F304 is the largest fault in scale in the site area of Huizhou pumped storage power station.Based on the information obtained by the methods of satellite remote sensing image interpretation,geological investigation,tunnel measurement,geochemical exploration and borehole detection,a comprehensive analysis and study on the basic characteristic and activity of F304 were made in this paper.The result shows that F304 was formed in the age of early Cretaceous with the trend of NEE-NE and the dip of 65°-80°;the fault was composed of the upper and lower tectonic crushed zones and the middle cataclastite zone with the width of about 30 meters;the property of the fracture is compressive-torsional with levorotation in nonage and tensional in anaphase.The degrees of compressive activities and silicification show the characteristic of fierceness in the west and feebleness in the east.Owing to the influence of the annular rotationtorsion structure in the region,the east part of F304 exhibits tension crack and strongly percolating of water,whereas the west part of F304 has no active evidence for the reason that the fracture is tight-conglutinated in the early intensive silicification.The material of seismic activity also shows that the level of seismic activity around the engineering site is low,and the F304 has no recent activity.


In the light of the human studies that report a strong correlation between head circumference and body size, we propose a new research problem: head-body matching. Given an image of a person's head, we want to match it with his body (headless) image. We propose a dual-pathway framework which computes head and body discriminating features independently, and learns the correlation between such features. We introduce a comprehensive evaluation of our proposed framework for this problem using different features including anthropometric features and deep-CNN features, different experimental setting such as head-body scale variations, and different body parts. We demonstrate the usefulness of our framework with two novel applications: head/body recognition, and T-shirt sizing from a head image. Our evaluations for head/body recognition application on the challenging large scale PIPA dataset (contains high variations of pose, viewpoint, and occlusion) show up to 53% of performance improvement using deep-CNN features, over the global model features in which head and body features are not separated or correlated. For T-shirt sizing application, we use anthropometric features for head-body matching. We achieve promising experimental results on small and challenging datasets.


Figure 4B (p. 241) in the report "Role of GTP hydrolysis in fission of caveolae directly from plasma membranes" by J. E. Schnitzer et al. (11 Oct., p. 239) was printed incorrectly. The correct figure appears below. (See Figure in the source PDF)


For many years Abkhazia, Nagorno-Karabakh and Transnistria were known as "de-facto independent states". However, today's reality in Abkhazia and South Ossetia makes the notion of "defacto independent states" obsolete. After the recognition of the independence of these republics, the situation has changed and the terms, which could have been used before to describe these state formations, require rethinking for the present day.


By a will to truth Nietzsche understands an overriding commitment, unlimited in scope, to believing in accordance with evidence and argument. I show that the critique of this commitment found in Nietzsche's later works uncovers the psychological grounds of our modern will to truth and establishes its affinity with distinctively moral commitments. I argue that Nietzsche's critique nevertheless provides no answer to his question concerning the value of a will to truth in general. Nietzsche's examination of the will to truth aims instead to establish that we presently lack any standard for determining its value.


Objective:To investigate therapeutic effects of total saponins extracted from leaves of rehmannia on C-BSA in rat.Method:Cationized bovine serum albumin(C-BSA) was prepared.For establishing nephritis in rat,C-BSA was given to rat by injection through tail venule.Total saponins extracted from leaves of rehmannia were orally given to the model rats as treatment for 28 days at doses of 20 ~ 40 mg.kg-1.Blood biochemeical parameters,urine protein and pathological changes of nephritis were employed to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment.Result: Compared with the model rats,urinary protein,serum urea nitrogen,cholesterol and creatinine were significantly increased.The pathological changes of nephritis were alleviated.Conclusion:Total saponins extracted from leaves of rehamannia has therapeutic effect with a dose-response manner on C-BSA nephritis in rat.


We prove some results on hypocontinuous multiplication in weakly topologized algebras and give their applications in function spaces. Let $E$ be a complex (or real)


Chapter 6 examines the crucial contexts of funding and administration. What scale of resources is needed to ensure adult social care is able to meet anticipated need? And how can local government be strengthened to fulfil its statutory functions?


Abstract The results of the analysis of the spectra of comets 9P/Tempel 1, 37P/Forbes and C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) observed in 2004-2005 at Observatório do Pico dos Dias (Brazil), and at Mount Pastukhov (SAO, Russia) are presented.


