Objective:In order to study the mechanism of carcinogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by hepatitis C virus, the subcellular localization of different truncated forms of HCV core protein was observed.Methods:HEK293T cells were transfected by the pEGFP-C1 recombinant plasmids which expressed fusion protein of enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) and core proteins. The localization of different truncated forms of core protein in HEK293T cells was analyzed by the laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM). Results:The innate core protein (1-191 aa) located in cytoplasm, while the localization of truncated form of core protein (1-59 aa) was changed from the cytoplasm to nucleus. The truncated forms 50-140 aa and 1-140 aa of core protein were observed in both cytoplasm and nucleus. The last part of core protein (130-191 aa) was completely located in cytoplasm.Conclusion: The localization of difference innate core proteins is different, that must have effects on their functions involved in cellular regulation and pathogenesis.


Algorithms and parallel programs for the controllability and observability gramians computation of the Linear Time Invariant (LTI) systems using Lyapunov equation with an application of the NVIDIA general purpose Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), are presented in the paper. Parallel computing of the gramians on the basis of Lyapunov equation is justified for the large scale systems (n>10 4 ) due to the computational cost O(n 3 ). The parallel performance of controllability gramians computation using NVIDIA graphics hardware GTX465 have been compared with the performance obtained for MATLAB environment employing analogous algorithms. They have also been compared with the performance obtained for lyap function provided by MATLAB environment. The values of maximum computing acceleration were up to 20. The computations have been made on the basis of linearized models of the one-phase zone of a once-through boiler obtained with the finite elements method. The orders of the models were being adapted within the range between 30 and 4200.


The precision, sensitivity, and utility of analyzing water-soluble environmental contaminants by direct aqueous injection (DAI) gas chromatography/Fourier transform Infrared spectrometry (GC/FT-IR) and gas chromatography/ion trap spectrometry (GC/ITS) has been investigated. Thirteen low molecular weight, highly water-soluble, or poorly-purgeable compounds were studied


The paper presents characteristics of 14 species of microscopic phytopathogenic fungi collected in the Beskid Niski Mts. and Doly Jasielsko-Sanockie. One of them - Phyllosticta telekiae Cejp, Fassat et Zavrel is a New species for Poland, Five were collected on new host plants, and the others are known from a few localities.


The rock attitude elements play important role in the fields of both mechanical properties and stability analysis. The traditional statistical graphs such as rose diagram, isopycnic graph and angle histogram are displayed which can roughly estimate the dip direction and angle of rock mass. And k-mean clustering analysis is applied to rock mass discontinuity attitude automatic statistic which can determine the the dip direction of rock mass accurately and estimate the proportion of gathered data. The K-mean clustering analysis is a beneficial supplement of traditional statistical methods, which has a prospect of engineering application.


Sample fibers were prepared with a multi-filament melt-spinning machine, from polypropylene (hereafter "PP") to which β-form nucleating agent had been added. The relations between melt-spinning conditions and crystal modification of obtained fibers were studied. Wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurement of fibers yielded the following results: The diffraction peaks of α-form crystal were clearly observed in undrawn fiber to which β-form nucleating agent had been added in an amount of 0.05 wt%. The diffraction peaks of β-form crystal were observed in undrawn fiber to whichβ-form nucleating agent had been added in an amount of more than 0.10wt%. Also, the effects of spinning temperature on PP to which β-form nucleating agent had been added in an amount of 0.10 wt% were studied. Only crystalline reflections of α-form were found in the sample produced at a spinning temperature lower than 250°C. However, the reflections of β-form appeared when spinning temperature was increased to 280°C. When the draft ratio was more than 3100, the diffraction peaks of β-form crystal were not observed. When the samples were drawn with a heated roller at 110°C, a few diffraction peaks of β-form crystal were found when the draw ratio was set at 4.0, but the peaks were never found when the draw ratio exceeded 5.0. The results indicate that crystal transformation from β-form to α-form takes place in samples for which the crystallite-orientation factor ofβ-form, fC(β), reaches about 0.788.


The fracture-dislocation of the first carpometacarpal (CM) joint is a rare injury, but it has earned a reputation for being simple to reduce but difficult to maintain in position. We report our experience of treatment using the percutaneous pin fixation. Thirteen patients were treated by the percutaneous pin fixation, and three patients by conservative therapy. One of the conservative was unrecognized fracture, and others were little dislocation of the extra-articular type.The clinical results of 7 cases were excellent in five, good in one and fair in one case.We think that the exact anatomical reduction of the fracture-dislocation of the first CM joint is neccesary.


We express the Partial regularities and $a^*$-invariants of a Borel type ideal in terms of its irredundant irreducible decomposition. In addition we consider the behaviours of those invariants under intersections and sums.


Objectives: Provision of ethical medical care is the totem pole of the health-care system and to make appropriate decisions while providing the end-of-life (EOL) care is essential for all physicians. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, awareness, and attitude of health professions students (HPSs) about the bioethics of EOL medical care. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out in all colleges of our University for Health Sciences, Jeddah Campus from September 2019 to December 2019. A predesigned and validated questionnaire about end of life patient care was adopted to achieve the purpose of the study. Results: A total of 522 students responded to this survey, of them, 290 (55.6%) were male, while 232 (44.4%) were female with a ratio of 1:1.25. Also, 226 (43.3%) of the respondents were from College of Medicine (COM), 142 (27.2%) from College of Health Professions (COSHP), 86 (16.5%) from College of Applied Medical Sciences (CAMS), and 68 (13.0%) from College of Nursing (CON). 44.9% of the males and 52.6% of females had a disagreement with the statement that patient has the right to end his or her own life of which 24.8% of COM, 27.9% of CAMS, 35.3% of CON, and 26.85% of COSHP strongly disagreed (P < 0.001). Additionally, most of the HPSs agreed to that terminally ill patients can die peacefully at home of which 69.9% were of COM, 46.5% of CAMS, 41.2% of CON, and 46.5% of COSHP students (P < 0.001). The analysis of data showed that COM and CON students' bioethical knowledge and awareness about EOL care was higher than that of CAMS and COSHP. Conclusions: The awareness about the bioethical concepts of EOL care was good among the HPSs of KSAU-HS, however this study identifies a need of introducing the bioethical concepts of palliative care in the curriculum.


Image monitor is the most important part of security system,it is also one of the techno-apply hotspot,and it is applied for many fields because of its intuition and convenience.A feasible main scheme is proposed in the paper,the connection of every module and the initialization scheme are also provided.At the same time,the flow of software design is proposed.The system can carry out the authenticity of image alarm and be applied for many fields,and so on.


The invention discloses a manipulator hand-eye calibration method based on active binocular vision. The method comprises the following steps that S1, a binocular vision sensor is calibrated by using a 2D plane calibration target, and a binocular vision sensor coordinate system is established; S2, the tail end of a manipulator is moved to any position, the coordinates of the tail end of the manipulator under a manipulator coordinate system are recorded, coded images are projected to the tail end of the manipulator by a structured light generator, the binocular vision sensor acquires the images, and the three-dimensional coordinates of the tail end of the manipulator under the binocular vision sensor coordinate system are calculated by utilizing coded pattern information and polar geometric constraints; and S3, the step S2 is repeated and multiple sets of coordinate data are obtained, and the relation between the manipulator coordinate system and the binocular vision sensor coordinate system is calculated, i.e. the manipulator hand-eye relation is calculated.


According to characteristics of zinc ebullition and baking production process,and control requirement,CS3000 distributed control system,made in Yokogawa of Japan,was adopted to reform the old zinc ebullition and baking system.Application and development of the system is introduced.System functions,configuration of hardware and software,and control strategy are described in detail.


Core preparation and analysis technology is considered. Basic stages of on-line studies of full-size core and its individual samples are given. Day-and ultra-violet light photo images of core are given.


Hydrogen was purified by a series of Pd−Ag/ceramic composite membranes with different Pd−Ag alloy thickness ranging from 2.5 to 15 μm. During the process, methane (CH4) was found to be formed in the permeated gas, which was also reported in related studies. A comprehensive study was carried out to identify the source of CH4 by discussing the influence of membrane defect and feed composition with several gas mixtures as feed gas. It was found that CH4 content in the purified hydrogen increased with the defect degree, and for obtaining 99.9% permeated hydrogen, the helium leakage of the membrane should be less than 0.01 mL min−1 cm−2; whereas no helium flow should be detected, that is, the membranes should be completely defect-free, to achieve 99.999+% hydrogen. Meanwhile, different feed gases were used to discover the reason for production of CH4 during purification; the results revealed that only CO in the feed gas resulted in the formation of CH4 on the permeated side. Finally, on the basis of the above ...


The polarisation curve for the reduction of acetophenone in acidic methanol shows a prewave and a mainwave; the total wave height is diffusion controlled, corresponding to a reaction involving one electron per molecule. The prewave is kinetically controlled, except of course when it contributes a large fraction of the total wave. The products formed at potentials on the shoulder of the prewave are the acetophenone pinacol dimethyl diethers. The mechanism is analogous to that which operates in acetophenone pinacol formation, the reaction which predominates in aqueous media. In the presence of acid, methanol and acetophenone are shown to form the dimethyl ketal; a value for the equilibrium constant is determined.


Three important factors: the outflow, the water temperature and the pH, which influenced the DO (dissolved oxigen) of river directly were used to set up the BP neural network based on L-M algorithm. And the DO concentration of the Yellow River was predicted successfully with this neural network. Four methods were used to unitary the learning samples, and then the network was trained by them. The results showed that the network can predict the DO concentration satisfactorily which was unified by the fourth method, and the numbers of network's learning sample effected the precision of the network's prediction after many numbers were inserted in these learning samples lineally.


