By today it seems obvious that the use of information and communication technologies is inseparable from many spheres of everyday life. Also increasing number of practical experiences confirm that the information society and the information economy have perceptible influence on socio-economic inequalities, which have necessarily geographical projections as well. Although it is difficult to grab all the motives of geography-related inequalities of the information age, our study still attempts to collect some major dimensions of disparities. The paper aims to present the composite character of Hungarian information society differences in a regional context by applying conceptual and experimental approaches. First, the accessibility dimension of information age disparities is detailed by the application of typical statistical indicators. Secondly, we attempt to draw the picture of e-government disparities, a new layer of information inequalities, to represent differences between users and non-users. Next, we present examples on network-based inequalities as an experimental study on the importance of connectivity in the information economy. And finally, we give examples on novel forms of cyberspace inequalities reflecting regional differences of how people are using and taking advantage of information age possibilities. According to our results it was found that although the different dimensions of disparities reflected other motives of information age inequalities in Hungary, the urban-rural and center-periphery disparities happened to be common features of the spatial structure.


In an increasingly globalized world, looking out becomes a way out for an economy that its domestic market has been eroded by the economic crisis. Andalusia hasn't been an exception and set its sights on foreign markets due to the collapse of its interior one during the crisis. Since the Andalusian agro-food sector is one of the highlights of its economy, this article's aim is "To know the behavior of Andalusian agro-food exports in relation to the EU-28 for 2006-2014 period". To do that we've tried to find out the behavior of EU and non-EU agri-food export sectors (tariff chapters 1 to 24), depending on their export specialization and its competitive and dynamic character using the "shift–share" technique; checking their relationship with the market share. To achieve that goal we applied the analysis of displacement technique or shift–share analysis, and found the expertise and market shares. Knowing that any aggregation reduces the knowledge and the detail, we have unbundled four tariff chapters to four digits, which has allowed us a detailed knowledge of each of those sectors, verifying that, by breaking down, there are subsectors whose Individual behavior may have differences, more or less significant, in the aggregate sector. In short, an analysis of the Andalusian agro-food exports like the one done allows us to improve the knowledge about the sector and thus to be able to detect that the strengths and weaknesses.


A mixer using a GaAs Schottky diode in a corner reflector mount has been built and used for astronomical observations near 5 THz. A receiver noise temperature of 70,000 (DSB) was measured at 4.75 THz with an ambient temperature mixer aboard NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory. Although this sensitivity is somewhat worse than a value extrapolated from lower frequency work, it is adequate for observations of the 63 pm 0 I fine structure line in atmospheric and the stronger astronomical sources. The noise performance of the 5 THz receiver is compared to that of other Schottky systems operating in the 1-5 THz frequency range.


Abstract : The report summarizes the approach, rationale, and some of the results of an effort being made to acquire information on learning, retention, and transfer which can be applied toward the solution of military training problems. A review of some relevant psychological theories and an analysis of some of the relevant research literature are included. (Author)


In this paper, we focus on solving parametric optimization problems. Such kind of problems is very commonly seen in reality. We propose an efficient method to train a model that connects the solution to the parameters and thus solve all the problems with the same structure and different parameters at the same time. During the training process, instead of solving a series of optimization problems with randomly sampled w independently, we adopt reinforcement learning to accelerate the training process. Two networks are trained alternately. The first network is a value network, and it is trained to fit the target loss function. The second network is a policy network, whose output is connected to the input of the value network and it is trained to minimize the output of the value network. Experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


Abstract A panel of nationally recognized experts in group counseling research, practice, and training discusses the major obstacles currently confronting the advancement of research on groups and suggests ways to improve the meaningfulness and validity of future research. Also discussed are recommendations, prepared by the Research Committee of the Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW), for implementing the panelists' suggestions.


The inhibitory effect of the isopapaver group to Ca~(2+)-influx through PDC is more intensive than that of proapromorphine group. Monomer Ⅱ is the most intensive of the isopapaver group.


We characterize a ternary complex of PDZK1, EBP50, and ezrin that is regulated by their individual inter- and intramolecular interactions. PDZK1 is shown to undergo cell confluence-dependent nucleocytoplasmic shuttling that regulates the formation of this complex. A functional redundancy between PDZK1 and EBP50 in microvilli maintenance is shown.


Past, present and future of nondestructive testing and evaluation(NDT&E) activities in Korea are reviewed. The current status and future direction in NDT&E research and development are presented. The newly revised edition of Korean NDT personnel qualification system is described. Other activities such as NDT&E training programs, NDT field services, and professional societies and international cooperation are also summarized. Founded in 1980, the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing is now the center of domestic activities in NDT&E as well as the gateway to the international cooperation.


This article explains the thoughts built by Asghar Ali Engineer. The author focuses on one of the major sub-themes in the book The Qur'an Women and Modern Society, namely divorce in the Qur'an and Shari'ah. According to Asghar Ali Engineer, legal experts have agreed to a divorce that is still exclusive in the area of men. Basically, in the Qur'an there is no such explicit statement. Thus only conclusions, not holy rules, are interpreted by medieval scholars of QS. Al-Qur'an al-Baqarah 2: 237. According to him, there are several verses of the Qur'an about divorce which according to Asghar are not relevant to the current context, only at the time of the Prophet. The object of the study in this study is to describe the methodology of Asghar in interpreting verses about divorce. Furthermore, from the explanation of Asghar Ali Engineer who has been detailed, indeed he has used the method he built, namely liberation theology, which this time focused on the theme of gender equality. The concept that he built can be broken down by the model of liberative-sociological normative interpretation.


Objective To construct an adenovirus vector containing mouse CD40-IgG2aFc-IRS-GFP fusion gene, and detect the expression of the fusion protein in the transfected 293 cells. Methods The fragments of CD40 and IgG2aFc were extracted and then inserted into plasmid PDC316-IgG2aFc-GFP. After being identified by sequencing, Ad5-PDC316-CD40-IgG2aFc-GFP was transfected into 293 cells. The virus titer was measured after massive viral replication and purification; the expression of the fusion protein was analyzed. Results The plasmid and adenovirus were successfully constructed. The virus effectively transfected 293 cells in which the fusion protein was expressed with fluorescence, and the expression level increased with time and the increasing viral concentration. The protein expression, however, did not differ significantly after the viral concentration reached a certain level. Conclusions The mouse fragments of fusion genes has been constructed and successfully transferred to the cells in which the fusion protein is expressed. This study lays the foundation for further research on adenovirus infection in mice and on immune tolerance in the murine model of liver transplantation and its mechanisms.


THE INVENTION RELATES TO A PEAK OF IMPROVED ANTI-SOLAR. PEAK THIS INCLUDES RAMP WATERING ASSOCIATED CHORD CENTER OF PEAK, THE RAMP IS MADE FOR EXAMPLE BY A ROUGH TUBE 6 PRACTICE IN THE PEAK AREA 2A THE cHORD 2 WHICH INCLUDES A NUMBER OF nOZZLES 7 LEAD TO EACH SIDE OF THE cHORD 2 TO ALLOW PROJECTION CLEANING FLUID ON GLASS UNDERLYING. VISOR A SYSTEM BUILT CLEANING iNVENTION IS ESPECIALLY TO BE MOUNTED ON THE GLASS REAR WINDOW OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.


OBJECTIVE
The carcinogenesis of the human cervical carcinoma is known closely associated with human papillomavirus (HPV). The purpose of this article is to identify whether another sexually transmitted factor, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) plays as a co-factor role in the carcinogenesis.

METHODS
Human cervical epithelial cells immortalized by HPV16 were transfected with IE gene of HCMV. The condition and efficiency of IE gene were examined.

RESULTS
It was showed that the cervical epithelial cells could be completely transformed into malignant by HPV 16 and IE gene of HCMV and tumor was formed by injecting the transformed cells in nude mice.

CONCLUSION
The co-operation effect of HPV and HCMV auailed the oncogenesis of human cervical carcinoma and moreover, the cellular and molecular biological mechanism was discussed.


Since there has not been a major exegetical treatment of the Epistle of James by an English-speaking scholar for many decades, considerable interest attaches to the appearance of Sophie Laws' work: it is good to be able to say that the commentary not only maintains the high standards of the Black's Series but also fares well in a comparison with recent scholarly studies in French and German, including that of Dibelius which


Human hantavirus infections can cause haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). The pathogenic mechanisms are not fully understood, nor if they affect the humoral immune system. The objective of this study was to investigate humoral immune responses to hantavirus infection and to correlate them to the typical features of HFRS: thrombocytopenia and transient kidney dysfunction.


