Malignancies have been detected in approximately 40% of all patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) sometime during the course of their illness.


The digitalization and networking are the inevitable trends of the development of public library. This paper expounds the connotation and basic factors of the digitalization and networking of public library, sums up and analyzes on the problems existing in the development of the digitalization and networking of public library, and advances some corresponding countermeasures.


Hydrologic Simulation Program-Fortran (HSPF) coupled with PEST which is optimization program was calibrated and validated at Bochung watershed by using monitoring data of water quantities and nutrient loading. Although the calibrated data were limited, model parameters of each land use type were optimized and coefficient of determinations were ranged from 0.94 to 0.99 for runoff, from 0.89 to 1.00 for TN loading, and from 0.92 to 1.00 for TP loading. The optimized hydrological parameters indicated that the forested land could retain rainfall within soil layer with high soil layer depth and infiltration rate compared with other land use type. Hydrological characteristics of paddy rice field are low infiltration rate and coefficient of roughness. The calibrated parameters related to nutrient loading indicated generation of nutrient pollution from agricultural area including upland and paddy rice field higher than other land use type resulting from fertilizer application. Overall PEST program is useful tool to calibrate HSPF automatically without consuming time and efforts.


About 1 km to the east of the township of Windsor, NSW and only 50 ft above mean tide level, stands the remains of one of the first observatories in Australia. Here John Tebbutt established his private observatory and for over 60 years continued a remarkable career as a gentleman astronomer in the best tradition of 19th century Europe.


Paper presents a study of micro structural mechanisms of cavitation erosion for a martensitic stainless steel used in manufacturing Bulb turbines for the "Iron Gates II" Romanian Power Plant. In order to mark out the microstructure response to cavitation, two heat treatments were used for the employed material: hardening followed by a softening through annealing at 300oC and hardening followed by annealing at 600oC. The study confirm that cavitation erosion is a micro fatigue mechanism and show that elimination of residual stresses by hardening followed by annealing at 300oC increase the resistance of the material to that particular stress.


differences on PA engagement among adults with ID in different residential setting. People with ID living in institutions have approximately 38% of lower engagement in PA than those living with parents (OR=.61; CI: .50 – .75), after controlling for mobility. Individuals with ID who live in institutions are 4 times more likely to rate their health as poor than those who live with parents (OR = 4.19; CI: 2.54 – 3.88), after controlling for age. There are no significant differences on perceived health between those living independently and those living with parents. CONCULSION: Although individuals with ID who reside in institutions have the lowest BMI, they are less likely to engage in moderate PA and to have lower perceived health than individuals who live independently or with their parents.


Aimed at simulate the detachment between the missile and the plane caused by some ejection mechanisms, a software based on ADAMS 9.1 platform are developed In this paper. Firstlyboth the architecture of the whole software system and function of each component are described. As the most important parts of this paper, some key techniques in the software system such as the parametric modeling and solution of mechanisms and dynamics analysis for complex pneumatic system are studied in detail. Finally, by applying this developed software and taking one concrete missile ejection system for example, the whole ejection procedure is simulated. The result shows that this software plays a very important part in designing the real missile ejection system. In addition, it demonstrates that ADAMS is a strong tool used for designing virtual prototype.


This editorial is a response to an article by Dr. Jarvis and Dr. Lewis on postpartum family planning advice in a hospital setting. The author considers postpartum women who are depressed and taking the progestogen-only pill (POP) as a target group in need of reassurance. When postpartum women switch from Daltons regime to POP the author finds from clinical experience that overlaps of contraceptive methods should be used in order to reduce failure rates. The author recommends prescribing 400 mg of progesterone suppositories twice daily for 2 months or until menstruation begins and introducing use of POP 1 week before the 2 months are up and a sheath or other barrier method for the first week after Daltons regime has stopped.


In order to minimize the fuel consumption and emissions of a soft hybrid vehicle while maintaining the SOC of the battery in a specified window, an optimising control strategy is required. An optimization developed for this purpose is introduced here. It employs a cost function that is minimized off-line to reduce the calculation power required for its implementation.


Welcome Welcome to the 6th Seattle Club Conference for researchers in intellectual disabilities in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Now in our sixth year, the conference has established a number of traditions which we have attempted to maintain in its organisation this year: • Our focus in on data-based presentations reporting findings gained through appropriate application of scientific methods • All oral presentations are in plenary; there are no parallel sessions • Oral papers and posters are equally weighted in terms of worth, scientific rigour and status • Selection of contributions for oral and poster presentation is designed to achieve a mixture of more established and more recent researchers • Participation is restricted to authors and co-authors of accepted oral and poster presentations together with up to 10 researchers at the beginning of their research careers, who have applied for and been awarded Seattle Club Studentships. The clear focus on research and keeping the size of the meeting to manageable proportions are designed to promote methodological critique, constructive dialogue and collaboration across participants for the long-term benefit of research in intellectual disabilities in our respective countries. So please, ask questions, make comments, put forward suggestions and use your time to develop links to make better research more likely. Oh, and enjoy yourselves! Ad hoc organising committee for 2006: Six researchers are attending the Seattle Club meeting this year supported by Seattle Club studentships. All six are beginning their research studies, and as yet do not have data to present. Please do make them welcome. We hope to hear about the results of their research in future years. Louise is beginning work on a prospective study of risk markers for challenging behaviour in young children with severe intellectual disability and description of a high risk cohort. Philip is beginning research applying equity theory to staff in services for individuals with learning disabilities. Gemma is beginning research on psychological adjustment in families of children with rare genetic syndromes. Alexander is beginning research on exercise and the physical abilities of people with Down syndrome. His research is likely to investigate physiological and other factors that may have an adverse effect on activity and how these might be compensated for. Penny is beginning research on functional analysis of self-injurious and aggressive behaviour in Cornelia de Lange, Cri du Chat, and Angelman syndromes. John is beginning research on the topic of frequent aggression and …


and morphological analysis of the examination and treatment of 452 patients who had been treated for acute ulceration of the gastroduodenal zone of digestive tract. As a general morphohistological characteristic of the state of the gastric mucosa of these patients, it was noted: 1) the presence of acute ulcers or acute erosion; 2) violation of microcirculation; 3) a decrease of density and fluorescence of adrenergic nerve fibers and increase of acetylcholinesterase activity in the cholinergic nerve fibers; 4) the presence of Helicobacter pylori; 5) the presence of chronic inflammation; 6) violation of cellular regeneration. The shape and size of the jugular foramen (JFor) and jugular fossa (JFos) are related to the size of the internal jugular vein, which to otolaryngologists and neurosurgeons. The present study was aimed to examine the anatomy of the JFor and JFos of the 34 adult skulls of 20th century (68 JFos). In mesocrania JFos is more common bean-like (right – 45.5 %, left – 27.3 %) and close to oval shape (right – 9.1 %, left – 54.5 %), in brachykrania – oval one (right – 50.0 %, left – 47.6 %). The mean area of the right JFor exceeded the same indicator on the left side in 66.7 % of cases in mesocrania and brachycrania showed 72.7 % cases. Statistically significant predominance of the average volume of the right JFos compared to the left JFos was observed in mesocrania and brachycrania having the right JFos volume more than 0.4 ml. Moreover the left volume was reduced in brachycrania when compared with the similar index in mesocranium. The domed roof of JFos, indicating the presence of the upper bulb of the internal jugular vein was absent in 53.8 % of mesocrania and in 54.5 % of brachycrania.


This is document OH-94, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. First published March 1993. Revised November 2005.


Over the last decade, there have been many changes in engineering programs offered by institutions of higher education in Poland. Many institutions have departed from the traditional model of five-year integrated BS-MS studies and moved to two-stage studies. The changes have also affected the organization of the educational process and the curricula. We illustrate the evolution of engineering education in Poland by characterizing the electrical and computer engineering curricula of the 80's and 90's and giving their quantitative comparison.


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The possible cure of Japanese cedar pollen-induced allergic rhinitis (AR) by immunotherapy was investigated. The mechanism of cure was also studied from the viewpoint of the T cell response to allergen; it was documented that absence of IL-5 production from allergen-stimulated T cells was the major mechanism. The prophylactic aspect of immunotherapy was also investigated. Eighty-eight asymptomatic subjects who were already sensitized to pollen were recruited. Of these subjects, 31 (prophylactic immunotherapy group) were treated with pollen immunotherapy for 3 years. The remaining 57 individuals (control group) were not treated with pollen immunotherapy. At the end of the 3-year trial, only 28 of 57 individuals (49.1%) in the control group remained asymptomatic. On the other hand, 27 of 31 individuals (87.1%) in the prophylactic immunotherapy group remained asymptomatic. Prophylactic immunotherapy decreased IL-4 synthesis from pollen allergen-stimulated T cells, suggesting that this was the mechanism of prevention of symptoms' outbreak. We next examined whether mite immunotherapy for patients monosensitized to mite allergen could prevent new sensitization to pollens. A total of 132 patients monosensitized to house dust mites were included. Of these individuals, 52 (pharmacotherapy group) were treated with antihistamine tablets for 4 years, and the remaining 80 patients (mite immunotherapy group) were treated with mite immunotherapy for the same time period. Whereas 15 of 52 patients (28.8%) in the pharmacotherapy group attained new sensitization to some kinds of pollen allergens, only five of 80 patients (6.3%) in the mite immunotherapy group attained new sensitization. Our data suggest that mite immunotherapy can prevent new sensitization to pollen allergens. It is therefore concluded that pollen immunotherapy cannot only cure pollen-induced AR but also prevent outbreaks of pollen-induced AR, and that mite immunotherapy can prevent new sensitization to pollen allergens.


