Background : A number of studies have shown that papillary microcarcinomas have a more favorable prognosis than do the larger tumors. However, some microcarcinomas may have a negative outcome. So, we investigated the histological features of small (≤1.5 cm) papillary thyroid carcinomas, and we compared them with the larger (>1.5 cm) tumors. Methods : Between January, 1996 and December, 2000, 178 patients were diagnosed and operated on for their differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma at Pusan National University Hospital. We reviewed the charts and pathologic records of these patients and we analyzed them retrospectively. According to the tumor size 1.5cm, we divided the tumors into two groups and then compared the histological features. Results : Small papillary thyroid carcinomas have a favorable outcome in most cases. However, small papillary thyroid carcinomas present with signs of aggressiveness at presentation, including lymph node metastases (33.3%), multifocality (12.5%), bilateral involvement (12.5%) and extrathyroidal extension (16.7%). Compared with larger tumors, the frequency of theses signs was similar, except for lymph node metastases, in the small papillary thyroid carcinomas. Conclusions : Approximately one third of the small papillary thyroid cancer 1.5 cm and less in size had neck lymph node metastases at presentation and the signs of aggressiveness were similarly present as compared with the larger tumors. We suggested that the standard treatment is desirable as a therapeutic strategy of small papillary thyroid carcinoma.(Korean J Med 73:44-49, 2007)


In this study, we investigated the problem of steady two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stagnation-point flow over a linearly stretching/shrinking sheet in nanofluids. There are three types of metallic nanoparticles considered such as copper (Cu), alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) and titania (TiO 2 ) in the base fluid of water with the Prandtl number Pr = 6.2 to investigate the effect of the nanoparticles volume fraction parameter φ of the nanofluids. In this problem, the governing nonlinear partial differential equations are transformed into the nonlinear ordinary differential equations by using a similarity transformation and then solved numerically using the boundary value problems solver bvp4c in Matlab software. The influence of magnetic field parameter, M on the skin friction coefficient C f , local Nusselt number Nu and the velocity and temperature profiles are presented graphically and discussed. The results show that the velocity and temperature are influenced by the magnetic field and nanoparticles volume fraction. The dual solutions exist for shrinking sheet case and the solutions are non-unique, different from a stretching sheet. The numerical values of and for M=0 are also computed, which show a favourable agreement with previous work.


Electronic transport and magnetic properties of Ge{sub 1-x}Mn{sub x}/Ge(100) films are investigated as a function of Mn dilution. Depending on x, characteristic temperatures separate different regimes in both properties. Resistivity exhibits an insulatorlike behavior in the whole temperature range and, below about 80 K, two distinct activation energies are observed. At a higher temperature value, T{sub R}, resistivity experiences a sudden reduction. The Hall coefficient shows a strong contribution from the anomalous Hall effect and, at T{sub R}, a sign inversion, from positive to negative, is recorded. The magnetic properties, inferred from magneto-optical Kerr effect, evidence a progressive decrease of the ferromagnetic long range order as the temperature is raised, with a Curie temperature T{sub C} not far from T{sub R}. The transport and magnetic results are qualitatively consistent with a percolation mechanism due to bound magnetic polarons in a GeMn diluted magnetic semiconductor, with localized holes [A. Kaminski and S. Das Sarma, Phys. Rev. B 68, 235210 (2003)].


This article is dedicated to improving the efficiency of milk production through the use of optimal diet feeding cows in farms. The example farm Sumy region calculated cost optimal diet feeding of dairy cows in the winter and summer that provide, subject to other conditions necessary daily milk yield of cows. It has been proven that low-yield cows to 50-60% feed spent on maintenance of the organism. This happens because of low level of feeding, when the share of food in total productive diet does not provide the needs related to the potential performance. Improving the efficiency of dairy industry in the long term due to its modernization, which are necessary for technical re-equipment of farms, improving working conditions and animal welfare, increase fertility grasslands, changes in technology procurement and processing of feed to improve their quality, selection process, and sometimes and complete replacement of cattle on more productive.


In the scholarship of Black political activism there is a gaping hole. We have narrated the differences in ideology, organization, context and strategies, but far too often the history plays out as...


As a new type of police ecpiipment, "Electronic Telecontrol Confinement System" (ETCS) has been widely used in developed contries at present. It not only expands the prison administrative scope and implements more effective recollection, but also reduces the number of jail administrators and saves national financial expenditure. Developing and applying ETCS suitable to our country's national situation can both provide the legislative body with technical support when drafting relevant legal articles, and open a new road to alleviate national financial burden.This article mainly introduces the composition, major index, key technique of ETCS and forecasts the application of this system to our country.


A novel text association rule approach FHAR algorithm is presented. To overcome the defect of traditional keywords which does not take into account the semantic relation between keywords, FHAR algorithm in the paper is based on concept vector. The density of semantic field and the weight of meaning are used to determine the concept of the keywords, which not only adds the texts semantic, but also reduces vector dimensions, FHAR algorithm adopts improved HASH table for efficient large item set generation. The stored address of item sets is determined by a new hash function. Based on the new hash table, tree structure is constructed. When FHAR algorithm is applied to text mining, the text association rule is derived. Experiments show FHAR algorithm possesses higher efficiency and accuracy than Apriori algorithm.


The invention provides an information retrieval system. The information retrieval system comprises a splitting module, a receiving module, a determining module, a retrieving module, a computing module and an output module, wherein the splitting module is used for splitting files in a file database into a plurality of file blocks; the receiving module is used for receiving input information and determining the file blocks where the input information is; the determining module is used for determining the file blocks which are the same as the determined file blocks in all the files of the file database; the retrieving module is used for retrieving the input information in the blocks to be retrieved in the file database and obtaining a plurality of retrieved files; the computing module is used for determining the weight of each retrieved file; the output module is used for ordering the retrieved files according to the computed weight. The invention further provides an information retrieval method. By the utilization of the information retrieval system and the information retrieval method, the files can be retrieved through block splitting.


Litter performance and passive immunity may be affected by dam parity. Summary Preliminary experiments (reported in the 2008 Nebraska Swine Report) suggest that progeny health status may be affected by dam parity. However, the preliminary experiments only included a small population of sows and their progeny Therefore, the objective of the current experiment was to evaluate litter performance and the production and passive transfer of immunoglobulins (Ig) in dams (PI vs. P4) and their progeny. Litter birth weight tended (P < 0.10) to be greater for P4 progeny compared to P1 progeny. No effects of dam parity were observed on circulating Ig in dams duringgestation or at parturition. However , concentrations of IgA tended (P < 0.09) to be greater for P4 sows compared to P1 gilts in samples of colostrum and milk and serum IgG concentrations were greater (P < 0.02) for P4 progeny compared to P1 progeny across all prewean-ing samples. These results suggest that litter performance and health status may be affected by dam parity.


Open pit mine production scheduling is a computationally expensive large-scale mixed-integer linear programming problem. This research develops a computationally efficient algorithm to solve open pit production scheduling problems under uncertain geological parameters. The proposed solution approach for production scheduling is a two-stage process. The stochastic production scheduling problem is iteratively solved in the first stage after relaxing resource constraints using a parametric graph closure algorithm. Finally, the branch-and-cut algorithm is applied to respect the resource constraints, which might be violated during the first stage of the algorithm. Six small-scale production scheduling problems from iron and copper mines were used to validate the proposed stochastic production scheduling model. The results demonstrated that the proposed method could significantly improve the computational time with a reasonable optimality gap (the maximum gap is 4%). In addition, the proposed stochastic method is tested using industrial-scale copper data and compared with its deterministic model. The results show that the net present value for the stochastic model improved by 6% compared to the deterministic model.


Sialic acid is commonly found terminating carbohydrate chains attached to glycoproteins, glycolipids, and proteoglycans, where it plays a role in cell-to-cell recognition. In these carbohydrate chains, sialic acid is most often bound to galactose via a α-2,3 linkage, or an α-2,6 linkage. Pathogens such as influenza A use these sialic acid residues as a means of recognizing and binding to their hosts. In particular, human influenza viruses preferentially bind to α-2,6 linked sialic acid while avian influenza viruses preferentially bind to α-2,3 linked sialic acid. This preference for one form of sialic acid over another is a key factor in determining whether a subtype of influenza will be able to infect a host. For example, while the avian influenza A virus H5N1 has been known to cause serious disease in humans, human infection by avian H5N1 influenza virus is rare. This is likely due to the relative absence of α-2,3 linked sialic acid, the preferred binding substrate for avian influenza virus, in the human upper respiratory tract. As well, there is no observed human-to-human transmission of H5N1, likely for this reason. One major concern is that if the H5N1 flu virus was to be able to mutate to recognize α-2,6 sialic acid linkages, its pathogenicity would increase, as it would be able to spread through human-to-human contact.


London the city of dreams, hopes and light has been fictionalised by a number of authors since the colonial period. But the portrayal of the city in Tabish Khair's novel The Thing About Thugs is something unique. It defines the beauty, rich culture and lavish life of the city on one hand and on the other hand it reveals the haunting mysteries which become a major form of fear, horror and marginalisation of the city. The author has tried to represent Indian past without stinky spots and with the help of multiple techniques he denies with the superiority of British Empire over India or other eastern countries. The novel he also refutes the typical mind-set of Europeans about eastern subcontinents along with eastern thinking and dreams about western lavish, high profile and busy country life. The novel is a wonderful attempt of the writer to attack upon the issues like stereotypes, barbarism, class, caste, racist attitude, inter-racial relationships, and religion etc. The novel is a story of a reformed thug Amir Ali who has taken away to London by a British Captain, T. Meadows to investigate the cult of thugee and series of brutal beheadings happening in the dark, stinky streets of London. The novel highlights how the authorities suspect that there must be Indians or eastern behind these activities but the reality was not as per their thinking. It represents how these issues have always been in the minds of the west about east by which they always feel themselves superior to eastern subcontinents. The presence of a race which is looked down as inferior give them always a sense of superiority to the east.


