Received February 18, 2014; final acceptance September 8, 2014. Online prepub date: October 21, 2014. Address correspondence to Pawel Tabakow, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Neurosurgery, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska str. 213, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland. Tel: +48 606 137 846; Fax: +48 71 734 34 09; E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Functional Regeneration of Supraspinal Connections in a Patient With Transected Spinal Cord Following Transplantation of Bulbar Olfactory Ensheathing Cells With Peripheral Nerve Bridging


Safety and liveness are tow basic types of system property and are very useful for the design and verification of system. This paper pointed out the disadvantage of lacking restricts to state sequence in their original definition. For this problem,it gave redefinition by the temporal logic of action which was more suitable to describe system action. The new formal definition added initial state and constraint conditions for transfer. On this basis,it analyzed the mutual exclusion which was the typical property of concurrent system by formal method. It also shows that how to judge whether a property meets the definition of safety or liveness. This technology provided the formal basic for the automatic reasoning and verification of system property.


Generator matrix of any Z 2 k-linear code containing some nonzero codewords can be found in [1]. We give the form of generator matrix of any Z p m-linear code containing some nonzero codewords, where p is prime and m is positive integer.


The Savannah River Site often generates wastewater for disposal that is not included as a source to one of the site's wastewater treatment facilities that are permitted by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. The techniques used by the SRS contract operator (Westinghouse Savannah River Company) to evaluate and treat this unanticipated 'scavenger' wastewater may benefit industries and municipalities who experience similar needs. Regulations require that scavenger wastewater be treated and not just diluted. Each of the pollutants that are present must meet effluent permit limitations and/or receiving stream water quality standards. if a scavenger wastewater is classified as 'hazardous' under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) its disposal must comply with RCRA regulations. Westinghouse Savannah River Company obtained approval from SCDHEC to dispose of scavenger wastewater under specific conditions that are included within the SRS National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. Scavenger wastewater is analyzed in a laboratory to determine its constituency. Pollutant values are entered into spreadsheets that calculate treatment plant removal capabilities and instream concentrations. Disposal rates are computed, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and protection of treatment system operating units. Appropriate records are maintained in the event of an audit.


Microwave power transistor is the key device of transmitter and T/R module,it plays an important role in system′s reliability. It has been proved statistically that failure of transistor is largely due to incorrect use.The factors such as moment overload,junction temperature and parameter excursion that influence the reliability of microwave power transistor are analysed.Several methods to approve the reliability of transistor in use are discussed.This is valuable to guide the design.


Aim: to compare three groups of 30 youth (G1 = prosocial behavoir; G2 = observers of bullying; G3 = aggressors in bullying) of both sexes, high school students from a school located in Usme, aged between 12 and 15, with respect to socio-demographic factors (sex and age), psychological factors (masculinity / femininity) and social factors (family functioning and type of relationship established with pairs). Method: descriptive study of comparative type, where the Scale of Prosocial Skills in Adolescents, the IMAFE Masculinity/Femininity Questionnaire, the APGAR Family Questionnaire and a relationship-with-pairs record tab were applied. Results: there is evidence of differences by sex; additionally, no significant differences between the groups in prosocial behavior in parents, or in the family support perceived, nor in the quality of the family communication were found. Conclusion: gender is a variable associated with issuing a prosocial conduct and being aggressors or observers in situations of harassment school.


High-rise steel structure buildings are generally constructed using tower cranes. But in this conventional method, quality and work schedules are easily affected by wind or rainfall, and there are many dangerous working conditions. The automated building construction system, called ABCS, is new construction method which integrates all-weather warehouse facilities, automated conveyor equipment and centralized computer control. ABCS is developed in order to improve productivity and the working environment compared with conventional method. In this paper, we present the report applied to a 26- story steel structure high-rise building.


Wudi of the Liang Dynasty advocated Confucian affectionateness in order to consolidate his political government.He treated his clan munificently toconstruct a harmonious atmosphere.He especially cared for the children of the emperor clan.Although they corrupted or acted as if human life is not worth straw and even if try to murder Wudi himself,Wudi blindly tolerated.This led serious conflict among the brothers and nephews of his family,and at last they killed one another


THE picture of the curriculum in large-city high schools which is drawn by replies to the questionnaire is pretty much without surprises. For example, high-status schoolsl generally have more curriculum elements that are directly related to college admission than do low-status schools. A specific case of this generalization is that high-status schools have a more extensive offering than do lowstatus ones in the foreign languages, and a larger proportion of their students become competent in at least one foreign language. A close look at Tables 6:1 and 6:2 reveals a number of other


Recent research for knot invariants has shown that the fundamental group of the knot complement contains a great deal of information. This research has led mathematicians to examine representations of the commutator subgroup of such groups as they map into a fixed finite group, called the target group. The structure of the set of homomorphisms from the commutator subgroup to the target group can be graphed and understood through symbolic dynamics even if the set of homomorphisms is infinite, even uncountable. The repre sentations of these knot complements in a dynamical system appear as special periodic points when their domain is restricted. The system will produce other not so special periodic points and sometimes even nonperiodic points. This information has helped us understand more about the struc ture of the knot exterior and the variety of its covering spaces. However, work in this area is far from exhausted. Dynamical systems as applied to fundamental groups of knot exteriors can be summarized more generally as follows. The dynamical system defined by the set of homomorphisms from the commutator subgroup of the fundamental group of a knot exterior to any target group, with the shift map has a structure of a shift of finite type. Such a structure can be completely described symbolically by a finite directed graph. This dynamical system is special in that it has


4705 Background: Gemcitabine is effective in several solid tumor forms but only limited data have been reported in HRPC.

METHODS
The primary objective was to study the median time to treatment failure (TTF). Other objectives were to investigate symptom control, toxicity and survival. The eligibility criteria comprise presence of bone metastases, increasing PSA and performance status (WHO) ≤ 2. Gemcitabine was given as single agent therapy in a dose of 1250 mg/m2 on day 1+8 of a 3-week cycle. The dose was reduced to 1000 mg/m2 in case of WHO grade 2-3 hematologic toxicity or grade 3-4 non-hematologic toxicity. Treatment was given until objective tumor progression was documented, increasing PSA at two consecutive measurements, unacceptable toxicity or patients wish to withdraw from further treatment. Bone scan was done at base-line and during treatment at intervals according to praxis of the participating institutions. Chest X-ray and abdominal CT were done at base-line and if found positive every 9th week during treatment. Hematology, laboratory and PSA tests were done at base-line and before every new treatment cycle. A symptom questioner was completed by the patient at base-line and before every new treatment cycle.

RESULTS
50 patients have received study treatment and are considered evaluable for TTF and toxicity. The median TTF is 2,7 (0.0-7.8) months with 14 events being censored. The median survival time is 14.7 (0.3-30.7) months with 23 events being censored. CR were noted in two measurable sites (lymph node and liver) in two patients. According to the patient self ratings, symptoms were held at the base-line level during therapy except fatigue which slightly increased over time. The median PSA value leveled out during therapy. One patient experiencing grade 4 thrombocytopenia and 2 patients grade 3 leucopenia. Subjective toxicity has been mild.

CONCLUSION
Single agent gemcitabine seems to be an reasonably good option when symptom control is the main purpose for further therapy. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


For the systemetric rotor-bearing system which has a single round plate with the electromagnetic damper as performing machanism,grey forecast theories and methods have been applied and the research of the vibrating of rotor system has been done.In this paper,the accuracy of GM(1,1) model has been implied by accurate solution to grey forecasting model provided by reference[4].The average error has been analysied and the accurate grade is evaluated.


The article draws attention to the problems associated with modeling of word formation
system of the Polish language in the synchronous description. The author is primarily
interested in the consequences of entanglement of the subject matter of word-formation
between the two points of view – synchronic and diachronic, and connected with this fact
diffi culties in combination of formal and semantic plane in the description of derivatives
and the gap between the research and lexical word-formation. Referring to I. Bobrowski
who states that the language system and the language model are two different entities, the
author presents the assumptions on which she proposes to build a model system of word
formation, referring to the concept of A. Boguslawski.


This paper presents CFD results for flows around propellers and compares their aerodynamics performance as well as their aero-acoustics. After some validation of the employed CFD method using wind tunnel experiments, a modern propeller design was assessed. Using the same baseline blade, different propellers were put together by adding stagger at the blade hub and small variations of the inter-blade angle. The employed method produced results showing differences in the propeller acoustics regarding the frequency spectrum produced by each design and the level of the acoustic tones. Installed and un-installed blades were also compared and the results show that the wing, nacelle and fuselage of the blades influence the obtained level of noise but not the frequency content. Computations for a climbing case also show the strong effect of the flight conditions on the acoustic results.


This work consists of a theoretical review on the presuppositons that guide adult education with the intention to search an approach to andragogy. It starts from a historical contextualization of the concept and the evolution of adult education from the industrialization age, the main directives of international conferences, promoted for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the educational theoretical presuppositons, the characterization of andragogy in the educational trends context and its postulates. In this way, the andragogical theory, proposed by Malcolm Knowles, is here contextualized as an element to help the education of adults, that estimates a differentiated vision from the point of view of the conception and methodology of the educational process.


