The utility model discloses a self-propelled train for equipment, which is simple in operation, safe in use and capable of reducing production running cost. The self-propelled train for the equipment comprises two guide rails and an unpowered chassis, racks are arranged between the two guide rails, a power chassis is movably connected with the unpowered chassis, a power unit is arranged at the bottom of the power chassis and consists of a pin wheel, two speed reducers and two hydraulic motors, and the pin wheel is arranged on spline shafts of the two speed reducers and matched with the racks. The self-propelled train for the equipment is mainly used for automatic propelling of a 'movable transformer station' of a coal face of a coal mine, or can be used for frequent low-speed automatic propelling of other following equipment or power supply equipment along with the guide rails in mines and tunnels.


Nowadays we concentrate on speed and performance when it comes to bikes or superbike. It is the responsibility of automobile sectors to assure it along with proper safety. Usually, the brakes contribute much for the driver safety. The anti stoppie braking system is coined exclusively for superbike. Here the anti stoppie is actuated through a proximity sensor. The development of this new technology involves the knowledge of intricate braking mechanisms. Thus ASBS will be accepted beyond ABS exclusively by track bikers. The reason behind is the ASBS will not affect drifting as like ABS while cornering.


A object pose recognition method using depth information is proposed. With a simple thresholding operation on the depth information, the segmentations of objects can be obtained. Comparing the signatures of object boundaries with database, objects can be recognized. The proposed algorithm has been explained and its simulation results of several object recognition examples are included in this paper.


Summary

Two ocean bottom seismographs have been operated on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge near 45° N. Earthquakes up to ML= 3.8 were observed in a total of eight days recording and the seismicity was found to be largely confined to the Median Valley. The observations are related to other geological and geophysical work in the area and to the teleseismically reported activity there during the last 10 years. A number of models of the structure and seismicity of the ridge axis are discussed. The most plausible model which can account for the observations indicates a magma chamber at a depth of about 3 km beneath the Median Valley floor.


Purpose: The empirical study assessed the Effect of Almijiri on Conflict in Kaduna State.
Methodology: The culture of poverty theory by Oscar Lewis (1966) was employed to analyze the social cultural factors influencing the system of Almijiri in Kaduna state. Survey design was adopted for the study. 252 Almijirai, malamai, and members of the public were selected using a simple random sampling via lottery across six Local Government Areas in the state. Regression analysis and the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were employed to measure the relationship between the dependent variable (conflict) and the independent variable Almijiri (proxy by Street Begging and Poverty).
Findings: The findings from Analysis of Variance showed a significant positive relationship between street begging and conflict in Kaduna state (48%). Also, poverty has a positive and significant relationship with conflict in Kaduna state (49%).
Recommendation: The study recommends appropriate measures like the Universal Basic Education Act and the Tsangaya Model School should be fully implemented by the government to harness and galvanize the system with modern and inclusive education.


The experiences and challenges faced by morbid obese subjects when participating in lifestyle intervention The aim of this study was to examine the experiences and challenges of the morbidly obese when participating in a long-term lifestyle intervention. The subjects, whom qualified as morbidly obese, participated for over a year in a group-based lifestyle intervention with ongoing treatments. A qualitative design was chosen to collect descriptive information throughout semi-structured interviews. There was a total of seven informants (male and female). Weight loss in the morbidly obese is typically achieved through conservative management and lifestyle intervention, with bariatric surgery reserved as a last option. Patients diagnosed with morbid obesity are often concerned about failing yet again after multiple attempts of weight loss. However, when guidance, education, and support from health professionals is provided in addition to active participation within a supportive group with other morbidly obese people, patients become reality-oriented and able to both initiate and sustain an effective lifestyle change.


Background: To study the correlation between predictive evaluation of Acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II) and simplified acute physiology score II (SAPS II) scoring system in patient with small bowel perforation with objectives to identify patients at higher risk by comparing both the scores and to evaluate the factors affecting morbidity and mortality rate in patients with small bowel perforation treated with operative intervention. Materials and Methods: This Cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of General surgery, Govt. Medical College & STM hospital, Haldwani, India, on 100 with the diagnosis of small bowel perforation whose plain x-ray abdomen and per operatively have features of hollow viscera perforation were scored according to APACHE II and SAPS II scoring system using Combination ICU Mortality Calculator by Clincalc.com. Post-operatively, complications and mortality outcome were recorded and was noted in terms of survivors and non-survivors. Result: Out of hundred, 30 patients did not survive. Factors such as Late presentation, higher age group, duodenal perforation, perforation as a complication of enteric fever and features of dehydration at time of presentation carried poorer prognosis. Additionally, it was observed that higher the score, higher was the mortality, we also observed that SAPS II is better predictor (AUC 0.868) of patient outcome than APACHE II (AUC 0.791). Also, SAPP II better corelated with correlated with patient's outcome with correlation coefficient of 0.586 than APACHE II 0.462. Conclusion: In both APACHE II, SAPS II less mortality rate was noted than predicted percentage at lower scores. However, SAPS II better correlated with patient's outcome (mortality) than APACHE II and also, SAPS II better predicted patient's outcome than APACHE II.


After water-absorption treatment,waste gas containing fluoride from phosphate fertilizer production is made into by-product fluosilicic acid.The comprehensive utilization of by-product fluosilicic acid from phosphate fertilizer production is significant in terms of environmental protection,economic efficiency and resource utilization.Hydrogen fluoride is the maternal product of fluorine chemical industry with a wide uses.The present situation of preparation technology at home and abroad is reviewed,and according to the development situation of phosphate fertilizer industry in China,some suggestions for comprehensive utilization of fluorine-silicon resource are proposed.


In this chapter, Lina Abirafeh discusses how ABAAD, a resource center for gender equality in Lebanon, is engaging Arab men in the advocacy against domestic violence. ABAAD aims to inspire men and boys to advocate for women's empowerment and end violence against women in Lebanese society.


Nowadays, mobile laser scanning is widely used for understanding urban scenes, especially for extraction and recognition of pole-like street furniture, such as lampposts, traffic lights and traffic signs. However, the start-of-art methods may generate low segmentation accuracy in the overlapping scenes, and the object classification accuracy can be highly influenced by the large discrepancy in instance number of different objects in the same scene. To address these issues, we present a complete paradigm for pole-like street furniture segmentation and classification using mobile LiDAR (light detection and ranging) point cloud. First, we propose a 3D density-based segmentation algorithm which considers two different conditions including isolated furniture and connected furniture in overlapping scenes. After that, a vertical region grow algorithm is employed for component splitting and a new shape distribution estimation method is proposed to obtain more accurate global shape descriptors. For object classification, an integrated shape constraint based on the splitting result of pole-like street furniture (SplitISC) is introduced and integrated into a retrieval procedure. Two test datasets are used to verify the performance and effectiveness of the proposed method. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can achieve better classification results from both sites than the existing shape distribution method.


This study examined the major roles playedby the government owned agricultural extension outfit in other to alleviate the poverty status of oilpalmfarmers in Ogun State. Multi stage sampling procedure was used to select 120 Oil palm farmers, who were interviewed in May 2003. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistical tools such as percentages, averages, ranking andcharts. Two null hypotheses were also testedusing the Chi Square Coefficient. The result revealed that oilpalmfarmers are elderly, married, males andfemales. They have noformal education and are members offarmers cooperative groups. It was also established that, more than half of thefarmers are large-scale oil palm producers. They still use crude methodsfor palmfruit harvesting andprocessing. Furthermore, the studyfound significant relationship between group membership andfrequency of extension agents' contacts (}Cmi = 23.65). The study concluded that, fanners are better assisted when they form strong groups through which intervention can take place. It also recommends that, other categories offarmers should be encouraged to organize themselves into viable groups so that they can benefit adequately from the services rendered by the extension service agency. Also, better working environment should be providedfor thefield level extension agents to better perform their roles in the rural ureas.


Abstract : This report presents the results of a review of the security evaluation of composite systems to determine the current status of this topic, especially with respect to work that has been done in this area and tools and techniques that have been developed. Recommendations on how security evaluation could be applied to the DRDC/NIO Secure Access Manager are also included.


Serverless computing is a rapidly growing cloud application model, popularized by Amazon's Lambda platform. Serverless cloud services provide fine-grained provisioning of resources, which scale automatically with user demand. Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) applications follow this serverless model, with the developer providing their application as a set of functions which are executed in response to a user- or system-generated event. Functions are designed to be short-lived and execute inside containers or virtual machines, introducing a range of system-level overheads. This paper studies the architectural implications of this emerging paradigm. Using the commercial-grade Apache OpenWhisk FaaS platform on real servers, this work investigates and identifies the architectural implications of FaaS serverless computing. The workloads, along with the way that FaaS inherently interleaves short functions from many tenants frustrates many of the locality-preserving architectural structures common in modern processors. In particular, we find that: FaaS containerization brings up to 20x slowdown compared to native execution, cold-start can be over 10x a short function's execution time, branch mispredictions per kilo-instruction are 20x higher for short functions, memory bandwidth increases by 6x due to the invocation pattern, and IPC decreases by as much as 35% due to inter-function interference. We open-source FaaSProfiler, the FaaS testing and profiling platform that we developed for this work.


Effect of concentration of unripe pawpaw sap as alternative coagulant and boiling time on chemical (moisture, protein, fat, ash and carbohydrate, Ca, Mg, Fe) composition of warankashi (local cheese) was investigated and optimized using response surface methodology. Unripe pawpaw sap concentration were used at various boiling times. The proximate compositions of the different concentrations were analyzed including the mineral compositions. The optimum concentration and boiling time recorded were 3.69 ml in 500 ml of raw fresh cow milk and boiled for 20 minutes to yield moisture content, protein, ash, fat, Ca, Mg and Fe of 38.32 %, 3.85 %, 2.75 %, 42.21 %, 7.02 ppm, 21.29 ppm and 27.21 ppm respectively. Investigated parameters (pH, protein, ash, magnesium) were significantly affected (p<0.05) by the process variables of concentration and boiling time while other investigated parameters (moisture, ether extract, calcium and iron) were insignificantly affected (p>0.05).The sensory result revealed the high acceptability and best combination for the production of warankashi which can be produced by adding 3.69 mls of unripe pawpaw sap into 500 mls of raw cow milk and boiled for 20 minutes. Copyright © acascipub.com, all rights reserved.


