The invention provides a method for demarcating an image position based on a direction sensor and a geomagnetism sensor. According to the method, an image can be accurately demarcated on the basis of actual position information of a shot object. The method is characterized in that a camera mobile phone with a GPS (Global Position System) positioning device is adopted and the direction sensor and the geomagnetism sensor are arranged in the mobile phone. The method comprises the following steps: using the GPS positioning device of the mobile phone to read the latitude x, longitude y and sea level height z of a shooting position of the mobile phone; reading an included angle alpha between the mobile phone and the horizontal direction by the direction sensor of the mobile phone; analyzing an element information area at the top of a shot image file, thereby obtaining an object distance r between a focus point and a lens selected from the shot object; reading data of the geomagnetism sensor of the mobile phone, thereby obtaining a magnetic azimuth of the mobile phone and obtaining a true azimuth beta through the magnetic azimuth; respectively calculating the sea level height z', latitude x' and longitude y' of the shot object according to the acquired latitude x, longitude y and sea level height z of the shooting position, the included angle alpha between the mobile phone and the horizontal direction, the object distance r and the true azimuth beta; and finally, replacing the position information z, x and y of the shooting position in a GPS information items of the element information area at the top of the shot image file with the sea level height z', latitude x' and longitude y' of the shot object.


This paper reports on the research conducted with the purpose of establishing the acceptance of eLearning, analyses the challenges of eLearning and designs an assistive tool for people with disability at higher learning institutions in Tanzania. The information was gathered through documentary review. Primary data was collected from a sample survey by means of structured questionnaires and interviews. Study population was carried out at higher learning institutions conducting eLeaning. The research identified several factors that challenge the implementation of adaptive eLearning at higher learning institutions. These include management support, methodology, technology, resource accessibility and availability, culture of education and learning styles, design of assistive tools, intellectual investment, and global business. It was concluded that eLearning is more highly accepted in higher learning institutions than in basic education. However, there are doubts about the certificates obtained from online courses. The factors that challenge implementation of eLearning are very interrelated in bringing the success or failure of eLearning projects. However, accessibility of resources of eLearning was found to affect disabled people more than normal person.


The attributes of electron field emission from disordered matrix arrays of carbon nanotubes are studied and found to be quite reproducible in spite of the disorder, density, and quality variations from sample to sample. At low applied electric fields, the electron field emission current-voltage characteristics qualitatively follow conventional Fowler-Nordheim behavior up to a critical current density. However, the current rise at low applied fields is anomalously steep, suggesting that the Fowler-Nordheim model is not sufficient to quantitatively characterize the emission. In the high-field region, the emission characteristics have a more complex behavior. In that regime, the instantaneous field emission is reminiscent of the low-field behavior, but discrete switching events lead to an overall current suppression. We attribute the sudden and well-defined onset of the switching events to interactions between neighboring nanotube tips. By correlating the switching behavior to the current-voltage characteristics, we rule out other physical processes that cause similar effects. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}


Two-dimensional visualization of soot has been realized in flames with the use of laser-induced fluorescence in C2 from laser-vaporized soot [LIF(C2)LVS]. Soot particles are heated to vaporization temperatures by the absorption of laser radiation. C2 radicals produced by this process are excited at wavelengths around 563 nm through the transition v' = 0 d3Πg ← v" = 1 a3Πu, and the subsequent fluorescence at ∼516 nm is detected. By frequency-doubling of the laser radiation, wavelengths around 281.5 nm are achieved, which can excite OH radicals to the v' = 1 A2∑+ state from v" = 0 X2Π, with subsequent fluorescence at ∼310 nm. With the use of both these excitation wavelengths, and a Cassegrainian split-mirror telescope as the imaging detection system in front of the charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, simultaneous two-dimensional single-shot images of soot and OH were obtained on a single CCD chip, thus enabling both sooting regions and reaction zones in flames to be monitored.


The invention relates to a Cardanic suspension for a sensor having an outer and an inner Cardanic suspension, which Cardanic suspension makes it possible to stabilize vibrations in a wide frequency band without the sensor or the sensor together with the suspension having to be statically balanced. According to the invention, a direct drive (12, 18) is provided for at least one drive of an outer axis of rotation (11, 15) of the outer Cardanic suspension (30) and an amplified piezoelectric actuator (34, 35) is provided for at least one drive of an inner axis of rotation of the inner Cardanic suspension (31), wherein the at least one outer axis of rotation (11, 15) is designed for vibration stabilization in a first range of the frequency band to be stabilized and the at least one inner axis of rotation (24, 27) is designed for vibration stabilization in a second range of the frequency band to be stabilized, wherein the second range of the frequency band to be stabilized lies at least partially above the first range of the frequency band to be stabilized, and wherein the outer Cardanic suspension (30) and the inner Cardanic suspension (31) are designed as a mechanically stiff construction that transmits vibrations in the frequency band to be stabilized in a substantially undamped manner.


In Morocco, Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC) is not promoted unlike developed countries like France, Canada, US and many others. This article aims to present a Moroccan study related to the characterization of RAC and compare it with several studies all over the world. It focuses on compressive strength as the main mechanical characteristic and the porosity as the physical property that affects durability. The protocol is based on crushing concrete from demolished building and producing aggregates that are used in making experimental samples of RAC with different percentages of replacing Natural Aggregates (NA) by recycled ones. The first part of experimental study is to determine compressive strength of these samples after 7, 21, 28 and 90 days of confectioning it. Test results prove that above 25% of replacement level, the compression drops considerably and the Recycled Aggregates (RA) can't replace the naturel ones. The second part of studies focuses on studying porosity as indicator of durability according to the performance approach. It concludes that the RAC may be used in a construction with a required life of 100 years specially building and roads. For high standards constructions or construction in a specific environment, more studies should be done. Doi: 10.28991/cej-2021-03091768 Full Text: PDF


The article deals with the positive practice of introducing the system of interconnected adaptive events in Tyumen region. The events target at inclusing children of immigrants, who study at local schools, in Russian educational space. And this inclusing should be gradual and consistently organized. The authors of the paper describe the project concept. Its topicality is due to migration flows, which are constantly increasing in Tyumen region. The project has been successfully tested. It proves that the strategy in acculturation of immigrants has been correctly chosen. The basis of the project is a multipurpose approach to the problem of adopting children of immigrants in Russian social and cultural situation, which is new and unfamiliar for them. It shows that integration events are more effective, if various target groups are covered. Among them there are school children themselves, adult immigrants, who are their parents, school teachers, working in heterogeneous classes, and representatives of Government bodies and diasporas. The technologies and methods, which are used during the project, can be reproduced in the regions with significant migration flows.


Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are thought to be a promising resource for cell therapy, while it has to face the major problem of graft immunological rejection. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I expressed on the cell surface is the major cause of graft rejection. Transporter associated with antigen presentation 1 (TAP1) and TAP-associated glycoprotein (TAPBP) play important roles in regulating MHC class I expression. In this study, we generated TAP1- and TAPBP-deficient hESC lines, respectively, using transcription activator-like effector nucleases technique. These cells showed deficient expression of MHC class I on the cell surface and reduced immunogenicity compared with wild types, but maintained normal pluripotency, karyotypes, and differentiation ability. Thus, our findings are instrumental in developing a universal cell resource with both pluripotency and hypo-immunogenicity for transplantation therapy in the future. Graphical abstract Expression level of MHC class I was markedly reduced in either TAP1(A)- or TAPBP(B)-deficient cell lines.


CDV and CPV standard stains were used to infect Vero cell and F81 cell in vitro.Different dosages of pinon shell polysaccharide(PSP) in different order of treatment work on several steps of viral replication cycle.The results were judged by 50% tissue culture infective dose,cytopathic effect and MTT.The results indicated PSP displayed a distinct virustatic effect in different levels and groups.At least concentration of 31.2 mg/L,the three methods including pretreatment,pretreatment post treatment and post treatment worked well and cell survival rates were above 49.08%.Pretreatment method and combination methods were better than post treatment method.


Abstract In the chromatography of particle suspensions the use of a variable wavelength spectrophotometer can provide turbidity spectra continuously with retention volume. As suggested by Hamielec [1] this device could form the basis for an absolute particle size detector provided the size distribution in the detector cell could be represented by a known distribution function. In this work it is shown that the two parameter log-normal distribution function is an adequate representation of the detector cell contents. Further a computational scheme is outlined whereby the distribution parameters and the number of particles in the detector cell are calculated as a function of retention volume. It is then possible to obtain size distribution information of the original suspension.


Phenological changes such as earlier budding or flowering and later leaf coloring and leaf fall have been reported around the world along with recent global warming. Phenology is an important index for climate change, and is also one of valuable factors to regulate the carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems. As the phenological responses to environment vary across species, assessment of long-term phenological trend for each species is required. In this study, we investigated the phenology of a Japanese larch forest by near-surface remote sensing, and analyzed the relationship between the phenology and climate change and also the influence of phenology on the forest ecosystem productivity derived from CO 2 flux observation. Our study was conducted in a larch plantation at Fuji-hokuroku flux observation site (Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi). About 87 % of the canopy is dominated by 60-year-old Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) and the maximum LAI of the canopy was 3.2 m 2 m -2 in 2012. CO 2 flux and micro meteorological factors have been measured by eddy covariance method for ten years since 2006. For phenological observation, reflectance from the canopy has been continuously observed on the observation tower by using two spectral radiometers (upward and downward) and digital cameras. The vegetation index to detect seasonal changes of the canopy greenness was calculated as Green Ratio: GR=G/(R+G+B). The start and end dates of the growing season were determined from the days when the time series of GR indicated the maximum rate of increase and decrease. Then relationships of the yearly variations of phenology, temperature, net ecosystem exchange (NEE) and gross primary production (GPP) were analyzed. As results, the mean dates of start and end of growing season were Apr. 23 and Nov. 8, with large amplitudes of 12 and 8 days respectively. Significant earlier or later phenological trend was not found across these ten years from 2006 to 2015. The mean annual growing season length was 198.5±4.1 days. The start and end dates were significantly related to the mean temperature respectively during Mar.-Apr. and during Sep.-Oct. The phenological responses to temperature were −4.5 day/ºC (R 2 = 0.88) in spring and 2.3 day/ºC (R 2 = 0.74) in autumn. In addition, the influences of phenology on GPP and NEE during spring (Apr. and May) and autumn (Oct. and Nov) were indicated. Meanwhile, yearly variations in annual GPP and NEE were more influenced by the decrease of summer productivities due to thinning and typhoon than phenological factors.


