Headspace solid-phase and micro-extraction combined with GC-MS (HS-SPME-GC-MS) were employed to detect main aroma components i'nJingyan'peach fruit. The results showed that the 67 main components i'nJingyan'peach fruit are alcohols, esters, lactones, aldehydes, ketones, hydrocarbon, etc. Among of them, the main aroma components of peach fruits are hexanal, thans-2-hexenal, γ-decalactone, δ-decalactone, β-ionone, γ-decalactone, benzaldehydein, dihydro-β-ionol, butylated hydroxytoluen, cineole, which account for 98.1 % of the total ions.


The COVID‐19 pandemic created extreme conditions in which the need for care was overwhelming and led to competing stakeholder demands. What are society's expectations of business in such conditions, and how might these expectations challenge traditional understandings of the business in society relationship? Using a qualitative survey during the initial stages of the pandemic, the study draws on participants from the US public to identify what they viewed as responsible and irresponsible business behavior in response to the COVID‐19 crisis. Analysis reveals that participants' perceptions are strongly rooted in ethics of care reasoning. This reasoning exposes gaps in CSR and stakeholder theories around "who and what really counts", while offering a different conception of balancing business self‐interest with external demands. Drawing on this finding, the study joins scholarship highlighting the need for a political care movement and argues that untangling care from neoliberal capitalist logics would resolve many of the competing stakeholder demands and paradoxes that characterize grand challenges such as the COVID‐19 pandemic.


Plantation of oil palm becomes focus in Malaysia as it is the top contributors of the economy. In order to match the supply of oil palm fruit with demand, different harvesting methods and tools are used in oil palm estate such as the motorized cutter named Cantas. Although it can reduce the harvesting time and the number of labors involved in harvesting process, the tight arrangement of oil palm fronds and long manually adjusted harvesting pole may cause the inconvenient to the labors. Therefore, this project studies the design of a circular cutter and automatically adjusted telescopic pole with rotational mechanism. It is designed onto an oil palm harvester so that it can reach the oil palm tree with maximum height of 4m. This project is done according to the product development process in designing a product. The concept development of harvester is based on the scientific study on the limitations, customer requirement and engineering characteristics of existing harvesters. It is followed with the selection of best design of harvester that can solve the problems that faced by labors in existing harvester. Different analysis and calculations are also carried out in term of rotational speed, deflection and bending moment for different components in the oil palm harvester. After the selection of suitable materials and dimensions for each component, the design of harvester is done with the aid of CAD software in form of part detail design, orthographic view and exploded view. The automatically adjustable telescopic pole is designed in this project to replace the manually adjusted harvesting pole. Besides, the vibration method in vertical direction that used in the sickle of existing harvester is replaced by circular cutter with rotational harvesting mechanism.The17cm diameter of inclined teeth circular cutter with rotational mechanism and 3.7m maximum length of telescopic pole with automatically controlled are designed in this project and it could facilitate the harvesting process. With the rotational cutting mechanism, the harvester is not restricted by reaching constraints which was experienced in conventional harvesters. Labors no longer need to find the suitable position to insert the sickle in the middle of fronds with tight arrangement, they can easily reach and harvest the oil palm FFB from the bottom of the bunches with the support of automatically controlled telescopic pole.


Most current chatbot engines are designed to reply to user utterances based on existing utterance-response (or Q-R) 1 pairs. In this paper, we present DocChat, a novel information retrieval approach for chat-bot engines that can leverage unstructured documents, instead of Q-R pairs, to respond to utterances. A learning to rank model with features designed at different levels of granularity is proposed to measure the relevance between utterances and responses directly. We evaluate our proposed approach in both English and Chinese: (i) For English, we evaluate Doc-Chat on WikiQA and QASent, two answer sentence selection tasks, and compare it with state-of-the-art methods. Reasonable improvements and good adaptability are observed. (ii) For Chinese, we compare DocChat with XiaoIce 2 , a famous chitchat engine in China, and side-by-side evaluation shows that DocChat is a perfect complement for chatbot engines using Q-R pairs as main source of responses.


Echocardiographic quantitation of myocardial deformation has been one of the most significant developments in our field over the last decade, with important applications in basic myocardial mechanics, ischaemic heart disease, cardiomyopathies, valvular heart disease, diastolic function, and in detecting pre-clinical myocardial dysfunction such as in cardiotoxicity in cancer chemotherapy and valvular regurgitation. Unfortunately, several investigators have documented a relatively poor reproducibility when strain is calculated using echocardiographic equipment from different vendors, an issue that threatens widespread clinical application of this important new technology.

Recognizing the critical need for standardization in strain imaging, in 2010, the leaders of the European Association of Echocardiography (now the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging, EACVI), and the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) invited technical representatives from all interested vendors to participate in a concerted effort to reduce intervendor variability of strain measurement. Table 1 lists the society and vendor representatives on this committee, which met for the first time at EuroEcho in Copenhagen in December, 2010.This brief …


Abstract: When a citizen witnesses the commission of a misdemeanor, Alaska law allows that citizen to arrest the offender on the spot. A citizen making such an arrest may request assistance from a police officer rather than physically subduing the offender alone. However, Alaska law does not clearly define how much assistance police may give before the citizen's arrest becomes a warrantless police arrest. That distinction is particularly important in misdemeanor arrests because Alaska follows the common law rule that citizens and officers may make warrantless misdemeanor arrests only for those misdemeanors committed in their presence. Officers may not make warrantless misdemeanor arrests merely upon citizen crime reports. Therefore, when a citizen witnesses a misdemeanor and an officer does not, only the citizen may legally arrest the offender on the spot. Nonetheless, the Alaska Court of Appeals in Moxie v. State adopted the "delegated citizen's arrest" doctrine, holding that a citizen making an arrest may "delegate" the task of taking an offender into custody to a police officer who did not witness the misdemeanor. The court expressed agreement with California's delegated citizen's arrest doctrine and endorsed the California courts' reasoning. However, the Moxie decision itself did not expressly define the scope of such delegation, leaving it unclear when a delegated citizen's arrest becomes an illegal warrantless police arrest. This Comment analyzes Moxie and relevant California law, and argues that Alaska should apply California's limits to delegated citizen's arrests. Applying such limits is consistent with the policy behind delegated citizen's arrests and ensures the integrity of Alaska's warrant requirement in such situations. A woman sees a strange man walking out of her garage. She asks who he is and what he is doing there.1 He gives her his name, says he used to live there, and leaves. After he has left, she calls the police and reports what she saw, providing them with the trespasser's name. The police arrive and she signs a "citizen's arrest form." Forty-five minutes after the offense, the police find the trespasser in a store five miles away from the woman's home. The police arrest the suspect without a warrant and take him to jail. Meanwhile, in another part of town, employees of a store witness a customer shoplifting.2 They apprehend him and escort him to the front of the store. He shoves one of the employees and runs off. They call the police and report that he has run to a building across the street. A police officer arrives, chases the suspect through the building, catches him, and takes him back to the store where the employees identify him as the shoplifter. The officer asks the employees to sign a citizen arrest form, then takes him to jail. Although both cases were treated as citizen's arrests, certain features distinguish the two arrests. In the arrest of the trespasser, a great deal of time passed between the commission of the crime and the eventual arrest. The witnessing citizen did not participate in the arrest beyond reporting the crime. In the arrest of the shoplifter, by contrast, the citizen witnesses were actively involved in the arrest, having attempted to physically restrain the offender. They directed the actions of the police and allowed no unreasonable delay between the crime and the arrest. This Comment analyzes Alaska law in order to clarify when such arrests are legal citizen's arrests, and when they are illegal warrantless police arrests. The police in these examples could not legally have arrested either offender without a warrant,3 but they proceeded to make the arrests under the "delegated citizen's arrest" doctrine. Although Alaska law allows citizens making arrests to "delegate" certain responsibilities to police officers,4 the scope of the delegated citizen's arrest doctrine remains ill-defined. In particular, Alaska law does not state what responsibilities a citizen may delegate before the officer's involvement renders the citizen's arrest indistinguishable from an illegal police arrest. …


We show that an arbitrary complex-valued linear transform can be performed all-optically using diffractive neural networks that are trained using deep learning.


In an effort to deal with many ionizing radiation imaging mechanisms involving the Compton effect, we study a Radon transform on circular cone surfaces having a fixed axis direction, which is called here conical Radon transform (CRT). Concretely, we seek to recover a density function in from its integrals over such circular cone surfaces or its conical projections. Although the existence of the inverse CRT has been established, it is the aim of this work to use this result to extent the concept of back-projection, well known in Computed Tomography (CT) to this type of cone surfaces. We discuss in some details the features of back-projection in relation to the corresponding CRT adjoint operator as well as the filters that arise naturally from the exact solution of the inversion problem. This intuitive approach is attractive, lends itself to efficient computational algorithms and may provide hints and guide for more general back-projection methods on other classes of cone surfaces, for example, occurring in Compton camera imaging. Comprehensive numerical simulations results are presented and discussed to illustrate and validate this approach based on the concept of back-projection.


This is an important book which adds to the growing literature on multiliteracies and provides a useful antidote to the 'back to the basics' movements so evident in many countries across the world today. As Anstey and Bull explain the fast paced change of the 'new times' in which we live has produced new texts, new literacies and new literate practices. One response to these changes and the concerns they raise about how to equip students for a changing world has been the development of the concept of multiliteracies. This book explores the nature of this concept and some of the pedagogies that have been developed to support multiliteracies in the classroom. It also introduces teachers to the metalanguage they will need to discuss 'the new literacies with their students.' It is aimed at teachers of elementary or primary school students (ages 5–12 years) and I suggest is also a useful reference and/or text for pre service teachers.The authors use examples from Australian classrooms and curriculum documents but that is not to say that this book does not have relevance for a wider international audience. It does! The book is well organized in that each chapter presents an issue, discusses it then asks the reader to reflect on it through what are called 'reflection strategies.' There are usually several of these reflection strategies per chapter encouraging the reader to pause and think about what has just been read. This is followed by a section called 'theory into practice' which shows how the theory might be used in classrooms. A brief summary completes each chapter.This organization plus a range of tables and diagrams, and the many questions the authors pose throughout, suggests that the text would be useful as part of a professional development program for teachers or a b o o k r ev i ews


Tax policy, tax progressivity, and income redistribution from higher to lower income earnings are effec-tive economic measures for reducing inequality. The aim of the paper is to elaborate principles of measurement of consumption tax impact on income inequality or level of consumption tax regressivity. The objectives are to compare methods for evaluation of income and consumption tax impact to income inequality and to find the possible solutions how to measure consumption tax impact to income inequality. As result was developed a specially designed method which can be used for evaluation of consumption tax impact to income inequality, as well as an appropriate measure-ment is recommended.


