Ever since Apollo astronauts picked up rock samples and started to collect geophysical data from the Moon, evidence has been growing for a small lunar core. The most recent news comes from the Lunar Prospector magnetometer team of Lon Hood (University of Arizona), David Mitchell and Robert Lin (University of California, Berkeley), Mario Acuna (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center), and Alan Binder (Lunar Research Institute). Using the spacecraft's on-board instruments, they measured Earth's magnetic field paying particular attention to the slight alterations caused by the Moon. The data were collected in April 1998 while the Moon swung through the north tail lobe of Earth's magnetosphere. The spacecraft magnetometer detected changes in Earth's magnetic field thus giving the researchers the information they needed to estimate the size of the Moon's core. That size came out to be very small. Hood and his collaborators report a lunar core radius of only 340 km ± 90 km. For an iron-rich composition, a core of this size represents merely 1 to 3% of the Moon's total mass. In contrast, Earth's core is about 33% of our planet's total mass. This new evidence for a small lunar core strengthens the popular giant impact hypothesis which says that the Moon formed from hot, rocky debris after a Mars-sized object smashed into the early Earth. Down to its very core, the Moon has a unique history in our Solar System.


Since its introduction in 2007 the UKITE exam has been an annual event in the diary of Orthopaedic trainees. It aims to simulate the written FRCS (T&O) examination style and offers trainees practice, immediate feedback and an update of the progress they have made through their training. It also allows bench marking against their peers nationally. The editorial process has been overhauled to allow online editing of questions throughout the year, and this has streamlined the question selection process.

The fifth edition of UKITE was held in December 2011. 669 trainees and 35 non-trainees sat for the examination. Consistently over the five years of UKITE we have seen a similar distribution of results showing improving performance until the final year (64.5% for 2011) and a drop in the performance in the last year (56.6% for 2011). Overall 80% of the trainees felt the exam was fair and better than last year. 80% of the trainees who had sat FRCS (T&O) previously thought that the UKITE 2011 was similar in difficulty. 98% trainees want to sit it again and 95% thought there was educational value in sitting the exam. Over 93% were satisfied with central and local provisions made for the exam. Some examining centres in NHS hospitals faced server failure issues and provision was made to sit for their trainees to sit un-invigilated from home. The mean score for the invigilated examination (53.6%) was significantly (p< 0.001) lower than that of un-invigilated examination (63.6%).

UKITE continues to evolve and has become a regular feature in the post-graduate orthopaedic calendar. It is perceived as a useful way of revising and maintaining a core level of knowledge as part of the exam preparation.


Based on practical condition of football match after school and mental demand of students in football elective class, the pattern of four-on-four match is designed and planned in specific training class. This paper particularly introduces the value and design way of this kind of match.


Objective To summarize the electrophysiological features of one to two atrioventricular conduction in dual AV node pathway. Methods Analyzing the conditions in which 1∶2 atrioventricular conduction occurred and measuring the basic AH, HV, atrial effective refractory period, effective refractory period of fast pathway of atrioventricular node and difference of conduction time between fast and slow pathways in the cases with 1∶2 atrioventricular conduction and compare them with those cases without 1∶2 atrioventricular conduction. Results Basic AH was 50-80 (60 9±7 0)ms, HV was 35-40 (38 6±2 3) ms; atrial effective refractory period was 130-240 (194 5±31 4) ms in 11cases with 1∶2 atrioventricular conduction, there were no significant differences as compared to those cases without 1∶2 atrioventricular conduction; the effective refractory periods of fast pathway of atrioventricular node were less than 220 ms in seven patients and were 400, 380, 320, 280, 240 ms, respectively, in remainders. The difference of conduction time between fast and slow pathways was 300-740 (499 0±121 8) ms, which was significantly longer than that of controls and also longer than the effective refractory period of fast pathway in the same group. One to two atrioventricular conduction could be induced by atrial premature beat, atrial extrastimulus, atrial burst pacing, sinus beat, ventricular premature stimulus and also occurred during atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardias in multiple atrioventricular node pathway. Conclusion The prerequisite for 1∶2 atrioventricular conduction is that the difference of conduction time between fast and slow pathways is longer than the effective refractory period of distal common pathway of atrioventricular node.


Labor Day 1999 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the passage of the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act, the landmark legislation that enacted sweeping reforms in the nature and structure of the private pension system. Since that time, the taxation and regulation of pensions has been further revised on numerous occasions. Nevertheless, the impact of existing policy and the appropriate direction of future pension policy have become even more controversial issues, especially in light of the aging of the baby boom generation and the need for social security reform. We have organized two conferences to examine the foundations and the future of the private pension system. The main goals are to provide a comprehensive view of the underlying assumptions, characteristics and effects of existing pension policy, and alternative views on how public policy toward pensions should evolve in the future.


Despite much research on sensor networks in general and on event-response applications in particular, simultaneously achieving the desired timeliness of response, longevity, and wide-area coverage still remains a significant challenge. In this paper, we present a robust, flexible, and extremely energy efficient sensor networking system solution with the goal of enabling orders of magnitude improvements in sensor network lifetime for time-stringent event-response applications with wide area coverage requirement such as maritime domain awareness and environmental monitoring. We first present a cross-layer hierarchical energy adaption framework, a main departure from traditional approach of single-component adaptation and efficiency paradigm. The proposed solution consists of the following components: duty-cycle optimized radio, low-power adaptive multimodal MAC (LPA-MAC), and cross-layer adaptive reconfiguration (CARE). This paper focuses on the cross-layer design aspects of LPA-MAC and CARE. For LPAMAC, we conduct a thorough investigation on the relationship among duty cycle, synchronization mode and traffic load. Contrary to common belief, we find that there exists a range of energy-optimal duty cycles for a given traffic load. The resulting relationship provides us with critical guidelines on how to adaptively select near optimal operational mode so that only the least possible energy is consumed for given traffic loads. For CARE, a concept of adaptively reconfiguring a backbone structure is introduced and evaluated. Preliminary simulation results indicate more than two orders of magnitude in energy saving over an ldquoalways-onrdquo system with comparable timeliness.


History is the events that have happened and passed. Scienti c writing aims to make learning media that can be used as a means of information for all the public and create an interactive CD that is expected to facilitate teachers in presenting the material, add interest to the stu- dents to learn and introduce new media that can be used in schools. In scienti c writing will discuss how to make a CD Interactive World War 1 with Macromedia Flash 8 is simple, as well as interactive and interesting. The author uses Macromedia Flash 8 application program that has been known as a program application animation maker and also by using other software such as Adobe Photoshop CS to store images that are scanned, and Windows Movie Maker 2 for editing movie clips. The method that used writer is by using Field studies conducted by testing the use of interac- tive CD that was made to teachers and students in schools that the authors specify and Library Studies taken from sev- eral books and CD Encyclopedia.


This paper presents a fractional-order (FO) model of an eight-wing strange attractor. The proposed fractional-order chaotic system (FOCS) displays rich bifurcation, transient chaos and complex topology due to its multi-wing structure. Study of the multi-wing attractor dynamics is performed by means of fractal Lyapunov dimension, bifurcation analysis, maximum Lyapunov exponents spectrum, sensitivity to initial conditions and phase portraits. The minimum commensurate dimension to display chaos is determined. The proposed FOCS has the potential to safeguard the privacy of data transmission in secure communication and hence, a synchronisation control procedure is designed. Its application to a FO chaos based cryptographic scheme is validated with suitable examples. Finally, the numerical simulation results which are in good agreement with that of theoretical analysis confirm that the objectives of the paper are successfully achieved.


An 80-year-old man was referred by an ophthalmologist with the suspicion of GCA because of headache of 3month duration and orbital pain, predominantly in the right side. Five months earlier the patient had a clinically diagnosed episode of sinusitis, but no nasal discharge was noticed during the present episode. His past medical history included bronchiectasis with bronchoconstriction episodes and chronic atrial fibrillation. Temporal arteries were prominent but pulse was preserved. A blood test disclosed elevated ESR (96 mm/h) and CRP (2.4 mg/dl). The patient, a retired physician, was aware that he fulfilled ACR classification criteria for GCA [1] and his first choice was empirical glucocorticoid treatment.


Soil respiration is mainly effected by the different soil tillage under dryland farming and its environmental conditions.The effects of soil tillage on soil respiration rate of spring corn was studied periodically using the alkali absorption method under a long-term trial,which was established in 2003 and located in Shouyang Dryland Farming Experimental Station in Shanxi province.The results showed that the dynamic tendency of soil respiration under different soil tillage was well consistent with the dynamic of soil temperature in dryland of North China,which was in the parabola shape and the peak value C 1 253 mg/(m2·d) appears in the first ten days of July;Compared with traditional tillage[C 650 mg/(m2·d)],the average soil respiration rate of reduced tillage[C 650 mg/(m2·d)] and no-tillage[C 650 mg/(m2·d)] were 0.1% and 1.4% more;Soil respiration rate had a significantly positive correlation with soil temperature,no-tillage treatment traditional tillage reduced tillage;Q10of no-tillage(2.26)was 40.1% more than Q10in traditional tillage and Q10 of reduced tillage(1.41)was 12.6% less than traditional,no-tillage has significantly enhance the sensitivity of soil respiration.Q10 in 15 cm and 10 cm soil layer was 64.7% and 59.1% higher than Q10 in 5 cm.It could be in conclusion that soil tillage and soil temperature were the key effect factors for the CO2 emission from spring corn field in dryland farming.


