More than twenty thousand patients in the United States received organ transplants in 1997, yet over fifty thousand patients were still waiting for a transplant at the end of that year. Indeed, over four thousand patients died waiting for a transplant in 1997. The scarcity of organs highlights the need for a fair and efficient organ allocation system. Despite this need, not every patient in the United States has the same chance to receive a transplant. For example, in 1995, patients in Iowa had a median wait of twenty-eight days for a liver transplant. Patients in Pennsylvania, however, had to wait a median of 237 days for the same transplant. State-to-state disparity exists because of policies developed by the United Network of Organ Sharing ("UNOS"), the private organization in charge of the national organ transplantation effort. These policies generally mandate a preference for local transplant recipients in the allocation of human organs. For example, a liver procured in Iowa must first be offered to patients within the area of original procurement, then to patients in the surrounding region, and finally to patients in the rest of the country.


The paper by Mousavi et al is a timely reminder of the long-term consequences of both conventional and unconventional warfare. 2017 is the one hundredth anniversary of the first use of sulphur mustard (SM) on the battlefield in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. Its use during the Iran-Iraq War


In order to study the web-crippling behavior of aluminum hollow section subjected to concentrated load, sixteen aluminum hollow tubes with different loading conditions, bearing length and web slenderness ratios were tested. This paper also discussed a method to improve the web crippling strength of the aluminum hollow sections by infilling the mortar as composite section, and four aluminum composite sections were tested. The literature has reported lots of web crippling tests, but there is few reports on web crippling behavior of aluminum composite sections. Interior-Ground (IG) and End-Ground (EG) loading conditions were adopted, with the specimens placed on the ground to simulate the load of floor joists. Specimens were also placed on a bearing plate with end (ETF) or interior (ITF) bearing load. The influence of supporting conditions, loading positions, bearing length and web slenderness ratios on web crippling ultimate bearing capacity and ductility of aluminum hollow sections was studied. The enhancements of infilling mortar were also evaluated. The results obtained from the experiments show that infilling the mortar in aluminum hollow tubes is an effective method for enhancing the ultimate capacity of the web, especially for specimens under Interior-Ground (IG) condition. Based on the results of parameter research, this paper proposes a series of design formulas for well predicting web crippling ultimate capacity of aluminum hollow and composite tubes under four different loading and boundary conditions.


Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBs) is an acute inflammatory demyelinating poly neuropathy usually triggered by an infection. since the nearelimination of poliomyelitis, GBs is the most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis worldwide. However, the clinical presentation of GBs is hetero geneous, and existing recommendations for treatment might need to be individualized to provide the optimal therapeutic option. For this reason, clinical prognostic scores currently available for GBs have an impor tant role in determining which treatment options are appropriate for subgroups of patients with different prognoses. as early prediction of outcome is important for both selection of treatment options and assessing the possible benefits of these treatments, a group based at the university Medical Center in rotterdam, the netherlands, has improved on the clinical prognostic score they previously developed to predict the outcome of patients with GBs at an earlier point in the disease course.


BS>Additions to the body of information available on Sc/sup 41/ were made by studying the elastic scattering of protons from Ca/sup 40/. The measurements were carried out at energies of 1.2 to 5.5 Mev, corresponding to excitation energies in Sc/sup 41/ between 2.8 and 7 Mev. The protons were detected at 90, 125, and 150 deg with respect to the beam direction by a CsI crystal spectrometer which satisfactorily resolved the elastic groups from Ca and C. The shapes of the resonances were analyzed by application of dispersion theory. (W.D.M.) l8552 The energy spectrum of the photoneutrons from oxygen was studied by irradiation of a water target with a 31-Mev collimated bremsstrahlung beam. Photoneutrons emitted at about 90 deg were recorded by means of the proton recoil tracks in Ilford plates 400 mu thick. The neutron spectrum is deduced from the proton recoil spectrum taking into account the (n,p) collisions in hydrogen of the emulsion. (W.D.M.)


The paper presents a process that identifies all stakeholders of a project who are interested in the traceability process and the elements of the project that they want to track. For each stakeholder, traceability elements are identified, analyzed, modelled and validated. As result, a class diagram is produced that shows the traceability elements and their relationships, and a use case diagram that shows the traceability services (relationships) for each stakeholder interested in the traceability. The process is supported by a set of guidelines that uses a set of predefined relationship types that help to develop the traceability model. To support the approach a tool was created and validated through a university library system case study.


Microbial inulinases find application in enzymatic hydrolysis of inulin for production of fructose (sweetener) and inulooligosaccharides (prebiotics). Inulin is one of the most abundant nonstructural polysaccharides found widely dispersed in plants and awaits judicious utilization. Demands for an alternative healthy sweetener and multifunctional fructooligosaccharides have prompted investigators to explore microorganisms for inulinase production and to develop bioprocesses for production of high-fructose syrup and oligosaccharides based on enzymatic hydrolysis of raw inulin. Inulinases have been characterized in several molds, yeasts and a few bacteria. Recently, there has been a spurt of interest in finding novel inulinase producers, cloning and expression of inulinase gene in heterologous hosts and use of crude plant inulin and agro-industrial media in both submerged and solid state fermentation for inulinase production. The review discusses current knowledge on production, properties and applications of microbial inulinases and looks into the recent advances in the field.


The shearing interferometry is presented as in vivo method for testing artificial tears covering the cornea. The stability of two types of artificial tears (gel and liquid) on the surface of the cornea was estimated by the analysis of interferograms. The 3 mW He-Ne laser was used as the light source in the shearing interferometer and CCD camera for recording the interference images. The coherent light is reflected from the surface of the cornea covered with the artificial tears. The reflected wavefront is directed to the lateral shearing interferometer and forms the interference pattern. The sequence of the obtained interferograms were recorded on VHS video tape. Then selected frames were digitized and analyzed in computer by use of image processing software. The proposed method is noncontact and noninvasive.


Functionalized and raw multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were investigated colloid-chemically in order to study the role of polar versus nonpolar interaction with a polyurethane (PU) matrix. Both kinds of MWCNTs were dispersed by ultrasonication in the presence of a surfactant (sodium dodecyl sulphate) in aqueous solution. Functional groups on the nanotube surface were characterized by infrared spectroscopy and by the ζ-potential in aqueous suspension. Such suspensions were added to waterborne PU dispersions, drop-cast on glass substrates and cured. The percolation threshold for electrical conductivity with polar (functionalized) MWCNTs was reached at 0.24 wt.%, whereas at concentrations as high as 2 wt.%, PU films with nonpolar MWCNTs stayed below the percolation threshold. With an addition of 0.4 wt.% polar MWCNTs, the electrical conductivity increased to >10−6 S/cm in the cured coating layer. These results are interpreted with respect to the chemical nature of the PU matrix.


In last few years, increasing product complexity, decreasing component size, and using double-sided boards have made surface mount technology (SMT) based electronics manufacturing (EM) components more difficult to assemble. This has resulted in the economic troubleshooting of EM defects being one of the main problems facing all manufacturers. Dispensing, placement, and reflow steps have been relatively improved with fully automated, accurate assembly machines. Although the authors have made significant improvements in the automated EM rework processes, it has been shown that the implemented changes in the EM lines have not yet produced a high enough percentage of the reliable finished products. To provide a Web-based expert decision support environment where a user can build up realistic process level outputs to identify bottlenecks, analyze the assembly and rework line to enhance system performance in terms of productivity, cost, cycle time, and quality are now important areas for today's advanced Java based tool for simulation of rework lines in life cycle, cycle time, and process variables is presented in this paper. Testing software is an expert system, which determines whether the process values will or will not produce a reliable solder joint and satisfies the cost and cycle time constraints. This is accomplished through the use of an XML (extensible markup language) knowledge file that defines the parameters/equations to be tested, their constraints, and dependencies along with a program module that interprets the tests. GUI (graphical user interfaces) allows a visual representation of the process attributes and results. This interface is capable of running on local Java enables Web browsers or being downloaded and executed as a local application. This paper reports the initial development and its current beta testing results.


Slow relaxation due to dense packing encumbers the simulation of a variety of many particle systems like, for instance, collapsed polymers (folded proteins) or structural glasses. We propose to overcome this problem by a new algorithm, assigning each particle a fourth space coordinate and treating an expanded ensemble of systems of which the one with all fourth coordinates equal to zero is the physical system. An application of this simulation strategy to the coil–globule transition of homopolymers using the bond-fluctuation model reveals a hitherto unfound first-order liquid to solid transition of the collapsed globule.


Accuracy measurement of the Non-soluble Deposit Density (NSDD) on the insulator surface is very important for the transmission line anti-pollution flashover works. A method to measure the NSDD on double sheds porcelain insulator surface based on laser transmission principle is proposed in this paper. Laser unit and luminous intensity sensor are installed between the up and down surface of the double sheds porcelain insulators, two glass tablets are put between the double sheds. The contamination on the glass tablets will influence the luminous intensity that reaches the intensity sensor. The luminous signal is changed to electrical signal, and the insulator's NSDD could be obtained based on the difference of luminous intensity. The device can be used in online monitoring of the insulator's NSDD condition on the insulator surface.


Preprint STUVA Conference `07 26.11. 29. November 2007 Köln Rocks containing clay minerals and anhydrite exhibit the property of volume increase caused by water absorption. The phenomenon is called rock swelling. In tunnelling this swelling produces heave of the bottom of the tunnel or, if it is resisted, pressure is exerted on the invert (Figure 1). The latter is called swelling pressure. Experience shows that due to the swelling pressure, in many cases, stretches of the invert fail and the tunnel has to be repaired. With low overburden or yielding rock above the tunnel crown the tunnel tubes as a whole are pushed upwards and the ground surface itself may exhibit heave [1], [2]. The differences in heave along the axis of the tunnel that can be caused by this process lead, among other things, to the typical diagonal cracks in the tunnel lining, which can also necessitate repairs [3]. Generally low tolerances are specified, especially in the case of railway tunnels carrying high speed trains, so that in this case the criteria for serviceability are often more difficult to fulfil than those for structural safety.


OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aim to define detailed clinical and genetic characteristics of familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (fALS) in Turkey.
BACKROUND: ALS is a progressive disease characterized by degeneration of motor neurons in the primary motor cortex, brainstem and spinal cord. Today, more than 30 genes showing Mendelian inheritance are known to cause ALS, and familial inheritance is seen in 10-20[percnt] of all ALS.
METHOD: 176 patients, who had been diagnosed with definite or probable ALS according to El-Escorial criteria at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine during the years 1995-2014, were included in the study. Forty patients from 38 unrelated families were diagnosed with fALS and the rest had no family history of ALS. SOD1, C9orf72, UBQLN2, OPTN, FUS, TARDBP, SPG11, PLEKHG5 genes were analyzed by either conventional or exome sequencing in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Bogazici University.
RESULTS: The frequency of fALS was found to be 21[percnt] in our cohort. The female/male ratio was similar in sporadic and familial ALS patients in our cohort (p=0.42). The mean age of onset was 42.47±18.8 years (ranges 13-63) in fALS. The mean age onset in fALS patients was shown to be younger than sporadic patients (p=0.002). The most common presenting symptom was asymmetric lower extremity weakness (16/40), which was more common in familial cases (p=0.02). The most common mutation in our cohort was the c9orf72 expansion (15/40). SOD1 mutations were found in ten, UBQLN2 mutations in six, OPTN mutations in four, TARDBP and SPG11 mutations in two different patients, PLEKHG5 and FUS mutations in one patient each.
CONCLUSION: Our data indicate the marked intra- and interfamiliar phenotype variability in fALS in Turkey. The most common mutation in fALS patients was c9orf72 in our cohort. UBQLN2 mutations were shown to be more common in Turkey than in other European countries. Disclosure: Dr. Durmus has nothing to disclose. Dr. Sezgin has nothing to disclose. Dr. Marangozoglu Samanci has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ozoguz has nothing to disclose. Dr. Deymeer has nothing to disclose. Dr. Serdaroglu has nothing to disclose. Dr. Basak has nothing to disclose. Dr. Parman has nothing to disclose.


Background  Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis affecting >2% of the population. Willingness to pay (WTP) is a well established method which reflects the individual burden of disease.


The effect of the hot rolling speed on the textural and structural state of 6061aluminum alloy sheet was investigated. The final deformation temperature allows avoiding the development of recrystallization processes due the decrease of rolling speed. The heterogeneity of the texture state is provided for by the differences in stress conditions for semifinished rolled plate. The deformation texture of the central layer of the hot-rolled sheet corresponds to the stable orientations of the rolling texture of the fcc material. The deformation texture of the surface area generally corresponds to the shear texture of the material with fcc lattice. The recrystallization texture is more scattered, however its component composition is the same as for the deformation texture, but the main orientations can either be maintained of varied.


OBJECTIVE To study the size of glottic area on bilateral vocal cords paralysis near to dyspnea degree I,and provide basis of the glottic area for decannulation after tracheotomy due to bilateral vocal cords paralysis.METHODS Fourteen cases were selected according to the criterion.Glottic parameters were measured with electrolaryngoscopy,length metrical apparatus and GEM2000 software.At the same time,the patient's height,body weigh and the body surface area were measured.RESULTS The minimal glottic area was 31.00 mm 2,and maximal glottic area was 43.23 mm 2.Stepwise regression found the size of glottic area linearly correlated with body surface area.The regression equation is S(glottic area,mm 2)=8.412+18.873S(body surface area,m 2).CONCLUSION An accurate and convenient way was provided through this equation with body surface area to calculate maximal inspiratory glottic area on bilateral vocal cords paralysis near to dyspnea degree I.Furthermore,the size of glottic area that the patient must at least posses on bilateral vocal cord paralysis for decannulation can also be estimated according to patient's body surface area.


The paper summarizes the design and performance of Kayser-Threde's satellite dummies and goes in more detail of the recent realized structures flown in 2002 on ARIANE 5. For the test flights of ARIANE 502 and 503 three different dummy satellites – one with instrumentation and autonomous telemetry system – were delivered by Kayser-Threde. The structures should simulate typical spacecraft physical and dynamic characteristics. The MAQSAT (MAQuette SATellite) spacecraft structure models allowed the tuning of mass properties and fundamental modes by attachment of trim masses at several locations. In addition to that, Kayser-Threde was contracted for six Modular Fitting Dummies (MFD), which are a kind of raising cylinders between launcher and payload adapter, in order to fit launch mass and payload CoG and to attenuate shocks for sensitive payloads. In total KT produced up to now around 11 tons of GTO-hardware for ARIANE 5. MAQSATB and MAQSATH were used for the first qualified flight of ARIANE 5 basic version in 1997. MAQSATH e.g. consisted of an aluminum structure with a total mass of 2300 kg, an overall diameter of 2.7 m and a height of around 4 m. The design, manufacturing and qualification testing (vibration, static, acoustic tests) of payloads MAQSATB and MAQSATH was completed within eight months. For ARIANE 503 in 1998 a spacecraft Dummy had to be delivered within 3 months as replacement for a real payload. The mass properties and dynamic characteristics of MAQSAT 3 had to be identical to EUTELSAT W2, which was damaged shortly before launch. The design concept was totally open. Finally the spacecraft model consisted of an aluminum structure (welded flanges, riveted skins and internal platforms) with a total mass of 2600 kg and an overall diameter of 2.0 m with 3.5 m height. The tuning of mass properties and fundamental modes were required within ±5% to ± 10% accuracy and reached. Also significant damping could be realized. For ARIANE flight 513 (A5-basic) and ARIANE flight 517 (A5-ECA), Kayser-Threde was contracted for the design, manufacturing and test for six MFD. The modularity of the MFD enables the Customer ARIANESPACE to adjust the final weight to the specific mass requirement and a certain flexibility of ARIANE to possible payloads with respect to mass, CoG and dynamic behavior and to lower the effort for the launch configuration analyses. Each MFD has a mass of around 650 kg and has an outer diameter of around 2.6 m and a height of 500 or 325 mm. The first set of two MFD 500 could be delivered only 9 weeks after kick-off and have been used for flight 513. For the first flight of ECA-version, the total payload capacity should be proved using the MFD 325. These "mass dummies" complemented the mass of the primary payloads to the total lift-off capacity of the new ARIANE 5. Because of the positive experiences made with the MFD, the MFD shall be used also for future flights due to their modularity.


This article was written as Chapter 4 of a history of dentistry in the United States and Western Europe on which the late George B. Denton, PhD, was working at the time of his death in 1963. Denton devoted 46 years of his professional life to dentistry. For 30 years, he taught dental history and dental writing at Northwestern University Dental School. From 1949 until 1963, he served as full-time research consultant to the American Dental Association library. An internationally recognized expert on dental history and dental literature, Denton was the author of The Vocabulary of Dentistry and Oral Science, published by the ADA in 1958. He edited the Bulletin of the History of Dentistry, from 1953 to 1963.


One kind of the side sill garnish, to ensure rigidity and to reduce the number of parts, thereby improving the workability of the attachment. The side sill garnish (5) provided on the outside of the door sill of the vehicle body, which includes a garnish main body constituting an outer surface (20) and a sound absorbing member (50) is provided (20) inside the garnish main body, an outer circumferential portion of the sound absorbing member (50) is provided a rigid portion (53), said rigid portion (53) fixed to the upper (20) the garnish main body.


Fungus is extremely disreputable and dangerous for human health and cause various life- threatening diseasesto humans. Thousands of different fungusspecies exist in the world and sporesalways present in environment. Its sign and symptom are non-specific. Mucormycosis also knownas black fungus is a fungal infection that causes discoloration over nose and eye, blurred or doublevision, chest pain, breathing difficulties, fever and cough.The main aim of this project is to analyse and predict the infection probability based on the black fungus images with help of fungus detection system and algorithms to automatically detects fungus using machine learning techniques. we are using in project
CNN algorithm.The dataset used is raw data based on the pulmonary Mucormycosis symptoms.


THE PRESENT INVENTION RELATES TO THE BENZOBPYRANNES PYRANNOPYRIDINES AND FORMULA I (CF DRAWING IN BOPI) wherein V, T, W, RAR, R, R, M, X, Y AND Z VARIOUS MEAN REMAINS AND THEIR N-OXIDE AND THEIR SALTS. THEREOF MAY BE USED AS DRUGS.


Objective To discuss the operative methods for Traumatic blepharoptosisto.Methods According to operation methods,the patients were divided into 4 groups,6 cases had gone through frontal muscle veiltrofixation,6 levator muscle resection,while the other 5 eyes had levator aponeurosis placation,the last 4 cases had levator aponeurosis renovation.And 5 cases of the patients accepted orthopedic surgery for traumatic inner or external canthus deformity at the same time,2 cases of them accepted trichiasis correction meanwhile,1 case accepted anastomosis of broken lachrymal canaliculus meanwhile.Results The patients were observed for 6 months at least after operation,all 21cases received satisfactory results without recurrence.Conclusions The symptom of secondary traumatic blepharoptosis is complicated.The most suitable method to improve the appearance,considering the different clinical symptom should be chosen.

