Interestingly, (2) is ambiguous. It shows a reading parallel to (1), where Mary interviewed everyone who was a possible candidate (2a). But it also shows a second, unexpected reading on which possible does not seem to modify candidate directly, but rather indirectly through an implicit relative clause (2b). On this second reading, Mary doesn't interview potential candidates, but rather actual candidates that it was possible for her to interview. I'll call the first reading the "direct modification reading", and I'll call the 2nd reading the "implicit relative reading" (IRR).


An investigation and analysis was carried out to study the amount and ratio of fertilization and the content and variation of soil nutrients of Yunnan Province.16 000 farmers in 28 counties and 16 thousand soil samples were involved in this survey.The results indicated that the ratio of nitrogen,phosphorus and potassium fertilizer had been increased to 1:0.33:0.20 of 2008 year from 1:0.34:0.09 of 1989 year,but the amount of potassium was also very low.Compared with the secend soil survey,the content of soil organic matter had reduced to 28.14 g·kg-1,falling 49.93%;and the content level of effective phosphorus increased to 22.7 mg·kg-1,rising 61.0%.Furthermore the proportions of soil which were lack of the elements of boron,molybdenum and zinc increased very high,reaching to 78.26%,48.34% and 28.84%.


Women, Development, and the UN: A Sixty-Year Quest for Equality and Justice, by Devaki Jain, with a foreword by Amartya Sen. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005. 248 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-253-...


The detection and characterization of U-turns during locomotion using Magneto-Inertial Measurement Units (MIMU) with the goal of segmenting the walking trial into straight walking bouts and turns is an open issue currently under investigation. Typically, a MIMU located on the lower back or trunk is used to this purpose and turns onset timing and duration are determined. The aim of this study was to assess if an existing method could be satisfactorily applied to signals recorded from MIMUs near the ankles. Additionally, a method is proposed with the aim of limiting the differences of its output from that of the existing method guaranteeing high robustness with respect to the MIMU location. The analysis was conducted on data recorded from healthy elderly subjects and patients with Parkinson's disease walking at two different speeds. The existing method applied to signals from the MIMU near the ankles could detect the same number of U-turns as the original. However, their onset and duration were often more than 200ms away from those obtained with the original method. Similar results were obtained with the proposed method, showing some limitations in part related to the heuristic threshold employed. However, the proposed method demonstrated a superior robustness with respect to the MIMU location. Overall, the proposed method appears to be a good starting point for the definition of a more stable and robust method for U-turn detection and characterization from signals recorded from MIMUs near the ankles.


Much of the Indian debate about secularism is built around what seem to be commonsense assumptions about India and the West. But a close look at the impact of Protestant Puritanism on the relationship between religion and politics in the United States suggests that these assumptions are mistaken. Far from having fundamentally different experiences, there are some striking similarities between India and the United States: similarities that draw attention to potential long-term dangers for India.


This paper reports on a study of the timing of the economic impact of government defense procurement. By assuming that the letting of new orders signals the beginning and shipments signal the end of the impact of defense procurement, this research investigates the effects of changes in product mix and capacity utilization on the duration of such impacts. The effects of changes in product mix and capacity utilization on inventory accumulation are also investigated. RECENT DISCUSSIONS on econometric model building have pointed out that the development of a realistic model of the government sector is a prerequisite to the effective use of econometric models in evaluating the impact of government operations on the economy [7]. There are two aspects to this problem: (i) An econometric model should include appropriate instrumental variables-variables that can be controlled by policy makers [11], and (ii) the model should properly capture the impact of the government actions [2, 3,5,13]. This paper presents an explanatory study related to the second aspect of the above problem. Since defense procurement accounts for nearly ten per cent of GNP, a question which naturally arises is: Can defense procurement be manipulated by the government to help stabilize economic activity or to offset cyclical fluctuations? It is to be expected that the timing of defense procurement is determined primarily by noneconomic considerations. In peace time, however, a certain degree of flexibility is presumed to exist in the scheduling of defense procurement. For this reason, defense procurement is a useful instrumental variable for an econometric model of the government sector. In considering defense procurement as an instrumental variable, the following question is raised: What stage in the defense procurement process is most important from the viewpoint of measuring its impact on economic activity? In their studies of inventory investment, Lovell and Suits [10, 12] emphasized that the Department of Defense orders have an immediate impact upon inventories in advance of its expenditures. In a substantial number of other econometric models, however, the impact of defense procurement was measured at the expenditure stage [4,6,8,9].


This article brief introduction establishment based on take the GIS technology and the computer network technology as support's urban water supply pipe network information management system scientific nature,the necessity,has analyzed the urban water supply pipe network GIS system's structure function and the system module,expounded that this system application skill,the application method as well as expand,the maintenance characteristic good.The article from the system map storage management,the attribute data input editing,the database maintenance,the water supply pipe network function maintenance,the water supply pipe network design,the water supply pipe network plan,the water supply pipe network issued that pre-qin thinkers system's and so on water supply the pipe network management functions and the principle have carried on the detailed elaboration.Has carried on the beneficial exploration for the underground utilities construction foundation geographic information systems application.


an accurate and timely diagnosis of disease is need of medical science as it may increase chances of survival of human being. Segmentation is an essential step in medical imaging analysis and classification. Different image segmentation methods are used for examination of medical images. Efficient segmentation methods lead to accurate diagnosis. However accurate segmentation of MRI (Medical Resonance Image) is very important and crucial for exact diagnosis by computer aided clinical tools.This paper summarizes and compares different methods of brain MR image segmentation


To investigate the effect of soaking and particle sizes on the properties of rice flour and gluten-free rice bread, wet-milled (WRF, dried at 20oC) and dry-milled rice flours (DRF) were passed through sieves (45 or 100 mesh). Soaking of the rice grains affected the particle size distribution of flour passed through the same size screen. The L and b values of WRF were higher than those of DRF and were not changed with decreasing particle sizes, but DRF increased L and decreased b values. The initial pasting temperatures and setback viscosities of both flours decreased with decreasing particle sizes. The swelling powers at 100℃ increased with decreasing particle sizes in DRF, but maintained in WRF. Starch granules were observed on the surface of flour particles in WRF. The apparent viscosity of WRF paste exhibited 3-5 times higher than that of DRF. Thus, wet milled rice flour with smaller particle sizes (φ<150 μm) showed better properties for making gluten-free rice bread.


The second part of the twentieth century could be rightly labeled as the century of migration. Vast numbers of people are moving from their country of origin to new countries in order to find better living conditions. A rich output of literature treats a variety of problems concerning both the immigrants and the host country. It is a universally accepted assumption that migration creates "social problems for both sides". For the immigrants the separation from their roots, culture, social ties and the taken-for-granted pattern of daily life is a traumatic separation. No less traumatic is the entrance into the new society. The status of 'stranger', of immigrant, is, to say the least, an uncomfortable status. There is a new culture, often a new language, unknown customs and norms, undefined or not well understood demands. The host society is mostly ambivalent toward the strangers. The influx of strangers raises feelings of uneasiness. Even when the immigrants are needed, as was the case with the "guest- workers" in various European countries and in Israel, they were not accepted socially. No society can tolerate large numbers of people who are "outside" the society. They have to be taken in at some level while at the same time they are also excluded from full integration. Integration is usually demanding the adaptation of the immigrant to the new way of life, involvement and interaction in the formal-institutional and on the informal-social level of the society. At the same time exclusionary practices make adaptation difficult and closure of the dominant group jeopardizes the creation of mixed social networks (Bar-Yosef, 1998). Under the impact of a considerable number of immigrants some dormant problems are emerging with more virulence, existing conflicts are intensified, accepted values are questioned and new values are emerging. A society after accepting a considerable number of immigrants is not the same society as it was before the wave of immigrants. It is usually assumed that the migrant is a working age male and much of the literature deals with problems of occupational adaptation. Less interest was shown to other groups such as women who came independently or as wives, elderly parents and children.


The combination of zirconocene-mediated coupling of silylated alkynes with a protonation-desilylation or bromination-desilylation process afforded otherwise unavailable butadiene derivatives. When (E,E)-2,3-dialkyl-1,4-bis(trimethylsilyl)-1,3-butadienes were treated with 3 equiv of Br(2) in CH(2)Cl(2), (E)-2,3-dialkyl-1,1,4,4-tetrabromo-2-butenes were obtained in excellent yields with perfect stereoselectivity.


A 33-year-old right-handed man with opioid use disorder presented with right arm weakness and confusion. He was febrile, tachycardic, and somnolent but able to open his eyes to repeated verbal stimulation. There was minimal spontaneous speech output. Inattention limited full mental status testing. Other pertinent features of the examination included a right homonymous hemianopia, left gaze preference, right nasolabial fold flattening, and right hemiparesis. National Institutes of Health stroke scale score was 15. Head computed tomography (CT) demonstrated a hypodensity in the left temporal and occipital lobes. CT angiography revealed an abrupt cutoff of the left posterior cerebral artery (PCA) at the bifurcation of the parieto-occipital and calcarine arteries, consistent with a distal occlusion of the PCA. Given these imaging findings (completed infarction on CT, distal occlusion on CT angiography), and unknown last known well, he was not a candidate for reperfusion therapy.


Methods for image identification based on the Radon transform using hexagonal-coated cellular automata in the chapter are considered. A method and a mathematical model for the detection of moving objects based on hexagonal-coated cellular automata are described. The advantages of using hexagonal coverage for detecting moving objects in the image are shown. The technique of forming Radon projections for moving regions in the image, which is designed for a hexagonal-coated cellular automata, is described. The software and hardware implementation of the developed methods are presented. Based on the obtained results, a hexagonal-coated cellular automata was developed to identify images of objects based on the Radon transform. The Radon transform allowed to effectively extract the characteristic features of images with a large percentage of noise. Experimental analysis showed the advantages of the proposed methods of image processing and identification of moving objects.