A new design of electromagnetic band gap (EBG) waveguide low‐pass filter (LPF) loaded with double‐array is described to improve the stopband characteristics. Broader gapband width, about 2‐GHz broader than the traditional filters, greater stopband attenuation, and moderate passband insert loss (0.5 dB) can be obtained. Theoretical and measured results are in good agreement. The filter can be employed for the out‐of‐passband clutter rejection of traditional filters. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 2090–2093, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23608


Summary
A close relationship between three temperate phages (gd, ge and gf), specific for three strains of the newly described species Pseudomonas pseudoflava was revealed by an identical pattern of structural proteins, by serological cross-reactions and by the finding of cross-immunity and cross-resistance. In addition attachment of the phages to the pili of their hosts and the presence of a restriction and modification mechanism was indicated.


Objective:To summery the clinical characteristic and surgical skills of the processing of aortic root in type Stanford A dissecting aneurysm.Methods:Fourteen patients with Stanford A dissecting aneurysm were given operation from June 2009 to August 2010.In all cases,there were 6 cases with mild aortic ragurgltation,6 cases with moderate and severe aortic ragurgltation,and 2 cases without ragurgltation.There were 2 cases with Marfan syndrome.Stented elephant trunk implantation combined with total arch replacement were performed by using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and antegrade selective cerebral perfusion in all cases,and 3 cases with aorta replacement,3 cases with aortic root Bentall operation,8 cases with aortic sinus plasty and junction of the aortic valve suspension.Results:Thirteen cases were discharged,1 patient was died in hospital because of brain complication,and 3 cases with renal insufficiency.Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest time was 18-42 min,average time was(28.2±5.4) min;aortic cross-clamping time was 58-102 min,average time was(64±13.4) min,and cardiopulmonary bypass time was 153-282 min,average time was(185±27) min.After operation,in the 13 discharging cases,there were 6 cases without aortic ragurgltation,2 cases with minimum ragurgltation,3 cases with mild ragurgltation,2 cases with moderate regurgitation,and they were not needed operation.Conclusion:The operation procedure is safe and effective,which is selected according to how the root of aorta been affected.It can remove the false lumen with a satisfied effect.


Student protest in 1968 and 1971 have much differences, but despite that, they also have similarities. If we look at causes, we will notice that there are many differences, the motives are different and the context is different. Also requirements are different, the main difference is that students in 1968 in their demands are thinking on whole Yugoslav society, and in 1971 students demand better position for Croatia in Yugoslavia. But the similaritie is that both students in 1968 and 1971 in their demands try to protect working class and try to connect with them in protest. The students in 1971 are closer to the Croatian Communist Party, because they are together part of the movement called Hrvatsko proljece (Croatian spring). Also the professors gave their support to the students in 1971, but in 1968 only professors gathered around magazine called Praxis gave support to the students. Both students in 1968 and 1971 criticized bureaucracy, and slow progress of reform. Also they wanted to connect with working class, and in their demands there was some point concidering working class. Many of demands of Hrvatsko proljece wich students were part of, were realized in Constitution in 1974. The leading students in 1971 finished in jail, and the leading students of 1968 didn't finish in prison but they did have problems later because of events in 1968. The students in 1968 didn't want to change system of socialism, they wanted to make it better. The students in 1971 wanted the better position for Socialist Republic Croatia in Yugoslavia, the problem was that some of demands were separatist.


A brief review of formulating properties and sunscreen active ingredients of sunscreen products sold in websites in 2008.Five tables show the sunscreen agents used in different SPF sunscreen products.


This is a collection of short essays written in the last decade of the twentieth century. As a literary critic, Glantz's forte is the close reading in pursuit of a philological quandary. Here she chooses to focus on a number of prologues by various chroniclers as well as on lesser aspects of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz's texts. Glantz mixes and matches questions on writing and the body, writing and editing, problems of language and cultural translation in the conflict of conquest as she moves over pages authored by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Bernal Diaz del Castilllo, Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo, Sor Juana, and others.


Background: Calcium requirement increases during pregnancy, thereby increasing the chances of developing hypocalcaemia. Hypocalcaemia may be associated with pregnancy-related complications. Therefore, we planned this study to estimate the prevalence of hypocalcaemia among pregnant women attending secondary care hospital, and to study the association between hypocalcaemia and pregnancy outcomes. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in a secondary level hospital at Ballabgarh, district Faridabad, Haryana, India. Consecutive pregnant women with gestation period more than 28 weeks were enrolled. Dietary calcium intake was ascertained using 24-hour dietary recall method. Serum calcium estimation was done by Biolis 24i auto analyser. Outcome of pregnancy (preterm delivery, low birth weight (LBW) babies, and neonatal mortality) was assessed telephonically 3 months after the enrolment. Results: A total of 696 pregnant women were enrolled in the study. Mean (SD) dietary calcium intake and serum calcium level was 796.4 (360.4) mg/day and 9.56 (0.94) mg/dl respectively. Prevalence (95% CI) of hypocalcaemia was 23.9% (20.8 – 27.2%). Serum total calcium level was not associated with dietary calcium intake (p-value = 0.36). Mean serum calcium level was significantly lower in mothers who had LBW babies. Pre-eclampsia, preterm delivery, and neonatal mortality were not associated with serum calcium level. Conclusion: Serum calcium level may not be related to dietary calcium level. Hence, the current recommendation of calcium supplementation during antenatal period appears to be inconclusive among our study population. Keyword: Dietary calcium intake, serum calcium level, pregnancy, hospital. eISSN 2091-0800


Pampatheriidae (Middle Miocene-late Pleistocene) constitutes an extinct clade of Cingulata widely dispersed in South America, entering in Central and North America during the Great American Biotic Interchange. In the Pleistocene of South America, two genera are recorded:  Pampatherium  (with three species) and  Holmesina  (with six species). In the Pleistocene palaeofauna of Tarija Valley (Bolivia) one of the most conspicuous recorded taxa are the Cingulata, including Pampatheriidae. Until this contribution, all the remains were classified as  P. typum  and  Pampatherium  sp. Here we present a modern taxonomic revision of the Pampatheriidae of the Tarija Valley, based on previous collected and published material together with new materials obtained from fieldwork carried out during 2011-2013. The evidence indicates that a single species of Pampatheriidae is present in the Tarija Valley (  Pampatherium humboldtii  ), whereas the presence of  P. typum  in discarded. From a chrono-stratigraphic point of view, the biochron of this species is restricted to the late Pleistocene. This supports previous hypothesis on the age of the sediments of Tarija Valley (Tolomosa Formation).


With the development of thematic data processing to quantification and decision-making,more and better models are needed to deal with thematic data processing.But in the current map making system and GIS,math models can't support the sharing,expendability and flexibility of models.To solve these problems,this article put forward a new concept called "Meta Arithmetic",and researched the construction of math models in thematic data processing,then built a "thematic data-processing Math-Model Base based on Meta-Algorithm".Finally,we made an experiment in which the Math Model Base(MMB)were used in thematic data maps processing in GIS.Through studying,the conclusion was that,using thematic data-processing Math-Model Base to manage math models was an effective method to manage models which was useful to realize the modularization and practicality of thematic data-processing which map making system and GIS was dealing with.


It is natural for the market economy that companies are forced to leave the market when they are not able to survive anymore. This paper is focused on the age structure of the companies in default. The age is considered a period between corporate establishment and insolvency declaration. The paper analyzes whether companies, which report financial accounting statements, have different age structure than non-reporting entities. Data sample consists of 212 companies (147 reporting and 65 non-reporting entities). Moreover, the analysis points out if corporate financial standing differ according to the age structure observed. Using descriptive statistics tools, the observed relationship between the company age and the frequency of insolvency cases is expressed. The evaluation of the financial standing is based on a ratio analysis. Indicators such as return on assets, return on sales, debt ratio, cash and non-cash liquidity, and asset turnover are applied. The results show there are not significant differences in the age structure between the reporting and non-reporting enterprises. Values of financial indicators seem to be independent on the age structure. The paper provides explanations and brings a classification of specific differences observed such as a distinction between reasons due to sector specificities and partly due to the specifics of the current business environment in the Czech Republic (monitored period 2014 – first quarter 2019).
AcknowledgmentsThe authors are thankful to the Grant Agency of Academic Alliance (renamed the Grant Agency Academia Aurea) No. GAAA 10/2018 "Financial characteristics of enterprise in bankruptcy" for financial support to carry out this research.


In a Europe with integrated goods and factor markets, the various national social security systems are being put under increasing pressure. The creation of the common market has changed individuals' property rights. Martin Kolmar investigates these changes in relation to the objectives of efficiency and long-term balanced growth. Of prime importance is the author's detailed analysis of the intra- and intergenerationally redistributive character of the various social security systems and his demonstration that factor mobility generates allocative inefficiencies. His analysis of different reform options and their applicability are also central to this work. (Published in German.)


In today's scenario of 'hyper competition', global corporations face many other MNCs (more and more frequently based in the US, China, South Korea, Taiwan and Europe). In oversize economy, global companies move to adopt closed innovation policies. In particular, the circular economy suggests that sustainable outputs can be achieved without loss of revenue or extra costs for global manufacturers. The transformation from MNCs to global networks has led towards vertical specialization and highly diversified patterns of collaboration through inter-firm and intra-firm transactions coordinated by global corporations. As we can see from the experience of the greatest global corporations (e.g., Mitsubishi Corporation), the biggest global companies see the circular economy as a specific tool to compete, in the context of a network vision (competitive circular economy management).


