The invention provides a method for detecting a phthalate plasticizer in an inner packing material of medicine. The method comprises the following steps: weighing the inner packing material of medicine in a measuring flask, adding methanol for dilution, filtering with a filter membrane, and taking a subsequent filtrate as liquid for testing; respectively weighing dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate and dibutyl phthalate in a measuring flask, adding a methanol solvent to a scale for dilution, and taking a solution as a contrast liquid 1; weighing dioctyl phthalate in a measuring flask, adding a methanol solvent to a scale for dilution, and taking a solution as a contrast liquid 2; injecting the liquid for testing, the contrast liquid 1 and the contrast liquid 2 in order for detection by a HPLC, and finishing the detection of the phthalate plasticizer in the inner packing material of medicine. The method can be used for distinguishing whether a plasticizer component is added into the common packing materials of medicines, and an accurate quantitative analysis is carried out, so that product quality which is influenced by migration of plasticizer components of medicine coating powder and packing materials to medicine is controlled.


Recently there have been numerous violations of political freedom and ethnic minority rights in the former Soviet republic of Moldova. These human rights abuses have resulted from two significant political processes: the rise of Romanian nationalism; and separatist movements in the Transdniester and the Gagauz regions. Political opponents and mqmbers of ethnic minorities are ruthlessly persecuted in all regions; Moldova proper, Gagauzia, and Transdniestria. As Anatol Tsaranu, Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on State Security and Military Affairs, observed: In a country with no established democratic traditions, a country which has experienced chronic political instability in recent years, a country going through a severe economic crisis, extraordinary phenomena can be expected. The impetus could be provided by the most ordinary event (Prikhodko 1993,3).


People are treating their churches just like they treat their families. Isn't that as it should be? Theologically the church is family – it's not like family, it is family.


Introduction: Contraception is one of the most successful developmental interventions, unique in women empowerment and population control. Family planning (FP) reinforces the right to determining the number and spacing of children. Hence, we determine the utilization of modern FP methods among urban and rural dwellers. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of reproductive age women in Lafia, Nigeria. Ten primary healthcare centers (PHCs) each were selected from the urban and rural locations over 6 months using multi-staged sampling technique. Questionnaire was administered, and the data were analyzed using SPSS V 23. P < 0.05 was considered significant. Results: Most participants were aged between 20 and 29 years. The prevalence of using modern methods of FP was 17.3%. More than three quarters of urban women are using contraceptives compared with one quarter of rural women. There was a difference between those who ever used measures to delay pregnancy and their locations, P = 0.049. Women in the rural areas use the cycle beads, while those in the urban areas use the injectables. Need for more children was the most common reason for discontinuing FP, others are FP failure, absence of spouse, and fear of side effects. Age of the participants was found to be a good predictor of using modern FP method, P = 0.022. Conclusion: There is low prevalence of modern FP utilization in this study despite knowing where to access the services (PHCs). Three of four urban women are using FP compared with one out of four among rural women. The cycle beads and the injectables were the most common methods. Age is a major determinant of using FP.


Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (rubisco) activase activity was obtained from a partially purified extract of Escherichia coli transformed with a 1.6-kilobase spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) cDNA clone. This activity was ATP-dependent. Catalysis of rubisco activation by spinach and cloned rubisco activase was accompanied by the same extent of carboxyarabinitol bisphosphate-trapped (14)CO(2) as occurred in spontaneous activation, indicating that rubisco carbamylation is one facet of the rubisco activase reaction. The CO(2) concentration required for one-half maximal rubisco activase activity was about 8 micromolar CO(2). These observations are consistent with the postulated role of rubisco activase in regulating rubisco activity in vivo.


Two nanocomposite oxides, NiO/Co3O4 and CuO/Co3O4, have been considered. These nanocomposite oxides of (1-x)NiO/xCo3O4 and (1-x)CuO/xCo3O4 with different contents of (x = 30, 50 and 70 wt%) have produced successfully using microwave irradiation. The resulted powders of pure and mixed nanoparticles (NPs) have been characterized by thermogravimetry (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA) and x-ray diffraction (XRD). It can be observed in TGA that the mass loss end of Co3O4, NiO and CuO NPs is at three stages until reach to the decomposition of Co(OH)2, Ni(OH)2 and Cu(OH)2, respectively. The process of mass loss is confirmed by endo- and exo- thermic peaks in DTA thermogram. The structural properties of these nanocomposites have been studied. The XRD result confirmed the formation of pure NPs as well as the nanocomposites of NiO/Co3O4 or CuO/Co3O4 NPs. Size of nanocomposites dependence on both type and concentrations of dopant have been studied. The formation of p-p type has been confirmed by structural investigations.


The present research verified the possibility of using specially treated hazardous waste (solidification product) derived from a solidification agent (fly ash from fluidized bed combustion (FA)) and hazardous waste (end-product) as a filler in polymeric grout. Hazardous waste was pre-treated by solidification technology, while within the performed research, a total of two solidification paths were verified. One of them was a dry homogenisation (TOS1) and the other technology was wet granulation of the input materials (TOS2). The use of dry homogenization solidification technology, which is economically less demanding, seems to be more advantageous. Using such specially treated filler was verified by some selected tests and the results indicated grout with a relatively high compressive strength of about 50 MPa and a flexural strength of about 20 MPa. The developed polymeric grout also showed a very good adhesion to a cast basalt, which was tested by the pull-off test and subsequently observed in detail by optical microscope.


The objective of pattern classification is minimizing generalization errors for innumerable unknown samples. In the structural risk minimization (SRM) principle, both empirical errors and complexities of classifiers are minimized instead of minimizing generalization errors. We define a criterion about both of empirical errors and complexities for multiclass classifiers directly, and propose a perceptron-based linear classifier obtained as the minimum solution of the criterion. Due to this direct measurement, our classifier is robust against outliers and mislabeled training samples. We discuss the advantages of our classifier by comparing with conventional classifiers such as support vector machines and neural networks. We verify classification ability of our classifier by experiments on benchmark datasets.


In the process of studying the French Revolution, the authors were faced with the problem of how to use rather poor "pre-censal" data. Not only were there many different sources available, but there is little information on how they were collected, or how reliable they were. Rather than abandoning hope, or arbitrarily choosing one or another of the sources, the authors factor analyzed them, and found that there had been two main methods of collecting provincial population and estimates in eighteenth-century France. The censuses loading heavily on the most important factor turned out to be those based on counts of births. Using factor loadings to adjust each of the provincial population estimates according to the source will permit the authors to use this data with considerable confidence. The authors use this methodological discussion in order to examine broader issues of data reliability and the utility of quantitative sources in social historical work in general. I. THE SCIENTIFIC USE OF FLAWED DATA For a number of years, we have been engaged in a study of the French Revolution of 1789, using a quantitative methodology which, at bottom, is the search for systematic regional covariations. We seek to study the correlations among three classes of variables, all measures of variations among regions of France: conditions of social life (broadly defined) in the old regime, the openly voiced demands and grievances of the French public at the beginning of the great upheaval (expressed in the famous cahiers de doleances produced by tens of thousands of assemblies across the country), and proand counterrevolutionary acts by various groups during the revolutionary period.' Our research is addressed to such questions as: How did the politics of the French in 1789 vary across the map of France? What aspects of the social, economic, and governmental structure are associated with different sorts of demands? And how are these variations in political views correlated with variations in revolutionary participation?2 In order to perform such studies, we must, of course, standardize many of our measures by population.3 For example, if we wish to study the correlation between the incidence of a certain tax and some other variable, such as hostility to the government, we often must convert the tax to some per capita measure, and for *We are particularly grateful for the detailed reading, the critical comments, research advice and actual data series generously provided by Jacques Dupaquier. Of course, we remain responsible for all errors.


The changes in the permeability and core structure of super-low permeability reservoirs caused by the lower temperature of injected fluid will result in the temperature stress seepage coupling effect in the super-low permeability reservoirs.The cores for the experiments are selected from the super-low permeability reservoir of Changqing Oilfield.And their permeability is measured under constant pressure and different temperature.The experimental results show that,(1) when temperature decreases,the permeability of the cores decreases,and about two-third of experimented cores will fracture even break at about 25 ℃.In the range of 25~15 ℃ the permeability of the cores is the most sensitive to temperature,the change of the permeability is also the greatest,and the change is partially irreversible.(2) When temperature increases,the permeability will increase slightly;when temperature decreases again it will decrease,and when temperature decreases to original formation temperature the permeability of the cores is greater than the primary value,but the increment is not great.Therefore,the water-injection operation of the super-low permeability reservoirs should not be carried out in winter.The normal development of the reservoirs should be carried out under reasonable production pressure difference and suitable water injection temperature should be maintained.


The present invention relates to a method of removing carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide from the waste gas within the reactor is filled with a characteristic of the activated carbon catalyst, comprising the steps of catalytically: An activated carbon comprising saturated with SO Step of the waste gas to a saturated or partially saturated with water; Introducing the waste gas into the reactor; Converting catalytically into carbon compounds convert SO And Step for removing by washing the catalyst, and thereafter discharging the H


Johansyah lubis declare a single category is a category of the championship which featured a martial arts fighter demonstrate expertise in a single raw stance is correct, accurate, and steady, full of inspiration with his bare hands and weapons. Program is a unity of mental practice program overall. So who should regulate trainer schedules. A good martial arts training should be focused on physical aspects, techniques, strategies and mentality of a champion. So with the existence of mental practice will help athletes to improve performance. Mental visualization is a technique that we can use to construct our performance internally, as we want or expect, either in practice or in the description above championship. Based on the title of this paper is "Effect of mental practice on performance of martial art athletes raw single stance art category empty-handed. Typical characteristics of athletes who experience mental disorders at the time following the championships are: nervous, anxious, nervous, not concentrating, forgetfulness, heart pounding-pounding, and lack of confidence. This study basically is to find out whether there is influence of mental practice on performance of novice athletes singular art of Pencak Silat category raw empty-handed stance. In accordance with the problems and hypotheses that the authors propose to use statistical data analysis with quantitative approach. Based on the calculation results of Karl Pearson correlation test and Spearman correlation test. observations on the assessment by the jury of five single raw art empty-handed stance obtained the same significant value is 0.002 <0.01 hence H0 is rejected, while H1 is accepted it means there is a positive influence of mental practice on the performance art of martial arts athletes beginner raw single empty-handed stance.


Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has been conducting research into hazardous marine geological conditions (or geohazards) in Baffin Bay, Nunavut, since 2013. In 2020, part of NRCan's geohazard research was aimed at mapping the distribution of submarine slope failures in the fiords of eastern Baffin Island using all available multibeam echosounder and subbottom profiler data. Submarine slope failures (also known as submarine landslides) are a type of geohazard that occurs when sediments become unstable on an angled seabed and these sediments move downslope due to gravity. The volume of material moved by a slope failure has the potential to be immense (e.g., the 1929 submarine landslide offshore Newfoundland displaced more than 100 km of sediment), so it is important to investigate these features. Although long recognized, the distribution of slope failures in fiords of Baffin Bay is not well understood. Preliminary mapping shows 273 slope failures observed within 22 fiords, with 86% of the fiords examined having at least one slope failure. It is important to understand the distribution of slope failures, as they have the potential to damage seabed infrastructure (e.g., underwater fibre-optic cables and pipes) and cause tsunamis.


2. BASAL membrane (BM)  consists of 3 layers (lamina rara interna, lamina densa and lamina rara externa)  contains 4 major components: laminin, type IV collagen, nidogen and heparan sulfate-type proteoglycans (the latter gives the negative charge of the BM)  achieves an effective barrier for negatively charged large-molecular-weight proteins (> 69 kDa, > 8 nm diameter) and for albumins (GM = 67 kDa, diameter approx. 3,6 nm)


Mental health services are still disproportionately failing members of ethnic minority groups, says a report from the UK Care Quality Commission.

Its annual survey of people in mental health wards in England and Wales also shows that in 2009 67% of patients (59% of men and 76% of women) were treated on mixed wards, proportions similar to those found in censuses carried out in 2007 and 2008. Additionally, 19% of men and 24% of women had to share mixed sex bathroom facilities during their stay in a psychiatric ward.

The commission's Count Me In report was based on a snapshot of patients on one day: 31 March 2009. It covered NHS and independent mental …


In this work, we study the effects of New Physics (NP) operators on the inclusive [Formula: see text] decay including power [Formula: see text] corrections in the NP operators. In analogy with [Formula: see text] observables, we study the observable [Formula: see text]. We present some numerical results for [Formula: see text] and compare the results for this observable with and without power corrections in the NP contributions.


An electrochromic (EC) material consisting of triphenylamine (TPA) core and peripheral bithiophene groups was synthesized, and the corresponding polymer was prepared by electrochemical oxidative cross-linking. The electrochemical properties of the 4,4ʹ,4ʺ-tris[4-(2-bithienyl)phenyl]amine (TBTPA) monomer, and spectroelectrochemical and electrochromic properties of the poly(4,4ʹ,4ʺ-tris [4-(2-bithienyl)phenyl]amine) (PTBTPA) polymer, were also systematically investigated. TBTPA possessing two thiophene groups exhibited better redox reversibility than that of the reported tris[4-(2-thienyl)phenyl] amine (TTPA). During electropolymerization, PTBTBA exhibited excellent film-forming property and strong adhesion to the ITO electrode, satisfying the basic requirements for achieving high EC performance. PTBTPA exhibited three different colors under various potentials (darkorange, olivegreen and dimgray). PTBTPA indicated enhanced EC performances and a higher contrast ratio of 44.7% compared with that of [Article] doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201302282 www.whxb.pku.edu.cn 物理化学学报(Wuli Huaxue Xuebao) Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2013, 29 (5), 996-1002 May Received: December 7, 2012; Revised: February 27, 2013; Published on Web: February 28, 2013. ∗Corresponding author. Email: email@example.com; Tel: +86-571-88320253. The project was supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of China (973) (2010CB635108, 2011CBA00700), International Science and Technology Cooperation Program, China (2012DFA51210), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (51203138, 51273179). 国家重点基础研究发展计划(973)前期专项项目(2010CB635108, 2011CBA00700), 国际科技合作重点项目计划(2012DFA51210)及国家自然 科学基金(51203138, 51273179)资助 C Editorial office of Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica 996 OUYANG Mi et al.: Enhanced Film-Forming and Electrochromic Properties by Incorporating Bithiophene into TPA No.5 reported poly(tris[4-(2-thienyl)phenyl]amine) (PTTPA). PTBTPA also exhibited a higher optical contrast (ΔT) of 49% and 52% at 720 and 1100 nm, respectively. It showed fast switching responses of 0.93 and 0.91 s at 720 and 1100 nm, respectively, and higher coloration efficiencies of 198 and 285 cm2·C-1 at 720 and 1100 nm, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the PTBTPA film surface had accumulated clusters of globules, which were smaller than those of PTTPA. The superior performances of PTBTPA suggested its potential as an efficient EC material.


This paper aims at analyzing certain cases of elision of Ib,d,g/ in intervocalic position taking into consideration both syllabic stnlt.'ture anel the number of syllables. 111e elialect t.meler stuely is the Argentine Spanish of Rosario, dty which belongs to the linguistic region of the Rio ele la Plata. Finally, the results obtaineel in our analysis are contrasted to John Harris' point ofview (989) in order to ielentify in which stage within Lexical Phonology these phenomena are placed.


Components of the unsaponifiable matter of crude rice bran oil were examined. A new compound having melting point of 157~158°C was obtained. Molecular weight was determined and ultraviolet and infrared analyses were carried out. Squalene and ferulic acid ester were confirmed to exist in the unsaponifiablc matter of crude rice bran oil. Quantitative relation of components was calculated and found to be 42% sterols, 24% higher alcohols. 20% ferulic acid esters, 10% hydrocarbons and 2% unreported compound.


◼ The potential co-benefits of building SOC have led to interest in developing concessional lending programs and insurance products that factor in SOC levels, provided a means can be found to cost-effectively and reliably estimate and monitor SOC levels. Multi-lateral development banks (MDBs) generally make agricultural investments to increase productivity, rather than mitigate or cope with climate change. Yet these same institutions have committed to increasing their financing of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate change mitigation in agriculture can be complex due to the need to consider siteand practice-specific contexts and possibilities for leakage. These challenges are especially pronounced for projects that aim to sequester soil organic carbon (SOC). Hence, there is a perceived need for decision-support tools to help MDBs and others select practices that can sequester SOC and, in turn, facilitate tracking of their investments in climate change mitigation and adaptation.


SEM, TEM and EPMA were employed to study th e distribution and morpholog y of carbides in a series of cold-welding weld metals, and then the forming mec hanis m of carbides was proposed. Nb and Ti could combine with C to form carbides in l i quid weld metal due to their strong carbide-forming tendency, but too much Nb o r Ti alone resulted in coarse carbides and poor strengthened matrixes. V induced the carbides precipitate along grain boundary and resulted in hard and brittle matrix. When suitable amount of Nb, Ti and V coexisted in weld metals, both uni formly distributed particulate carbides and well strengthened matrixes were achi eved. The carbides took the oxides in liquid weld metals as nucleus, then transf ormed into multi-layer complex carbide particles by epitaxial growth.


1. Ratings for firmness which were carried out on 150 Cheshire cheese at 2 weeks old, by three judges, were examined so as to extract the expected psychophysical errors. 2. It was found that the value for firmness given to any particular cheese tended to be a function of the average firmness of the group of cheese in which it was judged, so that a cheese of a given objective value would be given a different rating according to its position in the series being judged. 3. A cheese of a given value presented after a firm one is judged softer than if it had been presented after a soft one. This contrast effect was masked by the influence of the group as described in (2). Nevertheless, it seems probable that contrast effects influence the judgements. 4. The frequency distributions of the subjective judgements were examined, and it was noted that the 'semi-expert' judge gave subjective values which approximated very closely to a normal distribution, more nearly so than the judgements of the other two judges. 5. Reasons are suggested for the differences in the values allotted to the cheese as judged by the different judges. 6. Some suggestions are made for eliminating the effects described.


ABSTRACT Eye is the organ of vision, which is necessary for daily routine, disorders can prevent it from working effectively. Human eye can be harmed, including age, strain, poor care, and using medications without a prescription. Choroid behind the retina are affected by retinal disorders. Small and big blood vessels compressed densely and affected by light, in order to perform multi-label categories of fundus images and properly handle the issue of interleaved overflow in fundus image lesions. We proposed Single population leapfrog optimization convolutional neural network algorithm (SFCNN) and Rule mining algorithm for self-closing computer investigation of ocular disease related to retinal images, which makes the work easier for ophthalmologists to state the state of the disease. For classification hybrid techniques SFCNN and EARMAM are proposed to predict the diseased image. When comparing with existing approach, proposed approach yields an accuracy of 98.75%, a sensitivity of 97%, and specificity of 98%.


P-type doping is essential for tuning the electron transport characteristics of graphene for variety of applications in electronics. We demonstrate stable p-type boron doped bi-layer graphene on quartz substrate obtained by using spin-on dopant (SOD) process. Transport properties such as sheet carrier density, sheet resistivity and Hall mobility are found to be independent of temperature (10K-300K) indicating degenerate doping of bilayer graphene.


