Emotion recognition in conversation (ERC) has attracted enormous attention for its applications in empathetic dialogue systems. However, most previous researches simply concatenate multimodal representations, leading to an accumulation of redundant information and a limited context interaction between modalities. Furthermore, they only consider simple contextual features ignoring semantic clues, resulting in an insufficient capture of the semantic coherence and consistency in conversations. To address these limitations, we propose a cross-modality context fusion and semantic refinement network (CMCF-SRNet). Specifically, we first design a cross-modal locality-constrained transformer to explore the multimodal interaction. Second, we investigate a graph-based semantic refinement transformer, which solves the limitation of insufficient semantic relationship information between utterances. Extensive experiments on two public benchmark datasets show the effectiveness of our proposed method compared with other state-of-the-art methods, indicating its potential application in emotion recognition. Our model will be available at https://github.com/zxiaohen/CMCF-SRNet.


The parasitic wasp Pediobius foveolatus (Crawford), was successfully reared in the laboratory on Epilachna varivestis Mulsant. The feasibility of maintaining overwintering stocks of this parasite was demonstrated. The optimum parasite-host ratio used in terms of adult parasites produced/host larvae was 0.4:1. Reproductive capacity of adult ♀ diminished with age, and those held for longer than 90 days at 13°C failed to successfully reproduce. The optimum age for reproduction was less than 12 days.


The sensing of individual molecules as they pass through nanopores under an external field is a popular research field. The approach is simply based on the detectable temporary blockades in the ionic current as the molecules pass through the nanopores. These signatures of the current have been shown to be a function of nanoparticle and nanopore size and geometry as well as the external electric field. However, models developed in this context fail to predict the experimentally observed behavior in technologically important shorter nanopores. Here we present atomistic molecular dynamics simulation results from colloidal nanoparticle translocation through mid-to-low aspect ratio charged nanopores under an external field. We show that not only the pore length but also the ion concentration of the media and the nanoparticle charge have important effects on the ionic current.


The population growth of the southern area of Quito has generated the implementation of
several public and private services in the Guamani and Quitumbe areas, causing widespread
numbers of people who go to these places for a variety of reasons, we observe the
development of commercial activities, nevertheless it is evident that the alimentary sector is
unattended due to the lack of canteens in order to satisfy the consumer needs, in the economy,
customs and comfort. For this reason, it was considered the necessity of elaborating a
business plan for the creation of a chain of roasted chicken restaurants in the south of the
Metropolitan District of Quito, that allows satisfying consumer needs in the localities of
Guamani and Quitumbe. The methodology used is the quantitative method and data
collection to measure the characteristics of social phenomena, through the observation
technique, ten food outlets were investigated at the study area and then, a number of food
consumers was extracted to determine the sample, it indicates that 380 people have to be
interviewed and it is distributed this way, 157 surveys were conducted at the area of Guamani
and 223 surveys were conducted at the area of Quitumbe, the result of the data analyzed is
94% of approval and through the study of several factors, it shows the profitability of the
project, so its execution is recommended.
KEYWORDS
Roasted chicken, Profitability of the project, Quality of products and services, consumer
satisfaction, Chain of roasted chicken restaurants.


The binary compensation unit for PTB's resistance measurement bridge based on a cryogenic current comparator (CCC) is successfully operated for about three years now. In this contribution we focus on the stability of the compensation unit as investigated in a series of calibrations in 20-weeks intervals. As an example of the versatility, we present experimental data from the calibration of a 100 Ω normal resistor against the quantum Hall resistance (QHR) for different numbers-of-turns and compensation settings. The consistency of these results is a proof of the quality of this module.


In this report, we present the development of a nanoscale actuator that takes advantage of the properties of poly(acrylic acid) |PAA| hydrogels as well as an aqueous fluid environment to realize control of height change. We used spatially-resolved and focused low-energy electron beams to irradiate dry 40 nm thick PAA films. After developing in high pH buffer, non-irradiated films dissolved and irradiated polymer remained bonded to the substrate. We show that these gels translate to actuators that undergo height changes as a function of pH. Since the carboxyl groups are deprotonated at high pH, we studied the amount and activity of carboxyl groups in the hydrogels using infrared spectroscopy. Using atomic force microscopy we then studied how these hydrogels respond to aqueous environment, where change was photo-triggered using a photoacid generator.


The Chinese-Sensible Code is the first two-dimension code standard of China who totally owns proprietary intellectual property rights. It has been widely used in books, bank drafts and managements of armed police vehicles. However, due to the characteristics of application environment and interference factors, it's hard to ensure the accuracy and robustness of the recognition. In view of these, the paper proposed a recognition method of Chinese-Sensible Code under clutter background. Firstly, the barcode was positioned with two steps based on the general characteristics and scanning characteristics of barcode. Secondly, according to the center and angle inclination of the barcode, a rectification algorithm based on bilinear interpolation was used to restore image. At last, an edge projection segmentation algorithm and a double threshold analysis of projection results are proposed to recognize barcode. The result of the experiment showed that the proposed method can recognize the Chinese- Sensible Code under clutter background effectively and accurately, at the same time it has excellent ability of anti-interference to noise.


A pulse Doppler ultrasonic diagnostic system capable of invariably obtaining best Doppler signals with respect to an arbitrary sample volume length under the condition that mean power of transmit ultrasonic waves is restricted to a constant value. The system has a device for making the mean power constant and a device for making a burst wave number variable for transmit ultrasonic signals and also includes a device for making an integration interval length variable for ultrasonic receiving signals, thereby controlling the burst wave number of the transmit ultrasonic waves and the integration interval length of the ultrasonic receiving signals.


The aim of the study was to find the birthplace of Elena Ivanovna (Dmitrievna) Dyakonova, known to the whole world under the name of Gala Dali. Documented sources about the woman's city of birth have not been found so far, which led to the emergence of conflicting information. To achieve this goal, the author is looking for indirect documents confirming that Gala Dali was born in Kazan. For the first time, the problem is investigated based on archival data of her parents ‒ father Dmitry Ilyich Gomberg, who studied at the Imperial Kazan University from 1892 to 1895, and mother Antonina Petrovna Dyakonova. Analysis of documents found in the State Archives of the Republic of Tatarstan, articles by D. V. Malinovsky, grandson of the adopted son of D. I. Gomberg, memoirs and historical data helped to clarify the situation about the place of birth of the muse Dali and the plight of her family. The key research method is source study analysis of office documents, their comparison with historical data about everyday life and facts from the biography of Gala Dali. As a result of the research search, the place of birth of Elena Ivanovna/Dmitrievna Dyakonova was determined ‒ the city of Kazan, as evidenced by direct and indirect facts from the biographies of the parents and Gala herself, as well as the difficult life situation of the woman's parents, their connection with revolutionary activities and mentioning in police circulars. This explains the reason why the woman did not like to remember the story of her birth and created numerous myths about the city of birth, family and living conditions. The data obtained can be used for further reconstruction of the history of the Gala family and her biography. Keywords: myth, Gala Dali, Kazan, city of birth, revolutionary activity, clerical documents of the fund of the office of the Imperial Kazan University of the State Archives of the Republic of Tatarstan, fear


A clinician entrepreneur training programme has been launched by NHS England and Health Education England and will be open to all junior doctors.1

The initial emphasis will be on junior doctors who are at the start of their specialty training, but in future years trainees will be …


Zero anaphora is frequently found in Thai and it is recognized as one of the outstanding features of thelanguage. Meanwhile, many Thai students who study English often commit grammatical errors in using zeroanaphora instead of pronouns or full noun phrases. Based on the assumption of language interference, thecontrastive analysis of this problematic feature in Thai and English is conducted for basic knowledge in designingremedial materials for these students. The hypothesis of the study is that zero anaphora performs more syntacticfunctions and semantic roles in Thai than in English causing the tendency that Thai students commit errors inusing zero anaphora at the positions where they are accepted in Thai. From the investigation of ten contemporary Thai songs, the hypothesis was confirmed. Thai zeroanaphora can be classified into four types according to syntactic functions: SUBJ, DO, IO, and MOD andsemantic roles: AGENTIVE, PATIENT, DATIVE/BENEFACTIVE and GENITIVE and it outnumbers the Englishcounterparts.


A recurrence relation is given for the calculation. of the matrix elements of representatives of odd dimensionality of the rotation group, which is simpler than some previously suggested. Reference is given to some extensive tables that have been computed by means of the scheme described in the paper and which are available.


Objective To evaluate the influence of laboratory critical value reporting on the efficacy of pediatric critical care.Methods A comparative analysis was conducted to evaluate the changes after the establishment of laboratory critical value reporting system.The parameters chosen for assessment included laboratory test turnaround time,medical intervention start time,survival rate,etc.Results Before the establishment of laboratory critical value reporting system,laboratory test turnaround time was (44.5±14.6)min,medical intervention start time was (40.7±5.3)min,and the success rate of the emergency treatment in ICU was (80.36±6.32)%[the rate in normal ward was(82.64±9.21)%].But after the establishment of laboratory critical value reporting system,laboratory test turnaround time,medical intervention start time,the success rate of the emergency treatment in ICU (normal ward) were (18.7±8.8)min,(23.9±6.7)min and (89.49±4.58)% [(90.04±6.45)%].Laboratory critical value reporting system shortened laboratory test turnaround time and medical intervention start time (P<0.05),and the successful rate of the emergency treatment improved evidently.Conclusion Laboratory critical value reporting system can improve successful rate of the emergency treatment significantly.