Nearly $3.5 billion in value was added or created by farm production activities in Nebraska in 1979. Crop enterprises accounted for 64% of the value created. Corn ($1,063 million), cattle -- both feedlot and ranch -- ($914 million) was dominant in terms of value created. Other enterprises exceeding the 2700 mil1ion in value
created include hay ($291 mi11ion), soybeans ($282 million), wheat ($272 mi11ion), and sorghum grain ($258 million)


The degree of COVID-19 pandemic impact on retail chicken shops and butchers ' livelihood were assessed in the present study. The data collected on 38 butchers from eight states through semi-structured interview schedule employing the cross-sectional study during first and second weeks of May, 2020. During the COVID lockdown period, 21.1 % butchers closed their shops due to low demand, COVID-19 panic and poor supply chain. Limited availability of birds leads to increased sale price by 29.9%, but the quantity of sale decreased considerably. Maximum and significant increment of chicken price was observed in rural (49.2%) followed by peri-urban areas (43.5%). During the period, butcher ' s earnings were significantly reduced by 55.6 % affecting the family income. The net loss was about ₹ 32.2/bird as the butchers could not utilize their resources to their potential. COVID-19 pandemic lead to reduced demand for chicken products leading to closure of shops, increased sale price, significant reduction in earnings resulting in distress to the families.


In order to change the present situation of the curriculum model in college P.E teaching which majors in sports's training program,this essay has introduced "outward bound" training concept and items which have been adopted by many foreign firms and domestic companies to improve our teaching model and make our Physical Education to better improve students' physical,psychological,intellectual wellness and their ability in adapting to the society.And to further embody the educating function and social function of P.E teaching.


Mitigating the energy use in buildings, together with satisfaction of comfort requirements are the main objectives of efficient building control systems. Augmenting building energy systems with batteries can improve the energy use of a building, while posing the challenge of considering battery degradation during control operation. We demonstrate the performance of a data-enabled predictive control (DeePC) approach applied to a single multi-zone building and an energy hub comprising an electric heat pump and a battery. In a comparison with a standard rule-based controller, results demonstrate that the performance of DeePC is superior in terms of satisfaction of comfort constraints without increasing grid power consumption. Moreover, DeePC achieved two-fold decrease in battery degradation over one year, as compared to a rule-based controller.


Background: Solitary nodule of the thyroid can be a manifestation of a diversity of diseases affecting the thyroid gland. FNAC is the initial diagnostic investigation of choice in the work up of such patients. The study aimed to assess the impact of adding ultrasonographic assistance to FNAC in patients with such nodules. Methods: 100 patients with solitary nodule of thyroid were included in the study. 50 patients each underwent ultrasound guided FNAC and conventional FNAC. The patients proceeded to definitive surgery and the histopathological report was compared to the FNAC report. Results: The sensitivity (90.0 % v/s 83.3 %), negative predictive power (97.6 % v/s 95 %) and accuracy ( 98 % v/s 96%) of USG guided FNAC was higher than that of conventional FNAC. The false positivity rate (10 % v/s 16.7 %) of USG guided FNAC was found to be lower than that of conventional FNAC. These findings, which apparently showcase the advantages of USG guided FNAC, were not proven to be statistically significant. Conclusions: The database of our retrospective study regarding age and sex incidence, clinicopathological features and therapeutic outcome was comparable to other studies in various literatures.


This paper presents a novel compact and dual-band funny-face-shaped Wi-Fi energy harvester to be used in indoor self-powered wireless sensor. The initial circular monopole receiving antenna is slotted to create multiple available current paths, thus achieves dual-band resonance at 2.45 GHz and 5.8 GHz. The feed line of the antenna is also grooved to form a filter, enhancing its harmonic rejection capability. The antenna exhibits multi-directionality, making it suitable for practical use. In our experimentation using the very low power of incident wave (-4 dBm for 2.4 GHz and -7 dBm for 5.8 GHz), the Wi-Fi rectenna possesses an efficiency of 55% and 29% at 2.45 GHz and 5.8 GHz, respectively. This Wi-Fi energy harvester is potential for battery-less wireless sensor application.


A real-time, level-expansion system to simulate hearing loss for normal hearing persons was studied. The simulator's effect on the performance of normal hearing subjects in basic psychoacoustic tasks was investigated through experimentation. The experiments performed included measurements of intensity discrimination, critical ratio, and two-tone suppression. The results of these experiments were predicted by analyzing a model of the simulator system. The results of a psychophysical tuning curve (PTC) experiment were also predicted and compared with previous data. In addition to the expansion simulation, an additive noise based simulation of hearing loss (equivalent threshold masking) was investigated in each experiment. Results show that the noise and expansion simulations produce comparable effects that are similar to the effects of a real impairment in the PTC and critical ratio experiments. In the intensity discrimination experiment, the expansion simulation gave subjects abnormally good sensitivity, which is not associated with real impairment. Software meant to increase the precision and ease of use of the expansion simulator and stimulus generation equipment was written and documented. Thesis Supervisor: Louis D. B. Braida Title: Henry Ellis Warren Professor of Electrical Engineering


Coordination effect among enterprise network behavior subjects could be evaluated by coordination maturity. Maturity model of enterprise network resource coordination includes four dimensions: the coordination cost, coordination process, coordination method as well as the ability to learn. According to the level of the four dimensions, they can be divided into four levels: the initial level, aggregate level, standard level and optimization level. The scientific evaluation of enterprise network resource coordination maturity, can let the enterprise network behavior subjects understand the condition of resources coordination in their network, thereby improve the degree of network resource coordination, improve and perfect coordination mechanism. Therefore, this text has established the enterprise network resource coordinate maturity index system, which includes six first level indexes and second level indexes. The first level indexes include coordination costs, exchange of information, intelligence resource sharing degree, corporate culture synergy degree, smooth communication and problem solving ability for coordination subjects to the feedback.


The author considers the problem of determining whether a polytope P of n*n matrices is D-stable, i.e. whether each point in P has all its eigenvalues in a given nonempty, open, convex, conjugate-symmetric subset D of the complex plane. The approach used is to check D-stability of certain faces of P. In particular, for each D and n the author determines the smallest integer m such that D-stability of every m-dimensional face guarantees D-stability of P.<<ETX>>


The intention of this article is to theorize Benjamin's thinking about the past, showing not only how this is the true driving force of the Theses, but also how it is only through this that a new concept of history becomes possible. In fact, the past is not finished, but it also a revolutionary past insofar as it avenges thousands of oppressed people in their encounter with the present. A past that contrasts with the official version and the tradition of the continuum, an open past, but not easy to read, implied in encrypted signals to decrypt, dreams to interpret and moments to hold. We can define the Benjaminian past as a "near past" only in the sense that, however, this proximity does not indicate a specific temporal adjacency, but only its relevance and always explosive urgency.


In responding to Fikret Adaman and Pat Devine's essay "Revisiting the Calculation Debate: A Call for a Multiscale Approach," Hannah Archambault and Luke Pretz, Aaron Benanav, and Ted Burczak at points reinforce the text's positions, reinterpret arguments from different angles, complement arguments, and raise their own concerns. With gratitude, the authors here provide their own reflections on these responses, advocating for politically determined economic priorities, with negotiated-coordination bodies deciding the investments to realize those priorities and with market exchange at the enterprise level. This corresponds to a self-governing society in which the self-realization of individuals can be fully achieved and in which people have real autonomy to participate directly or indirectly in all levels of decision making that affect them.


Combined with the specific project in this paper, the working principle of prestressed high-strength concrete beam and floor system arrangement are presented. The prestressed high-strength concrete beam is simulated using ANSYS finite element software, the bearing capacity, stiffness and deflection are checked and the results can meet the requirement. Finally the prestressed construction technology and engineering economy of a classroom floor structure are given. These can provide reference for rational design of similar floor system.


This article describes the hidden natural chemical contaminants present in a unique desert environment and their health consequences on ancient populations. Currently, millions of people are affected worldwide by toxic elements such as arsenic. Using data gathered from Atacama Desert mummies, we discuss long‐term exposure and biocultural adaptation to toxic elements. The rivers that bring life to the Atacama Desert are paradoxically laden with arsenic and other minerals that are invisible and tasteless. High intake of these toxic elements results in severe health and behavioral problems, and even death. We demonstrate that Inca colonies, from Camarones 9 site, were significantly affected by chemical contaminants in their food and water. It appears however, some modern‐day Andean populations resist the elevated levels of arsenic exposure as a result of positive selection mediated via the arsenic methyltransferase enzyme and display more tolerance to high chemical doses. This article further debate the effects of natural pollution and biocultural adaptation of past populations.


Based on the analysis of the development of the cold chain logistics,we discuss the current situation of the development of the cold chain logistics,and make a prediction of its following development.Using the modular construction method for information technology,and combining the theory of internet model,our article discusses the necessity of constructing and implementing the cold chain logistics network model in China.We can improve the operation efficiency of the structure of the network by combining the information technology in enterprises with cold chain logistics network according to the application of information technology in enterprises,also using the model which is constructed by the modular construction method.Finally,we integrate the application of variety in information in each module,we can make the flexible supply chain enterprise network model which focuses on the third party logistics enterprises and information technology.


This paper presents mathematical models and solution methods for assigning time windows to customers in vehicle routing problems with stochastic travel times. The goal is to design minimum-cost routes in terms of traveling distance and to simultaneously minimize the expected penalty costs associated with the assignment of time windows. Focus is given on how to evaluate the flexibility of time windows and to incorporate service reliability into the routing plans. Two mathematical models are proposed for the stochastic time window assignment problem that treat the travel times as continuous and discrete random variables, and take into account lateness and earliness penalties, penalties for the time window widths, and chance constraints to model the probability of serving each customer within the assigned time window so as to meet service reliability requirements. A hierarchical solution approach is proposed. At the first level, the master vehicle routing problem is solved via an adaptive large neighborhood ...


