The present research casts light on the recent development in discovering a novelty in the field of technology which needs staying up with the latest updates with this innovation which has prompted nanotechnology. This has become the most important technology connected with our daily life and many activities and fields. The manufacture of many of the products on the market depends on nanotechnology, whereas the control of materials in the ultra-small-scale nanometer is a revolution in contemporary technology in all areas of life, especially in materials design, construction methods, and architectural perceptions. The research addresses the definition of nanotechnologies and their applications through the use of nanomaterials and applies them in the construction field, which led to a high evaluation of sustainable buildings that are compatible with the environment. The Specific Programs Building attached to the Faculty of Engineering at Mansoura University is selected as the case study where nano-insulation materials are applied to help improve the performance of the building and reduce the energy consumed, especially in building cooling operations.


We test for the populist view of state capture in Latin America be- tween 1970 and 2003. The empirical results-based on the relatively novel panel time-series data and analysis - confirm the prediction that recently-elected governments coming into power after periods of po- litical dictatorship, and which are faced with high economic inequal- ity and demand for redistribution, end up pursuing unfunded populist [re] distributive policies. These policies, in turn, lead to bursts of hyper- in?ation and therefore macroeconomic instability in the region. All in all, we suggest that the implementation of democracy as such requires not only the 'right political context'- or a constrained executive-to work well, but it also must come with certain economic institutions, (e.g. central bank independence and a credible and responsible fiscal authority), institutions which would raise the costs of pursuing populist policies in the first place.


This research estimate the availability and price fluctuation of rice and corn  in Indonesia by the method of Staple Food Balance Sheets (NPP) and the Structural Time Series (STS). The policy of staple food should consider the condition of production and consumption of staple food for 33 provinces. Based on this analysis, the condition of staple food in Indonesia is varied depend on the characteristic of provinces and commodities. The calculation of staple food balance sheet shows that there are 18 provinces that surplus of rice and 12 provinces that surplus of corn. In national level, rice and corn already self-sufficient but government should consistent using food policy to increase production so that the target to maintain self-suffic i ent of rice and corn in 2019 can be achieved. Rice and corn price fluctuations are mostly caused by short-run component is seasonal due to the presence of different supply amount in each month. The Structural Time-Series Decomposition Model predicted that rice and corn price in the next 10 months up to December 2016 will be relatively stable with a tendency to increase.


Investigating the dynamics of genetic regulatory networks through high throughput experimental data, such as microarray gene expression profiles, is very important but challenging. One of the major hindrances in building detailed mathematical models for genetic regulation is the large number of unknown model parameters. To tackle this problem, a new integrated method is proposed by combining both the top-down and bottom-up approaches. Firstly, a top-down approach, using probability graphical models, is employed to predict the network structure of DNA repair pathway that involves p53 regulation. Then, a bottom-up approach, using differential equation models, is applied to study the detailed genetic regulations based on either a fully-connected regulatory network or gene networks inferred with the top-down approach. Optimal network is selected based on model simulation error and robustness property. Overall, the proposed new integrated method is efficient for studying large dynamical genetic regulations.


Many automation and monitoring systems in agriculture do not have a calculation system for watering based on weather. Of these issues, will be discussed weather prediction system using fuzzy logic algorithm for supporting General Farming Automation. The weather calculation system works by taking a weather prediction data from the Weather Service Provider (WSP). Furthermore, it also retrieves soil moisture sensor value and rainfall sensor value. After that, the system will calculate using fuzzy logic algorithm whether the plant should be watered or not. The weather calculation system will help the performance of the General Farming Automation Control System in order to work automatically. So, the plants still obtain water and nutrients intake are not excessive.


Four entirely separate Juneau, Alaska, libraries, each with its own separate parent administrative structure, formed Capital City Libraries, a multitype cooperative. These libraries share resources, a Dynix automated system including an OPAC, serials and acquisitions modules, Magazine Index, a community resource module, and limited Internet access. Importantly, the system also shares one library card and all 29,000 members of the user community are encouraged to use all system resources. Describes both the enhanced services and cost‐savings which such a cooperative provided.


The nanocomposite of BiF3 and carbon (BiF3/C) is a promising cathode material for lithium-ion batteries because of its high capacity. When BiF3/C was charged and discharged within voltage range of 2.0–4.5 V, the BiF3/C exhibited high capacity; however, as the cycle progressed, the discharge-charge capacities decreased and the charge voltage shifted towards higher region. When charge cut-off voltage was changed from 4.5 to 3.5 V, the capacity degradation was suppressed. This indicates that the cause of capacity degradation was attributed to the isolation of active material from conductive network due to the large volume change. In contrast, when discharge cut-off condition was limited to 150 mAh g–1, the shift of charge voltage was suppressed. The results obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicate that the surface product which was formed by the reaction between electrolyte and Bi formed during the discharge process.


In our last issue (n°140, 1997), we published three contributions written for the algebrist Andre Lentin on the occasion of his jubilee, February 23th 1996 ; here is another contribution, written by Louis Nolin. Lively and full of wit, this old and very close friend of Andre Lentin animated that scientific meeting. With brio and humour, he related the heroic birth, in the fifties, of the academic computer-science in France, and of the "Institut Blaise Pascal" in Paris. Eight months later, he fell sick and died. This is his last article.


Structures of lithium, sodium, magnesium, and calcium complexes of NJ-dimethylformamide (DMF) have been investigated by X-ray crystallography. Complexes with the formulas LiCl.DMF.1/2H20, NaC104.2DMF, CaC12.2DMF.2H20, and
Mg(C104)2.6DMF crystallized in space groups P2]/c, P2/c, Pi, and Ella, respectively, with the following cell dimensions: Li complex, a = 13.022 (7) A, b = 5.978 (4) A, c = 17.028 (10) A, = 105.48 (4)O, Z = 8; Na complex, a = 9.297 (4)A, b = 10.203 (3) A, c = 13.510 (6) A, /3 = 110.08 (4)O, Z = 4; Ca complex, a = 6.293 (4) A, b = 6.944 (2) A, c = 8.853(5) A, a = 110.15 (3)O, /3 = 105.60 (6)", y = 95.34 (5)", Z = 1; Mg complex, a = 20.686 (11) A, b = 10.962 (18) A,c = 14.885 (9) A, /3 = 91.45 (5)O, Z = 4. Lithium is tetrahedrally coordinated while the other three cations are octahedrally coordinated; the observed metal-oxygen distances are within the ranges generally found in oxygen donor complexes of these metals. The lithium and sodium complexes are polymeric, with the amide and the anion forming bridging groups between neighboring cations. The carbonyl distances become longer in the complexes accompanied by a proportionate decrease in the length of the central C-N bond of the amide; the N-C bond of the dimethylamino group also shows some changes in the complexes. The cations do not deviate significantly from the lone-pair direction of the amide carbonyl and remain
in the amide plane. Infrared spectra of the complexes reflect the observed changes in the amide bond distances.


stained darkly at both poles, the centre of the bacillus remaining unstained. Cultures on blood agar after thirty-six hours showed small whitish-grey colonies. These consisted of bacilli similar to those found in the direct smears of the gland. Cultures on salt agar after three days showed marked involution forms. A guinea-pig injected with material from the gland died after seven davs. It showed general oedema aith areas of congestion. The glands in the groin were much enlarged, oedematous, and liaemorrhagic. The spleen was greatly enlarged and studded with large numbers of white spots. Smears of the glands and spleen, and cultures from the glands, spleen, and heart's blood all showed bacilli similar to those found in the patient's gland. A culture from the patient's blood on the seventh day of her illness was positive, but bacilli were not seen in a direct examination of blood films.


In this essay, I narrate my experience with secondary infertility through autoethnography. Nearly three million women in the United States struggle with secondary infertility, defined as the inability to become pregnant and/or carry a child to term after the successful birth of a first child. Through a layered autoethnographic account, I illustrate the simultaneously embodied and disembodied experiences of my journey with secondary infertility utilizing Cloud's concept of the "null persona."1 By stressing common experiences on this path—painfully slow lag times toward diagnosis, increased psychological distress, demanding and rigorous physical treatments, and the exorbitant costs associated with assisted reproductive technologies—my work contributes to academic conversations about both infertility and the value of autoethnographic methods to chronicle and critique "past experience to make better, hopeful experiences possible."2


This study was to investigate the types of  sentence errors and their frequency  made by  first grade students from  a high school in Banda Aceh in their writing  of English. The participants for  this study were 44 first graders chosen by random sampling. The research method used was quantitative as the data was analyzed with a statistical procedure. The data was  obtained  from written tests  for  a descriptive text entitled "My school" of 120-140 word length. This study found that three out of four sentence errors in the students' writing were fragmented sentences whilst nearly a quarter of the errors were run-on or comma splice sentences. There were only a few  choppy sentence  errors and no  stringy sentence  errors. The data revealed five  types  of fragmented  sentences:  these were  the absence of  a  subject, the absence of  a  verb, the absence of  both  a  subject and  a  verb, the absence of  a verb in a dependent clause, and the absence of an independent clause.