Cotton seed were planted 5 Jun in plots consisting of four rows (centered on 40 inches) x 50 ft. Treatments were arranged in a RCB design and replicated four times. Insecticides were applied with a hi-clearance sprayer and CO2 charged system calibrated to deliver 6 gpa through Teejet TX-8 hollow cone nozzles (2/row) at 48 psi. Insecticides were applied on 23, 28 Jul, and 1 Aug. Treatments were evaluated by examining 50 flower buds (squares) per plot on 27, 31 Jul, and 5 Aug, for evidence of bollworm (BW) and tobacco budworm (TBW) damage and squares infested with larvae. Data were analyzed with ANOVA, and means were separated according to Tukey's test.


Footwear of the present invention, an upper, and a sole structure engaged with the upper, the sole structure, the first polymeric foam member for supporting at least a heel and midfoot regions of the wearer's foot wherein the exposed outer edge of the first polymer foam member, continuously from the inner metatarsal portion or forefoot region of the first polymeric foam member to the vicinity of the outer metatarsal portion or forefoot region of the first polymeric foam member include and are billow (Billow) structure extends, billow structure comprises five velvet outer ridges are connected by four velvet gap area located between billow outward ridges adjacent five velvet outer ridge.


Internasional and Research Online China National Guiding Commitee for Public Sculptre (NGCPS).
I am very excited to tell you in advance informally that, after one weeks of discussion and election, the work named "On the tips of the Finger' of you wins the second prize of Chinese First lnternational Public Sculpture Context!


Kabuki syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic syndrome involving dysmorphic facial features, and reports of intellectual disability (ID). We examined the developmental trajectory of neuropsychological skills in a child with KS (seen at ages 4, 6, 7, 9, and 11). Examination of raw and age-corrected standard scores suggests that language-based skills developed appropriately, but visually based skills slowed and reached a plateau. Executive dysfunction and mood symptoms were also observed. While ID is described as a core feature of KS, some patients may not meet diagnostic criteria for ID, and may be better described as having specific deficits in nonverbal skills. Longitudinal neuropsychological assessment of children with KS and other syndromes associated with ID is warranted to understand the true prevalence of ID versus isolated cognitive impairments.


ABSTRACT As in other areas of the school curriculum, the teaching, learning and assessment of higher order thinking in statistics has become an issue for educators following the appearance of recent curriculum documents in many countries. These documents have included probability and statistics across all years of schooling and have stressed the importance of higher order thinking across all areas of the mathematics curriculum. This paper reports on a pilot project which applied the theoretical framework for cognitive development devised by Biggs and Collis to a higher order task in data handling in order to provide a model of student levels of response. The model will assist teachers, curriculum planners and other researchers interested in increasing levels of performance on more complex tasks. An interview protocol based on a set of 16 data cards was developed, trialed with Grade 6 and 9 students, and adapted for group work with two classes of Grade 6 students. The levels and types of cognitive function...


A photon‐counting detector for determination of the ion temperature in magnetically confined plasmas has been developed.1 The detector is based around an image intensifier tube which is fiber optically coupled to a self‐scanning linear photodiode array. The image intensifier incorporates three high strip current (∼280 μA) microchannel plates in a ''Z'' configuration. Frame times of 10 μs are possible through the use of pixel selection, resulting in a time resolution on the order of 5 ms. The detector system will be mounted on a 1‐M Ebert–Fastie spectrometer and used to study the Alcator C plasma. Laboratory evaluation of the detector and associated electronics has been completed. The results of this evaluation, and progress toward integration of the detector and spectrometer systems, will be presented. This work, and additional information, will be published in greater detail in the near future.


Abstract Irradiation of dibenzyl diselenide BnSeSeBn with X‐ray or UV‐light cleaves the Se−C and the Se−Se bonds, inducing stable and metastable radical states. They are inevitably important to all natural and life sciences. Structural changes due to X‐ray‐induced Se−C bond‐cleavage could be pin‐pointed in various high‐resolution X‐ray diffraction experiments for the first time. Extended DFT methods were applied to characterize the solid‐state structure and support the refinement of the observed residuals as contributions from the BnSeSe⋅ radical species. The X‐ray or UV‐irradiated crystalline samples of BnSeSeBn were characterized by solid‐state EPR. This paper provides insight that in the course of X‐ray structure analysis of selenium compounds not only organo‐selenide radicals like RSe⋅ may occur, but also organo diselenide BnSeSe⋅ radicals and organic radicals R⋅ are generated, particularly important to know in structural biology.


Abstract. In this paper, we want to figure out the relations of complex semantics and syntax on five traditional Taiwanese cities in Chi'i'ng Dynasty by using a language approach. The issues of traditional Taiwanese central city in Chi'ing Dynasty had been interpreting by historical, social, and cultural research but had lacked the explicit construction of spatial structure on semantics-syntax. Therefore, we use a data modeling on knowledge level to describe the relationship between syntax and semantics. Through the research of Chi'ing Dynasty's history, we find out the spatial relations of Taiwanese traditional city to establish the functional categories of spatial structures. Then the language of semantics components and the meaning's attributes are coded as logical statements to map the elements of syntax on architectural form, political vocabularies, spatial layout, and spatial myth. We argue that using this approach several social and spatial structures of cities can be clearly defined and understood.


In this article, the author introduces some aspects of HD606 single component colorful polyurethane waterproof paint such as technical performance, construction method, quality requirement and application. This new waterproof paint was applied in foundation cushion, exterior walls of basement, exterior side of cushion cap of factory buildings of Hongli Semiconductor Factory and got better effects.


The article describes the method of complete and correct model transformation within a model synchronization scenario. It is based on a strategy of producing a complete and correct set of transformation rules, ensuring the completeness and correctness criteria by analyzing a syntactic and semantic structure of meta-models via graph grammar techniques. Currently used approaches to creating the model transformation rules are considered. Their disadvantages which influence the result of the model transformation process are demonstrated. Correlations between the correctness of the meta-models and transformation rules as well as the completeness and correctness of the transformation process are found. The proposed method allows both creating a correct set of the model transformation rules automatically and determining a sequence of this creation. The evidences of this fundamental result are provided


Significance Komatiites are rare, ultra-high-temperature (∼1,600 °C) lavas that were erupted in large volumes 3.5–1.5 bya but only very rarely since. They are the signature rock type of a hotter early Earth. However, the hottest, most extensive komatiites have a very restricted distribution in particular linear belts within preserved Archean crust. This study used a combination of different radiogenic isotopes to map the boundaries of Archean microcontinents in space and time, identifying the microplates that form the building blocks of Precambrian cratons. Isotopic mapping demonstrates that the major komatiite belts are located along these crustal boundaries. Subsequently, the evolution of the early continents controlled the location and extent of major volcanic events, crustal heat flow, and major ore deposit provinces. The generation and evolution of Earth's continental crust has played a fundamental role in the development of the planet. Its formation modified the composition of the mantle, contributed to the establishment of the atmosphere, and led to the creation of ecological niches important for early life. Here we show that in the Archean, the formation and stabilization of continents also controlled the location, geochemistry, and volcanology of the hottest preserved lavas on Earth: komatiites. These magmas typically represent 50–30% partial melting of the mantle and subsequently record important information on the thermal and chemical evolution of the Archean–Proterozoic Earth. As a result, it is vital to constrain and understand the processes that govern their localization and emplacement. Here, we combined Lu-Hf isotopes and U-Pb geochronology to map the four-dimensional evolution of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, and reveal the progressive development of an Archean microcontinent. Our results show that in the early Earth, relatively small crustal blocks, analogous to modern microplates, progressively amalgamated to form larger continental masses, and eventually the first cratons. This cratonization process drove the hottest and most voluminous komatiite eruptions to the edge of established continental blocks. The dynamic evolution of the early continents thus directly influenced the addition of deep mantle material to the Archean crust, oceans, and atmosphere, while also providing a fundamental control on the distribution of major magmatic ore deposits.


Rational treatmentof diseasedependsupona knowledge of the causesupon which such diseasesare deI pendent. The presentpaperis an attemptto explain as conciselyas possiblea working hypothesisof functional nervous disorders in accordancewith our increasingknowledge of psychology and of the physiology of the nervoussystem. . It is, desirable to define at the outset the general VIews III regard to these disorders. These may be stated as follows: (i,) o セ the ッ セ ・ N hand, there is the generallay and even medical opnuon that nervousdisorderswi.thout


We study the effect of proximity to corporate headquarters on the productivity of inventors and research and development (R&D) facilities. Distant inventors and R&D facilities are less productive, and plausibly exogenous reductions in the travel time from these inventors or facilities to headquarters increase their productivity and creativity. We hypothesize that these improvements in the management of innovation production occur because proximity improves monitoring, managerial ability to provide direction, relationship building that supports creativity, and information exchange, including advice from headquarters. Consequently, our results suggest that proximity can help managers balance both exploration and exploitation when overseeing innovation. Naturally, these results then beg the question of why firms do not locate all inventors and R&D facilities in close proximity to headquarters. We find that distant inventors and R&D facilities are located in areas with better general economic indicators, and especially more favorable tax rates, than headquarters, suggesting firms balance these benefits against the benefits of proximity when locating innovation production. This paper was accepted by Brian Bushee, accounting.


