Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is affecting from 5 to 20% of reproductive age women and is one of the most common reasons of infertility. PCOS may increase risk of obstetric complications, as gestational diabetes or preeclampsia, also has negative effect on women's cardiac, endocrine systems and is associated with higher risk of depression and even can be the cause of ovarian or endometrial cancer. These women usually are overweight, have skin problems, such acne or hirsutism, and menstruation irregularity. Sometimes PCOS can be diagnosed only in complications time. According to this, it is very important to recognize PCOS and start complex treatment immediately. First of all, PCOS management begins with lifestyle changes (exercise and healthy diet). For women, who are not planning pregnancy, first choice medical treatment is oral combined contraceptive pills, which needs to be prescribed individually. For those women, who are trying to become mothers, ovulation stimulation is recommended first. Laparoscopic surgery may also be done. One last step is assisted fertilization. Last but not the least, it is very important to adjust weight and treat insulin resistance in order to get better results.


The taxonomic, morphological and meristic features of a dark eel caught by commercial trawling off the Gulf of Patti, southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, February 17, 2017, showed it to be a female Conger conger. Histological analysis of gonads demonstrated that the individual was in a post-spawning phase. X-ray radiographs showed widespread decalcification of skeleton and teeth loss, confirming a strong mobilisation of somatic energy reserves needed for reproductive development. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


Daily high-speed running by SNCF of turbotrains and the two test sets at 250/300 km/h have established that the application of aero gas turbines to railway rolling stock is sound engineering and that services of 250 km/h are commercially and technically worthwhile as well as establishing beyond doubt that the steel wheel on the steel rail is the most satisfactory and economic form of transit for speeds in the order of 300 km/h.


The stereo matching problem takes two images captured by nearby cameras and attempts to recover quantitative disparity information. Most of the existing stereo matching algorithms find it difficult to estimate disparity in the occlusion, discontinuities and textureless regions in the images. In the last few decades, a number of stereo matching methods have been proposed to overcome some of these problems. In the same line of thought, the authors propose a new feature-based stereo matching method, which consists of four basic steps – feature-based stereo correspondence, two-pass cost aggregation, disparity computation using winner-takes-all selection and finally, the disparity refinement. In the proposed method, local features of Gabor wavelet in spatial domain are used for matching cost computation and subsequently a cost aggregation step is implemented by combined use of the Kuwahara filter and the median filter. Experimental results on the Middlebury benchmark database shows that the proposed method outperforms many existing local stereo matching methods.


Triple malignancy is a very rare occurrence. We report a case of transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder (UB) that subsequently developed squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx after 2 months of diagnosis. He was given radiotherapy for both the primaries. However, after 3 years of completion of treatment, the patient developed a nodular lesion in the right breast just below the nipple. Excision biopsy of the lesion revealed invasive ductal carcinoma. Thus, triple malignancies with different histologies in all the primaries were established in the patient with UB cancer and laryngeal cancer developing synchronously followed by breast cancer metachronously.


There is extensive evidence that research has a significant effect on increases in productivity, which in turn has a positive effect on economic growth and development. This study examines the economic impacts of research that led to a forestry innovation, containerized forest tree seedlings. Economic benefits resulting from the development of this method of reforestation are attributable to numerous sources, although only benefits measurable in terms of savings to consumers are considered in this analysis to ensure a conservative estimate of benefits. An economic surplus model is utilized to estimate research benefits. Public and private research expenditures are estimated using screened publication counts and by contacting firms who have undertaken or who are conducting containerized seedling research. Average internal rates of return from investment in containerized seedling research range from 37 to 111%, depending on assumptions concerning the percentage price differential between containerized and b...


Describes statistical methods applied to three or more sample groups. Discusses analysis of variance in parametric forms and the requirement for experimental design control before its application.


The motivation of focusing on livelihood issues by CPC since the 16th People's Congress is expounded.It is analyzed that Hu Jintao as general secretary of the central collective leadership attaches great importance to people's livelihood and puts forward a series of measures to improve people's livelihood and practice the "right of the people,love the people,benefits for the people" based on the four following aspects: scientific concept of development as livelihood issue guidelines;the new task of comprehensive constructing well-being society as the goal;through solving livelihood issues to promote socialist harmonious construction and focusing on livelihood issues to improve social building.


rt &dquo;Ethnic Politics and Racial Issues Reconsidered: Comments on an Earlier ~ Study,&dquo;'Alan Acock and Robert Halley seek to show that an earlier study, co-authored by one of the present authors and published in this joumal,2 employed faulty data to draw ideologically unacceptable interpretations of socialclass and ethnic voting patterns in the Los Angeles mayoral election of 1969. On the surface they appear to have achieved their goal by ingenious use of algebra, to which they allude in their first footnote. In lieu of access to the original set of tract-level census and electoral data, the only way to re-calculate the offensive partial correlation was to use the standard formula3 comprised of simple correlations among the three variables involved: Here,


Scientifically substantiated evaluations are pivotal to ensuring the effectiveness and improvement of the growing number of science communication projects. Yet current evaluation practices are still lacking in various respects. Based on a systematic review of evaluation reports, an online survey of, as well as discussion rounds with science communication practitioners in the German-speaking countries, we discuss three main challenges of science communication evaluation: (1) There is a conflation of impact goals and measurable project objectives as well as a lack of precise definitions of objectives and target groups, which complicates the assessment of the projects' success. (2) Although many evaluations highlight the impact-oriented interest of those responsible, the methods chosen rarely allow scientifically valid evaluations of effects. The lack of comparative reference points and the partially unsuitable use of self-report measures are key issues in this regard. (3) The fact that few evaluation processes are made transparent and that formative evaluation designs are a rarity indicates a tendency to understand evaluations as the final 'success story' of a project rather than a learning process. This stands in the way of a constructive discussion of the actual impact of science communication. Our exploratory insights contribute to an understanding of the weaknesses of science communication evaluation and needs in the field. They also provide impulses for future improvements in the field for the stakeholders in practice, research, funding, and science management.


Fruit acid is the common name of a series of carboxylic acid with hydroxy in α- position. Fruit acid has good water- solubility and strong permeability because of simple molecular structure,small molecular weight and much hydroxy,so it can be easily absorbed by skin through the stratum corneum. Fruit acid can promote metabolism of epidermal cell,diminish the appearance of fine lines and maintain the proper moisture of skin. In this paper,the species,effects and application accompany with cosmetics in dermatology of fruit acid were summarized.


Abstract In order to solve the problem that the total sugar content of the chlortetracycline fermentation tank can not be automatically detected online, a prediction method which combines the output recursive wavelet neural network and the Gauss process regression is proposed in this paper. A soft sensor model between the measurable parameters (inputs) and the total sugar content (output) of the chlortetracycline fermentation tank was established. The soft sensor model was trained by self updating algorithm. Based on field data, the accuracy and generalization ability of the soft sensor model were analyzed. It is shown that the prediction accuracy of the combined model proposed in this paper is better than that of other single models. The results demonstrate the superiority of the method, and MRE and RMSE are used to evaluate the performance of the soft sensor model. It shows that the prediction precision of the soft sensor model based on ORWNN-GPR combination is relatively high in the long period of fermentation, and is suitable for on-line prediction of the total sugar content of the chlortetracycline fermentation tank. The soft sensor method can effectively reduce the labor intensity of the analysts and saves the production cost for enterprise.


Evaluating the importance of a network node is a crucial task in network science and graph data mining. H-index is a popular centrality measure for this task, however, there is still a lack of its interpretation from a rigorous statistical aspect. Here we show the statistical nature of h-index from the perspective of order statistics, and we obtain a new family of centrality indices by generalizing the h-index along this direction. The theoretical and empirical evidences show that such a statistical interpretation enables us to obtain a general and versatile framework for quantifying the importance of a network node. Under this framework, many new centrality indices can be derived and some of which can be more accurate and robust than h-index. We believe that this research opens up new avenues for developing more effective indices for node importance quantification from a viewpoint that still remains unexplored.


Effectiveness of Internal Fixation of Type 2 Coronoid Fractures on Elbow Kinematics and Stability with and without Collateral Ligament Repair J. W. Pollock1,2,4, James E. Pichora3,1,4, Louis M. Ferreira3,1,4, James Brownhill3,1,4, James A. Johnson3,4,1, Graham J. King1,5,4 1Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand and Upper Limb Clinic (HULC), London, ON, Canada; 2Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; 3Biomedical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; 4Lawson Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; 5St. Joseph's Health Care, London Health Science Centre, London, ON, Canada email@example.com


This study investigates manufacturing industry carbon reduction policy based on sustainable developmentcriteria for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM); one of the three Emissions Trading System (ETS)mechanisms. Based on the manufacturing industry CDM projects undertaken in the South Asian countries, it alsoexplores the growth of Certified Emission Reduction (CERs) in relation with Estimated Emission Reduction(EERs) for the period between 2006 and 2011. The study finds that the majority (90%) of the CDM projects inSouth Asian countries are based in India. The registered projects are mostly concentrated on fuel switch orenergy efficiency of which less than half (44%) belong to the Cement industry and about 24% belong to Brickmanufacturing industry. The study also finds an unstable trend of CERs (116% on an average) and weakcorrelation (30%) against EERs followed by low CERs (17%) and negative correlations about 33% againstcumulative EERs. This study recommends specific targets for the post 2012 period both for EERs and CERsfor the manufacturing industry in deciding carbon emissions targets to achieve maximum credits from emissionstrading. Keywords : Sustainable Development Criteria, Emissions Trading System, CDM project, Estimated EmissionReductions (EERs), Certified Emission Reductions(CERs).