The invention provides a method for three-dimensional imaging of a precession cone. The method comprises the following steps that pulses are transmitted and received by radar at the pulse repetition rate and an echo with the distance serving as a row vector and with the orientation serving as a column vector is obtained; Doppler central fuzzy compensation is conducted on the echo and an echo of a distance frequency domain-orientation slow time domain is obtained after compensation is conducted; translational motion correction is conducted on the echo through a time domain scale variation method; different curves are constructed, phase-coherent accumulation is conducted on the echo after translational motion is conducted, joint estimation is conducted on jogging parameters, three-dimensional coordinates are marked according to three-dimensional images of other scattering centers and a three-dimensional image of a conic vertex scattering center, three-dimensional imaging is conducted, and a three-dimensional image of a precession cone target is obtained. According to the method for three-dimensional imaging of the precession cone, the scattering center distribution feature of a precession cone optical zone is utilized, the real three-dimensional coordinates of the cone scattering center are estimated, accurate estimation of the jogging parameters such as a conic precession angle is achieved, and therefore the three-dimensional image with good focusing and high resolution of the complex precession cone target is obtained.


The yield and quality of cashmere can be affected directly by hair follicle growth,and the process of development in hair follicle was modulated by a series of factors.The studies on molecular modulate of hair follicles of the cashmere goats in recent years were reviewed,which will provide the basis for the study of growth and development of hair follicles of cashmere goats in the future.


Nanothermites are versatile pyrotechnic systems composed of a metal oxide and a reducing metal powder, such as aluminum. The high mechanical sensitivity of some of these mixtures (e.g., MnO2/Al) makes their handling hazardous. Enclosing the metal oxide inside carbon nanofibers—thus separating oxidizer and reducing agent—is a new way to lower the sensitivity of nanothermites. In this study, we filled herringbone carbon nanofibers (CNF) with manganese oxide MnOx (x ≈ 1.9) by a two-step opening/filling treatment using nitric acid and molten manganese nitrate, followed by a heat treatment; the resulting nanocomposite is used to prepare a MnOx@CNF/Al nanothermite. A dramatic decrease in the friction sensitivity (threshold >360 N) as compared to a MnO2/Al nanothermite (threshold <5 N) is found. The electrostatic discharge sensitivity was also strongly decreased (from 1.0 to 5300 mJ). The combustion was studied by time-resolved cinematography. Analysis of the combustion residues indicates that metallic Mn was fo...


: v1.0, final Summary Supplying information for applications and services, related to a user account within a federation is called provisioning. Deprovisioning is the opposite process. In identity federations (de)provisioning is not trivial as it involves cross-domain identity communication. Moreover, though mostly the identity information can be provided during authentication, there are applications that need to be provisioned before the user logs in. Examples of such applications are dynamic group management services that are common to e-Science. The fact that standardised support for provisioning is far from ideal for federated environments makes it even harder to implement. This report gives a state-of-the-art analysis of provisioning products and standards and of the, still ongoing, federated provisioning debate. It classifies different types of applications and different types of provisioning scenarios in order to come up with a framework, which is helpful when selecting a strategy for dealing with federated provisioning. The results are validated by exploring (at a suitable level of


This paper contains nuclear data calculations of a number of thermonuclear fusion reactions. Some of the reactions investigated are: {sup 2}H(d,p){sup 3}H; {sup 2}H(d,m){sup 3}He; {sup 3}H(d,m){sup 4}He; and {sup 3}He(d,p){sup 4}He. Also discussed are measurements on limits of neutron emission from Cold Fusion'' in metal hydrides. (LSP)


An anaerobic fluidized-bed granular activated carbon (GAC) reactor employing carbon replacement was evaluated for the treatment of a simulated high strength industrial wastewater containing inhibitory concentrations of chlorophenols. The reactor was fed 2000-5900 mg/l acetic acid, 1000-3000 mg/l phenol, 1200 mg/l ortho-chlorophenol (2-CP), 600 mg/l 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), and 150 mg/l 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP). The effects of varying the carbon replacement rate, the bulk operating pH, and the organic loading on reactor performance were investigated. The system was highly effective for treating the wastewater and an overall chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal greater than 98% was achieved. Carbon replacement resulting in a GAC solids mean retention time (SMRT) of 100 days was necessary to control the build-up of an inhibitory degradation by-product, para-chlorophenol (4-CP).


Noise deteriorates SAR image quality,makes image unclear and sinks some important image features.Denoising has become an essential step in SAR image analysis and improving image quality.At first,wavelet transform and wiener filter are introduced.Then an improved algorithm based on wavelet transform and wiener filter is proposed and is used to denoise.At last,the experimental results have illustrated that the proposed approach can accomplish a better result in SAR image denoising compared with the conventional methods.


Abbreviations Illustrations Introduction I: 1764-1807: Political apprenticeship, 1764-1792 The commitment to reform, 1792-1802 The road to leadership, 1802-1807 II: 1807-1845: The lessons of experience, 1807-1815 Whigs out of place, 1810-1830 The Prime Minister, 1830-1834 Return to Howick, 1834-1845 Epilogue Index


Capillary zone electrophoresis can be successfully applied in
the studies of interactions between chelerythrine and nucleic
acids. Nevertheless, at neutral pH, fused silica capillary or
CEP coated capillary is not recommended


Six homologs of the cellulose triester series were found to exhibit, in general, three second-order transitions as determined dilatometrically. A parallel study of torsional modulus versus temperature revealed one glass–rubber transition, which allowed molecular assignment of one of the above. The dependence of the remaining two transition temperatures on length of the ester group permits some speculation with regard to their origin. The glass–rubber and secondary transitions exhibit an inversion for cellulose trivalerate and higher homologs, the two secondary transitions occurring at temperatures higher than the glass–rubber transition. A possible explanation for this anomaly in terms of side-chain crystallization is discussed.


It is challenging to build a machine learning model for automatic arrhythmia diagnosis from Electrocardiograph (ECG) signals, because the variation in ECG signals is big between different patients or over time, and the available training datasets usually contain limited, unbalanced number of data for multiple disease types. Most existing methods relied on labeled data from a single dataset, and the performance is poor when generalizing to unseen heart disease types, limited labels, or distribution shifts. In this paper, we propose a multi-source unsupervised domain adaption (MUDA) neural network for ECG classification, to make effective use of data of multiple sources and improve the model's generalization ability. Our model is featured by a two-branch domain adaption and a sample-imbalance aware mixing strategy to fuse the information across domains. Specifically, one branch is devised to learn domain-invariant representation, while the other is to extract domain-specific features. The two branches align the ECG in the target domain to individual source domain in an exclusive and complementary manner, leading to enhanced discriminative features for domain invariant/specific classifiers. The final prediction, which is a linear combination of the domain classification decisions, is very robust and accurate, by making use of the prior distribution of sample size across domains to place confidence scores over each classifier. Experiments on five ECG datasets indicate superior performance of our method over the existing ones.


Background and Aims: Asthma is a complicated chronic inflammatory disease associated with pulmonary inflammation, severe immune responses of the respiratory tract, and change or destruction in the respiratory tract structure. Several factors, especially genetic and environmental factors, contribute to the pathogenesis of asthma. Interlukin (IL)-13 is considered the most important inflammatory mediator of asthma that play an effective role in the different stages of B cell maturation and differentiation. It also increases the expression of major histocompatibility complex II and CD23 and is effective in IgE isotypes switching. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) cause the wide genetic diversity in the genome, and SNP analysis helps evaluate and diagnose disease-related genes. The present study was conducted to investigate the association of -1112C / T and + 2044 G /A polymorphisms in the IL-13 gene with asthma.
Material and Methods: Blood samples (5 ml) from asthma patients (167) and controls (172) after spirometry test were collected into tubes, and then DNA was extracted to determine the genotype of asthma patients. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was performed by the Taq Man method, and the results were analyzed using SPSS software version 22.
Results: There was a significant difference between the genotype of IL-13 -1112C / T polymorphism in the patient group and the control group (p = 0.028). The IL13 + 2044G / A polymorphism results showed no significant difference between the two groups (p = 0.319).
Conclusions: The present study showed that IL-13 -1112C / T polymorphism positively correlates with the induction of asthma, but there was no significant association between the polymorphism + 2044G / A IL-13 and the risk of asthma.


IMO is currently developing the International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. For a background description of the draft Convention and of the main issues that were under discussion at the end of 2006, see Mikelis (2006). During discussions on the development of the new Convention the need has arisen for referring to relevant statistics to quantify some aspects of ship recycling. The author has taken the opportunity to collate and present in this paper statistical data which will hopefully be useful to the reader.


UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
ABSTRACT
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Doctor of Philosophy
ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT FOR COMPUTATIONAL AEROACOUSTICS
by Xun Huang This thesis describes a parallel block-structured adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) method that is employed to solve some computational aeroacoustic problems with the aim of improving the computational efficiency. AMR adaptively refines and coarsens a computational mesh along with sound propagation to increase grid resolution only in the area of interest.
While sharing many of the same features, there is a marked difference between the current and the established AMR approaches. Rather than low-order schemes generally used in the previous approaches, a high-order spatial difference scheme is employed to improve numerical dispersion and dissipation qualities. To use a high-order scheme with AMR, a number of numerical issues associated with fine-coarse block interfaces on an adaptively refined mesh, such as interpolations, filter and artificial selective damping techniques and accuracy are addressed. In addition, the asymptotic stability and the transient behaviour of a high-order spatial scheme on an adaptively refined mesh are also studied with eigenvalue analysis and pseudospectra analysis respectively. In addition, the fundamental AMR algorithm is simplified in order to make the work of implementation more manageable.
Particular emphasis has been placed on solving sound radiation from generic aero-engine bypass geometry with mean flow. The approach of AMR is extended to support a body-fitted multi-block mesh. The radiation from an intake duct is modelled by the linearised Euler equations, while the radiation from an exhaust duct is modelled by the extended acoustic perturbation equations to suppress hydrodynamic instabilities generated in a sheared mean flow. After solving the near-field sound solution, the associated far-field sound directivity is estimated by solving the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings equation. The overall results demonstrate the accuracy and the efficiency of the presented AMR method, but also reveal some limitations. The possible methods to avoid these limitations are given at the end of this thesis.