Background: Methotrexate (MTX) is one of the most useful drugs in the treatment of psoriasis. It is like a double-edged sword; beneficial when given under strict medical supervision and harmful when standard guidelines are not followed. Objective: The present study was a process audit done with the aim to improve quality of care in patients of psoriasis with MTX therapy and to minimize the errors. Materials and Methods: The study was a clinical audit assessing patients of psoriasis who were given MTX therapy. Patients were selected on a random basis from hospital data records from January 2018 to August 2019. To assess the patients on MTX therapy, a pro forma was filled which included demographic details, psoriasis area severity index (PASI) scores, baseline investigations carried before starting MTX and at regular intervals afterward, dosage of MTX, its tapering schedule, and cumulative dose. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Ratios, proportions, and percentages were used to describe the data. Results: A total of 30 psoriasis patients on MTX therapy were selected randomly, of which 25 (83.3%) participants had record of proper history and clinical assessment. PASI >10 was observed in 24 (80%) and was calculated by the 1st-year residents in 15 (50%) participants. Before starting MTX therapy, baseline laboratory investigations (CBC, LFT, and RFT) were done in all 30 (100%) participants. Initial dose of MTX (2.5–5 mg/week) was given in 6 (20%) participants. Supplementary medications such as folic acid in proper dosage were given to 28 (93.3%) participants. Twenty-nine (96.6%) participants were investigated for CBC and LFT every 2 weekly in the first 3 months, while only 16 (53.3%) participants were investigated for RFT. After reduction of 75% of PASI, MTX was tapered in 21 (70%) participants. Conclusion: The study reveals some pitfalls in following the guidelines in patients on MTX. Educational interventions in the form of training among dermatologist and resident doctors should be carried out.


• Changes in employment, prices and social expenditures are three pathways linking trade and gender • Trade liberalisation may have positive or negative impacts, but there are risks for women • Trade reforms must be complemented by social and labour policies to ensure that women can take full advantage of the new economic environment L inks between trade, growth and poverty reduction are under global scrutiny by a broad range of policy and civil society actors, as are gender dimensions of trade liberalisation. Proponents assume that growth will benefit women, given the disproportionate growth of their employment in export-orientated, labour-intensive light manufacturing. Critics, meanwhile, fear that women may be more vulnerable to negative effects of trade liberalisation and less able than men to benefit from positive impacts. Evidence suggests, however, that the reality is more complex and context-specific. A gender analysis of trade requires an understanding of the pre-existing gender dimensions of market dynamics and the broader social, cultural and political environment. It also requires an understanding of the nature, pace and scale of changes ushered in by trade liberalisation, and the extent to which they are mediated by national government policies and legislation. We need to consider the effects of trade reforms on income-generating work and on the invisible and unpaid work that is traditionally assigned to women. Because society places a low value on unpaid work and caring for others, such work is a key factor in inequality between the sexes. The challenge is to see how national policies and legislation to mediate the effects of trade reforms can be harnessed to address this inequality. While trade liberalisation may result in improved growth, there is a growing realisation that reducing poverty and inequality requires complementary policies to tackle not only competitiveness, investment climate and infrastructural challenges, but also social inequalities that may be perpetuated or exacerbated by trade reforms. This paper examines why and how trade liberalisation affects men and women in different ways, drawing on recent evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean, where governments have signed much-debated Free Trade Agreements. While these recognise the need to address gender inequalities if women are to benefit from trade liberalisation, they have not been accompanied by the necessary social policy measures. The paper ends by examining policy implications, looking at how traderelated policies can enhance women's and men's capabilities to take advantage of new market opportunities, given the patterning and dynamics of poverty in the region.


The limitations of water quality management and assessment methods in China can be ascertained by comparison with other countries. However, it is unreasonable to use a uniform standard to evaluate water quality throughout China because one standard cannot fully account for the regional differences in background water quality. This study aimed to provide a basis for environmental water management decision-making. Areas seriously affected by background pollutants were identified by comparing several factors across 31 provinces in China. By coupling an improved export coefficient model (ECM) with a mechanistic model, a suitable pollutant yield coefficient was determined and its rationality was analysed. The export coefficient model was applied to estimate the pollutant (chemical oxygen demand and ammonia nitrogen) output of the basin in 2015. The spatial distribution characteristics of the pollutants were determined by simulating the pollutant outputs of 22 sub-basins and nine water function zones. For the year 2020, the simulation results of pollutant outputs far exceed the sewage discharge limit in water function zones and the pollutant concentration was much higher than the standard. Considering background pollutant outputs, more reasonable sewage discharge limit and water quality evaluation method are proposed.


This paper describes an interactive insurance simulation model comprising all major aspects of a financial report for an insurance company. The model was developed by Topdanmark A/S for it's own use, and has been in use since it was completed in 1985. Based on actual data, some of which are collected from other APL systems, the model is used for summing up the detail budgets. Hereby a forecast financial report can be produced, and sensitivity to the assumptions behind the budgets and the composition of the budgets can be tested.
The paper gives a brief introduction on how the model was conceived, and an explanation of why APL was chosen for the task. This is followed by a presentation of the model itself, with a detailed description of the extent and complexity of the model. As an example of model usage, an impact is introduced into the model, and the effect hereof is demonstrated. Finally some future ambitions regarding model development are sketched.


Objective To explore the reasons of renal failure during the treatment of tuberculosis.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 18 tuberculosis patients who had renal failure during therapy in the past 5 years. Measures of the patients' age, primary disease, conditions before renal failure, inducing factors, drug use were made in the analysis.Results The majority of the patients (n=18) were elder patients (n=14), with the complications (n=14). Among the complications, the main ones were high blood pressure, cirrhosis of liver, chronic bronchial infection, emphysema, diabetes mellitus, coronary heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, renal stone, cerebral thrombosis. The inducing factors were general infection, pulmonary infection, intestinal infection, and genital-urinal infection. Their renal failure was caused by multiple factors, including hidden renal damage before the treatment, infections and lack of blood quantity. Inappropriate use of the medication may also be a contributing factor.Conclusion Treating elder tuberculosis patients, we must pay attention to their primary diseases and complications and take measures to prevent infections and inappropriate drug use. In addition, the support treatment should be in place.


Aerial applications of Sentry's fiber pheromone formulation showed promise as a control of leafrollers (obliquebanded leafroller-OBLR, pandemis leafroller-PLR) based on reduction in trap captures throughout the entire first flight. Two formulations of sprayable CM pheromone were tested and showed varying degrees of promise as a technology for managing this pest. A formulation developed by Consep provided suppression of CM captures and equivalent fruit damage at harvest in a 4-spray program when paired with Isomate-C+ applications in a low-pressure site. Additional large plot trials are required before it can be recommended for growers' use. An attract-and-kill (A&K) formulation using the Last Call (IPM Technologies) base formulation and different concentrations of PLR or OBLR pheromone were evaluated. Attraction of moths to the A&K formulation was proportional to pheromone concentration. It appears that higher pheromone concentrations are required in the A&K formulation than currently are being used. The evaluation of five different hand-applied codling moth pheromone dispensers showed variable pheromone release behaviors when analyzed using three different methods.


This essay presents the discovery that one of Emily Dickinson's least-read poems, "It's thoughts—and just One Heart—," is an unmarked revisionary reply to a poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes that itself is a revisionary reply to a poem that John Quincy Adams wrote in reply to a poem by Oliver Goldsmith. The stakes of this finding are high, for scholars today still understand Dickinsonian intertextuality within the framework of a famous claim that the poet made in 1862, that she "never consciously touch[ed] a paint, mixed by another person" without "mark[ing]" (overtly identifying) her use of allographic material. "It's thoughts—and just One Heart—" renders this claim null and void, even according to the generous terms with which we currently parse it, and is therefore a poem that compels us to reconsider decades of scholarly consensus about how and to what extent Dickinson engaged in her work with the literature and popular culture of her place and time.


A study is made of the conditions in which an energy forbidden to periodic arrays of the constituents is also forbidden in the random alloy chain. Linear symmetric sources of potential are considered, each type of source having its characteristic 2 × 2 transfer matrix T. It is shown that, for `well-type' chains (all Im T12 >or= 0) or for `barrier-type' chains (all Im T12 0 common to the nth gap of each type is also forbidden in the random alloy chain, provided that, for each pair of constituent types specified by transfer matrices T(E) and T'(E) the following relation holds: (Im T'12 - Im T12)(arg T'11/1 + T'12 - arg T11/1 + T12) >or= 0. Simpler versions, sacrificing some information, are also given. The condition means roughly that the types of well must obey the rule: the deeper the well, the longer its range. The alloy chain as defined here is more general than, but includes, the more customary periodically-spaced model. The property introduced, of being a `well-like' or a `barrier-like' chain, is shown invariant throughout the energy range treated.


The invention relates to a compound electromagnetic induction heater of an oil storage tank, in particular to a heater for overcoming the defects of a traditional electrical heated tube. The compound electromagnetic induction heater is especially suitable for rapidly heating crude oil in the oil storage tank of an oil field, is beneficial to oil and water separation, and consists of a power supply, an overtemperature protection temperature controller, an oil temperature display temperature controller, a high-frequency controller, an anti-explosion metal hoses, an oil storage tank, a hoisting hook, a sealing device, an oil temperature sensor, an overtemperature protection sensor, a nichrome heating ring, a high-frequency electromagnetic induction heating ring, a heater box, a heater box machine angle, a high-frequency heating core tube, a nichrome heating core tube and a controller box, wherein wires in the heater box are connected with the temperature controller and the high-frequency controller in the control box through the anti-explosion metal hoses. The compound electromagnetic induction heater has the beneficial effects that enough heat exchange area is ensured, and the heat efficiency is improved; when the core tubes are heated, the crude oil ascends rapidly to perform convective circulation movement, which is beneficial to the oil and water separation, so that the temperature at each part of the oil storage tank is more uniform; and an independent overtemperature protection function is realized, so that safe accidents do not occur.


