Integration of the Ukrainian national higher education system into the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has already been traditionally identified as one of the priorities of the Ukrainian national education policy determined by the XXI century. The priority character as well as the urgency of the task leave the contradiction between the public need for the Ukrainian higher education institutions to join the EHEA and insufficient scientific validity of the ways providing the solution of this task unresolved. There are also certain discrepancies between Ukrainian higher education officials' perceptions concerning the directions and scope of reforms, since a fierce competition at the international education market and the process of national higher education system internationalization might lead to the situation when particular aspects of the system at times contradict the requirements of modern social environment in which Ukrainian universities operate. The current state strategy, increased media attention, and public Q&A sessions on specific issues within the specified context indicate that the Ukrainian higher education system is gradually adapting to the current globalized conditions while diversifying management mechanisms by means of step-by-step implementation of the internationalization process. The Ukrainian context of internationalization of higher education under study is outlined through the prism of East European, where the end of the XXth – the beginning of the XXI century can be named as the period of transformations in socio-political life of the countries and as the period of convergence of national higher education systems. It has been emphasized that with the establishment of the EHEA in the context of the integration of European education systems, the internationalization is one of the priority directions for reforming national higher education systems; it promotes greater access to higher education for representatives of different countries; universalization of diverse knowledge; enhancement of international cooperation at national and institutional levels; enhancement of academic mobility; orientation of education to the realities of the globalized world of the XXI century which involves an active development of public-private partnerships in education, etc. It can be concluded that the analysis of the East European experience of national higher education internationalization aimed at further implementation of its elements into the structure of the Ukrainian higher education will facilitate the development of new ideas and approaches to training specialists and will create opportunities and mechanisms for quality improvement of the national higher education. The research states that the accession of the East European countries (such as the Slovak Republic) to the European Union (EU) has given them new opportunities to develop national higher education and has ensured theire active participation in the EU-funded international research and education programmes, the access to the EU funds for developing educational infrastructure and improving the education quality. As a result, national higher education institutions (HEIs) in Eastern Europe have experienced an influx of foreign students and have shown an increase in student and staff outcoming mobility. This situation, in turn, has created a competition in the field of international student recruitment and involvement of external funding into the fields of research and innovation. As the result of the research, the following perspective levels of the Ukrainian higher education system reforming have been identified – political, management-centred, organizational and institutional.
Keywords: Higher Education System, Institution of Higher Education, Internationalization, Institutional Level of Internationalization, International Cooperation Programmes, Eastern Europe, Slovakia, European Union.


Abstract During the past decade a number of factors have combined to render obsolete many of the decisions arrived at during the 1958 Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea. For this reason the United Nations convened a new Conference on the Law of the Sea. The mandate of this Conference includes the establishment of an international regime and machinery for the area and resources of the sea‐bed beyond national jurisdiction, a definition of this area and a broad range of issues including the regime of the high seas, the continental shelf, territorial sea, contiguous zone, fishing, preservation of the marine environment and scientific research. The first organisational session of the Conference took place at New York at the end of 1973 and the first substantative session at Caracas during July/August 1974. Because of the complex mandate the Conference did not achieve any definite results during its Caracas session. All the key issues were, however, identified and discussed to the extent that it was possi...


Health is the fundamental right of every human and a social goal and all governments and organizations are bound to supply individuals' health and organizational performance is considered one of the most important structures discussed in management projects and undoubtedly the most important criterion of assessing success in commercial companies. The general objective of this study is to examine the relation between general health and organizational performance of authorities and personnel of Shiraz city emergency in 2017. This study is applied in respect of objective. The statistical population in the present study includes all ShirazCity emergency personnel. And their number according to obtained results is 200 persons that based on the table of Cochran sample content, 125 persons were specified as research sample. In this study, two questionnaires were used. Firstly, for examining the general health, Goldberg and Hiller measurement instrument (1979) was used. Also, for examining the organizational performance, Heresy and Goldsmith questionnaire was used. For analysis of the collected data Pearson correlation coefficient test and regression were used and using SPSS software version 18, the research hypotheses were examined. The results of the research showed that there is a significant and positive relation between general health and organizational performance of Shiraz City emergency personnel and also there is a significant and positive relation between physical symptoms, signs of social function as components of general health and organizational performance of Shiraz city emergency personnel. There is a negative relation between anxiety symptoms and depression symptoms as components of general health and organizational performance of Shiraz city emergency personnel. The results of multiple correlation coefficient show that there is a direct and significant relation between components of general health and organizational performance ( r = 0.499) and the determination factor r2 shows that 25% of organizational performance variance is related to the mentioned factors and 75% is related to factors out of model. Therefore, training general health and organizational performance should be one of operational goals of Shiraz city emergency personnel and this should be considered in training planning.
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Abstract The influence of the ryegrass endophyte on plant‐parasitic nematodes in a cool moist environment in New Zealand was evaluated in a pot and a grazing experiment. Nematodes of the genus Paratylenchus made up 99% of the fraction of plant‐parasitic nematodes and their numbers were higher (P > 0.05) on endophyte‐free plants in the pot experiment and in fields containing mono‐cultures of endophyte‐free ryegrass. Nui endophyte‐free plants and pastures had higher dry matter yields than endophyte‐infected plants and pastures. The effect of endophyte strains on nematodes was inconclusive.


Epiphora caused by nasolacrimal duct (NDL) obstruction is managed by surgery of dacryocystorhinostomy (OCR) is well established. Now a day OCR can be done by two ways: external OCR and endonasal OCR. There are various success rates reported by various authors. It is seen that the current laser assisted OCR is still not able to attain success over the conventional external OCR. A newer modification of dacryocystorhinostomy operation where flap anastomosis with ceiling stitch with orbicularis and subcutaneous tissue has given high rate of success. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/taj.v14i2.8391 TAJ 2001; 14(2): 78-80


In this paper, we study the link scheduling problem considering the fluctuating fading effect in transmissions. We extend the previous deterministic physical interference model to the Rayleigh-fading model that uses the stochastic propagation to address fading effects. Based on this model, we formulate a problem called Fading-Resistant Link Scheduling (Fading-R-LS) problem, which aims to maximize the throughput of all links in a single time slot. We prove that this problem is NP-hard. Based on the geometric structure of Fading-R-LS, we then propose two centralized schemes with O(g(L)) and O(1) performance guarantee, respectively, where g(L) is the number of magnitudes of transmission link lengths. Our experimental results show that the superior performance of our proposed schemes compared to previous schemes.


This Review focuses on recent developments in the use of ZnO nanostructures for dye‐sensitized solar cell (DSC) applications. It is shown that carefully designed and fabricated nanostructured ZnO films are advantageous for use as a DSC photoelectrode as they offer larger surface areas than bulk film material, direct electron pathways, or effective light‐scattering centers, and, when combined with TiO2, produce a core–shell structure that reduces the combination rate. The limitations of ZnO‐based DSCs are also discussed and several possible methods are proposed so as to expand the knowledge of ZnO to TiO2, motivating further improvement in the power‐conversion efficiency of DSCs.


Why do some civil war negotiations succeed in ending conoict whereas others fail? Combatants in seventeen of the forty-one civil wars that occurred between 1940 and 1990 initiated formal negotiations designed to end their aghting.1 In eight of the seventeen cases (47 percent), the adversaries signed and implemented successful peace settlements. In nine other cases (53 percent), however, they returned to war. (See Table 1 for the list of cases.) The fact that combatants were almost as likely to resume hostilities once they initiated negotiations as they were to sign and implement a settlement is striking for two reasons. First, despite all the impediments to cooperation, combatants involved in almost half of all peace negotiations did succeed in ending their conoict off the battleaeld. Second, despite the high costs of aghting, including the possibility of elimination on the battleaeld, more than half of all combatants involved in negotiations chose to return to war. To date, most scholars and policymakers have assumed that civil war negotiations fail because the combatants have no interest in working together, they


While finding the elementary magnetic monopole seems not an easy task, recently, scientists have come out an alternative approach by studying emergent particles in spin systems. Spin ice is a magnet with frustrated interactions from which we observe emergent magnetic charges. Two typical spin ice materials are Dy2Ti2O7, with tetrahedral lattice structure. Artificial spin ice is an array of magnetic nano-wires with similar frustrated interactions as spin ice. In this Senior Thesis Project, I studied both meso-scopic behavior and microscopic behavior of the dynamics of artificial spin ice in a honeycomb network of magnetic nanowires made with permalloy. The concept of magnetic charges is introduced for better visualization and interpretation of the magnetization behavior. Microscopic simulations on a single wire and on a honeycomb junction with high damping are presented in this thesis. The dynamics of magnetic charges is observed in our simulation. By finding the critical field that triggers the reversal process on a junction with respect to the angle of external field, an offset angle α is defined in the system to better estimate the critical field at different angle. ii


The post-service management has become a strategic focal point for smart manufacturers which acquire as much as 50 percent of all profits from this often-overlooked part of the business.They anticipate customer service requirement,design products,leverage advanced technology and integrate partners to reduce inventory levels,lower service costs and respond more flexibly to customer demands-all while seizing the potential value of the after-sale service.


Poster: "ECR 2012 / C-2335 / A beginner's guide to grading of carotid artery stenosis by Doppler Ultrasound, CT and MR angiography – A correlative multimodality approach." by: "A. Jain1, J. Webb2; 1Ayr/UK, 2Liverpool/UK"


This is the second report of possible ziprasidone-induced galactorrhea in an adult female. This case illustrates the need to consider dose as well as potency when interpreting the response of a patient to a drug, particularly when the response appears to be idiosyncratic.