The model approaches and quantum chemical calculations are employed to explain the peculiarities of the ferroelectric behavior of new "zero-dimensional" H-bonded materials, i.e., 5-bromo and 5-iodo derivatives of 9-hydroxyphenalenone (9HPO) and its deuteroxy analogue (9DPO). The tunneling parameters Ω (H/D) and the Ising model coupling parameters Jij are evaluated and discussed. Analysis of these parameters for the hydroxy and deuteroxy species demonstrates the quantum paraelectric behavior of both Br and I 9HPO derivatives due to the large values of the Ω(H)/J0 relation, where J0 is the molecular field parameter describing the coupling of any given H-bond proton with all rest ones. In contrast, small values Ω(D)/J0 for their 9DPO analogues favor the low-temperature structural phase transition into an ordered phase, which has a rather antiferroelectric than ferroelectric character. The estimates obtained and the resulting conclusions are in line with the overall observed trends in behavior of the substances under examination that emerge from the available experimental data. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2006


We consider the nonstandard constrained KP (ncKP) hierarchy which is obtained from the multi-constraint KP hierarchy by gauge transformation. The second Hamiltonian structure of the ncKP hierarchy can be simplified by factorizing the Lax operator into multiplication form, thus the generalized Miura transformation is obtained. We also discuss the free field realization of the associated W-algebra.


For favorable thermodynamics and the considerable kinetics of the hydrogen reaction, Li−Mg−N−H compounds hold promise as novel hydrogen storage materials for on-board usage in metal amide hydrogen storage systems. To improve their performance, much effort has been devoted to the fundamental properties of metal amides, such as electronic structure, and the energetics of their hydrogen reactions. Though understanding the amino anion transition in the hydrogen reaction is essential for further development, the role of the amino anion in metal amides/imides for hydrogen storage is still ambiguous. In this study, we investigated the electronic structures and chemical bonds of Mg(NH2)2, LiNH2, and Li2MgN2H2 by way of a first principle approach. Then, the H vacancy formation energies in LiNH2 and Li2MgN2H2 were estimated to comprehend the stability of the amino anion in metal amides/imides and its effect on the thermodynamics of the hydrogen reaction. Also, the transformation between the highest occupied molecul...


Inquiry based learning (IBL) is a learning process in which students engage in their learning, formulate questions, investigate extensively and then build new knowledge. The key role of physical education is to encourage the development of cognitive and physical competencies to provide individuals with confidence and motivation to continue physical activities outside of school and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The IBL approach makes physical education relevant, meaningful, challenging and allows students to collaborate on assignments given in a safe and positive context. This factor affects student motivation positively and can encourage students to continue physical activities outside of school. Systematic reviews to identify the difficulties and challenges faced by physical education and health teachers using IBL as a learning method. The article search on Scopus by using keyword inquiry based learning and physical education. Based on our literature review, identified six challenges that affect the learning outcomes using IBL.


A discussion showed that the salinity of retort water from shale oil recovery operations will be too high in most cases for irrigation cover crops needed for effective stabilization by land treatment and disposal. Large storage lagoons would be required to hold the retort water during the long winters encountered in the oil shale regions of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah. Additional problems which may arise with land disposal include air pollution from volatile constituents and groundwater pollution from refractory organics and dissolved salt in retort water. Regulatory restraints are expected to limit the use of underground injection for disposal of highly polluted shale oil waters. Proof of confinement of injected wastes will be required to assure protection of drinking water resources, and this is often difficult to accomplish.


Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease in which monocytes migrate into the arterial wall in response to Monocytes Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) and causes LDL oxidation via NADPH oxidase leading to atherosclerotic plaque formation. We discovered two intracellular signal transducing phospholipases (PLA2), calcium independent iPLA2 and calcium dependent cPLA2 as well as its downstream signaling pathway Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (sEH) are critical regulators of monocytes chemotaxis against MCP-1. Aegiceras corniculatum (Linn) Blanco is a mangrove plant, traditionally used in folklore medicine against inflammation, rheumatism and cardiovascular disorders. We explored whether A. corniculatum (stem) ethyl acetate extracts inhibit inflammatory response interfering with diverse cellular and molecular mechanism including pro-inflammatory prostanoid production, COX and LOX expression, and leukotrieneB4 dependent cell migration. In the present study we investigated the effect of this extract against MCP-1 dependent cell migration in vivo, ex vivo and in vitro. In novel adoptive transfer mouse model it inhibited cell migration up to 80%, whereas similar inhibition of human monocytes infiltration was observed in microchamber chemotaxis assay against recombinant human MCP-1. In thioglycollate-induced peritonitis it caused 90% reduction in leukocytes recruitment. Moreover, it significantly and dose-dependently suppressed the sEH activity in cell based assay. All these results indicate that ethyl acetate extract of A. corniculatum impairs MCP-1 dependent cell migration via cPLA2/iPLA2 signaling pathways, specifically inhibiting sEH signaling molecules. This describes its tantalizing potential as an anti-atherogenic agent with unique mechanism against lipid signaling which is further strengthened by its inhibitory effect against oxidative burst phenomenon via suppressing super oxide anion (O2.-) production in opsonized zymosan-stimulated human neutrophils.


Freight road vehicle operations vary widely depending on a multitude of factors such as industry type, commodities transported or geographical scope. Vehicle tracking is one of the most common approaches to understand operation patterns and it has been facilitated by the increasing availability of GPS-enabled devices. We describe a method that supplements vehicle tracking data with day-to-day driver activity surveys to collect static and dynamic data related to freight vehicle operations. The survey was designed to enable innovative data analysis and modelling. We detail the data collection method demonstrated in Singapore and illustrate three data-driven insights which are of interest in the urban freight domain: (1) freight vehicle overnight parking, (2) tour patterns and associated vehicle usage characteristics, and (3) commodity flow patterns. The unique insights demonstrated by the analyses corroborate the potential of the described data collection method to further understand freight vehicle operations.


Amado model predictions of 6Li(h,h)6Li, 6Li(h,h)6Li (3.56 MeV) and 6Li(h,t)6Be cross‐sections at 27 MeV are compared with earlier experimental measurements. The Amado‐model results are somewhat higher than, and do not show as much structure as, the experimental data.


Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC), a wireless standard, is considered to be the most promising protocol to be used for Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communications. The DSRC standard is specifically designed for automotive use, focused on vehicular safety applications. Most of the road accidents are accounted due to non-focused drivers and unpredicted roads, which could be reduced to a great extend using DSRC enabled alert systems. This paper describes the design and implementation of DSRC based On-Board and Road Side Units as well as the architecture and functional aspects of the DSRC protocol along with two vehicular safety applications developed and tested.


The background and idea of a quasi geometrical approach to laser beam propagation in real optical systems was presented. The criterion of laser optics quality based on the concept of M2 parameter was proposed and discussed. The appropriate software destined to evaluate laser beam propagation in real optical systems was developed. The scope of the presented work was focused on laser diode optics destined to end pumped solid state lasers. The results of computations were compared with results of intensity distribution measurements in the caustics regions for a few practically realized cases.


Streptococcus mutans is an important pathogen in the human oral biofilm. It expresses virulent behaviors that are linked to its genetic competence regulon, which is controlled by comX. Expression of comX is modulated by two diffusible signaling peptides, denoted CSP and XIP, and by other environmental cues such as pH and oxidative stress. The sensitivity of S. mutans competence to environmental inputs that may vary on microscopic length scales raises the question of whether the biofilm environment causes spatial clustering of S. mutans virulence behaviors, by creating microniches where competence and related phenotypes are concentrated. We have used two-photon microscopy to characterize the spatial distribution of comX expression among individual S. mutans cells in biofilms. By analyzing correlations in comX activity, we test for spatial clustering that may suggest localized, competence microenvironments. Our data indicate that both competence-signaling peptides diffuse efficiently through the biofilm. CSP triggers a Poisson-like, spatially random, comX response from a subpopulation of cells that is homogeneously dispersed. XIP elicits a population-wide response. Our data indicate that competence microenvironments if they exist are small enough that the phenotypes of individual cells are not clustered or correlated to any greater extent than occurs in planktonic cultures.


Seasonal streamflow forecasts contingent on climate information are essential for shortterm planning and for setting up contingency measures during extreme years. Recent research shows that operational climate forecasts obtained by combining different General Circulation Models (GCM) have improved predictability/skill in comparison to the predictability from single GCMs [Rajagopalan et al., 2002; Doblas-Reyes et al., 2005]. In this study, we present a new approach for developing multi-model ensembles that combines streamflow forecasts from various models by evaluating their performance from the predictor state space. Based on this, we show that any systematic errors in model prediction with reference to specific predictor conditions could be reduced by combining forecasts with multiple models and with climatology. The methodology is demonstrated by obtaining seasonal streamflow forecasts for the Neuse river basin by combining two low dimensional probabilistic streamflow forecasting models that uses SST conditions in tropical Pacific, North Atlantic and North Carolina Coast. Using Rank Probability Score (RPS) for evaluating the probabilistic streamflow forecasts developed contingent on SSTs, the methodology gives higher weights in drawing ensembles from a model that has better predictability under similar predictor conditions. The performance of the multimodel forecasts are compared with the individual model's performance using various forecast verification measures such as anomaly correlation, root mean square error (RMSE), Rank Probability Skill Score (RPSS) and reliability diagrams. By developing multi-model ensembles for both leave-one out cross validated forecasts and adaptive forecasts using the proposed methodology, we show that evaluating the model performance from predictor state space is a better alternative in developing multi-model ensembles instead of combining model's based on their predictability of the marginal distribution.


