The current trends in the development of Arctic ports, the maritime transport system and the economic situation of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF) are considered. It is determined that in the conditions of the regression of the world economy caused by geopolitical, economic, natural and other reasons, increasing the economic potential of the Russian Arctic is a priority goal, and the fulfillment of tasks for the development of the Arctic zone and ensuring national security corresponds to the implementation of the Foundations of Russia's state policy. The Arctic ports and the Northern Sea Route (NSR) are presented, their economic potential, international significance, international integration with the People's Republic of China is shown. The main infrastructure projects of the Arctic for the development of the oil and gas complex, the construction of an icebreaking fleet, the construction of new and modernization of existing ports of the NSR, etc.to solve problems of increasing cargo traffic along the Northern Sea Corridor are considered. The first foreign shareholder of the Vostok Oil project-the Singapore trading giant Trafigura, the second oil supplier in the world after Vitol-has invested its own funds in the development of oil fields in the Arctic, the construction of a new port and infrastructure facilities under the project of the Port Bay North oil loading terminal. The process of digitalization of the Arctic zone of Russia for a safe and comfortable living of the population, improving the efficiency of ships on the Northern Sea Route – strengthening satellite grouping, laying fiber-optic communication lines, etc. is justified. – within the framework of the implementation of the targets provided for in the Development Strategy of the Russian Arctic until 2035. The purpose of the study is to assess the ongoing and planned infrastructure projects implemented by the state and business to increase the economic potential of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. ensuring the national security of the Russian Federation.


This article studies a filter belonging to the category of bandpass filters. This filter has two resonators located on the substrate with dielectric conductivity ε=4.4 and thickness h=1.5 mm. Resonators used in the bandpass filter (BPF) allowed for technologically realizable structures with smaller sizes as compared to standard structures. The electrodynamic simulation program was used in order to check the operability of the structure before its manufacturing. The filter central frequency is 7.5 GHz, and the working band is 1,000 MHz. After the filter was designed, a prototype was manufactured with the use of standard microstrip devices production techniques.


Integrating medical knowledge and advances into the clinical setting is often difficult due to the complexity of the involved algorithms and protocols. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) assist the clinician in applying new information to patient care through the analysis of patient-specific clinical variables. Many of these systems are used to enhance diagnostic efforts and include computer-based programs such as DxplainTM that provide extensive differential diagnoses based on clinical information entered by the clinician. Other forms of clinical decision support systems, including antibiotic management programs and anticoagulation dosing calculators, seek to prevent medical errors and improve patient safety.


The recent threat which has received worldwide attention is COVID-19, a rapidly spreading new strain of Coronavirus It has affected more than 176 countries and due to the lack of efficacious drugs or vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, it has further worsened the situation everywhere After infecting the host, the ssRNA genome of SARS-CoV-2 is translated into a large polyprotein which will be further processed into different nonstructural proteins to form a viral replication complex by the virtue of virus-specific proteases namely main protease (3-CL protease) and papain protease The crystallized form of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) is demonstrated to be a novel therapeutic drug target according to current research The present study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of few plant-based bioactive compounds against COVID-19 Mpro (PDB ID: 6LU7: Resolution 2 16 Å) by molecular docking study Molecular docking investigations were performed by using Auto DockVina to analyze the inhibition capacity of these compounds against COVID-19 as a whole complex and also in the absence of Chain C which is present with protein as a peptide According to the obtained results, Ritonavir and Curcuminwere found to be more effective on COVID-19 than nelfinavir which is an anti-HIV drug This is followed by Glycyrrhizin and Piperine, which correlates with COVID-19 as a whole complex and also in the absence of Chain C So, this study will pave a way for performing more advanced experimental research and to evaluate the natural compounds to cure COVID-19 © 2021, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources All rights reserved


The confrontation of the South Sea fantasy in many forms by renowned contemporary artist with Islander ancestry Samuel Tupou is discussed. Some of his most outstanding works are highlighted.


AbstractMany construction fatalities involving cranes and ground workers are caused by contact with objects and equipment, in particular being struck by crane loads and parts. One of the main risks in operating a tower crane is the limited visibility of the crane operator. An approach is presented that aims at increasing the situational awareness of a tower crane operator by aligning enhanced understanding of construction site layout with increased operator visibility of ground level operations. The developed method uses sensors to collect two data types, as follows: (1) a laser scanner measures the as-built conditions and geometry of a construction site, and (2) real-time location-tracking technology gathers the mostly dynamic location of workers on the ground. Several algorithms are presented to (1) identify blind spaces from the collected point cloud data that limit the visibility of a crane operator, (2) process real-time location-tracking data of workers on the ground, and (3) fuse the resulting data...


The relationship between deuterium and oxygen-18 concentrations in natural meteoric waters from many parts of the world has been determined with a mass spectrometer. The isotopic enrichments, relative to ocean water, display a linear correlation over the entire range for waters which have not undergone excessive evaporation.


In this study, damping and mode shapes were investigated after boriding and austempering the spheroidal graphite cast iron (SGCI). The samples were boronised and austempered at 900°C for 2 hours by employing the pack cementation method. The samples were cooled and tempered in a salt bath at 250°C and 375°C for 1 hour. Once the boriding and austempering processes were completed, the samples were cooled at room temperature and washed with plenty of water. The modal frequencies, damping ratios and mode shapes of these samples exposed to different heat treatments were acquired by using the experimental modal analysis (MA) method. The same characteristic features were acquired with the finite element method (FEM), and the results were compared. It was found that after the heat treatment the sample austempered at 250C had a harder surface and a higher frequency than other samples.


In this paper the humanoid robot SABIAN (Sant'Anna BIpedal humANo id) is presented and analyzed in details. In particular, the differences between the SABIAN plat form and the WABIAN-2 (WAseda BIpedal humANo id), its original Japanese version, are underlined. So me innovative solutions, as the exact calcu lation of the error mass and the adoption of a new shaft with incorporated joint used to transfer motion, allowed to improve the performances of the robot. Other works, such as the development of a harvesting system for recovering energy, are planned for the next future in order to optimize the platform.


Exposure of Escherichia coli cells to myxin results in the almost complete in'hibition of new deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) synthesis, extensive degradation of pre-existing intracellular DNA, and a rapid loss of viability in these cells (9). After exposure to myxin for 30 min (<1% survivors and >25% degradation of DNA), infection of these cells by T4 bacteriophage results in the renewal of DNA synthesis at a rate essentially equal to that found in T4-infected cells in the absence of myxin. This DNA was characterized as T4 DNA by hybridization and by hydroxyapatite chromatography. These results suggest that the primary site of action of myxin does not involve the biochemical pathways involved in either the energy metabolism or the biosynthesis ofDNA precursors in the uninfected host cell. The yield of infectious T4 particles was reduced when myxin was present during multiplication. This effect may be partly accounted for by the finding that


Multi-stage hatching egg incubators are challenging to manage but still common throughout the US broiler industry. It is difficult to satisfy all embryonic temperature requirements in systems where late-stage embryos must be kept from overheating while ensuring early-stage embryos are not at sub-optimal temperatures. Our previous work showed improvements in performance and meat yield when incubation temperature was increased to 38.6 °C from embryonic day (ED) 4 to 11 as opposed to lowering it to 36.4 °C compared with a 37.5 °C control. The objective of this work was to assess the effect of thermal variation (TV) during early-stage incubation (ESI) on muscle satellite cell (SC) heterogeneity in broiler chicks at transfer and hatch to explore the mechanism responsible for increased meat yield in our previous study. Broiler breeder eggs (n = 2,160) were incubated at 37.5 °C from embryonic day (ED) 0 to 3. On ED 4, COLD incubator set points decreased to 36.4 °C, HOT incubator set points increased to 38.6 °C, and control incubators remained 37.5 °C (n = 2 incubators per treatment). On ED 11, all incubators were set to 37.5 °C until ED 18 when eggs were transferred to hatchers. At transfer (ED 18) and hatch (ED 21), pectoralis major (PM) and biceps femoris (BF) muscle samples were collected from 6 chicks per treatment. Samples were immunofluorescence stained to facilitate taxonomy of SC populations expressing the myogenic regulatory factors and SC markers, MyoD, MRF4, and Myf5, by fluorescence microscopy. Data were analyzed as a 1-way ANOVA with the GLIMMIX procedure of SAS. Means were separated at P ≤ 0.05 with the PDIFF option. Tendencies were declared when 0.0501 ≤ P ≤ 0.10. Chicks from COLD incubators had the greatest density of MyoD+:Myf5+ SC in their BF (P = 0.0261) and tended to have a greater density of MyoD+:MRF4+ SC in their PM muscle (P = 0.0562) compared with chicks from HOT incubators. On ED 21, chicks from HOT incubators had the greatest density of MyoD+:MRF4+:Myf5+ SC in their PM muscle (P = 0.0406). Temperature gradients as small as 1.1 °C during ESI altered BF SC populations in chicks at transfer and PM SC populations at both transfer and hatch. Overall, these results indicate that TV during ESI can influence SC population kinetics in both PM and BF muscles of modern, fast-growing, high-yielding broiler chicks at ED 18 and 21. Further investigation is needed to understand the longer-term effects on SC populations and the cell signaling pathways involved over time during the post-hatch grow out period to explain the meat yield responses observed in our previous work.


Research and development implies to a high degree validation activities. As well in the Air Traffic Management domain this covers verification and validation in the basic sense. It is the process of answering two questions:
• Validation: are we building the right system?
• Verification: are we building the system right?

In order to meet the society needs in terms of air transportation the envisioned research and development activities during the next 15 years require extensive effort in the validation domain. All aspects are considered, like systems, equipment, procedures, processes, regulations, human factors, interoperability and transition.

The presented validation infrastructure status in Europe concludes in:
- Europe has a lot of validation experience and a large infrastructure is available (e.g. in AT-One);
- Validation task is expanding and becoming more complex;
- Validation methods and means have to be harmonised and coordinated.


