Nitrogen-containing stainless steel was prepared by a novel combination of plasma nitriding and solid solution. The performance of the treated samples was evaluated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), micro-hardness test and electrochemical polarization. The results showed that a thick nitrogen-containing layer composed of nitrogen expanded austenite (γN) layer was obtained by the novel technology, and the corresponding γN peaks appeared at lower angles comparing with those of the untreated sample. Meanwhile, both the microhardness and corrosion resistance were enhanced in comparison with those of the untreated sample.


Abstract : The document classifies the shallow groundwater resources at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, according to Illinois statute 35 IAC 620. A general designation of Class II groundwater is established beneath Fort Sheridan to 49 feet below ground surface (ft-bgs). Where appropriate, the Class II designation extends deeper than 49 ft-bgs based on site specific information (Landfills 6 and 71 or ground elevation (the vicinity of former and existing ravines). The groundwater classification is determined through a comprehensive review and analysis of available information including boring logs, well development and sampling records, slug test results, permeability testing, and grain size analysis of soils.


This report examines 13 terrorist plots against public surface transportation that were uncovered and foiled by authorities between 1997 and 2010 and two failed attempts to carry out attacks. The plots and failed attempts were selected on the basis of what is known about them and the accessibility of information. Seven of the 15 plots took place in the United States, and four occurred in the United Kingdom. Although more than 47 percent of all attacks on public surface transportation are directed against buses, bus terminals, and bus stops, all of the terrorist plots discussed here were directed against major city metro and commuter rail systems. Intelligence was a key factor in foiling most of the plots and most were interrupted at an early stage.


A new model was raised for the accuracy of the floor with destruction.Collecting experimental data of numerous mines and applying multivariate statistical analysis algorithms,the model was built on the basis of the supporting vector machines.The FOA-SVM prediction model was established using the Drosophila optimization algorithm.The prediction results was tested by the measurement data,with accurate prediction results.The new model was better than the genetic algorithm model and the particle swarm model,with better stability and higher accuracy.


Background  Involving patients in the determination of their care is increasingly important, and health‐care professionals worldwide have recognized a need for clinical outcome measures and interventions that facilitate patient‐centred care delivery in a range of settings.


The paper is devoted to the study of how the irradiation of the electrode surface with a low-energy, high-current electron beam affects the prebreakdown current and the electric strength of the vacuum insulation. This study is an extension of the work by A.V. Batrakov et al. (see Proc. XVI Int. Symp. on Discharges and Elect. Insul. in Vacuum, p.360, 1994). Experiments have been performed for 0.1-mm vacuum gaps formed by refractory-metal electrodes and for millimeter vacuum gaps with a pulsed voltage of amplitude 250 kV and duration 30-100 ns.


Abstract Agroforestry (AF) is a climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practice of deliberately integrating woody vegetation (trees or shrubs) with crop and/or animal systems to benefit from the resulting ecological and economic interactions. It is recognized as a proactive "negative emissions technologies" (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC) 1.5SR) that can foster sustainability in the current changing climate conditions. However, there are knowledge gaps to be filled regarding agroforestry, as well as bottlenecks and challenges. These could be solved by providing greater access to research findings (either published or unpublished) and identifying and extending good practices that farmers are already implementing.


ABSTRACT The natural gas can improve the flooding effect as its excellent flow property and dissolution ability, but it is also easily to form the serious gas channelling when injecting gas continuously. In order to decribe the advantages and disadvantages of natural gas flooding, the oil dispalcement experiments of injecting natural gas after water flooding with different permeability cores are done. The natural gas channelling and its prevention manner are discussed by theoretical and experimental analysis, and the water alternating natural gas (WAG) injection is introduced. The results show that the natural gas flooding can enhance oil recovery after water flooding in different permeability reservoirs, especially in lower permeability reservoirs. The continuously natural gas flooding can easily form and develop the gas channeling. It takes only 0.13 PV to 0.45 PV natural gas injection to form the gas channelling, and spends 0.5 PV to 1.5 PV injection to develop the gas channelling for making the gas-liquid ratio reaching to 200 in the cores with the permeability from 6.876 × 10−3μm2 to 540.124 × 10−3μm2 . The WAG injection with the WAG cycle below 2 can prevent the natural gas channelling and keep the good natural gas utilisation in low/ultra-low permeability reservoirs.


Learning can contribute to mental wellbeing in later life. Melissa March, Director of L4A, explains how volunteers, care homes, coordinators, friends and family can facilitate learning.


A study was designed to determine the effects of feeding ensiled sericea lespedeza (SL; Lespedeza cuneata) on gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) and coccidia (Eimeria spp.) infections in young goats. A 28-day confinement study was completed with 36 nine-month-old Spanish bucks (53.8 ± 8.1 lbs) fed 3 diets consisting of SL silage, chopped SL hay, or ground bermudagrass (BG; Cynodon dactylon) hay (70% of the diet) and a grain mixture formulated to balance dietary protein and energy (30% of the diet). Fecal and blood samples were collected every 7 days to determine GIN eggs per gram (EPG), coccidial oocysts per gram (OPG; fecal samples), and packed cell volume (PCV; blood). Both SL diets significantly reduced (P < 0.05) EPG and OPG compared to control (BG diet) animals, with greater effects on the OPG numbers. The SL hay diet was slightly more effective against GIN and coccidia than the SL silage, but the differences were not significant. There was no treatment effect on PCV values. As leaf loss during hay making can be substantial with SL, cutting and ensiling at a higher moisture level may be an effective way to capture more leaves while maintaining the anti-parasitic efficacy of this crop. Introduction: Infection with gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) and coccidia (Eimeria spp.) remains one of the primary constraints to sustainable production of small ruminants world-wide, and with resistance to synthetic anthelmintics now reaching epidemic proportions in sheep and goat GIN, alternative (non-synthetic) control strategies are being explored. One of these is using sericea lespedeza (SL; Lespedeza cuneata) as a nutraceutical plant in the diet of ruminants. This warm-season perennial legume contains a high concentration of 'prodelphinidin-type' tannins, which have been associated with excellent efficacy against Haemonchus contortus, a highly pathogenic blood-feeding GIN. With growing interest in SL as a natural anthelmintic, particularly by organic livestock producers, a number of studies have been completed documenting the anti-parasitic efficacy of SL in fresh (grazed) and dried (hay, leaf meal, pellets) forms in both sheep (Lange et al., 2006; Burke et al., 2012a, b) and goats (Min et al., 2004; Shaik et al., 2006; Terrill et al., 2007; 2009). While the anti-parasitic value of ensiling condensed tannin (CT)-containing forages has been reported in a few species (Heckendorn et al., 2006), this has not been evaluated for ensiled SL. The objective of the current investigation was to determine the in vivo efficacy of ensiled SL against GIN and coccidia in young goats. Associate Professor in Animal Science, Graduate Student in Animal Science, Research Assistant, respectively, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030; Interim Associate Dean for Research and advanced Studies, Biostatistician and Instructor, respectively, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; Professor, department of Agronomy and Soils, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849; Research Animal Scientist, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center, 6883 South State Highway 23, Booneville, AR 72927. Materials and Methods: 'AU Grazer' SL was harvested from a well-established (9-year) pasture at the Fort Valley State University Agricultural Research Station in Fort Valley, GA, in August, 2014. The forage was cut and chopped to approximately 0.5 inch lengths using a forage harvester. Half the chopped material was immediately packed into 35 gallon black plastic trash bags and tied after manually removing as much air as possible. The bags were then placed inside a second bag, tied, and stored in a barn to allow the bagged material to ensile. The other half of the chopped material was spread out on 100 x 25 foot plastic sheeting and sun-dried for 72 hours, with daily turning to facilitate uniform drying. The dried material was then collected and placed in 55 gallon clear plastic trash bags for storage. In April and May, 2015, a 28-day confinement feeding trial was completed using 36 ninemonth-old intact male Spanish kids (53.8 ± 8.1 lbs) fed 3 isonitrogenous and isocaloric diets consisting of 70% roughage and 30% grain mixture. The roughage portion of the treatment diets consisted of SL silage, SL hay, and ground bermudagrass (BG; Cynodon dactylon) hay. The animals were assigned to treatment groups based upon initial fecal egg counts (FEC) and fed their ration in round feed troughs with bars designed to prevent the animals from standing in the troughs. The kids were fed in pens (3 goats per pen) with their rations provided at 3.5% of body weight. All animals were provided ad libitum clean water throughout the trial using automatic nipple waterers. Fecal and blood samples were collected from individual animals on Days 0, 7, 21, and 28 of the trial. Fecal samples were analyzed to determine GIN eggs per gram (EPG) and coccidial oocysts per gram (OPG) using a McMaster technique (Whitlock, 1948). Blood samples were collected into 3 mL EDTA vacutainer tubes and analyzed for packed cell volume (PCV) using a microhaematocrit centrifuge and reader. FAMACHA© scores (van Wyk and Bath, 2002) were also taken on individual animals every 7 days. Animal weights were taken at the start of the trial. The EPG, OPG, PCV, and FAMACHA© data were analyzed by repeated measures analysis in a completely randomized design using the mixed model procedure of SAS (SAS, 2008). Treatment, period (sampling date), and the treatment x period interaction were included in the model. The EPG and OPG data were log-transformed [ln(EPG + 1), ln(OPG + 1)] prior to statistical analysis. These data were reported as least squared means, with statistical inferences based upon log-transformed data analysis. Results and Discussion: Both SL hay and SL silage diets reduced GIN and coccidial egg excretion (EPG and OPG, figures 1 and 2) in young kids compared with goats on the control (BG hay) diet. Treatment (P < 0.02), period (P < 0.001), and treatment x period interaction (P < 0.03) effects were all significant for EPG data, while treatment and period (P < 0.001) effects were significant for OPG data. For the goats on the SL hay treatment diet, there were significant reductions in EPG counts on Day 14 (P < 0.001) and Day 21 (P < 0.01), with a trend for lower EPG on Day 28 (P = 0.082). The SL hay-fed kids had lower OPG than control animals (BG hay diet) on Day 7 (P < 0.02) and Days 14, 21, and 28 (P < 0.001). These results with SL hay confirm previous reports of the anti-parasitic properties of dried SL for both sheep (Lange et al., 2006) and goats (Shaik et al., 2006). In a study with unground (long) SL and BG hays fed to young goats at 70% of the diet, Shaik et al. (2006) reported an 80% reduction in FEC in SL-fed animals after 7 days, with these differences maintained to the end of the experiment. Other studies have shown similar results for SL hay fed to goats in ground form (Terrill et al., 2009), SL leaf meal (Terrill et al., 2008), and SL whole plant and leaf only pellets (Terrill et al., 2007; Kommuru et al., 2014), with initial significant differences occurring at between 7 to 28 days post feeding. In the current study, reductions in FEC relative to control in goats fed SL hay ranged from 75% to 85% (Figure 1). The reductions in coccidial OPG in SL hay-fed goats (86% to 91%) confirm results from feeding trials with SL pellets for both sheep (Burke et al., 2013) and goats (Kommuru et al., 2014). There was a differential effect of the SL silage diet on goat parasites, with a greater effect on coccidia (OPG; 79% to 84% reduction relative to control) than GIN (EPG; 57% to 72% recuction relative to control). However, there was a significant reduction in EPG in kids on the SL silage diet compared with the control diet on Day 14 (P < 0.02) and a trend for reduced EPG on Day 21 (P = 0.058). Feeding an ensiled SL diet to the kids significantly reduced their OPG values relative to control on Day 14 (P < 0.02), Day 21 (P < 0.02), and Day 28 (P < 0.03). These results with ensiled SL compare favorably with other reports on the anti-parasitic potential of ensiled CT-containing legumes. Heckendorn et al. (2006) reported 58% and 48% reductions in H. contortus EPG in young lambs fed sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) hay and silage, respectively, compared with a non-tannin control forage. There were no treatment effects on blood PCV or FAMACHA© scores in the kids, with treatment group averages ranging from 19.5 to 20.7 for PCV and 2.1 to 2.4 for FAMACHA© scores. This is likely due to the short duration of this study (28 days), as a number of authors have reported a lag in changes in anemia indicators (PCV and FAMACHA©) compared with egg excretion reduction due to the effect of SL in the diet of sheep and goats (Terrill et al., 2012). Based upon these results, ensiling of SL did not appear to affect its anti-parasitic effectiveness against either GIN or coccidia. The small differences in efficacy between SL hay and SL silage may have been related to intake of each diet by the goats. The kids immediately consumed their ration of SL hay, but took a few days to get used to the SL silage. After the first week of the trial, both SL treatment groups consumed all of their rations. In this trial, all of the leaves were collected after cutting of fresh SL for both the hay and silage treatments. Normally, leaf loss during baling can be a problem when making SL hay due to the very rapid drying of SL leaves compared to the stems. Cutting and ensiling SL at a higher moisture level may be an effective way to capture more leaves while maintaining the anti-parasitic efficacy of this crop.


