The paper presents the results of an experimental and numerical study on the fatigue behaviour of cruciform load carrying joints made from the duplex stainless steel and failing from the weld root through the weld metal. Fatigue crack growth (FCG) data, obtained in specimens of the weld metal, are presented, as well as threshold data, both obtained for R = 0 and 0.5. The influence of stress ratio is discussed, and the FCGR results are compared with data for low carbon structural steels. S-N data were obtained in the joints, both for R = 0.05 and 0.5, and the fatigue cracking mechanisms were analysed in detail with the SEM. It was found that the cracks propagated very early in the lifetime of the joints, under mixed mode conditions (I + II), but the mode I component was found to be predominant over mode II. The geometries of the cracks were defined in detail from measurements taken in the fracture surfaces. A 2D FE analysis was carried out for the mixed mode inclined cracks obtained at the weld root, and the J-integral formulations were obtained as a function of crack length and crack propagation angle. The values of the crack propagation angle, θ i , were obtained for the J max conditions, and it was found that, in the fatigue tests, the cracks propagated in directions very close to the predicted directions of maximum J. K I and K II formulations were obtained, and the K I data were compared with the formulations given in the PD6493 (BS7910) document, and some differences were found. A more general formulation for K under mixed mode conditions was derived. The derived K solutions were applied to predict the fatigue lives of the joints under crack propagation, and an extremely good agreement was found with the experimental results obtained in the fatigue tests.


Approximately 14,000 cases of sudden death during bathing are reported annually in Japan. The cause of the deaths is still unclear. Because Japanese‐style bathing is characterized by whole‐body bathing in high temperature water (41–45°C), we hypothesized that heat exposure causes sudden death as a result of hyperthermia.


Abstract : Unshielded, head-shielded or trunk-shielded beagles were irradiated with a 19,000-rad midline tissue dose of pulsed mixed gamma-neutron radiation. The cardiovascular response of the beagle and its alteration by shielding were evaluated. Arterial pressure, blood volume, heart rate, and some plasma chemistry values were determined before and for 1 hour following irradiation. Immediately after irradiation the blood pressure increased in all groups. This prompt hypertension gradually decreased until by 4 minutes postirradiation near normal values were reached; however, the arterial pressure of the head-shielded group declined further and remained lower than those of the unshielded and trunk-shielded animals. In general, this difference was statistically significant beyond 8 minutes postirradiation. No significant difference among the three groups was found in the blood volume, heart rate, hematocrit, or serum chemistry values studied.


The quality of image captured in presence of fog and haze is degraded due to atmospheric scattering. In order to restore such images, several dehazing algorithms have been proposed. These algorithms sometimes, results in either a contrast distorted dehazed image or a dehazed image that has influence of dense haze. In order to solve this problem, dynamic facsimile dehaze system built on minimum white balance optimization is proposed. This paper proposed a system that integrates some famous single image dehazing algorithms and enhance their outputs using histograms and adaptive histograms; then adaptively select the output with minimum white balance distortion in order to get the optimum output. Experimental results demonstrated that the presented system can attain better dehazing effect and further improves universality of dehazing methods. Also proposed system improves luminance and contrast of dehazed images to a certain extent.


The aim of the diploma thesis was to design active loudspeakers. The project contains the final solution of the designed loudspeakers that have a digital input of the multichannel audio signal with both sided data communication. In the work, there are also created circuits for processing an audio signal with a following amplification for the loudspeakers. Added functions are an infra acceptor for a remote control and binary outputs for assistant functions a control of the motor and an indication via LED diodes.


Tilly (1975) has convincingly argued that warfare in Europe contributed to the development of the modern state. But just what form of strong state is likely to develop in the face of a persistent external threat? Hintze (1906) and Lasswell (1941) propose the "garrison state" hypothesis: states facing a severe security threat are likely to develop autocratic institutions in order to minimize domestic opposition and maximize mobilization potential. A competing argument, which has been proposed by the "extraction" school of thought, argues that warfare can indirectly promote rather than inhibit the development of democratic institutions (Downing 1992). We examine these competing hypotheses by tracing the ebb and flow of political rights of majority males, females, and minority males using a cross-sectional time series of European states (1900-1955). We find that while wars lead to a reduction in rights in the short run, if large-scale mobilization occurs in response to the threat then political rights tend to expand in the long run.


In the work, porous silicon with observed photoluminescence was made from a p-type silicon substrate doped with boron and crystallographic orientation (100) using the method of electrochemical etching in a solution containing H2(SiF6) (silicon hydroŒuoric acid) and ethyl alcohol. in carbon Žlms were sprayed by high-frequency magnetron sputtering at room temperature onto the surface of porous silicon. e resulting carbon-doped thin Žlms of porous silicon were irradiated on a pulsed electron booster and comparisons were made with nonirradiated Žlms of porous silicon. To understand the e"ect of carbon on the properties of porous silicon Žlms samples were analyzed by Raman spectroscopy, spectrophotometry, and scanning probe microscopy (SPM). e results of the SPM showed that the roughness of the samples increases after carbon doping on the surface of porous silicon. us, for the Žrst time, experimental results were obtained on the e"ect of irradiation on carbon-doped porous silicon obtained in a solution containing hydrogen hexaŒuorosilicate H2(SiF6) and a signiŽcant change in its optical properties was shown. e results of the study showed that irradiated samples of carbon-doped porous silicon have better photoluminescence compared to nonirradiated samples.


Abstract This paper seeks to provide an analysis of obstacles that hinder progress in promoting the functional status of African languages in the South African higher education sector. African languages suffer marginalisation despite the existence of various empowering and restorative legislative provisions and policies. In this study, we argue that African languages have a central role in driving the transformation agenda in the South African higher education sector. In particular, marginalising African languages has disastrous implications for the achievement of social justice and cohesion, and the access to and success of indigenous African language-speaking students. A language management approach was adopted as a foregrounding theory for this paper. A language planning and policy framework was also employed as a complementary theory. The study is based on data collected through semi-structured interviews with academics in the college of humanities at a university in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. The study revealed a number of challenges, ranging from negative linguistic ideologies, orthography, weak bilingualism, among other factors. In rising to these pertinent challenges, higher education institutions need therefore to consider language management strategies designed to address language problems, particularly in multilingual contexts.


This invention relates to a detachable head lamp including a fixed base with a fillet and a head lamp containing a lamp body and a lamp head characterizing that the body and the head of the lamp are designed in one and the lamp and the fixed base are fitted detachably, thus, the head lamp can be knocked down from the fixed base as an ordinary flashlight so as to increase its usage.


following elements: 1) subjects of implementation, their rights and obligations enshrined in criminal law; legal consciousness, legal culture, experience, skills; 2) forms of implementation; 3) results of implementation (consequences of implementation); 4) implementation procedure. It is proved that mechanism for the implementation of criminal legislation should be considered in statics (as a system of these elements) and in dynamics (as an interaction of these elements). Conclusions. It is justified that mechanism for implementation of criminal legislation is a peculiar system of objective and subjective elements. The subject of implementation of criminal legislation is understood as a person who embodies criminal legal norms in life. The subjective side of implementation of criminal legislation is the legal culture, experience, sense of justice of the abovementioned subjects. Rights and obligations of subjects must be recognized as object of implementation of criminal legislation; in is contained in criminal legal norms. The objective side of implementation of criminal legislation primarily covers its forms – compliance, use, enforcement, application. It also includes the consequences of implementation of criminal legislation.


Background. Prodigiosin is a red pigment produced as a secondary metabolite by Serratia marcescens , characterized with unique tripyrrole structure and exhibits such pharmacological characteristics as antitumor, antimicrobial, antioxidant, immunodepressant, and also used in various branches of biotechnology as a natural dye or marker of petroleum products. However, pigmentation is only present in a small percentage of isolated cultures among different S. marcescens strain, therefore, the effectiveness of biotechnological productivity is primarily determined by the producer strain, as well as the rational conditions for biosynthesis. Pigment production levels are strongly influenced by various factors, such as the set and ratio of the components of the culture medium (concentration of a particular substrate, C:N ratio) and cultivation conditions (temperature, pH). Besides, the use of relatively low-cost substrates is an important condition for reducing financial costs for the production of culture media and increasing the level of biosynthesis of the target product. Therefore, the determination of the influence of the culture medium for the strains of S. marcescens and the identification of the main factors contributing to the accumulation of the pigment prodigiosin to develop biotechnologies for the production of drugs for therapeutic purposes is relevant. Objective. The purpose of the paper is investigation of pigment-forming strain of S. marcescens under cultivation conditions on the surface of solid nutrient media, determination of biochemical features, and rational cultivation conditions that contribute to the accumulation of the pigment prodigiosin. Methods. The strain of S. marcescens isolated from the bentonite clays of Kurtsivskyi deposit (Crimea, Ukraine) was cultured in Petri dishes on solid nutrient media with different temperatures, pH, carbon and nitrogen sources. The influence of various values of the studied factors was established by the level of pigment accumulation, which was determined by the gravimetric method. The acidity of the nutrient medium was determined by the potentiometric method. Results. The influence of the initial pH values of solid nutrient medium, temperature, and various sources of carbon and nitrogen on the accumulation of pigment during the cultivation of the strain S. marcescens was studied. The temperature, pH, and compounds, sources of carbon and nitrogen, favorable for obtaining the pigment, were determined. Conclusions. It was found that the rational parameters for cultivation are the temperature +27–28 °C and the acidity of the nutrient medium of 6–7, and the best sources of carbon and nitrogen for prodigiosin accumulation are glycerin and peptone (as well as casein hydrolysate, yeast extract or ammonium (nitrate) inorganic compounds), respectively.


