Rock bursts are one of the most common dynamic disasters in coal mines and seriously affect safety production. At present, there are three common types of rock bursts: fault‐structure, fold‐structure, and thick/hard‐roof rock bursts. First, the paper proposed an innovative technology for mine ground fracturing to control those rock bursts. Then, for the new method, its fracturing devices, process, and monitoring technique for cracks were introduced. Next, we analyzed the detailed control procedures for those types of rock bursts and control principles of absorbing energy, blocking stress transmission, and reducing overall rock strength. To illustrate the control effect of ground fracturing for the rock bursts, we proposed a Voronoi block division method (VBDM) and multistrength criteria (MSC) consisting of Mohr–Coulomb Joint, Hoek–Brown Joint, and strain–stress equivalent method. Then, two numerical models using the VBDM and MSC were established. One is fault‐structure rock burst with ground fracturing and another is that without. From the numerical simulation, it was concluded that: (1) The ground fracturing will increase τ/σn, a ratio of shear stress to the normal stress of the fault, from 0.25 to 0.50, especially within 100 m of a working face to a fault. This situation indicates that ground fracturing will induce fault slip in advance, thus releasing energy in advance. (2) Fractured zones with low stress were formed by ground fracturing, which can reduce both upward extrusion pressure and normal stress, thereby triggering the fault slippage in advance. The energy released from the fault can be absorbed by the fractured zone, thereby controlling the advanced stress of the working face, and lowering the danger of rock burst.


An Experiment was conducted in the laboratory of the Division of Entomology, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh to evaluate the efficacy of four indigenous plants parts such as leaves of raintree ( Albizia saman ), riot lata ( Mikania micrantha ), pithraj ( Aphanamixis polystachya ) and seeds of mahogani ( Swietenia macrophylla ) with methanol extracts at the rates of 10.0, 7.5, 5.0 and 2.5% for their direct toxicity against the pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (L.). Among the four plants extracts tested, pithraj leaf showed the highest (52.28%) mean repellency effect followed by riot lata (Mikania) leaf extract (46.07%), mahogani seed extract (38.79%) and raintree leaf extract (25.13%). On the basis of mean repellency rate, it was found that mahogany seed, pithraj leaf and riot lata (Mikania) leaf extracts were in the same repellency class i.e. Class Ill and except raintree leaf (Class II). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i2.22224 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(2): 151-154 2014


Calliphorids (Diptera, Calliphoridae) of forensic interest collected at Leioa University (Biscay, Spain) Summary Abstract: The first results of a research project carried out in a suburban area close to Bilbao (Biscay, Spain) are presented. The specimens were collected by selective attraction traps baited with pig's entrails. The phenological study was carried out during a natural year (October 2005 to October 2006), with samples being collected every two weeks. The traps were placed in two plots on the Leioa campus of the University of the Basque Country, in Biscay (Spain). A total of 3 genera and 9 species have been identified, with Calliphora vicina (28%) and Lucilia caesar (33%) as the most abundant species. These two species accumulate more than fifty per cent of all the specimens identified, C. vicina proving the most abundant species in winter and L.


Objective To study the expression of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the tissue of colorectal cancer and the relationship with microvessel density (MVD). Methods The expression of TGF-β1 and VEGF were detected with immunohistochemical SP method in 60 cases of colorectal cancer and the value of MVD were measured simultaneously. 10 cases of colorectal adenoma and 10 cases of normal colorectal mucosae were used as control. The relationship between expression of TGF-β1 and VEGF with MVD was evaluated. Results TGF-β1 and VEGF expression were detected in 14 (23.3%) and 21(35%) of 60 respectively, and the MVD was 50.7±9.49. TGF-β1 expression was significantly correlated with the histological type, the depth of invasion, the stage of disease and five year survival rate. There was a close correlation between TGF-β1 expression and VEGF expression. There was no correlation between TGF-β1 expression and MVD, whereas VEGF expression was significantly correlated with MVD. Conclusions The expression of TGF-β1 has close relation with the differentiation of cancer cell, and might be associated with tumor progression by indirectly stimulating angiogenesis through the up-regulation of VEGF expression in colorectal cancer.


Studying land use change and its associated climate effects is important to understand the role of human activities in the regulation of climate systems. By coupling remote sensing measurements with a high-resolution regional climate model, this study evaluated the land surface changes and corresponding climate impact caused by planting rice on saline-alkali land in western Jilin (China). Our results showed that paddy field expansion became the dominant land use change in western Jilin from 2015 to 2019, 25% of which was converted from saline-alkali land; this percentage is expected to increase in the near future. We found that saline-alkali land reclamation to paddy fields significantly increased the leaf area index (LAI), particularly in July and August, whereas it decreased albedo, mainly in May and June. Our simulation results showed that planting rice on saline-alkali land can help decrease the air temperature and increase the relative humidity. The temperature and humidity effects showed different magnitudes during the growing season and were most significant in July and August, followed by September and June. The nonradiative process, rather than the radiative process, played a dominant role in regulating the regional climate in this case, and the biophysical competition between evapotranspiration (ET) and albedo determined the temperature and relative humidity response differences during the growing season.


Infection complicating hip and knee joint arthroplasty continues to provide significant morbidity to patients. Sources of infectious pathogens in the operating theatre include theatre personnel and equipment in close contact with the patient. The role of the venous exsanguinator as a potential source of skin contamination was studied over 5 consecutive days in a single centre performing knee arthroplasty and arthroscopy. All samples were positive for common skin organisms. The potential for transfer and contamination of patients with significant pathogens may be present when utilising a venous exsanguinator. The use of a specific cleaning procedure for venous exsanguinators should be applied between each operative case, thereby reducing the transmission of potentially significant pathogens.


Please note that the quantities plotted in figure 1 of our paper are in fact , and not as stated on the graphs, in the figure caption and in the text. This in no way changes any of the discussion or conclusions made in the paper, since the correct plots of are qualitively similar to those of . We apologize to our readers for this inaccuracy.


The Master Thesis freely links to Bachelor's Thesis "Methods of Capitalization Rate Assessment". It has been extended by actual knowledge. In the thesis I am returning to the definition of the basic terms which consist with the problems and assessment of Capitalization rate level, methods of assessment and comparison of approach to Capitalization rate at sampled Bank institutions and Realty appraisers who operate in Czech Republic and who have given relevant information for the research work. I have compared the data's or the range of Capitalization rate in 3year time period. The further theme which I have given a place in the thesis is regulated rent in Czech Republic. In particular I have pointed out actual status, then the comparisons with the height of market rent in sampled cities and signified the progress in the future.


Background: The vast majority of the commercially available LFIA is used to detect SARS-CoV-2 antibodies qualitatively. Recently, a novel fluorescence-based LIFA test was developed for quantitative measurement of the total binding antibody units (BAU/mL) against the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (S-RBD). Aim: To evaluate the performance of the fluorescence LIFA FinecareTM 2019-nCoV S-RBD test along with its reader (Model No.: FS-113). Methods: Plasma from 150 RT-PCR confirmed-positive individuals and 100 pre-pandemic samples were tested by FinCareTm to access sensitivity and specificity. For qualitative and quantitative validation of the FinCarTm measurements, the BAU/mL results of FinCareTm were compared with results of two reference assays: the surrogate virus-neutralizing test (sVNT, GenScript, USA), and the VIDAS3 automated assay (BioMerieux, France). Results: FinecareTM showed 92% sensitivity and 100% specificity compared to PCR. Cohen's Kappa statistic denoted moderate and excellent agreement with sVNT and VIDAS3, ranging from 0.557 (95% CI: 0.32-0.78) to 0.731 (95% CI: 0.51-0.95), respectively. A strong correlation was observed between FinecareTM/sVNT (r=0.7, p<0.0001) and FinecareTM/VIDAS3 (r=0.8, p<0.0001). Conclusion: FinecareTM is a reliable assay and can be used as a surrogate to assess binding and neutralizing antibody response post-infection or vaccination, particularly in none or small laboratory settings.


The coronavirus disease pandemic restricted dine-in service, and restaurants should adapt and rely heavily on no-contact operations and online food delivery services to sustain. Even though online food delivery technology is widely used in the food and beverages business, there is only a few research investigating the customers' behavior intention on online food delivery technology in the coronavirus disease pandemic. This study aims to investigate the influencing factor of behavior intention on online food delivery platforms, by applying the technology acceptance model. An online questionnaire was applied to conduct the survey. The Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling approach was used to examine 417 respondents empirically. The results showed the significance of perceived usefulness, trust, social influence, and value co-creation in customer intention on online food delivery technology. The findings contribute to the body of knowledge about technology acceptance in an emergency event, specifically during a coronavirus disease pandemic. The practical implication of the study is managers of online food delivery services firms must identify their customers' wants and needs.


A wideband profiled corrugated feedhorn was developed for multichroic applications. This feedhorn features a return loss of better than -25 dB and cross polarization peaks below -30 dB, over a fractional bandwidth of >50%. Its performance is close to that of the ring-loaded corrugated feedhorn; however, the design presented is much easier to fabricate at millimeter wavelengths.


The series of confirmed cases of the Asian strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) in 13 Member States earlier in 2006 clearly demonstrated that migratory birds are playing a role in the spread of this disease. Any effective response to avian influenza requires a multi-disciplinary approach that includes ornithological expertise. This meeting brought together for the first time the two principal committees dealing with avian influenza from the animal health/safety and ornithological/bird conservation perspectives. The focus was on wild birds and avian influenza, especially in an EU context to: review progress in dealing with this threat, take stock of what has been learned, highlight the perspective for further action on this subject and help ensure effective collaboration for a multidisciplinary approach to this problem.


An article about the issues, training and equipment used by Surrey Fire and Rescue Service to tackle flood and water rescue.


