A description is given of the data acquisition system used with the multiparticle spectrometer facility at Brookhaven. Detailed information is provided on that part of the system which connects the detectors to the data handler; namely, the detector electronics, device controller, and device port optical isolator. (GHT)


— Under mechanical extremes and high rate of deformations, materials accommodate the excessive deformation through nucleation of defects, as well as activation of strain localizations ( adiabatic shear band-ASB) associated with crack nucleation and propagation. 7050 Aluminium (Al) alloys are widely utilized for high performance aircraft structures being considered for use in increasingly extreme conditions. In this work, the high strain rate deformation behaviour (evolution of ASB and consequent temperature rise) in T6 7050 Al was investigated using a direct impact Kolsky bar at compressive strain rates (800-3005) s -1 . A high-speed infrared thermal camera was employed simultaneously to observe the local temperature rise in-situ during the deformation process. During high strain rate deformation, 7050 Al alloy exhibits susceptibility to shear localization. However, strain localization is not realized at relatively lower high strain rates values, implying that critical strain(cs) may be required for ASB formation in 7050 Al. Multiple nucleation's of arc-shaped interconnecting ASBs of distinct boundaries uniquely characterized with distortions and seeming refinement compared to ASB surroundings and bulk specimen is observed. Nonetheless, shear deformation surroundings appear more distorted and refined compared to the bulk specimen. Additionally, dispersoid particles become elongated and flattened at ASB regions compared to those present at ASB surroundings and the bulk specimen microstructure. It is realized that the regions within ASB exhibit higher hardness characteristics than its surrounding matrix due to refinement and distortion of elongated grains and increased surface area of dispersoid particles. In-situ observation shows at most 24 o C of peak temperature rise which was not enough to cause softening effect. Multiple nucleation sites of heat rise are observed regardless of strain rate.


Data mining is related to searching data to find patterns or knowledge from the whole data. It turns out that a large data set can produce a data whose results can provide new knowledge information. Data mining is an important step in the process of finding knowledge. In this study will be discussed about data mining design using C4.5 algorithm to predict acute or non-acute URTI in children by selecting the candidate criteria used in this study so that it can contribute to the medical team in the health environment to know and follow up patients who affected by URTI. The C4.5 algorithm is used to obtain information by selecting or separating characteristics. Giving attribute weight to the C4.5 algorithm using Particle Swarm Optimization can improve the accuracy of the C4.5 Algorithm performance and can also be influenced by the selection of the right attributes, the more attributes used will result in a long time and costs that will reduce the accuracy and performance slower.


This study seeks to validate the development and the effectiveness of a web-based online education program used to enhance communication skills of college students. Communication skills are important skills demanded of college students seeking employment that play a significant role in self-introduction, presentations, interviews, and continuous interaction in the workplace. 105 students in the third and fourth year of D University were selected for the experimental and control groups in which the experimental group met once a week for one semester in 2013 for a total of 16 weeks(twenty minutes) while the control group was left untreated. The variable of effectiveness for the results of this study was based on the criteria of communication and performance behavior skills. The results show that the communication skills and performance behavior skills proficiency of the experimental group compared to the control group, have made dramatic improvements. Therefore, the web-based communication skills training program for college students was found to be effective in the enhancement of the communication skills of college students. For the future, we expect further sustained development of various effective capabilities programs along with the promotion of web-based online education.


Every day we experience unprecedented data growth from numerous sources, which contribute to big data in terms of volume, velocity, and variability. These datasets again impose great challenges to analytics framework and computational resources, making the overall analysis difficult for extracting meaningful information in a timely manner. Thus, to harness these kinds of challenges, developing an efficient big data analytics framework is an important research topic. Consequently, to address these challenges by exploiting non-linear relationships from very large and high-dimensional datasets, machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms are being used in analytics frameworks. Apache Spark has been in use as the fastest big data processing arsenal, which helps to solve iterative ML tasks, using distributed ML library called Spark MLlib. Considering real-world research problems, DL architectures such as Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) is an effective approach to overcoming practical issues such as reduced accuracy, long-term sequence dependency, and vanishing and exploding gradient in conventional deep architectures. In this paper, we propose an efficient analytics framework, which is technically a progressive machine learning technique merged with Spark-based linear models, Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) and LSTM, using a two-stage cascade structure in order to enhance the predictive accuracy. Our proposed architecture enables us to organize big data analytics in a scalable and efficient way. To show the effectiveness of our framework, we applied the cascading structure to two different real-life datasets to solve a multiclass and a binary classification problem, respectively. Experimental results show that our analytical framework outperforms state-of-the-art approaches with a high-level of classification accuracy.


Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become one of the most promising renewable energy converting devices. However, in order to reach a sufficiently high power conversion efficiency (PCE), the PSCs typically require a high-temperature sintering process to prepare mesostructured TiO2 as an efficient electron transport layer (ETL), which prohibits the PSCs from commercialization in the future. This work investigates a low-temperature synthesis of TiO2 nanocrystals and introduces a two-fluid spray coating process to produce a nanostructured ETL for the following deposition of perovskite layer. The temperature during the whole deposition process can be maintained under 150 °C. Compared to the typical planar TiO2 layer, the perovskite layer fabricated on a nanostructured TiO2 layer shows uniform compactness, preferred orientation, and high crystallinity, leading to reproducible and promising device performance. The detail mechanisms are revealed by the contact angle test, morphology characterization, grazing incident wide angle X-Ray scattering measurement, and space charge limited currents analysis. Finally, optimized device performance can be achieved through adequate Zn doping in the TiO2 layer, demonstrating an average PCE of 19.87% with champion PCE of 21.36%. The efficiency can maintain over 80% of its original value after 3000 h storage in ambient atmosphere. This study suggests a promising approach to offer high-efficiency PSCs using the low-temperature process.


Ni/diamond Schottky diodes were fabricated on boron-doped homoepitaxial diamond films. Temperature dependence on electrical characteristics of the Schottky diodes was investigated in a temperature range 148 to ∼448 K. The current–voltage characteristics of the diodes show excellent rectification behavior. Temperature dependence on the ideality factor and apparent barrier height was determined, including the effect of series resistance. The evaluated ideality factor was observed to decrease from 1.78 to 1.05, while the apparent barrier height increased from 0.95 to 1.55 eV in this temperature range. The temperature dependence of the forward characteristics can be well explained by thermionic-field-emission theory at low temperature and thermionic emission theory at high temperature, respectively. A possible mechanism of the correlation of the ideality factor and barrier height has been proposed.


In the history of human mankind, numerous kinds of methods have been developed and attempted to replace missing teeth in the oral cavity. Conventional denture remains one of the most popular treatment of choice in daily dental practice, being as a more economical, quick and non-invasive treatment approach. A conventional complete denture can be a great discomfort for edentulous individuals due to lack of stability, retention, social concern i.e slippage, unnatural appearance and continued bone loss leading to furtherinstability of denture, especially in a mandibuar denture. Implant supported overdenture is a technique of enhancing denture retention, support and stabilization.[1,2]


The invention discloses a device for condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of a high-voltage switch. The device comprises a monitoring unit and a control unit, wherein the monitoring unit takes a cathode capable of outputting high-voltage direct current as a floating sampling datum point, and takes an input port and an output port of each high-voltage switch in a high-voltage direct current output loop as sampling points, and a voltage value of each sampling point is detected through a multi-channel high-voltage detection circuit; the control unit is used for sending a switch command to the high-voltage switch, and carrying out condition monitoring and fault diagnosis on the high-voltage switch according to the switch command and the voltage value of each sampling point. According to the device for condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of a high-voltage switch provided by the invention, condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of a high-voltage direct current system are realized, and safety and reliability of the high-voltage direct current system are improved.


Sixty-two robins were collected in northern Colorado between March, 1963, and September, 1963, and examined for helminths. Eleven species of parasites were found. One species of Trematoda (Lutztrema monenteron), three species of Cestoda (Choanotaenia iola, Dilepis undula, Hymenolepis farciminosa), one species of Acanthocephala (Prosthorhynchus formosus), and six species of Nematoda (Dispharynx spiralis, Habronema sp., Microtetranmeres sp., Porrocaecum ensicaudatum, Splendidofilaria sp., and Syngamus merulae) were recovered. A summary of pertinent literature is presented, as well as new host and geographical records.


This paper proposes an improvement of the measurement method of focusing high gradient microobjects of small and large radius of curvature. The measurement process is carried out in a Fourier digital holographic microscope with spherical illumination, which ensures maximum usage of numerical aperture of the optical system. The interference pattern is the result of interference between the deformed, quasi-spherical object and spherical reference waves. The noise influence on the phase measurement is analyzed and minimized with block-matching 3-D (BM3D) filtering method. The accurate shape reconstruction of the object and localization of the imaging reference plane are provided by (1) the aberration compensation procedure, and (2) the calibration procedure. To obtain the final shape, the Local Ray Approximation approach is used. In this work an effective BM3D method was applied in the process of the reconstruction of the object beam, improving accuracy of the measurement method. The validation of our approach is presented for spherical objects of large radius of curvature and high gradient of shape.


There is increasing evidence demonstrating that photodynamic therapy is effective in the treatment of actinic keratosis, Bowen's Disease (squamous cell carcinoma in situ), as well as superficial and nodular basal cell carcinoma.


