"I have always considered it the best sports story ever, in a state blessed by so many." - Bob Hammel. The whole world discovered the 'Milan miracle' when Hollywood based the Gene Hackman movie "Hoosiers" on it. The true Milan miracle is even better, and Greg Guffey tells it here for the first time in a graphic and gripping narrative. We get to know the real Coach Marvin Wood (who did have some opposition in the town, but not of the sort faced by Gene Hackman), the remarkable group of players whose coalescence as a team is as fascinating as anything in sports history, the town, the preceding season, the season itself, the excitement of the tournament, and the lives that the leading participants have led and the impact the game had on them and the town. Bob Hammel, Indiana's premier sports writer, says: "Happy reading, and remembering, and reminiscing".


The number of elderly patients with valvular heart disease is steadily rising. Modern medicine with advancing surgical research and intervention mean that there are multiple options for treating elderly 'high-risk' patients. Many of these patients are frail, have complex comorbidities and added difficulties such as visual or hearing loss. Identifying the many physical and psychosocial issues that hinder interventional treatment and recovery of elderly patients with valve disease will help ensure they receive holistic unbiased treatment and maintain a good quality of life. This article will explore the complex symptoms and diagnosis of valve disease in the elderly, treatments available to 'high-risk' patients and the difficulties that arise in care, treatment planning and recovery. Some key nursing roles are identified.


In the processing cycle of carbon-carbon (C/C) composites, transition of the precursor polymer matrix to a carbon matrix takes place at the stage of first carbonization. Matrix microcracking, interfacial debonding, and development of distributed porosity are some consequences of first carbonization. A key to assessing and optimizing these properties of the final material is to successfully define nondestructive evaluation (NDE) microstructure-process relationships for different material precursor systems at the stage of first carbonization. Here such a study is undertaken through a systematic consideration of structural and functional fiber reinforced phenolic matrix precursor material systems. Structural composite precursor systems consisted of woven fabric architectures, such as plain, satin, and stretch broken, while the functional systems included nonwoven thermal bonded carbon fiber. These materials were subjected to ultrasonic, acoustic, and vibration NDE at their polymer and carbonized matrix stages. NDE parameters from these methods were studied in light of various mechanisms ensuing first carbonization


A crystallography rig was installed at the Harwell PLUTO reactor to carry out studies on crystal structure by means of neutron-diffraction techniques. Several advances were made on the design of previous equipments, such as those currently in use at PLUTO and DIDO. The design described in this manual provides a source block and a three-beam collimator to fit one of the 7-in. horizontal holes in the reactor, each beam being dimensioned for a specific purpose. A tungsten-alloy gamma switch, mounted out-pile of the collimator, permits a selection of various beams and combinations of beams. Two monochromating crystals, mounted at the outer face of the tungsten switch, diffract neutron beams through tunnels in the out-of-pile shielding to two neutron spectrometers mounted on suitable platforms on the fioor of the reactor. Details of the various components of the equipment are given, safety measures and the associated instrumentation and control system are described, and the special engineering aspects of the project are discussed. (auth)


The software design and realization of sub-module for project management system in configuration software is presented in this paper. The modules function, development environment, development methods and classes applied in the project are discussed in detail. Further more, some source codes are analyzed and the running result is testified with an example.


Constructed wetland has a characteristic of low investment and run charge,steady work condition,simple operation and so on.It has been used for treatment of municipal wastewater in foreign country,and now is carried out in some domestic typical project.Using biological filter for pre-treatment process following by free surface flow wetlands and horizontal subsurface flow wetlands to treat municipal wastewater in south china,the flow water quality is better than the second level flow standard of wastewater,the investment and operation cost is respectively 286 Yuan and 0.15 Yuan per cubic wastewater,it has a bright use foreground.


RRetroperitoneal bleeding, femoral hematomas, femoral artery dissection, and pseudoaneurysms can be devastating complications of cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). After performing a literature review and retrospective study of our own, a practice team in our organization developed a cardiac catheterization risk predictor tool. The aim of the risk tool is to identify factors that place patients at greater risk of developing vascular bleeding complications after cardiac catheterization and PCI. Our retrospective study, conducted at a large metropolitan healthcare institution in the Midwest, used the tool to compare patients who developed bleeding complications after cardiac catheterization and PCI with those who didn't develop bleeding complications. Early identification of high-risk patients lets us individualize care to reduce the risk of bleeding complications and improve outcomes in these patients. Why a tool is needed According to the American Medical Association, about 3 million cardiac catheterization procedures are performed annually in the United States.1 In addition, 50,000 patients require PCIs.2 Cardiac catheterizations have increased by 345% in the last 2 decades.3 These procedures are used for both diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease. Although the cardiac catheterization is less invasive than coronary bypass surgery, the procedure is associated with a 1% vascular bleeding complication risk, and this risk increases to 3% when PCIs are performed.4 PCIs are increasingly used for patients who can't tolerate coronary artery bypass surgery and as an initial treatment for acute cardiovascular events. Vascular bleeding is a complication of cardiac catheterization and PCI because of the use of the femoral artery for vascular access. Minor vascular bleeding complications include a hematoma less Recognizing vascular bleeding after cardiac catheterization


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the results of percutaneous endoscopic treatment of renal pelvic transitional cell carcinoma (TCC).

PATIENTS AND METHODS
Ten patients (median age, 70 years; range 56-86) with a renal pelvic TCC were treated by percutaneous endoscopic resection. Seven had a normal contralateral kidney and were treated electively.

RESULTS
Follow-up was from 3 to 77 months. There was one recurrence locally and one recurrence in the bladder. There have been no recurrences in the nephrostomy tract.

CONCLUSION
We have shown that percutaneous resection of intrarenal TCC is a possible and safe technique. Further follow-up is needed to confirm its safety.


In the wake of Silver's breakthrough on the Singular Cardinals Problem (Silver [74]) followed one of the landmark results in set theory, Jensen's Covering Lemma (Devlin-Jensen [74]): If 0# does not exist then for every uncountable x ⊆ ORD there exists a constructible Y ⊇ X, card(Y) = card(X). Thus it is fair to say that in the absence of large cardinals, V is "close to L". It is natural to ask, as did Solovay, if we can fairly interpret the phrase "close to L" to mean "generic over L". For example, if V = L[a], a ⊆ ω and if 0# does not exist then is V-generic over L for some partial ordering ∈ L? Notice that an affirmative answer implies that in the absence of 0#, no real can "code" a proper class of information. Jensen's Coding Theorem provides a negative answer to Solovay's question, in a striking way: Any class can be "coded" by a real without introducing 0#. More precisely, if A ⊆ ORD then there is a forcing definable over 〈L[A], A〉 such that ⊩ V = L[a], a ⊆ ω, A is definable from a. Moreover if 0# ∉ L[A] then ⊩ 0# does not exist. Now as any M ⊨ ZFC can be generically extended to a model of the form L[A] (without introducing 0#) we obtain: For any 〈M, A〉 ⊨ ZFC (that is, M ⊨ ZFC and M obeys Replacement for formulas mentioning A as a predicate) there is an 〈M, A〉-definable forcing such that ⊩ V = L[a], a ⊆ ω, 〈M, A〉 is definable from a. Moreover if 0# ∉ M then ⊩ 0# does not exist.


The phase transition of Nb/Cu0.41Ni0.59/Nb triple layers from the normal to the superconducting state has been studied experimentally by measuring the temperature dependence of the electrical resistance, R(T). It is shown that the shape of the R(T) curves is different depending on the Cu0.41Ni0.59 thickness. To explain the experimental data we developed a qualitative model which makes more evident the interconnection between the superconducting phase transition and the 0 to  crossover in SFS structures.


The use of room acoustic auralizations has increased due to the improving computing power available and the quality of numerical modelling software. In such auralizations, it is often possible to prescribe the directivity of an acoustic source in order to better represent the way in which a given acoustic source excites the room. However, such directivities are static, being defined according to source excitation as a function of frequency for the numerical simulation. While sources such as pianos vary little over the course of playing, it is known that voice directivity varies, sometimes considerably, due to both phoneme dependent radiation patterns [1] linked to changes in mouth geometry and dynamic orientation.


Long term disability poses significant unemployment risk and adversely affects living standard. We propose a lifecycle consumption and investment model in the presence of long term disability risk for an investor who needs to maintain a living standard that is at least a certain fraction of the historically highest level. There exists an optimal wealth-to-historically-highest-consumption threshold ratio above which the investor increases consumption beyond the historically highest level. The longterm disability risk significantly reduces consumption and investment. The inability to borrow against future income magnifies the impact of long term disability and further decreases consumption and investment. Our model generates hump shaped lifecycle consumption and investment patterns that are consistent with empirical evidence and shows the importance of the access to long term disability insurance. The traditional financial advice that one should invest less as one ages is only partially correct. Journal of Economic Literature Classification Numbers: D11, D91, G11, C61.


In the 1966 movie Fantastic Voyage, Raquel Welch and her colleagues were shrunk ("nano-ized?") and, in their miniature submarine, the Proteus, were injected into the circulatory system of a comatose scientist, where they raced against time to provide the most direct thrombolysis of a brain clot ever conceived. Along the way, they encountered many obstacles, including an attack by killer antibodies. As with space flight, the unmanned approach to exploration of the dark reaches of the human body, though perhaps not as glamorous, is certainly infinitely more practical. And so, we now have the peeping pill, a disposable miniaturized video camera enclosed in a capsule that can be swallowed. On page 415 of this issue, Drs. Ali, Santisi, and Vargo describe the use of this technology to examine the inside of the gastrointestinal tract without the necessity of inserting anything, as the BBC delicately put it, "up the back passage." This has advantages for the comfort of the examinee and examiner, as well as for the completeness of the examination. It holds promise for finding occult bleeding sites, and it provides a direct method for visualizing the inside of the small intestine; the authors discuss other proposed uses for it, as well. So far, it does not have the capability of obtaining biopsy tissue or of being actively controlled from outside the body, but given the ingenuity of the nanotechnologists, these limitations are likely to give way in time. Fortunately for Raquel, there is no need for her to volunteer for a murky tour of the gastrointestinal tract. Isaac Azimov, who eventually wound up novelizing Fantastic Voyage from the screenplay, would have loved it.