Objective To investigate the effects of L-carnitine on myocardial enzymes in infants with congenital heart disease undergoing open cardiac operation with cardio pulmonary bypass (CPB).Methods From Mar.2011 to Nov.2012,there were 60 infants with ventricular septal defects,whom were divided randomly into the test (n =30) and control (n =30) groups.L-carnitine was put in the cold crystal cardiac arresting liquid in the test group (6 g/L),other experimental conditions were the same between two groups.Before CPB,at 1 h,24 h,7 d after the pump-off,venous blood was drawn to test the level of serum creatine kinase (CK),CK-MB isozyme,cardiac Troponin I (cTnI).Blood samples were taken at different time points for the analysis of tlymphocyte and its subtype by flow cytometry.Observing the dopamine and other vasoactive drug 8 hours and 24 hours after the pump-off,using data obtained from the t-test done statistically.Results The levels of CK and CK-MB and cTnI had no difference between two groups before operation.From the end of CPB,the levels of CK and CK-MB and cTnI were significantly lower in the test group than that in the control group (P <0.05).The automatic jump higher rate (95% vs 70%,P < 0.05) and the amount of dopamine were significantly less than the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusions L-carnitine improved obviously microcirculation of ischemic cardiac reperfusion injury undergoing open cardiac operation under CPB and heart function.It had a good protective effect on myocardium in infants.

Key words:
Carnitine/therapeutic use ;  Extracorporeal circulation;  Infant;  Myocardial reperfusion injury/prevention & control


* * * Abstract: The paper starts from the concepts of frame and participants' alignment as defined by Goffman (1986) and Tannen (1993) and uses them in the analysis of a telephone conference in a multinational company where English is the lingua franca. The purpose of the analysis is to identify the frame changes and the linguistic devices that mark them as well as the possible misunderstandings that such changes can cause for participants.


This paper addresses an AGV dispatching problem in semiconductor clean-room bays where AGVs move cassettes of wafers between machines or machines and a central buffer. Since each machine in a bay has a local buffer of limited capacity, material flow should be controlled in a careful way to maintain high system performance. It is regarded that two most important performance measures in a semiconductor bay are throughput rate and lead-time. The throughput rate is determined by a bottleneck resource and the lead-time depends on smooth material flow in the system. This paper presents an AGV dispatching procedure based on the concept of theory of constraints (TOC), by which dispatching decisions are made to utilize the bottleneck resource at the maximum level and to smooth the flow of material. The new dispatching procedure is compared with existing dispatching rules through simulation experiments.


The investigation was conducted from July 13 till November 28,1995 in the mouth and 1 km up. The maximum quantity of infusoria upper the mouth constituted 840 th.samples/m 3, the minimum 27 th.samples/m 3, in the mouth 2551 and 267 th.samples/m 3, respectively. Biomass up the mouth varies from 2,78 to 223,25 mg/l, in the mouth from 14,69 to 284,17 mg/l. The greatest development of infusoria was noted in summer and drastic drop in autumn. The dynamics of development in both sites is similar, but in mouth the lateness usually constitutes 3-5 days. The large quantity of small infusoria is the indicator of high level of eutrophication of the river.


The invention discloses a high temperature resistant alloy furnace tube and a machining production line of a tube bundle, and is characterized in that a boring area of a deep hole boring machine of the furnace tube is arranged at the right end and is divided into an upper row and a lower row, and a blank storage area is arranged at the right top end; the left end is divided into two rows, a tube section water pressure area is arranged at the left side of the left lower end, a size checkout area, a roughness checkout area and a vortex test area are arranged at the right side; a tubing area, a cutting machine cutting area, a stay groove area, a numerical control beveling machine machining area and a size checkout slope coloring area are arranged at the left upper end from right to left in sequence, and are turned into a welding workshop from a safety passage. According to the invention, a tube section semi-finished product of the furnace tube is stable and reliable, each process equipment has compact structure and small plant area; the furnace tube flows in each checkout process and detection equipment, the product quality is controlled in an ordered manner and miss checkout can be avoided; a travelling crane is not required for hoisting, the furnace tube is ensured to not impact and harm the ground life safety, and the noise is reduced.


The aim of this paper is to systematically enquire into the relationship Robbins sets in his writings - prior to the Essay and further brought out in several subsequent works - between 'economic science' and 'political economy' in order to understand the role of each in the work of the economist, thus hopefully contributing to a reconsideration of the place occupied by the Essay and by Robbins himself in the history of economic thought.


Irrigation commencing at or near beginning bloom (R1) and continuing during reproductive development of determinate soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] grown in the southern USA in dry years increases seed yield. The number of irrigations between the first and last irrigation event can influence the direct costs of irrigation; however, the optimum time to stop irrigation in relation to crop maturity has not been identified. 'Leflore' (1987-1990) and 'A5980' (1988-1990) determinate cultivars were grown on Sharkey clay (very-fine, montmorillonitic, nonacid, thermic Vertic Haplaquept) at Stoneville, MS, to determine the effect of timing of last furrow irrigation on seed yield, yield components, yield increase, and net returns [...]


This comparative case study examines how local journalists used Twitter as a crisis communication tool during four emergency situations in the United States. The public's retweeting and liking patterns also identified messages that resonated with them. A content analysis found that although local journalists used objective reporting most frequently across all crises, there were variances in Twitter practices of journalists covering the two human-made crises. The two natural disasters showed more similarities. These findings can help develop best-practices strategies for journalists as they cover different types of crises.


Increasing human resources in engineering is a key concern for the United States. While some research has considered pathways to doctoral study, there is no clear empirical evidence on the role of undergraduate experiences in motivating engineers to continue to graduate school, both in engineering programs and more broadly.


Objective:to research the clinical character of childhood MP pneumonia,the syndrome differentiation of traditional Chinese medicine and the diagnosis and treatment. Method:review the clinical manifestations of 785 cases MP pneumonia patients of the hospital from January 2003 to December 2006. Result:infect of MP not only induce the symptom of lung,but also that of other organs. Wind and heat syndrome is the most often diagnosis,we can also find other syndromes in the practice. The mobility of MP pneumonia increased year by year,and the patient was young than before. When treating,we must pay attention to the tolerance of medicine and the immune factor of children. Conclusion:the infection of MP should be highlyconcerned. Once the diagnosis is positive,the Macrolide Antibiotics can be used,and effective.


In this article is discussed the regulation of temporal aspects of social relations through law. We analyze species of terms in administrative cases' proceeding, the rules for calculating them, and make suggestions for their improvement


Background: The collagen ultrastructure of the discoid lateral meniscus (DLM) has not been precisely defined. Purpose: To investigate the ultrastructure of the DLM, focusing on its collagen fibers, and to compare the collagen net architecture between intact and torn DLMs using the Collagen Meniscal Architecture (CMA) scoring system. Study Design: Descriptive laboratory study. Methods: Thirty specimens were taken from 30 patients with a diagnosis of a complete DLM using a 1-piece technique. The collagen ultrastructure of the DLMs was assessed with transmission electron microscopy. To evaluate the meniscal ultrastructure, the degree of collagen disruption, intrafibrillar edema, loss of banding, degree of collagen packing, and fibril size variability were assessed and graded from 1 (normal) to 3 (severe disarray) according to the CMA scoring system. The DLM specimens were divided into 3 groups according to the intrasubstance tear: the intact group (group I) had no tear; the simple tear group (group S) had a radial, longitudinal, or horizontal tear; and the complicated tear group (group C) had a complicated horizontal tear. Intact normal meniscus specimens (group N) were used as the control group. Results: There were 10 specimens in group I, 8 in group S, 12 in group C, and 13 in group N. In group I, there were 5 grade 1 and 5 grade 2 menisci; group S had 2 grade 1, 3 grade 2, and 3 grade 3 menisci; group C had 1 grade 1, 4 grade 2, and 7 grade 3 menisci; and group N had 4 grade 1, 7 grade 2, and 2 grade 3 menisci. A significant difference in the CMA score was observed between the 4 groups (P = .009). The median CMA score was significantly lower in group I (2; range, 1-4) than in group S (4; range, 2-7) (P = .041) and group C (4.25; range, 1.5-7) (P = .018). No significant difference was found between groups S, C, and N. Conclusion: Variability existed in the collagen ultrastructure of the DLM, and some DLMs showed a nearly normal ultrastructural pattern. The degree of density and disorganization of the collagen architecture in the DLM was related to the tear. Clinical Relevance: The study results might provide a histological background for partial meniscectomy in the treatment of a symptomatic DLM.


Networked microgrids provide promising solutions to modernize the electric power grids. To promote the physical networked microgrids' operations, Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technology is used to establish a programmable communication network for the physical system. By using OpenFlow protocol, SDN separates the data plane from its control plane, which makes it easy to flexibly program the cyber-layer when necessary. Based on SDN, the cyber-physical system's formation, partition, and reconfiguration are introduced. Extensive tests verify the effectiveness of SDN technology in enabling programmable and reconfigurable networked microgrids system. The test results also offer an insight into enhancing the resilience of networked microgrids by reconfiguring the system using SDN.


According to the U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ, 2016), African Americans have experienced disproportionate instances of police use of excessive force as a result of discriminatory practices and insufficient training. Officers are permitted to use appropriate force in specific situations; however, when force is excessive and deemed unnecessary, it then becomes an issue of concern. The U.S. Department of Justice was invited to investigate police departments that participated in the use of excessive force and a consent decree was developed with those departments to remedy the DOJ's findings. The researchers conducted a consent decree analysis examining government investigations of police practices throughout the U.S. between 2008 and 2018 comprising the following terms: police reform, consent decrees, settlement agreement, investigation reports, use-of-force, and policy to determine how prevalent excessive force was used towards African Americans. Findings indicated that within the decade, 14 cities were investigated, 12 were identified as using excessive force, with nine having their use-of-force policies available, and four municipalities using excessive force against African Americans. Social work values, advocacy, and cultural training were also identified to aid in the decrease of excessive force complaints.


