For the large generators with different branch winding potential overlap, the existing stator ground fault location methods are difficult to determine the faulty branch. Therefore, this paper presents a novel fault location method based on the flexible optical current transformer. Based on the Faraday magneto-optical effect principle, the optical fiber reflection reciprocal interference technology is used to detect the rotation angle. The flexible optical current transformer is used to measure the equivalent zero-sequence current of each generator branch, and then the dynamic time warping distance (DTW) algorithm is used to compare the similarity of each zero-sequence current, to identify the correct faulty branch and achieve accurate grounding fault location. The simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, and the results are still reliable and sensitive when the transition resistance is 500 Ω.


The present study was undertaken in cauliflower variety PSBK-1 to find out the effect of various weed control treatments on yield and contributing traits along with economics. A field experiment with 15 treatments was conducted at Hill Agricultural Research and Extension Centre, CSK Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Dhaulakuan during Rabi, 2004-05 and 2005-06. Simultaneously, another study comprising of 14 treatments was also conducted with the objective of determining the most critical period of crop-weed competition. The soil of the experiment fields was sandy loam in texture and slightly acidic in reaction (pH 6.0). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Block Design with three replications. Effect of various treatments was studied on total and species-wise weed count, total weed dry matter, weed control efficiency, crop growth and development, nutrient uptake by weeds and crop, yield attributes and yield of cauliflower. The dominant weeds associated with cauliflower were Coronopus didymus, Poa annua, Cyperus rotundus, Medicago denticulata and Ageratum conyzoides. The results revealed that oxadiazon 1.5 kg ha-1 and mulching with leaves reduced total and species wise weed count and total dry matter accumulation by weeds with the highest weed control efficiency and thus increasing the yield by improving yield attributes of cauliflower. Oxadiazon 1.5 kg ha-1 and mulching with leaves recorded maximum weed control efficiency of 54.91 and 53.31 per cent, respectively. Oxadiazon 1.5 kg ha-1 and mulching with leaves being statistically similar with each other resulted in significantly higher marketable yield and B:C ratio (136.8 and 130.8 q ha-1) and (1.27 and 1.18), respectively. The percent increase in marketable yield by oxadiazon 1.5 kg ha-1 and mulching with leaves over farmers. practice was 27.51 and 21.96 per cent whereas, over unweeded check it was to the tune of 273.03 and 256.80 per cent, respectively. Another study resulted that the critical period of loss due to weeds was between 30 to 45 days after transplanting of the crop and removal of weeds during that period was most effective in increasing the yield of the crop.


Cost management directly affects the economic benefits of the project. In this paper, the cost management of highway construction is analyzed from cost estimation and cost control perspective, and the operable program is proposed for reducing engineering costs and improving economic efficiency.


Zein peptide-maltodextrin (pep-MD) conjugates were prepared by the Maillard reaction. Pep-MD conjugates co-assembled with α-tocopherol (TOC) to create composite nanoparticles by the desolvation method. The effect of fabrication parameters on nanoparticles was investigated. The size and ζ-potential of nanoparticles were affected by concentration of conjugates, ratio of zein peptide and TOC, and pH. Nanoparticles could be controlled between 80—100 nm with negative surface charge (−23 to −32 mV) through adjusting fabrication parameters, as evidenced by dynamic light scattering and ζ-potential. Compared with zein peptide and zein peptide/maltodextrin (pep/MD) mixtures, pep-MD conjugates provided better loading efficiency of TOC and protection against the change of pH.


This paper provides an overview of the basic characteristics regarding
 number, as well as normative and functional status, i.e. legal and
 institutional status of Serbs in Zagreb. Furthermore, the paper describes
 some distinctions among organizational levels of Serbian minority in Zagreb,
 concerning the most important aspects of socio-cultural, educational and
 religious integration. Serbian minority members' number in Croatia and Zagreb
 is analyzed using an official demographic statistics, focusing primarily on
 major socio-demographic indicators, on population density and ethnic
 composition data for the population of Zagreb municipality for the period of
 1981-2011. Legal position of the Serbian minority in Zagreb is described
 using analysis of official documents, including legislative framework
 provisions, which are related to issues of national minorities' status and
 rights. Institutional and organizational status is elucidated by using
 descriptive analysis of cultural, educational, media and religious aspects of
 minority's life. The number of Serbs in Croatia decreased drastically in last
 twenty years, affecting their number being reduced to approximately one-third
 of the prewar number. In the period 1981 to 2011 there was a continuous
 increase of number and proportion of Croatian majority population, and
 continuous reduction of national minorities in Zagreb. The biggest percentile
 decreasing in the municipality of Zagreb (during period 1991-2001) have
 undergone members of the Serbian (57.7%), Slovenian (48.9%), and Montenegrin
 (43.7%) minority. In the case of Serbs, this is primarily and predominantly a
 consequence of forced emigration (displacement) induced by the war in the
 1990s. Moreover, negative demographic trends together with a possibility of
 "false" national declaration in census, as well as the relentless process of
 assimilation are counted as specific factors in reducing the number of
 national minorities' members. Status of Serbs as the former "constituent
 people/ethnicity" in Socialist Republic of Croatia was modified in the status
 of "national minority" in (Democratic) Republic of Croatia, due to
 constitutional changes in 1990. Today, in accordance with the provisions of
 the Constitutional Law on National Minorities in 2002 national minorities in
 Croatia enjoy the rights in the area of cultural (linguistic, educational and
 religious) autonomy. Implementation of these rights still faces many problems
 in everyday praxis, which is reflected in organizational aspects and levels
 of Serbs in Zagreb. Cultural, artistic, and educational associations and
 initiatives among Serbian minority organize activities that contribute to
 promotion, preservation and expressing specific national minority's identity.
 Although satisfactory level of normative (legal) integration does not
 guarantee functional integration of minorities into wider socio-economic,
 cultural and political matrix, that normative integration, along with
 political will and favorable social climate, sets an essential precondition
 for the willingness to implement laws and regulations in order to improve
 Serbian minority status.


The invention provides a process for preparing lotus leaf extract through macroscopic adsorption resin separation and purification, as well as the use of the extract, the process consists of obtaining lotus leaf extract through film separation and purification, charging water to form suspending liquid, macropore resin adsorbing till saturation, water scrubbing the polarity impurity, eluting and concentrating in vacuum. The obtained lotus leaf extract can be used for preparing medicament having functions of fat-reducing, blood fat lowering, bacterium resisting, detoxicating, drug rehabilitating and oxidizing. The extract can be prepared into dose forms of capsules, granules, tablets, oral liquids, syrups, tiny capsules, powders or dripping pills.


This paper presents the regulatory experience in Sao Paulo State - Brazil, concerning the distribution utilities' diagnosis of voltage level given to low voltage consumer units. The methodology is based on the Concession Contracts of the electrical energy distribution utilities in Sao Paulo State and the results were collected by Sao Paulo State Regulatory Commission - CSPE.


This paper puts forward a methodology for the objective assessment of non-conforming transport vehicle performance. It offers a rationale to examine vehicle stability and control, pavement and bridge impact, operational concerns and safety issues in order to determine if a special non conforming permit can be justified. This paper uses a case study approach to illustrate the practical mechanics of the process recently used by the province of New Brunswick. The approach is particularly important for cases where divisible loads are considered. It uses an engineering method to establish the net impact on safety, the infrastructure and transport efficiency and serves as a mechanism for achieving improved safety performance from the carriers. For the covering abstract of this conference see IRRD number 872753. (A)


This study analysed the effect of financial policies on the performance of line managers in Ugandan Universities. The field research was carried out in private and public universities. Every university had a financial policies so their line managers were expected to perform their duties effectively. The objectives of the study were to: assess the relationship between financial policies and departmental budgets; analyse the effect of budgets on the performance of line managers; and evaluate the influence of financial policy on the performance of line managers. The influence of financial policies on budgeting was established at 31%; the relationship between the budget function and performance was established at 18 %; and the effect of financial policies on the performance of line managers was established at 48%. The total causal effect was 54%. Therefore, the study recommended adoption of financial policies enhancing the performance of line managers. Keywords: Financial policy; Line managers, Performance management


Objective Transient receptor potential canonical 5 (TRPC5) is functionally expressed on a range of cells including fi broblast-like synoviocytes, which play an important role in arthritis. A role for TRPC5 in in fl ammation has not been previously shown in vivo. We investigated the contribution of TRPC5 in arthritis. Methods Male wild-type and TRPC5 knockout (KO) mice were used in a complete Freund ' s adjuvant (CFA)-induced unilateral arthritis model, assessed over 14 days. Arthritis was determined by measurement of knee joint diameter, hindlimb weightbearing asymmetry and pain behaviour. Separate studies involved chronic pharmacological antagonism of TRPC5 channels. Synovium from human postmortem control and in fl ammatory arthritis samples were investigated for TRPC5 gene expression. Results At baseline, no differences were observed. CFA-induced arthritis resulted in increased synovitis in TRPC5 KO mice assessed by histology. Additionally, KO demonstrated reduced ispilateral weightbearing and nociceptive thresholds (thermal and mediators in ipsilateral synovium concentration of cytokines in synovial lavage fl uid. Chronic treatment with ML204, a TRPC5 antagonist, augmented weightbearing asymmetry, secondary hyperalgesia and cytokine concentrations in the synovial lavage fl uid. Synovia from human in fl ammatory arthritis a reduction in TRPC5 mRNA expression.