Past research on socially responsible investing has provided insight into the demographic makeup of socially responsible investors, what distinguishes them from non-socially responsible investors, and what are their motives. However, our understanding of the decision process behind socially responsible investing (SRI) is still limited, since only a few studies have tested hypotheses about investor behavior in the context of SRI. This paper reports on two empirical studies that examine the role mental frames play in the decision-making process behind SRI. Study 1 focuses on the impact of mental frames on the percentage of SRI in an investor's portfolio and the interaction between mental frames and investor expectations about corporate social responsibility. Study 2 examines individual and environmental factors that influence the type of mental investment frame individuals hold.


Miniaturized coprecipitation with hydrous manganese(IV) oxide was studied for the preconcentration of sub μg dm−3 levels of molybdenum in water samples. Manganese(IV) oxide was produced by a reaction of permanganate ion with ethanol in the presence of 0.1 mol dm−3 hydrochloric acid. A nanogram amount of molybdenum in a 10 cm3 sample was quantitatively coprecipitated. The amount of manganese required was 0.1—0.40 mg for a 10 cm3 sample. The precipitate was collected on a 10 μm membrane filter, and then dissolved in 50 mm3 of 5.6 mol dm−3 nitric acid and 75 mm3 of 1% hydrogen peroxide. An 80-fold preconcentration factor was obtained by this procedure. The molybdenum concentration was determined by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry using a pyrolytic graphite coated cuvette. The detection limit (3σ) was found to be 8.9 ng dm−3. The proposed method was successfully applied to river water and snow samples.


The role of mangroves in nature and their ecological significance
have been realised of late and the Government, scieittific Institutions
and Universities are paying increasing attention to the biology,
conservation and management of mangrove areas.


In this paper, the dynamic mathematical model of semi-autogenous (SAG) mill system is studied through the experimental investigation and rational analysis on the basis of the actual situation in SAG mill factories. The model structure is based on conventional non-stationary population balance approach. The obtained model can sufficiently reflect the system characterization, features and functions. Based on the dynamic model, we can predict the states of SAG mill system such as load position, power, steel ball quantity etc. and design control strategies to make SAG system work in a more efficient way.


The IEEE 522 guide for testing turn-to-turn insulation in form wound coils for alternating-current machines is presently under working group review, with the intent to eliminate problems in interpretation and application. The guide is written for the testing of fully processed coils, while the motor industry uses the test guide for pre-impregnated VPI (vacuum pressure impregnated) coils wound in the stator core. The impact of applied surge voltages on the ground insulation was investigated using finite element analysis of stress and testing on actual coils. This paper presents data on surge testing of turn and ground insulation, and discusses some ideas on the use of surge voltages as a quality assurance test.


are excellent. Part One of Volume One includes a general introduction to the Tarkhanut Expedition, the site of Panskoye and its surroundings, and Monumental Building U6. Part Two details the artefacts in categories including: tiles; black glazed, red figure and grey ware pottery; lamps; terracottas; cult materials; graffiti; glass; and coins. It is interesting and useful to see large sections dedicated to the common ware and bulk metal items (including both plates and illustrations) which can sometimes be overlooked in favour of more diagnostic fine ware items.


DETAILS: Lane County Sheriff's Search and Rescue program, working with local Rotarians concluded the first annual PFD exchange for Lane County residents. This year's focus was to encourage residents to donate any life jackets they may have acquired over the years that they no longer use. Combining both the August 6 exchange at three area Bi Mart stores and the September 10 exchange at Cabela's off Gateway Street, we acquired approximately 632 functional PFDs. We gave away over 200 to local residents, many were fit to young children who may not have had a life jacket had it not have been for this program. We plan on supporting Lane County Parks "Loaner Program" where PFDs are available to borrow while residents recreate at our county parks and have some available at various popular boat ramps throughout the county, as well. The program will continue next year focusing on exchanging your old, too small life jacket, for one which fits. Next year, as was done this year, we will add a signal whistle to each jacket exchanged or given away. Search and Rescue thanks the residents of Lane County for their generosity and support in making this a successful program that we hope will save lives in the future. It is also our hope that other areas of the State will start similar programs with the help of area Rotarians. Additional donations to the program can be delivered to the Sheriff's reception area at 125 E. 8 th Ave.


The aim of the study was to investigate the prevention and cure effects of synergistic antibacterial Chinese herb compound on chicken colibacillosis.Based on traditional Chinese veterinary medicine theory,synergistic antibacterial Chinese herb compound were composed by a certain proportion with Radix Scutellariae,Cortex Fraxini,Radix Pulsatillae,Radix Sophorae Flavescentis and trimethoprim.The prophylactic trial and therapeutic test of synergistic antibacterial Chinese herb compound were studied on chicken colibacillosis by artificial infection,with ciprofloxacin more sensitive to isolated strains of E.coli as control group.The results showed that the morbidity and mortality of chicken in the groups with preventive medication obviously lower than that in infected control group.The protection rate in middle and high dosage Chinese herb prevention group and ciprofloxacin prevention group was 86.7%,96.7% and 90%,respectively.The mortality of chicken in the groups with therapy medication was obviously lower than that in infected control group.The cure rates in middle and high dosage Chinese herb therapy group and ciprofloxacin therapy group was 80%,90% and 83.3%,respectively.The study provided a scientific basis for the clinical application of synergistic antibacterial Chinese herbs compound prevention and cure on chicken colibacillosis.


This paper studies an air-coupled ultrasonic scanning approach for damage assessment in steel-clad concrete structures. An air-coupled ultrasonic sender generates guided plate waves in the steel cladding and a small contact-type receiver measures the corresponding wave responses. A frequency-wavenumber (f-k) domain signal filtering technique is used to isolate the behavior of the fundamental symmetric (S0) mode of the guided plate waves. The behavior of the S0 mode is sensitive to interface bonding conditions. The proposed inspection approach is verified by a series of experiments performed on laboratory-scale specimens. The experimental results demonstrate that hidden disbond between steel cladding and underlying concrete substrate can be successfully detected with the ultrasonic test setup and the f-k domain signal filtering technique.


Treatment for patients with cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) — both so common in older patients — can vary in


Selective surfaces are surface coatings present in solar collectors and manufactured with materials that have good absorptive properties in the spectral range of the solar irradiation, and simultaneously low emissivity in the spectral range relative to the emission of heat by radiation in the operating temperatures of these collectors. The present work aimed to analyze how the modification of the electrodeposition parameters (time and anode-cathode distance) can influence the absorption of the selective black chromium surface, and to correlate the absorption obtained with the thickness and homogeneity of the coatings. At the end of the study, it was possible to


This edition of the Journal of Property Research is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Russell Schiller, who died in October 2004 following a long illness. Russell was the leading property researcher in the UK from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s and had a profound influence on how property research is conducted today. Arguably, Russell 'invented' property research in the commercial sector in the UK and many things now taken for granted, including this journal, reflect his influence. But he was not just a preeminent researcher, he was also a kind and witty human being who inspired many to follow his lead so that, today, property research is a well-recognised discipline in the commercial property world, with its own career path. Russell graduated in geography at Cambridge and then moved to Reading for his PhD. The subject of his dissertation was to remain a key theme of his professional life – retail location. He joined the property advisors Hillier Parker (now CBRE) in the early 1970s having previously worked on the marketing side at Thompson Newspapers. Initially, he worked in the local authority consultancy team advising on a large number of the town centre redevelopment schemes of that period. Here his academic expertise in retail modelling was increasingly complemented by his deep understanding of the UK retail market as well as the property market in general. The extent of this understanding is apparent from his book 'The Dynamics of Property Location' published in 2001 in the twilight of his career, where he shares numerous insights into the forces that have shaped UK retailing, and urban form in general, during the last three decades of the 20 century. The 'invention' of property research occurred by happenstance. As Russell told the story, in the mid-1970s he spent the occasional lunch hour walking Oxford Street in central London, noting down the number of vacant units. Having written up his results, he gave them to a journalist at the London Evening News. The story appeared on the front page in bold headlines the following day and the PR value of property research was revealed. In fact, the property correspondent of the rival Evening Standard was told by his editor to go out and unearth more of these great property stories! As a result, the leading firms of chartered surveyors realised the publicity they could obtain from research output and this was the initial catalyst for the creation of a number of new research departments. Subsequently the value that research could also bring to decision-making was realised and by the time Russell retired from practice, the centre of gravity in the property research world was starting to move from the surveying firms to the investors, reflecting that changed role.