Key words:
Laboratory critical value reporting; Pediatrics


This paper presents a methodology for evaluation of the fire performance of composite material designs for aircraft structural applications. While compatible with civil aviation authority requirements, the tests outlined are intended primarily for screening various potential design options rather than for certification purposes. The developed test approach is demonstrated via a study of design options for a 'fireproof' composite aircraft engine enclosure. This study demonstrates that various composite material designs offer significant potential for fire containment, but also shows that the level of strength retained by composite structures during a fire event is very low in the area of flame impingement.


The micro (indoor) and macro (outdoor) environments play a significant role in recurrent respiratory illnesses in school-age children. Passive tobacco exposure is a leading underestimated cause of respiratory disease burden. Aim: To assess passive tobacco exposure in school-age children with recurrent respiratory illness by measuring salivary cotinine. Method: It is a cross-sectional study that included 160 children between 5 and 15 years with recurrent upper and lower respiratory illness. A validated questionnaire was administered for patterns of respiratory illness, socioeconomic status, micro and macro environment exposures with emphasis on tobacco. Salivary cotinine was measured by ELISA and value >10ng/ml was considered equivalent to passive tobacco exposure. Descriptive statistics were applied to compare tobacco exposed and unexposed groups. Chi-square test and binary logistic regression were used to calculate significance. Results: History of exposure to ETS and/or tobacco dust within households was present in 30.6%. In 23.1%, bidi rolling was a family occupation. Passive tobacco exposure as determined by cotinine assay was present in 63.7%. Salivary cotinine levels ranged from none to 21.2ng/mL with a median of 12.04ng/mL. Among children with elevated cotinine, the history of tobacco exposure was present only in 38.2%. Residing in joint family was significant ( p =0.009) for elevated cotinine levels. There was no identifiable single significant risk factor including tobacco exposure for asthma. Conclusion: Passive exposure to tobacco is an underestimated risk factor in childhood respiratory illness.


Typical embodiments include, for example, water, a heater for pressurizing fluid, the container having a liquid reservoir, the at least one projects into a system overload control voltage to the heating element in an electric heating element and a container provided . In a more preferred embodiment, the water heater for preheating pressurized water facility commercial dishwasher.


Stability analysis of the DC-DC power electronic system is analyzed in this paper using a G-parameter approach. For demonstration boost converter cascaded with the hybrid switched capacitor converter considered as an example. The boost converter is acting as the bus converter, 42 V bus, while the switched capacitor converter is the point of load converter. The two converters are provided with voltage-mode and peak-current-mode controllers, respectively. Converter two-port G-parameter network models are developed and then stability of the cascaded system has been analyzed. Cascaded system interaction effects, (i) source converter power handling capability with switching load, and (ii) load converter interfacing capability with bus converter, are analyzed. Simulation and experimental results are provided for verification purpose.


Due to the special geological characteristics of coal-bed methane occurrence,there are a lot potential for improving the high energy gas fracturing technology,which is currently applied in coal-bed methane production. The basic data must be collected to support the research and development on the high energy gas fracturing apparatus and the optimization of fracturing process in coal-bed methane extraction. Also,an information retrieval platform was established for studying the performance and mechanism of high energy gas fracturing apparatus and a fracturing multi-parameter testing and calibration system was developed. The test range achieved at 150 MPa in the annulus,and1 000 MPa in the perforating gun. Working temperature ranged from- 20 to 150 ℃. The calibration system can simulate the high temperature and high pressure environment(150 ℃,static pressure 50 MPa,dynamic pressure 150 MPa)in downhole. The authors analyzed the effect of high energy gas fracturing process according to the annulus pressure data. The study indicate that the high energy gas fracturing performance test system is suitable for fracture apparatus optimization and dynamic parameter acquisition.


Article history: Received 13 January 2020 Received in revised form 21 February 2020 Accepted 3 March 2020 Available online 26 April 2020 The increase of operating temperature of photovoltaic (PV) panels due to excess heat from solar irradiance leads to a decrease in efficiency and the lifespan of PV panels. In this paper, a numerical model of temperature reduction of the photovol-taic panels by using air-cooled heat sink with Re = 13100 was studied. The heat sink was devised as an aluminum baseplate with perforated fins attached to its surface. The cooling efficiency was determined by comparing the simulation of the photovoltaic panel's performance with heat sink and without heat sink using ANSYS-Fluent software. The simulation results were presented by temperature distribution contour of the PV module and velocity profile of air moving through the heat sink. An average decrease of 13.1°C in temperature and increase of 0.8% in efficiency of the PV module was achieved on the model with heat sink, provid-ing a promising solution to overcome overheating PV panels.


The diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders have changed markedly over the past 50 years and continue to evolve. However, Professor Malcolm Lader, Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychopharmacology, King's College London, argued in his Keynote Lecture at the Latest Advances in Psychiatry Symposium earlier in the year, that these changes might reflect less conceptual and pathophysiological developments and more perceived treatability. Medical writer, Mark Greener, reports. Copyright © 2008 Wiley Interface Ltd


The 3389 copper (alloy) bells from offerings included in successive building phases of Late Postclassic Templo Mayor (A.D. 1325 – 1520) of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) are the results of production processes influenced by social, economic, ideological and technological factors. The compositional and morphological variability of the bells in the earlier construction phases of the Templo Mayor suggests the presence of several workshops in or around Tenochtitlan, while the reduction of this spectrum on one bell type made of copper-tin bronze, points towards a standardization of the production process and a decrease in the number of workshops that supplied the Templo Mayor in later phases. The compositional and morphological information, as well as contextual analysis and comparison with other Mexican bells, give insights into the bells' symbolism, the mechanisms used to supply the Templo Mayor with offerings, the organization of metalwork and the rationale behind some of the technological choices of the artisans. The detected changes through time seem to point to important shifts in the social, technological, economic and ideological influences on the choices of the artisans in the latter half of Aztec rule.


It is a clinically well-established fact that patients with diabetes have very poor stroke outcomes. Yet, the underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. Previously we have shown that male diabetic ...


Background :  Lupus nephritis (LN) is a common cause of secondary glomerulonephritis in many countries such as Thailand. Objective :  The authors investigated the C4d deposition in lupus nephritis, correlation of C4d deposition with clinical parameters and the sensitivity of C3 hypocomplementemia and C4 hypocomplementemia compared with C4d deposition. Materials and methods :  We studied the percentage of C4d deposition in lupus nephritis (LN) using (a) immunohistochemical staining (b) the correlation between C4d deposition and the clinical parameters and (c) the sensitivity of C4d compared to C3 hypocomplementemia vs. C4 hypocomplementemia. Results :  The average age of patients was 31±13 years (range, 11-65 years).  Seventy-three cases (79%) were female.  The results indicated that 85 cases (91%) showed deposition of C4d and most showed diffuse granular deposition with a glomerular capillary loop pattern.  C4d deposition correlated with serum creatinine under 1.5 mg/dL.  The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of cases with a high intensity of glomerular C4d deposition (3+) was better than those with a lower intensity (2+,1+ and negative).  In addition, the sensitivity of C4d was better than the sensitivity of C3 or C4 hypocomplementemia. Conclusion :  Most cases of lupus nephritis showed granular glomerular capillary wall deposition.  C4d deposition correlated with serum creatinine under 1.5 mg/dL.  The GFR of cases with a high intensity of glomerular C4d deposition was better than those with a lower intensity. Moreover, C4d deposition had greater sensitivity than C3 or C4 hypocomplementemia.


The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a QFN package device. Chip manufacturing loads and pin QFN package formed on the device without forming a lead frame prepared in advance, but in the packaging process, the organic binding electroplating, mechanical grinding and cutting method for forming a chip carrier and the pins have a stepped structure, separate pins on the chip carrier and the packaging process of an insulating filling material disposed mechanical support and protection, the use of insulating plastic material and a filler coated with a secondary seal, formed of manufacturing QFN package device having a high I / O density and good reliability.


Kink effects are studied in conventional AlGaN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors by measuring their current-voltage characteristics with various bias sweeping conditions at drain and gate terminals. It is found that the kink effect is induced by drain and gate pumping. The magnitude of kink is directly related to the maximum drain voltage and current levels during on-state operation. The hot electrons in the 2-D electron gas channel generated under high drain bias could be injected into the adjacent epitaxial buffer layer where they can be captured by donor-like traps. Hot electron trapping and the subsequent field-assisted de-trapping is suggested to be the dominant mechanism of kink generation in the studied device. The extracted activation energy of the traps accounting for the kink effect is 589 ± 67 meV from temperature-dependent transient measurement, and is close to the energy of the E2 trap widely reported in GaN layers.