This paper reports the results of a laboratory study on radio interference (RI), television interference (TVI) and audible noise (AN) of contaminated insulator strings for DC transmission line. It is clarified that RIV (Radio Influence Voltage), TVI and AN levels of contaminated insulator under DC voltage condition are almost the same as those under AC voltage condition, although those of clean insulator and conductor are lower under DC voltage condition than those under AC voltage condition. So, in the DC transmission line, the noises from insulator, especially under contaminated condition, are considered more influential than those in the AC transmission line.


The food manufacturing industry in Malaysia plays a significant role in the economy. Since the industry is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises, the local food manufacturing sector is not able to satisfy increasing demand. Malaysia has experienced a persistent food trade imbalance as the demand for food items has risen faster than their supply. In helping Malaysia become more self-sufficient in its food requirements, improvements in the supply chain are important. Given that Japan is a supply chain superpower and for years has been an important trading partner for Malaysia and contributes capital, technology and management expertise to it, its supply chain management practices need to be closely studied. Supply chain management was studied using a qualitative survey involving several Japanese food companies operating in Malaysia. The main aim of this paper is to explore the underlying problems concerning supply chain management that Japanese food companies in Malaysia experience. The approaches with which Japanese food companies overcome these problems are examined.


Objective To evaluate the effect of pefloxacin injection(made in China) on acute pelvic inflammatory disease.Methods Thirty four patients were randomly divided into treatment group(17 cases) and control group(17 cases).The treatment group used pefloxacin injection and metronidazole injection,the control group used levofloxacin injection and metronidazole injection.Results The curative rates of treatment group and control group were 64.71% and 52.94%(P0.05),and the overall clinical efficacy rates of them were 88.24% and 70.59%(P0.05).Conclusion Pefloxacin injection has the same efficacy as levofloxacin in the treatment of acute pelvic inflammatory disease.


Natural calamity seizes the conventional network infrastructure and leaves people to ordeal. In such cases where disruption of network infrastructure is obvious, use of Delay Tolerant Network (DTN), in which volunteers carry interconnected smart phones and personal digital assistants (PDA) in well-coordinated manner, looks promising for relief and rescue operations. This paper takes a survey on Delay Tolerant Networks by touching some of the fundamentals and taking a quick glimpse of the basic architecture and routing techniques of DTN. It also takes a quick note on some commonly used simulators in this field of study.


Objective:To evaluate the effect of short term artemether administration on some blood parameters in adult male Wistar rats.Methods:Sixty five albino rats with body weight of 190-220 g were used for the four-phased study. The animals were randomly divided into five groups. The first-four groups of 15 rats were further divided into 3 subgroups of 5 rats. The drug was administered orally at sub-optimal, therapeutic, and high doses of 25, 50 and 75 mg/kg bw,respectively to the rats for 1 day, 2 days and 3 days. Blood samples were collected by cardio-puncture from the rats for hematology at the end of each phase. The last group served as control,and they were given waterad libitum.Results:Artemether caused significant reduction(P<0.05)of the hematological profile of the animals in a dose dependent manner. Discontinuation of the drug use however showed gradual recovery of the depressed indices of the blood parameters.Conclusions:The results suggest that artemether can induce reversible changes in hematological profiles of rats by extension man. This can probably aggravate anemia when artemether is administered to malaria patients. Hence, the study supports the use of the drug with cautione specially in patients prone to anemic tendencies.


Using methodological extensions to adapt extreme programming (XP) for major projects offers a high security and reliability without limiting software development's advantages. The authors describe their use of XP extensions that focus on development's planning and controlling aspects, demonstrating that a suitably adapted agile development process is applicable to long-term, large-system projects.


The purpose of this study was to determine how much influence indicator supermarket attribute (the atmosphere, the location, facilities, service salesman, merchandise) and hedonic shopping motives together on customer loyalty through a utilitarian shopping motives variables. How to create customer loyalty is high with attention to the motive of shopping from a consumer who wants to shop at Giant supermarket Ekspress. Where this research using an analysis tool Partial Least Square.  Supermarket attribute positive effect on Motive Shopping Ultilitiran. This is evidenced by the results of the original value estimete LS sample amounted to 0,311 with significance below 5% showed with 3,646 tstatistik greater than t-table value of 1.962. LS estimete original sample value is equal to 0227 with significantly below 5% as indicated by the value of the T-statistic greater than 2742 t-table value of 1.962. The value of the original sample positive estimate indicates that hedonic shopping motives positive effect on Motive Shopping Ultilitiran LS estimete original sample value is equal to 0557 with significantly below 5% as indicated by the value of the T-statistic greater than 8336 t-table value of 1.962. The value of the original sample positive estimate indicates that the motive of shopping ultilitiran positive effect on customer loyalty. Estimete original sample value is equal to 0173 with significantly below 5% as indicated by the value of the T-statistic greater than 3,162 t-table value of 1.962. The value of the original sample positive estimate indicates that the attribute Supermarket positive effect on customer loyalty.


This article examines the automation processes at University libraries and the new managerial issues coming on in this technological era. A survey was used to ascertain fhe libraty automation practices in University kbraries and to determine important managerial functions for working with library staR All the university libraries including faculty libraries were deemed as the study population. The results showed that libraty catalogue had been computerized in most of the University libraries (89.25%). Acquisition, circulation, serials control^, theses Journal of the University Librarians. ... .. . (Vol. l l) , 2007 and dissertatons processing, selective dissemination of information and interlibray loans were identified as the processes that need improvements with new technology. The study further indicated that shared motivating vision, open communication, pan'ic@ative management. appropriate staffing and training were important strategies tbr working with libray stafl motivating them to provide etricent and effective service in the new technological environment.


The present invention relates to systems and methods for doping a substrate by using a laser, and in contact with the substrate surface at least one dopant (doping agent) in the method the substrate surface is locally heated by a laser beam. An object of the present invention provides the option to dope the substrate at a high speed, generates low displacement density (dislocation density) to a substrate surface, achieve good electrical activation of the impurity (dopant), also it is by highly doped with a specific region in to provide a laser system for doping. The above object is achieved by a system for doping a substrate by using a laser, the system having a laser beam having a round beam cross section including a scanner unit to be able to scan the at least one fiber laser, and the laser beam is the substrate surface and, the wavelength of light that the fiber laser is emitted is to 750㎚ 3000㎚. The purpose is also achieved by a method of doping a substrate, the at least one dopant into contact with the substrate surface and the substrate surface is locally heated by a laser beam, a fiber laser generates a laser beam having a round beam cross section and the scanner unit is guided on the substrate by the fiber laser emits light having a wavelength of 750㎚ to 3000㎚.


This article examines the fairness of mediation of customers' disputes with their securities brokers and their brokerage firms. After a brief description of the history of alternative dispute resolution of customer disputes in the securities industry, including the rise of mediation in the 1990s, I examine the impact on individual investors of the various layers of regulation of the mediation process, including the federal securities laws and state mediation laws. I also reject a recent federal court's holding that the Federal Arbitration Act applies to mediation as an unwarranted expansion of the FAA. I then analyze the various dimensions of fairness of this dispute resolution method, including substantive and procedural justice, party choice, and achievement of non-legal objectives, and conclude that securities mediation is a fair method of dispute resolution for the individual investor, and is a viable alternative to arbitration. In sum, this article will contribute to the growing body of literature that considers the impact on investors of the securities industry's promotion of a diversity of methods to resolve customer disputes.


This study aims to determine the prospective teachers' attitudes towards art education using Osgood affective meaning scale which takes little time to answer and is easy to administer. The study is designed in a survey model. Data was collected through all grades from the first to the forth level of primary school teaching department students who are being educated at 2014-2015 education period spring term in Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ankara University. Descriptive statistics and factor analysis were used to analyze the data. Results of analysis reveal that prospective teachers have different emotional meanings towards art education. Within this scope, suggestions concerning to develop students' attitudes towards art education were presented for academicians, education politicians and those concerned.Keywords: Art education, attitude, primary school prospective teachers


It is known from computer calculations that if a force-free magnetic-field configuration is stressed progressively by footpoint displacements, the configuration expands and approaches the open configuration with the same surface flux distribution, and, in the process, the energy of the field increases progressively. Analysis of a simple model of force-free fields of cylindrical symmetry leads to simple asymptotic expressions for the extent and energy of such a configuration. The analysis is carried through for both spherical and planar source surfaces. According to this model, the field evolves in a well-behaved manner with no indication of instability or loss of equilibrium.


Super absorbent polymers(SAP)is a kind of high molecular polymer with retention hydrophilic capacity,which can rapidly absorb and retain hundreds or even thousands times of water more than its own quality,and can slowly release water absorbed in water gel for crop growth.As a new water-saving and drought-resistance materials,SAP has been widely used in recent years,and has more broad prospects.The development of SAP,synthesis process,its materials and its application in agriculture are reviewed.


