The Danish Bibliographical Institute exists to help Danish libraries by providing various bibliographical Services and assisting in certain of the technical problems that face them, and it also offers a "union-binding" Service. In Denmark the public libraries are maintained almost entirely by grants from the state and the municipalities. As it is a very small country (of about 43,000 square kilometers with 4,000,000 inhabitants), it has been possible to centralize most of the technical work which can be centralized. This, of course, has been possible because all the public libraries (about 1300) are working according to the same System. For example they are all using the same classification scheme (a modified Dewey) and the same cataloguing rules (originally based upon the Anglo-American code, but of course—and fortunateiy!—very much simplified). Naturally the idea of rationalization and standardization arose early, but not until Folkebibliotekernes bibliogrqfiske Kontor (Bibliographical Institute for Public Libraries) was founded in 1939 was it possible to give genuine effect to these ideals.


In Full-d uplex Cognitiv e Radios, the silen t period of the Secondary User (SU) during the Spectrum Sensing can be elimina ted by appl ying the Self -Interf erence Cancella tion (SIC). Due to the channel estima tion error and the hardw are imperf ections (the Phase Noise and the Non-Linear Distortion (NLD)) SIC is not perf ectl y perf ormed and resul ts in the Resid ual Self -Interf erence (RSI) which a ff ects the Spectrum Sensing reliability . In this paper , the e ff ect of RSI on Spectrum Sensing is anal yticall y deriv ed by expressing the detection ( p d ) and false alarm ( p f a ) probabilities under FD in terms of the ones under Half -Duplex (HD) (where SU shoul d remain silen t during the Spectrum Sensing period). In addition, an algorithm is proposed to suppress the NLD and improv es the Spectrum Sensing perf ormance. Hereinafter , the SU throughput under FD is anal ysed comparing to HD by deriving the upper and lower bounds to be respected by p f a and p d respectiv ely in order to make FD beneficia rela tive to HD.


In this paper I employ a critical theory approach in reviewing literature as it pertains to the hidden curriculum of values education in the training of teachers. Various definitions are presented and examined, the role of the school as an institution of learning in shaping and producing value systems within societies and the power relations concomitant in the system. I argue that the process of schooling although viewed by many as good; it carries with it a lot of unexamined ills and conflicts most often never traced back to the process of schooling. In conclusion I raise the following questions and how if possible teacher educators could to some extent address them. 1. If the hidden curriculum could be exposed to teacher educators would they change their behavior or approaches to teaching? 2. How does the hidden curriculum influence the training of teachers? 3. What strategies can teachers employ to minimize negative values education impartation in their teaching? 4. What implications do these have for teacher training?


BACKGROUND
The young face presents a more convex and rounded aspect, while through the years, a more concave and flattened aspect happens to be exteriorized. In this context of aging, the angles of the face are undergoing changes through soft tissue repositioning and bone remodeling. The columellar-labial angle is one of those changes, so that is why we are studying it further.

OBJECTIVES
The objective of the present study is to analyze the columellar labial angle during the stages of adult life and its contribution to the face´s modification in the ageing process.

METHODS
To this study, we analyzed a database (December 2017 to March 2018) of 722 female patients, aged 21-88 years, for the anthropometric measurement of the columellar labial angle, through the program Vectra 3D (Canfield) photo analysis program. Our database originates from the private clinic where all patients have registration and photography.

RESULTS
Through the analysis of the patients, we obtained as a result a decrease in the value of the columellar labial angle, mainly observed from the patients 60 years upwards. The decrease of this angle can be explained, for example, by the absorption of body structures that occurs during ageing.

CONCLUSIONS
We concluded that the columellar labial angle decreases with age, a fact that may give a better understanding of the transformation of the course of ageing. This understanding allows us to have a clearer view of the changes that occur in the face, improving the treatments for facial rejuvenation, either conservative or surgical, and provide a basis for future studies and knowledge expansion.


Background: To assess the pediatric anterior segment characteristics in ocular pathology, using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods: Our case series follows 115 eyes of 78 children aged 2 to 17 years of age with anterior segment pathology in an academic facility. A thorough eye examination and investigations were performed for each child. The anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) analysis was done using the Optopol Revo 80 high resolution SD-OCT (840 nm, axial resolution of 5 micron) using an imaging adapter. All pathological features visible on imaging were observed, studied, tabulated, and analyzed. Results: 115 eyes of 78 children with anterior segment pathology were imaged. The average age was 11.84 years, with 44 males and 34 females. The primary clinical diagnosis was cataract (congenital and acquired) in 40 (34.8%) eyes, followed by corneal disease (congenital, inflammatory, and traumatic) in 28 (24.3%) eyes, glaucoma (juvenile and secondary) in 18 (15.7%) and trauma in 15 (13%) eyes. Systemic diseases were associated in 20.9%. The commonest imaging pathology observed was lens opacification (any morphology/location) in 43 (37.4%), increased reflectivity of the cornea in 31 (28.2%), corneal stromal thinning in 34 (29.6%), increased corneal thickness in 28 (24.3%), shallow anterior chamber in 17 (14.8%), and cells in anterior chamber in18 (15.7%) eyes, along with a multitude of other findings. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that anterior segment optical coherence tomography is a useful non-contact technique used without sedation for the detailed anatomic and pathologic assessment, imaging, diagnosis, and monitoring of pediatric ocular diseases.


This article describes the expansion of the network of preschool education institutions in Uzbekistan in 1960-1990, the level of coverage of preschool children in educational institutions on the basis of scientific, historical literature and sources. The study also included children's attendance and demographic indicators in preschools, urban and rural kindergartens.


The most optimal dosimetry model for the application of large photon fields (dimensions larger than 40x40 cm) at extended focus-phantom/patient distances has not been adopted yet. A method based on a "classical" approach, that helps establishing a database (PDD, output and OF, PSF, Sc and TMR parameters) is discussed. Large photon fields produced by a CLINAC 2100C, Varian, in the low energy mode (6 MV) were analyzed by application of absolute and relative radiation dosimetry, as well as, by comparison with calculated data. A good agreement between measured and calculated values of radiation parameters examined, at FFD=180 and 300 cm, was observed Slight increase in discrepancy (about 10 percent) of the TMR at FFD=300 cm for fields larger than 50x50 cm and at larger depths was observed by comparison of calculated and measured values. Discrepancies of outputs between measured and calculated values (calculated by the inverse square law) were less than 2 percent. Most of the dosimetric data obtained points out the possibility of application of radiotherapy unit CLINAC 2100C (Varian) for therapies with large fields in given conditions.


The present work deals with dynamic vehicle routing problems in which new customers appear during the design or execution of the routing. We propose a parallel Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search (pALNS) that produces high quality routes in a limited computational time. Then, we introduce the notion of driver inconvenience and deVne a bi-objective optimization problem that minimizes the cost of routing while maintaining its consistency throughout the day. We consider a problem setting in which vehicles have an initial routing plan at the beginning of the day, that is periodically updated by a decision maker. We introduce a measure of the driver inconvenience resulting from each update and propose a bi-objective approach based on pALNS that is able to produce a set of non-dominated solutions in reasonable computational time. These solutions offer diUerent tradeoUs between cost eXciency and consistency, and can be used by the decision maker to update the routing of the vehicles introducing a controlled number of changes.


The paper focuses on two aspects of logistics performance: how to achieve a high level of performance, and how to measure the level of performance. Both these issues are important at both micro and macro levels. The value in a global perspective is on both levels of logistics performance. The paper is divided in four sections: The nature of logistics and its implications for the pursuit and measurement of logistics performance; description of issues in the pursuit of good logistics performance at both micro and macro levels; the measurement of logistics performance; and, an examination of the application of performance measures at the micro and macro levels in the economy.


Objective To estimate fairness in the financial contributions of suburban households of Shanghai to the health system and the situation throughout the country. Methods A household survey was conducted to obtain data on health expenditure and government health input, which was then analyzed by means of the index for and methodology of fairness in the financial contributions of households in the performance assessment of the health system as introduced by the WHO. Results The coefficient of fairness in the financial contributions of households to the health system was estimated to be 0.735 and the rate of cooperative medical care coverage was positively related to the fairness. Conclusion The fairness level of the financial contributions of suburban households of Shanghai to the health system tallies with the level estimated by the WHO for China while the national level is lower. The calculations of government subsidy for household health, as recommended by the WHO in estimating fairness in the financial contributions to the health system, do not conform to the actual situation in China.


An apparatus for the processing of plastics material containers with a shaping device for the shaping plastics material pre-forms into containers, with a heating device comprising a heating path for heating the plastics material pre-forms and with a sterilization device for the sterilization of the plastics material pre-forms, in which the sterilization device comprises a supply device to supply the plastics material pre-forms to the sterilization device, and in which the sterilization device comprises both an external disinfecting unit to sterilize the plastics material pre-forms at least on their external wall surfaces and an internal disinfecting unit to sterilize the plastics material pre-forms on their internal wall surfaces, wherein the supply device comprises heating path conveyor for conveying the plastics material pre-forms along the heating path to supply the plastics material pre-forms at least to the external disinfecting unit.


A new divide and conquer method is proposed. It employs a coarse grid discretization like multiple shooting does, but solves the local problems in a "BVP-way," i.e., by some global method. A sophisticated error control is developed to combine local and global convergence of the Newton updating. An implementation based on using the collocation code COLNEW is briefly discussed and a number of examples are given to illustrate the success of the method, in particular for singular perturbation problems.


