To establish a method for the determination of total alkaloids in Compound Sophora Alopecuioides Perfusate,oxymatrine as the reference,the total alkaloids were determined by acid dye colorimetry at420 nm.The results showed that the linear ranges of the oxymatrine were 2.0μg/mL-10μg/mL.The regression equation was A=0.005 8C+0.111 6,(r=0.999 2).The average recovery rate was 99.6%(RSD=2.20%).The method was simple,accurate and reproducible.


world, the members of the Johnson-Fernandez family come through not as hapless victims but as resourceful agents who work tirelessly to reconstruct a deeply wounded life world. What results is an ethnographic account that is neither topdown totalizing nor unaware of the institutional and epistemic hardships experienced by disaster survivors. At the same time, the book has us recognize that while people who live through disasters are the embodiment of cultural worlds that they, in turn, attempt to give continuity to in postdisaster contexts, it remains the task of disaster anthropologists to recognize the unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles and institutional ethnocentrisms that make what is already an arduous task a monumental effort that claims lives and lifeways long after the receding of flood waters. In terms of style, Standing in the Need is written and designed with the intention of making disaster anthropology public; that is, reaching both academic and nonacademic audiences. The book features an innovative use of graphic art that familiarizes readers with the experiences as well as the historical and environmental contexts of Katrina's displaced. Browne also devises a prose that is theoretically engaged (conversations with Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, EdmundHusserl, Marshall Sahlins, affect theory, and political ecology are not missing here) while remaining close to an ethnographic narrative that effectively grounds the analysis for readers. Staying in line with the ethical obligations of anthropological research, Browne's primary obligation is the representation of her interlocutors to a broader audience, hopefully including state aid workers and program managers, therefore raising awareness of the profound cultural differences that must be carefully negotiated and bridged in disaster reconstruction.


We evaluated the impact of the new pediatric hypertension guidelines on hypertension prevalence and associations with TOD. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: New pediatric hypertension definitions were recently published in a clinical practice guideline (CPG). We evaluated the impact of the CPG, compared with the previous guideline ("Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents"), on the prevalence of hypertension and associations with target organ damage (TOD) in high-risk youth. METHODS: Participants (10–18 years old) undergoing an evaluation of the cardiovascular effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus in youth were studied. Blood pressure was categorized according to the 2 guidelines as normal, elevated, and hypertension (stages 1 and 2). Measures of TOD (carotid artery intima-media thickness, pulse wave velocity, left ventricular mass, and diastolic function) were obtained. Associations between blood pressure categories and TOD and the sensitivity of hypertension classification in identifying TOD were evaluated. RESULTS: Data were available for 364 participants (65% female sex; 15.1 ± 2.1 years of age). Hypertension was identified in 8% and 13% as defined in the Fourth Report and CPG, respectively (P = .007). The 2 guidelines revealed similar associations with TOD; however, the CPG demonstrated improved sensitivity of TOD detection in hypertensive participants. For example, the proportion of participants with an abnormal left ventricular mass categorized as hypertensive increased from 20% to 31% as defined in the Fourth Report and CPG, respectively (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Incorporation of the CPG increased the prevalence of pediatric hypertension in a population of high-risk youth and improved the sensitivity of TOD identification in hypertensive participants.


The growth in the colon wall of a diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocarcinoma was suppressed by BCG. Injection of BCG into established colon-wall tumors caused tumor regression. Successful therapy required a limited tumor burden. Guinea pigs in which growth of the neoplasm was suppressed at the site of BCG infection developed systemic tumor transplantation immunity.


Aim: The specific aim of our research is to understand the relationship between soluble E-cadherin (sE-cad) expression, de novo lipogenesis, and mitochondrial metabolism in ovarian tumors from White Leghorn laying hens, in response to enrichment with diets that contain high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Background: The shedding of the 80 kd extracellular domain of E-cadherin (E-cad) causes the production of sE-cad, which is implicated as a putative ligand for growth, survival, and angiogenesis in solid tumors. Little is known with regard to the relationship between sE-cad production and de novo lipogenesis or mitochondrial metabolism in ovarian tumors. De novo lipogenesis has been argued to be indispensable for their growth and proliferation. Vast physiologic research indicates that de novo lipogenesis is inhibited by PUFAs, indicating that dietary PUFAs could provide negative feedback to an essential metabolic pathway in ovarian tumors. Epidemiologic studies of human populations indicate that ovarian cancer (OvCa) risk is reduced 30-40% by high dietary consumption of omega-3 or omega-6 PUFAs. Hypothesis: We hypothesize that high dietary PUFA consumption downregulates de novo lipogenesis in ovarian tumors of laying hens, correlating with reduced sE-cad production and increased mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) capacity. Methods: We used qPCR to measure genes related to de novo lipogenesis and mitochondrial OXPHOS. Gas chromatography was used measure the fatty acid content in ovarian tumors. Western blot was used to measure E-cad protein fragments. Results: Our lab observed a 20-40% reduction of OvCa risk in laying hens that were supplemented with whole flaxseed, flaxseed oil, corn oil or fish oil. qPCR results indicate reduced expression of genes related to de novo lipogenesis (i.e., Fatty Acid Synthase). Gas chromatography results indicate that the content of C16:0, C18:0 and C18:1 fatty acids is similarly reduced by dietary PUFA enrichment. qPCR results also indicate increased expression of the catalytic subunits for complexes 3, 4, and 5 of the mitochondrial electron transport chain when diets are enriched with PUFAs. Lastly, although the expression of E-cad protein was unaffected by diet, we did detect a significant reduction of the 37 kd carboxy-terminal fragment of E-cad (CTF1-Ecad) in the fish oil diet. This is an important finding, because CTF1-E-cad is the complementary fragment of sE-cad. Conclusions: OvCa risk in hens is reduced by consumption of omega-3 and omega-6 PUFAs, and these risk reductions associate with reduced de novo lipogenesis, reduced CTF1-E-cad expression, and improved mitochondrial OXPHOS capacity. This study reveals an additional anti-ovarian cancer mechanism of a flaxseed-supplemented diet. (NIH-RO1AT005295) Citation Format: Chris Weston, Matthew Young, Karen Hales, Dale Buchanan Hales. Ovarian cancer risk in laying hens is reduced by dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids: Implications for soluble E-cadherin, de novo lipogenesis, and mitochondrial metabolism [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Special Conference on Advances in Ovarian Cancer Research; 2019 Sep 13-16, 2019; Atlanta, GA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Clin Cancer Res 2020;26(13_Suppl):Abstract nr B48.


Abstract Internal waves are believed to be of primary importance as they affect ocean mixing and energy transport. Several processes can lead to the breaking of internal waves and they usually involve nonlinear interactions between waves. In this work, we study experimentally the parametric subharmonic instability (PSI), which provides an efficient mechanism to transfer energy from large to smaller scales. It corresponds to the destabilization of a primary plane wave and the spontaneous emission of two secondary waves, of lower frequencies and different wave vectors. Using a time-frequency analysis, we observe the time evolution of the secondary waves, thus measuring the growth rate of the instability. In addition, a Hilbert transform method allows the measurement of the different wave vectors. We compare these measurements with theoretical predictions, and study the dependence of the instability with primary wave frequency and amplitude, revealing a possible effect of the confinement due to the finite size of the beam, on the selection of the unstable mode.


The present specification discloses a method for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system, the method performed by a first device comprising: a step for transmitting a first message including connection information between devices to at least one second device via a first network; a step for receiving a response to the first message from the at least one second device via the first network; a step for transmitting a connection request message for requesting a wireless connection with a second network to the at least one second device via the first network on the basis of the response; a step for receiving a connection response message corresponding to the response of the connection request message from the at least one second device via the first network; and a step for transmitting and receiving data to and from the second device via the second network.


amino 5 aminomethyl 1 naphthalenesulfonic aci d(Amino methyl Tobias)was used as important intermediates in manufacture of re active azo dyes and dyeing auxiliaries.It had been reported that Amino methyl Tobias was prepared by acetylacylation,aminomethylation and hydrolysis of 2 ami no 1 naphthalenesulfonic acid (Tobias acid).The synthetic steps of the referen ce method were very complexity and need operation in high pressure condition,whi ch have many limitations for operation in laboratory and industry production.In comparison with the reference synthetic conditions,2 amino 5 aminomethyl 1 naphthalenesulfonic acid (Amino methyl Tobias) was prepared only by amino meth ylation and hydrdysis of 2 amino 1 naphthalenesulfonic acid(Tobias acid)in ne wly synthetic conditions,which need not react with acetic anhydride for amin o protection.The method can not only simp lify the synthtic steps but also avoid of high pressure operation;the operation is easier and the reactive conditions is moderate.The yield of 2 amino 5 ami nomethyl 1 naphthalenesulfonic acid(Amino methyl Tobias)was 87.2%.


The evolutionary relationships of membrane transport proteins of the nucleobase-cation-symport (NCS-1) family from bacteria, fungi, and plants are described. The reported substrates of the NCS-1 family include nucleobases, hydantoins, and vitamins. Secondary active transport of substrate accompanied by a sodium ion, or possibly a proton, is the usual mechanism of energization. A strategy for the amplified expression, purification, and activity assays of bacterial members of the NCS-1 family is described. Conditions are given for the production of diffracting crystals of one member, the Na+-coupled transporter for aromatic hydantoins, 'Mhp1', from Microbacterium liquefaciens. The 3D structures of three forms of the Mhp1 protein are discussed in terms of one open-outward, one substrate-occluded, and one open-inward conformation contributing to a molecular dynamics simulation of the alternating-access model of membrane transport. The unexpected similarity of the protein fold of Mhp1 to those of transport proteins, hitherto thought to be from different evolutionary families, is discussed.

