A Gregorian antenna with the main reflector illuminated by magnified image of a small horn aperture was built and tested from 12 to 30 GHz. The image is approximately frequency-independent, and the main reflector is illuminated with negligible spillover. Polarization distortion caused by aberration is very small, in excellent agreement with a simple expression derived previously by the author (ibid., March 1987). Spatial filtering by the subreflector causes the far-field sidelobes in the principal plane orthogonal to the symmetry plane to be very low, about 80 dB below the main beam at 16.5 GHz for angles from the axis that are greater than 20 degrees . >


Polynomial--time constant--space quantum Turing machines (QTMs) and logarithmic--space probabilistic Turing machines (PTMs) recognize uncountably many languages with bounded error (Say and Yakaryilmaz 2014, arXiv:1411.7647). In this paper, we investigate more restricted cases for both models to recognize uncountably many languages with bounded error. We show that double logarithmic space is enough for PTMs on unary languages in sweeping reading mode or logarithmic space for one-way head. On unary languages, for quantum models, we obtain middle logarithmic space for counter machines. For binary languages, arbitrary small non-constant space is enough for PTMs even using only counter as memory. For counter machines, when restricted to polynomial time, we can obtain the same result for linear space. For constant--space QTMs, we follow the result for a restricted sweeping head, known as restarting realtime.


The invention discloses a white light LED and a manufacturing method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of the semiconductor. The white light LED comprises a substrate, an N type layer, a luminescent layer, a P type layer, and a conductive film. The N type layer, the luminescent layer, the P type layer, and the conductive film are laminated on the substrate in turn. A groove extending from the P type layer to the N type layer is arranged on the white light LED. A P electrode is arranged on the conductive film. An N electrode is arranged on the N type layer. The portions of the N type layer, the luminescent layer and the P type layer, other than the groove, are nanometer arrays. The units in the nanometer arrays are filled with colloid materials doped with phosphor. A process of coating of the phosphor in a packaging process after the LED chip is manufactured is omitted trough arrangement of the N type layer, the luminescent layer, and the P type layer as the nanometer array structures and through filling of units in the nanometer arrays with the colloid materials doped with the phosphor. The process is simple and convenient, and the production efficiency of the white LED is improved.


In almost any region of the world facing conservation issues, a key challenge is to capture the imagination and interest of local people in a way that stimulates cooperation and conservation action. As conservation biologists, how can we cultivate ecological and conservation literacy in communities adjacent to threatened and endangered species and their habitats? How can we bring local people into the conservation fold and keep them involved? As a first step in answering these questions, scientists have been encouraged during the last 5 years by the efforts of funding organizations, governments, and policymakers to forge "outreach and research partnerships" with local communities through school and informal citizen science programs, particularly where longterm monitoring programs are planned or underway. Outreach and partnership programs typically focus on taking scientific information out of the ivory tower and onto the streets, but the scope of the programs can differ markedly. Outreach programs tend to connect scientists with an audience in a fairly unidirectional way: scientific knowledge is transmitted through venues such as seminars, discussions, or workshops. By comparison, partnerships represent multidirectional sharing of information and perspectives. By definition (McKechnie 1976), a partnership gives participants a more-or-less equivalent share or stake in something with others; everyone makes contributions and shares in decision-making, risks, and benefits. Effective outreach and partnership programs would (1) increase the knowledge base of participants and their ability to use scientific approaches to understanding conservation issues; (2) collect long-term ecological data by capturing the interest and enlisting the assistance of local communities in general and students and their teachers in particular; and (3 ) facilitate opportunities for constructive dialog between scientific researchers and communities located within or adjacent to ecosystems being studied, which builds a more fruitful foundation for the development of environmental policies and conservation plans. Philosophically, there are compelling reasons for conservation biologists to work more closely with residents of local communities. Through field-based research outreach and partnership programs, participants learn firsthand what scientists do, how they do it, and why they do it. Furthermore, by working with local communities, scientists can learn how local residents relate to the threatened species and habitats they study. Well-designed programs can foster understanding of the ecology of local ecosystems and encourage participants to become more engaged in conservation efforts close to home.


This article reports the results of peer-mediated instruction and Interventions on the academic performances of urban at-risk students in an after-school program. The students in this project were African-American males who attended an urban elementary school. The after-school program was a partnership between a large predominately African-American church, a public school, and The Ohio State University's (OSU's) College of Education. Students from the OSU's elementary education and special education programs worked along with the men of Mt. Olivet Church to provide educational opportunities for urban at-risk students. The improvement in academic performance of urban at-risk students in this study is consistent with the findings of other researchers (Poser & Vandell, 1994).


Aim: In uniportal thoracoscopic major pulmonary resection, it is important to appropriately manage significant vessel injury, to ensure patient safety and minimize conversion to thoracotomy. We analyzed cases of significant vessel injury and investigated efficacy of an algorithm to manage bleeding during thoracoscopic uniportal major pulmonary resection. Methods: A total of 169 patients underwent "uniportal thoracoscopic major pulmonary resection" (lobectomy or segmentectomy) at our department between February 2019 and April 2021. These patients were classified into groups with (group A, n = 8) and without (group B, n = 161) intraoperative massive bleeding. Patient characteristics and perioperative results were compared between the two groups. Patients with significant vessel injury and conversion to thoracotomy were analyzed in detail. Results: Group B had significantly less blood loss (A: 197 ± 173 g; B: 42 ± 74 g, P < 0.0001) and shorter-duration postoperative drainage (A: 2.6 ± 1.8 days; B: 1.6 ± 1.3 days, P = 0.036). There were no group differences in any other factors. The most frequently injured vessel in group A was the pulmonary artery (75%). Emergent conversion was required in four cases (cases 7, 76, 128, and 133; 2.4%) due to intraoperative bleeding. No patient developed catastrophic bleeding or required an intraoperative transfusion. Conclusion: We managed significant vessel injury appropriately during uniportal thoracoscopic major pulmonary resection using the troubleshooting algorithm. The algorithm for the uniportal approach was considered effective and easy to apply even by less-experienced surgeons.


Abstract: Many companies like Ola, Uber, etc., uses Artificial Intelligence and machine learning technologies to find the solution of accurate fare prediction problem. We are using random forest regression algorithm, which is useful for prediction modeling to get the most accurate value. The project will be helpful to those, who are involved in fare forecasting. In previous era, the fare was only dependent on distance, but with the enhancement in technologies the cab's fare is dependent on a lot of factors like time, location, number of passengers, traffic, number of hours, base fare etc. The project is based on Supervised Learning whose one application is prediction, in machine learning. The project aims to study the predictive analysis, which is a method of analysis in machine learning


The aim of this essay is to investigate the point of view of William of Ockham on the problem of future contingents, particularly in Question I of the Tractatus de praedestinatione and the following suppositiones. Here we find the cornerstones of the Ockhamian solution and the intensive dialogue of the Venerabilis Inceptor with De interpretatione 9, locus classicus for the logical implications of the determinist or indeterminist nature of the propositions on future contingents, and with contemporary or immediately prior positions such as those of Duns Scotus and Henry of Ghent.


We discuss the masses of the ground state baryon octet and the nucleon sigma terms in the framework of manifestly Lorentz-invariant baryon chiral perturbation theory. In order to obtain a consistent power counting for renormalized diagrams the extended on-mass-shell renormalization scheme is applied.


Within a general competitive model this paper examines the welfare effect of economic growth in a small open economy under domestic content protection. Although content protection causes a misallocation of resources within the economy, we find that factor accumulation or technical progress always improves economic welfare.


Different sulfates were used as the catalysts of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) depolymerization under microwave of 250 watts, in which ZnSO4 presented the best catalysis in this reaction, and the depolymerization degree (DPD) of PET was reached to 90 %. It was found that the depolymerization was occurred simultaneously on the surface and the internal parts of PET chips by the observation of scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. In addition, DPD increased with the improvement of the polarization forces of these sulfates.


PurposeTechnological advancements have benefited businesses all over the world in how they set up production lines, create new products/services and trade goods. Multinational corporations can communicate instantly with their distant operations by utilizing information technology tools and communication networks. Businesses have taken a significant shift and new factors have emerged which affect company's competitiveness. In case of resorting to an outsourcing option, a comprehensive approach for valuing the essential criteria is often missing. While specifically focusing on the decisions that have a huge impact on company's performance, it is crucial to pay close attention to the ways of selecting suppliers. The purpose of research is to choose the optimal manufacturing alternative from a set of possibilities.Design/methodology/approachThe current research utilizes the Delphi technique for collection of vital criteria such as "quality", "cost", "delivery", "warranties and claims", "supplier profile", "relationship and communication" and their respective sub-criteria. The purpose of research is to choose the optimal manufacturing alternative from a set of possibilities. In this regard, Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique is employed.FindingsThe current research enlightens that outsourcing can yield promising beneficial results. The results highlighted that in Hi-tech public sector organizations, international alternative is found best in almost all criteria especially in vital criteria such as "Quality", "Cost", "Delivery", "Supplier Profile," etc. Similarly, in case the outsourcing is done to a Domestic alternative, still the Domestic alternative is found effective in comparison to in-house manufacturing setups. The research showed unexpected results. Because previously it was assumed that in-house manufacturing would be more beneficial. However, the current findings support the "NASA" strategy which moved toward outsourcing to private sector.Research limitations/implicationsLimitations of the proposed methodology also produce opportunities for further exploration of the topic. One key limitation of the research described in this study is that the parameters and their sub-parameters interdependency were not taken under consideration. This means that quality and cost are not dependent upon each other. However, in reality quality and cost are interlinked. This means if quality is increased, cost is also increased. Similarly, for products having zero percent of re-claim, the product would have to be manufactured with high quality.Practical implicationsThe study is advantageous for both suppliers and purchasers, in any type of businesses where decision-making problem are under consideration. This model aids suppliers in revealing, how they can expand their profile, by focusing on the current research's selection criteria. In this way alternatives profile can now be perfected. Moreover, buyers can now rank suppliers on their quality management, financial status and other essential factors in order to conduct purchasing decisions. For the decision maker, the results illustrate which critical factors to evaluate when screening suppliers by applying current model techniques.Social implicationsIt is obvious that nearly almost every industry is forced to look for alternatives for all of its operations if outsourcing is an option. The study's findings have major benefits for all industries with an important role in manufacturing and supply chain operations. These objectives will serve the industries well and they will be able to prioritize their alternative selection criteria based on their operations. The findings of this study can assist any organization in their selection of vendors by providing a more detailed explanation of the impact that various criteria have on the decision-making process.Originality/valueTo the best of authors' knowledge, no previous study has used two approaches (AHP and Delphi study) to propose a model for making manufacturing decisions with domestic, in house and international alternatives in Hi-tech public sector organizations. The model not only benefits the manufacturers for choosing suitable suppliers but also aids suppliers to build their profile in an improved fashion by focusing on the vital attributes. This research benefits managers to improve their ability to make effective purchasing decisions, and also opens new avenues for researchers to further explore such findings in other areas as well.