The gait profile of the prosthetic joint and the control of the motion trajectory of the prosthesis are key factors affecting the adaptation of the prosthesis to different motion states. Prosthetic systems that are controlled based on predefined gait curves suffer from poor environmental adaptation and control effects. In this paper, a dynamic movement primitives based learning strategy is proposed to address this problem, which provides motion track information through prediction models under different load conditions and controls the prosthetic system using sliding mode variable structure control. First, the human walking lower limb motion analysis is modeled to obtain the angle and moment data of the lower limb joints; then, the DMP(dynamic movement primitives) is used to generate the joint angle and joint moment distribution curve learning trajectories of the human body under different loads; finally, the dynamics model of the prosthetic test platform is derived using the Lie group Lie algebra, and the sliding mode control is performed based on the dynamics model. The experimental results show that the gait trajectory of the DMP-based prosthetic limb has the same trend with primary curve the control of the prosthetic limb based on the sliding mode control has ideal angle and angular velocity curve tracking effect within a certain error range.


SARS‐CoV‐2 triggers inflammasome‐dependent release of pro‐inflammatory cytokine IL‐1β and pyroptosis, therefore, contributes to the huge inflammatory response observed in severe COVID‐19 patients. Less is known about the engagement of inflammasome in neutrophils, main players in tissue injury and severe infection. We studied the activation of the inflammasome in neutrophils from severe COVID‐19 patients and assessed its consequence in term of cells contribution to disease pathogenesis. We demonstrated that NLRP3 inflammasome is dramatically activated in neutrophils from severe COVID‐19 patients and that the specific inhibition of NLRP3 reverts neutrophils' activation. Next, the stimulation of severe patients' neutrophils with common NLRP3 stimuli was not able to further activate the inflammasome, possibly due to exhaustion or increased percentage of circulating immature neutrophils. Collectively, our results demonstrate that the NLRP3 inflammasome is hyperactivated in severe COVID‐19 neutrophils and its exhaustion may be responsible for the increased susceptibility to subsequent (and possibly lethal) infections. Our findings thus include a novel piece in the complex puzzle of COVID‐19 pathogenesis.


This work analyzes the creation of a Municipal Program of Control and Promotion of the Industrial Property, the Transfer of Technology and the Technological Innovation in a Cuban municipality. In the same one the importance of the local governments is valued the promotion and control of the technological innovation and the processes of technology transfer that are carried out in its territories and the effective use of the industrial property as tool for it achieves the increase of the competitiveness of the companies. In particular it is analyzed like in occasions technologies are introduced in a territory that they have a negative impact on the region with ignorance of the local authorities. These thematic ones should be approached jointly since in a single program if they are approached for separate they don't give the fruits that could be obtained if the problem in an integral way is attacked. The actions to carry out should keep in mind the relationship type that exists between the companies and the so much local government from the juridical, economic, fiscal point of view, etc. and in the case of Cuba, also, the degree of existent centralization in the economy. The Program seeks the mechanisms that allow the municipal government to be opposed to the realization of processes of acquisition of harmful technologies to settle down for it interests them local. It also seeks to design the actions so that on the part of the local authorities they control and they promote the correct use of the industrial property in the processes of technological innovation and transfer of technologies


Large fault direct current with fast rising speed has always been a significant threat to high voltage direct current systems. Fault current limiters (FCLs) are one of the most promising solutions. However, the biased permanent magnets (PM)s in traditional FCLs have large magnetic reluctance that causes FCLs to have small inductance changing ratios when a fault occurs. In this study, a novel three-limb topology of a saturated iron core-type fault current limiter (TSFCL) is proposed and a central PM bias limb is inserted to force flux flow through this limb. Therefore, the inductance changing ratio is greatly enhanced and the steep rising trend of fault current will be restrained effectively. The operating principles and characteristics of the TSFCL are analyzed to verify the deductions. Moreover, different lengths and cross-sectional areas of the inserted PM are tested and optimization study is carried out. The results show that the clipping inductance has a 55% increase compared with a traditional two-limb model. Moreover, compared with the existing smoothing reactor and traditional two-limb model, proposed topology can decrease the fault current by 45% and 16% within 5 ms, respectively. Finally, a typical HVDC system was built and the effectiveness of proposed TSFCL was verified.


they were unable to cany out the tests correctly. One group B child refused to take the tests, whilst a second child's results had to be excluded due to a mechanical fault. Thirteen sets of lung function tests in each group were thus available for analysis. For each child, the results were correlated with his o r her age, weight and height and calcu la ted as a pe rcen tag e o f th e p red ic ted values according to Schoenburg. 8 Table 2 compares the average values for the two groups. Graphic representation o f the average percentage values reveals no significant differences in lung function between the two groups (Figure 1). In both groups, however, the FE V i, FE V i% and FE F50 are lower than the normal average of 100% predicted by Schoenburg. Only the FVC in both groups and the PEFR in group B reached normal values.


Epidemiological data on the incidence and risk factors of extravasation of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) in neonates and children are scarce and that is what this study explored.


This paper proposes a technique for computing discrete-time sliding mode control using the concept of functional observer and multirate sampling. The proposed technique has the flexibility of using a lesser order implicit observer than those employed by standard multirate-output feedback based sliding mode controllers. The paper also proves that the complete state observability of a system is not a necessary condition for the existence of a multirate-output feedback based sliding mode controller. The proposed technique has been validated using numerical examples.


Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) represents a world-class metropolis with a high-tech infrastructure where the indigenous population represents less than 1/5th of the inhabitants. This paper presents an investigation into the use of Facebook in networking between students and faculty from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) in the UAE. This investigation was undertaken in order to gain a clearer understanding into the way in which intercultural communication occurs between students, faculty and staff. It attempts to identify key opportunities and issues that need to be addressed and the role of advanced technology in both enabling and framing the nature and form of these discourses.


Significant ringing effects due to multiple reflections are first addressed for the slightly unbalanced address lines in the double data rate memory systems. A resistance-inductance-capacitance resonance model is proposed to explain its occurrence by fitting the transfer function in frequency domain. The transient analysis can then be performed easily and the peak distortion analysis is used to predict its eye height. The cases with the worst signal integrity were identified and a simple design rule is derived to avoid its occurrence, which is dependent on the attenuation constant of the transmission line and the data rate of the signal.


PTEN is a tumour suppressor that is frequently mutated in a variety of cancers. Hence, PTEN has significant potential as a therapeutic molecule. PTEN‐long is an alternative translation variant, with an additional 173 amino acids added to the N‐terminal of the canonical PTEN when CUG of the mRNA is utilized as the start codon. PTEN‐long is secreted into serum and can re‐enter cells throughout the body. One of the major barriers for gene therapy is to efficiently and specifically deliver DNA or RNA material to target cells. As an alternative approach, if a therapeutic protein can be directly delivered to target cell of interest, it should theoretically function well within the cells, particularly for genes that are deficiently expressed in vivo. Most therapeutic proteins are incapable of efficiently permeating the cell membrane. In this study, we have employed CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing tool combined with single‐stranded template to edit CTG of PTEN‐long to ATG in the genome. Two guide RNAs close to CTG site were found to have similar efficiency in driving PTEN‐long expression. Furthermore, we detected PTEN‐long expression in transfected whole‐cell lysate and in concentrated culture media in Western blot. Interestingly, the culture media of PTEN‐long expression can reduce Akt phosphorylation level and repress U87 cell proliferation compared to wild‐type U87 or control media. Taken together, PTEN‐long driven by CRISPR/Cas9 imports and exports cells and represses nearby cell proliferation, indicating the PTEN‐long generated by CRISPR/Cas9 has potential to be an alternative strategy for PTEN gene therapy.


Hydroxy terminated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was directly synthesized, with tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (TMAH) as catalyst and octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) as monomer, under the conditions of high temperature, adding water and oxygen-off. It is named one-step process, and the kinetics research of this process was performed by means of weight method. The kinetic model was derived based on the analysis of reaction mechanism: ee[]ln{1}1[]1[]bkBtAA-=---. The activation energy was calculated out to be 91.4kJmol-1, and the effects of reaction conditions on polymerization rate and [h] of product were studied too. The results show that the polymerization rate increases and the value of [h] decreases with temperature increasing; the polymerization rate and the value of [h] decrease together with water concentration increasing; the polymerization rate increases and the value of [h] increases firstly, and then decreases with catalyst concentration increasing. It has also been found that the viscosity of reaction mixtures and the value of [h] of products increase gradually with conversion, which makes this one-step process can be used as a continuous producing process in industrial production.


Infrared thermography can be a very useful technique for condition monitoring because the most common faults suffered by induction motors cause a temperature rise in the motor's frame. Moreover, this technique is non-intrusive, affordable and very sensitive due to the substantial technical progress in the design and development of new thermal cameras. However, data interpretation and decision making from the resulting infrared images is one of the major limitations of this technique, because it is directly dependent on the operator's experience. Several automated expert systems have been developed using machine learning and, to a lesser extent, with deep learning algorithms. The objective of this paper is to develop a diagnosis tool, based on infrared imaging and deep learning algorithms, applicable to induction motors working in transient conditions. The developed classifier, after training, presents high accuracy levels, classifying the images into one of the five considered scenarios and even at the early stages of the transient state. This methodology can be applied in a broad variety of scenarios with substantial cost saving and offering high-safety standards.