In this paper, we set up a general correspondence be- tween the algebra properties of N and the sets dened by dynam- ical properties. In particular, we obtain a dynamical character- ization of C-sets, where C-sets are the sets satisfying the strong Central Sets Theorem. As an application, we show that Rado sys- tems are solvable in C-sets.


Vigabatrin induced constriction of peripheral visual fields was first reported in 1997.1 The potential mechanisms of vigabatrin induced peripheral field constriction are many,2 but in our opinion, not enough attention has been paid to the method and appropriateness of recording this constriction. Current recommendations for patients prescribed vigabatrin are that they are screened at regular intervals by automated perimetry. Automated perimetry cannot, however, differentiate between pathological and functional (non-physiological) constriction of the visual field. Furthermore, automated perimetry, although deceptively simple for the operator to perform, is notoriously laborious and fatiguing for the patient. Although several safeguards are built into automated perimetry, in the form of reliability indices, there are traps for the unwary. This is clearly demonstrated in the …


In the paper the results of selected partial analysis that were carried out as the part of the CPV Video Study of English will be presented. The main aim of the project was to document and describe the process of everyday teaching of English language as taught on the secondary level in the Czech Republic. The authors of the project analysed almost 80 English lessons taught on randomly selected schools in three regions in the Czech Republic. Different analyses were aimed at domain general aspects of the instruction, such as classroom organisation, phases of instruction and didactic tools and media usage. Other analyses were aimed at domain specific aspects of the instruction, for example the role of the mother tongue, the nature of pupils' utterances, etc. The systematic analysis of partial aspects of the instruction enables us to gain a complex view of the instruction and the processes of teaching and learning. In the relation with the video studies of TIMSS 1995 and 1999 and the IPN video study, that were realised in science teaching, in our analyses the processes of teaching and learning were understood as creating opportunities to learn and opportunities to talk. Also the concepts of teaching scripts and teaching discourse were taken into account. The results are presented by the so called lesson signatures. The method of video study was used as the methodological framework of the research, as it enables to combine quantitative analyses of the video and qualitative analyses of lesson transcripts. For the unit of the analysis a ten second interval was chosen and the videos were divided into them. Observations were done by instructed coders when an acceptable rate of inter-coder reliability was reached (according to international methodological standards). The results indicate that the instruction of English language at the Czech secondary schools is up to considerable scale controlled by the teacher, and less than 30% of the teaching time is devoted to individual or group work, the emphasis of the instruction is on securing previously presented subject matter. The results also indicate that teachers rely on textbooks very often. Analysis of the transcripts reveals the importance of the mother tongue in English instruction and on the importance of teacher driven practice of the communication. All the analyses show considerable differences between teachers. At the end of the paper a comparative perspective on English instruction will be offered in comparison with instruction on Physics, Geography and Physical Education that were analysed by comparable methodological procedures.


Rett syndrome is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder, mostly caused by a MECP2 gene mutation, with some overlaps with autism spectrum disorders and cerebral palsy. Pain perception is potentially abnormal in children with neurodevelopmental disorders and higher levels of pain and discomfort are expected in Rett syndrome, due to issues such as scoliosis, constipation, gastrointestinal problems and self-injuries. Despite this, atypical pain expressions have been reported in Rett syndrome patients that give the impression that they are not in pain (1). Impaired nociception has been directly linked to the MECP2 gene, which contributes to the modulate genes involved in nociceptive circuitry (1). Pain issues are also general concerns among children with disabilities. Reports have suggested that patients with autism spectrum are hyposensitive to different pain stimuli. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


Abstract. The increasing use of digital technology among adolescents and young adults has led to concerns about possible detrimental effects on cognitive and brain functions. Indeed, as reviewed here, according to behavioral and brain-imaging studies, excessive media multitasking (i.e., using different digital media in parallel) may lead to enhanced distractibility and problems in maintaining attention. However, frequent video gaming may be beneficial for the development of working memory, task switching, and attention skills. All these cognitive skills depend on executive cognitive functions. Still scant but gradually cumulating brain-imaging results suggest that the negative effects of frequent media multitasking and the positive effects of frequent video gaming on cognitive skills in adolescents and young adults are mediated by effects on the frontal lobes, implicated in executive cognitive functions and still developing even through early adulthood.