The budding impulse to unravel the mysteries of the universe has driven humankind towards devising space propulsion systems that can lift heavy masses. A solid propellant rocket is a type of space launch vehicle, which usually consists of a main engine surrounded by an array of boosters to provide additional thrust during the initial stages of flight. The boosters help to achieve higher speeds in comparatively smaller durations. The overall efficiency of a rocket is a function of the thermal and the propulsive efficiencies. Improving the overall efficiency by focussing on either one of the two has been successful so far. However, it is impossible to increase both values simultaneously, as they follow an inverse relationship. In this research venture, optimization of the rocket design has been explored for enhancing the concerned efficiency values. In a small-scale replication of the combustion process, the working of a solid rocket is emulated using sparklers and energized candles, with a centrally placed energized candle acting as the main engine, surrounded by sparklers, substituting for boosters. The need to understand the physical and thermal mechanisms involved in actual rocket propulsion and to better comprehend the inter energy conversions that occur between the booster and the main engine, has been the major objective behind this investigation. The primary parameter monitored in this work is the regression rate of the energized candle, values of which have been obtained by exploring various experimental parameters such as interspace distance, number of sources, orientation and configuration of sources (both linear & non-linear). The conventional rocket designs that use linear configurations of boosters were validated through the results obtained and the advantages of non-linear configurations were obtained. To better understand the complexities involved in the heat transfer characteristics of these phenomenon, a new non-dimensional number has been introduced.


During the past 2 years, the world population has dealt with the acute and lingering effects of the COVID-19 crisis and associated losses. Trauma, in its many forms, has been inherent in nursing practice during this time, regardless of specialty (Chen et al., 2021). Caregivers have exited from the workforce, experienced compromises in care provision, and dealt with the interpersonal stress of loss in the workplace and daily life. Coping mechanisms have included using substances, and there has been an increase in depression and anxiety (Foli et al., 2021). The effects of the COVID-19 crisis have been a powerful, global influence on psychiatric nursing practice and on nurses coping with stress and loss personally and with their patients (Labrague & De los Santos, 2020). Are psychiatric nurses equipped to approach mental health with an understanding of the trauma emerging from the loss of friends, loved ones, routine, a way of life, or job in their patients and in themselves? This editorial will discuss the trauma of the past 2 years as a loss and, at the same time, as an opportunity for psychiatric nurses. Chen et al. (2021) proposed that COVID-19 is the new mass trauma experienced globally. For nurses, associated losses have translated into a form of grief for others and for self that has translated into a part of the nursing identity. Nurses have watched COVID-19 be indiscriminating and take from all, including the physically healthy, youthful, and those not usually at risk for physical health complications (McCallum et al., 2021). This grief has altered nurses' ability to tap into their resilience as they cope with the pandemic professionally and personally (Foli et al., 2021). Slade and Hoh (2020) wrote about using Watson's Theory of Human Caring as a model for nurses working with loss and grief. Written pre-pandemic, the article offers insight into types of losses and the ways that grief can be defined. They noted that loss of self/identity can result from perceived positive or negative experiences that result in grief due to the "unbalancing nature of the changes occurring, which can challenge self-concept" (Slade & Hoh, 2020, p. 5). Nurses can be vulnerable to cumulative loss due to the nature of nursing care in many settings. When this is compounded by the personal losses that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, the grief can have many forms and be simultaneously related to both work and personal lives (Slade & Hoh, 2020). What are the mitigators to trauma and subsequent grief that nurses might have experienced as they moved through the pandemic crisis? Labrague and De los Santos (2020) identified that increased levels of personal resilience, social support, and organizational support are associated with decreased levels of anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These researchers acknowledged that dysfunctional levels of COVID-19 anxiety "may have negative effects on nurses' mental health and wellbeing, provision of adequate mental and psychological support should be prioritized by nurse managers" (Labrague & De los Santos, 2020, p. 15). They further noted that these evidence-based support measures should include access to psychological treatment or psychotherapy. The prioritizing of self-care among nurses with adequate time away, schedules that offer breaks, and generally reinforcing nurses' coping strategies and selfefficacy will lead to improved resilience. Nursing practice is inherently, at least in most work environments, emotionally taxing. The pandemic has weakened supports for coping and increased maladaptive coping. The pandemic has also resulted in many nurses questioning their work, its meaning, and the interpersonal costs and benefits (Foli et al., 2021). Yet, perhaps "what we have lost" is actually "what we have gained." In spite of the sadness, grief, stress, and loss of the last few years, nurses have a unique opportunity to examine their practice, themselves, and their work choices. The end result, after considerable disruption and change, could be a stronger and more focused workforce that could handle the next pandemic more thoughtfully and with preparation.


Flavonoids, which possess a basic C15 phenyl-benzopyrone skeleton, refer to a series of compounds in which two benzene rings (ring A and B) are connected to each other through three carbon atoms. Based on their core structure, flavonoids can be grouped into different flavonoid classes, such as flavonols, flavones, flavanones, flavanonols, anthocyanidins, isoflavones and chalcones. Flavonoids are often hydroxylated in posi- tions 3, 5, 7, 3 0 , 4 0 and/or 5 0 . Frequently, one or more of these hydroxyl groups are methylated, acetylated, prenylated or sulfated. In plants, flavonoids are often present as O- or C-glycosides. The O-glycosides have sugar substituents bound to a hydroxyl group of the aglycone, usually located at position 3 or 7, whereas the C-glycosides have sugar groups bound to a carbon of the aglycone, usually 6-C or 8-C. The most common carbohydrates are rhamnose, glucose, galactose and arabinose. This chapter mainly introduces the methods of isolation and structure identification of flavonoids.


This paper presents the development of a fracture-mechanics-based probability analysis that can be used to estimate the remaining life of a low-pressure turbine with an unstable fracture in the rotor disk keyway. The analysis focuses on the stability of crack growth of a semi-elliptical flaw in the rotor disk keyway. The crack stability is judged on the basis of linear elastic fracture mechanics. Then the Monte Carlo technique is introduced to deal with several random variables. Based on the evaluation results, the probability of failure of observed crack indications can be determined. The inspection interval could be justified.


The bachelor thesis deals with the pedagogical-psychological counselling at the chosen elementary school in Kunovice. First chapter attends to characterization of coun-selling, its sorting and decribing of specific counselling. There is also described provision of counselling and content of counselling services, sortinf of school counselling offices and content of their activities on the level of individual counsellors. Second chapter describes chosen elementary school where the research was done. It also describes the description of practical counselling activities at this school. Last chapter aims to the counselling activities at Kunovice elementary school. The reasearch is done via quantitative reasearch of questionaire survey.


When design data is shared by several applications, any changes are simultaneously reflected in electrical, thermal, and other simulations. Design experts developed a system that concurrently analyzes physical effects of complex designs. It employs an integrated, interactive tool set that manages interdependent functions, thereby raising productivity and product quality to new heights. The authors briefly discuss the work done at Bell Northern Research and describe the features of UniSolve, a concurrent environment that analyzes the physical characteristics affecting circuit performance.<<ETX>>


The Changde earthquake is one of the largest earthquakes in Southern China.On the basis of previous studies,the inner geometric center method is used to locate the epicenter.Its geological background is analyzed and waveguide effect is used to interpret the morphology of the isoseismic line and other seismic phenomena.Meanwhile,we point out issues relevant to seismic monitoring and prevention in Changde and its surrounding areas.


Introduction. The agro-industrial complex itself is one of the most promising directions of the structural adjustment of the national economy in the conditions of integration processes and globalization of the economy. An effective strategy formation for the agrarian sector development in Ukraine and business entities in this field requires identification of the existing problems and the search for effective ways of their solution.

The purpose of the study is to summarize theoretical and methodical principles, develop methodological and practical recommendations for the strategy formation in the domestic agricultural enterprises' development in the conditions of economy globalization on the basis of the strengths and weaknesses of agriculture in Ukraine.

Results. It is determined that by its industrial potential, the Kherson region may be included in the top ten most industrialized regions of Ukraine. The industry of the region continues to develop in the traditional region centers, namely in the cities of regional importance, while the share of districts in the total regional sales volumes remains insignificant. Agriculture is one of the leading sectors of the regional economy, which has a significant impact on the level and quality of the population life, on the stable operation of industries consuming agricultural products, on the formation of export potential. Emphasizing the key development opportunities and strengths of agricultural production in Ukraine gave the possibility to form a promising strategy for the business entities development, which, in the first place, provides for minimizing the threats of the external environment and overcoming the weaknesses of the internal environment. Kherson region with its favorable climatic conditions and investment potential can increase agricultural production.

Conclusions. The results of the SWOT-analysis of agricultural development are a kind of roadmap that conceptually reflects the strategic direction of agrarian enterprises' development in the medium and long term, both from the development standpoint of the domestic food market and the export-oriented position.

Keywords: strategy, concept, development, agricultural production, agrarian enterprises, strengths, economic growth.


Asymmetric water wave is a common phenomenon in coastal areas, which has a great influence on sediment transport and coast protection. However, previous studies mainly focused on symmetric wave motion. Therefore, it is of practical importance to manifest flow characteristics in asymmetric wave field. To begin with, we have formulated an LES model, by which we carry out numerical simulation of laminar flow induced by asymmetric waves showing reasonable agreement with analytical solution. Then, we apply the model to the cases of asymmetric waves in turbulent flow region. Numerical results of velocity profile and shear stress are obtained and compared with experimental data. We find that, in the case of asymmetric wave, the effect of Reynolds number and the degree of asymmetry are two crucial factors for governing the flows.


Background: To deal with health problems, there is a practical approach, based on "prevention" perspective. This approach, consist of 5 different types of prevention including primordial, primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary prevention levels. It seems that, using this approach is a proper way to manage the elderly health problems.
Aim: In this study, we are going to introduce an action plan based on "prevention levels" for dealing with elderly problems.
Methods: To obtain information associated to prevention of elderly problems, we have carried out a two stages qualitative study using 26 projects from 52 medical interns (first step) and documentation of them (second step) with reliable scientific resources.
Results: For prevention of elderly problems, a comprehensive evidence based instruction, consist of 85 proposed measurable and operational preventive activities was developed.
Conclusion: We concluded that, to dealing with elderly problems, use of the proposed action plan may be useful.