Doxorubicin (DOX) is an anthracycline antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of cancers. While DOX is highly effective in reducing tumor burden, its clinical use is limited due to off‐target effects to skeletal muscle. The toxic effects of DOX promotes skeletal muscle atrophy and weakness, resulting in patient fatigue, exercise intolerance, and reduced quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary to develop therapeutic countermeasures to prevent these debilitating side‐effects. In this regard, it is established that endurance exercise preconditioning results in a phenotype that is resistant to DOX‐induced skeletal muscle dysfunction. While the mechanisms for exercise‐induced protection remain unclear, reports suggests that an exercise‐induced reduction in skeletal muscle DOX accumulation plays an important role. However, the exercise adaptations which promote the reduction in DOX skeletal muscle localization are unknown. Therefore, the goal of this study was to determine if exercise preconditioning elicits changes in the expression of drug transporters in the soleus muscle. To test this, female Sprague‐Dawley rats completed 10 days of treadmill exercise training (1hr/day; ~70% VO2Max; 30 m/min; 0% grade). Twenty‐four hours after the last exercise bout, animals were treated with an acute bolus dose of DOX (20 mg/kg i.p.). Our results confirm that endurance exercise preconditioning is sufficient to reduce soleus DOX accumulation. In addition, exercise preconditioning significantly increased the expression of the DOX export proteins ABCC6 and ABCC10 (p<0.05). Exercise training was also a sufficient stimulus to decrease expression of the solute carrier transporter family members SLC22A4, SLC22A5, SLC28A1, SLC28A3, and SLCO2B1 (p<0.05), which have been shown to influence DOX cellular influx. Therefore, endurance exercise may reduce soleus DOX accumulation and protect against skeletal muscle dysfunction through beneficial modulation of genes capable of DOX transport.


The use of water resources on the Huainan Mining Area survey,the mine water have been classified in accordance with the characteristics of each type were optimized design,not only saving water to avoid pollution of the environment,but also reduces the cost of coal into the economy.Good economic,social and environmental benefits.


Small camera phone are becoming integral in our lives. Sensors have more pixels, they are smaller and smaller and the lens must fit within a cell phone enveloppe! Are we facing the miniaturisation limit? Together, we will try to understand the challenges for the lens designer.


The difference in attitude and in value hierarchy among physicians of different generations is so great that older physicians and younger physicians often fail to communicate. Older physicians believe their younger colleagues have no work ethic, while younger doctors would suggest older physicians should "get a life." But these obstacles can be removed through facilitated dialogue that builds trust and enhances mutual understanding.


Significance Fluorescent polymers play an important role in bioimaging due to their improved brightness, inertness to microenvironment, and good biocompatibility. In this article, we used tetraphenylene (TPE) derivatives that give strong fluorescence emission in an aggregated state as fluorophores and synthesized fluorescent polymers via the covalent linkage of TPE-based rhomboidal Pt(II) metallacycles. Due to the integration of covalent linkage-induced aggregation of the monomers, the aggregation-induced emission character of TPE derivatives together with Pt(II)-based metal−ligand interactions, these polymers exhibit enhanced emission compared with their corresponding precursors, making them applicable as excellent cell imaging agents. Considering the potential anticancer activity of rhomboidal Pt(II) metallacycles, these polymers may serve as theranostic agents for both bioimaging and cancer therapy. The covalent linkage of supramolecular monomers provides a powerful strategy for constructing dynamic polymeric materials whose properties can be readily tuned either by the selection of monomers or the choice of functional linkers. In this strategy, the stabilities of the supramolecular monomers and the reactions used to link the monomers are crucial because such monomers are normally dynamic and can disassemble during the linking process, leading to mixture of products. Therefore, although noncovalent interactions have been widely introduced into metallacycle structures to prepare metallosupramolecular polymers, metallacycle-cored polymers linked by covalent bonds have been rarely reported. Herein, we used the mild, highly efficient amidation reaction between alkylamine and N-hydroxysuccinimide-activated carboxylic acid to link the pendent amino functional groups of a rhomboidal metallacycle 10 to give metallacycle-cored polymers P1 and P2, which further yielded nanoparticles at low concentration and transformed into network structures as the concentration increased. Moreover, these polymers exhibited enhanced emission and showed better quantum yields than metallacycle 10 in methanol and methanol/water (1/9, vol/vol) due to the aggregation-induced emission properties of a tetraphenylethene-based pyridyl donor, which serves as a precursor for metallacycle 10. The fluorescence properties of these polymers were further used in cell imaging, and they showed a significant enrichment in lung cells after i.v. injection. Considering the anticancer activity of rhomboidal Pt(II) metallacycles, this type of fluorescent metallacycle-cored polymers can have potential applications toward lung cancer treatment.


The paper gives the Kinematic equation with the respect to the rotation of the earth as a reference system under the resistance when the projectile is proportional to the speed. It also makes a discussion on how the resistance and the rotation of the earth affect the projectile.


The significant development of social media over the past decade has been complemented by the rise of spatial technologies to provide new mapping mechanisms that allow users engage with online information services and also with each other in an unprecedented way. Users of these technologies now provide a comprehensive geosocial overlay of the physical environment of the planet.


The EU has decided in favour of Eastern enlargement, with negotiations for entry slated to start as early as 1998. The first new memberships, however, will probably not occur before the year 2002 (see appendix 1). Although relatively poor countries will then be joining the European Union, some with consider ably large populations and territory, Eastern enlargement is affordable (see appendix 2). Scenarios for financing Eastern enlargement inevitably rely on a wide range of hypotheses fraught with considerable uncertainty. There are, however, a number of considerations that point either to a reduction in the potential claims upon the EU budget or to a broader scope for financing enlargement: 1. Enlargement is to take place in stages. Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovenia are initially the most likely candidates. 2. The capacity of Central Eastern European countries (CEEC) to absorb EU financial transfers is limited. As such, the agricultural and structural policies of the EU, under current rules, could not be fully implemented in these countries. Transition agreements and step-by-step integration into Community structures are thus also in the interests of the CEEC (see appendix 3). 3. Even modest economic growth will lead to a volume of structural funds in the years 2000 to 2006 considerably larger than that of today (see appendix 4). 4. Because the objectives of current structural policy will have been achieved in numerous regions of the present-day EU, additional resources will be freed for use in the new regions (see appendix 4). 5. Reforms in EU structural policy and in the particularly cost-intensive agricultural policy are necessary anyway, and they are certain to produce further financial leeway. They will also reduce the cost of these policies when applied to the new member states (see appendix 3). 6. Funds from the EU budget will partly replace funds which currently come from national EU member budgets for Eastern Europe (see appendix 5). 7. Refusing new members would also entail costs for the EU (see appendix 5).


Grassland shows obvious seasonal patterns and the effect of grassland classification varies in different stage within its life span.Field spectrum data with high resolution of dominant grasslands in the region around Qinghai lake was collected at 16 temporals in 2003 using GER 1500 spectrometer.Analysis of spectrum classification experiments for grasslands shows that spectrum transformation affects the classification accuracy.Classification method combining with certain spectrum transformation can achieve much better result than using the raw spectrum reflectance.Maximum likelihood and support vector machine using moving average spectrum,spectral angle mapping and minimum distance using first-order derivative of spectrum's logarithm,and artificial neural network using first-order derivative of normalized spectrum can improve classification result.Then the paper carries out classification experiments for each temporal and determines the optimal temporal for grassland spectrum classification.The optimal temporal for natural and artificial grassland classification is at the beginning of grass turning green or in the middle ten days of August,with highest recognition accuracy mounting to 99%.The optimal temporal for artificial grassland classification is in the middle ten days of May,with highest recognition accuracy mounting to 95%,and it is worst for artificial grassland classification in the middle ten days of July.The optimal temporal for natural grassland classification is in the middle ten days of August,with highest recognition accuracy mounting to 87%.Experiment using TM data testifies the result derived from field spectrum data.


Relevance.One of the promising methods of treatment of patients with burns is the local use of sorption agents with antimicrobial properties.
Objective: experimental study of antimicrobial properties and clinical evaluation of the effectiveness of local use of a new sorption composition based on nanosilica in the complex treatment of patients with burns.
Materials and methods. The suggested sorption nanocomposition included highly dispersed silicon dioxide, polymethylsiloxane, decamethoxine, metronidazole.
The experimental study involved the study of the antimicrobial properties of the sorption nanocomposition and antimicrobial agents which are part of it.
The clinical material consisted of the results of examination of 42 patients with IIab-III degree burns with an area of 10-30% of the body surface. Depending on the tactics of local treatment, patients were divided into 2 groups: after early necrectomy, xenodermoplasty, the wound surface of the patients in the main group (n = 20) was treated with a solution of decamethoxine in combination with the same sorption powder. Treatment in the comparison group (n = 22) was similar except the use of sorption drugs. The examination included visual inspection of the injured area in combination with microbiological monitoring of the wound contents on the 3rd,7th,14th day.
Results. The obtained results confirmed the sufficient antimicrobial potential of the studied sorption nanocomposition, the properties of which are not inferior to the existing antiseptics for museum and clinical strains of microorganisms and fungi.
Signs of a more favorable wound healing process of the patients in the main group were observed: faster wound cleaning, less inflammatory reactions and much shorter preparation of wounds for grafting.
Conclusions. The obtained results convincingly indicate the effectiveness of a multicomponent composite based on nanosilica with antimicrobial components in a comprehensive treatment of patients with burns.