The genus Orosius Distant, 1918 is revised from the Arabian Peninsula. Four species are considered, two of them as new records, O. aegypticus Ghauri, 1966 stat. rev.; O. cellulosus (Lindberg, 1927). O. albicinctus Distant, 1918 has been previously recorded by Dlabola (1980). A new species, O. viraktamathi El-Sonbati Wilson sp. n. is also described. A key to species is provided.


Purpose To study the clincopathologic morphological character and diagnosis and differential diagnosis of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma(PEH). Methods Three cases of PEH were investigated with routine histologic and immunohistochemical staining,together with review of the literature. Results Tumor cells were "epithelioid" or "histiocytoid";rounded or polygonal tumor cells arranged in nests, cords, glandulose feature and irregular patterns;the tumor cells were embedded in myxoid or hyaline matrix. Primitive lumen formation within a single tumor cell(intra cytoplasmic lumens);The kind of tumor lacks of mitoticactivity, pleomorphism, and necrosis; Immunohistochemical analysis showed that the tumor cells expressed sensitive markers of vascular endothelial cells,such as CD34,factor Ⅷ and CD31. Expression of cytokeratin and vimentin were also detected in some cases.Conclusions PEH is a distinctive low grade sarcoma which has distinctive histopathologic features, but it should be differentiated from metastatic cancer within lung, pulmonary eptheloid hemangiosarcoma and pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis.


T RANSLATORS' NOTE: Originally published as 'Rom: Eine ästhetische Analyse', in Die Zeit, No. 191 (Vienna), 1898: 137–9; also in Georg Simmel Gesamtausgabe, vol. 5, Hans-Jürgen Dahme and David P. Frisby eds, Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1992, pp. 301–10. The subtitle Simmel gave to this article – 'an aesthetic analysis' – could also apply to the approach he takes in the two shorter pieces he wrote several years later on 'Florence' and 'Venice'. In all three essays, Simmel's focus on the framing and unification of the diverse elements of the cityscape (Stadtbild) to form an image or picture in the mind may be contrasted to how these themes are developed with regard to nature in 'The Philosophy of Landscape' (1913, translated in this issue). In contrast to his celebrated essay from 1903, 'The Metropolis and Mental Life' (in David Frisby and Mike Featherstone eds, Simmel on Culture, London: SAGE, 1997), here Simmel assumes the standpoint of the foreign visitor rather than the indigenous city-dweller. Likewise, apart from a disparaging footnote on modern Rome, he approaches these experiences of life in particular cities in terms of how the past is sustained within rather than suppressed by the present. As in his fragment on 'The Ruin' (1911, in Georg Simmel, 1858–1919, Kurt Wolff trans., Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1959), his aim in the present essay is partly to show how human culture may preserve or reshape rather than merely eliminate distinctive features of the natural world. As the reader may infer from the concluding comments on Kant, Feuerbach and Goethe, Simmel self-consciously locates his reflections within a long line of German intellectuals for whom travel to Italy constituted a kind of pivotal life experience. The classic example of this genre is Goethe's Italian Journey (Robert R. Heitner trans., Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1994), which Simmel also alludes to in his essays 'Goethe and Youth' and 'Individualism' (1914 and 1917 respectively, translated in this issue). In view of Simmel's objective to highlight and compare the hybrid character of these Italian cities, we have found it necessary in each of three essays to translate 'Geist' sometimes in its traditional sense as 'spirit' and sometimes in its more modern meaning as 'mind'.


The present study aims to find out the social support among industrial employees. 100 employees were selected on the basis of using stratified random sampling method. The results revealed that industrial employees differ in their social support.


Objective To investigate the gene therapy of hypoparathyroidism with murine embryonic stem cells (TC-1).Methods The murine stem cell viruses which were recombinated with parathyroid hormone (PTH) gene were harvested.TC-1 were infected with the recombinant retroviruses of 1 ml with addition of polybrene (final concentration:8 mg/L).The gene transduction efficiency in TC-1 was assayed and PTH secretion observed.The change of symptoms and serum PTH and calcium levels in the models after 1×105/ml TC-1 injection were observed.Results The condensed recombinant retroviruses whose titre was 2×107 colony forming unit (CFU)/ml were obtained with the gene transduction efficiency being 70% in TC-1.106 undifferentiated TC-1 secreted about 10 ng PTH every 48 h.The serum PTH and calcium level maintained in the normal range after recombinant TC-1 cells containing PTH gene were injected into the animal models.Conclusion MSCV could transduct the PTH gene into TC-1 with high efficiency and secret PTH persistently.The environmental condition was not the single factor to reveal TC-1 differentiation.TC-1 transducted with PTH gene could relieve the symptoms in animal models and were a potential source for future cell transplantation.


The maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) of separable covariance structure with one component as compound symmetry matrix has been widely studied in the literature. Nevertheless, the proposed estimates are not given in explicit form and can be determined only numerically. In this paper we give an alternative form of MLE and we show that this new algorithm is much quicker than the algorithms given in the literature. Another estimator of covariance structure can be found by minimizing the entropy loss function. In this paper we give three methods of finding the best approximation of separable covariance structure with one component as compound symmetry matrix and we compare the quickness of proposed algorithms. We conduct simulation studies to compare statistical properties of MLEs and entropy loss estimators (ELEs), such us biasedness, variability and loss. Another estimator of covariance structure can be found by minimizing the entropy loss function. In this paper we give three methods of finding the best approximation of separable covariance structure with one component as compound symmetry matrix and we compare the quickness of proposed algorithms. We conduct simulation studies to compare statistical properties of MLEs and entropy loss estimators (ELEs), such us biasedness and variability.


Introduction The efficacy and safety of adjuvant capecitabine in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer remains undefined. A meta-analysis was conducted to elucidate whether capecitabine-based regimens could improve survival in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Methods The current study searched Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov proceedings up to 2023.9. Disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), and grade 3–4 adverse events (AEs) were assessed. Extracted or calculated hazard ratios (HRs) and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were pooled. Results The capecitabine-based regimens showed significant advantages in DFS (HR = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.73–0.90; P <.001) and OS (HR = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.65–0.87; P <.001) from 12 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 5,390 unselected participants. Subgroup analysis of DFS showed analogous results derived from patients with lymph node negative (HR = 0.68, 95% CI: 0.50–0.92; P = .006) and capecitabine duration no less than six cycles (HR = 0.73; 95% CI: 0.62-0.86; P <.001). Improvement of DFS in the addition group (HR = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.68–0.87; P <.001) and adjuvant setting (HR = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.70–0.89; P <.001) was observed. As to safety profile, capecitabine was associated with more frequent stomatitis (OR = 5.05, 95% CI: 1.45–17.65, P = .011), diarrhea (OR = 6.11, 95% CI: 2.12–17.56; P =.001), and hand–foot syndrome (OR = 31.82, 95% CI: 3.23–313.65, P = .003). Conclusions Adjuvant capecitabine-based chemotherapy provided superior DFS and OS to early-stage TNBC. The benefits to DFS in selected patients with lymph node negative and the addition and extended duration of capecitabine were demonstrated.


This essay mainly discusses the importance of PE college students' lifestyle fostering,and analyzes the characters of misguided influence from sports materialism on PE college students,and studies the reasonable direction for the PE college students' lifestyle fostering.


Brown & Smiley have argued that before 10 or 11 years of age children show random or idiosyncratic rating patterns when asked to identify the important elements of text. We point to certain conceptual, methodological and analysis problems arising mainly from their adult‐referenced definition of text importance which would account for these claims. The study reported here used children aged 8, 9,10 and 11 plus adults, together with procedures which were not age biased. Arguing primarily from the complete correlation matrix, the conclusion is reached that the concept of organisational importance is remarkably similar for adjacent age groups, and that adults and 8‐year‐olds both provide systematic rating patterns using criteria which develop with age, but systematically and without evidence of developmental discontinuity.


In the past, particularly before the invention of the Korean Alphabet Hangul 1 , the Korean people had struggled with Chinese characters because the knowledge of Chinese characters was essential to access to information. Now, Koreans are in a similar situation. The only difference is the target language has been switched from Chinese to English: the Korean people are struggling with English. Why do we learn foreign languages? Whitmore (1950) gives four main motives. One is for ordinary intercourse, business or social, usually by speech; a second is for engaging in diplomacy or directives, which may involve both speaking and writing; a third is for gaining scientific or technical information, largely from written sources; and a fourth is for what may broadly be called cultural purposes, which again will deal mostly with written language. In recent years, when nations have been getting closer and closer through advanced technology and consequently international exchanges have become more frequent and significant, the obstacle that foreign languages pose is more keenly felt and the linguistic variety of the present world is becoming an increasing burden on international communication. Translations and interpretations could help to reduce such


Rosin and maleic anhydride added rosin have been esterified by triethanolamine,at 230~ 240°C. An effective additive has been found from the reaction.The acidity and thermal stability of the 2 modified rosin products have been tested.