The conditions for the existence of force-free non-relativistic translationally invariant one-dimensional (1D) Vlasov-Maxwell (VM) equilibria are investigated using general properties of the 1D VM equilibrium problem. As has been shown before, the 1D VM equilibrium equations are equivalent to the motion of a pseudo-particle in a conservative pseudo-potential, with the pseudo-potential being proportional to one of the diagonal components of the plasma pressure tensor.


Some magnetic properties of the spinel structure compound, Li0.5+0.5xTixFe2.5-1.5xO4, wherex=0−0.5, have been studied by different methods. The initial permeability, μi, was measured as a function of temperature at a constant frequency of 10 kHz. A maximum value was observed for each composition indicating the Curie temperature,Tc, which decreases with increasing titanium concentration. The magnetization,M, and theB-H loop were measured atRT in the range of magnetizing field from 0–1200 Am−1 and at constant fieldH=205 Am−1, respectively. The relative permeability, μr, depends on the magnetizing field and composition. It was found from theB-H loop that the remanence induction,Br, and the apparent loss energy,Ps, depend on the composition but the coercive force,Hc, is independent of composition.


We experimentally investigate impairment aware routing and end-to-end compensation in a WSON testbed. The extended control plane modules for QoT optimization and two compensation control strategies are realized and verified in terms of optical power adaptive adjustment.


The waterways are the main mode of communication and territorial control in the south east. For years the FARC acknowledged that reality and importance and articulated their war plans, which turned the control of rivers, one of their centers of gravity for the struggle against the state. Hence it isnecessary to study and reflect on the way in which the FARC carried out the process to identify conclusions that allow a more strategic management of fluvial topic. In a preliminary approach were to be used as research questions, the following, Is river control in the context of the armed conflict equal to Earth's territorial control during the period 2002 2010? What actions promoted the FARC and the Colombia n government for control of waterways? What assessment can be made of the actions promoted by both actors?


We report on work using visible integrated photonics to control trapped ions for quantum information processing. Planar radio frequency traps confine the ions while light is routed via visible waveguides and modulators and delivered to the ion by focusing grating couplers.


A method of transmitting a dedicated data channel signal via a dedicated physical data channel in a CDMA mobile communication system (Code Divisional Multiple Access), the method comprising the steps of: Generating a Dummybiterzeugungsanforderungssignals in the absence of transmission data to be transmitted over the dedicated physical data channel; and after receiving the Dummybiterzeugungsanforderungssignals, generating a dummy bit stream and transmitting a dedicated data channel signal over the dedicated physical data channel to maintain a target SIR (signal-tointerference ratio), where the assigned data channel signal by the attachment of a CRC bit stream (Cyclic Redundancy Check) is created on the dummy bit stream.


Low soil O 2 levels have been shown to limit growth in pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch] seedlings and may limit yield in mature trees. To assess changes in the gas-phase O 2 concentration in a pecan orchard soil in response to flood irrigations throughout a growing season, two types of O 2 sensor were field tested: a galvanic O 2 sensor and a spectrometer-coupled chemical sensor (FOXY sensor). Galvanic sensors, housed in diffusion chambers, were buried at four depths and a datalogger recorded continuous voltage output. The FOXY O 2 sensor was utilized as part of a mobile O 2 detection system to field analyze gas samples withdrawn periodically from buried diffusion chambers. The FOXY sensor was found to be unstable, however, and difficult to calibrate under conditions of changing temperature and humidity. Laboratory experiments simulating submersion of the galvanic sensor indicated that voltage outputs were comparable to the range observed in the field, but the absence of diurnal concentration fluctuations, typically found in soil measurements, provided a way to discriminate between normal and aberrant output. The responsiveness of the galvanic sensor and its capability to continuously gather hourly data makes it superior to methods dependent on manual sample collection. Galvanic sensors were adequately suited for long-term in situ use in agricultural soil when housed in appropriate diffusion chambers. Higher costs, limited access to diffusion chambers during flood periods, and high variability associated with manually collected data make the FOXY mobile O 2 detection system comparatively less optimal for use in agricultural settings.


For a smooth, simple closed curve α in the plane, the perpendicular bisector map P associates to each pair of distinct points (p, q) on α the perpendicular bisector of the chord joining p and q. To a pair (p, p), the map P associates the normal to α at p. The set of critical values of this map is the union of the dual of the symmetry set of α and the dual of the evolute. (The symmetry set is the locus of the centres of circles bitangent to α.) We study the mapP and use it to give a complete list of the transitions which take place on the dual of the symmetry set and the dual of the evolute, as α varies in a generic one-parameter family of plane curves.


Studies of spicules and similar solar jets reveal a strong correlation between some of the kinematic variables, particularly between the initial velocity V, and the subsequent deceleration, a. It has been proposed that there is a linear relationship between these two variables and that this offers proof for a shock wave mechanism acting on the spicules, although the linear equations found are all different. It is shown here that the relationship is better described by a non-linear form: V is proportional to the square root of a. This relationship between V and a also provides a simple physical interpretation for the results. The different linear equations are found to be simply tangents to this (a, V) curve. Another method used to investigate the (a, V) connection is to determine the correlation coefficients between the kinematic variables from their scatter plots. It is also shown how these correlations also can be predicted from the mean value of the acceleration and height and their standard deviations for the sample under consideration. The implications of these results and the possibility that spicule behaviour is partly due to magnetic fields are discussed.


Objective: To investigate the diagnosis of atypical chronic myelogenous leukemia.Methods: Through the comparison between atypical chronic myelogenous leukemia (12 cases) and typical chronic myelogenous leukemia (23 cases), we can find out that atypical chronic myelogenous leukemia was different from typical chronic myelogenous leukemia in clinical characteristics and morphology features.Results:First of all,the patients' age is always old.In most cases, there was not anemia but platelet was slightly higher than the normal, swelling of spleen was not unconspicuous, and the neutrophil alkaline phosphatase score was normal or slightly decreased.Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome was undetectable by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) as well.Conclusion: To diagnose this disease, the course of disease must be observed in succession which is aggravated along with the time passing and the other therapies are invalid.


The article examines some of the non-routine challenges that an academic library director can expect to deal with during his or her career. Each challenge is discussed in a paragraph or two, beginning by characterizing the challenge as an animal that serves as a metaphor for unusual but nonetheless important conditions that can, sooner or later, demand a response from any library director. The article considers strategies for managing the director's relationships with superiors, peer administrators, patrons, and library employees, and gives specific recommendations for handling them effectively.


An essential procedure for fatigue crack evaluation based on structural health monitoring is to establish the mapping relationship between structural health monitoring signal features and the crack length. However, crack evolution in aerospace structure is a complicated process affected by many condition factors, such as the temperature, mission load, structural boundary condition and material characteristic. These factors are coupled with each other and cause serious uncertainties to the crack evolution in the structure. Ordinary methods by mapping or calibration using a set of same structural specimens or simulation to achieve an average mapping result cannot provide accurate results to a specific structure monitored, since this structure inevitably has deviations from the average result. Aiming at solving this problem, an on-line updated guided wave Gaussian Process based evaluation method is proposed in this paper, which differs from the current Gaussian Process research in the way of model dynamic updating. The proposed method is verified on attachment lug structures, which is a kind of important connection part commonly used in aircrafts. The effectiveness of the proposed method is well demonstrated.


The aim of the article is to present a problem concerning the effects of the public debt and the budget deficit. The public debt is a result of the lack of adequate income earned by the financial sector, what means that it must incur liabilities to be able to carry out its tasks or improper management of the state budget funds - what results in the budget deficit. The size of the state's debt and the public debt has a very large impact on the socio-economic situa-tion of the country as well as on its financial policy. Due to the high indebtedness of the state, the whole economy is disturbed, the state authorities are not able to allocate an adequate amount of the funds to stimulate invest-ments. Such actions slow down the dynamics of economic development, what means that the state authorities most often look for savings. Unfortunately, this usually happens at the expense of the ordinary(?) citizens. Countries that have a high level of the debts tend to lose their credibility internationally. This may result in the fall in the foreign investments and the outflow of the foreign capital.


Objective To explore the effect of gastric bismuth and magnesium granule on preventing stress ulcer after surgery. Methods From May 2014 to May 2015,121 patients undergone surgery in our hospital were randomly divided into control group and observation group.In the control group(n=41),oral administration of omeprazole was used for 7days,while in the observation group(n=80),omeprazole combined with gastric bismuth and magnesium granules in oral administration was adopted for 7 days.The occurrence of hemorrhage due to stress ulcer and improvement of gastrointestinal symptoms were observed between two groups. Results The effective rate of preventing bleeding due to stress ulcer in observation group and control group was 97.5% and 85.4% respectively,with a statistical difference(P0.05).In observation group,the total effective rates of gastrointestinal symptoms including acid regurgitation and belching,and abdominal distension were 90.0% and 81.8%,significantly higher than that in control group accounting for 55.6% and52.6% respectively,which displayed statistical differences(P0.01,P0.05).The marked improvement rate of acid reflux and belching also displayed a statistical difference(P0.05). Conclusion Combination of gastric bismuth and magnesium granules and omeprazole can obtain a remarkable clinical effect on preventing bleeding due to stress ulcer after surgery,and plays a positive clinical significance.


