Abstract Introduction Ultraviolet light is a well known trigger for inducing cutaneous flares in people who are predisposed or have been diagnosed with cutaneous lupus, it may have far reaching implications, triggering organ threatening disease Ultraviolet light could be from various sources including the sun, light bulbs and drying lamps used in nail salons to "cure the nails". Curing the nails is a term used in the manicure world where UVA type 2 light is used to facilitate complete and quick drying of the nail polish: these type of UV light have been implicated in the pathogenesis of lupus. Case description This is the case of a 41 year old lady of African descent diagnosed with discoid lupus at the age of 33. Symptoms include hair loss, hypopigmented lesions on her ear, urticarial rash, fatigue, joint stiffness. Prior history of pregnancy loss at 14 weeks noted, and her sister also suffers from lupus. On examination she was found to have scarring alopecia with hyperkeratotic erythematous lesions at the periungual area with acrylic nails. Blood work showed lymphopenia, positive ANA, positive dsDNA by ELISA, RO+, positive anti smith antibody, normal complements and no evidence of kidney involvement. She was treated with topical therapy and then escalated in turns to hydroxychloroquine, mycophenolate mofetil, azathioprine, rituximab and methotrexate. She had developed a rash on hydroxychloroquine leading to it's discontinuation. The periungual lesions were resistant to all of the above treatment including intralesional steroid. She had recurrent flares of the lesions which resulted in episodes of infection, pus drainage, and treatment with antibiotics. Nifedipine was introduced but did not ameliorate symptoms A causal link was eventually made between her exposure to UV light at the nail salon and the periungual lesion. She was advised to discontinue using the UV light and possibly resort to traditional nail polish and air drying. The periungual lesions significantly improved on cessation of using the UV lights. Discussion Gel/acrylic manicures are becoming increasingly popular as they are more aesthetically pleasing and long lasting compared to traditional nail polish which uses air drying method, however we should be aware of the risk of ultraviolet (UV) light exposure which is used to dry the nails. UV light stimulates keratinocytes to express more small nuclear ribonucleoproteins thereby secreting IL-1,1L-6, IL-3, GM-CSF which lead to tissue damage and increased autoantibody production, this can result in development of cutaneous lupus, worsening of cutaneous lupus or in some cases can precipitate organ threatening systemic lupus. As clinicians we should be aware of the risks and educate our patients on the implication to their disease, they should be encouraged not to use this method of manicure but rather resort to the traditional nail polish which uses air drying technique rather than UV light. Other options may include applying sun protection cream to the fingers before manicure or the use of UV protective gloves, these measures though may not provide adequate coverage to the periungual area. We should be aware and educate our patients on avoidance of other sources of UV light including avoidance of fluorescent light, tanning beds, surgical lamps and measures to reduce exposure. Key learning points Consider other sources of UV light exposure in patients with hard to treat skin disease. It is critical that we educate our patients on the possible side effects of UV exposure and counsel on strategies to minimise exposure


Context. We report the detection of oxygen-rich circumstellar envelopes in stars of the nearby (700 kpc) starburst galaxy IC 10. The star-formation history and the chemical environment of this galaxy make it an ideal target to observe dust production by massive stars in a metal-poor environment. Aims. The goal of this study is to identify oxygen-rich stars in IC 10 and to constrain their nature between asymptotic giant branch stars (AGBs), red supergiants (RSGs), and other bright infrared sources. We examine the mass-loss rates of the stars and compare to results obtained for the Magellanic Clouds. Our objectives are to (1) assess whether RSGs can be significant dust producers in IC 10, and (2), solve the discrepancy between the star-formation history of IC 10 and the relatively low number of RSGs detected in the optical. Methods. We search for silicate dust in emission by using the spectral map observed with the Infrared Spectrograph on board the Spitzer Space Telescope. The optical (UBVRI) and infrared (JHK, Spitzer/IRAC and Spitzer/MIPS) photometry are used to assert the membership of the stars to IC 10 and distinguish between AGBs and RSGs. Radiative models are used to infer mass-loss rates and stellar luminosities. Results. The luminosity and colors of at least 9 silicate emission sources are consistent with stars within IC 10. Furthermore, the photometry of 2 of these sources is consistent with RSGs. We derive dust mass-loss rates similar to the values found in the Magellanic Clouds. Accounting for the sample completeness, RSGs are not important contributors to the dust mass budget in IC 10.


A two-factor randomized block design experiment was conducted to study the effects of combined application of water and phosphorus fertilizer on N,P and K contents in the leaves of sugarcane variety ROC22.The two factors were water supply and phosphorus application.The results showed that the average total N and P contents in sugarcane leaves were found to be relatively higher with high water supply,while the total K content decreased with increasing water supply.The plants treated with high phosphorus fertilizer showed relatively higher average total N and K contents in sugarcane leaves,while the total P content recorded higher at low P fertilizer rate.The combined application of water and phosphorus fertilizer increased average total N content in sugarcane leaves with increasing rates of water supply and P application.The average total P content was also found higher at high water supply but low P application rate,while the average total K content was higher at low water supply and high P application rates.


ABSTRACT Using publicly available data for contaminated sites, regression relationships between As or Pb concentrations in co-located soils and leaf, root, and fruit vegetables, were developed. The improvement of these regression relationships by additional independent variables known to influence bioavailability of these trace elements in soil (soil pH, available phosphorous, Fe oxide, total Fe, and organic carbon content) was tested. Soil pH, but not plant-available P, decreased unexplained variation in the model for As in leafy vegetables. Iron oxide concentration in soil reduced unexplained variability in As concentrations in root vegetables, but with a positive coefficient thus contradicting its anticipated role as a competitor for As uptake by plants. None of the soil characteristics beyond total Pb concentration reduced variability observed in Pb concentrations in leafy or root vegetables, and there was no model that predicted Pb concentrations in fruit. Predictions of tissue concentration from single-value Plant-Uptake Factors (PUFs) for As in leaf and root vegetables, and for Pb accumulation in root vegetables, deviated more from the observed values than predictions from the regression relationships. The FW PUF determined from this study was within an order of magnitude of that used by the United Kingdom for development of generic soil quality values.


Abstract Two complementary descriptions of the recently proposed electron waveguide couplers, based on wave interference and electron tunneling, are developed through a unified approach. It is shown that there is a threshold transfer length, which is attributed to a necessary threshold energy for the electron to transfer between two waveguides. The relation between the transfer length and tunneling time is rigorously derived. The issue of equivalence between the two pictures is explicitly illustrated, including the case where there is an effective mass difference in the two waveguides. Normalized dimensionless transfer length and energy are introduced to characterize some general features in the electron waveguide couplers. The transfer length and transfer band-width as a function of the electron energy are calculated, and their implications for the device function are discussed.


A study focusing the improvement of the basin irrigation is performed in the Huinong Irrigation District (HID), in the upper reaches of the Yellow River basin, Ningxia Province, and in the Bojili Irrigation District (BID), in the lower reaches of the basin, Shandong Province. Studies include the field evaluation of current basin irrigation practices and the use of the simulation models SRFR and SIRMOD to search for improved designs and practices. The target application depths are generated by the irrigation scheduling simulation model ISAREG. For HID, achieving a control of present excess irrigation water applied and the induced water table rise and salinity requires that the basin water advance would be completed in a much shorter time than at present. Therefore, improvements in field sizes, land leveling, infiltration conditions and inflow rates are identified aiming at water savings and controlling waterlogging and salinity. At BID, the main problems relate to excessive field lengths and relatively poor land leveling, which induce very slow advance times, which are associated with excess water application or under-irrigation of the downstream part of the field. Solutions therefore include improved land leveling, larger inflow discharges and reduction of field lengths. The paper summarizes the approaches used to calibrate the simulation models from field observations, an analysis of present conditions and performances, and a discussion on the proposed issues for both areas.


We experimentally demonstrate a Long-Wave IR FSO link with a 9.15-µm directly modulated quantum cascade laser at room temperature. Up to 8.1 Gb/s PAM8 transmission over 1.4 meter is achieved with a wideband MCT detector. © 2022 The Author(s)


Report presents data derived from satellite images predicting pollution loads after rainfall. It explains method for converting Landsat images of Eastern United States into cover maps for Baltimore/five county region.


The invention relates to a device for fastening a compressible areal structure to a body part of a vehicle having at least one connecting element and at least one counterpart element, which subject to fixing a compressible areal structure to a body part can be connected to each other. It is provided that the counterpart element comprises a mounting, into which the connecting element for connecting to the counterpart element can be inserted, wherein the mounting allows a movement of the connecting element relative to the counterpart element subject to maintaining the fixing of areal structure and body part. The invention furthermore relates to an arrangement of body part, compressible areal structure and at least one device for fastening the areal structure to the body part. The body part can be a window support, in particular for the windshield of a vehicle, and the areal structure can be a sound/and a heat-insulating structure.


results. An occasional small mononucleated giant-cell was seen. Rosettes were not found. The cells were separated by an abundant intercellular substance, which by special staining was seen to contain a reticulum, in which the cells were disposed in fascicular fashion. It is thought that the tumours are neuro-epitheliomatous in structure and are composed of neuro-ectodermal cells displaced during development with the peripheral nerves (fig. 2).