The paper presents an innovative design for a wheeled hopping robot. Our main objective was to obtain a stable and efficient robot, which can jump over obstacles and has the ability to reach a certain ledge. The innovative design of our robot has the capability to jump to a certain distance even with a zero initial velocity provided by the wheels movement. Also, we took into consideration the wind speed which can prevent our robot to reach the desired destination, and compensated with an initial velocity on the direction of movement. For testing we designed a simulation which had as inputs different initial conditions to test and present the jumping capability of our robot in different jumping conditions. In the end we provide a jump area which the robot can reach for certain initial conditions, so we can later chose the optimal one for reaching the target position.


The locations of brain events underlying both voluntary movements (i.e., movements that are controlled by the will) and the intentions, urges, and decisions that constitute the will itself are described. Experimental evidence suggests that, contrary to our normal intuitions, none of these brain events is accessible to consciousness. The will may be an entity that is inferred rather than experienced and voluntary movements may actually be controlled by the brain operating in a nonconscious mode.


The problem which this paper discussed is that of possible reasons why the different Nigerian educational systems introduced has not been functional at the different levels.  The result of each system that has been introduced is failure in realizing the objectives and expectations of its introduction.  In most of the instances blame for failure has been attributed to bad implementation.  But beyond the factor of implementation this paper highlighted at least five constraining factors which if not corrected may not allow any educational system introduced to become functional. The paper also pointed to four issues that constitute the bane of policy enactments by operatives of the Nigerian Governments at different levels of governance.  Recommendations were suggested at the end of the paper. Keywords: Changing Phases, Policy, Challenge, Functionalism


The grain refinement is one of important methods of reinforce alloys quality.The study and applied progress of master alloys used aluminium alloys grain refinement was summarized,at the same time,the developed history and classification and production method was introduced.In the end,the author illuminate the orientation of development of aluminium alloys grain refinement.


A method was studied for rapid preparation of autoradiographs for tissue slices by impregnation of nuclear emulsion with liquid scintillators PPO and POPOP. Mixing liquid scintillators, especially a hydrophilic dioxane solvent, with emulsion allowed also rapid autoradiographic grain production. The tissue distribution of [75Se]selenomethionine by fluorescence-sensitized autoradiography was observed after iv [75Se]selenomethionine 555 kBq/kg, The number of autoradiographic grains/10μm2 was increased by the scintillator by 5-10 times. The silver grains in the autoradiograms were distributed both in the pancreatic acini and the islets. The acinar cells showed comparatively more grains uptake than the cells of the islets. The incorporation of [75Se]selenomethionine in liver, thyroid gland and bone marrow has also been utilized as an index of tissue protein synthesis.


The propagation of ultrashort pulses in the anomalous dispersion regime o f single-mode fibers is analyzed by solving a generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation numerically. The results show that the input pulse with limited frequency chirp always evolves into fundamental soliton which shifts continuously to lower frequency until the initial pulse peak power reaching the threshold. The soliton pulse width decreases with the input peak power but its frequency shifting speed increases with the input Peak power. Generally, the effect of initial pulse shape on the soliton generation is negligible, but with the initial chirp becomes stronger and stronger, this kind of effect will be stronger too.We also show that the effects of higher-order dispersion and self-steepening on the soliton generation are ignorable for input pulse of lps width.The shaping mechanism of the principal fundamental soliton is resulted in the pulse narrowing and intrapulse stimulated Raman scattering.


Interdiffusion in the Ti/Pd/Au thin‐film system is measured using Rutherford backscattering. Interdiffusion rates of Pd/Au for temperatures between 200 and 490 °C have been correlated with the defect structure of the films using models of defect enhanced diffusion. Au diffusing in Pd has been analyzed by the Whipple model of grain‐boundary diffusion to give a grain‐boundary activation energy of 0.9 eV. Pd diffusing in Au has been analyzed using the grain‐boundary‐assisted bulk diffusion model and it is shown that dislocation diffusion has to be invoked to explain the amount of Pd in the Au film. Air, as compared with vacuum, annealing enhances interdiffusion in the Ti‐Au couple and inhibits interdiffusion in Ti‐Pd. Ti‐Pd and Ti‐Au interdiffusion in the Ti‐Pd‐Au and Ti‐Au‐Pd ternary systems is strongly reduced in comparison with interdiffusion in the corresponding Ti‐Pd or Ti‐Au couples for vacuum annealing.


Introduction: Extensive spatial data sets which characterize desert surfaces are herein made available for collaborative investigations into arid region surfi-cial processes, dust devil behavior, and Mars analogs. This work continues a long-term research program into the fundamental near-surface processes of dust devil vortices, as well as the aeolian erosion susceptibility of diverse natural surfaces conducive to dust devil generation. Such detailed research provides important insight to Martian conditions that otherwise fall below the resolution of spacecraft investigations to date. Furthermore, because every analog has its limits, the field program clarifies bounds in the application of terrestrial lessons to Martian processes. Finally, the accessibility of the Las Vegas area is one of many logistical advantages to this site. Objectives: Field objectives were to (1) characterize the desert surfaces over which dust devils do or do not develop, (2) characterize dust devil dimensions, especially the height to which material is lofted, as well as the frequency of their activity, and (3) determine the flux of particulate material raised by dust devils. These terrestrial investigations were conducted in Eldorado Valley, a closed playa basin in southern Ne-vada covering more than 800 km 2 that is flanked by


What the progenitors of fast radio bursts (FRBs) are, and whether there are multiple types of progenitors are open questions. The advent of localized FRBs with host galaxy redshifts allows the various emission models to be directly tested for the first time. Given the recent localizations of two non-repeating FRBs (FRB 180924 and FRB 190523), we discuss a selection of FRB emission models and demonstrate how we can place constraints on key model parameters such as e magnetic field strength and age of the putative FRB-emitting neutron star. In particular, we focus on models related to compact binary merger events involving at least one neutron star, motivated by commonalities between the host galaxies of the FRBs and the hosts of such merger events/short gamma-ray bursts (SGRBs). We rule out the possibility that either FRB was produced during the final inspiral stage of a merging binary system. Where possible, we predict the light curve of electromagnetic emission associated with a given model and use it to recommend multiwavelength follow-up strategies that may help confirm or rule out models for future FRBs. In addition, we conduct a targeted sub-threshold search in Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor data for potential SGRB candidates associated with either FRB, and show what a non-detection means for relevant models. The methodology presented in this study may be easily applied to future localized FRBs, and adapted to sources with possibly core-collapse supernova progenitors, to help constrain potential models for the FRB population at large.


Data-driven "intelligent" applications have become disruptors to daily living. Innovative water utilities can benefit from this digital technology revolution to improve their performance. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence algorithms and big data analytics, water utilities can maximize information and data available to make better decisions while enhancing service delivery and reducing costs. This brief introduces the principles of artificial intelligence for water utilities embarking on this digital transformation to improve their water distribution operation in general, and to address unaccounted-for-water problems in particular. The brief describes some of the most extended applications of big data analytics and artificial intelligence-related algorithms in water supply, discusses how water utilities can pilot artificial intelligence toward the prognosis of unaccounted-for-water, and presents recommendations for implementation and preliminary cost estimates.


In this paper the third sector (group of organizations which are, according to the structural-operational definition, defined as formal, private, non-profit, self-governing and voluntary) is considered as a suitable framework for the development of civil society and activities in the field of environmental protection. « The global associational revolution » which emerged as a result of the welfare-state crisis, crisis of development, crisis of environment and crisis of socialism, showed the proliferation of the third sector in the states in transition as well, generating specific problems and obstacles to the development of the sector. The situation in Croatia, described differently in litterature, is burdened with war circumstances. In spite of the difficulties, the third sector is seen as the field for environmental initiatives, especially as regarded through the sustainable development strategy which implies opening of environmental decision making process to the general public. Environmental initiatives in the third sector are, unfortunately, relatively weak, because of the general context in which they occur. However, this should not stop extremely important educational activities for the « sustainable » life style


Self-esteem is the sense of value, degree of approval, affirmation, and a feeling of self-acceptance and selfworth that individuals have toward themselves. Selfesteem is derived from social life and its values and presents itself in all stages of everyday life activities, that's why it is considered as one of the important aspects of human personality and a determinant of behavioral traits. Since self-esteem is the most important factor in the process of psychological growth and has remarkable effect on thoughts, feelings, desires, values, and goals. The more an individual fail in gaining self-esteem, the more they are likely to undergo feelings of anxiety, mental instability and suspicion about themselves, truth avoidance, and the sense of inadequacy. A person who has a high sense of self-worth can easily cope with threats and anxiety-inducing events of life without any negative ABSTRACT


Objective To establish a metastatic model of human breast cancer MCF-7 in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice. Methods Human breast cancer cells MCF-7 were suspended in serum free medium and injected into the lateral back of five SCID mice treated by Cs 137 γ-irradiation. The growth status of tumors and prepared pathologic sections were examined to assess the metastatic status after treating the mice with tumors. Results It was found that every SCID mouse had an observable tumor at 6~10 days after injection (5/5 mice) and the average period of tumor formation was about 7.4±1.3 days. The mice with solid tumor were sacrificed on the 60~68th days after injection. The average diameter of the tumors was (26.6±2.2) mm and the average weight was 5.28 g. The pathological examination revealed that there were three organs with metastasis, including lung (4/5 mice), bone marrow (3/5 mice) and lymph node (1/5 mice). Conclusion A metastasis model of human breast cancer was established, which may provide an ideal animal model for tumor metastasis studies.