"little-known but hugely influential" (80). By relying firmly on diaries, letters, and autobiographical accounts to detail the roles played by the theologians, W. makes good on his promise of setting aside myth and replacing it with solid documentary analysis. At the start of the book's fifth article, the one that deals most directly with the ecumenical character of the council, W. recounts a remark penned by Johannes Willebrands, Augustin Bea's chief assistant in the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity (SPCU), after meeting with George Lindbeck, who represented the Lutheran World Federation as a delegated observer at the council: "Conversation très intéresante" (115 n.1). One could characterize W.'s analysis of the ecumenical turn of Vatican II similarly: it consistently piques the interest of the reader. The primary way this occurs is through W.'s careful consideration of the work of the SPCU in general, and Bea in particular, especially as it relates to the way they interacted with the Holy Office. Occasionally, however, W. unearths less well-known parts of the council to give evidence of its ecumenical tone. He does just this when he points to "a passage seldom cited" (109) wherein Joseph Ratzinger calls Gaudium et Spes, Dignitatis Humanae, and Nostra Aetate—the final two originated in the SPCU—a rebuttal to Pius XI's Syllabus of Errors, constituting, as it were, "a kind of counter-syllabus" (110). Scripture factors into each of W.'s ten articles as well, but the final article's engagement with chapter 6 of Dei Verbum (DV), that is, the part of the Constitution that addresses the role of Scripture in the life of the church, is notably illuminating. W. presents a helpful comparison of the outline and contents of this part of DV to their equivalents in De Fontibus Revelationis (DFR), one of the schemata that preceded DV. When it comes to the relationship of Scripture and theology (DFR §29; DV §24), that comparison shows that DFR was, in many places, a repetition of the status quo, while DV was doing something altogether new. It is only the latter, for instance, that proclaims Scripture not only to contain the Word of God, but also to be the Word of God, a conviction that gave rise to the memorable formulation, "The study of the sacred page is, as it were, the soul of sacred theology" (DV §24). W.'s attention to these three foci, as well as to other themes that did not find their way into the book's subtitle, makes for an important addition to the already sizeable body of literature about the reception of Vatican II. Those committed to this reception will do well to study his ten articles, either as collected in this volume, or in their original places of publication.


This paper investigates the performance of a power-domain downlink non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) system in the presence of practical impairments such as channel estimation error (CEE), feedback delay (FBD) and imperfect successive interference cancellation (SIC), where the base station communicates with multiple users by applying orthogonal space-time block coding (OSTBC) technique in order to exploit the benefits of transmit diversity. Outage probability (OP), ergodic capacity and fairness index analyses are conducted in case channels are subjected to Nakagami-<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula> fading in order to illustrate the level of system performance, and closed-form mathematical expressions are obtained. Furthermore, to demonstrate the impact of CEE and FBD, asymptotic OP is also maintained. The analytical results validated by Monte Carlo simulations demonstrate that all performance metrics reach a non-zero fixed value in high signal-to-noise region due to the CEE and FBD while imperfect SIC worsens the performance of user with the lowest power allocation to the full outage. In addition, NOMA outperforms its counterpart orthogonal multiple access in terms of OP and ergodic capacity generally. Also, <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbf {G}_2$</tex-math></inline-formula>-OSTBC code has higher fairness index than <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mathbf {G}_3$</tex-math></inline-formula>-OSTBC code.


Optimal law enforcement policy should try to maximize compliance levels with legal requirements taking as given the costs of such compliance for the target population. Heterogeneity in the abilities to comply with the law, and the resulting costs, should be given proper weight, as people and firms differ widely on such variables. We derive results for the optimal setting of standards of compliance and enforcement effort at the individual level and at the level of a population of potential infringers. We also explore, in settings in which several regulators/enforcers are in place, how to match different groups of potential infringers to regulators. These findings show some additional inadequacies of private enforcement of law that had not been previously identified in the literature dealing with the debate of public vs. private enforcement: the close link between setting standards of compliance and enforcement, and increased misalignment of the choices of private enforcers with socially optimal policies.


The power of the Java programming language is briefly reviewed and the steps to create Java applets and applications are described. Examples taken from the literature were implemented to support chemical engineering education (http://www.labore.ufsc.br/java). Numerical methods such as LU decomposition, Newton‐Raphson, fourth‐order Runge‐Kutta, and orthogonal collocation modeled as Java classes were applied to a variety of chemical reactor problems. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 6: 67–77, 1998


of a doctoral essay at the University of Miami. Doctoral essay supervised by Dr. Aaron Tindall. No. of pages in text. (103) Since the late 1800's, trombonists worldwide have used various etude and method books as a way to craft and hone new skills on the instrument while expanding stylistic flexibility. Celebrated composer and Paris Conservatoire Professor Marcel Bitsch's Quinze Études de Rythme pour Trombone has been one of the most trustworthy resources of its kind in the repertoire collection of collegiate trombonists, and there is currently no performance guide available for trombonists studying this work. Bitsch's etudes for trombone demand not just rhythmic proficiency but other important skills, such as articulation, range, clef literacy, and musicality. This comprehensive study of five selected etudes by Bitsch is designed to serve both the trombone student and collegiate studio professor. As a result, the student can find solutions to common rhythmic, technical, and musical obstacles, while the teacher can use this practical method to engage all aspects of the student's learning in a creative way within the context of the etudes.


Let Mm be an m-dimensional submanifold without umbilical points in the m + 1-dimensional unit sphere S m+1 . Three basic invariants of M m under the Mobius transformation group of S m+1 are a 1-form ' called Mobius form, a symmetric (0,2) tensorA called Blaschke tensor and a positive definite (0,2) tensor g called Mobius metric. We call the Blaschke tensor is isotropic if there exists a function ' such that A = 'g. One of the basic questions in Mobius geometry is to classify the hypersurfaces with isotropic Blaschke tensor. When ' is constant, the classification was given by Changping Wang and others. When ' is not constant, all hypersurfaces with dimensional m ' 3 and isotropic Blaschke tensor are explicitly expressed in this paper. Therefore, for the dimensional m ' 3, the above basic question is completely answered.


Objective To provide microanatomy detail information on keyhole approach to sellar region for neurosurgery. Methods Thirteen adult cadaveric head were dissected following the supraorbital subfrontal keyhole approach under microscope. Results There were five interspaces (the first to fifth interspaces: prechiasmatic, between optic chiasma and internal carotid artery, lateral to internal carotid artery, lamina terminalis approach, superior to internal carotid artery bifurcation) and eight cisterns (carotid, lamina terminalis, sylvian sphenoidal compartment, olfactory, optic chiasma, ambient, posterior communicating artery, interpeduncular) in the sellar region. In Zinn's annulus, there were optic nerve and opthalmic artery from optic canal and abducent nerve, nasociliary nerve and oculomotol nerve from superior orbital fissure. Conclusion The keyhole approach is available to sellar tumor resection, aneurysm clip, ventriculusostomy trans lamina terminalis, optic canal decompression, and so on.


The concept of nonlinear dynamics of regional forestry is elaborated. A formalization scheme for this process based on the penep nonlinear wave equation is proposed.


Study of the Carboniferous rocks eometamorphic alterations was carried out for the set of sections crossing the Main Anticline. It is defined that these alterations are derived from latent intrusive body as an additional source of heat. Palaeogeodynamical conditions appear strong variety along the Main Anticline; at the same time they show time stability from intrusion until the end of ore formation. Recommended area for detail golden ore prospecting appears to be the same with Mykhailivske golden ore occurrence in palaeogeodynamical conditions.


In this paper, we tackle the problem of constructing conforming Virtual Element spaces on polygons with curved edges. Unlike previous VEM approaches for curvilinear elements, the present constructi...


Serbia is a country with a long tradition of emigration. The increase in the number of displaced people sharply rose in 1992 when all the diplomatic options to preserve Yugoslavia had failed. The ensuing ethnic conflict resulted in mass mobilization by young adults who were required to go to war, mainly against their will. The main purpose of the paper is twofold: to draw attention to the key challenges that displacement plays on individuals and to show how traumatic events, such as the war in Ukraine, can mobilize historical traumas. To elicit deeper and new understandings of how displacement impacts people, conversations with my elementary school classmates of Hungarian ethnic origin, including those who were serving the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) between 1991 and 1992, were analysed through the lens of the author's autoethnographic positioning. It shows how life stories are co-produced through narrative inquiry and, by 'co-reflecting' on the past, it shows how they are simultaneously positioned within social categories of intersectionality, such as gender, social inequality, stayed and displaced. These reflections offer a broader understanding of how qualitative research can enrich existing knowledge of the effect of this specific conflict, and ethnic conflict in general.


The process of heavy oil wastewater recovery for thermal boilers in Hongqian oilfield were studied.The results showed that:after treatment of coagulation,silicon dioxide removal,ion exchange and oxygen removal process,The effluent from recovery process can meet the requirement of feed water quality for thermal boilers.The process has obvious economic and environmental benefits when used in oilfields.