PROTECTION OF HOLY PLACES IN ROMAN LAW SUMMARY Loca sacra enjoyed a broad scope of legal protection in Roman law. They were protected by interdicts, operis novi nuntiatio , and by government officials. The interdictive protection of holy places was analogous to the protection given to public places. One of the injunctions issued by the praetor to protect holy places was the loca sacra ne quid in loco sacro fiat prohibitory interdict, which imposed a ban on harmful activities on loca sacra premises, and prohibited offensive behaviour by private individuals in holy places. A second interdict for the protection of holy places was restitutory, whereby the praetor could order full restitution for offences committed in a holy place ( quod in loco sacro religiosove factum est restituatur ). The purpose of these two interdicts was to eliminate all obstacles to free and open access for all to holy places. A third interdict for the protection of holy places, interdictum quod vi aut clam , was restitutory as well. The creation of such a broad catalogue of legal measures including interdicts as administrative law remedies, testifies to the importance of holy places both in the public (including religious) and private life of the ancient Romans.


To compare enamel demineralization around orthodontic brackets bonded with conventional etching, self-etch primer and antimicrobial monomer containing self-etch primer. Result: The results of Scanning electron microscope analysis inferred that control sample Transbond XT showed 84.6% of deep penetration and Transbond Plus self-etch primer and Clearfil Protect Bond showed 86.7% and 100% of shallow penetration respectively. Microhardness tests results showed antibacterial monomer-containing adhesive was significantly more efficient than the self-etching primer and conventional adhesive system, reducing enamel demineralization in almost all evaluations. Conclusion: Clearfil Protect bond was found to be better in reducing demineralisation around orthodontic bracket followed by Transbond plus self-etch primer compared to conventional Transbond XT.


A nondestructive method for evaluating the salt tolerance of Prunus seedlings was devised for greenhouse sand-culture with 60 days of saline drip irrigation. The treatments contained half-strength Hoagland's solution using distilled water and supplementary chloride and sulfate salts of Na, Ca, and Mg to reach 1.5 dS·m–1 for control, 4.5 dS·m–1 for the first trial, and 6.0 dS·m–1 for the second and third trial screenings. After 60 days of irrigation with 6.0 dS·m–1 Nemaguard, the standard peach [P. persica (L.) Batsch] rootstock averaged 46% of the fresh weight, 53% of the volume, 66% of the height, and 74% of the foliar health ratings of the control seedlings. Percent of control values were compared for a tentative ranking of salt tolerance: 'Titan' almond × Nemaguard and P. mexicana Wats. > Nemaguard and Nemared > Myrobalan plum (P. cerasifera J.F.Ehrh.) and bitter almond (P. amygdalus var. amara Focke.). Correlation coefficients were used in selecting useful sets of evaluation parameters. Height was rejected as a screening parameter. Final fresh weight and a final foliar health rating are recommended for cursory screenings of Prunus germplasm. The last three weekly foliar health scores are useful for comparing rates of decline. Volume displacements are useful for comparing root vs. shoot growth.


Today many organizations used data warehouse for strategic decision making. Today's real-time business stresses the potential to process increasingly volumes of data at very high speed in order to stay competitive in market. Data Warehouse is populated by data extraction, transformation and loading from different data sources by software utilities called ETL (Extraction, transformation & loading). ETL process is a time consuming process as it has to process large volume of data. ETL processes must have certain completion time window and ETL process must have to finish within this time window. In this paper we discusses a technique to distribute the volume of data to be extracted, transformed and loaded into data warehouse by merging both conventional and real-time techniques, so ETL process finishes its job within its time window by utilizing ETL idle time.


The number of migrants arriving in the UK from the EU accession countries has been higher than projected. The evidence indicates that they have been over-represented in low-paid and low-skilled jobs. This is arguably transitory and there should be good prospects of upward mobility. Over-qualification among A8 migrants, measured using the Annual Population Survey data, is examined in this article. The findings show that A8 migrants have been subject to migration penalties at the high end of the UK labour market. There are persistent labour market disadvantages for A8 migrants in the UK and their over-qualification may be a long-term concern.


A method for providing a catalyst on a substrate is disclosed comprising providing a first washcoat comprising a soluble washcoat salt species, a polar organic solvent, and an insoluble particulate material, contacting the first washcoat with a substrate to form a coated substrate, and then contacting the coated substrate with a second washcoat comprising an oxide or an oxide-supported catalyst to physisorb, chemisorb, bond, or otherwise adhere the oxide or the oxide-supported catalyst to the coated substrate. Also disclosed is a catalyst on a substrate comprising: a substrate; an anchor layer comprising a soluble washcoat salt species, a polar organic solvent, and an insoluble particulate material; and a second layer comprises an oxide or an oxide-supported catalyst. The catalyst on a substrate can be in either green or fired form.


This article describes how mobile operators occasionally fail to provide adequate service quality due to network overload, blackouts, or coverage white spots. Customers can increase the quality of connections by multihoming, i.e. using subscriptions of several operators. Multihoming is facilitated by an innovative reprogrammable embedded SIM (eSIM) that can enable dynamic switching between networks. Although eSIM multihoming is advantageous, its future is not definite, as it is affected by multiple factors and actors with conflicting business interests. This paper defines scenarios for the evolution of eSIM multihoming and its possible impact on competition by constructing qualitative system dynamics models based on expert interviews. The results show that depending on market conditions and actions of stakeholders, multihoming may reach high diffusion, find application in special use cases, or fail to take off. With high diffusion, competition between operators will become more dynamic, and market share will be defined by the number of served sessions.


The results of surgical treatment of 104 patients with acute and 50 patients with chronic calculous cholecystitis have been analyzed. Considerable violations have been revealed in the system of the indices of lipid peroxidation in persons of elderly and senile age, that are indicative criteria of an inflammatory process in the gallbladder and point out to the necessity of medicamental correction.


Summary The effect of sugars (sucrose, glucose and xylose) at different concentrations (0, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50%) on the dynamic rheological properties of gelatine (2% w/w) was investigated during ageing. Storage moduli (G¢), when measured at 5 � C, decreased with increasing concentration of added sugar. Xylose was found to induce the greatest reduction in the values of G¢. G¢ values, measured as a function of ageing time (10 h) at 5 � C, increased rapidly at the initial stage and then reached a pseudoplateau region after long ageing times. Increasing the sugar concentration resulted in a decrease in the pseudoplateau values. The rate constant (K) for structure development of gelatine during ageing was described by apparent first-order kinetics. G¢ and K values in gelatine–sugar composites increased in the following order: xylose < glucose < sucrose. The magnitudes of G¢ at the end of ageing were much greater than those of G¢¢, showing a small dependence (slope ¼ 0.005–0.088) on frequency (x).


3597 Background: Patient prognosis can be predicted based on cancer subtypes classified according to DNA microarray results. The most robust classification system involves the consensus molecular subtypes, which uses over 600 genes for classification. To simplify this classification, we recently constructed a 55-gene classifier (55GC) to classify colon cancer (CC) into three subtypes with different recurrence rates: "microsatellite instability (MSI)-like," "chromosomal instability (CIN)-like," and "stromal" colon cancers. The 55GC has been reported to be a useful and reproducible grading system for stage II CC recurrence risk stratification. This study aimed to explore the usefulness of 55GC for classifying stage III CC patients. Methods: We retrospectively identified stage III CC patients aged 20-79 years who underwent curative surgery and received adjuvant chemotherapy with or without oxaliplatin (OX) between 2009 and 2012 from 15 institutions. Propensity score matching was used to adjust for the number of lymph node metastases, tumor location, sex, and age. Results: Among 938 eligible patients, 203 and 201 cases involving adjuvant chemotherapy with and without OX were selected, respectively, using propensity score matching. Ninety-five cases each from groups were analyzed after exclusion of cases involving low-quality specimens and those involving chemotherapy for < 3 months. The 5-year relapse-free survival (RFS) in patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy with and without OX were 77.1% and 73.7%, respectively. Classification of the stage III CC according to 55GC and related 5-year RFS rates were as follows: stromal (N = 60), 66.6%; CIN-like (N = 78), 80.5%; and MSI-like (N = 52), 78.4%. The HRs for 5-year RFS for adjuvant chemotherapy with and without OX in each subtype were as follows: stromal, HR = 0.791 (95% CI = 0.329-1.901); CIN-like, HR = 1.241 (95% CI = 0.465-3.308); and MSI-like, HR = 0.495 (95% CI = 0.145-1.692). Conclusions: The stromal subtype showed poor prognosis in stage III as well as stage II patients. Oxaliplatin had a good additive effect in adjuvant chemotherapy for MSI-like subtype. The 55GC is useful for predicting the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy for CC.


