African American Eighth Grade Students' Attitudes Toward HIV/AIDS in the District of Columbia by Enock Kolawole Adewuyi MSHA, University of Maryland University College, 2011 MBA, University of Maryland University College, 2010 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Health Services Walden University August 2015 Abstract The group most affected by HIV/AIDS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is African Americans. The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge of HIV/AIDS held by African American children as a first step towards developing prevention strategies for these youths. In order to bridge the knowledgebehavior gap, this study sought to investigate the attitude towards HIV/AIDS of African American 8th grade students. The study involved secondary data from the 2012 District of Columbia (DC) Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, obtained from the District of Columbia Office of Superintendent of Education (OSSE). Guided by the theory of reasoned action and social cognitive theory, descriptive survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequencies, Chi-square, and independent sample t test. Results of the study indicated that the students, especially the male students, were still engaging in behaviors that may expose them to HIV despite exposure to HIV/AIDS preventive programs in school. A Chi-square test indicated that the proportion of students who have had sexual intercourse were similar for students exposed to HIV education and those not exposed to such education, suggesting no association between attending an education program on HIV/AIDS and sexual intercourse. This study supports social change by guiding education administrators and policy makers in the formulation of science-based, age-appropriate, and culturally-relevant HIV prevention policies for DCThe group most affected by HIV/AIDS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is African Americans. The purpose of this study was to explore the knowledge of HIV/AIDS held by African American children as a first step towards developing prevention strategies for these youths. In order to bridge the knowledgebehavior gap, this study sought to investigate the attitude towards HIV/AIDS of African American 8th grade students. The study involved secondary data from the 2012 District of Columbia (DC) Middle School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, obtained from the District of Columbia Office of Superintendent of Education (OSSE). Guided by the theory of reasoned action and social cognitive theory, descriptive survey data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, frequencies, Chi-square, and independent sample t test. Results of the study indicated that the students, especially the male students, were still engaging in behaviors that may expose them to HIV despite exposure to HIV/AIDS preventive programs in school. A Chi-square test indicated that the proportion of students who have had sexual intercourse were similar for students exposed to HIV education and those not exposed to such education, suggesting no association between attending an education program on HIV/AIDS and sexual intercourse. This study supports social change by guiding education administrators and policy makers in the formulation of science-based, age-appropriate, and culturally-relevant HIV prevention policies for DC


In this article, the heterostructure of ZnO particles on single-crystal CdS nanowires (ZnO@CdS) has been successfully synthesized via a facile two-step solvothermal process. The appealing application of the ZnO@CdS heterostructure as visible-light photodetector (PD) is presented. Photocurrent illuminated with light (shorter than 510 nm) to dark-current ratio of structurally-optimized ZnO@CdS nanomaterials based photon detector was enhanced significantly compared to the value of the pristine CdS nanowires based one. The corresponding mechanism for the phenomenon was discussed. Additionally, measurements of time resolved responses were conducted. The ZnO@CdS heterostructure based device kept a fast rise (5 ms) and decay (10 ms) speed to irradiation. This work demonstrates a promising application of ZnO@CdS heterostructure based visible-light detectors with high photocurrent/dark-current ratio, ultrafast time response and very good stability.


Compilers and IDEs both analyze source code, yet compared to IDEs, compilers are easy. Compilers process source files a module at a time; IDEs have to load entire projects. Compilers exit after each run; IDEs run constantly, requiring responsible memory management and low CPU utilization. Compilers operate in batch; IDEs must constantly, incrementally re-analyze code after each change in the editor. Compilers stop when there is an error; IDEs are expected to be even more helpful when there are errors. Compilers create intermediate representations, soon throwing away source code; IDEs must always map back to source, respecting whitespaces and resolving references to the line and column number. The talk discusses these and other challenges, and how IDEs based on IntelliJ platform attack them.


ABSTRACT The undesirable accumulation of marine organisms on any surfaces immersed in seawater is termed as marine fouling. This natural phenomenon contributes a major economic concern for marine industries, e.g. for ships, vessels, oil, wind-turbine sea-platforms, pipelines, water valves and filters by limiting the performances of the devices and materials. In the last decades, several efforts have been employed in the development of efficient antifouling (AF) coatings by following the recent trend in materials science. The current review presents the research and development made in AF strategies for coatings based on two main approaches, detachment of biofoulants or preventing biofoulants attachment. Graphical Abstract GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


The theme of "Nationalism after Colonialism" as far as Afghanistan is concerned begs many questions: with the national or patriotic idea so weak and undeveloped, it arguably makes more sense to analyze rival ideas of the nation held by the country's different ethnic groups than some hypothetical all-embracing Afghan nationalism. When did the era of colonialism (neo-colonialism would be more apt) end—or, indeed, begin? Quite as much as foreign colonialism, was not internal colonialism by Pashtun tribal elites the major feature of development of nationalism in modern Afghanistan?


The ability of an aerobic six chamber selector to control settleability and stabilize nitrification in a complete mix activated sludge system was evaluated using side-by-side pilot plants. The selector provided significant attenuation of soluble organic loading to the complete mix aeration basin and effectively controlled the growth of filamentous organisms found proliferating in the control pilot plant system. Effluent ammonia-nitrogen concentrations in the selector-based system were consistently low and lacked the variability observed in the control system effluent. Improvements in nitrification stability were attributed to the more consistent aeration basin dissolved oxygen levels. / Water Pollut. Control Fed., 61,66(1989).


ABSTRACT Laws have a major influence on the daily lives of young people. However, their role in legislative processes has been less studied. This research focuses on youth participation in the legislative processes and bullying narratives in the bills and statements related to the Finnish General Upper Secondary Schools Act. According to a qualitative content analysis of two bills and the consultation processes of 2016 and 2018, young people were consulted and participated more broadly in 2018, but the threshold to participate in legislative processes is high. The results show that young people's views on bullying at school were not incorporated into the bills. The empirical results show a correlation to the theoretical framework, which illustrated how through their narratives various actors participate or try to participate in policymaking as agenda setters and framers, but the gatekeepers' views function mainly as a basis in the legislative processes.


SIPATAHOENAN :  South-East Asian Journal for Youth, Sports & Health Education.  This journal, with Print-ISSN 2407-7348, was firstly published on April 21, 2015. Since issue of April 2015 to October 2015, the SIPATAHOENAN journal was organized by the Central Executive Board of APAKSI (Association of All Indonesia Sports' Experts and Practitioners) in Bandung; and supported by KEMENPORA RI (Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia) in Jakarta. Since issue of April 2016 to date, the SIPATAHOENAN journal has been managed and published by Minda Masagi Press, as a publisher owned by ASPENSI (the Association of Indonesian Scholars of History Education) in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The SIPATAHOENAN journal is published twice a year, i.e. every April and October. Bandung, Indonesia: October 30, 2018. Dr. Haji Amung Ma'mun Editor-in-Chief of SIPATAHOENAN Journal; and Senior Lecturer at the FPOK UPI in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia.


The purposes of this study were to develop and calibrate the quality of life measurement scale(QLMS) for elderly in Korea using Rasch model analysis, confirmatory factor analysis(CFA), and to validate the scale through known group difference approach. If Activities of Daily Living(ADL) score is more than 21, independent living is generally possible. This study accomplished pilot test(n=338), real test(n=707), and external test(n=238). Based on the SF-36 scale was used except the three factors 5-item(Social Functioning 2-item; Pain 2-item; Health Change 1-time). Rasch model computer program, Winsteps, was used to analyze the data, Model data fit was determined by infit and outfit statistics(≥. 70 and ≤1.30). Amos 21.0 program was used to verify convergent validity and discriminant validity as CFA, and latent means analysis was used to establish the known group difference validity evidence of the QLMS. Alpha level was set at .05. A statistically significant mean difference in the quality of life between ADL score level(<21, ≥21) would provide known group difference validity evidence for the QLMS. The result was follow. The 8-item was eliminated from the final estimation (6-item's infit and outfit statistics index were over 1.30, and the other 2-item's infit and outfit statistics index were lower .70) in pilot test. Overall, model fits the data well(tucker-lewis index[TLI]=.92; comparative fit index[CFI]=.93; root mean squared error of approximation[RMSEA]=.07) and demonstrated convergent validity and discriminant validity in real test. There was statistically significant(p<.001) latent means difference in the each factor(General Health, Physical Functioning, Role limitation-Physical, Role limitation-Emotion, Vitality, Mental Health) between categorized the ADL group(<21, ≥2I). This result supports the known group difference validity evidence of the QLMS in external test. Results provided support for using the QLMS. The scale can be used to assess the quality of life and provide health information to elderly in Korea.


Adsorbents self-cleaning of volatile toxic organic compounds. # The invention discloses an adsorbent material comprising an active hydrolytic degradation of contaminating catalyst based on zirconium hydroxide doped with lithium compounds and / or magnesium basic in nature, they are not toxic or corrosive and Self-cleaning properties have to be capable of decontaminating air, water or contaminated with chemical warfare agent or insecticide or an analogous compound surfaces.


The lactose-oleoylchitosan( Lac-OCH) with different degree of substitution( DS) of lactose was prepared. The rheological features of Lac-OCH were investigated by viscosity assay. The CAC value increased along with the increase of DS of lactose. The Lac-OCH nanoparticles showed dense,axiolitic texture and the average diameter was approximate 200 nm. The sustained-release characteristics of Lac-OCH nanoparticles were studied using doxorubicin( DOX) as model drug. The results revealed the promising potential of amphiphilic Lac-OCH as drug carrier.


