Synthesis and immobilization of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) was performed on transparent fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate by pulse electrodeposition method. The method was cost effective, simple and capable of producing nanoparticles strongly attached to the substrate. Effects of several influencing factors such as duty cycle, pulse frequency, current density, solution concentration, deposition period and annealing procedure on the optical properties of AuNPs-FTO electrode were investigated. AuNPs-FTO electrodes were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV-Vis absorption analysis. Controllability of the plasmon absorption of the electrodeposited film by tuning of the electrodeposition conditions and thermal annealing procedure was important achievements helpful to the progress of the AuNP film applications in the tunable localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (LSPR) manufacturing industry.


The process management for the rural power network upgrade is an effective way to standardize project management,improve project management quality,shorten construction periods,and strengthen key parts management in different project stages.The scientific application of informatization in the process management will be helpful to efficiently obtains the management goals to the maximum extent.Combing with the rural power network upgrade project in Puyang Electric Power Supply Company,this paper describes the application of informatization in the rural power network upgrade process management.


Traditional respiration sensing in neonatal intensive care often suffers from signal quality issues such as drop-out, presenting difficulties in emerging applications such as automated control of blood oxygen saturation. We are developing a non-contact vision based respiratory monitoring system, suitable for use in a neonatal intensive care unit, to monitor the presence of apnoea, and to provide estimates of respiratory rate and tidal volume as a supplementary system complimenting traditional respiratory monitoring methods. This paper reports on progress relating to data capture and logging and motion detection with this system. The system comprises a Microsoft Kinect™ webcam and PC running a custom Lab VIEW capture and logging program that takes images of neonates lying in intensive care cribs. Image acquisition methods have been developed allowing capturing of camera images and streaming images to disk at up to 30Hz. Image processing methods haw been developed to automatically identify neonates and to isolate areas of respiratory movement. This basic system will be evaluated in an upcoming pilot study.


In order to content the need of monitoring, a type of video camera system based on FPGA is designed. The video camera system uses CMOS image sensor which is controlled by the I2C controller in FPGA to obtain the image data. And then the system caches the image data into DDR2 SDRAM. The image is showed on LCD screen 53 frames per second finally. The result shows that the video camera system based on FPGA is flexible, transferable and high-speed.


A mathematical structure used to express image processing transforms, the AFATL image algebra has proven itself useful in a wide variety of applications. The theoretical foundation for the image algebra includes many important constructs for handling a wide variety of image processing problems: questions relating to linear and nonlinear transforms, including decomposition techniques; mapping of transformations to computer architectures; neural networks; recursive transforms; and data manipulation on hexagonal arrays. However, statistical notions have been included only on a very elementary level and on a more sophisticated level in the literature. This paper presents an extension of the current image algebra that includes a Bayesian statistical approach. It is shown how images are modeled as random vectors, probability functions or mass functions are modeled as images, and conditional probability functions are modeled as templates. The remainder of the paper gives a brief discussion of the current image algebra, an example of the use of image algebra to express high-level image processing transforms, and the presentation of the statistical development of the image algebra.


Cornea being constantly exposed to sunlight and atmospheric oxygen is readily prone to oxidative damages. The functional antioxidant signaling helps maintain the levels of reactive oxygen species in the cells and keeps the cornea healthy. Corneal endothelial dystrophies include a group of corneal diseases that are marked by progressive degeneration of corneal endothelium leading to loss of vision. The increased level of oxidative stress in several corneal endothelial dystrophies indicates that there might be disruption in proper functioning of these signaling pathways. Various strategies to improve antioxidant signaling pathways may help develop novel clinical interventions to combat degeneration of endothelial cells that leads to vision loss. This review gives an overview of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of corneal diseases.


The method based on autodyne effect of detection in the semiconductor laser is offered for registration of heart and eye movements of fresh-water crawfish-Daphnia. With the help of laser autodyne system amplitude and the shape of Daphnia's heartbeats which used to determine the degree of toxicity of the water environment has been registered. In this work the dependence of frequency and amplitude of heartbeats of Daphnia from a degree of toxicity of the water environment has been presented. Oscillograms of movements of Daphnia's eye and their spectrums have been received both for a case of own movements of an eye, and for occurrence of the phenomenon of synchronization of these movements by an external electric field. Occurrence of the phenomenon of synchronization at which character of movement of an eye becomes close to harmonious has been shown. We show the research results of influence of a magnetic field on Daphnia, placed in the water environment. It is shown, that at frequencies close to Daphnia's heartbeat frequency the frequency of its heartbeat substantially increases. We also discovered great increase in heartbeat frequency of a Daphnia placed in water that was preliminary influenced with a magnetic field. It can be understood as a "magnetization" of water. Under the influence of magnetic field of higher frequency the "magnetization" effect disappears.


--------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT----------------------------------------------------------The inductive instruction is an active teaching method. By this method, the teacher can offer opportunities for students to observe, analyze, predict, generalize from some particular instances. The results of the survey showed that most teachers of mathematics teachers have recognized the strong points of this method; however, in teaching the topic "Primitive and Integral" of Calculus 12 in Vietnam, they have not been preferred to apply inductive instruction into their job.


We suggest here the method of the mapping of DFT calculations on the multiorbital model in a following way: the parameters of the formulated multiorbital model should be determined from the requirement that the self-consistent charge and spin densities found from the ab initio and model calculations have to be as close to each other as possible. The analysis of the model allows for detailed understanding of the role played by different parameters of the model in the physics of interest. As an example of the approach we present the study of the effect of silicon atoms substitution by the iron atoms and vice versa on the magnetic properties in the iron silicide alpha-FeSi2. The DFT+GGA calculations are mapped to the model with intraatomic Coulomb and exchange interactions, hoppings to nearest and next nearest atoms and exchange of the delocalized electrons between iron atoms; the magnetic moments on atoms and charge densities of the material are found self-consistently within the Hartree-Fock approximation. We find that while the stoichiometric alpha-FeSi2 is nonmagnetic, the substitutions generate different magnetic structures. For example, the substitution of three Si atoms by the Fe atoms results in the ferrimagnetic structure whereas the substitution of four Si atoms by Fe atoms gives rise to either the nonmagnetic or the ferromagnetic state depending on the type of local enviroment of the substitutional Fe atoms. Besides, contrary to the commonly accepted statement that the destruction of the magnetic moment is controlled only by the number of Fe-Si nearest neighbors, we find that actually it is controlled by the Fe-Fe next-nearest-neighbors. This finding led us to the counterintuitive conclusion: an increase of Si concentration in Fe1-xSi2+x ordered alloys may lead to a ferromagnetism. This conclusion is confirmed by the calculation within GGA-to-DFT.


The book is organized in four sections, grouping together and integrating the contributions of the various authors. Following a brief introduction by Barnes and Kaase, Kaase and Marsh set out the theoretical orientation and arguments of the work, develop and explain the measures employed, and present some of the basic findings of the main study. Much of the analysis is based on Guttman scales of protest potential and repression potential developed from the battery of conventional and unconventional participation items. The methodology is sound and the measures convincing, although I suspect that attitudinal measures may underestimate somewhat the potential for violence, which is ultimately eliminated from the scale because of the small numbers of respondents approving of or stating a willingness to engage in acts of violence. Nevertheless, the analysis enhances substantially both our theoretical and methodological understanding of political participation in democratic societies. Following the Kaase-Marsh section of the book, Inglehart and Klingemann collaborate on a series of chapters which explore the role of ideology and value changes in the five countries in accounting for the increased evidence of unconventional participation. The third major section of the book comprises essays by Barnes, Farah, and Heunks on the relationships between the incidence of personal and political dissatisfaction and observed patterns of protest potential. The relationships between all forms of personal dissatisfaction and protest behaviour are disappointingly weak, but the coefficients for policy dissatisfaction and protest potential are significant in all five nations. Finally, Allerbeck, Jennings, and Rosenmayr collaborate on two chapters which explore the generational patterns, in some respects the most interesting and valuable section of the volume. The analysis of generational patterns is enhanced by the inclusion of parent-child pairs in each of the national samples, providing the opportunity for direct comparison of generations within a rigid set of controls as well as an oversample of the 16 to 20 year-old populations. The evidence of a generation effect independent of predictable life cycle and period effects is important, and will provide a fit subject for reanalysis by students of political change, cohort analysis, and those with a specific interest in one or more of the countries included in this project.


Maternal and fetal complications are high in preexisting uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). There is limited data on the use of concentrated insulin in continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) during pregnancy. We report a case of 22-year-old woman G4P0030 with T2DM since 10 years of age who was admitted for preterm premature rupture of membrane at 26 weeks gestation. Preconception HbA1c was 12.1% on metformin, and basal bolus insulin. Severe hyperglycemia following betamethasone administration for fetal lung maturity required insulin drip initially which was transitioned to basal bolus insulin. Despite total daily insulin dose >480 units, glucose control was suboptimal. Decision was made to initiate CSII with basal U-500 concentrated regular insulin and U-100 prandial insulin injections. She was started on Dexcom for CGM and Omnipod Dash with basal rate 1.3 units/hour (6.5 units/hour U-500), insulin sensitivity factor 27 mg/dl (5.4 mg/dl with U-500), carb ratio 1 unit lispro to 2 g. Glycemic control improved as noted in CGM even after adjusting the pregnancy target (70-140mg/dl). Patient delivered a male infant (2090 grams) by emergency C-section at 30 weeks gestation due to preterm labor with fetal malpresentation. She was discharged home with U-100 basal bolus insulin regimen on day 3 postpartum. Concentrated insulin in CSII is effective for uncontrolled T2DM in pregnancy.