Serum GGT activity was assayed at diagnosis in 186 consecutive cholestatic infants aged 12 months or less followed for at least 1 year or until death. In 157 ibiliary atresia 113, other extrahepatic obstructions 10, syndromic paucity of bile ducts 14, alpha-l-antitrypsin deficiency 6, other intrabepatic cholestasis of known origin 14) cholestasis could be classified in one of the known categories and serus GGT was raised in all (5-65 x N) but 1 with post-hemolytic conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in whom jaundice cleared within few months. In the 29 other, with intrahepatic cholestasis of unknown origin, results of serum GGT allowed to separate 2 groups: 17 infants with high SGT (2-13.7 x N) and 12 with normal GGT. Inllll but 1 in the first group jaundice resolved and results of clinical and laboratorj investigation were normal at last control 12-42 months later. In all the children of the group 2 jaundice, pruritus and hepatosplenoaegaiy persisted: 6 died of liver failure and 3 others had ascitis and prothrombin time < 40%, Repated liver biopsies in 5 others showed progression of fibrosis; 1 child with liver failure underwent a successful liver transplantation. This group of cholestatic infants with normal serum GST was further characterized as follows: parents were related in 6 instances and 6 infants had a sibling with a similar disease. Serum GGT remained normal througth the follow up period except in 1 in whom a transitory rise was associated, with intrahepatic lithiasis wich cleared spontaneously. In conclusions these results suggest that in infants with cholestasis of unknown origin, persistently normal serum GammaGT helps identifying a group with progressive liver disease of poor prognosis which may correspond to an hereditary disease akin to Byler disease and may thus allow tor early identification of those patients requiring liver trasplantation before patent signs of liver failure are present.


Exhaled breath samples from 60 volunteers (30 lung cancer patients, 30 healthy people), and headspace VOCs from lung cancer cells (A549 and H1703) were analyzed using proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS).


In the experiment, yield formation value of vermicompost and manure incorporated into soil were compared in cultivation of sugar beet. It was proved, that vermicompost (10 t/ha) could fully replace manure (30 t/ha) traditionally used for sugar beet. As a result even higher yield of roots, of leaves and biomass using compost were noticed. In case of nitrogen fertilization dose 140 kg/ha seems to be the most suitable.


The utility model provides a heavy equipment experiment-used bending-resistance multifunctional cable and belongs to the field of cables. The bending-resistance multifunctional cable includes a high-elasticity insulating rubber protective cable, power wire insulation shielding layers, power wire cores, a signal shielding layer, communication wire cores, control wire cores and a ground wire core; the outer layer of the cable is the high-elasticity insulating rubber protective cable; the ground wire core is arranged at the center of the cable; the power wire cores, the communication wire cores and the control wire cores are evenly distributed at the periphery of the ground wire core; the outer layers of the power wire cores are provided with the power wire insulation shielding layers; the outer layer of the communication wire cores and the outer layer of the control wire cores is respectively provided with the signal shielding layer; and the power wire cores, the communication wire cores and the control wire cores are in spiral distribution. The heavy equipment experiment-used bending-resistance multifunctional cable has the advantages of increased functions and enhanced bending resistance. When the cable is bent at a use site, the wire cores in spiral distribution can automatically compensate axial size changes of the inner and outer sides of the cable.


Open-ended materials make up a large part of the resources that we use in our early childhood learning environments. These are usually presented to children in ways that allow them to interact in creative and playful ways. Children's interaction with objects stimulates a range of responses from sensory exploration to creating, designing or storytelling. In this article, I am focussing on how children work with open-ended materials to create designs and how this design work supports children's mathematical thinking.


English is the main link language across cultures today.The native English speakers benefit most from the English hegemonism for they share the English centered information flows and the recognitions of the scientific achievements.English native users may be more competitive in academic fields and other related industries(such as publishing industry)because of the language they speak.And the problem of endangered languages is essentially due to the worldwide spread and hegemony of English in the world.The worldwide use of English has destroyed the linguistic diversity of the world.


Abstract Objectives: One of the most common non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD) is nocturia. This paper seeks to address the prevalence of nocturia in PD and correlate it to various factors such as gender, Hoehn and Yahr (H&Y) stage, age, and ethnicities. Methods: In particular, 332 PD patients were seen in a community movement disorders clinic and their charts were analyzed from 2005 to 2010. Within this population, more than one-third (34·9%) patients were diagnosed with nocturia. Results: Age, gender, and PD stage were significant predictors of nocturia in PD. With every one-year increase in age, the odds of developing nocturia in PD increases by 3·1% while an increase in H&Y stage increases the odds of nocturia in PD by 1·645 times. Also, males had greater odds of experiencing nocturia in PD. Ethnicities alone were of no significant importance. However, after performing interaction analyses, Asian and Indian males, especially, were at significantly greater risk than other ethnicities. Discussion: Future research is indeed required to understand why certain ethnicities are especially at risk. Clinicians must also be aware of the epidemiology of nocturia in PD to prevent and treat this debilitating symptom.


The Chinese American population has grown rapidly in the last two decades. In the context of American healthcare, Chinese Americans have reported difficulties in reconciling traditional cultural beliefs with expectations for advance care planning. Cultural elements that fundamentally shape Chinese Americans' decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment are introduced in this article, including: the influence of acculturation, Confucian ethics, collectivism, familialism, male paternalism, filial piety, Confucian propriety and physician paternalism, the importance of dying with a full stomach, death as a cultural taboo, and the Chinese view of a good death. Healthcare providers who recognize these traditional cultural beliefs are better able to assist Chinese American patients and families in making end-of-life decisions in accordance with their cultural needs.


Tumors of the esophagus and the stomach are within the reach of the conventional gastroscope during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and the tumor sites include three distinct areas: – Esophagus. Two types occur at this level. Squamous-cell cancer develops on the squamous lining; adenocarcinoma arises on metaplastic columnar lining, known as "Barrett's esophagus". – Esophagogastric junction. The origin of the adenocarcinoma is often confusing: cancer located at the cardia in the strict sense arises on the gastric edge of a normallylocated squamocolumnar junction; cancer of the lower esophagus arises in a short segment of columnar metaplasia. In fact, depending on the observer, tumors in the same location are classified either as esophageal or as gastric cancer. – Stomach: cancer occurs in the body or in the distal part, including the pyloric channel.


SUBTITLE: UNDER NEW PRESIDENT, SUCCESSOR TO AIMS PICKS ITS ISSUES CAREFULLY: 'THE MEMBERS TELL ME WHAT TO DO,' COX SAYS.


The screening for hepatitis B virus infection markers of 976 hospital employees pointed out that: the prevalence of subjects who are positive to at least one marker is relatively low (17.52%); the areas with higher rates of prevalence are: the infections diseases division and the radiological area; there is a statistically significant difference as for the positivity of one of the hepatitis B markers among the disaggregated non-medical staff for every single functional area. The data here collected are compared with those collected in other hospitals.


The invention Hepatitis C virus-positive person in patients with liver cirrhosis as a medicament having liver cancer and / or progress inhibitory effects, hepatitis C virus-positive human cirrhosis patients of liver cancer consisting of isoleucine, leucine and three kinds of amino acids of valine occurs and / or it provides an inhibitor development. Hepatitis C, cirrhosis, liver cancer inhibition, isoleucine, leucine, valine


A scheme for improving the accuracy and reducing the error in eigenvalue calculations is presented. Using a rst order Taylor series expansion of both the eigenvalue solution and the residual of the governing equation, an approximation to the error in the eigenvalue is derived. This is done using a convolution of the equation residual and adjoint solution, which is calculated in-line with the primal solution. A defect correction on the solution is then performed in which the approximation to the error is used to apply a correction to the eigenvalue. The method is shown to dramatically improve convergence of the eigenvalue. The equation for the eigenvalue is shown to simplify when certain normalisations are applied to the eigenvector. Two such normalisations are considered; the rst of these is a ssion-source type of normalisation and the second is an eigenvector normalisation. Results are demonstrated on a number of demanding elliptic problems using continuous Galerkin weighted nite elements. Moreover, the correction scheme may also be applied to hyperbolic problems and arbitrary discretisation. This is not limited to spatial corrections and may be used throughout the phase space of the discrete equation. The applied correction not only improves delity of the calculation, it allows assessment of the reliability of numerical schemes to be made and could be used to guide mesh adaption algorithms or to automate mesh generation schemes.


In view of the characteristics of the express delivery business,the paper uses the GM(1,1) model to simulate the trend of the total revenue of the Chinese express delivery industry from 2003 to 2010,tests the finding using multiple methods and forecasts the situation of the next several years.It is proven that the GM(1,1) model can sufficiently simulate the revenue data of the Chinese express delivery industry and is of rather high accuracy.


Purposes: Working capital management can have a huge impact on financial performance and operational cash flows. In this research, the effect of working capital management components on financial performance and operating cash flows have been investigated.
Methodology: The data used in this study are financial statements of companies listed in Tehran securities exchange for the period 2007 to 2011.
Results: The difference between sales and operating profit as a benchmark for measuring performance and the difference between operating cash flow and operating profit as a measure of operating cash flow has been used. Regression results show that there is no meaningful relationship between the components of working capital management with financial performance and operating cash flow.
Implications/Applications: Net income represents the change in a business's financial circumstances incurred through that business choosing to run its revenue-producing operations for one specific time period. Because the business cannot choose to run its revenue-producing operations without incurring expenses while doing so, net income is equal to revenues minus expenses. Expenses are often divided up into additional categories for ease of comprehension. Revenues minus cost of sales is equal to gross profit; gross profit minus operating expenses is equal to operating profit.
Novelty/Originality: The novelty of this study is a balance between current assets and current liabilities, as well as maintaining a balance between profitability and liquidity which can serve a great purpose in the economy.