In this paper, the optimization problem of tuning of lead-lag power system stabilizer (PSS) parameters of a single machine infinite bus power system is considered. Optimal tuning of power system stabilizer parameters using Optimization based linear control design is carried out. The objective of designing PSS is to provide additional damping torque without affecting the synchronizing torque at critical oscillation frequencies. Settling time is considered as a performance criteria for damping of oscillations in this design. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the designed lead-lag power system stabilizer to damp out the oscillation of single machine system and work effectively under various disturbances.


The thermal diffusion factor αT for a 1:1 mixture of He and CH3Cl has been measured by the two‐bulb method at different temperatures ranging from 338°–530°K. The composition dependence of αT for this system has also been studied at 362.8°K. For the temperature dependence of αT the agreement between experimental and calculated values is poor even when inelastic collisions are taken into account. For the composition dependence of αT the theoretical and experimental curves run approximately parallel to each other over the whole composition range. This probably means that the inelastic collisions do not play a significant role in the thermal diffusion phenomenon of this system.


Australian Aboriginal author Alexis Wright contends that place is not separate and isolated unto itself but is instead part of a whole environment. While Carpentaria Country is a place of both end and beginning, then, where character and reader can find hope in the underlying bond between story, person, and place, it can also be explored as part of the national, extended literary place. Structurally bracketed by cyclones, Carpentaria is a story about hope in a land of the imagination in which a prophet emerges from a cyclone to warn of a town's hypocrisy and to offer a chance for cultures to come together. When he is rejected, scapegoated, exiled, and murdered, a second cyclone catastrophically destroys the town, presenting in the true sense of apocalypse an opportunity for change and renewal of people and place. With this use of the apocalyptic cyclone trope, Wright's novel situates within a national literary context: the sub-genre of Australian climate literature in which the apocalyptic cyclone as a trope of destruction, epiphany, and renewal plays a major role in relationships between Australian society, place, and community. As one of a group of Australian literary works within the context of that sub-genre, Carpentaria can be seen not only as a powerfully individual work of literature but also as one in which the spiritual as well as the physical experience of the Australian literary cyclone can bring together the conscious with the unconscious in the landscape of the mind as we seek to understand through story our extended relationships with place.


The pineal gland has been considered a magnetic receptor organ that regulates circadian rhythms by means of the secretion of melatonin, a potent oncostatic agent that prevents the initiation and promotion of cancer. ELF electromagnetic radiation, similar to that generated by power lines, can alter melatonin plasma levels.To study this effect, 4 OF1 mice generations have been reared subjected to a lifelong 15 μT, 50 Hz magnetic field action. This magnetic field was generated inside a Helmholtz coil system. The concentration of melatonin in the blood has been determined on 40 male mice of the third generation by means of RIA, as they reached sexual maturity (3 months).A radical decrease, more remarkable at night, of the melatonin plasma levels and the loss of the night-day secretion rhythm was observed in the experimental group. These results could be the consequence of the applied magnetic field cumulative effect. The secretion rhythms of other hormones, at the level of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal axis, m...


Focusing on taxidermy in contemporary museums and art galleries, my paper explores relationships between the materiality of taxidermy and its multiple readings or narratives. I present four such narratives – descriptive, biographical, cautionary, and experiential – and examine the ways these overlapping and competing readings manipulate and transform taxidermied mounts and, conversely, how mounted creatures always embody an excess that resists full disclosure.


Context: To prevent domestic violence against women, it is critical to identify men's attitudes toward violence itself. Aims: This study aimed to examine the relationship between the experience of childhood trauma and attitudes toward violence in male nursing students. Methods: This study included 276 male nursing students. Data were collected using a descriptive information form, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Short Form (CTQ-SF) and the Attitudes toward Violence Scale (ATVS). Results: Participants' mean age was 21.61 ± 2.01, 47.5% of them experienced violence, and 31.2% witnessed it. They had low levels of childhood trauma and negative attitudes toward violence. There was a weak-positive relationship between their ATVS mean scores and the mean emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse subscale scores (CTQ-SF) (P < 0.05). Conclusions: Nursing training programs should include courses on violence and its perception in society to increase awareness. Because childhood trauma negatively affects the violence perception, there should be support programs provided to students who have experienced it.


The present survey provides information on the therapeutic properties of 21 crude drugs used for bone fractures by the natives of Eastern Ghats. Of the twenty one species that are presented here, fourteen had not been previously reported. Information on botanical name, vernacular name, family, part used, mode of drug preparation and administration is provided.


The article examines the prevalence and sources of pressure on management faculty to publish in peer-reviewed journals and how it affects them in terms of their choice of type of publication avenue...


Bachelor thesis deals with traditional and new oenological processes in wine technology. Main part of thesis deals with fermentation and enzymatic processes, their individual factors and use of enzymatic preparations, which helps the wine to create adequate wine. The last chapter of thesis withal informs about undesirable procedures, that cause defects and wine diseases.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheet bundle cutting device in which a cutting blade is not easily deformed by a cut load, when cutting a sheet bundle superposed in the laminated shape gradually from one end to the other end, and which has a small-sized and lightweight cutting mechanism and rich cut quality.SOLUTION: When a flat blade-shaped cutting blade is allowed to run from one end to the other end on a sheet bundle held on a paper placement table, the base end part of the cutting blade is fixed to a cutter holder, and a backup member for supporting so that the blade tip part of the cutting blade is not warped to the rake face side is provided. The backup member is mounted on a holder member for supporting the cutting blade or on the paper placement table, and includes a reinforcement support face to be engaged with the back face (on the rake face side) of the cutting blade.


We discuss the use of a class of exact finite energy solutions to the vacuum source-free Maxwell equations as models for multi- and single cycle laser pulses in classical interaction with relativistic charged point particles. These compact solutions are classified in terms of their chiral content and their influence on particular charge configurations in space. The results of such classical interactions motivate a phenomenological quantum description of a propagating laser pulse in a medium in terms of an effective quantum Hamiltonian.


Based on Indonesia's current curriculum, English is no longer compulsory for primary school subject; it is only required to be taught starting at the secondary school level. However, in Batu city, the local government treats English as compulsory local content subject for their area development, which certainly raises several challenges for English teachers in Batu due to the lack of supplementary books and other supporting activities. Since 2019, the supplementary book writing project has been initiated, however, the draft still needs to be evaluated before being published, and this is the focus of this project. The study was projected to describe the development process of the Bright English textbook. This study employed a descriptive-analytical approach, involving primary school teachers, students, and an expert. Questionnaires were distributed to teachers and students to evaluate the overall display and content of the book, whereas an evaluation sheet was delivered to the expert to rate the language level and content. Adapting Richards (2001)'s material development theory, three stages of development were present; training, implementation, and evaluation-publication. The training stage facilitated teachers to better comprehend the textbook structures and varied activities relevant to Batu's wisdom and values, while the implementation stage encouraged more interactive and fun collaborative learning plans through synchronous offline and online meetings. The evaluation and publication phase perfected the textbook in various aspects such as its layout, font style selection, picture, instructions, number of pages, language mechanics, uniformity of graphic design, and placement inconsistency.


This paper reports on part of an investigation designed to determine if Australian consumers expend upon non-durable goods and services in an optimizing or satisficing manner. In doing so, our analysis finds empirical evidence to support the recently developed Post Keynesian model of consumer behavior.


Causes of nest failure among the four lowland buntings in the UK, Yellowhammer, Cirl Bunting, Reed Bunting and Corn Bunting, were investigated using records from 1924–¸92 held by the BTO's Nest Record Scheme. Three main types of failure were identified: nest-predation, destruction by agricultural operations (e.g. crop harvesting, cattle trampling, hedge cutting) and natural causes (e.g. rain, adult predated). Nest predation accounted for a third of nests of Yellowhammer, Cirl Bunting and Reed Bunting but was less important for Corn Bunting. Nest predation was more prevalent during the nestling stage than egg stage, and failure due to agricultural operations occurred more during the egg stage than nestling stage for Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting. Many farmland species have shown population declines since 1970, coinciding with changes in predator populations, farming practices and possibly weather patterns, and the relative importance of each cause in pre- and post-1970 samples was therefore compared. Corn ...


Abstract : A large influx of women into traditionally male fields of employment has drawn much attention to the strength differences between men and women. Two tests of isometric strength (handgrip and upright pull) and two tests of maximum lift capacity (a weight lift machine-IDL 152 and a weighted box lift MLC 132) were administered to 90 male and 107 female soldiers at the end of their Basic Training in order to examine differences in female/male (F/M) strength ratio. Skinfold measurements were made to obtain an estimate of lean body mass (LBM). Females exhibited 63% of the isometric strength and 55-59% of the lifting capacity of males. When the scores were normalized for body weight (BW) females were 75% as strong as males on isometric measures, and were able to lift 66% as much on IDL 152 and 72% as much on MLC 132. Comparison of the two lifting tasks revealed that on the average, males were able to lift 18% more weight and 24% more weight on the free lift than on the machine lift. This would suggest that if a machine lift is used for pre-employment screening purposes, the absolute weight an applicant is required to lift on the machine need not equal the maximum weight to be lifted on the job. As the difference between a machine lift and a free lift task was greater in females, a machine lift test may pose a greater disadvantage to female candidates than would isometric or free weight lift testing.