The on-going COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a dramatic increase in the use of N95 respirators, barrier face coverings, disposable gloves, gowns, and other measures to control the spread of SARS-CoV-2. For example, population-based estimates suggest that over seven billion facemasks, which translates to 21,000 tons of synthetic polymer, are used daily in the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Hantoko et al. 2021). After use, these products end up in the synthetic polymer environmental waste stream and contribute to the growing problem of plastic pollution at an estimated rate of about 40% of plastic demand (Lau et al. 2020). Plastic litter in the environment breaks down to plastic fragments, which have been found in air, water, and food (Gigault et al. 2018; Mitrano 2019; Lim et al. 2021). Small particles of plastics are often referred to as microplastics (plastic particles with any dimension between 1 micrometer and 1,000 micrometers [ISO 2020]) and nanoplastics (plastic particles smaller than 1 micrometer [ISO 2020]). Polyethylene and polypropylene are the most commonly found types of plastic in aquatic environments and soil matrices (Yang et al. 2021). Nanoand microplastics (NMP) can be formed incidentally through environmental and mechanical degradation. Incidental NMP can be also generated through condensation of molecular species, for example, during heating or burning of plastics. Different pathways for generation of these particles produces incidental NMP of varying morphology and chemical composition, thus leading to varying biological activity ranging from activation of transient inflammatory response and interference with physiological functions to immunosuppression and carcinogenesis (Huaux 2018; Prata 2018). Manufactured NMP can be made intentionally for use in industrial processes, for example, as feedstock for powder-bed and multi-jet fusion 3D printers. Human exposure to NMP particles through inhalation and ingestion has raised concerns about their potential adverse health effects and has led to calls for monitoring the environment and food for plastic pollution (Alexy et al. 2020). At the 2019 Global Summit on Regulatory Science, regulatory bodies from ten countries identified a number of knowledge gaps, including a lack of suitable and validated analytical methods for sampling, identification and quantification of NMP and paucity of hazard and fate data, which hinders regulatory risk assessments (Allan et al. 2021). Since 2019, progress has been achieved in developing new analytical techniques for characterization of NMP in different environmental media (Castelvetro et al. 2021; Velimirovic et al. 2021; Yang et al. 2021). This paper discusses potential health hazards and exposure mitigation to NMP in the workplace, along with a description of recent work being conducted by NIOSH.


Abstract Objective: This study aimed to examine the usability of a newly designed virtual reality (VR) environment simulating the operation of an automated teller machine (ATM) for assessment and training.Design: Part I involved evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of a non-immersive VR program simulating an ATM (VR-ATM). Part II consisted of a clinical trial providing baseline and post-intervention outcome assessments.Setting: A rehabilitation hospital and university-based teaching facilities were used as the setting.Participants: A total of 24 persons in the community with acquired brain injury (ABI) - 14 in Part I and 10 in Part II - made up the participants in the study.Interventions: In Part I, participants were randomized to receive instruction in either an "early" or a "late" VR-ATM program and were assessed using both the VR program and a real ATM. In Part II, participants were assigned in matched pairs to either VR training or computer-assisted in struction (CAI) teaching programs for six 1-hour sessions over a three-week period.Outcome Measures: Two behavioral checklists based on activity analysis of cash withdrawals and money transfers using a real ATM were used to measure average reaction time, percentage of incorrect responses, level of cues required, and time spent as generated by the VR system; also used was the Neurobehavioral Cognitive Status Examination.Results: The sensitivity of the VR-ATM was 100% for cash withdrawals and 83.3% for money transfers, and the specificity was 83% and 75%, respectively. For cash withdrawals, the average reaction time of the VR group was significantly shorter than that of the CAI group (p = 0.021). We found no significant differences in average reaction time or accuracy between groups for money transfers, although we did note positive improvement for the VR-ATM group.Conclusion: We found the VR-ATM to be usable as a valid assessment and training tool for relearning the use of ATMs prior to real-life practice in persons with ABI.


Phenomenography in health research. Paper presented at the 1st Nordic Interdisciplinary Conference on Qualitative Methods in the Service of Health, August 12-13, Halmstad, Sweden


We introduce the convolution of functions in the vector valued spaces H 1 (L p ) and H 1 (L q ) by means of Young's Theorem, and we use this to show that Bloch functions taking values in certain space of operators define bilinear bounded maps in the product of those spaces for 1 ≤ p, q ≤ 2. As a corollary, we get a Marcinkiewicz-Zygmund type result. Preliminaries In all what follows, we shall write L p (p ≥ 1) for the space L p (σ), where σ is the normalized Lebesgue measure in the torus T = {w ∈ C; |w| =1 }. As usual, the norm of a function in L p (or L p (X) in the vector valued case) will be expressed ||f ||p (or ||f ||p,X). Given a Banach complex space X, the Hardy space H 1 (X), whose elements are functions on T with values in X, is the closure of the set of all analytic Xvalued polynomials, denoted by P(X), in the Lebesgue-Bochner space L 1 (X), and


During the quiet γ-ray state of blazars the high energy emission is likely to be produced in the extended part of the inner jet in which the conditions can change significantly. Therefore, homogeneous SSC model is not expected to describe correctly the quiet state emission features. We consider inhomogeneous synchrotron self-Compton (SSC) model for the large part of the inner jet in which synchrotron and IC emission of relativistic electrons is taken into account selfconsistently by applying the Monte Carlo method. The results of calculations are compared with the observation of BL Lac object Mrk 421 in the low state.


The recent changes on power systems paradigm requires the active participation of small and medium players in energy management. With an electricity price fluctuation these players must manage the consumption. Lowering costs and ensuring adequate user comfort levels. Demand response can improve the power system management and bring benefits for the small and medium players. The work presented in this paper, which is developed aiming the smart grid context, can also be used in the current power system paradigm. The proposed system is the combination of several fields of research, namely multi-agent systems and artificial neural networks. This system is physically implemented in our laboratories and it is used daily by researchers. The physical implementation gives the system an improvement in the proof of concept, distancing itself from the conventional systems. This paper presents a case study illustrating the simulation of real-time pricing in a laboratory.


metropolitan and to encourage reconciliation between Moscow and Lithuania in an 'even-handed way'. The path was tortuous. Cyprian had immense difficulty in maintaining his balancing act of remaining on good terms with both Jagiello and Dimitri of Moscow, and in not compromising his status as spiritual head of all the Orthodox in Russia. His labours bore fruit, in that from 1390 until his death in 1406 he alone was metropolitan of Russia (with the exception of a transient metropolitanate in Galicia). It is a major feat of scholarship to have unravelled the convoluted diplomatic manoeuvres which preceded Cyprian's victory and to establish that, all along, his goal was a united metropolitanate, under Byzantine spiritual leadership. His conduct cannot be interpreted as self-seeking or opportunistic. The climax of his quest for harmony among the Christians of' Russia' was a proposal for an oecumenical council on church reunion, to be held somewhere in that land.


The article focuses on the architecture and key structural components of a foreign language distance course using as an example the course developed in Nizhyn State Gogol University to train high school graduates for external independent testing in English. The peculiarities and benefits of a modular structure of a distance learning environment are specified. The hierarchy and interoperability of the main levels of learning objects in a foreign language distance course are defined and analyzed. Special attention is paid to some possible ways of interactivity and feedback realization.


The title compound, 5-ethoxycarbonyl-4-[(4-methoxycarbonyl)phenyl]-6-methyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones (1), was synthesized from the one-pot, three-component condensation reactions and characterized by FTIR, 1H NMR, HRMS, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound (1) crystallizes in a triclinic system, space group P-1 with a = 6.1874(12), b = 7.5715(15), c = 17.369(4)Å, α = 80.24(3), β = 81.15(3), γ = 76.93(3)ˆ, and Z = 2. The molecules are linked by hydrogen bonds N–H···O and C–H···O to generate a 2D network. In addition, UV-visible and fluorescence spectral measurements prove that it shows positive solvatochromic effect as the solvent polarity was increased.


Vegetation characteristics and functional division of Tricholoma matsutake habitat in Mt.Changbai were studied.The vegetation composition of Tricholoma matsutake habitat is simple,the canopy is sparse,the canopy density is lower(0 5~0 6). Tricholoma matsutake grows mainly in Pinus densiflora forest,where Betula ermanii,Rhododendron dahuricum ,and Carex callitrichos are often found.Based on Tricholoma matsutake production, Pinus densiflora forest is divided into 4 types,i.e.natural Pinus densiflora conifer_broad leaf mixed forest where Tricholoma matsutake grows well,natural sparse Pinus densiflora forest where there is lower or no Tricholoma matsutake production,natural dense Pinus densiflora forest without Tricholoma matsutake growth,and artificial Pinus densiflora forest. Tricholoma matsutake conservation region includes ensurance zone of eco_environment, Tricholoma matsutake production zone,and buffer zone.


The administration of topical anesthetics to control pain associated with cosmetic procedures avoids the risks associated with infi ltrative local anesthesia injections and the associated pain from the injections. The ideal topical anesthetics would provide complete anesthesia following a simple pain-free application, not contain narcotics or controlled substances, and be safe to use (http:// www.custommedicine.com.au/health-articles/topicalanesthetics). The most popular local anesthetics used include lidocaine, benzocaine, tetracaine, and prilocaine (Topical Anesthetics, 2013, http://www.custommedicine .com.au/health-articles/topical-anesthetics). Many dosage forms such as gels, sprays, creams, ointments, and patches provide the clinical response with precise options for application under various circumstances (Windle & Kulkarni, 2013). The demand for professional compounding of customized preparations has increased as patients and health care professionals realize that the limited number of strengths and dosage forms that are commercially available do not meet the needs of each individual. The following is a discussion on the customization of topical anesthetic preparations, which may lead patients to having a better response and receiving "just what the doctor ordered" (http://www.custommedicine.com.au/health-articles/ topical-anesthetics). To customize the local anesthetic, one must not only understand the pharmacology of local anesthetics but understand the patient as well. This enables the anesthetist to predict the potency, speed of onset, duration of action, and safety of a specifi c drug in a given clinical situation. This maximizes the opportunity for safe and effective use of local anesthesia.