OBJECTIVE To probe into the characteristics and regularity of adverse drug reaction (ADR) of Chinese patent medicines occurred in our hospital. METHODS A total of 118 ADR cases of Chinese patent medicines reported by clinical departments from Jan 2006 to Dec 2008 were classified and analyzed. RESULTS Patients aged from 41 to 80 were likely to have ADR. 86.44% of the ADR cases of Chinese patent medicines were induced by oral medication administration. Topping the list in terms of the incidence of ADR of Chinese patent medicines in descending order were antipyretic agent (21.67%), dampness-dispelling formula (15.83%) and blood-stasis-removing formula (15.00%). The ADR manifested mainly as lesions of skin and its appendants (36.76%), damage of digestive system (31.62%) and damage of nervous system (18.38%) etc. Thirty-two patients had severe adverse reactions (accounted 27.12%). All symptoms disappeared or relieved after drugs withdrawal or change to other drugs or treatment, no patients died. CONCLUSION It should be promoted to use Chinese patent medicines reasonably. To strengthen the monitoring, reporting, diagnosis and treatment of ADR of Chinese patent medicines is of utmost importance.


The influence of extrusion as one of the most fre quent thermal treatment in our country on total rapeseed glucosinolates and t otal phenols in rapeseed and mixtures of rapeseeds and agricultural products (corn, wheat, b arley, triticale, alfalfa) was investigated in this work. Rapeseed and mixtures of rapeseed with agricultural products (rapeseed : agricultural product - 30:70 and 50:50, corn : rapeseed : alfalf a - 60:30:10 i 40:50:10, respectively) were extruded in an "Oprema-zootehnicka oprema", type M2, model 1000 extruder at 125 ±1 °C. Based on the chemico-physical characteristics of ob tained feeds, as well as the reduction of the content of total glucosinolates in range 10-15% and not evidented reduction of total phenols content in comparison with untreated products, it can be concluded that dry extrusion can be a good choice for thermal treatmen t of rapeseed in combination with analysed agricultural products.


the separation low limit of large diameter dense medium cyclone on the high side that result in high ash content in fine clean coal,and the separation upper limit of flotation column on the low side that leading to the lost of clean coal,which both reducing the clean coal yield.To stable the product index and increase the yield of clean coal,the paper researched the processing and recovery technology in No.2 branch of Taixi coal preparation plant.


Introduction. Vascular stress at the level of the uterus-placental unit, with chronic placental ischemia, results in intrauterine growth restriction. Expectation management can be used, when the situation allows, in cases of compensated intrauterine growth restriction. Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate the neonatal prognosis of preterm births with and without growth restriction and term births with growth restriction in order to improve decisional accuracy regarding the termination of pregnancy. Results: The frequency of term birth infants with low birth weight for gestational age was approximately 2%. The male gender, predominated only in the group of premature infants with normal weight for the gestational age. The highest frequency of neonatal complications studied occurred in the group of preterm neonates SGA (small for gestational age) with statistical significance obtained for cardio-vascular arrest acute respiratory failure, ulcer-necrotic enterocolitis, respiratory distress, cerebral edema, intraventricular hemorrhage, cerebral hemorrhage, pulmonary hemorrhage, neonatal infection, hypoglycemia, retinopathy, anemia, hemorrhagic disease, disseminated intravascular coagulation, disease of hyaline membranes, neonatal sepsis, need for intensive neonatal therapy and death. Conclusion: Immediate neonatal adaptation of SGA preterm neonates is more deficient than for preterm neonates with appropriate weight for gestational age; the adaptation of preterm neonates, in turn, is more deficient than term newborns with intrauterine growth restriction. The term newborns with intrauterine growth restriction have a neonatal adaptation comparable to that of the term newborns with weight corresponding to the gestational age.


The use of metasystems, which can automatically generate the major parts of a software-development environment, for computer-aided software (CASE) engineering is discussed. One such system, called Metaview, is considered. Environment definition and tool development using Metaview are examined.<<ETX>>


In natural and virtual environments (VE) spatial learning depends on several factors including the spatial goal, environmental complexity and mode of learning. A factor influencing the mode of learning is the extent to which exploration is self-governed. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of active (self-governed) vs. passive (avatar- guided) exploration on the organization of spatial knowledge of a large-scale VE in a wayfinding task. In particular, we wanted to test the hypothesis that self-governed explo- ration promotes the creation of a survey-type representation when participants are requested to explore efficiently (i.e. avoid repeatedly traversing the same paths). Twenty male participants were randomized to a passive group or an active group; both groups performed a two-phase task. In the first phase (learning phase), they learned an unfamiliar large-scale closed VE on two floors with a cross shaped ground plan. The pas- sive group learned by following an avatar; the active group explored at will. All were instructed to find, in the shortest possible time, target flags positioned through the VE. In the test phase, participants' spatial knowledge was assessed by three tasks: wayfinding (one session), pointing to the starting point of a traveled path (four sessions), and producing a sketch map of the VE. In the wayfinding task, 7 active participants found the way against 2 in the passive group. Among participants who found the way 5/7 in the active group have drawn a survey-type (hierarchically organized) map while none of the 2 in the passive group produced a map of this type. As expected, the groups did not differ in performance of the pointing tasks. These find- ings support the hypothesis that self-governed explorations in a VR are favored if spatial knowledge is organized in survey mode.


Background Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) are rare malignancies of the anterior mediastinum with a high histopathological diversity from thymoma A to thymic carcinoma (TC). The biology of TETs is poorly understood and knowledge of the transcriptomic fingerprint of thymoma and TC is limited. Up to 30% of patients will develop associated autoimmune disorders, mainly myasthenia gravis (MG). We aimed to characterize main cancer activation pathways of TET subgroups. Methods We selected a representative balanced set of thymoma and TCs to analyze 24 main cancer activation pathways using gene expression throughout Oncology biomarker panel (2,562 genes). Tumor representative paraffin-embedded blocks were macrodissected. Then, we merged data with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data (profiles with >30% tumor cellularity kept). We correlated epidemiologic, clinical and pathological characteristics of patients with genes expression based on cancer Hallmarks and immunedeconv (v2.0.4). Results Three hundred and fourteen patients were included, including 120 from TCGA. Median-age at diagnosis was 52 (10–84). Fifty two percent were women. Eighty four out of 314 (26.7%) reported MG, mostly in thymoma B2 (11,4%) and B3 (8%) but none for TC. AB was the most frequent thymoma subtype (n=70, 22.3%), followed by B2, B1, B3, A and TC. RNA expression analysis identified 3 main molecular subgroups or clusters, distribution of histological subtypes among them was diverse (P<0.0001). Cluster 1 was represented meanly by thymic carcinoma, cluster 2 was associated to thymoma type B and Cluster 3 to thymoma type A and AB. Activated pathways of histological subtypes were as follows: thymoma A showed activation of angiogenesis, Hedgehog and Notch hallmarks, as for thymoma AB; thymoma B1 and B2 showed cell cycle checkpoint factors activated pathway; thymoma B3 protein secretion pathway and; TC Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), MTOR1 and MYC pathways. Then, we analyzed activated pathways of the 3 molecular subgroups: cluster 1, with the worst prognostic, was associated to inflammatory signaling, MTOR1, KRAS and EMT pathways; cluster 2, with the best prognostic, showed activated cell control transcription factors hallmark and; cluster 3, showed cell differentiation activated pathway. We found a difference in the presence of B and T-cells among clusters and thymoma subtypes. Cluster 1, thymoma A and TC showed higher representation of B-cells (P<0.0001, respectively) and regulation T-cells (Treg) (P<0.0001, respectively); in contrast, cluster 2 and thymomas AB and B a higher proportion of CD8+ T-cells (P<0.0001, respectively). Interestingly, non-regulatory CD4+ T-cells did not show significantly results in any subset. Of note, Macrophages M1 were presented in cluster 1 and M2 in cluster 3 (P<0.0001, respectively). Median follow-up was 35 months [95% confidence interval (CI): 27.03–42.96 months]. Median-OS was 350 months (NR- NR). Cluster 1 showed a poorer prognostic (median-OS of 74 months vs. NR and NR; P<0.0001) comparing to cluster 2 and 3, respectively. Conclusions We describe differential molecular characteristics among histological subgroups in 3 molecular subgroups. Clusters were significantly associated to survival outcomes and showed distinguish activated cancer pathways. The analysis suggests new therapeutic venues.


BACKGROUND: Solid papillary carcinoma of the breast is a rare subtype of mammary carcinomas corresponding to 1 – 2 % and mainly in postmenopausal women. It is diagnosis from the clinical, imaging and pathological point of view is difficult. The treatment is not standardized due to the low percentage of cases reported, conservative surgery, radiotherapy is currently accepted, and controversy exists in hormone therapy and axillary emptying, as lymph node metastases amount to only 2 %. It is prognosis is good and the most common complication is local recurrence. CASE REPORT: An 80-year-old female patient attended the consultation by presented a mass at the level of the left breast when performing the self-examination, where identified a 2 cm nodule. EVOLUTION: Mammography, mammary ultrasound and mammary cytology outcome in a tumor, was initially considered as Phyllodes. After the diagnosis a lumpectomy was performed, and the pathology of the surgical piece was of a solid papillary carcinoma, then received radiotherapy and surveillance. CONCLUSIONS: Self-examination was a fundamental pillar in the diagnosis of this case and alerts the patient to seek medical assessment. Being a rare case, the definitive diagnosis was pathology.