The objective of the diploma thesis is the development of a tool to enable the central management of updates for the WordPress platform by adding the control over distribution of changes to a multitude of independent WordPress platforms.
The introduction presents the WordPress platform and the problems with the control of updates to a large number of webpages. It shows the development of a plug-in solution, which extends the functionality of the platform. The solution consists of two components: a plug-in for the central website and a plug-in for websites for which control has to be provided. First, the communication is explained, which runs between plug-ins. It enables the collection of the state data for the controlled platforms. Next, the explanation of the functionality of the plug-in for the central website and controlled websites is provided as well. Finally, the thesis gives an assessment of the usefulness of the developed solution, and propose suggestions for further work.


The present invention refers to a method that comprises the following steps: Providing an electrically conductive tip with a terminal shelf which has between three and twenty atoms, generating a first ion beam by interacting a gas with the electrically conductive tip, providing an ion optical system, eliminating by the ion optical system some of the ions in the first ion beam to generate a second ion beam comprising ions 70% or more of which are generated via interaction of the gas with one atom of the terminal shelf of the electrically conductive tip, and interacting the second ion beam with an activating gas to promote a chemical reaction at a surface of a sample.
The figure shows a gas field ion microscope system (100).


Abstract The burgeoning use of new digital media (NDM) platforms for social networking such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram has consistently been associated with out-group prejudice, less prosocial behaviour, less fulfilling friendships, and lower levels of moral reflection, integrity, and subjective well-being. But the context of NDM use is often neglected when examining its psychological effects. Moreover, such studies are limited to retrospective accounts and can benefit from examining episodic experiences of flow, boredom, apathy, and anxiety. Drawing on data collected using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM), this study assessed the psychological impact of social networking on low and high media users. Participants (N = 65) were signaled six times per day for seven days and asked to respond to brief surveys about subjective momentary experiences. Findings indicated that high media users, on average, reported less positive moods, and also reported being significantly less creative and less energetic each day. Further, high media users reported deriving less meaning from daily activities, and were marginally less satisfied with the overall quality of their week than their low media user counterparts. When comparing all media users across flow quadrants, creativity, meaning, engagement, and energy levels were highest in flow, and substantially decreased across the remaining quadrants. Notably, self reported mood was slightly higher during instances of boredom than flow. However, a more nuanced comparison of these outcomes revealed that high media users reported being marginally more creative and engaged during boredom, thereby identifying differences in how the two groups approached social media.


The objective of this study was to examine and compare lifetime treatment patterns and hospitalization of incident nonsmall cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) between pre‐Medicare eligible (age < 65 years) and supplemental Medigap (age ≥ 65 years) enrollees in a commercially insured cohort using insurance claims.


[1] We report first results from a spatiotemporal statistical analysis of ionospheric emissions as observed by the Ultraviolet Imager (UVI) onboard the POLAR spacecraft during 4 months of 1997 and 1998. Approximately 12,300 individual emission events near local midnight with durations exceeding the sampling time of the image sequences are investigated. The probability distributions of these events over the lifetime T, maximum area A, integrated area S, maximum power W, and integrated energy output are shown to obey distinct power law relations p ∼ T−2.2, p ∼ A−1.8, p ∼ S−1.6, p ∼ W−1.7, p ∼ E−1.5 over a wide range of scales. The observed behavior is consistent with the behavior of statistical–physical avalanche models near a stationary critical state. These results support the hypothesis of self-organized critical dynamics of the magnetosphere and suggest an important role for cross-scale coupling effects in the development of geomagnetic disturbances.


We present the discovery of FRB 20210410D with the MeerKAT radio interferometer in South Africa, as part of the MeerTRAP commensal project. FRB 20210410D has a dispersion measure DM = 578.78 ± 2 pc cm−3 and was localised to sub-arcsec precision in the 2 s images made from the correlation data products. The localisation enabled the association of the FRB with an optical galaxy at z = 0.1415, which when combined with the DM places it above the 3σ scatter of the Macquart relation. We attribute the excess DM to the host galaxy after accounting for contributions from the Milky Way's interstellar medium and halo, and the combined effects of the intergalactic medium and intervening galaxies. This is the first FRB that is not associated with a dwarf galaxy, to exhibit a likely large host galaxy DM contribution. We do not detect any continuum radio emission at the FRB position or from the host galaxy down to a 3σ RMS of 14.4 μJy beam−1. The FRB has a scattering delay of $29.4^{+2.8}_{-2.7}$ ms at 1 GHz, and exhibits candidate subpulses in the spectrum, which hint at the possibility of it being a repeating FRB. Although not constraining, we note that this FRB has not been seen to repeat in 7.28 h at 1.3 GHz with MeerKAT, 3 h at 2.4 GHz with Murriyang and 5.7 h at simultaneous 2.3 GHz and 8.4 GHz observations with the Deep Space Network. We encourage further follow-up to establish a possible repeating nature.


. MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS. BUREAU OF STATISTICS. Statistical yearbook, 1951. Seoul, 1957. 468 p. tables. In Korean and English. List of treaties and other international agreements to which the Republic of Korea is a party, as of August 31, 1959. KQ 1, no. 2 (1959), 186-94. ROHWER, JURGEN. Der Krieg in Korea 1950-53; ein tiberblick fiber die wichtigste amerikanische Literatur. Wehrwissenschaftliche Rundschau 8 (1958), 413-19. SOHN, POW-KEY. Biographical tables of the Koryo period. Berkeley, Calif., East Asia Studies, Institute of International Studies, University of California, 1958. v, 179 p. Yi, SUN-HI. Korea: a selected bibliography in Western languages, 1950-1958, by Soon Hi Lee. Washington, 1959. 55 p.


The work summarizes the actual results of the 2007-2011 excavations at smaller sites of the Pavlov site cluster. With the fresh sections opened in the field and with a variety of collaborating disciplines, the focus was on broader geological, chronological, and enviromental contexts. Given the smaller extent of these sites and their better readability in the field, we could more precisely define the elementary unit of Gravettian settlements, define the variety of human activities that took place there (Pavlov VI), and also turn our attention to the nature and structure of a site-peripheries (Pavlov II).


Artificial-pollution tests are proposed in which the insulator self-washing characteristics are taken into account. The results obtained on different insulator types with high-and low-voltage tests suggest the introduction of convenient coefficients, with which information could be gained about the performance of polluted insulators under some typical conditions.


AbstractThis study describes synthesis of a new resin through immobilization of the 4,4′-((1Z,8Z)-2,5,8-triazanona-1,8-diene-1,9-diyl)diphenol (TRI) onto silica gel modified with 3-chloropropyltrimethoxy silane and its application for the removal of chromium(VI) ions from aqueous solution as well as from industrial wastewater. The same applications were also made for industrial wastewater vapor. The newly synthesized Si-TRI is characterized by scanning electron microscope and elemental analysis and Cr(VI) heavy metal ions were used as sorbate. The sorption of Cr(VI) ion was evaluated with using batch methods. The value of adsorption of Cr(VI) ion was detected by an atomic absorption spectrometer. The influences of concentration, temperature, amount of metal ions, contact time and pH to sorption on the Si-TRI were also investigated. The optimum pH range for the sorption of the metal ions is 5.0. The mean sorption energies for modified silica gel were found to be 21.32 and 17.68 kJ/mol for Cr(VI) in aqueous...


The utility model relates to taxi-sharing taximeters and discloses a multifunctional taxi-sharing taximeter. The multifunctional taxi-sharing taximeter includes a control system. The control system is a PIC (Peripheral Interface Controller). The control system transmits and receives data signals through a wireless signal transmitting module and a traffic management center, thereby obtaining a taxi-sharing authorization or cancelling the taxi-sharing authorization. The control system connects with a wireless pay module, multiple channels of fee display modules, a power-down storage module and a mileage sensor. In the utility model, the multifunctional taxi-sharing taximeter counts taxi fees of passengers sharing a taxi respectively when the taxi obtains the taxi-sharing authorization in a specific time interval and on a specific road section through the traffic management center, and has a multi-screen display function, thereby reducing the operation cost of individual passengers, reducing traffic jams of a urban road system and increasing the incomes of taxi drivers.


In this paper, a metasurface-based multi-band polarization converter is designed and demonstrated. The designed metasurface not only converts horizontal polarization into vertical and vice versa, but also exhibits linear-to-circular and circular-to-linear polarization conversion. The proposed design efficiently converts linearly polarized incident wave into cross-polarized wave within three frequency bands: 6.3–6.6 GHz, 9–10.8 GHz and 15.2–18.7 GHz. Similarly, linear-to-circular and circular-to-linear polarization conversion is achieved in six frequency bands: 6–6.1 GHz, 6.9–7 GHz, 7.1–7.2 GHz, 8–8.7 GHz, 11.3–13.4 GHz and 13.5–14.5 GHz. Moreover, both linear-cross and linear-to-circular polarization conversion maintain their conversion efficiencies against variations in the incidence angle. The physical mechanism is explained using surface current distribution. The proposed metasurface is validated by full wave simulation and experimental measurements.


The images are described by its content like color, texture, and shape information present in them. In this paper  novel  image  retrieval  methods discussed based  on shape   features  extracted  using  gradient  operators using   and    slope magnitude technique with Block Truncation Coding (BTC) using Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix. Four variations   of   proposed Gradient operators and BTC   image   retrieval techniques are proposed using gradient operators like Robert, Sobel, Prewitt and Canny. Masking of Gradient operators takes place for continuing the discontinue edges. Morphological operations like erosion and dilation are used along with canny. The proposed image retrieval techniques are tested on generic image database images spread across different categories. In Block Truncation Coding (BTC) features are extracted using Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM) and for gradient operator's features are extracted using Figure of Merit (FOM).BTC can be used for grayscale as well as for color images. The average precision and recall of all queries are computed and considered for performance analysis. The performance ranking of the masks for proposed image   retrieval    methods   can   be   listed   as   Robert, Canny, Prewitt, and Sobel.