Objective To understand the food hygiene quality status of Xi'ning county,provide scientific basis for protecting people's health.Method Surveillance data of food from 2007 to 2008 in Xi'ning was analyzed.Results 715 samples were tested from 2007 to 2008 in Xi,ning,among them,663 was qualified,qualified rate was 92.73%.There was no statistical significance between qualified rates of different years(P0.05).The qualified rate of canned food,beverages,sweets and confect was the highest(100.00%) and the lowest were meat and meat product(80.83%).There were statistical differences of qualified rates between different types and production places(P0.05).The qualified rate was the highest in shops(99.55%) and the lowest in bazaars(88.06%).The total bacterial count,coli group,nitrite were the disqualification items.Conclusions We should enhance supervise and monitoring work in farm product markets and food processing factories,and improve the food hygiene quality of Xi'ning.


Given a substantial increase in publications over the last decades, researchers often face an insurmountable quantity of publications potentially relevant for the own research endeavors. Quantitative approaches can be used to analyze the extant scientific literature (also known as scientometrics), which may help to overcome this information overload. This article introduces a hybrid scientometric method, which is based on semantic and bibliographic indicators, for systematic literature reviews into the business and economics literature. To this end, the article provides a step-by-step analysis of the literature referring to the term "loyalty" in the area of business and economics. The analysis reveals four research discourses associated with loyalty, which can be labeled as: 1. Brand loyalty and customer retention, 2. Economic welfare and market power through loyalty, 3. Understanding of customers and formation of loyalty in services marketing and 4. Organizational and employee loyalty. The understanding and use of loyalty is described for each research discourse. The article closes with a discussion about the overall usefulness of the quantitative approach for the review of latent constructs such as loyalty.


One would think that Entergy Nuclear, which operates 10 reactors at eight U.S. sites, has enough in-house expertise to handle any job required to keep its plants running at peak efficiency. But Entergy has found that hiring contractors for certain high-skill tasks makes economic sense and still allows the company to retain control of the process.


Chronic lung disease of prematurity (CLDP) is a frequent complication of premature birth. Infants and children with CLDP are often prescribed complex medication regimens, which can be difficult for families to manage.


Why do different languages often make use of different strategies to answer the very same question concerning the subject of the clause? To what kind of analysis do the different strategies correspond? Are these strategies as different as they appear to be? These are some of the questions which I will address in this article. Without attempting at a systematic and wide overview of several languages, I will mainly focus my attention on the comparison of two quite distinct strategies that two closely related languages such as Italian and French appear to adopt in this area. Some considerations and hypotheses will also be made on the answering strategy adopted by English (and, possibly, German) in the same domain, which is different from both the one adopted by Italian and the one adopted by French. Thus, Italian, French and English appear to characteristically adopt three different strategies to answer the very same question. I assume that this provides a relatively rich spectrum of the possibilities made available through UG.


The Friulian Alps show peculiar meteorologica and climatic features, deriving also from their geographic position between the northern Adriatic Sea to the South, the main Alpine watershed to the North (Tauern Alps) and the Carpathian belt to the East. Furthermore, there are many topoclimatic situations in relation to the geographic setting of the valleys carved between the main reliefs. This makes the Frioulian territory among the wettest in the entire Alpine region, with very abundant snowfall in relation to the moderate average altitude. Thanks to the availability of continuous and fairly homogeneously distributed historical series, a nivological characterization was carried out at the regional scale, with particular attention to the trend of the density of fresh snow, of the number of days with snow thickness higher than 30 cm and the consequent average elevation of the threshold of 100 skiable days (LAN). The ten snow fields under examination are located at elevations between 603 m. (Claut, Carnic Prealps) and 1843 m. (Rifugio Gilberti, Julian Alps); the analysed timespan goes from the winter season 1990-91 to the 2018-19. Surprising data resulted from this analysis. First of all, we noted that the volume mass (Kg /m 3 ), which cannot be correlated with altitude, tends to a very light decrease (about 1.3 km/mc for year) in all the recording stations: this seems to be in contrast with the strong thermal increase that is occurring also on the Frioulian Alps (about 1.1°C in the same time span). Therefore, it's very probable that in the last few years the thermal characteristics have changed, maybe together with the main origin of the air masses bringing snow in the study area. We also noted for all the stations an increase in the number of days with Hs> 30 cm: consequently, the average elevation of the limit of 100 days with natural ski possible is at about 1780 m a.s.l. and tends to decrease by about 7 meters per year (14 m in the nearby Slovenian Alps), even though it cannot be correlated with the aforementioned positive variation in temperatures and is in disagreement with the corresponding signals calculated for the northern side of the Alps.


In the course of terrace-morphological studies undertaken in the summer of 1962, geographer Dr. M. Pecsi discovered bones, flint and quartzite flakes, and a hearth embedded in a distinct layer in the travertine quarry near Vertesszollos, Hungary. The Vertesszollos travertine quarry has been known for some time in Hungarian palaeontological literature (Kretzoi 1926-27, 1941b; Schreter 1951) as a formation older than Wiirm glaciation. On a visit we found a distinct occupation site, sealed with a thick travertine shelf, a few insignificant bone fragments, and implements reminiscent of the "a spicchio" scraper. Vertesszoll6s lies 50 kilometers west of Budapest and about 15 kilometers south of the Danube (Fig. 1). On the fourth terrace of Atal6r, a rivulet reduced to the size of a brook today, travertine has long been quarried. The travertine cone, about 10-15 meters thick, is 1 of the occurences that appear at several points and different heights along a line of break running northwest-southeast on fluviatile terraces of the central range on the right bank of the Danube, between Tata and Budapest The exact correlation between the travertine and the fourth terrace overlain with loess is under examination. In this area, travertine is quarried rather irregularly, in a continuous system of pits, and at several points at the same time. The straight, somewhat southward-sloping layer, and another 4 meters of scattered traces of the continuous occupation site, can be followed over 13 meters, at 5 meters' depth, between the layers of the wall face running north-south at the southern part of the present quarry area. Excavations carried out in August, 1963, commissioned by the Hungarian National Museum, showed the succession of beds depicted in Figure 2. Uppermost is the present soil layer, sporadically broken by the pits of former travertine quarrying (1). Underneath is a layer, 2-3 meters thick, of grey, porous travertine of uneven thickness, the exact position of which is not fixed owing to the debris stuck to it (2). Underneath is a compact layer of fairly typical yellow loess (3). In the loess, especially in section A, we found mammalian bones and some implements on the base of an obliquely intercalated reddish calcareous mud layer (4). By washing we recovered mammalian bones from the loess base. A compact, continuous, 50-70 centimeter thick travertine shelf lies between the loess and the cultural horizon. The smooth surface of the shelf is clearly separated from the loess, suggesting a deposition discordancy between the 2 layers. The cultural horizon is about in the middle of a 30-50 centimeter thick, greyish calcareous layer (5), and is uniformily 5 centimeters thick (6). At the southern termination (section C), there is a small, cave-like hollow where the travertine shelf ends and the calcareous mud is directly covered with loess. Over it is a fairly wide clearage of rock and, south of the latter, a grey, spongy, fossiliferous travertine. Judging from the deposition circumstances of the calcareous mudculture horizon-loess complex, this part of the travertine is older than the cultural horizon. In a spongy, fossiliferous, older travertine underlying the yellowish-grey calcareous mud, which is interrupted sporadically by 5-10 centimeter thick calcareous intercalations, we found mammalian fauna by washing from 2 layers below the cultural horizon, at levels of 2, 4, and 5 meters respectively. We recovered some implements and bone fragments in section A from loess above the cultural horizon and, north of it, from a similarly higher level layer of reddish calcareous mud. The type of fauna suggests that these implements belong to Mindel IT, but they do not differ from those of the main layer. South of section C, at the level of the occupation site, were some quartzite chips. A final stratigraphy will be obtained only through major planned excavations; but on the basis of similarities to a dwelling place found at Tata (Vertes et al. 1964), it seems that Early Man settled here on a travertine-tettarata base that had remained dry. This presumption is supported by the aquatic origin (water molluscs) of the calcareous mud. The covering travertine shelf and the loess are subsequent aggradations in this basin; the amount of water that was instrumental in the formation of the upper travertine did not wash away the incoherent loess from its position in the basin surrounded by calcareous tuff walls. To get sufficient information on stratigraphical conditions and to collect archaeological and palaeontological material for the determination of the culture and age we excavated for a week, exposing 2-2.5 meters. On the northern part of the profile divided into sections (section A), we both dug up and blasted down to the cultural horizon (a length of 5 meters and a width of 1.5 meters, starting from the surface). This exposed a narrow strip of the site, since the covering layers arched over considerably. Part of the cultural horizon was investigated on the spot, part of it washed in the museum. A sizable number of specimens were collected from several points, of the loess and from the 2 deeper layers of calcareous mud. We collected about 700 quartzite, flint, and chert objects that can be classified in the implement group, nearly 2,000 pieces (3,000 grams) of waste products, a nuimber of mostly indeterminable mammalian bones and teeth, about 2,000 grams of thoroughly 'burnt bone fragments, as well as malacofauna and pollen samples. The material is being examined by a team. Classification of the material exposed by major excavations in The spring of 1964 will take much time, and years might pass before a comprehensive monograph is published. Considering the importance of the Vertesszollos find, we prepared this preliminary report on the most important archaeological and faunal results.


Numerous articles have been published that address problems encountered in teaching basic concepts of chemistry such as the atomic mass unit, Avogadro's number, and the mole. The origin of these problems is found in the concept definitions. If these definitions are adjusted for teaching purposes, understanding could be improved. In the present article, the definitions are discussed, and the following adjustments are suggested: (i) the feature that classifies carbon-12 for the definition as the standard be its abundance, (ii) Avogadro's number should refer directly to the standard nuclide sample, (iii) the definition of the mole be based on Avogadro's number, and (iv) the term amount of substance be replaced by the collection or quantity of microentities. It is also proposed that the definition of the mole is first presented for nuclides and then generalized for poly-isotopic elements and chemical compounds. A possible redefinition of kilogram as a multiple of the standard nuclide mass is also briefly disc...