: We examined whether input modality and individual differences in attention and motivation influence second language (L2) learning via syntactic priming. In an online study, we compared the primed production of English passives by 235 L2 and native English speakers in reading-to-writing versus listening-to-writing conditions. We measured immediate priming (producing passives immediately after exposure to passives) and short- and long-term learning (producing more passives in immediate and 1-week delayed posttests relative to pretests). Both groups showed immediate priming and short- and long-term learning, although L2 speakers produced more passives with immediate priming and showed greater long-term learning. Learning was unaffected by modality, but immediate priming was greatest in the listening-to-writing condition across groups. Individual differences in attention and motivation did not influence priming or learning. Thus, syntactic priming fosters long-term L2 learning regardless of input modality, but participants may be sensitive to the frequency of passives in spoken versus written language during immediate priming.


Summary Conceptual art is considered to be one of the branches of postmodern art and as its name suggests, concepts and thought are the main principles of this art. It is also one of the most fascinating and exciting arts of the 20th century, which questions all the rules and regulations of art and how the artistic process works and disrupts the common and stable infrastructure of art. Therefore, this change is remarkable in the process of experiencing and reading the work of art, just as a classical or modern work goes through the process of aesthetic experience for the viewer, the conceptual work carries its own experience. Conceptual art, like classical and modern art, has its own structure in its construction, and this structure affects its experience by the audience. In conceptual art, although it does not carry a visual aesthetic effect, it carries a mental form in its structure, so the perception of this form becomes an aesthetic pleasure for the viewer. Therefore, aesthetic experience is not unrelated to this type of art, even if it does not carry any visual aesthetic effects, decoration and organization in appearance as a ready-made object when displayed in an art exhibition. Keywords: aesthetic experience, aesthetic pleasure, conceptual art, installation, conceptual art.


A composition for forming an insulation film and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided to improve the density of a film by implementing high strength through ultraviolet ray cure. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a porous first insulating film(36) on a semiconductor substrate(10); forming a second insulating film(40) including a silicon compound having Si-CH3 combination in the ratio of 30 - 90% on the first insulating film(36); and hardening the first insulating film(36) by irradiating ultraviolet rays when the second insulating film(40) is formed on the first insulating film(36). The step of hardening the first insulating film(36) includes the steps of: cutting a CH3 radical of the second insulating film(40) by irradiating the ultraviolet rays; and increasing the density of the second insulating film(40).


The 73rd constitutional amendment in India marked a significant watershed in terms of advancing the goal for decentralisation and development of rural local self-government, namely Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs). The amendment provided for the uniform structure of three-tier PRIs [Figure 1], guaranteed regular elections for its representatives and further sought to empower them by guaranteeing financial powers. These financial powers included a) tax imposing power, b) assignment of certain funds of Staten government to PRIs and c) grants in aid to PRIs (Article 243-H). The 73rd amendment, arguably therefore, was intended to provide an incentive to the central as well as the State governments to devolve a part of their financial powers to PRIs.2) Devolution, according to Cheema and Rondinelli, is the most comprehensive form of decentralisation, involving the transfer of functions and authority from the central government to autonomous units of local governments [1983: 22-23]. Although the reality on the ground is often perceived otherwise, the principle of devolving financial power to the PRIs, provided in the 73rd amendment, is widely considered to be a significant part of the devolution process. This can also be seen as a sign of guaranteeing PRIs as 'self-government' in a true sense as originally conceived in the Constitution.3) Although PRIs have attracted much attention, most studies are limited to anecdotal insights or suffer from lack of empirical data [Robinson 2005]. Moreover, the sheer


In this study, thin electrolyte layer was prepared by 8YSZ (8 mol% Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia) slurry dip and sol coating onto the porous anode support in order to reduce ohmic resistance. 8YSZ polymeric sol was prepared from inorganic salt of nitrate and XRF results of xerogel powder exhibited similar results (99.2±1 wt%) compared with standard sample (TZ-8YS, Tosoh Co.). The dense and thin YSZ film with 1 μm thickness was synthesized by coating of 0.7 M YSZ sol followed by heat-treatment at 600℃ for 1 h. Thin film electrolyte sintered at 1400℃ showed no gas leakage at the differential pressure condition of 3 atm.


ACL reconstruction (ACLr) has been found to restore the functionality and mobility of those afflicted with ACL tears. In the process of this restoration, previous work has shown alterations in the activity of the musculature surrounding the reconstructed knee [1]. Specifically, at 5 months post-op, the gastrocnemius, vastus lateralis, and rectus femoris demonstrate significantly different activation patterns. These differences raise the question if the reconstructed leg is the only limb affected by ACLr.Copyright © 2012 by ASME


Lakes are a significant source of atmospheric CH4 and play an important role in the global carbon cycle. Little information on methane production in high‐altitude lakes is available. We determined the methanogenic archaeal community composition, the methanogenic pathways, and carbon isotope fractionation in lake sediments and wetland soils on the Tibetan Plateau at about 4000 m above sea level (asl). We measured CH4 production rates and the δ13C of CO2, CH4, and acetate in the presence and absence of methyl fluoride, an inhibitor of acetotrophic methanogenesis, in sediments of five lakes (Awong Co, Bangong Co, Gongzhu Co, Daze Co, and Ranwu) and wetland soils adjacent to Bangong Co and Ranwu. Methane in Bangong Co sediment and in the wetland soil near Ranwu was mainly produced by acetotrophic methanogenesis, whereas methane in the sediments of the two saline lakes Awong Co and Gongzhu Co was mainly generated by hydrogenotrophic methanogensis; chemolithotrophic acetogenesis and methanol‐dependent methanogenesis may also have played a role. The stable carbon isotope fractionation during CH4 production from CO2 was relatively large (average ε = −78‰). The methanogenic communities were similar to those found in lowland lake sediments, but those of saline and nonsaline Tibetan lakes differed. Hydrogenotrophic methanogens were dominant in lake sediments, while acetotrophic methanogens were dominant in wetland soils. Our results revealed diversity in the methanogenic communities and their methanogenic pathways and indicated that they are affected by sediment characteristics, such as salinity. However, the CH4 production rates ranging from 6 to 122 nmol day−1 g dry weight−1 showed no relationship to environmental characteristics and were not limited by microbial abundance.


. This paper reports the design, fabrication and testing of a flexible textile power module consisting of a ferroelectret energy harvester and solid-state supercapacitor energy storage device. Both devices can be combined and fabricated in a single woven textile layer. The textile ferroelectret (cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:76)(cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:71)(cid:3)(cid:68)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:78)(cid:3)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:90)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:83)(cid:88)(cid:87)(cid:3)(cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:3)(cid:19)(cid:17)(cid:23)(cid:26)(cid:3)(cid:541)(cid:58)(cid:17)(cid:70)(cid:80) -2 for a compressive force of around 350 N, and the single layer textile supercapacitor obtained an area capacitance of 5.2 mF.cm -2 . The ferroelectret can charge the textile supercapacitor via a full bridge rectifier to 48 mV in 40 seconds demonstrating the feasibility of combining these devices on the single textile.


The ongoing challenge of incorporating spatial and temporal detail in the characterization of forest disturbance processes results in lingering uncertainties about the role of forests in the global carbon cycle. To address this challenge, we linked forest inventory data with remote sensing data to derive estimates of pre- and post-disturbance biomass, and then used near-annual remote sensing observations of forest disturbance to characterize biomass loss as a result of disturbance across the conterminous U.S. between 1986 and 2004. Our results indicated year-to-year variability in the amount of aboveground carbon lost as a result of disturbance, ranging from a low of 61 Tg C (+/- 16) in 1991 to a high of 84 Tg C (+/- 33) in 2003. Eastern and western forest strata were relatively balanced in terms of their proportional contribution to national-level trends, yet exhibited somewhat contrasting trends in biomass loss, highlighting important differences in forest heterogeneity and disturbance impacts. In the eastern forest stratum, annual biomass loss tracked closely with the area of disturbance, suggesting a relative consistency of biomass density affected by disturbances. In contrast, in the western forest stratum, annual biomass loss showed more year-to-year variability that did not directly correspond to the area of disturbance, suggesting that the biomass density of forests affected by disturbance in the west was more spatially and temporally variable. Overall, these observations documented modest increases in disturbance rates and associated carbon consequences over the 20 year period of study. These changes were likely not significant enough to weaken a growing forest carbon sink in the conterminous U.S. based largely on enhanced growth rates and biomass densities.


The equilibrium in the isotope exchange reaction between 235U-enriched UF5 nanoparticles and natural UF6 gas was experimentally investigated. From the relationship between the isotopic fraction of UF6 gas at equilibrium and the specific surface area of the UF5 nanoparticles, it was experimentally demonstrated for the first time that all UF5 molecules on the outermost layer of the particles participated in the reaction until the isotopic fraction of UF5 on the outermost layer became equal to that of the UF6 gas. A fast rate process during the early period of the reaction and a subsequent slow rate process were quantitatively observed. These facts contradict the previously reported assumption not supported by experimental evidence that the UF5 molecules in the underlying layer of the particle participate in the reaction. A new model based on our experimental findings was proposed. Our model suggests that there are two kinds of molecules on the outermost layer with different reactivities and all UF5 molecule...


It is creative to practice"household registration"of fire management in a fire key unit and to improve the fire supervision and implement the responsibility of a unit and to enhance the"four capacities". The management is fire infrastructure. This paper explains the function,the content and the measures to promote it.