The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the reading materials in the middle school English Textbooks for the 3rd year students using...


EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis paper examines the rules that are established to deal with cell phone use in the classroom during lecture time. The use of cell phone use in the classroom has been the subject of discussion in different studies. Some explain that cell phones can be used for useful purposes that help students in their learning. Others contend that their use cause distractions in the class and suggest that they should be banned from the classroom. However, to ban or to limit the use of cell phones in the classroom requires establishing rules that regulate their use. This study contrasts the categories of rules for dealing with cell phone use in the classroom. It gives background information about the use of cell phones in the classroom and the possible distractions they can cause. It explains the rules that are typically set for dealing with these issues. Last, this paper tabulates the different categories of rules in terms of enforceability and effectiveness and concludes with a recommendation regarding these rules.Keywords: Rules of cell phone use in classroom, Regulating use of cell phone in the classroom, Etiquette of cell phone use in the classroom, Teaching of cell phone use in the classroomINTRODUCTIONThis paper builds on a previously published paper by the author regarding this topic. In the first paper the authors (Ali, Papakie, & McDevitt, 2012) explained the use of cell phones in the classroom, the distractions they cause and the positive ways they can be used in the classroom. The paper explained rules that are established by different people to limit the use of cell phones in the classroom. This paper takes it further, as it examines these rules in terms of effectiveness and enforceability.There is no doubt that cell phone use affects the lives of people individually and society at large in many positive ways. People can place and receive calls from virtually anywhere providing immediate contact in the event of an emergency, the ability to send and receive reminders or simply just to stay in touch. The advances in the technology of cell phones have added more capabilities, which in turn have extended their use far beyond phone conversations. Texting, taking and sharing pictures, email, Internet browsing and so forth from the cell phone has become an integral part life. Thus, owning a cell phone provides so many advantages that they are considered indispensable by many.However, the ubiquity of cell phones has raised concerns over the wide array of places where their use can be considered inappropriate (Ling, 2008; Leland, 2005). Among these is the classroom and especially during lecture time (Campbell, 2006; Gilroy, 2004; Ali, 2013). As instances of improper use of cell phones in the classroom have increased, so have calls asking for limits. But in order to effectively limit their use, rules may need to be established together with an enforcement mechanism to ensure these are enacted. This paper talks about; i) the rules to regulate the use of cell phones in the classroom, ii) the enforcements of these rules, and iii) their effectiveness.Study OutlineThe remainder of this paper is divided into the following sections.- Section 1 explains classroom rules and how they help teachers manage their classrooms- Section 2 discusses the improper use of cell phones and their distracting effects- Section 3 discusses different enforcements of rules on cell phone use in the classroom- The last section draws conclusions based on this study--ABOUT CLASSROOM RULESIn the classroom as well as in other school contexts, there are school rules aimed at regulating student behavior ...... school rules are defined as prescriptions, legitimized by teachers, about how to behave in school situations, standards by which behavior in school is officially judged to be appropriate, right and desirable, or inappropriate, wrong and forbidden. …


The difference between X-ray-induced photodarkening (X-PD) and 451 nm laser diode (LD) induced PD (LD-PD) was investigated in DyAlGe-doped silica glasses. The same defect species (Al-OHC, Dy2+, GEC, and GLPC+) are generated in X-PD and LD-PD, although the LD-PD defect population is 10−3 of the X-PD defect population. There is a big difference in the defect population ratio of GEC and Al-OHC and its dependence on Ge concentration. The ratio in LD-PD is higher than that in X-PD. The GEC population of X-PD almost saturates when Ge > 2 wt%. On the other hand, GEC of LD-PD continues to increase even if Ge exceeds 2 wt%. Based on these facts, possible mechanisms of LD-PD and the role of Ge codoping were proposed.


The Honesty and Trust Principle is an important part of the contract law,and the cornerstone of the Harmonious Social Construction.But there are many behaviors which are contrary to the honesty and trust principles at present.The issue of honesty and trust has been a block which restricts the development of various social undertakings,and affects the steps of Harmonious Social Construction.We should learn from the credit law of developed countries,speed up the legislation,and provide a favorable legal environment to Harmonious Social Construction.


Purpose
Suppliers and marketers have started planning toward postpandemic scenarios where logistics and retail will happen in a new way with the help of technological advances. This shift means new challenges for manufacturers, suppliers and retailers, and there is a need for strategic sourcing decisions for a robust supply chain system, logistics and on-time delivery system, as consumers have shown a positive change in online buying behavior. Furthermore, with digital transformation, customers are expected to not return to traditional buying. Hence, it becomes essential to identify the factors acting as enablers of online purchase behavior for sustainable digital business. This study aims to analyze the positive shifts in online purchasing by consumers, identify and model the enablers of positive transformations in online purchasing by consumers.

Design/methodology/approach
The interpretative structural modeling (ISM) technique is used to draw the interrelationships among the variables and their impact on online buying. A context-oriented relationship among the factors has been set up through the expert opinion technique. A total of 40 specialists have been approached for this. ISM with Matrice d'impacts croisés multiplication appliquée á un classment (MICMAC) analysis was used to prioritize these drivers, identify the most critical factors and establish a driver-dependence relationship among these drivers.

Findings
Several significant categories of enablers like health, trust, convenience, work from home, referral buying, panic purchase and overstocking possess a strong influence on the shift to online due to the pandemic. The results will help the policymakers, suppliers, retailers, managers and practitioners with insights to plan, prepare for challenges and make decisions toward preparation and shifting to the emergent digital world. In addition, the study provides academicians scope for further research in the related area.

Research limitations/implications
Consumer behavior significantly impacts retail and supply chain business, as it is an interface with the customer and links between a manufacturer and a customer. This study provides an insight into the shift in purchase behavior which can help suppliers in this transition phase to be better prepared for tomorrow to achieve sustainable competitive advantage.

Originality/value
This study assists practitioners and researchers in understanding the interrelationships among the factors using ISM-MICMAC analysis in a realistic way rather than daydreaming with overambitious goals.


Nowadays, the Global System for Mobile (GSM) communications is used widely by people around the world. However, there are some problems of GSM authentication to be found. In 2004, Choi and Kim proposed an authentication and key agreement scheme with user privacy protection in GSM. They claimed that their scheme can improve some drawbacks of GSM authentication and achieve user privacy protection. But we find that Choi and Kim's (2004) scheme is not able to achieve privacy protection and resist some well-known attacks completely. In this paper, we propose a more efficient GSM authentication and key agreement protocol with robust identity privacy protection.


[Extract] Invasive species are exotic species that cause damage of some type in their new locations. Thus, they are species that have overcome some geographic barrier (such as a mountain range, a desert, or an ocean) to get to a new place and have managed to survive there well enough to reproduce and spread beyond human control. To be invasive rather than just exotic, species must also cause damage of some kind, even if that is no more than damage to an ecosystem by replacing a native species and causing its decline. The term 'invasive species' cannot include native species even if changed circumstances have made them problematic. Between 1450 and 1770 a great many species migrated as a result of humans traveling to new places, but not all such exotic species are considered invasive; only those that damage the health of humans, of other animals, of plants, or of their new environments are considered to be invasive.


PURPOSE: To make possible to detect a stop position accurately by employing a detection switch comprising a combination of a printed board provided with conductors in a predetermined pattern and a contact plate fixed to a motor driven by the rotating body slidingly on the printed board. CONSTITUTION: A driven gear has a lower end face fixed with contact plates 25, 26 from which contacts(CT) 25a-25c, 26a-26c are protruding radially. A printed board 28 is secured below the driven gear. Conductors 30a-30f are printed on the top face of the printed board 28. CTs 25a-26c contact with the conductors 30a-30f while rotating. When a sun roof is operated from full open position to full close position or full incline position, the CT 25a is separated from the conductor 30d at a full close stop position for example, to interrupt conduction to the conductor 30e thus stopping the motor automatically at the full close stop position. At a full incline position, the CT 25b is separated from the conductor 30c to interrupt conduction to the conductor 30e, thus stopping the motor automatically at the full incline stop position. COPYRIGHT: (C)1993,JPO&Japio


The pure rotational lines and the Q branch lines of the 1–0 vibrational bands of H2, HD, and D2 have been photographed with a 21 ft. grating spectrograph. From these spectra, a complete set of constants for the ν = 0 and 1 levels of all three molecules have been determined. When these constants are combined with Herzberg's results of the forbidden infrared spectra of H2 and HD they lead to improved values of the electronic ground state constants of H2 and HD. The leading terms in the Dunham power series expansion of the potential are calculated for H2 and HD and are found to be mutually consistent. The isotopic relations are obeyed within experimental accuracy, and the small constants De, Be, and He, are in agreement with values given by theoretical formulae.


In this article a new process of using ammonia and ammonium chloride solution to leach zinc calcine and electrowinning high-purity zinc has been developed successfully.The average leaching ratio of zinc was about 93%.The impurities,such as Cu,Cd and Pb,in the filtrate were cemented out completely by using zinc powder with two-stage countercurrent.At different current density,the current efficiency was higher than 93.8%.During electrowinning cell voltage was about 3.0 V and power consumption ranged from 2.550 to 2.650 kW per kilogram zinc.The zinc content in the electrowinned zinc was more than 99.999%,and the contents of the impurities of Cu,Cd,Co,Ni,Fe,As and Sb were lower than 0.000 1% respectively,and Pb was lower than 0.000 3%.


Multidimensional indices are efficient to improve the query performance on OLAP data. As one multidimensional index structure, R*-tree is popular and successful, which is a member of the famous R-tree family. We enhance the R*-tree to improve the performance of range queries on OLAP data. First, the following observations are presented. (1) The clustering pattern of the tuples (of the OLAP data) among the R*-tree leaf nodes is a decisive factor on range search performance and it is controllable. (2) There often exist many slender nodes when the R*-tree is used to index OLAP data, which causes some problems both with the R*-tree construction and with queries. And then, we propose an approach to control the clustering pattern of tuples and propose an approach to solve the problems of slender nodes, where slender nodes refer to those having a very narrow side (even the side length is zero) in some dimension. Our proposals are examined by experiments using synthetic data and TPC-H benchmark data.