Key words:
Traumatic blepharoptosis;  Traumatic inner and external canthus deformity;  Levator muscle resection;  Frontal muscle ventrofixation;  Levator aponeurosis placation


Four novel supramolecular complexes [Cd(H2L)2]·(NO3)2·2H2O (1), [Cd(H2L)2]·(OH)2·(EtOH)0.5 (2), [Zn(H2L)(2,6-pdc)]·(2,6-H2pdc)1.5·MeOH·0.5H2O (3) and [Zn(H2L)2][Zn(2,5-Hpdc)3]2·1.5H2O (4) (H2L = 2,6-di-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine, 2,6-H2pdc = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 2,5-H2pdc = 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid) based on pyrazolyl derivatives as ligands were designed and synthesized. They were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV-vis spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structural analysis indicates that the central metal atom (cadmium and zinc atoms) is six-coordinated, and possesses a slightly distorted-octahedral configuration. In addition, a cytotoxicity study was performed using multiple parallel perfused microbioreactors and the potential apoptotic effects on adrenal pheochromocytoma cells and human adipose tissue-derived stem cells were examined by flow-cytometric analysis. The results show that the percentage of apoptotic cells becomes gradually higher as the concentration of the supramolecular complex is increased.


The relaxation behavior of the third excited (\ensuremath{\Sigma}) state of the ${\mathrm{Ga}}^{0}$(1) and ${\mathrm{In}}^{0}$(1) defects in KCl, which possess the laser-active type of structure, has been investigated with picosecond (ps) optical pulses. With a pump-probe technique based on a pair of synchronously pumped Rhodamine 6G dye lasers and a double-modulation detection scheme, a subnanosecond recovery was measured of the ground-state population of ${\mathrm{Ga}}^{0}$(1) and ${\mathrm{In}}^{0}$(1) after excitation in their third optical transition [OT(3)] at about 615 nm. The relaxation times at 7 K are 260\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}15 ps and 90\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}15 ps for ${\mathrm{Ga}}^{0}$(1) and ${\mathrm{In}}^{0}$(1), respectively. For the ${\mathrm{Ga}}^{0}$(1) defect an Arrhenius fit of the temperature dependence of the decay time between 50 and 150 K yields an activation energy of 60\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}10 ${\mathrm{cm}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$. It is argued that this radiationless electronic deexcitation between the \ensuremath{\Sigma} and the ground state is promoted by a low-frequency vibration of the ${M}^{0}$ atom along the 〈100〉 defect axis. A similar mode is observed by means of resonant Raman measurements at 59 ${\mathrm{cm}}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}1}$ in the ${\mathrm{Ga}}^{0}$(1) ground-state spectrum. In contrast, configurational relaxation within the \ensuremath{\Sigma} state probably takes place through emission of defect-perturbed lattice modes, as was earlier demonstrated for the ${F}_{A}$(${\mathrm{Li}}^{+}$) center in its lowest excited state.


Abstract
Objectives: 1) to compare short term clinical results with standard abdominal hysterectomy (AH); 2) to investigate the feasibility of registrar training in VH by laparoscopic assistance; 3) to investigate the impact of laparoscopy in changing the route of hysterectomy in women assessed as being unsuitable for VH on clinical examination. Methods: 104 women scheduled for AH for benign uterine conditions were enrolled in this study, meeting the following criteria: uterine size ≤14-week pregnancy, width ≤9cm and length ≤14cm. Clinical ovarian pathology and uterine prolapse were exclusion criteria. Patients were divided in 2 groups matched with respect to age, parity, previous pelvic surgery and indications for hysterectomy. Prior to VH laparoscopic assessment of pelvic organs was performed for 58 of the 104 patients in this study, 46 of these patients had abdominal hysterectomies without laparoscopic assessment.
Results: All cases allocated to have VH facilitated by laparoscopic assessment were successful. There was no need to convert to the abdominal route. Required time for LAVH compared to AH was longer, but not significantly so (mean 59.3 min. vs. 57.2 min.). Blood loss was found to be less with LAVH. Postoperative pain and need for analgesia was significantly less in LAVH as compared to AH (P<0.001). The postoperative hospital stay was significantly shorter in the LAVH group (2.4 days) as compared to AH (3.9 days); P<0.001.
Conclusion: There was shorter hospital stay, less need for analgesia, less intraoperative bleeding, and better patient satisfaction with LAVH. Moreover, it decreased the number of hysterectomies done abdominally.


Society experiences, in the present technical era, deep transformations coming, mostly, from the increasing in telecommunication services and information technologies that redirect, in many ways, the accumulation process, capital enlargement, as well as the articulation nets and territorial management. In methodological and practical terms, on one side we observe a crescent incorporation of information and telecommunication technologies in the economic production and material items; on the other side we verify the intensification of the inequality, complementarity and antagonism phenomena among bigger spaces with more technical density and others with less infrastructure material and innovation. Therefore, in the mediation between the State and the private sector, in use of the territory, there are conflicts, symbiosis and appropriations that need to be better evaluated in Geography. With that, the analysis of private telecommunication companies is taken as a conduit and major objective for air space reading for cable TV, cellular phones and internet; at the moment that Brazil is going through many social air space transformations, with the expansion of technical territorial density, in the recent period.


TFT substrate (10) having a plurality of pixel areas comprise at least three colors of light-emitting region, light emitting region of the at least three colors each having a light emitting layer composed of a deposited film (23R (1), 23G, 23R (2), 23B), the adjacent two light emitting regions in the emitting layer to produce a color emission region having the maximum current efficiency (23G) of the light of the same luminance and current efficiency of the color having the smallest light emitting region by the light emitting layer of each color combinations other than the combination of the light emitting region of the light emitting layer (23B) of.


We considered a two-band superconductor with a nonzero interband quasiparticle coupling and numerically generated partial elementary excitation spectra for each band. These show deviations from the conventional Bardeen, Cooper, and Schrieffer form, resulting in characteristic signatures in the partial tunneling spectra. The total (measurable) tunneling spectra are calculated considering the $\mathbf{k}$ selection in the tunneling process. Due to the thermal smearing, the relevant spectral signatures may not be resolved in superconductor-insulator-normal-metal tunneling while they are clearly revealed in superconductor-insulator-superconductor (SIS) geometry. As an example, the excitation spectrum of $2{\text{H-NbSe}}_{2}$ is considered in the framework of the developed tunneling model. A remarkable agreement obtained with the experimental SIS data suggests the material to be a two-band superconductor rather than an anisotropic one.


The invention relates, inter alia, a method which comprises determining the first geometry information of a first object stream (12) several objects (2) which are transported on a first conveyor (10). The method further includes determining a second geometry information of a second object stream (22) several objects (2), which are transported on a second conveyor (20). Here, the first conveying means (10) is adapted to transport objects (2) at a first rate (13), and set the second conveying means (20) for transporting objects (2) at a second rate (23). Further, the first conveying means (10) and the second conveyor (20) arranged such that from the first conveying means (10) transported pass objects (2) onto the second conveyor (20). The method further includes adjusting the first velocity (13) of the first conveyor (10) and / or adjusting the second velocity (23) of the second conveyor (20) based on the determined first geometry information and / or the determined second geometry information.


Several physiological changes during the development of radish fleshy taproot were studied u- sing the advanced inbred lines of different ratio of root to shoot(R/S).The results showed that sink activity patterns of taproot were much similar among the four lines. The contents of carbohydrates including soluble to- tal sugar, sucrose and fructose decreased at the beginning of taproot enlarging, and to the minimum at the stage of the primary cortex split. The sucrose content of the low R/S line NAU-LR-04 was higher than those of three high R/S lines at all stages, while the fructose content was lower in NAU-LR-04. Changes of activities of sucrose synthase(SuSy)were similar to sink activities in all lines, and the activity of SuSy in low R/S line was higher than those of high R/S lines. It can be inferred that the SuSy may play an important role in the su- crose level regulation and sink activity control during radish fleshy taproot thickening.


The industry is buzzing about a potential Walmart-Humana merger. Though no official announcement has been made by either company, industry leaders say the impact the deal would have on healthcare data, and how it is used, could have big industry implications.


The writings of Antonio Sardinha (1887–1925) have still not generated the interest they deserve in the panorama of studies on Portuguese historiography. A poet, politician, and historian isolated from the main academic circles, Sardinha was the leading doctrinal figure of the movement known as Integralismo Lusitano , founded in 1913 in the aftermath of the attempts to restore the recently deposed Portuguese monarchy. In the doctrine of Integralismo , the medieval period occupied an important place, both as a reference in national and European history and an example for a future political, moral, and spiritual rearrangement. Sardinha's contrasting views on the Middle Ages and Modernity are essential to an understanding of the political proposals of the Integralists. Having as a basis nineteenth-century Romantic and positivist historiography, Sardinha portrayed the Middle Ages as an epoch of civilizational progress and spiritual improvement, serving as a counterpoint to a decadence represented by Modernity. As we will see, this discourse was adapted to counterrevolutionary purposes in order to vilify liberal thought and its consequences in the political context of Europe since the French Revolution and particularly during the First World War, the interwar period, and the Portuguese First Republic (1910–26). In this essay, we will examine Sardinha's writings between 1914 (the year of the release of Nacao Portuguesa , the most important Integralist periodical) and 1925 (the year of Sardinha's death). Our aim will be to uncover how his traditionalist and counter-revolutionary political agenda articulated with his reflections on the political and social system of the Middle Ages and on the deleterious effects of Modernity on Western civilization. We will see that Sardinha's depiction of the medieval period stands at an opposite pole to his portrayal of Modernity, which he saw as fading at that time in his life. In June 1914, Sardinha published an article in Nacao Portuguesa wherein he first confronted his notions of political power in the medieval and postmedieval age. According to him, the aristocratic monarchies of Germanic origin that emerged during the Middle Ages had an "oppressive and seigneurial" conception of power. By embracing Catholicism, they acquired the sense of "collective utility" and "common good"; what is usually defined as the "divine right" of kings, in fact, gave them a profound responsibility towards their people, forming the basis of the "social contract."


We prove that the Serre spectral sequence of the fibration $\overline{\mathcal M}_{0, 1+p} \to E\mathbb Z/p \times_{\mathbb Z/p} \overline{\mathcal M}_{0, 1+p} \to B \mathbb Z/p$ collapses at the $E_2$ page. We use this to prove that: for any element of the $\mathbb Z/p$-equivariant cohomology with $\mathbb F_p$-coefficients of genus zero Deligne-Mumford space with $1+p$ marked points, if this element is torsion then it is non-equivariant. This concludes that the only"interesting"$\mathbb Z/p$-equivariant operations are quantum Steenrod power operations.