Evaluation and prediction on hydrocarbon generation potentials of various sedime ntary organic facies of carboniferous source rocks in Tarim Basin were carried o ut in this paper by fuzzy mathematics, a new method for quantitative petroleum r esources evaluation. This method is different from the methods of basin mode ling trend surface analysis, kerogen degradation dynamics et al. With this metho d, geological variables are taken as fuzzy variables and calculation is carried out based on the theory of fuzzy mathematics. In this paper, parameters of thick ness, organic matter abundance, organic matter type, organic matter maturation a nd sedimentary organic facies of Carboniferous source rocks were taken as fuzzy variables to calculate hydrocarbon generation potential of source rocks in vario us sedimentary organic facies. The calculation results indicate that hydrocarbon generation potential of open platform and semirestricated platform sedimentar y organic facies are best, which are followed by evaporated platform and open la goon sedimentary organic facies. From the calculation results, the authors put f orward that Carboniferous source rocks are welldeveloped in the western Tarim and possible big oil and gas pools can be found which may be selfgenerated, selfreservored and selfcapped under suitable structures. Meanwhile, we should pay attention to the hydrocarbon generation of Carboniferous argillaceous source rocks in the eastern Tarim.


Background: Making appropriate decisions and drawing valid conclusions from the data requires the use of statistics in both scientific and non-scientific contexts. But errors are usually made during the formation of the result of the collected data which are obtained from a diverse and big population. Allowing errors is harmful and unavoidable, therefore, we need to control or limit the maximum level of error using statistics. Aim: Therefore, in the present review we aimed to provide brief information about the statistical test, the type of errors, and how to minimize the type of errors. Method: A unstructured literature survey was done from different online data resources such as Pubmed (NCBI), Elsevier, Springer, and Web of science. Result: In statistical interference, we expect two types of errors (Type I Error and Type II Error) which forces the results of quantitative analysis into the mold of a decision, which is whether to reject or not to reject the null hypothesis. In statistics, the statistical test will give the "p-value". Discussion & Conclusion: In conclusion, type I error and Type II errors can be minimized by describing the level of significance and power of the study respectively. Scholars Middle East Publishers


The decision to initiate long-term anticoagulant therapy in a patient with valvular heart disease is frequently difficult because of the many variables that influence the risks of thromboembolism and of bleeding in a given individual. The patient's age, the specific valve lesion, the heart rhythm, the duration of the valve disease, a history of thromboembolism, patient attitude and life-style, associated diseases, and medications all must be considered. Because the state of such variables may change with time, a proper decision at one time in a patient's life may be inappropriate at another time. In some instances, the literature on a given subject is sparse or contains conflicting data that further confound the issue. Since the database for these guidelines is constantly being modified, particularly as a consequence of new randomized clinical trials, the clinician would do well to review his decision at frequent intervals.


Contains all four of Leibniz's detailed writings on China. He hoped to show that Chinese natural theology was compatible with his own philosophy, that his own philosophy was nothing but a refinement of Christian theology and that, therefore, Chinese and Christian thought were compatible.


Understanding both the evolutionary dynamics and subpopulation or subclonal structure that im-pacts tumour progression has important clinical implications for patients. However, deconvoluting subclonal structure and performing evolutionary parameter inference have largely been treated as two independent or step-wise tasks. Here, we show that combining stochastic simulations with hybrid deep generative models enables joint inference of subclonal structure and evolutionary parameters. Ultimately, by jointly learning these two problems, we show that our proposed ap-proach leads to improved performance across a multitude of cancer evolution tasks including, but not limited to, detecting subclones, quantifying subclone frequency, and estimating mutation rate. As an additional benefit, we also show that hybrid deep generative models also provide substantial reductions in inference time relative to existing methods.


This study is concerned with the impact of job insecurity on the vital social exchange relationship between employee and employer. Specifically, it explored the relationship between job insecurity and two important social exchange outcomes—organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior. Moreover, it assessed the moderating effects of individual factors (communal orientation and powerlessness) and situational factors (trust in management, procedural fairness, and organizational support) on these relationships.


In the past 20 years,the development of critical thinking has been highly valued in western countries such as America.However,the research in China is still rather weak.Critical thinking has rich connotation;even though scholars have offered different definitions to it,they all agree that it is of great importance to develop people's critical thinking in the modern information society.There are different ways to train students',critical thinking,among which the best one is to combine it with the teaching of various courses.College English teaching is a right course to perform this goal.In training students' critical thinking during this course,certain teaching principles,proper approaches and strategies must be adopted.


Theoretical considerations of metal complex formation in aqueous solutions were used to develop a computer program (CHELATE) to cakulate all equilibrium species (free metal ions, metal complexes, etc.) in any userdefined system, such as xylem fluid. Mass-balance equations were established to describe each free metal ion and each free ligand concentration as a function of solution pH, total metal or total ligand, hydrogen-association constants, and the stability constants of known metal complexes. A default data base can be altered by the user to define any desired system covered by the stored equilibrium data. The program can currently handle nine metal ions, 35 ligands, and 500 complex species. The validity of the program was confirmed by using experimental test systems in which freemetal ion activity measurements were made with ion-selective electrodes. Program CHELATE was used to calculate the distribution of six metals in 0to 1-hour exudate from soybean (Glycine max L. Meff.) and tomato (Lycopersicon escuentum Mill.) plants grown in normal and Zn-phytotoxic nutrient solutions. The results indicated that Fe is bound by citric acid, and Cu is bound by several amino acids in the normal-Zn exudate. Most of the Cu in soybean exudate is bound to asparagine and histidine. In tomato, Cu is bound to histidine, glutamine, and asparagine. Zinc, Mn, Ca, and Mg are bound primarily by citric acid and malic acid in both species; the per cent bound for these metals is lower than that for Fe and Cu. Zinc phytotoxicity caused equilibrium concentration shifts and resulted in the formation of several adtional metal complexes not found in the normalZn exudate. Work reported in a companion paper (24) showed that xylem ' This work represents cooperative research from the Department of Agronomy (University of Maryland, College Park, MD), the Biological Waste Management and Organic Resources Laboratory (Agricultural Environmental Quality Institute, United States Department ofAgriculture, Science and Education Administration-Agricultural Research, Beltsville, MD), and the Maryland Environmental Service (Annapolis, MD). It is also part of a dissertation submitted by the M. C. W. in partial fulfillment of Ph.D. degree requirements. 2 Present address: Enviro Control, Inc., One Central Plaza, 11300 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. fluid contains many natural complexing compounds and indicates that metal ions should form metal complexes in vivo in the xylem sap. There is in vitro electrophoretic evidence for stable metal complex formation in xylem fluid (2, 20, 23) but no quantitative estimates of the equilibrium distribution of metals, ligands, metal complexes, and other solutes. In a solution containing several metals and ligands, simultaneous competing equilibria distribute the metals among the ligands, creating numerous complexes. Such a system can be described both qualitatively and quantitatively; however, quantification of all equilibrium species in a multimetal, multiligand system is far more difficult than listing the theoretically permissible (qualitative) species. Although many aqueous species cannot be measured, equilibrium chemistry can be used to estimate metal binding in aqueous solutions. The degree to which hydrated metal ions associate with various ligands depends primarily on the relative metal and ligand concentrations, solution pH, and the pertinent empirically determined stability constants. These variables have been used to determine equilibrium distributions of metals among ligands in several diverse natural aqueous solutions (6, 9, 21). Most of these systems are too complex to estimate quantitative equilibrium distributions without the aid of computers, and a number of specialized computer programs have been developed (9-1 1). The object of building the program reported herein was to generate a model of complexation phenomena in xylem fluid. Only variables considered absolutely necessary to provide a first approximation of metal binding in xylem fluid were chosen, rather than all possible variables. Because a numerical procedure would be used, it was desirable to establish two equations that contained the chosen variables: one for calculating predicted free metal concentrations and one for calculating predicted free ligand concentrations, each in terms of the other. Thus, these equations could be used iteratively to establish free metal and free ligand concentrations that simultaneously satisfied the equilibrium equations for each complex species (ie. metal complexes and protonated ligands) in each defined equilibrium system.


Business Intelligence- and Analytics solutions offer business users to gain a competitive advantage against their peers in the dynamic economic situation. A compelling characteristic of an enhanced BI-solution is distinguished by the adoption of advanced Analytics in business activities to obtain information more easily, to gain more insights in company's data, and to get more timely and better decision-making support. However, many organizations are still reluctant to adopt Analytics in their organizational structure, culture and mainly to carry out their business activities. For organizations that tend to have corporate culture based on silos, the implemented Analytics are not yet efficiently and effectively utilized and they tend to have concerns in data governance across organization. During the execution of the research project, the common Analytics adoption process was explored and subsequently an Enterprise Analytics adoption model, or denominated as the ADOPT-model, was developed. The conceptual model was designed to provide an overall overview and guidelines for organizations to pamper their Analytics initiatives emerged across various functional units. A holistic approach at the enterprise level has been opted to achieve a consistency of effectiveness across business units within an organization by focusing on the four organizational elements, i.e. structure, process, people, and technology. Accordingly, the main research question was formulated as follows: "how to transform an organization towards an analytical competitor?". The conceptual ADOPT-model was designed to provide a better representation of the exploration study, as well as to structure the research findings in answering the research (sub-)questions. A research framework was built to provide a systematic and a clear overview for the execution of research project. Desk research and literature study were carried out in the early stage of project execution; subsequently a primary data was collected by conducting qualitative interview sessions with the field experts and relevant stakeholders. All data gathered was analyzed by utilizing the Applied Thematic Analysis approach and a thorough analysis results were explained by illustrating various key nodes and relationships of the themes in the thematic networks. The reflections on the research findings, the quality of the results, as well as a brief reflection on the entire process, were reported. Finally, the conclusions drawn from the data analysis and the recommendation for practitioners were formulated, and then followed by the limitation of the research and the direction for possible further research at the end of this thesis.