Tertiary educational institutions are facing a huge challenge in terms of retaining skilled human resource capacity, which has a debilitating effect on its ability to make strides in the areas of socio-economic and political development. The need for qualified academic staff in Nigerian tertiary institutions of learning is on the increase, while, majority of the tertiary institutions in Nigeria are experiencing dearth of teaching personnel due to poor remuneration, low motivation, low job satisfaction and lack of organisational commitment amongst the lecturers, which have created negative job attitudes and poor organisational commitment. This study therefore investigated the influence of employee retention strategies on normative commitment of academics in selected private universities in Ogun state, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 1,842 academics in the private universities (Covenant, McPherson, Babcock, Bells, Crawford and Crescent universities). Through a multiple sampling technique, 589 out of 1842 were sampled for the study. Data were analyzed using both descriptive, as well as inferential statistics. Findings revealed that employee retention strategies had a significant effect on the normative commitment of academics in selected private universities in Ogun state, Nigeria (R2 = 0.638, t = 169.039, p<.05). The study recommends among others that private universities should take into consideration the retention factors which impact on the employees' commitment to the institution and improve on them so as to curb employees' desires to leave the organisation.


Arabic language learning must experience its learning system reconstruction as a consequence of Covid-19 pandemic which hits the world globally. The system change from offline to online makes each learning component must adjust with new system by still referring to the learning principles built adjusting with the virtual system. This article presents the study result conducted on Arabic language program at State Islamic University of Sunan Ampel Surabaya. The purpose of this research was to understand the students' perception about online Arabic language learning based on the learning principle by Rusydi Ahmad Thu'aimah which covers communication principle, learning method principle, and learning media principle. This study was conducted by using qualitative method through case study approach with data obtained through questionnaire based survey strengthened by the data of interview result. The research result showed that students had quite good perception on Arabic language intensive learning in odd semester of 2021-2022.


PLC and the upper control software were applied in the continuously cast water treatment system of refining of No.3 Steel Mill, Jinan Iron Steel Co. MOMENTUM and QUANTUM controllers were used in the auto-control system, resulting in realization of data auto-collection, auto-treatment, auto-display of process picture and auto-alarm. It is convenient for management. Operation of the system is safe and reliable.


Understanding students' intentions to study science at upper-secondary school continues to be a central concern for science education. Prior research has associated students' confidence with their intentions to study science, although under-confidence and over-confidence (lower or higher confidence than expected given someone's attainment) has not been considered in detail. Under-confident students may not select subjects that they might otherwise succeed in and enjoy, which may be a fundamental barrier. Accordingly, this study explored whether under-confident, accurately-evaluating, and over-confident students expressed different attitudes towards their science education, and explored how under-confidence and over-confidence might influence students' science intentions. Existing nationally-representative data and newly-collected data from secondary school students in England were considered in order to provide complementary insights and to enhance the plausibility of the findings. Multiple analytical approaches were applied to consider under-confidence and over-confidence, including calculating various indicators of accuracy/bias and applying various approaches to grouping students. The results highlighted that under-confidence and over-confidence may be problematic, not simply through associating with lower or higher attitudes, but also through students considering their choices in different ways.


In the light of the directional coordinates error in digital mapping with total station, this paper sets up the correct mathematical model, and puts forward several treatment methods for improving the work efficiency.


A mixed variational principle for the limit analysis of rigid-perfectly plastic continua is discussed, in which the nonlinear yield condition and the associated flow rule appear through a suitably defined 'penalty' function. A mixed finite element discrete formulation is derived and a sequential unconstrained minimization technique is devised, affording a complete (static and kinematic) solution. Several results are presented in both structural and soil mechanics, compared with previously available (exact and numerical) solutions.


In this paper we report the isolation and preliminary characterisation of nuclear mutants with increased mitochondrial mutability in fission yeast. Screening of about 2000 clones after nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis led to the isolation of ten mutator mutants. For one of them (mut-1) we show that the mutation is chromosomally encoded. The activity of the mutator is restricted to the mitochondrial genome, since it increases the mutation rate to mitochondrially encoded drug resistance considerably, whereas the mutability of nuclear genes is not altered.


List of Tables List of Figures List of Boxes Glossary of Irish Political Terms and Political Titles Abbreviations Preface 1. Introduction: Ireland and the Future of Capitalism Part I: The Irish State 2. Irish Politics 3. The Irish State Bureaucracy Section II: The Celtic Tiger Model 4. Managing the Irish Boom 5. The Losers 6. The Winners Section III: International Context 7. The European Union 8. Reykjavik and Beyond Section IV: Towards a Second Irish Republic 9. Facing the Challenges 10. Achieving the Second Republic References Index


Accurate information extracted from datasets is required for making reasonable decisions using data mining algorithms. Privacy preservation has become one of the top priorities in the design of various data mining applications. In this paper, a novel data distortion strategy based on structural partition and sparsified Singular Value Decomposition (SSVD) technique is proposed. Three schemes, object-based partition, feature-based partition and hybrid partition, are defined to permit a tradeoff between privacy protection on centralized datasets and accuracy of data mining techniques. Some metrics to measure privacy preservation are used to examine the performance of the proposed new strategies. Data utility of the three proposed schemes is examined by a binary classification based on the support vector machine. Furthermore, the effect of different ranks of SVD and the threshold value of SSVD on data distortion and utility are also tested. Our experimental results indicate that, in comparison with standard data distortion techniques, the proposed schemes are very efficient in achieving a good tradeoff between data privacy and data utility, and it affords a feasible solution, with a significant reduction on the computational cost from SVD, to protect sensitive information and promise high accuracy in decision making. Keywords-component; privacy; security; SVD; SSVD; matrix partition


They say that a French student wakes up every morning, takes a bottle of cognac from his closet, drinks, and runs to protest. A British student wakes up in the morning, pulls a bottle of whiskey out of his closet, takes a gulp, and runs to learn. An Israeli student wakes up in the morning, takes a bottle out of his closet, fills it up, and races to grab an appointment with the Ḳupat Ḥolim [medical clinic].1


ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the effect of cooperative learning model that started with the Word Square homework assignment in the form of summaries. This type of research is experimental research with the study design Randomized Control Group Posttest-only Design. The population in this study were all students of class VII second semester SMPN1 Lasi River District. Solok the academic year 2012/2013 which consists of 3 classes. Sampling was done by purposive sampling. Having obtained randomly the VII 1 class was choosen as the experimental class and VII3 as the control class. Cognitive learning outcomes obtained by giving the final test to the both class whereas affective and psychomotor aspects observed by using observation sheets. The results showed that the test using the t test t = 2.06, the value obtained is greater than t table = 1.69 (α = 0.05) so that the research hypothesis is accepted. The average value of the cognitive aspects of experimental class higher (76.05) than the control class (66.94). The average value of the affective aspects of experimental class is higher (73.09%) of the average of the control class (61.83%). From the aspects of psychomotor the average's value in experimental class (84.16%) is higher than the average value of the control class (46.66%). From the research it can be concluded that there is a significant impact on cooperative learning model to Word Square beginning the task of summarizing the enhancement of the student learning outcomes in biology's . It is suggested that the biology's teacher to use cooperative learning model to Word Square is model that begins with the task of summarizing the learning process. Keywords: Word Square, the task of summarizing, learning outcomes


In order to investigate the potassium fertilizing effect on middle fertility alluvial soil in Jilin region,a single-factor randomized block test was conducted to explore the effects of potassium on maize yield in middle fertility alluvial soil.The results showed that there was significant effect on maize when applying potassium fertilizer in middle fertility alluvial soil in Jilin region.There was quadratic curvilinear relationship between potassium fertilizing amount and maize yield,the fitted equation was y=7 827.43+31.20x-0.156 1x2.


Three basic questions in the knowledge of Nature are known. They are: what, how and why. The answers to them are different and yet, closely tied up with each other. The answer to the question "what" is the industrial area or the area of technique. The answer to the question "how" is the field of technologies. The answer to the last question "why" can be given by natural philosophy and theology. The historical sequence of the study of these questions is what, how, why. The study of the answers to the second question or the study of technologies started in the last decades of the XVII century in Germany. At the period of approximately 250 years ago the technologies were studied only empirically. The system of non-formal technological laws was built at this period. It was only a pre-research study of formal mathematical methods. Over the last years some fundamental equations describing general properties of technologies were written. Therefore, it is possible to start with the study of the main philosophical problems of the matter transformation. The generation of terms and concepts was studied. The best terms reflecting the modern situation in the field of production technologies are introduced in this work. Some basic ideas devoted to classification of production technologies and provision of services are introduced as well. The influence on errors of measured objects' properties was found as one of the most valuable in the field of preparing materials, goods and service with predicted properties. A graduated expert in technology problems has to know the historical background. He or she must know the principles which enable to divide the whole technological area into several parts: the part of industrial production processes, the part of social receipts and the intermediate part of action impacts on the individual. The main mathematical problems, which are necessary for a qualified expert in the field of technologies, are listed. The main definitions and necessary clarifications are discussed.


In Day-Ahead (DA) electricity markets, Generating Companies (Gencos) aim to maximize their profit by bidding optimally, under incomplete information of the competitors. This paper develops an optimal bidding strategy for 24 hourly markets over a day, for a multi-unit thermal Genco. Different fuel type units are considered and the problem has been developed for maximization of cumulative profit. Uncertain rivals' bidding behavior is modeled using normal distribution function, and the bidding strategy is formulated as a stochastic optimization problem. Monte Carlo method with a novel hybrid of Differential Evolution (DE) and Biogeography Based Optimization (BBO) (DE/BBO) is proposed as solution approach. The simulation results present the effect of operating constraints and fuel price on the bidding nature of different fuel units. The performance analysis of DE/BBO with GA and its constituents, DE and BBO, proves it to be an efficient tool for this complex problem.


The study of regional communication is one newest branch of international communication whic in theoretical sense is worthy of being studied on.In the light of statusquo of studies of communication and the unbalanced communica-tional phenomena between the regins in our country the article puts forward a basic idea of building the science of regional communication through introducing the approach of regional analysis.The objects of research fundamental content of research major concepts and approaches of research are also initially dealt with in this article.