Oesophageal conduit necrosis following oesophagectomy is a rare but life‐threatening complication. The present study aimed to assess the impact of coeliac axis stenosis on outcomes after oesophagectomy for cancer.


New and exciting possibilities in vehicle control are revealed by the consideration of topography, for example through the combination of GPS and three-dimensional road maps. How information about ...


We dene the notion of an ultralter on a set, and present three applications. The rst is an alternative presentation of the Banach limit of a bounded sequence. The second is a proof of Arrow's Theorem, with an amusing corollary for innite societies. The third is Glazer's startling proof of Hindman's Theorem from Ramsey Theory. These notes were prepared to accompany the author's lectures for a Combinatorics and Logic reading seminar at the University of Notre Dame in fall 2009.


Carbohydrate‐binding peptides from trypsin‐digests of Physarum lectins (haemagglutinins I and II) were isolated by affinity column chromatography. The amino acid sequence of the peptlde fragment from haemagglutinin I was determined to be 48TVHQSWY54. A similar amino acid sequence was found in the peptide fragment from haemagglutinin II, in which alignment of valine, histidine, tryptophan and tyrosine was identical. Deletion of the heptapeptide sequence (TVHQSWY) by site‐directed mutation abolished the haemagglutinating activity. The replacement of Trp53 by alanine resulted in a complete loss of the haemagglutinating activity, suggesting that the tryptophan residue in the heptapeptide sequence is essential for carbohydrate binding.


There is considerable interest in developing multimodal characterization frameworks capable of probing critical properties of complex materials by relying on distinct, complementary methods or tools. Any such framework should maximize the amount of information that is extracted from any given experiment and should be sufficiently powerful and efficient to enable on-the-fly analysis of multiple measurements in a self-consistent manner. Such a framework is demonstrated in this work in the context of self-assembling polymeric materials, where theory and simulations provide the language to seamlessly mesh experimental data from two different scattering measurements. Specifically, the samples considered here consist of diblock copolymers (BCP) that are self-assembled on chemically nanopatterned surfaces. The copolymers microphase separate into ordered lamellae with characteristic dimensions on the scale of tens of nanometers that are perfectly aligned by the substrate over macroscopic areas. These aligned lame...


It is possible to develop an effective green society through environmental education in schools. Schools play a special role as places of learning. Schools can help students understand the impact of human behaviour on the planet. The Adiwiyata program is designed to create school citizens who are responsible for environmental protection and management through superior school operations to support sustainable development. The Adiwiyata program combines learning and behaviour to provide an effective way to change behavior. Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Mambaul Ulum I Bata-Bata Panaan Palengaan Pamekasan is expected to be a mediator of change in the community around the school. Schools need to be role models for creating a healthy and comfortable environment, as well as being role models for creating school citizens who care and are environmentally friendly. In this case, the school community is expected to be a role model and convey the nature of their concern for the environment to the surrounding community. The purpose of this research was the efforts of Madrasah Ibtidaiyah Mambaul Ulum Bata-Bata Panan Palengan Pamekasan in creating environmentally friendly students by building character. Therefore, this research was a descriptive research, namely research that tried to explain a certain phenomenon, event, or event by using qualitative data. The data analysis used an interactive data analysis model. Namely through interviews, observation, and documentation. Based on the research here, the researcher concluded that self-development programs, disciplined learning processes, motivate the importance of cleanliness in the classroom and in the school environment, development of school environment health, and school culture. Inhibiting factor in MI. Mambaul Ulum Bata-Bata was a facility that breaks down quickly. Inhibiting factor in MI. Mambaul Ulum Bata-Bata were: limited land and finances.


The mask error enhancement factor for contact holes is experimentally determined for 180 nm features under a variety of exposure conditions. Since its magnitude depends, in part, upon the slope of the aerial image, the value is calculated as a function of binary and phase shift masks, mask bias, and conventional and quadrupole illumination. The primary purpose is to compare experimental results to a simulation study and determine which simulation trends are accurately predicted. The results show that isolated contacts have lower MEEF than dense contacts but that dense contacts do not necessarily have the largest error factor. The magnitude of MEEF and the optimal bias that minimizes it are show to be accurately predicted.


In this study, we aimed to examine cost analysis and evaluate the results of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) performed with reusable and disposable flexible ureteroscope (FURS) devices in our clinic. In total, we included 96 patients who underwent RIRS surgery for kidney stones with reusable FURS (n = 49) and disposable FURS (n = 47). There were noted preoperative demographic data and stone characteristics of the patients. Also, operation time, fluoroscopy time, hospitalization time, urethral catheter removal time, return to work time, complication rates and cost per procedure were collected and analyzed. There were no significant differences between each groups in terms of demographic characteristics of retrospectively analyzed the data of 96 patients. In addition, the comparison made in terms of operative and postoperative results in both groups was similar. We determined significant difference for mean cost per case compared two groups. There were cost per case $ 293,87 in group 1 and $ 191,48 in group 2. We determined that the repeated use of disposable FURS compared in terms of cost analysis is a safe, effective and low cost method without increasing the infection frequency.


Under some experimental conditions, a quasistatic distribution of free charges can be induced in a ferroelectric material. The metastable or stable spatial distribution of polarization is, to a large extent, determined by the electrostatic energy of the system. We derive, from a unified point of view, formulae for the electrostatic energy F˜ of a ferroelectric in which free charges are present and which is in contact with conductors with prescribed potentials. The material is characterized in two alternative ways: either by a linear relation P(E) with hard (but reversible) spontaneous polarization, or by the free energy of the Landau type. The roles played by the free and bound charges inside the dielectric are clarified. If the energy of fields which play the role of constant external fields are subtracted from the total free energy, formulae useful for discussing stable domain structures are obtained.


A wilms' tumor (nephroblastoma) metastatic to both orbits is presented. Reports of orbital metastases from this tumor are rare and this is the first histopathologic study presented in the ophthalmic literature. Report of a Case A 2-year-old Negro boy was admitted to Charity Hospital of New Orleans on Aug 8, 1966, with a history of hematuria and an abdominal mass of the left side. A histological diagnosis of Wilms' tumor was made following surgical exploration and nephrectomy. Bilateral involvement of the orbits and eyelids was noted soon after the original admission. In spite of several courses of chemotherapy and irradiation, the child died one year later. At autopsy, the patient was found to be extremely cachectic and disfigured due to extensive tumor metastasis. A large prominent bulging mass was present over the frontal area and left orbit (Fig 1). The left orbit was filled with tumor, leaving almost no recognizable


Abstract The voluminous literature and writings on the Communist Party of Malaya (CPM) in both Malaysia and Singapore in recent years, coupled with the fact that the academia, civil society and even the CPM itself have begun to explore the CPM's history and thoughts, has not only broken the taboo on many questions, but also exposed the limitation of these discourses. The historical imagination about CPM either remains monolithic, or is placed under the grand narrative of nation-building. Discourses about CPM's history are ideal mediums to understand how the Chinese and the Malay academia, as well as civil society enter and construct history, and to uncover limitations thereof. Be that as it may, the Chinese academia rarely pays due attention to the Malay regiment within CPM. For this reason, this article seeks to address several key issues in discourses about Malay CPM's history, using mainly the three memoirs of Abdullah C.D., a leading figure of CPM, while making reference to other writings and literature on the Malay regiment within the party, so as to catch a glimpse into Malay CPM's principal thoughts and ethos, and to contemplate further on how the interpretation of CPM's history and the related knowledge production form various limitations in the Malaysia society.


The sustainability of nuclear energy is discussed in terms of its environmental impacts and its utilization of resources. The reactors in the present generation of fission reactors extract only a small percentage of the energy available from uranium. A solution to the long-term management of highly radioactive used reactor fuel is also a key factor in fission's sustainability. Recycling used fuel for enhanced energy production in advanced reactors and the mitigation of the long-term management of the remaining wastes, ideally with their ultimate destruction by nuclear transmutation, are technologies that need to be developed in order to ensure the long term sustainability of nuclear fission. In contrast, nuclear fusion, while not yet available for power production, promises to be inherently sustainable.


Program description – In this Student's In Free Enterprise project elementary school students are initially given a group of chocolate chip cookies. Each student receives 3 cookies that externally appear to be similar. The cookies differ in terms of ingredients. One is a standard Toll House recipe, one is an upgraded variation of the Toll House cookie, and the third one uses the Toll House recipe but with higher quality (and higher priced) ingredients. The students are asked what the differences might be and what it takes to be able to bake a cookie. They are asked to create a recipe and then estimate the cost of production. Typically the students have not thought of the costs of labor (Carraher, 1991) or the costs of shipping. The students are then asked how viable it would be to start a business that would sell chocolate chip cookies over the Internet. The students then are allowed to sample the cookies and a discussion of the actual costs of production, marketing, and shipping are discussed.. Contribution - It is typical for the students to underestimate the costs of doing business 3 to 5 fold. The students are also shocked at the cost differences between the three types of cookies as they typically really don't notice the differences. When the students are asked about the viability of starting a company that would market the cookies via the Internet they are often surprised at just how costly it would be and the rate of breakage for the cookies. The second cookie recipe is one designed by the author and it holds out the best under shipping. This program can also be effective at helping students better understand the importance of having a good cost accounting program. Work Cited


The functional properties of E. coli genome promoter islands (PIs), i.e. regions with abnormally high contents of transcription signals, were compared to those of genomic areas, abnormally enriched with A/T-pairs. It was found that two representative sets of these regions partially overlap, and their functional properties are similar in many parameters. At the same time, promoter islands are characterized by a higher potential for synthesis of short oligonucleotides, as compared to AT-rich sequences. Such RNAs may be the target products of these unusual sites or byproducts of their suppressed state. The islands are richer in inverted repeats than AT-rich regions, and much richer compared with regular promoters. Considering that such structural elements commonly serve as targets for interactions with dimers or tetramers of regulatory proteins, it can be assumed that transcription initiation from island-embedded promoters is under the control of cell regulatory networks. The resulting RNA products might, therefore, be required for normal cell functioning. This idea is also supported by experimentally confirmed high yield of oligonucleotide product from the island promoter inside the yjgL gene.