[Objective] The reference for the prevention of the browning of the potato and other fruits/vegetables containing tyrosinase was provide through the study on the activity of tyrosinase.[Method] The potato being taken as experimental raw material,the activity of tyrosinase in it was determined with the spectrophotometric method and the effect of different temperatures and different pH values on the activity of tyrosinase was experimented in order to ensure the appropriate extraction condition of tyrosinase.[Results] The results of l showed that the maximum Absorption peak of the Dopa solution to spectra was 480 nm and its change gradually stabilized with the time-increasing.Based on that a kinetic curve could be established and the activity of tyrosinase could be calculated through the slope of the curve.The experimental result also indicated the impact of the temperature and l of pH value of solution on the activity of tyrosinase was great.Therefore,the appropriate conditions of the extraction and determination of the activity of tyrosinase was the visible wavelength max,480 nm;the temperature,30 ℃;and the pH value,6.5.[Conclusion] In order to protect the activity of tyrosinase,the suitable condition extraction and determination of the activity of tyrosinase should be chosen in actual operation.


The high-spin structure of the {sup 135}Xe isotope was studied via prompt {gamma}-ray spectroscopy in two different experiments: (i) as a fission fragment following the fission of the {sup 226}Th compound nucleus formed in a fusion-fission reaction and (ii) as an evaporation residue in the {sub 136}Xe(n,2n{gamma}){sup 135}Xe reaction. The level scheme above the previously known 11/2{sup -} isomer was established up to 3170-keV excitation energy. A strong sequence has been firmly assigned to {sup 135}Xe and forms the yrast decay path including the (15/2{sup -}) and (19/2{sup -}) states. A much weaker sequence of {gamma} rays has been observed and tentatively assigned to {sup 135}Xe and is a candidate for the off-yrast sequence that includes the (13/2{sup -}) and (17/2{sup -}) states, expected in the weak coupling of the h{sub 11/2} neutron to the even-A core. The experimental results are compared with predictions from shell-model calculations.


Five MAGE‐3‐derived peptides carrying an HLA‐A24‐binding motif were synthesized. Binding capacity of these peptides was analyzed by an HLA‐class‐I stabilization assay. Two of the 5 peptides bound to HLA‐A*2402 molecule with high affinity, and 3 peptides with low affinity. Peripheral‐blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) depleted of CD4+T cells were stimulated with the peptides to determine whether these peptides would induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) from PBMCs obtained from 7 healthy HLA‐A*2402+ donors. Peptide M3‐p97 (TFPDLESEF; corresponding to amino‐acid residues 97–105 of MAGE‐3), with high binding capacity to the HLA‐A*2402 molecule, elicited the peptide‐specific and HLA‐A24‐restricted CD8+CTL lines in 2 of the 7 donors, while none of the 4 other peptides induced CTL specific for the corresponding peptide in any of the donors. CTL lines induced by stimulation with peptide M3‐p97 exhibited cytolytic activities against HLA‐A*2402 transfectant cell lines (C1R‐A*2402) in the presence of peptide M3‐p97, but not in unloaded or irrelevant peptide‐pulsed C1R‐A*2402 cells. The CTL lines and a cloned CD8+CTL isolated from one of the bulk populations by limiting dilution could lyse MAGE‐3+/HLA‐A*2402+ squamous‐cell‐carcinoma(SCC) lines but neither MAGE‐3−/HLA‐A*2402+ nor MAGE‐3+/HLA‐A*2402− SCC lines, indicating that M3‐p97 can be naturally processed and presented on the tumor‐cell surface in association with HLA‐A*2402 molecules. Combined with the 4 currently reported CTL epitopes derived from MAGE‐3 and presented by HLA‐A1, HLA‐A2, HLA‐A24 or HLA‐B44, identification of this CTL epitope presented by the HLA‐A*2402 molecule will extend the application of MAGE‐3‐derived peptides for immunotherapy for cancer patients. Int. J. Cancer 81:387–394, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


The mechanism of radiolysis of polymers can be recognized by product analysis and identification of reaction intermediates, followed by their determination. Among product analysis methods, the most appropriate is spectrophotometry. Due to the poor transparency of polymers occurring mostly as powders from the polymerization line, and the opacity or poor transparency of most processed polymers, the best mode of measurement is diffuse reflected light spectrophotometry (DRS) in UV-VIS. Application of the DRS method to simple systems of low molecular weight and the comparison with the transparent system of the same chemical composition has shown a full veracity of the approach and the application to polymer systems is justified. The important feature of the DRS method is the measurement of absorption spectra against unirradiated polymer sample. Therefore only products of radiolysis are shown, because optical disturbance at the surface texture of the sample is compensated and does not interfere with the recorded spectrum. Optical spectra of irradiated polymers are compared with EPR spectra, leading to a more precise identification of products. Several polymeric systems investigated in our laboratory are listed and one of the systems is presented in the paper in detail: radiation chemistry of virgin polypropylene investigated by the DRS, EPR and gravimetry (chain reaction of oxidation, initiated by us pulse of radiation, but proceeding for several months, in the polymer exposed to air). The diffuse reflected light spectrophotometry is very often a key method among other methods of investigation and has proved its usefulness in the investigation of radiation chemistry of many classes of polymers.


I0639. Economic model predictive control is considered a suitable strategy to achieve the aforementioned economy goal. However, since the variable wind speed is difficult to measure efficiently, the wind speed error may lead to a series of problem for the traditional control. In this paper, a robust economic model predictive control is developed for variable speed variable pitch wind turbines. A linear feedback controller and corresponding robust control invariant set are designed off-line to ensure the wind turbine system's robustness. Simulation results are given to show the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.


The central focus of this study is the increasing rate of suicide among officers in the Korean Army. Suicide is a serious social problem in Korean society at large now. South Korea leads the list of OECD1 countries with the highest suicide rate in its general public. As of 2009, the suicide rate of the Korean society was more than double the OECD average. The Korean Army has made a wide range of diverse efforts over the last three decades in order to prevent suicide among its rank-and-file members. These efforts have certainly paid off and drastically reduced suicide, making the Korean Army's suicide rate one of the lowest in the advanced world. This is all the more remarkable, considering that suicide is such a pervasive malaise in the Korean society at large. Yet the Korean Army has been unable to decrease the rate of suicide among its officers. Even though the suicide-prevention system targeting the rank and file is quite well-organized and enforced, many officers are excluded from its reach. In recognition of this problem, I sought to test the feasibility of using a trial death education program as a means to help prevent suicide among the army officers. To this end, I designed and put to trial a program of death education especially for the officers within the Korean Army. The founding hypothesis of this study is that death education is capable of helping officers fight the suicidal urge by encouraging them to reflect on themselves and their lives better and more actively. Death education, in particular, appeared to be a well-suited instrument the military chaplains could use in performing religious services and suicide-preventing roles in the army. Death has been a central subject of philosophy and religion since the beginning of humanity. Religion cannot be safely left out of discussions concerning death. Moreover, the military is the institution most susceptible to and conscious of death. Providing death education is a noble and natural part of running an institution whose members are always required to sacrifice their lives for their nation at any time when necessary. Preventing suicide, however, is not the final end of the death education outlined here; rather, it is to be achieved as a natural byproduct of death education. Death education for military officers could therefore serve both to strengthen their motivation for military service and to enhance their positive outlook on life so as to save them from suicidal temptations. The death education program this study designed was put into practice involving a select group of Korean Army officers to great end and feedbacks. I hope this dissertation would be of value to anyone interested in studying and developing better and more practical death education programs for members of the military.


Online monitoring user cardinalities in graph streams is fundamental for many applications such as anomaly detection. These graph streams may contain edge duplicates and have a large number of user-item pairs, which makes it infeasible to exactly compute user cardinalities due to limited computational and memory resources. Existing methods are designed to approximately estimate user cardinalities, but their accuracy highly depends on complex parameters and they cannot provide anytime-available estimation. To address these problems, we develop novel bit/register sharing algorithms, which use a bit/register array to build a compact sketch of all users' connected items. Our algorithms exploit the dynamic properties of the bit/register arrays (e.g., the fraction of zero bits in the bit array) to significantly improve the estimation accuracy, and have low time complexity <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$O(1)$</tex-math><alternatives><mml:math><mml:mrow><mml:mi>O</mml:mi><mml:mo>(</mml:mo><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mo>)</mml:mo></mml:mrow></mml:math><inline-graphic xlink:href="wang-ieq1-2975625.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula> to update the estimations for a new user-item pair. In addition, our algorithms are simple and easy to use, without requirements to tune any parameter. Furthermore, we extend our methods to detect super spreaders with large cardinalities in real-time. We evaluate the performance of our methods on real-world datasets. The experimental results demonstrate that our methods are several times more accurate and faster than state-of-the-art methods using the same amount of memory.


