A joint project of the Center for Studies and Research on Population for Development (CERPOD) and the Population Council for operations research and technical assistance in Africa is briefly described and three studies conducted in Cameroon Senegal and Togo to improve institutional capacities in diagnostic studies are described. Diagnostic studies are defined as research techniques that attempt to identify problems impeding the functioning of programs. A 1991 training workshop attended by 15 participants from six African countries was designed to initiate participants in diagnostic study techniques and assist them in elaboration of research protocols. Eight research projects concerning family planning maternal and child health or AIDS were proposed by the participants and became the topics of study. The teaching method alternated plenary sessions and supervised work in small groups to develop research proposals on the eight topics following a 12-part outline. Three of the projects were selected for implementation on the basis of relevance feasibility and budget. Regular supervision and assistance was provided to the researchers during the execution of the three projects. The projects were a study of the quality of family planning services offered in the cities of Yaounde and Douala a study of obstacles to counseling of HIV-seropositive patients and their families in an infectious disease clinic in Dakar and an evaluation of the activities of the Center for Information and Counseling of Youth in Notse Togo. The summary of each study contains a statement of the context and justification for the work an outline of objectives and methodology and a summary of problems encountered. The results are presented along with recommendations in each case.


A ratio of category of "obligation" with categories of "legal relationship", "duty" and "contract" is analyzed in the article. The problem of the broad understanding of the obligation leading to use of norms on obligations not to aims, not effectively, causing miscarriages of justice is discussed. The author makes an attempt to understand the nature of obligations and their difference from other civil legal relationship.


Tributyl orthovalerate was synthesized using trimethyl orthovalerate and normal butanol as reactants and I2 as catalyst.With strong base NaOH and strong acid HCl as catalyst,this transesterification has fairly good catalysis effect and post-processing purification method through using I2 as catalyst.The optimum reaction condition and result are as follows: with 4% I2 of trimethyl orthovalerate,and n(trimethyl orthovalerate) /n(normal butanol) = 1:28,reacting at 68-70℃(vacuum degree:-0.09MPa)for 4 h,conversion of trimethyl orthovalerate was 87.5% and the yield of tributyl orthovalerate was 82.6%.Besides,the product purity can reach 98.3%.


Abstract If an object that is in need of treatment already has evident repairs or restorations, questions arise about whether to reverse or preserve them. For example, are the prior repairs unstable? Are they causing damage to the object? Do they excessively impair a visual appreciation of the object? Other issues should also be considered, such as whether the repairs are appropriate to the culture of the object's origin, whether they may have spiritual or historical significance, and whether it is possible to know the artist's opinion about the repairs. Electronic media artworks present unique re-treatment concerns. Such issues need to be discussed with the owner whenever new treatment is planned. The author presents the reasons that some prior interventions have been preserved (or not) on a variety of cultural objects and offers a checklist of talking points to guide future discussions.


The study aimed to characterize the mineral wools obtained from wastes of the cutting step of marble and granite, in order to evaluate the possibility of their use on an industrial scale. Mixtures of marble and/or granite wastes were prepared in order to reach the chemical composition of rock and glass wools. The batches were melted in an electric arc furnace in laboratory scale at 1450°C and casted with water, in order to obtain a higher cooling rate. Characterization work was performed in batches that formed vitreous material, and with superior incorporation of the residues: 11.7% and 14.6% of marble waste with glass wool and rock wool, respectively; 78.3% and 91.6% of an association of marble and granite wastes with glass wool and rock wool, respectively. Computational thermodynamics was used in order to obtain the main phases at 800°C and determine the liquid and solid content at 1400, 1450 and 1500°C. In addition, the materials obtained were characterized via chemical analysis using X-ray fluorescence, DTA, X-ray diffraction and SEM. The results indicate that the marble and granite waste are composed mainly of CaO (34.7 wt.%) and SiO2 (66.3 wt.%), respectively. An amorphous crystalline structure was obtained in all tests, indicating that this material can be used as an insulation material. The crystallization temperatures were determined around 800°C.


The aim of this study was to measure the use of mammography and the factors associated with testing among Spanish women, after the introduction of screening programmes in Spain. We conducted a cross-sectional population survey of a representative sample of women aged 40–70 (2409 women). Data collection took place in October 2000, using a questionnaire addressing the dependent variable (mammography use) and the independent variables (socio-demographic and socio-health factors, and women's knowledge and attitudes). Mammography use was defined as having received at least one screening test in the previous 2 years. Data analysis consisted of univariate and multivariate analyses. 48.1% (95% confidence interval (CI) 46.0–50.2) of women had received screening mammography. The main factors associated with testing were: mammography invitation from the screening programme (odds ratio (OR) 4.81; 95% CI 3.85–6.01); gynaecologist visit (OR 4.32; 95% CI 3.45–5.41); and intention to have a mammogram (OR 2.94; 95% CI 2.00–4.32). Other test-related factors were: not rejecting test for discomfort or fear of cancer; mammography perceived as necessary; age 56–65; upper/upper-middle socio-economic status. In conclusion, after the introduction of screening programmes, almost half of Spanish women aged 40–70 had received mammography. Invitation to screening, gynaecologist visit and women's attitudes are the main reasons for undergoing testing. Women over 65 years of age and/or those in a lower socio-economic level warrant special attention.


Part I. Methodology: 1. The tithe: an old source for new research Appendix: List of contributions to the 1977 Paris conference in preparation for the Seventh International Economic History Congress 2. The tithe in France and elsewhere 3. Methodology 4. Towards another kind of history of the tithe, production and productivity Part II. Comparative study of trends: 5. The end of the Middle Ages: the work of Guy Bois and Hugues Neveux 6. The recovery of the sixteenth century 7. The seventeenth century: general crisis or stabilization? 8. The eighteenth century: economic take-off?


What is needed among the VAs (voluntary associations) is something to galvanise the minds of our members, something to rally around. We need to build a convincing argument if we want to be taken seriously.


between the categories of Jew and Christian. Philo of Alexandria and the Construction of Jewishness in Early Christian Writings is a valuable scholarly work that is pleasant to read. Otto's engagement with primary texts and secondary literature does not weigh down the narrative of the argument. The book reflects contemporary interests in the reception of Philo as well as in identity construction and Jewish-Christian relations in late antiquity. Otto goes beyond the presumption of a Jewish/Christian dichotomy often characteristic of earlier scholarship and shows apt awareness of the nuances of identity formation and intercultural dynamics. The book is equally relevant to scholars of Philo and of patristics, as well as to those interested in Jewish-Christian relations in the first centuries of the common era. It represents a fascinating case study of how early Christian intellectuals dealt with their Jewish origins.


The dependence of the changes of relative electrical resistance on the relative changes of ribbon length (dR/R)/(dl/l) i.e. sensitivity coefficient on temperature has been experimentally investigated in Fe81B13Si4C2 amorphous ribbons. Thermo-electrical measuring of interrelations between electrical resistance and temperature resulted in establishing temperature interval of thermal stability of the investigated alloy, from room temperature to 300°C. The study suggests that within this temperature interval coefficient of sensitivity is independent on temperature. Measuring of the dependence of electrical resistance on temperature has shown that the temperature coefficient of electrical resistance, within the range of room temperature to 300oC, is rather low. The sample underwent the process of structural relaxation during annealing whereupon the coefficient of sensitivity of the ribbon was increased by some 20%, whereas the temperature interval of thermal stability was expanded up to 400oC.


BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY‐ASSISTED ENDOSCOPIC retrograde cholangiopancreatography (BEERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided antegrade intervention have been reported to be useful for bile duct stones in patients with surgically altered anatomy. Regardless of the approach used, lithotripsy should be used first to crush large stones. However, lithotripsy is difficult to achieve using only one approach in patients with stacked large stones because of the limited space available to grasp them. Herein, we describe a case of stacked stones in which a hybrid approach to lithotripsy was successfully performed. An 80-year-old man who had undergone total gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction was admitted to our hospital with acute cholangitis due to stacked stones


This article addresses the education of persons with deficiencies in the legislation of Spain and Brazil, focusing on the evolution/regression with respect to attention to diversity and on the progressive adoption of measures designed to adapt these realities to the social, economic and political demands of each era and context. We found parallels in terms of both legal framework and interventions between the two countries, despite their different political, economic, cultural and social structures, which is not surprising given that they are guided by principles established by the same international framework. These proximities suggest that any legal, social or academic challenges that may be encountered should be similar enough to resolve by means of collaboration and dialogue, with the goal of finding solutions to common problems.


In order to recover the precious metal elements in vanadium-titanium blast furnace slag, the analytical method that direct determination of the range from 0.001% ~ 0.300% chromium, cobalt nickel, gallium, niobium, scandium and zirconium in the blast furnace slag of vanadium titanium magnetite by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry was established. Sample digestion reagent consists of hydrofluoric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and sulfuric acid, and their ratio, dosage and reaction control condition are all optimized, so make sure that the blast furnace slag of vanadium titanium magnetite can be quickly completely digested. At the same time, the high content of silicon dioxide can be removed by volatilization to simplify the sample solution matrix composition, and because of the titanium ion and sulfate ion complex reaction generating oxygen titanium sulfate ion so as to solve the high concentration of titanium matrix easy hydrolysis problem in low acidity medium, thus it greatly reduce the acidity of sample solution to reduce the matrix effect. That the influence of the spectral interferences and matrix effects in the high concentrations of titanium, iron, vanadium, aluminum, calcium and magnesium coexistence matrix system had been studied, then the test results are classified summary. The influence of substrate composition were eliminated by the matrix matching and synchronous background correction measures, and then the analytical lines, the background correction areas and working conditions of the spectrometer are all optimized according to the spectral interference test. The technical performance reached: calibration curve correlation coefficient of 0.998 or higher, detection limit of element is 0.0001% ~ 0.0003% and the measuring elements content in lower 0.0003% ~ 0.0009%, RSD is less than 15% when the element content in the range from 0.001% to 0.05%, the actual sample testing results are consistent with ICP-MS.