The study of the effects of feedback in biochemical circuits is central to the understanding of complex molecular processes such as signal transduction. In this paper, a simple cyclic system with delay is considered, whose nonlinearities are assumed to have a form common in the theory of mass action kinetics. Two possible consequences of this assumption are then discussed, namely either the global convergence to equilibrium, or the existence of periodic solutions for large delay. The work on monotone controlled systems by Sontag and Angeli is central to this discussion, as is the application of Schwarzian derivatives to Michaelis-Menten and Hill nonlinearities


The written sources of the history of the first few years of the British Central Africa Protectorate are principally official government documents or documents written by government officials, comple? mented by the writings of missionaries, and there is a dearth of published, readily available, material prepared by non-residents. This has meant that there is a paucity of contemporary outside comments on, and accounts of, life in the Protectorate in the 1890's. Two such accounts do exist: that of Lionel Decle who travelled through the Protectorate in the first half of 1893, and that of Ewart Grogan who did so late in 1898 and early in 1899.(1) Their writing give us a view of the country as seen by non-residents, both non-officials, and the observations which they recorded highlight a number of salient features of the country in those times and show a number of changes which occurred in the half decade between 1893 and 1898. It is the purpose of this article to examine those salient features especially those relating to communications, government activities, health and the economy, and the changes which can be detected between the visits. Lionel Decle was born in the early 1860's, in France of French parents. He was brought up by an English nurse, became domiciled in England, spoke English as well as German and Portuguese fluently and became an ardent anglophile. As a young man, he travelled a great deal with his parents in Europe and by himself in the Far East. In 1890 he was engaged by the French Government to undertake a scientific mission to south and east Africa to study ethnology and anthropology. By a series of often trifling circumstances his journey was extended to include the whole length of British Central Africa and he became the first person we know to have travelled from the Cape to the source of the Nile. Ewart Scott Grogan was English and was born in the late 1870's. As a child he had four ambitions: to kill a Jion, a rhinoceros and an elephant and to see Tanganyika, and as he grew up these coalesced into a strong desire to be the first to travel from one end of Africa to the other. Like Decle, as a teenager he became an accomplished alpine mountaineer and then turned to the heart of Africa. Late in 1896 he visited Rhodesia, and fourteen months later, as a Cambridge undergraduate, still scarcely into his twenties, he travelled to South


Hepatic methionine metabolism may play an essential role in regulating methylation status and liver injury in Wilson's disease (WD) through the inhibition of S‐adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase (SAHH) by copper (Cu) and the consequent accumulation of S‐adenosylhomocysteine (SAH). We studied the transcript levels of selected genes related to liver injury, levels of SAHH, SAH, DNA methyltransferases genes (Dnmt1, Dnmt3a, Dnmt3b), and global DNA methylation in the tx‐j mouse (tx‐j), an animal model of WD. Findings were compared to those in control C3H mice, and in response to Cu chelation by penicillamine (PCA) and dietary supplementation of the methyl donor betaine to modulate inflammatory and methylation status. Transcript levels of selected genes related to endoplasmic reticulum stress, lipid synthesis, and fatty acid oxidation were down‐regulated at baseline in tx‐j mice, further down‐regulated in response to PCA, and showed little to no response to betaine. Hepatic Sahh transcript and protein levels were reduced in tx‐j mice with consequent increase of SAH levels. Hepatic Cu accumulation was associated with inflammation, as indicated by histopathology and elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and liver tumor necrosis factor alpha (Tnf‐α) levels. Dnmt3b was down‐regulated in tx‐j mice together with global DNA hypomethylation. PCA treatment of tx‐j mice reduced Tnf‐α and ALT levels, betaine treatment increased S‐adenosylmethionine and up‐regulated Dnmt3b levels, and both treatments restored global DNA methylation levels. Conclusion: Reduced hepatic Sahh expression was associated with increased liver SAH levels in the tx‐j model of WD, with consequent global DNA hypomethylation. Increased global DNA methylation was achieved by reducing inflammation by Cu chelation or by providing methyl groups. We propose that increased SAH levels and inflammation affect widespread epigenetic regulation of gene expression in WD. (HEPATOLOGY 2013)


In this paper, a nonlinear feedback controller is proposed for a single link flexible joint manipulator based on the concept of differential flatness. The control design is approached from the perspective of using input state feedback linearization via the flatness property of the robot. It is shown that the nonlinear dynamics of the manipulator satisfies the controllability and involutivity conditions required for the selection of a flat output. With the flat output, trajectories of motion are generated. A feedback controller is then designed to track the trajectories. Tracking results show the effectiveness of the proposed flatness based control scheme.


After a period of operation,the operating speed of the series of Windows Operating Systems slows down and the systems must be reinstalled to solve the problem,which reduces work efficiency to a great extent.This paper analyzes the slowing-down reasons from the aspects of computer hardware,software and viruses,and puts forward corresponding solutions.


The exhibition Africa Remix: Contemporary art of a continent travelled Europe (Dusseldorf, London, Paris and Stockholm); it visited Tokyo and made a final, extended visit to the Johannesburg Art Gallery.


. Tall fescue, the predominant Southeastern United States cool season forage grass, 22 frequently becomes infected with an ergot alkaloid-producing toxic endophyte, Epichloë 23 coenophialum . Consumption of endophyte-infected fescue results in fescue toxicosis (FT), a 24 condition that lowers beef cow productivity. Limited data on the influence of ergot alkaloids on 25 rumen fermentation profiles or ruminal bacteria that could degrade the ergot alkaloids are 26 available, but how FT influences the grazing bovine fecal microbiota, or what role fecal 27 microbiota might play in FT etiology, and associated production losses, has yet to be 28 investigated. Here, we used 16S rRNA gene sequencing of fecal samples from weaned Angus 29 steers grazing toxic (n = 6; E+) or non-toxic (n = 6; Max-Q) tall fescue before, 1, 2, 14, and 28 30 days post-pasture assignment. Bacteria in the Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes phyla comprised 31 90% of the Max-Q and E+ steer fecal microbiota throughout the trial. Early decreases in the 32 Erysipelotrichaceae family and delayed increases of the Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae 33 families were among the major effects of E+ grazing. E+ also increased the abundances within 34 the Planctomycetes , Chloroflexi , and Proteobacteria phyla and the Clostridiaceae family. 35 Multiple operational taxonomic units classified to the Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae 36 were correlated negatively with weight gains (lower in E+) and positively with respiration rates 37 (increased by E+). These data provide insights into how E+ grazing alters the Angus steer 38 microbiota and the relationship of fecal microbiota dynamics with FT. understanding of bovine fescue toxicosis in a real-world grazing production setting and provides 45 a starting point for identifying easy-to-access fecal bacteria that could serve as potential 46 biomarkers of animal productivity and/or FT severity for tall fescue grazing livestock. 47 microbiota of beef cattle grazing toxic, ergot alkaloid-producing endophyte-infected tall fescue.


The article presents materials on the research work of the Central Institute of Advanced Training of Doctors during the Great Patriotic War. It is emphasized that the scientists of the Institute, through their scientific and methodological activities, have made a worthy contribution to the common cause, bringing the day of the Great Victory closer.


Dear Editor, I thank Dr. Matsubara and Dr. Morita for their interest in our article regarding the occlusion of asymptomatic silent uterine rupture by intestinal adhesion following laparoscopic myomectomy (LM). We conclude that it is difficult to detect silent uterine rupture during pregnancy in patients with a myomectomy scar, even with detailed imaging, especially when the scar adheres to the bowel. The case described by Dr. Kuwata et al. also showed intestinal adhesion that covered and occluded a uterine rupture. Their case was symptomatic, while ours was asymptomatic. Dr. Matsubara and Dr. Morita suggested that, regardless of the clinical symptoms, the occlusion of a uterine rupture was dependent on the trigger: uterine contractions. Thus, both their case and our own might illustrate different phases of the same pathophysiology. I agree with their opinion. Indeed, it is difficult to diagnose a silent rupture when it is covered by intestinal adhesion, as such cases do not show typical imaging findings or symptoms. In our case, the intestine covered the rupture site, making it difficult to evaluate the imaging findings. Thus, the uterine rupture was not diagnosed until the patient underwent cesarean section. In the case described by Kuwata et al., intestinal adhesion might have masked the symptoms and signs and delayed the diagnosis. In another reported case, the incarcerated omentum occluded the uterine perforation after surgery in a patient who underwent dilatation and evacuation/curettage. In that case, the occlusion masked the perforation, as well as the usual symptoms and signs. The suggestion that it is controversial whether masked rupture is a friend or foe in pregnancy was interesting. In our case, the lack of symptoms suggested that uterine perforation did not occur until the time of the elective cesarean section. The covering of the site by the intestine might have prevented the silent rupture from becoming a critical situation: perforation during pregnancy. If synechiotomy had not been performed, the silent uterine rupture might have gone unrecognized. In conclusion, the most important point is that silent uterine rupture may be asymptomatic and that there may be no imaging abnormalities until the appearance of symptoms. We cannot predict whether silent rupture will be permanent. Thus, physicians should be aware of the possibility of silent rupture when managing pregnant patients with a history of LM.


A cyber-enabled parametric control scheme is proposed for efficient transient frequency and phase stabilization in the power grid. Different implementations of the proposed control are investigated in this work. First, a centralized control scheme is proposed where the controller relies on timely phasor measurement unit (PMU) information about the grid to employ fast-acting energy storage systems for stabilization. Further, a decentralized controller implementation assumes information about the rest of the grid is not available, and hence acts based on local PMU measurements. For the case of cyber attacks targeting communication channels and resulting in large delays or absence of PMU data, we propose a robust combined control scheme where the controller operates in a centralized mode by default and switches to the decentralized scheme if PMU information is delayed or not available. Numerical results show the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed controller against physical and cyber-physical disturbances in the 39-bus 10-generator New England power system.


This paper presents a wideband and high gain waveguide slot antenna at 26 GHz for millimeter wave beamforming. As millimeter wave beamforming network requires a high bandwidth and high gain to cover the demands of traffic and users increasing for current millimeter wave and 5G technology. Waveguide slot antenna has the capability of providing high gain and power handling capability. Thus, in this work the bandwidth is increased by tilting the slot orientation that implemented on the broad wall and narrow wall of the waveguide and produces a dual beam in different directions. The proposed antenna has a six slots distributed on the top and narrow wall of the waveguide structure and tilts by 10°. The performance of the proposed waveguide slot antenna is analysed using CST software. A good reflection coefficient of −27 dB and a bandwidth of 2 GHz are obtained. The simulated gain of 13.7 dB and 6.95 dB are recorded at broad and narrow wall with a low slidelobes levels of −13 dB. Thus, the proposed antenna is a good candidate for millimeter wave beamforming applications.