Executive Summary.This paper attempts to provide estimates of the main inputs for constructing a global private real estate portfolio. Existing market sizes are examined in terms of both total and invested stock of real estate, the latter being a measure of the "market" portfolio. Estimates are derived of the risks, returns, and correlations for global real estate across around fifty markets, based on analysis of movements in nominal GDP. Though there are large margins of error in any such exercise, the results are sufficiently robust—on technical and intuitive grounds—to use as an input to real-world investment strategy.


The sandstone quarrying and mining in Vidhyan region of Uttar Pradesh has severely devastated the floral biodiversity of the adjacent forest area. It is necessary to conserve these areas for the protection and sustainable use of forest resources. In most of the conservation program, microbial deficiency creates problems in establishment of the vegetation and delays the natural succession. Therefore, probiotic interventions were applied to conserve these areas promptly. The probiotic beneficial microbes' interventions, due to their multifarious beneficial characters, may facilitate the upcoming of flora through enrichment of the soil, better nutrient absorption, providing resistance against different stresses, etc. Probiotic interventions may positively impact the conservation of floral diversity and restoration of stone mining-affected forest area.


For decades, it has indicated that dark matter provides main gravity to keep the celestial bodies from flying out of the galaxies (1). There were insufficient visible matters to account for the huge mass of dark matter needed to hold galaxies together to super-clusters (2). Clusters of galaxies are linked up by dark matters on a very large scale. The dark matter halos are found within the filaments (3). Silk et al. (4-6) reported that dark-matter particles tangle with visible matters as many models predict. Ostrike (7) reported that dark matter clusters with visible matters due to self-attraction and is nearly uniformly spread throughout the universe due to selfrepulsion. The most detailed map of dark matter ever made demonstrates that galaxies cluster together where the high-density regions of dark matter. The distribution of dark matter is consistent with the gravitational field. The new study also shows that galaxies attract one another most strongly on the outskirts of these highdensity regions (8).


The aim of this work is to analyze and measure the low voltage harmonics generated by loads such as different lighting lamps and different electrical machine drive sets. A performed study bench was designed and experimentally mounted. The investigated practical set is composed of some loads of different types. Thus a comparison between the lamps carried out according to measurement of the significant electrical variables that characterize the types of each load and power flow. Mainly a filtering system as a passive solution was carried out to reduce the maximum harmonics.


A large double blind crossover study of carbamazepine (CBZ) in comparison to diphenylhydantoin (DPH) is underway, and the results are presented for the first 20 patients to complete the protocol. The importance of preparatory steps is outlined – beginning with the gathering of preliminary kinetic data about half‐life and peak‐time in epileptic patients. A detailed pilot study was performed with open administration of the agents and hospitalization during the crossover. Detailed blood level monitoring and dose‐equivalence calculations lead to the design of blind crossover protocol from the pilot study.


Thank you very much for reading energy and organization growth and distribution reexamined. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have look numerous times for their chosen novels like this energy and organization growth and distribution reexamined, but end up in harmful downloads. Rather than reading a good book with a cup of tea in the afternoon, instead they cope with some harmful bugs inside their laptop.


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Ethosomes entrapping avobenzone were prepared using cold method and the effect of varying concentration of ethanol was
considered for obtaining an optimized formulation. Lecithin (2%w/w) was used as the phospholipid to provide the structure to the
vesicles and propylene glycol (10%) was used as the permeating agent. The vesicles were found to be of spherical to irregular shape
ranged from 1.11 µm to 1.6 µm in size. The drug entrapment in the ethosomes was studied by analyzing the unentrapped drug
spectrophotometrically. The in vitro permeation study suggested that the maximum permeation in the egg membrane occurred in
AET3 (0.40 mg/cm2) with 30% ethanol concentration. It was observed that only about 2% degradation occurred at room temperature
and all formulations were almost stable at 8° and 4° with only 1.3% degradation of avobenzone thereby proving the stability of the
developed system. The best ethosomal formulation (AET3) was incorporated into gel base to obtain sunscreen gels and the results
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incorporation of avobenzone in the ethosomal carrier and formulating the same as gel formulation might help in reducing the dose of avobenzone as well as improving the sunscreen efficacy (sun protection over enhanced duration).


Objective: To identify the prevalence of lesions of the Florianopolis jiu jitsu practitioners; type of injury; most affected anatomical segment; identify the environment in which the injury has occurred; assess the impact that the injury occurs based on practice time; and identify if there was medical diagnosis and treatment has been through physical therapy. Methods: 51 practitioners belonging to academies Florianopolis which had record in Brazilian jiu jitsu (CBJJ), a questionnaire that addressed the first part of your personal data and the participant's profile, the second addressed questions about injuries at jiu jitsu pratice. Results: 51 individuals 78% reported injury. The type of injury most prevalent was the dislocation with 21.9%. The most affected limbs by knee injuries were 16.1% and 15.2% shoulder. 98% of injuries occurred in training environment. The highest incidence of injury, 43.5% took place from 1st to 6th month training. 48% of lesions were diagnosed by the doctor. 32.2% of cases were treated with physiotherapy. Conclusion: The results showed the characteristics of lesions in jiu jitsu practitioners, this information may contribute to the construction of physical therapy planning for better performance in this population.


This study was performed to develop a rapid test kit for pathogenic Staphylococcus in various samples. The rapid detection kit has been fabricated based on nitrocellulose lateral-flow strip. Colloidal gold and Staphylococcus antibodies were used as a tag and a receptor, respectively. Manually spotted Staphylococcus antibody and anti-mouse antibody on the surface of nitrocellulose membrane were used as test and control lines, respectively. Feasibility of the rapid kit to detect Staphylococcus aureus in samples were evaluated. The intensity of the color of the test line started to increase with the samples in which higher concentration of the cells were contained. The sensitivity of the sensor was 10 6 cfu/mL Staphylococcus spiked in PBS. Also, the rapid test kit could detect 10 5 cfu/mL of Staphylococcus in chicken meat extract.


The first full-mission global AVHRR FRAC sea surface temperature (SST) dataset with a nominal 1.1 km resolution at nadir was produced from three Metop First Generation (FG) satellites: Metop-A (2006-on), -B (2012-on) and -C (2018-on), using the NOAA Advanced Clear Sky Processor for Ocean (ACSPO) SST enterprise system. Historical reprocessing ('Reanalysis-1', RAN1) starts at the beginning of each mission and continues into near-real time (NRT). ACSPO generates two SST products, one with global regression (GR; highly sensitive to skin SST), and another one with piecewise regression (PWR; proxy for depth SST) algorithms. Small residual effects of orbital and sensor instabilities on SST retrievals are mitigated by retraining the regression coefficients daily, using matchups with drifting and tropical moored buoys within moving time windows. In RAN, the training windows are centered at the processed day. In NRT, the same size windows are employed but delayed in time, ending four to ten days prior to the processed day. Delayed-mode RAN reprocessing follows the NRT with a two-month lag, resulting in a higher quality and a more consistent SST record. In addition to its completeness, the newly created Metop-FG RAN1 SST dataset shows very close agreement with in situ data (including the fully independent Argo floats), well within the NOAA specifications for accuracy (global mean bias; ±0.2 K) and precision (global standard deviation; 0.6 K) in a ~20% clear-sky domain (percent of clear-sky SST pixels to the total of ice-free ocean). All performance statistics are stable in time, and consistent across the three platforms. The Metop-FG RAN1 data set is archived at the NASA JPL PO.DAAC and NOAA NCEI. This paper documents the newly created dataset and evaluates its performance.


This chapter explores the period from summer 1955 to summer 1956, a year that saw the sudden introduction of class analysis and protocollectivization into Amdo's grasslands. Spurred by the nationwide "High Tide of Socialist Transformation," which sought to collectivize agriculture at a sudden and startling pace, in fall of 1955, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) organized "intensive investigations" into Amdo's pastoral society, efforts meant to pave the way for the staged introduction of pastoral cooperatives. By early 1956, Qinghai's leadership had made cooperativization (hezuohua) the year's core task in pastoral areas. Under these circumstances, the underpinnings of the United Front came under pressure as socialism itself was declared the means to achieve nationality unity and economic development. With revolutionary impatience threatening to overwhelm United Front pragmatism, the rhetoric used to describe Tibetan elites began to shift as well. Rather than covictims of nationality exploitation, headmen and monastic leaders were increasingly transformed into representatives of the pastoral exploiting class.


Introduction This is a summary of investigations on the pathophysiology of occlusive cerebrovascular disorders which during the last years have been carried out at the Departments of Clinical Physiology and Neurology at the Bispebjerg Hospital in Copenhagen, and at the Departments of Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuroradiology and Neurology at the University Hospital of Lund. Our studies have maiiily concerned focal cerebral ischemia and the development of clinical methods by which this state can be quantitatively defined. The present report is limited to pathophysiological mechanisms. For a review of the symtomatology of occlusive cerebrovascular disorders, reference is made to the subsequent report on the same topic, which will be given by Dr B. de Fine Olivarius (1967).


