Eugenia Siapera and Andreas Veglis (Eds.). The Handbook of Global Online Journalism. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. 528 pp.Few would dispute that new information and communication technology (ICT) is reshaping the pattern of global news consumption. According to Pew's survey "Trends in News Consumption: 1991-2012" (http://tinyurl.com/8r5v7rs), for example, search- ing for news online and from digital sources continues to grow. About one-half (46 percent) of Americans say they get news online three days a week or more, with about one-third (32 percent) going online for news every day.Meanwhile Internet-based ICT is also reformatting news production. Online news outlets appear to become increasingly mainstream, supplanting the "traditional" media, particularly newspapers. This trend can be seen partially from the peer recogni- tion of professional achievements in online journalism. In 2010, for instance, an inves- tigative journalist at ProPublica and a cartoonist at SFGate.com, the San Francisco Chronicle's online portal, won Pulitzer Prizes for online-only editorial content for the first time in history. It is fair to say that such trends that journalism is experiencing today have been restructuring the curriculum in journalism education and training in higher education institutions. Although course titles vary among web, digital, interac- tive, multimedia, convergence, and the like, traditional journalism education units have embraced the change, and more than one hundred digital/multimedia journalism programs are offered across this country as of 2012 (http://www.mulinblog.com/ multimedia-journalism-programs/). The Handbook of Global Online Journalism, in this context, offers a timely option for students who want to keep themselves current with the online new media landscape, as well as for instructors who try to strike a fine balance between teaching theories and introducing cutting-edge practices concerning the gathering, production, dissemination, and consumption of news through Internet- based platforms globally.This edited volume features a collection of twenty-five chapters from researchers and practitioners who examine a variety of aspects related to online journalism, includ- ing theories, politics, production, practices, contents, and global contexts. The first highlight of this book is the editors' introduction that surveys the evolution of online journalism, relevant research, and theoretical strands. Borrowing ideas from the evolu- tion theory, Siapera and Veglis use the extinction and mutation of dinosaurs as a meta- phor to depict the development of online journalism and help readers better understand the interaction between the ICT-driven changes in media environment and the advance of the modality of journalism.Trying to draw a holistic picture of the evolution of online journalism, the editors start by presenting "an instructive analogy with the current fate of some of the many species of journalism" (p. 2) and put forward "three evolutionary possibilities" (p. 4). For the first possibility, according to the editors, newspapers and print journalism in general seem to be fading out like dinosaurs if they do not adapt to the dramatic changes taking place in mass media. Meanwhile, the main "traits, values, or defining characteristics of journalism" (p. 3), such as public service, objectivity, autonomy, and journalistic ethics, need to be reinterpreted through online news production against sociopolitical, economic, and technological changes. Second, traditional journalism strives to survive by actively embracing new attributes of Internet-based communica- tion to revamp the production of news for online platforms. The particular character- istics, such as multimediality, interactivity, user-generated content, and personalization (p. 4), although not seen in traditional news production, make online journalism fit naturally into the new media ecosystem. Then, mutation becomes possible as a higher level of evolution of online journalism. …


REPORT BY DR. WHITE In August, 1907, a young woman from Courland, Russia, was referred to the skin department of the Massachusetts General Hospital for diagnosis. She had been treated one week previously in the "throat room" for "chronic rhinitis" and at her second visit blue-red papules had been discovered on her arm and she was consequently referred to us. The diagnosis of leprosy was made and subsequently corroborated by Dr. Richardson's pathologic findings and the girl was taken to the state leprosorium. A few days later the board of health of Brookline was informed by an anonymous letter that another leper was working as a servant at a certain residence in that town. The members of the board made an immediate investigation at the house mentioned, but found that the young woman in question had disappeared. Two days afterward this suspected individual presented herself voluntarily at the skin clinic


The role of the father has a very important position in the development of children's education and character. However, it is very unfortunate that this paradigm has not been taken seriously, especially by some of the authorities in the world of education, including some parents. The presence of the Aceh Home Education community is to minimize this condition, by inviting parents, especially fathers, to return to their function as the main educators in the family. The focus of this study aims to analyze the role of fathers and parenting patterns in fostering children's character and the obstacles faced by fathers in fostering children's character in the HEA community. This type of research is qualitative research, using a descriptive analysis approach. The data collection techniques through interview and documentation instruments. The subjects in this study were community elements which included the HEA Coordinator and members of the HEA community, namely three fathers and three mothers, with the main subject being the father. Data analysis uses data reduction techniques, data display and conclusion. The results of the data analysis show that: (1) the role of the father in the HEA community has reached indicators, such as the presence of each father in the family in guiding children and family members. (2) The parenting style carried out by fathers has met the indicator requirements, such as democratic parenting, exemplary and others. (3) And almost no significant obstacles have been found in the process of developing children's character.


The 3s→3p excitations in the sodium isoelectronic sequence with nuclear charge Z = 12–14 are studied by extending previous scattering calculations for the electron-impact 2s→2p excitation for the lithium isoelectronic sequence [J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 80 (2011) 034302]. Well converged results are obtained for the integral cross section, the differential cross section (DCS) for the angular distribution of scattered electron, and the angular momentum transfer. In non-resonant regions, similarly to Li-like ions, the scattering is approximately described by the distorted-wave calculation where the static-exchange potential is considered as a distorting potential. The DCS for elastic scattering by Ar 7+ is examined to reduce the discrepancy between experimental and theoretical data by considering the continuum.


In order to study the applicability of a semi-rigid base asphalt pavement roughness evaluation model for freeways in current Chinese specifications, field detection roughness data from Jinghu freeway in Jiangsu Province was utilized. The International Roughness Index (IRI) of the Jinghu freeway from 2001 to 2008 was utilized for the pavement roughness index. From this pavement maintenance data, an evaluation standard of IRI was built using the hypothesis testing method. Finally, the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software built the pavement roughness evaluation model. In order to validate the model, IRI data from the Guangjin-Xicheng freeway was then analyzed. The results indicated that the evaluation model presented in this study accurately described actual roughness characteristics. Through this work, a more scientific and applicable pavement roughness evaluation method for semi-rigid base asphalt concrete freeway pavement was established.


ABSTRACT This essay analyses the construction of the anti-corruption war under the civilian government in Nigeria between 1999 and 2008. We consolidate existing insights in the literature in three key ways. First, we show that in democratising contexts like Nigeria, the gravest threats to anti-corruption campaigns often emanate from a combination of intra-elite rancour and political intrigue. Second, we provide an explanation of what happens when, literally, corruption fights back. Finally, we suggest that where anti-corruption efforts are not backed by other radical institutional reforms, they fall prey to the overall endemic (systemic) crisis, a part of which, ab initio, necessitated the anti-corruption war.


Software agent is a very popular topic in computer science in the past few years. One of the promising applications of agent technology is shown in web applications. A tool for understanding, structuring, and defining agents becomes very important in order to release the power of this revolutionizing concept. This article surveys the definitions of agents and proposes an agent definition framework in the light of the Soft Systems Methodology to understand, define and model agents systematically.


The objective of this study is to analyze the extent of monitoring and evaluation of the physical facilities of Bulacan State University as basis for the development of a facility management policy guide. The respondents of the study were members of the administrative and academic council and all of the support staff in the university. Findings revealed that the administrators assessed that the physical facilities, Buildings, Classrooms, Library, Laboratory, Assembly and Athletic Facilities, Medical/Dental Clinic and Student Center are "Monitored to Moderate Extent". However, the same group of respondents assessed that the physical facilities inside the Offices, Staff and Function rooms and Food Services/Canteen are "Monitored to a Great Extent". Likewise, the faculty-respondents assessed that the physical facilities in the 10 areas of concern is "Monitored to a Moderate Extent". On the contrary, the support staff-respondents assessed that the physical facilities in the ten areas of concern are "Monitored to a Great Extent". In sum, the study found that there are significant differences among the perceptions of the administrators, faculty members and support staff on the extent of monitoring and evaluation of physical facilities of the Bulacan State University. Based on these assessments, a facility management policy guide was proposed to help employees of the Bulacan State University to have a better understanding of the aims and goals of facility management. It is intended to answer questions which pertain to the rules and regulations that govern the operation and maintenance of each section and shop.


The guaranteed cost centralized fusion Kalman estimation problem for discrete-time systems with uncertain noise variances and missing measurements. Missing measurement is described as Bernoulli random variables. The system under consideration can be converted into one only with uncertain noise variances by the method of derandomness, then two classes of guaranteed cost robust centralized fusion Kalman estimators (filter, predictor and smoother) are presented by Lyapunov equation approach based on minimax robust estimation principle and parameterisation representation of uncertain noise variances. The proposed guaranteed cost estimators can concurrently give minimal upper and maximal lower bound of accuracy deviations. A unified approach of designing the robust centralized fusion Kalman estimators is presented based on the robust Kalman predictor. The proof of the guaranteed cost robustness is presented by the Lyapunov equation approach. A numerical simulation example shows the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed results.


Purpose – The purpose of this article is an attempt to explain how offshoring affects the process of creating a value added to a business. An attempt was made to answer the following questions: what is outsourcing and what is offshoring, why do companies decide to offshore and how can it stimulate the building of a value added of the enterprise. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of the available literature on offshoring was completed. Findings – Offshoring is a process that entails significant changes in the location of functions within the chain of a value added of the company. The company's ability to manage both its internal and external resources is an important determinant of creating a value added in an increasingly competitive, complex and uncertain global market. A well designed and managed offshoring allows the reduction of operating costs, improvement of competitive strategy and increase in shareholder value. Originality/value – In the subject literature, there is a small number of items on the creation of a value added to enterprises by offshoring. There are no adequate studies on the effects of offshoring on the value of the company. An attempt was made to answer the following questions: what is outsourcing and offshoring, why do companies decide to offshoring and how can offshoring stimulate the building of a value added of an enterprise.


Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) can colonise the COPD airway. Previous work has suggested that the ability of NTHi to survive is due to deficient release of secretory (s)IgA into the airway lumen1. The aim of our study (NCT01701869) was to quantify the amount and functionality of IgA in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). Bronchoscopy was performed on 24 mild-to-moderate COPD patients and 8 age-matched healthy controls (HC) and BAL and protected specimen brushes were collected. NTHi was cultured from protected specimen brushes from 5 of the COPD patients (21%). Total BAL IgA was assessed by MSD with median values in HC of 2.4 µg/ml. IgA was significantly increased in NTHi- COPD patients (17 µg/ml, p These data indicate that NTHi colonisation can occur in COPD patients despite higher levels of total, secretory and NTHi-specific IgA. These observations suggest that the true correlate of protection in the COPD airway remains to be characterised and that colonising NTHi may escape humoral immunity. 1. Polosukhin et al (2011) AJRCCM.


The pressure‐sensitive equilibrium among anorthite, quartz and the Ca‐tschermak component in clinopyroxene (CaAl2SiO6; CaTs), CaAl2SiOCpx6+SiOQtz2=CaAl2Si2OPl8 (SCAn) ,can be used as a geobarometer in granulites with the proper assemblage, and has been calibrated using mineral composition data from partial melting experiments of natural assemblages and from phase equilibrium experiments on the end‐member CMAS system. The experimental data cover the P–T  range 4–32 kbar and 900–1400 °C. Linear least‐squares regression analysis of the experimental data resulted in the following empirical expressions for pressure in terms of composition and temperature: P= 5.066 [±0.760]+ 1300 [±800]T −lnK276 [±16] ·T  [±2.5 kbar]orP= 6.330 [±0.116]−lnK301 [±9]·T  [±1.0 kbar] ,where K= aPlAn aCpxCaTs  .The first equation incorporates an enthalpy term, but is less accurate than the second equation, in which the enthalpy of reaction is ignored. Application of these expressions to natural and experimental equilibrium mineral assemblages demonstrates that the empirical barometers are applicable over a wide range of pressures (≥4 kbar), temperatures (≥700 °C) and bulk compositions (Mg#≥32.5).


Introduction/Objective Arthroscopic mechanical hand tools, motorized shavers, and bipolar radiofrequency are used in arthroscopic partial meniscectomy. The aim of this study is to evaluate efficacy of radiofrequency on early clinical outcomes in patients who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy with horizontal cleavage tear and without additional intraarticular knee pathology. Methods A total of 37 patients complied with the study criteria. Patients were divided into two groups according to usage of bipolar radiofrequency. Patients were evaluated by using visual analog scale (VAS) and Tegner Lysholm knee scores at the end of the first year follow-up. Results Twenty-two patients comprised the shaver-using group. Preoperative mean VAS score was 7.9 ? 0.8, and the Tegner Lysholm knee score was 49.6 ? 9.6. Fifteen patients comprised the bipolar radiofrequency-using group. Preoperative VAS score was 7.8 ? 0.9, and the Tegner Lysholm knee score was 52.2 ? 10.7. The mean VAS score was 1.2 ? 0.9, and the mean Tegner Lysholm knee score was 89.5 ? 8.1 in shaver used group at last follow-up. At the last postoperative follow-up, the mean VAS score was 1.1 ? 1, and the Tegner Lysholm knee score was 88.8 ? 7.3 in the bipolar radiofrequency-using group. No statistically significant differences between the VAS and Tegner Lysholm knee scores of the preoperative and postoperative controls of the two groups were observed (p?0.05). Conclusion Radiofrequency use has no effect on early clinical outcomes in the arthroscopic treatment of isolated medial meniscus posterior horn horizontal cleavage tears; we do not recommend its use.


The authors report here on a study of the properties of epitaxial layers of A /sup IV/ B /sup VI/ compounds and also of PbTe /sub x/ Se/sub 1/-x(SnTe)/sub 1/-x (PbSe) /sub x/ and Sn /sub 1-x/ Pb /sub x/ Te(0.0less than or equal toxless than or equal to1.0) solid solutions obtained from the vapor phase. Electrical property-composition-condensation temperature diagrams are constructed. By mathematical experimental design, regression equations were obtained for the mobility and concentration of charge carriers for all values of x and substrate temperatures.


Recently developed approximation methods for quantum mechanical problems which treat the spatial dimension D as an expansion parameter offer approximations to energy levels at arbitrary D. Rather than simply being a detour to the D=3 case, there is physical interest in nonphysical values of D due to degeneracies between states in different dimensions. For example, such degeneracies make it possible to calculate some excited states of two‐electron atoms in three dimensions from the ground state energy at nonphysical values of D. Such relationships can be exploited in a simple derivation of the hydrogen atom spectrum in arbitrary D, using only the solution at D=1 and a combination of inter‐ and intradimensional symmetry arguments. Applications to the Yukawa potential and an anharmonic oscillator are also presented. A large class of interdimensional degeneracies is found for two‐electron atoms. Approximate degeneracies are also identified for these atoms which allow highly excited D=3 states to be treated as...


In this paper a kind of travelling wave semiconductor optical amplifier (TW-SOA) module which is low-polarization-sensitive is introduced. The facet residual reflectivity of the TW-SOA is less than 10-4 and the polarization sensitivity is lower than 2dB, which are achieved with the optimization of the anti-reflective coating.


Three notch bands are created in a CPW fed extremely wideband printed monopole antenna to avoid interference from other existing systems while providing multiple wireless services. The base antenna shows 2:1 VSWR bandwidth from 1.6 Ghz to over 26 Ghz. By incorporating a slot on the patch, another slot on the ground plane and a T-shaped metal strip at the back side of the substrate, three band notches are introduced in the VSWR bandwidth to prevent interference from WLAN (3.5 Ghz and 5.2 Ghz) and C-band satellite communication systems around 7.3 GHz. Gain remains fairly constant over the entire bandwidth with very low gain at the notched bands.


This article reports on interviews conducted with 11 women at the Thohoyandou Victim Empowerment Programme (TVEP), a centre located in Sibasa, Thohoyandou, in the Limpopo province of South Africa. The centre provides support and advocacy to female survivors of domestic violence. The participants were victims of gender-based violence and the study aimed at exploring the spiritual experiences of women assaulted by their partners. Interviews were conducted over 4 days and were held on the TVEP premises. This article discusses how women of faith found meaning and support through their religious beliefs when experiencing violence in intimate spaces. Furthermore, the article drew insights from spiritual perceptions held by women that make them feel safer and assist them to find ways to cope with violence in intimate relationships. However, the study found that women prayed for divine intervention and change in their families and for God to help their husbands by removing all evil spirits from their lives. It was found that apart from prayer, the women do not have any other spiritual resources to combat gender-based violence. The authors suggest the deconstruction of harmful religious discourses (such as 'God has made man to rule over woman') towards healing religious discourses (such as 'all people are equal in God's eyes') as a type of 'intervention' in the lives of the interviewees.Contribution: The article contributes towards understanding the harmful impact of religious discourses on the lives of women who are vulnerable towards domestic violence. Religious discourses that are either harmful or healing are here identified through the stories of women who have been violated in their intimate relationships, thus contributing to the body of knowledge in gender studies and to religious and social sciences in general.


FIELD: physics; computer engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to means of processing data. An application function is divided into two groups according to whether it involves given a sensitive data processing action. Separate program objects (processors) are created for executing actions, related to the two groups. A confidential processor processes protected data and executes in a highly reliable medium. When the other processor encounters protected data, the data are sent to the confidential processor. The data are encased such that, they can be sent to the confidential processor and decoding of data using any other object except the confidential processor is prevented. The infrastructure encases objects, sends the objects to the appropriate processor and verifies integrity in reverse confidential sequence up to the basic component, known as the confidential component. EFFECT: provision for a universal medium for processing data for most functions. 33 cl, 8 dwg


low surface energy substrates. The inventive PSA com prises the free-radical polymerization reaction product prepared in the presence of a free-radical initiator and dispersed in organic solvent of between about 0.5% and 10%, by weight of the non-volatile solids of the reaction product, of an organic solvent soluble, high ethylene containing polymer; and a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers. Such mixture of monomers comprises between 0% and not substantially above about 10%, by weight of the non-volatile solids of the reaction product, of an ethylenically-unsaturated car boxylic acid or anhydride; and the balance being a non carboxyl/non-anhydride-functional vinyl monomer or mixture of monomers. The T of the polymerized mix ture of monomers is not substantially above about -20 C. The polymerization reaction product has a molecular weight which ranges from between about 100,000 and 600,000 and a T not substantially above about -20° C. Optionally, the reaction product can be cross-linked with an aluminum, titanium, or zirconium salt or che late. Also, the reaction product can be cross-linked with a melamine resin. A preferred reaction product com prises ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer grafted with a mixture of monomers comprising acrylic acid, methyl methacrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate. The reaction product additionally may contain unreacted components including the high ethylene-con taining polymer, and one or more of the mixture of ethylenically-unsaturated monomers.