12099Background: CIPN is a common dose-limiting side effect of taxane and platinum chemotherapy. It is difficult for clinicians to predict who will experience CIPN before initiating chemotherapy, p...


Some of the most striking recent discoveiies about interstellar matter involve molecules. It has been known for a long time that there are atoms and ions in space mainly hydrogen and helium, of course but also heavier elements like sodium and calcium. In addition, there are solid particles of dust, about 10" cm across, which must be composed of heavier elements, as hydrogen and helium cannot condense under interstellar conditions. In 1972, the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory-3, which employs an 80-cm telescope at wavelengths between 1000A and 3000A, was launched in the United States and put into operation. In the ensuing year, it has demonstrated that much of the interstellar medium is composed of hydrogen molecules. This result, based upon the observation of Lyman-band absorption in the spectrum of early-type stars, had been anticipated by a rocket observation of H2 by Carruthers in 1970. The same OAO-3 instrument observed resonance lines of many cosmically abundant elements, and found that these elements often appear to be less abundant in interstellar space than in the solar system, relative to hydrogen. As young stars born recently from the interstellar medium do not show this effect, the heavy elements must in fact be present in some other form. Here I will argue that the heavy elements are largely locked up in the form of the dust and, further, that dust is critical for the formation of the molecules in interstellar space. It is appropriate that the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory-3 which made these discoveries has been named in honor of Copernicus, the Polish astronomer we honor here on the 500th anniversary of his birth. Just as his discoveries were revolutionary for the understanding of the solar system, those made using the Observatory named in his honor have been revolutionary for the understanding of the Galaxy.


The major intent of this article was to determine the amount of energy received by two active systems used to convert solar radiation and to estimate their impact on reducing the emission of pollutants. Thermal solar collectors with an area of 51.36 m2 and photovoltaic panels with an area of 50.4 m2 were subject to comparative analysis. It was assumed that either of the two systems could be installed on the roof of an old tenement house located in Poznan (Poland), which is planned for renovation. Computer simulations made with DesignBuilder software were used as a research tool. Two main conclusions can be drawn from the analysis of the year-long operation of both systems in the conditions of a typical meteorological year. Thermal solar collectors can produce 469 kWh of heat from 1 m2 of the device annually, while PV panels can generate 136 kWh of electricity per year from 1 m2 of active area. However, it turned out that the use of photovoltaic systems can contribute to a higher reduction in pollutants emitted to the atmosphere as a result of the alternative combustion of fossil fuels. Additionally, the optimal angle of inclination of devices for solar radiation conversion located near Poznan was determined.


Collateral flow augmentation using partial aortic occlusion may improve cerebral perfusion in acute stroke. We assessed the effect of partial aortic occlusion on arterial flow velocities of acute stroke patients.


The global telecommunications network consumes approximately 1% of all electrical energy on the planet. A similar amount of electricity is consumed by the data centers and servers that are mushrooming around the planet, and providing an increasingly rich variety of services to Internet users. Importantly, the consumption of the network is growing rapidly, in lock step with the exponential increase in data in the network. In this talk, I will highlight the need to develop high-capacity and energy-efficient switching and networking technologies that can scale to cope with the increasing traffic loads and at the same time consume significantly less energy than today's technologies. I will discuss the relative merits of photonics and electronics in a variety of switching scenarios and put the case for a research focus on green photonics in switching.


This paper is devoted to studying the working characteristics of photovoltaic plants (PV) in different cloud conditions. A technique for determining the electrical energy efficiency (PV) in different clouds types is described, with graphical explanations of the experimental work procedure. The authors of the paper obtained control parameters for changing the value of the energy generated in a solar power plant under different clouds types, which can be used in operational process modeling and engineering calculations for operating solar power plants. It has been determined that the operation (PV) under different clouds types where the generating capacity of the plant varies in the range (8-95%) compared to the clear sky. The purpose of this research is to use the obtained indicators of changes in the generating capacity of the plant for different clouds types in developing a methodology to assess the clouds effectand their types on the throughput of solar radiation falling on the surface of solar panels.


It introduce the wear and particle characteristic of engine. Use Ferrography as a monitor means,Juge the wear condition of engine by the wear particle analysis.


Judging from archaeological evidence, irrigation has been practiced for at least eight millennia, starting in the Nile, followed by the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, the Yellow River in China, and the Indus River in India (Hoffman et al., 1990). During this time, the experience and skill of humankind has been accumulated, improved with an eye toward future needs, and yet sometimes still lost to history. Therefore, capturing the state of the art of irrigation is clearly worthwhile. On the other hand, predicting the future is far less so clearly worthwhile. We recognize that our foresight may well in time be proven dim. Bearing in mind the context of 80 centuries, however, we attempt to describe new and predict future trends.


This paper discusses the construction and function of online course of hydraulic experiment, based on the research of rules of online courses of hydraulic experiment, the article puts forward the concrete method of realization and technical ways.


Different forms of integration between motor, gear and controller are discussed. By using gear-shifting, the drive can be optimized. A good performance for a separately excited dc motor is given by splitting in two parts fed by a dual dc chopper. The design of a motor and controller system for a passenger car is shown.


In digital mobile communications, efficient compression algorithms are needed to encode speech or audio signals. As the determined source parameters are highly sensitive to transmission errors, robust source and channel decoding schemes are required. This contribution deals with an iterative source-channel decoding approach where a simple channel decoder and a softbit-source decoder are concatenated. We mainly focus on softbit-source decoding which can be considered as an error concealment technique. This technique utilizes residual redundancy remaining after source coding. We derive a new formula that shows how the residual redundancy transforms into extrinsic information utilizable for iterative decoding. The derived formula opens several starting points for optimizations, e.g. it helps to find a robust index assignment. Furthermore, it allows the conclusion that softbit-source decoding is the limiting factor if applied to iterative decoding processes. Therefore, no significant gain will be obtainable by more than two iterations. This will be demonstrated by simulation.


Molecular target therapy has been introduced and it has been successfully approved for use in Japan. Compared to USA and EU, it took a few more years to obtain approval from the Ministry of Welfare, Health, and Labor. Breast cancer, in particular metastatic or relapsed breast cancer was treated by chemotherapy or radiation to improve the quality of life or to prolong survival. Her-2, is a member of the human epidermal growth factor receptor family, and its ligand has not been identified. Positive cases of HER2 showed a poor prognosis and were chemotherapy resistant. Before the introduction of the results of adjuvant therapy using CAF (cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, and 5-fluorouracil) or FEC (5-fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide), the use of anthracyclines was not recognized. The use of anthracyclines gave rise to the improvement of adjuvant chemotherapy. Trastuzumab, improved the poor prognostic group with metastatic or relapsed breast cancer patients. In Japan, approximately 3,000 Her-2 positive patients receive trastuzumab alone or in combination with taxane or capecitabine. The presence of Her-2 is as important as the peroxidase reaction in acute leukemia, and causative infectious bacteria in pneumonia. Her-2 is so important because it provides different therapeutic strategies for metastatic breast cancer. First of all, laboratory establishment of HER-2 status is an important step to determine whether the patient's tissue is HER-2 positive or negative. Pathological examination should be done before determining the treatment protocol. The treatment goal is absolutely cure, but in relapsed cases after an adjuvant setting or in metastatic disease of lifethreatening organs the treatment is changed to care or prolorging life.


(ƒÀ-GL) were demonstrated in fibroblast-like, histiocyte-like and giant cells. Moreover, a strongly positive fibronectin (FN) reaction was observed mainly in histiocyte-like and giant cells. In electron microscopy, tumor cells were composed morphologically of various types of cells such as fibroblast-like, histiocyte-like, undifferentiated and giant cells. This case was quite similar to those reported in man or other animals.


Even if it is not your central focus of practice as a respiratory therapist, nurse, or physician, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) impacts all healthcare workers, many on a daily basis, but certainly frequently enough that it makes sense to own a high-quality comprehensive reference such as this book. In their contributions, 18 multidisciplinary clinicians and lecturers provide details from which the 3 editors created a framework that coordinates efforts across primary and secondary COPD care. Extremely sensible and intuitive, the book is organized to take the reader from the "big picture" of epidemiology, cost, and risk while introducing the disease, to the 12 chapters that outline facets of living with COPD, arranged in the order that many afflicted individuals experience them, from diagnosis through end of life. Each chapter includes an impressive list of references, and there are also lists of COPD organizations' contact information and Web sites. Chapter 1, on the pathophysiology of COPD, begins with an accepted definition of COPD, and touches on risk factors, before looking with greater detail into lung pathology. Though a simple schematic of COPD pathophysiology is included, I would have appreciated a cartoon of, for instance, the parenchyma and centrilobular versus panlobular forms, to describe the mechanisms of airflow limitation and cor pulmonale. The section on diagnosis of COPD is detailed. It begins, appropriately, by examining simple clinical features and common subjective complaints, and the section includes a graded dyspnea scale. I particularly liked the section on spirometry, which was distilled in a very understandable manner, and includes annotated classic flow-volume loops that will be extremely helpful to clinicians who only occasionally deal with COPD, as will the end of Chapter 2, which describes when to refer a patient to a respiratory specialist. Chapter 3, on symptom management, and Chapter 6, on quality of life, are the largest sections, and are broken into much appreciated and logical subunits. Chapter 3 comprises sections on pharmacologic management, adherence/concordance, nebulized therapy at home, long-term oxygen therapy, and surgical interventions. Addressing quality-of-life issues in any chronic illness is a core challenge in health care, and Chapter 6 efficiently provides much needed perspective and structure to help guide both daily life and difficult decisions. Appropriately, the chapter begins by reviewing fatigue management. I was delighted the authors included specific considerations about travel and holidays, and sensitive but pertinent information regarding sexuality. The qualityof-life section seems comprehensive and outlines essential information in a very user-friendly way. I was happy to see all of Chapter 7 devoted to psychological needs and interventions for people living with COPD. Included is a cognitive behavioral therapy model, with specific material on living with breathlessness. Detecting and dealing with depression and anxiety is also covered in sufficient detail to be extremely helpful. The overview of noninvasive ventilation contains a nice summary of its utility in acute hypercapnic ventilatory failure and will help many clinicians become familiar with this option. The remaining sections cover more commonly encountered topics, such as smoking cessation, pulmonary rehabilitation, and COPD management in the community. All the topics are handled similarly, in a very understandable and logical manner. The text concludes intuitively, with consideration of end-of-life care and a look into the future care of those with COPD. I h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d M a n a g ing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It is a very comprehensive, especially well-organized, well-written text that covers COPD topics from societal impact to onset of COPD, and emphasizes quality of life as the disease progresses and affects the end of life.