The invention polyester as alkenyl succinimide imide product in particular, polyisobutenyl succinimides relates to a process for the preparation of mid-product, this method by reacting polyalkenes with maleic acid, maleic anhydride or a functional derivative thereof polyalkenyl succinic generate anhydride and, after the polyalkenyl succinic anhydride is reacted with the oligonucleotide to an amine or a polyamine, in this method, the polyalkenyl succinic anhydride (A) first the alcohol or phenol in the reaction and, after up without separating the reaction product with an amine or a polyamine to the reaction, or (B) the reaction is an alcohol or phenol, and (C) if necessary, and later removing the alcohol or phenol. The present invention also provides a novel alkenyl succinic polyalkenyl imide product in particular, polyisobutenyl succinimide is about mid-product and fuel additives.


This chapter presents the change in maths education teaching and learning practices aimed at developing student content and procedural knowledge. The change within countries is presented as an increase or decrease in the share of students exposed to the practice. The percentage point change is also expressed as a standardised effect size in the final table.


Abstract. Polarimetric microphysical retrievals reveal a great potential for the evaluation of numerical models and data assimilation. However, the accuracy of ice microphysical retrievals is still poorly explored. To evaluate these retrievals and assess their accuracy, polarimetric radar measurements are spatially and temporally collocated with in situ aircraft measurements obtained during the OLYMPEX campaign (Olympic Mountain Experiment). Retrievals for ice water content (IWC), total number concentration Nt, and mean volume diameter Dm of ice particles are assessed by comparing an in situ dataset obtained by the University of North Dakota (UND) Citation II aircraft with X-band Doppler on Wheels (DOW) measurements. Sector-averaged range height indicator (RHI) scans are used to derive vertical profiles of microphysical retrievals. The comparison of these estimates with in situ data provides insights into strengths, weaknesses, and the accuracy of the different retrievals and quantifies the improvements in polarimetry-informed retrievals compared to conventional, non-polarimetric ones. In particular, the recently introduced hybrid ice water content retrieval exploiting reflectivity ZH, differential reflectivity ZDR, and specific differential phase KDP outperforms other retrievals based on either (ZH, ZDR) or (ZH, KDP) or non-polarimetric retrievals in terms of correlations with in situ measurements and the root mean square error.


The conceptualization of the placebo phenomenon has changed. Previously placebo was seen as an inactive agent, but today placebo effects are viewed as related to patients' perception of a treatment. During the last decades, the mechanisms underlying placebo analgesia effects have been specified and it has been shown that patients' perception of a treatment is influenced by previous experiences, the patient-practitioner relationship as well as expectations and emotions. These factors are, in turn, associated with altered brain activation and release of endogenous opioids, thereby demonstrating that placebo analgesia has a psycho-neurobiological basis. The placebo effect has primarily been investigated in relation to healthy volunteers, but here we review literature on placebo mechanisms in relation to chronic pain states as this is important for an understanding of how placebo factors can be optimized in clinical practice. We outline some of the ethical discussions concerning the use of placebo in clinical practice and we illustrate how patients perception of a treatment contribute to the efficacy of active treatments, thereby showing how focus on patients perception of a treatment may help optimize the outcome of standard active pain treatments in ethically appropriate ways.


Introduction: The study was designed to identify skeletal analyses that best correlate with the parameter used to assess facial soft tissue profile. This may result in a soft tissue oriented approach for the diagnosis of the underlying sagittal skeletal discrepancy, which may subsequently lead to the development of a treatment plan that may give better soft tissue outcome. Methodology: A sample of 198 subjects (99 males and 99 females; mean age = 23.6 ± 4.6 years) was uniformly divided into Class I, II and III sagittal groups on the basis of soft tissue angle of convexity. Various sagittal parameters including ANB angle, AB plane angle, Downs angle of convexity, Wits appraisal, Beta angle and W angle were assessed on pretreatment lateral cephalograms. Correlation between various skeletal analyses and the soft tissue angle of convexity was determined using Spearman's correlation. Results: The ANB angle showed the highest correlation with the soft tissue angle of convexity (r = 0.907), whereas W angle showed the least correlation (r = 0.744). Amongst the sagittal groups, no significant correlation was present in Class I group. Downs angle of convexity showed a moderate positive correlation in Class II (r = 0.514) and Class III (r = 0.533) sagittal groups with the soft tissue parameter. Conclusion: ANB angle and Downs angle of convexity were found to be reliable skeletal indicators in assessing the facial soft tissue profile. Hence, the number of cephalometric analyses for evaluating the sagittal skeletal jaw discrepancy may be limited to fewer analyses of higher diagnostic performance, which are more reliably related to the overlying facial pattern.


Cosmological constant. Λ is dark energy. Its Λ set to zero. Universal gravitation constant is zero when all things become vacuum. In the equation above all things, to assume G sin ω t variable g gravity equation. This G is zero when everything vacuum State; It is equivalent to the horizon of dark energy pulsating principle energy waveform diagram, showing the 3-d film universe. Photons and other subatomic particles, and all objects on the Earth, and human nature, Earth, stars, galaxies and space, man and flashes at the Planck time.


In Politics VI 2, 1317b 1-17, Aristotle defines «democracy» as follows: «the aim of democracy is, ideally, freedom from any interference of government, and, failing that, such freedom as comes from alternation of ruling and being ruled. It contributes, in this way, to a general system of liberty based on equality ». Historically, this normative model shaped two possible political regimes, v. gr., popular or extreme democracy, based on direct participation of all citizens, as in Athens, and a «mixed constitution» containing oligarchic as well as democratic features, called «republican» in the roman tradition since Cicero. Modern democracy was the heir of both these Ancient regimes, tempered by the new conception of individual rights belonging to Modern thought from Hugo Grotius to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The representative constitution was, thus, the modern solution to the conflict between government of the majority and government of the laws. Since their Independence in the 19th century, Latin American democracies suffer from the unresolved tension between populism and the liberal constitutional regime. The neo-populism that grew in the last years of 20th century appears as a response and defiance to democracy's unfulfilled promises. Against defenders of authoritarian populism, such as Ch. Mouffe and E. Laclau, I argue that deliberative democracy is a better response to them.


