"This revealing, dead-on investigation of the modern-day sports stadium boondoggle, and its often-devastating impact on American cities, is an essential read for anyone, sports fan or not, who wants to avoid getting fleeced."-Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times columnist and former columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer and Time magazine "Public Dollars, Private Stadiums helps us understand the political processes involved in using public money for new sports stadiums...It is a must read for anyone interested in this important new issue." -Richard E. Lapchick, founder and director emeritus of the Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University "Readable and smart ...Kevin Delaney and Rick Eckstein show how conflicts over sports subsidies are emblematic of the kinds of power relationships that prevail in each community."-Lee Clarke, author of Mission Improbable: Using Fantasy Documents to Tame Disaster This book provides an eye-opening account of recent battles over publicly financed stadiums in some of America's largest cities. The authors' interviews with key decision makers present a behind-the-scenes look at how and why powerful individuals and organizations foist these sports palaces on increasingly unreceptive communities. In the face of studies demonstrating that new sports facilities don't live up to their promise of big money, proponents are using a new tactic to win public subsidies--touting intangible "social" rewards, such as prestige and community cohesion. The authors find these to be empty promises as well, demonstrating that new stadiums may exacerbate, rather than erase, many social problems. Public Dollars, Private Stadiums should be read by everyone with an interest in the future of sports and our cities. Kevin J. Delaney is an associate professor of sociology at Temple University and author of Strategic Bankruptcy. Rick Eckstein is an associate professor of sociology and assistant director of the Center for Peace and Justice Education at Villanova University, as well as the author of Nuclear Power and Social Power.


Soil warming research at The Pennsylvania State University and other locations in the United States and West Germany is reviewed from both a crop production and heat dissipation viewpoint. Earlier harvests and increased yields for crops grown in heated soil have been reported in the majority of studies. Soil warming systems for dissipation of all the reject heat from a 1000 MWe power plant would require too large a land area to be practical. However, it appears possible to design optimized systems which can be economically competitive with conventional cooling methods.


Persons with chronic disease such as epilepsy, where a cure is not attainable and therapy may be prolonged, quality of life (QoL) has come to be seen as an important goal. The objective of this study was to identify scores of quality of life (QoL related to clinical factors. A cross-sectional study using QOLIE-31 instrument to identify quality of life among ambulatory epileptic patients at Epileptic Clinic of Department of Neurology-Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. Samples were taken consecutively from August 2005 to December 2005. Several demographic data as well as clinical were collected. QOLIE-31 components consisted of seizure worry, overall quality of life, emotional well-being, energy/fatigue, cognitive function, medication effect and social function. We found among 145 subjects the total score of QOLIE-31 ranged from 28-95 (mean = 67.6; standard of deviation = 14.55). The total score of QOLIE-31was corelated with low education, more frequent of seizures, antiepileptic drug politherapy and type of generalized seizure. antiepileptic drug politherapy was the most dominant risk factor for lowering total score of QOLIE-31. Our finding was in accordance with previous studies in India, Georgia, South Korea. In additioin we found that education was also a risk factor for total score of QOLIE-31. (Med J Indones 2007; 16:101-3) Keyword:  epilepsy, quality of life, QOLIE-31, risk factors


The study of historic, modern and contemporary architecture in concrete is an interesting research field, still in progress, which requires multidisciplinary awareness and specific expertise but also new methodological insights. Their preservationrests on the recognition of their peculiarities and values by the collectivity. It also depends on the establishment of specific processes of criticalknowledgeaimed at decoding these architectural works in order to respect without tamper them. However, too often in the past, the temporal proximity of the construction period - and then the lack of relationships with history - has driven to operate renovation work to the detriment of their authenticity and integrity. Interventions, which have privileged the image and not the effective survival of the buildings. Focusing on twoemblematic architectures of XX and XXI centuries, this paper intends to highlight the technical and operative difficulties related to their conservation, whichstill is a great challenge for the architects of our time.


Function approximation is crucial for obtaining good resul t in large reinforcement learning tasks, but the problem of devising a good function a pproximator is difficult and often solved in practice by hand-crafting the "right" set of features. In the last decade, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted to methods th at can construct value function approximators automatically from data. Among these method s, Bellman error basis function construction (BEBF) are appealing due to their theoret ical guarantees [6] and good empirical performance in difficult tasks [4]. In this work, w e discuss on-going developments of methods for BEBF construction based on random proje cti ns [2] and orthogonal matching pursuit [1].


OBJECTIVE
To determine the use effectiveness of the Creighton model ovulation method in avoiding and achieving pregnancy.

DESIGN
Prospective, descriptive.

SETTING
A natural family planning clinic at a university nursing center.

PARTICIPANTS
Records and charts from 242 couples who were taught the Creighton model. The sample represented 1,793 months of use of the model.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE
Creighton model demographic forms and logbook.

RESULTS
At 12 months of use, the Creighton model was 98.8% method effective and 98.0% use effective in avoiding pregnancy. It was 24.4% use effective in achieving pregnancy. The continuation rate for the sample at 12 months of use was 78.0%.

CONCLUSION
The Creighton model is an effective method of family planning when used to avoid or achieve pregnancy. However, its effectiveness depends on its being taught by qualified teachers. The effectiveness rate of the Creighton model is based on the assumption that if couples knowingly use the female partner's days of fertility for genital intercourse, they are using the method to achieve pregnancy.


(57) ABSTRACT A use of a tannin and non tannin material phytocomposition orphytocomplex, either in a dry or liquid form, applied to the seedling seeds or seedling agamic multiplication members, or to implanted seedlings, to promote the starter effect, i.e. strong stimulation of the seedling initial growth. The phyto composition is made by leaching a biomass of one or more of the following species: Castanea spp., Juglans spp., Eucalyp tus spp., Quercus spp., Salix spp., Vitis spp., Mimosa ssp., Schinopsis spp., Olea europaea, Onobrychis viciifolia, Rhamnus spp., Artemisia spp., Lawsonia inermis, either in a single form or in a mixture in all mixing ratios.


This paper provides a graphical characterization of Markov blankets in Andersson–Madigan–Perlman chain graphs (AMP CGs). The characterization is different from the well-known one for Bayesian networks and generalizes it. We prove that the Grow-Shrink algorithm, the IAMB algorithm, and its variants are still correct for Markov blanket discovery in AMP CGs under the same assumptions as for Bayesian networks. We provide a sound and scalable constraint-based framework for learning the structure of AMP CGs from faithful causally sufficient data and prove its correctness when the Markov blanket discovery algorithms in this paper are used. On a large scale experimentation, we show that the proposed algorithms greatly improve on (stable) PC-like (Peña, 2012; Javidian et al., 2020a) in all comparisons. Our proposed algorithms compare positively/competitively against the state-of-the-art LCD-AMP algorithm (Javidian et al., 2020a), depending on the algorithm that is used for Markov blanket discovery. Our proposed algorithms make a broad range of inference/learning problems computationally tractable and more reliable because they exploit locality.


In this paper, Sensorless Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) using Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) is presented. The previous PMSM drive uses a sensor to measure the motor's speed. Then the idea is to replace the sensor by using sensorless drives based on the observer. For the conventional observer, it's only good for low current and low-speed applications. Moreover, it is hard to detect the phase voltage due to the non-existence of neutral wire. Therefore, this project proposes sensorless control using an EKF. This method provides an optional estimation algorithm for the non-linear system that can produce a fast and accurate estimation of state variables. The accurate estimation will reduce the noise and ripple of the system. Additionally, the EKF do not require the information of mechanical parameters and the initial position of the rotor, making the construction is easy and simple. In this paper, the fundamental of the EKF algorithm is explained and the simulation results for different speeds and loads are presented. The noise reduction test is also conducted to measure the flux current with and without the filter. The simulation study is achieved using MATLAB/Simulink to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method. The results of the simulation show that the sensorless PMSM drives using EKF have lower overshoot and faster rise time during start-up conditions and have lower undershoot during the loaded condition. It also can be concluded that the proposed sensorless PMSM drive using EKF has good speed control accuracy and can reduce the current noise.


This reports summarises the State-of-the art within Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems and related area. The report marks the start of subtask 2.4 "Building Integrated Photovoltaics" within the project "Smart Energy Efficient Buildings" ("SmartBuild"). The aim of the SmartBuild project is to develop new knowledge, integrated solutions, and technologies that will make it possible to cover our building-related energy needs with substantially less harmful environmental emissions, while still satisfying the whole range of end-user needs such as comfort, aesthetics, costs, operability, reliability and functionality. Future buildings will need very little thermal energy, because of well-insulating envelopes, high-performance windows, and energy-efficient ventilation. However, they will still need electricity for lights and appliances. PV is the renewable energy technology available today that is most likely to cover this need on-site. This is because it has the lowest environmental impact, and may be aesthetically integrated into the building. If BIPV is going to fulfil this vision, further research and development is needed in several areas. Within the SmartBuild Project, two areas of work seems to be of particular interest: 1. Development and optimisation BIPV elements that perform several functions, i.e. daylighting, shading, heating, cooling, and ventilation for different types of buildings and users. The multifunctional PV elements must be part of an "environmental low-energy package" that may be sold to different types of clients. 2. Integration of the BIPV elements with the building management and information system. Both of these areas require the co-operation between architects, building engineers, HVAC engineers, electrical engineers, and sociologists.