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We are living in the electronic age where electronic transactions such as e-mail, e-banking, e-commerce, and e-learning etc.. are becoming more and more prominent. To access online for this services, web browser is today's almost unique software used. These days' hackers know that browsers are installed into all computers, and can be used to compromise a machine by distributing malware via malicious or hacked websites. Also these sites use JavaScript to manipulate web browsers and can drive user system to failures, each web browsers have features that define theirs behaviors, unfortunately most of users are unwilling to enable or disable this features, because many of them still do not understand even basic security concepts, This paper will briefly describe some specific web browser features misconfiguration and associated risks, also we present an application that will check configuration of selected web browser in order to find all misconfigured features, and propose to student through tailored e-learning awareness program to reconfigure them securely.


To improve the conditions of livestock areas, integrated crop-livestock systems have proven to be a viable and sustainable alternative for pasture recovery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the production, quality of Paiaguas palisadegrass and cattle performance after intercropping with sorghum in the pasture recovery through an integrated crop-livestock system. The experiment was conducted in an experimental design in a randomized block design with four replicates in a 4 x 4 factorial scheme, with four forage systems: Paiaguas palisadegrass in monocropped, sorghum intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in rows, sorghum intercropped with Paiaguas palisadegrass in interrow, and sorghum intercropped with oversown Paiaguas palisadegrass, evaluated in four seasons of the year (winter, spring, summer, and fall).The forage system did not influence the DM production, nutritive value, stocking rate and weight gain, being that all forms of sowing can be indicated due to the good development of Paiaguas palisadegrass after the sorghum harvest, showing several alternatives for implantation of the crops in intercropping. The summer and fall seasons provided higher forage availability and nutritive value, resulting in greater weight gain and better performance per animal per area. Paiaguas palisadegrass has good potential in pasture formation, recovery, and/or renewal, showing resistance to the dry period of the year (winter and fall).


The issue of health risk from asbestos exposure in children is rarely addressed, mainly for the long median latency of asbestos-related diseases (45 years for pleural mesothelioma): if children are...


Background: Calotropis genera comprise of two species, with 90% inhabiting southern Asian country and are most endemic to the India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Srilanka, China. Objective: The present project attempts to study the antimicrobial activity of the latex of Calotropis gigantea L. Material and Methods: The latex of Calotropis gigantea L.is subjected to various extractions using ethanol and distilled water. The extracts were subjected to phytochemicals were screening and antimicrobial study was performed against different bacterial species i.e. E .coli, S.aureus, S. dysenteriae, B. subtilis using disc diffusion method. Result: The aqueous extracts and ethanolic extracts show presence of alkaloid, tannin, flavonoid, saponin and cardiac glycosides. The aqueous extract was inactive against all the samples, i.e. Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae, Bacillus subtilis and does not show any significant antibacterial properties. The ethanol extract was active only against Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae and does not show any significant antibacterial properties on the remaining ones. Conclusion: Thus it may be suggested that ethanolic latex extracts of Calotropis gigantea L. may be used to treat infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae.


Objective: Deep brain stimulation improves motor symptoms and bladder function in Parkinson's disease. Currently there is no evidence of deteriorated bladder function after DBS. We report on two patients who experienced acute transient urinary retention after DBS. Methods: Surgery planning was based on T1 and T2 weighted MRI Images with the patient under general anaesthesia. Multiple microelectrode recordings (MER) were performed intraoperatively in the awake patient before test-stimulation via the macro-tip of the recording electrode. The contact with the widest therapeutic window (low threshold for improvement of akinetic-rigid symptoms and high threshold for stimulation-induced side-effects) was chosen for permanent stimulation via the dbs-electrode. In both cases urodynamic investigation under active deep brain stimulation was performed. Both patients were asked to asses their subjective voiding function by a self administered questionnaire containing the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) and additional questions on patient's medication, prior surgery of the lower urinary tract and transurethral/suprapubic catheterisation in the past. The questionnaire was handed out to assess the patients' situation immediately prior to, 3 days and 3 months after DBS implantation. Results: Patient D.H. had a pre-interventional IPSS of 5 (mild lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)). including a bother score of 1. Patient E.D. showed an IPSS of 10 including a bother score of 2 (mild LUTS) before the DBS. Both patients were on no medication for the lower urinary tract, had no history of prior surgery of the prostate and no previous transurethral catheter due to urinary problems. D.H. and E.D. developed acute urinary retention after removal of the transurethral catheter. In both cases urodynamic investigation under active DBS system revealed atonic detrusor activity, subvesical obstruction could be excluded by urethro-cystoscopy. Due to persistent urinary retention suprapubic catheters had to be inserted in both patients for 6 weeks (D.H.) and 10 weeks (E.D) before they could be removed again with a continuous improvement of sensibility and motility of the bladder. 3 months after the surgery the IPSS returned to a score of 5 (4+1) (D.H.) and 10 (8+2) (E.D.) respectively, in the "stim-ON" condition. Conclusion: Patients with STN-DBS and normal preoperative bladder function should be monitored for urinary retention. Detrusor atony seems to be a temporary event.


Ion-exchange chromatography is one of the most important methods for separating and purifying biomolecules including natural proteins and recombinant proteins.In order to explore the possibility of separating biomolecules with self-packed chromatography column,we packed a Q Sepharose Fast Flow anion exchange chromatography column and preliminarily purified buckwheat trypsin inhibitor.When comparing the chromatography efficiency with pre-packed Resource Q column,it showed that the packed Q Sepharose Fast Flow anion exchange chromatography column could meet the requirements for separating target protein,and it was superior to the pre-packed column in greater sample volume,more flexible column volume and lower cost.


OBJECTIVE To establish a determination method of camphor in XiaoMi suppositories by capillary gas chromatography.METHODS The determination was carried out on a PEG20000 capillary column(30m×0.25mm×0.25μm) with CGC.RESULTS The camphor linear ranger were 30ng~480ng.the average recoveries were 98.6%.CONCLUSION The method is simple、accurate and reliable and can be used for quality control of XiaoMi.


The embodiment of the invention provides an identity authentication method and an identity authentication system for a mobile terminal based on a WPKI and a timestamp. The method mainly comprises the steps that a user terminal acquires the timestamp from a timestamp mechanism system and establishes a safety data channel with an application server by adopting the WPKI; the application server receives the timestamp sent by the user terminal through the safety data channel and authenticates the timestamp through the timestamp mechanism system; after authentication of the timestamp is passed, data are transmitted between the application server and the user terminal by utilizing the safety data channel. According to the embodiment of the invention, a mobile intelligent terminal communicates with the application server by adopting a WPKI technology, and the safety of the whole link is guaranteed by adopting an SSL communication protocol based on an ECC algorithm; by using the timestamp service of a trusted third party, various attacks to a group key exchange protocol can be resisted, so that the effective identity authentication of the mobile terminal is achieved, and the data safety of wireless services of the mobile terminal is guaranteed.


This parking brake control device for a transport vehicle is installed in a vehicle body equipped with a negative control parking brake (17) for maintaining a state wherein rotation of the wheels has stopped, and is equipped with a control unit (32) for controlling the movement of a spool (21) for the purpose of releasing or operating the parking brake (17) by exciting or demagnetizing a solenoid valve (25). The control unit (32) has: a stop determination unit (33) that determines whether the vehicle body has stopped traveling; an operation command unit (34) that operates the parking brake (17) when the stop determination unit (33) determines that the vehicle body is stopped; and a release command unit (35) that releases the parking brake (17) after a preset time has elapsed from the beginning of the operation of the parking brake (17) by the operation command unit (34).


This paper introduces hardware circuit structure of glassware grabbing manipulator and programming skills. It presents a way for time control of this manipulator.


In this paper, a method for detecting the outline of the motion target in standstill scenery using the double difference method is introduced. The geometrical characteristics of moving object is studied by means of the moment method. The moving information of the object is estimated through the centroid of the target. Some expermental results and its analysis are also given.


The purposes of this study were to investigate dietary behavior, dietary attitude, and food frequency of Chinese students studying in the university...


A novel single-stage Buck/Boost inverter is proposed,which still works when the DC link voltage is lower than the AC voltage.The principles of the circuit are explained in detail.Fixed switching frequency SPWM instantaneous control with inductor-current feedback is adopted.The inverter operates in the half load cycle mode,with no power flow that is not reflected to the input and the output.The simulation and experiment results both indicate its feasibility.


Tables of the classification of one-quantum excitation states, i.e., states with quantum number N = N/sub min/ + 1 = 2A -- 19, were formulated for a series of nuclei with (2s--2d) shells with consideration of the nucleons A = 17 to 40 within the translational-invariant shell model. These tables give the classification of states of abnormal parity not only in the translational- invariant shell model but also for the K-harmonic method. (tr-auth)


Esophageal atresia is a relatively uncommon congenital malformation occurring in one in 25003000 live birth. We are reporting a case of type 1 esophageal atresia found in a new born of a mother with polyhydramnios. The mother was unbooked and uninvestigated. The anomaly was diagnosed at birth as an incidental finding due to excessive salivation from baby`s mouth. The baby was operated. The tracheoesophageal fistula ligated and oesophagostomy and gastrostomy were done. Mother was trained regarding feeding and suctioning. Baby was discharge on 20th day of life in good general condition with proper advice and counseling to the parents for regular follow-up.


A multi-channel temperature testing system based on MSP430 MCU and testing software which is developed by VB are introduced and discussed.The software has a friendly visual interface and structural design.After the combined debug,the result shows that the software can have good stability and maneuverability,realize forty-eight channels real-time temperature curve and fulfill the entire target.