The stunting management program must be carried out by multi-sectoral collaboration and involving community engagement. Individual empowerment of cadres can improve program outcomes. This study aimed to analyze the individual empowerment of cadres in community empowerment programs to overcome stunting. This study used quasi-experimental study with 40 respondents that selected by purposive sampling method. The data collection carried out by focus group discussion interview and individual community-related empowerment (ICRE) questionnaires. Statistics analysis using Paired t-test and 95% confidence intervals. The results of the analysis showed that all component in individual empowerment indicated that there was significant influence in empowerment program on improving individual empowerment cadre with p-value 0,000 in intention, participation, and critical awareness. Meanwhile the self-efficacy component obtained a p-value 0,001 and motivation 0,003. The results proves that the involvement of cadres in the stages of community empowerment can effectively improve community engagement and individual empowerment for the community health cadres. The provision of adequate training and supervision for health cadres is important in order to improve their role in community.


Background and Aims: Cancer is an abnormal growth of cells that is capable of attacking or spreading to other parts of the body resulting in many physical and psychological side effects. Colon cancer is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum and exercise is used as a promising strategy to treat some of these psychological and physical complications during and after cancer. The aim of the present study was to investigate six weeks of mixed exercises on improving quality of life and physical performance after chemotherapy in patients with colon cancer. Materials and Methods: In a semi-experimental study with pretest-posttest and control group, 14 individuals aged 50-70 years with colon cancer were present. The participants were randomly divided into two groups of exercise (n=7) and control (n=7). Before and after six weeks of relaxation and aerobic training for 40-70 minutes, three sessions a week, improving quality of life was assessed using World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire and physical performance with Rockport


Reciprocal beats between sinus node and atrium were studied in isolated rabbit heart tissue by microelectrode techniques. Early premature atrial responses which entered the sinus node frequently emerged to re-excite the atrium as "echoes." When the premature atrial beats discharged some but not all nodal areas, the atrial echoes, in turn, appeared to re-enter the sinus node. Repetitive reciprocation involving the sino-atrial circuit was occasionally observed. Anatomic and temporal patterns of excitation at multiple recording sites suggest that "entrance" block and slow conduction of premature impulses within the sinus node may explain the observed reciprocation. The results support the hypothesis that self-sustained reciprocation in a sino-atrial circuit might be responsible for some cases of paroxysmal atrial tachycardia.


The use of single-port laparoscopic surgery for treating various diseases has increased rapidly. This approach can offer better cosmetic results and less incisional pain. We report the cases of single-port laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with D1+&bgr; lymph node dissection for 2 patients with gastric cancers.


The ratio of the plasma pressure to the magnetic field pressure (or of their energy densities) which is known as the plasma parameter "beta" (β) has important implications to the propagation of energetic particles and the interaction of the solar wind with planetary magnetospheres. Although in the scientific literature the contribution of the superthermal particles to the plasma pressure is generally assumed negligible, we deduced, by analyzing energetic particles and magnetic field measurements recorded by the Ulysses spacecraft, that in a series of events, the energy density contained in the superthermal tail of the particle distribution is comparable to or even higher than the energy density of the magnetic field, creating conditions of high‐beta plasma. More explicitly, in this paper we analyze Ulysses/HI‐SCALE measurements of the energy density ratio (parameter βep) of the energetic ions' (20 keV to ∼5 MeV) to the magnetic field's in order to find occurrences of high‐beta (βep>1) superthermal plasma ...


In this paper we study the feasibility of measuring the diverse biological parameters in stereotaxic biopsies from human brain lesions. These biological parameters are the nuclear area (NA), the proliferation index (PI) and the ploidy level, the latter of which was evaluated by means of the DNA index (DI) and histogram type (DHT). These parameters were assessed by means of the digital cell image analysis of Feulgen‐stained nuclei. This analysis was performed on 124 samples from 22 computed tomography (CT)‐guided stereotaxic biopsies. The data show that the methodology used here enables the above parameters to be assessed on small samples without limiting the classical anatomopathological diagnosis. The data also reveal that the DHT corresponded more accurately to the ploidy level in the sample analysed than the DI. Lastly, it appears that supratentorial astrocytic tumours of the adult, which constituted the majority of the cases analysed here, are strongly heterogeneous at a biological level.


The potential for future grain production in the prairie provinces for the next 20 years is considered in relation to known technology. It is concluded that a doubling of grain production is possible if known technology is used, and a tripling is possible if technology is combined with the cultivation of potentially new arable lands, and if economic incentives are such to encourage producers to use present technology and new lands.


In current Deep Submicron (DSM) era, interconnects play important role in overall performance of the chip. The factors such as power dissipation and crosstalk through RC modeled interconnects substantially affect the entire working of the chip. Therefore, to enhance the performance, minimization or elimination of coupling between interconnects is essential. Bus-invert method is the best method which can simultaneously reduce coupling and power consumption of interconnects. The proposed method focuses on designing low complexity encoder for 4, 8 and 16 bit RC coupled lines. The encoder proposed occupies 37% lesser area than the most popular encoder. The power consumption of this encoder is 68% lesser and the


Dual-phase weathering steel Cu-P-Cr-Ni-Mo was obtained by directly hot-rolling.The resultant microstructure and corresponding mechanical properties of the steel were studied.The results show that the microstructure of dual-phase weathering steel Cu-P-Cr-Ni-Mo is characterized by an irregular distribution of island-shaped martensite in the matrix of polygonal ferrite.Compared with weathering steel Cu-P-Cr-Ni-Mo,the tensile strength and yield strength of hot-rolled dual-phase weathering steel Cu-P-Cr-Ni-Mo are increased by 21.6%-37.2% and 6%-13.8%,respectively,and the ratio of tensile strength to yield strength is decreased by 12.7%-19.7%.The corrosion resistant of hot-rolled dual-phase weathering steel Cu-P-Cr-Ni-Mo is superior to commercial weathering steel 09CuPCrNi.Tensile strength of the welded dual-phase weathering steel decreases about 7% compared with that of the base metal,but it is still about 16% higher than that of the as-received steel.


With Callistephus chinensis 'Jinongda Pink'as material,the experiment of the single factor randomized block design was carried out.In order to explore the response to foliar fertilizer,seedlings were treated by foliar spraying with four different concentrations of potassium dihydrogen phosphate 0%(CK),0.1%,0.2%and 0.3%.The results showed that the aster seedlings sprayed with potassium dihydrogen phosphate could promote the growth of aster seedling.The effect of the spraying treatment test was the most obvious.Compared with other treatments,morphological and physiological indices of Callistephus chinensis seedlings sprayed with 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution reached significant level.


What furthermore delineates this chapter from a standard international financial management text is that we use a control view throughout. The reader will get an insight in how international cash flows can be controlled. The reader will come to notice that financing cash flows pop up rapidly in our treatment. While MNE controllers may not have much interest in what textbooks call corporate finance, this may at times be a main concern for those involved with controlling international cash flows. We later restrict our treatment to the control of working capital and capital expenditures.


The article examines the phenomenon of garden and landscape in the culture of antiquity through the prism of mythology and philosophy. Various functions of the garden are analyzed as a factor in the spiritual and intellectual development of civilization. Particular attention is paid to the aesthetic value of the garden and landscape, where green spaces served as a source of clean air, coolness, inexhaustible beauty and inspiration, performed a cognitive function, filled a person's being with aesthetic and ethical emotions. The article shows the attitude to the garden by thinkers and society as a whole - from the period of antiquity, the late European Middle Ages to the present. The garden is seen as one of the tools of introspection, a place that creates conditions for productive thinking. A classification is proposed for a number of important functions that gardens have performed throughout the history of mankind.


The microorganisms of soda Mono Lake and other similar athalassic hypersaline alkaline soda lakes are of significance to Astrobiology. The microorganisms of these regimes represent the best known terrestrial analogs for microbial life that might have inhabited the hypersaline alkaline lakes and evaporites confined within closed volcanic basins and impact craters during the late Noachian and early Hesperian epochs (3.6 - 4.2 Gya) of ancient Mars. We have investigated the anaerobic microbiota of soda Mono Lake in northern California. In this paper we discuss the astrobiological significance of these ecosystems and describe several interesting features of two novel new species of anaerobic halo-alkaliphilic bacteria (Spirochaeta americana, sp. nov. and Desulfonatronum paiuteum, sp. nov) that we have isolated from Mono Lake.


In this paper, we give some examples of area minimizing surfaces to clarify some well-known features of these surfaces in more general settings. The first example is about Meeks-Yau's result on embeddedness of solution to the Plateau problem. We construct an example of a simple closed curve in R^3 which lies in the boundary of a mean convex domain in R^3, but the area minimizing disk in R^3 bounding this curve is not embedded. Our second example shows that Brian White's boundary decomposition theorem does not extend when the ambient space has nontrivial homology. Our last examples show that there are properly embedded absolutely area minimizing surfaces in a mean convex 3-manifold M such that while their boundaries are disjoint, they intersect each other nontrivially.