We have developed a "Facial rock -paper- scissors" program that maintains and improves cognitive and swallowing functions by incorporating mouth and cheek movements and voicing, which are part of swallowing training, into a response-type facial rock-paper-scissors game with oral-facial movements. The expression of "scissors," formed by horizontally stretching the mouth and raising the corners of the mouth, is expected to have the psychological effect of smiling to improve mood. We conducted a psychological evaluation of changes in mood during the "Facial rock -paper- scissors" program using the Profile of Mood States Short-Form (POMS-SF) and Two-Dimensional Mood Scale Short-Term (TDMS-ST) methods, and confirmed the psychological effect of the program on improving mood. Based on these results, we developed an app to run the "Facial rock -paper- scissors" program on a tablet device.


Although HCV treatment options have improved in recent years (see the fine articles by Gabriel Ionescu on treatment today and Liz Highleyman on highlights from recent conferences), the disease remains difficult to manage, with nearly one in five people stopping treatment because of side effects. Existing treatments for HCV are not only complicated by HIV, but less effective in people with HIV. Daniel Raymond reports on the ongoing effort to find treatment regimens that work well in coinfected individuals.


To clarify the hot deformation characteristics of Ti alloys, flow behaviour, micro structural evolution and deformation mechanisms were investigated in a Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo alloy with two initial micro structure: an ultra-fine grained (UFG) and a fine-grained (FG) microstructure (dα=0,8 µm and dα=3 µm respectively) by isothermal interrupted tensile tests, SEM observations and through electron back scatter diffraction experiments.
Depending on the test conditions and on the initial α grain size, the flow behaviour can exhibit steady state flow and/or hardening and/or softening. The microstructure and texture evolutions have been studied mainly by using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique and SEM observations. They evidenced in particular the occurrence of α grains growth as well as dynamic recrystallization (DRX).
The different flow behaviour associated to the microstructure evolution is shown and discussed to clarify the main deformation mode that could be assume to occur depending on the microstructure, the temperature and the strain rate.


The numerical solution of integral equations of the second kind on surfaces in $\mathbb{R}^3 $ often leads to large linear systems that must be solved by iteration. An especially important class of such equations is boundary integral equation (BIE) reformulations of elliptic partial differential equations; and, in this paper BIEs of the second kind are considered for Laplace's equation. The numerical methods used are based on piecewise polynomial isoparametric interpolation over the surface and the surface is also approximated by such interpolation. Two-grid iteration methods are considered for (1) integral equations with a smooth kernel function, (2) BIEs over smooth surfaces, and (3) BIEs over piecewise smooth surfaces. In the last case, standard two-grid iteration does not perform well, and a modified two-grid iteration method is proposed and examined empirically.


We have developed single and double foil techniques to measure current density, energy, and divergence of intense relativistic charged particle beams from the transition radiation produced at a foil-vacuum interface. Single foil optical transition radiation (OTR) measurements have been made using a high intensity beam of lo-25 MeV electrons from the EG&G/EM linac, in which the entire OTR distribution is captured with an imaging system.' Here we describe the results of similar experiments utilizing a twofoil interferometer, which has potential for making high precision energy and emittance measurements of very cold beams.


Decontamination performance of some noticeable fission products from TRU elements by the TRUEX process was calculated with a multistage extraction simulation code. The batch extraction data of molybdenum, palladium, antimony, and cerium, which have been obtained in our related TRUEX studies, were provided for the calculation. For uranium, plutonium, and americium, literature data were used. A mixed solvent of 0.2 M OφD[IB]CMPO and 1.0 M TBP in n-dodecane was employed as the TRUEX solvent. The feed and scrub solutions were nitric acid solutions, and the distribution of nitric acid between the organic and aqueous phases was calculated by modified SEPHIS code. The change in the decontamination performance by adding oxalic acid was also evaluated.


When is it time to bring an outsourced service back in house? The field of information technology is ever changing. Outsourcing may be good today, but what about tomorrow? Nearly ten years ago, outsourcing our helpline was the perfect solution. We were dealing with an IT personnel shortage and as a result, we were unable to meet the needs of our faculty and staff. As we grew during those ten years, it became very clear that there was a huge disconnect between the outsourced level 1 helpline and our level 2 and level 3 support. Statistics showed that call volume per day was low and that there were several hours each day that we were paying to have 2 full time employees but couldn't utilize their time for anything other than level 1 phone support. Logistics were also our enemy. Having the outsourced technicians off-site also meant they couldn't go to offices and perform level 1 tasks. We desperately needed to centralize into a fully functional service desk model. During this session we will share how our IT department evolved and why it was the right time to insource. It took time and hard work to gather the necessary information to even consider making this change. You will see how we convinced our upper administration why this would be a good move, how we handled push back from the campus community, and how we successfully brought our helpline back home.


The royal preferences and the influence of the imperial court music system were analyzed which made the Fengyang folk songs enter into the court and propagate widely by the official reclamation of a wastel and by an army unit andgarrison,it revealed the important of Ming Dynasty government behavior for the spread of the Fengyang folk songs. The phenomenon of Fengyang folk songs circulating nationwide was studied focusing on the spread of folk wisdom and ignored the influence of government behavior.


A comparative analysis was done to reveal the advantage of a tensioned fast-slow set full-column bolt over a common full-column resin bolt.The interactional mechanics characteristics between a tensioned fast-slow set full-column bolt and rock mass were studied to find out the stress distribution of the bolt both in the axial and lateral directions.It is shown that the stress state of wall rock is effectively improved due to the axial action of the bolt.But the lateral action of the bolt includes filling the rock crevices and restraining the shear sliding,which effectively improve the mechanical properties of wall rock.Finally,the mechanics characteristics of the bolt in the jointed rock were discussed.The result indicates that there exist several axial stress peaks.


A group of speech therapists from the State of Sao Paulo decided to prepare an Individual Notification Form (FNI) that could guide the identification of any voice disorder that is related to the work context. Objective: to describe the process of elaboration of the FNI, with details as to its completion. This purpose intends to give greater visibility to all the health professionals who will make the notification. Also, it may encourage other states or municipalities in the country to have, in the near future, an official survey of the Work-related Voice Disorder.


This chapter begins with the musical stages that accompany Dante's ballata in an early twentieth-century English translation. Although the music is a modern fabrication, it calls attention to the distinctive form of the ballata which Dante considers defective in the De vulgari eloquentia because it requires the kind of musical accompaniment these staves provide. This chapter examines how this formal defect also encodes a thematic problem of relying on Beatrice's greeting. This chapter shows how Dante deals with this crisis through the praise style expressed in the self-sufficient (not defective) form of the canzone Donne ch'avete intelletto. While the canzone's significance has been widely recognized, this chapter shows how Dante's expression of this new idea of love by plotting these different poetic forms draws on the two books he read after Beatrice's death, Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy and Cicero's De amicitia. The final section discusses how several later readers transformed and even erased Dante's innovative idea of love.


Objective To explore the administration of flurbiprofen in different ways on analgesia after laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC).Methods 60 elective LC patients with ASA I~II were randomly divided into A,B,C groups with 20 patients each.The three groups of patients maintained anesthesia with continuous intravenous infusion of remifentanil and propofol.Group A were intravenously infused flurbiprofen 1 mg/kg at the completion of surgery,Group B were intravenously infused flurbiprofen 1 mg/kg after intubation,Group C were intravenously infused fluoride axetil 1 mg/kg after intubation and the completion of surgery,to observe the three groups of patients 4,8,12,24 h pain visual analogue score(VAS),and record the anesthesia extubation,adverse events and postoperative analgesic use and so on. Results 4,8,12,24 h VAS in Group C were significantly lower than that in Group B(P0.05)and Group A(P0.01);Patient requirement of analgesic time in Group C was significantly longer than that in Group B(P0.05)and Group A(P0.01);Use of analgesic ratio in Group C was significantly less than that in Group B(P0.05)and Group A(P0.01);The three groups had no significant difference of adverse reaction rate.Conclusion The preoperative and intraoperative completion when the intravenous injection of flurbiprofen 1 mg/kg can produce better postoperative analgesia,decrease opioid drug dosis,without affecting the anesthesia recovery.


Self-reflection is viewed as a mental activity in which preschool teachers (educational professionals) have a chance and tendency to develop a level of self-reflection on their own practice, its purpose, obtained results, and development. In the first part of the paper, the author looks at epistemological tenets of other approaches (positivist, anti-positivist, constructivist, post-modernist, and transformational) on which the self-reflection approach is based, and then interprets and analyzes the specificities of the self-reflection approach. The aim of the paper is to elaborate on self-reflection as an epistemological approach using a case study as an example, in order to clarify and understand better the theoretical assumptions underlying this approach. The case study was used as a paradigmatic case in which self-reflection is emphasized as the epistemological approach to the research of pedagogical issues, and an effort has been made to use it for making a valid example. The concluding part of the paper contains conclusions obtained via theoretical analysis and the case study, including the formulation of the aspects of pedagogical actions that could be improved by using this approach - initial theoretical and practical education of educator, professional training and research, as well as the competences of teachers who educate pre-service educator.