A group of directional sensors coordinate to form directional sensor network. Directional sensors have a limited angle of sensing and hence coverage is an important issue in directional sensor network. The sensors need to be deployed optimally to ensure maximum object coverage in the given area. In this paper, we propose a directional sensor deployment scheme. The sensors are placed based on the location information of the objects. In each round of the proposed method, the areas with high density of objects are identified and sensors are deployed. The location of the sensor is static and does not change in the lifetime of the network. Extensive simulations have been carried out to validate the proposed approach.


One of the many narratives of twentieth century philosophy regards the relationship of philosophy to science: the opinions and arguments over whether philosophy as a discipline should be an assistant, critic, or master over science, and what particular ways philosophy could articulate these roles. One can interpret most of the major conflicts and disciplinary divisions of philosophy as having to do with its relationship with science. The conceptual roots of the general acceptability of a convergence of science and metaphysics would appear to lie in the focus of both subjects, broadly conceived: investigating the nature of existence. Yet, after the rise of post-modernism in many humanities fields, dialogue between philosophy and science on many important issues has become impossible, scientifically-minded intellectuals having no expectation that humanities can contribute usefully to the disciplines of science.


【Task】 The present invention discloses a massage device comprising a housing having a massage arrangement for contacting the body of a user. Massaging mechanism is disposed in the housing, it conveys a massage effect to the massage configuration. Light source is provided in the massage configured to convey illumination effect from the massage configuration. Partially translucent massage machine to provide a visual effect of massage operation inherent is disclosed. Furthermore, the roller massage assembly is provided, the load transmitted to the roller to prevent the distribution of load on the massage mechanism is distributed directly to the structure of the massager. .FIELD 1


GreenTag Banned List Compliant Meets Indoor Air Quality VOC emission requirements, for Green Star, LEED & BREEAM Product Meets Optimisation requirements No Grey or Red Light category ingredient Meets USGBC LEED® v4.0 and v4.1 Rating System MR Credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimisation Material Ingredients Option 2 International ACP REACH Optimization Meets WELLTM v1.0 Features 11: Fundamental Material Part 1c, 26: Enhanced Material Safety, 97: Material Transparency and WELLTM v2.0 Features X01: Fundamental Material Precautions Part 1c, X10 Volatile Compound Reduction, X13: Enhanced Material Precaution, X14: Material Transparency No worker exposure to Carcinogens, Mutagens, Reproductive Toxicant or Endocrine Disruptors No user exposure to Carcinogens, Mutagens, Reproductive Toxicant or Endocrine Disruptors No environmental exposure to Carcinogens, Mutagens, Reproductive Toxicants or Endocrine Disruptors


Objective: To study the effect of different thyroid function status on insulin sensitivity. Methods: Levels of thyroid hormone, serum lipid, fasting blood glucose and insulin were determined in 36 patients with hyperthyroidism, 32 with hypothyroidism and 36 euthyroid subjects; meanwhile, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) was made and insulin sensitivity index (ISI) was calculated. Results: Adjusted with body mass index and triglyceride, ISI was significantly lower in patients with abnormal thyroid function than that in euthyroid subjects (P0.05). Conclusion: Normal thyroid function could be important in maintaining insulin sensitivity and normal glycometabolism.


Parametric down conversion (PDC) is widely interpreted in terms of photons, but, even among supporters of this interpretation, many properties of the photon pairs have been described as "mind-boggling" and even "absurd". In this article we argue that a classical description of the light field, taking account of its vacuum fluctuations, leads us to a consistent and rational account of all PDC phenomena. "Nonlocality" in quantum optics is simply an artifact of the Photon Concept. We also predict a new phenomenon, namely the appearance of a second, or satellite PDC rainbow.


Recording neural information using implanted cuff electrodes in a tripolar arrangement is affected by myoelectric interference present at the implantation site. The performance of the recently proposed mQT was suboptimal in that tuning was required to compensate for such interference. In this work we present an improvement where interference in the mQT is removed by modeling the impedance profile of our electrodes. Simulation data show that by employing this "adaptive" approach, a 33% imbalance in the axial resistances when the interference is of 10 mV at 500 Hz and 10 kHz, results in an interference breakthrough that is about 7230 and 100 times less, respectively, at the amplifier's output.


Following our previous experience, the relative seriality modelwas fitted to two different sets of clinical data for radiation myelitis concerning thoracic spinal cord after radiation treatment of ...


Smart Grids play a central role in order to accommodate the levels of renewable energy sources penetration foreseen in the SET-Plan of the European Commission for the future "low-carbon" energy system. In the field of electricity grids the European Electricity Grid Initiative, the EERA JP on Smart Grids, and the ETP on Smart Grids coordinate their activity in order to promote the evolution of the present power system. This work summarizes their goals, objectives and activities, highlighting the existing links and interactions.


To address network congestion issues, network providers are seeking to shape consumer's usage behavior through economic incentives such as a tiered pricing scheme and/or restrictions on unlimited data plans. Current pricing schemes, however, do not ad- dress the congestion problem directly: the prices differentiation is based on the data volume consumed by the user in a month whereas the congestion is a consequence of the availability of limited bandwidth resources (consumption speed). Furthermore, users subscribing to a costlier plan receive no real- time (higher bandwidth) priority. This paper pro- poses an alternate pricing plan for wireless networks based on Generalized Second Price (GSP) auctions with the aim of improving welfare. Our simulation- based analysis reveals that such a pricing scheme allows users with higher willingness to pay to secure higher throughput of service, without significantly sacrificing the overall system throughput or fairness.


To solve the problems of low accuracy and low efficiency of B-spline fitting in sunglasses lens contour cutting, a sampling method based on the characteristic function of a weighted combination of arc length and curvature square root was proposed, and then perform B-spline fitting according to the sampling points to improve the accuracy and efficiency. First, read and identify the sunglasses lens data in the DXF file, and disperse it to obtain a series of coordinate points; combine the defined feature function for uniform sampling, and adjust the parameter weight in the feature function to obtain a more reasonable sampling point for the sunglasses lens contour; Then use the LU decomposition and interpolation method to obtain the B-spline curve through all the sampling points; the maximum absolute error (MAE) and the root-mean-square error (RMSE) are used as the accuracy criteria, by increasing the number of sampling points iteratively until the accuracy is satisfied to construct a reasonable fitting curve.


We show that for general linear groups GLn(q) as well as for q-Schur algebras the knowledge of the modular Alvis-Curtis duality over fields of characteristic l, l ∤ q, is equivalent to the knowledge of the decomposition numbers.


Stochastic simulation techniques are increasingly used for modelling spatial distribution of categorical attributes (such as rock types) or continuous attributes (such as porosity or permeability). This procedure consists in generating alternative, equally probable 3D realizations, that mimic the heterogeneity expected in the real media and inferred from the available data.


Introduction: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic infection caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 2 Coronavirus (SARS-2-CoV). Although most prominently associated with pulmonary manifestations, COVID-19 is increasingly implicated in neuropsychiatric complications, including delirium and psychosis. There is a potential causal link between COVID-19 infection and psychotic symptoms; however, case reports to date have been incomplete, as the patients described had known psychiatric histories or other plausible medical causes for altered mental status. We present a longitudinal case of COVID-19 psychosis in a patient who underwent comprehensive diagnostic evaluation. This case is a contribution to the inchoate characterization of neuropsychiatric manifestations of COVID-19 infection. Case Report: We present a case of late-onset psychosis in a middle-aged man with no psychiatric history who tested positive for COVID-19 on admission following a recently resolved upper respiratory illness. His acute presentation—characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thought and behavior, for which he required inpatient medical admission and subsequent inpatient psychiatric hospitalization—was successfully treated. During his hospitalization, he underwent comprehensive medical and neurological workup (including neuroimaging; electroencephalography; and serum and cerebrospinal fluid testing) that was grossly unremarkable. Discussion: Despite myriad potential causes of the patient's psychosis, this patient's diagnostic workup was largely unrevealing, apart from his nasopharyngeal SARS-2-CoV reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assay. As such, psychosis secondary to COVID-19 infection emerged as the presumptive diagnosis.


Today,privately-runned enterprises amounts to 99% of the total number of Chinese enterprises.The rise and growth of privately-runned enterprises has contributed greatly to the prosperity of China's economy,however,these enterprises are frequently troubled by the predicament in financing,bottlenecked by the narrow channel,small amount in raising fund and the strict conditions on financing.This paper gives some countermeasures to help enterprises find a way out of their predicament.


ABSTRACT With the synthesis of single-layer lead iodide (PbI2) in the laboratory in recent years, it has been widely used due to its stable structure and suitable bandgap (2.5 eV). We carried out first-principles calculations and a theoretical analysis to investigate the mechanical properties, electronic structure, and thermal transport properties of monolayer PbI2. We computed the elastic constant C11 = 14.69 N m−1, layer modulus  = 9.35 N m−1, and Young's modulus E2D = 13.63 N m−1. Our results indicate that monolayer PbI2 is more flexible than other two-dimensional materials, and it has good ductility. The Poisson's ratio v of monolayer PbI2 is 0.27, which means that ionic forces play a major role in the interatomic bonding for PbI2 layered by van der Waals forces. We also did first-principles calculations for the lattice thermal transport properties of monolayer PbI2 through the ShengBTE code. The calculated thermal conductivity of monolayer PbI2 at 300 K is 0.66 W/m K, which agrees well with the experimental data of 0.68 W/m K. Furthermore, its thermal conductivity is much lower than that of other two-dimensional materials. We concluded that the acoustic modes of monolayer PbI2 make a major contribution to its thermal conductivity.