ABSTRACT Acute bronchial asthma is a common medical emergency the world over. There now exists compelling evidence of a role for Th2-Th1 paradigm in the pathogenesis of asthma in children. We hypothesized that childhood asthma is associated with the activation of  Th2-Th1 lymphocytes whose products regulate at least in part, the expression of IgE, IFN-γ and IL-4 and thereby disease severity. Our aims, therefore were to compare the level of total IgE, total IL-4 and total IFN-γ in serum from asthmatic and non asthmatic control children matched for age and sex, and to attempt to correlate the IgE, IL-4, and IFN-γ total level of serum in the asthmatics children with disease severity. Fifty one children with acute asthma exacerbation were compare with thirty one no asthmatics normal children matched for age and sex. The level of IgE, IL-4, and IFN-γ were measured using Elisa. Asthma severity was assessed by a symptom score and spirometri. The level of IgE and Il-4 in the serum of the asthma were elevated as compared to the non asthmatic normal controls, whereas the IFN-γ was decreased. There was a significant correlation between elevated levels of IgE and IL-4 with the acute asthma exacerbation severity, whereas the decreased level of IFN-γ was not. Conclusions. The increased levels of IgE , IL-4 and the ratio of  IL-4/IFN-γ play a crucial role in the acute asthma exacerbation severity.


The emergence of the New Christian Right (NCR) as a force in the contemporary American political arena has raised once again the question of how to explain the origin of moral reform movements, and the role that religion plays in underwriting and sustaining them. The dean of American political sociologists, Seymour Martin Lipset, in keeping with his established views on right-wing politics, has argued that the Moral Majority phenomenon is a manifestation attributable to the threat that modernity poses for the values and folkways of sectarian Protestants. Attendant resentments, the theory goes, are transmuted into a politics of moral outrage (Lipset & Raab, 1981; see also Gannon, 1981, and Shupe & Stacey, 1982; cf. Harper & Leicht, 1984). As Wood and Hughes (1984) point out, Lipset's perspective traces the urge for moral reform to the status discontent accruing to groups that are in transit from the center to the periphery of a society. That view, however, is not unrelated to status inconsistency arguments which predict various individual reactive behaviors (including political activism) from status discrepancy. Using data from seven General Social Surveys, Wood and Hughes (1984) find no evidence to sustain a status inconsistency interpretation of attitudes in the general population toward the distribution of pornography. They conclude that "no special theories concerned with status frustration or status deprivation are required to account for the social base of moral-reform movements" (96).1 Regarding the general reform movement exemplified by the Moral Majority phenomenon, it has been argued that by 1980 the Fundamentalists spearheading the movement were not experiencing a rapid loss of respect, prestige, or deference to their ways. On the contrary, they comprise a culturally disvalued group that was pushed to the edge of the American public arena over fifty years ago and is now taking advantage of fissures in the liberal establishment to regain some of the ground lost in the twenties and thirties. Thus, a sense of cultural and political empowerment and not resentment


An empirical study has been developed for the Greek Aegean island area. Data were collected from 900 HHs in Greece contacted via telephone. The HHs were presented hypothetical scenarios involving policy variables, where 2010 was the reference year. ICLV binary logit (BL) and mixed binary logit (MBL) relocation choice models were estimated sequentially. Findings suggest that MBL models are superior to BL models, while both the policy and the latent variables significantly affect the relocation decision and improve considerably the models' goodness of fit. Sample enumeration method is finally used to aggregate the results over the Greek population.


A quantitative MRI of meniscus is challenging due to high level of collagen fibers organization resulting in short T2 and hence low MR signal. The development of the new MRI techniques allows for decreasing echo time dramatically. This opens many possibilities of quantitative assessment of collagen matrix and water content in meniscus. In this study, we utilized a novel MRI technique, variable echo time sequence (vTE) which is capable of delivering the echo time below 1 ms. MR images from this sequence were fitted with biexponential curve to separate short and long T2* component known to be related to the bound and free water, respectively.


With fierce competition in the market,the Group of Companies integrated logistics resources is an inevitable trend.To achieve the true sense of the logistics resources integration,the logistics departments of the production enterprises which belong to the Group of Companies will be separated to establish an independent logistics company with the asset consolidation,personnel integration and information integration.


Abstract Beta-induced X-ray spectrometry (BIXS) is a promising method for activity monitoring of tritiated gas species. BIXS systems measure bremsstrahlung and characteristic X-rays generated by interactions of beta decay electrons with surfaces within the measurement chamber. BIXS and other highly sensitive methods such as ionization counting are limited in accuracy by the tritium memory effect, a preconditioning dependent background signal caused by the sorption of tritium on surfaces. In this work, different surface materials have been investigated aiming at reducing the tritium memory effect while providing a high bremsstrahlung yield. A modular BIXS setup was developed that allows the consecutive investigation of different measurement cells utilizing the same detector while protecting it from contamination during cell exchanges. An uncoated stainless steel cell was compared to cells coated with Au, Ir, Ti-W, Ti-Au-Al, and Ti-Au-Cu layer systems. The sample cells were repeatedly exposed to 1100 Pa of molecular tritium. The development of the resulting memory effect was measured during the evacuation between consecutive exposures. Additionally, the background signal decay was investigated in a long-term measurement after the last exposure. In this presentation, the measurement results of the relative tritium memory effect from various surfaces will be shown. The lowest memory effect was measured for the gold-coated sample cell, reaching a background signal equal to (0.83 ± 0.14)% of the signal during exposure after a total dosage of 21.33 × 104 Pa h.


The trend of globalization followed by uncontrolled technological changes has resulted in the growth of businesses that are increasingly changing, those changes must automatically be followed by local actors but the local actors who initially because by accident are unable to compete with large-scale business sectors that start their business by design, experience micro small and Medium Enterprises is good but not supported by good formal knowledge so the results will be inferior to those designed so that the role of polytechnics is needed to provide applicative solutions needed by the micro small and Medium Enterprises actors, polytechnics need an applicable solution because polytechnic education concepts are more practiced than academic. The polytechnic has the role of providing theory and practice in management, accounting, marketing, relationships with banks, networks and practical solutions so that SMEs are able to compete with large companies. Keywords: globalization, vocational education, applicable


The statistical method of empirical eigenfunctions has been applied to four years of beach profile data. The eigenfunctions associated with the three largest eigenvalues are shown to be stable for data sets of one, two, three, and four years length, and they correctly describe beach changes caused by storm activity. The usefulness of the eigenfunction representation is confirmed as a concise means of representing beach profile variability.


SepteMBer 2010  7 © 2010 Human Kinetics ATT 15(5), pp. 7-9 Numerous injuries can affect the complex pelvic anatomy, which must be ruled out to determine that an athlete has athletic pubalgia. Once a definitive diagnosis of athletic pubalgia has been made, a treatment plan must be established. Typically, athletes undergo a lengthy period of conservative management that includes rest, antiinflammatory medication, and rehabilitation.1 In some cases, particularly when pain is primarily related to strain of the adductor longus tendon, conservative management may alleviate symptoms and allow return to a high level of sport performance.2 Surgery is usually considered after six to eight weeks of rehabilitation has failed3 or when pain is experienced immediately upon return to activity.1 Laproscopic repair or open repair may be performed,4 and most surgical procedures involve reinforcement of the abdominal wall (often using mesh)3 or reattachment of the rectus abdominus to the pubis and surrounding ligaments.5 Because surgical repair has not yet been definitively determined to provide best results, factors such as postoperative complications and rehabilitation duration must be measured when considering surgical management. Patients are often unable to return to athletics for six to twelve weeks after surgery,3 and postsurgical pain lasting for up to a year has been reported.5 This report presents two different surgical options. Lindsey E. Eberman, PhD, ATC, LAT, Report Editor


AbstractThe behavior of a University of Cape Town (UCT) membrane bioreactor (MBR) system was investigated for use in biological nutrient removal from real wastewater. The pilot plant was in operation for a period of 165 days, during which an extensive data gathering campaign was conducted. The pilot plant was started up by inoculating it with activated sludge from a nearby wastewater treatment plant, and it was fed by real municipal wastewater characterized by high organic nitrogen concentrations attributable to discharges from industrial wastewater and sporadic landfill leachate. Carbon and biological nutrient removal processes, a sludge production process, and a membrane fouling mechanism were analyzed and discussed. The organic nitrogen levels, which were higher than typical values for municipal wastewater, caused ammonification phenomena. This led to intense nitrification and denitrification activities. The pilot plant showed satisfactory efficiency in terms of average removal efficiencies for both ca...


Barrier immunity, particularly at mucosal surfaces, provides a first line of defense against invading pathogens. Unlike the more classical barrier surfaces in the gut, respiratory tract, genital tract, and skin, the olfactory epithelium within the nose is a specialized barrier structure containing layers of olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) dedicated to our sense of smell. Because OSNs must contact the nasal airways, they are vulnerable to infection. Upper respiratory viral infection is known to damage the olfactory neuroepithelium and is associated with loss of olfaction. Neurotropic viruses, such as vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), readily infect OSNs, yet the olfactory epithelial response to infection is unknown. Using a newly generated VSV expressing Cre recombinase, we tracked the fate of virus infected cells after clearance. Numerous cell types, including neural precursors and olfactory ensheathing cells, survived infection. In addition, several months after infection, we detected clonal patches of regenerated mature OSNs derived from previously infected neuroepithelial precursors. VSV infection drove a massive influx of CD45+ hematopoietic cells into the olfactory epithelium that established residence after viral clearance. This included antigen presenting cells and tissue resident CD4+ and CD8+ T cells that localized in and around the regenerating neuroepithelium. We postulate that these immune cells provide a barrier defense against viral rechallenge and might play a role in supporting neuronal regeneration. Collectively, these studies offer insights into how the nasal barrier remodels its neural-immune architecture to restore function and provide enhanced protection following a viral challenge.