This paper presents the alien species Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch,
 carya-pecan, (Juglandaceae A. Richard ex Kunth) that has not been mentioned
 so far in the dendroflora of Serbia. One tree was recorded within the first
 Serbian sugar factory in Cukarica that is now a protected cultural property
 in the City of Belgrade. The tree is about 35 years old and about 20 m high.
 The length of the trunk without branches is 6.0 m and the diameter at breast
 height is 57 cm. Carya-pecan is a native species of the southeastern part of
 North America, and is grown in Europe for edible fruits and quality wood. The
 recorded tree in Belgrade is fruitful and characterized by good vitality and
 rapid growth. Due to its special characteristics, it can have multiple
 practical application in the territory of Serbia for decoration in urban
 areas, for forest plantations and in orchards. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke
 Republike Srbije, br. 31041: Sumski zasadi u funkciji povecanja posumljenosti
 Srbije]


Abstract Background The impact of low levels of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA (low-level viremia [LLV]) during combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) on clinical outcomes is unclear. We explored the associations between LLV and all-cause mortality, AIDS, and serious non-AIDS events (SNAEs). Methods We grouped individuals starting cART 1996–2017 (identified from the Swedish InfCare HIV register) as virologic suppression (VS; <50 copies/mL), LLV (repeated viral load, 50–999 copies/mL), and nonsuppressed viremia (NSV; ≥1000 copies/mL). Separately, LLV was subdivided into 50–199 and 200–999 copies/mL (reflecting different definitions of virologic failure). Proportional-hazard models (including sex, age, pre-ART CD4 count and viral load, country of birth, injection drug use, treatment experience and interruptions, and an interaction term between viremia and time) were fitted for the study outcomes. Results A total of 6956 participants were followed for a median of 5.7 years. At the end of follow-up, 60% were categorized as VS, 9% as LLV, and 31% as NSV. Compared with VS, LLV was associated with increased mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 2.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.3–3.6). This association was also observed for LLV 50–199 copies/mL (aHR, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.3–3.8), but was not statistically significant for LLV 200–999 copies/mL (aHR, 2.1; 95% CI, .96–4.7). LLV 50–999 copies/mL was not linked to increased risk of AIDS or SNAEs, but in subanalysis, LLV 200–999 copies/mL was associated with SNAEs (aHR, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.2–3.6). Conclusions In this population-based cohort, LLV during cART was associated with adverse clinical outcomes.


Abstract. In a double‐blind trial with naproxen sodium 32 patients (15 in the naproxen sodium and 17 in the placebo group) completed the study during three consecutive menstrual cycles.


According to the Blackett conjecture, any neutral rotating body acquires a magnetic moment proportional to its angular momentum. Using the data on the dipolar magnetic field of Mars, we put a stringent upper limit on the value of the Blackett's constant, the dimensionless constant that relates the magnetic moment to the angular momentum. As a consequence, the Blackett effect cannot directly account for the magnetic fields of celestial bodies and galaxies. We also show that the Blackett effect cannot be tested in a laboratory since the magnetic moment of any rotating lab-scale object would be much smaller than the one produced by the well-known Barnett effect.


In this new working paper, the authors focus specifically on what would be necessary to achieve High Level Panel-style goals and targets for water, energy and transport, if these were to be eventually adopted by world leaders. In all three cases, much of the advocacy - and the proposed High Level Panel goals - have emphasized the need to strive for universal and sustainable access to at least basic levels of services from these sectors. Many of the proposals for post-2015 goals and targets appear ambitious, but what would it take to achieve them? This paper assesses what is needed to achieve goals for universal and sustainable access to infrastructure, specifically water, energy and transport. Using illustrative goals and targets, the paper reviews the development challenges in each sector, and what will be necessary to overcome the barriers to universal and sustainable access to water, energy and transport infrastructure services, in the areas of governance, finance, capacity development and environmental protection. The paper ends with general conclusions about infrastructure in the post-2015 development agenda.


Objective: DRESS (drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms) is a delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction with involvement of internal organs. It is not uncommon for the reaction to flare up due to abrupt withdrawal of corticosteroid therapy. We report a patient who developed DRESS associated with acute flare up during tapering of corticosteroid. Case Summary: A 50-year-old man with stage V CKD was brought to our emergency department with fever, dyspnea, facial swelling, and generalized skin rash after taking allopurinol for 2 months. The diagnosis of allopurinol induced DRESS was made and the patient was started on systemic corticosteroids. Intravenous methylprednisolone 120 mg/day was given, follow with slowly tapering of dosage to oral prednisolone. However, symptoms relapsed during corticosteroid tapering. We resumed the previous dose and tapered the dose every 4 ~ 5 days. Thereafter, patient's skin rash and facial edema resolved. Conclusion: Allopurinol induced DRESS is a distinct and potentially fatal cutaneous adverse reaction. Clinicians should gradually taper corticosteroid therapy and closely monitor patient for the emergence of possible relapse.


This chapter argues that critical disability theory and an ethics of care, rather than offering opposing ways to think about disability, can be allies in crafting a theoretical foundation for providing care and assistance for disabled people. It recognizes the importance of taking seriously objections to care theory and to thinking of disabled people as dependents. Yet it urges that disability theorists forgo adopting the dominant liberal conceptions of the value of independence and the stigma of dependence and embrace a robust fully normative ethic of care that is compatible with the rights and dignity of disabled people.


Plutarch's Cato was an ancient moralist who had no doubt about the priority of moral evaluations to whatever conflicted with them. Montaigne was a politically experienced magistrate, legislator, and mediator who knew from personal experience that moral, personal, political, and religious evaluations often conflict. Montaigne thought that there were circumstances in which moral evaluations should be reasonably overridden by non-moral evaluations. Cato denied it. Intransigence led Cato to undermine the Roman Republic he was morally committed to defend. Montaigne's prudent counsel was a moderating influence in the civil war that raged in sixteenth-century France. The hard question is whether or not there are limits beyond which we could not reasonably go in overriding moral evaluations. The chapter compares how good were the reasons Cato and Montaigne gave for their conflicting answers to this hard question. That should lead us to consider how we in our circumstances should resolve conflicts between our own moral, personal, political, and religious evaluations. And we should be aware of the dangers of dogmatic moralizing that suppresses contrary personal, political, religious, and other evaluations.


The tensile strength of the composite material from bagasse fiber (remains after sugar cane squeezed) and biodegradable resin was investigated in view of the content of bagasse fiber, and validated by short fiber strengthen theory with Monte Carlo method. The result is as followings. The tensile strength increased with increasing the content of bagasse fiber. Micrograph observation showed the bagasse fiber, which has a honeycomb structure in the cross section, was compressed in press forming. The compressed bagasse fiber contributed to increase the tensile strength. This expectation was validated through the simulation with Monte Carlo method based on short fiber strengthen theory which takes the compression ratio of bagasse fiber into consideration. The simulation result showed that the tensile strength of the composite material and its variation make a good correlation with the experimental result.


Abstract The paper deals with the detail investigation of the smooth motion of the single plane domain wall (PDW) in the vicinity of the initial/steady position and analysis of the mechanisms of Barkhausen noise generation during PDW jump-like motion.


ABSTRACT As year-to-year weather fluctuation increases, the need for better understanding of their effects on crops becomes ever more pressing. Genotype × environment (G × E) interactions for pod yield and pod number were assessed in a set of 25 West African okra genotypes that were cultivated in four successive years (otherwise called environments) through field trials, arranged in a randomized complete block design, with three replicates. Significant G × E interactions in measured traits were detected, suggesting that selection for stable genotypes, with respect to these traits must be environmental specific. Consequently, additive main effects and multiplicative interaction model was applied to dissect G × E interactions. For pod yield, the highest percentage (38.4%) of the treatment sum of square was attributable to genotypes followed by G × E interactions (36.0%) and environment (25.6%), indicating predominance of genotypic variation for this trait. Conversely, prevalence of G × E interactions was observed for pod number. The biplots of the grand mean and IPCA 1 score revealed that the environments tended to discriminate genotypes in dissimilar fashion. Rainfall, relative humidity, wind speed and soil temperature were identified as strong driving forces for development and growth, affecting pod yield. The identified genotypes could be suitable candidates for further study.


The K5 Plan for the defence of the Cambodian–Thai border was the response of the People's Republic of Kampuchea and its Vietnamese mentors to the threat posed by the resistance forces, particularly the Khmer Rouge, to its efforts to rebuild the nation and consolidate its administration. The very real defence gains, however, were made at the cost of bitter popular resentment over the way those gains were made.


The writers raise the view based on anylizing the current situation of Wushu Matches in China that the Chinese Wushu Matches haven't got fully marketing development.And therefore raise the suggestions that the successful experience of other sport matches be absorbed,Wushu Matches reformed,and match resources actively developed.


Ultraviolet (uv) radiation has profound effects on the immune system both in vitro and in vivo. Recent studies, utilizing uv irradiation of intact animals, have focused on the suppressive effect of uv irradiation on the generation of allergic contact sensitization (ACS). To explore the mechanism(s) by which uv affects ACS, we used a recently described technique of sensitizing mice with the subcutaneous (s.c.) injection of haptenated epidermal cells. uv-treated or untreated mouse epidermal cells (EC) were conjugated with 1 mM trinitrobenzene sulfonate and injected s.c. into syngeneic recipients. Six days later the ear was challenged with 20 ..mu..l of 1% trinitrochlorobenzene (TNCB), and 24 h later ear thickness was measured. Our studies indicate that uv irradiation of EC prior to haptenation not only abrogates their capability of inducing ACS but also induces a state of specific immunologic tolerance. These studies indicate that the s.c. injection of trinitrophenyl conjugated (TNP) uv-irradiated (TNP-uv) EC induces a state of specific immunologic hyporesponsiveness, and passive transfer studies showed that this hyporesponsiveness is in part due to the generation of suppressor T-cells.


Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. How to Write about Writing: 1. When? Otium as 'time to write'; 2. What? Munus as the 'gift of duty'; 3. Where? Libellus: polished and published; Part II. The Textualization of Display: 4. The problem with liberal performance; 5. From public display to textual display; 6. The poetics of literary obligation; Part III. The Materialization of the Text: 7. An object of Catullan affection; 8. Brutus: the dialogic personification of the Republican voice; Epilogue; Appendix: what 'society of patrons?' A prosopography of the players.


Background: Recent data suggests female physicians can be up to twice as likely to experience infertility compared to the general population. Despite this, fertility and family planning are rarely incorporated into formal medical education. In this study, medical students' knowledge and perspectives regarding childbearing were investigated along with how fertility-related information could be presented in medical curricula. Materials and Methods: An anonymous, online questionnaire was designed for this study, comprised of multiple choice, open ended, and Likert questions. Respondents were recruited from medical students in all phases of training at a large, Midwest medical school, yielding 184 responses. The survey included sections on knowledge, perspectives, curriculum, and demographics. Results: The average score on fertility knowledge was 70%. Most respondents were interested in having biological children (76% agreed/strongly agreed). Students worried about having children during medical education (71% agreed/strongly agreed). About 40% of respondents disagreed/strongly disagreed that their institution would support their decisions regarding family building. Respondents indicated benefits of delayed childbearing are financial stability, career establishment, and increased maturity. Nearly 80% of individuals preferred that fertility education be a required component of the medical curriculum. Conclusions: These results suggest many medical students hope to have children and are aware of the logistical challenges associated with childbearing during medical training. However, they may not fully appreciate the impact of biological decline in fertility over time, potentially a factor contributing to increased physician infertility. Further curricular content addressing fertility would be beneficial to undergraduate medical students.


Purpose: The purpose of this article is to determine whether Polish stock exchange issuers have correctly fulfilled the obligation to use XBRL tags in consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with the new European Union requirement, i.e. in the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF).Methodology/approach: The research method used was a detailed analysis of XBRL tags used by ten randomly selected entities listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in their first annual reports prepared in the ESEF format.Findings: Issuers preparing financial statements using XBRL labels made various substantive errors in their selection, in particular, by using an inappropriate tag or creating an unnecessary extension. All identified errors violated the tagging rules con-tained in EC Delegated Regulation 2019/815 (ESEF Regulation). Based on the results, a classification (taxonomy) of substantive errors that may occur in financial statements tagged with XBRL tags from the ESMA ESEF taxonomy is proposed.Practical implications: the article may be useful both for issuers preparing financial statements using XBRL tags and for statutory auditors who are required to verify the correctness of the tags used as part of their audit obligation.Research limitations: A relatively small research group (10 companies) was used.Originality/value: This article is the first Polish-language study on errors in XBRL tags, which results from the novelty of the subject matter. In addition, due to significant differences in regulations regarding the use of XBRL between the EU and other jurisdictions (especially the US), some errors identified during the study have not yet been described in the literature; hence their proposed categorization may be a significant contribution to the literature.


In order for PRESEMT to be easily amenable to new language pairs, only relatively inexpens ive, readily available language resources, in the form of monolingual corpora as well as bilin gual lexica, are used. Since for the majority of language pairs the amount of available parallel corpora is very limited, PRESEMT extracts modelling information from monolingual resources. Only a very small bilingual corpus is used to provide information for structural modifications from SL to TL. Translation context is modelled on syntactic phrases, as they have been proven to improve the translation quality. Phrases are produced via a semi-automatic and language-independent process of morphological and syntactic analysis, removing the need for compatible, in terms of output, NLP tools per language pair. So a flexible MT system has been developed, which is enhanced with pattern recognition techniques supporting the development of a language-independent analysis.


Objective To investigate the clinical effect of high frequency oscillatory ventilation combined with poractant alfa injection on neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and the impact on blood- gas analysis index. Methods A total of 78 children with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome were selected in First People's Hospital of Xianyang from January 2010 to October 2014,and they were divided into control group and observation group according to random number table,each of 39 cases. Children of control group received high frequency oscillatory ventilation,while children of observation group received extra poractant alfa injection based on high frequency oscillatory ventilation. Clinical effect, respiratory rate, heart rate, diastolic blood pressure and blood- gas analysis index( including PaO2,PaCO2 and p H) before treatment and after 1 hour,6 hours,12 hours,24 hours of treatment were compared between the two groups,and incidence of adverse reactions was observed during treatment. Results The clinical effect of observation group was statistically significantly better than that of control group( u =1. 789,P = 0. 037). No statistically significant differences of respiratory rate,heart rate or diastolic blood pressure was found between the two groups before treatment( P 0. 05); after 1 hour,6 hours,12 hours,24 hours of treatment,respiratory rate and heart rate of observation group were statistically significantly lower than those of control group,while diastolic blood pressure of observation group was statistically significantly higher than that of control group,respectively( P 0. 05). No statistically significant differences of PaO2,PaCO2 or p H was found between the two groups before treatment( P 0. 05); after 1 hour,6hours,12 hours,24 hours of treatment,PaO2 and p H of observation group were statistically significantly higher than those of control group,while PaCO2 of observation group was statistically significantly lower than that of control group,respectively( P 0. 05). During treatment,2 cases of control group and 3 cases of observation group occurred mild retention of carbon dioxide.Conclusion High frequency oscillatory ventilation combined with poractant alfa injection has certain clinical effect in treating neonatal respiratory distress syndrome,can effectively improve the blood- gas analysis index.


MgCl2/TiCl4/SiO2 catalysts were prepared by treating TiCl4/SiO2 with MgCl2 · 2THF (THF: tetrahydrofuran) at different Mg/Ti ratios. The catalysts were analysed by X-ray, electron spin resonance (ESR), atomic absorption spectrometry to determine the crystal structure, oxidation state of titanium and also contents of Ti, Al and Mg. Homo- and copolymerizations of ethylene and propene were conducted with them using Al(i-C4H9)3 as a cocatalyst. The results of polymerization were correlated with the analytical data of the catalyst.


One can also compare these τ<inf>RTT</inf> 's with the rate of direct field ionization of an F'-centre. The theory developed in [8] gives for the characteristic ionization time of a particle trapped in a delta-well of the effective strength γ, the following order-of-magnitude estimate: equation where E<inf>0</inf> = 5.142 × 109 V/cm is an atomic unit of an electric field (equation). For E = 1 MV/cm and γ−1 = 1.89 Å, eq. (6) gives a very large value τ<inf>ioniz</inf> ≃ 1.65 × 1019 sec, i.e., direct ionization of F '-centre for these parameters is a very small effect. It should be noted, however, that eq. (6) is very sensitive to the values of γ−1 and E and a moderate increase of E can make the direct field ionization comparable with inter-site RTT jumps considered above.


A direct numerical simulation of particle motion in horizontal pneumatic lines was carried out using a computer by considering the collision between he particle and the wall and that between particles. The collision between the particles was dealt with by sing the influence region for each particle. The influence upon the flow pattern of particles of air velocity, solid loading, heterogeneousness of the particle size and feeding manner of the solid were examined. the heterogeneous flow was formed when the collision between the particles was considered in the case of different sized particles.


INTRODUCTION
Behcet's disease (BD) is a rare inflammatory, multisystemic, autoimmune disorder with unknown origin. BD is included in vasculitic disorders with a more frequent onset characterized by oral and genital ulcers associated with eye inflammation. However, the clinical manifestations of BD are varied and the most fearful complication is the thrombotic involvement. BD occurs mainly in women of childbearing age, therefore it is important to identify the potential risks of pregnancy on the mother and fetus.

EVIDENCE ACQUISITION
The aim of our review is to identify, through the study of existing literature, the possible consequences of pregnancy on the course of this disease, the potential risks for the mother and fetus in gestation period and in puerperium, in order to identify a correct pregnancy management in patient affected by BD.

EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS
Currently, there are few studies that have analyzed the consequences of the disease on the course of pregnancy and pregnancy on the activity of the pathology. Some authors believe that pregnancy may worsen the symptoms of the disease, while others may even improve the course. Many authors believe that thromboembolic events are the main problems for which focus attention on these patients, both in pregnancy and in puerperium. Different opinions exist about pregnancy complications and neonatal outcomes, although events such as abortion, intrauterine growth restriction and C-section appear to have a higher incidence in BD patients.

CONCLUSIONS
There are no contraindications for the onset of pregnancy in BD patients. In most cases pregnancy can improve the course of the disease. However, in view of the potential adverse events, it is necessary make a careful follow-up of the pregnancy in order to minimise any risks to the mother and fetus.


Outlier detection is an imbalance classification issue,while the adaboost algorithm is an effective classification method.The process of the original adaboost algorithm is analyzed and it is found that two methods can be improved.Then the improved adaboost algorithm is presented and based on this,the outlier detection algorithm is put forward.Finally,experiments are performed on widely used datasets WDBC and the result shows our algorithm is effective.


Foreign language learning, language anxiety, motivation Defining the English learning motivation of students and foreign language anxiety in language acquisition has been at the centre of much research and controversy for many years. While motivation has been one of the key factors that influence the success of foreign language, the effects of anxiety on foreign language learning cannot be ignored. More recently researches have attempted to quantify the effects of anxiety and motivation on language learning but these efforts have met with mixed results. This paper examines the relationship between foreign language anxiety and English learning motivation of students in university preparatory classes in language learning. For this purpose, the two questionnaires were used in the study mainly to seek information about the anxiety and motivation levels of foreign language learners. Participants involved 140 students from compulsory and 60 students from optional preparatory classes. The results of the study indicated that there is a significant relationship between anxiety and motivation of the students and some individual variables are also statistically significant for the students' motivation and anxiety levels.