Th is article applies Bruce Lincoln's theoretical work in Discourse and the Construction of Society: Comparative Studies of Myth, Ritual, and Classification to decode the rabbinic portrayal of the 'magical female'. Within rabbinic discourse, the use of 'myth' and 'classification' functioned, through the taxonomizer of gender, to establish and maintain rabbinic authority by labelling women as witches and practitioners of magic. By associating women with the practice of magic, Palestinian rabbis were polemicizing against women's religious culture – quotidian activities females engaged in that men largely did not, such as food preparation and participation in the mysteries of childbirth, illness, and death. Th e rabbis, themselves experiencing exclusion from power in the aftermath of the failed Jewish revolts against Rome in 70 C.E. and 135 C.E., were attempting to establish their authority, and there were aspects of women's religious culture that they found threatening. Th eir response was to exclude women from certain cultic activities and to charge them with engagement in magic – a strategy employed in the Graeco-Roman world for undermining and delegitimizing the activities and power of the threatening Other.


Abstract Although children who have been adopted are referred for mental health services more often than their non-adopted peers and might be overrepresented within residential treatment centers (RTCs), little is known about adoptive families' experiences with RTCs. The present study sought to understand the experiences of families whose children were placed in residential treatment facilities after a finalized adoption. Qualitative interviews were conducted with a total of ten families who had adopted 21 children. Of these, 13 children had been placed in an RTC after the finalized adoption. Most of the children in the sample were between zero and five years of age at placement. Adoptive families reported the need for in-the-trenches training and community-based services that could provide ongoing support post-adoption. Implications from these findings include increasing in-home services and other options within the adoptive families' own communities. Future research could incorporate a larger sample to assess whether the experiences of families in this study are similar to other adoptive families.


Despite frequent clinical observations of improved speech intelligibility following high vocal intensity training in speakers with dysarthria, the mechanism by which loud speech results in increased speech intelligibility is little understood. Prior research has reported conflicting acoustic results of articulatory modifications in loud speech conditions such as changes in vowel durations, acoustic vowel space, and F2 transition duration/extent. More interestingly, the impact of an overall increase in amplitude of speech signals on perceptual judgment of speech intelligibility is unclear, especially when the entire speech signal is amplified as compared to the amplification of selected phonetic events (see Kim and Kuo, in press). This presentation focuses on the change of relative contrastivity within utterances that were produced at both conversational and loud levels to better understand the underlying mechanism of enhanced speech intelligibility secondary to greater vocal intensity. In this presentation, data on the ratio of vowel durations (long versus short), formant structures of vowels (tense versus lax), as well as the ratio of syllable intensity (stressed vs unstressed) will be compared between conversational and loud speech conditions produced by young adult speakers.


Full waveform inversion (FWI) has proven itself as an essential tool for velocity model building using seismic data. In recent years, the geophysical community has made good progress in developing FWI to overcome some long-standing limitations, such as handling cycle skipping, better utilizing reflection energy, including more physics in the inversion algorithms, and increasing inverted frequencies to achieve ever higher frequencies. Not only targeted for larger and mid-scale model updates, more and more FWI examples were presented with increased resolution which allows for extraction of FWI derived reflectivity. Interrogating the FWI kernel with given geology and acquisition geometry can provide critical information on how the acquisition design should be optimized to provide FWI a better opportunity to update the velocity model at target depth even in the deep part of the model. When the acquisition geometry is different in terms of offsets, minimum frequencies, and azimuthal coverage, it can be analyzed to design workflows to enable FWI to optimally update the model parameters. Obviously, recent ocean-bottom node (OBN) acquisitions that record long offsets and low frequencies made FWI shine in the seismic industry. Modifying and reshaping a complex salt geometry is one of the ultimate goals of FWI. Besides the salt boundary being an issue, there is a potential cycle-skipping problem associated with uncertainties of large salt body missing or misplaced even though the frequencies used to start FWI are getting lower due to the new acquisition advancement. Furthermore, if the FWI-predicted data is simulated with an acoustic engine, it could pose amplitude discrepancies at high velocity contrast interfaces. Elastic FWI (EFWI) along has been proposed as a means of overcoming those previously mentioned challenges associated with salt and regions with high velocity contrast. We demonstrate the FWI progress of the last decade with latest examples from different acquisition geometries.


In this article it reveals the possibilities of creation of relational databases by means of the logical Visual Prolog programming language. Basic elements of management, feature from creation in the chosen programming environment are described. It gives the example is developed the educational dynamic database containing data on students of higher education institution.


Thank you for reading language and collective mobilization the story of zanzibar. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have search numerous times for their chosen readings like this language and collective mobilization the story of zanzibar, but end up in malicious downloads. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead they juggled with some infectious virus inside their laptop.


BACKGROUND: False‐positive results for hepatitis C virus antibody (anti‐HCV) occur with unacceptable frequency in low‐prevalence populations. The purpose of the study was to determine whether signal‐to‐cutoff (S/CO) ratios of anti‐HCV assay–reactive samples could be used to discriminate false‐positive from true‐positive anti‐HCV results and avoid the need for supplemental testing.


Funded by a grant from the US Department of Energy, prototype equipment for remote installation of steam generator nozzle dams has been developed. The new nozzle dam design eliminates the need for personnel entry into the steam generator bowl and does not require installation of a sophisticated robotic arm. An innovative new bolt allows simple remote attachment to the existing nozzle seal ring in Westinghouse-type steam generators. Installation is performed manually away from the high radiation emanating from the steam generator manway.


Presentation of a question that would be suitable for a take-home exam or a problem set in a general or analytical chemistry course.


Programming Language is a certain code that is designed to create an application program design. The number of programming languages currently circulating, it is necessary to test the level of reliability of a programming language. The purpose of this research is to compare the programming language PHP and Codeigniter Framework, both of these programming languages are back end languages so that they have close specifications in processing data from the database. Implementation developed with CRUD-based Codelgniter Framework. CodeIgniter is an open source web application network that is used to build dynamic PHP applications on the Project CRUD (Create Read Update Delete) model. In general, the two programming languages aim to manage the database so that it can be displayed and managed by the application. The research method used is literature study and practicum in lectures with students. The basic difference in this study is that the PHP language does not require special Driver Connection Tools so that in connecting the database to the application, it is enough to create a connection script, while the Codeigniter Framework is required to use Driver Connections when connecting to the database. The final result of this research is based on System Testing at PHP Performance Level 85% and Framework 75%, PHP Information 73% and Framework 85%, PHP Control 74% and Framework 87%, PHP 75% Efficiency Framework 82%, Service on PHP 73 % and Framework 82%.


Following menopause, endogenous estrogen levels decrease, which has been identified as a risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia. However, modifiable lifestyle factors, such as diet, may be able to decrease dementia risk. Phytoestrogens, found in soy food products, are structurally similar to natural estradiol, which enables their interaction with estrogen receptors in brain areas important for learning and memory. The aim of this review is to synthesize findings showing cognitive effects of phytoestrogen consumption and present data from observational and randomized controlled trials. The available data suggest some benefit of phytoestrogen consumption to cognitive functions. However, results are inconsistent. Future research should attempt to establish the optimum dose and length of treatment, in addition to identifying the best soy food products to elicit beneficial cognitive effects.


Clinical and histopathologic aspects of the malignant cutaneous lymphoma, mycosis fungoides, are discussed. Current concepts of malignant cutaneous reticulosis and the Sezary syndrome are presented. Based upon a review of the literature and a series of 33 cases of mycosis fungoides, the conclusion is reached that malignant cutaneous reticulosis and the Sezary syndrome are forms of mycosis fungoides.


Tamarind plant traditionally is widely used in the treatment. The part of the plant was used seed for asthma, bronchitis, leprosy, tuberculosis, sores, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, vertigo and diabetes. The active compound contained in tamarind seeds are phenolic compounds, tannins, fatty acids, flavonoids, saponins, alkaloids and glycosides. The purpose of this study is to investigate the characteristic of simplex and extracts, phytochemical screening and testing antidiarrheal effects of ethanol extract of tamarind seeds on male mice with intestinal transit method. Extraction was done by maceration with 80% ethanol. The extract was made suspension with a concentration of 2% then tested antidiarrheal effects on adult mice male at a doses of 50 mg/kg bw, 150 mg / kg bw and 450 mg/kg bw with castor oil was used as an inducer of diarrhea and suspension norit 5% was used a marker. Antidiarrheal test method was used the method of intestinal transit by way of calculating the percent of trajectories that passed norit the intestine of mice. The results of characterization of simplex tamarind seeds was water content 8.98%, water-soluble extract content of 11.77%, the levels of ethanol soluble extract 24.87%, total ash content 1.3% and acid insoluble ash content of 0.80%. The results of characterization of the ethanol extract of tamarind seeds obtained water content of 3.98%, total ash content and acid insoluble ash content of 0.92%. Results of phytochemical screening of simplex and ethanol extract tamarind seeds were compounds flavonoida, saponins, steroid-terpenoida, glycosides and tannins. Observations antidiarrheal effects of ethanol extract of tamarind seeds dose of 50 mg/kg bw weakest antidiarrheal effect while the 450 mg/kg bw most potent antidiarrheal effect. Increasing doses of ethanol extract of tamarind seeds showed the that increase antidiarrheal effects. Statistical analysis showed administration of ethanol extract tamarind seeds suspension 2% at a dose of 150 mg/kg bw and 450 mg/kg bw in adult mice male showed an effective antidiarrheal effects were not significantly different as loperamide 0.52 mg/kg bw which shows the effect antidiarrheal in different test average Duncan (P > 0.05).