The diamagnetic susceptibilities of a number of compounds containing oxygen linked to nitrogen or phosphorus have been measured. The results are interpreted in terms of the apparent contribution of the oxygen atoms to the susceptibility in these and other series of compounds, and are compared with other evidence on the nature of the bonds to oxygen. The results support the usual formula of an amine oxide as R3N → O, but phosphine oxides behave as would be expected for R3P = O. Phosphorus oxyhalides have molar susceptibilities about 4.6 (in units of −10−6 e.m.u.) larger than the corresponding trihalides, a difference close to that for singly bound oxygen in ethers or alcohols. Each oxygen contributes 4.4 in trialkyl phosphites, as might be expected for P(OR)3; but the value in dialkyl phosphites is 4.9 per oxygen, thereby showing behavior similar to that of carboxylic esters. The extra oxygen in trialkyl phosphates as compared with trialkyl phosphites contributes 9.4, a surprisingly large amount.


[ANGLES] This document presents the results obtained by UPC-DIT-GEOLAB on the hydromechanical
behaviour of two different artificially prepared sand/bentonite mixtures used
as Engineered Barrier Systems in two different Projects. One of them is a
Sand/Bentonite mixture (80%/20%, mixed by mass), proposed as filling material in the
Project GMT in situ test (Gas Migration Test in the Grimsel Test Site, Switzerland), for
the study of the water and air migration through the backfill system. This information is
a key issue to interpret the planned gas injection phase of the in situ experiment. In
addition, the tests will be used to derive parameters related to air flow, which enter into
the intended modelling work of the GMT Project.
The other one is a FoCa Clay/Sand/Graphite mixture (60%/35%/5%, mixed by mass),
proposed as filling material in the Project PRACLAY and specifically used in the
"Ophelie" mock-up test, recently dismantled, in which THM characterization was
obtained. This information will be compared with the results obtained in the present
laboratory work. To enhance the understanding of the coupled hydro-mechanical
response of these mixtures, an experimental programme, compatible with a minimum
amount of testing and a reliable determination of material parameters, was performed
within a time schedule of 16 months. The tests were used to derive parameters related to
shear strength and compressibility for load changes at different saturation states.


In Colombia, coffee growing is one of the most important crops, and it is carried out almost in the whole territory, the Arabic Coffea with multiple varieties is grown; the most popular and best flavor is Caturra, which, in spite of its great properties, is attacked by parasitoid fungus Hemileia vastatrix, best known as Rust. This project evaluated the effect of chitosan compound on Hemileia vastatrix fungus, in order to establish fungicide properties of such compound, and consider it as a natural alternative to combat such disease of these plants. At first, chitosan was obtained from shrimp shell Chitin; two kinds of chitosan, one with a deacetylation degree of 28,94%, and other with deacetylation degree of 56,49%, were obtained through a chemical process, which were compared to other two chitosan compounds, one of a low molecular weight (62 cps) and other of molecular middle weight (598 cps). In order to experimentally establish effectiveness of this compound, in its various chemical forms, a germinator was prepared and planted of Coffea Arabic Caturra variety, and a statistical design of random blocks was applied. In addition, the number of diseased leaves of each plant was selected as the variable to be observed during phases infected by Rust. Chitosan compounds were prepared in chloride acid at a 1% and p/v concentration, and applied to each plant by spray. Results showed fungicide activity of the compound when applied as a preventive treatment, that is, previously to be attacked by the disease, and also when applied to Rust infected coffee plants during its initial phase.


ABSTRACT The issue of teacher stress is prominent and pervasive in today's educational climate. Teacher stress stems from multiple sources, and one more recently articulated source for teacher stress includes trauma-related stress. Teachers experience trauma-related stress when working with students who have experienced traumatic histories. Given the fact that trauma is a pervasive issue in today's school systems, a significant number of teachers are experiencing trauma-related stress. Teachers experiencing trauma-related stress are left vulnerable to developing myriad significant issues, including vicarious traumatization and compassion fatigue. The purpose of this article is to showcase the development, implementation, preliminary evaluation, and future directions of the Mind-Body Group for Teacher Stress (MBGTS), a group intervention program specifically designed to serve as a resource for teachers experiencing trauma-related stress. MBGTS incorporates both psychoeducation around trauma, as well as various mind-body skills teachers can use to cope with trauma-related stress. This practice article highlights MBGTS within its pilot implementation; overall, the program demonstrated promise, as it was well received and positively evaluated by its participating teachers.


Banana  'barangan'  unripe  flour  and  taro  flour  can  be  processed  into  flakes. Flakes is fast food favored all ages by children to the adults. Flakes has a unique shape. This  research  aims  to  determine  the  acceptability  and  nutritional  content  of  flakes mixed of banana 'barangan' unripe and taro flour.The  type  of  research  was  an  experiment  conducted  by  completely  randomized design using three treatment, taro flour and banana 'barangan' unripe flour  2:1,  1:2, 1:1.  Acceptability  test  of  flakes  banana  'barangan'  unripe  flour  and  taro  flour  by  30 student  of faculty  Public  Health,University  of  North  Sumatera,  nutrient  content analysis  was  tested  in  laboratory  of  Industrial  Research  and  Standarization  Agency Medan.The results  of acceptability  organoleptic test based on color, aroma,  flavor and texture by 30 panelist showed the most preferred  were flakes with of taro flour 25% and banana 'barangan' unripe flour 75%. The results of nutrient  content analysis  showed that  three  treatments  had  content  carbohydrates  84,4%,  79,1%,  74,0%,  content  of protein 4,97%, 5,42%, 7,18% and fat 3,34%, 2,10%, 6,41%.It is recommended for people to take banana 'barangan' unripe flour and taro flour to become a flakes as alternative fast food to breakfast.Keywords:  Banana  'Barangan'  Unripe  Flour,  Taro  Flour,  Flakes,  Acceptability, Nutrient Content


For success in vascular surgery involving small-diameter (< 6 mm) vessels, a graft must closely match the internal diameter of the host artery and have desired high elasticity, porosity and transverse compliance. Thus although arterial grafts have gained acceptance in larger-calibre (> 6 mm) applications, where the requirements are flexible, a vein from the body continues to be preferred for small-vessel repair. The objective of this study is to develop an understanding of the material and the construction factors that affect the values of a woven tube's diameter, pore size, elastic recovery and transverse compliance. This information is largely absent in literature. By varying yarn size and fabric structure, seamless tubes (1.5–7 mm diameter) were constructed. These were heat set for circular shapes and characterised for size, geometry and radial elasticity. Property–structure correlation models are presented. Grafts of desired size can be engineered and their properties predicted.


This research deals with the interpretation of Al-Kashshaf and represents some of the readings that Al-Zamakhshari stopped at to show his position on them. Or he finds it from the opinion of the reader and his diligence, or he composes the reader, or attributes to him an illusion, then the research tries to stand on the reasons that made Al-Zamakhshari take this position, and the motives that led to his adoption of this position.


This contribution aims to lift the ideological veil of apologetics and pseudo-criticism on advertising with the help of a reality-based systematic analysis that contributes to a materialistic theory of advertising. The content-related and methodological basis of such a theory is a Critique of the Political Economy of Advertising oriented towards the critique of capitalism and academic knowledge originally presented by Karl Marx and current societal analyses based on it. In this context, the academic objective is to consider the economic, political, and societal functions of (media) advertising. In doing so, the elementary economic and ideological functions of advertising for the existence and further development of the market economy and capitalist economic and societal systems become recognisable. Advertising then no longer appears as a necessary evil but as a necessary "elixir of life" for the media industry, the economy, and capitalism as a whole. Based on the applied critical political-economic analysis, it becomes clear that on the level of capitalism as an economic and societal system, advertising thus contributes economically and ideologically to the stabilisation of the systemic foundations of capitalist societies (the capital-labour relationship, the regime of accumulation; the economic, societal, and political [advertising] functions of the media). It is shown that a Critique of the Political Economy of Advertising – especially from the point of view of the necessarily growing importance of advertising for media production – also contributes to the development of a Critique of the Political Economy of the Media.