The thick epicarp of Helicia nilagirica is a restricted factor for its seed germination,it could be shucked off before seeding so as to accelerate germination and raise seed germinated rate.When treated epicarp shucked seeds with GA_3 and ABT_2,it could help to reduce the interior restraint material rapidly,to get rid of seed dormancy and to accelerate seed germination of Helicia nilagirica.


In the hymn books Wiſſokies Naujes Gieſmes arba Ewangeliski Pſalmai (1817) and Maʒos Giesmju Knygeles (1819) by Kristijonas Endrikis Mertikaitis (about 1775–before 1856?) intended for the needs of Fellowship Movement most hymns are not original, but translated from German. The repertoire of these Lithuanian hymn books is complemented with the hymns by the younger generation of Halle Pietists (die jungeren Hallensis). The hymns translated into Lithuanian are by Ernst Gottlieb Woltersdorf (1725–1761), Karl Heinrich von Bogatzky (1690–1774), Leopold Franz Friedrich Lehr (1709–1744), and Johann Jakob Rambach (1693–1735). Pietist hymns are distinguished by emotional language and dominated with allegorical motifs of Holy Wounds (in the texts of Woltersdorf, von Bogatzky). Some hymns by Woltersdorf are characterised by the Biblical narrative and the New Testament imagery. A lot of translations are not of high artistic value. Some hymns translated by Mikelis Jurksaitis (Fellowship Movement preacher). A large part of the translations are anonymous.KEY WORDS: Hymns, K. E. Mertikaitis, hymnals of Fellowship Movement,  the younger generation of Halle Pietists, E. G.  Woltersdorf, K. H. von Bogatzky, L. F. F. Lehr, J. J. Rambach,  translations into Lithuanian.


This paper examines the population changes and the related causative factors, namely fertility, mortality and international migration in Sri Lanka. During the past decades, the total size, as well as the age and sex structure of the population, was exposed to irreversible changes. The age structure transition has produced a demographic bonus conducive for an economic takeoff. During this period, the proportion of people of working age (15-59) is larger than the fraction in the dependent age categories. The paper includes a sector analysis of the employed population in the agriculture, industry and service sectors to identify the growth sectors of the economy and to reveal the potential patterns and levels of utilization of the demographic bonus. Finally, the social safety net implications of the emerging population, such as the dependency burden, aging, disability and the disintegration of traditional family system in Sri Lanka are examined. Sri Lanka's population has grown to 20 million in 2010, an almost eight-fold increase since the census of 1871. The population doubled 54 years after the first census (1925), then again in 35 years (1960), as a result of the relatively high population growth rate. The 2001 census calculated a population 18.7 million. By 2003, the population was estimated to be 19.2 million, a third doubling in 43 years. By 2010, the population of Sri Lanka had passed the 20 million mark.


Today a great deal of accumulated spatial data fund resides within spatial databases (SDBMS). Some of it is 2D, some is 3D and finally there is also a certain amount of it enriched with a temporal component. Unfortunately, unlike traditional CAD or GIS based spatial data management systems, spatial databases do not come with "off the shelf" graphical user interface for spatial data visualization. Querying is naturally possible in alphanumerical form. All sorts of CAD and GIS systems being able to retrieve and generally manage data within SDBMS can of course be used for those purposes, but with two important drawbacks: they cost additional money and must be installed on client's computer. Then, there is a variety of "map servers" but also burdened with costs and limited to two-dimensional displaying. This situation can be overcome, and surprisingly enough, with less effort. With only a medium level of programming knowledge one should be able to prepare his own database query visualization interface, leaving it either low-level to be able to directly write, execute and visualize his data access queries or coding them into the interface to make it accessible to users with less or no SQL experience. Using Servlet/JSP, a powerful server side scripting technology based on Java programming language and VRML as the standard for 3D spatial data visualization on the Web, fully Web based and user platform independent interface is developed. Server side application written in Java receives user requests, fetches the data from the database, does all the necessary conversions and preparations and serves it to the user in a standard VRML format. The user interface for displaying and manipulation of spatial data stored in SDBMS, modeled in up to three dimensions and requiring only VRML viewer to be installed on a client computer, is described in this paper.


The multidimensional positive definite advection transport algorithm (MPDATA) belongs to the group of nonoscillatory forward-in-time algorithms, and performs a sequence of stencil computations. MPDATA is one of the major parts of the dynamic core of the EULAG geophysical model. The Intel Xeon Phi coprocessor is the first product based on the Intel Many Integrated Core (Intel MIC) architecture. This architecture offers notable performance advantages over traditional processors, and supports practically the same traditional parallel programming model. In this work, we outline an approach to adaptation of the 3D MPDATA algorithm to the Intel MIC architecture. This approach is based on combination of temporal and space blocking techniques, and allows us to ease memory and communication bounds and better exploit the theoretical floating point efficiency of target computing platforms. In order to utilize computing resources available in Intel Xeon Phi, the proposed approach employs two main levels of parallelism: (i) task parallelism which allows for utilization of more than 200 logical cores, and (ii) data parallelism to use efficiently 512-bit vector processing units. An important method of improving the efficiency of the block decomposition is partitioning of available cores/threads into teams. It allows us to reduce inter-cache communication overheads. Also, this method increases opportunities for the efficient distribution of MPDATA computation onto available resources. The purpose is to provide the trade-off between two coupled criteria: load balancing and intra-cache communication. We discuss performance results obtained on two platforms, including either two Intel Xeon E5-2643 CPUs and Intel Xeon Phi 3120A, or two Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 CPUs and Intel Xeon Phi7120P. The top-of-the-line Intel Xeon Phi 7120P gives the best performance results for all tests. The achieved performance results provide a basis for fur-


Long-term results of endolymphatic sac operation were evaluated in 15 patients with Meniere's disease. At the time of surgery, the endolymphatic sac could be identified in all cases. It was situated on Donaldson's line in 8 cases, and in a posterocaudal position in 7 cases. The clinical results were evaluated according to the AAoo classification as A class in 4 cases, B class in 8 cases, C class in 2 cases and D class in 1 case. The D class patient, who had had Arenberg's inner ear valve implant surgery was operated on again in an attempt to control recurrent attacks of vertigo. The other 14 patients, who were treated with Kitahara's endolymphatic sac operation, had no recurrence of vertigo. The significant electrocochleographic findings after endolymphatic sac surgery were a decrease in the SP/AP ratio and a reduction in the SP area in 5 cases and a decrease in the positive SP in 4 cases.


Query-focused summarization is a variant of automatic summarization that uses a given query to generate summaries. It is used, for example, to generate search result snippets. Although conventional score-based methods tend to generate summaries that contain words in the given query, they offer no guarantees of that. We show that such guarantees can be formulated as an optimization problem where one constraint is that the generated summary contains at least some of the words in the query. We also show that the formulated optimization problem can be efficiently solved by using Lagrangian relaxation.


Objective To evaluate the status of pathogen infection of patients with vaginitis at different ages through conventional inspection of vaginal secretion.Method 2,295 female patients with vaginitis were divided into six groups according to the age,and the vaginal secretion were detected by using microscope.Result Among the 2,295 cases,there were 66.19% had a vaginal cleanliness of grade III or IV;The positive rates of Candida mycoderma bacteria,Clue cell,Trichomonas vaginalis and Leptotrichia were 25.22%,15.69%,0.74% and 0.48%,respectively;The rate of grade III vaginal cleanliness was higher in the age group of over 50,while grade IV was more common in the age group of less 20;The positive rate of Candida mycoderma was higher in the age group of 21 to 30;The positive rates of Clue cell and Trichomonas vaginalis were higher in the age group of 41 to 50;There were no significant differences among the six groups with regard to Leptotrichia infection.Conclusion There are a lot of work to do for precaution and therapy of female patients with vaginitis in Dalian area;Age related individual behavior and physiological factors have resulted in the differences among the causes of vaginal infections in patients at different ages.


The linear and nonlinear properties of propagation of an electromagnetic field through a medium may be derived by the effective elimination of the medium from the coupled Maxwell-Bloch equations. In this paper we suggest, on the other hand, the elimination of the field from the Maxwell-Bloch equations as a means to derive a nonlinear master equation for, e.g., an atomic sample in a laser field. This presents a straightforward and physically intuitive derivation of equations for ``nonlinear atom optics,'' obtained recently by other approaches.


1. Preface 2. Part I. Introduction 3. Second language processing and parsing: The issues (by VanPatten, Bill) 4. Part II. Relative clauses and wh-movement 5. Relative clause attachment preferences of Turkish L2 speakers of English: Shallow parsing in the L2? (by Dinctopal-Deniz, Nazik) 6. Evidence of syntactic constraints in the processing of wh-movement: A study of Najdi Arabic learners of English (by Aldwayan, Saad) 7. Constraints on L2 learners' processing of wh-dependencies: Evidence from eye movements (by Cunnings, Ian) 8. Part III. Gender and number 9. The effects of linear distance and working memory on the processing of gender agreement in Spanish (by Keating, Gregory D.) 10. Feature assembly in early stages of L2 acquisition: Processing evidence from L2 French (by Renaud, Claire) 11. Part IV. Subjects and objects 12. Second language processing in Japanese scrambled sentences (by Mitsugi, Sanako) 13. Second language gap processing of Japanese scrambling under a Simpler Syntax account (by Hara, Masahiro) 14. The processing of subject-object ambiguities by English and Dutch L2 learners of German (by Jackson, Carrie N.) 15. Connections between processing, production and placement: Acquiring object pronouns in spanish as a second language (by Malovrh, Paul A.) 16. Part V. Phonology and lexicon 17. The exploitation of fine phonetic detail in the processing of L2 French (by Shoemaker, Ellenor M.) 18. Translation ambiguity: Consequences for learning and processing (by Tokowicz, Natasha) 19. Part VI. Prosody and context 20. Reading aloud in two languages: The interplay of syntax and prosody (by Fernandez, Eva M.) 21. Near-nativelike processing of contrastive focus in L2 French (by Reichle, Robert) 22. Author index 23. Subject index


This paper addresses analyzing the data flows that appear when distributed database works. An algorithm for optimizing database replication is proposed. As a protocol data replication two-phase commit protocol (2PC) with two levels of lock records (shared lock (Shared), and an exclusive lock (Exclusive)) is considered.