James Atkinson reports on a Fanzine workshop that he and other #citylis students helped to lead at Clapham Library, as part of the recent Fun Palaces weekend. The workshop was a way for Lambeth's young people to mix art and literacy and self-publish a zine about a favourite topic.


This document details my professional experience in the field of analysis of an
Integrated Health System. This system proposes the optimization and automation of
medical processes - administrative, occurring in medical care of patients, and is the
main objective of software with these features is to obtain a medical history 100%
digital (electronic health records - HCE), for which an analysis of the actors and
processes that provide information to a patient's history, considering the types of care:
Ambulatory - Emergency Hospital, which developed in a modular way represent the
standard processes of care medical, and provided automated management tool. Medical
history and general all medical records, high-value documents constitute medical,
managerial, legal and academic, proper administration and management directly
contribute to improving the quality of patient care, as well as to optimize the
management of health facilities, protect the legal interests of the patient, the health
personnel and the establishment, as well as provide information for research and
teaching, for these reasons is that there is need of the development of an Integrated
health be responsible for managing, administering and protecting information of a HCE.
The following report will explain lift Emergency Module Information in Private Clinic
The Golf, using the RUP methodology for the identification of processes that record
information in the HCE


DM) was 0.4 MJ kg -1 DM higher than that of barley. The replacement of barley with the triticale cultivars Moreno and Ulrika exerted a positive quadratic effect on daily weight gain and the feed conversion ratio of pigs from 50 to 100 kg and from 25 to 100 kg BW (P < 0.01). The best performance of the pigs was observed when 50–75% of the barley was replaced with cv. Moreno or 50% with cv. Ulrika. Carcass lean percentage decreased linearly with increasing amounts of cv. Moreno (P < 0.01) and decreased quadratically with increasing amounts of cv. Ulrika in the diet (P < 0.05). Therefore, we concluded that 50 –75% of barley can be replaced by triticale in diets for growing-finishing pigs.


This research study explores environmental pollution problems in the leather processing industry. Chemicals used for hide tanning find their way into the environment resulting in salts being present in the effluent of the tanneries. The study seeks to reduce salts in the effluents by incorporating a chilling unit to the tannery system and many other Cleaner Production options available in the leather manufacturing sector.


University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. December 2013. Major: Educational Policy and Administration. Advisor: Joan G. Paige. 1 computer filoe (PDF); xiii, 204 pages, appendices A-H.


This paper is concerned with the problem of robust H∞ control for uncertain impulsive systems with input constraints. The parametric uncertainties are assumed to be time‐varying and norm‐bounded. The input constraints under consideration are novel reverse polytopic constraints avoiding a set of specified input values. Via the designed state feedback switching control law, the input constraints can be satisfied. Moreover, by applying the Lyapunov function theory, sufficient conditions for robust stabilization and H∞ control are established in terms of linear matrix inequalities. A numerical example is given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control method.


The performance of seven conventional Indian special economic zones (SEZs) at the disaggregate level is analysed within the framework of the zone-trade performance index, for the period between 1986–87 and 2007–08. The analysis reveals variations in performance across zones as well as within the zones over the reference period. The variations in performance are found to be statistically significant as well. The zones specifically located in economically developed states performed better than the zones in other states. This reveals the pressing problem of regional disparities finding reflection in the SEZs structure and calls for policy intervention. Further, zones are found to be equally sensitive to external economic fluctuations. On the positive side, the introduction of the SEZs policy in 2000–01 has had a favourable impact on the performance of these enclaves.


The Zoological Society of London expedition in 1986 detected problems that the tortoises and the Island as a whole are facing, and a conservation plan was drawn up to attempt to halt any further escalation of destruction. This plan has recently been approved by the Government of Seychelles and its main features include: the construction of a secure rearing unit for hatchling tortoises, an educational and conservation centre and the implementation of anti-poaching programmes.


Security logs are widely used to monitor data, networks, and computer activities. By analyzing them, security experts can pick out anomalies that reveal the presence of cyber attacks or information leaks and stop them quickly before serious damage occurs. 'is paper presents a systematic literature review on the use of security logs for data leak detection. Our findings are fourfold: (i) we propose a new classification of information leaks, which uses the GDPR principles; (ii) we identify the twenty most widely used publicly available datasets in threat detection; (iii) we describe twenty types of attacks present in public datasets; and (iv) we describe thirty algorithms used for data leak detection.'e selected papers point to many opportunities that can be investigated by researchers interested in contributing to this area of research.


www.PRSJournal.com 659 T article is a comprehensive analysis of the then current (see addendum) 46 breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) patients from Australia and New Zealand. The authors are to be complimented on their success at accumulating almost all of the information on each patient with an attempt to analyze the specific risk of each of the implant styles used. These numbers suggest infinitesimal risk. The authors pose the theory that the greater the surface area, the greater the opportunity for a larger bacterial load, which is reasonable. However, if one goes back to the earliest days of implant history, capsular contracture was rampant, undoubtedly because of, as we know now, heavy loads of bacteria. Paradoxically, in the 1980s, polyurethane implants were in vogue in the United States, yet we saw no ALCL with them at that time. The Keech and Creech signature case used a textured device.1 In the formation of a seroma, well-imbedded particles tear off the implant and remain in the capsule—visible only with a polarizing microscope—the trauma of which could add to the inflammatory load. The still unsolved mystery of this lesion's cause is its siteand material-specific manifestation. Silicone finger joints can particulate by rubbing against raw bone, with the particles migrating to the axilla, producing B-cell lymphomas. The particulation of orthopedic devices—polyethylene and metal—produces sarcomas and histiocytomas. The most current theory to explain this unique specificity is a possible genetic predisposition. In Tables 2 and 3, smooth implants are listed: two from Mentor and one unknown. The authors neglected to document whether these three patients had previous textured devices The authors have presented a very deep and thorough evaluation of the breast implant–associated ALCL populations of Australia and New Zealand.


Biotechnology is a science that is growing rapidly. The objective of this project is to advance in the field. Specifically it aims to study applications of kinematics in the field of human-machine interfaces namely exoskeleton and prosthesis designs for the human hand. The methodology used in this project consists of three phases. First a theoretical model of the hand kinematics is defined from medical literature. This is done by synthesizing the hand into its simplified parameters to define a robotic model. The adjustment of the theoretical model to a hand is then done by capturing the movement using computer vision. This is done by using markers on each nail to be able to estimate their poses which consist of their spatial orientation and position. This sequence permits estimating the movement of the entire hand. Dimensional kinematic synthesis is finally applied to adapt the theoretical model to the dataset provided by computer vision. This is done by defining the equations of the movement of the theoretical hand model and is then solved by a numerical solver. This allows the creation of a personalized hand model that can then be used for the study of correspondences between electromyography (EMG) and the movements of the hand. In conclusion, this project has designed a robust algorithm for the tracking and estimation of the poses of the nails of the hand. It has also defined the movement equations and created an application to solve them. This has led to the finding of many nonanthropomorphic models that can be of use in the design of exoskeletons.


CONSIDERATIONS ON ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION IN ROMANIA (Abstract): Introduction: Hybrid artificial pancreas is an insulin secretory tissue surrounded by a protective membrane against the post-transplantation immune reaction and it is used for the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Islet transplantation offers the advantages of a minimally invasive procedures compared with pancreas transplantation for people with diabetes type I. The purpose of transplantation is to implant enough cells needed for glucose control. The artificial pancreas act as a pump which continuously monitor the blood glucose level. Material and method: Artificial pancreas is inserted into the body between the skin and muscles around the pelvis to come into contact with the body. This device contains islets which are obtained by centrifugation with a pump from a cell extract from a pancreas of dead donor or from a living donor. Results and discussions: Artificial pancreas transplantation has recently become one of the most promising therapeutic way trying to improve glyco-metabolic control in patients with type I diabetes. The process for obtaining pancreatic cells is a complex one and involves counting the number of islands, the use of immunosuppressants and transplant nestereoidieni a considerable mass of 5,000 islands / kg body weight. Conclusion: Extracting pancreatic cells from a life donor present no risk for him, as is closer kinship chance of success is higher. Artificial pancreatic transplantation can restore endogenous insulin to the relatively long duration and also the level of glycemic control limits.


The increased use of corn co-products in swine diets has prompted interest in the ability of carbohydrase enzymes, such as xylanase, to assist the pig in fiber degradation. It has been proposed that, by breaking down arabinoxylans, xylanase enzymes can mitigate the negative effects of fiber on digestive efficiency. However, previous studies with xylanase in corn-based diets in swine have produced inconsistent results. A digestibility study was conducted in order to better understand how the enzyme impacts diet utilization in the pig by measuring the impact of xylanase on energy and nutrient digestibility in the small and large intestines and across the total tract. Thirty-two gilts (32.6 ± 0.47) were surgically fit with T-cannulae at the terminal ileum, housed individually, and assigned to 1 of 4 dietary treatments in a complete randomized design. Diets were arranged in a 2 × 2 factorial by adding 0% or 0.017% xylanase (Econase XT, Ab Vista) to corn-soybean meal diets with 0% (lower fiber: LF) or 30% (higher fiber: HF) corn DDGS. Three collection periods consisting of a 2 d fecal collection followed by a 3 d ileal collection occurred at average BW of 46.0 ± 0.4, 54.1 ± 0.4, and 70.3 ± 0.5 kg, respectively, for a total of 24 observations per dietary treatment. Pigs remained on the same diet through the trial to test the impact of BW on enzyme response. Ileal and fecal samples were analyzed to determine the apparent ileal digestibility (AID) and apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of GE, DM, NDF, ADF, and nitrogen, and the AID of starch and AA. Apparent digestibility values for fat were corrected for endogenous losses and true ileal digestibility (TID) and true total tract digestibility (TTTD) of fat was reported.