One of the commonest images and motifs of ~odern-and modernistsocial theory has been that of the stranger. In two seminal essays, Georg Si ol-whoso work Thesis Eleven highlights in the next issue (44)-argued that the modern experience can be summed up in the life of the stranger who is lonely, even in the largest crowd, and whose strangeness provides both a focus for freedom as well as hostility. In two essays that open this issue, Zygmunt Bauman, on the making and unmaking of strangers, and Simonetta Tabboni, on the stranger and modernity, explore these Simmelian themes by asking exactly how strangeness can be theorized. For each, strangeness is a mark of difference, something which distinguishes one group from another. The stranger's modern location has been viewed as the metropolis in which there is both freedom to


Abstract : Presentation on the development of interoperable common maneuver networks for modeling and simulation and command and control systems. Outline consists of: Concept; Approach; Path Forward; Interoperability- CMN, M-COP, and GeoBML.


We give stabilization and parametrization theorems for a class of singular varieties in the space of polynomials of one variable and generalize the results of Arnol'd and Givental'. The class contains the open swallowtails and the open Whitney umbrella. The parametrization is associated with the singularity of a stable mapping (in the sense of Thom and Mather) of kernel rank one.


This Paper proposes the performance analysis of power flow controller for photovoltaic(PV) generation system and power quality improvement. Typical grid connected solar system includes Photovoltaic system, Dc to DC Converters, three phase inverter, battery units, related power electronics devices and loads. The detailed model of grid connected photovoltaic systems starts with PV source which is connected to boost dc-dc converter and then in turn connected to the three phase inverter which delivers the solar energy to the grid, as well as to the connected loads. This inverter operates as a shunt active power filter (APF)and adopted with non linear control scheme in order to compensate the voltage unbalances, harmonics ,reactive power, and load voltage and current fluctuation. Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) technique is provided to control boost converter. The battery charging and discharging which is useful for grid back-up sources during peak demand of energy and hybrid electric vehicles. The overall system model is analyzed and simulated by using MATLAB/SIMULINK. Keywords-Photovoltaic, Active power filter ,Point of common coupling, MPPT, MATLAB /SIMULINK


In Experiment 1, subjects completed an attitude survey to identify items toward which they held positive and negative attitudes. Subsequently, subjects were instructed to count the number of positive (or negative) stimuli in a series. Each series contained six attitude stimuli from a given semantic category (e.g., fruits), and the structure of the series was varied so that positive and negative stimuli, as indexed by subjects' idiosyncratic attitudes, were evaluatively consistent or inconsistent within the series. In Experiment 2, subjects were exposed to personality traits that were positive or negative in series of six. Again, the structure of the series was varied so that positive and negative traits were evaluatively consistent or inconsistent within the series. Results of Experiments 1 and 2 indicated that although the event-related brain potential did not differ as a function of stimulus valence per se, evaluatively inconsistent, in contrast to consistent, stimuli evoked a larger amplitude late P300-like positive component that was maximal over the centroparietal region.


A total of 17 sphene and 45 zircon fission track ages (FTA) are reported from the Piedmont Province of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, the Reading Prong of New Jersey, and the Newark Basin of Pennsylvania. With the exception of one sphene sample, FTA fall within a relatively restricted age range: sphene 190-217 Ma (average 199 Ma) and zircon 143-218 Ma (average 184 Ma). Near concordance of FTA over a large tract of crystalline basement ($$\sim20,000 km^{2}$$) and within Upper Triassic sediments in the Newark Basin indicates Late Triassic-Early Jurassic total resetting of the fission track clocks followed by regional cooling between sphene ($$\sim275 \pm 25^\circ C$$) to zircon ($$\sim 220 \pm 40^\circ C$$) closure temperatures at rates of ~4-8°C/Ma. Fourteen Rb-Sr whole rock-mica ages, together with previously reported $$^{40}Ar/^{39}Ar$$ biotite and hornblende ages, generally indicate no regional Mesozoic resetting. Thus, the maximum temperature experienced by the samples was ~300°C. Sphene FTA closely match ages of ~201 Ma for Early Jurassic magmatism in the Newark Basin; hence the thermal event was probably associated with this activity. However, since most of the basement is largely devoid of such igneous rocks, the thermal effect of magmatism alone may not have been responsible for the total resetting of the FT clocks. In this respect, the role of possible regional geotherm elevation related to rift-related lithospheric thinning in Late Triassic time requires further investigation. The FTA, taken together with previously reported denudation history and thermal modeling of the Newark Basin, suggests that the thermal event proceeded under paleothermal gradients of $$\geq 55-60^\circ C/km$$. The zircon FTA pattern suggests that non-uniform cooling occurred between blocks bounded by reactivated Paleozoic faults.


We derive a new explicit solution of the Euclidean Yang-Mills field equations, Our solution becomes an instanton when some parameters vanish. Otherwise, it is singular on infinitely many shells that cluster at a point. We suggest an interpretation, and comment on the generality of this type of singular behavior,


Chitin is a naturally occurring insoluble linear β1-4 linked polymer of N-acetylglucosamine and a common constituent of the fungal cell wall and exoskeleton of arthropods. Chitinases convert chitin into its economically important derivatives. In the present study, 13 Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) isolates screened on colloidal chitin medium were found to have chitinolytic activity. The maximum chitinase activity (0.23±0.001 U/ml) was shown by CMBL-Bt4 after 4 days of incubation at 37°C (pH 7.0). SBS-Bt1, 3, 5 and 6 were found positive for chitinase (chi) gene. The amplified genes were cloned in pTZ57R TA cloning vector, sequenced and submitted to EMBL with accession nos. HG792449 to 52. All these genes, had 99% homology with Bacillus cereus chiA (AB041931.1) and Bacillus cereus strain 49 chiA (GU134904.1), and 97% similarity with Bacillus thuringiensis YBT-1518 strain (CP005935). The structure of exochitinase predicted by Phyre2 showed 107 GGQNG 111 , 141 DDLE 145 and 225 QHYN 228 , regions, respectively for chitin binding, catalysis and substrate hydrolysis. The exochitinaseA genes described in this study can be employed in vast applications including the production of transgenic plants and in bringing out commercial formulation for the control of lepidopteran pests.


Report presenting a low-speed investigation to determine the lateral static and rotary derivatives of a model of a high-speed fighter airplane. The purpose was to compare experimental stability derivatives with derivatives estimated for a wing-fuselage combination, a vertical- and horizontal-tail combination, and a complete model.


International telecommunications is an important instrument of international policy. Although traffic is increasing rapidly, technological changes are taking place which may relieve some of the congestion in the highfrequency part of the radio spectrum. As a long-term view, we should endeavor to husband the resource of the spectrum for those applications which can only be satisfied by the use of radiated electromagnetic energy.


HYPERSPECTRAL TARGET DETECTION PERFORMANCE MODELING Name: Morman, Christopher Joseph University of Dayton Advisor: Dr. Russell Hardie Hyperspectral remote sensing has become a popular topic of research due to the numerous applications stemming from the high dimensionality of the recorded spectral data. From the design perspective, hyperspectral sensors are generally more complex than standard color or infrared imaging systems because there are more optical components in the system. The quality of each of these components directly affects the target detection performance of the system. In addition to the integrity of optical components, target detection performance is also affected by signal variations due to sensor noise. This research addresses the design of an end-to-end hyperspectral imaging system performance model that incorporates the optical design of the system as well as the stochastic nature of data collected by electronic remote sensing. A system transmission model is presented that calculates the camera signal as a function of input radiance and accounts for each individual optical element in the imaging system. This model can be used to analyze the performance sensitivities of a specific component for a variety of target detection scenarios. The accuracy of the system transmission model is assessed using calibrated hyperspectral data. In addition to the system transmission model, a realistic statistical data model is proposed. Many data models currently account for sensor noise with an additive, stationary iii variance. This research expands upon this by implementing an additive, signal-dependent sensor noise model that more accurately represents the true phenomena driving the sensor noise. The same data set is used to test target detection performance using the signal-dependent noise model. The results are analyzed to investigate the possible benefits of using the proposed noise model. The data used for this research was collected at Wright Patterson Air Force Base 25-26 June 2014. The scene consists of a grassy background with eight painted wooden panel targets. Data collections took place at different times of day in order to capture varying solar angles and illumination levels. Additionally, data was collected with varying exposure times in an effort to observe performance effects due to varying signal-to-noise ratios. Conclusions about the performance of the system transmission and data modeling techniques are framed within the context of collection time and exposure time.


In this paper we present a scheme for multiple-packet reception (MPR) that allows the concurrent packet transmission from several asynchronous users and is based on a new algorithm for successive interference cancellation (SIC). Transmitted signals are superimposed at the destination nodes and also at a relay node. The system model allows for the transmitted packets to be superimposed asynchronously with an arbitrary pattern at each node that receives them. For the final version of the proposed scheme we present a joint MPR and channel decoding algorithm.


Prediction of soil temperature at an acceptable level of accuracy is essential for managing soil temperature at large scales since its measurement is costly and not practical due to its high spatial and temporal variability. This study was carried out for:: 1) Calculate the coefficient of thermal conductivity using classical methods and basing on data from measured soil profile temperatures in column and field conditions and 2) compare the results of the calculated and measured soil temperature, calculated from these data for both conditions. Soil temperature was measured with thermal sensors on both soil profiles in the field and soil column. The measured temperature values were similar in soil column and profile across 0.05, 0.10, and 0.20 m depths, but had the difference for 0.30 cm. The introduction of the second harmonic allows determining with high accuracy the parameters (T0, Ti, εi) of the temperature distribution on the field and column soils surfaces. For example, respectively for the harmonics n = 1 calculated the following statistical characteristics: R2 = 86.45%, σ = 3.26, A = 13.07%, UII=0.12 and for n = 2: R2 = 98.64%, σ = 1.09, A = 4.20%, UII=0.04. It was found that, mean values for soil thermal diffusivity (k), thermal conductivity (λ), damping depth (d) and heat absorptivity (e), calculated by amplitude, arctangent and logarithm methods, for the column were greater than those for soil profile, in all the cases.