Introduction: Total femur endoprosthesis is an alternative reconstruction option following resection for massive malignant bone tumour with intramedullary extension or skip lesions. Methodology: We reviewed cases with primary bone tumours underwent total femur resection and replacement with megaprosthesis at our centre for the past 15 years. Results: Nine patients were included in our review. Mean age of patients was 21.3 years (range 12 to 35 years old). Seven had osteosarcoma of the femur and two were results of salvage procedure for implant loosening following distal femoral replacement. Another patient underwent surgery for revision of total femur allograft. Free oncologic margins were achieved in all patients. Four patients required vascularised latissimus dorsi free flaps cover for reconstruction of soft tissue defects. The average follow-up was 137 months, ranging from 24 to 180 months. Seven patients were still alive on their last follow up. Six of them being disease free and one survived with presence of pulmonary and contralateral femur metastases. Two patients were complicated with infections, two had stiff knee joint, and one case of peroneal nerve palsy. Excellent or good functional outcomes obtained in all patients on their last follow up in accordance to Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) Scoring System. Conclusion: Modular endoprosthetic replacement is a good reconstruction option in selected cases. It provides early stability and good functional outcomes. However, it is a technically demanding procedure.


The peripheral nervous system plays an important role in motility, sensory, and autonomic functions of the human body. Preservation of peripheral nerves in surgery, namely nerve-sparing surgery, is now promising technique to avoid functional deficits of the limbs and organs following surgery as an aspect of the improvement of quality of life of patients. Detection of peripheral nerves including myelinated and unmyelinated nerves is required for the nerve-sparing surgery; however, conventional nerve identification scheme is sometimes difficult to identify peripheral nerves due to similarity of shape and color to non-nerve tissues or its limited application to only motor peripheral nerves. To overcome these issues, we proposed a label-free detection technique of peripheral nerves by means of Raman spectroscopy. We found several fingerprints of peripheral myelinated and unmyelinated nerves by employing a modified principal component analysis of typical spectra including myelinated nerve, unmyelinated nerve, and adjacent tissues. We finally realized the sensitivity of 94.2% and the selectivity of 92.0% for peripheral nerves including myelinated and unmyelinated nerves against adjacent tissues. Although further development of an intraoperative Raman spectroscopy system is required for clinical use, our proposed approach will serve as a unique and powerful tool for peripheral nerve detection for nerve-sparing surgery in the future.


The sample involved all 96 employees in a petroleum products redistribution and services company and all 33 hedge-fund trading firm, both located in Houston, Texas. Sixty-five employees from the former returned surveys and 24 responded from the latter organization. Respondents completed the Leadership Practices Inventory (Observer) and the Organizational Commitment Scale (Meyer & Allen, 1991). The typical respondent was male (67%), between the ages of 35-44 (42%), with less than four years of tenure with the organization (61%), and with some college education (40%). Internal reliability coefficients in this study were quite strong: .92 Model, .93 Inspire, .91 Challenge, .90 Enable and, .96 Encourage.


Introduction: This Book and How to Use It - Michael A Forrester PART ONE: FORMULATING RESEARCH QUESTIONS Theory and Method in Qualitative Research - Cath Sullivan Conducting Literature Reviews - Rachel Shaw PART TWO: CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Approaches to Data Collection in Qualitative Research - Stephen Gibson and Sarah Riley The Interview in Qualitative Research - Siobhan Hugh-Jones Research Ethics in Qualitative Research - Nigel King PART THREE: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES Introducing the Data Set - Stephen Gibson QM1: Discourse Analysis - Sally Wiggins and Sarah Riley QM2: Grounded Theory - Alasdair Gordon-Finlayson QM3: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis - Rachel Shaw QM4: Conversation Analysis - Michael Forrester PART FOUR: WRITING UP Writing up the Qualitative Methods Research Report - Colm Crowley


Abstract : This report offers guidance in recognizing, investigating and abating indoor air problem. Current published literature concerning indoor quality was reviewed and combined with USAFOEHL field experience to provide a logic trail the base BEE could follow while doing a sick building survey. In addition, this guide can also serve as a handy reference for indoor air quality standards, sampling techniques and questions concerning possible sick buildings. Keywords: Buildings, Syndrome, Indoor, Air quality, Sick building, SBS, Pollution, Smoking, Office environments.


Aiming at the unstable moral relationship between doctor and patient,the in-depth analysis and consideration were performed to factors influencing the harmonious relationship between doctor and patient,indicating that it was of great significance to the establishment of harmonious moral relationship between doctor and patient by taking the opportunity of new medical reform and making the best of antiseismic spirit.


Apple preferences were examined for regional, cultivar and order-of presentation effects. Seven apple cultivars, four (Honeycrisp, Fiesta, Cortland and Sinta) grown in Nova Scotia (NS) and three (Creston, Silken and Gala) grown in British Columbia (BC) were evaluated for visual, flavour and texture preferences using a nine-point hedonic scale. In both locations, 126 consumers evaluated all seven cultivars for their visual preferences and four of the seven cultivars for their flavour and texture preferences, using an incomplete-block design balanced for presentation order and carry-over effects. On average, the flavour and texture scores of NS consumers were higher than those of BC consumers. Regional differences were most pronounced for visual preferences, with BC consumers preferring Gala and Creston (BC-grown cultivars) and NS consumers preferring Fiesta and Cortland (NS-grown cultivars). Despite these differences, three of the four top-rated cultivars were identical (Gala, Fiesta and Cortland). Flavour...


Previous analyses of the ultimate resistance and displacements of rigid piles under lateral loads and moments have been extended to the general case of eccentric and inclined loads on flexible piles by using the concept of effective embedment depths of equivalent rigid piles. Recent research on the behaviour of large model tests on instrumented rigid and flexible piles under eccentric and inclined loads in sand, clay, and layered soil is summarized. Reasonable agreement is found between observed and predicted behaviour. The proposed method of analysis is also supported by comparison with the results of many field case records of single piles and large pile groups under lateral loads indifferent types of soils. Key words : bearing capacity, displacement, eccentric loads, inclined loads, layered soil, pile.


An image forming apparatus for changing the exhaust air direction. An image forming apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a housing including an exhaust port; a pocket-and-duct which is attached to or detached from the housing; and an attaching portion of the pocket-and-duct.


The objective of this project is to explore all the possibilities of Wii Remote as a control interface, considering also its use as teaching tool. This project is structured in 4 chapters; the first chapter presents all characteristics, electronic components and technical specifications of Wii Remote, Bluetooth technology and LabVIEW software. The second chapter shows a general outline of the project by a block diagram, detailing in a short way its function of this. The third chapter shows LabVIEW programming environment and a detailed explanation of each one of the SubVI s used & created. At last, the fourth chapter gives a vision of the modification process of a toy car, which from now on we will refer to it as "teleoperated mechanism", the interaction of this with LabVIEW and WII Remote. Finally, is included a selected references group, mainly web pages, which contains relevant information of the development of this project and other works that can be developed in the future.


Estimating the intrinsic dimension of a data set from pairwise distances is a critical issue for a wide range of disciplines, including genomics, finance, and networking. Current estimation techniques are agnostic to structure in the data, failing to exploit properties that can improve efficiency. In this paper, we present a methodology that uses inherent clustering present in data to efficiently and accurately estimate intrinsic dimension. Our experiments show that this approach has greater accuracy and better scalability than prior techniques, even when the data does not conform to an obvious clustering structure.


A novel source signal preprocessing method and channel identification algorithm for blind separation were proposed in this paper. In this method, source signals were second-order cyclostationary(SoC) after preprocessing, and this feature was helpful for identifying channel and separating source signals effectively in receiving terminal. We call it pPSoCBSS which is the abbreviation for preprocessing second-order cyclostationary BSS algorithm. pPSoCBSS is a good scheme for Wireless Statistical Division Multiplexing (WSDM). It had three steps: a)source signals preprocessing; b)channel identification; c)source separation. Preprocessing signals has three advantages in identifying channel: more exactly, anti-noise effectively, and without loss in underdetermined case. mathematic analysis and extensive simulation results confirm the validity and high performance of the algorithm. Compared with related algorithms such as JADE and SOBI, pPSoCBSS enjoys better PI performance.


Abstract : Partial contents: Vibration isolation versus vibration compensation on multiple payload platforms; Controlled multibody dynamics simulation for large space structures; A distributed finite element modeling and control approach for large flexible structures; effective techniques for the identification and accommodation of disturbances; Modeling and control of flexible space platforms with articulated payloads; computational architecture for integrated controls and structures design; Recent experience in simultaneous control structure optimization; An air bearing weight offload system for ground test of heavy lss structures; ASCIE - An integrated experiment to study csi in large segmented optical systems; Controls, astrophysics, and structures experiment in space (cases); Space truss zero gravity dynamics; strain and dynamic measurements using fiber optic sensors embedded into graphite/epoxy tubes.


Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is an extremely adaptable cereal grain and positioned the fifth among all yields for dry matter construction in the world. Furthermore, it is an essential nutrient for protein. Although barley is considered as salt tolerant among crop plants, its growth and improvement are extremely affected by osmotic plus ionic stresses in salty soils (Mahmood, 2011). Soil salinity is a major destructive environmental stress, leading to reduction of crop quality and productivity (He et al., 2018). The reduction in growth biomarkers of plants subjected to salinity stress was related to the decrease of osmotic potential of the cells (Xu et al., 2016) and induction of lipoperoxidation damage of plasma membranes (Munns &Tester, 2008). Moreover, the induction of senescence hormone, as ethylene and disturbance of growth hormones (Greenberg et al., 2008; Bhattacharyya & Jha, 2012) may lead to decline of elongation and growth. Salinity induces several physiological THE GOAL of this study was to explore the effect of salinity on some growth parameters, changes in some physiological and biochemical reactions, particularly those associated with nitrogen metabolism, in barley plant (Hordeum vulgare L.). Also, to determine the effect of plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB), Bacillus subtilis, to alleviate the inhibitory effect of salt on plant growth and development. Addition of 100mM NaCl to hydroponic growth cultures significantly suppressed the growth of barley plants. This was accompanied with a significant increase of osmoregulatory components including sucrose, trehalose and proline. There was a significant accumulation of ethylene in salt stressed barley plants. Moreover, salinity stress resulted in a significant decline of nitrate content and nitrate assimilating enzymes activity; nitrate reductase (NR) and glutamine synthetase (GS) while ammonia content was significantly increased in the roots. Inoculation of plants with Bacillus subtilis mainly improved the growth of salt stressed barley plants via protecting the cellular membranes integrity and increasing NR and GS activities as well as supplying a growth hormone indole-3-acetic acid/indole acetic acid (IAA) to the cultures and reducing the generation of ethylene under salt stress through the secretion of the enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase, which might increase nutrient uptake and growth. Hence, B. subtilis could promote the growth of barley plants under salinity through secretion of extra amount of IAA.


A novel internal-type linear inductive antenna referred to as "double comb-type antenna" was used for a large-area plasma source with the substrate area of 880mm×660mm and the effect of plasma confinement by applying multi-polar magnetic field was investigated. High-density plasmas on the order of 3.18×1011cm−3, which is 50% higher than that obtained for the source without the magnetic field, could be obtained at the pressure of 15mTorr Ar and at the inductive power of 5000W with good plasma stability. The plasma uniformity less than 3% could also be obtained within the substrate area. When SiO2 film was etched using the double comb-type antenna, the average etch rate of about 2100A∕min could be obtained with the etch uniformity of 5.4% on the substrate area using 15mTorr SF6, 5000W of rf power, and −34V of dc bias voltage.


The purpose of this study is to determine the distribution of talented students' course achievements in the fields of mathematics and science, according to the learning styles. General screening method was used in this research. The universe of the research consists of Ninth grade students (2016–2017) who study at Bornova Anatolian High School. The sample of the study was composed of 11 talented students. After determining learning styles, the distribution of the students according to the learning styles was determined. At the end of the study, it was detected that mathematics course achievements' average of the students who have assimilator learning style is higher than averages of the other students's who have other learning styles. It was determined that physics course achievements' average of the students who have assimilator learning style is higher than averages of the other students's who have other learning styles. Keywords: Learning styles, talented students, science and mathematics.


In this chapter, we focus on the challenges of bringing up three children in three different cultures in two languages. We attempt to raise the issue of Japanese heritage inherent to the Japan-born foreign nationals and the difficulties encountered in trying to maintain and further L1 and L2 bilingualism. We introduce difficulties associated with L1 fluency as dictated by the necessity of living in a predominantly monolingual society and the desire to maintain and further L2 proficiency within this environment. Through the language struggles, we also attempt to highlight issues of identity that arise through the monolingual culture of Japan. We raise the question of which language the L1 language is and which language becomes the L2. We question perceptions of this, in particular in relation to parental views. Finally, we introduce some of the solutions to these difficulties in the hope that parents in similar situations may find them of benefit.


The fluctuation process of warp movement is analysed by the nonlinear vibration method. Based on Newton's Law, a differential equation of warp axial/cross direction movement is established. This paper separates the time variable from the space variable by the variable-separating method, then it gives a numerical solution of the motion equation by the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. Also this paper discusses influencing factors and vari able trends for warp vibration. Finally a method for the control of vibration is introduced.


For our own information and as a service to the institutions themselves, the Department of Psychology at West Virginia State College proposed to make a study of the status of Psychology in the curricula of some forty or more of the better Negro institutions in the United States. The specific information sought in connection with this problem concerned, (a) the status of psychology in the curriculum; (b) nature of the introductory course; (c) undergraduate courses in psychology; (d) provisions for laboratory work; (e) library equipment; (f) teaching personnel; and (g) research in psychology. PROCEDURE


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In addition to striking down the portions of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act that limited the amount of money corporations and unions could spend on independent expenditures, Citizens United v. FEC overturned two decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States, an action that stands in contrast to the principle of stare decisis. This article analyzes the discussions of stare decisis in the various Citizens United opinions and compares these discussions to existing scholarly debate on the proper role of stare decisis in constitutional law. It also examines citations and discussions of Citizens United in state supreme court and federal circuit court of appeals cases to analyze how the justices' discussions of stare decisis in Citizens United have influenced lower courts. The article concludes that the Citizens United opinions that discussed stare decisis — particularly Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion and Chief Justice John Roberts' concurrence — are highly problematic for a number of reasons. The applications of stare decisis in the opinions were also flawed. Citizens United has thus made it even easier for lower courts to abandon stare decisis and overturn precedent.


The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most prominent technologies, which primarily deals with inter-connecting, controlling and managing digital and electronic devices that are connected to the internet through an IP address. The evolution of high speed network technologies like Long Term Evolution (LTE) and upcoming 5G network technology had already led the path to simulate the whole electronic and digital services and applications at the finger tips. However, the physically challenged people especially the visually challenged people could not utilize the whole of technologies and yet this makes them feel more distressed about themselves. Braille is vital for communication and education purposes for the visually challenged persons. The solution for this problem is to handle the distance between the obstacle and the person. The aim of this project is to develop a smart cap, which has the distance measurement system. Device that will be useful who are visually impaired. This device primarily allows its user to scan their surroundings for obstacles. The device which has sensors (Lidar) for detecting the obstacles. It is connected to the smart phone via Bluetooth or any other means. It will notify and guide the user if there is any obstacles stairs or potholes around. It is based on ToF (Time of Flight) principle and integrated with unique optical and electrical designs, so as to achieve stable, precise, high sensitivity and high-speed distance detection. Features: Operating Range: 0.3-12m maximum operating range at 10% reflectivity. "Share live location" feature allows the user's can share their live location to their personal contacts.


Machine learning is a key problem for artificial intelligence, which research is a widespread and profound influence in many scholar. Based on dynamic fuzzy sets theory, in this paper, a kind of coordination machine learning model (CMLM) is proposed and learning algorithm of CMLM is discussed. This learning method is fit for complicated learning system. By the research of this learning method, this paper has abundanted the content of machine learning.


The European Earwig (Forficula auricularia) is considered to be a pest in urban gardens, and also of fruit, ornamentals and a contaminant in mechanically harvested fruit. However earwigs are also efficient predators of fruit pests such as aphids, mites, scale and insect eggs, and are probably exerting a degree of biological control of pests in gardens as well as orchards. Electrophysiological and behavioural studies have confirmed the role of a volatile pheromone in aggregating earwig distributions. The potential use of the aggregation pheromone in controlling earwigs in an urban situation and in maximimising their potential for biocontrol of insect pests is discussed.


Through micromechanical analysis of coarse aggregate granular material,mechanical properties were studied based on the granular media theory.According to six kinds of arrangement models of particles in space,calculated formulae of granular micromechanical model and shear modulus of coarse aggregate were established.From the aspect of theory,authors analyzed internal mechanism of improving anti-shearing performance and presented anti-shearing gradation design method of coarse aggregate.Anti-shearing performance was regarded as main index in every level filling of particle.Through the test in the laboratory,the performances were analyzed.Results show that high-temperature stability of new gradation is better than those of other gradation types and can decrease rutting damage on highway.


Decreased sleep and attenuation of circadian fluctuations in Aβ reflect amyloid-associated pathology in Alzheimer's disease. Don't Let Amyloid Keep You Awake at Night The accumulation in the brain of the neurotoxic β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide is a key event in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aβ accumulation in amyloid plaques begins about 10 to 15 years before cognitive decline and is already very substantial by the time memory and thinking problems begin. It is critical to determine whether there are functional and biochemical changes in the brain that are present when Aβ is accumulating but before the appearance of dementia to initiate therapy earlier as well as to assess the therapeutic effects of new drugs. Previous work has shown that soluble forms of Aβ fluctuate in the brain with the sleep-wake cycle. Now, Roh and colleagues show that diurnal fluctuation of Aβ occurs in different brain regions in young adult mice that develop accumulation of Aβ. However, Aβ fluctuation disappeared with the onset of amyloid plaque deposition, most likely due to insoluble Aβ plaques sequestering soluble forms of Aβ. Similar findings were seen in the cerebrospinal fluid of humans with genetic mutations that cause early-onset, autosomal dominant AD. Coincident with increasing Aβ accumulation, the researchers found that the amount of time mice were awake when they were supposed to be asleep increased by 50%. Actively immunizing mice with Aβ prevented amyloid plaque formation, as well as maintaining normal circadian Aβ fluctuation and normal sleep patterns. These findings suggest that changes in the sleep-wake cycle may be caused by Aβ accumulation. If analogous abnormalities in the sleep-wake cycle are present in cognitively normal and very mildly impaired humans who are developing AD pathology, the sleep-wake cycle may be a useful indicator of early brain dysfunction that could be assessed as an outcome measure in response to therapeutic interventions. Aggregation of β-amyloid (Aβ) in the brain begins to occur years before the clinical onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Before Aβ aggregation, concentrations of extracellular soluble Aβ in the interstitial fluid (ISF) space of the brain, which are regulated by neuronal activity and the sleep-wake cycle, correlate with the amount of Aβ deposition in the brain seen later. The amount and quality of sleep decline with normal aging and to a greater extent in AD patients. How sleep quality as well as the diurnal fluctuation in Aβ change with age and Aβ aggregation is not well understood. We report a normal sleep-wake cycle and diurnal fluctuation in ISF Aβ in the brain of the APPswe/PS1δE9 mouse model of AD before Aβ plaque formation. After plaque formation, the sleep-wake cycle markedly deteriorated and diurnal fluctuation of ISF Aβ dissipated. As in mice, diurnal fluctuation of cerebrospinal fluid Aβ in young adult humans with presenilin mutations was also markedly attenuated after Aβ plaque formation. Virtual elimination of Aβ deposits in the mouse brain by active immunization with Aβ42 normalized the sleep-wake cycle and the diurnal fluctuation of ISF Aβ. These data suggest that Aβ aggregation disrupts the sleep-wake cycle and diurnal fluctuation of Aβ. Sleep-wake behavior and diurnal fluctuation of Aβ in the central nervous system may be functional and biochemical indicators, respectively, of Aβ-associated pathology.