Nominal group technique is described as a way to generate concourses and Q samples, and an illustration is provided in terms of issues expected to emerge as focal in a city council election. Speed in the generation of items and comprehensiveness of the resulting Q sample are cited as advantages under conditions of limited time and resources.


The present paper addresses the concept of police infiltration, as well as the necessity of its use for fighting corruption and organized crime. In doing so, we analyze not only Spanish law, but also existing international legislation in the European Union, with particular emphasis on international cooperation in this field.


Information needs are very important to help facilitate human life, one of which is the need to obtain information on temporary residence or boarding houses for students, employees and employees whose home is far away. Therefore the author designed a software engineering to make it easier for students, employees and employees to get the location and complete information about boarding houses that will be chosen to be occupied or as a reference for choosing a comfortable boarding house. Applications that are designed can show boarding locations, prices, boarding facilities, boarding rules, boarding house contacts and the fastest route, closest to the boarding house application boarding house where the authors design using Dijkstra's Algorithm Optimization and Google API to help get the shortest route to the place the boarding house intended. The website application that is designed is expected to help facilitate students, employees or entrants to get fast and complete information in searching for boarding house places.


Thunderstorm is a severe weather phenomenon, which develops mainly due to intense convection and is accompanied by heavy rainfall, thunder, lightning, hail and often with the passage of a squall line. Usually, these thunderstorms have the spatial extent of a few kilometres and life span less than an hour. IMD implemented nowcasting of thunderstorm and associated weather for major cities of the country that come under their coverage of Doppler weather Radar network in December 2012. A total of 120 cities were covered for issue of three hourly thunderstorm nowcast. This paper discusses the nowcasting techniques and monthly and seasonal verification of the thunderstorm nowcast issued by various Meteorological centres and Regional Meteorological Centres of IMD for the Pre-Monsoon and Monsoon Period, 2013. The performance results for occurrence/non-occurrence of thunderstorm/squall/hail Nowcast are expressed in terms of Forecast accuracy (ACC),False alarm ratio ( FAR), Probability of detection (POD), Critical Success Index or the threat score (CSI) and Equitable Threat Score (ETS). The results indicated that the average POD for all months remained above 0.6 and average FAR was below 0.5. Similarly ETS and CSI both were between 0.5 and 0.9 for all months. The convective scale events in pre-monsoon season had a higher probability of detection and lower False alarm ratio as compared to monsoon season. The Skill scores varied from one region to another depending upon the experience of the forecaster and the frequency of the event.


During 1983-84, I served as a member of the President's Commission on Industrial Competitiveness which was chaired by John Young of Hewlett Packard. This group was composed of thirty-five Commissioners from business management, labor, federal and state government, and the academic community, each of whom had some particular empirical insight into the competitiveness issue. During the course of our deliberations, the Commission reached a number of conclusions about the competitive posture of the United States which I can summarize as follows:


In 2021 the COVIDSurg Collaborative broke the world record for most co-authors on a peerreviewed article in the journal Anaesthesia 15,025, who are listed in a 77-page supplement. The previous record, with 5,000 authors, was published in Nature in 2015. Despite growing concerns about the devaluing of authorship, the COVIDSurg study is entirely appropriate for a study involving over 140,000 people in 116 countries. The work could not have happened without collaboration across fields of expertise and national borders. This resonates with archaeologists, who typically work in groups with diverse partners. But we sometimes struggle with deciding who – or what – makes the cut as an 'author' as opposed to someone mentioned in the acknowledgments or left out altogether. Added to this is our social science sensibility of how knowledge production works in a twenty-first-century post-colonial context.


The subject of research is the effect of mechanic and magnetic treatment of different concentrations of the aqueous solution of fluidifier S-3 produced onto the concrete mix rheology, compressive strength and structure formation. Mechanic and magnetic treatment was performed by the pulsed rotor machine equipped with a permanent magnet. It is identified that mechanic and magnetic treatment of the water added into the fluidifier improves the flowability of the concrete mix in comparison with the flowability of the concrete mix prepared absent of treated water, although the amount of the fluidifier meets technical specifications. S-3 fluidifier content in the mix that has treated water is smaller than the same content in a standard mix by several hundreds of times. The concrete mix that has treated water demonstrates highest flowability. The water-to-cement ratio was fixed at 0.4 for all specimens under consideration. In addition, the concrete that has treated water and a minimal amount of S-3 fluidifier (5% of the cement mass) demonstrates that its compressive strength is by far higher than the one of the concrete prepared through the application of the conventional approach that contemplates a standard fluidifier consumption rate. Following a thermal analysis, a thermogravimetric analysis and an X-ray diffractometry, it was discovered that the application of treated water accompanied by the minimal consumption of S-3 fluidifier caused the structure of the concrete cement stone to be more compact, while it demonstrated higher crystallization and stronger interphase interaction. Therefore, considerable reduction in the consumption of S-3 fluidifier, coupled with mechanic and magnetic treatment of the water improves concrete strength properties while concrete flowability does not deteriorate.


Based on the Hadley Centre sea ice concentration, the ERA5 reanalysis, and three precipitation datasets, the possible lagged impact of the Barents–Kara sea ice on June rainfall across China is investigated. Using the singular value decomposition, it is revealed that the state of sea ice concentration in Barents–Kara Seas from November to December is closely related to regional precipitation in June, which is most evident across the Yangtze–Huai Rivers Valley and South China. Possible pathways from preceding Arctic sea ice concentration to June precipitation are examined and discussed. First, the sea ice concentration usually has a long memory, which exerts a long-lasting and lagged impact, although the sea ice anomaly amplitude gradually weakens from early winter to early summer. Second, an increase in Barents–Kara sea ice usually corresponds to a stronger stratospheric polar vortex in midwinter by suppressing extratropical wave activities, which is projected to the positive phase of northern annular mode (NAM). Strong vortex gradually recovers to its normal state and even weakens in spring, which corresponds to the negative NAM response from spring to early summer. Third, the stratospheric anomalies associated with the Barents–Kara sea ice variations propagate downward. Due to the out-of-phase relationship between the lower and upper stratospheric circulation anomalies after midwinter, westerly anomalies in midwinter are followed by easterly anomalies in later months in the circumpolar region, consistent with the positive NAM response in midwinter, negative NAM response in spring, and a wave train-like response in early summer to Barents–Kara sea ice increase (and vice versa). The observed lagged impact of Barents–Kara sea ice on China rainfall in June is limitedly simulated in the ten CMIP6 models used in this study.


BACKGROUND: The 3D printed polylactic‐co‐glycolicacid/nano‐hydroxyapatite (PLGA/nHA) scaffold carrying human recombinant bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP‐2)/chitosan (CS) sustained release tissue‐engineering bone has good biological activity, mechanical properties, and biological activity of its controlled release rhBMP‐2. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the repair of mandibular defects with PLGA/nHA scaffold/rhBMP‐2/CS sustained release tissue‐engineering bone manufactured using 3D bionic printing technology. METHODS: Animal models of bilateral critical mandibular bone defects were established in 27 New Zealand white rabbits, followed by implantation of a 3D‐printed PLGA/nHA scaffold/rhBMP‐2/CS sustained release tissue‐engineering bone on one side (experimental side), and a 3D‐printed PLGA/nHA scaffold on the other side (control side). Mandibular specimens were harvested at postoperative days 30, 60 and 90 to carry out cone‐beam CT, Micro CT, histological and immunohistochemical examinations. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The results from micro‐CT analysis revealed that the volume of newly formed bone volume and the amount of bone trabeculae on the experimental side were significantly higher than those on the control side at different postoperative time points (P < 0.05). The results from cone‐beam CT examination showed that at 90 postoperative days, bone density of the bone defect on the experimental side was close to that of the surrounding bone, new bone tissues were full of the original bone defect area, and the trabecular bone arranged regularly, while on the control side, worm‐eaten discontinuous low‐density osteoid tissues were visible in the bone defect area. Osteogenesis on the experimental side was better than that on the control side. Histological findings demonstrated that on the experimental side, a large amount of mature lamellae were detected in the bone defect area, with well‐arranged trabecular bones and abundant capillaries, and moreover, the scaffold material had been completely absorbed. However, low‐density, loose‐meshed, irregular braided bone tissues with rare capillaries were observed on the control side, and the scaffold material had been mostly absorbed. Immunohistochemical findings indicated that the osteocalcin‐dyed area on the experimental side was significantly larger than that of the control side at postoperative 90 days. To conclude, 3D‐printed PLGA/nHA scaffold/rhBMP‐2/CS sustained release tissue‐engineering bone is favorable for the repair and reconstruction of experimental mandibular defects in rabbits.