Abstract The foundation of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies (IFPS) in 1962 was – from the author's point of view – a reaction to the exclusive politics of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA) in the postwar years. It was a political act of self-assertion, and only secondarily a science-related initiative. But meanwhile, the field of international psychoanalysis has changed fundamentally, and the former identity of the IFPS, which was defined from its differences from the IPA, has come under increasing pressure. Meeting this challenge, the question arises: what is the contribution of the Federation to psychoanalysis in the contemporary world? The author believes that the future lies in the exploration of identity-creating relations in all areas and periods of life. To deal with this huge challenge would be a shared task for the whole psychoanalytic community.


Millimeter wave (mmWave) carrier frequencies offer the dual benefits of large bandwidth and physically compact antenna arrays with a large number of elements, so that a large number of simultaneous independently modulated users can be supported with digital beamforming. In this paper, we propose an efficient digital backend design for a wideband mmWave massive MIMO uplink taking full advantage of both features. The challenges in receiver design for a wideband system with a large antenna array include the following: (a) for each user, there is a multi- symbol delay spread across the array, hence the receiver must handle intersymbol as well as multiuser interference; (b) even though we consider channels with a single dominant path, the spatial frequency for a user becomes smeared across the band; (c) the natural strategy of MIMO- OFDM used at lower carrier frequencies is unattractive at mmWave frequencies because the linearity requirements due to large peak-to-average ratio are difficult to meet. In this paper, we introduce a novel technique that combines spatial domain FFT and time domain FFT, together with an interpolation technique for limiting the spread of spatial frequency across the band which significantly reduces the complexity of beamformer weight acquisition. We present simulation results for a system operating at 140 GHz with a bandwidth of 14 GHz and a 256- element horizontally-scanning linear base station array


In clinical laboratory, monitoring customers' satisfaction is required by laboratory quality standards, such as ISO15189:2012 and ISO17025:2017. However, there is no reliable and valid scale to measure clinical laboratory customers' satisfaction in DRC. This study aims to develop a theoretical and operational instrument for measuring customer satisfaction with clinical laboratory services. In order to develop a reliable and valid measurement tool, the general methodological approach recommended by Churchill was followed. The developed questionnaire was checked for reliability and validity using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to determine whether the hypothesis of the conceptual framework is acceptable in measuring customer satisfaction. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) results showed a three-dimensionality of Customer Satisfaction. Cronbachs alpha coefficients (0.983, 0.981 and 0.981), Joreskog Rho (0.973, 0.970 and 0.967) and composite reliability values (0.95, 0.92 and 0.93) of the latent variables were greater than 0.9, which confirms the very high reliability of the model. Indicator loadings were all greater than the threshold of 0.7 or higher. Also, all the latent variables have average variance extracted (AVE) greater than 0.5, therefore, convergent validity has been achieved. Both the Maximum Shared Variance (0.195, 0.297 and 0.234) and the Average Shared Variance (0.805, 0.703 and 0.766) were lower than the AVE (0.897, 0.839 and 0.875) for all the constructs in the scale. Therefore, Discriminant validity has been achieved. Fit indices used to assess CFA and structural equation model were found to be at an acceptable level for the two- factor model where chi-square/df was 1.6, p = 0.476, GFI = 0.99, AGFI = 0.99, SRMR = 0.069, RMSEA < 0.001, CFI = 1, NFI = 0.98, RFI = 0.98, IFI = 0.98, TLI = 0.98. The instrument demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties and thus it fits for measuring customers' satisfaction with laboratory services.


Using the MZINDO-TDCPHF approach, C{sub 60} frequency-dependent molecular linear polarizability and second hyperpolarizability have been calculated in this paper. These values are, respectively, 13 and 30-34 times larger than those for benzene. 29 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.


socialists and those who were did not advocate free love and the state ownership of children. This extreme reaction, of course, was a reflection of the mood of the times, of the introspection and pessimism then current. Edward Bristow's essay, "Profit-sharing and Labour Unrest," is one of the most interesting essays in the book, because it too deals with a topical political issue. Bristow shows how profit-sharing and industrial participation were seen largely as means of countering the trade unions and socialism. He describes the schemes at Lever Brothers and the South Metropolitan Gas Company and various bodies set up to sponsor such schemes. However, profit-sharing was not universally appreciated-either by employers or by workers-and those who did experience it were often disillusioned. The author concludes that "here was a policy caught in a dilemma: employers' interest was only aroused at the very time that labor was bound to oppose." Another group of essays deals with the reaction of the Liberal Party to the rise of the Labour Party and discusses the controversial question of whether the usurpation of the Liberal position was inevitable. Roy Douglas ("Labour in Decline, 1910-14") shows that the Labour Party had "a certain nuisance value towards the Liberals, because it was believed that in most places the intervention of a Labour candidate would take more votes from the Liberal than from the Unionist." But "no shred of evidence existed anywhere which might suggest that within ten years the Labour Party would be forming the government of the country." Whether by accident or historical inevitability the emergence of the Labour Party had a catastrophic effect on the fortunes of the Liberals, and amply justified-in their case-the pessimism and alarm. Their dilemma was how to be anti-Socialist in a way different from the Tories, a problem discussed in this collection by Michael Bentley in "The Liberal Response to Socialism, 1918-29." It is easy for us today to see that the Labour Party of seventy years ago was far from being the terror that many imagined. It is not-to return to Bagehot-"a political combination of the lower classes" that is an evil, but such a combination "for their own objects." This has yet to come about.


Anoestrus cannot be regarded as a disease but is rather a sign or a symptom of some suboptimal (e.g. management or nutrition) or pathological (e.g. chronic debilitating diseases or uterine and ovarian diseases) conditions. This article reviews the etiology, types, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of post-partum anoestrous condition in dairy cows.


Introduction: Despite a decrease in the number of adult edentulous individuals, the number of individuals who lose all their teeth and need complete dentures is on the increase. One of the most important principles of fabrication of complete dentures is to achieve patient satisfaction. In the present cross-sectional study, the gradual trend of patients' satisfaction with complete dentures was evaluated. Materials and methods: In a descriptive study with pre- and post-test design, carried out in 2013 on 30 patients referring to the Department of Prosthodontics, Tabriz Faulty of Dentistry, the patients' gradual satisfaction with complete dentures was evaluated one week and 2 months after delivery of dentures in 7 aspects, including masticatory efficacy, satisfaction with mastication of soft and hard foods, ease of cleaning of dentures, perception of food tastes, articulation and overall satisfaction. A researcher-made questionnaire was used, whose validity and reliability had been confirmed. The questionnaire determined the patients' satisfaction by a value ranging from zero to 10. Repeated-measures ANOVA was used to analyze data. Results: Thirty subjects were included in the present study. Changes in patients' satisfaction from the first week to the second month were significant in terms of mastication of soft and hard food items, ease of cleaning the dentures, articulation and overall satisfaction (P=0.022, P=0.023, P=0.018, P=0.001 and P=0.001, respectively). Changes in patients' satisfaction with masticatory efficacy and perception of food tastes from the first week to the second month were not statistically significant (P=0.092 and P=0.144). Conclusion: In the present study, patients' satisfaction increased in all the aspects. Although such increase in satisfaction with mastication of soft and hard foods, ease of cleaning the dentures, articulation and overall satisfaction was statistically significant, it was not significant in relation to perception of food tastes and masticatory efficacy. Key words: Complete dentures; patient satisfaction; cross-sectional;


Conjugate heat transfer of a nanofluid containing Al2O3 nanoparticles dispersed in a mixture of 60% ethylene glycol and 40% water by mass (60:40 EG/W) in a two dimensional microchannel has been solved numerically. The effect of axial conduction in both solid and liquid regions has been considered in a range of Reynolds numbers in laminar regime. The utilized nanofluid models are capable of considering variation of thermal conductivity and dynamic viscosity with temperature. The results show that using nanoparticles with higher thermal conductivities will enhance heat transfer characteristics of the channel. Comparing the nanofluid with pure mixture revealed that adding nanoparticles will decrease conduction number which is a scale of axial conduction. Also, it was found that considering variable properties will cause severe changes to the Nusselt number distribution especially for low Reynolds numbers.


At room temperature, perpendicularly ordered L10FePt thin film exhibits extremely high uniaxial anisotropy with easy axis oriented along the ordering direction [1]. The relatively low curie temperature and high temperature gradient of the anisotropy field near the Curie point of the L10 FePt makes it almost perfect as a recording media for heat assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology [2-5]. In HAMR, an optically (by laser illumination) excited plasmonic near field transducer provides localized electric field to the recording media as schematically shown in Figure 1. The localized alternating electric field at optical frequency generates rapid electronic motion in the metallic magnetic grains of the recording medium underneath, heating up the grains over their Curie temperature. As the medium moves away from the NFT, thereby, the localized electric field, the temperature start to cool down, the medium grains start to regain its magnetization with orientation guided by the recording head field. As the temperature of the medium grains decreases, the magnetic anisotropy of the grains quickly rises. When it exceeds the capability of the recording field, the magnetization direction freezes [6]. In order to insure sharp magnetic transitions between recorded bits, the lateral size of medium magnetic grains needs to be small with thermally insulating grain boundaries. A relatively thick heat sink layer is placed underneath the magnetic layer to facilitate a high thermal gradient, currently at 10K/nm, which is essential to suppress the transition jitter caused by grain-to-grain Curie temperature variation in the media [7-10].


