The purpose of the study is to assess whether the social and safety-related objectives set for the Helsinki Region Transport System could be better achieved through a transport system that uses congestion charges than a transport system that does not use any. The assessment focuses on social and safety impacts. The alternatives examined in the study are: 1) the base option in which the transport system is developed at current level of investment, 2) the HLJ draft (Helsinki Region Transport System Plan) in which problems pertaining to the transport system have been solved without congestion charging, and 3) the congestion charging scenario in which the transport system includes congestion charges. Based on the impact assessment, the congestion charging scenario is the most advantageous in terms of its social impacts. The predictability and flow of traffic improve, and walking, cycling and the use of public transport increase more than in the other alternatives. In the congestion charging scenario, the urban environment becomes more pleasant, and traffic safety develops in a more favourable direction as compared to the other alternatives. In terms of overall effects, the congestion charging scenario does not make the transport system less equitable or weaken citizens' opportunities for mobility. Adverse effects are mostly related to growing mobility costs. However, the growth is not unreasonable in relation to the income available, and the daily price ceiling ensures that costs per person do not become too high. The assessment draws on international results according to which achieving equality is not a problem, since a large share of revenue received from congestion charging is used for public transport investment to the benefit of those in particular who have changed their travel behaviour. Developing the transport system in the entire region through congestion charging revenue also benefits drivers in the municipalities surrounding the metropolitan area even though they do not drive in areas affected by congestion. However, in the development of the charging model, granting exemptions from charges to special groups, especially people with reduced mobility or disabilities, should be taken into account. Any problems that might arise from the model can be rectified at a later stage by making adjustments to the charging model. The degree to which congestion charging will be accepted is greatly influenced by how equitable the system is considered and how well people are aware of what the revenue is used for. This report may be found at http://www.lvm.fi/c/document_library/get_file?folderId=1551284&name=DLFE-11704.pdf&title=Julkaisuja 6-2011


Purpose: The aim was to identify the prevalence and risk factors of myopia among elementary school students in a rural area of Taiwan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Elementary school students aged 7–12 years were recruited from the two schools located on Chimei Island. Data were obtained by means of a parent questionnaire and ocular evaluations that included axial length and cycloplegic autorefraction. Results: One hundred and forty five students were recruited for this study. Myopia prevalence was 31%. In univariate analysis, myopia was significantly associated with school year, myopic parent, and watching television (TV) (P < .0001, = 0.007 and = 0.029, respectively). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that myopia was significantly associated with school year and myopic parent. However, the effect of watching TV was not statistically significant (P = 0.059). Outdoor activity showed significance and was inversely associated with myopia (Odds Ratio [OR] = 0.3, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 0.1–0.9, P = 0.025). Conclusion: This study suggests that outdoor activities might be an important protecting factor for myopia in rural school children.


The evolution process of regional limitations and related policies about rural credit cooperative reformation in China were analyzed,an idea that rural credit cooperative should not change regional limitations policy at present was put forward.


Objective In order to explore Chronergy of snake antivenin on protection of cardiorespiratory function,the multiple indexs fo dynamic electrophysiology were observated in rat model with Naja atra Cantor snake envenoming.Methods Healthy SD rats were divided into 4 groups(n=10) at random,including venom only group(snakevenom administration only) and 3 groups of antivenom(80 min,100 min and 120 min group).The animal were anesthetized with pentobarbital by peritoneal injection.The electrocardiogram(ECG),breathing rate(BR) blood pressure(BP)were consecutively recorded for 3 hours following left carotid artery catheterization and Naja atra Cantor venom administration(2×LD50:2×0.636 mg/kg).The Anti-Cobra Venom Serum(antivenom/venom=125 u/mg)were injected in double-dosage respectively in 80 min,100 min and 120 min after snakevenom administrated.The other datas of animal were analyzed as mean survival time(MST),protective rate(PR) and survival rate(SR). Results After the venom with 200% LD50s dose injected into rats of venom only group,the MST was 124.4 min and SR about 0%.The SR of IgY was arrive at or exceed in 50% after antivenom administrated in 80~100 min.However,the protect function of 120 min IgY was not obvious.The ST segment elevation,decreased heart rate and BR were found in the 100 min comparing with NS group.Cheyne-Stokes respiration and respiratory failure were emerged in snakevenom administration.Conclusion Applying the anti-snake poisonous IgY that the potency is same to the serum(the 125 u serum/mg snake poison) but the quantity double can effectually protect the rat model with snake envenoming against impairment of cardiorespiratory function and death.Camparing with the experiment of the protect function of the serum(the 125 u serum/mg snake poison) for the rats of venom,the protect function was more obvious after increasing the dosage,and the effectual time can be prolong a little.


Conclusions The gas gangrene group of anaerobes grow luxuriantly in a medium consisting of a buffered salt-mixture with dextrose and gelatin. Highly purified gelatin is not suitable. In this medium all the toxigenic gas gangrene species produce a high and consistent yield of hemotoxin and lethal toxin. The toxins are actively antigenic and make effective toxoids.


Southeast Asia has the most significant tropical peat/peat carbon storage area in the world, with Indonesia being the primary location for much of it. Anthropogenic changes to peatlands have resulted in a threat to these endangered ecosystems; policies that have favored industrial and elite interests above those of local communities have resulted in severe consequences for the environment and public health, not only in Indonesia and its region, but for the world community in terms of contributions to climate change. Decentralization has been seen as a means of sharing authority and accountability with lower government levels and providing additional opportunities for shared governance. Still, there is reason to question the means of these approaches and the results of such efforts. The research question is: What can be learned about the administration's role in leading stakeholder involvement from the case of Indonesian peatland management? The authors utilize outcome additionality as a framework connected to the resilience of peatlands.


This report is a study of the relative removal of radiocalcium and stable calcium by continuous peritoneal lavage in the rat, as influenced by the hormone of the parathyroids. The lavage procedure involved the use of male rats weighing between 225 and 275 gm. which had been maintained 48 hours on a calcium free diet and had been nephrectomized 24 hours before experimental use. Parathyroideetomy was performed without interruption of the lavage procedure. The results indicated that if the radiocalcium was injected into the animals less than 24 hours before the lavage treatment, the radioactivity removed by this method was not affected by parathyroidectomy. This was in spite of the fact that the operation caused an immediate drop in the total calcium concentrations of the lavage washes. If, however, the radiocalcium was injected two to three weeks before the continuous lavage was performed, the radiocalcium concentrations of the wash parallel those of the stable calcium, both falling after parathyroidectomy....


Multi-electron and multi-muon production have been measured at high transverse momentum in electron-proton collisions at HERA. Good overall agreement is found with the Standard Model predictions, dominated by photon-photon interactions. Events are observed with a di-electron mass above 100 GeV, a domain where the Standard Model prediction is low.


A conflictive interaction implies interpersonal relationships where discomfort or anger feelings exist; this study addresses the existence of significant differences in the structure of personal nets and mental health problems in Colombian unlawful ex-combatants with and without relationships conflicts. 106 individuals were evaluated in three cities throughout a comparative study, analyzing the structural properties of their personal networks and the registration of problems as somatic symptomatology, anxiety-insomnia, social dysfunction and severe depression. The networks shown moderate performance of their indicators, reporting higher number of conflicts in those where the closeness is higher and the relational density is lower. Anxiety-Insomnia and depression problems were more common in networks with interpersonal conflicts. Findings suggest that social interactions mediated by the conflict seem to have participation in mental health problems, reason why it is suggested to include strategies that encourage positive interactions related to the proper reintegration of this population.


Certain environmental contaminants such as heavy metals, pesticides, and mycotoxins are presumed to play a crucial role in the etiology of breast cancer, which is the most common tumor in women worldwide. In fact, the exposure to heavy metals poses risk in causing human cancers. Several investigations indicated strong contribution of heavy metals especially copper, arsenic, zinc, cadmium, lead, and aluminum in breast cancer. Furthermore, it has been reported that the excessive use of pesticides in agriculture in order to improve the productivity contaminates food materials and can be responsible to induce breast cancer in women. It is also noted that some fungi produce several type of mycotoxins such us zearalenone, aflatoxin, and ochratoxin that are dangerous for human health and can especially cause breast cancer. Thus, the objective of this chapter is to discuss the experimental data regarding the involvement of heavy metals, pesticides, and mycotoxins as well as the recent insights on the molecular mechanisms involved in the progress of breast cancer.


A novel method for 3D reconstruction from complicated contours between slices was proposed in this paper.The method can properly solve the one-to-one and one-to-many branching contour matching problem,based on the criteria of space distance,geometrical similarity and smoothly looking of the reconstructed 3D surface.In the one-to-one contour matching process,by combining the nearest distance and bidirectional neighborhood geometrical similarity criteria,the threshold-sensitive problem that exists in other algorithms was avoided,and thus more accurate and automatic matching was achieved.For the branching contour matching,different techniques were employed for different situations,and satisfactory result was obtained in the final reconstruction.


This paper designs a double-side linear vernier permanent-magnet motor, which incorporates the merits of high thrust force capability, high power factor, and high efficiency. Since the parameters of the motor are very sensitive and the high thrust force capability comes along with the high force ripple, a framework of multiobjective optimization is proposed to improve the overall motor performances. The sensitivity analysis is used to select significant variables and the multiobjective differential evolution with ranking-based mutation operator is conducted with the response surface models to generate the Pareto solution set. The electromagnetic performances of the optimal motor are compared with the initial motor by simulating step by step based on finite-element analysis. Finally, a prototype motor is manufactured and the experimental results validate the improved motor performances.


There was a retrospective immunohistochemical investigation of proliferative activity in 50 healthy cases, in 108 -with CIN and 156 with cervical cancer. Proliferative activity was defined with PCNA by monoclonal antibodies ("DAKO", Denmark). jjjj PCNA was higher in CIN III than in CIN I-II and lower in intraepithelial cancer where the markers of PCNA were lower than in invasive tumors. PCNA expression was in back dependence with expression of estrogen and progesterone receptors in CIN III and cervical cancer. PCNA had back dependence with degree of tumor differentiation in squamous cell carcinoma. Proliferative activity helps to hold differentiated diagnostics, choose correct treatment and prognosticate cervical diseases.


