Companies now face two challenges in order to remain innovative and competitive. The first is to digitally transform their production, products and services. Second is to address sustainability topics to reduce their global footprint. However, introducing new digital technologies may contradict company's sustainability goals, for example, introducing a digital technology improves assembly lines, but increases energy consumption. This paper introduces a sustainability-enabled assessment framework for digital technologies (SAFT) supporting companies to choose the best digital technology for them. The SAFT framework assesses digital technologies in terms of sustainability factors as well as crucial aspects such as technology potential, and the fit to the company. The paper concludes with a case study in which the SAFT framework is applied to a company in the construction industry.


We examine the effect of credit default swap (CDS) trading on firm investment, finding a post-CDS introduction decrease in debt issuance and acquisitions, which remains robust to propensity score matching, instrumenting CDS introduction, and controlling for past investment and financing activities. Further analysis reveals a CDS introduction-year increase in debt financing and acquisitions, for which we could not eliminate reverse causality as a potential explanation. Overall, the ex post increase in bankruptcy risk and debt overhang likely plays a dominant role in the investment effect of CDS, while the expansion in credit supply due to a reduction of strategic default or regulatory capital requirement appears less important.


This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effects of story telling with parent participation program on fear among preschoolers receiving immunization. The sample were 60 preschoolers age from 3 to 6 years old, divided  into experimental and control groups with 30 children in each group. The experimental group received the story telling with parent participation program whereas the control group received routine nursing care. The data were analyzed by using Independent-Sample T Test. The results of this study showed the experimental group reported signifi cantly less fear face scores and fear behavior scores than the control group (p < 0.01).


The use of drug-eluting stents largely prevents in-stent re-stenosis,however,with its wide range of clinical applications,its complication namely late in-stent thrombosis formation,has aroused people's attention.However,to some extent,this complication,is connected with the delay of the re-endothelialization.In recent years,the biological characteristics of endothelial progenitor cells has been studied thoroughly,which makes rapid re-endothelialization possible after stent implantation.Therefore,it provides us a good research direction,as it can effectively prevent the formation of late in-stent thrombosis.This review article will discuss the research progress of endothelial progenitor cells(EPCs) in re-endothelialization after percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI).


Objective: In this research work was considered importance of world wide disease, that have become the main danger for the public health and problem for healthcare department - disease of the cardiovascular system. The aim of the work - to study the effect of the protein GDF11 on the cardiac biomarkers, rheological, biochemical properties of blood and hemodynamics in the experimental conditions for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. To clarify the biological mechanisms that drive cardiovascular disease during the an unhealthy lifestyle, we tested the influence of risk factors on health using parabiosis, a surgical technique in which joining of animals of different ages leads to a shared circulation. Design and Method: All the research was carried out by the literature procedures, such as parabiotic experimental technique - connection blood systems of the two animals, the method of rheography to determine the level of blood flow in the body, a technique of Doppler ultrasound to study hemodynamic parameters, blood analysis. Results: Was modeled the pathology of the cardiovascular system, was created parabiotic model on rats in the experimental group. We studied the realogical blood parameters, hemodynamics in the control group and parabiotic model. Investigated the biochemical analysis of blood from the control group and parabiotic model, the level of cardiac markers (troponin I, myoglobin) in the control group and parabiotic model. Conclusions: The findings will deepen understanding of the importance of protein in GDF11 scale in global study of modern medicine. After 4 weeks of exposure to the circulation of young mice, indicators determining cardiovascular disease in old mice dramatically regressed. Treatment of old mice to restore GDF11 to youthful levels recapitulated the effects of parabiosis and reversed cardiovascular disease, revealing a therapeutic opportunity for cardiovascular system. GDF11 protein is considered as a means for prevention of cardiovascular diseases.


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Background : Patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM) often have a large tumor burden with significant bone marrow involvement, conferring a poor prognostic feature. Those patients with significant bone marrow involvement may benefit from combination regimens with increased activity. Orlowski et al. reported a phase III randomized trial with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) + bortezomib (B) vs. B alone in RRMM, which demonstrated improved time to progression (TTP) with the combination of PLD+B. (Orlowski, JCO 2007) We investigated the effect of bone marrow involvement on overall response rates and time to progression (TTP) of PLD+ B versus B alone in patients with RRMM. Methods : Eligible patients were randomized to bolus IV B 1.3 mg/m2 on days 1, 4, 8, and 11 of each 3-week cycle (n=322) or to the same B regimen plus IV PLD 30 mg/m2 on day 4 (n=324) of each cycle. The subsets of patients with bone marrow involvement and those with >30% involvement were analyzed retrospectively. Results : A total of 379 patients had bone marrow involvement and 349 patients had >30% bone marrow involvement compared with 259 with no bone marrow involvement. Time to disease progression (TTP) and complete response (CR) + partial response (PR) rates for PLD+B vs B alone in patients with or without any bone marrow involvement or >30% bone marrow involvement are listed in the table. Regardless of bone marrow involvement or extent of bone marrow involvement, there was a statistically significant benefit in TTP for PLD+B vs. B alone. Safety profiles for the 2 regimens in the subsets of patients with or without bone marrow involvement were consistent with the known toxicities of the 2 agents. Conclusions : These data suggest that the combination of PLD+B is an active salvage therapy and superior to B alone in patients with RRMM, regardless of the presence or extent of bone marrow involvement. Patients with significant bone marrow involvement and associated poor risk due to increased tumor burden may benefit from the addition of PLD.


Customer satisfaction provides a leading indicator of customer purchase intension and loyalty. In present scenario, time is constraint and money has become luxury. So, customers has focused on selecting an appropriate retail outlet, which provides value added services, focuses on customer's needs and is responsive to customer concerns and issues customers prefer a particular retail outlet if they find greater return over their total shopping cost. Shopping mall is generally a place where one or more than one merchandiser opens up there shops/outlets in interconnecting manner in such a way that individual/end customers can access those shops by simply walking throughout the region and these are those places, where one can enjoy all facilities under one roof. In recent times shopping malls are best places for the peoples to hang out and spend some precious time with family and friends where they can enjoy shopping, good multi cuisines restaurants, family outings etc. The study will help the managers of shopping malls to understand the underlying sales promotion factors on customer satisfaction of the shoppers in the malls and help them to craft their marketing strategies; also study will help to understand the factor. Profiling customers by their choice of sales promotion mix provide more meaningful ways to identify and understand various customer segments and to target each segment with more focused marketing strategies.


Th e aims of Research Analysis Student's Understanding Level about Basic Concepts of Accounting (Empirical Study on Registered Poltesa students had taken Basic Accounting Subject) are to measuring difference of comprehension and how student's of Poltesa comprehension based on their background education (SMK / SMA / MA). Total respondens 155 students in 2014 using Kruskal Wallis test. Based on hypothesis test, assets and liabilities variables in chi-square table statistic counted 41,784 > chi-square counted 1,089 and 41,784 > chi- square counted 1,026, probability significant value counted 0,395 > 0,05 and 0,708 > 0,05 then H1 and H2 REJECTED. There's no significant difference about student's comprehension of assets and liabilities concepts, e qu ity variable in chi-square table statistic counted 41,784 > chi-square counted 9,521, probability significant v a lue counted 0,021 > 0,05 then H3 ACCEPTED. Theres significant difference about student's comprehension of equity concepts based on their background education. Based on that, students from SMK had the highest comprehension value of three variables. It concludes student's from SMK more understand about Basic Concepts of Accounting. Therefore, student's background education very influencing to take Basic Accounting subject at Poltesa .


This Article is brought to you for free and open access by TU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law by an authorized administrator of TU Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Recommended Citation Richard L. Bohanon, & William C. Plouffe, Mongolian Bankruptcy Law: A Comparative Analysis with the American Bankruptcy System, 7 Tulsa J. Comp. & Int'l L. 1 (1999).


A kind of wideband metamaterial absorber at E band is designed in this paper; it is composed of round metal cells with defect, dielectric substrate and metal film. The electromagnetic parameters of unit cell are calculated by using the finite element method. The results show that the wideband metamaterial absorber presents nearly perfect absorption above 90% with absorption ranging from 65.38GHz to 67.86GHz; the reason of wideband absorption is the overlap of different absorption frequency which is caused by electromagnetic resonance; the size parameters and position of defect has important effect on its absorption property. It has many advantages, such as simply, easy to preparation and so on. It has potential application on aerospace measurement and control, remote data communication, LTE wideband mobile communication and other fields.


Contemporary implant rehabilitations are esthetically driven. Consequently, digital planning and guided surgery deliver higher esthetic predictability and precision than do analog procedures. The aim of this chapter is to show the integration of digital occlusion in the different phases of full arch implant rehabilitation with immediate implant placement and immediate loading procedures. Digital occlusal analysis raises the precision of functional occlusal adjustments, while improving the long-term predictability and stability of both case function and esthetics. This chapter will present a systematic digital workflow detailing every stage of full arch rehabilitation treatment, while showcasing digital occlusal diagnosis with the T-Scan 9 system, to install a precise implant prosthesis occlusal scheme. A full arch rehabilitation case involving immediate implant placement and immediate implant loading will be presented, with it occlusally finished with the T-Scan.


Smart card technology used to integrate and manage the automotive and / or record ownership work. A smart identification card stores and manages many corresponding to a separate record a driver's car. These motor vehicle records include access time from motor vehicle registration information, drivers license information, vehicle violations, automobile insurance information, parking lot, parking garage account balance, highway toll account balance, motor club information, and environmental monitoring information this group of selected information items. Each smart identification card for use in any of a number of interacting with the computer database by a conventional communications link in conjunction with a smart card scanner.