In this study, TiO2-10%wt. carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocomposite powders were synthesized by sol-gel method at various hydrolysis rate affected by different reaction agents of acetyl acetone and benzyl alcohol. Crystallization of TiO2 was then achieved through calcination at 400 °C. The properties of nanocomposite powder investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The results showed that, the crystalline TiO2 with anatase structure was produced after calcination. The crystallite size of TiO2 depended on the hydrolysis rate which was increased from 25 nm at higher hydrolysis rate by benzyl alcohol to 55 nm at slower hydrolysis rate by acetyl acetone. Before calcination, the results have shown that the slower hydrolysis rate yields relatively large particles with a plate like morphology in contrast to the presence of small particles with significant agglomeration at higher hydrolysis rate by benzyl alcohol. After calcination, high hydrolysis reaction through the use of benzyl alcohol offers easy access to the TiO2-10%wt. CNT nanocomposite with well controlled coating and desirable interactions between TiO2 and the CNTs. The thickness of TiO2 coating on CNTs in this way was 80 nm. Also, TiO2 particle size depended on the hydrolysis rate, decreased from 1 μm in presence of acetyl acetone to 150 nm in presence of benzyl alcohol. The band gap energy at higher hydrolysis rate by benzyl alcohol was 2.95 eV.


1 Commission for the Stratigraphical & Palaeontological Research of Austria, Austrian Academy of Sciences. c/o Institute of Earth Sciences (Geology & Palaeontology), University of Graz, Heinrichstrasse 26, A-8010 Graz (E-Mail: email@example.com). 2 Unterfeldstrase 13/10, A-5101 Bergheim (E-Mail: email@example.com). 3 Department Ecologia, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Edif. Biologia), E-28049 Madrid


aware of what he is doing, I think, and explicitly denies the either/or alternative Farley presents us with. Please do not misunderstand. There are, and have been, theologians who interpret the vehicles of the house of authority in the way Farley indicates. But that is not the only alternative. Finally, the relatively scant attention payed to praxis must be seen as a serious defect. If the three dimensions of theology are truly dialectical, as Farley espouses, then the dialectical relationship between praxis and theory should be explored in a work which proposes to rethink the nature of theology's method. Leaving this unexplored does not sit well. Still, Farley is a master of phenomenology, and students desiring a fine example of how that method can be put to use by theologians should certainly consult this work. Because of its technical nature, this book would probably be appropriate only for graduate students. Hanson's work nicely complements Farley's, exploring the nature of the continuity which exists within what Farley calls the vehicles of ecclesial duration: namely, scripture, dogma, and church. Like Farley, Hanson argues that Christianity develops or "endures." He is against biblical fundamentalism, which denies development, and a radical form of simple discontinuity. But what is the precise nature of ecclesial development? That is Hanson's question. He begins by proposing that development should be viewed as a dialectical process, involving both growth and reduction, change and reassessment. As an illustration, he uses the image of a buoy: "It can float off in several different directions . . . at the bidding of wind or current. But there is a point at which the cable attached to the buoy always checks its course, not always pulling it back to the same point, but always preventing it moving any further on its existing course" (p. 29). Thus, the development of a doctrine of incarnation out of the earlier belief in the coming of the kingdom is development-asgrowth/change. Development-as-reduction is seen in the abandonment of a purely economic view of the Trinity and in the reassessment of the Logos doctrine imported from the Greeks. Hanson's handling of the patristic material is superb, nicely reinforcing his view that the model of development as simply one of growth (as Newman seemed to think) is inadequate. His dialectical model of growth and reduction or "trial and error" is broad enough to encompass all the forms of development which seemed to have occurred in the tradition. He also makes a good case for the view that scripture, tradition, and religious experience must all be seen as criteria for discerning authentic tradition. This book reads easily, and college theology students would profit well from it. It provides a good overview of the current discussion and is distinguished by its heavy dose of good common sense.


The present study investigated the effects of risk factors including poverty, single parent status and sexual abuse report, and resiliency factors such as school involvement, drug abstinence and religious belief on predicting delinquency in adolescent girls. It was hypothesized that the resiliency factors would improve the prediction of delinquency beyond risk factors alone. An initial regression analysis examined self-reported delinquency in a sample from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (n = 2245). Resiliency factors improved prediction of delinquency beyond risk factors alone. A second investigation with a separate sample (n = 335) focused on girls at risk for delinquency. Resiliency items which were significant in the initial analysis distinguished girls who reported high levels of delinquency from those with low delinquency with 80 percent accuracy.


Strong, light, corrosion-resistant, and found in abundant ores, the silver-gray metal suffers one nagging handicap: astronomic production cost. Selling in bars for about $12 per pound and in sheets at $18, titanium presently costs more than silver ($11). Reduction of cost to more reasonable levels is certain, but what the ultimate figure will be remains elusive. If price stays high under an existing Government program for meeting minimum defense needs, 1953 estimated production of 2,500 tons (sales, $40 million) will be pushed toward 25,000 tons by 1956 (sales, $400 million). If a low-cost process can be developed to bring price down to the neighborhood of stainless steel and aluminum, a millionton-per-year industry (sales, several billion dollars) within ten to twenty years is envisioned by some.


The padding-drying-curing method was used to treat fabrics with organogermanium to give finished fabrics with ideal health-caring properties.The spectrophotometry was used to measure the Ge content in the fabrics,and high fixation ratio of organogermanium was found after long-term wearing.


A female prostate related to the upper end of the urethra and neck of the bladder is reported. The glandular acini are lined by cubical or low columnar epithelium and contain esosinophilic secretion. Urethral glands are also found in the wall of the female urethra.


A method for testing a word line failure of a memory device is provided. The memory device comprises a memory cell with a transistor connecting to a word line and a bit line. The method comprises driving the word line to a predetermined voltage level by a word line driver so as to turn off or on the transistor of the memory cell; and reducing the driving ability of the word line drive.


Black phosphorus is regarded as a promising anode material due to its high theoretical specific capacity and fast-charging safety compared with the commercial graphite-based anode materials. Howeve...


The value of uncertainty in measurements decides re liability of the te sting results. Both of the influence factors on uncertainty and calculating meth od of uncertainty are different for different products and its testing way. In t his paper, uncertainty is introduced for the first time into the measurement of fatigue performance of chain. A lot of experiments have been conducted to find o ut the key influence elements on uncertainty, and then the calculating method of uncertainty was educed. At the same time, the expression of uncertainty was pre sented, and the influence of uncertainty on testing results was discussed.


This article focuses on gas flow regularity in nano-micron porous media.The flow state was judged by Knudsen number,and then the flow state chart was drawn.The flow characteristics were illustrated for different regions.The correction coefficient of permeability was improved based on the Beskok-Karniadakis model.By introducing polynomial correction coefficients,the Beskok-Karniadakis model was simplified to a binomial equation,and the values of polynomial correction coefficients were obtained by the least squares method.Compared with the Beskok-Karniadakis model,the simplified model has high accuracy.The flow rate equation in nano-micron porous media was developed based on the simplified model.The gas unidirectional seepage law was derived from indoor micro seepage experiment.The flow rate equation in nano-micron porous media agrees with experimental data.Factors influencing the gas flow rate were numerically studied by programming on the base of this model.It is found that the gas flow rate increases more and more quickly with the pressure square difference,and increases with the permeability of porous media and the Knudsen diffusion coefficient.


To increase security and accuracy in the systems which are based on biometrics, a multimodal system was suggested. The multimodal biometric systems, are more accurate and effective compared to the unimodal systems which are considered as a wide research field these days. Multimodal biometric system aims to improve the recognition accuracy by minimizing the limitation of the unimodal. This paper focuses on the Palmprint Multimodal system; palmprint biometrics is considered as one of the most popular biometric technologies to authenticate the identity of a human. The aim of this paper is to introduce a comprehensive investigation of a multimodal palmprint that focuses on feature level fusion. Based on the review of the multimodal palmprint system, some suggestions have been made that can be considered for future research to improve palmprint multimodal.


Transport systems have to be coordinated in order to achieve efficiency in terms of costs and outputs/deliverables. Since long transport infrastructure systems have been managed, financed and owned by Governments. Information, and its more refined version, knowledge is necessary in order to manage the day to day operations of the systems. Knowledge is also a necessary prerequisite for the successful planning and management of the system. The article explores the fast growing field of information processing in transport systems. The transport system is dynamic and evolves over time. A successful implementation of ITS-strategies will need to be based on a change of the public sector role and a changed division of responsibility between the private and the public sector. Otherwise ITS systems will run the risk of being just another aspect of the traditional public sector dominated planning and management of transport systems.


We investigate the B0→D¯*(2007) 0π+π− decay using Dalitz plot analysis. There are two tree diagrams for this decay mode in the factorization approach: the transition matrix element is factorized into a B0 → π+π− form factor multiplied by D¯*(2007) 0 decay constant; and a B0→D¯*(2007) 0π− form factor multiplied by a π+ decay constant. In this research we evaluate the matrix elements of the vector and axial vector currents between the B0 and D¯*(2007) 0π− meson states by using the B*+ pole. The contributions of intermediate resonances, such as f0(980), f0(1370), f0(1500) and ρ(770), ρ(1450), ρ(1700), have been taken into account. According to the QCD factorization approach and using Dalitz plot analysis, we calculate the branching ratio of B0→D¯*(2007) 0π+π− decay and obtain 3.81 ± 1.31 × 10−4 and 7.49 ± 2.71 × 10−4 at the μ = mb and 2mb scales, respectively, whereas the experimental result is (6.20 ± 2.20) × 10−4.