In 1951 Sobolev proposed a new method of solving various problems of the theory of radiative transfer based on the probability of emission of a quantum from the medium. Sobolev applied this method to the solution of a series of special problems of the theory of radiative transfer and developed a general statistical interpretation for the problem of radiative transfer. In particular, he solved completely the problem of radiation diffusion in a plane layer for any radiation sources, whose power is dependent only on the depth, for isotropic scattering. The present paper investigates the problem of radiation diffusion in a semi-infinite medium by the probability method in the case of anisotropic scattering. In astrophysics the case of anisotropic scattering is encountered during investigations of the optical properties of planetary atmospheres and dust nebulae. Investigations of stellar atmospheres indicate that such a case exists for the scattering of light on free electrons and also at spectrum line frequencies.


The degree of polarization and the position angle of the cyclotron radiation from electrons in a dipole magnetic field are calculated in relation to the problem of detecting the electromagnetic radiation of radiation belts. Both the isotropic and the nonisotropic distribution of electrons relative to the magnetic field are examined. (auth)


The article aims to consider the formation of global professional competence of students of pedagogical universities, which is the key to the effective professional education of future teachers. In the course of the study, pedagogical conditions are proposed for presenting innovative technologies to form the professional competence of specialists. The level of global dependence is frequently growing, which dictates the need for the training of qualified teaching staff that could effectively solve emerging global problems and take an active position in the society of globalization. In this regard, there is a need to form the global professional competence of students of pedagogical universities, which is the key to effective professional education for prospective teachers. A key element of global professional competence is productive communication, including international communication, which becomes possible by mastering at least one foreign language. Building contacts in a foreign language is one of the global professional competencies and determines success in professional activities after obtaining professional education. Thus, one of the tasks of professional education in training future teachers as part of the formation of competence is the formation and development of the skills required for fruitful intercultural communication, as well as for understanding and accepting representatives of other cultures through transdisciplinary and post-disciplinary approaches.


Prebiotic foods, the use of food additives or α- lactalbumin and α- lactalbumin whey protein concentrate enriched in as food supplements, as well as and a method for improving the food prebiotic activity that can be taken immediately α - food can be ingested immediately according comprising lactalbumin is described. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of gastroenteritis comprising α- lactalbumin as the active compound is described.


We consider the linear Schr\"odinger equation under periodic boundary condition, driven by a random force and damped by a quasilinear damping: $$ \frac{d}{dt}u+i\big(-\Delta+V(x)\big) u=\nu \Big(\Delta u-\gr |u|^{2p}u-i\gi |u|^{2q}u \Big) +\sqrt\nu\, \eta(t,x).\qquad (*) $$ The force $\eta$ is white in time and smooth in $x$. We are concerned with the limiting, as $\nu\to0$, behaviour of its solutions on long time-intervals $0\le t\le\nu^{-1}T$, and with behaviour of these solutions under the double limit $t\to\infty$ and $\nu\to0$. We show that these two limiting behaviours may be described in terms of solutions for the {\it system of effective equations for $(*)$} which is a well posed semilinear stochastic heat equation with a non-local nonlinearity and a smooth additive noise, written in Fourier coefficients. The effective equations do not depend on the Hamiltonian part of the perturbation $-i\gi|u|^{2q}u$ (but depend on the dissipative part $-\gr|u|^{2p}u$). If $p$ is an integer, they may be written explicitly.


It is difficult to detect the real contact area with lateral size of less than several um by existing methods. In this study, a technique is proposed to realize the detection of the micro-contacts. The technique for detecting the contacts is based on the principle using transfers between sputtered thin films coated on both of the contact surfaces. After indentation experiments between a steel ball and a smooth glass surface and also between a ball of ZrO[2], and a rough copper surface, obtained main results are summarized as follows. (1) A circle of Hertz contact is detected on a smooth glass surface with high accuracy. (2) Elastic contacts can be detected extended toward the valley at an abraded groove with depth of 0.3 um and width of 2 um on a glass surface. (3) Using AES, plastic contacts with lateral size of less than several um are detected on a rough copper surface.


In the north of Sumatra lies Lake Toba, 906 meters above sea level and situated on a mountainous plateau which has an area of 1790 square kilometers. The surrounding countryside is the home of the Batak, who number approximately two million people, generally divided into five subgroups: Toba (the largest group), Karo, Simalungun, Pakpak/Dairi and Angkola/Mandailing.1 All speak different dialects and distinguish themselves culturally. Although their music shows common basic elements, there are many differences in detail. Ethnically, the Batak are generally called Proto-Malays, whatever that may be.2 They are Austronesian speakers and belong to the old peoples of the Indonesian Archipelago. About the origin of the Batak (and Nias people as well), a number of speculations and theories of migration have been published and repeated by many authors.3 We agree with the following statement by Parkin: Despite uncertainties and confusion about the prescise original location, manner and dating of their arrival in Sumatra, all of which are completely undocumented, there is general agreement that the Batak originate from some region of Farther India. The significance of this is that when the Batak arrived in Sumatra, and were subsequently pushed up into the mountains of Tapanuli, they brought a developed culture with them which had certain affinities with that of Greater India. Consequently, when Indians began to arrive in the archipelago at the beginning of our era, they met people with whom cultural contact was not too difficult (1978: 12).


Mottled waterhyacinth weevils, Neochetina eichhorniae Warner, and waterhyacinth mites, Orthogalumna terebrantis Wallwork, were tested for mortality, feeding, oviposition, and emergence at 4 temperature regimes, viz. 5-25@*, 10-30@*, 15-35@*, and 20-40@*C. Highest mortality for both species occurred at the 2 extreme regimes. Lowest weevil mortality, 41.2%, occurred at 15-35@*C and lowest mite mortality, ca. 6-7%, at 10-30 and 15-35@*C. Weevil oviposition and feeding were significantly (P= 500/25 females, at the 3 highest temperature regimes, and development from immatures to adults, 42.3% emergence, was significantly highest at 10-30@*C. These data correspond generally to field observations.


Endovascular repair of thoraco-abdominal aneurysms has gained popularity due to custom-made devices such as fenestrated and branched ones. However, these devices may not be applicable in the emergent setting and/or in specific anatomical conditions. Sandwich technique using parallel grafts, may be a valid alternative in some of these cases. We report a case of a 73-year-old male patient, who was considered unfit for open repair and unsuitable for fenestrated/ branched devices, presenting with a large type II thoraco-abdominal aneurysm. The patient has been treated in two stages using the sandwich technique. 190 Hellenic Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | Volume 1 Issue 4 2019 Figure 2. Pre-operative planning of the sandwich technique. A periscope was decided to be used to re-vascularize the right renal artery. Two custom-made endografts were deployed to achieve sealing. Two custom-made thoracic endografts and 3 visceral stent grafts were used during the first procedure. A thoracic endograft (Relay 42x34x135mm, Bolton Medical, Sunrise, Florida, USA) (Figure 2) was implanted initially at the distal descending aorta. Parallel covered stents were deployed in the renal (RA) and superior mesenteric (SMA) arteries to achieve vascularization. The SMA and left RA were catheterized antegrade from the axillary arteries while the right RA was able to be catheterized via the left common femoral artery, creating a periscope. Covered self-expanding stents, with 100mm of length, were deployed in all arteries (Viabahn, W. L. Gore & Associates, Newark, Delaware, USA). Relining, using self-expanding bare metal stents, was applied in all vessels in order to achieve a better configuration and more stability (E-Luminex, Bard, Covington, USA). A second thoracic graft (Relay, 40x38x150mm, Bolton Medical, Sunrise, Florida) (Figure 2) was deployed down to the bifurcation of the previous endograft. An additional limb, extending to the external iliac artery, was used to seal the iliac aneurysm (Excluder, 16x14.5x120mm, W. L. Gore & Associates, Newark, Delaware, USA). The procedure was completed after kissing-balloon technique at the level of thoracic grafts' overlapping and visceral artery stents. The completion angiography showed no endoleak and all visceral stents were patent (Figure 3). The operation duration was 300 min, contrast use was 250ml and dose area product was 735mGy/cm2 (113 min). Pre-discharge CTA confirmed no complication in terms of endoleaks and graft patency. The patient was discharged the 6th post-operative day with a mild renal impairment (GFR 44ml/min/1.73m2). A close surveillance with clinical re-evaluations and laboratory exams confirm the good general status of the patient and the restoration of the renal function. Figure 3. Completion angiography revealed no endoleak while all visceral stents were patent. Self-expanding stents, relined with bare metal stents, were used as parallel grafts. A month later, the patient presented at the emergency department referring an atypical thoracic pain. An emergent CTA revealed a proximal descending aorta expansion from 69mm to 90mm (Figure 4). An additional thoracic endograft (Relay, 38x38x145mm, Bolton Medical, Sunrise, Florida) was successfully deployed below the left subclavian artery to the previous proximal thoracic graft, using a right femoral and left brachial access. The patient had an uncomplicated post-operative in-hospital stay. A pre-discharge CTA confirmed the complete exclusion of the aneurysm sac and no endoleak was revealed. The patient was discharged the 4th post-operative day in a good general condition. Figure 4. A thoracic aneurysm sac expansion was detected in an emergent CTA Follow-up at 6 and 12 months revealed no complication, with a complete sac exclusion and patent visceral stents (Figure 5A, B and C), while the patient remains in good clinical condition. Endovascular repair of a thoraco-abdominal aneurysm using the sandwich technique 191 Figure 5. CTA at 6 (A, B) and 12 (C) months of follow-up revealed no endoleak. All stents remained patent.