Abstract Following the extensive use of chemical weapons in the First World War, which contravened pre-war agreements, gas disarmament was a prime candidate for interwar consideration. Although the issue remained on the international agenda until the ill-fated World Disarmament Conference, this paper argues that it failed on account of military, economic and political difficulties. These included the continuing interest of the military in the potential of chemical weaponry, doubts about the practicality of gas disarmament at a time when states were trying to revive their chemical industries, and profound political differences over security issues between Britain and France and France and Germany.


This paper used lightweight, skin-friendly three layered fabric composite of non-woven activated carbon (ACN) fabric is sandwiched between two skin friendly cellulose (FR Rayon) layers. This composite made of non-woven has been developed by Chemical Engineers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health at Texas Tech University to fight against chemical and biological agents. In previous our paper this composite has shown the perfect protect against fire based on the positive influence of carbon layer with high flame protection, on composite material. , the carbon layer (ACN) does not burn at room condition at all. For its burning it is necessary to have at least 47 % of oxygen which indicates its very high LOI value. The present paper discusses about selecting antimicrobial treatments which provides the optimum protection against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria for composite materials. Antimicrobial protection against Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae organisms is determined according to EN ISO 20645:2004. Flame retardancy of composite and its layers was determined trought its burning behavior. Two standard methods, ISO 6940:2004 Textile fabrics – Burning behavior – Determination of ease of ignition of vertically oriented specimens and ISO 4589:1996 – Plastics – Determination of burning behavior by oxygen index using Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) Chamber by Dynisco, were applied respectively.


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Background and Objective: Coronary artery diseases are one of the main causes of mortality and morbidity. This study was done to determine the prevalence of risk factors for coronary artery diseases in patients referred to angiography center in Sari, Northern Iran. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was performed on 2540 patients referred to angiography center in Sari city, northern Iran, during 2005-10. Risk factors including diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, Family history, CRP and also ECG changes, type and number of involved artery and the severity of vascular involvement were recorded for each patient. Results: Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, smoking were seen in 40.8%, 40.5%, 29.1%, 12.5% of patients, respectively. Positive family history and CRP were found in 10% and 3.4% of the patients, respectively. 23.8% of patients had abnormal ECG. One, two and three vessel diseases were observed in 26.5%, 48.3%, 48.3% of cases, respectively. Left anterior descending artery constriction was seen in 75.8% and 80.4% of males and females, respectively. A significant relationship was found between diabetes and left coronary circumflex (P<0.04) and left anterior descending artery (P<0.03) constriction. Conclusion: Diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking, family history, abnormal ECG are among the risk factors of coronary artery diseases in this area.


e19504 Background: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is approved for treatment in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B cell lymphoma, penta-refractory multiple myeloma (MM), and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We evaluated relapse and survival rates by 3 months (mo) in patients (pts) who received BCMA and CD19 CAR-T cell therapies. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of pts with RRMM and R/R Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) who received CAR-T cell therapy from 2012-2023 at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University. Pts who relapsed prior to 3mo were excluded. SAS was used for statistical analysis with alpha of 0.05. Grades 3/4 cytopenias were compared at day 0, 1mo, and 3mo per CTCAE criteria with each pt counted once if > 1 cytopenia. Hematological recovery was defined as sustained Hgb > 8, Plt > 50,000, and ANC > 1000 without transfusion support. Group differences were evaluated using Chi-Square or Fisher's exact tests for categorical and ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis for numerical variables. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were determined using the Kaplan-Meier method from CAR-T receipt to progression or death, or last known contact for those censored. Univariable and multivariable cox regression were performed. Results: Of 126 pts, 60 had MM and 66 had NHL. Median age at CAR-T receipt was 64yrs (range: 25-85). Fifteen pts had ECOG ≥2. Most pts were male (52.4%) and of white race (61.9%). For R/R NHL, 39.4% received tisa-cel, 33.3% axi-cel, 13.6% brexu-cel, 3.0% liso-cel and 10.6% clinical trial. For RRMM, 91.7% received ide-cel and cilta-cel (8.3%). Bridging therapy, CRS, and ICANS were not associated with severe cytopenias. Overall, 89.7% had grade 3/4 cytopenias at day 0, 54.0% at 1mo, and 34.1% at 3mo. Cytopenia rates, hematological recovery, transfusions, and infectious complications were comparable between groups. Overall, 36.5% required GCSF, 34.9% red cells, 23.0% platelets, and 2.4% TPO. In MM pts, decreased OS was seen with persistence of severe cytopenias (p = 0.009) and decreased PFS with GCSF use ≥2wks (p = 0.007). Time to ANC recovery (days) was more prolonged in MM compared to NHL pts (p = 0.039). Overall median time to recovery (days) was 8, 19, 22.5 for Hgb, ANC, and Plt respectively. On MVA for overall cohort, grade 3/4 cytopenias at 3mo were associated with decreased OS [HR 2.28, 95%CI: (1.22-4.29), p = 0.010) and PFS [HR 1.8, 95%CI: (1.09-2.98), p = 0.022]. On MVA for NHL, decreased OS [HR 2.38, 95%CI: (1.03-5.48), p = 0.043] and PFS [HR 2.11, 95%CI: (1.01-4.41), p = 0.047] were associated with 3mo grade 3/4 cytopenias but not seen in MM pts. Conclusions: We report significant rates of severe cytopenias at 3 months and a potential association with higher relapse and decreased survival rates in pts receiving BCMA and CD19 CAR-T cell therapies. These results are hypothesis generating, and more prospective studies are needed for further confirmation.


soft and mobile on palpation. In addi-tion, they were painless, and no dyspepsia or paresthesia of the tongue was observed. In magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, the masses on both sides extending from the margin of the tongue to the proper lingual muscle layer may have had unclear boundaries, and both T1-weighted (T1WI) and T2-weighted (T2WI) images had high signal, but the selective fat suppression T1-weighted (T1W SPIR) image had low signal (Figure 2A,B). The size the right mass on the MR image was about 17 × 10 mm and was Abstract Symmetric lipomatosis of the tongue (SLT) is a non-epithelial benign tumor with symmetrical adipose hyperplasia in bilateral tongue margins. SLT is a rare disease that is suggested to be associated with abnormalities in fat metabolism. The patient was a 66-year-old male with his history of alcoholic who had a large mass on the bilateral tongue margins. The tumor was resected under general anesthesia. Histopathological findings showed that the adipose tissue lacked a capsule and extended to the muscle tissue. SLT was diagnosed because lipomas with indistinct histopathological boundaries appeared on both sides of the tongue.


The creative and expressive use of music can be a powerful therapeutic intervention with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma. In this article, a model for increasing self-awareness and self-understanding including materials, facilitation, and processing of musical activities in group format is presented. Creative activities such as the "feelings ensemble" and "feelings symphony" are illustrated in a case application with children transitioning back to school following a tornado. Implications for the role of expressive arts activities in the aftermath of a natural disaster are discussed.


Agriculture in mountain areas is essential for the world's
food security. Mountains account for one quarter of the
world's land surface and are home to 12 percent of its
population. More vitally, 50 percent of the world's
population depend on the water and ecosystem
services that mountains provide. Mountain areas are
characterized by topography of variable altitudes and
variable climatic conditions and so are major reservoirs
of global biodiversity.
Mountain ecosystems are largely fragile and rainfed,
and are a high-risk environment throughout the year.
Mountain systems are extremely vulnerable to climate
variability and the implications of climate change.
People who live in mountain regions are often amongst
the poorest and most food insecure people in the
world due to the harsh conditions of the terrain, poor
infrastructure development, lack of services and general
isolation. However, mountain regions are increasingly
popular tourist destinations worldwide attracting over
50 million visitors annually which can provide the
opportunity to popularise FSF and also create additional
income for the locals.
Achieving Zero Hunger for a world population that is
expected to pass the 9 billion mark by 2050 is a major
challenge. Moreover, ensuring that nutrition is balanced
is also important, especially when both malnutrition and
obesity are growing concerns globally as a result of poor
or unhealthy diets...


Introducing actual impact under general equilibrium framework,Real Business Cycle Model demonstrates that the root of economic fluctuation more lies in supply,emphasizing the diachronic and dynamic characteristics of macroeconomic research.The article attempts to present a simplified model and use graphics to explain its fundamental theory and DGEM,which visually expounds the nature and mechanism of RBC.


Inorganic pigments used as colouring agents in cosmetics (especially foundations) have many advantages over organic pigments, such as better opacity, weather and chemical resistance and lower cost. However, the types used in cosmetics are very limited, with various kinds of red, yellow and black iron oxide along with white titanium dioxide being the main materials. Ultramarine blue (UB) as a blue pigment and chromium oxide as a green pigment are also sometimes used in cosmetics. In this study, we focus once again on UB and reexamine the possibility of expanding the colour gamut using UB instead of black pigment and creating other optical cosmetic effects.


entire length. The skin was undermined to the required depth and an upper fornix formed. A piece of dentist's mould was then shaped so as to fit snugly into the pocket. The graft was then folded over the inlay which was put into the cavity and the wound was closed with 4 sutures. After one week the stitches were removed and a shell eye fitted in. There was hardly any appreciable shrinkage. The patient was provided with an artificial eye and the aesthetic result is fairly satisfactory. 1 was unfortunately unable to have his photograph taken before the operations; the photographp, Figs. 1, 2 and 3 illustrate the result obtained.