Rectal cancer is one of the most common causes of death from cancer. Accurate staging is necessary for optimal treatment. Preoperative staging is an essential factor in the multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer now because tumor stage is the strongest predictive factor for recurrence. The tumor node metastasis (TNM) system is used to describe numerically the anatomical extent of cancer. Various diagnostic methods provide accurate staging. Endorectal ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic resonance tomography are suitable for determining tumor T stage. US is better for T1~2 stage tumor especially. Moreover, MRI has some advantages in T and N stage of advanced rectal cancer. Modern multidetector row CT is predestined for detecting distant metastases as it is a widespread, fast, and reproducible method. MRI is highly accurate in predicting the circumferential resection margin. MRI provides accurate assessment of the tumor relative to the circumferential margin, that is, the mesorectal fascia, the anal and pelvic peritoneal fold, which is valuable for determining therapy protocol and therapy outcome.


The exile of Spanish and German intellectuals in Mexico: the comparison of two experiences - Between 1939 and 1946 Mexico City became one of the most important centers of attraction for European refugees. Many artists, writers, directors, philosophers and anti-fascist militants coming from Spain and Germany took refuge in the capital of Mexico. The author focuses on these two groups, highlighting common elements and main differences and taking the writer Max Aub and Egon Erwin Kish as an example. Using this as a case study, the essay develops a few methodological considerations on the opportunity to develop comparative studies on exile, overcoming the rigid classification and separation of single national cases. Parole chiave:guerra civile spagnola, esilio, Messico, repubblicani, comunisti, comparazione, storia transnazionale Spanish Civil War, exile, Mexico, Republicans, Communists, comparison, transnational History


A process is described for processing metal which includes clock rolling a metal plate until the desired thickness is achieved to form a rolled plate. Sputtering targets and other metal articles are further described.


The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Economic Value Added (EVA), Return on Assets (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) on stock prices in the manufacturing sector of food and baverage listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange 2010-2015 period. The sampling technique used purposive sampling technique pemilihaan engineering samples based on certain characteristics. Data obtained by the publication of Indonesia Stock Ecxhange (IDX) in 2010-2015. The amount of data that meet the criteria of 11 companies to obtain the data 66 to 53 data and processed data. The analytical method of research is the classical assumption test, multiple linear analysis, R2, t test and F.
 The results of the data analysis and hypothesis testing we concluded that the variables simultaneously EVA, ROA and ROE have a significant effect on stock prices. Partially ROE significant effect to stock prices while variable ROA EVA and no significant effect on stock prices. In the variable EVA, ROA and ROE were able to explain the share price by 40.7% and the remaining 53.3% influenced by other factors.


Chemofiltration through zinc sulfide collected on a membrane filter was used for mercury preconcentration from water samples. Measurements of mercury radiation from the front and back sides of the sample indicate that the ion exchange proceeds on the surface and consequently mercury is collected as a thin layer of HgS on the ZnS. Therefore, filtration of mercury solutions through other sulfides, e.g., CuS, MnS and As2S3 will give the same radiation intensity. The loading inhomogeneity was examined using a mapping sample with 1 mm spot size and WDXRF measurements. The mercury recovery was investigated for zinc mass per unit area from 20 to 1000 μg cm−2. Samples with mass per unit area of 200 μg cm−2 of zinc were used because of their good recovery (ca. 100%), the fact that different flow rates between 10 mL min−1 and 25 mL min−1 do not influence the quantity of recovered mercury, the good precision and the ruggedness of the method. The detection limit for 1000 mL of filtered water, 100 s counting time and a molybdenum target X-ray tube operated at 50 kV and 40 mA is equal to 0.09 and 0.17 ng mL−1 for Hg Lα1 and Hg Lβ1, respectively. The RSD characterizing the sample preparation is ca. 3.5%. The calibration was performed using standard samples in two Hg mass per unit area ranges: 0.5–20 and 0.5–3 μg cm−2. R2 and residual errors RMS of 0.9998, 0.091 μg cm−2 and 0.9997, 0.024 μg cm−2 were obtained for the two calibrations, respectively. The selectivity was investigated by determination of mercury in test mixtures to which selected compounds such as alkali and heavy metals, phenol and bromides had been deliberately introduced.


Of all the sounds of speech. stop consonants present the greatest obstacles to automatic speech recognition. A study has been conducted to find acoustic properties that can be exploited for reliable distinction among the stop consonants of Japanese in CV utterances produced by five male speakers of Japanese. Short‐time spectra were measured at the stop burst and at the onset of the following vowel. It was found that the most consistent property for distinguishing velar stops from other consonants is the presence of a dominant peak in the burst spectrum in the vicinity of the second/third formant of the following back/front vowel. On the other hand, the distinction between alveolar and labial stops can be made on the basis of the second formant transition when the stops are followed by a back vowel. This transition is concave for alveolars and almost level or convex for labials. When these stops are followed by a front vowel, however, the overall slope of the burst spectrum can be more reliably used for th...


I'm a second generation conservationist and naturalist. My family moved to Florida when my dad, Ken Morrison, started working for Bok Tower Gardens as its director. He discovered that Edward Bok had begun a process in the 1920s to acquire land along Tiger Creek and make it a sanctuary. Dad found that the land had never actually been sold by the company that Bok was trying to buy it from. Dad proposed to the board of The Nature Conservancy that they adopt Tiger Creek as a project. They did and appointed him as chief fundraiser. He set about raising money, and it ended up being purchased piece by piece.


In the late summer of 1952, as the author was breaking camp at conclusion of the Smithsonian-Princeton field investigations at the Horner site, near Cody, Wyoming, a large earthenware vessel was brought to him for examination. According to its owner, Mr. Don Marquess, the vessel had recently been found " … under an overhanging rock near Goff Creek Lodge, which is located 43 miles from Cody, Wyoming, on the North Fork of the Shoshoni River, 10 miles from the East gate to Yellowstone National Park. The ledge of rock under which it was found is on the bank of Goff Creek, a mountain stream which runs through the camp and empties into the Shoshoni River. The bottom [of the pot] was protruding slightly from the surface of the ground. The rocks under which it was buried are of a flat nature of various sizes …" (Marquess to Wedel, letter of October 31, 1952).


Distributed Stream Processing Systems (DSPS) are very popular to process unbounded data streams in real‐time. Low processing latency is a fundamental requirement for DSPS applications to maintain the real‐time response. This requirement of low processing latency for DSPS is badly affected due to inevitable failures in computing systems. Generally, DSPS grapple with these inevitable failures by triggering periodic checkpoints. The periodic checkpoints pessimistically persist the application state so that the execution may be resumed after the failure. These periodic checkpoints incur high overheads due to the high frequency of checkpoints triggering, which increases the overall execution time. On the other hand, failure occurrences in real‐world systems are not periodic. This sharp contrast between the periodic checkpoints and failure distributions in the real‐world systems makes the periodic checkpoints inefficient. We propose a failure‐aware adaptive fault tolerance model called FATM which triggers the checkpoints inline with the underlying failure rate. Further, we design a model for utility factor and checkpoint overheads to evaluate the performance of fault tolerance models for DSPS. We implement the FATM atop Apache Flink and perform a series of experiments. To validate the effectiveness of FATM, experiment results are compared with the existing checkpoint‐based models of DSPS. The results show that the FATM significantly reduces the checkpoint frequency, increases the utility factor, and reduces the checkpoint overheads by 28%.


Abstract. The present paper is concerned with the elastic design optimisation of continuous composite beams. This optimisation is based on the analysis of the beam in the inelastic range including the concrete creep and shrinkage, the tension stiffening and temperature difference effects as well as the possible local buckling instability. The finite ele-ment program PONTMIXTE (adapted to study continuous beams at real scale with short time computation) is first presented with its different sections: Pre-design (in accordance with Eurocode specifications), Non linear finite element calculation and Post-processing. In order to validate the proposed model, the numerical calculations are compared against experimental results from tests on a two-span beam in reduced scale (7.5 m length for each span) without taking into account the local buckling phenomenon avoided in the experimental test by using web-stiffeners. Next, special attention is paid to study the influence of the local buckling instability on the internal moment redistribution coefficient between hogging and sagging zones. The application concerns different 3-span beams of bridge at real scale with medium span lengths (40–60–40 m). The post-buckling behaviour represented by moment-rotation curves (M-θ) is deduced from a 3D finite element model of the cross-section developed using Castem finite element code. The M-θ curves describing the local buckling phenomenon are approximated using hyperbolic functions and implemented in PONTMIXTE using a specific rotational spring finite element. The influence of this instability on the moment redistri-bution coefficients calls the Standart predictions into question.