Due to the increasing development of e-commerce and the maturity of C2C business, the second-hand trading platform of idle goods has also begun to actively explore the perfection of online services. At present, research on online marketing strategies at home and abroad has reached a certain scale, but it is relatively rare for the targeted field of second-hand idle items. The customer base is large, but there is less research on relevant aspects. This paper takes Xianyu APP as the research object. Through the use of literature research methods and observation methods, this paper analyzes its current situation and shortcomings in the competitive strategy of Internet platforms, combines its own natural advantages, and formulates the optimization safeguard measures and suggestions required for the competitive strategy of Xianyu APP in the new network environment. In the competitive strategy research of Xianyu APP, it can supplement the content of competitive marketing in the idle item trading module to a certain extent, give a development direction to domestic second-hand trading platforms, and can also bring reference to relevant platforms and enterprises.


Gagnon's chronological examination of Hurtubise's black and white paintings focuses on the "fundamental asymmetry" in the perception of these two colors. The author briefly evokes the importance of these formal elements in drawing and calligraphy by quoting Franz Kline. Brief biographical notes on artist and author. 2 bibl. ref.


Existing research about China and Taiwan deals primarily with bilateral relations, military doctrines, etc. They don't pay much attention to the consequences of the potential China-Taiwan war. The article examines conditions for emerging and activity of guerillas with paramilitant signs in the case of China's domination over Taiwan. The analysis is based on the present general, socio-economic, political, geographical, and technological environment. A substantial part of the analysis is also argumentation about the potential of urban guerilla. The article is based on data, pieces of information, polls and academic and analytical texts relevant to the main research questions. Those questions are the potential for emerging, sustainability, and effectiveness of guerilla. The article comes with findings, that argue the relatively high potential for the emergence of guerilla primarily because of the suitable environment in Taiwan and possible effectiveness and sustainability based on existing variables, which can however also limit this potential.


Purpose: Remarkable and uncontrollable changes with modification during pregnancy are connected with the autonomic control and consequently with the heart rate variability (HRV). Heart rate variability is a sum of different mechanisms and if pregnancy is a state of change, these modifications could be extracted from HRV analysis. Objective: To assess the effect of pregnancy on heart rate variability among pregnant mothers during first trimester of pregnancy and third trimester of pregnancy. Materials and Methods: HRV was measured for 5 minutes of continuous recording of electrocardiogram (ECG) lead II, using windows based HRV analysis system variowin-HR after obtaining permission from the Institutional Review Board of Government Medical College, Bhavnagar and written consent from 30 pregnant subjects and 30 non-pregnant control subjects at autonomic function lab, Dept of Physiology, Bhavnagar. Result: Frequency domain parameters, very low frequency (VLF), low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF) and HF normalized unit (nu) were significantly decreased and LF (nu) and LF/HF significantly increased in pregnant subject in 3 rd trimester as compared to their 1 st trimester of pregnancy. Time Domain parameters like SDNN, RMSSD, SDSD, NN50 count, pNN50, SD1/SD2, triangular HRV index and average R-R interval were significantly decreased during 3 rd trimester of pregnancy. Conclusion: The inhibition of resting parasympathetic activity or vagal blockage and an increment of the sympathetic modulation during the 3 rd third trimester of gestation in pregnancy as compared to their 1 st trimester and healthy non-pregnant subjects. Sympathovagal imbalance and abnormally low HRV may more pronounce during later stage of normal pregnancy.


open relationships with ... Kyd, Lyly, Marlowe, Greene, and ... Jonson'. This assertion is tenuous and reductive: it argues, for example, that Henry Percy is expropriated from Marlowe, Falstaff from Lyly. These can be only notes to larger accounts of the plays which do not appear. The brevity has the effect of turning insight into ingenuity: Hager's epilogue takes issue with Girard's reading of Ulysses' degree speech which sees it moving towards a warning of tragic sacrifice. Rather, Hager proposes, the process might move in reverse, in a 'comic' direction towards the re-establishment of identity. But this in a play so concerned with 'instance', with particularity everything that is so absent from Ulysses' generalities. Professor Hagar has, by relating his politics to the forms of tragedy and comedy, forgotten 'history'.


The Fen-Wei basin is the most serious area of the ground fissure formation in China.This paper summarizes the distribution regularity of ground fissures in the basin.It analyses several key questions in the formation of ground fissures and emphasizes the origin of geotectonic ground fissures,puts forward some research ways as follows.By multi-disciplinary method,the distribution regularity of ground fissures and the relations to active tectonics are researched,and the tectonic ground fissures' geological structural model is built.Through the modern numerical simulation with the high-precision observation techniques,the mechanical mechanics of ground fissures started by tectonization as well as the coupling rupture mechanics of tectonization and pumping actions are studied.Based on the observation data from GPS,the formation of the ground fissures on Qinghai-Tibet continent and the continent in north China,the intrinsic relations between regional ground fissures and the Chinese continental dynamics are studied,and the mechanism and model of continental drive force and the geological hazard are disclosed.


The new leader of the nurses' union talks to Chris Mahony about a seven day NHS, the axing of the student nurse bursary, and, whisper it, the green shoots of recovery in nursing numbers


Early studies of the human microbiome were directed at bacteria. However, just as the bacterial microbiota affects human health and disease, viruses have analogous interactions. Thus, the human microbiome should be thought of as having a viral component, which is designated the human virome (Fig. 1 and Table 1). The definition of the human virome is complicated by the complexity of viruses and their life cycles. Viruses may be associated with acute infections that may or may not produce manifestations of disease and in which the presence of the viral etiologic agent is transient. In other cases, viral infections are persistent with prolonged presence of the implicated virus and ongoing replication. Persistent infections may or may not be associated with disease. In addition, some viruses become latent following acute infection. During latency, the viral genome persists, but viral replication does not occur, although transcription of some viral genes may take place. Another component of the virome consists of sequences within the human genome that appear to have resulted from remote incorporation of viral elements into the human genome. Designated as endogenous human retroviruses, these sequences cannot generate infectious viral particles. They occupy approximately 4.8% of the human genome (1). Finally, bacteriophages are viruses that infect the bacteria that make up the human endogenous microbiota. While all of the forms of viral infection described above may legitimately be considered part of the human virome, this chapter will focus on the first three groups: namely, viruses that infect eukaryotic cells and are capable of independent replication. The reason for that focus is that these are the viruses that have been associated to date with human disease and are the targets of diagnostic testing.


In an earlier study we reported that Go phase peripheral blood mononulclear cells (PBMC) exposed to low-level (SAR = 0.18 W/kg) pulse-modulated 1300 MHz microwaves and subsequently cultured, demonstrate changed immune activity (Dąbrowski et al., 6). We investigated whether cultured immune cells induced into the active phases of cell cycle (G1, S) and then exposed to microwaves will also be sensitive to electromagnetic field. An anechoic chamber of our design containing a microplate with cultured cells and an antenna emitting microwaves (900 MHz simulated GSM signal, 27 V/m, SAR 0.024 W/kg) was placed inside the ASSAB incubator. The microcultures of PBMC exposed to microwaves demonstrated significantly higher response to mitogens and higher immunogenic activity of monocytes (LM index) than control cultures. LM index, described in detail elsewhere (Dąbrowski et al., 5), represents the monokine influence on lymphocyte mitogenic response. The results suggest that immune activity of responding lymphocytes and monocytes can be additionally intensified by 900 MHz microwaves.


Conclusions Eradication treatment for H. pylori-positive gastric or duodenal ulcer is sufficient, with no need to follow it with anti-secretory medication. Cure of the infection reduces ulcer relapses in patients who did not use NSAIDs or ASA.(95% CI, 73-100%) and 75% (95% CI, 19-99%) in H. pylori-negative (12 patients) and H. pylori-positive patients (four patients) (P = not significant). Ulcer relapses occurred in 5% (95% CI, 1-13%) of H. pylori-negative and in 36% (95% CI, 19-56%) of H. pylori-positive patients (P< 0.01). In H. pylori-negative patients who used NSAIDs or ASA the ulcer relapse rate was 30% (95% CI, 7-65%), whereas the ulcer relapse rate was 2% (95% CI, 0.4-10%) in patients who did not use NSAIDs or ASA (P< 0.05). No difference in ulcer relapse rate in H. pylori-positive patients who used or did not use NSAIDs or ASA was found. The eradication rate of H. pylori was 93% (95% CI, 76-99%) in the quadruple therapy group, 83% (95% CI, 64-94%) in the dual therapy group, 100% (95% CI, 87-100%) in the triple therapy group, and 0% (95% CI, 0-12%) in the lansoprazole and placebo group.


The purpose of this paper was to determine long-range and spatial variability of the start and end dates of a period of intense vegetation in Poland in 1966–2015. The article is based on average monthly air temperature values acquired for 20 Polish stations for 1966–2015, made available by the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – the National Research Institute. Based on the obtained data, the dates of the beginning and end of the intense vegetation period were determined. In this study, the intense vegetation period was defined as one with an average daily air temperature ≥10°C. The mathematical formulas proposed by Gumiński (1948) were used to determine the dates of the beginning and end of the period. A period of intense vegetation in Poland in the years 1966–2015 has extended. The dates of the beginning of the period of intense vegetation changed in the latitudinal system from the south to the north while the intensity of changes in the date of the beginning in the studied area was characterized by longitudinal distribution – the most prominent in the west of Poland. The end of the intense vegetation period occurs earliest in the north-east of Poland, and latest in the west and the south. The end date changes were less significant than the start date changes. The length of the intense vegetation period ranges from the north-east to the south-west of Poland, and the most dramatic changes occurred in the west and the south-east of Poland.


This paper discusses the geological modeling method of the fracture porosity gas reservoirs( double porosity media),using a combination of the geological modeling software Petrel and fracture modeling software FracFlow, taking the Xujiahe Formation second member gas reservoir of Sichun Xinchang gas field as an example. It completes the reservoir structure model and the sedimentary facies distribution model by using Petrel and the reservoir matrix attribute model with the facies controlled modeling metho,and then import the model into FracFlow. First, this paper analyzes and researches the relativity between the results of macroscopic faults and structure elucidation which are obtained through seismic interpretation and the microfractures obtained through single well log interpretation. On the basis of the above analysis,it establishes the three- dimensional fault and fracture geologic grid model,combining the seismic information with the log interpretation results.