Can the hydraulic gradient (change in head divided by distance) ever exceed one in natural saturated ground water flow systems? Gradients exceeding one are commonly measured in field studies of low hydraulic conductivity materials, yet the physical meaning of such gradients is often unclear. Taken to the limit, gradients exceeding one (head changing more rapidly than distance) seem to violate the principle of conservation of fluid mass and imply desaturation and perched water within porous media. However, gradients exceeding one are not only possible but also expected within commonly encountered hydrogeologic settings. To demonstrate, we use the concept of equivalent hydraulic conductivities in layered systems derived in many introductory hydrogeology texts (Fetter 2001; Domenico and Schwartz 1990; Freeze and Cherry 1979). To calculate equivalent hydraulic conductivity of a layered system, it is customary to use conservation of fluid mass (qin 1⁄4 qout) and specified values for the hydraulic conductivities of individual layers. Instead, we find the hydraulic gradients within the individual layers and show that a change in gradient is expected at the boundary of each layer owing to the change in hydraulic conductivity. Hence, measured head profiles or plots of head with depth can identify changes in hydraulic conductivity and are useful in locating depths for collecting head measurements within layered systems (Cherry et al. 2006). The gradient analysis is simple, but necessary, to characterize flow within layered systems. It can be found in Bear (1972) and in some soil mechanics texts (Craig 2007; Lambe and Whitman 1969), but it is not called out in the introductory hydrogeology textbooks listed previously. Freeze and Cherry (1979) set up the problem so that only a few steps remain to arrive at the final expression for gradients within the layered system, but they do not show a profile of hydraulic head with depth. Hydrogeologists may be aware of these simple relationships for gradients in a layered system by derivation or direct observation or through the broader scientific literature. The analysis and principles are not new and should be obvious to most hydrogeologists. However, our own experiences in teaching short courses and reviewing professional reports suggest otherwise—that many practicing professionals do not understand, or were never taught, the fundamentals of vertical hydraulic gradients. This misunderstanding, together with the recognition that layered sequences of aquifers and aquitards are found in many geologic settings, provides the motivation for this commentary. The natural hydraulic gradient approaches 1.0 if the flowpath is vertical or aligned with gravity and the potential energy field. Consider Figure 1, which illustrates this concept with a simple experiment. The water levels at the top and the bottom of a tube filled with homogeneous porous material are held constant with a head difference exactly equal to the length of the tube. The discharge through the tube adjusts to the hydraulic conductivity of the porous medium so that the medium is fully saturated at all times. When the tube is held vertically, the head change is equal to the length of the flowpath, so the gradient is 1.0 (Figure 1A). If the tube is tilted, the length of the flowpath, L, remains the same, but the head change decreases and the hydraulic gradient is now less than 1.0 (Figure 1B). One is the upper limit to the hydraulic gradient in this experiment (Bear 1972). The experiment in Figure 1A represents some natural conditions for which gradients of 1.0 are sometimes assumed, such as for infiltration in soil (Hillel et al. 1972; Libardi et al. 1980). The gradient can be larger than 1.0 with a change in the boundary conditions, such as ponding water on the surface. These conditions would be variations of our basic experiment. However, in most flow systems, the difference in elevation between the source or recharge area and the sink or discharge area is much less than the flowpath length. These boundary conditions correspond to Figure 1B. The flow has a horizontal component, and the difference in head is less than the flowpath length, so the gradient across the entire system is less than 1.0. Although the overall hydraulic gradient of a flow system has a limit approaching 1.0 under the conditions discussed previously, gradients greater than 1.0 can exist 1Corresponding author: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Madison, WI 53705; (608) 262-2307; fax: (608) 262-8086; firstname.lastname@example.com 2Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey, Madison, WI 53705. Received 31 July 2007, accepted 17 December 2007. Copyright a 2008 The Author(s) Journal compilationa2008National GroundWaterAssociation. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.2008.00433.x


Correspondence Caroline Harmon-Darrow, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Social Work, 525 W. Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Email: email@example.com Abstract The Inclusive approach to mediation was created in Maryland in the 1990s to bring the radical inclusion already deeply woven into the community mediation movement to the mediation table as a core belief and practice. Community mediation includes all places (neighborhoods where the dispute occurred), times (convenient to the participants), problems (even if illegal), and people (not just those on a court filing) involved in the conflict. In Inclusive mediation, this inclusivity is applied in the mediation process, welcoming all ideas without filtering or changing them, and working with all types of expression without designing or enforcing communication guidelines.


This paper based on the fault analysis and inspection on earthing short fault in GIS bus-bar occurred in recent years,introduced the inspection on sliding and fixation connection of ZF6-252 GIS bus conductor,and analysed the reason why deficiency depth insert of GIS bus conductor.At last,the paper proposes preventive measures on design and field installation.


We present diagonal Einstein metrics for Bianchi III and V, both for minkowskian and euclidean signatures and we show that the Einstein Bianchi III metrics have an integrable geodesic flow.


Background. Mechanisms of action of extracorporeal photochemotherapy (ECP) in graft-versus-host disease are incompletely understood. It has been proposed that phagocytosis of apoptotic bodies by monocytes and macrophages induces their activation, a process that increases production of immunosuppressive cytokines. We analyzed apoptosis and cytokine secretion in an autologous coculture system combining peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) obtained after ex vivo ECP treatment and nonirradiated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). Methods. We studied 11 leukapheresis products treated by ECP from six patients with resistant limited or extensive chronic graft-versus-host disease. Purified PBL obtained by monocyte depletion of the buffy coat from leukapheresis products were mixed with nonirradiated PBMC. Nonirradiated PBL were used as control. Cytokine production was tested at the mRNA level by real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for interleukin (IL)-10, IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra), IL-1&bgr;, tumor necrosis factor-&agr;, and IL-12p40. Results. Morphologic analysis and flow cytometry displayed important lymphocyte apoptotic features culminating at 24 to 48 hr. Coculture of patient's PBMC with ultraviolet-irradiated PBL as compared with nonirradiated PBL resulted in significant increase of IL-10 mRNA (3418±1015 versus 10596±3402 mRNA copy numbers;P =0.001) and IL-1Ra mRNA (23890±6166 versus 41767±10181 mRNA copy numbers;P =0.001). Incubation with a neutralizing anti-IL-10 monoclonal antibody resulted in a marked decrease of IL-1Ra mRNA levels. Conclusion. Our findings are consistent with the fact that ECP modifies patient's autologous lymphocytes by inducing a process of apoptosis that activates monocytes and macrophages, leading to increased synthesis of IL-10 and IL-1Ra mRNAs. The induction of this latter mediator is dependent on IL-10.


This paper documents a water:energy greenhouse gas (GHG) metric methodology for a decentralized non-potable water system that was developed as part of a Professional Doctorate in Engineering (DEng) research project by the first author. The project identified the need to investigate the challenges in changing the use of potable water to recycled water for landscape irrigation (LI) and for water features (WFs) at a medical facility case study (MFCS) in Abu Dhabi (AD) (the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The drivers for the research project were based on the need for AD to decrease desalinated potable water as well as reduce the environmental impact and operational costs associated with the processing and use of desalinated water. Thus, the aim of the research discussed and presented in this paper was to measure the impact of using recycled and onsite non-potable water sources at the MFCS to alleviate the use of desalinated potable water and reduce associated energy consumption, operational costs, and GHG emissions (latterly in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), for LI and WFs. The analysis of three case scenarios at the MFCS compared different approaches to alleviate energy use, costs, and GHG impacts for the use of recycled water in LI and WFs against a baseline. The findings led to a proposed sustainable water conservation and reuse (SWC) strategy, which helped save 50% desalinated potable water for LI use by soil improvement, building water system audits, and alternate non-potable water reuse. The recommendations for this paper are to develop a SWC strategy forming the basis for a water protocol by the competent authority for regional medical facilities including an assessment methodology for building decentralized non-potable water systems to measure their energy, GHG emissions and financial impact.


The paper advances a relational perspective to studying creativity at the individual level. Building on social network theory and techniques, we examine the role of social networks in shaping individuals' ability to generate a creative outcome. More specifically, we argue that individuals who occupy an intermediate position between the core and the periphery of their social system are in a favorable position to achieve creative results. In addition, the benefits accrued through an individual's intermediate core/periphery position can also be observed at the team level, when the same individual works in a team whose members come from both ends of the core/periphery continuum. We situate the analysis and test our hypotheses within the context of the Hollywood motion picture industry, which we trace over the period 1992–2003. The theoretical implications of the results are discussed.


A study was carried out to set up the methodology of the relative growth rate of seedlings to evaluate soybean seed vigor. Soybean seeds of ten commercial seed lots were evaluated by the following tests: field emergence, germination (first and final count), accelerated aging, cold, tetrazolium (1-3 and 1-5), electrical conductivity, seedling length, dry biomass and relative growth rate of seedlings. The experimental design used was the completely randomized block with four replications. The results were submitted to variance and correlation analysis. The average results were compared by means of the Scott-Knott grouping test. The relative growth rate of seedlings showed significant correlation (p<0.01) with all the evaluated seed vigor tests and was considered satisfactory in evaluating soybean seed vigor.


A host–guest system involving ferrocenemethanol (FcOH) and β-cyclodextrin (CD) in both homogeneous (free CD) and heterogeneous conditions (gold-confined CD) is studied by applying an integrated approach that combines energy and structure. Numerical experiments were used to calculate the potential of mean force between the host and guest at different separation distances. The thermodynamic properties of association are obtained by integrating the free-energy profile. In this study, we specially focus on the comparison of the association process between β-CD and FcOH in both isolated and water phases. We establish that the association process is enthalpy driven in all conditions (homogeneous and heterogeneous systems in both isolated and water phases). As a consequence, the driving forces involved in the complexation by β-CD are then essentially due to van der Waals interactions. As concerns the comparison between the isolated and water phases, the simulations have shown that the association constants in va...