3027 Background: Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) group of NAD+-dependent enzymes participate in multiple DNA- related functions. Increased PARP activity can lead to drug resistance. Olaparib (O), a potent oral inhibitor of PARP-1 and PARP-2 may partially overcome resistance to C and G when used in combination. Methods: Eligibility: histologically confirmed metastatic or unresectable solid tumors, PS 0–2, normal organ functions. Treatment at dose level 1 (DL1): O 100 mg orally bid on days (D) −2 to 2, G 500 mg/m2/h on D1 and D8, C 60 mg/m2 on D1 after G; q21 days ×6. Doses (same schedule) at DL −1: O 100 mg once daily, G 400 mg/m2/h, C 50 mg/m2. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected and processed within 2 hours and poly (ADP-ribose) (PAR) concentration determined by immunoassay. Results: From 5/2008 to 11/2009, 23 patients (pts) enrolled; 14 males, median age 52 yrs (25- 88). Tumor types: 8 NSCLC; 3 ovarian; 3 pancreatic; 2 esophageal; 2 thymic ca; 1 mesothelioma; 1 adrenocortical c...


ABSTRACT This article enacts Deleuze and Guattari's (1987) concept assemblage to craft a riverScape pedagogy that is informed by, and responsive to, the Murray Cod, the river, and its circumstances. The Murray Cod, the largest fish species in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin, has diverse cultural meanings. Cod are at once a creation being of Indigenous people, a migratory predator that breeds in response to warm floodwaters, and a fish suffering significant ecological decline as a result of changes to land and water use in its habitat. Murray Cod assemblage weaves these elements together to re/create a bioegalitarian pedagogy, part thought experiment and part teaching strategy.


Across the country, significant issues threaten the ability of hospitals to meet their commitments to their communities. These issues include the problems of retaining qualified staff and identifying incompetent staff, increasing costs of staff and supplies, and public pressure. Institute of Medicine studies show that over half of medical deaths in hospitals are preventable, and statewide data reveal variability in hospital quality. The health care industry generates large amounts of patient-specific data. However, few hospitals can use the data to identify unusual variability in staff and physician performance, cost of care, and preventable incidents that affect the outcome of a patient's care. SAS® Performance Management for Healthcare provides the ability to access multiple data sources and create analysis-ready data; refer to SAS Institute Inc. (2009). As illustrated in this paper, statistical process control (SPC) can then be used to identify variability due to special causes and focus further study to reduce variability. These techniques lead to improvements in quality of care, reduction of costs, opportunities to grow market share, and negotiation of better third-party payment. This paper provides examples that explain the use of SAS statistical software to analyze health care data with u charts, p charts, control charts for individual measurements, methods for discovering trends over time, basic forecasting methods, comparative histograms, analysis of means for rates and proportions, and model-based adjustments of mortality rates. NOTE: This paper is an updated version of a SUGI 29 paper by Rodriguez and Lewellen (2004). In particular, the examples have been revised to illustrate ODS Statistical Graphics functionality in SAS/QC 9.2.


In the present study all the 263 sera samples collected from cattle and buffalo from adult female animals with the history of abnormal termination of pregnancy, sterility, repeat breeding or retention of placenta, were screened for Brucella antibodies using Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and a total of 119(45.25%) sera samples found to be positive and rest were negative. Among 130 cattle sera samples from organized farm 99 (76.15%) were positive and among 57 cattle sera samples from unorganized farms 4 (7.02%) sera samples were positive reactor. Out of 76 buffalo serum samples collected from organized farm 16 (21.05%) were positive reactor to Brucella antibody.


Background In Canada, First Nations (FN) people are at greater risk of mortality than the general population following index angiography. This disparity has not been investigated while considering guideline‐recommended cardiovascular medication use. Methods and Results Retrospective analysis of administrative health data investigated patterns of medication dispensation during the first year after index angiography among patients in Manitoba, Canada. Medication possession ratios (MPRs) reflecting the percentage of days in which medications were supplied were calculated separately for β‐blockers, angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors, statins, and antiplatelets (clopidogrel). Patients were assigned to 1 of 4 categories: (1) not dispensed (0% MPR), (2) low (1–39% MPR), (3) intermediate (40–79% MPR), (4) high (≥80% MPR). Cox regression models that adjusted for MPR categories were used to explore the association between FN patients and both 5‐year all‐cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. FN patients were less likely to have an intermediate MPR (odds ratio: 0.75; 95% CI, 0.57–0.99) or a high MPR (odds ratio: 0.64; 95% CI, 0.50–0.81) for statin medications than non‐FN patients. FN patients also had higher adjusted risks of all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality than non‐FN patients (hazard ratio, all‐cause: 1.54 [95% CI, 1.25–1.89]; cardiovascular: 1.62 [95% CI, 1.16–2.25]). Conclusions FN status was independently associated with intermediate and high MPRs for statins during the first year following index angiography among patients with known ischemic heart disease. Differences in MPR categories did not explain the disparity in all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality between the 2 populations. Reduction of cardiovascular disparities may be best addressed using primary prevention strategies that include decolonizing policies and practices.


Diabetes is a chronic disease that has a great impact on adolescent's life. The influence of psychological factors on diabetes is well known. Literature shows the importance of psychological and psychosocial on adherence and metabolic control. However, very few studies articulate family variables (family environment, family social support) with psychological variables (anxiety, self efficacy) with adherence, metabolic control and quality of life. This study attempted to research the influence of family environment, family social support, self-efficacy and stress towards diabetes on adolescent's adherence, quality of life and metabolic control. Results showed that all these family variables have a great impact on stress toward diabetes and self-efficacy. In particular social support and family conflict seem to be very important on determination of adherence behavior and quality of life. Those psychosocial factors are of great importance if one wants to design interventions to increase adherence to treatment and quality of life among adolescents.


We explore various ways of implementing "unrestricted algorithms" [3] for approximating Bessel (J) functions. An unrestricted algorithm for a function f(x) provides a result to any requested precision in the answer. The emphasis is on higher-than-normal precision with the precision specified as an extra argument to the function. That is, the precision is specified at run-time. We require that the algorithm provide at least the requested number of correct digits, contrary to some existing codes which provide only "absolute error" near critical points. We use J0 of real non-negative argument as an example, although much of the reasoning generalizes to other Bessel functions or related functions. Since it is plausible that there will be requests for additional values of J0 at the same (high) precision at a collection of nearby arguments, we consider implementations that cache certain re-usable key constants (namely zeros of J0 near the argument values).


High‐latitude areas are experiencing rapid change: we therefore need a better understanding of the processes controlling soil erosion in these environments. We used a spatiotemporal approach to investigate soil erosion in Svalbarðstunga, Iceland (66°N, 15°W), a degraded rangeland. We used three complementary datasets: (a) high‐resolution unmanned‐aerial vehicle imagery collected from 12 sites (total area ~0.75 km2); (b) historical imagery of the same sites; and (c) a simple, spatially‐explicit cellular automata model. Sites were located along a gradient of increasing altitude and distance from the sea, and varied in erosion severity (5–47% eroded). We found that there was no simple relationship between location along the environmental gradient and the spatial characteristics of erosion. Patch‐size frequency distributions lacked a characteristic scale of variation, but followed a power‐law distribution on five of the 12 sites. Present total eroded area is poorly related to current, site‐scale levels of environmental stress, but the number of small erosion patches did reflect site‐level stress. Small (<25 m2) erosion patches clustered near large patches. The model results suggested that the large‐scale patterns observed likely arise from strong, local interactions, which mean that erosion spreads from degraded areas. Our findings suggest that contemporary erosion patterns reflect historical stresses, as well as current environmental conditions. The importance of abiotic processes to the growth of large erosion patches and their relative insensitivity to current environmental conditions makes it likely that the total eroded area will continue to increase, despite a warming climate and reducing levels of grazing pressure.


A murine model of acute pulmonary histoplasmosis was employed to study the pathogenesis of the disease process by means of histopathology, bronchoalveolar lavage, and respiratory function tests. These studies were performed on C57BL/6 mice from 8 h to 8 wk after intranasal inoculation of 105 yeast forms of Histoplasma capsulatum and on age-matched control animals that received saline only. At Week 1, the histopathology was characterized by subacute inflammation consisting of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN), lymphocytes, and macrophages that infiltrated the interstitium around small bronchioles and adjacent alveoli. At Weeks 2 and 4, the infiltrates were comprised predominantly of lymphocytes and macrophages; noncaseating granulomas were present at Week 2. Aggregates of lymphoid cells were prominent along the bronchial tree and in perivascular distribution. Those in close contact with bronchiolar epithelium resembled hyperplastic bronchus associated lymphoid tissue. Quantitative studies of cells in the ...


We take initial steps towards a meticulous analysis of functions (including the so-called "use function") within a recently proposed, unifying dispositional framework for realizable entities in Basic Formal Ontology (BFO). Our approach to function is strikingly characterized by an ontology of "extrinsic dispositions", which are realizable entities outside the BFO category of disposition. This work helps to articulate multiple possible senses of the term "function" within BFO and to deepen the understanding of the present BFO dispositional theory of function.


In this paper, finite element (FE) field models for the calculation of resistance, inductance and capacitance in high voltage machine windings are developed. The models take into account frequency-dependent phenomena such as the skin and proximity effects and the magnetic flux penetration into the iron core. The accuracy of the electrical parameters calculated with the field models was verified by means of a comparison with measurements in a high voltage motor. Also, a comparison between the FE models and an analytical method is presented. The electrical parameters calculated can be used for the development of machine winding models for switching transient studies in electrical machines.