In this study, tangential and perpendicular steady blowing at the trailing edge of NACA 0012 airfoil is investigated numerically to flow separation control and to study the effects of blowing amplitude and blowing coefficient on airfoil aerodynamic characteristics. Flow was fully turbulent with the Reynolds number of 5 10 and the turbulent employed model was the Menter's shear stress model. Blowing on airfoil is modeled in tangential (tangential blowing) and perpendicular (perpendicular blowing) form and length of blowing jet is 3.5 percent of chord length. Considering previous studies, blowing jet is optimum in two distances on the airfoil surface, one around 40 percent and the other around 80 percent of chord length from the leading edge, which in this study blowing jet is placed at 80 percent of the chord length from the leading edge. Blowing velocity from 0.1 to 0.5 is considered of freestream velocity. Results of tangential blowing show that by increasing amplitude of blowing, lift and drag coefficients changes are inconsiderable. Maximum increase of lift to drag ratio in amplitude of 0.5, around 16.5 percent, but in perpendicular blowing lower amplitude of blowing is more appropriate. Also tangential blowing has no effect on stall angle and cause gradual stall of NACA 0012 airfoil, whereas perpendicular blowing improve stall angle from 14 to 16 degrees.


Background/Aim: Hypertension is well defined in preeclamptic individuals and those with a history of preeclampsia. However, the relationship between blood pressure pattern and fragmented QRS on electrocardiography (ECG) has not been elucidated in normotensive patients with a history of preeclampsia. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of non-dipper blood pressure (BP) patterns in normotensive individuals with a history of preeclampsia and to evaluate the relevance of this pattern to fragmented QRS (fQRS). Methods: Sixty-three normotensive (office BP measurement) patients with a history of preeclampsia were included in this study between August 2020 and January 2021. These individuals underwent 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring. The patients were divided into two groups as dipper and non-dipper, according to their BP patterns. The two groups were compared in terms of echocardiographic parameters, laboratory values, and QRS fragmentation on ECG. Results: Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) diagnosed by echocardiography ( P= 0.015) and fQRS on ECG ( P= 0.002) were significantly higher in the non-dipper group than in the dipper group. Tricuspid regurgitation velocity ( P= 0.004) and average E/e' ratio ( P< 0.001) were higher in the non-dipper group. Mitral E/A ratio ( P= 0.437) and left atrial volume index ( P= 0.439) were similar between the two groups in echocardiography. The fQRS, LVDD, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein were subjected to multivariate logistic regression analysis, and fQRS was found to be an independent predictor of the nondipper BP pattern in women with a history of preeclampsia ( P= 0.023, OR=4.951, 95% CI:1.245-19.688). Conclusion: The presence of an fQRS pattern on the ECG is associated with a non-dipper BP pattern in normotensive individuals with a history of preeclampsia.


ABSTRACT This paper investigates the Minimum Income (MI) scheme in Spain by analyzing the content of semi-structured interviews conducted with key informants (social workers of regional and local administrations). Drawing on the concepts of welfare regime and the approach that views social policy in terms of cultural practices, this study has focused on the perceptions on the policy process of public servants. The study confirms the initial hypothesis that the Minimum Income scheme was designed for a context of moderate unemployment and social exclusion, and in order to give response to the current context of massive poverty and social exclusion, the Decree that regulates it must be updated. It identifies five shortcomings in the MI policy, which include the delay in the concession, the lack of coordination among public administrations, the non-binding character of the "social report" of the social workers, the lack of integration efficiency, and the absence of control and monitoring procedures.


Extracellular vesicle (EV) signaling has attracted considerable attention in recent years because EVs play a key role in long distance cellular communication functions. EV studies have begun to reveal aspects of physiological and physiopathological regulation in numerous applications, although many areas remain to date largely unexplored. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) has shown remarkable therapeutic benefits of patients with neuropsychiatric disorders, but despite of the long and successful history of use, the mechanisms of action on neural ensemble activity are not yet fully understood. Here we explore how DBS of the basal forebrain impacts EV signaling in the rat brain. We employed differential centrifugations to isolate the EVs prefrontal cortex (PFC), hippocampus and striatum. We then performed quantitative analysis of EV-associated proteins using an MS-based proteomics method. We identified a considerable number of EV-associated proteins are modulated by DBS in three brain regions, some of which have been previously linked with central nervous system disorders. Particularly, neurofilament proteins NFL and NFM were both significantly changed in EVs of PFC, hippocampus and striatum after DBS stimulation compared with controls. The SOD1 protein, associated previously with neurodegenerative diseases, was significantly increased only in PFC. Our study is the first, to our knowledge, to use EV protein analysis to examine DBS effects on brain physiological regulation. Our findings open an entirely new perspective on brain area specific DBS effects.


LITTLE attention has been given to autochthonous protein biosynthesis in the axon because of the general belief that the axon lacks this capacity. Studies on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in peripheral nerve (KOENIG and KOELLE, 1961 ; KOENIG, 1965a) showed that this enzyme is synthesized locally in the axon. In addition, although ribosomes are not evident in electronmicrographs of mature axons, ribonuclease (RNAse) digests of denuded axons of the spinal accessory nerve root of the cat were shown to contain RNA and to have an adenine-guanine ratio which was typically ribosomal in character (KOENIG, 196%). Earlier, studies on the axon of the Mauthner neuron in gold fish also showed the presence of RNA (EDSTROM, EICHNER and EDSTROM, 1962; EDSTROM, 1964). Observations on the synthesis of AChE in the hypoglossal nerve have been extended. Experiments to be reported indicate: (1) that the decentralized nerve retains a capacity to synthesize AChE for some days following nerve transection; and (2) that actinomycin-D, an inhibitor of DNA-directed RNA synthesis, induces an increased de nouo synthesis of AChE in the nerve which can result in enzyme levels in excess of normal. M E T H O D S Cats weighing over 2 kg were used for all experiments. Animals that were treated with DFP received 40 ,umoles/kg initially, and later, 20 pmoles/kg. There was essentially no difference in the AChE level 24 hr later between the two doses (for procedure, see KOENIG, 1965~). Whenever DFP was administered, a minimum of 1 hr elapsed before surgery was undertaken. Transection of the hypoglossal nerve was performed with a pair of sharp scissors. All drugs were ap lied locally on or in the vicinity of the hypoglossal nerve unilaterally as follows : 5-fluororotic acid &otTman-La Roche, Inc.), 5 mg; actinomycin-D (Merck, Sharp and Dohme, Inc.), 0.1-0.2 rng initially, and later, 0.05 mg. In experiments in which actinomycin-D was used in combination with another drug, 0.05mg actinomycin-D was applied first to the nerve, followed by the second drug; viz. 5-fluororotic acid ( 5 mg), or puromycin dihydrochloride (5 mg) (Nutritional Biochemicals Corp.). In a third experimental series, RNAse (Worthington) was made up in Ionosol B (Abbott) (1 mg/ml) and introduced daily into the wound space around the transected nerve through an indwelling, exteriorized catheter (see KOENIG, 1965~). All surgical manipulations of the treated nerve, excepting transection, were carried out as well on the untreated nerve. Attempts were made to minimize trauma to the epineurium of the nerve. All animals were killed by saline perfusion. The assay of AChE activity was performed either according to the method of ELLMAN, COURTNEY, ANDRES and FEATHERSTONE (1961), with modifications specified previously (KOENIG, 1965u), or according to the method of B~NTING and FEATHERSTONE (19561, as modified by KOENIO and KOELLE


We prove that the linear arboricity of every 5-regular graph is 3. That is, the edges of any 5-regular graph are covered by three linear forests. We also determine the linear arboricity of 6-regular graphs and 8-regular graphs. These results improve the known upper bounds for the linear arboricity of graphs with given maximum degree.


(0.1) x? + x? + + x?+ί = 0 . Throughout this paper, we denote it by Xrm, or by X r m(p), when we need to specify the characteristic p of the base field k; we always assume that m ^ 0 (mod p). The purpose of this paper is to clarify the "inductive structure" of Fermat varieties of a common degree and of various dimensions, and apply it to the questions concerning the unirationality and algebraic cycles of a Fermat variety. The main results are stated as follows: THEOREM I. For any positive integers r and s, XZf is obtained from the product Xrm x X 8 m by 1) blowing up a subvariety isomorphic to X~ x X'*, 2) taking the quotient of the blown up variety with respect to an action of the cyclic group of order m, and 3) blowing down from the quotient two subvarieties isomorphic to P x X'ΰ and Xlr x P\


P2300-pa-8e gene was originated from Bt185,which exists in insect resistance transcription factor.In this study,P2300-pa-8e gene was transferred into the potato(Solanum tuberosum L.)cultivars,'Zaodabai'and'Kexin No.18'by agro-bacterium-mediated transformation,and influence factors of genetic transformation were optimized.Microtuber discs were used as explants.19 resistant plants of'Zaodabai'and 21 resistant plants of'Kexin No.18'were obtained.Resistant plants were blot analyzed by PCR detection,of which 5 and 9 plants were positive.And these resistand plants were analyzed by Southern-blot,of which 4 and 6 plants had a positive amplification.Southern blot showed that single copies of the P2300-pa-8e gene were inserted into the genome of the transgenic plants.By the result of insect-resistant experiment,the transgenic materials showed resistance to coleopteran pests Holotrichia parallela and the larvae of Holotrichia oblita(Fald.).