Our work is placed on the local site effects and soil behavior during strong and deep Vrancea earthquakes in the extra-Carpathian area. Large ground accelerations from strong and deep Vrancea events can produce non-linear response in shallow soils and the shaking cannot be predicted by simple scaling of records from small earthquakes. The seismologist performing the seismic hazard analysis is carrying out one part of an engineering process. The location and severity of many natural hazards are strongly influenced by near-surface nonlinear material properties. Nonlinear responses of soils to shaking and knowledge of soil properties an understanding that straddles the interface between seismology and earthquake engineering. A soil is of basic type sand or gravel (termed coarse soils), silt or clay (termed fine soils) etc. The question: is that real and how much? In all extraCarpathian area the geophysical profile composition passes from clay to sandy clays or sands, from marl to sandy marl or sand lenses etc. The authors are coming with many recorded data which will open up a new challenge for seismologists studying nonlinear site effects in 2-D and 3-D irregular geological structures, leading them to a realistic research subject in earth physics, in nonlinear seismology. The amplification factors decrease as the earthquake magnitude increases. This is consistent with recorded data from 41 seismic stations, which confirm that the spectral accelerations factors decrease as earthquake magnitude increases. It is essential for seismologists and engineers to understand seismic hazard and risk, as well as the science behind them, leading to a realistic research subject in earth physics, in nonlinear seismology.


BackgroundThe role of inflammation in coronary artery disease (CAD) is being increasingly recognized. Markers of inflammation (eg, C-reactive protein [CRP]) and infection (eg, seropositivity to Chlamydia pneumoniae, cytomegalovirus [CMV], and Helicobacter pylori) have been proposed as risk factors for CAD, but these associations require further evaluation. Methods and ResultsWe prospectively tested whether CRP levels and IgG seropositivity to C pneumoniae, CMV, and H pylori are predictors of subsequent mortality in 985 consecutive patients with angiographically demonstrated CAD (stenosis ≥70%). Patients were followed for an average of 2.7 years (range 1.5 to 4.0 years). Patients averaged 65 years of age; 77% were men; and 110 (11.2%) died during follow-up. CRP levels were significantly elevated in nonsurvivors compared with survivors (mean CRP 3.1 mg/dL versus 1.5 mg/dL, P =0.003). After controlling for all known baseline variables, the 2nd and 3rd tertiles of CRP compared with the 1st produced a Cox hazard ratio (HR) for mortality of 2.4 (P =0.001). Of the 3 infectious markers tested, only seropositivity to CMV (HR=1.9, P <0.05) was predictive of mortality. The majority of mortality risk associated with elevated CRP or CMV seropositivity occurred when both risk factors were present (P for trend <0.0001). Other independent predictors of increased risk of mortality were age (HR=1.07 per year, P <0.0001), left ventricular ejection fraction (HR=0.97 per percent, P <0.0001), and diabetes mellitus (HR=1.7, P =0.02). ConclusionsCMV seropositivity and elevated CRP, especially when in combination, are strong, independent predictors of mortality in patients with CAD. This suggests an interesting hypothesis that a chronic, smoldering infection (CMV) might have the capacity to accelerate the atherothrombotic process.


A supercapacitor electrode composed of a polyindole (PIn)-modified carbon nanotubes (CNTs) composite (CNTs/PIn) decorated with Co3O4 nanoparticles was synthesized to enhance the electrochemical performance. The PIn shell could improve the electric conductivity and the dispersion of CNTs, and the functional groups of PIn are conducive to anchoring the Co3O4 particles on the CNTs/PIn composite with large effective surface area, leading to a high specific capacitance of 442.5 F g−1. Moreover, the all-solid-state supercapacitor exhibits a high energy density (42.9 W h kg−1) at a power density of 0.4 kW kg−1 and excellent cycling performance (90.2% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles), demonstrating its promising application as an efficient electrode material for electrochemical capacitors.


renumbering of fragments (cf. Gnomon 58 (1986), 385), and that we once again find in comparison with West's Iambi et Elegi Graeci, vol. 2 in the present book. Housman's question 'Is it a rule of etiquette, or pure vanity, or irrepressible originality of genius, which ordains that each successive editor of a collection of fragments shall complicate our studies by changing the sequence and numeration established by his predecessor?' (CQ 2 (1908), 49 = Classical Papers 2.742) is still to answer. However, the first nine poets here included (Olympus, Clonas, Polymnestus, Periander, Pittacus, Echembrotus, Sacadas, Bias, Chilon) have bequeathed no fragments at all to posterity, so that the opening fifty and more pages of text proper merely constitute a useful collection of the relevant testimonia vitae atque art is. Even the poets that follow are often richer in testimonia than fragments (e.g. Aeschylus (pp. 55f.) has 5:2; Sophocles (pp. 58f.) 5:3; one may now add appropriate cross-references here to the relevant testimonia in Radt's Tr GF, Vols. 3 and 4: the editors could at least have done this for Sophocles). Of the other poets included, Melanippides, Archelaus and Sophocles the younger, are all represented only by testimonia. That leaves, as the most significantly represented poets in this volume, Ion of Chios (whose testimonia (and one or two fragments) display that elegant variation from von Blumenthal's numbering we have now come to expect), Critias (testimonia varying in numeration vis-a-vis Diels-Kranz), Antimachus (testimonia and sometimes fragments departing from Wyss' numeration), Socrates, Aristotle, Melanthius, Pigres and Evenus. But in fact the poets are ordered chronologically (alphabetical arrangement would be preferable, but it would a l sounbearable thought involve following West's procedure) vrithfragmenta adespota completing the edition proper. We then find Addenda (especially the latest papyrus fr. of Tyrtaeus) and Corrigenda to vol. 1, Indices Auctorum and Verborum, and sixteen (count them! sixteen) pages of numerorum tabulae. The book opens with a section on the grammatical and metrical practices of the authors involved and a very full bibliography.


A Multichannel Ele ca.r&opphic (MECG) system comprises two-to-twelve channels of ECG data. Typical MECG instruments zre low resolution or high resolution systems. A low resolution (ECG) is characterized by a base of 0.05Hz to 80Hz wth low cies (200Hz-250Hz). A hrgh resoluhon ECG has an analog bandwidth of 0.05Hz to 300Hz with signals sampled at higher frequencies (2 1KHz). An example of a low resolution system is the standard 12-Lead ECG. A typical high resolution instrument is the Signal. Averaged Electrocardiogram (SAECG).


The Desperanto research project has been investigating topics in the area of distributed computing systems since the Fall of 1980. The project addresses problems that arise in the design and implementation of software support for general-purpose resource sharing in networks consisting of heterogeneous nodes. Thus it is most closely related to the prototype RSEXEC system [19], the National Software Works project [2], Rochester's Intelligent Gateway [8] and the Livermore Network Communications system [21]. It is influenced less directly by other contemporary systems which address distributed computing and operating system issues in different contexts such as special-purpose distributed applications, homogeneous architectures or shared memory environments [1] [3] [4] [6] [7] [16] [17] [18] [23].Some results have been published to date [9] [10] [11] [12], and other results are currently in the review process [13]. Although it is still premature to publish the details of the solutions to the design problems in journal (or archival) form, this report has been prepared to describe design issues and progress made to date. This is intended as an informal status report for a wide readership.


A new type of platform software of Educational Robot for development-aided facing elementary and high school students is designed and developed with VB 6.0 software. Its user interfaces and application are introduced briefly. The design strategy of displaying picture and drawing are based on PictureBox Control, the method of setting the color of a pixel is based on "Pset" and the method of reading the color of the pixel is based on "Point" are used. Moving and rotating of image is achieved. And the design of animation-simulation is accomplished.


Background: Although right heart thrombi (RIHT) are generally regarded as indicators of unfavorable outcome in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (APE), the optimal management of patients with RIHT is still under discussion. Therefore, multicentre, multinational RIHT European Registry (RIHTER) has been organized in order to assess the prognostic value of such thrombi.

Methods: We investigated whether the presence and characteristics of RIHT has additional prognostic value to established risk factors (right ventricular dysfunction (RVD), simplified PESI score, Shock Index and elevated troponin levels) for 30 days mortality in patients with APE.

Results: Ninety one (42F) patients aged 65,8±19,5yr with RIHT detected at TTE were analyzed. Forty three pts underwent TTE due to suspected APE, in 40 TTE was performed after APE diagnosis, and in 8 pts RIHT was detected accidentally. In 14 pts hemodynamic instability (BPs 5cm – 26 or <5cm – 59). In 15 pts right heart devices were present. 28 patients in addition to TTE underwent TEE. In 5 cases RIHT was lodged in PFO. Thrombolysis or urgent surgery was used in 52pts, while 39 others were anticoagulated only. Seventeen patients died with first 30 days - mortality 18.7%. Mortality in HI group seemed to be higher than in RVD (+) and RVD (-) 36%; 17%; 0% respectively, p=0,16. Mortality in anticoagulated pts was 23.1%, while in more aggressively treated pts 15.3%, p=0,5. Moreover, thrombolysed pts were more hemodynamically compromised when compared to anticoagulated pts: BPs 111.4±26mmHg vs 97.7±45mmHg; p=0,25. In univariable analysis presence of McConnell sign, sPESI score, shock index, BPs<90mmHg, shock, but not RIHT parameters were found to be mortality predictors. In multivariable analysis only hemodynamic shock predicted 30 days mortality. (HR 4.6; 95% CI 1.9-11.3; p =0.001)

Conclusion: It seems that mortality in patient with right heart mobile thrombi is predominately related to their hemodynamic instability but not to RIHT size and mobility.


Two horses were presented with problems during ridden exercise due to a firm, sensitive swelling at the level of the cheek adjacent to an upper Triadan 06. Oral, radiographic and computed tomographic examinations (n=1) identified the presence of a palatal supernumerary tooth being the causing factor of a buccally displaced 06. In both cases, the supernumerary tooth was extracted on the standing sedated horse. A couple of months following extraction, the buccally displaced tooth had spontaneously moved into a more physiological position due to orthodontic forces of the cheek and masticatory forces. Both horses uneventfully returned to ridden work without further problems.