When the pH value of glycine-HCl buffer solution is 2.76 ,Fe 3+ catalyzes strongly the fading reaction of 2,4-diamonophenol(DAP) by oxidizing with H 2O 2.Free F - ions and Fe 3+ form stable complexes 3- ,thus reducing its catalytic effect and its reducing extent is liner with the concentration of F -.Based on this study,a rapid and simple catalytic spectrophotometric method for the determination of F - ions has been developed.The results show that the range of determination is 0.0~9.0 mg/L for F -,the detection limit is 0.09 mg/L for F -,and RSD( n =6)5%.The method has been applied to the determination of trace fluoride in power plants wastewater and running waters with satisfactory results.


The invention relates to an outdoor electrical equipment housing used in a marine atmospheric environment. A housing protection method used in the outdoor electrical equipment under high-humidity and hyperhaline environmental conditions of maritime atmospheric environment is not only high in investment, high in running energy consumption and poor in reliability, but also the electrical equipment which can only be placed out of doors cannot achieve rigorous requirements on use and design, and ideal effects of protecting environment, saving energy and being strong in reliability and low in cost cannot be realized under a conventional condition. The outdoor electrical equipment used in the marine atmospheric environment comprises a shell and a plurality of ventilation components, wherein each ventilation component comprises a breathable film frame body and a breathable film; the breathable film frame body is fixed on a housing; a plurality of breathing holes are formed in an installation position of the housing, corresponding to the breathable film frame body; the breathable film is arranged in the breathable film frame body, and covers above the breathing holes. The outdoor electrical equipment housing used in the marine atmospheric environment is simple in structure, low in cost and obvious in effect, and is widely used to be matched with the outdoor electrical equipment used in the marine atmospheric environment.


A series of new 8-aryl-7,8-dihydro[1,3]dioxolo[4,5- g ]chromen-6-ones were synthesized via a three-component reaction of 3,4-methylenedioxyphenol, aromatic aldehydes and Meldrum's acid in the presence of CeCl 3 ·7H 2 O under solvent-free conditions. The method provided several advantages such as easy work-up, high yields and environmentally benign procedure.


Background: Clinical crown of the tooth is the distance from gingival margin to incisal
edge or occlusal surface of the tooth. This distance should be increased when margins of caries
lesion are subgingivally; margins of tooth crown fractures are subgingivally; tooth crow is too
short for retention of restoration; there is excess of gingiva and anatomical tooth crown is opened
partially.
Aims of the study: The present study was designed for evaluation the effects of surgical
crown lengthening (SCL) on biological width and periodontal tissues after prosthodontic
procedures.
Subjects and Methods: This study was carried out on thirty patients for 6 months and they
were divided into three groups (ten patients per groups), all patients received surgical crown
lengthening and dental reconstruction. Plaque index (PLI), gingival index (GI), probing pocket
depth (PPD), and biological width (BW) were recorded in group samples following at base line,
3 months and 6 months after dental reconstruction. All results were collected and analyzed by
NOVA test.
Results: All the patients completed the study uneventfully. Clinical parameters are shown
in the table and the diagram; there were slight differences in the mean of plaque index, gingival
index and periodontal pocket depth without attachment loss and biological width in all patients
group of the present study.
Conclusion: Following surgical crown lengthening and teeth reconstruction, there were
increased in all clinical parameters and biological width (BW) within 6 months compared to the
control group.
KEY WORDS: Crown lengthening, periodontal surgery, biological width


Abstract : This contract started in October, 1989 and continued through March 1992, which included a half-year extension. The overall purpose of the contract was to investigate various aspects of the Quantum theory of multiwave mixing with applications to squeezing in both atomic and semiconductor media In the following seven sections, we briefly describe what we have achieved with help from the ONR contract in these and related areas. We also list the corresponding papers presented at meetings, the papers published in journals, and the work completed on two books.


Nintedanib has been approved for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in more than 60 countries, including the USA [1]. In the two phase III INPULSIS trials, nintedanib reduced disease progression by reducing decline in forced vital capacity [2]. Most patients were able to manage the side-effects of nintedanib, with 19.3% of patients treated with nintedanib versus 13.0% treated with placebo permanently discontinuing the study medication due to adverse events. The most frequent adverse events were gastrointestinal, particularly diarrhoea. The proportion of patients who had one or more serious adverse events was similar between nintedanib and placebo (30.4% versus 30.0%). The safety and tolerability profile of nintedanib in patients with IPF in the clinical setting is consistent with the product label http://ow.ly/Nulb30jPAld


A paperboard device 11 for carrying a plurality of bottles having an annular rim 15 comprises side walls 22, 26, a base (20, fig.1) and a handle portion 29. The top panel comprises an upper and a lower panel 28, (35, fig.1) both of which have apertures for receiving the necks 13 of the bottles and formations 41, 42, (44,47, fig.1) which deflect upwardly to snap fit under the rim 15 and support the bottles. The lower top panel (35, fig.1) has a fold (51, fig.1) which allows it to form a V-shape below the upper top panel 28. Apertures (27, fig.1) in the base panel (20, fig.1) span the whole width of the base and short cuts (19, fig.1) extend upwardly into the side walls to accommodate the bottle contours.


The human hair follicle is a complex structure, in which more than twenty different cell populations are involved in the process of hair fibre production. In humans, hair growth cycle induction and hair follicle activity is not synchronized and relies on complex interactions of the epithelial and mesenchymal components. A slow-cycle epithelial population, situated in the bulge region of the outer root sheath, close to the insertion of the arrectorpili muscle has been proposed to form the stem cell population within the hair follicle. These cells undergo transient proliferation in early anagen and form the new downgrowth and the hair matrix, possibly as a result of inductive signals from the dermal papilla. The dermal papilla itself takes a central position in responsible regulation processes such as cellular adhesion and spreading, migration, cell proliferation, regulation of gene expression and growth factor activity. There is increasing evidence that angiokines and growth factors released by the dermal papilla are highly important for initiation of inductive signals and maintainance of normal hair growth control.


Seam carving, an image re-targeting method, works by progressively finding and removing connected paths of low energy pixels in an image until a desired image aspect ratio is reached. In this paper, we first cast the problem of minimizing an energy function as that of minimizing a distortion cost. We then leverage on our understanding of image quality metrics/ distortion metrics in proposing a perceptually relevant energy function. Experimental results show that our proposed energy function can generate more desirable resized images in which the original structures of the images are better preserved.


This paper reports the use of a towed upward-looking side-scan sonar system for the observation of near surface backscatter patterns at the ocean surface. In addition to scattering from bubbles created by wave breaking, the side-scan detects wind generated surface roughness patterns associated with swell waves and with ocean features such as internal waves and shear flow boundaries. Results are shown which illustrate the technique for the observation of Langmuir circulations, swell waves and frontal boundaries. The technique is suggested as a useful one for several types of oceanographic investigation.


In an Order issued in the case concerning Legality of Use of Force (Yugoslavia v. Canada), the Court rejected by twelve votes to four the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). The Court also stated that it remained seized of the case. It reserved the subsequent procedure for further decision by fifteen votes to one. The Court was composed as follows: Vice-President Weeramantry, Acting President; President Schwebel; Judges Oda, Bedjaoui, Guillaume, Ranjeva, Herczegh, Shi, Fleischhauer, Koroma, Vereshchetin, Higgins, ParraAranguren, Kooijmans; Judges ad hoc Lalonde, Kreca; Registrar Valencia-Ospina.


A discussion dealing with communications with new audiences using new media is presented. The question is 'How are we to address the multitude of relatively new communications problems?' The author feels that the answer lies in the fact that the truly important things happen at the interpersonal level.<<ETX>>


Significant advances in cryogenic technology render it possible to freeze and store human gametes. Under appropriate laboratory conditions frozen gametes can remain viable for long periods of time. In consequence, it is possible for a child to be conceived and procreated after the death of one or both parents. This raises some challenging juristic problems. Amongst these are implications for the law of inheritance. Where a valid will expressly refers to a child who will be procreated after the testator's death, the child's right to inherit will be secured. However, where a will merely refers to children as a class, or with intestate succession, it becomes uncertain whether a posthumously procreated child has a right to inherit. South African legislation governing succession, the common law and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 all fail to provide definitive answers. Because of this and as the numbers of posthumously procreated children are likely to increase as artificial reproduction services become more widely available, there is a need for South African legislation to clarify their inheritance rights.


Abstract The study examined the effects of cover crop management on soil chemical and biological parameters and certain integrated indices, across 3 years in samples collected in spring and autumn, at three different soil depths (0–5, 5–10 and 10–20 cm) in an organic olive orchard in SE Spain. The organic management regimes were: an annual cover crop of vetch (Vicia sativa L.) (i) leaving the debris on the soil surface or (ii) mixing the debris into the soil, and (iii) mixing the annual weed cover into the soil. Adjacent plots under integrated production management were included for comparison. In general, the organic treatments showed higher values for organic carbon, nitrogen, microbial biomass and for the grouped enzymatic activities, but lower phosphorous than the integrated regime. For pH and electrical conductivity the results were more influenced by seasonal variability than by treatments. In general, the highest values resulted from the use of leguminous cover crops, leaving the crop debris on the soil surface and the differences being more notable in the uppermost layers of the soil. All treatments showed a gradient in the chemical and biological parameters in depth. These findings were supported by the results of the integrated indices, considered as overall indicators of soil quality. All the available information implied that, in general, the organic systems presented the best chemical and microbiological characteristics, especially with the input of leguminous cover crops leaving the debris on the soil surface. Nevertheless, attention should be paid to the availability of phosphorous in calcareous soils.