The following digest lists accessions to repositories in Great Britain and Ireland during 2013 relating to Irish history and reported to the National Archives: Historical Manuscripts Commission (T.N.A. H.M.C.). This information is also published on the internet via T.N.A.'s website (www.nationalarchives.gov.uk) and is added to the computerised indexes of the National Register of Archives (N.R.A.) which are available for consultation at the National Archives, Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DU. Alternatively, searchers may access the indexes to the N.R.A. and certain linked on-line catalogues via the website. Limited and specific enquiries can be dealt with by post, or email (firstname.lastname@example.com).


Contents: Introduction: selling EthniCity: urban cultural politics in the Americas from the Conquest to contemporary consumer societies, Olaf Kaltmeier. Part I The Spectacular City and the Performance of Ethnicity: Introduction, Olaf Kaltmeier Carnival redux: Hurricane Katrina, Mardi Gras and contemporary United States experience of an enduring festival form, John R. Gold 'What did I do to be so global and blue?' - Blues as a commodity: tourism, politics of authenticity, and Blues clubs in Chicago today, Wilfried Raussert and Christina Seeliger Insurrection and symbolic work graffiti in Oaxaca (Mexico) 2006/2007 as subversion and artistic politics, Jens Kastner Black day in the White city: racism and violence in Sucre, Juliana Strobele-Gregor. Part II The Use of Ethnicity in the Imagineering of Urban Landscapes: Introduction, Olaf Kalymeier Urban landscapes of mall-ticuturality: (retro-)coloniality, consumption, and identity politics: the case of the San Luis Shopping Centre in Quito, Olaf Kaltmeier Religion and culture set in stone: a case study of the Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit, Julie TelRav 'Ambiguously ethnic' in Sherman Alexie's Seattle: re-imagining indigenous identities in the 21st century, Ruxandra Radulescu Against the 'erasure of memory' in Los Angeles city planning: strategies of re-ethnicizing LA in digital fiction, Jens Martin Gurr and Martin Butler. Part III Ethnic Heritage and/or Cultural Commodification in the City: Introduction, Olaf Kaltmeier Quiuto's historic center: heritage of humanity or of the market?, Fernando Carrion Mena and Manuel Dammert Guardia 'Economically, we sit on a cultural goldmine': commodified multiculturalism and identity politics in New Orleans, Nina Mollers Mobilizing ethnicity: Yucatecan Maya professionals in Merida and their participation in the cultural and political fields, Ricardo Lopez Santillan A city of newcomers: narratives of ethnic diversity in Vancouver, Alicia Menendez Tarrazo. Part IV Gentrification and the Politics of Authenticity: Introduction, Olaf Kaltmeier (Re-) constructing the ethnic neighborhood: gentrification in the United States and the longing for a unique identity, Eric C. Erbacher No-go areas and chic places: socio-spatial segregation and stigma in Guadalajara, Ulises Zarazua Villasenor Spaces of alterity and temporal permanence: the case of San Francisco's and New York's Chinatowns, Selma Siew Li Bidlingmaier Index.


HARTONO. The Influence of Bid Ask Spread and Market Value on Holding
Period In Stock Index LQ-45 for the Period of January 2013-January 2014.
Undergraduate Thesis, Jakarta: Study Program of Economic Education,
Concentration In Accounting Education, Departement of Economic and
Administration, Faculty of Economics, State University of Jakarta. 2015.

This study aimed to analyze the influence of bid ask spread and market value on
holding period in stock index LQ-45 for the period of January 2013-January
2014. Thus study was conducted as a causal comparative research with a
quantitative approach. Population of this study is all shares of the company
amounted to 45 issuers listed in index LQ-45 over the period January 2013January

2014. The amount of samples in this study were 32 shares of the
company. The sampling technique using simple random sampling.

The results indicate that the bid ask spread has a negative influence and
significant to the holding period that is not in accordance with the first hypothesis
stating that the bid ask spread has a significant influence on the holding period.
Market value has a positive and significant influence on the holding period so in
accordance with the second hypothesis which states that the market value
significantly influence the holding period. Bid ask spread and market value
together significantly influence the holding period so that it fits the third
hypothesis which states that the bid ask spread and market value together
significantly influence the holding period. The coefficient of determination (R
) of
22.1%, which means that the influence of bid ask spread and market value on
holding period amounted to 22.1%.

This study suggests for the future research to include more another potentially
independent variable, contributing to changes in the holding period, such as
variant returns, liquidity of the company, as well as the dividend payout ratio was
expected to try IHSG.


New social risks such as actual social phenomenon. Unemployment, low possibility of success on the labor market, non-standard forms of employment accumulation of a wide range of social risks leads to a variety of socio-pathological forms of behavior. The characteristics of the Moravian-Silesian Region are: high unemployment, excluded localities, a high rate of recidivism of crime, a large number of people at risk of social exclusion, unfavorable structure of the population in terms of age and educational level. Effects of environmental burdens, industrial development and urban planning. Changing values, ways of spending leisure time, increasing crime. Necessity of the concept of crime prevention and programs aimed at excluded groups.


A Pd sheet electrode was chemically palladinized with active hydrogen passing through it. The Pd black deposits grew up three-dimensionally with increasing palladinization time, causing the marked increase in reaction zone or number of reaction site for the hydrogenation. The rate of 4-ethyltoluene production (v) in the hydrogenation of 4-methylstyrene at the palladinized Pd sheet electrodes increased over 40 times larger than that at the Pd sheet electrode without palladinization. In addition, the reciprocal of the v value linearly depended on the reciprocal of surface roughness factor, supporting the idea that the rate-determining step changed from the hydrogenation to the supply of the active hydrogen together with the increase in surface roughness factor of the palladinized Pd sheet electrode.


Objective To propose and validate a method for standardizing and printing cephalograms acquired from different imaging systems. Methods Validation of the proposed method was done using digital cephalograms, cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)-derived cephalograms, and direct measurements obtained from 3 dry human skulls. Each cephalogram was analyzed as-received and after standardization, using both manual and digital methods. 3-dimensional (3D) measurements were also computed from the CBCT images. After adequate blinding, 2 observers independently carried out all these measurements at 2 different times. Finally, the different cephalometric measurements of each skull were compared with the corresponding direct measurements (gold standard). Results The as-received digital cephalogram showed an inherent magnification of 33%, as determined from the calibration ruler. Compared to direct skull measurements, the as-received conventional and CBCT-derived cephalograms printed without standardization showed a reduction in measures of around 14% and 28%, respectively, whereas measurements obtained from cephalograms, which were standardized and printed by the proposed method, were comparable to direct measurements. Conclusions The findings of the validation study demonstrate the robustness of the proposed method in standardizing different cephalograms before printing.


This study describes a digitally controlled power factor correction (PFC) system based on two interleaved boost converters operating with pulsewidth modulation (PWM). Both converters are independently controlled by an inner control loop based on a discrete-time sliding-mode (SM) approach that imposes loss-free resistor (LFR) behavior on each cell. The switching surface implements an average current-mode controller so that the power factor (PF) is high. The SM-based digital controller is designed to operate at a constant switching frequency so that the interleaving technique, which is recommended for ac-dc power conversion systems higher than 1 kW, can be readily applied. An outer loop regulates the output voltage by means of a discrete-time proportional-integral (PI) compensator directly obtained from a discrete-time small-signal model of the ideal sliding dynamics. The control law proposed has been validated using numerical simulations and experimental results in a 2-kW prototype.


Permission granted to include copy of report in Alberta Gambling Research Institute Research Repository granted by Jon Watkin, Gambling Commission on April 17, 2013.


The propagator for a single relativistic particle in a ({ital D}+1)-dimensional curved background is obtained by evaluating the canonical path integral in the true 2{ital D}-dimensional phase space. Since only paths moving forward in time are integrated, the resulting propagator depends on how the time is chosen; i.e., it depends on the reference system. In order for the propagator to satisfy the properties of a unitary theory, the time must be attached to a Killing vector. Although the measure is unique (it is the Liouville measure), the skeletonization of the phase-space functional action is ambiguous. One such ambiguity is exploited to obtain different propagators obeying the Klein-Gordon equation with different couplings to quantities related to the shape of the reference system (spatial curvature, etc.).


This study aims to reduce nursing home's care work burden by planning method with the consideration of care worker's psychological burden and physical load. Using the results of behavior observation of care workers at seven existing nursing homes and the questionnaire data obtained from ninety-two care workers, care work burden calculation program considering psychological burden and physical load for the facility planning was developed.


The complex hybrid and nonlinear nature of many processes that are met in practice causes problems with both structure modelling and parameter identification; therefore, obtaining a model that is suitable for MPC is often a difficult task. The basic idea of this paper is to present an identification method for a piecewise affine (PWA) model based on a fuzzy clustering algorithm. First we introduce the PWA model. Next, we tackle the identification method. We treat the fuzzy clustering algorithm, deal with the projections of the fuzzy clusters into the input space of the PWA model and explain the estimation of the parameters of the PWA model by means of a modified least-squares method. Furthermore, we verify the usability of the proposed identification approach on a hybrid nonlinear batch reactor example. The result suggest that the batch reactor can be efficiently identified and thus formulated as a PWA model, which can eventually be used for model predictive control purposes. Keywords—Batch reactor, fuzzy clustering, hybrid systems, identification, nonlinear systems, PWA systems.