This study was a corpus-based analysis of vocabulary use in English compositions written by senior high school students with three different achievement levels (high-, mid- and low-achievement; HA, MA and LA). It considered whether students with different achievement levels differ in their vocabulary use in English compositions. This study covered, 0 students' compositions under six familiar topics. The data collection lasted one semester. A word-processing program, CCLang, and two comparative corpora, the Brown Corpus and the LOB Corpus, were used in this study. The results were stated as follows. First, HA students performed better than MA and LA ones in concept and graphic word types and in the average length of sentences and compositions. Second, as far as lexical density was concerned, the percentage for HA students was also higher than those for MA and LA students. This implied more lexical variation in HA students' compositions and more challenges in reading their compositions. Third, with reference to the distribution percentage in the Brown Corpus and the LOB Corpus, MA students had a higher distribution of word percentages in each frequency range than HA and LA students. By corpus analysis of students' compositions, teachers would understand students' vocabulary use better and know how to strengthen students' vocabulary by teaching them vocabulary-learning strategies.


In this paper, a V-shaped wire antenna periodically loaded with lumped capacitors to construct zeroth-order resonators is proposed for wideband operation. The numerical simulation results show the operating band for a reflection loss below -10.0 dB ranging from 2.89 GHz to 5.99 GHz, and the fractional bandwidth of 69.9% is achieved.


Adhesions are responsible for pain, infertility and bowel obstruction; they contribute to hospital readmissions and have implications for patients, their surgeons and their healthcare providers. Measures taken to reduce the formation of adhesions include meticulous haemostasis, gentle tissue handling and constant irrigation during surgery. Despite these measures, adhesions still form and surgeons are now looking towards new ways of reducing or preventing their occurrence. Icodextrin 4% (Adept) is a recently developed antiadhesive solution used by some surgeons during both minimal (laparoscopy) and maximal (laparotomy) access surgery. Although leakage of the solution is common, extravasation of the solution has not previously been reported. Here, we report three cases where subcutaneous extravasations occurred following laparoscopic pelvic surgery.


This paper introduced the working principle and the mathematical model of BLDC motor used in an energy-efficient air-conditioner,presented a new rotor position detecting method and designed a sensorless control system based on dsPIC.The software and hardware architecture and implementation of the control system are provided as well.


With the following statements, the doctoral candidates' representations take a stand on the planned reform of the Bavarian higher education law and the new enactment of the Higher Education Innovation Act, based on the draft bill for the Bavarian Higher Education Innovation Act (BayHIG) of May 2021. There are already statements on the planned amendment of the Bavarian Higher Education Act, such as those of the senate chairpersons of Bavarian universities [1], the Bavarian professors [2], the Association of Higher Education and Science (vhw) Bavaria [3], and the joint position of students and scientists in Bavaria [4]. We want to refer to these in all their detail. Here we would like to take a stand in particular on issues related to doctoral candidates. In general, we, the Network of Doctoral Representatives in Bavaria ("Landesnetzwek der Promovierendenvertretungen in Bayern", LaProBay), are positively disposed towards the HIG and the associated innovative development of Bavaria as a university location. At the same time, we feel compelled to make our own statement, which includes the following central demands:


A 24-year-old man with a bioprosthetic tricuspid valve related to a history of infective endocarditis secondary to intravenous drug use was admitted to the hospital with fever and dyspnoea over the course of 2–3 weeks in the context of recidivism. On examination, the temperature was 38.0°C and the respiratory rate 24 breaths per minute. Qualitative analysis of the jugular venous waveform revealed the usual components, including two peaks, the a and v waves, and two troughs, the x and y descents. However, the first peak was more pronounced than usual, an abnormality known as a giant a wave. These waves coincided with a late diastolic murmur heard over the left lower sternal border that …


The publication presents the experience of organizing the introduction of PCR diagnostics methods into everyday laboratory practice. The main stages of redevelopment and equipping the laboratory with the necessary equipment, consumables and personal protective equipment for employees are highlighted. The necessity of regular organization of specialized conferences and symposia with the involvement of military bacteriologists and specialists in laboratory diagnostics of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, both remotely and in person. The preliminary results of the laboratory's work on the etiological diagnosis of a new coronavirus infection have been analyzed. So, along with official statistics for all regions of the Russian Federation, the increase in the incidence of COVID-19 in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol among the military and civilian population occurred in the fall of 2020. There were revealed comparable indicators of positive test results from among the studies carried out in our laboratory with the data on Crimea and Russia as a whole.


This paper μ esents the ultimate load capacity Qf natural Iubber bearings . Thc failure expcriments of mbber bearings was carried out in order to clarif シ 紅 he ultimate 蓋 oading capacity . As the resu 眈 s , the Ultimate strength of rubbcr bearing was over l500kglcm2 ま n comprcssive stress , It was found that the ultimate capacity of rubber bearing depended on thc a 皿 eunt of the strength and plastic defbrmation of interlayer steel plates . And also , the exper 重mental results was simulated by Finite Element ( FE ) analysis . FE analysis show the plastic strain distribution ef the steel plates . Based on the eXperimental results and analysis results , the ultimate load capacity of natural 川 bber bearing was discussed 、 Keprfvords : Seismic isotation , LaminatedRubber Bearing ・ FEAnalysis , Compression Test


Recently consumer demands in the field of food has significantly changed. Consumers, in fact, are aware of that food is related to their health [1]. Even the concept of food has undergone in recent years a profound transformation since it is not only to provide necessary nutrients for humans but also to prevent diseases and improve physical and mental consumer health [2]. In this regard, functional foods play an outstanding role. There is no official definition of Functional Foods common to all States since in several Countries there is no legislation. Actually "functional foods" can be definite as "foods that may provide health benefits beyond basic nutrition" or "food similar in appearance to conventional food that is intended to be consumed as part of a normal diet, but has been modified to sub serve physiological roles beyond the provision of simple nutrient requirements" [3]. In the past decades, the functional foods market growing rapidly and dynamically. Data from Euromonitor 2010 revealed that the value of their global market is 168 billion in US$ with worldwide annual growth rate of 7.2% in the 10 years to 2017 [4]. The first Functional Foods to be developed were fortified food, in which food are enriched in vitamins such as C and E, folic acid, calcium, iron, and zinc. Afterward, omega-3 fatty acid, phytosterol, soluble fiber and micronutrients such as polyphenols, carotenoids etc. were added [5].


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how older workers and people who have already retired speak about ageing and change and their experience of retirement. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative study is described in which focus groups with older workers and semi-structured interviews with retired people were carried out. The recorded data were analysed using a linguistic approach (Discourse Analysis), which investigates in detail how people express their views and opinions and how their discourse might relate to societal attitudes towards ageing and retirement. Findings – Many older people who were still at work were concerned that they would decline and become senile once they retired unless they could remain active in some way. This was confirmed by people who had already retired and who spoke about how keeping busy and active had resulted in successful retirement and ageing. Research limitations/implications – Participants from four focus groups and five interview respondents re...


The paper shows that in China's tax structure of industry, the increase of tax revenue of secondary industry to total tax share can significantly increase the output elasticity of capital elements; the increase of tax revenue of tertiary industry also increase the output elasticity of capital elements but the influence is more remarkable than secondary industry; and the increase of tax revenue of tertiary industry will increase output elasticity of labor element, but influence is no significant. These exemplified results indicated that in today's Chinese economy, tax structure of industry has hindered the development of the industrial structure, it is necessary to reform taxes in tertiary industry from two aspects of the structure and function to promote industrial structure. It need improve the amount of resources tax and house duty in tertiary industry and reduce the share of business tax to upgrade the industrial structure and promote economic growth.


A novel stochastic wideband dynamic spatio-temporal indoor channel model which incorporates both the spatial and temporal domain properties as well as the dynamic evolution of paths when the mobile moves is proposed based on the concept of a Markov process. The derived model is based on dynamic measurement data collected at a carrier frequency of 5.2 GHz in typical indoor environments. Multipath components are estimated using the super-resolution frequency domain space-alternating generalized expectation maximization algorithm prior to identification of path "birth" and "death" using a new data analysis method. Analysis shows that multiple births and deaths are possible at any instant of time. Furthermore, correlation exists between the number of births and deaths. Thus, an M-step 4-state Markov channel model (MCM) is proposed in order to account for these two effects. The spatio-temporal variations of paths within their lifespans are taken into consideration by the spatio-temporal vector which was found to be well modeled by a Gaussian probability density function while the power variation can be modeled by a simple low-pass filter. In addition, the methodology used to extract the MCM parameters from the measurement data is also presented. Due to the distinction in the birth-death statistics, the model is generalized through segmentation of the measurement runs and can be completely parameterized by several sets of Markov parameters associated with the type of environment and scenario under consideration. The implementation of the model is also detailed and, finally, the model is evaluated by comparing key statistics of the simulation results with the measurement results.


Lateral bud initiation as determined by increased succinic dehydrogenase activity in the axils of certain leaves occurs by April 1 in the Victoria area. The number of lateral buds initiated did not vary significantly in 1967 and 1968 while the number of buds which developed did. Not all primordia which are initiated develop. Some abort very early and disappear completely while others develop bud scales then cease development and become latent. The rest of the primordia fully develop as vegetative, male, or female buds. In 1967 when abundant cones developed, 56% of the primordia fully developed and most of these became reproductive buds. In 1968 when no cones developed, only 31% of the primordia fully developed and all of these became vegetative. The number of cones produced was, therefore, not determined directly by the number of primordia initiated but by the proportion of primordia which developed as reproductive buds. The presence of abundant maturing cones on shoots formed the previous year greatly re...