U~ Sccretal'Y Ckner~1 Dag Hammarskjold a,reed '~riday to dlreet talks in Peiping with Red Chlna's Chou En-Iai on "pertinen~ questions." He will urge Chou to release 11 AmerieaJ\ aviators held by Communist China as spies. Hammarskjold suggested the toce-lo-face conference last Friday after the UN assembly voted 47-5 tor him to usc "unremitting eUons" to effect the release at the aviators and the reoatriation of hundreds of UN personnel s!iIl held in China. In his reply Friday morning, the Chinese Communist Premier s~ld the Peiping posi lion on the avIators had been set forth in a cable to Hammarskjold which indicated Chou j'egards the case a" closed. Then Chou added: Read" For Di8C)ussion " In thll interest of peace and relaxation of international tension. I am prepared to recei ve y6u in our capital. Peiping. to di~uss with 'you pertinent queST lions , W orne you to China. Please decide for yourself the date of ' your visit and inlorm us ot your decision." Hammarskjold quickly replied: "I look torw~rd to the opportunity of meeting you. In view of necessary practical arrangements, I am not yet in a position to fix a date for the arrival nor can I say definitely who will comF with me. I may get an opportunl1y tor first contact concerning some of these practical arrangements with your ambassador in Stockholm." • Hammarskjold took oft from Idlewild ai rport, New York. at 5 p.m. (Iowa time) for Stockhoim. Be Back Wednesday There was some speculation that Hjlmmarskjold might fly on tram Stockholm to Peiping next 'Week but tm departing he insisted he would be back here next Wednesday morning. The Stockholm trip was arranged weeks ago tor him to take the seat in the Swedish Academy 01 Letter~\. (! rmel'ly hGld by his late fathel'. '\ ' HammarSkjold already had taken adva~age of this trip to request a ~erence during the weekend In Stockholm with the Red Chinese ambassador in an attempt to work out details of the trip to Pel ping. which from the start he had been confident would be made. Sunest.ed Meeting In suggea.th:1!1 the meeting. he j J


The wear of oil-lubricated machines was monitored by establishing a correlation between the wear rate of the machine and the concentration of heavy metal contaminants in the lubricating oils used. The concentrations of heavy metal contaminants in the oil were determined using energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. To obtain a representative sample, the procedure for sample collection and preparation was standardized. Samples were collected from a 30 KVA diesel generator set at BARC-NRL at regular intervals. The concentrations of Fe, Cr and Ni were found to increase with increase in the number of hours in service.


The increasingly present awareness of gender equality and gender perspectives in modern society, which has particularly marked the early twenty-first century, has been an unavoidable challenge for the Church and its theology. Unlike the Church and its theology in the western countries, which has been reacting to that challenge since the 1970s, this topic is only now starting to be discernible as a serious issue in the Church in Croatia. This article presents the results of an empirical study conducted by the agency Target in 2005 at the request by the Split-based Franciscan Institute for the Culture of Peace. It indicates that a considerable proportion of the Croatian population, both women and men, are satisfied with the current situation in the Church with respect to gender equality. A higher percentage of priests express their satisfaction with the existing situation than of the other groups of respondents, while nuns show the highest level of sensitivity towards gender inequality. This probably results from the fact that nuns are closely tied to church structures, in both their lifestyle and their activities, and therefore have more opportunity to perceive the inequality of women in the Church and feel it more strongly than do women belonging to general population. The fairly high percentages of women and men from the general population who take a neutral position on many of the questions asked seem to indicate that lay persons in the Church are not used to reflecting on the mentioned under discussion, or on the issues of their faith and their role in the Church in general. The willingness of not only nuns, but also priests, to reconsider the issue of gender relations in the Church, which is also evident in this research, is a sign of hope for the Church in Croatia, which will need to model the gender discourse which increasingly shapes society and to offer an example of developing a culture of equality and of partnership-based unity between women and men. The process of sensitizing lay believers to these issues must be integrated with their general education in theology and catechism, and requires systematic promotion through different types of adult catechesis.


Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) is a new type of network architecture that has developed rapidly in recent years. SD-WAN inherits the centralized control ar-chitecture of Software-defined networking (SDN), but supports more diverse access methods and equipment types and covers a wider area. It is also associated with greater uncertainty in the network environment. These characteristics make the fault management of the SD-WAN controller more challenging, so that the existing SDN-based data backup methods cannot adapt to SD-WAN scenarios. This paper proposes an SD-WAN-oriented Distributed Data Backup and Recovery method (DDBR) based on an improved secret sharing algorithm. To deploy this method, we design an online-offline dual backup framework based on the data freshness requirements of the controller. Under this framework, dynamic data of the controller is divided into different shares, and then stored into the storage of switches. When the controller fails, data recovery can be performed on the backup controller quickly, which greatly improves the network availability. The outstanding feature of the proposed DDBR method is that it ensures the integrity and confidentiality of the backup data in an unreliable network environment, even when some of the storage nodes fail. Evaluation results on file backup example show that the proposed solution has significant advantages over existing methods in terms of backup data storage size and backup success rate.


PURPOSE: To smoothly turn a valve shaft with a small leakage amount of exhaust gas from the valve shaft. CONSTITUTION: A valve 5 is connected to an arm 6 by a shaft 7. A base end of the arm 6 is welded to one end of a valve shaft 8. A bearing 9 is fixed to a turbine housing 2 to provide a step difference in the internal periphery in a lower end part of this bearing, and between a shoulder 9b of this bearing and an end surface 6c of the arm 6, a seal ring 13 of small diameter and a seal ring 14 of large diameter are arranged by each two sheets in an axial line direction to be overlapped together with each other. Both the seal rings 13, 14 are made of ceramics. COPYRIGHT: (C)1993,JPO&Japio


Solute carrier family 11 member a1 gene (Slc11a1) previously known as natural
 resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (Nramp1) is a gene of member of
 family of metal ion-transport protein. The cellular expression is restricted
 to phagocytic cells. Slc11a1 delivers bivalent metal cations from the cytosol
 into acidic endosomal and lysosomal compartments where Fenon and Haber-Weiss
 reaction generates toxic antimicrobial radicals for direct antimicrobial
 activity against harmful microorganisms. The present study was undertaken
 with the objective of analyzing Slc11a1 gene to gain insight into the
 evolutionary proximity and divergence as well as the polymorphism of this
 gene in ruminants and non-ruminants including the attendant effects of the
 genetic variants on the function of the Slc11a1 protein. Thirty Slc11a1 gene
 sequences of 6 mammalian species classified as ruminant (goat, sheep, cattle,
 Bubalus bubalis and Bubalus carabanensis) and non-ruminant (swine and horse)
 animals were investigated. The length of the Slc11a1 gene varied from
 448-2,357. There was substantial genetic variation and polymorphism in the
 aligned sequences of Slc11a1 gene within and across species. Functional
 analysis of non-synonymous mutations in cattle revealed that twenty five of
 the amino acid substitutions at the peptide binding region could be
 beneficial, (E36G), (T52A), (N161S) and (V248I) were likely to be beneficial
 while only (Q312K) was harmful. In horse, two of the amino acid mutations
 were harmful, two were likely to be harmful, one was undecided, four were
 likely beneficial and the rest twenty were beneficial. The phylogenetic trees
 showed some form of proximity and differentiation in Slc11a1 sequences within
 and across species. The present information on the polymorphism of Slc11a1
 gene might be exploited in the search for association with disease resistance
 in Nigerian livestock species.


On the other hand, the demand of young consumers in Oman and change in the lifestyle of the consumers of Oman along with the increasing numbers of tourists entering Oman are all set to push the retail industry of Oman to its prime position. According to Ali et al. (2017), it is expected that eventually more than 6.2 million sq./m of the area will be captured by retail facilities of all Gulf Cooperational Council nations and Oman will be leading nation in this.


Acceptability ratings of medication or Behavioral Relaxation Training (BRT), for general anxiety disorder (GAD) co-occurring with Parkinson's Disease (PD) were obtained from younger (n = 79) and older (n = 54) adults. Participants read a case description of an older adult with PD and comorbid GAD followed by a description of BRT or medication presented in counterbalanced fashion and then provided acceptability ratings. A two (younger, older adult) x two (medication, BRT) mixed factorial ANOVA was performed with AARP scores as the dependent variable. Results replicate and extend earlier research indicating that behavioral and cognitive behavioral treatments for older adults are more acceptable than medication. Moreover, the effect of age cohort, demographic characteristics and psychological comorbidity did not affect acceptability ratings.


The invention relates to a transmission sensor connection system for connecting and contacting a sensor positioned inside a transmission - with a sensor receptacle for receiving and positioning the sensor within the transmission; - with a housing feed-through for performing a sensor connected to the sensor line through a encircling a transmission interior space of the transmission housing of the transmission; - with a housing seal for sealing the enclosure opening against the housing. The transmission sensor connection system according to the invention is characterized in that the sensor mounting is connected via a sensor line channel with the enclosure opening, the sensor line channel having an interior space for receiving the sensor line, and a seal for oil-tight sealing of the inner space relative to the transmission interior space is provided.


Samples of faeces collected from a party of canoeists involved in a gastroenteritis outbreak were examined by electron microscopy and RT‐PCR for evidence of infection with SRSVs. A broadly reactive primer pair was used to detect SRSVs followed by application of genogroup‐specific primers to SRSV‐positive specimens. Exposure data were collected by means of a questionnaire. SRSVs were detected in 1/4 specimens examined by EM and 3/4 by RT‐PCR. Genogrouping, and sequencing of PCR products revealed two distinct strains: a genogroup I strain, related to the Desert Shield virus, and a genogroup II strain, related to the Lordsdale virus to be associated with the outbreak. Exposure data indicated that capsising and eating food before getting changed were associated with an increased risk of gastroenteritis and was consistent with infection following the consumption of contaminated water. This study confirms the greater sensitivity of RT‐PCR for the diagnosis of SRSV infections and its utility, when incorporating genogroup‐specific primers, in establishing more complex epidemiological data. J. Med. Virol. 52:425–429, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Battle Deaths Data Current data is limited by offering either coarse estimates (entire conflict or annual) or estimates for selected conflicts (sub-Saharan Africa). In order to impute monthly counts of battle deaths, the following datasets are used: •UCDP Battle-Related Deaths Dataset •UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset •UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset •Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone (GDELT) Monthly estimates are imputed for 141 interstate and internationalized intrastate conflicts from 1989 to 2012.