The driver aid system presented here informs the driver about the feasible manoeuvres and the possible dangers. For that, it is necessary to recognize and to diagnose the situation of the vehicle. Then, the system must foresee the evolution of the situation and the dynamic ability to realize a manoeuvre. A dynamic model of the vehicle which reflects the real vehicle dynamic variations is required for these forecasts. The system is used only when the vehicle is running. So, real time constraints are imposed. Because of these constraints, simplified but representative dynamic models are used. These models are different according to scenarios. In relation to the exteroceptive information (road structure and signs, other vehicles position and speed) and the proprioceptive ones, the dynamic part computes security parameters to execute a manoeuvre. These include the distance required to avoid an obstacle, or the time needed to execute a lane change. For the covering abstract see IRRD 859610.


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Ca-containing gangue minerals such as Fluorite, Calcite have same surface activity point--calcium ions and approximate floatability with scheelite, it is difficult to achieve good dressing index of rough concentrate of scheelite. Mono-mineral experiments and ore tests indicate that, according to mineral composition, gangue minerals can be inhibited selectively by adopting suitable regulators, then the separation of scheelite from gangue minerals can be realized effectively. Mechanism analysis was taken by zeta potentials measurements and FTIR tests. Good dressing indexes are also obtained in practical ore tests and industrial tests.


A study of the effects of ovine gonadotrophins on the estrous cycle of adult virgin female guinea pigs is presented. Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were administered separately and together in single and double doses during the late luteal phase. Estrus cycles in LH-treated animals were extended from pretreatment durations by 5-7 1/2 days with the 200 mcg dose and by 5 1/2-9 days with the 400 mcg dose. Combined treatment extended the cycles for 5-6 1/2 days with the lower dose (200 mcg LH plus 500 mcg FSH) and for 3 1/2-7 days with the double dose. It is suggested that the results in the LH-treated group occurred because of stimulation of regressing corpora lutea or because mature follicles were prevented from ovulating. Though the role of endogenous hormones in the study have not been established it is hypothesized that the ovulation-inducing function of LH in the guinea pig entails in part luteotrophin release from the pituitary or an intrinsic luteotrophic activity.


The layered structure of organic-inorganic perovskite hybrids, (n = 6, 8, 10, 12) have synthesized. In compounds, the long-chain protonated alkylammonium ions as tilted bilayer type are inserted into perovskite-type layers of corner sharing octahedron. Three solid phases have been characterized in the perovskite layered compound using HT-XRD and DSC. The compounds shows solid-solid phase transitions with stepwise increasing of the layer distance. Three different structures are explained by the conformational change of the long-chain protonated alkylammonium ions.


The quality of economic growth is a prominent issue in the process of economic growth worldwide. This paper builds relevant econometric models and uses the provincial panel data from 2003 to 2015 to analyze the impact of innovation drivers on China's economic growth. The empirical results show that technological innovation and institutional innovation have a significant role in promoting the quality of China's economic growth, and the effect of institutional innovation is stronger than that of technological innovation. In terms of regions, the innovation driver has the greatest contribution to the quality of economic growth in the eastern region of China, with the western and central parts ranking second and third. However, the role of institutional innovation in the eastern region is prominent, and the role of technological innovation is weak. Only institutional innovation in the central region has a significant role in promoting the quality of economic growth. Only technological innovation in the western region has a positive effect on the quality of economic growth, and the impact is weak. The regional differences in the impact of innovation-driven economic growth are obvious.


A practical active auxiliary quasi-resonant dc link snubber circuit with a diode clamping loop to reduce the switching losses and suppress a voltage ringing which causes in the loop including auxiliary zero current switching device; IGBT with parasitic electrostatic capacity is evaluated experimentally.


Underfill materials cured thermally as well as by microwave have been studied. The underfill material composed of cycloaliphatic epoxy and anhydride is studied in this paper. Thermo-mechanical properties of the underfill have been evaluated using a thermo-mechanical analyzer (TMA), a thermal gravimetric analyzer (TGA), and a dynamic mechanical analyzer (DMA). The experimental results show that the cure kinetics and mechanical properties of the underfill material are not changed by energy sources. Moreover, a three dimensional finite element method was developed to simulate curing of underfills using microwave. The present numerical results show that the position of the substrate can affect natural frequencies and field distributions significantly.


Subsurface water systems are a precious resource particularly in Australia where they are used for agricultural, industrial and domestic purposes including for drinking. However, a large range of organic and inorganic pollutants often compromise this precious resource, such as nitrates from overuse of fertilisers, heavy metals from the mining industry and BTEX compounds from petroleum spillages.


http://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm The Communications Web site, http://cacm.acm.org, features more than a dozen bloggers in the BLOG@CACM community. In each issue of Communications, we'll publish selected posts or excerpts. twitter Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/blogCACM Michael Stonebraker discusses the implications of the CAP theorem on database management system applications that span multiple processing sites.


Community corrections supervision given to prosecution authority,and supervision on the implementation of the community corrections,under the new situation,are the specific reflection that the prosecution authority prison and institution can achieve the scientific development and leniency and strict implementation of the criminal justice policy.Aimed at the prominent problems and the weaknesses in the current community corrections supervision implementation the prosecution authority should enhance the supervision power in community corrections by suggesting improving relevant legislation and the working mechanism concerned.


The present invention provides a wireless telecommunications system comprising an interface mechanism for establishing a wireless link between a subscriber terminal and a central terminal within said wireless telecommunications system. The interface mechanism comprises a radio port manager within the central terminal for configuring the central terminal to receive an acquisition request message from a subscriber terminal on a radio slot associated with the radio port manager, and a radio port slave within the subscriber terminal for receiving an invitation message inviting the subscriber terminal to acquire the wireless link on said radio slot, and for issuing the acquisition request message to said radio port manager. The radio port manager is responsive to receiving the acquisition request message to grant the subscriber terminal access to the radio slot. It has been found that this technique provides a particularly efficient way of managing the establishment of wireless links between a subscriber terminal and a central terminal of a wireless telecommunications system, in situations where the radio slot used for the wireless link may vary from call to call.


The teaching of translation skills is closely related to the contrastive study of Chinese and English thought patterns. This paper discusses their relation in terms of the following four aspects: concrete, abstract thought patterns and the skill of conversion; awareness of subject,object and the choice of subject in translation and the translation of sentences with passive voice; the perceptual and the rational thought patterns and the translation of long sentences; direct and curve thought patterns and the adjustment of sentence order.


Acquired coagulation inhibitors are rare but acquired bleeding diathesis caused by autoimmune depletion or dysfunction of coagulation factors can be life-threatening. This occurs most frequently in elderly patients who lack disease associations. Acquired coagulation inhibitors may also arise in association with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The groups of patients who suffer from SLE most frequently are women in their 2nd to 4th decade. In this case, we present a 22-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus who developed an acquired inhibitory to factor II, VIII, IX, X and von Willebrand factor (vWF).


The current insufficient quantification and evaluation of major functions fundamentally affected regional sustainable management and policy implementation. This study focused on the problem that no effective quantitative accounting relationship has been established between development activities and resource utilization. In order to establish the relationship between major function accounting and natural resource accounting, we analyzed the relevant studies on the evaluation of major functions, natural resource accounting, environmental accounting, ecosystem services, and assets accounting. The efficiency comparison of different functions was completed using the equivalent factor method for ecosystem service value measurement and the input–output method for water footprint measurement. We found that the accounting of major functions and resources can guide regional sustainable management by using function positioning and resource comparative advantages. In addition, administrative units were linked to functional units, providing the possibility of cross-regional comparison of total functional resources, efficiency, and structure of major functions.


This paper examines the potential of using composite porous materials to design robust noise control packages. Composite porous are meso-perforated porous materials in which perforations are filled with another porous material. The work presented here shows that the association of two carefully selected materials could lead to interesting combined properties of sound absorption and sound insulation. A canonical plate/cavity system excited with an internal acoustic source is chosen to illustrate the potential of these materials for noise enclosures. The coupled problem is solved using Finite Element Method. The sound propagation in composite porous materials is described by Biot-Allard�s poroelasticity equations. Noise reductions obtained using composite porous are compared to those obtained using homogeneous materials. The sound powers dissipated into the system are also examined to give further insights into the physics of the involved phenomena. The results show that the achieved performances take full benefit of the efficiencies of either materials which form the composite porous for different frequency ranges


The spatiotemporal patterns of a reaction diffusion mussel-algae system with a delay subject to Neumann boundary conditions is considered. The paper is a continuation of our previous studies on delay-diffusion mussel-algae model. The global existence and positivity of solutions are obtained. The stability of the positive constant steady state and existence of Hopf bifurcation and Turing bifurcation are discussed by analyzing the distribution of eigenvalues. Furthermore, the dynamic classifications near the Turing-Hopf bifurcation point are obtained in the dimensionless parameter space by calculating the normal form on the center manifold, and the spatiotemporal patterns consisting of spatially homogeneous periodic solutions, spatially inhomogeneous steady states, and spatially inhomogeneous periodic solutions are identified in this parameter space through some numerical simulations. Both theoretical and numerical results reveal that the Turing-Hopf bifurcation can enrich the diversity of spatial distribution of populations.