In November 2017, the Saudi leadership prompted Saad Hariri to resign as Prime minister of Lebanon, but in doing so made an error of judgment, thinking that Lebanese Sunnis would hold Iran and Hezbollah responsible for the move. In fact, the Saudi actions were denounced by many Lebanese, irrespective of their religious affiliation. Parliamentary elections are set for May 2018, with pro-Iranian movements expected to strengthen their position.


The emerging application of low frequency AC (LFAC) transmission can provide increased capacity, more flexibility and improved control on long, heavily loaded transmission corridors, and has advantages over HVDC in meshed networks. To effectively plan LFAC upgrades, we need a framework for quantitative analysis of the system-level benefits across a large range of operating scenarios. The contribution of this paper is to provide this kind of framework. We achieve this by extending an existing tool for optimal power flow in networks with embedded LFAC lines to analyze a large number of scenarios that represent long-term variability in system conditions. This framework is tested on an adapted version of the RTS-GMLC test network, which includes a year worth of data. We show that the benefits of congestion management can be significant and correlate strongly with congestion patterns in the network, with the largest operational improvements during peak hours in summer afternoons. The improvements are comparable to those achieved with a similar HVDC unarade.


In interactive computer graphics such as games and interactive panoramic photos, users are often presented a view with a larger field of view than would correspond to the distance to and size of the screen on which the graphics are viewed. This makes looking at the scene a less claustrophobic experience, showing more of the environment than that which is strictly ahead. In many applications however, where the goal is to get a sense of presence and ambiance of the depicted scene, the large field of view distracts the observer with extreme converging lines when looking up or down. Even though these converging lines are perspectively correct, the resulting image does not match the way we normally perceive the world around us. In this paper we discuss modifying the perspective to reduce the distortions caused by the large field of view, to enhance the experience of these scenes.


ABSTRACT The paper is concerned with the problem of mathematical modelling of the deep-bar rotor induction machine. Two kinds of models were analysed in this paper. The multiple-rotor circuit modal with constant parameters was presented in which the rotor circuit was replaced by a finite number of R-L sections. The method of determining of section parameters for trapezoidal rotor bars on the basis of Riccati differential equation solution was demonstrated. Then the one-rotor circuit model with parameters changing in function of the motor slip was analysed. The method of the equivalent circuit parameters determining on the base of motor nominal data for any rotor bar shape rectangular or trapezoidal was presented. Proposed models were used for simulation of asynchronous motor transients. Results of the digital simulation and laboratory tests were discussed and presented mathematical models were compared.


This study aims to determine the relationship between the role of parents and the discipline of learning children in Watugong Village, East Alok District. This research was conducted in Kloangkoja Hamlet, Watugong Village. This study uses descriptive qualitative research methods with data collection techniques used, namely interview techniques with the number of respondents studied with 60 people. Based on the results of interviews conducted by researchers with parents in Kloangkoja Hamlet, it is said that parents have educated, protect, serving, giving attention, providing children's learning facilities, and parents as well as a place to take out hearts, recognize children's learning difficulties, guide and encourage motivating children in learning discipline. Therefore, it can be concluded that the role of parents in relationships with children's discipline in Kloangkoja Hamlet can be said to be good.


The number of buildings renovated following the introduction of European energy-efficiency policy represents a small number of buildings in Spain. So, the main Spanish building stock needs an urgent energy renovation. Using passive strategies is essential, and thermal characterization and predictive tests of the energy-efficiency improvements achieving acceptable levels of comfort for their users are urgently necessary. This study analyzes the energy performance and thermal comfort of the users in a typical Mediterranean dwelling house. A transient simulation has been used to acquire the scope of Spanish standards for its energy rehabilitation, taking into account standard comfort conditions. The work is based on thermal monitoring of the building and a numerical validated model developed in TRNSYS. Energy demands for different models have been calculated considering different passive constructive measures combined with real wind site conditions and the behavior of users related to natural ventilation. This methodology has given us the necessary information to decide the best solution in relation to energy demand and facility of implementation. The thermal comfort for different models is not directly related to energy demand and has allowed checking when and where the measures need to be done.


As a well developed mathematical model for analyzing individuals and structuring concepts, Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) has been applied to ontology matching (OM) tasks since the beginning of OM research, whereas ontological knowledge exploited in FCA-based methods is limited. The study in this paper aims to empowering FCA with as much as ontological knowledge as possible for identifying and validating mappings across ontologies. Our method, called FCA-Map, constructs three types of formal contexts and extracts mappings from the lattices derived. Firstly, the token-based formal context describes how class names, labels and synonyms share lexical tokens, leading to lexical mappings (anchors) across ontologies. Secondly, the relation-based formal context describes how classes are in taxonomic, partonomic and disjoint relationships with the anchors, leading to positive and negative structural evidence for validating the lexical matching. Lastly, after incoherence repair, the positive relationbased context can be used to discover additional structural mappings. Evaluation on anatomy track and large biomedical ontologies track of the 2015 Ontology Alignment Evaluation Initiative (OAEI) campaign demonstrates the effectiveness of FCA-Map and its competitiveness with 2015 OAEI top-ranked OM systems.


Inattention and hyperactivity are frequently seen among children with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) (1). Adequate treatments for SDB may lead to resolution of these symptoms (1). Sohn and Rosenfeld (2) evaluated SDB children before and after adenotonsillectomy through an 18-item health-related quality of life survey of pediatric patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (3). However, they found no change in the domain of emotional distress that included mood swings or temper tantrums, aggressive or hyperactive behavior, and discipline problems. By means of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) (4), Goldstein et al. (5) found that problems of anxiety/depression and thought in children with SDB were improved after tonsillectomy and/or Behavioral Problems in Children Evaluated for Sleep Disordered Breathing


American choral music of the present day reflects the variety of styles found in vocal and instrumental music throughout the Western world during the twentieth century. However, the majority of choral music is more conservative in form and tonality than is instrumental music, due probably to the heritage of American choral music. Approximately the first two hundred years of choral singing in America were based on religious texts and simple tunes. Choral music in America did not "flower" until the nineteenth century, when composers began to write in a variety of styles, using secular as well as sacred texts.


The electronic structures of the half-Heusler isostructural compounds TiPtSn, ZrPtSn and HfPtSn were calculated and measured applying the X-ray photoemission spectroscopy. The (Ti, Zr, Hf)PtSn compounds have gaps between the occupied valence band and the empty conduction band, calculated as about 0.75, 1.12, and 1.09 eV, respectively. The calculations were done by the full-potential local orbitals method in the framework of the local spin-density approximation and partly also by the full-potential linear muffin-tin orbitals method by the LmtART code. Experimental X-ray photoemission spectra were measured using photons of energy of 1486.6 eV. The experimental and calculated spectra match quite well except a small shift in the energy scale.


This paper argues that quantitative process models must be considered essential to support sustained improvement of E-type software evolution processes and summarises some of the experiences gained in the FEAST projects to date. Modelling guidelines are provided.


Background: Tick-borne diseases are a serious threat to the epidemiological safety of the population of the Stavropol Region, making up more than 70 per cent of all natural focal infectious diseases registered in this territory annually. A wide range of hosts contributes to high tick abundance, diversity of tick-borne pathogens, and maintenance of the natural foci.
Objective: To assess the activity of natural foci of tick-borne infections in the Stavropol Region in 2016–2020. Materials and methods: We used notifications submitted by the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in the Stavropol Region to the Scientific and Methodological Center for Monitoring the Pathogens of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases of Pathogenicity Groups II–IV for the subjects of the North Caucasian and Southern Federal Districts and the results of an epizootological survey of the Stavropol territory by specialists of the Stavropol Plague Control Research Institute. Markers of the causative agents of tick-borne diseases were detected by ELISA and PCR methods. Data processing was carried out using Microsoft Excel 2010.
Results: Active natural foci of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Q fever, a group of tick-borne spotted fevers, Lyme disease, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, and human monocytic ehrlichiosis were established in the region in 2016–2020. Human
cases of the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Lyme borreliosis and Q fever were also registered annually. The abundance of infected ticks in resort towns of the Caucasian Mineral Waters is of particular concern.
Conclusion: We established up-to-date epizootic and epidemic manifestations of tick-borne infections in the Stavropol Region in the modern period, which are an important link in epidemiological surveillance and the basis for improving preventive measures


This special editorial is a tribute to Chris Argyris; who died on 16 November 2013. Chris Argyris has contributed significantly to the development and advancement of our understanding of organizational learning, conceptually and practically. Argyris's work has had a major impact on our appreciation of action-based approaches to learning. In this editorial we celebrate Argyris's distinguished contributions and how these have translated to our understanding and practice of action learning. We open with a rich and insightful reflection from Nancy Dixon, Holding Meaningful Conversations, which illuminates the impact of the work of Chris Argyris and Reg Revans on her professional practice.


During the years following the histologic characterization of the pancreatic (S cells and their identification as the source of insulin certain characteristic morphologic changes of this cellular system have been shown to occur under the stimulus of various diabetogenic hormones. These changes which may differ according to species and degree of diabetes include 3 cell degranulation, enlargement of nuclei and Golgi apparatus, increased mitotic activity of (S cells, vacuolization of 3 cells and duct epithelium and, in some species, [J cell destruction. Since glucose administration" as well as partial pancreatectomy*' or hormonal treatment" cause similar changes in pancreatic morphology, it has been postulated that hyperglycemia is the common pathogenetic agent.'' Furthermore, since all these morphologic changes occur sequentially they have been lumped together as resulting from functional stimulation of f* cells." A logical extension of this idea was the suggestion that the destruction of {J cells in dogs and cats during experimental diabetes is a result of functional exhaustion of these cells.''' More recently it has been shown that the chronic administration of various sulfa drugs causes extensive or complete degranulation of (i cells." This degranulation is the result of increased insulin output due to a direct action of the drug on this cellular system." However, in contrast to the effect of hyperglycemia, no other pancreatic alterations are seen. The present paper constitutes an attempt to demonstrate the functional significance of the various structural alterations of the pancreatic islets and their relationship to the prolonged administration of various stimulating agents.