This study evaluates the impact of land surface models (LSMs) and urban heterogeneity [using local climate zones (LCZs)] on air temperature simulated by the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) during a regional extreme event. We simulated the 2017 heatwave over Europe considering four scenarios, using WRF coupled with two LSMs (i.e., Noah and Noah‐MP) with default land use/land cover (LULC) and with LCZs from the World Urban Database and Access Portal Tools (WUDAPT). The results showed that implementing the LCZs significantly improves the WRF simulations of the daily temperature regardless of the LSMs. Implementing the LCZs altered the surface energy balance partitioning in the simulations (i.e., the sensible heat flux was reduced and latent heat flux was increased) primarily due to a higher vegetation feedback in the LCZs. The changes in the surface flux translated into an increase in the simulated 2‐m relative humidity and 10‐m wind speed as well as changed air temperature within cities section and generated a temperature gradient that affected the temperatures beyond the urban regions. Despite these changes, the factor separation analysis indicated that the impact of LSM selection was more significant than the inclusion of LCZs. Interestingly, the lowest bias in temperature simulations was achieved when WRF was coupled with the Noah as the LSM and used WUDAPT as the LULC/urban representation.


Effectiveness of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and the dependence of legumes to AMF application are determined by the compatibility of AMF and the host plant. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of indigenous AMF on growth, biomass and nutrient uptake of 5 months seedling of kayu kuku (Pericopsis mooniana (Thw.) Thw) grown in greenhouse. The six tested indigenous AMF were isolated from four rhizospheres of kayu kuku at Kolaka District: FMA-HA (natural forests Tanggetada, FMA-BJ (Bali Jaya village plantations), FMA-CA (Lamedai Nature Reserve, FMA-Vale (PT. Vale Indonesia Tbk.), and other two rhizospheres from Kendari city: FMAUHO (park area of Halu Oleo University), FMA-KG (urban forest in Southeast Sulawesi Governor's office). As comparison, there were also included a control (without AMF), a mycofer and an isolate from Kendari (kdr03). The study was designed in a randomized block design with 9 treatments and five replications. The results of study showed that in general AMF inoculations could increase the growth and nutrient uptake of the kayu kuku seedling. FMA-KG and FMA-UHO increased height, stem diameter, number of leaves, and root nodules. They also increased total dry weight at 260% and 281% above the control. In addition, FMA-KG increased total chlorophyll and nutrient accumulation. Levels of C organic and total N were not significantly affected by AMF treatment. Levels of total P, K, Ca and Mg of kayu kuku seedling were generally higher in control, but nutrient accumulation was higher in AMF treatment. There was a strong and significant correlation between nutrient accumulation and kayu kuku seedling biomass.


Seventeenth-century trade policy is generally framed by historians within the historiographical paradigm of 'mercantilism'.1 For Adam Smith and many later theorists of this alleged economic 'system', its core was the balance of trade theory as depicted most famously by the Director of the English East India Company, Thomas Mun. In his 1664 posthumously published tract, England's Treasure by Foreign Trade, Mun developed the idea that it was essential for countries that the value of their exports be greater than that of their imports.2 This seemed necessary in order to prevent an outflow of bullion which was thought to have deleterious consequences for a country's economic performance. According to the economic historian Charles Wilson, Mun's short tract, with its explanation of the balance of trade theory, became the 'Bible of later mercantilists'.3 Following Wilson, every textbook puts the balance of trade theory at the center of economic thought and policy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. There has been a great deal of debate on the question of whether the balance of trade theory was as wrong and as 'absurd' as Adam Smith had it.4 But that is a problem of economic theory. It should suffice here to say that in an economy which was running on coined money, the preoccupation about there always being enough of it in the country was far from being as wrong-headed


Communication is central to palliative care. It unifies all nursing practice, and plays an integral role in the operationalization of palliative care. To deliver quality palliative care, it is para ...


With the accelerating of economic globalization,it is unavoidable for Accounting Standards to converge internationally.Conceptual Framework is the basis and guideline of accounting standards setting,so its convergence is the premise of Standards' complete convergence.The program of FASB and IASB conceptual framework will be carried out in eight stages,and now an important achievement has been made in the first five stages,especially the first,wecond and fourth stages.The program is only a coopcrative study of FASB and IASB on the surface,but it is,in nature,a fierce competition of the right of the global accounting-standard making in the future.Thus we should pay much attention to it and take an actiue part in it and plant something with chinese elements in the converged CF properly.


Economic projections of direct and indirect effects of coal resource development were used to anticipate the types and forms of waste residuals that need to be assimilated into the environment in the energy-impacted Yampa River basin in Colorado and Wyoming. Based on these projections, several physical modeling techniques and assessment methods were used to evaluate the effects of these changes on the environment. Projected increased water uses were examined, and methods of meeting increased needs within existing use patterns and other institutional constraints were determined. Possible benefits of combining economic projections with a range of hydrologic studies were demonstrated. (1 diagram, 6 graphs, 6 maps, 29 references, 2 tables)


Septic arthritis is characterized by joint inflammation after a direct invasion of joint space by an infectious agent, and it is most frequently caused by bacteria. Salmonella septic arthritis is very rare in immunocompetent children, occurring almost exclusively in patients with a predisposing disease.
The authors aim to alert to this condition by describing their experience in approaching an uncommon case of non-typhoidal Salmonella septic arthritis in an immunocompetent child, demonstrating its severity and increased risk of complications, requiring multiple therapeutic interventions and modification of antibiotic regimens.