This paper presents an analysis of precipitation and temperature trends and glacier changes in Ganggeexiaoheli of Middle Qilian Mountains.Trend analysis for the period from 1960 to 2010 at five selected meteorological stations showed a pronounced temperature increase.For precipitation,there was a small increase on average,but no clear trend.The glacier outlines of 1976 were delineated using maximum likelihood classification from a Landsat MSS Scene then improved manually.The glacier outlines of 1990,2001 and 2010 were delineated in a semi-automated way using band TM3/TM5 ratio images of Landsat TM or ETM scenes.The decrease in glacier extent was 68.60% between 1976 and 2010 because of temperature rising and a rapid and accelerating shrinkage in the last decade was detected,which was consistent with the temperature increase in the same period.The glacier retreat was not homogeneous.128 of 132 glaciers of 1976 with area less than 3 km2 disappeared and the other four glaciers with area larger than 3 km2 were split into 34 small glaciers in 2010.Shrinkage rate of glaciers with low elevation was higher than that with high elevation,which indicated that glaciers with low elevation were much more sensitive to climate changes.Overall,south,southeast and southwest facing glaciers shrank mostly,which indicated that glaciers on those aspects were more sensitive to climate changes in this region.Given the temperature increase in the future,based on IPCC,the glaciers in this region will continue to retreat.In the short-term,as glaciers retreat and lose mass,they add to a temporary increase in runoff,thereafter their contribution to runoff will be decrease,thereby raising serious sustainability concerns.


This paper focuses on community and neighborhood safety, as well as preserving the nature of communities. It describes new urbanism and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), two methods that address the aforementioned issues. One important tool for use by both is public transit.


Mesonic x-ray intensities have a striking dependence on z. We postulate that different atomic electron configurations cause the mesons to arrive at principal quantum number n = 30 (for kaons) with angular momentum distributions that ~re Z-dependent. Measurements on H20 and CH show greatly reduced x-ray intensities apparently due to the presence of the hydrogen bonds. No evidence was found for trapping in metastable orbits. The experiment added new data to the Z-dependence of intensities.


Emphasizing differences in activation as well as valence, six studies across a range of situations examined relations between types of job-related core affect and 13 self-reported work behaviours. A theory-based measure of affect was developed, and its four-quadrant structure was found to be supported across studies. Also consistent with hypotheses, high-activation pleasant affect was more strongly correlated with positive behaviours than were low-activation pleasant feelings, and those associations tended to be greatest for discretionary behaviours in contrast to routine task proficiency. Additionally as predicted, unpleasant job-related affects that had low rather than high activation were more strongly linked to the negative work behaviours examined. Theory and practice would benefit from greater differentiation between affects and between behaviours.


Thermal fatigue and oxidation data were obtained 24 specimens representing 9 discrete oxide dispersion-strengthened alloy compositions or fabricating techniques. Double edge wedge specimens, both bare metal and coated for each systems, were cycled between fluidized beds maintained at 1130 C with a three minute immersion in each bed. The systems included alloys identified as 262 in hardness of HRC 38; 264 in hardness of HRC 38, 40 and 43; 265 HRC 39, 266 of HRC 37 and 40; 754; and 956. Specimens in the bare condition of 265 HRC 39 and 266 HRC 37 survived 6000 cycles without cracking on the small radius of the double edge wedge specimen. A coated specimen of 262 HRC 38, 266 HRC 37 and 266 HRC40 also survived 6000 cycles without cracking. A duplicate coated specimen of 262 HRC 38 alloy survived 5250 cycles before cracks appeared. All the alloys showed little weight change compared compared to alloys tested in prior programs.


Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmenHospital, China Academy of ChineseMedical Sciences, Beijing, China, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, Department of Science, Mathematics and Technology, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China


The diagnosis of auditory processing disorder (APD) remains controversial. Quantifying symptoms in individuals with APD by using validated questionnaires may help better understand the disorder and inform appropriate diagnostic evaluation. Aims: This study was aimed at characterising the symptoms in APD and correlating them with the results of auditory processing (AP) tests. Methods: Phase 1: Normative data of a speech-in-babble test, to be used as part of the APD test battery, were collected for 69 normal volunteers aged 20–57 years. Phase 2: Sixty adult subjects with hearing difficulties and normal audiogram and 38 healthy age-matched controls completed three validated questionnaires (Amsterdam Inventory for Auditory Disability; Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing Scale; hyperacusis questionnaire) and underwent AP tests, including dichotic digits, frequency and duration pattern, gaps-in-noise, speech-in-babble and suppression of otoacoustic emissions by contralateral noise. The subjects were categorised into the clinical APD group or clinical non- APD group depending on whether they met the criterion of two failed tests. The questionnaire scores in the three groups were compared. Phase 3: The questionnaire scores were correlated with the APD test results in 58/60 clinical subjects and 38 of the normal subjects. Results: Phase 1: Normative data for the speech-in-babble test afforded an upper cut-off mean value of 4.4 dB for both ears Phase 2: Adults with APD presented with hearing difficulties in quiet and noise; difficulties in localising, recognising and detecting sounds and hyperacusis with significantly poorer scores compared to clinical non- APD subjects and normal controls. Phase 3: Weak to moderate correlations were noted among the scores of the three questionnaires and the APD tests. Correlations were the strongest for the gaps-in-noise, speech-in-babble, dichotic digit tests with all three questionnaires. Conclusions: The three validated questionnaires may help identify adults with normal hearing who need referral for APD assessment.


The impedance bandwidth of a microstrip patch antenna may be increased by additional resonances in the antenna structure. This work uses Characteristic Mode Analysis to show that a text-book coplanar parasitically coupled patch design is well described by Coupled Mode Theory. Comparisons to other multimode patch antennas also described by Coupled Mode Theory are made, and some intrinsic properties of the coplanar parasitically coupled patch geometry are noted.


paper, a genetic algorithm (GA) approach is presented for optimal solution of combined economic emission load dispatch (CEELD) problem. Fuel cost and emission are considered to formulate the multi-objective optimization problem. An optimal trade-off between fuel cost and emission is obtained using genetic algorithm. Two test systems are considered to show the effectiveness of the GA approach. An extensive analysis is done by presenting a short term thermal generation scheduling for the Test system-1.


The paper is to analyze and summarize the effects that hospitals possess bulk medical equipment in the way of financial lease from the perspective of macro-administration and propose the practical and feasible policy of regulation and function,which are based on the method of literature review and the key informant interview. Health administrative department should adjust policy and make related rule of law on the characteristics of the lease way to regulate and direct it.


Density functional theory (DFT) calculations, based on B3LYP/6-311G (d, p) basis set, were performed to evaluate the OH bond dissociation energies (BDEs) for phloretin, compared with naringenin, in order to assess the contribution of hydroxyl groups at different position to the radical-scavenging properties. It is indicated clearly that A6 OH is determined as the weakest O-H bond, give rise to the smallest BDE, 73.98 kcal/mol. BDE of B4 OH decreases 2.5 kcal/mol in benzene, very close to that of A6OH, indicated that B4 OH group is also mainly contributed to the reaction with free radicals, especially in non-polar environments.


Research article result of the project "The Department of Risaralda Facing the Millennium Development Goals", funded by the National Committee for Research Development (Conadi) of the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, and originated in the research group "Disciplinary Development ". This documentary research analyzed the speeches of development plans, investment plans and management reports determining the evolution of Risaralda in meeting the Millennium Development Goals (mdgs) in the period 2001-2011, in education and human development. It was found that the development plans are formal statements without monitoring and evaluation options, which do not relate to the mdgs. Also, in practice its integration is not as required by law, and among them there is no intentional relationship at all.


The Ni-20 at.% Mo alloy, here referred to as Ni�o. is a single phase face centered cubic structure (a) above 868°C; below this temperature it becomes long-range ordered (�). The conversion of a to � (ordering reaction) on cooling or by other heat treatment causes a marked increase (e.g., doubling) in the hardness and yield strength. However, extreme embrittlement also occurs. A major purpose of the present study was to see if the addition of moderate amount of aluminum would prevent the embrittlement yet retain the strengthening during ordering. Aluminum was chosen because if might allow the alloys to retain the good corrosion resistance ofNi�o. The alloys studied were the base Ni4Mo alloy and Ni4Mo with addition of2, 5, 7, and 9 at.% aluminum. All samples were small arc melted buttons. They were solution heat treated at 1280°C for 50 hours in quartz tubes filled with argon, then quenched by breaking the tube under water. Samples were then aged at 600, 650, 700, 750, 850, and 950°C for up to 100 hours. Microhardness was measured and ductility was examined by bending thin slices. The microstructures were evaluated using optical, scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy. Corrosion resistance was evaluated using cyclic anodic polarization and polarization resistance testing. A major finding was that aluminum increased considerably the hardness for all aging treatment and for all alloys (a maximum of about 650 HV after aging the 5, 7, and 9 at.% AI alloys for 100 hours at 700°C), but did not prevent embrittlement. However, in the solution heat treated condition the hardness of the 9 at.% AI alloy ( 440 HV) was approximately double that of the Ni4Mo alloy (220 HV), and good ductility was retained.


To provide a snapshot of current staff utilisation, a questionnaire was sent to 248 Australian hospitals with an identified hospital pharmacy service. The data returned from 101 hospital pharmacy services provided a snapshot of where hospital pharmacists are currently working, what they spend their time doing, and the role of pre‐registration pharmacists and pharmacy support staff in providing hospital pharmacy services.