The Gamma test is a simple technique for assessing the extent to which a given set of M data points can be modelled by an unknown smooth non-linear function f . If the underlying model is of the form y = f(x)+r where r is a random variable representing that part of the data which cannot be accounted for by the smooth function f , the Gamma test produces an estimate ΓM for the variance Var(r). This estimate is rapidly computed directly from the data, and since its introduction in 1995 has been used extensively for a variety of different applications in several theses and papers. Thus it is of some interest to provide a formal basis for the method, and this is precisely the problem addressed in this thesis. The Gamma test is based on the behaviour of certain near neighbour statistics as the number of data points M becomes large. Our analysis involves determining the probabilistic asymptotic behaviour of the mean squared kth nearest neighbour distance in a set of M points, and other related sums. We develop new techniques for near neighbour functions on sets of points sampled from a compact convex body in R, the study of what we have chosen to call L-dependent variables, and some quite technical generalisations of earlier ideas of Bickel and Breiman [1983]. Using these techniques we are able to produce some quite interesting incidental results, but the main result is that for sets of points selected from a compact convex body in R m according to some smooth positive sampling density then the Gamma statistic ΓM converges in probability to the noise variance Var(r) as M → ∞. While we believe that the Gamma test has wider applicability, this result is sufficient to justify the test in a wide variety of practical applications. Data Derived Estimates of Noise for Smooth Models Dafydd Evans


The correct identification of solid cell nests (SCNs) is an important issue in thyroid pathology because of the spectrum of differential diagnoses of this type of lesion.


By using Leslie matrix population model,this paper makes a comprehensive study of various main factors which can have impact on the total population and the age structure.It is predicted that under the present birth control policy,the Chinese total population will peak at 1,420,000,000 in 2024,which is quite different from result released by the National Population Development Strategy Research Team who predict that the number will peak at 1,520,000,000 in 2033.Meanwhile,the aging tendency of population in China will be accelerated.


Objective To explore the clinical value of serum cystatin C(CysC) in the diagnosis of kidney disease.Methods Three hundred and fifty-four patients with kidney disease were divided into four groups on the basis of kidney damage.Levels of serum urea(BUN),creatinine(Scr),uric acid(Ua),and CysC were examined and compared and their relevance and sensitivity were contrasted.One hundred and four healthy individuals served as the control group.Results There was a statistically significant difference in abnormal levels of CysC for patients with normal baseline kidney function and the healthy control group(P0.05).Levels of BUN,Scr,Ua,and CysC rose markedly with greater kidney damage,and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P0.05).Abnormal levels of the 4 indices were directly related to the degree of kidney damage;of these,CysC had an r of 0.979.Abnormal levels of Scr were detected least often in patients with mild kidney disease(37.2%);abnormal levels of UA were detected least often in patients with severe kidney disease(72.9%).Conclusion Serum CysC is a sensitive index for early diagnosis of renal dysfunction;CysC and BUN are ideal indices to evaluate the progression of kidney disease and the patient's prognosis.Scr is not sensitive to mild renal dysfunction,and UA alone cannot be used to evaluate the progression of kidney disease and the patient's prognosis.


In this paper an efficient adaptive response surface approach for reliability analyses is presented. In this approach support vector machines are used to classify the stochastic space in failure and safe domain. Based on an initial set of training data, new data points are generated adaptively close to the boundary between the failure and safe regions. This approach requires a very low number of data points to give an accurate estimate of the failure probability. Thus this algorithm can be applied for problems with a large number of random variables.


SUBTITLE: EVERYONE AGREES RAIL TRANSPORT IS THE POLITICALLY CORRECT OPTION IN EUROPE: BUT SHIPPERS WORRY ABOUT CREATING A WEAK LINK IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN.


But, as they pertinently observe, the whole problem of fungicides is in a state of flux. The second world war introduced new problems, especially in tropical diseases and syphilis ; for example, the atabrin eruptions observed in New Guinea and elsewhere, and massive arsenotherapy and penicillin in syphilis. It is interesting to note under the treatment of acne the authors' opinion that '' the use of androgens and estrogens apparently has not been of the value it promised to be." Much time and thought have clearly been given to complete the comprehensive bibliography. The text holds a mass of vahiable information both old and new, maintaining the high standard of the earher editions. Ormsby and Montgomery will continue to find a useful place not only on the shelves of the dermatologist, but also in the practitioner's library. H. MACC.


Three new cytotoxic germacranolides, hiyodorilactones D, E, and F were isolated from the leaves of Eupatorium sachalinense MAKINO, and their structures were determined to be 4, 5, and 6, respectively, by spectral and chemical evidences.


The invention discloses an automatic machining and forming machine of an adhesive sticker film of a mobile phone. The automatic machining and forming machine consists of a rack, an adhesive peeling device, a primary cutting device, an adhesive film transferring device, a pasting cutting device, a waste material clearing device, a collecting device, a control cabinet and a collecting and discharging device. The invention technically aims at providing automatic adhesive sticker film machining and forming equipment which is high in efficiency and reliable in performance for production and machining of adhesive stickers which are complex in shape and high in precision requirement.


Advances in technology allows CubeSats to provide more powerful and cost-effective services in a variety of contexts: from providing reliable internet access in remote areas to utilizing them for deep space missions. Unfortunately, their current power generation capacity relies on solar cells only and remains insufficient for numerous high level applications. This article highlights an additional power supply method to fulfill the energy requirements for advanced, power-intensive applications, also in challenging or extreme conditions. The concept of harnessing wireless power from larger satellites in close orbit, excess power availability, along with adjacent small satellites in swarm formation, is introduced. The idea is to integrate transparent antenna technology onto the existing solar panels, creating a substantial antenna array without requiring any extra space. This integration aims to combine wireless power transfer with solar power generation efficiently. The full-wave simulation of antenna arrays realized on top of solar panels are carried out to provide an accurate estimation of inter-satellite link budget. The predictions suggest that wirelessly powering a CubeSat from a larger satellite, located a few kilometers away is a possible operation.


• Recent approval for the build of NEWS (National Early Warning System) into Meditech & EPIC. • Conduct a NEWS paper & pencil pilot on the General Surgery Unit. • Provide education on NEWS score to General Surgery nurses and MET Team nurses. • Continue to gather Code Blue and emergent MET call data using NEWS score. • Continue work to get NEWS system into Meditech and EPIC. Once NEWS is integrated into Meditech, education will be given for all bedside nurses (except ICU).


Research on the relationship between the role of architecture and the psychology of children with autism, which indicates that appropriate environments for these children can have a significant effect on their healthcare process, has been recently conducted. However, statistics show that autism spectrum disorders are pervasive, and its extent in Iran has been increasing. Moreover, centers that are specifically designed for children with autism are limited, and paradigms are made without considering the mood of these children. Given the role of architecture in designing a suitable space for these children, an investigation that can identify the specific requirements of these children from the architectural perspective is necessary. This research aims to design spaces that, in addition to providing relief to children, can provide a proper platform for intellectual development, social development, and promotion of social interactions. The purpose of this study is to design a training center for children with autism under 5 years old. Most of the spaces considered in the physical program have been designed to be flexible and capable of converting into spaces for children aged 5 to 14 years. The design of the center needs to take into account the qualitative criteria to build a sense of security and attachment so that it can be a place for the development and evolution of education for children with autism and the improvement of the social relationships of these children.


This paper describes an objective technique for detecting the extratropical transition (ET) of tropical cyclones (TCs) in high‐resolution gridded climate data. The algorithm is based on previous observational studies using phase spaces to define the symmetry and vertical thermal structure of cyclones. Storm tracking is automated, allowing for direct analysis of climate data. Tracker performance in the North Atlantic is assessed using 23 years of data from the variable‐resolution Community Atmosphere Model (CAM) at two different resolutions ( ΔX∼55 km and 28 km), the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR, ΔX∼38 km), and the ERA‐Interim Reanalysis (ERA‐I, ΔX∼80 km). The mean spatiotemporal climatologies and seasonal cycles of objectively detected ET in the observationally constrained CFSR and ERA‐I are well matched to previous observational studies, demonstrating the capability of the scheme to adequately find events. High‐resolution CAM reproduces TC and ET statistics that are in general agreement with reanalyses. One notable model bias, however, is significantly longer time between ET onset and ET completion in CAM, particularly for TCs that lose symmetry prior to developing a cold‐core structure and becoming extratropical cyclones, demonstrating the capability of this method to expose model biases in simulated cyclones beyond the tropical phase.


The development of work training institutions in Indonesia with various skills is tremendous strength in supporting government policy to create Indonesia's high quality, intelligent, skilled, independent, and competitive human resources. The purpose of this study is (1) to describe communication patterns that are established by tutors/ instructors to improve the quality of learning at LPK Mekarsari; (2) To know the process of designing useful communication patterns in improving the learning quality of learners in LPK Mekarsari; (3) to know the impact of the effective implementation of communication patterns by tutors in LPK Mekarsari to the quality of trainees' learning. The theory used in this research includes the concept of communication, the concept of outdoor education, work training concept, training concept, learning quality improvement concept. The study used descriptive method with simple research design approach. Data collection techniques using interviews, documentation, and observations. Based on the research carried out, the results that the tutors' communication pattern conducted by LPK Mekarsari is assembled and has been through the process of designing a good communications pattern. Communication patterns are done directly (face-to-face) and indirectly (through communication tools), interactive and supportive, making the communication pattern organized, and trainees also actively involved. Based on the profile of graduates and achievements of trainees in LPK Mekarsari can be concluded that the communication pattern has been effective and have an impact on improving the quality of trainees' learning in LPK Mekarsari


This article investigates the impact of tax incentives targeting young innovative firms and broader R&D tax incentives where effects on young firms are observed. It examines effects on R&D additionality, R&D wages, employment growth, turnover growth, and sales growth from innovative activities. It draws on academic literature and policy evaluation studies and uses a mixed-method approach based on evaluation synthesis. Evidence on the effectiveness of tax incentives on young and small firms' employment and economic performance is relatively limited, largely due to a dearth of evaluations. This analysis, based on a limited number of studies, finds that with regard to R&D additionality, generic R&D tax incentives tend to have a larger, or at least as large, effect on young companies, both when compared with companies of average age (with the exception of a study on an Irish tax instrument), and when compared with grants and loans. Some evidence also shows a positive effect on wages. More limited evidence shows that R&D tax incentives targeted at young companies tend to have positive effects on R&D intensity and wages, but that effects decrease relatively if combined with other instruments such as subsidies. With regard to output additionality, generic R&D tax incentives have a limited impact on innovation for all companies and a positive impact on turnover, turnover share of new products or services and labour productivity. There is some evidence of positive effects on employment, productivity, sales and added-value of targeted measures, but these results should be validated using more robust methods.