This chapter contains sections titled: Linear Inverse Problems One-Dimensional Inverse Problems Higher-Dimensional Inverse Problems This chapter contains sections titled: Exercises for Chapter 9 References for Chapter 9 Further Readings for Chapter 9


Weight gain during pregnancy and weight retention 6 months postpartum are critical markers in predicting risk for life-long overweight in childbearing women. Pre-pregnancy weight, age, race, marital status, income, and parity are related to weight retention among postpartum women. Health behaviors, such as dietary intake, physical activity, and breastfeeding have also been associated with weight loss during the postpartum period. The purpose of this study was to 1.) describe food group servings, nutrient intake and quality, and meal and snack intake of exclusively breastfeeding (EB), mixed feeding (MF), or formula feeding (FF) women and 2.) determine how breastfeeding, food choices, and physical activity impact weight change by 6 months postpartum. In this sample of 450 women, the FF group consumed fewer calories and servings of grains, refined grains, and desserts. FF women were more likely to report dieting and not consume a multivitamin. All groups were at risk for vitamins A, E and C, calcium, folate and fiber inadequacies. MF women were also at risk for vitamins D, B-6, and zinc inadequacies, while FF women were also at risk for vitamin D inadequacy. Among 188 women, breastfeeding duration was related to weight loss (r = 0.23, P These findings suggest encouraging fruit, vegetable, dairy, grain, meat and beans, and healthy fat consumption may increase nutrients at risk for inadequacy in the diet. The behavioral factors significantly associated with weight gain were daily servings of soda, sweetened beverages, French fries, chips, desserts and sweets, and weekly fast food consumption. Decreasing these dietary behaviors may help promote weight loss during the postpartum period.


Periodic health examinations have four main objects: detecting disease, establishing a baseline from which subsequent changes can be accurately assessed, forming the basis of research into normality for various groups of the population, and of reassuring the patient that, in the present state of our knowledge, he or she is in reasonably good health. Chest radiography is an established procedure in presymptomatic diagnosis, but abdominal radiographic survey, although considered necessary with urography and cholecystography, is not widely used as a routine procedure. In the United States a survey of 500 abdominal examinations in patients over 40 years of age, revealed significant, yet clinically unapparent pathology in seven per cent (ROSENBAUM, LIEBER, HANSON & PELLEGRINO 1964). Abdominal radiography fits in well with other screening tests, such as a detailed medical and environmental history, cardiography, exercise cardiography, body measurements and lung function tests as well as blood and urine analyses and chemistry. The extent of routine roentgen examinations is limited by considerations of time, cost, and the radiation hazard. An abdominal roentgen survey provides however


Biochemistry learning demands skills to obtaining and interpreting the experimental data. In a classical model of teaching involve student's hands-on participation. However this model is expensive, not safe and should be carried out in a short and limited time course. With utilization of educational software these disadvantages are overcome, since the virtual activity could be realized at free full access, and is a tool for individual study. The aim of the present work is to present educational software focused on a virtual for undergraduate student of biochemistry courses. The software development was performed with the help of concept maps, ISIS Draw, ADOBE Photoshop and FLASH MX Program applied on the subject salivary amylase. It was possible to present the basic methodologies for study of the kinetic of enzyme. The substrate (starch) consumption was determinate by iodine reaction, while the products (reducing sugars) formation was evaluated by cupper-alkaline reaction. The protocols of the virtual experiments are present verbally as well as a subtitle. A set of exercises are disposable, which allowed an auto evaluation and a review of the subject. The experimental treatment involved the presentation of this hypermedia for Nutrition and Dentistry/UFSC undergraduate students as a tool for better comprehension of the theme and promoted the understanding of the kinetic of enzyme.


Malnutrition in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common but is often undiagnosed. This evidencebased clinical practice guideline summarises the main interventions that may be recommended in the prevention and management of undernutrition in this patient population. Undernutrition is a more frequent finding in established renal failure (ERF) (present in 30–40% of patients) [1] and is associated with reduced patient survival. The guideline authors search Medline every 2 months to evaluate the nutrition literature and last performed a search of the literature on nutrition and renal disease on 1st April 2010. The authors also review reference lists from key original and review articles and are familiar with the literature pertaining to nutrition and renal disease. The existing North American (K-DOQI 2000) and European guidelines on the assessment of nutrition in renal patients [2, 3] were reviewed and primary sources examined as appropriate. This document offers a reinterpretation and update of those guidelines and incorporates recent UK Department of Health initiatives on nutritional screening [4].


The invention discloses a portable electronic device and a slide rail device. A portable electronic device including a computer body, a display, and a slide-rail structure is provided. The computer body has a first side edge. The display has a second side edge, a display surface and a back side surface. The slide-rail structure includes a sliding element and a connecting arm. The sliding element having a first combination portion is slidable between a first and a second position. The connecting arm having a second combining portion connected to the first combining portion is rotatably connected to the second side edge. When an included angle between the display surface and the computer body is first angle, the sliding element is in the first position; when the included angle is varied from the first angle to an angle greater than the first angle, the connecting arm pulls the sliding element to the second position. In addition, a slide-rail device is also provided.


This study aims to determine the effect of Leadership, Motivation, Organizational Commitment, Job Training, and Compensation on Employee Performance. This study was designed survey with employees of the accounting department working at PT. Jamu Air Mancur Karanganyar. The population in this study were all accounting employees of PT. Jamu Air Mancur Karanganyar. The sampling technique in this study used a saturated sampling technique that is, all populations were sampled. The total number of respondents who participated was 37 employees. The data analysis model used is a multiple linear regression model using the SPSS test tool. The results showed that Leadership, Organizational Commitment, and Compensation had no effect on Employee Performance, while Work Motivation and Training had an effect on Employee Performance.


The current paradigm shift in the world toward promoting reduction for civic purposes and sustainable development gravitates between philosophies of cultural revivalism and cultural relativism. The ancient axiological debate between universal eternal forms/ideas and dynamic modernity world view theories is immortal and inevitable given contemporary African knowledge-power-politics nexus favouring revitalisation of African indigenous knowledge systems for citizenship recognition, sustainable allocation and empowerment. Historically, citizenship, community empowerment, good governance, democracy, scientific inquiry, organised management and other developmental principles were regarded by some scholars of Western origins. History is constantly changing, new facts are found about old events, and old facts are reinterpreted. Revisiting ancient and contemporary texts using critical analysis in tandem with qualitative philosophical inquiry paradigms, this study questioned ethnocentrism, distorted perspectives and relativity of ancient pre-colonial African epistemologies implications in today's educational civic responsibilities. Research findings indicated applicability of ancient pre-colonial epistemologies today and in the future given the cumulative dialectic essence of knowledge. Pre-colonial epistemologies can play significant contributions in multiple education aims of responsible, self-reliant, productive participation and reflective citizenship. Given the infinitum potentiality of pre-colonial epistemology implications, this research recommended adaptation of pre-colonial pedagogies into worldwide formal contemporary education systems. However, mainstreaming ancient pre-colonial epistemologies will be a challenge without decolonising and deconstructing contemporary pro-Western teacher education systems. Article visualizations:


We present a novel target tracking algorithm, which is designed to track a target in the presence of wake clutter. What distinguishes the method from previous wake-compensating trackers is that it also models the existence of the target and exploits the information provided by the wake measurements for this purpose. We present two ways of modeling the wake, and we evaluate the algorithm's performance on simulated data. Results show that the method improves upon comparable target tracking methods when wake measurements are present.


This paper describes the capabilities and design of a new digital video system which permits a user to record and playback sequences, up to 80 s long, of digitized color television signal. In addition, a user may process the stored video via the associated computer and view the results. The above system, which is called the DVS (Digital Video Store), is intended as a simulation tool for investigating the effects of various video coding and processing algorithms.


The construction project's delay is one of the biggest challenges that concern practitioners in the construction industry. The success or failure of construction projects is usually measured by the building team's achievement of the project's goals and objectives (ex., time and cost). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), one of the largest construction industries in the MENA region, is experiencing significant delays in some construction industry projects for different reasons. The major causes of delays in project completion in the construction sector in the KSA and how sensitive it is to healthcare projects specifically differ from one project to another. Thus, there is an urgent need to identify construction project-specific causes of delay in the healthcare sector. The research is based on a quantitative approach using the systematic review methodology, where 100 delayed projects in Saudi Arabia were sampled from the healthcare sector, and the causes of delays were captured and recorded. Various factors contributed significantly to the projects' delays, such as change orders, high expenditure, and poor budgetary estimates. This study's results will help project managers reduce the risks of project delays by identifying the influencing factors and their local context, monitoring them, and finding the proper way to mitigate or element their impacts, if possible.