Objective:Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS®) course is routinely taught to the students in medical schools. While the ATLS® training improves the ability of medical students to prioritize and manage individual patients1, data is lacking on the application of ATLS® principles in a multi-casualty incident. The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of ATLS® training principles on medical students' ability to effectively triage mass casualty scenarios.Materials and Methods:A total of 103 medical students participated in the study. A pre-ATLS lecture test and a post-ATLS lecture test were designed containing three scenarios of five patients each directly related to different components of ATLS® training. Students were asked to rank patients in order of priority from 1 to 5.Data:Comparison of data showed a significantly higher score in post-lecture test than pre-lecture test (73.3% vs. 37.8%). No correlation was noticed between any completed core rotation and BLS/ALS courses by the students and their triage scores.Conclusion:We found in this paper that teaching ATLS® principles to medical students improved the ability of medical students to effectively triage mass casualty patients. We also found that the students are easily distracted if a child or a pregnant woman is included in the test scenario and core rotations have no significant impact on the triage scores.


In this paper, a new criterion of tensile strength taking shear stress on octahedral plane into account is presented [formula]. The limiting surface (or curves) are drawn on the coordinate plane of the principal stresses or in the coordinate space of the principal stresses and on n plane based on this new criterion. From the comparison of this criterion with experimental results under the general stress state we conclude that this new criterion can be regarded as one which suits various kinds of engineering materials.


Method of measuring the grounding resistance with short lead wire is applied to test the ground resistance of some simulated grounding grid when the resistances of the grounding conductor are considered simultaneously. The position of voltage electrode is determined through the calculation when the position of current electrode is given in advance. It is showed by test result that the method of measuring the grounding resistance with short lead wire can obtain the value of ground resistance with relatively high precision. Moreover, the length of current electrode is shortened. It provides a more scientific and suitable way for the ground resistance measurement of grounding grid in field. The relation between the position of voltage electrode and the length of current electrode is also considered.


This descriptive study examines the facts concerning capacity building. It considers the implications, arising from the review of the literarure, for sustainable development in Ghanaian polytechnics in their quest to train career-focused graduates for the nation's industries. Polytechnics in Ghana are expected to use competency-based training (CBT) curriculum for their programmes so that their students could be more practically oriented to be ready for the world of work.Capacity building should therefore be a necessary component of policies to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in these polytechnics. Apart from gaining pedagogical and content knowledge, lecturers' participation in capacity building interventions enhances capacity building effectiveness in the polytechnic s. Without it, a missing gap evolves whereby the polytechnics become shadows of themselves. Unfortunately, capacity building efforts by the polytechnics have been hampered by institutional inadequacies, chief among them being training-related issues, infrastructural limitations and lack of funds. The consequences of this are inefficiencies and poor quality of delivery and research output among lecturers in the polytechnics. To stem the tide of teacher underperformance, the central argument in this paper is that building teacher capacity is critical to successful teaching and learning. Towards this end, the paper identifies some intervention strategies for helping polytechnic teachers to improve their skills, knowledge and competences, involving concurrent provision of appropriate training, provision of necessary resources, materials and infrastructure. It concludes by calling on the management of the polytechnics to create an enabling environment that would encourage the lecturers to participate fully in capacity building programmes.


Application of modern simulation procedures in agricultural machinery is generally limited to technologies that are known and used in the automotive industry. Looking at the harvesting process itself these simulation procedures may also contribute to a large extent to designing and dimensioning of harvesting machinery with respect to sustainability and conservation of nature and natural resources. The following paper presents an approach to simulating cutting processes in harvesting technology using Multi Body Simulation (MBS). Beyond that a chaff cutter serves to demonstrate the application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). justifi able expenses for traction drives. The following article discusses electric single wheel drives for mobile agricultural machinery and gives an overview of the current research work.


Objectives Simulation-based medical education and training is widely accepted as a teaching methodology for the education of healthcare providers. There is little literature regarding the use of simulation to accomplish similar goals of proficiency and skill mastery among families and patients with complex medical conditions and equipment. It is recognized that the hands-on nature of simulation lends itself to adult learning theory. With prior experience in successfully adding simulation to a home ventilator discharge teaching program, it was felt that simulation would enhance the tracheostomy discharge teaching. Description A simulation course was developed to supplement an existing bedside tracheostomy education plan for families and caregivers of children with tracheostomies nearing discharge to home. The goal of the simulation was to give parents and caregivers the opportunity to practice emergencies that would rarely be experienced prior to leaving the hospital. The simulation experience was intended to reinforce knowledge already learned during bedside teaching and to instill confidence in the caregivers so that they could recognize and intervene in the case of an emergency. The simulation occurred after all of the didactic teaching and bedside practice had been completed by the caregivers and within two days of the patient's planned discharge. Emergencies practiced were dislodgement or decannulation, obstruction, aspiration, and difficult reinsertion. Repeat practice was offered to each family until they were comfortable intervening during each emergency situation. Families were accompanied during the simulation by the bedside tracheostomy educator that had previously provided all of the education preparing them for discharge. Bedside tracheostomy educators were trained on how to use simulation as a teaching technique prior to this simulation course. Conclusion Our experience using simulation to supplement didactic discharge education has demonstrated that simulation is well accepted and can be used successfully by families. We believe simulation scenarios can also be easily adapted for families who are nearing discharge with any medically fragile child. Simulation can provide an avenue for reinforcement of knowledge and development of confidence in caregivers prior to discharge home. References 1. Tofil NM, Rutledge C, Zinkan JL, Youngblood AQ, Stone J, Peterson DT, Slayton D, Makris C, Magruder T, White ML. Ventilator caregiver education through the use of high fidelity pediatric simulators: A pilot study. Clin Pediatr (2013); 52(11):1038-43. 2. Joseph RA. Tracheostomy in infants: Parent education for home care. Neonatal Netw (2011);30(4):231-42. 3. Schjittenhart JM, Smart D, Miller K, Severtson B. Preparing parents for NICU discharge: An evidence based teaching tool. Nurs Womens Health (2011);15(6):484-94. 4. Raines DA, Brustad J. Parent's confidence as a caregiver. Adv Neonatal Care (2012);12(3):183-8. Disclosures None


Leptospirosis is endemic to the Andaman Islands and is emerging as an important public health problem in many other parts of India. The ecology of the Andaman Islands is ideal for the disease to remain as an endemic in the warm and humid environment within the rodent population as reservoirs, wild and domestic animals as carriers and affecting humans as incidental hosts. Furthermore, there is a lack of studies regarding the serological and genetic affinities of leptospires infecting humans and animals in Andaman region. A modest study was undertaken to understand the leptospiral carrier state and seroprevalence among animals slaughtered in an abattoir in the Andaman. Serum samples were collected from 184 cattle and 202 goats slaughtered in the abattoir during a two-year period and tested for the presence of leptospiral antibodies. Isolation was also attempted from kidney samples of each of these animals. High seroprevalence of 37% was observed in cattle and 29% in goats slaughtered. Since animals brought from different parts of the Andaman Islands showed Icterohaemorrhagiae, Grippotyphosa and Hebdomadis as the commonest reacting serogroups that are also the commonest among human cases and these animals might have been playing an important role in spreading the disease. Four leptospires were isolated from cattle, belonging to the serogroup Icterohaemorrhagiae. The study highlights the importance of a wide project involving animals and the environment for understanding the transmission dynamics of leptospirosis in the Islands which will help in devising of control and intervention strategies.


The author discuses and studies the mechanism and realize method to access database in JSP in this paper, and put forward several measures to improve data access efficiency on current technical base.


Multiple linear regression was used to fit two models to the daily average concentration of particulate matter with diameter lower than 10 µm (PM10). The explanatory variables in the first model (M1) were the weather variables (air temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed and atmospheric pressure) and wind direction index (WDI). The second model (M2) used the same variables as the M1 model plus the concentration of PM10 in the previous day (PM10,i-1). The stepwise technique was used for the selection of the explanatory variable. Measurements of PM10 concentration were made between 05/01/2002 and 08/31/2003 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. The regression coefficient (r2) for the models fitting was satisfactory, with better results for model M2 (r2 = 0.557) compared to model M1 (r2 = 0.334). The weather variables presented negative correlation with PM10, with the exception of the wind direction index, which, similarly to PM10, i-1, had positive correlation. The air relative humidity and the rainfall were the most significant weather variables in the models. However, PM10, i-1 was the most significant variable, when included in the model. The air temperature was statistically not significant (p > 0.05) for both models. M2 model showed an agreement between the estimated and observed values and a better precision than M1 model. In terms of air quality forecast, both models presented satisfactory results, but model M2 was superior.


This book guides the reader through the practical aspects of women's health and aims to provide a guide to obstetric management for undergraduates.


In different scenarios, the idea has been constant that Colombia is not only a multi-ethnic, multilingual country, but also a multi-racial one. The first two qualifiers are more present in national life, while the image of various races represents, in the best of cases, a social panic that is difficult to name, easy to argue by denying or admitting their existence. In particular, where the revelation of skin colors causes greater sensitivity is in school, therefore this advance adds to the current of studies that deal with the consequences of race in the lives of school children. To delimit the scope of this article, it is specified that it corresponds to the preliminary results of an ongoing doctoral thesis whose central theme is the racial identity of black boys and girls, to situate this debate, it is asked what colors does childhood paint with? of blackness, your skin color and phenotype? In methodological terms, the qualitative method was chosen that, through workshops on the drawing of the body, would enable the protagonist participation of infants, in order from these sources to provoke new questions to the black child subject, whose knowledge in childhood studies, continue to be conspicuous by their absence. The initial responses indicate that these cartoonists do not paint themselves mostly with colors other than skin or pink, so common in children's color boxes, a situation that corroborates findings from decades ago regarding a racial consciousness, which shows confusion on the part of the reborn of blackness.