Precision oncology emphasizes genotyping as one of the mainstays of oncological decision making. The core information element exchanged between the laboratory and the oncologist is the specific mutation. Specifically, it is the written representation typically in form of a variant description at the DNA or protein level. These annotations can be confusing, and many commercial laboratories have abandoned DNA-level annotations. Here we present a complex double-point mutation to illustrate a situation where a formally "correct" reporting-nomenclature can obscure clinically relevant and potentially clinically actionable information. KEY POINTS: HGVS recommends in the current version that "two variants separated by one or more nucleotides should be described individually and not as a "delins." There remains confusion about the appropriate nomenclature to report variants and the significance of these variants among clinicians. It is the clinically integrated molecular-genetic interpretation that will help clinicians make informed decisions to improve patient care.


This study of job advertisements extends our understanding of how employers, rather than researchers, describe the specific skills and attributes sought in candidates for employment in graduate marketing roles in Australia. The article presents the findings of a content analysis of 359 marketing job advertisements downloaded in 2016, in two periods 6 months apart, from the dominant job finding website in Australia, seek.com.au. These data offer detailed primary records authored by employers, and set the research apart from most studies, which rely on generic variables imposed by academics, despite the mooted gap between academia and the business sector. The most demanded attributes included motivation, time management, communication skills, and digital marketing experience. This raises questions about the purpose of a degree, and whether marketing curricula are fit for purpose. The article explores these findings and other preconditions for being "work-ready," and the study contributes to the underdeveloped employability research from Australia.


The purpose of this study was to reveal the energy use and indoor environment characteristics of twelve households located in six cities in China, including daily use of gas and electricity, temperature and humidity throughout a year. The energy uses for district heating and hot water were not included. The investigated houses were separated into two groups, namely Group 1 with domestic heating, and Group 2 with district heating. The analysis showed that the energy use of Lighting and Audio visual & information for each house is not very different during the four seasons. Annual energy use varied from 13.3 to 32.4 GJ in Group 1. The energy use of House 05 was 32.4 GJ/year, which is the highest in Group 1, the space heating reached 18.5 GJ/year, accounting for 57% of the total. Energy use of House 01 increased in winter and summer, which is attributed to the use of heating in winter and cooling in summer, respectively. Annual energy use varied from 2.9 to 17.0 GJ in Group 2. Almost no change of energy use was found for the houses in Group 2 during the four seasons, but a big difference of average indoor temperature was found in the coldest days between the houses in Group 1 (around 10 °C) and Group 2 (around 20 °C), while the difference was small in summer.


Superoxide dismutase(SOD) is an important antioxygenic enzyme in Bombyx mandarina.This study focused on Copper/Zinc superoxide dismutase(Cu/Zn-SOD) from Bombyx mandarina.cDNA encoding Cu/Zn-SOD was firstly amplified by RT-PCR(EMBL accession number:AM410997).The sequence of cDNA indicated that the open reading frame comprises 465 base pairs encoding 154 amino acid residues.The deduced amino acid sequence of Cu/Zn-SOD showed 69.3% identity with those of three species of Drosophila on average,57% identity with that of Caenorhabditis elegans,respectively.The structure and functional domain of Cu/Zn-SOD was analyzed according to the software of ScanProsite,PSort and TMpred on line.The results showed that the protein contains two conservative motifs of Cu/Zn-SOD,and has no signal peptide or transmembrane region.The gene was cloned into expressing vector pET-28a(+) and expressed.SDS-PAGE analysis showed that the target protein was expressed at a high level and the putative molecular weight of recombinant protein was 19.4 kD.


An experimental test of the Silberstein–Levine (SL) maximal‐entropy theory of multiphoton ionization‐fragmentation has been devised and applied to a diverse group of polyatomic molecules. The MPI fragmentation pattern of a given compound is strongly dependent upon the laser wavelength (which governs the ''pathway'' to the continuum) and the laser power density (and pulse energy). Nevertheless, it is found possible to obtain similar fragmentation patterns at several wavelengths (i.e., via different pathways) by adjusting the laser power so as to excite the molecule/ion system to the same average value of internal energy 〈E〉. Data are presented for benzene, toluene, t‐butylbenzene, triethylenediamine, quinuclidine, and iodomethane, all of which tend to confirm the major premise of the SL theory that the branching fraction pattern is governed by the single parameter 〈E〉.


Contents and Contributors: The Public Health Paradigm Robert L. Kane Understanding the Aging and Public Health Networks Alan L. Balsam and Carolyn L. Bottum Behavioral, Social, and Socioenvironmental Factors Adding Years to Life and Life to Years George A. Kaplan Issues of Resource Allocation in an Aging Society Robert H. Binstock Variability in Disease Manifestations in Older Adults: Implications for Public and Community Health Programs Robert B. Wallace Disability Outcomes of Chronic Disease and Their Implications for Public Health Marcel E. Salive and Jack M. Guralnik Evidence of Modifiable Risk Factors in Older Adults as a Basis for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs Gilbert S. Omenn, Shirley M. Beresford, David M. Buchner, Andrea LaCroix, Mona Martin, Donald L. Patrick, Jeffery I. Wallace, and Edward H. Wagner Integrating Research into Program Planning and Development Terrie Wetle Surveillance, Needs Assessment, and Evaluation Susan L. Hughes Conceptual Measurement, and Analytical Issues in Assessing Health Status in Older Populations Anita L. Stewart and Sam Shapiro On the Economic Analysis of Interventions for Aged Populations Ronald J. Ozminkowski and Laurence G. Branch Postponing Disability: Identifying Points of Decline and Potential Intervention S. Jay Olshansky and Mark A. Rudberg Aging, Bioethics, and Public Health: Issues at the Intersection of Three Multidisciplinary Fields Rosalie A. Kane Implications of an Aging Society for the Preparation of Public Health Professionals Thomas R. Prohaska and Steven P. Wallace Implications of an Aging Society for the Organization and Evaluation of Public Health Services Elizabeth A. Kutza Toward a Synthesis of a Public Health Agenda for an Aging Society Ronald Anderson and Nadereh Pourat


Past and present substance use is an important part of the psychosocial evaluation of potential living kidney donors (LKDs). Increasing state legalizations and social acceptance of marijuana (MJ) use can create challenges for transplant centers.


In the process of Chinese political,economic and judicial reforms,public surveillance via media over judicial activities is suggested,strengthened, and advanced.In recent years,the vigorous push in open trials and the increasingly active surveillance of public media both trigger the more conspicuous and frequent conflicts between judicature and media.Therefore,it is quite necessary to do profound and systematic researches in handling the conflicting relationship between the two sides.


Sustainable urban development, healthy cities and rapid urban growth have become a major focus in Indonesia. This research aims to identify the key factors needed to achieve optimal Urban Health in Indonesia. Currently, DKI Jakarta Province is the largest metropolitan city in Indonesia, but in 2022 DKI Jakarta will be ranked 238th in the world and 48th in Asia regarding the Quality of Life Index. A symbol of success and progress in the country of Indonesia, there are 98 cities spread across all provinces, but only 8 cities are included in the metropolitan category. This research uses the PRISMA extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines, 93 articles published between 2000 and 2022 meet the inclusion criteria that look at Urban Health for city development. In an effort to build a healthy city, Urban Health needs to be implemented using several key factors that encourage good urban health. The policy approach in Indonesia must be to improve the quality and accessibility of health services which are important factors in the effectiveness of urban health services, so as to achieve good urban health. well in Indonesia requires a holistic approach that includes green energy, a clean environment, high levels of physical activity and good stress management, adequate health services, good nutrition and equitable health.


Cross-linked magnetic nanoparticles were developed to improve the structural stability of amphiphilic polymer coated magnetic nanoparticles. These nanoparticles show strong potential for biomedical applications such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).


Introduction, Sajeev John Theory Optical Properties of One-Dimensional Disordered Photonic Structures, Mikhail V. Rybin, Mikhail F. Limonov, Alexander B. Khanikaev, and Costas M. Soukoulis Propagation and Localization of Light in Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals, Mikhail A. Kaliteevski, Stuart Brand, and Richard A. Abram Modeling the Optical Response of Three-Dimensional Disordered Structures Using the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker Method, Gabriel Lozano, Hernan Miguez, Luis A. Dorado, and Ricardo A. Depine Anderson Localization of Light in Layered Dielectric Structures, Yury Bliokh, Konstantin Y. Bliokh, Valentin Freilikher, and Franco Nori The Disorder Problem for Slow-Light Photonic Crystal Waveguides, Mark Patterson and Stephen Hughes Quasicrystalline Photonic Structures: Between Order and Disorder, Alexander N. Poddubny and Eugeniyus L. Ivchenko Multicomponent Photonic Crystals with Inhomogeneous Scatterers, Alexander B. Khanikaev, Mikhail V. Rybin, and Mikhail F. Limonov Experiment Anderson Localization of Light: Disorder-Induced Linear, Nonlinear, and Quantum Phenomena, Yoav Lahini, Tal Schwartz, Yaron Silberberg, and Mordechai Segev Optical Spectroscopy of Real Three-Dimensional Self-Assembled Photonic Crystals, Juan F. Galisteo Lopez and Cefe Lopez Photonic Glasses: Fabrication and Optical Properties, Pedro David Garcia-Fernandez, Diederik S. Wiersma, and Cefe Lopez Superdiffusion of Light in Levy Glasses, Kevin Vynck, Jacopo Bertolotti, Pierre Barthelemy, and Diederik S. Wiersma Optical Properties of Low-Contrast Opal-Based Photonic Crystals, Alexander A. Kaplyanskii, Alexander V. Baryshev, Mikhail V. Rybin, Alexander V. Sel'kin, and Mikhail F. Limonov Light and Small-Angle X-Ray Diffraction from Opal-Like Structures: Transition from Two- to Three-Dimensional Regimes and Effects of Disorder, Anton K. Samusev, Kirill B. Samusev, Ivan S. Sinev, Mikhail V. Rybin, Mikhail F. Limonov, Natalia A. Grigoryeva, Sergey V. Grigoriev, and Andrei V. Petukhov Interplay of Order and Disorder in the High-Energy Optical Response of Three-Dimensional Photonic Crystals, Gabriel Lozano, Hernan Miguez, Luis A. Dorado, and Ricardo A. Depine Opal-Based Hypersonic Crystals, Andrey V. Akimov and Alexander B. Pevtsov Toward Applications Strong Light Confinement by Perturbed Photonic Crystals and Photonic Amorphous Structures, Keiichi Edagawa and Masaya Notomi Nonlinear Optics in Silicon Photonic Crystal Nanocavities, Lucio Claudio Andreani, Paolo Andrich, Matteo Galli, Dario Gerace, Liam O'Faolain, and Thomas F. Krauss Random Lasing Highlighted by pi-Congugated Polymer Films, Randy C. Polson and Z. Valy Vardeny Self-Optimization of Optical Confinement and Lasing Action in Disordered Photonic Crystals, Alexey Yamilov and Hui Cao Ultrafast All-Optical Switching in Photonic Crystals, Valery G. Golubev Resonant Light Scattering in Photonic Devices: Role of Defects, Andrey E. Miroshnichenko and Yuri S. Kivshar Structural Features and Related Optical Responses of Magnetophotonic Crystals, Mitsuteru Inoue, Alexander V. Baryshev, Alexander M. Merzlikin, Hironaga Uchida, and Alexander B. Khanikaev Inhomogeneous Hybrid Metal-Dielectric Plasmonic-Photonic Crystals, Sergei G. Romanov Light Propagation in Photonic Crystals Infiltrated with Fluorescent Quantum Dots or Liquid Crystal: Different Dimensionality Analysis, Rabia Moussa, Alexander Kuznetsov, Ryotaro Ozaki, and Anvar A. Zakhidov Index