The cost of the next generation of high intensity accelerators has become so large that no single institution can solely afford to fund the construction of the project. To fund these large projects, institutions have embarked on forming ambitious collaboration structures with other laboratories. For example, 60% of the European Spallation Source linac will be funded with in-kind contributions. To induce other laboratories to join the collaboration, compromises must be made in the accelerator technical design to offer interesting and challenging projects to partner institutions. The cost of high intensity hadron accelerators is largely driven by RF system. Emittance preservation is often less of an issue as long as beam losses are kept low. A new design philosophy different from the traditional approach at particle and nuclear physics machines is emerging for the high intensity frontier machines. During last year the ESS linac was costed, to meet the budget, modifications were introduced to the linac design. One of the major changes is the reduction of final energy from 2.5 GeV to 2.0 GeV and an increase of gradient and therefore beam current was increased. As a result the design now meets the cost objective but for the price of a higher risk. The accelerator system designer must then try to balance the cost and technical risks while also satisfying the interests and external goals of the partner laboratories. This paper illustrates how this balance was achieved with the ESS design.


In this paper, a novel information retrieval and text summarization model based on deep learning (DL) is introduced. The model comprises three primary stages, including information retrieval, template generation, and text summarization. The initial step involves utilizing a bidirectional long short term memory (BiLSTM) technique to retrieve textual data. This approach considers each word in a sentence, extracts relevant information, and converts it into a semantic vector.


Thirty-three cases with Perthes' disease who had been treated in our clinic were evaluated radiologically and clinically. The follow-up period after the beginning of treatment was from 5.6 to 32 years (average, 13.5 years). Conservative treatment was carried out in nine cases, and operative treatment in twenty-four cases. Chiari pelvic osteotomy was performed for fourteen cases that had coxa magna.The results were dependent on the method of treatment and those of Chiari group were favourable clinically and radiologically.


The invention discloses a rail shifting device for a steel wire rope traction type hillside orchard transporter. The rail shifting device comprises a moving frame, more than two shifting rails and a supporting device. The moving frame is mounted on the supporting device and fixedly connected with the shifting rails, and the end faces of the shifting rails are coincided with fixed guide rails correspondingly. The rail shifting device for the steel wire rope traction type hillside orchard transporter overcomes the defects of incapability in rail shifting and remote material transport, low cost performance and the like in the prior art, and has the advantages of simple structure, simplicity and convenience in operation, capability of quickly shifting rails and transporting materials remotely, high cost performance and the like.


Surgeons must know their clinical strengths and weaknesses in order to improve their skills and increase patient safety. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.


This paper has three aims. First, I defend, in its most radical form, Hume's scepticism about practical reason, as it applies to purely self-regarding matters. It's not always irrational to discount the future, to be inconstant in one's preferences, to have incompatible desires, to not pursue the means to one's ends, or to fail to maximize one's own good. Second, I explain how our response to the "irrational" agent should be understood as an expression of frustrated sympathy, in Adam Smith's sense of sympathy, rather than a genuine judgement about Reason. We judge these people because we cannot imaginatively identify with their desires and attitudes, and this is frustrating. Third, compared to the standard cognitive view, my account better explains the nature of our criticism of the "irrational," and, by portraying "irrationality" as a cause of upset to other people, provides a better normative basis for being "rational."


The failure of dot-coms is a staggering 75% in the first two years. Many of these failures were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). One of the most commonly cited reasons for failure has been lack of a workable strategic business model to guide e-commerce (electronic commerce) efforts. We began this study because we wanted to explore if successful e-commerce SMEs use a guiding strategic process model, and if they do, ask them to articulate the model components. We chose a qualitative research method to obtain a rich description of the e-commerce process. The interview pool consisted of 15 interviews with established SME e-commerce entrepreneurs. From deep analysis of the data, a set of e-commerce process components and interrelationships between those components emerged from the data. We then synthesized (from the rich description) a model of the e-commerce process.


Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are highly reactive free radicals and molecules involving oxygen. ROS are produced by cellular respiration, photosynthesis and ROS-generating enzymes like NADPH-oxidase. The various types of stresses including water stress, temperature stress, metal stress and other factors also cause the production of ROS. The increase in ROS has damaging effect on DNA, protein, membrane stability and cellular homeostasis. The level of ROS is maintained by the activity of enzymes and molecules of antioxidant defence system. The antioxidant enzymes include ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR) and dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR) whereas antioxidant molecules are ascorbic acid (AA), carotenoids, glutathione (GSH), polyamines and amino acids, α-tocopherol and phenolic compounds. Polyphosphate, other than the antioxidants, also defends against the oxidative stress and lowers the damage caused by ROS.


The axial dynamic response of a single pile in clay is examined within the framework of a Winkler—type approach. Experimental data for the variation of soil shear modulus and hysteretic damping wit...


Biological organisms can suffer various kinds of effects when exposed to high intensity sound. Active sonar systems used to investigate marine ecosystems typically have source levels exceeding 220 dB re: 1 μPa at 1 m, which are high enough to have an effect on organisms in relatively close proximity. Although these systems operate at frequencies from the low kilohertz to megahertz ranges that are not usually associated with potentially harmful effects in the marine environment, fundamental interactions with sound occur at various biological scales that strongly depend on the size of the organism with respect to acoustic wavelengths. These effects range from subtle changes in behavior to various types of trauma that can result in temporary or permanent hearing loss, or in hemorrhage or even mortality. Examples from the literature will be used to illustrate the basic relationships between biological effects of sound and the size and structure of marine organisms, as well as potential concerns associated wit...


A Monte Carlo method was used to simulate relationships between substrate XRF intensities and film thicknesses for nickel film- and tin film-substrate systems. Experimental measurements of these relationships were performed for a few film-substrate systems. Good agreement between simulated and experimental values was obtained.


This research aims to determine whether there is a positive influence of e-learning on mathematics learning achievement on the algebra subjects in junior high schools in Bojonegoro district. This research is a quasi-experimental research with two research variables. The dependent variable in this research is the mathematics learning achievement and the independent variable from this research is the learning model. This research was analyzed by using t-test with the analysis prerequisite test that is the normality test with the liliefors method and homogeneity test with the F test method. The result of this research is that there is a positive influence of e-learning on mathematics learning achievement on algebra subjects in junior high school in Bojonegoro district.   Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya pengaruh positif pembelajaran e-learning terhadap prestasi belajar matematika pada pokok bahasan aljabar di SMP sekabupaten Bojonegoro. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian eksperimental semu dengan dua variabel penelitian. Variabel terikat dalam penelitian ini adalah prestasi belajar matematika dan variabel bebas dari penelitian ini adalah model pembelajaran. Penelitian ini dianalisis menggunakan uji t dengan uji prasyarat analisis yaitu uji normalitas dengan metode liliefors dan uji homogenitas dengan metode uji F. Hasil penelitian ini adalah terdapat pengaruh pengaruh positif pembelajaran e-learning terhadap prestasi belajar matematika pada pokok bahasan aljabar di SMP sekabupaten Bojonegoro.


The Glarus thrust of the eastern Helvetic Alps has been proposed as a major pathway for metamorphic fluids expelled from the footwall during alpine deformation and prograde metamorphism. The stable isotope composition of calcite in a thin continuous calc-mylonite layer and gradients into the overlying Verrucano siltstones and underlying Flysch or carbonate are analyzed in detail. A regional scale map of the 18 O composition of the calc-mylonite covering 25 kilometers east-west by 15 kilometers north-south is interpolated from 35 sampling sites with a total of over 700 samples. This map reveals a steep northward increase in 18 O from 11 to 18 permil (SMOW), interpreted as an isotopic front within the southernmost 6 kilometers, and leveling out at about 20 permil farther north. Vertical profiles across the sharp thrust contact show significantly different isotopic fronts in the south, where the Verrucano Formation is thrust upon marine carbonates and in northern sites, where it rests on Tertiary Flysch. Southern sites display steep continuous isotopic gradients over about 1 meter above the thrust, where both 18 O and 13 C decrease to background, Verrucano Formation values of 10 to 11 permil ( 18 O SMOW) and - 6 permil ( 13 C PDB) respectively. Footwall carbonates are significantly depleted from their original value of about 26 permil within a zone of less than 10 meters below the thrust contact. The front geometry of 13 C increasing from 2t o2 permil downward within about 1 meter is much steeper than the one defined by 18 O. Northern sites, in contrast, display distended isotopic alteration fronts upward into the Verrucano hangingwall, where higher than background values in 18 O and 13 C are found up to 15 meters and 6 meters above the thrust contact, respectively. No isotopic alterations could be detected within the footwall Flysch up to the thrust contact. The 87 Sr/ 86 Sr systematics has been observed on the centimeter to millimeter- scale in vertical profiles across the calc-mylonite in three southern sites. In each sample (slab), a topmost zone of slightly enriched, homogeneous 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values (0.709 to 0.712) is found within a zone of highly sheared and dynamically recrystallized yellow veins alternating with dark stylolite seams on the sub-millimeter scale. In two slabs, smooth vertical downward gradients to marine carbonate values (0.708) could be observed on the centimeter-scale. Regional and local isotopic gradients are explained as exchange between the different rock reservoirs through the advection/diffusion/dispersion of fluids interact- ing in a regime of brittle/ductile deformation associated with >30 kilometers north- ward thrust translation. Different scenarios of fluid flow along and/or across the thrust plane are modeled using transport theory coupled with isotopic exchange reactions at an assumed temperature of 300°C. Considerable amounts of externally derived 18 O-depleted, basement-derived fluids are required to explain the isotopic characteristics in the southern part of the thrust. A time integrated fluid flux (TIFF) of 4500 to 9100 m 3 /m 2 is calculated for the channelized flow component along the thrust, far exceeding any cross-thrust compo- nent of downward fluid infiltration of 3.45 to 5.7 m 3 /m 2 . In northern sites, however, any potential thrust parallel fluid flow is obscured by a dominant component of upward, cross-thrust flow of fluids derived from compaction/dehydration of Flysch units in the immediate footwall. These calcite saturated fluids left their imprint in the


The diierence between the dynamics of a population model in an Aboriginal Whaling Management Procedure (AWMP) and the dynamics of either the true stock or the common control program for testing AWMPs is a form of model misspeciication. The potential estimation bias introduced by this misspeciication provides the opportunity to empirically improve model-based strike limits. We show how to adjust the application of an existing AWMP in order to exploit new data sources or to use old data sources more appropriately. The result can be better strike limits without the need to design ever more complex population dynamics models. For example, age proportion data can be used with the AWMP introduced by Punt and Butterworth (1997) without redesigning their model to be age-stratiied. A simple example is presented to isolate the key aspects of the approach. For this example, the proposed approach provides better estimation through more exible use of all available data, particularly when the informativeness of portions of the data diier.


