance-enhancing drugs on offensive performance in Major League Baseball.