The second Controversies in Rheumatology & Autoimmunity meeting, which was organized by five well-known experts in rheumatology and autoimmunity, took place in Budapest at the beginning of April, and was attended by specialists from all over Europe. The presentations covered a wide range of topics from genes to the side effects of biological agents, rare autoimmune diseases, the role of infections in autoimmunity, and bone alterations.


This composite material with a fibrous reinforcement comprises refractory fibers (2) embedded in a matrix (4) and an interphase material (6) interposed between the fibers and the matrix, characterized in that the material of interphase is boron carbonitride contains in atomic%, 0 to 98% nitrogen, 1 to 99% carbon and 1 to 99% boron. The composition of the interphase material may be uniform or vary gradually from the interface (8) fiber-material interface (10) matrix-material.


The coming of the Spirit of God at Pentecost (Acts 2.1-4) is described in dense imagery, involving auditory, visual, and somatic elements. This study outlines the recent scholarship on these theophanic elements, and in particular, the parallels with the temple inauguration theophanies in the Old Testament. While these parallels are increasingly becoming accepted, the implications of the temple inauguration imagery in Acts 2.1-4 remains unresolved. The core issue revolves around whether it is the Spirit or Jesus who now embodies the theophanic presence of God which once resided in the Jerusalem temple. This study concludes that it is the Spirit of God that now embodies the glory of God which resided in the temple, with the early Jesus community being the new eschatological temple of God.


Liquid crystalline materials display unique properties, which can be exploited in various optoelectronic device applications. The Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) film characteristics of polythiophene model compounds containing phenyl rings linked with azomethine, ester, and alkoxy functional groups poly-4-{[(E)-thiophen-3-ylmethylidene]amino}phenyl 4-alkyloxybenzoate (PTAPAB series) and poly-4-alkyloxy phenyl 4-{[(E)-thiophen-3-ylmethylidene]amino}benzoate (PAPTAB Series) were explored in this study. The AM1 optimized geometries of the aforementioned compounds showed that the films have different type of orientation in space because of the change in the linking functional group. The LB film characteristics were studied by applying the concepts of the failure mechanism in tensile failure. The compression-expansion hysteresis cycle of the LB films at predetermined area per repeat unit was used to study the viscous, elastic, and plastic nature of the films. The results showed that in PAPTAB series compounds, the LB films were more flexible and took less surface energy than its PTAPAB series homologues, which formed into LB films of rigid nature. The LB films of PAPTAB series compounds were of more viscoplastic in nature. The studies suggested that PAPTAB series structures exhibited good thin film forming nature than its PTAPAB series homologues. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 47: 173–182, 2009


There are numerous papers and studies devoted to Romanian loanwords which were adopted by Romanian speakers from English. Some of these words are useful and denominate realities for which the Romanian language does not have a formal and semantic equivalent, while others have a perfectly functional equivalent in Romanian, being thus unnecessary borrowings used especially out of snobbism. The present paper aims at going beyond individual words by exploring more complex lexical structures such as collocations and idioms. Borrowing such complex lexical structures, the so called 'chunks of language' or 'prefabricated structures', from English is a relatively new phenomenon in Romanian. There are not too many such structures, but the Romanian speakers who tend to integrate them in their speech have two easily noticeable problems, i.e. they either use them in the wrong context or try to adapt them to collocations already existing in Romanian, thus making them sound strange, to say the least. The examples analysed in this paper are meant to illustrate how the phenomenon/phenomena of "lexical mutation" and/or "structural mutation" make the collocations and idioms borrowed from English sound awkward and inappropriate in Romanian.


Departing from the widespread importance in the Portuguese and Castilian territories, from the 14th to the 19th centuries, of the morgado (entail), a specific Iberian form to frame institutionally the organization of the corporate family, this article puts forward a specific understanding of the phenomenon – one that considers the figure of authority supporting it, and which, in turn, came to be supported by it: the founder. The idea and the act of founding, the figure of the founder, the founder's authority and credited capacity to rule the future, in premodern European culture, will be at the core of the questioning on the entail system's logic. The perspective will be one of anthropological history, seeking to describe and understand the set of background conditions and elements of various nature, which at a certain point combined to allow an important change in social behavior towards heritage and family organization. The article begins with a characterization of the figure of the founder in its main aspects, and then proceeds to a brief discussion of the ways through which the model was transmitted and incorporated by the agents involved, but also of the limits which it produced. The second part of this article offers a preliminary analysis of the origins and functions of these reference elements, their contextual usage by engaged agents in late medieval Portugal, and the social-cultural responses thus constructed. Preventing Household Failure: Figures of Authority in Familial Corporate Bodi... L'Atelier du Centre de recherches historiques, 22 | 2020 39


The spring of 2003 has been vividly described as the "spring of masks" in China.1 Soon after the nation staged the largest ever AIDS campaign on World AIDS Day (December 1, 2002), the unknown "white" anxiety of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) took the place of the known "red" threat of HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).2 Enveloped in a SARS panic, the whole nation was decorated by a variety of masks that smelled of disinfectant.

The successive red threat and white anxiety have brought about a quiet cultural revolution in Chinese society. Unlike the Maoist one, this revolution is not one of ideology led by the state; rather, it is a revolution of information vectors. It is part of what has been called the "silent revolution" that is leading to the resubjectification of post-Mao citizens.3 Upon closer look, [End Page 35] though, these post-Mao citizens are not silent: they talk, link, and click. By talking on radio and television, linking with others through real and virtual networking, and clicking the keyboard of the mobile phone and/or computer, these citizens, especially those from the urban middle classes, are able to appropriate and expand the circulatory matrix of narrative, subjectivity, and citizenship. New media have become the venues and means for post-Mao citizens to re-form subjectivities and exercise citizenship, which in turn exposes the politics of AIDS and SARS in urban China.


The invention reduced coenzyme recovering reduced coenzyme Q 10 the whole coenzyme of reduced coenzyme Q 10 production to obtain a microbial cell, by disrupting the cells as needed, which contains a Q 10 of more than 70 mol%, the ratio of Q 10 of the method. Further, the microbial cells or oxidation to the cells after the oxidation of the lysate, the oxidation treatment after the recovery of reduced coenzyme Q 10 and the resulting oxidized coenzyme Q 10 from the number of times, or the microbial cell or the cell lysate of type is a method of producing coenzyme Q 10. A reduced coenzyme Q 10, and oxidized coenzyme Q 10 by the method of the present invention can be easily prepared on an industrial scale. Oxidized coenzyme Q10, reduced coenzyme Q10, the microbial cells, cell debris, a hydrophilic organic solvent, hydrophobic organic solvents, hydrocarbons, wet cells, dried cells


The article is devoted to the study of traditions of witchcraft (sihr) among the Tatars of the Astrakhan region. Based on ethnographic materials, it was concluded that witchcraft among the Tatars is mainly associated with harmful magic and spells. The study reveals a clear connection between ideas about witchcraft and beliefs in evil spirits. It was found that the traditions of witchcraft among the Lower Volga Tatars are parallel to similar phenomena among other ethnoterritorial groups of Tatars in Russia, in particular, the Middle Volga and Siberian Tatars. The materials on the ethnography of witchcraft among the Tatars of the Astrakhan region are being published for the first time.


Calcium-incorporated titanium (Ti) recently reported a large degree of effectiveness in many in vitro and in vivo studies. The implants with the deeper thread provide the higher surface area and will have an advantage in soft bone. We used the Ti implants with deep threads and investigated osseintegration of the implants with resorbable blast media (RBM) surfaces produced by grit-blasting or XPEED surfaces by coating of the nanostrucutred calcium.The Ti implants with deep threads had a thread diameter of 4.0 mm, a length of 5.0 mm and a thread depth of 1.0 mm. The Ti implants with calcium-incorporated surfaces (XPEED surfaces) were hydrothermally prepared from the Ti implants with RBM surfaces in alkaline calcium containing solution. The surface characteristics were evaluated by using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and surface roughness measuring system. Thirty-implants with RBM surfaces and thirty-implants with XPEED surfaces were randomly placed in the proximal tibiae and in the femoral condyles of ten New Zealand White rabbits. The osseointegration was evaluated by removal torque test in the proximal tibiae and histomorphometric analysis in the femoral condyles. The Ti implants with XPEED surfaces showed a similar surface morphology and surface roughness to those of the Ti implants with RBM surfaces. The mean removal torque of the Ti implants with XPEED surfaces was higher than the Ti implants with RBM surfaces (p < 0.05). The percentage of bone-to-implant contact (BIC %) were increased for the Ti implants with XPEED surfaces compared with the Ti implants with RBM surfaces (p < 0.05).The Ti implants with XPEED surfaces significantly enhanced the removal torque and the BIC %. The Ti implants with XPEED surfaces may be shorten healing time of bone by improving osseointegration of Ti implants with deep threads.


Query optimization is an important part of any database application. The most effective method of an acceleration of search queries is use of index structures. It is known that queries which use the indexes (clustered and not clustered) are effective in the case of low percent of the repeating values in columns. If indexable data are not selective, use of the majority of types of indexes is not effective. Main objective of the performed work is extending of SQL Server MS for creation of indexes and increase in productivity of search queries. In the furtherance of this goal the high level language Net-application using C# is created. Embedded algorithm creates a bit scales for processing of relational tables columns with a large count of the duplicated values. In article it was conducted the review of the main existing methods of search query efficiency increasing and types of the index structures used in different database management systems. Examples of action of application for selection of values with use of bit indexes are shown. Testing of the created software product on tables with different cardinality allows to draw conclusions about the considerable abbreviation of time of data handling in case of using of bit indexes in comparison with other search algorithms.