In [26], Jab loński proved that a piecewise expanding C2 multidimensional Jab loński map admits an absolutely continuous invariant probability measure (ACIP). In [6], Boyarsky and Lou extended this result to the case of i.i.d. compositions of the above maps, with an on average expanding condition. We generalize these results to the (quenched) setting of random Jab loński maps, where the randomness is governed by an ergodic, invertible and measure preserving transformation. We prove that the skew product associated to this random dynamical system admits a finite number of ergodic ACIPs. Furthermore, we provide two different upper bounds on the number of mutually singular ergodic ACIP's, motivated by the works of Buzzi [9] in one dimension and Gora, Boyarsky and Proppe [23] in higher dimensions.


Abstract Despite Nigeria's huge reserves in coal resource, the vanishing coal production over the years has been a source of grave concern to many who are interested in witnessing the diversification of Nigeria's energy sector to non-petroleum resources. Within the framework of Operations Research, linear growth and decay equations on one hand, and exponential growth and decay equations on the other hand, were modeled for coal production in Nigeria. Subsequently, the growth and decay models for linear and exponential considerations were tested on the annual coal production data with a view to establishing the appropriate characters/features of the profiles of Nigeria coal production from 1916 to 2001, under two scenarios, namely: Scenario 1—pre-Nigerian civil war period, 1916–1966; and Scenario 2—post-Nigerian civil war period, 1973–2001. The findings gave fascinating insights into the features of the Nigerian coal production. Thus in a nutshell, it was found that the pre-war period of coal production, 1916–1966 approximated to the linear growth trend. While the post-war period of coal production, 1973–2001 was close to the feature of exponential-decay curve. It is expected that the findings obtained from this investigation would help in planning for the rebirth of Nigerian coal production and its utilization in energy generation.


Effects of Changes in U.S. Ethanol Production from Corn Grain, Corn Stover, and Switchgrass on World Agricultural Markets and Trade. (May 2009) Jody Lynn Campiche, B.S.; M.S., Oklahoma State University Co-Chairs of Advisory Committee: Dr. Henry L. Bryant Dr. James W. Richardson The renewable energy industry continues to expand at a rapid pace. New advances in cellulosic ethanol technologies have the potential to reduce our dependency on foreign oil. The evolution of these new biofuel markets could have significant effects on future production levels, market prices, and world trade levels for various agricultural commodities. Alternative scenarios involving new biofuel technologies, primary factor availability, and government policy will result in very different outcomes for the agricultural economy. The interactions of current and new biofuel technologies, including conventional ethanol production (from corn grain) and cellulosic ethanol production (from corn stover and switchgrass), and the agricultural economy were examined in a general equilibrium framework. Various outcomes were examined with attention primarily focused on (1) trade offs among competing uses of agricultural commodities, (2) changes in the output of major agricultural producers competing with the U.S., (3) effects on the livestock industry, (4) profitability of the agricultural industry, (5) changes in input costs, including land rents, and (6) changes in land use


HYPOTHESIS
An experimental polymeric sealant (CoSeal [Cohesion Technologies, Palo Alto, Calif]) provides equivalent anastomotic sealing to Gelfoam (Upjohn, Kalamazoo, Mich)/thrombin during surgical placement of prosthetic vascular grafts.

DESIGN
Randomized controlled trial.

SETTING
Nine university-affiliated medical centers.

PATIENTS
One hundred forty-eight patients scheduled for implantation of polytetrafluoroethylene grafts, mainly for infrainguinal revascularization procedures or the creation of dialysis access shunts, who were treated randomly with either an experimental intervention (n = 74) or control (n = 74).

INTERVENTION
Following polytetrafluoroethylene graft placement, anastomotic suture hole bleeding was treated intraoperatively in all control subjects with Gelfoam/thrombin. Subjects in the experimental group had the polymeric sealant applied directly to the suture lines without concomitant manual compression.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Primary treatment success was defined as the proportion of subjects in each group that achieved complete anastomotic sealing within 10 minutes. The proportion of subjects that achieved immediate sealing and the time required to fully inhibit suture hole bleeding also were compared between treatment groups.

RESULTS
Overall 10-minute sealing success was equivalent (86% vs 80%; P =.29) between experimental and control subjects, respectively. However, subjects treated with CoSeal achieved immediate anastomotic sealing at more than twice the rate of subjects treated with Gelfoam/thrombin (47% vs 20%; P<.001). Consequently, the median time needed to inhibit bleeding in control subjects was more than 10 times longer than for experimental subjects (16.5 seconds vs 189.0 seconds; P =.01). Strikingly similar findings for all comparisons were observed separately for subgroups of subjects having infrainguinal bypass grafting and for those undergoing placement of dialysis access shunts.

CONCLUSIONS
The experimental sealant offers equivalent anastomotic sealing performance compared with Gelfoam/thrombin, but it provides this desired effect in a significantly more rapid time frame.


An examination of the permanent bony structures of the anal fin complex in the mormyrid fish, Gnathonemus petersii, revealed two new structural sexual dimorphisms: longer proximal pterygiophores and wider anal fin rays in males than in females. Both structures are thought to facilitate the male's courtship-associated anal fin reflex. Adult male mormyrid fishes are characterized by a dorsally directed indentation of the posterior body wall (anal fin indentation). The expression of this indentation in males, presumably driven by anal fin musculature, was correlated with the fish's gonadal state: large indentations were associated with high gonado-somatic indices and small indentations with low indices.


Concrete waste is one of the most abundant waste materials, remains in the environment for a long period of time, and if not recycled, can significantly reduce the life of municipal landfill facilities. Crushing waste concrete to make recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) has been gaining more attention recently, as economic and environmental constraints on the production of natural aggregates increase. Recycling concrete also diverts construction and demolition debris waste streams from the landfills. However, RCA has been shown to contain heavy metals which may leach and cause potential contamination of the groundwater. Laboratory pH-dependent batch water leach tests at the pH range of 2-14 were conducted to investigate the leaching behavior of calcium (Ca), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) from two different recycled concrete aggregates used in highway constructions. Leached concentrations of Zn were below the detection limits, while the pH of the leachate was higher than 5. Ca showed a cationic leaching pattern, indicating that the concentrations of leached Ca decreased with an increase in pH while Cu and Zn showed amphoteric leaching pattern. The leached element concentrations were below the Environmental Protection Agency Maximum Contaminant Limits (EPA MCLs) with few exceptions. Geochemical modeling results from MINTEQA2 indicated that releases of the elements were solubility controlled. For a given element, the solubility controlling solids were found to be very consistent. Oxide and hydroxide minerals control the leaching of Ca, Zn, and Cu elements.


Through a lot of studies and experiments, the surfactant JHSS-01 has been developed. This surfactant is cheap, salt resistance, with good rigidity, and it may reduce the viscosity of heavy oil through emulsion, thus improving the percolation rheological characteristics of non-Newtonian crude oil. Lab simulation indicates that the oil production rate can be increased by 20-50% through taking in and sending out a large quantity of JHSS-01.In Bamianhe and Jianghan Wanchang oilfields, pilot projects have been conducted with this surfactant, additional 1283t oil has been produced in 7 wells .The input- output ratio is 1:5.2, and economic results have been obtained.


DFT modelling suggests a metallacycle mechanism for the dimerization of ethene over a faujasite-supported Rh(i) complex, rationalizing the experimental selectivity.


Management strategies for baseflow augmentation fall into the following categories: (1) range management, (2) upland vegetation management, (3) riparian vegetation management, (4) upland runoff detention and retention, and (5) the use of instream structures. The benefits of a watershed management strategy focused on baseflow augmentation are the following: (1) increased summer flows, (2) healthier riparian areas, (3) increased channel and bank stability, (4) decreased erosion and sediment transport, (5) improved water quality, (6) enhanced fish and wildlife habitat, (7) lower stream temperatures, and (8) improved stream aesthetics.


The CW laser operation at 542.8 nm have been successfully demonstrated using Tb3+-doped fluoride fiber for the first time. The laser transition of Tb3+ doped in fluoride fiber is analyzed.


The intracellular pathogen Legionella pneumophila exploits host cell vesicular transport by manipulating the activity of the small GTPase Rab1. Bacterial proteins, so called effectors, that are delivered into the infected cell play a key role in this process. Here, we summarize recent developments in our quest to understand the molecular function of these effectors, and describe how L. pneumophila employs post-translational modification in a reversible manner to manipulate the activity of Rab1 on its vacuole. Note: An editorial about this paper can be found online at: www.landesbioscience.com/journals/cellularlogistics/article/18984


White pigments consisting of surface-coated TiO2 base bodies for anticorrosion protection are already known. In order to improve their corrosion-inhibiting effect, Mn3(PO4)2 and one or several substances selected from aluminum oxides, hydroxides, phosphates, hydrogen phosphates, dihydrogen phosphates and polyphosphates are precipitated on the TiO2 base body.