: Exact solutions of Einstein's field equations are obtained in a spatially homogeneous and anisotropic Bianchi type-I space-time in presence of a dissipative fluid with constant and time dependent cosmological term K . Einstein's field equations are solved by considering a time dependent deceleration parameter, which affords a late time acceleration in the universe. The cosmological constant K is found to be a decreasing function of time and it approaches a small positive value at present epoch, which is corroborated by consequences from recent supernovae I a observations. To get the deterministic solution a barotropic equation of state together with shear viscosity, proportional to expansion scalar, is also assumed. It is observed that initial nature of singularity is not changed due to presence of viscous fluid. The basic equation of thermodynamics is deduced and thermodynamic aspects of models are discussed. Physical and geometric properties of cosmological models are also discussed.


We have used high level computer simulations to investigate modification of the chemical re- activity of molecules under tensile stress. The application of a mechanical force can affect the electronic structure and steric protection, opening up unexpected reaction pathways. These phenomena have implications for the interpretation of single molecule atomic force microscopy experiments which investigate the forced rupture of polymers, and the chemical basis of mate- rial failure under a mechanical load.


This work compares aerodynamic results of crosswind stability obtained experimentally and numerically for a typical regional train model. The experimental work focuses attention on relatively high yaw angles of 30°, 41.5°, 50°, and 60°, whereas the numerical results are confined to 30° and 41.5° that are typically critical for regional trains. In particular, two vehicle models (VM1 and VM2) with different roof configurations are exploited numerically. VM1 has a flat roof with two boxy roof equipments. VM2 has a flat roof where the roof equipments are streamlined. The numerical work addresses the ability to resolve the flow field around the vehicles subjected to relatively high yaw angles with Reynolds average navier-stokes (RANS) and Delayed-Detached Eddy Simulation (D-DES) by employing the commercial code STAR-CD in conjunction with automatically generated polyhedral meshes of CCM+. High- and low-Reynolds meshes are exploited for this purpose. The massively separated flow, for the higher yaw angles, on the leeward side of the vehicles justifies the use of D-DES, where the results show good agreement with the experi-mental work. The results of RANS are fair, and the ability to predict the challenging lift force is again found to be problematic.


Estrangement hierarchical by bipolarization is deepened and time space that social welfare by graying corresponds great so. Specially, is real condition that indifference by patient"s increase which is solitary life string is come to involve by social problem. Together, Jaetaek bone fracture patient"s ratio is zooming. Domestic BT technology, medical treatment solution technology offer more important role than role assistance enemy of modern technology and utilize by creative technology can . Specially, if apply supersonic waves in bone fracture treatment, there is treatise data that can reduce bone fracture treatment period of bone that bone does not stick well about 40%. Supersonic waves operation frequency used on both end because do 1m ㎐, 1.3㎒, supersonic waves origination that have 1.5㎒"s Piezo-ceramic crystal tranducer material each 4 premature senilitys in this research, and outside diameter according to impedance and Phase d used Gakgak4㎜, 5.4㎜, Dukke0.5㎜, transformer deuce of length 70㎜. Manufactured, and investigated supersonic waves distribution chart by capacity 50㎽. Supersonic waves used by diagnosis mainly but is seen to become convenient medical treatment mounting in bone fracture patient"s treatment if supplement clinically. If supplement system furthermore, is going to apply to osteoporosis patient, and this research tried to design poetic theme width directly and study rain standardization special quality and approach basic form because do modelling.


We propose a generalisation for the notion of the centre of an algebra in the setup of algebras graded by an arbitrary abelian group $G$ . Our generalisation, which we call the $G$ -centre, is designed to control the endomorphism category of the grading shift functors. We show that the $G$ -centre is preserved by gradable derived equivalences given by tilting modules. We also discuss links with existing notions in superalgebra theory.


Separated and attached microscopic air bubbles excited by a sequence of expansion and compression (shock) waves are considered. It was found out that the expanded bubbles break up into clusters of air nuclei, under certain conditions, due to the shock wave‐induced collapses.


Maxillofacial structures and mouth breathing patients constitute an especially interesting topic in orthodontic literature. The present study aims at determining the possible correlations between the anteroposterior and vertical dimensions of the pharynx and the craniofacial morphology in these patients. Materials and method. Prior to the orthodontic treatment, measurements were performed on 90 teleradiographies of some children aged between 8 and 13, with Class I, II and III anomalies, after which the anteroposterior and vertical dimensions of the pharynx and the skeletal craniofacial morphology were statistically compared. Results and discussion. Correlations have been established between the nasopharyngeal and craniofacial variables. Nasopharyngeal depth increases in skeletal Class IIand decreases in skeletal Class III-cases, while the discrepancy is represented by either the ANB angle or AOBO value. No significant differences between ages were recorded. Conclusions. Obstruction of the nasopharynx can be – in some specific cases – statistically significant, being related to a specific craniofacial morphology.


With the development of Exhibition industry, exhibitions have drawing more attention, and the visitor satisfaction has become a great influence factor on the success of an Expo. This paper examined the factors affecting the visitor satisfaction with China-Eurasia Expo in terms of urban backgrounds, living and consumption levels, exhibition facilities, exhibition quality and services. The Structural equation model has been constructed by AMOS17.0 based on the data analysis by SPSS18.0, to test the factors based on the reliability and validity analysis. The results showed that urban background, life and consumption levels, exhibition facilities exhibition quality and services have a positive impact on the visitor satisfaction with China-Eurasia Expo.


The finite difference method and program for 2D flow-deformation coupling model in saturated porous media is developed.With land subsidence due to loading within a finite 2D soil layer as examples, four cases are studied with upper and lower surfaces pervious or impervious.Deformation and flow under uniform loading and cyclic loading are calculated respectively.The results show that,whether for uniform or cyclic loading,the final subsidence is dependent on the loading and the soil property parameters,but independent of boundary conditions.Although boundary conditions have no effect upon the final settlement,consolidation and settlement processes corresponding to various boundary conditions are different from each other.As the boundaries become less permeable,the effect of pore pressure dissipation gets weaker,while the dragging effect is enhanced.For cyclic loading,deformation amplification is independent of the loading frequency,while the pore pressure response becomes stronger as the loading frequency becomes higher.


The invention relates to a home-made feast delicacy. The home feast delicacy is a mixture composing the following of ingredients according to the weight proportion: toadstool of 30 to 80 grams, matsutake of 30 to 80 grams, old head of 30 to 80 grams, dictyophora 30 to 80 grams, Jizong mushroom of 30 to 80 grams, boletus luridus schaoff of 30 to 80 grams, boletus edulis of 30 to80 grams, mushroom of 30 to 80 grams, mountain feast QQ fragrance of 60-100 grams and orient magic dumpling of 30 to 60 grams. The invention adopts the preparation of rare wild edible fungi to make the home-made feast delicacy, and the invention has the advantages that: the customer can cook the feast delicacy at home according to the operation methods; the operation is simple and convenient; the taste is delicious; the nutrition is rich; the prior problem that the feast delicacies only are provided in restaurants can be solved; the feast delicacy with the same flavor can be made at home, and which also can be presented to friends and relatives as a present.


ABSTRACT Polybutadiene curing systems from propargyl-terminal polybutadiene (PTPB), triazide acetate propane (TAP) and terminal azido polyethylene glycol (APEG) were prepared via the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between azido and propargyl groups. By systematically tuning the ratio between TAP and APEG from 0.5 to 6.0, a series of elastomers were prepared and characterized. It was found that at a ratio TAP:APEG of 2.0, the tensile strength of the elastomer is 1.35 MPa, and the elongation at break is as high as 243%. The elongation at break was increased by 835% without the reduction of tensile strength compared to the ones with only TAP as curing agent. In addition, increasing the molecular weight of APEG from 200 g mol−1 to 1000 g mol−1 can improve the mechanical properties of elastomer, and the optimal comprehensive mechanical properties and preparation process were achieved with APEG600.


Cylindrical postbuckling solutions are obtained for an arbitrarily structured laminate. The strains of the middle surface contain sinusoidal terms that are in-phase with the out- of plane deflection. Bendmg-stretching coupling significantly reduces the buckling load and enhances the postbuckling deformation. The effects may be characterized by introduc ing an equivalent bending rigidity. The postbuckling solutions for a laminate with clamped ends are applied first to a thin-film strip delamination in a base laminate subjected to uni form membrane loads and next to a mid-plane delamination in a symmetric laminate. The energy release rates at the crack tip are evaluated to determine the stability characteristics of delamination growth.


An offshore geotechnical site investigation campaign was completed for a large wind farm development project along the US Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New Jersey, a frontier location with few published data on soil characterization. Field exploration and a comprehensive onshore geotechnical laboratory testing program have been performed to understand the site-specific soil behavior. This paper describes the geotechnical properties of the fine-grained cohesive sediments encountered at the study site interpreted based on a consistent framework leveraging the sitewide soil data. Discussions of sample quality, soil stress history, soil compressibility and permeability, peak and critical state shear strength, strength anisotropy, and shearing rate effect for the Atlantic OCS fine-grained cohesive soils are presented from oedometer consolidation, permeability, direct simple shear, ring shear, and K0-consolidated triaxial compression and extension tests along with other conventional index and property tests.
 Furthermore, the Stress History and Normalized Soil Engineering Properties (SHANSEP) parameters, namely S and m, for the cohesive soils, are developed based on the specific monotonic constant volume direct simple shear (CVDSS) tests. The undrained shear strength Su profiles within the specific geotechnical cohesive soil unit developed from the SHANSEP and SP-SPW methods (Quiros, 2000) is compared to the site-specific PCPT data and laboratory undrained shear strength measurements. Comparisons of the discussed engineering properties of the Atlantic OCS fine-grained soils with other published databases for soils of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Offshore Trinidad, and Offshore Mozambique also are included.
 This paper is in a collaborative series that demonstrates the value of an integrated geoscience approach considering regulatory requirements and project design essentials. It provides a comprehensive overview of the engineering characteristics of the Atlantic OCS fine-grained soils and can assist engineers with the assignation of rate-dependant undrained shear strength parameters developed specifically for wind farm foundation design with applicability in a regional setting.