. The transonic axial flow compressor Rotor 37 is subjected to the combined action of thermal load, centrifugal load, and aerodynamic load in real work. The difference in load will cause the blade deformation and the size and distribution of stress to change. And it will cause the vibration frequency of the blade to change compared with the static state at room temperature. This paper studies the compressor blades based on the fluid-thermal-structure coupling method, and comprehensively considers the combined effects of thermal load, centrifugal load and aerodynamic load on the compressor blades. The results of the study show: that when the thermal load acts on the blade alone, it will have less impact on the blade deformation and greater impact on the stress, but when coupled with other loads, it will have a greater impact on the blade deformation and stress. In the case of fluid-thermal-structure coupling, the deformation of the compressor blade will first increase and then decrease with the increase of mass flow, and the change of stress will not decrease with the increase of mass flow. Rotation speed will affect the change trend of blade stress with mass flow. Compared with the static state at room temperature, the natural frequency of the blade under fluid-thermal-structure coupling has undergone a huge change. The first-order vibration frequency has increased by 25.77 %. It can be seen from the Campbell diagram that the compressor blade has a resonance at about 63 % and 98 % Point, in this case, the blade is prone to resonance, and more attention should be paid.


Service providers' portfolio is continuously increasing with emerging real-time services, which are offered to current and new potential clients with an associated fee. In order to properly charge such a fee, both service providers and customers must have guarantees that the offered services are correctly delivered. One way of acquiring on-line information is by monitoring some traffic parameters like one way delay or packet loss. The issue in a real scenario arises when many connections must be monitored, involving diverse underlying network technologies and different Quality of Service policies. This makes broad deployment of a measurement infrastructure very challenging. This paper presents a distributed monitoring infrastructure for tracking the QoS offered by the network. Its novelty resides on efficiently handling the resources to obtain a scalable solution that operates over heterogeneous networks. Traffic aggregation techniques are presented with the purpose of optimising the used network resources. The proposed design has been deployed and validated in a scenario using an European-wide testbed. In particular for this scenario we used heterogeneous network technologies deployed within the framework of the IST EuQoS project. This offers a convenient environment where to examine the feasibility of the solution.


Here we report a new type of white light-emission material that is free of rare earth metals, fabricated by conveniently compositing carbon dots (CDs) with Zr(iv)-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs).


In this paper, we propose a framework for the mobile sensor scheduling problem in target location estimation by designing an equilibrium based two-sided market model where the fusion center (FC) is modeled as the consumer and the mobile sensors are modeled as the producers. To accomplish the task, the FC provides incentives to the sensors to motivate them to optimally relocate themselves in a manner that maximizes the information gain for estimating the location of the target. On the other hand, the sensors calculate their own best moving distances that maximize their profits. Price adjustment rules are designed to compute the equilibrium prices and moving distances, so that a stable solution is reached. Simulation experiments show the effectiveness of our model.


Established animal models have accelerated our understanding of the mechanisms involved in lifespan determination. However, more experimental animals are required to clarify the complex mechanisms behind the phenomena of aging and lifespan. In this study, we reported the variation of lifespan in nine distinct silkworm strains. Lifespan correlated significantly with BmFoxO gene expression in the representative silkworm strains tested (Xiafang, Dazao-N, and N4). In general, the female silkworm was longer lived than the male of the same strain. Dietary restriction extended the silkworm lifespan compared with that of silkworms fed ad libitum. The expression of BmFoxO was significantly elevated in the dietary restriction group on day 3 of the 4th instar and day 3 of the 5th instar, suggesting that BmFoxO contributes to dietary restriction-mediated lifespan extension. The RNA interference and overexpression of the BmFoxO gene significantly shortened and extended the silkworm adulthood, respectively. In conclusion, our findings suggest that the silkworm might serve as a promising experimental animal to explore the complex biological mechanisms of lifespan determination.


Hog production returned to profitability in 2011, but producers remain cautious about the future. This is evidenced by the modest expansion of the breeding herd as reported by USDA at the end of the year. Limited expansion would seem to be the prudent path until more is known about 2012 crop yields and feed prices. This suggests no expansion of the breeding herd until midsummer 2012. Pork production is expected to rise by 2 to 2.5 percent in 2012, but most of that increase is due to more pigs per litter rather than from larger farrowings. Exports are expected to remain strong so that the per capita pork availability in the U.S. will only increase by about one percent. Pork demand will also be supported by smaller per capita supplies of beef and poultry in 2012. As a result, hog prices are expected to be down only modestly from 2011 levels with similar costs. This means another year of profitability is likely. The breeding herd was up only 0.4 percent in the December inventory report from USDA. Market hog numbers were up about two percent for hogs coming to market through next May. Winter farrowings, that represent next summer's hog supply, were up about one percent. With the number of pigs per litter increasing about two percent, slaughter numbers will be up near three percent next summer. Fall hog supplies will be drawn from the spring 2012 farrowings where producer's intentions were down almost one percent. If so, this means fall 2012 hog slaughter would only be up one percent. Demand should remain favorable for pork in 2012. The U.S economy is expected to continue to show signs of recovery and some modest improvement. Exports are expected to continue at a record pace in 2012, representing 22 percent of production. Exports are expected to be near records for beef and broilers as well, according to USDA forecasts. The amount of pork available per person in the U.S. is expected to rise only one percent in 2012. However, competitive meat supplies will be lower. Beef availability will be down about six percent with poultry supplies per person down about three percent.


The Dog Schema is the translation of the Italian text Lo schema del cane, originally published in Rivista di Estetica in 1998. The text presents the debate among the philosophers Umberto Eco, Maurizio Ferraris, and Diego Marconi concerning the dog schema. The debate develops through a reflection on Kantian schematism and conceptual applications, showing three different points of view on the subject.


Food is an essential part of travel experience. Consumption of locally produced food while traveling has the two-fold benefit of providing insight into the local culture and increasing the sustainability of tourism. However, finding local food often requires motivation and effort, as information about food ingredients' origins and supply chains is not easy to discover. This paper presents the three-phase experience design process of a prototype of a mobile augmented reality (MAR) application "Local Foodie" designed to encourage tourists in Finland to consume local food. Adventure, autonomy, and competence were determined as experience goals for the application, and an interactive MAR prototype was created through iterative design. The results of a user evaluation (n=10) of the prototype suggest that the use of the application was intrinsically motivating, and the MAR elements contributed especially to the fulfillment of adventure and autonomy experience goals. Future work could leverage context-awareness and personalization to further enhance the experience of adventure.


The article outlines the directions and analyses forms of socio-educational work with teenagers with delinquent
behaviour in comprehensive schools, boarding schools for orphan children and children deprived of parental care,
shelters for children, and centres of social services for families, children and youth


We invoke all supporting earth sitting at ease or rising up, standing or going on our way with our right foot and with our left we will not reel upon the earth's thus began the journey of the civilized man of the yore on the planet earth. But somewhere on the way, he somehow lost that bhaya and bhakti and instead, arrogated to him the right to slit opens the earth, despite its known adverse impact on the other flora and fauna, for mining her hidden treasure. The study clearly depicts that the companies who emerges as the clear winner are those who are concerned for their planet as they believe in the philosophy that 'green and steady wins the race.'


Nowadays, computer operators and office workers have a sedentary lifestyle. Technology is continuously improving, but our actions become more mechanic. Office employees have to stay in front of the PC almost all the day long and this sedentary behavior is not good for their health. As a consequence, people of all ages suffer through health problems which are related to ergonomic factors. Doctors always suggest to take breaks and move during work hours to decrease the probability of a chronic disease. We are proposing a system to interact with the PC using a chair. By equipping a chair with motion sensing, the movement gesture of a user can be detected which can be used as input device for the PC. We have applied a machine learning algorithm to calculate the threshold for detecting three types of gestures (tilt backward, rotate right, rotate left) to control Windows Photo Viewer. The user evaluation shows that more than 80% of the users found it interesting and they achieved around 92% accuracy while controlling the application. Keywords—sedentariness, gesture chair, Ergonomic factors, HCI, MPU-6050


Ibrutinib, a first-generation inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), is an important therapeutic option in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) [1]. In clinical trials, invasive fungal infectio...


Organofluorine compounds are potential contaminants in the environment, particularly in natural water sources. Leo W. Y. Yeung, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Science and Technology of the Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre (MTM) at Örebro University in Örebro, Sweden. His research has involved the analysis of organofluorine compounds of concern in the natural environment. We recently spoke to him about his work using combustion ion chromatography (CIC) and other methods to analyze organofluorine and specific perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) compounds in environmental samples.


In this paper we introduce important aspects of the recently published DASH7 Alliance Protocol v1.0 specification for wireless sensor and actuator networks. The main contribution of this paper is the discussion of the different communication schemes and the accompanying trade-offs which can be used when designing a DASH7 network. Finally, we describe two practical use cases as examples of how DASH7 can be used to efficiently solve specific problems as well as the hardware developed that uses energy harvesting.