Abstract The correlation time τD of the rotational motion of OH− centers in NaCl was studied for two different OH−-concentrations (44 ppm and 220 ppm) between 0.5 K and 16 K by 23Na nuclear spin relaxation measurements. The correlation time in the sample containing 44 ppm OH− is given by phonon-assisted tunneling of isolated defects, whereas the OH−-motion in the sample containing 220 ppm can be described by a coupled ensemble of quantum mechanical hindered rotators below a critical temperature which is determined by the strength of the interaction between the OH− dipoles.


Abstract- Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is uncommon during pregnancy. Accurate and timely diagnosis and careful preoperative planning are essential to optimize the patient outcomes. A 27-year-old pregnant woman presented with a large mass in left kidney and inferior vena cava (IVC) tumor thrombus, diagnosed at 33 weeks gestation. She was evaluated with an initial impression of pyelonephritis at other institutions and referred to our center after a delay of more than 3 weeks. RCC with IVC tumor thrombus has the potential to increase the likelihood of thromboembolic events including pulmonary embolism during pregnancy. Furthermore, simultaneous radical nephrectomy with IVC thrombectomy and Cesarean section (CS) is challenging and might be associated with significant intraoperative blood loss. After consultation with an obstetrician and cardiac surgery team, our patient underwent CS and simultaneous left radical nephrectomy with IVC thrombectomy at 34 weeks gestation. The postoperative course was uneventful and histologic analysis revealed pT3bN0M0 papillary RCC.


The Young Audience 's National Network provides the first field-tested rubric to clarify the quality of Teaching Artist Classroom Residencies.


This paper presents systems engineering approach to the prediction of single event upset (SEU) rates due to direct ionization. The Device-Mission System will be introduced and applications be presented. Results of predictions performed for the Hitachi 1 Mbit SRAM currently onboard the Cosmic Ray Upset Experiment (CRUX) based on flight lot experimental test data will be compared to flight data. Addition, results for three CRUX SRAMs compared with flight data and with results of other SEU prediction methods performed using the same input of generic test data set and environment spectra.


To appreciate the use and the limitation of ion exchange resins it is necessary first to consider their mode of action'. The cation exchange resins are the most used in clinical medicine, and of these, there are two main types in general use-a sulphonated resin and a carboxylic resin. The latter is the more weakly acidic and the less effective on the acid side of neutrality but the more active weight for weight at optimal reaction. In practice, when used at the reaction of the alimentary tract, there is no material difference in their general action. Both resins have the same physico-chemical reactions. Their acidic nature enables them to bind loosely a series of cations. In weak solution-about M/100 cations with a higher valency are more firmly bound than those with lower valency and ions of equal valency are bound more firmly the higher their place in the periodic table. In stronger solutions, the law of mass action applies however, and if the medium contains both sodium and potassium in amounts over M/10, then the resin will be found to bind sodium as well as potassium. With excess of sodium the resin will absorb more sodium than potassium. The rate at which these exchanges take place varies with the concentration of cations, size of resin particle and degree of mixing. With particles of size 50 to loop, such as are used in pharmaceutical preparations, with constant mixing and cation concentration about that found in the gut, equilibrium can be established in about ten minutes in in vitro experiments. In the human alimentary canal, the composition of the fluid surrounding the resin will vary with its progress through the gut. Initially, the composition will be largely determined by the food, but the dilution of the bolus in the upper alimentary tract with digestive juices containing a high proportion of sodium will cause the resin to take up sodium in excess of potassium. In the colon, the fluid excreted contains much more potassium and so the resin will relinquish its sodium in favour of potassium, and also of calcium and magnesium. These effects have been well shown by Spencer, Ross and LloydThomas2. They also demonstrated the effect of aperients which decrease the time of stay of the resin in the large gut and showed that the amount of displacement of sodium by potassium increased with the delay in the colon, and that the result of giving aperients was therefore, to increase the amount of sodium and decrease the amount of potassium combining with the resin. However, their figures show some increased loss of potassium in the stool as a result of the aperient. The amount of calcium and magnesium taken up by the resin will be greater as the relative amount of sodium and potassium in the fluid lessens with passage down the colon. As only ionic concentration is concerned in ion exchange, the bulk of the calcium and magnesium will


Jeon Soo-Il`s filmic world is concentrated on decadrage and variation of road movie. His aesthetical style is an extension of a frame and images of ascending and descending through decadrage. It might be from experience of studying abroad and the influence of French Nouvelle Image. His propensity for road movie is caused by space of Sok-cho, his hometown, and Pusan, his residence. While road movie inclines to movements of spaces and changes of characters, , Jeon`s film, focuses on the process to identify a different being who does not belong to anywhere. brings to a conclusion a narrative with self-recovery and rehabilitation in the process to deliver an emigrant worker`s ashes. Jeon`s aesthetic style is decadrage or an extension of a frame. Decadrage in his films coincides with the conception of decadrage, Pascal Bonitzer`s term. Decadrage delays a narration, breaks down audience`s view, and goes amiss of right arrangement of a shot. Jeon`s films emphasis view`s vagueness, and maintains continuity with establishing shots and POV shots. However, Jeon`s texts highlight view`s vagueness with emptiness of point of views. It is a mode of shot composition to be well-balanced to presentation of mysterious reality. Another decadrage is an extension of an off-screen space. Off-screen not only lasts on-screen but also contributes an extension of an invisible world. In Jeon`s films, off-screen presents by sound, and exists an authoritative voice about a subject in on-screen. , the character in on-screen hears the voice in off-screen with notification of coniosis and decision of autism. Jeon`s films reveal a propensity for a road movie genre. Even though his itinerary stems from homing instinct, we identify that there is no root in any place for home. But, in , there are a concrete destination and a duty for travel. Also, this film is different to other Jeon`s films in the itinerary of self-recovery and self-reflection. This film is suited for the formular of road movie. Even if Jeon`s start point is from personal existent situation, his films result to an extension of cinematic language through his generic variation and an extension of a frame.


Current underwater transducers provide little support for remote measurement of material properties. Such measurements are often limited by high impedance contrast, and target inhomogeneities that arise from biofouling and corrosion. In the presence of these limitations, a sensing system would benefit from broadband, spatially-localized target excitation. The high bandwidth would allow a return signal to encode broader information content about the target, while spatial localization would provide stronger target excitation and higher spatial resolution for measurements. Although these source properties are not achievable with traditional transducer designs, they can be produced through laser-induced optical breakdown in water. During optical breakdown, focused laser light excites a localized plasma, which expands and produces a mechanical shock wave. The shock properties are set by both the medium hydrodynamics and the laser parameters, allowing the acoustic source to be optically tuned. In laboratory experiments, breakdown from a 4 mJ/ 4ns laser pulse emits an exponential pressure wave with a decay constant under 250 ns and peak pressure near 600 kPa at 2 cm range. Here, I discuss the physics and fundamental limitations of acoustic transduction via underwater optical breakdown. Experimental results illustrate how the acoustic source properties can be tuned through optical control.Current underwater transducers provide little support for remote measurement of material properties. Such measurements are often limited by high impedance contrast, and target inhomogeneities that arise from biofouling and corrosion. In the presence of these limitations, a sensing system would benefit from broadband, spatially-localized target excitation. The high bandwidth would allow a return signal to encode broader information content about the target, while spatial localization would provide stronger target excitation and higher spatial resolution for measurements. Although these source properties are not achievable with traditional transducer designs, they can be produced through laser-induced optical breakdown in water. During optical breakdown, focused laser light excites a localized plasma, which expands and produces a mechanical shock wave. The shock properties are set by both the medium hydrodynamics and the laser parameters, allowing the acoustic source to be optically tuned. In laboratory exp...


The author of the article refers to Derrida's concept of play in the discourse of human sciences and Polish literary criticism: Anna Kałuża, Tymoteusz Karpowicz, and Stanisław Barańczak attempt to interpret poetry of Krystyna Miłobędzka, especially her book entitled gubione [lost]. The article focuses of issues such as speed and fluency in the context of modern literature.


Editor,—Although the presence of melanocytes located within and under the epithelium of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses has been reported, it appears to be a rare finding.1 Further, only 17 cases of malignant melanoma of the lacrimal sac have been reported.2 We came across unusual, and unaccounted for, focal collections of melanocytes in the lacrimal sac of a patient and report this finding.

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A 55 year old woman presented to the ophthalmology department of the Schieffelin …


On the basis of DNA sequences of nrITS and plastid matK from 160 ingroup and 105 outgroup samples, Dillenberger & Kadereit (2014) reconstructed the phylogeny and the evolution of the relevant morphological characters of the genus Minuartia Linnaeus (1753: 89), to show that this genus is highly polyphyletic. A revised circumscription of Minuartia was proposed with the recognition of Cherleria Linnaeus (1753: 425), Eremogone Fenzl (1833: 13), Facchinia Reichenbach (1841: 63), Mononeuria Reichenbach (1841: 118), Rhodalsine Gay (1845: 25), Sabulina Reichenbach (1832: 24) and Triplateia Bartling (1830: 305), and recognition of new genera Mcneillia Dillenberger & Kadereit (2014: 83), Minuartiella Dillenberger & Kadereit (2014: 84) and Pseudocherleria Dillenberger & Kadereit (2014: 84).