Information-centric Networks (ICN) aims to improve content delivery by promoting the content as the protagonist of the network layer. By naming, routing, and forwarding named content directly on the network layer, ICN allows the same content to satisfy requests from different users, enabling innetwork caches to place contents strategically near the interested users. This characteristic is especially interesting for multimedia content distribution, since it represents a better quality of experience for users due to low round-trip time, bandwidth use, and load on content providers. However, caching protected multimedia content on uncontrolled third party devices may impair access control policies enforcement by the content providers. Many encryption-based access control solutions have been proposed for ICN, applying different cryptographic strategies leading to distinct features which may not be appropriate for multimedia content protection. In this paper, we simulate, evaluate, and discuss the individual characteristics of three encryption-based access control solutions in light of multimedia distribution in ICN. We show that leveraging cache efficiency, computational load to encrypt and decrypt content, and user revocation are the biggest challenges for the enforcement of access control policies on ICN.


Described herein are cell compositions comprising an active cell (e.g., an engineered active cell, e.g., an engineered RPE cell) or derivatives thereof, as well as compositions, pharmaceutical products, and implantable elements comprising an active cell, and methods of making and using the same. The cells and compositions may express a therapeutic agent useful for the treatment of a disease, disorder, or condition described herein.


The object of an article is the extrapolation of the process of classifying material while passing in a model with the separation of the products of milling in the cleaning system includes a separator, concentrator, cyclone and a recycle loop. The model allows for the given parameters to predict the coarseness of grading of the finished product.


Objective To compare the influences of different connection modes during ECG and AECG on QRS waveforms.Methods Totally 40 patients who had undergone ECG and AECG were enrolled in this study.All of them were examined in Einthoven-Wilson 12-lead system (system A) and Mason-Likar 12-lead system(system B) at an interval less than ten minutes.The QRS waveforms were compared.Results Wveforms between the two connection modes in QⅡ,aVR,aVF,V4-6,R,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,aVR,aVL,aVF,V1-3,SⅠ,Ⅱ,aVL,V2-6 and electrical axis were significantly different between these two groups (P0.05) during ECG.The amplitudes of QⅡ,aVR,aVF,V 4-6,RⅡ,Ⅲ,aVR,aVF,SⅠ,Ⅱ,aVL,and V4 in system A were smaller than those of system B.The amplitudes of RⅠ,aVL,V 1-3,SV 2-3,and 5-6were bigger than those of RⅠ,aVL,V1-3,SV 2-3,and 5-6.The axis of system A shifted left.There were also significant differences in QⅡ,aVR,aVL,V 5-6,RⅠ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,aVL,aVF,V 1-3,SⅠ,Ⅱ,aVR,aVL,aVF,V 1-6,and electrical axis in AECGs (P0.05).The amplitudes of QⅡ,aVR,aVL,V 5-6,RⅡ,Ⅲ,aVF,SⅠ,Ⅱ,aVR,aVL,and aVF in system A are smaller than those in system B.The amplitudes of QV3,RⅠ,aVL,V 1-3,SV 1-6 were bigger than those of RⅠ,aVL,V 1-3,SV 2-3,5-6.Compared to System B,the axis of system A shifted leftwards.Conclusion The QRS waveforms is not identical between System A and system B.The diagnostic criteria of ECG can not be applied to those of AECG.The QRS waveforms in different lead systems are not comparable.


Modern cosmological data demand modern data analysis techniques. We introduce BayOp, a new likelihood sampling and maximisation method which is based on the Bayesian Optimisation algorithm and learns a function instead of randomly sampling from it. We apply BayOp to analyse Planck data for traces of inflationary features models with global periodic modulations of the primordial power spectrum. While we do not find any new evidence for features, we demonstrate that BayOp provides an extremely efficient way of sampling likelihoods over low-to-moderate-dimensional parameter spaces, even for very complex likelihood landscapes.


We contend that the likelihood of a new, foreign venture capital (VC) financed venture launching an IPO will be associated with the institutional characteristics of the venture's home country including the national system of innovation and cultural dimensions, such as masculinity and power distance, as well as the commercial potential of its industry segment, and the stage of investment. A hazard model examining a dataset of 485 US VC-backed ventures in the healthcare (biotech and medical) industry operating in 12 countries provided support for our hypotheses.


We present the analysis for the local projection stabilisation applied to convectiondiffusion-reaction problems with mixed boundary conditions. We concentrate on the enrichment approach of the local projection methods. Optimal a-priori error estimates will be proved. Numerical tests confirm the theoretical convergence results. Moreover, the local projection stabilisation leads to numerical schemes which work well for problems with several types of layers. Away from layers, the solution is captured very well.


Annam and Japan over developments in Korea. This did not result in a French alliance with Japan, owing to Japanese reservations but, more than other historians, Sims argues that such an alliance was a distinct possibility at the time. As well, France acted apart from Britain, and in tandem with Russia and Germany, in the Triple Intervention of 1895, by which time French diplomatic influence towards Japan had weakened in any case. France had also by then developed significant trade with Japan, but did not follow this through by maximizing its potential. Altogether, Sims writes, 'The main conclusion that emerges from a study of French policy towards Japan in the nineteenth century is that a great opportunity was lost through lack of imagination' (p. 303). However, as described in ch. ix—to me, the most interesting part of the book—French contributions to Japanese modernization and culture were very significant indeed. In brief, these ranged from military education, Verny's building of the Yokosuka dockyard, and Brunat's role in setting up the model silk industry at Tomioka, to French assistance in developing the Japanese police and prefectural systems, Boissonade's compilation of Meiji Japan's new legal codes, and so forth. Although acknowledging that there was probably greater curiosity in Japan about France than in France about Japan, Sims likewise reminds us of how far French painters like Manet, Monet, Degas and van Gogh were influenced by the colours, decorative forms and subject matter they discovered in Japanese woodblock prints, which they collected avidly; van Gogh, for instance, once remarked, 'All my work is in a way founded on Japanese art' (p. 290). So extensive was the appeal of 'Japonisme' that in 1880 Zola warned that 'Japanese style is good, but it must not be used everywhere or art will become a bauble' (p. 283). One can easily imagine what he would have said about the perceived threat of American cultural influences in France today. The only blemish I found in this book, which is a revised and updated version of the author's doctoral thesis at SOAS, is the omission of footnotes 88 and 89 on page 333. But this scarcely detracts from what is a first-rate study of the important French dimension in the history of late Tokugawa and Meiji Japan.


Abstract Two new macrocyclic 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotridecane-11,13-diones (dioxo[13]aneN4) bearing 2-niethylthiophene as additional pendants, H2L1 and H2L2, have been synthesized and characterized. The solution behaviour of the copper(II) complexes has been studied by UV-Vis, ESR and cyclic voltammetric techniques. A remarkable red-shift was observed for the absorption band maxima of the electronic spectra of CuL1 and CuL2 compared to that of the corresponding unsubstituted macrocycle copper complex CuL (H2L = macrocyclic ligand, 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclotridecane-11,13-dione, without pendant groups). The ESR spectra have been studied at 298 K and 112 K. and reflect weaker in-plane bonding in CuL1 and CuL2 compared to CuL. The E1/2 of the copper complexes increases with the increase of the number of additional pendants, and the reasons for this are discussed.


53-74817 7/1978 Japan ................................... 329/131 Primary Examiner-Siegfried H. Grimm Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Antonelli, Terry & Wands (57) ABSTRACT A previous level holding circuit is connected to an output of an FM demodulator to eliminate dropout disturbance from a reproduced audio signal from a re cord medium on which an FM-modulated audio signal has been recorded. The previous level holding circuit is controlled by an output of a circuit for detecting drop out in the reproduced signal and comprises a gate cir cuit operable in response to a dropout detection signal and a capacitor. During the occurrence of dropout, the previous level holding circuit holds and produces the reproduced output level assumed immediately before the dropout to eliminate the noise due to the dropout.


A solid surface material was prepared from an extrudable composite comprising at least one matrix of an acrylic resin and a filler dispersed in the matrix. The acrylic resin comprises an acrylic epoxy functional copolymer as a matrix resin cross-linked with a linear or branched aliphatic carboxylic acid or anhydride of such an acid.


This study estimated the willingness to pay (WTP) to enhance an earthquake early warning system (EEWS). Korea's need to prepare for earthquake damage, such as large-scale earthquakes accompanied by significant damage that affected Gyeongju in 2016 and Pohang in 2017, has come. The faster an earthquake warning is delivered, the more advantageous it is to secure an evacuation time; thus, an EEWS is a vital preparedness policy to minimize earthquake damage. As a result of estimating the WTP for the enhanced EEWS using the contingent valuation method (CVM) in this paper, whether the respondent has experienced an earthquake and considered the EEWS an effective earthquake preparedness countermeasure statistically affects their WTP. It was a primary variable with a significant impact, and the total WTP for enhanced domestic EEWS was estimated at about KRW 1.2 trillion. The scale of benefits of enhanced EEWS evaluated in this study can provide important information in establishing policies related to earthquake disaster-related damage prevention.


We introduce a non-perturbative framework for computing structure constants of single-trace operators in the N=4 SYM theory at large N. Our approach features new vertices, with hexagonal shape, that can be patched together into three- and possibly higher-point correlators. These newborn hexagons are more elementary and easier to deal with than the three-point functions. Moreover, they can be entirely constructed using integrability, by means of a suitable bootstrap program. In this letter, we present our main results and conjectures for these vertices, and match their predictions for the three-point functions with both weak and strong coupling data available in the literature.


In a quantum grid infrared photodetector (QGIP), the active multiple quantum well material is patterned into a grid structure. The purposes of the grid are on the one hand to create additional lateral electron confinement and on the other to convert part of the incident light into parallel propagation. With these two unique functions, a QGIP allows intersubband transition to occur in all directions. In this work, we focused on improving the effectiveness of a QGIP in redirecting the propagation of light using a blazed structure. The optimization of the grid parameters in terms of the blaze angle and the periodicity was performed by numerical simulation using the modal transmission-line theory and verified by experiment. With a blazed structure, the sensitivity of a QGIP can be improved by a factor of 1.8 compared with a regular QGIP with rectangular profiles.