— An advanced nickel base alloy, MAR MOO2, was subject to creep-fatigue, strain controlled, cycling at temperatures of 750, 850 and 1000°C. Under continuous cycling the alloy exhibited cyclic stability at 750 and 850°C but not at 1000°C. The presence of a tensile or compressive dwell caused softening at 750 and 850°C compared with the pure fatigue case. At 1000°C a tensile dwell caused slight hardening and a compression dwell caused cyclic softening. The stress response for a balanced, tensile plus compressive, dwell was similar to that for continuous cycling. Unbalanced tensile dwells produced significant compressive mean stresses and compressive dwells resulted in large tensile mean stresses at 750 and 850°C. However, at 1000°C no significant mean stresses were produced whatever cycle was used. Stress relaxation behaviour was similar for both tensile-only and compressive-only dwells. In the balanced case the amount of stress relaxation was double that in each dwell of an unbalanced cycle. Reliable predictions of stress relaxation were possible using stress exponents from available creep data and the Gittus equation. Severe ageing (104 h at 1000°C) does not destroy the cyclic stability of the alloy although some softening occurred in the compression-only dwell at 850°C. Tentative explanations for the observed stress response in terms of dislocation-precipitate interactions have been suggested.


A formula for the thickness of a shear band formed in saturated soils under a simple shear or a combined stress state has been proposed. It is shown that the shear band thickness is dependent on the pore pressure properties of the material and the dilatancy rate, but is independent of the details of the combined stress state. This is in accordance with some separate experimental observations. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Tofacitinib is an oral, small molecule JAK inhibitor for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). Efficacy and safety of tofacitinib were evaluated in randomised, placebo-controlled Phase (P)2 (NCT00787202) and P3 (NCT01465763; NCT01458951; NCT01458574) studies, an open-label, long-term extension (OLE) study (NCT01470612) and an ongoing P3b/4 study (NCT03281304). Ex-smokers have an increased risk of UC, but the response to therapy in these patients (pts) has not been previously evaluated. We assessed the impact of smoking status on the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in the UC clinical programme.

 Efficacy endpoints and adverse events (AEs) were evaluated by smoking status (ever smokers [current and ex-smokers] and never smokers) in P2 (safety only)/P3/OLE/P3b/4 studies. Efficacy endpoints were summarised by treatment allocation; pt characteristics and AEs were summarised by tofacitinib predominant dose.

 This analysis included 1156 pts (ever smokers, n=416 [36.0%; current smokers, n=59 (5.1%); ex-smokers, n=357 (30.9%)]; never smokers, n=740 [64.0%]; Table 1). Compared with never smokers, ever smokers were older and more likely to have a prior history of myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus, or ischaemic or coronary heart disease. The proportion of pts achieving efficacy endpoints was generally similar across tofacitinib treatment groups regardless of smoking status (Table 2). AEs were reported in 88.7% of ever smokers and 83.8% of never smokers. Overall, 60.6% of ever smokers had an infection, specifically 10.8% had herpes zoster (non-serious and serious), 12.0% had a Clostridioides difficile infection and 19.5% had a lower respiratory tract infection; corresponding values for each AE among never smokers were 53.1%, 6.8%, 8.5% and 11.4% (Table 1). Major adverse cardiovascular events were reported in 1.0% of ever smokers and 0.7% of never smokers; thromboembolic events were reported in 1.0% of ever smokers and 0.9% of never smokers. Malignancies (excl. non-melanoma skin cancer [NMSC]) occurred in 2.5% of ever smokers and 1.5% of never smokers; NMSC occurred in 3.7% and 1.0%, respectively. In total, 0.6% of never smokers had colorectal cancer and there were no cases in ever smokers.

 The efficacy and safety of tofacitinib were generally similar in ever smokers and never smokers. This study is limited by the combined analysis of current and ex-smokers and unknown factors such as the degree of smoking and the time between smoking cessation and UC diagnosis. These data are consistent with previous reports in the general population and pts with UC.1,2

 1. Meserve J et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 7: 1533–1540.
 2. Rogers MA et al. PLoS One 2012; 7: e42091.


Anthropogenic activities are a matter of serious concern in the Indian Himalayan region due to adverse impacts on wildlife and habitats. This study examines resource use patterns by local people in relation to the habitat of Malayan Sun Bear in and around Dampa Tiger Reserve in Mizoram. Standard questionnaire surveys and vegetation sampling methods were used for data collection and analysis. It was found that 221.3 km2 (33.3%) of the forested areas have high human interference in the form of logging, indiscriminate tree falling and fuel wood collection, while 26% was moderately affected and 18% of the reserve had no impact. Among vegetation resources, fuel wood was used in the highest quantity (28%) followed by bamboo and edible plants (21%) and (11%), respectively. Ethno-zoological usage comprises of parts of animals like snake, bear, monitor lizard, and porcupine. Sun bears were considered pests that feed on maize, cucumber, sweet potato and pumpkins grown in 'jhum' crop fields. Anthropogenic pressures from farm-bush hunting, monoculture, and unplanned roads have contributed to severe biodiversity loss, and must be constrained for the conservation of sun bear and their habitat
in the region.  The Land Use/ Land Cover on human built-up, jhum land (current and abandoned jhum/shifting cultivation), forests (dense and open), bamboo forest, plantation etc. were used to develop maps for each village. The land use pattern for the eight villages studied. Information obtained from MIRSAC and its mapping in Arcview shows that highest number of agricultural land was in villages of West Phaileng (319sq.ha) and Damparengpui (283.8sq.ha). Closed or dense forest was in highest proportion in Phuldungsei and least in Tuipuibari (120sq.ha). Grazing activities was relatively low or absent in most part of DTR. Abandoned jhum fields were in largest number in Damparengpui (939.60sq.ha) followed by Silsuri (881.17sq.ha) and Serhmun (880.99sq.ha).


Significance When the bladder's specialized epithelial lining is damaged by infection or injury, its own basal and intermediate cell progenitors are called upon to restore a functional barrier. Here we show that when these progenitor cells are depleted in conditional Dnmt1 mutant mice, Wolffian duct epithelial cells migrate into the bladder, acquire bladder epithelial cell characteristics, and restore expression of uroplakin, a critical component of barrier function. This is a demonstration of in vivo replacement of damaged bladder epithelium by nonbladder epithelial cells. The capacity of Wolffian duct epithelial cells to replace damaged urothelium can potentially be leveraged for bladder replacement therapies which are often necessitated in patients with carcinoma or neurogenic bladder. The bladder's remarkable regenerative capacity had been thought to derive exclusively from its own progenitors. While examining consequences of DNA methyltransferase 1 (Dnmt1) inactivation in mouse embryonic bladder epithelium, we made the surprising discovery that Wolffian duct epithelial cells can support bladder regeneration. Conditional Dnmt1 inactivation in mouse urethral and bladder epithelium triggers widespread apoptosis, depletes basal and intermediate bladder cells, and disrupts uroplakin protein expression. These events coincide with Wolffian duct epithelial cell recruitment into Dnmt1 mutant urethra and bladder where they are reprogrammed to express bladder markers, including FOXA1, keratin 5, P63, and uroplakin. This is evidence that Wolffian duct epithelial cells are summoned in vivo to replace damaged bladder epithelium and function as a reservoir of cells for bladder regeneration.


The different Infectious diseases have the different features of their own. In the light of the infectious features of SARS virus and corresponding measures that should be taken by the people, this paper sets up two mathematical models for its infection, one of which is continuous type model and the other of which is discrete type model.


Integration of multiple materials in a controllably programmed manner on the nanoscale has led to the evolution of the next generation of nanoparticles. We have explored the formation of bifunctional europium sulfide − cadmium chalcogenide composite nanostructures, as both of the semiconductor materials exhibit intriguing physical characteristics, suggesting that architectural tunability of these hybrid structures could have interesting effects on their collective properties. A two step synthetic procedure has been devised, where CdSe or CdS nanorods were used as a platform for the growth of the secondary material domains. An eight-coordinate lanthanide based single-source precursor, Eu(Ddtc)3(Bipy), was implemented as the material source for the selective growth of spherical EuS nanocrystals on the tips of cadmium chalcogenide nanorods. The composition and structure of these hybrid particles have been analyzed by high-resolution TEM. The nanoheterostrucutre has a type III, or broken band alignment, which...


Abstract This paper presents ways of improving the planning of the supply of clothing, footwear and equipment in the following areas: priority purchase, terms of planning, output planning, planning of stocks and others. The main objective is to establish a methodology for planning the supply of clothing, footwear and equipment. All areas for improvement are consistent and identified in a resource-limited environment and dictated by the ability of the planning system to supply the Bulgarian Army. The paper also presents the option to use the АВС analysis to structure the planned activities of individual groups of property.