Although the association of some ribosomal protein genes with colorectal cancer is widely known, the detailed mechanisms and complete list of associated genes is lacking. More importantly, the behaviours of these genes in different types and stages of the cancer are poorly understood. Herein we report the study of two ribosomal protein genes in cell lines derived from different sites and stages of colon cancer. Specifically, we analysed the expression pattern of eL14 and uS19 in HCT116 and SW480 cell lines. These two genes, although associated with a wide variety of cancer types, are poorly or have not been studied in colorectal cancer. Semi-quantitative reverse transcription – polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) approach was used, together with Students' t-test validation. We found a significantly (p < 0.05) differential eL14 and uS19 expression patterns between HCT116 and SW480 cell lines. Our findings suggest that eL14 and uS19 have higher activity in a poorly differentiated cell line derived from advanced (metastatic) stage (Duke's Stage D) colorectal carcinoma tissues compared to the moderately differentiated cell line derived from a mid-stage (Duke's Stage B) colorectal adenocarcinoma tumour. This will have important implications for both ribosomal protein genes as type and stage specific biomarkers for colon cancer


Simulation of the electromechanical drive dynamics for the main motion of a multioperational machine according to the criterion of vibration resistance, taking into account technological feedback, is implemented. Calculations of the kinematic and energy parameters of the electric drives of 4PF series engine in the entire range of the rotation frequency have been carried out. A block diagram of the static process of milling is constructed, reflecting the relationship of control actions with output parameters. The frequency characteristics analysis of the machine tool system as a set of the main forming units: the spindle-tool unit, the rotary-workpiece and the cutting process in the Signal Processing environment is carried out. The optimal values of the cutting mode, which form the output parameter of the cutting force, as a checking control action are found. The region of stability for the system of cutting power stabilization and the influence on it of variations in the parameters of the cutting process using the method of D-partitions are determined. An experimental study of two options for technological adjustments of the milling operation, which differ in the length of the tool block overhang, were carried out. The optimal values of the processing mode are found with the help of the D-partition boundary in the plane of the cutting coefficient, which ensure the stability of a multioperational machine drive operation.


To achieve healthy and optimal yields of agricultural products, the principles of nutrition must be observed and appropriate fertilizers must be applied. Nutritional deficiencies or overabundance reduce the quality and yield of the products. Thus, their early detection prevents physiological disorders and associated diseases. Most research efforts have focused on spectroscopy, which extracts only spectral data from a single point of the product. The present study aims to detect early excess nitrogen in cucumber plants by using a new hyperspectral imaging technique based on a hybrid of artificial neural networks and the imperialist competitive algorithm (ANN-ICA), which can provide spectral and spatial information on the leaves at the same time. First, cucumber seeds were planted in 18 pots. The same inputs were applied to all the pots until the plants grew; after that, 30% excess nitrogen was applied to nine pots with irrigation water, while it remained constant in the other nine pots. Each day, six leaves were collected from each pot, and their images were captured using a hyperspectral camera (in the range of 400–1100 nm). The wavelengths of 715, 783 and 821 nm were determined as the most effective for early detection of excess nitrogen using a hybrid of artificial neural networks and the artificial bee colony algorithm (ANN-ABC). The parameter of days of treatment was classified using ANN-ICA. The performance of the classifier was evaluated using different criteria, namely recall, accuracy, specificity, precision and the F-measure. The results indicate that the differences between different days were statistically significant. This means that the hyperspectral imaging technique was able to detect plants with excess nitrogen in the near-infrared range (NIR), with a correct classification rate of 96.11%.


We installed a temporary earthquake station at Shidao on Xisha Islands of South China Sea to study the seismicity and lithospheric structure of the region, and carried out the observation experiment for more than one year. Although the seismic data in reef and island areas have relatively large background noise, especially during the passage of a tropical cyclone, earthquakes above M-W 6 can still be recorded. In this paper, those teleseismic records with clear P waveforms are chosen to carry out receiver function analysis and modeling. A simple crustal structure model beneath the station is obtained, in which the Moho depth is 28 km. On the top of the upper crust is a 2 km-thick low velocity layer with a shear wave velocity of only 2.3 km/s. The shear wave velocity increases gradually with depth to 3.8 km/s in the lower crust. We compared this model with previous results and discovered that the models of Shidao Station and Qiongzhong Station (QIZ) are the natural extensions of the Xisha Trough section. The crustal structure of Xisha Block consists of thinned continental crust, with a velocity structure that is similar to the normal continental crust of South China Block.


"All nations want peace," Admiral Sir John Fisher said, "but they want a peace that suits them." Most people?including maybe you and me?and most nations?perhaps all nations and surely the United States?are not pacifists. It is not simply that they sometimes or often fail in practice to live up to their pacifist commitments. It is rather that they are not committed in principle to pacifism. They are not pacifists in theory. They do not oppose war, all war, categorically and without exception. At the same time, of course, it is not that they do not value peace at all. It is rather that they hold other values to be more important than peace, to be ethically higher than peace, to be ethically more fundamental than peace. They are not fundamentally pacifists. They are fundamentalists for something else. This something else could be anything else at all?for example, democracy, freedom, equality, rights, prosperity, livelihood, territory, homeland security, children, family, clan, class, nation, tradition, doctrine, sect, religion, revelation, revenge, or justice. At most, fundamentalists for something other than peace support peace when, but only when, it serves their more fundamental value or values. They support peace when it seems instrumental to do so, support peace when, and only when, it suits them. And these supporters of pacifismwhen-it-suits have a simple strategy recommendation for all supporters of pacifism-in-principle: If the sheer absence or end of war really is your highest value, then just surrender unconditionally. To support peace only when it suits is to support war whenever it suits. It is to support war when it seems to serve, or seems to be instrumental for, one's fundamental value or values. It is, further, to recognize and sanction the need, if one is reflectively to realize those fundamental values, for ongoing complex cal culations to determine if and when and where and against whom this in-principle instrumental justification for war may be, or may become, realized in fact. It is to make every perceived change in circumstances an opportunity, or perhaps an obligation, to retotal the pluses and minuses for going to war. Moreover, it is to experience all places as in-principle possible battlefields for justified war, all


Multiple double layers were experimentally investigated in low-temperature plasma and modeled in the frame of the scale relativity model, based on both the fractal space-time concept and the generalization of Einstein's principle of relativity to scale transformations. The obtained results are in very good agreement, proving the ability of the multiple double layers to locally increase the plasma density and to accelerate the charged particles (electrons and ions).


Objective: identify the impacts of increased exposure time to digital screens in childhood during the Covid-19 pandemic. Method: it was performed a field, cross-sectional and quantitative research. It was used a questionnaire in Google Forms released via email, Instagram and WhatsApp, with approval by the Research Ethics Committee of the institution. The final sample was composed by 246 parents and caregivers who answered the submitted questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software using measures of relative (%) and absolute (N) frequency, descriptive tests of measures of central tendency (mean) and measures of dispersion (standard deviation). Inferential binary logistic regression tests (enter method) were performed to predict between the variables and Pearson's Chi-square of independence (2x2 and 2x4) for associations and prevalence calculations for each group. A statistical significance of p < 0.05 was adopted. Results: the interviewees reported that most of the children observed used the digital screens every day at week throughout the pandemic, with an average of 3 hours of daily use, starting at age three and the cell phone being the most frequent device used. A direct relationship was observed between longer exposure time and parental supervision in the use of digital technologies and greater daily use in children with 7 years of age or more. Final considerations: there was a significant increase in exposure time to digital screens in childhood during the Covid-19 pandemic, as most respondents reported that children used them daily, with a daily average of more than 3 hours. The impacts of this increased exposure time to digital screens in childhood during the Covid-19 pandemic involved impairments in brain functions, sleep, physical activity, social relationships and children's psychological well-being.


This paper presents a novel local feature detection and image retrieval method based on interest points.The method utilizes the location information of the interest points,and extracts the local color feature and local texture feature to express the contents of an image.Experimental results show that the method improves the average retrieval accuracy by 11 percent,compared with other interest points based retrieval method.


The parotid gland is associated with a rich lymphatic network that includes both intraglandular and paraglandular lymph nodes. Metastatic lesions to the parotid gland most commonly represent spread from adjacent regions of lymphatic drainage, especially the scalp, face, external ear, and upper aerodigestive tract. Squamous ceil carcinoma and melanoma of the head and neck are the malignancies most frequently implicated in parotid gland metastases;' Nonetheless, hematogenous spread from distant neoplasms is not unprecedented and includes such primary sites as lung, breast, and kidney. 2-