Introduction Several studies describe that the coexistence of a substance use disorder with another psychiatric condition or "dual disorder" (DD) is associated with a worse evolution at all levels, including a greater burden of medical illnesses and greater mortality. Objectives To describe the presence of DD and related factors in patients admitted to a General Hospital that required assessment by a psychiatry service. Methods A descriptive study that includes patients admitted to the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona for all medical-surgical reasons and attended by the specific addiction psychiatry consultation service between January 2016 and October 2021. Sociodemographic and clinical data are collected including the history of consumption and the diagnosis of dual disorder. Chi-square test was used for comparison between groups. Results The sample was 1796 patients (Women: 345. Mean age: 50.3 years; SD: 12.6). 43.7% of the sample presented DD, with axis 1 disorders being the most frequent. There was an association of DD to factors as: being woman (54 vs 41.2% p <0.001), HIV positive serologies (54 vs 42.7% p <0.001), being homeless (49 vs 31.7% p <0.001) and cocaine consumption compared to other substances (53.4 vs 39.8% p <0.001). Conclusions In our sample, almost half of patients had DD. The representation of women was significantly lower, however they presented a higher proportion of DD. In this study we describe an association of DD with other biopsychosocial problems, and further studies are necessary to determine in which sense they are related and optimize patient care. Disclosure No significant relationships.


Given a setA = {a1, . . . , an} ⊂ N of nonzero vectors defining a simplicial toric ideal IA ⊂ k[x1, . . . , xn], wherek is an arbitrary field, we provide an algorithm for checking wh ether IA is a complete intersection or not. This algorithm does not re quir the explicit computation of a minimal set of generators of IA. The algorithm is based on the application of some new results concerning toric ideals to the simplicial case. For homogenous simplicial toric ideals, we provide a simpler version of this algorithm. Moreover, wh enk is an algebraically closed field, we list all ideal-theoretic complete intersection si mplicial projective toric varieties that are either smooth or have one singular point.


Abstract Let n ≥ 2 be an integer and denote by θn the real root in (0, 1) of the trinomial Gn(X) = −1 + X + Xn. The sequence of Perron numbers (θn−1)n≥2 $(\theta _n^{ - 1} )_{n \ge 2} $ tends to 1. We prove that the Conjecture of Lehmer is true for {θn−1|n≥2} $\{ \theta _n^{ - 1} |n \ge 2\} $ by the direct method of Poincaré asymptotic expansions (divergent formal series of functions) of the roots θn, zj,n, of Gn(X) lying in |z| < 1, as a function of n, j only. This method, not yet applied to Lehmer's problem up to the knowledge of the author, is successfully introduced here. It first gives the asymptotic expansion of the Mahler measures M(Gn)=M(θn)=M(θn−1) ${\rm{M}}(G_n ) = {\rm{M}}(\theta _n ) = {\rm{M}}(\theta _n^{ - 1} )$ of the trinomials Gn as a function of n only, without invoking Smyth's Theorem, and their unique limit point above the smallest Pisot number. Comparison is made with Smyth's, Boyd's and Flammang's previous results. By this method we obtain a direct proof that the conjecture of Schinzel-Zassenhaus is true for {θn−1|n≥2} $\{ \theta _n^{ - 1} |n \ge 2\} $ , with a minoration of the house , and a minoration of the Mahler measure M(Gn) better than Dobrowolski's one. The angular regularity of the roots of Gn, near the unit circle, and limit equidistribution of the conjugates, for n tending to infinity (in the sense of Bilu, Petsche, Pritsker), towards the Haar measure on the unit circle, are described in the context of the Erdős-Turán-Amoroso-Mignotte theory, with uniformly bounded discrepancy functions.


The totemic status of the Dutch polder model may have waned somewhat since the publication of Visser and Hemerijck's Dutch Miracle in 1997, but in compara‐ tive terms Dutch neo-corporatism – the system whereby trade unions and employers get to decisively shape social and economic policies – still displays a remarkable degree of stability compared with other European countries. Ireland, for instance, another country considered a neo-corporatist miracle in the 1990s and 2000s, has witnessed the virtual collapse of its social partnership model in the aftermath of the financial crisis (Culpepper & Regan, 2014). While neo corpo‐ ratism seemed to have undergone a revival in Southern Europe in the 1990s (Hancke & Rhodes, 2005), the crisis and the perceived need to cut back spending have led to the marginalization of employers and trade unions there as well, with the possible exception of Portugal. Austrian corporatism, probably one of the most developed in the world, has seen its legitimacy undermined by populist chal‐ lengers (the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPö), the Austrian counterpart of the Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV)), and scandals involving banks controlled by the trade unions (Afonso, 2013). While Switzerland has also performed well in the aftermath of the crisis, the role of social partners there has also been challenged by party polarization and the strengthening of populist parties (Häusermann, Mach & Papadopoulos, 2004; Afonso & Papadopoulos, 2015). In contrast, while the Dutch economy has also faced serious consequences as a result of the financial crisis, notably a high level of household debt, and its politi‐ cal system has faced a similar populist upsurge coming from Geert Wilders's PVV, the Dutch polder model seems to display a good level of resilience in the face of these challenges. Hence, the volume edited by Maarten Keune draws a nuanced picture of the polder model, looking at its economic performance and political legitimacy. Drawing on the contributions of the book, I will address a series of challenges facing the Dutch polder model, mainly from a comparative perspective, and seek to answer why it seems to have survived. I will first draw in assessments of the current state of the polder model based on the contributions of the book, then address the following challenges: political change and the challenge of popu‐ list parties and changes in the economic structure at the level of finance and labor markets.


This paper considers the analytical flow analysis for the through-flow ventilated electrical machine to predict the airflow rate in the different sections of the machine. This method can be applied to other types of air forced cooling electrical machine. For these purposes, the airflow paths are modeled by flow resistance network. The developing of the flow resistance network and calculating the flow resistances are described in details.


An analysis of the events leading up to the partnership deal between the British Film Institute and global publishers Palgrave Macmillan, exploring the long-term effects of the current BFI management's revision of the institute's cultural priorities.


Heroes images of the Three Kingdoms chosen in Song Ci are closely related with the prevailing political situation.There were Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang who were in the critical positions,Cao Cao,Liu Bei and Sun Quan who had scope for displaying heroism,and bold Chen Deng.This paper,through the dynamic analysis of images of these heroes probes into the Song people's psychological state:depression,anger,frustration and ambivalence.


Six acaricides were applied to cotton September 21 to evaluate effectiveness for control of the carmine spider mite. The spray treatments were made with a back pack CO2 sprayer using 40 gpa and 40 psi. Plots were 20 ft long and replicated 4 times. Mite counts represent larvae, nymphs and adults.


List of illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: invisible girls 1. A woman's profession: sexual difference and the romance of authorship 2. The writer's ravishment: Byron's body politics 3. Classifying romanticism: the milliner girl and the magazines 4. Disfiguring economies: Mary Shelley's gift-book stories 5. The author's progress: William Hazlitt's Keswick escapade and Sarah Hazlitt's Journal 6. Romanticism in the drawing room: Austen's interiority Notes List of works cited Index.


Detection and removal of rain is important in outdoor surveillance vision systems, since the appearance of rain strikes degrades the performance of various vision-based applications. The existing algorithms address the issue of detecting rain only in the irradiance light field, thus require dozens of successive frames to compute the temporal correlation of rain. Combining the properties of rain in irradiance light field and motion field, this paper presents a new approach for rain detection and removal using only three successive frames. In this approach, motion data are used to differentiate rain from other moving objects. A smoothing method based on anisotropic diffusion is proposed for rain removal. Experimental results verify the efficacy of our algorithm.


In this study, the hypothesis that optimum wavebands could be selected for calculation of RDI values was tested. The canopy reflectance data from 350 nm to 2500 nm were collected at various growth stages of wheat irrigated in six amounts before stem elongation. Leaf water contents (%LWC) were insensitive to the irrigation level, while the leaf area index (LAI) and dry phytomass (DM) appeared to be sensitive to the irrigation level. The irrigation levels did not cause considerable spectral response within a specific growth stage, but spectral differences between the growth stages were evident, resulting in strong relationships between the spectral data and the biophysical parameters based on the pooled data of different stages and poor and inconsistent relationships between the spectral data and the biophysical parameters based on data within a specific growth stage. Under field conditions, the peak absorption positions of the wheat canopy were found to shift away from the theoretical wavelengths in the water absorption regions. When using the pooled data covering all the growth stages, the RDI values performed better than reflectance minimum and large differences were found between the RDI values on different selected wavebands in correlating the spectral data with the biophysical parameters. The 965–1085 nm and 1192–1282 nm spectral regions appeared to be the optimum bands for relating RDI to %LWC.


RATIONALE
Tritium (3 H) is an important hydrological tracer commonly used for over 60 years to evaluate water residence times and water dynamics in shallow/recent groundwaters, streams, lakes and the ocean. We tested the analytical performance of 78 international laboratories engaged in low-level 3 H assays for water age dating and monitoring of environmental waters.

METHODS
Seven test waters were distributed by the IAEA to 78 international tritium laboratories. Set 1 included a tritium-free groundwater plus three ultra-low 3 H samples (0.5-7 TU) for meeting groundwater dating specifications. Set 2 contained three higher 3 H-content samples (40-500 TU) suitable for testing of environmental monitoring laboratories.

RESULTS
Seventy of the laboratories used liquid scintillation counting with or without electrolytic enrichment, seven utilized 3 He accumulation and mass-spectrometry, and one used gas-proportional counting. Only ~50 % of laboratories demonstrated the ability to generate accurate 3 H data that was precise enough for water age dating purposes.

CONCLUSIONS
TRIC2018 helped identify recurrent weaknesses and potential solutions. Strategies for performance improvement of 3 H laboratories include: a) improved quantification of 3 H detection limits and analytical uncertainty, b) stricter quality control practices in routine operations along with care and recalibration of 3 H standards traceable to primary NIST standards, c) annual assessment of enrichment factors and instrumental performance, and d) for water age dating purposes the use of electrolytic enrichment systems having the highest possible 3 H enrichment factors (e.g. > 50x).