The ring-down counting method was used to measure acoustic emission (AE) during the subcritical cracking of float-glass plates. It was found that AE emanated primarily from surface flaws and that a flaw =4 μm deep was capable of producing one AE count. The dependence of AE count rate on experimental parameters such as system gain and specimen size was determined and the use of AE simulators for calibrating AE systems was examined. The results were used to show how data on different ceramic materials might be compared.


In the development of modern Chinese prose Yu Qiuyu is regarded as a master.He sticks to a primitive theme: what is barbarism and uncivilization, and their opponentcivilization. Civilization does not definitely win over them in each round of struggle; therefore he would like to shout out his ideas. With pain, anxiety and anger, Yu constantly questions cultural conscience of healthy personality, pilgrimage and historical fate of intellectuals, and tries to return to spiritual Eden for the sake of the soul. However on the long way of search, he restricts his rationality with various contradictions. By reflecting on history and conducting his reality exploration, he is still struggling on the pilgrimage and seeking for the flight of the soul.


Central venous catheter fracture is a rare complication of long‐term indwelling subclavian venous access. Subclavian vein access has been the recommended approach for placing central venous catheters. The anatomical landmark method for subclavian access remains a highly successful and nonequipment‐dependent method for rapid central access. More recently, the internal jugular vein approach has emerged as the preferred route for long‐term central venous access. However, variations in internal jugular vein anatomy make the landmark method less reliable. Use of two‐dimensional real‐time ultrasound during internal jugular vein access is associated with better success, a lower complication rate, and faster access. A case of central venous catheter fracture initiated an internal review of long‐term central venous access procedures. We have converted to a predominantly internal jugular vein approach. This case report and literature review may assist other physicians and institutions in re‐evaluating long‐term central venous access protocols. Clin. Anat. 21:106–110, 2008. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


An alloy of Nd33.5Dy1.0Fe63.8Al0.5Cu0.1B1.1 was produced by the conventional sintering process.The effects of rare earths additive Dy,Al and Cu on the microstructure and magnetic properties of sintered NdFeB magnet were investigated.The results shown that Dy,Al and Cu are effective to refine grains and improve coercivity.Moreover,suitable amounts of Dy,Al and Cu lead to a demagnetization cure with good rectangularity,and the sintered NdFeB magnet has relatively high magnetic performance.The sintered NdFeB sample was examined by magnetic force microscope(MFM) revealing the domain structures at the surface.It is revealed that the mean Nd2Fe14B grain size is significantly larger than the magnetic contrast.The explanation is that most Nd2Fe14B grains in sintered NdFeB alloy are dominated with the multi-domain structures when the magnet is in thermal demagnetization state.


The patient was a 43-year-old asymptomatic Indian male referred for evaluation of an abnormal ECG obtained at a routine check-up. His cardiovascular risk factors included hyperlipidemia and a family history of premature coronary artery disease. His physical examination was unremarkable. The ECG (Figure 1) showed sinus rhythm with evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy, ST-segment elevation in the inferior …


Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng., commonly known as curry leaf tree is well known in Ayurvedic medicinal system for its varied pharmacological activities like anticancer activity, antioxidant activity, anti-inflammatory activity, anthelmintic activity, antidiabetic and antimicrobial activity. The leaves of this tree had been commonly used to enhance the flavour in culinary purposes for its specific taste and aroma. It's Stem part is commonly used as datun for oral health care purposes.The secondary metabolites present in the plant are also known for its different pharmacological activities. The present study focuses on preliminary qualitative phytochemical Screening and analysis from the hydroalcoholic extracts of root, stem and leaves part which detected the presence of alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, terpenoids, steroids and tannins in the prepared hydroalcoholic extracts using Soxhlet extraction method.


Parking facility is parts of business support in facilities management. It plays a major role in providing comforts and security in hospital. This study was conducted to find the need of parking in Hospital Kulim compound. Based on the standard specification by JKR, the number of visitor parking available are 116 spaces. It is comply with the JKR standard but not the actual visitor needs. It is cause by the increasing number of outpatient and other visitor. The numbers of parking needed are based on average 4 month observation. After the observation was carried out, it is found that an average of 175 parking spaces is needed each hour. Based on this calculation, it represents the actual scenario of Hospital Kulim visitor's parking area. Waiting time and illegal parking cause discomfort for the visitor. As conclusion, the numbers of parking provided by Hospital Kulim are insufficient with the visitors needs. INTRODUCTION Hospital Kulim was inaugurated in 14.7.1990 by Dato' Sri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. This is the first hospital build based on nucleus. The cost of this hospital is RM90 million. It can accommodate 314 bed, and can be increase up to 500 bed based on the current need. Medical services are an essential aspect of our lives. Thus, hospital created to meet the community needs and solving various problems related to health. Facilities are not limited to the physical facilities only, but it also involves the aspects of services. If the qualities of facilities services are not satisfactory, the visitor's satisfaction couldn't be achieved. This will affect the quality and productivity of life [4]. One of the facilities provided for hospital visitors is parking facilities. Parking lots exert a powerful undertow on local economies [9]. Due to rapid increase in the number of vehicles, the need for parking is on rise [8]. Parking provided are based on the demand of car user which are increasing every year. The development of transportation in Malaysia indirectly has increase the problem of insufficient parking space. There are double increments of private vehicle [7]. There are relations between society mobility's and accessibility to facilities [1]. Parking around the hospital is restricted [16]. Parking policies at hospitals for patients, visitors and workers is a hotly debated issue, but has received little or no attention in the (health) economic literature [5]. The difficulties of finding parking space, especially during peak hours, which is afternoon and evening has cause inconvenient for visitors [10]. The driver has to park in that particular allocated slot without searching for a vacant space thus reducing the time for parking and making an efficient use of available space [8]. The attitude of visitors who doesn't obey the rules cause problem for others to goes in and out from the hospitals compound. This problem has occurred in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Klang (HTAR) [10].


This paper studies the effects of high-volume composite mineral admixture made of limestone powder and low-quality fly ash on the properties of concrete. Through experiments, this paper makes clear the workability of fresh concrete and analyzes the law of strength development of concrete. The experimental results indicate that the concrete with high-volume limestone powder as composite mineral admixture has good fresh properties; due to low water consumption per unit volume, medium-and-high-strength concrete can be prepared. As new type concrete mineral admixture, the composite mineral admixture made of limestone powder and low-quality fly ash will play an active role in the sustainable development of concrete industry.


Carl Cunard says this was a really hard video for him to do, but he is doing this to help those that might also be struggling with their sexuality and finding it hard to be who they want to be.


A technique is presented for measuring the "shear" photoelastic constants of lithium niobate by Bragg scattering from acoustic shear waves at moderate frequencies and at small Bragg angles. Values of p 66 =0.048, p 14 =0.056, p 44 =0.062, and p 41 =0.050 are obtained, the first two agreeing well with the results of other workers.


Abstract BACKGROUND Radiotherapy (RT) targets are commonly defined on post-operative (post-op) MRI registered to CT simulation images. However, changes can occur between surgery and simulation due to tumor progression and post-operative healing. In this work, we evaluate the impact of treatment planning using MR images taken at the time of CT simulation (MR-sim) versus post-op MRI. METHODS We evaluated 30 patients with primary HGG who received post-op MRI followed by RT planned using an MR-sim. We retrospectively delineated the gross tumor volume (GTV), clinical target volume (CTV), and normal structures on the post-op MRI and generated an experimental RT plan for these volumes. The RT plans based on post-op and MR-sim images were compared to determine the volume of tumor tissue that would have been undertreated, and the amount of normal brain tissue that would have been exposed to radiation (overtreated) had the plan been based on the post-op imaging. RESULTS The mean length between post-op imaging and MR-sim was 26 days (range: 12-42). A mean of 7.3cc (range 0.36cc–25.23cc) and 32.4cc (0.35–140.14cc) of the GTV and CTV, respectively, were undertreated on the post-op MRI plan compared to the MR-sim plan. The plan based on post-op target volumes resulted in a mean decrease in prescription dose coverage of the MR-sim-based GTV and CTV of 15.8% (max 72%) and 11.7% (max 57%), respectively. A mean of 14.5cc (0.04cc–53.9cc) and 47.5cc (range 2.4–179.2) of non-target brain tissue as identified on the MR-sim were included in the post-op MRI-based GTV and CTV, respectively. On average, the optic chiasm and brainstem would have received 191cGy and 117cGy more dose than intended, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our findings confirm the valuable impact of RT planning using MR-sim in HGG to optimize treatment targets and reduce the exposure of normal tissue to unnecessary toxicity.