A novel approach for the time-resolved analysis of high-speed sequences of particle images is presented. The proposed method aims at the minimization of PIV errors in the lower velocity range by adjusting locally and dynamically the interframe time interval of the PIV pairs in a recorded high-speed sequence. The algorithm performs the operation on a local basis, thus providing the same level of accuracy across the full velocity dynamic range of the flow. The present results indicate a greater performance than state-of-the-art PIV analysis based on multi-grid offset PIV and is successfully applied to synthetic and real flow cases. Figure 1 shows the application of the adaptive multi-frame PIV (AMF-PIV) algorithm to a cross-flow jet. Fig.1 Distribution of the fra me interval qopt in the adaptive multi-frame PIV technique velocity vector field; application to a cross-flow jet


peculiar to Hyderabad can only be tested by comparative studies centering on other geographical areas. There is, unfortunately, no discussion of the effect of the increasing range of acceptable marriage partners on the practice of dowry—a social problem that agitated the minds of North Indian Kayastha reformers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and which some reformers related directly to the narrow endogamous boundaries and the resulting competition for bridegrooms. Since, however, many of the most recent (post-1960) "outmarriages" in Dr. Leonard's sample apparently involve educatd women with career potentials of their own, the question of dowry may be mitigated by considerations of the wife's earning ability; if so, this would represent a significant deviation from traditional cultural norms, with important implications for the position of Indian women. Dowry may historically have been less of a problem among the Hyderabadi Kayasthas (due to the practice of bilateral inheritance of positions in the Mughlai bureaucracy) than among the North Indian Kayasthas; but the absence of explicit discussion of this subject in a work that is directly relating marriage and kin group patterns to control and distribution of economic resources seems curious. To be sure, in the nineteenth century the dominant Mathur family imported sons-in-law and made them jagirdars (courtesy of grants by the Nazim); the leading Saksena and Gaur families recruited bridegrooms and placed them in positions that contributed both to the income of the kin group and to the kin group's continuing control of the offices; and exchange marriages eliminated the need for dowry while consolidating kin groups. But many questions remain unanswered, particularly in regard to the marriage alliances contracted by members of the modern administration (who didn't have jagirs or offices at their disposal). I, of course, dissent from Dr. Leonard's observation that Munshi Kali Prasad's "early efforts had aimed at social reform through Sanskritization of the Kayastha community" (p. 202). Kali Prasad (himself an early product of the Government Normal School in Benares, and briefly an inspector of schools before he opted for a legal career) was above all else an educational entrepreneur, and the education he stressed—because he realized that it was essential for a service community in the changing administrative environment—was Western education. The Kayastha Pathshala (Allahabad), founded by Kali Prasad as a primary school about 1873, did not become a college (p. 201; cf. p. 232) until 1914, nearly three decades after the founder's death. And Kali Prasad did not found the Kayastha Conference (p. 232). But these are minor complaints about a work elaborately researched and lucidly written.


Since the 1980s,the concept of Path Dependence and its relevant theories have been applied to the studies of institutional changes in technological,economic and legal systems.Paul A.David,and W.B.Arthur,initiated a pioneering research on self-reinforcement mechanism of technological evolution and nature of path dependence.Douglass C.North originated path dependence in institutional change,putting path dependence theory into the framework of institutional change analysis.Based on game theory,Avner Greif made intensive and systematic study in historic comparative institutional analyses concerning cultural tradition and path dependence in institutional change,which further enriched and promoted path dependence theory.Oona A.Hathaway applied path dependence theory into legal institutional change under the common law and conducted normative analysis,which offered innovative ideas and models for the application of path dependence into institutional changes in legal system and economics.During this course,on one hand path dependence provided a brand-new theory,approach and perspective for the research fields mentioned above,which greatly promoted the study and advancement in many significant problems in those fields.On the other hand,while it was being applied,path dependence theory itself has been complemented,developed and polished continuously.


Objective To explore the method and feasibility of laparoscopy-assisted radical gastrecto-my. Methods Since from June 2005 to June 2008,35 cases of gastric cancer patients with the implementation of laparoscopic surgery, gastric remote radical gastrectomy in 21 cases, gastric cancer line total gastrectomy in 3, gastric cardia Proximal cancer laparoscopic radical gastrectomy in 11 cases. Results All cases were performed the laparoscopic procedure successfully. No conversion to open surgery occurred. The number of surgical removal of lymph nodes was(21±5.8. Distance from the tumor of the proximal stump was(5.2±1.2)cm,the remote is (6. 0±1.7) cm. The mean operative time was (203±34) min and the average blood losswas (123 ± 22) ml. The mean time for the bowl function returned of(42±6.5)h after operation on average. Conclusion Laparoscopic-as-sisted surgery for gastric cancer Ⅰ,Ⅱ period, and part of the Ⅲ period gastric cancer with less trauma and faster postoperative recovery characteristics,is a relatively safe operation with open surgery with a similar degree of cure.

Key words:
Gastric cancer;  Laparoscope;  Radical gastrectomy


In this paper, we propose a new fractional order variational method for pan-sharpening, which aims to obtain a high resolution multi-spectral (MS) image from a low resolution MS image and a high resolution panchromatic (PAN) image. On one hand, we use the data generative constraint for preserving the spectral information. More specifically, on the other hand, we exploit the fractional order gradient feature consistence between the high resolution MS image and PAN image for preserving the spatial information. Based on these assumptions, a new fractional order variational model is proposed and an efficient algorithm is designed to solve the proposed model. Experimental results show that the proposed method outperforms various well-known pan-sharpening methods in terms of higher spatial and spectral qualities.


Isabel grape is one of the main cultivars used for juice processing, but presents deficiency in anthocyanins, pigments responsible for the color. Thus, an alternative for increasing the color is to promote synthesis of this compound, which can be accomplished using growth regulators, like abscisic acid (ABA). This work aimed to evaluate anthocyanins and polyphenols concentration in berry and juice of 'Isabel' grape treated with abscisic acid in different maturation stages. Statistical model used was a randomized block design with seven treatments and five replications: control; S-ABA 400mgL -1 , applied 7 days before véraison (DBV); S 400mgL -1 applied at véraison (V); 7 days after véraison (DAV); S 400mgL -1 , applied the first application S-ABA 35DAFA; and S -ABA 400mgL -1 , 7DAV + S -ABA 400mgL -1 35DAFA. S -ABA application increases anthocyanins concentration, color variables, and acceptability of juices in sensory analysis, without affecting polyphenols concentration. Two applications of S -ABA 400mgL -1 provide best results regarding the increment of berries and juice color of 'Isabel' grape.


Demetrias has yielded the largest number of terracotta figurines of a popular iconographic type of the Hellenistic period: the 'kausia boy', shown standing, dressed in the chiton, chlamys, kausia and krepides. The rediscovery of the material from A.S. Arvanitopoulos' excavations at Demetrias in the early twentieth century has provided an opportunity to reassess the significance of this iconographic type in the city and in the wider Hellenistic world. Combining and comparing the material from Arvanitopoulos' excavations with that from other excavations in the city by the German Archaeological Institute and the Ephorate of Antiquities of Magnesia, it is now clear that the kausia boy figurines from Demetrias were discovered in various contexts, including sanctuaries, graves and the foundations of the royal palace (Anaktoron); the largest number was found in the sanctuary of Pasikrata. It has been possible to identify more than ten technical types, confirming the importance of these figures in the coroplastic production of the city. This paper also discusses the iconographic types of the 'shepherds', kausia-wearing boys holding the syrinx and the lagobolon, as well as the animal-carrying boys, since they too are wearing the same attire, and are mechanically related to the simple kausia boy types. The study of Demetrias' specimens, combined with the study of the distribution of these iconographic types in the Hellenistic world and the relevant iconographic, literary and epigraphic evidence enable its reinterpretation.


1. Given the unexplained frequent association between systemic hypertension and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), the secretion of prostanoids during sleep was investigated (more specifically, the ratio of prostacyclin (PGI2) to thromboxane A2 (TxA2), since they have marked opposite effects on vascular tone). Prostacyclin has vasodilating effects, whereas thromboxane results in vasoconstriction.


Abstract Biorthogonal labelling with fluorescent small molecules is an indispensable tool for diagnostic and biomedical applications. In dye‐based 5‐ethynyl‐2′‐deoxyuridine (EdU) cell proliferation assays, augmentation of the fluorescent signal entails an overall enhancement in the sensitivity and quality of the method. To this end, a rapid, divergent synthetic procedure that provides ready‐to‐click pH‐insensitive rhodamine dyes exhibiting outstanding brightness was established. Compared to the shortest available synthesis of related high quantum‐yielding rhodamines, two fewer synthetic steps are required. In a head‐to‐head imaging comparison involving copper(I)‐catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition reactions with in vitro administered EdU, our new 3,3‐difluoroazetidine rhodamine azide outperformed the popular 5‐TAMRA‐azide, making it among the best available choices when it comes to fluorescent imaging of DNA. In a further exploration of the fluorescence properties of these dyes, a set of bis‐MPA dendrons carrying multiple fluorescein or rhodamine units was prepared by branching click chemistry. Fluorescence self‐quenching of fluorescein‐ and rhodamine‐functionalized dendrons limited the suitability of the dyes as labels in EdU‐based experiments but provided new insights into these effects.


-The interface formation of the junction (n and p) InP/liquid ammonia is examined in terms of acid base equilibrium of adsorbed species (issued from the solvent) from impedance measurements recorded in basic (potassium amide) and acidic (ammonium bromide) solutions.


The large amount of Manchu documents remained from Qing Dynasty, including great number of files of the Qing Government, authentically wrote down the process of Qing Dynasty from its origination, development to prosperous times, which are not only important constitutions of history documents of China, but also valuable reference materials in research of Manchu history, Qing history and local history of northeast in China. Among them the primal Manchu documents have special value owning to its originality, reality and scarce in amounts. The paper primarily explores the definition of primal Manchu documents, the significance and the basic principle of classification, the setting of category system, and signal of category on them.