Main activities of project management for the development of complex software-intensive systems are currently: (a) to plan the project by selecting processes, methods and resources; and (b) to control the project by monitoring mainly cost and schedule, the so-called ''earned values". Concentrating solely on these values bears the disadvantage that other important measures are not under observation. These often neglected measures comprise e.g. requirements clarity, which also contributes to the "system value" as it will be recognized by its stakeholders. Therefore the meaning of the term "value " has to be extended, taking also into account less- and non-monetary values and their monitoring has to start at early project phases (e.g. during requirements engineering). This paper describes a five-step method which enriches the "earned value" concept with other important value aspects. This shall support project managers in their value-based planning and monitoring of systems engineering projects, thus increasing the value for the addressed stakeholders


This paper presents a common-ground five-level transformerless inverter for solar photovoltaic (PV) applications. In the proposed inverter, the grid neutral line is directly connected to the negative pole of the dc bus eliminating the common-mode leakage current which is a critical problem in grid-connected PV systems. Moreover, the proposed inverter has only four power switches, making the first five-level common-ground topology with less than six switches found in the recent literature. In addition to low switch count, only two switches are operating in high-frequency. The operation modes, the design guidelines as well as a modulation strategy are presented. Simulation and experimental results are obtained to demonstrate the performance of the proposed inverter.


We present the results of calculations of focusing high order cylindrical vector beams in the limit of high numerical aperture. We derive a form of the vectorial diffraction integrals for arbitrary radial and azimuthal mode indices and evaluate these numerically for a number of different modes. We identify combinations of mode indices and lens filling factors that produce focal volume shapes that may be of interest for a number of applications such as optical trapping, two-photon lithography or optical super-resolution. Finally we evaluate the effect of spherical aberration on the focusing.


The Committee of Changzhi City of the Communist Party of China and the Government of Changzhi City emplement "self-forcing system"boldly as they study "Three Represents"theory and get gratifying achievements.Its important and successful factor is humane concern presented by "self-forcing system".We can not neglect this kernel factor when expand and perfect it.


Analytical pyrolysis - an overview instrumentation and analysis pyrolysis mass spectrometry - instrumentation, techniques, and applications microstructure of polyolefins degradation mechanisms of condensation polymers the application of analytical pyrolysis to the study of cultural materials environmental applications of pyrolysis examination of forensic evidence characterization of micro organisms by pyrolysis-GC, pyrolysis-GC/MS and pyrolysis-MS analysis of polar macromolecules index of sample pyrograms.


: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a widespread, long-term illness recognised as elevated blood sugar. Infection, inadequate blood flow, neuropathy and insufficient proliferative and cytokine signalling slow down wound healing in diabetics. Recent research has shown that the majority of wound treatments that are currently on the market are not sufficient to meet patients' needs. Advancements in nanotechnology can help researchers to establish new therapeutic methods or improve existing ones. Nanodrug delivery systems, in particular, have emerged as a major player in the area of dermal restoration due to their slow drug release and abilities to tether bioactive components to the targeted area and dramatically improve the effectiveness of medication. Manufactured agents in the field of nanotherapy, such as nanoparticles and nanoscafolds, have recently shown promise for use in the management of diabetic wounds. Nanoparticles used in medicine have a large surface area relative to their size. Because of this, they have a better chance of interacting with living things and entering wounds. They work effectively in the slow, localised delivery of drugs that stimulate cell-to-cell communication, proliferation, blood vessel formation, signalling, and biomolecule production during wound healing. One or more therapeutic molecules can be released into the intended site slowly over time using nanoparticles. The promising results seen with nanoparticulate systems indicate that research into this technology's capabilities will expand in the near future, expanding nanotechnology's substantial medical benefits. Focusing on diabetic wounds, we evaluated the viability and efficacy of the most recently developed nanotechnology-based medications. In this article, we scrutinise the unmet needs of the wound-healing field, as well as the future directions of the currently available technologies, while also discussing novel approaches that can advance the field.


A growing population and need for energy in all forms is a fact, and with the justification for making a large amount of energy-related products more effective, the directive Eco-design was develop ...


Background: Menopause is an essential part of female reproductive lifestyle's cycle. It is the physiologic cessation of menses associated with declining ovarian function. It is usually complete after one year of amenorrhea. Various menopausal symptoms experienced by middle aged women and it affect their quality of life. Many of them do not know how to cope up with this situation. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of menopausal women regarding menopause and to find out the association of level of knowledge of menopausal women with selected variables. Materials and methods: Non-experimental descriptive design was adopted for this study.


Geography is a kind of differential calculus in the sense that the three-dimensional, that is, the act of tangentially accessing things, is mapped on to the two-dimensional or the concrete. It is why we can say that the East-West or Occidental versus Oriental dichotomy is so limited in its binary dualism. We could easily criticize not only Said's Orientalism, but also in turn, a critical self-defense by turning itself upon its own head. It can indeed be said that the cross or cardinal directions run four different ways and not two. "The East" is not just Far Eastern, that is, the so-called "Asian," but extends to the Far West or to California. Parts of Europe and the Dionysian are not simply limited to Central Europe and Southeastern Asia. We can see in Asia, that is, Eurasia and in North Africa, that 1-2% of non-Sub-saharan human DNA is genotypically Neanderthal in addition to being Homo Sapiens in DNA. The task, it might be said, is to continually remediate binary directions and to reweave Apollo and Dionysos in Friedrich Nietzsche. We can see the limitations of Continentalism in categorizing the human.


The synthesis of [Au(PF3)2][Sb2F11], the first example of a linear, thermally stable metal bis(trifluorophosphine) complex is achieved by CO substitution of [Au(CO)2][Sb2F11] by PF3. The [Au(PF3)2]+ cation can also be generated by reductive phosphorylation by an excess of PF3 in fluorosulfuric acid. Spectroscopic characterization involves 19F and 31P NMR in HSO3F and SO2 solution including spectral simulation by the WIN-DAISY method and FT-IR and Raman spectra. Spectroscopic evidence suggests that the metal–ligand bond involves predominantly σ-bonding with drastically reduced π-back-donation. Key words: gold(I) complex, linear; gold(I) PF3 complex; 31P NMR; 19F NMR; vibrational spectra.


The authors report no conflicts of interest. REFERENCES 1. Levin LA. Superoxide generation explains common features of optic neuropathies associated with cecocentral scotomas. J Neuroophthalmol. 2015;35:152–160. 2. Pan BX, Ross-Cisneros FN, Carelli V, Rue KS, Salomao SR, MoraesFilho MN, Moraes MN, Berezovsky A, Belfort R, Sadun AA. Mathematically modeling the involvement of axons in Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012;53:7608–7617. 3. Sadun AA, La Morgia C, Carelli V. Mitochondrial optic neuropathies: additional facts and concepts—response. Clin Ophthalmol Exp. 2014;42:207–208. 4. Sadun AA, Win PH, Ross-Cisneros FN, Walker SO, Carelli V. Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy differentially affects smaller axons in the optic nerve. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2000;98:223–232; discussion 32–5. 5. Cortopassi G, Wang E. Modelling the effects of age-related mtDNA mutation accumulation; complex I deficiency, superoxide and cell death. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1995;1271:171–176. 6. Miller NR. Developing a human clinical trial from a scientific hypothesis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2015;35:160–161. 7. Lin CS, Sharpley MS, Fan W, Waymire KG, Sadun AA, Carelli V, Ross-Cisneros FN, Bacin P, Sung E, McManes MJ, Bx Pan, Gil DW, Macgregor GR, Wallace DC. Mouse mtDNA mutant model of Leber hereditary optic neuropathy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012;109:20065–20070.


I first encountered the Indian Ocean on the shores of Makran. I thought I was at land's end, Asia's edge. The ocean hadn't entered my thoughts except as non plus ultra, an ending void. The map said Baluchistan, and I had come to find the Baluch. But I soon found Africans and Zikris, palm-frond huts and Omani passports, old soldiers (or mercenaries) from an overseas foreign legion and smugglers of whiskey, opium, and pharmaceuticals. Now China has built a port there; then, less than twenty years ago, they were still making dhows, subtle smuggling ships. Yet it was far from romantic. It was a rough and hard place where traders and fishers eked a marginal existence from the watery edge of a dust-powder desert. Karachi was thirty-six hours by bus then truck. But Pakistan was an abstract and suspect idea; locals talked more of Muscat. A year or two later, in the Tihama of Yemen, I watched as boatloads of Africans (refugees? job hunters? all men at any rate) ran ashore through the surf. My Arab colleagues, all from the highlands, said they arrived every day, and spoke ill of them. A while after that, in Muscat, I listened with curiosity to Arabic laced with Urdu (or was it Hindi, or Gujarati? They were just nouns, Wanderwörter: terms that travel). In Iran, it was different sounds of the ocean I heard when urban friends gave me tapes of bandarī, the music of the ports.


The purpose of this study is to deepen social phenomena related to issues of religious tolerance, culture and the role of the media. Nowadays, the existence of printed, electronic, or social media is regarded as a consideration of a study. The fundamental reason is that media is currently the most important part in publishing the handling of religion, ideology, and social religious move cases within society. Generally, media is capable of stirring the order of society life. Therefore, this study has fairly important scope, specifically, in the role of publishing the moral principle of Divinity and Humanity and the practice of religion and culture tolerance. In this case media is assumed as a part of agents and social controllers, particularly in informing the value of religious freedom and protection in the community. The media also participates in reducing social-religious conflict


Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) represent some of the more prevalent malformations among live births and remain the leading cause of death from congenital malformations. Conotruncal anomalies comprise a diverse group of congenital heart defects involving the outflow tracts of the heart and the great vessels. Oral contraceptive exposure before pregnancy is one of the risk factor for conotruncal type CHD. Objective To evaluate the effect of hormonal exposure due to oral contraceptive before pregnancy in the risk of conotruncal type CHD to the child. Methods A case control study was conducted from July 2010 until July 2011 in Haji Adam Malik Hospital. Subjects with congenital heart defect were divided into two groups. Conotruncal type CHD as case group and non conotruncal type as control. Both of groups with or without history of oral contraceptive use before pregnancy. Parents were interviewed using a questionnaire. All statistical analyses were assessed using Chi Square test, Student t test and Mann Whitney test. Results A total of 80 subjects were eligible, 40 subjects in each group. Exposure to oral contraceptive among conotruncal and non conotruncal type CHD were 62% and 60%, respectively (OR 0.82; 95% CI 0.33 to 1.98). The duration of oral contraceptive before pregnancy was 19.1 month for cases and 18.8 for controls (P=0.87). Conclusions Oral contraceptive exposure before pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk of conotruncal type CHD.


la was done satisfactory, the sensitivity for L. monocytogenes was 105cfu/ml . The agreement between the conventional method and the test kit was very good using 39 specimens from food and wiping swabs. Four of the 39 specimens which showed positive with the conventional method were negative with the test kit, but the concentration of the bacteria in these specimens was less than 104 cfu/ml. The opposite result was not observed . L. monocytogenes was detected in 17 of the 39 specimens, and 15 specimens were positive with both methods. Although the test kit was a little poorer than the conventional method in respect to the detection rate of L. monocytogenes, it was thought to be especially valuable as a screening test for Listeria species in food and environment materials.