A method to visualize iso-value surfaces of bio-molecular properties using 3-D solid models is proposed. The marching cube algorithm is improved to construct a 3-D solid model for this purpose. A program that generates iso-value surfaces of molecular properties such as non-bond interaction energy is developed. Boolean operation on solid models is efficient to analyze shapes of active sites of bio-molecules. For example a fundamental study of molecular design for Trypsin - Trypsin inhibitor complex is demonstrated. This method allows more comprehensive analysis of bio-molecular structure.


Over the past several years, the undergraduate curriculum at many universities has been evolving to incorporate laboratory exercises and research projects to reinforce and support traditional classroom lectures. In particular, involving undergraduates in meaningful research projects is a key to providing them with the hands-on activities students are demanding. Unfortunately, two areas in the electrical engineering curriculum are suffering from a lack of meaningful hands-on learning activities: electromagnetics and communications. At many universities, electromagnetics is taught as a highly theoretical, highly mathematical class with the goal of providing students a deep understanding of Maxwell's equations. Students that complete such a course generally struggle when faced with applying Maxwell's equations to real-world electromagnetics problems such as transmission lines, antenna design, or wireless propagation. Introductory communications courses may have laboratory components, however, involving students in an undergraduate research project is an excellent mechanism to supplement and reinforce the laboratory exercises. This paper presents a summer undergraduate research experience that involved characterizing ultra wideband wireless propagation and position location in a forest environment. Four undergraduate students were selected to participate in the research experience. All four students had taken the basic electromagnetics and communications courses, although only one had prior hands-on experience. Additionally, the use of impulse ultra-wideband signals represented a new wireless communication scheme that students had to master at the beginning of the research experience. After an initial training period, students were tasked with site selection, experimental design, recording measurements, analyzing data, and troubleshooting equipment failures. Although it is too early to assess the impact of the research experience on these students' careers, the experience appears to have been a success. All four students reported a greater depth of understanding of the concepts taught in electromagnetics and communications courses. Additionally, students gained valuable experience


This thesis is about the spectra of the Laplacian and of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operators on a compact Riemannian manifold. Both problems have physical interpretations that can be found in [Eva98] and [Ban80]. We focused on finding upper bounds for the eigenvalues, based on the geometry of the manifold. More precisely, we consider if it is possible to obtain upper bounds in which the geometrical term can be separated from the asymptotical term, and if the latter grows optimally regarding the Weyl law. The first result is dedicated to the construction of a counterexample of a question that follows from a work by B. Colbois, A. El Soufi and A. Girouard [CEG13], where they bound the Laplacian eigenvalues of a hypersurface Σ of dimension n > 2 using its isoperimetric ratio I(Σ): λk(Σ) · |Σ| 2 n 6 γ(n)I(Σ) 2 n k 2 n . I show the bound they obtain is actually optimal, in the sense that one cannot have a bound of the form γ1(n)I(Σ) + γ2(n)k 2 n . In this context, it also means that a "Kröger type" inequality is not possible, even after a certain index. The second theme is a joint work with S. Kouzayha [KP]. Given a Riemannian manifold (M, g) of dimension n, we are interested in a generalisation of the Laplace problem, that is, we are focused on the variations of the densities σ and ρ of the following problem: { −div(σ∇u) = λρu in M ∂nu = 0 on ∂M. There are a priori a lot of parameters, so the metric will be fixed, and the densities will vary following some restrictions. Here σ will be taken as a power of ρ, that is, σ = ρ, α ∈ (0, 1). This choice is motivated by considerations of the conformal spectrum. Indeed, the study of conformal metrics can be linked with a particular case of densities given by σ = ρ n−2 n . We bring a definitive answer to the boundedness of the eigenvalues when α 6 n−2 n . The third topic is about the Steklov problem: { ∆u = 0 in M ∂ηu = σu on ∂M. That means we search for real values such that there is a corresponding function u which is harmonic in M and proportional to its normal derivative on ∂M. The interest for Steklov problem has grown only recently, and mathematicians are discovering, with the knowledge of what was done for the Laplace equation, how these two problems


Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major public health issue that can be largely prevented if at-risk patients receive appropriate prophylaxis. In the observational, cross-sectional, industry-sponsored ENDORSE study, researchers evaluated the proportion of patients at risk for VTE who actually received appropriate prophylaxis in accordance with the 2004 American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guidelines (Chest 2004; …


Summing characteristic equations to find forms of theoretical functions in number theory will be discussed. Forms of many number theoretic functions will be derived. Although many may not be efficient in a computing sense for large numbers, the aim in this paper will simply be to explore what these forms are and show relationships between expressions. For a modular congruence , it is a simple question of whether or not . A question about primes is a question about division. This question can be turned into an indicator function and summed to find the number of possible solutions where up to a chosen point. Theorem: Proof: If , than for some constant making the expression . Since , . Therefore by the definition of the floor function, the expression will yield . If , then the expression will be of the form . Since , this must imply that and so . So, by the definition of the floor function, the expression would yield . End Proof This indicator function, or any other, can be used to count solutions of even divisions by summing them. As an obvious example the divisor function, τ(n) has the form . This is clearly counting the number of times j divides n. This is nothing new. The question here is what else can be derived using this form and of what use is it. Well, let's start with the first question.


The Indian Hijra community encompasses persons with a variety of gender identities and sexual orientations, thus forming culturally unique gender group. The sociocultural aspects of Hijras have frequently been the subject of research by anthropologists and sociologists, but there is a dearth of data regarding the mental health problems in them.

 The aim of the study was to assess the self-concept and alexithymia in Hijra community using Self-Concept Inventory and Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 Hindi.

 The study on thirty Hijras indicated that most of the individuals of Hijra community (96.7%) have low self-concept and only one had average self-concept. While 30% of the sample was nonalexithymics, 26.7% individuals had possible alexithymia and 43.3% were alexithymics. Self-concept was seen to be negatively correlated with alexithymia among individuals of Hijra community.

 The findings can help clinicians and policymakers to focus on the mental health awareness among these individuals.


A surgical approach that offered direct visualization and removal of the hypophysis was evaluated in 17 dogs. Ten of the dogs were euthanatized and used to identify reliable landmarks for the drill site in the basisphenoid bone to expose the hypophysis. The intersphenoidal suture was an accurate landmark in that 1 cm caudal to the intersphenoidal suture was determined to be the precise point for the center of the drill hole. The remaining 7 dogs were hypophysectomized, using this approach. The landmarks were accurate, the surgery had a high degree of safety, and all hypophyses were removed.


Bombs or accidental explosions can induce extreme loading conditions on building structures. The degree of damage to structures is dependent on the capacity of the detonation and its locations, as well as structural conditions. In this study, numerical analysis of structural response and damage to surface explosion is performed. Only air blast force is considered in the study, the associated ground shock generated by surface explosion is neglected. Air blast pressures estimated from a previous study are used as input in the analysis. One-storey and two-storey masonry infilled RC frames are used as examples. Nonlinear orthotropic material model is employed to model both RC frames and masonry infill walls with their respective properties. Strain-rate effect on material properties is also included in the model. The commercial software LS-DYNA3D is used to perform the simulation. Dynamic structural response and damage to blast loads generated from detonations at different scaled distances to the structure are simulated. Structural responses and deformation, as well as progressive collapse, are observed from simulation. Principal tensile/compressive strain in the structure members corresponding to the scaled distance of the explosion are extracted from computer simulation and compared to failure criterion. The safe stand-off distance to prevent structure collapse and excessive damage to explosion is determined. The results are also compared with the stand-off distance recommended in the United States Department of Defence's antiterrorist regulations.


This paper proposes to use N-branch diversity reception for a power line communication (PLC) system with binary phase-shift keying to improve the reliability of data transmission. The PLC channel is subject to Rayleigh fading and additive Nakagami-m background noise with m < 1, which is caused by multiple noise sources. The optimal detector for this system is derived by approximating the noise distribution by Hoyt distribution. A closed form expression and a series expression for the symbol error probability for even and odd N, respectively, are obtained. The advantage of using multiple receive branches in terms of achieving better error performance and its power efficiency are shown through numerical results. The effect of the shape parameter m of the background noise on the performance of the optimal receiver is also demonstrated.


, © Jolij This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and redistribution in any medium, provided that the original author and source are credited. Update: before being accused of being a bully because I compare social priming researchers to parapsychologists, a) I consider myself to be a psi researcher, so if anyone takes offense to being compared to myself, I am very sorry, and b) the bottom line of this post is: if you take social priming seriously based on the empirical record, you should take psi seriously, too.


According to the typical clay in Changzhou, the shear properties of interface between cement paste and clay were studied through changing water content of clay and water cement ratio of cement paste. Rules of shear strength, internal friction angle and cohesion of contact surface between cement paste and clay changing with water content were researched. The results show that when the water cement ratio and clay moisture content remain unchanged, the shear stress increases with the increase of normal stress. After reaching a peak value, the shear stress begins to decrease. When water cement ratio and normal stress remain unchanged, the shear stress decreases with the increase of water content. When the water cement ratio is constant, the internal friction angle decreases with the increase of water content. When the water cement ratio is 0.4 and 0.45, the cohesion decreases with the increase of water content. When the water cement ratio is above 0.5, the cohesion increases first and then decreases with the water content. 17% is the optimum moisture content, at this time, the cohesion is the greatest.