This paper describes some of the recent trends in the use of integrated circuit (IC) technology for the design of smart quantum sensors. To this end, after a brief introduction into the topic of quantum sensing including its intrinsic advantages and associated challenges, a number of emerging applications including the fields of IC-based inductive electron and nuclear spin detection as well as Rydberg gas sensing and NV center based sensing are used to highlight the great potential of the IC-based quantum sensing approach.


The invention provides a high flow regime high strength crack resistant cement based grouting material comprising the following components by mass: 100 parts of sand, 60 to 70 parts of cement, 10 to 20 parts of a mineral admixture, 10 to 15 parts of steel slag powder, 0.3 to 0.7 part of a water reducing agent, 5 to 10 parts of a composite shrinkage reducing agent, 0.03 to 0.06 part of a water retaining agent, 0.1 to 0.3 part of a defoaming agent, and 0 to 0.2 part of high polymer synthetic fiber. The beneficial effects of the high flow regime high strength crack resistant cement based grouting material are that: (1) the grouting material is high in flow regime, high in strength and crack resistant; (2) the initial fluidity is greater than or equal to 340mm, the fluidity in half an hour is loss-free, the fluidity in 1h is greater than or equal to 300mm, the construction time is long; (3) the grouting material is high in strength, 1d compressive strength is greater than or equal to 20MPa, 28d compressive strength is greater than or equal to 70MPa; (4) mineral admixture technology and organic polymer technology are combined, the grouting material formulation is optimized, drying shrinkage in the late period can be well controlled and compensated, the cracking tendency is substantially reduced compared with that of a conventional ordinary type grouting material, and the volume stability performance is excellent.


The paper deals with the methodological peculiarities of numerical simulation of separation processes in the context of the finite element method. It is shown that a poorly conditioned global stiffness matrix reflects the essence of the separation process. A method for monitoring the reliability and accuracy of the calculated data by means of the spectrum of a non-regularized global stiffness matrix is put forward. The possibility of assessing the spectrum of a global stiffness matrix through the sums of local matrices is shown.


The sequence and seismological parameter anomaly characteristics of the Minle-Shandan M_S6.1 and M_S 5.8 Earthquakes on Oct. 25, 2003 are studied in this paper. The maximum aftershock is M_S 4.3, b-value is 0.67 and h-value is 1.5. Because the magnitude difference of the two mainshocks is 0.3 and the ratio of their energy takes 71.7% of the total, the earthquake sequence is judged as double-shock type. There were the anomalies of nine seismological parameters before the earthquakes, and the most marked anomaly was the central and continuous activity of the medium earthquakes, which supplied good short-term criterion for the determination of the location and strength of the mainshocks. The earthquake occurred at the edge of the M6 earthquake risk region, which was in the middle-east section of the Qilian Mountains and predicted by the Earthquake Administration of Gansu Province in 2003. The good short-term prediction had been made before the shock.


The choice of gelling agent and culture condition affected the growth and development of hybrid Cymbidium Green Planet 'Energy Star' protocorm-like bodies (PLBs). A liquid medium culture system using a rockwool support in a Techno pot® under heterotrophic culture (sucrose-containing medium with non-enriched CO2 conditions) resulted in improved plant growth compared with standard-agar, gellan gum and oatmeal agar used as substrate. Since the majority of explants (96.7 %) died in non-agitated liquid culture, a static liquid culture system is not recommended. Cymbidium PLBs showed superior properties (higher survival rate of explants, more PLBs, and higher total fresh weight and dry weight of neo-PLBs) when cultured under heterotrophic conditions than when cultured under photoautotrophic conditions.


When the above article was first published online, the location of Stephen Moston's and E. Terry Engelberg's institutional affiliations was wrongly given as Nathan. This has now been corrected in both the print and online versions. Stephen Moston is at the Centre for Applied Psychology, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia; and E. Terry Engelberg is at the Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management, Griffith Business School, Gold Coast, Australia.


The stack effect plays a prominent role in the event of sloping tunnel fire.And the difficult part for the calculation of effective pressure difference due to the stack effect is the estimation of temperature distribution in the tunnel.On the basis of comparison of Swiss guideline and Opstad model,the tunnel is divided into three sections according to the smoke propagation.Then the energy equation is solved for each zone.And a routine that calculates the temperature distribution along the length of the tunnel is included as well as the computation of the stack effect.In addition,the application of stack effect to some long highway tunnel illustrates its composition and influencing factors such as heat release rate,tunnel slope and fire zone lengths by difference iterative solution.


Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulation is a dynamic testing technique that simulates the Input/output (I/O) behavior of a physical system that interfaces to a control system. HIL testing allows the designer to simulate the real-time behavior and characteristics of the physical system, so as to test the Device Under Test (DUT) which operates on the physical system, without the need for the actual hardware or operational environment. In this paper, the physical system considered is digital sensors and the control system is a QT based application which utilizes the output from these sensors. Thus, models of the sensors of interest will be created with the help of data sheets of the same and will be implemented in the modeling hardware. The proposed HIL simulator could be used for simulating sensors with I2C outputs. Accelerometer sensors-BMA280 and BMC150 is implemented on the hardware of choice and code libraries for the same are created. This provides a cost effective way of testing large systems including various sensors and actuators.


This paper presents a simple approach for load flow analysis of a radial distribution network with embedded generation. The proposed approach utilizes forward and backward sweep algorithm based on Kirchoffpsilas current law (KCL) and Kirchoffpsilas voltage law (KVL) for evaluating the node voltages iteratively. In this approach, computation of branch current depends only on the current injected at the neighbouring node and the current in the adjacent branch. This approach starts from the end nodes of sub lateral line, lateral line and main line and moves towards the root node during branch current computation. The node voltage evaluation begins from the root node and moves towards the nodes located at the far end of the main, lateral and sub lateral lines. The proposed approach has been tested using three radial distribution systems of different size and configuration and is found to be computationally efficient. The effectiveness of the proposed approach is further demonstrated by integrating the embedded generation into the load flow analysis of the radial distribution network.


Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is a predictor of mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic heart failure (HF). However, the prevalence, determinants, and prognostic significance of PHT in elderly patients admitted with acute decompensated HF are unclear.


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Compounds of formula (I) in which R and R are hydroxy or an acyloxy group and R is hydrogen, where R and R together may also signify a valency line. Process for their production from cyanobacteria of the Oscillatoria agardhii genus, and medicaments containing said compounds with a thrombin and trypsin inhibiting action.


Thin - film solar cell technologies based on Si with a thickness of less than a few micrometers combine the low - cost potential of thin - film technologies with the advantages of Si as an abundantly available element in the earth's crust and a readily manufac turable ma te rial for photovoltaics (PVs). In recent years, several technologies have been developed that promise to take the per form ance of thin - film silicon PVs well beyond that of the currently established amorphous Si PV technology. Thin - film silicon, like no other thin - film ma te rial, is very effective in tandem and triple - junction solar cells. The research and development on thin crystalline silicon on foreign substrates can be divided into two different routes: a low - temperature route compatible with standard float glass or even plastic substrates, and a high - temperature route (600C). This ar ticle reviews the ma te rial properties and technological challenges of the different thin - film silicon PV ma te rials.


Time is essential in the study of system dynamics. When representing and analyzing the dynamics of complex quantitative systems, the problem of expressing the "effect" of time flow is naturally solved since the mathematical equations that describe the relations between the entities of the system are a function of time. However, if we are dealing with real world qualitative systems that are impossible or difficult to model using mathematical equations, then the use of natural language becomes the best tool to represent the system and expressing time influence becomes a real issue that has not been addressed before. This paper introduces a coherent procedure to implicitly represent time in rule based fuzzy cognitive maps which are a previously introduced methodology and tool to represent and simulate the dynamics of qualitative systems.


This paper describes a system under development for real-time sawmill production monitoring using existing process control equipment. The resulting system ties together various machine centers in a sawmill by using marking and reading techniques that are similar to barcoding, and a PC-based expert system that will collect information from the machine centers and provide real-time advice to supervisors and maintenance personnel. The system provides both a real-time quality control function and monitoring function to ensure that the correct production strategy is being followed to match marketing plans


The present invention includes, in the heating reactor zone temperature 200 ° C. to 500 ° C., a microporous or mesoporous composition is continuously or semi-continuously formed in less than a residence time of 24 hours. The reagent is a solid and liquid reagents, wherein the solid reagent has a weight ratio of 45% to 98% of all reagents. The present invention also includes a continuous or semi-continuous hydrothermal production method of the microporous or mesoporous composition. .FIELD 1


Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis is d f 昀cult to diagnose and treat. The duration of antibiotic therapy, the administration of treatment, and several other factors regarding pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis remain contro‐ versial. The aim of this investigation was to examine its diagnosis and treatment and consider possible solutions. This was a retrospective study of 11 cases of hospitalized patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis, includ‐ ing their diagnosis, treatment, and other factors. The diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis was con 昀rmed with the combination of imaging and biological evidence. The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) level served as an index to determine the duration of therapy. The duration from symptom onset to diagnosis was 3–63 (median 10) days. Rate of positive blood cultures were obtained in 8 cases (72.7%). The most frequent comorbidity was infective endocarditis in 4 cases (36.6%). Affected vertebrae were lumber spine in 9 cases (81.8%) and multiple level involvement in 8 cases (72.7%). The mean duration of antibiotic therapy was 69.6 ± 17.9 days, with no recurrence. Patients diagnosed with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis require careful examination for infective endocarditis. Lumber level and multiple level involvement were more frequent than had previously been repor‐ ted. Based on our experience, C-reactive Protein (CRP) is more useful than ESR as an index to evaluate the clinical response to therapy and may help determine the duration of treatment. It is important for general physi‐ cians to monitor vertebral osteomyelitis properly and provide an appropriate diagnosis and treatment.