3D Structure

Keywords:

membrane transport protein;
transporter structure;
nucleobase;
hydantoin


The wetter tropical zones of northern Australia are linked by their monsoonal climates. Their archaeology shows its own distinctive pattern as well, and rock-art is an important source of evidence and insight. This study focusses on a part of Queensland, setting this local sequence alongside Arnhem Land (reported by the paper of Taçon & Brockwell) and in the northern pattern as a whole.


Bryostatins are a class of complex macrolides produced by a bacterial symbiont of the marine bryozoan Bugula neritina (Figure 1). Since the first isolation of bryostatin 1 by Pettit and co-workers in 1982, some 20 members of this family have been described. The bryostatins have shown remarkable biological activity against a range of cancers and other diseases such as Alzheimer s. They have also been used extensively in clinical trials against these diseases. 6] Because of their attractive biological activities and unusual structures, bryostatins have remained popular synthetic targets for three decades. The main challenge presented by the bryostatins is the construction of the cistetrahydropyran rings B and C, which contain geometrically defined exocyclic methyl enoates. It is noteworthy that a similar ring skeleton can be found in the structure of ( )exiguolide (Figure 1), which is thought to be a structurally simpler naturally occurring analogue of the bryostatins. In recent total syntheses of bryostatins, ring B was generally


The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and American Heart Association (AHA) have updated their 2005 guideline on the management of peripheral artery disease (PAD) based on new data, with particular focus on lower extremity and abdominal aortic disease. Recommendations for renal and mesenteric disease remain the same.


The presence of stones, solid waste, and other obstructions can deflect small-diameter driven wells during installation, leading to deviations of the well from its intended position. This could lead to erroneous results, especially for measurements of ground water levels by water level meters. A simple method was developed to measure deviations from the intended positions of well screens and determine correction factors required for proper measurement of ground water levels in nonvertical wells. The method is based upon measurement of the hydrostatic pressure in the bottom of a water column, which is established in the well lube. The method was used to correct water level measurement in wells driven through a landfill site. Errors of up to 27 cm in water level were observed at the landfill site. The correction of the water level measurements had a significant effect on estimated local ground water flow directions.


A total of 176 sets of PM_10samples have been collected at five automatic stations of air quality monitoring network in Hangzhou city from Febr uary 2001 to April 2002. The concentrations of mass, 22 elements, organic carbon and elemental carbon, 5 ions have been analyzed, which serve as a database to d iscuss the chemical characterization of PM_10. Lead pollution still exists in the Hangzhou air. The major form of sulfur is soluble sulfate. The order of 5 soluble ions is SO~2-_4 NO~-_3 NH~+_4Cl~- F~-. The balance of ammonium indicates ammonium existed as the form of NH _4NO_3, NH_4HSO_4and (NH_4)_2SO_4 in the atmosphere. The average concentrations of OC and EC are 20.4 μg·m ~-3and 4.0 μg·m~-3, respectively. The relationship of OC an d EC is not good, implying the complex sources of OC and EC. The material balanc e calculations of PM_10show that geological matter is the dominant component, accounting for 27.7%. The second dominant component is organic matte r (23.9%), and the third dominant component is sulfate (16.2%). These three sp ecies account to 67.8% of PM_10. The remained species include 6.3% from n itrate, 6.1% from ammonia, 5.5% from trace elements, 3.4% from elemental carb on, and 11.0% from unmeasured matters.


Urbanization is the unavoidable law of the social productivity.It is not only necessary for the better and faster development of the economic society but it is also the effective measure to solve the issues of agriculture,famer and rural area and reduce the differences between urban and rural areas.During the process of urbanization,peasants should be taken as the main body,their wishes of going into the city should be considered,and they should be effectively led based upon the objective law of urban and suburb law.And this is the quick,effective,healthy and lasting form of urbanization.Taking Jiaxing city as an example,this paper,based on investigation of the wishes of villagers,is a combined analysis of the existing problems and proposes countermeasures of Urbanization.


Background and Objectives:Cisplatin or radiation have been widely used in the treatment of patients with head and neck cancers. However, their adverse effects such as ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity are serious considerations. This study was aimed to establish a dose-dependent response in an animal model, with the hope of contributing to research for prevention of ototoxicity in cancer patients treated with radiation or chemotherapy. Material and Methods:Three different doses (4, 8, 12 mg/kg of intraperitoneal cisplatin and radiation (17, 23, 33 Gy were administered to guinea pigs. Results:After 8 days, the temporal bones were prepared for scanning electron microscopic examination. The cochlear hair cells, especially outer hair cells in the third row, were severely damaged in the cisplatin groups and irradiation groups and these damages were related to the dose administered. The main abnormalities were the deletion or distortion of stereocilia of the hair cells and the loss of stiffness. Conclusion:A dose-dependent response relationship established in this study will provide as a useful reference for other researches for the prevention of ototoxicity by cisplatin and radiation. (Korean J Otolaryngol 1998; 41(6 :712-718


On the GAMMA 10/PDX tandem mirror machine, divertor simulation experiments are carried out in the west end region by utilizing the particle flux from the confinement region. In order to control the particle flux and the ion temperature on the west end region, we have tried ICRF heating experiments with two types of antennas, double half turn (DHT) and Nagoya Type-III antennas, located in the west barrier cell. The ICRF heating in the barrier cell is effective for increasing the ion temperature at the end region. On the other hand, the particle flux is decreased due to the trapping of the ions from the central cell. This effect is more explicit by use of the Type-III antenna than the DHT antenna. The direct heating of the end-loss ions in the end region has been demonstrated to be effective for the increase of both ion temperature and particle flux.


This study was designed to investigate the influence of demographic variables and different dimensions of milk brand. From the careful investigation of the literature survey we found out that there is an influence of demography of the sample on the purchase of the branded milk in retail market. We intend to study the influence of demography variables on purchase of branded milk in the retail market in Tamil Nadu. For this study, we prepared a questionnaire and it was distributed to 500 consumers who are all using branded milk. Out of the 500 consumers contacted, 325 questionnaires were returned with required coverage and details. The participants completed the two sets of self-reported questionnaires, including background characteristics and the variables chosen for this study in order to measure the influence of branded milk; Salience, Performance, Imagery, Judgment, Feelings and Resonance. The collected data were computed and analyzed uing a one-way analysis of variance. The findings of the study were generalized as follows: statistically insignificant differences were found in the marital status and the different brand dimensions like Salience, Performance, Imagery, Judgment, Feelings and Resonance. Also there was a statistically significant difference in the dimensions of Imagery, Feelings and respondents occupation.


History, Geography and Economy Subject should help to get Peruvian Education goals and EBR objectives according to the General Education Law N°28044, so its teaching has to promote consolidation and formation of social and personal students identity, promote critical and appropriate integration from people to the society in order to develop citizen rights in harmony with context, it has to help to make a fair, inclusive, tolerant, prosperous, solidarity and democratic society, and to build a culture of peace, which establishes national identity underpinned by linguistic, ethical and cultural diversity. In order to get the objectives and goals above, it should work in class developing students competences which encourages democracy and civic responsability . These competences are: Building historical interpretations, it gets responsability for the environment and respect for economic resources. Therefore, this work of Professional Sufficency, takes into consideration the competence Building historical interpretations which involves the capacities of interpretating critically from different resources and understanding historical time to develop "Neolitic Revolution" topic, through which it wants that students explain historical processes and facts during Neolitic Revolution, based on the causes and the effects, and social, political and economical concepts.


that cattle show after injections of morphine, when it is used to quiet in cases of prolapsus uteri, disagreeable excitement and augmented pressing sometimes. Prof. Albrecht has never noted any good results of morphine in such cases, and saw a case a short time ago affirming Froeher's observations. A fat cow, six years old, weighing 1200 pounds, was put in the obstetrical section of the Veterinary Academy for delivery. On the 7th of June premature parturition was suspected, and occurred on the 8th of June. The afterbirth, although only taken fifty-six hours afterward, was so decomposed that frag ments of it stayed in the uterus. On the next day violent


A novel one-dimensional coordination polymer, {[Cd(PAc)2(4,4-bipy)(H2O)]·4H2O}n (HPAc=phenyl acetic acid, 4,4′-bipy=4,4′-bipyridine) was synthesized and characterized by element analysis, IR, TG and X-ray single diffraction crystal structure determination. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with a=2.088 5(4) nm, b=0.839 05(17) nm, c=1.683 5(3) nm, β=105.45(3)° and V=2.843 5(10) nm3, Z=4, Mr=628.94, F(000)=1 288, μ=0.820 mm-1, R=0.019 9, wR=0.056 5. Each cadmium(Ⅱ) atom is seven-coordinated by four oxygen atoms from two different phenyl acetate groups and two nitrogen atoms from two 4,4′-pyridine ligands and one water molecule, forming a distorted pentagonal bipyramid coordination geometry. Adjacent cadmium(Ⅱ) atoms are bridged by 4,4′-pyridine ligand, constructing a infinite chain along the diagonal direction of ac plane. The Cd…Cd separation within the polymer is 1.164 6(4) nm. The three-dimensional supramolecular structures of the title complexes are constructed by hydrogen bonding interactions and π-π stacking interactions between the benzene rings of HPAc and 4,4′-bipy.


Abstract The algorithm used to transform velocity signals from beam coordinates to earth coordinates in an acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP) relies on the assumption that the currents are uniform over the horizontal distance separating the beams. This condition may be violated by (nonlinear) internal waves, which can have wavelengths as small as 100–200 m. In this case, the standard algorithm combines velocities measured at different phases of a wave and produces horizontal velocities that increasingly differ from true velocities with distance from the ADCP. Observations made in Massachusetts Bay show that currents measured with a bottom-mounted upward-looking ADCP during periods when short-wavelength internal waves are present differ significantly from currents measured by point current meters, except very close to the instrument. These periods are flagged with high error velocities by the standard ADCP algorithm. In this paper measurements from the four spatially diverging beams and the backscatt...