This paper highlights Jonson's portrayal of contemporary psychology of fantasy where absurd ideas vanish and the positive aspects of reality and beauty exist. To portray this "paradoxical" approach to fantasy, Jonson took the help of "masques", which were a popular literary form of Elizabethan period. Apparently, the masque proper was seen to represent fantasy while the anti-masque took the side of reality. However, these roles change as we go deep into the text of The Masque of Queens and The Vision of Delight. Also, the historical background of writing the masques as a way to praise the 'country order' of King James helps the masques to reside beyond the grip of only amusement and fantasy. The word 'fantasy' has a profound positive place in Jonson's masques: it is by no means a vague or derailed flow of wild dreams. The paper examines The Masque of Queens is an expression of 'grotesque' rather than "fearsome". It also explores how the allegorical and historical figures of Heroic Virtue and Fame in masque proper highlight the constructive part of fantasy as well as the fantastic images of The Vision of Delight that are funny, entertaining and benevolent. The paper makes a comparative study of Jonson and Shakespeare and shows how Jonson creates anti-masque as "wayward fantasy", which only threatens the nobler fantasy represented by the stability and order of reason, whereas in Shakespeare anti-masque takes the place of main masque. If fantasy is the storehouse of sensory images then needs reason to distinguish between the merely empty and valid impressions. Fantasy and the Jonsonian Mas que For Ben Jonson to justify his exaggerated praise of courtly order in the main masque, it seems to the modern reader, that he must introduce and then dismiss the low-life comedy of the anti-masque. For six years, from 1604 through 1609, Jacobean court masques staged the bodies and the intentions of women. Four masques in those six years claim Queen Anne as patron, actor, and even author: The Vision of the Twelve Goddesses, The Masque of Blackness, The Masque of Beauty, and The Masque of Queens. Beginning with Samuel Daniel's Vision, escalating through Ben Jonson's Queens, masques written in the name of the Queen parade female bodies before the king, staging blackness, martiality, and the history of women's power. Anne herself appears in these productions as producer and star player, providing, according to Daniel and Jonson, not only patronage but representational conceits as well (Schwarz 1900). In addition, Harriett Hawkins states that masque allows Jonson to merge the world of fantasy and the court of James, the ideal with the actual, so that the borderlines between them are obliterated, just as he combines thematic content, action and spectacle in such a way that one cannot be separated or properly understood without the other. "What Phant"sie tells" gains significance in terms of James"s kingdom, for the ideal world of the masque and the historical world of the maskers become mutually dependent (Hawkins, 285-292). Through masque, a popular art form of the period, Jonson reflects the impact of fantasy on human mind. He chose the main masque, a definitive version of masque to emphasize rational imagination and anti-masque to covey "corrupted" and "derailed" figures of imagination". Apparently, the masques proper seems as to present the world of fantasy while the anti-masque the realistic aspects of life.. But if we examine the masque we will see that the case is totally different. The anti-masque in particular is that part of the whole design, which is concerned with challenging the serious intentions of masque proper, and it is described in terms which emphasize the wild and dream-like qualities of fantasy. In the preface to The Masque of Queens Jonson explains that the queen had required of him "a foil, or false masque" and the witches that he introduced were therefore intended to be "a spectacle of strangeness, producing multip licity of grotesque." Their final dance is described in specific detail:


Primary goal of functioning of the modern organisation is construction of effective system of financial safety. The decision of this problem is based on construction of the corporate tax management, which overall objective optimisation of tax payments. As one of functions of corporate tax management it is possible to consider tax planning. Tax planning is based on a number of receptions and methods of which it is considered most effective formation of an optimum registration policy of the organisation.


Objectives:  Rituximab has significantly improved the survival of patients with DLBCL, especially those with non‐germinal center B‐cell‐like (non‐GCB) subtype. The impact of Ki‐67 expression, an index of proliferation, on the clinical outcomes of patients with DLBCL has largely been unexplored. This study aimed to investigate whether Ki‐67 expression is an indicator of outcome in DLBCL patients (especially non‐GCB DLBCL patients) treated with standard chemotherapy combined with rituximab.


Dr. Gustavo Morello is an Argentine, a Jesuit, and a sociologist at Boston College. Morello's background and training have prepared him to analyze the life of Catholics during Argentina's la guerra sucia or "dirty war" (1976–83). The Argentine military seized power ostensibly to save the nation from the threat of leftist insurgents. During the self-proclaimed Process of National Reorganization, the military regime and associated paramilitary groups murdered or "disappeared" 30,000 Argentines. Military officials actually boasted of plans to kill 50,000 citizens. The regime's barbarism was such that victims were apprehended, tortured, and then dropped, while still alive, from aircraft into the frigid South Atlantic. Five-hundred young women gave birth in military jails. The regime slaughtered the new mothers and distributed the infants to military officers and supporters of the regime. The military ruler's perverted reasoning was that brutality was required to save Western civilization and Christianity. The military junta's first leader, General Jorge Rafael Videla (1976– 81), once declared that "all necessary persons must die to achieve the security of the country" (Stephen G. Rabe, The Killing Zone [2016], p. 148). The regime especially identified union organizers and Argentine Jews as threats to national security.


The City of Refuge complex commissioned by the Salvation Army as part of its program to transform social outcasts into spiritually renewed workers represents a significant confluence of design principles, technological experiments, and attitudes on reform. It also provides rare insights into the work of one of the twentieth century's greatest architects, Le Corbusier. Brian Brace Taylor draws on extensive archival research to reconstruct each step of the architect's attraction to the commission, his design process and technological innovations, the social and philosophical compatibility of the Salvation Army with Le Corbusier's own ideas for urban planning, and finally, the many modifications required, first to eliminate defects and later to accommodate changes in the services the building provided. Throughout, Taylor focuses on Le Corbusier's environmental, technological, and social intentions as opposed to his strictly formal intentions. He shows that the City of Refuge became primarily a laboratory for the architect's own research and not simply a conventional solution to residents' requirements or the Salvation Army's program."


A now considerable experience in the management of reference cases of sterility has made the history of certain failures in diagnosis and treatment so familiar that it is easy to classify under a number of distinct headings those which occur most frequently. The fact that certain particular points turn up with such unvarying frequency makes it seem that a brief description of them might be of interest. The classes so formed comprise sterilities due to mistakes in the marital relation; to neglect or failure to appreciate sterility in the male; the subjection of innocent abnormalities to unnecessary and nonproductive operations, and failures to detect evident causes of sterility from lack of special training in microscopic examinations. Each one of these subjects would be sufficient to occupy an entire paper if fully discussed, and the attempt to treat them all within a single article necessarily implies a restriction of each of


Background The hepatoprotective effects of silymarin have been confirmed by various researchers worldwide; however few studies are available about the therapeutic impact of silymarin on the level of aminotransferases in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Our purpose is to determine whether silymarin improves the serum level of aminotransferases in patients with NASH. Materials and Methods This was a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial performed on 100 patients with NASH. Subjects were randomized to receive silymarin (140 mg/q12h) for three months or placebo, given in the same manner. A blood sample was drawn at baseline (before treatment) and after completion of the treatment schedule to assess serum aminotransferase levels. We measured body mass index (BMI) before and after administration of the treatments for both groups of patients. Results   There were insignificant changes in BMI for both groups. The mean serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level in the case group significantly changed from 84.06 to 68.54 IU/mL following treatment with silymarin ( p ‹0.001), however this change was not significant in the control group. The mean serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST) level in the case group significantly decreased from 71.94 to 54.70 IU/mL after treatment with silymarin. This change in the placebo group was not significant (from 62.94 to 61.56 IU/mL). Conclusion   Administration of silymarin can effectively reduce liver aminotransferases without any changes in BMI in patients with NASH disease.   Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE FA /* Style Definitions */
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1. Mobeen Rathore, MD, CPE*
2. Denise Bratcher, DO†

1. *Editorial Board member. Professor and Director, UF CARES University of Florida Center for HIV/AIDS, Jacksonville, FL.

2. †Editorial Board member. Professor, Pediatrics, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, MO.

In 2000, measles was declared eliminated in the United States thanks to a high level of immunity achieved by routine receipt of 2 doses of a highly effective measles vaccine. As a result of this success, many clinicians have never seen a case of measles. In 2014, however, 644 measles cases were reported in the U.S., the most in more than two decades, and at press time 170 cases already had been reported in 2015. It is believed the index case in the current outbreak was an international traveler. …


Instrumentation for torsional shear/resonant column testing under anisotropic stresses has been developed. The test apparatus discussed is capable of torsional shear and resonant column testing with anisotropic states of stress applied to the soil specimen. Low-frequency torsional shear measurements are made using proximity probes to measure the angle of twist of the soil specimen. High-frequency measurements are made using conventional resonant column techniques adapted for use with an anisotropic loading system. Methods used for reduction of test data and calibration procedures are described.


Fault zones often serve as the major fluid pathways in a variety of geo-energy systems, such as deep geothermal systems. However, injection-induced instability of faults can sometimes lead to large-magnitude earthquakes. Cyclic injection has thus been proposed as an alternative injection protocol to better manage and mitigate the associated seismic risks. The risks of injection-induced seismicity depend primarily on the extent and magnitude of the fluid pressure perturbation. When fluid is injected into a fault zone, the local fault permeability will be enhanced, which in turn promotes the migration of fluid along the fault. This nonlinear process is further complicated during cyclic injection via alternating the injection pressure. In this study, both numerical and analytical modeling are conducted to investigate cyclic fluid injection into a fault zone with pressure sensitive permeability, in which the local fault permeability changes as a function of the local effective stress. The match with laboratory-scale experimental and field-scale analytical results of cyclic fluid injection verifies the accuracy of the numerical model. The parametric study reveals that the injection pressure attenuation, quantified by the amplitude ratio and phase shift, is enhanced by a lower initial fault permeability, a smaller stress sensitivity coefficient, and a shorter period of pressure cycle (i.e. a higher frequency). Besides, the amplitude of the pressure cycle has a negligible effect on the injection pressure attenuation. We also discuss the implications of our results for the less amenable far-field seismic hazard and post shut-in seismicity.