A linear moving-dot pattern was presented to observers to induce self-motion. A stimulating circular area of more than 28.1 deg diameter induced self-motion perfectly, and even areas ranging from 5.7 deg to 11.4 deg diameter were able to elicit self-motion (Kano, 1995 Perception 24 Supplement, 108). In the present study the interactive effects of the size of the stimulating area and the speed of the moving pattern on the perception of self-motion were examined. Random-dot patterns were moved downward in a circular area on a screen in a dark room. The diameters of the circular area were 5.7, 11.4, 22.6, and 43.6 deg. The speeds of the dot pattern were 9.49, 18.85, 28.07, 36.73, and 45.08 deg s−1. Observers were twenty-six students of Keio University. When the size of the area became larger and the dot pattern moved faster, self-motion was generally induced with shorter latencies. However, a significant interaction was found between size and speed; for the smallest area (5.7 deg diameter circle) latency was shorter at the lower speeds (9.49 to 28.07 deg s−1) than at the higher speeds (36.73 and 45.08 deg s −1). For the 11.4 deg diameter circle speed had no effect on latency. For the 22.6 deg diameter circle, however, latency decreased with increasing speed. For the 43.6 deg diameter circle latency was very short and constant under the four higher speeds, but remained considerably longer at the lowest speed. The results show that the effect of speed depends on the size of the stimulating area. When the size was large enough, speed had little effect on the latency of self-motion.


South Africa is among the 22 high TB burden countries globally, and also has the highest urban:rural ratio in sub-Saharan Africa, with 62% of the population being urban dwellers. Urbanisation, in addition to causing rapid changes in the make-up of the population (called an epidemiological transition), has resulted in a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease.


For patients with resectable non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as well as those with metastatic disease, there have been significant recent advances in therapies. In patients with resectable disease, new evidence supports use of neoadjuvant nivolumab + chemotherapy for eligible patients with resectable stage II–IIIA NSCLC. Separate data lead to the recommendation for adjuvant atezolizumab (after adjuvant chemotherapy) for eligible patients with completely resected stage II–IIIA NSCLC and PD-L1 expression ≥1%. Adjuvant osimertinib (± adjuvant chemotherapy) is an alternative for eligible patients with completely resected stage IB–IIIA NSCLC and EGFR mutations (exon 19 del or L858R). For patients with metastatic NSCLC, molecular testing is recommended for EGFR and BRAF mutations; MET exon skipping 14 alterations; ALK, ROS1, RET, and NTRK1/2/3 gene arrangements; and KRAS G12C mutations. First-line targeted therapies are available for many of these targets and, in the second-line setting, there are new targeted agents for KRAS G12C mutations and EGFR exon 20 insertions.


The present research work includes the development of a novel toolkit namely Nimble@ITCEcnoGrid for calculating the pi() value up to 120 decimal places after decimal. Alchemi.NET is the other popular toolkit based on Windows Platform for doing the same purpose. There is a very interesting comparison between Nimble@ITCEcnoGrid toolkit and Alchemi toolkit as both runs on Windows Operating System. A test bed is build to compare the performance of the two toolkits. The research paper also includes the tables and the graph to illustrate the superiority of Nimble@ITCEcnoGrid.


Urban wetlands are playing an important role in environmental protection and socio-economic development in cities. In this paper, the history and Current Status of Beijing urban wetland area were analyzed based on the latest statistical data. The causes for the decreases of Beijing urban wetlands were identified, and suggestions were made for the protection of urban wetlands.


During the study of abnormal capital flow, people can not access to a real financial transaction data as a result of many factors, therefore this article took the ways of Intelligent Agent role Simulation, designed an Agent decision-making model to verify the data collected. And from different perspectives the visualization of supervision to capital abnormal flow can be achieved.


Overseas Chinese have long stayed and become one of the indigenous groups in the country where they exist and survive for years. Even they adjust their nationality. In Indonesia, Overseas Chinese have 'melted' with other tribes here. Today, Overseas Chinese is the third biggest indigenous groups in Indonesia. They live, act and appear like Indonesia indigenous people. However, many of them still use mandarin for daily conversation among their families or in group. Even Chinese dialects, such as Hokkien, Hakka, Canton, Tio Ciu and many more are still used. Each dialect shows the identity of the person. Some of them speak Mandarin only, some are able to speak Mandarin and one of the dialects, some even can speak mandarin and more than one dialects. Mandarin was forbidden to be used during Suharto's regime. In that period, many Overseas Chinese children didn't have opportunity to learn it. Though, the language and dialects survive. For Overseas Chinese, Mandarin and the dialects are their indigenous languages. This paper will discuss about how do the mandarin and other Chinese dialects still been spoken and well- maintained till today.


To more realistically simulate watching the scene behind a large-scale convex barrier in VR environment which is not open,the cross-cutting technology between single-viewpoint space is studied,and a curvilinear cross-cutting based on linear one is proposed.First,the motion path of the viewpoint is designed using the quadratic spline interpolationion,and then the location of the node-images are ingeiously determined on the choice of the curve function parameters,finally,all of the display coordinates of the node-images are calculated.Results of the simulation indicated that proposed methods could get a good visul effect in the smooth roaming.


The present invention relates to a thin illumination device (1,10,20,30,40,50,60). The present invention relates to a display device and a lighting device comprising such a illumination device. Thin illumination device, a translucent plate arranged conductive patterns by coupled LEDs (LED) (3,32,47,61,75) is provided (2,23,31,41,51,66,73 ) and, some distance from the translucent plate, and a reflector disposed on the first side of the translucent plate (4,20,22,43,53,62,74). Such a structure, and thinner than conventional LED thin film illumination device to operate more efficiently. .FIELD 1a


This paper studies mass customization in single product supply chain with distinct push-pull strategy in its components. The objective is to satisfy the global supply chain requirements, by optimizing procurement, manufacturing, distribution, research and development, and service. The scope of this methodology is push pull strategy decision according to make-to-order (MTO) or make-to-stock (MTS). This paper demonstrates that project management approach can be used to decide whether certain
components are categorized into MTO or MTS. In order to optimize this approach, pricing strategy is used to optimize the profit, and at the same time component commonality and collaboration strategy. The results show join product development gives benefit to the suppliers and the buyer by increasing the component price and at the same component delivery lead times. In the last part of this paper, an example is
examined and the key managerial implication is exploited.


In this paper, we examine the issue of order coordination between a supplier and multiple retailers in a decentralized multi-echelon inventory/distribution system where the supplier provides a product to multiple retailers who experience static demand and standard inventory costs. Specifically, we propose and analyze a new policy where a manufacturer, who outsources production to an Original Equipment Manufacturer, offers a price discount to retailers when they coordinate the timing of their orders with the manufacturer/s order cycle. We show that our proposed policy can lead to more efficient supply chains under certain conditions, and present a straightforward method for finding the manufacturer's optimal price discount in this decentralized supply chain. A numerical experiment illustrates the managerial implications of our model as well as conditions when a manufacturer should consider adopting such a policy.


A HPLC method was established for the determination of oleanolic acid in xinkeshu capsule.The Hypersil ODS C18 column(250mm×4.6mm,5μm) was used,and the mobile phase was methanol-acetonitrile-water(79∶5∶16,V/V/V) at the flow rate of 1.0mL/min with column temperature of 30℃,and the detection wavelength of 210nm.The linear range of oleanolic acid was 2.04—81.6μg/mL(r=0.9998) with the average recovery of 100.54%.The method was simple and accurate,It could be used for controlling the quality of xinkeshu capsule.


The functional scheme of a simulator for training to shoot a direct focus at moving targets is considered, taking into account the influence of conditions, target parameters and a trellis. The simulator will allow training fighters in training and combat conditions.


This study aimed at investigating influence of Sales People's idealized influence behaviour on Customer Loyalty in Insurance Companies in Batticaloa District. The objectives of the study are to identify the level, relationship and impact of sales people's idealized influence behaviour on customer loyalty. The Study had been conducted among 386 life insurance customers in Batticaloa district and stratified random sampling was used. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Hypothesis was developed and tested by correlation analysis.

The study found that the sales people's idealized influence behavior and customer loyalty were high level in Batticaloa district. It has been proven that there is a strong positive relationship between idealized influence behaviour and customer loyalty; and sale people's idealized influence behaviour significantly influenced customer loyalty of the insurance companies. The study contributes to existing theoretical and practical knowledge by providing evidence about the relationship between sales people's idealized influence behaviour and customer loyalty. The life insurance sector is growing rapidly in Sri Lanka. Hence this research has the potential to contribute to the overall insurance companies in terms of how to maintain long term relationship between the insurance companies and their customers.


In this paper,the trait,function,form,sort,origin and development of the mosaiculture were presented.The present condition of the application of mosaiculture was also presented from the aspects of sculpt,plant material,color,culture connotation,state of landscap,scale and scope of application.Simultaneously the experience of the mosaiculture on artistic design,structure and sculpt,filling and colligation technic,option and planting of plants,planting technology,conservation and management were summarized.All these will exert positive effects on applying mosaiculture on internal urban afforestation for the future.


Located in an earthquake-prone region,the geological structures in Yunnan Province are com- plex. Taking into account that Tonghai County is located at the intersection of Xiaojiang Fault and Honghe Fault,an F - 4M ELF electromagnetic instrument was installed at Tonghai seismic station, which has produced continuous reliable data. The author collected the data and information of the year 2009 2010,and did analysis on the variation characteristics of both geomagnetic fields and electrical resistivity. The result shows that the 1Hz and 39Hz electromagnetic power spectra are 0. 2 to 1. 4 or- ders of magnitude higher than the normal values immediately before many earthquakes. The anomalies are represented by the abrupt changes of the electric and magnetic field power spectra in earthquake and aftershock sequences,and the amplitude of change is related to the size of earthquake magnitude and the epicentral distance. The electrical resistivity also changes obviously. So,further research on the anomalous characteristics of ELF electromagnetic data will be meaningful to the use of this instru- ment in earthquake prediction in the future.