The main goal of this doctoral thesis was to develop nano-scale dispersions (solid lipid nanoparticles and nanocapsules) from acceptable food ingredients as modifiers of conventional barrier systems and active additives to increase the shelf-life on whole and fresh-cut fruit. Submicron size systems were evaluated on the surface of fresh-cut apple and whole guava; these fruits were used as fruit models to evaluate the potential effect of nanoparticles in conventional coatings on the preservation of fruit. In a first step, nanocapsules were prepared by emulsification-diffusion method, obtaining the optimal conditions of preparation: 200 mg of polymer (e. g. poly-?-caprolactone), 5% of stabilizer (e. g. polyvinyl alcohol) and agitation rate of 4.000 rpm. The systems studied were: xanthan gum, ?solution?, nanocapsules, nanoemulsion and emulsion all with 2 g/L of dl-?-tocopherol (antioxidant agent). Coatings were prepared with 0.3 % of xanthan gum and 0.5 % propylenglycol. The systems effectiveness was evaluated in fresh-cut apples conservation. The stability of the systems was above eight weeks. The particle size was of 300 nm and zeta potential -45 mV suggesting high dispersion stability. Submicron size systems were the most effective to control the browning. Nanocapsules had the best browning index control with a value of 34 with respect to an initial condition of 26, followed by nanospheres with browning index of 41 and nanoemulsion with browning index of 43. It was also possible to confirm that the nanocapsules had the lowest polyphenol oxidase activity (1038 U/mL), negligible variation in total phenol content during storage time (430 mg EAG/g sample), and unchanged in phenilalaninamonie lyase activity (2.88 ?mol/g h). The micrographs showed the presence of capsular entities homogeneously distributed in the product. In a second step, solid lipid nanoparticles were prepared from acceptable solid lipids (e. g. candeuba wax), they were incorporated in a coating based on xanthan gum (0.4 %) in order to study its effect on the fruit shelf-life. Coatings containing between 60 to 80 % of a dispersion of 10 % candeuba wax of nanoparticles were applied on guava whole stored at refrigeration (8oC). Scanning electron microscopy confirmed that concentrations higher of 75 % of nanoparticles produced physiological damage due apparently to the lack of oxygen. Concentrations that improve guava preservation for five weeks were 60 and 65 % of lipid solid nanoparticles. It was possible to further provide that the use of solid lipid nanoparticles and nanocapsules help to increase the shelf-life of the fruits studied and also have better functionality than conventional commercial systems.


Inflammation plays a key role in the formation of intracranial aneurysm. At present, the pathophysiological processes of intracranial aneurysms are mainly caused by both hemodynamic abnormalities and inflammation. Studies have shown that the inflammatory cells in the intracranial aneurysm wall are mainly mononuclear macrophages, and can secrete various effector molecules, weakening and destroying the structures of the vessel wall. Therefore, the research of the roles of differences played in different subtypes of macrophages and their effector molecules in the pathophysiological processes of intracranial aneurysms will provide clues for exploring the pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms and effective targeted therapy.

Key words:
Intracranial Aneurysm; Macrophages; Inflammation


Based on specifying the connotation of land finance and its structure, this paper chose land granting income, cultivated land usagetax, deed tax, urban land use tax, land value-added tax and property tax; built the per unit area of land transfer income, the average per unit area land tax revenue, the average land transfer income accounted for the proportion of local financial general budget revenue, and average land tax accounted for the proportion of local financial general budget revenue. By partitioning the land finance of Shandong province employing clustering analysis, the 17 cities were classified into five categories:high land price regions, high land tax regions, low land price regions, low land tax regions, and high land revenue regions. By summarizing the similarities of all these categories, the paper pointed out the land finance characters and its existing problems and discussed their future developments.


The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effect of the converter system on the power factor of the supply network .Therefore a 3-phase, 6-pulse , bridge converter is assembled and connected to a power supply through a 3-phase ac voltage regulator .The theoretical analysis is simulated using Fourier series analysis and Fast Fourier Transform ( FFT ) algorithm . The experimental measurements of distortion factor , displacement factor and total power factor are recorded . The experimental results are shown to be coincident with the theoretical results. The consideration of power factor improvement relative to distortion and displacement factors is discussed. ةصلاخلا أت وه ثحبلا اذه نم فدهلا نإ ةردقلا لماعم ىمع ةردقلا ريغم ريث ( power factor ) ةزهجملا ةكبشمل . و عيمجت مت كلذل بوانتملا فرطلا يف ةيتلوف مظنم لامعتساب و تاظبن تس وذ روطلا يثلاث رمتسم ةردق زهجم طبر . ليمحتمل ناتقيرط تمدختسا امه و يرظنلا : ريروف ةمسمس ليمحت ( Fourier series analysis ) و عيرسلا ريروف ليوحت ( Fast Fourier Transform . ) مت ةحا زلإا لماعمل ةيممعلا جئاتنلا جاتنتسا ( displacement factor ) هيوشتلا لماعم و ( distortion factor ) و و ةردقلا لماعم ةيممعلا جئاتنلا عم ةيرظنلا جئاتنلا ةنراقم مت . كلذ و ةردقلا لماعم نيسحت قرط ةشقانم مت لماعم و ةحا زلإا لماعم نيسحت قيرط نع هيوشتلا . A.A. Al-killidar The Effect Of Variation Of Nonlinear Z.Al-Azawi Load On Power Factor Of The Ac M.A.Abdulsada Supply Network 3355


The paper displays the results of the study of the effect of pre-sowing irradiation of spring barley of the Vladimir variety with a low-energy electron beam in a wide dose range from 1 to 8 kGy and a dose rate of 500 Gy/imp on seed infestation by root rot and sowing qualities. It has been shown that the development of the disease depends on both the radiation dose and the post-radiation period (PP). The most effective was the effect of irradiation on Helminthosporium sativum (synonymous with Drechslera teres) at PP of 4 days: there was observed a reduction in the damage degree by 33–48% and the disease incidence – by 29–46% at doses of 4–8 kGy. At the PP of 7 and 11 days, the irradiation of seeds with doses of 3–5 kGy reduces the degree of damage to the seedlings by Helminthosporium sativum by 30–37% and 28–41%, respectively. With an increase in PP up to 14 days, a decrease in the damage degree of seedlings by root rot by 33% was observed only at an irradiation dose of 4 kGy, which indicates a reduction in the efficiency of irradiation with increasing PP. The prevalence of the disease decreased at PP of 4 days by 28–46% (doses of 4-8 kGy), at PP of 7 days – by 30–37% (doses of 2–6 kGy), at PP of 11 days – by 26–48% (doses 3, 4 and 7 kGy) and PP 14 days – by 33% at a dose of 4 kGy. It has been established that electron irradiation stimulates laboratory germination of seeds at PP of 7 days by 22–25% at doses of 1, 2, 4 and 5 kGy and, on the contrary, reduces it by 19–24% at PP of 4 days and doses of 3, 5 and 8 kGy. At doses higher than 4 kGy, irradiation inhibits sprout length by 12–39%, roots – by 9–15%, and also at doses of 2–8 kGy, it reduces the wet weight of seedlings by 10–50%. Thus, it was shown that pre-sowing electron irradiation of spring barley of the Vladimir variety reduces the resistance of Helminthosporium sativum and can be used to combat the pathogenic microflora of the grain.


Smart medical treatment is an important direction of the development of medical informatization in China in the new era. On the basis of studying the current development level of medical informatization in China, this paper summarizes the problems and challenges faced in the current development of smart medicine in China, focuses on the current situation of referral under the hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system in China, and scientifically analyzes the problems of complicated procedures and difficult transfer to the referral mode under the qualification line. This paper expounds the necessity and importance of building an online referral model, discusses the core essence, content system and its development and innovation, and expounds the contemporary value and significance of building an online referral model. The innovative path of building the online referral mode is put forward from the aspects of economic development conditions, technological development conditions, objective conditions of national policy support conditions, public feedback conditions and subjective conditions of social development conditions.


The tri-μ-oxo dimer of (5,10,15,20-tetratolylporphinato)niobium(V), [NbV(ttp)]2O3, was reduced upon irradiation with the visible light in benzene containing an alcohol under anaerobic conditions, while the irradiation of the complex in benzene afforded oxygenated radical complexes under aerobic conditions.


Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN) is a promising field that may improve the quality of life by using it in patients' health monitoring process. However, the mobility and open access of wireless networks have resulted in several security gaps which may lead to critical health-related data compromise issues. Therefore, there existed a need to develop a mechanism to secure patient health-related data from all security impairments. Recently, a lightweight authentication scheme that depends on the assumption that the base node is reliable is proposed. Nevertheless, it does not seem feasible practically. Hence, the researchers present a lightweight cryptographic scheme based on three levels that provide anonymous key agreement and authentication for the data communicated on the wireless channel. The proposed authentication scheme shows its efficiency to protect against various known cyber-attacks especially the base station compromise attack and sensor node impersonation attack. The scheme was formally verified with BAN logic and simulated informally using the Automated Validation of Internet Security Protocol and Applications (AVISPA) tool. The proposed key agreement and authentication scheme was also compared with the results of other related researches. The simulation results and security analysis indicate that the proposed improved scheme has overcome different identified gaps in terms of storage requirements, computational, and communicational costs.


Infrastructure in China is generally financed by government debt and bank loans, which endangers the financial system of the nation. This paper proposed asset-backed securitization as an instrument to solve the problem of financing infrastructure. This paper analyzed the principle of infrastructure securitization and studied the implementation details of the infrastructure securitization through the case study of securitization of Guangzhou Metro. It is concluded that the infrastructure securitization can be an effective instrument to finance infrastructure project in China.


Bipartite consensus of nonlinear second-order multi-agent systems with directed communication topology is investigated in this article. A kind of novel event-triggered control protocol is proposed, which based on relative information sensing. Different from some conventional event-triggered control for second-order multi-agent systems, the event-triggered control in distributed way for second-order multi-agent systems is studied in this article, which imply that the controller of each follower only needs to collect the local information. To eliminate too large control gain, the control gain of control protocol is further designed based on adaptive way. Moreover, these control algorithms prove that Zeno behavior can be avoided. Finally, the performance of the proposed control protocols is presented by virtue of two simulation examples.


Esophageal cancer is increasingly recognized in younger patients. We compared clinicopathological characteristics, treatment, and survival of patients aged ≤50 years with patients aged >50 years diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the Netherlands.


Spermidine is the most abundant polyamine in the human body, but its intracellular concentrations decrease with ageing. Spermidine supplementation reportedly protected against age‐related changes in cognition and brain structures in fruit flies (Gupta et al, 2013), and increased memory performance in older human adults (Wirth et al, 2018). However, the effects of dietary spermidine intake on brain‐related outcomes are unclear. Therefore, we evaluated whether and how dietary spermidine is cross‐sectionally associated with cognitive function and brain structures in a population‐based sample.