The demand for personal computers in household market in India has grown enormously. The behavior of a consumer is influenced by social, psychological and personal factors. The objectives of the study are to examine how consumer behaves towards purchase of personal computer, to identify, who in a family and friends influences and who makes a decision regarding purchase of personal computer and to examine the influence of social, economic and personal factors affecting decision making process of consumer. In this research study, the researcher envisaged representative samples ' descriptive type ' with field study and partly casual in nature. The results show that Marketers/Advertisers dealing with personal computers with different features should focus their attention on all income groups, depending on the customers needs and price level to increase their market share in respective income groups. All efforts to be made to maintain brand loyalty for preferred brand by appointing more dealers.


Abstract Three patients aged five years, five years four months and 14 years with obstruction of the systemic venous baffle following the Mustard operation were treated with balloon dilation and implantation ofstents. Balloon dilation of the baffle obstruction was performed initially in the first two cases. In the third case, the obstruction was complete and was punctured with atranseptal needle via a 6 French transeptal sheath followed by a balloon dilation. in all three patients, a Palmaz stent (Johnson & Johnson, Summerville, New Jersey, USA) was loaded onto the balloon catheter and delivered into the stenotic area. There was complete relief of obstruction in allcases. The first case developed supraventricular tachycardia at the time ofcatheterization, the morning following implantation of the stent and thentwo weeks after that. There were no complications with catheterization and noshort-term side effects in the other cases. These cases illustrate the use of endovascular stents in the treatment of baffle obstruction.


Cholestatic diseases of pregnancy (CDP) are also referred to as intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, recurrent cholestatic jaundice of pregnancy, icterus gravidarum and cholestatic hepatosis. It is a form of intrahepatic cholestasis characterized by pruritus and mild jaundice that usually occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy, though occurrence in earlier gestations is encountered occasionally. It is the second most common cause of jaundice occurring in pregnancy, ranking next to viral hepatitis1. IFEMED Journal Vol. 14 (1) 2008: pp. 23-25


From a ''macroscopic'' point of view, steel composition is assumed to vary smoothly along its microstructure. A closer look reveals that, at the atomic level, the material composition does not change so smoothly. Single atoms jump randomly along the crystal lattice due to their thermal energy, therefore creating sporadic zones of the crystal with higher concentration of certain elements. This composition fluctuations are responsible of many phenomena, such as precipitation, Ostwald ripening, some phase transformations. This work proposes a model to simulate the precipitation of V(CN) precipitates in microalloyed steels in the range of warm temperatures (800–900 � C); when the matrix is fully austenitic (fcc), and taking into account for local composition fluctuations. The model works by dividing the space into very small cells, each containing a single fcc atomic cell. If during the random movement of atoms a small group of adjoining cells reach some critical composition, a nucleus of V(CN) appears. At the same time, if a cell touching an already existing precipitate reaches some critical vanadium composition, it is very easy to stick it to the precipitate by changing its ''phase''. But it is also possible that some atoms escape from the precipitate by jumping to the austenitic matrix. The model considers both processes happening simultaneously, and which one is leading depends on the atoms energy, i.e. system temperature, leading to different possible situations, nucleation phenomena, Ostwald ripening or dissolution of precipitates. [doi:10.2320/matertrans.47.2732]


The extensive development of digital business in the countryside has had explicit and implicit influences on farmers' production, lifestyle and cognitive mode and has had an impact on their sense of economic gain (SEG). This study aims to determine whether digital business penetration (DBP) improves farmers' SEG in traditional villages in western China, and if significant, this study seeks to determine the mechanism. Based on questionnaire responses from 343 farmers, the empirical results indicate the principle in three ways. First, farmers' SEG grows with business digitization, especially in traditional minority villages. Second, farmers' entrepreneurial orientation (EO) partially mediates DBP's positive effect on SEG. Third, farmers' market response capacity (MRC) plays a positive moderating role, which indicates that in comparison with farmers who have a lower response to market changes, farmers who have a higher response to market changes have a higher SEG promoted by DBP. Furthermore, DBP's impact on farmers' SEG is upgraded throughout their EO, boosted by their MRC. Thus, farmers' MRC is a significant influencing factor for improving their entrepreneurial intention, enhancing their attitude toward digitization and increasing their SEG.


For the past several years there has been considerable development of THz imaging systems and their application to 3D computed tomography. In this work, the methodology of 3-D pulsed THz computed tomography using the Radon Transformation is applied to identify the internal defects of natural cork stoppers. It is observed that one can clearly distinguish between internally defective and non-defective corks using the reconstructed 3-D images.


Objective To understand the status of AIDS knowledge in college students and their requirement for health education,and evaluate the effect of health education for improving teaching methods. Methods By the random cluster sampling method,860 students were selected and investigated about AIDS with a questionnaire before and after the education. Results After the intervention the awareness of the knowledge that mosquitoes' biting could not transmit HIV/AIDS improved from 41.69% to 72.68%.There was a significant difference,χ~2= 163.18,P0.01.Totally 67% of students knew that curing venereal disease could prevent from AIDS,and 68% of students knew that a regular sexual partner could prevent from AIDS.A total of 68% of students got the knowledge of AIDS from Network,and 71% of students expected to know the knowledge of AIDS from school health education.Conclusions The AIDS knowledge of the students is inadequate,and we should strengthen the education of AIDS prevention.The media,such as broadcast and Network,can play an important role in the education.


A composite pesticidal composition comprising spinetoram and isoprocarb and uses thereof are disclosed. The composition adopts the spinetoram and the isoprocarb as pesticidal active components, wherein the weight ratio of the spinetoram to the isoprocarb being 0.1-80:0.5-80. The composition has a function of expanding the control spectrum and a synergetic function, reduces the pesticide using cost, can be prepared into emulsifiable concentrates, wettable powder, microemulsion, emulsion in water, suspension and water dispersible granules. The composition is used for control a plurality of pests, such as lepidoptera, hemiptera, hymenoptera and coleopteran.


: The goal of this study is to determine the reduced web section's (RWS) moment carrying capacity in steel beam column joints with extended endplate moment connections. ANSYS 16.0 is used to assess a reduced web section (RWS) with five numbers of both vertical and horizontal slots. In order to enhance the cyclic performance of moment connections with lower beam section, extensive research has been conducted on steel moment frames (RBS). In addition to the hole cutting of the beam flange and radial reduction, some researchers have proposed reduced web section (RWS) connections as an alternative to RBS connections. The focus of the current study is on RWS connections with horizontal and vertical slits as a cost-effective alternative with a variety of design criteria . The purpose of this study is to determine appropriate ranges for the geometric design characteristics of the VS-RWS and HS-RWS connections. To evaluate the performance of the connections, two full-scale specimens of the bolted extended end-plate VS-RWS, HS-RWS connection were tested under cyclic stress in this order. Next, a parametric investigation was conducted using the validated numerical models.


A pump station is a crucial flood control facility for mitigating inundation of urban lowland areas. Securing a site to increase the capacity of a pump station or to maximize the discharge capacity of the pump sump in an urban area is difficult because of various limitations. Moreover, adding a facility to improve the pump capacity of a pump station may affect flow characteristics, e.g., unexpected increases in flow velocity and vorticity, and cause severe problems in pump station operation. To solve those problems, anti-vortex devices (AVDs) have been developed and adopted according to the appropriate design standards. The Korean design criteria for AVDs are based on experience and the standards of other countries because of the lack of adequate data on AVDs. In this study, flow in the sump was numerically simulated at various AVD heights to obtain data for improving the design and efficiency of a pump station. Consequently, the appropriate height for the AVD and changes in the flow pattern and vortex in the pump sump were determined and compared with 12 cases of inflow conditions with respect to the vertical location.


A pressing need of most developing countries is an adequate supply of trained personnel planners and managers, doctors and lawyers, teachers and engineers, a wide variety of technicians, and a skilled labor force. Many development plans are limited by or lag in their execution because of personnel shortages. Perhaps more importantly, for lack of professional or technical skill and of educational


From Introduction: "This bulletin deals with washing and coking tests of coal made at the Government fuel-testing plant in Denver, Colo., between July 1, 1908, and June 30, 1909."


Abstract. Tan spot, caused by Pyrenophora tritici-repentis (Died.) Drechs, is a serious constraint on wheat yields in the Southern Cone region of South America. A 2-year experiment was conducted to evaluate fungicide deposition, disease development and grain yield. Three spray nozzles were evaluated: an air-induction flat fan (AI), a wide-angle flat fan (TT), and an extended-range flat fan (XR). A systemic fungicide containing azoxystrobin and cyproconazole was used in both years. Tan spot severity and the area under non-green leaf area disease progress curve (AUNGLA) were analysed. There were no significant differences in deposition among nozzles, and no significant interactions between nozzles and leaf layers in the first year. In both years, AUNGLAs were similar for the three nozzles types, and the tan spot severity in untreated plots was significantly higher than in fungicide-applied plots. Grain yield was higher in the fungicide-applied plots, and there were no significant differences among nozzles in both years. Droplet size had no effect on the fungicide's efficacy for tan spot control in Uruguay across three susceptible wheat cultivars. The use of drift-reducing nozzles and a systemic fungicide in these trials led to satisfactory performance for spray deposition, canopy penetration and control of the tan spot disease of wheat in the same way as expected from conventional nozzles.


The study investigates the applicability of linear regression and ANN models for estimating weekly reference evapotranspiration (ET 0 ) at Tirupati, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Anakapalli and Rajendranagar regions of Andhra Pradesh. The climatic parameters influencing ET 0 were identified through multiple and partial correlation analysis. The sunshine, temperature, wind velocity and relative humidity mostly influenced the study area in the weekly ET 0 estimation. Linear regression models in terms of the climatic parameters influencing the regions and, optimal neural network architectures considering these climatic parameters as inputs were developed. The models' performance was evaluated with respect to ET 0 estimated by FAO-56 Penman-Monteith method. The linear regression models showed a satisfactory performance in the weekly ET 0 estimation in the regions selected for the present study. The ANN (4,4,1) models, however, consistently showed a slightly improved performance over linear regression models.