We consider packet-switching network as a queueing system with constant service times: that means that the lengths of the packets are equal. We study such a network by isolating a particular path, that we consider as a tandem system of queueing. Two aspects of the question will be examined:
 1 - The study of the response time of such a system
 2 - The study of the throughput of such a system when introducing the notion of time-out for each packet.
 The results we obtained show that when neglecting the interferences between paths the response time is independent of the order of the stations. The control policy we examined prove the necessity to have a limited memorisation capacity at each node of a packet-switching network. These results confirm the intuitive options taken in a network like CYCLADES.


NaBH4 exhibits a high gravimetric storage capacity. However, rapid hydrolysis reaction already under air moisture, connected with hydrogen release (2.4 l H2/g in the reaction with H2O), prevent easy technical applications (uncontrollable loss of hydrogen and risk of self ignition). Solidified NaBH4gel provides a new and safe way of hydrogen storage on the basis of moisture protection of boranate by an aluminosilicate composite matrix. Details of synthesis and principal hydrogen release properties of this new boranate gel will be presented in this contribution. The composite compound has a high hydrogen storage capability with maximum enclosure of up to 72 wt% of NaBH4. Besides its simple preparation method, a controlled H2 release on demand is possible by addition of very few amount of slightly acid diluted solution. A pH-controlled total hydrogen release up to 1.7l H2/g is realized from the gel according to the reaction NaBH4+2H2O → NaBO2+4H2. It can be concluded that the NaBH4-aluminosilicate gel provides a new and safe way of hydrogen storage.


OBJECTIVE
To describe the procedure, complications, and long-term outcome of cats that underwent a modified prepubic urethrostomy (mPPU) technique for the management of proximal urethral obstructions.

ANIMALS
Eight male cats.

STUDY DESIGN
Short case series.

METHODS
Medical records were reviewed for signalment, diagnostic investigation, details of the surgical procedure, and complications of cats that underwent mPPU.

RESULTS
mPPU was well tolerated by all patients, and no intraoperative complications were reported. The duration of follow-up ranged from 13 to 84 months (median 19 months). Early postoperative skin scalding around the stoma associated with mild urinary incontinence during recumbency occurred and was self-limiting in all patients. Two cats required surgical revision at 5 and 6 months, respectively, due to a progressive weight gain and accumulation of abdominal fat around the stoma, causing a partial stomal obstruction. Resolution of clinical signs was reported in both patients.

CONCLUSIONS
mPPU was easy to perform and offered favorable outcomes in this cohort of cats.


This research analyzes and compares multiplication of fractions on the National-Edition Mathematics Textbooks, as well as discusses the material range, content sequence and authenticity. Versions of 51(1962), 57(1968), 64(1975), 78(1989)and 82(1993)were analyzed using Content Analysis. Results were shown in a chart developed by the researcher. Data are analyzed and results are as follow: 1. On the content: The version of year 82(1993)is slightly different from other years, the rest are similar. The relationship between multiplicand, multiplier and odd number is collected in some of the versions. The proportion of meaning and algorithm differs from each version. 2. On the layout: Each version is different from each other, however all of the versions introduce the definition of multiplication of fractions before operations. 3. On authenticity: Most questions were "real situation" in each version except the version of 82(1993). There were more "authentic situation" than "real situation". Finally, implications of the findings of this study were discussed, and recommendations were made to textbook editors and teachers.


Comprehensive Bonded Zone,Jiangsu Province,Taicang Port approved the establishment by the State Council in May 2013. It will effectively play the functioning and policy advantages to create a more efficient and convenient logistics environment,improve the port function,and become an important carrier of driving regional economic development. This paper analyzes the development situation of Taicang Port Bonded Logistics,drew the advanced management experiences on international quality FTA,and combined with the internal and external environment of Taicang Port development,then put forward the development direction and countermeasures of bonded logistics.


Acne vulgaris is a highly prevalent inflammatory skin disorder with a complex pathogenesis, characterized by comedones, papules, pustules and nodules. Familial preponderance clearly indicates a genetic basis for acne vulgaris, but until recently solid genetic associations were lacking.


Abstract The formation and break-up of ice on the Great Lakes as observed by regular ice reconnaissance flights conducted by the Meteorological Service of Canada is discussed in terms of the meteorological parameters involved. Ice cover on the individual lakes over the past four years is correlated with the winter temperature regime and an index of the heat stored in each lake using the concept of cumulative degree-days of freezing and thawing. Subjective consideration is also given to the effect of other meteorological factors. As a result of the study, graphs and regression equations have been developed as aids in the prediction of ice cover for the individual lakes. In addition, a comparison of the four years of observations with the 14-yr. period from 1949 to 1963 provides an indication of the average and extreme ice conditions that may be expected for each lake.


In a clinical psychology training context, there is a need to examine students' theoretical knowledge as well as their professional competence. One promising method to assess students' professional competence is the Objective and Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). In this report, we describe and discuss the implementation of OSCE on a clinical psychology programme at a university in Sweden, including lesson learned regarding the structure and content for this examination. We also report on preliminary results, in which we explored students' perceived competence and worries, and their supervisors' reports regarding their clinical practicum, in relation to a new curriculum that includes more simulation-based elements (including the OSCE) than the old curriculum. Results showed that students on the new curriculum reported lower levels of perceived competence before the clinical practicum, but increased significantly more over time in comparison to students on the old curriculum. These results are discussed in relation to the potential role of OSCE in clinical psychology students' development of professional competence. Due to methodological limitations, these results should be interpreted with caution and should be viewed as exploratory. All in all, this report can be viewed as a guideline for implementation of OSCE on similar programmes in psychology.


: The article deals with the study of the peculiarities of interaction between civil society and public authorities in the conditions of intensification of information and telecommunication technologies in Ukraine, which is the foundation for the formation of new ways of external reflection of civil society participation in state and municipal issues. The purpose of the article is to determine areas for improving the practice of interaction between civil society and public authorities; defining the concept of state power in accordance with the updated principles of democratization and globalization, determining specific recommendations for reforming the existing system of state regulation in Ukraine. The methodological basis of this article is a set of general and special methods of scientific knowledge: systematic analysis method, dialectical method, formal-logical method and structural-functional method and a number of empirical methods. The authors substantiate the forms of interaction between civil society and public authorities, which is institutionalized in: a) formal field in the form of: appeals of citizens to public authorities; public examination of the activities of public authorities; anti-corruption public examination of public authorities; functioning of public (expert) councils at public authorities, etc.; b) practical field through the provision of public services; consideration of citizens' appeals; functioning of the National portal of open data and electronic systems Prozorro, etc. To determine the current state of interaction between public authorities and civil society in the implementation of information and telecommunication technologies, it has been studied: specifics of the introduction of the idea of digital state in Ukraine as a condition for determining new interaction forms between civil society and public authorities; international standards, which define the principles of use of information and telecommunication technologies in relations between public authorities and civil society; specifics of providing electronic public services and consideration of electronic appeals of citizens. The article can be useful for practitioners and officials of the administrative apparatus, and also citizens with the appropriate level of legal conscience. In addition, certain aspects of the study can be used in subsequent developments in the socio-political field, the subject of which regards to the functioning of civil society. The novelty and originality of the study is that the article highlights the features of interaction between civil society and public authorities, under the circumstances the tendency of intensification of the use of information and telecommunication technologies.


The complexity of social indicators and their subjective and often qualitative nature render their inclusion into quantitative optimization models for network design and strategic decision‐making challenging. The social dimension is thus often implemented only rudimentarily, thwarting a holistic sustainability assessment and neglecting many of the social issues addressed in the sustainable development goals (SDGs). This work presents a structured process for including a comprehensive set of social aspects by selecting applicable quantitative and regionalized social indicators. This approach is applied to the case of second‐generation bioethanol production in the EU. Based on inter alia the Guidelines for Social Life Cycle Assessment of Products and Organizations, the Social Hotspots Database, state‐of‐the‐art literature, as well as previous work, we compile 9 social objective functions and 25 functions for social hotspot identification. They are evaluated alongside 1 economic and 21 environmental LCA‐based objective functions in a mixed‐integer linear programming (MILP) model. Key results show that social optimization either leads to large, labor‐intensive or regionally focused, indicator‐driven networks. Injuries and fatalities in the feedstock sectors of Central and Eastern European countries is the primary social hotspot. On the level of the overarching SDGs, SDG13 is most congruent with other goals, while SDG7 is hindered by pursuing other goals. This study's approach is novel in strategic network design and the European bioeconomy, and, by operationalizing the social dimension, enables a more holistic life cycle sustainability assessment and the consideration of the SDGs. This article met the requirements for a gold‐gold JIE data openness badge described at http://jie.click/badges.


Western traditional metaphysics has a long history. Although epistemological philosophy has broken away from the naivete and intuitive thinking mode,it still inherits the superstitions about oneness,absoluteness,definiteness and inevitability.The ultimate reason lies in that traditional metaphysics in itself is a sort of realistic philosophy.It is claimed that only the thematic change of contemporary philosophy and the transform of thinking mode,especially the Marxian practical view and Hussearl's phenomenology can make the traditional philosophy gradually be out-dated.


This study assesses the extent to which biogeographic patterns in freshwater fish beta diversity and nestedness are due to dispersal limitation, from differences in dispersal opportunity across geographic areas and in dispersal ability across species.


