In this paper I analyze the interpretations on culture, work organization and education on the border of Mato Grosso in three works of the memorialist Armando de Arruda Pereira, chief engineer responsible for construction and renovation of barracks in the southern state of Mato Grosso, during the years 1922 to 1930. The works analyzed are: Heroes abandonados! Peregrinacao aos lugares historicos do sul de Mato Grosso (1925), No Sul de Mato Grosso (1928) e Construindo...(1930). I seek to demonstrate that his writings on culture, education and employment training reveal typical trajectory of the industrial bourgeoisie of Sao Paulo, because its parameter is the modern industry. His vision is of an "outsider" who focused on the technical work and the customs border of Mato Grosso.


With the adoption of the High Speed Craft Code the importance of fire safety analytical tools has been elevated. Input data such as ignition properties of cored composite panels will be needed to simulate surface flame spread behaviour. The ease of customizing cored panels for high speed craft means that numerous panel systems are possible on one craft. Understanding how skin thickness and core composition effect ignition is important for efficient evaluation of ignition properties and for fire safety design simulations. To study the effect of skin thickness and core composition, ten material systems were evaluated in a Cone Calorimeter at applied heat fluxes of 20 kWm−2 to 90 kWm−2. The systems were a balsa core panel (core thickness 9.5 mm) with three different GRP skins, 1.5 mm, 3 mm and 8 mm, each of the three skins over a copper substrate, the three skins over a ceramic fibreboard substrate and a thermally thick GRP skin. Over the range of applied heat fluxes a change in GRP behaviour from thermally thick to non-thick was observed. The sensitivity of three simple ignition models to this change was investigated. It was found that the ignition models were not able to resolve the effect of skin thickness and core composition. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.


ABSTRACT Computer simulations have become widely available to support geometric learning; however, the type and amount of guidance, as well as the freedom to engage in self-directed learning that should be allowed for children from differential socio-cultural backgrounds, have not yet been clarified. On the basis of the cognitive theory of multimedia learning and cognitive load theory, we varied guidance – in relation to representation and manipulation – between two levels (high and low) to form four conditions. We investigated 152 fifth-grade students with various socio-cultural backgrounds (80 were non-indigenous and 72 were indigenous) to explore the interaction effects of guidance on their learning of area-related concepts using a computer simulation–based environment. The results indicated that the learning performance of children from various socio-cultural backgrounds interacts with four experimental conditions at different guidance levels. More specifically, the indigenous children outperformed the non-indigenous children in highly directed learning environment, but the non-indigenous children outperformed the indigenous children in learning environments that entailed a high degree of exploration. Children from different socio-cultural backgrounds also exhibited various patterns of germane cognitive load. Finally, we discussed future study directions based on cognitive and socio-cultural perspectives for simulation-based learning environments.


Background. Rates of compliance with evidence-based treatment guidelines are commonly used to evaluate hospital quality of care. This method of quality assessment has not been widely extended to the prehospital environment. Previous studies have shown that the prehospital care of chest pain patients is often incomplete. Objective. To determine how well paramedics in an urban public hospital system deliver high-quality, comprehensive care for patients with nontraumatic chest pain. Methods. Patients with a primary complaint of nontraumatic chest pain for two quarters of 2006 were identified, records were randomly sampled, anda retrospective audit was performed. Seven individual quality indexes were identified by the medical director of the Denver Health Paramedic Division. A composite metric (bundle score) was also created to assess the completeness of care. This bundle score was considered unmet if any single variable was not present. Results. Five hundred eighty-six patient care reports were evaluated. Overall, 92% of the patients received oxygen, 62% received aspirin, 97% had lung sounds assessed, 99% had vital signs assessed, 84% had an intravenous (IV) line established, 92% had an electrocardiogram (ECG) obtained, and73% were assessed for cardiac risk factors. The composite score was met for only 39% of patients. Significant differences across age groups were found in assessing cardiac risk factors, obtaining ECGs, andadministering aspirin, andin the composite measure. In all of these metrics, the prehospital care rendered to the younger patients was associated with a lower rate of provider compliance than that delivered to the older patients. Conclusions. There was generally good compliance with each individual metric, yet compliance with the comprehensive metric was poor. This manner of quality assessment, utilizing a bundle score, can be successfully applied to the prehospital arena, although future work is needed to establish criteria for measuring optimal quality of care


To investigate the effect of using a novel segment algorithm on radiologists' sensitivity and specificity for discriminating malignant masses from benign masses using breast ultrasound (BUS) imaging. 510 conventional BUS images acquired from 109 masses were processed by the novel segment algorithm. Five radiologists were invited to analyze the original and computerized images independently according to the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System for Ultrasound (BI-RADS-US). The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were calculated for each radiologist by means of a binary outcome using ROC. As a result, the proposed segment algorithm can highly improve the diagnosis performance of the radiologists by meliorating the margin of the mass and the contrast of the image.


Follitropin (FSH)isapituitary glycoprotein hormone thatisessential forthedevelopment ofovarian follicles andtesticular seminiferous tubules. FSHisusedclin- ically tostimulate follicular maturation forinvitro fertilization andtreatment ofanovulatory women. Oneissue regarding the clinical useofFSHisits short half-life inthecirculation. To address this point, weconstructed chimeric genes containing thesequence encoding theC-terminal peptide ofthechorionic gonadotropin 13subunit (CG1) fused tothetranslated sequence ofthehumanFSHPsubunit (FSH(8). Thisregion ofCGI3is important formaintaining theprolonged plasma half-life of humanCG dimer. Thepresence oftheC-terminal peptide sequence didnotsignificantly affect assembly ofFSH(3 with the asubunit orsecretion ofthedimer. Invitro receptor binding andsteroidogenic activity ofdimerbearing theFSHf-C- terminal peptide chimera werethesameaswild-type FSH. However, boththeinvivo potency andhalf-life incirculation of thedimer bearing either oneortwoC-terminal peptide units wereenhanced. Dimers containing FSH(-CGI3 chimeras could serve aspotent FSHagonists forclinical use, andthepresent strategy mayhavewideapplications forenhancing theinvivo half-life ofdiverse proteins. Follitropin (follicle-stimul ating hormone; FSH)isapituitary


The viscosities of three groups of lubricant basestock molecules are predicted using chemical graph theory. Alkyl diphenylphosphates, trimethyloethane esters, and oligomers of chlorotrifluoroethylene are modeled. These compounds are similar for graph theoretical modeling purposes in that all are aliphatic in nature or vary only by aliphatic substituents. The graph theoretical approach for the modeling of these compounds uses summations of the shortest topological distances between atoms in the molecule. A new topological index is introduced that weights chlorine molecules in the chlorotrifluoroethylene oligomers. For each group modeled, the coefficient of determination r2 was in excess of 0.99 with a standard error of estimate well below five percent of the average value modeled.


In this paper we introduce a new approach for RFID users' privacy protection that is in some sense complementary to well-known blocker tag due to Juels et al. The main idea behind our scheme is to add a special device called allower to a batch of tags in order to make reading RFID-tags possible. When the allower is switched-off reading is not possible. From the users' point of view functionality provided by the system is exactly the same - indeed one device must be activated/deactivated in order to make reading possible/to protect other tags from reading and protect privacy in hostile environment. We claim our approach to offer higher level of security in many situations and can be more usable, despite of some shortcomings we describe. In our paper we present techniques that realize our idea. We discuss also security and efficiency analysis. We also present some extensions of the basic scheme.


Abstract Mixed research method was used in this study to investigate and compare the learning styles of science students and the lecturer's teaching styles in Yemen. Quantitative data were collected from 179 students using a survey questionnaire while qualitative data were collected from 50 lecturers using observation checklist and videotaped classroom sessions. The quantitative data were coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics via SPSS software while observation and videotaped classroom sessions were used to triangulate the results. Research findings showed that the auditory and visual styles were more prevalent among the lecturers who adopted mainly lecturer-fronted, chalk-and-talk teaching approach while the students preferred kinesthetic and tactile learning styles which were supported by previous literature to be more suited for science classes. The result explicitly highlighted the implications of teaching science in tertiary institutions in Yemen. Keywords: Learning styles, Teaching style, Science education, Science lecturers and students, Science teaching and learning.


Manorial accounts allow detailed investigation of the market involvement of medieval seignorial demesnes. Production decisions taken locally emerge as strongly, if indirectly, influenced by the market. Disposal decisions, in contrast, were much more a matter of estate policy and therefore of institutional factors. Probably because of differential transaction costs, many lords preferred to provision their households directly from their estates rather than sell the bulk of their produce and purchase most of their provisions. The forces promoting commercialization within the seignorial arable sector appear to have been stronger at the opening than the close of the fourteenth century.


Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) working in indigenous Mayan areas in Guatemala have included among their program goals increased consumption of vitamin A-rich foods by infants and small children. The application of international infant and child feeding recommendations at the community level is often problematic, however, and questions arise regarding the most appropriate recommendations to promote among particular social groups. The answers can depend upon the specific vitamin A-rich foods available, accessible, and acceptable to mothers and children, and on customary caring and feeding behaviors.


We discuss recent eruptions from Ruang, Semeru and Rabaul, and some mysterious aircraft encounters over Micronesia, in the context of current Darwin VAAC operations. Ruang was generally monitored successfully, with some qualifications such as a high level, eastward moving SO2 cloud that was only clear in post-analysis, and the complete lack of aviation 'SIGMETs'. Rabaul and Semeru are both long running, generally low level eruptions where little can be seen on satellite imagery. Three aircraft encounters occurred over Micronesia without the source of the volcanic cloud being identified. While International Airways Volcano Watch performance is steadily improving, there are still significant scientific and procedural concerns highlighted by the above cases.


1. In anaesthetized dogs, α‐methylpropranolol was less potent than propranolol in antagonizing both vascular (hind limb perfusion pressure) and cardiac heart rate) responses to isoprenaline.