The complex HgL2(L = C4H6NO, the anion of 2-pyrrolidone) reacts with lanthanide(III) nitrates, Ln = La to Gd (Pm not studied), in methanol to give [{Hg2LnL4(NO3)3}n], and with Y and Ln = Tb to Yb to yield [{Hg3Y2L6(NO3)6}n] and [{Hg3Ln2L6(NO3)6}n] respectively. Each set of compounds forms an isostructural series, representative members of which, Ln = Eu and Tb respectively, have been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Both compounds form polymeric chains involving 16-membered macrocycles. They differ in that the europium complex comprises continuous chains of rings interlocked at the lanthanide ion, whereas in the terbium compound each macrocycle is separated from its neighbour by an additional HgL2 unit. In both instances the lanthanide ion is nine-co-ordinate and the polymeric chains are cross-linked by nitrate anions. Q-Band e.s.r. spectra were obtained for gadolinium(III)-doped powder samples of seven of the complexes and also for [{Hg2ThL4(NO3)4}n] and the zero-field splitting parameters, D and λ, were obtained from the allowed transitions. Additional, much weaker sets of bands in the low-field (0–725 mT) region arising from various off-axis, in-plane and off-axis, out-of-plane turning points of forbidden (ΔMs≠±1) transitions are reported and assigned.


Background: Dupilumab (anti-IL-4R) is a novel biological agent approved for treatment of severe asthma with chronic rhinosinusitis. Beneficial effects on hearing have only been sparsely decribed. Case presentation: In this case story we present a 48-year woman, who experienced remarkably improved hearing and reduction of tinnitus after initiation of Dupilumab. Progress was monitored by respiratory physicians in collaboration with rhinologists and audiologists. SNOT-22 score improved from 83 to 27 and audiograms obtained before and during treatment illustrate a reduced air-bone gap and an improvement of speech recognition threshold from 25 dB (both ears) to 15 and 10 (left and right ear respectively). Conclusions: This case story implies a beneficial effect of Dupilumab treatment in patients with united airway disease with hearing impairment. The authors suggest an additional otological perspective in addition to standard monitoring.


The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of the yeast Sacharomices Boulardii (SB), on the growth performance, the health and the survival rate of the carp (Cyprinus carpio) grown in recirculating system, by analyzing the biotechnological and biochemical indicators. The experiment was performed over a period of 30 days. The biological material used in this experiment was carp (Cyprinus carpio). A number of 150 fish, with an average body weight of approximately 100 grams, were equally distributed in 2 experimental tank and 1 control tank in the recirculating system. The yeast was supplemented with food, in a classic feed with a content of 32% protein, according to the specialized literature (SC Aquasarb, 1998)[15], in percentage of 0.75% in B1, respectively 2.5 % in B2. In the control tank, B0, a classic feed was administered, without the addition of yeast. The growth parameters and the biochemical composition were determined at the beginning and the end of the experiment. The results showed that there are not very big differences regarding the individual weight growth between the 3 tank; however, the highest weight gain (33.95 g) was obtained in B2 compared to the lowest (33.51 g) obtained in the control tank, B0. The results also showed that at the end of the experiment the survival rate in B1 and B2 was 100%, compared to 96% in the control basin B0. A better food conversion rate, FCR, was obtained in B2 (1.20), compared to 1.30 in B1, respectively 1.45 in B0. The highest protein content in the fish carcass was present in B2 (18.01%), compared to 17.01 in B0, respectively 17.60 in B1. The conclusion is that supplementation of the carp feed grown in the recirculating system with probiotics from yeast Sacharomices boulardii has positive results on the growth performance, the health and the survival rate of the carp, the best results being obtained with a supplement of 2.5% probiotics.


The process of coal powder burning in the boiler is a complex and unstable suspended combustion process, so the flame image segmentation and tracking are quite difficult. In this paper, a flame image automatic threshold segmentation and tracking algorithm based on YCbCr space is proposed. The proposed algorithm uses YCbCr color space to separate the luminance from the chrominance more effectively than in color spaces such as RGB. The proposed algorithm is tested on two types of video sequence: image sequence of flames burning acutely and of flames about to extinguish. The experimental results indicate that it is a concise method of high speed and efficiency, and the central area of the flame can be segmented and tracked effectively through the proposed algorithm. Furthermore the proposed color space and algorithm can be used for real-time flame detection in the furnace.


The wood-based panels industry in Hebei province is facing an unprecedented challenge recently. This article discussed the typical features of the wood-based panels industry in Hebei province, analyzed the general situation of the industry; proposed the solutions and suggestions for the current difficulties: the government and the supervising departments should seek resolutions for both the short-term and long-term problems; further improve the supervision in both top-down and bottom-up ways; carry out multiple measures to tackle the problems, develop multiple resources, put forward the industry structure reform and upgrade.


It's difficult to predict exactly who is going to go out and buy a book of quotations on the theme of health/ill health. At the risk of being thought pedantic, I do see the theme as 'health/ill health' rather than 'medical'.


In situ Zn doping of InP shells on nanowires in the wurtzite crystal structure has been investigated using diethyl zinc (DEZn) as a precursor. Photoluminescence measurements of single nanowires unexpectedly exhibit an acceptor-related peak at room temperature, in contrast to thin films grown at identical conditions. This peak is observable even using low DEZn molar fractions, which indicates efficient Zn incorporation at the InP wurtzite facets. The spectra indicate a 52 meV binding energy for the Zn acceptor in wurtzite, which is higher than that of bulk zinc blende. These results demonstrate that in situ Zn doping of wurtzite InP nanowire shells can be achieved.


A Title III open classroom project was run in W. Ae, New Jersey, in grades 1-3 in one elementary school and grades 1in a second. After one year of the program, comparisons with grades 1-5 of a matched control school in the same community were made. Open classroom teachers were found to be more flexible in their use of space and organization of classroom activities, more creative, more warm and accepting. Pupils did not differ on achievement or problem solving, but open classroom children had more positive self-appraisals and attitudes toward school than control children. Open classrooms were concluded to be effective in many respects. (Author) 1 Evaluating The Open Classroom Bruce W. Tuckman, David W. Cochran and Eugene J. Travers O Rutgers University CO O FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLE COPY U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VErY OR OPINIONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY AERA Paper New Orleans, Louisiana February 1973 Within the past few years an increasing number of schools f=1 have adopted informal teaching methods. Open education, the current phrase used to describe such methods, has been largely adopted by the British in their primary schools (Rogers, 1970). During the 1971-72 school year two schools in the Wayne, New Jersey School District engaged in a program known as Project: Open Classroom (POC). The purpose of this project was to develop a changeover model from formal to informal teaching methods. The major focus during this initial year was staff development.


The stability of reinforcement earth wall for 330 kV Jin Zhou substation project in the Ankang city is analyzed in different means.The effect of compact degree of the filled soil behind the earth wall on the retaining wall is obtained.The profile displacements of the retain wall and the faceplate is obtained by the FEM analysis of the stress and the deformation on the earth wall with the consistent result with that of the field test.After the test of greater rainfall seepage,the reinforcement earth wall is still in safe condition,which indicates the proper reliability design and correct calculation and analysis of the reinforcement earth wall.


The development of the coffee industry in Indonesia is growing significantly, as it is driven by the number of coffee shops that are developing both in villages to urban areas as a balancer for people's lifestyles who like to drink coffee while enjoying activities outside the home. This phenomenon makes the level of competition for coffee brands in packaging very hypercompetitive. Consumer intentions in deciding to buy packaged coffee are strongly influenced by the perception of the quality of the coffee, so it is not surprising that currently there are many different flavors and brands. To market coffee products, many producers use celebrity endorsement services. However, as time goes by and the marketing strategy through endorsement has become massive, it is necessary to study whether this strategy is still effective in increasing the number of sales. It turns out that currently, endorsements do not really affect consumer purchasing decisions. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that: (1) perceived quality influences the intention to purchase packaged coffee, and perceived quality also influences brand loyalty in packaged coffee; (2) celebrity endorsement does not influence the intention to purchase packaged coffee, but celebrity endorsement influences the brand loyalty; and (3) brand loyalty influences the intention to purchase packaged coffee. So that in general brand loyalty is able to mediate the influence of perceived quality and celebrity endorsement on the intention to purchase packaged coffee.


Midway into Writing as Freedom, Writing as Testimony, Sergio Parussa compares Bassani's task as a memorialist of the twentieth-century Italian Jewish plight with Ermanno Finzi-Contini's charge to the protagonist/narrator of his most celebrated work. It was 'as if the narrator of The Garden of the Finzi-Continis had picked up the thread of Jewish history that, years before, Professor Ermanno had passed on to him' (p. 128). This comment is rife with meaning for the relationships between memory, writing, and ethics that lie at the heart of Parussa's study. What Ermanno is asking the protagonist/narrator to do is two-fold: complete his unfinished research on the seventeenth century poetess Sara Enriquez Avigdòr, and, more importantly, defend her reputation against attacks on the authenticity of some of the sonnets and letters that have circulated under her name. In other words, the protagonist is being enjoined not simply to save the poetess from oblivion, but to actively intervene to shape the way in which her literary legacy will be transmitted. And this, in a nutshell, is the theory of memory as it emerges from the persuasive and insightful readings of works by Umberto Saba, Natalia Ginzburg, Giorgio Bassani and Primo Levi that make up Parussa's text. Memory, which mediates between historic events and their literary representations, must never remain a mere exercise in nostalgia, but must function as a dynamic force to inspire hope for a future which can confront and redress the injustices of the past. By writing in this spirit, the authors analysed by Parussa are advancing a specifically 'Jewish idea of history as memory, remains, and possibility – history as a construction of hope' (p. 125). Even Micol Finzi-Contini, whose elegiac relationship to 'il caro, il dolce, il pio passato' verges on paralysis, 'sets [her] gaze on the ruins of the past, on the remains of all that could have been and was not and, by looking at them, gives them a possibility' (p. 125). The truth-claims of historical memory, however, do not preclude the workings of imagination, and Parussa is adamant about the appropriateness, and indeed the necessity, for writers to engage all their artistic powers in the service of testimony. Literary inventiveness, far from diminishing the force of testimony, will actually serve to enhance it by revealing those facets of experience that would elude historical documentation. Writing as Freedom, Writing as Testimony argues convincingly for an authorial stance which 'does not suppress the subjective gaze on the past or sharply oppose historical and literary discourse, but sees them as two equally important sides of the knowledge of the Book reviews