The Age-Complicity Hypothesis: A Cognitive Account of Some Historical Linguistic Data Marcus O'Toole (email@example.com) Division of Informatics, 80 South Bridge Edinburgh, EH1 1HN Scotland Jon Oberlander (firstname.lastname@example.com) Division of Informatics, 2 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh, EH8 9LW Scotland Richard Shillcock (email@example.com) Division of Informatics & Department of Psychology, 2 Buccleuch Place Edinburgh, EH8 9LW Scotland Abstract Shillcock, Kirby, McDonald and Brew demonstrate that there is a significant global relationship between word form and meaning across a substantial part of the lexicon of English. Here, 1705 words were studied to establish how their history in the language related to their participation in the correlation between meaning and form. It was found that the meaning-form correlation was significantly stronger for words with earlier dates of entry into the lexicon, implying that an individual word's meaning-form correlation may develop over time. Changes to individual words may be contingent on the word meanings and word forms in the rest of the lexicon. Introduction What is the relationship between a word's form and its meaning? And does age matter to the closeness of a relationship? This paper addresses the second of these questions by building on previous work which addresses the first. The rest of this section introduces general background to the first question; the next section introduces the specific work upon which we build, and our current hypothesis; subsequent sections outline the methods and results of the current study, and draw a general conclusion. Kelly (1995) suggested that "the hypothesis that phonological cues are unavailable or that people are not sensitive to them have no 'sound' basis in fact". On the one hand, the interaction between phono- logical and semantic representations has been widely discussed. On the other, the seemingly intuitive idea that there is a structure-preserving relation between these two aspects of words' representations has been largely ignored. For instance, Dorffner and Harris (1997) report a model predicting that "although the mapping between word form and meaning is arbitrary… novel pseudo- words will prime concepts corresponding to words that are orthographically similar". They go on to discuss findings that showed that when English speakers are presented with pseudo-words, they tend to have associations with English words similar in terms of form. However, Dorffner and Harris dismiss possible relations between orthographic and semantic representations, and this implies that they see no connection between phonological form and the meaning of words. Yet no strong evidence is put forward to support this claim. Whereas priming effects could certainly exist in the absence of meaning-form relations, there is no reason to suggest that useful phonological cues to meaning cannot be utilised. Indeed, Kelly (1992) had previously investigated how phonological cues—in terms of number of syllables, word duration, and pronunciation of certain syllables—were involved in category assignment. The study indicated that phonetic cues could be used to infer gender in a number of different languages, including French, Hebrew and Russian. Continuing from this work, Cassidy, Kelly and Sharoni (in press) studied how phonological cues can be used to interpret gender, and how this information might be used by English speakers. A connectionist model was trained to classify novel names as male or female, solely on the basis of phonological cues, and succeeded in classifying 80% of names correctly. Experiments were undertaken which showed that four-year-old children had the ability to infer gender from pseudo-names, and that names that are phonologically typical of either gender are classified significantly more quickly than less typical examples.


We address the problem of the weights design for consensus algorithms under random network topology. We differ two different cases: 1) high estimate precision is required, and there is no firm restriction on the number of available iterations; 2) there is only a small, limited budget of iterations available. For the first case, we show that minimizing the mean squared error contraction factor is a convex optimization problem and we globally solve it by the subgradient algorithm. For the case of limited budget of iterations, we consider both static and random topologies. For static topology, we define the objective as to minimize the sum of k largest eigenvalues of the consensus error contraction matrix. We show that the proposed optimization problem is convex which enables finding globally optimal solution. Further, it has been discovered that there is a trade off for the choice of the parameter k = 1, ..., N : larger k yields faster convergence in the transient regime and slower long run convergence. Thus, the parameter k should be tuned according to a specific application and requirements. All results are extended to the case of random topology, and the validity of the proposed weight choice is verified through simulations.


In no other aspect of the digital library has the development been so rapid and the dominance so definitively established as in e-journals. In 1995 e-journals still existed only in embryonic and experimental form, whereas now, only fifteen years later, e-journals are the dominant method of publishing in the natural and the exact sciences and the preferred way of publishing research results. It is estimated that there are now (2008-9) some 59,549 e-journals in existence and any large broadly based university library is likely to have subscriptions to a substantial proportion of the available total, normally through the so-called "big deals". At the University of Leuven for instance some 23,276 e-journals are available to users. While it is true that growth in the humanities has not been so dramatic, the trend towards electronic publishing can also be discerned there, encouraged by the wealth of access now available to humanities scholars through retrospective digitization programmes.


Transcription antitermination by N proteins of lambdoid phages involves specific interactions of the C-terminal domain of N with the elongation complex (EC). The interacting surface of N on the EC is unknown, knowledge of which is essential to understand the mechanism of antitermination. Specific cleavage patterns were generated near the active site Mg2+of the RNA polymerase of an N-modified stalled EC using iron-(S)-1-(p-bromoacetamidobenzyl)ethylenediaminetetraacetate conjugated to the only cysteine residue in the C-terminal domain of N from a lambdoid phage H-19B. Modification of EC by N also induced conformational changes around the same region as revealed from the limited trypsin digestion and in situ Fe-dithiothreitol cleavage pattern of the same EC. These data, together with the previously obtained H-19B N-specific mutations in RNA polymerase, β (G1045D), and β′ (P251S, P254L, G336S, and R270C) subunits, suggest that the active center cleft of the EC could be the site of action of this antiterminator. H-19B N induced altered interactions in this region of EC, prevented the backtracking of the stalled EC at the ops pause site and destabilized RNA hairpin-β subunit flap domain interactions at the his pause site. We propose that the physical proximity of the C-terminal domain of H-19B N to the active center cleft of the EC is required for the process of transcription antitermination and that it involves both stabilization of the weak RNA-DNA hybrid at a terminator and destabilization of the interactions of terminator hairpin in the RNA exit channel.


Since the demise of the German Democratic Republic in 1989/90 East Germans have produced a flood of autobiographical writing. Literary figures, academics, politicians and ordinary citizens have felt compelled to give an account of their lives in the GDR. The chapter examines the specific features of the autobiographical genre and its contribution to our understanding of the past. A study of the collective habitus of groups and the range of individual responses to political pressure indicates how autobiographical writing can provide valuable insights into the complex reality of life in the GDR.


Rhodamine derivatives were grafted on poly(acrylic acid) or PAA to obtain hydrophobically modified PAA (PAA-Rho1–4) bearing rhodamine moieties. Polymeric sensors were simply prepared by amidation reactions between PAA and rhodamine of various mole ratios to obtain PAA-Rho1, PAA-Rho2, PAA-Rho3 and PAA-Rho4 in 83%, 82%, 75% and 81% yields, respectively. Chemical compositions of PAA-Rho1–4 were studied by IR and 1H NMR spectroscopy. Chemical structures and purity of polymeric sensors were characterized by TGA, NMR, TEM and IR. It was found that polymeric sensors exhibited high selectivity and sensitivity in colorimetric and fluorescence responses toward Au3+ over other metal ions. The polymeric sensors were non-fluorescent in the spirolactam form and could be selectively converted into the fluorescent ring-opened amide form in the presence of Au3+ ions that lead to fluorescence enhancements and colorimetric changes. DFT calculation results suggested that the polymeric sensor PAA-Rho2 formed stable complexes with Au3+ through a large number of cation–dipole and ion–ion interactions. Moreover, the higher density carboxylic groups at the backbone of PAA-Rho interacted strongly with monodisperse superparamagnetic Fe3O4 NPs (FeNPs) which provided organic–inorganic hybrid fluorescence sensors (PAA-Rho2-FeNPs). The lower detection limit of the hybrid sensor toward Au3+ (0.85 μM) was less than that obtained from PAA-Rho2 (11.40 μM), and the response time was less than 40 seconds. Reusability was evaluated by repeating dipping and rinsing cycles in aqueous Au3+ and EDTA solutions. This approach may provide an easily measurable and inherently sensitive method for Au3+ ion detection in environmental and biological applications.


In this paper, the authors examined interactive effect of soy isoflavone and fructoligosaccharide (FOS) on equol production in Japanese postmenoposal women. Contrary to expectations based on animal studies, they found that FOS intervention (5 g/day for 2 weeks) does not significantly modulate the capacity of intestinal microflora to produce equol in postmenopausal Japanese women who were classified as equol producers and non-producers. The experimental design is appropriate and the authors measured appropriate parameter.


3 Abstract: This study aims to investigate the effect of supplement of honey in drinking water on immune response of broiler chicks. A solution of 10% of honey in drinking water was used for 28 days. We evaluated the mortality rate, body weight, lymphoid organ weight and immune response of broiler chicks previously vaccinated with Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) vaccine. The use of honey as a natural feed additive in drinking water through the experiment reduced mortality rates. The results revealed an increase in body weight (73- 92.2%), lymphoid organ weight (22-29%) as well as an increase in antibody titer (6-9%) of chicks previously vaccinated with Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) vaccine.