Based on the deep research on the calculation methods of lightning failure rate, and combining with the transmission line management circumstance of the power network companies, a set of evaluation process covering pre-assessment and re-evaluation hierarchical technique is proposed, and develops a set of transmission lines lightning risk assessment system by Microsoft Visual Studio. The assessment system adopts technologies of regulation method, the improved Electrical Geometric Model(EGM) method, Google Earth geographical information software and ATP/EMTP simulation computing etc, the assessment areas cover the main lightning failure types such as shielding failure and back striking, the evaluation models involve the influential factors such as the geographical distributed features and the structure feature information of the transmission lines, the influence of the factors to the lightning stoke on transmission lines is quantitative analyzed by the assessment results, this method widens the thoughts of lightning protection technology. Finally, the lightning stroke risk assessment of a practical transmission line is carried out by the risk assessment system, and the cause of a history lightning stoke failure is analyzed.


Convolutional neural networks (CNN) are being increasingly used for audio signal classification applications, including acoustic event recognition. CNN is an image classifier and acoustic event signals are often represented using time-frequency image for this purpose. However, the length or duration of the sound event signals can vary greatly and an important consideration is how to equally size time-frequency images for classification using CNN. In this paper, we use techniques from digital image processing to address this problem. In particular, we apply interpolation-based image resizing techniques to form equally sized time-frequency representations. We consider nearest-neighbor, bilinear, bicubic, and Lanczos kernel interpolation methods for this purpose. A database containing 50 sound event classes with sound events of varying duration is used to evaluate the classification performance of these resized time-frequency images. The results show that the time-frequency images resized using bicubic and Lanczos kernel interpolation methods give a much improved classification performance than the conventional time-frequency image representation.


Treatment of benzil monoazine with sodium methoxide gives 5-methoxy-1,2,5-triphenyl-3,4-diaza-2,4-pentadien-1-one (2), 5-benzoyl-4,5-dihydro-3,4,5-triphenylpyrazol-4-ol (3), and simple cleavage products. Compound 3 is hydrolyzed to 3,4,5-triphenylpyrazole and benzoic acid. It is phototropic, being reversibly converted on exposure to sunlight to a red product, which is readily autoxidized to benzil monoazine. Analogous phototropic products are formed on reaction of p-anisil monoazine and p-tolil monoazine with sodium methoxide. Reduction of the azines to the phototropic products may occur by cleavage to α-keto imine anions followed by their dimerization; such a pathway can also account for the formation of the cleavage products. Alternatively, reduction may proceed by hydride or electron transfer; that hydride transfer need not necessarily be involved is established by the observation that treatment of p-tolil monoazine with potassium t-butoxide also gives the corresponding phototropic product. It is propo...


A SrBi2Ta2O9 (SBT) thin film was prepared on a SiON/p-Si(100) substrate at a process temperature of 700°C. Interdiffusion between the SBT material and Si substrate was not observed in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis and in the transmission electron microscope (TEM) image. From the capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurement, we observed the width of the threshold hysteresis ("memory window") of 1.21 V. In the curve fitting of the C-V characteristics, the C-V curve fitted the curve calculated by the Miller method fairly well. It is considered that these characteristics are due to the prevention of interdiffusion by the SiON thin film.


The PM2.5 data in March, 2014, Beijing is researched to locate the source of atmospheric pollutants. Since the data is highly related, this article use cluster analysis to reduce the dimension of the data to make them irrelevant. A weighted Location Set Cover Model, collaborated with superposition principle, is built to predict the atmosphere pollutant sources.


Abstract: Unemployment and the related concept of full employment have acquired different meaning depending on the historical evolution of capitalist economies since the eighteenth century. The purpose of this article is to provide a broad historical perspective and to contextualize the meaning of full employment in a COVID-19 world and possible aftermath. In opposition to the view of many economists and policy makers on both the Right and Left of the political spectrum, the article affirms that a full-employment policy is not passé. What we have learned from the COVID-19 crisis is that a full-employment commitment ought to be coupled with a "full" or universal basic income system. These should be viewed as complementary and not competing policy visions for a twenty-first-century post-COVID-19 world.


Snake venoms are primarily composed of proteins and peptides, and these toxins have developed high selectivity to their biological targets. This makes venoms interesting for exploration into protein evolution and structure-function relationships. A single venom protein superfamily can exhibit a variety of pharmacological effects; these variations in activity originate from differences in functional sites, domains, posttranslational modifications, and the formations of toxin complexes. In this review, we discuss examples of how the major venom protein superfamilies have diversified, as well as how newer technologies in the omics fields, such as genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics, can be used to characterize both known and unknown toxins. Because toxins are bioactive molecules with a rich diversity of activities, they can be useful as therapeutic and diagnostic agents, and successful examples of toxin applications in these areas are also reviewed. With the current rapid pace of technology, snake venom research and its applications will only continue to expand. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, Volume 8 is February 15, 2020. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.


Received 8 June 2006; revised manuscript received 20 October 2006; published 11 December 2006The dynamics of multivacancy defects in a graphene layer is investigated by tight-binding molecular dy-namics simulations and by first principles calculation. The simulations show that four single vacancies in thegraphene layer first coalesce into two double vacancies, each consisting of a pentagon-heptagon-pentagon 5-8-5 defective structure. While one of the 5-8-5 defects further reconstructs into a 555-777 defect, which iscomposed of three pentagonal rings and three heptagonal rings, another 5-8-5 defect diffuses toward thereconstructed 555-777 defect. During the 5-8-5 defect diffusion process, three interesting mechanisms, i.e.,"dimer diffusion," "chain diffusion," and "single atom diffusion," are observed. Finally, the four single vacan-cies reconstruct into two adjacent 555-777 defects, which is a local haeckelite structure.DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.245411 PACS number s : 61.72.Ji, 81.05.Uw, 61.80.Az, 71.15.Pd


1. A method for modulating the function and / or expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor polynucleotide (BDNF) in a biological system, comprising contacting said biological system with at least one antisense oligonucleotide that targets the portion of natural antisense oligonucleotides to BDNF polynucleotide, which leads to a modulation function and / or expression of a polynucleotide of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), with the proviso that at least one antisense oligonucleotide has not been consistent any of SEQ ID NO: 50-55.2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the function and / or increased expression of BDNF polynucleotide in vivo or in vitro as compared with kontrolem.3. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one antisense oligonucleotide targeted to the natural sequence of an antisense polynucleotide BDNF.4. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one antisense oligonucleotide targets a nucleotide sequence comprising a coding and / or noncoding nucleotide sequences BDNF.5 polynucleotide. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one antisense oligonucleotide targeted to the overlapping or nonoverlapping polynucleotide sequences brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) .6. A method according to claim 1, wherein at least one antisense oligonucleotide comprises one or more modifications selected from at least one modified sugar residue, at least one modified internucleoside bridge, at least one modified nucleotide, and their kombinatsii.7 . A method according to claim 6, wherein one or more modification selected from: (a) 2'-O-methoxyethyl-mo


If X is a metric space, then C X and £ X denote the semigroups of continuous and Lipschitz mappings, respectively, from X to itself. The relative rank of C X modulo £ X is the least cardinality of any set U £ X where U generates C X . For a large class of separable metric spaces X we prove that the relative rank of C X modulo £ X is uncountable. When X is the Baire space N N , this rank is 8 1 . A large part of the paper emerged from discussions about the necessity of the assumptions imposed on the class of spaces from the aforementioned results.


Basing on the analysis of Mine Hoist working condition, Research on fault diagnosis system for Mine Hoist was introduced, including detailed introduction of its functions, composition and work principles. According to its application, it shows that fault diagnosis and monitoring technology to ensure that the equipment can run in good conditions so as to reduce unplanned downtime and help to reduce maintenance costs.


Background:It has been hypothesized that early atherosclerosis may be related to the pathogenesis of coronary vasospasm. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between early atherosclersosis and coronary vasospasm or vasoconstriction in response to acetylcholine utilizing intravascular ultrasonography. Method:Total 43 segments were analyzed from subjects who were composed of 10 patients with and 7 patients without coronary vasospasm in response to intracoronary acetylcholine infusion. Spasm segment(Sp was defined as total or subtotal occlusion, constriction segment(C as diameter decrease≥10%, and normal segment(N as diameter decrease 0.5mm. Results:The atherosclerotic plaques of spasm segments were significantly thicker than those of normal and constriction segments(spasm segments:1.19±0.21mm, constriction segments:0.58± 0.11mm, normal segments:0.37±0.11, p<0.05. Atherosclerosis was present in 90% of spasm segments. Among normal or constriction segments, atherosclerotic plaque thickess of patients with vasospasm was thicker than that of patients without vasospasm, although it was statistically insignificant(patients with vasospasm:0.65±0.51mm, pathients without vasospasm 0.36±0.39mm, p =0.07. Frequency of atherosclerosis in normal or constriction segments was significantly higher in patients with vasospasm than patients without vasospasm(patients with vasospasm 47%, patients


This paper proposes random age, periodic and block replacement policies which are made at random variable times, and optimal policies that minimize their expected cost rates are discussed analytically and computed numerically. We compare such random replacements with their standard policies that are made at constant times. Comparison results show that when costs for random and constant replacements are the same, the standard policies are better than the random ones. Furthermore, it is computed numerically that if how much the random replacement cost is lower than that for the constant one, then the standard and random replacements have the same optimal cost rates. That is, the modied random replacement costs and their optimal times are discussed and computed when the random replacements would be better than the standard policies.