A 14-year-old boy presented with multiple asymptomatic hypopigmented lesions present on the trunk for the past 6 months. His past medical history was unremarkable, and he did not have atopic dermatitis or any immunodeficiency. He had received systemic corticosteroids (injection triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg/mL intramuscular monthly for 6 months) and antihistamines from a general physician for a mistaken diagnosis of psoriasis. Cutaneous examination revealed hyperkeratotic hypopigmented lesions involving the trunk, neck, and upper limbs that were discrete and confluent (Figure 1). On close examination, the lesions could be seen to be scaly, which became prominent after scratching with a glass slide. Skin biopsy was taken from the lesions over the trunk and skin scrapings were examined using potassium hydroxide.


A boundary element projection iterative algorithm based on a fixed point equation is proposed for solving Signorini problems for the Laplacian equation,which contain the nonlinear boundary conditions.Since the Signorini boundary conditions u≥h、 u /n ≥0and(u-h)u /n =0are equivalent to the fixed point problemu/n-[u/n-c(u-h)]+=0,so that the satisfaction of the Signorini boundary conditions can be verified in a projection iterative scheme u(k+1)/n=[u(k)/n-c(u(k+1)-h)]+(k=0,1,2,…).At each iterative step,we need solve only a standard elliptic mixed boundary value problem.As the iteration process is given on the boundary,the boundary element methods are more appropriate for the algorithm.We prove the convergence of the algorithm by the property of projection and Green's formula.Finally,the numerical results show the feasibility and effectiveness of the algorithm.


Although competency-based education is well established in health care education, research shows that the competencies do not always match the reality of clinical workplaces, especially in nutrition area. Student of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, have reported shortcomings in their general competencies, such as organizational skills, teamwork, knowledge to develop proposals for intervention. Were given to students a problem-based learning (PBL) activity with collaborative learning competence for to investigate their evolutions in collaborative learning and the knowledge in nutrition education. The results suggest that the PBL provided better preparation with respect to several of the competencies. The effect of PBL for the experienced students' collaborative learning and education nutrition competencies is especially promising in the professional development of future nutritionists.


Objective To investigate the function of rat Schwann cells on the growth and differentiation of human embryonic neural stem cells. Methods The samples were divided into three groups. In Group One, neural stem cells were cultured in DMEM/F12 in which Schwann cells had grown for one day. In Group Two, neural stem cells and Schwann cells were co cultured. In Group Three, neural stem cells were cultured in DMEM/F12. The morphology of neural stem cells were abserved and tubulin β, GalC, Hoechst 33342 and GFAP were detected. Results In Group One, all neural spheres attached to the bottom and differentiated. The majority of them were tubulin β positive while a few of cells were GFAP or GalC positive. In group Two, neural spheres kept undifferentiatied and their growth were inhibited in place where Schwann cells were eugonic. While in place where there were few Schwann cells, neural stem cells performed like those in Group One. In Group Three, the cell growth state deteriorated day after a day. On the 7th day, most neural stem cells died. Conclusions The secretion of rat Schwann cells had the growth supportive and differentiation inducing effect on human embryonic neural stem cells.


In the title complex, [Cu 2 (C 11 H 10 ClNO 2 ) 2 ], the Cu atoms have two phenolic oxygen bridges resulting in centrosymmetric Cu dimers. The coordination around copper is distorted square planar, with an average Cu-O distance of 1.921(5) and a Cu-N distance of l.910(5)A. Two additional O atoms belonging to adjacent dimers at distances of 2.986 (6) and 3.l39 (6) A complete the distorted octahedron about copper.


The introspection of human subsistence gives more enlightenment to people who subsist in mediocre condition. This article tries to reveal the relation between aesthetic modernity and human subsistence in the theory discourse of modernity, which helps to further understand its contradictions and questions.


This article analyzes the discourse and practices of two men from different life circumstances punctuated by race, class, education, occupation, number of children, relational history, and familial background. The authors create a new data analytic technique, the integrative case study, that juxtaposes excerpts and analyses of these fathers' interview data in imagined conversational space through poststructuralist feminist lenses. The authors foreground identity struggles that emerge in their discussions of their home and work lives, enactments of fatherhood, and strategies for managing work—life balance. Although the authors do not claim that these men are representative of the groups for which they report membership, they note the ways in which their language and embodied identity performances influence and are influenced by their portrayals.


This study introduces a new method to fabricate and evaluation of vapor cells with Rb sealed by anodic bonding at wafer level for miniature atomic clocks. The proposed method achieves miniaturization and long-term frequency stability by the wafer-level process. Rb encapsulation is achieved by two-step bonding. The vapor cells are fabricated to seal with buffer gas to confirm the stability, and the achieved Allan deviation at an averaging time of 3000 s is 1.7 × 10−11. These results show that the proposed method has improved the long-term stability and has achieved miniaturization compared to the vapor cell fabricated by the conventional method, which uses an alkali-atom dispenser.


Recently, large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems have attracted attention. In the field-operation, the electric power generations of PV systems, including CPV system, are affected by the natural environment such as ambient temperature, snowfall, soiling, etc. In this study, we assessed the impact of the volcanic ash on CPV system, and the output characteristics of the CPV and CIS systems were compared. The output of CIS PV system was drastically decreased by the volcanic ash. On the other hand, in the case of the CPV system, the output was not decreased so much.


The vaporization of EuN was studied by Knudsen effusion mass spectrometry with Mo Knudsen cells of 0.010 and 0.020 in. orifice diameter. Europium nitride has a narrow N-deficient homogeneity range and vaporizes congruently by dissociation into Eu vapor and N2. No gaseous EuN was observed. The second-law enthalpy change for the reaction EuN1-x(s) = Eu(g) + [(1-x)/2]N2(g), where x is very small, was ΔH0298= 94±6 kcal (393.3±25.1 kJ). In conjunction with the heat of vaporization of Eu, the standard heat of formation of EuN, ΔH0f.298=–52±6 kcal mol−1 (217.6±25.1 kJ mol−1), was obtained.


MRS. V. W., aged 43, was admitted to the Middlesex Hospital, under the care of Mr. Victor Bonney, on May 12, 1923. She gave the following history: At the age of 13, pain of an aching character was felt at the bottom of the spine, and it was about the same time that her parents noticed a fullness of the right buttock. Owing to the gradual increase in size of the swelling, advice was sought at Birmingham a year later, and operation advised. In the same year the swelling was removed through a right gluteal incision by the late Mr. Jordan Lloyd. Eighteen years later, at the age of 32, the swelling reappeared, and a second operation for its removal was performed through a similar incision by Sir Gilbert Barling. She married in 1917 at the age of 37, and in September, 1920, a full-time living child was born, without complications with the exception of a badly torn perineum. She became pregnant for a second time in September, 1922, and it was about this time that she noticed the reappearance of the swelling in the right buttock, which steadily increased in size, but it was not until the end of April, 1923, when she was about eight months' pregnant, that she consulted her doctor. On admission to hospital the following month, the fundus of the uterus had reached the infrasternal angle. The child's head was floating above the pelvic brim, and could not be made to engage. On vaginal examination, a cystic swelling could be felt filling the pelvis, pushing the posterior vaginal wall forwards against the symphysis pubis and the rectum against the left side of the pelvis. The cervix could not be reached. The cystic swelling in the pelvis was continuous with a large cystic swelling in the right buttock and coccygeal region (see fig. 1). Owing to an accident to Mr. Victor Bonney, Mr. Comyns Berkeley performed Caesarean section on May 30, and a healthy living child was delivered. It was then seen that a retroperitoneal cyst was firmly wedged in the pelvis. The appendages of both sides were noted to be healthy. With the intention of obtaining better access to the cyst the body of the uterus was removed. At the anesthetist's request, however, no attempt was made to remove the cyst on account of the already rather extensive loss of blood. It was therefore tapped from above and about four pints of light brown fluid withdrawn. After a rapid recovery the patient was sent to the Middlesex Hospital Convalescent Home seventeen days later. On September 3, three months after the operation, she was again admitted to the Middlesex Hospital, where it was found that the cyst had refilled. On deep palpation above the symphysis pubis the cystic swelling with a smooth upper surface could be felt rising from the pelvis.


This paper outlines the conditions of farming and grazing on the Tibetan Plateau and describes recent trends.1) The pasturage extends in a semicircular belt along the provincial border from Changtan, Kansu, Suchung, and Yunnan, with summer-grazing in North Changtan, which is the least fertile area.The Golmud-Lhasa road divides the plateau from South Changtan to the Gandise and Nyanqentanglha Ranges into eastern and western sectors. To the east is a good grazing area of high mountain meadows which produce 0.9-1.025t/ha of hay. To the west is a dry plain only good for sheep grazing.The agricultural belt of the Ngiali area (Yarlung Zangbo Valley, Nu River, Lancang River, Jinsha River and Xinin City) is on the Tibetan Plateau. It produces mainly highland barley, wheat (winter and spring), rape, peas, and also provides pasturage. The traditional system of land utilization is a five-year crop rotation of highland barley-highland barley and peas-peas-wheat or rape-fallow.2) The agricultural administration of the Cultural Revolution period is characterized by the following three points:a) Increase in the production of winter wheat by order of the administration.b) Development of cultivation and excessive grazing for the purpose of increasing food production.c) Increased poverty.Item (c) is a result of (a) and (b). Winter wheat gives greater yield, but because of the long growing season (300-350 days) increased winter wheat cultivation resulted in the reduced production of highland barley and zhanpa (barley flour) which is the staple food of Tibetans. In the period of the Cultural Revolution food production had been put in the forefront, but poor harvests were experienced in spite of cultivating good land.Until the fall of 1980, production levels of livestock were assessed officially by the total number of head at the end of the year, leading to over-stocking and an increased burden on the grazing lands in the fall and winter. In addition, much of the best grazing land was converted to crop land, and as a result the deaths of livestock increased. This policy ruined farming on the Tibetan Plateau, whose previous econmic foundations were fragile. In addition to that, the Cultural Revolution, which began in 1966, gave rise to a great number of political scandals at the same time that people lost econmic incentives in their agricultural labor.3) After the Cultural Revolution, a new policy began in Qinghai Province in 1979 and in the Tibetan Autonmous Region in 1980. Various systems of production responsibility, including private management, were adopted during the following phase of production administration. The agricultural practices reverted, and much cultivated land was returned to grazing ground.