Despite the advances in public policies to combat violence against children and adolescents, it is a great challenge for the institution of the intersectoral network to implement actions to reduce these cases. This study aims to know the actions and strategies of comprehensive care for children and adolescents victims of violence in the city of Niteroi to delineate the epidemiological profile of the occurrences in the period from 2010 to 2016; to describe the attention to the victims, from the point of view of members of the network of care and protection of children and adolescents and discuss their limits and their potentialities of action. The approach is quanti-qualitative, in the case study modality. At the first moment, the epidemiological profile was performed in the municipality through data collected in reports of interpersonal / self-harm violence occurring within the delimited period, present in the Information System of Notifiable Diseases, and analyzed statistically with the aid of TABWIN. In the second, an ethnography of meetings of the Niteroi Violence Surveillance Project of the North Health Regional I was elaborated, based on participant observation and interviews with representatives of the care network that regularly attend these meetings. The Atlas ti 8.0 software and the content analysis technique were used to analyze the results, which indicated the occurrence of 2,693 reports of violence, of which 98% were performed by local units and 88.42% came from hospitals and emergencies. Among the 1,983 victims living in Niteroi, 527 (26.58%) were children and 765 (38.58%) were adolescents. Of these, 274 of the children (51.99%) were female and 395 were adolescents (51, 63%) were male. In relation to violence against children, mothers are responsible for 50.16% (N = 309); and parents, by 24.35% (N = 150). As for adolescents, aggressions are predominantly committed by mothers (2749%, N = 221), but also by unknowns (17.09%, N = 137). In the comparison between neglect and physical violence, children are the main victims of the first (54.38%, N = 335); the adolescents, the second (42.05%, N = 439). And children, 48.96% (N = 258) of the cases occurred in the residence and in adolescents, 40% (N = 306), in public. The observation corroborated the absence of representatives of the intersectoral network; urban violence as limiting the search for cases; the involvement of victims of violence with drug trafficking; the inability of the Unit to carry out a home visit; and the illegibility and incompleteness of notification tokens. The testimonies generated five categories: actions developed by services for children and adolescents in situations of violence; challenge of intersectoral articulation; potential for the development of attention to violence against children and adolescents; limitations for the development of attention to violence against children and adolescents; and suggestions for the integral attention to children and adolescents victims of violence. It has been concluded that completing the notification sheets compromises the quality of the information and the local strategic planning. There is a need to develop micro-actions to address violence against children and micro and macro plans for adolescents, including effective public policies to combat the involvement of these victims with drug trafficking, urban violence and marginalization . Few potentialities were identified in the face of the challenges for action in cases of violence, such as actions to prevent aggravation and promote a culture of peace. It is worth mentioning the need for investments in structuring the network equipment for care, professional training and notification, and stimulating joint monitoring by all members of the care and protection network, as well as strengthening the employment relationship, valuing professionals and developing continuously in the long term


Smart everyday objects could support the wellbeing, independent living and social connectedness of ageing people, but their successful adoption depends upon them fitting with their skills, values and goals. Many technologies fail in this respect. Our work is aimed at designs that engage older people by building on their individual affective attachment to habituated objects and leveraging, from a participatory design perspective, the creative process through which people continuously adapt their homes and tools to their own lifestyle. We contribute a novel analytic framework based on an analysis of related research on appropriation and habituated objects. It identifies steps in appropriation from inspection to performance and habituation. We test this framework with the preliminary testing of an augmented habituated object, a messaging kettle. While only used in one home so far, its daily use has provoked many thoughts, scenarios and projections about use by friends, both practical, utopian and dystopian.


The iodine-intercalated Bi2212 superconducting compound I_ x Bi2212 was successfully prepared by gas transport intercalation reaction, and HgI_ 2 -intercalated compound (HgI_ 2 )_ x Bi2212 was also prepared by similar method. Based on this, nano-powder of Bi2212 superconductor was prepared successfully by exfoliating HgI_ 2 -intercalated compound (HgI_ 2 )_ x Bi2212 using ultrasonic process. The analyses of the samples werecarried out by X-ray diffraction and SEM. In addition, both the technical process for preparing the samples and the application of nano-powder Bi2212 are also discussed.


To provide a patch array antenna that allows a limited increase in active component even if the number of antenna elements increases, in a first unequal distribution circuit 106, a first distribution ratio of the power of a first high-frequency signal to be distributed from a first feeding point 108 to first to Nth antenna elements is set to be one of monotone increasing and monotone decreasing with respect to a row of the first to Nth antenna elements. In a second unequal distribution circuit 107, a second distribution ratio of the power of a second high-frequency signal to be distributed from a second feeding point 109 to the first to Nth antenna elements is set to be the other of monotone increasing and monotone decreasing with respect to the row of the first to Nth antenna elements. Directivity is controlled by changing a phase difference between the first and second high-frequency signals.


The graph partitioning problem is widely used and studied in many practical and theoretical applications. Today, multilevel strategies represent one of the most effective and efficient generic frameworks for solving this problem on large-scale graphs. Most of the attention in designing multilevel partitioning frameworks has been on the refinement phase. In this work, we focus on the coarsening phase, which is responsible for creating structures similar to the original but smaller graphs. We compare different matching- and AMG-based coarsening schemes, experiment with the algebraic distance between nodes, and demonstrate computational results on several classes of graphs that emphasize the running time and quality advantages of different coarsening schemes.


Objective To identify the proteins presented variation during ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/RI) in liver transplantation (LT).Methods At Mar.2009,a total of nine liver sample tissues,three samples obtained from each donor liver at three different time points,were studied.The time points were as follows:(1) the time point immediately after donor liver was harvested (T1) ; (2) the time point just before the anastomosis of hepatic artery and potal vein (T2),during this time period the donor liver was kept in ice cold and transported,then back-table prepared,during time from T1 to T2,ischemia injury occurred; (3) the time after donor reconnected to the recipient (T3),during which the donor liver was subjected to reperfusion injury.The three time points represent normal control,ischemia injury,and reperfusion injury respectively.By using method of 2DE-MALDI-TOF and mass-spectrum,the differential expression of these protein at T1,T2,and T3 time point were compared.Results From the 1580 proteins that were isolated,19 ischemia/reperfusion injury (I/RI)-related proteins that varied markedly from time point T1 to T2 and from time point T2 to T3 were identified.They were metabolic enzyme,molecular chaperone,redoxase,cytoskeleton protein,signal transduction protein,and binding protein,respectively.The character of each protein was further analized based on their functions.Conclusions For the first time,we detected the protein related to I/RI during LT.We obtained independent proteomics information of ischemia injury,and reperfusion injury,respectively.Further functional analyses of these proteins may improve the understanding of the critical biological processes during I/RI.Medicine intervention on the I/RI-related proteins may result in improved survival of the recipients.

Key words:
Liver transplantation;  Ischemia/Reperfusion injury;  Proteomics


63 [6] , and as with FMF, is frequently related to low-penetrance mutations [6–8] . Patients with adult-onset TRAPS may be characterized by a phenotype that can mimic FMF in the duration of inflammatory attacks, which may last ! 1 week [9] . In addition, patients with adult-onset TRAPS may present with atypical clinical manifestations, such as recurrent serosal involvement of pericardium as the sole clinical manifestation [6–8] . Among these subjects, we recently hypothesized the criteria (positive family history and poor response to colchicine) for identifying patients for whom testing for genetic mutations of the TNFRSF1A gene should be carried out [7, 8] . In addition, with the aim of improving the genetic diagnosis in adults with suspected autoinflammatory disorders, we have recently identified some variables that appear to be strongly related to the probability of detecting gene mutations in MEFV and TNFRSF1A and we have also developed a diagnostic score for identifying patients at high risk of carrying these mutations (unpublished data, paper submitted). Our score, since the thoracic involvement (pleural and/or pericardial) was included, in addition to the clinical criteria that we previously suggested [7, 8] , might also represent an evidence-based guideline, thus assisting in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with recurrent fever and isolated serosal involvement, and could help identify the few patients among them who may prove to be carriers of mutations in 'autoinflammatory genes'. In conclusion, we strongly believe that adults presenting with idiopathic recurrent serositis should be evaluated for mutations in the genes responsible for FMF and TRAPS in order to identify patients with FMF and TRAPS, since through lack of an appropriate treatment, they may be at high risk of developing secondary renal amyloidosis. However, genetic testing of all patients presenting with a recurrent inflammatory serosal involvement might have low efficiency and elevated costs. Therefore, more research is needed in order to identify evidence-based criteria for selecting the patients who need to be genetically analyzed for mutations in the autoinflammatory genes. We read with great interest the article by Lega et al. [1] , who described a patient with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) who had febrile episodes of right-sided pleuritis, in absence of any extrathoracic complaints. The patient did not fulfill the diagnostic criteria for FMF [2] , nevertheless colchicine administration led to the complete resolution of attacks, and genetic testing further strengthened the presumptive diagnosis, since the patient showed a homozygous M694I/M694I mutation in the MEFV gene. The article by Lega et al. suggests that autoinflammatory disorders, mainly when the onset is in adulthood, may sometimes present with isolated serosal involvement. Since an increasing interest is currently being devoted to serositis and autoinflammatory disorders [3] , we would like to present some additional data on our personal experience with adult-onset autoinflammatory disorders and their presentation with isolated serosal involvement occurring with fever. To date, among monogenic periodic fever syndromes, a late onset of symptoms is reported both for FMF [4] , up to the age of 65 [5] , and for tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) [6–8] . FMF, caused by mutations in the MEFV gene, and TRAPS, caused by mutations in the TNFRSF1A gene, are respectively the most common autoinflammatory recessive and autosomal dominant disorders and are characterized by recurrent episodes of fever associated with abdominal and chest pain, arthralgia and/or arthritis, and cutaneous manifestations. Adult-onset FMF is usually related to low-penetrance mutations, and patients may experience milder disease, although the clinical manifestations are usually similar to those of younger patients, with the exception of arthritis and erysipelas-like erythema, which are significantly less frequent in adults [3] . Disease onset in adulthood has been described for TRAPS as well, up to the age of Published online: May 20, 2010


In this paper an alternative algorithm is designed for autonomous vehicle path planning. The proposed algorithm is a hybridization of the Breadth First Search algorithm (BFS) and the path smoothing algorithm (BFS path smoothing). The advantage of the BFS algorithm is that it can provide solutions that lead to optimal solutions. In order to obtain an optimal solution, then the path produced by the BFS algorithm will be further processed by the path smoothing algorithm. Although the BFS path smoothing algorithm has a high computational time, but for the purpose of getting an optimal solution, the BFS path smoothing computation time is still lower than the RRT* algorithm to get the optimal solution. RRT* algorithm is one algorithm that is commonly used for autonomous vehicles path planning. This hybridization process is carried out by first running the BFS algorithm to provide an initial solution. The initial solution is then improved by using the path smoothing algorithm to obtain an optimal solution. The BFS-path smoothing algorithm is tested in a simulated environment. Tests carried out include safety testing, computational and optimality testing and completeness testing. Several benchmark cases are used, namely narrow, maze, trap and clutter environment. The optimality criteria that are compared are path costs and computational time. In testing, the performance of the BFS-path smoothing algorithm is compared with the performance of the RRT* algorithm. We show that the proposed algorithm can produce path output with quality as good as RRT * but with better convergence time. Then the BFS-path smoothing algorithm can be an alternative algorithm used in autonomous vehicle path planning.