A Hypertwist Nematic (HTN) alphanumeric LCD display from Anders Electronics plc is Ž nding application in a portable electronic blood glucose monitor manufactured by Hypoguard. The meter provides the user with a digital indication of blood glucose levels by measuring the electrical current of a small blood sample which varies in proportion to glucose content. The LCD display has an operating range of Ð 40 8 C to 85 8 C and an optimum multiplex rate of between 1/ 4 and 1/8. It is based on a higher molecular twist ( 110 8 ) than twist nematic (90 8 ) devices and subsequently offers wider viewing angles and improved contrast. A low operating voltage of 2.5V at marginal extra cost over twisted nematic technology suits the product well to hand-held operations.


Abstract Until mid- or late July, most larvae of the wheat stem sawfly generally move into the upper internodes of the host stems. Then, as the stems mature, the larvae migrate down to the basal internodes and cut the stems at about ground level. The migration is initiated in response to the visible and infrared light transmitted through the ripening stems. The direction of the migration, toward the basal internodes, results from the orientation of the larvae to the vertical axis of the stems reinforced by a positive larval response to gravity. The larvae cut the stems at ground level because they are shielded there by the soil from visible and infrared radiation. The location of cutting is also influenced by the preference of the larvae for drier sites in which to cut. The date of cutting is directly related to the loss of moisture from the stems, but not to a precise level of stem moisture. The larvae may form their cocoons in response to desiccation.


DSPA alpha use for preparing a medicament for the therapeutic treatment of stroke in humans after three hours have elapsed since the onset of stroke, without being combined with an additional therapeutic agent.


Recommender systems aim to provide users with personalized suggestions about information items, products or services that are likely to be of their interests. The traditional syntactic-based recommender systems suffer from a number of shortcomings for the information available on the internet has been designed to be readable only by humans and computer systems can not effectively process nor interpret the data present in it. As one Semantic Web technology, Ontology facilitates the knowledge sharing, reuse, communication, collaboration and construction of knowledge rich and intensive systems. Adding semantically empowered techniques to recommender systems can significantly improve the overall quality of recommendations. In this paper, an ontology-based method for personalized recommendation of knowledge in the heterogeneous environment is presented, which provides users with an autonomous tool that is able to minimize repetitive and tedious retrieved information. It constructs a domain ontology by integrating multi-resource and heterogeneous data, generates a user's interest ontology by analyzing the user's demographic characteristics and personal preferences. Based on the matching results of the domain ontology, user's query requests and interest ontology, the recommender system can suggest the proper information to the user who is likely interested in the related topics. Finally, qualitative evaluation is carried out in order to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.


The present invention provides an inhibitor (inhibitor) of MIF that is used for various diseases, including the treatment of pathological conditions associated with MIF. Inhibitors of MIF have a structure as follows: (Ia) (Ib) are diastereomers, prodrug thereof, and a acceptable salts their pharmaceutically, R The present invention also provides a composition and a method of manufacturing comprising the inhibitor of MIF with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. (Ia) (Ib)


The commissioning of the Brazilian synchrotron light source has begun, with the successful operation of the LINAC injector and the first thousands of turns of the coasting beam in the storage ring. In this report we describe the first results of the commissioning. A brief description of the development of beam lines and the users' program is also presented.


This study analyzed the possibility of utilizing plastic wastes, glass bottles, and shredded paper in making quality sand bricks since building materials are costly. For a lot of people, solid waste reduction has been a challenge. Utilizing solid wastes to make an ecofriendly and advantageous building material is one way to reduce solid wastes. The researcher endeavored to produce an eco-brick using sand ranging from fifty-five percent (55%) to sixty-five percent (65%) by weight, plastics ranging from twenty-nine percent (29%) to thirty-nine percent (39%) by weight, five percent (5%) crushed glass bottles, and one percent (1%) shredded paper. Various tests such as compression test, water absorption test, efflorescence test, and hardness test were carried out to assess the efficacy of brick specimens. The water absorption on the different brick specimens revealed that the absorption was less than twenty percent (20%) keeping it in good quality. As specified in IS 3495 (Part 2) 1992, bricks of good quality do not absorb more than twenty percent (20%) of water. The efflorescence test indicated that all specimens were classified "Slight" which conformed with ASTM C67. It showed that whitish layers were slightly visible nearly 10%. In addition, the compressive strength of the bricks surpassed the minimum requirement for non-load bearing wall of ASTM C129. Based on the impression made, all of the sand brick specimens were considered "Hard". Thus, utilizing non-hazardous solid waste materials in making sand bricks could be a potential alternative as building material. It is also a workable initiative to combat issues on solid wastes.


Poststratification estimation is a technique used in sample surveys to improve efficiency of estimators. Survey weights are adjusted to force the estimated numbers of units in each of a set of estimation cells to be equal to known population totals. The resulting weights are then used in forming estimates of means or totals of variables collected in the survey. For example, in a household survey the estimation cells may be based on age/race/sex categories of individuals, and the known totals may come from the most recent population census. Although the variance of a poststratified estimator can be computed over all possible sample configurations, inferences made conditionally on the achieved sample configuration are desirable. Theory and a simulation study using data from the U.S. Current Population Survey are presented to study both the conditional bias and variance of the poststratified estimator of a total. The linearization, balanced repeated replication, and jackknife variance estimators are also exa...


In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has emerged as the ideal methodology for care provision. Crisis care includes those infected with COVID-19; however, the majority of the need lies with the "uninfected." The "unaffected" have in many cases been cut off from usual healthcare services as a result of social distancing, quarantines, and lockdowns. In China, during the past 2 decades, deep brain stimulation (DBS) has emerged as an innovative treatment option for more than 20,000 patients with various movement disorders. These cases require complex device programming and management. The China experience in overcoming the technological challenges of remote device adjustment prior to and during the current crisis will be important for moving the field forward. Since 2014, Chinese engineers and clinicians have been developing and implementing a unique secure web-based remote wireless programming system for DBS (Fig. 1). This system was approved by the National Medical Products Administration (Chinese administration for drug and medical instruments) in 2017. In addition, the virtual telehealth care center implemented a unique teleprogramming system in 2019. The complete system is regulated and supervised by the National Health Commission and is composed of 160 licensed providers. Since December 2019, a total of 2126 telemedicine visits have been performed for 819 patients with movement disorders. These experiences have been drawn from 33 "lockdown" Chinese provinces. Among these, 1256 teleprograming visits have been performed on 589 cases (289 men and 300 women with a mean age of 58.3 13.6 years). All cases were unique DBS implants in different patients. There were 426 Parkinson's disease cases, 159 dystonia cases, and 4 essential tremor cases from the lockdown area. In total, these cases had a mean travel distance to Beijing of 1141 km 825 km. Among these, 487 patients had a subthalamic nucleus DBS implant, 98 cases had a globus pallidus internus DBS implant, and 4 had a ventralis intermedius thalamic DBS implant. The battery status and electrical integrity of the system could be checked remotely utilizing this system (100% of the patients underwent this check). Specific DBS programming was also pursued in many cases. There were 402 patients who underwent voltage adjustments, 192 who had pulse width changes, 181 with frequency adjustments, and 129 who had the "activated" contacts on the DBS lead switched. The medications were optimized in 386 cases. Overall, teleprogramming adjustments resulted in transient mild dysarthria in 25 cases and in transient dizziness in 38 patients. These side effects were identified and managed through the Chinese remote programming system. There were 13 Parkinson's disease patients with freezing of gait who were able to be programmed with a complex variable frequency stimulation (VFS) adjustment. VFS is a novel


This essay reflects on Ed Herman's legacy by connecting his intellectual background to the anti-fascist project within the political economic tradition of communication research. Given that one of the authors (Todd Wolfson) was good friends with Ed and worked with him on independent media, we also consider how he applied his radical critique to local activist projects in Philadelphia. This analysis helps underscore the fact that Ed Herman's insights hold much contemporary relevance for the many political problems facing American and global society today.


The authors report a complete and systematic study based on photoluminescence (PL) and deep‐level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) measurements performed on fully strained or relaxed SiGe/Si single heterostructures (SH) and fully strained double heterostructures (DH) grown by rapid thermal chemical vapor deposition (RTCVD). First of all, the well‐resolved free excitonic PL transition, clearly observed in high‐quality pseudomorphic SiGe single layers grown by RTCVD, is used to acceed to the structural and interfacial characteristics of thin strained SiGe layers in the DH. The main results show the striking efficiency of a Si epitaxial capping layer in reducing drastically the SiGe surface recombination and the influence of the alloy disorder. In fact, this disorder must be taken into account to explain the broadening of the excitonic line. Moreover, the measurement of the no‐phonon line full width at half‐maximum is reported to be useful to control and analyze when the layer starts to relax or when some inter...


It was not until the mid-20th century when "Political Realism" became a mature paradigm in theory of international relations. And before that, "Political Realism" had gone through two developing stages, Raison-d'etat and Realpolitik. By analyzing the transformation from Raison-d'etat to Realpolitik, this paper examines the mainstream of this tradition and its specific meaning in concrete historical context. It also tries to find a historical angle to explore new ideas in theories of our own age, especially their theoretical concerns and meaning to present world.


An unambiguous example of the steric acceleration of a simple solvolysis at an uncongested site by a remote substituent is given. Other evidence of remote control of product formation has been obtained and related to the design of cancer-inhibitory podophyllotoxins. The findings have been applied to the synthesis of a peltatin (VII) which is stable and physiologically active in both acid and alkaline media. Evidence of extreme compression, ready extrusion of substituents, and encagement of other molecules is presented.


A response to the article On the prompt update of literature references in the Protein Data Bank [Wlodawer (2014), Acta Cryst. D70, 2779].