A fully quantum mechanical theory is developed. The theory is applicable to strong as well as to weak trapping, and includes the effect of trapping on the positron distribution in the vicinity of the trap. Nonequilibrium many-body theory is used to formulate the problem in order to include positron annihilation in a natural way. It is concluded that for weak trapping the golden rule is applicable if an initial distribution of thermalised positrons including the positron-phonon interaction is used. For stronger trapping the lowest-order correction to the golden rule is calculated and the corresponding positron density is examined. The positron density around the trap is altered by the trapping process as time progresses, and this is illustrated by calculations of the time evolution of the positron density near a monovacancy.


This paper introduces the design and simulation of a catadioptric vision system for the middle-size league of RoboCup-The World Cup of Soccer Robots.The system is composed of a camera and a mirror generated with a surface of revolution,which has a wide visual field of 360 degrees.In this paper,the common catadioptric mirrors are described,then their effects are compared through simulation.The proposed design results in a hyperboloidal mirror with the characters of a single viewpoint,small distortion,high resolution and a small size,which can meet the requirements of the middle-size league of RoboCup.Finally,design parameters of the whole vision system and the simulation image of hyperboloidal mirror are given.


Joseph Bendersky's brief against 20th century American xenophobia sounds peculiar. It is hard to believe that it deals with the recent past of a country in which quotas and other special benefits are routinely awarded to designated minorities, in which anthropology and sociology departments adamantly insist that genders and races are mere social constructs, and where the media constantly warns against deviations from angelic standards of tolerance. In Bendersky's America, the US army was full of Nazi sympathizers but ended up annihilating Nazi Germany. Its government abounded in anti-Semitic bigots, yet waged a relentless war against suspected German sympathizers in the US.


According to the characteristics of earthen archaeological sites in out country and the importance of the conservation of earthen archaeological sites the reasons caused the diseases and destruction are analyzed combined with practical work.The principle "protection as priority,rescue as primacy" it should be followed is proposed as well as reinforcement and conservation methods of earthen archaeological site in order to provide references for practice.


Objective To study the value in predicting the postoperative pulmonary function of the patient with quantitative MSCT.Methods 16-slice spiral CT scanning of lung was performed in 24 patients with pulmonary carcinoma before and after the operation during eupnea.Then the postoperative forced expiratory volume in one second(FEV1) and forced vital capacity(FVC)were calculated according to the preoperative lung capacity which was measured by quantitative MSCT,FEV1 and FVC which were measured by pulmonary functional test(PFT),then the results of FEV1 and FVC predicted by MSCT were compared with that two months later after operation.Results There was significant relativity in FEV1 and FVC between predicted by MSCT before operation and measured by PFT after operation ( P was 0.190 and 0.563 respectively).Conclusion Quantitative MSCT can predict the postoperative pulmonary function exactly,which provides dependable reference data for lung resection in the patients.with pulmonary carcinoma.


The issue of state succession continues to be a vital and complex focal point for public international lawyers, yet it has remained strangely resistant to effective articulation. The formative period in this respect was that of decolonization: a period in which international lawyers were not only faced with the task of managing a process of profound political and legal change, but also the transformation of their own discipline (in which the promises of the UN Charter would be realized in an international community of sovereign peoples). Later, in the 1990s, a series of territorial adjustments placed succession once again at the centre of international legal practice, in new contexts that went beyond the traditional model of decolonization: the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia, and the unifications of Germany and Yemen brought to light the fundamentally unresolved character of issues within the law of succession. Why have attempts to codify the practice of succession met with so little success? Why has succession remained so problematic a feature of international law? This book argues that the answers to these questions lie in the political backdrop of decolonization and self-determination, and that the tensions and ambiguities that run throughout the law of succession can only be understood by looking at the historical relationship between discourses on state succession, decolonization, and imperialism within the framework of international law. It provides a critical assessment of the failed attempts to codify the law of state succession, and explores the implications of a new pragmatic framework for the future development of the law.


This paper studies the effect of out-of-order packets on the MPTCP performance when using different access technologies, modelled to represent path diversity in terms of delay and reliability. The study identifies trade-offs between different CC algorithms in terms of aggregate throughput gain when different packet reordering recovery solutions being implemented. Our analysis shows that TCP-DOOR performs best with both coupling and uncoupling controllers, while DSACK outperforms others under fully coupled. However F-RTO provides better application throughput particular with uncoupled controller and has lower memory requirements compared to others. Adding to that, our observations show that MPTCP suffers from reordering problem and needs a suitable recovery method to achieve optimal aggregate throughput.


The applicability of artificial neural networks (ANN) for the identification of vegetation types using satellite multispectral imagery was studied. The study was focused on the three main vegetation types found in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Region: mixed forest, boreal forest and grassland. Sentinel-2 satellite images were used as a data source for the neural networks. It was shown that vegetation type can be identified pixel-by-pixel using 12 spectral channels and simple feed forward ANN with good quality and reliability. Analysis of the input layer of the trained neural networks allowed several spectral bands to be selected that were the most valuable for the ANN decision and not used in the classic NDVI vegetation index.


This year there have been two publications that contribute significantly to the perennial debate on 'labour rhythms' versus 'labour progress' approaches. For over 10 years, I have argued in this column, and elsewhere, for a move away from a labour progress focus which has swamped labour care with an imperative to measure length and understand it as linear.


Ever since Jacob Burckhardt's pioneering work, the Civilization of the Italian Renaissance, for Renaissance students and the Western people as...


Recruitment of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) is a hallmark of both urinary and digestive infections caused byEscherichia coli. Cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 (CNF‐1) is a toxin produced by uropathogenic E. coli strains that mediates its effects via the activation of small GTP‐binding proteins. However, the role and the consequences of CNF‐1 on PMNL physiology remain largely unknown. In this study, we provide evidence that CNF‐1 dramatically affects the PMNL cytoskeleton architecture by inducing an increased content of F‐actin. Furthermore, we demonstrate that CNF‐1 increases functional features of PMNL, such as superoxide generation and adherence on epithelial T84 monolayers, but significantly decreases their phagocytic function. Our results suggest that CNF‐1 may behave as a virulence factor in urinary or digestive infection by stimulating PMNL cytotoxicity as a result of its enhancing effect on their adherence to epithelial cells as well as the production of radical oxygen products. Moreover, the decreased phagocytosis of PMNL induced by CNF‐1 likely facilitates growth of bacteria. In these conditions, CNF‐1 would intervene in the initiation and in the perpetuation of the inflammatory process.


Background  The stress and distress that can be associated with poor communication is well recognised. The problem of how to manage this effectively has yet to be solved.


The article presents theoretical analysis of the position of youth. The nature and the subject of young people activity in the society depend on objective conditions of social environment proposing certain socialization models.


The traditional intrusion tolerance database resolves the availability and the integrity of the data.But it can not ensure the confidentiality of the date.The threshold cryptography provides a new approach to building intrusion tolerance applications.The intrusion tolerance database based threshold secret share makes up of strategy adjustor and redundant DB Proxys,DB Agents,isomerous datebase servers.It adopts(n,t+1) threshold secret share scheme,not only realize the availability of database and the integrity of the data,but also ensure the confidentiality of sensitive data.And it can effectively resist malicious attacks,such as sophisticating which comes from inside or outside,DDOS,etc.


The authors describe a case of post-mortem transcaval ureter. This is a rare congenital anomaly, where the inferior vena cava (IVC) forms a circle over the right ureter, in a vascular ring. In the bibliographic survey carried out through MEDLINE it was found that only 8 cases have been described in the worldwide literature as of December 2004.

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus under the Herpesviridae family. We describe two case reports on different manifestations of infants with CMV infection presented with neonatal jaundice, small for gestational age (SGA) and congenital cataract. Congenital CMV (cCMV) was diagnosed in a neonate presented with jaundice and SGA. cCMV cannot be excluded in another case as no CMV PCR done within 3 weeks of life. Only one cCMV infection was treated with 6 weeks of ganciclovir anti-viral therapy, which presented with neonatal jaundice, SGA with a very high CMV viral load. All cases were under multidisciplinary follow[1]up, including pediatric for developmental assessments, audiologist for hearing assessment, and ophthalmology for vision assessment. These case reports describe the importance of thorough clinical examination and early screening of CMV infection in infants to rule out cCMV as CMV is the commonest congenital treatable viral infection in Malaysia. Early treatment and intervention can be planned for child wellbeing.


We report on the characteristics and the performances of the CCD cameras that will be used by the project RATS (RAdial velocity and Transit Search) that is an italian-ESA collaboration whose main goal is the search of extrasolar planet using the transit method. We describe the characteristics of the variuos cameras and the first tests at the Asiago Schmidt telescope at Cima Ekar.


This paper demonstrates the secure communication in GSM. Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) is a second generation cellular standard developed to provide voice services and data delivery using digital modulation. With its great features like providing access to users at anytime and anywhere, mobile communication is very attractive among the users as well as operators and service providers. But, in spite of of several advantages, mobile communication also has been facing many security problems. In 2G and 3G technologies viz GSM, GPRS and UMTS, the architecture comprises of mainly three nodes; the mobile station (MS), Visitor Location Register/Serving GPRS Support Node (VLR/SGSN), and Home Location Register /Authentication Center (HLR/AuC). These nodes are involved to encrypt/decrypt the data and authenticate the user (MS) in GSM, GPRS and UMTS. KeywordsGSM, GPRS and UMTS, (VLR/SGSN), (HLR/AuC).