After more than 40 years of research, there is still wide disagreement in defining when the Mid-Pleistocene Transition (MPT) occurred, with climate reconstructions ranging from an abrupt versus gradual transition that began as early as 1500 ka and ended as late as 600 ka. Our recent work in the Southwest Pacific (Ocean Drilling Program Site 1123) has provided some evidence for a rapid transition, suggesting that the MPT was initiated by an abrupt increase in global ice volume 900 thousand years ago [1]. This study uses shallow-infaunal benthic foraminifera Uvigerina spp. to disentangle the contributions of deep-water temperature (using Mg/Ca ratios) and ice volume to the oxygen isotopic composition of foraminiferal calcite over the last 1.5 Ma. The resulting sea-level reconstruction across the MPT shows that the critical step in ice-volume variation was associated with the suppression of melting in Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 23, followed by renewed ice growth in MIS 22 to yield a very large ice sheet with 120 m of sea level lowering.


An intriguing and interesting consideration of the physiologic functions in hearing,—no more need be said, since it should be read.


Pulmonary veno occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare cause of pulmonary arterialhypertension( PAH). The pathologic hallmark of PVOD is extensive and diffuse occlusion of thepulmonary veins by fibrous tissue. Most patients have nonspecific complaints and the clinical signs closely resemble idiopathic PAH. There are no definitive clinical criteria for the diagnosis of PAH and surgical lung biopsy is the current gold standard for diagnosis. Therapeutic options include long term oxygen therapy, oral anticoagulation with a target INR of 2 to 3, vasodilators and immunosuppressive therapy in case of association with autoimmune disease. The efficacy of current therapeutic options in not established owing to the rare nature of the disease and lack of randomized control trials. The prognosis of PVOD is poor and most patients die within two years of diagnosis. Keyword :Pulmonary veno occlusive disease(PVOD), Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) A 29 year old female presented


By appropriating Aristotle's phronesis and integrating it into the structure of philosophical hermeneutics, Gadamer ultimately points to its ethical dimension. Being aware of the unending controversies about the concept of phronesis in Aristotle, in this article I propose to take it as practical wisdom , which is inherent in hermeneutical theory and practice. Its implementation institutes a virtue that enables the achievement of happiness, the establishment of meaning and the growth of our way of being and acting. For this purpose, I initially explore the notion of phronesis as the structural model of Gadamer's hermeneutics. Then I justify the praxis of hermeneutics as an exercise of the virtue of practical wisdom, as it is a deliberative circular exercise between means and ends. Like the phronimos , the hermeneut seeks to understand the real in order to foster an ethos designed to establish harmony, mutual responsibility and eudaimonia . As an illustration, I connect the text with the hermeneutic postures of Teiresias and Haimon, who criticize Creon for being unwise. They are exemplary representatives of the need to circularly ponder means and ends, to have discernment, to take it seriously that others may have good ideas for the institution of a more harmonious and happy ethos. At the end I present implications of this reflection and highlight the fact that it is a part in the foundation of ethical hermeneutics, which constitutes the focus of my research on the hermeneutical tradition.


Gas sensing in biomedical applications shows a conversion of the concentration of the exhaled gas to a variation in resistance, so an electronic integrated interface circuit is required to analyse the exhaled gases, which are indications for many diseases. In this paper, a resistance to current conversion circuit based on differential biasing for Electronic nose (E-nose) breath analyser is presented. Over more than 5-decades (500Ω to 100MΩ) input resistance range, a precision, less than 1%, required by novel gas sensing system in portable applications, is preserved. Therefore, the proposed circuit obtains high accuracy under simulation. The outputs of the proposed Resistance to Current (R-to-I) conversion circuit achieve a percentage error below 0.25% under environment corners. The reliability of the proposed circuit is also investigated under the effect of process variations. In order to assess the correctness of the proposed architecture, the circuit was compared to similar solutions presented in literature where the proposed architecture attains a worst-case percentage error of 0.05%.


The purpose of this research are: knowing the student's readiness to face of daily test and the factors that can affect the student's readiness of class XI IPS in SMA N 2 Sukoharjo on academic year of 2017/2018. The tipe of research used is qualitative. The design of this study only use an observation or observation as means of collecting the main data taken from the research's object. The object in this study is student of class XI IPS SMA N 2 Sukoharjo dan a teacher. The data colection technique using valid interview result and documentation. The data analysis used is data collection, data reduction, data display, and conclusi drawing/verifcation.
The research result are: 1) most of student doesn't ready in knowledge aspect to faced of the daily test, because students just ready for the test when teacher announce it before and doesn't ready on daily test suddenly 2) The mental student's readiness to faced of the daily test doesn't ready, seen from student's already often do not focus on repetition when students have personal problems, social problems, or health problems.3) Student of class XI IPS have differents learning patterns, there are learning regulary, learning to do homework, learning to approach the daily test and never learning. 4) There are affected factors of student's readiness to faced the daily test in class XI IPS SMA Negeri 2 Sukoharjo are: a. Material understanding factor of student (knowledge); b The mental condition of the students; d. Learning pattern of students.


In recent years, the information technology (IT) has been increasingly integrated to mental health education. This paper applies the IT in mental health education based on blended teaching model, with the aim to promote education reform. The author carried out a questionnaire survey on Grade 1 students of a senior high school in Jiangsu province, China. The survey results were analysed to evaluate the mental health status of the respondents and their attitude towards different teaching methods. On this basis, several integration points of the IT into mental health education were summarized. The results show that, despite their immense interest in knowledge on mental health, the students lack a sufficient understanding of their own mental health status; 65% of them want to receive the psychological counselling of teachers, if faced with psychological problems; 63% of them prefer the scenario simulation method, revealing the necessity to integrate the IT into mental health education; the blended teaching between mental health education and the IT can improve the learning interest and efficiency, and help teachers to enhance teaching quality and master the learning progress of their students. The research results are conducive to the mental health development of students.


We investigate the scattering of a plane wave in the hyperbolic plane. We formulate the problem in terms of the Lippmann-Schwinger equation and solve it exactly for barriers modeled as Dirac delta functions running along: (i) N − horizontal lines in the Poincaré upper half-plane; (ii) N − concentric circles centered at the origin; and, (iii) a hypercircle in the Poincaré disk.


"CFA Institute members are helping to build more effective, better prepared financial and economic systems in some of the most dynamic markets in the world. We must do all that we can to support them."


[Objective] The aim was to evaluate the health of transgenic sFat-1 gene pigs in order to provide a reference for the breeding selection of pig excellent individuals. [Method] 15 physiological biochemical parameters and reproductive performances of 21 negative control pigs and 20 transgenic sFat-1 gene pigs were determined. [Result] The liver functions of some transgenic sFat-1 gene pigs were hurted lightly,and the reproductive performance also decreased lightly. [Conclusion] The determination of physiological biochemical parameters and reproductive performance in transgenic pigs could be taken as one of effective methods in environmental safety evaluation of transgenic pigs.


The methods of Effective Homology [5] give a simple algorithm computing the minimal resolution of an A0-module of finite type M0, when A0 is an ordinary polynomial ring A0 = k[x1, . . . , xm]0 localized at 0 ∈ k. Standard arguments allow us to study instead the global case of A = k[x1, . . . , xm], of an A-module M, and we are looking for an A0-resolution of M ⊗A A0. With respect to which seems the previously known methods [4, Section 4.8], the situation is the following. Our method is conceptually remarkably simple, once the very nature of effective homology is understood. On the contrary, the technicalities of the other methods are rather laborious, which of course does not mean useless. The style of our algorithm is quite different; effective homology can be seen as an automatic program writing process, deducing machine programs from simple notions of homological algebra, mainly the homological perturbation lemma. Experience in Algebraic Topology shows programs obtained in this way are simple, readable and efficient, the same in Commutative Algebra where other programs computing the effective homology of Koszul complexes have already shown the interest of the point of view and the efficiency of the programs that are so obtained.


BACKGROUND: Exogenous salicylic acid (SA) pretreatment could change the antioxidant system and maintain the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables, which have a higher ability to withstand oxidation injuries. However, the relationship between a pre-harvest SA spray and post-harvest antioxidant compounds in fruit remains unknown.

RESULTS: The post-harvest behaviour of antioxidant compounds in 'Cara cara' navel orange (Citrus sinenisis L. Osbeck) fruit was investigated in relation to the pre-harvest SA applications. Pre-harvest SA treatment significantly increased the content of carotenoids (lycopene and α-carotene), ascorbic acid, glutathione, total phenolics, and total flavonoids in the pulp and peel during storage. Furthermore, the values of these antioxidant compounds were high in the fruit treated with high SA concentrations (1.0 and 2.0 mmol L−1). High antioxidant activity was also observed in the SA pre-harvest treated fruit when compared with the control. The positive relationships were found between the antioxidant activity and the content of these active compounds.

CONCLUSION: These results indicated that SA could maintain fruit antioxidant activity and nutrition which was shown by the increase in content of antioxidant compounds and suggested that pre-harvest treatment with SA promised a novel technology, which was a substitute for the perplexing programme control of post-harvest nutrition in fruit. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry


Researches of mod of deformation for hollow elastic spheres are very impotent for different problems of physics and biomechanics. Particularly in last time many works were connected with mathematical modeling of different problem in ophthalmology. It is impotent that the most of this works was based on relation of linear elasticity theory. Meanwhile according to experimental dates dependence stress-deformation of different regions of eyes sclera with normal and myopic refraction is appreciably nonlinear. In this article physically and geometrically nonlinear solution of problem for big deformations of hollow sphere was obtained. The base of analysis is relations of nonlinear elasticity theory. Suppose the loading process is active and simple, the material of sphere is incompressible. The received results show that physical nonlinearity of sphere material appreciably influence on functional dependence displacement-pressure.