During recent years, Egypt water treatment plants allocated on the banks of River Nile have faced few accidents of hydrocarbon spills into the River which forced the operators to shout down many plants from Aswan to Cairo. Nevertheless, water supply applying the natural and low-cost technique called riverbank filtration "RBF" has been used worldwide. For more than 100 years, RBF that has been used in Europe for public and industrial water supply along Rhine, Elbe, and Danube rivers. In RBF method, the surface water contaminants are removed or degraded as the infiltrating water moves from the river or lake to the abstraction wells. Physical, chemical, and biological treatment processes occur during this technique. In this work, RBF site which is located in east bank of river Nile at Upper Egypt was investigated. This site was established to supply potable water to the construction staff of about 3000 residents, of the new Naga Hammadi Barrage, Qena governorate. It consists of two productive wells of 55 m depth located at 100 m apart from River Nile. No further treatment processes were used except disinfection applying chlorine as calcium hypochlorite. Water samples from abstraction wells were collected for physiochemical and microbiological measurements. Quality analysis of the samples indicates that the produced water using RBF technique complies with allowable standards for drinking purposes. The results have proven RBF effectiveness for water supply from river Nile in Upper Egypt and motivate its integration with tradition plants to secure water supply from Nile during the chemical pollution of Nile.


Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are used in variety of fields which includes military, healthcare, environmental, biological, home and other commercial applications. This Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) which are battery powered, present a challenge of long term sustainability. So power management is an import concern which can be done at two levels such as sensor subsystems and network subsystem. The network subsystem aspect of the power management touching the energy conservation schemes like duty cycling, data driven approaches and mobility. The researchers also proposed many different energy efficient routing protocols to achieve the desired network operations. Wireless sensor networks, WSNs, are large networks composed of small sensor nodes, SNs, with limited computer resources capable for gathering, data processing and communicating. Energy consumption represents a barrier challenge in many sensor network applications that require long lifetimes, usually an order of several years. Sensor nodes, as constituents of wireless sensor networks, are battery driven devices and operate on an extremely frugal energy budget. Conventional low-power design techniques and hardware architectures only provide partial solutions which are insufficient for sensor networks with energy-hungry sensors. In Wireless Sensor Network the number of nodes which are organized into a cooperative network. WSN is a network that contained battery-powered nodes which route the data from source node to sink. Each node consumes energy in order to transmit or receive the data on its radio. But it is almost very difficult to change or recharge batteries; therefore, the crucial question is: "how to prolong the network lifetime to such a long time?" Hence, maximizing the lifetime of the network through minimizing the energy is an important challenge in WSN; sensors cannot be easily replaced or recharged due to their ad-hoc deployment in hazardous environment. we will survey the main techniques used for energy conservation in sensor networks. Finally, we will make a review on some communication protocols proposed for sensor networks.


Stephanie Renee Hunter-Brown. FACEBOOK AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL IN THE SECONDARY CLASSROOM: A CASE STUDY. School of Education, September 2012. The purpose of this study is to describe how social media networks impact secondary students when utilized as an instructional tool . The problem this study seeks to address is exploring the roles that social media play in the lives of high school students and the experiences they encounter by utilizing these networks academically and socially. A case study approach was utilized to evaluate the impact of technology integration via social media networks in a secondary English classroom. The focus of the study was to determine the academic and social impact the social media network, more specifically Facebook, has on these students. The theoretical framework driving this study is motivational theory. Participants in this study completed surveys and interviews and participated in a series of classroom observations. Data collected was then used to tell the story of Facebook as an instructional tool in a secondary classroom. Findings revealed that teacher and student perceptions aligned in relation to student behavior academically and socially when Facebook was utilized as an instructional tool. Descriptors: social media, instructional strategies, web 2.0 tools


We show that the frequency and velocity of a signal pulse can be controllably shifted by the use of an Airy pulse via cross-phase modulation. Furthermore, the signal diffraction is suppressed during the interaction.


Objective To study clinical curative effect of Complement qi and activate blood circulation method in preventing and controlling cardiac toxicity caused by epirubicin.Methods 100 patients with containing epirubicin chemotherapy scheme were randomly divided into treatment group and control group,all line containing epirubicin chemotherapy regimen at 3 days before chemotherapy,the treatment group take orally medicine of Complement qi and activate blood circulation,twice per day,2 weeks for a period of treatment.Control group at the same time did not use chemotherapy drugs myocardial protection.And the changes of electrocardiogram and Color Doppler Echocardiography before and after the treatment were observed.Results The incidence of abnormal electrocardiogram of treatment group(12%) were lower than that of the control group(34%),after statistics processing,they had significant difference(P0.05).the left ventricular ejection fraction,each stroke index,left ventricular short shaft shorten rate and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter and end systolic diameter of two groups of patients were better after chemotherapy,P0.05;At the same time,the indicators of two groups after chemotherapy for horizontal comparison,the treatment group cardiac damage was less than control group,after statistics processing,they had significant difference,P0.05.Conclusion Complement qi and activate blood circulation method can effectively control cardiac toxicity caused by epirubicin.


This paper introduces the first prototype of a tool developed as part of an interdisciplinary applied research effort. Our long-term goal is to develop such a service which is capable of providing valuable information aiding decision making regarding international servitization. Our platform is currently able to identify the industry for some company based on the contents of its web site. Key terms, including the extraction of multiword expressions – that we deem as relevant industry-specific terms – and named entities are also part of our demo application. The platform also incorporates a preliminary information retrieval component, which returns the most similar company websites included in our database of companies. Our demo is accessible from https://rgai.inf.uszeged.hu/prosperAM/demo.


This essay is an account of Remote Feelings, a collaborative art project conceived of by the authors in 2016. Shaped by sensory difference, remote location and the use of digital technology, namely 3D scanning and printing technology, this project, like this essay, explores haptic experience, the pairing of analogue and digital methods, and the work and influence of Austrian artist and innovator Raoul Hausmann (1886-1971). The essay also shares information on our individual artistic practices and preoccupations, including Florian Grond's use of digital information as a starting point for the exploration of sensory experience and David Johnson's use of his blindness to inform his search for a new aesthetics.


Development of barrier materials for organic device encapsulation is of key interest for the commercialization of organic electronics. In this work, we have fabricated barrier films with ultralow water vapor permeabilities by reactive layer-by-layer approach. Using this technique, alternative layers of polyethylene imine and stearic acid were covalently bonded on a Surlyn film. The roughness, transparency and thickness of the films were determined by atomic force microscopy, UV–visible spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. Water vapor transmission rates through these films and the ability of these films to protect the organic photovoltaic devices was investigated. The films with covalently assembled bilayers exhibited lower water vapor transmission rates and maintained higher organic photovoltaic device efficiencies compared to the neat Surlyn film.


Enzymatic methods (amyloglucosidase) and methods based on acid solutions (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 M H2SO4 for 1, 2 and 3 h at 100 °C) for the hydrolysis of non-structural carbohydrates from different feed samples were compared. The monomeric units resulting from the enzymatic and acid hydrolysis were determined by the glucose oxidase and reducing sugar methods. There was a significant effect of acid concentration and of time of hydrolysis on the glucose and reducing sugar values in the hydrolysate. Glucose values were similar for both the amyloglucosidase method and the most intense conditions of hydrolysis (0.3 M for 3 h) for some samples. Under these conditions, however, the reducing sugar values were higher. No acid hydrolysis method was found to estimate correctly the total non-structural carbohydrates, but α-linked glucose polymers in biological samples may be determined by sample hydrolysis with a 0.3 M H2SO4 solution for 3 h at 100 °C since the glucose in the hydrolysate is determined by the glucose oxidase method and the sucrose content of the sample is negligible.

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In 1929, Harvey Cushing said of the hypothalamus, 'Here in this wellconcealed spot, almost to be covered with a thumb nail, lies the very main spring of primitive existence – vegetative, emotional and reproductive – on which with more or less success, man has come to superimpose a cortex of inhibitions'. The hypothalamus is the single most important integrator of vegetative and endocrine regulation of the body. It controls vital bodily processes including cardiovascular regulation, sleep, metabolism, stress, thermoregulation, water and electrolyte balance, appetite regulation, sexual behavior and, together with the master gland (the anterior pituitary), endocrine and immune responses. Within the hypothalamus, neuroendocrine neurons have proven to be fascinating model systems for studying hormoneand activitydependent plasticity both during development (Simerly, 2005) and in adulthood (Hatton, 1997; Theodosis et al., 2008; Prevot et al., 2010). Neurons of the hypothalamo–neurohypophyseal complex release oxytocin and vasopressin directly into the general circulation. In contrast, neurons of the hypothalamo–adenohypophyseal complex project to the median eminence of the hypothalamus where they make contact with the basal lamina and open into the pericapillary space of the primary hypophyseal portal plexus. Upon reaching the pituitary portal system, neurohormones travel to the adenohypophysis to stimulate the synthesis and secretion of pituitary hormones. Bloodborne pituitary hormones then act on target glands to direct their function and promote peripheral hormone secretion, which in turn feeds back into the brain to modulate its activity (Fig. 1). Current models of neuronal plasticity stress the importance of functional and biochemical adaptations of synaptic transmission (Pozo & Goda, 2010). However, in the hypothalamus as in most areas of the central nervous system, the classic notion of one-way communication at the chemical synapse, the functional unit for the transmission of information between the nerve terminal and its target, is being re-evaluated on the strength of evidence indicating that astrocytes, the presumed electrically silent cohabitants of the nervous system, could be a critical third element of the synapse (Araque et al., 1999; Haydon, 2001; Volterra & Meldolesi, 2005; Martineau et al., 2006; Bains & Oliet, 2007; Barres, 2008; Pfrieger, 2010). In the present special issue of the European Journal of Neuroscience, six review articles address these different aspects of neural plasticity (Azcoitia et al., 2010; Wamsteeker & Bains, 2010; Franceschini et al., 2010; Ojeda et al., 2010; Oliet & Bonfardin, 2010; Sudbury et al., 2010). In addition, emerging concepts regarding adult neurogenesis (Kriegstein & Alvarez-Buylla, 2009), suggesting that pre-existing neural and endocrine networks can morphologically and functionally integrate newborn cells to adapt to physiological demand and ⁄ or environmental constraints, add a further level of complexity. Three review articles in the present issue address the topic of cellular plasticity in both the


Background: aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare disease that may cause misdiagnosed in the clinical work and the characteristic of this disease is low potential malignancy. This case show a recurrent case of aggressive angiomyxoma 7 years after the surgery which was mistakenly diagnosed at that time.Case presentation: the patient presented a large mass in the right labium majus without any pain. This mass was recurrent 7 years after she received a surgery about the mass occurred at the same place which was diagnosed as vulvar angiomyofibroblastoma. She took the ultrasound scan and MRI scan and underwent the surgery again. This mass was excision completely. At this time, pathologist checked the HE stained slides and immunohistochemistry staining slides, then come the conclusion that this mass was aggressive angiomyxoma. We rechecked the pathological slides 7 tears ago and found out it was misdiagnosed at that time.Conclusions: Aggressive angiomyxoma is a rare tumor. This case presents a rare disease that may be misdiagnosed as other benign vulvar disease even after the surgery which get pathologic evidence. So we need to know more abou this disease.