Aim: To investigate growth and yield response of greengram to different levels of Kolgrace organic fertilizer with a view to determining the most favorable application rate for greengram production. Study Design: Completely randomized design (CRD) with treatments replicated five (5) times. Place and Duration of Study: Screenhouse of the Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, between July to November 2016. Methodology: Six levels of kolgrace organic fertilizer were used (0.00, 0.50, 1.00, 2.00, 4.00 and 8.00 t ha -1 ). Top soil (0 -15 cm) was collected from the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Agronomy, and leached of nutrients by soaking and washing in water for 24 hours. 2 kg of air-dry soil was mixed with the appropriate fertilizer rate and filled in each pot. 3 seeds were Original Research Article Ihejiofor et al.; AJRAF, 6(3): 1-7, 2020; Article no.AJRAF.58515 2 sown per pot and thinned to 1 seed at 2 weeks after sowing (WAS). Chemical analysis of air-dry soil sample and Kolgrace fertilizer were done at the soil chemistry laboratory of the Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, to ascertain their elemental composition. Soil particle size distribution [1], Soil pH [2], exchangeable K and Na [3], exchangeable Mg and Ca [4], exchangeable acidity [5], organic matter and organic carbon [6], available P [7], Nitrogen [8] and micronutrients (Mn, Fe, Cu and Zn) [4] were determined. Results: Application rates were significant (p<0.05) for all the traits measured. 0.5 t ha -1 was significantly higher in plant height (39.5), number of pods (7.0) and dry pod weight (4.98). Application rate of 1 t ha -1 was higher in number of leaves (18.0) although was comparable to application rate of 0.5 t ha -1 . Conclusion: Application rate of 0.5 t ha was best for three of the five traits measured and is


. In this paper, we prove the recent work of Lei-Lin in a slightly different setting, which enables us to prove analyticity of the solution.


Silent information regulator 2 sirtuins 1(SIRT1)is nicotinamide adenine denucleotide(NAD+)-dependent histone enzymes that deacetylate lysine residues on various proteins.Recent studies show that SIRT1 could regulate the function of proteins by its ability of deacetylate.Also,it was evidenced that SIRT1 has the function of anti-aging.This article has reviewed the correlation between SIRT1 and skin senescence in hopes to provide a new direction for aging reversion.


The emergence of OGSA represents the old management model of grid resources can not meet for the requirements of Grid. Through analyzing three kinds of Grid resource management architecture, functionality requirements are presented. Based on Open Grid Service Architecture (OGSA), a Grid service management model is proposed, Service Level is introduced to differentiate the dis- similitude of user, thus guarantee the QoS requirements. At last, an E- Government module prototype system is built based on our model.


The recent observation of B-d(0)-->pi(0)pi(0) and (B) over bar (0)(d)-->pi(0)pi(0) decay modes allows us to make a fresh isospin analysis of B-->pipi transitions. We find that current experimental data can impose some model-independent constraints on the parameter space of direct CP violation in B-d-->pi(+)pi(-) and B-d-->pi(0)pi(0). Furthermore, we establish a direct relationship between the weak phase alpha and the charge-averaged branching fractions and CP-violating asymmetries of B-->pipi decays.


Due to its excellent stiffness and strength, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are considered as candidates for reinforcement in composites. In the present work, the epoxy resin is used as the matrix whereas multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with various diameters are used as the reinforcement. The composite is subjected to uniaxial tension and the effects of CNT weight fraction and CNT diameter on the mechanical properties of the composite are studied. Micromechanics models are employed to predict the Young modulus of MWCNT-reinforced composites. The predicted Young moduli are benchmarked with the experimental data of MWCNT-reinforced composites. The Young modulus and tensile strength of epoxy containing 5 wt% MWCNTs with a diameter less than 20 nm increase from 2.83 GPa and 25.67 MPa of pure epoxy to 4.56 GPa and 52.89 MPa, respectively.


Renjie Hu, School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract Zebra crossing detection is a fundamental function of the electronic travel aid. It can locate the zebra crossing and estimate its direction to help the visually impaired to cross the road safely. In contrast to the conventional methods, a regression approach is adopted to detect zebra crossing based on convolutional neural networks. Specifically, a fixed‐size window slides across the image captured at the intersection. The image patches are sequentially fed to the logistic regression model to identify the zebra crossing. Then the image patch of zebra crossing is fed to the regressionmodel to predict the direction. The parameters ofmodels are optimized by the backpropagation algorithm before predictions. Compared with existing methods, the proposed method can improve the precision‐recall performance of the zebra crossing identification and reduce the root mean square error of predicted directions.


The problem of area selection for underground isolation of radioactive waste is important for all countries using nuclear power. The paper presents the results of modeling the stress-deformed state of Nizhnekanskiy granitoid massif and shows the possibility of using such simulations for the geodynamic zoning of areas. The calculation is given to the most probable directions of groundwater filtration, which is one of the main threats for the nuclear waste repository.


ABSTRACT A bifunctional monophosphonic/sulfonic acid ion exchange resin with high capacity has been synthesized. Metal ion studies have been carried out with europium, americium, and ferric nitrate in solutions of varying acidity, with and without sodium nitrate added. The bifunctional resin complexes far higher levels of Eu(III) from 0.5 and 1 N nitric acid than the monofunctional phosphonic acid resin. It is postulated that the sulfonic acid ligand provides an access mechanism for the metal ions into the polymer matrix by hydrating the matrix and preventing its collapse in high ionic strength solutions thus allowing for rapid ionic complexation by the selective phosphonic acid ligands. The bifunctional monophosphonic/sulfonic acid resin has both ligands bound to a polystyrene support. It complexes higher levels of metal ions than a comparable resin differing only by having the monophosphonic acid ligand directly bound to the C-C backbone. Results are compared to a diphosphonic / sulfonic acid resin.


LEDs systems are now favorably competing with traditional systems in many architectural lighting applications. LEDs offer many unique attributes not available before in other light sources. However, matching the needs of each application to the specific attributes of LEDs is critical to achieving successful applications.


The broadcast receiving apparatus and method for providing a content recommendation service is disclosed. Content search service providing method of the broadcast receiver according to the present invention includes the steps of displaying the image contents, according to user instructions, comprising: retrieving a plurality of associated content related to the video content, the image quality of a plurality of associated content information and the broadcast time information of a step of displaying a content list for a plurality of steps and associated content aligned to align the plurality of related content based on at least one. Accordingly, the broadcast receiver can provide a wider variety of digital broadcasting services to the user.


Abstract Let f n ( z ) =  z  + ∑ n k  = 2 a k z k be the sequence of partial sums of a function f ( z ) =  z  + ∑ ∞ k  = 2 a k z k that is analytic in | z |  a k } are "small," we determine lower bounds on Re{ f ( z )/ f n ( z }, Re{ f n ( z )/ f ( z )}, Re{ f ′( z )/ f ′ n ( z )}, and Re{ f ′ n ( z )/ f ′( z )}. In all cases, the results are sharp for each n .


Status of This Memo This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract An RTP profile (SAVP) for secure real-time communications and another profile (AVPF) to provide timely feedback from the receivers to a sender are defined in RFC 3711 and RFC 4585, respectively. This memo specifies the combination of both profiles to enable secure RTP communications with feedback.


15th Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (LibraryForum), Session 1. Australia National University, Canberra, July 2, 2007.


We construct two infinite families of ball quotient compactifications birational to bielliptic surfaces. For each family, the volume spectrum of the associated noncompact finite volume ball quotient surfaces is the set of all positive integral multiples of $\frac{8}{3}\pi^{2}$, i.e., they attain all possible volumes of complex hyperbolic $2$-manifolds. The surfaces in one of the two families have all $2$-cusps, so that we can saturate the entire volume spectrum with $2$-cusped manifolds. Finally, we show that the associated neat lattices have infinite abelianization and finitely generated commutator subgroup. These appear to be the first known nonuniform lattices in $\mathrm{PU}(2,1)$, and the first infinite tower, with this property.


Based on the assessments of regional integration of society,economy and eco-environment,using modern ecology and overlay method,taking the zoning boundaries of the dominant factor as a template,analyzing other non-dominant factor in the zoning boundaries comprehensively and taking coincidences or average location as the new boundaries,the ecological function zoning boundaries were determined. The regions of ecological function were also devided. The results showed that ecological function regions of Longnan could be divided into two big ecological regions,two sub-ecological regions and eleven ecological function zones,which contained water conservation and biological diversity、soil and water conservation and agricultural district、key-controlled area of landslide and mud-rock flow. Based on the study,the environment-friendly landuse patterns in every district were discussed according to the characteristics of land resources. At last,how to govern regional landuse resources and its governing direction were also discussed.