Mobile thrombus in the Right Atrium (RA) is a rare condition. Here, we described a case of a 59-year-old male who presented in emergency room with complaints of progressively worsening dyspnea for 7 years. He was normotensive, had elevated jugular venous pressure and clear lungs. ECG revealed ventricular tachycardia. After successfully electrical defibrillation, an urgent 2D echocardiogram was obtained and revealed the enlargement of all heart chambers and a ball-like, mobile mass in the right atrium. An emergent CT scan revealed no sign of pulmonary embolism. Based on morphological features on echocardiogram, we highly suspected it as RA thrombus. The patient was treated with anticoagulant therapy comprising of low molecular heparin and warfarin since he rejected surgical treatment. Repeat echocardiogram was performed 7 days after anticoagulant therapy and showed disappearance of the RA mass. He was subsequently maintained on warfarin (INR=2.4- 3.0) and other medications for heart failure. The patient was followed up as outpatient and kept in good clinical condition. We concluded that early recognition of this rare situation and prompt management can help in preventing life-threatening complications, and anticoagulant therapy was a therapeutic option for RA thrombus.


This year, there has been a renewed interest in writing mathematics. Some teachers have explored new types of display packages. While some expensive commercial texts have reached only a mediocre standard, there has been talk of collegiate writing of electronic texts for the national curriculum. This article addresses issues relating to software choice. Software discussed include: PowerPoint, Microsoft Office, DreamWeaver, MathType and Equation Editor, and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.


Hollow cobalt sulfide nanoprisms obtained by a two-step, microwave-assisted synthesis within 15 min exhibit higher hydrogen evolution catalytic activity and better specific capacitance than their counterparts prepared by a traditional solvothermal method.


A new CMOS image sensor featuring logarithmic conversion is described. The sensor has 654 (H)•~ 494(V) pixels, and the cell size is 8ƒÊm (H)•~8ƒÊm (V). We previously developed logarithmic conversion CMOS image sensors with either an FPN cancellation circuit or an integration circuit. This one has both. The sensor shows clear images without FPN and without flicker noise in brightness fluctuation. Furthermore, the afterimage level was reduced by a new pixel driving method. キーワー ド:対 数変換,FPNキ ャンセル,積 分,残 像低減,CMOS


This is the second report of an investigation concerning the application of Proudman functions to the es- timation of tidal components in the world's oceans. The first report presented results obtained in the Atlantic- Indian Oceans (Sanchez et al., 1986). This investigation focuses on the Pacific basin and incorporates some aspects which were'Iacking in the previous investigation in the Atlantic-Indian Oceans. The application of satellite altimetry to the investigation of dynamical phenomena in the oceans is be- coming a well-defined engineering and scientific field. The ocean tides produced by the gravitational attrac- tion of the moon and the sun constitute an interesting and important aspect of these investigations. The dy- namical response of the oceans to the astronomical forcing functions is not an equilibrium one. This is easily understood in the context of the normal modes of the fluid basins involved, which have periodicities spanning the range of the forcing functions. This is certainly true for the gravitational normal modes modified by rota- tion, in relation to the diurnal and semidiurnal components of the tidal potential. The rotational modes modi- fied by gravity have longer periods; they might play a role in the response of the oceans to seasonal winds and other phenomena associated with ocean circulation. The frequency spectrum and space structure of the normal modes of the world's oceans are determined by the configuration of their boundaries and their bathymetry, as well as by the physical properties of the fluid, such as density and viscosity. The actual detection of the free periods


We present the results of deep optical imaging of the radio/γ-ray pulsar PSR J2043+2740, obtained with the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT). With a characteristic age of 1.2 Myr, PSR J2043+2740 is one of the oldest (non-recycled) pulsars detected in γ-rays, although with still a quite high rotational energy reservoir (Ė_rot=5.6×10³⁴ erg s⁻¹). The presumably close distance (a few hundred pc), suggested by the hydrogen column density (N_H ≲ 3.6 × 10²⁰ cm⁻²), would make it a viable target for deep optical observations, never attempted until now. We observed the pulsar with the Large Binocular Camera of the LBT. The only object (V = 25.44 ± 0.05) detected within ∼3 arcsec from the pulsar radio coordinates is unrelated to it. PSR J2043+2740 is, thus, undetected down to V  ∼ 26.6 (3σ), the deepest limit on its optical emission. We discuss the implications of this result on the pulsar emission properties.


Wrangellia Superterrane. The Paleozoic to Mesozoic Wrangellia superterrane (Insular terrane) consists of intraoceanic volcanic assemblages and basement rocks of the Peninsular, Wrangellia, and Alexander terranes (Plafker et al, 1994). The magmatic-arc assemblages of the Peninsular terrane appear to have been built upon the Wrangellia composite terrane prior to the midCretaceous and include: 1) a portion of the Talkeetna arc of the Peninsular terrane, and 2) a belt of plutonic rocks which includes the Chitina arc in the Wrangellia and Alexander Terranes and 3) the Chisana arc (Plafker et al, 1994).


Abstract Gas Chromatosraphy (GC) using a polymer as the stationary phase to reveal the properties of the polymer — known as Inverse Gas Chromatography (IGC) — is in contrast to conventional GC wher...


We describe the netlist format of ISPD98,compressed storage format(CSF) and file storage format(FSF) of hypergraph,taking the model of ISPD98 and corresponding hypergraph as an example.Furthermore,we propose an effective algorithm for converting ISPD98 netlist into hypergraph,which reads the netlist of ISPD98,converts the netlist of ISPD98 into CSF of hypergraph and saves as FSF of hypergraph.We also give the implementation of the algorithm which converts the circuit partitioning into the hypergraph partitioning.The experiment and analysis show that the algorithm can rightly convert the netlist of ISPD98 into FSF of hypergraph and its objective is to improve the efficiency of circuit partitioner by avoiding partitioning the netlist of ISPD98 directly.


The wake behind a horizontally mounted heated cylinder with circular cross-section is visualised using an electrochemical tin precipitation method. In the experiments ReD and RiD, both based on main stream properties, were set to 117 and varied between 0 and 1.5, respectively. The wake becomes 3D from RiD 0:3. For small Richardson values (RiD < 1), the warm fluid is initially collected in the coherent vortex structures shed from the cylinder. Further downstream thermal plumes originate from these structures. For larger Richardson values (RiD > 1), the upward buoyancy force seems to prevent the formation of the coherent vortex structures and the plumes are already formed close behind the cylinder. The spanwise positions at which the plumes originate, are determined by the occurrence of 3D flow structures at the rear end of the cylinder. The distance between these structures is typically 1:8D and independent of the Richardson number. 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.


Background Although the involvement of obesity in metabolic disorders is well known, leg fat depot influences on albuminuria have not been determined. Methods This population-based, cross-sectional study used a nationally representative sample of 2,076 subjects aged ≥20 years from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys of 2008 to 2011. The ratio of leg fat to total fat (LF/TF ratio) was assessed by dual X-ray absorptiometry, and albuminuria was defined as more than one positive dipstick test or an albumin-to-creatinine ratio of ≥30 mg/g. Results Individuals whose LF/TF ratio was in the lowest tertile showed a higher proportion of albuminuria than those in the highest tertile (odds ratio [OR], 2.82; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.01 to 3.96; P<0.001). This association was observed in both sexes, all age groups, and all subgroups stratified by body mass index, waist circumference, homeostasis model assessments of insulin resistance, and the presence of metabolic syndrome (all, P<0.05). Multiple logistic regression analyses also demonstrated that the lowest LF/TF ratio was independently associated with albuminuria risk (OR, 1.55 to 2.16; all, P<0.05). In addition, the risk of albuminuria was higher in sarcopenic individuals with lower LF/TF ratios than in the highest LF/TF ratio subjects without sarcopenia (OR, 3.73; 95% CI, 2.26 to 6.13). Conclusion A lower LF/TF ratio was associated with an increased risk of albuminuria independent of obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome, and when combined with sarcopenia, the albuminuria risk synergistically increased. Hence, our findings may have implications to improve risk stratification and recommendations on body fat distribution in the general population.


Objective To explore the different clinical characteristics and risk factors between severely and critically ill children with novel H1N1 influenza for the guidance of the prophylaxis and therapy clinically.Methods Seventy-six cases with novel H1N1 influenza admitted during Oct.1 to Dec.15,2009 were divided into the severe group(n = 60)and the critical group(n = 16)according to the third edition guideline established by the Ministry of Health,and the clinical features were compared between two groups.Results The average age of severe cases(2.91 ± 2.26 y)was significantly younger than that of critical cases(4.68 ± 4.35 y)(P 0.05),and the mean length of hospital stay in the severe cases(7.75 ± 3.06 d)was significantly shorter than that in the critical cases(19.6 ± 7.72 d)(P 0.05).The common pathogens of the mixed bacterial infection were Streptococcus pneumoniae in the severe cases and Staphylococcus aureus in the critical cases,respectively.There were 31.6% of the severe cases and 56.3% of the critical cases to have the coexistence of the underlying disease(P 0.05).The most common underlying diseases were asthma and iron deficiency anemia in the severe cases,and iron deficiency anemia,cerebral palsy and congenital heart disease in the critical cases,respectively.The oxygenation index(PaO2/FiO2)in the severe cases(307.18 ± 55.73)was significantly higher compared to that in the critical cases(187.50 ± 73.62)(P 0.05).The levels of the serum prealbumin(PA)and albumin(A)were significantly higher in the severe cases than those in the critical cases,while the levels of the creatine kinase(CK),cardiac troponins I(cTnI),aspartate aminotransferase(AST),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),α-hydroxybutyric acid(α-HBDH)and C-reactive protein(CRP)in the severe cases were significantly lower than those in the critical cases(P 0.05 for all).The severe cases had lower score of admission Pediatric Risk of Mortality III(PRISM III)and higher Pediatrics Critical Illness Score(PCIS)compared to critical cases(P 0.05).Conclusions The critical cases with novel H1N1 influenza are commonly older than the severe cases,and usually with more organs injuried.It will be helpful to undertake the laboratory tests(such as PaO2/FiO2 and CK,etc.),imaging examination,PRISM III score and PCIS score for the evaluation of the disease severity and prognosis.More attention ought to be paid to the children with iron deficiency anemia,cerebral palsy or congenital heart disease in order to prevent their conversion from severe cases to critical cases.The choice of antibiotics shall be made based on the difference in the bacterial spectrum of the mixed infection between the severe and critical cases.


