The corrosion resistance of an article having a surface with a primary inorganic coating, such as a conversion coating, over a metal substrate can be improved by treatment of the primary coating with an aqueous liquid sealing composition comprising lithium cations and vanadate anions. This treatment is particularly advantageous for primary coatings formed on aluminum alloys by treating them with a conversion coating forming aqueous composition made by reacting cobalt(II) cations, acetate ions, hydroxyalkyl amines, and peroxides in aqueous solution.


-The study comprised the incorporation of poultry dropping (PD) and cow dung (CD) as means of amending river sand, and the subsequent use of the amended soil to grow hybrid maize in pots in Kaduna, Nigeria. The values of residual soil chemicals after harvest showed that the poultry dropping produced higher soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total nitrogen and available phosphorus (AP), with values of 7.4 -7.6, 0.06 – 0.066 dS/m, 0.0042 – 0.0075 and 2.39 – 5.15 mg/Kg, respectively, at the application rates of 500 g to 1,500 g per pot. The difference in the values is, however, not significant between PD and CD. Cow dung gave higher values in the % organic matter (O.M.) (0.21 – 0.46 %) and potassium (K) (44 – 49 mg/Kg). Generally there was significant difference in the residual chemical properties due to levels of application. The yield of maize due to the un-amended sand was zero, while the sand amended with cow dung produced higher mean yield (2.06 t/ha) than poultry dropping (1.87 t/ha). It was recommended that the amendment application rate be increased for more bioavailable nutrients to improve yield, and that the soil be texturally modified through addition of clay portions to create the optimum texture (sandy loam) for best management practice of maize.


About 4000 X-ray images obtained with the Einstein Observatory are used to measure the 0.16-4.0 keV emission from 1545 B-type SAO stars falling in the about 10 percent of the sky surveyed with the IPC. Seventy-four detected X-ray sources with B-type stars are identified, and it is estimated that no more than 15 can be misidentified. Upper limits to the X-ray emission of the remaining stars are presented. In addition to summarizing the X-ray measurements and giving other relevant optical data, the present extensive catalog discusses the reduction process and analyzes selection effects associated with both SAO catalog completeness and IPC target selection procedures. It is concluded that X-ray emission, at the level of Lx not less than 10 exp 30 ergs/s, is quite common in B stars of early spectral types (B0-B3), regardless of luminosity class, but that emission, at the same level, becomes less common, or nonexistent, in later B-type stars.


Covert timing channels exploit inter-packet delays in network traffic to transmit secret messages. The two most important design goals are undetectability (the covert channel has to remain hidden to a potential adversary that is monitoring the inter-packet delay pattern) and robustness (messages can be decoded correctly even in presence of (maliciously) injected noise). In previous proposals undetectability has been only validated against a set of known statistical methods, leaving the resistance against possible future attacks unclear. Moreover, many existing schemes do not provide any robustness at all. In this paper, we introduce a covert timing channel that is both robust and provably undetectable for network traffic with independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) inter-packet delays. I.i.d. traffic models are very useful because they are simple to analyze, and constitute essential elements of many advanced network traffic models such as Markov Renewal Processes (MRP) and Batch Renewal Processes (BRP) with applications in video streaming and Voice over IP (VOIP). As opposed to recent work we do not rely on any strong assumptions, e.g., bounded jitter, but require only the existence of a cryptographically secure pseudorandom generator. We verify the effectiveness of our approach by conducting a series of experiments on Telnet traffic and discuss the trade off between various encoding and modulation parameters.


Abstract In this work, the authors performed X-ray imaging of mice using a colloid solution of Au nanoparticles that are coated with silica and subsequently surface-modified with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (Au/SiO2/PEG). The silica-coating for Au nanoparticles and the amination for silica-coated particles were simultaneously performed in the presence of the Au nanoparticles, which were prepared by reducing Au ions (III) with sodium citrate in water at 80°C and by surface-modifying the Au nanoparticles with (3-aminopropyl)-trimethoxysilane (APMS), by a sol–gel process using tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), (3-aminopropyl)-triethoxysilane, water and sodium hydroxide (Au/SiO2-NH2). The surface modification of Au/SiO2-NH2 particles with PEG was performed by simply adding PEG with a functional group that reacts with an amino group to the Au/SiO2-NH2 particle colloid solution. A computed tomography value of the Au/SiO2/PEG colloid solution with an Au concentration of 0.129M was as high as 895 ± 8 HU. Mouse tissues were imaged following injection of the Au/SiO2/PEG particle colloid solution.


Generation Z's use of social media has become their interest in carrying out daily activities. Currently, social media's role is not only as a communication tool but also as a platform for buying and selling activities, known as social commerce. Sellers use various existing social commerce features to support their buying and selling activities, live streaming being one of them. Sellers often use the live streaming feature to show tangible and real-time goods sold and interact with Generation Z customers to increase purchase intention and product sales results. This study aims to examine the influence of utilitarian value, hedonic value, information quality, and service quality on perceived value which impacts the level of involvement of Generation Z customers to participate in live streaming sales activity and the impact on their purchase intentions. The sample in this study had 434 respondents using the online questionnaire method, which was distributed in the Jakarta region. Hypothesis testing was carried out by using PLS-SEM analysis using SmartPLS software. According to the outcome of this study, perceived value is positively influenced by utilitarian value, hedonic value, information quality, and service quality, perceived value influences customer engagement, so it also influences Generation Z purchase intention.


The morality of surrogate mothering is analyzed from a "consequentialist" framework which attempts to separate those consequences that invariably accompany a given act from those that accompany it only in particular circumstances. Critics of surrogacy argue that it transfers the burden and risk of pregnancy onto another woman, separates sex and reproduction, and separates reproduction and childrearing; none of these acts is necessarily wrong, either morally or for women's or society's basic interests. While surrogate mothering can be rendered immoral if women are coerced into the practice or become victims of subordinating or penalizing contracts, it has the potential to empower women and increase their status in society by providing a job that is less risky and more enjoyable than other jobs women are forced to take and by achieving greater social recognition for reproductive labor.


In this paper, color mixing of extensive arbitrary visible spectra with color temperature tunable trichromatic white LEDs is studied. Within three different peak wavelengths ranges, the results provide combinations which yield white light of desired color temperature, while maximize various objectives such as color rendering index, color quality scale and luminous efficacy. A combination of 463nm, 543nm, 613nm reaches CRI above 85 with average luminous efficacy of 362.9lm/W, and the combination of 457nm, 541nm, 607nm reaches average luminous efficacy of 380.74lm/W with CRI above 80, both within tunable color temperature range from 2800K to 6500K.


The d2d′ configuration is analysed in group-theoretical terms. Starting from the table given by Condon and Odabasi (1980) for the configuration d2d′, we determine a set of convenient group-theoretical basis states, and rewrite the Coulomb matrix elements in terms of this new basis. Linear combinations from the different parts of the Coulomb operators are formed such that they have simple group transformation properties in our scheme. The sequence of groups that we use is U(20) ⊃ SOT (3)×U(10) ⊃ SOT (3)× SOS(3)×U(5) ⊃ SOT (3)× SOS(3)× SO(5) ⊃ SOT (3) × SOS(3) × SOL(3), where T denotes the isospin of Šimonis et al (1984), in which electrons with the same angular momentum l but different principle quantum numbers n are accommodated by introducing the eigenvalue MT of T0. Using the Wigner-Eckart theorem and selection rules on the higher symmetry groups, the tables of the Coulomb and spin-orbit matrix elements for the reconstituted operators (with simple group transformation properties) are much simplified in terms of these basis states.


In view of launch vehicle system design,a simulation and evaluation platform resolution is presented. Based on requirements and functions analysis,the platform top-view framework is structured,and simulation and evaluation actions flow are planed.The platform contains technologies of models integration,designs database and flight scene.System evaluation and design optimization are supported.


This paper proposed a new structure of Dynamic-Logic Phase Detector (PD) and a π detection circuit. A very simple, low power consumption, high maximum operating frequency and high precision PD is presented. In addition the proposed circuit is based on an open loop architecture and solves the blind-zone and dead zone problems of the conventional circuits. Most PDs have a main problem when the phase difference of two inputs is 180°. In this situation, the loop becomes locked in wrong mode. To solve this problem, a π detection circuit is proposed which, generates an error signal to prevent from locking at π phase difference. SPICE simulation results show that, operational frequency range of proposed PD is 1MHz to 8GHz. The circuit has been designed in 0.18µm CMOS technology. The power consumption of circuit is 0.6 mW at highest frequency.


ABSTRACT Extending the line of analysis on migrants' desires and aspirations to return, this article examines the meanings and emotions attached to the question of return in the context of two migrant groups from Nepal and China in Australia. While studies have delved into aspects of return associated with reintegration into the labour market, adjustment upon return, or social remittances, here we examine return as an embedded migration experience rather than actual physical return. We draw on the cultural understanding of family, mainly the notions of Luoyeguigeng and filial piety to examine the common imaginaries of return among both migrant groups and situate our analysis within the 'fluidity of return' framework to show how return is continually postponed or how return might not materialise. We argue that despite the permanent imaginaries of return, shaped by similar cultural ideas of family, return remains fluid in reality, complicated by multiple factors attached to home and host country, including the levels of opportunities afforded by the home countries as well as the opportunities for careers, family and partnership/relationships in Australia. The data presented here draws on two qualitative studies conducted among Nepali education migrants and Chinese professional women migrants in Australia.