The various information access methods will be consolidated into a general and global solution in the future. We propose that the solution should be based on the information gateway model, in which a user can access information by navigating through layers of objects starting from the information brokers represented by the gateways, and by specifying various queries at any level of the navigation layer. This gateway model and its system structure represent a "standard" user and system interface for future information accessing and logical data association.<<ETX>>


The aims of this study are to discover out the metal elements content, exclusively heavy metals in specific vegetables in the Babylon markets. The collected samples were from regions which is the most susceptible to contamination being located in places exposed to car exhaust and densely populated. the studied types of vegetables are cucumber, turnips, lettuce, tomatoes and radishes, while the studied heavy metals are Iron (Fe), cobalt (Co), Selenium (Se) and Potassium (K).
the concentration of these elements was measured without washing the collected samples using atomic absorption technology. the current study results revealed that the highest concentration of (Fe) and (Co) were in lettuce, and the highest concentration of (Se) and(K) were in radishes.
where the measured concentration of (Fe, Co, Se, and K) were (3.0, 0.4, 0.3 and 145.6 mg .kg-1), (3.0, 0.3, 0.7 and 191.0 mg.kg-1), (8.6, 3.2, 0.6 and 194.0 mgkg-1), (2.7, 1.2, VDL, 235.6 mgkg-1) and (4.2, 0.3, 2.3, and 245.6 mgkg-1) in cucumber, turnips, lettuce, tomatoes and radishes, respectively.


Set a mathematics model of multi-target network planned optimization in the software engineering surveillance. Founded the goal function of multi-target decision problem of software engineering surveillance, analysed the three major control targets (cost, time limit and resource), determined the weights of each target with AHP level analysis method to solve the optimized decision of multi-target network plan better.


In any diagnostic measure which we employ, the patient has the right to ask of us, nay, more, to demand of us, that it shall not be fraught with <lny danger to himself. And if, fur· thermore, we use this same measure as a therapeutic procedure, the injunction to make it safe to the patient is no less binding upon us. 'Is the puncture and irrigation of the maxillary sinus as now practiced by the majority of rhinologists perfectly safe and harmless to the patient? If it is not, in what does the lack of safety consist and what can we do to remedy the situation? These are the questions I am asking myself in this paper and which I hope to be able to answer satisfactorily.


Poster with information about the research aim, the main research question, the theoretical framework and procedures and methodoloy used at various events.


Leaves from three species of Eucalyptus were combusted in a mass-loss calorimeter to characterise the effect of fuel moisture on energy release and combustion products for this genus. Increasing moisture content reduced peak heat release and the effective heat of combustion in a negative exponential pattern while simultaneously increasing time-to-ignition. Estimates of the probability of ignition, based upon time-to-ignition data, indicated that the critical fuel moisture content for a 50% probability of ignition ranged from 81 to 89% on a dry-weight basis. The modified combustion efficiency of leaves (the ratio of CO2 concentration to the sum of the CO2 and CO concentrations) decreased exponentially as fuel moisture increased. This was because CO2 concentrations during combustion declined exponentially while CO concentrations increased exponentially. However, CO2 mixing ratios were always greater by at least one order of magnitude. Emission factors for CO2 declined exponentially with increasing fuel moisture content while CO emission factors increased exponentially to a maximum. The emission factors for volatile organic compounds increased in a pattern similar to that for CO with increasing fuel moisture content. The empirical relationships identified in this study have implications for fire-behaviour modelling and assessing the effect of fire on air quality and climate. Language: en


The ITER magnetic system includes 18 Toroidal Field (TF) Coils constructed using Nb3Sn cable-in-conduit superconductor. Each TF coil comprises a Winding Pack (WP) composed of 7 Double Pancake (DP) modules stacked together, impregnated and inserted into a stainless steel coil case. Fusion for Energy [the European Domestic Agency (DA)] is responsible for the procurement of the ten while the Japanese DA is responsible for remaining nine coils. The conductors are being produced by 6 different DAs, while the coil cases only by the Japanese DA. F4E has implemented a procurement strategy aimed to minimize costs and risks, consisting of subdividing the procurement into three main procurement packages, each foreseeing first an R&D and qualification phase. One procurement package is related to the construction of 72 radial plates (RP), another to the fabrication of the ten WP, and a third to the cold test and coil-case insertion of ten WP. In collaboration with industry, F4E has successfully produced two RP prototypes. Regarding the DP, the construction of the first DP prototype has started. In this paper, we will report on the results achieved so far and the status of each of the procurement packages.


A new 50GHz microwave interferometer was installed, and non-inductively sustained spherical tokamak plasmas in the TST-2 device were measured. The line integrated electron densities (nels) on five chords were compared with visible CCD camera image and equilibrium analysis. It is concluded that the high-density region has a C-like shape along the outboard boundary. This shape suggests that the electron density is not constant on the magnetic flux surface. c


A novel method for the detection of composition differences on solid surfaces is based on differences in the adsorption and subsequent partial desorption of a radiotracer by heterogeneities of the surface.


It is compared sodium tetraphenylborate gravimetric method with sodium tetraphenylborate- quaternary ammonium salt volumetric method in the aspects of operating process,the time and the results of analysis. The results show that the two methods have their own merits and demerits. The potassium content can be tested according to different need.


The present utility relates to lithium ion battery field, more specificly relating to clamp for transferring cylindrical lithium ion battery which comprise base, positioning block for positioning battery and clamping device for clamping battery. Positioning block is movably mounted in fixed trough of base. The present utility is especially suitable for convey or transfer before welding of cylindrical battery and ensure the battery assembly accuracy in transfer course and laser welding accuracy for follow-up battery and reduce the bad seal of laser welding.


BACKGROUND
The factors involved in Streptococcus mutans colonization in young children are not clear. The aim of this study was to determine the factors associated with S. mutans colonization in 8- to 32-month-old children.

METHODS
A group of 225 caries-free 8-month-old children was recruited for the study. They were examined every six months until they were 32 months old to investigate their environmental factors, host factors and bacterial transmission factors. At baseline and during each examination, their teeth were checked for the presence of dental plaque and developmental defects of enamel, and S. mutans plaque status was assessed using a real-time PCR test.

RESULTS
Eight children (3.6%) showed S. mutans colonization by the age of 8 months. The percentages of colonization were 6.0% at 14 months, 16.2% at 20 months, 26.7% at 26 months, and 33.5% at 32 months. The results showed that females (p = 0.006), children with enamel hypoplasia (p = 0.024), children with low birth weights (p = 0.005), those who consume more sweets (p < 0.001), and those with a higher proportion of visible plaque (p = 0.020 and p = 0.041) were more likely to be colonized by S. mutans.

CONCLUSIONS
Streptococcus mutans colonization in young children was associated with gender, tooth enamel hypoplasia, low birth weight, frequent consumption of sweets and poor oral hygiene.


Objective To prepare the thermosensitive liposomes containing paclitaxel(PTL)and study their anticancer effect.Methods Both PTL and paclitaxel liposomes(PL) were prepared by the thin-film method.The HPLC method was established to determine paclitaxel concentration in vivo and in vitro.The model of mice Lewis sarcoma was established and divided into four groups randomly:control,PTX,PL and PTL groups.Each group was administrated with drug and local hyperthermia for 30 min.The volume and weight of tumor were detected.Results The mean particle size of the liposomes ranged 70-140 nm and the drug entrapment efficiency was about 99%.The phase transition temperature of PTL was about 42℃.In vivo,the study of thermosensitive characteristics of PTL indicated that drug content in heated location was significantly higher than that of the unheated.The inhibition ratio of tumor in PTX,PL and PTL groups was 49.79%,57.40% and 75.66%,respectively.Conclusion Compared with PTX and PTL,PTL has an evident thermosensitive characteristic and increases the anticancer effect of paclitaxel remarkably when combined with hyperthermia.


Using certificates for distributed authorizations in computer network systems has been discussed in the literature. However real implementations of the concept are rarely seen. In our certificate based authorization simulation system (CBASS) project, we prototyped a computer system including some of the emulated functions of an operating system such as machine, user and file management, and emulated applications. These system management functions and applications use certification instead of conventional access control list mechanism for resource access control. It is our purpose to explore a practical way to build the distributed authorization into computer systems in order to solve authorization problems which exist in present open and large distributed computing environments. In this paper, we present our design and implementation of the CBASS.


Early in their training, pediatricians come to grips with a scary fact about young febrile infants <3 months of age: they can be sick without looking sick.1–3 Until the early 1990s, both well- and ill-appearing young febrile infants were managed conservatively, with the same cookbook strategy: hospitalization for 48 to 72 hours on empirical parenteral antibiotics as urine, blood, and spinal fluid cultures marinated.4,5 Pediatric house staff became proficient at spinal taps but also learned that most infants had cultures that tested negative. This "rule out sepsis" recipe clearly subjected many infants to the risks and costs of unnecessary hospitalization and treatment.6 At least 2 questions ensued: which infants could be spared hospitalization? And, if an infant was hospitalized, when could she or he be safely discharged?