This paper presents an active control strategy, based on a time-varying linear–quadratic optimal control problem, to attenuate the tip vibration of a two-dimensional coupled rotor-blade system whose dynamics is periodic. First, a periodic full-state feedback controller based on the linear–quadratic regulator (LQR) problem is designed. If all the states are not available for feedback, then an optimal periodic time-varying estimator, using the Kalman–Bucy filter, is computed. Both the Kalman filter gain and the LQR gain are obtained as the solution of a periodic Riccati differential equation (PRDE). Together, these gains provide the observer-based linear–quadratic–Gaussian (LQG) controller. An algorithm to solve the PRDE is also presented. Both controller designs ensure closed-loop stability and performance for the linear time-varying rotor-blade equation of motion. Numerical simulations show that the LQR and the LQG controllers are able to significantly attenuate the rotor-blade tip vibration.


Cultural tourism is the core of the tourism exploitation in historical and cultural city,and the problem of cultural environment exists universally in cultural tourism exploitation.The cultural ecology balance and the cultural integrality are indispensable to the cultural tourism exploitation in the case of the sustainable development of historical and cultural city.As well known,Meizhou is the "Capital of Hakka",and it conserves abundant Hakka culture scenes.Hakka culture is the foundation of Meizhou and the Hakka culture tourism is significant content of the tourism in the city,and so the cultural environment is very important to the tourism exploitation.In the course of development and dissemination of Hakka culture,some remarkable cultural ecology features are come into being,for example,those of migration,region and multielement.For tourism exploitation,the cultural ecology of Hakka should be esteemed and the consciousness of cultural ecology tourism be built up,the cultural ecology be protected,and the Hakka culture eco-tourism be brought forth in a sustainable development way.


Objective To investigate the changes in circulatory and pulmonary monary angiotensinⅡin rats with acite lung injury(ALI)and explore the role of angiotensinⅡin ALI.Method Thirty S-D rats were randomly divided into control group(n=6)and ALI group(n=24).The ALI group was further divided into four subgroups of observation at various intervals,3,6,9 and 12 hours after administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)into the femoral vein(each n=6).The indices rate,blood gas analysis,wet weight/dry weight(W/D)ratio of lung lobes,and pathological changes were successively observed at 3,6,9,and 12 hours after injury.The content of angiotensinⅡin lung tissue and blood plasma were detected at above set intervals by radioimmunoassay.Data of these assays were analyzed by one-factor analysis of variance.Results Compare with the control group,pH and PaO2 of arterial blood in ALI group decreased significantly(P<0.05)at all intervals and PaCO2 of arterial blood in ALI group decreased significanfly(P<0.05).at all intervals and PaCO2 of arterial blood and lung W/D weight ratio increased significantly(P<0.05),and scores of lung histopathology denoted the lung injuried(P<0.01).After injury of lung,angiotensin Ⅱ content increased markedly in lung homogenate and blood plasma (P<0.05).Angiotensin Ⅱ content in blood plasma reached peak value at 9 hours,and content of angiotensin Ⅱ in lung homogenates kept on increasing at allintervals of observation.Conclusions A large amount of angiotensin Ⅱ releases into lung tissue and blood plasma during ALI,suggesting systemic and pulmonary rennin-angiotensin systems are activated.

Key words:
Iipopolysaccharide; Acute lung injury; Rennin-angiotensin system; Angiotensin


Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/nef Dear Sir, Lamivudine (3TC) is a cytosine dideoxynucleoside analogue that has shown potent activity against HIV by inhibiting reverse transcriptase [1]. Renal clearance is the major route of 3TC elimination. Following oral administration, 70% of the total dose is excreted unchanged in the urine. Not surprisingly, it has been shown that decreasing renal function was associated with reduced 3TC clearance in a proportional and apparently linear relationship. It has, therefore, been suggested that impaired renal function does not require 3TC dose modification according to the degree of impairment. We report on the pharmacokinetics and the tolerance of 3TC administered at a normal dose in a haemodialyzed patient. In November 1998, a 41-year-old man, HIV infected with anuric end-stage renal disease treated with haemodialysis, had the AIDS-related complex. He was then treated with Nelfinavir 2,250 mg/day, Efavirenz 600 mg/day, and 3TC 150 mg every 12 h. His viral load decreased from 17,500 copies/ ml to undetectable levels (!200 copies/ml). After 6 months of treatment, no clinical or biological side effects were observed. Serum alanine, aspartate aminotransferase, creatinine kinase amylase, platelet count, and leucocyte count remained normal. Study of the pharmacokinetics of 3TC in plasma, conducted between haemodialysis sessions, was performed 6 months after the introduction of 3TC treatment (table 1). Paired arterial and venous blood samples Table 1. Pharmacokinetic parameters of 3TC in an HIV-infected patient with haemodialysis-dependent end-stage renal failure


A steering method for local path generation of car-like robots is presented in this paper. It is shown that in the absence of obstacles there are infinitely many solutions between two arbitrary configurations in the form of C*CS paths. This property facilitates the application of this class of paths in global planning algorithms where collisions with obstacles have to be avoided. In addition, we show that the steering method based on C*CS paths satisfies the topological property, hence a complete path planning algorithm can be constructed based on it.


Skimmed milk powders were spiked with one of three Salmonella serovars and incubated in buffered peptone water for 24 h. No false‐negative results were obtained by immunomagnetic separation (IMS), compared to seven for selenite cysteine, one for Müller‐Kauffmann tetrathionate and two for Rappaport‐Vassiliadis enrichment broths. Salmonella virchow was detected and enumerated during the pre‐enrichment incubation by IMS and indirect conductance techniques. The Salm. virchow cell number did not increase after 12 h incubation and remained at 3 times 106 cfu ml‐1. IMS was able to capture Salm. virchow cells at cell numbers ca 50 ml‐1 in the presence of a 1000 greater number of non‐salmonella cells.


The Optional courses,as an important part of curriculum system in higher vocational colleges,play a very important role in promoting the development of students' individual characters and cultivating their spirit of innovation.This article gives detailed analysis on the main problems existing in higher vocational colleges recently,such as opening optional courses at random,unreasonable teacher structure and the lack of guidance of choosing courses,analyzes some reasons from these aspects: teachers,students and teaching management and so on,and propposes some settlement strategies to improve courses teaching and teaching quality.


under the influence of the "methodology craze" since the 1980s, great achievement has been made in the study of the methodology of Chinese literary criticism and in the reflection on the research methods of classical Chinese literary theory. "Modernization of classical literary criticism" brought forth together with the problems of the relation between the old and the new will Lead our reflections on the study of classical literary theory to new insights into its history and future. The reflections on methodology manifest strongly the introspection of the study of classical literary theory in this period.


A method was established by gas chromatography for determination of 8 organochlorine pesticides(α-BHC,β-BHC,γ-BHC,δ-BHC,P,P'-DDE,P,P'-DDD,O,P'-DDT,P,P'-DDT) in soil samples with accelerated solvent extraction and solid phase extraction purification.The good linear relations between absorption value and the concentrations of 8 compounds were obtained,and detection limits ranged from 0.06 μg/kg to 0.21 μg/kg.The RSDs of matrix standard addition ranged from 2.2% to 5.8% and recoveries from 81.5% to 113%.


The rationale for a degradable bioactive glass coating is to lead the bone to appose gradually to the metal without the release of non-degradable particles. Two formulations of bioactive glasses, already described in the literature, have been studied: bg A and bg F. A non-bioactive glass (glass H) was sprayed as a control. Glass-coated Ti6Al4V cylinders were implanted in the femoral canal of New Zealand White rabbits. Samples were analysed by back scattered electron microscopy (BSEM) and electron dispersive analysis (EDX). Bone was in tight apposition with the coating. As time progressed, images were found where bone showed features of physiological remodelling (newly formed bone filling areas of bone resorption) close to the coating. At the interface the apposition was so tight that it was not possible to discern a clear demarcation, even at higher magnification (more than 2500x). There was a gradual degradation during time and at 10 months bone was found apposed directly to the metal in more than half of the samples. In contrast, the non-bioactive glass coating showed complete integrity at any time examined and a clear demarcation with the coating was evident. Two peculiar features of the behaviour of bioactive glass coatings in vivo are: (a) degradation during time; and (b) promotion of a tight apposition with the newly formed bone.


Historically, the orifice and mechanical chart meter have been the standard of measurement for natural gas in the oil field. Observed deficiencies have been balanced by the record supplied by the chart and its ability to be used where there is no power source. Advancing microprocessor and other electronic technologies have now made possible mircoprocessor-based computers with accuracy better than the chart, which can also be readily solar powered. 4 refs.


An increasing number of social and economic historians is convinced that they need to step out of their ivory tower and should engage in on-going public debates related to their domains of expertise. Many of the twenty- and thirtysomething researchers are certainly willing to do so, although they currently lack the tools to let their voices be heard in civil society or by policy-makers and businessmen. In this essay, I propose four strategic changes that will strengthen the visibility of Dutch and Flemish social and economic historians as well as their impact on public and private policy-making, namely (1) a diversification of our too narrowly focussed communication strategy, (2) the introduction of 'duo-jobs' which allow combining academic work with a career outside academia, (3) an increased cooperation with the business world and (4) the creation of a Centre of Expertise that builds bridges between academic and non-academic partners.