BACKGROUND
Chronic exposure of honey bees (Apis mellifera Linnaeus) to the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam and the fungicide prothioconazole is common during foraging in agricultural landscapes. We evaluated the survival and hypopharyngeal gland development of adult worker honey bees, and the survival of worker brood when chronically exposed to thiamethoxam or thiamethoxam and prothioconazole in combination.

RESULTS
We found that thirty days of exposure to 40 μg/kg of thiamethoxam significantly (P < 0.001) increased the frequency of death in worker adults by four times relative to solvent control. Worker brood required 23 times higher doses of thiamethoxam (1 mg/L or 909 μg/kg), before a significant (P = 0.04), 3.9 times increase in frequency of death was observed relative to solvent control. No additive effects of simultaneous exposure of worker adults or brood to thiamethoxam and prothioconazole were observed. At day 8 and day 12, hypopharyngeal gland acinar diameter was not significantly different (P > 0.05) between controls and adult workers exposed to thiamethoxam and/or prothioconazole.

CONCLUSION
These results indicate that chronic exposure to field-realistic doses of thiamethoxam and/or prothioconazole are unlikely to affect the survival of adult workers and brood. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


The present invention provides a composite function filtration screen for removing indoor air pollution, and a preparation method thereof. The composite function filtration screen comprises a frame body, wherein a circular mesh separation through hole plate is arranged inside the frame body, a HEPA filtration cotton cloth is removably fixed on one side of the frame body, a covering mesh cloth is removably fixed on the other side of the frame body, and composite adsorption particles and a mixing function filtration material are filled in each through hole of the circular mesh separation through hole plate. According to the present invention, the composite function filtration screen has beneficial effects of simple structure and easy use, the functionality is increased while the harmful pollution is solved and removed, and the use range of the filtration screen is increased, such that the safe, reliable and high-quality air environment quality in the indoor environment is achieved.


The behavior of uncooperative young boys during restorative dental treatment was examined in a multiple baseline design across the subjects. During baseline, the boys received standard dental treatment and noncontingent rewards at the end of each visit. Three of the boys then observed and were observed by a peer during treatment; two boys were only observed by a peer during treatment. Measures of uncooperative behavior, heart rate, frontalis EMG, and dentist-dental assistant ratings of anxiety and cooperation were recorded. All boys exhibited a substantial decrease in uncooperative behavior during the observation visits. Heart rate either decreased or remained at baseline levels, while EMG showed no consistent effect. Anxiety and cooperation ratings demonstrated either improvement or maintenance at low baseline levels.


As an attempt to determine the identity of the old trees of flowering cherries planted in the yard of the Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu, we conducted comparative phylogenetic analyses between wild and cultivated Prunus yedoensis Matsum. We generated the phylogeny (MP) and haplotype network (TCS) of 25 individuals, including wild P. yedoensis, from Jeju Island, cultivated P. yedoensis `Somei-yoshino` from Korea and Japan, and P. spachiana f. ascendens (Makino) Kitam. from Jeju Island and Japan based on highly informative sequences of two cpDNA regions (rpl16 gene and trnS-trnG intergenic spacer). The wild and cultivated P. yedoensis were distinguished from each other in both the phylogeny and haplotype networks, and the old flowering cherry trees in Daegu had a cpDNA haplotype identical to that of the cultivated P. yedoensis `Someiyoshino`. Compared to the cultivated P. yedoensis `Somei-yoshino`, wild P. yedoensis appears to have greater haplotype diversity, presumably originating from the genetic diversity of P. spachiana f. ascendens that functioned as a maternal parent in the hybrid origin of wild P. yedoensis. A future detailed study requires extensive sampling of P. spachiana f. ascendens from Japan and Korea to determine their precise phylogenetic relationships relative to wild and cultivated P. yedoensis. We concluded that the old flowering cherry trees planted in the yard of the Catholic Archdiocese of Daegu are highly likely to be of cultivated origin rather than wild types from Jeju Island, as previously speculated.


Annual and biennial sugar beet varieties require long days to induce flowering but the biennial genotypes additionally require vernalization. Previous research has suggested that the inability of non-vernalized biennial plants to flower can be explained by a lack of competence of the leaves to respond to long days. In this study defoliation experiments were used to investigate which leaves could perceive long daylengths and, in particular, whether leaves initiated from a non-vernalized shoot apical meristem could perceive vernalizing temperatures and produce a floral stimulus in long days. Annual and vernalized biennial plants flowered if young leaves (i.e. those formed during or after vernalization) were kept on the plants, but they did not flower if only older expanded leaves (including those expanded prior to vernalization) were present


Chloramphenicol, a kind of amphenicol antibiotic with broad-spectrum antibacterial activity, is challenging for synthesis due to its stereochemistry. Here we designed a four-step chemoenzymatic strategy, including a biocatalytic step mediated...


This paper illustrates the results of experimental and analytical investigation carried out on masonry panels built by grey clay brick (GCB) from the Lingnan Region, China, reinforced with externally bonded Steel Reinforced Grout (SRG) system. The experimental program involves diagonal compression tests on two unreinforced and two double side reinforced panels. The main outcomes of the experimental tests include load-displacement response, stiffness, load capacity and failure mechanism. The results show that the contribution of the strengthening system to the increase of the load carrying capacity and ductility. Finally, analytical model is proposed and compared with experimental results.


Abstract : Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is the third most common cause of hospital visits in our country. The emergence of drug resistance among uropathogens is constantly increasing. The antimicrobial agent, Nitrofurantoin was used extensively to treat the UTIs. The use of this drug has gradually declined in recent years, not because of treatment failure but because of lack of interest and the development of many newer drugs in treating UTIs. So the aim of the study is to determine the sensitivity profile of Nitrofurantoin among urinary isolates of UTI in indoor and outdoor patients at CMCH, Coimbatore, to find out the commonest isolates causing UTI and to assess the role of Nitrofurantoin in the treatment of UTI. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred and twenty six clean catch mid stream urine samples received in diagnostic Microbiology laboratory, CMCH were taken and processed for this study over a period of three months (June 2011 August 2011). RESULTS The most common bacterial isolates were E.coli (52) followed by Coagulase negative staphylococci - Staphylococcus saprophyticus (25), the overall sensitivity profile of Nitrofurantoin among urinary isolates was 83.3. E.coli and CONS showed sensitivity to Nitrofurantoin of 98.5 and 100 respectively. CONCLUSION Nitrofurantoin showed highest in vitro sensitivity among most commonly isolated uropathogens. Being the cheapest drug with minimal side effects, showing good safety profile and highest sensitivity profile in almost all age groups including pregnant women and children with UTI, Nitrofurantoin can be prescribed for the empirical treatment of UTI in place of other drugs such as cotrimoxazole, ciprofloxacin and cephalexin. Keyword :UTI, NITROFURANTOIN


The objective of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with maximum voluntary muscle contraction (MVC) (used to facilitate motor neuron function), the effects of magnetic stimulation at the foramen magnum level with MVC were tested by recording motor evoked potentials (MEPs) and the maximum muscle force. In addition, changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) due to TMS to the motor cortex during MVC were assessed using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Three MEPs in the first dorsal interosseus (FDI) muscle elicited by TMS to the motor cortex or foramen magnum stimulation were recorded before and then at 15 minutes intervals for DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-559-9.ch034


We present a new phenomenological approach to nucleation, based on the combination of the "extended modified liquid drop" (EMLD) model and dynamical nucleation theory (DNT). The new model proposes ...


The risk of foodborne illnesses is related to incorrect food handling practices and food service infrastructure and equipment. This study aimed to assess the sanitary status of the food services of public schools in Maceio. The services of 40 of 121 schools were chosen by simple random sampling. The assessment used a good-practices checklist containing all of the rules in Resolution 216/04 of the National Sanitary Surveillance Agency. The possible answers were "in compliance" and "not in compliance," which were then considered to determine the compliance of the service with the above-mentioned Resolution. The services were classified as: critical (≤ 30%), unsatisfactory (31 to 49%), regular (50 to 69%), satisfactory (70 to 89%), and excellent (≥ 90%). Not one service achieved regular, satisfactory, or excellent compliance; 23 (57.5%) and 17 (42.5%) presented with unsatisfactory and critical compliance, respectively. The main problems were bad infrastructure and poor food-handling practices. The services do not comply with the norms for safe food production. This situation demands urgent action from the professionals and managers responsible for school meals, nutrition, and student health in the capital of Alagoas.


The Fourier-Mukai transform is lifted to the derived category of sheaves with connection on abelian varieties. The case of flat connections (D-modules) is discussed in detail.


Objective: To determine the pattern of neurological diseases in children.
Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of paediatric patients reporting to the Paediatric Neurological
Clinic at Orotta Referral Hospital with neurological diseases. The systematic evaluation of patients was carried out from 2002 to 2005.
Results: Altogether 736 children with age ranging from 3 months to 15 years being 61% boys and 39% girls,
presented with different neurological disorders. Although the cases may have presented with more than one
diagnosis (29.6%), the most frequent neurological diseases were epilepsy (25.9%), cerebral palsy(C/P) (19.3%) and post febrile neurological diseases (12.5%) and others. Out of all epileptic cases, grand mal(GTCS) (74%), partial seizures (5.6%), akinetic attacks(drop attacks) (5.6%) and petit mal (absence siezures) (3.2%) were the commonest types of epilepsy. In the majority of epilepsy (63.5%) no cause was found. There was no gender difference in all neurological disorders studied.
Discussion and Conclusion: Epilepsy is a common disease in children. The prevailing enigma that epilepsy is
rare in children is an unfounded myth making it imperative for appropriate index of clinical suspicion whenever
a paediatric patient presents with unusual clinical pattern. The increased number of epileptic cases at first
attendance with age calls for aggressive treatment at the early stages when neurological deficits are likely to
occur as the disease may have spontaneously permanent remission. The high number of cases with cerebral
palsy and post febrile illness neurological diseases necessitates urgent preventive measures and appropriate
management in the country.