Leptin is an anorexigenic mediator that reduces food intake by acting on hypothalamic receptor Ob-Rb. In contrast, endocannabinoids are orexigenic mediators that act via cannabinoid CB1 receptors in hypothalamus, limbic forebrain, and brainstem. In the peripheral taste system, leptin administration selectively inhibits behavioural, taste nerve and taste cell responses to sweet compounds. Opposing the action of leptin, endocannabinoids enhance sweet taste responses. However, potential roles of endogenous leptin and endocannabinoids in sweet taste remain unclear. Here, we used pharmacological antagonists (Ob-Rb: L39A/D40A/F41A (LA), CB1: AM251) and examined the effects of their blocking activation of endogenous leptin and endocannabinoid signalling on taste responses in lean control, leptin receptor deficient db/db, and diet-induced obese (DIO) mice. Lean mice exhibited significant increases in chorda tympani (CT) nerve responses to sweet compounds after LA administration, while they showed no significant changes in CT responses after AM251. In contrast, db/db mice showed clear suppression of CT responses to sweet compounds after AM251, increased endocannabinoid (2-arachidonoyl-sn-glycerol (2-AG)) levels in the taste organ, and enhanced expression of a biosynthesizing enzyme (diacylglycerol lipase α (DAGLα)) of 2-AG in taste cells. In DIO mice, the LA effect was gradually decreased and the AM251 effect was increased during the course of obesity. Taken together, our results suggest that circulating leptin, but not local endocannabinoids, may C © 2015 The Authors. The Journal of Physiology C © 2015 The Physiological Society DOI: 10.1113/JP270295 2528 M. Niki and others J Physiol 593.11 be a dominant modulator for sweet taste in lean mice; however, endocannabinoids may become more effective modulators of sweet taste under conditions of deficient leptin signalling, possibly due to increased production of endocannabinoids in taste tissue. (Received 30 September 2015; accepted after revision 23 February 2015; first published online 25 February 2015) Corresponding author Y. Ninomiya: Section of Oral Neuroscience, Graduate School of Dental Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. E-mail: email@example.com Abbreviations 2-AG, 2-arachidonoyl-sn-glycerol; AEA, N-arachidonoylethanolamine; B6, C57BL/6 J; BW, body weight; CB1, cannabinoid 1 receptor; CHO, chinese hamster ovary; CT, chorda tympani; DAGL, diacylglycerol lipase; I.P., intraperitoneal; DIO, diet-induced obesity; DW, distilled water; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; FP, fungiform papillae; GAD67, glutamate decarboxylase 67; GFP, green fluorescent protein; GLAST, glutamate and aspartate transporter; HFD, high fat diet; LA, leptin receptor antagonist; MAGL, monoacylglycerol lipase; MSG, monosodium L-glutamate; PTP1B, protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B; Ob-R, leptin receptor; PLC, phospholipase C; QHCl, quinine-HCl; Sac, saccharin; SC, SC45647; SH2B, adaptor protein 1; SOCS3, suppressor of cytokine signalling-3; STAT, signal transducers and activator of transcription; Suc, sucrose; T1R3, taste receptor family 1 member 3; VIP, vasoactive intestinal peptide; VP, circumvallate


The invention provides a honeycomb chamber connecting piece. The honeycomb chamber connecting piece comprises two mutually parallel sleeve rings and an inserting piece which connects the two sleeve rings, the upper half portions of the sleeve rings are square frames, the lower half portions of the sleeve rings are anchor rods, upper ends of the anchor rods are fixedly connected with bottom edges of the square frames, the anchor rods and the square frames are located on the same plane, the inserting piece comprises a main rod and an arc-shaped necking buckle with an opening, the main rod penetrates the opening to be embedded into the arc-shaped necking buckle, the upper end of the main rod is fixedly connected with the arc-shaped necking buckle, the arc-shaped necking buckle is symmetrical along the main rod, two pin arms are formed on two sides of the main rod, bottom ends of the two pin arms are contracted inwards towards the opening to form a necking opening, the two sleeve rings are located on two sides of the main rod respectively, the plane where the sleeve rings are located is vertical to the plane where the arc-shaped necking buckle is located, and the two pin arms of the arc-shaped necking buckle are buckled in the square frames of the sleeve rings. The invention correspondingly provides a manufacturing method of the connecting piece. The connecting piece is simple in structure, convenient to manufacture, good in connecting effect, capable of achieving anchoring function on a connected honeycomb chamber and wide in application range.


Bangladesh is recognized globally for its remarkable track record of socioeconomic development and potential for becoming an economic powerhouse in the region. The economy has sustained impressive economic growth over the past three decades despite incidences of political conflict, natural calamities, and financial shocks. The country met the Millennium Development Goals ahead of time and reduced the poverty level substantially over the past decades. Progress in human development, education, and health has been equally impressive and produced a healthier and better-educated working population. More women are joining the workforce while gender gaps in pay are gradually narrowing. Moving forward, the country aspires to reach the stage of a developed economy in the next two decades. Bangladesh needs to prepare its workforce for the emerging challenges for a dynamic economy in an increasingly globalized world. The economy is undergoing structural changes on several fronts. First, Bangladesh has transitioned from a largely traditional, agriculture-based economy to an industry and service-driven economy. Industry sector has been the main driving force for economic growth. Second, more recently, technological progress is rapidly changing the production and service modality. Firms need to not only constantly adjust their business and production modality with these technological changes but also have highly skilled manpower who can enable such change processes. Third, a growing and youthful workforce in Bangladesh provides a window of opportunity to improve productivity and accelerate economic growth. Equipping the young generation with the skills needed for jobs remains crucial. On one hand, employers are demanding higher-skilled professionals for technical and managerial positions to support the growing industry and service sectors. On the other hand, tertiary education institutes (TEIs) are struggling to produce employable graduates for the job market. Unemployment rates are consistently high among tertiary graduates, causing prolonged and frustrating joblessness for many. At the same time, the culture and practice of collaborative research to promote industry competitiveness and innovation has been largely missing in the country's tertiary education landscape, undermining Bangladesh's competitiveness ranking in the global knowledge economy. There is urgent need to identify and address the challenges in the sector and orient tertiary education toward the demands of the economy and labor market to help realize Bangladesh's full economic development potential. On one hand, employers are demanding higher-skilled professionals for technical and managerial positions to support the growing industry and service sectors. On the other hand, tertiary education institutes (TEIs) are struggling to produce employable graduates for the job market. Unemployment rates are consistently high among tertiary graduates, causing prolonged and frustrating joblessness for many. At the same time, the culture and practice of collaborative research to promote industry competitiveness and innovation has been largely missing in the country's tertiary education landscape, undermining Bangladesh's competitiveness ranking in the global knowledge economy. There is urgent need to identify and address the challenges in the sector and orient tertiary education toward the demands of the economy and labor market to help realize Bangladesh's full economic development potential.


In foreign language teaching,some people have always been advocating direct teaching approach to create complete foreign language teaching environment,eliminate the effect of Chinese and force students to think in a foreign way.Some foreign language teachers also attempt to instruct students to think in this way.But this direct teaching method has been proved to be not ideal,and is also not widely used any more in other countries.The author of this article shows from the questionnaire that it is not scientific and realistic for the Japanese majors to learn Japanese in entire foreign language teaching environment,especially for the beginners.Mother tongue plays an important role in the teaching of Japanese majors.


Purpose : The study aimed to objectively assess the level of inclusiveness of buildings in selected Universities on the basis of international protocols and local legislation that require that buildings should be made accessible to persons with disabilities. Method : A building inclusiveness model, the Composite Disability Design Inclusiveness Score (CDDIS), was used to assess the levels of inclusiveness of 110 buildings in 6 purposively selected Universities in Ghana, using maximal variation sampling. Results : It was found that the buildings of the sampled Universities were not inclusive to a large extent. With one exception, there were variations in the levels of inclusiveness of the buildings in each institution. Conclusions : Irrespective of international protocols and local legislation, the built environments in Universities are not as accessible as they ought to be. Limitation : The CDDIS is a simple quantitative means of assessing the inclusiveness of buildings and allows for objective comparisons. However, it is expected that for purposes of comparison, identical buildings should be used. Any intended use of the CDDIS will require the use of a checklist that is appropriately designed to meet the peculiarities of the particular study. Implications: There is the need for expedited effort to ensure inclusiveness in University built environments. This will help greatly towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.