We investigate the peculiar nature of strange stars through an analysis of different quark models, i.e. vBag model and CFL model equation of states at different parameter sets, and focus on understanding the equation of state governing the intriguing central compact object (CCO) within the supernova remnant HESS J1731-347, with a mass and radius of $M = 0.77^{+0.20}_{-0.17} M_{\odot}$ and $R = 10.4^{+0.86}_{-0.78}$ km, respectively. Additionally, we compare the radial oscillations of two models to determine the frequency of the HESS J1731-347 compact object at its maximum mass. The frequencies of radial oscillations are computed for each of the four EoSs considered. In total, the 10 lowest radial frequencies for each of those EoSs have been computed. By delving into these aspects, we aim at deepening our understanding of strange stars and their connection to the observed HESS J1731-347 mass-radius relationship.


The greater discover of Knowledge Management is that the SGML standard can be used to manage not only documents but also organization. Practised systems and artifical intelligence, though belonging to the past knowledge technology (that based on DBMS, Data Base Management System), can contribute to the present one (KBMS, Knowledge Base Management System) since they acquire, represent and manage not only data and information, but knowledge too. The key point are Information Retrieval, indexing and digests' compiling. The news is that the number and the complexity of document to be managed with KM is highly increased. The new task of AI in KM world is that to create and develop commercial products for IR and DB/KM Management Systems, to allow industries to analyze large quantities of information (automated reading, indexing and summaring) and to re-introduce in databases the results of queries and interpretations, to have the real knowledge.


Introduction: Giardia lamblia is an important cause of diarrheal disease followed by malabsorption in children throughout the world and is the most frequent pathogenic intestinal protozoan infection. Children having diarrhoea with duration of more than seven days with abdominal pain comprises of Giardia infection . Around 80% of children were affected with Giardia infection as they belong from lower socioeconomical class. Giardia intestinalis causes Giardiasis which is one of the major causes of diarrheal diseases throughout the world. Infection occurred by Giardia may be either asymptomatic or may cause diarrheal illness that can be acute or chronic. In areas of poor sanitation it affects 33% of the people in the developing world. Study aimed to isolate Giardia cyst in paediatric patient under five in Kanpur Region. Material and Methods: The study was carried in the Department of Microbiology, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. A total of 197 stool sample were collected and screened for Giardia through microscopy (Iodine and saline mount. Result: Among 197 samples screened. The 18 samples were positive through direct microscopy for Giardia cyst. Maximum amount of parasitic infection was found in age group 3.5-5 years. Conclusion: Stool microscopy is (gold standard); however, its sensitivity is low due to intermittent faecal shedding for Giardiasis which is a common gastrointestinal parasitic infection in tropics. Parasitic infection caused by Giardia lamblia is a major worldwide public health problem. Infection is also associated with complications in early childhood if not treated. For better management of the patients early diagnosis and treatment is required. Drinking water standards, hand hygiene, health education, safe sanitation are factors and should be given priority to minimize such infections.


We examine the problem of efficiency in both air-source and geothermal heat pumps in regions with low ambient air temperature, and the advantage of using a combination of both systems in one equipment. Both geothermal and air heat pumps have their advantages and disadvantages. Geothermal heat pumps are more expensive to install and, in colder climates, experience a progressive decrease in efficiency with constant use during the winter season because of chilling of the ground adjacent to geothermal heat exchangers during heat extraction. Air-source heat pumps are less expensive to install and experience a decrease in efficiency as ambient temperature is getting lower. A numerical model simulation was conducted using the program "INSOLAR.GSHP.12" for a 200 sq.m. house in Moscow. The model tested the efficiency of combined use of a ground heat pump at ambient temperatures below -10°C, and air heat pump for ambient temperatures above -10°C. The results were compared to simulation of using only a geothermal heat pump. The results show a 13.3% reduction in energy consumption using the combined ground and air heat pumps over the energy requirement of using only the geothermal heat pump.


Background: Preterm birth is a hazard for deleterious short and long-term health outcomes. Cerclage is not a fit for all clinical situations Progesterone clearly plays a role in the maintenance of pregnancy through the relaxant effect of progesterone on myometrial strips in vitro. The progesterone usage in the prevention of preterm birth (PTB) in both singleton and multiple pregnancies has been broadly investigated. Aim of Study: Was to compare the efficacy of vaginal progesterone and cerclage in preventing preterm birth. Patients and Methods: This randomized prospective study was conducted at Al-Hussien University Hospital and Kafr El-Sheikh General Hospital during the period from May 2018 to September 2021. A total 150 pregnant women at high risk of preterm birth who were chosen from the outpatient clinics. They all had singleton pregnancy with gestational age at the first antenatal visit of 12-16 weeks. Additionally, they had history of previous spontaneous preterm labor, and they all presented with sonographic cervical length <25mm in mid trimester. Results: It was observed that in cases who received vaginal progesterone in vaginal progesterone the mean gestational age was (35.68±2.63 weeks) while it was (36.14 ±2.11 weeks) in those who underwent cerclage. The mean gestational age improved in the cerclage groups by about 3.92 days. The gestational age at delivery was higher in the cerclage group than that in the progesterone group, but without significant difference (p=0.239). There was statistically significant difference between the both studied groups regarding mean birth weight as it was 2185.9±314.2 in women who received vaginal progesterone compared to 2305.8 ±234.6 in women who underwent cerclage; with p=value=0.025) this may be due to higher percentage of term pregnancy in cerclage group than progesterone one. The mean Apgar score at 1 minute was higher in the cerclage group than that in the progesterone groups (7.79 vs. 7.72). This results showed that the di erence in the mean Apgar score was not statistically significant between the progesterone and the cerclage groups ( p=0.809). Correspondence to: Dr. Mohamed A. Abd Al-Aziz, E-Mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Conclusion: Either vaginal progesterone or cervical cerclage had a significant beneficial effect in the protection against preterm delivery and improving perinatal outcomes among high risk women with a singleton gestation, previous spontaneous preterm birth or a mid trimester sonographic short cervix.


On the 3rd September 2001, Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HWP) and Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) announced a definitive merger agreement to create an $87 billion global technology leader. The aim of this paper is to analyze if Compaq and HP shareholders have benefited from such a merge. Using a modified two factor model, market capitalization and book to market value were found not to add significant value to the shareholders' post-merger returns. Earnings Per Share (EPS) and the Price Earnings (P/E) ratio dropped in the year following the merger between the two entities, before eventually picking up in later years. While higher post-merger EPS suggest shareholders from the target firm tend to have benefited more than shareholders from the acquiring firm, the post-merger P/E tend to be higher for shareholders from the acquiring company.


The National Oceanic and Atm ospheric Adm in is t r a ti o n (NOAA) Po la r Opera tional Environmental Satellites (POES) System is a series of five polar-orbiting satellites (K-15, L-16, M-17, N, N Prime (N')) with improved sounding and imaging capabilities that are intended to provide operational coverage for 10 years (1998 2008). The purpose of the POES is to make m easurem ents of temperature and humidity in the Earth's atmosphere, surface temperature, cloud cover, water-ice boundaries, and proton and electron flux near the Earth. The system consists of a pair of satellites and a suite of instruments that continuously monitor the Earth and ensure that every part of the Earth is observed at least twice every 12 hours. The data collected are entered into weather forecast models and are vital to medium and longrange forecasts. The data are used as an aid in responding to people who require rescue from hazardous situations. Users all around the world listen for and use this data to warn of catastrophic conditions. Data from the NOAA satellites are used by researchers within NASA's Earth Science Enterprise, a long-term research program designed to study Earth's land, oceans, atmosphere, ice, and life as a total integrated system .


Abstract Stem cells are now one of the most extensively studied fields in experimental medicine. Although embryonic stem cells (ESCs) have the capability to differentiate into lineages derived from all three primary germ layers, their use remains ethically controversial. Mesenchymal stromal cells' (MSCs) utilization is not burdened with such concerns. MSCs were primarily characterized as fibroblastic cells from bone marrow stroma, with the ability to adhere to plastic and form clonogenic colonies (CFU-Fs – colony-forming unit-fibroblasts). Subsequent studies led to their isolation from various other adult or perinatal tissues, including the umbilical cord. Although in most cases MSCs are obtained from umbilical cords' stroma (Wharton's jelly), it has been demonstrated that both cord's lining and endothelial layer of umbilical vein possess the cells that fulfill the minimal criteria for MSCs published in 2006 by the International Society for Cellular Therapy. Since the initial discovery, a number of pre-clinical and clinical studies were conducted with the use of MSCs derived from umbilical cords, targeting diseases such as cancer or autoimmune diseases. Moreover, their secretome may be even more beneficial, providing an opportunity to create cell-free therapies. Running title: The history of human umbilical cord stem cells


Three novel hemicyanine derivatives bearing different electron donors, 2-[4-N, N-dimethylaminostyryl]-β-naphthothiazolium propylsulfonate (dye 1), 2-[4-N, N-diethylaminostyryl]-β-naphthothiazolium propylsulfonate (dye 2) and 2-[2-hydroxyl-4-N, N-diethylaminostyryl]-β-naphthothiazolium propylsulfonate (dye 3), were designed and synthesized for use in dye-sensitized mesoporous TiO2 solar cells. Their visible light absorption, luminescence emission, electrochemical properties, and photoelectrochemical properties were systematically studied. Upon comparison, dye 3 was found to be the best sensitizer. Experimental data show that introduction of a hydroxyl group can greatly enhance the electron injection efficiency, moreover, this enhancement can greatly override the unfavourable factor originated from the decrease of the adsorption amount of dye 3. Additionally bearing the hydroxyl group, the dye 3 sensitized solar cell gained remarkably high photoelectric conversion yield of 6.3% under illumination of 80.0 mW cm−2 white light from a Xe lamp.