The occurrence of imogolite, as gel films associated with allophane, in the fractures of shattered sandstone is being reported. The sandstone was overlain by a Brown Forest soil about 50 cm thick, derived from the same sandstone, in which neither of the minerals was found to be formed. The mode of occurrence of the minerals was similar to that in a fresh gravel bed (Iapilli-fall deposit) underlying an ash-derived soil and in podzols from many locations. This, together with the results of a synthetic experiment with soil solutions extracted, suggested that imogolite and allophane in the shattered sandstone were formed by precipitation of a hydroxy-Al orthosilicate complex transported from the overlying soil horizons. The finding suggests that imogolite and allophane may be distributed in soils more widely than hitherto reported, irrespective of the type of parent materials and type of soils.


Cigarette smoking is the single biggest avoidable cause of deathand disability in developed countries. Smoking is nowincreasing rapidly throughout the developing world and is oneof the biggest threats to current and future world health. Formost smokers, quitting smoking is the single most importantthing they can do to improve their health. Encouragingsmoking cessation is one of the most effective and cost effectivethings that doctors and other health professionals can do toimprove health and prolong their patients' lives. This series willexplore the reasons why smokers smoke, how to help them toquit, and how to reduce the prevalence of smoking moregenerally.


INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Extended research was conducted during the last decades to reclaim spent dialysate. No principle found so far is able to work autonomously without expensive cartridges or filters while concentrating all uremic toxins including urea in the fluid a patient has to eliminate daily. If all toxins can be concentrated in the mandatory fluid loss of the patient a true water independence for any type of dialysis including wearable artificial kidney is achieved. A simple principle common in prereverse-osmosis times was neglected: Cryopurification (CP) which utilizes the water ice ability to exclude impurities. Well known from beverage industries it was applied to in-vivo spent dialysate in this exploratory pre-study, the first time to our knowledge (pat. pending). Long term target is to supply regular dialysis with pure water in regions of water scarceness and to deliver decentral dialysis water to home dialysis and wearable artificial kidneys as well as to reduce dialysis costs and ecological footprint of dialysis in common.


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This revision continues to teach theory of structure as well as the COBOL language. Interactive programming and COBOL 85 are emphasized. The text fits a two-semester course and students will begin programming early in the semester. Two compilers support this text—RM COBOL and MicroFocus. Style summaries of the earlier revisions are retained and 50% new programming problems have been added. Structure charts are used; logic also shown in flowchart form.


Let H be a complex separable Hilbert space with a scalar product (., .), the norm ‖.‖= √ (., .) and unit operator I. By B(H ) we denote the set of all bounded linear operators in H . For an A ∈B(H ), σ(A) is the spectrum, rs(A) is the spectral radius; A∗ is adjoint to A, and ‖A‖= suph∈H ,h 6=0 ‖Ah‖/‖h‖. Let M = {A1, ...,Aν} be a finite set of operators A j ∈B(H ) ( j = 1, ...,ν). Our main object is the joint spectral radius ρ(M ) of M defined by


Clinical diagnosis and management of dystonia / , Clinical diagnosis and management of dystonia / , کتابخانه دیجیتال جندی شاپور اهواز


Sunny days and candy clouds fly quickly to the eastern sky. Eerie calm then gust and dust and smell of moisture close at hand. At first not sensed by ear nor eye, excitement growing in the sky. Relentless wind will grow and blow and tug at you both yes and no. More persuasive and compelling, burly breath of earth is yelling. Hold on, let go, which will it be? Stand up and face eternity.


Abstract : Two current instructional research efforts relating to the problem of an individual student's learning and personal needs are reported. Characteristics of individualized instructions (e.g., terminal course objectives, remedial materials, measurement procedures), administrative constraints (e.g., fixed time, cost of equipment, lack of skilled instructors), training strategies and goals are discussed. The APSTRAT research involves peer instruction and provides for self-pacing, rapid feedback, an practice. Project IMPACT is an effort to provide the U.S. Army with an effective, efficient, and economical computer-administered instructional system.


An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a plurality of dummy pixels including a dummy pixel circuit; a plurality of pixels including a first pixel including: a light-emitting element configured to emit light in response to a driving current supplied from the dummy pixel circuit; and a pixel circuit separated from the light-emitting element; a plurality of voltage lines configured to apply a power voltage to a power node of a second pixel; and a plurality of repair lines including: a first repair line coupling the dummy pixel circuit and the light-emitting element and configured to transfer to the light-emitting element the driving current supplied from the dummy pixel circuit; and a second repair line coupling the dummy pixel circuit and the power node of the second pixel and configured to apply to the dummy pixel circuit the power voltage that is applied to the power node.


SYNOPSIS. Most tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates are oxidized by intact cells of the apochlorotic flagellate Astasia longa (Jahn). Use of these substrates depends on the pH of the medium. The acetate-stimulated respiration is much more sensitive to metabolic inhibitors than is cell motility. The following glyoxylate cycle and/or tricarboxylic acid cycle enzymes have been demonstrated in cell-free extracts: acetic-thiokinase, condensing-enzyme, aconitase, TPN-isocitric dehydrogenase, succinic dehydrogenase, fumarase, and malic dehydrogenase.


medical schools could be saved by closing one of them); but in the absence of any clear guidelines to that effect it seems unlikely that any of the metropolitan regions will solve its financial dilemma by such draconic measures. Even at a less dramatic level regions know from experience what to expect. Attempts to close hospitals (the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, for instance) bring opposition from pressure groups and unions, questions in Parliament, and endless appeals and inquiries. Cutting budgets by an equal "fair" amount all round is administratively easier and less provocative: the effects are spread widely and protests cannot be so specific. Some small hospital closures may be inevitable in the metropolitan area, but major closures and movements of medical staff will be needed to redress the historic imbalance. This is the missing element in the report, and without it the programme could be disastrous. The only way that centres of excellence can survive in London with a shrinking share of the NHS budget is for the number of major hospitals to be reduced. That is not a policy that the regions can be expected to push through without a lead from the top. Does the DHSS want the numbers of hospital beds (including teaching hospital beds) in London reduced ? If so it should say so unequivocally and support the policy. If not, its proposals will inevitably lead to a remorseless drain of resources and morale from London's medicine, to the detriment of the whole country.


A composite loudspeaker drive unit comprising a first and a second driving unit driving unit, the driving unit relative to the central axis of the speaker arranged coaxially, each drive unit comprises permanent magnet means and pole piece means forming a magnetic circuit together these means, the a magnetic circuit having a pole gap for exciting a voice coil assembly, the magnetic field with respect to the central axis of the speaker radially oriented slot formed in each electrode. The permanent magnet arrangement at least one means with respect to the central axis of the speaker has a radially extending magnetization direction, the acoustic center of the drive unit substantially coincide.


The computing architecture of an Automated Maintenance Environment (AME) can foster or stunt the ability to employ smart maintenance practices. With software decision support technologies becoming more readily available, there is ample opportunity for diagnostic enhancement within AMEpsilas. Data analysis practices and informed decision support are enabled by an enhanced technical infrastructure, which includes data accessibility, common data formats, and sufficient computational capacity. This paper will explain the results of the IDATS teampsilas efforts in creating a lab architecture to facilitate diagnostic analysis and how it further applies in a functioning smart AME. Additionally, the paper will address the computing and decision support software requirements needed to perform efficient maintenance practices within the US Navy, as well as provide an analysis of the strengths and shortcomings of existing Navy AME architectures. Potential change-points or limitations resulting from the existing AME architecture will be identified. This analysis will recognize common data points within the AME that can be improved or augmented to benefit multiple aircraft platforms with the capability of enhanced common diagnostic techniques. The steps toward realizing a common, flexible maintenance capability were investigated by analyzing the structure of all current and in-development Navy aircraft AMEs, including the data storage format, the movement of data, and the network infrastructure. A common Navy AME architecture will facilitate timely insertion of new and enhanced diagnostic techniques as they are developed, providing the fleet with intelligent support equipment at the flight line.


Metal ion extractability in liquid-liquid extraction using spirobenzopyrans possessing a crown ether moiety was evaluated by molecular dynamics. It was found that a longer alkyl group attached to the spirobenzopyran ring results in greater stability in the organic phase. The same trend was observed for the model metal complex. When the crowned spirobenzopyran was complexed with an alkali metal ion, the steric energy in the aqueous phase was decreased. However, the energy was higher than that of the complex in the organic phase; as a result, the complex was more stable in the organic phase. In addition, the metal ion which forms the most stable complex depends on the ring size of the crown ether. The tendency was confirmed by the liquid-liquid extraction of alkali metal ion with the crowned spirobenzopyran. This indicates that it is possible to predict the properties of extraction reagents from their steric energy values calculated using molecular dynamics.


Issues and controversies surrounding the use of computer-based psychological assessment are reviewed. Guidelines for practitioners working with computerized testing are suggested and future directions for computer-based test interpretations are proposed.