As a technique for heating matter to high energy density, intense beams of heavy ions are capable of delivering precise and uniform beam energy deposition to a relatively large sample. The US heavy ion fusion science program has developed techniques for heating and diagnosing warm dense matter (WDM) targets. We have developed a WDM target chamber and a suite of target diagnostics including a fast multi-channel optical pyrometer, optical streak camera, VISAR, and high-speed gated cameras. Initial WDM experiments heat targets by both the compressed and uncompressed parts of the NDCX-I beam, and explore measurement of temperature, droplet formation and other target parameters. Continued improvements in beam tuning, bunch compression, and other upgrades are expected to yield higher temperature and pressure in the WDM targets. Future experiments are planned in areas such as dense electronegative targets, porous target homogenization and two-phase equation of state.


By using Co2 laser melting to process erbium-doped fiber tip,a high spherical erbium-doped microsphere cavity is formed through surface tension.The size of erbium-doped microsphere is 21μm.By adjusting the location of erbium-doped microspheres precisely,using 980nm laser as the pumping source,the single mode erbium ion photon fluorescence spectra is obtainod,of which the central wavelength is around 1.55μm.It proves the frequency selection role of micro-cavity.Through further analysis of the spectrum,the Q of microsphere 108 is calculatecl,and the free spectral range in real measarment is basically consistent with that in theoretical analysis.


The principle of D/A digital to analog converter was described in this paper ,and the method of constructing T shape resistance network D/A converter simulation model was given. On the base we performed systematic simulation. The results indicated the method was reasonable and effective.


The article considers the paradigm of subjective probability and expected utility theory with respect to their applications in the theory of decision-making. Advantages and shortcomings of Savage's axiomatic in the subjective probability theory are analyzed, the models of beliefs formation are considered. The authors propose a new approach to the analysis of decision-making — a multiple priors model, where an agent attributes to each event not a single probability, but a range of probabilities.


Introduction The optimization of the antithrombotic treatment with LMWH (enoxaparin), direct and indirect anti-Xa ( Apixaban, fondaparinux), in patients with adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, or human breast carcinoma is a challenging issue. The understanding of their mechanism of action in cancer-induced hypercoagulability might provide evidence for treatment optimization. To this aim, we studied the influence of pancreas adenocarcinoma cells (BXPC3), or human breast carcinoma cells (MCF7) on the antithrombotic activity of enoxaparin, fondaparinux and apixaban.

Materials and Methods Cells were cultured and adhered in 96-well plates (50cells/µl). Thrombin generation (TG) of normal platelet poor plasma spiked with clinically relevant concentrations of enoxaparin, fondaparinux and apixaban which was added in wells carrying cancer cells was assessed with the Calibrated Automated Thrombogram assay. In the control experiment TG was triggered using PPP-Reagent 5 pM TF. The lag-time of thrombin generation, the maximum concentration of thrombin (Peak), and the mean rate index (MRI) of the propagation phase of thrombin generation were analysed [MRI=Peak/(ttPeak-lag-time)]. The IC50 of the studied compounds were calculated by extrapolation from the concentration-response curve, and compared.

Results All studied antithrombotic agents inhibited in a concentration dependent manner the thrombin generation. The three studied agents significantly inhibited TG at plasma concentrations usually achieved at doses for thromboprophylaxis. However the presence of cancer cells and their type was determinant for the antithrombotic potency of the studied drugs. Comparison on the basis of IC50 showed that the presence of either BXPC3 or MCF7 cells did not significantly modify the antithrombotic potency of enoxaparin as compared to the control experiment. In contrast the inhibitory effect of fondaparinux and apixaban on thrombin generation was partially reversed when TG was triggered by BXPC3 since the IC50 were significantly increased as compared to the control experiment. The presence of MCF7 cells did not significantly modify the antithrombotic activity of apixaban and fondaparinux.

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Conclusions The LMWH enoxaparin and the specific FXa inhibitors apixaban and fondaparinux demonstrate potent inhibitory capacity on thrombin generation triggered by cancer cells. The type of cancer cells is determinant for the antithrombotic efficiency of the specific factor Xa inhibitors independently of their mechanism of action (i.e. antithrombin dependent or independent inhibition of FXa). In contrast the type of cancer cells does not significantly influence the potency of enoxaparin. This is probably due to the presence of the trace amounts of anti-IIa activity. The present study stresses out that the impact of the type of cancer cells on the antithrombotic activity of the specific Xa inhibitors should not be neglected. These data have to be taken into consideration for the design of dose-finding studies of the direct orally active FXa inhibitors in patients with different histological types of cancer.

Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


In the present invention, a vehicle travel safety device is provided with the following: an object information detection unit for detecting information related to an object; a vehicle state information detection unit for detecting information related to the state of a vehicle; a collision likelihood determination unit for determining whether there is the likelihood of colliding with the object for which information was detected by the object information detection unit; and a collision evasion support unit for carrying out collision evasion support if the collision likelihood determination unit has determined that there is the likelihood of colliding with the object, and for controlling the collision evasion support in accordance with the state of steering performed by the driver of the vehicle.


Railway timetables must provide competitive travel times and at the same time be able to withstand delays, perturbations, and variations in operating conditions without losing functionality, to achieve a high service level during operations. The art of designing such a timetable relies on several performance indicators related to individual train paths (running and dwelling), dependencies between train paths (headways, turning, transferring, etc.), and integrated train paths (corridors, networks). These performance indicators include infrastructure occupation, timetable stability, feasibility, robustness, and resilience. The quality of the timetable design process can be evaluated by the manner in which these performance indicators are dealt with. This paper gives an overview of these performance indicators, their importance in the timetable design, and their interrelations, and proposes four timetabling levels that represent how well the timetable performance criteria are taken into account in the timetable design process of a specific railway.


4208 Previously, we reported that oral administration of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a major catechin in green tea, not only inhibited small intestinal tumor formation in ApcMin/+ mice, but also resulted in decreases of nuclear β-catenin and c-Myc levels and increases of E-cadherin levels in both the small intestinal tumors and HT29 human colon cancer cells (Cancer Res, 2005; 65(22):10623). The decreased nuclear β-catenin and increased E-cadherin levels in the small intestinal tumors was also occurred by short-term treatments of ApcMin/+ mice with EGCG (75 mg/kg i.g. 3h before sacrifice or 0.32% in the drinking fluid for 1 or 2 weeks), suggesting that the inhibition of aberrant β-catenin signaling is a relatively early event after EGCG administration. We then investigated effects of the combination of EGCG with voluntary exercise or calcium supplementation on intestinal tumor formation. In female ApcMin/+ mice maintained on the AIN93G diet, the combination of voluntary exercise with oral administration of 0.32% EGCG for 6 weeks significantly reduced small intestinal tumor formation by 45% (p


The invention provides a temperature control system for an industrial furnace. The system comprises a temperature detector, a sensor, an industrial furnace and a PLC. The temperature detector is arranged in the hearth of the industrial furnace, the temperature detector is electrically connected with the PLC through the sensor, the PLC is electrically connected with the industrial furnace, and the PLC also controls the switching of the fire door of the industrial furnace. According to the invention, the temperature in the hearth of the industrial furnace is detected through the temperature detector, a signal is outputted to the PLC, and the PLC controls the on-off of a heating device of the industrial furnace and the opening and closing of the fire door, such that the temperature in the furnace is reduced, the problem of damaged heating parts due to over high temperature in the furnace during heating is solved, the safety hidden risks are reduced, and the working efficiency is improved.


In hazes obtained by storing beer at 0°C. the concentrations of calcium far exceeded those of any other metal, whereas copper and iron were the predominating metals in turbidities formed at higher temperatures. It is concluded that the heavy metals appear in chemical combination with the haze, whereas the calcium is involved more by virtue of concomitant deposition with haze of calcium compounds as a result of either their reduced solubility at low temperatures or their adsorption by the particles of haze.


The use of dynamic bonds in self-healing polymeric systems allows restoring of the chemical structure and mechanical properties multiple times. In this respect, the use of ionomers represents a promising approach. The strong interaction between ionic moieties within a non-polar matrix leads to microphase separation and a behavior similar to covalent crosslinks in a thermally reversible network. The implementation and parameter optimization, however, requires a profound understanding of the structure-property relationships. Motivated by recent findings on the excellent self-healing behavior of ionomeric NBRbased systems, we report on an ionomer model system designed to explore the thermal and viscoelastic properties of these materials by varying the ionic content, neutralization degree and nature of counter-ions. The dynamic mechanical properties of the materials are investigated by rheological oscillation measurements in dependence on the ionic content and the nature of cation. The temperature-reversible formation of ionic cross-links, an essential feature for the ability of extrinsic self-healing by thermal activation, is shown to be possible by incorporation of magnetic nanoparticles. The transfer of the basic results to NBR elastomers is successfully demonstrated.


This paper discusses the application of electronic media to documents, specifically Safety Analysis Reports (SARs), prepared for Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (ERW supporting references add 10,000 pages. Other programmatic requirements documents consist of an estimated 5,000 pages plus references.


A conductive SnO2 layer and small quantities of IrO2 surface cocatalyst enhance the catalytic efficiency of nanoporous Fe2O3 electrodes in the oxygen evolution reaction at neutral pH. Anodic alumina templates are therefore coated with thin layers of SnO2, Fe2O3, and IrO2 by atomic layer deposition. In the first step, the Fe2O3 electrode is modified with a conductive SnO2 layer and submitted to different postdeposition thermal treatments in order to maximize its catalytic performance. The combination of steady‐state electrolysis, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, X‐ray crystallography, and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy demonstrates that catalytic turnover and e− extraction are most efficient if both layers are amorphous in nature. In the second step, small quantities of IrO2 with extremely low iridium loading of 7.5 µg cm−2 are coated on the electrode surface. These electrodes reveal favorable long‐term stability over at least 15 h and achieve maximized steady‐state current densities of 0.57 ± 0.05 mA cm−2 at η = 0.38 V and pH 7 (1.36 ± 0.10 mA cm−2 at η = 0.48 V) in dark conditions. This architecture enables charge carrier separation and reduces the photoelectrochemical water oxidation onset by 300 mV with respect to pure Fe2O3 electrodes of identical geometry.