Language competence alone is not sufficient for successful intercultural encounters and communication in diverse cultural contexts. These also require intercultural communicative competence, which represents a synergy of positive intercultural attitudes, knowledge and skills. Developing intercultural competences is a lifelong process and its intensity and dynamics are subject to constant change, as is the case with cultures themselves. The aim of contemporary intercultural education is to build an intercultural identity, namely a person's critical intercultural awareness, sensitivity and intercultural resourcefulness. Intercultural education is based on the fundamental tenets of human dignity and equality, the capacity to comprehend, accept and to respect cultural differences. The aim of this paper is to determine whether (and to what extent) secondary-school EFL students in Serbia possess intercultural competences and sensitivity, as well as whether there are significant differences in intercultural competences depending on gender and the length of learning English. A quantitative study has been carried out with the use of a questionnaire as a research instrument. The results of the study have shown that the students possess developed intercultural competences, sensitivity and awareness of the fact that accepting cultural differences is a prerequisite for establishing successful intercultural links. Research of this type is significant because the students' intercultural perspective is an important factor in determining the direction taken by their lives, work and further specialisation in a multicultural society.


Nociceptors are free nerve endings, but not all free nerve endings in skeletal muscle are nociceptive. Nociceptive free nerve endings are connected to the CNS by thin myelinated fibers or unmyelinated afferent fibers. In the light microscope, free nerve endings


ELSI ULFATMI.The Effect of Economy Literacy and Self Control to Consumptive Behavior of Students Faculty of Economics in State University of Jakarta. Economic Education, Economics and Administration, Faculty of Economics,State University of Jakarta. 2019.
This research was conducted on Student Faculty of Economics in State University of Jakarta. The method used in this research is survey method and and approach correlation. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect economics literacy and self control on consumptive behavior in the students Faculty of Economic in State University of Jakarta. The type of data used is primary data. The study population is all students of UNJ Faculty of Economic. The sampling technique of this research is by Simple Random Sampling method with a sample of 98 students.
Data analysis in this research is done by multiple regression analysis. The determination correlation obtain by 27,8% variation of consumer behavior as dependent variable is determined by the economy literacy and self control as variable independent while 72,2% variation of consumptive behavior is determined by other factors. The calculation result concluded that there is economy litercy and self control to consumptive behavior at student Faculty of Economic in State University of Jakarta.
Keywords : economy literacy, self control and consumptive behavior


According to the high resolution remote sensing image data,this paper used the object-oriented classification method to extract the land cover information of Nanjing city. Because the classification unit was not single pixel but image objects,which integrated the spectral information,texture feature,topological relationship and thematic information,the overall accuracy of classification enhanced by 18.1% compared to conventional method. The objectoriented method also overcame the pepper salt phenomenon which occurred in conventional method,and reduced the negative effects of foreign bodies with spectrum and different object with the same spectra characteristics. For the land cover information extraction and updating using high resolution remote sensing image,this method had practicable and generalization performance.


Sophie's Choice: A Contemporary Casebook is a collection of interpretations and reactions to William Styron's famous 1979 novel of the Holocaust. Sophie's Choice won the American Book Award and sold more than three million copies worldwide, but the novel has remained controversial-for its perceived treatment of women, its mixing of sexual comedy with high tragedy, and its legitimacy as an examination of the Holocaust. The items in the casebook are divided into three sections: Sexual Politics, Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, and Silence. Contributors include Pearl K. Bell, Gloria Steinem, Carolyn A. Durham, Barbara T. Lupack, Richard L. Rubenstein, Cynthia Ozick, Bertram Wyatt-Brown, and Elie Wiesel. The collection is framed by a foreword and an afterword, both by Styron. This casebook will be useful to teachers, students, and scholars; it brings together important commentaries on Sophie's Choice, focuses discussion on key themes and issues, and argues for the central place of the novel in late twentieth-century literature.


【Objective】To investigate influence and mechanism of ligustrazine on renal tubular epithelial mesenchymal transition. 【Methods】Sixty male, Sprague-Dauley(SD) rats, were randomly divided into the following 4groups: A group(sham group, n =15), B group(UUO group, n =15), C group(ligustrazine group, 40 mL/(kg·d), intraperitoneal injection, n =15), D group(irbesartan group, 50 mg/(kg·d), by gavageand, n =15). On the 3rd day, 7th day and 14 th day after operation, left kidney removed and the rats were sacrificed by exsanguinations after left kidney removed. The expression of Id1 mRNA in each groupsReal-time PCR was detected. The inhibitor of differentiation 1(Id1), caveolin-1(Cav1), TGFβ1, E-cadherin, α-smooth muscleactin(α-SMA) and collagenⅠ(ColⅠ)were detected by immunohistochemical staining, then correlation analysis was calculated. 【Results】 Compared with A group, the expression of Id1 at mRNA and protein, Cav1, TGFβ1, α-SMA and colⅠ were significantly increased in the B group(3 d, 7 d, 14 d) after the surgery(P 0.05, respectively), E-cadherin was decreased. Treatment with Ligustrazine significantly abrogated such effects(P 0.05); the therapeutic effect was similar to irbesartan. Positive areas of Id1 and expression of Cav1, α-SMA, TGFβ1 in renal tissues were significantly positive correlated, and Ecadherin protein expression was negatively correlated. 【Conclusion】The expression of Id1 and Cav1 reflects the level of renal interstitial fibrosis, Ligustrazine can effectively reduced the UUO-induced renal interstitial fibrosis,which may inhibit the expression of Id1 and Cav1, partially reversed EMT related.


From the Department of Neuropathology and Neuroscience,* Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; the Alzheimer Disease Research Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts; the Nathan Kline Institute, New York University, Orangeburg, New York; the Laboratory for Proteolytic Neuroscience, Brain Science Institute, RIKEN, Wako, Japan; the Center for Clinical and Molecular Neurobiology, Departments of Neurology and Neuroscience, the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and the Department of Pathological Sciences, the University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom


Based on game theory, a distributed power control algorithm with sequential subchannel nulling is proposed for ad-hoc networks. It is shown that the proposed method, by sharing subchannels appropriately according to the interference profiles, can reduce the power consumption of the network while satisfying the target rate of each link.


Bankruptcy attorneys often confront ethical issues involving the propriety of representing a client given potential conflicts of interest. This article assesses the ethical issues and case law surrounding Section 327(e) employment as special counsel, Rule 2019 representation of multiple creditors, and the duty of counsel to represent a debtor in all phases of a bankruptcy case, including adversary proceedings and appeals.


Temozolomide was synthesized from 5-amino-3H-imidazole-4-carboxylamide by diazotization and cyclization with methyl isocyanate in an overall yield of 72%. The antitumor activity test showed that it inhibited tumor in vitro and could inhibit S 180 tumor in mice and enlongate the living time of ehrlich ascites mice.


As FPGAs become ubiquitous compute platforms, existing research has focused on enabling virtualization features to facilitate fine-grained FPGA sharing. We employ an overlay architecture which enables arbitrary, independent user logic to share portions of a single FPGA by dividing the FPGA into independently reconfigurable slots. We then explore scheduling possibilities to effectively time- and space-multiplex the virtualized FPGA by introducing Nimblock. The Nimblock scheduling algorithm balances application priorities and performance degradation to improve response time and reduce deadline violations. Unlike other algorithms, Nimblock explores both preemption and pipelining as a scheduling parameter to dynamically change resource allocations, and automatically allocates resources to enable suitable parallelism for an application without additional user input. We demonstrate system feasibility by realizing the complete system on a Xilinx ZCU106 FPGA. We evaluate our algorithm and validate its efficacy by measuring results from real workloads running on the board with different real-time constraints and priority levels. In our exploration, we compare our novel Nimblock algorithm against a no-sharing and no-virtualization baseline algorithm and three other algorithms which support sharing and virtualization. We achieve up to 5x lower average response time when compared to the baseline algorithm and up to 2.1x average response time improvement over competitive scheduling algorithms that support sharing within our virtualization environment. We additionally demonstrate up to 49% fewer deadline violations and up to 2.6x lower tail response times when compared to other high-performance algorithms.