The Christian churches in the West struggle to retain and attract youth and young adults. This has lead to a fraught and stressful environment in which to practice youth ministry. A declining church looks increasingly to youth ministries to provide for a boost to sagging morale - if not wholesale renewal. Some within the churches approach ministry to young people as the way to secure the 'future of the church' and look for a 'hero' or program which will revitalise the youth ministry. This is compounded by the reality that many churches have a reduced capacity to employ youth ministry specialists. The demands of a declining church can readily reduce youth ministry praxis to blind pragmatism. A new paradigm of ministry to young people is needed in which practitioners have the tools to skillfully consider the context within which they minister and how it shapes their activity.


The current development strategy of inorganic pigments is to develop technologies, such as high coloring ability, low oil absorption, easy dispersion, heat resistance, and nontoxicity. As the largest colored inorganic pigments, iron oxide pigments are widely used in building materials, coatings, rubber, plastics, paint, etc. In this paper, black iron oxide pigment was used as the carrier, and alumina substance was used as the support. Precipitation method was used to synthesize the aluminum oxide-coated iron oxide black composite pigment under different experimental conditions, and the coated iron was studied by XRD, SEM and TEM characterization methods. The structure of the black pigment, discuss the influence of the coating temperature, reaction pH, coating method, neutralizing acid and other factors on the microstructure of the composite material and the performance of the pigment. The experimental results show that, through co-current coating, the temperature of the reaction system of 80∘C and the reaction pH of 10–11 are the best parameters for coating. The oil absorption, tinting power, hiding power and dispersion power of the coated iron black were tested, and the performance of the iron black pigment was greatly improved after the coating. The heat resistance and light fastness of iron black were tested through the color difference change experiment. The experimental results showed that the heat resistance and light fastness of iron black pigment showed good performance after coating.


Based on an elastic rub-impact model, a dynamic model of a rubbing rotor system with an initial deflection was set up and motion equations were derived and solved numerically. Poincare maps, rotor orbits and bifurcation diagrams were drawn to investigate the effects of the initial deflection distance and the initial deflection angle on the vibration features of the rub-impact rotor system. The paper concluded that the initial deflection had great influence on the motion forms of the rubbing rotor system.


Participants may discuss priority topics within each of the NEI program areas for which non-invasive assessment techniques are needed. Information will also be available on current funding rates and budgetary considerations.


Periodic fever with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome is an autoimmune disorder and the most common disorder characterized by periodic fever in children. A male patient has been followed up from 11 months to 10 years of age because of repeated high fever. We prescribed antifebriles and antibiotics for each febrile episode without a beneficial effect to him each time. He required several days of rest at home to recover from each episode. During his most recent febrile episode at 10 years of age, we prescribed 5.0 g of shinbuto (TJ-30; Tsumura Co., Tokyo, Japan). His fever resolved the next day and he was able to attend school. His growth and development are normal. Shinbuto had a therapeutic effect in this patient with PFAPA syndrome and may be useful in this condition.


Abstract: Over the last decade, Saudi Arabia has experienced significant economic increases as evidenced by the 30% growth in its gross domestic product; furthermore, the construction industry has increased 10% in the same time period. 1,2 Due to this significant growth, the construction industry is encountering issues related to construction quality resulting in significant waste and associated environmental impacts. In this research, we applied our previously developed framework that integrates three different methods — Lean, Green, and Six-sigma – to a residential construction complex in Saudi Arabia. Our aim of this case study was to explore the application of the framework in practice to glean quantitative results and further validate the framework. In the case study, we used the developed framework to identify a significant issue related to quality and delays – final completion of 53 residential units was delayed because of failed exterior buildings surfaces. We then used the framework to define the causes behind the defects via a field investigation of the 53 units. Of the defect, construction execution was responsible for 43% of the defect, 31% untrained workers, 19% unfavorable construction weather condition, with 7% accounting for other issues. A procedure was developed in concert with the construction manager and overall developer reducing the amount of rework and waste causes revealed by the field examination and the framework. Although two steps were added to the original construction process to overcome waste causes, still save a lot of resources and reduces environmental impact. In summary, we found that the Lean, Green, Six-sigma framework increased productivity, quality, and reduced waste. Keywords: Saudi Arabia Construction Industry; Construction Processes Improvement; Value Stream Mapping; Life Cycle Assessment; Six-Sigma


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The present paper proposes an unsupervised feature learning method for POLSAR image classification. The proposed method includes two steps. In these two steps, features are created and learned from scratch. The first is to learn dictionaries and encode features using scatter matrices. The dictionary is learned using a set of vectors that are known as hierarchical matching pursuit (HMP). The dictionary is learned with K-singular vector decomposition (K-SVD). Afterward, the sparse codes can be computed with orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP). The second step extracts features from the previous step. The results demonstrate that the features extracted and learned from this method led to more efficient POLSAR classification results than other existing similar methods.


The characteristics of Spanish military orders were debate topics for the jurists and theologians in the early Modern Age. The most important issue was the consideration of knights as ecclesiastical or lay individuals. The main purpose of this paper is the analysis of the "allegationes" belonging to the Palafoxiana library (Puebla), in regard to the judicial competences over the members of military orders. In this sense, two important examples are the "allegationes" prepared by Ambrosio Machin in Sardinia and by Juan de Morales Barnuevo in Castile in the first half of seventeenth century. These printed texts are interesting sources for the study of the circulation of the juridical debates between the Catholic Europe and New Spain. Its contents concerned the competences of ecclesiastical and secular jurisdictions and the conflicts between courts or authorities because of crimes perpetrated by military knights and novices. The doctrinal discussions about the juridical "status" of those individuals were transcendental during the Old Regime, due to the social projection of the taking of military vows in the territories subjected to the Spanish Crown. Furthermore, the mentioned texts spread in New Spain the canon and royal rules about the judicial competences in civil and criminal trials, also as the opinions of famous authors, such as Castillo de Bobadilla, Garcia Mastrillo, and Farinacci.


In the long traditional society of China, social morality was hindered to a certain extent by natural economy, dictatorial system, family system, and cultural style leaded by the Confucianism. There are problems in modern construction of social morality beginning at the early years of the twentieth century. Nowadays, we should complete the modern construction in social morality by cultivating public realm, improving education in social morality, and perfecting the system of rewards and penalties.


A hard-top type vehicle door window assembly having a tape drive window regulator mechanism with a connector device which is guided on a straight slide pole and permits a change in angularity of the window as it is moved therealong with the window laterally stabilized as it approaches its closed position by cooperation of a stabilizing arrangement between the window and the door's inner panel and also between the connector device and the inner door panel.


—Continuing difficulty in the successful natural regeneration of economically important oak species (Quercus spp.) on highly productive sites has led to considerable research regarding the use of artificial oak regeneration to ensure recruitment of oak as an important component of future stands. Two obstacles to the success of some oak plantings in Tennessee are herbivory by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus (Boddaert)) and competition from an invasive non-native grass, Nepalese browntop (Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus). We examined the effects of both deer herbivory and the Nepalese browntop on the first-year growth of outplanted, high quality, locally adapted, 1-0 northern red oak (Q. rubra L.) seedlings on the Ames Plantation in Tennessee. Northern red oak seedlings were outplanted under four overstory treatments (no cut, high grade, commercial clearcut, and two age). Seedling growth, deer browse pressure (defined as browse on terminal or lateral shoots), and herbaceous biomass were monitored monthly through the 2002 growing season. Browse pressure accounted for approximately 67 percent of the variation in total seedling height growth, and exhibited a strong negative relationship with total growth (r = -0.82; slope= -0.48). Additionally, Tukey-Kramer multiple comparison tests detected seedling height differences between the no-harvest treatment as compared with the three harvest treatments. Herbivory was prevalent early in the growing season when the seedlings first flushed, then declined during the remainder of the growing season. Analysis indicated that seedlings with a height of 148 cm or greater escaped browse. Thus, with larger seedlings planted, it may be expected that many seedlings will surpass this "browse line" in the first or second growing seasons. Linear regression revealed a strong negative relationship between Nepalese browntop biomass production and mean seedling height growth (r = -0.74; slope= -0.0046). No differences in Nepalese browntop biomass production were found between treatments (P = 0.29) with first year results, but means ranged from 45 percent in the two-age treatment to 23 percent in the no cut treatment. This range may broaden with additional time and significant differences arise. These results still suggest that canopy disturbance may encourage a growth flush of this competitive species.


The purpose of this essay is to analyse what could be seen as a transformation of a genre of fiction, the novel of violence. Its novelty can be perceived in the changes of its narrative structure albeit incorporating some trends of the detective novel: the novel of violence. In sociological tradition, various authors have chosen the detective novel as a research object to explain modernity. This sociological tradition in studies of detective fiction allows us to suggest the emergence of another form of romance, the novel of violence, in the last thirty years. In Mexico, the latest works of Carlos Fuentes (Mexico, 1928-2012) belong to this genre of novels. Also, Elmer Mendoza (Mexico, 1949-) who write about the detective and the organised crime. In the novels of violence, crime and solution are secondary, because violence is seen as a structuring element of social reality. New forms of murders arise: violent crimes, international drug trafficking, sexual abuse and violence, rape, corruption, and torture. These forms appear as an aesthetic of "brutalism" and "cruelty". The world of the novel of violence is a world without law, defined by the ineffectiveness or simply the absence of the police or the judiciary. There is a lack of a legitimate authority, formal or informal, signifying the crisis of the judicial system. But, also, this literature appears to have worldwide lectors in late modernity.