The enzymes of the acyl-coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) family are responsible for the in vivo synthesis of neutral lipids. They are potential drug targets for the intervention of atherosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, obesity, type II diabetes and even Alzheimer's disease. ACAT family enzymes are integral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane proteins and can be divided into ACAT branch and acyl-coenzyme A: diacylglycerol acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1) branch according to their substrate specificity. The ACAT branch catalyzes synthesis of cholesteryl esters using long-chain fatty acyl-coenzyme A and cholesterol as substrates, while the DGAT1 branch catalyzes synthesis of triacylglycerols using fatty acyl-coenzyme A and diacylglycerol as substrates. In this review, we mainly focus on the recent progress in the structural research of ACAT family enzymes, including their disulfide linkage, membrane topology, catalysis


RECENT research on teacher morale, administrator-staff relations, and the evaluation of teacher effectiveness has been characterized by increasing use of systematic theoretical models and research methodology drawn from basic sociopsychological concepts. Unfortunately, this trend has not been evident in much of the research on staff utilization. Efforts which have too often taken the form of demonstrations and promotions have been reported soberly as research. Few of the projects on staff utilization have embodied the basic rationale, research design, and techniques of evaluation that yield convincing evidence. Research on staff utilization, development, and evaluation was selected and reviewed in this chapter only as it related to administration at the local level.


[Extract] The Wandoan coal case (Xstrata v Friends of the Earth [2012] QLC 013) handed down last week shows how far our property law and environmental and resource management systems need to evolve to deal effectively with contemporary and future environmental issues.


A Braille plate embosser is provided to be used for various printed matters by freely setting a line and a column even in an automatic type Braille plate. A Braille plate embosser includes a fixing bar, an embossing pin, a Braille mold unit, an X-axis servo transfer unit(3), an Y-axis servo transfer unit(4), an X-axis control unit, an Y-axis control unit, and a manual key. The fixing bar has a fixing device to fix and release Braille plates at a lower side. The embossing pin embosses holes by pressing the Braille plates. The embossing pin is pressed to the Braille plates at the Braille mold unit. The X-axis servo transfer unit moves the fixing bar right and left. The Y-axis servo transfer unit moves the X-axis servo transfer unit up and down. The X-axis control unit controls a row interval between Braille characters. The Y-axis control unit controls a column interval between Braille characters.


How to set up the Basis of Internet Moral Regulation ? The aim ethics of utilitarianism and the obligation ethics taking Immanuel Kant , W.D.Ross and John Rawls as the delegates, not only provide content and meaning for its basis but also become an important principle for us in making internet moral education as a stream.


Introduction vii Acknowledgments xiii List of Entries xv List of Contributors xxvii Acronyms and Abbreviations xxxiii Entries 1 Index 895


According to the dialectics three laws mathematical theorems derived by the variable fuzzy sets,it proposes multi-index,multi-level and multi-level index standard interval-valued evaluation theory,model and method that broadly existes in the engineering science field.It lists application examples and compares with set pair analysis evaluation methods' results and analysises.It points out that the fundamental mathematical definition of set pair analysis and evaluation basic principle does not exist objectively,and it lost scientificity.


Using intense ultrasonic cavitation effect, metals kept in heavy water were changed to nanometer-sized fine powders and simultaneously condensed a large amount of deuteriums for 1-2 days. Mass analyses of gases released from the remnant metal powders revealed existence of 3He and 4He which were produced by the deuterium nuclear fusion reacted inside the metals. On the other hand, simultaneously generated excess energy were recognized in only D2O working liquid, using the working liquids of D2O or H2O-water in which immersed metal foils kept inside a sono-vessel.


Introduction 1 Cereals are the major part of a poultry diet and primary of feed energy Because of the worldwide high cost of the use of barley and wheat grain in has become appealing. However, the use of barley in poultry diets because of its high content of non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) is limited. NSP increased intestinal viscosity, reduced litter quality and poor productive performance. Most of the adverse effects of barley in poultry feed have been attributed to the content of β -glucans. The NSP fraction of the cereal protects lipids, starch, and protein, thereby compromising the access of digestive enzymes to dietary components. Therefore, the processing of barley grain to remove anti-nutritional factors and improve its nutrient bioavailability before including it in the diets of one-stomach animals is beneficial. However, information concerning the effect of electron beam radiation on nutritional and anti-nutritional components of barley grain are scarce. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the effects of electron beam radiation on the chemical composition and metabolizable energy of barley grain. Materials and Methods: The barley samples (cultivar Fajr) were packed in nylon bags and exposed to electron beam irradiation (Rhodotron TT200 accelerator, IBA Co., Belgium) at the Yazd Radiation Processing Center (AEOI, Yazd Center, Iran) at doses of 10, 20, 30, and 40 kGy at room temperature. Chemical composition of the raw and electron beam irradiated barley grain was determined. In order to estimate AME n Chicks were fed a standard broiler diet for a 15-d pre-experimental period and, after four h of feed deprivation, were randomly distributed into experimental groups (16 treatments, 4replicates and 5 birds in each) in such a way that all groups had a similar average weight. All diets were given in mash form with birds having free access to water and feed throughout the experiment. The basal diet used during the experimental period was based on corn and soybean meal as major ingredients. The raw and electron beam irradiated barley grain (as test ingredient) was included in the basal diet at levels of 7, 14, and 21% to form test diets. The 16 experimental diets, evaluated in a balance trial to determine the AME n content which contained 0.3% chromium oxide as an indigestible marker. The precision-fed cockerel assay of Sibbald was used for determining the TME n of the raw and electron beam irradiated barley grain. The birds were housed in individual metabolism cages, following a period of 24 h without feed, 30 g of the different ground barley samples were fed by intubation to 20 (4 per treatment) adult cockerels (Rhode island reds). At the same time, another 4 cockerels were deprived of feed to estimate the endogenous energy losses. Total excreta over the following 48-h period were dried and ground for subsequent analyses, Roosters were assigned to treatments at random. barley, and cottonseed meal and an improvement in their utilization increase in broilers. Gamma and electron radiation can denature proteins, decrease starch crystallinity and increase digestibility of barley and canola meal. Therefore, increased AME n and TME n of barley grain were expected in this experiment. Conclusion: The present study showed that electron beam irradiation reduced NDF and increased AME n and TME n of barley grain. It seems that radiation is an effective processing method for improving the nutritive value of barley, but more experiment is needed to evaluate radiation.


Key Points Question Is implementation of routine depression screening in primary care associated with improved screening rates for groups at risk for undertreatment of depression? Findings In this cohort study of 52 944 adult patients in primary care practices in a California health system, depression screening rates increased from 40.5% in 2017 to 88.8% in 2019 after implementation of a general screening policy. Initial statistically significant screening disparities among older patients, Black/African American and other English-speaking patients, and patients with language barriers disappeared by 2019, although disparities for men did not. Meaning These results suggest that implementation of depression screening may reduce disparities in screening and could improve recognition and appropriate treatment of depression for all patients.


Steganography consists of hidding bits of an information source into a host source. In image processing, a common way of doing the hiding process is to break each byte from the message information and embbed into the message bytes in a way that the differences among the original host and the embedded one are minimized. A Genetic Algorithm (GA) can be used to find the proper combination of bits in order to minimize such differences, but some hyperparameters need to be optimized in order to get an optimized performance. This work investigates the application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to find the best hyperparameters of a genetic algorithm applied to image steganography. As a result, RSM was able to point out fine-tuning hyperparameters for the GA. Keywords—RSM, Steganography, Genetic Algorithms, Hyperparameter Optimization


This chapter provides an overview of the challenges faced in the design of new techniques for enabling new decentralized solutions of large-scale wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in the structural health monitoring (SHM) domain. It introduces the definition of SHM along with the concept of WSNs. The chapter discusses the concepts of SHM and WSNs apart from one another. The chapter explains existent solutions employing WSNs in the context of SHM. It focuses on SHM techniques based on the use of accelerometers; but in further investigations, this classification can be expanded to works that use other kinds of sensing devices, for example, strain gauges, following the same logic of higher degrees of decentralization and in-network processing. The concept of ?>generations of sensor networks for SHM ?> was used for such classification. Each generation is presented by describing respective examples of works found in the current literature.


Electroluminescence (EL) energy spectra and their total intensity as a function of temperature and generation rate of a‐Si:H p‐i‐n solar cells made with and without hydrogen dilution were measured. The slope of the EL efficiency versus T curve was 29 K, and the defect luminescence band was dominated by a single peak at ∼0.9 eV for the cell made with H dilution; while a slope of 37 K and a dual‐peak defect band at ∼0.9 and ∼0.75 eV were observed for the cell made without H dilution. We explain that the energy distribution of the localized states, including both the tail and deep states, has been modified by hydrogen dilution. The photodegradation kinetics of the defect band suggests that the two distinctive defect states in the EL spectra are actually those identified independently as ''fast'' and ''slow'' defects, respectively, from photodegradation studies of solar cells prepared under the same conditions. Our results indicate that not only the total density but also the energy distribution of the defect...


Previously, we found that methylcobalamin spontaneously converts to hydroxocobalamin at room temperature in aqueous and methanol solutions protected from light. The kinetics and rate constants were determined. This work is devoted to the validation of the method for the quantitative determination of methylcobalamin and hydroxocobalamin in pharmaceutical preparations.


The evaluation was conducted at the Alfredo VolioExperimental Station of the University of Costa Rica and atthe Dairy Processing Facility of the Costa Rican Associationof Goat Breeders (A.C.C.C) both located in Ochomogo,Cartago. Goat milk supplied by the seven producers wasevaluated from June 1st to December 31th of 2002. Weight,acidity expressed as Dornic units, and specific gravity of themilk brought to the facility by every producer were measureddaily. From the total data that was gathered, a characteristicvalue of 17,7 ± 0,3 oD for acidity and 1,029 ± 0,002 forspecific gravity were determinated, both for a confidencelevel of 99%. ANOVA statistical essays were conductedfollowed by Scheffe post hoc test in order to study thevariation of acidity and specific gravity at different monthsfor all the data regardless of the producer. In the other handvariations on both parameters for each producer and amongthem over the moths were also studied by the statisticalmethodology mentioned above. The results obtained showedno significant differences in acidity for any of the evaluations(P≤0,05), however significant variations were detected forspecific gravity for the same set of tests. When correlated,specific gravity and acidity showed a very low correlationcoefficient of 0,03 which makes impossible to argue any sortof relation between both variables. The same happened whenthe weight of milk brought by every producer day by day wascorrelated with specific gravity (r = -0,67)


Venous insufficiency is one of the most common diseases in adults, a condition in which venous blood escapes from its normal ante grade way of flow and the veins have problems sending blood from the legs back to the heart. It can be caused by several different vein disorders, but generally arises from either blood clots or varicose veins. Medical compression stockings are widely used in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency. From this perspective, the measurement of the effects of compression stockings and understanding the operating principle of them are very important. This paper introduces a novel testing instrument composed of a computer-controlled artificial leg, and investigates the accuracy of the pressure measurement of the dynamic leg by comparing it with the standard method. For this purpose the compression properties of standard medical stockings were measured by the new testing device and pressure readings were validated against the Kikuhime device. The results revealed that there were significant correlation coefficients, and the calibration and validation data proved that the results of the new device were consistent and repeatable.