Electronic and structural properties of TiO2 species of various sizes, charges and stoichiometries, ranging from TinOmx clusters (n=1–3, m-n=0, 1, x=-1, 0, +1) to bulk rutile and its (110) surface, have been obtained by total energy calculation based on the density functional theory (DFT), in the local density and local spin density approximations (LSDA), and complemented by a Bader-type analysis of the total electronic density. Attention has been focused on the electron distribution to better understand how the ionocovalent character of the Ti–O bonding and the screening properties vary as a function of the size of the system, the atomic coordination and the surface orientation.


At present, employment of college students has become the focus of Chinese government, society and universities, difficult employment for college students continuously highlight the problem of general weaker employment ability. Explore the elements of employability of college students is the key to solve the difficult employment and enhance the employability. From the perspective of employing unit, we designed a questionnaire and made a survey on more than 500 enterprises 994 objects, then analyzed the data by using SPSS17.0. Finally, six elements of employment ability of college students and five factors that employing unit value most were summed up, and based on research results, we put forward effective relevant countermeasures to enhance the college students' employability.


This paper presents a sound collection system to visualize environmental sounds that are collected using a crowd-sourcing approach. An analysis of physical features is generally used to analyze sound properties; however, human beings not only analyze but also emotionally connect to sounds. If we want to visualize the sounds according to the characteristics of the listener, we need to collect not only the raw sound, but also the subjective feelings associated with them. For this purpose, we developed a sound collection system using a crowdsourcing approach to collect physical sounds, their statistics, and subjective evaluations simultaneously. We then conducted a sound collection experiment using the developed system on ten participants. We collected 6,257 samples of equivalent loudness levels and their locations, and 516 samples of sounds and their locations. Subjective evaluations by the participants are also included in the data. Next, we tried to visualize the sound on a map. The loudness levels are visualized as a color map and the sounds are visualized as icons which indicate the sound type. Finally, we conducted a discrimination experiment on the sound to implement a function of automatic conversion from sounds to appropriate icons. The classifier is trained on the basis of the GMM-UBM (Gaussian Mixture Model and Universal Background Model) method. Experimental results show that the F-measure is 0.52 and the AUC is 0.79.


1. In response to furosemide‐induced sodium depletion pigeons showed a robust salt appetite. Following the 1st depletion they started to ingest 3% NaCl after a latency of 373 +/‐ 69 s and in 24 h they took 21.16 +/‐ 3.07 ml of this solution (vs. a daily mean intake of 1‐2 ml prior to the depletion). 2. The appetite was selective as shown by the fact that when, after depletion, 0.34 M‐CaCl2 was offered (which is equiosmotic to 3% NaCl) pigeons took just a trivial amount of it. 3. Analysis of sodium losses following the natriuretic treatment revealed that pigeons respond to sodium depletion with an excessive overconsumption of NaCl solution. In the 2 h after access to salt they took about 3 times the amount of sodium lost. 4. Repeated sodium depletions sharply reduced the latency to the ingestion of salt and produced larger intakes. However, the overall amount of salt taken in 24 h after the later depletions was very similar and statistically indistinguishable from that taken following the 1st depletion. 5. Subchronic deoxycorticosterone acetate treatment (2 mg pigeon‐1 day‐1 I.M.) increased daily 3% NaCl intake, but large variability was observed in the response. 4 mg pigeon‐1 day‐1 evoked a reliable 3% NaCl intake which was particularly marked from the 5th day of the treatment. 6. Pulse intracerebroventricular (I.C.V.) injection of purified hog renin evoked water intake within about 1 min of injection, followed (about 6 h later) by increased salt intake. In the 24 h after renin injection pigeons took 16.58 +/‐ 2.89 ml of 3% NaCl. On the 2nd day following injection salt intake was still higher than in controls. 7. In conclusion, our results show that pigeons respond to sodium depletion with a robust salt appetite. Moreover, salt appetite can be evoked by deoxycorticosterone acetate as well as by renin. These findings suggest that in the pigeon salt appetite may be an endocrine‐induced behaviour controlled by mineralocorticoids and by the renin‐angiotensin system.


ABSTRACT We examine four antecedents of IT entrepreneurship success in Nigeria. Particularly, two of the investigated antecedents are general human capital factors (i.e., having experience with entrepreneurial parents and business training) and the other two (IT education and spirituality) are specific to IT entrepreneurship and the Nigerian context. In a quantitative study of 167 IT entrepreneurs in Nigeria, we found that the general factors are more important determinants of success among IT entrepreneurs in Nigeria than the specific ones. There is corroboration between our findings and the developed economy literature which provides ample evidence of a positive relationship between having experience with entrepreneurial parents and entrepreneurship success. Before our findings, limited knowledge existed on the complexity of this orthodoxy in developing markets such as Nigeria. Our result did not show any significant correlation between formal education in the IT field and IT entrepreneurial success. Our paper contributes to the discourse on the antecedents of entrepreneurship success by focusing on IT entrepreneurship from a developing country context. This is particularly critical when one considers the importance of IT entrepreneurship towards economic diversification in Nigeria. The unique theoretical contribution of our paper lies in its introduction of the specific antecedents (constructs), IT-education and spirituality, even though they were not found as significant determinants of entrepreneurship success in the Nigerian context. Our findings imply that national entrepreneurial policy should be tailored to exploit the inherent benefits of experience with entrepreneurial parents and effectively blend it with factors such as business school education and other forms of relevant training in the areas of social competence.


The work is devoted to measuring and calculation the half-wave voltage of LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulators at direct current and from the load frequency. Half-wave voltage and bandwidth are the most important parameters of modulators that characterize their effectiveness. A sharp change in the half-wave voltage was recorded with a sweep time of more than one minute in the range of 10 V on the transfer function. The spread of the half-wave voltage could reach up to 30% of the initial value. This effect is related to operating point drift, and this method can be used to somewhat assess the stability of $\mathbf{LiNbO}_{3}$ Mach-Zehnder modulators. In addition, electro-optical parameters was measured from load modulation frequency in the range from 1 to 40 GHz. The results show a linear increase in the half-wave voltage from a frequency above 1 GHz. The obtained results are important for improving the stability and performance of LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder modulators during their operation.


An important aim of this project is to assemble defined multichromophore arrays in water that show broadband absorption and interesting fluorescence emission properties. During the current funding period, we have designed a hierarchical assembly strategy that harnesses multiple assembly modes (including DNA base-pairing, hostguest interactions, electrostatic interactions, and metal ion coordination) to yield photonic porphyrin-DNA arrays. Janarthanan Jayawickramarajah, Department of Chemistry, Tulane University


Physiological function of docosahexaenoic acid(DHA) is introduced in this paper.Describe the effect of DHA on infant,pregnant and lactating women,and the application in especial food.Influence factor on stability of DHA in process and storage is discussed and the measure to increase stability is also described.


Governance is defined as "the act of establishing and monitoring the long-term direction of an organisation through policy" (Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, 2008: 31). Consequently, good governance and code of good practices have become topical issues in organisations. Besides, good governance entails a thorough knowledge of all factors, both internal and external, which dictate the success of an organisation. It is consequently that the legal implications of establishing and maintaining an organisation are the responsibilities of the board. If a not-for-profit organisation (NPO) is not complying with legal provisions, the directors of the board are accountable. However, boards or trustees in the NPOs are largely volunteers. Unlike their counterparts in the private sectors and state-owned enterprises (SOE) in Namibia, NPO boards are not readily paid sitting allowances or preparation and retention fees. However, most NPOs reimburse travel, accommodation and lodging costs, while others do not pay at all. Despite this difference in remunerations, all boards/trustees are expected to discharge their functions and fiduciary responsibility; making decisions in the best interest of their respective organisations and ensure them to be good corporate citizens.


Lesquerella fendleri is an annual new oil-seed crop under the process of domestication.Lesquerella mendocina , on the other hand, is a perennial species native to the Monte region in Argentina and is not in the process of domestication at the present time. We analysed the impact of the perennial habit on several characteristics that might contribute to confer higher performances in sites with severe water stress limitations. Two experiments were carried out under controlled temperatures during two consecutive seasons. Biomass investment in roots and other vegetative organs, flowering rates between plants and within the plant, and gas exchange parameters were measured in L. fendleri and L. mendocina in both well-watered and water-stressed plants during flowering. Water stress increased the duration of the flowering phase by up to 15 days in L. fendleri and reduced the rate of stem production per plant by 20% at 110 days after sowing (DAS) in both species (p<0·01). Independently of the water treatment, only a fraction of the plants reached the reproductive stage in L. mendocina, while the number of reproductive stems per flowered plant was 50% lower than inL . fendleri (p<0·05). L. mendocina partitioned a higher proportion of biomass to roots and above-ground vegetative organs (p<0·05), and leaf water-use efficiency (WUE) was 35% higher (p< 0·05). The comparison of two related species of the same genus differing in life cycle clearly suggests that some traits of perennials have the potential to be introduced in breeding programmes for new oil-seed crops for arid lands.


The twisted intramolecular charge transfer and the excited state relaxation of 1-aminoanthraquinone (1-NH2-AQ) in different solvents are investigated using quantum chemical calculations in this paper. The geometries of the ground state are optimized both in gas and solvents based on the high-level ab initio calculations, the lowest excited singlet state geometry is optimized only in gas for simplicity. An intramolecular charge transfer property is substantiated by the large change of dipole moments between the S0 and S1 states. The mechanism of twisted intramolecular charge transfer is proposed by the conformational relaxation on the potential surface of the S1 state. Quantum chemical calculations present that internal conversion and intersystem crossing are important approaches to the ultrafast deactivation of the S1 state via the twisting of the amino group. The smaller energy difference between the S0 and S1 state shows that the internal conversion process is much faster in a polar solvent than in a nonpolar solvent. Energy intersections between the T2 and S1 state in cyclohexane and dioxane indicate a faster intersystem crossing process in them than in ethanol. These theoretical results agree well with the previous experimental results. Energy barriers are predicted on the potential surface of the S1 state, and they have a positive correlation to solvent viscosity, and the timescale of twisted intra-molecular charge transfer in dioxane is predicted to be longer than in cyclohexane and ethanol.