The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a precursor of the platinum supported catalysts. An object of the present invention is to provide a method of making a platinum catalyst supported platinum catalyst is obtained having a relatively high activity. For this purpose, the method of the present invention comprises the following steps; a) a carrier material having pores impregnated with platinum sulfite acid, b) calcining the zeolite material after impregnation with a protective gas. .FIELD 1


In the following we discuss a simple one dimensional scattering problem involving a strong short-range interaction between a heavy and a light particle. It allows to introduce concepts of "potential", virtual forces and "private" potentials, which explain the phase acquired by the heavy particle during the entanglement /scattering event.


A general analysis of circular wire loops with arbitrary electromagnetic excitation and admittance loading is given. The analysis is made in terms of generalised network parameters and is equivalent to previous analyses of particular problems. Some important special cases of the general theory are circular-loop antennas, loaded-loop antennas, circular-loop scatterers and loaded circular-loop scatterers. A number of new computations of radiation and scattering patterns are given to illustrate the general behaviour of wire loops.


G based wireless communication systems require high data rate with high QoS with minimal system complexity. In wireless environment, as the effect of multipath fading increases, Bit Error Rate (BER) also increases. To offer high data rate, the bandwidth has to be increased which is a limited resource. The best possible solution for obtaining high data rate is to combine Multi Input Multi Output (MIMO) with OFDM. To ameliorate the performance of MIMO-OFDM systems over multipath fading channels, we use the concept of SFBC which retrieves the orthogonality property of OFDM signals in frequency selective fading channels. In frequency selective fading environment, adaptive modulation gives better performance than fixed modulated systems but with increased decoding complexity. Adaptive modulation implemented with SPAM offers less decoding complexity. Adaptive modulation combined with diversity schemes still improves the reliability of the system. In this paper, SPAM based SFBC is proposed with OFDM to give better performance with less decoding complexity. From the Simulation results we can conclude that proposed system will have better performance compared to fixed modulated systems. Keyword- Orthogonal Transmit Diversity (OTD), Space Time Block Codes (STBC), Space Time Trellis Codes (STTC)


This experiment was conducted to identify the effect of three different biofertilizers and their interaction on flower yield and vegetative growth of African marigold Tagetes erecta L. c.v Pusa Narangi Gainda. The results showed that biofertilizer treatments have been significantly effect on spread plant, plant height, number of leaves/plant number of branches/plant, flower yield/plot number of flowers/plant, flower yield/plant, and flower yield/hectare. The highest values were obtained (107.17cm), (41.67 flowers/plant), (80.12cm), (21.50 branches/plant), (106.17 leaves/plant), (458.83g flower yield/plant), (4129.50g flower yield/plot) and (41.30 flower yield/hectare) respectively by the treatment (T5) with (Azotobacter + Azospirillum+ Mycorrhizae). While the lowest values were obtained (67.69cm), (45.86cm), (10.50 branches/plant), (47.03 leaves/plant), (19.00 flowers/plant), (152.00 g flower yield/plant), (1368.00 g flower yield/plot), and (13.6 flower yield/hectare) respectively by the treatment (T1) with control.


In this study the experimental results of fatigue specimen for the Strand Stay Cable Assembly of Extadosed bridges is investigated. The fatigue test and tensile experiment is conducted to 6 kinds of specimens. Test specimen OVM250-31 Strand Cable System manufactured by china OVM B-Machinery Co., Ltd, and OVM250-42 Parallel Strand Stay Cable Assembly manufactured by china OVM B-Machinery Co., Ltd, are passed for fatigue test and rupture tensile test. But Test specimen OVM250-42 Parallel Strand Stay Cable Assembly manufactured by korean A-Machinery Co., Ltd, is not passed for fatigue test conducted according to the "Recommendation for Stay Cable Design. The test result are compared to the fatigue criteria of PHI 2001 for cyclic load, and it is concluded that the current korean design code will be needed for representing the fatigue load in Hot Dip Galvanized Strand Stay Cable. It is verified that the new korean specification and quality criteria of Strand Stay Cable and exact experimental applied process will be needed.


Simple Summary In this manuscript we review the recent literature supporting a biological link between circadian clock disruption and thyroid cancer development and progression. After a brief description of the involvement of the circadian clock machinery in the cell cycle, stemness and cancer, we discuss the scientific evidence supporting the contribution of circadian clockwork dysfunction in thyroid tumorigenesis and the possible molecular mechanisms underlying this relationship. We also point out the potential clinical implications of this link highlighting its impact on thyroid cancer prevention, diagnosis and therapy. Abstract Thyroid cancer (TC) represents the most common malignancy of the endocrine system, with an increased incidence across continents attributable to both improvement of diagnostic procedures and environmental factors. Among the modifiable risk factors, insulin resistance might influence the development of TC. A relationship between circadian clock machinery disfunction and TC has recently been proposed. The circadian clock machinery comprises a set of rhythmically expressed genes responsible for circadian rhythms. Perturbation of this system contributes to the development of pathological states such as cancer. Several clock genes have been found deregulated upon thyroid nodule malignant transformation. The molecular mechanisms linking circadian clock disruption and TC are still unknown but could include insulin resistance. Circadian misalignment occurring during shift work, jet lag, high fat food intake, is associated with increased insulin resistance. This metabolic alteration, in turn, is associated with a well-known risk factor for TC i.e., hyperthyrotropinemia, which could also be induced by sleep disturbances. In this review, we describe the mechanisms controlling the circadian clock function and its involvement in the cell cycle, stemness and cancer. Moreover, we discuss the evidence supporting the link between circadian clockwork disruption and TC development/progression, highlighting its potential implications for TC prevention, diagnosis and therapy.


We theoretically manifest that the edge of a quantum spin Hall insulator (QSHI), attached to an insulating ferromagnet (FM), can realize a highly efficient spin-to-charge conversion. Based on a one-dimensional QSHI-FM junction, the electron dynamics on the QSHI edge is analyzed, driven by a magnetization dynamics in the FM. Under a large gap opening on the edge from the magnetic exchange coupling, we find that the spin injection into the QSHI edge gets suppressed while the charge current driven on the edge gets maximized, demanded by the band topology of the one-dimensional helical edge states.


HM9000,a system of condition monitoring and integrated analysis for hydroelectric generator sets,is developed based on the characteristics of hydroelectric generator sets.The structure design,measuring points distribution and sensor selection,and the main functions of HM9000 are introduced in detail.The application of HM9000 to the Taipingwan Hydropower Plant is discussed.It is demonstrated that HM9000 is very effective for the condition monitoring and optimal operation of hydroelectric generator sets,and it establishes a solid technical foundation for the condition maintenance of hydroelectric generator sets.


With the popularity of 5G technology and electric vehicles, many countries around the world have adopted 5G technology to build sustainable smart city systems, and intelligent transportation is an important part of smart cities. From the perspective of 5G technology innovation bringing changes to traditional industries, in this paper, we analyze the mechanism by which 5G technology drives the transformation and upgrading of the electric vehicle industry. Based on the changes brought by 5G technology to the three industries of agriculture, industry and services, we analyzed the transformation of business models brought about by 5G with respect to electric vehicle operation. Furthermore, we analyzed the data of a 5G real-time system of electric vehicle and traffic operating in Nanjing, China, for a month in 2021, with a total of 10,610 electric vehicles and 1,048,575 cases to model the modes of electric vehicle operation associated with the platform. Based on the frequency density method, we identified three typical operating modes of urban electric vehicles: private electric vehicle use instead of walking accounts for 24.8%, passenger vehicles (Uber/Didi and taxi) account for 64.4% and logistic distribution electric vehicles account for 10.8%. We developed a method to automatically identify the operating mode of electric vehicles using data from a 5G real-time electric vehicle traffic platform, which provide a reference for the operation of electric vehicles associated with the platform. This work also provides data that can be used to support the establishment of models for the commercial operation of charging points.


Schistosomiasis control is a serious challenge for public health even in the 21st century. In mainland of China, schistosomiasis japonica remains a major public health problem in eight provinces. As schistosomiasis japonica is transmitted through contacts with infected water, it is important to identify the high-risk behaviors and adopt specific