To improve energy consumption and to meet quality requirements for the slab heating process of reheat furnaces in hot strip mills, a new optimal slab heat pattern calculation simulator has been developed. The simulator consists of the following functions; (1) two-dimensional (slab thickness direction and slab length direction) slab temperature calculation function, which is capable of calculating skidmarks along the length of a slab, (2) furnace heat balance calculation function, (3) optimizing calculation function of slab heat pattern using a linear programming method.

The simulator developed has been installed into a furnace computer control system for an actual plant. This paper describes the functions of the simulator and simulation results using the simulator. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 120(3): 42–53, 1997


Individual Character is the ability of independence.one shows in the course of observing thinking and problem resolving. we should consider the following to see if one has individual character. 1.If he has some problems of his own. 2.If he has the habit and ability to examine any forms of conclusions. 3.If he has the habit and ability to put forward his point of view and then ask other for advice.


This book presents a comprehensive overview of the programme from its beginnings up to the present, emphasising in particular the degree to which the Soviet space programme is orientated towards military capabilities. This book should be of interest to lecturers and students of defence and strategic studies, Soviet studies and space studies.


A micro vibration, high sensitivity FBG demodulation system with close loop control is presented. By introducing a close loop control, the difficulty in matched FBG making process is overcame. Further more, the FBG strain-temperature cross sensitivity problem is settled. And low sensitivity in high frequency of cantilever FBG accelerator is overcame either. An example of the system application in acceleration measurement is introduced.


Bladder cancer (BC) is a familiar malignancy with high morbidity and mortality. The effect of treatment is unsatisfactory after the metastasis and invasion of BC. Hence, more studies should be carried out to explore the metastasis of BC. RT‐qPCR or/and western blot was conducted to evaluate miR‐494‐3p, KLF9, and RGS2 expression. Cell proliferation and invasion were estimated by MTT assay and transwell assay, respectively. Cell migration was tested by wound healing assay and transwell assay. Dual‐luciferase reporter gene assay was employed to validate the interplay between miR‐494‐3p and KLF9 mRNA. The interaction between KLF9 and RGS2 promoter was verified using dual‐luciferase reporter gene assay and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay. miR‐494‐3p expression was upregulated, whereas KLF9 and RGS2 were downregulated in BC cells. miR‐494‐3p inhibition was competent to limit the growth of BC cells. KLF9 knockdown abolished the miR‐494‐3p depletion‐mediated inhibitory growth of BC cells. Mechanistically, we found that KLF9 was a downstream gene of miR‐494‐3p and could bind to the promoter region of RGS2 to promote the expression of RGS2. Moreover, RGS2 knockdown abrogated the suppressive effects of miR‐494‐3p knockdown on the proliferation, migration, and invasion of BC cells. Notably, miR‐494‐3p inhibition obstructed the tumor growth in nude mice. miR‐494‐3p silencing inhibited the progression of BC by regulating the KLF9/RGS2 axis in vitro and in vivo, which laid the foundation for experiments of miR‐494‐3p in BC and provided therapeutic targets for BC.


The article substantiates the directions of development of constructive tools in the field of implementation of the state policy of import substitution in the context of a multiple increase in sanctions pressure on the Russian economy. The conclusion is formulated about the long-term nature of aggressive actions by unfriendly states and their associations against the Russian Federation and its allies. A methodology has been developed to ensure the economic security of regions based on reducing their dependence on imports and the use of reserves for the development of the domestic market.


This paper discusses the evaluation characteristics of oilfield enterprises and presents the evaluation criterion system of the economic effectiveness for oilfield enterprises exploration and development. The main study methods are Gather-Class Analysis (GCA) and Date-Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The computational results of the examples show that the evaluation criteria and methods are feasible and effective.


In 1997, two magnitude 6 class earthquakes occurred in the northwestern part of Kagoshima prefecture in Japan. One of them occurred on March 26 (MJMA 6.5) and the other on May 13 (MJMA 6.3). We examined the source models of these two events using the observed seismograms by K-NET at four stations surrounding the source areas. We proposed an objective estimation method to obtain the parameters N and C which are needed for the empirical Green's function method by IRIKURA (1986). This method, we call source spectral ratio fitting method, gives estimates of seismic moment ratio between a large and a small event and their corner frequencies by fitting the observed source spectral ratio with the ratio of source spectra which obeys the a 2 model. This method has an advantage of removing site effects in evaluating the parameters. The best source model of the March mainshock was estimated by comparing the observed waveforms with synthetics using empirical Green's function method. The size of the asperity is about 7 km length in the E-W direction by 6 km width in the dip direction. The rupture started at the eastern-bottom of the asperity (8.2 km) and extended radially to the western-upper direction. We noticed that the source model with additional small asperity to the eastern extension of major asperity improved the waveform fitting of the east-side station. In case of the May event, the aftershock distribution is 'L' shaped, and the mainshock waveforms on the rock site are composed of two clear pulses. The hypocenter of the mainshock is located close to the bottom (7.7 km deep) of the intersection of the 'L' shape. Therefore, we considered two fault planes, the N-S plane and the E-W plane. The seismic moments of the two pulses were estimated nearly the same. We tested which fault plane ruptured first by comparing the initial part of the observed seismograms with synthetics. The matching was fairly good only when the N-S plane ruptured first and the E-W plane did later. The best source model of the May mainshock consists of two asperities. The first asperity has a size of about 3 km length by 4 km width in the N-S plane, where the rupture propagated radially from the northern-bottom. The other asperity with almost the same size but trending E-W ruptured radially from the western-bottom about two seconds after the first rupture.


Electromigration of ions through porous silica particles dispersed in an electrolyte is studied by conductivity measurements. By determining the suspension conductivity at infinite dilution of particles where the Maxwell equation is applicable, the conductivity of the particles is determined. At high ionic strength, this allows calculation of the tortuosity of the particles. The tortuosity is then used to extract the pore conductivity from the particle conductivity under low ionic strength conditions where the surface conductivity is not negligible. Evolution of pore conductivity, which appears to be related to pore size, is not monotonous when ionic strength increases, showing first a decrease at very low ionic strengths, i.e., in conditions of double layers overlap in the pores, followed by an increase to trend toward the bulk conductivity at high ionic strength. This unexpected behavior can be explained by the fact that the initial surface conductivity in pores is mainly due to the protons, provided by...


Objective
To analyze the effects of suppressive therapy of thyroid-stimulating hormone(TSH) on emotion status in elderly patients undergoing resection of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).

Methods
Serum levels of free T3 (FT3), free T4 (FT4) and TSH were measured in elderly patients. 165 patients were enrolled, in whom 74 cases with DTC underwent complete resection and TSH suppressive therapy 〔completely (CSG, n=33) and partially (PSG, n=41)〕, 43 cases with nodular goiter without TSH suppressive therapy (WSG) underwent bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy and 48 cases had normal thyroid function (normal control group, NCG). Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) were used to evaluate patients' emotion status.

Results
There were significant differences in scores of HAMA between CSG and other three groups 〔PSG (P<0.05), WSG (P<0.01) and NCG (P<0.01)〕. However, there was no significant difference in HAMD scores among the four groups. Serum levels of TSH and FT4 were associated with the total scores of HAMA in CSG (both P<0.05).

Conclusions
The elderly patients in TSH completely suppressive group have more severe anxiety symptoms than the other groups, and their anxiety symptoms are correlated with thyroid dysfunction. The anxiety symptoms may be relieved by adjusting the TSH suppressive levels properly after DTC in elderly patients.

Key words:
Thyroid neoplasms; Thyrotropin; Anxiety; Emotional disorders


This paper introduces the design and application of the nighttime safety inspection system,which integrated the functions of real time entry,query,statistics together to achieve the goals of dispersed input,information sharing,saving time and effort and improving efficiency.This system provided an average of 2615 inspections,helped solving 207 cases of problems and put forward three pieces of rationalized advice each month.Compared to paper recording,the system obviously shortened the time of workload statistics and avoided non-standard nursing behaviors.It has played a good role to improve the quality of care at night,standardize the work behavior of area leader and improve work efficiency.


In this paper, we will consider the existence of a strong solution for stochastic differential equations with discontinuous drift coefficients. More precisely, we study a class of stochastic differential equations when the drift coefficients are an increasing function instead of Lipschitz continuous or continuous. The main tools of this paper are the lower solutions and upper solutions of stochastic differential equations.


This article summarizes the origin and development of China Industrial Engineering(CIE),analyzes objectively the IE application status and also put forwards the IE application strategy in China manufacturing industry,and fanally forecasts the future trend of development.


Thin‐film mixtures of zirconia and alumina 1–2 μm in thickness were produced by sputtering composite targets of zirconium and aluminum metals and reacting the metal vapor with oxygen. X‐ray and selected area electron diffraction indicated that the films deposited at room temperature were amorphous. Rutherford backscattering measurements indicated that the films were stoichiometric. Annealing at 1000 °C for 48 h produced ordering of the zirconia phase, and the zirconia crystal structure was strongly dependent upon the relative amounts of zirconium and aluminum. Pure zirconia was monoclinic as was a mixture with a zirconium‐to‐aluminum atom ratio of 0.76:0.24. For the mixture with a zirconium‐to‐aluminum atom ratio of 0.52:0.48 the tetragonal phase of zirconia was observed with only a trace of the monoclinic phase. The alumina phase apparently orders much more slowly than zirconia, and no alumina diffraction peaks were observed in any of these mixtures with zirconium‐to‐aluminum atom ratios down to 0.52:0.48.