In this talk we consider various classes of algebras that include (reducts of) relation algebras. For many applications it is useful to have an associative 'composition' operation with an identity element, so we mostly restrict to this case. In particular we consider positive relation algebras, sequential algebras, residuated Boolean monoids, lattice-ordered groups with converse, unisorted allegories, residuated lattices with a De Morgan operation, and (anti)domain-range semirings. We discuss how these classes are related to each other and consider questions of decidability and representability for them. They are all (semi)lattices with additional operators, and we show how to define the analogue of an atomstructure for many of these algebras. We then focus on the variety DmRL′ of residuated lattices with a unary De Morgan operation ′ since it has the same signature as relation algebras and is large enough to include most of the classes we consider. The subvariety qRA of quasirelation algebras is defined by adding equations that ensure ′ is a homomorphism from the residuated lattice to its dual. We then show how relation algebras are a natural subvariety of qRA, but that qRA has the distinct advantage of having a decidable equational theory. This type of result is only possible if the order structure of relation algebras is generalized to De Morgan lattices, since Kuruczs, Nemeti, Sain and Simon proved in 1993 that any 'large enough' variety with Boolean algebra reducts and with an associative operator has an undecidable equational theory. We also extend a result of Jonsson and Tsinakis [1993], where relation algebras are shown to be term-equivalent to a subvariety of residuated Boolean monoids, to the more general setting of quasi relation algebras. Much of the work reported here was done in collaboration with Nikolaos Galatos.


atrophy of type 2B fibres2 is probably non-specific in view of the many pathological conditions in which it develops (though the point is well made that it is not simply a consequence of immobilisation).50 Nevertheless, the putative abnormality of triglyceride metabolism in skeletal muscle reported by Sunnasy and colleagues is of interest and merits detailed exploration.3 In spite of the obvious analogy with the fatty liver of chronic alcoholism, increased synthesis of triglyceride is unlikely to be the explanation (there is no evidence that this occurs in skeletal muscle). In addition, Martin et al have shown that some aspects of mitochondrial function are normal in alcoholic myopathy," notwithstanding the morphological abnormalities which may occur in muscle mitochondria.12 Further data on lipid metabolism in the muscles of patients with alcoholic myopathy are awaited with interest. Meanwhile we can take encouragement from the fact that effective withdrawal from alcohol will usually be followed by improvement in muscle strength. P HUDGSON


The signatures of Venetian painters have been the subject of considerable interest in recent years, but relatively little attention has been paid to the epigraphic -carved- signatures of Venetian Renaissance sculptors. Under examination here is a group of signatures from the Lombardo workshop, the most important sculptural workshop in Venice in the years before Sansovino, covering the period from approximately 1470 into the early 1520s. The focus is on the signatures of Pietro Lombardo and his son Tullio. Issues under consideration include the models provided by the calligraphers of Venice's bourgeoning book culture and the importance of contact with antique Roman inscriptions, either at first hand or through inscription albums.


We study complex-pure-and-fullness at the first stage on compact complex nilmanifolds M of complex dimension 3, with special attention to the case of existence of a balanced Hermitian metric on M.


OBJECTIVE
We found in an earlier study that while 26% of athletic trainers had worked with athletes with cancer, only 8% had taught their athletes self-examination procedures. In an attempt to examine why athletic trainers do not teach their athletes self-examination procedures, we investigated athletic trainers' knowledge of breast and testicular cancer risk factors and detection techniques.

DESIGN AND SETTING
One hundred researcher-developed questionnaires were distributed at the 1994 National Athletic Trainers' Association Annual Meeting.

SUBJECTS
Sixty-nine certified athletic trainers with an average age of 32 years. Seventy-two percent held master's degrees.

MEASUREMENTS
SPSS-X was used to analyze the results of the study, and chi-square tests were used to compare the athletic trainers' responses by gender.

RESULTS
Over 91% of the athletic trainers had never been taught about either breast or testicular self-examination in their athletic training education. Nearly half of the respondents did not know any of the nine breast cancer risk factors, although females reported significantly more knowledge of risk factors than males. Ninety-one percent of athletic trainers knew none of the four testicular risk factors, although male respondents reported significantly more knowledge of testicular cancer risk factors than females. On a Likert scale, 46% rated breast cancer and 41% rated testicular cancer as being "of little concern" to athletic trainers.

CONCLUSIONS
Cancer risk factors and detection techniques should be taught in the athletic training curriculum. As advocates for health and wellness, athletic trainers should then teach this information to their athletes.


In the course of the grouping's integration,such problems with the system should be taken into account as the group's quality,the integrating mode and the extent and the like.This thesis believes that the propaganda department of the group should fall into the institution or utilities while the sections of advertising,issuing,printing and managing and so on should belong to the enterprises.Although the government can give an impetus to the integration,yet the mode should realize the complementation of the advantages and the integration of the resources on the volunteer basis of the media's main section.In recombining the homogenotic media,we should strengthen the integration of the advanced media.


DEAR EDITOR, A 40-year-old man presented with (a) erythematous gingival hyperplasia in the lower right premolar-to-incisors region, of 1 months' duration. He was healthy with good oral hygiene. There was no lesion on his skin. (b) Histopathological examination revealed a mixed inflammatory cellular infiltrate, giant cells, numerous vascular channels and red blood cell extravasation. With a diagnosis of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA; so-called Wegener's granulomatosis), he was referred for further examination and treatment. Oral manifestation of GPA as the first sign of disease is reported in 2% of cases. Strawberry gingivitis is a classic sign. Early diagnosis of this life-threatening disease is crucial for successful treatment.


The hysteresis current controllers (HCC) for grid-connected inverter (GCI) system is a well-known controller for its robustness, fast reference tracking, better dynamics, and easier implementation compared to other controllers. This article proposes a modified double-band HCC (MDBHCC) for single-phase GCI system with LCL-filter. The proposed algorithm implements an unipolar symmetrical pulse width modulation (PWM) strategy for reducing inverter switching losses through a sequential logic, with an adaptive clock. It improves the variation in switching frequency and limits the maximum switching frequency of HCC while enhancing the total harmonic distortion (THD) of the injected current into the grid. In order to alleviate power quality problems, two such MDBHCC schemes, i.e., MDBHCC1 and MDBHCC2, are implemented. Where MDBHCC2 operates at the higher switching frequency with lesser % THD and MDBHCC1 operates at lower switching frequency. Simulation and experimental results are presented with a significant decrease in switching frequency and an improvement in grid current harmonics at both steady-state and dynamic conditions.


The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Kansas Water Science Center, in cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies, maintains a long-term network of hydrologic monitoring gages in the State of Kansas. These include 206 real-time streamgages (herein referred to as gages), 12 real-time reservoir-level monitoring stations, and 32 groundwater monitoring wells. These data and associated analyses, accumulated over time, provide a unique overview of hydrologic conditions and help improve our understanding of Kansas's water resources. Real-time data are verified throughout the year with regular measurements of streamflow, lake levels, and groundwater levels made by USGS hydrographers (U.S. Geological Survey, 2014a). Yearly hydrologic conditions are determined by comparing statistical analyses of current and historical water year (WY) data for the period of record. A WY is defined as a 12-month period from October 1 through September 30 and is designated by the calendar year in which the period ends. These data are used in protecting life and property, and managing water resources for agricultural, industrial, public supply, ecological, and recreational purposes.


Quicklime-mixing in soil stabilization applications for subgrade construction is crucial to its engineering performance and controlling quicklime and water content. Modern construction quality control devices and methods have improved construction quality control substantially. Certain devices, meanwhile, still need to be studied more thoroughly. This study used the resistivity plate loading device to assess the physical and stiffness properties of compacted quicklime-stabilized subgrade instantaneously and simultaneously for compaction quality control. The Taguchi L9 orthogonal array was used to design the experiment considering the dry density, test time, quicklime, and water content at various input factor levels. The pH, cation exchange capacity, conductivity, X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) tests were further conducted. Analysis of the Taguchi experiment shows that the average soil electrical resistivity responses increased with dry density, test time, and quicklime content, and were highest at low water content. Whether the dry density, quicklime content, and test time are positively or negatively related to the average subgrade reaction modulus depends on the level of the water content. Regression equations are proposed to predict the average subgrade reaction modulus and soil electrical resistivity. The tested soils' pH, conductivity, and cation ion exchange capacity properties were directly related to the test time, water, and quicklime content. The XRD showed nearly similar X-ray diffraction peaks. The SEM analysis confirmed marked changes in the microstructure of the samples that explained the changes in electrical resistivity and subgrade reaction modulus responses. The test results show that the resistivity plate loading device efficiently assesses compacted quicklime's stiffness and physical properties at ease and instantaneously.


"Higher education institutions have become increasingly focused on the quality of teaching and learning, and the provision of high-quality educational experiences for students in various learning contexts. Well-designed and structured work- integrated learning is beneficial to the student, the academic institution, the employer and the community. Graduate employability is a complex concept, one which has expanded in recent years to encapsulate a diverse range of skills, attributes, and other measures including active citizenship. Continued improvement of methodologies in teaching and learning is key to the development of any society. It is therefore essential to governments for devising strategies to compete with the rising global competition in times of economic uncertainty. But progress cannot be created in a vacuum. It requires connected efforts, cross-border discussions and vigorous assessments. Thus it is important to highlight forward thinking and future-driven strategies for smooth transitioning from education to the labour market and identify factors impeding skills performance. WIL is significant in exposing undergraduates to the required employability skills to function effectively in their chosen profession. This poses a challenge to higher education to design and deliver curriculums that meet these expectations. This paper discusses key points that include creating a culture that fosters partnerships between higher education and industry, designing curriculum which is responsive to the needs of both community and industry, as well as reviewing key graduate and labour market data to inform long term employability strategies. Covid-19 has impacted WIL, remote WIL experiences and the contribution that has been made to enhance employability outcomes for graduates now and post Covid."


PROBLEM: To determine the incidence of antisperm antibodies (ASA) in female sera from infertile couples or those suffering from recurrent abortions. Also to determine if the pregnancy and/or abortion rates are any higher in those positive versus those negative for ASA.


Jean Desmarets and the century of Louis 14 family the "celebre marets" of court ballet missions and offices the novels and the new academie - francaise Richelieu, Desmarets and theatre "Les Visionnaires" the historical tragicomedies plays for the grand salle of the Palais - Cardinal "La Felicite" and "La Prosperite" short poems and games devotional poetry devotional prose "Clovis, ou la France Chrestienne" the late biblical and heroic poems the quarrel of the "Imaginaires".


Taste has an important role in the development of oral pharmaceutical formulation. With respect to patient acceptability and compliance, taste is one of the prime factors determining the market penetration and commercial success of oral formulations, especially in pediatric medicine. Taste assessment is one important quality-control tool for evaluating taste-masked formulations. Hence, pharmaceutical industries invest time, money and resources into developing palatable and pleasant-tasting products. The primary method for the taste measurement of a drug substance or a formulation is by human sensory evaluation. However, this method is impractical for early stage drug development because they are expensive, time consuming and the taste of a drug candidate may not be important to the final product. Therefore, taste-sensing analytical devices, which can detect tastes, have been replacing the taste panelists. The taste sensors can be considered as a valuable tool in the evolution of bitterness intensity in function of time, which is essential in the selection of an optimal formulation. A recent development in the taste masking field is the


Art,to edify sentiment,intelligence,and promote the all-round development of students,has an important role.But students interested in downward trend of art.Through the analysis of the causes for the deterioration of the students' study interest,the article emphases that teachers should firstly start from oneself,teaching concepts.From the classroom grabbed,cultivate the interest,is a feasible way.