Chapter 1: An Introduction to Mallorca's Tourism and its Origins Chapter 2: Environmental Resources, Perceptions and Constraints for Tourism Chapter 3: The Historical Development of the Tourism Industry from the Late Nineteenth Century to the Mid 1950s Chapter 4: 'When Majorca Was Spelled with a 'J': The First 'Boom' of the 1960s Chapter 5: From Crisis to Crisis 1973-2010, with a Continuing Boom in Between! Chapter 6: Environmental Impact and Sustainability Chapter 7: Policy and Planning for Tourism Chapter 8: Economy, Business and Politics Chapter 9: New Markets and Diversification Chapter 10: Future Trends


A method that jointly estimates the carrier frequency offset (CFO), channel and symbol timing for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) is proposed in this letter. Based on the characteristic of cyclic training symbols in the frequency domain, the joint estimation is divided into three separate estimations. The CFO and equivalent channel impulse response (CIR) are first estimated by an iterative joint maximum likelihood estimation (JMLE), then the symbol timing offset (STO) is obtained by the assistance of equivalent CIR, finally the CIR is calculated based on the equivalent CIR after known STO and CFO. In our proposed method, the effect of imperfect CIR is considered in the CFO estimator. Moveover, a procedure, which eliminates the inverse operation of a covariance matrix at each iterative process, was adopted to reduce the complexity of our proposed method. Simulations show that the proposed method is capable of retaining the same bit error rate as joint CFO and CIR maximum likelihood estimation without symbol timing error.


Objective: Biological control is useful in agricultural. Allelopathy plays an important factor in crop productivity. The effect of allelopathy is able to produce and release allelochemicals or phytochemicals to inhibit or stimulate seed germination, seeding growth, shoot and root growth of other crops. The aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory activity of Cleome viscose and Cleome spinosa extracts on onion guest roots length.Methods: The whole plants of C. viscose and C. spinosa were extracted with dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, methanol and distilled water, respectively. Each group of onion guests was sprayed at various concentrations as 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1600 parts per million for the treatment. The root growth was measured every day for 1 month.Results: At concentration of 1600 ppm, methanol crude extract of C. spinose showed the highest percent inhibitory activity value of 91.68. Ethyl acetate and methanol crude extracts of C. viscose showed strong inhibitory activity with percentage values of 90.17 and 90.90, respectively, at concentration of 1600 ppm. Moreover, the methanol extract of C. viscose and C. spinosa evaluated higher inhibitory activity than other solvent. However, distilled water crude extract of C. spinose showed weak inhibitory activity with the percentage value of 40.05 at concentration of 1600 ppm.Conclusions: In this study, the methanol crude extract of C. spinose showed potent inhibitory activity on root growth. Moreover, ethyl acetate and methanol crude extracts of C. viscose evaluated strong inhibitory activity. C. viscose and C. spinosa extracts possessed allelochemicals for postharvest biology and technology in plants.


This is the first anthology to trace broader themes of religion and popular culture across time and theoretical methods. It provides key readings as well as new approaches and cutting-edge work, encouraging a broader methodological and historical understanding.
 With a combined experience of over 30 years dedicated to teaching undergraduates, Richard J. Callahan, Jr., Lisle W. Dalton, and Eric Michael Mazur have ensured that the pedagogical features and structure of the volume are valuable to both students and their professors. The book
 - is divided into a number of units based on common semester syllabi
 - provides a blend of materials focused on method with materials focused on subject
 - begins with an introduction to the texts for each unit
 - follows each unit with questions designed to encourage and enhance post-reading reflection and classroom discussion
 - has a glossary of terms from the unit's readings, as well as suggestions for further reading and investigation.
 The Reader is suitable as the foundational textbook for any undergraduate course on religion and


Washback research has tended to focus on whether washback exists and whether there is intended washback brought about by examinations in English as a second/foreign language (ESL/EFL contexts). This study, on the other hand, investigated how learner factors, such as learning strategies and beliefs, related to the washback of a large-scale high-stakes Chinese second language proficiency test, the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK). Using a mixed-methods research (MMR) approach, quantitative data were collected from Chinese as a second/foreign/heritage language (CSL) learner survey responses (n = 60) and qualitative data were elicited from 8 interviews and HSK related documents. Findings revealed that, an increasing number of people wanted to learn Chinese and take the HSK because they were interested not only in the Chinese language and culture, but also hoped to study, work or travel in China. They felt that becoming HSK-certified, helped them feel more motivated to learn Chinese and increased job opportunities. Thus, there were significant washback effects of the HSK on learning Chinese. Similar to previous research on washback, however, this study showed that the HSK had positive impact on some learners but negative effects on others. The finding showed statistically significant differences between regular Chinese learning (e.g., CSL courses, distance learning, or self-learning) and HSK test-specific learning among the four skills speaking, listening, reading and writing. Significant predictors for the change in learning strategies between regular and test-specific learning were nationality, language proficiency, HSK performance and motivation. Finally, although it is claimed that the validity and reliability of the HSK content are high, this study points to some aspects that could be improved, such as including more subjective question forms and emphasizing the output (speaking and writing) measurements. This study has implications for HSK test developers, CSL teachers and CSL learners. EXPLORING THE WASHBACK OF THE HSK ON LEARNER FACTORS iii


The current system of penalty charge notices, which is supposed to discourage people from claiming free prescriptions they are not entitled to, is "heavy handed" and needs to be "substantially overhauled," MPs have said.1

After reviewing the system the House of Commons Public Account Committee found that it "penalises those who fail to navigate the overly complex exemption criteria and neglects clear evidence of abuse by repeat offenders."

It also said that the Department of Health and Social Care for England and NHS England have been "shockingly complacent about the fundamental problems with the PCN [penalty charge notice] …


[[he transfer characteristics of sol-gel photocurable polymer were investigated using nanoimprinting method. This polymer is a kind of therrnoplastic polymer which was hardened by exposure of ultraviolet (UV) light. Using this polymer, the release before UV hardened method and the release after UV hardened method were examined. ln the case of the release before UV hardened method, micrometer patterns were transferred, but nanometer patterns couldn't replicate. On the other hand, nanometer patterns were successfully obtained using the release after UV hardened method.


Abstract: Barenthoren's Dauerwald and its actuality. The Dauerwald (= continuous forest) proposed by Alfred Moller in 1920, which has been central in the debate on forests in Central Europe for quite some time, was examined after a recent excursion to the Scots pine forests of Barenthoren (Saxen-Anhalt, North-East Germany), where Friedrich von Kalitsch developed this type of management over a century ago. The forests described at Moller's times have changed considerably since then, even if the original management policies are still applied, with appropriate adaptation. Interest in the more general principles of Dauerwald has increased in recent decades. The current relevance of continuous cover, diversity of species (biodiversity) and the production of high-quality wood are discussed, with a view to environmental changes, new needs of society, and economic uncertainties. In a still open debate on the importance of silvicultural approaches which are closer to natural processes, the history of the Dauerwald offers different perspectives on various aspects of forest management and sustainable use of ecosystem resources, but also working and study hypotheses in forest conditions different from those in central-Europe.


In this note we construct a family of analytic discs attached to a real submanifold M ⊂ CN+1 of codimension 2 with a CR singularity. These discs are mutually disjoint and form a smooth hypersurface M̃ with boundary M in a neighborhood of the CR singularity. As an application we prove that if p is a flat-elliptic CR singularity and if M is nowhere minimal at its CR points and does not contain a complex manifold of dimension (n − 2) then M̃ is a Levi-flat hypersurface real-analytic across the boundary.


>On the Present Escalation of Violence: Causes, Connectivities, and Containment Strategies direct structural cultural classically asocial narcissistic drift to the right anti-authoritarian upbringing value decay strong state< are quite wrongheaded if the aim is to combat rightwing radicalism; what is needed instead is a more energetic commitment to maintaining a democratic and socially concerned framework.


Competition is very intense in the banking industry. Banks need to elevate their services' quality to attract more customers. In addition, for attracting more customers, banks require to maintain the loyalty of existing customers because the cost of acquiring new customers is almost five times the cost of maintaining old customers. ( Ing Wu & Chi Li, 2012 ) As a result, customer relationship management ( CRM ) is now considered an important issue in all industries since customers can have an important role in the fate of a financial institution. In this study, the effect of customer relationship management system ( CRM ) on the relationship quality ( RQ ) such as customer satisfaction, trust and commitment in the banking industry is discussed and then how the relationship quality (RQ ) effects on the customer life cycle ( CLV ) such as levels of service use, loyalty, verbal advertising and desire to refer is examined.


The authors present two-degree of freedom dynamic equations for a multi-rope friction hoist system while sliding occurs, develop its multi-degree of freedom physical model, and resolve the MDOF dynamic equations based on the Lagrange's equations. To analyze the solution differences between the two models, their dynamic equations are simulated with SIMULINK of MATLAB software, which provides a theoretical reference for the further investigations on friction hoist sliding.


One of the main components of TCP protocol is its congestion control structure. TCP protocol is the most commonly used and popular transfer protocol. When the total amount of network data exceeds the network capacity, there will be congestion problem in this protocol. In computer networks, especially in networks with many nodes, there is a potential problem of packet sending which sometimes results in data loss due to the exchange of large volumes of data. Queue overflow can be used to detect congestion. If the number of packets in a queue is more than the threshold value, there would be the probability of congestion. The more close packets are to the threshold, the more probable is the congestion. In this paper, the hybrid invasive weeds optimization algorithm (IWO) and K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) have been used to control the congestion. The IWO algorithm is one of the meta-innovative algorithms used to form vectors and each vector contains the packet's size. Also, KNN model is used to classify the packets and to prioritize them. The results of simulation in the NS2 environment have shown that in comparison to Cuckoo model, the proposed model implementing at different times has been able to send more packets.