Inordertoeffectively reusevarious types of design knowledge inproduct development, itisnecessary to buildknowledge managementsystem.The contents of mechanical design knowledge includedesign standards, criterions, rationales, theories, productparadigms, experimental data,computational models, mechanical constraints, designers' experiences, failure information, etc. Thecorresponding knowledge representation methodsare described andanelaborate knowledge acquisition process is proposed. Thesystem isbuilt basedonWeb andaChinese fulltextdatabase isintroduced. WithChinese natural language processing technique, knowledge reasoning methods areimproved andintelligent knowledge utilization isrealized. Allthese keytechnologies fortheconstruction ofknowledge management systemdetermine theefficiency ofknowledge reuse inproduct development.


Vehicle routing problems are one of the best-known problems in the field of optimization. This is due to the enormous variability in the category of NP-COMPLETE. In this paper, a new hypothesis closer to this problem is presented in real terms and most of them having specific and limited capacity for the vehicle. In order to solve this problem in a short time and with high quality, the genetic algorithm is used. The results show that the genetic algorithm can be so large that it took reasonable and provide accurate solutions with minimal error.


New measurements are presented of the photon structure function F 2 (x; Q 2) at four values of Q 2 between 9 and 59 GeV 2 based on data collected with the OPAL detector at centre-of-mass energies of 161?172 GeV, with a total integrated luminosity of 18.1 pb ?1. The evolution of F 2 with Q 2 in bins of x is determined in the Q 2 range from 1.86 to 135 GeV 2 using data taken at centre-of-mass energies of 91 GeV and 161?172 GeV. F 2 is observed to increase with Q 2 with a slope of ?1 dF 2 =d ln Q 2 = 0:10 +0:05 ?0:03 measured in the range 0:1 < x < 0:6.


Recombination lifetime measurements on Si‐doped GaAs light‐emitting diodes and on similarly doped p‐type thin platelets are presented. These data, in conjunction with earlier work, show that radiative recombination transitions with lifetimes as long as 10–100 nsec can be made to lase.


This research is a study that evaluated the effects of supply, pricing and incentives to the agent satisfaction PT. Coca - Cola West Semarang. The samples used in this study were 44 respondents. The sampling technique used in the form of a random sample, or by selecting a portion of the total population and scrambled it to be sampled. Data collected was tested first using validity and reliability in order to obtain valid and reliable results that can be used in subsequent testing. Subsequent analysis the authors use multiple linear regression testing to clarify the relationship between the independent and dependent variables. The result is a variable supply, pricing, and incentives positive and significant impact on satisfaction agents. Variables that have the greatest influence is variable pricing of this was due to the variable pricing has the largest beta value when compared with variable supply and incentives. Keywords: Supply, Pricing, Incentives and Satisfaction


We identified AD‐associated Aβ pathology in ocular lenses from patients with neuropathologically‐confirmed AD but not non‐AD neurodegenerative diseases or normal aging (Goldstein et al., Lancet, 2003). We reported identical early‐onset Aβ lens pathology in Down syndrome (Moncaster et al., 2010). In Framingham Eye Study participants, we found that AD phenotypes are expressed years‐to‐decade+ earlier in lens than brain and identified a new GWAS‐significant AD risk gene (CTNND2, δ‐catenin) that modulates Aβ expression in lens and brain (Jun et al., 2012). This research spurred development of a novel drug‐device eye scanner (Sapphire II‐Aftobetin system) that combines a topically‐applied Aβ‐binding fluorescent ligand (Aftobetin) with a purpose‐designed fluorescence laser eye scanner (FLES). Sapphire II detects lens Aβ with high reliability, sensitivity, specificity, and SNR. Clinical testing showed that Sapphire II distinguishes subjects with probable AD from normal controls (Kerbage et al., Front Neurol, 2013; Am J Alz Dis Dement, 2015). This study evaluated Sapphire II compared to amyloid PET scans in subjects with MCI or early AD.


This paper reports a comparative progress analysis of the formulation and implementation of the aims and objectives of two community nurseries and two nursery schools over a period of eighteen months. The analysis first focuses on the scope of the two types of provision then explores some of the processes whereby the objectives were realised (or otherwise). In full collaboration with nursery staff judgements were made about the perceptions of differential rate of progress in the nurseries highlighting the difficulties faced by innovators in this sector of education. On the whole the nursery schools were better organised and more successful in the delivery of their aims though the community nurseries achieved a great deal in their first two years of existence.


Semisolid Al–Mg alloy strips were cast using high-speed twin-roll casting under very low roll loads to investigate the effect of low roll loads on surface cracking and center segregation of Mg. In the conventional twin-roll caster for aluminum alloys, the roll speed is usually less than 2 m/min, and the roll load is typically greater than 1 kN/mm to solidify the aluminum alloy and reduce casting defects. In the vertical type high-speed twin-roll caster, the roll speed can range from 10 to 90 m/min, and strips can be cast at roll loads below 500 N/mm, down to loads as low as 2 N/mm. Strips cast at 2 N/mm in this study did not completely solidify when released from the rolls; this means that the strips were semisolid. Al–Mg strips can be continuously cast without breaking when they are semisolid. The surface cracking and center segregation of these strips were compared with those of strips cast at a higher load of 88 N/mm. The effect of the small load on the presence of Mg at cross sections of the strip was investigated using etching with Weck's reagent.


In the aftermath of Montgomery, hospitals across the UK have been bombarded by offers to 'update' their clinicians' understanding of the 'new consent law'. Even surgeons have now heard the story of Mrs Montgomery's plight, and the Supreme Court's reaction to the events that unfolded during the birth of her son. In truth, the reasonable surgeon has seen little change to the advice that he or she is offered when considering what should be disclosed when seeking a patient's consent to surgery. From the non-lawyer's perspective, the Lanarkshire case makes no alterations to the advice set down within the GMC's guidance in 2008; itself, a synthesis grounded in another obstetric case from the last century.


Abstract. In [1] the algorithm of numbering of all triangulations of a finite set on the plane is offered. This paper describes the modification of this algoritm for subset of points in three-dimensional space. Let ?? = {??1, ??2,..., ????} is a finite set of points in three-dimensional space. The triangulation of this set is such a sequence ??1, ??2,..., ???? of tetrahedrons with vertexs from ??, which union is equal to convex hull conv(??) of ??, and the intersection ???? ? ????, ?? ?= ?? is or empty, or is the common vertex or the common edge or the common face of tetrahedrons ???? and ????, and each point ???? is the vertex of some ????. At first, the algorithm ?? is described, which gives us the list of all triangulations on ??, containing some tetrahedron ??1 with vertexs from a set of ?? without points from ?? other than his vertexs. Let at some ?? the list of tetrahedrons be already defined ??1, ??2,..., ???? which can be completed to some triangulations for ??, but the union ?? = ??1 ? ??2 ?... ? ???????? is not equal to conv(P). Then there will be such two-dimensional face ?? a set ?? and such tetrahedron of ?? with vertexs from ?? which doesn't contain points of a set ?? other than his vertexs, and ?? ? ?? = ??. Among tetrahedrons ??, which can be constructed by this way, we choise such ??, that the sequence (??1, ??2, ??3, ??4) of numbers of his vertex has a minimum value with respect to lexicographic order. Now we put ????+1 = ??. After some such a steps we get a triangulation of ??. To build other triangulations it is necessary to delete tetrahedrons with big numbers and add new tetrahedrons before receiving new triangulations. Let ?? be a boundary of the set conv(??). We assume that ?? ? ?? = = {??1, ??2,..., ????}, where ?? ? 3. and segment [??1, ??2] doesn't contains some points from ?? other than ??1 and ??2. Let 2 < ??3 ? ?? < ??4 and ?? is the tetrahedrons with vertexes ??1, ??2,????3,????4, which does not containes the points from ?? other than his vertexs. Applying algorithm ?? to ??, we obtain some triangulations of a set ??. Changing ??3, ??4, we get all the triangulations. By this way we realies algorithm ??. Algorithms ?? and ? allows us to receive, for example, the following results: (1) Let ?? is the set of vertexs of a cube. Then the number of triangulations of ?? is equall 74. (2) Let ??? = ?? ?{??}, where ?? is the point of the edge of cube. Then ??? has 276 triangulations.


Consider a two-way communication scenario where two single-antenna nodes, operating under full-duplex mode, exchange information to one another through the aid of a (full-duplex) multiantenna relay, and there is another single-antenna node who intends to eavesdrop. The relay employs artificial noise (AN) to interfere the eavesdropper's channel, and amplify-forward Alamouti-based rank-two beamforming to establish the two-way communication links of the legitimate nodes. Our problem is to optimize the rank-two beamformer and AN covariance for sum secrecy rate maximization (SSRM). This SSRM problem is nonconvex, and we develop an efficient solution approach using semidefinite relaxation (SDR) and minorization-maximization (MM). We prove that SDR is tight for the SSRM problem and, thus, introduces no loss. Also, we consider an inexact MM method where an approximate but computationally cheap MM solution update is used in place of the exact update in conventional MM. We show that this inexact MM method guarantees convergence to a stationary solution to the SSRM problem. The effectiveness of our proposed approach is further demonstrated by an energy-harvesting scenario extension, and by extensive simulation results.