Reparations has always been a lingering topic in American history – one that is heavily discussed, but never quite put into action. Though there are many who agree that payment is owed for slavery, or that a crime was committed, they are often dissuaded by various issues, or by the idea that reparations are "too divisive" and would encourage racial dissention. In my project, I address these arguments, and establish a case for reparations and the ethical responsibility behind it. My project explores themes of duty, responsibility, and compensation for wrongdoing as applied to the American slave trade. In this project, I explore what makes people so uncomfortable with the idea of reparations, and how this discomfort has created a level of social denial. I also discuss the moral implications of this denial, and how it connects to the historical mistreatment of black individuals. Through the use of various philosophy texts such as Margaret Urban Walker's Moral Repair and Professor Bernard Boxill's work in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, as well as other, more socially based media, such as Ta-Nehisi Coates's The Case for Reparations and the documentary Traces of the Trade, I have complied a series of arguments designed to explain the rationale of anti-reparations arguments, and to explain that reparations are not only right, but a moral necessity. Section I: Introduction In the early 2000s, members of a wealthy and expansive family were brought together in order to dig into their family history. What they found surprised them — and perhaps only them. After years of self-congratulation and familial pride in their accomplishments, the family was dismayed to learn that the source of their wealth was not due to the ingenuity or hard work of their forefathers, but rather to the immense part they played in the northern slave trade. The family was deeply shaken by this news, and so they went on a journey — what I myself consider to be a sort of "apology tour" — to several places where their ancestors had traded human lives, in an attempt to empathize with those who their family had purchased, and to begin the process of moral repair with those their ancestors had wronged. As part of this repair, they filmed their journey, so that others like them might also inspired and begin to facilitate repair within the community. The family written about here is the DeWolf family, who ventured out on their journey after a member, Katrina Browne, learned of the true roots of their wealth. Along with several cousins and siblings, Browne ventured to parts of the East Coast, as well as Ghana and Cuba. While their immediate intentions were good — Katrina in particular seemed to express a deep desire to repair the wrongs done by her family — in my eyes, the trip seemed less about fixing the damage their forefathers had done, and more about assuaging personal feelings of guilt. As they traveled, they became increasingly uncomfortable with the status held by their family, and by other white people in general, and attempted — quite awkwardly, and with little success — to beg 1 Katrina Browne, Alla Kovgan, and Jude Ray (directors), Traces of the Trade, available at http://www.tracesofthetrade.org/. forgiveness from the various black/African people they encountered. At the end of their journey, various members committed themselves to aiding those wronged by the DeWolf family, and attempted to foster change within their communities. I will admit, I found little to empathize with or enjoy in their journey. While I assume that their overall intentions were good, I found the family to be disruptive and invasive to the countries they visited, and many members seemed more preoccupied with alleviating their own personal angsts as opposed to acknowledging the painful truth of their history. Several members were hurt by the distant behavior of various black people they encountered, yet blissfully ignored their intrusion into a predominantly black space, during a time meant to mourn the very history they had come to explore. While their trip was by no means an easy one, I was disturbed by how much their travels were marked by privilege -the privilege to travel so freely, and to demand to be taken notice of, regardless of circumstance or demographic. They refused to accept minority status; they demanded attention and friendliness, even in a place where the inhabitants would quite reasonably be hostile. In one instance, they take it upon themselves to try and meet a black woman in the area -perhaps to share experiences with, or hear her thoughts -and as a group are quite hurt when she wants nothing to do with them. Though I'm sure they considered her denial to be very mean, I found that their insistence to meet with her was even worse. Not only had they intruded into her space -a space she hadn't intended to see white people in, according to their story -and demand her time, they also did so during an important cultural event. Their hurt at her refusal to meet with them said less about her manners, and more about their disturbing lack of empathy -something that comes out multiple times during their travels. One member in particular worries that he won't "feel anything" when touring old slave trading posts, and others remark at how much easier it was to relate to their fore-fathers than to examine how the slaves they owned might have felt. What attempts they made to sympathize felt vaguely voyeuristic, and slightly plastic, as though they could not truly identify with the horrors committed under their family name. This is another way that their privilege marks the documentary -through their obvious struggles with empathetic behavior. There were other issues as well: when exploring the ports in Ghana, Browne tries to equate the actions and status of white slave owners to the African rulers they traded with, in an attempt to create a sort of joint experience with the Ghanaians in the area. She is quickly shot down by a Ghanaian historian. The issue here is not so much that she tried to find a shared experience between two peoples, but that doing so can create a false equivalency — one that allows her and others like her to turn a blind eye to the nature of their own privileges. While her intentions might have been benign, her question echoes many arguments used to dismiss the horrors of slavery — namely: "other people had slaves too!" When discussing matters of privilege and oppression, we must be especially careful to not leave loopholes or "exit strategies" -qualifiers that allow for us to say "well, that's not what I do..." and thus feel as though we've escaped our moral responsibility. By adding in a side narrative about Africans who were complicit in the slave trade, attention is diverted from the true nature of the issue -her family's wealth and those who suffered for it -into an inconsequential discussion about who is more responsible for the success of the slave trade. Lastly, the ending. Browne, a relatively reasonable if not enjoyable narrator, nearly undoes all of the work of her documentary in its final moments by casually informing the viewer that none of the money her family earned from the slave trade "exists" anymore. This statement is dangerous, because it implies that the very root of the contemporary DeWolf importance — their wealth, and by extension their influence — has little to do with the money they incurred from the slave trade. Not only is this a direct untruth, but it also exemplifies a major problem within discussion about slavery as a whole. Slavery is not a closed chapter of American history. While the practice itself no longer remains, its aftershocks are still present in society. The same goes for Browne and the DeWolfs. While the physical money may no longer exist, its presence is still felt in every part of the documentary. It exists in the expensive stained glass paid for by an ancestor, and in the factory co-started by another, one that still exists today. While the money no longer physically exists, its benefit is palpable. By ignoring this, Browne does herself a major disservice. The critiques are not to say that her documentary does not convey an important message. In many ways, Browne's wishes for her travels align with the purpose of my paper — to invoke feelings of community responsibility for past wrongdoings, to expose how deep issues of moral repair run, and to push forward an urgent need to rectify the past to present a healthier future. Browne's documentary brings forth another issue I intend to address within my paper — why people are so threatened by the idea in the first place. Initially, it is easily to pass off reparations as a simple demand for payment — a payment many feel they do not owe. At the heart of the issue, however, discussing reparations requires that people be honest, and admit that their success in life is not wholly their own. Thus, reparations becomes an issue that can shake people to the core — if they are not completely responsible for their lot in life, then this means that they are a) less in control, less skilled — less impressive than they thought they were, and b) others are not completely responsible for their lots either — which means that rightful complaints of inequality and unfairness can no longer be ignored. This is shown toward the end of Browne's documentary, when she and her family members compare college educations. Out of the nine family members she journeyed with, only one had not received an Ivy League educations, and many of the eight others had multi-generational relationships with the college they attended. One member of the group grew quite upset when Browne suggested that his acceptance to Harvard was because of his family name. The relative in question refused to admit that his family's wealth and influence might have anything to do with his acceptance, and preferred to believe that he was accepted solely due to his intellect. When I first watched Browne's


The playgroup and pre-school movement is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, just as the sector is facing possibly its greatest ever challenge with budget cuts causing social and economic uncertainty.


The First World War resulted in an unprecedented range of encounters between peoples from different ethnic, social and cultural backgrounds. Soldiers from across the globe travelled to different theatres of war – Europe, the Middle East, East Africa, Egypt, Gallipoli – where they not only encountered fellow-soldiers and non-combatants with different languages, religions or customs, but also interacted with friendly or belligerent civilians. Between 1914 and 1918, on French soil alone, there were over 1 million Asian and African men, both soldiers and non-combatants, in addition to soldiers from Australia, New Zealand and North America.


To explore the efficacy of pharmacokinetics-based 5-fluorouracil dose management by plasma concentration test in advanced colorectal cancer treatment. 153 samples of advanced colorectal cancer patients were enrolled and randomly assigned into control group and experimental group. All patients received double-week chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (four weeks were used as one period), and chemotherapy duration ranged from 2 to 6 periods. In the first period, all patients were administrated with classic strategy of body surface area (BSA). In the subsequent periods, the control group (77 samples) continued with BSA guided chemotherapy, while experimental group (76 samples) received pharmacokinetics AUC-based chemotherapy. Efficacy and toxic side effects were assessed during chemotherapy, and survival were recorded in follow-up. In the AUC experimental group, rate of diarrhea significantly decreased (37.50% vs 70.00%, P=0.010), and events of oral mucositis reduced (54.17% vs 82.50%, P=0.014). Compared with control group, Clinical benefit rate of experimental group was much higher (90.79% vs 79.22%, P=0.046). There was no significant difference in other 5-fluorouracil related toxic side effect events (nausea, vomiting, hand-foot syndrome) and progression free survival between two groups. Pharmacokinetics-based dose management of 5-Fluorouracil reduces toxicity of chemotherapy and improved long-term efficacy of chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer patients.


In this paper, we introduce OctaRing, an octagon-shaped finger ring device that facilitates pressure-sensitive multi- touch gestures. To explore the feasibility of its prototype, we conducted an experiment and investigated users' sensorimotor skills in exerting different levels of pressure on the ring with more than one finger. The results of the experiment indicate that users are comfortable with the two-finger touch configuration with two levels of pressure. Based on this result, future work will explore novel gestures involving a finger ring device.


cultural—phenomenon. It is a well documented academic study of the kind that would usually attract the attention of a limited scholarly audience but in this case has an interest for a much wider readership. We may ask why should a Russian orientalist confess so frankly to her nostalgia for Lucknow. The fact is that the author has produced an unconventional study, certainly unconventional in Soviet terms. Reading it one cannot fail to note her characteristic use of ' I ' in place of the offending ' we' which was the trademark of Soviet academic output. Nostalgia for Lucknow combines a highly personal and emotional narration with thorough scholarly analysis, something of a new phenomenon in Russian orientalism. The author has based her research on a great variety of sources: on the travelogues and diaries of European visitors and reports of British residents and official gazetteers, on the one hand, and on classical Urdu prose and chronicles, on the other. The classical prose is quoted principally as a source of data on Lucknow's history, but if one turns to fiction for facts, a degree of personal feeling is bound to seep into the narrative and, not unexpectedly, it colours Suvorova's perceptions, adding to the book's appeal. In fact what makes her book so readable is the constant juxtaposition of differing views on Lucknow—the romantic Lucknow seen by its admirers, including the author, and Lucknow through the eyes of its lordly Western critics. Reading the passages, abundantly quoted, retold and rephrased by Suvarova, from works such as Fasdna-i 'ajd'ib, by Rajab Ali Beg Surur, Umra'o Jan Add, by Mirza Ruswa, Fasdna-i Azdd, by Ratan Nath Sarshar, Guzashta Lakhna'u, by Abdul Halim Sharar, or even Dilrubd, by our contemporary Qurrat ul Ain Haidar—all authors who contributed to a' native' perception of Lucknow—one cannot but share her nostalgia for the fantasy translated into reality that endured for centuries, now gone, leaving behind it a decaying decor and a great many questions.


Being one of the most extensive tropical ecosystems, the seasonally dry tropical forest is one of the least studied. This study aims to determine the floristic composition, structure, and tree biomass of the Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laquipampa, as well as to describe the influence of environmental parameters. For this, ten 50×20 m transects were established. In each transect were evaluated the height and diameter (≥ 10 cm) of all arboreal individuals. Likewise, botanical, and edaphic collections were made. Clustering, phytosociological, multivariate and regression analyzes were applied. 263 individuals were recorded, comprising 33 species, 19 genera and 17 families. The total basal area was 11.73 m2.ha-1 and the average biomass of 152.61 t.ha-1. It was not significantly evidenced that the floristic composition would be related to edaphic variables, however, it was observed that these variables play an important role in the understanding of the fragment dynamics.


This instruction manual describes how to perform three tasks: (1) running a basic load rating analysis for a predefined load; (2) entering a new moving load pattern; and (3) modifying LRFR parameters used to estimate rating factors for varying bridge conditions and vehicle permits. The finite element model of the I.B. Perrine Bridge was created using LARSA 2000 Plus v6.08.65 and has been updated to LARSA 2000/4D v7. Rating factors are calculated in accordance with the Draft Manual for Condition Evaluation and Load and Resistance Factor Rating of Highway Bridges (LRFR Manual, AASHTO, 2003). By default, LRFR rating factors are calculated for the Strength II limit state corresponding to permit vehicle loads.