The Large Hadron Collider at CERN generates enormous amounts of raw data which presents a serious computing challenge. After planned upgrades in 2022, the data output from the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter will increase by 200 times to over 40 Tb/s! System on Chips (SoC) such as ARM and Intel Atom are common in mobile devices due to their low cost, low energy consumption and high performance. It is proposed that a cost-effective, high data throughput Processing Unit (PU) can be developed by using several consumer SoCs in a cluster configuration to allow aggregated processing performance and data throughput while maintaining minimal software design difficulty for the end-user. This PU could be used for a variety of high-level functions on the high-throughput raw data such as spectral analysis and histograms to detect possible issues in the detector at a low level. High-throughput I/O interfaces are not typical in consumer SoCs but high data throughput capabilities of greater than 20 Gb/s per PU is feasible via the novel use of PCI-Express as the I/O interface to the SoCs. An overview of the PU is given and the results of throughput testing of Freescale Semiconductor i.MX6 quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processors are presented.


During the past few decades, cars have transformed from being relatively mundane spaces underpinned by mechanical platforms with sprinklings of electronics into complex computational platforms. As a result of this continual development and the smart spaces it has enabled, we are now seeing the signs of tectonic shifts in car-related experiences, ranging from ride services to autonomous vehicles. These are underpinned by the key elements of intelligent systems--sensing, actuation, computation, and communication resources--which are now routinely built-in to cars, along with additional resources brought in via mobile devices and beamed-in from the cloud. This special issue offers an insight into what we can expect from smart vehicle spaces and the technology that enables them.


Two approaches have been used to produce universal group O donor red blood cells (RBCs) from groups A, B, and AB RBCs. The first involves cleavage of the terminal immunodominant sugars from carbohydrate chains on the RBC membrane, using specific enzymes, to produce so‐called enzyme‐converted group O (ECO) RBCs. ECO RBCs have been produced from whole units of B RBCs and transfused successfully to humans. Group A RBCs (especially A1 RBCs) have been more difficult. New sources of enzymes have produced ECO RBCs from A1 and A2 RBCs that do not react with powerful monoclonal anti‐A. Unfortunately, there are still problems encountered with polyclonal human antibodies (i.e. cross‐matching). The second approach interferes with an antibody reaching its specific antigen on the RBC membrane by bonding polyethylene glycol (PEG) to the RBC. PEG will attract water molecules, yielding a combination that may block most RBC antigens, including A and B antigens. Initial excitement generated by preliminary reports of the possibility of producing 'stealth' PEG‐RBCs were tempered by the findings of in vitro serological problems and possible reduced in vivo RBC survival. Many of these problems were solved, but recent findings that PEG is immunogenic in animals and humans, and that PEG antibodies can shorten the survival of PEG‐RBCs (in rabbits) and pegylated proteins (e.g. PEG‐asparaginase) in humans, are disturbing, suggesting that 'stealth' RBCs may never become a reality.


At different temperatures range from (303, 313, 323, 343) K for different concentrations (0.05%, 0.10%, 0.15%, 0.20%, 0.25%, 0.30%, 0.35%, & 0.40%) the basic thermodynamic properties i.e. acoustic impedance (Z), adiabatic compressibility (β), relaxation time (τ), intermolecular free length (Lf) and free volume (Vf) were calculated at 1MHz, 2MHz, 3MHz & 5MHz respectively. Solute-solvent interaction is confirmed by ultrasonic velocity and viscosity values, which increases with increase in concentration indicates stronger association between solute and solvent molecules. With rise in temperature the interaction between the solute and solvent particles decreases.


: Waddell Creek is a perennial stream near Santa Cruz, California, which discharges into the Pacific Ocean about 38 km from the epicenter of the Loma Prieta earthquake (October 17, 1989, M 7.1). The earthquake caused no significant changes or damage to structures or surface features in the area, but was followed by an order of magnitude transient increase in discharge of Waddell Creek and nearby springs. The transients approximate a step rise followed by an exponential recession with time constants of from 37 to 59 days. The flow recession pattern of Waddell Creek was obscured by heavy rains after about 50 days; however, the springs maintained an exponential recession with minimal rain interference for periods of several time constants, then abruptly ceased flowing. A comparison of the pre-quake and post-quake chemical signature of one of the springs shows only minor changes in water chemistry indicating a common source for pre- and post-quake waters. Increased permeability of the subsurface ground material appears to be the most probable cause of the hydrologic changes. Post-seismic reduction of permeability has not been observed or inferred.


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Nowadays more and detailed information is available from the pathologic analysis of the prostatic biopsies and surgical samples in patients with prostate carcinoma.

METHODS
A systematic revision has brought to focus on the most important histopathologic aspects which are of clinical relevance in terms of diagnosis and prognosis.

RESULTS
This article summarizes the most important recommendations and definitions of the diagnostic and prognostic factors which are shared by the main scientific urological and pathological scientific associations. The quality indicators of needle cores and prostatectomy surgical specimens are shown in detail.

CONCLUSION
This review is means for the physician involved in prostate cancer management (urologist, pathologist, radiologist, oncologist and radiotherapist) to improve interdisciplinary communication and the patient counseling.


Background: Although the effect of whey protein intake on protein metabolism in exercise-loaded
skeletal muscle has been well documented, little has been reported on its
effect on resting muscle. The effects of whey protein intake on protein metabolism
in resting mouse skeletal muscle were investigated. Methods: Mice were
fed AIN-93G composed of either casein or whey protein as the protein source for
3 or 7 consecutive days. The gastrocnemius muscle was excised, and the
expression levels of the regulatory factor, mTOR, and its subunits, Raptor and
Rictor, were measured by real-time PCR. The protein expression levels of mTOR
and its phosphorylated form were measured by immunofluorescent western
blotting. The effects of whey protein were compared to those of the case in
control. Results: mTOR expression increased in the gastrocnemius muscle
of mice fed whey protein for 7 consecutive days. The expression of Raptor
significantly increased, whereas that of Rictor did not change, suggesting a
dominant formation of mTORC1 relating to the upregulation of protein synthesis.
The protein levels of mTOR and its phosphorylated form significantly increased
in mice fed whey protein, indicating enhanced protein synthesis. Increased mTOR
expression was not seen in the gastrocnemius muscle of mice fed whey protein
for 3 consecutive days. Conclusions: These results indicate that the
intake of whey protein for 7 consecutive days, but not 3 days, upregulates the
mRNA and protein expression of mTOR in the resting gastrocnemius muscle of
mice, suggesting its ability to enhance protein synthesis. Consecutive-day
intake of whey protein may induce constitutive alteration of the skeletal
muscle, including continuous upregulation of muscle protein synthesis.


The crystal structure of 8-methyl-5-phenyl-4-thia-6-aza-spiro [2.5] oct-5-en-7-ol (C13H15NOS, Mr = 233.32) has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to orthorhombic, space group Pbca with a = 8.0929(8), b = 12.9749(13), c = 23.841(2)(A), V = 2503.4(4)(A)3, Z = 8, Dc = 1.238 g/cm3, μ = 0.237 mm-1, F(000) = 992, R = 0.0559 and wR = 0.1469. The X-ray diffraction analysis shows that two molecules of the title compound are connected with each other by O-H-N hydrogen bonds.


: Literary stylistics is defined by its object and purpose of study, a school of literature that aims to elucidate the thematic significance and aesthetic value of literary issues. Literary stylistics, as a branch of stylistics, is a combination of linguistics and literary criticism. Literary criticism focuses on interpretation, while linguistics attaches importance to form. Literary stylistics pays attention to both interpretation and form, which is conducive to better language study. Jane Austen, comparable to Shakespeare, is one of the greatest novelists in the history of English literature. As a master of language, she wrote many books, Pride and Prejudice is one of her masterpieces. It has also been adapted into several TV series and films. Among them, English Rose Keira Knightley played Elizabeth is very impressive. For a long time, many critics and writers have studied this work, but there is relatively little research on its style, so this paper studies this film in terms of vocabulary, rhetoric, and syntax. In addition, this paper attempts to interpret the humorous expressions in Pride and Prejudice from the perspective of literary stylistics, to analyze the women's awakening consciousness implied by the humorous words, and to shed light on contemporary female values.


A method for calculating wind compensation for unguided missiles s derived which has a greater degree of flexibility than the previously proposed methods. Utilization of the wind-compensation technique is demonstrated by using the Shotput vehicle as a model. Postflight simulations of four of these missiles with the use of measured winds show that if the winds are known, very good accuracy can be obtained by using the proposed method.


This paper presents an overview of research being conducted on Personal Networking Solutions within the Mobile VCE Personal Distributed Environment Work Area. In particular it attempts to highlight areas of commonality with the MAGNET initiative. These areas include trust of foreign devices and service providers, dynamic real-time service negotiation to permit context-aware service delivery, an automated controller algorithm for wireless ad hoc networks, and routing protocols for ad hoc networking environments. Where possible references are provided to Mobile VCE publications to enable further reading.