With narrow Density Windows wells and high pressure oil and gas well drilling growing in number, the kick risks becoming increasingly prominent and higher requirements for well control technology being needed, the manage pressure drilling (MPD) technology is used more and more widely. The problems like how to effectively find gas overflowand how to effectively control the overflow in the MPD must be solved.Well must be shuted timely in conventional drilling when overflow happens.The special characteristics of overflow control equipment determines the diversity and effectiveness of its overflow monitoring means in MPD, and the overflow is found more effectively and timely than conventional drilling. Well control risk will increase sharply if kick cannot be timely and effectively identified and controled when overflow occurs. MPD can quickly adjust the wellhead back pressure and inhibit the formation fluid further invasion. Therefore, combining with MPD process and the fluid pressure parameters, the article establishs process of kick recognition and kick control, analyses of the process and analyzes and evaluates the pressure response in process of kick control.MPD can better control the bottom hole pressure in well control situation, ensuring drilling safety. The process of kick recognition and control is of great significance to promote the development and application of kick control technology in MPD.


In recent years there have appeared many anti-dumping cases against China.It is supposed that they will reach a climax in the next 10-20 years.These cases mostly came from EU and the US.This paper holds that China need take active countermeasures to cope with those anti-dumping cases,especially by maintaining the good trading relationship with those countries.


Recently, femtosecond time domain data have raised the possibility that the kinetics of the initial phase of charge separation could be dispersive due to the glasslike structural heterogeneity of proteins. Guided by spectral hole burning data, we have derived simple theoretical rate expressions which allow the question posed in the title to be explored. 27 refs., 1 fig., 2 tabs.


Utilizing heterocycles with different-membered rings and additional heteroatoms would be an effective way to increase MRL contrast ratios by tuning different types of noncovalent interactions in the solid state.


Real-time monitoring of physical parameters is a key requirement of process systems in particle manufacturing for either industrial or academic applications. We present an inprocess, high pressure (10 bar) flow cell instrument for the combined measurement of particle-size distribution, electrophoretic mobility & conductivity at nano-scales. The measurement performance is characterised in flow and at high concentration in both forward and backscatter.


Equilibrium tie-line data have been determined at 323.15 K, 348.15 K, and 373.15 K for the liquid–liquid equilibria (LLE) of the ternary systems undecane + 1,4-diethylbenzene + tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide and tridecane + 1,4-diethylbenzene + tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide. The relative mutual solubility of 1,4-diethylbenzene is higher in undecane + tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide than in tridecane + tetrahydrothiophene 1,1-dioxide mixture. The tie-line data were correlated with the universal quasichemical (UNIQUAC) and nonrandom two-liquid (NRTL) models. The calculated values based on the UNIQUAC model were found to be better than those based on the NRTL model; the average root-mean-square deviation between the phase composition obtained from the experiment and that from the calculation was 0.3788 for UNIQUAC compared to 0.4459 for NRTL. The values of selectivity and distribution coefficients were derived from the equilibrium data.


In this paper, we will discuss light emission, Er sensitization and electroluminescence from small (2 nm-diameter) Si nanoclusters embedded in silicon nitride/Si superlattice structures fabricated by direct co-sputtering on Si substrates. In particular, we will show efficient Er emission sensitization via controllable non-radiative energy transfer and we will demonstrate enhanced electroluminescence from superlattice-based electrical devices. Our results demonstrate that small Si clusters embedded in silicon nitride-based matrices provide alternative routes towards the fabrication of Si-compatible optical devices based on Er sensitization.


Traumatic stomatitis oforalmucosa in rabbits has been studied. Stimulatory effect ofmagnesium-containing "Polykatan gel on thermal burn in comparison with "Polykatan" solution has been revealed. "Polykatan" solution based on solution of clean bischofite mineral is used in the therapeutic dentistry.


This study aimed to determine the effect of the composition of aluminum with copper and zinc on
the level of violence and the impact strength on aluminum recycling. The materials used are
aluminum traces of the machining process types Al 5083. The material is melted and poured into
sand molds. Results foundry then made the test material for impact testing in accordance with ASTM
E 23-05 and hardness testing in accordance with ASTM E 92-82. From the results of testing for
impact testing method shows charpy test material with a percentage weight of Al 5083 80%, Cu 15%
Zn + 5% energy absorbing most at an average of 39.24 Joules / mm2. Whereas, the average energy
absorbed test material with a percentage weight of Al 5083 80%, Cu 10% Zn + 10% ie 13.20 Joules /
mm2 and test materials by weight percentage of Al 5083 80%, 5% Cu + Zn 15% is 26,85 Joule / mm2.
As for testing the hardness with vikers method shows that the test material with a percentage weight
of Al 5083 80%, Cu 10% + 10% Zn have an average hardness value of around 559.1 HVN. The test
results of the test material with a percentage weight of Al 5083 80%, Cu 15% Zn + 5% ie 500.5 HVN.
Hardness testing on test materials with the weight percentage of Al 5083 80%, 5% Cu + Zn 15%, is
525.3 HVN. Conclusions from the study is that a higher level of copper in the test material pesentase
more likely the greater the price impaknya and inversely proportional to the hardness value.


The UK has joined almost 200 other countries in a United Nations pledge to control and prevent non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease and cancer.


and four in 52 964 aflibercept injections (0.008%).No significant difference was found between these three groups (p = 0.55). There was a significant difference in RAO incidence between patients with hypertension and those without (p < 0.001). However, no difference was detected between patients withdiabetes and thosewithout diabetes (p = 0.41). Of the 10 of 13 088 patients undergoing unilateral injections, no RAO was detected in the fellow eye (p = 0.001). Due to its retrospective nature, there is an absence of controls in the current study. Nevertheless, from this large database, RAO was detected in approximately 1 in 1389 patients following intravitreal anti-VEGF injection. AntiVEGFmedicationshavebeenassociated with vasoconstriction, decreased blood flowvelocity (Sacu et al. 2011), aswell as an increase in activated platelets, all of which can increase the risk of developing aRAO.However, it is unknownwhether RAO was related to the intravitreal injection procedure, injected drug or comorbidities of these patients. Larger population-based studies may help confirm these findings and elucidate other underlying risk factors.


Service matching aims to find the information similar to a given query, which has numerous applications in web search. Although existing methods yield promising results, they are not applicable for transportation. In this paper, we propose a multilevel matching method based on semantic technology, towards efficiently searching the traffic information requested. Our approach is divided into two stages: service clustering, which prunes candidate services that are not promising, and functional matching. The similarity at function level between services is computed by grouping the connections between the services into inheritance and noninheritance relationships. We also developed a three-layer framework with a semantic similarity measure that requires less time and space cost than existing method since the scale of candidate services is significantly smaller than the whole transportation network. The OWL_TC4 based service set was used to verify the proposed approach. The accuracy of offline service clustering reached 93.80%, and it reduced the response time to 651 ms when the total number of candidate services was 1000. Moreover, given the different thresholds for the semantic similarity measure, the proposed mixed matching model did better in terms of recall and precision (i.e., up to 72.7% and 80%, respectively, for more than 1000 services) compared to the compared models based on information theory and taxonomic distance. These experimental results confirmed the effectiveness and validity of service matching for responding quickly and accurately to user queries.


In this paper, we propose a threshold secret sharing scheme for secure communications even in the absence of eavesdropper channel state information. In the proposed scheme, the secret data is divided into Nmin parts by polynomial of degree T-1 and transmits to the target user through multiple spatial dimensions by beamforming. The divided secret data at the user can be reconstructed with a sufficient number (≥ T) of parts by using the Lagrange interpolating polynomial. The numerical results show that eavesdropping probability of the proposed scheme is better than those of the considered conventional schemes.


ABSTRACT A new red-fluorescent BODIPY derivative is designed and synthesized, which is configured by attaching an electron-withdrawing unit 2-dicyanomethylene-3-cyano-4,5,5-trimethyl-2,5-dihydrofuran (TCF). By virtue of the strong electron-accepting nature of TCF unit, the compound BT exhibits a large red-shift both in absorption and emission. In contrast to parent BODIPY, the absorption shifted about 90 nm. And the emission maximum shifted to red region with the peak centered around 620 nm. The CIE coordinate and fluorescence decay data uncovered its emission character. Theoretical calculation of BT confirmed that the electron density was altered dramatically by TCF and lowered the energy gap between ground state. The character of HOMO/LUMO distribution is well in agreement with that of experimental value.


The emergence of the representations of the divine upon clouds in Renaissance art has been explained by experts in virtue of new technical resources developed during that period. Our research has led us to put forward a new interpretation of such phenomenon. Based on the fourteenth‐century Latin translation of the Iliad, we propose the Homeric epic as an allegorical
source allowing an understanding of the proliferation of images of the divine upon clouds.

Palabras clave: cloud; Homer; Iliad; divine; Renaissance.