Utatsusaurus hataii, an Early Triassic ichthyosaur from Japan, is represented by exceptionally well preserved materials but is poorly known because of incomplete preparation. Further preparation of the holotype and one of the paratype specimens has revealed nearly complete forefins that are pentadactyl, with no more than five phalanges in any of the digits. The first digit is not well developed, and the fifth distal carpal appears to be absent. The phalanges along the fin margin tend to be lunate; others are flattened cylinders. These findings indicate that the relationship of Utatsusaurus with other Early Triassic ichthyosaurs must be reconsidered.


The utility model provides an ultra large diameter full scene house with a split-level structure, comprising a living room, a dining room, a master bedroom, a bedroom 1, a bedroom 2, a kitchen and two bathrooms. The living room is a circular room of 360 degrees. The arc outer wall of 270 degrees of the living room is provided with three windows respectively toward the east, south and west. A study adjoining the living room is then contiguous with the bedroom 1 whose eastern side is provided with the master bedroom. Opposing against the living room, the bedroom 2 is arranged along the left of an entering door. The kitchen is arranged right opposing against the bedroom 2. A space between the bedroom 2 and the kitchen is the dining zone. The back walls of the kitchen and the bathrooms are tightly closed to each other. The middle section of the right outer wall of the kitchen is provided with a balcony whose north end is a worker room, and whose south wall is connected with the north outer wall of the master bedroom. The utility model has novel and unique structure. The living room arranged in ultra large space has wide viewing field, enough lighting, and reasonable integral layout, which sufficiently embodies the idea of human centered design, and perfectly merges the use function with the human habitat idea.


Note: IMHEF - INPG Specialisation machines hydrauliques, programme inter-universitaire de formation a Lausanne et Grenoble 1 Reference LMH-BOOK-1994-002 Record created on 2005-11-04, modified on 2017-05-10


Bio-conversion of cellulosic based biomass materials for cellulase production is one among the major increasing demand for various biotechnological applications. Therefore, the purpose of the present research work was to study the production and physical and nutritional parameters optimization for the synthesis of cellulase from co-culture of Trichoderma viride and Ganoderma lucidum in solid state fermentation (SSF) using agro-industrial material corn stover as fungal growth supported substrates. Analysis profile showed that when the conditions of the SSF medium containing 15 g corn stover substrate (50% w/w moisture) inoculated with 6 mL of inoculum were optimal, the maximum productions of cellulase (466 ± 5.6 U/mL) were recorded after 6 days of incubation at pH 6 and 35 °C. In conclusion, the present research findings will be supportive in the improvement of low cost system for hyper-production of carboxymethyl cellulase for industrial application.


Double-clad Cr/sup 4+/:YAG crystal fiber is demonstrated by a co-drawing laser-heated pedestal growth method. Up to 913 /spl mu/m of super-wideband amplified spontaneous emission was generated at the optical fiber communication band with a 3-dB bandwidth of 265 nm.


Throughout this research effort we have analyzed data collected from the Southern Great Plains 1997 (SGP) experiment to evaluate terms in the budget of water vapor in the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). The analysis is centered on using data obtained from the Lidar Atmospheric Sensing Experiment (LASE) downward-looking differential absorption lidar (DIAL) that was flown on the NASA-P3 aircraft. The DIAL is able to measure vertical profiles of water vapor, as well as aerosol backscatter, throughout the ABL. Initial work on using the DIAL is summarized in the attached meeting preprint, which discusses results from a segment of the 12 July 1997 flight. Additional analysis has been carried out using both the DIAL data and in situ measurements to obtain more complete and detailed estimates of terms in the ABL water vapor budget. This includes data from the Canadian National Research Council Twin Otter aircraft, as well as from a spectrum of surface-based instruments. This work is expected to lead to a refereed article planned for submission to the Journal.


In this paper, an improved space-vector-based hysteresis current controller (SVBHCC) is proposed. The controller determines a set of space vectors from a region detector and applies a space voltage vector selected according to the main HCC. A set of space vectors including the zero voltage vector to reduce the number of switchings is determined from the information of the current errors, which are wider than those of the main HCC. A simple hardware implementation is proposed and the good experimental results of the SVBHCC for a squirrel cage motor are also shown.


The identification and use of antibodies dominates the biologic, clinical diagnostic, and therapeutic landscapes. In particular, antibodies have become essential tools in a variety of protein analytical experiments and to study the disposition of biologic therapeutics. One emerging class of peptide biologics is known as the Elastin-like polypeptide (ELP), which are repetitive protein polymers inspired by human tropoelastin. A major limitation in the clinical translation of ELP biologics has been a lack of a monoclonal antibody (mAb) to characterize their identity during expression. To facilitate these studies, we successfully generated a new mAb that is specific towards ELPs and ELP fusion proteins. Purified antibody was evaluated in ELISA, Western Blotting, and immunofluorescence assay. The optimal anti-ELP mAb proved highly reactive and specific towards ELPs. Moreover, they were able to detect ELPs with a variety of aliphatic guest residues. ELPs phase separate in response to heating; furthermore, when incubated at great excess to ELP the anti-ELP mAb partially blocks phase separation. These findings are direct evidence that novel murine mAbs can be raised against purified ELPs. This new reagent will enable purification and experimental detection, and characterization of these biopolymers.


To meet the demands of online, safe and overall monitoring of the water quality, a water quality monitoring system based on robotic dolphin is developed, enlightened by the dolphin's swimming ability with high efficiency and good maneuverability. The system is composed of fixed monitoring nodes, robotic dolphin node and a console, and the water quality parameters such as PH value, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and turbidity are acquired by the coordination of the fixed measuring and dynamic measuring. The fixed monitoring nodes support solar energy power supply, self-organized network and multi-hop transfer. The robotic dolphin, sealed by the silica gel coat, possesses the characteristics of good locomotion and low noise due to its imitation of the dolphin's shape and dorsoventral movement. As a safe, new and fast water quality monitoring mode, the system will play an important role in the environmental protection of harbors, coastal waters, lakes and rivers.


Abstract Background Fatigue is common in children and adolescents with multiple sclerosis (MS) and its aetiology is assumed to be multifactorial, however, its relationship to sleep quality in this population remains unknown. This study aims to examine the prevalence of fatigue and sleep disturbance in this population and their relationship to mood, quality of life, physical activity, and MS disease characteristics. Methods Children with pediatric onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) aged 0–18 were recruited. Subjective sleep quality was assessed by the Pediatric Daytime Sleepiness Scale (PDSS), Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) and OSA-18. All children were referred for polysomnography (PSG) including transcutaneous CO2 and video monitoring. Fatigue was assessed using the PedsQL Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (PedsQL-MFS). Progress to date: Fifteen children with relapsing remitting MS (mean age 15.73±1.44, mean EDSS score 1.11±1.12) have been enrolled to date. 73% of children were fatigued according to the PedsQL-MFS (mean transformed score 52.04). 67% and 60% of children scored higher than the clinical cutoff for the PDSS (17.87) and SDSC (42.73) respectively. However, all children scored within the normal range for the OSA-18 (34.00). To date, eleven children have completed PSG. Intended outcome and impact: This is the first study utilising PSG to objectively assess sleep quality in children with POMS. Findings from this study will document the magnitude of sleep disturbance in this population and have implications for the management of fatigue and other related impairments observed in paediatric MS.


Optical sensors are rinding increased usage in inspection and quality assurance applications. The versatility and high speed data gathering capabilities of imaging sensors lend themselves to complex applications such as pattern recognition and gray-scale defect deter-minations. Applications of this type usually require computer capability to mandLutte and digest the data but optical scanning rates usually outpace the instruction cycle rates of microcomputers. This paper discusses a method of handling high speed imaging data to pro vide real time computer analysis, decision and control. Methods and technical designs are described that provide data compression, formatting and preprocessing. Hanipulative tech.- niques for both digital and analog (video) signals are discussed.


The combustion of municipal solid waste (MSW) is used for its inertisation, reduction of its volume and the conversion of its energy content into heat and/or electricity. Operation and control of modern large scale MSW combustion (MSWC) plants is determined by economic and environmental objectives and constraints that have to be fulfilled in the presence of large unmeasured disturbances resulting from a large variation in waste composition, which make the fulfillment of these objectives and constraints very difficult, and under varying market conditions and, thereby, economic priorities. MSWC plant operators and managers are under an increasing pressure to operate economically more optimally, within the operating envelope determined by the environmental limits, due to the increasing business character of the environment they have to operate in, with market forces and competition increasingly dictating the plant operation. A direction with high potential for obtaining a more optimal economic MSWC plant performance is the application of model based combustion control, which has not been done so far at MSWC plants where PID type of combustion control is the standard. This potential is due to the fact that the combustion control system of an MSWC plant has a major influence on its overall economic performance and that model based control strategies allow for a systematic handling of the main characteristics of the MSWC plant combustion control problem, more specific the presence of constraints and the multivariable, interacting nature of the MSWC plant combustion dynamics. In particular the model based control strategy called Model Predictive Control (MPC) allows for this systematic handling and has potential for improvement. Motivated by the observed need for an improved economic MSWC plant operation and the potential of model based combustion control for achieving this goal, the main research objective addressed in this thesis is to explore the opportunities of this type of control for improving the economic performance of these plants. The main conclusion from this thesis is that the economic performance of an MSWC plant can significantly be improved by means of model based combustion control, in particular by means of MPC based combustion control. More specific, usage of the latter type of combustion control particularly allows for an improved constraint handling of controlled variables not subject to setpoint tracking. This ability can be used to significantly reduce MSWC plant downtime and maintenance costs, e.g. by maintaining furnace temperatures below a certain maximum level to increase the lifetime of furnace components. MPC also allows for a significant reduction in process variability in MSWC plant combustion control applications even when constraints do not come into play, which can be used to decrease operational and maintenance costs and to operate the MSWC plant closer to the economically optimal operating point. Additionally, the ability to include constraints in MPC together with the flexibility in formulating its optimal control problem allows for application of constraint pushing type of MSWC plant combustion control problems, which also allows for operating the MSWC plant closer to the economically optimal operating point.