FIELD: process engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to machine building and may be used in disc grinders with dust collector cover. The latter comprises auxiliary cover arranged to be detached from the cover main body relative to section surrounding the grinding tool to allow grinding tool section extension from the cover main body for cutting by grinding tool edge. Cover main body and auxiliary cover are formed from synthetic rubber. Cover main body has constriction section of grinding tool attachment to spindle which allows attachment of only cup-shape grinding tool. EFFECT: portable design, decreased weight, simple use. 5 cl, 10 dwg


Apparatus for classification of data media sheet type, especially banknotes rectangular format, comprising an inlet chamber (2) for receiving the data carriers (3), a device individual collection (19) associated with the inlet chamber, a transport system (4), a checking device (6) integrated into the transport system, and at least one outlet chamber ((12) - (15)) for depositing data carriers according to the test, so that the inlet chamber (2) and the outlet chamber ((12) - (15)) are designed and oriented with respect to the front side (1) of the apparatus so that the long sides of the data carriers (3) they are directed towards the operator, characterized in that the individual container (19) and the transport system (4) are constructed such that data carriers are guided through the control device (6) in the direction of its long sides, d and so that a device longitudinal / transverse (7) transport disposed after the checking device in the transport direction for supplying the data carriers to the output chamber in the direction of its short sides according to the result of the testing.


Sulfate-like shark free disaccharides tri-, tetra- and 2,4-di- sulfated chondroitin, consisting of 60- 99% of 6-sulfate, 0.5-30% of 2,6-disulfate, 0.1-5% of 4,6-disulfate, chondroitin 0.1-5% 0.1-1% nonsulfated and 4-sulfate, all percentages being relative to the total content of disaccharide chondroitin sulfate similar to shark, the latter having an average molecular weight (Mn) of 40-85 kDa and an average molecular weight (Mp) of 50-95 kDa.


Over the last quarter century, music historians have borrowed liberally from the playbooks of ethnomusicologists and those who study popular music. Once relatively rare, studies of the social and cultural history of Western art music have opened up the field of historical musicology to readers who might never have consulted a monograph on the music of Mozart or Brahms. That these publications only occasionally require specialist knowledge (like the ability to read music) is a good thing, as is their focus on particular communities and musical practices. (A short list of such books includes: Suzanne Lord, Music from the Age of Shakespeare: A Cultural History [2003], James H. Johnson, Listening in Paris: A Cultural History [1995], Joseph Horowitz, Understanding Toscanini: A Social History of American Concert Life [1994], and Walter Salmen, ed., The Social Status of the Professional Musician from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century [1983].) Reception studies in music, perhaps the most familiar species of this kind of work among musicologists, used to address either the dissemination of sources or the question of compositional influence; now they too appeal to the nonspecialist by situating major figures in provocative contexts. (On Beethoven, for example, see Scott Burnham, Beethoven Hero [1995], Tia DeNora, Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical Politics in Vienna, 1792–1803 [1995], David B. Dennis, Beethoven in German Politics, 1870–1989 [1996], and Esteban Buch, Beethoven's Ninth: A Political History [2003].) The two books under review here, among the latest contributions to these new directions in musicology, have much to offer those interested in British musical life during a particularly important time in its development.


We made a survey of biting midges in Aomori Prefecture,mainly in the Mutsu area between 1986 and 1987, resulting in the confirmation of 16 classified and four unclassified types.In the Mutsu area, as many as 14-20 species were identified.In terms of distribution of biting midges in Aomori Prefecture,old-northern species in common with those in Europe and in Siberia were observed in large number.However,the species and the number of midges varied depending on the site of collection.To roughly classify the predominant species of biting midges by area, C.sinanoensis, C.sanguisuga,and C.maculatus were predominant in Tsugaru and Sanpachi areas(Aomori, Hirosaki,Kizukuri and Hachinohe),while C.punctatus and C.erairai were predominant in Shimokita area (Mutsu).In Kamitosan area,the distribution seemed to be in-between that of both divisions. The data obtained from the 2-year continuous survey in Higashidori-mura and Ohma-machi were totalized and analyzed in order to evaluate the correlation between the number of biting midges and the temperature.As the result,in six species of biting midges including C.punctatus, significant positive correlation was observed at the risk ratio of 1 or 5%, and this analysis made it


Kevin Glynn's central argument in this thought-provoking book is that tabloid media are especially characteristic of a postmodern era, in which established truths are destabilized by a proliferation of competing voices. He argues for their subversive role in challenging the hegemony of the 'power bloc', and his analysis is a refreshing counterbalance to the indignant harrumphing of media critics and 'respectable' journalists. He moves into considerations of particular tabloid forms and offers an excellent analysis of reality cop shows, showing the way they illustrate fragmented and multiple, simulated truths, applying Baudrillard effectively. He then looks at the classic (now defunct) tabloid news show A Current Affair, followed by chapters on the 'fantastic' supermarket tabloids and daytime talk shows, concluding with a thoughtful discussion of the social and political importance of the 'new news' phenomenon, including Internet news. Glynn makes a good case that tabloid media have helped shatter the uniformity of establishment news practices; talk shows, for instance, have made possible a rowdy, irreverent interrogation of conventional norms. However, when he moves to discussions of the liberatory power of the tabloids, his argument loses steam. For instance, while acknowledging the obvious establishment ideology of shows like Cops, he still argues for their subversive potential, with little evidence. He sees daytime talk shows as radical, and his discussion of subversive gender performances is persuasive. Yet he ignores the fact that the shows overwhelmingly maintain, rather than break boundaries. He cites Laura Grindstaff's rich ethnographic work on talk shows, paraphrasing her conclusion that 'marginalized social formations learned quickly to capitalize on the media space that talk shows readily afford' (p. 188).' But he does not mention that Grindstaff is sharply critical of the way


What so ever beneficial or dangerous it may be; the recent war against terrorism and extremism has also become a killing threat to botanical resources of North West and South West mountains in Pakistan. Moreover, Northern Mountains have lost its natural habitat due to earthquake in 2005. Pakistan with a great diversity of flora hosts around 6000 vascular plant species due to its varied climatic and edaphic factors. Four monotypic genera of flowering plants (Douepia, Suleimania, Spiroseris, Wendelboa) and around 400 species (7.8%) are endemic to Pakistan. Almost 80% of Pakistan"s endemic flowering plants are confined to the northern and western mountains where war against terrorism and extremism is going on. About 400 species were traded in different drug markets of the country by local people of those areas before war. It was a dire need to quantify the existing herbals and their knowledge but no explorations can be made due to war. Today the ecological trend which was already of greatest concern in Pakistan due to continuous loss, fragmentation and degradation of natural habitats further accelerated because of the political instability and natural disaster. This is affecting without exception forests, rangelands, fresh-water and marine ecosystems. Of equal concern is the continuing decline in many native species of animals and plants. The degradation of agro-ecosystems and the accelerating loss of domestic genetic diversity are areas that need to be looked into. The status of wild plants and their traditional knowledge is closely linked with socio-economic factors in the Hindukush-Himalayas region of Pakistan, the population is dense, land resources are scarce, unemployment is high and the forests are already overused. Despite all the intangible benefits occurring from the Agro-ecosystems and ethno-botanical resources are grossly under estimated and now under accelerated threat for its contribution to the betterment of the poor people of the area and maintenance of ecological balance.


This thesis aims at contributing to make the energy renovation market long-lasting and self-sustaining. To achieve this, our objective is to quantify the risk of not achieving energy performance after renovation. First, we analyze households' psychological factors that should be considered to improve energy consumption prediction models. Drawing on the Je renove BBC program, we highlight four cognitive biases that negatively impact the difference between actual and predicted energy consumption. We then study the most appropriate contract structures improving the flow and quality of renovation projects, encouraging craftsmen to work better. On one hand, we determine optimal contracts for an Agent who has to perform two tasks and underestimates the impact of one of them on the building's performance. On the other hand, we test individual-based and group-based incentives on the ability of several real Agents (craftsmen) to coordinate, according to their initial training (DOReMI, …).


We provide a numerical method of the time-varying parameter PGM(1,1)model.We compare TPGM(1,1)model with GM(1,1)and PGM(1,1)model in prediction precision,and analyse the reliability of grey interval,which is considered as a result of prediction.


This study aims to analyze the structure of Islamic banking industry in Indonesia  after the issuance of Law No. 21 of 2008 on Islamic Banking, including the factors that influence the structure industro through concentration ratio. The method used in this study was a descriptive study (descriptive study) and correlational studies,  collecting data through observation techniques to data released by the Financial Services Authority and Bank Indonesia. The data that has been collected analyzed  using the ratio of the concentration of 4 largest companies and non-parametric  statistical test through Pearson product moment correlation to determine the  relationship between variables that affect the concentration ratio. Based on the results of the study showed that the structure of the Islamic banking industry in Indonesia after Act No 21 of 2008 is included in the criteria but with a tight oligopoly involving Islamic Business Unit (UUS) and sharia rural banks (BPRS)  included in the competition category is p. The structure of the industry has had a  negative relationship with the share market, absolute capital and government policies, and have a positive relationship with the economies of scale and market growth. Keywords : Industrial Structure, Concentration Ratio, Islamic Banking


This study examined college students' beliefs about effective ways to relieve sleepiness to see whether they were related to their circadian preferences (i.e. evening types or morning types). Students rated the effectiveness of 10 methods used to cope with sleepiness. Evening types were more likely to endorse methods that are maladaptive to good night-time sleep, compared to intermediate types (i.e. neither morning nor evening types). Evening types rated exercise as relatively less effective and caffeine consumption as relatively more effective at relieving sleepiness than did intermediate types. The methods students use to relieve sleepiness may be one of the factors that contribute to the higher rate of sleep problems among evening types compared to other chronotypes. Further research is needed to see how student beliefs about effective ways to relieve sleepiness relate to what they actually do when they are sleepy.