Author(s): Smiles, Danil Efron | Advisor(s): Hayton, Trevor W | Abstract: Treatment of the U(III) trisamide, [U(NR2)3] (R = SiMe3) with 1 equiv of KSCPh3 in the presence of 1 equiv of 18-crown-6 affords the U(IV) terminal sulfide complex, [K(18-crown-6)][U(S)(NR2)3] in moderate yield. The reaction of [U(NR2)3] with 1 equiv of KOCPh3 generates a complex mixture of products from which, the U(IV) terminal oxo complex, [K(18-crown-6)][U(O)(NR2)3], the U(IV) alkoxide complex, [U(OCPh3)(NR2)3], and the triphenylmethyl anion salt, [K(18-crown-6)(THF)2][CPh3] can be isolated. Addition of 2 equiv of KC8 and 18-crown-6 to [U(OCPh3)(NR2)3] affords both [K(18-crown-6)][U(O)(NR2)3] and [K(18-crown-6)(THF)2][CPh3] via reductive deprotection of the triphenylmethyl group.Treatment of [Th(I)(NR2)3] with 1 equiv of KOCPh3 or KSCPh3 affords [Th(OCPh3)(NR2)3] and [Th(SCPh3)(NR2)3] in moderate yields. Reductive deprotection of these with 2 equiv KC8 and 18-crown-6 generates the Th(IV) terminal chalcogenide complexes, [K(18-crown-6)][Th(O)(NR2)3] and [K(18-crown-6)][Th(S)(NR2)3], respectively. Both feature short Th=E distances indicative of multiple bond character.Treatment of [U(NR2)3] or [U(I)(NR2)3] with 0.5 or 1 equiv, respectively, of [K(L)][Te2] (L =18-crown-6, 2,2,2-cryptand) affords the U(IV) terminal tellurides, [K(L)][U(Te)(NR2)3], [K(L)][U(η2-Te2)(NR2)3] in moderate yields. Addition of 0.5 equiv of [K(18-crown-6)][Se4] to [U(NR2)3] generates [K(18-crown-6)][U(η2-Se2)(NR2)3], which can be converted to [K(18-crown-6)][U(Se)(NR2)3] via addition of 1 equiv of Ph3P.Treatment of [Th(I)(NR2)3] with 1 equiv of [K(18-crown-6)][Se4] or [K(18-crown-6)][Te2] affords the dichalcogenide complexes, [K(18-crown-6)][Th(η2-Se2)(NR2)3] and [K(18-crown-6)][Th(η2-Te2)(NR2)3], respectively. These can be converted to the monochalcogenides, [K(18-crown-6)][Th(Se)(NR2)3] and [K(18-crown-6)][Th(Te)(NR2)3], via addition of Et3P or Et3P and Hg, respectively.Addition of 0.125 equiv of S8 or 1 equiv of Se to [K(18-crown-6)][U(S)(NR2)3] generates the dichalcogenide complexes, [K(18-crown-6)][U(η2-S2)(NR2)3] and [K(18-crown-6)][U(η2-SSe)(NR2)3], respectively. These reactions are reversible and addition of 1 equiv of R3P (R = Et, or Ph) regenerates [K(18-crown-6)][U(S)(NR2)3] and the corresponding phosphine-chalcogenide, R3P=E (E = S, Se). [K(18-crown-6)][U(η2-S2)(NR2)3] is reversibly converted to the U(IV) trisulfide, [K(18-crown-6)][U(η3-S3)(NR2)3] via addition or removal of S, with 0.125 equiv of S8 or R3P, respectively.


Drilling activity increased in all 3 CSD Districts covered by this report. Exploratory drilling resulted in a success ratio of 8% in Arkansas, 13.6% in North Louisiana, and 10.3% in East Texas. The most important area of exploratory and development activity in Arkansas continued to be in the Smackover limestone trend. Mohawk and Chalybeat Springs fields were among the leaders in field development during the year. Discoveries in North Louisiana were made in the Wilcox (Eocene), Tuscaloosa, Paluxy, Rodessa, Hosston, Cotton Valley, Haynesville, and Smackover. The Hosston and Cotton Valley trends continued to be very active. A new depth record was set at Cotton Valley by Cotton Valley Operators Committee 1 CVOC-Hunt-Hope, a presalt test that reached TD of 20, 359 ft. Discoveries in East Texas were made in the Nacatoch, Navarro, Austin Chalk, Glen Rose, Rodessa, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, and Smackover. A Smackover discovery in Wood County was important because it established pr duction on a very complex salt structure basinward of the current producing trend.


While sponges are generally known to host a wide range of microbial associates, the composition and specificity of the microbial communities in carnivorous sponges are poorly understood. We used 16S rRNA gene data to examine and compare the bacterial communities associated with distinct anatomical regions of two carnivorous sponge species, Chondrocladia grandis and Cladorhiza oxeata, sampled from Baffin Bay and the Gulf of Maine (C. grandis only). The two sponge species hosted distinct bacterial communities, with taxonomic diversity being greater in C. grandis. Some bacterial taxa (including particular oligotypes) were consistently recovered in multiple host individuals from geographically distant sites, suggesting specificity. Within C. grandis, certain bacterial taxa were enriched in particular anatomical regions, suggesting functional roles in carnivorous sponge metabolism or other biological processes. Stable isotope analysis provided no evidence for methanotrophy in the sponges examined, but Gulf of Maine C. grandis might incorporate 13C-depleted carbon via the bacteria-mediated heterotrophic degradation of other hydrocarbons. Overall, our results demonstrate that the carnivorous sponge microbiome appears host species specific and stable, even over large geographical areas. The observed differences in bacterial community composition and diversity between C. grandis and C. oxeata may reflect differences in trophic adaptability, specialization, and overall reliance on associated bacteria.


We fabricated a surface acoustic wave (SAW) actuator by patterning an interdigital transducer (IDT) made of Al film on a LiNbO 3 substrate and investigated its transport characteristics with powders of spherical copper, spherical glass, spherical polyethylene, and angular alumina particles with sizes of about 100 µm. The IDT had a 2 mm pitch size, 10 mm aperture, and 10 stripline pairs. It was found that the glass, polyethylene, and alumina powders that could not be transported when the actuator was horizontal could be transported by tilting the actuator, i.e., the powder transport path. It was also found that the powder movement response times with SAWs were shorter than 50 ms when the actuator, tilted at suitable angles of 0°, 6°, 15°, and 26°, transported the copper, glass, polyethylene, and alumina powders, respectively. Then, we fabricated miniature feeders by mounting hoppers on SAW actuators tilted at the above angles and investigated their powder feed characteristics. It was found that, when the feeders were driven for 50 ms at an electric power of 1 W, the fed weights of the copper and glass powders, which did not have flowability problems, were 2.3 and 0.9 mg, respectively. ultrasonic wave and The ultrasonic consists of two a wave-generating of piezoelectric multilayer and a powder transport path of an pipe a for it. The SAW actuator of a single a wave-generating and a powder transport an interdigital piezoelectric


Faustus of Riez's theology of grace as exposed in his treatise De gratia has to be understood not only as a response to the "predestinarian" views which were attributed to the priest Lucidus, but also as a response to the "merciful soteriology" exposed by the Aquitanian layman Paulinus in a letter to Faustus written shortly before the council of Arles in 470 (letter 4 in Faustus's corpus). In a historical context where the religious policy of king Euric had accentuated the antagonism between Nicenism and Arianism in Gaul, Paulinus defended that to profess an orthodox faith and to share in the sacraments administered by the Catholic Church - mainly baptism and penance in extremis - were enough for men to attain salvation.Countering these views - which were also anathemized in the council of Arles - Faustus stressed in his De gratia as well as in several homilies preached at the time (hom. 6, 9, 15, 24 and sermo extrauagans 3 in the Pseudo-Eusebius Gallicanus Sermon Collection) that personal labor is essent...


Radon-222 (radon) is the most frequently used naturally occurring radioactive tracer of atmospheric dynamics on local, regional, and hemispheric scales. This is due to a number of useful radon properties, which include: (a) a terrestrial flux that can be assumed to be horizontally homogenous on regional scales and approximated by a global average of 22 mBq m-2 s-1; (b) a very low flux from oceans (about three orders of magnitude lower than from land); (c) its non-reactive nature, with a simple, well defined sink by radioactive decay alone; and (d) a half-life (3.8 days) that is long enough compared to the turbulent mixing time in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) but short enough to ensure a significant gradient across the ABL-troposphere interface and to minimize horizontal variations in concentration above the ABL. Radon's tracing capacity has been applied to (a) selecting the least perturbed marine air masses at baseline stations; (b) defining footprints of ground-based sites; (c) calibrating, on regional scales, terrestrial emissions of greenhouse gases; (d) evaluating the performance of regional and global atmospheric transport models; and (e) quantifying mixing within the ABL. ANSTO has developed advanced instruments and methods for radon observations on the ground, at sea, and from airborne platforms. Such measurements are demanding as radon concentrations in air may vary from 10 to >10,000 mBq m-3, with the lower limit corresponding to 5 radon atoms per litre of air, a very low concentration by any standard. The time resolution of such instruments, necessitated by the processes of interest, is also demanding. While it is sufficient for ground-based measurements to resolve diurnal and synoptic time scales for horizontal transport, sampling times shorter than 10-15 min are essential to conduct vertical profiles. Also, as a rule, ground- and sea-based instruments have to run unattended for prolonged periods, and airborne samplers are tightly constrained by weight and size, have to meet strict aviation standards and be simple enough to operate easily in flight. This paper illustrates how radon has been applied as a tracer on regional scales in the East Asia/Northern Pacific region. It also reports on the most recent ANSTO developments in the measurement of vertical radon profiles for the characterisation of mixing within the ABL and exchange with the troposphere, from groundbased and airborne observations. Together with supporting meteorological measurements, these systems provide new information regarding mixing and exchange processes across the atmospheric surface layer, the nocturnal stable layer, and the convective mixed layer, and can be used in the evaluation of mixing schemes for numerical models.


We have exemplified three cases of application of two‐dimensional (2‐D) electrophoresis to the characterization of lymphocyte membrane antigens. We could show that the proteins recognized by two monoclonal antibodies, LAK1 and LAK2, on the surface of large granular cells mediating natural‐ and lymphokineactivated killing are distinct molecules. LAK1 is expressed without any structural modification, even on the surface of endothelial cells. Another membrane antigen, recognized by the monoclonal antibody FB 12, was shown to have the overall structure of the integrins of the very late activation (VLA) class, being composed of an α and of a β subunit. The latter corresponded to the β1 type as already characterized for other VLAs, whereas the α chain was different from α1 through α6. The 2‐D protocol using immobilized pH gradients for the first dimension allows reliable assessment of the identity of individual components because of the reproducibility of the absolute coordinates for spot position.


Objective To investigate the influence of memantine hydrochloride on the cognitive function and inflammatory factors expression of patients with Parkinson's disease with dementia(PDD),and explored its related mechanism.Methods A total of 72 cases with senile PDD which were treated in authors' hospital was divided into the experimental group and the control group with a completely randomized method.The experimental group was given memantine hydrochloride treatment,the control group was given odd donepezil hydrochloride treatment.Before treatment,4 weeks,8weeks,16 weeks after treatment,the patients' interleukin 1β(IL-1β),IL-2,IL-6,tumor necrosis factorα(TNF-α),interferonγ(IFN-γ)inflammatory cytokines were detected.The inflammatory cytokines in 36 healthy people were tested.Montreal cognitive assessment(MoCA)was used to assess cognitive function.The occurrence of adverse reactions were observed.Results There was no significant difference in MoCA scores of two groups patients before treatment(P0.05).After treatment MoCA scores were significantly higher in two groups(P0.05),while the difference between the two groups were statistically significant(P0.05)and MoCA score was higher in the experimental group.The inflammatory factors were significantly higher in the experimental group and the control group than healthy people(P0.05).After treatment the inflammatory cytokines in the control group was no significantly difference(P0.05),while IL-1β,TNF-αin the ex-perimental group was significantly lower(P0.05),IL-2,IL-6,IFN-γ did not change significantly difference(P0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis showed that IL-1β,TNF-α,age,medication had linear relationship with MoCA scores(P0.05).Conclusion The inflammatoryresponse plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease,and is closely related with the cognitive function of patients,memantine hydrochloride improve cognitive function by inhibiting local and systemic inflammatory response.