Dietary fibres (DF) from legumes (lupine and pea), cereals (wheat, barley, rye, and oat) and different fractions of rapeseeds, were isolated by an enzymatic gravimetric method. The isolated DF was extracted by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and compounds in the extracts were investigated by the use of UV-Vis spectroscopy and Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary Chromatography (MECC). The extractable compounds quantified by UV-Vis comprised proteins (λ=278-280 nm), cinnamic acid derivatives (λ=325-330 nm), carotenoids (λ=470-474 nm) and chlorophyll (λ=667-669 nm). MECC was performed using the cholate-taurine system. The results suggested variation in both amount and type of DF extractable compounds depending on the DF source. Changing the polarity of the extraction fluid by addition of modifier (MeOH) had a marked influence on the type of compounds extracted. Sinapic acid was detected by MECC in rapeseeds, whereas coumaric acid was demonstrated in rapeseeds and cereals (except wheat). A high number of unidentified peaks occurred in all electropherograms.


In health-related behavioral decision-making, the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) posits that attitudes toward a behavior are the function of three metrics: beliefs and strengths of beliefs toward the behavior, subjective norms around the behavior and locus of control for the individual (Ajzen, 1988). The purpose of this research was to identify the extent to which consumers would accept the recommendation of taking weight-loss medications, based on the source of the recommendation. Research shows that the source of knowledge for information plays a significant role in health-related decision-making of consumers (Pornpitakpan, 2004). In comparison to traditional weight-loss methods such as diet and exercise, research studies report bias' against the use of prescription (Rx) and over-the counter (OTC) weight-loss medications among both physicians (MD) and certified personal trainers (CPT) (Ashworth, 2002; Holcomb, 2012). Given the current obesity epidemic in the United States (CDC, 2013), the research model examined two different sources of knowledge for weight-loss medications (MD versus CPT). The objective of the study was to examine the influence each source (MD and CPT) had on consumer-based decision-making, and the extent to which each source altered consumers' intention to try a weight-loss medication. The internet-based research company, Research Now®, administered the on-line survey instrument to qualifying participants (N=168), and collected data for the treatment interventions. Subjects who qualified for the treatment completed a validated questionnaire that collected data on attitudes about physicians, certified personal trainers, types of weight-loss medications (Rx and OTC) (Petty and Cacioppo, 1983, 1986; Sewak, 2002, Sewak, et al., 2005). All eight story-based treatment scenarios were randomly assigned, and given to all participants. Statistical analysis consisted of a 2x2x2 design


Engineering students, faculty, and administration all agree that instruction in writing is an important component of engineering education. And since engineering students will take up technical matters in their careers, it seems only natural that a writing class will require them to write papers about technology, that is, to practice technical writing. While this approach may indeed be of value, the following article presents an alternative to the teaching of technical writing per se. The author suggests that if students learn how to approach an issue they care about, form an arguable idea from this issue, then logically prove it in subsequent paragraphs, that this deep level of writing and thinking comprehension can then be used to enhance any piece of writing, especially the technical document.


We report on the first measurement of spin-correlation parameters in quasifree electron scattering from vector-polarized deuterium. Polarized electrons were injected into an electron storage ring at a beam energy of 720 MeV. A Siberian snake was employed to preserve longitudinal polarization at the interaction point. Vector-polarized deuterium was produced by an atomic beam source and injected into an open-ended cylindrical cell, internal to the electron storage ring. The spin correlation parameter A[sup V] [sub ed] was measured for the reaction [sup 2] H [rvec e] ([rvec e], e [prime] n) p at a four-momentum transfer squared of 0.21 (GeV/c)[sup 2] from which a value for the charge form factor of the neutron was extracted. [copyright] [ital 1999] [ital The American Physical Society]


African American women who have little if any experience in computer programming prior to matriculation into college often struggle in introductory CS courses that emphasize programming from the outset. These same students feel underprepared and disadvantaged, oftentimes choosing to withdraw from such courses which contributes to the underrepresentation of African American women in CS. The challenge lies in creating equitable learning environments that bridge students' everyday experiences to fundamental CS concepts. In this experience report, we introduce the Dessert Wars Challenge, an alternative pedagogical strategy that leverages students' everyday experiences with food to forge meaningful connections to CS. We examine how African American women's participation in the Dessert Wars Challenge supports the development of their Computational Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) capabilities, the ability to design, implement, assess and adapt algorithms, and contributes to their retention in a college-level introductory CS course.


Ku70 was first discovered as an auto-antigen [1, 2]. The majority of Ku70 studies focused on its DNA binding activity in the nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) DNA repair mechanism in the nucleus [3, 4]. However, my laboratory has, for many years, been exploring the roles Ku70 in the cytosol, especially its role in regulating the proapoptotic activity of Bax [5, 6]. Here, I will discuss the roles of Ku70 in regulating Bax activity in the cytosol, integrating some of our key findings with others to illustrate a path forward in understanding the roles of cytosolic Ku70 in cells.


Scattering is an important aspect to be addressed in the field of underwater image processing. The phenomenon of scattering can be better understood by considering interaction of light ray and particle in the medium .Scattering is commonly approximated as a deterministic phenomenon. In the present work, we propose a probabilistic model based on light-particle interaction and provide a modified Point Spread Function (PSF). The PSF so obtained may be used to better explain a physical phenomenon (beam-particle interaction) in the underwater point source image.


●● ● The aim of the present research is to investigate the relationship of family dimensions in the process and content model with anxiety, stress and depression. The statistical population of the research includes all Payame Noor university students of the Alborz province in the educational year of 2011-2012. The sample size was 463 students (291 girls and 172 boys) who were selected through the cluster sampling method. Research tools were self-reporting scale of the family process, content, anxiety, depression and stress (DASS). Data were analyzed using the SPSS software and the multivariate regression statistical method. Results indicated that the subscales of the family content and process, could predict anxiety, depression and stress levels and thus are effective factors in determining the anxiety, stress and depression level of the students.


Pharmaceutical cocrystals of an analgesic drug ethenzamide (ETZ) with various coformers, namely, gallic acid (GA), 2-nitrobenzoic acid (2NB), 3-nitrobenzoic acid (3NB), 2,4-dinitrobenzoic acid (DNB), and 3-toluic acid (3TA) were synthesized by the solvent evaporation method. All the cocrystals were characterized by various analytical techniques, and the crystal structures were determined by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction method (SCXRD). SCXRD analysis revealed that all the synthesized cocrystals were formed through a robust supramolecular acid-amide heterosynthon except the ethenzamide/gallic acid cocrystal, where molecules interacted through O–H···O hydrogen bond involving −OH of gallic acid and oxygen of amide group of the ETZ molecule. The physicochemical properties such as stability, hygroscopicity, and solubility studies of the ETZ–GA cocrystal were evaluated. It was found that the ETZ–GA cocrystal has a higher solubility (2-fold) than that of the pure ETZ drug molecule. Hygroscopic study of th...


The effects of spring and summer mowing and spring burning on species composition and inflorescence phenology were evaluated on an eastern Nebraska bluestem prairie with a history of summer mowing. Portions of the prairie were burned and mowed in April 1978; evaluations were conducted in June and August of the same year. Canopy cover and flowering stem numbers and height of porcupine grass (Stipa sparten), a cool season species, consistently averaged higher on areas mowed in the summer. In contrast, big bluestem (Andropogon gerardti), a warm season grass, was favored by spring burning and mowing. These effects, as well as the responses of other cool and warm season species, suggest that over time, summer treatments will tend to increase the dominance of cool season species whereas spring treatments will increase that of warm season species. Comparisons between treatments suggest that the vegetative responses to spring mowing are more similar to spring burning than summer mowing. Thus, it appears that the time of treatment has a greater impact on potential vegetative change than does the type of management. Consideration of these influences is essential when selecting appropriate practices designed to maintain bluestem prairie in near pristine condition.


TPS530Background: Radical cystectomy remains the gold standard treatment for invasive non metastatic transitional cell cancer of the bladder. Perioperative chemotherapy (adjuvant ou neoadjuvant) has been developed to increase overall survival. However, the chemotherapy administration time and optimal chemotherapy regimen are not yet determined. As DD-MVAC has been shown to be associated with higher response rates in bladder metastatic disease, also a better efficacy can be suspected in the perioperative setting. Methods: We designed a randomized phase III study to compare the efficacy of GC and DD-MVAC in term of progression-free survival in patients for whom chemotherapy has been decided, before or after radical cystectomy (disease defined by a T2, T3 or T4a N0 M0 stadification for patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy or pT3 or pT4 or pN+ and M0 for patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy). Secondary endpoints include overall survival, side effects, response rate in the neoadjuvant setting. Main ...


This paper compared the difference between the traditional Petri nets and reasoning Petri nets(RPN),and presented a fuzzy reasoning Petri net(FRPN) model to represent the fuzzy production rules of a rule based system.Based on the FRPN model,a formal reasoning algorithm using the operators in max algebra was proposed to perform fuzzy reasoning automatically.The algorithm is consistent with the matrix equation expression method in the traditional Petri net.Its legitimacy and feasibility were testified through an example.


ABSTRACT Forage yield is traditionally measured by manual harvesting, drying, and weighing and has multiple uses, including plant breeding and pasture management. The goal of this paper was to determine the accuracy of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based prediction of ryegrass percentage cover, vegetation volume, and dry matter (DM) yield in Autumn from 300 rectangular 1.5 m2 plots at a height of 20 m above ground level, compared to the current manual method. The secondary goal was to evaluate the UAV-based method for the determination of dry matter yield from five different ryegrass cultivars. A photogrammetry-based technique combined with a spectral method to determine the soil level was used to determine the percentage cover and vegetation volume of ryegrass plots, which were then used to obtain calibration curves to predict DM yield per plot. Calibration curves were obtained for five different ryegrass cultivars, with concordance between calibration curves for four of the five cultivar populations. The relationship between predicted forage volume (m3) and measured DM (g per 1.5 m2 plot) for ryegrass Populations 1,2,4,5 had an R2 = 0.61. Population 3 was different to Populations 1,2,4,5, with a two-fold difference in DM yield for the same forage volume. This demonstrated that 61% of the variance in DM yield can be explained by forage volume determined by a UAV-based photogrammetry method. We also further tested the methodology from 70 rectangular 2.4 m2 ryegrass plots in a Spring trial. The relationship between the predicted DM yield per 2.4  m2 plot (based on the average predictions from forage volume and forage area models) and measured DM yield per plot had an R2 = 0.66. UAVs can therefore increase the acquisition of field data for research studies and the management of pasture in grazed farm systems.