Texture analyzer can be used for evaluation of food quality,which showed high sensitivity and objectivity.It was widely used in Britain and other countries.According to the definition and principle of laborating A/BE probe test mode,as well as the sensory evaluation of absorption food,A/BE probe was applied in the texture analysis of food paste products.It was found that 35-mm piston can be used to evaluate the consistency and viscosity of absorption food.


During Tang Dynasty,literatures were shining with vigor and dreams.This humane spirit was regarded as a sort of stirring and distinguished verve and charm with vitality,freedom and romance.That is the so-called "life aesthetics".Taking human liberation and freedom as its basic principle,the shape and improvement of personality as its pursuit,life aesthetics attached great importance to human worth and dignity,the essential attribute of human beings and the meaning of life.


In this study, the Taguchi method was used to optimize pH of anolyte and catholyte in terms of obtaining maximum power density of a microbial fuel cell (MFC). The anolyte pH and catholyte pH were selected as operating parameters, with their corresponding levels. L16 orthogonal array was selected for the experimental design. Each of experiments was repeated two times for calculating the signal‐to‐noise (S/N) ratio. However, based on Taguchi method, optimum anolyte and catholyte pH were observed 8 and 1, respectively. A confirmation experiment was done with the optimum conditions and based on that, maximum power density was observed at 2491.42 mW/m3. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried to recognize the percentage contributions of operating parameters in the process and accordingly it was found 53.59% for anolyte and 46.40% for catholyte pH. The optimization study of both pH suggests low internal resistances and high Coulombic efficiency that favored for both high power density. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 36: 120–128, 2017


Seventy-five (75) point of lay birds (19 weeks) were used for a feeding trial to determine effect of feeding graded levels of cashew pulp meal (CPM) replacement for maize on haematology, serum biochemistry and egg quality parameters of layers. Diets were formulated in which CPM replaced 0, 8, 16, 24 and 32% of dietary maize. The birds were randomly assigned to the five (5) diets in a Completely Randomized Design. Samples of eggs were collected for data collection when birds were 21 to 29 weeks old. Egg parameters measured were; weight, length, width, shell thickness, shell weight, albumen weight, yolk weight, yolk diameter, yolk height, yolk index and Haugh. Blood samples were collected at the end of the trial from two birds per replicate for evaluation of haematological and serum biochemical indices. Results observed for egg weight, egg height and egg shell weight were 50.77-53.39g, 3.15-3.99cm and 6.37-7.02g respectively. For internal quality of eggs, there were significantly (P<0.05) differences except for yolk diameter, haugh unit and yolk index. Values for egg content weight, albumen height, yolk height and yolk weight, and yolk Index ranged from 44.53-46.86g, 4.99-5.46cm, 1.59-2.55cm and 11.62-12.88g respectively. All haematological parameters evaluated were significantly (P<0.05) different among the treatments except for MCHC. Observed PCV, Hb, RBC, WBC, MCV and MCH ranged from 27.67-30.67%, 9.33-10.30g/dl, 2.55-2.80x10 6 /l, 222.17-246.83 9 /l, 99.50-117.57fl and 33.50-39.97pg, respectively. The results of serum biochemical showed that AST and total protein were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the treatments. Observed values ranged from 95.67-131.67 μ/l and 4.26-6.13g/dl respectively. It was observed that inclusion of CPM did not compromise the external, internal quality characteristics of eggs and the health of birds even at 32% replacement of maize. Farmers may include replace up to 32% of dietary maize with cashew pulp meal in layer diet.


This invention relates to novel polymeric compositions and a process and catalyst for producing same. In one aspect this invention relates to a new class of silicon-con taining terminally reactive polymeric materials. Another aspect of this invention relates to the use of a novel catalyst system for producing silicon-containing terminal ly reactive polymeric materials. A further aspect of this invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of silicon-containing terminally reactive polymers. In a still further aspect, this invention relates to novel semi telechelic polymers and a method for producing same. It is known that useful polymeric products are obtain able by polymerizing vinylidene-containing monomers in the presence of an organo alkali metal catalyst and sub Sequently reacting the resulting polymer containing active alkali metal end groups with a reagent which will couple the polymer molecules or replace the alkali metal with more stable reactive end groups which in turn enable more effective cures to be obtained since all the molecules can be tied into the cross-linked structure. Also, by simple coupling arrangements alone or with auxiliary curing, liq uid polymers can readily be converted into solids and soft, tacky rubber can be made quite rigid. I have now found in accordance with this invention that a novel class of polymeric compositions can be pre pared by the polymerization of a polymerizable mono meric compound in the presence of a catalyst of the for mula R'R's SiM wherein R' is aryl, R' is hydrogen or alkyl, M is an alkali metal, and n is 1, 2 or 3. The resulting compounds not only are useful for a variety of purposes themselves but also are capable of serving as intermediates in the further production of a novel class of coupled polymers and polymers having a reactive group on a terminal end thereof. Thus it is an object of this invention to provide a novel process for the polymerization of polymerizable com pounds wherein arylalkylsilyl alkali metal compounds are : used as a catalyst. Another object of this invention is to produce novel polymeric compounds having an arylsilyl group therein. Another object of this invention is to provide novel coupled polymeric compositions having at least two aryl silyl groups therein. A still further object of this invention is to provide novel polymers having a terminal arylsilyl group therein. Other aspects, objects and the several advantages of this invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following description and the ap pended claims. According to this invention, use of a compound R'R's SiM, wherein R' is aryl or substituted aryl, R' is hydrogen or alkyl, M is an alkali metal, and n is 1, 2 or 3, as the catalyst in the polymerization of one or more polymerizable compounds results in novel polymers of the formula R'R's-Si(Monomer):M wherein M, R, R', and n are the same as above and x equals the number of monomer molecules in the polymer. O


A new flow control valve used for high pressure common rail system was introduced.The finite element analysis for 2D electromagnetic fields of the solenoid valve was carried out by using Maxwell 2D software.The magnetic force in the condition of different air gap and current was analyzed.Some influencing factors,such as effective working area,a mature depth and magnetic material,were discussed in detail.The experimental results show that the method of finite element analysis can be used for the development of solenoid valve,and the common rail pressure fluctuation can be controlled within 5% by using the new flow control valve.


This article discusses the Australian band, the Triffids, who established a large cult following in Britain and across Western Europe in the 1980s. The article establishes the ways that the band's city of origin, Perth, Western Australia, permeates their lyrics. In doing this, this article contributes to recent discussions of popular music which seek to ground musical production in various ways in the specificity of place. It is commonly argued that the inhabitants of Perth have a view of the world born of the city's remoteness from the rest of Australia—it is the only major city on the west coast. In this article I go further and argue that, in addition, the city's proximity to the desert and also its overwhelmingly suburban built environment, and the worldview that is commonly associated with suburbia, also influence the ways the inhabitants of the city think about the world. I then argue that it is the attitudes founded in this background that permeate the band's lyrics, written by Dave McComb.


Tai Chi posture, has recently been shown in a number of random controlled trials to improve balance, posture, vigour and general well-being in a variety of client groups. These are problems commonly encountered by people with Multiple Sclerosis. The present study was therefore designed as a pilot evaluation of the usefulness of Tai Chi/Qi Gong for people with Multiple Sclerosis. Eight individuals with Multiple Sclerosis were monitored over a 2-month baseline and 2-month intervention. Statistically significant pre to post improvements for the group as a whole were achieved on measures of depression and balance. A 21-item symptom check-list indicated small improvements over a broad range of other self-rated symptoms.


The theory of concept blending theory believes that discourse understanding is a dynamic and on—line process,this paper tries to analyze the understanding process of Chinese idioms with concept blending theory, so as to discuss the cognitive mechanism of understanding idioms,and provides a new perspective of analyzing the metaphoric meanings of Chinese idioms.


This article stresses the necessity of more detailed considerations of social action and human agency in sociological theorising on national identity. It argues that, as much as other sociological categories such as 'class', 'gender', 'race', categories of 'nation' and 'national identity' are of important practical use in giving order to the social world. The article is primarily intended as a critique of a good deal of the sociological work in this area, and suggests the need to more systematically consider how individuals actively organise and account for ideas of nation and national identity. There is now a growing corpus of qualitative studies of national identity; what is needed now is to begin to work towards a general sociological theory of national identity.


Today,remote video monitor and control system has been widely used with the developing of network.The paper first introduces the system's basic concept and application value,and then designs its structure,functions and software flow based on the requirements of an electric power company.Finally the control system is implemented by using the(VC++) language.


A novel mechanism of the bistablity onset based on a low-frequency modulation of the natural frequency of a harmonically forced nonlinear oscillator is presented. It is shown that such modulation results in arising of an additional bistable state, which has a lower threshold for bistability with respect to the forcing amplitude as compared to the modulationless case. This lowering is caused by the high- to low-frequency interaction. A theory of this phenomenon is presented by considering dynamics of the Duffing oscillator as an example. The corresponding threshold values of the amplitude are found analytically. A comparative analysis of different types of bistable states in such oscillator is carried out as well. The results are important for such applications like storing binary data in digital electronics.