Giant two-photon absorption for the direct generation of excitonic molecule is found at 2.5507 eV in CdS. Two-photon resonance Raman scattering is found which has an excitonic molecule and a transverse exciton as the intermediate and final states, respectively.


Spinach is one of the important vegetables of Chenopodiacea family. It is from Center Aisa and the most likely Iran and it is considerable for high nutritional value. The present study investigated the influences exerted by such organic fertilizers as mushroom compost, mushroom vermicompost, sheep manure compost, sheep manure vermicompost, cow compost, cow manure vermicompost, municipal compost, chemical compost, and fertilizer-free soil upon spinach growth attributes at 8% and 12% levels. The results revealed the highest length of the plant in 12% mushroom compost and vermicompost and the heaviest fresh weight in cow and 12% mushroom vermicompost. In addition, solid soluble substances and the maximum amount of chlorophyll were reported to be attributed to 12% mushroom compost and mushroom vermicompost and compost at the 8% level, respectively. Therefore, the use of compost and vermicompost organic compounds, that had the high amount of nutrients, is suggested as a good organic manure in agriculture; it causes to increase yields, keep the soil organic matter, amend soil, and provide elements to plants.


Objective To establish a reliable rats model of orthotopic liver transplantation with hepatic artery reconstruction from non-heart beating donors. Methods The model was established with Engemann's method. The rats were divided into three groups (W0, W15, W30, n=15/group) according to the cardiac arrest time from zero to 30 min with 15 intervals. Hepatic function, pathology, the successful rate (longer than 3 days) of the model and the long-term survival (longer than 100 days) rate were compared. Results The suc- cessful rate and the long-term survival of W0, W15 and W30 were 100.0%(15/15), 93.3%(14/15), 86.7%(13/ 15) and 100.0%(6/6), 83.3%(5/6), 66.7%(4/6) respectively, which showed no significant difference in all three groups. Pathological studies showed liver parenchymal injury aggravated with the warm ischemia time. Serum levels of ALT and AST in all groups showed no marked difference on 3 days after surgery. Conclusion Rats liver graft can be safely subject to warm ischemia within 30 minutes and have long-term survival. The model is useful for the study of liver transplantation from warm ischemia of the graft.


Introduction:
 Approximately 45% of the U.S. population has hypertension (HTN), with increased prevalence in Black adults in urban areas. HTN is a risk factor for heart disease, stroke, and renal failure. Increasing awareness of HTN during early education may improve health equity. We hypothesized a blood pressure (BP) educational program administered to primary school children would increase their awareness and knowledge of HTN.

 Methods:
 We engaged 31 4
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 & 5
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 graders from a predominantly Black, urban school in an innovative, experiential educational program administered across four, one-hour sessions as part of their curriculum. We taught and assessed students' awareness of HTN across four topics: (1) knowledge of BP & HTN, (2) organ systems impacted by HTN, (3) habits to maintain a healthy BP, and (4) their competence to operate a BP monitor according to AHA recommendations. Using a 24-question survey, assessments of the first three categories were completed pre-program (baseline [BL]), one-day & 42-days (6 weeks) post-program.

 Results:
 Students' knowledge of BP & the AHA HTN definition and organ systems impacted by HTN was low pre-program, but significantly improved at one- & 42-days post-program. Students' knowledge of habits to maintain healthy BP was high at BL and did not change throughout the program (Table). Forty-two days post-program most students were able to perform BP measurements per AHA guidelines (>57.7%) and were able to correctly identify systole and diastole measurements (>69.2%).

 Conclusion:
 Implementing an educational program focused on knowledge and measurement of BP and HTN in 4
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 & 5
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 grade classrooms significantly raised awareness of HTN immediately and at 42-days post-instruction. The students retained the ability to measure BP and understand the components of BP. Raising awareness of BP and HTN in urban early education settings is feasible and may be the first step to decreasing the morbidity of a highly prevalent and modifiable disease.


Because of the fake tectonic phenomenon caused by static correction of 2D seismic in loess tableland,it is believed that there is no fault in Mesozoic of Ordos Basin for a long time.Based on the layer leveled and lateral compression in 2Dseismic profile,multiple faults with small slip were discovered,and most of them were nearly vertical;NE-trending fault existed,and the fault zone developed after the combination of faults.The NE-trending faults might be Mesozoic tear faults which formed when basement faults reacted under the condition of right lateral wrench movement in Yanshanian,and they might develop in all-basin scale.By the superimposed contrast of the distributions of fault and reservoir,the relationship between the distribution of reservoir and the position of fault was significant,and the fault might be important migration pathway for hydrocarbon accumulation.Further deduction believed that the distribution of high plugging fault zone played an important controlling role on the development and distribution of reservoir in Mesozoic.The discovery of faults had vital significance on the prediction of basin Cenozoic tectonic evolution and reservoir distribution.


The short-term effect of azaperone sedation on packed cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin (Hb) level, red blood cell (RBC) and white blood cell (WBC) counts was investigated at 15 - minute intervals over a 1 - hour period in 5 pigs. The haematological values were tabulated. The PCV, Hb and RBC values were below the normal ranges accepted for the pig. The WBC values remained fairly constant around the upper limit of the normal range. It was concluded that azaperone has a measurable effect on the porcine PCV, Hb and RBC values. Keywords : Haematological. Azaperone. Sedation. Pigs. L' effect a courte duree du sedatif Azaperone sur l' L' effect a courte duree du sedatif Azaperone sur l' Hematocrite le taux d' Hemoglobine, des globules rouges et blancs a ete observe a 15 minutes d'intervalle sur la periode d'une Heure sur un echantillon de 5 cochons. Les valeurs Hematologiques ont enregistrees sur un tableau Hematocrite, le taux d' Hemaglobine et de globules rouges etaient en dessous des valeurs normales acceptable pour le cochon. les valeurs du taux de globule blancs sont restees constantes dans les environs de la limite superieure des valeurs normales. La conclusion est que l'azoperone a d' effect mesurable sur les valeurs du taux d' Hematocrite, d' Hemoglobine et des globules rouges du cochon.


The interior of a plastic greenhouse can be considered a heterogeneous environment due high variability in the production, being necessary the use of experimental techniques for improvement of the statistical inferences precision. Between the main forms to obtain experimental error reduction is the use of the optimal plot size that has special importance in experiments inside plastic greenhouse, where the experimental area is normally restricted to the preexisting installations. The aim of this work is to estimate the optimal plot size for fruit fresh biomass of chili pepper cultivated in plastic greenhouse and the relation of the equations parameters that determine it. It was conducted four blank experiments under plastic covering, each one with eight lines of 70 plants. The fruit fresh biomass was evaluated in each plant, identifying its position inside the greenhouse, by the line number, and its position in the line in each harvest. The optimal plot size was estimated and related with the parameters used for its estimate by the Pearson correlation coefficient. It was recommended the use of parcels with ten plants in the line or double line, tending to decrease. There wasn't consistency in the relation of the variables with the plot size.


Tide tables are the method of choice for water level predictions in most coastal regions. In the United States, the National Ocean Service (NOS) uses harmonic analysis and time series of previous water levels to compute tide tables. This method is adequate for most locations along the US coast. However, for many locations along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, tide tables do not meet NOS criteria. Wind forcing has been recognized as the main variable not included in harmonic analysis [1]. The performance of the tide charts is particularly poor in shallow embayments along the coast of Texas. Recent research at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has shown that Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models including input variables such as previous water levels, tidal forecasts, wind speed, wind direction, wind forecasts and barometric pressure can greatly improve water level prediction at several coastal locations including open coast and deep embayment stations. In this paper, the ANN modeling technique was applied for the first time to a shallow embayment, the station of Rockport, Texas located near Corpus Christi, Texas. The ANN performance was compared against the NOS tide charts and the persistence model for the years 1997 to 2001. The Rockport station was ideal because it is located in a shallow embayment along the Texas coast and there is an 11-year historical record of water levels and meteorological data in the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network (TCOON) database. The performance of the Artificial Neural Network model was measured using NOS criteria such as Central Frequency (CF), Maximum Duration of Positive Outliers (MDPO), and Maximum Duration of Negative Outliers (MDNO). The ANN model compared favorably to existing models using these criteria and is the best predictor of future water levels tested. Partial support for this work is provided by NASA award # NCC5-517.


This paper is a result of experiment and exploration of a mash-up content production for radio and audio DMB to reveal it as a format of enhanced interactivity with users. The user interaction with current radio and audio DMB programs has time delay because producers of radio and audio DMB do not allow listeners to participate in content production before it is broadcast. The program of "Maybee's Pump up the Volume - We the Radio: Special Edition for the Future of Radio", aired on December 22, 2009, at 8 p.m. on analog radio and audio DMB simultaneously, however, was experimented in 'mash-up' format by involving users in the production process before the show was broadcast. There was not time difference between the producers and users in terms of content creation. Listeners to this show comfortably participated in the process of mashing up content by using their cellular phones and audio DMB devices though it was a new experience to them. This study also reveals that mash-up production for radio and audio DMB is an efficient way of adopting web 2.0's suggestion that producers open their creation process to users to maintain their sustainability.


A nonlinear compensation controller with RBF neural networks was developed, a hybrid control technique for chaotic system based on linear state feedback was presented. The chaotic behavior of controlled system could be directed to the desired targets or periodic trajectory. The effectiveness of the proposed method was demonstrated through numerical simulations on the chaotic Lorenz equation.