The application of several European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries for membership in the Common Market (EEC) is viewed in Washington with great pleasure: the development of a United States of Europe is widely anticipated. Many observers have already calculated the combined manpower, economic resources, military power, etc. of the new union, and have pointed to the decisive advantage the United States, in coalition with this "third power," will have over the Soviet Union. Even the fact that the EEC and EFTA, if completely merged, would have 13 members is not considered unlucky: after all, the United States itself evolved out of a union of 13. It may however, be premature to prepare a celebration for the birthday of the United States of Europe. The following theoretical excursion suggests that loading the EEC with new members may well reduce it to the level of a glorified customs union rather than forward it to a political federation. Moreover, I shall argue, political communities often unify not by increasing their membership, but in a dialectic fashion: two or more groups form; they appear to be moving in opposite directions until each is well integrated, then they are "synthesized" (not merged) in a superior union. That is, they form one encompassing union without dissolving the bonds that held together the units that composed a group before the larger unification. The earlier autonomous groups become sub-groups in one union, adjusting to the new over-riding bond without being fused into one group that knows no internal divisions.


055). The authors thank Richard Beem, Shawn Klimek, and participants at the 2021 and 2022 Southern Economic Association conference and the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School finance seminar for helpful comments. John Haltiwanger was also a Schedule A employee of the US Census Bureau at the time of the writing of this paper. The authors also thank the Templeton Foundation for financial support. The views expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the US Census Bureau, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, or the Federal Reserve System. Any remaining errors are the authors' responsibility.


The role of left atrial appendage occlusion devices for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to expand. Device embolization is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication with variable clinical presentations. Here, we present a case of delayed dislodgment of a watchman device discovered on routine echocardiographic follow‐up in a patient who later admitted to neurological symptoms. Urgent surgical device retrieval was performed with no further complications or neurological sequelae.


The conversational nature of intelligent personal assistants (IPAs) has the potential to trigger personification tendencies in users, which in turn can translate into consumer loyalty and satisfaction. We conducted a study of Amazon Alexa usage and explored the manifestations and possible correlates of users' personification of Alexa. The data were collected via diary instrument from nineteen Alexa users over four days. Less than half of the participants reported personification behaviors. Most of the personification reports can be characterized as mindless politeness (saying 'thank you' and 'please' to Alexa). Two participants expressed deeper personification by confessing their love and reprimanding Alexa. A new study is underway to understand whether expressions of personifications are caused by users' emotional attachments or skepticism about technology's intelligence.


We investigate the maximal approximate flavor symmetry in the framework of generic minimal supersymmetric standard model. We consider the low energy effective theory of the flavor physics with all the possible operators included. Spontaneous flavor symmetry breaking leads to the approximate flavor symmetry in Yukawa sector and the supersymmetry breaking sector. Fermion mass and mixing hierachies are the results of the hierachy of the flavor symmetry breaking. It is found that in this theory it is possible to solve the flavor changing problems. Furthermore baryogenesis of the universe can be well described and neutron electric dipole moment is closely below it experimental bound by assuming approximate CP violating phase $\sim 10^{-2}$ and superpartner mass around 100 GeV.


This study intends to find out a theoretical base for a planning process in collaborative planning theory. The effects of urban planning consensus building process on the promoting social capital in the case of si-hwa new town was investigated. Analysis shows that collaborative planning rules such as sufficient learning, equal information sharing, adequate principles and procedures, respecting wishes of participants and equal decision rights contribute to enhancing social capital. In fact, 'equal decision rights' and 'representation of participants' are the important factors to recover the truth and cooperation among stakeholders. Also, the number of participation promotes mutual understanding among participants and studying curriculum prepared by an expert affects the formation of intellectual capital. It provides invaluable information on ways to improve social capital through collaborative planning.


ABSTRACT The use of social networking services (SNSs) has been reported as one of the favorite activities for adolescents. Over the past decade, SNSs have become some of the most important venues for connecting, communicating, and socializing, as well as identity-building and self-expression. Adolescence is the phase during which individuals construct a critical part in the process of constructing their sexual identity and gender. In the literature, it is suggested that SNSs have become venues for young people to construct and express themselves, and this can produce positive and negative effects. SNSs offer several opportunities for adolescents to explore their sexuality, and cybersex is often the first activity through which teenagers can explore their sexuality freely and without biases. SNS use inevitably affects and is related to adolescents' sexuality and relationships with peers, sometimes with increasing inclination to risk-taking attitudes and related behaviors. Therefore, our aim of this paper was to explore and address the way in which social media and SNSs are affecting and changing not only adolescent sexuality, but also the type of relationship adolescents establish in their first sexual experiences, including possible risky consequences like cyberbullying, sexting, revenge pornography, excessive use of the Internet, and risky sexual behaviors. Specifically, research will be discussed on the development and evolution of sexuality of adolescents and young adults, also illustrating the clinical consequences.


Solar Photovoltaic (PV) exploitation is a significant renewable energy source in our world. The energy converted directly from sunlight through PV panel is not stable due to different solar intensity. Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is used extract maximum power from the solar panel, high-performance soft computing techniques like fuzzy logic controller can be used as a MPPT. In this paper, a fuzzy logic control (FLC) is proposed to monitor and control the MPPT for a photovoltaic (PV) system. The proposed technique uses a FLC for the enhancement of these Maximum Power Point (MPP) trackers are designed. The FLC based Perturb and Observe (P&O) results are compared with the conventional P&O under different conditions using MATLAB/Simulink.


A study was undertaken to evaluate a program in which primary attention is paid to prevention activities and health promotion in a health center in Toledo Spain. From a population of 20000 100 histories were chosen at random and evaluated for 10 variables including age sex blood pressure alcohol tobacco height and weight. In 62% of the histories the data were correctly registered with a higher percentage of registration among older patients than among younger ones. Weight was the least frequently reported variable and smoking was the highest. The only significant sex difference was that smoking was recorded more often in women than in men. Since more than 20% of the health centers in Spain are following this program of prevention and promotion activities evaluation through nationally established programs would achieve a better standard of care. In particular the implementation of this program needs to be improved for younger patients. The effects of this program of prevention on the health of the population will be evaluated in the future.


The above is one version of the interpreter's oath used in New South Wales courts. Court interpreters are required to enter into an oath to interpret faithfully, and great weight is given to such oath swearing by the system. However, 'no amount of oath swearing can guarantee high quality interpreting from an interpreter who does not have the necessary competency'1 , and the judiciary would be very naïve to think that oath swearing is all that is required to achieve a reliable service. Court interpreters face many challenges in attempting to interpret truly and faithfully. This article will discuss some of those challenges by analysing the intricacies of the task, contemplating the responsibilities of the interpreter, the other participants in the communicative event and the legal system, and exploring the ramifi cations of inaccurate interpretation.


An efficient synthetic route to the mono-endo-6-N,N-diethylcarbamoyl and bis-endo,endo-6,12-N,Ndiethylcarbamoyl derivatives of Tröger's base (TB), endo-7 and endo-8, is reported. Studies of reaction time, proton source, and additive allowed establishment of optimized conditions for the conversion of exo-7 into the corresponding isomer endo-7. With a longer reaction time, the exo,exo-6,12 bis-carbamoyl derivative exo8 was converted into the corresponding endo,endo-bis-carbamoyl product endo-8. Single crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis confirmed the structural and stereochemical assignments made on the basis of H NMR, mechanistic, and computational studies. Deuterium quench experiments using LDA, CD3ONa/CD3OD and DCl/CD3OD conditions of both exo-7 and exo-8 afforded exo-7d1 and exo-8d2, respectively (> 95% deuterium incorporation), supporting an enolate mechanism for the isomerization. In contrast, when repeating the experiment with DCl/CD3OD, no deuterium was incorporated, suggesting the traditional ring-opening mechanism involving an iminium ion.


In the present study we use Karhunen-Loève (KL) expansions to model the dynamic behavior of a single-phase natural convection loop. The loop is filled with an incompressible fluid that exchanges heat through the walls of its toroidal shape. Influx and efflux of energy take place at different parts of the loop. The focus here is a sinusoidal variation of the heat flux exchanged with the environment for three different scenarios; i.e., stable, limit cycles and chaos. For the analysis, one-dimensional models, in which the tilt angle and the amplitude of the heat flux are used as parameters, were first developed under suitable assumptions and then solved numerically to generate the data from which the KL-based models could be constructed. The method of snapshots, along with a Galerkin projection, was then used to find the basis functions and corresponding constants of each expansion, thus producing the optimal representation of the system. Results from this study indicate that the dimension of the KL-based dynamical system depends on the linear stability of the steady states; the number of basis functions necessary to describe the system increases with increased complexity of the system operation. When compared to typical dynamical systems based on Fourier expansions the KL-based models are, in general, more compact and equally accurate in the dynamic description of the natural convection loop.