The article is devoted to the problem of substantiating the psychological conditions of students' adaptation to the conditions of study in foreign higher education institutions. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the psychological conditions for ensuring successful adaptation of students to study in foreign higher education institutions. The tasks of the article are defined as: elucidating the essence of the concept of "adaptation" in scientific psychological research; determination of psychological features of first-year students' adaptation to study at higher education institutions; substantiation of the factors of successful adaptation of students to study at foreign higher education institutions; substantiation of the psychological conditions of such adaptation within the limits of each of the specified factors. To achieve the goal, the following methods were used: literary analysis, generalization, comparison, systematization, etc. The article contains the following research results. Researching the theoretical foundations of the essence of the concept of "adaptation", it was found out that from a psychological point of view, the term "adaptation" (Latin adaptation - "adjustment", "adjustment") was first proposed in 1865 by the German physiologist G. Aubert and was initially more widespread in the medical and biological literature. Critical analysis of approaches to defining the essence of the concept of "adaptation" by various researchers was carried out. It has been defined that the psychological aspect of the "adaptation" category is much broader than in the biological and medical sciences. This is achieved thanks to the social task that psychology sets for adaptation (the need for an individual to adapt to a new social environment) and the importance of various types of activity for the implementation of this task. It is emphasized that the concept of "adaptation" is currently one of the key concepts in personality psychology in the direction of research into the conditions that ensure the possibility of its existence in the changing conditions of the surrounding environment. At the same time, such a process can take place during the entire life of an individual, since from time to time they have to adapt to various situations that appear in the environment of their life activities. Accordingly, the researchers call "man-nature" or "man-society" the main subjects of adaptation. At the same time, human adaptation to natural conditions is beyond the scope of this study. Therefore, we focus on human adaptation to society. It has been established that the adaptation of firstyear students to the conditions of study at higher education institutions depends on many factors, but the most influential ones are personal: the qualities of a person's character, their motives and aspirations, and the degree of realization of an active position as an indicator of successful full adaptation. In addition, from a psychological point of view, the process of adaptation of first-year students to study is realized under the condition of their active position, when they are aware of their social status and the new role behaviour inherent in it and, already on the basis of this understanding, realize their individual capabilities while solving general educational and professional problems and tasks. In such conditions, there is a more successful interaction with the new team and a detailed familiarization with the new duties; perception through oneself of stereotypes of behaviour in this educational environment; more complete adaptation to such an environment (assimilation) and, as the ultimate goal, identification of one's personal interests with collective ones. In addition to the purely adaptation issues of the transition of the learning process from school to higher education, it is suggested to consider and take into account the migration factor of such adaptation in order to more comprehensively define its psychological conditions. Taking into account the critical analysis of scientific works on the essence and factors of ensuring the successful adaptation of first-year students to study at higher education institutions, including taking into account migration processes and the need to study in foreign higher education institutions, we suggest taking into account the main two factors of such adaptation: general adaptation (related to the main problems of an educational nature that arise in students when starting the first year of study and mental rethinking of new study conditions) and migration (in addition is imposed on those students who enter foreign higher education institutions and, along with new educational conditions, are also forced to adapt to new social conditions of living in another country). At the same time, we consider the main psychological conditions to be: in terms of the general adaptation factor – adaptability, stress resistance, manageability, in terms of the migration factor – satisfaction with life and emotional stability


The utility model discloses a temperature and humidity control system of an agricultural greenhouse. The temperature and humidity control system of the agricultural greenhouse comprises a sensor and controller and an air intake pipe. The air intake pipe is arranged on the lower portion of the greenhouse. An air exhaust pipe is arranged on the top of greenhouse. An air exhaust fan is arranged on the end portion of the air exhaust pipe. A plurality of air outlet holes are formed in the air intake pipe and the air exhaust pipe respectively. A heat exchanger is arranged between the middle of the air intake pipe and the middle of the air exhaust pipe. An air intake fan is arranged at the air intake end of the heat exchanger. The temperature and humidity control system of the agricultural greenhouse enables heat accumulated in the agricultural greenhouse to be efficiently utilized and enables heat exchange of cold air and hot air to be achieved in the heat exchanger, so that the temperature of the air entering the agricultural greenhouse rises and temperature change caused by lowering of the humidity is reduced. In addition, the temperature and humidity control system of the agricultural greenhouse is good in energy-saving effect and low in economic cost.


Folklore is the expression of national traditional culture. Folklore culture offers a huge space for the development of contemporary literature.


The annual reef fish yield has been estimated for San Salvador Island, Philippines, for 2 consecutive years. From April 1988 to March 1989, reef fish yields were approximately 7.0 t·km·2 .year1• Reef fish yield increased 100.0% to 14.0 t·km-2·year1 for the following year, primarily as a result of increased catches of juvenile fusiliers (Caesionidae). Catch per unit effort, however, did not significantly increase over the period of the study and has been estimated at 3.148 kg·work hour1 for the 2 years. This information forms a baseline for the future from which to analyze the impact of the establishment of a marine sanctuary and traditional fishing reserve on San Salvador Island. In order to assess the relative condition of San Salvador's fishery, these findings are compared to other coral reefs in the Philippines. San Salvador's reef has a low percent coral cover and low richness and density of fish, possibly as a result of the historic use of destructive fishing methods. However, findings indicate that a community-based resource management plan may have the potential to positively affect the island's fishery.


Human tactical decision making in Naval Anti-Air Warfare (AAW) is time-critical and is performed in a multiple-task, team-based environment. These aspects make this domain extremely challenging for traditional cognitive modeling techniques. The COGNET ((COGnition as a NEtwork of Tasks) framework, however, is inherently designed for real-time, multi-tasking work, and, with extensions to accommodate team decision processes, proved suitable for modeling AAW decision making in the Navy's Tactical Decision Making Under Stress (TADMUS) program. A COGNET model of AAW domain expertise is described, along with Decision-Support System (DSS) design principles derived from the COGNET AAW model and the underlying COGNET framework.


East from Bohinjska Bistrica and across the Nomenj village, there lie the ruins of a metallurgical plant by the brook called Plavžarica. In the oral tradition, the place used to be known as 'St. Hemma's' and the ruins are still called 'St. Hemma Blast Furnace'. Contrary to the oral tradition, historical sources prove that this is a 17th century iron foundry which only operated briefly, and then its existence and location were soon forgotten. In the 20th century, the foundry aroused the interest of the archaeologists and researchers of the technical heritage again. They also excavated the remains of the foundry buildings.


Abstract This Minireview focuses on the developments of the adsorptive separation of methane/nitrogen, ethene/ethane, propene/propane mixtures as well as on the separation of C8 aromatics (i.e. xylene isomers) with a wide variety of materials, including carbonaceous materials, zeolites, metal–organic frameworks, and porous organic frameworks. Some recent important developments for these adsorptive separations are also highlighted. The advantages and disadvantages of each material category are discussed and guidelines for the design of improved materials are proposed. Furthermore, challenges and future developments of each material type and separation processes are discussed.


A Thesis Submitted to Department of Public Administration & Development
Management in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements to the Degree of
Master of Arts in Public Management and Policy


Abstract Logical feature population of visual databases exploits the concept that credible locations of feature can be determined to a high degree of probability if a set of rules can be defined to allow such predictions. This paper describes a method for augmenting feature content of existing urban feature databases. Using a set of feature placement rules it would be possible to predict probabilistic locations of the additional cultural objects on the terrain. If this rule base can be defined for a wide variety of urban settings – a set of rules that define physical and aesthetic qualities of each urban setting – then probabilistic situations can be calculated on a region by region basis. These situations would be predicated on existing feature data and any ancillary information that describes the urban setting to be modeled. Introduction Generating detailed urban databases is becoming prohibitively expensive as users demand higher detail in all urban data products. For most urban areas, limited feature data are available and limited automated processes exist for the production of quality digital urban databases. Today, to create accurate and detailed digital urban products, database builders have no other recourse but to hand digitized in areas requiring very high levels of detail. The intent of this research is to find ways to reduce the hand digitizing burden by establishing a set of region-specific logical feature population rules – rules that would allow automatic augmentation of existing urban feature databases. Logical feature population is based on the principle that through image analysis, a distinct urban setting can be defined, and if there exists, for this urban setting, a set of rules for detailed feature placement; it is then possible to automatically augment the existing feature data. This increase in detail can be performed using probabilistic feature placement rules as the basis for feature data augmentation. As a tool for the augmentation of traditional sources of feature data information, Presented at the IMAGE 2005 Conference Scottsdale, Arizona July 2005 logical feature population is an attractive and potentially, time saving alternative to hand digitizing every single house, bush, shrub, and traffic sign that appears on the ground. As start-up costs for real-time simulation are reduce with the introduction of future anticipated technological advances, the potential uses for 3D visualization technology will increase. In the future, as realism and detail increase, the potential exists that the 2-dimensional thematic and topographic mapping products will become totally obsolete – and be replaced by 3-D technologies. However, for this to happen, economically feasible processes must be available to rapidly generate detailed spatial urban data products. This innovation is a first step in that direction.