Many parents rely on emergency services to deal with their children's dental problems, mostly pain and infection associated with dental caries. This cross-sectional study analyzed the factors associated with not doing an oral procedure in preschoolers with toothache attending public dental emergency services. Data were obtained from the clinical files of preschoolers treated at all nine dental emergency centers in Goiania, Brazil, in 2011. Data were children's age and sex, involved teeth, oral procedures, radiography request, medications prescribed and referrals. A total of 531 files of children under 6 years old with toothache out of 1,108 examined were selected. Children's mean age was 4.1 (SD 1.0) years (range 1–5 years) and 51.6% were girls. No oral procedures were performed in 49.2% of cases; in the other 50.8%, most of the oral procedures reported were endodontic intervention and temporary restorations. Primary molars were involved in 48.4% of cases. With the exception of "sex", the independent variables tested in the regression analysis significantly associated with non-performance of oral procedures: age (OR 0.7; 95% CI 0.5–0.8), radiography request (OR 3.8; 95% CI 1.7–8.2), medication prescribed (OR 7.5; 95% CI 4.9–11.5) and patient referred to another service (OR 5.7; 3.0–10.9). Many children with toothache received no oral procedure for pain relief.


IN THIS ISSUE OF JAMA, WE ARE PUBLISHING A LETTER OF apology from Staats for duplicate publication of data from a randomized controlled trial of ziconotide for treatment of pain in patients with cancer or AIDS. Staats is the first author of the report of this trial, which was published in JAMA in January 2004. However, most of the data from this study had been reported 4 years earlier by Mathur in a review article in another journal. Determining which article is original and which is duplicate is not a simple task. If duplication is determined by which report was published first, the article by Mathur is clearly the first publication of the data from this trial. But is it really the original report of this trial? The issue is whether to define originality by publication date vs the authorized complete report from those responsible for the conduct of the study and the collection, analysis, and interpretation of the data. By my reasoning, the article by Staats et al is a duplicate publication of the trial data, but it is the original full report of the trial from the investigators who conducted the study. This major infraction involving publication of the same data in 2 journals raises several key issues, and it might be helpful, especially for young investigators, to learn from this episode. Mathur's article was a seminar review article that included data from 2 clinical trials of ziconotide as well as other information about the mechanism of action and pharmacologic profile of the drug. However, the reference for the duplicate data, analysis, and conclusion was an abstract reporting data only on patients with AIDS-related neuropathic pain. Only 12% of the patients in the article by Staats et al had AIDS; the other 88% were patients with malignancies. So considering that neither Staats nor any of the coinvestigators are coauthors of the article by Mathur, and that Mathur is not a coauthor or is not acknowledged on the article by Staats et al, it is unclear how Mathur obtained the rest of the data. According to the information in the publication, Mathur was a "current consultant for and past employee of Neurex Pharmaceuticals (a business unit of Elan Phamaceuticals)," the company that manufactures ziconotide. Therefore, Mathur had access to the data on file. According to Staats, "[Mathur's] submission was sent without my permission or notification, and without citing my coauthors and me." However, the article by Staats et al does include a citation to the article by Mathur. Neurex Pharmaceuticals apparently condoned the publication of Mathur's article since it provided access to the data file and signed off on the article by Mathur (V. Mathur, oral communication, August 30, 2004). In addition, the physician who alerted JAMA to the duplicate publication reportedly had been given a reprint of Mathur's article by a representative of the company soon after it was published. According to Staats, the initial draft manuscript reporting the trial results was sent to the company around 1998, but it is unclear why 5 years elapsed before the paper was submitted to JAMA (in May 2003). Such delays between study completion and manuscript preparation and submission to a journal can lead to all sorts of problems. One major problem, according to Staats, was that "in our successive revision process the reference was augmented by the citation of the article by Mathur." Regardless of whether this reference was added by a coauthor, an undisclosed contributor, or a "ghost writer," Staats, the lead and corresponding author, by his own admission, should have read (reread) the manuscript and all references. This episode of duplicate publication illustrates several important points. First, editors should make sure that all data in a manuscript are properly referenced except, of course, those data reported as part of an original study. Investigators should (1) make sure the agency or company funding the study agrees at the onset not to publish or release data from the study conducted by the investigators without obtaining permission or at least informing the investigators; (2) disclose the existence of all writing and editing assistance, and not use ghost writers or ghost contributors; (3) carefully read and review the original draft and all successive drafts, including the references; (4) prepare the manuscript and submit it for publication as soon as possible after completion of the study; and (5) notify the editor and provide copies of related papers or reports at the time of submission. Duplicate publication is a serious issue that raises concerns about copyright and ethical conduct. Duplicate publication also wastes valuable resources and causes problems for researchers, especially those who conduct meta-


A cerium-substituted yttrium iron garnet (Y3-xCexFe5O12) single crystal was grown by the traveling solvent floating zone (TSFZ) method in an oxygen environment. Using a Fe- and Ce-rich solvent, high quality single crystals with smooth and lustrous surface were grown at a rate of 1.0 mm/h. The segregation coefficient of Ce was calculated approximately as 0.2 from the compositional profile in the grown crystals measured by electron probe X-ray microanalyzer (EPMA). The optical absorption coefficient and the Faraday rotation angle of Y2.82Ce0.18Fe5O12 at 1550 nm wavelength were 0.12 cm-1 and -740 deg/cm, respectively. The figure of merit of a Faraday rotator was 1423 deg/dB. The absorption loss and sensitivity of the same Y2.82Ce0.18Fe5O12 (d=0.6 mm) for the magnetic field sensor were 0.03 dB and 0.1%/Oe, respectively, at 1550 nm wavelength. These results suggest that cerium-substituted yttrium iron garnet is a high performance material for the Faraday rotator at 1550 nm wavelength.


Endothelial cells (EC) are targets in gene therapy and regenerative medicine, but are inefficiently transduced with Adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors of various serotypes. To identify barriers hampering efficient transduction and to develop an optimized AAV variant for EC transduction, we screened an AAV serotype 2-based peptide display library on primary human macrovascular EC. Using a new high-throughput selection and monitoring protocol, we identified a capsid variant, AAV-VEC, which outperformed the parental serotype as well as first-generation targeting vectors in EC transduction. AAV vector uptake was improved resulting in significantly higher transgene expression levels from single-stranded vector genomes detectable already few hours post transduction. Notably, AAV-VEC transduced not only proliferating EC, but also quiescent EC although higher particle-per-cell ratios had to be applied. Also, induced pluripotent stem cell-derived endothelial progenitor cells, a novel tool in regenerative medicine and gene therapy, were highly susceptible toward AAV-VEC transduction. Thus, overcoming barriers by capsid-engineering significantly expands the AAV tool kit for a wide range of applications targeting EC.


Lysine acetylsalicylate (LAS), a water soluble derivative of acetylsalicylic acid and parenterally administrable analgesic, locally inhibits the incorporation of 14C protein hydrolysate into proteins of the rat isolated gastric mucosa. A similar effect on protein synthesis was observed after s.c. administration of the drug, whereas DNA and RNA synthesis were not affected. Obviously, LAS inhibits the translation step during biosynthesis of proteins. It is conceivable that this effect contributes to the potential ulcerogenic action of acetylsalicylate and that parenteral administration is not a criteria to protect the stomach from salicylate-induced side effects.


The aim of the present investigation was to prepare & evaluate bilayer floating tablet of Baclofen. In which one layer was made up of immediate release layer to provide loading dose, while another layer was made up of floating layer of BCF to provide maintenance dose. The focus of present work was to prepare and evaluate bilayer floating tablet of Baclofen to increase residence time in stomach and there by gives prolog action. Tablets were prepared by wet granulation technique. Drug-excipients compatibility study was done by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Optimization was carried out using artificial neural network (ANN) and multiple regression analysis using 3 factorial designs. Cumulative percentage release (CPR) at 24 hr, time required for 50% of drug release (T50%), floating lag time study of the tablet formulations were selected as dependent variables. The Content of HPMC K 4M (X1) and Content of PEO WSR N 10 (X2) were selected as independent variables. Tablets were evaluated for swelling index, in vitro buoyancy and in vitro drug release. The similarity factor (f2) was used as a base to compare dissolution profiles. Optimized batch was subjected for kinetic modeling. Different process parameters of optimized batch were also studied. From FTIR spectra it was observed that there were no any interaction between drug and excipients used. The results demonstrate that 3.5% of crosspovidone released 99% of drug in 20 minutes. It was found that HPMC K 4M with concentration 30% and PEO WSR N 10 with concentration 20% showed good sustained as well floating ability and its releases 99.39% of drug within 24 hrs. Drug release was best explained by Higuchi plot. It was seen that the process parameters have great influence on performance of bilayer floating tablet. To check the accuracy of these predictions, experimentally three formulations were prepared by random selection of causal factors as per counter plot and also validated ANN. The experimental data were compared with predicted data by paired t test, no statistically significant difference was observed. ANN showed less error compared with multiple regression analysis. These findings demonstrate that ANN provides more accurate prediction and was quite useful in the optimization of pharmaceutical formulations than the multiple regression analysis method.