We report on the measurement of the reaction e'e -e e with a large-solid-angle electromagnetic shower detector at center-of-mass energies ~s =13 and 17 GeV. Com-parison of our results with predictions of quantum electrodynamics shows excellent agreement We report the first measurement of the ratio & = (+e+e }ladrons)i(ae+e-g+U-) (with negligible ~-lepton contribution) at a center-of-mass energy +s =13 GeV and ~s = 17 GeV, from the just finished electron-positron colliding-beam facility PETRA. The detector, MARK-J, has an approximately 4~ solid angle and measures p, e, p, and charged and neutral hadrons simultaneously. Our results yield B(&s =17 GeV) =4. 9+0. 6 (statistical) +0. 7 (systematic error), and R(~s =13 QeV) =4. 6+0. 5 (statistical) +0. 7 (systematic er-ror). The ratio R(+s =17 Ge)v/ R(/s =13 Gev) is 1. 08+0. 18.


Regional minimum wage can be used as a measure to examine the prosperity in a region, because the higher of the regional minimum wages in a region then the more prosperous its society. Unfortunately, based on statistical data local minimum wage of a region does not guarantee that the area has a prosperous community life. This study aims to determine the effect of regional minimum wage and macroeconomic toward the poverty level in Indonesia, period year 2010-2015.

The method used in this research is linear regression analysis of panel data, where the data used are consisting of time series data (2010-2015) and cross section data (33 provinces in Indonesia). The results show that regional minimum wage and economic growth have negative and significant effect toward poverty level and labour force has positive and significant effect toward poverty level. Simultaneously, regional minimum wage, economic growth, labour force, inflation and capital expenditure have a significant effect toward poverty level in Indonesia.

Based on the results, can be concluded that the minimum wage that has a negative and significant effect on the level of poverty means the increase in regional minimum wages the poverty rate will decrease. Therefore, the government should pay more attention to the regulation on regional minimum wage in each province whether the wages given to the labour are in accordance with their needs because there are still some non-formal companies, especially those who still provide wages to their labour below then the regional minimum wage. The economic growth has a negative and significant effect on poverty level, meaning that if economic growth in a region/province increases then the poverty level will decrease. But in fact based on statistical data of Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) from the Central Bureau of Statistics shows high economic growth is expected to improve the welfare of the people of the region. The labour force has a positive and significant effect on the poverty level, which means that the increase of the Labor force, the poverty rate will increase. This is because the increase in the number of labour force but not accompanied by increased employment opportunities/employment so that will happen unemployment.

Based on the above explanation the government should be more serious in solving the problem of poverty in Indonesia, especially in areas that are still undeveloped due to uneven development in each region. Particularly the government is more concerned with observing and taking into account the far eastern part of Indonesia compared to the western part of Indonesia, for example the provinces of Papua and West Papua where they have the second and third highest wage rates compared to other provinces but they also have the highest poverty rates compared to other provinces.


The article expounds the necessity of IT educational reform based on the contradic tion between current situation of Chinese IT education and social demands,and puts forward a new pattern,which fa-mous IT identification in foreign countries are brought into Chinese IT education,and then discusses the reform from several aspects,such as curriculum provision,construction of teaching staff and reform of e-ducational measures and assessment measures.


Following 50 years of space exploration and the concomitant recognition that all surfaces of solid planetary bodies in the solar system as well as of comet nuclei have been decisively structured by impact bombardment over the 4.56 Ga evolution of this planetary system, impact cratering has grown into a fully developed, multidisciplinary research discipline within the earth and planetary sciences. No sub-discipline of the geosciences has remained untouched by this "New Catastrophism", with main areas of research including, inter alia, formation of early crust and atmosphere on Earth, transfer of water onto Earth by comets and transfer of life between planets ("lithopanspermia"), impact flux throughout Earth evolution, and associated mass extinctions, recognition of distal impact ejecta throughout the stratigraphic record, and the potential that impact structure settings might have for the development of new ‐ and then also ancient ‐ life. In this contribution the main principles of impact cratering are sketched, the main findings of the past decades are reviewed, and we discuss the major current research thrusts. From both scientific interests and geohazard demands, this discipline requires further major research ef forts ‐ and the need to educate every geoscience graduate about the salient facts concerning this high-ener gy geological process that has the potential to be destructive on a local to global scale.