Summary The antioxidant activities of aqueous, ethanol, and Pet. ether extracts of the leaves of cassia sophera Linn, were determined by the thiocyanate method using the linoleic acid emulsion. Ether extract was the most effective antioxidant among the extracts. Like antioxidant activity, the scavenging power of ether extract was the highest and aqueous extract was the lowest. The results obtained in the present study indicate that the leaves of cassia sophera are a potential source of natural antioxidants. In addition, we could suggest that although the scavenging activity of an extract may be an indicator of its potential antioxidant activity, it is important to evaluate this plant in detail with other methods. Phytochemical isolation of the ether extract for active antioxidant moiety will be the further scope for the study.


Rationale: Basal insulin glargine 300 U/mL (Gla-300) is a second-generation basal insulin analogue that has comparable efficacy and lower variability compared to the first generation long-acting insulin analogue glargine 100 U/mL.
Aim: To assess the effectiveness and safety of Gla-300 in insulin-nave type 2 diabetic patients in the real world practice in Russia.
Materials and methods: ATOS (NCT03703869) was a 12-month, prospective observational international multicenter study. The study included 4422 adults ( 18 years) with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 7 and 11%) with 1 oral anti-hyperglycemic drug and for whom the treating physician had decided to add Gla-300. We performed a post-hoc sub-analysis of the study participants recruited in Russia.
Results: The Russian study group included 1493 patients receiving Gla-300. At 6 months, 25.9% of the patients achieved their predefined individualized HbA1c target and 53.3% achieved their HbA1c target at month 12. Their mean ( SD) HbA1c level decreased from 9.3 0.9% at baseline to 7.6 0.7% and 7.2 0.7 at months 6 and 12. The incidence of hypoglycemia was generally low; overall, severe hypoglycemia was reported only in 0.07% and 0.13% of the patients at 6 and 12 months. The baseline average daily dose of Gla-300 was 13.2 4.9 Units; it to 23.6 9.1 and 26.0 9.8 Units at months 6 and 12.
Conclusion: In the real world setting, initiation of insulin Gla-300 in type 2 diabetic patients who had been out of their target glucose range with oral hypoglycemic agents is associated with improved glycemic control and low risk of hypoglycemia.


Thc present prospectiYe study 01'56 cases ofAlwniniwn Phosphide (ALP) poisoning in Gov!. Medical Collcge Hospital Jammu. found out the prevalence of Deliberate self-poisoning self (DSP and accidental ingestion in young population in age group of 16-30 years. Male-female ratio ",as 1.03: 1.00; ha' ing marital discord and family quarrels as prominent predisposing factors. The majority of patients had gastrointestinal (GIT) symptoms (73.2%), cardiac arrthymias (62.5%) and shock (53.3%). Thc commoncst clectrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities were tachycardia (96%), atrial fibrillation (58%) and venticular-ectopic (VE) beats (59%). The management was supportive in the fonn of stomach wash, intra"enous (IN) fluids. dopamine, hydrocortisone, sodabicarbonate and assisted "entilation in intensiYe care unit (lCU) setting and mortality rate was 75%. The fatal dose was 300 to 600 mg and fatal period as 2 to 16 hours.


Study of different hormones combinations on tissue cultural buds proliferation of the three varieties of Oriental lily bulbs. The results show that: a certain concentration within the scope of 6-BA and KT combined with NAA or IBA play the facilitating role on proliferation of bulb culture buds. The optimal medium for buds proliferation is: MS+6-BA1.0~2.0 mg/L+KT1.0mg/L +NAA0.2 mg/L. The best combination of hormone concentration of three varieties differ slightly. Sorbonne is the best in buds proliferation results of the three varieties.


Accessing Linked Open Data sources with query languages such as SPARQL provides more flexible possibilities than access based on derefencerable URIs only. However, discovering a SPARQL endpoint on the fly, given a URI, is not trivial. This paper provides a quantitative analysis on the automatic discoverability of SPARQL endpoints using different mechanisms.


Objective: Reported patient with Intrauterine Fetal Death as a complication Pregnancy with Preeclampsia, Diabetes Mellitus type-2 and Obesity grade 2. Methods: Case Report. Result: Intrauterine Fetal Death (IUFD) is a death that occurs at > 20 weeks of gestation and the fetus has reached a size of 500 gram or more. Every year childbirth in Indonesia ranges from 5,000,000 people and it can be described that infant mortality occurs every 25-26 minutes. Causes of infant mortality include maternal, fetal and placental factors. We report the case of a female 20 years with G1P0A0 at 35 weeks with intrauterine fetal death + Preeclampsia + Diabetes Mellitus type-2. + Obesity grade 2. In this patient, management was carried out in the form of pregnancy termination. Conclusion: In this patient after anamnesis, physical examination and investigation, this patient was diagnosed as IUFD. Maternal factor are the most likely cause of fetal death in this case namely due to complication from preeclampsia, diabetes mellitus and obesity. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are needed to prevent complications for mother and baby.


Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the most leading cause of cancer‐related death in all over the world (seems to more than 80% of death cases). It is frequently linked with continuous hepatocytes death, inflammatory cell infiltration, and compensatory liver regeneration with higher angiogenic rate. Considering the different signalling process during this tumorogenesis with the involvement of new 'lead' identification of different sources, desire to be less toxic and higher bioavailability. The use of live, attenuated or genetically compensated microbes or its cellular component(s) or metabolites has begun to emerge as a potential new approach in medicinal research to deliver bioactive entities. Thus, advancing our knowledge of such microbes‐mediated therapy may suggest new avenues for therapeutic intervention in many fatal diseases.


In a recent publication Sastri1 tried to rationalize the photochemical quantum yield data of CV(III) and Co(ffl) acidopentammine complexes as a function of the crystal field parameters Dq and Dt. This approach seems to be an oversimplification, because the opposing effects of aand -bonding have been neglected2 and because the discussion is based on energy spacings taken from absorption spectra. These energies refer to ground state nuclear configurations, while for the photoactive states the thermally equilibrated excited states (thexi states) have to be considered3. The quartet thexi states of chromium(III) are supposed to be distorted with respect to the ground state geometry. Nevertheless even the most simplified argumentation is justified, if it explains the experimental facts in a consistant way. A prerequisite of this type of argumentation consists in the fact that the experimental material allows to prove the advanced ideas. In my opinion our knowledge of reliable quantum yields of this class of compounds is yet to small to draw significant conclusions. If, as in the text referring to Fig. 2, a near linear dependence in the ratio of the quantum yields 3/ on Dt is stated, the reader


The subject of research in the article is methods of data collection and processing to assess the level of customer satisfaction and loyalty to the company, as well as the possibility of evaluating the collected data. The purpose of the work is the analysis of methods for determining customer loyalty and assessing their level of satisfaction, the development of a unified assessment algorithm based on various types of data. The article deals with the following tasks: analysis of information acquisition methods – questionnaires and reviews, evaluation methods definition and comparison questionnaires with closed answers, reviews and open answers' text tonality evaluation methods analysis using an artificial intelligence, development of an algorithm for determining a unified evaluation and conducting an experiment. The following methods are used: theoretical research methods for determining existing data collection methods, as well as methods for assessing the level of customer loyalty and satisfaction using CSI, CSAT indexes, NLP methods for determining the text tonality, bringing the calculated values to one scale, determining the method of a unified assessment; empirical research methods for conducting an experiment, determining and proving the feasibility of applying the method. The following results were obtained: a method of assessing customer loyalty and their level of satisfaction based on the analysis of various types of information with further results unification was proposed. Various types of date are responses to questionnaires and user reviews. The questionnaires are analyzed using KPI, and reviews – using artificial intelligence methods. After normalizing the results (bringing them to one scale), the additive convolution method is used to unify the overall result. A prototype of the software system has been developed, which allows you to carry out a full cycle from collecting information to calculating both KPI-metrics and a unified assessment. Conclusions: Experimentally, it was determined that the method of assessing customer loyalty and their level of satisfaction based on the unification of a comprehensive assessment of various types of data is efficient and can be used to optimize business processes by reducing time and efforts spent on analyzing the gathered data. The use of this method is fully justified, since the measurement error is low, and the margin of error is acceptable.


Theeffects oftrace element Ag onoxidation failure of copper lead frame werestudied. Itwasfound that trace Agon surface hasgreat effect ontheoxidation failure ofcopper alloy leadframe. Indrycondition, trace Ag onthesurface increase itsresistance of peeling. However,under hygrothermal aging, traceAg on surface decrease its resistance ofpeeling. Theoxide thickness, morphology and elements compositions wereexamined toseewhichoneisthe keyfactor leaded topeeloftheoxide film. Asaresults, it becomeevident that Aghastheability toblock thediffusion ofcopper atoms, andconsequently holdbacktheoxidation of copper, buttheadhesive strength between copper andits oxide layer haslittle relation withoxide thickness andmore important influence comefrominternal compressive stress whichhavegreat relations withinitial structure ofthecopper lead frame.


This article discusses the Definition of Administration of Business Administration, the Process of Administration of School Business Administration, Office / School Spatial Planning and the Role of Teachers in the Administration of School Business Administration


Islamic banks have faced many challenges either from rivals or customers who look for better products and services. This study examined both the direct and mediating effects of selected variables influencing Islamic banks' customer loyalty. The direct links were satisfaction, attitude towards Islamic banks, customer trust, and religious obligation to customer loyalty. On the other hand, the indirect links were through the mediators' trust and attitude. A sample of 416 working Muslims in the UAE was collected and analysed. We used PLS-SEM techniques and the SmartPLS 3.0 software package to investigate customers' loyalty towards Islamic banks. It was found that all the direct links were positive and significant, and were mediating relationships. This result implied that the respondent's attitude toward Islamic banks and customer trust plays a significant role in understanding the relationship between customer satisfaction, religious obligation, and customer loyalty. In other words, both customer satisfaction and religious obligation indirectly created customer loyalty through the mediators. This study is one of the few studies that incorporate religious obligation as one of the determinants of customer loyalty.