ABSTRACT After the prohibition of bisphenol-A-containing polycarbonate baby bottles in the European Union (EU), alternative materials, such as polypropylene, polyethersulphone, Tritan™ copolyester, etc., have appeared on the market. Based on an initial screening and in vitro toxicity assessment, the most toxic migrating compounds were selected to be monitored and quantified using validated GC- and LC-QqQ-MS methods. The effect of several 'real-life-use conditions', such as microwave, sterilisation and dishwasher, on the migration of different contaminants was evaluated by means of duration tests. These results were compared with a reference treatment (filling five times with pre-heated simulant at 40°C) and with the legal EU 'repetitive-use conditions' (three migrations, 2 h at 70°C). Analysis of the third migration step of the EU repetitive-use conditions (which has to comply with the EU legislative migration limits) showed that several non-authorised compounds were observed in some baby bottles exceeding 10 µg kg−1. However, all authorised compounds were detected well below their respective specific migration limits (SMLs). The reference experiment confirmed the migration of some of the compounds previously detected in the EU repetitive-use experiment, though at lower concentrations. Analysis of extracts from the microwave and dishwasher experiments showed a reduction in the migration during the duration tests. In general, the concentrations found were low and comparable with the reference experiment. Similar observations were made for the two sterilisation types: steam and cooking sterilisation. However, steam sterilisation seems to be more recommended for daily use of baby bottles, since it resulted in a lower release of substances afterwards. Repeated use of baby bottles under 'real-life' conditions showed no increase in the migration of investigated compounds and, after some time, the migration of these compounds even became negligible.


true pathophysiological mechanisms of the condition are still unclear. We report the diagnosis of Sandifer syndrome in a 9-year-old boy with a history of chronic torticollis and dystonic episodes for 5 years associated with abdominal symptoms. The cause of the dystonic body movements had not been found, although multiple neuropsychiatric diseases were suspected. The patient had been seen by many different special-ities including Paediatrics, Paediatric Neurology, Psychology, Orthopaedic Surgery and ENT but the reason for the torticollis remained elusive. Unclear abdominal discomfort was the indication for an endoscopy that revealed severe gastro-oesophageal reflux disease with oesophagitis III 8 and a hiatal hernia which led to the correct diagnosis of Sandifer syndrome. After medical treat-ment and laparoscopic floppy Nissen fundoplication the symptoms nearly resolved 3 months after operation. Few reports of this syndrome exist, but Sandifer syndrome is probably under-recognised. Children with torticollis, dystonic episodes or atypical seizures should be evaluated for GERD and Sandifer syndrome. Early surgery, for example a laparoscopic floppy Nissen fundoplication or a Toupet procedure, can resolve the symptoms.


To solve the problem that gray neutral network models sometimes present local optimum results instead of global optimum, which may lead to inaccurate forecast, this paper proposed a gray neural network model in fruit fly optimization algorithm to forecast urban traffic volume. This modified model aimed to get a better ability to export global optimum result. Through an example, we validated this model performed much better in predicting urban traffic volume compared to traditional method.


Wafaa Ahmad Bazzi, IJECS Volume 7 Issue 3 March 2018 Page No. 23796-23805 Page 23796 Philosophy of dividing the Computer Science into Several fields. Wafaa Ahmad Bazzi Ph.D Student's Department of Computer Science Belarusian State Technological University Abstract There are many divisions of philosophy named the philosophy of a domain where domains going from history to physics. This essay proposes some issues that might constitute the philosophy of computer science as architecture of computer, divide the science into hardware and software, programming languages, operating systems, network architecture, security, privacy, and of protect the machine by anti-virus.


Paper diffusion method and animal test were used to observe experimentally the bacteriostatic efficacy and toxicity of Jie-Kang-Shu compound lotion of Chinese drugs. Results: 2.5%(v/v) solution of the lotion had good efficacy in inhibiting Escherichia coli, Candida albicans and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. 3.3% solution of the lotion had efficacy in inhibiting Staphylococcus aureus. Mouse acute oral toxicity test indicated that it belonged to practically non-toxic class. Its stock solution was non-irritating to rabbit skin and vaginal mucosa. Conclusion: Jie-Kang-Shu lotion has good bacterio static efficacy and low toxicity and is non-irritating and stable.


The association between yield and other plant traits can be used for breeding purposes. Soybean yield is highly influenced by photoperiod and temperature and sowing outside the ideal date range usually results in yield loss. In general, plant breeding programs aim to develop cultivars with wide adaptation to planting dates. However, in Brazil, there are no reports on the association between yield and some important agronomic traits (days to maturity, plant height at flowering and number of trifoliolate nodes) related to adaptation to a wider sowing date period (September to December). This work seeks to establish and quantify these relationships aiming to identify an indirect criteria for yield selection in soybean, analyzing random inbred lines derived from the crosses between the FT-2, BR-13 and OCEPAR-8 cultivars and the BR85-29009 advanced line. A completely randomized design was used. The correlation and path analyses showed that the relationships between yield and the other traits varied according to the cross, sowing date and year. The phenotypic and genotypic correlations between them were essentially positive. The path analyses showed that days to maturity and plant height at flowering can, individually, help in the selection of higher yielding materials, specially in November and October. Also, an index combining days to maturity, height at flowering and number of trifoliolate nodes can contribute to yield selection.


Summary The paper reports a longitudinal study of factors associated with reading ability in a large sample (N=748) of children. Reading was assessed when the children were aged seven and later at age nine. The associated measures included measures of background, experiences and earlier cognitive development. It was found that the correlation between reading at age seven and reading at age nine was 0.87. However, reading at seven and nine were both associated with the background measures and to a lesser extent with experiential measures. Reading at seven was associated with earlier cognitive development. The implications of the results are discussed.


One hundred and thirty seven pafients diagnosed by coronary angiography were recruited in the study and divided into coronary heart disease group(CAD)and control group.Relationship between serum apolipoprotein M levels and the severity of stenosis of coronary arteries was analyzed.In covariate analysis,serum apolipoprotein M levels were significantly lower in CAD group than those in control group adjusted for sex,age,body mass index(BMI)(P<0.05).By stepwise muhiple regression,serum levels of apolipoprotein M were correlated positively with BMI(r=0.65,P<0.01),and correlated negatively with total cholesterol(TC)(r=-0.53,P<0.01)and low density lipoproteins(LDL-C)(r=-0.42,P<0.01).Serum levels of apolipoprotein M were correlated negatively with the score of coronary stenosis(r=-0.62,P<0.01).The results suggest that apolipoprotein M might be related to the development of coronary artery disease.

Key words:
Apolipoprotein M;  Coronary disease


Bridge design practices vary extensively throughout the world. Many codes are currently dealing with Limit state method; In India IRC has published new code IRC-112:2011 that combines specifications for both RCC & prestress concrete bridges. They introduces durability of concrete, general detailing requirements of different bridge members, grade of concrete is allowed up to M90 & grade of steel used up to Fe600. Compare to IRC-21:2000 that for RCC road bridges, the new code introduces Limit state method. The paper describes the flexure design approach by both the code. Emphasis is put on the variation in amount of steel by both. It also shows the design charts for particular grade of concrete and steel for various moment capacities. As it always a question how it differs from older one whenever there's new code of practice, this paper will guide for flexure design for different combination of grade of concrete & steel.


We present a methodology for the identification of transport parameters for Gallium Nitride (GaN) based semiconductor materials and devices. A Monte Carlo (MC) approach has been employed to investigate the electron transport in GaN and AlGaN, materials that are very important in device applications of high-power, high-frequency electronics. Our model is validated against measured data and compared to published simulation results. It enables to understand effects taking place in th is material system, and it provides inputs for macroscopic modeling of electronic devices. Various MC model parameters and simulation results are compared. A special approach on the piezoelectric scattering mechanism taking care of the hexagonal crystal structure is used.


gynseco-logical sepsis, together with a course of non-specific protein therapy, resulted in some improvement. Hypertrophied and purulent tonsils were dissected and ethmoidal infection treated. After this the facial colour and sepsis improved considerably. Menstruation returned and was regular. Marked mental and physical improvement succeeded. Discharged recovered, after a satisfactory month's trial during which the improvement continued, in March 1928. Her doctor's, the visitor's and relative's reports were satisfactory.


Exfoliation and bursting occur frequently in retreaded radial truck tire when it in the process of high speed rolling,this is because heat emission is very hard in this kind of tire for its high heat production,thick matrix and second adherence of tread.At the same time,temperature rise of tire will shorten the life of tire and increase the fuel consumption of vehicles.So,it is necessary to understand heat generation characteristics of retreaded tire and master its temperature distribution.The exact temperature distribution of tire temperature field is concluded in term of experimental measurement,which helps to master the principle of tire heat generation and prolongs the use life of retreaded truck tire.


Introduction: Concern about controlling postoperative pain coupled with the rapidly expanding arsenal of therapeutic drugs justifies the creation of multidisciplinary acute pain units with their own pharmacist. Method: A bibliographic search was carried out in Medline with key words concerning Acute Postoperative Pain, Pharmacist and Acute Pain Units, and Implementation and Management of Acute Pain Units in order to gather information about setting up such a unit in our hospital. Results: Establishment of an Acute Postoperative Pain Unit: creation of application protocols, elaboration of treatment strategies and protocols, stability analysis of five types of protocolized elastomeric infusors. The responsibilities of each member of the multidisciplinary team were likewise elaborated, as were complementary support, training, and research activities. Discussion: Although much work remains to be done, the creation of this type of unit is a breakthrough in providing postoperative comfort to our patients


Abstract Eight ARCAS meteorological rockets were fired from Wallops Island (38N, 75W) before, during and after the total solar eclipse of 7 March 1970. Detailed temperature and wind data were acquired to an altitude of about 65 km. Pressures and densities were derived by hydrostatic integration of the corrected temperature profiles. A time-height cross section of the temperature data (smoothed to suppress small-scale detail) shows significant cooling mainly in the layer 40–60 km. Maximum amplitude of the temperature perturbation is about 9K, near 50 km. Maximum pressure variation, amounting to a decrease of at least 7%, occurred about one scale height higher, near 58 km. The ARCAS wind observations are independent of the thermodynamic measurements; a time-height analysis of the winds shows a large amplification of the meridional flow, which is found to be consistent with the observed pressure changes. Derivatives in the perturbation equation of motion are evaluated with the aid of a space-time transformat...


We discuss the distinction between the sensory modalities; the metaphysics of sounds; and the structure of sound space. We defend a physicalist conception of sounds, without accepting the identification of sounds with sound-waves in the medium. Sounds, we hold, are events in resonating objects. We evaluate the two main accounts of orientation in perceptual space: relationism (the theory that an object's position in the perceptual field is determined only by its relation to other objects) and absolutism (the theory that an object's position in the perceptual field is determined only by intrinsic, non-reducible orientation properties). We then address Strawson's problem of whether the logical space of sounds could be spatial in the full sense of the term. In the Appendix, we discuss the logic of perceptual auditory reports, and show their compatibility with our theory of sounds.