Historical background It is not known exactly when hog cholera first occurred in the Philippines but evidence shows that it has existed in our country many years before 1900. The first authentic report of its oc· currence was in the later pan of 1901, when Dr. David G. Moberly, an American Veterinarian found the disease in the province of Bulacan where it had widely spread throughout the province at that time. This report was corroborated by the result of the first investigation made on the disease at Angat, Bulacan in 1903 by Dr. David G. Kretzer who was working at that tinie for the Philippine Government. In this province alone there were reports of 500 hogs c,ying each month. From that year on. the disease has been reported in every province. 6 '


Based on rough mill of 2050 mm hot wide strip mill at Baoshan Iron and Steel Corporation,a technologically simula ted experimentation of edging rolling on rough mill was adopted.The varying regularity of edging efficiency value ηfor different slab width,reasonable value DM and D_P for edging rolling,widening value of flat rolling after edging rolling,minimum value △W_aand △W_r for flat rolling were gained. These resuls provide a reliable basis for making reasonable reduction rules of edging rolling,Minimum croploss of head and tail after stand R4,maximum centralization of continuous casting slab width dimension;


The phytosterol contents of the oils from 17 Turkish hazelnut cultivars were determined by gas chromatography with a flame ionization detector. The total phytosterol content varied from 1180.4 (Uzunmusa-Ordu) to 2239.4 mg/kg (Cavcava), and the average was 1581.6 ± 265.1 mg/kg. One of the most significant commercial cultivars, Tombul, contained quite low total phytosterols (1297.7 mg/kg). Total and individual phytosterol contents of hazelnut cultivars were significantly different at p <0.01, except for phytostanol and campestanol. The main component was β-sitosterol which ranged from 82.8 to 86.7% in all cultivars. This was followed by campesterol, Δ5-avenasterol, sitostanol and stigmasterol. Interestingly, the same cultivars from different regions showed similar total phytosterol contents, and fall almost within the same range according to Duncan's test, which may indicate that the phytosterol content is highly related to the cultivar.


Improving the flame stability and thermal behavior of the micro-combustor (MC) are major challenges in microscale combustion. In this paper, the micro combustions of an H2/air premixed flame in a swirl MC with various channel diameters (Din = 2, 3, 4 mm) were analyzed based on an established three-dimensional numerical model. The effects of hydrogen mass flow rate, thermal conductivity of walls, and the preferential transport of species were investigated. The results indicated that the flame type was characterized by the presence of two recirculation zones. The flame was anchored by the recirculation zones, and the anchoring location of the flame root was the starting position of the recirculation zones. The recirculation zones had a larger distribution of local equivalence ratio, especially in the proximity of the flame root, indicating the formation of a radical pool. The combustion efficiency increased with an increasing Din due to the longer residence time of the reactants. Furthermore, the MC with Din = 2 mm obtained the highest outer wall temperature distribution. However, the MC with Din = 4 mm had a better uniformity of outer wall temperature and large emitter efficiency due to the larger radiation surface. An increase in thermal conductivity boosts the thermal performance of combustion efficiency, emitter efficiency, and wall temperature uniformity. But there is a critical point of thermal conductivity that can increase the thermal performance. The above results can offer us significant guidance for designing MC with high thermal performance.


Previous studies showed that an inflatable seatbelt system could better protect occupants subjected to frontal crash by reducing the head excursion, chest deflection, and cervical spine injury. The main reasons for these reductions are because the inflatable seatbelt system is designed to distribute the crash force over a wider area of the body and to reduce body forward displacement by tightening the belt during deployment of the seatbelt airbag. Small female occupants are considered vulnerable during vehicle collisions, but the vulnerability was not studied for the inflatable belt system. This study evaluated the impact response of small female and midsized male occupants using an inflatable seatbelt system and compared their biomechanical response and injury outcomes. Frontal-impact sled tests were conducted with eight small female postmortem human subjects (PMHS) and four mid-size male PMHS using a generic inflatable seatbelt system. Occupant kinematics, sensor data, and injury outcome were analyzed and compared. These results correlate to the reported PMHS data during frontal impacts using the inflatable belt system. It was also observed that small females sustained more rib fractures than mid-sized males, which was likely due to their poor bone conditions.


Control at railway level crossings, using either road rumble strips or in-vehicle auditory warning devices, has the potential to improve safety. This article evaluates driver behavior of these two devices and two conventional crossing devices (flashing lights and a stop sign) using a driving simulator. Rumble strips have been seen to encourage drivers to reduce speed earlier on approach to a level crossing but did not affect stopping compliance. In-vehicle auditory warnings have produced high compliance and, overall, have produced behavior comparable to that seen for conventional flashing lights. However, the detailed design features of such devices require further development before more concrete conclusions can be drawn. Contributing factors of age, gender, speed, and types of warning devices were all found to significantly affect driver behavior at crossings. Overall, the results indicate that drivers behave differently and demonstrate higher signal compliance at actively protected crossings than at passively protected crossings for alternative and conventional warning devices.


Adipokinetic hormones (AKH) from different insect species, crustacean red pigment-concentrating hormone (RPCH), and synthetic substrates were used to characterized enzyme activities present in the Malpighian tubules (MT) of the desert locuts, Schistocerca gregaria, which are involved in the degradation of AKH.

When peptides containing proline (position 6) were incubated with MT homogenate they were cleaved by a post-proline cleaving enzyme (PPCE). The presence of such an enzyme was confirmed by the breakdown of a synthetic substrate for PPCE. Peptides which do not contain proline were broken down by a post-phenylalanine cleaving enzyme (PFCE) which could be chymotrypsin or chymotryptic. This PFCE activity(ies) seem(s) to be inactive on the proline-containig peptides or their fragments or digests these at a slow rate. The C-terminal chymotrypsin fragments of the AKHs were broken down by MT homogenates with no accumulation of new intermediate products. It is not clear whether another endopeptidase, PPCE, or leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) is responsible.

The MTs contain LAP activity; however, this enzyme(s) may be different from its vertebrate counterpart(s). Homogenates of MTs break down equimolar amounts of Pro-7AMC at approximately the same rate, while porcine kidney LAP (cytosol) cleaved Pro-7AMC much slower than Leu-7AMC.

The demonstration of carboxypeptidase (CP) A and B activity in the MTs was not possible using conventional substrates such as hippuryl derivatives of amino acids. When CPA from porcine pancreas was added to MT homogenates hippuryl-phenylalanine was digested proving that the conditions were appropriate for CPA activity to occur. The treatment of a N-terminally blocked peptide fragment with MT homogenate led to the breakdown of the peptide giving evidence that the MT CP requires a substrate with a somewhat longer length of amino acid residues.


This document describes Task 4, "Review of Mn/IRIS and Caltrans District 10 TMC Compatibility and Functional Requirements for D10 IRIS Demonstration Study," within the Open ATMS multi-year research project undertaken by the Advanced Highway Maintenance & Construction Technology (AHMCT) Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The Open ATMS project is implementing an open-source Advanced Transportation/Traffic Management System (ATMS) within the California State Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 10 (D10) Transportation Management Center (TMC). This document details general software and hardware requirements to be used in the subsequent design, implementation, and testing phases. iii Copyright 2011, AHMCT Research Center, UC Davis Review of Mn/IRIS and Caltrans District 10 TMC Compatibility and Functional Requirements for D10 IRIS Demonstration Study iv Copyright 2011, AHMCT Research Center, UC Davis


s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting313 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 WORKSHOP III: ALLERGY AND ASTHMA, SKIN AND MUCOSAL TISSUE [C1–C8] 314 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting315 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting315 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 WORKSHOP IV: TUMOURS AND IMMUNITY [D1–D15] 316 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting317 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting317 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 318 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting319 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting319 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 WORKSHOP V: LYMPHOID ORGANS II [E1–E11] 320 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting321 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting321 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 322 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 WORKSHOP VI: IMMUNITY IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE II [F1–F10] Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting323 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 324 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 WORKSHOP VII: INFECTION AND IMMUNITY [G1–G21] Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting325 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 326 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting327 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting327 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 328 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting329 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting329 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 WORKSHOP VIII: IMMUNITY IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM [H1–H18] 330 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting331 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting331 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 332 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting333 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting333 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 334 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 WORKSHOP IX: IMMUNITY IN ENDOCRINE/EXOCRINE ORGANS [I1– I8] Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting335 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 336 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337 Abstracts of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting337 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337s of the 30th Annual SSI Meeting337 q 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd, Scandinavian Journal of Immunology , 50, 309–337


The composition in phenols of olive, the changes they undergo during the processing of ripe olives, and their relationships with surface color development were studied. The main phenols of these olives are identified as hydroxytyrosol (3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid), verbascide, tyrosol, vanillic acid, p-coumaric acid, and oleuropein. After the sodium hydroxide treatment, they are hydroxytyrosol, tyrosol, vanillic acid, caffeic acid, and p-coumaric acid


Abstract This paper discusses the applicability of the ideas of fuzzy sets and grades of membership to problems encountered in the quantification of clinical (i.e., diagnostic and prognostic) judgment. The methods of constrained maximum likelihood are used to derive consensus estimates of grades of membership given a set of categorical data and an a priori set of specified pure types. A numerical example is given.


A male and a female of a species of Syngamus were found in copula in the small intestine, about 1 in. from the gizzard, of a fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) which had been shot accidentally. The nematodes were well preserved and were undamaged. Eighty-four small tapeworms, of two different genera, were also present in the intestine. Neither the tapeworms nor the nematodes were attached to the intestinal wall.