For professional library associations to meaningfully contribute to the development of LIS institutions and professionals in Africa, management issues need to take center stage and attention. This paper draws from the experiences of two associations in Africa to describe their approach to management and lessons for other professional bodies. The Uganda Library Association (ULA) realized remarkable achievement through strategic planning and the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) through the establishment of democratic structures and project management. The author identifies strategic planning, partnership building, and internal democratic structures as key in the success of LIASA and ULA. Strategic plans for the two bodies are discussed with emphasis on implementation strategies. LIASA and ULA provide good cases for other associations in Africa to address their own challenges but more documentation of what has worked, where and how is needed for purposes of sharing experiences.


Correspondence to: Mauro Moscucci, MD, University of Michigan Health System, University Hospital, TC B1-226, 1500 E Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 – 0311, USA; moscucci@ umich.edu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . O ver the past three decades the medical community has witnessed major advances in the design and execution of clinical trials resulting in a better understanding of how to improve outcomes and survival in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Unfortunately, despite compelling data on the effectiveness of b blockers, aspirin, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and statins in reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality when used in the context of acute coronary syndromes, and the data on the importance of early reperfusion in patients with acute myocardial infarction, substantial practice variation exists, and underutilisation of these evidence based treatments has been well documented in many observational studies. In 1992, the Health Care Financing Administration initiated the National Cardiovascular Cooperative Project (NCCP) in the USA. The aim of that project was to improve quality of care for patients with coronary artery disease. The staggering finding of the initial analysis included a substantial underutilisation of b blockers, ACE inhibitors, and aspirin in patients who did not have any contraindication to the use of these treatments.


Select amides have been widely used to suspend nanoarchitectures in organic solvents. In order to determine factors enabling these suspensions, interactions of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with representative amides 1 were examined—R(C═O)NMe2, when R = H, Me, Et, i-Pr, t-Bu, Ph. 1H NMR spectra gave evidence for two types of SWCNT: amide associations, formed after evaporation of the reaction mixture to either a concentrated solution or a wet paste, followed by sonication in NMR solvent. NMR spectra of SWCNTs associated with 1 (SWCNT:1) after evaporation to concentrated solution show broadening and small downfield changes, suggesting weak interactions. Evaporation of SWCNT:1 to a wet paste causes larger spectral changes, predominantly in aldehydic and α proton signals. These are often 10 times those in concentrated solution, especially when R has small steric requirements, which suggests a stronger interaction of 1 with SWCNTs under wet paste conditions. 1H NMR signal changes of 1, which accompan...


BGP protocol has been confronted with many performance problems caused by large scale networks, and have raised great concerns of industry and academia. In this paper, we present a multi-root tree model called MR-PBGP for parallel BGP in the context of a multi-core platform with shared memory. This model is an integrated model of the neighbor-based division and data division. We prove that threads of BGP constructed by a multi-root tree with binary bough excluding the first-level branch nearest leaves will achieve optimal performance with unlimited number of cores (ideal case) in a router. However, with limited number of cores (actual case), we proposed an approximation algorithm to solve this nonlinear programming problem. Simulation results show that (i) the approximation algorithm can get a good performance speedup and parallel efficiency w.r.t. the increase of its neighbors. (ii) 50% of the optimal performance can be reached by using only 5% of the ideal number of cores. Comparing with other researches, MR-PBGP is a more effective model for parallel BGP.


Four different NMR predictors have been evaluated for their ability to predict 600 MHz 1 H spectra of free fatty acids and fatty acid methyl esters of 20 common fatty acids. The predictors were evaluated on two main criteria: 1) their accuracy in direct prediction of the spectra (absolute accuracy), and 2) the ability to reveal trends or predict the change that occur in the spectra as a result of a change in the fatty acid carbon chain, or by esterification of the free fatty acids to methyl esters (relative accuracy). The absolute accuracy in chemical shift prediction for fatty acids was good, compared to previous reports on a broader range of compounds. All four predictors had median prediction errors for chemical shifts of the signals in fatty acid methyl esters well below 0.1 ppm, and as low as 0.015 ppm for one of the predictors. However, all predictors also had outliers with errors far above the upper interquartile range. In general, they also fail to reproduce trends of diagnostic value that were observed in the experimental data, or properly predict the result of a minor change in molecular structure. All four predictors depend on experimental data from different origins. This may be a limiting factor for the relative accuracy of the predictors.


In this paper the simulation of the steam hydrolysis for hydrogen production through the decomposition of cerium oxide is presented. The thermochemical cycle for hydrogen production consists of the endothermic reduction of CeO2 to lower-valence cerium oxide, at high temperature, where concentrated solar energy is used as a source of heat; and of the subsequent steam hydrolysis of the resulting cerium oxide to produce hydrogen. The modeling of endothermic reduction step was presented at the Solar Paces 2015. This work shows the modeling of the exothermic step; the hydrolysis of the cerium oxide (III) to form H2 and the corresponding initial cerium oxide made at lower temperature inside the solar reactor. For this model, three sections of the pipe where the reaction occurs were considered; the steam water inlet, the porous medium and the hydrogen outlet produced. The mathematical model describes the fluid mechanics; mass and energy transfer occurring therein inside the tungsten pipe. Thermochemical process ...


The ability to decrease the antibody response to poly(Glu52Lys33Tyr15) in the DA and PVG strains of rats by prior immunization with its D-amino acid enantiomorph poly(DGlu48DLys38DTyr14) was tested as part of a continuing investigation into the role of optical isomerism in the ability of an antigen to induce an antibody response. The results showed that prior immunization with the D-amino acid polymer decreased the immune response to the isomeric L-polypeptide in both strains.


The rapid development of e-commerce in Indonesia has spurred competition between businesses in the virtual world. Therefore, providing the best service is an online business site efforts in creating customer satisfaction. SERVQUAL has been one of the most widely used scales for measuring service quality. From the traditional model of SERVQUAL Zeithaml, et al (1985) successfully developed five main dimensions of service quality, to seven e-SERVQUAL dimensions wich consist of efficiency, reliability, fulfillment, privacy, responsiveness, compensation and contact. The result of this research showed that the simultaneous independents variable service quality (X) have effect on dependents variable customer satisfaction (Y). And partial independents variable's which consists of efficiency (X1), reliability (X2), and responsiveness (X5) have effect on customer satisfaction (Y). Contrary to other four dimensions fulfillment (X3), privacy (X4), compensation (X6), and contact (X7) have no effect on dependent variabel customer satisfaction (Y). Adjusted R Square Value = 0,415 means 41,5% of the costumer satisfaction can be explained by the independent variable in this research and as the amount over 58,5% which affected by other variables outside this research model. Keyword : e-SERVQUAL, customer satisfaction


This article argues that the objectification and naturalization of individuality are integral to the moral regulation of Inuit in contemporary Canadian society. After a review of existing literature which problematizes connections between individuality and power, and which positions education as a site for the production of individuality, the article presents a study of adult education in the Canadian Arctic. This study narrates the historical construction of individualized conceptualizations of Inuit in Euro-Canadian discourses concerning education, and of administrative structures through which state-organized adult education became possible in the Arctic. The article then documents the typical administrative practices of Arctic College adult educators, and identifies three indicators of Inuit resistance to adult education.


This paper introduced Taiping Street in Changsha city historical and cultural blocks the basic situation of a rectification plan,the focus and transformation in the way nodes and follow the design principles.The designers of the rectification program history on taiping street historical and cultural blocks the landscape design context and made a series of issues such as exploratory research to explore the taiping street historical and cultural blocks ethnic,geographical and cultural characteristics,to produce a new idea,content and depth,and the excellent local characteristics of design work.


Significance Here we report that addiction to histone lysine demethylase (KDM)6B expression is shared by a number of cervical carcinoma lines and arises as a direct and immediate consequence of human papillomavirus (HPV)16 E7 oncoprotein expression. We also report that the p16INK4A tumor suppressor is a mediator of KDM6B addiction and that p16 expression is necessary for survival of HPV E7-expressing cells. The addiction of p16INK4A is based on its ability to inhibit CDK4/CDK6 activity. We also present data that KDM6 inhibition may be evaluated as a therapeutic modality for high-risk HPV-associated lesions and cancers. The tumor suppressor p16INK4A inhibits formation of enzymatically active complexes of cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) with D-type cyclins. Oncogenic stress induces p16INK4A expression, which in turn triggers cellular senescence through activation of the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor. Subversion of oncogene-induced senescence is a key step during cancer development, and many tumors have lost p16INK4A activity by mutation or epigenetic silencing. Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated tumors express high levels of p16INK4A in response to E7 oncoprotein expression. Induction of p16INK4A expression is not a consequence of retinoblastoma tumor suppressor inactivation but is triggered by a cellular senescence response and is mediated by epigenetic derepression through the H3K27-specific demethylase (KDM)6B. HPV E7 expression causes an acute dependence on KDM6B expression for cell survival. The p16INK4A tumor suppressor is a critical KDM6B downstream transcriptional target and its expression is critical for cell survival. This oncogenic p16INK4A activity depends on inhibition of CDK4/CDK6, suggesting that in cervical cancer cells where retinoblastoma tumor suppressor is inactivated, CDK4/CDK6 activity needs to be inhibited in order for cells to survive. Finally, we note that HPV E7 expression creates a unique cellular vulnerability to small-molecule KDM6A/B inhibitors.


In this paper, we study the oscillatory behavior of the fractional difference equations of the following form for 0 1, t0  t  0,    denotes the Riemann-Liouville difference operator and  0 is a quotient of odd positive integers. We establish some oscillation criteria for the equation by using Riccati transformation technique and some inequalities. An example is shown to illustrate our main results.


Utilization of the agricultural residues as lignocellulosic biomass should involve economical processes. Accordingly, it is not enough to produce biofuel from the agricultural residues but one should develop chemical/biochemical processes which produce valuable platform chemicals, as well. This paper gives a brief survey on the possible future processes focusing on the Central Europe. Such kind of technological processes should be developed in the next future in this region in order to make the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass profitable.


Spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) seeds were scarified with an 18 N H2SO4 solution, then primed for one week at 10°C in PEG-6000, NaCl or natural sea water. Germination tests were carried out at 30°C, which is normally inhibitory for spinach seed germination. The germination rate of scarified seeds was higher than the untreated ones. Four successive use of the acid solution did not reduce its scarifying potential; the most suitable soaking time depended on seed size. When seeds were dehydrated and stored for 10 months after scarification and NaCl priming, more than 80% germinated at 30°C. Sea water, which is also effective as a priming agent, could replace either PEG-6000 or NaCl. The priming method developed in this study may be useful especially at high temperatures in summer.


The role of topography in forcing the stationary eddy flow field of the atmosphere is studied using the spherical equivalent barotropic model. The importance of nonlinear interactions is probed by comparing nonlinear statistical mechanical equilibrium solutions with linear steady state solutions.


RNA secondary structures in the 3′untranslated regions (3′UTR) of the viruses of the family Flaviviridae, previously identified as essential (promoters) or beneficial (enhancers) for replication, have been analysed. Duplicated enhancer elements are revealed as a global feature in the evolution of the 3′UTR of distantly related viruses within the genera Flavivirus and Pestivirus. For the flaviviruses, duplicated structures occur in the 3′UTR of all four distantly related ecological virus subgroups (tick-borne, mosquito-borne, no known vector and insect-specific flaviviruses (ISFV). RNA structural differences distinguish tick-borne flaviviruses with discrete pathogenetic characteristics. For Aedes- and Culex-associated ISFV, secondary RNA structures with different conformations display numerous short ssRNA direct repeats, exposed as loops and bulges. Long quadruplicate regions comprise almost the entire 3′UTR of Culex-associated ISFV. Extended duplicated sequence and associated RNA structures were also discovered in the 3′UTR of pestiviruses. In both the Flavivirus and Pestivirus genera, duplicated RNA structures were localized to the enhancer regions of the 3′UTR suggesting an adaptive role predominantly in wild-type viruses. We propose sequence reiteration might act as a scaffold for dimerization of proteins involved in assembly of viral replicase complexes. Numerous nucleotide repeats exposed as loops/bulges might also interfere with host immune responses acting as a molecular sponge to sequester key host proteins or microRNAs.


The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of artificial saliva with different pH on the wearing of glass ionomer cements. We used three types of glass ionomer cements and three immersion environments. We have prepared a total of 96 samples. We used 6 artificial saliva samples for each environment. Each sample was immersed in the storage solution to a specific pH. Storage solution was changed on days 1, 7, 14 and 28. Glass ionomer cements are influenced by the storage media, showing significant changes in the case of an acidic environment (in our case, artificial saliva with different pH). As long as the material is tolerated and protected by the tooth structure, resistance to abrasion will be satisfactory.


The recent advancement in the alternate form of power generation using renewable energy source has indeed brought many rural dwellers that are deprived of direct energy supply from the grid or utility to the limelight. The importance of hybrid renewable energy system has grown rapidly as they appeared to be the right solution for a clean and distributed energy production. In this technical report, a hybrid renewable energy system consisting of Photovoltaic (PV) and Micro-hydro power supplies were analyzed with major emphasis on Ichama community in Benue State of Nigeria. The proposed hybrid renewable energy systems (Photovoltaic and Micro-hydro power supplies) were simulated using Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable (HOMER) software. The hybrid data were presented and simulation was carried out in three different cases such as case 1, case 2 & case 3. From the simulation results obtained, case 2 (stand-alone hybrid system) showed the best optimized solution due to its reduced operating and maintenance cost (O & M) and minimal gaseous emission as compared to cases 1 & 3. The total energy produced amounts to 2,384,840kwh/yr with PV contributing 14% while Hydro turbine contributed 84%. Excess energy valued at 192,222kwh/yr was realized in the analysis of this paper as presented herein for clarity.


The invention dive (Immerse) fixed to a configuration, making the reflection type HOE with a laser beam on the cassette without the use of the conventional master glass or a piezoelectric element, includes a reflecting mirror that is used as HOE production gamgwangpan and objects for index matching fluid tube It relates to an apparatus. According to the apparatus of the present invention, to disturb the phase of the reflected wave by heating the index matching liquid by the incident laser beam to remove the parasitic or doctor interferogram. The index matching liquid is heated and accelerated by a suitable amount of a light absorbing dye was added therein. Alone when used as a latex of the DCG is a graphical gamgwangpan into matching liquid from the DCG uses a photosensitive material of the DCG as a light-absorbing dye to be added to the index matching liquid is let come out the photosensitive material flows out. According to the present arrangement, index matching fluid cylinder (Index Matching Liquid Bath) does not require a phase disturbing unit of reflected waves except otherwise, the production is easy and can make the HOE of high quality having a predetermined size and shape.


Electrodes with submicron gaps are desired for achieving high amplication redoxcycling sensors. In this contribution we report the use of electrodeposition of gold in order todecrease the inter-electrode spacing at interdigitated electrodes. Using this method submicronspacings can be obtained without expensive techniques such as e-beam lithography or focusedion beam milling. Initially, gold interdigitated electrodes with a nger spacing of 2.5 m wererealized by lift-o processing. Using a commercial gold sulphite bath (ECF64D) and 100 mscurrent pulses of -1.78 A, these gold electrodes were plated with an additional gold layer. Asa result, the inter- electrode spacing, as measured using atomic force microscopy and conven-tional microscopy, was reduced to 0.6 m. The achieved gap spacing is limited by electrodeimperfections resulting from the lift-o process. At these imperfections the electrodes becomeshorted. Additional experiments with wet etched electrodes are expected to yield smaller gapspacings


Introduction: We report the case of a 14-year-old girl with mental retardation and dysmorphic features referred to child psychiatry because of altered behavior at school. Material and methods: Karyotyping (GTG banding), in situ fluorescent hybridization (FISH) and molecular study of parental origin by polymorphic STS were performed. Results: Genetic study revealed a 48,XXXX karyotype with a maternal origin of the X-tetrasomy. The mechanism was successive non-dysjunction at meiosis I and II. 1888-9891/$ see front matter & 2010 SEP y SEPB. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L. Todos los derechos reservados. doi:10.1016/j.rpsm.2010.03.004 Autor para correspondencia. Correo electrónico: firstname.lastname@example.com (F. Galán Sánchez). Rev Psiquiatr Salud Ment (Barc.) 2010;3(3):102–105


The present study compared roots of terrestrial and epiphytic Orchidaceae, analyzing the anatomical characteristics from an ecological point of view. The material was collected at three different sites in Minas Gerais / Brazil and was fixed in FAA. Transverse sections were obtained by freehand sections or from material previously embedded in Paraplast® or Historesin®. The prominent characteristics of the epiphytic group were: significant smaller perimeter, epidermis with 3 or more cell layers, U-thickened exodermal cell walls, O-thickened endodermal cell walls, and a low ratio between the caliber and the number of protoxylem arches. The terrestrial group presented simple or multiseriate epidermis, and exodermis and endodermis with typical Casparian strips. The anatomical characteristics should have evolved with several adaptations to distinct environments during evolutionary process.


SINCE ITS PREMIERE in Berlin in 1964, Peter Weiss's Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspie1gruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade has been hailed as "the play" of the 1960's and "a find for any teacher of drama to sum up major histrionic innovations and exemplify techniques of the twentieth-century theater." Nearly every critic was stunned by the theatrical means of the play and cited such diverse influences as Artaud, Brecht, Ionesco, and Genet as elements that went into Weiss's thinking. These critics have seen the play as an exemplum of the modem theater. Peter Brook sums up this reaction: "One of the London critics attacked the play on the ground that it was a fashionable mixture of all the best theatrical ingredients around Brechtian-didactic-absurdist-Theatre of Cruelty. He said this to disparage but I repeat this as praise."


Backgroung: Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) enzyme plays a central role in lipid metabolism. The primary function of LPL enzyme is the hydrolysis of the core triglycerides of circulating chylomicron and very low density lipoprotein. It releases monoglycerides and free fatty acids, which are taken up by skeletal muscle or adipose tissue.


Longitudinal pharmacometric models offer many advantages in the analysis of clinical trial data, but potentially inflated type I error and biased drug effect estimates, as a consequence of model misspecifications and multiple testing, are main drawbacks. In this work, we used real data to compare these aspects for a standard approach (STD) and a new one using mixture models, called individual model averaging (IMA). Placebo arm data sets were obtained from three clinical studies assessing ADAS-Cog scores, Likert pain scores, and seizure frequency. By randomly (1:1) assigning patients in the above data sets to "treatment" or "placebo," we created data sets where any significant drug effect was known to be a false positive. Repeating the process of random assignment and analysis for significant drug effect many times (N = 1000) for each of the 40 to 66 placebo-drug model combinations, statistics of the type I error and drug effect bias were obtained. Across all models and the three data types, the type I error was (5th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 95th percentiles) 4.1, 11.4, 40.6, 100.0, 100.0 for STD, and 1.6, 3.5, 4.3, 5.0, 6.0 for IMA. IMA showed no bias in the drug effect estimates, whereas in STD bias was frequently present. In conclusion, STD is associated with inflated type I error and risk of biased drug effect estimates. IMA demonstrated controlled type I error and no bias.