Sepsis is a devastating, life-threatening disease and a major problem for many newborns; it develops rapidly and requires expertise to identify the early, subtle signs to prevent death or disability. Evidence from nursing practice and philosophic inquiry indicates that nurses use diverse ways of knowing in their assessments. The purpose of this research was to address research questions concerning two areas: 1) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurses' patterns of knowing in the assessment of infants with sepsis as related to dimensions of nursing practice; and 2) Test the psychometric properties of the Newborn Scale of Sepsis (SOS) as a diagnostic or assessment tool. The theoretical framework incorporated the epistemological theories of nurses Carper and Benner and philosopher of science Nagel. This study employed a prospective, correlational design with a convenience sample of 119 NICU nurses. Twenty-eight of these nurses also completed the Newborn SOS to document their assessments of 62 newborns for sepsis. Two instruments were used: 1) The 16-item norm-referenced Nursing Patterns of Knowing (POK) scale (α = .82 and item-scale correlations ≥ 0.33), and 2) The 13-item Newborn Scale of Sepsis (SOS), developed to assist the novice nurse to assess for signs of sepsis (α = .65 and interrater reliability of 96.3%). Descriptive, psychometric, and correlational analyses were applied to the research questions. Results indicated that the more clinically experienced NICU nurses used a more integrated pattern of knowing when assessing newborns for signs of sepsis. The more experienced and competent nurses incorporated empirical, aesthetic and personal


Even the 2D model has become popular in a few areas of river modelling due to the availability of high-resolution data and development of computer technology, the 1D model has not lost its market. It has long been used in simulating fluvial hydrodynamics and the associated processes such as sediment transport, pollutant dispersion and flooding caused by overtopping or breaching of river banks. In some case of modelling a fluvial flood event, it is still difficult to resolve the problematic river reach in a 2D manner, thus it is desirable to have a 1D component that can deal with the highly dynamic and complex flow hydrodynamics under flood conditions. It is advantageous to have a model solving the fully 1D shallow water equations by the robust Godunov-type scheme so that the unsteady flow in different regimes, including shock-like flow discontinuity, can be reliable simulated (Toro, 2001). The same goes to the solute transport which is closely related to the water quality in shallow water bodies. Solute transport has great impacts on the local environment and ecosystem as it is a common process that take place in
rivers, lakes and estuarine. When it is associated with an urban flood event it may also cause potential risk on public health. So, understanding the solute transport processes in shallow flows is thus of fundamental and practical importance to hydraulic and environmental engineering as it provides an essential tool for water quality management, environmental impact assessment and
hydraulic design (Falconer, 1992).


Excellent results have been obtained in reproducing the megascopic characteristics of sections of cores by using the Xerox 914 copying machine. Polishing is not necessary but wetting the core surface with water or glycerin results in clearer reproduction.


Nearly a decade ago (1988) Australians celebrated the bicentennial of British settlement in New South Wales. Indigenous Australians, despite their small numbers, were prominent at that time - not, however, in celebration, but protest. Rather than joining the self-congratulatory activities of the mainstream, they drew attention to the continuing disadvantage of indigenous populations, bleakly emphasized at that time by the emerging findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (1991). That report documented profound social disadvantage and its physical and emotional consequences. Few of those findings were new then and, sadly, little has changed since. Australians are now trying to digest the findings of another major investigation, the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families (1997). Perhaps the cumulative weight of reports and recommendations will ultimately tell. In this article changing non-indigenous constructions of Aboriginal Australians over the last half-century and the volatile contemporary political arena are explored. Using the concept of social capital, the consequences of colonization for indigenous societies is explored. The implications of this analysis for a public health approach to addressing problems of indigenous social and emotional well-being in Australia are presented, with reflection on the roles of mental health clinicians.


The invention discloses a schedulable-type photovoltaic energy storage grid-connected power generation system and an operating method thereof. The system comprises an energy storage medium module, a photovoltaic energy storage controller, a grid-connected inversion module and an isolation transformation module, wherein the energy storage medium module comprises a super-capacitor module, a photovoltaic cell array and a battery pack; and the photovoltaic energy storage controller comprises a direct-current conversion module and a main control module. Total communication control, maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of the photovoltaic cell array, charge-discharge control of the battery pack and charge-discharge control of the super-capacitor module are completed, and the grid-connected function is completed, thus the use ratio of the photovoltaic cell array on the solar energy is greatly improved, the quality of electric energy output by the photovoltaic cell array is improved to a large extent, and the stability of the system is improved, thereby the performance of the whole photovoltaic grid-connected power generation system is improved.


Ontology is an emerging research area, encompassing theoretical and methodological insights from Philosophy and Computer Science, besides Information S cience. It is also one of the bases of Semantic Web proposal. This emergence results in lack of consistent concep tual principles and terminology which enable the co operation between research groups and the advancement of the area. Trying to address theses questions this resea ch develops a general mapping of the research on ontology, havi ng as a starting point two reviews. The result of t his mapping was represented as a conceptual map. Besides diffe rent aspects of ontology life cycle as creation, m aintenance and us, the conceptual maps represents other aspects o f ont logy as a general research theme too. The aim of this research in a near future is to provide means to deve lop a mapping of research groups in different areas working on the theme ontology.


Improper use of natural resources and intensification of agricultural use, disrespecting land use capacity, without taking into account the potential of agroecosystems, is one of the main reasons for environmental degradation. The aim is to establish the land use capacity of lands by using multicriteria analysis at municipality of Itabera-SP, discriminating main annual crops. The method used to classification of land for agricultural use was the Land Aptitude Assessment System and the methodology based on the use of geotechnologies was adopted, applying information plans such as land use, soil, slope, temperature and pluviometric data. These variables were combined using maps algebra using a weighted linear combination technique in which for each of them a conditioning factor that determines use capacity of the land was estimated. The normalization of the weights was based on the land use capacity classes that present scores ranging from one to four, and the determination of weights by the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP). This methodology proved to be effective for classification of land use capacity. By this method, it was possible to assure that the study area presents in almost totality land use capacity for corn and soybean crops.


The paired symphyseal tooth whorls of the Carboniferous chondrichthyan Edestus are perhaps the most enigmatic dental structures of any known vertebrate. The tooth whorls have been compared to scissors or to saw blades. It is commonly held that the tooth whorls were used in opposition, to cut prey caught between them. However, the curvature of the whorls makes such a function inefficient and therefore implausible. A symphyseal tooth of Edestus minor from the Pennsylvanian of Texas provides the first new information bearing on the function of Edestus tooth whorls in over a century. The tooth is truncated apically, and the surface of the surviving portion is worn smooth. The orientation of the abraded surface, perpendicular to the axis of the crown, suggests that the tooth whorls were used to slash prey with a vertical motion of the anterior part of the body. Such a mode of predation apparently has not been reported in any other organism, extinct or extant. In contrast to Edestus, wear to the symphyseal teeth of Helicampodus is to the sides of the crowns, probably resulting from contact with the opposing dentition. Unpublished notes of W. Langston, Jr. (1921–2013) on the interpretation of the Edestus tooth from Texas are discussed.


Abstract Soil as an ecosystem is actively involved into climate formation process. Therefore, it is important to assess such soil quality indicators as total organic carbon (TOC) and CO2 emissions. Soil organic matter is considered to be its indicator of quality, which is one of the most important components of biosphere consistency and stability. Soil respiration shows carbon emission from soil into the atmosphere. This is a great indicator, illustrating soil biological activity. Impact of soil temperature, air humidity, time of day was evaluated on CO2 emission from the soil. The highest CO2 emission is observed in afternoon hours, up to 0.201 g CO2∙m–2·h–1.


FIELD: information technology. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a computer-implemented method of transforming a web page into at least one continuous information flow, comprising steps of: a) partitioning said web page into a plurality of blocks; b) calculating a respective block priority for each of said blocks; c) classifying said blocks either as active blocks or as passive blocks; d) calculating a presentation order for said blocks at least based on said assigned block priority; e) rendering said blocks in form of continuous information flow depending on their classification and content, wherein active blocks are separately rendered so as to be displayed at a predetermined position on a display screen and to provide and to enable user interaction via a remote control device during passive consumption, wherein said at least one information flow comprises a video information flow and an audio information flow; and f) transmitting said at least one information flow. EFFECT: technical result is providing transformation of content of a document into a continuous information flow. 12 cl, 4 dwg


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Scaling is a naturally iterative and bi‐directional component of problem solving in ecology and in climate science. Ecosystems and climate systems are unquestionably the sum of all their parts, to the smallest imaginable scale, in genomic processes or in the laws of fluid dynamics. However, in the process of scaling‐up, for practical purposes thewhole usually has to be construed as a good deal less than this. This essay demonstrates how controlled large‐scale experiments can be used to deduce key mechanisms and thereby reduce much of the detail needed for the process of scaling‐up. Collection of the relevant experimental evidence depends on controlling the environment and complexity of experiments, and on applications of technologies that report on, and integrate, small‐scale processes. As the role of biological feedbacks in the behavior of climate systems is better appreciated, so the need grows for experimentally based understanding of ecosystem processes.


The invention discloses a device and a method for VCT system parameter calibration. The device comprises a bracket, a fixed tube, a first sphere and a second sphere, wherein the fixed tube is vertically arranged on the bracket; and the first sphere; and the second sphere are fixed in the fixed tube and mutually separated. The method comprises the following steps: fixing the VCT system parameter calibration on an object stage, revolving the object stage for one circle, and acquiring a plurality of frames of images of the device formed on a flat panel detector during revolving; acquiring projection coordinates of sphere centers of the two spheres in each frame image; and evaluating and calibrating the parameters by using the projection coordinates. The device and the method can realize the calibration of VCT system mechanical parameters, and ensure the precision of the parameter calibration.


The path that the overvoltage caused by lightning intruded into the communication equip- ment and thecause of the equipmentdamage due to lightning attack were introduced.Themeasuresof lightning protection forcommunication equipmentwere discussed. [


Objective
To discuss the clinical classification and significance of the superior mesenteric artery embolus.

Methods
The clinical data of fifty-two patients with superior mesenteric artery embolus admitted to the Third Hospital of PLA were collected. They were divided into the central type and the non-central type based on surgical operation, digital subtraction angiography and CT angiography of embolus, to compare the incidence of mortality and short bowel syndrome.

Results
The bowel necrosis of patients with superior mesenteric artery embolus had nothing to do with age, gender, gastrointestinal symptoms, while was associated with course of disease, cerebro cardiovascular complication, and the location of embolus (χ2=13.658, 10.833, 13.257, P=0.000 2, 0.001 0, 0.000 3). The mortality rate of the central type was significantly higher than the non-central type, the difference was statistically significant (χ2=12.594, P=0.000 4). The incidence of short bowel syndrome of the central type was higher than the non-central type, with statistically significant difference (χ2=8.259, P=0.004 1).