More and more current industrial control systems (e.g, smart grids, oil and gas systems, connected cars and trucks) have the capability to collect and transmit users' data in order to provide services that are tailored to the specific needs of the customers. Such smart industrial control systems fall into the category of Internet of Things (IoT). However, in many cases, the data transmitted by such IoT devices includes sensitive information and users are faced with an all-or-nothing choice: either they adopt the proposed services and release their private data, or refrain from using services which could be beneficial but pose significant privacy risks. Unfortunately, encryption alone does not solve the problem, though techniques to counter these privacy risks are emerging (e.g., by using applications that alter, merge or bundle data to ensure they cannot be linked to a particular user). In this paper, we propose a general framework, whereby users can not only specify how their data is managed, but also restrict data collection from their connected devices. More precisely, we propose to use data collection policies to govern the transmission of data from IoT devices, coupled with policies to ensure that once the data has been transmitted, it is stored and shared in a secure way. To achieve this goal, we have designed a framework for secure data collection, storage and management, with logical foundations that enable verification of policy properties.


Case analysis and discussion of Maldonado v. Gateway Hotel Holdings, L.L.C., 2003 Mo. App. LEXIS 1577, in which the Missouri appellate court upheld a trial court decision as a professional boxer was awarded $13.7 million in compensatory damages for a hotel's failure to provide an ambulance on site after the match was over even though it had subcontracted responsibility for the event with a promoter.


The Navajo Country of the American Southwest has long attracted tourists, not only for its spectacular landscapes but also because of its cultural attractions. These include prehistoric Anasazi ruins, historic trading posts, and other buildings, as well as visible manifestations of Navajo culture, including traditional dwellings and costumes. In addition, Navajo handicrafts are a long-standing attraction. Tourism to the Navajo Country has been encouraged over the years by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, the National Park Service, the states, certain Indian traders, and the Navajo Tribe. The latter has established a Recreational Resources Department, nine Tribal Parks and Recreation areas, a Tribal Museum, and an Arts if Crafts Guild. This study gives historical background on the creation of the Southwest-Indian image and on Navajo Country tourism, discusses the role of cultural attractions and their "packaging" in drawing tourists, and briefly assesses the physical, economic, and cultural effec...


AIMS
We previously reported the effect of St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) standardised extract LI 160 on the activities of cytochrome P450 2C6, 2D2 and 3As (Dostalek et al., Life Sciences 2005;78(3):239-44). In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of St John's wort on the activity of cytochrome P450 1A2.

METHODS
The isolated perfused rat liver model was used in our experiments with phenacetin as a marker substrate for cytochrome P450 1A2. Male Wistar rats were treated with St John's wort extract (100 mg/kg, once daily for 10 days); comparative inhibitor (alpha-naphthoflavone, 100 mg/kg) or comparative inducer (omeprazole, 30 mg/kg).

RESULTS
The rate of formation of acetaminophen was significantly inhibited by the use of St John's wort (P<0.001). In addition, St John's wort extract inhibited cytochrome P450 1A2 activity significantly more than the control inhibitor (P<0.001).

CONCLUSIONS
St John's wort significantly inhibited cytochrome P450 1A2 enzyme activity. It remains to be determined whether the co-administration of St John's wort extract and other medications or substrates for cytochrome P450 1A2 could result in significant drug interactions.


seen disaster of any sort follow its use and have seldom met with failure, provided the tincture is strong enough, the quantity used sufficient, and the application of it to the whole inner surface ?f the distended tunica thoroughly ensured by careful manipulation. The only objections to *t are the pain, sometimes very sharp, occasioned by the act of injecting ; the less severe and more prolonged pain due to the inflammation caused by it; the pyrexia which sometimes accompanies this inflammation, and t.lie iodism which in some cases results from absorption. These symptoms vary considerably in severity in different subjects according to age, health, temperament, and idiosyncrasy. The primary pain can be prevented by a preliminary injection of morphia in the course of the cord, or still more completely by throwing into the sac after removing the fluid a few drachms of a 10 per cent solution of cocaine, allowing it to remain there for 10 minutes * O


Hippocrates II of Cos referred to pneumonia as a disease namedby the ancients which was defined by the presence of acute fever, chest pain, cough, and purulent sputum [1]. Centuries later, around 1875, Prussian physician Edwin Klebs was the first one describing the presence of bacterial microorganisms in the airways of deceased patient because of respiratory disease [2]. Subsequently, further studies simultaneously performed by Louis Pasteur in France andGeorge Sternberg in the United States led to the identification in 1881 of a pathogenic diplococcus which in 1886would be named Pneumococcus, because of its propensity to cause pulmonary diseases [3]. In the following years, Pneumococcus was confirmed to be the main bacterial agent to cause pneumonia, and many other bacterial agents were identified as causative of respiratory infection. Finally, during the twentieth century, the introduction of different antibiotic molecules in the clinical practice led to the antibiotic era, and we all know which is the continuation of the tale of bacterial pneumonia. On the other hand, starting from 1892, Dmitri Ivanovskii gave the first concrete evidence for the existence of a nonbacterial infectious agent, showing that infected sap remained infectious even after filtering through finest Chamberland filters [4]. Although such a discovery was not as celebrated as other scientific achievements, it represented the beginning of a new microbiological era because it laid the basis for the discovery and understanding of virus, its interactions with humans, and the development of virus-related diseases. Coming back to contemporary medicine, viral pneumonia represents a complex medical issue because of the intrinsic nature of virus: their ability to modify their genetic information yields them a very high adaptability to different environments and systems. Moreover, it is extremely complicate to predict the virulence owned by a specific viral strain and its interaction with the host's immune system. On one side, many families of respiratory viruses induce mild or very mild infection so they usually do not constitute a concern for intensive care unit (ICU) physician; on the other side, infection by specific viruses can lead to severe respiratory failure possibly because of an exaggerate inflammatory reaction, which is associated with severe pneumonitis and eventually acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [5,6]. This condition is usually associated with high mortality despite all treatment efforts, as was the case of pandemic H1N1/09 virus [5]. Indeed, 2009 flu pandemic raised attention and concern upon the importance of viral infection and pneumonia, worldwide. However, as ICU physician, what do we know about viral pneumonia? And, what is really important to keep in mind while assessing and treating a patient with suspect of viral pneumonia? To better address this issue, it is useful to tackle it by two different perspectives: the pathogen and the host. As per the pathogen, different families of virus are associated with different virulence. Usually, viruses associated with a high virulence spread as a breakthrough with high mortality rates; eventually, the severity of disease will decrease in the subsequent years. Examples of breakthrough caused in recent times by high virulence virus are Pandemic 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) virus (pH1N1), Influenza A (H5N1) virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV), and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) [5–8]. In case of coronavirus infection, either MERS-CoV or SARSCoV, it was observed that virus infection induces an excessive activation of the immune system which leads to the synthesis of several pro-inflammatory cytokines like interleukin-1beta (IL-1B), IL-6, IL-8, CXC-chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10), CC-chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2), and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) [9–12]. This proinflammatory response will ultimately induce pulmonary circulation capillary leakage which will lead to non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, hypoxemia, type II pneumocyte hyperplasia, and neutrophil infiltration. This stage of the disease is generally followed by increased fibroproliferation and hyaline membrane formation; depending on the patient, these gross pathological changes may progress or resolve [13]. Unfortunately, risk factors to identify patients at high risk for ARDS development are still matter of research [14]. Sometimes, depending on the type of virus responsible for the pneumonia, viral infection can extend beyond the lung tissue; it was observed that an increase of plasmatic creatine kinase in patients with pH1N1 pneumonia is associated with higher mortality, suggesting myocarditis as potential explanation for the increase of creatine kinase [15]. In recent years, many viruses were identified as a causative agent for viral infection; however, the vast majority of patient will develop mild pneumonia or simple viral bronchitis, whereas other patients with specific risk factors will develop


Abstract : Three problems involving sequential detection are considered in this study: (1) canonical forms for weak-signal, or threshold detection; (2) conditions for the singularity and non-singularity of optimum detection procedures for normal noise in normal noise; and (3) useful experiments involving binary sequential detection, particularly where analytic results are not obtainable. Canonical expressions for locally optimum receivers are obtained for the sequential detection of general classes of signals in general classes of noise when the cost functions are linear in sample-size. It is shown that the necessary and sufficient conditions for singularity and non-singularity for the sequential (likelihood) discrimination of one normal noise process, N sub 1, vs another, N sub o, is the same as that for the fixed-sample cases, with the additional observation that these results are to be understood as holding on the average, since now the (finite) interval (sample-size), T, is a random variable. A series of experiments involving sequential detection of signals in noise is also described and outlined in general form.