Abstract : Thermodynamic and transport properties of Rb and Cs vapors are determined from theory, supplemented by experimental results. The situation for which results are obtained involves negligible ionization of the alkali atoms. The model used is an imperfect gas obeying the virial equation of state. The second virial coefficient is considered adequate to account for deviations from the ideal behavior in the temperature and pressure range under consideration. It is assumed that the vapors are comprised of alkali atoms whose interactions are the pairwise Lennard-Jones (6 - 12) type. On the basis of the 2 parameters which occur in the Lennard-Jones potential for interactions between some alkalis and noble gas atoms and the known parameters for the noble gas atoms, the parameters are estimated for the alkalis. From these parameters the desired thermodynamic and transport properties of Rb and Cs vapors are obtained. Numerical values are given for the important properties.


The present invention provides a wireless electronic device testing apparatus, comprising a metal casing, RF absorbing material, measuring a first antenna and an impedance adjustment module. Impedance adjusting module includes a dielectric layer, a first internal antenna and the second internal antenna, wherein the second internal antenna is electrically connected to the first antenna measurement. Opposite sides of the first internal antenna and the internal antenna disposed in the second dielectric layer and each comprising a first parallel antenna and the second antenna backbone trunk.


The nano-pore structure can be changed under tectonic deformation, and the different deformation mechanisms influence also the pore structure in various degrees. Pore structure of coals is very inhomogeneous, and is exactly described difficultly by the conventional experimental methods, but the fractal theory provides a quantitative method for describing the complexity of the pore structure. The influence of tectonic deformation on nano-pore structure of different deformed coals collected from Hancheng mining area in Weibei coalfield was quantitatively analyzed by nitrogen gas adsorption experiment based upon the fractal Frenkel-Halsey-Hill(FHH) theory. The results show that ductile deformed coals with higher pore fractal dimensions have higher heterogeneity and more complicated pore structure compared to brittle deformed coals, resulting in higher capillary condensation and prominent adsorption hysteresis. Fractal dimensions of tectonic coal increase with reduction of the average pore diameter and the increase of meso-pore content, indicating the stronger the tectonic deformation, the smaller the average pore size, the more complicated the pore structure. With the stress strengthening, fractal dimension shows an increasing trend. Thus, the fractal dimension can be used as an indicator of the deformation degree of the nano-pore structure.


This paper examines social and cultural factors that have necessitated the emergence of the Oromo national movement. Since their incorporation into Ethiopia, the Oromo have lost their autonomous cultural and social developement. The Oromo have become second class citizens and lost political freedom and institutional power. Recently Oromo cultural resistance has been transformed into the Oromo national movement that struggled to redefine the relationship between the Oromo and the Ethiopians. The emergence of intellectual and professional groups in Oromo society has played a decisive role in this transformation


Wheel (1), wherein the fixed flange part (2) of the wheel bearing (1) receiving the brake caliper, and the fixed flange part (2) of the wheel bearing (1) formed over the screws (8a) of connecting elements (8) with the wheel support (3) is connected characterized in that additionally at least one with the fixed flange part (2) or the wheel carrier (3) integrated to the form of a screw (8a) formed on connecting element (8) around executed projection (6; 7) or to the as screw (8a) arranged threaded portion is formed connecting element (8) is provided with a fitting surface (9) which is provided or for the positive connection between the wheel carrier (3) and the fixed flange part (2) of the wheel bearing (1), wherein at least the torque which acts during braking in the fixed flange part (2) on the wheel carrier (3) is transferable.


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Abstract:Ottoman psychiatric institutions developed gradually over the long nineteenth century in the spaces of early modern Ottoman imperial hospitals located within charitable complexes. These imperial hospitals were altered to accommodate the increasingly "medicalized" needs of mental patients, in tandem with the emerging field of psychiatry during this time. Located at the intersection of architectural and medical history, this article discusses evolving treatments of madness by focusing on Istanbul Toptaşı Asylum that was used as the state mental hospital between 1873 and 1924. The article explores the spatial interventions carried out in the asylum as they affected the daily routines of its occupants, patients, doctors, and staff, which were considered crucial components of the "healing process" in the nineteenth century. The reorganization of the asylum's space and time, as mundane as they might seem, offers novel insights into the functioning of the asylum, and, in turn, into the theory and practice of Ottoman psychiatry.


THIS large and very learned work is the climax of a long series of studies of the cult and myths of Apollo. Its fundamental proposition, with which the reviewer agrees, is that the slaying by the god of Python (or Delphyne) is but the Greek form, or rather one of the Greek forms, of the primeval battle between a god and a formidable monster inimical to the cosmos as it now exists. This in turn is, of course, but one of the many creation-myths which explain how the world got its present form, and in many parts of the earth are solemnly retold year after year, often in a highly dramatic manner, in order to keep things as they are and prevent a retrogression to a condition in which, for instance, there was no sun, or men were confined underground. It is easy enough to see that there are resemblances between, for instance, Apollo on the one hand, Tiamat on the other, especially when the Delphic dragon is female; and they were pointed out many years ago, unfortunately with Panbabylonian dressings enough to make them unpalatable to the more moderate. But Fontenrose is not content with saying that the two tales are alike and that parallels can be found for them. Analysing the story, he finds ten principal themes, each of which he subdivides until there is a total of forty-two motifs (pp. 9 ff.), and uses this analysis as a basis for comparison; for obviously if two complicated legends agree in, say, three-quarters of their details, they are likelier to have a common source, or one of them to be a variant of the other, than if they had but half or even two-thirds in common. References to the analysis occur throughout the book.


The incidence of venous erectile dysfunction (ED) is rising with aging. This article mainy introduced the medical imaging distinguishing diagnosis of venous ED with venous leakage impotence. The causes review of venous leakage impotence, intracavernous injection (ICI) and medical imaging distinguishing diagnosis of venous leakage impotence will help us gain the deeper understanding with venous ED and play a more important instructive role in the diagnosis and treatment executed by interventional radiology or surgery or internal medicine.


Higher demand of land planning and management informatization is urged by increasing of social informatization.Based on clarifying land planning and management informatization method,and technology frame,the basic aim and content of land planning and management informatization systems,were analyzed,the management system was designed,the technolical characteristics of function applications,data,platforms and organization ingrated were realized,which made the land planning management information good application demonstration.


One of the most popular Mangalkavyas of Bengal was the Chandimangal of Mukunda Chakraborty. This article examines the ideas of kingship that were articulated in this text. Mukunda's fictitious protagonist Kalketu came to represent an ideal king within his narrative. Mukunda's conception of this ideal king was largely influenced by his personal experiences and aspirations, some of which have been outlined in the first part of this article. The remaining part of this article goes onto claim that the ideal kingship constructed around the figure of Kalketu involved a re-orientation of some of the more conventional norms of kingship; the product being what has been termed by the current author as a 'pacified kingship'. This pacified kingship ensured that the heroic qualities of valour and martial prowess, so desired as essential in every conception of an ideal king came to be tempered with some of the more ordinary and 'un-heroic' qualities within the person of the fictitious Kalketu. This alternative notion of kingship, espoused by Mukunda is also instrumental in exploring some of the varied interactions that went on to constitute the Bengal frontier.


Multiphysics for electromagnetic simulation of a plasmabased frequency selective surface (FSS) structure that can provide significant shielding in harsh environments. A secondorder structure containing encapsulated plasma elements is introduced, with plasma modeled as homogeneous negative permittivity dielectric material. The structure is transparent at X-band in the off state and blocks energy in the on state. Performance of an infinite array was simulated using Floquet boundary conditions. Off state performance is stable in terms of frequency and bandwidth across wide incidence (scan) angles, and significant switchable attenuation is predicted in the on state.


Late infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (LINCL) is a fatal hereditary childhood disease. The gene underlying LINCL, CLN2, encodes a lysosomal enzyme, tripeptidyl peptidase I (TPP‐I), deficiency in which leads to lysosomal accumulation of autofluorescent materials accompanied by severe neuronal atrophy. Mutational analysis was conducted to characterize different CLN2 alleles. Two probands of Romany origin were found to be homozygous for an allele that encoded a protein with two changes, designated Q100R+G389E CLN2. To distinguish potential polymorphisms from mutations, a recombinant expression system was used to investigate individual constructs. Elevated levels of TPP‐I activity in CHO cells expressing Q100R CLN2 and background activity in CHO cells expressing G389E CLN2 clearly defines G389E as a pathogenic mutation and indicates that Q100R is a polymorphism. Association of the R447H mutation with a delayed onset form of LINCL in two separate families raised the question of whether R447H CLN2 retains residual activity. However, CHO cells expressing R447H CLN2 had TPP‐I activity comparable to that of neo transfected cells, indicating that any residual activity was below the level of detection in this experimental system. Hum Mutat 18:165, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


The test of jamming infrared seeker by mid-wave infrared laser is carried out in laboratory,which validates the jamming effect of different jamming modes to different infrared seekers.Conditions of effective jamming are analyzed and summarized.That provides the basis for practical counter-measurement in practical application.