Laoya Cave(Laoya in Chinese means "crow") is located on the Yun-Gui Plateau in Guizhou Province,southwestern China.This site presents a detailed picture of how ancient occupants survived and organized their subsistence activities during the early phases of the Late Paleolithic.The preserved deposits span a period of approximately 23,000 years in Marine Isotope Stage(MIS) 3.More than eight cultural components are identifi ed at the site.AMS radiocarbon dates on animal bones and one charcoal sample indicate that the cave layer sequence represents a temporal interval between roughly 37,060 and 21,000 Cal yr BP,with another short deposition at 14065 Cal yr BP.The lower deposits supposedly represent early Late Paleolithic with anatomically modern Homo sapiens and the blade industrial period(e.g.,Shuidonggou Locality 1,Ningxia;Shibazhan site,Heilongjiang;Jinsitai site,Inner Mongolia).The youngest component of the site is chronologically equivalent to the microblade industry in North China(e.g.Maanshan site,Nihewan Basin) but also contains remnant historic deposits,not discussed here.Laoya Cave was discovered in 1983 and first excavated by Chunhua Xu and Yanghui Cai in 1985.The total working area was 24 m2 at the mouth of the cave,and exposed about 1.7 m of heavily cemented Late Paleolithic deposits.A second excavation at Laoya Cave was conducted by the team of Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology and Guizhou Provincial Museum in July and August 2013,and referred to a trench of 8 m2 next to the 1985 excavation area.Paleolithic cultural materials are abundant from the uppermost 1.5 m~10 cm.A small test trench was also dug in the 1985 excavation area,for pursuing deeper deposits below the anthropogenic layer.The Laoya Cave stratigraphic sequence is dominated by human activities.The primary geogenic component is clay or silty clay,typical of limestone and karstic terrains in the Yun-Gui Plateau.The accumulation of clay is punctuated by wood ash lenses and dumps(or concentrations) of artifacts and animal bones.Stratigraphic distinctions are recognized largely with color or texture changes of the sediments.In the Laoya Cave,there is a chronological gap in the preserved sequence between 20,995~14,065 Cal yr BP.Pottery chips,animal bones,chipped and ground stone artifacts,and modern human bones on the surface of the current cave deposit indicate a historic and even modern anthropogenic occupation.Numerous cultural features such as small hearths(50~100cm in diameter) from earlier layers and large unlaminated ash dumps lacking charcoal or burned sediments are also identifi ed.


INT: Let's get down to business, then. I want to ask you about a sentence S in a system of logic L. The sentence has a code number N from which the sentence can be reconstituted, and says that the sentence with code number N is unprovable. All sentences that say of themselves that they are unprovable are true, if they belong to a consistent system of logic. If L is consistent, is S true? M1: Yes. INT: Now consider another sentence S' in another consistent logic L'. S' has code number N', and says that the sentence with code number N' is provable. But from now on, 'provable' means what 'unprovable' meant in sentence S with code number N in logic L, and conversely. Is S' true? M1: The general principle is that all sentences that say of themselves that they are unprovable are true if they belong to a consistent logic. But now 'provable' means 'unprovable', so the principle is transformed to hold that all sentences that say of themselves that they are provable are true if they belong to a consistent system of logic. This is what S' says; so, S' is true. INT: Good. Now what about sentence not-S in L, is it true or false? M1: Since S is true, not-S is false. INT: But not-S says that S is provable. What does the general principle imply about the truth of not-S? M,: Not-S is true. INT: I think you literally don't know what you are talking about. You seem incapable of distinguishing between this sentence and its negation, which suggests to me that you are unable to see beyond the purely syntactical transformations of any sentence to its intended meanings. You're a machine, aren't you? M,: How should I know?


Over the last few years, I have noticed among my students of American literature a marked decrease in enthusiasm for Pynchon's works. Between the late seventies, when I was an undergraduate encountering Pynchon for the first time, and now, when my undergraduates encounter Pynchon for the first time, attitudes have undergone a sea change. Among several reasons for this change, one broad shift in cultural attitudes is particularly noteworthy.


The invention relates to a process for preparing a polyetherester polyol by addition of alkylene oxide and lactone to H-functional starter substance in the presence of a double metal cyanide catalyst, wherein initially a suspension agent containing no H-functional groups is introduced into a reactor and then a H Functional starter substance is added continuously during the reaction in the reactor. A further subject is also the polyetherester polyol and obtainable by the process according to the invention and polyurethanes obtainable therefrom.


Construction activities of accelerated urbanization in Shenzhen have increased the landslide risk area, which has intensified the potential threat to human and natural environment. However, the risk of landslides in Shenzhen is poorly evaluated. In this article, a landslide risk evaluation (LRE) model is constructed using landslide susceptibility map (LSM) and landslide vulnerability. In the experiment, a stacking ensemble learning (SEL) model is constructed based on convolutional neural network (CNN), multilayer perceptron, gated recurrent unit (GRU), and support vector machine regression to generate LSM by using topography, geology, human engineering activities, time-series precipitation, and time-series normalized difference vegetation index. Road network, building distribution density and annual average precipitation data are used to evaluate landslide vulnerability based on entropy weight method. In this article, multiple statistical indicators are used to evaluate the performance of the LSM model, and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) deformation data are utilized to verify the LRE results in Shenzhen. The results show that the SEL method has more refined results for LSM, with a best overall evaluation accuracy, especially in the receiver operating characteristic curve, where the accuracy is improved by nearly 8%. In LRE of Shenzhen, very high, high, moderate, low, and very low risk areas account for 0.283%, 0.451%, 0.859%, 36.890%, and 61.517%, respectively. In most of very high-risk area, InSAR deformation results show a clear concentrated deformation trend with a large deformation rate. Research results can provide technical and data support for landslide disaster prevention in Shenzhen.


During the austral springs of 1986 and 1987, a series of balloon soundings were conducted to characterize the temporal and vertical development of Antarctic ozone depletion using the electrochemical concentration cell method (ECC). An important part of this study was to perform correlative studies between ozone and aerosol particles. In order to facilitate these simultaneous measurements, a digital ozonesonde system was developed to interface with aerosol counters. The ozone measurements will be described herein. The ozonesonde modification was accomplished by converting the current output of the sonde to a frequency and adding this digital signal to the serial data stream of a Vaisala Corporation RS-80 radiosonde under microprocessor control. A number of advantages over the standard ozonesonde system currently in use are noted.


MgO-doped PZT-based piezoelectric ceramics of Pb0.95Sr0.05(Zr0.525Ti0.475)O3 + 1.1mol% CaFeO5/2 + 0.3mol% Fe2O3 + 0.2mol% Li2CO3 + xmol% MgO were prepared by solid-state sintering technique.It was observed that MgO addition results in enhancement of the piezoelectric and dielectric performance of the samples.The particular significance was that the mechanical quality factor(Qm) was improved and dielectric dissipation factor(tan δ) was reduced while the high piezoelectric performance was nearly unchanged.And the optimum properties of MgO-doped PZT ceramics were achieved at x = 0.2mol% with d33 = 254 pC/N,Kp = 54.5%,eT33/e0= 960,tan δ = 0.34%,Qm = 822.Due to the advantages of low tan δ,high Kp and high Qm,the material could be applied to fabricate high-power devices such as piezoelectric transformers and ultrasonic transducers.


Because of weaknesses of traditional sugarcane quality analysis methods,V1.0 version automatic analysis system of sugarcane quality was developed through Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 programming language of the application,which enhanced efficiency and accuracy of the sugarcane quality analysis.


The Middle Jurassic Pelion Formation ‐ Fossilbjerget Formation couplet of Jameson Land, East Greenland, is a well-exposed example of the Middle Jurassic inshore‐offshore successions characteristic of the rifted seaways in the Northwest European ‐ North Atlantic region. Early Jurassic deposition took place under relatively quiet tectonic conditions following Late Permian ‐ earliest Triassic and Early Triassic rift phases and the Lower Jurassic stratal package shows an overall layer-cake geometry. A long-term extensional phase was initiated in Middle Jurassic (Late Bajocian) time, culminated in the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian‐Volgian), and petered out in the earliest Cretaceous (Valanginian). The Upper Bajocian ‐ Middle Callovian early-rift succession comprises shallow marine sandstones of the Pelion Formation and correlative offshore siltstones of the Fossilbjerget Formation. Deposition was initiated by southwards progradation of shallow marine sands of the Pelion Formation in the Late Bajocian followed by major backstepping in Bathonian‐Callovian times and drowning of the sandy depositional system in the Middle‐Late Callovian. Six facies associations are recognised in the Pelion‐Fossilbjerget couplet, representing estuarine, shoreface, offshore transition zone and offshore environments. The north‐southtrending axis of the Jameson Land Basin had a low inclination, and deposition was sensitive to even small changes in relative sea level which caused the shorelines to advance or retreat over tens to several hundreds of kilometres. Eight composite sequences, termed P1‐P8, are recognised and are subdivided into a total of 28 depositional sequences. The duration of the two orders of sequences was about 1‐2 Ma and 360,000 years, respectively. The Upper Bajocian P1‐2 sequences include the most basinally positioned shallow marine sandstones, deposited during major sealevel lowstands. The lowstands were terminated by significant marine flooding events, during which sandstone deposition was restricted to northern, more proximal parts of the basin. The Upper Bajocian ‐ Middle Bathonian P3‐4 sequences show an overall progradational stacking pattern. The sequence boundary at the top of P4 marks a significant shift in stacking pattern, and the Upper Bathonian ‐ Middle Callovian P5‐8 sequences show large-scale backstepping, terminating in a widespread condensed succession at the distal, southern end of the basin. The largescale backstepping was governed by combined tectonically-induced subsidence, reflecting increased rates of extension, and eustatic sea-level rise. The depositional trends of the Pelion Formation ‐ Fossilbjerget Formation couplet provide a well-exposed analogue to contemporaneous subsurface deposits which form major hydrocarbon reservoirs on the west Norway shelf, and in the Northern North Sea.


OBJECTIVE
To help close the gap between health promotion research and practice by using systems thinking.

METHODS
We reviewed 3 national US tobacco control initiatives and a project (ISIS) that had introduced systems thinking to tobacco control, speculating on ways in which systems thinking may add value to health promotion dissemination and implementation in general.

RESULTS
The diversity of disciplines involved in tobacco control have created disconnection in the field; systems thinking is necessary to increase the impact of strategies.

CONCLUSION
Systems thinking has potential to improve synthesis, translation, and dissemination of research findings in other health promotion initiatives.