This is the second of two papers in which we present the -calculus, a calculus of mobile processes. We provide a detailed presentation of some of the theory of the calculus developed to date, and in particular we establish most of the results stated in the companion paper.


von Willebrand disease (VWD) is considered the most common inherited bleeding disorder and is divided into three main types. A reduced concentration of structurally normal plasma von Willebrand factor (VWF) is classified as type 1 VWD and is the most common type. Qualitatively abnormal variants of VWF are classified as type 2 VWD (2A, 2B, 2M and 2N) [1]. Type 3 VWD is a rare severe form where plasma levels of VWF are very low or undetectable. Type 1 VWD was previously reported of constituting 62% of all the VWD cases in Israel [2]. Diagnosis of type 1 VWD can be challenging especially in mild cases. Patients with a slightly reduced level of structurally normal VWF either with or without a VWF mutation often cannot be distinguished phenotypically from normal individuals, but for their bleeding symptoms. We studied the VWF gene of three unrelated families from Israel who had been diagnosed as having possible type 1 VWD, to help clarify the diagnosis and guide treatment of the affected members. Findings were analysed in the light of the recent International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Scientific and Standardization Committee on VWF update on VWF pathophysiology and classification [1]. The patients were first diagnosed in 1988. Their diagnosis of possible type 1 VWD was based on mild bleeding manifestations in the affected members and laboratory results of index cases. The families were recruited in Tel Hashomer, Israel and included 21 affected and 23 unaffected members. One healthy control was also included. Samples were taken following informed consent and plasma and DNA were prepared following standard methods. Family 1 had 10 members including five VWD patients. Index case II:2 (Fig. 1) had mild bleeding symptoms including epistaxis and bleeding after tooth extraction. His plasma VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo levels were very low, 9.5 IU dL and 5 IU dL respectively (VWF:RCo/VWF:Ag ratio 0.53). One affected family member (II:2) who was treated with 1-8 deamino-d-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP) showed a complete response with baseline VWF:RCo (13 IU dL) and FVIII:C (18 IU dL) increasing to 70 and 260 IU dL respectively after 60 min, but dropping rapidly to 65 and 70 IU dL after 180 min respectively. Family 2 had eight members including five affected. The index case (II:2) had suffered postpartum bleeding and showed a severe decrease in VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo levels to 10 IU dL and 9.5 IU dL respectively (VWF:RCo/VWF:Ag ratio 0.95). Her daughter, III:1, suffered from epistaxis, severe bleeding after first intercourse and bleeding after colon surgery (colectomy). Very similar VWF:Ag and VWF:RCo levels were also observed in all affected members from both the families. Exons 2–52 of the VWF gene were screened for mutations using conformation-sensitive gel electrophoresis and DNA sequencing. A heterozygous missense mutation (c.3614G>A; p.R1205H) was detected in exon 27 in all affected members of both Present address: Medical Faculty and Thalassaemia Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.


Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to consider the time-splitting Fourier spectral (TSFS) method to solve the fractional coupled Klein–Gordon–Schrodinger (K-G-S) equations. A time-splitting spectral approach is applied for discretizing the Schrodinger-like equation and along with that, a pseudospectral discretization has been accurately utilized for the temporal derivatives in the Klein–Gordon-like equation. Furthermore, the time-splitting scheme is proved to be unconditionally stable. Numerical experiments guarantee high accuracy of the TSFS scheme for the K-G-S equations. Here, the derivative of fractional order is taken in the Riesz sense.

Design/methodology/approach

The focus of this paper is to study the Riesz fractional coupled K-G-S equations using the TSFS method. This method is dependent on evaluating the solution to the given problem in small steps, and treating the nonlinear and linear steps separately. The nonlinear step is made in the time domain, while the linear step is made in the frequency domain, which necessitates the use of Fourier transform back and forth. It is a very effective, powerful and efficient method to solve the nonlinear differential equations, as in previous works (Bao et al., 2002; Bao and Yang, 2007; Muslu and Erbay, 2003; Borluk et al., 2007), the initial and boundary-value problem is decomposed into linear and nonlinear subproblems. Summarizing the technique of the TSFS method, it can be stated that first the Schrodinger-like equation is solved in two splitting steps. Then, the Klein–Gordon-like equation is solved by discretizing the spatial derivatives by means of the pseudospectral method.

Findings

The utilized method is found to be very efficient and accurate. Moreover, the time-splitting spectral scheme is found to be unconditionally stable. By means of thorough study, it is found that the spectral method is time-reversible, is gauge-invariant and also conserves the total charge. Moreover, the results have been graphically presented to exhibit the accuracy of the proposed methods. Apart from that, the numerical solutions have been also compared with the exact solutions. Numerical experiments establish that the proposed technique manifests high accuracy and efficiency.

Originality/value

To the authors' best knowledge, the Riesz fractional coupled K-G-S equations have been for the first time solved by using the TSFS method.


This paper mainly investigated the two factors of dosage and pH in wastewater treatment to validate the effect of newer poly-iron-boron silicate magnesium flocculant,which prepared based on the optimization of process. Reactive turquoise blue K-GP dye wastewater was used in the experiment, and COD removal, color removal as index,derived the best dosage and optimal pH of PSAFBM. Compared with three common flocculant,aluminum ferric(PAFSC),ferric sulfate(PFS),poly-aluminum chloride(PAC),the newer PSAFBM has a good behavior,and it is suitable for application in water treatment applications.


OCTA BASICS AND BEYOND OCTA uses motion contrast to visualize vasculature, assuming the only motion in the retina should be blood flow. The ZEISS AngioPlex technology (Figure 1) uses an algorithm that compares contrast on repeated B-scans in the same location, revealing areas with constant contrast and areas with contrast change over time, indicating the location of a vessel. The software takes the B-scan, detects change, and then displays it en face. We have depth resolution with OCT, and the same principle can be applied to OCTA. We can choose the area we want to analyze and use the software to choose a superficial view, a deep retinal view, a choriocapillaris view, or a slab (Figure 2). The AngioPlex color code software option helps identify pathology such as choroidal neovascularization (CNV) beneath the superficial retinal vessels. OCTA offers several key advantages over fluorescein angiography (FA). With no need to inject dye, there's no risk of dye leakage. We can visualize flow in different layers of the retina separately, and the images are depth-encoded. OCTA enables us to take high-resolution, high-contrast images of the microvasculature, and it provides a superior view of vessel morphology. As the array of safe and efficacious medical and surgical options for retinal diseases expands, so does the need for state-of-theart imaging to aid diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Retina specialists with expertise in these new tools — including optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) and ultra-widefield (UWF) imaging — shared their insights during a dinner program sponsored by Carl Zeiss Meditec at the last meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) in Boston, Massachusetts.


Well-known analogies between number fields and function fields have led to the transposition of many problems from one domain to the other. In this paper, we discuss traffic of this sort, in both directions, in the theory of elliptic curves. In the first part of the paper, we consider various works on Heegner points and Gross–Zagier formulas in the function field context; these works lead to a complete proof of the conjecture of Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer for elliptic curves of analytic rank at most 1 over function fields of characteristic > 3. In the second part of the paper, we review the fact that the rank conjecture for elliptic curves over function fields is now known to be true, and that the curves which prove this have asymptotically maximal rank for their conductors. The fact that these curves meet rank bounds suggests interesting problems on elliptic curves over number fields, cyclotomic fields, and function fields over number fields. These problems are discussed in the last four sections of the paper.


This paper offers a causal explanation for why the democratic majority in Athens for the most part did not exploit the power it held in the People's Courts and dokimasia proceedings to drive former oligarchic collaborators out of public life in the years following the fall of the Thirty. A model, based on decision theory, of the decision-making process under the Athenian democracy is developed. Its predictions are assessed against the extant speeches of the period. The author argues that the success of defendants was made possible by common perceptions of recent events, by features of Athens' legal institutions, and by the ingenuity of the speechwriters.


The requirements for the laser facility based on illumination uniformity calculations which allow the user to achieve implosion of 103 are formulated. The experimental results of the improved direct drive target illumination uniformity are presented. Using it for smoothing properties of the plasma phase plate (PPP) is proposed. PPP parameters for spatial and temporal smoothing of DDT illumination nonuniformities are evaluated.


From positions of a system synergetic approach the author considers juvenile motherhood as the self-organizing a subsystem of social system, as crossing of interests of various groups of influence. It provides a combination most strengths of the state political approaches at carrying out policy concerning juvenile mothers with use not only the state resources, but also involving institutes of the civil society, socially responsible business, non-profit organizations.


CONTEXT
Over 3% of adults report vitamin D intakes ≥4000 IU/day, but the safety of this practice is unknown.

OBJECTIVE
To establish whether vitamin D doses up to 10000 IU/day are safe and well-tolerated.

DESIGN
The Calgary Vitamin D Study was a three-year double-blind RCT.

SETTING
Single-centre study at the University of Calgary, Canada.

PARTICIPANTS
Healthy adults (n=373) aged 55-70 with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D 30-125 nmol/L.

INTERVENTIONS
Participants were randomized 1:1:1 to vitamin D3 400, 40000 or 10000 IU/day. Calcium supplementation was initiated if dietary calcium intake was <1200mg/day.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
In these pre-specified secondary analyses, changes in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, calcium, creatinine, 24-hour urine calcium excretion, and incidence of adverse events were assessed. Between-group differences in adverse events were examined using incident rate differences and logistic regression.

RESULTS
Of 373 participants (400:124, 4000:125, 10000:124), 49% were male, mean (SD) age was 64 (4) years, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D 78.0 (19.5) nmol/L. Serum calcium, creatinine, and 24-hour urine calcium excretion did not differ between treatments. Mild hypercalcemia (2.56-2.64 mmol/L) occurred in 15 (4%) participants (400:0%, 4000:3%, 10000:9%, p=0.002); all cases resolved on repeat testing. Hypercalciuria occurred in 87 (23%) participants (400:17%, 4000:22%, 10000:31%, p=0.011). Clinical adverse events were experienced by 365 (97.9%) participants and were balanced across treatment arms.

CONCLUSIONS
The safety profile of vitamin D supplementation is similar for doses of 400, 4000 and 10000 IU/day. Hypercalciuria was common and occurred more frequently with higher doses. Hypercalcemia occurred more frequently with higher doses but was rare, mild, and transient.


Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, has affected all mining sectors. The price of mining materials index is very low due to the Covid-19 pandemic and also when compared to other pandemics such as SARS, HN1, and Ebola. The price of the metal index such as iron, aluminum, nickel, zinc, copper) almost all fell and only high gold metals are increasingly expensive. The large mining companies continue their production and they use health protocols. For the continuity of mining operations, the company creates stages and strategies in mining operations (teamwork schedule, employee location, working time, number of workers, evacuation of employees). For the continuity of the company's operations, the company plans: responding to an emergency situations (pandemic), build the company's resilience, recover the company from impact, develop an action plan and build the foundation of the company to rise in the new normal time. The company conducts mitigation and protection individually and in groups and creates health campaigns digitally. In mining operations, the company develops its operational activities by implementing health protocols such as avoiding many people and making mine operational plans that follow health protocols.
 Keywords: Covid-19 pandemic, mineral commodity, index value, health mitigation.