Conclusions
For cerebro cardiovascular patients, superior mesenteric artery embolus needs early diagnosing (≤6 h) and treatment, when there is acute abdominal pain. The superior mesenteric artery embolus classification of central type and non-central type is helpful for judging the severity and prognosis of the disease, and can help develop a reasonable treatment plan.

Key words:
Superior mesenteric arterial embolus; Classification; Mortality; Short bowel syndrome


The general speaker system,which is based on the mechanical vibrations and acoustic,acquires a good performance,and the current line-array speaker gives full play to the physics and acoustic at present,"Phased-Array Speaker System" combines the electronic technology,digital technology,computer technology and electroacoustic technology and use the DSP technology creatively,develops applicable algorithm for the phase control and sound processing at each frequency band,in order to control the radiation angle,directivity,sound effect of the main radiation lobe.The experts identified the system as "reach the international advanced level".The thesis discusses the design principle,structure,features and the engineering application of the "Phased Array Speaker System" which is a research project combined provincial ministry,education,production.


By studying embryonic mass increase, yolk availability and embryonic oxygen consumption, it was established that the embryos of C. superciliosus rely almost entirely on maternal secretions for their nutrients and the species therefore displays an advanced form of viviparity. They breed throughout the year and the species also exhibits superembryonation (superfoetation -sic) with as many as 12 broods developing simultaneously. Furthermore, it was found that the relationships between the body mass and the gonad masses and number of embryos produced, are linear. It was suggested that these phenomena, coupled to the territoriality exhibited by the species, are factors whereby the species overcomes the problem of a reduction in the number of embryos produced, a phenomenon normally encountered in viviparous fishes.


In his play Catiline His Conspiracy, Ben Jonson allegorizes Cicero's fight to save the Roman Republic as a battle against the kind of spectacular drama that, Jonson claimed, his audiences so enjoyed. This metatheatrical polemic hinges on the rhetorical technique of enargeia: the power of language to conjure an image. For the early moderns, enargeia resolved the "paradox of representation"—the contradiction between "making present" and "standing for"—by subordinating visual presence to verbal illusionism. Jonson, aligning neoclassical poetics with humanist historiography, dramatizes this hierarchy of representation. In Catiline, Cicero's rhetoric puts visions of violence before his audience's eyes only to prevent their realization onstage. The play thus seeks to exorcise the specter of political violence that haunted early modern England and the Roman Republic alike. Yet the rhetoric of Jonson's Cicero proves just as coercive as the spectacular violence that it has replaced. From Jonson's time to ours, separating rhetoric from violence has remained the challenge of republicanism.


ABSTRACT Toronto is a rare global city because negotiating public land ownership remains a defining feature of the city's urban politics. The awarding of the 2015 Pan American Games to Toronto is a prime occasion to witness how fragmented governance can limit the ambition and enthusiasm of a sporting mega‐event. Historically, Toronto has not been known for its ability to host large‐scale sporting events but it has recently used a series of failed Olympic bids and smaller sporting events to trigger piecemeal "legacy" development. In this article we argue that the awarding of the Pan American Games to Toronto was predicated on a process that removed local politics from the bidding process. Focusing on the development of the athletes' village in the West Don Lands and incorporating a number of interviews with key stakeholders across Toronto, this research illustrates that the heavy involvement and investment of the Province of Ontario in the Pan American spectacle forces us to ask: Whose waterfront? Whose games?


The research of embedded operating system is emphasis of embeded system.This paper mainly talks about the traits of the real-time embeded operating system and the structure of the kernel,and highly analye the transplant process of μC/OS-Ⅱ on STR710.


In this paper, we have synthesized oligomers of epibromohydrine (EBG) with benzimidazole (BIZ) for the first time. According to spectroscopic studies and the dependence of the reaction rate on the ratio of the starting materials, the temperature the mechanism and kinetics of the objective laws of synthesis processes were established. It was established for the first time that in the interaction of EBG with BIZ spontaneous polymerization process proceeds with the formation of soluble oligomeric products containing quaternary ammonium groups. Zwitter-ionic reaction mechanism of interaction EBG with BIZ was proposed. A series of new metal-containing oligomers based on the products of interaction EBG with BIZ with the salts of divalent metals copper and cobalt that has stabilizing properties has been synthesized and studied.


A half century of empirical scholarship has now firmly established that the ideological values and the policy preferences of Supreme Court justices have a profound impact on their decisions in many cases. The prior work of Segal and Spaeth (both collaborative and independent) has made important contributions to our understanding of the linkages between these preferences and the justices' decisions (Rohde and Spaeth 1976; Segal 1984; Segal and Cover 1989; Segal and Spaeth 1993). Their most recent work (Segal and Spaeth 1996) provides additional evidence that for the set of important policy making cases they examine, the policy preferences of the justices have a significant effect on judicial votes. While this research makes it clear that preferences play an important role in the justices' decision making process, it does not establish that preferences eclipse precedent and legal doctrine completely. Segal and Spaeth (1996) argue that there has been no systematic empirical evidence of the role of legal factors, including precedent, at the Supreme Court level. Several studies, nevertheless, have provided bits of evidence that, when considered together, suggest that legal factors do matter. For example, Epstein and Koblyka's 1992 study of death penalty and abortion decisions indicates that the substantive legal arguments presented to the Court play an important role in doctrinal development and alteration. Similarly, H.W. Perry's 1991 study of the Court's agenda-setting process, which demonstrated the justices' concern for the jurisprudential, as well as the policy implications of cases selected for review, further reinforces the view that law and precedent matter in the Supreme Court. Although Perry did not investigate decisions on the merits, justices who place cases on the docket for jurisprudential reasons should be attentive to those same jurisprudential concerns at the merits stage. These studies may not provide a systematic assessment of precedent and the justices' decisions. But they do suggest that it matters. Regardless of this evidence in support of the legal model, Segal and Spaeth continue to adhere to their position that precedent has virtually no impact on the


A new class of multifunctions, called upper (lower) 𝛽(𝜇𝑋,𝜇𝑌)-continuous multifunctions, has been defined and studied. Some characterizations and several properties concerning upper (lower) 𝛽(𝜇𝑋,𝜇𝑌)-continuous multifunctions are obtained. The relationships between upper (lower) 𝛽(𝜇𝑋,𝜇𝑌)-continuous multifunctions and some known concepts are also discussed.


Liver tumor is one of the most common diseases and it increase the mortality rate. So detection at its early stage is very important and this is done through different non-invasive imaging techniques such as US scan, MRI, CT, PET etc. In this work CT images are used for the detection and classification of liver tumor. The CT imaging is compatible with MRI in respect of image quality and economy. For the classification of liver tumor, the CT image is segmented first for obtaining the boundaries of liver and liver tumor in it. Segmentation of liver and its tumor is done using adaptive threshold method. A modified SFTA algorithm is used to extract the features from tumor and these features are used for tumor classification. In this work SVM is used as classifiers. The performance analysis is taken between SFTA based multi SVM classifier and modified SFTA based multi SVM classifier. The results show that modified SFTA based SVM classifier provides accurate results of 94.531% over SFTA based multi SVM classifier.


Migrant workers, who constitute a major work force, in the unorganized sector, face various psychological stresses and arrive in an aggravated mental position due to their habit of using different varieties of intoxicants. The researcher's attempt in this paper is to find out the connection of addictionrelated stress and social disintegration of the migrant workers with the wide web of exploitation of labour through an empirical analysis. The intoxicants are the only medium for the migrants to leave the sufferings behind them for a time being. This paper highlights the push factors as the fabricated trap to exploit the migrants physically, socially and mentally for surplus production with cheap labour.


This paper discusses the design methodologies of a 340 GHz on-chip 3-D antenna. Firstly, a high-gain and high-radiation efficiency substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) cavity backed on-chip antenna is designed using a standard 0.13- μm SiGe BiCMOS technology. Then, a low-permittivity supporter and a dielectric resonator (DR) are vertically stacked on the proposed on-chip antenna, forming a 3-D Yagi-like antenna to further enhance the gain and radiation efficiency. The measurements showed that the proposed antenna achieved a peak gain of ~10 dBi and radiation efficiency of ~80% at 340 GHz; the impedance bandwidth is ~12% with the use of dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) and the Yagi-like structure. The antenna size is ~0.7×0.7 mm2.


This review makes an introduction on the composition and structure of the JAK-STAT signaling pathway,the function of transducers and activators of transcription in the mammary gland and its control mechanisms,finally I will introduce the application development of the JAK-STAT signaling pathway.


Today, more and more velocity observations are available online or on-demand. However, this amount of data is complex to analyze since velocity observations span different temporal baselines. Velocities obtained from a small temporal baseline are close to the derivative of the displacement but are more likely to be contaminated by noise. Velocities obtained from a long temporal baseline approximate the mean velocity between two dates but can be affected by temporal decorrelation. Having short and long temporal baselines provides a data redundancy that needs to be properly considered. In this article, we propose a method that aims to extract short-term velocity time series with regular temporal sampling from all available displacement observations. The proposed method relies on a temporal inversion based on an improved temporal closure of the displacement observation network. Two criteria are proposed to determine the optimal temporal sampling to study short-term variations. To take the unequal data uncertainty into account, the temporal inversion is done by an iterative reweighted least square using a well-established weighting function, without preprocessing. The proposed method results in velocity time series with an optimal temporal sampling, improved temporal coverage, reduced uncertainty, and no redundancy. The studied area is the Kyagar glacier, in the North of the Karakoram range that is characterized by strong velocity variations originated from a glacier surge and additional seasonal variability.