With regard to the first question, in 2012, the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality published a comprehensive review of the myriad of approaches to this conundrum,7 and most are familiar with the current state of affairs.8 First, pediatric trainees still learn the algorithms developed decades ago in Boston,9 Milwaukee,10 Philadelphia,11 and Rochester,12 which teased out a subpopulation of "low-risk" febrile infants who might safely be spared tests, antibiotics, and/or hospitalization. In other studies, authors supported intramuscular ceftriaxone and close follow-up as an alternative to hospitalization for selected infants 28 to 90 days of age.13 Second, despite changes in bacteriology, such as the virtual disappearance of Listeria and Haemophilus influenzae , and the impressive reduction in group B streptococcal and pneumococcal infections,14,15 the overall ball park rates of serious bacterial infection in young febrile infants remain stubbornly unchanged: 5% to 10% have a …


The monitoring device has a catalyzer (43), an upstream-side air/fuel ratio sensor (55) and a downstream-side air/fuel ratio sensor (56), and calculates a sub-feedback quantity for matching the air/fuel ratio represented by an output value of the downstream-side air/fuel ratio sensor to the theoretical air/fuel ratio, while controlling a fuel injection quantity to match the air/fuel ratio of the air-fuel mixture to be supplied to an internal-combustion engine (10) to the theoretical air/fuel ratio in accordance with an output value of the upstream-side air/fuel ratio sensor and the sub-feedback quantity. Further, the monitoring device updates a learning value for the sub-feedback quantity to become a quantity according to a steady-state component of the sub-feedback quantity. The monitoring device divides a convergent state to a convergence value for the learning value into at least three status, setting up an updating speed for the learning value according to the divided status. The monitoring device makes a judgment for a defect in accordance with a first parameter for the learning value-based judgment for a defect. The monitoring device performs or cancels the judgment for a defect state depending on the learning speed setting (that is, a convergent state of the learning value).


In order to study a pure rolling rotary draw bending forming process,an experimental method was utilized to find the effect of each geometry and process parameter in process system on cross-section distortion of sintered micro heat pipe.The experimental results show that the smaller the distance is from fixed mold to the start line of bending,the smaller the die holes,bend angles and bending angular velocities is,the bigger the relative bending radius is,the smaller the cross-section distortion is.Otherwise,the cross-section distortion will be bigger.The experiments optimized geometrical parameters and process parameters.Meanwhile,the process system of tube bending can improve the efficiency of bending exponentially.


A vast number of e-voting schemes including mix-net-based e-voting, homomorphic e-voting, blind signature-based e-voting, blockchain-based e-voting, post-quantum e-voting, and hybrid e-voting have been proposed in the literature for better security and practical implementation. In this paper, we review various e-voting approaches to date. We first compare the structures, advantages, and disadvantages of the different e-voting approaches. We then summarise the security properties of the e-voting approaches in terms of their functional requirements and security requirements. In addition, we provide a comprehensive review of various types of e-voting approaches in terms of their security properties, underlying tools, distinctive features, and weaknesses. We also discuss some practical considerations in the design of e-voting systems. Subsequently, some potential research directions are suggested based on our observations.


Objective:  Homeodomain‐interacting protein kinase 2 (HIPK2) is a member of a recently identified nuclear protein kinase family that act as co‐repressors for homeodomain transcription factors. This study was carried out to investigate the expression of HIPK2, and its correlation with clinicopathological features and prognosis in cervical carcinoma.


This short article tracks Brazil's emergence as a central force in the mobilization of the "G20 Plus," a block of developing nations committed to global agricultural trade reform. The article also considers Brazil's performance on the "battlefield[s] of commerce" and concludes with some thoughts regarding the constituencies for whom Brazil ostensibly is waging this war on the southern route to Antarctica.


We prove the existence and uniqueness of fixed point belonging to the zero-set of a given function. The results are established in the setting of metric spaces and partial metric spaces. Our approach combines the recent notions of (F,φ)contraction and Z-contraction. The main result allows to deduce, as a particular case, some of the most known results in the literature. An example supports the theory.


Aim: Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. However, there are also studies showing that increased body mass index is unexpectedly protective in myocardial infarction. More studies are needed to elucidate this situation, known as the obesity paradox. This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between waist circumference and mortality and morbidity in acute ST elevated myocardial infarct (STEMI).
Material and Method: This is a prospective and observational study. Patients diagnosed with STEMI on electrocardiography (ECG) were included in the study. Immediately after the exhalation, waist circumference (WC) was measured on a horizontal plane at a point equidistant from the lowest floating rib and the upper border of the iliac crest. The role of waist circumference in the development of mortality and major cardiac events within 1 month was evaluated.
Results: A total of 106 patients admitted to the emergency department with STEMI were included in the study. While increased waist circumference was associated with mortality, it was insignificant in terms of major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) development. Low BMI is significant in terms of decreased mortality and MACE.
Conclusions: The use of WC as an indicator of body fat ratio rather than weight in STEMI may be more valuable in the evaluation of mortality and MACE.


: This article establishes an analytical framework of studies related to the theme continuing education in physical education and health promotion practices. The methodology used is qualitative, based on the bibliographic survey, called "related studies", through cataloging, tabulation and analysis of data obtained in the titles, abstracts and methodology of scientific articles. As a result, the research presented limitations and weaknesses of discussions about continuing education in physical education and health promotion practices, and about the need for training in the scope of health promotion practices in school physical education, considering that in this curricular component, we still encounter many challenges about health-related knowledge. Therefore, we confirm the significance and premence of debates on health promotion in school Physical Education. In particular, with regard to the continuing education and pedagogical practice of teachers inserted in basic education institutions.


The article considers the specifics of business process management in business structures based on service-oriented architecture. The scientific novelty and practical significance of the work lies in the comparative analysis of service-oriented architecture management structures, in which such business platforms as: Mule Galaxy, CentraSiteTM, HP SOA Systinet, PetalsMaster, WSO2 are identified and justified. Comparative characteristics have been determined, according to which it is possible to conduct research on the management of business processes in business structures: publication of services; service discovery; service search; service contract management; lifecycle management; user and access rights management; management registry synchronization. The comparison of the management system of an entrepreneurial structure with the management of information technologies and SOA management is carried out.


A keyboard operated electronic musical instrument is disclosed in which musical tones are created by reading out preselected data values stored in a waveshape memory. A transformed sequence of these data points is generated such that a variable delay exists between the transformed sequence of data points read out of the memory. The selectively delayed sequences of points is combined with the original points to generate musical tones having an ensemble-like musical effect. Provision is made for varying the delay in a periodic cyclic fashion using a period the same as that for the stored data in the waveshape memory.


Abstract Au-Fe alloys have been studied by magnetic measurements of various types in the composition range where ferromagnetism evolves from spin-glass character. The percolation limit identified from the results and other data is 15.5 + 0.3 at.% Fe. Between this composition and ∼28% Fe, finite clusters co-exist in significant concentrations with the infinite cluster, and a fairly well-defined temperature observed in the magnetic properties is ascribed to a freezing of these clusters that parallels that of finite clusters in the pre-percolation alloys. Magnetic resonance is observed in alloys with more than about 13% Fe (i.e. in alloys containing large nearest-neighbour clusters) and the temperature dependence of the linewidth correlates with the interpretation given of the magnetization data.


1. Barbers and Sets Here is a well-known puzzle: Say there is a village with a barber. Some (male) villagers shave themselves; others are shaved by the barber. In fact, the barber shaves all and only those who don't shave themselves. Who shaves the barber? This is of course a trick question: The answer is that there cannot be such a village. If every villager is such that the barber shaves him if and only if he does not shave himself, then this must also hold for the barber: the barber must shave himself if and only if he does not shave himself. But that is a contradiction. A similar puzzle arises from the notion of a set, the standard notion of a collection in mathematics. Consider the set of sets which are not members of themselves. Call it the Russell set, after Bertrand Russell, who came up with the argument.1 Unpacking the description, this is the set R such that for all sets x, x is a member of R just in case x is not a member of x. If this holds for all sets, then it must hold for R. So R is a member of R just in case R is not a member of R. But that is again a contradiction. Standard set theories in mathematics respond to Russell's argument just as we did to the barber puzzle: They conclude that there cannot be such a thing as the set of sets which are not members of themselves. Various stories have been told to motivate this. A popular one holds that sets are constructed in a never-ending series of stages: At first, there are no sets. To this, we add all the sets By Peter Fritz


Unlike its metal-free precursor and NiII analogue, meso-tetrakis(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)- porphyrinatopalladium(II) undergoes very little aerial oxidation in basified dichloromethane, owing to metal-enforced planarity of the porphyrin macrocycle, as shown by crystal structure determinations of the two complexes.


Our understanding of dissemination and growth of cancercells is limited by our inability for long-term followup of this process in vivo. Fluorescence molecular imaging has the potential to track cancercells with high contrast and sensitivity in living animals. For this purpose, intracellular delivery of near-infraredfluorescencequantum dots(QDs) by electroporation offers considerable advantages over organic fluorophores and other cell tagging methods. In this research we developed a multispectral imaging system that could eliminate two major parameters compromising in vivofluorescenceimaging performance, i.e., variations in the tissue optical properties and tissueautofluorescence. We demonstrated that electroporation of QDs and multispectral imaging allowed in vivo assessment of cancer development and progression in the xenograft mouse tumor model for more than 1 month, providing a powerful means to learn more about the biology of cancer and metastasis.


In this paper, a novel concept of multi-link failure isolation is proposed on all-optical networks (AONs). In our study, the basis of fault diagnosis, which is supported by link management protocol (LMP), is introduced for rapid deployment on GMPLS networks. Yet, the LMP is incapable to detect multi-link failure on the same light path, thus, adding the addition of probing path is an efficient strategy for solving its insufficient fault diagnostic capability. To implement this strategy and make our mechanism feasible in reality, an addition method of active probes is developed for AONs which are equipped with LMP (link management protocol) and backup path establishment. With the aids of established light paths/backup paths, engineered additional probes and LMP, our mechanism gathers much more information for fault diagnosis than any other ones do to achieve k-fault diagnostic capability. Besides, our study provides a resilient method for resetting (adjustable) k-fault diagnostic capability without recalculating the whole system. Also, the issue of cost-effective is also in our concern. The experimental results are compared with those of the m-cycle, fault inference with healthy information (FIHI), optimal and our mechanisms. The performance reveals that our proposed mechanism can reach our objective.


For Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) somatic embryogenesis (SE) culture conditions throughout the propagation process affect the final result. Many critical phases can be identified, and all of them cumulatively increase the production costs of SE plants if they cannot be controlled. In order to determine the best lighting protocol for each SE step, Norway spruce embryogenic tissue (ET) was proliferated, and somatic embryos were matured under different light wavelengths, wavelength combinations, and in the dark. Overall, using low-intensity LED lights during proliferation or at the end of maturation had little effect on the growth of ET, embryo productivity, or embryo survival; on the other hand, major negative effects could not be seen. This is beneficial from a practical point of view, indicating no need for lighting or protection of SE cultures from light during their handling in these steps of the propagation process. When somatic embryos were germinated under different spectra, significant differences in embling shoot and root growth, as well as in the survival of the emblings, were found. The best treatment varied between trials, and the genotype of the SE culture was found to have a stronger effect than the light spectrum, indicating that various light spectra and also intensity adjusted using pulse width modulation (PWM) can be successfully applied to the SE germination phase in Norway spruce.


The invention discloses a method and a device for cleaning wafers. The method for cleaning wafers comprises the following steps: providing a platform for bearing and rotating a wafer, wherein the wafer is provided with a surface to be cleaned; arranging a nozzle above the wafer for spraying cleanout fluid on the surface to be cleaned; then cleaning: rotating the wafer; and moving the nozzle at non-constant velocity to a second set point from a first set point on the surface to be cleaned so that the time the first set point exposes to the cleanout fluid is same with the time the second set point exposes to the cleanout fluid. In addition, the nozzle moves slowly when close to the edge of the wafer, and moves faster when close to the centre of a circle of the wafer.


Grid-connected photovoltaic systems (GCPVS) should remain grid-connected and inject specified reactive current in accordance with Fault-ride-through (FRT) requirements. To minimize voltage ripples on the DC link voltage and restricts the maximum phase currents, a coordinated Positive-Sequence (PS) and Negative-Sequence (NS) control along with Online Current Limitation Strategy (OCLS) is applied in GSC. A corresponding power-reduction strategy is modified for BC control systems. SFCL is tentatively applied to improve PV terminal voltage and improve transient characteristics under the asymmetrical faults. By introducing SFCL in OCLS scenarios, R-value of SFCL is reduced and performance of OCLS is significantly improved.


Experimental results of catalyzed-labelling of tetramethylpyrazine by means of Pt-black, Pd-black and RhCl3 are obtained It is found that efficiency of the hydrogen-tritium isotopes exchange decreases in the order of Pt- blaek RhCl3Pd-black, but that of the 3H-H isotopes exchange increases in the order of Pt-blackRhCl3Pd-black under the same conditions.


THE LAST YEARS of the I5th century saw a great proliferation of the proportional signs described by musical theorists. The treatment given these signs by Tinctoris in his Proportionale musices (c. 1476) and Franchinus Gaffurius in his Practica musicae (1496) is so exhaustive that it leads to extravagances which could hardly have any application to the actual practice of composition. Such excesses as did find their way into practice were sharply criticized by Zarlino in Le Istitutioni Harmoniche (1558). The following passage is from the edition of i56z:


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The aim of the study was to estimate an influence of parachute jumps on anxiety among professional soldiers from air-borne forces.

MATERIAL AND METHODS
The investigation was carried out on 46 professional soldiers from 16 Air-Borne Battalion, patients of outpatient department of 4495 Military Unit, men at 20 to 45 age, healthy--admitted to parachute jumping in air-borne forces. They were divided on groups according to a knowledge and an experience in parachuting. In order to estimate the level of nervous tension and mental stress, personal questionnaires in accordance with STAI were carried out on free day, day of parachute jump and 24h after jump.

RESULTS
The results show the influence of parachute jumps on the parameters of psychological stress.


© 2011 by the English Linguistic Society of Japan * Part of the material in this paper was presented at the ELSJ 3rd International Spring Forum 2010 (held at Aoyama Gakuin University on April 25, 2010). I am grateful to the participants for clarifying remarks. Also, I would like to thank Jun Abe, Noam Chomsky, Ruriko Kawashima, Hirohisa Kiguchi, Roger Martin, Miki Obata, Masayuki Oishi, Mamoru Saito, Chris Tancredi, Shigeo Tonoike, and especially Samuel D. Epstein and T. Daniel Seely for insightful comments and helpful discussion. For valuable feedback, I am grateful to two anonymous EL reviewers. All remaining errors are, of course, my own. Special gratitude goes to the following two institutions where this research was conducted: the Institute of Cultural and Linguistic Studies at Keio University and the Department of Linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The research reported here was supported in part by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) #22520409).


Human lymphocyte antigen (HLA)‐identical sibling organs offer the best long‐term outcomes for recipients of a renal transplant apart from an identical twin. Unlike cadaveric transplants, however, factors that affect long‐term survival of these immunologically privileged grafts are not well described.We reviewed 108 HLA‐identical transplants performed at our institution between January 1977 and February 1993. Variables chosen for graft survival analysis were: gender, age and ABO blood type of donors and recipients, panel reactivity antibodies (PRA), blood transfusions prior to transplant, pregnancies, and the underlying renal disease. Additionally, incidence of acute rejection (AR), timing of AR, serum creatinine levels at 1 wk and at 1 yr, and presence of hypertension were included in the analysis.Mean follow‐up was 130.9±58.2 months (range 38–250 months). Actual 5‐yr patient and graft survivals were 92 and 88%, respectively. Thirty‐eight grafts were lost, and 22 recipients died during the observation period. Death was the main cause of graft failure. Cardiac events accounted for the majority of deaths. AR occurred in 46% and repeated rejections in 11% of recipients. Actuarial graft survival at 10 yr was poorer for patients with any AR (69%), and significantly worse with repeated AR (33%), compared to patients without AR (86%, p=0.001). Sixty percent of all rejections and 88% of the first rejections occurred in the first 60 d post‐transplantation. The first AR that occurred after 60 d was associated with poor graft survival (49 vs. 70%, p=0.04). Recipients with renal diseases with potential to recur (membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN), membrano‐proliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), focal and segmental glomerulonephritis (FSGN), polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), rapid progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN), Henoch–Schoenlein purpura (HSP), diabetes mellitus (DM), interstitial nephritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and chronic glomerulonephritis (CGN)) faired worse as a group than recipients with hypertensive nephrosclerosis (HTN), autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), Alport's, reflux or congenital dysplasia (68 vs. 96% at 10 yr, p=0.0009). Poor patient survival was seen in diabetics (71 vs. 88% at 10 yr, p=0.01). There was a trend to poorer graft survival in diabetic recipients when compared to non‐diabetics (65 vs. 81% at 10 yr, p=0.054). Elevated creatinine at 1 yr was associated with worse graft survival. Likewise, the magnitude of creatinine increase during the first year directly correlated with the risk of graft loss. Hypertensive patients were more likely to lose their grafts than normotensive recipients (72 vs. 86%, p=0.04). Pre‐transplant blood transfusion, pregnancy, and PRA level were not associated with increased graft failure or AR. Graft survival was not affected by gender, age, or ABO blood type of donors or recipients.In conclusion, better prevention and treatment of AR, hypertension, and cardiac disease should improve graft and patient survival. Close attention to recurrence of disease and subtle changes in the creatinine level during the first year might dictate early diagnostic and, hopefully, therapeutic interventions.


In this paper we prove the central limit theorem for the number of clusters formed by the particles of the Arratia flow starting from the interval $[0;n]$ as $n\to\infty$ and obtain an estimate of the Berry-Esseen type for the rate of this convergence.


An HPLC method was established for the determination of the dissolution of guaifenesin and dextromethorphan hydrobromide tablets.The paddle method was used with 900 ml water as dissolution medium at the rotation speed of 50 r/min.A C18 column was used with the mobile phase of 0.5% triethylamine(adjusted to pH 3.5 with phosphoric acid)-acetonitrile(65︰35) at the detection wavelength of 278 nm.The results showed that the inherent quality of the product could be objectively reflected in the above conditions.Furthermore,it had a significant distinction of the same agents from different sources.


Most scholars who have tried to explain the origin of basque amaika "ele- ven" pretended that, besides bat, there had been a second word for "one", *ika (or *eka), and that this word, which had presumably been borrowed from a foreign civilisation, had been used to form *ama + ika. It is, howe- ver, more probable that amaika is based on genuine basque morphemes, i.e. on *ama + egi + -a (="this one-more than-ten").


Petroleum products constitute the largest quantity of synthetic organic chemical products produced in the US. They are comprised of mostly hydrocarbon constituents from many different chemical classes including alkenes, cycloalkanes, aromatic compounds, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons. Many petroleum constituents are classified as volatile organic compounds or VOCs. Petroleum products also constitute a major portion of environmental pollution. One emerging technology, with promise for applications to VOCs in subsurface soil environments, is bioventing coupled with soil vapor extraction. These technologies involve volatilization of contaminants into the soil gas phase by injection and withdrawal of air. This air movement causes enhancement of the aerobic microbial degradation of the mobilized vapors by the indigenous populations. This study investigated the effects of exposure of mixed, subsurface microbial communities to vapor phase petroleum constituents or vapors of petroleum mixtures. Soil slurries were prepared and plated onto mineral salts agar plates and exposed to vapor phase contaminants at equilibrium with pure product. Representative n-alkane, branched alkane, cycloalkane, and aromatic compounds were tested as well as petroleum product mixtures. Vapor exposure altered the numbers and morphologies of the colonies enumerated when compared to controls. However, even at high, equilibrium vapor concentrations, microbial degrader populations were not completely inhibited.