The variety of didactic methods and approaches to teaching, which can stimulate and unlock learning potential, is recognised as influence of pluralist teaching. Pluralism in teaching is determined by various methods which can improve the quality of learning and make teaching more active, interesting, of high-quality and complete. The authors of this paper wanted to examine which teaching strategies are employed by primary and secondary school teachers. Furthermore, they alsoinvestigated to what extent teaching really is pluralistic, i.e. whether teachers use multiple sources of knowledge and teaching aids in their classrooms. The results show that problem and programmed teaching, topic-based and integrative teaching, project, computer-assisted teaching and field work are least frequently used in everyday lessons. Motivation, creativity and educational influences are significantly in decline, not only in secondary but also in higher classes of primary school. According to teachers' assessments, multiple-source and pluralistic teaching approaches are only sometimes used. Research and development of learning and teaching methods are considered to be an important component of a modern school, which aims to direct learning towards students and their needs. In conclusion the authors point out the need for greater freedom of choice and decision making for teachers.


(1963). Notes Made During the London Smog in December, 1962. Archives of Environmental Health: An International Journal: Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 493-496.


Statistical energy analysis models are often used to predict vehicle noise. These models are generally successful at high frequencies, above 500 Hz, where transmission of airborne noise from the vehicle exterior to the interior is the dominant source of noise. At mid-and low frequencies the noise transmitted by structureborne paths becomes more important. SEA models can be extended to study both airborne and structureborne noise transmission in this frequency range. The modeling is more complex, however, because of the variety of structural wave types and the spatial irregularity of structural parameters. This paper presents the techniques required to develop SEA models for predicting structureborne noise in vehicles. Particular attention is given to the calculation of modal densities and coupling factors in the mid-frequency range from 100 to 500 Hz. Attention is also given to the calculation of the statistical variance of the SEA prediction. Inclusion of the variance prediction allows SEA models to be used over a broad range of frequencies.


The emergence, and subsequent expansion, of what has come to be known as 'Cultural Studies' has undoubtedly constituted one of the more exciting intellectual developments engendered by the protracted crisis of post-war Britain. Cultural Studies has not, of course, been an exclusively 'British' preoccupation: the influence of Althusserian, and other, 'French' structuralisms attests to the contrary. But it has been Britain, perhaps


?A fished investment model is obtained and modified by Hicks model. By using statistical data in China, a model is obtained and a control algorithm is designed. Statistical data of Gross Domestic Products is used to design the model and control algorithm, and the result is that the GDP's range of fluctuating is minimum. This is the important premise of improving the increasing of the economics in wellordered circle. Then it analyzes the three domain in GDP, and gets their control algorithm respectively.


A transducer for a micro ultrasonic scalpel has been fabricated. The micro ultrasonic scalpel can be used with an endoscope for a nonabdominal operation or microsurgery, for example, through a microscope. The ultrasonic transducer is 9.8 mm long and 2.7 mm wide and has a stepped horn to amplify the vibration velocity; the tip of the horn is 0.6 mm wide. The scalpel operated at the resonance frequency in the longitudinal mode at 278 kHz. The piezoelectric material was lead zirconate titanate (PZT), which was deposited using the hydrothermal method. The vibration velocity at the tip of the horn in the longitudinal direction was 4.0 m/s, with a 40 Vp-p driving voltage in both of the side electrodes. To demonstrate the beneficial effect of the scalpel, a cutting test in which the transducer was stuck into pork fat was carried out. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Electron Comm Jpn, 95(8): 44–51, 2012; Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). DOI 10.1002/ecj.10414


This invited keynote presentation details the journey of academic skills provision from primarily tutorial based to embedded delivery within the curriculum and curriculum design. The authors examine the practice of learning development within the UK Higher Education context over the last fifteen years, considering successes, challenges and future directions.


Serial plasma growth hormone (GH) concentrations have been estimated in fetuses of normal and diabetic mothers before the onset of labour. The mean initial GH concentration of normal fetuses was 32 ng/ml (range 11–59 ng/ml). The fetuses of diabetic mothers had a higher mean level (47 ng/ml); and in these fetuses, there was an inverse relationship between the initial GH level and the fetal plasma glucose concentration. It is possible that the stress of induction of labour and sampling may have stimulated GH release. Maternal glucose infusion was associated with a fall in fetal GH levels, which was greater in the fetuses of diabetic mothers than in control fetuses. There was a small rise in fetal GH concentration following maternal arginine infusion. These findings suggest both that there are similarities between the control of GH secretion in the human fetus and the adult, and that there are differences between GH responses in the fetuses of normal and diabetic mothers.


[1] report on the incidence of febrile respiratory illness (FRI) among Marine recruits during their first 4 weeks of military training, as well as the effect that closed training environments (units closed to the influx of potentially infectious convalescing persons [hereafter referred to as "closed units"]) versus open training environments (units open to the influx of potentially infectious convalescing persons [hereafter referred to as "open units"] ) had on the transmission of respiratory pathogens, specifically adenoviruses. The open units accepted recruits transferring from medical convalescent or physical conditioning units. Up to 10% of these transferred recruits had adenovi-


In milling machine or processing centre,interpolation code can't use directly when processing mold.Through the instance,the paper provided the method to processing regular curve or surface in CNC milling.


A sufficient condition for a general nonlinear stochastic system to have an L2 - Linfin gain less than or equal to a prescribed positive number is established in terms of a certain Hamilton Jacobi inequality (HJI). By a slight modification, an equivalent form of this condition is also proposed. Based on this modified criterion, the existence condition of an L2 - Linfin filter is given by a second-order nonlinear HJI, and the filter matrices can be obtained by solving such an HJI.


Focusing on the aspects of mastering the technical performances of the equipment,working out the operational regulations and systems,perfecting the management of the mating parts supply,and establishing the emergency procedures,etc.,this paper discusses on the application maintenance of enterprise's key equipment for increasing the comprehensive benefit of the equipment.


Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious disease cause by the mycobacterium tuberculosis which typically involve lung but can affect other site called extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB). In EPTB lymph node tuberculosis is most common and most severe is tuberculous meningitis. Cartridge based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT) have high sensitivity and perform both respiratory and non-respiratory specimen. The aim of this retrospective study is to find out the proportion of extra pulmonary tuberculosis in hospitalized patient and determine the association of CBNAAT in diagnosis EPTB and Rifampicin resistance.Methods: This is the retrospective observational study done at Civil Hospital Ahmedabad in between October 2017 to October 2019 among the admitted patient age 1 month to 12 year diagnosed cases of EPTB according to RNTCP guidelines. Data collection done by medical records as indoor case sheets and investigation data from laboratory department.Results: Incidence of EPTB among the hospitalized children is 1.95% and among total tuberculosis patient is 42.48%. Among 191 suspected EPTB cases 59 confirmed indicate sensitivity of 37.3% and no false positive cases indicate 100% positive predictive value. Sensitivity of CBNAAT was highest in gastric aspirate followed by CSF in present study.Conclusions: Tuberculosis is more common in male child less than 5-year-old with frequent risk factor is rural residential area, lower socioeconomic class and contact with active cases. In my study is CNS tuberculosis is most common. In my study mortality is higher among 1-to-5-year age group with co morbid condition are SAM and septicemia.


Overcoming taxane resistance remains a major clinical challenge in metastatic castrate‐resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Loss of DNA repair proteins is associated with resistance to anti‐microtubule agents. We propose that alterations in DNA damage response (DDR) pathway contribute to taxane resistance, and identification of these alterations may provide a potential therapeutic target to resensitize docetaxel‐refractory mCRPC to taxane‐based therapy.


The Xindianzi site is located on the terraces northwest of Xindianzi village,Helingge,er town,Hohhot city,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.The site occupies an area of 30000 m~2 and is dated to 2500 BP.The Muddy(Hun) River, flowing from the northeast to the southwest is in the vicinity of the southern part of the site.The excavation of the Xindianzi cemetery is very important because it represents a Bronze Age site on the northern frontier along the Great Wall in China.Analysis of ancient human limbs unearthed from the cemetery was undertaken as part of this research,and it was determined that the average stature of male inhabitants was very short,and the average stature of female inhabitants was very tall.


This study aims to determine the level of understanding of plant physiology in caring for ornamental plants in the people of Sungai Penuh City. This understanding is related to the understanding of Plant Physiology. If the community already has an understanding of plant physiology, then the community can take advantage of ornamental plants such as greening their homes, increasing income, and being used as medicinal plants. The type of research used is quantitative research with a descriptive approach. The population and sample in this study were the people of Sungai Penuh City, amounting to 76 people. The instrument used is a test in the form of questions about people's understanding of plant physiology. Data analysis using SPSS and using the percentage formula. The results showed that the understanding of community plant physiology in caring for ornamental plants can be seen that 27 respondents scored "very high", 41 respondents scored "high", 6 respondents scored "medium" and 2 respondents scored "low" and none respondents who scored in the very low category. The average value for this variable is 75.8 (high).


In 2005, Ozzie Guillen was one of only five "minority" – African-American or Hispanic – baseball managers employed by the major leagues' 30 franchises. That said, if "minority" is a strictly comparative word, so is "only": no season had ever seen more. Progress is being made but sluggishly and, seemingly, with reluctance.


The values and limitations of electroencephalography in the determination of brain death have been reviewed. Electrocerebral silence per se does not necessarily mean total or irreversible brain dysfunction. In the state of brain death the EEG is always silent; however, ECS does not always mean brain death. Electroencephalography, when properly used, can be a most helpful aid to the physician. Clinical criteria alone for the establishment of brain death may lack specificity, and occasional cases with potentially remediable lesions may be overlooked. The diagnosis of brain death cannot be made by only one test. The physician has to make his decision based on the entire clinical picture and results of the studies that are available to him.