Hong Lu Jing carved stone of Tang Dynasty which have high value is the hisyory materials in kind about localism political relationship between Tang Dynasty and Bo Hai state.However.it is difficult to recognize their real condition,because their are many errors of the account and transcribe about the main text characters .style. rubbing edition of this carver stone and the named of Hong Lu Jing in long period of time, even compound errors.


According to monitoring data of a reservoir in Zhejiang province,the paper analyzed the new concrete gravity wall and deformation of the original impervious panel cracks.Further,seepage was evaluated after construction of concrete gravity wall and curtain grouting in dam foundation.It revealed the characteristics of seepage at concrete impervious face-slab masonry gravity rockfill dam.


Internet of Things (IoT) plays a vital role in smart village applications where IoT devices and automation would find its applications in agriculture, healthcare, education, and livestock management. IoT technologies are transforming villages by better infrastructure, better transportation systems, providing precision farming facilities, increasing farmer income, and improving the quality of human life. In the smart village paradigm, several communication technologies and consumer electronics (CE) have used to develop several IoT-enabled applications. Hence, this article provides state-of-the-art communication technologies and the CE aspect for IoT-based smart village realization. Furthermore, a taxonomy is devised by classifying the literature based on modern communication technologies, network types, supporting technologies, offering services, mode of operation, and requirements. Finally, we discuss important issues and opportunities regarding the smart village realization.


Background microRNAs (miRNA) are 18–22 nucleotides long non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at a post-transcriptional level. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) encodes at least 26 known mature miRNAs. hcmv-miR-UL112-3p (miR-UL112-3p) is the most well characterized HCMV miRNA, which is suggested to play role in establishment and maintenance of viral latency. Elevated miR-UL112-3p levels have been reported to be present in plasma of patients with hypertension. Objectives In this study, we aimed to quantify miR-UL112-3p levels in the plasma/serum of patients with Diabetes Mellitus (DM; from the DIGAMI-2 cohort), Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Healthy Controls (HC). Study Design Total RNA was isolated from plasma/serum samples of 87 patients and controls, a TaqMan miRNA assay was performed to detect miR-UL112-3p and the copy numbers were normalized to 10 ng of total RNA. HCMV IgG and IgM were analysed using ELISA. Results HCMV miR-UL112-3p was detected in 14/27 (52%) of DM, 5/20 (25%) of GBM, 1/20 (5%) of RA patients and in 2/20 (10%) of HC, respectively. Anti-HCMV IgG was detected in 85%, 65%, 75% of patients and 70% of HC, respectively. Anti-HCMV IgM was found only in one GBM patient of 87 examined patients and controls. Conclusions A higher prevalence of miR-UL112-3p was detected in DM and GBM patients than in RA patients and HC. Elevated levels of miR-UL112-3p and higher prevalence of HCMV IgG were observed in DM patients. Whether the presence of circulating miR-UL112-3p denotes a biomarker of HCMV latency or active replication in patients warrants further investigation.


N reviewing considerations of drug I therapy in patients with renal failure, my purpose is not to provide specific guidelines or pharmacokinetic formulae for individual drugs. Such information is presented admirably el~ewhere.l-~ Rather, I would like to call attention to some of the complexities associated with renal disease that should be considered when attempting to construct a rational therapeutic program for such patients, particularly for clinicians who may not be immediately involved in treating patients with renal disease.


Direct energy conversion is the only potential means for producing electrical energy from a fission reactor without the Carnot efficiency limitations. This project was undertaken by Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratories, The University of Florida, Texas A&M University and General Atomics to explore the possibilities of direct energy conversion. Other means of producing electrical energy from a fission reactor, without any moving parts, are also within the statement of proposed work. This report documents the efforts of General Atomics. Sandia National Laboratories, the lead laboratory, provides overall project reporting and documentation. The highlights of this reporting period are: (1) Cooling of the vapor core reactor and the MHD generator was incorporated into the Vapor Core Reactor model using standard heat transfer calculation methods. (2) Fission product removal, previously modeled as independent systems for each class of fission product, was incorporated into the overall fuel recycle loop of the Vapor Core Reactor. The model showed that the circulating activity levels are quite low. (3) Material distribution calculations were made for the ''pom-pom'' style cathode for the Fission Electric Cell. Use of a pom-pom cathode will eliminate the problem of hoop stress in the thin spherical cathode caused by the electric field.


We present quantum algorithms to efficiently perform discriminant analysis for dimensionality reduction and classification over an exponentially large input data set. Compared with the best-known classical algorithms, the quantum algorithms show an exponential speedup in both the number of training vectors M and the feature space dimension N. We generalize the previous quantum algorithm for solving systems of linear equations (2009 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 150502) to efficiently implement a Hermitian chain product of k trace-normalized N ×N Hermitian positive-semidefinite matrices with time complexity of O ( log ( N ) ) . Using this result, we perform linear as well as nonlinear Fisher discriminant analysis for dimensionality reduction over M vectors, each in an N-dimensional feature space, in time O ( p polylog ( MN ) / ϵ 3 ) , where ϵ denotes the tolerance error, and p is the number of principal projection directions desired. We also present a quantum discriminant analysis algorithm for data classification with time complexity O ( log ( MN ) / ϵ 3 ) .


THE MISSION of the Church is at the center of much contemporary theology. One basic theological issue is the relation between the Church's mission and its religious identity. How does any activity or ministry relate to the Church's religious identity? Unless its ministry expresses this identity, the Church fails to be church. The recent loss of membership within American churches has been attributed to their focusing on social issues rather than on their religious message. This essay will explore the specific issue, how the Church's political and social mission relates to its religious identity. First, it will raise the basic theological issue by analyzing distinct interpretations of the relation between religious identity and social or political ministry. Second, it will offer hermeneutical reflections on an adequate methodology and will propose how the interpretative nature of religion and the Wisdom development of Christology can provide a basis and guideline for elaborating the Church's Christian religious identity in relation to a social ministry. Third, without touching on the complex relations between morality and legality, church and state, policy and strategy, it will point to the basic correlation between the Church's tradition of a social mission and its political mission.


Inside the talayotic complex known as So n'Oms, in the municipal area of Palma (Mallorca, Balearic Islands), there is a sanctuary excavated in the sixties which produced an ample series of thin walled pottery that were dedicated as offerings to the gods. All the material found can be dated between 20-10 a.C.-. and 50 d.C. It is so well preserved that it has been possible to recognise and determine decoration and paste and, therefore, to reach to the conclusion that most of them belongs to production centers situated in Mallorca and Ibiza (from this last almost the 70%). There are, also, italic and betican productions.


The plasma membrane physically separates the intracellular components of a cell from the extracellular environment and its integrity is absolutely essential to sustain cellular functions. Ionophores are lipid soluble organic molecules that disrupt cellular transmembrane potential by rendering biological membranes permeable to specific ions. They are classified on the basis of their mechanism of action; mobile carriers complex with metal cations to shield their hydrophilic charge from the interior of the lipid bilayer and channel-formers insert into the membrane to form hydrophilic pores that permit the rapid passage of selected ions through membranes. Research over the past decade has described an new role for mobile carrier ionophores as novel anticancer therapeutics yet the potential anticancer attributes of channel-forming ionophores have not been explored. In this study we utilized the channel-forming ionophore gramicidin A (GA) as a model nanopore to study its effects upon the growth and survival of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells. RCC is a histologically heterogeneous malignancy that is highly resistant to conventional chemotherapy. We found that disruption of plasma membrane integrity with GA reduced the in vitro viability of several RCC cell lines when treated at sub-micromolar concentrations (all IC50 Citation Format: Justin M. David, Ayyappan K. Rajasekaran. Gramicidin-based nanopores induce cellular energy depletion and cell death in renal cell carcinoma. [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research; 2013 Apr 6-10; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2013;73(8 Suppl):Abstract nr 3451. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2013-3451


We studied high purity GaAs grown by optically detected cyclotron resonance (ODCR) using microwave frequencies at 36 and 140 GHz. The samples were grown by the metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) using nitrogen as a carrier gas. The ODCR linewidth which is a measure of the mobility of the sample is dominated by neutral impurity scattering at low temperatures (<10 K) and acoustic deformation potential scattering at higher temperatures (10 to 40 K). At 2 K we obtain a mobility of about 3 x 10 5 cm 2 /Vs, one of the best values for MOVPE grown GaAs. Upon reduction of the photoexcitation power, i.e. reducing the photo-neutralisation of impurities, ionized impurity scattering gives an additional contribution. At high microwave powers the ODCR properties change remarkably, and hot electron relaxation involving longitudinal optical phonon processes is observed.