The reliability based on characteristics of wind energy is the basic quality signing of the wind turbine. It is the important part of the product quality. The technique reliabilities include the designing manufacture and maintenance. It can be described "connatural reliability" and "using reliability". The reliabilities include the reliability the average non-malfunction time reliability service life and so on.


The risk of price is always the essence of risk control in future market. Fuzzy control theory was introduced in the research for risk of future price. A model fitted in with future price forecasting was established based on genetic algorithm and fuzzy IF-THEN rules. In demonstrated analysis, ANFIS was used to learning and testing the model. The tested result indicates that the model can prognosticate the trend of copper future price exactly.


It is well known that endogenous opioids act to suppress pain. New research reveals that endogenous cannabinoids likewise exist and function as stress-induced analgesics.[1][1]

The medicinal use of marijuana goes back into history as far as several thousand years, by some accounts. But it was in


The molecular polarizability characteristics for a large series of naphthoquinone and quinoline derivatives have been calculated. The dependence of calculated hyperpolarizability on the positions and the number of donor and acceptor substituents is discussed.


The dividend policy of the listed company is one of the three core problems in modern company's financial activities,which also has become the hot area of research.This paper employs the method of empirical to research on the impact of controlling shareholder's own characteristics upon the tendency and effort of cash dividend distribution in China.The analysis shows that: the first-largest stockholder is positively related to the payout,and the fifth-largest stockholder is negatively related to the payout.The results also indicate that effects of state-owned shares and circulated shares on payout are not significant.


The article provides a systematic overview of the questions on the shape and symbolism of a three-part pot bilikum, which was used in Northwestern Croatia and Northeastern Slovenia as a pot from which wine was drunk in honor of the guests who were visiting a house for the first time. Even though any pot suitable for wine drinking could be used, only three-part bilikum was used only for that purpose. That fact gives bilikum the character of a ritual pot, and logically raises questions on its possible link with the similar Bronze and Iron Age pots. Besides the symbolism of number three, which comes from its shape, the mystery surrounding the pot is enhanced by the legend of three brothers – Čeh, Leh and Meh, which is connected to it.


Nanocellulose materials are nano-sized cellulose fibers or crystals that are produced by bacteria or derived from plants. These materials exhibit exceptional strength characteristics, light weight, transparency, and excellent biocompatibility. Compared to some other nanomaterials, nanocellulose is renewable and less expensive to produce. As such, a wide range of applications for nanocellulose has been envisioned. Most extensively studied areas include polymer composites and biomedical applications. Cellulose nanofibrils and nanocrystals have been used to reinforce both thermoplastic and thermoset polymers. Given the hydrophilic nature of these materials, the interfacial properties with most polymers are often poor. Various surface modification procedures have thus been adopted to improve the interaction between polymer matrix and cellulose nanofibrils or nanocrystals. In addition, the applications of nanocellulose as biomaterials have been explored including wound dressing, tissue repair, and medical implants. Nanocellulose materials for wound healing and periodontal tissue recovery have become commercially available, demonstrating the great potential of nanocellulose as a new generation of biomaterials. In this review, we highlight the applications of nanocellulose as reinforcing fillers for composites and the effect of surface modification on the mechanical properties as well as the application as biomaterials.


Objective
To discuss the influence of ulinastatin on cell apoptosis mediated by mitochondrial pathways in endotoxic myocardial injury rats.

Methods
A total of 24 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups: the control group, the endotoxin group and the ulinastatin group, 8 rats in each group. Rats in the endotoxin group and ulinastatin group both received 10 mg/kg lipopolysaccharide by intraperitoneal injection, and rats in the ulinastatin group were given 20 000 U/kg ulinastatin 1 h after injection. Rats in the control group only injected equal dose saline at the same time. The pathological changes of myocardial tissues were observed. The serum troponin T (cTnT), and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and the myocardial cell apoptosis index was calculated. The expressions of Bcl-2, Bax, CytC, Caspases-3 proteins in myocardial cell were also determined by immunohistochemistry.

Results
Rats in the endotoxin group had severe myocardial tissue damage, while rats in the ulinastatin group had a slightly myocardial tissue damage. The levels of cTnT, BNP all showed significantly differences among these three groups (F = 69.217, 18.250; all P < 0.05); the cTnT expressions [(20.3 ± 1.0), (18.7 ± 1.3), (12.2 ± 1.0) μg/L] and BNP expressions [(26.6 ± 1.4), (23.0 ± 2.4), (17.0 ± 1.6) μg/L] in the endotoxin and ulinastatin groups were much higher than those in the control group, and were highest in the endotoxin group (all P < 0.05). The myocardial cell apoptosis index in the ulinastatin group was much lower than that in the endotoxin group [(19.8 ± 1.7)% vs. (22.6 ± 1.2)%, t = 3.675, P = 0.020]. Meanwhile, the expression of Bcl-2 in the endotoxin and ulinastatin groups was much higher than that in the control group [(80.3 ± 3.8), (76.6 ± 2.90), (49.6 ± 3.9)], and was highest in the endotoxin group (all P < 0.05); the expressions of Bax [(70.8 ± 1.7), (80.0 ± 4.8), (99.7 ± 5.6)], CytC [(120 ± 5), (132 ± 3), (151 ± 7)] and Caspases-3 [(108.8 ± 4.0), (113.9 ± 5.2), (157.2 ± 2.5)] in the endotoxin and ulinastatin groups were lower than those in the control group, and were lowest in the endotoxin group (all P < 0.05).

Conclusion
Ulinastatin may reduce the occurrence of myocardial cell apoptosis by inhibiting the activation of mitochondrial pathways, and plays a certain protective role on endotoxic myocardial injury.

Key words:
Endotoxemia; Apoptosis; Myocardium; Mitochondria; Rats; Ulinastatin


Most modern integrated circuit transceivers, especially wireless LAN, utilize a direct conversion radio architecture. While this approach is highly advantageous from the perspectives of cost and exibility, there exist several performance impairments, including gain and phase imbalances between the in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) of a transmitter (TX) or receiver (RX). The dissertation presents several signal processing methodologies for compensation of I/Q imbalance for a direct conversion packet-switched OFDM communications system, whichl accounts for TX I/Q imbalance, RX I/Q imbalance, phase/frequency error, and dispersive multipath fading. Both frequency dependent I/Q imbalance and frequency independent cases are considered, covering both m00hvch1 j,lk and narrowband modulation. The proposed estimation algorithms operate within the fully compliant framework of existing multi-user OFDM radio standards (802.11a). It is shown that these algorithms accurately estimate and correct transceiver I/Q imbalance on a packet-by-packet basis, all within the RX's digital baseband.


In this session, we will take time to review your experiences of "falling down the hole"—having a sustained emotional reaction to something like a cognitive slip-up. This is connected to further cultivation of awareness as a way to track our experience without reacting to it. The discussion of reacting versus responding is broadened to incorporate our experiences with others, and how we communicate with others. We will then discuss different communication styles and for homework, you will be encouraged to track your use of these communication styles, as well as the tendency to respond versus react. Finally, you will continue with Open Monitoring practice and you are invited to track your mindfulness in daily life and to find ways of adding to your mental bank account.


We present a new analysis for the combination of binary classifiers. Our analysis makes use of the Neyman-Pearson lemma as a theoretical basis to analyze combinations of classifiers. We give a method for finding the optimal decision rule for a combination of classifiers and prove that it has the optimal ROC curve. We show how our method generalizes and improves previous work on combining classifiers and generating ROC curves.


web usage mining refers to the automatic discovery and analysis of patterns in click stream and related data collected or generated as a result of user interactions with web resources on one or more websites. It consists of three phases which are data preprocessing, pattern discovery and pattern analysis. Data preprocessing involves removal of unnecessary data. In the pattern discovery phase, frequent pattern discovery algorithms are applied on raw data. In the pattern analysis phase, interesting knowledge is extracted from frequent patterns and these results are used for website modification. With the exceptional growth of available information online, especially with the increase in popularity of electronic commerce, web data mining is being paid much attention. In this paper, we propose combining of web data mining and e-commerce with the help of linear regression algorithm for obtaining frequent access patterns from the web log data and providing valuable information about the user's interest.


We consider the problem of naming objects in complex, natural scenes containing widely varying object appearance and subtly different names. Informed by cognitive research, we propose an approach based on sharing context based object hypotheses between visual and lexical spaces. To this end, we present the Visual Semantic Integration Model (VSIM) that represents object labels as entities shared between semantic and visual contexts and infers a new image by updating labels through context switching. At the core of VSIM is a semantic Pachinko Allocation Model and a visual nearest neighbor Latent Dirichlet Allocation Model. For inference, we derive an iterative Data Augmentation algorithm that pools the label probabilities and maximizes the joint label posterior of an image. Our model surpasses the performance of state-of-art methods in several visual tasks on the challenging SUN09 dataset.