This Resolution 229 (WRC-03) specifies the conditions under which this allocation is to be considered, in particular with regards to sharing w ith Radiodetermination / Radiolocalisation services (i. e. radars) in the 5250-5350 and 5470-5725 MHz bands, recognising in particular, that " studies have shown that sharing between the radiodetermination and mobile services in the bands 5 250-5 350 MHz and 5 470-5 725 MHz is only possible with the application of mitigation techniques such as dynamic frequency selection ".


Objectives: The objective of this study was to systematically review the mortality and morbidity associated with scleroderma renal crisis and to determine temporal trends. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from database inception to 10 February 2020. Bibliographies of selected articles were hand-searched for additional references. Data were extracted using a standardized extraction form. Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa scale. Results were analysed qualitatively. Results: Twenty studies with 14,059 systemic sclerosis subjects, of which 854 had scleroderma renal crisis and 4095 had systemic sclerosis–associated end-stage renal disease, met inclusion criteria. Study quality was generally moderate. Cumulative mortality in the post-angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor era was approximately 20% at 6 months, 30%–36% at 1 year, 19%–40% at 3 years and almost 50% at 10 years from scleroderma renal crisis onset. Although the introduction of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in the early 1970s resulted in a 50% improvement in scleroderma renal crisis mortality, there was no further improvement thereafter. Scleroderma renal crisis mortality rates were proportionally higher than mortality rates associated with other systemic sclerosis organ involvement. The rate of permanent dialysis after scleroderma renal crisis in the post-angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor era ranged from 19%–40%. Three to 17% of systemic sclerosis patients underwent renal transplant. Survival was better in patients post-renal transplant (54%–91%) compared to those on dialysis (31%–56%). Graft survival improved over time and appeared similar to that of patients with other types of end-stage renal disease. Conclusion: While there has been considerable improvement in scleroderma renal crisis–related outcomes since the introduction of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, morbidity and mortality remain high for affected patients without convincing evidence of further improvement in the post-angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor era. Novel treatments are required to improve outcomes of scleroderma renal crisis.


Objective It is to observe the influence of Yinchen-Wuling powder on serum ALT,AST and pathohistology in rats with alcoholic liver injury,so to provide experiment evidence for clinic prevention and cure of the disease.Methods 50 Wistar rats were used to make models with filling the stomachs with alcohol and were randomly divided into normal group,model group,prevention group 1,prevention group 2 and treatment group.Serum from caudal vein was gotten and ALT,AST were measured after five and nine experiment weeks.Liver tissue was extracted and stained with HE to be observed with light microscope at the end of experiment.Results Serum ALT and AST in model group obviously increased which were significantly higher than those in prevention group 1,prevention group 2 and treatment group(P0.01).The pathologic changes of liver tissue in prevention and treatment groups were obviously lighter than that in model group.Conclusion Yinchen-Wuling powder can effectively prevent and cure alcoholic liver injury of rats.


Abstract A comprehensive survey of the literature reveals that ethylene has been clearly implicated as an air pollutant only for certain greenhouse plants. Ethylene is produced naturally by some biologic systems and may cause some plant damage. Most studies have been in closed systems with shifts in gas concentrations occurring. Adequate data are lacking on the response of field-grown plants to ethylene as an air pollutant.


The unseating failure of bridge spans is examined by using the simplified 3 degree-of-freedom system, which retains the characteristics of the bridge motions including the inelastic pier and foundation motions. The inelastic pier is modeled by adopting the hysteresis loop which is obtained from the force-displacement curve by the moment-curvature relation based on the pier sections. The foundation is assumed to move in two directions, which are translational and rotational. Various peak ground accelerations are applied to the bridge system to see the effects of the nonlinearity and foundation motions on the global response behaviors. The unseating failure is investigated in the stochastic perspective by examining the probabilistic properties of the maximum displacement from the ensemble consisting of 400 time histories of the bridge system responses. As the peak ground acceleration increases, the effect of foundation motions is found to increase. It is suggested that under strong earthquakes, foundation motions, particularly the rotational motion should be considered in determining the bridge responses. The unseating failure increases dramatically as the pier height increases, indicating that care should be taken in the decision of the support length against unseating events.


This chapter chronicles Celso Cesare Moreno's exploits in Asia, beginning with his decision to take to the sea like other Italian missionaries, explorers, and traders before him, such as Marco Polo and Vasco da Gama. Moreno's initial zone of activity was the Mediterranean, but he later made his way to the Cape of Good Hope, the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea, and finally, India. Arriving in Calcutta in June 1859, Moreno became entangled in a bitter dispute with Giovanni Casella, a successful merchant, and Father Vincenzo Bruno, a missionary. The chapter also considers Moreno's role in the Sepoy Mutiny during his time in India; his "discovery" of Sumatra; his sojourn in China, where he became involved in the Taiping Rebellion; his failed attempt to convince the Italian government to establish a colony in Sumatra; his efforts to sell Sumatra to Napoleon III; and his travel to Indochina to explore scantly known regions, among other objectives.


A stable stock market is essential to the entire financial market and economy stressing the significance of monitoring the stability of the stock market. In this paper, we propose stock market stability index (SMSI), which monitors market stability through a statistical model. SMSI is based on the idea that the proper statistical model for the past stable period would significantly fail when the current market becomes unstable (see also Kim et al. [9]). To construct SMSI, the behavior of the regular stock market index on the past stable period is investigated with the asymptotic stationary autoregressive model (ASAR) proposed mainly for non-stationary time series by Kim et al. [4]. Major advantage of this approach is to provide the probability (or p-value) of the current stock market's stability. As an empirical example, SMSI for the Korean stock market is developed in order to demonstrate its potential application.


In this essay, a manuscript description and analysis of Isaac Newton's manuscript 'Of the Church' (Bodmer Ms., Fondation Martin Bodmer, Geneva, Switzerland) is provided.


Purpose: This qualitative study reports on beliefs practicing educators hold about diverse students and families. Specifically, this study examined educator beliefs related to culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse students and families along with participants' knowledge of culture and its application in practice. Research Design: Data were collected through a qualitative instrument administered to 111 teachers and educational leaders in two school districts in Texas and Michigan. Participants provided written responses to scenarios depicting culture clashes that commonly occur in schools. Data were analyzed using a constructivist grounded theory resulting in a continuum of cultural responsiveness. Findings: Results reveal the majority of participants appear to have a general awareness of culture, but also hold a number of deficit beliefs about diverse students and their families. In describing how they apply cultural knowledge in practice, participants tended to address visible aspects of culture, overlooking less obvious aspects. The majority of participants used deficit thinking in explanations for the clashes and viewed the clashes as problems warranting a technical solution. Little consideration was given to the social aspects of schooling such as identity, culture, language, and relationships, which are at the heart of culturally responsive teaching, learning, and leading. Implications: More than 30 years of school reform efforts have failed to address inequitable educational outcomes. The results of this study suggest the ineffectiveness of reform efforts may be due in part to educators' deficit beliefs and lack of cultural knowledge, two areas preparation and professional development programs must better address.


Gastro-intestinal helminths are present in nearly all mammals, sharing their environment with microbiota. Gastro-intestinal helminth-microbiota associations are shaped by various ecological processes and can influence their host's health. However, the effect of the ecological context of the host in terms of geographic location, seasonality, and anthropogenic effects (i.e., logging history) on both groups of gastro-intestinal inhabitants is unknown. We provide a first exploration thereof, and also on the interactive effects between gastro-intestinal helminths and microbiota. Fresh faecal samples (N= 338) from eight wild Eulemur populations were collected over a 2-year period across Madagascar in a diversity of habitats. We used 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing to characterise the microbiota composition, and faecal flotation to isolate and morphologically identify nematode eggs. Infections with nematodes of the genera Callistoura and Lemuricola occurred in all lemur populations. Seasonality significantly contributed to the observed variation in microbiota composition, especially in the dry-deciduous forest. We found indications that differences in nematode prevalence were larger in (western) dry-deciduous forests compared to (eastern ) rainforests. Both microbial richness and Lemuricola spp. infection prevalence were highest in a previously logged site, whereas the prevalence of Callistoura spp. was highest in the less intensely logged site. In addition, we observed significant correlations between gastro-intestinal parasites and microbiota composition in wild these lemurs. We furthermore show that environmental conditions affect gastro-intestinal nematodes and microbial interactions in ways that, as far as we know, have not previously been reported and that may also be of relevance for lemur conservation.


Mao Zedong was full of confidence regarding the substantial growth of food in 1958. In his view, the substantial increase of food production was entirely possible through constructing farmland water conservancy, accumulating manure on a national level, ploughing the land thoroughly and planting crops densely with the enthusiasm of the masses. However, Mao Zedong did not give any positive remarks regarding the high-production "satellite" as claming that it can turn out ten thousand grain crops per mu. His attitude was, to a large extent, noncommittal. Despite Mao Zedong's awareness of the false and exaggerated reports appearing in the "Great Leap Forward", he somewhat acquiesced and tolerated this phenomenon out of his intention to affirm and to protect the enthusiasm of the cadres and the masses involved in the movement.


In the article the creativity of a talented Kabardian poet, writer, songster, publicist Boris Gedgafov is considered. The emphasis is made on spiritual-philosophical and moral-aesthetic aspects of his poetry. B. Gedgafov's song creativity is studied here for the first time, his contribution to the national literature and culture is revealed.