Abstract This article poses a seemingly simple question, 'How do tourists consume heritage places?' The answers to this question are, however, more complex and yet underpin many of the decisions of policy-makers. Yet, the question is rarely posed by either academics or by policy-makers in either tourism or place management, largely because it is assumed that the answers are either well-known and even self-evident or are not relevant. The attention of place planners and managers is generally focused on the detailed marketing and management of tourism in heritage places rather than on the broader assumptions upon which it is inevitably based. The argument here is that these usually unexplored assumptions need to be questioned if problems are to be avoided, issues resolved and potentials realized. These assumptions have been grouped here into three broad categories. First, there are assumptions about the market for heritage, of which tourism is only one part; secondly, assumptions about the behaviour of the heritage tourist on holiday, and finally, assumptions about the relationship of the heritage tourist and the heritage place.


There is general consensus among conflict scholars that cognitive conflict's impact within the organization is functional, whereas affective conflict's impact is dysfunctional. Inconsistent findings in the literature suggest that additional factors impact these relationships. In this study, we integrate theories of conflict, affect, and attribution within the domain of decision-making to gain a greater understanding of how and why organizational conflicts are at times positive, negative, or neutral. Specifically, we posit that the conclusions individuals reach as a result of their attributions, and their subsequent emotions and behavioral responses, play a significant role in determining conflict's effects. We apply theories of team-level emotional convergence to propose how the individual emotional responses of team members may converge into a collective emotional response at the team level. Finally, we propose that the team-level emotional responses initiated by the attribution process are significant moderators of the relationship between conflict type and decision outcomes.


Evaluation of performance and productivity is among the fundamental concepts in management. In order to achieve their goals, organizations must evaluate their performance. One of the important stages of performance appraisal is evaluation of organization's efficiency. Banks, financial and credit institutions are among the most important organizations of every economic system, because every activity which entails asset acquisition and financial resources undoubtedly requires mediation of banks and financial organizations. One of the most vital issues in banks' efficiency evaluation is identification of input and output variables. Identification of these variables helps to create an appropriate model in order to evaluate the efficiency. The purpose of this paper is clarifying of the importance of the input and output in Islamic banking with the use of the content analysis method. In this paper various approaches that were selected by researchers are reviewed and classified. Then the input and output variables in the Islamic banking is analyzed. The result show that the intermediation approach is the acceptable approach among scholars furthermore, labors and deposits are best inputs while, loans and investment are best outputs.


The roller drive is an epicyclic gearing that consists of both the planet gear and the annular sun gear with rollers as its teeth. The roller drive thus has the advantages of easy manufacturing and low cost, and also has attractive attributes including high speed reduction ratio, compact size, and light weight as an epicyclic gearing. In this paper, a mathematical modeling for the kinematic analysis based on the vector loop approach is developed. The position, velocity, and acceleration analyses for the roller drive are performed. Furthermore, an experimental test verifying the analysis results is achieved. The analysis results show that only a single pair of teeth is meshed during gearing. It also shows that the values of gear ratio are inherently fluctuated corresponding with the number of ring gear rollers. This undesirable fluctuation can be minimized if the selected values of the design parameters satisfy a specific four-linkage constraint.


Optimal placement of switches can play a key role in providing resilience to power distribution systems against major faults caused by natural disasters. This study presents a resilience-based framework for optimal switch placement in distribution systems being consistent with the expansion plans of distributed generation units. At first, the impact of hurricanes on distribution system components is modelled using the geographic information system of distribution grid and the strength of components against extreme weather-related events. Then, a new resiliency index is proposed to assess the resilience of distribution grids. This index is involved in a mathematical model of the switch placement problem and the obtained formulation is modelled as a mixed integer linear programming optimisation problem. The presented framework is implemented on two test systems, i.e. an illustrative test system and Bus 4 of the Roy Billinton test system. The results prove the effectiveness of this approach to improving the resiliency of distribution systems.


The decision of Aboderin J in The State v. Daniel Adebayo Odusanya makes it imperative to re-examine the offence created by the Dishonoured Cheques (Offences) Act 1977.


Objective To investigate the skill, efficacy and safety of laparoscopic paravaginal repair (LPVR) in treatment of anterior vaginal prolapse. Methods Totally 74 patients of anterior vaginal prolapse were treated by LPVR. All patients had clinical symptoms. The patients without any subjective symptom were defined as subjective cure and those whose pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) of anterior vaginal was 0 were defined as objective cure. Results LPVR was accomplished in all patients. The average operation time was (43±27) min and estimated blood loss was (65±45) ml. The average overall hospital stay was (4.3±2.3) days. During the follow-up of average 14 months (6-30 months), dougiascele occurred in 8 patients, prolapse of uterus in 3, stress incontinence in 4, and re-occurrence of anterior vaginal prolapse in 7. The subjective cure rate was 94.6% and the objective cure rate was 90.5%. Conclusion LPVR can be successfully completed in anterior vaginal prolapse patients with paravaginal defect with less injury and shorter recovery time.


The total monopole field above thin porous layers for small source-receiver distances is a complex superposition of different contributions. It is shown that the dependence of the amplitude on the distance from the layer is exponential, close to the layer, and the same as for the surface wave related to the pole located at an angle of incidence θp close to π/2. The localization of this pole obtained for a thin layer from this property is compared to measurements performed with a recent transfer function method based on pressure measurements at different source-receiver distances. In this paper, we evaluate cos θp from pressure measurements on an axis perpendicular to the surface of the layer at small source-receiver offsets, thus this method can be used with small sample sizes.


Background: There is a reported increased risk of intra-abdominal tumors in children with both syndromic (SH) and isolated idiopathic hemihyperplasia (IH). Recommendations for tumor surveillance have been made, although there is no consensus for frequency and duration of screening. Our objective was to review the incidence of abdominal neoplasms in our pediatric population with SH and IH. Methods: We reviewed the diagnostic criteria, imaging findings, and any associated syndrome in all patients diagnosed with hemihypertrophy over a 10-year period. Results: One of 10 patients with SH, a child with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, developed a hepatoblastoma resulting in a 10% tumor incidence in patients with SH. Three of the 250 (1.2%) children with IH developed an abdominal neoplasm. One was diagnosed with adrenal carcinoma and the other 2 with Wilms tumor. Conclusions: We found an increased incidence of abdominal tumors in both SH and IH, however, our incidence of tumors with IH is lower than earlier reported studies. On the basis of this lower 1.2% incidence, the current literature on IH and available molecular genetic testing, it is reasonable to recommend referral of these patients to a clinical geneticist to identify subgroups with a higher risk for tumor development that are more likely to benefit from routine imaging surveillance. Level of Evidence: II—Retrospective study.


The invention relates to a method for preparing an epoxy floor coating by taking desulfurized gypsum as filler. The epoxy floor coating is characterized by comprising a main agent A and a curing agent B which are mixed at the ratio of 3:1, wherein the main agent A comprises the following components in parts by weight: 35-45 parts of epoxy resin, 5-8 parts of activated thinner, 12-20 parts of toughening agent, 1-4 parts of pigment, 2-5 parts of auxiliaries and 25-35 parts of filler. The curing agent B is selected from polyamine, polyamide or modified aromatic amine; the auxiliaries include a defoaming agent, a flatting agent and a dispersing agent; the filler is desulfurized gypsum. A preparation method of the main agent A in the coating comprises the following steps of firstly, adding epoxy resin; then, respectively adding thinner, pigment, the wetting dispersing agent, the deforming agent and other auxiliaries; finally, adding filler (desulfurized gypsum), stirring, and then, uniformly grinding on a three-roller grinding machine to obtain the main agent A which is uniform in color and luster and free of solid sediments. A floor paved by using the epoxy floor coating prepared by taking desulfurized gypsum as filler has the advantages of high strength, wear resistance, no seams, good chemical reagent resistance, corrosion resistance, convenience in maintenance, low price and the like.


The motivation for Inscape came from my experience as a programmer, designer and architect. There were two major (and inter-related) problems that I encountered while building software systems where I had to use components built by other people: the pieces often did not fit when I put them together and changing code often produced surprising and unexpected results. The first problem was due primarily to the informality and often incompleteness of component interfaces. The second problem was due ultimately to the complexity of the software and an inability to foresee or determine the consequences of changes. These problems result from three essential and intertwined properties of building software systems: composition, evolution and complexity. In coming to grips with the problem of composition, using formal interface specifications is the obvious choice. Enhancing the syntactic interfaces with semantic information is one way of expressing the intent of the interface provider and enabling the user to have all the information necessary to its correct and effective use. How to attack the problem of evolution is not as obvious. The approach I took in the Inscape experiment was to use the specifications constructively in order to determine and maintain semantic dependencies. Keeping track semantically as to how the interfaces are used is the analog of expressing the interface creator's intent: it is capturing the users intent. Given that both interfaces and implementations evolve, keeping track of the dependencies enables the environment to help in understanding the effects of changes and where those effects take place.