Silkworm is a typical monophagous insect and mulberry (Morus spp.) leaf is its sole feed. The current investigation aims to compare biochemical and economic characteristics of two hybrids of silkworms (B. mori. L.). Two hybrids of Bombyx mori, (L.) (H1xKKxG2xV2) and (Giza B) silkworm larvae were fed on mulberry leaves Morus indica var kanava-2 planted in the experimental farm during the spring season for biochemical and economic studies. Mulberry leaves were offered four times per day. The imported hybrid (H1xKKxG2xV2) showed higher and consistent growth rates than the native hybrid (Giza B) for all the developmental stages. It can be concluded that the selection of strong hybrids from silkworm and feeding on a good variety of Indian cultivar Morus alba var. kanava-2 imported from Indian improves the growth value of biological and economic parameters.


Potassium plays a major role in enhancing tolerance of plants to drought by increasing translocation and maintaining water balance. A field experiment was undertaken to assess the growth and yield of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) under the various irrigation and potassium levels during 2013-14 in a three replicated split plot design. The treatments consisted of three irrigation levels (I0 = soaking dose, I1 = one irrigation at 35 days after sowing (DAS) and I2 = two irrigations at 35 and 70 DAS), and three potassium levels (K0 = 0.0 kg ha-1 (control), K1 = 25 kg ha-1 and K2 = 50 kg ha-1). The results indicate that irrigation and potassium levels affected significantly (P ≤ 0.05) the growth and yield of barley. Among irrigation levels, significantly (P ≤ 0.05) highest grain yield (2474.3 kg ha-1) was recorded with two irrigations (35 and 70 DAS). In case of potassium levels, considerably (P ≤ 0.05) maximum grain yield (2430.5 kg ha-1) was noted with potassium application rate of 50 kg ha-1. With respect to interactive effects, higher, though statistically equal (P ≥ 0.05), grain yield (2677.0 and 2570.7 kg ha-1) was documented in interactive effect of irrigation applied twice (35 and 70 DAS) x potassium applied at 50 kg ha-1, and one irrigation (35 DAS) x potassium at 50 kg ha-1, respectively. Our results suggest that potassium  can compensate drought stress and its application at 50 kg ha-1 coupled with one irrigation (35 DAS) and/or two irrigations (35 and 70 DAS)  can be suitable for obtaining optimum yield of barley.


"Between Craft and Class" provides an incisive new look at workers' responses to the momentous economic changes surrounding them in the early years of the twentieth century. In this work, Haydu focuses on the reaction of skilled metal workers to new production methods that threatened time-honored craft traditions. He finds that the workers' responses to industrial change variedsome defended the status quo, while others agreed to trade customary rules for economic rewards. Under some conditions class protest arose, as workers of diverse skills and trades joined to demand a greater voice in the management of industry. "Between Craft and Class" explores how broadly based movements for workers' control developed during this critical period, and why they ultimately failed. Comparing workers in the United States and Britain, Haydu's scholarship is distinguished by extensive primary source research and provocative theoretical insights. In its scope and depth, this book will revise current notions of craft politics and working-class radicalism during this period."


3.1 ELEMENTS OF IT ............................................................................................................................. 8 3.2 TRENDS IN THE USE OF IT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN .....................................................................................9 3.2.1 Intraorganisational IT-applications ....................................................................................... 9 3.2.2 Interorganisational IT-applications ....................................................................................... 13


A novel clock recovery architecture is presented that includes a feed-forward variable delay element. The architecture is resilient to channel distortion and achieves good performance with Nyquist pulse-shaped signals.


We present initial results from the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph (COS) and Gemini Mapping the Circumgalactic Medium (CGMCGM ≡ CGM2) survey. The CGM2 survey consists of 1689 galaxies, all with high-quality Gemini-GMOS spectra, within 1 Mpc of 22 z ≲ 1 quasars, all with a signal-to-noise ratio of ∼10 Hubble Space Telescope/COS G130M+G160M spectra. For 572 of these galaxies with stellar masses 107 M ⊙ < M ⋆ < 1011 M ⊙ and z ≲ 0.5, we show that the H i covering fraction above a threshold of N HI > 1014cm−2 is ≳0.5 within 1.5 virial radii (R vir ∼ R 200m). We examine the H i kinematics and find that the majority of absorption lies within ±250 km s−1 of the galaxy systemic velocity. We examine H i covering fractions over a range of impact parameters to infer a characteristic size of the CGM, , as a function of galaxy mass. is the impact parameter at which the probability of observing an absorber with N HI >1014 cm−2 is >50%. In this framework, the radial extent of the CGM of M ⋆ > 109.9 M ⊙ galaxies is kpc or . Intermediate-mass galaxies with 109.2 < M ⋆/M ⊙ < 109.9 have an extent of kpc or . Low-mass galaxies, M ⋆ < 109.2 M ⊙, show a smaller physical scale of kpc and extend to . Our analysis suggests that using R vir as a proxy for the characteristic radius of the CGM likely underestimates its extent.


Since the last time you heard from us, our consortium has been very busy. In our section on the EU-MACS website, you will see that three new deliverables were uploaded and are ready for you to read. All three reports are setting the scene for the rest of the EU-MACS research. They analyse the current conditions of the climate services market, how resourcing and quality assurance of climate services work, and the existing data infrastructures of climate services.


The elegant study by Tung et al1 presents additional sites for ablation of scar-based ventricular tachycardia (VT). Pace-mapped induction sites predicted successful sites of termination during ablation. This study raises a hypothesis that pace-mapped induction may be viewed as a surrogate for entrainment.

At induction as with at the end of entrainment, when pacing …


The Confucian dietetic conceptions, like "golden mean" and "ethical code" exerted great influence on the formation of the theory of TCM dietetic therapy and are the features of the Chinese diet culture. They correspond with not only TCM health care theories but also the results of modern scientific researches on dietetic therapy. It follows that the inheritance and further study of the Confucian dietetic conceptions is of great practical significance for the promotion of the development of modern TCM dietetic therapy.


The objectives of this research are to determine factors affecting egg demand during the  period of 1991 to 2007, and to examine the prospect of egg as inferior, normal or superior  commodity in Sleman District. The research location is determined purposively. The  method used in this research is descriptive analysis with time series data (1991-2007).  This study uses demand function approach by applying multiple regression model  estimated using OLS (ordinary least square).The result of estimation shows that the  partial demand of egg in Sleman District is caused by the price of fish, rice, population,  income per capita and economical crisis. The elasticity of egg demand toward price  elasticity is inelastic in the scale of 0.59. Egg in this district is categorized as a normal  goo. This conclusion is based on finding that income per capita is positively correlated  toward egg demand with the coefficient of regressionof 0.36. Egg consumption at Sleman  district from time to time tends to increase coinciding with the growth of income per  capita. Key words : Demand, Egg, Elasticity, Forecasting, Normal Good.


The announcement of the sale of equity in a wholly owned subsidiary of a corporation is received by the market as good news about the value of the existing equity in the parent corporation. This is in stark contrast to announcements of other forms of public equity financing . The authors show that the apparent inconsistency between the market response to equity carve-out announcements and other forms of equity financing can be easily understood in the Myers and Majluf (1984) framework. It is shown that firms that resort to an equity carve-out will be firms that, on average, are being undervalued by the market. Copyright 1991 by American Finance Association.


Abstract A formula for the generalized Schwarz–Christoffel conformal mapping from a bounded multiply connected circular domain to an unbounded multiply connected polygonal domain is derived. The formula for the derivative of the mapping function is shown to contain a product of powers of Schottky–Klein prime functions associated with the circular preimage domain. Two analytical checks of the new formula are given. First, it is compared with a known formula in the doubly connected case. Second, a new slit mapping formula from a circular domain to the triply connected region exterior to three slits on the real axis is derived using separate arguments. The derivative of this independently-derived slit mapping formula is shown to correspond to a degenerate case of the new Schwarz–Christoffel mapping. The example of the mapping to the triply connected region exterior to three rectangles centred on the real axis is considered in detail.


This paper proposes the structure of hierarchical behavior controller for the underactuated inspection robot. And a fuzzy controller is designed based on the structure to realize the promotion behavior of robot. This paper also discusses the stability of fuzzy control system. The experiment results show that the designed fuzzy controller can meet the requirement of the obstacle-negoti- ation control system.


Background The immune system changes with the age. In this study we characterized immune changes by performing immunologic screening profiles on aging individuals (graduation thesis). Methods This study was performed at Akdeniz University, in the Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Immunology. Healthy volunteers consisted of a young group (22 donors) and an older group (45 individuals). Using flow cytometry analysis, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16, CD19, CD28, CD40, CD45, CD56, CD80, CD86, CTLA-4 and with ELISA IL-1 &bgr;, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, IFN-&ggr;, TNF-&agr; expression were evaluated, along with and NK activity and induced cytokine expression (by bioassay/ELISA respectively). Results No statistical differences were observed between the 2 groups in expression of CD3, CD8, CD19, CD80, CD86, CD16, CD 56 or CD28. A higher frequency of expression of CD4, CTLA-4, CD40 and CD45 was seen in older subjects by comparison with young subjects. Cytokine profiles expressed by stimulated monocytes from the 2 groups showed no difference in IL-1 &bgr;, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-&agr; and IFN-&ggr; production levels. Cytokine profiles expressed by stimulated lymphocytes from the 2 groups showed no difference in IL-1 &bgr;, IL-2, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-&agr; and IFN-&ggr; production levels. Conclusions We found increased expression levels of CD40 and CD45 levels in healthy older (>55 years old) versus young individuals (media age 28 years). CTLA-4 expression levels were also higher in elderly subjects, with no difference in CD28 expression levels between young/elderly individuals.