In yeast cells infected with the [PSI+] prion, Sup35p forms aggregates and its activity in translation termination is downregulated. Transfection experiments have shown that Sup35p filaments assembled in vitro are infectious, suggesting that they reproduce or closely resemble the prion. We have used several EM techniques to study the molecular architecture of filaments, seeking clues as to the mechanism of downregulation. Sup35p has an N‐terminal 'prion' domain; a highly charged middle (M‐)domain; and a C‐terminal domain with the translation termination activity. By negative staining, cryo‐EM and scanning transmission EM (STEM), filaments of full‐length Sup35p show a thin backbone fibril surrounded by a diffuse 65‐nm‐wide cloud of globular C‐domains. In diameter (∼8 nm) and appearance, the backbones resemble amyloid fibrils of N‐domains alone. STEM mass‐per‐unit‐length data yield ∼1 subunit per 0.47 nm for N‐fibrils, NM‐filaments and Sup35p filaments, further supporting the fibril backbone model. The 30 nm radial span of decorating C‐domains indicates that the M‐domains assume highly extended conformations, offering an explanation for the residual Sup35p activity in infected cells, whereby the C‐domains remain free enough to interact with ribosomes.


Abstract This paper develops a model to measure brand loyalty. This is achieved by researching historical brand loyalty models from the literature, and to identify from these models the constructs that influence behaviour related to brand loyalty. An exploratory research perspective examined a broad range of survey-based loyalty influences and then reduced these influences to the twelve more important ones. These twelve influences were further examined and a number of valid questions to measure each influence, were formulated from the literature review. This culminated in the final result, namely the model to measure brand loyalty. The research is of value to management, especially marketing and brand managers, as well as academics and other researchers. Managers will be able to apply the model to determine which specific influences are the most important for their products or services, while also identifying where their brand loyalty fails.


Quantification of uncertainty due to wind-energy production becomes more and more crucial as the penetration of wind into smart grid increases. System operators (TSOs) and planners would be interested to see how wind production varies over different look-ahead hours and estimate the probability of those variations under several uncertain conditions. As wind is a stochastic source of generation, this paper provides a state-of-the-art literature review on the uncertainties related to wind-energy dispatch.


Abstract A new series of cholesterol-bearing poly(methacrylate)s with pendant cationic (l-)-lysine (Chol-PHML) was synthesized via reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, followed by Boc-deprotection. Their structures were characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). Then, the average particle sizes and zeta potentials of the Chol-PHML/pDNA polyplexes were examined using dynamic light scattering (DLS), and their plasmid DNA (pDNA)-binding ability was analyzed using agarose gel retardation assay. In vitro cytotoxicity of the polycations was determined using a cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) kits in HeLa cells. The polyplex's gene transfection effectiveness was investigated using a luciferase assay. The results revealed that the Chol-PHML series could efficiently bind/load pDNA with a high binding affinity (N/P < 3.0) and subsequently form nanoparticles with the sizes of 90–200 nm and zeta potentials of ∼+40 mV in an aqueous solution. The in vitro cytotoxicity and gene transfection efficiency considerably depended on the Chol-PHML vector's molecular weight. The optimal Chol-PHML27 exhibited a substantially higher gene transfection efficiency and lower cytotoxicity than those of the linear structural PLL (15 K–30K) and PHML26 control. This study presents a simple method for synthesizing biocompatible and controllable cationic gene vectors by introducing hydrophobic cholesterol moieties, which will function as a promising foundation for gene delivery. Graphical Abstract


The paper begins with an introduction on the reasons that lead to the use of HVDC submarine cable links. The main aspects for the choice of direct current are presented as well as the advantages deriving from the utilization of submarine cables. The second part is dedicated to a discussion on the various type of insulation that could be used in power cables and their possible application to HVDC submarine cables. There is a description of the main characteristics and technical details of two projects. The first is Spain-Morocco link, a 26 km long interconnection for the transmission, in a first phase, of 700 MW from Spain to Morocco at 400 kV AC by means of three cables, plus one spare, of the fluid filled type. The cables are designed for a future change to 450 kV DC, allowing a transmission of 500 MW each (i.e. 2 GW total). One of the peculiarities of the link is the maximum water depth of 615 m (world record for submarine power cables at the time of installation). The second is the Italy-Greece link, a 160 km long interconnection for the transmission of 500 MW (bi-directional) by means of one paper insulated mass impregnated cable having 1250 mm/sup 2/ conductor size and insulated for a rated voltage of 400 kV. This link will attain the world record for the maximum water depth for submarine power cables: 1000 m. The last part deals with the future development expected in this field, in terms of conductor size and voltage leading to an increase in transmissible capacity.


The One-Cycle Controlled Boost Power Factor Correction converter has one voltage control loop, which may exhibit instability when the load is light. The instability results in a low Power Factor. To ensure that the Power Factor is high, a time delay circuit was adopted in this paper to control the instability of the converter. The architecture of the time delay circuit is described, and its transfer function is derived. The double averaging method was applied to the converter to determine the parameters in the control method. Experimental results verified the time delay control method in the converter. The power factor increased from 0.82 to 0.99 after activating the delay control circuit.


ABSTRACT. Managers are consistently faced with the decision of how to allocate scarce corporate resources in a demanding and highly competitive environment. Moreover, the economic crisis brings the strategic corporate concerns to a new level, where the profitability - social responsibility duality becomes even more controversial. Using regression analysis as in the methodology tested by Waddock and Graves (1997), this paper reports the results of a rigorous study of the empirical linkages between financial and social performance during 2005-2010 in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) multinational companies of Romania. Aside from biased conclusions drawn by this research, top industries as ICT offer many fruitful opportunities towards sustainable development, especially on a frontier market as Romania.JEL Classification : F230, M140, L250Keywords: corporate social performance, corporate financial performance, ICT industry, multinational companies, Romanian business environmentIntroductionThe paper broadly presents the ICT global development trends with focus on the Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East and Asia (CEE/MEA) growing markets, in general, and, more specifically, on Romania, as an introductory premise to understand some important particularities of the sample of companies analysed in the next chapters.Even though corporate social performance (CSP) and its related concepts - corporate social responsibility, corporate social responsiveness and corporate citizenship - have been presented in the academic literature for more than 45 years, CSP domain has remained controversial and to a largely extent equated to "doing good" (Wood, 2010).The linkage between corporate social performance and corporate financial performance in the ICT multinational companies operating in frame of Romanias business environment is analysed following the research steps undertaken by Waddock and Graves (1997), adapted to the available Romanian domestic data.By putting together a composite index on corporate social performance, this paper represents a pioneering initiative in reporting the results of the empirical linkages between financial and social performance in Romania.General ICT development trendsIn the report drawn by Business for Social Responsibility in 2008, there have been identified a series of trends like: pervasive computing, innovation in mobile technology, convergence in consumer products, dynamic access from PC to mobile handsets, convergence in service delivery, innovation in highly customized devices, consumer driven-evolution of the web, emerging markets, wireless-centric developing markets, which will lead to increased competition within the ICT sector, as companies are all looking to deliver an end-to-end converged product or service to their customers.While the ICT industry has many opportunities to contribute to sustainable development, the issues where the ICT industry can make the most substantial contribution are: climate change, waste and material usage, access to ICT, freedom of expression, privacy and security, employee and customer relationships, supply chain, product use issues, economic development.The reasons for which the research focuses on the ICT industry are related mainly on:- contagion effect of ICT growth: significant macrolevel impacts of the technological progress across multiple development areas (Kauffman & Kumar, 2008);- mixed effects of the financial crisis upon ICT: both as a rigorous enhancer towards cost control focusing investment on vital services and a facilitator of new opportunities for firms with disruptive technologies to innovate and thrive (International Telecommunication Union, 2009);- development of ICT literacy as an institutional constraint in the educational sector and the human resource development at firm level (Educational Testing Service, 2002);- increased ability of a country to lower its greenhouse and CO2 emissions through the use of ICT, contributing to the sustainable development (Turner et al. …


The method of monitoring at he potentially hazardous objects is described. The situation (the state of the object and its environment) is determined by the set of independent factor values that influence the probabilities of the specific types of hazard. The method is based on the monitoring function that characterizes the degree of situation abnormalities. It allows to rank the situations according to the hazard degree. The adjustment of the monitoring session provides the possibility to control the process of preliminary assessment. As a result, the general efficiency of the Automated System for Checking, Analysis, and Prevention of Accidents can be enhanced due to the separation of the normal and quasi-normal situations. That would allow the users to concentrate their attention on the extreme situations and on the suspect situations, which could turn into the extreme ones.


Functional mechanism on credit system of independent college is analysed on the basis of basic teaching paradigm.Optional courses system, tutorial system, speciality education model based on general education, feedback mechanism, harmonious coexisting with matrix school, interschool cooteration and credit exchange are discussed with stress.