Schiprolactone A, a triterpenoid lactone with a new side chain skeleton was isolated from the stems of Schisandra propinqua together with schisanlactones A and B. Their structures were elucidated by spectral studies.


One of the most popular and widely accepted financial valuation models is the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). This model intuitively takes relative risk into pricing a financial asset. Since Sharpe first developed the CAPM in 1964, the return on the Standard and Poor's 500 (S&P 500) market index has been used as the proxy for the market return. This proxy has not been updated to reflect the globalization of finance and the growth of global stock markets relative to domestic markets. The market proxy is one of the most important factors, if not the most important factor in measuring relative risk. This book examines a potentially more appropriate global index, the Standard and Poor's Global 1200. Although the S&P 500 captures globalization to a certain extent due to the global nature of the domestic companies included in the index, the S&P Global 1200 index is a broader global index and may now be more suitable given the increased globalization the world economy has experienced in recent decades.


In system arrangement and theory construction,the innovation of local people's congress system embodies many agreements with the establishment of socialist harmonious society and is aimed at reforming the elements unsuitable for the construction of socialist harmonious society by improving electoral system,supervisory system and representative system,reinforcing the construction of the standing committee of local people'congress.


In the Learning Early About Peanut Allergy (LEAP) study, early peanut introduction in high‐risk 4‐ to 11‐month‐olds was associated with a significantly decreased risk of developing peanut allergy. However, the influences of key baseline high‐risk factors on peanut tolerance are poorly understood.


In the cultural market ... the matching of supply and demand is neither the simple effect of production imposing itself on consumption nor the effect of a conscious endeavor to serve the consumer's needs, but the result of the objective orchestration of two relatively independent logics, that of the fields of production and that of the field of consumption. Pierre Bourdieu, Distinction, trans. Richard Nice (Cambridge, MA, 1984), 230.


Oil palm sector is one of the major contributors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Malaysia. In 2019, with oil palm area of 5.90 million hectares, exports of oil palm have contributed RM64.84 billion to the country's income. Indirectly, it helps the economic growth and socioeconomic of independent smallholders which occupy over 16% of total oil palm planted area in Malaysia. Despite the significant contribution to the economy, Malaysian palm oil industries has been heavily pressurized by the western communities for causing environmental problems such as deforestation and loss of biodiversity. Hence, the mandatory implementation of Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) starting 1st January 2020 is important for the palm oil industries to ensure their commitment towards sustainability, including smallholders. Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB), a government agency has been tasked to assist independent smallholders in implementing MSPO certification. As of 31st May 2020, 24.3% of independent smallholders with 239,692.34 hectares of oil palm areas have been certified with MSPO. Therefore, implementation of MSPO among smallholders provides competitive advantages for Malaysian palm oil and promotes Malaysian sustainable product worldwide.


A 375nm thick LaMg 2 Ni alloy thin film was prepared by electron beam evaporation using LaNi, Mg and Ni targets, and followed by vacuum annealing at 350℃. Upon hydrogen loading/unloading, the reversible conversion from a metallic, reflecting state to a semiconducting, color-neutral transparent state was observed in the as-prepared film. The contrast ratios in both the transmission (400—900nm) and the resistivity between the reflecting state and the transparent state are over four orders of magnitude. The surface and the cross-section of the alloy films before and after hydrogenation were observed by scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope, which showed that the lower reflection observed in the dehydrogenated film is due to the rough surface originating from the first hydrogenation.


Aim To prepare the external preparation of chemotherapeutics for treated local mycosis fungoides(MF) and to establish a method for the determination of cyclophosphamide.Methods Compound cyclophosphamide ointment were pnepared and the quality specification were establishod.The stimulation and the stability test were conducted.Results The method of quality control is feasible,and the average recovery was 99.36%,the correlective test proves that the preparation is stable and has no irritation to skin.Conclusion The preparation technique of the ointnent is reasonable and quality is steady.it is an available chemotherapeutics preparation in treated local MF.


Supervisor : 1. Dr. Yetty Morelent, M. Hum. 2. Dra. Gusnetti, M. Pd. The process of acquiring language for a child beginswhen he/she was born into the world. When new born, a child is not able to speak, and crying is one of his/her ways to interact with his/her mother and with other people around him/her. A child's language acquisition depends on his/her mother because the mother tongue is the first language the child masters or acquires. Based on the writer's observation on a child aged 4,5 years, Bunga Tria Wulandari, who became the object of the research, the writer thought that Bungaexcelled in speaking compared to other children her age. The process of her language development was faster than other children her age. The first language known by her was Minangkabau language because it was the language used in her family. The type of the study was qualitative, while the method used was a descriptive study.  The method used to describe the language acquisition of a child aged 4,5 years (a study case of Bunga Tria wulandari) : a Syntactic Study involved phrases, clauses, and sentences. The informant of the study was Bunga Tria Wulandari aged 4,5 years.  Based on the result of the study, there were 70 data of utterances expressed by Bunga in the language acquisition of a child aged 4,5 years on the studied object Bunga Tria Wulandari in the form of (1) phrases, (2) clauses, and (3) sentences. Out of those 70 utterances expressed by the respondent, there were 55 data of phrases and 15 data of clauses. The most dominant utterance spoken by Bunga was in the form of phrases. In line with the findings of this study as described previously, it could be concluded that Bunga had been able to produce good sentences according to her age and say the sentences like adults. Keywords : Language acquisition, Syntactic acquisition, a child'sutterance.


The results of influence of graded hardening and hardening with interrupted cooling on mechanical properties of steel 10G12 are shown in this research paper. It is proved that due to efficient hit treatment it may be obtained good combination of mechanical properties


Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is caused by T cell‐mediated destruction of the pancreatic insulin‐producing β cells. While the role of CD4+ T cells in the pathogenesis of T1D is accepted widely, the epitopes recognized by pathogenic human CD4+ T cells remain poorly defined. None the less, responses to the N‐terminal region of the insulin A‐chain have been described. Human CD4+ T cells from the pancreatic lymph nodes of subjects with T1D respond to the first 15 amino acids of the insulin A‐chain. We identified a human leucocyte antigen‐DR4‐restricted epitope comprising the first 13 amino acids of the insulin A‐chain (A1‐13), dependent upon generation of a vicinal disulphide bond between adjacent cysteines (A6–A7). Here we describe the analysis of a CD4+ T cell clone, isolated from a subject with T1D, which recognizes a new HLR‐DR4‐restricted epitope (KRGIVEQCCTSICS) that overlaps the insulin A1‐13 epitope. This is a novel epitope, because the clone responds to proinsulin but not to insulin, T cell recognition requires the last two residues of the C‐peptide (Lys, Arg) and recognition does not depend upon a vicinal disulphide bond between the A6 and A7 cysteines. The finding of a further CD4+ T cell epitope in the N‐terminal A‐chain region of human insulin underscores the importance of this region as a target of CD4+ T cell responses in human T1D.


Prior to the entrance of the United States in World War I the labor market received a severe shock. The needs of war production occasioned a sudden rise in demand for labor at the same time that the cessation of "European migration interrupted the normal flow of industrial recruits. Later, the draft accentuated this shortage. In World War I the great need was for unskilled workers in heavy industry, and Negroes in rural and urban areas of the South were recruited.' The movement of Negroes to industrial centers, once started, perpetuated itself. In part it was in response to the continuing recruitment programs of employers, and in part it was occasioned by reports of new economic opportunities in the North and West.2 Negro industrial employment in World War I was concentrated in a few fields. The most important of these were iron and steel, meat packing, shipbuilding, and automobiles. Many Negro recruits to the industrial centers entered domestic service jobs and unskilled work in road construction and in street and steam railroad repair and maintenance. According to the census figures, in the ten year period from 1910 to 1920, the number of Negroes in mining rose from 61,129 to 73,229. Comparable figures for manufacturing


The invention provides a video image processing method, a video image processing device and a video image processing system. The method comprises the following steps: processing video data obtained in the camera to obtain digital video data; and then, pre-processing the digital video data and displaying a video image according to the pre-processed digital video data to process the video data. Furthermore, in the data processing process, by using a special video image collecting module and a special video image algorithm module, the problems of slow processing speed and low executing efficiency are solved in the video image processing process in the prior art when the video data size to be processed is great.


This chapter explores the idea of a knowledge footprint for a university, as a means of identifying and measuring the impact of a university on economy, society/ community, and the environment. A knowledge footprint analysis provides a mechanism that allows for strategy development, priority setting, performance evaluation, institutional benchmarking, and trade- off analysis in the tradition of decision making under uncertainty and in situations where there are multiple courses of action. Institutional research and planning professionals can play a key role in these efforts as they have the expertise and know- how in performance measurement, as well as insight into the unique role and attributes of universities. This chapter comprises four sections. Section one is a literature review that examines the impact that universities (referred to throughout this chapter as "higher education institutions"-HEIs) have on the economy, society, and the environment. It provides a backdrop and context for section two, which explores the elements of a knowledge footprint framework as a decision making tool. Section three considers the various uses of a knowledge footprint framework for HEIs as they grapple with competing claims on resources, changing roles and responsibilities in a dynamic environment. Section four presents some challenges in developing and implementing the knowledge footprint framework.