This article is an overview of the work realized from 2003 to 2010 as part of the master CCI of the School of Architecture of Marseille. The aim of this presentation is to highlight how specialized computer tools and digital processes can approach the way architectural ambiances were held in each of the sites and projects studied for these CDROM. In this situation, these tools proved to be true interfaces of analysis and communication, allowing the specification and explicit numerical description of the ambiances. However, data relating to ambiance representation and simulation result less of the effects that the process in which they are listed referring to other areas specific to the architecture of the project studied.


Soybean α-amylase mediates three kinds of reactions: (1) the hydrolysis of amylose, etc.; (2) an esterification of a functional carboxylate of G1u186 with 2, 3-epoxypropyl α-D-glucopyranoside (α-EPG); (3) a hydration of maltal. Thus, what the functional groups for each reaction are, and whether the catalytic sites are the same, are interesting questions. For hydration of maltal, we here studied the binding properties and the pH dependence of the rate parameter (pKm, k2). It was found that the binding of two maltal molecules to the enzyme is required for the hydration, and that only one protonated functional group with pK=6.75 is concerned with the catalysis, although two functional groups with pK=3.5 and pK=8.2 for both the hydrolysis of amylose and the esterification of G1u186 with a-EPG. Hehre et al. (J. Biol. Chem., 261, 2147(1986)) have proposed a possible mechanism for the hydration of maltal catalyzed by sweet potato β-amylase and assumed a functional carboxyl group (pK=3.7) for the hydrolysis of amylose as catalytic group. If this assumption is true in the case of soybean B-amylase, the pK of the functional carboxyl group (normally pK=3.5) must be raised to 6.75 as a result of the maltal binding to the enzyme. From inhibition study with 4-O-α-glucopyranosyl (1→4)-1-deoxynojirimycin as strong competitive inhibitor, it was presumed that three reactions are catalyzed at the same place in the active site.


The synthesis of the new bis(2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl)methylhydroxyphosphine tridentate phosphine ligand, LCH2OH/Ph, is reported. The ligand reacts with [Pd(Cl)2(PhCN)2 to form [Pd(LCH2OH/Ph)Cl]Cl. Exchange of the chloride ions for triflate (OTf–) using AgOTf yielded pure [Pd(LCH2OH/Ph)OTf]OTf. In addition to spectral characterization the free ligand, LCH2OH/Ph, and Pd(II) complex, [Pd(LCH2OH/Ph)OTf]OTf, are structurally characterized. This research was supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Biosciences, and Geosciences. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a multiprogram national laboratory operated by Battelle for DOE.


SCOPE
Hyperoxaluria is a major cause of kidney stone disease. Around half of the oxalate in mammals is supplied from the diet and the other half is endogenously synthesized from glyoxylate. Reduction of hepatic glycolate oxidase (GO) activity is one approach to reduce endogenous production of oxalate. However, there are currently few effective dietary approaches to reduce hepatic GO activity.

METHODS AND RESULTS
In the present study, we investigated whether restriction of dietary vitamin B2 (VB2) can reduce hepatic GO activity and oxalate excretion in mice with hyperoxaluria induced by hydroxyproline (Hyp) or obesity. We found that VB2 restriction significantly reduced hepatic GO activity in both the Hyp- and obesity-induced model of hyperoxaluria in mice. However, VB2 restriction reduced urinary oxalate excretion only in the Hyp-treated mice and not the obese mice. This difference could be due to the contribution of endogenous oxalate production that manifests as increased hepatic GO activity in Hyp-treated mice but not obese mice.

CONCLUSION
Together these results suggest that VB2 restriction could be a new dietary approach to improve hyperoxaluria when endogenous production of oxalate is increased. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


The effect of intense pulsed electron beam irradiation and final heat treatment on the element redistribution in the surface layer of refractory alloy parts was examined with the use of electron Auger spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and optical metallography. The studied specimens were made of bars, produced of the following refractory alloys: VT6, VT8, VT9, EP866sh. The irradiation of these targets were carried out using the GESA-l accelerator under the following conditions: electron energy - E=115-l20 keV; pulse duration - τ=15-40 μs; and the energy density in a pulse (w) as well as the number of pulses (n) were increased from w=18 J/cm2, n=1 up to w=60 J/cm2, n=5. The objective of the present research is the discussion of results, dedicated to the effect of intense pulsed electron beam irradiation regimes upon the element distributions in the surface layer of refractory alloy parts.


The magnetic field distribution for a sphere in a uniform field is obtained by the usual method. This distribution is then transformed into the distribution for an ellipsoid in a uniform field by the method of conformal mapping.


We assessed the efficacy of a comprehensive programme for stopping smoking in 210 smokers scheduled for surgery, before admission and 3 months after attending a pre‐operative clinic. Participants were randomly allocated to receive an intervention incorporating nicotine replacement therapy for patients smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day ('dependent smokers'), or to a control group to receive usual care. Dependent smokers allocated to the intervention group were more likely to report abstinence before surgery than those allocated to receive usual‐care (63 (73%) vs. 29 (56%), respectively; OR 2.2 (95% CI 1.0–4.8)), and 3 months after attendance (16 (18%) vs. 3 (5%), respectively; OR = 3.9 (95% CI 1.0–21.7).


Abstract : A new n-type conjugated polymer, poly2,2'-(THIOPHENE-2,5-DIYL)-6,6'-BIS(3-PHENYLQUINOXALINE) (PTQx), was synthesized, characterized, and shown to be an excellent electron transport polymer for electroluminescent devices. PTQx thin films had a reversible electrochemical reduction but an irreversible oxidation, confirming its n-type nature. Electron affinity and ionization potential of PTQx thin films were estimated from cyclic voltammetry to be 3.0 and 5.54 eV, respectively. Poly(phenylene vinylene) (PPV) based light emitting diodes using PTQx as an electron transport layer, ITO/PPV/PTQx/Al, combined low turn-on voltage (3.6 eV) and high brightness (710 cd/sq m) with good efficiency (0.4%). The performance of PTQx as an electron transport material in electroluminescent devices was found to be far superior compared to all previously reported n-type polymers.


Thanks for putting it out there!

I recognized the layout of some of the code, but the real kicker was the first line of the readme


It is estimated that transitioning to a low-carbon, and climate resilient economy, and more broadly "greening growth? over the next 20 years to 2030 will require significant investment and consequently private sources of capital on a much larger scale than previously. With their USD 28 trillion in assets, pension funds - along with other institutional investors - potentially have an important role to play in financing such green growth initiatives.Green projects - particularly sustainable energy sources and clean technology - include multiple technologies, at different stages of maturity, and require different types of financing vehicle. Most pension funds are more interested in lower risk investments which provide a steady, inflation adjusted income stream - with green bonds consequently gaining interest as an asset class, particularly - though not only - with the SRI universe of institutional investors...


Objective: Awareness and educational programme are one of the solutions to reduce unregistered drugs usage. In Malaysia, an agency called Pharmaceutical Services Division (PSD) and Pharmacy Enforcement Division (PED) are highly active in yielding many awareness programmes throughout the country as well as in its website. The goal of this research was to explore the pharmacist views or perceptions on the current awareness and educational programme on registered drugs. Methods: These findings emerged from one-on-one semi-structured interview guided with sixteen pharmacists in Klang Valley who have represented the voice from the pharmacists throughout Malaysia. Results: Six themes identified: 'Consumer utility', 'low health literacy', 'social and education influenced', 'equitable access to information', 'promotion' and 'persistent'. These themes emphasise the current awareness to improve and provide the programme to everyone in Malaysia to get the same information regardless they're staying. Pharmacists also expressed their concern about the current consumer who only cares about their benefit such as fast effect; cheap and easy to get by ignoring the bad impact if they consume the unregistered products. The pharmacists also believed that the health literacy, the social and educational level also influenced the purchase behaviour amongst consumer. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the management of unregistered drugs needs to involve every organisation. Future research could develop a particular measure and score on awareness and knowledge amongst public on this issue. This test can be used as the indicator to evaluate the outcome of the future knowledge programmed. Keywords: Unregistered drugs, Awareness and educational programme, Pharmacist, Public, Perspectives


In an attempt to ascertain whether acidity can be correlated with some molecular parameter, the charge distribution within 24 oxoacid molecules and their conjugate base anions were examined by calculating the partial positive or negative charge on each atom.