With thebroadcasting andnetwork convergences, IPTVwhichisabroadcasting service using IPnetwork, becomes popular asanewbusiness model. TheIPTVservice supports the user-interactive andpersonalized broadcasting service. However, itisdifficult toservetheIPTVservices totheuniversal user terminals intheheterogeneous networkenvironment. Inthis paper,we studytheservice scenarios forthepersonalized broadcasting services underopennetworkenvironments and extend theParlay X Web service structure forthepersonalized EPG,NDR andTarget Advertisement services fromtheservice scenarios. Forthese threeservices, wespecify OpenAPIsbased onParlay X foropennetwork environments. Basedonthese open network environments forthepersonalized broadcasting services, itispossible toprovide newbusiness modeltothenetwork operators, toreduce theduplicable investment innewbusiness bydefining theroles ofeachservice provider andtodevelop the variousand inventive services throughthethirdparty application service. We alsoimplement theprototype system for OpenAPIsbasedon theextended ParlayX Web service structure whicharenamedpersonalized EPG,NDR andTarget Advertisement. 2 z 7~~~~(6


In this paper we show that if the refractive index, or rather (n(w) -1) satisfies the dispersion relations then, it is implied by Titchmarsh's theorem that n(w) -> 1 as w -> infinity. Any other limiting value for n(w) would violate relativistic causality, by which we mean not only that cause must precede effect but also that signals cannot travel faster-than-c (the velocity of light) in a vacuum. This paper does not claim to be a mathematically rigorous proof, but the authors hope to have succeeded in supplying a very convincing argument against faster-than-c light signals.
Keywords: Dispersion relations, Kramers Kronig relations, Causality, faster-than-c signals.


The high-luminosity upgrade of the large hadron collider (HL-LHC) requires new high-field and large-aperture quadrupole magnets for the low-beta inner triplets (MQXF). CERN and LARP are currently collaborating to develop a 150-mm-aperture quadrupole based on Nb$_3$Sn superconducting cables for the coils, and an aluminum shell with the bladder-key technology for the support structure. This paper presents the test setup for magnetic measurements, both at ambient and cryogenic temperatures, and the instrumentation being used for the first two short-models of MQXF built and tested at CERN. Finally, the measurement results, in terms of field quality, effects of persistent currents, and iron saturation are reported and discussed.


ABSTRACT Science, as a body of knowledge, process or an interactive network of individuals and institutions, is a central component of contemporary society. This privileged position attracts some potential dangers of over-reaching, analysed by a variety of commentators. Central to these discussions is the importance and relevance of values to the practice of science. Far from being 'value-free', science takes place in a social environment that brings its values and influences the contract between scientists and society. In addition to the internal values of scientific practice, the individual scientists are unavoidably influenced by their personal views and biases, acting as external sets of values. This issue, aimed at the young practitioners of science, addresses some of these topics and represents an occasion to (re)examine the assumptions underpinning scientific practice(s). The eclecticism of topics illustrate the rich offerings humanities can provide and such interdisciplinary efforts contribute to the burgeoning field of science humanities.


The Amateur Sky Survey (TASS) has built and operated a set of wide-field CCD cameras (the "Mark IV" units) to monitor stars in the northern celestial hemisphere. In an earlier paper in this journal (Droege et al. 2006, PASP, 118, 1666), we presented a catalog based on repeated measurements of stars during the period 2001–2005. In that paper, we warned that our photometry might suffer from systematic errors on scales of a few degrees due to gradients across our images. S. Röser compared our photometry to the All-Sky Compiled Catalogue (ASCC; Kharchenko 2001, KNFT, 17, 409) and found a pattern of residuals in the declination direction with a period of about 4.2 , exactly the size of the Mark IV images. Following his kind suggestions, we calculated differences between the Mark IV magnitudes and measurements from the ASCC and Tycho-2 (Hög et al. 2000, A&A, 355, L27), using the equations in Table 3 of Droege et al. (2006) to convert Tycho-2 measurements to Johnson-Cousins Vand I-magnitudes. We found periodic errors as a function of declination, but no such errors as a function of right ascension. The nature of the errors provides a strong clue to their origin. The peak-to-peak amplitude is about 0.15 mag in the range 5 ! decl. ! 20 , 0.04 mag in the range 20 ! decl. ! 50 , and 0.10 mag in the range 50 ! decl. ! 88 . These match the regions of the sky scanned by three different Mark IV units. The sense of the errors changes across the sky; in the first region (low declination), stars in the southern portion of scan are fainter than their values in the reference catalogs, but in the third region (high declinations), stars in the southern portion of a scan are brighter than their reference values. We can explain these patterns as follows. The skies at our suburban observing site are very bright near the horizon and less bright at the zenith. We used night-sky images to create flat-field frames, which thus inherited a gradient, large values near the horizon and small values near the zenith. When we divided our images by the flat-field frames, we improperly decreased pixel values near the horizon and increased pixel values near the zenith. Stars near the horizon edge of each scan thus appear improperly faint in our data, while those near the zenith edge of each scan appear improperly bright. The amplitude of the effect is largest where the sky gradients are largest, at the southern and northern extremes of our survey area. Since the errors are so regular, it is not difficult to characterize and remove them. We describe the process briefly here and refer interested readers to a detailed report. We divided the sky up into bins by declination, computed the median difference between the Mark IV and Tycho-2 magnitudes within each bin, and assigned that median as the correction value at the middle of the bin. We normalized these corrections for each camera, so that we would retain the Landolt zero-points on average, then applied them to the mean V-band and mean Iband magnitudes of each star. The result, version 2 of the Mark IV Patches Catalog, will replace the original in our own archive and at the CDS.


Hyperspectral image classification is a difficult and rapidly expanding domain in Remote Sensing applications such as land cover-land use monitoring, urban design, crop identification, and so on. Because hyperspectral data contains both rich spectral information and sufficient spatial information, the hyperspectral image classification process must handle large amounts of data. However, the availability of training samples is insufficient to train any supervised classification system. Wavelets such as Gabor Wavelets are commonly used for classifying hyperspectral images in order to incorporate both multi scale and multi orientation properties. The best subset of features from the extracted pool of features is identified and used for classification. Meanwhile, the least significant features, redundant features, and features that pull agents to classification accuracies are identified and discarded by a Genetic Algorithm-based process. Deep learning techniques are used to perform classification on the selected features alone. GA optimization techniques are used for feature selection because they never trap in local minima and perfectly converge at global minima, resulting in optimum feature selection. There are several models for hyperspectral image classification, but more research is needed to improve accuracy. This paper provides a brief overview of various hyperspectral image classification models.


Ethnographers appear to be fascinated by what they immediately experience as fieldworkers. However, although they represent themselves as participant observers, they have neglected to develop a theory of observation. Systems theorists have a theory of second order observation, but they tend to avoid conducting fieldwork. In this paper, we argue that systems theory and ethnography can effectively supplement each other. Drawing on the concept of self-reference, we examine the relationship between perception, observation, and understanding. Ethnographers have not adequately explained how these fundamental concepts fit together, as we show in a discussion of Clifford Geertz' call for »thick description.« A special form of observing, understanding reaches beyond perception. Meaning and culture appear only in the light of self-reference. As participants, ethnographers must not only observe what happens in the field; but they must also observe connections between empirical events. They must observe the process of selectivity that uses meaning to differentiate what actually happens from alternative possibilities. Guided in the field by this theory of observation, ethnography can move beyond collecting »stories« and effectively open itself to the established questions, familiar problems, and epistemological resources of the discipline of sociology. For its part, a theoretically informed ethnography would help extend the scope of systems theoretical research beyond functional and historical analyses. Making their observations in the form of ethnography, systems theorists might focus on explaining how social practices unfold themselves with reference to the social dimension of meaning.


In this paper a relationship is derived enabling the description of a general concentration profile in a cylindrical fibre from data obtained by the optical sectioning method.


Study Design. Controlled animal experiments. Objective. To test the dose and efficacy of teriparatide in a rat spinal fusion model. Summary of Background Data. Teriparatide was shown to enhance spinal fusion in rats and rabbits previously, but the dose-dependent effect of teriparatide in spinal fusion in rats was not well characterized. Methods. A 0.5 × 0.5 cm trabecular bone graft was taken and implanted onto the L5 and L6 transverse processes of the same rat. Rats were randomly assigned into 3 groups: saline vehicle control (Vehicle), teriparatide 4 &mgr;g/kg per day (PTH4), and teriparatide 23 &mgr;g/kg per day (PTH23) subcutaneous injections for 4 weeks (5 d per wk). The L5–L6 spinal segments were harvested at week 4, and assessments included radiography, micro-computed tomography, manual palpation, and histomorphometry. L3 vertebra, femurs, and serum bone markers were examined. Results. The average radiographical score of L5–L6 fusion in Vehicle, PTH4, and PTH23 groups was 1.53, 2.87, and 4.11, respectively, with the PTH23 being significantly higher (P = 0.001 vs. Vehicle). The average micro-computed tomographic score of L5–L6 fusion in Vehicle, PTH4, and PTH23 groups was 1.53, 2.40, and 3.74, respectively (P = 0.001, PTH23 vs. Vehicle and PTH4). Manual palpation showed that fusion rate was 20%, 50%, and 67.7% in Vehicle, PTH4, and PTH23 groups, respectively. The bone mineralization apposition rate at the fusion site was significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner among the groups. Teriparatide significantly increased vertebral and femoral bone mineral density, bone mineral content, and trabecular area in a dose-dependent manner relative to Vehicle. No difference was found between the circulating Procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide and intact osteocalcin levels in the serum at 4 weeks after treatments. Conclusion. Teriparatide at 23 &mgr;g/kg per day for 4 weeks showed anabolic skeletal effects and significantly enhanced spinal fusion rate in rats, whereas teriparatide at 4 &mgr;g/kg per day had also anabolic effects but did not significantly enhance spinal fusion rate. Higher doses of teriparatide may be needed to promote spinal fusion in short-term application.