We had the great opportunity to host the following Ukrainian paediatric cardiologists: Bohdan Cherpak (2007 and 2010; works in Kiev), Slava Volodin (2007, 2009 and 2014; works in Kharkiv), Nataliia Yashchuk (2015, works in Kiev) and Iryna Avramanienko (2019, works in Lviv). The trainings lasted from one to six months and were covered by our Foundation of the Friends of Children with Heart Diseases in Zabrze. The knowledge of all the trainees was very good, therefore, the primary goal of the fellowship was to improve skills in the interventional cardiology.


Apartheid left a legacy of high levels of poverty and inequality in South Africa. This research aimed at the development of a tool that would be able to assist communities in reducing their levels of poverty and inequality and thus improve their own quality of life. The research was undertaken over a period of four years in collaboration with the Greater Rustenburg Community Foundation (GRCF) and within eight rural communities in South Africa. The lessons learnt in the rural communities through participatory rural appraisal interactions resulted in the development of the community asset mapping programme (CAMP) that is presented in this paper. The reason the tool was designed was to achieve sustainable and responsible high impact social change. The tool focusses on various processes that aim to enable community members to focus on their respective human, social, cultural and environmental capital as a means to reduce their levels of poverty and inequality. Unlike similar tools, CAMP advocates that the success of roots-driven change depends on the inclusion of processes that allow community members to identify the various levels of power and trust within the community and to use this information to make a number of cognitive changes that will provide the basis of sustainable change in communities. The research is thus grounded within the post-development theory and the role of external partners in the development process is described within the context of this theory as those who would be willing to provide funding, mentorship and skills to a community, but are prepared to stand aside and allow communities to establish their own priorities for sustainable socio-economic change.


Introduction. In recent years, Ukraine's economy is in a difficult situation, while maintaining its tendency to deteriorate. That is why investments in the creation of favorable conditions for its development play an important role. The attracted investments are the basis for the development of the Ukrainian economy, ensuring the possibility of its integration into the European socio-economic space, increasing the competitiveness of domestic enterprises, thereby reducing the level of dependence on imports and developing export potential.
Aim and tasks. The purpose of the article is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the current state of the Ukrainian investment market, identify key issues that impede the attraction of additional capital investments and the future prospects of investment in the economy of the country in accordance with current economic and political realities.
Research results. The article reveals the role of investments in the further development of the Ukrainian economy. The complex analysis of the current state of the investment market of the country is carried out. In carrying out the analysis of the investment market, methods of statistical analysis, system generalization, qualitative and quantitative comparison were used. The main factors that negatively influence on this market are determined, restraining the development of investment activity and reducing the competitiveness of the Ukrainian economy. The main directions of increase of investment attractiveness, the realization of which will contribute to the growth of capital investments, are offered.
Conclusion. On the basis of the analysis of the Ukrainian investment market, it was found that foreign investors are extremely cautious with the injection of additional flows into the Ukrainian economy. It is proved that this process is due to gaps in the economy and investment market of the country. At the same time, Ukraine belongs to countries with huge potential for attraction of investments due to the rich natural resources, scientific and technical potential, skilled labor, and favorable infrastructure. The key objectives of investment policy should be to implement a comprehensive solution to the country's economic, social and political problems. Effective reforms are needed to improve the situation in the country, which will stimulate business development, increase the living standards of the population and the economy of the country.


Six compounds were isolated from the fermentation both of endophytic fungus Epicoccum sp.isolated from Azadirachta indica in Yunnan Province.They were identified as orcinol(1),4-methylorcinol(2),orsellinic acid(3),4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid(4),phthalic acid butyl isobutyl ester(5)and ethyl-β-D-glucopyranoside(6)on the basis of spectroscopic data analyses.All the compounds were firstly isolated from the genus Epicoccum.


research has been done on interactions between lactococcal phages and their hosts. L. lactis was found to have many plasmids coding for natural defense mechanisms against phages, and over 40 plasmids with phage defense barriers have been identified,4-S) The mechanisms of plasmid-encoded phage resistance are grouped as follews: phage adsorption interference, phage DNA injection inhibitien, restriction and modification systems, and abortive phage infection (Abi).S) Constructing phage-resistant strains by introducing these natural plasmids into phage-sensitive strains is useful for silage fermentation as it is for dairy fermentation. We isolated many silage-making lactobacilli with


Sven Wernstrom's children's book Kamrat Jesus (Comrade Jesus, 1971) depicts Jesus as a revolutionary leader. The author's intention was to generate a debate on the Bible's way of describing Jesus. ...


Solid state imaging devices are increasingly replacing conventional photographic techniques in many fields. This paper describes a high speed camera which makes use of two special features of the frame-transfer CCD imager, namely its simultaneous integration process over the whole sensing area and the subsequent shifting of the charge distribution into the storage register. Details of the system and its application in the investigation of disintegrating jets are given.


THE ELECTRONIC POSITIONING OF SELECTED INFORMATION FROM A LARGE UNIVERSE OF DATA STORED ON MAGNETIC TAPE IS STUDIED. THE ACTUAL MAPPING OF THE INFORMATION CAN BE EFFECTED EITHER THROUGH USE OF CONVENTIONAL ELECTRONIC PRINTOUT EQUIPMENT OR PHOTOGRAPHED FROM AN IMAGE DISPLAYED ON A CATHODE-RAY TUBE. THE SUPERIMPOSITION OF THE REFERENCE SCREEN OR BASE MAP IS GENERALLY EFFECTED IN THE PHOTOGRAPHIC STAGE BY USE OF AN OVERLAY MAP, DRAWN ON CLEAR ACETATE, SHOWING SOME FEATURES OF THE CITY. THE BASE MAP OR GRID CAN ALSO BE DEVELOPED BY USING AN ELECTRONIC SCANNER TO RECORD THE BASE-MAP OUTLINE AND THEN DISPLAYING THE BASE MAP SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH OTHER DESIRED INFORMATION ON A CATHODE-RAY TUBE. THE CATHODE-RAY TUBE MAY ALSO BE USED TO SHOW DESIRE LINES OF TRAVEL BY THE GENERATION OF THE VECTOR ON THE SURFACE OF THE TUBE REPRESENTING THE ORIGIN AND DESTINATION OF THE TRIP. APPLICATIONS OF THIS METHOD TO CITY PLANNING, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ARE DESCRIBED.


These notes are offered to E. R. Dodds in gratitude for much kindness and for much instruction on Greek drama and religion. I. Heros The main lines of the story are clear from the summary, the list of characters, the two papyrus passages and the fragments. But the second papyrus passage can, I think, be made a little clearer and something can be said about the Heros. For understanding these the beginning and the end of the summary are useful: 'An unmarried girl (Myrrhine) bore twins (Plangon and Gorgias) and gave them to a guardian (Tibeios) to bring up. Then later she married her raper (Laches)…. When things became clear, the Old man (Laches) discovered his children (Plangon and Gorgias), and the violator (Pheidias) took the girl (Plangon) willingly.' The second of the two papyrus pages begins with the last two lines of an Act; then the new Act (the fourth because it has the main recognition scene) starts with a short agitated soliloquy of Laches (55–63). He has returned home and found that the girl Plangon whom he had promised to his slave Daos has borne a child to an unknown father (I assume that Daos' claim has been rejected): this, I think, is what he comments on in his fragmentary soliloquy. Then Myrrhine comes out.


A new deferred sentencing scheme resembling double sampling scheme has been suggested from viewpoint of operational and administrative. It is recommended particularly when the inspection is destructive. The O.C. curves of the scheme for two sample sizes of 5 and 10 have been given.


A drive system accessories at a constant speed, comprising: a transmission (1000) comprising: driving elements of input and output (100, 101); radially inner and outer races (23, 26), planetary members (25) in rolling contact with said radially inner and outer races (23, 26), said inner race (23) and said ring outer race (26), each comprising two axially spaced parts (23a, 23b, 26a, 26b) connected for joint and mobile rotation in the axial dimension relative to each other, means for selectively varying the axial separation of said two parts axially spaced from one of said raceways (23, 26), and thus the radial position of the planetary members (25) in rolling contact with these, an adjustment member and a helical interengagement means comprising (43 , 44, 48) interconnecting said adjustment member such that relative rotation movement of said adjusting element, results in relative axial movement element to juste (26b) sensitive torque means, which are responsive to torque applied between two drive elements impulse transmission, said means sensitive to torque acting both to determine the compensating variation in the separation of the parts (23a, 23b) of the other race (23, 26), and thus the transmission ratio of the transmission, and to vary the forces exchanged between the planetary members (25) and raceways (23, 26), normal to the interface between the two; motor drive (90) coupled to a self locking drive comprising a gear worm (93) coupled with the adjusting member, and a friction element (97) coupled with the gear worm (93 ); the self locking drive preventing turning movement of the adjustment element when the motor (90) pulse is not excited; a first endless member (B1) connecting a driver and the input drive member; a first accessory directly connected to a first end of the output pulse (101); and a second accessory driven by a second endless (B2) engaged with the output pulse (101).


This study focuses on measuring the financial performance of Bank of China's profitability, solvency, and liquidity using secondary data for the period from 2008 to 2017. Various techniques such as horizontal, vertical, and ratio analysis are employed to measure financial performance. Statistical tools such as mean, standard deviation, and co-efficiency of variation measure financial data to emphasize the comparative and relative importance of presentation. The study reveals that BOC's horizontal and vertical analysis indicates a variable growth rate of percentage and amount of HK$ due to external and internal operating environmental factors. Ratio analysis reveals that the BOC was conducted in a rational and normal way except 2008, 2012, 2013, and 2015 due to the Lehman brothers' mini-bond issue, Global financial crisis, Backdrop of shrinking international trade, extreme movements in commodity prices (oil prices) and frequent swings in financial markets. Based on the findings, BOC formulates the policies to overcome the factors that would help the investors identify the banking sector's nature and assist in making their investment.