By taking six provenance seeds of species Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss as the test material and through simulating drought stress with different concentrations and osmotic potential of polyethylene glycol(PEG-6000),the effects of drought stress on germination rate,germinating potential,radicals,hypocotyls length,germination index,viability index and ratio of root to shoot were investigated.The results showed that:(1)PEG retarded the proceeding of seeds germination of C.tabularis and the germination percentage,germination index and seed viability index were all showed the downtrend obviously with increasing concentration of water stress;The seeds treated with-0.86 MPa water potential of PEG did not germinate at all after the experiment finished.So this indicated-0.86 MPa water potential was the threshold for the germination of C.tabularis seeds.(2)When the water stress above-0.40 MPa,C.tabularis seedling radicale length was no significant difference and even longer than that of control group.The findings revealed that the water potential higher than-0.40 MPa was beneficial to the growth of the radicals of C.tabularis seeds;the growth of C.tabularis seedlings decreased with arising PEG concentrations.(3)The ratio of root to shoot as an important indicator of sound seedling,appropriate water stress could increase the ratio of root to shoot.When the water stress higher than-0.20 MPa,the ratio of root to shoot of all kinds provenance have reached the maximum.In Summary,C.tabularis seed can germinate under appropriate drought stress.The seeds from Khin Aye Pale and Phu Wiang is better than that from Sanya and Ulu Tranan.


Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary Turmeric Rhizome powder (TRP) as a natural antioxidant and soybean (SO), canola oil (CO) and tallow (T) on performance, immune system, relative weight of organs and bone quality in 28d and post heat stressed broilers. Study Design: The experiment was done in completely randomized design with 3×3 factorial arrangement. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Department of Animal Science, between July 2010 and September 2011. Methodology: 792 day-old broilers were randomly allotted to a 3×3 factorial arrangement with three levels of TRP (0, 0.4 and 0.8%) and three oil sources of canola and soybean oil and tallow. Heat stress (33±1oC) was applied from 10:30 to 15:30 of every day for all birds from 28-42d.


The gas dynamics of intensive interaction between a cloud of space dust particles and the atmosphere is considered in two-dimensional axially symmetric formulation. The algorithm developed for the numerical solution of the problem is based on the use of an unstructured grid with separation of the key boundaries. An example of a solution is presented for the entry of a cloud of particles into the atmosphere with the kinetic energy characteristic of the Tunguska space body.


In this thesis, advanced energy planning of the transport sector on the Krk island, is concerned with the possbility of implementation of electricity into the transport of the island Krk. A computer simulation tool called SUMO was used as a substrate in which a traffic network of the island Krk was inserted. In order to have a more realistic view of the transport sector of the island, the movement of residents and visitors was established. Data were collected on vehicles that are analyzed and the vehicles were classified by category and type of fuel. Thanks to the Croatian Telecom, data on the movement of the population by base stations was obtained. With the help of the mentioned base stations, the matrices of the movement for an anverage day for the inhabitants and the visitors were made. By applying SUMO,a simulation was carried out for the present state of transport of the island of Krk. In simulations of the current state of traffic of the island of Krk, instead of the prevailing internal combustion vehicles, simulated implementation of electric vehicles of various categories and proportions was further simulated. As a result of the simulation of the use of electric vehicles in traffic, electricity consumption of electric vehicles was obtained, as well as the parameters and power of charging stations necessary to cover the above mentioned needs. Concretely, specific greenhouse gas emission savings are calculated and presented, which can contribute to the achievement of the goal, so that the island of Krk becomes CO2 neutral.


While it is recognised that prior knowledge is a key factor in determining future learning, its influence on learning to teach is less well known. This study investigates two cohorts of teacher candidates studying for a one-year, graduate qualification for primary teaching, who completed two tasks at entry to their initial teacher education programme: a task in writing and a task in mathematics. The tasks focused on teacher candidates' ability to recognise the key features of a piece of student work. The teacher candidates' responses to the tasks highlighted the diverse nature of the prior knowledge that underpinned their responses. The study raises questions about the pedagogy of initial teacher education, particularly in relation to the assumptions teachers educators make about the candidates they teach. The findings suggest that the prior knowledge that students bring to initial teacher education is both a resource and a challenge for teacher educators.


Natural language parsing has typically been done with small sets of discrete categories such as NP and VP, but this representation does not capture the full syntactic nor semantic richness of linguistic phrases, and attempts to improve on this by lex-icalizing phrases only partly address the problem at the cost of huge feature spaces and sparseness. To address this, we introduce a recursive neural network architecture for jointly parsing natural language and learning vector space representations for variable-sized inputs. At the core of our architecture are context-aware recursive neural networks (CRNN). These networks can induce distributed feature representations for unseen phrases and provide syntactic information to accurately predict phrase structure trees. Most excitingly, the representation of each phrase also captures semantic information: For instance, the phrases "decline to comment" and "would not disclose the terms" are close by in the induced embedding space. Our current system achieves an unlabeled bracketing F-measure of 92.1% on the Wall Street Journal development dataset for sentences up to length 15.


OBJECTIVE
To study the extent to which atrophy of muscle and progressive weakening of the long bones after spinal cord injury (SCI) can be reversed by functional electrical stimulation (FES) and resistance training.

DESIGN
A within-subject, contralateral limb, and matching design.

SETTING
Research laboratories in university settings.

PARTICIPANTS
Fourteen patients with SCI (C5 to T5) and 14 control subjects volunteered for this study.

INTERVENTIONS
The left quadriceps were stimulated to contract against an isokinetic load (resisted) while the right quadriceps contracted against gravity (unresisted) for 1 hour a day, 5 days a week, for 24 weeks.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Bone mineral density (BMD) of the distal femur, proximal tibia, and mid-tibia obtained by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, and torque (strength).

RESULTS
Initially, the BMD of SCI subjects was lower than that of controls. After training, the distal femur and proximal tibia had recovered nearly 30% of the bone lost, compared with the controls. There was no difference in the mid-tibia or between the sides at any level. There was a large strength gain, with the rate of increase being substantially greater on the resisted side.

CONCLUSION
Osteopenia of the distal femur and proximal tibia and the loss of strength of the quadriceps can be partly reversed by regular FES-assisted training.


Objective To investigate the effect of short hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting CTGF on synthesizing collagen ability of human renal tubular epithelial cells (HKC) cultured in vitro with transforming growth factor β1(TGFβ1). Methods RNA interference plasmid including U6 promoter that can express shRNA of CTGF was designed, constructed, and transfected into HKC cultured with TGFβ1 in vitro. CTGF expression was examined by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blot. Total collagen synthesis was investigated by means of 3H proline incorporation. Results After plasmid transfected, CTGF expression and total collagen synthesis were decreased significantly compared with that stimulated by only TGFβ1 (P 0.01). Conclusion The shRNA targeting CTGF could inhibit efficiently collagen synthesis in HKC cultured in vitro with TGFβ1.


Gold(I)-catalyzed intramolecular hydroamination of O-propargyl- N-Boc -hydroxylamine is reported. The present -method provides a novel, catalytic, and mild approach to 2,5-dihydroisoxazole derivatives. In addition, a mechanism of N-O cleavage as a side reaction as well as desired cyclization is proposed.


A direct mathematical expression for the relationship between the system bandwidth and the satellite vibration amplitude has been derived. The assumption in the derived model is that the satellite communication system adapts on-off keying (OOK) modulation and an APD as the detector. Meanwhile some approximation has been used. An adaptive bandwidth solution to the problem of the bit error rate (BER) increasing with the vibration increasing has been presented. Curve diagrams about vs vi- bration amplitude and system bandwidth vs vibration amplitude have been plotted using MATLAB 6.5 in practical model and ad- aptive model. Comparison and analysis show that can be controlled under the desired numerical value with the help of adaptive model.


is misprinted as elsewhere (p. 153). These issues may result from the fact that this book is published by an independent publisher without appropriate editorial support. Regardless, Sawyer's volume serves as a good introduction to one of the most well-known historical personalities in Chinese history and is a rich sourcebook of early medieval Chinese military thought. It will be appreciated by general readers and scholars alike. (email@example.com)


In this paper, maximum torque per ampere (MTPA) control strategy is proposed for a special machine called dual mechanical ports (DMP) electric machine. In the conventional hybrid electrical vehicles (HEV), this machine is replaced to planetary gear box and two electric machines and makes their structures simpler. The proposed MTPA strategy fully utilizes the reluctance torque and maximizes the torque capacity of the machine. Farther more MTPA method is equivalent to the objective of minimum copper loss. Sound theoretical basis is given in the context. Simulation results are presented. It will be proved that proposed MTPA method can increase machine torque capacity about 50% in one rotor and 100% in the other.


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Professor Roberto Bassani has been awarded the 2006 Tribology Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to the science and technology of tribology. The Tribology Gold Medal is the premier international award in tribology and will be presented to Professor Bassani by Her Majesty's Ambassador. Professor Bassani holds a Chair in the Engineering Faculty of the University of Pisa where he has taught since 1972. His research covers much of the field of tribology and his work on static and dynamic analysis of highspeed hydrostatic bearings, space and cryogenic applications and on bearings in extreme conditions, including the effects of lubricant starvation and the role of advanced materials and coatings and lubrication with special lubricants, has been outstanding. He has produced more than 250 papers, published in national and international journals or presented at conferences both nationally and internationally. Professor Bassani established, amongst other achievements, the Tribology Group of AIMETA (Associazione Italiana di Meccanica Teorica ed Applicata), one of the most important academic associations in Italy. In 2005, he became the first President of the Italian Association of Tribology (AIT), which he was instrumental in founding. Professor Bassani has had great influence on both the public and private sector. His capability of solving tribological industrial problems has led to commissions from many companies and government bodies including; Ferrari, CNR (Italian National Research Council) and Siemens. Professor Bassiani has been tireless in his promotion of tribology, both in Italy and internationally and in his recognition and encouragement of new tribological developments and applications.