The transformation of primary forestlands into lands under cultivation exerts an impact on the physical and chemical properties of the soils, leading to loss of carbon from the soil. The aims of this study were (1) to estimate the impact of different land use on organic carbon stock (OC-stock) and (2) to determine the clay percentage, the dispersion factor, and bulk density with regard to soil management. Thirty soil profiles were sampled as follows: four under primary forests with 80-100 years (old growth); two under secondary wood forests with 45-50 years; eight under secondary young forests with 15-25 years; four under pasture land with 15-20 years; and 12 under continuous cultivation for >; 50 years. We determined the changes in OC-stock in the soils under different land-use conditions in relation to the primary forest variant. There was a difference in the OC-stock of the continuous cultivation variant compared to the remaining land-use variants for all soil-thickness layers. The greatest loss of cultivated soil was in the 0-20 cm layer of the primary forest OC-stock. In the 50-100 cm layer, the OC-stock of the cultivated soils diminished significantly. As regards physical properties, such as clay percentage, dispersion factor, and bulk density, we observed significant differences between the cultivated soils compared to the remaining land-use variants.


For the problem that the dependent variable has many independent variables and their sampling periods are also different, a predicting method is proposed by using synthetically the data analysis methods of support vector regression (SVR), multivariate regression and principal component analysis, etc. The method can be briefly described as follows: 1. Predicting with the independent variables which have dense sampling periods based on SVR, and then the results are synchronized to have the same sampling period with the dependent variable. 2. Amending the results by using another linear or non-linear method which includes SVR itself, with the rest independent variables which have the same sampling periods with the dependent variable. 3. In order to increase the predictive accuracy, three data processing methods (principal component analysis, standardization and normalization) are integrated. 4. Two approaches, error mean square line and small error probability, are also introduced to evaluating this synthetic method. By using the method, the mathematical relation between the aircraft's failure ratio and its anfractuous factors is first established. The results show that the method is efficient in predicting the aircraft's failure ratio. In the process of quantifying some influencing factors of the aircraft's failure ratio, the Pearson's correlation coefficient method is also adopted.


This study aims to analyze the leading economic sector, highly competitive and has the potential to be developed to support economic growth in the City of Sorong, West Papua Province. The analytical tools used are SLQ and DLQ, Shift Share and Klassen Typology. The results of the combined analysis of SLQ and DLQ show that the leading sectors with SLQ and DLQ criteria> 1 are the Construction sector SLQ 2.17 and DLQ 1.21; Transportation and Warehousing SLQ 2.97 and DLQ 1.00; Information and Communication SLQ 3.58 and DLQ 1.06; Real Estate SLQ 2.61 and DLQ 1.01; Government Administration, Defense and Social Security Required SLQ 1.20 and DLQ 1.23; Health Services and Social Activities SLQ 2.60 and DLQ 1.36. The Shift Share analysis results show that the highly competitive sector with a Cij value> 0 is the Construction sector; Government Administration, Defense, and Mandatory Social Security; Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries. The results of the Klassen Typology analysis show that the potential sectors with certain sector growth criteria are larger with the same sector in the reference area but the contribution is smaller are the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries sectors; Mining and excavation.


Purpose Explore the influence of different urine flow on accuracy of urinary bladder temperature (hereinafter referred as UBT). Method Patients staying at neurosurgery ICU of Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University from May 2013 to March 2014, who meet the inclusion criteria, were selected. Since the beginning of admission, axillary temperature, UBT and rectal temperature of the patients were monitored continuously for three days. According to the amount of urine volume, the patients were divided into high urine flow group (urine volume ≥ 40ml/h) and low urine flow group (urine volume <; 40ml/h), and the relationship between axillary temperature, UBT and rectal temperature of the two groups were compared. Results At low urine flow rate, UBT was positively correlated to rectal temperature, r=0.72, P <;0.01; while at high urine flow rate, rectal temperature was positively correlated to bladder temperature, r=0.89, P <;0.01. Conclusions UBT monitoring can be used as a continuous monitoring method of the patients' body temperature, but when the patients' urine volume decreases, it will affect the accuracy of UBT measurements.


This document presents details about health concerns resulting from the activities of the Mound Laboratory during the month of March 1948.


This research focuses on the life history of university professor and the meaning of their lives to provide career information to parents and teachers conducting childhood career education. professor K with 25 years of professorship was targeted for insides's view(emic), which describes the life story through the professor's voice and words, was used as the method of research and additional data was collected through in-depth interviews with professor K, his writings, e-mails and in-depth interviews. The collected data was electronically transferred and categorized for field and categorical analysis. The analysis showed that the motive for professor K to enter academic society was due to his utmost efforts, assistance of family, and his friend encountering. Also after entering the university, he served as key role in research, education and as an appointed professor. After retirement, he is contributing to the society as a expert and practitioner. As such, 'continuous effort and consistent personal innovation', 'strong belief and clear calling', 'warm humanity and practical life', and 'flexible attitude and educational passion' were deducted from professor K 's professional capability.


OBJECTIVE
To explore the relationship between the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and autoimmune disorders (AID).

METHODS
The clinical data of 117 MDS patients were reviewed.

RESULTS
Nineteen (16.2%) of 117 MDS patients had AIDs. The commonest AID associated with MDS was rheumatoid arthritis (31.6%) and ulcerative colitis (26.3%). Compared with that in MDS patients without autoimmune disorders, the leukemic transformation rate was not increased in the MDS/AID but the median survival time was shorter in MDS/AID patients.

CONCLUSION
MDS patients associated with autoimmune disorders may be an unfavorable factor for their prognosis.


CpG islands are cluster of CG-rich DNA sequences that associate with the promoter of many human genes. Previous studies based on the original CpG criteria, as being length > 200 bp, %GC ≥ 50%, and ObsCpG/ExpCpG ≥ 0.60, showed that CpG islands overlap the promoter of all human housekeeping genes and over half of all tissue-specific genes. The present study, using the new and widely accepted criteria defined as length > 500 bp, %GC ≥ 55%, and ObsCpG/ExpCpG ≥ 0.65, showed that CpG islands of ∼60% of housekeeping genes overlap the promoter, suggesting that the previous studies might include Alu repeats in the promoter region. Using artificial neural networks, RBF, MLP, PNN, and SVM identified ObsCpG/ExpCpG of the 5′ region-CpG islands and ratio of exonic CpG island number to total CpGs as important variables for classification of myocytes-specificity, with ObsCpG/ExpCpG < 0.65 being specific. For classification of neuron-specificity, the %GC and ObsCpG/ExpCpG of the 5′ region-CpG islands were important variables.


Design studies of various acoustically treated inlet and fan‐exhaust ducts were conducted for the JT3D turbofan engine installation on DC‐8 airplanes. These design studies resulted in the selection of two configurations of treated engine inlets and one configuration of treated fan‐exhaust ducts for full‐scale fabrication and testing. On the basis of ground runup test results, one configuration was chosen for subsequent flyover noise and cruise‐performance flight testing. This paper discusses some of the design concepts that were studied, presents some of the results of the full‐scale ground runup tests, and also presents predictions of the change in flyover perceived noise level owing to installation of treated nacelles on DC‐8–50/61 airplanes.


At reentry velocities it is generally agreed that the radiation associated with transitions between excited electronic states of atoms and molecules is responsible for the bulk of the thermal radiation emitted from the shock wave area. This article deals with the evaluation of thermal radiation emitted from hypersonic shock waves in real air using the direct simulation Monte Carlo method. The calculation of electronic excitation is made without assuming equilibrium for the distribution of the energy states, and measured or theoretically evaluated cross sections are used to determine the electronic excitation of atoms and molecules in the flow and the subsequent thermal radiation. The results with this new scheme are compared with available experimental data and existing numerical methods. The test cases are based on an AVCO Everett shock-tube experiment and on the axisymmetric flowfield of a blunted Mars-net reentry vehicle. The method is in good agreement with both experimental data and results given by other methods. Discrepancies are evaluated and discussed. 34 refs.


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Though we have vast cultivable land and enough water in this planet, still we are unable to fulfill the basic needs of the people. It is estimated that one billion people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition in their day to day life. It is roughly estimated that about 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. This is down from 35,000 ten years ago, and 41,000 twenty years ago. Three-fourths of the deaths in the world population are those of children under the age of five. Famine and wars cause about only 10 percent of hunger deaths, although they tend to be the ones one hears about most often. The majority of hunger deaths are caused by chronic malnutrition only. Families facing extreme poverty are simply unable to get enough food to eat at least one time a day (www.biofertilizer.com).


The present study deals with the prevalence of helminthic infection in Capra hircus during period of July 2008 to June 2009 from Ahmednager district (M.S.). Out of 300 samples examined 255 (85%) found to be infected with the helminth parasites. The seasonal variation of gastro-intestinal helminthic infection shows the higher prevalence occurs in monsoon (95%) followed by winter (87%) and summer (73%) because of easy dispersal of larvae in pasture resulting is increased in contact with the host and the parasites. Among the helminth parasites found the maximum incidence occurs is of cestode parasites in all seasons (48.33%) followed by nematodes (26.66%) and trematode (10%) respectively.