If two kinds of elements, A and B, occur in random order, and if the frequency of A is m, and that of B is n, then in a sequence of m + n length the frequency of intervals of A of length 0 between successive events B is shown to be n(n+1)/(m+n). Calling this frequency T (O), the frequency of similar intervals of length 1 is shown to be T(1) = T(O) X m/(m+n-1); similarly, T(2) is shown to be T(1) X (m-1)/(m+n-2), and so on. The results of the December 1969 U.S. Selective Service lottery are employed as a numerical example, and the intervals between high-priority dates (the first 122 drawn) are shown to be acceptably random. The relations of this test to the runs-of- elements test and to the "broken stick" calculations for continuous data are discussed. Whitworth's "broken stick" formula be used to predict such random time intervals as those occurring between twin births, between aircraft crashes and between instances of mirror-biting by a cichlid fish. These three examples all involved either instantaneous events or events of very short duration relative to the intervals between events. They re- main, in our view, good examples of appropriate applications of the Whitworth (1901) "broken stick" generator. Unfortunately, our enthusiasm for the game-like quality of the Whitworth calculations prompted us to recommend their use in a


Multiple and complex genetic and epigenetic abnormalities underlie the multistage transformation of normal cells into cancerous ones. Among these abnormalities are the activation of oncogenes and loss of function of tumour suppressor genes. Besides these abnormalities, it is becoming evident that specific cancers are dependent on one or a few genes for their malignant phenotype, and this could be their 'Achilles heel'. This survival dependency of cancer cells on an activated oncogene or inactivation of tumour suppressor gene is called 'oncogene addiction' and may well be a potential way to provide more rational molecular targeted therapy. This strategy needs to integrate new approaches into the clinical setting in order to characterise the state of oncogene addiction and accordingly, apply more effective and selective anti-cancer therapies. oncogene aDDicTion: DefiniTion anD suPPorTing eviDence Human cancer develops through a multistage process which can take decades to evolve. Such a process involves progressive accumulation of mutations and epigenetic aberrations in multiple genes.1-4 For this reason, many cancer cells feature extensive disruptions in their genome. However, some human cancers seem to depend on one or a few genes to maintain their malignant phenotype. It is as if the cancer cells become 'addicted' to these genes and their products. Indeed, deactivating the implicated oncogene or re-activating the tumour suppressor gene can inhibit proliferation and growth of the cancer cells. Such behaviour has led to the introduction of the concept of 'oncogene addiction', first described by Weinstein et al. in 1997.1 Since then, several research papers have supported the role of oncogene addiction in the proliferation and survival of different types of cancer cells. Supporting evidence emerged mostly from studies carried out using (i) human cancer cell lines, (ii) genetically engineered mouse models of human cancer, and from (iii) clinical trials involving specific molecular targeted agents. (i) sTuDies in human cancer cell lines Throughout the years, established human cancer cell lines have been used as experimental models of human cancers. to address the role of oncogene addiction, some of these cell lines were treated with an antisense oligonucleotide, or an RNA interference (RNAi), directed to (and thus inhibiting) the respective oncogene. For instance, some investigations5-7 targeted the cyclins, which play a key role in regulating the progression of cells through the phases of the cell cycle. one such investigation was carried out by Arber et al., who showed that the stable transfection of a cyclin D1 antisense construct in human colon cancer cells is associated with growth inhibition and decreased tumourigencity. Kornmann et al., who applied a similar approach, but used human pancreatic cancer cells instead, observed comparable results. Besides cyclin D1, other cyclins have also been targeted. Indeed, Li et al., through the use of a siRNA (small interfering RNA), showed that the depletion of cyclin e promotes apoptosis, and thus blocks cell proliferation, in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. oncogene addiction studies have targeted other oncogenes as well. For instance, Colomer et al.8 showed that erbB-2 antisense oligonucleotides inhibit the proliferation of breast cancer cells. Similarly, inhibition of β-Catenin,9 K-rasmut,10 K-rasv12,11 MItF,12 and Mutant B-Raf,13 all of which are involved in complex cell signalling pathways, has been shown to cause growth inhibition in other types of cancer cells. (ii) sTuDies in geneTically engineereD mouse moDels of human cancer Further investigations into oncogene addiction have used genetically engineered mouse models of human cancer. Such models have been particularly useful when studying the in vivo mechanisms of oncogene addiction. oncogenes or their products, such as Bcr-Abl,14 c-myc,15-18 erbB-2,19 H-ras,20 K-ras,21 and Wnt-1,22 have been targeted.


This study used a quantitative research method to investigate the relationship of mathematics achievement of eighth grade students in Taiwan with various factors, namely: personal qualities, home environment, teaching method, and school background. Consequently, we established a math-achievement factor model for the eighth grade student group. This quantitative study utilized a structural equation model and included 2,642 eighth grade students in TIMSS 2007. The primary research findings are as follows: 1. better personal qualities leads to higher mathematics achievement; 2. better home environments leads to higher mathematics achievement; 3. the teaching efficacy of teachers affects the personal qualities of students, thereby affecting their mathematics achievement; 4. students' school backgrounds influence their personal qualities, affecting mathematics achievement. Additional findings show that 1. the strongest influence of these factors is personal qualities, followed by home environment factors; and 2. the teaching method and school background factors have the least effects on eighth grade students.


The $2\ensuremath{\pi}$-differential recoil range of the ${\mathrm{Cu}}^{65}(p,pn){\mathrm{Cu}}^{64}$ reaction has been determined with incident protons of 130 and 396 MeV. The number of ${\mathrm{Cu}}^{64}$ atoms which recoiled from copper targets about 10 \ensuremath{\mu}g/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ thick and caught in aluminum absorbers of varying thickness from about 10 \ensuremath{\mu}g/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ to about 180 \ensuremath{\mu}g/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ were determined. The resulting integral recoil distribution at 396 MeV indicate that there are two groups of recoiling ${\mathrm{Cu}}^{64}$ nuclei. The short-range group has a maximum range of about (45\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}5) \ensuremath{\mu}g/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ of aluminum, and the long-range group has a maximum range of about (180\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}8) \ensuremath{\mu}g/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ of aluminum. At 130 MeV only one recoil range was observed, which has a maximum range of about (50\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}5) \ensuremath{\mu}g/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ of aluminum. The angular distribution of the recoiling ${\mathrm{Cu}}^{64}$ nuclei was also determined using a 10-\ensuremath{\mu}g/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$ copper target and thick aluminum catcher foils. The short-range ${\mathrm{Cu}}^{64}$ recoils were interpreted in terms of an inelastic ($p,{p}^{\ensuremath{'}}$) scattering mechanism followed by neutron evaporation. The long-range recoils can be interpreted in terms of the knock-out mechanism. The relative number of events taking place by these two mechanisms is about equal. Reasonable agreement is obtained between predictions based on the two mechanisms and the experimental observations.


With concern of the current research results as well as the features of the demands for access control of the Web-based application system, this paper, first of all, raises a context constraint access control theory model on the level of standard reference model, from the perspective of flexibility, generality, clarity and easy to realize, and elaborates on the theory of this model and the architecture of access control system. Then it gives the description and modeling of the access control policy and defines the entities and relations in the model by using a XML-based policy specification grammar called X-Grammar; finally, in the chapter of design and implementation of access control system, the paper gives the overall function description and structure design, raises an engineering method to elicit and define context constraints and ends up with the discussion of the key points in the design and implementation phase for the policy management sub-system.


This article presents the material of experimental studies on the effect of the abiopeptide's protein hydrolyzate on the veterinary and sanitary indicators of slaughter products of broilers grown on a private plot. Two groups of broilers were first tested, which was evaporated with abiopeptide at a rate of 1.5 ml per kg of live weight for 33 days of broiler maintenance, and the second was a control that the preparation did not receive; the bird was kept in the same conditions. According to the results of the studies, the negative effect of abiopeptide on the veterinary and sanitary indicators of broiler slaughter products was not established, and an increase in the mean daily growth in the experimental group by 10% relative to the control group was noted.


The project is based on the Camera Augmented Mobile C-arm (CamC); CamC is a system that fuses X-ray images and a real time video [1]. Without proper tracking, finding targets in X-ray view is difficult and requires multiple X-ray shots [2]. This will also increase the radiation exposure for both patients and surgeons. CamC provides an X-ray image overlay for surgical guidance with high accuracy, and can be used for many trauma and orthopedic surgeries. One limitation of CamC is the lack of depth information from the CCD camera view. In this project, the CamC is improved by integrating a depth camera. According to camera calibration and multiview geometry, a depth map corresponding to the CCD camera is reconstructed, and consequently an improved X-ray overlay is rendered.


The study aims to show the effect of salicylic acid at concertation (50–100 and 150 ppm) and Pseudomonas fluorescens at (105,106,107 cfu/mL) on protein, carbohydrates content and leaf area for two varieties (Abu-Ghraib, Abaa 99) of Triticum aestivum L. The results are indicated the significant effect of P. fluorescens and salicylic acid (SA) at the combination of concentration of P. fluorescens (FP2) and SA (SA2) for variety (Abu-Ghraib) was more impact than (Abaa 99) on the physiological aspect like protein, carbohydrates content and leaf area (7.427, 55.55, 26.42) mg/g dry weight respectively while the value of control was (0.969, 4.158, 4.100) mg/g, respectively. The results showed that salicylic acid and P. fluorescens induced better than the sole application of SA or P. fluorescens.


Turver and Weekes proposed using a system of phototubes in the focal plane of a large reflector to give an air Cherenkov camera for gamma ray astronomy. Preliminary results with a 19 element camera have been reported previously. In 1983 the camera was increased to 37 pixels; it has now been routinely operated for two years. A brief physical description of the camera, its mode of operation, and the data reduction procedures are presented. The Monte Carlo simultations on which these are based on also reviewed.


The method for processing a positioning reference signal (PRS) burst, apparatus, and devices are presented. In one example, mobile device, the first PRS bursts transmitted from the base station to collect through the first transmitter antenna port, a second PRS bursts transmitted from the base station to collect through the second antenna port obtain. The mobile device may select between a first collected PRS bursts and second collected PRS burst for use in the positioning operation of such observation time difference of arrival. .Field