Synthetic magnetite (Fe3O4) was studied as a sorbent for the removal of arsenic from the model aqueous solutions. The sorbent was prepared by the co-precipitation of Fe(II) and Fe(III) under alkaline conditions. The effect of pH, initial arsenic concentration and a the contact time of magnetite and arsenic were investigated in the batch adsorption-equilibrium experiments. Maximum sorption capacity of magnetite obtained at pH 3.5 was 46.7 mg/g. Desorption of arsenic loaded on magnetite was studied under various experimental conditions.


Primary tuberculosis (TB) of the skull is a very rare entity scantily described in literature with 0.2%–1.3% of cases. The different radiological forms of calvarial TB described are - circumscribed lesions of the sclerotic and lytic type and diffuse TB of the cranium. Treatment for skull TB includes antituberculous therapy along with appropriate surgical intervention. Here, we present a case of calvarial TB presenting as multiple osteolytic soft tissue lesions.


The pillars of public administration rest on balancing the triumvirate of traditions, managerial, political, and legal, in developing and implementing public policy. The normative concept of leadership has consistently surfaced as an important dimension in the policy process. However, scholarship exploring the importance and relevance of leadership in public administration has been sporadic and limited in scope. This article elucidates the disconnect between the study of leadership and public administration. To validate the relevance of leadership in public administration, future empirical studies must embrace the long-view, heuristic inquiry, and the lifecycle of leadership.


The Kashmir dispute, long on the sidelines internationally, has moved front and center since September 11. India has made use of changed opinions since the terror attacks on the United States to pressure Pakistan, which for decades has promoted a jihadist guerrilla movement within Jammu and Kashmir, the only Indian state with a Muslim majority. When Islamic extremists mounted a murderous attack on the Indian parliament last December, New Delhi responded with a massive troop buildup along its border with Pakistan. The confrontation of the two nuclear-armed neighbors was temporarily contained by U.S. and European diplomacy but could flare up again at any moment. Are there more durable means of containing this 50-year dispute? Is there even a possible solution to the problem? This essay will attempt answers, with the important caveat that it is difficult to convey the complex and angry passions that the word "Kashmir" evokes. For confirmation, one only has to visit a website for a Pakistani Islamic university, Markaz ad Dawa'ah Wal Irshad (Center for and Invitation to the Spread of Islam). The site featured a poll that asked whether America's new war was against Islam or terrorists. The poll was programmed so as to elicit an "against Islam" response. Elsewhere, the site quoted a prominent Islamic cleric's claim that the war in Afghanistan was a clash of civilizations: "This battle will take [the] shape of the religious war of Hind in which the Muslims stood victorious," the cleric said, referring to the Mughal conquest of India. Markaz ad Dawa'ah is the parent organization of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (Army of the Pure), a militia that the U.S. State Department added to its list of banned terrorist organizations this past January. Founded in 1994, the Lashkar is based in Pakistan but active in Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir. Its religious center is the 200-acre Markaz complex in Pakistan's Punjab province, but its training camps are in Pakistani-held Azad Kashmir. Its mujahideen (holy warriors) are mostly Punjabi Pakistanis, and until recently it also drew heavily on the radical fringe of Britain's Muslim diaspora, mostly of Pakistani origin, who provided it with funds and foot soldiers. After an attack on New Delhi's historic Red Fort in December 2000, which the Lashkar boasts of on its website, Britain banned the group in February 2001. Since then, the supply of British Muslim foot soldiers has trailed off, though recent reports suggest that as much as $3 million a year still flows from Britain into the coffers of the Lashkar and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (Mohammed's Troops). The Jaish was founded in 2000 by an Islamic preacher who was released by India in a prisoner-hostage exchange after an Indian airliner was hijacked by would-be Jaish adherents and Harkat ul Ansar (Movement of the Medinite Friends of the Prophet) militants in December 1999. The militia has ties to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, but its base is in Karachi, and it has been implicated in the kidnapping and murder of U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl. Investigations into Pearl's kidnapping led to one of the 1999


The clinical spectrum of coeliac disease has changed. Symptoms are often mild and the condition may present with nutritional deficiency alone or with one of the associated disorders, e.g. dermatitis herpetiformis. GPs need to maintain a high awareness of the disorder. The diagnosis of coeliac disease can only be made on small bowel biopsy with demonstration of improvement or normalisation after at least 6 months on a gluten-free diet. The diagnosis of coeliac disease cannot be made on antibody testing alone. There is no place for an empirical trial of a gluten-free diet in symptomatic patients. A gluten-free diet in Australia now excludes any ingredient, including wheat starch and malt, which contains detectable gluten. Adherence to a gluten-free diet should be strict and lifelong. This reverses both the metabolic consequences of the disease and the increased risk of malignancy associated with coeliac disease. Screening is recommended for first degree relatives, particularly children, of patients with coeliac disease. Patients should be encouraged to join the Coeliac Society in their state. (author abstract)


Maria I. Albano Edelweiss, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS (Brazil) Dear Sir, Experimental and clinical research has demonstrated two main mechanisms responsible for the onset of immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis. The first occurs when an exogenous or endogenous antigen is linked to serum antibodies forming circulating immune complexes which are subsequently deposited in the glomeruli. The other mechanism refers to antibodies directed to antigens already present in the glomerulus. Glomerular involvement has been described in various parasitoses, especially in populations of endemic regions. South Brazil is an endemic area for hydatidosis. Sheep breeding is an important source of revenue for the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Therefore, we decided to study the effects of hydatidosis on the glomeruli of these animals, since sheep are a naturally existing model. Here we report on the early results of a prospective pilot study performed in our department, in which we studied 23 sheep slaughtered at a meat packing plant. On this occasion we found that approximately 80% of the animals had hydatidosis. Kidney tissue was collected for optical, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopy. Samples of serum, urine and hydatid fluid were also taken. Glomerular cellular proliferation was found in 19/20 animals, thickening of the capillary wall in 16/20 and the prescence of hyaline for hematic cylinders in 17/20. Indirect immunofluorescence displayed mesangial and subendothelial granular positivity in all animals, with intensities ranging from + to + + +/+ + + +. Human serum strongly positive for hydatidosis was used as a primary antibody and normal human serum as the control. With electron microscopy, the results presented dense mesangial, subendothelial and intramembranous deposFig. 1. Electron-dense deposits (D) are seen in the glomerular basement membrane. Visceral glomerular epithelial cells show foot process fusion. × 1,800. Fig. 2. Voluminous electron-dense deposit (D) in the subendothelial localization. × 3,600. 254 Albano Edelweiss/Lizardo-Daudt


Pneumocytoma is a rare benign tumor of the lung that usually presents as a solitary pulmonary nodule. It is believed to arise from the primitive undifferentiated respiratory epithelium. We report a case of pulmonary pneumocytoma that was suspected on needle aspiration smears and confirmed histologically. This case describes the cytological features of pneumocytoma that are rarely described in textbooks.


who are prepared to absorb it, and books on the subject-good, bad, and indifferent-are literally pouring from the press. No doubt there is a good deal of charlatanism connected with this popularizing of the subject, and not a few people are rapidly making fortunes from many who are only too willing to cast money into the lecturer's coffer, which once they quite as cheerfully bestowed upon the purchase of patent medicines. Such is the glamour of the subject that very few people stop to inquire the credentials of a would-be lecturer, and fewer still doubt his infallibility or question the potent magic of his ware. There is, of course, some gain in this popularizing process, but it cannot be doubted that it is also attended by serious danger ; for people


This study was mainly intended to identify user perception on the quality
service of library mobile at TBM Pustaka Keliling Adil in Ledok Tukangan
Yogyakarta. The method in this study used descriptive quantitative and the subject of
this study was user of TBM Pustaka Keliling Adil. The object of this study was user's
perception on the quality service of mobile library in TBM Pustaka Keliling Adil In
Ledok Tukangan Yogyakarta. The population was 150 people and 30% of them were
sample of data or 45 respondent. The data were collected by using accidental
sampling. The method and technique of collecting data used observation,
documentation, interview, and questionnaire. The measurement of quality based on
likert scale, there was 40 considered indicator divided into 5 sub variable; tangible,
reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy. The data was analyzed by using
mean and grand mean formula. The result of the study showed that user's perception
on the quality service of mobile library in TBM Pustaka Keliling Adil In Ledok
Tukangan Yogyakarta was very good with the total average value 3,42.
Keywords: quality of service, mobile library, TBM


The syndrome of bronchial asthma has been thoroughly discussed as to its mechanism and causes from all angles by so many competent men that I wish only to emphasize the fact that among the probable causes one is the nasal sinus, in which the patient is sensitized to his own organisms. Tests on the skin with these organisms give a marked positive reaction, but the patient will not react to similar organisms from some other person. That there is too much nasal surgical intervention of a kind performed on patients with asthma is well known. These operations are not always successful because the patient is not sensitized to his own sinus organisms, or because the operative work is not thorough enough. These cases are rare, but brilliant results follow relief of the sinus infection by operation. The sinuses most often affected are the ethmoids sphenoids and antrums, rarely the frontals.


SmallSats extend the frontiers of astrophysics, and present an opportunity with which to develop the next generation of scientists and engineers. Achieving high-impact research with SmallSats is increasingly feasible due to advances in technologies such as precision pointing, compact sensitive detectors and the miniaturization of propulsion systems. Science cases for SmallSat observatories (including CubeSats) being developed now include the discovery and characterization of exoplanets, stars, black holes and radio transients. SmallSats also represent a fantastic "on-ramp" to bring more people into mission development by providing opportunities for students and new PIs to get hands-on, end-to-end leadership, research and engineering experience. This combination of people development with new technology provides diverse opportunities to advance astrophysics knowledge.


Tribenzotriquinacenes are prototypical aromatic hydrocarbon with a particularly rigid, C-3v-SYMMetrical, cup-like convex/concave molecular framework consisting of three mutually fused indane units. In this article the recent progress in the synthesis of tribenzotriquinacene and its derivatives has been reviewed.