THE ON-SITE EXAMINATION is and has been the backbone of bank supervision in the United States. Both federal and state banking agencies attempt to perform on-site inspections every twelve to twenty-four months for banks under their jurisdiction. Banks with known supervisory or financial problems are given top priority in the examination process, whereas small banks with satisfactory management, adequate capital, and acceptable earnings are given the lowest priority.' At present, on-site inspection priorities are established using historical examination and accounting reports. The purposes of this paper are to suggest an earlywarning technique using accounting and market information which may be useful in creating a more efficient method of scheduling bank examinations and to test the proposed dual-screening technique on a population of banks which have recently failed. If a bank is designated or flagged as a potential problem bank by both the market screen and the accounting screen, it is considered to be in immediate need of an on-site inspection. If a bank is flagged by only one system, the early-warning signal is considered to be less urgent. Banks not flagged by either screen and with "clean" histories are placed at the end of the examination queue. The proposed dual-screening technique applies only to banks with activelytraded securities, such banks are the largest ones and present the greatest risk to the deposit-insurance fund and to the stability of the banking system.2 For banks without active markets for their securities, a single screen based upon accounting data is recommended to establish examination priorities. Thus, the suggested early-warning system should be used to order the examination queue. In establishing any early-warning system, the bank regulator's primary desire is to minimize the misclassification of problem banks as nonproblem banks (typeI error). To obtain classification information early, regulators should be willing to accept a higher type-II error (classifying nonproblem banks as problem banks) to gain a lower type-I error. Additionally, the type-II misclassification error only


Key Points • PUM1, an RNA-binding protein, is a novel target of EKLF that binds to fetal γ-globin mRNA and impairs its stability and translation.• Elevated HbF levels are observed upon PUM1 knockdown ex vivo and in an individual harboring a novel PUM1 mutation in the RNA-binding domain.


The Boerdijk–Coxeter helix is a helical structure of tetrahedra which possesses no non-trivial translational or rotational symmetries. In this document, we develop a procedure by which this structure is modified to obtain both translational and rotational (upon projection) symmetries along/about its central axis. We show by construction that a helix can be obtained whose shortest period is any whole number of tetrahedra greater than one except six, while a period of six necessarily entails a shorter period. We give explicit examples of two particular forms related to the pentagonal and icosahedral aggregates of tetrahedra as well as Buckminster Fuller's "jitterbug transformation".


The surface sublimation of Cd and Te atoms from the zinc blende (111)A CdTe surface has been investigated in detail by reflection high energy electron diffraction and x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. These experiments verify that Te is much easier to evaporate than Cd. The experimental value for the Te activation energy from a Te stabilized (111)A CdTe surface is 1.41±0.10 eV, which is apparently inconsistent with recent theoretical results.


the use of specific digital filters, bringing out structures that would not be visible under single illumination (like shade, contrast, sharpening and sketch filters). By scaling the image, a measuring tool in the software defines the dimension of the stamp and print lines unto 10 micron. To develop the possibilities for 'digital rubbings', in 2013 a group of medieval and early modern bindings (11th to 17th century) were examined in Flemish Heritage collections (the Museum Plantin-Moretus and Leuven University Libraries). The lecture will discuss observations captured by the visualization system, the development of the database with the online viewer, and the possibilities of 'RICH' as a research tool in the art technical—and in the conservation field.


The invention discloses an experimental platform capable of simulating a confined water load and a baseboard breakage relation in a controllable manner. The experimental platform comprises a bottom hydraulic separation type loading system, a spring group, a bottom bearing stress conversion board, a weighing sensor, a top bearing stress conversion board, a top hydraulic loading system, a strain meter, a data collecting and processing system, a model framework and a power source, wherein the bottom hydraulic separation type loading system is arranged at the bottom of the model framework; the top hydraulic loading system is arranged at the top of the model framework; the weighing sensor, the bottom bearing stress conversion board and the spring group are sequentially mounted at the upper part of the bottom hydraulic separation type loading system; the top bearing stress conversion board is mounted at the lower part of the top hydraulic loading system; a cavity is formed between the top bearing stress conversion board and the bottom bearing stress conversion board; paving materials are arranged inside the cavity; the strain meter is arranged inside the paving materials; and the weighing sensor and the strain meter are connected with the data collecting and processing system.


Abstract Body composition (BC) characteristics across metabolic health-by-body mass index categories were examined. Metabolic health (MH) was defined by five biomarkers: waist circumference, blood pressure, levels of triglycerides, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and fasting glucose. Potential differences in BC characteristics between metabolically healthy obese (MH-O) and metabolically unhealthy obese (MUH-O) women, and between MH normal weight (MH-NW) and MUH normal weight (MUH-NW) women were explored in 276 Slovak midlife women (39-65 years). Body composition parameters were measured with bioimpedance analyzer (BIA 101, Akern, S. r. l.). A simple comparison of the BC data between the subgroups showed significant differences in resistance (Rz, ohm) (p=0.035), muscle mass (MM, kg) (p=0.044), and total body water (TBW, kg) (p=0.047) between MH-O and MUH-O women. However, we did not observe any significant differences in BC characteristics between MH-NW and MUHNW. Specific logistic regression models were used to determine differences in BC characteristics between various obesity phenotypes, with controlling for age, menopausal status, smoking status and sport activity. Our results indicated that increasing age and decreasing Rz were statistically significantly associated with an increased likelihood of exhibiting MUH-O (p=0.031 for age; p=0.032 for Rz). Moreover, other logistic models which included age, menopausal status, biochemical variables and life style factors such as covariates, showed that increasing alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and uric acid (UA) were statistically significantly associated with an increased likelihood of exhibiting MUH-O (p=0.023 for ALT, p=0.010 for UA). In conclusion, MUH-O and MH-O cardiometabolic profiles are characterized by differences in the value of resistance and plasma levels of ALT and UA.


Effects of tillage and crop rotation o n nematode densities in tropical corn (Zea mays L. Pioneer Brand X304C) were determined in each of three seasons (1990-1992) in north Florida. Treatments in the factorial experiment consisted of conventional or n o tillage and rotation with sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench) or soybean (G/ycine max [L.] Merr.). Tillage and rotation treatments were maintained for 14 previous years, including the 1989 season. In subsequent corn crops (1990-1992). effects of treatments depended on nematode species. The most serious nematode pest in the site, the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita [Kofoid &White] Chitwood) was lower in plots rotated t o sorghum and remained so for three seasons, but was no t affected by tillage practices.


Achieving the combination of delayed and immediate release of a vaccine from a delivery device without applying external triggers remains elusive in implementing single administration vaccination strategies. Here a means of vaccine delivery is presented, which exploits osmosis to trigger delayed burst release of an active compound. Poly(ε‐caprolactone) capsules of 2 mm diameter were prepared by dip‐coating, and their burst pressure and release characteristics were evaluated. Burst pressures (in bar) increased with wall thickness (t in mm) following Pburst = 131.t + 3.4 (R2 = 0.93). Upon immersion in PBS, glucose solution‐filled capsules burst after 8.7 ± 2.9 days. Copolymers of hydrophobic ε ‐caprolactone and hydrophilic polyethylene glycol were synthesized and their physico–chemical properties were assessed. With increasing hydrophilic content, the copolymer capsules showed increased water uptake rates and maximum weight increase, while the burst release was earlier: 5.6 ± 2.0 days and 1.9 ± 0.2 days for 5 and 10 wt% polyethylene glycol, respectively. The presented approach enables the reproducible preparation of capsules with high versatility in materials and properties, while these vaccine delivery vehicles can be prepared separately from, and independently of the active compound. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2015;112: 1927–1935. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Integrated Reporting is an innovative reporting for business entities, therefore the issue of the organization the preparation of this reporting is an actual. The absence of legislative regulation of integrated reporting at national level of legal documents has greatly affected the issue, because the only document, that specifies the requirements for integrated reporting is the international standard «integrated reporting». The article considers the organizational principles of integrated reporting preparation. Taking into account the requirements of the international standard «integrated reporting», the authors make the attempts to define the basic organizational stages of such reporting, that allows to introduce the integrated reporting in a structured way and logically. It is proposed on the enterprises preparing the integrated reporting to constitute the schedule of the formation of the integrated reporting. In addition, the important thing is to develop the internal policy for determining materiality by the use of the professional judgment. The appropriate internal policy is assigned to disclose the materiality process in an integrated reporting for decision-making on the inclusion or exclusion issues to be understandable for users.


The heart is the first organ to function in the mammalian embryo; however, heart development spans the whole intrauterine period and is only completed during the postnatal period. The ability of the mammalian fetal heart to provide circulatory support while preserving its proliferative and regenerative ability has stimulated interest in the molecular and cellular pathways underlying cardiac development and how they might be exploited in the design of regenerative strategies in the adult heart. Cardiac cell lineage specification and differentiation is regulated by an intricate network of molecular pathways that involve extracellular signals, transcription factors, and chromatin regulators. This chapter outlines current knowledge and the latest advances in understanding the molecular basis of cardiac lineage specification and differentiation during embryonic development.


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Bus priority techniques have been widely implemented in recent years in an effort to improve the effectiveness of public transportation. To facilitate the evaluation of bus priority operations, a new automated technique for data recording and analysis was developed and applied to a demonstration project in Miami, Florida, in which two schemes were evaluated. The first involved preemption of 35 traffic signals along an arterial route. In the second, an exclusive bus lane was added to the system, with the signal preemption features retained. The measures of effectiveness used to evaluate the two bus priority techniques include speed, delay, travel time, fuel consumption, and comfort measures such as speed noise, number of stops, and speed changes. It was found that both priority techniques resulted in significant improvement in all of the measures of effectiveness. The most dramatic improvement occurred in the number of unscheduled stops, which were reduced by 87%.


Treatments were applied to 5-yr-old trees using single tree plots arranged in a randomized block design and replicated 5 times. Trees were sprayed to runoff using a Bean 35 gal/min hydraulic sprayer operating at 400 psi. Application dates varied from treatment to treatment. Refer to the table for application dates for each material. Mites and eggs were counted by randomly selecting 20 leaves/replicate, brushing onto glass plates with a modified Henderson-McBurnie brushing machine, and counting all motile forms and viable eggs with a binocular microscope. Mite predators were kept out of these plots during the early season with sprays of Sevin and Asana. ABG-6162A was applied at pink bud stage on 2 plots and at pink and petal-fall on 3 plots. Other treatments were aplied on 18 Jun, when populations on the check were greater than 3 mites/leaf. Subsequent applications were made on each treatment at the same threshold until 1 Aug, when miticide applications were discontinued. The number of applications and the total number of accumulated mite days for the season are important for evaluation of each treatment.