A Manual of Pali: Being a Graduated Course of Pali for Beginners is a English book written by Cintamana Vinayaka Josi. This book falls under Literary


The belief that dehydration‐Induced hyperthermia explains the exercise‐associated collapse found In marathon runners and other endurance athletes is widely held; yet there is little published scientific support for this conclusion. This article reviews the evidence which shows that neither hyperthermia nor dehydration are common findings in endurance athletes regardless of whether or not they collapse. Rather, the exercise‐associated collapse conforms almost exactly to the description of a post‐exercise postural hypotension reported in unacclimatized soldiers on first exposure to exercise in Jungle heat during the Second World War. The condition resolved spontaneously with supine rest in a cold environment and was prevented by repeated exposure to exercise in the heat. One of the unfortunate consequences of this overemphasis on dehydration as the sole cause of exercise‐associated collapse has been a rising Incidence of hyponatraemia in runners and triathletes who ingest excessive volumes of fluid during u...


This investigation of Polish, Jewish, and German sources demonstrates the roles of music in occupied Poland. Its former citizens had their access to music controlled by the Nazi Ministry of Propaganda. It was rationed as other goods, depending on racial (i.e. also legal) status. Official music performances served as a propagandistic tool to further divide the Nazi-segregated population. Music played clandestinely embodied resistance. It restored the sense of community and helped save musicians persecuted as Jews, like Władysław Szpilman. The documents analyzed in the monograph confirm the dehumanization of prospective victims, mixed with a narcissistic self-righteous view of Nazi songs and propaganda ultimately led to the organized presence of music in the Holocaust sites.


This article tried to emphasize some aspects concerning the relation between economical increasing and investments in human resources. We proposed to study the correlation between economic performance and the application's level of human resources management. The research was made on a number of firms from the West 5 Region. Supporting the role of investments in education and training, was sustained the idea of adapting the human resources to the structural changes of the economy imposed by the technical-scientific progress on efficiency criteria.


The paper presents the results of the "Smart People for Smart Cities!" project funded by European Structural Funds Human Resources. "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia, Romania in partnership with UTI SA Romania, UNINOVA Portugal and INFOR ELEA Italy have collaborated to bridge and enhance people's skills and competences for the development of smart city applications within the university curricula of Applied Electronics, Computer Science and Environmental Engineering specialties. The primary goal was to create an enhanced learning and teaching environment, goal that was achieved through specific objectives: (i.) to set up a research - testing laboratory where real conditions of a smart city is simulated; (ii.) to develop and implement a software instrument for students' evaluation; (iii.) to develop and implement a software solution for processing data provided by various types of sensors used in the smart city environment. The project successfully complemented the academic curricula with a module of practical applications, which simulate existing automation projects on the market, integrates data obtained from sensors and provides statistical models. Smart City Lab (SCL) computing system covers all stages of data processing in automated systems.


Recent camouflaged object detection (COD) approaches have been proposed to accurately segment objects blended into surroundings. The most challenging and critical issue in COD is to find out the lines of demarcation between objects and background in the camouflage environment. Because of the similarity between the target object and the background, these lines are difficult to be found accurately. However, these are easy to be observed in different frequency components of the image. To this end, in this paper we rethink COD from the perspective of frequency components and propose a Frequency Representation Integration Network to mine informative cues from them. Specifically, we obtain high-frequency components from the original image by Laplacian pyramid-like decomposition, and then respectively send the image to a transformer-based encoder and frequency components to a tailored CNN-based Residual Frequency Array Encoder. Besides, we utilize the multi-head self-attention in transformer encoder to capture low-frequency signals, which can effectively parse the overall contextual information of camouflage scenes. We also design a Frequency Representation Reasoning Module, which progressively eliminates discrepancies between differentiated frequency representations and integrates them by modeling their point-wise relations. Moreover, to further bridge different frequency representations, we introduce the image reconstruction task to implicitly guide their integration. Sufficient experiments on three widely-used COD benchmark datasets demonstrate that our method surpasses existing state-of-the-art methods by a large margin.


SUMMARY The addition of activated sludge is a process in water treatment involving a high concentration of microorganisms for contaminant removal. Sludge bulking is a problem when sludge does not settle quickly and can reduce the efficiency of a water treatment plant. Sludge bulking is a problem when sludge does not settle quickly and can reduce the efficiency of a water treatment plant. A linear model created with four parameters (primary effluent total phosphorus, BioReactor #2 - zone 2A dissolved oxygen, stepfeed daily average, RAS daily average flow) and effluent temperature predicts SVI levels better than a linear model with all water quality parameters, a regression tree with lasso selected parameters, a random forest with lasso selected parameters, and a binary logistic regression with lasso selected parameters. We recommend Metro Wastewater consider the aforementioned water quality measurements as a useful set of parameters for predicting sludge settleability.


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Toronto plagued by gun violence; Somali pirates attack luxury cruise; GQ magazine names Jennifer Aniston first "woman of the year"; Professor Zimmerman is interviewed; Cecilia Ahern's latest novel "Where Rainbows End" is a great read; Toronto writer and York University professor Jennifer Duncan writes about her adolescent experience in "Sanctuary and Other Stories."
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Summary Verbal discrimination learning was investigated as a function of the printed color of the items in the list. The subjects received five trials on the same verbal discrimination list and served in one of four experimental groups based on item color: (a) Control, all items printed in black ink; (b) Color Positive, two incorrect items paired with the same correct item if based on item color; (c) Color Control, all items printed in different colors; and (d) Color Negative, a double function list if based on item color. The subjects also received a free recall task following verbal discrimination learning. No differences were found between groups on either the discrimination learning or recall tasks, indicating that the subjects did not make frequency responses to the item color.


AbstractThis study aimed to investigate the internal relationships between safety investments and construction employees' behavioral performance with safety cognition as the mediating factor. A com...


Abstract In this paper, we propose an Independent Component Analysis (ICA) based Group-wise Successive Interference Cancellation (GSIC) receiver for multi rate DS-CDMA communication systems. By describing the multi rate DS-CDMA data model in terms of ICA model, we show that ICA can be employed for multiuser detection within a group of GSIC receiver. The advantage of ICA technique is that it is a blind approach based on independence of input signals. The multirate DS-CDMA system has been simulated using multiple processing gain and simulations have been carried out for both single path and multi path propagation conditions. It is shown that the proposed method exhibits good bit error rate performance.


Introduction
 Mixed lineage leukemias (MLL) are an extremely aggressive subset of leukemias that are inherently resistant to several therapies. MLL aberrations (deletion KMT2A and MLL rearrangements) are extremely rare in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and little is known regarding their clinical course or outcomes. The aim of the study is to determine the natural course of the disease in our patient population.
 Methods
 A retrospective cytogenetic database search of patients presenting to a tertiary cancer center from January 2005 to February 2021 with the diagnosis of MDS and CMML with presence of MLL aberrations was conducted. Deletion KMT2A was defined as deletion of 11q23 on cytogenetic studies. Patients who had received prior therapy with hypomethylating agents (HMAs), cytarabine-based regimens, or intensive chemotherapy were excluded. The International Working Group 2006 criteria was used for response assessment. Progression-free survival (PFS) was calculated from date of diagnosis to date of progression from MDS to AML. Overall survival (OS) was determined from the date of diagnosis to the date of death or last follow-up visit.
 Results
 Between January 2005 to February 2021, 3369 patients (pts) with the diagnosis of MDS (n=2761) and CMML (n=608) were identified. Of these, 30 pts had MLL aberrations with 18 pts with MLL rearrangements (MLL r) and 12 pts with deletion 11q23 (del-KMT2A). Baseline characteristics are present in Table 1.
 Among 18 pts with MLL r MDS, 6 pts did not undergo any therapy at our institution. Of the remaining 12, 9 (75%) pts received HMA based therapy, 1 (8%) patient (pt) proceeded to allogeneic stem cell transplant(allo-HSCT) and 2 (17%) pts received intensive chemotherapy (idarubicin, fludarabine and cytarabine). Of the 9 pts who received HMA therapy, 5 (56%) pts had transformation to AML, 2 (22%) pts achieved CR and underwent allo-HSCT, 1 (11%) pt had persistent disease and 1 (11%) developed concurrent metastatic sarcoma and stopped treatment. Out of the 2 (22%) pts who underwent allo-HSCT, 1 pt received maintenance HMA post-transplant but relapsed with transformation to AML after 9 months, and the other was lost to follow up. 1 (11%) pt who had persistent disease received intensive chemotherapy and went into CR and subsequently underwent double umbilical cord transplant and continues to remain in CR. The 2 (17%) pts who received intensive chemotherapy frontline both went into CR, but one developed concurrent malignancy and stopped treatment. The other pt was transitioned to HMA therapy but relapsed with transformation to AML. The 1 patient who received frontline allo-HSCT relapsed with transformation to AML after 5 months. The overall median follow-up duration was 24 months with a median OS of 10 months (Figure 1) and a median PFS of 3.5 months(Figure 2).
 12 pts with del-KMT2A were identified, out of which 2 pts did not receive treatment. Of the remaining 10 pts, 8 (80%) received HMA based therapy and 2 (20%) pts received investigational treatments. Of the 8 pts who received HMA therapy, 1 (12.5%) achieved CR and remains in CR, 4 (50%) pts had no response, 2 (25%) had hematological improvement (HI) but one died of other causes and the other elected to stop treatment, 1 (12.5%) pt had transformation to AML. Of the 4 pts with no response, 2 pts elected to stop treatment, with 1 developing concurrent malignancy. Of the remaining 2 pts, 1 pt was placed on an investigational agent and had progression to AML and the other was placed on lenalidomide and then an investigational agent, but ultimately pursued hospice. Of the 2 pts on investigational agents both had persistent disease and one patient died and the other elected to stop treatment due to concurrent illness. The overall median follow-up duration was 154 months with a median OS of 16 months (Figure 1) and median PFS of 8 months (Figure 2). Clinical course is presented in Table 2.
 Conclusion
 Prognosis of patients with MLL alterations and MDS is very poor. MLL r MDS had worse outcomes with rapid transformation to AML compared to del-KMT2A. New therapies are needed for this group of patients.
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 Issa: Syndax Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Kura Oncology: Consultancy, Research Funding. Sasaki: Novartis: Consultancy, Research Funding; Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Daiichi-Sankyo: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Jabbour: Amgen, AbbVie, Spectrum, BMS, Takeda, Pfizer, Adaptive, Genentech: Research Funding. Kantarjian: Novartis: Honoraria, Research Funding; Immunogen: Research Funding; Aptitude Health: Honoraria; Ascentage: Research Funding; Amgen: Honoraria, Research Funding; Daiichi-Sankyo: Research Funding; Pfizer: Honoraria, Research Funding; Jazz: Research Funding; Astellas Health: Honoraria; Astra Zeneca: Honoraria; Ipsen Pharmaceuticals: Honoraria; KAHR Medical Ltd: Honoraria; NOVA Research: Honoraria; Precision Biosciences: Honoraria; BMS: Research Funding; AbbVie: Honoraria, Research Funding; Taiho Pharmaceutical Canada: Honoraria.