The main control goal of a wind turbine (WT) is to produce the maximum energy in any operating region. When the wind speed is under its rated value, the control must aim at tracking the maximum power point of the best power curve for a specific WT. This is challenging due to the non-linear characteristics of the system and the environmental disturbances it is subjected to. Direct Speed Control (DSC) is one of the main techniques applied to address this problem. In this strategy, it is necessary to design a speed controller to adjust the generator torque so to follow the optimum generator speed. In this work we improve the DSC by implementing this speed controller with a radial basis function neural network (RBF-NN). An unsupervised learning algorithm is designed to tune the weights of the NN so it learns the control law that minimizes the generator speed error. With this proposed unsupervised neural control methodology, the electromagnetic torque that allows the optimal power extraction is obtained, and thus the best power coefficient (${C_p}$) values. The proposal is tested on the OpenFast nonlinear model of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 1.5MW wind turbine. Simulation results prove the good performance of this neuro-control approach as it maintains the wind turbine variables into the appropriate range and tracks the rated operation values. It has been compared with the controller included in OpenFAST giving up to 7.87% more power.


We derive an explicit formula, valid for all integers $r,d\ge 0$, for the dimension of the vector space $C^r_d(\Delta)$ of piecewise polynomial functions continuously differentiable to order $r$ and whose constituents have degree at most $d$, where $\Delta$ is a planar triangulation that has a single totally interior edge. This extends previous results of Toh\v{a}neanu, Min\'{a}\v{c}, and Sorokina. Our result is a natural successor of Schumaker's 1979 dimension formula for splines on a planar vertex star. Indeed, there has not been a dimension formula in this level of generality (valid for all integers $d,r\ge 0$ and any vertex coordinates) since Schumaker's result. We derive our results using commutative algebra.


Nowadays,with the development of society and the improvement of living standard,especially with the appearance of diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia,the incidence of arteriosclerotic occlusive disease is increasing and the imaging diagnosis status is more important,which mainly includes DUS,MSCTA,MRA and DSA. There are many advantages and disadvantages among the above examination methods,DUS is more applicable,but it cannot display the whole vascular tree of lower extremity; MSCTA is the best to display calcification,but it has radiation; MRA can clearly display vascular,but its examination time is too long; DSA is known as the golden standard,but it is traumatic. For the convenience of clinician to make a better choice in practice,here is to make a review of these imaging methods.


Today, the stark reality is that even after 62 years of independence, India still has not been able to ensure a minimum quality life to its citizens. The million-dollar question India have been facing is that whether leading economic power with poor show of human development can present a model of sustainable, equitable and Inclusive growth that India is aspiring for, certainly not. So, there must be some changes. These changes primarily include the change in the education system. Education which is a pre-requisite for all type of development recipes is presently in a bad shape in India. Why India is still a developing country and what is stopping it from being a developed country? This particular question strikes us every time when we read something about India's education system. So in this context, this research paper throws light on In's and Out's of higher education in India.


Abstract— Erythrocytes from patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria contain large amounts of protoporphyrin bound to (hemo)globin. Irradiation of these cells causes a shift in fluorescence emission maximum and a decreased fluorescence intensity which is consistent with transfer of protoporphyrin from (hemo)globin to the cell membrane. When the erythrocytes were irradiated intermittently, nearly 70% of the protoporphyrin was released and the hemolysis was less than 3%. Giving the total light dose as a single pulse, resulted in 84% protoporphyrin release and 16% hemolysis.


Due to the soaring energy prices, the cost to maintain a basic living standard has increased, therefore choosing right insulated materials when building a new house/appliance is important. The heat transfer coefficient plays a vital role; therefore, developing an effective, accurate, and low cost testing machine is an important issue. This is also the goal of this research. The testing apparatus developed can be used to measure the thermal conductivity as a basis for the choice of the materials. The heat conduction testing equipment was designed using "the thermal conductivity comparison with a known conductivity" method in addition to the basic heat conduction theory. For the best results, several parameters were used to fine-tune the operating conductions, such as cooling flow rate, heat source temperature, etc. Three types of materials were used as the sample for verifying the accuracy of the developed apparatus: gypsum board, silicon cement and PE polyethylene foam. Four heat sources temperatures were tested: 30°C, 35°C, 40°C, and 45°C. Two cooling flow rates were used: 108 liter/hour and 90 liter/hour. In the end, ANSYS was used to validate the testing results. The testing results show that the measured thermal conductivity is accurate. Equilibrium can be reached faster when testing with high cooling flow rates. The best hot plate temperature is 30°C.© 2012 ASME


In this paper, an embedded video monitoring system for intelligent control is presented. This presented system uses DaVinci-based high-speed TMS320DM6467 chip as hardware component and uses Embedded Linux Operating System as software component, in addition, it takes target detection and tracking algorithms as its core. So it can not only meet the requirements of real-time video processing and heavy computation by the ARM+DSP dual-core processors, but also meet the requirements of the intellectualization of video monitoring by the target detection and tracking algorithms.


The utility model provides a device for monitoring pedestrians at a road intersection. The device comprises a main control machine, signal lamps and a camera, wherein a signal receiver, a signal controller, a data processor, a data memory and an information interface are arranged in the main control machine; the signal lamps are connected with the signal receiver and the signal controller of the main control machine respectively and mounted above the road intersection; the device is characterized in that: a signal detector connected with the signal receiver of the main control machine is arranged on the pavement side of the road intersection; and a large-screen display connected with the data processor of the main control machine is arranged on a road intersection side. The device provided by the utility model can conveniently and effectively monitor and display the traffic behaviors of the pedestrians; and once a pedestrian runs the red light, the device sends voice prompt and takes a picture, and at the same time, the violation picture of the violator is displayed on the display screen to remind the violator, keep smooth road traffic and avoid traffic accidents caused by the pedestrian running the red light.


Excerpt The gall bladder must be considered as an integral part of the hepatoenteric system. We must think of the liver as one unit and the intestinal tract as the other unit, the two associated by...


A description is geven of the set up of the results of a system for
permamnet measurements of noise from military aircraft near Volkel
military airbase. Here, at a location approximately 2000 m south-west of
the runway, noise events are recorded automatically. The levels of these
events were processed from March 2000 till January 2001 to obtain the
value for the 'averaged' noise load in such a way as to allow comparison
with the calculated annual noise load due to military aircraft operation
at this airbase. In the period from March till December 2000, the
measured noise load equalled 51 plus or minus 2 Kosten units (Ke), the
Dutch noise unit for measuring aircraft noise. In Lden, the noise load
amounts to 69 dB(A). The load of 51 plus or minus 2 Ke is within the
margins of the load calculated by the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR)
over the year 2000. Depending on the assumed lateral dispersion of the
flight routes across nominal ground tracks, these margins are 48 and 51
Ke. The value of 48 Ke is almost 8 Ke higher than the noise loads
calculated for previous years. This increase is related to the
completion (by the end of 1999) of a technical and operational update
programme for the F16 aircraft (Mid-Life Update, MLU) at Volkel. As a
result, the flight profiles of the aircraft have been changed.The
measurements at Volkel have revealed that large differences, in time as
well as in space, may occur in the annual noise load. A great number of
the changes in the aircraft operation responsible for these differences
will be logged and used in the calculation of the annual noise load.
However, some aspects may be overseen due to legal regulations or
agreements. The measurements at Volkel have shown that the assumption of
a large lateral dispersion of the flight routes leads to an
underestimation of the annual noise load of 3 Ke at the measurement
location, while at other locations this assumption may lead to the same
degree of overestimation For the time being, continuation in the
measurement of aircraft noise close to an airport is recommended.
Regarded as being worthwhile is investigating to see if short
measurements closer to the airport runway, and measurements on a larger
number of aircraft types under different technical and operational
conditions, may present an alternative to permanent measurements at one
location and for one aircraft type. By comparing the measured noise
emission with the emission values used in the calculations, it will
become clear to what extent the real flight, and meteo and environmental
conditions, cause a difference in the 'real' noise load compared to the
calculated noise load. This will contribute to the reliability of the
monitoring of the noise load around airports. Furthermore, by repeating
the measurements every year, the development in time of the fleet's noise
emission can be followed.


Phosphono peptides exhibited plant-growth-regulating activity when tested on Lepidium sativum and Cucumis sativus. The studies have provided evidence that the mechanism of action of these compounds may involve the uptake of the phosphono peptides into the plant, intracellular hydrolysis of the peptide bond and release of the P-terminal aminoalkylphosphonic acid. This acid or its metabolite is then probably responsible for the observed physiological effect.


The Green synthesis was carried out using the aqueous solution of Cuminum cyminum (Cumin seed) spice extract and AgNO3. A fixed ratio of spice extract to metal ion was prepared and the formation of silver nanoparticle was confirmed by observing the colour changes from colorless to dark brown colour, which proved the formation of nanoparticles. An intense peak was obtained in the UVVis spectrophotometer at 404 nm. The possible functional groups like alcohols and alkenes present in the cumin extract are responsible for capping and reducing of silver nanoparticles, were identified by FTIR analysis. From the XRD data, the crystalline nature of the biosynthesized silver nanoparticles is confirmed and the average particle size is found to be 13 nm. Finally, the antimicrobial activity of biosynthesized AgNPs shows a promising zone of inhibition, over the E.coli bacteria.


English writing has always been a big problem for Chinese students, and it is especially important for non -English majors to improve their writing abilities. In view of the impossibility to offer a writing course in limited teaching hours with limited conditions,the author attempts a brief study of certain understandings and approaches on how to improve writing ability through teaching Intensive Reading from four aspects and puts forward some advice as well.