This paper aims at describing the main features of a shock reflection on a turbulent boundary layer. The data used for this analysis are the results of large-eddy simulations of the interaction carried out with three different shock intensities: from incipient to fully separated cases. Computational results are validated vs experiments obtained for the same interaction geometries. The main space-time properties of the leading shock motions are described together with their links with the other regions of the flow. In particular, information about the origin of the shock motion is derived from the correlations between shock motion and unsteady pressure fields. It is shown that the shock motion reveals the flow unsteadiness found in the interaction region.


Aircraft are inherently exposed to acoustic fields during operation. Various studies in active flutter suppression have shown that acoustic excitation of an aeroelastic system can be tuned to delay the presence of the flutter instability. This paper aims to investigate the influence of an acoustic field on the flutter stability of a simple aeroelastic model. The finite element method is used to couple the acoustic and aeroelastic systems. Linear flutter analysis is conducted through eigenvalue analysis of a state space formulation of the aeroelastic equations of motion. Control surface freeplay is modelled and nonlinear flutter analysis is conducted through numerical integration. In both the linear and nonlinear analyses, the coupled aero-acoustic system is found to exhibit a flutter velocity on the order of 9% in excess of the aeroelastic system. Further, the inclusion of acoustic harmonics introduces interesting complexities to the nonlinear responses of the structural degrees-of-freedom.


Survey of mission hospitals in North and Northeast India revealed that even the hospitals that had donated laparoscopic surgical equipment were unable to offer laparoscopic surgeries because of the high cost of the disposables involved. Although there are several studies comparing the disposable versus re-usable instruments (especially the ports) especially with respect to the costs, there is hardly any study looking at the re-use of disposable instruments. Although many might not admit it officially, it is a common practice in India to re-use disposable instruments. We present our findings with re-use of disposable laparoscopic items at the various mission and rural hospitals where our team has operated, and other issues related to laparoscopic surgeries in rural hospitals.


This paper deals with the version of Jung's synchronicity in which correlation between mental processes of two different persons takes place not just in the case when at a certain moment of time the subjects are located at a distance from each other, but also in the case when both persons are alternately (and sequentially, one after the other) located in the same point of space. In this case, a certain period of time lapses between manifestation of mental process in one person and manifestation of mental process in the other person. Transmission of information from one person to the other via classical communication channel is ruled out. The author proposes a hypothesis, whereby such manifestation of synchronicity may become possible thanks to existence of quantum entanglement between the past and the future within the light cone. This hypothesis is based on the latest perception of the nature of quantum vacuum.

NeuroQuantology | September 2012 | Volume 10 | Issue 3 | Page 489-491


As increasing the international community's awareness of greenhouse gas reduction, the demand for eco-friendly ship fuel has accelerated recently. The fundamental aim of this study is to develop a new type of fully electrified ferry for passengers and cars considering Korean domestic coastal environmental conditions. Several technical difficulties are encountered in applying a fully electric propulsion system based on removable battery systems into a ship due to limitations imposed by the batteries' size and capacity. This paper reviews and analyzes marine environment regulations strengthened recently, technology trends related to fully electric propulsion vessels in each country, and Korean domestic coastal environments. We propose a new fully electrified car ferry design with a displacement of 400 t applied in Korea. It is powered by removable battery systems pre-charged in a safe inland charging station. The mobile battery system is developed to enable roll-on and roll-off using wheels. The characteristics of the ship motion are analyzed based on the weight and location of the battery systems. We expect our battery systems to be applicable to larger ships in the future. Received 16 October 2020, revised 30 December 2020, accepted 30 December 2020 Corresponding author Young-Shik Kim: +82-42-866-3951, email@example.com c 2021, The Korean Society of Ocean Engineers This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the creative commons attribution non-commercial license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


The article begins with the analysis of the background of the 'Mayor Control' —governance model of American urban public schools.Then taking New York as an example,it introduces the major contents of this model,including reorganizing school management system,establishing charter school,closing down weak schools,dividing big scale school,unifying textbooks of the whole city,carrying out the accountability system based on ex-amination results,grading schools,assessing teachers performance and strengthening parents participation in school education.It concludes with the analysis of the impact and debate caused by this model.


At Waseda University, we have been studying a high quality electron beam generation and its application experiments with a Cs-Te photocathode RF-Gun. To generate more intense and stable electron beam, we have been developing the cathode irradiating UV laser which consists of optical fiber amplifier and LD pumped amplifier. As the result, more than 100 multi-bunch electron beam with 1nC each bunch chargewas obtained. However,it has to be considered that the accelerating voltage will decrease because of the beam loading effect. So we have studied the RF amplitude modulation technique to compensate the beam energy difference. The energy difference will caused by transient acceleratingvoltage in RF-Gun cavity and beam loading effect. As the result of this compensation method, the energy difference has been compensated to 1 p-p, while 5 p-p without compensation.


The effect of dietary protein on growth and lipid levels of plasma and liver was studied in weanling male rats fed diets differing protein sources and amino acid balance. Rats were devided into 9 experimental diets which were grouped into 3 categories ; 1) Simple protein category includes gluten-, soy protein isolate-, and casein-containing diet groups, 2) Supplemented category includes casein supplemented with methionine, soy protein isolate supplemented with methionine, and gluten supplemented with lysine and methionine, 3) Mixed protein category includes diet groups containing gluten (2/3), casein (1/3), soy protein isolate (2/3) and casein (1/3), and casein (1/3), soy protein isolate (1/3) and gluten (1/3). The experimental diets composed of 15% protein, 65.8% carbohydrate, 10% fat and 1% cholesterol. The body wt. gain and P.E.R. were greater in rats of supplemented and mixed protein groups than simple protein groups. No statistical differences were found in plasma cholesterol among gluten, soy protein isolate and casein groups. Consumption of diets supplemented with limiting amino acid to gluten or soy protein isolate reduced the plasma cholesterol level by 23.2% and 34.2% respectively. However there was no difference between casein and the supplemented casein groups. The mixed protein groups shows relatively high plasma cholesterol concentration and low liver cholesterol levels. On the other hand gluten group showed low plasma cholesterol and high liver cholesterol levels, which means body cholesterol pool may not have been changed by the dietary protein. Feeding soy protein meal and the supplemented soy protein isolate resulted in lower plasma cholesterol, plasma triglycerides, liver cholesterol and liver triglycerides levels. This hypolipidemic effect is considered to see unique to soy protein isolate. Rats in gluten and the supplemented gluten groups showed lower plasma protein levels and a tendency of fatty liver.


Java region, excluding West Java, is a production center of melon (Cucumis melo L.). Efforts including the application of grafting method should be done in order to make the plant grow well in West Java region. Squash (Cucurbita maxima) is an appropriate plant to be used as roostock for melon grafting as squash has a close kinship with melon and grows well in West Java region. Planting medium composition is known to have significant effects on the growth of melon plants. This study was aimed at assessing the combination effects of squash accession as rootstock and various planting media on the growth of grafted melon plants. A factorial completely randomized design with two factors was used. The first factor was planting media compositions including 100% soil (control), 25% compost + 75% soil, 50% compost + 50% soil, 25% rice husk charcoal + 75% soil, and 50% rice husk charcoal + 50% soil. The second factor was squash accessions as rootstock including Bogor, Cianjur, and Sukabumi accessions. Grafting was conducted by using slanting technique. Results showed that the use of Sukabumi accession rootstock resulted in more successful grafting, higher rootstock diameter, plant height, number of leaves, number of internodes, and leaf area than that of Bogor and Cianjur accessions. Compared to the use of rice husk charcoal, the use of compost in planting media resulted in plants with higher diameter of rootstock, plant height, number of leaves, number of internodes, and leaf area.


A distribution survey of Hyla arborea has been carried out in the western part of Zealand Flanders over a period of six years. Additional data on the eastern part and the neighbouring Belgian area have been collected. The relationship between the maximum number of males calling on one evening/night and the estimate of their population size is a suitable basis to predict the total number of males in other pools during a season. Methodological aspects of the fieldwork are discussed. Great fluctuations in presence and activity of the Tree Frog illustrate the need for longterm surveys. Hyla arborea is declining, and nowadays its distribution is restricted to some localities in the western part of the region. These localities are classified according to the number of males and their importance for conservation.