A case of eccrine tubular adenoma on the dorsum of the right foot is presented. Histopathologically, in the central nodule of the tumor, the whole dermis was involved and the tumor islands were connected to the epidermis; in the rest of the lesion, tumor islands were observed in the upper dermis. The tumor islands were composed of cystic or alveolar structures and cell masses possessing multiple lumina. Tubules were surrounded by two or more layers of epithelium forming papillations projecting into the lumen. There were only a few basaloid islands and no sclerotic strands. The tumor cells were well differentiated. Acid mucopolysaccharides were seen in the stroma. Histochemically, phosphorylase and acid phosphatase reacted moderately. Succinic dehydrogenase gave a weak reaction and β‐glucuronidase was negative in tumor cells. Ultrastructurally, intracellular ducts with numerous microvilli, periluminal filamentous zones, and many multivesicular dense bodies surrounded by a limiting membrane were observed. Keratohyalin granules were absent. Based on these findings, the tumor reported here was considered to be an adenoma differentiating toward the eccrine duct. Some aspects resembled tubular apocrine adenoma, syringoma and basal cell tumor with eccrine differentiation, but they were most similar to papillary eccrine adenoma.


Sepsis associated with neutropenia remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality from many chemotherapy regimens. In a recent tabulation of commonly used chemotherapy agents [1], 29 of 37 are listed as causing marked or moderate leukopenia. A known correlation exists between the degree and duration of neutropenia and the risk for sepsis [2]. In conjunction with neutropenia, infections with gram-negative organisms such as Pseudomonas spp. occur relatively frequently and have high morbidity and mortality rates if antibiotic therapy is not begun until infection is microbiologically confirmed [3, 4]. Current recommended practice is to initiate empiric, broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotic therapy in all patients with febrile neutropenia at the onset of fever, despite clinical and microbiological evidence of infection being found in only 40% to 60% of cases [5]. In addition to antibiotic therapy, neutrophil recovery is an important factor for a successful treatment outcome in these patients [6, 7] and has been identified as the most favorable prognostic factor in a recent multivariate logistic regression analysis of 14 variables analyzed in a study of antibiotic efficacy [7]. Granulocyte transfusions are logistically difficult, are associated with substantial toxicity, and are of uncertain efficacy [8, 9]; before the availability of the colony-stimulating factors, few pharmacologic agents had clinical utility in increasing neutrophil levels [10]. Filgrastim (previously known as recombinant methionyl human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [r-metHuG-CSF]) is a hematopoietic growth factor that promotes the survival, proliferation, differentiation, and function of progenitor and mature cells of the neutrophil granulocyte lineage [11]. It has potent granulopoietic effects in vivo [12-14], and its clinical pharmacology has been defined [15]. In two phase III studies [16, 17], filgrastim therapy that was started 1 day after chemotherapy reduced the severity and duration of neutropenia and decreased by nearly half the incidence of febrile neutropenic episodes and the average duration of hospitalization and antibiotic use per patient. The use of filgrastim to prevent febrile neutropenic episodes in patients with cancer who receive chemotherapy is now an approved indication in many countries. Not all patients with cancer who have had chemotherapy and who have been treated with filgrastim receive it to reduce the risk for neutropenic sepsis. Approximately 14% of filgrastim in the United States has been used to treat episodes of postchemotherapy febrile neutropenia after they occur rather than to prevent them (unpublished market research data, Amgen, Inc.). To determine if filgrastim administered in addition to standard empiric inpatient antibiotic therapy was also beneficial in patients presenting with established fever and neutropenia, we conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. This is the first report of a study assessing therapeutic intervention with filgrastim in this clinical setting. Methods We present the analysis of findings from 218 patients enrolled at four centers between October 1988 and February 1992. The study drug was filgrastim, a recombinant human protein produced in Escherichia coli [18] and supplied by Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California. Patients Eligible patients with febrile neutropenia were adults (age 16 years) receiving chemotherapy for histologically confirmed cancer other than myeloid leukemia who had an oral temperature of greater than 38.2 C and a neutrophil count less than 1.0 109/L. The neutrophil count included the number of bands and polymorphonuclear forms counted in manual differentials from blood smears. Patients were ineligible if they were already receiving antibiotic therapy, if they had septic shock (a systolic blood pressure of <90 mm Hg, poor peripheral perfusion, and abnormal mentation), if they were receiving myeloablative chemotherapy with marrow transplantation support, if they had severe renal impairment (serum creatinine level >0.7 mM), abnormal liver function (bilirubin >5 times the upper limit of normal), were pregnant or breast-feeding, or had a history of allergic reactions to the study antibiotics. Patients could enter the randomized trial only once. If subsequent episodes of fever and neutropenia developed, patients were offered open-label filgrastim therapy according to the same procedures described in the protocol. Data from these episodes are not included in this report. The study was approved by the relevant institutional review boards of each treatment center, and all patients gave signed informed consent. Study Design Our study was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either filgrastim or placebo from identically labeled vials. Stratification was not done before randomization. The randomization code was maintained by the Biostatistical Department of Amgen, Inc., and was not broken until all collected data had been verified by Amgen and its designee, Biomedicus (Boronia, Australia), and had been audited by a separate department at Amgen. Enrolled patients were admitted to the hospital, and a full medical history was taken and physical examination done. Baseline investigations included full blood counts with differential leukocyte counts and chest radiographs. Cultures of blood (in duplicate), urine, and other clinically suspicious sites were done. Empiric treatment was started with piperacillin (4 g intravenously every 6 hours) and tobramycin (2 mg/kg of body weight intravenously for the loading dose and 80 mg intravenously every 8 hours thereafter). Antibiotic dose was adjusted for patient size, renal and hepatic impairment, and drug serum levels according to standard criteria. Therapy with filgrastim or placebo was initiated within 12 hours of the start of antibiotic therapy at a dose of 12 g/kg per day by continuous subcutaneous infusion with the use of a portable pump. Filgrastim (supplied in 5- or 10-mL vials as a clear, colorless solution of 300 g/mL) or placebo (supplied in matching vials for double-blinding) was diluted in a sterile solution of 5% glucose in water to a volume of 50 mL. Patients remained in the study until 4 consecutive afebrile days (peak daily temperature, <37.5 C) had passed and the blood neutrophil count was greater than 0.5 109/L or until 28 days had elapsed. Filgrastim or placebo doses were reduced or the drugs were withdrawn before study completion if the blood neutrophil count exceeded 10.0 109/L (dose reduced to 6 g/kg per day), 15.0 109/L (dose reduced to 3 g/kg per day), or 20.0 109/L (drug withdrawn). Intravenous antibiotics were administered until study completion, although the actual drugs or doses could be altered at the investigators' discretion within broad protocol guidelines. Study End Points Our study evaluated the effect of filgrastim on the number of days of fever and on the number of days of neutropenia associated with presumed or documented infection that was treated with antibiotics. Blood counts were done daily, and oral temperatures were recorded at least four times per day. Two end points were defined for days of neutropenia and are specified here as the number of days on which the neutrophil count was less than 0.5 109/L and less than 1.0 109/L. The days of fever end point was defined as the number of consecutive days (after and including the day of presentation) on which the maximum oral temperature was 37.5 C or greater, plus any subsequent periods beginning with a day of temperature peak of greater than 38.2 C and ensuing days with peaks of 37.5 C or greater. We also analyzed several related end points. The time to resolution of fever was defined as the number of days elapsed before the first complete day with a temperature less than 37.5 C (subsequent fevers were not included in this definition). Late fever was defined as a temperature greater than 38.2 C occurring after the fever had initially resolved. The time to resolution of febrile neutropenia was defined as the number of days elapsed before the first day with both a temperature less than 37.5 C and a neutrophil count of 1.0 109/L or less (subsequent days of fever or neutropenia were not included in this definition). The prospectively defined secondary end points of the study were days on study (hospitalization) and the incidence of the change of antibiotics. This was an inpatient study; therefore, all days on study were spent in the hospital. Although some patients were inpatients when fever and neutropenia developed and some remained in the hospital after completing the study, the days on study equalled the period of hospitalization for most patients. Patients who remained in the hospital after completing the study did so for reasons other than continued morbidity related to fever and neutropenia. Safety All adverse events were graded according to World Health Organization criteria [19]. Data collected included daily clinical evaluation, toxicity grading, and blood examinations; and urea, electrolytes, creatinine, liver function tests, clotting tests, and urinalysis, all of which were done every fifth day. The numbers of red blood cell and platelet transfusions were also recorded. Deaths that occurred during the study and within 30 days of study completion were recorded, and a blinded assessment was made of any possible contribution to the death by the study drug. Statistical Analyses We used a 1:1 ratio of patients treated with filgrastim to patients receiving placebo. The sample size was chosen to detect a 25% difference in the protocol-specified primary end points of days of fever and days of neutropenia with 80% power at a significance level of 0.05. However, an unplanned interim analysis was done for administrative purposes, rather than with the intent of early study termination, when 87 patients had completed the study. Therefore, the infer


Repetitive rehabilitation exercises on a regular basis are crucial for enhancing and restoring functional ability and quality of life to those with cognitive and physical disabilities such as stroke. However, a good proportion of patients are often non-compliant to the repetitive exercise regimen prescribed by their therapists. This may be due to a variety of factors including lack of motivation. Although interactive gaming systems such as the Wii by Nintendo and haptic devices have been introduced to make repetitive actions more fun and engaging for typically functioning individuals, challenges still remain for those who have some impairment. Expensive and complicated gaming systems are still not widely used by those with disabilities. In addition, therapists and caregivers, who play an important role in rehabilitation, have not been sufficiently involved. To address these problems as they pertain to people with disabilities, we propose a collaborative rehabilitation support system (CRSS) where mobile-based interactive games are included. Through our approach, we expand in-home rehabilitation to self-rehabilitation which allows users to perform rehab anywhere and anytime. A pilot study involving stroke survivors, caregivers, therapists and physicians was conducted to evaluate our system, and users' feedback is highly positive.