Alternately funny, despairing, tender, and absurd, Maren Ade's semi-autobiographical Toni Erdmann (2016) centers on an alienated adult daughter and her lonely father. Desperate to connect with high-flyer Ines (Sandra Huller), her shambolic divorced father (Peter Simonischek) transforms himself—using a fright wig and novelty teeth—from Winfried into life coach Toni Erdmann. Infiltrating her workplace and jeopardizing her reputation, Winfried/Toni insists on breaking through her corporate veneer. Amidst the crowd of gleaming teeth and shiny hair deemed crucial to multinational success, paternal alter ego Toni embodies vulnerability, imperfection, and decay. A sensation at Cannes, Ade's third feature makes a virtue of ambiguity, establishing the writerdirector as both darkly funny and vitally serious. Ade was born in 1976 in Karlsruhe in southwestern Germany and began making Hi-8 Camcorder films as a teenager. At HFF (University of Television and Film) in Munich, she studied directing—with Doris Dörrie as one of her professors—and film production. In 2001, Ade and classmate Janine Jackowski co-founded the production company Komplizen Film, which has gone on to win the 2015DEFA (German Film Academy) prize for outstanding contribution to German film. Ade's writing and directing debut, Der Wald vor lauter Bäumen (The Forest for the Trees, 2003), won the Sundance Special Jury Prize.Her follow-up, Alle Anderen (Everyone Else, 2009), won the Berlinale Silver Bear and elevatedAde into the small group of internationally known German filmmakers. When she was interviewed with Dörrie about the status of women directors a few years later, Ade recalled how the Berlinale jury president Tilda Swinton commandeered a photo call, limiting it to "only the women, only the women" prize winners. Swinton did this, Ade said, "Like a small but crucial part of business. That kind of relaxed solidarity is important." Ade is often grouped with the so-called Berlin School of filmmakers, which includes such figures as Valeska Grisebach, Henner Winckler, and Benjamin Heisenberg. A loose designation that embraces very different styles of filmmaking, Berlin School cinema focuses on personal stories whose social and political parameters are clear, though not necessarily stated. Kirsten Niehuus, managing director of film funding at Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, notes that it is an external rather than internal designation: "It is not a programmatic label as such. It emerged in the 1990s in particular with discussions about the films of Christian Petzold, Thomas Arslan, Angela Schanalec, or later Maren Ade, and Writer/Director Maren Ade. Photo by Iris Janke, Courtesy of Sony


We report computer simulations of single-chain polymer adsorption dynamics. The time required for adsorption is obtained as a function of the chain length and chemicalcomposition of homopolymers, diblock copolymers, and random copolymers. The copolymers are composed of type A segments that adsorb strongly (10 k B T per segment) and type B segments that have no attractive interactions with the surface; homopolymers are composed exclusively of type A segments. A relaxation function for adsorption is defined as a normalized number of adsorbed segments; it is calculated by averaging over hundreds of statistically independent adsorption trials. Relaxation is nonexponential at short times, while at intermediate times the relaxation is described by a single time constant


The image acquisition and processing of Multimode Airborne Digital Camera (MADC) and its application in the digital city are introduced in this paper, which include urban landscape visualization, land cover survey, building identification, road investigation, city planning monitoring etc . The town of Shilongzhen, a part of Dongguan city in Guangdong province located in the south of China was taken as an example for the application and analysis. The workflow was proposed for image processing and information extraction using MADC image data. The demand and trend of the application of remote sensing in digital city was discussed too.


AIM:To evaluate the clinical effect of treatment for plaque induced gingivitis with eugenol and borax cream.METHODS:90 patients suffering form gingivitis were divided into AHEAL group、positive control group (Colgate Total) and negative control groupshaungjian toothpasterandomly.The changes of gingival index,sulcus bleeding index and plaque index were observed at the beginning of the experiment and at the 4,8,12 week.The volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) content was recorded at the 9:00 AM on the same day.RESULTS:The clinical indexes in positive control and in experiment group were improved along with the experiment process.The content of VSCs decreased after therapy ( P 0.01).There was a significant difference between experiment group and control group comparing about the clinical index and contents of VSCs ( P 0.001).CONCLUSION:There are clinical significance in use AHEAL cream dose to maintenance the effect after periodontal treatment.


Abstract 2071 Background: PV and ET are clonal stem cell diseases belonging to the 3 BCR ABL negative myelopoliferative neoplasms. Patients with PV and ET suffer from splenomegaly and disease associated symptoms such as pruritus, night sweats, fatigue, and bone pain. Both diseases, if progressive despite standard therapies, are associated with an increased risk of thrombosis, bleeding, and progression to MF or even acute myeloid leukemia. Literature estimates looking at burden of illness are lacking for these disorders. Hence, real world analyses evaluating economic burden are imperative. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical and economic burden of these disorders by describing the patient demographics, prevalence, comorbidities, utilization and costs using large scale databases. Method: The US IMPACT® claims database was used to retrospectively identify unique patients with PV and ET between 1/1/08 and 12/31/10. This database is a fully de-identified, HIPAA compliant national database that captures the complete medical history for over 100M managed care individuals, including patient demographics, disease description, laboratory results, and details of medical, pharmacy, outpatient, and inpatient claims. ICD9 CM codes were used to identify PV and ET. Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) was used to assess overall comorbid disease status. Enrollment was restricted to those with a full year of medical and pharmacy benefit. Control group was age and gender matched but without any diagnosis of PV or ET. Medical costs include inpatient, outpatient and ER cost. Result: In 2010, we identified 5752 PV patients from ∼12M enrollees. This corresponds to an age adjusted prevalence of 56.5 cases/100000 patients. Compared with age gender matched control patients, PV patients had higher overall comorbidities (mean CCI 1.2 vs 0.7), were hospitalized more often (16% vs 8%), had higher average number of hospital days spent (1.7 vs 0.8), and had more outpatient visits (31 vs 18). PV patients incurred much higher average annual cost ($14,903 vs $7,913) than age gender matched controls driven by both medical ($12,006 vs $6,188) and pharmacy ($2,897 vs $1,724) cost. In 2010, we identified 5483 ET patients from ∼12M enrollees. This corresponds to an age adjusted prevalence of 56.1 cases/100000 patients. Compared with age gender matched control patients, ET patients had higher overall comorbidities (mean CCI 1.4 vs 0.7), were hospitalized more often (30% vs 9%), had higher average number of hospital days spent (5 vs 0.9 days), and had more outpatient visits (37 vs 19). ET patients incurred much higher average annual cost ($29,553 vs $8,026) than age gender matched controls driven by both medical ($26,287 vs $6,394) and pharmacy ($3,267 vs $1,631) cost. Similar trend was observed in 2008 and 2009. Over a period of 3 years, annual cost of PV ranged from $14,000-$16,000 and those of ET ranged from $29,000-$31,000. The utilization rate and total cost in each of conditions were significantly higher than those of their matched patients in each of the 3 years. Conclusion: PV and ET are associated with significant burden of illness. Healthcare expenditure was twice as higher in PV patients compared with the control group. ET patients incurred more than 3 times the healthcare expenditure than the control group. Our study indicates that PV and ET associated medical resource utilization and the corresponding expenditures for those services are substantive. In order to reduce the burden of illness associated with these diseases, continued efforts in the development of more efficacious treatments for these disorders are needed. Disclosures: Mehta:Sanofi: Employment. Wang:Sanofi: Employment, Equity Ownership. Iqbal:Sanofi: Employment, Equity Ownership. Mesa:Incyte: Research Funding; Lilly: Research Funding; Sanofi: Research Funding; NS Pharma: Research Funding; YM Bioscience: Research Funding.


In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed and with Regulation (EC) No 641/2004 of 6 April 2004 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, Bayer CropScience provided the detection method and the control samples (genomic DNA extracted from wild-type oilseed rape and from 100% MS1 oilseed rape event). The EURL-GMFF prepared the in-house validation samples (calibration samples and blind samples at unknown GM percentage).


: This study became imperative given the importance of water to our lives and particularly those in the rural areas vis-à-vis the exploitation for coal. A total of ten (10) dry season surface water samples were analyzed for heavy metals and major ions. Regression analysis, factor and cluster analyses, anthropogenic factor (AF), heavy metal pollution (HPI) and metal indices (MI) were adopted to help in assessing the degree of pollution. trong relationship exists between the physiochemical and the anions especially with pH. Strong correlation also exists between Pb and EC, Tds; Cl and Ec but generally the relationships are weak. R-mode factor suggests that factor one and two are anthropogenic while factor three is natural. R-mode clusters reveal also that cluster two is anthropogenic in nature; one is a mixture of natural and anthropogenic sources. The Q-mode factor indicates that while some locations are directly influenced others are not. Q-mode cluster shows that cluster one is natural, clusters two and three are anthropogenic. The AF indicates this order of heavy metal impacts in the water samples: Cd>Zn>Ni>Fe>Pb> Cu. The HPI value of 56.21 obtained is below the critical pollution level of 100 at which the water is said to be contaminated. Metal indexing value of 460.46 obtained suggests "low water quality". This study has shown that heavy metal pollution of water resources around Okaba coal need to be evaluated in details. Control measures should be put in place to strike a balance while preventive measures and awareness are strongly recommended. no contamination and MI shows that the water quality is low. This study also reveals the effect of coal mining on water with Cd, Zn and Ni as the most impacted heavy metals.


Academic Procrastination is one's job to replace his tasks or work which causes failure to complete tasks / work on time. The fact that is found still increases students' academic procrastination. One of the factors that influence academic procrastination is self-confidence. This study aims to (1) Describe the level of self-confidence of S1 BK FIP UNP students (2) Describe the level of academic procrastination of S1 BK FIP UNP students (3) Test the level of significance of the relationship between student confidence with the academic proclamation of S1 BK FIP UNP students. This study uses quantitative research with a descriptive correlational type. The population of the study was 799 students of S1 BK FIP UNP and a sample of 266 students were selected by stratified random sampling. The instruments used are the scale of academic procrastination and self-confidence scale. Analysis of data with descriptive techniques and Pearson Product Moment techniques with the help of the SPSS program for windows 20.00. The research findings explain that: (1) the level of academic procrastination of students on average in the medium category with a percentage of 45.9% (2) the level of student confidence average in the high category with a percentage of 56.4% (3) there is a significant negative relationship between self-confidence and academic procrastination of S1 BK FIP UNP students with a coefficient of -0.213 and a significance level of 0,000 high hopes of confidence, the faster the academic procrastination college student. The lower the confidence, the higher the academic procrastination of students. It is undeniable that there is a significant negative relationship between self-confidence and academic procrastination of S1 BK FIP UNP students.