Computer navigation for total knee arthroplasty is increasingly used because it improves the accuracy of femoral and tibial components implantation. However, every new technique is associated with its own complications. Here, we report on a patient who developed a distal femoral stress fracture after two attempts at fixing the navigation tracker. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


One of my academic colleagues, not a physicist, when agreeing with me that it is important to distinguish between what employers say they want and what they want, pointed out that a further distinction is necessary, between what the employer wants and what he needs. The force of this necessity is in no way diminished by the fact that this colleague's picture of the sort of recruit employers need corresponded closely to the sort of person he thought his department produced. A further set of distinctions has to be made in order to treat this topic in a reasonably systematic way.


The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide a method for finding, from libraries produced by display methods that can draw correspondence with polypeptides and nucleic acids coding the same, a target molecule bonding polypeptide, which cannot be found by conventional methods in which Escherichia coli bacteria are infected with phages obtained by repeatedly carrying out panning and cloning is carried out, and for designing a polypeptide that bonds to the target molecule on the basis of an amino acid sequence for that polypeptide or amino acid sequence information.
The present invention provides a sequencing method for polypeptides that bonds to the target molecule that includes: a step for carrying out panning using the target molecule with a library produced by a display method; a step for analyzing the sequences of polypeptide groups of the library before the panning step and all polypeptide groups of the library after the panning step with a next-generation sequencer; a scoring step for evaluating and scoring amplification factors for each polypeptide from panning on the basis of results from the sequencing step; and a step for selecting a polypeptide with a high score.


The notion of sound health is not referred as a state that is of no illness but as a state of being in a good condition in aspects of physique, psychology and social adaptability. Therefore, the aim of P.E. course in middle schools should shift from the promotion of students' sports skill and the emphasis on the standard of students' physique to cultivating students' notion of three-dimensional fitness so as to promote students to reach the standardized fitness in every aspect.


A study of the CdS/CdTe interface was performed on glass/SnO 2 /CdS/CdTe device structures. CdS layers were deposited by chemical solution growth to a thickness of 80–100 nm, and CdTe was deposited by close-spaced sublimation at substrate temperatures of 500°, 550°, and 600°C. Post-deposition CdCl 2 heat treatment was performed at 400°C. Samples were analyzed by optical spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), spectral response, and current-voltage measurements. SIMS analysis shows that the intermixing of CdS and CdTe is a function of substrate temperature and post-deposition CdCl 2 heat treatment. The degree of intermixing increases with increases in substrate temperature and the intensity of CdCl 2 heat treatment. Optical analysis and X-Ray diffraction data show that the phases of CdS x Te 1-x are also a function of the same parameters. Formation of a Te-rich CdS x Te 1-x alloy is favored for films deposited at higher substrate temperatures. Spectral response of the devices is affected by the degree of alloying at the interface. The degree of alloying is indicated by simultaneous changes in long wavelength response (due to the formation of lower bandgap intermixed CdS x Te 1-x ) and the short wavelength response (due to the change in CdS thickness). Device performance is heavily influenced by alloying at the interface. With optimized intermixing, improvements in V oc , and diode quality factors are observed in the resulting devices.


Kireunskie and Dvukhyurtochnye thermal springs situated within 15 km one from another at the flanks of the Sredinny Range of Kamchatka have been the object of studies during many years for their using for geothermal and therapeutic proposes. In this paper we generalize the literature and our own data on hydrogeology, geochemistry and geothermal potential of the springs based on the geological mapping, chemical and isotopic analyses and measurements of the flow rates of thermal waters. A large set of isotopic data including analyses of stable isotopes and Tritium in waters, as well as 3He/4He and N2/Ar in gases of the springs, allowed estimating the flow paths of waters at depth. A conceptual model of this geothermal area is proposed, which explains the similarities and differences of these two hydrothermal systems.


1. Rouhani's first two years in office: Opportunities and risks in contemporary Iran Shahram Akbarzadeh & Dara Conduit 2. Iran and the changing regional strategic environment Amin Saikal 3. Iran's Janus-Faced US Policy: The Rouhani Administration between Continuity and Change, Opportunity and Constraint Morgane Colleau 4. Brothers or Comrades at Arms? Iran's relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan James Barry 5. The UAE and Iran: The different layers of a complex security issue William Gueraiche 6. How foreign is the Kurdish issue in Iranian foreign policy? Costas Laoutides 7. Mesopotamian nexus: Iran, Turkey and the Kurds William Gourlay 8. Charting a new course? Testing Rouhani's foreign policy agency in the Iran-Syria relationship Shahram Akbarzadeh & Dara Conduit 9. Bonyads as Agents and Vehicles of the Islamic Republic's Soft Power William Bullock Jenkins 10. Future Prospects Shahram Akbarzadeh & Dara Conduit


To solve the problem that there are multiple constraints limited in optimizing transportation path,a mathematical model of multiple constraints transportation path optimization problem(MCTPOP) was established.Based on general ant colony algorithm,a mutation mechanism is introduced into this algorithm which adopts the mode of mutation probability increasing linearly.According to the characteristics of mutated ants searching path,a pheromone updating policy called Ant-encocontr is provided in this paper.In order to solve MCTPOP with mutated ant colony algorithm,we design a simulate experiment.Simulation results demonstrated that the algorithm can reduce the possibility of falling in local optimum and improve the search ability of general ant colony algorithm.It's an effective algorithm for solving MCTPOP.


Background: Emerging evidence indicates that nerve damage–initiated neuroinflammation and immune responses, which are evidenced by the up-regulation of proinflammatory cytokines, contribute to the development of neuropathic pain. This study investigated the role of spinal interleukin (IL)-33 and its receptor ST2 in spared nerve injury (SNI)-induced neuropathic pain. Methods: The von Frey test and acetone test were performed to evaluate neuropathic pain behaviors (n = 8 to 12), and Western blot (n = 4 to 6), immunohistochemistry, real-time polymerase chain reaction (n = 5), and Bio-Plex (n = 5) assays were performed to understand the molecular mechanisms. Results: Intrathecal administration of ST2-neutralizing antibody or ST2 gene knockout (ST2−/−) significantly attenuated the SNI-induced mechanical and cold allodynia. On the 7th day after SNI, the expression of spinal IL-33 and ST2 was increased by 255.8 ± 27.3% and 266.4 ± 83.5% (mean ± SD), respectively. Mechanistic studies showed that the increased expression of the spinal N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor subunit 1 after SNI was reduced by ST2 antibody administration or ST2−/−. The induction of nociceptive behaviors in naive mice due to recombinant IL-33 was reversed by the noncompetitive NMDA antagonist MK-801. ST2 antibody administration or ST2−/− markedly inhibited the increased activation of the astroglial janus kinase 2 (JAK2)–signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) cascade and the neuronal calcium–calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII)–cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element–binding protein (CREB) cascade after SNI. Moreover, intrathecal pretreatment with the CaMKII inhibitor KN-93 or the JAK2–STAT3 cascade inhibitor AG490 attenuated recombinant IL-33-induced nociceptive behaviors and NMDA subunit 1 up-regulation in naive mice. Conclusion: Spinal IL-33/ST2 signaling contributes to neuropathic pain by activating the astroglial JAK2–STAT3 cascade and the neuronal CaMKII–CREB cascade.


Any state's foreign policy, including America's, is constrained by a complex combination of external and domestic factors, which constitute the sources upon which the political classes elaborate their international and domestic strategies. Foreign policy per se is, or should be, the balanced refinement, political aesthetic and combined diplomatic projection of four fundamental components: the economic, the military, the ideological and the juridical/legal. Each component is relatively autonomous from the other, a fact that enables both an independent development of its ramifications (e.g. 'economic diplomacy', 'defence diplomacy', 'coercive diplomacy' and so on) and, if need be, a robust projection of integrated power, accompanied by an attempt to incorporate all four elements. This is basically what Carl Von Klauzewitz meant by his famous 'war is the continuation of politics by other means'. It is the weakness and/or lack (of combination) of the four main components of foreign policy that make non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other non-state organizations (e.g. the UN)—albeit successful in some humanitarian issues, charitable work and light peace-keeping—unable to project influence as coherently and dynamically as the modern state does. It is also interesting to note that the last two components, the ideological and juridical/legal, have somewhat to be a distorted image of reality, inasmuch as they were formed by the dominant classes in order to be manipulated by them and to legitimize actions based on their self-interests. 'The task of political hegemony', Terry Eagleton wrote back in 1990, 'is to produce the very forms of subjecthood which will form the basis of political unity'. Law and ideology are, in the last analysis, reified commodities that tend to 'regulate' reality in order to mystify the real profile of forces operating along the lines of national and class interests. At times, the forms of law available happen not to satisfy these specific interests. Therefore, those who make the laws are often those who fail to abide by them.