The 18 Area Color Mondrian Experiments by McCann McKee and Taylor (MMT) provided quantitative measurements of the change in color appearance caused by change in the L, M, S components of the illumination. These experiments provide a baseline for quantitative changes in appearance for color constancy conditions. The MMT experiments used the same display in five different illuminants. Therefore, the average radiance of the entire field of view changed with the illuminant composition. The experiments described in this paper uses the same papers and illuminants as in MMT. However, this time a new surround is added to shift the average radiances as much as the illuminant changed the average quanta catch. In other words, the new illuminant-equivalentadaptation surround in constant illumination changes the adaptation the same amount as did the new illuminant. The question is, how much will adaptation change color appearance. Adaptation Hypothesis When we observe a single spot of light, and we change in quanta catch, we change the color appearance substantially. When we observe a complex display, and we change the quanta catch everywhere, we change the color appearance a very small amount. Color Constancy describes the fact that colors stay very nearly the same when a display is viewed in different illuminations. The quanta catch at the receptors cannot explain Color Constancy. The addition of an average of quanta catches, 2 as a normalization factor, generates a relative quanta catch that is consistent with color sensations The following experiments actively test the effects of changes in average quanta catch. The adaptation idea is that a change in illumination changes the quanta catch at each pixel. The average quanta catch can be used to normalize the quanta catch at each pixel, so as to change the colors back.. It seems logical that the changes in the average quanta catch could shift the colors back. If this hypothesis is correct, then changes in average quanta catch, without a change in illumination, should cause a measurable color shift. These experiments measure the magnitude of color shifts caused by average-quanta-catch adaptation. The original Mondrian display made of 18 different Munsell papers. These display targets were illuminated uniformly, with three different narrowband lights; 630 nm (long), 530 nm (middle), and 450 nm (short). The illuminant intensities for each waveband were adjustable. The first of five experiments was called the Gray experiment. Here the experimenter measured the long-, middle-, and short-wave radiances (L, M, S) from the gray area P. In the next, Red experiment, the experimenter measured the radiance from a red paper. In long wave light the red paper reflected more light: the experimenter reduced the intensity of the illumination across the whole field of view until the long-wave radiance was equal to L. Similarly, the experimenter adjusted the middle-, and short-wave radiances to equal M, and S. Now the red paper (Area G) sent the same radiances as a moment before came from the gray paper. The observer chose a red paper


Combined with the actual project,this paper summarizes the desigy principle and methods of the thin-wall-centrifugal-steel-tube concrete wire pole.The structure of this kind of wire poles is analyzed and compared with other sorts of wire poles By doing so this article proves the superiority of this type of poles and suggests how to poputarize the use of this sort of wire poles.


The reform and development of China state enterprises have already gone into the key period.At present,we discuss the issue to reform the system of the average state enterprises and village and township enterprises quite a lot,and have accumulated plentiful experience.However,we do rather little in transforming science- technology type enterprises into system of shares,moreover,there are many difficulties and problems.To reform cleveloping direction and outlet countermeasure of science- technology type enterprises,this essay emphatically poses rationalizing property right relationship.We'll inquire deeply into some problems such as manager controlling most stock;delimiting reasonably shapeless assets value and so on.


The scattering function I (k) for all k is given in the Percus–Yevick approximation for a polydisperse fluid of hard spheres. The extension to a simple model of interpenetrable particles introduced herein, the permeable‐sphere model, is made in order to widen the applicability of our results to colloid and polymer problems.


This paper constructs an economic model of the argument of the biblical book of Revelation. The apocalypse of John addresses Christian participation in pagan religion. The early Christian believers faced an intertemporal trade-off between consumption in this life and the next. Nonparticipation in pagan idolatry incurred present costs but would be compensated with future rewards. Conversely, accommodation to pagan religion risked incurring severe future divine penalties. Using extensive symbolic imagery, John augments the imagination capital of believers, seeking to reduce their discount on afterlife outcomes and remove the incentive to participate in pagan idolatry.


During today's situation of COVID-19, States take emergency measures which will be subject to investment arbitration claims sooner or later. The aim of this paper is to provide a possible solution to such cases where the State's and the investor's interests compete with each other. By analysing cases from the 21th century and applying my findings to hypothetical COVID-19 cases, a general answer on how to solve COVID-19 related investment disputes shall be given. © 2021, Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina. All rights reserved.


scant source of fats prior to the Agricultural Revolution, but the changes that it brought about resulted in a very great increase in the availability of the animal fats associated with meat, poultry, eggs and dairy produce. There is indirect evidence to suggest that there was an accompanying increase in predominance of saturated as opposed to unsaturated fatty acids. It remains to consider the consequences.


In the study of elliptic differential operators of second order, we found that the automorphism pseudogroups are of finite type ([4]). However this fact takes a complete change in elliptic differential operators of first order. So as to make the objects which can be dealt with clear, we introduce the concept of pseudoellipticity of first order differential operators (Definition 1.1), which is naturally satisfied by first order elliptic differential operators.


Using the 6hourly sounding data of Huaihe River water recycle experiment,the heavy rainfall cases from 20 to 30 June 1999 were analysed. The environment conditions,evolution principles, structure features of the Meiyu front perturbation which results in heavy rainfall and precipitation were also discussed. The results showed that the existence of lowlevel jet stream, especially in the boundary layer, is an important dynamic condition of the development of Meiyu front perturbation; The existence of deep instable stratum under the troposphere is an important thermal condition of successive heavy rainfall; Frontogenesis and frontolysis have decisive effect on the precipitation near Meiyu front.


Abstract Background Philosophical–scientific correlations described in previous studies suggest that the genome can be the biological representation of the vital force, whilst the disease-promoting epigenetic alterations would be the biological representation of the chronic miasmas. In this study, we expand the functional correlation between vital force and chromosomes, describing the mechanism of action of the telomere–telomerase complex in the context of physiological balance. Aims The aim of the work is to study the role of the telomere–telomerase complex in cell vitality, biological aging, and the health-disease process, with the goal of proposing the use of telomere length as a biomarker of the vital force state and the effectiveness of homeopathic treatment. Results Similar to the vital force, telomere length and telomerase enzyme activity play an important role in maintaining cellular vitality, biological longevity, and physiological homeostasis. Telomere shortening functions as a biomarker of vital imbalance and is associated with numerous diseases and health disorders. On the other hand, health-promotion practices neutralize the pathological shortening of the telomeres, acting therapeutically in diseases or age-dependent health disorders. Conclusions As a hypothetical biomarker of the vital force state, an intra-individual analysis of the mean leukocyte telomere length before, during, and after homeopathic treatment can be used as a biomarker of therapeutic effectiveness.


Tectonic development of the Arctic Ocean is outlined, and geological maps are provided for the Arctic during the mid-Cenozoic, later Cretaceous, late Jurassic, early Cretaceous, early Jurassic and late Devonian. It is concluded that Arctic basin history is moulded by the events of the following intervals: (1) continental collision and immediately subsequent rifting and ocean formation in the Devonian, and continental rifting ocean formation, rapid rotation of microcontinents, and another episode of collision in the latest Jurassic and Cretaceous. It is noted that Cenozoic Arctic basin formation is a smaller scale event superimposed on the late Mesozoic ocean basin.


Domestic resource mobilization is one of the key determinants of sustained economic growth. The savings rate in Pakistan is sensitive to per capita income, dependency ratio, real interest rate and foreign capital inflows. Dependency ratio and foreign capital inflows exert a depressing effect on savings while income and real interest rate have a positive effect. Realistic interest rate policies in the context of liberalized financial markets are required to mobilize greater savings.