The novel design of open-slot broadband antenna with dual band-reject characteristics have been proposed. And the proposed antenna has a small size of 24 times 35 mm2. Firstly, the broadband antenna has a large bandwidth of 95.5% was designed. By etching two slits of different length on the ground plane to reject the two dispensable bands for WiMAX applications. The tri-band design has been obtained and presented. The proposed antenna with an advantage of small size, simple structure and smooth antenna gain. The proposed antenna could be attractived for WiMAX applications.


Natural diamond exhibits several properties that indicate its utility as a semiconducting material. It is environmentally robust and an excellent thermal conductor, characteristics which would allow it to operate under temperature and radiation conditions that would render useless more commonly used semiconductors such as silicon and GaAs. In addition, it has optical properties that suggest its use as a short-wavelength turnable laser. Several materials issues have prevented the development of diamond as a semiconductor in device, laser, and related applications. Natural diamond is expensive to obtain in useful sizes. The impurity and defect levels can vary dramatically from one sample to the next, making potential product reproducibility difficult to achieve. It is unavailable in thin film form. High-pressure synthetic diamond is also unsuitable for the foregoing applications because of impurities and inability to produce thin films.


The present invention is quick to produce biopharmaceutical proteins and other useful proteins in eukaryotic cell systems, methods for versatile. The present invention introduces into the plant host that grew a gene prepared by Agrobacterium, followed by recovering the predetermined protein, effective and inexpensive transient production of monoclonal antibodies and other pharmaceutically important proteins the method is characterized in.


The profile of a two-photon resonant absorption line of a particle subjected to a standing optical wave is calculated allowing for the quadratic Doppler effect. It is shown that the line profile is governed entirely by the ratio of the homogeneous line width to the quadratic Doppler frequency shift. An exact expression is obtained for the line profile in the second order in ν/c and the main approximations are considered. The profiles are calculated for the 1S-2S and 1S-3S transitions in the hydrogen atom.


IT is usually regardedthat oxidation is the characteristic chemical reaction observedin the living tissues. Living cells take into themselvesthe substancesliberated during the digestion and absorption of the food-stuffs, together with a supply of oxygen. Within the tissuesa reaction occurs betweenthesenutritive substancesand this molecular oxygen, whereasno interaction takes place under similar conditionsof temperatureand pressureoutside the living organism. The study of the circumstancesunderwhich are brought about theseoxidations, yielding so much energyfor the dynamicprocesses ofanimals and plants, is perhapsthe chief problem of bio-chemistry,


The content of Fe,Mn,Zn,Ca and Mg in tea was determined by FAAS with ultrasonic agitation and suspension sampling.The method is fast and precise for the determinationin of trace elements in tea.


1 Linear Transformations Definition 1.1. Let X and Y be nonempty sets. A function from X to Y is a rule, written f : X → Y , such that each element x in X is assigned a unique element y in Y ; the element y is denoted by f(x), written y = f(x), called the image of x under f ; and the element x is called the preimage of f(x). Functions are also called maps, or mappings, or transformations. Definition 1.2. A function T : R → R is said to be a linear transformation if, for any vectors u,v in R and scalar c, (a) T (u + v) = T (u) + T (v), (b) T (cu) = cT (u). Example 1.1. (a) The function T : R → R, defined by T (x1, x2) = (x1 + 2x2, x2), is a linear transformation, see Figure 1


The direct detection rate for supersymmetric cold dark matter (CDM) particles is calculated for a number of suitable nuclear targets. Both the coherent and spin contributions are considered. By considering representative phenomenologically acceptable input in the restricted SUSY parameter space, detectable rates are predicted for some choices of the parameters. The modulation effect, due to the Earth's annual motion, has also been considered and found to be $\le 4%$. Its precise value depends on the mass of CDM particles (LSP) and the structure of the target.


Copper Zinc Sulphide (CZS) thin films have been deposited on a glass substrate at different temperatures using Chemical Spray Pyrolysis technique under a vacuum of 10 -3 Torr. The influence of substrate temperature on the structural, morphological, optical and electrical characteristics of CZS thin films are investigated and reported. The major advantage of this material is that it uses earth-abundant and low-cost constituent elements like Copper, Zinc, and Sulphur. The band gap of the as-deposited films are obtained in the range of 2.36 to 3.2 eV, which makes it a good absorber as well as window layer. The band gap was found to increase with increasing Zn concentration. Structural analysis shows highly crystalline nature with a mixed phase of CuS-ZnS. SEM image shows the homogeneous distribution of closely packed grains without any gap in between. EDX data clearly shows the peaks corresponding to Cu, Zn, and S. The optical properties of the films were studied using UV-Vis-NIR spectrometer. A peak shift has been observed on increasing the substrate temperature of the films. The electrical properties have been investigated using Hall measurement system and all the samples are found to have P-type conductivity.


Intelligent fault diagnosis techniques such as deep learning methods have gained immense attention recently for identifying bearing faults with higher accuracy and adaptability based on vibration analysis. This work proposes a fault diagnosis method for rolling bearings under extreme noise conditions based on the time-frequency representation (TFR) of signals with deep learning techniques. The bearing signals are masked with -5dB and -10dB of white Gaussian noise to create a noisy environment. Short-time Fourier transforms (STFT), Continuous wavelet transforms, and Gabor transforms (GT) are utilized to obtain spectrogram, magnitude scalogram, and constant-Q transform images to visualize the time-frequency relationship of the signal from one-dimensional vibration signals. These TFR images are directly given as input to VGG16-CNN deep learning architecture to classify the bearing faults. The effectiveness of each TFR is measured and compared based on classification accuracy. This work also studies the effect of TFR with and without overlapping the segmented signals. The case western reserve university (CWRU) standard-bearing dataset is used in this work and has achieved a satisfactory result. The result suggests that the magnitude scalogram of the vibration signal is an effective TFR that works efficiently with deep learning for bearing fault classification under different conditions, such as original signal with no added noise, -5dB and -10 dB of added noise, with an accuracy of 99.42%, 90.2 % and 85.03%, respectively when trained with 80% of the sample with 75% of the overlapping index.


The structure of newly prepared LiCuM3O9(M = Nb, Ta) has been determined from the powder X-ray diffraction pattern. The Rietveld refinement confirms that the compounds adopt a distorted perovskite structure [a= 7.5286(1)A with I23 space group for M = Nb and a= 7.5178(1)A with Im for M = Ta], which is compatible with that of CuTa2O6. Li and Cu atoms are statistically distributed over the A sites with equimolar ratio in the manner of an almost square-planar coordination, the total occupancy of which is 8/9.


Central to the dynamics of American pluralism are legal protections provided for minorities. To a large degree these rights revolve around the concept of equal protection of the laws. Whether reflected in the Fourteenth Amendment or statutes, the principal question is, Under what conditions is it just or reasonable to afford different treatment to persons because of their race? Here this question is addressed in the context of the transformation of the concept of equal protec tion since Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Certainly the legal meta morphosis from the "separate but equal" doctrine to the cur rent status of minority rights is truly profound. Particularly important in recent years is the issue of affirmative action. After a brief survey of the legal transition from Plessy into the 1970s and of the various levels of scrutiny that the United States Supreme Court has given to equal protection prob lems, the progression of the equal protection principle is traced herein with emphasis placed on the three most recent affirmative action decisions announced by the Court: Univer sity of California Regents v. Bakke (1978), United Steel- workers of America v. Weber (1979), and Fullilove v. Klutz nick (1980).


The eosin-5  -maleimide (EMA) binding test has been described for the diagnosis of HS [9–14] . This method is based on the degree of fluorescence of red blood cells after incubation with EMA dye, which reacts covalently with Lys 430 on the first extracellular loop of band 3 protein. It also interacts with Rh protein, Rh glycoprotein and CD 47 [15] . The EMA binding test has been shown to be an effective tool for diagnosis of HS in patients because it overcomes several difficulties concerning execution times, high costs of testing methods, amount of blood required, possibility of performing the EMA binding test several days after the blood sampling and the availability of methods only in specialized laboratories. This method only requires small quantities of blood (5 u0002 l of packed red cells) and, in contrast to other tests, is rapid and quite simple: the analysis can be performed on red blood cells stored at 4 ° C for several days. Our laboratory has found a high rate of false negative results obtained for mild HS when using the osmotic fragility, acid glycerol lysis test, and the Pink test. The aim of our study was to use the EMA binding test to establish a cut-off mean channel fluorescence (MCF) value for disHereditary spherocytosis (HS) is the most common hemolytic anemia in Northern Europe and North America, with an incidence of 1 in 5,000 births [1] . An HS diagnosis is based on clinical features, family history and laboratory tests. At present, the first-line clinical laboratory tests include the osmotic fragility test [2] , acid glycerol lysis test [3, 4] , and the Pink test [5] . In some instances, these tests miss atypical or mild cases of HS [6] . Osmotic fragility tests have a poor sensitivity, with about 20% of mild cases of HS undiagnosed [7] . Positive acid glycerol lysis tests and increased osmotic lysis is also present in other disorders associated with spherocytosis, e.g. autoimmune hemolytic anemia. The best method for showing reduced membrane surface area of spherocytes is osmotic gradient ektacytometry, available only in specialized laboratories. In laboratories where this technique is not available, the confirmatory test for HS is SDS-PAGE analysis which detects reductions of specific red cell membrane proteins: ankyrin, band 3, u0003 spectrin, u0004 spectrin and protein 4.2 [8] . However, this technique reveals abnormalities in only 70–80% of patients and is available only in a few specialized laboratories. Received: June 30, 2010 Accepted after revision: October 24, 2010 Published online: December 11, 2010


The meaning of control in teacher education is reasonably clear. To control is to regulate, to have power over, to have authority over. The control of teacher education can be traced historically in legal statutes and personal accounts of its effect, as well as in secondary and tertiary sources. The meaning of responsibil i ty is also reasonably clear. To be responsible is to be answerable for, to be accountable for, to be trustworthy. To be responsible has both legal and moral implications. The legal responsibility in teacher education can be traced historically just as control in teacher education can be traced. The moral responsibility in teacher education is harder to define (and to trace). It is not always clear where the moral responsibility in teacher education lies. Historically, professors of education, the officers and representatives of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), professors of the other academic disciplines, and college and university administrators are those who have had the largest voice in teacher education. The two-million-plus classroom teachers, and their professional organizations, the National


Paul Ganguin was a French representative of impressionism painting in 19th Century. With geist way, he formed his own art aesthetics through observation and explanation of nature. He held that nature is in harmony, unity and order; and art can sublime people's emotion; in art; enthusiasm the first, sense the second; Art can be regarded as a means leading from geist to sense, and finally surpass the sense itself.