Microcystins are a group of cyclic heptapeptide hepatotoxins produced by the cyanobacteria. Two microcystin-degrading strains of bacteria (MG‒ and MG‒ ) were isolated from a monoxenic culture of Monas guttula preying on Microcystis viridis. Both strains were related to Sphingopyxis and Novosphingobium groups based on phylogenetic analysis of S rDNA. Degradation of microcystin by these strains was tested under the following conditions: temperature from to °C, pH from . to . , three diff erent microcystin analogs and initial microcystin concentrations from to μg・l . The rate of microcystin RR degradation by strain MG‒ signifi cantly increased at °C, whereas the eff ect of temperature on the degradation rate by strain MG‒ was small. Both strains could degrade microcystin under alkaline pH. Both strains could degrade microcystin RR, YR and LR. The degradation rate of microcystin RR by the two strains was faster than the degradation rates of microcystin YR and LR. Both strains could degrade microcystin LR at all initial concentrations.


Trends in differential mortality by sex are analyzed at the regional level in Belgium using data from official sources including the 1890 census. The authors consider mortality differences by size and type of place of residence with a focus on female mortality by education and type of economic activity. The results suggest that both the economic activity of children and urbanization had important impacts on regional mortality differences in nineteenth-century Belgium. (ANNOTATION)


NICE published a new guideline on the assessment and management of heavy menstrual bleeding (NG88) in March, in response to new developments in diagnosis and treatment. This article provides a brief summary of the guidance.


The computing environment is briefly described for the Supercomputing Network Subsystem (SNS) of the Central Scientific Computing Complex of NASA Langley. The major SNS computers are a CRAY-2, a CRAY Y-MP, a CONVEX C-210, and a CONVEX C-220. The software is described that is common to all of these computers, including: the UNIX operating system, computer graphics, networking utilities, mass storage, and mathematical libraries. Also described is file management, validation, SNS configuration, documentation, and customer services.


Mixed populations of marine natural microalgae
were continuously cultured at high density through
seawater enrichment with the Walne's medium, at
the marine hatchery complex of Calicut Research
Centre of CMFRI. Freshly collected seawater from
Konnad beach, decanted after an hour of
sedimentation to remove sand and debris, was
transferred to big transparent containers. Seawater was enriched with Walne's medium at the rate of
200 ml solution A, 100 ml solution B and 50 ml of
vitamins for 100 l seawater.


The surface adsorption properties of soy protein isolated (SPI) were obviously improved after limited hydrolysis by trypsin. When the hydrolyzing degree (DH) of SPI was controlled from 2% to 6%, the surface tension behavior of modified SPI was decreased with the hydrolyzing degree increasing. Compared to the natural soy protein, the values of surface tension of modified SPI which DH was 4% decreased by 19.35% and the foamability increased by 22.03%. The variations of surface properties of modified SPI were related to its structural change, it presented better surface hydrophobic properties, lower electric surface charge, and the increased viscosity which was apt to adsorb at interface of two phase region as compared to the natural soy protein which had poor behaviors of foams and emulsions.


Introduction PART ONE: CORE CONCEPTS Managing Knowledge and Learning Gender and Management Managing Culture Managing Structure Managing Sustainability Power and Politics in Organisations Organisational Control Managing Ethically PART TWO: MANAGEMENT PROCESSES Managing Motivation Leading and Managing Managing Teams Managing Conflict Managing Change Decision-Making in Organisations Managing Strategically Networks and Inter-organisational Relations Conclusion Managing in a Virtual World


This study investigates distinct impacts of conventional El Niño and El Niño Modoki on Malaysian rainfall anomaly during the winter monsoon. Generally, during conventional El Niños, northern Borneo experiences significant rainfall deficit while over Peninsular Malaysia the impact is minimal. In contrast, most El Niño Modoki events favour deficit rainfall over both northern Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. The level of impacts, particularly over northern Borneo, is higher during El Niño Modoki than conventional El Niño. The different patterns of anomalous rainfall distribution during the two types of El Niño are associated with differences in regional sea surface temperature anomalies, anomalous regional circulation and the different patterns of ascending and descending air associated with the nodes of Walker circulation over this region. However, the most prominent change is the weakening and westward shifting of the anti‐cyclonic circulation over the western North Pacific region.


The scheme of the RFID-based on goods tracking was applied in Chain-Supermarket, and built a Chain-Supermarket Application System which had demonstration significance and application value. This System could implement the conventional functions of inquiring goods information, inventory information and sales information.


Objective:To investigate the effects of Warm-Supplementing Kindey-Yang (WSKY) capsule,a traditional Chinese medicine,on the behavior of depression model rats. Methods:The chronic stressed depression rats were established by chronic unpredictable mild stress and separation for 21 days. Forty SD male rats were randomly divided into four groups including normal control group,depression model group,fluoxetine+depression model group,and WSKY+ depression model group. The behaviors of rats were evaluated by open-field test,body weight,the consumption of saccharose,and emotional behavior test. Results:Compared with normal control group,body weight and consumption of saccharose of rats in depression model group decreased remarkably and square crossing,rears and grooming frequency reduced while central stopped increased in open-field test (all P0.05). On the 22nd day of WSKY treatment,all the records of the behavior testing of WSKY group were significantly ameliorated (all P0.05) when compared with those in depression model group,while there were no significant difference when compared with fluoxetine group. Conclusion:WSKY has antidepression effects on depression model rats.


This study aims to investigate the effects of product and process innovations on manufacturing firm performance in Southeast Asian emerging markets. To this end, using a cross-national sample of 2324 manufacturing firms from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) dataset of 2015, we test the effects of product and process innovations on the sales growth of manufacturing firms in Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia. This study finds that product innovation is positively related to sales growth while new operating technologies are negatively associated with sales growth. For high-tech firms, product innovation is positively related to sales growth. The findings imply that in Southeast Asian emerging markets, governments and manufacturing firms can enhance performance by investing in product innovation.


Multiple magnetic ordering phenomena, when substituting Dy for Er in (Er 1 - x Dy x )Al 2 over a broad range of concentrations 0≤x≤0.85, observed in low-temperature heat capacity measurements have been explained theoretically. The Hamiltonian that describes the system includes crystalline electric field effects, exchange interaction, and second-order contributions such as quadrupolar and magnetoclastic effects. We show that the discontinuity in the heat capacity, which arises at certain concentrations of the alloying element Dy, is the result of the competition between the magnetoelastic coupling and quadrupolar effects. The existence of the disappearance and reappearance of the magnetic phases in other lanthanide-lanthanide systems is also discussed.


Deep convolutional neural networks (DNNs) have been widely used in many applications, particularly in machine vision. It is challenging to accelerate DNNs on embedded systems because real-world machine vision applications should reserve a lot of external memory bandwidth for other tasks, such as video capture and display while leaving little bandwidth for accelerating DNNs. In order to solve this issue, in this study, we propose a high-throughput accelerator, called reconfigurable tiny neural-network accelerator (ReTiNNA) for the bandwidth-limited system, and present a real-time object detection system for the high-resolution video image. We first present a dedicated computation engine that takes different data mapping methods for various filter types to improve data reuse and reduce hardware resources. We then propose an adaptive layer-wise tiling strategy that tiles the feature maps into strips to reduce the control complexity of data transmission dramatically and to improve the efficiency of data transmission. Finally, a design space exploration (DSE) approach is presented to explore design space more accurately in the case of insufficient bandwidth to improve the performance of the low-bandwidth accelerator. With a low bandwidth of 2.23 GB/s and a low hardware consumption of 90.261K LUTs and 448 DSPs, ReTiNNA can still achieve a high performance of 155.86 GOPS on VGG16 and 68.20 GOPS on ResNet50, which is better than other state-of-the-art designs implemented on FPGA devices. Furthermore, the real-time object detection system can achieve a high object detection speed of 19 fps for high-resolution video.


In today's globally competitive environment, effective intelligent and intelligent computing technologies allow new opportunities for users and learners to be intensely connected. Advanced learning theories advocate many social aspects of learning such as collaborative learning, communities of practice, internalization of social process, participation in joint activity, and situated learning. International Symposium on Intelligent and Ubiquitous Computing in Education (IUCE 2007) brings together researchers, academics and industry practitioners who are involved or interested in the design and development of intelligent learning computing technologies. Understanding of the challenges faced in providing technology tools to support the learning process and ease the creation of instruction material using intelligent and intelligent technologies will help building a direction for further research and implementation work in the ubiquitous and intelligent learning society. Much work went into preparing a program of high quality. We received 65 submissions. Every paper was reviewed by 3 program committee members, and 28 were selected as regular papers, representing a 40% acceptance rate for regular papers. All of this work would not have been possible without the dedication and professional work of many colleagues. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to all contributors to the symposium for submitting papers. Special thanks go to our symposium chairs, Qi Luo from the Wuhan Institute of Technology, China and Yanwen Wu from the Central China Normal University, china, for their leadership and advice on planning this conference. We are also deeply grateful to Weitao Zheng, Wuhan Institute of Physical Education China, and Zhenghong Wu, East China Normal University, China. Finally, we hope you all had a very pleasant stay at IUCE 2007 in Jeju Island, Korea, and we wish you great success in your endeavors.