The objective of this research is to present a microstructure model for a lexicographical specialty dictionary based on the approach offered by the Function Theory of Lexicography. To reach the proposed goal, first, a selection of lexicographic data is proposed and, secondly, the internal structure of the lexicographic article is presented. According to the Function Theory of Lexicography, dictionaries fulfil different types of functions that depend on several factors: users, extra-lexicographic situations and lexicographically relevant needs. With this, the proposed dictionary develops two functions mainly: communicative and cognitive, that is, it helps in the production and reception of specialised texts in lexicography and facilitates the acquisition of specialized knowledge in the subject. In turn, the presence of these functions determines, on the one hand, the lexicographic data that will be included in the microstructure and, on the other hand, its presentation in the lexicographic interface.


Experimental investigation has been carried out to evaluate the effect of titanium carbide (TiC) addition on the composite aluminium preforms. The hot upsetting of the composite aluminium preforms with varying TiC contents, namely, 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%, and different aspect ratios, namely, 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6, was carried out and the workability behavior of the same was determined. The influence of TiC addition, in the aluminium composite, on the relative density (R), stress ratio parameters,


ABSTRACT Mica/Fe3O4 nanocomposite was easily synthesized under the mild conditions and completely identified by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) images, X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern, energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) curve and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) curve analyses. Also, to environment-friendly, low cost and non-toxic features, this nanocomposite has unique physical and chemical properties such as magnetic separation, thermal stability and uniform size distribution. Then, the activity of mica/Fe3O4 magnetic nanocomposites as an efficient heterogeneous nanocatalyst was investigated in the synthesis of 2-amino-4H-chromene derivatives as an important group of organic pharmaceutical compounds. The catalyst can be separated by an external magnet and reused in numerous cycles without loss of its catalytic activity as well as maintenance of its stability. Green and highly efficient catalyst based on mica and mild reaction conditions is further advantages of the present work. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


This clinical report describes a functional and esthetic reconstruction using the Brånemark Novum system for the mandible and ITI implants for the maxilla after maxillary sinus grafting. After the extraction of mandibular teeth, the Novum system and a prosthesis were placed in the patient's mouth. Autologous bone transplantation from the mandible was also performed in the maxillary sinus at the same time. After the implant placement subsequent to the maxillary sinus grafting, the maxillary teeth and implants were restored with ceramic prostheses. These functional and esthetic prostheses have performed favorably without any problems for two years. (Int Chin J Dent 2004; 4: 93-96.)


In the study of the configuration of the tanker of chemical logistics park, the minimum cost maximum flow model is adopted. Firstly, the transport capacity of the park loading and unloading area and the transportation demand of the dangerous goods are taken as the constraint condition of the model; then the transport arc capacity, the transport arc flow and the transport arc edge weight are determined in the transportation network diagram; finally, the software calculations. The calculation results show that the configuration issue of the tankers can be effectively solved by the minimum cost maximum flow model, which has theoretical and practical application value for tanker management of railway transportation of dangerous goods in the chemical logistics park.


Terroir is the idea that the geographical area in which grapes are grown—its climate, geography, soil structure and mineral composition, vine adaptations, and so on—is manifest in the physical composition of wine. This paper presents a new perspective on the concept of terroir. It does so by reviewing traditional understandings of the idea, and a recent interpretation by Warren Moran, which is elaborated upon in a case study of the Coonawarra wine region. Key themes characterising the growth of the Australian wine industry are examined to identify the primary influences on how the concept is perceived in Australia today. A balance is sought between the diverse ideas of terroir and a more flexible interpretation of the concept.


For the first time, lasers with short period superlattice based quantum wells have successfully been fabricated and characterized on the (AlGaIn)(AsSb) material system. These new quantum wells are composed of alternating InSb/GaxIn1−xSb layers with submonolayer thickness. Distributed-feedback lasers fabricated from the epitaxial layers emit in the wavelength range around 1.9 µm. Side mode suppression ratios over 35 dB and very low threshold currents of 23 mA were realized. The laser emission wavelength can be varied from 1.844 to 1.902 µm using grating periods between 255.0 and 263.8 nm.


Processing by Equal-Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) is generally considered superior to most other SPD techniques because it uses relatively large bulk samples. However, due to their low deformability it has proven almost impossible to successfully process NiTi alloys by ECAP at room temperature and therefore the processing is conducted at elevated temperatures. Recently, a new billet design was introduced and it was used to achieve the successful processing of NiTi shape memory alloys by ECAP. In this procedure, a NiTi alloy was inserted as a core within an Fe sheath to give a core-sheath billet. In this research, a NiTi was processed by one pass ECAP with this new billet design at room temperature. The structural evolution during annealing was investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and microhardness measurements. Post deformation annealing (PDA) was carried out at 400°C for 5 to 300 min and the results indicate that the shape memory effect improves by PDA after ECAP.


With improved treatments for cardiovascular and infectious diseases, life expectancy is increasing. For this reason and environmental factors, the incidence and prevalence of cancer is rising worldwide [1]. Pain and overall symptom burden remain problematic for cancer patients. Unrelieved pain leads to increased morbidity through multiple mechanisms: decrease in functional status with increased sedentary related complications such as deep venous thrombosis and pneumonia; depression, anxiety, and an associated lack of compliance with recommended treatments, including in some cases the inability to complete treatment protocols, and other adverse sequela. Studies show around 30% of ambulatory cancer patients suffering moderate to severe pain [2]. With progressive disease, the incidence is far higher. Breakthrough pain or episodic severe pain is often quite problematic for cancer patients [3]. Cancer pain stems from the tumor itself in most cases. Tumors cause pain due to invasion of bone, soft tissues, muscle, and nervous structures. In some cases, rapid tumor growth or lysis is very painful. A less frequent cause of cancer pain is treatment-related pain, including postchemotherapy neuropathic pain, postsurgical pain syndromes, and postradiation pain syndromes [4]. A thorough examination to determine the etiology of the pain will assist in its successful management. The molecular basis for this nociception is currently being elucidated and may lead to more focused therapies in the future [5]. Pain can be further classified into the broad categories of nociceptive vs neuropathic pain [6]. Nociceptive pain may be either somatic or visceral in origin. Some common examples of nociceptive somatic pain include bone metastasis and vertebral compression fractures. Classic nociceptive visceral pain includes pancreatic cancer pain. Neuropathic pain is seen with chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathies, postherpetic neuralgias, phantom limb pain, and others. Nociceptive pain syndromes are typically opioid responsive, whereas in neuropathic pain states adjuvant analgesics may be needed to obtain adequate analgesia [7]. In some patients, opioid doses are limited by intolerable side-effects including sedation, confusion, constipation, nausea, and pruritis. These side-effects are best managed with changing opioids, adding agents to treat the side-effect, or using neuraxial, neural blockade, or other interventional pain techniques to lower systemic opioids doses [8–13]. Some basic tenets of cancer pain management include the use of:


This paper presents a novel power flow optimization strategy in Micro Grids (MGs) connected to the main grid. When the MG includes stochastic energy sources, such as photovoltaic and micro eolic-generators, it is very useful to rely on Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) to buffer energy. In fact, an ESS can be employed to perform several functionalities, related to different user requirements, such as power stability, peak shaving, optimal energy trading, etc. The Energy Management System is based on a Fuzzy Logic Controller (FLC) optimized by a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm in order to maximize both the total profit in energy trading with the main grid and the State of Health (SOH) of the ESS. The FLC manages the neat aggregate energy deficit and surplus inside the MG, analyzing in real time the state of the MG (aggregated energy demand and production, State of Charge of the ESS, energy sale and purchase prices). The FLC is tested on a MG composed by a photovoltaic solar generator, a domestic user and a Li-ion battery. A multi-objective genetic algorithm is in charge to find the set of solutions on the Pareto front. The results are compared with the same FLC optimized by a mono-objective Genetic Algorithm (GA) minimizing in a first case only the total profit and in the second case a convex linear combination of the total profit and a measure of the battery stress.


Pest insects and diseases in rice are the main biological disasters in Jiamusi.The study was conducted to master the growth and decline and development trend of pest insects and diseases,and to set up prevention countermeasures.Based on the initial investigation,due to the climate,variety selection,control and prevention forecast and cultivation factors,the occurrence was severe or light sometimes,and changed greatly between years.The newly intruded organisms increased year by year and harmful biological invader penetrated overall.Aiming at these problems,the fundamental research would be strengthened,warning and monitoring system be set up and the concept of "Green Plant Protection" be intensified.