The patient is a 72-year-old white female ex-smoker (40-50 pack-years) with a medical history notable for coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass grafting in 1988. She was referred for evaluation of progressive dyspnea on exertion over a two year period. She would have to stop after walking approximately half a block, more from leg claudication than dyspnea. She was able to climb one flight of stairs. There were no significant complaints of cough, fevers, night sweats, or weight loss. She did not keep pets. On examination she was in no apparent distress. Her oxygen saturation on room air was 98%. Her lung examination revealed crackles over the lower one third of the lung fields bilaterally. Early clubbing was noted. A chest roentgenogram showed bilateral increased interstitial markings with lower lobe predominance. There were bullous changes in the right upper lobe. A recent dobutamine echocardiogram showed no ischemia and good left ventricular systolic function. Table 1 shows the pulmonary function test results. What is your diagnosis?


With reference to two batches of rotors, the discussion of component development results shows the problem areas in the fabrication, quality inspection and testing of ceramic radial rotors.Following the evaluation of the present results, future development work must concentrate on the improvement of- material quality (microstructure, strength)- component fabrication, i.e. injection molding - binder removal - sintering- mechanical finishing- joining techniques.Copyright © 1986 by ASME


Topical aluminum salts are a commonly used remedy for excessive axillary perspiration. To the contrary, less is known about their anhidrotic potential in the groin. This study sought to compare the anhidrotic efficacy and tolerability of an aluminum chloride‐based antiperspirant to an innovative aluminum lactate‐based antiperspirant in healthy study participants presenting with excessive axillary and inguinal perspiration.


BACKGROUND: Epiphysiodesis is used to correct the leg length discrepancy in children. The results of the effectiveness in different studies using epiphysiodesis with 8-plates. Forecasting is a fundamental provision of the methodology to apply epiphysiodesis.
AIM: To determine the comparative effectiveness of temporary epiphysiodesis with 8-plates in correcting the difference in size of the lower limbs in children, depending on the age of the patient and the segment of epiphysiodesis.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We included data from a retrospective analysis of the results of correcting the leg length discrepancy using the method of guided growth in 94 patients. The technique included the use of two 8-plates. The calculation of comparative indicators was used, while the difference in the ratios of lengths of the epiphysiodesed and paired segments before epiphysiodesis and at the time of completion of guided growth (removal of metal structures) was determined as an indicator of the effectiveness of treatment.
RESULTS: The maximum efficiency was observed with epiphysiodesis of the femur in children of the younger age group (a change of 7.59% in the length of the bone), the minimum was observed with epiphysiodesis of the tibia in children of the older age group (a change in length of 2.04%). The decrease in the effectiveness of femoral epiphysiodesis depending on age was linear, while that between the efficiency indicators in the younger and middle groups was 1.85%, and between the middle and older groups was 2.8%. In epiphysiodesis of the tibia, the difference between the efficiency indicators in the younger and middle age groups was 2.42%, and that between the middle and older age group was 0.34%.
CONCLUSIONS: Temporary epiphysiodesis with 8-plates is effective in correcting the LLDs in children. The use of the comparative efficiency indicators obtained in different age groups allows us to plan the intervention more accurately and avoid unnecessary operations.


To report our experience, and to evaluate the long‐term outcomes and complication profiles of ventral onlay buccal mucosal graft urethroplasty (BMU) after prior urological intervention.


This research is aimed to find out the influence of Corporate Governance (CG) mechanisms to the banking financial performance. As a regulated industry, this research wants to prove that the banking financial performance can be influenced by CG mechanisms, not just its complience to the banking regulations. The samples in this research are the non-governmental rural banks (Bank Perkreditan Rakyat) in Central Java. The financial performance of the BPR is measured by the ratio of NPL, KPMM, LDR, and ROA. CG mechanisms are measured by its managerial ownerships, the proportion of the outside directors, and the number of board of directors (BOD), while the control variables are the size of the BPR and the firm age of the BPR. This research finds the CG mechanisms simultaneously influence the ratio of NPL, KPMM, and ROA. The managerial ownerships and the proportion of the outside directors partially also show a negative influence to the ratio of NPL and ROA, and the number of BOD in partial shows a negative influence towards the ratio of LDR. Keywords: corporate governance mechanism, financial performance, rural banks Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh mekanisme corporate governance (CG) terhadap kinerja keuangan perbankan. Sebagai industri yang teregulasi, penelitian ini ingin membuktikan bahwa kinerja keuangan perbankan dapat dipengaruhi oleh mekanisme CG-nya, bukan hanya sekedar pemenuhan ketentuan perbankan. Sampel penelitian adalah Bank Perkreditan Rakyat (BPR) swasta di Jawa Tengah. Kinerja keuangan BPR diukur dengan rasio NPL, KPMM, LDR, dan ROA. Mekanisme CG diproksi dengan kepemilikan manajerial, proporsi outside directors, dan jumlah board of directors (BOD), dengan variabel kontrol ukuran BPR dan umur BPR. Hasil penelitian menemukan mekanisme CG secara simultan berpengaruh terhadap rasio NPL, KPMM, dan ROA. Secara parsial, kepemilikan manajerial dan proporsi outside directors menunjukkan pengaruh negatif terhadap rasio NPL dan ROA, sedangkan jumlah BOD berpengaruh negatif terhadap rasio LDR. Kata kunci: mekanisme corporate governance, kinerja keuangan, BPR


The article deals with I. A. Bunin's perception of the personality and works by A. K. Tolstoy. The key components of this reception are the system of philosophy of history views formulated by A. K. Tolstoy and his concept of historical memory. The belonging of the 19 th century poet to the large Tolstoy family was mythologized by Bunin and became a reason for understanding and determining the young writer's own position in relation to each of the three writers: L. N. Tolstoy, A. K. Tolstoy and Bunin's contemporary A. N. Tolstoy. The paper draws upon fictional and nonfictional documents by I. A. Bunin and A. K. Tolstoy.

Bunin's reception of the personality and artistic heritage by A. K. Tolstoy was determined by the history of his origin. The Tolstoy family attracted Bunin's attention because it was an illustration of his own concept of the literary gift as a "family affair". Leo Tolstoy enjoyed an undisputed genius and generally recognized family reputation. Aleksey N. Tolstoy's biography, on the contrary, was ambiguous – the fact that inspired Bunin's scandalous hints in his essay "The Third Tolstoy". Aleksey K. Tolstoy's biographical path of was also surrounded by similar rumors – but Bunin in his article "Inonia and Kitezh" prefers to keep silent on them. In the 1900s, A. K. Tolstoy appeared to Bunin as a rival poet, and in the eyes of Bunin's contemporaries as the one of his main literary predecessors. Bunin's poem "Kurgan" was a kind of poetic response to A. K. Tolstoy's ballad "Kurgan" dedicated to the problem of historical oblivion. These works-doublets could serve as an illustration of one of the types of literary "revision" introduced by H. Bloom. Bunin developed the plot of A. K. Tolstoy's "Kurgan" in the elegiac genre and demonstrated the value of the past in the present. Since 1918, Bunin's perception of Tolstoy's legacy has changed. A. K. Tolstoy's views of the Russian history are publicly emphasized in the "Cursed Days", "Mission of the Russian Emigration" and "Inonia and Kitezh". According to A. K. Tolstoy, the historical catastrophe for Russia was programmed by "Tatar yoke", which distorted the European character of the national culture and personality and later drove the nation to the particularly Asian, as Tolstoy thought, phenomenon of Ivan the Terrible. Borrowing some modern ideas from the natural sciences, Bunin transferred a number of A. K. Tolstoy's observations into an anthropological sphere and pointed out specific signs of the "Mongolian" traces in Bolsheviks' Russia.


The Internet is currently being designed and used in a way that is strongly influenced by inter-personal communications and content-based services. Content Networks, having presence and audiovisual metadata descriptions as central concepts, can play an important role in the provision of these services. Existing standards from the ISO/IEC MPEG (MPEG-7,-21) and IETF (PIDF, RPID) provide the technologies for these elementary features.
 This paper contributes to the deployment of Content Networks by proposing a layered architecture where the IMS Multimedia Subsystem and P2P-based midlleware tackle the problem of terminal, networks heterogeneity and the integration of different presence and metadata tools. The P2P-based middleware is used to construct autonomously self-organized, context and interest based communities by providing overlay infrastructures for the interconnection of different Content Networks components.
 The results obtained from implementing this architecture using Open IMS Core and Scribe open platforms show that the proposed architecture can be used for the creation and deployment of services on Content Networks.


Objective To study the effect of Du meridian electroacupuncture on growth associated protein-43(GAP-43) expression in rats after spinal cord injury(SCI). Methods The SCI models were established with MASCIS Impactor at T11 segment in Sprague-Dawley rats. They were equally divided into control group(group A,n=18) and Du meridian electroacupuncture group(group B,n=18). Group B received electroacupuncture once a day since 1 week after SCI. They were evaluated with the Basso-Beattie-Bresnahan(BBB) score 1,2,4,8 weeks after SCI. The mRNA and protein of GAP-43 was detected with RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry 2,4,8 weeks after SCI. Results Compared with group A,the BBB score,the expression of GAP-43 mRNA and protein increased in group B after SCI(P0.01). Conclusion Du meridian electroacupuncture can promote the expression of GAP-43 after spinal cord injury.


Polycrystalline Zr-doped BiFeO 3 thin films were prepared by a sol-gel spin-coating technique on (111) Pt/Ti/SiO 2 /Si substrates. The films are of single phase as evidenced by X-ray diffraction, and microstructure characterization on the surface and cross-section morphology of the films was carried out by scanning electron microscope. By introducing a small amount of Zr ions into the sol-gel solution-processed BiFeO 3 films, the leakage current density is reduced by three orders of magnitude compared with the undoped BiFeO 3 films, and the conduction mechanism in the BiFeO 3 -based films was studied. Both the films exhibit weak ferromagnetism of 25 emu/cm3 at room temperature.