Today, in spite of improved diagnostic tools and appropriate antibiotic usage, life-threatening complications of sinusitis such as orbital abscess and subdural empyema can still be observed. These complications may cause serious, disabling sequelae. Presently described is case of 12-year-old girl with frontoethmoidal sinusitis as well as orbital abscess and subdural empyema. Prompt diagnosis and treatment resulted in uncomplicated outcome. For patients with subdural empyema, early diagnosis is possible with cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and surgery is not necessarily required for clinical improvement. Otolaryngologists should pay attention to additional symptoms such as confusion or loss of consciousness in patients with orbital abscess in order to diagnose a secondary complication such as subdural empyema promptly. ABSTRACT DOI: 10.5505/jkartaltr.2015.46693 | 10.14744/scie.2017.46693 South. Clin. Ist. Euras. 2016;27(2):150-153


A cartoonist's scope ranges from a mere talk of the town to a universal mishap. And astonishingly, he has a humor for all of it. But it just isn't wit which he shows. There is a deeper meaning to all his thoughts, which everyone doesn't appreciate. These undesirable elements have often resulted in unpleasant results for our witty companions.There is thus, a need to know how cartoonists have faced suppression for their "social work". This knowledge also tells us how much openness exists in a particular society, whether democratic or not.


Several samples of Zinc Oxide thin films were grown using a homemade metalorganic chemical vapor deposition apparatus and tested using in-situ interferometry, photoluminescence spectrometry, ex-situ spectral reflectance, and ex-situ transmittance measurements. We found that despite having a relatively high thickness, samples grown in higher temperatures were of better crystal quality with higher exciton emission peaks, increased transmittance, and lower photoluminescence linewidth. However, kinetic energy from higher temperature growth led to increased defect-associated emission. We thus propose a model for temperature optimization in ZnO thin film growth by MOCVD wherein thermal rectification of thickness-associated defects and thermal induction of kinetic energy-induced defects must be balanced for improvements in crystal quality around the growth temperature of 550°C.


Learning community is a kind of social arrangement concerning learning and learners,which hosts a new mode of knowledge production,including a new paradigm for our understanding of learning.The construction of the teacher-student learning community is not more a cultural process than just a simple relationship between teaching and learning.However,the teacher culture and the student culture are separate from each other currently.The paper holds that there is an urgent need for a common vision to integrate these two cultures,and create a critical shared natural learning environment shared by teachers and students,so as to build a teacher-student learning community, making learning the common needs and ways of living for both teachers and students.


With the rise of insurance industry in China, the disclosure of accounting information exposed in the insurance industry has attracted more and more attention. Based on the main problems of insurance industry accounting information disclosure in China, this paper puts forward some effective measures to optimize and improve the fairness and authenticity of insurance information disclosure.


"We do not imitate—for we are a model to others."— Pericles to the Athenians

Dr Jeffrey Michael Isner, a beacon in the world of cardiovascular research, died suddenly and unexpectedly on October 31, 2001. Family and friends feel a deep and personal loss, but medicine and science have suffered by Jeff's premature death.

Jeff's accomplishments were astonishing, both academically and personally.

He was the author of over 400 peer-reviewed manuscripts, held 4 NIH grants including a recent Program Project Grant and NIH merit award, and was a prior recipient of the William Beaumont Award, given annually by the AMA to the single most influential clinical scientist under the age of 50.

Most recently, Jeff had focused his energy on the concept of gene therapy for therapeutic angiogenesis. Jeff was constantly pushing the envelope, challenging the status quo. In 1994, …


The pulse-timing projects supported by NASA Grant NAG8-695 were motivated in large part by our long-standing interest in the physics of rotating neutron stars and particularly the variations in rotation due to internal and external fluctuating torques. For accretion-powered pulsars, observed as compact galactic X-ray sources, our work has been motivated by questions regarding the physics of matter accretion, mass transfer, and mass loss in these X-ray binary systems. For rotation-powered pulsars using X-ray, optical, and radio observations, we have examined the internal structure of neutron stars and mechanisms for secular spin-down. These issues are still central to the continuing process of understanding the complex behavior of these fascinating systems. The work supported by this grant is based mainly on Ginga observations of three pulsating X-ray sources. We observed two of these sources (Her X-1 and SMC X-1) within the framework of a NASA-ISAS program for U.S.-Japan collaborations to obtain and analyze Ginga observations. In addition, we joined with members of the Ginga team to apply our pulse-timing methods to PSR 0540-69 data obtained as a collateral benefit of the regular monitoring by Ginga of SN 1987A. In addition to these Ginga observations, there exist other relevant data on all three of these sources. The direction of our investigations has been affected by the necessity of including these supporting data in our analyses, and setting up the necessary collaborations has sometimes entailed extra work that was not anticipated in our proposals. Indeed, we have often taken the initiative in establishing these joint projects.


A two-dimensional numerical simulation including a new interface state generation model has been developed to study the performance variation of an LDD MOSFET after hot carrier stress. The spatial distribution of interface states is calculated with a combined Monte Carlo and breaking silicon-hydrogen bond model. A 0.6 /spl mu/m LDD MOSFET was characterized to compare the simulation. A reduction of the substrate current at V/sub gspl cong/0.5 V/sub d/ in a stressed device was observed from both measurement and simulation. Our study reveals that the reduction is attributed to a distance between the maximum channel electric field and the generated interface states.<<ETX>>


In the present paper, the work of a stand alone current fed inverter, as well as the work of a current fed inverter together with a DC-DC BUCK regulator, is investugated, with application in the induction heating technologies. Using the program package PSpice, the work of the hysteresis current controlled DC-DC BUCK regulator as a current source with variable load is sumulated. The commutation processes are investigated in a full bridge current fed inverter working by capacitance as well as by inductance detuning of the load resonant circuit.


High-Value MRI Recently, efforts focused on establishing high-value MRI; a recent workshop organized through ISMRM and RSNA in Washington, DC entitled "High-Value MRI" explored the role of MRI in healthcare, including economics and how one can measure the value of imaging. Drivers of these efforts are changes in the nature of payment mechanisms worldwide, with consideration of the increasing scope of MRI in patient care. One of the central objectives of highvalue MRI are novel technologies to decrease exam scan times, thus allowing to enhance the diagnostic impact of MRI in patient care. A recent editorial in JMRI on the concepts of high-value MRI highlighted the importance of faster MRI to improve patient experience, reduce healthcare costs, and in the future be able to use MRI for "first-line/triage" diagnosis.


The main aspects of using the method of real options in substantiating the innovation and investment project are considered in the article. It was found that for the development and implementation of innovation and investment projects it is advisable to use the method of real options (ROV), which allows informed management decisions even in conditions of high uncertainty, as it can significantly increase the potential economic efficiency of investment projects. Two main methods are used to estimate the value of real options: the Black-Scholes option valuation model and the binomial model. The article describes the algorithm for implementing the methodology for evaluating an innovation and investment project with venture financing based on the method of real options. It is shown that investment projects Electronic copy available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3630794 Substantiation of the Innovation and Investment Project Using the Method of Real Options http://www.iaeme.com/IJM/index.asp 498 email@example.com initiated but not yet implemented by the firm increase its value by an amount equal to the sum of the prices of real options for cash flows of these projects.


N the late summer and fall of 1957, I during the major epidemic wave of Asian-strain influenza in California, there were a number of outbreaks of the disease in state institutions of various kinds. In general, these outbreaks appeared to have a much higher clinical attack rate than that noted in the population at large and, in some instances, the number of deaths was considerably larger than would be expected from the usual experience with this disease.1 For these reasons and because it was hoped that something might be learned about the mechanism of spread of the disease, one of these institutional epidemics was intensively studied. The institution chosen was the Porterville State Hospital, which is operated by the California State Department of Mental Hygiene as a residential institution for mentally handicapped persons of all ages.


INTRODUCTION In dynamic echo-planar imaging (EPI), such as functional MRI, where a time series of EPI images are collected, there is additional modulation along echo readout due to changes in hardware states (e.g., temperature) that the standard reference scan based phase correction methods [1-3] cannot account for, thereby resulting in an increase of ghost level over time. To address this problem, non-phase-encoded navigator echoes can be collected at each temporal frame to calibrate the additional modulation between odd and even echoes [4]. The per-temporal-frame modulation is then corrected in image reconstruction in addition to the static modulation measured from the reference scan. However, the navigator-based method assumes that the additional modulation that the center echoes (corresponding to echoes covering the center of the k-space) experience is the same as that predicted by the first few navigator echoes. When this assumption is not true (e.g., when there is additional modulation building up across the echo train), the modulation of the center echoes would not be well corrected, thereby still leading to significant ghost drift. We propose a new, navigator-free method to use scan data itself for estimating the additional per-temporal-frame modulation. This method can estimate the modulation more faithfully than the navigator-based method, thus significantly reduced ghost drift.


In order to enhance the accuracy in bill recognition, the bill location was studied. A new locating technique based on structure was proposed in this paper. It used the number and the relative position of intersecting points on the main margin of checks as the structural feature of the check, classified the bills with the similarity functions we defined, and extracted the recognition region of the bill at last. The experimental results demonstrate that this algorithm works well in bill location.