The aim of this study was to understand how the perceived au - tonomy support, motivation and satisfaction towards Physical Education (PE), can predict the importance and usefulness of this subject. The sample consisted of 758 students (347 boys and 411 girls) of high school in the Region of Murcia, between 13 and 18 years old. The questionnaire was composed of Learning Climate Questionnaire, Sport Motivation Scale, Sa- tisfaction Scale and Scale of Importance toward EF and EF Utility. It was performed descriptive and correlational analyzes and structural equations. The results indicate a strong motivation and satisfaction towards the subject, being always greater in boys the results of all the variables analyzed. The study demonstrates the influence of autonomy support in the importance of EF through intrinsic motivation and students satisfaction.


"The two queries assumption and Arthur-Merlin classes," VyasRam Selvam, TR13-144. "Two Structural Results for Low Degree Polynomials and Applications," Gil Cohen, Avishay Tal, TR13-145. "A Characterization of Approximation Resistance," Subhash Khot, Madhur Tulsiani, Pratik Worah, TR13146. "Any Beamsplitter Generates Universal Quantum Linear Optics," Adam Bouland, Scott Aaronson, TR13147. "On the Conditional Hardness of Coloring a 4-colorable Graph with Super-Constant Number of Colors," Irit Dinur, Igor Shinkar, TR13-148. "The Ordering Principle in a Fragment of Approximate Counting," Albert Atserias, Neil Thapen, TR13-149. "An Improved Deterministic #SAT Algorithm for Small De Morgan Formulas," Ruiwen Chen, Valentine Kabanets, Nitin Saurabh, TR13-150. "Hardness Amplification and the Approximate Degree of Constant-Depth Circuits," Mark Bun, Justin Thaler, TR13-151. "On Derandomizing Algorithms that Err Extremely Rarely," Oded Goldreich, Avi Wigderson, TR13-152. "The Limits of Depth Reduction for Arithmetic Formulas: It's all about the top fan-in," Mrinal Kumar, Shubhangi Saraf, TR13-153. "Simulating Quantum Circuits with Sparse Output Distributions," Martin Schwarz, Maarten Van den Nest, TR13-154. "Pseudorandom Generators for Low Degree Polynomials from Algebraic Geometry Codes," Gil Cohen, Amnon Ta-Shma, TR13-155. "A reduction of proof complexity to computational complexity for AC0[p] Frege systems," Jan Krajicek, TR13-156. "Derandomizing Polynomial Identity over Finite Fields Implies Super-Polynomial Circuit Lower Bounds for NEXP," Bin Fu, TR13-157. "Information-theoretic approximations of the nonnegative rank," Gbor Braun, Rahul Jain, Troy Lee, Sebastian Pokutta, TR13-158. "(2+)-SAT is NP-hard," Per Austrin, Venkatesan Guruswami, Johan Hstad, TR13-159. "Breaking the quadratic barrier for 3-LCCs over the Reals," Zeev Dvir, Shubhangi Saraf, Avi Wigderson, TR13-160. "The Frequent Paucity of Trivial Strings," Jack H. Lutz, TR13-161. "The Firefighter Problem: A Structural Analysis," Janka Chlebkov, Morgan Chopin, TR13-162. "Fourier Concentration from Shrinkage," Russell Impagliazzo, Valentine Kabanets, TR13-163. "Weak Parity," Scott Aaronson, Andris Ambainis, Kaspars Balodis, Mohammad Bavarian, TR13-164. "Verifying computations without reexecuting them: from theoretical possibility to near-practicality," Michael Walfish, Andrew Blumberg, TR13-165.


Aiming at the problems of insufficient real time and accuracy of water quality online monitoring and large resource consumption, this paper proposes a water quality monitoring and early warning method based on edge computing. Combined with Internet of things technology and edge computing technology, an online water quality monitoring and early warning model is designed. Through the preprocessing of the collected source data, the monitoring accuracy is improved, and edge computing technology is introduced to preliminarily analyze and process the collected data in the monitoring station, so as to save network traffic and computing resources. On the basis of online monitoring, the water quality prediction model is established by using historical water quality monitoring data to realize water quality prediction and provide a basis for staff scientific decision-making. Engineering practice shows that the model has high application value.


The article addresses special aspects of organizing art online contests for schoolchildren and students. Perception and presentation of the creative product in the online form (photography, videoor audio clips) require a special approach towards establishing assessment criteria for the creative product. Online contests hide certain risks connected with the honesty of the participants, technical problems, impossibility to assess participant potential correctly at all times et cetera. Still, such contests resolve a number of issues connected with the adolescent and youth fears such as fear of public speaking, fear to hear the opinion of the jury and others. The authors propose methodological recommendations regarding the preparation of online contests based on the continuous psychological and pedagogical study of the phenomenon.


To explore the inhibitory effects of a novel, smartphone‐controlled, and wearable tibial nerve stimulation device on nonnociceptive and nociceptive bladder reflexes in anesthetized cats and to compare the stimulus results of two current waveforms outputted by this new stimulator.


In the course of developing interest in environmental management practices within the organization, many companies world over now focus attention towards environmental sustainability. The purpose of this paper is to carry out a literature review of the quantitative and qualitative studies that analyzes the relationship between environmental practices and the resultant impact on financial performance. An examination of the literature was undertaken to review the quantitative and qualitative studies. A total of 130 studies were identified and examined the sample size, financial variables, environmental variables, statistical methods and also the main findings of the researchers. Results were mixed and varied, ranging from positive to negative and in some cases with no result, inconsistent, often contradictory and statistically insignificant in relationship. Findings suggested that 52% studies of selected sample show positive relations and the rest 48% still remaining with negative mix or no relationship. The inconsistency is due to the absence of clear framework that explains what actually constitutes environmental practices and how to determine their outcome, measures of financial performance, sample composition, time period and control variable. Consequently, it is more difficult to identify general relationship between different indicators of environment and financial performance. The paper offers interesting implications for managers, pointing out that a real commitment to green management may result in a positive influence on financial performance. Therefore it is critical to build a scope for future research to achieve better and more consistent results.


In the asymmetric hydrogenation of substrates of the e-acylaminoacrylic acid type in the presence of bisdiphenyl-phosphine complexes of rhodium an empirical relationship was obtained between the configuration (R, S) of the product and the conformation (6, ~) of the complex. This relationship was obtained for complexes containing the Ph2PX-Rh-XPPh 2 fragment, which can possess a C 2 symmetry axis, and the conformation of the chelate ring can be determined by means of models [i]. In the case of complexes with unsymmetrical ligands, such as 2R-3-phenyl-2-(N-methyldiphenylphosphinamino)-l-diphenylphosphinoxypropane R-PheNOP, the conformation can only be determined reliably by x-ray crystallographic analysis (XCA). We therefore investigated the molecular structure of the complex [Rh(R-PheNOP)(COD)]CIO~ (I) (where COD is 1,5-cyclooctadiene), which effectively catalyzes asymmetric hydrogenation [2], by XCA.


From time to time, as an unreconstructed aficionado of archival research, I devote a block of time to seeking fresh notices or documentary confirmation concerning diverse arguments which I am currently addressing. Recently I returned to a study of Masaccio (again), in a situation where the documentary evidence for his activities in Florence is negligible. This lacuna is especially evident for the frescoes of the Brancacci Chapel, where not a single indication has surfaced to provide even the slightest hint of the circumstances surrounding their execution not to mention the division of labour between Masaccio and Masolino. Recognising that scholars have been scouring the archives for such notices for several centuries, I concluded that the usual avenues of research would probably not offer much by way of new data, so I sought less obvious avenues.


Reconstruction of polyhedron objects by structure graph integration was described. We assumed a graph representation of 3D scene. Reconstructed objects are polyhedrons and the recognized scene is static. Structure graphs are constructed for each view point. The process of structure graph integration consist in searching matchings between the graph of the observed view and the graph of the reconstructed 3D structure. After establishing graph matchings the reconstructed structure graphs are updated. The structure graphs are updated until the complete structure graphs are obtained. The presented algorithm is illustrated with examples of scene reconstructions.


This paper ventures into the various possibilities of making Islamic legal education in Malaysia compatible with the contemporary legal trend and issues. Being an Islamic State, there is a need to work within capable local environment to nurture greater degree of scholarship in Islamic law and qualified practitioners. Speaking from local experience, it concludes that broadening the scope of Islamic legal education is crucial in bridging the gaps towards understanding and harmony between shariah and civil (secular) law.


Summary The recurrence of slope failures in residual soils of Hong Kong is analysed for the period 1950 to 1973, and various factors contributing to the instability are described. It is postulated that the prime cause of the failures is direct infiltration of rain water into the surficial zones of the slopes, producing a loss of effective cohesion following the saturation of the soil. Prevention of slips implies protection against excessive infiltration.


Some methods beyond the conventional public speaking art are presented which address the major deficiencies observed in the presentation of technical papers. Problems addressed are lack of excitement, poor control of time, unreadable visuals, bewildering complexity, poor question conduct, and abusing an invitation.


We analyze in detail a scheme of the comb-calibrated frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) laser and study the accuracy of the laser frequency measurements. In this scheme the moment when the tunable laser frequency crosses the reference comb lines is obtained by filtering the heterodyne signal between the frequency comb and the tunable laser with a narrow band-pass filter. We show that the accuracy of the measured instantaneous frequency depends on the frequency sweep speed, bandwidth filter parameters and total phase noise of the laser and applied frequency comb. In this work we present the optimal ratio of frequency sweep and filter bandwidth for the given total phase noise and type of narrowband filter providing the highest frequency calibration accuracy.


When a ship is turning, the rotational motion is about a vertical axis. The postition of this axis is influenced by the ship's shape, the ship's motion and the point of impact of various forces acting on the ship. The axis moves about with a change in the lateral and rotational motion of the ship, we call the position of this axis a pivot point. In the present paper, how the pivot point wanders about with a change in t he forces that affect the ship is discussed taking into account the rudder effect, the propeller effect, the wind effect and the effect of tug as sistance. The numerical examinations were carried out using a computer analysing system which can generate ship's motion under the ma thematical simulation model and show simultaneously the estimated position of the pivot point on a graphic display.