ss ia a nd E ur as ia mance in the Georgia campaign. Just as Georgian forces deployed some capable anti-air systems and had successes against Russian aircraft, Syrian rebels have demonstrated the ability to down Syrian combat aircraft during the civil war; Russian aircraft are not being operated in a benign environment. Indeed, the November Su-24 shootdown highlighted the risks inherent in such a mission. The level of military organisation, including command and control, and the ability to deploy precision munitions – mainly satellite-guided bombs, but also the Kalibr land-attack cruise missile – indicated a developing ability to coordinate during operations. However, it was also apparent that numbers of precision munitions remained limited; much of the weaponry consisted of 'dumb' high-explosive fragmentation bombs. Additionally, the air force remains short of persistent unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) capability, particularly in the medium-/high-altitude long-endurance area, meaning target assessment and damage assessment would be more reliant on human sources, communications and electronic intercepts, and satellite imagery than would be the case in modern Western armed forces. It is believed that many of the aircrew deployed are from front-line units. Back in 2008, experienced pilots had to be reassigned from test duties due to a shortage of front-line crews. But while it remains difficult to draw from this conclusive lessons for the wider armed forces, an extended deployment may yet lead to some stretch for available aircrew unless deployment schedules are carefully managed. Meanwhile, operating conditions might raise some concern in time, though initially many assets were deployed from the Central Military Region, where aircrew and maintainers would have become accustomed to austere environments. There was no significant rotation of forces in theatre by the end of October, so it was unclear how well the Russian air force was able to manage deployment cycles for its aircraft, aircrew and support staff. Russia's last military deployment at such range took place decades earlier, in Afghanistan, so Moscow will be grappling with sustainment requirements that it has not had to consider for some time. Some Chapter Five Russia and Eurasia


Background and Aims: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is a significant health problem in many parts of Iran. Management of the disease and its treatment is a global dilemma. In this study, the status and the proportions of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis induced by Leishmania major and tropica among suspected patients referred to the Health Centers of Abarkouh, Ardakan, Bafgh, and Khatam cities, Yazd Province, Iran were investigated.
Materials and Methods: The lesion was diagnosed using direct smear microscopy and conventional polymerase chain reaction.
Results: A total of 90 samples were prepared of which 64 (71.1%)  were male and 26 (27.9%) were female. Also, 30 (33.3%) samples came  from Ardakan, 29 (32.2%) samples  from Bafgh, 21 (23.3%) samples from Abarkouh, and 10 (11.1%) samples  from Khatam city. Ninety samples with 112 lesions were recruited and parasitologically examined. The results showed that, in macroscopic examination, 90 of the patients had 59 lesions: patients with lesion(s) induced by Leishmania major = 52 (M=35, 67.3%, F=17, 32.7%), lesion(s) induced by Leishmania tropica =4 (M=2, 50.0%, F=2, 50.0%), and lesion(s) induced by false positive =33 (36.4%). Basides, in microscopic method, 90 of the patients had 59 lesions: patients with lesion(s) induced by Leishmania major =44 (M=29, 65.9%, F=15, 34.09%), lesion(s) induced by Leishmania tropica =9 (M=8, 88.8%, F=1, 11.2%), and lesion(s) induced by false positive =37 (M=28, 75.7%, F=9, 24.3%).
Conclusion: Although travel history to an endemic area is important for diagnosis, parasitological confirmation is necessary to initiate treatment.


Modern downhole microseismic surveys often employ geometries in which ray trajectories generated by a collection of locatable events provide full polar and azimuthal coverage, making it possible to estimate the in situ seismic anisotropy. We show that traveltimes and particle motions of the direct P‐ and shear‐waves acquired in such geometries can constrain stiffness tensors of triclinic media. While obtaining all 21 stiffness coefficients of a homogeneous triclinic space simultaneously with locating pertinent microseismic events from data recorded in a single vertical well is relatively straightforward, the same methodology does not necessarily succeed in layered formations because the combination of their vertical heterogeneity and azimuthal anisotropy might invalidate the commonly adopted approximation of the event azimuths by those of the P‐wave polarization vectors. When the event azimuths cannot be derived from the particle motions, traveltimes observed in two or more wells are required to locate the events and build layered triclinic or higher‐symmetry azimuthally anisotropic velocity models. As our numerical tests indicate, the multi‐well event‐location methods are expected to perform better than their single‐well counterparts because they rely solely on triangulation and eliminate the usually pronounced azimuthal uncertainties in the event locations that stem from noises adversely affecting hodogram analysis.


Blood's non-Newtonian behaviour is investigated in an idealized coronary 3D bypass model, which includes both the proximal and distal parts of the occluded native artery and the connected end-to-side bypass graft. Considering the blood to be a generalized Newtonian fluid, the shear-dependent viscosity is given by two well-known macroscopic non-Newtonian models (the Carreau-Yasuda model and the modified Cross model). Both non-Newtonian steady flow fields are analyzed with regard to the bypass geometry and are compared with the case of the Newtonian fluid. In order to perform all numerical simulations, we developed an incompressible Navier-Stokes solver based on the pseudo-compressibility approach and on the cell-centred finite volume formulation of the central explicit fourth-stage Runge-Kutta time stepping scheme defined on unstructured hexahedral computational grid.


The paper examines Pāncarātra prescriptions pertaining to a hunting procession/festival (mṛgayātrā/mṛgayotsava), chiefly as held on two main occasions: on the 8th day of mahotsava and on the vīralakṣmyutsava, the latter corresponding with vijayadaśamī which concludes mahānavamī/ navarātri. Through equating the god with a hunter, a ritual hunt displays strong associations with royal power. However, these two occasions of sending the deity for hunting seem to deal with different models of a ruler and his relation to his realm: a ruler who enjoys it (as in terms of a hunting game in a garden) and a ruler who subjugates it (as in terms of new territories traversed while hunting in a forest). As I argue, a key issue in discerning those models appears to be an event of crossing the border of a domesticated space, which also makes the presence of Viṣṇu's wives on his side impossible.


Many of Current DOA estimation algorithms have to be exerted on arrays whose inter-antenna distance are less than half wavelength of the arrivals to avoid the ambiguity phenomenon. However,to acquire decent performance in accuracy and resolution,arrays of larger aperture have to be adopted,increases the number of sensors,and enhances the complexity of hardware and cost. To which solve these problems,this paper proposes an algorithm oriented from Multiple Signal Classification( MUSIC),which operates on an array combined of multiple arrays of different apertures. The subarray of smaller aperture helps to eliminate the ambiguity,smooth the spatial spectrum and reduce the calculation complexity,while the larger subarray improves the performance in accuracy and resolution. The principle and steps of the algorithms are presented,and a detailed performance analysis and simulation results are given, which verify the validity of this algorithm.


Marine organisms had been found for the presence of various medical and pharmaceutical value. There are a lot of research and study being carried out on marine organism to extract the possible latent value within them, there are study on hepatopancreas, haemolymph, carapace, and even gills over the crustacean, and most of the study had detect many precious value such as antimicrobial, antifungal and antifouling properties. The purpose of this study is to determine whether gills of mud crabs reside antibacterial or antifouling property and determine the functional compounds. The book of gills from the male mud crabs were used for analysis. Book of gills were extracted through selected solvent (Methanol, acetone and ethyl acetate) to obtain the crude extracts. The crude extracts were later went through antibacterial and antifouling test to determine the presence of possible valuable bioactive compounds. The crude extracts were then followed by thin layer chromatography to determine the Rf value of the crudes and determine the polarity of the potential functional group present. Chromatography reagent of dragendorff and vanillin-sulfuric acid were used to determine the presence of certain functional group within the extracts. The Methanol crude performed best on the disc diffusion test and shown the highest inhibition width, later followed by ethyl acetate crude, but the acetone crude did not shown any inhibition towards the selected bacteria strains. For the antifouling properties, there are no significant antifouling activity being found for the all extracts. Through thin layer chromatography, there are alkaloid and possibly steroid functional group of bioactive compound within the gills extracts. The finding for the presence of antibacterial property in the gills of mud crabs can provide alternative antibiotic to mitigate the situation of antibacterial resistance issue that exaggerated day by day.


Synthesis and radical ring-opening polymerization of bifunctional vinylcyclopropane having a spiroacetal moiety, 1,10-bis(vinyl)-4,8,12,15-tetraoxatrispiro[184.108.40.206.2.2]pentadecane (1), were carried out. 1 was prepared by the reaction of 1,1-dichloro-2-vinylcyclopropane and pentaerythritol in DMF in the presence of a base. 1 was isolated by column chromatography as a highly viscous pale yellow transparent oil. Radical polymerization of 1 was carried out in the presence of an appropriate initiator (3 mol % vs 1) at 60, 80, and 120 °C in degassed sealed ampules for 20 h. The polymerization mixtures were homogeneous during the polymerizations. Poly(1) was isolated by reprecipitation into ether with a small amount of triethylamine to avoid hydrolysis of the polymer. The crude polymerization mixtures were soluble in chlorobenzene, DMF, and chloroform ; however, the polymers after isolation were insoluble in common organic solvents. An incomplete single ring-opening polymerization was confirmed from the analyses of the 1 H- and 13 C-NMR and IR spectra of the polymer. A double ring-opened unit was not contained in the polymer. The volume shrinkage on the polymerization of 1 with AIBN at 60 °C was 4.7%.


1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Information Technology, Terna Engineering College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India 2Student, Dept. of Information Technology, Terna Engineering College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India 3Student, Dept. of Information Technology, Terna Engineering College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India 4 Student, Dept. of Information Technology, Terna Engineering College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract – Blockchain is a transparent and secure network. It is rapidly getting attention from companies who wish to change from centralized to decentralized system. This paper proposes a system for matrimony website using blockchain for tracking authenticity of profiles. A prototype demonstrates the application of blockchain in identity and access management using the truffle development network. Basic Authentication operations such as saving the user activity log are able to execute in negligible time.