We reflect on the need for diversity and the confusion that can exist between equality and excellence in educational missions. Examples are given of what can be done to improve the ability of an institution to fulfil these. Some of these issues, which it is felt have, and are still, challenging the profession and the education of engineers are explored. Perspectives from two different types of institutions in different counties are brought together. Some of the information about different aspects of identifying, benefiting from and supporting diversity originates from an ESR-research program OTE, where staff teaching engineering in ten Finnish HEIs are jointly studying these matters.


One of the most practical and economical ways to remove a great amount of heat generated from many types of equipment is through the use of packed cooling towers, as they offer important advantages because of the direct contact between the fluids. With the purpose to help in the development of new studies that give a high contribution to the mentioned topic, it is necessary to analyze its trend of research. To help researchers to achieve that aim, it was completed an analysis of the research development of cooling towers from 2007 to 2017, using the software HistCiteTM. This study assessed a total of 569 publications related to cooling towers which were used to evaluate the trends of publications outputs, countries, main language, institutions, author, main journal, and keywords. The Republic of China, the USA, and Iran were the top 3 most productive countries with 141, 66, and 55 publications respectively. The most productive institution was the University of Queensland followed by Tongji University and Shandong University. The journals with the highest number of publications were Applied thermal engineering with 71 publications and Energy conversion and management with 45 publications. The most keywords used were cooling, tower, and performance. The most productive authors were Hal Gurgenci with 25 publications followed by Zhiqiang Guan with 24 publications, both from the Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence in the University of Queensland. 3690 Luis Obregon Quiñones et al.


In this introduction I focus on the hidden, or "occult" side of the internationalization of Japanese Buddhism during the Meiji Period. The success of Olcott's trip to Japan, on the one hand, made the Buddhism revival visible, but, on the other hand, gave Japanese Buddhism too much self-confidence and pride to continue dialogue with Buddhists abroad. Olcott dreamed of a non-sectarian and all-inclusive form of Buddhism, while Japanese Buddhist sects needed him as "a white Buddhist" only to show their superiority to Christianity. As their objectives and strategies were so different, they were doomed to part with each other from the beginning. But there were some Japanese Buddhists who listened to "Buddhists" abroad. They were intellectuals well versed with Western thoughts and languages, and acted as Buddhist reformers who opened the way to reform movements. Among them, Nakanishi Ushirō, Hirai Kinza and Suzuki Teitarō took a rationalistic view of religion during the middle of the Meiji Period, while Furukawa Rōsen and Taoka Reiun took an experience-oriented approach to religion.


The purpose of this study was to investigate generalist classroom elementary teachers' implementation of the Cooperative Learning (CL) pedagogical model into their physical education classes. The study used multiple sources of data drawing on qualitative data collection and data analysis research traditions (Miles, Huberman, & Saldana, 2014). Data were gathered from teacher post-lesson reflections, researcher journals, field notes, emails, and documents (such as lesson plans, school physical education programs, meeting transcripts), and on-going interviews with 12 teachers from four schools. The research team drew four categories from the data: Teachers' lack of physical education preparation, Social skills needed for Cooperative Learning, Teachers' understanding of Cooperative Learning, and Changing pedagogy to a student focus. An important feature in this study was the on-going, embedded support teachers received from a critical friend and their collaboration in the school's CL Professional Learning Gro...


A simple microstrip circular disc antenna to excite circularly polarized radiation is presented. In a single-probe fed circular disc sector patch, the corners are further truncated to obtain circular polarization characteristics. The truncation helps to reduce the ground plane dimensions making the antenna more compact with overall dimensions of 50mm £ 50mm £ 1:6mm. The lengths of truncation necessary to achieve circular polarization are mathematically expressed. The simulated and experimental results are compared and are found to be in good agreement. Axial ratio bandwidth of 1.3% is obtained. The overall size reduction is 55% in comparison with the original disc sector antenna. The antenna resonates in the UMTS 1900{2170MHz band and can be employed for Mobile Communication applications.


The optical properties of N-ion-implanted diamond are evaluated. The color of implanted layer became glossy black with metallic luster, which was further enhanced after postimplantation annealing at 600 °C for 2 h in vacuum or inert gas atmosphere. Raman spectroscopy revealed that the crystalline diamond became completely disordered after irradiation, but surprisingly the crystalline nature was restored to a mixture of well-defined diamond and diamond-like carbon after annealing. When it was annealed in air at the same temperature, however, the black color disappeared, indicating a removal of the disordered or graphitized layer by oxidation. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Raman analyses indicate that the black color of as-implanted diamond is associated mainly with the disordered carbon and modified band structure. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis shows that the implanted nitrogen atoms are in N–N and symmetrical 4N-vacancy bonding states, which are commonly found in the natural diamonds with yellow and brown tint.


The present invention relates to a filter intended to be associated with the inlet openings of the filtration system, also called skimmers, which are formed in side walls of a pool. This filter makes it possible to prevent floating debris in the swimming pool surface go blocking the filtration system. It is in the form of a box open on its rear side and partially screened on at least two faces, the lower face, and is used externally to the skimmer. The inventive device is characterized in that the upper part of the box has a flat part provided with scratch tapes for fixing the casing on the upper lip of the skimmer which receives the opposite side of the scratch.


AMCEBOID MOVEMENTS IN NERVE CELLS. .SINCE Wiedersheim's alleged direct observation of amceboid movements in the nerve cells of the superior cesophageal ganglion of leptodora hyalina about eight years ago, the theory of the amceboidism or plasticity of the neurons has been advanced in various forms by many neurologists, chiefly with the object of supplying a physical basis for the different phases of cerebral activity and sleep. Rabl-Ruickhard, who was oneof the earliest writers upon the subject, supposed that relations are established between nerve cells by means of a reticulum of fibrils connected with the smallest ramifications of the protoplasmic prolongations, and that during functional activity of the brain these prolongations are in a state of amceboid movement, enabling them to break their conneetions, to push out in new directions, and to establish new temporary connections in correspondence with every change in the association of ideas. This theory seems untenable upon many grounds, one of the chief of which is that it is contrary to the established doctrine of the connection of the naeurons by contiguity. The theory of Lepine, who has endeavoured to explain the sensory aniesthesia and motor paralysis in hysteria by a temporary shrinking of the extremities of the neurodendrons, causing interruption of contact and consequent suspension of function, is free from objection. He thinks that sleep may be explained in the same way. Duval has advanced a similar theory, but he does not regard actual contact as an indispensable condition of transmission, but only a certain degree of contiguity, increase and diminution of which respectively facilitates and hiinders transmission. Several authorities, among whom Kolliker is specially to be mentioned, have argued that nerve cells are incapable of such amoeboid movements. Others have -attempted to obtain experimental evidence upon the ,uestion. The first to do so was Ramon y Cajal. His results, as well as those of several others who have experimented upon similar lines, have been entirely negative. Demoor; on the other hand, has ,obtained positive results, finding that the action of chloroform, morphine, chloral, and prolonged electrical stimulation caused loss of the spincus processes or gemmulie of the dendrons and the formation of moniliform varicosities. This moniliform condition disappeared with a return to normal conditions. Stefanowska has obtained very similar results. Querton concludes from his experiments that physiological excitations cause a contraction of the neurodendrons, which increases in proportion to the intensity and duration of the stimuli, being greatest in fatigue. This retraction results in suppression of the associations, and is the direct cause of sleep. In the October number of the Journal of Mental Science Dr. Ira Van Giessen likens the nerve cell to an octopus. By retraction of its tentacles it is capable of throwing itself out of circuit; by expansion of them again the circuit is restored. He thinks that " this retraction and expansion of the arm of the nerve eell, in groups, systems, and communities of brain cells, drawing it in or out of the circuit of transmission of nervous impulse, is the final unveiling of the secret of a whole host of mental phenomena which hitherto have seemed mysterious to the last degree."


The limitations of inflexible conventional designs, that depend on preset doses and sample sizes, and their adverse impact on the already high costs of clinical development, has led to growing interest in adaptive designs. In November 2006, a PhRMA workshop on adaptive designs assembled nearly 400 clinical trialists, statisticians, and regulators from pharmaceutical companies, FDA, EMEA, and academia. By examining the opportunities, challenges, and scope of adaptive designs in clinical drug development, the goal of the workshop was to discuss where there is agreement, where there is not, and how to achieve agreement when it is not yet achieved. We open this special volume with the reflections of PhRMA's Working Group on Adaptive Designs on the issues discussed at the workshop. The authors believe that adaptive trials offer significant efficiency, cost-savings and ethical advantages over traditional approaches, especially early on in drug development, by "helping to fail efficiently, where appropriate, or by more informative learning about the doseresponse, through model-based adaptive dose-response finding studies". They call for a shift from emotional debate on statistical inefficiency of a particular type of adaptive designs to a fact-driven open dialogue on adaptive trials' advantages and challenges and to a realistic assessment of the present ability to implement them with integrity. An example of such an open dialog is the discussion of the White Paper of the PhRMA's Working Group on Adaptive Dose-Ranging Studies that constitutes the main part of this special issue. The White Paper summarizes the work of the group, including the results and conclusions of a comprehensive simulation study, and puts forward recommendations on how to improve dose ranging in clinical development, including, but not limited to, the use of adaptive dose-ranging methods. A panel of five distinguished experts from academia, industry, and regulatory authorities joined a lively discussion of the innovative approaches for the designs and analysis methods to improve dose finding in drug development and efficient dose selection for confirmatory studies. Novel dose finding designs and methods have been developed recently with the goal of increasing the efficiency and accuracy of Phase II trials, but "they need to be further investigated before general recommendations on their superiority can be made".


PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating effects of organizational justice and workplace friendship on the relationship between workplace bullying and hotel employees' well-being.Design/methodology/approachThe research sample included 310 entry-level employees of international tourism hotels in Taiwan. This study adopted hierarchical regression for data analysis.FindingsThe study found that workplace bullying negatively impacted on hotel employees' well-being. Organizational justice and workplace friendship had significantly positive effects on hotel employees' well-being. Compared with workplace friendship, organizational justice had a significant moderating effect on the relationship between workplace bullying and hotel employees' well-being.Originality/valueIn the research fields of hospitality, past studies failed to use organizational justice and workplace friendship to moderate the relationship between workplace bullying and hotel employees' well-being. This study confirmed that organizational justice could effectively buffer the negative effect of workplace bullying on hotel employees' well-being.


The impact of education on women's union formation has long been studied in empirical analyses based on economic and sociological theories. In particular, the literature has shown that the transition to a first union is triggered by the end of education. Mixed evidence has been found on the impact of the level of education. On the other hand, entry into a union usually triggers the end of education. However, the potential endogeneity of educational enrolment and of the timing of union formation has rarely been assessed. In this paper, we use a simultaneous-hazard two-equation model to assess the mutual impact of careers and their potentially common (unobserved) determinants. More specifically, we focus on a yet unstudied institutional setting, namely Central and Eastern European countries. We use micro-data from Fertility and Family Surveys, which refer mainly to the pre-transition period but allow to shed a first light on changes occurring during the transition. Our results for women show that educational enrolment has a key impact on first union formation, but that also the level of education has a substantive impact as expected by Becker's theory. On the other hand, union formation in almost all countries triggers the end of education. Common unobserved determinants of the two careers have a relatively weak importance.


Background: A prospective clinical study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the two -layered closure of
recurrent Oroantral Fistula using Buccal Fat Pad and Buccal Advancement Flap.
Materials and methods: Twenty patients with persistent OAFs larger than 5 mm were treated with two layered closure
using Buccal Fat Pad and Buccal Advancement Flap.They were followed clinically and radiographically for 5 years after
surgery to monitor the durability and effectiveness of the two layered closure of the OAF.
Result: The procedure was successful in all patients. The healing process was satisfactory,with no breakdown or
liquefaction necrosis postoperatively.No complications were observed during the follow-up period.
Conclusion: The results of this study support the view that the use of the double-layered closure using BFP with buccal
advancement flap is a durable,convenient,and effective method for the treatment of a persistent large OAF.


This paper wholly examines the economic effect of agglomeration and diffusion in Taizhou which acts as the bridgehead of the north of Changjiang River since the setting-up of Jiangyin Changjiang River Highway Bridge in the perspective of the theory of location and transportation economics, and concludes that Taizhou should take advantage of its location, grasp every opportunity in enforcing its advantageous industries and communicating with Shanghai and the south of Changjiang River in order to improve the economic performance in hinterland of northern Jiangsu province and realize Taizhou-centred econmic development zone along Changjiang River.


Guiding students to learn Marxist classics is the main task of building of ideological and political theory courses in universities,and has an important practical significance.Guiding students to learn Marxist classics with one of the five of reading,speaking,reciting,writing and performing is a more effective approach.Teachers teaching ideological and political theory courses should guide students to learn Marxist classics with lofty sense of mission and dedication so as to make the students get the better nourishment of scientific theory.


Diversity of subsystems in the organization can lead towards bad business results. Many companies decide to patch their business system with multiple subsystems which are usually not interoperable. Along with that, organizations have the dilemma of deciding whether to implement best-of-breed or one vendor solution. There is no correct answer to the dilemma. The outcome of the dilemma depends on each organization individually based on their analysis and needs. This article analyzes how to overcome data inconsistency caused by patching the business system and presents an approach to the synchronization of different databases to the Cloud. Usage of database synchronization tools to unify data in the Cloud is practical for mature organizations which aim to establish data consistency. The goal of this article is to consider some tools for database synchronization and to choose one for the practical example considering the known constraints. In the approach, we used few different databases to verify its compliance with chosen synchronization tool. The approach is based on practical example where couple of databases are synchronized to the Cloud ensuring the data consistency and bidirectional data flow. The solution includes chosen tool and the recommendation on how to ensure flawless data integration in the Cloud. Tests of synchronization duration with chosen databases and row quantities are conducted and analyzed at the end of the article.


Aggregating diploid embryonic cells with tetraploid embryonic cells forms 2n/4n chimaeras. Tetraploid cells demonstrate a preferential distribution in chimaeras during embryonic development. Tetraploid cells are preferentially allocated to the extraembryonic tissues, such as placenta, rather than the fetus itself. This paper summarized methods of producing 2n/4n chimaeras, and developmental characteristics and possible applications of the chimaeras.


Robot social support systems such as robot partner's game interactions with elderly people are very important in ageing societies. Human-robot interaction can decrease the risk of ageing disease such as dementia and thus improve the overall quality of life for the elderly people. However, in order for the robot partner to have successful game interactions with the elderly people, the robot partners need to be equipped with a certain degree of cognitive intelligence to guess the meaning and context of game interactions. In this paper, we discuss a biological stress-inspired model for the robot's cognitive intelligence with dynamic optimisation on its working memory. We name this novel robot's cognitive framework as Advanced Intelligence Cognitive Optimisation (AICO). AICO is a server framework for computational intensive cognitive processing for the smart phone robot known as iPhonoid. We have conducted physical robot experiments with our proposed iPhonoid AICO framework on Rényi-Ulam guessing game with real human subjects. The experimental results show that the proposed AICO framework successfully increased the robot's guessing performance in the game interactions. At the same time, the robot behaves according to its emotional conditions to make the game play interesting for the elderly people.


The directions to overcome the challenges, which we meet in the mass-production of highly-reliable high-density 1T/1C FRAM, are suggested. Controlling of the wide variations of individual cell signals and the exclusion of the weak cells with tailed cell signals will provide enough sensing signal margin, which is crucial for the safe and reliable operation of 1T/1C FRAM, and are the two key factors for the success of the mass-production of highly-reliable and high-density 1T/1C FRAM. The variations of cell to cell signals have been greatly reduced by improving process uniformity around cells and minimizing the integration-induced degradation of ferroelectric capacitor. The complete screening of weak cells with tailed sensing signals have been achieved by the introduction of the cell test with an external reference voltage. The 64 Mb experimental FRAM with the new processes and the novel test scheme has showed large sensing margins of ~200mV and excellent reliability properties.


ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to study the Lp-approximation order of interpolation using a Surface Splinesφ for 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞. The current theories of this approach provide optimal erro r bounds when the approximand f is in a certain reproducing kernel Hilbert space [1–3]. Howe ver, we are particularly interested in approximating to functions f whose derivatives satisfy certain Lipschitz continuities. It turns out to provide more accura te theoretical results than the currently known estimate. Some numerical results are presented.


Inhibition of antibacterial activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytic lysosomal cationic proteins by a polyanion, heparin, can be reversed by addition of the basic nuclear protein, clupeine.


The Kluyveromyces lactis HIS4 gene was cloned by complementation of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae his4 mutant. Sequence analysis revealed a 2388 bp open reading frame encoding a single polypeptide predicted to encompass three distinct enzymatic activities (phosphoribosyl‐AMP cyclohydrolase, phosphoribosyl‐ATP pyrophosphohydrolase and histidinol dehydrogenase). This structural organization is strikingly similar to that of the His4 proteins from S. cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris. Transcript analysis detected a single mRNA species of 2.5 kb. The EMBL accession number of this gene is Y09503. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


In computer grade examination, some students passed written test quickly, but can not pass the tache of working on computer for several times. One of the reasons is lacking experience and the paper will talking about working on computer debugging technique for C language.


This article addresses the new business landscape that is emerging for the electric power industry. The topics of the article include the forces behind the changes, the new structures of the industry, the consequences of the changes, strategies for success, supplier/customer relationships and rate structures, and transitioning while maintaining financial integrity.


The outbreak of COVID-19 has tremendous impacts on the globe. In the present paper it will be attempted to evaluate whether these impacts are evenly spread among countries regarding the stock returns. To this end many countries are classified according to their financial system and according to their geographical position. The counties examined are many Western European countries, Japan as well as the United States. The period examined is 2012Q2-2020Q3 quarterly. EViews software will be used to estimate a panel data econometric regression. Data are drawn from the Federal Bank of St. Louis and the OECD.


The July 9, 1962, Johnston Island detonation produced a measurable change in the geomagnetic field at China Lake for a period of about 30 seconds. The first detected change occurred 1.5 sec after zero countdown. Field changes were detected by two large 20000 turn air core coils buried horizontally and vertically. Signal recordings from the coils are shown. (W.D.M.)


Recent advances in filamentation nonlinear optics in air will be presented. These include polarization separation effect, THz generation through plasma and four wave mixing, effect of the excitation of rotational wave packet of air molecules and super-excited states excitation.