In the 2002 International Continence Society (ICS) report on the standardization of terminology of lower urinary tract function, overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) was defined as urgency, with or without urge incontinence, usually with frequency and nocturia. Here the word "frequency" was unambiguously used as a symptom, knowledge which most of us learned at medical school. In the same report, another term "increased urinary frequency" was defined as a complaint where voiding occurs more frequently than deemed normal by the individual (or caregivers). In the second instance, "frequency" was used as a number that can be increased or decreased. Apparently the use of "frequency" as a number is favored by ICS, and the definition of OAB has later been changed to urinary urgency, usually accompanied by increased daytime frequency and/or nocturia with urinary incontinence (OAB-wet) or without (OAB-dry), in the absence of urinary tract infection or other detectable diseases. So, is this the end of the discussion about the meaning of "frequency"? Personally, I think the answer is no when a recommendation is not practiced by the people involved. For urologists around me, only a few have ever used the term "increased urinary frequency" in medical records. The use of "frequency" for a symptom is still the common practice. As for nonurologists, they have hardly heard of the three-word term and cannot comprehend why we are making things more complicated. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word frequency can mean: the fact of occurring often or being repeated at short intervals. Thus, literally to use "frequency" to describe the symptom of voiding more frequently than deemed normal is perfectly appropriate. The Oxford English Dictionary also gives another meaning in the realm of physics to "frequency": the rate of recurrence of any regularly repeated event. So, the word is used as a number in physics, but only for events happening at regular intervals. Urination does not occur at regular intervals or in hertz. We have always appreciated the effort of ICS in providing us with a platform for standardized lexicon. However, not all things that count can be counted. A number becomes a symptom when it starts to irritate and bother the patient. For "frequency," should we just look at the objective quantity or the patient's subjective quality of life? The answer to this question should not be decided merely by the preference of a few experts but should take into account of the common practice and consensus in the medical community at large. After all, terminology is a means of communication not just among specialists of functional urology but also doctors in various fields.


We investigate further the recent proposal for the form of the Matrix theory action in weak background fields. We perform DVV reduction to the multiple D0–brane action in order to find the Matrix string theory action for multiple fundamental strings in curved but weak NS–NS and R–R backgrounds. This matrix sigma model gives a definite prescription on how to deal with R–R fields with an explicit spacetime dependence in Type II string theory. We do this both via the 9 − 11 flip and the chain of T and S dualities, and further check on their equivalence explicitly. In order to do so, we also discuss the implementation of S–duality in the operators of the 2–dimensional world– volume supersymmetric gauge theory describing the Type IIB D–string. We compare the result to the known Green–Schwarz sigma model action (for one string), and use this comparison in order to discuss about possible, non–linear background curvature corrections to the Matrix string action (involving many strings), and therefore to the Matrix theory action. We illustrate the nonabelian character of our action with an example involving multiple fundamental strings in a non–trivial R–R flux, where the strings are polarized into a noncommutative configuration. This corresponds to a dielectric type of effect on fundamental strings.


Category: Ankle; Trauma Introduction/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radiographic and functional outcomes of suture-button devices for treatment of Maisonneuve injuries, which present unique considerations due to the proximal one-third fibular fracture, through which the distal fibular segment can potentially shorten. Methods: Patients undergoing operative management of Maisonneuve injuries from 2014-2018 utilizing suture-button devices with 2 fellowship-trained foot and ankle orthopedic surgeons were included. Exclusion criteria included use of a transosseous syndesmotic screw, fixation of the proximal fibular fracture, or less than 12 months follow-up. Medial clear space, tibiofibular clear space, tibiofibular overlap, talocrural angle, and distal fibular congruency on the injured and non-injured ankles were measured. Patients also completed the Foot & Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM)-Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and -Sports subscales and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain (n/100). Thirty-three patients were included. Results: Three (9.1%) patients experienced a postoperative complication, including 1 wound dehiscence and 2 requiring hardware removal. No significant differences were demonstrated in radiographic parameters measured between 6-week and final radiographs on the injured ankle, as well between final radiographs taken of the injured and uninjured ankles (Table 1). At mean follow-up of 34.7 (range, 12-58) months, patients had a mean FAAM-ADL of 91.1, FAAM-Sports of 81.7, and VAS pain of 14.3. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that isolated use of suture-button devices for syndesmotic fixation in Maisonneuve injury patterns is effective at maintaining fibular length and reduction of the syndesmosis, as well as achieving satisfactory patient outcomes.


This study explores how implementation approaches affect implementation success of performance measurement. A theory is developed using case studies of four projects from Norwegian local government in the period 1983–98. `Implementation mode' is defined as to what extent a system is coupled to organisational objectives during the implementation process. An implementation mode which decouples performance indicators (PIs) from organisational objectives seems to further implementation success. This paradoxical theory of implementation mode gives new insights both relative to classical implementation theory as in MBO, and to theories of loose coupling in implementation and reforms common in the New Institutionalist Theory.


The effects of Pd, Ni, Nb, and Ti interface layers on the thermal stability of Ag films were investigated, and those metals that are appropriate for the interface layers were summarized. The results indicated that Ti and Nb interface layers resulted in thermally stable Ag films by improving the adhesion strength of the Ag films to SiO2 substrates and by enhancing the crystal orientation of Ag(111). It was determined that appropriate interface layer metals for Ag film should have a large Gibbs free energy of formation for the oxide and an appropriate atomic diameter ratio of dmetal/dAg.


This paper addresses the deculturation and assimilation processes of indigenous communities in the State of Mexico, particularly the Tlahuica linguistic community, which registers the smallest number of speakers (n = 719) compared to other indigenous linguistic groups in the region. Today, dominant societies lead to a way of life as response from globalization; in contrasts indigenous linguistic communities are in danger, threaten by the same reason. The main objective of the study is to analyze how the processes of assimilation and deculturalization are intertwined with public policies designed for indigenous peoples (in addition to existing linguistic policies). Reports based on socio-demographic data, identify mechanisms such as the deculturation of the population as part of a nationwide policy since the process of modernization was traced in Mexico. Methodologically, the study arises from a literature review and analysis of information (to build on situational analysis) on the exercise of education in the State of Mexico, language policies, emphasizing on the use of mother tongues as a right. Research evidence indicate that indigenous linguistic communities struggle in their attempts to promote intercultural communication among individuals and sociocultural space where the diverse population is neither addressed nor successfully and politically recognized.


In this paper we study the relationship between the chemical composition, the temperature and the types of mineral deposits which can appear when geothermal waters are used for heating. Are presents the physico-chemical data of the water, produced by 1704 well from Sacuieni, in 2011 and 2012. With Watch simulation pogram, that use the chemical composition, we estimated the minerals which can precipitate during production of the studied well.


Background EULAR and ACR recommend bDMARDs, as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate, in patients whose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains active despite methotrexate use.1 Treatment options for bDMARD inadequate response (IR) patients vary. Understanding the real-world treatment patterns and treatment duration in bDMARD IR patients may help identify the most suitable next treatment. Objectives We studied treatment patterns, treatment persistence, and treatment durability in bDMARD IR patients who switched to another treatment regimen. Methods In US health plan claims data, this study selected adult RA bDMARD patients: those with ≥2 RA diagnoses ≥30 days apart, who newly initiated a bDMARD (1/1/2012 - 3/31/2017; baseline) and then switched to another bDMARD or JAKi (index date, ID). All patients had continuous ≥1-year enrollment before and after ID. Patient characteristics were evaluated at baseline; treatment patterns, persistence, and durability (duration) were evaluated during pre- and post-index periods. Kaplan-Meier curves were used to evaluate treatment persistence. Results Among 105,039 patients who were initiated on bDMARDs, 19,085 (18%) demonstrated IR; among those, 4,656 met all the selection criteria: median age 54 years, 22% male, 17% from Northeast, 26% Midwest, 42% South, 15% West. At baseline, 26% used tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) monotherapy and 64% used TNFi in combination with conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD). Baseline median treatment duration was 8.3 months overall, including 5.8 months for monotherapy and 9.4 months for combination therapy. Upon switch, 46% of patients used monotherapy (28% TNFi, 11% other bDMARD, 7% janus kinase inhibitors [JAKi]), and 54% used bDMARD in combination with csDMARD (37% TNFi + csDMARD, 12% other bDMARD + csDMARD, 4% JAKi + csDMARD). Median treatment duration was longer for combination therapy than monotherapy (13.1 vs. 5.8 months, p<0.001). TNFi showed a trend towards shortest treatment duration and lowest 12-month treatment persistence among monotherapies and combination therapies. (Table) JAKi showed best treatment persistence among monotherapies (Figure 1; p-value=0.0004) and combination therapies (Figures 2; p-value<0.0001). Conclusion In biologic DMARD IR patients, the first bDMARD treatment lasted, on average, for 8.3 months before switch. Post-switch, TNFi showed a trend towards the shortest durability and JAKi showed the longest durability. The data suggest substantial unmet need in bDMARD patients. A well-tolerated effective therapy, with potent clinical efficacy and improved treatment durability may benefit this patient population. Reference [1] Singh J.A., et al. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 2016; 68(1):1-26.Table Post-switch treatment patterns, duration, and 12-month persistence. Patient allocation Median treatment duration (months) 12-month persistence All patients (N=4,656) 100% 9.5 48% Index monotherapy (N=2,149)* 46% 5.8 33% TNFi (N=1,305)** 28% 5.1 31% other bDMARDs (N=521)** 11% 6.9 35% JAKi (N=323)** 7% 6.7 41% Index combination therapy (N=2,507)* 54% 13.1 60% csDMARD + TNFi (N=1,740)*** 37% 12.3 57% csDMARD + other bDMARDs (N=569)*** 12% 15.1 69% csDMARD + JAKi (N=198)*** 4% 14.3 67% * P<0.0001 (treatment duration); P<0.0001 (persistence); ** P=0.0840 (treatment duration); P=0.0022 (persistence); *** P=0.1582 (treatment duration); P=0.0615 (persistence). Disclosure of Interests Robin K Dore Grant/research support from: Gilead Sciences, AbbVie, Amgen, Lilly, Pfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi, Consultant for: AbbVie, Amgen, Lilly, Speakers bureau: AbbVie, Amgen, Lilly, Sanofi, Regeneron, Pfizer, UCB, Jenya Antonova Shareholder of: Gilead Sciences, Employee of: Eli Lilly and Company, Medimmune, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, Chakkarin Burudpakdee Grant/research support from: Gilead Sciences, Xin Wang Grant/research support from: Gilead Sciences, Consultant for: Gilead Sciences, Burak Ozbay Shareholder of: Gilead Sciences, Employee of: Abbott Laboratories, Abbvie, Mark C. Genovese Grant/research support from: Sanofi/Genzyme, Genentech/Roche, RPharm, Consultant for: Sanofi/Genzyme, Genentech/Roche, RPharm


This paper presents the design of a differential traveling wave active power divider in 130 nm SiGe:C BiCMOS technology with ${\mathrm {{f}_{ t}/ {f}_{max}}}$ of 250/300 GHz. Utilizing the inherent properties of a traveling wave topology and a loss compensation technique with input emitter followers, a forward small signal gain of 10 dB for a 3-dB bandwidth of 42 GHz has been achieved. The cross-talk between the input and the output lines was avoided using ground isolation layer. A symmetric layout was ensured in order to achieve matched outputs with a maximum difference in gain of 0.5 dB. The measured input compression point ${\mathrm {{P}_{-1dB}}}$ is 2 dBm. With each side consuming a DC power of 250 mW, the active power divider consumes a total DC power of 500 mW.