Motivated by the growing trading activity in short-term (weekly) options, we propose the HAR IV model that jointly uses the daily, weekly and monthly implied variance to predict realized variance. The HAR IV model outperforms the HAR RV model both inand outof-sample. An investor would pay up to 3.887% per year to switch from the timing strategy based on the HAR RV model to the strategy based on the HAR IV model. Our results are robust to heteroscedastic measurement errors and several additional checks. JEL classi cation: G11, G12


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease an influence of a color of an object to be discriminated on a falsifying preventive effect. SOLUTION: An information recording medium 10 is characterized in that a first displaying part P1 which contains a plurality of coloring patterns whose displaying colors are different each other as printing patterns and displays a color image of the object to be discriminated, and in that a second displaying part P2 which adjoins the first displaying part P1, contains a unique part to the object to be discriminated among the contours of the color image on the boundary between the first displaying part P1, keeps black patterns BP1 and BP2 formed by laser processing or a translucent pattern consisting of a plurality of translucent parts formed by the laser processing laid over the whole region adjoining to the unique part, and displays a background image as a background of the object to be discriminated, are possessed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT


Efremova L.S.1, Gracio M.C.2, Lopez-Ruiz R.3, Sakbaev V.Zh.4, Stepin A.M.5 1 National Research University of Nizhni Novgorod, Russia 2 University of Evora, CIMA - UE, Portugal 3 University of Zaragoza, Spain 4 Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Russia 5 Moscow State University, Russia Regular European Workshops "Nonlinear Maps and Applications" (NOMA) are held biannually in those European Universities where successful researchers in the area of nonlinear maps and their applications work. In far 1973 year French scientist Christian Mira organized Colloquium "Point Mappings and Applications" in the University of Toulouse, where he worked. According to Christian Mira, his mathematical preferences were formed under the influence of works of the founder of the Nizhni Novgorod nonlinear oscillations school A.A. Andronov.


The marine bacterium Vibrio alginolyticus forms only a single flagellum at the cell pole. In Vibrio, two proteins (GTPase FlhF and ATPase FlhG) regulate flagellar number at the cell pole. We previously isolated a mutant strain characterized as NMB155 that forms multiple flagella despite the absence of mutations in flhF and flhG. NMB155 also exhibited straight swimming without a directional change in flagellar rotation. Whole-genome sequencing of NMB155 identified an E9K mutation in FliM that is a component of the C-ring in the flagellar rotor. Mutations in FliM result in defects in flagellar formation (fla) and flagellar rotation (che or mot); however, there are few reports indicating that FliM mutations increase the number of flagella. Here, we determined that the E9K mutation confers the multi-flagellar phenotype and also the che phenotype. The co-expression of wild-type FliM and FliM-E9K indicated that they were competitive in regard to determining the flagellar number. It had been shown that the ATPase activity of FlhG corresponds to the flagellar number. We observed that the ATPase activity of FlhG was increased by the addition of FliM but not by the addition of FliM-E9K. This indicates that the N-terminal region of FliM that includes the E9 residue interacts with FlhG to increase its ATPase activity, and the E9K mutation may inhibit this interaction. We concluded that FliM downregulate FlhG activity to inhibit the formation of additional flagella. Importance The flagellar rotor generates a driving force to rotate the flagellum and is not involved in controlling the number of flagella in Vibrio. However, we observed that the E9K mutation in the rotor protein FliM confers multiple flagella. Our findings reveal a novel regulatory mechanism controlling flagellar number.


For some decades, the capture of marine animals by Abandoned, Lost, or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) has been identified as a major issue for both fisheries and marine conservation (Laist, 1987; Macfadyen, Huntington & Cappell, 2009). ALDFG raises a number of issues, including stock depletion for species targeted by the fishery, mortality to non-target species, which in some cases are species of conservation concern (Derraik, 2002; Wilcox et al., 2015), hazards to other vessels due to fouling of propellers or fishing gear, and costs for removal that are imposed on public agencies or other bodies (Macfadyen et al., 2009). Kim et al. (2016) explore biodegradable polymers as a possible solution to the issue, for passive fishing gear such as gillnets and trammel nets. These nets had only slightly lower catch rates than conventional nylon nets in field tests, and yet they showed clear signs of degradation within 2 years of introduction to salt water. While it is commendable that Kim et al. (2016) have developed a nylon substitute for fishing gear that degrades back to the monomer, and eventually the elemental level, leaving no plastic residue in the environment, there are a number of significant issues with the solution they propose, even for ALDFG in the Korean croaker fishery they use as a pilot study. First, the time required for the gear to degrade is likely far longer than the time it effectively fishes. A large study across a number of European gill net fisheries found that derelict gear lost its fishing capacity rapidly, declining to 20% within one to 4 weeks of being lost (Pawson, 2003). This is driven primarily by fouling of the net by currents, bottom obstructions, and organisms attached or entangled in the net. Thus, if a biodegradable net does not show significant evidence of degradation until 2 years after its loss, its degradability is likely to have little impact on its catch of target or non-target species. Second, the authors do not present any comparison of degradation over time as compared to conventional nylon, nor do they test the breaking strength or other characteristics of the biodegradable net over its degradation period. While Kim et al. do present high-resolution images of the biodegradable material showing evidence of breakdown, overall the net filaments look largely intact even after 3.5 years (Kim et al., 2016; fig. 7). Thus, it may be that the biodegradable net has an effective lifetime in the sea similar to a conventional nylon net. Third, adoption by fishermen will likely present a significant hurdle. Creating a net that begins to degrade once it encounters seawater will likely increase the costs of fishing, as it will shorten the lifetime of the gear, increasing the cost of maintaining the gear. Fishermen are likely to be acutely aware of this, as one of the primary strains on the gear will be during hauling, and thus nets will be likely to break during the active phase of their operation. Any shortening of gear life will be further magnified by the additional cost of the biodegradable gear, thus further increasing the cost burden born by the fishermen. The authors mention subsidies to entice fishermen to use the biodegradable gear, however, subsidies are generally being phased out of fisheries management and frequently lead to many other negative outcomes such as overinvestment and overcapacity. The idea of biodegradable gear is not without merit. It needs to be integrated into a larger framework, and Kim et al. (2016) largely missed the opportunity to articulate this framework and how their innovation might address an essential need in meeting the ALDFG challenge. There are at least three components to reducing the effect of ALDFG. First, ensuring that gear incorporates components that reduce the chance of loss can significantly reduce the problem. These range from markers, such as lights, underwater acoustic transmitters, and radar reflectors to simply marking the gear with the identity of its owner. Second, innovations that reduce the fishing effectiveness of gear when it is lost can reduce the effect of ADLFG. While biodegradable materials could play a role in this aspect, the time required for Kim and colleagues' design to decompose is likely to be far too long, as most biological impacts from lost gear occur in the weeks to months after loss. An alternative approach would be to design the gear such that it collapses after a short period unattended, minimizing its size and fishing effectiveness. An advantage of this approach is that it would not require weakening the gear in any way that would affect cost. Trap fisheries in many contexts have adopted this approach, using escape hatches that open after a period


The utility model discloses a safety clothes hanger for a prison. The safety clothes hanger comprises a triangular clothes hanger body, wherein the two shoulders of the clothes hanger are formed on the two sides of a triangle; the bottom edge of the triangle is that of the clothes hanger; a hook is connected at the junction of the two shoulders; the two edges and the bottom edge of the triangle are connected by locking; and the hook and the junction of the two shoulders are also connected by locking. According to the safety clothes hanger, the locking fastness can meet the function requirement of drying clothes; and when the clothes hanger is used as an appliance to take an injurious action, the whole clothes hanger can be pulled apart in the locking position after being applied with a certain force, so that the potential safety hazard is no longer caused.


If the 1997 New Labour's winning election seems to correlate with an upsurge in both the political arena and in public favour for multiculturalism in the UK, the overall decade and a half that ensued took the very opposite path. For example, Prime Minister David Cameron declared in 2011 that state multiculturalism was a failure. In this article, I question the impact of such declarations onto the UK's immigrant multicultural policy. In particular, using and updating the Multicultural Policy Index, I show evidence of the evolution, between 2000 and 2015, of the UK's multicultural policy. In turn, this provides a satisfactory framework for having a clear understanding of the public policy dynamic in matters of multiculturalism in the following of David Cameron's declarations concerning the failure of state multiculturalism. Then, echoing Meer and Modood's argument of a 'civic-thickening' for the UK's integration policy, I discuss citizenship education programs of the four constituent nations of the UK – where such integration policies have been implemented. This shows that while such curriculums all put forward approaches for 'thickening' togetherness, it is nonetheless consistent with a 'multiculturalist advance'. Hence, one must invalidate the thesis following which multicultural policy and integration policy should be understood through the strict prism of a zero-sum game.


Alper Eken Yazışma Adresi: Acıbadem Adana Hastanesi Üroloji Kliniği, Adana. e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Abstract Purpose:We evaluated predictive factors for the successful retrograd intrarenal surgery by retrospectively scrutinizing patients treated with retrograde intrarenal surgery. Materials and methods: Records of 76 renal stone patients treated between April 2014 and November 2016 were analyzed. The medical history of the patients including laboratory and radiological findings as well as preoperative and postoperative data was analyzed. Results: The mean age was 42.9±13.4 years. The mean stone number was 1.84±0.92 (total 135 stones). The mean stone size was 10.7±3.6 mm, and cumulative stone burden was 121.8±83.7 mm2. There were a total of 135 stones: 8 of them located in the upper calyx, 25 in middle calyx, 52 lower calyx, 26 in renal pelvis and 24 in the ureteropelvic junction. We controlled our stone-free rate with CT one month after the surgery. The success rate and complete stone-free rate was 77.6% after the first session. Eleven patients had insignificant residual fragments, but 5 patients had residual stone. The total stone number, stone size and cumulative stone burden were found to be significant in the success of the surgery. Major complications were urosepsis in one patient, hemorrhage requiring transfusion in one patient and ureteral trauma that recovered with DJ placement and no need for open surgery in one patient. Conclusion: RIRS is an effective operation with high stone free rate and minimally invasive operation method with minimal morbidity and complication rate. Stone number, stone size and cumulative stone burden are found to be main factors affecting success rate of the procedure.