Type 2 diabetes mellitus with chronic hyperglycemia can cause a hypoxic environment in the renal interstitium and can cause kidney disorders (diabetic nephropathy), this can lead to decreased kidney function and the production of erythropoietin produced by peritubular fibroblasts is disrupted, and hemoglobin is not formed optimally and occurs anemia. Thei purposei ofi thisi studyi wasi toi determinei hemoglobini levelsi in patients withi typei 2i diabetesi mellitusi in RSUD. K.R.M.T Wongsonegoro Semarang. This is a descriptive quantitative study, the data comes from the medical records of patients with typei 2i diabetesi mellitusi withi complicationsi ofi diabetici nephropathyi at RSUD K.R.M.T Wongsonegoro Semarang as many as 40 samples with non-probability samplingi itechnique. The results showed that there were 20 men who had decreased hemoglobin levels and 1 person who had normal hemoglobin levels. Meanwhile, in women, 17 people had decreased hemoglobin levels and 2 people had normal hemoglobin levels. Based on the age category, the most were the early elderly as many as 15 people and the least in the late teens and early adults each as many as 2 people. Meanwhile, based on the average level of anemia, more experienced moderate levels of anemia. Hemoglobin levels in patients with type. 2i. diabetesi. mellitusi. withi. complicationsi. ofi. diabetici. nephropathyi. at RSUD K.R.M.T Wongsonegoro Semarang were 40 samples, on average they had low hemoglobin levels.


The invention discloses a kind of coolant jacket based on fractal runner, comprise the coolant jacket inner ring of closely socket successively, coolant jacket centre circle and coolant jacket outer ring; The outer wall of coolant jacket inner ring is circumferentially provided with inner ring cooling unit, four the I-shaped runners of inner ring comprising distributed rectangular and the I-shaped connecting passage of inner ring be communicated with it, and the I-shaped connecting passage of inner ring is connected with the water inlet of coolant jacket; Coolant jacket centre circle be circumferentially provided with inner ring cooling unit just to and the centre circle cooling unit be communicated with; The water inlet of coolant jacket and the delivery port of coolant jacket stagger and are oppositely arranged, the coolant jacket that the present invention adopts fractal net work runner to be formed, and can improve uniformity and the efficiently radiates heat efficiency of Temperature Distribution.The invention also discloses a kind of electro spindle, comprise main shaft, rotor, motor stator, based on the coolant jacket of fractal runner and shell, the object reducing electro spindle Thermal Error and improve machining accuracy can be reached.


This paper presents a primary research of traveling abroad by citizens of Serbia as a dominant form of cultural spending, or more specifically, a primary research of motivation in tourism. The paper offers a special way of analysis of the relation between cultural spending through travelling abroad and stratification and social categories in Serbian society. In Serbian society, as a dividing line within the practice of cultural spending among the population who travels abroad, there appear to be three dimensions: status, urban locality and education, that is to say, it has been observed that Serbian members of the public who have high status, high education and urban locality tend to travel abroad. At the centre of this paper is a survey designed to investigate the manner in which the people of Serbia spend their leisure time together with the analysis of their opinions and beliefs concerning travel, aimed at determining to what extent travel abroad is a cultural practice and a form of cultural spending by Serbian people as well as the impact it has on the structure of the society. The field survey was conducted in the period March – May 2014 by the first year students of Tourismology of the Faculty of Geography in Belgrade, which formed a part of their compulsory practical work within Sociology of Tourism. The poll was conducted in traveling agencies in Belgrade and other cities in Central Serbia, according to the students' individual choice and accessibility. The sample comprises 613 polled participants from urban and rural settlements.


The embodiment of the invention discloses a micro-wave oven control method, micro-wave oven control equipment and a micro-wave oven. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a sampling interruption signal generated by a digital signal of the current food temperature and a digital signal of the current food humidity according to a pre-set period; responding to the sampling interruption signal, calculating the current food temperature , the current food humidity and the received setting temperature to obtain the amount of digital control according to a fuzzy PID (proportion integration differentiation) algorithm, and performing digital to analog conversion and PWM (pulse-width modulation) on the amount of digital control to obtain an analog pulse control signal; utilizing the analog pulse control signal to control the input power of a magnetron; and circulating the process until the current temperature reaches the setting temperature. According to the invention, through the closed-loop control method for continuously acquisition, calculation and output, the precision for temperature control is increased; and meanwhile, a user can obtain a pre-set heating effect without setting the heating time and heating manner of food according to experience, so that the convenience for use is further improved.


Mercury levels in 18 groups of fishes including Mollusca and Crustacea were analysed. The mercury content in all the 18 groups are very low. Differential variation among different groups were also noticed where the mean average values ranges from 5μg/kg to 65μg/kg. The levels of concentration of mercury in some of the known food fishes of the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea have been compared with similar species found in Mediterranean, Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. It was observed that the mercury content in Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean species increases 2-4 times than the Indian Ocean species. The present values were also compared with permissible levels of mercury content of different countries.


Advertisements over internet can be seen as a boon or bane for the internet users especially to youth who are the major contributors to internet usage. Any advertisement, if noticed, can lead to a particular behaviour or action. And internet advertisements are no exceptions. Most reviews with respect to internet advertisements indicate that it is disturbing for the genuine users and distracting to the youth. The five types of advertisements considered in this study are: social advertisements, sexy advertisements, celebrity advertisements, personal advertisements and promotional advertisements. This paper thus focuses on the behaviour of the youth with respect to the viewing of advertisements. The sample size of the study was 700 with schools and universities in Pondicherry and Chennai. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. A SEM model was developed based on the responses collected to study the influence of advertisements on the positive and negative behaviours. Findings and suggestions were made based on the results. This study stands unique in the fact that there are no direct empirical studies based on the influence of positive and negative behaviours of youth on internet advertisements especially in the regions (Pondicherry and Chennai) considered in the study.


Deep learning is widely used in the field of image quality assessment. The complex binocular vision mechanism and the multidimensional characteristics make the quality assessment of stereoscopic images more challenging. In this paper, a new no-reference quality assessment method based on binocular visual saliency weighting for stereoscopic images is proposed. Firstly, considering the depth information, the 2D saliency map and the depth saliency map of the left and right views are fused in a linear weighting way to obtain the 3D saliency map. Next, in order to train the feature map, a four-channel convolutional neural network is built and the human vision characteristics are taken into account. Finally, the mappings of features are fine-tuned to quality scores, and the weights in accordance with 3D salient information are assigned to acquire the final predicted scores. The performance of the proposed metric has been evaluated on two extensively used databases. The experimental results show the effectiveness of our proposed method and the superiority over other related methods.


We investigate electromagnetic and weak form factors of heavy-light mesons in the context of point-form relativistic quantum mechanics. To this aim we treat the physical processes from which such electroweak form factors are extracted by means of a coupled channel approach which accounts for the dynamics of the intermediate gauge bosons. It is shown that heavy-quark symmetry is respected by this formulation. A simple analytical expression is obtained for the Isgur-Wise function in the heavy-quark limit. Breaking of heavy-quark symmetry due to realistic values of the heavy-quark mass are studied numerically.


Abstract Various thermohydraulic codes (like WAHA, ATHLET, RELAP) work perfectly for pressurized water and steam, but fail to give reliable results for supercritical water. This might be a surprise, because theoretically Supercritical Water (SCW) should be a simpler system than normal water, due to the lack of phase transition and two-phase flow in the supercritical region. Some of the problem is caused by low accuracy of the fluid properties due to the presence of the pseudo-critical line. In this presentation we would like to address this pseudocriticality-related problem and to establish a method for the error-reduction.


The efficiency of autonomous robots depends on how well they understand their operating environment. While most of the traditional environment models focus on the spatial representation, long-term mobile robot operation in human populated environments requires that the robots have a basic model of human behaviour.


in this paper the properties of compaction and wave propagation for embankment by the mixture of soil and stone are researched through indoor model trials of compaction and wave propagation. Which show that mixture of soil and stone is a good kind of material for pavement. When percent of stone is in the 40~60, and moisture percent is in the best, the mixture of soil and stone has good characteristics of these. Trials results will present reliance for further study of the mixture of soil and stone.


With the development of more efficient hygrothermal computer models, simulation studies have become increasingly important in the design of building components. To obtain trustworthy results from these studies, accurate hygric properties are required. The existing methods for moisture storage properties, however, are not very well suited to accurately measure moisture retention curves within a compact timeframe. To improve on this front, this paper introduces the steady state centrifuge technique, a common experiment in soil physics, for use on porous building materials. The laboratory centrifuge, used for the validation of this technique, is self-made to limit its cost and account for specific design choices. In the first part of the paper, the design of the laboratory centrifuge is described and all problems encountered during the development are explained and resolved. The two main problems are excessive heat generation by the motor and unwanted evaporation from the sample's surfaces. The excessive heat generation is solved by extraction of heat both at the source, by using a ventilator, and at the rotor, by adding carefully positioned air extraction holes. The unwanted evaporation is eliminated by incorporating sample holders to shield the sample from the surrounding air. In the second part of the paper, the steady state centrifuge experiment is used to measure the desorption moisture retention curves of a ceramic brick starting from both saturated and capillary moisture content. The results are validated by their similarity to the curves obtained by mercury intrusion porosimetry. Besides providing accurate results, the determination of the full moisture retention curve requires only 1–2 weeks, which is significantly quicker than other common protocols, such as the pressure plates, which take about 2 months. Additionally, the ability to measure the desorption moisture retention curve from capillary moisture content as well as the limited cost of the centrifuge design (€6000) provide major advantages.


Based on the general display method,a control algorithm of software has been presented,which is time-sharing,and the display program of motion simulation in the real-time system has been optimized.The optimized program has run in an intelligent Valve electronic upsetting machine,and has been proved feasible and reliable.