The political context of European arms control NATO at the end of the century the CFE process in historical context objectives of the major participants alternative types of agreements the military impact of alternative agreements. Appendix: data for the military analysis.


Ninety knees were treated in the same centre between1995 and 1999 each had Low Contact Stress (LCS) knee prosthesis with patelloplasty; none of the patients had resurfacing of the patella. The average follow-up period was seven years (ranging from five to nine years). There were no exclusion criteria, almost all the patients included in this study were available for follow-up, the mean age was 75 years, and the majority of the patients were affected by osteoarthritis. All the operations were done by the same surgeon or under his supervision according to the protocol.

Evaluation was performed with using The Knee Society Clinical Rating System and new Patellar Scoring System. The final scoring was done by an independent Senior Physiotherapist. The Knee Society's radiological evaluation system was used to assess the pre and post-operative alignment of the knee and the prosthesis. Image Tool (IT accessories UTHSCSA) software used to for measurements of patellar tracking and alignments on the digitalised radiographs.

Pre-operatively, the mean Knee Society score on a scale ranging from 0-200 points was 81.50 points (range 25 to 124 points); postoperatively this score improved to a mean of 150.76 points (range 46 to 195 points). Statistical analysis using paired-comparison t-tests showed the score differences were statistically significant at p-values <0.0001.

None of the patients required resurfacing during the follow-up. There were no reported cases of significant anterior knee pain, dislocation, maltracking or fractured patella.


Ad hoc networks are self-organizing multi-hop systems consisting wireless nodes which can communicate with each other without pre-existing infrastructure. Clustering has evolved as an important research topic in mobile ad hoc networks(MANETs) as it improves the system performance of MANET, in the presence of both mobility and a large number of mobile terminals. In this paper, we propose a new clustering protocol for MANETs. The proposed protocol yields small number of multi-hop clusters with large size, so as to support large ad hoc networks. The proposed protocol utilizes routing information to adjust the topology of the clusters so as to reduce the overhead of the cluster maintenance and extend the life time of the cluster head. The objective of the clustering strategy is to achieve scalability and efficient routing. The simulation results show that the proposed protocol provides good performance in terms of the number of formed clusters and the percentage of connected nodes.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze an integrated marketing model that includes operations in the real and virtual worlds.Design/methodology/approach – The authors selected a marketing campaign conducted by a real world enterprise (Tourism Dublin) and examined the virtual world business (Virtual Dublin) model through that lens.Findings – At the "slope of enlightenment" stage of the Gartner technology hype cycle, it is found that Second Life offers value for its business clients who understand the use of an immersive virtual experience as part of a strategic marketing program.Practical implications – The paper shows that strategic use of a simulation that provides an immersive experience, such as the virtual exploration of a tourist destination, as part of an integrated marketing program can deliver tangible results and add value to a marketing campaign.Social implications – With a range of products and services that were previously inaccessible before purchase, consumers can "try before they...


Worshiping frog is prevalent belief culture in Northwest China's ethnic Qiangrong ancient,mysterious the frog and the Nuwa myth form symbolic association.As things nationality culture,ancient Qiangrong national leading totem changed,worshipping frog is covered,Huaxia snake culture becomes the mainstream,Nuwa's godhead trend of"snake goddess".


To build an uncorrupted government,education system cadres' probity and self-discipline should have higher standards.Quiet,cleanness,and bourn are the three indispensible fulcra.


This study finds infrequent collaborative action between state and civil society actors in Jamaica. Jamaica's predominant institutional structure is authority-based. Relations between state and civil society actors may be considered consultative, at best. The Jamaican case sits in contrast to a collaborative governance scholarship largely focused upon successful collaborative cases. Theoretical development within collaborative governance research might benefit from more developing-country case studies, greater attention to historical explanations, and a broadened collaborative continuum. The presence of a consultative (but not collaborative) relationship may indicate a country's location at a midway point between authority-based and collaboratively-governed systems. Postulating about why a state has non-collaborative relationship will deepen our understanding of what is required for collaboration to occur.


Silicon is the pre-eminent building material for integrated circuits. A UK-based collaborative research project is demonstrating that it also has considerable potential as a hybrid-circuit substrate


The paper presents a hop generation method for a frequency hopping(FH) signals interception system based on spectrogram.The hop generation performance of the proposed method is investigated,and the iterative SAHADTA algorithm that calculates the average contribution of a single actual hop to dwell-time histogram developed.A numeric example is also given.Theoretic analysis and the example show that the proposed method has good hop generation performance even under low signal detecting probability,making the hop-based clustering more reliable.


Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of tension-free vaginal tape obturator inside-outside (TVT-O)in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. Methods In this study,we enrolled the patients with stress urinary incontinence who were treated with TVT-O (n =72)or midodrine hydrochloride (n =72). The patient self-evaluation and the results of pad test and urodynamic test 6 and 24 months after the treatment were compared. Results These 2 kinds of treatment significantly improved the symptoms in patients with stress urinary incontinence,and in patients treated with TVT-O the clinical efficacy 24 months after the treatment was better. Conclusion TVT-O is safe and effective in treating female stress urinary incontinence,and the long-term follow-up and the improvement of urodynamic indices show it is better than simple drug treatment.


The objective of this work was to evaluate the genetic variability and silvicultural performance of clones from interspecific hybrids of Eucalyptus urophylla, E. globulus, E. maidenii, E. saligna, E. grandis, E. pellita, E. resinifera, E. kirtoniana and E. dunnii, and to determine the feasibility of early selection in selecting superior clones. The stem diameter at breast height at three (DAP3) and seven years (DAP7) and the total tree height at seven years were evaluated. A randomized complete block design, with138 clones, ten replicates and six plants per plot was used. Data were subjected to analysis of variance and clustered by the k-means method; the means were compared, and the Pearson correlation (r) was determined between variables. Clustering validation was performed using analysis of variance and Tukey's test. Clones of interspecific Eucalyptus hybrids showed genetic variability. Five groups of clones were established based on their silvicultural performance (DAP3, DAP7 and height). The DAP3 is highly correlated to DAP7 and height at seven years. The selection based on DAP3 can be used to identify superior clones of Eucalyptus with good growth vigor.


Introduction: When there is no immediate access to dental laboratory for pouring dental impressions, impression materials with dimensional stability over time should be used. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of storage time on dimensional stability of casts poured from alginate impressions. Materials and methods: In this experimental-laboratory study, a metal model containing two dies and acrylic impression trays were used to make five alginate impressions at each time interval using three different alginate brands [Hydrogum5 (Zhermack), Elastic Cromo (Spofadental), and Alginmax (Major)]. The impressions were kept in a humid environment for 0, 24, 48, 72, and 120 hours and then poured with Type III dental stone. Five dimensions were measured in each cast with a digital caliper: ED (distance between the two dies), H 1 (height of the smaller die), H 2 (height of the larger die), D 1 (diameter of the smaller die), D 2 (diameter of the larger die). The results were compared among groups with two-way ANOVA and a post hoc Tukey test (α=0.05). Results: Dimensional stability of alginate impressions was dependent on both the material and time (p value 0.05). After 24 hours, dimensions of Elastic Cromo alginate only did not exhibit any statistically significant differences with the model (p value > 0.05). After 48 and 72 hours Hydrogum5 alginate only did not demonstrate any significant dimensional differences with the model (p value > 0.05). After 120 hours, Hydrogum5 alginate exhibited a significant difference with the model in H 2 dimension. Conclusion: The results showed that Alginmax impressions must be poured immediately. Elastic Cromo impressions can be poured after 24 hours. The impression of these three kinds of impression materials did not exhibit any significant dimensional differences before 120 hours; however, they are not reliable for five-day usage. Key words: Dimensional stability, Impression, Irreversible hydrocolloids, Storage time.


With the continuous advancement of power system intelligence and informatization, the amount of data information in the system continues to increase, increasing the dimension of power data. In order to effectively organize, manage and utilize massive knowledge, knowledge graph technology has also been applied to the power system. This paper designs the application architecture of the power grid data support platform based on knowledge graph, and studies key technologies such as knowledge extraction, data storage, and the design and implementation of search engines.


A fused-undecacyclic electron acceptor IUIC has been designed, synthesized and applied in organic solar cells (OSCs) and semitransparent organic solar cells (ST-OSCs). In comparison with its counterpart, fused-heptacyclic ITIC4, IUIC with a larger π-conjugation and a stronger electron-donating core exhibits a higher LUMO level (IUIC: −3. 87 eV vs ITIC4: −3.97 eV), 82 nm red-shifted absorption with larger extinction coefficient and smaller optical bandgap, and higher electron mobility. Thus, IUIC-based OSCs show higher values in open-circuit voltage, short-circuit current density, and thereby much higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) than those of the ITIC4-based counterpart. The as-cast OSCs based on PTB7-Th: IUIC without any extra treatment yield PCEs of up to 11.2%, higher than that of the control devices based on PTB7-Th: ITIC4 (8.18%). The as-cast ST-OSCs based on PTB7-Th: IUIC without any extra treatment afford PCEs of up to 10.2% with an average visible transmittance (AVT) of 31%, higher than th...


As reported previously, hyperfunction of pituitary-adrenal system often exists in diabetics especially in aged diabetics and in severe cases with ketosis. Such hyperfunction may be expected to aggravate the metabolic abnormalities of diabetes mellitus. Therefore, influence of various types of treatment such as insulin, mesoxalate, BZ 55, D 860 and phenethyldiguanide upon the urinary excretion of steroid hormones (17-0HCS and 17-KS) was studied. The influence of testosterone treatment was also studied. 1) In patients whose urine contains normal or less than normal amount of 17-0HCS, no appreciable change in the amount of steroid hormones was found following various types of treatment in spite of the decrease in urinary sugar. 2) In patients showing increased excretion of 17-0HCS ; a) Treatment using mesoxalate, BZ 55 and D 860 caused no marked change in the urinary excretion of 17-OHCS. b) Phenethyldiguanide treatment caused marked decrease in the urinary excretion of 17-OHCS . c) In patients treated with insulin, the urinary excretion of 17-0HCS and 17-KS decreased markedly . d) In most cases treated with testosterone, urinary excretion of 17-OHCS decreased . However, in 2 cases, increase in the urinary excretion of steroid hormones and in urinary glucose was observed .