Manual and correlation-based (also known as Lund or Kirchhofer) classifications are important to synoptic climatology, but both have significant drawbacks. Manual classifications are inherently subjective and labour intensive, whereas correlation-based classifications give the investigator little control over the map-patterns generated by the computer. This paper develops a simple procedure that combines these two classification methods, thereby minimizing these weaknesses. The hybrid procedure utilizes a relatively short-term manual classification to generate composite pressure surfaces, which are then used as seeds in a long-term correlation-based computer classification. Overall, the results show that the hybrid classification reproduces the manual classification while optimizing speed, objectivity and investigator control, thus suggesting that the hybrid procedure is superior to the manual or correlation classifications as they are currently used. More specifically, the results demonstrate little difference between the hybrid procedure and the original manual classification at monthly and longer time-scales, with less internal variation in the hybrid types than in the subjective categories. However, the two classifications showed substantial differences at the daily level, not because of poor performance by the hybrid procedure, but because of errors introduced by the subjectivity of the manual classification. © 1997 Royal Meteorological Society.

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Purpose – This is a short article on the origins of the Women's Enterprise Policy Group in the UK. The purpose of the article is to illustrate the need for a historical context for policy development on key issues.Design/methodology/approach – The approach is based on the authors' practical experience and knowledge of the women's entrepreneurship policy context in the UK.Findings – The coherence of the Women's Enterprise Policy Group, in both its membership and agenda, comes from a shared experience of enterprise policy development over a period of 15 years in the UK.Originality/value – The value of this article is to highlight the importance of historical context in policy development and to introduce and share the work of the Women's Enterprise Policy Group.


The report consists of a series of papers that address a common theme; namely, the economic and land use implications of regulations to protect watersheds that drain to public water supplies in North Carolina. Public concern about protection of these supplies has been increasing for the past 15 years, peaking in the vigorous debate over regulations formulated by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) to implement House Bill 156 passed by the General Assembly of North Carolina in 1989. That debate occurred over a period of nearly three years from March 1989 until February 1992. Several of the papers included in the report were shared in draft form with the EMC and staff of the Division of Environmental Management (DEM) during the course of that debate.


The development of corporate social responsibility is not easy in the Nizhny Novgorod region. Business assumes social responsibility mainly influenced by the state. Companies demonstrate different approaches to CSR and the model of relations with stakeholders.


To improve the utilization efficiency of academic resources and the quality of personalized recommendation in scientific paper management platform,the application of community discovery algorithm is introduced in SNS paper management platform.Firstly,some tree structures are built according to the users' personal information.Secondly,the similarities between users are calculated in terms of the papers that they published.Thirdly,elites are looked for based on the idea of PSO based community discovery algorithm and the virtual communities.Finally,the theme of the community is established and the neighbors' dynamic behavior is analyzed.We can customize recommendations for users.The running results show that,the improved system has greatly increased the accuracy of personalized recommendation and enhanced the user's satisfaction.


An imaging spectrometer (IS) can get continuous spectrum and acquire the image of the observed object, and it is used widely in the fields of remote sensing, industrial inspecting, etc. A compact imaging spectrometer system based on computed-tomography principle by using a special designed binary phase grating is described in this paper. The computed tomography imaging spectrometer (CTIS) records the projection data of different direction at the same time. The data cube of the object is acquired by reconstruction of the projection data. The instrument can record both spectral and spatial information of a dynamic scene. As only a 2-D binary phase grating is used as splitter and disperser, there are no moving parts, the system of CTIS becomes very compact. As the key component, the characteristics of grating are important to system stability and accuracy of reconstruction. In our work, the grating is designed and fabricated, and the whole system is set up. The configuration of the system is presented and the method of the spectral and spatial calibration is introduced. The mapping matrix of system is established by the results of calibration. The real object such as a colorful doll or a cluster of flower is imaged by the CTIS. The data cube of the real object is reconstructed by the EM algorithm. The size of the image of the object is about 200*200pixel, and the spectral range is from 410nm to 700nm. The spectral resolution is 10nm which depends on the step of spectral calibration. The accuracy of reconstruction and SNR is analyzed. The experimental results are presented, and the work is proven to be encouraging.


The current state of brick manufacturing process is still very traditional where drying of clay brick
takes very long time and labour intensive. Adding to this problem, uneven heating during drying and firing
affect a lot to bricks quality which often cause cracks. This paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of
microwave energy source against the conventional methods for drying clay bricks. Green clay samples were
pressed into a slab specimen at different compositions (%red clay, %water, %charcoal). Later, the green
samples were dried under four different heat methods (natural, hot air, electric oven and microwave). The
quality of dried bricks was compared in terms of water absorption, density, and crack. From the results
obtained, it is concluded that microwave technology has a great potential to be applied as a heating source in
the production of bricks. The usage of this technology is foreseen able reduce the intensive labour dependent
in brick manufacturing industry and this method is able to manufacture brick in a more sustainable
environment.


Aims: Clostridium septicum is an anaerobic, gram positive bacterium that is able to form resistant spores. It produces numerous toxins that cause many diseases such as gas gangrene in humans and braxy in farm animals. In the present study, an attempt was done to express an active fragment of alpha toxin gene of C. septicum vaccine strain, in E. coli strains BL21 (DE3) and Rosetta (DE3) strains. Methodology: In the present study, the active fragment of alpha toxin gene of C. septicum vaccine strain was amplified and ligated with pJET1.2blunt cloning vector and after cloning was extracted from the pJETαsep recombinant cloning vector. After purification and evaluation, it was ligated with pET22b(+) expression vector and the pET22αsep was transformed into E. coli strains BL21(DE3) and Rosetta(DE3) strains. Results: Results showed that a recombinant protein was expressed as a soluble protein after IPTG induction in Rosetta (DE3) rare codons optimizer host strain, but not in BL21 (DE3). Further optimization on expression conditions of the recombinant alpha toxin protein was achieved by incubating the culture of recombinant E. coli / Rosetta (DE3[pET22αsep] cells in 37ºC and induction with 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mM IPTG for 3-6 h. Protein expression was evaluated by SDS-PAGE and the recombinant alpha toxin protein was purified using Ni-NTA resin and for its reconfirmation was analysed by Western blot. Conclusions: We concluded that, E. coli strain Rosetta (DE3) is a suitable expression host for production of C. septicum alpha toxin and the obtained recombinant plasmid could be used for further research on production of recombinant vaccine against braxy disease .


Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is an important cause of cancer, inclusive cervical cancer disease. Despite preventive efforts, the clinical and economic burden of cervical cancer remains high. With non-optimal performance of available cervical screening programs, HPV vaccination becomes an alternative consideration for reducing cervical cancer related burden, inclusive in the Indonesian context. However, the introduction of HPV vaccination in Indonesia is dealing with many challenges, such as limited human resources, developing infrastructure and most importantly the national budget. Considering the cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer prevention implementation in the Netherlands as a reference, this study generates comprehensive evidence on cervical cancer prevention strategies in Indonesia, particularly HPV vaccination and cervical screening. Using several concepts form health economic evaluations, this study also showed that, using societal and governmental perspectives, the addition of HPV vaccination on top of cervical screening will provide substantial benefits. In addition, the identification of potential challenges for developing countries in general and Indonesia in particular, several implementation strategies should be considered in Indonesia in order to significantly reduce the cervical cancer-related burden.


Background:
 Higher serum urate (SU) levels were shown to causally increase the risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a Mendelian randomization analysis of white adults, most of whom had coronary heart disease (CHD). It is unclear if these results are generalizable to more racially diverse adults without CHD.

 Objective:
 To assess the risk for SCD and incident CHD associated with SU levels in adults without a history of CHD using data from a large, population-based cohort of US black and white men and women ≥45 years of age, the REason for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study.

 Methods:
 We conducted a case-cohort analysis of REGARDS study participants without a history of CHD at baseline between 2003 and 2007. Participants were followed for SCD or incident CHD (i.e., myocardial infarction or CHD death excluding SCD) from baseline through December 31, 2013. Baseline SU levels were measured in a random sample of participants (n=840) and among 235 participants with SCD and 851 participants with incident CHD.

 Results:
 Participants with higher SU levels were older and more likely to be black and male. The crude hazard ratio (95%CI) per 1 mg/dL higher SU level was 1.26 (1.14, 1.40) for SCD and 1.17 (1.09, 1.26) for incident CHD. Analyses modeling SU levels using splines supported that these associations were linear. After multivariable adjustment, higher SU levels remained associated with an increased risk for SCD, but not for incident CHD (
 Table
 ). There was no effect modification in the association of SU levels with SCD or incident CHD by either age, gender, race or chronic kidney disease. However, the increased risk for SCD associated with higher SU levels was present in whites but not among blacks.

 Limitations:
 The study has limited statistical power for subgroup comparisons. Race differences in the association between SU levels and SCD require further investigation.

 Conclusions:
 In adults without a history of CHD, higher SU levels appear to be an independent risk factor for SCD, but no association was detected with incident CHD.


We present a comprehensive study of the low-field magnetoresistance in carbon-doped $p$-type $\mathrm{Ga}\mathrm{As}∕\mathrm{Al}\mathrm{Ga}\mathrm{As}$ heterostructures aiming at the investigation of spin-orbit interaction effects. The following signatures of exceptionally strong spin-orbit interactions are simultaneously observed: a beating in the Shubnikov\char21{}de Haas oscillations, a classical positive magnetoresistance due to the presence of the two spin-split subbands, and a weak antilocalization dip in the magnetoresistance. The spin-orbit-induced splitting of the heavy hole subband at the Fermi level is determined to be around 30% of the total Fermi energy. The phase-coherence length of holes of around $2.5\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{m}$ at a temperature of $70\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{mK}$, extracted from weak antilocalization measurements, is promising for the fabrication of phase-coherent $p$-type nanodevices.