The major objective of this study was to determine the fatty acid composition of the Belgian diet. Food consumption data from a large representative sample (n = 11,302) of the Belgian population between 25 and 74 years of age (BIRNH study) were analyzed with regard to the intake of fatty acids. The fatty acid composition of the major fat sources in the Belgian diet was determined and used to calculate average intakes for fatty acids from C4 to C22. In addition, results are compared to other studies and to guidelines for n–3 and n–6 fatty acids. Saturated fatty acids provide 17% of the energy intake in the Belgian diet, polyunsaturated fatty acids 7%, and monounsaturated fatty acids 14%. The intake of total n–6 fatty acids is very high (6 en%), particularly of linoleic acid. The intake of n–3 fatty acids is low, only 0.8 en%, which results in a low ratio of n–3 to n–6 (0.15). The most important sources of n–6 and n–3 fatty acids are margarine and meat, respectively.


Infection Control in the Home * Assessment and Therapeutic Procedures * Cardiopulmonary Procedures * Dermatological and Wound Care Procedures * Gastroenterological and Ostomy Procedures * Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat (HEENT) Care * Intravenous Therapy Procedures * Intravenous Therapy Procedures * Infusions * Medications * Nutritional Procedures * Rehabilitative and Palliative Care * Specimen Collection and Transport Procedures * Urological and Renal Care * APPENDIX I Dermal Wound Care Products * APPENDIX II Laboratory Values * APPENDIX III Internet Resources for Home Health Nurses


Objective To clone pig amelogenin gene encoding mature peptide, and construct prokaryotic expression clone which lay the foundation for expressing the recombinant pig amelogenin in Escherichia coli. in the future. Methods Total RNA was extracted from the dental germ of a nascent pig by Trizol. The cDNA fragment of pig Amelogenin gene was obtained with RT-PCR from total RNA. The segment was inserted into prokaryotic gene fusion vector PGEX4T1 and the interesting plasmid was transformed into Escherichia coli. host DH5α. The double-stranded DNA of positive clone was characterized by restriction endonuclease mapping and DNA sequence analysis. Results The sequence analysis of recombinant plasmid showed that the pig amelogenin encoding mature protein was inserted into vector PGEX4T1 accurately. Conclusions The recombinant prokaryotic expression plasmid PGEX4T1-pAm was successfully constructed by properly inserting pig amelogenin gene encoding mature peptide.


The graphite oxide was prepared by oxidizing purified natural flake graphite via modified Hummers method. The graphene oxide was prepared by graphite oxide exfoliating in distilled water with ultrasonic waves. Structural and physiochemical properties of the products were investigated with the help of ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). UV-vis spectra of GO exhibit maximum absorption peak at ~237 nm attributable to π-π* transition of the atomic C-C bonds. The results of FT-IR and Raman showed that graphite oxidized by strong oxidants caused the oxygen atoms introduced into the graphite layer and formed C꞊O, C-H, COOH and C-O-C chemical bond with graphene. The XRD results showed 2θ of 12.02° with inter layer spacing equal to 0.77 nm. SEM images demonstrate ultrathin and homogeneous graphene films. Electrochemical behavior of GO modified glassy carbon electrode investigated with reference to K3FeCN6 redox system and results reflect that electrochemical behavior is controlled by the electron transfer.


ABSTRACT This paper argues that the primary threat posed by cyber-attacks is not cataclysmic physical destruction - but rather more insidious societal risks such as reduced trust in government. To test this claim, we collect and analyze survey data in the immediate aftermath of a ransomware attack against a Düsseldorf hospital (n = 707). We find that exposure to cyber-attacks significantly diminishes public confidence among segments of the population who are exposed to the attack. Cyber-attacks exploit particular qualities of cyberspace that are directly tied to matters of public confidence, causing a precipitous drop in public trust. Second, we identify the psychological mechanism underpinning this effect, with anger and dread intervening in countervailing directions. Feelings of anger triggered by exposure to cyber-attacks amplify public confidence, while the more potent feeling of dread reduces confidence. Our findings verify that governments cannot rely on a unifying social-cohesion effect following cyber-attacks since the public is liable to perceive the authorities as incapable of defending against future threats. We conclude by discussing why escalating cyber-threats can cause severe social upheaval and reduce trust in democratic institutions, and discuss what constitutes exposure to the new generation of attacks in cyberspace.


The student's psychological health problem in contemporary universities is becoming more serious, and the corresponding malignant incidents on campus happen in succession. So how to effectively direct and adjust students' mind so as to reduce or avoid such incidents and how to make their growth both physically and mentally healthy require us to explore and study new ways and ideas to strengthen our educational work on students' psychological health and make it go towards a health and effective direction.


Body Thoralf M. Sundt III, Philippe Pibarot, Artur Evangelista, Dianna M. Milewicz and Simon C. D.Woodrow Benson, Patrizio Lancellotti, Eric M. Isselbacher, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, Nandan Anavekar, Patrick Mathieu, Yohan Bossé, Giuseppe Limongelli, Eduardo Bossone, Hector I. Michelena, Siddharth K. Prakash, Alessandro Della Corte, Malenka M. Bissell, International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium (BAVCon) Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Identifying Knowledge Gaps and Rising to the Challenge From the Print ISSN: 0009-7322. Online ISSN: 1524-4539 Copyright © 2014 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Circulation doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.007851 2014;129:2691-2704 Circulation. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/129/25/2691 World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the


Expansion valve unit with pressure sensor function, - a cooling control expansion valve (5) is introduced into a flow path of a refrigerant in an evaporator (4) of a cooling system which forms a refrigerating cycle, for controlling the flow rate of the refrigerant; - a pressure sensor (6) at one end of the expansion valve (5) for detecting a pressure of the refrigerant, which is passed through a refrigerant passage in the expansion valve (5), - connecting means (8a, 44) for direct connection of the pressure sensor (6) and the expansion valve (5); - a hermetic seal (6a) in the vicinity of the meeting of the expansion valve (5) and the pressure sensor (6) for prevention of refrigerant leakage; characterized, - that the hermetic seal (6a, 45) between the pressure sensor (6, 50, 60) and a block (8) is arranged, which forms the main body of the expansion valve (5), - that the block (8) and the pressure sensor (6, 50, 60) by means of the connecting means (8a, 41, 40) ...


It is shown that the method of acousto-emission is used for forecasting of the aluminium alloys casting porosity class before pouring by intensity of acoustic emission signals.


The results of the writer's investigations on the ciliary mechanisms on the gills of Mollusca and Amphioxus (1 and 2) gave rise to the suggestion that similar mechanisms might probably also occur in Brachiopods, for it is a well-known fact that Brachiopods—like some Molluscs and Amphioxus—feed on the smaller organisms which are to be found floating in the sea. Owing to the kindness of Dr. H. C. Williamson, of Aberdeen, I have been able to examine living Crania which were obtained by dredging in Loch Fyne, and living Terebratula have also been obtained from Naples. An investigation of the living gill-filaments—or lophophoral cirri, as they are frequently termed in this group—showed that the ciliary mechanisms on these filaments are essentially the same as those occurring on the gill-filaments of Amphioxus, Lamellibranchs, some Gastropods, and most Ascidians. As it was found that existing accounts of the mode of feeding in Brachiopods are vague and incomplete the following description of the process has been written.


PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
Despite a high percentage of loosening (femoral, iliac or both), many surgeons have been surprised by some excellents results of Mac Kee Farrar prosthesis after 15, or even 20 years follow-up.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
37 patients (on 58) were reviewed with a follow-up of more than 15 years (48 hips). Among 17 cases followed for more than 20 years, with very good results (clinical and radiological), only one femoral loosening was observed. A part, 4 paired explanted implants (loosening at 18 years for 3 and at 21 years for one) were examined for a dimensional and metallurgic study.

RESULTS
The results showed: no wear, very good bearing surface statement and sphericity, We never observed agressive granulomatous lesions with metallic particles (metallosis), nor wear concerning the cup.

CONCLUSION
The peripheric design appears able to give a very good pressure repartition from cup to bone, allowing a homogeneous coat of cement with an equal thickness, and avoids loosening. Finally, we think that the progressive polar cavity in the cup, could have a great importance on lubrification, as an hydrokinetic reserve and micropump for synovial fluid.


In order to ensure the security of Bayi Coal Mine's regular production,the damaged surrounding rocks of the transport alleys and yard bypass need to be repaired and reinforced. By observing the deformation of surrounding rock,this paper analyzes the roadway building blocks damage and instability mechanism of surrounding rock. Two supporting schemes are proposed,i. e. the first scheme is U-shaped steel frame shed support method,and the second scheme is the combined support with anchor,net,spray and anchor cable. By comparing the two kinds of supporting schemes in technology and economy,we can draw the conclusion that the second scheme is better for us to achieve technical and economic effects. Engineering practice shows that the combined support with anchor,net,spray and anchor cable can improve the force condition of the surrounding rocks effectively,achieve good supporting effects, shorten engineering time and reduce the cost of engineering.


Flow cytometry is a modern analytic method for qualitative and quantitive analyses of procaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Classical analytical methods examine one characteristic as an average of an examined cell population. Flow cytometry simultaneously measures several biochemical and physical parameters of every single cell in a heterogenic cell sample. Flow cytometry is routinely used all over the world in professional work of chemical laboratories in veterinarian medicine. For that purpose on Veterinary faculty of University in Zagreb, machine for flow cytometry was standardized for use in veterinarian medicine, especially for immunophenotypification of haemopoetic cells of domestic animals. In this manuscript we showed the method of standardisation on a model of swine, on samples of peripheral blood and for immunophenotypification of CD45+, CD3+ and CD21+ cells.