Poultry health problems of chickens are usually accompanied by bacterial systemic infections causing severe losses in flocks, sick birds were systemically could be infected by several bacteria regardless of the clinical signs. 16s RNA sequence is a modern approach for the diagnosis of bacterial infection, especially of multiple causative agents. Ten field cases suffering from systemic infections have been examined for bacterial causes, using conventional isolation and 16S rRNA sequencing, The ten sequenced samples were compatible with the results of isolation; six samples were similar to E.coli species with identity% = 97-99%, while it had similarity% < 96% with Salmonella enterica. While the other samples showed variable identity ranging from 94-99% with Salmonella enterica, E. coli, Enterobacter spp and Klebsiella spp
 In conclusion, although conventional isolation is the golden standard method for bacterial diagnosis, however, the 16s RNA sequencing has elaborated excellence in diagnosis and identification of bacterial infection, concerning the time consuming, detection of multi-caused infections and sensitivity.


This article reveals the main problems of the process of physical and special training in higher educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, outlines ways to solve these problems (combination of general and special physical training, use of elements of high sports technologies in the educational process, which are based on modern achievements of sports theory), the introduction of which to the existing system of training future law enforcement officers will positively affect their professional development as highly qualified professionals of the National Police of Ukraine of a modern European country. A modern policeman must ensure the safety of people, using, if necessary, sufficient force means and methods; able to distinguish dangerous situations; under any circumstances to act without prejudice, guided by ethical standards. The analysis of the practice of law enforcement confirms that the functional duties of a police officer can be performed by a person with a high level of responsibility for the results of his own official activity, who possesses a complex of knowledge, practical skills and formed professionally important traits acquired during special training. It is these components that ensure the professional readiness of a police officer to effectively perform complex, sometimes dangerous tasks. The new concept of activity of the National Police of Ukraine requires a special creative activity, a high level of culture, education, the ability for self-development and self-improvement from a law enforcement officer. Under such conditions, increasing the level of professional readiness of police officers is a key area of activity of higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and professional training departments of the National Police units. A thorough analysis of the domestic and foreign experience of training police officers gives reason to state that each country has developed its own approaches to solving the problem of professional training of police personnel. On the basis of the conducted research on the identification of specifics and actual problems in the process of training future law enforcement officers, it is possible to conclude about the need to improve the existing system and introduce innovative approaches that will positively affect their preparedness. It was determined, firstly, that the main problem is the low level of physical fitness of young people who join the armed forces, which creates certain difficulties in learning special and professional-applied skills. Secondly, the lack of a single standard program for physical and special training in institutions of higher education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and a decrease in the number of hours per discipline. Thirdly, the youth's motivation for physical training is low.


Moreira et al. describe a fascinating case of a 5-year-old who developed microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (MAHA) a week after presentation with idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome (SCLS) and propose ADAMTS-13 loss in the third-space fluid as the cause of MAHA [1]. It would, however, be useful if the authors could provide the values of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and von Willebrand factor (VWF) levels in this patient during the illness episode before this conclusion is made. Endothelial dysfunction is well known to cause very high levels of both VEGF and VWF, which has been shown in many experimental studies; these markers are used as markers for endothelial activation and altered function [2,3]. It is possible that high levels of VEGF contributed to the SCLS in this patient and the decrease in ADAMTS-13 is the result of continuous enzyme activation from the breakdown of the very large amounts of VWF released. In addition, Lesterhuis et al. have suggested a causative role for VEGF in systemic capillary leak syndrome in two adult patients [4]. Baseline plasma VEGF levels have also been noted to be very high in several SCLS patients by another group [5]. In support of this concept, fresh frozen plasma (FFP) infusions and immunoglobulin treatments have not helped in this patient's capillary leak symptoms, because they would not reduce VEGF levels. In addition, because patients with acute presentation of congenital thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) usually would require more than two FFP infusions for recovery, it is unlikely that FFP could completely normalize the extravascular loss of ADAMTS-13 (although it may improve the plasma levels). However, replacement of ADAMTS-13 to break down the large amount of plasma VWF multimers could certainly be considered effective in improving MAHA features. This case also illustrates a very interesting aspect of capillary leak syndromes that is commonly associated with sepsis. If a degree of ADAMTS-13 loss occurs in the extravascular space in patients with sepsis (as in this case), it is possible that replacement of this enzyme (via FFP or recombinant molecule) may improve the thrombocytopenia and microvascular dysfunction (and subsequent organ impairment) that are commonly noted in these patients [6]. In summary, it is possible that ADAMTS-13, the levels of which decrease in clinical scenarios of extreme endothelial activation and capillary leak syndromes instigated by high VEGF levels, may prove to be a potential therapeutic strategy in preventing some of the complications in this syndrome.


Organisational culture provides employees an understanding of "the way things are done around here." So, they try to conform. The culture is considered as a system of shared meaning held by the members of organisation uniquely. It influences their perceptions, working, commitment, productivity, levels of satisfaction and turnover. So, organisational culture has been a topic of interest for students of Organisational Behaviour and practitioners of management. They consider creating, sustaining and augmenting of relevant organisational culture as important functions for organisational success. Studies continue and paradigms keep taking shape. Workplace Sprituality is one modern thought in this area and a growing number of organisations like Hewlett-Packard and Southwest Airlines have embraced this as a dimension of their culture.In this article, we will examine the concept of sprituality, its relevance and criticisms as well as ways to introduce it into the workplace.


The effects of radiation sterilization of red kojic rice powder sold in domestic market were studied. The indices of sensory organ, nutrition and microbe level of irradiated red kojic rice powder were tested. It showed that the microorganism in red kojic rice powder can be killed effectively by γ-rays of more than 6 kGy while there is no significant difference in the sensory organ index and nutritional composition of red kojic rice powder between irradiated and non-irradiated powder. However, irradiationcan result in chroma decrease of red kojic rice powder. The effects of commercial application indicated that the hygienic quality of irradiated red kojic rice powder in radiation dose between 6~8 kGy is superior and the rate of chroma loss is less than 2%.


WE believe that Dr. Lankester's success as candidate for the coronership of the Central Division of Middlesex is certain, if his professional brethren in London fail not at the last moment to give him the full force and benefit of the countenance and support which they have promised him. As a member of the medical profession, and as the representative of the claims of the profession to the vacant coronership, Dr. Lankester has in every respect the strongest right to expect support at the hands of his brethren. We especially urge this, because his opponents are


In our predominant and cash-strapped agrarian sector, adequate credit provision is a definite buttress to implant technological advancements, achieve technical efficiency and hire efficient inputs to uplift agriculture output/income collectively and eradicate poverty eventually. In the midst of beleaguered informal credit sector and recent spurt in banking services in last decade diverted the attention to envisage the formal sector's optimum potential. In this backdrop, this study is going to explore the role of institutional credit in agricultural production using the time series data for the period of 1972 to 2008. Cobb-Douglas production function is estimated using OLS and all the variables are transformed to per cultivated hectare. Results show that agricultural credit, availability of water, cropping intensity and agricultural labor force are positively significantly related to agricultural production.


This work aims to study the clouds' role on regional climate variability. At first order, European climate is driven by large scale circulations. However, clouds are known to have two major radiative effects impacting the surface temperature: the greenhouse effect and the albedo effect. These effects are strongly dependent on macrophysical and microphysical properties of clouds. It is then necessary to consider the vertical distribution of clouds to better understand their impact on regional climate. Since June 2006, A-train observations are available and allow the description of this vertical distribution and of other microphysical properties. However, the sampling is limited when considering small scale variability. To complete these observations, we use a regional climate model which may allow to extend the period of study and to better understand the link between clouds and surface temperature. In this study we address the ability of our tools to study impact of clouds on European climate at a resolution suitable to take into account the complex terrain of this area. Seasonal and inter annual clouds variability is presented for observations and simulations. We also evaluate the amplitude of clouds variability in the simulations and the uncertainties linked to the satellite sampling. B. Effect of satellite under sampling GCM Oriented Calipso Cloud Product-GOCCP (Chepfer et al., 2010) Using the microphysical properties of the simulated clouds, we compute the SR that would be observed by the CALIOP lidar. We can then use the same cloud diagnostics for both observations and simulations WRF-MedCordex simulations Adaptation of COSP Lidar Simulator 2 GOCCP products have been used for this study: o Scattering Ratio: SR = i µi°´i µi±‡i µi°µ i µi±ii µi±œi µi±i i µi°´i µi±‡i µi°µ i µi±ši µi±œi µi±™ o Cloud fraction (z) : % of SR>5 on 20km grid (tab. 1) Altitude (km) altitude latitude Fig3: Instant SR 19/01/2009 night: (a) Observations, (b) WRF simulations and (c) WRF+lidar simulator simulations We use a WRF simulation performed in the framework of MED-CORDEX (downscaling of ERA-interim reanalyses) at 20 km resolution that covers the Mediterranean domain, over the period 1989-2011 (details in Stefanon et al., 2014).-horizontal resolution: 20km-28 vertical levels, outputs every 3 hours o Very similar profiles of cloud fraction (CF) o High clouds (10 km): in average, differences need to compute CF from mixing ratios


This article presents two new assessment models to investigate the performance of production in a low volume make-to-order production environment. These tools can help companies running these production strategy to measure and monitor the degree to which implementation of lean discipline to be successful. Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is an important part of the proposed concepts. OEE is originally used as a measure for evaluation of utilization effectiveness of manufacturing operation, but it can also be used as an indicator of performance within a manufacturing environment. However, according to our experiences and research results, using OEE as a performance indicator is not appropriate for low-volume make-to-order production environments. This is mainly because, OEE has been, originally and historically, developed and used for mass-production environments and due to high amount of Typ-1 losses in low volume make-to-order environments, it cannot be considered as a proper tool for assessing leanness of a production environment in equipment level. Therefore, we propose Overall Equipment Deficiency (OED) and Overall Equipment Inertia (OEI) as two simple metrics to investigate Type-2 and Type-1 losses. Especially, the purpose of OED is to measure all hidden type-2 waste related to an equipment in the shop floor of the production environment. It is also used for diagnostic purposes such as finding root causes of waste.