About 30% of patients with post-COVID19 syndrome satisfy the ACR survey criteria for fibromyalgia. The most common symptoms are chronic fatigue, generalized pain, sleep impairment, anxiety and depression. A substantial part of the patients already suffered from similar symptoms before infection. Digital health solutions have shown efficiency for fibromyalgia, offering specific disease monitoring and multimodal interventions and thus may work in patients with post-Covid19 syndrome.To develop a multimodal, multi-interventional self-management platform for post-COVID19 and potentially other post-viral syndromes patients. To ensure a patient-centric development and evaluate the usability of this solution by performing qualitative user experience research.We developed a web-based user interface with a horizontal basic navigation menu consisting of patient reported outcomes, symptoms evolution and interventions. The therapeutic content was created by rheumatologists, psychiatrists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists and included educational content, physical-, respiratory- and olfactory exercises, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, relaxation training, therapeutic stories and art therapy. Usability and satisfaction surveys have been conducted among 53 post-COVID19 patients and qualitative interviews have been performed.The frontend design of the platform is shown in Figure 1. 90% of the patients preferred a regular symptoms list questionnaire over a chatbot to collect patient reported outcomes. Longitudinal symptom evaluation is shown in the 'my results' section. 81% of patients expressed their wish that their symptoms are displayed with a benchmark of all other patients and to learn what has helped other patients with similar symptoms. A majority of them were also interested in links to patient communities (63%), so an anonymized discussion forum has been added. Patients preferred active training programs (63%) and information (59%) over interactive and gamified content like quizzes (15%). Interactivity on the web-app was created by accordion function and horizontal navigation within each treatment module. An administrator content management dashboard has been implemented to ensure a flexible and reactive supervision of the platform.We present a functioning, patient-centered app tailored for patients with post-COVID19 syndrome. Further clinical studies on user experience, adherence, adoption driving factors and efficacy are ongoing.[1]Ursini F, Ciaffi J, Mancarella L, et al. Fibromyalgia: a new facet of the post-COVID-19 syndrome spectrum? Results from a web-based survey RMD Open 2021: e001735.[2]Blanchard M, Backhaus L, Ming Azevedo P, Hügle T. An mHealth App for Fibromyalgia-like Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: Protocol for the Analysis of User Experience and Clinical Data. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Feb 4;11(2):e32193. doi: 10.2196/32193.Figure 1.POCOS user interface (app):Left side: 'How are you?', with electronic patient reported outcomes and activity. Middle: 'My result', with monitoring of symptom's activity and health conditions. Right side: 'Act & Advice', with personalized training program, adapted to the user's symptoms.We thank the Fundation for Innovation and Technology (FIT) in Lausanne (VD) for supporting this project.Marc BLANCHARD Shareholder of: ATREON SA (board member), Thomas Hügle Shareholder of: ATREON SA (Scientific board member), Pedro Ming Azevedo: None declared.


Introduction:
 Interventions utilizing comprehensive hypertension (HBP) self-care evaluation tools may reduce HBP disparities. However, studies examining racial differences in HBP self-care among people diagnosed with HBP are limited.

 Methods:
 We analyzed cross-sectional data from adults with HBP that receive care in the Baltimore and Washington D.C. area. Twenty self-care behaviors were examined via the Hypertension Self-Care Profile (HBP-SCP) tool and scored as 4-point Likert with total scores ranging between 20-80. Multinomial logistic regression models were used to assess the association between race categories (White, Black/African American, Asian, American Indian/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Other/Multi-racial) and HBP-SCP behaviors, adjusting for covariates.

 Results:
 The study included 4,391 adults diagnosed with HBP (mean age 62 ± 12 years; 55% female). The median HBP-SCP score was 47 and scores ≥ 47 or <47 were rated as good and poor, HBP self-care behavior, respectively. Compared to White adults, Asian and Black/African American adults were 29% less likely and 21% more likely, respectively, to have good HBP self-care behavior in the unadjusted model. Asian and Other/Multi-racial adults were 38% and 35%, respectively, less likely to have good HBP self-care behavior after adjusting for covariates compared to White adults (Table 1).

 Conclusion:
 Racial differences exist in HBP self-care behaviors among adults with HBP. These findings highlight the importance of practitioners assessing patients' understanding of and adherence to self-care behaviors and developing culturally tailored approaches for improving adherence.


Locating and source mechanism inverting of Lanzhou M_S2.5 earthquake on April 19,2006 are done using the records of Lanzhou temporary digital microquake network.The source mechanism solutions obtained by using two methods(the initial motion of P wave and moment tensor inverting) show identically.Combining with the earthquake distribution in Lanzhou area,the possible seismogenic fault is primary discussed.


A study was conducted on a soil with loamy-sandy texture to assess the agronomic, physiological and productive performance of Leucaena leucocephala in high sowing density under coconut tree. A random block design was used with factorial fit. The factors analyzed were: sowing density, with three levels of 40, 60 and 80 thousand plants of leucaena/ha, and tree age, at 5, 40, 55, 70, 85 and 100 d, with three replicates. The sowing was conducted on February 2009, at depth from 2 to 3 cm. The seeds were scarified and inoculated with rhizobium and mycorrhizae. After 20 d the tree emerged, the treatments were fertilized with the formula 00-20-10-20, provided by diatom land in dosages of 700 kg/ha. The manual control of weeds in the area was conducted. In all the variables studied there was interaction effect (P < 0.001). The best values found at 100 d of age were for the treatment with 80 thousand plants of leucaena/ha in stem diameter (1.27 cm), dry weight of leaves (49.54 g), dry weight of plant (72.61 g), biomass production (6159 kg/ha), productive rate (61.59 kg DM/d/ha) and water use efficiency (6.84 kg DM/m3). These numbers were statistically similar to those obtained with 60 thousand plants of leucaena/ha, for plant height (133.67 and 138.28 cm) and number of leaves (23.94 and 24.72). The sowing of 80 thousand plants of leucaena/ha associated with coconut tree, as high density system, could be proposed as alternative for intensifying the agrosilvopastoral systems in the tropical area. Key words: leucaena, multiestratum, intensification, biomasa, grazing.


Mitochondria are responsible for the production of energy and for essential metabolic pathways in the cell, as well as fundamental processes such as apoptosis and aging. Interestingly, while the import machinery of proteins into mitochondria is thoroughly understood, there is currently no known protein export mechanism from mitochondria. Vesicular transport is a means of inter-organellar communication, and in fact cells release vesicles in order to shuttle lipids, proteins, RNA and DNA between one another. Here we show for the first time that functional mitochondria, isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae can release vesicles, independent of the fission machinery. Mitochondrial secreted vesicles are relatively uniform in size, of about 100nm and carry a selection of cargo; only certain proteins are carried by these vesicles, of which some are matrix soluble and some are membrane proteins. We further demonstrate that yeast MDVs harbor a membrane potential, a functional ATP synthase complex, produce ATP, and fuse with naive mitochondria. We suggest, that MDVs may have a function in organellar protein export, ATP production ability of damaged mitochondria and organelle-communication.


In this register‐based study the rates and durations of psychiatric hospitalizations were compared between patients with very‐late‐onset schizophrenia‐like psychosis (VLOSLP, n = 918) and elderly patients with illness onset before 60 years (n = 6142). The proportion of patients ending up in long‐term care (LTC) or long‐lasting psychiatric hospital care (LLP) was also studied.


An investigation of the rotational Raman spectra of normal and fully deuterated cyclobutane (C4H8 and C4D8) has given values of the rotational constants for these molecules. From these results it was found that the C—C bond length is 1.558 ± 0.003 A, irrespective of whether cyclobutane belongs to the molecular point group D4h (planar C4 ring) or D2d (puckered C4 ring).


BACKGROUND: Since deferoxamine (DFO), a standard iron‐chelating agent that is widely used in patients with iron overload such as hemochromatosis or thalassemia, is a kind of hydroxamine siderophore of Streptomyces species, it can accelerate the in vitro growth of ferophilic organisms such as Vibrio vulnificus, Yersinia enterocolitica, and Mucorales.


Oceans cover over 70% of the planet and profoundly influence many crucial physical and biological processes. Life began in the sea, and two thirds of the major forms of animal life are either primarily or exclusively marine. About half of the human population lives within 200 km of the coast. Thus, the oceans are a crucial component of planetary health (including human health) by any conceivable standard.


A low pass RF conductor coil, which is called a tausendfusige surface coil has a first and second conductive end strips that run parallel to each other. A set of rung elements is placed between the same, alternating rung elements are connected to the first and second strips. The number and spacing of the transom members is sufficient to enable the coil at the desired imaging frequency in resonance. This tausendfusige surface coil may have 100 or more transom members. Fixed and variable capacitors are provided for separate tuning and matching of the first and second mode resonant frequency, and for coupling and for impedance matching of the two modes with external circuits. An active detuning is provided which detunes the conductor coil when a separate RF coil transmits.


It has been documented that periodontopathic bacteria are also implicated in endodontic infections. 168 rDNA gene-directed PCR was to examine the prevalence of periodontopathic bacteria including Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (Aa), Prevotella intermedia (Pi), Prevotella nigrescens (Pn), Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), Porphyromonas endodontalis (Pe), and Treponema denticola (Td) in the root canals of 36 endodontically infected teeth having apical lesions with or without clinical symptoms like pain, swelling, and fistula. 1. In 36 infected root canals, most frequently detected bacterial species was Pg (61.1%), followed by Td (52.8%) and Pe (38.9%). 2. Of 36 infected root canals, Aa was detected in 6 canals (16.7%) of the teeth, all of which showed clinical symptoms. 3. Of 36 infected root canals, Pi and Pn were found in 4 03.9%) and 5 (33.3%), respectively. Notably, prevalence of Pn in the symptomatic teeth was 50.0%. 4. One of black-pigmented anaerobic bacteria (BPB) including Pi, Pn, Pe, and Pg was detected in all of the teeth that showed pain or especially swelling but not fistula. It was, however, found that prevalence of BPB in the asymptomatic teeth or the teeth with fistula was only 40%. 5. Pe and Pg were detected in the teeth regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. 6. Td was detected in the teeth regardless of the presence or absence of symptoms. High prevalence of BPB in the symptomatic teeth but low in the asymptomatic teeth suggests that BPB may play an important role in the pathogenesis of periapical lesions.


Face rotation can enrich imbalanced data and improve face recognition performance. However most of the previous methods focus on identity information. Therefore, this paper firstly proposes a novel attended pose-guided generative adversarial network (APGAN) to synthesize an arbitrary target posed photorealistic human face from the original one, while maintaining the identity and the expression information. The proposed model is mainly composed of heatmap-based generator with attention and dual discriminators with attention. Adaptive attention mechanism is proposed to concentrate on critical facial organs and maintain local structure during face rotation, for achieving more precise information preservation. Integrated expression learning exploits the shared low-level features and the inherited correlation between the two tasks, furtherly improves the expression recognition capability. Attribute purification, dynamic loss weights and alternative dataset training strengthen the performance and alienate the overfitting problem together. APGAN model is trained on small-scale dataset KDEF, challenging the robustness of the networks. The extensive experimental results on the qualitative analysis and the quantitative comparison, demonstrate that the proposed model outperformances the previous face rotation methods and expression recognition methods.