Adolescence is a period of inner conflict for many individuals because it is during this period that many adolescents seek identity. In addition, they also have a high curiosity, so that coaching and guidance from family members and those closest to them, especially parents, is very important to guide teenagers to carry out positive and useful activities. But unfortunately, many teenagers find themselves in precarious situations, with broken families, or rather, with broken families. This study aims to find out what a broken home is, and to find out how the concept of forgiveness in calming the souls of teenagers from broken home families. In this study, researchers used library research, which is research that includes a series of activities related to library data collection methods. The results of this study explain that forgiveness in calming the souls of teenagers and broken home families is very important for teenagers


Diamond turning with fast tool servo (FTS) is one of the most promising techniques for micro lens array (MLA) fabrication. Using this method, MLA with sub-micrometer form accuracy and nanometre surface finishing can be fabricated with the advantage of low cost and high efficiency. This paper presents the turning mechanism of non-rotational surface based on the numerical control system where the displacement of FTS is online calculated according to both the position of X-slider and the rotated angle of spindle. A novel tool path generating algorithm with high efficiency is developed and the tool nose radius compensation method is also proposed. Experiment has been conducted and well arranged micro lenses with high form accuracy and good surface finishing are obtained.


This study describes an l l-year-old Caucasian girl with a non[amilial, late-onset immunologic disorder characterized by hypogammaglobuIinemia, absent anamnestic responses to previously recognized antigens, and deficient cellular immunity. Evidence lot impaired cellular immunity initially included Iymphopenia, absent delayed skin responses to numerous antigens and failure to develop contact hypersensitivity to dinitrofluorobenzene (DNFB), delayed skin homogra[t rejection, and absent in vitro lymphocyte response to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) stimulation. Recent improvement in cellular immune status is suggested by an increase in the total lymphocyte count and the demonstration o[ normal PHA-induced lymphocyte trans[ormation. Despite the/act that the child has had recurrent illnesses during the past 5 years, her activities are not limited and she is in a state o[ relative good health.


The mechanism of flying shearing equipment concerns the shearing quality of steel in continue mode rolling mill in China.The kinematics model of the shear mechanism for the double-crank and connected fly-shear was established.The position of the maximum shear cutting angle was identified and the calculation process of the maximum shear force was researched.The pair of scissors with trapezoidal steel plate welded assembly structure was improved and the speed of shear blades and cranks,impact shear force and shear power were calculated and analyzed.The results are positive to improve the shearing quality,to analyze the function of the shear mechanism and to design the same kind fly-shear.The improved device has been successfully applied to production.


Archimedean spiral antenna with different cavity-backing configurations have a vital role in determining the antenna characteristics. The antenna can be designed with different cavities to improve the half power beam width and axial ratio. In the paper the different methodologies and theoretical support by those cavities are presented. The results show that the antennas are better than those of traditional abnormal cavity-backed Archimedean spiral antennas with good features. The designed antennas can be used in the ultra-wideband communication system on the mobile carrier mainly in defence Keywords— Archimeden spiral antenna, cavity-backing, antenna gain, MIMO, slot antenna, Hat-shaped reflecting cavity, chip resistors, PEC INTRODUCTION Wireless communication technologies continue to evolve and expand at a phenomenal pace. Many wireless applications thus require low cost and compact size [1] wideband antennas. Wideband antennas are widely used in many applications such as ground penetrating radars, tracking, sensing and imaging, multiple input and multiple output (MIMO) and diversity operations [2], [3], short pulse radar for automotive and robotics applications [4], [5]. The spiral antenna is an antenna with low profile and circular polarization with wideband characteristics. The frequency band of a spiral antenna depends only on the physical dimension of the antenna. However, spiral antennas require balanced feed structures and the input impedance of the spiral antenna can also vary from 140-200 Ω. Most standard feeders such as coaxial cables are unbalanced with 50 Ω input impedance. Therefore, balanced feeding structures which can also perform the impedance transformation are needed for spiral antennas. Spiral antennas also have a low gain.how ever s these spiral antennas are generally used for defence industry, its primarily should have a right hand polarization for the application including gps. In military appications wideband antennas with unidirectional pattern is preferred. But in spiral antenna bidirectional pattern is obtained. A reflecting cavity can be placed at the bottom of the antenna at a distance of one fourth of wavelength of the center frequency. So a study is made using different types of cavity backing in the spiral antenna that could obtain a pattern with good gain and axial ratio. ARCHIMEDEAN SPIRAL ANTENNA Spiral antenna belongs to the class of frequency independent antennas, those with a very large bandwidth. The fractional bandwidth can be as high as 40:1. This means that if the lower frequency is 1 GHz, the antenna could still be in band at 40GHz, and every frequency in between. Spiral antennas are usually circularly polarized. The spiral antenna's radiation pattern typically has a peak radiation direction perpendicular to the plane of spiral. The half-power beam width is approximately 70-90 degrees. The smallest and largest circumference of the spiral structure determine their respective upper and lower cut-off frequencies. Most of the previous research on spiral antennas was based on experiment and the band theory. Band theory is defined by the spiral antenna operating in the region where the circumference of the spiral is equal to a wavelength. In most cases, a spiral antenna consists of a thin metal foil spiral pattern etched on a substrate fed from the centre. Spiral antennas radiate bi-directionally. However, most of the applications require unidirectional radiation characteristics as well as having low profile. It can be resolved by adding a lossy cavity to the spiral antenna, backed by conductor, or adding absorbing materials. It absorbs the back radiation from the spiral providing for a wide bandwidth by reducing the reflection from ground plane.


Significant angiogenesis is one of the malignant features in astrocytomas. Cotransfactor Yes-associated protein/transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif (YAP/TAZ) is a major regulator of embryonic angiogenesis, in which it plays an essential role in vascular tip cell migration, blood vessel formation, and vascular barrier maturation. We quantified TAZ expression on blood vessels and parenchyma of astrocytomas of varying malignancy to investigate its role in tumor angiogenesis. Replicating others' findings, we observed that TAZ is expressed in tumor cells but also in vascular cells. TAZ expression in both cell types was correlated with malignant grade. Immunofluorescence staining for TAZ, smooth muscle actin, and CD31 verified that TAZ-expressing vascular cells are endothelial cells, not pericytes. Analysis of blood vessel density using CD31 immunolabeling revealed that endothelial cell TAZ immunoreactivity was positively correlated with blood vessel density. MRI-acquired tumor blood perfusion measurements in 12 pre-excision glioblastomas and subsequent postexcision TAZ staining supported that TAZ immunoreactivity-blood vessel density correlation with blood perfusion. In glioblastoma, TAZ staining was denser in glomerular neovascularization than that in the thin-walled neovascularization. TAZ expression was also correlated with vascular endothelial growth factor 2 (VEGFR2) immunoreactivity on endothelial cells. Our results indicate that VEGFR2/TAZ signaling pathway plays an important role in angiogenesis in astrocytomas.


In this study an atmospheric pressure Ar/O2 plasma jet is generated to study the effects of applied voltage and gas flux rate to the behavior of discharge and the metal surface cleaning.The increase in applied voltage leads to increases of the root mean square(rms) current,the input power and the gas temperature.Furthermore,the optical emission spectra show that the emission intensities of metastable argon and atomic oxygen increase with increasing applied voltage.However,the increase in gas flux rate leads to a reduction of the rms current,the input power and the gas temperature.Furthermore,the emission intensities of metastable argon and atomic oxygen decrease when gas flux rate increases.Contact angles are measured to estimate the cleaning performance,and the results show that the increase of applied voltage can improve the cleaning performance.Nevertheless,the increase of gas flux rate cannot improve the cleaning performance.Contact angles are compared for different input powers and gas flux rates to search for a better understanding of the major mechanism for surface cleaning by plasma jets.


DRIS diagnosis was used to diagnose the leaf nutrient status of Camellia oleifera Abel of 40 years old in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County,based on analyzing nine nutrient elements( N,P,K,Ca,Mg,Cu,Zn,Fe,Mn) in leaves of Camellia oleifera Abel plantations. Diagnosis results showed that N、P and Fe were lacking,K,Ca,Mg,Cu,Zn,Mn and Mn were correspondingly sufficient,and supplies of P,Fe nutrients varied greatly between high and low Production group. Accordingly,the inadequacy of the trace element N、P and Fe was the biggest restriction in the improvement of the production of Camellia oleifera Abel,fertilization should be based on N,P,and Fe. What is more,According to the nutrient concentration,nutrient diagnosis indexes and nutrient grades for the high- production group,the nutrient diagnosis standards were made and the nutrient status about the Camellia oleifera is controlled,which can provide the scientific base in fertilization managment.


A 32-year-old G2P1 female without a history of diabetes or infection vaginally delivered a full-term 4800 g (99th centile), large for gestation age male with complications of shoulder dystocia. On day 1, blood was noted to ooze from his clamped umbilical cord (UC) with a darkish bulge noted near its insertion site (figure 1), consistent with a UC haematoma. Platelet count and coagulation studies were normal. The haematocrit was initially 37%, but decreased to 32.1%.

Figure 1
Umbilical cord haematoma.