Bond lengths and angles for functional groups may be compared with 'standard' states of the same groups. For example, a simple aliphatic single C]C bond length of ca. 1.53 A is considered normal with bond order, n = 1, as is a C]C double bond of 1.34 A with bond order n = 2; 3 any formal single C]C bond length falling between these values suggests a degree of double bond character, with a bond order lying between 1 and 2. 4a,b Changes in bond lengths and angles for a series of compounds have been used successfully to explain chemical reactivity by relating ground-state structure, as observed by X-ray analysis, to supposed transition state structures. 2‐5


The Blackback/Terakihi oil accumulation is located within the Gippsland Basin permit Vic-P24 on the edge of the present-day continental shelf in water depths ranging from 300 to more than 600 m. Accurate structural mapping, depth conversion and delineation of the reservoir units remain as major uncertainties associated with this oil and gas accumulation. To date three wells, Hapuku-1, Blackback-1 and Terakihi-1 have been drilled on the structure and a 3D seismic survey interpreted. The top of the Latrobe Group structure is a complex erosional remnant somewhat laterally offset from a deep-seated northeast to southwest trending, faulted anticline. Most of the hydrocarbons intersected to date have been encountered within the top of the Latrobe Group closure. All three wells drilled to date have intersected oil at the top of the Latrobe Group in three markedly different reservoir units. These reservoirs range in age from Late Cretaceous to Eocene, with porosity ranging from less than 12 per cent to 26 per cent and permeability from less than 1 md to greater than 3000 md. Given the extreme variation in reservoir quality and the field's location in relatively deep water, delineating the distribution of reservoir units using all available data remains crucial. The generation of seismic attribute maps such as dip, dip azimuth and horizon amplitude slices, calibrated on existing well penetrations has played a major role in delineating a complex reservoir distribution at the top of the Latrobe Group. The calibration of high amplitude seismic events with a high impedance channel infill unit of Eocene age was supported by modelling using SIERRAR modelling software. The integration of existing well control, seismic stratigraphy and fault geometry together with seismic attribute mapping and modelling has resulted in a more tightly constrained estimate of the field reserves.


Today, leisure time is changing by globalization and using of information technology. Most of people especially women prefer to spend their leisure time by modern technologies. Thus, they spend their leisure time to look up satellite programs and use of the internet. This research has done for sociological consideration of the globalization of communications (internet  & satellite) on leisure time. Young women in Chalous city of Mazandaran state are regarded as statistical population and statistical sampling is determined 374 persons based on Cochran model. This paper uses related theories in theoretical foundations and finally introduces the theoretical model of the research.  Here, by using field studies and survey method, questionnaire distributed after validation and reliability among interviewees. By data collection, they are analyzed based on inferential statistics and using SPSS program. Results show inverse relation between use of internet and active leisure time, internet and non-active leisure time, satellite and non-active leisure time, internet and traditional leisure time, use of satellite and traditional leisure time and meaningful relation between use of the internet and traditional–modern leisure time and the satellite and traditional–modern leisure time. Also, there is no relation between satellite and active leisure time.


Andalusi residential architecture is often described through planimetry or its internal constructive materiality. However, the real architectural vision of those who inhabited or visited Andalusi palaces or houses was completed by an important decorative epidermis that covered the structural materials and gave these Islamic buildings their final visual impact. Traditionally, the three-dimensional stone and plaster ornamentation has been the most analysed; the pictorial decoration that widely covered plinths has rarely been studied as a whole, despite the numerous remnants documented in recent decades. In this work, we propose a holistic and synthetic approach to this decorative architectural element, from its technical elaboration to its role in the three-dimensionality of Andalusi residential spaces. We also address its influences and its aesthetic evolution over the centuries.


This paper proposes a simple and easy-to-use methodology for forecasting the impact of changes in influent chemical oxygen demand (COD) and in the emission limit values (ELVs) of COD and total nitrogen on average energy requirements for aeration and sludge production by activated sludge wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). The methodology is based on mass balances of sludge production and oxygen requirements for carbonaceous material biodegradation and/or nitrification, oxygen transfer and aeration equipment efficiency. Using average values of historical data of regular monitoring (water quality and operating conditions) WWTP-specific equations of oxygen requirements, energy consumption and sludge production are derived as a function of influent COD and influent N-total, which may be used to quantify the impact of influent and ELV changes. The methodology was tested in five extended aeration WWTPs for three scenarios established by the utility. The results show that increasing influent COD, from 900 to 1300 mg/L, for example, significantly increases the energy consumption by 49% and sludge production by 53%. For influent 54–68 mg/L N-total, imposing 15 mgN/L ELV results in a 9–26% increase in energy consumption. The COD ELV change studied (season-specific, from 150 mg/L 12 months/year to 125 mg/L 8 months/year to 100 mg/L 4 months/year) increases the energy consumption by 1.8–2.6% and the sludge production by 4.3–5.4%.


In order to test the applicable of the seismic response analysis procedures SHAKE2000 and LSSRLI-1 for class ІІ site, 17 stations and 35 underground strong motion records of KiK-net are selected from Class ІІ site. 210 working conditions are used to verify the applicability of the two soil seismic response analysis programs at Class ІІ site. These two programs are used to calculate the selected working conditions, giving the peak acceleration of the ground, the shear strain and the ground acceleration response spectra. By analyzing the results of the two programs and the measured results to assess the degree of difference between the two methods and which program is closer to the real situation. Studies have shown that in class ІІ site, in most cases, the results of SHAKE2000 and LSSRLI-1 differ little. While comparing with the actual records, SHAKE2000 is closer to the strong motion records.


There is an abundance of data, but a large volume of it is unusable. Data may be noisy, unstructured, stored in incompatible for direct analysis medium or format, and often expensive to access. In most practical cases, the data needs to be processed before it can be used to extract valuable business insights. We refer to the nontrivial, end-to-end operation of extracting intelligence from raw data as an ETL process. In this paper, we review how the ETL technology has been evolved in the last 25 years, from a rather neglected engineering challenge to a first-class citizen in analytics and data processing. We present a brief historical overview of ETL, discuss its various applications and incarnations in modern data processing environments, and argue about exciting, feasible or wishful, potential future directions.


Objective: to investigate the metabolic activity of the enteric microflora and the rate of milk protein sensitization during different types of feeding in healthy infants of Moscow. A total of 200 apparently healthy children were followed up. According to feeding patterns, there were 100 formula-fed babies (a study group) and 100 breast-fed ones (a comparison group). Subgroup 1 of the study group included 51 infants receiving formulas based on New Zealand goat's milk with prebiotics; Subgroup 2 consisted of 49 infants having formulas based on cow's milk-serum proteins with prebiotics. The metabolic activity of the enteric microflora was investigated by gas liquid chromatography; the concentrations of allergen-specific IgE and IgG antibodies against cow's and goat's milk proteins in coprofllrates were determined by noncompetitive enzyme immunoassay using special test systems (Allergopharma, Germany) before and during the ingestion of the formulas with prebiotics. The use of the formulas containing prebiotics led to increases in acetic acid and butyric acid concentrations and anaerobic index in both subgroups. However, their highest values in the coproflltrates were observed in Subgroup 1 and breast-fed infants. Analysis of allergen-specific IgE and IgC antibodies before formula indigestion showed that the level of latent sensitization to goat's milk protein was substantially lower than that to cow's milk protein (+ Class 1 and + Class 2, respectively). Subgroup 1 showed a more pronounced tendency to decrease the rate of latent sensitization to these types of protein. Thus, the most pronounced positive tendency in the examined indicators was observed in babies receiving breast milk or formulas based on New Zealand goat's milk with prebiotics.


This work presents a forecasting inflation model using a monthly database. The model has to take into account a large amount of information, is the goal of recent research in various industrialised countries as well as developing ones. With the dynamic factors model (DFM), the forecast values are closer to the actual inflation than those obtained from the conventional models in the short term. In our research, we devise the inflation into 'free and administered' and test the performance of the DFM under instability in different types of inflation (core and trend). Knowing that periods of instability are simultaneously the period of price liberalisation of basic goods (2008) and the post-revolution (the Arabic spring) period (2011-2014). We have found that the DFM with an instability factor leads to substantial forecasting improvements over the DFM without an instability factor in the period after the revolution.


A four‐cell direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) stack with an air‐breathing cathode with an active area of 0.48 cm2 for each cell is designed, fabricated and tested. A pure copper sheet 300 µm thick with innovative perforated flow plates (dendrite type) is fabricated and used for the cathode. For the anode, conventional serpentine flow channels made of pure copper sheets 250 µm thick are used. An extensive parametric study is conducted to determine the optimum working conditions for the fuel flow rate (anode), methanol solution concentration, channel‐to‐land ratio and stack temperature. Comparisons are made with conventional serpentine flow channels. In addition, CO2 (water) bubbles in the anode (cathode) channels are visualized, and the results are presented and discussed.


Combined with construction designing and fire-controlling norms,it narrates the sorts of outdoor fire-control water-supply system pipe net pressure,introduces some ways when municipal water-supply pipes cannot satisfy water amount,including centralized setting fire-control water pool and tower,and can be reference for familiar projects.