A t one of my psychotherapy sessions the first thing my client asked me, after the usual greetings and smiles, was, "Did you ever suffer from any mental illness?" I had been engaged in therapy with this particular client for a few weeks. We had a good rapport, and in terms of the therapy I felt we were making better than average progress. But nothing in the previous sessions had prepared me for this question. I had never had the opportunity to discuss the nature and degree of self disclosure that would be appropriate to a particular context. I had always and only understood self disclosure as a personal matter: no rules, no guidelines, only discretion. I have not had any diagnosable mental illness; but now, faced with this opening question and put on the spot, I felt a salvo of thoughts shooting through my mind. How should I answer this question? I was apprehensive of losing our rapport, the engagement in therapy, and progress in …


Demographic and phytochemical investigations involving a group of specialized phytophagous plant bugs ( Dichrooscytus spp.) on dioecious Rocky Mountain juniper, Juniperus scopulorum Sargent, reveal patterns of individual host plant use correlated to tree sex and phytochemistry. Male trees support higher diversities of mirid species and higher peak densities of individual species; the latter are correlated with the levels of certain sesquiterpenoids and phenyl propanoids in the trees' volatile oils. Compounds correlated with variations in bug density occur in higher levels in female trees, and transferred insects have lower rates of survival to sexual maturity on female trees. The sex of the host thus appears to represent a potentially important factor that influences the choice of host for plant bugs feeding on dioecious species.


The case for " reverse translation" is briefly presented. The manifest problems in immunology in accounting for antibody diversity and the dependence of DNA mutation on cellular processes plus, on the theoretical side, the cybernetic necessity of abstracting environmental information in order to maintain relevant genetic material together give weight to a search for this reverse process. Mekler' s 1967 reverse translation theory is outlined and shown not to be objectionable cither in terms of known biochemical reactions or in terms of the assertion of the " central dogma" that macro-molecular information does not " flow out" of the proteins once it has " flowed in"


The Diversity Series theme for the 2020-2021 school year is "Dismantling Racism." In this three-part series, we will provide resources and guest speakers to better educate ourselves and learn how to be antiracist.


An independent observer taking a close look at either a university professor or a researcher would quickly discover that this group of people is using a language not very well understood by the rest of the society. A pertinent component of this professional "jargon" is a set of buzzwords often used. This set changes with time, and it itself, to some extent, measures time. For example, it is also quite plausible to assume that in 1948 the most popular buzzword discussed and cherished by scientists was "transistor". It is also quite plausible to assume that the same word is not a favorite one any more. The reason is that it does not generate as much enthusiasm as it used to and, as it is known quite well, the transistor technology has become "domesticated", i.e. commonly used. The goal of this paper is to show how the VLSI technology, so popular among scientists these days, can become another popular technological commodity. The successful VLSI experience we describe in this paper has been achieved by a small group of faculty from a medium size public university and can be used, in our view, as an example by others.


Our group was interested in looking at proteins in ElizabethkingiaAnophelisR26. We found a set of five genes that we thought worked together to create cell division. In order to find these genes we used theRastDatabase (2). Once we had located the genes of interest we looked at the table of fold changes provided by Dr. Canaan to see if they were actually being transcribed (3). The table showed that four of the five genes we were investigating had significant fold changes. We concluded that because of the number of transcriptions that the only gene that really had significant fold changes was that of gene 1548. Further studies would need to be conducted to verify whether or not the set of five genes are actually involved in cell division or not.


The analytic world now has a trilogy of works delineating Heinz Kohut's views about narcissistic .disorders, which he has expanded into a separate theory of the psychology of the self. The addition of the Casebook was needed for a more complete elaboration of his concepts and their clinical application, a fact that Kohut and his associates had long recognized. Clinical vignettes were abundant in the Analysis ofthe Self, but fragmented and hence too meager to do more than illustrate a particular point. Larger segments of analyses were used in The Restoration of the Self to clarify Kohut's criteria for termination and other issues, but they were presented in such theoretical terms that their clinical verity was diminished. The six case reports contained in the Casebook are complete enough to convey a sense of the nature and continuity of interaction between the patients and analysts. Together, the three volumes provide a rich supply of diversified clinical data illuminating the theoretical exposition. Those who have enthusiastically endorsed Kohut's ideas as a seminal breakthrough in psychoanalysis and tho5e who have theoretical differences and serious doubts about his technique will find in the latest book valuable new material on which to base their positions. An introduction by Goldberg explains the method employed by the contributing group and offers an overview of Kohut's major ideas about narcissistic personality disorders, so that the book is virtually able to stand on its own. In addition, however, specific references to Kohut's works are included in each case report for elucidation of points in question. The cases were selected from completed analyses of students at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis and of colleagues in other localities. All benefited from some degree of Kohut's help and guidance, some from personal supervision. A foreword to


Serum protein fractionation has, during recent years, been performed in many disease states. In some instances, the pattern of protein distribution is virtually diagnostic. In most, however, the changes are at best suggestive of certain disease states. Antibodies generally migrate in the gamma fraction of serum proteins and quantitation of gamma globulin has been one means of studying abnormalities in antibody production.' Thus, serum protein electrophoretic fractionation has been studied in other situations when an indirect look a t antibody formation has been desired. In this regard, problems in tissue transplantation2 have been studied as well as the more prosaic problems of resistance to infection, allergy, and more recently autoimmune disease.3 The basis for the observations we now present was encountered during an effort to evaluate patients with a variety of diseases noted for their clinical susceptibility to infection and the ability to maintain tissue grafts.' Studies were performed to evaluate the degree of delayed cutaneous hypersensitivity to which skin grafting is apparently related! Patients were skin tested with six antigens prepared from organisms to several of which most individuals have been exposed and should therefore show a positive reaction. Patients with Hodgkin's disease, chronic lymphatic leukemia, carcinomatosis, lymphosarcoma and postsplenectomy states, plus a miscellaneous group of patients and controls were studied.5 In addition, a group of 14 patients with thalassemia major was included, since i t has long been recognized that these patients have great difficulty with infections especially after splenectomy. The skin testing revealed no absolute anergy inasmuch as all reacted to one or more antigens. In conjunction with skin testing, protein electrophoresis was performed. The group of patients with thalassemia was distinct in that all showed high levels of gamma globulin.' The gamma globulin elevation was striking, for in none of the previously mentioned patient groups of comparable size was any such trend found. These patients who are being managed medically by several physicians nevertheless have been treated with the same philosophy. They were USUally permitted to go without blood transfusions until symptoms of anemia appeared. As a result, most transfusions were given between hemoglobin ranges of four to seven gms. per cent. In recent years, all transfusions have been with packed red cells. Those patients who had undergone splenectomy were chosen because of developing hypersplenism manifested by increas-


This study was designed to test the hypothesis that increasing the infusion rate of bile salts could overcome drug‐induced cholestasis. Cholestasis was induced by administration of 17.5 μmol/L estradiol‐17β‐D‐glucuronide during the infusion of taurocholate, tauroursodeoxycholate or dehydrocholate at 20 nmol/min/gm liver. After 30 min, a bolus of 10 μmol of the bile salts was added to the perfusate, and the infusion rate of each bile salt was increased. Taurocholate at a rate of 62 or 125 nmol/min/gm liver, caused a prompt dose‐dependent increase of the depressed bile flow and bile salt excretion. A higher rate of taurocholate infusion (180 nmol/min/gm liver) was less effective than either the 62 or 125 rate in increasing bile flow. Infusion of tauroursodeoxycholate at 250 or 390 nmol/min/gm liver also led to a dose‐dependent recovery. Further increase of tauroursodeoxycholate infusion rate to 580 nmol/min/gm liver did not provide any additional recovery in bile flow. Dehydrocholate, at rates of 62 or 125 nmol/min/gm liver, gave only a slight enhancement of bile flow. Both taurocholate and tauroursodeoxycholate caused a marked removal of the estradio‐17β‐D‐glucuronide, which had accumulated in the liver. At lower taurocholate infusion rates, the estradiol‐17β‐D‐glucuronide was excreted mainly in the bile. At the highest rate, however, biliary excretion of estradiol‐17β‐D‐glucuronide declined significantly, and a marked back‐efflux of the estrogen into the perfusate was noted. In contrast, tauroursodeoxycholate led to enhanced biliary estradiol‐17β‐D‐glucuronide excretion at all increased tauroursodeoxycholate infusion rates and to only a small increase in back‐efflux of estradiol‐17β‐D‐glucuronide at the two highest tauroursodeoxycholate infusion rates. Dehydrocholate, at higher infusion rates, did not enhance estradiol‐17β‐D‐glucuronide biliary transport or regurgitation. The effects of taurocholate, tauroursodeoxycholate and dehydrocholate on bile flow, bile salt secretion and estrogen excretion during estradiol‐17β‐D‐glucuronide cholestasis paralleled their relative hydrophobicity and detergent effect. Taurocholate infusion also decreased the adverse effect of estradiol‐17β‐D‐glucuronide on sucrose clearance. Among the bile salts used, taurocholate was the most effective in increasing bile flow during estradiol‐17β‐D‐glucuronide cholestasis but showed some toxicity. Although less effective, tauroursodeoxycholate did not exert adverse effects. Accordingly, tauroursodeoxycholate has a higher therapeutic index that might be relevant in efforts to treat estrogen‐induced cholestasis by administration of bile salts.(HEPATOLOGY 1990; 11:735‐742.)