On day 2, a bluish discolouration was noted in the supraumbilical …


This thesis is designed to make a generalized study of the ceramics present in the Western Indian Ocean during the period 1250AD- 1550AD, the period of expansion of the Hormuzi trading empire and its associated site of Julfar. The first part presents an analysis of the recently excavated assemblage from Julfar al-Nudud and then sets out to contextualize this within the wider Indian Ocean. Bringing in the available data from important trading sites in Arabia, southern Iran and East Africa, the work demonstrates a series of generalized assemblages based on period and geographical location, along with identifying a 'ceramic trading' assemblage for the study area. This puts forward that certain wares, generally Gulf and Chinese high- quality glazed wares are likely to be found on most sites involved in trade during this time, although not necessarily in great quantities. Other unglazed Iranian and Arabian storage wares, presumably traded for their contents rather than the vessel itself are found in greater quantities but individual wares vary between sites. The study finally identifies the areas where data is currently insufficient and suggests important future research questions for the study area.


Biomolecular technology supports not just one, but a range of novel system architectures. DNA computing targets problems where partial solutions can be "self-assembled" into complete solutions. In vivo computing produces traditional architectures integrated with novel biosensors. Microarrays excel in pattern-matching applications. We discuss these three very different biomolecular computing technologies and compare them to current silicon-based computers


Super-doped structure (SDS) is a unique short_period AlAs/GaAs superlattice, in which donor impurities (Si) are only doped into the GaAs mid-layer. since Si atoms behave as iimpte shallow donors in this superlattice ihe electron concentration dramatically in.."uru., compared with n-type AlGaAs alloys' Two dimensional e.lectron gi. FErr *iih ;dpiu."nt superlattice have shown an excellent threshold voltage stability with" operating temperatuie change, -ai well as high transconductance capability.


ABSTRACT Al–Mg–Mn alloy AA5083 has been processed by equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) followed by hot and cold rolling. The grain structure, crystallographic texture, intermetallic phases and superplasticity were investigated and compared with a conventionally hot and cold rolled AA5083 sheet. The intensive shear strain in ECAE has a very strong breakdown effect on the dendritic cast structure, which effectively changes the volume fraction and size of the intermetallic particles that provide particle stimulated nucleation upon recrystallisation. Consequently, the combination of ECAE and rolling leads to a finer and more thermally stable grain structure, with fewer very coarse constituent particles, resulting in a significant improvement in superplasticity through enhanced grain boundary sliding, with retarded formation and linkage of cavities.


During the interactive process of issue resolution, client managers may develop expectations about the auditor's position. We examine the effect that negative expectancy violations have on managers' pre-negotiation positions and how relational familiarity can moderate this effect. Through a series of experiments, we find that, when the partner's proposed adjustment is within the client's original expectations, managers offer greater concessions to a more familiar partner than to a less familiar partner. However, depending on relational familiarity, client managers react to expectancy violations very differently. Managers react more severely when a more familiar partner violates expectations, offering lower negotiation concessions than when no violation occurs. In contrast, managers tend to ignore violations committed by a less familiar partner, offering similar negotiation concessions whether or not a violation has occurred. Furthermore, we find support for a practical intervention to repair damage from expectancy violations committed by more familiar partners.


Herein, the synthesis of a nucleoside platinum(II) complex in which a cisplatin-like unit is joined to 7-deazaadenosine through an amino alkyl chain installed at the C6 position of purine was explored. The capability of the new complex to react with DNA purine bases was confirmed by a model reaction with deoxyguanosine monophosphate, whereas its antiproliferative activity against A549 and Cal27 human cancer cell lines was studied by sulforhodamine B assay in comparison with its unplatinated precursor and cisplatin.


We investigate structural properties of massive galaxy populations in the central regions of five very massive galaxy clusters at z~1.4-1.7 from the South Pole Telescope Sunyaev Zel'dovich effect survey. We probe the connection between galaxy structure and broad stellar population properties, at stellar masses log(M/Msun)>10.85. We find that quiescent and star-forming cluster galaxy populations are largely dominated by bulge- and disk-dominated sources, respectively, with relative contributions consistent with those of field counterparts. At the same time, the enhanced quiescent galaxy fraction observed in these clusters with respect to the coeval field is reflected in a significant morphology-density relation, with bulge-dominated galaxies clearly dominating the massive galaxy population in these clusters already at z~1.5. At face value, these observations show no significant environmental signatures in the correlation between broad structural and stellar population properties. In particular, the Sersic index and axis ratio distribution of massive, quiescent sources are consistent with field counterparts, in spite of the enhanced quiescent galaxy fraction in clusters. This consistency suggests a tight connection between quenching and structural evolution towards a bulge-dominated morphology, at least in the probed cluster regions and galaxy stellar mass range, irrespective of environment-related processes affecting star formation in cluster galaxies. We also probe the stellar mass vs. size relation of cluster galaxies, and find that star-forming and quiescent sources populate the mass-size plane in a manner largely similar to their field counterparts, with no evidence of a significant size difference for any probed sub-population. In particular, both quiescent and bulge-dominated cluster galaxies have average sizes at fixed stellar mass consistent with their counterparts in the field.


A key step towards understanding the clinical heterogeneity of prostate cancer is deciphering the molecular genetics underlying the disease. Recently, with the advent of advanced genome sequencing technologies, significant progress has been made on deciphering the complete genomic landscape of prostate cancer. During the past few years, a series of studies has employed genome-wide analyses to large patient datasets to delineate molecular alterations characteristic of prostate cancer. These studies have deciphered large-scale complex genomic rearrangements occurring in the prostate cancer genome, and also defined important signaling pathways underlying prostate cancer. Importantly, these studies suggest that there are distinct molecular subtypes of prostate cancer that have the potential for translating into better patient stratification and clinical management. In this review, the current state of understanding of prostate cancer molecular genetics will be discussed, highlighting recent advances in the field that have shed critical new insights into the prostate cancer genome.

Keywords:

postate cancer;
androgen receptor;
castration-resistant prostate cancer;
genomic rearrangements;
copy number alterations (CNAs);
mutation


This study examines how the corporate governance characteristics of firms restating previouslyreported accounting data change from the initial misstatement to the restatement. We endeavour to obtain insights into the changes that lead to the detection and correction of financial misreporting. By contrast, prior studies on restatements, concerned with the causes of misreporting, have focused their investigations around either the misstatement or the restatement period, but not both. We find that prior to misstatements, misstating firms are more likely to have CEOs who sit on nominating committees, less independent boards of directors, and less independent audit committees relative to control firms. Our results indicate that pre-misstatement agency conflicts are not resolved prior to restatements. Boards and audit committees continue to be relatively less independent at the time of the restatement. We also find that restating firms are more likely to experience CFO turnover. Based on the results, we conclude that the restatements, which constitute an admission and correction of accounting irregularities or material errors, are not attributable to governance improvements in firms.


The formation of the NH+4 ion in the high-pressure mass spectrum of ammonia is the result of the two reactions: [graphic omitted]. Their rate constants have been measured at zero field strength using pulsed techniques and at a constant repeller voltage of 10.5 V/cm field strength. Values obtained for k1 and k2(in molecule–1 cm3 sec–1) are 7.7 × 10–10 and 5.1 × 10–10 respectively at 10.5 V/cm, and 5.2 × 10–10 and 8.4 × 10–10 respectively at thermal energies.
 For hydrazine the ion N2H+5 is the result of at least two reactions, viz., [graphic omitted]. The rate constants for these reactions are k9= 5.5 × 10–10 and k10= 3.8 × 10–10 at 10.5 V/cm, and k9= 1.4 × 10–10 and k10= 1.0 × 10–10 at thermal energies.


ABSTRACT This paper presents the analytical data collected from the analyses of several cauldrons with cross-attachments, perhaps better known under the German name Kreuzattaschenkessel. The analyses seem to confirm the hypothesis that these distinctive artifacts had been produced in two different periods and areas and show different characteristics. The chronology of the vessels is still not defined with certainty, but different shapes, different details, and different compositions seem to suggest that also in the later period there were two or more production sites. The implications of this fact and the related problems are discussed in this paper.


This article summarized the endocrinology teaching methods for students with English-medical education in past eight years foreign. The teaching effect could be highly improved by be familiar with foreign students' characteristics, good preparation before classes, flexible and skillful teaching, focusing trainee courses, developing ethics education and flexible management.


where, [6}{q} is defined in Eq. (4), T is the thrust from the rocket engine, {eT\ '{q\ is the slope of the deflection mode of the booster at the rocket nozzle, and {<pT} {q] is the lateral displacement of the booster at the rocket nozzle. We can now introduce Eq. (8) into Lagrange's equation along with Eqs. (1), (2), and (6), and define the equations for the behavior of the booster system with the column effects included.


[Objective]To know the food and nutrition intake status in Shandong residents as well as the improvement.[Methods]Investigation on diet intake was conducted with cluster random sampling method,weighing method and the 24-hour diet intake recall method for 3 days in succession.[Results]In comparison to the results investigated in 1992,the food and nutrition intake of Shandong residents had improved a great deal in the past decade.The reduction of intake of cereals,starch tubers,vegetable and fruit was 116.7 g,35.9 g,79.8 g and 12 g respectively,while the increase of intake of poultry,seafood,milk product and oil was 19.6 g,13.4 g,32.4 g and 23.3 g respectively.[Conclusion]The diet structure of Shandong residents should be improved,more nutritional intervention should be conducted to improve the nutritional status.


To explore the feasibility of cultivation of Ganoderma Lucidum with raw materials, six sterilizing agents were evaluated their effects on the mycelium growth of G. Lucidum and other pathogens. The results showed that the medium processed with Mancozeb or KEMEILING had no difference with the autoclaved medium in cultivating G. Lucidum. The others including Kocide, potassium permanganate, sulfur powder and Dacotech had some negative effects on the mycelium growth of Lucidum and were not suitable for cultivation of G. Lucidum.