Category: Bunion; Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: Minimally invasive hallux valgus correction is increasing in popularity. Third generation minimally invasive chevron / Akin (MICA) techniques have low complication rates and high patient satisfaction. The MICA technique utilizes burrs to make percutaneous osteotomies of the distal first metatarsal and base of the first proximal phalanx. Deformity correction is achieved through lateral translation of the metatarsal head and closure of the Akin osteotomy. In open hallux valgus procedures, derotation of the first metatarsal and reduction of the sesamoids has shown to be essential to optimizing outcome. To our knowledge, the impact of the MICA technique on sesamoid and first metatarsal rotation has not been evaluated. In this study, we attempt to quantify the correction of metatarsal rotation and sesamoid rotation following MICA bunion correction. Methods: A cohort of patients undergoing minimally invasive hallux valgus correction at a single center were prospectively followed. All bunion deformities were corrected utilizing the MICA technique. Demographic information including age, sex, BMI, and laterality were collected. Concomitant procedures and any complications were recorded. All patients underwent a weight bearing CT scan and had weight bearing radiographs performed both before surgery and at a minimum of 6 months after surgery, after the osteotomy sites had healed. Weight bearing CTs were utilized to compare sesamoid station, sesamoid rotation, and metatarsal rotation (alpha angle). Radiographs were used to compare HVA, IMA, and sesamoid station pre and postoperatively. PROMIS scores were also collected from patients before surgery and at their most recent follow-up visit to assess the impact of minimally invasive bunion correction on patient outcomes. Results: Twelve patients, all female, with an average age of 49.8 +- 13.5 years were included. There were no major complications and all osteotomies healed. Hallux valgus angle (HVA) and intermetatarsal angle (IMA) improved significantly from 29.4 +- 5.00 and 13.6 +- 1.38 to 13.6 +- 7.13 and 5.92 +- 3.99 respectively (p<.05). Alpha angle did not significantly change pre and postoperatively (p=.715). Rotation of the fibular sesamoid (p=.011) was significantly different postoperatively, while tibial sesamoid rotation trended towards significance (p=.136). Average sesamoid station significantly improved on CT scan from 1.45 preoperatively to 0.5 postoperatively (p=.001). PROMIS scores did not differ significantly from pre to postoperatively. Conclusion: MICA correction of hallux valgus deformity offers powerful correction of the IMA and HVA. The MICA technique, using a translational chevron osteotomy, does not significantly change first metatarsal rotation but does lead to reduction of the sesamoids, as measured by sesamoid station and improved sesamoid rotation. While differences in PROMIS scores were not seen in this study, larger studies are required to delineate the relationship between patient outcome measures and degree of sesamoid reduction in MICA hallux valgus correction.


A low‐hazard approach is presented to prepare metallographic cross‐sections of moisture‐sensitive battery components. The approach is tailored for evaluation of thermal (molten salt) batteries composed of thin pressed‐powder pellets, but has general applicability to other battery electrochemistries. Solution‐cast polystyrene is used to encapsulate cells before embedding in epoxy. Nonaqueous grinding and polishing are performed in an industrial dry room to increase throughput. Lapping oil is used as a lubricant throughout grinding. Hexane is used as the solvent throughout processing; occupational exposure levels are well below the limits. Light optical and scanning electron microscopy on cross‐sections are used to analyse a thermal battery cell. Spatially resolved X‐ray diffraction on oblique angle cut cells complement the metallographic analysis.


Niobium-containing hexagonal mesoporous silica(Nb-HMS) was synthesized hydrothermally and vapor silylated.The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction,N2-adsorption,Fourier transform infrared spectrometry,29Si cross-polarization and magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy,and evaluated by epoxidation of cyclohexene,1-hexene and styrene with cumene hydroperoxide as oxidant,respectively.The results show that the silylated Nb-HMS possesses a typical mesoporous structure,less hydrophilicity and highly dispersed niobium sites after silylation modification,and as a result the catalyst exhibits higher activity and selectivity in epoxidation of olefins than Nb-HMS.


The letter presents measured data of two different types of dynamic amplifier which have been integrated in a standard CMOS metal gate technology. For a supply voltage of ±5 V, gains of 70 dB were obtained with a power dissipation of 58 μW and 500 μW at clock frequencies of 10 kHz and 100 kHz, respectively. The dynamic range exceeds 100 dB.


To better serve America's economic needs in the 21st century, immigration reform should welcome a significantly larger number of foreign-born workers in order to harness global talent flows. Specifically, this paper recommends (1) a large increase in permanent immigrant visas for high-skilled (including STEM) workers who are employed by or receive an offer of employment from a US-based company, (2) a significant expansion of temporary visa programs for both high- and low-skilled workers to meet the evolving demands of the US labor market and economy, (3) a visa allocation system that relies primarily on employer demand to inform needs, and (4) a fee-based temporary visa system to regulate demand while generating additional revenue. These immigration reforms would boost US economic growth, raise the average productivity of US workers, create more job opportunities for native-born Americans, expand America's high-technology sectors, generate net revenue, and extend the solvency of federal retirement programs.


It is commonly stated that we live in an age of "information overload." Increasingly advanced communication tools, including the Internet and digital telecommunication technologies, allow us to transmit more and more information at faster and faster rates. A discipline— known variously as information design or information architecture— has evolved to meet the challenge of using information to provide meaningful communication. The discipline embraces such diverse fields as business administration, computer science, cognitive psychology, graphic and typographic design, and technical communication. Information architecture is the structuring of data to meet the informational and management requirements of an organization or group of people. For example, in their work on designing web sites, Rosenfeld and Morville (1998) state that the information architect is responsible for clarifying the mission and vision of a web site; for determining the site's content and functionality; for specifying how users will find information by defining the site's organization, navigation, labeling, and searching systems; and for mapping how the site will change and grow over time (Rosenfeld & Morville, 1998, p. 11). This paper briefly examines some theoretical underpinnings of information architecture, considers the application of the principles of information architecture to instructional theory and practice, and describes ongoing research to evaluate the efficacy of such an application.


A generalized stochastic neural adaptive control algorithm is presented, where the system identification is based on the state space innovations model and a neural network architecture. This identification algorithm is derived from three different optimization approaches, i.e., the gradient, Newton, and minimum variance. The control law, also based on neural networks structure, is derived from a quadratic (one-step-ahead prediction) performance index, which in combination with neural identification constitutes a unique neural adaptive control algorithm with excellent performance.<<ETX>>


Microbial enzymes are enabling new technologies for processing pulps and fibers. Xylanases reduce the amount of chemicals required for bleaching; cellulases smooth fibers, enhance drainage, and promote ink removal; lipases reduce pitch; laccases and lignin-degrading enzymes reduce color in effluents, and promote lignin removal. In the future, these and other enzyme-based processes could lead to much cleaner and more efficient pulp and paper processing. Enzymes may also be used to enhance fiber bonding and modify fiber structures. More than 50 million metric tons of paper are produced in North America every year. Globally, paper and paper board production exceeds 270 million metric tons. If even a fraction of this total is enzymatically processed, it could mean a great expansion of the existing enzyme industry. From a fundamental perspective, cellulases, xylanases, and lignin-degrading enzymes are increasingly well understood at a molecular level, and the diversity of these enzyme families is expanding rapidly with the identification of new organisms and direct cloning. Enzyme based analyses and molecular modeling are improving our understanding of the pulp matrix. Novel process developments include the use of co-mediators and the integration of enzymes into commercial environments. This paper will provide an introduction to the symposium andmore » an overview of the field.« less


This study aim to identifying important determinants of happiness from university students' view point. To identify the determinants of happiness, focus group interviews were conducted. After carrying content analysis, five main categories were identified: 'Enjoying the present(enjoy the hobby, group activities and trivial things)', 'Self-regulation not dictated by anyone', 'Pursuing self-generated personal goals(goal-oriented, process-oriented)', 'Enjoying hassle-free moment(physical comport, psychological comforts being alone), 'Forming a good relationships (wide range of relationships, quality of relationships). This result is expected to provide deep understanding of students' happiness in planning programs and policies.


Exact tables calculated directly from the probability function of a beta-binomial distribution are provided for replicated difference and preference tests. The tables can be used for small experiments when the numbers of replications and trials are not more than five. Les tables exactes calculees directement a partir des fonctions de probabilites des distributions beta-binomiales sont donnees pour les tests de preference. Elles peuvent etre utilisees pour les experiences a petite echelle, quand le nombre d'essais et de repetitions est inferieur a 5.


Colchicine and vinblastine, two well known inhibitors of microtubular function, inhibited endogenous protein degradation as well as protein secretion and the degradation of an exogenous, internalized protein (asialo fetuin), in isolated rat hepatocytes. The inhibitors appeared to selectively affect the lysosomal pathway of degradation, since their effects were not additive to that of ammonia, a lysosomotropic degradation inhibitor.


The object of the present article are the technologies for 3D visualization, e-learning approaches and e-learning methods in stereometry. The article discusses the virtual environments, which are immersive and non-immersive. The use of 3D technology in education is tracked down and the advantage of 3D learning over traditional teaching methods is highlighted. The aim of the Eastern Academic Journal ISSN: 2367–7384 Issue4, pp. 76-86, December, 2017 77 www.e-acadjournal.org study is to select the most appropriate approach for student's virtual and augmented reality stereometry training. On the basis of this study, conclusions have been drawn about the building up of a concept for the development of an application for virtual and augmented reality stereometry training. With the stereoscopic training system, the stereometric objects are presented in a more effective and qualitative way, as the idea of the authors is to teach the 3D material by means of synergistic learning approach as well.


Fig. 1. Le : A statically sound space structure designed and optimized with our framework, motivated by the real architectural project shown in Figure 2. Right: The space structure is constructed with six types of customized beams to minimize the total volume of the material used for beams while maintaining moderate manufacturing complexity. Here, a ho er color indicates a larger beam cross-section area. Our framework automatically determines the optimal cross-section areas of the six types of beams as well as the assignment of beam types.