The efforts made by different social movements to secure for every citizen freedom and access to information has had, thus far, its most efficacious impact on ensuring environmental transparency. In recent decades, most governments around the world, bowing to sustained pressure from civil society organisations, have either legislated on or signed up to a broader universal convention promising access and transparency on environmental matters. These struggles have been varied, and in some instances, the laws enacted come couched with restrictive clauses; notwithstanding this, the struggle for assuring freedom of information has had the added benefit of raising awareness levels, even of those considered illiterate. For the future, as environmental deterioration threatens the very future of the world, what is required is global action that could facilitate the free flow of information across borders and nations.


[Objective]To observe Chaishao Spleen Decoction clinical efficacy of functional dyspepsia. [Methods]90 patients with functional dyspepsia were randomly divided into treatment group of 50 patients in the control group of 40 patients.Chinese herb treatment group spleen decoction Chaishao the control group was treated with domperidone.[Results]The group,the total effective rate was 88% in the control group,the total effective rate was 67.5%.The total effective two groups,die difference was significant (P 0.05).[Conclusion] Caishao Tang in treating functional dyspepsia spleen a significant effect.


Primary Ewing sarcoma affecting the skull base in general and the petrous bone in particular is extremely rare with only 4 reports of Ewing sarcoma arising in the petrous temporal bone in the international medical literature.


Objective:To study the expression of P53, Bax, Bcl 2 proteins and the role of cell apoptosis in the formation and development of acute radiation induced skin ulcers.Methods:A rat model which was locally irradiated with 60 Co γ rays was used, and the pathological changes were observed for 40 days. Immunohistochemistry and TUNEL assay were performed which enabled the detection of P53, Bax, Bcl 2 and cell apoptosis during the formation and development of radiation skin ulcers.Results: Skin ulcers were found on day 14 after irradiation, and enlarged and deepened gradually during the observation period. P53 was over expressed during days 11 to 40 after irradiation and was localized in vascular endotheliocytes and smooth muscle cells. Bax was moderately positive during days 14 to 21 and weakly positive during days 28 to 35, and was localized in vascular endotheliocytes, some fibroblasts and proliferating keratinocytes. Bcl 2 was weakly positive during days 1 to 11 after irradiation, and was located in keratinocytes, hair follicular cells and some vascular endotheliocytes. Bcl 2 was negative during days 11 to 40.The rate of cell apoptosis, especially of vascular endotheliocytes,was higher than that in the early process of normal wound healing. Conclusions:After irradiation,the increased expression of the apoptosis inducing protein P53, Bax and the decreased expression of the apoptosis inhibiting protein Bcl 2 might be associated with the high rate of apoptotic events, and play important roles in the formation and development of radiation skin ulcers. [


This article tries to show and prove that, beyond the cases of intertextuality and metatextuality, Les Regrets of Du Bellay were composed in the following order: from the so-called "liminaires" sonnets to elegy and satire, finishing with some sonnets of courtly praise. Within elegy and satire there are topics that appear equaly grouped


Hemodynamic forces play an active role in many physiological and pathophysiological processes of the cardiovascular system. Vascular remodeling, changes of structure, geometry and mechanical properties of the artery, plays a role in many (patho)physiological processes. Several lines of evidence support a role for hemodynamic forces in the development and progression of vascular cell, such as endothelial cell, vascular smooth muscle cell and extracellular matrix. This review focuses on the role of hemodynamic forces in vascular remodeling relevant to vascular diseases. Cellular signal involves a complex interplay between cytoskeletal and biochemical elements and results in changes in G proteins, signal transduction and gene expression. We review current knowledge on flow-induced vascular remodeling and summarize the molecular mechanisms believed responsible for endothelial cell gene regulation with an emphasis on signal transduction.


According to software vendors and consultants, Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs) transform the nature, structure and management of work regardless of organisational context. This paper contests this technologically deterministic view of organisational change by demonstrating the role that discourse plays in the social construction of ERPs.


To all those interested in public health, and especially in its local government aspects, the Local Government Acts of 1929 must be for years to come pre-eminently the subject of the closest study and comment. It is only now becoming possible to consider these measures and their effects, from the practical as distinguished from the theoretical point of view. They have now been on the statute book for nearly two years, and local authorities and their officials have been working under the new organisation for over a year. We are now in a position to survey the field, to envisage the ends of policy, and to direct the new organisation to definite distant objectives. The first object of our immediate survey should be to consider the


China and Russia have distinct views on the global order and the role of cyber therein, expressed in a conceptual vocabulary that has received little scholarly attention. This vocabulary is also used to frame their concerns and fears about cyber-borne threats. The approaches and policies of Russia and China are often married together under the heading of "the Sino-Russian approach". This rings true not only in cybersecurity and -defence related discourse, but in West vs. East geopolitics in general. The Sino-Russian approach is often contrasted to the Western or "likeminded" approach, which represents the liberal world order. At the same time, little attention has been paid to the question, how united this Sino-Russian front is. Is it "us against the world"? Is the Sino-Russian approach "likeminded" in its grouping? Or are there discrepancies in this united front? Having a one-dimensional view of the Chinese-Russian relationship and omitting the different motives and goals of both actors undermine the intricacies and possibilities that a deeper understanding of the cyberspace-related policies of both countries might bring to western analysts and policy makers. In order to explore aspects of the Sino-Russian relationship in cyberspace, The Hague Program for Cyber Norms and the Leiden Asia Centre convened a dozen experts for a workshop in The Hague in May 2019. The experts were all from Europe and North America focusing on China or Russia – sometimes both – and most of them focused on aspects of foreign policy and/or cyberspace. The workshop was held under Chatham House rule.


Optical devices are poised to form the core of the next generation of backbone and enterprise networks. Optical routers, dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems, and cross connects of unprecedented capacities are on the verge of large-scale commercial deployment. This massive buildup of optical gear necessitates careful planning and provisioning of the basic units of transmission — the light-paths. This paper presents a range of techniques for efficient and reliable optical network design, covering decentralized dedicated protection to shared path-based mesh restoration. These algorithms have been incorporated into SPIDER, an extensible software tool with a browser-based user interface, Java∗-based visualization, and spreadsheet input/output capabilities. We describe SPIDER and report on recent core networking applications using this tool, which also illustrate the key tradeoffs in optical network designs involving a variety of grades of protection and the balance between efficient use of wavelengths and restoration time.


Amakinskaya kimberlite pipe is located in northeastern Russia. It was surveyed in 2014 by multiple geophysical methods, including airborne TDEM (VTEM). There is notable AIP effect over the pipe, as well as light magnetic signature. VTEM data were inverted by Aarhus Geophysics using AarhusINV multiparametric Cole-Cole inversion for TDEM data and Mag3d for TMI data. The results were further compared with known petrophysical data showing good correlation. The data were interpolated over the same 3D volume and presented as depth slices and profile images. Introduction Amakinskaya kimberlite pipe is located in Yakutia (Figure 1). From the geological standpoint, the area surrounding It belongs to a sedimentary basin (Figure 2) with widespread outcrops of clays and alevrolites of Jurassic age (J1or), which unconformably overlay Cambrean limestone complex (Є3hl). Triassic basalts (T1kt) are also widespread in the area, especially to the north from the pipe. Amakinskaya Kimberlite pipe shows a great deal of anisotropy in the vertical direction, shifting from weathered, clayish upper facies, affected by permafrost to consolidated hard kimberlite below 30 m depth. Figure 1. Location of Amakinskaya kimberlite pipe (northeastern Russia); (a): VTEM flight lines shown over Landsat image. (b): IP effect measured over the kimberlite, shown in VTEM individual transients. This obviously has reflection in the physical properties of the kimberlite. Resistivity and chargeability changes with depth, showing lowering resistivity and increasing chargeability values in the upper facies of the kimberlite, while magnetic susceptibility increases with depth, as kimberlite consolidates (Bondarenko and Zinchuk, 2004). The airborne survey was flown in late 2014 using a VTEM system and the data were seriously affected by the IP effect (Figure 1b). It should be noted however, that IP effect over the kimberlite, although evident in the transients, does not result in negative voltage measurements and therefore may not be instantly obvious in the data space at a first glance. Figure 2. Geology of the area surrounding Amakinskaya kimberlite pipe. Inversion of TDEM data The TDEM data, collected over Amakinskaya pipe were inverted using the AarhusINV Spatially Constrained Inversion approach (SCI, Viezzoli et al., 2008). The code was modified as per Fiandaca et al. (2012) to accommodate Cole-Cole modelling to account for the IP effect (Cole and Cole, 1942). In addition to strong IP effect, which made conventional inversion challenging, there was a strong electrified industrial infrastructure situated just 200 meters east of the target, which seriously affected both EM and magnetic data. This cultural noise had to be removed from all data sets in order to proceed further with inverting the data. As a result of SCI inversion approach with IP modelling, all four ColeCole parameters were extracted. The target misfits of the inversions were achieved, producing distributions of Cole-Cole parameters, which were further interpolated to populate 3D volumes. The distributions of electrical resistivity and chargeability with depth are shown in Figure 3. Case studies: Amakinskaya kimberlite pipe Figure 3. 3D distribution of electrical resistivity and chargeability recovered by SCI inversion with IP modelling over Amakinskaya kimberlite pipe, shown as series of depth slices. Inversion of magnetic data The Total Magnetic Intensity (TMI) data were inverted using Mag3D code, developed at the University of British Columbia (Li and Oldenburg, 1996). Figure 4 shows comparison of observed TMI data vs data predicted by Mag3D inversion. Figure 4. Observed TMI data vs predicted TMI data. The results of the magnetic inversion are shown as series of depth slices in Figure 5. Despite presence of strong industrial artefacts and very subtle magnetic signature of the pipe, the 3D inversion of magnetic data successfully identified the location of Amakinskaya pipe. Furthermore, there are in fact two known shafts of the kimberlitic body, which is resembled in a 3D volume of magnetic susceptibility distribution (Figure 6). Figure 5. 3D distribution of magnetic susceptibility recovered by 3D magnetic inversion over Amakinskaya kimberlite pipe, shown as series of depth slices. Figure 6. 3D volume of magnetic susceptibility recovered over Amakinskaya kimberlite pipe suggesting two kimberlitic adjacent bodies.