Objective To discuss association between protracted diarrhea in children with zinc deficiency. Methods Selected 125 cases with protracted diarrhea from Jun 2012 to Jun 2014 and 103 healthy children were selected as subjects were divided into Zinc supplementation group and non-supplementation group according to the stochastic indicator method,and clinical efficacy of two groups were compared. Results Effective rate of Zinc supplementation group(92.31%)was higher than non-supplementation group(65.00%),and there was significant difference between two groups(P 0.05). Conclusion Zinc lack will affect children's protracted diarrhea treatment,and in treatment,should be appropriate to strengthen zinc supplementation to improve the clinical curative effect.


IN CHAPTER THREE WE EXAMINED some relatively near-term upgrades to improve the capability of light forces when placed in rapid-reaction missions, working mostly with RFPI concepts and technologies within the context of ACTDs. But what would be the impact of changing concepts—for example, making light forces smaller and more dispersed? Given that the dramatic improvements in precision-guided and smart weapons can enable a greater share of battlefield firepower to be brought in from great distances (as shown in the last chapter), a smaller presence of organic weapons would theoretically be possible, which means the ground force itself can be made smaller. By making the ground force smaller and lighter, many units could be placed on a battlefield fairly quickly, even faster than a traditional light airborne unit; by also dispersing it, the force would be a much more difficult target for enemy forces. In fact, when we do the analysis, we find that there was considerable merit in making light forces even smaller than they are now, particularly in that they can deploy with greater speed; however, there were major vulnerabilities and limitations in the kinds of missions that such forces could accomplish. Following a brief discussion of the context for the analysis, we discuss this finding in more detail. Here, we analyze three recent initiatives that have examined the idea of making light forces smaller and more capable. The first, based on a Defense Science Board (DSB) concept, is a small, mostly self-contained unit, such as a DRB, that is given the mission and capability of a larger unit, such as a division, by augmenting many of the DRB's current components with advanced RSTA, C2, and weapon systems and removing less relevant systems. While similar in some ways to the RFPI ACTD, this concept, rather than emphasizing organic capability , relies on joint " external " capabilities, such as remotely located RSTA and long-range fire-support system technologies. The second initiative, based on the TRADOC light battle force concept, is like the DSB concept in that it also relies extensively on both high levels of RSTA and remote, long-range weapons, referred to here as " reachback " weapons. However, it goes further by making the unit completely dispersed, no longer occupying a specific area, and by replacing the weapon systems with immobile weapon " pods " that can house a wide range of precision-guided weapons.


In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic. Globally the rapid spread of COVID-19 ground economies to a halt with stay at home orders and took the lives of millions of people. Therefore when vaccines became available as a tool to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, governments world-wide were looking to incentivize their populations to get vaccinated. Included in this effort, the government of Georgia created a lottery initiative to monetarily reward citizens who were vaccinated and encourage participation from those who were hesitant to get vaccinated. The Georgian lottery system that developed out of this initiative included a website displaying lottery winner data leading to serious privacy leakage. In this paper, we develop of an attack framework that allows adversaries with minimal background knowledge to re-identify STOPCOV Lottery winners and deploying our system against a subpopulation vulnerable to attack. We then propose our privacy-enhanced alternative, PSLotto, which simultaneously preserves the functionalities of the existing STOPCOV Lottery system and protects the privacy of lottery winners.


Inevitably, when revisiting a work I translated many years before, I am struck by things I might have done differently. My regrets run the gamut, from nuances of meaning missed or fudged, through omissions I can no longer properly explain, to outright, face-grabbing errors. This is true of all the novels, plays, and short stories I have translated. It is also true of The Power of the Powerless. Because I'm usually my own harshest critic, I'm never dismayed when people, as several of the contributors to this volume have done, point these lapses out. On the contrary they serve, in an odd way, to confirm the basic soundness of the work. It's worth reminding ourselves that if the underlying work is good, its essential impact will survive even a flawed translation. Recent scholarship has revealed serious errors in the english translation of arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon, but that did not prevent the work from becoming a modern classic. I could cite many more examples. Moreover, a well-written work, like a good wine, will mature over time, to reveal nuances of meaning that neither the author nor his translator could have anticipated. Both these factors—the shortcomings and potential new interpretations—might tempt one to consider retranslating it to remove the former and enhance the latter. But in this case, I believe it's a temptation firmly to be resisted. The Power of the Powerless derives its primal strength from its deep rootedness in its own time and circumstances. Were I, or anyone else, to attempt a new version of it now, I would worry, as one does when transplanting an already established tree, that some of its vitality might be lost. The editors' proposal that I provide an annotated version of the translation seemed like a better way of addressing the issues raised both by myself and by some of the contributors. My suggested alterations fall into roughly five categories:


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The Croatian Meteor Network Catalogues of Orbits for 2007 to 2010 contain 10 645 orbits of sporadic meteors. The radiant analysis that included all these orbits, plus the orbits from SonotaCo catalogues for 2007 to 2011, revealed 8 possible new streams. The streams were reported to the IAU MDC and got temporary IAU shower numbers and three-letter codes. We present the basic orbital, radiant and activity data for these streams.


Purpose: To evaluate the availability of ultra-wide-field fundus photography compared to fundus examination after pupil dilatation in Korean patients with retinal break. Methods: For this retrospective case review of consecutive 160 patients, 230 lesions with retinal breaks were recruited. The ultra-wide-field images were taken after fundus examination with pupil dilatation performed by a retinal specialist. We analyzed ultra-wide-field images according to patient characteristics and separated area. We divided lesions into anterior and posterior areas, and each area was separated into 4 quadrants (superior, inferior, temporal, and nasal). Results: The sensitivity of ultra-wide-field imaging for detecting retinal break was 72% (95% confidence interval [CI] 65-79%), and the specificity was 94% (95% CI 90-98%). The sensitivity of detection of posterior retina was 89% (95% CI 85-93%), and that of anterior retina was 72% (95% CI 66-78%); this difference was significant (p = 0.007). There was a significant statistical difference at the inferior quadrant between anterior and posterior retina, but not at superior, temporal, or nasal quadrants. The sensitivity of detection in the inferior quadrant in the anterior retina was 43% (95% CI 29-57%). Conclusions: Ultra-wide-field fundus photography can detect retinal break, but there is limitation in anterior retinal lesions, especially the inferior area. Therefore, ultra-wide-field fundus photography cannot be an alternative method instead of fundus examination with pupil dilatation. J Korean Ophthalmol Soc 2016;57(8):1254-1259


The upper Aalenian (Jurassic) Alencon arkose of the Orne region, France, contains, in a limited area where the substratum is a two-mica granite, different mineralization zones--silica, barite, pyrite, galena, sphalerite, and fluorite. The Hercynian (Paleozoic) age of the massif excludes the hypothesis of a hydrothermal origin for the mineralized zones. The theory of a sedimentary origin does not explain certain characteristics of the deposit, such as concentration of the mineralization within a limited geographic area and the abundance of silica. Origin is therefore attributed to the activity of thermal spring waters.


Drawing from ongoing theoretical discourse on the NPM-bureaucracy nexus, this paper puts into perspective the extent of bureaucratic institutionalization achieved in Philippine political decentralization. The main thrust of this paper is to show whether and how the architecture of devolution in the country contributes to or constrains the strengthening of its government institutions. It provides empirical evidence on the actual intergovernmental distribution of authorities and resources achieved in the country in 15 years (1992-2007). It then analyzes how these are defined by the interaction of intergovernmental political structures and institutional mechanisms of the bureaucracy. At its core, the paper argues that amid a political system with deeply entrenched traditions of patrimonial rule, local bossism and intergovernmental contradictions of power, pursuing a reform strategy absent a comprehensive framework of power regulation would easily compromise bureaucratic institutionalization. Ignoring the bureaucratic imperative - to institutionalize structures of standardization, regulation, monitoring, coordination and capacity development, while maintaining coherence to the principles of subsidiarity and autonomy - constitutes the decisive drawback in the Philippine framework of devolution.


In the previous three papers the authors have sought to conduct a thorough analysis of the feasibility for the use of zirconia in inlay supported, fixed partial dentures via finite element analysis (FEA). Correlating the response of the numerical model against the experimental model has never been satisfactorily performed for an anatomically accurate ceramic bridge; such validation is crucial if the results from the FEA are to be confidently relied upon. Part 4 of the series is a detailed fractographic analysis of the zirconia bridge that was the model for the experimental validation in order to confirm the fracture origin/s and fracture trajectory as predicted from the FEA. The porous, granular surface of zirconia (both partially and fully sintered) does not lend itself to easy surface analysis but the classic fractographic signs (wake, hackle lines and compression curl) are present. Excellent agreement between the fracture sites and paths of travel as predicted in the numerical analysis exist the with fractographic analysis. Furthermore, the calculated critical flaw size of 30 to 40μms equates very well with defects seen at the general vicinity of the primary fracture origin and the general observed size of critical flaws in machined ceramics which range between 20 -50μms, thus providing further confirmation.


The aim of paper is to analyze the experience of the experimental studying of attitudes by implicit methods in social sciences. It is an experience of collaborative research of graduates and professors to develop a new tool - experimental procedures of the implicit association test and unconscious priming to measure various psychological constructs.The involvement of students into the creative atmosphere underpins the formation of a creative, competent and responsible psychologist who could learn how to work in any field of psychology. The concisely presented results of empirical research are focused on the study of ethnic attitudes, hardiness, gambling addiction and addiction to alcohol with implicit methods and self-assessment procedures. On the example of gambling addiction considered in detail,the benefits of implicit measurements were revealed. Implicit methods are successfully used not only in social psychology and its applied fields, but also in pedagogy (in revealing creative abilities).