The advantages of a central 'data warehouse' that holds relevant project data are obvious. Due to their flexibility and given functionalities professional Relational Data Base Management System (RDBMS) (like ORACLE) seem to be better suited for this purpose than Object Oriented Data Base Systems (OODBS) that are optimized for speed and structural sophistication. In modern accelerator control diverse but multiply connected data areas have to be maintained: Classical DB applications provide the static data necessary to activate real time DBs for hardware control and data acquisition. Recently generic high level software tools have come into use that need complex configuration data. Theoretical models and their connections to operational procedures can be put into a reference framework due to the centralized storage of design data, calibration factors, geometries etc. On the technical side active nodes are increasingly distributed on large (multi-layered) networks. Different computer systems, each optimized for its designed task, provide services different in scope and multiplicity and require appropriate description and configuration data. RDBM systems support an excellent environment to control data flow and maintenance. Transaction tools allow to import data from genuine sources while conserving ownership and responsibilities. Programmed clients automatically propagate RDBM changes and help to maintain global system consistency. WEB gateways to the RDBM give platform independent and structured access to the data, thus providing high DB transparency. Todays RDBM properties even allow to consider archiving system performance monitor data ('logging') with reasonable update frequency.


An investigation has been made at Mach numbers of 1.61 and 2.01 and over a range of free-stream Reynolds number per foot from about 1.2 x 10(exp 6) to 8.3 x 10(exp 6) to determine the pressure distributions and wave drags due to two-dimensional fabrication-type surface roughness. Ten types of surface roughness, including step, wave, crease, and swept configurations were investigated. The tests were made on an ogive cylinder of fineness ratio 12.2, the roughness elements covering the cylindrical portion of the model. The results indicate that wave drag is the major component of the drag due to roughness at supersonic speeds. The pressure distributions over the roughness elements were generally found to be in good agreement with linearized two-dimensional theory except for regions of the elements affected by boundary-layer separation and shock detachment. There was little or no effect of Reynolds number except on the pressures within the regions influenced by separation or shock detachment. Inasmuch as most of the roughness configurations were affected by flow separation and shock detachment, there was generally an effect of Reynolds number on the roughness wave drag. This wave drag decreased as the free-stream Reynolds number was decreased.


Background: Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in women. Several randomized clinical trials of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women with and without coronary artery disease have found no benefit of HRT in decreasing cardiovascular events. The purpose of this study was to assess the benefits and risks of HRT for prevention of cardiovascular events by conducting a meta-analysis of all randomized trials of HRT, and estimate cardiovascular event rates. Methods and Results: All relevant randomized, clinical trials were identified in MEDLINE (1966–2001), HealthSTAR (1975–2001), and Cochrane Library databases. The search terms were hormone replacement or HRT[, ]estrogen[, ]progesterone[, ]women and heart disease. We used all published data of randomized, clinical trials of HRT if they reported cardiovascular endpoints. Meta-analysis of the randomized, clinical trials involving 21,066 patients revealed that HRT did not reduce mortality compared with control group (1.9 vs. 1.9%, odds ratio 1.05, 95% CI 0.86–1.30, p = 0.58) or significantly reduce risk of myocardial infarction (3.7 vs. 3.7%, odds ratio 1.04, 95% CI 0.90–1.21, p = 0.58) or revascularization (6.4 vs. 6.8%, odds ratio 0.95, 95% CI 0.85–1.08, p = 0.50). The rate of acute coronary syndrome rate was 9.1% in the HRT group vs. 9.3% with odds ratio 1.00, 95% CI 0.90–1.12, p = 0.98. Conclusion: HRT use is not associated with reduced death, myocardial infarction or revascularization rate. This suggests that HRT is not an effective secondary cardiovascular preventive measure.


Evidence of a large sex linked additive effect accounting for 25% (approximately 5g) of the divergence in weight between mouse lines selected for body weight has been described previously. A study was undertaken to map putative X-linked quantitative trait loci (QTL), with the objective of isolating the position(s) and number of QTL, and thereby provide information regarding the genetic mechanisms controlling growth and body weight. A preliminary experiment was carried out to map the QTL on the X-chromosome. An F2 generation was genotyped at 7 microsatellite loci found to be polymorphic in the selection lines. The results of single marker analysis showed significant linkage between X-linked markers and body weight, but DNA was not available for all individuals in the pedigree, so fully informative loci in the F 2 generation could not be determined. To enable analysis of fully informative marker loci, the F 2 experiment was repeated retaining DNA samples from all individuals within the pedigree. The F 2 population was generated from a reciprocal F 1 population between an inbred low line (derived from the low selection line) and the high selection line. To enable statistical analysis of an F 2 population genotyped at markers on the Xchromosome, an analytical technique was developed based on the multiple regression method of Haley and Knott. The validity of the analysis was tested using simulated data, and the method was developed further to enable analysis of non-inbred data. Using parental genotypes to determine fully informative marker loci in the F 2 generation, the phenotypic and genotypic data were analysed using the X-linked multiple regression method for non-inbred data. The analysis of data on 10 week weight indicated a single QTL of large effect (± s.e.) situated at about 23 ± 2 cM from the proximal end of the chromosome, the likelihood curve showing a single well defined peak. The estimates for additive genotypic effects in males and females (half


Excerpt The finding of a pathologic gall-bladder following roentgen examination has as a rule been sufficient reason for surgical intervention to relieve the patient's gastrointestinal complaints. ...


In order to enhance the quality of seismic data and increase the process method of seismic profile,new geophysical approaches of discrimination of the low order faults,determination of association of low order faults and matching of plane association of low order faults are proposed.These methods are employed to study the discrimination and re-association of low order faults in the Xing 34 Fault Blocks of the Huiming Sag.As a result,the distribution regularity of small-scale faults in the area is recognized and the characteristics of the fault block are reconstructed.On the basis of detailed study,the margins and oil and water system for each fault block are determined.


A scientific and reasonable evaluation system for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) is very important. This paper studies the intelligent behavior of UGVs, and also proposes a comprehensive evaluation system for this intelligent behavior. The test and evaluation system includes the test content design, the test environment design, the test methods and the evaluation method. Using a hierarchical design approach, the test content is designed to be stage by stage, moving from simplicity to complexity and from individual modules to the entire vehicle. The hierarchical test environment is established according to the test content levels. The extension analytic hierarchy process (EAHP) has a better advantage than the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to avoid the problem of the ambiguity of expert experience judgment and the consistency of the judgment matrix in determine the weight of each evaluation index. Using chaos theory to calculate the Lyapunov index, the quality of the trajectory of the UGV is characterized. The grey relational analysis method is used to analyze the correlation between the comparison series and the reference series, and a comprehensive quantitative result of the intelligent behavior of the UGV is obtained. The experiment shows that the intelligent behavior evaluation system of the UGV is scientific and effective.


Microbiological Quality of Raw Milk Attributable to Prolonged Refrigeration 1 Conditions 2 3 Nuwan R. Vithanage1,5, Muditha Dissanayake1,5, Greg Bolge6, Enzo A. Palombo3, Thomas 4 R. Yeager 2,4,5* Nivedita Datta 1,4 5 1 College of Health and Biomedicine, Victoria University, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia 6 2 College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia 7 3 Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, 8 Victoria 3122, Australia 9 4 Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University, Werribee 3030, Victoria, Australia 10 5 Advanced Food Systems Research Unit, Victoria University, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia. 11 6 Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd, Leongatha, Victoria 3953, Australia. 12 *Corresponding author Tel.:+61 3 9919 8103, Mob: +61 468899823; E-mail address: 13 email@example.com 14 15 16


We studied the BRCA2 gene for germline mutations in 71 of 99 patients (72%) with ocular melanoma who were diagnosed consecutively in Australia in 1997 and 1998. Patients considered for our study fulfilled one of the following critiera: (i) were 50 years of age or less at diagnosis; (ii) had bilateral disease (2 patients); (iii) reported a family history of ocular melanoma (4 patients). Mutation detection was performed using the protein truncation test and denaturing high‐performance liquid chromatography with primers designed to include intron‐exon boundaries. Six DNA changes were found of which 2 were exonic, in exons 14 (A>C in nucleotide 7244 leading to His>Arg) and 27 (base pair substitution in nucleotide 9976 leading to a stop codon). One exonic change has been reported previously. None of the intronic mutations were deemed to affect splicing efficiency. Neither exonic mutation was in a person with bilateral ocular melanoma or a family history of cutaneous melanoma. We estimated the prevalence of possible loss of function changes in BRCA2 in patients with ocular melanoma at 3% (95% CI 0–10%). This figure was similar to previous estimates of 2.8% and 2% in nonrepresentative samples of patients with ocular melanoma and 2.1% in a representative sample of young women with breast cancer. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


In order to diagnose the disease degree of operation tunnels, it is necessary to make a systematic estimation of lining.The fundamental principles and the method for application of geological radar is explained in lining detection through series of methods and measures applying ground probing radar to a tunnel engineering.Based on analyzing different condition representation on radar profiles with some typical radar images,the better detection effect was got,which could give a basis for Diagnosis.


This paper describes and demonstrates an algorithm which determines successful cue ball impact direction vectors for a standard striped ball versus solid ball pool game, known as the Eight-ball variant of pool. From an input picture of a pool table with random cue, eight, striped and solid ball positions, the algorithm prioritizes view aspect, lighting illumination, light aspect and scale invariance. View aspect issues are reduced by rectification to a top-down view. Lighting illumination issues are reduced by white-balancing ball colors. Light direction issues are reduced by template matching. Scale issues are reduced by scaling operations to the determined table and ball size. Image processing techniques used by the algorithm include homography, image segmentation, morphological erosion, template matching, edge detection, and color processing. Keywords—pool; cue guide; rectification; template matching; image processing; homography; image segmentation; morphological erosion; edge detection; color processing


Altruism is a kind of spiritual orientation, and its purpose is to enhance the interests of others or the welfare of society as a whole.The topic of Entrepreneurship and Business Model Design For Altruism will be discussed in this paper. At first, we will explore the altruistic spirit of religious philanthropist by the systematic thinking of Ken Wilber's Integral Approach. The paradigm of Mother Teresa, and Master Cheng Yen, will be used as a model to illustrate the entrepreneurial spirit of altruism. In addition to the the altruistic spirit of religious philanthropist, an overall design concept for developing the Business Model of religious and charitable organizations will be demonstrated in this paper- including how to propose the value proposition and develop the total solution for enhancing the social welfare. In the case studies, some practical cases will be discussed for illustrating the entrepreneurship and business model design for altruism, such as, Yunus who develops the Business Mode of Micro-Fiance in the case of Grameen Bank, and Bill Gates who establishes the operation model in the case of Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation.