This review gives an overview of the mathematical modelling of lactation curves in dairy cattle. Over the last ninety years, the development of this field of study has followed the main requirements of the dairy cattle industry. Non-linear parametric functions have represented the preferred tools for modelling average curves of homogeneous groups of animals, with the main aim of predicting yields for management purposes. The increased availability of records per individual lactations and the genetic evaluation based on test day records has shifted the interest of modellers towards more flexible and general linear functions, as polynomials or splines. Thus the main interest of modelling is no longer the reconstruction of the general pattern of the phenomenon but the fitting of individual deviations from an average curve. Other specific approaches based on the modelling of the correlation structure of test day records within lactation, such as mixed linear models or principal component analysis, have been used to test the statistical significance of fixed effects in dairy experiments or to create new variables expressing main lactation curve traits. The adequacy of a model is not an absolute requisite, because it has to be assessed according to the specific purpose it is used for. Occurrence of extended lactations and of new productive and functional traits to be described and the increase of records coming from automatic milking systems likely will represent some of the future challenges for the mathematical modelling of the lactation curve in dairy cattle.


Pondering the relative merits of the candidates for the Urban Transport Design Awards, the author reflects on the qualities required of a scheme in order to render it likely to win an urban design award. He believes big is not necessarily beautiful and that beautiful is not necessarily good. He reflects on how beauty cannot be achieved in some schemes, even though all other targets are achieved, and consequently those designs would not be considered for an award. He feels some examples of perceived good urban design are just cosmetic, while other beautiful designs such O'Conner Street in Dublin do indeed achieve a beauty that is more than skin deep. As an example of small is beautiful, the author cites a loading bay in Camden which he believes is low-cost, high-value and fulfils all the criteria required to make it serviceable, safe, pedestrian friendly and attractive. The author believes the footbridges flanking the Hungerford rail bridge in London constitute a victory of vision over pragmatism, demonstrating what can happen if pedestrian movement is actively encouraged instead of merely allowed.


The principle of integrity emerges in various contexts and seems applicable to a broad range of entities. For example, one may speak about the integrity of nations (to be safeguarded from external intrusions), about the integrity of lab animals (exposed to animal experimentation and genetic modification) or even about the integrity of species (endangered by biotechnology). We may also speak about integrity as a virtue, pertaining to a human subject, for instance when referring to the integrity of politicians or physicians. In my paper, I will restrict myself to the integrity of one particular 'entity', namely the human body, an issue that is complicated and perplexing enough for one paper. Can we, as Peter Kemp elsewhere in this volume phrases it, advance from mere perplexity to complexity? I think we can. The human body is not an entity that is simply present within our world, not something which is ready-at-hand. We


We analyze by exact Renormalization Group (RG) methods the infrared properties of an effective model of graphene, in which two-dimensional massless Dirac fermions propagating with a velocity smaller than the speed of light interact with a three-dimensional quantum electromagnetic field. The fermionic correlation functions are written as series in the running coupling constants, with finite coefficients that admit explicit bounds at all orders. The implementation of Ward Identities in the RG scheme implies that the effective charges tend to a line of fixed points. At small momenta, the quasi-particle weight tends to zero and the effective Fermi velocity tends to a finite value. These limits are approached with a power law behavior characterized by non-universal critical exponents.


The DGEN 380 is a small, separate-flow, geared turbofan. Its manufacturer, Price Induction, is promoting it for a small twinjet application in the emerging personal light jet market. Smaller, and producing less thrust than other entries in the industry, Price Induction is seeking to apply the engine to a 4- to 5-place twinjet designed to compete in an area currently dominated by propeller-driven airplanes. NASA is considering purchasing a DGEN 380 turbofan to test new propulsion noise reduction technologies in a relevant engine environment. To explore this possibility, NASA and Price Induction have signed a Space Act Agreement and have agreed to cooperate on engine acoustic testing. Static acoustic measurements of the engine were made by NASA researchers during July, 2014 at the Glenn Research Center. In the event that a DGEN turbofan becomes a NASA noise technology research testbed, it is in the interest of NASA to develop procedures to evaluate engine system noise metrics. This report documents the procedures used to project the DGEN static noise measurements to flight conditions and the prediction of system noise of a notional airplane powered by twin DGEN engines.


Dual meshing silent chain mechanism can reduce the polygon action. In order to realize the conjugate meshing, the sprocket of the dual meshing silent chain mechanism is supposed to be an involute sprocket with a large pressure angle and negative modifying coefficient. Through the investigation on the transmission progress of dual meshing silent chain mechanism, the movement trajectory of the chain link and the sprocket is achieved. The inside tooth profile of link is interfered with the hypothetical sprocket tooth profile. So the supposed involute sprocket is modified. The result shows that the sprocket with the conjugate meshing and no interference is the addendum modifying sprocket with a large pressure angle and a large negative modifying coefficient.


The invention provides a method for sealing an aluminum alloy anode oxide film through laser cladding. The method is characterized in that firstly, the aluminum alloy anode oxide film is washed in an ultrasonic wave cleaning device containing ethyl alcohol; and secondly, dedicated aluminum alloy powder is ball-milled into cladding powder with the particle size being 2-10 micrometers, laser cladding treatment is conducted in a sealed chamber filled with argon, and then the aluminum alloy anode oxide film is sealed. According to the method for sealing the aluminum alloy anode oxide film through laser cladding, the dedicated aluminum alloy powder is adopted and molten through the laser cladding technology, and after a complicated metallurgical chemical reaction occurs, the cladding layer formed after rapid setting can effectively seal the aluminum alloy anode oxide film. Hence, the method for sealing the aluminum alloy anode oxide film through laser cladding is high in efficiency, low in cost and capable of improving the compactness of the aluminum alloy anode oxide film by over 98%, thereby greatly improving the decorativeness and the corrosion resistance of the aluminum alloy anode oxide film and greatly prolonging the service life of the aluminum alloy anode oxide film.


A new dichlorodimanganese(III) and novel tetrachlorodimanganese(IV) complexes with 1,2,3,4-tetrakis(salicylideneamino)-2,3-diphenylbutane were prepared and characterized. The obtained dimanganese(IV) complex was rather stable to moisture in the solid state, but readily reduced to the corresponding dimanganese(III) complex in a methanol solution. The complexes can not be electrochemically formed as mixed valence states.


Objective:  The purpose of this article is to give the reader a brief overview of the indications for positive pressure ventilation (PPV).

Data sources:  Current human and veterinary literature.

Summary: There are numerous indications for PPV in veterinary medicine. These include both pulmonary parenchymal disease and diseases that affect ventilation. When choosing PPV, a clinician must have a comprehensive understanding of the different ventilation mode options available and the physiologic effects of ventilation on the patient.

Conclusions: PPV is becoming more widely used in veterinary medicine and is improving the survival of animals with hypoxemic and hypercapnic respiratory failure.


The silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using quercetin (Qn) for enhanced antioxidant and antibacterial activity. The quercetin-mediated silver nanoparticles (Qn-AgNPs) were characterized by different analytical methods. The Qn-AgNPs showed maximum absorbance at 420 nm in the UV-visible spectrum. The hydrodynamic size of 92.91 ± 0.65 d.nm, polydispersity index (PDI) of 0.27 ± 0.006, and negative zeta potential of −31.36 ± 0.28 mV were measured for Qn-AgNPs. TEM analysis indicated that Qn-AgNPs were found to be homogeneous spherical particles without agglomeration. The capping of Qn and crystalline properties of Qn-AgNPs was confirmed by FTIR and XRD analysis, respectively. At a minimum concentration, Qn-AgNPs substantially inhibited the growth of bacterial pathogens, while it did not show toxicity in HEK293 cells or red blood cells and chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM). Hence, the present results suggested that Qn could be a potent compound for the synthesis of Qn-AgNPs with promising antibacterial and antioxidant properties.


ABSTRACT TRIGRS is a modeling program for slope stability against the occurrence of landslide and pore water pressure changes due to infiltration of rainfall. There are two problems in TRIGRS operation. Firstly, whole data must have no mistake before being executed in TRIGRS. Secondly, TRIGRS is not completed by spatial visualization based on Geographic Information System (GIS), so it needs GIS e.g. MapInfo, ArcGIS, and ILWIS to visualize its result. The purpose of this paper is present the result of development of TRIGRS MAP by using integrated mapping technique between MapInfo and Visual Basic. Implementation of TRIGRS MAP for Bandung Regency area has generated a landslide susceptibility map of the area. By using TRIGRS MAP, user can avoid a mistake in data initialization and directly visualize its result as a map. Thus, TRIGRS MAP can be used to process data from other area for creating the landslide susceptibility map more easily and efficiently


In this article the author considers the main theoretical aspects of the evaluation, based on the analysis of numerous studies on evaluating the effectiveness of innovative activity. Factors, problems, methodological approaches and principles of assessment to evaluate the effectiveness of innovations objectively are given.


Background of the research is ability of language receptive who are diverse. This is
due to story telling method still rarely to give for the teaching learning process and
the media used by story. The aim of the research is knowing the effect of story telling
method about the ability of language receptive to the students group B TK Pertiwi II
Metuk academic years.The research is experiment research with pre experimental
design. The pre experimental design has many types, one of which is one group
pretest posttest. The subject of the reseach is students group B TK Pertiwi II totally
23 students. Technique of data collegted used observation and Technique of data
analyze with t test type. Language receptive to the students group B TK Pertiwi II
Metuk Mojosongo Boyolali is 454 pretest and 620 post test. The output of data
analyze is t hitung -40,699 ≤ -t tabel 1,717. This indicate Ha accepted and Ho rejected.
The conclution of the research is story telling has effect to the student ability of
language receptive to student group B TK Pertiwi II Metuk Mojosongo Boyolali
2014/2015 academic years.