Purpose: Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) play a pivotal role in orchestrating immunity and tolerance, and as such, they are key targets for immunotherapy. It has been shown that pDCs populate the inflamed human atherosclerotic plaque, thus proposing a pro-inflammatory role through release of type I interferons (IFNs). However, a functional role for pDCs in the human plaque is still ambiguous and mouse data available so far show controversial results. Here, we investigated the impact of human plaque pDCs on its local context, applying state of the art genomics.

Methods: Using laser capture microdissection, we have isolated pDC-enriched and non-enriched plaque regions from human carotid endarterectomy tissue samples, and performed genome-wide micrarraying. Besides comparing the gene expression patterns between pDC-enriched and non-enriched regions, we have employed network analyses and subsequent module trait correlation analysis to identify and characterize clusters of tightly co-expressed gene modules for macrophages, T cells and vessels, strongly associated with the presence of pDCs.

Results: Particularly, coexpression network analysis resulted in a T cell correlated genes module (Figure 1) which led to the identification of five significantly overexpressed immune clusters, representing two major axes: regulation of neutrophil chemotaxis and regulation of T cell proliferation. Moreover, we have been able to identify two miRNAs, miRNA-518A-5P and miRNA-382.5, which target the pDC-T-cell gene cluster.

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Conclusion: Thus, this study has not only revealed a direct cross talk between pDCs and its immune context on the plaque, but also led to the identification of novel central modifiers in pDC mediated immune responses in the lesion.

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Abstract Silicon samples have been neutron irradiated at 76 °K with fluences sufficient to allow measurement of the 1.7 μ divacancy band at 76 °K. The growth of the divacancy concentration and the recovery of the edge absorption were studied as a function of annealing temperature between 76 °K and 550 °K. Immediately after irradiation the divacancy concentration is about 25 per cent of its maximum value which is attained at 330 °K, the temperature at which the divacancies begin to anneal out. Increases in the 1.7 μ band intensity and recovery of the edge absorption can also be achieved at 76 °K by illuminating the sample with intense sub-bandgap light or white light. The experimental results suggest a neutron-induced cluster model in which the cluster is a vacancy-rich region whose annealing characteristics are controlled by the liberation and motion of vacancies. The injection effects can be explained by analogy to the charge state dependent mobility of the Si vacancy.


In order to establish the helminth's infection rate, a survey was carried out among camek slaughtered in the Kane abattoir in Northern Nigeria. The camels slaughtered were originating from the Sahel vegetational zone, mainly in Niger Republic. During the survey, it was net tried to establish the exact origin of the animais. In the abattoir, the aorta was removed andexamined as described in anearlier report(S).


Objective To study the effect of compound Enteromorpha's polysaccharide on lowering blood lipid and anti-lipid peroxidation. Methods According to Tc content,42 rats were randomly divided into control,hyperlipemia model,Enteromorpha's polysaccharide,compound Enteromorpha's polysaccharide( low,middle and high doses) groups. Intervening in rats of Enteromorpha's polysaccharide group or compound Enteromorpha's polysaccharide groups through intragastric administration of Enteromorpha's polysaccharide or all doses of compound Enteromorpha's polysaccharide for forty- five days,TC,TG,HDL- C,LDL- C content and SOD,GSH- Px activity in the serum were measured. Results In contrast to the hyperlipemia model,TC content of all doses of compound Enteromorpha 's polysaccharide decreased but GSH- Px activity improved; TG of middle and high doses decreased while SOD activity improved; HDL- C content of high dose improved and LDL- C content of low and middle doses decreased( P 0. 05). TC,TG,HDL- C content and GSH- Px activity of all doses of compound Enteromorpha's polysaccharide in rats' serum had no statistical differences in contrast to single Enteromorpha's polysaccharide,also was SOD activity of high dose( P 0. 05). Conclusion Compound Enteromorpha's polysaccharide shows the similar effect of lowering blood lipid and anti- lipid peroxidation to single Enteromorpha's polysaccharide.


Purpose: to analyze the best practices for sewage sludge management both in our country and abroad. Discussion. The qualitative composition of sewage sludge varies depending on the wastewater composition, the characteristics of treatment facilities and the treatment methods used. The choice of sludge disposal method depends primarily on environmental and social factors. The environmental factor is determined primarily by the presence of pathogenic microorganisms and helminths, heavy metals and biogenic substances. The problem with helminths and pathogenic microorganisms is solved by disinfection and stabilization of sewage sludge. The problem with heavy metals is solved by their immobilization. The biogenic composition of sewage sludge, and primarily the nitrogen and phosphorus content, predetermines its fertilizer value for crop production. The main negative component that determines the quality of sewage sludge is the presence of heavy metals in them. The statistical data on the content of heavy metals in sewage sludge from various countries are presented. The social aspect determines the availability of agricultural areas, appropriate technologies, demand for a certain type of resource, as well as economic indicators of the result obtained. Conclusions. Currently, in world practice there is no consensus on the permissible content of pollutants in sewage sludge when they are used as fertilizers. The Russian standards are no exception, which require scientifically based revision to improve the requirements for the sewage sludge quality for their further use in the country's agriculture.


As an important project for Turkey to achieve Information/Knowledge Society Strategic Goals, the e-Government Gateway currently focuses on the delivery of public services via a single portal on the Internet. In later stages, other channels such as mobile devices will be available for use, underlying a transition towards mobile and ubiquitous government services. In order to provide a supportive base for this transition, the authors develop a modeling of knowledge amphora (@), and link this conceptual model with the e-government gateway. Based on Knowledge Science concepts such as ubiquity, ba (physical, virtual, mental place for relationship-building and knowledge-creation), ma (time-space in-between-ness), reflection and refraction, the modeling of Knowledge Amphora incorporates the interactions @ the Internet and mobile devices that contribute to cross-cultural information transfer and knowledge creation. The paper presents recent electronic and mobile government developments of E-Government Gateway Project in Turkey as an application example of this philosophical and theoretical modeling. The contributed Ubiquitous Participation Platform for Policy Making (UbiPOL) project aims to develop a ubiquitous platform allowing citizens to be involved in policy making processes (PMPs). The resulting work is a practical case study as that develops new m-government operations.


Abstract Brush piles have long been promoted as a means to enhance wildlife habitat, yet few studies have experimentally tested the perceived benefits of these structures for wildlife or evaluated the efficacy of different arrangements of these piles within landscapes. During summers 2005 and 2006, we used a mark–recapture study to compare small mammal abundance and survival in forested habitats provisioned with brush piles vs. similar habitats without, both at sites located adjacent to agricultural edges and within the interior of forests in central Pennsylvania. Northern short-tailed shrews Blarina brevicauda, mice Peromyscus, and eastern chipmunks Tamias striatus were all frequently captured within brush piles at edge and interior sites. Peromyscus were significantly more abundant at edge vs. interior sites. The presence of brush piles, however, seemed to have little effect on small mammal abundance or survival with the only potential effect being an increased overwinter survival rate experienced by Pe...


Poster: "2018 ASM / R-0080 / Do breast density and lesion characteristics impact on radiologist's first impression of a mammogram?" by: "Z. Gandomkar, E. Ekpo, S. Lewis, K. Tapia, P. Trieu, P. Brennan; NSW/AU"


organic composite nanomaterials and nanostructures is a rapidly developing and expanding area of research with tremendous potential for industrial applications. The main advantages of these nanomaterials are their specific physical (optical, mechanic, magnetic), chemical (reactionactivity, catalytic), and biomedical (curing, delivery, release) properties [1]. Among the different approaches exploited (for example wet synthesis [2], evaporation [3], lithography [4]) for fabrication of the nanoscale materials based on physical or chemical principles, mimic biomineralization process is one of the most interesting and sophisticated methods, especially for the synthesis of complex inorganic nanomaterials with dimensional, structural, and morphological, specificity inside the confined spherical water-in-oil (w/o) inverse microemulsions [5-8]. In this case, microemulsion droplets have been used as "nano-reactors" for Int. J. Bio-Inorg. Hybd. Nanomat., Vol. 1, No. 1 (2012), 59-65 ISSN: 2251-8533


It is difficult to identify the unstable processes with time delay, especially with large time delay. In this paper, a new relay feedback identification method for open-loop unstable processes with time delay is proposed. The exact expressions for the periods and amplitudes of limit cycles under the biased relay feedback are derived for unstable processes which can be modeled by first-order plus dead-time dynamics. Furthermore, for the unstable processes with large time delay, an additional PD controller is incorporated in the relay feedback system to relax the constraint on the ratio of delay to the unstable time constant, so that the exact model parameters of unstable processes can be identified. The numerical simulation examples demonstrate the validity of the proposed identification method.


Short coherence length superconductors show anomalous behaviour in various thermodynamic and transport properties above their critical temperature T c . We interpret these observations in the framework of the attractive Hubbard model by considering the interaction between unpaired electrons and virtual pairs. Between T c and T Φ , correlations among the phases of the pairs lead to an XY-type contribution to the specific heat C V , to strong diamagnetic fluctuations, and to a well-developed pseudogap. Between T Φ and T*, the pairing amplitude is visible in the spin susceptibility, in a broad hump in C V , and in a pseudogap which fills up. We also study the internal structure of these preformed pairs.