This paper presents several new confidence measures with the major advantage that they can be evaluated as soon as possible without having to wait for the recognition process to be completed. We have defined two kinds of confidence measures. The first one can be computed synchronously with the frame processed by the engine and the second one with a slight delay. Such measures are useful for driving the recognition process by modifying the likelihood score or for validating recognised words in on-the-fly applications such as keyword spotting task and on-line automatic speech transcription for deaf people. The EER evaluation on a French broadcast news corpus shows a performance close to the batch version of these measures (23.0% against 22.0% of EER) with only 0.84s of data before and after the word to be analysed.


Prostate cells were isolated from 3‐and 23‐month‐old Sprague‐Dawley rats. After sequential digestion with 0.1% collagenase at 370C, a mixed population of cells was obtained. The cells were layered on a five‐step discontinuous Percoll gradient (g/ml: 1.024, 1.043, 1.048, 1.060, 1.089), centrifuged at 3,000 rpm x 30 minutes, which produced six distinct cellular subpopulations and a fibromuscular stroma (FMS). Electron microscopic characterization of the 3‐and 23‐month‐old cellular subpopulations identified the following components, g/ml: debris and nonviable cells (1.020–1.025) nonsecretory epithelial cells (1.038–1.039), secretory epithelial cells (1.047–1.048), basal epithelial cells (1.057–1.059), differentiating epithelial cells (1.070–1.075), erythrocytes (1.085–1.089). This study demonstrates that one of the effects of age on the rat ventral prostate is an intracellular disorganization of isolated and enriched cellular components.


The IZIIS' contribution to development of high quality materials has been seen in realization of several scientific-research projects in the field of high strength concrete, (HSC) in the period from 1992 to 2006. Within the frames of these projects, synthesis of investigations reported in world literature has been made and complex laboratory-experimental-analytical investigations have been performed to contribute to: definition of the methodology for obtaining HSC exclusively from domestic resources; joint behaviour of high strength materials and elements in nonlinear range as well as definition of criteria and recommendations for application of these materials in seismically active regions. The selected results from these investigations are presented in the paper.


This article reports on very efficient and highly miniaturized wideband polygon-shaped frequency selective surface (PFSS) shields for the planar and conformal applications in the X-band. These shields have been analyzed for both lossy as well as for low-loss substrates. The conformal configurations of PFSS are particularly investigated for inward, outward, and double-curved profiles useful for a variety of applications. The conformal designs have been tested for two different radii of curvatures. The models have been simulated using a hybrid simulation approach for electrically large geometries. The equivalent circuit model as well as the analytical model are determined. The proposed PFSS designs offer stable angular response up to 60° for planar and all conformal geometries on both lossy and low-loss prototypes. Shielding effectiveness of at least 55 dB and 48 dB has been measured for flat/nonconformal and conformal configurations, respectively.


To study the dynamic mechanical properties of 40Cr steel during cold rolling forming,the compression experiments for 40Cr were carried out with split Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus,and the stress-strain curves of 40Cr were measured at different strain rates(600~5 000 s-1)and temperatures(20~400 ℃).The experiment results show that 40Cr has some sensitivity to strain rate and strain rate strengthening effects.The adiabatic heating during plastic deformation at high strain rate leads to thermal weakening.Based on the dislocation dynamic theory,the dynamic constitutive model of 40Cr was obtained by the experimental results.The model results were compared with experiment.The results show that the present dynamic constitutive model can make a prediction to the plastic flow stress at different strain rates and temperatures.


A photonic crystal based narrow-band reflection filter is presented to show the idea of wavelength selection. Such a narrow-band reflection filter is formed by placing a point defect near a linear array defect. It is shown that the reflection filter can be tailored to reflect any wavelength of interest by simply modifying the diameters of the surrounding dielectric rods of the point defect. In this paper the wavelength dependence on such diameters is computed by using a fullwave algorithm. Then an optical add/drop multiplexer using such reflection filters is demonstrated, and proves to be suitable for being an optical component for dense wavelength division multiplexed system.


The thermorheological behaviour of thermoplastic elastomeric blends based on both ground rubber tyre (GRT) and maleic anhydride grafted GRT (m-GRT) has been studied. The blend composition based on m-GRT exhibits a higher melt viscosity than the corresponding control blend based on GRT. The former exhibits lower die swell and less melt fracture at low shear rates than the latter, when extruded at 180°C through a capillary rheometer. At high shear rates, however, both the blends exhibit melt fracture. There is apparently some interaction between m-GRT and the matrix, which is evident from dynamic mechanical analysis. The m-GRT causes a significant lowering in tanδ at temperatures higher than the Tg of the blend.


Uniform hollow Au@TiO2 core shell spheres with moveable Au nanoparticles were synthesized based on templating against Au@carbon spheres. The diameter of the shell of the Au@TiO2 spheres could be controlled by adjusting the Ti(OC4H9)4 hydrolyzing reaction time or the ratio of Ti(OC4H9)4 to Au@carbon spheres, and the shell thickness of the core-shell spheres can be varied from 25 nm to 40 nm. As prepared hollow Au@TiO2 core-shell spheres display enhanced photocatalytic activity in the initial stage of photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue compared with pure hollow TiO2 spheres and the commercial photocatalyst TiO2(P-25).


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AbstractSkillfully as those charged with the shaping and conduct of the crowded time-table of the Conference of Commonwealth Surveyors in 1947 managed their difficult task, physical inability to squeeze many good gallons' measure into a pint pot relentlessly closured discussions and allowed no opportunity to collect and appraise the yield in any vat on the spot. We were very sensible of these effects in relation to our own and other papers on Land Registration. Our own paper too—owing to transient circumstances which overlapped the Conference—had to be presented in the stodgy form of a synopsis and—through accidents of travel—only reached some delegates, whose comments were particularly desired, on the eve of its presentation. Nevertheless the generous reception accorded to this and other 'papers on the subject and the many stimulating points that were raised in their discussion, limited though this was, call' for further consideration and digestion if the resultant lessons are to be elicited and put to p...


The article considers the question of increasing the energy efficiency of generators which rotates from an internal combustion engine intended for remote agricultural consumers, and designed to generate a voltage of different level at a constant frequency of rotation or to maintain a constant voltage level at different frequency of rotation.


In this short note we prove that for every $k\in \mathbb{N}$ there is a $t_k\in\mathbb{N}$ such that for every digraph $G$ there are either $k$ edge-disjoint directed cycles in $G$ or a set $X$ of at most $t_k$ edges such that $G-X$ contains no directed cycle.


(Lifestyle changes in conjunction with yogic disciplines like Shavasana (Progressive deep relaxation leading to Corpse Posture) and Meditation have been found to be successful in the treatment of coronary heart disease. Universal Healing Program (UHP), conducted since 1991, for integral management of coronary heart disease, has proved to be a powerful tool for in-depth stress management to increase spiritual strength (ISMSS) of the patients and to make lifestyle changes, without a sense of deprivation. Thousands of patients have benefited by practice of UHP).


In electrical discharge machining (EDM), material is removed by a series of electrical sparks that develops a temperature in the range 8, 000°C–12, 000°C between the electrode and the workpiece. Due to the high temperature of the sparks, the workpiece is melted and vaporized. At the same time, the electrode material is also eroded by melting and vaporization. This erosion of the electrode is termed as electrode wear (EW). The EW process is similar to the material removal mechanism as the electrode and the workpiece are considered as a set of electrodes in EDM. Due to EW, electrodes lose their dimensions resulting in inaccuracy of the cavity formed by EDM. This paper reports on the study of the effect of electrode cooling during the EDM of titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4 V). Investigation on the effect of electrode cooling on electrode wear was carried out. Current, pulse on-time, pause off-time, and gap voltage were considered as the machining parameters while EW is the response. Analysis of the influence of electrode cooling on the response has been carried out, and it was possible to reduce EW by 27% using this method.


he says, is one of those vast questions of general pathology which one approaches warily -the word is of such age and of so general an acceptance, and yet so ill-defined and uncertain in meaning. Though almost exclusively medical the matter has yet been on occasions considered by the surgeons. Verneuil has attempted to make it a factor in post-operative results; Richelot wonld give it a pathogenicrole in gynaecology. Before stating the line of thought to which his work has led him, it seems necessary


Aim: Deep‐diving cetaceans are oceanic species exposed to multiple anthropogenic
pressures including high intensity underwater noise, and knowledge of their
distribution is crucial to manage their conservation. Due to intrinsic low densities,
wide distribution ranges and limited presence at the sea surface, these species are
rarely sighted. Pooling data from multiple visual surveys sharing a common linetransect
methodology can increase sightings but requires accounting for heterogeneity
in protocols and platforms.
Location: North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
Time period: 1998 to 2015.
Major taxa: Ziphiidae; Physeteriidae; Kogiidae.
Methods: About 1,240,000 km of pooled effort provided 630 sightings of ziphiids,
836 of physeteriids and 106 of kogiids. For each taxon, we built a hierarchical
model to estimate the effective strip width depending on observation conditions
and survey types. We then modelled relative densities in a generalized additive
modelling framework. Geographical predictions were limited to interpolations
identified with a gap analysis of environmental space coverage.
Results: Deeper areas of the North Atlantic gyre were mostly environmental extrapolation
in the predictions, thereby highlighting gaps in sampling across the different
surveys. For the three species groups, the highest relative densities were
predicted along continental slopes, particularly in the western North Atlantic
Ocean where the Gulf Stream creates dynamic frontal zones and eddies.
Main conclusions: Pooling a large number of surveys provided the first basin‐wide
models of distribution for deep‐diving cetaceans, including several data‐deficient
taxa, across the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. These models can
help the conservation of elusive and poorly known marine megafauna.