The authors examine the electrical properties of ultrathin MgO barriers grown on (001) InAs epilayers and the dependence on InAs surface pretreatment and growth conditions. Pretreatment improves the yield of tunnel junctions and changes the roughness of the interface between oxide and semiconductor. Electrical characterization confirms that tunnel barriers with appropriate values of interface resistance for efficient spin injection/detection have been achieved. Using the Rowell criteria and various tunneling models, the authors show that single step tunneling occurs above 150K. Incorporating a thermal smearing model suggests that tunneling is the dominant transport process down to 10K.


The genus Omobrachyiulus Lohmander, 1936 is one of the 13 genera currently recognized in the chiefly circum-Mediterranean tribe Brachyiulini [Vagalinski, Lazányi, 2018]. It comprises ca 25 known species, mostly distributed in the Caucasus [Attems, 1899; Verhoeff, 1921; Lohmander, 1928, 1936; Golovatch, 1981], including more than 10 species awaiting description [Vagalinski, Golovatch, in prep.]. Only a few members of the genus are known outside that region, these occurring in confined areas in the Carpathians, the Rhodope Mts or Greek islands, plus one subspecies, O. brachyurus brachyurus (Attems, 1899), with a broader distribution across the Caucasus, Hyrcania and the East Pontic Mountains, Turkey. Here we describe a new species from Israel and Lebanon, with the number of published species of Omobrachyiulus amounting to 13.


This study examined the importance of indigenous institutional arrangements in rice production and processing activities in Ogun State, Nigeria through the use of Key Informant Interviews (KIIs). Analyses from the study showed that agricultural financing constitutes the greatest challenge that affects rice production and processing. Other findings from the discourse revealed that in some rice producing areas where there is the existence of rice farmers' clusters; there is access to modern rice processing machines such as winnowers, threshers and destoners. The operations of Rice Growers Association of Nigerian-RGAN in Ogun State are coordinated by the executive committee, which constitute the indigenous institutional arrangement. This study recommends that sincere and concerted efforts on the part of the government in implementing the goals of Agricultural Transformation Agenda be made to engender the welfare of rice farmers through the development of the rice value chain. The need for actively involving the rice farmers through the RGAN is also germane. The opportunities identified in the study include: the having 'pool of land' RGAN that enables the rice farmers to form clusters and increase production; creating platform through which the rice growers could leverage upon to facilitate access to inputs and technical support; gaining of visibility and market access to enhance returns on their farming endeavours.


Background and aim: Effective control of pain postoperatively is essential in providing enhanced patient care and a cost-effective hospital stay. The aim of this study was to compare the post-operative analgesic efficacy of flupirtine maleate and ibuprofen in patients undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for gynaecological surgeries under general anesthesia as primary outcome variable. Secondary outcome measures included diclofenac consumption, haemodynamic parameters and adverse effects in post-operative period. Methods: This prospective, randomized, double blinded study was conducted in 106 women of American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I/II, 16-60 years of age, undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for gynaecological surgeries under general anesthesia. The patients were randomised to receive either 100 mg oral flupirtine maleate (group flupirtine, n = 53) or 800 mg oral ibuprofen (group ibuprofen, n = 53), 1 h prior to surgery and then every 8 h for 24 h. Assessment of Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (VNRS) on movement was done at 0, 1,2,4 and 6 h following surgery. After discharge from hospital, the patients were interviewed telephonically at 12 and 24 h post-operatively. VNRS was statistically analysed using Mann-Whitney test. Results: VNRS on movement was significantly reduced at 1h and 2 h after surgery (P 0.011 & 0.012) in group flupirtine as compared to group ibuprofen. The analgesic efficacy was similar in both the groups at 0, 4 and 6 h after surgery. The satisfaction scores at 12 and 24 h post-operatively were superior in group flupirtine as compared to group ibuprofen (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Analgesic efficacy of flupirtine maleate was comparable to ibuprofen for providing post operative pain relief with better satisfaction score in patients undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for gynecological surgeries for up to 24 h.


The starting point in risk diagnosis for a region is the study of the environmental dangers. The metodological resource proposed in this paper to determine the danger of a site with its corresponding diagnosis chartes, is the result of a sintesis combining classical investigations with the novelty of a common framework for natural and anthropic dangers, through the perception, that works as a transductor, that puts in the same level both dangers in the social collective representations of the site people. Another relevant step in the way to diagnosis of risks is the evaluation of people´s vulnerability, permanent in time and associated with socio-cultural aspects. As a result of this we include as vulnerability variables the educational level, the economical level and the social integration. The combination of all this variables in a global vulnerability index allows for reconozing populations with high and low vulnerability. On the basis of danger diagnosis and vulnerability chart´s, we draft risk charts as a necessary basement for risk mitigation in a human community, in this case the population of Caucete, a small city of the Province of San Juan, in the West of Argentina.


This paper aims at proposing measures of polarization for the distribution of a variable when information on the latter is only ordinal. The measures proposed are borrowed from the recent literature on the measurement of segregation. An empirical illustration is given, based on the European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) for the year 2008. The ordinal variable refers to the ?ability to make ends meet? and polarization is measured between groups defined by the citizenship of the household member who answered the household questionnaire. Results show that Luxembourg and Estonia have the highest degree of polarization whereas Cyprus, Ireland and the United Kingdom display the lowest degree.


Metamaterials are been recently very used at telecommunications structures, and are defined as artificial effectively non-homogeneous electromagnetic materials with desired bi anisotropic dielectric and magnetic characteristics. In this paper the bilateral fin line and planar antennas with EBG - Electromagnetic Band Gapmetamaterial substrate is analyzed using the TTL - Transverse Transmission Line, concise full wave method. Fin lines are widely used as a millimeter wave component due to its various advantages such as reduced size, weight, and low cost and in addition because it interfaces easily with other millimeter wave circuits. This letter demonstrates an application of the EBG metamaterial: an efficient bilateral fin line and microstrip antennas. the analysis is made using the TTL method and the metamaterial substrates. This objective of this presentation is to show the effect of dielectric anisotropy on bilateral finlines shown in Fig. 1 and antennas. the paper discusses the effect of anisotropy, on effective dielectric constants, attenuation constant and the pattern E and H fields by applying the anisotropy one by one in all three directions. the EBG medium can not be characterized by assigning a single permittivity and permeability value for throughout the finite structure. In other words, the parameters depend on the spatial coordinates and this causes spatial dispersion. As a result of this, the medium will not be homogenous. for a nonhomogeneous structure, the incident wave undergoes a process of multiple scattering. the substrate shown in region 2 of Fig.1 is modeled by utilizing bianisotropic tensor properties, which are expressed as: the effective dielectric constant, the attenuation constant, and the pattern E and H fields are obtained. Comparison with the literature is presented. the new results obtained in 3D for these applications are presented at first time.


ABSTRACT In order to improve synthetic aperture radar (SAR) target recognition performance, this paper proposes a novel method using multi-level deep features. The multi-level deep features are learned by the convolutional neural network (CNN), which are capable of describing the target characteristics from different aspects. In order to make full use of the discrimination contained in the multi-level deep features, the joint sparse representation (JSR) is used as the basic classifier, which performs the multi-task learning to jointly classify the multi-level deep features. It could not only represent each feature properly but also consider the correlations between different levels of features. Based on the solutions from JSR, the target label is classified as the training class with the minimum reconstruction error. By fully exploiting the discriminative information contained in the multi-level deep features, the proposed method could effectively enhance SAR target recognition performance. The moving and stationary target acquisition and recognition (MSTAR) dataset is employed in the experiments. The results show that the proposed method could achieve a significantly high recognition rate of 99.38% for classifying 10 classes of targets under the standard operating condition (SOC), which is higher than those from some reference methods drawn from current literatures. Under different types of extended operating conditions (EOCs), the overall performance of the proposed method keeps superior over the reference methods. In addition, the outlier rejection capability of the proposed method is also better than the compared methods. All these experimental results validate the high effectiveness of the proposed method.


Let $u$ be a positive continuous function on $[0, \infty)$ satisfying the conditions: (i) $\lim_{r\to\infty} r^{-1/2}\log u(r)=\infty$, (ii) $\inf_{r\geq 0} u(r)=1$, (iii) $\lim_{r\to \infty}\break r^{-1}\log u(r)<\infty$, (iv) the function $\log u(x^{2}), x\geq 0$, is convex. A Gel'fand triple $[\ce]_{u} \subset (L^{2}) \subset [\ce]_{u}^{*}$ is constructed by making use of the Legendre transform of $u$ discussed in \cite {akk3}. We prove a characterization theorem for generalized functions in $[\ce]_{u}^{*}$ and also for test functions in $[\ce]_{u}$ in terms of their $S$-transforms under the same assumptions on $u$. Moreover, we give an intrinsic topology for the space$[\ce]_{u}$ of test functions and prove a characterization theorem for measures. We briefly mention the relationship between our method and a recent work by Gannoun et al.\cite{ghor}. Finally, conditions for carrying out white noise operator theory and Wick products are given.


The objectives of the research were to study the effects of feedbacks on achievement of vocational students who learned "Circuit Analysis by Mesh Current Method." Students received the feedback as they learned the modules on web-based. Then, to study students' satisfaction on learning the modules. The treatment variable was four types of feedback. The sample was 68 first year students in vocational collage. They were divided into four groups. Six modules of learning, questionnaire and test were developed. The modules were commented by experts for quality. The test was trial with 20 students. The reliability was KR20 = .97. Each group received learning module on web together with one type of feedback. The data was collected and analyzed by two ways analysis of variance (Two ways ANOVA). It was found that the score of each group on post-test increased more than pretest significantly. Group 1 who received feedback as explanation before test and private displayed gain the highest score. Group 4 who received the explanation after test and public displayed received the least gain score. Feedback on difference time showed effect on their score significantly but method of display the result showed no effects significantly.