For the structural analysis of excavations in rock, numerical investigations of complex three-dimensional structures are required. By combining the Finite-Element-Method (FEM) and the Boundary-Element-Method (BEM) it is possible to consider the nonlinear behavior close to the cavities and the influence of the surrounding rock mass. For the blocked and unsymmetrical large system of equations an equation solver is presented, developed in cooperation with the "IBM Scientific Center Heidelberg". Based on Grotty's solver, the algorithm ignores many of the zero-blocks. An important advantage is the possibility of storing nonzero-blocks in Full Matrix Storage Mode, Compress-Matrix Storage Mode or Profile-In Skyline Storage Mode. In addition, all algorithms were transformed into BLAS 3-Standard. As a consequence, required computational time and storages are efficiently reduced.


The present study aimed to identify the level of marital satisfaction among a sample of women in Amman city / Jordan, and its relation to some variables, The sample included 165 women, it was randomly selected, the researcher designed a questionnaire that measures the level of marital satisfaction, which included 20 paragraphs, each paragraph measures one dimension related to marital satisfaction, The questionnaire was applied by the study members, The statistical analysis showed: 1- The level of marital satisfaction for all members of the study was medium level of marital satisfaction. 2- No statistically significant differences in marital satisfaction due to the variable number of years of marriage. 3- No statistically significant differences in marital satisfaction due to the variable number of children.4- No statistically significant differences in the levels of marital satisfaction between working and non-working women.5- There are statistically significant differences in marital satisfaction due to the variable educational level of women. 6- There are statistically significant differences in marital satisfaction due to the variable family income. This is a logical consequence of the nature of the study community. The study recommended providing preventive counseling services for young men and women before marriage, and provide counseling services for couples about mechanisms of effective marital interaction, in order to reduce the risk factors leading to marital failure.


This paper examines the main concepts of quality assurance in higher education. We propose to conceptual approaches to quality: first one, as characteristics of objects; the second one, as standard of high performance. These two perspectives try to establish an etymological, philosophical and normative linkage. We analize the quality on three historical types of higher education institutions. Then, the specifical frame of analysis is the ecuadorian higher education system.


Background: Some studies have demonstrated that physiotherapists have a high prevalence of low back pain (LBP). The relationship between physiotherapy students, who are possibly open to the same LBP professional risks as graduates, and LBP has never been established. Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate the association between undergraduate physiotherapy study and LBP. Settings: University of Hail, female Campus. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out at University of Hail, K.S.A. A survey-based learning was carried out with physiotherapy and medical students. The target population of this study consists of 120 medical and physiotherapy students, where 60 were Medical and 60 were physiotherapy students. The sample was randomly selected from the University of Hail (female campus). The Social Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA) will be used to analyze the entered data. Descriptive statistics such as Chi square test, U test, correlation, graphs as well as percentages will be used to describe the participants. Result: Physiotherapy students reported a higher prevalence of LBP when compared with the medical students in all measures. There were no changes between the courses regarding pain intensity and disability.


This paper expatiates on the forms, developments of subject of vibration using engineering and the classify of vibration using. By introducing the equipment——electromagnetism dramatic polymer mold extruder ,which has a good foreground, it points out the marked character and the development trend of the using vibration.


Context-Aware systems are becoming useful components in autonomic and monitoring applications and the assessment of their properties is an important step towards reliable implementation, especially in safety-critical
applications.
In this paper, using an avalanche/landslide alert system as a running example, we propose a technique, based on Boolean Control Networks, to verify that the system dynamics has stable equilibrium states, corresponding to constant inputs, and hence it does not exhibit oscillatory behaviors, and to establish other useful properties in order to implement a precise and timely alarm system.


Problems of preparation of teachers of vocational training to educational activity are considered. Social and pedagogical features of students of educational institutions of the initial and average vocational training, consisting in propensity to deviant behaviour are characterised, experience of additional preparation of teachers of vocational training to prevent deviating behaviour of pupils is described. Necessity is shown and directions of perfection of the content of training of the given experts in respect of strengthening person-focused social and professional work are allocated.


The three scientists from the United States and England were awarded the Nobel Prize for 2001 in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of "key regulators of the cell cycle".The fundamental discoveries are important in understanding all aspects of cell growth.Most biomedical research areas will benefit from these basic discoveries,which may result in broad applications within many different fields.In the long term,the discoveries may also open new principles for cancer therapy.This article introduces the three Nobel Laureates and their research.


Background:  Proper use of antiepileptic drugs in the elderly involves knowledge of their pharmacokinetics to ensure a patient‐specific balance between efficacy and toxicity. However, populations of epileptic patients on chronic carbamazepine (CBZ) therapy which have been studied have included data of relatively few elderly patients.


We describe the synthesis of two novel bis-4H-furo[3,4-b]indoles from indole. Several alternative pathways to these potential DNA bis-intercalator precursors are discussed, and the synthesis of a novel semi-rigid tether is reported.


The present invention relates to a solar tracking apparatus using a CDS element. The sensor unit; Signal comparison unit; Control unit; Limit control; In the solar tracking apparatus using a CDS device comprising an and a driving unit; Track sensors of said sensor is a transparent ring coupled to the upper portion of the body; Hypothesis a plurality of CDS devices east and west CDS device inside the transparent ring, and; The protection film and the east CDS hypothesis between the device and west CDS device; Both sides of the barrier film is to the covering of the upper part of the transparent ring is the color of the lens varies semicircular convex lens and the photosensitive east west photosensitive lens according to the intensity of the light hypothesis; And in that the characteristic. Sunlight, CDS elements, tracking sensor, a solar panel, frame, solar unit, the worm, worm gear, motor, east-west drive device, the drive body, inter drive unit, a rotating disk, a housing, a sensor, a signal comparison unit, the controller, limit control , driving, east CDS devices, west CDS devices, protection film.


There have been many attempts to ascertain the predictors of wellbeing. The goal of this thesis is not to evaluate individual theories but to challenge the assumptions that underlie them.
Specifically, this thesis endeavours to determine whether there is evidence of universality in the predictors of wellbeing through an investigation of subjectivism and objectivism. In the former, pro-attitudes and values are thought to determine the predictors of wellbeing; in the latter, �goods� with inherent value are proposed to do so universally. Global life satisfaction and life domain satisfaction were selected to operationalize subjectivism and objectivism, respectively.
Cross-national comparisons were selected under the presumption that cultural values are internalized at the individual level. This assumption was validated through analysis of the World Values Survey, which revealed significant cross-cluster and cross-national variation in self-reported domain importance scores (family, friends, leisure time, politics, work and religion).
Empirical analysis of both independently collected data and the Eurobarometer revealed similar cross-cluster and cross-national differences in domain-life satisfaction relationships (health, family, social life, personal safety, financial situation, home life and job). It was concluded these findings supported subjectivism: the predictors of wellbeing are not universal, but vary as a
function of values.


Dynamic memory management requires special attention in programming. It should be fast and secure at the same time. This paper proposes a new randomized dynamic memory management algorithm designed to meet these requirements. Randomization is a key feature intended to protect applications from "use-after-free" or similar attacks. At the same time, the state in the algorithm consists only of one pointer, so it does not consume extra memory for itself. However, our algorithm is not a universal solution. It does not solve the memory fragmentation problem and it needs further development and testing.


A portable, dynamic pressure calibrator was fabricated for use on wind tunnel models at NASA-Ames Research Center. The calibrator generates sine wave pressures at levels up to 1 PSIG P-P(168dB) at frequencies from 10Hz to 6KHz and .5 PSIG P.P (162dB) at frequencies from 6KHz to 20KHz. The calibrator consists of two units connected by a single cable. The handheld unit contains a pressure transducer, speaker, and deadman switch. This unit allows application of dynamic pressure to transducers/ports on installed wind tunnel models. The base unit contains all of power supplies, controls and displays. This unit allows amplitude and frequency to be set and verified at a safe location off of the model.


A mixture of at least 6 species of lactic acid bacteria and/or Bifidobacteria is disclosed for use in bakery and medical field. The preferred mixture comprises Streptococcus thermophilus, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium breve, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus delbruecku subsp. bulgaricus. Said mixture is useful for a sourdough, a leavening composition. Baked goods and other food products obtained therefrom are disclosed. These goods have low or no gluten content and are suitable for the integration of the diet of a subject suffering from celiac disease, for decreasing the risk of allergies due to wheat flour albumins and globulins, for the treatment of schizophrenic symptoms, in the preparation of products for enteric diet.


hyiHE British, Danish, and Irish applications for membership in the J_ European Community (EEC) in 1969 confronted various policymakers and other influential persons in Norway with a serious dilemma.1 Threatened with reduced access to important markets if Britain and Denmark joined the Common Market, and generally sympathetic to the aims of European political unity and economic integration, most of these persons wanted Norway to follow suit. But they could hardly be unaware of the substantial domestic opposition such a move would encounter. There had been a heated debate over Norwegian membership in the EEC at the time of Britain's first application for membership in 1962. The antagonisms stirred up then subsided only when de Gaulle rebuffed the British in January 1963. The controversy reappeared in milder form at mid-decade when Britain again sought membership unsuccessfully. Thus at the start of 1970 there could be little doubt that with de Gaulle gone and with British, Danish, and Irish chances of gaining membership consequently much improved, an effort to bring Norway into the EEC would be unusually divisive for Norwegian politics. On the other hand, not to seek membership would create considerable conflict at the leadership level. Thus policymakers and other influential Norwegians had thrust upon them a dilemma to which there was no convenient political solution. The mobilization of public opinion over this issue and the distributions of the vote in the 1972 referendum that finally rejected Norwegian membership in the EEC have already received considerable attention.2 After briefly summarizing these aspects of the affair, therefore, the present article will seek to interpret the ways in which Norwegian leaders reacted to the dilemma posed by the EEC's expansion in order to make some observations about these persons' more persistent attitudes, ideologies, and political strategies. In addition, and