Much of the evidence for the endosymbiont hypothesis of the origin of eukaryote cells arises from their spatial complexity: the heterogeneous array of distinct organelles suggests very naturally a colonial evolutionary history. Less studied, in this context, is the rich temporal structure of eukaryote physiology. Beyond the traditional four parts of the cell cycle, a fine structure of sequential metabolic events can now be seen. In yeasts and several flagellates, enzymes appear during the cycle in an invariant, orderly succession of "peaks" and "steps," and temperature-sensitive mutants of these can serve as markers in the genetic analysis of temporal organization. In the yeast, Saccharumyces cereviseae, about 30 of these biochemical events have been pinpointed.= In addition to the qualitative temporal organization seen in such orderly sequences, there are also many indications of a quantitative structur-ie., regular metabolic oscillations. Well-known examples are the glycolytic oscillations in many and the regular pulses of CAMP secretion by certain cells during cellular slime-mold aggregati~n.~. 5 , Many examples of such oscillations are now known and various models have been proposed to account for them. In recent years the realization has grown that they must be the result of very nonlinear processes and therefore are probably limit cycles. That is, after perturbation, the oscillation always returns asymptotically to a stable cycle of given amplitude, wave form, and period.T Two important features of most of these biochemical oscillations are a relatively short period, of the order of several minutes, and a strong temperature dependence-eg., a Q,, of about 4 in the case of the glycolytic oscillation of yeasts. Perhaps the most striking feature of eukaryotic temporal architecture, however, is the much slower, temperature-insensitive circadian cycle-the biological clock.8 Since this phenomenon is usually considered a peculiarity of eukaryotes, it seems reasonable to enquire into its possible bearing on the endosymbiont theory of eukaryote origins.+


Ultrafast responses are analysed for semiconductor-polymer nanocomposite (NC) material systems with SiC and Si nanoparticles embedded in a polymer host. A dynamical model is developed to link photoexcitation, diffusion and surface recombination effects to the charge carrier lifetime. The modelled responses are contrasted with ultrafast differential transmission measurements for both SiC and Si material systems, with excellent agreement. The respective SiC and Si NC charge carrier lifetimes of 4.5 and 12 ps are found to be dominated by surface recombination effects and are far shorter than their 22 μs and 20 ns bulk semiconductor counterparts.


This study analyses different representations of large spiking neural network (SNN) structures for conventional computers and uses the NeuCube SNN architecture as a case study. The representation includes neuronal connectivity and network's and neurons' states during the learning process. Three different structure types, namely adjacency matrix, adjacency list, and edge-weight table, were compared in terms of their storage needs and execution time performance of a learning algorithm, for varying numbers of neurons in the network. Comparative analysis shows that the adjacency list, combined with a backwards indexing mechanism, scales up most efficiently both in terms of performance and of storage requirements. The optimal algorithm was further used to simulate a large scale NeuCube system with 241,606 spiking neurons in a 3D space for prediction and analysis of benchmark spatio-temporal data.


Corrosion testing in black liquors from kraft pulp and paper mill evaporators has confirmed that carbon steel has stable passivity in weak liquors (15% solids content), unstable passivity in intermediate liquors (25% and 33% solids content), and corrodes actively in strong liquors (45% and 49% solids content). The occurrence of rapid corrosion of carbon steels in evaporators handling liquors of intermediate solids content is caused by an abrupt switch from unstable passivity to active corrosion. Sudden changes in the corrosion state may be brought about by relatively small increases in the sulfidity and temperature of the liquor or by the use of modern carbon steels having higher silicon contents than those used in the past. Galvanic coupling of active carbon steel with stainless steel increases the active corrosion rate of the carbon steel.


ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate a growth model applied to adjust nutritional programs for growing and finishing pigs, in a commercial production context. The phase I (calibration) was conducted in a commercial pig production unit. The data were collected from a nutritional program, a feed program, and an animal profile. In experimental phase II, these data were entered in the InraPorc® model for simulations and to propose adjustments to the commercial nutritional program. Afterwards, the conventional [...]


When voters fear that politicians may have a right-wing bias or that they may be in‡uenced or corrupted by the rich elite, signals of true left-wing conviction are valuable. As a consequence, even a moderate politician seeking reelection chooses 'populist'policies— i.e., policies to the left of the median voter— as a way of signaling that he is not from the right. Truly right-wing politicians respond by choosing more moderate, or even left-of-center policies. This populist bias of policy is greater when the value of remaining in o¢ ce is higher for the politician; when there is greater polarization between the policy preferences of the median voter and right-wing politicians; when politicians are indeed more likely to have a hidden right-wing agenda; when there is an intermediate amount of noise in the information that voters receive; when politicians are more forward-looking; and when there is greater uncertainty about the type of the incumbent. We show that similar results apply when some politicians can be corrupted or in‡uenced through other non-electoral means by the rich elite. We also show that 'soft term limits' may exacerbate, rather than reduce, the populist bias of policies.


When it comes to environmental accounting, we're still in the dark ages. But we must manage our environment with the same discipline that we administer our economy.


The catalytic performance of the bare Co3O4 and mixed cobalt- spinel catalysts (MxCo3-xO4; M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn) in the CO-PROX process was investigated in the temperature-programmed...


DOI:10.1097/MCO.0000000000000405 This section Assessment of Nutritional & Metabolic Status encompasses the entire range of topics found in the Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, but with a focus on advances, innovations of the how? We ask in this section as to how we gather evidence and advance knowledge in all areas of nutrition research, basic, translational and clinical. We hopefully present and critically discuss the methodology. This year's section again includes both advances in sophisticated analytical methods, scientific validation of screening tools and body composition for clinical use, as well as critical appraisal of established anthropometric measures. As such, the section includes topics related to aging, cancer, chronic disease, malnutrition, obesity, lipid and protein metabolism and metabolic pathways in general. The article by Gonzalez et al. (pp. 314–321) is a critical review dealing with a well known parameter which has been around since 1897: the BMI (weight in kg/height in m). Unparalleled in its simplicity and feasibility, it has long been established as one of the most used parameter for the classification of weight categories. However, it has also become popular for diagnosing nutritional status at the individual level in clinical practice which it was originally not created for. Gonzalez et al. (pp. 314–321) carefully outline the limitations of the BMI both in the classification of underweight as well as overweight. They conclude that although the BMI has acceptable correlation with body fat percentage on the population level, it is not predictive of body composition or malnutrition at the individual level. The use of validated screening tools is required to assess malnutrition, and available body composition techniques should be used to assess both metabolic risk associated with excess body fat and loss of muscle mass. The next contribution is the article by JagerWittenaar and Ottery (pp. 322–329) that continues the thread on malnutrition assessment and discusses the patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA) – a patient-centered development of the classic physician's-based Subjective Global assessment. The review details recent development and use of the PG-SGA that not only


A man's need to establish and exert control is one of his core desires. This ambition gave rise to the concept of virtual reality, a reality induced by a computer. Virtual reality is a potent instrument nowadays that affects practically all aspects of life, including social, economic, and political ones. Not only does it affect children, but as technology has advanced, it has also begun to shape them in unique ways. Life without virtual reality will be impossible in the future because it will be so vast and all-consuming.


Zn0.99-xCoxCu0.01O films with different Co concentrations from 0% to 20% were fabricated by a sol-gel method. Moderate Co doping is found to improve the surface uniformity and crystal quality of the films, and causes a redshift of the band edge of Zn(Co,Cu) films. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals that the introduction of Co ions causes the valence state of Cu to change from +2 to +1; while at Co concentrations lower than 10%, the Co exists in the +2 valence state. Strong blue emission at ∼420 and 440 nm are observed, decreasing with increasing Co concentration, but becoming strong again as the concentration is increased to 20%. Enhanced room-temperature ferromagnetism is observed for the (Co, Cu)-codoped ZnO films at Co concentrations lower than 10%. These interesting magnetic properties are explained based on charge transfer, together with the defect-related model for ferromagnetism.


In this work, a reactive dividing-wall column (R-DWC) for the synthesis of n-propyl propionate was investigated by demonstrating its design and control. Sensitivity analysis of whether the vapor split ratio (αv) can maintain the product purities was studied before the minimum TAC was established. The results show that the R-DWC can save 12.4% of the energy consumption and 16.4% of the minimum total annual cost (TAC) compared with the two-column design. After that, two control structures for the R-DWC as a three-column model were considered. The improved control structure can solve the problem of disturbances and maintain the product purities close to the set points with small deviations and short settling times.


A method of space-time block coding (STBC) system based on adaptive beamforming of cyclostationarity signal algorithm is proposed. The method uses cyclostationarity of signals to achieve adaptive beamforming, then constructs a pair of low correlated transmit beams based on beamform estimation of multiple component signals of uplink. Using these two selected transmit beams, signals encoded by STBC are transmitted to achieve diversity gain and beamforming gain at the same time, and increase the signal to noise ratio (SNR) of downlink. With simple computation and fast convergence performance, the proposed scheme is applicable for time division multiple access (TDMA) wireless communication operated in a complex interference environment. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme has better performance than conventional STBC, and can obtain a gain of about 5 dB when the bit error ratio (BER) is 10^(-4).