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ABSTRACT Understanding the relationship between germination rate and temperature is crucial in predicting crop establishment. Piecewise-linear (broken-stick) functions have been suggested to model this relationship. The aim of this paper was to assess how previously suggested triangular-shaped (TS) and plateau-shaped (PS) models performed for seven common Mediterranean crops: pea (Pisum sativum L.), lupine (Lupinus luteus L.), chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), broad bean (Vicia faba L.), sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), corn (Zea mays L.), and sorghum (Sorghum vulgare L.). Experiments were performed using a thermogradient plate, with temperatures monitored by Cu-CuNi thermocouples. Five temperature ranges, suitable to the thermal responses of each crop, were used. The TS and PS models were fitted to the resulting time to germination vs. mean temperature datasets. The choice of temperature ranges (sub- and supraoptimal in both the TS and the PS models, and an additional intermediate optimal range in the PS model) considered all possible partitions of the data points. The partition that provided the best fit was chosen. The germination rate-temperature relationship was well described by both models. The choice of model affected estimates of cardinal temperatures, thermal times, and maximum rates of germination. Differences were especially noticeable for the heavier-seed crops (broad bean, chickpea, and corn), encouraging the widespread use of the PS model to simulate these relationships. Although slightly more complex than the triangular model, the plateau-shaped model provided a range of optimal temperatures, which has practical advantages from the farmers' point of view, enabling them to assess the impact of foreseeable weather fluctuations.


Describes issues emerging from research conducted on e-learning in higher education in Oman. E-learning at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU); Positive points regarding e-learning instruction; Research on information technology in teaching at SQU.


The paper introduces the earth switches for SF_6 gas insulated switchgear(GIS),analyses their performances in different working conditions and classifies them in terms of performances.


In addition to the extensive body of literature that supports medical therapies for osteoporosis and for prevention of postmenopausal fractures, numerous studies have explored the benefits of exercise in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women.1 The results of these studies indicate that weight-bearing exercise and resistance training may play a role in preventing bone loss and increasing bone mass.


Organic/inorganic composite microcapsules can be produced in water through a two-step charge-driven assembly of polyallylamine, citrate anions, and 13 nm silica nanoparticles. The shell is composed of nanoparticles intermixed with polymer, and is thick enough (100s of nm) to provide structural stability before or after drying. Controlling shell thickness, however, is currently difficult to perform. Presented here is a new method in which the shell wall can be thickened by contacting the as-synthesized capsules with silicic acid. This shell thickening was observed and quantified for a moderately broad, unimodal size distribution of capsular particles, through a combination of transmission electron and confocal fluorescence microscopies. Thermogravimetric analysis confirmed the deposition of additional silica, and Coulter counter measurements showed the mean capsule diameter of ∼4.5 ± 2.2 μm changed negligibly with silicic acid treatment. The shell-thickening process occurred in an inward direction, in whic...


Pollen allelopathy occurs when pollen toxins inhibit sexual reproduction in heterospecifics. To quantify pollen allelopathic effects in vitro, pollen of Hieracium aurantiacum, H. floribundum, and H. pratense was extracted with double distilled water into concentrations of 0 (control), 0.1, 1, 3, 5, 10, and 25 pollen grains/,ul. A subset of these extracts was partitioned by ionexchange chromatography into acidic, basic, and neutral fractions. Pollen from six sympatric species of Fabaceae (Lotus corniculatus, Medicago sativa, Trifolium hybridum, T. pratense, T. repens, Vicia cracca) and the species of Hieracium was germinated on agar media containing different extract concentrations. As extract concentrations from intact pollen or from acidic fractions increased, mean percent germination of pollen of all Fabaceae decreased nonlinearly. Extract concentrations of 0.1 grains/,ul and above inhibited pollen germination in the Fabaceae. In no case was any Hieracium species affected, i.e., there was no autotoxicity. Similar results were obtained using plants from nine populations of H. floribundum and H. pratense across eastern Canada. Observation of floral visitors indicated that there were relatively few movements between Hieracium and the Fabaceae (about 15% of total visits). Hence there is limited opportunity for heterospecific pollen transfer. This was consistent with censuses of stigma, i.e., few pollen grains of Hieracium were found on stigma of the Fabaceae. Thus, pollen allelopathy in Hieracium is unlikely to affect reproductive success in these six species of Fabaceae.


In this paper, through arranging of five sets of single pile vertical compression static test materials, in view of different shapes and features of Q?S curve and S?lgt curve, the writer makes analysis, introduces in detail definition of reinforced concrete precast static-pressure single pile bearing capacity in Coking Plant of Shanxi Yaxin Coal Coking Co. Ltd, elaborates concretely single pile vertical compression static test method, constructional survey and main technical parameter of test pile, result and conclusion of test pile, etc.


This work presents accurate numerical method for the analysis of the axially symmetric radiation of a circular disk antenna made of graphene. It is based on the Method of Analytical Regularization (MAR) exploiting a Galerkin discretization technique with basis functions, which convert singular integral equations (SIEs) into the Fredholm second-kind infinite matrix equations.


Objective To explore the effect of ultrapure dialysate on erythropoietin(EPO)resistance in patients on maintenance hemodialysis.Methods 70 patients taking regular hemodialysis were randomly divided into two groups:the conventional dialysate group(n=35)and the ultrapure dialysate group(n=35).All the patients had been on hemodialysis for more than 3 months and on the EPO treatment for more than 3 months.EPO dosage was titrated to maintain a target hemoglobin(Hb)level between 110 g/L and 120 g/L.EPO resistance index(ERI)was calculated as weekly EPO dose/kg weight/g Hb.Laboratory tests including the general examination of blood,biochemistry test of blood,serum ferritin,hypersensitive C reactive protein(hs-CRP)and intact parathyroid hormone(iPTH)were detected in each patient.The relationship between ERI and laboratory factors mentioned above was analyzed.And after 12-month treatment,differences of hs-CRP and ERI were analyzed between the two groups.Results Correlation analysis showed that ERI had a statistically significant correlation with CRP(r=0.432,P0.01),serum albumin(r =-0.359,P0.05),iPTH(r=0.316,P0.05)and nPCR(r =-0.307,P0.05).hs-CRP was the most important independent predictor of ERI(R2=0.699,P0.001)by multiple linear stepwise regression analysis.After 12-month treatment,there were marked differences in hs-CRP and ERI between the conventional dialysate group and the ultrapure dialysate group(5.12±2.74 vs 3.77±2.19,P0.05 and 1.64±0.71 vs 1.10±0.53,P0.01,respectively).Conclusions CRP,serum albumin,iPTH and nPCR are factors related to ERI.hs-CRP is the most important independent predictor of ERI.Use of ultrapure dialysate should be beneficial to the inflammation status and ERI in long-term hemodialysis patients.


The question of whether the director has been faithful to the author or whether the production conforms to the text of the play resurfaces in many different shapes. Three recent theories are given as examples of this dogma of necessary fidelity. But this dualism is itself historically relativistic. Examples of recent productions show that the text–performance 'couple' must constantly be reconsidered.


Understanding the linkage between accumulated fuel dryness and temporal fire occurrence risk is key for improving decision-making in forest fire management, especially under growing conditions of vegetation stress associated with climate change. This study addresses the development of models to predict the number of 10-day observed Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) active fire hotspots—expressed as a Fire Hotspot Density index (FHD)—from an Accumulated Fuel Dryness Index (AcFDI), for 17 main vegetation types and regions in Mexico, for the period 2011–2015. The AcFDI was calculated by applying vegetation-specific thresholds for fire occurrence to a satellite-based fuel dryness index (FDI), which was developed after the structure of the Fire Potential Index (FPI). Linear and non-linear models were tested for the prediction of FHD from FDI and AcFDI. Non-linear quantile regression models gave the best results for predicting FHD using AcFDI, together with auto-regression from previously observed hotspot density values. The predictions of 10-day observed FHD values were reasonably good with R2 values of 0.5 to 0.7 suggesting the potential to be used as an operational tool for predicting the expected number of fire hotspots by vegetation type and region in Mexico. The presented modeling strategy could be replicated for any fire danger index in any region, based on information from MODIS or other remote sensors.


A DNA fragment containing the defective virulence gene(s) in the live oral vaccine candidate Salmonella typhimurium SR-11 Fad· was isolated. Genomic DNA fragments from the vaccine candidate, constructed by TnlOd::cam transposon mutagenesis, were probed with the 1.4 Kbp chloramphenicol resistance gene contained in TnlOd::cam and analyzed by Southern hybridization. Two of the fragments, an 8.0 Kbp Hind III fragment and a 4.5 Kbp Pst I :fragment, were isolated, cloned into E. coli HB 101, and mapped. The Pst I fragment, containing approximately 2.9 Kbp of flanking genomic DNA, was subcloned into the sequencing vector pBluescript II SK + (Stratagene, La Jolla, CA) and mapped.


In context of global call to reduce the dependence on fossil energy and establish a low-emission based economy, it is essentially vital for policymakers to make particular decisions to reduce the emission target and efficient management of energy resources. In response to China's 2030 carbon peak target, taking Shanghai as an example, this article first forecasts the energy structure along with energy demand of various departments in the region based on Markov model and long-range energy alternatives planning system (LEAP) model. Secondly, considering the impact of energy structure optimization and energy demand reduction on carbon emissions, this study comprehensively investigates the carbon emissions of Shanghai from 2019 to 2035 under different scenarios. The results show that under the recent emission reduction intensity planned by the Shanghai municipal government, the carbon emissions of Shanghai can reach the peak level around 2024. Therefore, If the emission reduction measures are effectively strengthened, the carbon emissions in Shanghai can be further controlled. The outcomes of the study suggested that: in the short term, the influence of industrial structure adjustment to carbon emission reduction is the strongest; In the long run, clean energy substitution and accelerated electrification in different sectors play a substantial role in carbon emission reduction.