We have observed specular reflection and multiple bounces of a beam of laser-cooled caesium atoms from a magnetostatic mirror consisting of an array of rare-earth permanent magnets. Using a time-of-flight absorption technique, the reflection coefficient of the mirror for caesium atoms pumped toward the m=+4 state is determined to be . For a beam of unpolarized atoms the reflectivity is found to be unexpectedly high, , which is attributed to contributions from atoms in m = 0, -1, -2 states which are reflected at high magnetic fields close to the surface of the mirror as a result of the quadratic Zeeman effect.


'Reflective Learning' is currently a major topic of conversation among development professionals. Everyone recognizes learning as a process for acquisition of knowledge or skills through study, experience, or being taught. But the major question that concerns all is: how can learning be made more effective? Is it possible to reflect upon what one has learned? 'Reflectivelearning' is the concise answer to all these questions. Reflective learning involves learners thinking about what they have read, done, or learned, relating the lesson at hand to their own lives and making meaning out of the material. It's more than just memorizing some facts.In short, reflection turns experience into learning.


Objectives This study aimed to identify the epidemiological characteristics of patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and Acinetobacter baumannii (CRE/CRAB) isolates in a tertiary referral hospital in Korea. Methods We collected and analyzed data from 528 adults admitted to a tertiary referral hospital from August 1, 2018 to February 29, 2020. The CRE/CRAB isolates were confirmed as being present at the time of patients' admission or acquired during hospitalization based on their medical records. The t-test, chi-square test, or Fisher exact test and stepwise multiple logistic regression were performed. Results While the proportion of community-acquired CRE/CRAB was low (6%), 20% of CRE/CRAB isolates were identified in patients at the time of hospitalization. The risk of CRAB isolation was positively associated with mechanical ventilator use (odds ratio [OR], 3.52; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.96−6.33) and total parenteral nutrition use (OR, 3.64; 95% CI, 1.87−7.08). Conclusion Over 20% of CRE/CRAB isolates in a tertiary referral hospital in Korea were found at the time of patients' admission. Furthermore, patients with mechanical ventilation and/or total parenteral nutrition tended to acquire CRAB more frequently. Thus, active surveillance for CRE/CRAB at the time of hospitalization is strongly required, particularly for patients who are expected to require mechanical ventilation or total parenteral nutrition.


Objective To evaluate the capability of MRI in the diagnosis of interruption of the aortic arch(IAA) and atresia of the aortic arch(AAA) Methods MRI of 6 cases of IAA and 2 cases of AAA was respectively analysed and compared with X ray film, UCG and CAG, all cases were confirmed by surgery and /or CAG Results The diagnosis of IAA was accurately made and 2 cases of AAA were mistaken for IAA by MRI and CAG The distal segment of the aortic arch might be considered as an important point of differentiation between IAA and AAA All associated anomalies including 1 case of aneurysm of ventricular septum were shown by MRI Conculusions MRI is a very useful noninvasive imaging modality superior to UCG and comparable to CAG in the diagnosis of IAA and AAA


Support of voice and data applications over networks comprising of an integrated wireless and wire users is of an increasing importance in future technologies of unified networks. Unified networks are integrated wireless and wire networks with Wire, Wireless, Mobile, Multimedia and Satellite applications. Most data applications on wire networks use TCP/IP as an end-to-end flow and congestion avoidance protocol. Standard TCP reacts to packet loss due to RF link fading as congestion and consequently suffers from throughput degradations in pure wireless networks. The main contribution of this paper is how to obtain the maximum achievable throughput for integrated wireless and wire networks. Numerical result shows that if the packet loss due to fading is filtered out, the maximum achievable throughput for wireless/wire network is within 10% of the throughput of a pure wire network. There is a need for modified TCP protocol or a new TCP protocol that can provide reliable data transfer and maximum allowable throughput for an integrated wireless and wire networks. New or modified TCP protocols for wireless/wire integrated networks should aim at achieving for exceeding this throughput.


Rape varieties, "Norin-No.12" and "Norin-No.16" were planted in spring at high lands in Nagano Prefecture, and processes of seed development and oil formation in seed were studied. The plants grew vigorously, and the growth rates of the pod and the seed were much more rapid than those in the autumn-seeded rape. But the seed was poorly filled up and its oil content was low. Iodine number of seed oil in "Norin-No.12" was low at the early stage of seed development, increasing rapidly untill the middle stage, and then declining slowly in the later period. In "Norin-No.16", later decline was rather obscure. Probably the relatively higher temperatures in summer accelerating the growth rate of seed during its development, hindered it from full enlarging and rich accumulation of oil, and moreover lowered the iodine number of the oil in the earlier stages.


Vibro-acoustic measurement on a transformer's on-load tap changer (OLTC) can provide indications on its mechanical condition. Recently, a joint vibro-acoustic and arcing measurement system has been proposed, which can correlate the vibro-acoustic signal to mechanical events of OLTC's operation. However, there are still considerable difficulties in extracting useful information from both vibro-acoustic signal and arcing signal in a synchronized manner without any distortions in the extracted signals. In this paper, Savitzky–Golay filter is introduced to process the signals acquired from a joint vibro-acoustic and arcing measurement system installed on in-service OLTCs. It proves that the Savitzky–Golay filter can process both vibro-acoustic and arcing signals induced by OLTC, extract essential information without any time delay from both types of signals, and retrieve voltage phase information from the arcing signal. The methodologies developed in this paper can improve the visibility of OLTC's mechanical operation for an effective online condition monitoring.


Abstract : Instrumentation was developed for investigating the radio frequency link between the A station and the B unit in the Range Measurement System. Propagation effects are characterized using a multipath simulation in a laboratory environment. Field experiments were conducted to investigate the presence of a multipath environment at Ft. Hunter Liggett. The effects of varying the ambient temperature on the A station and the B unit were measured. (Author)


In this paper we propose a heuristic for the reconstruction of a planar curve from a noisy sample. This is based on an earlier scheme we had proposed for reconstructing a curve from a noise-free sample, based on the relative neighbourhood graph. We also report on the performance of our heuristic on a variety of noisy samples.


Since its inception, the RHIC Spin Collaboration (RSC) has held semi-regular meetings each year to discuss the physics possibilities and the operational details of the program. Having collected our first data sample of polarized proton-proton collisions in Run02 of RHIC, we are now in the process of examining the performance of both the accelerator and the experiments. From this evaluation, we not only aim to formulate a consensus plan for polarized proton-proton during Run03 of RHIC but also to look more forward into the future to ensure the success of the spin program. In the second meeting of this series (which took place at BNL on April 12, 2002), we focused on Run02 polarization issues. This meeting opened with a presentation by Thomas Roser about his reflections on the outcome from the RHIC retreat during which the Run02 performance was evaluated. Of particular importance, Thomas pointed out that, with the expected beam time and his estimates for machine-tuning requirements, the experiments should limit their beam requests to two or three programs.


The lack of standardization in the specification and representation of microfluidic designs and their corresponding architectures is one of the largest hurdles faced by the developers of Microfluidic Design Automation (MDA) tools. In this paper, we introduce MINT, a Microfluidic Hardware Description Language (MHDL) for defining components and devices in a human readable manner, and ParchMint, an MDA interchange format and associated benchmark suite that can be used to compare the performance of different physical design algorithms. We further demonstrate how the introduction of MINT and ParchMint into the engineering workflow can bridge the gaps from the specification to the fabrication of microfluidic devices. While recent efforts to democratize microfluidics have been recognized by the community, there is an unfortunate lack of open source tools, design languages, and standards. Consequently, microfluidic designs shared on open platforms such as Metafluidics[15] leave conceptual gaps in terms of missing design information that are necessary to realize the "creative process flows" (Reproduce, Remix, and Test multiple systems). MINT and ParchMint are open source projects, which allows the community to contribute and extend their functionality to enable advanced algorithmic methodologies and new commercialization possibilities that differ from the vertically integrated industries we see today.


The purpose of this study was to investigate the nutritional effects of various sources of organic and inorganic selenium sources plus vitamin E on qualitative characteristics of Japanese quail eggs, stored at 5 ° C. A total of 144 Japanese quail at 6 weeks of age were randomly distributed into 3 experimental groups with 4 replicates and 12 birds per replicate. Treatments were: 1- Basal diet 2- Basal diet + 0.4 mg/kg sodium selenite mineral supplement with 30 mg/g of vitamin E, 3-Basal diet + 0.4 mg/kg organic selenium supplement sel-plex and 30 mg/kg of vitamin E. Quails were fed with experimental diets for six weeks. At the end of the sixth week, 24 eggs from each experimental unit were randomly selected and kept at 5 C˚ ¬for 30 days. Eggs stored at 15 ¬and 30 days after storage at 5 C˚ were analyzed for qualitative characteristics including weight loss, color intensity, Haugh unit, yolk pH and albumen pH. The results of the experiment showed that total weight loss did not significantly differ by diets containing organic and inorganic selenium. The lowest percentage of weight loss was due to sodium selenite treatment compared with organic selenium treatment (p≤0.05). The addition of various sources of selenium plus vitamin E increased the yolk color intensity as compared with control in days 15 and 30 (p≤0.05) but did not affect on pH and whiteness of yolk at 15 days and did not have albumen pH on day 30. Selenium sources, as compared with the control, also improved the Haugh unit by 5 units on day 30 and prevented the increase of yolk pH on day 15 and 30 maintenance. (p≤ 0.01). The results of the experiment showed that adding different sources of organic and mineral selenium plus vitamin E improved qualitative traits of quail eggs during storage. The effect of selenium plus vitamin E on qualitative characteristics of quail eggs was not significant.