The structure of a novel indole alkaloid, glyantrypine 2, a main secondary metabolite of Aspergillus clavatus has been elucidated by biosynthetic evidence, mass spectrometry and 1H and 13C NMR techniques. The compound extends the variety of metabolites biosynthesised from anthranilic acid and tryptophan without forming a benzodiazepine.


The precise integrative control between the stereoscopic image and the tactile feedback is very essential in augmented reality[1]-[4]. In order to study this question, this paper will introduce a stereoscopic-imaging and tactile integrative augmented-reality system, and a stereoscopic-imaging and tactile integrative algorithm. The system includes a stereoscopic-imaging part and a string-based tactile part. The integrative algorithm is used to precisely control the interaction between the two parts. The results for testing the system and the algorithm demonstrate the system to be perfect through 5 testers' operation and will be presented in the last part of the paper.


This review describes the clinical presentation, disease biology, and treatment (both medical and surgical) of genetically predisposed vascular diseases including Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, neurofibromatosis, and pseudoxanthoma elasticum. This study briefly evaluates the progress in understanding the genetic causes of nonsyndromic thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections and recommendations for working up these patients and their family members. This study then discusses the historical context, current efforts, and future direction of understanding the genetic underpinnings of peripheral arterial disease and abdominal aortic aneurysms through linkage gene studies, candidate gene studies, genome-wide association studies, and epigenetics.
This review contains 4 figures, 6 tables, and 68 references.
Key Words: candidate genes, complex traits, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), geneme-wide association studies (GWASs), inherited nonsyndromic arteriopathies, linkage studies, Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), Marfan syndrome (MFS), syndromic arteriopathies


For the case example of GeTe, we demonstrate that the use of techniques that probe the average structure may lead to misleading conclusions regarding the nature of phase change. GeTe is a narrow band-gap semiconductor and a ferroelectric with the simplest conceivable structure that—according to previous studies— undergoes a ferroelectric-to-paraelectric displacive phase transition at 705 K. In this work, we provide direct experimental evidence that, contrary to the existing paradigm, the local distortion remains essentially unchanged with temperature and argue that the previous conclusion about the displacive nature of the ferroelectric-to-paraelectric transition was due to misinterpretation of Bragg diffraction, a technique that is only sensitive to the average structure and does not "see" random local distortions. The reported results have far-reaching implications for other materials exhibiting displacive phase transitions where conclusions have been reached based on results obtained using averaging techniques.


In order to improve the working efficiency and motion stability of the robot, a time-pulsation optimal trajec-tory planning method based on improved firefly algorithm and B-spline interpolation was proposed in joint space. First, a series of desired path points of the manipulator were set according to the task requirements, corresponding joint angles were obtained by inverse kinematics, and quintic non-uniform B-spline interpolation curve functions were constructed to ensure the continuity of the interpolation curve C4. Under the premise of considering motion constraints, the weight coefficient of optimization function is constructed by using the improved firefly algorithm and the use weight method, and the Pareto optimal solution set is ob-tained by taking time-pulsation optimization as the index. The simulation results of six-degree-of-freedom AUBO-I5 robot show that the trajectory planning method can construct smooth trajectory well and the pul-sation curve is continuous and the average pulsation is small, which verifies the effectiveness of the scheme.


The invention relates to a micro capsule type artificial feed suitable for orius sauteri. The feed comprises the following raw materials: egg yolk, cocoon chrysalis homogenate, cane sugar, honey, choline and rape pollen in a mass ratio of 0-50:30-50:8-10:5-15:0-20:0-10. A method for preparing the feed comprises the following steps of: placing each raw material into distilled water in the mass ratio sequentially; dissolving the raw materials with stirring; and storing the solution at a low temperature after a constant volume process. The feed can provide a certain theory and test basis for thefuture large-scale feeding of the orius sauteri and the expanding application to artificial feed micro capsules.


According to the nutritional requirement of athletes during exercise, this study aims to invent a drink which mainly contains whey protein and is also added with saccharides and electrolyte, etc., to keep athletes' athletic ability and accelerate the recovery of physical ability. Athletes that were going to participate in a track and field sports meeting of province were asked to drink the whey protein drinks during training and the index of Red Blood Cell (RBC), Hemoglobin (HB) concentration, Hematocrit (HCT), Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) of athletes' blood were measured. The blood sugar concentration of athletes in control group before and after the experiment was 4.06±0.55 and 3.25±0.58 mmol/L, respectively, which lowered about 17% (p<0.05) and the difference was statistically significant. However, the blood sugar concentration of athletes in experimental group before and after the experiment was 4.34±0.65 and 4.56±0.52 mmol/L respectively, which increased about 3.5% (p<0.05) and the difference had no statistical significance. The experimental results showed that whey protein drinks could effectively protect body's erythrocyte function, prevent decline of HB as well as strengthen physical ability, relieve fatigue and maintain the muscle microstructure. Therefore, whey protein drinks can effectively strengthen athletes' immunocompetence as well as the muscle strength and it is also antioxidative and can prevent body damage and relieve fatigue. What's more, whey protein's various sports nutritional properties enable it to be widely applied to sports nutrition.


This paper addresses the evaluation of the testing of writing of foreign languages and compares two evaluation methods: the analytical method and the holistic method. The analytical method focuses on the mechanics of writing where the writer is measured against a set of empirical standards and a composition is dissected for the critical points. The holistic method looks at a composition as a writing sample and compares the communicative effectiveness of one composition against another of the same type. The writing compositions of 10 college-age English-as-Second-Language (ESL) students were graded by ESL teachers in Japan, some using the holistic method and some using the analytic method. Results showed that both ratings were very close, with the maximum difference of three po.ints in a 20-point scale, and the ratings had a high correlation with the writers' Test of English as a Foreign Language . scores. :Findings indicate that written English can be tested and the testing of written English can be carried out with satisfactorily high reliability. In terms of measurement, reliability includes the correlation of writing scores with external and internal measures. (Contains 13 references.) (JP) *****************************************************k***************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** Two Composition Scoring Methods: The Analytic vs. Holistic Method Susan GILFERT Hokuriku University Kanazawa Kunihiko HARADA Georgetown University, School of Languages and Linguistics "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)" U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 004ce 04 Educalionio Re3earch and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC, COCument has .sen reproduced as ,eCeivell horn the person or organization Originating it 0 M.004 Changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality Points of view or opiniOnS Mated in this doCu. ment Co not nebeSSanly reOresent ollic:al OERI positron or policy


4,5-Diazafluorene-9-one was synthesized from 1,10-phenanthroline by oxidation reaction under alkaline condition,and further reacted with 2,3-butanedione dihydrazone in the presence of acetic acid to form a novel schiff-base named butane-2,3-dione bis(4,5-diaza-9-fluorenylidene) dihydrazone.The structure of the schiff-base has been characterized with 1H NMR,IR and element analysis,and the UV absorption spectrum of the compound has been investigated.


The present invention makes it possible to achieve stabilization of a water plasma spray. Provided is a vortex water flow generator (160) that forms a vortex water flow (W) for an arc discharge to pass through. The vortex water flow generator is provided with: a cylindrical part (162) wherein the vortex water flow is formed along the inner periphery; a first intermediate divider (163) and a second intermediate divider (164) protruding from the inner periphery of the cylindrical part; a rear side divider (165) formed on the back end side of the cylindrical part; and a front side divider (166) formed at the front end side of the cylindrical part. Each divider is provided with an opening part (163a - 166a) that includes the center axis position (C1) of the cylindrical part. The opening shape for each opening part is formed with a different size. The surface of the negative electrode (71) side of the intermediate dividers and the front side divider is formed into a tapered surface (163b, 164b, 166b) moving away from the negative electrode and approaching the center axis line, and circular arch shaped chamfered surfaces (163c, 164c, 166c) are formed between the tapered surfaces and the inside peripheral surfaces of the opening parts.


Large- scale terrain scene is generally composed of several million or more vertices,primitive organization and efficiency of drawing triangles directly determine the speed and quality of the terrain rendering. With the terrain tiles samples of eleven different sizes,a comparison experiment is carried out to confirm rendering efficiency of Triangles、Triangle Strip、Triangle Fan and Optimizing Triangle Strip. An evaluation about primitive efficiency is also made with initialization time,index cache size and rendering time. The results showed that: Triangles and optimized Triangle Strip have high rendering efficiency when the terrain tile is less than 256,meanwhile Triangles will occupy a larger size index cache. Optimized Triangle Strip primitive mode has the highest efficiency of drawing and minimal size index cache when the terrain tiles over 256.


In this paper, we present a model developed for the estimation of vegetation fire-susceptibility based on the integration of satellite data with vegetation types, topographic factors, and wind forecasts. In this model, each parameter is weighted according to its influence on fire behaviour. In particular, the considered static factors (topography and fuel types) are estimated separately from the dynamic parameters (state of vegetation and wind forecasts). Finally, a combined fire-susceptibility index is computed, because it is more useful for operational applications. The developed model enables us to assess changes occurring in the fire-susceptibility as well as expected fire severity (that is a rough estimation of potential fire size). Performance and reliability of the developed method were tested by using a comparison with actual forest fires that occurred in the italian Peninsula during several fire seasons.


Hedysarum scoparium is a fine variety for blocking wind and fixing sand.The paper has a brief discuss on these aspects of Hedysarum scoparium such as morphological characteristics,biological characteristics,cultivating technology,pest and disease control and comprehensive utilization.


Content Centric Networking is a new type of network architecture, which is developed for the scalability and content distribution of the TCP/IP protocol over the Internet. Each node in the network has the ability of data caching, intermediate nodes and content providers can response to content request. The strategy of content caching is a core issue of the content centric networking. If the data of higher access possibility are preloaded into the cache node, the delay of data request will be reduced. In this paper, a correlation based cache preloading algorithm in Content Centric Networking is purposed. Based on the analysis of user's access behavior, the relationship among the data fragments is described by relevancy. Simulation experiment shows that the proposed algorithm can reduce the delay time of data request by about 9.57% in the case of data fragments with high correlation.