We perform a proof-of-principle experiment of High-dimensional QKD based on multiplexing of different orders of polarized structured photons with 4D-BB84 protocol. The secret key rate per sifted photon is estimated about 2.604 bits.


[Objective] The aim was to study the migration and transformation regularity of Germanium in potato-soil system.[Method] The seeds were soaked with different concentrations of 0,0.01,0.30,0.60,0.80,1.00,1.50 μg/ml of GeO2 solution on different potato varieties,the effect of germanium on the growth of potato seedlings was studied and the migration and transformation regularity of Germanium in potato-soil system was explored by pot experiment in field.[Result] There was difference in resistant ability of every potato seedlings on the toxicity of germanium.0.06 μg/ml of germanium had no effect on the agronomic characters of Dongnong 303 and Yanshu 4 seedlings and had promotion on the growth of Kexin 2 seedlings.1.00 μg/ml of germanium had poisoning effect on the development of potato seedlings.After entering into soil,germanium could be absorbed by potato rapidly and sufficiently,and then transformed into the aerial part. The accumulation trend of germanium in potato was leaftuber.[Conclusion] The process of potato absorbing germanium was active absorption.The maximum allowable concentration of germanium in potato was 0.06 μg/ml.


Fire safety difficulty and fire safety design problems of super high-rise building over 250 m were analyzed.Taking a project in Chongqing as an example,FDS and STEPS were used to simulate the smoke spread and evacuation of general fire scene.Based on the simulation data,several suggestions for fire safety strengthening were presented,e.g.annular fire safety road,fighting space,evacuation stairs and fire elevators,and water supply and drainage design.


In order to set forth the situation of intertidal macrobenthos resources in Wenzhou, the species composition, quantity distribution, dominant species, biodiversity and ABC curve were analyzed based on the investigation of macrobenthos at 6 sections in the intertidal zone in autumn of 2012, combined with the data from the past. The results showed that:(1) A total of 16 orders, 31 families and 45 species were identified, species of crustacean and mollusk are the most.(2) Biomass and abundance were generally low, crustacean were the dominant in tidal flats areas, while mollusk were the dominant in rocky areas. Biomass and abundance were much higher in rocky areas than that of tidal flat areas.(3) Metaplax longipes was dominant species in all the sections of tidal flat areas, while Thais clavigera was dominant species in ones of rocky areas.(4) The biodiversity level of T3(Cangnan), T5(Dongtou) was high, the community structure had been affected lightly, and their community stability was good. While the biodiversity level of T2(Pingyang), T6(Dongtou)was low, the community structure had been affected seriously, and community stability was poor. Therefore, the marine development departments should utilize the macrobenthos resources reasonably, repair the littoral sea ecology as well as manage the littoral sea resources scientifically at the same time.


Soil salinity limits crop productivity by affecting the growth, physiology, and expression of stress-responsive genes. To evaluate which varieties of cultivated barley from Jordan are salt tolerant, five cultivars of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) of different varieties and morphotypes (i.e., two-and six-rowed barley) were evaluated in terms of their germination, growth traits, and gene expression of Cu/Zn- and Fe-SODs to three levels of salinity (100, 200 or 300 NaCl mM). Germination and root length were significantly affected by moderate and high levels of salinity (200 and 300 mM NaCl) mainly in the varieties Athroh, Mutah, Acsad176, Rum, and to lesser extent in Yarmouk variety, possibly as a consequence of osmotic stress and/or ionic toxicity. Analysis of quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) showed differential expressions of both Cu/Zn- and Fe-SOD genes between varieties and genotypes (i.e., the sixrowed barleys-Athroh, Acsad176, and Rum-and two-rowed barley-Yarmouk and Mutah). Moreover, both genes were up-regulated by salinity of 300 mM NaCl in the Athroh, Yarmouk, and Acsad176 varieties. Altogether, the result revealed that responses to salinity in all traits of germination, root growth, and gene expression were dependent on the variety and genotype of studied barley. Accordingly, these results have helped us to distinguish between salttolerant and salt-susceptible genotypes of cultivated barley of Jordan that shall be useful to local farmers and breeders of barley.


Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has been investigated as a new technique for the simultaneous determination of physical and chemical properties of NaCl solutions. The spectra of NaCl solutions (0 to 5 M) were measured with cuvettes in the 1100–2500 nm and 680–1230 nm regions at temperatures between 23.0 and 28.5°C, and with a fibre-optic probe in the 1100–1870 nm region at room temperature (23.0 ± 0.5°C). These spectra were correlated with various properties of NaCl solutions by principal component regression (PCR) and multilinear regression (MLR) models. The properties studied include water concentration, density, refractive index, relative viscosity, freezing point depression, osmolality, electrical conductance and activity coefficient of NaCl. Very good correlations were found between the NIR predicted values and literature values. The results of this study demonstrate that several properties of NaCl solutions can be determined simultaneously with NIR spectroscopy. Remote sensing of the properties can be performed with the use of a fibre-optic probe.


port Guidelines for Therapeutically Immunosuppressed Patients," "Enteral Immunonutrition in the Intensive Care Unit: A Critical Approach," "Effects of Route and Dose of Immunonutrition Compounds," "New Nitrogen-Containing Substrates in Artificial Nutrition," and "Merging Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition Support Practice for Critically Ill Patients: The (Mis)Interpretation of Randomized Trials and Meta-Analyses." Though some redundancies occur among some the chapters, as is common in a book of this nature, I did not find them distracting. Rather I found much new material to ponder. The chapter by Kudsk on host defenses and bacterial assaults discusses new theories on how enteral nutrients may positively affect the immune system. The materials presented are topical, such as chapters discussing nutrition support of the obese patient and immunonutrition in the ICU. The chapters are, for the most part, well written. Some typographical errors can be found, but not so many as to be of concern. It is difficult to pick out the highlights of the book, because there are so many, but one particularly interesting chapter was Tappy and Chioléro's chapter on carbohydrate and fat as energetic fuels in intensive care unit patients, which discusses an interesting theory that enteral carbohydrates may have advantage over parenteral carbohydrates. They theorize that since enteral carbohydrates have lower glycemic index than parenteral carbohydrates, enteral carbohydrates provide more stimulation of gut hormone release. Additionally, enteral carbohydrates are delivered via the portal system rather than systemically (as parenteral carbohydrates are), which may be advantageous. The chapter by Powell-Tuck and Goldhill is one of the best summaries I have read on monitoring nutrition support of intensive-care patients. Their section on body composition measurements is outstanding. I intend to make this chapter required reading for nutrition students rotating through the surgical-trauma intensive care unit. Recognized United States experts on nutrition support wrote several chapters in this book. One thing that makes this book special is that many European experts also contributed chapters, which discuss therapeutic approaches not usually used here. That international perspective adds to the overall quality of the book. Most information in the book is very up to date, except in a few instances. The chapter on strategies for motility and dysmotility in nutrition support suggests the use of Cisapride, which is no longer available in the United States because of safety problems. And the chapter on hyperglycemia and blood sugar management does not discuss the landmark study by Van den Berghe et al1 on intensive insulin therapy in critically ill patients. The failure to incorporate the Van den Berghe study reflects the unfortunate effect of the lag time between writing and publishing a book, which results in some outdatedness, even when the book is hot off the press. From Nutrition Support to Pharmacologic Nutrition in the ICU is an attractivesoftboundbookandhas reasonablysized type. The graphs, charts, and illustrations are readable, and it is of the proper size and weight for ease of reading. Its cost is a bargain, considering its reference value. I found each chapter worth reading; the reference lists at the end of each chapter are enough to make this book a "must-read" for any serious provider of nutrition support to the critically ill adult.


This paper presents a method for determining the optimum disassembly sequence for selective disassembly of discarded complex products. This methodology has been developed within the framework of the increasing need for formulation of a theory on selective disassembly and the various purposes of it. The objective of the optimization is maximizing the economic performance of the disassembly process within given technical and environmental constraints. It is demonstrated that the method, that is based on graphs, can be used to generate optimum sequences according to various objectives in a straightforward way. Also a ranking of the most favourable alternative sequence is possible. This is important to the inclusion of other criteria in the model and in adaptation of the disassembly system to fluctuating parameters like material yields and constraints. Contrary to earlier work on generation of disassembly sequences, in selective disassembly all possible incomplete disassembly sequences are included. This cons...


Switched reluntance tance motor is an energy conversion machine that produces mechanical power from the teluctance variation of the magnetic circuit of the motor due to the shitt of the rotor position angle. The shape of rotor pole in salient, anil current is ted to appropriate phase of the stator coils in appropriate conduction tunes. Coil in the motor are consisting R-L series electrical circuit, and curient rise during the conduction time is delayed by the electrical time constant tit the machin. In this case, the peak tun cut ot the phase can not dedicate to a positive torque or speed increment In this paper, the method of high speed operation by menus ot gate circuit mode change with fixed-sensor responsibility and fixed-coommutation angles of the machine At starting, the SRM is connected to normal mode and accelerated up to a pre-set speed. After the speed is reached at this level, the connection is changed to double spacing mode tor high speed opeiation. This paper presents the electrical and dynamic characteristics of the motor under this technique.


Revised! SL330, a 13-page illustrated fact sheet by George Hochmuth and Ed Hanlon, summarizes the historical Florida research literature on nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilization of eggplant. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, August 2010.
SL 330/CV228: Summary of N, P, and K Research with Eggplant in Florida (ufl.edu)