Objective To study the sedation effects and side effects of Dexmedetomidine,Midazolam and Fentanyl in postoperative ICU patients with mechanical ventilation.Methods 80 postoperative ICU patients with mechanical ventilation were divided into group Y(Dexmedetomidine group,42 cases) and group M(Midazolam group,38 cases).In both groups Fentanyl was given intraven continually for analgesia.The amount of Fentanyl was adjusted according to Prince-Henry analgesic score.The target was Prince-Henry analgesic score ≤ 3 scores.Group M was given a single intravenous bolus injection of Midazolam with infusion speed of 0.08-0.10 mg/(kg·h),group Y was given a single intravenous bolus injection of Dexmedetomidine with infusion speed of 0.2-0.6 μg/(kg·h).The two groups were sedate to target depth of sedation(Ramsay score 3-4 points).During the course,respiratory rate,heart rate,non-traumatic mean arterial blood pressure,pulse oxygen saturation(SpO2),the Rassamy score and Prince-Henry were observed and registered continuously.The amount of Fentanyl,total sedation time,recovery time after drug withdrawal and incidence of side-effects such as delirium,nausea,etc were recorded in two groups.Results There were no significant differences in total sedation time,the rates of hypotension and bradycardia,the rate of nausea between the two groups(P 0.05).When compared with the group Midazolam,dose of Fentanyl in the group with Dexmedetomidine was significantly smaller [(397.36±100.55) μg(kg·h) vs(217.48±94.83) μg/(kg·h)](P 0.05).The recovery time after drug withdrawal in group Y was shorter than that in group M [(0.23±0.05) min vs(10.21±0.76) min](P 0.05).The rate of delirium in group Y was clearly lower than that in group M and there was a significant difference(P 0.05).Conclusion Sedative effect of Dexmedetomidine is satisfactory for patients undergoing mechanical ventilation after operation in ICU,with the property of easier arousal,lower delirium rate,and it helps to reduce the dosage of Fentanyl,there are little effects on hemodynamic,which is an ideal sedative.


Elderly is a natural process determined by God, a person will experience the process of grwing old in which he or she gets a physical, mental and social slowdown gradually. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that by 2025 the number of elderly people worldwide will reach 1.2 billion people which will continue to grow to 2 billion by 2050. WHO also estimates that 75% of the world's elderly population by 2025 is in some developing countries. In Indonesia, the results of the 2010 population census show that Indonesia is among the top five countries with the largest population of elderly in the world. In 2010, the number of elderly in Indonesia reached 18.1 million people. While, National Census data from the Statistics Indonesia shows the elderly in Indonesia at 7.56% of the total population of Indonesia. Most of the elderly in Indonesia are female.1 The large number of elderly people in Indonesia can be interpreted as the success of human development in relation to the indicators of increasing life expectancy. On the other hand, that number presents a challenge on the number of dependencies, which in turn correlates with the economic burden borne by the productive age population. Elderly problems are not only limited to productivity but also related to other things such as education and health. One of the health problems most often complained of by the elderly is sleep disorder. Sleep is a basic need for every human being. Sleep is a change in the state of consciousness that occurs during a certain period marked by the provision of time for improvement and healing of the body system by o btaining adequate sleep. With adequate rest and sleep, the body can function optimally. This is based on the belief that sleep can restore or rest physical after a day of activity, reduce stress and anxiety, and can improve the ability and concentration when about to perform daily activities. Inadequate sleep requirement will cause sleep disturbance. Sleep is stated as vital role in central nervous system restoration, memory consolidation and affect regulation.2 Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder.3 Every year, it is estimated that about 20% 50% of adults report a sleep disorder and about 17% have serious sleep disorder. The prevalence of sleep disorder in elderly is quite high at around 67%. More than half elderly patients in primary care physician and psychiatric complaint about their poor sleep quality. It is a common Abstract Serious sleep disturbances among elderlies include attention or memory disorders, depression and often fall. A quasi experimental study design with pre-post test with control group was performed to determine effect of Benson's relaxation therapy on sleep quality among the elderly, and influences of sex, age and disease suffered differences. Of a total of 46 elderlies from a Social Institute in Ambon, 29 were taken for the treatment group and 19 for the control group. The treatment group was interfered with Benson's breathing relaxation for 14 days. Sleep quality was measured using Pittsburg sleep quality index form. Data were analyzed using independent t-test and multivariate of variance with signifinat level 0.05. This study found that Benson's relaxation therapy was able to improve significantly the elderly sleep quality (p-value = 0.046), and no significant difference between sex, age and disease suffered in elderly sleep quality (p-value > 0.05). The Benson's relaxation therapy was able to improve the elderly sleep quality especially in Inakaka Social Institution.


The IoT is recognized as one of the most important areas of future technology and is gaining vast attention from a wide range of industries. Although, after 20 years from the first published literature (2002) the technology (as a whole) is not yet mature. In this study we will review the basics of IoT with a general approach, by addressing the problems of a standard architecture, vulnerabilities and use cases of this promising technology. Moreover, we will review some of the communication protocols that have invented especially for IoT technology, security threats and general implementation challenges.


A novel microstrip antenna applicable for multiband use is proposed in this work. The design was evolved from a conventional parallel stripline dipole with modifications in the dipole geometry and feeding structure. Those measures help introduce new resonant modes and increase bandwidths in the radiation spectrum. Fundamental antenna parameters including reflection coefficients, antenna gains, radiation patterns, and efficiency are measured. The results suggest that the proposed dipole provides roughly omni directional patterns at 1.8 to 2.4, 3.6, and 5.8 GHz bands with ∼0 dBi gain on the H‐plane of the dipole. Such a planar antenna is of low cost and can be used on personal portable communication devices such as the smart phones to fulfill the multiband need of integrated mobile, Bluetooth, Wi‐Fi, and WiMAX systems. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 49: 237–241, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22081


Sucrose (0.04 to 0.12 m) induces accumulation of both total phenolics and anthocyanin in leaf discs of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) incubated in intermittent light. Abscisic acid (20 muM) and 2-chloroethyl phosphonic acid (60 mum) act synergistically with the sucrose to enhance its induction of both total phenolics and anthocyanin. The magnitude of this interaction depends on leaf age. Nitrate (30 mm) inhibits sucrose induction of phenolics and anthocyanin. Levels of total phenolics and anthocyanin changed independently.


Sun Wukong, as the leading figure in Journey to the west, has been being liked by people all the time. This text carries on the new comprehension to Sun Wukong's image, considering that Sun Wukong-image not only embodies mankind's pursuing for freedom, equality, dignity, goodness and realization of the individual value, but also embodies the Chinese race cultural mindset that values community and reasonableness.


The all-Russian physical culture and sports complex "Ready for Labor and Defense" is a project aimed at preserving traditions related to nation's health. The scientifically grounded normative base of new GTO complex had determined trends in the activity of physical education teachers, needs to introduce new raining methods for young people to meet GTO complex standards. Viewing main parameters of physical development and motor fitness, modern students lag behind their peers of the 1980's and 1990's. The lowest performance is demonstrated by students when fulfilling strength and speed tests. One of the reasons for such low performance is self-training decline. The article presents methodological developments for students aged 18 to 24 corresponding to the VI stage of GTO complex. These methods are aimed at improving the performance during tests, i.e. two legs standing long jump for young men and women, modified pull-up for young men, falling leaf (number of times per 1 minute) for young women. The article offers several types of classes and sets of exercises, as well as guidance for self-training of students. Experimental data showing the improvement of performance within specified types of practical tests for both young men and women are presented. The article shows positive dynamics in fulfilling the standards of GTO complex with the account of gold, silver and bronze medals in strength and speed performance tests. Efficiency of presented methods aimed at improvement of physical fitness of students has been confirmed by the results of the study. © 2018 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK


This introductory essay locates the question of the banalization of war in relation to the suppression of the link between violence and civility in modernity. It thereby identifies banality and spectacle as two axes of a shared political condition of appearance. This condition of appearance is explored through Hannah Arendt's account of action as the space of appearance and its basis in plurality in The Human Condition (1958). The essay argues that Arendt's more historically engaged philosophical work—including The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951), Eichmann in Jerusalem (1963), and her interviews about the Eichmann trial—rearticulates this abstract account through a historically informed conception of "social texture" which requires care for "what the world looks like," for the Mitsein of Dasein. This care for what the world looks like is identified in the poetry of Iraqi American poet Dunya Mikhail, and is shown to provide a critical framework for addressing contemporary war culture through Arendt's concepts of "banality" and "functioning."


In theories with three light neutrinos, certain simplicity assumptions allow the construction of a complete list of leading order lepton mass matrices. These matrices are consistent with m_{tau} \neq 0, Delta m^2_{12} \ll Delta m^2_{23}, theta_{23} approx 1, and theta_{13} = 0, as suggested by measurements of atmospheric and solar neutrino fluxes. The list contains twelve generic cases: two have three degenerate neutrinos, eight have two neutrinos forming a Dirac state, and in only two cases is one neutrino much heavier than the other two. For each of these twelve generic cases the possible forms for the perturbations which yield m_{mu} are given. Ten special textures are also found.


In a conventional stationary Josephson effect, a finite phase difference φ between two superconductors connected by a weak link results in a nonzero supercurrent I (φ ) . When both time-reversal and inversion symmetries are broken, the relation I (φ )=−I (−φ ) generally does not hold, and the system can display the so-called anomalous Josephson effect: a finite current at = φ 0 . In certain limits, the current-phase relation for such a junction can be written as


In pH 4.1 BR buffer medium, toluidine blue reacts with sodium fructose diphosphate to form ion-association complex. The maximum fading wavelength locates at 628nm. The fading intensity is proportional to the concentration of sodium fructose diphosphate. The concentration of sodium fructose diphosphate in the range of 0. 19~25. 0μg·mL~(-1) obeys Beer's Law. The correlation coefficient is 0. 9994, the molar absorptivities is 1. 02×10~4 L·mol~(-1)·cm~(-1) ,the detection limit is 0. 058μg·mL~(-1). The method has high sensitivity and low detection limit, and it has been applied to the determination of sodium fructose diphosphate in tablets samples with satisfactory results.