In recent years,creative education has been advocated all around the country,and has played a major role in world educational reform of 21st century.How to carry out creative education in order to develop college students'creativity is a common project for colleges and universities.This paper is to analyze the causes which affect the development of Chinese college students' creativity,and to suggest some strategies for the development of creativity and construction of creative education for college students.


Optimization of the Mn–Mn distance in Mn2(CO)10 with various basis sets of at least doublezeta quality results in Mn–Mn bond lengths in the range of 3.07–3.15 A, 0.2–0.25 A longer than the experimental value of 2.895 A. Incrementing the basis set with diffuse p functions (exponent 0.0332) on the carbon atoms improves the calculated bond length to a value of 2.876 A at the CI level, as a consequence of a charge transfer between each Mn atom and the equatorial carbonyls of the other Mn atom. For Mn2(CO)9 four structures have been studied at the SCF and CI levels with assumed geometries. The structure with a symmetric bridging carbonyl turns to be much higher in energy at the SCF level. The two structures which are purely metal–metal bonded [corresponding to the departure of an axial or equatorial carbonyl from Mn2(CO)10] are nearly degenerate in energy and more stable than the structure with a semibridging carbonyl by 5 kcal/mol at the SCF level and 10–11 kcal/mol at the CI level (seemingly at variance with the conclusions of matrix experiments that favor the semibridging structure).


Charge loss of NOR flash cell originates from H species diffused to interface of tunnel oxide and silicon substrate from CESL (contact etch stop layer) was reported. On the contrary to data loss from intrinsic defects of growth tunnel oxide, the observed data loss is directly related to CESL layer thickness. Hydrogen species released from PECVD (plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition) of silicon oxy-nitride and silicon nitride diffuse into Si/SiO2 interface, which may significantly affect interface states and bulk traps of tunnel oxide, which are responsible for NOR flash memory data loss. Stress exhibit negligible influence on data retention for presented study. By choosing proper CESL layer thickness, greatly enhanced data retention performance is achieved.


We report a large persistent photoconductivity (PPC) in oxygen-reduced YBa2Cu3O7−δ/La2/3Ca1/3MnO3−x (YBCO/LCMO) superlattices (SLs) grown by pulsed laser deposition that scales with oxygen deficiency and is similar to that observed in single layer YBa2Cu3O7−δ films. These results contradict the previous observations, where in sputtered bilayer samples only a transient photoconductivity was found. We argue that the PPC effect in superlattices is caused by the PPC effect due to YBa2Cu3O7−δ layers with limited charge transfer to La2/3Ca1/3MnO3−x. The discrepancy arises from the different permeability of charges across the interface and sheds light on the sensitivity of oxide interface properties to details of their preparation.


BETWEEN 1914 and 1917, neutral United States served as a springboard for an ambitious plan to overthrow British rule in India. This so-called Hindu Conspiracy is slightly known, not only because it failed but because it was unearthed just as the United States entered the war. It was consequently overshadowed and was almost forgotten in the clamor of more stirring events. Yet the conspiracy proved to be a signpost on the road that led to the military alliance between Japan and Germany in World War II.


Disclosed is an LED lighting device for strengthening the stability of radiation intensity. The LED lighting device according to the present invention comprises: an LED light-emitting block connected to rectified voltage and having at least one LED module, wherein a tap is formed at the cathode terminal of at least one LED module; a fluctuation reference voltage generation block which detects the rectified voltage to generate a fluctuation reference voltage, wherein the fluctuation reference voltage has a voltage level based on the effective value of the rectified voltage; and a switching block connected to the tap for driving in such a manner as to constitute a closed circuit including at least one LED module up to the tap, wherein the amount of current flowing in the closed circuit is controlled by the fluctuation reference voltage and is controlled so as to have a negative correlation with the effective value of the rectified voltage. According to the LED lighting device of the present invention, a decrease in brightness uniformity caused by an unstable supply of input power is addressed.


Abstract Westinghouse Electric Company (Westinghouse) is developing its next generation of high-capacity nuclear power plants (NPPs) based on lead fast reactor (LFR) technology: a Generation IV compact, highly simplified, passively safe, and scalable NPP. In addition to superior economics for enabling competitiveness even in the most challenging electricity market, exceptional safety performance is actively pursued in the design of the plant, leveraging the inherent favorable properties of lead coolant as well as safety features intrinsic in the design. Being that decay heat removal (DHR) is an integral part of any NPP's safety philosophy, a systematic process of concept selection has been employed across a wide variety of DHR system designs. Among them, air cooling outside of the reactor vessel (RV) is one of the concepts that has been actively evaluated by Westinghouse. In this paper, the use of air cooling in nuclear reactors is discussed together with the identification of benefits and challenges associated with RV air cooling in LFR technology. The heat removal capability of this system is assessed with three computer codes, differing in complexity and suitability to "rapid prototyping" design activities carried out by Westinghouse during different phases of plant design. Though the computer codes were developed separately, the results of the three evaluation models tend to support each other, thus increasing confidence in the information provided to progress the Westinghouse LFR design and establish its safety basis. Additional validation through existing and potentially new test data is foreseen as future work within the Westinghouse LFR program.


A form of flower dormancy in petunia (Petunia hybrida Vilm.) is associated with certain male-sterile plasmatypes. injection of gibberellic acid (GA3) into the lower part of the stalk promotes nearly normal flowering rate without any effect on male sterility.


Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) continue to be challenging at both the patient and programme level. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 480 000 new cases of MDR-TB in 2015 and an additional 100 000 cases diagnosed with rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB). India, China and the Russian Federation accounted for almost half (45%) of the total burden [1]. Out of 580 000 patients eligible for MDR-TB treatment, only 125 000 (20%) were enrolled in treatment programmes [1]. Bedaquiline is effective in managing MDR- and XDR-TB. Evidence indicates its tolerability and safety profile are good http://ow.ly/mWSz308QrVP


The brain structures specifically involved in harmaline-induced tremor have been identified in the Rat by using the 14C-2-deoxyglucose marking Method. The results obtained in an animal treated with tremogenic doses of harmaline, but immobilized with Faxedil, have been compared with those of another animal, not treated, but submitted to the same experimental procedure. The most specifically marked structure was the inferior olive. Secondarily marked structures were the posterior part of the lateral reticular formation, the caudato-putamen area and the prefrontal and frontal cortex.


In present study the effect of dietary inclusion of equal amounts of four traditional medicines; Matricaria chamomilla L, Zataria multiflora L, Mentha piperita L and Terminalia chebulo L on growth performance and digestive enzymes activity in Litopenaeus vannamei was investigated. Two diets, including a control basal diet and an experimental diet with 30 g kg -1 herbal mixture supplementation were prepared. Juveniles (with average weight of 2.63±0.11 g) were fed control and supplemented diet for 60 days. At the end of the experiment, shrimp fed the experimental diet showed significant increase in SGR, WGR, compared with those of the control group. Shrimp fed with herbal mixture supplementation revealed significantly higher lipase, protease and amylase activities as compared with the control group in 60 days. The results indicated that using equal mixtures of four medicinal plants in L. vannamei diets can improve the growth parameters and digestive enzyme activities.


We establish the multiparameter quantum Cram\'er-Rao bound for simultaneously estimating the centroid, the separation, and the relative intensities of two incoherent optical point sources using alinear imaging system. For equally bright sources, the Cram\'er-Rao bound is independent of the source separation, which confirms that the Rayleigh resolution limit is just an artifact of the conventional direct imaging and can be overcome with an adequate strategy. For the general case of unequally bright sources, the amount of information one can gain about the separation falls to zero, but we show that there is always a quadratic improvement in an optimal detection in comparison with the intensity measurements. This advantage can be of utmost important in realistic scenarios, such as observational astronomy.


The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) will be conducting a series of workshops related to the DOE Research and Development (R&D) program, the first of which will take place tomorrow and the next day. This workshop will be focussing on drilling research and development. The objective of these workshops is to provide information and recommendations to DOE on the R&D needs and priorities of the geothermal industry. As a GEA officer, I will be conducting these workshops and it is something you might guess I am interested in. I have been interested in geothermal R&D for 20 years now.


Chinese and English are from different language families.Although they are reflecting the same outer objective world,the different features of these two languages make the inter-translation between Chinese and English become more difficult.From three aspects of phonetics,homophonies and puns,and also through examples,this paper discusses the main factors of the translation difficulties.


The article looks at the appropriations for transit and transit-related federal programs in the FY 1998 budget. In addition to the federal transit program, significant gains are in sight for a number of human service, job training, employment and health programs. Urban and rural community development spending is expected to remain essentially stable, with the Community Development Block Grant program, which can benefit both urban and rural areas, will continue previous level of funding. Access to Jobs proposals are also gaining support and funding seems secured.


Platinum-based doublets were the recommended systemic therapy for newly diagnosed patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) for decades. Median overall survival (OS) for patients whose first treatment was these chemotherapy regimens was 8–12 months and 5-year OS was estimated at 2% (1-3).


Elements such as Mg, Zn, and Sr were selected in this research, and the Zn content was set to 3.8%. The relative content of Sr was determined to be 1.0% after the influence of Sr on the microstructure and properties of Mg–Sr alloys was explored. Then, the Mg–3.8Zn–1.0Sr
 alloy material was prepared, and the uniformity and tensile strength of the material were further increased through solution treatment and aging treatment. When the biodegradation test was performed and the biocompatibility of the material was analyzed, the material was used in the rehabilitation
 treatment of intracranial wide-necked aneurysms. In the test, the addition of Zn and Sr helped to form the passivation film on the surface of the magnesium alloy, and the second phase of the cross-section generated can prevent the expansion of corrosion. The corrosion rate continued to decrease
 with time (P < 0.05), and the pH of the DMEM solution participating in the experiment also showed a rising trend (P < 0.05). The hemolysis rate of Mg–3.8Zn–1.0Sr (wt.%) alloy was only 4.54%, indicating that it had a good anti-hemolytic function and showed low
 toxicity in the cytotoxicity test of the extract. The lateral wall type aneurysm model was constructed in white rabbits, and Mg–3.8Zn–1.0Sr (wt.%) was set as the stent material. Postoperative follow-up showed that the material implantation in the model promoted the complete occlusion
 of the aneurysm and the unobstructed common carotid artery. The molybdenum target test showed that the prepared magnesium alloy stent gradually degraded with time, and most of it degraded after 12 months. Moreover, clinical trials of intracranial wide-necked aneurysms suggested that alloy
 stent materials based on the preparation of Mg–3.8Zn–1.0Sr can help patients realize complete embolization. Although there was residual tumor, no recurrence of aneurysm occurred in the re-examination, which proved that the stent material was effective.