At Indiana University MSCI M100: Improving Learning Skills in Anatomy was developed to help students to recognize and implement study methods which will help them to be successful in Anat A215: Basic Human Anatomy. One of the course assignments is a weekly blog in which students reflect on various aspects of the learning process, such as assessing the effectiveness of their study methods or managing their time. The goal of this assignment was to help increase metacognitive awareness in students.


The abacus is an excellent substitute for rote memorization of simple numbering and multiplication tables, which some young children find daunting. Students who learn abacus are found to be superior in the accuracy of their memory and the number of digits they are able to memorize when compared to non-abacus learners of the same age. Apart from the Chinese medium schools, the teaching and learning of abacus is not part of the teaching syllabus in the public and private schools in Malaysia. Therefore, this research provides a step in the right direction by designing an Interactive Abacus Learning Application for beginners. This application is based on child centered approach with the use of interactive and multimedia elements. The use of cognitive and psychomotor skills was also applied in its learning process. Apart from that, a drag-and-drop technique was applied for student interactivity.


In order to complete a single video, editing is an indispensable element. Video editing programs for editing can change the image quality in the process of rendering. To evaluate the image quality, the noise is one of the most important factors. In this experiment, we evaluated the noise value differences between editing programs after rendering. Furthermore, we verified the noise levels by using ISO Target and pixel information of the actual scene.


A 17-year-old, 660-g, intact, male Moluccan cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) was presented for respiratory distress, anorexia, and lethargy. The owners reported the bird appeared more sedate and was not behaving normally the day before presentation. The bird had no previous medical history and had been with the same owner since it was younger than 6 months. The bird's cage was located on the porch during the summer, with the cage covered at night. The cage was moved to a finished garage that was open to the kitchen area when the weather became cooler. The cage was metal with a bottom metal grill, no substrate, and contained a few hanging metal and plastic toys. A bowl was provided that contained tap water and was changed daily. The bird was fed fruit blend pellets (Zupreem FruitBlend with Natural Fruit Flavors Large Bird Food, Mission, KS, USA), pieces of apple and banana occasionally, and some human food (eg, cooked beans). At presentation (day 1), the bird was openmouth breathing and was placed in an oxygen cage after a brief physical examination. Dehydration was subjectively estimated at 10%, based on eyelid skin tent and cutaneous ulnar vein refill time. The bird was moderately to severely underconditioned and was assessed as having a subjective body condition score of 1.5/5. The bird appeared quiet, alert, and responsive and was hanging onto the side of the transport cage. No other abnormalities were noted on physical examination, including pulmonary and cardiac auscultation. The owner consented to recommendations of hospitalization and supportive care but declined diagnostics because of financial constraints. Initial emergency-stabilization treatment included supplemental oxygen; fluid therapy with lactated Ringer's solution (100 mL/kg SC), doxycycline (50 mg/kg IM; Vibravenos formulation, Pfizer Laboratories, London, ON, Canada); and vitamins A, D, and E (0.1 mL/100 g IM; Northwest Pharmacy and Compounding Center, Houston, TX, USA). When placed into the oxygen cage, the bird was sternally recumbent. On day 2, supportive care was continued with fluid therapy, lactated Ringer's solution (100 mL/ kg SC q24h), and gavage feeding with Emeraid Omnivore Care (2.5% body weight PO q12h; The Lafeber Company, Cornell, IL, USA). The bird remained sternally recumbent and mentally depressed but would arouse suddenly and occasionally open-mouth breathe after stimulation. After the open-mouth breathing was determined to be associated with stress rather than true respiratory pathology, based on unremarkable auscultation and appropriate resting respiratory rate and effort, the bird was moved from the oxygen cage to an incubator. On day 3, the owner consented to the recommended diagnostics of complete blood cell count, plasma biochemical analysis, and radiographs under general anesthesia. Although the total white blood cell count was decreased at 5.4 k/ lL, bands comprised 5% of the total white blood cells at an absolute count of 0.3 k/lL. The remainder of the differential white blood cell count was considered within reference intervals. The plasma biochemical analysis showed the following abnormalities: aspartate aminotransferase (446 U/L; reference interval, 136–366 U/L), creatine kinase (3871 U/L; reference interval, 148– 404 U/L). Ventrodorsal and lateral radiographs were taken of the patient (Fig 1a and b) after anesthetic induction and maintenance with isoflurane gas in oxygen. Whole blood was submitted for lead and zinc testing; administration of edetate calcium disodium (30 mg/kg IM q12h; Pharmaceutical Specialties, Baton Rouge, LA, USA) was initiated. The bird recovered uneventfully from anesthesia and remained sternally recumbent but responsive. On day 4, lead and zinc results were below toxic levels; edetate calcium disodium was discontinued. Bile acids were within the reference interval. The bird was noted in the later half of the day to be laterally recumbent and depressed with moderate to severe left facial edema. The bird was replaced into an oxygen cage for oxygen supplementation. Additional supportive treatments included atropine (1 mg/kg IM) to address organophosphate toxicity, enrofloxacin diluted in lactated Ringer's solution fluids (15 mg/kg SC q12h), and meloxicam (1 mg/kg IM q24h).


The harm of electromagnetic radiation and the fine performance of silver plating fiber are introduced,the different permutation ratio of weft and warp silver plated fiber and polyester fiber were designed and the fabric were prepared,the electromagnetic shielding(SE) of samples were tested.compared with the different radiation performance and the weft and warp of silver plated fiber and polyester fiber arrangement ratio(silver plated fiber content),the results revealed that the higher electromagnetic shielding(SE) was obtained with the higher of silver plated fiber content.Finally,the good linear correlation between the different radiation performance and the size of silver plating fiber grid was proved.


In the years of postwar reconstruction the experience of refugees in Italy was rapidly eclipsed, both in public discourse and in the growing number of studies on war and liberation. The need for resurrection and the desire to dissociate itself, both from Fascism and from the role it played in the Second World War, led Italian society to drive uncomfortable memories into the shadows. This forgetting of the recent past in turn engendered the misleading interpretation that the end of the war represented a watershed, and this misleading interpretation has extensively affected Italian historiography for several decades. At the end of the 1980s, some of the most relevant and controversial issues surrounding the war and postwar years started to be investigated (such as the Resistance as civil war, the deportations of Jews and the Allied bombings during the Second World War), while the history of refugees has been addressed only very recently and almost exclusively in relation to the revision of the eastern Italian–Yugoslav border. Research about Displaced Persons (DPs) still lags behind.


The invention relates to a housing (1) for a fume extractor hood, having at least two outer surfaces (3, 4) which are arranged relative to each other at an angle. In the region of an edge of the housing (1) limits the external surfaces (3, 4) to each other. There is provided an image formed by a separate component corner element (6) which is arranged in the region of the edge between the two external surfaces (3, 4). According to the invention, the corner element (6) on at least one operating element (7) for actuating at least one function of the extractor hood. The operating element (7) can be embodied as pushbutton or as a touch sensor. It is preferably used for actuating a blower and / or for actuating a lighting device (9) of the hood.


Lava caves are unique and fragile ecosystems which are suitable for a wide variety of plant and animal species. However, the biodiversity of lava caves is still poorly studied. To increase knowledge of these special ecosystems, several rapid surveys on bats were carried out in Dak Nong Province in sounthern Vietnam between 2014 and 2019. Bats were captured in the field using mist nets and harp traps. Echolocation calls were recorded in different situations using the PCTape system. The results include records of Griffin's leaf-nosed bat (Hipposideros griffini) which is regarded as a species endemic to Vietnam only. Prior to the present study, it was only recorded from karst and moutain habitats in three different regions of Vietnam: Cat Ba National Park in the northeast, Chu Mom Ray in the central highlands, and Cat Tien National Park in the southeast. Records of Hipposideros griffini from Dak Nong Province extend its distributional range and highlight the importance of lava cave systems for biodiversity research and conservation in Vietnam. Griffin's leaf-nosed bat and other animal species inhabiting the lava caves have been critically threatened by hunting and other human activities. Morphological measurements  and echolocation calls of Hipposideros griffini together with the threats to its conservation status in Dak Nong Province are given in this paper.


For short range communications in the complex environments such as caves, urban and indoor settings, the main concern is to achieve reliable communication over wireless links since large number of scatterers in the communication channel at the conventional microwave radio bands lead to excessive signal attenuation and fast fading. One solution to mitigate such adverse effects is to use radios at much lower frequencies (e.g. HF and Low-VHF) since the signal can penetrate significantly through manmade and natural obstacles while reflection, scattering, and diffraction are far less than those observed at higher frequencies. In order to realize compact, mobile communication systems operating at the low frequencies, however, several challenges, especially in terms of antenna size, are encountered. One issue pertains to design of antennas with small form factors that can provide moderate radiation efficiency and bandwidth. It is noted that antennas with lower gain (efficiency) are tolerable as such drop in gain can easily be more than compensated for by the reduction in the path loss.