Our interest focuses on how to accurately represent the behavior of complex flight and ground systems by properly selecting the key attributes particularly when model-based techniques are increasingly used for their development. Can new tools and technologies be used in future missions starting at earlier phases to reduce risk? The objective is to demonstrate the use of the Architecture Analysis & Design Language (AADL, SAE AS5506/A) to analyze quality attributes of integrated flight and ground systems software architecture in the context of verification and validation activities. AADL modeling has been used to accurately represent the behavior of complex systems in space missions starting at earlier phases to reduce risk. AADL model shows execution interactions between high-level system components and it enables early quality attribute analyses. AADL adds rigor and formalism to development lifecycle and assurance activities and as a result it reduces possibility of rework later in lifecycle. Formal semantics provide confidence at gateway reviews, by providing independent, semantically accurate analyses. Provision of not just software or hardware assurance but system assurance; therefore, mission assurance. AADL modeling is applicable to real-time embedded software systems - the types of systems NASA builds. This research is directly applicable to NASA missions. AADL models offer a way to make better decisions on system architectures ! especially during development phase (SMAP mission-architectural decisions made during the early design impact) and as a result risk is reduced. Examples of ground and flight systems architectures applicable to NASA missions will be shown including SMAP and Juno missions. For the Critical Design Review (CDR) of the JPL SMAP mission, the AADL team updated the AADL model to reflect the nontrivial re-architecture of the SMAP flight software and avionics hardware. In the process, we completed the Information Flow model and performed Data Latency Analysis (The particular value of this analysis to SMAP was to help model the science collection and data downlink rate). We have shown that the detailed design of SMAP FSW is continually consistent with the software architecture model. The re-architecting to a different baseline is also a testament to the flexibility of the AADL modeling approach. To summarize, ! these are the performance analyses we have performed: Bus Bandwidth Analysis, Memory Resource Analysis, Deadlock Analysis (UPPAAL), Reachability Analysis (UPPAAL). Furthermore, analysis results show how some Juno command errors could have been avoided if the AADL model had been in place before the Juno instruments checkout activities. By modeling the Juno spacecraft and applying new tools, some errors could have been revealed in real time. Some of the analyses that were performed for the Juno mission included: end-to-end data flow and data latency that revealed where command errors can occur. Data generation and memory analysis revealed the scenario when data overflow would occur which could have prevented loss of science data. Analysis results will be presented to show the potential that AADL has in order to model flight and ground systems architecture applied to space operations.


Terahertz (THz) technologies have been gaining a great deal of interests, but current THz optics is still facing various challenges in their functionality and performance. Metamaterials, which are artificial structures consisting of many periodical units smaller than the wavelength of electromagnetic waves, are attracting attention as a new tool for the development of THz optics because the optical properties of metamaterials can be controlled by appropriate structures. However, lithography techniques conventionally used to make metamaterials can only make quasi-two-dimensional thin-film structures with thicknesses much smaller than the wavelength of THz waves (typically several hundred micrometer). This is a serious limiting factor, as the three dimensionality of the structure is important to extend the functionality of metamaterials as optical components [1]. Recently, the 3D printer has gained attention as a means to fabricate 3D metamaterial because there is, in principle, no limitation to achievable thickness [2]. However, the typical resolution necessary to make THz metamaterial is smaller than several hundred micrometers, and this is still challenging for conventional metal 3D printers. In order to overcome this difficulty, we have developed a new 3D printing technology which can make metallic structures with sufficient resolution for making THz metamaterial. As a demonstration to show the advantage of our technology, we made a "thick" THz metamaterial with 1-mm thickness, which is larger than the typical THz wavelength. This device works as high-pass filter with a sharp cut-off frequency because of the thick characteristic. This presented 3D printing technology, enables to make 3D THz metamaterials without thicknesses limitation, and should bring innovation to the field of development of THz optics.


Objective To evaluate 99tcm-DTPA nuclear dynamic imaging in distinguishing the renal occupied disease.Methods A total of 164 in-patients with renal occupied disease who underwent surgery were included.According to the pathological diagnosis,119 patients had malignant tumors,and 45 patients had benign diseases.All patients' imaging was retrospectively analyzed.Application of 99Tcm-DTPA nuclear dynamic imaging in renal occupied disease was compared with ultrasonography (US),computed tomography (CT),magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),intravenous pyelogram (IVP),and positron emission tomography (PET)-CT.Results The accuracy rates of different imaging methods in distinguishing between renal malignant and benign disease were 99Tcm-DTPA (84 %,45 %),US (72 %,64 %),CT ( 91%,92 %),MRI (50 %,67 %),IVP (50 %, 17 %), respectively.The diagnostic accuracy rate of PET-CT for malignant tumors was 67 %.The accuracy rates of 99Tcm-DTPA in distinguishing different phases of renal cell carcinoma were statistically significant (x 2 =83.4, P < 0.01), while the accuracy rates in distinguishing renal cyst from renal angiomyolipoma were not statistically different.With the greater diameter, the diagnostic accordance rate is higher (x 2 =16.05,P < 0.05).Conclusion 99Tcm-DTPA could be used not only to evaluate the renal function quantificationally,but also be helpful to distinguish renal malignant tumor from benign disease.

Key words:
Kidney neoplasms; Cysts; Radionuclide imaging; Ultrasonography; Tomography; Phlebography; Angiomyolipoma


In both title structures, C(40)H(32)N(4)Si and C(40)H(32)N(4)Si.3C(4)H(8)O, the angles around the Si atom deviate significantly from the tetrahedral value [104.34 (7)-116.63 (7) degrees in the nonsolvate and 99.91 (15)-116.85 (15) degrees in the solvate]. The amino H atoms in the solvated structure are involved in hydrogen bonding with two of the tetrahydrofuran solvent molecules.


Oxidative stress in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus has been implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity-induced hypertension. Chronic oxidative stress is a known stimulus for induction of cellular senescence, a state of irreversible growth arrest in proliferating cells. Senescent cells are also a potential source of neuroinflammation as they secrete cytokines, chemokines and proteases through acquisition of senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Previous studies from our laboratory show evidence for cellular senescence in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) of the brainstem in obesity. Whether obesity induces senescence in the PVN, an upstream driver of the RVLM to promote neuroinflammation and increases in SNA is not clear. Hence, we hypothesized that obesity triggers the induction of cellular senescence in the PVN, which in turn contributes to neuroinflammation and increases in SNA leading to the development of hypertension. To address this hypothesis, 2 months-old male C57BL/6J mice were fed a high-fat diet (HFD; 60% fat; n=4) or normal chow diet (Controls;10% fat; n=4) for 16 weeks. At the end of the dietary treatment, brains were isolated from the animals for assessment of senescence markers in the PVN. Data were analyzed by unpaired students t-test and expressed as mean±SE. HFD treatment significantly increased the mRNA expression levels of senescence marker p16
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 (1.20±0.35 vs 3.76±0.67, fold change, normal diet vs HFD, p<0.05), which is a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor involved in inducing cell cycle arrest. This was accompanied with SASP characterized by increased expression levels of cytokines and chemokines, namely IL-1β (1.03±0.15 vs 1.80±0.21, p<0.05), IL-6 (1.01±0.08 vs 1.81±0.28, p<0.05), MCP1 (1.02±0.14 vs 2.45±0.09, p<0.05) and TNFα (1.09±0.11 vs 2.24±0.22, p<0.05) compared to controls. Beta-actin was used as the house keeping gene. Collectively, our results show for the first time, evidence for obesity associated cellular senescence in the PVN of the hypothalamus. In our next series of experiments, we plan to utilize p16 reporter mice to eliminate senescent cells and investigate the mechanistic role of senescence in the PVN in obesity-induced sympathoexcitation.


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The objective of this research was to find out there is a significant difference of the students' writing narrative text by using slicing pie strategy at eighth grade students of SMP Al-Badar DDI BilalangParepare or not. Furthermore, the significance of the research was expected to be useful information for English teacher especially in teaching writing. In addition, it can be used as a teaching strategy to improve writing ability.

This research was designed by using pre-experimental with pre-test and post-test. The population of the research was the eighth grade students of SMP Al-Badar DDIBilalangParepare academic year 2017/2018 and took the sample VIII as experimental class that consist 22 students. Then, the data had been collected by using writing test, which was applied in pre-test and post-test on experimental. During the process the researcher applied eight meetings.

After analyzing the data, the researcher found that there is a significance effect of using Slicing Pie toward Writing Ability at Eighth Grade Students Of SMP Al-Badar DDI BilalangParepare, where ttest value(6,59) is bigger than ttable(1,721) with df = n–1 = 21, with α = 5%. It means that hypothesis alternative (Ha) was accepted and hypothesis null (Ho) was rejected. It can be concluded that there was a significance difference of the students' writing ability through Slicing Pie Strategy before and after treatment.


Australia's system of school funding is notoriously complex and difficult to understand. This article shines some light on this issue by describing clearly the processes of school funding that currently exist in Australia. It describes the steps taken by federal and state governments to provide over $30 billion each year to government and non-government schools. The article argues that more can be done by both levels of government to implement a consistent and transparent allocation process. Greater consistency and transparency in this area would improve efficiency (by understanding better the impact of school resources on student outcomes) and equity (by understanding better the level of real need in individual schools, and funding appropriately). As such, it is a worthwhile goal.