Keywords: Storage, Organic Selenium, Mineral Selenium, Japanese Quail, Egg Quality, Vitamin E


During routine visit to the Mottaigopuram fish
landing centre at Thoothukudi on 27.7.2015 and on
20.10.2015, five numbers of seahorses were
collected from the fish catch kept for auctioning.
These were caught in indigenous trawl operated
along the near shore sea grass beds at Thoothukudi.
This gear mainly targets juveniles of prawn
(especially Penaeus semisulcatus), crabs,
cephalopods and fishes. Occasionally stray numbers
of seahorses are also caught. The species obtained
in the present collections were Hippocampus fuscus,
H. trimaculatus and H. spinosissimus.


We investigate the sensitivity of precipitation and runoff parameters to a set of NEMO/INDO12 scenarios. A series of simulations are imposed based on reduction rate of each precipitation and runoff parameter to examine its influences to the main ocean characteristics behavior (temperature and salinity). One-set evaluates of two different simulations by using normal and reduce precipitation rate on whole domain Indonesian Sea Water, and the other-set evaluates of two simulations which focusing the experiment by reduce precipitation and runoff rate only on South China Sea region. Our results elucidate the complexity of the relationship between the varied of precipitation and runoff reduction rate, showing that the control of precipitation and runoff rate produced significant impacts on salinity profile up to subsurface stratification. Additionally, the reduction rate of precipitation and runoff indicated that the temperature changes do not always response significantly.


women have been systematically oppressed by a number of systems, including the political, economic, educational, social welfare, and criminal justice systems, and how the medical and health service systems operate to preserve the widely held belief that African American families are pathological. The philosophy of the new world order has prevailed since the inception of this country and has been deterministically defined by individuals and institutions that operate dandestinely The proponents of this philosophy are motivated by a culture of greed, and they exploit and manipulate others, including other cultures, for profit. The ravages of greed have been especially obvious since the end of the cold war. They are manifest in the increasingly punitive laws that have criminalized a number of behaviors and policies and practices that have further enriched the wealthy and powerful and disenfranchised the poor and powerless. Examples include changes in drug laws that focus on dependent users and ignore the wealthy backers of drug sales, corporate downsizing, and the enormous layoffs of workers, as well as calls for the repeal of affirmative action and the undermining of the limited progress made as a result of feminist and civil rights struggles. It is disconcerting that as the number of minorities in this country increases because of immigration, African American women will be


This project was one of 79 projects supported under the first open call under the Czech NGO Fund, financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. During the celebration meeting in June 24th, 2008 with Norwegian Embassy, this project was selected for public presentation as one of the best ones in the category of Environment Protection.
The year 2008 was successful regarding the growing interest among organic farmers (11 new farms have joined the project), increasing number of participants in regular spring seminar (52 participants), PR activities (30 media references) and capacity building for Bioinstitut´s team (2 new co-workers were employed) were performed. The project was very well accepted not only among farmers, for whom it is primarily intended, but also by state authorities and the wider public. The Ministries of Agriculture and the Environment value our work to develop model farms, which should in the future be able to serve as practical examples of landscape conservation management in the Czech Republic. Our activities have significantly contributed that the valuable area of Letni straň is set under protection until the year 2016 in the Přemyslovske Sedlo area of the Jesenik Mts. (northward in Moravia region near Sumperk).


PRINCETON, N.J. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced results of the first human study evaluating the reversal of the anticoagulant effect of Eliquis (apixaban) by 4factor prothrombin complex concentrates (PCCs) in healthy subjects. The study results demonstrated that both PCCs, Sanquin's Cofact (a heparin-free formulation) and CSL Behring's Beriplex P/N (a formulation containing heparin) reversed the steady-state pharmacodynamic effects of Eliquis in several coagulat ion assessments, including endogenous thrombin potential (ETP). The full data will be presented today during the Antithrombotic Therapy: Anticoagulant Therapy session at the 56th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in San Francisco, CA.


Analysis on the variability of inflows into the Miyun Reservoir was performed at both Xiahui(Chaohe River) and Zhangjiafen(Baihe River) stations and the relationships between the flow volumes and precipitation and land use change were addressed.Based on inflow variability analysis,daily pulse number and mean pulse duration were statistically discussed for the estimation of various stream flow thresholds.The results show that the inflows decreased and exhibited less temporal variability at both Xiahui and Zhangjiafen stations during 2002—2006,comparing to those in the 1980s.The variability of the stream flows was mainly affected by precipitation.The increase of grassland area might reduce the inflow velocity,and the decrease of forest increased the high threshold volumes and at the same time could reduce total flow volume.However,land use change had only little contribution to stream flow variations,owing to only insignificant change was detected during this time period.


The form of nickel in leaves of Iberian subspecies of Alyssum serpyllifolium Desv. was investigated. Subsp. lusitanicum T. R. Dudley and P. Silva (from N.E. Portugal) and subsp. malacitanum Rivas Goday (from Southern Spain) were hyperaccumulators of nickel (>1000 μg/g Ni) whereas their non-accumulating precursor (subsp. serpyllifolium) was not. Nickel existed mainly as a water-soluble polar complex in the vacuoles. Small concentrations of nickel did however exist in cell fractions, particularly in the mitochondria where enzyme systems are located. Gas-liquid chromatography on the purified nickel complexes showed that this element is associated principally with malic and malonic acids which are present in high concentrations in the hyperaccumulators but not in subsp. serpyllifolium. It is suggested that production of malic acid is a mechanism whereby hyperaccumulators can tolerate unfavourable edaphic factors such as nickel-rich soils. Presence of nickel in the mitochondria can presumably block the citric acid cycle by deactivating malic dehydrogenase leading to build-up of malic acid in the vacuoles which could then absorb excess nickel by a complexing reaction and lead to its diffusion back into the vacuoles from the mitochondria, hence unblocking the citric acid cycle. It is postulated that the chemical evidence suggests that the two hyperaccumulators are not conspecific and that subsp. malacitanum should be promoted to full specific rank.


Continuous casting techniques were paid more and more attention by the material researchers because of its advantages in preparing gradient composites,such as large-scale,excellent performance,low cost,and etc.And the continuous casting techniques mainly include continuous pouring process for cladding,duel-mold continuous casting technique,reverse solidification technique,continuous castrolling,electromagneotic casting technique,double-stream-pouring continuous casting technique.


: In current time adolescents experience substantial emotional, behavioural problems and lack of empathic concerns due to inappropriate parental practices. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the relationship between perceived parental practices, emotional, behavioural problems and empathic concern among adolescents of Gujranwala. The current research is based on survey research design, and stratified sampling technique was used for the data collection. The sample size comprised of 150 adolescents with age range of 12-17 years. The findings of the present research revealed that a significant negative correlation exists between positive parental practices, and subscales of emotional-behavioural problems. Furthermore, a significant positive correlation exists between negative parental practices, and emotional, behavioural problem. Empathic concern found to be positively correlated with positive parenting practices. The findings of the present study also revealed that gender, age, class, parent's education, parent's occupation, the family system has significant mean differences among adolescents. The results are discussed in term of the clinical implication of perceived parental practices and adolescents mental health. study and to have proper knowledge and understanding of the effects of perceived parenting practices on emotional and behavioural problems and empathic concern. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between perceived parental practices, emotional-behavioural problems, and empathic concern. The results of the study indicate that mother rejection, mother punishment, father rejection, and father's punishment is positively correlated with anxiousness, academic problems, aggression, social withdrawal, feeling of rejection, psychosomatic problems. The results were supported by the study of Dielemana, Pauwa, Soenensa, Mabbea, Campbella and Prinzi (2018) proves that low parental competence and low attachment is associated with externalizing problems. Another study conducted by Culpin et al., (2019) which shows that conflict between parents and adolescent relationship is associated with the higher risk of the adolescent's behavior problems. Mother support, mother responsiveness, mother warmth, father support, father responsiveness, and father warmth have a significant negative correlation with anxiousness, academic problems, aggression, social withdrawal, feelings of rejection, psychosomatic problems. These results were supported by the study of Finkenauer, Engels and Baumeister, (2005). They conclude that parental approval was negatively associated with emotional, behavioural problems and mental, emotional dominance was positively related to emotional, behavioural problems.


The soft-hard alternant strata rock slope is very typical along the highway from Dujiangyan to Wenchuan, China, where "5.12" Wenchuan Earthquake took place. The investigation of "5.12" Wenchuan Earthquake shows that most of the landslides took place in these areas. However, few studies have been done on the soft-hard alternant strata rock slope stability under seismic condition. This paper presents the 1g large shaking table model tests to analyze the instability mechanism of this kind of slope. According to the test, the slope first came out a tension failure at slope shoulder, gradually developed to a shearing failure at the toe, and slided at last when the fracture zones were connected. The failure process was progressive, instead of occurring suddenly. The results also showed a throwing phenomenon on the upper part under the combination of horizontal and vertical shaking, which phenomenon were widely reported in "5.12" Wenchuan Earthquake.


Abstract ORAL and epistolary testimony received by the writer suggests that Dark Cornish plumage pattern has long been a thorn in the flesh of investigators; and a personal plaint to the same effect may be contributed. Nevertheless, studies extending over a period of fifteen years have yielded illumination of a sort. Both laced and penciled patterns are still under observation, but a preliminary report on Dark Cornish pattern is submitted in the hope that information provided may prove useful to other investigators. A simplified version of Dark Cornish plumage pattern genotype may be given as (e+ e+ Pg Pg Lg Lg Dk Dk). The basis in experimental evidence for the preceding comprises nineteen test matings, and cumulative statistics on an F2 generation of Dark Cornish × Black-breasted Red, with meticulous analysis of 206 segregants. Dark Cornish carries wild type (e+ e+) primary pattern; it is the double homozygote for penciling (Pg) …


To enter the realm of language in children, it is very interesting when presented with one. The purpose of this study was to determine how the influence of satua Rare Angon on the development of Balinese language in seventh grade students of SMP Sathya Sai Denpasar, most of the children in this school use Indonesian as a social language in carrying out daily conversations both at school and at school. their respective homes. Through satua Rare Angon, children's vocabulary will increase so that their understanding of these satua increases. So that the results of this study contribute that satua Rare Angon supports the development of the Balinese language in class VII students of SMP Sathya Sai Denpasar.