DL-β-aminobutyric acid(BABA) is a wide-range induced resistance chemical componment for plant to protect from being harmed by diseases,which is excellent way to research and develop those amino acid pesticides.A study on BABA and its preparations to induce resistance to TMV,CMV,Phytophthora capsici PC48,Xanthormonas vesicatoris(Boidge)Dowson and Me1oidogyne incognita(Kofoid and white) Chitwood on pepper and tomato in temperate room and to Peronospora parasitica on cabbage in outer room was conducted.The results showed that when BABA was sprayed to pepper plants,the induced resistance to a challenge infection with tobacco mosaic virus(TMV) and cucumber mosaic virus(CMV) could produced.The effects of induced resistance were effected by concentrations of inducers.The highest effect of induced resistance can reach more than fifty percent.TMV developed slowlier in treated pepper plants than in the untreated which suggests that the induced resistance in pepper plants may be more quantitative rather than quantitative.The induced effect of 10% BABA was better than that of the pure BABA.The induced resistance to pepper Phytophthora capsici was kept 88% after the pesticide was used for ten days.The induced resistance Peronospora parasitica on cabbage was better than other usual pesticides.BABA's development matter also showed a good potential induced resistance ability to TMV,CMV,Phytophthora capsici and Me1oidogyne incognita.


This study compares the number and attributes of self-employed workers using the Characteristics of Business Owners and Current Population Survey data series. Both sources of data have been widely used in empirical studies of entrepreneurship/self-employment. Substantial and inexplicable differences were found in the two data series' estimates of the number of self-employed men and women for both reference years. In terms of individual attributes, the CBO and CPS appear to report reasonably similar profiles of self-employed individuals in terms of marital status and geographic location, and similar systematic gender differences in the industrial distributions of these individuals. However, in terms of other attributes captured by both data series, including age, the two series exhibit notable dissimilarities.


Abstract With students in undergraduate composition courses, we studied types of goals in writing and beliefs about how to write well. Four dimensions were distinguishable. The first involved aesthetic and expressive goals and associated beliefs. The second involved the goals of improving one′s logical reasoning ability and one′s knowledge of subject matter and the belief that successful writing depends on flexible strategies. The third involved the goal of being methodical and correct in surface-level conventions (e.g., punctuation and spelling) and the beliefs that successful writing requires an emphasis on the same concerns. A fourth dimension involved the beliefs that effective writing depends on systematic approaches, hard work, and conformity to traditional authority. Expressionistic goals and beliefs about success in writing were most strongly related to intrinsic commitment to writing. A more-or-less inverse pattern of associations was found for dualistic views of writing instruction. The results could have relevance for theory and research on motivation and the teaching of writing.


An exploration of the mixed‐ligand system under hydrothermal condition, has led to the isolation of a 3‐D novel framework {[Cu2(mp)L2)(H2O)2]·6H2O}n (1) (mp = benzene‐1,2,4,5‐ tetracarboxylate tetraanion, L = 4‐(5‐(pyridin‐4‐yl)‐1,3,4‐thiadiazol‐2yl)pyridine). Single‐crystal X‐ray analyses reveal that it crystallizes in the triclinic space group P‐1, a = 8.807(4) Å, b =11.139(6) Å, c = 11.291(5) Å, α=75.337(7), β = 73.584(5), γ= 66.795(5)°. The CuII ions are linked into an extended 2‐D grid net via mp molecules. Further these layers are united together through the bridging L to form a 3‐D structure, which exhibits a new 4‐connected topological network. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


Riveted connections are present on aircraft structures in various realisations. Most of the riveted joints have to be inspected in frequent intervals. To detect cracks, a low frequency eddy current inspection using sliding probes is a commonly used method. Typically a single frequency method is applied. Investigations using a multifrequency system have shown better results in detection of small cracks. For this reason a custom designed system for rivetrow inspections is being applied to the full-scale structure test of the Airbus A380. It uses the four frequency technique with a standard sliding probe. The automatic online analysis counts the signals from the rivets and marks signals exceeding a threshold as defect. One frequency is used to fulfil the requirements of the Nondestructive Testing Manuals (NTM). Additionally the analysis algorithm uses information from the other frequency channels to identify small cracks, whose signals are below the threshold. A specially designed data structure allows easy archive and identification of the data. An automatic adjustment procedure helps to setup the system. For detailed investigations the recorded signal traces can be analysed later in the office.


The main aim of this article is to analyse the changes introduced in the Spanish educational system with the approval of the new reform, the Ley Organica de Calidad de la Educacion (Organic Law of Educational Quality), as well as to show the main criticism made to this educational reform which for many people represents a clear example of the neoliberal and neoconservative policies in education.


The UHF-band and S-band research radars of NASA Goddard's atmospheric sciences research facility at Wallop's Island, Virginia are used to study the correlation between the location of radar-detected electrical activity in a storm cell and its precipitation reflectivity structure. The technique used to make the measurements is discussed and some typical results are presented. The existence of a bimodal distribution of lightning activity as a function of altitude is reported and supported by the data. The vertical structure of the electrical activity may be evidence of K and/or J processes. The technique used is very valuable, and provides high-resolution radar data of both reflectivities and flash density.


Objective To express and purify Mycobacterium tuberculosis of recombinant MPB64 protein.Methods Expression vector pET32a-MPB64 was sequenced.Recombinant E.coli BL21was induced by IPTG to express the fusion protein.The expressed and purified product was analyzed by SDS-PAGE and Western-Blot.Results Expression vector pET32a-MPB64confirmed by sequencing was conformed.The results of SDS-PAGE showed that the fusion protein was produced abundantly as not inclusion body and the molecular weight of expressed protein was about 24ku.SDS-PAGE analysis also showed that the recombinant protein expressed could reach 20 percent of the whole bacterial protein.Purified protein was obtained after being eluted from the gel by MagExtractor-His-tag-Fusion Protein Purification Kit.The Western-blot analysis showed that the expressed 6×his-MPB64 fusion proteins were identified by Western blotting with anti-His monoclonal antibody and the fusion protein had the antigenic activity of Mycobacterium bovis.Conclusion This study obtained purified recombinant MPB64 protein and laid the foundation for producing it's monoclonal antibody.


Recent studies suggest that impaired transcription or mitochondrial translation of small RNAs can cause abnormal myelination. A polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase) encoded by PNPT1 facilitates the import of small RNAs into mitochondria. PNPT1 mutations have been reported in patients with neurodevelopmental diseases with mitochondrial dysfunction. We report here 2 siblings with PNPT1 mutations who presented delayed myelination as well as mitochondrial dysfunction. We identified compound heterozygous mutations (c.227G>A; p.Gly76Asp and c.574C>T; p.Arg192*) in PNPT1 by quartet whole‐exome sequencing. Analyses of skin fibroblasts from the patient showed that PNPase expression was markedly decreased and that import of the small RNA RNaseP into mitochondria was impaired. Exogenous expression of wild‐type PNPT1, but not mutants, rescued ATP production in patient skin fibroblasts, suggesting the pathogenicity of the identified mutations. Our cases expand the phenotypic spectrum of PNPT1 mutations that can cause delayed myelination.


Objective. Primary aldosteronism (PA) is a common reason of secondary arterial hypertension (HTN) and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular complications, chronic kidney disease and mortality. The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of cardiovascular complications in patients with PA and HTN and show the peculiarities of cardiovascular system involvement in hyperaldosteronism. Design and methods. We included 191 (77,0  %) females and 57 (23,0  %) males with suspected PA aged from 19 to 86 years old. Other reasons for secondary HTN were excluded. Diagnosis of PA was based on Endocrine Society recommendations (2009). Results. PA diagnosis was confirmed in 41 (16,5  %) subjects. Systolic blood pressure was higherin patients with PA than in patients with essential hypertension, but diastolic blood pressure did not differ. Microalbuminuria was found in 61,0  % of patients with PA and only in 41,6  % of hypertensive subjects (р < 0,05). Study showed that prevalence of stroke, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction as well as arrhythmia were the same in both patients' group. On the other hand, 29,3  % with PA had chronic heart disease compared to only 12,0  % among patients with essential HTN (p < 0,05). Conclusions. We showed that HTN associated with autonomic aldosterone production leads to more frequent cardiovascular complications. Hence, early PA diagnosis and treatment is an important approach of modern medicine.


Objective To investigate the role of heme oxygenase / carbon monoxide(HO /CO) pathway in the development of renal hypertension.Methods(1)The animal model of two-kidney-one clip renal hypertensive rats were prepared and the plasma contents of angiotensin Ⅱ(AngⅡ) were determined by radiommunoassay.(2)The activity of HO was tested at 2,4,6,8 weeks after surgery.(3) Western blot was used to estimated the level of HO-1 expression of aorta.Results In 2K1C rats,there was a significant increase in blood pressure at 2K1C.At the same time,rennin-agiotensin system(RAS) in plasma was activated and the content of AngⅡ obviously increased.The activity of HO was greater at 4-and 6-week in 2K1C group than sham group(P0.05).However,the activity of HO decreased at 8-week in 2K1C group.Western blot showed that the content of HO-1 protein in aorta of 2K1C group was increased as compared with sham group(P0.05).Conclusions In renal hypertension,the increased content of AngⅡ induced HO-1 expression to compensate the damage on blood vessels.