The doctrine of the informed consent is basically a crucial paradigm in medical decision-making. Ethical dilemmas are to be met at each and every stage when obtaining the informed consent in pediatric oncology; this doctrine seems to apply particularly in case of children and teenagers, who lack the decisional capacity or the legal empowerment to give their informed consent. Debates related to the rights of the child have lately taken a different direction with the spreading acceptance by national and international law of the fact that children also benefit from most of human rights. In pediatric oncology particularly, where patients and their families have to face several decisions during the illness, the importance of the informed consent as a continuous process is to be recognized, during which obtaining the signature is nothing but a phase. Two factors at least particularize the informed consent in pediatrics First, many conversations and decisions take place primarily between clinicians and parents, with an increasing involvement of children according to their development capabilities. Secondly, patients cared for within the context of clinical trials is increasing. More research is necessary in order to explore the differences between adult and pediatric informed consent processes in oncology.


The invention particularly discloses a method for delaying the leaf falling of a plum tree in autumn and winter. The method mainly comprises the following steps: (1) preparing a delayer, wherein the delayer for maiden trees comprises 25% of biogas slurry, 0.3% of monopotassium phosphate, 0.05% of spinetram and 0.2% of a high-fat membrane, and the delayer for a full-grown tree comprises 25% of biogas slurry, 0.3% of urea, 0.05% of spinetram and 0.2% of a high-fat membrane; and (2) spraying the delayer at different periods, namely, spraying the delayer for the first time after plum fruits are harvested within 10-15 days, spraying the delayer for the second time after the first-time delayer spraying for 15-20 days, and spraying the delayer for the third time after the second-time delayer spraying for 30-45 days. By adopting the method, the fertilizer and pesticide utilization rate can be increased, and the 'medicine-fertilization integration' is realized. The method shows the good interaction synergy; the fertilizer efficiency is improved by 8%-15%; the pesticide effect is improved by 22%-30%; the problem of natural mutual contact and reduction of pesticides in use with the fertilizers is overcome.


A filter circuit comprising two ring networks which are connected by two quarter-wavelength lines is described. This circuit has one output with a relatively wide pass band and a second output with a sharp rejection band. A printed microstrip version designed for 1-Gc operation is shown in Fig. 1. Input is at terminal 1, band-pass output at terminal 3, and rejection band output at terminal 2.


In the manufacture which uses toxicity or dangerous gas, it is important that how to effectively monitor the special gas. The paper analyzes the requirement of the Gas Monitoring System in semiconductor manufacture, and designs the network architecture, the functions and alarm system of the Gas Monitoring System. It has been proved to be good in practice result.


The Piz Daint Cray XC30 HPC system at CSCS, the Swiss National Supercomputing centre, was the highest ranked European system on TOP500 in 2014, also featuring GPU accelerators. Event generation and detector simulation for the ATLAS experiment have been enabled for this machine. We report on the technical solutions, performance, HPC policy challenges and possible future opportunities for HEP on extreme HPC systems. In particular a custom made integration to the ATLAS job submission system has been developed via the Advanced Resource Connector (ARC) middleware. Furthermore, a partial GPU acceleration of the Geant4 detector simulations has been implemented.


Postharvest grain preservation and storage can significantly affect the safety and nutritional value of cereal-based products. Negligence at this stage of the food processing chain can lead to mold development and mycotoxin accumulation, which pose considerable threats to the quality of harvested grain and, thus, to consumer health. Predictive models evaluating the risk associated with fungal activity constitute a promising solution for decision-making modules in advanced preservation management systems. In this study, an attempt was made to combine genetic algorithms and B-spline curves in order to develop a predictive model to assess the mycological state of malting barley grain stored at various temperatures (T = 12–30 °C) and water activity in grain (aw = 0.78–0.96). It was found that the B-spline curves consisting of four second-order polynomials were sufficient to approximate the datasets describing fungal growth in barley ecosystems stored under steady temperature and humidity conditions. Based on the designated structures of B-spline curves, a universal parameterized model covering the entire range of tested conditions was developed. In the model, the coordinates of the control points of B-spline curves were modulated by genetic algorithms using values of storage parameters (aw and T). A statistical assessment of model performance showed its high efficiency (R2 = 0.94, MAE = 0.21, RMSE = 0.28). As the proposed model is based on easily measurable on-line storage parameters, it could be used as an effective tool supporting modern systems of postharvest grain treatment.


In technical transformation of SNG-H300 high-pressure water injection pump,LT3404 horizontal 3-cylinder single-action plunger pump substitutes original 2-cylinder double-action piston pump to improve technical performances and reliability and increase economic efficiency.


Cross sections were measured for the reaction 1 N(n, t ) 1 J C using tritium counting. A deuterium gas target at a compact cyclotron was used as a quasi-monoenergetic neutron source via the reaction 2 Η (d, n) He. Tritium was separated from the irradiated A1N target material by vacuum extraction and measured in the gas phase using anticoincidence proportional counting. 1 C formed via the competing reaction channel N(n, p)C was removed from tritium by permeating the gas through a Pd window or by absorption of the gaseous activity in Nb metal followed by high-temperature desorption of HT. The residual tritium content in the A1N sample was determined by dissolution in molten B 2 0 3 . The Li impurity in the A1N sample was determined via neutron activation analysis as well as optical emission spectroscopy. Tritium formation from the Li impurity was estimated to be 0.05%. The , 4 N (n, t) J C reaction cross sections in the neutron energy range of 5.0 to 10.6 MeV lie between 11 and 30 mb and have an uncertainty of 14 to 21%. The excitation function shows fluctuation over the whole investigated energy range; it may be attributed to the decay properties of the excited nuclear levels involved. Integral cross section for (n, t) process on nitrogen induced by 53 MeV d(Be) breakup neutrons was also determined [15]. Recently we reported on measurements of 1 0 B(n, t ) 2 a cross sections via tritium gas counting using neutrons from a dd-gas target at the compact cyclotron CV 28 [ 16]. In a series of investigations on light nuclei, we present now measurements of the 1 4 N(n, t ) 1 C cross section in the neutron energy range of 5.0 to 10.6 MeV. To our knowledge, so far the energy dependence of the 1 4 N(n , t ) 1 2 C reaction cross section at energies below 5.5 MeV and in the range between 8.5 and 10.6 MeV has not been studied. The technique of tritium extraction and gas counting was applied previously for measurement of (n, t) cross section on nitrogen with 53 MeV d(Be) breakup neutrons [15]. As far as work with monoenergetic neutrons on nitrogen is concerned, this technique has so far not been applied.


A recent study by NASA indicates that the implementation of international orbital debris mitigation measures alone will not prevent a significant increase in the artificial Earth satellite population, beginning in the second half of this century. Whereas the focus of the aerospace community for the past 25 years has been on the curtailment of the generation of long-lived orbital debris, active remediation of the current orbital debris population should now be reconsidered to help preserve near-Earth space for future generations. In particular, we show in this paper that even if launch operations were to cease today, the population of space debris would continue to grow. Further, proposed remediation techniques do not appear to offer a viable solution. We therefore recommend that, while the aerospace community maintains the current debris-limiting mission regulations and postmission disposal procedures, future emphasis should be placed on finding new remediation technologies for solving this growing problem. Since the launch of Sputnik 1, space activities have created an orbital debris environment that poses increasing impact risks to existing space systems, including human space flight and robotic missions (1, 2). Currently, more than 9,000 Earth orbiting man-made objects (including many breakup fragments), with a combined mass exceeding 5 million kilograms, are tracked by the US Space Surveillance Network and maintained in the US satellite catalog (3-5). Three accidental collisions between cataloged satellites during the period from late 1991 to early 2005 have already been documented (6), although fortunately none resulted in the creation of large, trackable debris clouds. Several studies conducted during 1991-2001 demonstrated, with assumed future launch rates, the unintended growth potential of the Earth satellite population, resulting from random, accidental collisions among resident space objects (7-13). In some low Earth orbit (LEO) altitude regimes where the number density of satellites is above a critical spatial density, the production rate of new satellites (i.e., debris) due to collisions exceeds the loss of objects due to orbital decay. NASA s evolutionary satellite population model LEGEND (LEO-to-GEO Environment Debris model), developed by the Orbital Debris Program Office at the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, is a high fidelity three-dimensional physical model that is capable of simulating the historical satellite environment, as well as the evolution of future debris populations (14, 15). The subject study assumed no rocket bodies and spacecraft were launched after December 2004, and no future disposal maneuvers were allowed for existing spacecraft, few of which currently have such a capability. The rate of satellite explosions would naturally decrease to zero within a few decades as the current satellite population ages. The LEGEND future projection adopts a Monte Carlo approach to simulate future on-orbit explosions and collisions. Within a given projection time step, once the explosion probability is estimated for an intact object, a random number is drawn and compared with the probability to determine if an explosion would occur. A similar procedure is applied to collisions for each pair of target and projectile involved within the same time step. Due to the nature of the Monte Carlo process, multiple projection runs must be performed and analyzed before one can draw reliable and meaningful conclusions from the outcome. A total of fifty, 200-year future projection Monte Carlo simulations were executed and evaluated (16).


The creation of the 1920s and 1930s won Ding Ling literary reputation.But her works such as Night created in the Yanan period profoundly revealed the reality that the women's fate was still not changed after the establishment of the new regime,showing her constant care for women's fate.In this sense,Ding Ling's works in the Yanan period represents her highest achievements of literature creation.With the accomplishment of The Sun Shines Over The Shangan River,the feminist writer Ding Ling was completely turned into a proletarian writer.