Background. The purpose of the current study is to present the clinical and surgical results in patients who underwent hybrid video-assisted thoracic surgery with segmental–main bronchial sleeve resection. Methods. Thirty-one patients, 27 men and 4 women, underwent segmental–main bronchial sleeve anastomoses for non–small cell lung cancer between May 2004 and May 2011. Results. Twenty-six (83.9%) patients had squamous cell carcinoma, and 5 patients had adenocarcinoma. Six patients were at stage IIB, 24 patients at stage IIIA, and 1 patient at stage IIIB. Secondary sleeve anastomosis was performed in 18 patients, and Y-shaped multiple sleeve anastomosis was performed in 8 patients. Single segmental bronchiole anastomosis was performed in 5 cases. The average time for chest tube removal was 5.6 days. The average length of hospital stay was 11.8 days. No anastomosis fistula developed in any of the patients. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival rates were 83.9%, 71.0%, and 41.9%, respectively. Conclusion. Hybrid video-assisted thoracic surgery with segmental–main bronchial sleeve resection is a complex technique that requires training and experience, but it is an effective and safe operation for selected patients.


Many interesting concepts and hypothesis have been advanced with regard to functional role of neuropeptide in psychiatric field. Although the findings of neuropeptide test in psychiatric disorder have helped to elucidate pathophysiological mechanism, they have not provided us with a suitable biological marker. There are no consistent findings for any of neuropeptide challenge test that we haved discussed in terms of their value in differentiating between psychiatric disorders. But many findings have proved to be more valuable as a measure of pathophysiology and as a correlated of treatment response and illness course than a biological marker of the illness. There is a definite need for continuing study in neuropeptide itself, factors influencing neuropeptide, as well as a need to definite underlying genetic processes.


A valuable help when designing brazing joints is the knowledge of the paths that the filler metal wi l l take under well defined brazing conditions, depending on the clearance. This holds especially true if the filler metal has to f low against gravity—when, in other words, the capillary rise of the filler metal comes into play. For any specific problem, experimental determination of the capillary rise is necessary wherein experimental and actual application conditions must agree very closely. Nevertheless, it seems to be important to determine how far an exact calculation or estimation of the capillary rise is possible. In order to simplify experimental conditions as far as possible, a tubetube geometry was selected, since this leads to a continuously changing gap width. Therefore, the capillary rise can be determined, depending on gap width for a defined temperature in just one experiment. Further, this geometry entails a simple determination of .the amount of filler metal required and the amount of silicide phase of the filler metal seam, depending on gap width and capillary rise.


Bone metastases are more common than primary bone cancer. Metastatic bone event of spinal cord compression causes significant morbidity and advances in medical approaches improve management of bone events. Morbidity or healthcare resource utilization could impose an increased pressure on healthcare system. Objective of study is to determine patterns of clinical activities in managing metastatic spinal cord compression secondary to primary breast and prostate cancer patients admitted to orthopedics unit in public teaching hospital. Findings were described into clinical pathways. Within year 2013, majority of patients presented with MSCC had primary breast cancer (60%), Malay ethnicity (70%), presented with neurological deficits (60%), were able to mobilize at presentation (60%), with poorer prognosis (60%), and have pre-existing cancer diagnosis (70%). As many as 583 (19%) numbers of cases screened to have problem related to spine from the ward census. There are two main arms of clinical pathways designed from the data which are surgery and non surgery interventions. Approximately 67% of cases had radiotherapy and remaining 33% received best supportive care within those 60% of 'poor prognosis' arm. Four patients (40%) with 'moderate to good prognosis' arm had surgery followed by radiotherapy. Posterior decompression surgery performed to all patients fits for surgery. Given the increasing incidence of metastatic disease along with evolving treatment options, research related to treatment algorithms can be suggested to further optimize patient outcomes. The essential steps in treating patients with a specific clinical problem of MSCC can be translated into a multidisciplinary care plans known as clinical pathway. The pathways support experts' deciding on allocation of activities and costs incurred in managing MSCC. Findings supports subsequent other economics related study.


The essential structure of combined spin-flow pressure spray nozzle was described and its characteristic parameters were obtained by the theoretical and experimental studies.The fluid fields of gas,liquid and solid in the chamber were analyzed by the method of computational fluid dynamics(CFD)technique.The rational system configuration of spray dryer was determined for drying basic chromic sulfate.The test results show that the combined spin-flow pressure spray dryer not only improves the quality of spray granulation for materials instead of centrifugal spray dryer,but also decreases the investment and increases the volumetric evaporation intensity.


For the generalized mCH equation, we construct a 2-peakon solution on both the line and the circle, and we can control the size of the initial data. The two peaks at different speeds move in the same direction and eventually collide. This phenomenon is that the solution at the collision time is consistent with another solitary peakon solution. By reversing the time, we get two new solutions with the same initial value and different values at the rest of the time, which means the nonuniqueness for the equation in Sobolev spaces

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Objective : To determine quality of life among caregivers of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) and associated factors. Method : A descriptive study was conducted in ninety six main caregivers of children with ASD aged 2-15 years who attended child and adolescent psychiatric out-patient clinic at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and Yuwaprasartwaithayopathum Hospital during July 2011 - October 2011. Data were collected through 3 types of questionnaires: 1) a questionnaire on demographic characteristics of caregiver and patient as well as ASD data 2) the WHOQOL-BREF-THAI questionnaire and 3) social support questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and chi-square test. Result : Most of the caregivers were female (86.5%) with mean age of 40.6±7.9 years old. Most of them were married (79.2%), being mothers (78.1%) and having range of income of 10,001-25,000 baht/month (25.0%). About 49.0% said they had sufficient and had some savings. About 71.9% had no medical illness and 82.3% had no history of psychiatric illness. Most caregivers received moderate level of social support (67.7%). Most patients were male (90.6%) with mean age of 8.9±3.1 years old and among them 59.4% were diagnosed with autism. In addition, more than half of patients had comorbidity (52.1%) and the most common comorbid disorders were hyperactivity (41.7%) and mild mental retardation (10.4%). The overall quality of life, physical and social relationships and environment aspects among caregivers were at moderate levels of 63.5%, 52.1%, 70.8% and 75.0% of the sample respectively while the quality of life in the psychological aspect was at high level for 50.0% of the sample. Factors associated with overall quality of life are income and income sufficiency, history of psychiatric illness of the caregiver, social support and diagnosis of the child. Conclusion : The overall quality of life among caregivers of ASD patients was at moderate level. Factors associated with overall quality of life are income and income sufficiency, history of psychiatric illness of the caregiver, social support and diagnosis of the child. Results from this study will serve as a guide for health care providers to provide holistic care to ASD patients and their families.


High‐output enterocutaneous fistula or enterostomies can cause intestinal failure. There is a wide variety of options in medical management of patients with high output.


Objective To review the clinical effects of cataract patients with small pupil who underwent phacoemulsification surgery combined with artificial lens implantation,with the help of several vitrectomy surgery instruments from 2010 to 2012 in our hospital.Methods 15 patients were enrolled in this study,of which 5 cases were uveitis,9 patients had anti-glaucoma surgery history,and 1 patient had diabetic retinopathy.The patients' preoperative visual acuity were from hand motion to 0.1.All the patients' pupils were less than 3 mm after cycloplegia,with posterior synechia of the iris and occlusion of the pupil.The nucleus of cataract were from grade Ⅱto grade Ⅳ.Several instruments were used to enlarge pupil,including viscoelastics,intraocular microforceps,vertical intraocular scissors,syringe needle and 20G vitreous cutter,after which Phacoemulsification was performed.They were followed up for 3 months,during which patients' vision,corneal transparency,Tyndall sign,the size of pupil and the place of artificial lens were observed.Results At 1 day after operation,15 patients' visual acuity were above 0.3,8 patients' visual acuity were above 0.5,and 1 patient' visual acuity was 0.8;at 1 week after operation,10 patients' visual acuity were 0.5,and 5 patients' visual acuity were 0.7;the patients' visual acuity of one month and three months after operation had not significant difference from that of 1 week after operation.Each eye had a clear cornea at 1 week,without descemet membrane striae,and Tyndall sign was negative.The pupil was nearly round,the diameter was about 4 mm,and the artificial lens were centered.Conclusion It is very effective to apply various surgical instruments in phacoemulsification to enlarge the pupils of cataract patients with small pupils,and good medication are performed before and after surgery.


Depression is a fundamental disorder characterized by changes in mood or affect toward depression with or without anxiety. Depression is a state of mental disorder characterized by three main symptoms and seven additional symptoms. Diabetes Mellitus Type-1 (T1DM) is a systemic disorder caused by impaired glucose metabolism, which is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia. Depression is common in patients with T1DM. In this case report, a 13-year-old girl was consulted because she looks sad. A feeling of sadness has been felt for 3 months and has been getting worse since a week ago, which was initially because of T1DM. Patients usually work at home and carry out daily activities as usual. Currently, the patient has no desire and gets tired easily, especially when doing usual activities, thinking the pain will get worse and thinking that she can't recover. Complaints are felt throughout the day and worsen at night, especially before bed or when alone. The patient feels that she is useless and his future is bleak. During pregnancy, the patient's mother routinely checks with the midwife and gets complete immunizations. The patient was born vaginally and cried spontaneously. The patient also received complete basic immunization.