Simulations are commonly used in medical education to facilitate instructional and assessment experiences for learners. Standardized patients (SPs) are a form of simulation with actors trained to present conditions that occur in health care. The most important feature in simulation-based education is feedback; one form of group feedback is debriefing, intended to improve learning, future performance, and patient outcomes.

 To explore reflections on learning after an SP encounter and debriefing session.

 Action research design with consensual qualitative research tradition.

 One Midwestern University.

 Seventeen postprofessional doctor of athletic training students with no previous experience with SPs (age = 25 ± 4 years; male = 5, 29.4%, female = 12, 70.6%; highest degree earned professional bachelor's = 12, 70.6% and postprofessional master's = 5, 29.4%, experience = 24.8 ± 30.5 months).

 Participants completed 1 of 3 SP encounters and the following day engaged in a diamond-debriefing session. After both the SP encounter and debriefing session, participants completed a 5-item open-ended questionnaire. The open-ended questions asked participants to self-reflect on what they learned after the SP encounter and the debriefing session. The questions were evaluated by a panel of qualitative researchers for content and face validity. Consensual qualitative research data analysis approach was used to analyze all open-ended responses.

 Our qualitative analysis revealed that reflections after both the SP encounter and debriefing session revolved around 3 overarching themes: organization of clinical exam, vulnerability, and patient-centered care.

 The SP encounter and diamond-debriefing technique did facilitate self-reflection and inform and motivate learners to alter their future approach to patient-centered care. Future research could explore if reflection would differ if it occurred immediately after an SP encounter or 1 day after SP encounter.


Some days before his death on May 30,1994, Donald Hill signed and dispatched to various colleagues copies of his latest book, Islamic Science and Technology. Few scholars have the satisfaction of having devoted many years so fruitfully to a highly technical subject and also having produced a popular book in which the results of this research are made available to the educated public. Donald's little book will surely be for many years to come the book in the English language to which people will turn for a readable introduction to the many aspects of our field. Donald was born in London on August 6, 1922. He served in the Middle East as a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers from 1941 to 1946, including two years in the Eighth Army in North Africa and Italy, where he was wounded in action. In 1949 he obtained a degree in engineering from London University and joined the Iraq Petroleum Company, for whom he worked on construction projects in the Lebanon, Syria and Qatar. In 1947 in Beirut he married Patricia Sulmen of Jerusalem. Back in England he held several senior posts in major petro-chemical companies from 1955 until his retirement in 1984. Donald was a competent linguist. Having already mastered French, German, Spanish and Italian, his sojourn in the Middle East provided the opportunity to add colloquial Arabic to his list. But he also mastered the intricacies of classical Arabic, and ventured into the field of Islamic history. He received an M.Litt. degree in Islamic history from the University of Durham in 1964 and a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1970. His thesis was a comprehensive computer analysis of the termination of hostilities during the early phase of the Arab conquests. Donald's early study of trebuchets arose out of his awareness of the inadequacy of the Arabs in siege warfare during that early period. This brought him into contact with Lynn White Jr.


Regulation is a key aspect of biological systems, all the way from the molecular scale to the ecological one. Gaining a precise understanding of regulation is one of the main goals of systems biology. This discipline has emerged from the synergy between cell biology and cybernetics [WIE 48], from the collaboration of biologists, physicists and computer scientists [IDE 01]. The modeling approach presented in this chapter derives from this heritage by studying the interactions of components of a biological system and analyzing how these interactions impact the function and behavior of the system as a whole. Here, we will focus on applications to genetics, but the potential field of the approach is broader: the Process Hitting framework is relevant to any interactive system, whether it is a biological regulatory network, a logistic scheme or an embedded system.


Pollutants in aged field sediments seem to differ from spiked sediments in their chemical and biological availability. Biphasic desorption is often used as an explanation. In the present study, desorption kinetics and partitioning of chlorobenzenes (CBs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in long term field contaminated sediment cores and top layer sediment were measured by gas-purging. Desorption from sediment were measured by gas-purging. Desorption from sediment was deduced to be triphasic: fast, slowly, and very slowly desorbing fractions were distinguished. In both the sediment core and the top layer sediment no detectable fast fractions were present for all the compounds studied, so these were estimated as upper limits from the desorption curves. This observation coincided with very high in situ distribution coefficients for several PCBs and PAHs: 10--1,000 times higher than literature values for short contact time experiments. Rate constants were (3--8) {times} 10{sup {minus}3} h{sup {minus}1} for slow desorption and (0.16--0.5) {times} 10{sup {minus}3} h{sup {minus}1} for very slow desorption. In some cases only a very slowly desorbing fraction was detectable. Desorption from field contaminated sediments with extended contact times may not be readily estimated from laboratory experiments in which contaminants have contact times with themore » sediment in the order of weeks.« less


The US Department of Energy`s (DOE`s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) was tasked in FY97-98 to conduct a multisensor feature extraction project for the Terrain Modeling Project Office (TMPO) of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA). The goal of this research is the development of near-autonomous methods to remotely classify and characterize regions of military interest, in support of the TMPO of NIMA. These methods exploit remotely sensed datasets including hyperspectral (HYDICE) imagery, near-infrared and thermal infrared (Daedalus 3600), radar, and terrain datasets. The study site for this project is the US Army`s Yakima Training Center (YTC), a 326,741-acre training area located near Yakima, Washington. Two study areas at the YTC were selected to conduct and demonstrate multisensor feature extraction, the 2-km x 2-km Cantonment Area and the 3-km x 3-km Choke Point area. Classification of the Cantonment area afforded a comparison of classification results at different scales.


Through this present economic crisis, people with severe disabilities have been experiencing difficulties in the labor market. Creation of more jobs for those with severe disabilities is a desperate need. In this context, a study was carried out in order to target employment creation for the severely disabled among powerful employers, and to disseminate the importance of this effort throughout the country. Those highly visible employers could lead public opinion and make a significant impact on society. For this purpose, the National Assembly was targeted, and a job as a health manager was designated an employment model in order to provide more chances to visually impaired persons in the public sector. The project was undertaken for ten months - from February to November. The study presented the systematical steps of the project to set a basis for employment creation for visually impaired health managers. Moreover, during the project, an atmosphere of employment creation was fostered through an agreement of employment expansion for the disabled between the National Assembly and the Ministry of Labor. Also, activities that helped employees in the National Assembly understand their jobs, such as simulations, were carried out. In conclusion, the study proposed solutions for anticipated problems with the model, when applied to other organizations in the future.


This chapter develops a conceptual framework for approaching special, technical uses of language found in ancient medical texts. As an alternative to the unwieldy intuitive distinction between so-called 'literal' and 'figurative' language, medical use of terminology derived from other domains of experience is better approached as a question of intersection between axes of lexical centrality and ontological commitment. The advantages of this framework are then exemplified by an analysis of the roles of heat in ancient Egyptian healing texts, demonstrating how a more nuanced understanding of ancient conceptions can be achieved by paying attention to uses of language derived from different experiential domains.


A theoretical description is given of the polarization charge-density distribution induced in a solid by the passage of a fast charged particle. The stopping power of the solid (including the effects of close collisions) is well accounted for by the braking effect of the polarization charges. Calculations based on this model for the polarization give good agreement with the results of recent experiments on the dissociation of fast molecular ions in foils. (AIP)


Syphilis is currently an emerging health problem, especially in high-income countries. Infection rates have increased significantly in European countries such as the United Kingdom and Spain in the last 20 years. As a result we are now seeing an increase in maternal infection, acquired during pregnancy, with a high risk of transmission to the developing fetus, which is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. Although the Spanish incidence of congenital syphilis is below the World Health Organization (WHO) elimination threshold (50/100,000) and health measures recommended by WHO have been achieved, congenital syphilis is still a social and public health problem. Antenatal care follow-up protocols are sometimes not accurate enough to uncover the infection during pregnancy and therefore to avoid consequences in the newborn. Infection during pregnancy may be missed if it occurs after the screening period. We report a case of severe congenital syphilis in order to emphasize that in the 21st century, fetal infection still occurs in developed countries, although it is easily preventable and treatable.


We present two methods, interferometry at the zero spatial frequency limit and analysis of diffracted orders for very low spatial frequency gratings, to characterize photopolymers with dispersed nematic liquid crystals. These methods provide us with real time information about the transformations taking place inside the material during recording.


Communication research in Asia has enjoyed rapid growth in the 20 th century amid Asia's economic boom, rapid growth in communication technologies and expanded university faculty. To explore the extent to which the rise of Asian communication research continued in the 21 st century, a total of 558 publications on Asian communication research in 14 top-ranked SSCI communication journals from 1995 to 2014 were analyzed. Results indicate that the rise of Asian communication research is afoot in the 21 st century. However, the results of also suggest patterns of unevenness of the published scholarship in terms of publishing year, journals, region, research topics and methodology: Asian communication research was dominated by East Asia, which was dominated by China, South Korea and Japan; in terms of research areas by topic, Asian communication scholarship focused on a few areas, including media effects, political communication, communication technology, and health communication; in terms of research methodologies, the quantitative approach was found to be dominant in the publications, which accounts for more than twice that of qualitative research.