In this paper,summary is made,adopting a method of international comparison,about conditions of economy,society and population in typical countries where have realized the national coverage of medical insurance,like Britain,Germany,France,Japan,Korea,Basil and Mexico.The summary leads to the opinion that to realize national coverage of medical insurance,strong basis on economy is the precondition and change of population structure is an indecisive influencing factor while government attention and social circumstances are key factors.In the end of the paper it is concluded that the current conditions in China is premature to establish national coverage of medical insurance,however,China could adopt a way of integrating employment insurance,regional insurance and commercial insurance and combining preventing health care and medical assistance to realize national coverage of medical insurance on basis of the implementation of nation medical guarantee.


We report the observation of two-dimensional Shubnikov-de Hass (SdH) oscillations in the topological insulator Tl$_{1-x}$Bi$_{1+x}$Se$_2$. Hall effect measurements exhibited electron-hole inversion in samples with bulk insulating properties. The SdH oscillations accompanying the hole conduction yielded a large surface carrier density of $n_{\rm{s}}=5.1 \times10^{12}$/cm$^2$, with the Landau-level fan diagram exhibiting the $\pi$ Berry phase. These results showed the electron-hole reversibility around the in-gap Dirac point and the hole conduction on the surface Dirac cone without involving the bulk metallic conduction.


Abstract : The mathematical theory of water-exit and -entry is critically reviewed. A detailed examination of each of the principal methods of analysis available shows that none of them yields even a uniformly valid approximation to the solution during surface crossing. It is concluded that, due to mathematical difficulties inherent in the problem, the best hope for obtaining a reliable estimate of the loads felt in crossing lies with a numerical analysis. Specific recommendations are made as to the formulation of practical numerical methods.


Type 2B von Willebrand Disease (VWD2B) is generally characterized as including patients with bleeding symptoms whose laboratory studies demonstrate (1) reduced von Willebrand factor (VWF), (2) loss of high- molecular-weight VWF multimers, (3) thrombocytopenia, and (4) platelet aggregation of patient platelet-rich plasma to low concentrations of ristocetin (usually ≤ 0.6 mg/mL).1,2 The article by Federici et al is critical because it demonstrates the phenotypic diversity of laboratory tests in patients diagnosed with VWD2B. While clinical laboratory studies using ristocetin have recognized laboratory to laboratory differences, this collaborative group includes laboratories of excellence that are recognized for their precision in VWD diagnosis.

Looking at each of these key components separately, Federici et al made some interesting observations. There were 11 mutations identified as causing VWD2B. In 6 of the families with these mutations, some members had plasma von Willebrand ristocetin cofactor (VWF:RCo) assays greater than 50 U/dL. In a separate analysis of people with mutations and VWD2B, 6 of 16 had plasma VWF:RCo levels above 50 U/dL. Thus, not all patients with VWD2B will have recognized reduction of plasma VWF:RCo.

While most had abnormal VWF multimers, VWF multimers were normal in 5 families with 3 different VWD2B mutations. Only 30% of the subjects had platelet counts,3 although many of those, but not all, with normal platelet counts exhibited thrombocytopenia following stress or DDAVP. They also demonstrated that those subjects with the combination of VWD2B and thrombocytopenia have significantly higher bleeding scores. Twenty-one of 67 had bleeding scores of less than 4. Thus, VWD2B patients do not all exhibit thrombocytopenia, loss of high-molecular-weight VWF multimers in their plasma, or even abnormal bleeding scores.

While all subjects exhibited heightened ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation, many of those identified in their study required more than 0.6 mg/mL of ristocetin to demonstrate this heightened interaction—a dose higher than many laboratories use to identify this interaction.

Thus, the clinical lab phenotypes that we have accepted for this disorder are not universally present, even in patients with defined type 2B VWF mutations. Assumptions that many of us have had for years about VWD2B and its diagnosis now need to be reexamined in light of this important study. While some might question whether the patients with normal VWF multimers, VWD New York3 and VWD Malmo,4 should be included in VWD2B, these investigators demonstrate much greater diversity in the laboratory studies, even in patients with abnormal multimers.

Since platelet VWF (and presumably endothelial) VWF multimers are normal sized in patients with VWD2B, more studies may be necessary to understand the reason in some subjects for the loss of high-molecular-weight multimers without concomitant thrombocytopenia. Some, but not all, of this might be explained by heightened cleavage of type 2B VWF by ADAMTS13.5

It seems that the more we learn about VWD, the more challenges we uncover to our accepted dogmas about it. Our work and learning continue!


It provides three forms of the pile network destruction,analyzes and compares the pipes of three cities with different degree city pile network destruction in the Wenchuan earthquake,finds out causes resulting from pile network destruction,and provides sever suggestions about improving water supply stability,proves importance of firming city pile network at the same time.


The frictional properties of gouge material within tectonic faults zones dictate key aspects of earthquakes rupture dynamics and the seismic cycle. Modern friction laws are capable of describing the complete seismic cycle, however the underlying processes and thermodynamics of friction constitutive processes are poorly understood. This thesis describes a suite of experiments designed to investigate the processes and mechanisms of rate and state friction behavior. The work in this study, centers around laboratory experiments, in which quartz and gypsum powders are sheared while saturated in fluids composed of brines or deionized water. The effects of fluid chemistry on the frictional properties of gouge material are examined. Observations of quartz powders response to the change from deionized water to NaCl brine are unseen, if there is any effect, by the strain dependence of frictional healing. Prior investigations suggest that the strain dependence is related to the evolution of the gouge material and the number of grain contacts within the gouge. Gypsum powder experiments saturated in all fluids do not experience strain dependence but have a non log-linear healing rate indicating that the mechanism controlling healing in gypsum powder is different from quartz powder. A significant difference in frictional healing, frictional creep, and dilatancy occurs between the experiments being saturated in NaCl and deionized water. Na2SO4 and CaCl2 brines as saturating fluids were also compared with experiments in NaCl brine. Na2SO4 exhibit the greatest healing rate, but the other the frictional properties appear similar for the three brine types. Experiments at elevated ii temperatures create little change in the frictional properties but cause a transition to unstable sliding. The process dominating the frictional properties of gypsum powder shows the characteristics of pressure solution. Healing controlled by pressure solution will be non loglinear and the rate that pressure solution occurs at increases in the presence of the brines used. For accurate interpretations of the strength of natural faults, the lithology of the faults and how the lithology is interacting with the fluids present is critical.


Elements is a great mathematics book, which appeared in the time of old Greek. In the past time it was introduced into China. However the course is not favorable. During the coming it met many difficulties and frustrations, so that the course lasted about six hundred years that can be divided into three parts. But in general it accords with the rule of knowledge spreading: ideas and methods is first, content and book is second.


Abstract Background The implementation of antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) is one of the basis for the control of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR), optimization of antibiotic use, minimization of adverse events, and reduction of unnecessary costs. We demonstrate the design, development, and participation in ASP program following CDC and Prevention Core Elements strategies.1,3,4 The objective is to evaluate the impact of clinical pharmacists working in conjunction with infectious disease (ID) physician on tracking and documenting antibacterial utilization in per patient-days, pharmacist clinical interventions, prescriber practices, and antibiotic purchases. Methods We conducted a multidisciplinary-team project of pharmacist-led prospective-audit-with-feedback ASP from 2015 to 2018. The ID physician and clinical pharmacist conducted patient care rounds twice weekly to make recommendations that include de-escalation, intensification of treatment, alternative therapy, dose optimization, order clarification, stop date/duration, additional monitoring, education, restriction enforcement, consult, IV to PO conversion, rejection of recommendation, and total monitored interventions requiring no changes. Results Pharmacist tracked between 150 and 200 interventions monthly through the EMR system, reflecting both self-stewardship and during rounds with ID physician. Figures 2–8: Charts display the number of patient-days of therapy per 1,000 days at risk and yearly SVMH Antibacterial Utilization Rates compared nationally to other Teaching and Nonteaching hospitals.5 Below each graph exhibits yearly Drug Spend per patient-days of Therapy.6 Conclusion Overall, the antibiotic utilization rates decreased over 4 years, particularly with aztreonam, meropenem, and levofloxacin.The formalization of an antimicrobial stewardship partnership between ID physician and pharmacy team led to increases in pharmacist-recommended interventions, streamlining of antimicrobial therapy, as well as decreases in antimicrobial purchasing costs. Proactively working in conjunction with hospitalists allows the pharmacists to play a critical role in sustaining a robust ASP service at our community hospital. The ASP at SVMH can serve as a model for other community hospitals with similar resources. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.


in high caste) or non-sacramental (that is, dissolvable in the case of inferior castes) nature of marriage to marriage as a contract. In this case, the early marriage and hence the absence of consent and the right to repudiate an early marriage when it came to consummation and formal cohabitation questioned the idea of marriage as a sacrament. Finally, the section dealing with the experience of widowhood and its implications is based on the writings of widows themselves. Reflections


Objective. To investigate the antihypertensive efficacy, dosing, tolerability and effects on growth of lisinopril (off label-use) in paediatric patients during long-term treatment. Design. We conducted a retrospective analysis of data from 123 patients treated with lisinopril in a paediatric nephrology clinic over a 9.3-year period. Patients were categorised by age group and predominant clinical diagnosis: hypertension (n=59), renal parenchymal disease (n=27), diabetes mellitus (n=33) and miscellaneous (n=4). Results. The vast majority were Caucasian (93%) and boys (66%). Mean duration of treatment was 2.0 years. Age at start of treatment ranged from two months to 17.7 years. Mean lisinopril starting and final doses were 0.105 mg/kg/day for hypertensive patients and 0.108 mg/kg/day for patients with renal disease, respectively. The most common adverse event was hypotension (8.6% of the patients). Haematology and serum biochemistry profiles were unaffected by lisinopril. Growth was not different from data recorded by Belgian population studies. In 29 of the 47 hypertensive patients who received lisinopril monotherapy, comparing blood pressure (BP) at baseline and after six months' treatment, mean reductions in systolic/diastolic BP were 19/18 mmHg. Conclusions. Lisinopril was well tolerated in paediatric patients. Doses of 0.1 mg/kg/day produced clinically significant BP reduction in hypertensive patients.