A high-power Ytterbium-doped fiber laser (YDFL) with homemade double clad fiber (DCF) is introduced in this paper. The output power characteristics of a linear cavity fiber laser have been studied theoretically by solving the rate equations and experimentally tested with single- and double-end-pumping configurations. When both ends of the fiber are pumped by two high-power laser diodes with a launched power of similar to 300 W each, a maximum CW output of 444 W is obtained with a slope efficiency of similar to 75%. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


Objective:Discussing the effect of LingKouDaoZhuoPaiDu prescription to gastric ulcer rats and their mechanism.Methods Randoming divided 40 rats into the A(blank space)group,B(model)group,C(treatment)group,D(control)group according to random digital watch besides the group,each group of 10,except the blank space group,the others adopt the glacial acetic acid etch to make gastriculcer model.A,B give normal saline,C was led the confused row poisoning method by LingKou set,D gives oersted US to pull an azole set,approach gived medicine without exception by irrigating the stomach.Determining stomach organization SOD activity and the contents of PGE2.Results:Comparing LingKouDaoZhuoPaiDu prescripti with Omeprazole(P0.05),and being able to improve SOD and PGE2 obviously.Conclusion:LingKouDaoZhuoPaiDu can enhance the activeness of SOD as well as the content of PGE2,the mechanism it to protect gastric mucosa and promote ulcer to restore.


Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are the financial institutions that offer several banking services but it has no banking license. A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) play a vital role and has an integral part of a country's financial system. It is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and they are engaged in the activities of lending loans and receiving advances, acquisition of shares/stocks/bonds/debentures/securities issued by any Government or local authority or other marketable securities. For the purpose of the study 23 Non-Banking Finance Companies are selected which are listed in National Stock Exchange (NSE) India. Data is analyzed using correlation. This study attempts to understand the capital structure of Non-Banking Finance Companies listed in NSE and to identify and understand the relationship between capital structure and profitability of Non-Banking Finance Companies in Indian context.


Judicial review is the test act against UUD 1945 that is one authority the constitutional court. In testing legislation affairs, the constitutional court could have cancel or material handling charge article / ayat / part of a statute.  But in the legal developments event at the constitutional court, turned in regional head affair how the constitutional court to review (pseudo judicial testing legislation specious) where the constitutional court to do our tests material charge / article ayat / or part of a statute. The research results show that on formil, judicial review the request in the matter of the act of testing and supplication pseudo judicial review in the matter of the results   of the upcoming general election strife is different because be set by two types of laws the event under the authority of the different. However, in the context of judicial review of the verdict, construction and construction of pseudo judicial review similarities and differences will be discussed in the article below.


The lightning protection design for UHV transmission line still adopts the traditional method without consideration on the influence of UHV conductor voltage currently, which may result that the actual protection coverage of the lightning shield conductors of UHV transmission line cannot meet the requirements of high-reliability lightning protection design. To take into consideration the influence of UHV conductor voltage on the lightning protection coverage design of UHV transmission lines, a new method was presented to make the minimum conductor-to-ground air clearance the radius for forming the equivalent air insulation section of UHV conductor. This equivalent air insulation section was designed into the coverage of the lightning protection line by this new method. The calculation shows that the lightning protection coverage of the lightning shield conductor will contain severe safety troubles if without consideration on the influence of UHV conductor voltage.


Plastic crushing behavior of thin-walled spheres under various loading cases is studied using Finite Element Method. The entire plastic deformation process is tracked during the post-buckling process. The results are compared with the experimental results reported in literature [13], and very good agreements between the numerical simulation and the experimental result are achieved.


The results of our studies demonstrate: 1) under a constant temperature of 15℃, the eggs of P. tenuisetae can not hatch; 2) between 20-32℃, the duration shortens gradually with the rising of the temperature. From 25-30℃ the survival rate of the spiderlings is higher. Under the same temperature condition, the duration of the male spiders is shorter than that of the females; 3) in the range from 28-32℃, the oviposition rate is the highest with the maximum eggs laid, while the highest hatching rate is obtained under 25-30℃; 4) as the temperature rises, the female spiders carry their cocoons for a shorter period. Under 35℃ they show habit of eating their own eggs.


This study is a relative study of strategic alliance behavior in B to C (Business to Consumer,B2C) EC(Electric Commerce) company in Taiwan. B2 C EC is a new sale channel type appeared during theses years. Because the overhead cost of B2C EC is lower, many B2C EC companies appear rapidly recently years. However, most basic operations of B2C EC companies must rely on other physic companies. On the other hand, although the internet is boundless, but B2C EC companies still need to make strategic alliances with other web sites to build its brand name and attract consumers. In addition, face fast-change consumers' demand, marketing methods in B2C EC market should be full of creativity. So, B2C EC companies need to make more strategic alliances with all kinds on companies to attract consumers. So, how to make strategic alliances with companies beside itself is one of the important key-point for B2C EC companies. This study adapts Case Study to discuss the strategic alliance behaviors of B2C EC companies. There are five B2C EC companies accept interview, they are Bid, Yam, Books, Mobil Home and Travel King. Through the practical development discuss of strategic alliance behaviors of those companies, we anticipate to classify and analyze strategic alliance behaviors of B2C EC companies. We also anticipate find out its influential factor. The finding of this study is below: 1.The entry barrier of B2C EC market is higher than before. 2.B2C EC companies develop web site technology by itself. 3.B2C EC companies tend to develop diversification activities. 4.B2C EC companies major in sales and service of value chain activities. 5.The strategic alliance behaviors of B2C EC companies are regarded as "resource exchange behaviors". 6.The strategic alliance behavior type of B2C EC companies can be divided into three kinds: enhance competitive advantage, enhance supply chain relationship, enhance marketing goal. 7.The influential factors of B2C EC companies' strategic alliance behaviors include of "product category", "organization scale" and "market life circle".


Liminal case studies define the discursive limits of a given academic field. Margins define boundaries and, therefore, delimit content and context. Thus, the following marginal and rare textual examples of symmetric, non-transliterated German-Hebrew poetic encounters are of central concern to the nascent field of German-Hebrew studies. This study of idiosyncratic characteristics summarises, clarifies and further differentiates existing terminologies in order to contribute to the theoretic and self-reflective methodological formation of the abovementioned field. Common to the three samples chosen for this study is the hitherto overlooked phenomenon of bilingual homophony, as a subcategory of homonymy (from the Greek ὁμώνυμος [homonymos]: same name), that is to say, of words which have different meanings, yet sound and look identical in two languages (homophones and homographs, respectively). I argue that bilingual homophony is both a most intimate and also a dangerous form of contact between two languages. For in its intimate contact, it may undermine the signifying function of language by dissolving boundaries between semiotic and semantic distinctions. Bilingual homophony can lead to the poetic entanglement of tongues, but may also conduce to uncanny communication conflicts. For this reason, as a title for this study of German-Hebrew homophonic contact zones, I chose the metaphor of a bilingual


Possible applicability of TDR method for continuous monitoring of moisture content in porous building materials is studied in the paper. TDR method, originally proposed for application in soil science, represents prospective tool for long time monitoring of moisture content in laboratory as well as in-situ conditions neglecting the effect of salts presence in researched material on accuracy of measured moisture content. The basic experimental setup of the TDR method is adjusted to the measurement of water content in building materials. The practical application of the method is presented on the measurement of moisture profiles in rod-shaped sample of cellular concrete.


The occurence of Azospiritium brasliense and A. tipo ferum and their nir+ and nir variants was determined in soll and in non-steriiized and sterilized roots of the C3 cereais wheat, rye, bariey and oat and of severai C4 grasses. The C3 cereais were pianted in pots with red-yellow podzolic sou and examlned at two growth stages. The C4 forage grasses were coiiected in fields where the respectivo species were predominant. 1 n ali solis A. brasilense seemed te predominate. The proportion of A. brasilense nir- was above 80% in ali C3 cereais when surface steriliized roots were examined. Azospiri/lum isoiates from surface sterulized roots of C4 grasses were predominantly A. tipo ferum bit only in some species (Panicum inaximum, Sorghum vulgare and Brachiaria sp) the nir forms predo: minated. A weed beionging to Cyperaceae (Cyperus rotundus) was also infected by A. tipo festim nir as in the case of other C4 9rasses. The only exception among the C4 Gramineae was sugar cane which seemed to behave liRe the C3 cereais, and ali 24 isolates from surface steriiized roots were A. brasilense nlr.


Lomb Memorial Dr., Rochester NY 14620; email: email@example.com. Brister's research concerns the use of values and scientific knowledge in environmental decision-making. Her recent co-edited volume A Guide to Field Philosophy (Routledge, 2020) examines how philosophical research can be made more relevant to policy. Andrew E. Newhouse is in the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), 1 Forestry Dr., Syracuse NY 13210; email: email@example.com. Newhouse is a researcher with ESF's American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project. He is currently focusing on environmental risk assessments, ecological considerations, and the federal regulatory review processes that are required before potential distribution of transgenic chestnuts. We would like to thank Yasha Rohwer, Ben Hale, Richard Carstensen, and two anonymous reviewers for valuable comments that helped to frame the ideas in this article. We would also like to thank Dr. William Powell, PI of ESF's Chestnut Project, for valuable support and guidance. 1 Matthew Taylor, "Climate Crisis Seen as 'Most Important Issue' by Public, Poll Shows," The Guardian (September 18, 2019), https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/18/climate-crisis -seen-as-most-important-issue-by-public-poll-shows. 2 Jonathan Watts, "Habitat Loss Threatens All Our Futures, World Leaders Warned," The Guardian (November 17, 2018), https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/habitat-loss-biodiversity -wildlife-climate-change. Not the Same Old Chestnut: Rewilding Forests with Biotechnology