Improved reliability of microarray data and its reproducibility lead to recent increment in demand of data sharing and utilization among laboratories, but house-keeping and publicly opened microarray experimental data can hardly be accessed and utilized since they are in heterogeneous formats according to the various experimental methods and microarray platforms. In this paper, we propose a microarray sharing method which can easily retrieve and integrate microarray data from different experiment platforms, data formats, normalization methods, and analysis methods. Our system is based on web-service technology. The biologists of each site are able to search UDDI(Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration) registry, and download microarray data with common data structure of standard format recommended by MGED(Microarray Gene Expression Databases) society. The common data structure defined in this paper consists of IDF(Investigation Design Format), ADF(Array Design Format), SDRF(Sample and Relationship Format), and EDF(Expression Data Format). These components play role as templates to integrate microarray data with various structure and can be stored in standard formats such as MAGE-ML, MAGE-TAB, and XML Schema. In addition, our system provides advanced tools of automatic microarray data submitter and file manager to manipulate local microarray data efficiently.


The classical vehicle routing problem (VRP) is defined on a graph G (V, A), where V {v1, v2 , ..., vn} is a set of vertices and A {(vi , vj): i j, vi , vj V} is the arcs set. Vertex v1 represents a depot at which m identical vehicles are based, while the remaining vertices correspond to customers. Matrix C (cij) is defined on a set A. The coefficients cij represent distances or travel costs. The count of vehicles can be a given constant or a decision variable. All vehicles have the identical capacity Q. The VRP is the problem of constructing m vehicle routes of minimum total cost that each remaining vertex is visited exactly once by one vehicle and satisfying some side constraints.


The fundamental equations for the evaluation of cylindrical involute gear measurements on 3D gear measuring instruments are provided. The computations are based on the principles of gear kinematics and use the system of involute gear coordinates introduced in a previous work of the authors. This holistic approach focuses on significant error sources that only appear since 3D measurement technology is used and that are almost unrecognized till today. The proposed algorithms are beneficial for the description of gear deviations as they allow the use of simple formulas covering profile, helix and pitch evaluation for internal or external and spur or helical gears. The presented equations contain the key fundamentals to complement existing standards. They will become part of reference algorithms used by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, the national metrology institute of Germany, to certify gear evaluation software.


Brain scans are frequently obtained in lung cancer patients with central nervous system (CNS) symptomatology to confirm brain metastases, and in those without CNS symptoms for the detection of occult metastases so that appropriate therapy may be instituted promptly. This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of brain scanning on survival in patients with inoperable lung cancer. Of 184 consecutive cases of advanced lung cancer reviewed retrospectively, 110 had brain scans performed. Positive brain scans were obtained in 17 of 26 symptomatic patients but in only 4 of 84 asymptomatic patients. The presence of brain metastases did not shorten survival in symptomatic or asymptomatic patients subsequently receiving cranial irradiation. While preoperative brain scanning may prevent unnecessary extensive operation, routine postoperative brain scanning asymptomatic lung cancer patients can be expected to have a low yield. Brain scanning in symptomatic patients is a reliable and sensitive method for confirming brain metastases.


According to the regulation on physical fitness of primary and middle school students in 2000,the author comparativlely analyze the physique change condition of two thousand and four hundred students in Guangzhou in the 9th Five-year Plan, who were divided into twenty-four groups between seven and eighteen years old.The result proved that the growth of these students whose shape rose as well as ages was fit for general law. But it tended to fat obviously, girls being prior to boys; The students' physical fitness were down in 2000 comparison to that in 1995,particularly in the function.The growth of physical fitness in primary school is better than that in middle school; In preceding stage, the level of the students' physical fitness were no obious difference.Only after middle school,it increased the distance.So,the department of sprts education and administration should strengthen physical fitness test of teen-agers reform the sports quality education better and take their all-round development seriously.


Insulin therapy for patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) carries the risk for acute hypoglycemia (HG). Recurrent HG increases the ischemic brain injury in experimental stroke. Furthermore, HG has been shown to affect mitochondrial function in the cultured endothelial cells. Previously, we have shown that vascular mitochondria regulate endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity (eNOS). Therefore, we hypothesized that exposure to acute insulin‐induced HG in vivo negatively affects the ex vivo cerebral microvascular respiratory function. Here, we investigated for the first time, the effect of acute HG on mitochondrial respiratory function ex vivo in the isolated brain microvessels from wild‐type and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) knock‐out mice.


The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games was a tremendous event for Australia, bringing the world's best athletes and thousands of visitors to Sydney. As it was a global event with comprehensive media coverage, it also bought to our shores the possibility of terrorist activity. During the period the games were held, the Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology (CIDM) performed laboratory investigations of suspicious substances found at Olympic Games venues and Sydney airport and worked with the Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) testing air samples, taken at venues, for the presence of bioterrorism agents.


Magnetic topological materials are promising for realizing novel quantum physical phenomena. Among these, bulk Mn-rich MnSb 2 Te 4 is ferromagnetic due to Mn Sb antisites and has relatively high Curie temperatures (T C ), which is attractive for technological applications. We have previously reported the growth of materials with the formula (Sb 2 Te 3 ) 1−x (MnSb 2 Te 4 ) x . Here we report their magnetic and transport properties. We show that the samples are divided into three groups based on the percent septuple layers (SLs) within the crystals and their corresponding T C values. Samples that contain less than 70% or more than 90% SLs have a single T C value of 15-20K and 30-40K, respectively, while samples with between 70–80% SLs exhibit two T C values, one at ~ 30-40K and the second (T C2 ) reaching values above 80K, almost twice as high as any reported value to date for these type of materials. Structural analysis shows that samples with 70–80% SLs have large regions of only SLs, which should give rise to a T C of ~ 30-40K, while other regions have isolated QLs embedded within the SL lattice. We propose that the latter regions are responsible for the higher T C2 values. Our results have important implications for the design of magnetic topological materials having optimum properties.


Three-component (H. D. Z.) normal and quick run (H. D.) records of the earth's magnetic field were made at Ruili, Yunnan Province during Feb. 16, 1980, total solar eclipse. Daily variation, small disturbance and magnetic pulsation were analysed. There was a change of - 0.8' ± 0.2" in D and - 2.9 ± 1.6γ in H. The amplitude ratio of small disturbances was decreased. These changes are consistent with the change in electron density in the E layer during the eclipse.


Over the centuries, religion emerged as an instrument to regulate the society. It occupied central place in human society. People following a particular religion started feeling that the path they treaded was ultimate. There are at present eleven religions. They are classified in three groups as (1) Aryan – Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism and Sikhism; (2) Semetic – Hebruism, Christianity and Islam; (3) Mangolian -Taoism, Confucianism and Shintoism. In the present age of scientific rationalism, religion had been relegated to a secondary position. Secularization theorists had even predicted the demise of religion. Whenever religion lost its relevance, the society looked towards reformers who brought out reforms or gave new religion. In the present era, Sri Sathya Sai Baba established faith of people in their own religions through his teachings, charismatic personality, and outstanding works of service throughout the world. He advocated that true religion of man is "religion of love". Over previous eight decades, millions of people across the world have been touched and reformed by Sai movement. It is spreading silently and firmly cutting across the boundaries of regions, religions, castes and creed. Its methodology of serving and realizing divinity is unique and acceptable to the people of various shades. It is believed that the solution to world"s problems lies in the mind and heart of the man. Through the purification of mind and certain mutually acceptable standards or norms of behaviour, man can build a world of his choice, either prosperous and peaceful or materialistic and violent. Since man learnt to live together, he developed certain principles, ethical and social, to govern each other"s behaviour. Hence, religion emerged as an instrument to regulate the society. The existence of religion is as old as society itself. Hence, religion of one sort or the other appeared to be universal among human beings. Working on


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * A company's staff positions involve many human resources (HR) functions that CPA firms can provide relatively easily. Many firms already assist in traditional areas such as payroll and benefits administration. The profession's roots in recordkeeping, tabulation and financial reporting give CPAs insight into organizations' operational needs such as recruiting. * The long list of service opportunities includes setting up an HR department, regulatory compliance, labor relations, contract analysis, supervisory training, benefit plan design, job-grade classification systems, applying for training grants, due diligence for acquisitions and divestitures, recruiting, outsourced CFO help, equal employment and awareness training, benefits administration and performance evaluation systems-to name a few. * The first step is to find out what existing clients could benefit from help with. Then compare the services on clients' wish lists with the firm's strengths; choose areas of focus; identify the needed resources to service those areas; get the necessary skills through training, hiring or alliances; develop an appropriate service structure to avoid conflicts of interest; assign a service champion; and build more business by cross-selling and marketing. * Outsourced CFO consultants may not sign checks, bind a company in negotiations or otherwise obligate it for services, but they can provide other important senior financial management. They are suitable for handling difficult temporary assignments such as selling or shutting down parts of a company's business, laying off personnel or liquidating assets. * Retirement plan third-party administrators all have fixed fees. Some CPA benefits plan providers or HR consultants say they are pleased with the move away from hourly billing to a fixed-fee environment. Whether your firm's clients manufacture widgets, dance at the barre or address the bar, none of them does business without colleagues, communication and collaboration--that is, without people. And managing any workplace team is hugely demanding: Employers must calculate and pay salaries, schedule and track tax and benefits payments, meet a host of workplace regulations and keep accurate records about every detail. With technology, however, outsourcing HR functions is relatively easy for companies, and in many respects using CPA firms is a natural fit. Accountants have the knowledge and networks to offer a range of services to ease clients' burdens. Many firms already provide HR services such as payroll and benefits administration, and accounting's roots in recordkeeping, tabulation and financial reporting give CPAs insight into client organizations. That industry familiarity is letting firms expand into HR functions such as recruiting, too. Here's how some practitioners have addressed marketplace needs to build an HR consulting niche. WEALTH OF SERVICE POSSIBILITIES A healthy, prosperous organization is that way because of its people. Each staff position involves tasks, lines of communication, legal and cultural obligations, training and development history and the complex regulatory human resources (HR) recordkeeping that attends compensation and benefits packages. That makes the list of potential HR service opportunities quite a long one. Clients may need help staffing a short-term project, setting up an HR department or relieving overloaded HR employees. Some businesses need a full- or part-time CFO or require informed input on business structure, regulatory compliance, contract analysis, negotiations and supervisory training. Common staff issues are benefits-plan design, benefits administration, job-grade classification, performance evaluation systems and compensation. Other important service areas in which CPAs can help clients are fair labor standards, disabilities, mandated leaves of absence, safety and health issues, equal employment and awareness training. …


We have studied the structure and operating characteristics of top-gate-type organic light-emitting transistors (OLETs). The OLET is composed of an anode (source), organic layers including an organic electroluminescent (EL) layer, a cathode (drain) being opposed to the anode, and a gate, formed outside of the region between the anode and the cathode. EL characteristics of the OLET show that the luminescent intensity from the organic layers can be balanced by applying the bias voltage of the gate electrode.