Student status management of postgraduate education is an effective way to prevent false diplomas and ensure the quality of the students.It is the basis of management of postgraduate education.With the development of postgraduate education,the work load of students' files management is increasingly.Traditional management mode cannot completely meet the requirement of work at present.This paper makes every effort to analyze the main problem of postgraduate student status management,and puts forward the corresponding countermeasure,namely,the way of using electronic student status archives to realize dynamic management.


The article concerns attitudes, aims and experiences of the left–wing and right– wing, young political radicals, during their journey of becoming politically engaged. The analyses and interpretations of narrative interviews with political radical activists allow to present similarities and differences in their life and educational trajectories. The main goal of this article is to reconstruct the role of the political socialization agendas and their meaning in the process of becoming politically engaged in a community known as politically radical.


Objective. To assess the effects of long-term mometasone furoate delivered via a dry powder inhaler (MF-DPI) on growth velocity and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis function in children with asthma. Study design. Children aged 4–9 years with asthma (n = 187) were randomized to MF-DPI 100 μg (delivered dose; actuated dose is 110 μg) once daily in the morning (QD AM), 100 μg twice daily (BID), 200 μg QD AM, or placebo for 52 weeks followed by a 3-month follow-up period. The primary outcome was growth velocity calculated from stadiometric heights recorded at each visit. Secondary outcomes included serum and 12-h urinary cortisol, serum osteocalcin, and urinary N-telopeptide. Results. MF-DPI 100 μg QD AM treatment did not significantly affect growth velocity compared with placebo (–0.10 ± 0.31 cm/y, p = 0.76). When the effect of a total daily dose of 200 μg MF-DPI on growth velocity was examined, no significant effect was demonstrated for MF-DPI 100 μg BID compared with placebo (–0.64 ± 0.39 cm/y, p = 0.10), although the change in mean growth velocity with MF-DPI 200 μg QD AM reached statistical significance (–0.70 ± 0.29 cm/y, p = 0.02). The effects of all examined doses of MF-DPI on mean plasma cortisol levels were similar to cortisol changes seen in the placebo group, suggesting an absence of drug-related effects. No differences in 12-h urinary cortisol or other outcomes were observed between groups. Conclusions. One year of treatment with a total daily dose of 100 μg of MF-DPI in the morning resulted in no significant difference, whereas a total daily dose of 200 μg of MF-DPI was associated with some changes in growth velocity when compared with placebo. The differences in growth velocity, and the absence of drug-related cortisol effects, support the use of a total daily dose of 100 μg of MF-DPI in children aged 4–9 years with mild persistent asthma.


32 Purpose: Because dietary fibre has been recognized as a majo r ally to the maintenance of a healthy 33 body as well as to help against the development of some chronic diseases, this work aimed at 34 studying the level of knowledge of a relatively wid e range of people about the health effects related 35 to the ingestion of dietary fibre in appropriate do sages. 36 Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was undertaken on a non-probabilistic sample of 37 6010 participants. The data were collected from 10 countries in 3 different continents (Europe, 38 Africa and America) and measured the level of knowl edge regarding different health benefits from 39 dietary fibre. The questionnaires were applied by d irect interview after verbal informed consent. 40 Findings: The results obtained considering the general level of knowledge revealed a considerable 41 degree of information about the benefits of fibre ( average score of 3.54±0.5, on a scale from 1 to 5). 42 There were significant differences between genders (p<0.001), with higher average score for women, 43 and also for level of education (p<0.001), with hig her score for university level. The living 44 environment also showed significant differences (p< 0.001), with people living in urban areas 45 showing a higher degree of knowledge. Also for coun tries the differences were significant (p<0.001), 46 with the highest score obtained for Portugal (3.7), and the lowest for Croatia, Italy, Latvia, 47 Macedonia and Romania (3.5). However, despite these differences, the results showed that for all the 48 countries the degree of knowledge was good (above 3 .5), corresponding to a minimum level of 49 knowledge of 70%. 50 Originality/Value: This work is considered important due to the wide coverage, including so many 51 countries inclusive with different social and cultu ral settings. The study allowed concluding that, in 52 general, the participants in the study were quite w ell informed about the benefits of dietary fibre fo r 53 the improvement of human health, regardless of gend er, level of education, living environment or 54 country. This finding is very relevant considering the diversity of people that composed the sample 55 and reinforces the necessity of continuing with edu cational policies aimed at providing the general 56 population with the knowledge that might help them make appropriate food choices. 57 58


This study was carried out to predict milk production, in a short term, by using ARIMA models, in a case study performed at the Basic Unit of Cooperative Production (UBPC, initials in Spanish) "Maniabo", Las Tunas, Cuba. For that purpose, data of monthly milk production during the period of 2000-2010 were used. Charts of horizontal plotting and Box–Plot were used for the descriptive analysis of the series and for detecting the tendency to polynomial softening. Using periodgram, the marked peaks in the periodical movements of the series and the significance of a frequency were confirmed, and seasonal nature was detected, which was described with seasonal indexes. Correlations with the differentiated series were determined and parameters p and q of model were estimated. The best fitted model was ARIMA (1, 0, 3) x (0, 1, 0) 12 with constant. Milk production for 2011 was predicted and validated.

Key words: time series, ARIMA models, milk production


Activities pertaining to the development of sampling and analytical methods for chemical carcinogens are discussed. A compressed gas nebulizer has been designed to produce respirable, polydisperse aerosols of the aromatic amines on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) list of cancer-suspect agents. The aerosol passes through a sampling chamber which can be maintained at various environments from 25 to 40/sup 0/C and 0 to 100 percent relative humidity. A two-stage sampling tube incorporating a filter followed by a sorbent is proposed for collecting aerosols and associated vapors from air. High-speed liquid chromatography (HSLC) and gas chromatography have been explored for analyzing these aromatic amines. HSLC appears promising for 4,4'-methylene-bis(2-chloroaniline)(MOCA), benzidine, and 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine; preliminary solvent systems and detection limits are reported. Isomers of phthalaldehyde have been tested for nonspecific field detection of selected aromatic amines on the list. Detection limits are given using these reagents and fluorescamine for amines on various surfaces. Results of glove permeability tests indicate that natural latex and polyvinyl chloride are good materials for protecting skin from contact with MOCA and other aromatic amines. A chamber is described for testing respirator cartridges for breakthrough of the carcinogens. (auth)


Thermoplastics are often used today in a wide variety of mechanical engineering applications such as bearings, gears and cams running under dry sliding conditions. In some cases special lubricants can be beneficially implemented to reduce friction, wear and noise. However, it can lead to problems like contamination and needing of periodic maintenance. To overcome those problems polymers are reinforced with nanocomposites or nanoparticles which considerably improves the tribological performance and mechanical properties. The PhD aims to study the effect of the nanocomposite reinforcements in polymers and to compare the friction and wear response of unfilled and nano-filled polymers.


Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic (GFRP) composites applications have been increased now-a-days due to its greater mechanical, structural and thermal properties. Drilling is the most extensively used manufacturing process in fabrication of composite components. It is commonly used in the final stage of manufacturing or assembling of components. In the process of drilling various undesirable effects occur such as matrix cracking, fiber damage, delamination, hole surface roughness, thermal damage etc., which reduces the quality of hole. Delamination is the major damage among all the undesirable effects. The appropriate cutting parameters and drill bit can minimize the delamination and improves the hole quality. In the present work, the influence of three different drill bits and cutting parameters (feed rate and spindle speed) on the hole quality parameters assessed which includes delamination and surface roughness. The delamination is measured by microscopy technique. Surface roughness value of the drilled hole is found by using Talysurf surface roughness tester. The obtained result concludes that for high spindle speeds include the slot drill gives less delamination and surface roughness. Index Terms GFRP, Drilling, Delamination, Surface Roughness.


The diagnosis of cervical spondylothic myelopathy (CSM) can be challenging. Pysical findings, radiological studies and elec trophysiological studies are all important for the diagnosis of CSM. Electrophysiological studies, such as electromyography and evoked potentials demonstrate the functional status of the nervous system, therefore they are especially important for making treatment decisions in patients with mild clinical findings and severe radiological findings. This review will focus on the role of electrophysiological studies in the evaluation of CSM.


Understanding excitonic behavior in light absorption and recombination process is urgently needed to regulate luminescent properties of two-dimensional (2D) perovskite; however, such information is...


Biologically active steroids are transported in the blood by albumin, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), and corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG). These plasma proteins also regulate the non-protein-bound or 'free' fractions of circulating steroid hormones that are considered to be biologically active; as such, they can be viewed as the 'primary gatekeepers of steroid action'. Albumin binds steroids with limited specificity and low affinity, but its high concentration in blood buffers major fluctuations in steroid concentrations and their free fractions. By contrast, SHBG and CBG play much more dynamic roles in controlling steroid access to target tissues and cells. They bind steroids with high (~nM) affinity and specificity, with SHBG binding androgens and estrogens and CBG binding glucocorticoids and progesterone. Both are glycoproteins that are structurally unrelated, and they function in different ways that extend beyond their transportation or buffering functions in the blood. Plasma SHBG and CBG production by the liver varies during development and different physiological or pathophysiological conditions, and abnormalities in the plasma levels of SHBG and CBG or their abilities to bind steroids are associated with a variety of pathologies. Understanding how the unique structures of SHBG and CBG determine their specialized functions, how changes in their plasma levels are controlled, and how they function outside the blood circulation provides insight into how they control the freedom of steroids to act in health and disease.