According to the newly issued regulations of mine water prevention,the hydrogeological type of Wangzhuang coal mine will be redefined by analyzing its hydrogeological conditions.Targeting at six major indicators,a research,qualitative or quantitative,will be carried out.Finally,to ensure the safety of mining,the hydrogeological classification of this mine is changed from simple type in the past to medium one,based on the principle of something should be base on higher one.


SUMMARY Upwind differencing is known to lead to a substantial loss in total pressure. The present paper illustrates the importance of this error on two problems: flow in a converging-diverging duct and flow around a cylinder. A correction is proposed that reduces the total pressure error and yields dramatically improved results for the test problems.


This article examines the problems encountered in the evaluation of weld radiographs using DIN 8563 Part 3, as well as other national and international welding codes (DVS Evaluation Collection DIN 8563 Part 3, Radiograph Reference Collection of the International Institute of Welding, Marking System of the former Reich Radiography Centre, Work Sheet AD HP 5/3 "Welding and Testing of Joints, Non-destructive Testing of Welds", Work Sheet DVGW GW 1 "Non-destructive Testing of Site-welded Joints in Steel Pipes and Their Evaluation"). It will be seen that all these welding codes are only aids. Proper evaluation of the radiographs is not possible without comprehensive experience and detailed knowledge of welding and testing practice.


Mutations in the B‐raf gene have been reported in a number of human cancers, including melanoma and lung cancer. More than 80% of the reported B‐raf mutations were V599E; however, non‐V599E mutations have been frequently found in non‐small cell lung cancers as compared with melanoma. Some non‐V599E mutations have been found surrounding Thr439, which is thought likely to be one of the three Akt phosphorylation sites in the B‐raf protein. However, as a previous report indicated that Thr439 was not phosphorylated by Akt, the functional consequences of these mutations have been unclear. Here, we examined the effects of cancer‐related B‐raf mutations surrounding Thr439 on the activation of the mitogen‐activated protein/ extracellular signal‐regulated kinase kinase (MEK)/extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (Erk) pathway and the transformation of NIH 3T3 fibroblasts. Among the three reported mutations (K438Q, K438T, and T439P) found in non‐small cell lung carcinoma and melanoma, none elevated the activity of the MEK/Erk cascade as determined by in vitro kinase assays, immunoblots using antibody specific for phosphorylated Erk, or Elk1‐dependent reporter assays. The inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3‐kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling by LY294002 increased the Erk activation induced by the mutant B‐raf proteins, as well as by wild‐type B‐raf. Furthermore, the B‐raf mutants did not have increased NIH 3T3‐transforming activities, as determined by colony‐formation assays. These results suggest that the B‐raf mutations surrounding Thr439 found in human cancers are unlikely to contribute to increased oncogenic properties of B‐raf. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


The recent X‐ray and CO observations of RX J1713.7‐3946 show that a significant fraction of the nonthermal X‐ray emission of this unique supernova remnant associates, in one way or another, with a molecular cloud interacting with the west part of the shell. This adds a new puzzle in the origin of X‐ray emission which cannot be easily explained within the standard model in accordance of which X‐rays are result of synchrotron radiation of multi‐TeV electrons accelerated by strong shock waves. We explore an alternative origin of the X‐ray emission assuming that it is produced by secondary‐e± resulting from high energy hadronic interactions in the molecular gas. Such a scenario could explain in a quite natural way the apparent correlation between the X‐ray and CO morphologies. However, the TeV γ‐ray emission recently reported by H.E.S.S. significantly constraints the parameter space of this model. Namely, this mechanism cannot reproduce the bulk of the observed X‐ray flux unless one postulates existence of a ...


In this article, we present an online score following framework designed to deal with automatic accompaniment. The proposed framework is based on spectral factorization and online Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) and has two separated stages: preprocessing and alignment. In the first one, we convert the score into a reference audio signal using a MIDI synthesizer software and we analyze the provided information in order to obtain the spectral patterns (i.e., basis functions) associated to each score unit. In this work, a score unit represents the occurrence of concurrent or isolated notes in the score. These spectral patterns are learned from the synthetic MIDI signal using a method based on Non-negative Matrix Factorization (NMF) with Beta-divergence, where the gains are initialized as the ground-truth transcription inferred from the MIDI. On the second stage, a non-iterative signal decomposition method with fixed spectral patterns per score unit is used over the magnitude spectrogram of the input signal resulting in a distortion matrix that can be interpreted as the cost of the matching for each score unit at each frame. Finally, the relation between the performance and the musical score times is obtained using a strategy based on online DTW, where the optimal path is biased by the speed of interpretation. Our system has been evaluated and compared to other systems, yielding reliable results and performance.


"Food security is a key aspect of personal security and is of great importance both to individuals and to society as a whole. Meeting food needs is an integral part of ensuring human life, and this is fundamental. The constant need for basic livelihoods such as food, clothing and housing is always there, and their satisfaction must be regular, reliable and uninterrupted. Only in this case can society be sustainable, and the country's national security is ensured. This fact is confirmed by the experience of economically developed countries. In order to create security conditions, each state, in world practice, develops and forms a national security strategy. The national security strategy assumes not only sustainable socio-economic development of the state, but also the preservation of national culture and traditions of the people. One of the important components of national security is food security. The transition of food security problems from the plane of the agro-industrial complex to the sphere of human development indicates its increasing importance at the present stage of development of society. Together with other types of national security, food security becomes a modulator of scientific and technological progress, a factor of identification of production, a stimulus for the growth of productive forces of society. In the economic system of both the state as a whole and in regional economic systems, food security has a direct impact on the quality of life of the population, the growth of the material well-being of citizens, national culture.


This study is an attempt to identify the principles governing sequence in Turkish by examining its syntactic structures. Turkish syntax is here treated taxonomically and is seen as consisting of several levels which form a pyramid. At the base of this is Word-group level; above that, in order, are Clause, Sentence and Sentence-complex levels. Paragraph level being at the apex. Except for the topmost one, the Paragraph (which is only touched upon), in Chapters 1 to 4 the principal syntactic structures occurring at each of these levels are identified and examined in detail, the principles governing the sequence of their constituent parts being sought at the same time. The corpus used for this is, in the main, tape recordings of spontaneous speech; this type of material was preferred since it includes many markers of relationship - needed as criteria - not present in literary texts. It is found that grammatical factors determine sequence in some structures but in many more it is contextual ones which exercise control. Included among the latter are the "signals" which are an integral part of Discourse; these and their effect upon syntactic structure are examined in Chapter 5. The inclusion in the examination of the hitherto neglected higher levels reveals that the sequence traditionally held to be the basis of Turkish syntax, "qualifier precedes qualified", obtains only at the lowest, Word-group, level; at the highest ones (Sentence level and above), the reverse sequence occurs exclusively, while between, at Clause level, both are in operation, subject either to grammatical or contextual constraints or to both.


ABSTRACT According to the task of new look of the Komenskeho park in Zlin I arranged changes to become more interesting for people. I was dealing with issue of new design of adventure playground and small pavillon for music production, which would replaced existing ones, and widely connections to pick up on the other pavements in the centre of the town. At the same time I designed alteration of the equipment of the park - illumanation, park benches and wastebaskets.


The utility model discloses a dentless bending mould for bending plates, comprising an upper mould and a lower mould, wherein, the surface of the lower mould is provided with a notch of which the surface is provided with a rolling needle; the outer circumference surface of the rolling needle is additionally provided with a plurality of auxiliary rolling needles. The utility model avoids dents on the surfaces of the bent plates so as to eliminate corrosion phenomena in the dents of the prior art.


The technical research committee on continuous fiber (CF) sheet in Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) has been engaged in making a new design system for concrete structures retrofitted with externally-bonded CF sheets since 1998. This paper presents the framework and some tentative contents of the design system. The system is on the basis of the concept of performance-based design, in which a structure to be retrofitted is systematically verified if it can satisfy any required performance items during the residual service life. Performance items of structure are verified in terms of the verification index which represents each performance item quantitatively. Evaluation methods for several performance items under development are shown in this paper regarding structural safety and serviceability of structures. The importance of precise prediction of peeling-off the CF sheet from concrete is emphasized. In the verification process of performance items, time-dependent performance changes due to environmental and loading attack are taken into account, so that structural and durability design are unified in a rational way.