This paper introduces the idea of data-driven narratives to examine how the use of information, communications, and media technologies (ICMTs) impacts the sustainable growth of economies. While ICMTs have regularly been advocated as a policy tool for growth and development, there is a research gap in empirical studies validating how such policies may be effective. This analysis is based on historical panel data from 39 economies across the developed North (19) and developing South (20). The industry-standard Cross-Industry Standard Process for Data Mining (CRISP-DM) methodology was applied to construct narratives that weave extant theories with empirical data. The art of developing data-driven narratives is rarely addressed in previous research articles. In the narrative approach, prior research on how ICMTs and sustainable growth are quantitatively scored and measured is reviewed. Panel data from authoritative sources such as the United Nations, World Economic Forum, and Sustainable Society Index were collected, cleansed, and conglomerated for data analytics. This was followed by evidence-based reasoning to examine any possible relationships between ICMT development and the sustainable growth of economies across the "North" and "South". The findings reveal that there are differentiated outcomes in sustainable growth in high- and low-income economies. This poses legitimate questions as to whether low-income economies will be able to meet the UN's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 through the intermediation of ICMTs. It is the intended contribution of this paper to exemplify how data-driven narratives using CRISP may construct rich stories about ICMT for sustainability for the purposes of sharing good practice as well as lessons learned.


In order to provide a reference for protecting Glyphomitriaceae in Guizhou,five Glyphomitriaceae specimens collected from Mount Fanjing during 2008-2010and two collected in December,2012were identified carefully,and they were identified and classified as three species.Among them,Glyphomitrium calycinum was a new record species in Guizhou.According to the morphological characteristics,the authors made up a key for Glyphomitriaceae plants,and described the main morphological characteristics of each species.Meanwhile,the distribution of Glyphomitriaceae in Guizhou and China was introduced in the paper.


This tutorial is an introduction to the classical cyclotron, with some hints at spin dynamics, hands-on: by numerical simulation. It begins with a brief reminder of the historic context, and then introduces the theoretical material needed for the simulation exercises, which follow. Basic charged particle optics and acceleration concepts are addressed, including closed orbit in a cyclic accelerator, weak focusing in a dipole magnet, periodic transverse motion, revolution period and isochronism, voltage gap and resonant acceleration, the cyclotron equation. Simulations require only three optical elements, used throughout, namely: TOSCA, for handling field maps; DIPOLE, an analytical model of the field in a dipole magnet; and CAVITE, an oscillating voltage gap. Simulations also introduce to the default output listing zgoubi.res, to optional output files such as zgoubi.plt, zgoubi.CAVITE.out, zgoubi.MATRIX.out and other similar zgoubi.*.out output files aimed at data posttreatment or plotting. Additional keywords are introduced, including FAISCEAU which allows logging local particle coordinates in zgoubi.res, FAISTORE which logs local particle coordinates in a user defined file, usually for further external data treatment or plotting, MARKER, the 'system call' command SYSTEM, the REBELOTE 'do loop', and some more.


ABSTRACT Social media networks are increasingly important tools for crisis communication and the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) provides a unique opportunity to explore the role of social media in crisis communication. The goal of this research is to better understand how from political leaders adapt their communication strategy to on-the-ground changes during a crisis and how the communication of crisis-relevant information on social media affects the public's perception of the response effort. We achieve this through an analysis of pandemic data from The Covid Tracking Project at The Atlantic, survey data from the Covid States Project, and pandemic-relevant Twitter statuses posted by US state governors. Our results show that governors alter their communication patterns and tone after developments in the pandemic and that such changes in communication patterns are accompanied by subsequent changes in public perception of the governor's response to the pandemic. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.


Abstract:  Chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is an autoimmune disorder characterized by increased platelet clearance because of antiplatelet antibodies. It was recently reported that the balance of T helper 1 (Th1) and T helper 2 (Th2) subsets has been implicated in the regulation of many immune responses. In this study, the intracellular interleukin‐4 and interferon‐γ production in CD4+ T‐lymphocytes activated by phorbol 12‐myristate 13‐acetate and ionomycin was assessed via flow cytometry in order to determine the clinical significance of the Th1/Th2 ratio in 42 patients with ITP. The study cohort included 28 untreated patients, seven postprednisolone therapy patients and seven postsplenectomy patients. The mean level of the Th1/Th2 ratio in the untreated group was 36.9 (95% CI 25.8–47.9), and significantly higher than in the control group (mean 12.8, 95% CI 9.5–16.1). The mean levels of the Th1/Th2 ratio in the postprednisolone therapy and postsplenectomy groups were 20.5 (95% CI 8.4–32.6) and 16.4 (95% CI 3.1–29.7), respectively, but were no significant differences as compared with control subjects. When untreated patients were divided into two subgroups by Th1/Th2 ratio, the mean level of platelet associated IgG in the high Th1/Th2 subgroup (higher than upper limit of control group) tended to be higher than in the normal Th1/Th2 subgroup. In conclusion, the high Th1/Th2 ratio was closely related to the etiology and disease status of chronic ITP.


Objective To investigate the disinfectant-resistant gene of qacEΔ 1-sul I and drug-resistant genes associated β-lactams in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in Lishui, Zhejiang.Methods 40 strains of P. aeruginosa were isolated from hospitalized patients, and the gene of qacEΔ 1-sul I and drug-resistant genes associated β-lactams were detected by PCR.Results The positive rates of genes qacEΔ 1-sul I and CARB were 47.5% and 45.0%, respectively; 35 strains were lack of oprD2-gene. The genes TEM, SHV, OXA-10 group, CTX-M-1 group, PER, VEB, GES, IMP, VIM and DHA were not found in all 40 isolates tested.Conclusion The multiple-drug-resistance of P.aeruginosa isolated from Lishui People's Hospital is a serious issue, and there are very high percentages of qacEΔ 1-sul I and CARB genes.


In the paper, we prove the existence of weak solutions of the complex m -Hessian type equation on an open subset (cid:2) of C n . In the end of the paper, we give a result related to the complex 1-Hessian type equation in the unit ball of C 2 .


In the work are investigated prototypes of probes for ultrasonic testing of thickness, constructed on the base of developed theoretical models of acoustical tract of probes. For the prototypes of probes was defined ability resolving and sensitivity of the method for testing of thickness. Those angular probes are designed based for control of elements of nuclear power stations and pipelines. The results from theoretical models are compared with experimental investigations. For theoretical models and the probes are made conclusions about their abilities.


This study sought to explore the nexus between financial reporting practices and corporate governance at the Nakuru County Government, Kenya. This study delves into the critical role of financial controls within the realms of corporate governance and devolved governmentsThe study used descriptive and correlational research designs to guide the research methodology. The target population was 81 employees in the finance department of the Nakuru County Government. A census was conducted since the target population was less than 200, as required in research. Data was gathered using a questionnaire containing closed and open-ended questions. Reliability and validity tests confirmed that the questionnaire was suitable to achieve the study's objective. Qualitative data collected was analysed using the study's themes, and the results were presented using narratives. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer software was employed in analysing the quantitative data that was collected using the close-ended questions. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, including percentages and frequencies, Pearson correlation and regression analysis, were used in this study. The findings were presented in the form of tables. The study found and concluded that there was a statistically significant relationship between financial reporting practices and corporate governance (p<0.01). The study recommends that a similar study be conducted in other counties in Kenya to establish the nexus between financial reporting practices and corporate governance.


The Abang and None Competition is a media of the DKI Jakarta Tourism Office to introduce Betawi culture to the world. Betawi culture is the pride of the people of Jakarta, namely as the identity of the main area within the scope of its society. The competition has various functions, not only as entertainment but also as a medium for promoting Jakarta tourism. This has various problems, including the lack of knowledge about Jakarta. Most people outside Jakarta only know Jakarta to be the capital of Indonesia. They do not have any knowledge about the authentic and unique culture of Jakarta that emerged because the interaction of people from various regions living there. With the presence of the Abang and None Competition, it is hoped that they will be able to raise the slogan "Enjoy Jakarta" to become increasingly popular and can attract outsiders to want to visit Jakarta. So what does the government expect to achieve through the competition? How does the government plan to use the Competition to promote Betawi culture internationally? This article will discuss those efforts and how effective they are. Qualitative descriptive methods will be the key in this research.KEYWORDS : Abang-None, Betawi Culture, Enjoy Jakarta, Jakarta Tourism


Disaster preparedness in schools is critical for the health and well-being of students and staff. To enhance disaster preparedness, awareness of disaster prevention should be raised among teachers. The aim of the current study was to assess disaster prevention awareness among teachers and to clarify the relationship between disaster prevention awareness and concern regarding disaster preparedness. Teachers from special needs schools, for which disaster preparedness is particularly important, were selected. Study questionnaires were sent to 1310 schools for children with special health care needs across 47 Japanese prefectures. Five-hundred-and-thirty-one complete responses were obtained. The disaster preparedness in the schools was insufficient. Teachers were concerned about child management, life saving, life maintenance, evacuation shelter management, and school management. There was a positive correlation between disaster prevention awareness and concern about disaster (r = 0.217, p-value = 0.000). The disaster awareness scale items "A sense of crisis about disaster" and "Anxiety" were positively correlated with concern about disaster, whereas "Imagining the disaster situation" was negatively correlated with concern about disaster. The current study analyzed the relationship between disaster prevention awareness and concern regarding disaster preparedness, which is relevant for the practice and indicates the importance of imagination strengthening.


: The social expectation of efficiency against criminal investigation is formulated more and more vigorously. The efficiency of investigations can be apprehended through exploring the statistically measurable criteria of success and also through applying the rules of criminal procedure law legally and expertly. The police fulfil all these with strictly obeying the legal and professional regulations enforced by the prosecution. However, the result-centric requirement system makes the whole criminal jurisdiction system counter-productive if the directing conditions and activity competences of the structure and the function of the subsystems (the prosecution, the police) are not settled clearly along a uniform efficiency aim philosophy. Their own internal functional management adjusted to the general function of the police can easily conflict with the criminal investigation activity directed by the prosecution. For this reason, only creating the legal institution of cooperation between the subsystems can make way for improving the whole jurisdiction.