The mass spectra of a variety of alkyl and aryl oxazoles have been determined and the spectra analyzed with the aid of deuterium labelling and high resolution mass spectrometry. In contrast to the corresponding benzenoid compounds, the mass spectra of isomeric alkyl oxazoles are distinctive and in this respect are akin to those of the corresponding pyridines. Further analogy to the pyridines is suggested by the unfavorable nature of a carbonium ion adjacent to the 2-position and this effect may be used to locate alkyl substituents attached to the oxazole nucleus. The loss of carbon monoxide from the molecular ions of 2,5-disubstituted oxazoles probably occurs with ring opening and migration of the C-5 substituent (e.g.Br) to the C-4 position.


This study aims to determine and prove the direct effect of scoring skills (service, spike, block) and opponent error on the team wins of the four Proliga volleyball teams participating in the 2019 finals. The research method used is a survey method with analysis techniques using the path analysis approach. A total sampling technique was used and data collection was carried out based on the indicators contained in the Volleyball Information System (VIS). The results of the study concluded that: (1) service has a direct but not significant effect on opponent error by 2.34%; (2) spike has a direct effect on opponent error by 5.76%; (3) the block has a direct but not significant effect on opponent error by 0.27%; (4) opponent error directly affects the team wins by 16.4%; (5) service has a direct effect by 8.61%; (6) spike has a direct effect by 33.8%; (7) block has a direct effect on the team wins of by 21.68%.


The tropical Atlantic Ocean exhibits two primary modes of interannual climate variability: an equatorial mode analogous to, but weaker than, the Pacific El Niño phenomenon, and a meridional mode that does not have a Pacific counterpart. The equatorial mode is responsible for warm (and cold) sea surface temperature (SST) events, mainly in the Gulf of Guinea, and is identifiable by abnormal changes in the equatorial thermocline slope resulting from zonal‐wind anomalies in the western tropical Atlantic. The meridional mode is characterized by a north‐south interhemispheric gradient of SST anomalies. Here it is shown, using observed surface and subsurface oceanic temperatures, that the meridional mode is linked to the equatorial mode, at both decadal and short‐interannual (1–2 years) time scales. Both modes involve north‐south displacements of the ITCZ, as in the annual response.


Our aim was to search for potential predictive biomarker(s) of cisplatin resistance in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC). We have re-analyzed the data published by Koti et al.1 Data encompassed 28 HGSOC gene expression profiles obtained using Affymetrix U133-Plus-2.0-GeneChips. Based on progression free survival (PFS) after first-line chemotherapy, 16 samples were classified as platinum-sensitive (PFS>18 months), 12 as platinum-resistant (PFS Our approach resulted in 356 probe-sets. Based on literature review we selected 40 potential candidate biomarkers for further validation. Selected probe-sets correspond to proteins related with mitochondrial function, nuclear- and cellular-membrane transport, that are processes related with drug resistance. Our computational approach resulted in a larger list of probe-sets than that of Koti et al.1 In our opinion, their analysis suffered from the combination of parametric and non-parametric tests, inappropriately used for the data with non-normal distribution. Using non-parametric test suited for non-normal distributed dataset and analysis of effect size allowed to receive more reliable results, although selected candidate biomarkers must be further validated. A.J.Cortez and A.Glodek were co-financed by the EU through the European Social Fund (grant-POWR.03.02.00-00-I029). References Koti M, et al. 2013, DOI:10.1186/1471-2407-13-549 Polanski A, et al. 2015, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0134256


In this paper, the authors present an optimization method based on modifled Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm for thinning large multiple concentric circular ring arrays of uniformly excited isotropic antennas that will generate a pencil beam in the vertical plane with minimum relative side lobe level (SLL). Two difierent cases have been studied, one with flxed uniform inter-element spacing and another with optimum uniform inter-element spacing. In both the cases, the number of switched ofi elements is made equal to 220 or more. The half- power beam width of the synthesized pattern is attempted to make equal to that of a fully populated array with uniform spacing of 0:5'. Simulation results of the proposed thinned arrays are compared with a fully populated array to illustrate the efiectiveness of our proposed method.


The invention discloses a steamed hepatoprotective fish meat bun and a preparation method thereof. The steamed hepatoprotective fish meat bun is mainly prepared by mixing the following raw materials according to a certain weight part.: flour, mandarin fish, streaky pork, pigskin frozen, edible fungus, mushrooms, celery, green onion, ginger, white sugar, rice wine, yam starch, sesame oil, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, salt, pepper and monosodium glutamate The steamed hepatoprotective fish meat bun has a unique stuffing recipe, mandarin fish meat is tender and delicious, the stuffing tastes different because of the addition of the mandarin fish meat, protein, fat, vitamins and cellulose are balanced, and the nutrition is rich, so the bun is a good health food, which is suitable for being eaten by everyone. When the flour is mixed, milk thistle, plantain, green tea and lotus leaf juice are added to play a health-care role to protect the liver.


We study the short-term variability and long-term variability of the spectroscopic binary SZ Pictoris, a southern RS CVn-type system. We used mid-resolution Echelle spectra obtained at Complejo Astronómico El Leoncito spanning 18 yr, and the photometric data from the All Sky Automated Survey data base (V band) and from the Optical Robotic Observatory (BVRI bands) for similar time lapses. We separated the composite spectra into those corresponding to both components, and we were able to determine accurate orbital parameters, in particular an orbital period of 4.95 d. We also observed a photometric modulation with half the orbital period, due to the ellipticity of the stars. We also found cyclic activity with a period of ∼2030 d, both in the photometry and in the Ca ii flux of the secondary star of the system.


(57) Abstract: The present invention comprises an active agent component, the lipid component and binder self-emulsifying formulation based on the formulation base having the ingredients, and the formulation of the dosage form in the life sciences it relates to the use. The present invention is also a method of preparing a self-emulsifying formulation by mixing the ingredients to form a plastic mixture, optionally, advantageously for preparing said formulation as a dosage form using melt extrusion it is a description of the. The formulation spontaneously forms an emulsion in water or aqueous medium.


Objective: To investigate and analyze the impact of general anesthesia and epidural anesthesia for postoperative short-term cognitive function in elder orthopaedic patients. Methods: A retrospective analysis in 182 cases of postoperative short-term cognitive function in elder orthopaedic patients were divided into two groups according to the method of anesthesia from Sep 2012 to May 2013 in our hospital. General anesthesia group(91 cases) were induced tracheal intubation in which patients were mechanical ventilation of anesthesia ventilator unicom after successfully completing tracheal intubation. Epidural anesthesia group(91 cases) were given lumbar epidural catheterization and given drugs. Cognitive function in patients were assess by Mini-mental status detection(MMSE)scale before induction of anesthesia, anesthesia 6h, 12h, 24h, 48h in two groups. Results: Before induction of anesthesia,anesthesia 24h, 48h cognitive function score had no significant difference in two groups(P 0.05),anesthesia 6h,12h cognitive function scores were significantly lower in general anesthesia group than that in the epidural anesthesia group in which there was statistically significant in two groups(P0.05). Conclusion: Compared with general anesthesia,epidural anesthetic has less medication and less impact on short-term cognitive function,which can reduce the incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients.


We obtain new improved spectral projection estimates on manifolds of non-positive curvature, including sharp ones for relatively large spectral windows for general tori. Our results are stronger than those in an earlier work of the first and third authors [6], and the arguments have been greatly simplified. We more directly make use of pointwise estimates that are implicit in the work of Berard [2] and avoid the use of weak-type spaces that were used in the previous works [6] and [22]. We also simplify and strengthen the bilinear arguments by exploiting the use of microlocal $L^2\to L^{q_c}$ Kakeya-Nikodym estimates and avoiding the of $L^2\to L^2$ ones as in earlier results. This allows us to prove new results for manifolds of negative curvature and some new sharp estimates for tori. We also have new and improved techniques in two dimensions for general manifolds of non-positive curvature.


The Persian Prison Poem is the first study of the prison poem genre (habsiyyat) across twelfth-century Central, South, and West Asia. While documenting the emergence of a concept of poetry as a form of political resistance, the book shows the profound entanglements of poetry and power across premodern Eurasia. This book traces the political role of poetry in shaping the prison poem genre across twelfth-century Central, South, and West Asia. The emergence of the genre is indebted to the changing role of the poet, who came into increasing conflict with Ghaznavid and Saljuq sovereigns as the genre developed. Uniting the polarities of perpetuity and contingency, the poet's body became the medium for the prison poem's oppositional poetics. Bringing modern European theorists such as Ernst Kantorowicz, Walter Benjamin, and Theodor Adorno into conversation with classical Persian poetics, this book offers an unprecedented account of prison poetry before modernity, and of premodern Persianate culture within the framework of world literature and global politics.