The occurrence of the piked spurdog (Squalus megalops) in the Gulf of Gabes (Tunisia, central Mediterranean Sea) was recently confirmed. The present study is the first to report the age, growth, longevity, natural mortality and size and age at maturity of this species in the Mediterranean Sea, precisely in the Gulf of Gabes. Marginal increment and edge analysis suggested annual band formation. Age estimates ranged from 0 to 26 and from 0 to 29 years for males and females respectively. Von Bertalanffy growth parameters derived from length-at-age data were: the theoretical asymptotic length L∞=82.31±1.55cm, the growth-rate coefficient k=0.06±0.003 years–1, the theoretical age at length zero t0=–3.89±0.25 years for females; and L∞=68.55±0.98cm, k=0.08±0.003 years–1, t0=–4.65±0.25 years for males. Males and females reached maturity at 44.36- and 56.41-cm total length, corresponding to 8.39 and 15.38 years respectively. Longevity estimates were 32.85 and 46.11 years for males and females respectively. On the basis of life-history parameters, natural mortality estimation M ranged from 0.14 to 0.17.


In this research work, the performance of the fabricated Quantum-dot Light-Emitting Diode was measured, where the sputtered oxide layer (ZnO) was used as the carrier transport layer, and the thickness of the films were varied to check the current and power efficiency of the devices. The ZnO film was deposited using RF (radio frequency) sputtering process with mixed working gas and substrate temperature of 150°C. The structure of the film was characterized using FE-SEM and a semiconductor parameter analyzer. Moreover, the current efficiency (CE) of 6.55 cd/A was obtained for the ZnCuInS/ZnS-based QLEDs with yellow emission at 580 nm.


This paper focus on mechanism of a digital to analog converter induced by electrochemical decay. The electrical parameters and the I/V characteristics of the digital to analog converter are abnormal, and the 11-pin of the device are open because of the decay. By the scanning electron microscope inspection and the energy spectrum analysis to the decay, the carbon and the oxygen of the decay are relatively high, and there exists decaying elements chlorine. The mechanism of the electrochemical decay is analysed, the reason of the electrochemical decay contains three elements: moisture, decaying elements and electric field. Moreover, the 11-pin has the worst decay resulted from the strongest electric field, inducing the opening of 11-pin and the failure of the digital to analog converter.


C HRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE (CCD) is a genetic disorder characterized by chronic and recurrent pyogenic infections, with abscess and granuloma formation throughout the reticuloendothelial system. Patients' leukocytes fail to demonstrate the increase in oxygen consumption, hexose monophosphate shunt activity, nitroblue tetrazolium reduction, and hydrogen peroxide formation which normally occur during phagocytosis.1'2 These oxidative defects have been ascribed to a deficiency of leukocyte DPNH ( NADH) oxidase activity.1'3 Phagocytes from patients with CGD can ingest bacteria normally, but can kill only those bacteria which effectively produce hydrogen peroxide, such as streptococci and lactobacilli.4'5 Bacteria which are not effective peroxide producers, such as staphylococci and serratiae, are not killed by these phagocytes.6 Klebanoff has shown that hydrogen peroxide combined with halides and myeloperoxidase constitute a potent bactericidal system,7 and that this system is lacking in CGD leukocytes.5 \Ve have previously reported marked improvement in intracellular formate oxidation and hexose monophosphate shunt activity by CGD leukocytes following the introduction of a hydrogen peroxideproducing system into these cells.8 This report describes the improved killing of ingested Staphylococcus aureus and Serratia marcescens achieved by this technique.


A new artificial climate chamber which possesses the shape of cylinder and is made of insulation material is presented, and the feasibility of studying the characteristics of power frequency AC pollution flashover of long insulator strings under high altitude by this climate chamber is investigated. The test results show that by use of this artificial climate chamber with low investment the climate can be successfully simulated and the research on the characteristics of power frequency AC pollution flashover of long insulator string with more than 10 pieces of insulators in high altitude region can be carried out, so that this investigation is of important significance for the 750kV power transmission project to be constructed in North west China in solving the problem of the flashover of long insulator strings under high altitude.


A project approach is used to address issues of improving educational processes. Implementation of educational innovative research projects is effective with the participation of a large number of stakeholders. Stakeholders include representatives of the state, business and community. The formation of common values, which are focused on quality education, for all groups of stakeholders will help to effectively implement educational innovative research projects. To do this, you need to create an appropriate communication model. Project communications consist of the processes of timely collection, dissemination, storage, receipt and use of information. One of the responsibilities of the project manager is to create a kind of intellectual space for the project stakeholders to discuss common tasks, goals and areas of interest. The purpose of communications management is to meet communication needs of project participants and solve communication problems in case of their occurrence. The success of a project depends on how different project team members and stakeholders interact with each other. With this end in view, a model of the relationship between stakeholders in educational projects was created; this model makes it  possible to manage different types of communication (formal and informal). The results of the study were used to manage communications in the implementation of educational innovative research projects at National Transport University (NTU) while carrying out the international TEMPUS project 'Fostering the Knowledge Triangle in Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova'. The results of the project show that the efficiency of communications between NTU and international partners is 0.5 - 1.0, which indicates that the result of the educational innovative research project is good after the communication process.
Thus, the developed model of communications management in educational innovative research projects allows determining the set of input and output parameters, constraints, control and uncontrolled variables in communication processes and is the basis for the management of formal and informal communication.


Authentication is supposed to contribute a forensic arm to historical sciences, wherever later imitation complicates the task of understanding the products of people in one place and time. However, the primary social role of authentication seems to be rather to enshrine select knowledge as a privilege. In opposition to privilege, explicit mechanisms are needed to de-toxify the practice, and here formal principles of documentation are suggested in order to secure explicit criteria from authenticators.


This paper proposes a perfect reconstruction filter bank based narrow band interference suppression system to eliminate the effects of narrowband interference in a speech signal. The interference suppressor presented in this paper is based on a Cosine modulated filter bank. The Perfect Reconstruction and easy implementation property of the cosine modulated filter bank is considered in designing the analysis and synthesis filter banks. The reconstruction of the original speech signal is done by detecting the interference band from the subband signals at the output of analysis bank and eliminating it in the synthesis filter bank using an M-estimator based iterative method. The performance of the proposed technique method is illustrated through simulation results on a contaminated speech signal. Keywords— Filter banks, Perfect reconstruction, Modulated Filter banks, Narrow band Interference.


Final Year Project is one of the students' graduation requirements to get a Bachelor Degree in Higher Education. The supervising process is an essential part of the final project activity between the supervisor and the students to supervise the students to produce a qualified final project. The article aims at designing a logbook application by using the Laravel Framework for students' supervising process. The design of the logbook used Laravel framework and a MySQL database. It is utilized by Information Technology major Politeknik Negeri Padang.


AbstractThis paper considers the hypothesis that, in patients with temporomandibular disorders of myogeneous origin, oral muscle hyperactivity originates in deviant motor programs for oral behavior, based on erroneous proprioceptive information. Patients with various forms of TM dysfunction participated in the study; we measured each patient's ability to match jaw separations by referring to a self-generated internal standard, or preferred jaw position (PJP). The PJP establishment and its precision were considered an expression of a patient's propriocepsis. We measured PJP before, during, and after splint therapy in three groups of TMJ patients (a myogeneous, an arthogeneous, and a psychogeneous group) and looked at how values of PJP changed with therapy.This longitudinal study shows that patients with TMJ disorders behave similarly to symptom-free dentate subjects when matching PJP. More than 80% of our patients are unstable in their jaw position preference, but the precision of determinating is constant...


ABSTRACT Disease Prevention is one of the missions of Local Administration Organizations (LAO.), Buri Ram Province, to take legal action. Previously, local government of Buri Ram province had run communicable disease prevention only as a part of the coordination of public health areas. Therefore, the epidemic diseases have been reported continuously. Mixed methods research of quantitative and qualitative data, had conducted in 2 phases. Survey research was to explore the issues and the availability of Buri Ram local administration organizations in 234 samples. The action research was to develop a model of communicable disease prevention that conducted in 67 participants for studying knowledge, participation and successful factors of the implementation of disease prevention. Statistics used percentage, mean, standard deviation, and paired samples t-test.  The results showed that the LAO., Buri Ram Province had the overall readiness in operation of communicable disease prevention at a moderate level ( = 3.18). The most readiness was the management aspect ( = 3.33), and followed by the material and equipment ( = 3.24), the budget ( = 3.17) and the personnel ( = 2.99) aspects. Moreover, knowledge, participation and performance in disease prevention were also increased statistically significant (p-value<0.001). There were 4 domains for developing the preventive process consisted of potential personnel development, coordination of plans, and budget, standard operation development, and Participation encouragement of associate network. It was found that the process of developing Model of the Disease prevention by District Adminitrative Organization, Toomyai. Kumuang District, Buri Ram Province, consisted of 9 steps: 1) statement operations,  2) analysis issues, 3) implementation plans, 4) the operation of the plans, 5) operating participation, 6) learning exchanges 7) monitoring and evaluation, 8) operating, and 9) reflection. In summary, the successful operation of disease prevention by LAO, Buri Ram Province, depend on the management by policy participation of stakeholders who have knowledge and understanding on their role. Thus, the involvement and role performance can be improved. The health authorities in the area as a mentor and support knowledge could impact the operation of disease prevention of the LAO. appropriately to the area contexts. Key Words : Development; Disease Prevention; Local Administration Organizations (LAO.)