The article is devoted to the use of technology in memorial museums, particularly in those related to genocide.
The authors use a multidisciplinary theoretical framework using a diverse toolkit from Semiotics, Communication Studies, and Philosophy to explain the benefits and dangers of implementing technology in a memorial museum. The framework makes particular use of Peirce's idea of unlimited semiosis, Eco's considerations about the multiplicity of meanings and the "open text", the existence of not one but two narratives in museums—especially in memorial museums—and Heidegger's writings on technology especially enframing and revealing which are invoked in order to explain the  interplay between technology and memory.
Being based in Yerevan, Armenia, the authors formulate their ideas with the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute (AGMI) in mind. This results in practical recommendations of how technology could be implemented in modern-day memorial museums, and identifies the benefits and dangers that must be kept in mind when doing so.
The specific subject matter of the AGMI plays a part in how this discourse evolves and the framework is assembled through an exploration of the term genocide, the historical events and artifacts that are presented in the museum and the current setup of the museum.


The kinetics of ascorbic acid loss and nonenzymatic browning in clarified orange juice (serum) were investigated in an anaerobic environment from 70.3 to 97.6°C and from 11.7 to 80.6°Brix. Data were fitted to first-order kinetic models. Rate constants of ascorbic acid degradation in serum were not different from rate constants in whole juice. Activation energies were 30 kcal/mol and largely independent of solids concentration. Rate constants of browning pigment formation were 30-50% greater in serum. Activation energies were 19-25 kcal/mol and increased slightly with solids concentration.


Comment: General remarks: The manuscript by König et al. presents interesting aspects for the tropopause determination from temperatures profiles of restricted vertical resolution. This topic is not only crucial for satellite based temperature sounding but also for frequent analyses and applications of meteorological data sets. The mathematical background based on Rodgers (2000) is described in detail and allows a nearly correct and elegant description of the problem. In addition, it allows an accurate description and quantification of resulting error sources. The paper is well organized and written, and the scientific and technical objectives will fit to the scope of AMT.


Milk clotting enzyme is the key factor for the production of different types of cheese. Hence, calf rennet (chymosin) is traditionally used as a milk coagulant in cheese
manufacturing. As the increase in cheese manufacturing globally, coincided with a decline in the supply of calf rennet, it became imperative that substitutes for rennet
be found. Recently, the use of fungal mucor rennin, in industrial cheese manufacturing, has become prevalent. Lactococcus lactis is a lactic acid bacterium which is generally used as a starter in dairy industries for the production of various types of hard and soft cheeses. Therefore, due to the key role of milk clotting enzyme
as well as starter culture bacteria in cheese manufacturing, this study was an attempt to express recombinant mucor rennin (MPR) enzyme by L. lactis to produce milk coagulation enzyme. It is a novel milk clotting procedure using recombinant bacterium capable of milk coagulation. To achieve this, the amplified MPR gene was sub-cloned into pAMJ-LacF expression vector. The food grade pAMJ-LacF expression vector was created by sub-cloning the amplified LacF gene in pAMJ399 vector which lost its erythromycin gene. The recombinant pAMJ-LacF-MPR vector was then electro-transferred into L. lactis NZ3900 and plated onto Elliker-L medium. The plasmid extraction and restriction digestion methods were performed to check
the presence of insertion; in addition, the SDS-PAGE and western blotting were carried out to detect the MPR protein expression of recombinant L. lactis carrying MPR gene. The protein assay, milk clotting activity (MCA) and proteolytic activity (PA) of purified recombinant MPR protein were also studied after optimizing the growth rate, and protein expression of recombinant L. lactis carrying MPR gene.
Finally, milk coagulation ability of recombinant L. lactis carrying MPR gene was tested. Nucleotide sequencing of DNA insertion from the clone revealed that the MPR activity corresponded to an open reading frame consisting of 1218 bp coding for a 43.45-kDa MPR protein. A clear band on 43.45-kDa size on SDS-PAGE and western blotting confirmed the successful expression of MPR protein by recombinant
L. lactis. Optimizing the growth rate of recombinant L. lactis showed the highest cell biomass for the cultures incubated at 33°C. The MPR protein assay results indicated
that the highest MPR enzyme, approximately 65.6 μg/ml.h, were obtained for cultures which were incubated at pH 5.5 and 30°C. Statistical analysis of results revealed that there was no significant difference (P<0.05) between MPR protein expression at 30 and 33°C but a significant difference was noted with the expressed MPR protein at 27 and 36°C. Analysis of the mean of the results of milk clotting activity and MCA/PA of purified recombinant MPR protein for the highest purified levels of expressed protein at pH 5.5 and temperatures 30, 33, 27 and 36°C and
control showed 870.54, 809.86, 491.85, 358.54 and 651.38 SU/ml for milk clotting activity and 7914, 7362.36, 4471.36, 3259.45 and 5664.17 SU/OD for MCA/PA,respectively. The thermal and pH stability results of purified recombinant MPR protein showed that the recombinant MPR protein is stable at the pH range 3.5–7.5 and thermal stability range 20-50°C. Interestingly, milk coagulation was observed after inoculating milk with recombinant L. lactis carrying MPR gene due to the high expression rate of MPR enzyme by recombinant L. lactis. The mean of the results indicated that the milk coagulated after 220 and 205 min when inoculated milk were incubated at 33°C, under static and agitation conditions, respectively. The curd yield results showed 14.35 g/100ml compared to 13.86 g/100ml solid curd for milk added recombinant L. lactis carrying MPR gene and commercial rennet, respectively. The
plasmid stability results also showed that the recombinant pAMJ-LacF-MPR vector has high stability around 88.9% after 200 generations in L. lactis. This study presents novel findings, as the L. lactis was used for the first time as a cell factory for the production of recombinant rennin. In addition, this study introduced a novel milk clotting procedure using recombinant bacterium capable of milk coagulation. The recombinant L. lactis carrying MPR gene, created in this study, has the ability to function as starter culture for acidifying and subsequently coagulating milk by producing mucor rennin as the milk coagulant agent. Thus, these findings would have a significant impact on the cheese industry.


Abstract: Facial attendance using face recognition and detection technology is a modern method of recording attendance based on facial features. This method is commonly used in automated attendance management systems and is efficient in tracking employee or student attendance without physical interaction. Face recognition has numerous applications such as security, surveillance, and human-computer interaction. This research aims to compare the performance of two popular face recognition techniques: HOG and KNN. The HOG algorithm extracts feature from an image using pixel intensity gradients while the KNN algorithm matches a test image with the most similar image in the training dataset. The study was conducted using the Labeled Faces in the Wild dataset available at https://vis-www.cs.umass.edu/lfw/. The results of the investigation show that the KNN algorithm outperforms the HOG algorithm in terms of accuracy. This research provides valuable insights into the effectiveness of different face recognition algorithms, helping researchers and developers choose the most suitable algorithm for their specific requirements.


Fluid flow between two parallel plates, both are at rest has been considered in this work. It describes the theoretical analysis of Bingham Plastic fluid model between the plates. The equation of motion, continuity equation and energy equations are solved simultaneously by assuming the plates are of same temperature. A semi analytical solution has been developed and the flow behavior and temperature effect has been discussed and represented with respect to different lubricant parameter.


SUMMARY In the search for new approaches to respond to the need for good professional and academic education in land administration, e-learning has proven to be a good alternative to traditional classroom education. E-learning can play a crucial role in capacity building in land administration in developing countries and countries in transition. Several aspects of elearning are highly relevant for academic education in land administration and in particular to support the mission of the United Nations University (UNU) School for Land Administration Studies. E-learning supports student-centred learning approaches and knowledge exchange between students from all over the world contributing to the global land administration knowledge base. Students in remote locations and working adult students have the opportunity to attend online courses without cost for travel and without the need to leave the workplace. E-learning supports lifelong learning and continuous development of land administration professionals. High numbers qualified land administration professionals are needed to implement and maintain sustainable land information systems. Through e-learning large numbers of students can be reached and trained. E-learning and related Web 2.0 technologies are increasingly becoming an element in professional networks and academic partnerships in land administration.


Inprevious studies hepatocytes undergoing cell death byapoptosis butnotnormal hepatocytes inratliver showed immunostaining fortransforming growth factor ,1 (TGF-13). Staining wasmuchstronger with antibodies recog- nizing thepro-region ofTGF-I31 than themature peptide itself. Therefore weinvestigated theability ofbothforms ofTGF-31 toinduce apoptosis inprimary cultures ofrathepatocytes. MatureTGF-fi1 induced rounding upofthecells andfrag- mentation intomultiple vesicles. Asrevealed bytheDNA- specific stain H33258, thechromatin ofthese cells condensed andsegregated into masses atthenuclear membrane; this was obviously followed byfragmentation ofthenucleus. Ultrastruc- turally thecytoplasm waswell preserved, asdemonstrated by thepresence ofintact cell organelles. These features strongly suggest theoccurrence ofapoptosis. Quantification ofnuclei with condensed chromatin revealed that mature TGF-131 was 30-fold moreeffective thantheTGF-P1 latency-associated protein complex. Finally, weadministered TGF-131 invivo using anexperimental model inwhichregression ofratliver wasinitiated byashort preceding treatment withthehepato- mitogen cyproterone acetate. Twodoses ofTGF-P1, each1 nM/kg, augmented theincidence ofapoptotic hepatocytes 5-fold. Equimolar doses ofTGF-fi1 latency-associated protein


We theoretically analyze the optoelectronic properties of single crystals of 2,5-bis(4-biphenylyl) bithiophene (BP2T) and 2-(4-biphenyl)-5-[5-(4-biphenyl)-2-thienyl] furan (BPFT) molecules, aiming to provide a guiding principle for the material design of organic light-emitting transistors. The X-ray structure analysis and the density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that half of the BPFT molecules bend the π-conjugation plane in the crystal. The Marcus theory parametrized by the DFT calculations indicates anisotropic charge mobilities. The emission spectra of the BP2T and BPFT crystals are analyzed by the time-dependent DFT calculations in conjunction with the Frenkel exciton model and the vibronic coupling analysis. We revealed that the high photoluminescence efficiency of the BPFT crystal originates from the symmetry breaking of the H-aggregate, where the transition dipole of the dark state does not cancel out.


The star rating system for NHS trusts seems to have improved performance, but we still don't know how genuine the improvements are or the costs to other services