The invention relates to a method and photographing device performing photographing by using a flash lamp. When the flash lamp of a photographing device is utilized to perform photographing under dark light, the illumination range of the flash lamp is constant, and as a result, the flash lamp can only illuminate a limited range, and remote scenery cannot be photographed almost, while, with the method and device of the invention adopted, the above situation can be avoided. The method of the invention includes the following steps that: the photographing device monitors whether a user selects an object to be illuminated in real time; the user selects the object to be illuminated, the photographing device determines a target area requiring to be illuminated at present according to the position of the object to be illuminated; and the photographing device controls the flash lamp to illuminate the target area. According to the method and photographing device provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the flash lamp of the photographing device is utilized to perform photographing under dark light, the illumination area of the flash lamp can be controlled, and therefore, the limitations of the illumination range of the flash lamp can be eliminated in a photographing process, and the user can select an object to be illuminated according to needs, and the flash lamp can be controlled to illuminate a target area requiring to be illuminated currently, and therefore, remote scenery can be photographed.


We investigate how environmental effects by gas stripping alter the growth of a supermassive black hole (SMBH) and its host galaxy evolution, by means of one-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations that include both mechanical and radiative active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback effects. By changing the truncation radius of the gas distribution (Rt), beyond which gas stripping is assumed to be effective, we simulate possible environments for satellite and central galaxies in galaxy clusters and groups. The continuous escape of gas outside the truncation radius strongly suppresses star formation, while the growth of the SMBH is less affected by gas stripping because the SMBH accretion is primarily ruled by the density of the central region. As we allow for increasing environmental effects—the truncation radius decreasing from about 410 to 50 kpc—we find that the final SMBH mass declines from about 109 to 8 × 108 M☉, but the outflowing mass is roughly constant at about 2 × 1010 M☉. There are larger changes in the mass of stars formed, which declines from about 2 × 1010 to 2 × 109 M☉, and the final thermal X-ray gas, which declines from about 109 to 5 × 108 M☉, with increasing environmental stripping. Most dramatic is the decline in the total time that the objects would be seen as quasars, which declines from 52 Myr (for Rt = 377 kpc) to 7.9 Myr (for Rt = 51 kpc). The typical case might be interpreted as a red and dead galaxy having episodic cooling flows followed by AGN feedback effects resulting in temporary transitions of the overall galaxy color from red to green or to blue, with (cluster) central galaxies spending a much larger fraction of their time in the elevated state than do satellite galaxies. Our results imply that various scaling relations for elliptical galaxies, in particular, the mass ratio between the SMBH and its host galaxy, can have dispersions due to environmental effects such as gas stripping. In addition, the simulations also suggest that the increase in AGN fraction in high-redshift galaxy clusters might be related to environmental effects which shut down the SMBH mass accretion in satellite galaxies and reduce their AGN activity.


The terai agro-ecological zone has a characteristic of typical subtropical humid climate with high annual rainfall (more than 3000 mm) and high relative humidity that result in aggressive growth of weed, which has high invasion potential. Multiple nutrient deficiencies mainly due to high rainfall and coarse texture soil and, aggressive growth of the weed are the main constrains of crop production. This led to the need to determine dose of herbicide like fluchloralin and pendimethalin as preemergence management of weeds in lentil. Bioassay is a useful technique for rapidly screening of herbicides for phytotoxicity and dose determination (Sandra! et al., 1997). It involves the biological response of plant species through per cent reduction in dry weight (g planf) {Tag-El-Din et al., 1981). The bioassay experiment has been planned with the objective to determine dose of fluchloralin and pendimethalin against predominant weeds of lentil. A field experiment was carried out during the rabi season of 2007-08 at the Rsearch Farm of Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya located at Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal. The soil of the experimental site was sandy loam in character with pH 5.85 available nitrogen 217 .65 kg ha-, available phosphorus 22.82 kg ha-, available potassium 174.68 kg ha-• The locally cultivated lentil variety was used in the experiment. In lentil fluchloralin with the dose of 0.00, 0.30, 0.50, 0.70, 0.90, 1.10, 1.30, 1.50, 1.70 and 1.90 kg haand pendimethalin with the dose of 0.00, 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.60, 0.70, 0.90 and 1.00 kg hawere used in the field experiment having plot size of 2 sq m area. Visual observations were made everyday to understand the changes in growth behavior of the plants and appearance of phytotoxic symptoms owing to herbicidal toxicity on plant at different doses. Number of plants germinated was counted at 12, 20, 28 and 35 days after sowing (DAS). Biological response of plants to herbicides was determined by measuring the dry weight of the plants grown in herbicide treated soil with different doses and per cent growth inhibition of plant was calculated by comparing the dry weight of herbicide treated plant with healthy plant from untreated control plot. The


The disclosed optical system drive device, image capture device and mobile device have a structure provided with an optical system, a biasing member, a shape memory alloy actuator, a conduction unit for applying current to the actuator, a measurement unit for measuring a characteristic value of the actuator, a drive control unit for controlling power to the conduction unit on the basis of a characteristic value measured by the measurement unit, and a signal output unit which, upon movement of the optical system to a target position, changes the shape memory alloy (the actuator) in the extension direction, and when the characteristic value measured by the measurement unit assumes a value corresponding to the target position, outputs a prescribed signal to the drive control unit.


ABSTRACT 1H-Benzo[b]pyrrole samples were irradiated in the air with gamma source at 0.969 kGy per hour at room temperature for 24, 48 and 72 h. After irradiation, electron spin resonance, thermogravimetry analysis (TGA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) measurements were immediately carried out on the irradiated and unirradiated samples. The ESR measurements were performed between 320 and 400 K. ESR spectra were recorded from the samples irradiated for 48 and 72 h. The obtained spectra were observed to be dependent on temperature. Two radical-type centres were detected on the sample. Detected radiation-induced radicals were attributed to R-+•NH and R=•CC2H2. The g-values and hyperfine constants were calculated by means of the experimental spectra. It was also determined from TGA spectrum that both the unirradiated and irradiated samples were decomposed at one step with the rising temperature. Moreover, a theoretical study was presented. Success of the machine learning methods was tested. It was found that bagging techniques, which are widely used in the machine learning literature, could optimise prediction accuracy noticeably.


Automobile door with a from an open position into a braking position and a locking pin (2) reverse movement, a the lock pin (2) locked in the detent (5) braking position and a pre-fastener pin (2) and a detent (5) a spring (7), wherein the detent (5) (9) at a distance from the brake flange from the locking pin (2) has an operative surface (11). It is provided having a transmission element (14) and on which the eccentric is arranged a deadbolt (16) of the electric motor drive (13), when the deadbolt (16) is rotated reaches the operating surface by the transmission element (14) in a direction (11), the catch (5) of the brake flange (9) then to the lock pin (2) of the brake flange (10) is pulled out. In the open position of the lock pin (2) the catch (5) in a pulled-out position. Motor drive (13) causes the drive member (14) rotates only in one direction, i.e., the drive element is not reset. After the detent (5) is pulled out, the deadbolt (16) moves past the operating surface (11). Viewed from the direction of rotation of the setting pin (16) is provided with a deadbolt stop surface (18) on (11) a certain distance behind the catch from the operative surface (5), the detent pawl face (5 ) located in the deadbolt (16) is located at the pulled out position movement track, and the deadbolt is stopped, but the pawl (5) is located in the landing position, it is located deadbolt (16) movement path outside. Disconnection (disconnection operation) drive the motor (13) to the stop surface (18) on the deadbolt (16).


Physical characteristics such as particle size (PS), bulk density (BD), water holding capacity (WHC) and specific gravity (SG) of eight feed raw materials grouped into protein sources (groundnut cake (GNC), soybean meal (SBM), foreign fishmeal (FFM) and local fishmeal (LFM)) and industrial by-products (wheat offal (WO), brewers' dried grains (BDG), palm kernel cake (PKC) and rice husk (RH)) were studied. The effects of different PS (unmodified, ≥1.00 mm and <1.00 mm) on BD, WHC and SG of the experimental materials were studied using a Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD). Particle size effect was significant for BD, WHC and SG characteristics of the feed ingredients studied. SBM and PKC consistently recorded higher BD values across PS than other feed raw materials in their individual groups. Among the protein sources, decreasing the particle size, (≥1.00 mm and <1.00 mm) increased the BD values of GNC and SBM and then FFM and LFM respectively. SBM proved to hold more water than the other protein feedstuffs across all PS. At <1.00 mm PS, RH had the lowest capacity to absorb water. Again, GNC and SBM SG values increased at ≥1.00 mm PS and subsequently decreased at <1.00 mm PS. FFM and LFM also had increased SG value up to the <1.00 mm PS. Industrial by-products (WO, BDG, PKC and RH) did not follow similar pattern in their PS-SG effects. Type of machines used and processing methods applied on these industrial by-products may be an explanation to that observation.


Today's energy system is unsustainable because of equity issues as well as environmental, economical and geopolitical concerns. Therefore, using renewable and sustainable resources, such as hydrogen produced from palm diesel wastewater using photocatalytic water splitting techniques has great potential as a major contribution to future energy supply. However, the efficiency and availability of photocatalyst which can be activated by solar radiation, especially from indoor lighting is limited. The objective of this study is to develop a photocatalyst that is capable of producing hydrogen from water utilizing the visible region of solar radiation. A series of Fe/TiO2 photocatalysts with different Fe loading (0.110 wt%) were prepared and calcined at 500 for 1 h. Characterization of the photocatalysts was done using Diffuse Reflectance UV-Vis (DR-UV-Vis), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Photocatalytic activity towards hydrogen generation from water was investigated ...


Several studies have suggested that inhaled corticosteroids are associated with dose-dependent reductions in bone density. But what about risk for fracture? In this observational study, U.K. researchers used a large primary care database to determine the relationship between inhaled corticosteroids and fractures. The cohort included …