Data entry and acquisition are prone to errors and discrepancies. The data cleaning problem is an important process and a key challenge in data warehousing, pattern recognition, knowledge discovery in databases, data mining, and data quality management. In this paper, we present an ensemble that automates the task of domain-independent data discrepancy detection. The system uses a set of predictors/classifiers combined into an ensemble, and identifies potentially erroneous attributes in data sets. The ensemble incorporates individual predictive algorithms and learns which is most accurate for each attribute in the data set. The system was trained and tested on five real-world data sets totaling over 25,000 data records, and on varying error detection thresholds. The results show that for the best error detection thresholds data errors are identified with median accuracy of 89% (average 87% with standard deviation of 12.6), and with low false positive rates (median 8.4%, and average of 13.5% with standard deviation of 9.5).


None Bali was adopted counterweight tool adjustment sub-system is the flexibility track drilling system. The counterweight tool conditioning subsystem, a sense of essentially "weightless" is assigned to the machining subassembly mounting system for drilling and electromagnet. This makes it possible to move only the machining subassembly vertically operators require very small force. Processing sub-assembly also allows the user also includes a plurality of lifting subassemblies drilling work towards the and pair of panels away from the pair of panels to be performed thereon assist in lifting and lowering the electromagnet. Thus, operator fatigue was greatly reduced, it can provide a high ergonomics of the system.


Kinds of colorimetries such as UV method and Biuret method were used in measuring the content of protein and bating effluent.It was suggested that measurements by UV method and Biuret method can be finished in a short time but the precision and reproducibility should be improved;measurements by Lowry method and CBB method were not easily interfered by other contents and had good precision,sensitivity and reproducibility in the effluent.So Lowry method and CBB method are suitable for protein quantification in leather making effluent.The results obtained by CBB method were linearizingwithin a large concentration scale.so CBB method can be used conveniently than Lowry method.


OF THESIS SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF A GROUP OF PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOGENIC ILLNESS The social problems of a group of fifty-three patients with psychogenic illness are analyzed and interpreted i n this study. The patients were a l l those with at least one somatic complaint referred to the Social Service Department of the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, during the period from October 1944 to July 1946. The patients were found to have two main types of problems, those associated with their environment, and those associated with their emotiona l condition* The environmental problems were those associated with employment, finances, war, school, immigration, housing, and miscellaneous . conditions. The emotional problems were those associated with the patients' attitude to i l l n e s s j relationships with other personsj with their own emotional development; with their feelings about matters pertaining to sex; and witha number of miscellaneous feelings* In a l l these groups, there were forty-six different problems studied* There was a t o t a l of 550 individual problems among a l l the patients, with an average of 10*57 problems per patient* Of these, 126 were environmental problems, with an average of 2*7 environmental problems per patient* The average number of emotional problems per patient was 7*3, with, .a t o t a l of 424 such problems. There were thirteen groups of problems among the environmental and emotional problems* The most frequent problems were those associated with illn e s s * These were found i n a l l patients. The next most frequent group was of problems associated with the patients' relationships with others, 98.11$ of the patients having problems here. 88.68$ of the patients had problems associated with their emotional development. 64.15$ of the patients had problems associated with employment. The same number of patients had problems arising from their attitude to matters pertaining to sex. 43.39$ of the patients had problems associated with financesj 30.19$, with warj 26.41$, with school; 26.41$, with immigration; 11*32$, with housing; 41.52$, with miscellaneous situations; and 35.81$, with miscellaneous feelings. The large numbers of problems among the patients emphasixes the need for medical casework treatment for hospital patients. A brief description of the nature of medical social work and of the setting i n which these problems arose, i s given. Descriptive and s t a t i s t i c a l material being summarized i n 9 tables. Interpretation of social work and medical terminology i s given whenever the meaning of these terms appeared obscure. An example of the type of social history, from which information for this study was obtained, and a table summarizing a l l the problems are given i n the appendices. Reading material used i n the study i s l i s t e d i n the bibliography.


This article is based on the history of British railway reform, combined with related theories and policies, and explored what kind of regulatory policies should be adopted in what kind of economic environment.


The article is devoted to an experimental study of the effect of gas flow on the characteristics of a glow discharge. The design of the discharge chamber made it possible to change the interelectrode distance a = (2–8) cm. The family of current-voltage characteristics was measured in the following ranges of gas pressure P, its flow rate G, discharge current I and voltage U: P = (4. 7 - 26) kPa, G = (0 – 0.05) g / s, I = (20 - 100) mA, U = (1. 5 – 4. 2) kV. The oscillations of the discharge voltage were recorded with an oscilloscope, the current-voltage characteristic of the discharge was recorded by a two-coordinate recorder. The current-voltage characteristics had a negative differential resistance. The influence of the interelectrode distance on the type and quantitative relationships of these characteristics is analyzed. When gas is pumped through the discharge chamber, the current-voltage characteristics do not change qualitatively, but the discharge voltage and the steepness of the characteristics increase compared to a discharge without gas flow. At pressures of the order of P = 26 kPa, the discharge stability deteriorates, and high-frequency oscillations of the discharge voltage are observed in the gas flow (f ∼ 100 kHz). In this case, the discharge voltage decreases by a value of the order of tens of volts, and the glow of the positive column of discharge becomes intermittent. The typical oscillograms of discharge voltage pulsations are given.


Purpose: To demonstrate how dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) might be used to select pancreatic cancer patients favorably responding to combination therapy with anti-EMMPRIN antibody and chemotherapeutic agents. Materials and Methods: A total of 13 groups of SCID mice (n=5-6/group) bearing orthotopic MIA PaCa-2 tumors were employed. Group 1 was used to examine the change of tumor vascularity over tumor size; DCE-MRI was applied during four consecutive days, and tumor volume, K, kep, and the concentration of MR contrast (prohance) at 20 minutes after injection (CC20min; interpreted as the delivery efficiency of a non-targeting smallmolecule chemotherapeutic agent like gemcitabine) were quantified. The correlation between tumor volume and the vascular parameters (K, kep, CC20min) were determined, and thereafter the correlation between K trans and CC20min was retrieved. Tumors were classified into hyper, normal, and hypovascular tumors, assuming that normal vascular tumors have CC20min higher than 80% of the maximum value. Groups 2-13 were used to evaluate the efficacy of combination therapy with anti-EMMPRIN antibody and small-molecule chemotherapeutic agents; therapy started when tumors of groups 2-5 were hypervascular, and tumors of groups 6-13 were hypovascular. Group 2 (or group 6) was untreated (served as control), and groups 3-5 (or groups 7-9) were treated with gemcitabine, anti-EMMPRIN antibody, and combination, respectively, for 2 weeks. The same dose schedule used for groups 6-9 was applied to treat groups 10-13, respectively, but β-lapachone was added to the therapy regimen of each group. FDGPET/CT imaging was applied weekly for all animals in groups 2-13, and tumor volume and tumor SUVmean were quantified. Results: Mean K and kep values in the tumor region were linearly proportional to the tumor-volume change, but CC20min was maximized when tumor volume was ~130 mm (or when K value was ~0.05 min) and then declined (Fig 1). The K range of normal vascular tumors was determined to be 0.045~0.065 min (Fig 1). Figure 2 shows the representative MR contrast (prohance) concentration maps acquired from DCE-MR images of hyper, normal, and hypovascular orthotopic pancreatic tumors. Figure 3A shows the synergy between anti-EMMPRIN antibody and gemcitabine when tumors were hypervascular, but Figure 3B shows antagonistic effect between them in hypovascular tumors. The antagonistic effect appeared more obvious in triple combination therapy with gemcitabine, anti-EMMPRIN antibody, and β-lapachone in hypovascular tumor (Fig 3C), although additive effect was observed between gemcitabine and β-lapachone (Fig 3D). Tumor volume change was significantly correlated with tumor SUVmean change either in the hypervascular tumor model (p=0.002) or hypovascular tumor model (p=0.0025). Discussion: Synergy between anti-EMMPRIN antibody and gemcitabine was observed in a hypervascular pancreatic tumor model, whereas antagonistic effect was shown in a hypovascular tumor model. For hypervascular tumors, the antiangiogenic effect of anti-EMMPRIN antibody may induce the normalization of tumor microvasculature, reducing interstitial pressure and thereby improving the delivery of gemcitabine (or other smallmolecule chemotherapeutic agents). In contrast, for hypovascular tumors, the antiangiogenic effect reduces the tumor vasculature excessively, decreasing the tumor delivery of small-molecule chemotherapeutic agents, leading to antagonistic effect. Therefore, it would be essential to measure tumor vascularity prior to therapy initiation to decide whether anti-EMMPRIN antibody will need to be used together with chemotherapy (that is, personalized anti-EMMPRIN therapy) based on DCE-MRI.