The molecular structure of cis-dichloro(2,2′-o-phenylenebisbenzothiazole)copper(II) has been determined by single crystal X-ray diffractometry. The crystal is monoclinic, P21/n, a = 8.408(1), b = 15.819(1), c = 14.229(2) A, β = 93.19(1)°, and Z = 4. The structure has been refined by full-matrix least-squares techniques on F, using 3316 unique reflections for which F2 > 3σ(F2), to a final agreement factor of 0.028. The complex adopts an approximately square planar coordination geometry with the Cu bound to two cis Cl atoms and the N atoms of the chelating benzothiazole ligand. The mean Cu—N and Cu—Cl distances are 2.016(6) and 2.217(6) A, respectively.


For a long time,we know very little about the compilation of local gazetteers in Nanchang area in the Song Dynasty.Now we find two prefaces of the gazetteer compiled in the Chunxi period in Yuan Du Ji.According to these prefaces,we can know that prefect,Cheng Shuda,entrusted his underling and scholars in this area to compile the gazetteer,entitled Yu Zhang Tu Zhi.At the same time,we study Yu Zhang Zhi and Yu Zhang Xu Zhi On the basis of some lost essays in Yong Le Da Dian.We believe that Yu Zhang Xu Zhi was compiled in the Saoding period.Moreover,Yu Zhang Zhi may be Yu Zhang Tu Zhi compiled in the Chun Xi period.


This paper discusses the contributions and accomplishments of Jim Gray while he was at Tandem Computers between 1980 and the early 1990s.


By combining frequency-uniform decomposition with (), we introduce a new class of function spaces (denoted by ). Moreover, we study the Cauchy problem for the generalized NLS equations and Ginzburg-Landau equations in .


Abstract We surveyed 154 sites in north-central Argentina and sampled 2,528 fire ant colonies for the presence and intracolonial prevalence of the microsporidium, Vairimorpha invictae Jouvenaz & Ellis, in the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren. The concentrations of meiospores and binucleate spores were quantified in workers and sexuals; and the occurrence and intracolonial prevalence of dual infections with Thelohania solenopsae Knell, Allen & Hazard were studied. To study the effect of V. invictae in infected colonies of S. invicta, we compared the proportion of infected living workers to the proportion of infected dead workers, and compared the survival of uninfected and infected workers. V. invictae occurred at 13% of the sites and 2.3% of the colonies. At times, the disease reached epizootic levels in certain areas. We found vegetative stages in 4.8–52.3% of eggs, larvae, pupae, and queens, meiospores in 4–56.3% of pupae and mature stages, and binucleate spores in 9.5–63% of all life stages, except eggs. Evidence for transovarial transmission is provided. The percentage of sexual males infected was significantly higher than that of sexual females (44.9 versus 15.9%, respectively). Dual infections (V. invictae + T. solenopsae) occurred in 0.24% of the colonies. V. invictae was present in 9.3% of living workers and in 56.7% of dead workers. Mortality rates of workers from Vairimorpha-infected colonies were higher than those of workers from uninfected colonies. Survival times of infected workers were 18.8–31.7% less than those of uninfected workers. The studies reported here contribute to the evaluation of V. invictae for use as a classical biological control agent against the red imported fire ant in the United States.


The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences of job preference between elementary 5th grader students and parents. For this purpose, we conducted preliminary research and main research on elementary 5th grader students and parents of three elementary schools in Seoul and Gyeonggi area. In preliminary research, 460 open-ended questionnaires(students:266, parents:194) were analyzed except not submitted and insincere cases. And in main research, 477 5-point Likert scale questionnaires(students:255, parents:222) were analyzed. The results of this study were as follows: First, students showed higher Received (November 3, 2017), Review Result (November 24, 2017) Accepted (December 8, 2017), Published (January 31, 2018) 06639 Dept. Educational Psychology, Seoul National Univ. of Education, 96 SeochoJoongang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea email: email@example.com 06639 Dept. Educational Psychology, Seoul National Univ. of Education, 96 SeochoJoongang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea email: firstname.lastname@example.com (Corresponding Author) 06639 Dept. Educational Psychology, Seoul National Univ. of Education, 96 SeochoJoongang-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea email: firstname.lastname@example.com Latent Mean Analysis of Job Preference between Elementary School 5th Grade Students and Parents Copyright c 2018 HSST 202 preference of entertainer and athlete than parents. But parents showed higher preference of doctor and the legal profession than students. In the job preference according to gender, there were statistically significant differences in the preference of entertainer and athlete between boys and girls. Second, in the preference about job characteristics, there were statistically significant differences in compensation and working characteristics between students and parents. And there was statistically significant difference only in compensation according to gender in students. But there was no significant difference according to gender in parents.


In order to evaluate the effect of 2,4-dichlorophenol and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol on early life stage of zebrafish,toxicity of two chlorophenols on embryonic development was investigated in 96 h. The results indicated that chlorophenols could cause inhibition, including delay in hatching, reduction in body length and heart rate, increase in larval deformity, even death. No observed effect concentration(NOEC) of 2,4-DCP and 2,4,6-TCP were 1.12 mg/L and 0.50 mg/L respectively.Comparing the toxicity of the two chemicals, relatively sensitive of zebrafish embryo to them between different toxicity endpoints was different, and it was more sensitivity to 2,4-DCP than 2,4,6-TCP for heart rate, while it was more sensitivity to2,4,6-TCP than 2,4-DCP for hatching rate, abnormal rate and body length.


The feasibility of fluidizing very dense powders has been studied in a collaborative work between the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission and the Laboratoire de Genie Chimique from INP Toulouse. For this work, a commercial tungsten powder, 75 μm in mean volume diameter and 19,300 kg/m3 in grain density, was used.
First, the fluidization of the tungsten powder has been attempted at room temperature using nitrogen or argon as carrier gas. Then, the fluidization was studied at 400 °C in order to investigate the subsequent coating of tungsten powder by Fluidized Bed Chemical Vapour Deposition (FBCVD). In particular, the influence of the H0/D ratio (initial fixed bed height to reactor diameter) on the bed thermal behaviour was analysed. Finally, the first results concerning the coating of tungsten powder by alumina FBCVD from aluminium acetylacetonate are detailed. These latter tend to show that FBCVD is a suitable process to uniformly coat so dense particles.


The concept of PDT is the photoinduction of the citotoxicity of proliferating cells involving a photosensitizer agent, a light source, and oxygen. Despite being an efficient form of therapy for treating several neoplasias, PDT shows some restrictions, including nonselectivity in hepatic tissue cells. This work evaluated the correlation between light penetration and necrosis, as well as the extension of such as a function of the concentration of the photosensitizer used (Photogem) and three different doses of energy. Photogem accumulation, administered intravenously, on the liver was investigated through fluorescence spectroscopy. The light source used for irradiation was a diode laser operating at 630 nm. We observed that the photosensitized normal hepatic tissue presents altered optical characteristics, which was demonstrated in the studies of light penetration and thermal alteration during irradiation, thus modifying the necrosis depth. We checked whether the presence of the photosensitizer on the target tissue decreases the light penetration, leading to a temperature increase, due to a large amount of energy absorbed by the photosensitizer dissipated by means of heat. We noticed an abrupt necrosis delineation corresponding to a drop in the light intensity on the irradiated tissue. Histologically, the irradiated hepatic tissue presented coagulative necrosis and inflammatory infiltration neutrophilic and centrilobular vein necrosis in all experimental groups; we also observed a clear delimitation between normal epithelial tissue and photosensitized tissue.


In this paper, we investigate the existence of positive solutions of a system of Riemann-Liouville Hadamard differential equations with $ p $-Laplacian operators under various combinations of superlinearity and sublinearity. We apply the Guo-Krasnosel'skii fixed point theorem for the proof of the existence results.


The fermentability of a variety of carbohydrate complexes was determined by measuring gas production rates in slurries of mixed human faecal bacteria. The commercial laxatives psyllium (isphagula husk) and sterculia were fermented relatively slowly in comparison with mucin, guar gum, pectin, starch, carrageenan, isogel and chondroitin sulphate. Fermentation of fiberall (psyllium + wheat bran) was low and similar to that of alginic acid. The fibre complex fibercon was largely resistant to degradation by gut bacteria and was comparable to fermentation of chitin.


Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase(C23O)is the key enzyme of aromatic substance degradation by Pseudomonas sp..In order to establish a simple assay of C23O activity during the whole-cell catalysis of Pseudomonas putida mt-2,C23O was induced by utilizing sodium benzoate acid as the sole carbon source,and its activity was determined in whole cells by the amended protocol of pure enzyme assay.After suspending the cells with potassium phosphate buffer,the substrate was added and the accumulation of 2-hydroxymuconic semialdehyde was measured by a UV757CRT spectrophotometer at 375 nm.The activity of C23O was evaluated by the climbing slope of time course curve of the UV absorption.By this means,the Km for catechol and C23O in whole cells was 34.67 μmol·L-1,while Vmax was 0.29 μmol·min-1·(mg dry cell)-1,both of which differed from those for pure enzyme by 2—3 orders of magnitude.To eliminate the cell wall barrier for substrate permeation,a cationic surfactant,n-dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide,was used to pre-treat the cells.With 0.1 g·L-1 dodecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide(DTAB) treated for 30 min,the maximum C23O activity could be achieved,which was consistent with the result of treated cells by beads milling.In the present study,a feasible and simple method was put forward for the apparent enzyme activity assay intracells which could be conveniently applied to the whole-cell biocatalysis or to environmental bioremediation.


The online advertisement has become one of the important income sources in the media website at present.A third-party monitoring system is required to provide credible data,including advertisement flow and statistic data.It is used to evaluate the effect of online advertisement and provide advertisement billing.The functions,architecture and main technologies of online advertisement monitoring system are described.The realization of each part of the system is illustrated.The system test was done.The system has been put into commercial application.The system effect is significant.


"SUE" is the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimen in the world, with approximately 90 percent (by volume) of its actual bones mounted for exhibit. The specimen was discovered in 1990 in western South Dakota from the Hell Creek Formation dated approximately 67 million years old. The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, acquired the specimen, catalog no. PR 2081, now one of the most valuable objects in the museum's collection, in 1997 for $8.3 million. From the outset, the museum intended to mount the real bones, not facsimiles, and hired a specialist to produce an intricate steel armature constructed in such a way that the bones could be removed for study. All mounts of real dinosaur bones are fragile, and this one particularly so because of its complexity.


In the artcle has been learnt the newrock deceribtion finding from the valley of opper Gilanchay the Bronze Age. They have been systemized and compared. It has been made clear that, the valley of opper Gilanchay has been one of the ancient sivilizaition place but Gamigaya deceribtions cover larger area. Gamigaya petroglyphs, the author has recorded by the new. There were found the remains of construction. They were built in a circular plan. Petroglyphs rəsimlərindən consists of different characters, human and animal. Petroglyphs of forging and scratching are built. These images reflect the material and spiritual culture of the ancient tribes. Many of them have features related to the culture of the South Caucasus and the Middle East. The founding device belongs to culture of South Caucasus and Near East in example of ainsiant fine arts proves intercultural connection in this branch.


In this paper, we demonstrate the prediction of important figures of merit (FoMs) including threshold voltage (Vth), subthreshold swing (SS), on-state (Ion) and off-state (Ioft) current, of vertically stacked lateral nanosheet field-effect-transistors (NSFET) using 1) an artificial neural network generated by genetic algorithm (GA) and 2) a conventional multi-layer neural network (NN). Our work shows that the trained GA-based NN has a great capability of predicting FoMs with an average of coefficients of determination at 0.992, which is better than that of the trained multi-layer neural network at 0.987. Additionally, GA-based NN has a significant reduction of calculation time by 80% compared with that of multi-layer NN under the same computing power, which indicates the possibility to reduce the computational cost by using the auto-machine learning approach for TCAD simulation.


This paper provides a rapid method coupled with chemometrics to visualise PEL quality of eight regions. The contents of mineral elements, Vitamin C (Vc), and colour parameters were measured using spectrophotometric methods. The volatile substances were determined by electronic nose (E-nose) and headspace solid phase micro-extraction with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME/GC-MS). Chemometric analyses were employed to visualise the sample distribution according to the geographical origin. The colour parameters, Vc, and mineral contents of PEL from diverse origins were significantly different (P < 0.05). A total of 25 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were identified from PELs, with the highest percentage of components being ethyl acetate. The combination of HS-SPME/GC-MS and E-nose can properly characterise PEL samples. Therefore, the results of this exploratory work highlight the possibility of discriminating PEL from different regions.


Objective To evalute the long term therapeutic effect of silk thread fixation in repairing patella fracture. Methods During September 1986 to February 1996,124 patients with patella fracture were treated by silk thread fixation,including 88 patients with transverse fracture and 36 patients with comminuted fracture. Double 10# silk threads were used for fixation of transverse fracture. Double 10# wide silk threads fixation combined with single silk threads suture were used for comminuted fracture. Results All of the patients were followed up 1~3 years(average 2.4 years). The healing time of the fracture was 3~6 months(average 4.2 months),3.4 months for transverse fracture and 5.6 months for comminuted fracture. The function recovery of the knee joint were excellent in 90 cases(93.5 %),good in 26 cases,moderate in 8 cases. Conclusion The operation with silk thread fixation for patella fracture is easy to performe and effective, but plaster immobilization should be needed after operation and early exercise is not permitted.


Ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves (GWs) generated by individual inspiraling supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHBs) in the centers of galaxies may be detected by pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) in the future. These GW signals encoding absolute cosmic distances can serve as bright and dark sirens, having potential to be developed into a precise cosmological probe. Here we show that an SKA-era PTA consisting of 100 millisecond pulsars may observe about 25 bright sirens and 41 dark sirens during a 10-year observation. The bright sirens, together with the CMB data, have comparable capabilities to current mainstream data for measuring the equation of state of dark energy. The dark sirens could make the measurement precision of the Hubble constant close to that of current distance-ladder observation. Our results indicate that ultra-low-frequency GWs from individual SMBHBs are of great significance in exploring the nature of dark energy and measuring the Hubble constant.


This study aims at examining whether the degree of influence of promotion activities through political marketing means on the electorate shows vary across sex, age, educational background, monthly income and political party membership. Within this framework a survey has been conducted among 600 voters in Gaziantep and data have been gathered. The analysis has revealed that the variance of degree of influence of advertising and promotion activities on the electorate across sex groups, monthly income and occupation is statistically insignificant and a variance has been observed across the variables of age, educational background and political party membership. It has also been found out that there is no significant variance across the variables in the degree of influence of the news activities on the electorate. The study has revealed that there is no significant variance across sex, occupation and public relations in terms of influence of campaign activities and that there is significant variance across age, educational background and monthly income. Statistically significant variance across sex and occupation variables has been observed for public relations activities. It has been found out that there is no significant variance across age, educational background, monthly income and political party membership.


This paper shows that the unequal incidence of recessions in the labor market amplifies aggregate shocks. Using administrative data from the United States, I document a positive covariance between workers' marginal propensities to consume (MPCs) and their elasticities of earnings to GDP, which is a key moment for a new class of heterogeneous-agent models. I define the matching multiplier as the increase in the multiplier stemming from this matching of high MPC workers to more cyclical jobs. I show that this covariance is large enough to increase the aggregate MPC by 20 percent over an equal exposure benchmark. (JEL E21, E23, E24, E32)


Wheat is one of the most important staple grains in the world and the leading source of calories, production is limited by biotic stress. There is a number of pathogen attacks on wheat crops, depending on environmental conditions. In some cases, more than one crop pathogen attack leads to higher damage or decrease susceptibility. There are very few studies in the field of multiple pathogen interactions; in this study, we analyzed the co-infectionof wheat with fungal and bacterial pathogens. Field isolated Xanthomonas translucens and Xanthomonas compestris bacteria have been used against GM-322 and PDKV varieties co-infected with Fusarium fungus spp. In our experiment, we used Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium equitus. Compared to the combined effect of the fungus and bacteria, we measured the length and width of the infected Original Research Article Dandve et al.; BJI, 23(4): 1-9, 2019; Article no.BJI.52994 2 leaf part. We have observed that there is more susceptibility to X. compestris and F. graminearium in the GM-322 wheat variety. The second susceptible cvs was PDKV when we co-infected F. oxysporum and then X. translucens fungal and bacterial infected symptom analysis showed yellow stripes on the leaf surface of the wheat crop. We observed head blight in wheat when it was infected with F. graminearum and X. compestris. As a result, we concluded that varietal susceptibility also depends on co-infection pathogen attacks and their synergetic interaction.


Methods for the oxidation of diphenylmethylene ethers and diphenylmethyleneamines have been compared; oxidation with aqueous acidic dichromate is advocated for the former and with alkaline permanganate for the latter in the assay of drugs containing these groups. The possible mechanisms involved are proposed.


conception, has begun to take particulate form, and chemical analysis is.diving into the secret of its mode of action on the body, we may reasonably hope that experimental science will one day surmount the further step of discovering the means of counteracting it. That step, however, is a long one, and at present we must reconcile ourselves to the fact that there are few remedies known to us to which we can -even plausibly attribute the property of destroying or neutralizing the physical basis of any disease inside the human


s: Integrable ware idea has changed the traditional thinking ways to make courseware so that teachers could design their own customized courseware for a variety of teaching situations. Based on the integrable ware theory, we designed the integrable ware system based on the Web. Then the design of integrable ware base and four modules' function of integrable ware system were presented, focusing on the user management, integrable ware base management, integrable ware combination platform, system management and an example of integrable netware course plantform.


If λ is negative the Ricci soliton is said to be shrinking, if λ is zero the Ricci soliton is said to be steady and if λ is positive the Ricci soliton is said to be expanding. g is said to be a gradient Ricci soliton if the vector field V is the gradient of a potential function – f and the equation (1) has written of the form ∇∇f = S + λg. In dimension 2 and 3, a Ricci soliton on a compact manifold has constant curvature. For detail we refer Chow and Knopf 3 and Derdzinski 4 .