Measurements of the anomalous magnetic moment of the electron bound in hydrogen-like ions with spinless nuclei have proven to be highly sensitive tests of corresponding calculations based on bound-state quantum electrodynamics. Currently, an experiment on hydrogen-like calcium Ca19+40 is being prepared, which is expected to yield a precision in the 10−9 level for the electronic g factor. This experiment makes use of an in-trap electron-beam ion source with which the charge breeding of the ions is performed by electron-impact ionization.


Calorimetric beats of adsorption for sulfur dioxide at low surface coverages from 0.004 to 0.600 μmol m−2 on a number of supported transition metal catalysts have been measured between 273 and 423 °K mainly by an adiabatic technique. The catalysts included Fe2O3, Mn2O3, V2O5, MnSO4, and "NiS" ail supported on silica gel.Sulfur dioxide adsorption/desorption isotherms, nitrogen adsorption data, and chemical and infrared analyses were also determined to provide further ancillary information.Heats of adsorption at 423 °K for adsorbed amounts of 0.004 μmol m−2 varied with the adsorbent from nearly 39.0 for Mn2O3 on silica gel to 23.0 kcal mol−1 for the silica gel support medium. With increase in surface coverage to 0.600 μmol m−2 the heat values begin to steady at 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and 8 to 9 kcal mol−1 at 423, 373, and 323 °K, respectively, and less discrimination is observed among the various materials. Preadsorption of small amounts of sulfur dioxide on the supported oxides followed by oxygen admission caused...


The article considers terminology of the aviation language for specific purposes and its role in forming the professional picture of the world and professional communicative competence of students are analyzed. Terms are examined from the cognitive point of view as verbalized concept means of access and transfer of special knowledge.


This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction The Basic Structure of a Market for Electricity Modeling Strategic Behavior The Locational Marginal Pricing System of PJM LMP Calculation Using Adaptive Dynamic Programming Conclusions Bibliography


Abstract : This paper is an in-depth case study of the command and control aspects of the operational art as they were demonstrated during the allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944. it concentrates on General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Bernard L. Montgomery and Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley and explains how the command and control aspects of Operation Overlord were complicated by personalities, service loyalties and national interests.


The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is a stealthy combat aircraft that will serve as the next generation strike fighter. Certification of the airworthiness of this aircraft will be achieved through the demonstration, both by analysis and by test, that a number of structural capability requirements have been met. The testing required for certification is planned and executed according to a building block approach, a time phased test program that parallels and supports the aircraft development. This paper will describe the durability and damage tolerance (DaDT) aspects of this testing and the subsequent application of the results for development and verification of metallic DaDT analytical and computational tools as well as demonstrating overall aircraft structural integrity.


A new species Exostyles godoyensis Soares-Silva & Mansano (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Swartzieae), endemic to Parana state in southern Brazil, is described and illustrated. The new species is distinct from all the other species of Exostyles in having a leaf with up to five leaflets, while the other species have at least seven leaflets per leaf. The new species is distinct from Exostyles amazonica Yakovlev in its longer stamen filaments and ovary stipe and from E. glabra Vogel and E. venusta Schott by its shorter anthers. In addition to these morphological characters E. godoyensis has a disjunct geographical distribution. © 2004 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2004, 146, 103–106.


Generally,the sinking velocity VV for carrier-based aircraft is more than two times the sinking velocity for land-based aircraft.These must use reinforced landing gears and airframe structures,thus resulting in aircraft weight penalty.In this paper,a preliminary analysis of methodologies for the calculation of sinking velocity V V for the foreign carrier-based aircraft and a discussion of correction of the velocity is carried out.


The reaction e + e ? ! is an ideal process to test QED in e + e ? collisions, since it does not receive tree level contribution from the exchange of weak bosons. It can thus be used to set limits on the energy scale of new interactions. In this note we review two technical aspects related to the study of the e + e ? ! reaction: the deenition of the scattering angle, which is aaected by the presence of radiative corrections , and the methods used to set limits on the energy scale of new interactions. We also show an application of these methods to the LEP 1 dataset.


In laser isotope separation it is widely assumed that the rate of the chemical reaction which involves the laser excited reagents must exceed the interisotope energy transfer rate. This is shown to be an unnecessary constraint on the selection of reactions and experimental conditions. Using deactivation processes to compete with energy transfer between the isotopes, it is shown that isotope selectivity can be preserved even under the difficult conditions of cw single infrared photon excitation. The principle is demonstrated by showing bromine isotope selectivity in the radical chain chlorination of methyl bromide in a low pressure discharge–flow reactor intracavity to a CO2 laser. Thermal, VV, and chemical scrambling effects are shown to be unimportant with proper experimental design. Bromine isotope enrichment is limited to ≲5% by the small vibrational rate enhancement of the near‐thermoneutral hydrogen abstraction. The temperature dependence of the enrichment is studied and the difficulty in assigning t...


We describe the pre-OmegaTranS project, a deep survey for transiting extra-solar planets in the Carina region of the Galactic Disk. In 2006-2008 we observed a single dense stellar field with a very high cadence of ~2min using the ESO Wide Field Imager at the La Silla Observatory. Using the Astronomical Wide-field System for Europe and the Munich Difference Imaging Analysis pipeline, a module that has been developed for this project, we created the light curves of 16000 stars with more than 4000 data points which we searched for periodic transit signals using a box-fitting least-squares detection algorithm. All light curves are publicly available. In the course of the pre-OmegaTranS project we identified two planet candidates - POTS-1b and POTS-C2b - which we present in this work. With extensive follow-up observations we were able to confirm one of them, POTS-1b, a hot Jupiter transiting a mid-K dwarf. The planet has a mass of 2.31+-0.77M_Jup and a radius of 0.94+-0.04R_Jup and a period of P=3.16d. The host star POTS-1 has a radius of 0.59+-0.02R_Sun and a mass of 0.70+-0.05M_Sun. Due to its low apparent brightness of I=16.1mag the follow-up and confirmation of POTS-1b was particularly challenging and costly.


Aortic intramural hematoma(IMH) is an acute and lethal disease, and comprises the acute aortic syndrome with aortic dissection and penetrating aortic ulcer. There are considerable controversies about the definition, etiology, and management of IMH, therefore we review the current status of the diagnosis and management of IMH.

Key words:
Acute aortic syndromes; Aortic intramural hematoma; Aortic dissection


The present disclosure is directed to a method of servicing a well. The method comprises providing a well servicing fluid. The well servicing fluid is formulated with the following components comprising, at least one friction reducer chosen from polychloroprenes, vinyl acetate polymers, polyalkylene oxides, and polyalphaolefins; and a nonaqueous carrier fluid. The well servicing fluid is introduced into the well.


To forecast the number of ticks and take successful measures for decreasing them in population it is necessary to know the features of their phenology in aparticular region. The majority of acarologists pays attention to the features of Ixodes persulcatus activity as they transmitixodic infections. The proved epizootic and epidemiological importance of Dermacentors dictates the necessity of developing and organizing the comprehensive control system against this specie of ticks to prevent diseases. This demand the fullest and comprehensive studying of ecology and phenology features of Dermacentor reticulatus of a particular region. The aim of the research is the detailed studying of bioecology of Dermacentor reticulatus ticks, the most widespread ticks in the Tyumen region. We had monitored over the life cycle features of Dermacentor reticulates in natural biotopes over the 2013 to 2014 period in the subzone of the northern forest-steppe of the Tyumen region. In natural climatic conditions of the specified climatic zone Dermacentor reticulatus are capable to give one generation per a parasitizing season if parasite juvenile forms meet feeders. The whole process of reproduction from egg up to the adult specimen emerge took from 69 to 161 days, and averagely 115±1.99 full days. Metamorphosis of larvae had taken the shortest time period (29.1±2.,0 full days or 25.3% of all cycle time), nymph and imago formations had happened practically for equal periods of 34.5±2.3 and 37.0±5.0 full days respectively. Having studied the regularities of the Dermacentor reticulates life cycles we can prove the emergence and the activity peaks of both juvenile, and adult phases of these ticks activity. That allows to plan actions on controlling these parasites in places of their dwelling.


A 4-year-old girl presented with an 18-month history of recurrent urticaria and cervical lymph node swelling. There was no significant past medical history of note. She had completed her routine immunizations, but had not received pneumococcal vaccine. On examination she appeared generally well, but was noted to have bilateral parotid gland enlargement and extensive cervical lymphadenopathy. An ultrasound scan of her parotid glands showed bilateral multicystic and solid masses consistent with the lympho-epithelial cystic changes seen in HIV infection. The diagnosis of HIV was confirmed by ELISA antibody tests. She was born in the UK to an Afro-Caribbean father and Tanzanian mother who had lived in the UK for 8 years. Neither had been previously tested for HIV. There were two younger siblings both of whom were healthy. The mother had refused antenatal HIV testing in each of her pregnancies. The girl's initial absolute CD4 + lymphocyte count was1899/mm 3 , CD4 + lymphocyte percentage 37% of T-cells, and her HIV-1 viral load was 3880 copies/mL. Her initial chest radiograph was normal. She was classified as grade A1 based on the revised Center for Disease Control (CDC) classification for HIV in children less than 13 years of age. Ten months after HIV diagnosis she presented with increasing bilateral parotid swelling. She was not on antiretroviral therapy or prophylactic antibiotics, and her absolute CD4 + lymphocyte count was 1389/mm 3 , CD4 + percentage 37% and viral load 22 000 copies/mL. She was afebrile and otherwise well and was thought to have a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Over the next week the parotid enlargement increased and she now complained of fever and anorexia. Clinical examination showed a temperature of 38.6 ° C with swelling and erythema over the left parotid gland, and a warm 5 × 5-cm fluctuant mass. Investigations revealed a haemoglobin of 10.1 g/L, total white count of 12.3 × 10 6 /mL with 66% neutrophils and 28% lymphocytes. C reactive protein was 88 mg/L (normal range <10 mg/L) with an ESR of 4 mm/h. An ultrasound scan confirmed bilateral parotid gland masses with necrotic areas on the left side and abscess formation in the largest of the nodes. Chest radiograph showed no focal consolidation or signs of lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis. She was initially treated with intravenous piperacillintazobactam 90 mg/kg, 6-hourly, and incision and drainage of the left parotid mass was performed the following day. Antibiotics were continued but 2 days later the right parotid gland also became red and fluctuant and required surgical drainage. Pus drained from both procedures subsequently grew Streptococcus pneumoniae , sensitive to penicillin. She subsequently remained afebrile on intravenous antibiotics and after 6 days was discharged on a 10-day course of oral amoxycillin-clavulanate. No growth was obtained on blood cultures after 72 h of incubation. She subsequently made a complete recovery and has not had any further infections, although she continues to have bilateral parotid enlargement. Her CD4 + lymphocyte percentages remain normal at > 35%.