We have developed specialized arrayed-waveguide gratings for photonic signal processing. The optical pulse synthesizer for an arbitrary optical waveform generation and an optical packet generation, the tunable dispersion compensator, and the optical pulse encoder/decoder are described.


Tunnel lighting in tunnel entrance is the measure to ensure the traffic safety of road tunnel. The reaction time that driver perceives the target as well as the peripheral vision that he perceives the relative movement are the important indicators to judge road tunnel lighting effect. Based on the experiment of reaction time,5 LEDs with different color temperatures are compared to traditional tunnel light sources( high pressure sodium and metal halide). The comprehensive influence of color temperature of light source on reaction time and peripheral vision are analyzed. The result indicates that in the lighting level of tunnel entrance,reaction time is the shortest and peripheral visual performance is maximal under the illumination condition that the high color temperature LEDs with the spectra of more bluish / greenish light. The luminous efficiency of LEDs is higher and the color temperature of LEDs can be artificial adjusted,so the requirement of energy-saving illumination can be met on the premise of traffic safety by applying LEDs to lighting at tunnel entrance.


Both large- and small-scale tunnelling projects require complex systems for muck hauling. Reviewed here are various rail systems, some which were manufactured to individual specifications, which are getting the job done.


Food security is inseparable from the factors of availability, quality, and affordability of food, where the condition of a country is able to meet the food needs of society ranging from families to individuals. This is in accordance with the contents of the latest Law number 18 of 2012 concerning Food which states that food security includes availability in quantity, quality, and affordability, the aim is to create a healthy, productive and sustainable life. This paper discusses how much influence the urban farming program as one of the government programs to achieve food security, especially family food. This research was conducted in several villages in five districts of Malang, namely Klojen, Suku, Lowokwaru, Blimbing, and Kedungkandang. The research method used in this paper is qualitative descriptive, with primary data collection techniques conducted by interviews and field observations. While secondary data collection is done by library and documentation techniques. Through the research conducted, the results show that this urban farming program has an influence on several points regarding food security contained in Law number 18 of 2012 including availability, quality, and affordability. Besides that, there are also locations that are less able to develop urban farming programs effectively, due to several obstacles encountered in implementing the program.


Aim. To study the prevalence of abdominal obesity in young people aged 25–44 years in Novosibirsk, as well as the prevalence of diseases and pathological conditions in individuals with abdominal obesity.Materials and methods. We conducted a cross-sectional, population-based study of the population of Novosibirsk aged 25–44 years. The screening examined 1,415 people, including 670 men and 745 women. For all individuals, we evaluated the presence of such conditions as abdominal obesity (AO), arterial hypertension (AH), increased body mass index (BMI), coronary heart disease (according to validated epidemiologic and functional criteria with ECG findings classified according to the Minnesota Code), diabetes mellitus (DM), reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR), chronic bronchitis (CB), increased blood levels of total cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) and lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia).Results. The prevalence of AO in the population of Novosibirsk aged 25–44 years was 42.4%: in men – 42.7%, in women – 42.1%. We found that AO had a significant direct effect on the development of AH (odds ratio (OR) = 2.550, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.899–3.422, p = 0.0001), CB (OR = 1.830, CI 1.326–2.527, p = 0.0001), hypercholesterolemia (OR = 1.486, CI 1.193–1.851, p = 0.0001), hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia (OR = 1.527, CI 1.222–1.907, p = 0.0001) and a reverse effect on reduced GFR (OR = 0.603, CI 0.427–0.852, p = 0.004). In the male population under 45 years of age, AO had a significant direct effect on the development of AH, CB, hypercholesterolemia, and hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia. In the female population under the age of 45, AO had a significant direct effect on the development of DM, AH, CB, and hyper-LDL-cholesterolemia and a reverse effect on the reduced GFR development.Conclusion. Therefore, in the young Siberian population under 45 years of age, abdominal obesity is associated with the development of common diseases and pathological conditions.


Nonlinear optical spectroscopic techniques, namely Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) spectroscopy and Sum Frequency Generation (SFG), are highly interface sensitive and can be used to obtain information exclusively from the surface of particles. Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) has proven to be a versatile technique that can be used to probe different kinds of surface properties of dispersed particle systems in in-situ. Prominent examples are the direct study of molecular adsorption at the surface of particles and the determination of surface potentials of nanoand microparticles. However, in most of these studies well-defined spherical and monodisperse particles with low number densities were used. Here we demonstrate the application of the SHG technique for the study of more complex and technically relevant particle systems. We discuss the influence of particle concentration and particle size distribution. Moreover, we apply a novel nonlinear Mie Model that is capable to simulate the SH scattering from the surface of spherical particles and we show that the model can be used to extract information about molecules at the particle liquid interface.


When considering a person's position in culture and his / her familiarization with cultural values, the process of enculturation is of particular importance. The idea of enculturation as a process of involving the individual in the social sphere of culture is considered in relation to the University students. The formation of cultural identity includes the development of the values of native culture, its norms and traditions. Enculturation of an individual is connected with the problems of preservation of cultural traditions, cultural adaptation, cultural and spiritual integration into society. The main instrument of the process of enculturation is the mother tongue. Language is not only a means of communication, but is also a means of understanding values. Language is a means of learning and preserving cultural experience. This is a dynamic, constantly evolving system, which has its own rules and regulations. The purpose of this article is to identify the degree the students retain orthoepic norms in the process of


Patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HF-REF) treated with an investigational angiotensin receptor neprilysin Inhibitor (ARNI) are more likely to reduce cardiovascular death and heart failure hospitalization than those given ACE inhibitors or ARBs as first-line therapy in heart failure, according to data presented at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Barcelona, Spain, and published simultaneously in the New England Journal of Medicine.


The present invention relates to a method for processing a turbine blade (1) for the turbine blades having cooling air holes (2) for discharging cooling air, wherein a protective layer is then opened again and the protective layer partially or completely closed cooling air holes, wherein prior to application of the protective layer having at least one means of generating at least one light source and detector light beam, obtaining coordinates of the position of the cooling air holes based on measurement of the optical sensor (4) of the optical triangulation method, and the data after the application of a protective layer is obtained by controlled removal device to remove partially or completely covers the cooling hole (2) a protective layer.


Preface . 1 Vibrations of strings and bars. 1.1 Dynamics of strings and bars: the Newtonian formulation. 1.2 Dynamics of strings and bars: the variational formulation. 1.3 Free vibration problem: Bernoulli's solution. 1.4 Modal analysis. 1.5 The initial value problem: solution using Laplace transform. 1.6 Forced vibration analysis. 1.7 Approximate methods for continuous systems. 1.8 Continuous systems with damping. 1.9 Non-homogeneous boundary conditions. 1.10 Dynamics of axially translating strings. Exercises. References. 2 One-dimensional wave equation: d'Alembert's solution. 2.1 D'Alembert's solution of the wave equation. 2.2 Harmonic waves and wave impedance. 2.3 Energetics of wave motion. 2.4 Scattering of waves. 2.5 Applications of the wave solution. Exercises. References. 3 Vibrations of beams. 3.1 Equation of motion. 3.2 Free vibration problem. 3.3 Forced vibration analysis. 3.4 Non-homogeneous boundary conditions. 3.5 Dispersion relation and flexural waves in a uniform beam. 3.6 The Timoshenko beam. 3.7 Damped vibration of beams. 3.8 Special problems in vibrations of beams. Exercises. References. 4 Vibrations of membranes. 4.1 Dynamics of a membrane. 4.2 Modal analysis. 4.3 Forced vibration analysis. 4.4 Applications: kettledrum and condenser microphone. 4.5 Waves in membranes. Exercises. References. 5 Vibrations of plates. 5.1 Dynamics of plates. 5.2 Vibrations of rectangular plates. 5.2.1 Free vibrations. 5.3 Vibrations of circular plates. 5.4 Waves in plates. 5.5 Plates with varying thickness. Exercises. References. 6 Boundary value and eigenvalue problems in vibrations. 6.1 Self-adjoint operators and eigenvalue problems for undamped free vibrations. 6.2 Forced vibrations. 6.3 Some discretization methods for free and forced vibrations. References. 7 Waves in fluids. 7.1 Acoustic waves in fluids. 7.2 Surface waves in incompressible liquids. Exercises. References. 8 Waves in elastic continua. 8.1 Equations of motion. 8.2 Plane elastic waves in unbounded continua. 8.3 Energetics of elastic waves. 8.4 Reflection of elastic waves. 8.5 Rayleigh surface waves. 8.6 Reflection and refraction of planar acoustic waves. Exercises. References. A The variational formulation of dynamics. References. B Harmonic waves and dispersion relation. B.1 Fourier representation and harmonic waves. B.2 Phase velocity and group velocity. References. C Variational formulation for dynamics of plates. References. Index.


In this research, the purpose is to study the solid–liquid equilibrium solubility of pymetrozine and the influence of the solvent effect on solubility. The solubility of pymetrozine was measured by using a static equilibrium method. The solubility of pymetrozine increases with increasing temperature, and the solubility from high to low is dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO, 0.8623 × 10–2, 298.15 K) > N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF, 0.5147 × 10–2, 298.15 K) > N-methyl pyrrolidone (NMP, 0.2946 × 10–2, 298.15 K) > 1,4-dioxane (0.6289 × 10–3, 298.15 K) > 2-propanol (0.3913 × 10–3, 298.15 K) > 1-butanol (0.3319 × 10–3, 298.15 K); moreover, in the binary solvents system, solubility increases to a maximum with increasing temperature and DMF (and NMP, DMSO, 1,4-dioxane) and then decreases with further increase of the cosolvent. The relationships between solubility and temperature together with solvent composition were described by six common models. The values of relative average deviation and root-mean-square deviation were n...


Electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings are widely used in the analysis of the brain signals, the EEG data are recorded in combination with background activities like noise, and with artifacts of physiological or technical origins. Independent component analysis (ICA) is a method that allows blind separation of sources. This technique includes FastICA, which is used here to identify artifacts from EEG. Even when ICA separates the signals into components, they could still be mixed with noise at certain level. A Wiener Filter can be applied to each artifactual component, and finally cleaner artifacts could be obtained. All of the work will be implemented in Matlab.


This paper analyses the importance of website construction of library.On the base of reading a lot of documents,the author makes an overview of website construction of library in China and abroad.


Advanced heterogeneous systems arefabricated in bytheselection ofthebestavailable technology andthe dedicated technologies. Ifa designer attempts tointegrate technical specification requirements, optimize theprice, standalone devices intooneheterogeneous system, someparticular reliability etc. problems ofthemixedmodeling appear. Thispaperdiscusses the problemandpresents a novelmethodofthedesired model Antenna generation andthedevice simulation. Radiodigital e-CUBE baseband


Abstract : To molecularly define the different steps in prostate-bone metastasis, we developed a new human xenograft model for osteosclerotic bone metastasis after intracardiac inoculation in SCID mice. Individual clones of BAG-tagged C4-2 cells show a range of bone colonization capacities, however C4-2-3H5 generates overt osteosclerotic lesions after 4 months. Subcutaneous xenograft material from the 3H5-BAC, one other subline showing molecular metastases, and two sub-lines with very low bone-metastasising capabilities were subjected to gene array analysis and a series of candidate genes either up- or down-regulated have been identified. Intra-tibial inoculation of bones showed that each of these sub-lines has similar capacity to grow in bones, emphasizing bone homing / extravasation events as being the cause of differential activity. Further funding is required for real-time quantitative PCR (TaqMan) of prostate biopsies and radical prostatectomies which have been accrued, and in situ hybridization and/or immunohistochemistry analysis on tissue arrays. Continued attempts to refine the animal model and dissect the morphologic and molecular etiology of prostate bone metastasis have been limited by the low frequency of bone metastasis in this model, and the long latency period. Attempts to develop an alternative model using xenografted primary prostatic material have been initiated.


Allogeneic bone marrow chimeras established from a combination of donor and recipient, which differ at the major histocompatibility barrier (H-2), show apparent immunodeficiency in primary plaque-forming cell (PFC) responses against T-dependent antigens such as sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) (1-3). Although several mechanisms have been proposed for the interpretation of the deficiency, e.g., the generation of suppressor T cells (4, 5), the lack of T cell clones that recognize their own H-2 products as self (6, 7), and the failure in T cell maturation (8), the exact nature of this deficiency is still poorly understood, and studies are far from complete. This report presents evidence that a vigorous primary PFC response to SRBC occurs in allogeneic bone marrow chimeras when donor and recipient are compatible at the left one-half of the H-2 complex. By contrast, primary PFC response is very weak when incompatibility of donor and recipient is present on the left side of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Our findings support a definitive role for the thymic epithelial cells of the recipient mice in T cell differentiation; they are compatible with the view that donor T cells differentiating in the thymus of the recipient become able to recognize their partner cells through cell contact during development. "r') mice were obtained from The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine. 8-12-wk-old female mice were used throughout the study. Chimeras. Irradiation bone marrow chimeras were prepared by the method previously described (3, 9) in which bone marrow cells were treated with anti-Thy-l serum alone (without complement). All the chimeras were maintained without further manipulation after hemato-poietic reconstitution for 2.5-3.5 mo before analyses for chimerism and immunologic functions. Chimerism was tested by analyzing thymus cells for susceptibility to cytolysis by the specific anti-Thy-l.1 or Thy-l.2 antisera plus selected rabbit complement (unpublished data). None of the cells from the chimeras showed recipient type (Thy-1.1) specificity.


Solar energy is one of the most investigated sources of renewable energy to supply the increasing demand of power. Nowadays, Microbial Solar Cells (MSCs) are photo-bioelectrochemical device of great interest since their only source of energy to generate electricity is light. This review collects information of different microbial photo-biocatalysts such as whole cells, sub-cellular membranes and protein complexes that could be used in MSC's devices. There is also an analysis and comparison of studies that aim to improve the efficiency and power output of MSCs (using whole cells) focusing on variable like anodic treatment with semiconductor materials, use of pure and mixed cultures as biocatalysts, and the addition of exogenous anodic mediators. Finally, a comparative analysis of efficiencies between MSCs and heterotroph Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) is presented.


Hypertension is one of the diseases with the highest prevalence in Indonesia as well as in Malang. Hypertension in women at reproductive age will increase the risk of preeclampsia/eclampsia during pregnancy. In 2012, the maternal mortality rate caused by preeclampsia/eclampsia was 34.88%. The study aimed, first, to evaluate the relationship between body mass index (BMI), fat and micronutrient (Na, K, Ca, Mg) intake, physical activity, and blood pressure; and secondly, to investigate the dominant factors related to blood pressure. This study was an observational study with a cross-sectional approach. The respondents were 150 women aged 18-44 years in Kedungkandang District, Malang. Measurements on blood pressure, weight, and height were carried out by replication. Physical activity was measured using the Metabolic Equivalent of Task calculation. The relationship between the risk factors and blood pressure were analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation and Multiple Linear Regression with a significance level of p<0.05. The results showed that 31.3% of respondents were classified as pre-hypertension stage, and 12% of respondents were classified hypertension. There was a significant positive correlation between blood pressure and BMI (p=0.000) and fat intake (p=0.015). In addition, the regression test showed that BMI was the dominant factor in blood pressure. Fat intake only predicted diastolic blood pressure while micronutrient intake and physical activity did not show a significant relationship with blood pressure.


In this paper, we study the nonlinear Landau damping solution of the Vlasov-Poisson equations with random inputs from the initial data or equilibrium. For the solution studied in [H.J. Hwang and J. J.L.Velazquez, Indiana University Mathematics Journal, Vol. 58, No. 6, 2009], we prove that the solution depends smoothly on the random input, if the long-time limit distribution function has the same smoothness, under some smallness assumptions. We also establish the decay of the higher-order derivatives of the solution in the random variable, with the same decay rate as its deterministic counterpart.


This work compiles the efforts made to determine and model the main damping mechanisms in Aluminum Nitride (AlN) Contour Mode Resonators (CMRs). Experiments have proved that there are two main sources of damping dominating the AlN CMR quality factor (Q) at very and ultra high frequency (V/UHF): thermoelastic damping (TED) in the metal electrodes (Qted) and anchor losses (Qanc). A semi-analytical 1D approach that treats the electrodes as standard anelastic solids exhibiting thermoelastic coupling has been followed to qualitatively estimate Qted. Instead, a finite element method (FEM) that imposes fixed-constraints (FC) at the edge of the released substrate and computes the energy lost as the total acoustic energy transferred to the substrate has been developed to quantitatively predict Qanc. As an example of the experiments run to demonstrate the impact of Qted and Qanc, we look, in this work, at the temperature dependence of Q displayed by resonators having different electrodes materials.


This research paper explains the isolation of gum from the seeds of Samanea saman. Mucoadhesive tablets of Valsartan were formulated using novel gum of Samanea saman as a mucoadhesive polymer and Instamodel 41 as a release retardant. The formulation parameters like the concentration of Samanea saman gum and Instamodel 41 were optimized by using design expert software by constructing response surface graph, contour, and desirability graph. A relationship between variables was developed by constructing a polynomial equation using a quadratic and linear model. The optimized tablet formulation shows mucoadhesive strength 4635.65 Dynes/cm2 and Ex vivo Residence Time 382 min and complete drug release within 12 hours. In the ANOVA model F value, 292.58 for Mucoadhesive strength of tablet and 19.59 for t100% implies that the model is significant. Korsmeyer-Peppas model, suggests anomalous transport of drug release. Stability study suggests that optimized formulation is stable at the accelerated condition of temperature and humidity.


To study the influence of microbubbles motion state on partial discharge (PD) in transformer oil, an experimental platform of suspended microbubbles in transformer oil is established. Deformations of suspended microbubbles in mobile and stationary states are observed. The Ultra-high frequency (UHF) and pulsed current methods are applied to detect the PD of mobile and stationary microbubbles. In addition, the time-frequency characteristic of different PD is analyzed, and an x-U-N map is constructed. A deformation parameter (c) of microbubble is defined, and the electric field distribution is analyzed with the change of c. The results show that oil flow has a significant influence on the PD of microbubbles. When the motion state of microbubble changes from stationary to mobile, we find that the stretched shape of microbubble changes from horizontal ellipsoid to vertical one, the PD inception voltage increases, and the electric field strength inside microbubble decreases. Therefore, mobile microbubbles are harder to lead to PD than stationary microbubbles, signifying that increasing the oil flow helps to enhance the dielectric strength of oil.


at court (he held the post himself for thirteen years) to watch over the Council of the Indies, recommend appointments to the New World, appeal individual cases, and correct continuing and new abuses. Likewise, Sullivan is unaware of Las Casas' importance as a seminal thinker; The Limits of Royal Power, abstracted without explanation (pp. 324-327), actually reveals Bartolomé as a precursor of democracy.