SUMMARY The primary objective of this study was to determine the role of bacteria in the solubilisation of the silicon in diatom frustules. The dissolution of diatom frustules and the internal cycling of silicon within a freshwater lake, where input from external sources is not significant, appears to be a major factor controlling the growth of the important primary producers; the diatoms. A review of the literature showed that there was very little information available on the relationship between frustule dissolution and microbial activity. The following aspects were considered: A. The Effect of Natural Water Bacterial Populations on Silica Release from Diatom Cultures Natural populations of Loch Leven and Lough Neagh water bacteria enhanced the release of soluble silica from an axenic Cyclotella menehiniczna culture, compared with sterile autolysis, at 25 °C. In the inoculated cultures 50% to 60% of the silica was released over a period of 30 days. Natural populations of Loch Leven water bacteria also enhanced the release of soluble silica from xenic (contaminated with bacteria) cultures of Asterionella forinosa Tabellaria flocculosa, :zavicula peZ.liculosa and C. ineneghiniana compared with control cultures sterilised with HgCl 2 (19./i.). Similar results were obtained with Lough Neagh populations incubated with A. forrosa. Incubation was at 25°C. The amount of silica released varied with the diatom type. The maximum percentage silica released was 75% to 80%, after 45 days incubation.


In the context of the CITIMAP (Centre for the application of Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture Mechanization) precision farming research program at the Vittorio Tadini experimental farm the values of several narrow-band vegetation indices (VIs) were determined for maize 2005/2006 crops from hyperspectral CHRIS/Proba and Hyperion observations. The sensitivity of the different VIs to Biophysical crop parameters relevant to nutritional status and nitrogen variable rate fertilization (LAI and leaf chlorophyll concentration measured directly in the field) is addressed. The Spectral Polygon Vegetation Index (SPVI) is proposed for LAI and canopy chlorophyll estimation.


PURPOSE
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive, highly metastatic malignancy with high recurrence rates. Hypoxia is a hallmark of the TNBC tumor micro-environment, which promotes tumor growth while impairing NK cell cytotoxic functions. Although acute exercise improves NK cell function under normoxic conditions, the impact of exercise on NK cell cytotoxic functions under hypoxic conditions mimicking O2 tensions observed in solid tumors is unknown.

METHODS
The cytotoxic functions of resting and post-exercise NK cells isolated from thirteen young inactive healthy women were assessed against breast cancer cells expressing different levels of hormone receptors (MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231) under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. Mitochondrial respiration and H2O2 production rates of the TNBC-activated NK cells were assessed via high-resolution respirometry.

RESULTS
Under hypoxia, post-exercise NK cells exhibited greater killing of TNBC than resting NK cells. Further, post-exercise NK cells were more likely to kill TNBC under hypoxia than normoxic conditions. In addition, mitochondrial respiration associated with oxidative (OXPHOS) capacity of TNBC-activated NK cells was greater in post-exercise cells than resting cells under normoxia, but not under hypoxia. Finally, acute exercise was associated with reduced mitochondrial H2O2 production by NK cells in both conditions.

CONCLUSIONS
Together, we present crucial interrelationships between hypoxia and exercise-induced changes in NK cell functions against TNBC cells. By modulating their mitochondrial bioenergetic functions, we postulate that acute exercise improves NK cell function under hypoxic conditions. Specifically, NK cell O2 and H2O2 flow (pmols·s-1·million NK cells-1) changes in response to 30 min cycling suggest that exercise primes NK cell tumor killing by reducing mitochondrial oxidative stress, and thus rescuing their function when exposed to harsh hypoxic environments as observed in the microenvironment of breast solid tumors.


After due reflection, it seemed that the most useful contribution that I could make to this conference would be to offer certain perspectives growing out of the experience of 37 years as a member of the medical faculty of Howard University, a predominantly Negro institution, and nearly 20 years as editor of the Journal of the National Medical Association, the official organ of the representative organization of black physicians. I t further seemed that it would be constructive to offer these perspectives in the frame of reference of the National Medical Association because the most fundamental obstacle to harmonious race relations in this country is, basically, that the white majority does not respect the black minority and hence does not trust it, a mistrust which recent events have shown is amply returned. It would be good for all of us, therefore, to observe that an organization which is black conceived, organized, developed and controlled, is as competent as any other to contribute to the general weal. The failure to recognize this potential of the NMA and other organizations similarly founded and developed is at the root of many present-day difficulties, and must be expeditiously corrected if solid progress is to be made.


Shellfish are widely used in coastal environments for biomonitoring of heavy metal pollution. Research on the sea slug Onchidium reevesii, an economically important benthic gastropod, is limited due to a lack of genomic resources. This study, based on Illumina sequencing, compared the transcriptomes of O. reevesii before and after cadmium exposure, and used time-series expression analysis. The molecular level stress response mechanism operating in this organism in environmental stress conditions was investigated. De novo assembly of the O. reevesii transcriptome yielded 51,007 unigenes, of which 14,774 were annotated. Time-series expression analyses resulted in clustering of most responsive transcripts into 16 statistically significant expression profiles. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis based on time-series expression identified metal ion binding, synaptic transmission, and oxidative stress as important biological processes, and expression analysis identified genes related to invertebrate responses to environmental stress. Furthermore, we have generated the first transcriptome of O. reevesii, and the extensive sequence data produced will provide valuable molecular resources for study of the response of O. reevesii to cadmium exposure.


Based on Xia Tian-min's short novel the Fish in the Earth and through studying Zhaotong's geographic characteristcs and Zhaotong writers' deep attachment to the hometown,this paper is aimed at finding out the features of the the countryside-topic novels by Zhaotong writers' group.


(22) Filed: Jan. 23, 2015 A Switched resonant power amplifier system for ultrasonic transducers is disclosed. The system includes an amplifier Related U.S. Application Data that receives and processes a driver output signal for gener ating a drive signal that is provided to an ultrasonic device for (63) night play N. . st controlling output of the ultrasonic device. An output control ti s ti s faropli ti N s 13 /3 50 877 filed circuit receives and processes a signal related to a feedback E. y S. E. s 485 993 which signal generated by the ultrasonic device and a divider refer continuation of annlication No 12/ 63 408 filed on ence signal, and generates a compensated clock signal that is June 27, 2008 E. Pat. No s O96.9 6i which is a adjusted for at least one of phase and frequency differences continuation of annlication No O974 332 filed on between the received feedback signal and the divider refer Oct. 27, 2004 pp. t. No. 7 39 6,336 s-1s ence signal. A compensated drive circuit receives and pro Cl. Zif, , now Fal. No. 7,390,336. cesses the compensated clock signal for generating the (60) Provisional application No. 60/538,202, filed on Jan. divider reference signal, and for generating the driver output 22, 2004, provisional application No. 60/527,812,


Abstract The main distinguishing feature of a true democratic cultural ravolution is its mass, nation-wide character; the strength and vitality of the revolution is derived from the awakened creative energy of the masses and their aspiration of a new life, enlightenment and culture. Real progress cannot oe decreed from above; living creative progress is the product of the masses themselves. We must raise the lowest sections of the population to the state of making history.


The rehabilitation of pavements can be regarded as a cycle of gradual depreciation and subsequent replacement of the capital invested in the pavement layers of roads. The capital recovery cost is functionally related to the strength of the pavement and the life-cycle length between rehabilitation measures, which is the basis for annual worth cost analysis of any rehabilitation measure. Whereas the cost of such measures is composed of a fixed term and a term which varies with overlay thickness, the life-cycle length is dependent on the acceptable minimum performance or serviceability level and the strength of the rehabilitation pavement structure. These relationships and a financial equation for annualized costs are the basic modules of the proposed modelling. The problem of salvage value is illustrated but can be avoided by applying the "repeatability assumption" of financial analysis. This means, with regard to pavements, that the same measure of rehabilitation must be used at the same "trigger point" of acceptable minimum performance. Based on the author's earlier modelling of the AASHTO Road Test and Brampton Road Test data, and on inventory data collected and modelled in Ontario, a form for the life-cycle length function has been derived and discussed. Ontario 1984 cost data were used to give an example of calculation of annualized costs. If user costs are not included in the analysis, single overlays done more frequently seem to be economical compared to multi-course overlays and less frequent rehabilitations. (Author)


The aim of this Master's thesis is to examine the information use among Swedish backpackers, both prior to departure and while travelling. The questions posed in this study are; which artefact ...


The purpose of this paper is to investigate the chaotic influence of the fractional order jerk system with the theoretical execution of circuit and practical consequent on cryptography. The Caputo fractional derivative (CFD) has been used for the commensurate order and obtains the necessary condition to appear chaos using Lyapunov exponent (LE). The existence, uniqueness of the system is analyzed, and the stabilities of the equilibrium points are explored. The output of the electronic circuit equations has been inspected graphically and the values of passive components resistor, capacitor and voltage are tabulated. The scrambling protocol is designed in multiple paradigmatic language Python for various aspects of information security such as sound and image for confidentiality. The analog and numerical simulations carry out in Multisim and Mathematica respectively, to see the effects of physical parameters on phase portraits which are incorporated through graphs and tables. The significance level of occur fluctuation is also measured by a statistical package the NIST test suite to ensure the stream of generating numbers for a particular cryptographic application. Furthermore, originality of the system also tested with the help of error measuring tool named mean absolute error (MAE) and found that the performance index of the designed system is in good agreement.


Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed an accessible therapy for children and adolescents suffering from dental phobia. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, shows that guided internet-based CBT is highly effective in reducing anxiety and increasing the ability to deal with dental treatment. One year later, half of the children were completely free of their phobia.