1994 now Professor; Georgia Institute of Technology 1990 1994 Associate Professor; Georgia Institute of Technology 1991 Visiting Scientist in Human Factors and Visiting Associate Professor of Psychology; Indiana University 1987 1990 Assistant Professor; Georgia Institute of Technology 1985 1987 Assistant Professor; University of South Carolina. 1984 1985 Manager Human Factors Engineering, AT&T Communications. 1982 1984 Supervisor Human Factors Engineering, AT&T Communications.


This article examines the effect of state-level legal innovations governing labor disputes in the late 1800s. This was a period of legal ferment in which worker organizations and employers actively lobbied state governments for changes in the rules governing labor disputes. Cross-state heterogeneity in the legal environment provides an unusual opportunity to investigate the effects of these laws. We use a unique data set with information on 12,965 strikes to show that most of these law changes had surprisingly little effect on strike incidence or outcomes. Important exceptions were maximum hours laws and the use of injunctions.


In modern microwave design sector, Electromagnetic Band Gap (EBG) structures which is a unique innovation by virtue of their high potency and low complexity in designing with integrated circuits. This article examines the relationship between operating performance of different substrates and Tschebycheff polynomial distribution. A number of methods, method of moments (MOM) for numerical analysis and Tschebycheff polynomial distribution for designing the traditional circular pattern on ground plane are used. In like manner, the parametric comparison has been demonstrated in view of the selectivity, 20-dB insertion loss bandwidth (20-dB IL BW) and 10-dB return loss bandwidth (10-dB RL BW). The consequence of that is, two substrates FR4 and RT/Duroid 5870 prevail with good matching upto 70 dB, negligible ripple less than 0.7 dB in the passband and wider, deeper stopband performance upto 6-7.5 GHz. Improving compactness of the circuit with high efficiency, this complication is solved by Tschebycheff polynomial distribution.


This paper is introduces RC4 Enrichment Algorithm Approach for selective image encryption. This approach is derived from the standard RC4 algorithm. RC4 algorithm is already used for image encryption and also for the selective image encryption. Currently RC4 is vulnerable. Lots of cryptanalytic found the lots of weakness, vulnerable point and attacks inside the RC4 algorithm. So in this concern, this paper has worked. This paper has designed the RC4 based new enrichment approach to making strong the RC4 algorithm, "PC1-RC4". This approach is based on new KSA and PRGA algorithm process, which are the two stages inside the RC4 algorithm.


A total of 666 male Drosophila, of a wild inbred strain, were exposed to 200 r x radiation. Part of the group were exposed to 160 kev and the remainder to high voltage 31 Mev radiation from a betatron. Equal and constant biological- physical expe rimental conditions were maintained. After mating with females homozygous for five factors, the descendants were examined for radioinduced visible, recessive mutations. There appeared to be no essential quantitative effect in the genetic effect of the two qualities of radiation. (C.H.)


The essence of the connotation of quality education as the background,and with Dick(W.Dick) and Kerry(L.Carey) system instructional design theory.Comprehensive use of "disciplinary infiltration" of the concept from the learning objectives,learning content,teaching strategies to develop and evaluate four aspects of teaching to build sports-oriented school system curriculum.Orienteering for the school classroom teaching how to fully implement the quality education to provide reference.


To solve structure optimization problems of the information transmission networks, based on quantum genetic algorithm (QGA), the paper proposes an improved quantum genetic algorithm (IQGA). The core of the algorithm is to take full advantage of interference and entanglement of quantum states, through adopting the quantum gates rotation corner dynamic adjusting mechanism, quantum crossover and mutation operations, genetic operation parameters dynamic adaptive adjustment mechanism and solution elites control strategy. The algorithm has better performance in solving combinatorial optimization problems of the weak correlation between genes.


Park-and-Ride (PnR) lots are an increasingly common element of many areas' plans for air quality conformity. However, few, if any, travel models estimate the impacts of carpool PnR lots, and it is not at all clear that they always improve air quality. Many travel models in the larger urban areas accommodate transit PnR lots, but, as with carpool PnR lots, it is not clear that adding transit PnR lots always improves air quality. The procedure described in this paper addresses these concerns. It permits the rigorous analysis of the impacts of both carpool and transit PnR lots within a network-based model structure. This procedure has been implemented in the travel model recently developed for the Reading, Pennsylvania area (Berks County).


The utility model relates to a system for fill container with fluid, include: a housing. The hollow tube of a plurality of flexibilities, a plurality of containers, and a plurality of elastic fastener, every elastic fastener presss from both sides a corresponding container tightly on a hollow tube that corresponds to every elastic fastener can provide the connection power that is full of the weight of the container of water basically that is not less than, and can be when the corresponding container with in a plurality of containers be separated from its hollow tube that corresponds sealed this container automatically, thereby make rock the hollow tube under the container be full of the state of water basically, can overcome and connect power and make the container together the hollow tube separation makes the elastic fastener self sealing container from this, and this system is constructed can pack the container with the fluid basically simultaneously, can fill or collect the fluid basically simultaneously in a plurality of containers from this to the realization is used manpower sparingly and the time, accelerates to fill, sampling or collection speed.


The project final report provides guidance for alternative regulatory and educational intervention options to reduce indoor air pollution exposures. Chapter One addresses government indoor air pollution control programs in terms of philosophical and legal foundations, available options, and suitability to setting. Chapter Two provides the results of a health behavior literature review and a directed market research survey and focus group investigation. A social marketing approach, based upon the marketing research study is used to evaluate strategies. Chapter Three addresses program and policy form and content in the milieu of existing regulatory strategies, trends, and opinion among professionals in residential construction and real estate. The authors conclude that opportunities exist for the education of such professionals in indoor air quality and other home environment problems but that sufficient market or regulatory incentives are necessary to translate knowledge into effective pollutant reduction. An example local radon education program designed through the social marketing research is presented in Chapter Four.


Learning physics requires complex aspects of the students, not only the skill for achieving a task but also their beliefs of about their ability in overcoming the difficulties in achieving the purposed targets. In this case, students' self-efficacy takes an important role in determining their success to improve their learning achievement. This research aimed at improves students' self-efficacy and learning achievement with cooperative learning group investigation on statics fluid. A one group pre-test- post-test design was implemented to the sample of 75 students with three-time replications. This research was conducted at Senior High School 3 Singaraja-Bali in the odd semester of the academic year of 2017/2018. Research data were collected by using questionnaire, observation, and test. The N-Gain score and qualitative descriptive analysis were applied to analyze data. The results indicate that: (1) there is an increase in students' self-efficacy with a high N-Gain score, (2) there is an increase in students' learning achievement with a high N-Gain score and (3) the students' response is positive to the learning activity. The conclusion is that the implementation of cooperative learning model group investigation can facilitate students to improve their self-efficacy and learning achievement on learning physics, especially for statics fluid.


The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of media and demographic factors on skin bleaching tendency among female students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, aged between 17 and 25 years. A cross-sectional research design was used to obtain information on age, relationship status, skin color, media influence and skin bleaching tendency from 346 sampled female students recruited from five departments across the faculties in the institution. Pearson moment correlation matrix indicate positive relationship between skin bleaching tendency and media influence (r = 0.177, p .05). Also, t-test for independent samples shows that participants who score high on media influence have higher tendency to bleach their skin (t (2,238) = 2.390; p < .05) and One-way ANOVA test reveals significant difference in skin bleaching tendency between those with light, normal and dark skin color (F (2,319)=10.910; p < .01). Media enlightenment and psycho-education were recommended as methods of curbing the menace of skin bleaching.


'Silver Queen' sweet corn was planted on 10 Jul near Georgetown, Del. Two-row plots, 20 ft long on 30-inch centers were replicated 4 times in a randomized complete block design. Treatments were applied with a CO2-pressurized backpack sprayer using 2 nozzles/row delivering 100 gals/acre at 40 psi. Silk sprays were applied on 1, 4, 9, and 11 Sep. At harvest maturity (15 Sep), all ears from each plot were examined for economic damage and all live larvae were counted.


A method for the amino acid determination in infant formulas by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (254 nm), previous derivatization with phenyl isothiocyanate is studied. The optimal chromatographic conditions are established. Hydrolysis conditions with HCI 6N -temperature and time - are also studied. The analytical parameters (linearity, precision, accuracy and limits of detection and quantification) of the method show its accuracy and fiability. Finally the amino acid content of powdered infant formulas of three different types, marketed in Spain by different manufacturers are determined.


Micronuclei are formed of acentric chromosome or chromatid fragments and of whole chromosomes not incorporated into the daughter nuclei during cell division. These corpuscules have no connexion at all with the main nucleus. Because the presence of micronuclei may be considered a previous indicator of chromosomes alterations, the analysis of its frequency can represent an alternative to the classic cytogenetic methods used for monitoring chromosome damage. It can be employed to detect cytogenetic effects of chronic human exposition to mutagenic and/or carcinogenic agents.