Abstract: Sign language is a remarkable development that has evolved over time. Unfortunately, there are some disadvantages associated with this language. When conversing with a speech disabled person, not everyone understands how to interpret sign language. Without an interpreter, communication is difficult. We need a product that is both adaptable and robust. We need to transform sign language so that it can be understood by common people and the differently abled can communicate without hurdles. Keywords: RaspberryPi, Gestures ,Sign Language, Image Detection, Python


Abstract In this work, we study the reconstruction of blood velocity with contrast enhanced computed tomography with a tomographic projections perpendicular to the main flow field direction. The inverse problem is regularized with a convection-diffusion partial differential equation. The velocity field is reconstructed with first order and second order adjoint methods with a receding optimal control method and tested on simple phantoms.


Analyzed the effectiveness of fish attraction on artificial reef of concrete,oil jetty,vessel and other materials,differences of fish attraction on these artificial reefs versus natural reefs(control sites) have been recognized.68.75% of all these analyzed artificial reefs have higher records of fish attraction than that in natural reefs.The record is 71.43% in concrete artificial reefs,50.00% in oil jetty artificial reefs,100% in vessel artificial reefs,80.00% in other material artificial reefs.In conclusion,the following advices could favor the fish attraction: small-scale isolated artificial reefs,concrete material with much holes and shade if possible and high variation of model appearance.Not only these factors,but also factors of physic,chemical and biology would work together on artificial reefs to attract marine organisms for ecological,economic and social benefits.


We present the development and validation of a new measure to assess perceptions of community and social contexts (macro contexts) linked to controllability in relationships. The Controllability in Intimate Relationships Scale measures a person's perceived situation regarding power, resources, and independence. This measure is a first step toward assessing links between macro contexts and control in intimate partner violence. Analyses conducted on the sample of 241 college students and community members included analysis of variance, Cronbach's α, standard error of measurement, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Results showed good reliability and model fit. Implications for research and practice are discussed.


A method for the determination of clenbuterol and salbutamol in feeds by HPCE was set up. The conditions of sample pretreatment and electrophoretic analysis were optimized. The recoveries of clenbuterol were between 83.2 % and 94.5% with a detection limit of 0.02?μg/mL, while the recoveries of salbutamol were between 82.5% and 93.7% with a detection limit of 0.03?μg /mL.


In the Llanos Norte area, ESP systems represent 92% of the installed artificial lift systems. According to the current production strategy in this field, there is a need for intervention in low quality sand. The design of the artificial lift system is affected by the uncertainty of the productivity index and expected flow rates. 25% of the completions designed for low flows have had deviations greater than or equal to 50% between the design parameters and the actual parameters. This condition has led to the search for alternatives for intervention and completion of this type of wells, this because the conventional technology of the pumps used historically in the field does not allow producing efficiently in such a wide uncertainty production ranges.
 Service Provider, from the hand of the Operator implemented a pump called FLEX-ER (extended range pump). This solution allows extending the range of the efficiency cone of the pump from 50BFPD and up to 2900BFPD, this feature helps to mitigate the uncertainty in the available design parameters, keep the pump in the optimal ranges of operation, avoid the up and down wear of the stages, thus increasing the lifetime of the electrosubmersible system.
 The implementation of this technology has allowed having an ESP equipment available to cover the production needs of the wells in low quality sands of northern plains. The wide range of operation of this stage allows to be protected against uncertainty in productivity and facing the changes that the well may have during its production stage. Additionally, the implementation evaluation model for 8 wells resulted in a projected saving of USD 1.4 million, as a consequence of the reduction in intervention costs, energy consumption and NPT reduction. According to these results, it is expected for the next well drilling and reconditioning campaigns, including the standardization of the technology in order to optimize the production processes of Occidental.
 This paper aims to present the most important technology implementations, follow up and results as well as the impact in field performance KPI.


This paper describes the application of NIST's real-time control system (RCS) reference architecture for intelligent systems to autonomous robotics. The focus is on the Mobility Testbed, a facility which supports interdependent research in two areas: 1) refinement of the RCS reference architecture and development of its methodology (the steps and tools used to derive specific implementations from the reference architecture), and 2) experiments to develop advanced vision and world modeling techniques for autonomous robots. NIST researchers gain several benefits by using Testbed resources and the consistent approach to control architecture provided by the reference architecture. Developers outside of NIST can also gain these benefits by using a reference architecture and a corresponding methodology for system development.<<ETX>>


An EPR spectrum with orthorhombic symmetry of ${\mathrm{U}}^{3+}$ in ${\mathrm{SrF}}_{2}$ has been investigated. The principal axes and characteristic values of the $g$-tensor ellipsoid were determined. Twelve equivalent, yet distinguishable, spectra were resolved. The $12 X$ axes lie in {110} planes and are 15\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{} from 110g directions. The $Y$ axes lie in the same {110} planes 90\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{} from the corresponding $X$ axes (i.e., \ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{} 15\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{} from 100g directions). The $12 Z$ axes were found to be in the 110g directions perpendicular to the {110} plane which contains the corresponding $X$ and $Y$ axes. These principal axes were determined to within \ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{} 0.5\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}. The principal $g$ values are ${g}_{x}=1.3276\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.0005$, ${g}_{y}=2.88\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.01$, and ${g}_{z}=3.183\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.002$. A rotating sample holder which facilitated this investigation will be discussed briefly.


"Jindalrae" had been between two different political groups - one was the group that realizes its unique situation as "the Korean residents in Japan" in literature and the other considered itself only as the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea (DPRK) and Jochongnyeon, the pro-Pyeongyang federation of Korean residents in Japan- which had led to conflict and argument until the discontinuance of the circle journal. Eventually, Osaka Poet Group was dissolved. Kin Si Jong, Joeng In and Yang Soek Il, who were the core members of "Jindalrae", cleared themselves of the political ideology that they had pursued in the early period and realized themselves more as Korean-japanese literary man through the argument of "Way of Being for Poem" and "Migrants" Memories". However, they could not stop the discontinuance of "Jindalrae" due to the suppression of Jochongnyeon and the decline of members. While surviving, "Jindalrae" developed from carbon-paper journal to typewritten and again printed one. Development wasn"t confined to external change. Its contents were also enriched in quality. However, only professional literature group remained, so it gradually turned to a coterie magazine. The realistic consciousness as a Korean resident in Japan and enlightened awareness as a literary man grew proportionate to the fate of "a circle". The simple pleasure of writing a poem continued to develop into literary works of more poetic language, expanding to artistic expressions. That is, desiring for literary and artistic creation of poems, "Osaka Poet Group" recognized that they were not a group of propaganda anymore, but perceived themselves as "the field of creation" or "the subjects of creation". Here, the social status as "Korean-Japanese" made it more complicate. Having gone a lot of internal conflicts and arguments centering on "Jindalrae", which led to the issue of their identity, the members of "Jindalrae" cast away their political stances, which was indiscriminate and fixed, and maintained that the peculiar situation of "being Korean-Japanese" could make a different method of literary creation from that of their homeland and it (the method) had to be asserted. After all, the literary expression group altered the existing method of poems in the realistic situations as Korean-Japanese and thus "Jindalrae" closed down in February in 1959. The group published a new magazine called "Garion" and declared its new beginning of the literature of Korean-japanese.-


Background—The radial artery has been increasingly used in CABG. However, angiographic outcome data have been limited. Methods and Results—We reviewed all coronary angiography procedures from February 1996 to October 2001 and selected patients with a radial artery bypass graft. Angiographic outcomes were divided into groups as (1) occluded, (2) severe disease (≥70% stenosis, or string sign), or (3) patent (<70% stenosis). Multivariable analyses determined predictors of severe disease or occlusion. A total of 310 patients had a radial artery graft. Mean follow-up after coronary artery bypass grafting was 565 ± 511 days. Radial artery grafts had a patency rate of 51.3%, which was significantly lower than that for left internal mammary arteries (90.3%, P < 0.0001) or saphenous vein grafts (64.0%, P = 0.0016). Radial artery grafts had an occlusion rate of 33.7%, compared with 4.8% for left internal mammary arteries (P < 0.0001), and had a severe stenosis rate of 15.1%, compared with 5.9% for saphenous vein grafts (P = 0.0003) and 4.8% for left internal mammary arteries (P < 0.0001). Women had a worse overall radial artery patency rate than men (38.9% versus 56.1%, P = 0.025). A radial artery graft was the most powerful multivariable predictor of severe stenosis or occlusion (χ2 = 28.87, P < 0.0001). Because of diseased radial artery grafts, 58 patients required subsequent percutaneous intervention, and 26 patients required repeat CABG. Conclusions—In patients predominantly presenting with signs and symptoms of myocardial ischemia after CABG, radial artery grafts have lower patency rates than left internal mammary artery and saphenous vein grafts. Selective use of the radial artery is warranted, particularly in women.