The catalase enzyme is analyzed under different conditions in order to get a better understanding of its function, purpose and benefit to organisms. This enzyme resides in all living organisms that have exposure to oxygen. It uses hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as its substrate, and is responsible for breaking down H2O2 into oxygen and water, therefore neutralizing oxidative stress in the cells. Maintaining the levels of oxidative stress is highly important because of the impact that the reactive oxidative species (ROS) have on the cells. ROS damage cells by targeting DNA and proteins leading to various complications and illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases and they even have an impact on the process of aging. To determine the activity of the catalase enzyme and test its stability, different temperatures and pH were employed, along with examining the catalase behavior under the presence of ascorbic acid as an inhibitor. Three samples were used for this experiment: animal sample, plant sample and microorganisms. The indicator of the reaction which aided in the process of determining whether catalase is performing its function was the formation of gas bubbles in the test tubes, and the quantity of that indicator assisted in drawing conclusions about the enzyme activity. This study revealed that the optimum conditions for catalase enzyme activity tend to be 37 °C at a pH of 7, especially present in liver and yeast samples. Ascorbic acid has proven to be a valuable inhibitor of the catalase enzyme. Extremely high or low temperature, along with highly acidic or basic environments tend to alter the enzyme activity disallowing it to perform its key role.


Because the USV(Unmanned Surface Vehicle) is capable of remote control or autonomous navigation at sea, it can secure the superiority of combat power while minimizing human losses in a future combat environment. To plan the technology for the development of USV, the trend analysis of related technology and the selection of promising technology should be preceded, but there has been little research in this area. The purpose of this paper was to measure and evaluate the technology trends quantitatively. For this purpose, this study analyzed the technology trends and selected promising/declining technologies using topic modeling of papers and patent data. As a result of topic modeling, promising technologies include control and navigation, verification/validation, autonomous level, mission module, and application technology, and declining technologies include underwater communication and image processing technology. This study also identified new technology areas that were not included in the existing technology classification, e.g., technology related to research and development of USV, artificial intelligence, launch/recovery, and operation, such as cooperation with manned and unmanned systems. The technology trends and new technology areas identified through this study may be used to derive key technologies related to the development of the USV and establish appropriate R&D policies.


The aim of this paper on the social assimilation of immigrants is to take a close look at migrants' social integration into the host country. The authors rely on the European Community Household panel (ECHP), which devotes a full module to the role and relevance of social relations for both migrants and natives. An innovative feature of this analysis is that it relies on migrants perceptions about their integration rather than - as is typically the case in most opinion surveys - on natives attitudes toward migrants. The main results of the paper can be summarized as follows. First, migrants - particularly from non-EU origins - are at a disadvantage in the fields of social relations. Even after controlling for their individual characteristics, such as age, education, family size, and employment status, they tend to socialize less than natives. Second, migrants tend to converge, albeit quite slowly, to the standard of natives. This finding highlights the risks of short term migration, where migrants tend to be constantly marginalized. Third, education has a significant impact on the type of social activities that individuals undertake. More educated people tend to relate somewhat less with their close neighborhood, but quite intensively with the broader community. The implication for policy makers concerned about the creation of ethnic enclaves is to promote education among immigrants' community.


The unique feature of Siddha Medical System is its vast and complex pharmacology. The raw materials used in Siddha medicines are of plant, metal, mineral and animal origin. The extensive use of herbomineral formulations is considered as high order. The preparation of majority of medicines involves tedious processes which result in physico-chemical transformation of the particles size, chemical composition which regulates the bio-mechanism of the drug in the body, thus enhance the efficacy and reduce toxicity. Unique preparations of Siddha system of medicine like Parpam, Chenduram, Chunnam, Kattu and Padhangam are "life saving" and "miracle" nanomedicines, which were prepared by the Siddhars on the basis of nanotechnology. Recent advances in science explored the nano particles, which find potential usage in bio-medical field especially in cancer, degenerative diseases. Though the concept and utilization of nanoparticle emerged in late twentieth century, Siddha medical system has theoretical references and practical application of nanoparticles from many centuries. This article reviews the presence of nanoparticle in Siddha medicines like Linga Chenduram, Poorna Chandrodayam, Velli Parpam, Kshaya Kulandhaga Chenduram, Muppoora Chenduram, Thanga Parpam, Naga Parpam, Naga Chenduram, Chara Parpam etc., with the aid of modern technology like SEM with EDAX, FTIR, ICP-OES, XRD, DLS etc., their usage as per literature and how these nano particles are being used in different fields.


The lifetime of NAND flash is highly restricted by the bit error rate (BER), while error-correcting codes (ECC) can provide only limited error correction capability to tolerate increasing bit errors. In this paper, a novel fixation ratio of error locations aware (FRELA) strategy is proposed to prolong the reliable retention time of flash memory. The concept of FRELA is motivated by following two observations obtained from our real hardware experimental platform: first, the increasing trend of average BER with the retention time and the program/erase cycles can be easily modeled; second, there is a great possibility that an error bit of flash memory remains wrong after a certain retention time. The key purpose of FRELA is to flip the corresponding data bits according to the locations recording of error bits prior to operating ECC. By virtue of the BER prediction model, the required storage space of FRELA is effectively reduced because it avoids updating the information of locations frequently. The experimental results show that FRELA can prolong the reliable retention time of 2×-nm NAND flash by more than 60% without stronger ECC, while experiencing at most 1.03% degradation in writing speed and 0.79% degradation in reading speed, respectively.


This research investigates the effects of merger and acquisition negotiations on subsequent target company top management turnover. Three attributes of the companies and seven attributes of the merger and acquisition transactions are examined. The results indicate that the primary impact of negotiations is evident in the fourth year after a settlement date. When a buyer approaches an unrelated company that has been subject to previous takeover interest with a merger proposal, and an agreement is reached, the target'S management team is likely to experience abnormally high turnover 4 years later. Additional research ideas are suggested to help explain the sizeable turnover rates in the 3 years immediately following a merger or acquisition.


Abstract This study explores the construction of Forese Donati's gendered identity in Dante's tenzone with Forese and, to a lesser extent, in the Purgatorio. The contradictory Forese episodes are analyzed in terms of gender practice and performance, and shown to be complementary representations of masculinity. I argue that as an aggressive contest for verbal dominance, the tenzone with Forese captures the dynamic struggle to assert hegemonic virility within Florence's urban aristocracy. Viewed through the lens of a society that placed specific demands upon the men entrusted with the care of their households, Forese's maleness is measured against his (in)ability to physically, economically, and affectively satisfy the needs of his wife. A gendered approach provides new insights into the nature of Dante's comic insults, and casts doubt on some of the basic assumptions behind palinodic readings that connect the two encounters with Forese.


This research was conducted based on the consideration that students still got low scores in reading comprehension test. There were many factors that influenced students' problems in comprehending the reading text, e.g. the use of teaching technique in learning process. One of technique which considered applicable and useful in improvement students' reading comprehension achievement is STAD technique. Therefore, this research was intended to find out whether there was a significant difference in students' reading comprehension achievement before and after being taught through STAD technique and to investigate the students' activity during teaching learning process in a class.
The writer administered this research at SMA Negeri 1 Gunung Pelindung, Lampung Timur. The sample was one class at the second year. A pre test- post test group design was applied in this quantitative research. The data collecting technique were analyzed by using Repeated Measure t-test with Statistically Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 17.0.
Based on the calculation of t-test, the result showed that the students' mean score of post test in experimental class (64.91) was higher than pre test (55.56) with the gained score was 9.35. In which significance was determined by p<0.05. The t-test revealed that the result was significant (p=000). It showed that hypothesis was accepted, since there was a difference in students' reading comprehension achievement before and after being taught through STAD technique. Besides that, STAD became more effective in improving students' reading comprehension achievement because it could improve students' activity in teaching learning process. Based on the data, the writer concludes that the implementation of Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) technique improves students' reading achievement and teaching learning process. Therefore, STAD technique is recommended to be used by English teachers to improve their students especially in reading comprehension


Abstract An integration of a high-resolution coupled general circulation model whose ocean component is eddy permitting and thus able to reproduce a sharp gradient in sea surface temperature (SST) is analyzed to investigate air–sea heat exchanges characteristic of the midlatitude oceanic frontal zone. The focus of this paper is placed on a prominent SST front in the south Indian Ocean, which is collocated with the core of the Southern Hemisphere storm track. Time-mean distribution of sensible heat flux is characterized by a distinct cross-frontal contrast. It is upward and downward on the warmer and cooler flanks, respectively, of the SST front, acting to maintain the sharp gradient of surface air temperature (SAT) that is important for preconditioning the environment for the recurrent development of storms and thereby anchoring the storm track. Induced by cross-frontal advection of cold (warm) air associated with migratory atmospheric disturbances, the surface flux is highly variable with intermittent en...


Put forward a new network of RBF of based on the immunity,which is a on-line algorithm.The first is adding strategy and remarkable degree based on the output of radial basis function which is a pruning strategy.The second is improval of the weight value study algorithm.radial basis function is equal to probability of this type,weight is equal to value of this type.Weight doesn't need to train.Experiment results show that this method is ideal,speed is quick,and detection rate is high.