To provide a mechanism for generating a checkpoint (1030) in a data processing system (100) speculative versioning cache (310,1210) of. A mechanism executes the code in a data processing system (100), the code accesses the cache lines in the speculative versioning cache (310,1210). Moreover mechanism determines whether the first condition indicating a need to generate a checkpoint (1030) to the speculative versioning cache (310,1210) in occurs (1350). Checkpoint (1310), in response to the occurrence of a second condition requiring rollback changes to the cache line corresponding to the speculative cache line, the non-speculative, speculative cache line it is. Mechanism, in response to a determination to the effect that the first condition has occurred, a checkpoint (1310) to the speculative versioning cache (310,1210) in also generates. .The 12


GOAL: The NTW package allows the computation of the interaction network of n genes (A, nxn) based on m independent experiments collecting gene expression profiles (X, nxm) with or without the associated transcriptional pertubation matrix (P, nxm, contains the direct targets of each of the m perturbation done on the system). The approach is based on ordinary differential equations (ODE) and 3 options for multiple regression.


The management of software processes is a complex activity due to the great number of different aspects to be considered. For this reason it is useful to establish a conceptual architecture which includes all the aspects necessary to be able to manage this complexity. The fundamental element in all conceptual architecture is constituted by meta-data, which, organized in different levels of modeling, can be used to manage effectively the complexity of the software processes and especially the maintenance process (Pigosky, 1996). In this study we present a conceptual architecture of 4 levels to represent and manage the assessment and improvement of software process by means of the definition of the appropriate models and meta-models. This architecture is based on the standard MOF (Meta object Facility) proposed by the Object Management Group (OMG,2000). In particular this architecture includes all the necessary aspects for carrying out the assessment and improvement of the Software Maintenance Process (SMP) and allows us to represent the different data and meta-data used in its management by means of the modeling of concepts at different levels of abstraction: meta-models of generic processing, models of software processes, concrete software processes (in our case, that of the assessment of other processes) and instances of carrying out a specific process. As a support to this architecture we present MANTIS- Metamod, a tool for the modeling of software processes based on the concepts discussed previously. MANTIS- Metamod is a component of MANTIS, an integral environment for the management of the SMP, including its assessment and improvement.


Blue-green infrastructures (BGI) integrate solutions implemented to enhance water management and landscape values for more climateresilient and livable cities. BGI have created an opportunity to renew the natural structure of water balance in cities through the increase in rainwater retention and enlargement of permeable areas. The review of the literature on BGI development and solutions showed that the most popular BGI elements in terms of urban water quantity and quality were rain gardens, green roofs, vertical greening systems, and permeable pavements. Their structure and effectiveness were presented and reviewed. Despite the consensus between researchers that BGI benefit urban hydrology, differences in runoff decreased (2%-100%) lowering the peak flows (7%-70%) and infiltration (to 60%) or evapotranspiration (19%-84%) were reported. Due to an individual technical structure, each BGI element plays a specific role and there is no universal BGI solution against water-related problems. We inferred that the most effective ones were individually adapted solutions, which prevent from a stressor. The greater variety of solutions in a given area, the more benefits for the urban environment. Our analyses showed that a holistic and co-creative approach to create blue-green networks should be considered in modern water management plans.


Electrophilic additions of HF and HCl to a series of asymmetric alkenes have been investigated by the ab initio and ABEEM-σπ model in the gas phase. In the ABEEM-σπ model, the site activation metho...


An approach to the use of hypergraphs for modeling multi-channel multi-radio mesh-networking standard IEEE 802.11, both at the stage of task channels allocation, and when analyzing the results of decisions. This, in turn, allowed for a fuller and describe in detail all the possible configurations of mesh-network as a whole and its individual elements are represented as nodes and edges of the hypergraph. Also acquires a new formalization of the problem of determining connectivity.


Under diflerent magnetic field intensities, the dependence of the permeabilityμ on temperature T(μ-T curve) for the Fe73.5Cu1Nb3Si13.5B9 alloy annealed at 350~620℃ was investigated. The results showed that the magnetic field intensity had a remarkable influence on the shape ofμ-T curves. For amorphous alloy, the sharp Hopkinson peak of μ-T curve disappeared gradually with the increase of magnetic field intensity.


Drought, an abiotic stress, considered as one of the factors limiting food resources. The plant responses to adaptive to such a condition are accompanied with changes in the expression pattern of some functional as well as regulatory genes. The MYB proteins include a big family of transcription factors which are highly important in regulating development process and immunizing responses of plants. This research was conducted to evaluate the expression of TaMYB73 transcription factor and catalase and polyphenol peroxidase enzymes activity in bread wheat cultivars (Hamoon, Hirmand, Kavir, Bolani, and Cross Bolani) under drought stress conditions. Factorial experiment was conducted in pot based on a completely randomized block design with three replications. Following 45 days from seed planting (fourleaf stage), drought stress was done at five levels of different irrigation and then the leaves of treated plants were sampled to measure of enzyme activity and gene expression. After RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis, the gene expression pattern was evaluated using Real-time PCR and data analysis was performed via 2 ct method. The results showed that TaMYB73 gene expression level as well as the catalase and polyphenol peroxidase enzymes activities corresponding to the Hirmand cultivar was higher than the other cultivars.


Introduction: Hypotension is the most common serious adverse event associated with Spinal Anaesthesia (SA) and is associated with nausea and vomiting leading to pulmonary aspiration, respiratory depression and cardiac arrest. Phenylephrine (PE) and Ephedrine (EP) are vasopressors commonly used for prevention of hypotension associated with SA. Aim: To compare the efficacy and safety of PE and EP in prevention of hypotension induced by SA in women during Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS) surgery. Materials and Methods: The present randomised clinical study was conducted on 60 women, between 18-36 years of age and a Heart Rate (HR) of 60-100 per minute randomised to receive either 100 mcg Intravenous (i.v.) bolus of PE, or 12 mg i.v. of EP during intrathecal block. Women having intraoperative hypotension were injected additional doses of vasopressor. Cardiovascular parameters were recorded at baseline (before block) and then at 1, 5, 10, 15, 30, 40 and 60 minutes. Further, safety was also assessed based on hypotension events and adverse events reported during immediate postoperative period. Data analysis was done using IBM SPSS 17 and a p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the study participants in PE and EP group was 26.67±5.40 and 26.23±4.59 years, respectively. Significant differences were observed between PE and EP groups for change in Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) after 1, 10, 30, 40 and 60 minutes. Overall, there was a slight fall in SBP with PE, whereas, with EP there was a slight rise in SBP. Also, the Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) was maintained with EP throughout the 60 minute period, whereas with PE there was an initial rise in DBP followed by a slight fall in DBP. The Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) was well maintained with PE throughout, whereas with EP there was a fall in MAP after 15 minutes. However, these changes were not clinically significant. The Pulse Rate (PR) was lower with PE compared to EP group at time points of 1, 5, 15 and 20 minutes. The mean respiratory rates and blood oxygen saturation were similar with PE and EP administration (p>0.05). A total of 13 (43.3%) patients in the PE group and 14 (46%) in the EP group had adverse events excluding hypotensive patients. Conclusion: According to the findings of the present study, the i.v. bolus of 100 mcg PE and 12 mg EP administered immediately after SA are equally effective in prevention of maternal hypotension and do not cause any significant cardiovascular and respiratory effects.


attacks with acute pain, by allowing patients to do a Med'icilne certain amount of rather heavy work, or by keeping them for some minutes in a respiration chamber containing 306 Cranio-hypophyseal Xanthomatosis 8 per cent. oxygen and 92 per cent. nitrogen. In these ways symptoms of angina were produced, and at the After a-short review of the literature, E. LESNE, J. A. same time the electrocardiogTaph took on the more or LI*VRE, and Y. BOQUIEN (Presse MAled., January 25th, less characteristic changes. The conclusion is drawn 1933, p. 138) present condensed histories of two that the essential cause of anginal pain is defective cases of cranio-hypophyseal xanthomatosis. This disease, oxygenation of the heart muscle. primarily one of childhood, usually occurs between the ages of 3 and 6, most frequently before puberty, adults 308 Intermittent Hemiplegin being rarely attacked. Males are chiefly affected in the ratio of 3 to 1. The cardinal symptoms are lacunae in G. POTIER (These de Paris, 1932, No. 607) records eleven the cranial bones, a usually intense diabetes insipidus, illustrative cases of essential intermittent hemiplegia, three exophthalmos, and disorders of development. The lacunae, of which are original, in patients aged from 9 to 48 years. not always evident at first-the diabetes being the first The condition is explained by the presence of a spasm of symptom to attract attention-are found particularly the cerebral arteries. The attacks of hemiplegia are somein the frontal, parietal, and temporal bones. From one times associated with Jacksonian epilepsy or migraine. to ten in number, they may fuse and produce a large In some cases, such as those recorded by Michell Clarke, depression with polycyclic borders. Areas c,f decalcificaseveral members of the family may be affected. Spontion may also be found at the base, especially in the taneous recovery may ensue, with or without sequels. mastoids. These lesions are often palpable, and give a Treatment consists in the administration of antimembranous sensation, the bone completely disappearing. spasmodics, especially acetyl-choline. Often a cerebral protrusion occurs. These cranial modifications cause a peculiar facial aspect. Lacunae may also 309 Mertingococcal Meningitis followed by Tuberculous be present in the orbital walls and maxillae, and osteoMeningitis porosis may develop in other bones, notably the ilia and femora. Exophthalmos, almost a constant symptom, is M. ScHUMAN (Med. Journ. and Record, January 4th, 1933 very intense, and often unilateral. Arrest of growth is P. 8) records the case of a boy, aged 6 years, who always marked. Secondary signs are ganglionic swellings, developed an abortive attack of meningococcal meningitis increased hepatic or splenic volume, and a pulmonary three weeks after measles. An injection of 15 c.cm. of riondition due to the fibrous reaction following the anti-meningococcus serum was given intrathecally, and xanthomatosis. Localized or generalized xanthomata may rapid recovery ensued, but about three weeks later be present. The blood cholesterol and Iipaemic coeffisymptoms of meningitis recurred, and tubercle bacilli were cients are raised. The basal metabolism is normal. If found in the cerebro-spinal fluid. Death followed within untreated, the disease is usually progressive, becomes a month. The author states that the attack of measles accentuated, and cachexia and death supervene. The appears tQ have activated a dormant tuberculous infection prognosis is not necessarily hopeless, however, appropriate in this case. treatment having a favourable effect. The diagnosis, easy in characteristic cases, is difficult in atypical forms, and must be established by a biopsy. The exact pathoSurgery genesis is as yet unknown, and the authors believe it to be connected with the formation of the xanthomatosis; 310 Surgery of Rectal and Rectosigmoidal Cancers various theories (hypercholesterolaemia, the neoplasic theory of Virchow, and toxic factors) are cited. TreatF. W. RANKIN (Minnesota Med., January, 1933, p. 23) ment is purely symptomatic. Thyroid extract, postdefines the rectosigmoid as the last 5 or 6 cm. of the hypophyseal opotherapy, and a non-fatty diet favourably terminal sigmoid and the upper 5 or 6 cm. of the extrainfluence the diabetes, and radiotherapy produces a peritoneal rectum ; the rectosigmoid juncture is the rapidly beneficial effect on the osseous lesions and general annular portion of intestine at which the abdominal peridevelopment. Definite cure is rare, recurrences being toneum is reflected off the rectum. As compared with frequent. rectal tumours, cancers of this region are difficult to