In Reply.— The observations of Dr Lettau, while anecdotal, are of great interest because they suggest that treatment with an oral fluoroquinolone (ciprofloxacin) may allow the resolution of symptoms ofC difficiletoxin-positive diarrhea that resulted from use of another antibiotic (ceftriaxone). These observations require verification in a controlled manner and may even warrant a controlled trial of a fluoroquinolone agent for the treatment ofC difficilediarrhea. As Dr Lettau correctly points out, the diarrhea may have resolved simply as a result of discontinuation of ceftriaxone therapy. In our therapeutic trial we observed cessation of diarrhea without treatment in 34 of 149 patients within 48 to 72 hours after discontinuation of the offending antibiotic.1Discontinuation of antibiotic therapy remains the first choice for treatment ofC difficile-associated diarrhea. We reserve metronidazole or vancomycin therapy for seriously ill patients or for those whose diarrhea does not resolve after


Background: Cryptococcal meningitis is a common opportunistic infection in patients with underlying immunosuppressive state specially AIDS patients. However, it could be seen in immunocompetent patients mostly in tropical areas. There are scanty reports of such infection in healthy patients of non-tropical areas. Patient: We report an immunocompetent 43 years old Iranian man who was in excellent health status until 3 weeks before hospitalization when he developed headache. He experienced a 5-week delay in diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis which led to his blindness of right eye despite treatment. Conclusion: We believed that the nonspecific clinical and laboratory finding of the present case and also the rarity of disease in our area especially in immunocompetent patients made his diagnosis confounding.


Book Review of Kristin M. Swenson's book entitled Living through Pain: Psalms and the Search for Wholeness (2005, Texas:Baylor University Press). Reviewed by Ndol Jean-Pierre Luzolo.


The issue of rural laborers is an important social problem and theoretical topic in China.The important content of this issue is the cause,solution and strategy of this issue of rural laborers.


In this research, the mechanism of scale controlling by ultrasonic was revealed through the crystal dynamics and the investigation into the influence of ultrasonic on the shape and size of CaCO3. The results show that the nucleation induction period of CaCO3 crystals is shortened and the formed velocity of crystal nuclei is increased by ultrasonic, which causes a great number of minicrystals promptly to suspend in solution. And, the growth velocity of the crystal is decreased and the deposition of the scale on pipe wall is prevented, thus decreasing the amount of scale. Moreover, the cavitation and mechanical function of ultrasonic result in the increase of scale solubility, destroy the formed scale and make the scale soft fall off. In addition, ultrasonic radiation changes the shape, the size of CaCO3 crystal and the pileup form of the scale, thus preventing the pipeline from begriming. Experiments in a mill indicate that ultrasonic treatment can not only prevent the scale formation but also remove the formed scale, with an average efficiency of scale controlling up to 76.4%. Thus, the evaporation intensity and heat transfer coefficient of the evaporation system is improved.


Chiral diamines such as (1R,2R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane or R-2,2′-diamino-1,1′-binaphthalene can be converted into the corresponding diimino(triphenyl)phosphoranes, which serve as C2-symmetric ligands for enantioselective transition metal catalyzed reactions such as copper-mediated cyclopropanations.


The drill makes use of four rods to obtain the full length drill string which allows to reach a penetration depth of 2 meters. The first rod is the real drill tool with sample collection capability; the other 3 rods are extension rods. The real drill tool is installed at the mandrel during launch, the other three rods are stored in a dedicated rod magazine together with a back up drill tool. All the rods are assembled together to collect a sample at 2 metres depth and then disassembled for recovery of the sample.


Ceria-supported palladium (Pd/CeO2) has spawned significant attention in recent years due to its ability to catalyze selective hydrogenation of phenolic compounds to cyclohexanones and cyclohexanol...


Effects of water content of the topsoil on root growth and 65Zn absorption by oats were measured. Seminal roots of oats grew through a labelled uptake layer that had been initially wetted to various water contents. The uptake layer was separated from adjacent layers of wet sand or soil by a thin layer of wax. When the uptake layer was wetted initially and allowed to dry during the uptake period, water content affected root growth and 65Zn uptake similarly. 65Zn absorption by unbranched seminal roots decreased linearly as soil water suction increased from 0.3 to 5 bar. Nevertheless significant amounts of 65Zn were absorbed (40% of that from wet soil) even when the soil water suction exceeded 15 bar, with negligible concomitant uptake of water. Provided the roots had access to water in a subjacent layer, rates of 65Zn absorption from dry soil increased with the age of the plants. The exudation of mucilage from the root was enhanced locally where the soil was dry. The mucilage may facilitate the transfer of zinc to the root in dry soil.


The main tendencies in the adsorption of dissolved inorganic mercury (Hg2+) and methylmercury (MeHg+) on suspended kaolin particles have been investigated in synthetic aqueous solutions. The influence of NaCl, fulvic acid (FA) and suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the system has been studied at a constant pH of 7.2. The experiments were arranged according to a full factorial design with three factors (NaCl, FA SPM) at low (−) and high (+) levels. A central point (0) was repeated four times to estimate the reproducibility of the results. The low and high levels investigated were 0–35 g l−1, 0–10 mg l−1 and 0.5–5 g l−1 for the concentrations of NaCl, FA and kaolin respectively. In order to match the linear range of the analytical technique the total concentration of mercury (as Hg2+ or MeHg+) in the synthetic suspensions was 25 ng ml−1. After chemical stabilization of each suspension, the Hg2+ or MeHg+ content in the clear filtrate was determined by an automated hyphenated technique combining the following steps: (i) derivatization by hydride generation, (ii) preconcentration by cryogenic trapping, (iii) separation by packed column gas chromatography and (iv) detection by quartz furnace atomic absorption spectrometry. The removal of Hg2+ and MeHg+ from the solution via adsorption on particles ranged, respectively, from 12.4 to 94.9% and from 1.7 to 45.6% of the total mercury compound concentration. High concentrations of NaCl led to lower adsorption rates of both mercury species. The adsorption of MeHg+ was enhanced in the presence of FA, whereas that of Hg2+ was clearly diminished. High levels of SPM promoted the adsorption of both Hg2+ and MeHg+ on kaolin particles. Several experiments were also conducted to check the adsorption rate of Hg2+ and MeHg+ on natural particles collected in the Gironde estuary. The results confirmed the general trends observed when using reference kaolin particles. The results presented here will be helpful for groups modelling the physico-chemical behaviour of mercury in estuary conditions. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Objective:To study the effects of nimodipine and cerebrolysin on prognosis of Newborn with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Method:One hundren and forty-six newborns with HIE were randomly divided into 2 groups.In control group(n=70),the treatment was common.In experimental group(n=76), Nimodipine and cerebrolysin were used within 48 hours after birth except for routine therapy. NBNA was performed at 1214 days and 2628 days old in all patients;Intelligence test was also performed at 3rd and 6th month after birth. Result:The moderate and severe HIE,NBNA score and mental development were better in experimental group than those in control group in every time(P0.05,P0.01). Conclusion:Making use of Nimodipine and cerebrolysin earlier can improve the prognosis of neonate with HIE markedly.


Nano Ni-Al2O3 composite coatings were prepared on pure copper substrate. The surface morphology and distribution of nano-particles of coatings were observed by SEM, the components of the coatings analyzed by X-ray diffractometer, and the microhardness of coatings tested by HXD-1000 microhardness tester. The microstructure of nano Ni-Al2O3 composite coating was different from that of the electrodeposited nickel coatings. The inserted Al2O3 particle can effectively hinder the growth of crystals. The microhardness of composite coatings around the inserted particles was much higher than that of electrodeposited nickel coatings. The more the size of Al2O3 decreased, the more the microhardness and wear resistance of the composite coatings increased.


The purpose of this guide is to allow individual state legislators to gain a better understanding of municipal solid waste (MSW) management issues in general, and examine the applicability of these concerns to their state. This guide incorporates a discussion of MSW management issues and a comprehensive overview of the components of an integrated solid waste management system. Major MSW topics discussed include current management issues affecting states, federal activities, and state laws and local activities. Solid waste characteristics and management approaches are also detailed.


The Quaternary is characterized by 2 climatic signatures: that of the last 800,000 yr, the upper Pleistocene climatic signature (UPCS), and that of the period from 900,000 to 1,800,000 yr ago, the middle Pleistocene climatic signature (MPCS). Glacial cycles within the UPSC are about 100,000 yr long with interglacials of 10,000-12,000 yr duration and a full glacial period of 20,000-30,000 yr. The cycles of the MPSC range from 20,000 to 40,000 yr duration. Interaction between the 3 planetary orbital parameters of eccentricity, tilt, and precession are believed to cause the observed climatic signatures. From DSDP cores, 8 major Miocene hiatuses have been described. There is a roughly equal duration of hiatuses and deposition, with periods ranging from 0.5 to 2 m.y. +/- 0.5 m.y. The deep-ocean hiatuses correlate well with the seismically determined lowered sea levels of P. Vail. The hiatuses are interpreted to be caused by increased activity of ocean-bottom currents, in turn initiated by increased glacial activity. Thus, it is geologically reasonably that within each period of increased glacial activity there are 100,000-yr long UPSC-type cycles. The UPCS cycles have been tentatively identified in seismic data on the Louisiana, east Greenland, and Caribbean shelves and on the Indusmore » Cone. Miocene glacial cycles should be sought in seismic data using innovative data processing techniques.« less


This article deals with problems of extreme value of tribasic and dual functions in the cases of infinite stationary point,offers a determined approach to extreme value,and,with it,gives a proof of several inequalities.