This study addressed the effects of adding citrus peel (CP) and Ecklonia cava disuse extract (ECD) in the diet of abalones, which are a highly utilized marine species in Korea. As interest in abalone farming is increasing around the fishing community, the installation of land tanks and fish farms on the southern coast and Jeju Island in South Korea is spreading remarkably. In order to create the best opportunities for survival and reproduction, immunity to disease, and growth potential of abalones, we must consider the diet implemented in abalone farming. The survival rate of abalone has shown positive results when their diet is supplemented with CP and ECD. Our research also concluded that the addition of ECD may have a significant effect on the abalone growth and physiology.


The capital structure adopted by companies will affect their risk. This research seeks to analyze the relationship between the capital structure and the risk of companies in the Ecuadorian communication sector in the period 2014-2020. For this, a balanced data panel of 60 companies belonging to the communication sector is made and linear and non-linear regression models are applied. The results suggest that the risk of companies in the communication sector is negatively impacted by the financing they use, this impact being greater due to short-term financing.


The increasing needs of the community for digital information is very high. A dynamic web server is needed by a website to meet the rapidly growing needs of user access. The inability of the physical server to receive requests from users in large numbers makes the website difficult to access. Operating system-level virtualization is widely used because it can overcome problems that occur on physical servers. This affects the level of availability in handling a high number of requests. The load balancing server mechanism is used to handle the problem, one of them is by using the help of the docker tools. For high availability, virtualization at the docker helps the webserver serve high requests by utilizing a docker swarm. Inside the docker swarm, there is a division of roles. Namely the roles of workers and managers with different tasks. This research is implementing a dynamic webserver cluster using a docker swarm. Implementation results show the high level of availability of a web server service increased by 41% as the number of containers that run on the swarm. The web server failover handling takes an average of 13.5 seconds to reach uptime.


By tracing back to Qian Zai's quarrel with Dai Zhen after being enrolled into the Imperial Library,this essay probes into the origin of the disagreement with each other.The author points out that the resentfulness of Qian Zai was caused due to Dai Zhen's reproach for A Textual Research for Classics by Zhu Yi-zun at 31-32 of Emperor Qianlong,thus beginning their endless disputes and the break-out of the quarrel in the Imperial Library.And the fact shows both the high tide of textual researches in the society and Zhu Yi-zun's great influence on Beijing scholars during the ruling of Qianlong.


Two-user data communications is considered in which the users each transmit Pulse-Amplitude Modulated data signals through linear, time-invariant channels with transfer functions H I ~ ) and H 2 ( f ) , respectively. The received signal is the sum of the outputs of these channels plus white Gaussian noise. Assuming that the symbol rate is the same for each user, and that the users are not allowed to coordinate their transmissions on a per symbol basis, we study the problem of optimizing their transmitted pulse shapes.


A series of operational meteorological monitoring satellites (TIROS-N) is described. Emphasis is placed on environmental monitoring instruments onboard the satellites that provide technological advances over previous sensors. Benefits in the areas of weather forecasting, oceanography, water resource management, and flood forecasting are discussed along with the operational capability to collect and transmit environmental data from platforms on land, at sea, and airborne, and to track stations motion. The participation of Canada, Great Britain, and France is mentioned and a description of the launch vehicle is included.


Plant recognition recently becomes more and more attractive in computer vision and pattern recognition. Although some researchers have proposed several methods, their accuracy is not satisfactory. Therefore, a novel method of plant recognition based on leaf image is proposed in the paper. Both shape and texture features are employed in the proposed method Texture feature is extracted by intersecting cortical model, and shape feature is obtained by the representation of center distance sequence. Support vector machine is employed for the classifier. The leaf image is preprocessed to get better quality for extracting features, and then entropy sequence and center distance sequence are obtained by intersecting cortical model and center distance transform, respectively. Redundant data of entropy sequence vector and center distance are reduced by principal component analysis. Finally, feature vector is imported into the classifier for classification. In order to evaluate the performance, several existing methods are used to compare with the proposed method and three leaf image datasets are taken as test samples. The experimental result shows the proposed method gets the better accuracy of recognition than other methods.


EnglishThe preliminary trials of a climate simulation using a coupled ocean atmosphere model have been made possible by the building of a universal coupler called OASIS. This tool has allowed the merging, in a common format, of the two general circulation models, developed independently by two French laboratoires. The first experiment allowed the simulation of the dynamics of the tropical Pacific Ocean when coupled to the global atmospheric circulation for a period of ten years. A true numerical laboratory is now established to conduct further coupled experiments. francaisLe coup d'envoi d'une serie d'experiences climatiques simulant le systeme couple ocean-atmosphere a ete donne, grâce a la construction d'un coupleur universel baptise Oasis. Cet outil a permis d'integrer, dans une meme structure informatique, deux modeles de circulation generale developpes independamment par deux laboratoires francais. La premiere experience scientifique a permis de simuler la dynamique de l'ocean Pacifique tropical couple a la circulation atmospherique globale, sur une periode longue de dix ans. Un veritable laboratoire numerique est maintenant en place pour conduire d'autres experiences couplees.


In situ hybridization using nonradioactively-labeled RNA probes is a technique that combines understanding of basic molecular biology and histopathologic interpretation. Recombinant or PCR technology can be used to produce probes that hybridize with a wide variety of cellular genes and infectious agents. Hybridization conditions can be optimized for each probe/target combination.


Silicone Oil Sequestration Under Epiretinal Membrane A 61-year old woman presented with a history of slow deterioration and fluctuating vision in her right eye 14 years after undergoing combined scleral buckle and pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil for repair of a macular-off retinal detachment. The silicone oil had been removed 6 months after the initial vitrectomy. Visual acuity was 6/24 in the right eye with significant metamorphopsia. Clinical examination revealed the epiretinal membrane with sequestration of preretinal silicone oil bubbles under the membrane (Figure 1). These bubbles were overlying much of the central macula and were mobile in a positiondependent manner, similar to the inverse hypopyon appearance that may be seen with anterior chamber silicone oil emulsification. Of note, the distribution of silicone oil bubbles spared the fovea likely because of a stronger adherence of the epiretinal membrane to the fovea than to the surrounding macula. Spectral domain optical coherence tomography imaging confirmed the presence of mobile silicone oil bubbles trapped under the epiretinal membrane (Figure 2A). This was treated with pars plana vitrectomy and membrane peeling (see Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links.lww.com/IAE/A167). As the membrane was retracted with forceps, many of the trapped silicone oil bubbles were liberated and dispersed (Figure 3). Postoperative optical coherence tomography revealed complete removal of the epiretinal membrane and the oil (Figure 2B). Histopathologic analysis of the epiretinal membrane revealed the presence of multiple multinucleated giant cells, as well as internal limiting


Modeling the gas exchange flux between soil and the atmosphere, risk assessment, and the evaluation of remediation strategies at contaminated sites require the knowledge of gas-phase diffusivities in the subsurface. We review methods to measure the tortuosity factor or the effective gas-phase diffusion coefficient in situ. The strong dependency of these parameters on the structure and volume of the air-filled pore space in the subsurface calls for an accurate and robust in situ measurement. A variety of approaches have been proposed during the last decades, each based on the observation and interpretation of gaseous tracer diffusion in near-surface soils or the deeper vadose zone under various initial and boundary conditions. We briefly describe the conceptual basis and experimental setup of each method and give insight into error propagation. We then discuss 115 effective diffusion coefficients D e compiled from the original method papers and applications. In situ methods and laboratory measurements on undisturbed soil cores yield comparable results. The Penman relationship, D e/ D m = 0.66θa, sets an upper limit for the field-determined effective diffusion coefficient in the case of uniform porosity. The Moldrup relationship, \batchmode \documentclass[fleqn,10pt,legalpaper]{article} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amsmath} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \(D\_{\mathrm{e}}/D\_{\mathrm{m}}\ =\ \mathrm{{\theta}}^{2.5}\_{\mathrm{a}}/\mathrm{{\theta}}\_{\mathrm{t}}\) \end{document}, originally proposed for sieved and repacked soils, gave the best predictions of several porosity-based relationships, but the relative deviation between observed and predicted D e can be substantial. Therefore, the application of such a relationship for the site-specific modeling of gas-phase diffusion should be justified with in situ measurements, especially in heterogeneous environments.


This article presents instrumental variable methods for direct continuous-time estimation of a Hammerstein model. The non-linear function is a sum of known basis functions and the linear part is a Box-Jenkins model. Although the presented algorithm is not statistically optimal, this paper further shows the performance of the presented algorithms and the advantages of continuous-time estimation on relevant simulations.


Space exploration missions are often characterized by multiple phases and each phase in turn satisfies some objective or requirement. The success of the mission is measured by the degree to which these requirements are satisfied. Missions either aim to demonstrate a new technology, or to obtain new science data or a combination of both of these. During the mission design process, numerous trade studies are conducted between cost, performance and risk. At a very high level, the goal is to maximize the probability of achieving the most science return (or demonstrating the most technology) at the least possible cost. We consider the problem of maximizing this probability by quantifying the degree of importance of each requirement and it's probability of being satisfied. The probability of a requirement being satisfied, in turn, is assessed by finding the aggregate of the probability of all the possible events that could prevent it from being satisfied. We assume a complete list of the requirements, the relevant risk elements and their probability of occurrence and the quantified effect of the risk elements on the requirements. In order to assess the degree to which each requirement is satisfied, we need to determine the effect of the various risk elements on the requirement. The complexity arises due to the fact that various risk elements that effect a requirement in question are not necessarily independent. Moreover, in order to compute the weighted average of the requirements, it's important to take into consideration their dependencies. Therefore we carefully define the relationships between the elements within each category (intra-category) and the elements between the two different categories of risk and requirements (inter-category).