Abstract Introduction Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown no reduction in adverse cardiovascular (CV) events in patients randomized to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study examined whether randomized study populations were representative of OSA patients attending a sleep clinic. Methods Sleep clinic patients were 3,965 consecutive adults diagnosed with OSA by in-laboratory polysomnography from 2006–2010 at a tertiary hospital sleep clinic. Characteristics of these sleep clinic OSA patients were compared with participants of 5 well-known RCTs examining the effect of CPAP on adverse CV events in OSA. We determined the percentage of patients with severe (apnea hypopnea index, [AHI]≥30/h) or any OSA (AHI≥5/h) who met the selection criteria of each RCT, as well as identified those criteria that excluded the most patients. Results Compared to RCT participants, sleep clinic OSA patients were younger, sleepier, more likely to be female and less likely to have established CV disease. The percentage of patients with severe or any OSA who met the RCT selection criteria ranged from 1.2% to 20.2% and 0.8% to 21.1%, respectively. The selection criteria that excluded most patients were pre-existing CV disease, symptoms of excessive sleepiness, nocturnal hypoxemia and co-morbidities. Discussion A minority of sleep clinic patients diagnosed with OSA meet the selection criteria of RCTs of CPAP on adverse CV events in OSA. OSA populations in RCTs differ considerably from typical sleep clinic OSA patients. This suggests that the findings of RCTs may not be generalisable to most sleep clinic OSA patients.


[1] In the paper ''The Swiss Alps and their peripheral foreland basin: Stratigraphic response to deep crustal processes'' by O. A. Pfiffner, F. Schlunegger, and S. J. H. Buiter (Tectonics, 21(2), 1009, doi:10.1029/2000TC900039, 2001), distorted versions of Figure 1 and Figure 2 were published in the print issue. The correct figures with their captions appear below. TECTONICS, VOL. 21, NO. 6, 1054, doi:10.1029/2002TC001465, 2002


Apreviously healthy 6-year-old boy presentedwith 6 days of fever (maximum temperatureof40°C), intermittentnonbiliousemesis, and4daysof crampy,diffuseabdominalpain. Physical examination findingsweresignificant for ill appearance,bilateralnonexudativeconjunctivitis, shotty bilateral anterior cervical lymphadenopathy, diffuse abdominal tenderness (greatest in the right upper quadrant), and associated rebound and guarding. There was also a blanching, erythematous, macular rash on his cheeks (Figure, A) and an intermittent, erythematous, reticular rash on his chest, abdomen,arms,and legs (Figure,B) that sparedhispalmsandsolesand flaredwith fever.Theremainderofhisexaminationfindingswereunremarkable.Laboratorystudieswere significant for an elevated aspartate transaminase level of 264 U/L (reference range, 12-47 U/L; toconvert tomicrokatalsper liter,multiplyby0.0167)andanalanine transaminase level of251U/L (reference range, 17-63U/L; toconvert tomicrokatalsper liter,multiplyby0.0167). Acompletebloodcell count revealed leukopeniawithawhitebloodcell countof28300/μL (to convert to ×109/L, multiply by 0.001) (neutrophils, 64%; lymphocytes, 18%; monocytes, 4%; eosinophils, 2%; basophils, 1%; and bands, 11%), a low-normal hemoglobin level of 11.4g/dL (toconvert togramsper liter,multiplyby 10), andthrombocytopeniawithaplatelet countof610× 103/μL (to convert to×109/L,multiplyby 1). Computed tomographyof the abdomen revealed a dilated appendix (7 mm) with mucosal hyperemia and an internal appendicolith; acute appendicitis could not be excluded radiographically, so the patient was admitted for further workup because of a concern for acute abdomen. The patient lives in the southeasternUnited States and had no reported history of unusual exposures or insect or tick bites. Quiz at jamapediatrics.com Macular rash on bilateral cheeks A Reticular rash on left arm B


Historically dermal melanoma (DM) has been labeled as either stage IIIB (in‐transit) or stage IV (M1a) disease. We sought to investigate the natural history of DM and the utility and prognostic significance of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB).


The distinguishing features of human powers and agency have long been widely acknowledged and analysed. At the same time, the modern and contemporary philosophical problem of mental causation, in its various aspects and formulations,1 is also connected to a peculiar understanding of causality, mind and the (so-called) 'physical world'. Thus, it has been suggested that our conundrum concerning the possibility of mind affecting the physical world has been strongly influenced, among other things, by metaphysical choices such as considering the physical and the mental two different kinds of substance (albeit connected and interacting), or assuming a model for physical causality based on material contact, a model that is not plausible for the res cogitans. According to many scholars, the impact of a "Cartesian Background" of this type (Heil, 2003, § 9.1) has been so strong that it «for better or worse, set the agenda for modern discussions of mental causation» (Robb-Heil, 2013, § 2; cf. Kim, 2009, § 1.1). This distinction between different levels of reality and different forms of causation generates both an epistemological demarcation and an epistemological interdependence between what is thus separated. An epistemological demarcation occurs because such a distinction also gives rise to the project of a scientific objective study of the physical world (that


The biochemical roles played by essential inorganic elements and compounds are 1) structural, 2) carrying and transporting electrons and oxygen, 3) catalytic roles in oxidation-reduction reactions, and 4) catalytic roles in acid-base and other reactions.


This research based on the demands of English proficiency in order to face ASEAN Economic Community, including students majoring in mathematics education. In fact, students have not been motivated to master English, even though the departement chief has been skilled at managing. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of managerial skills of department chairman  and motivation to learn English, analyzing the policy of English program, analyze what efforts have  been done by students, analyze what the factors become the driving and inhibitors. Methodologically, using mixed methods, the results show that the influence is about 33% only, the program held Speaking, Tenses, Structure and Writing, Reading Comprehension, Listening and TOEFL. Students are looking for vocabulary from the games, memorize it, watching English movies, listening to English songs, using google translate, taking TOEFL test, be an English MC. The existence of institutional policies that responded negatively by students can be an obstacle to this program. Keywords: managerial skills, motivation to learn, English language, ASEAN Economic Community Era


Coupling of crossing lines has not been studied extensively since it is very complicated and difficult to estimate. But recently with the development of high density wiring and large-scale integration rigorous analysis of coupling effects has become more important. In this analysis not only the electric and magnetic fields but also the Poynting vector are important. Especially, the variation of the spatial pattern of the Poynting vector in the time domain clarifies the dynamic coupling characteristics. In this paper the fundamental phenomena of coupling are demonstrated by considering the time variation of the distribution of the Poynting vector and the magnetic and electric fields for a Gaussian pulse in three-dimensional space.


The reservoir complex in Zesławice on the Dłubnia River belongs to the Cracow agglomeration. It is located near built-up areas, which reduces the available flood reserve capacity and at the same time protects these areas. The experience of the flood in 2010 confirmed that this level is not sufficient, though. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the flood protection effectiveness of the Zesławice reservoir complex by estimating the maximum flood level, which can be effectively reduced. Numerical calculations were performed on a 1-D computer model of the Dłubnia River with the MIKE 11 software (by DHI). Due to the complexity of topographical arrangement of the Zesławice reservoirs, each one was modeled as a separate 1-D object. The hydraulic connections between them were defined and the rules controlling the outflow were modeled. In addition, the evaluation of the Dłubnia riverbed capacity downstream of Zesławice was performed and a general guidelines how to increase the level of flood prevention in the impact area of the reservoirs were formulated.


Purpose – The flying capacitor converter (FFC) balances the clamping capacitor voltages naturally when phase shifted carrier modulation is used. Several models that describe this mechanism, and to estimate the time constants following a perturbation, are discussed in the literature. However, due to the model complexity, numerical methods must be used to evaluate these models. This paper aims to present a closed form expression, using a reference table, that describes a maximum bound for the voltage balancing time constant.Design/methodology/approach – The FCC is analysed in the frequency domain. A decomposition of the characteristic matrix that describes the voltage balancing mechanism is used. The resulting real symmetric matrix is factorised by using approximations of the load characteristics at the frequencies of interest.Findings – The minimum eigenvalue of the factorised matrix is used to determine a maximum bound for the time constant of the voltage balancing. Since the factorised matrix is independ...


Silicon wafers, coated with a silicon nitride layer and subjected to high temperature Rapid Thermal Annealing (RTA) in Ar, show—upon a subsequent two-step precipitation anneal cycle (such as 800 °C + 1000 °C)—peculiar depth profiles of oxygen precipitate densities. Some profiles are sharply peaked near the wafer surface, sometimes with a zero bulk density. Other profiles are uniform in depth. The maximum density is always the same. These profiles are well reproduced by simulations assuming that precipitation starts from a uniformly distributed small oxide plates originated from RTA step and composed of oxygen atoms and vacancies ("VO2 plates"). During the first step of the precipitation anneal, an oxide layer propagates around this core plate by a process of oxygen attachment, meaning that an oxygen-only ring-shaped plate emerges around the original plate. These rings, depending on their size, then either dissolve or grow during the second part of the anneal leading to a rich variety of density profiles.


Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (SCLC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality and with the current treatment available, there is only a 20% survival rate at 5 years after diagnosis. Strategies to combat SCLC have focused on novel anti‐angiogenic compounds. This project tested the hypothesis that cytochrome P450 (CYP) inhibitors, such as 17‐ODYA, work to inhibit the pro‐angiogenic factors released by H‐526 cells in vitro as a mechanism for in vivo anti‐tumorigenic actions. An additional goal of this work was to develop an in vivo model of SCLC in the athymic mouse. H‐526 SCLC cells were grown in culture and treated with the following compounds: 17‐ODYA, OS #10 and miconazole. Cells were treated for 24 hr with vehicle or CYP inhibitors and the supernatant used to probe an angiogenesis and cytokine antibody array(s) to investigate the effects of these compounds on the angiogenic and cytokine proteins released by H‐526 cells. The effects of CYP inhibitors on the release of angiogenic factors was variable however, the effects of the CYP inhibitors on cytokine release were more consistent. Specifically, IL‐4, IL‐12 and TNFR1 were increased after treatment with all three compounds tested. We also show that the compounds have no direct effect on H‐526 proliferation as determined by [3H]‐thymidine incorporation. Lastly, preliminary studies indicate that subcutaneous implantation of H‐526 cells results in tumor formation within 12 days and will be a useful model for investigating the effect of CYP inhibitors on SCLS in vivo. Our preliminary studies indicate a direct effect of CYP inhibitors on cytokine release in H‐526 cells. Future work will focus on signaling mechanisms involved in this effect and also to investigate the effect of CYP inhibitors on tumor formation, angiogenesis and cytokine release in vivo


Abstract Since the popularization of the doctrine of separation of powers in the 18th century by Baron De Montesquieu, emerging democratic nations have continued to strive towards evolving patterns of governance that suit their internal needs with regards to the political, social and cultural peculiarities of each nation. Lesotho is no exception to this evolutionary trend, as the country transitions from a traditional monarchical to parliamentary system of government, founded on popular democracy. The 1993 Constitution of Lesotho embodies provisions that ensure the distribution of governmental powers among the three arms of government, but with due reverence to the monarch whose powers cut across each branch of government. The judiciary plays a very important role in preserving the tenets of the constitution. The courts in Lesotho have been very assertive, sometimes excessively so, by intruding into the functions of the other arms of government. This paper captures the true importance of the doctrine of separation of powers, examines the Lesotho constitutional arrangement in preserving this doctrine and calls for caution on the part of the courts as guardians of the constitutional order.


The main synthetic methods of o-phenylphenol were reviewed.The method and research status of dehydro-genation to o-phenylphenol after cyclohexane condensation reaction were discussed detailedly.Production situation at home and abroad was also introduced and as well as some reasonable proposals were given here.


Objective To study the efficacy and safety of donepezil hydrochloride combined with buflomedil in treatment of vascular dementia. Methods Fifty-four patients with vascular dementia were randomly divided into study group( n = 27) and control group( n = 27). In addition to the same routine treatment,patients in the study group were treated with donepezil hydrochloride and buflomedil,patients in the control group were treated with donepezil hydrochloride alone. Before and after treatment for 4 weeks,12 weeks,24 weeks,Mini-Mental State Examination( MMSE) and Activity of Daily Living( ADL) scales were used to assess the efficacy. Results After treatment for 12 and 24 weeks,the scores of MMSE and ADL were significantly improved in the study group and control group,compared with those before treatment( P 0. 05). The scores and cure rates were significantly better in the study group than those in the control group( P 0. 05). During the course of treatment,no obvious adverse reactions appeared. Conclusions Donepezil hydrochloride combined with buflomedil in treatment of vascular dementia is more effective than donepezil hydrochloride alone.


A concise guide from the British Hypertension Society to the indications and properties of loop and potassium‐sparing diuretics and their current recommended place in the treatment of hypertension. Copyright © 2011 Wiley Interface Ltd


Accurate localization in harsh indoor environments has long been a challenging problem due to the presence of multipath. Since joint direction-of-arrival (DOA) and time delay (TD) estimation has the capability to separate the line-of-sight signal from multipath signals in the TD space, it has recently become a key technique for accurate indoor localization in next-generation WiFi and 5G networks. This paper addresses the problem of joint azimuth, elevation, and TD estimation of multiple reflections of a known signal. First, we propose an efficient approximate maximum likelihood algorithm for this problem, which updates the DOA and TD parameters alternatingly. This algorithm applies to arbitrarily distributed (planar or 3-D) arrays. Then, we present the closed-form Cramer–Rao bound for joint DOA and TD estimation, based on which we provide further analysis to show the benefit of joint DOA and TD estimation over DOA-only estimation. Although the benefit of joint estimation has been empirically shown long ago, our analysis is the first theoretical proof of it. Finally, simulation results have been provided to demonstrate the theoretical finding and the effectiveness of the new algorithm. Matlab code for the new algorithm is available at https://github.com/FWen/JADE.git.


The invention provides a T cell receptor (TCR) capable of specifically binding with a short peptide GLSNLTHVL derived from a PRAME antigen. The short peptide GLSNLTHVL can form a compound with HLA A0201 and is presented on the cell surface together with the HLA A0201. The invention further provides a nucleic acid molecule encoding the TCR and a carrier including the nucleic acid molecule. In addition, the invention further provides a cell transducing the TCR.


There are more environment pollution because of chemical and pharmaceutical enterprise development. Management Changing model has become a key question for chemical and pharmaceutical enterprise by means of information technology. In this paper, a investment model of information technology is constructed by use of regarding investment as parameter based on system dynamics, analyzes the cause of giving birth to information paradoxi¼Œand points out that when enterprises invest information technologyi¼Œmaybe achieve anticipated income by means of changing management.


Securing the airway is the first step that clinicians take care of for clinically unstable patients. Rapid sequence intubation (RSI) has been reported by many clinicians to effectively achieve this. Many agents have been reported in the literature as effective induction agents for RSI. In this literature review, we have discussed the efficacies of the different induction agents that are commonly reported in the literature for RSI. Furthermore, RSI is done by paralytic and sedative agents that rapidly render the patient flaccid and unconscious to facilitate the emergent approaches to achieve successful tracheal intubation and minimize adverse events. We have discussed the efficacies and adverse events of benzodiazepines and barbiturates, ketamine, propofol, and etomidate. Each of these modalities has its advantages and adverse events, and clinicians should choose what is best for their patients based on the aforementioned discussion for each drug modality. We recommend that further investigations might be needed for further optimization of the induction agent and the relevant doses.


A number of important dichotomies haunt Russia's attempt to establish an effective and workable law on land ownership, and particularly of ownership of agricultural land. Some of these dichotomies have long historic roots; others have been spawned by the political settlement encapsulated in the 1993 Russian Constitution. This paper outlines them and explores the impact that such dichotomies have had in inhibiting the adoption in Russia of clear, applicable laws giving security of landownership. Whether the delay in establishing this important basic requirement has been a cause, or an effect, of the relatively slow modernisation of Russian agriculture, is an interesting question. Neo-institutionalists suggest that good institutions are a precondition to, and precede, economic development. Russia's experience appears to confirm that view.


Striated muscles of a generalized genus of percomorph fishes (Micropterus, Centrarchidae, Percomorpha) were described. Overall, myological variation was sparse among species of black bass. Variation took the form of minor variants in the size or shape of a muscle or of singular or incongruous variants characterized by abnormalities in a single specimen. The remaining myological variation occurred as mimicking variants and was shared irregularly among taxa. The lack of myological variation among black bass may well be correlated with the low degree of diversity exhibited in their ecology, life history, and external anatomy. However, the value of Micropterus in systematic and evolutionary studies is not compromised by morphological stasis. Instead, because Micropterus and other conserved lineages have been minimally responsive to ecological factors, they are valuable as outgroups to polarize character states, as identifiers of vicariant events leading to allopatric speciation, and as exemplars for studying the evolutionary mechanism of stabilizing selection. In addition, the description and assessment of myological variation in this generalized percomorph will be useful in future studies of comparative anatomy, functional morphology, and higher level systematics.


This paper studied the calculating method of tunnel overbreak and underbreak by using CAD platform to conduct secondary development,which pointed that calculation of the overbreak using CAD platform can realize the visualization process automation and visualization,as well as introducing the principle and software consistence of it. The results indicate that the secondary development program of CAD can calculate tunnel overbreak and underbreak well.


This paper proposes a distributed haptic control architecture whose coordination gain at each user site is independent of the number of cooperating peers. In the proposed architecture, users interact through manipulating a shared virtual object (SVO) together. The distributed copies of the SVO are controlled through virtual couplers. At each peer, the gain of the force feedback loop is maintained constant regardless of the number of interacting users by coordinating the local SVO copy to the averaged motion of the other SVO copies. The motion of the SVO representative is computed by averaging the motion of all other SVO copies. A preliminary investigation contrasts the proposed controller to traditional distributed virtual coupling control. The comparison is performed via MATLAB simulations of an exemplary cooperative manipulation performed by three users. The results illustrate that the proposed controller: (1) can render a lighter SVO with decreased position coherence among the distributed SVO copies for the same stiffness of coordination; (2) achieves similar position coherence among the distributed SVO copies for the same SVO mass.


ABSTRACT This special issue brings together the scholarship that advances our knowledge on remembering in the age of the Internet and social media. The studies reported in the ten articles address diverse topics in three broad areas prominent in current research: offloading memory and the associated costs, benefits, and boundary conditions, autobiographical memory online, and false memory in a misinformation age. They employ innovative and rigorous methodological approaches that are ecologically valid in the online context. Their findings reveal complex and dynamic characteristics of human memory in a digitally mediated world that shapes our learning, our sense of self, and our beliefs and decision making. Collectively, the studies provide rich theoretical insights into the workings and functions of memory. This special issue ushers in a new era of research on memory in the age of the Internet and social media.