This paper deals with the quenching problem of electromagnetic vibration of the motor stator in the wide frequency region around the natural frequency. The iron stator is modeled by a perfect circular ring. To quench its vibration, single mass is set on the stator, it is supported by the two springs, and a pair of dynamic absorbers is installed on the outside of it. The solutions of forced vibration are obtained by the theoretical analysis and the finite element method. Following was made clear: (1) The vibration quenching effect is improved by using an imperfect mass and spring supports in addition to the dynamic absorbers. (2) If an imperfect mass is set to be effective for cos mode and spring supports are set to be effective for sin mode, and a pair of dynamic absorbers is installed about the angle between the loop and the node of the quenching target mode, higher quenching effect is obtained. (3) The results obtained by the theoretical analysis and the finite element method coincide qualitatively with each other.


The present invention relates to a shield for License plate (1) comprising at least one translucent, retroreflective layer (2), said at least one transparent laser-writable intermediate layer (3) and a transparent protective layer (4) the plate (1) and the intermediate layer (3) is arranged between the protective layer (4) and the translucent, retroreflective layer (2).


. The article aims to consider the need to use a literary text in order to enrich the vocabulary and to form a grammatically correct speech of a foreign student. The article also discusses the most pressing problems associated with the study of the literary text, identifies methodological difficulties in the work of a teacher teaching Russian language to foreign students, and suggests some ways to solve them.


In this study, we intervened in elementary schools on lunch entree selection using some of the behavioral economic methods shown to be effective in earlier food choice studies. Unlike many earlier behavioral interventions, which were mostly done in controlled environments and smaller cafe type settings for one-off interactions, we conducted our interventions in a real-world environment in twelve elementary schools in one school district in South Carolina over nine school weeks. By increasing salience and prominence of the healthy entree of the day through visual and verbal tools, we nudged students towards selecting healthier options in treatment schools. We estimated the treatment effects using a difference-in-differences setup, comparing changes in the share of students selecting nudged entrees during the treatment period relative to the shares before the treatment period in treatment and comparison schools. Our estimates show that the nudges are effective when present. They increase selection of the healthy option by thirteen to thirty-five percent on the days the entree is treated. Effects disappear when the nudge is removed, however, and there is evidence for reduced effectiveness of nudges in repeat instances. There is no evidence of habit formation.


ABSTRACT This is the first study in the Delhi region that assesses the critical load capacity of soil systems with respect to the atmospheric deposition and air quality, from July to October in 2012. Trend analysis of NO2 and SO2 in Delhi, using the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, showed interesting patterns matching with the trends in vehicular load in the city. This was followed by the calculation of the critical load of atmospheric acidity for sulphur and nitrogen in order to check the vulnerability of the soil systems in Delhi. Here, the steady state mass balance approach was majorly applied and the study conducted in the Agra region was taken as reference. The calculated values of critical loads of sulphur (225–275 eq/ha/yr) and nitrogen (298–303 eq/ha/yr), for the soil system in Delhi, were calculated with respect to three plant species, namely Anjan grass, Hibiscus and Black siris. The present loads of sulphur (PL(S) = 26.40 eq/ha/yr) and nitrogen (PL(N) = 36.51 eq/ha/yr) were found to be much lower than their respective critical loads. From the results, it can be concluded that the present loads of atmospheric acidic deposition in Delhi region do not pose any danger of acidification of soil system because it is countered by buffering capacity of soil generated dust. However, considering the pace at which the city is growing, it is likely that in coming decades, the present load will increase and thus the values evaluated in this study are likely to serve as an important reference for future assessment of the pollution scenario in the city.


Linear avalanche photodiodes are ultra high sensitive optical detectors for low luminescent applicants. Low noise silicon reach-through avalanche photodiodes are designed and implemented through 0.35 μm high voltage CMOS process. Separated absorption multiplication (SAM) structure with vertical n++/pi/p+/pi/p five layers is adopted. The remarkable low noise is archived while maintaining linear multiplication. The photo sensitive area is 200 μm in diameter. The typical reach-through voltage and the breakdown voltage is tested to be 55 V, and 176 V, respectively. The dark current at the gain M=100 is tested to be 10 - 100 pA. The responsive wavelength is 400-1000 nm. The peak responsivity is tested to be 25 A/W at 850 nm wavelength to show the successful near infrared enhanced responsivity. The excess noise factor is estimated to be 4, much lower than those in the reported high voltage CMOS avalanche photodiodes, but close to the commercial APD fabricated through special process.


Linnaeus's personal collection of fishes was part of the material purchased by J. E. Smith in 1783–1784 from Linnaeus's widow and which became the property of the Linnean Society of London in 1828. There are extant 168 dried specimens of fishes, mostly skins mounted on paper in the manner of herbarium specimens. The spirit-preserved material which belonged to Linnaeus was never sent from Sweden.

The history of the collection is recounted, and the sources of the specimens discussed. A catalogue of the collection is presented with discussion of the type status of the specimens and the sources for the typification of each taxon.


The present paper proposes a method that can estimate a roll rate of spinning vehicles utilizing GPS receivers. The proposed method analyzes a relation between received signal and correlation value and utilizes a phenomenon that received signal power that changes according to a signal incident direction affects a correlation value. That is, a roll-rate estimation method using zero crossing detection method for correlation value, which has sinusoidal periodicity according to rotations of vehicles, is proposed. A correlation value in real environments experiences a jitter so that the proposed method includes a preprocessing filter and detection threshold setting way is also considered to reduce the effect of received signal power. In order to verify the operation of the proposed method and analyze the performance, a signal generator and software-defined receiver (SDR) are designed. The signal generator generates intermediate frequency (IF) signal by taking the rotation of vehicles, antenna gain, and signal power into consideration, and a correlation value is acquired by taking the generated IF signals into consideration. Using the generated correlation value, the operation of the proposed roll rate estimation method is verified and the performance is analyzed.


By analyzing the fast algorithm for learning large scale preference relations, we propose the fast algorithm for ontology similarity measure and ontology mapping. Via the ranking learning algorithm, the ontology graph is mapped into a line consists of real numbers. The similarity between two concepts then can be measured by comparing the difference between their corresponding real numbers. The new algorithm has lower compute complexity and two experimental results show that the proposed algorithm has high accuracy and efficiency both on ontology similarity calculation and ontology mapping. Some issues are discussed in the last section as further works.


Objective:To investigate the epidemiology characteristics of cosmetic dermatoses in Guangzhou in 2007. Methods:Data from 200 patients seen at the Ministry of Health Cosmetic Dermatoses Institution in Guangzhou were analyzed using a retrospective analysis. Results:Most participants were female. 83% of patients were 20~39 years old while 64.5% were office clerks,students or freelancers. Contact dermatitis was the main clinical manifestation which accounted for 89.50% of patients. 355 cosmetics varieties were referred,of which 311 (64.5%) were ordinary skin care cosmetics in forms of emulsion and water-based creams and 44 (22%) were special cosmetics. Cosmetics for acne caused the most severe adverse reactions. Conclusion:Contact dermatitis was the main cosmetic dermatoses in Guangzhou in 2007. Females were mostly involved,as well as office clerks and students. Ordinary cosmetics were most commonly used,and severe acne was seen.


In this article, as always we will start by deliberating at our project's historical general view and then we will try to construct a new Poisson bracket on our simplest example $sl_2$ and then we will try to give a universal construction based on our universal variables and then will try to construct lattice $W_2$ algebras which will play a key role in our other constructions on lattice $W_3$ algebras and finally we will try to find the only non trivial dependent generator of our lattice $W_4$ algebras and so on for lattice $W_n$ algebras. And in the late of this article we will have appendix A, which will contain some parts of the Mathematica coding which we have used and have made for to find our algebra structures.


Abstract In recent years a number of scholars (such as Richard Carrier and Robert Price) have published arguments in favour of a new model of the origination of Christianity from a mythological Jesus. Part of their argumentation has been to make the case for the concept of a pre-Christian Jesus who was worshiped, or a part of Judaism before Christianity ever arose. This article seeks to provide a new analysis of this topic, since there has been almost no academic literature published in response to the pre-Christian Jesus thesis in several decades. This article largely concludes that the concept, while interesting, is not convincing and would require far more substantial evidence to be considered a better alternative to historicist conceptions of early Christianity's development.


With the rapid development of the modern city, the urban waterfront landscape has become the window of the urban development and epitome of the society. This thesis is focused on the participation and experience of people. Based on the landscape conceptual design of the city center of Liaobin Water Town in Panjiang City, Liaoning Province, this thesis analyzes the enlightenment and significance of Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival to modern urban waterfront landscape through various researches and discussions.


hlutatioiis occur a t a liiglicr rate iii space than under terrestrial conditions, primarily due to an increase i n radiation levels. These mutations inay effect the productivity of plants found i n a controlled ecological life support system (CELSS). Coinputer simulations of plants with different ploidies, niodes of reproduction, lethality tliresliolds, viability tliresliolds and susceptibilities to radiation iiiduced iriutations were performed under space normal aud solar flare conditions. These simulations identified plant cliatacteristics that would eiiable plants to retain high productivities over time i n a CELSS.


Objective To develop the Healthy Lifestyle Scale for College Students by evaluating a preliminary Healthy Lifestyle Scale for College Students.Methods A total of 2 000 college students received the assessment with preliminary Healthy Lifestyle Scale for College Students to evaluate the reliability and validity.Results The overall retest reliability was 0.708,Split-half reliability was 0.865,the overall Cronbach's alpha was 0.898.The correlation between each item and its dimension was high,that between item and other dimensions was low.Nine factors were extracted by principal components analysis,and that was somewhat different from the theoretical construction.The total score of the Healthy Lifestyle Scale for College Students showed significant differences in family's monthly income,parental educational level,residence before being enrolled into university and family with one-child or not,while there was no significant differences in terms of gender and grade.Conclusion The formal edition of Healthy Lifestyle Scale for College Students can be developed by revising.