Introduction: The hydrated iron sulfate copiapite may be an important component of the surface material on Mars. Copiapite was found to be consistent with the spectral and chemical data for the bright salty soils exposed at Paso Robles by the rover wheels [1]. Lab experiments also showed that copiapite dehydrated to 300 °C exhibits a unique visible/near-infrared (VNIR) band at 2.23 µm that is observed by CRISM in bright layered outcrops near Juventae Chasma [2, 3]. Co-piapites exhibit a mid-IR doublet near 6.1 and 7.2 µm [4] that has been observed in the Martian dust by TES [5]. VNIR copiapite features are due to H 2 O, OH and Fe [6, 7] and are consistent with the polyhydrated iron sulfate features observed by CRISM in layered deposits in the Valles Marineris region [3, 8, 9].


A routing protocol is used to facilitate communication in ad hoc network. The primary goal of such a routing protocol is to provide an efficient and reliable path between a pair of nodes. The routing protocols for ad hoc network can be categorized into three categories: table driven, on demand and hybrid routing. The table driven and hybrid routing strategies require periodic exchange of hello messages between nodes of the ad hoc network and thus have high processing and bandwidth requirements. On the other hand on demand routing strategy creates routes when required and hence is very much suitable for ad hoc network. This paper therefore examines the performance of three on demand routing protocols at application layer using QualNet-5.01 simulator.


In the present study, an analytical solution for the nonlinear energy equation due to temperature-dependent thermal conductivity is presented. The effects of variable thermal conductivity and other parameters on heat transfer are investigated for a hydromagnetic flow of an incompressible viscous electrically conducting fluid past a rotating porous plate. The plate rotates with a uniform angular velocity about an axis normal to the plate and the fluid at infinity rotates with the same angular velocity about a non-coincident parallel axis. The governing equations are solved analytically using the variational iteration method (VIM), and numerically using the Richardson extrapolation method. The temperature distribution and heat transfer of various suction parameters, Brinkman numbers, magnetic parameters and Prandtl numbers are presented. It is demonstrated that for large values of Brinkman number and magnetic parameter, a significant amount of heat is generated near the plate.


th anniversary of the completion of the first draft of the Human Genome Project (http://www.genome.gov/). Results are still far from the revolution " in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human disease " forecasted by president Clinton. However, in the last decade psychiatric genetics has seen unprecedented advances in understanding the mechanisms underpinning many severe disorders, including bipolar disorder. The clinical wisdom that bipolar disorder runs in family has been confirmed by a great amount of research. Genetic epidemiological studies estimate that the heritability of bipolar disorder ranges from about 60% to more than 90% (1,2). In the past decade great research efforts have been involved in the exploration of these inherited factors. Several molecular genetic approaches have been developed to identify genetic variants related to common complex traits. In the first studies linkage analyses were conducted on few large families. Genetic markers on the DNA were used in an effort to find the rough location of postulated rare gene variants (" mutations ") associated with a risk of a disease. Another widely employed strategy was to look at candidate genes, which were selected on the basis of pathophysiological theories of disease involving their coded proteins (for example genes encoding for neurotransmitters). With a sharp drop in the costs and a fast increase in the resolution of DNA mapping, new and more powerful techniques have emerged. In the past decade, genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have become the most popular approach to genetics of complex disorders. These studies rely on a more intensive DNA sequencing across the entire genome. By comparing subjects with a disorder to healthy controls, GWASs statistically link common genetic variants, known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), to the disorder of interest. GWASs require big sample sizes of the order of thousand of participants. For this reason, research efforts from different centres have been unified under collaborative consortia. The Psychiatric GWAS Consortium – Bipolar Disorder Working Group reported results from the largest study to date, including 11,974 cases with bipolar disorder and 51,792 controls (3). It confirmed the genome-wide significant evidence of association for the gene CACNA1C (encoding an alpha-1 subunit of a voltage-dependent calcium channel) and found a new locus in ODZ4 (a highly conserved gene encoding for a protein with dimerization activity),


Detailed description of a new design used at Oxford for scanning the beam profile is given. The main drawback of some other beam scanner8 of having rotating components and bearings in vacuum is eliminated. The electromagnetically driven wire vibrates at 20 c/set and crosses the beam parallel to X and Y axes. The simplicity and small size makes possible its use anywhere on the beam lines. The display unit which is centrally placed in the control room can be switched to any beam scanner so the operator can check the condition of the beam at all the important points. Circuit diagrams for the driver, head amplifier and also the display unit are given. Test results obtained on the Oxford Tandem Accelerator are presented.


The present invention relates to one kind of polypropylene carbonate alloy and its preparation process. The high performance polypropylene carbonate alloy consists of polypropylene carbonate 100 weight portions, silicone rubber 1-15 weight portions, end capping agent 0.2-1 weight portion and vinyl polyfunctional monomer 1-10 weight portions. The preparation process includes smelting and mixing thematerials and pelletizing in a double-screw extruder, drying to water content below 0.15 wt%, irradiating with Co-60 source or electronic accelerator, and injection molding to obtain the product. Thepolypropylene carbonate alloy through cross-linking has high elongation at break and may be processed repeatedly.


This paper presents a transconductance amplifier with a feed-forward structure that suppresses common mode signals and decreases the input offset voltage in rail-to-rail linear voltage input range.Measurements from a prototype fabricated in a 0.6μm CMOS process demonstrate a 0.38mS transconductance,-54dB CMRR and 0.57mV input offset voltage.These results could meet the demand of a neural signal rebuilding system.


Following the example of commanders like Zeng Guofan in Xiang(Hunan) Army,Feng Yu-xiang had been a hardworking man throughout his life with his outstanding achievements.For the part of self-cultivation he wrote diaries in more than three million words and over ten books.As for regulating the family,Li Dequan was promoted to be a minister of health,and Feng Lida head of the Navy General Hospital.In running the army,there were numerous commanders from the Feng Army famous for their outstanding military merits.


We develop two accurate and efficient algorithms to reconstruct 2-D moving objects by using a CT scanner operated with multiple rotations. The resulting algorithms improve the conventional approach in terms of motion artifacts and computation times.


Revenue service began in October 1985 for Lines 3 and 4 of the Seoul Metro Subway System in Seoul, Korea. A dedicated 22.9-kV primary supply system feeds ac power to 18 traction power substations which convert the power to 1500 V dc for feeding to the vehicles. Two types of overhead contact system are used; a rigid trolley bar system in tunnels and simple catenary above-ground and in the car yards. An extensive power system study was conducted for confirmation of performance.


A novel wearable textile Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag based on an eighth-mode substrate integrated waveguide cavity is presented. Antenna size reduction for effective operation in the [865-870]-MHz RFID UHF band is obtained by exploiting the H-field symmetry planes of a cylindrical Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) cavity. High isolation from the human body and excellent robustness with respect to variations in antenna-body distance are achieved using an energy-based design strategy, aiming to reduce ground plane size. The resulting tag exhibits very low manufacturing complexity and may be produced at low-cost. Design and simulations were performed using CST Microwave Studio, and a prototype of the tag has been manufactured and tested in a real environment.


rumen cannula were fed 2 equal meals per day: wheat straw (475 and 95 g, respectively) and a mixture containing 59% olive hard crust, 40% wheat bran and 1 % NaCl (4.2 and 1.5 kg). In vitro degradation (table I) of the less digestible substrates was higher in camels than in sheep. In sacco degradation, corrected for microbial contamination, confirmed this result. In sacco degradation of soya bean meal was lower in camels than in sheep for the first 36 h (table II), which was the highest retention time of this substrate in the rumen. Micro-


Starting with a set of basic assumptions and with the application of well-known Newtonian physics, a theoretical model has been established for the flight of the mahogany winged seed. Using a high-speed camera, we successfully confirmed that the mahogany winged seed attains a vertical and rotational terminal velocity. From our model the mahogany seed has a terminal speed of 1.45 m/s. The experimental value of the terminal velocity on the average is 1.47 m/s (only about 1% error). The experimental value of the angular velocity was found to be around 54.33 rad/s, about 14% error compared to the predicted terminal velocity of 47.5 rad/s. The high predictable nature of a mahogany's terminal velocity can facilitate the biologist's study of mahogany mass seed dispersal.


Objectives: To assess the short- and long-term efficacy of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy for pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in real-world practice with a step-down strategy, and to evaluate factors predictive of PPI responsiveness. Methods: We collected data regarding the efficacy of PPIs during this cross-sectional analysis of the prospective nationwide RENESE registry. Children with EoE treated with PPI monotherapy were included. Histological remission was defined as a peak eosinophilic count of <15 eosinophils (eos)/high-power field (hpf). Factors associated with PPI responsiveness were identified using multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: After induction therapy, histological and clinico-histological remission were observed in 51.4% (n = 346) and 46.5% of children, respectively. Normal endoscopic appearance of the esophagus was associated with a higher possibility [odds ratio (OR), 9.20; 95% confidence interval (CI), 2.10–40.16], and fibrostenotic phenotype was associated with a lower possibility (OR, 0.36; 95% CI, 0.18–0.74) of histological remission. Long-term therapy with a step-down strategy effectively maintained histological remission in 68.5% and 85.3% of children at 7 months (n = 108) and 16 months (n = 34), respectively. Complete initial histological remission (≤5 eos/hpf) was associated with a higher possibility of sustained histological remission (OR, 5.08; 95% CI, 1.75–14.68). Adverse events were infrequent and mild. Conclusions: We confirmed the efficacy of PPIs for a large cohort of children with EoE with sustained histological remission using a step-down strategy. Children with fibrostenotic phenotypes are less likely to respond to induction therapy. Furthermore, patients with complete initial histological remission are more likely to experience long-term histological remission.