The doctoral degree has long been seen by the academic community at large as the defining characteristic of the academic. In the UK, in what have now evolved to be mainstream disciplines such as psychology and sociology, virtually no-one would be shortlisted for even quite junior lectureships without both this and a few decent publications. In nursing and midwifery in the UK, however, the position has moved in this direction only slowly. For most lecturer/senior lecturer positions, the qualification of taught MSc or MA is probably a minimum for shortlisting, but no more. A PhD confers a distinct advantage, of course, because of all sorts of assumptions which are made about the holder. The PhD seems to make a difference to one's career above and beyond its true value. It is worth reminding ourselves exactly what a PhD is. It emerged on to the British scene from the USA in the early part of the last century as a method of substantive research training for university career scientists. In the USA, universities differ somewhat in their format for the qualification, but theses (dissertations) are commonly much shorter and in much less depth. Frankly, I have been surprised at by how much, but then I should not judge too harshly. We have to remember that by far the majority of ideas, good and bad, that nurses worldwide have considered in the last 30 years have had an origin in the USA. Considering that the PhD format is from the USA, it must represent some form of evolution when the UK and USA styles are compared. There is usually a much larger 'taught' component in the USA programmes than in the UK. In the USA, perhaps half of the hours devoted to the programme will be 'taught' courses which must be passed in order to progress. Typically in the UK, the 'taught' element is a general research methods module in year 1, and perhaps one more 'negotiated'


Were examined the community structure indices (dominance, similarity, diversity) of carabid beetles and spiders in the peat bog Mohos in the East of Transylvania (Romania). 2.Studies were carried out in four different habitats: in Scoth pines forest, in birch forest, in meadow and in the nearest beech forest. 3.During the survey the peat bog carabid fauna were the purest (84 specimens belonging to the 17 species) and the beech forest fauna were the richest (606 specimen belonging to the 21 species), while the spider fauna were represented inverse (546 specimens and 48 species in peat bog and 119 specimens and 12 species in beech forest). 4.We can conclude that the habitat structure (soil types, plant cover) and the disturbances have a significant role in forming the dominance of species and also the diversity and the similarity of the communities are highly influenced.


It has generally been accepted that the activated or desynchronized cortical EEGs are characteristic of both arousal and paradoxical phase of sleep (PP), the two behavioral states of the wakefulness-sleep cycle which are quite different from each other. In this paper it will be shown that the method of frequency analysis makes it possible to differentiate the desynchronized cortical EEGs during PP from those during wakefulness. In addition the results will be presented which were obtained by applying the same method of analysis to the so-called deactivated or synchronized EEGs during the ordinary type of sleep (light sleep).


Increasing evidence points to the importance of the carbohydrate moieties of membrane glycoconjugates in cellular interaction and regulation, such as embryogenesis, inflammation and tumour invasion (Jones, 1989; Opdenakker et al., 1993; Sharon & Lis, 1993). These interactions can be transitory or permanent and are mediated by different molecules, such as cell adhesion receptors (Edelman, 1988), ectoenzymes (Macek & Shur, 1988) or carbohydrate binding proteins (Barondes, 1991; Sinowatz et al., 1991). An example of cell-cell interaction and communication involving a protein-carbohydrate recognition systems is the interaction between sperm and egg at fertilization (Saling, 1989, 199 1; Wassarman, 1992). Remarkably, this carbohydrate-protein interaction has been conserved in the process of fertilization throughout the whole evolutionary scale (Dale, 1991). In mammals, several sugars have been shown to inhibit sperm-zona pellucida interaction. In particular, fucoidan, an algal heteropolysaccharide composed of sulfated L-fucose, and dextran sulfate are potent inhibitors of the binding of spermatozoa from a wide variety of animal species, ranging from lower animals to mammals, to their homologous oocyte's external coat (Ahuja, 1982; Jones & Williams, 1990; Calvete et al., 1992). Other sulfated polysaccharides (i.e. chondroitin sulfate A and C and heparin) are unable to block this interaction, however (Peterson et al., 1984). The nomenclature used throughout this review


The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of environmental innovation which is product innovation (PDI) and process innovation (PCI) on firm's financial performance (FFP). And also, to investigate mediating role of the environment management accounting (EMA) against innovation and FFP. Data were collected from 98 respondents, worked in management positions in Indonesia's manufacturing sectors. The study uses PLS-SEM (partial least square based structural equation modeling) software for the data analysis. The results showed that PDI has positive and significant impacts on FFP. But PCI has not significant impacts on FFP. Furthermore, PDI and PCI have significant impacts on EMA. This study also indicated that EMA mediate the relationship between innovation and FFP in the manufacturing sector of Indonesia. This study suggests the managers of the manufacturing companies or similar sectors to introduce innovations in their products and processes for developing a better EMA system.  The current study also tends to assist policymakers in developing appropriate policies for the manufacturing sector of Indonesia by realizing the importance of environmental innovation, EMA, so that their environmental and economic impacts can be managed and regulated.


The composition of blend films of poly(9,9'-dioctylfluorene-co-bis-N,N'-(4-butylphenyl)-bis-N,N'-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine) (PFB) and poly(9,9'-dioctylfluorene-co-benzothiadiazole) (F8BT) used in prototype polymer solar cells has been quantitatively mapped using scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM). The resolution of the STXM technique is 50 nm or better, allowing the first nanoscale lateral chemical mapping of this blend system. For 1:1 blend films spin-coated from xylene we find that the F8BT-rich domain is over 90% pure (by weight) and the PFB-rich domain contains 70% PFB. For 5:1 and 1:5 blend films processed from xylene, the minority phases are found to be intermixed, containing as much as 50% by weight of the majority polymer. Films prepared from chloroform with a 1:1 weight ratio have also been imaged but show no features on the length scale of 50 nm or greater. Additionally, the performance of photovoltaic devices fabricated using films prepared in an identical fashion to those prepared...


In this study, wire was used as the filler material for the laser repair welding, and the phenomenon in which the supplied filler material was melted and beaded down into the specimen was examined with varying laser powers and welding speeds. The optimal processing condition was found to be the laser power of 1,300 W, the welding speed and feed wire supply speed of 0.5 ml/in and the defocused distances of +2mm. At this time, the heat input(E) was , and no internal defect occurred. When repair welding was carried out as the optimal processing for the part that had an external defect with the radius of 2mm, the filler metal was melted, resulting in the volume smaller than the defect part and thus causing the part unfilled. Therefore, it was found to be necessary to carry out repair welding two to three times by multiple passes rather than does it only once by single pass.


In this report , we describe the perioperative care of pediatric patient
with PSVT undergoing RFCA, in order to improve our understanding of the
disease, and provide evidence for its nursing intervention.


ABSTRACT— Habitually snoring men (n= 10, mean age 47.3 years, range 44–52 y) were compared with non‐snoring controls (n= 11, mean age 46 y, range 41–52 y). The mean body mass index of the groups did not differ significantly and only 2 of the subjects were grossly obese. Whole‐night sleep recordings with recording of body‐and‐breathing movements and the peripheral blood oxygen saturation were made. The 12‐h urinary specimens were collected from 6.30 p.m. to 6.30 a.m. and analysed for epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine, respectively by liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. The mean diastolic blood pressure level of the habitual snorers was significantly higher than that of the non‐snoring controls (P < 0.05). An association was seen between snoring and diastolic blood pressure in individuals with normal weight but not in the obese. However, no significant group differences in any of the measured catecholamine levels were found.


TiO2 nanorod layers are synthesized by simple chemical oxidation of Ti substrates. Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy measurements show effective light scattering properties originating from nanorods with length scales on the order of one micron. The films are sensitized with CdSe quantum dots (QDs) by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) and integrated as a photoanode in quantum dot sensitized solar cells (QDSCs). Incorporating nanorods in photoanode structures provided 4- to 8-fold enhancement in light scattering, which leads to a high power conversion efficiency, 3.03% (Voc = 497 mV, Jsc = 11.32 mA/cm2, FF = 0.54), in optimized structures. High efficiency can be obtained just by tuning the photoanode structure without further treatments, which will make this system a promising nanostructure for efficient quantum dot sensitized solar cells.


The California Rules of Professional Conduct and relevant sections of the Business and Professions Code regulate lawyer conduct and discipline in this state. Unlike the overwhelming majority of states in the country, California has chosen to create codes which are not based on either the older American Bar Association (ABA) Model Code of Professional Responsibility or on the more recent ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. On the one hand the California bar should be complimented for its initiative in not following the flock and in thinking through the norms of the profession on its own. However, with innovation comes an accordant danger of error. Moreso than any state, the California Bar must be ever diligent that its rules are constitutional and complete. This column is devoted to two problem areas in the present code. One problem area is likely unconstitutional on its face; and the other is regarding a gap where guidance is needed.


The frame rate of ultrasound images can be increased by simultaneously transmitting several focused beams along different directions, according to the method called Multi-Line Transmission (MLT). Unfortunately, the interference among beams may generate crosstalk artifacts that can be partially prevented, at the expense of lateral resolution, by applying Tukey apodization on transmission and reception. In this paper we propose to improve the receive crosstalk rejection and the lateral resolution in MLT images by means of the non-linear Filtered Delay Multiply And Sum (F-DMAS) beamformer, which was proved to lower the beam side lobes and to narrow the main lobe. The performance of F-DMAS in MLT is tested and compared to that of standard Delay and Sum (DAS) beamforming with Tukey apodization, both in simulation and experimental phantom image acquisitions. Results show significant improvements in terms of resolution and contrast with a 4-times higher frame rate.