Based on the basic principle of SARMA method,a slope stability analysis method modified SARMA method which could take the influence of atomized rain infiltration into account,was put forward after considering the matrix suction of unsaturated zone and the temporary additional water load.This method and correlative program were applied to the stability evaluation analysis for the high slope of Zipingpu Hydropower Station under the influence of atomized rain Infiltration.It was shown that the atomized rain infiltration and temporary saturation zone were important factors influencing the safety of slope,and the safety factor of slope would greatly decrease due to the atomized rain infiltration.At the same time,reinforcing the seepage control of slope and reducing the infiltration of rain on slope could effectively improve the stability of slope.


In previous research we found active canopy sensor reflectance assessments of corn (Zea mays L.) N status have potential for directing in-season N applications, but emphasized an algorithm was needed to translate sensor readings into appropriate N application (N app ) rates. The objectives of this work were to: (i) develop an active canopy sensor algorithm based on a SPAD chlorophyll meter algorithm and (ii) validate the active canopy sensor algorithm using data collected from a companion study. We derived the sensor algorithm using a linear relationship between sensor sufficiency index (SI sensor ) and SI SPAD values established in the previous research and a published SPAD algorithm employing a quadratic equation to calculate N app as a function of SI SPAD . The resulting equation: N app = 317√0.97-SI sensor represents the function for translating SI sensor to N app . To validate the algorithm, SI sensor values collected from small plots receiving varying N amounts were converted into N app using the algorithm. Then N app was converted into crop N balance (Nb balance estimates, where N balance = applied N-N app . Negative N balance values indicate N deficiency while positive values indicate excess N. The N balance values were compared with relative yields and a quadratic-plateau model fit to the data set for both growth stages (V11 and V15), producing an R 2 of 0.66. Relative yields plateaued at an N balance near zero (-11 kg N ha -1 ), indicating the algorithm provided reasonable estimates of N app for maximizing yields. The equation provides a basis for the use of active crop canopy sensors for in-season N management of irrigated corn.


A field experiment was carried out on a loamy sandy soil at Om Saber Farm (110 km from Cairo), South El-Tahrer Province, El-Behiera Governorate, Egypt during a period of 8 th September to 8 th November 2010. The current work was an attempt to evaluate the response of lettuce plants (Lactuca sativa L., Ice-berg cv.) and its nutrient contents to different ratios of K- sources i.e., KCl, KNO3 and K2SO4 applied as solely or together through a fertigation system. The influence of K-different combinations on nutrients availability as well as the resistant power of lettuce plants to diseases of fungi spp. that causes serious losses in the exportable fresh yield were also suggested. The obtained results also indicated that the experimental sandy soil is not partially retain neither plant essential nutrients nor soil moisture for growing plants. Also, such soil is poorer not only in the nutrient-bearing minerals, but also in organic matter that both represent a strategic storehouse for the soil essential nutrients. So, it could be classified as Typic Torripsamments, siliceous, thermic as well as a marginally suitable class (S3s1) for irrigated agriculture land. In spite of soil texure (S1) represents the most effective limitation for soil productivity, it could be considered as highly suitable (S1) adaptation for cultivating lettuce plants. The obtained results showed that the effects of applied K-sources and ratios through fertigation system on N, P, K, Ca, Mg, N-NO3 and Cl contents in the tissues of lettuce organs (i.e., heads and roots) were significantly affected, besides gradual increases with increasing the applied rates. Although the total lettuce fresh and exportable yields exhibited slightly differences due to the applied tested K-sources, yet such difference could not be reached the significance degrees. That was true, since soil severity conditions could be amended by applying the fertigation system that played a positive dual role for increasing both soil retained for both nutrients and moisture in available forms among root zone. The data reveal also that the most KClcombined ratios resulted in reduction of the soil fungal population and the disease incidence in lettuce heads harvested infection with Sclerotiniia sclorotium and Rhizoctonia solani spp., as compared to both K2SO4 and KNO3 treatments. So, from the biological and the economical point of view, it could be, in general, recommended by application of fertigation system due to its easily construction in the field, high water soluble K-fertilizer sources at a ratio of 50:50:0 for KCl:KNO3:K2SO4 that represents a superior treatment for lettuce plants.


In order to extract suspicious and/or bad observations and improve the overall quality of the real time and/or archived dataset, an initial set of QA/QC tests were developed (Sonmez and Doggett, 2003) largely based on QA/QC tests applied for the Oklahoma Mesonet (Shafer et al., 1999). Modifications to these tests are still under consideration in hopes of improving the performance of each test for the WTM dataset.


: The escalating impact of fossil fuel usage on global warming has led to dire environmental consequences, including erratic weather patterns, floods, cyclones, and rising temperatures. While electric vehicles EVs have emerged as a promising alternative, their effectiveness in reducing carbon emissions is often overstated, as a significant portion of electric power is generated from fossil fuels. This paper presents a novel, low-cost, and sustainable method for mitigating carbon dioxide emissions in fossil fuel power plants. By employing chemical reactions involving Potassium Manganate and Potassium Permanganate, this process efficiently absorbs carbon dioxide while producing reusable chemicals. This self-sustaining approach not only reduces wastage but also offers a practical solution for fossil fuel-based power plants to significantly reduce their carbon footprint, making a substantial contribution to global greenhouse gas reduction efforts. The scalability and potential impact of this method underscore its relevance in combating climate change in fossil fuel-dependent regions worldwide.


Bioenergy crops are a promising option for integrating fossil fuels and achieving European environmental targets. Among these, Short Rotation Forestry (SRF) crops and biogas plants have been considered an opportunity for sustainable agricultural development due to their environmental benefits. In this case study, an N balance was performed by comparing an SRF Platanus hispanica plantation with a permanent meadow, both located in an area with highly permeable soils, using two different amounts of organic fertilization (digestate) for each system (0, 170 and 340 kg-N ha−1 y−1). The results obtained indicate that, in the presence of highly permeable soils, the SRF is not effective in retaining N during the initial stage of growth, despite the use of a suitable application rate of digestate. Higher N leaching rates occurred in SRF crops compared to permanent meadows. Moreover, the N potential removal rate did not vary proportionally with the applied dose of digestate. To avoid N leaching excess, the annual applied N should be not only within 170 kg-N ha−1 y−1 (Nitrate Directive legal limits for nitrate vulnerable zone) but should also follow precise and accurate distribution practices, like: controlled grassing between the tree rows and soil's minimum tillage immediately after the digestate spreading.


Objective. A variety of electrophysiology tools are available to the neurosurgeon for diagnosis, functional therapy, and neural prosthetics. However, no tool can currently address these three critical needs: (a) access to all cortical regions in a minimally invasive manner; (b) recordings with microscale, mesoscale, and macroscale resolutions simultaneously; and (c) access to spatially distant multiple brain regions that constitute distributed cognitive networks. Approach. We modeled, designed, and demonstrated a novel device for recording local field potentials (LFPs) with the form factor of a stereo-electroencephalographic electrode and combined with radially distributed microelectrodes. Main results. Electro-quasistatic models demonstrate that the lead body amplifies and shields LFP sources based on direction, enabling di rectional sensitivity and sc alability, referred to as the directional and scalable (DISC) array. In vivo, DISC demonstrated significantly improved signal-to-noise ratio, directional sensitivity, and decoding accuracy from rat barrel cortex recordings during whisker stimulation. Critical for future translation, DISC demonstrated a higher signal to noise ratio (SNR) than virtual ring electrodes and a noise floor approaching that of large ring electrodes in an unshielded environment after common average referencing. DISC also revealed independent, stereoscopic current source density measures whose direction was verified after histology. Significance. Directional sensitivity of LFPs may significantly improve brain–computer interfaces and many diagnostic procedures, including epilepsy foci detection and deep brain targeting.


This introductory survey provides a rich understanding of the African experience which, until recently, either had been omitted from the curriculum of institutions of higher learning or was distorted in written and oral literature. The book identifies the post-World War II civil rights movement in America and the independence revolution in Africa as the most decisive forces that generated interest in the study of the African/black experience.


The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of accounting understanding on the quality of MSME financial statements. The data collection method used in this study was a questionnaire—determination of the number of samples using the Simple Random Sampling method. The analysis technique used is simple regression. The findings of the research show that the quality of MSME financial reports is influenced by accounting understanding. Adjusted R Square value of 0.742 means that 74.2% of the quality of financial statements is affected by accounting understanding
Keywords: SAK EMKM, Understanding of Accounting, Quality of Financial Reports


New locality records are given for 'Heteronympha paradelpha paradelpha' Lower, 'Everes lacturnus australis' Couchman and 'Danis hymetus taygetus' (C. and R. Felder) in New South Wales.


In this paper, findings concerning laboratory structures of Schottky diodes made of silicon carbide are presented. Special attention is paid to the influence of the mounting process of diode structures in packages worked out at the Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland, and influence of the ambient temperature and self-heating phenomena on the dc characteristics of the examined diodes. It is shown that high-temperature technological operations can influence the course of characteristics of these diodes and that the self-heating phenomena can visibly change the shape of characteristics of the considered devices. Thermal parameters of these diodes are also measured. The performed measurements prove that constructions of the packages performed by the authors allow the considered diodes to operate at internal temperatures exceeding even 350 °C.