—Microcredit refers to personal oriented loans for consumption, which is mainly characterized by small loans, medium-short term and lacking collateral, and serves high-risk populations who are highly likely to be rejected by traditional financial institutions. A crucial challenge that the leading plat- forms are facing is to assess the creditworthiness of applicants and decide whether or not to grant credit. Therefore, credit scorecard emerges and has drawn broad attention, as it takes an important role in the field of risk management. However, the parameters of scorecard are usually estimated using a sample set that excludes rejected applicants, which may prove biased when applied to all applicants. Reject inference comprises techniques to infer the possible repayment behavior of rejected cases. In this paper, we model credit in a brand new view by capturing the sequential pattern of interactions among multiple stages of loan business to make better use of the underlying causal relationship. Specifically, we first define 3 stages with sequential dependence throughout the loan process including credit granting(AR), withdrawal appli- cation(WS) and repayment commitment(GB) and integrate them into a multi-task architecture. Inside stages, an intra-stage multi- task classification is built to meet different business goals. Then we design an Information Corridor to express sequential depen- dence, leveraging the interaction information between customer and platform from former stages via a hierarchical attention module controlling the content and size of the information channel. In addition, semi-supervised loss is introduced to deal with the unobserved instances. The proposed multi-stage interaction sequence(MSIS) method is simple yet effective and experimental results on a real data set from a top loan platform in China show the ability to remedy the population bias and improve model generalization ability.


Greetings everyone! This issue of Deakin news focuses primarily on several events happening across Canada, including a few shortlist announcements.
Awards
Finalists for Newfoundland and Labrador Book AwardsFor a list of finalists read more at the Canadian Children's Book Centre Website
VCRL 2018 Information Book Award Shortlist Announced
For a list of the 10 titles on the shortlist, see the VCRL website.Roundtables voting deadline: October 31, 2018Winner announcement: November 2018
Events
Telling Tales FestivalWestfield Heritage Village, Rockton OntarioSunday September 16, 2018
The Children's Book Bank Presents An Evening with Emma DonoghueThursday, September 20, starting at 6:00 pm at Daniels Spectrum 585 Dundas Street East in Toronto, Ontario
Word on the Street TorontoHarbourfront CentreSunday September 23, 2018 (includes a "kids zone" area)
WordFest - Calgary, ABOctober 8-15, 2018Memorial Park LibarySee the Youth Program for details
The Annual VCLR Illustrator's Breakfast: How do they do that?October 13, 2018 | University Golf Course | Vancouver BC
Breakfast & presentations: 8:00 am - 12:00 pmWorkshop: 12:30 – 1:30 pmEarly Bird Rates end September 23, 2018
Book Bash: Canadian Children's Literature FestivalSaturday, October 20 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.mHarbourfront Centre
To conclude, I leave you with this quirky list of books from The New York Times entitled "Charming, Plucky Picture Books That Ease Back-to-Class Jitters."  All the best for an enjoyable fall and happy reading!
Hanne Pearce


This article reports the results of a study carried out to evaluate the offline hyphenation of capillary zone electrophoresis with matrix‐assisted lased desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI‐TOF‐MS) for the analysis of low‐abundant complex samples, represented by the tryptic phosphorylated peptides of phosphoproteins, such as α‐casein, β‐casein, and fetuin. The proposed method employs a latex‐coated capillary and consists in the online preconcentration of the tryptic peptides by a pH‐mediated stacking method, their separation by capillary zone electrophoresis, and subsequent deposition of the separated analytes onto a MALDI target for their MS analysis. The online preconcentration method allows loading a large sample volume (∼150 nL), which is introduced into the capillary after the hydrodynamic injection of a short plug of 1.0 M ammonium hydroxide solution and is sandwiched between two plugs of the acidic background electrolyte solution (BGE) filling the capillary. The sample spotting of the separated analytes onto the MALDI target is performed either during or postseparation using an automatic spotting device connected to the exit of the separation capillary. The proposed method allows the separation and identification of multiphosphorylated peptides from other peptides and enables their identification at femtomole level with improved efficiency compared with LC approaches hyphenated to MS.


The effects of a purified toxin fraction of the scorpion Tityus serrulatus were investigated in anesthetized rats. Toxin, in doses of 5 to 20 µg/100 g, produced sinus tachycardia, whereas 40 and 80 µg/100 g evoked sinus bradycardia, sinoatrial and atrioventricular block, ventricular ectopic beats and idioventricular rhythm. Bilateral vagotomy did not prevent the arrhythmias. In vagotomized animals, physostigmine enhanced, hexamethonium decreased and atropine abolished the bradycardiac effect. Propranolol prevented or abolished the sinus tachycardia and changed the ventricular into a sinus rhythm. The pressor effect of toxin was not abolished by hexamethonium, but was significantly decreased by reserpine, guanethidine or phenoxybenzamine in intact rats, and abolished by guanethidine in adrenalectomized animals. It is concluded that: 1) the cardiac arrhythmias are caused by the release of acetylcholine and catecholamines; 2) the bradycardia is due to release of acetylcholine by actions of toxin on vagal ganglia and postganglionic nerve endings in the heart; 3) the sinus tachycardia, the ventricular ectopic beats and the idioventricular rhythm are caused by activation of beta adrenergic receptors in the heart; 4) the hypertension is caused by the release of catecholamines from adrenal glands and postganglionic nerve endings; and 5) the hypotensive effects are due, at least in part, to sinus bradycardia, sinoatrial and atrioventricular blockade.


THE POINT IS MADE THAT ROAD USE MAKES HIGH DEMANDS ON VISUAL AND HEARING FACULTIES AND REQUIRES HARMONIOUS AND SAFE EXECUTION OF MOVEMENTS, AND DEFICIENCIES OF THE CHILD IN THIS CONNECTION ARE STUDIED TOGETHER WITH POSSIBLE METHODS OF TRAINING. IN THIS CONTEXT ROAD TRAINING IS SEEN AS SIGHT, HEARING AND MOVEMENT TRAINING. PART FUNCTIONS WHICH ARE IMPORTANT IN ROAD USAGE ARE TREATED CONSECUTIVELY AND A LIST IS GIVEN OF TEACHING METHODS WHICH CAN REMOVE CERTAIN DEFICIENCIES BY GAMES METHODS OR "MINI LEARNING PROGRAMMES". FURTHER POINTS ARE EXAMINED FROM PERCEPTION PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT PSYCHOLOGY. IN ADDITION ROAD TRAINING IS SEEN AS SOCIAL EDUCATION; IN THIS CONNECTION THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES ARE GIVEN THEIR APPLICATIONS DISCUSSED AND DEFINITE LEARNING SITUATIONS WORKED OUT. IN FURTHER SECTIONS OPINIONS ARE GIVEN ON THE FEELING OF THE CHILD, PSYCHOLOGICAL SITUATIONS OF CHILDREN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS AND CONCERNING ROAD TRAINING USING ROAD TRAFFIC GAMES. IN TWO FURTHER SECTIONS 38 PRACTICAL HINTS ARE GIVEN ON ROAD TRAINING IN THE HOME (BY H STEINMANN) IN ADDITION TO A ROAD TRAINING TEST (BY G KNOPF) IN WHICH THE TRAFFIC-ADJUSTED BEHAVIOUR OF THE CHILD CAN BE TESTED.


Excerpt] I am excited that the new leadership of the AFL-CIO is committing an additional $35 million to building labor's political operation during this election year. But I'm especially excited that they will be doing more than returning Clinton to the Presidency and Democratic control to the House and Senate—They are going to move labor's own agenda through ongoing political organizing, and not just in federal elections but in state and local ones.


A child's drawing of an emu dances across the screen and a small finger points to Wilcannia on a map. Welcome to Barlu Kurli - a preschool where the fruits of two cultures blend.


This article analyses the implication that the kind of «Catholic Agustinism» known as Jansenism had on the formation of a set of ethics centred around self-interest. It starts with a more general investigation into the passions throughout the Spanish-speaking world at the end of the 18th century, focusing on the arguments triggered by the works of Pierre Nicole. We believe that this article can also help us to understand how a «commercial society» was conceived within a structurally Catholic monarchy and what the representatives of the Hispanic Enlightenment could borrow from it.


This is modeled after Morten Hjorth-Jensen https://compphysics.github.io/ MachineLearning/doc/web/course.html Please see his lecture notes and get deeper into Machine Learning. Linear regresion is a low level (or first step in) machine learning (ML), but all equations can be derived analytically and important concepts for ML can be introduced, such as, the choice of model, assumptions of error, cost function, regularizations, correlations, etc. Some of the important concepts are: • Data input and output, which we will denote by D: D = {(x0, y0), (x1, y1), ...(xn−1, yn−1)} (1)


An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor for receiving from the remote node wave division multiplexing (WDM) signal, wherein the WDM signal comprising a first channel for transmitting a first remotely generated signal, transmitting a second generating a second channel signal of the remote, and a third channel; adapted for the WDM signal into a composite WDM signal, the method is: the first remote drop generating signal from the first channel; a first local generating a first channel signal is inserted; and a second locally generated signal into the third channel; and means for providing a first wavelength of the locally generated signal and the second local signal to generate a lock, not to the said second wavelength locking signal remotely generated.