This paper examines the degree to which unfunded obligations of public-sector pension plans are capitalized into house prices. While there has been a growing focus on the size of unfunded pension obligations of state and local governments, their impact on local housing markets has been far less analyzed. Given the large number of local pension plans from the state of Pennsylvania, we turn to the state. Using data on house prices from the Decennial Census of 1990 and 2000 and the 2007-2011 American Community Survey, we find no evidence that unfunded pension obligations are capitalized into house prices.


Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is classically highlighted by a pentad of features: fever, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia purpura, transient or permanent central nervous system signs, and renal disease. The antemortem diagnosis is reliant upon the multisystem clinical signs and symptoms in conjunction with severe hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia. Relapse is common within the first six months after initial presentation. Laboratory findings have been generally nonspecific per se, and antemortem tissue biopsy findings are frequently unrewarding. Recently, however, unusually large multimers of the Factor VIII:Ag molecule (von Willebrand protein) have been identified in the plasma of patients with TTP who have recovered from an acute attack. This observation is very important because it may lead to essential information on the nature of the inciting event in this devastating illness. The differential diagnosis includes several multisystem disease processes such as the hemolytic uremic syndrome, toxemia of pregnancy, systemic lupus erythematosus, subacute bacterial endocarditis, nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, immune thrombocytopenic purpura, and the postpartum renal failure syndrome. The hemolytic uremic syndrome, toxemia of pregnancy, and TTP may resemble each other, exhibit many overlapping features, and are probably related. The cause of TTP remains unknown; the overwhelming majority of cases occur in otherwise healthy people without any recognizable underlying illness. Since 1965 45 to 70% of patients survive, a significant improvement in contrast to the early 1900s when the mortality rate was greater than 90%. The most dramatic advance has been observed in therapeutics, namely the utilization of some mode of plasma therapy (either infusion alone or plasmapheresis followed by plasma infusion). Corticosteroids remain very important in the management of patients with TTP. Vincristine may be very helpful, but additional studies are needed. The efficacy of vinca alkaloids, chronic immunosuppressive therapy, and sple. nectomy remains undefined. At present there is very little, if any, evidence that antiplatelet agents, aspirin, and prostacyclin are beneficial to patients with TTP. Prompt diagnosis and vigorous aggressive therapy is critical for successful management of TTP patients.


The accumulating amounts of nutrient element in artificial Trifolium pratense population in different(utilization) period are studied.The results show that the T.pratense populations in different seasons, Mar.to May(Ⅰ),Jun.to Jul.(Ⅱ) and Aug.to Sept.(Ⅲ),the maximum and mean values of accumulating amount of nutrient element(usually) are ⅠⅡⅢ.The accumulating(amount) of nutrient element increases usually with the prolongation of the (growing) day of T.pratense population before the flowering period.The accumulating amount of each nutrient element is higher in the first utilization at squaring to flowering phase than that at other growing periods.It indicates that the(total)(nutrient) matter is lower when the cutting phase is earlier,and the accumulating amount of element after cutting is lower than that before cutting.


Simple Summary Administration of BPC 157 induces positive physiological changes in honeybees. Those changes include few biochemical and immunological parameters in hemolymph and hypopharyngeal gland of newly emerged worker bees in laboratory-controlled conditions and increased enzymatic activity in the digestive system of young honeybees in apiary. Changes in proteolytic enzyme activity are particularly visible in the top of the epithelial cells in the mid-guts of honeybees, indicating a connection between oral administration of sucrose diet enriched with BPC 157 and honeybees' immunity. These cognitions give a firm basis for further studies of BPC 157 use in all aspects of beekeeping. Abstract Various factors contribute to a decline in diversity and number of bees. Here, an integrated approach in experimental BPC 157 therapy was implemented, combining laboratory-controlled and field study results. The aim of a study was to assess the effects of BPC 157 additional feeding of newly emerged worker honeybees on few biochemical and immunological parameters in hemolymph (glucose, trehalose, lipids, proteins, vitellogenin, glucose-oxidase (GOX)), and hypopharyngeal gland (HPG), in laboratory-controlled conditions. Additionally, to examine the physiological status of protein digestion, the enzymatic activity of leucine aminopeptidase (LAP) in the mid-guts of worker honeybees was analyzed. It was found that individual honeybees, in hoarding cages, following BPC 157 administration through carbohydrate food, showed positive physiological changes when compared to the control groups. Those results were complemented by strong and visible LAP activity, particularly noticeable in the apical parts of the epithelial cells in the mid-guts of young worker honeybees originated from treated hives, suggesting a link between alternative oral therapy with BPC 157 and honeybees' immunity.


Measles is a serious infectious disease that can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. Remarkable progress has been made through measles vaccination in reducing the number of people dying from measles. In the last years, concerns about the safety of vaccines have led to decline in immunization coverage rates and new outbreaks of measles in many European countries, including Italy. We believe that it is important to reinforce the message that measles vaccine is safe and highly effective through appropriate information campaigns and public awareness.


Timing is not everything, but it can certainly take over our lives – over the past several seasons and semesters, many of us preoccupied with historical transformations and our professional responsibilities have been rattled by the advent of a worldwide epidemic. Delays, derailed archival plans, and lockdowns, quarantines, and more have thrown many of us into disarray. What pleases me more than I can say is when an intervention has an unexpected positive effect, and we must seek opportunities to celebrate rather than lament the inevitability of continuing disruptions. When Marie Molloy of Manchester Metropolitan University invited me in the fall of 2018 to offer a keynote at her upcoming conference on "Women and Slavery: Agency and Constraint in the Slaveholding South" in January 2019, I jumped at the chance. I had just completed a foreword for a newly published anthology, Sexuality and Slavery: Reclaiming Intimate Histories in the Americas (2018), a project based on a 2011 conference which I had been unable to attend. Thus, I was not about to miss another opportunity, with so many of the best and the brightest UK scholars working in the field showing off their research. And little did I know it would be one of the few conferences I would be able to attend in person for the next few years. What could be the silver linings of this delay? COVID-19 gave many of us a pass, as deadlines whooshed by. But the pause also gave some of us permission to reflect, indeed to marinate. For years, I pleaded with a senior scholar, Thavolia Glymph, who published her first and very great opus in 2008, that she needed to buckle down and get her next big project out, as her series of brilliant articles were fantastic – but we needed the book! A dozen years later, her manuscript aged to perfection, she produced another publishing coup–which to date has won eight major awards. Moreover, she has been the subject of a roundtable to be published by Civil War History in 2022, with scholars suggesting how she has transformed the field. When I was ruminating over changes within the field of women and slavery, I was pleased to recall the 2017 OAH Roundtable on "Pioneers and New Scholarship on Women in the Pre–Civil War South," organized and moderated by Brenda Stevenson, (formerly of UCLA and currently the Hilary Rodham Clinton Chair in Women's History at Oxford University). She invited a handful of scholars to discuss early work in the field, moving through to the current crop of topics, from life in the belly of a slave ship to existence inside plantation households. The dialogue among different generations of scholars–Daina Ramey Berry of the University of Texas at Austin, Jennifer L. Morgan of


FIELD: process engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to production of long metal rolled articles. Claimed plant comprises the steel making unit (6) to produce liquid metal at the first output, rolling mill (13) of the second output, continuous casting unit (11) arranged between steel making plant and said rolling mill (13). Note also that said continuous casting unit (11) comprises at least two casing lines (21, 19), each meant for production of long articles. The first casting line is aligned with the rolling mill for feed thereto of the cast articles. The second casting line is aligned with the rolling mill with no feed thereto of metal. The plant incorporates the means (27) for simultaneous adjustment of output of the first casting line and the second casting line output subject to the difference in output of the steel making plant and the rolling mill output. EFFECT: perfected design. 11 cl, 1 dwg


A severe storm happened around the Three Gorges Dam area at midnight on 15 April 2002,which is the typical convective weather occurred under the condition that the cold front invades into the southwest inverted trough.The instant wind force reached 11,and the rainfall was about 50 mm per hour.The Doppler radar detected the mature thunderstorm echoes possessing the features of mesocyclones(V-pattern notches).The reinforced echoes maintained about 4 hours.According to the local records of instantaneous gusts,it is deduced that there might be strong downdraft currents near the surface,which led to catastrophic gusts.The energy of the strong gusts might come from the unstable convective energy accumulated in the middle troposphere,which is strongly indicative of the intensity of catastrophic gusts near the surface.It suggests that the strong gusts burst out when the unstable layer disappears.Different from other examples,the strong gusts and heavy rain in this case happened about one hour later of the occurrence of the strongest echo,highest echo top and largest vertically integrated liquid water content.The temporal lag can be the most important reference for weather forecasters to predict severe weather.


A display device is disclosed. The display device includes: an input unit which receives a sound source selection command, a storage unit which stores a user image, a control unit which extracts a user skeleton and a user skeleton depth from the user image and extracts a dancer skeleton and a dancer skeleton depth from a dancer image, and a display unit. The control unit maps the user skeleton on the dancer skeleton and controls the display unit to display dance data by generating the dance data by mapping the texture information of the user skeleton on the dancer skeleton. Thereby, the dance data replacing the image of a user is easily generated and the dance image of the user is easily compared with the dance image of a singer.


M has become increasingly important in the post-digital era. It captures the reconfiguration of our media experience and our exclusive interest in the immaterial digital environment. In other words, the pivotal aspects of our lives have already been digitised, but for different reasons we are returning to analogue media and physical formats – sometimes with a paralysing nostalgia (or rather, as a symptom of the slow cancellation of the future).1 Our experience is not limited to this, as novel ways of creatively revising older media in a truly post-digital manner appear.2 This approach breaks the cycle, namely it upsets the hegemony of digital immateriality and extends our perception beyond the blue screens and sets of discourses surrounding them to touch and intimacy. Not only media scholars but historians, too, could profit from this perspective.