FIELD: information technology. SUBSTANCE: system of user circuit-switching agent includes service processing device located in home IMS/MMD network. The system of user circuit-switching agent also includes communication device located in attended network which is attended by mobile terminal. In this system, communication device has function of mutual conversion between UNI ("user-network" interface) signal in circuit-switched network with which mobile terminal is connected and the signal used in IMS/MMD. EFFECT: providing system of user circuit-switching agent capable to provide service for IP multimedia subsystem, multimedia domain equivalent to service provided for circuit-switched network. 12 cl, 15 dwg


A new prescribing assessment tool is being piloted to assess GP trainees prescribing patterns and identify learning needs. It may become an integral part of the Workplace-based Assessments contributing to the membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP). All GP trainees who start ST3 in August 2019 will need to complete the mandatory prescribing assessment pilot. The assessment needs to be completed after 4 months of ST3 training and must be completed by 31 January 2020. Upon completion of the assessment and accompanying questionnaire, the GP trainee has to only complete 10 case-based discussions (CbDs) rather than the normal ST3 requirement of 12. In the following article, Dr Susan Bodgener and Dr Anish Kotecha discuss the assessment and what this involves.


Using transfer-matrix method and multi-fractal theory,we have studied the transmission properties of the one-dimensional Fibonacci structures Fc(l) and the generalized Fibonacci structures GF(m,n),in which m,n different intervals are integer according to a substitution rule.By using a transfer-matrix method,the optical transmission through GF(1,n) and GF(m,1) is obtained.Multi-fractal analysis is employed to characterize the transmission spectra.The transmission spectra of Fibonacci structures have self-similarity and inhomogeneity with the increase of the order.It is demonstrated that the transmission coefficient has a rich structure,which depends on the wavelength of light and the number of different integer m and n.


Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis is an acute and reversible episode of muscular weakness associated with a thyrotoxic state. It most commonly occurs in Asiatic patients with Graves' disease, but it can be seen in any ethnic group. The crises are precipitated by βadrenergic overstimulation or by hyperinsulinemia, factors associated with hyperactivity of the Na-K ATPase pump, a state that produces an intracellular K+ sequestration. Generally, it manifests itself at night or very early in the morning, commonly after a high-carbohydrate diet or intense physical activity. Proximal muscles of the lower extremities are first affected to later extend to the rest; in serious cases cranial nerves and respiratory muscles can be involved. The clinical episode can be spontaneously resolved in 3 to 36 hours but nevertheless, medical treatment is necessary to prevent lethal complications related to hypokalemia, such as cardiac arrhythmias or respiratory arrest. The definitive control of THPP is obtained by avoiding the precipitating events and by seeking a complete suppressive treatment of the hyperthyroid state. Periodic hypokalemic thyrotoxic paralysis is infrequent in clinical practice and as such is not recognized early during the diagnostic approach. It is important to spread its knowledge to all emergency medical services.


A method for the theoretical investigation of anisotropy of electron—phonon interaction is developed within the Hopfield-McMillan approximation. Calculations for Ta, W, Ir, and Pt are carried out. The contributions of separate sheets of the Fermi surface to electron—phonon interactions are found, the origin of the anisotropy of both electron—phonon coupling constant and transport electron—phonon coupling constant is established for these metals.

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In the laser annealing of silicon by Nd : YAG laser irradiation a dose dependence of the annealing threshold and final impurity depth distribution has been observed. Impurity depth distributions and damage profiles observed by Rutherford backscattering are consistent with the notion of the formation of a thin liquid layer and subsequent regrowth of the crystal upon cooling. We conclude that the annealing behavior is very sensitive to the time of formation of the liquid layer during the laser pulse.


A decision was made at the 18th National Congress of the CPC to launch the campaign of mass line education and practice,which is meant for the further development of the mass line approach and its application to power exercise in the new historical era. The successful implementation of the campaign will make practical contribution to the unification of various forces and the achievement of the common goal. This paper takes a management perspective on the CPC mass line approach,elaborates the logical system of the mass line approach in higher education,including a hierarchical structure,an embedding structure and a procedural structure,and advances a route map for higher education institutions serving the masses.


A new scanning probe microscopy has been developed which directly measures carrier scattering in materials and at interfaces. This energy‐resolved spectroscopy of carrier‐carrier scattering is applicable to both electron and hole scattering in bulk materials and in complex structures. This paper describes the unique experimental technique and reviews a fundamental theoretical treatment which is in excellent agreement with the experimental results.


unrest. I see Hall's text as an exercise in just what she says Julian is doing, 'a speculative vernacular theology' in the words of Nicholas Watson and Jacqueline Jenkins (Hall, pp. xvii, 42). In tying God's time to the restoration of her family's incontinent dog, in announcing safety in the cross against fears of 'aliens . . . whether those aliens speak Arabic or Spanish or come in on a spaceship' (p. 95), in linking Christ's becoming our kin to the upending of hierarchies in church and politics, Hall speculates while writing in the vernacular. This book is a book about mashed potatoes and the pro-life movement as much as it is about medieval sumptuary laws and the unshriven dead. And that vernacular is personal: Hall makes plain her own experiences of mothering, teaching, and domestic abuse. Read a couple of years after its release, the book's meditations on Jesus' overflowing blood amid plague speaks a compelling word to Covid-19 fears. As I read the book, there were points where I wanted to hear more about Julian's theology. More specificity on Julian's understanding of Jesus as taking on our 'kind' and making us 'kin' would have convinced me further on Hall's central claims that Julian's response to societal divisions is to say that we are all kin in Jesus. Spelling out Julian's understanding of the atonement in more detail would have helped me decide whether Julian provides an alternative to satisfaction and Christus Victor doctrines of the atonement, like Hall thinks she does. (I wondered if Julian's focus on our being held in Christ's suffering and in his love is a helpful image of the atonement that does not have to compete with images of satisfaction and victory.) But to ask for more in these areas could be to keep Hall's book from doing what it does so well: offering an endearing, accessible and weighty articulation of Julian of Norwich's witness for our living today. I can turn to the likes of Janet Soskice and Denys Turner to answer my questions about kindness and the atonement (Janet Martin Soskice, The Kindness of God: Metaphor, Gender, and Religious Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008, pp. 125–56; Denys Turner, Julian of Norwich, Theologian, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2011). What I cannot find most anywhere else is the kind of theological writing Hall offers about Julian of Norwich. In a style that is disarming yet informed by careful scholarship, Hall brings alive the words of a long-dead visionary, connecting Julian with our cultural and political moment in ways that are in turn hilarious and moving. In so doing, she presents a profound picture of safety and love in Jesus' blood, a picture that many of my students found attractive and compelling whether they had a faith background or none. I recommend this book highly for scholars, for students, and for anyone wanting to understand Julian of Norwich and reflect on the cross in a fresh and invigorating way.


Abstract Families with children are the fastest growing group of persons who are homeless. In order to address the educational needs of children and youth who are homeless, educators and diagnosticians must be aware of (a) legal mandates for the education of children and youth who are homeless; (b) barriers to education presented by school requirements; (c) effects of homelessness on children and youth; and (d) the role the educational diagnostician can play in the provision of services for these students. This article addresses these areas as well as offers suggestions for practice.


Abstract For a one-dimensional model system, described by a master equation with random hopping rates Wn, n+1 ∝ exp(-Δn, n+1/T), the frequency and temperature dependent electrical conductivity σ(ω, T) is calculated within the framework of an Effective-Medium approximation. Using a specific distribution of barrier heights, for Δmin < Δ < Δmax, the model is shown to account quantitatively for the measured (Zettl, Gruner, and Clark) frequency and temperature dependence of Re[sgrave] and Imσ in the quasi-one-dimensional conductor Qn(TCNQ)2.


A filling alloy concept for the conditioning of fast breeder fuel elements has been studied. The filling alloy is cast into the fuel element right at the reactor discharge, so that fuel pins are surrounded by a solid leak tight metal matrice, which improves the mechanical properties of the fuel element and prevents the fission gases to escape. The following three filling alloys have been investigated : Al-Mn (10 wt. %) MPt 700 °C, Cu-Mg (9,7 wt. %) MPt 722 °C and Al-V (2 wt. %) MPt 735 °C. Laboratory results have shown that stainless steel corrosion rates are very low provided the casting temperature does not exceed 800 °C. Also Na could be dissolved to same extend. I t is shown that with the filling alloy concept most of the unit operations along the Head-end flow-sheet will be less complicated and expensif. Finally also transportation of the conditioned fuel elements should be much safer.


ABSTRACT Labor-management relations have received increasing attention and are believed as important by academics and practitioners. This article examines the key antecedents and outcomes of Korean unionized workers' perceived labor-management relations. Given the impact on employee performance and corporate productivity, it has not yet been known the extent of dynamics regarding the workers' perceptions of the labor-management relations. The study employs the structural equation modeling using partial least squares(PLS) technique. The empirical results from 2,632 workers confirm that all hypothesized relationships are significant except the corporate training satisfaction in relation to labor relations. All outcomes of labor relations are significant. This research offers new insights into the important concept of labor-management relations specifically in Korea. Implications and future research are provided.