11546 Background: Surveillance imaging of patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma (RP-LPS) following surgical resection is based on a projected risk of locoregional and distant recurrence. The duration of surveillance is not well defined as the long-term natural history of RP-LPS after treatment is poorly understood. We evaluate a cohort of RP-LPS patients—without evidence of disease 10 years following initial resection—to assess the long-term risk of recurrence and disease-specific survival (DSS). Methods: The prospectively maintained UCLA Sarcoma Database was used to identify RP-LPS patients who demonstrated 10-year progression-free survival (10yr-PFS) after initial diagnosis and treatment. Patients in the 10yr-PFS cohort were subsequently evaluated for recurrence and DSS. Time intervals start at date of initial surgical resection. Cox proportional hazards models were used to determine factors associated with recurrence and DSS. Results: From 1972-2010, 76 patients with RP-LPS had at least 10 years of follow-up. Of these, 37 (49%) demonstrated 10yr-PFS. Median follow-up was 15 years (range 10-35 years). Among the 10yr-PFS patients, 43% (16/37) developed a recurrence >10 years after the initial surgery, and 19% (7/37) died of disease. Neither long-term recurrence nor DSS were significantly associated with age, sex, tumor size, LPS subtype, surgical margin, or peri-operative treatment with radiation or chemotherapy (Table). Conclusions: Patients with primary RP-LPS treated with surgical resection +/- multimodality therapy have a long-term risk of recurrence and disease-specific death that is unacknowledged by current surveillance imaging guidelines. Among the patients with a 10yr-PFS, 43% developed a recurrence and 19% died of disease. These findings suggest a need for lifelong surveillance imaging in patients with RP-LPS.[Table: see text]


This paragraph of the graduation paper is devoted to the issues of the factors supporting teaching in non-English speaking countries. The participation of learners in the design of an ESP course is essential in order for the course to be effective. Teachers may rely more often on intuition when making course planning than on informed assessment of learners needs.


We investigate the optimal annuitization strategy for retirees in the presence of liquidity constraints. A single annuitization opportunity at retirement is assumed. For given annuity income streams, we rst solve the portfolio and consumption optimization problem under liquidity constraints in closed-form. Based on the analytical solution, we nd the optimal annuitization levels for nominal, real, and variable annuities. Full annuitization is in general not optimal because of the nonmarketability of future annuity income. The utility losses associated with liquidity constraints are highest for variable annuity in the case of high risk aversion and for real annuity in the case low risk aversion, while they are lowest for nominal annuity in most cases.


The small property increase gradually in recent years,its business becomes common practice.However its nature make its buyers protect their rights difficultly.How to recognize correctly and solve the problem,many scholars discussed fron the news and the sociological angle.This article discusses it fron the legal angle,mainly including four aspects as follows: its implication and the characteristics,the interest of its subjects related,legalization and the way of legalization.


Background: Urethral duplication is a rare congenital malformation mainly affecting men and boys. Although a number of theories have been proposed to describe this condition, the actual mechanism of this disorder is still not clear. The most frequent anomaly occurs in the sagittal plane, in which the duplicated urethra is in either dorsal or ventral position in relation to the orthotopic urethra. The therapeutic management of these conditions is complicated and depends on the presence of symptoms as well as the type of anomaly. Case Description: We present a case of urethral duplication in a 2 years old male child. The malformation was characterised by the presence of the meatus in the dorsal penoscrotal and accompanied by the sign of infection in it. Urethrography showed contrast stopped filling 2 cm from the meatus in the dorsal penoscrotal with a total dead-end impression as an accessory urethra and there was no abnormalities in the principal urethra looked from the contrast filled the penile urethra, bulbous urethra, prostatic urethra, and bladder. That was the form of Effmann Type IA urethral duplication. The dorsal accessory urethra was excised entirely without complication and he remains symptom-free eight months


along with that of Plato, as. . . the two major statements of classical Greek thought." (p. 173) This observation is typical of the introductory material found thoughout the work; it is mainly factual and generalizations are so broad as to offend no one who would harbor a private thesis as to the relative significance of the ancients. The Chapters are followed by series of study questions and a " Thematic Table " enhances the volume's value for college level courses. This latter is a valuable aid in relating the historical aspect of philosophy to the main divisions, as traditionally conceived, of the subject. The themes parcel out the texts found in the anthology under eight headings such as epistemology, psychology and theodicy; it would be a useful classroom task to run both historical and theme approaches, and in this case, at least, it would be feasible. The ten chapters are firmed up with extensive bibliography, quite up-to-date, although one would like to see included some of the more adventuresome interpretations of ancient thought, such as F. Clive's two-volume " The Giants of Pre-Sophistic Greek Philosophy " (Nijhoff, 1965) .


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Tanzanian mothers awaiting vaccinations

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During the medical emergency caused by the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, routine childhood vaccination programs have been suspended. If vaccination is not resumed soon, there could be


Viscosities and densities of tetraethylammonium boride (Et4NBr) in N,N-Dimethylformamide (DMF), Water (H2O) and DMF + H2O solvent mixtures containing 0, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 mol % of DMF at 298, 303 and 308K have been reported. The viscosity data have been analysed in terms A- and B- viscosity coefficients of the Jones Dole equation. Both A- and B coefficients have found to be positive over the entire solvent composition range at all temperatures. Partial molal volumes ( ) have also been calculated which have been used along with B- values to calculate the activation parameters for viscous flow process electrolytic solution. The activation parameters have been examined as a function of solvent composition to interpret the solution behaviour of tetraethyl ammonium bromide (Et4NBr) in binary mixture of DMF-water. I. Introduction The study of transport properties of electrolytic solutions gives useful information regarding ion- solvent interaction 1-5 . Viscosity studies of electrolytic solutions in mixed solvent system is one of the most fundamental transport properties that play a vital role in understanding the solution behavior of the electrolytes 6 . The present investigation reports the viscosity studies of tetraethyl ammonium bromides (Et4NBr) in N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF), Water (H2O) and DMF -H2O mixtures at 298, 303 and 308 K. Studies of viscosity of ionic solutions are of great help in characterizing the structure and properties of solutions. The viscosity B-coefficients of this salt in the given mixture are analysed in terms of ion-solvent interactions. The viscosity B-coefficients of given electrolyte at different temperature have also been used to estimate the transition parameters for viscous flow process of the electrolyte in DMF- H2O mixtures.


Incompressible potential flow through a cascade of staggered thin airfoils with steady loading in general, unsteady, in-phase motion is considered. With the assumptions of the Kutta condition and linearized wakes, exact analytical expressions are derived for pressure distribution, lift and moment, using conformal mapping applied to the velocity field. Mean attack angle and parabolic camber are considerd to give steady loading, and then the results are expressed in closed-form as quadratures, and reduce to the well-known relations for thin airfoil theory, as the solidity decreases to zero. Typical results are given in the figures. They should serve as a measure of the accuracy of numerical or approximate solutions, as well as representing in a simple way the effects of steady loading, stagger and solidity on unsteady cascade aerodynamics.


This project examines the political tensions generated in the providence of Cartagena in the beginning of the republican era when trying to implement the concept of equality in a society segmented by race and color. For this, three chapters were implemented, first chapter refers to the benefits of social interaction between groups of different races and negotiation of government jobs that generated the new political order established in the providence of Cartagena. The second chapter refers to the way the local elite groups engaged in a new educational model, through auto-maintained schools, the rise of private academies, political catechisms and academic free programs proposed by Sociedad Economica y Patriotica. The third chapter the emphatizes in showing in which way the traditional relations were modified in relation to the right to vote, using the political tension registered in the El Argos weekly paper, following the ideal of rightness during the process of those whom choose and the vision around this.


In 1977 MIT/Lincoln Laboratory designed, constructed, and put into operation a 25-kW-peak solar photovoltaic power system in Mead, Nebraska. This system was to be used to provide power to an agricultural test facility operated by the University of Nebraska. The initial application of the PV system was to provide power to irrigate an 80-acre cornfield. The photovoltaic power system is described as it existed at the time of its inauguration, and as it will exist following the completion of presently planned modifications, which include more fully automated control and addition of an uninterruptible power supply.


This article researches, analyses and compares the peasant character in short stories from Lu Xun Chinese author and Nam Cao Vietnamese author. The idealistic similarity of this character is how it criticized the semi-feudal and semi-colonial society in China and Vietnam in the first decades of the 20th century, which drove the farmers to destitude and forced them to oppression and ethical deterioration. Distinctively, while criticising the workers in the peasant caste, both authors did not intend to humiliate this character. On the contrary, both valued their kind, rustic and diligent nature. Artistically, both authors employed aesthetics principles from critical realism to convey the character. The idealistic difference of Lu Xun and Nam Cao is expressed in the emphasis on revolution and contemporary social change in Lu Xun works, and the thorough consideration of the regular reality in Vietnamese rural areas, in which farmers revolted through criminalization. This article used structurally systematic, historical, analyse and comparative methods. From the research results, this article confirms that the similarities between social characteristics in China and Vietnam in the the semifeudal and semi-colonial period served as inspiration to the aesthetic and artistic consciousness of both Lu Xun and Nam Cao, hence the contentual and artistical similarities in creating the peasant character.


As the rapid development of computer music, the technique for recognizing the emotion of music also have many progresses. After the brief introduction of the history of computer music, this paper mainly discusses about the current existing machine learning models for the emotion recognition in music. The complexity of emotion has been emphasized in this paper for several reasons. In addition, by comparison different models, this paper summarizes common features, metrics and steps used in music emotion analyzation. Moreover, this study finds out the limitations and disadvantages of different classifications and feature extracting method for different models, pointing out the living problems, e.g., the difficulty of emotion recognition for experimental music. To sum up, this paper summarizes and analyzes the primary studying in the field of music emotion recognition, offering a guideline for implementations of different machine learning approaches in the field. These results shed light on paving a path for further exploration of emotion recognition in computer music.