1. In contrast to drug‐metabolizing cytochromes P‐450, the corresponding ster‐oidogenic enzymes appear to be highly specific with respect to substrates, reactions catalysed, and the sites in the substrate molecule that are attacked.


During the 1960s and early 1970s, the open system of the Rhine-Meuse estuary with a continuous salinity gradient was converted into a series of stagnant fresh water lakes separated by sluices from the North Sea coastal region 'Voordelta'. For the last 50 yr, the macrozoobenthic communities have been monitored intensively, and a large dataset is available on the responses of macrozoobenthic communities to strong disturbances (e.g. transitions in salinity, currents and dynamics) and gradual changes (e.g. changes in pollution and nutrient levels). The current study analyzes patterns and developments in macrozoobenthic compositions in terms of community descriptors (e.g. density, richness, evenness and diversity) and proportional distributions over feeding guilds (suspension feeders, deposit feeders, surface deposit feeders, herbivores, omni- vores and predators). We compare historic and present situations and show that communities respond in similar ways (viz. peaking densities co-occurring with decreasing richness and diver- sity) to large disturbances and that the distribution over the feeding guilds indicates the state of the environment. Although the historic communities showed signs of system deterioration (mainly due to pollutants and nutrients), and at present, exotic species are abundant in the region, historic data were found to be valuable as a reference for what can be expected on the macrozoobenthic level following estuary restoration. This study showed the value of an undisturbed estuary in terms of total macrozoobenthic diversity compared to the series of fresh water lakes now sepa- rated from the Voordelta system and raises questions about future plans for a regulated salt water inlet that will be restricted to only 11.5 km inland.


Consultant radiologist Dewsbury District Hospital (b Mauritius 1953; q Manchester 1978; MRCP, FRCR), died from plasma cell leukaemia on 8 July 2003.2003.

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Patrick came to England to begin his medical studies in 1973. Soon after his appointment to Dewsbury he took up the mantle of postgraduate tutor. During his tenure he oversaw the transformation of the postgraduate centre to a high standard medical education centre. He was a skilled interventional radiologist and had a great interest and expertise in osteo-articular radiology. He approached his fatal illness with an academic curiosity and worked to support his overstretched department, as far as his illness would allow, right to the end. He leaves a wife and two daughters.


This report discusses best practices for handling, grading, and shipping potatoes to market to ensure minimal losses to the crop.


A CASE STUDY OF A CHARTER SCHOOL SEEKING TO TRANSFORM TOWARD GREATER CULTURAL COMPETENCE FOR WORKING WITH DIVERSE URBAN STUDENTS: USING CHRISTOPHER EMDIN'S REALITY PEDAGOGY APPROACH AS A STIMULUS AND GUIDE


In the light of the Marxist theory of the state, the author discusses the process by which voluntary public bodies will replace state institutions in various spheres of life. ("From the State to Communist Self-Government," Politicheskoe Samoobrazovanie, 1960, No. 8—slightly abridged.)


This chapter examines how the railways can contribute to sustainable development, what they must do to attract more passengers, and the policy challenge that they face. Rail can be especially effective in areas where congestion and pollution are most acute, and for longer-distance passenger and freight journeys. Trains make more effective use of energy for motion, especially if loaded, and can use different power sources. Railways have continually adapted to technological and market opportunities in the face of strong competition, and have developed a cost-effective network. Their resources are being used increasingly well, while their services are being extended and improved. In appropriate applications of railways, commercial aims and sustainability reinforce each other. Several ways of attracting passengers back to rail have already been applied successfully; the priority here is to focus firmly on what customers want. Sustainable transport presents a massive challenge to the political process, in economic, fiscal, social, and environmental areas. To achieve it, clashes of freedom will occur, internal and external social costs should be indicated to transport users, investment needs to be maintained, and cost-benefit analysis should be used better. For the covering abstract, see IRRD 885112.


Summary form only given, as follows. Spectroscopic measurements have been performed to characterize the undesired plasma in a multi-megawatt coaxial gyrotron. This gyrotron is driven by the Michigan Electron Long Beam Accelerator (MELBA) at parameters: V=-800 kV, I/sub tube/=0.3 kA, and pulselengths of 0.5-1 /spl mu/s. Pulse shortening typically limits the highest (/spl sim/40 MW) microwave power pulselength to 50-100 ns. Potential explanations of pulse shortening are being investigated, particularly plasma production inside the cavity and at the e-beam collector. The source of this plasma is believed to be due to water vapor. Plasma H-/spl alpha/ line radiation has been characterized and correlated with microwave power and microwave cutoff. Experiments are underway to determine the effects of RF plasma processing of the coaxial cavity and collector. A collaborative effort is underway with the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center/U.C. Davis to study RF cavity breakdown. A SEM is being used to examine the surface effects of RF processing cavity parts.


Negotiations over transportation rights through Soviet territory were an important feature of Chinese-Soviet diplomacy during the war years. This was because by mid-1942 Japan had placed a blockade on all the major supply routes to China. General Chiang Kaishek's forces had virtually no access to foreign aid and military supplies, which they needed desperately, to continue the fight. This paper is about Ambassador Fu's strenuous attempts, from l943 to the end of the war, to get overland passage for aid into China through Soviet Central Asia.


Based on its massive parallel computational power and high density storage capacity, DNA computing has been applied to various computational problems. In order to improve its reliability, reduce time and simplified operations, microfluidic chips support an effective way to realize an automatable and universal DNA computer. In this paper we introduce microfluidic logic operators, simple fluidic switches and memory. Furthermore, the use of electronic fluidic control components in microfluidic systems will be demonstrated in such way as to perform dynamic operations and programming. Finally a proposal for an actual fluidic computer will be made which solves the minimum vertex cover problems.


Leadership studies, as represented by the two principal journals in the field --Leadership Quarterly and The Journal of Leadership Studies -- has been contrained primarily within the "behavioral sciences" and, more particularly, within the disciplines of psychology/social psychology and business/management. This article proposes consideration of emancipatory perspectives on leadership offered by the humanities and, more particularly, by literature/literary studies. Using neo-institutional theory as a means of framing the discussion, it argues that leadership studies has become embedded, institutionalized enterprise and that the humanities may provide one means of deinstitutionalizing and broadening the field.


Background: Successful treatment in patients with hypothyroidism depends on adequate knowledge, a positive attitude, and appropriate practices. Deficiency in any domain may lead to the persistence of symptoms, difficulty issues in pregnancy, as well as adverse effects on offspring in female patients.
Objective: To evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of reproductive-aged adult (18 – 45 years) females with hypothyroidism and their associations with current treatment status.
Methods: This cross-sectional questionnaire-based KAP survey was done at seven places across Bangladesh in government hospitals and private chambers among 393 hypothyroid patients [age: 30.0 (25.0-36.0), years, median (IQR)]. Adult females who could read and understand the Bangla language were included. Patients with known dementia, illiterate, severely ill, and unwilling to participate were excluded. The knowledge domain consisted of ten single-best multiple-choice questions (MCQs: 3-4 choices). The attitude domain had five statements with a five-point Likert scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The practice domain had also ten single best MCQs (3-5 choices) to assess the patients' most common practice behaviors. The questionnaire was supplied to each patient and advised to put a tick mark at the appropriate option. Patients' treatment status was considered by current serum TSH levels (0.4 – 4.0 mIU/mL).
Results: The percent of over-replacement, appropriate replacement, and under-replacement was around 12%, 47%, and 41% of the study population respectively. Around 39% had good knowledge, 78% were highly concerned about thyroid disorders, and only 22% were highly cautious about their practice. Age and educational status might be associated with all three domains.
Conclusions: More than half of the reproductive-aged adult females' treatment status was inappropriate. Discrepancies among the three domains might be associated with the age and knowledge status of the participants. The study findings will help clinicians to manage patients with hypothyroidism more efficiently.
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In article the questions defining compound aspects of formation of system of training of students from positions of security of quality of provided educational services are considered.