This work apprises the reader with the basics of machine learning. Furthermore researches the current state-of-the-art approaches used in machine learning in medical imaging. As a part of the theis, the prototype for classification of MURA dataset is trained.


Arc flash is one of the severe electrical hazard which causes injury or decease to workers. EGAT concern about this hazard and develop Handy Arc Flash Calculator (HAFC) used for incident energy calculation according to the IEEE 1584 standard which released on 2002.This document shows a case study of using HAFC compared to ETAP software for Wang Noi Combined Cycle 4 (WNCC4). The results of both methods are the same.Moreover, the warning label which suitable for Thailand is created for the awareness of worker and selection of proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) level.


Smart City can be viewed as a service system so that the vision of a city to create valuable services for the citizens can be realized by creating a good service system. In this paper the good service system engineering referred to will be realized by using service system engineering methodology with the top-down and holistic approach. This methodology is used to produce a service system design as a solution to solve the problems that arise with current approaches. This research uses the government of Tangerang City as a case study. The contribution of this research is to provide systematic guidance on how to apply service system engineering methodology. The result of this study is a smart city service system engineering based on microservices architecture.


We present a study of local order in the novel semiconductor alloy a-Ge& "N":H using extended x-ray-absorption fine structure (EXAFS) at the Ge E edge. We find that the first coordination shell is composed of Ge and N, the relative importance of which varies with the total N concentration. A careful analysis also allowed us to identify a second-shell contribution due to Ge atoms linked to the central Ge via N. All mean interatomic distances were found to be independent of nitrogen concentration. By measuring the mean-square relative Auctuation of the second-shell interatomic distance we give an upper limit to nitrogen bond-angle Auctuations, providing the first such determination by EXAFS in amorphous semiconductor alloys.


This paper studies how to best incentivize owners to conserve rather than deplete exhaustible resources. This is an important issue when it comes to forest conservation agreements, but it may also become important for other environmental problems, such as climate change. We present a dynamic model where each resource owner benefits from extracting and selling the resource over time. A third party, or principal, is harmed by the extracted amount or she benefits from conservation. The principal can set up payment schedules that incentivize the owners to conserve. We show that the best contract induces the smallest resource stocks to be depleted first, while the largest stock will be extracted from later. To little is conserved permanently and the speed of extraction is too high. These three results are reversed if and only if it is very costly to protect the resource. By comparison, the first best would require that more is conserved, and that extraction begins where the extraction cost is lowest. The difference to the first best is magnified if some buyers boycott the products.


We determine a pointwise bound for the point metric between the distribution of random sums of independent geometric random variables and an appropriate negative binomial distribution. Two examples have been given to illustrate the result obtained.


There is provided a sheet (1, 40) of axial flow type of a wind power generation apparatus having a rotor which is configured with a hub and a plurality of sheets, and converts the rotor wind into electrical energy. Each of the leaves (1, 40) of axial flow type is connected to the hub by a pitch bearing, and the cross-sectional area of the sheet from the axial flow increases from the vicinity of a connecting portion with the pitch bearing (41) for the tip end of the sheet (1, 40) gradually decreases.


In an endeavor to contribute to an understanding of 'worldmaking' in Goodman's sense the paper tries to clarify the relation between a (linguistic) symbol and what it stands for. It argues that Wittgenstein's pragmatic method can help to avoid two mistakes: the mistake of staying (without noticing it) inside the confines of our own language and thus failing to grasp the possibility of new and different symbolic words; and the mistake for a language-game approach of underestimating the systematic interconnections of partial linguistic abilities that allow to speak of a 'world' in the first place. In the first part, five methodological maxims are extracted from the later writings of Wittgenstein. In the second part five steps, from prelinguistic social activity to a classificatory use of symbols (and thus to the establishment of the relation of a sign standing for an object) are discussed in detail


Pregnant patients are rarely encountered in the movement disorders clinic, but they present significant dilemmas regarding treatment and counseling for neurologists. While movement disorders in pregnancy once described those disorders arising de novo during pregnancy, such as chorea gravidarum or restless leg syndrome, advancing maternal age in Western countries will likely increase the number of women in whom pregnancy complicates a pre‐existing movement disorder. Physicians treating these women must be aware of the impact of the movement disorder and its treatment on fertility, pregnancy, fetal development, lactation, and infant care. This review summarizes retrospective series and case reports to both guide clinicians and to stimulate and direct the design of prospective studies. © 2010 Movement Disorder Society


This essay provides background for the workshop, rooted in research on how to support the decision-making of news users when reporting on the rapidly emerging scientific consensus about the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we used data collected through the NewsHour/Knology partnership to test for reliable relationships between reported compliance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations and judgements about protecting and/or promoting wellbeing at three social scales: me, those around me, and society as a whole.


As you are aware, these past 14 years of monetary union have brought huge benefits: the purchasing power of more than 300 million users of the single currency has been more protected than ever thanks to stable and moderate inflation; the currency risk between euro area countries has been eliminated, helping to foster growth and maintain stability; and the single currency has simplified and stimulated both trade and labour mobility.


The preparation of substituted quinoline derivatives through a Friedlander condensation reaction utilizing the ionic liquid [bmim][BF4] as the reaction medium and iron chloride hexahydrate (FeCl3·6H2O) as a catalyst is described. The advantages in using this method include its environmental friendliness, simple operating process in both mild and neutral reaction conditions, and good yields.Key words: ionic liquid, Friedlander reaction, quinoline derivatives, green chemistry.


The iron content of single human red blood cells has been assessed using electron microprobe analysis and scanning electron microscopy. Cells for microanalysis consist of a fixed-washed and freeze-dried preparation. This preparative procedure improves stability and spatial resolution of the analytic method. The reference standard employs compressed pellets of purified ironcontaining human hemoglobin and human serum albumin, respectively. The ·cell preparation and reference standard remain stable for long periods of time. Differences in Fe content and its distribution among individual red cells from both normal subjects and sickle cell anemia patients have 'been measured by the quantitative and I semi-quantitative techniques (wavelength and energydispersive x-ray spectrometry). There are several points which can be made from this study. One· concerns the es ti rna tes of iron on a ce 11 by cell basis, the average variation· among cells being slightly over 13%, ranging from 6% to 19.4% by individuals or by groups from 11% to 14%, these differences thus being closely comparable across ethnic groupings with a possibility of higher level in Asians and


The author provides a review of the subjects of positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cardiac imaging. The physics behind both types of systems is examined, followed by a summary of the topics, and typical papers, regarding each system. A list of references obtained regarding the correlation of the different imaging modalities is provided.<<ETX>>


We propose an impedance matching method to increase the output power of novel resonant tunneling diode (RTD) terahertz oscillator. An equivalent circuit model and analysis method for the oscillation characteristics were established. A matching point for output power was found by changing MIM capacitor, and the simulation results show that high output power, like 5 mw, is possible to be achieved at around 1 THz.


Interfering substances can be defined as consisting of anionic oligomers, polymers and nonionic hydrocolloids, dissolved or colloidal, which are detrimental to the papermaking process. These substances tend to build up strongly due to the increasing closure of paper mill white water systems, with the result that they can enter into undesirable reactions with cationic additives. Fixing agents can be used to remove interfering substances from the white water circuit by attaching them to paper fibres. The increasing significance of recycled paper as a raw material has also contributed to increased levels of interfering substances in white water systems of paper mills. One of the aims of this paper was to investigate the extent to which interfering substances are remobilized during the processing of recycled fibers. This was done by making paper from virgin fibers on the BASF pilot paper machine in the presence of lignin sulphonate, and fixing the lignin sulphonate with three different cationic fixing agents (polyethylenimine, poly-DADMAC and polyvinylamine) at different concentrations. These papers were then repulped in the laboratory at different pH values, temperatures and stock consistencies. The degree of permanence with which the lignin sulphonate was fixed was assessed by measuring the spectral reflection and the extinction. The results show that lignin sulphonate can be fixed very firmly to paper made from virgin fibres, but the bond is less permanent when the paper is recycled, depending on the conditions under which it is repulped. It was found that some of the interfering substances fixed to the paper became detached in processes in which the use of alkali was unavoidable, such as flotation and oxidative bleaching. In practice, they would be returned to the white water of paper mills. Neutralizing the alkali caused the interfering substances to be refixed to the fibres. Fixing agents represent a genuine alternative to precipitating and flocculating the interfering substances in flotation saveall processes as a means of overcoming the problems caused by interfering substances. Nevertheless, development work still needs to be done on improving the permanence of the bond without having to add higher concentrations of fixing agent.


By analyzing the event of Beijing Olympic torch relay overseas and the March 14 riot in Tibet,the article thinks the conflicts in the related reports are the conflicts in the public relations between China and western countries.It points out the relationship among power discourse,meaning exports and national public relations.


We introduce the idea that resampling from past observations in a Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampler can fasten convergence. We prove that proper resampling from the past does not disturb the limit distribution of the algorithm. We illustrate the method with two examples. The first on a Bayesian analysis of stochastic volatility models and the other on Bayesian phylogeny reconstruction.