This chapter presents more detailed and cohesive portrait of Petrus van Mastricht. He was born in November 1630 and baptized on December 23 at Cologne, as the son of Thomas of Mastricht and Jeanne de la Planque. The twenty-five-year "German" period (1652-1677) following his study of divinity can be divided into four parts, Cologne and Xanten (Cleve) from 1652 to 1662, Gluckstadt (Schleswig-Holstein) from 1662 to 1667, Frankfurt an der Oder (Brandenburg) from 1667 to 1670 and Duisburg from 1670 to 1677. Mastricht's time in Duisburg (1670-1677) shows continuity in his work, the Hebrew teaching, the theological publications in the form of a book and disputations, both characterized by his fourfold approach (exegesis, doctrine, elenctic, and practice), and a major philosophical work against Cartesianism.Keywords: Brandenburg; Cartesianism; Cologne; doctrine; exegesis; Frankfurt; Petrus Van Mastricht


The analysis provided of prospective studies of dynamics of the main cardiovascular risk factors (RF) from childhood until adulthood. The importance of such study is posed by insufficient effectiveness of prevention programs in adult population. Many issues not solved on the development of scientifically based approaches to early prevention in childhood and adolescence: what does facilitate RF formation, and what age is the most vulnerable? What determines resistibility of the RF and their transformation to adult life? What is the risk grade for CVD development in adult age, of children and adolescents? If in general it is clear, what population aim should be fulfilled for early CVD prevention: policy making, increase of a school importance, food industry reorganization, physical culture and sport programs realization, — it is still not known, what does determine RF stabilization or their spontaneous normalization. Solution of this issue could improve risk groups determination for preventive procedures.


The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of oxytocin (OX)  administration on conception rates in does. Red Sokoto (RS) does (n = 38) were equally allocated into 2 groups; I: does treated with prostaglandin plus normal saline (PGNS) and II: does treated with prostaglandin plus oxytocin (PGOX). Does were observed for standing oestrus behaviour and bred naturally using sexually active bucks. Results showed that oestrus response, conception and kidding rates were higher in the PGOX (73.7 %, 85.7 % and 58.3 %) than PGNS (63.2 %, 75.0 % and 55.6 %). Interval to onset of oestrus, duration of oestrus did not differ significantly (P < 0.05) between groups. We conclude that administration of oxytocin concurrent with prostaglandin F 2a enhanced oestrus response, conception and kidding rates of Red Sokoto does. Keywords : Red Sokoto does, oestrus, conception, kidding, oxytocin, prostaglandin F 2a L'objectif de cette etude etait d'evaluer les effets de l'ocytocine (OX) l'administration sur les taux de conception en fait. Red Sokoto (RS) (n = 38) ont ete egalement alloues en 2 groupes; I: ne traite avec prostaglandine ainsi une solution saline normale (PGNS) et II: ne traite avec la prostaglandine ainsi que l'ocytocine (PGOX). Est-ce que ont ete observes pour s'etre comportement de l'oestrus et eleves naturellement en utilisant mâles sexuellement actifs. Oestrus reponse, conception et kidding les taux etaient plus eleves dans le PGOX (73,7%, 85,7% et 58,3%) que PGNS (63,2%, 75,0% et 55,6%). Intervalle de debut de l'oestrus, la duree de l'oestrus ne differait pas significativement (P <0,05) entre les groupes. Nous concluons que l'administration d'ocytocine en meme temps que la prostaglandine F2a amelioree reponse, conception et kidding taux oestrus de Red Sokoto fait. Mots-cles : Red Sokoto fait, oestrus, conception, plaisante, l'ocytocine, la  prostaglandine F2a


ABSTRACT Renal clearance of plasma cortisol was studied by measuring total and ultrafiltrable plasma cortisol simultaneously with glomerular filtration rate and urinary cortisol excretion. The findings were consistent with the interpretation that at normal plasma levels, 80–90 per cent of the filtered cortisol is reabsorbed by the renal tubules.


Subject of this article is a specific higher education study program of the Cooperative University Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, in the field of social work. There are two important aspects to be recognized: (1) With the term "Social Pedagogy" we indicate a professional way to deeply understand the life world of the clients and to interact with them in their every day surroundings. The social pedagogue tries to empower the client to deal with his problems and takes over an advocatoric position to him. (2) In the course of the 3-year-program the students are passing alternating phases in the university an in the social institution. Theory based courses are followed by practical trainings in different fields of social work. Thus the students are able to develop competencies not only based on lectures but also on permanent reflection of their practical work


This paper explores the history of the Bayh-Dole Act, its administration by the Department of Commerce, and the question that faces every new administration that has campaigned to lower the cost of prescription drugs: should Bayh-Dole's march-in rights be exercised to reduce the cost of drugs created with federal funding? This paper concludes that while the National Institute of Standards and Technology, within Commerce, has the authority to promulgate regulations requiring federal agencies to march in on companies to address the cost of federally funded technology, including prescription drugs, doing so would likely disrupt the success of the country's technology transfer program and be less effective than stand-alone legislation that tackles the high cost of drugs.


There are complicated conflicts between the intruders and defenders in the process of anti-TBM,which require simulation training much more.Based on the analysis of the construction and operational process of anti-TBM operation,the new characteristics and requirements of anti-TBM training simulation are provided and a network-based integrative and distributed anti-TBM operation training simulation structure helps with plug and play,model extention,reuse and interactive manipulation of subsystems,which improves greatly the efficiency of training simulation and more importantly provides a novel technological approach for anti-TBM training simulation.So this paper has important martial meaning and application value.


Here is Mencken at his hyperbolic best-from his thundering blows against politics, through his piercing deflations of pious reputations, to his tireless fusillades against the American plutocracy. He tallies the dubious merits of farmers, professors, economists, congressmen, and preachers. He calculates the displeasures of living in California-and the advantages of living in America: 'Here the general average of intelligence, of knowledge, of competence, of integrity, of self-respect, of honor is so low that any man who knows his trade, does not fear ghosts, has read fifty good books, and practices the common decencies stands out as brilliantly as a wart on a bald head.'


Objective: To Study the process of Erzhi Pills with orthogonal L 9(3 4) design. Methods: Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid were adopted as markers of Erzhi pills and determined by HPLC with ODS Column, methanol (88∶12) as mobile phase and detection wavelength at 220nm.Results: It showed that the opitmum choice was: 5 times of 75% aclcohl adding amount, 2 hour of each extraction for three times.


4-7 November 1992 2nd International Conference on Advances in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Management of Chronic Respiratory Failure. Prevention of Hypoxaemia in COPD. Venue: Venice, Italy. Contact: Mrs M. G. Tacconi, Organizing Secretariat, Medicine Communication, Via Ettore Ponti 49,20143 Milano, Italy (Tel: + 2 89125353. Fax: -I2 89125444). 18-19 November 1992 British Society for Immunology Autumn Meeting. Venue: Kensington Town Hall, London, U.K. Contact: BSI, 2 Triangle House, 2 Broomhill Road, London SW18 4HX, U.K. (Tel: 081 887 9920. Fax: 081 877 9308).


Objective:To investigate the induction ef fect of anti-idiotypic antibodies on mice specific low immune reactive state. Methods: BALB/C mice were vaccinated by C57BL/6 spleen cells to obtain antibodies(Ab1) , Ab1 was cross-linked with KLH , Ab1-KLH and freund's adjuvant were used to ind uce anti-idiotypic antibodies(Ab2) in BALB/C mice of transplantation recipient. Cardiac tissue of newborn C57BL/6 mice was transplanted to BALB/C mice.The su rvival of transplanted tissue was observed. Results:[WT5BZ ]The results showed that Ab1-KLH and freund's adjuvant can induce Ab2 effective ly. Compared with control group ,the mean survival time of cardiac tissue graft of Ab2 induction group was significantly longer (P0.05).Conc lusion:Graft's antigens as initiation antigens,the method of anti- idiotypic antibodies induction before transplantation can suppress rejection and prolong the survival time of graft effectively.


The mathematical programming problem discussed is the convergence of a certain popular type of gradient procedure for maximizing a function under inequality constraints. An example shows that convergence to a solution need not always occur, and a theorem shows that under certain circumstances the gradient method does converge.


HPV prevalence is relatively high in China.Social characteristics,including economy and culture,should be introduced to the strategy for HPV.The disease of cervix aresubjected to the HPV infection.HPV 16、18 is the main type of transmission.


In the extended streamflow prediction (ESP) approach, historical records of weather observations are used beyond the daily meteorological forecasts to drive a conceptual catchment model. ESP modelling allows one to generate N series of streamflow forecasts which reflect the hydrological state of the basin and the short-term meteorological forecasts, and which correspond to the N years of historical meteorological records. Traditionally, historical meteorological observations are connected to climatic forecasts on the basis of the date of forecast. This approach does not take into consideration the inter-annual climatic variability. In order to overcome this weakness, we propose using a non-parametric nearest neighbour method to identify the most appropriate date of connection. The method is applied to Hydro-Quebec's ESP model using data from the Baskatong basin.


Performing in-line inspection (ILI) run-to-run comparisons is a vital component of any pipeline integrity management program. A primary objective of ILI run-to-run comparisons is to establish corrosion growth rates along the length of a given pipeline segment that are defensible, justifiable, and realistic without being overly conservative.
 Establishing realistic corrosion growth rates based on ILI data can be challenging, especially when considering different technologies are sometimes employed between the subsequent ILI tool runs. One example of this is a circumferential magnetic flux leakage (MFL-C) ILI survey followed by an axial magnetic flux leakage (MFL) ILI survey. While the two technologies are similar in that both can detect and characterize metal loss anomalies, they differ in the direction of the applied magnetic field. As a result, the tools may detect and characterize (i.e., size) the anomalies differently depending on the shapes and orientations of the anomalies.
 This paper explores the differences observed in the detection and sizing of different anomaly types by the two technologies, how these differences contribute to calculated corrosion growth rates, and what considerations should be made when comparing MFL and MFL-C ILI data for the purpose of determining corrosion growth rates.