Introduction. Acca sellowiana, or feijoa belongs to the Myrtaceae family and it is an evergreen shrub or small tree 4–6 meters high. The phytochemical composition has been most thoroughly studied in the fruits of A. sellowiana. It has been shown that feijoa is rich in phenolic acids, hydrolysable and condensed tannins, steroidal saponins, and flavonoids. Hydrolysable tannins are known to have high biological activity.Aim. To study the composition and content of hydrolysable tannins in the leaves of A. sellowiana.Materials and methods. Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detection and mass spectrometry.Results and discussion. The results obtained showed the presence of 22 phenolic compounds in the extract of the A. sellowiana leaves. They have been classified as flavan-3-ols, flavonoids and hydrolysable tannins. Two compounds could not be identified. The total content of hydrolysable tannins was 44,28 mg/g (90 % of the total phenolic content). At the same time, ellagitannins were the main phenolic compounds of the extract (40,47 mg/g), while the amount of galloyl-glucose was only 3,81 mg/g.Conclusions. Composition and content of hydrolysable tannins in the leaves of A. sellowiana introduced in the greenhouse of VILAR have been studied. The leaves accumulate mainly monomeric ellagitannins represented 92 % of the total content of hydrolysable tannins. The data obtained indicate that the leaves of A. sellowiana can be used as a raw material for obtaining extracts with a high content of ellagitannins and developing drugs based on them.


One characteristic feature of a constructed environment is that, once built, it lasts for years and continues to influence our behaviors and moods. Decisions regarding space design and development should account for the fact that every newly erected building interferes with the natural environment, the good shape of which preconditions human existence. We all are in space, however, not all of us are equally aware of its meaning. Raising awareness of the value of external environment is the task of architectural education, which – when commonly understood – may result in an increase of quality of life in a harmonious environment. The term architectural education may be broadly understood but its impact on human life is invaluable. One may not ignore a correct way of viewing the surrounding environment and the meaning of architecture in the widely understood child development. Architectural skills should be developed as they will contribute to one's success in the years to come. Still, for architectural education to be effective, it must be introduced as early as possible, i.e. already in preschool. The Polish system of education has recognized the importance and meaning of the need of an informed and responsible manner of developing the environment by implementing architecturerelated contents into the core curriculum. The preschool core curriculum sets forth, amongst other things, that a child graduating from preschool can develop space and impart meaning on objects found within it, undertake independent cognitive activities, such as space development, implementing its own construction ideas. However, the provision raises several doubts amongst teachers. Teachers believe that the issues of architectural education are excessive requirements regarding preschool children and that the already stretched programs of didactic activities will have no room whatsoever for architecture. Nevertheless, drawing upon experience of organizations dealing with architectural education (also referred to as space development education), we can see that including smallest children in discussions regarding architecture proves not too difficult for them and may be an excellent opportunity to have some fun. Children participating in space-related conversations can pay more attention to our surroundings: their house, preschool, city or town, public places, more personal places, places important for the children; their awareness of the beauty of places of historical interest and nature is raised; they develop their natural interest in the world; they create, construct, make up; they explore history in a nonstandard manner, they get to know the ways of constructing in the past, how inventions affected architecture, how the city's landscape has changed; they develop their aesthetic and artistic senses. Architecture-related activities are ideally linked to arts, they develop a sense of direction, social competence (team work), communicative competence (presenting one's work, expressing opinions), manual abilities, creativity and logical thinking. Having regard to the above presented need to realize architectural education already in kindergarten, a research on the basic knowledge and skills in the field of architecture of children aged five and six was conducted.


The mature spores of present Myxobolus sp. was ovoid in front view with no distinct redges of folds, lemon-shaped in side view with a straight sutural ridge. Spore valves showed symmetrical and smooth. Spores were 9 to (Mean=, n=50)in length, 6 to (Mean=, n=50) in width and 5.0 to (Mean=6.2, n=7) in thickness. Two polar capsules of spore were pyriform in shape, equal or mearly equal in size, 3 to (Mean=, n=50) in length, 2 to (Mean=, n=50) in width, Polar filaments of spore were composed with six to seven coils within capsules. Extended polar filaments were 55 to (Mean=78.7, n=50)in length. The shape and measurements of the present Mysobolus sp. spores were very similar with the spore of M. cyprinicola Reuss, 1906.


THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY 3. GORDON, RICHARD; HERMAN, G. T.; and JOHNSON, S. A.: Image Reconstruction from Projections. Scient. Am., 233: 56-68, October 1975. 4. PAXTON, R., and AMBROSE, J.: The EMI Scanner. A Brief Review of the First 650 Patients. British J. Radiol., 47: 530-565, 1974. 5. SAGEL, STUART; STANLEY, R. J.; and EVENS, R. G.: Early Clinical Experience with Motionless Whole-Body Computed Tomography. Radiology, 119: 321-330, 1976. 6. SHEEDY, P. F., II; STEPHENS, D. H.; HATTERY, R. R.; MUHM, J. R.; andHARTMAN,G. W.: Computed Tomography ofthe Body: Initial Clinical Trial with the EMI Prototype. Am. J. Roentgenol., 127: 23-51, 1976. 7. WEINBERGER, GERALD, and LEVINSOHN, E. M.: Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Sarcomatous Tumors of the Thigh. Am. J. Roentgenol., 130: 115-118, 1978. 8. WELCH, D. M., and GILULA, L. A.: Pseudotumor of the Femur from Posttraumatic False Aneurysm. Am. J. Roentgenol. , 128: 510-512, 1977.


In this article,the principal structure and parameters of new Texaco gasification furnace were introduced.Meanwhile,the fabrication and the assembly of the main parts were also described.


There has been considerable progress in the area of fuel surrogate development to emulate gasoline fuels' oxidation properties. The current paper aims to review the relevant hydrocarbon group components used for the formulation of gasoline surrogates, review specific gasoline surrogates reported in the literature, outlining their utility and deficiencies, and identify the future research needs in the area of gasoline surrogates and kinetics model.


Helicobacter pylori is a major cause of chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, and associated with gastric carcinoma. H. pylori Neutrophil-activating protein (HP-NAP) is one of the major virulence factors. It has been shown that HP-NAP is a good candidate antigen for a multi-epitopes vaccine against H. pylori. However, the B-cell epitopes of HP-NAP are largely unknown. Bioinformatic and immunological approaches are used to map B-cell epitopes of this antigen. Four high antigenic peptides located in different regions were found by B cell epitope prediction. Three mAbs were produced by using recombinant HP-NAP-GST as the immunogen by the standard hybridoma technique. The immunohistochemical staining showed that mAbs against HP-NAP specifically reacted with clinical strains of H. pylori. Three different mimicry B-cell epitopes as mimotopes of HP-NAP protein are identified through screening the phage displayed peptide libraries with these mAbs.


The enhancement of the separation of oil, gas and water was carried out with a three-phase separator operating at 24 psi at 20 min. interval by injecting demulsifier and varying the size of water outlet pipes from the existing 3-inch to 4 and 6-inch diameters. The results showed that the crude oil content in the separated oil phase without demulsifier were 67.4, 78.5 and 88 % respectively in the 3, 4 and 6-inch water outlet pipe diameters respectively. Similarly, by varying the demulsifier flow rates from 0.005 to 0.013 gallon/min. (corresponding to demulsifier concentrations from 6.84 to 17.79 ppmv), the crude oil contents in the separated oil phase were increased from 74.2 to 85.7 %, 90.7 to 98.1 % and 99.65 to 99.9 % in the 3, 4 and 6-inch water outlet pipe diameters respectively. It can be concluded that the increase in the water outlet pipes reduced the rate of formation of basic sediment and water, which constituted the oil-in-water emulsion while the presence of demulsifier further reduced the emulsion.


Criminal litigation is a process of language wrestle.Public security organs should return to the original condition while making criminal legal documents,so the facts described can be accepted by various parties of the lawsuit.It's important for public security organs to study the truth state of case and its effect on language description,to study various factors influencing restore description of truth and their clearing-up ways,so as to make the legal documents be close to the real state of facts.Passive narration aim guiding the recounting of legal documents is the basic principle of the restore description of facts.


In a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a composition comprising a dispersion in an aqueous medium 1,2 benzo isothiazolin-3-one and the composition further comprises one or more polysaccharides;??? Wherein (a) the composition is free of surface-active compound, or (b) the composition comprises one or more surface active compounds, by weight of the composition, based on the weight of the surface active compounds was the combined an amount less than 0.4 wt%.


Ten cases of post-infarction cardiac aneurysm have been described in detail. Many of the patients had survived for several years after the infarction which was held to be responsible for the formation of the aneurysm. It is suggested that in most cases the diagnosis can be made on the basis of a PA chest radiograph combined with careful cardiac fluoroscopy. If surgery is contemplated because of cardiac failure which does not respond to medical treatment or because of embolic phenomena not controlled by anticoagulant therapy, left heart angiography and coronary arteriography are indicated.