PATIENT, a boy, who had an attack of encephalitis lethargica three years ago now showing after-effects of paralysis agitans type. He had a typical Parkinsonian expression, with considerable rigidity of both upper and lower extremities, exaggerated knee-jerks, and tremor of both hands. There appears to be some functional element present as the boy gave a vigorous demonstration with a skipping-rope, and immediately afterwards relapsed into his state of apathy.


The uracil/2-hydroxy-4-oxo uracil tautomeric system was studied by employing the MNDO semiempirical method for the calculations. The uracil structure was found to be energetically favourable as indicated by the calculated heat of formation, the Gibbs free energy, the HOMO and LUMO energies, and charges. The substitution by F, OH, NH2, CH3, and BH2 at the carbon-6 position was found to affect the geometrical parameters of the substituted molecules. All of the substituents were found to shift the equilibrium in forward direction compared to the unsubstituted tautomeric pair as indicated by the calculated values for the equilibrium constants.


Background: Tibial plafond fractures are caused by severe axial compression forces and are associated with soft tissue injuries. These fractures are difficult to treat and the risk of complications is high. Methods and Materials: A retrospective study of tibial plafond fractures was performed at our hospital between 2003 and 2009 and 51 patients were evaluated (51 fractures). The fracture type was classified according to the OTA classification system. 10 fractures were described as type A fractures (A1 = 3, A2 = 3, A3 = 4) (19.60%), 15 were type B fractures (B1 = 0, B2 = 9, B3 = 6) (29.4%) and 26 were type C fractures (C1= 3, C2=13, C3 = 10) (51%). Results: The average age was 47.8 years. Cases comprised 25 accidental falls (49%), 13 traffic accidents, (2.5%), 7 autolysis attempts (13.7%), 4 sports accidents (7.8%) and 2 industrial accidents (3.9%). 15 patients were initially treated with external fixators, mainly those who had type C fractures and fractures where the soft tissues were seriously damaged (21.6%). Subsequently the tibia was treated with plate fixation. Mean follow-up period was 87.78 months. Patients were required to fill in 2 quality life questionnaires after the surgical treatment. results obtained with both scales (AOFAS and FFI) were compared. The complications rate was 14%. The main complications were superficial infections, posttraumatic arthritis and non-union fractures. One case presented a superficial infection (2%) and 6 patients suffered deep infections (11.8%). Worst scores were observed in both scales with patients treated with type C fractures of the AO classification. Conclusions: - Type C fractures have a worse prognosis - Using external fixators as initial stabilisation method improves the healing of soft tissues. - It is important to perform a CT scan in the preoperative planification. - Tibial plafond fractures are still a challenge for the surgeon.


With the application of deep learning in various fields, it replaces the extraction of video by manual design. Through the analysis and research of modal video retrieval methods, this paper aims to use text, image or video to carry out different ways of video retrieval through multi-modal video retrieval, and strive to meet the needs of different scenes, different users of video retrieval, and maximize the accuracy and effectiveness of video retrieval. This paper designs and implements a deep learning-based multimodal video retrieval system based on Windows. The system is based on the design concept of program modularization, using MySQL as the database and PyQT4 as the development tool of system interface. It mainly realizes three functional modules of video retrieval based on text, video retrieval based on image and video retrieval based on video segment.


System detects hand tremor and activity and transmitting signals over distance of at least 3 meters to receiver system. Designed for use in studies of effect of fatigue on individual's judgement or reaction time, sensor is installed within mounting of finger-ring; no external wiring or power source is needed.


Bioelectrochemical systems such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have gained extensive attention due to their abilities to simultaneously treat wastewater and generate renewable energy resources. Recently, to boost the system performance, the photoelectrode has been incorporated into MFCs for effectively exploiting the synergistic interaction between light and microorganisms, and the resultant device is known as photo-assisted microbial fuel cells (photo-MFCs). Combined with the metabolic reaction of organic compounds by microorganisms, photo-MFCs are capable of simultaneously converting both chemical energy and light energy into electricity. This article aims to systematically review the recent advances in photo-MFCs, including the introduction of specific photosynthetic microorganisms used in photo-MFCs followed by the discussion of the fundamentals and configurations of photo-MFCs. Moreover, the materials used for photoelectrodes and their fabrication approaches are also explored. This review has shown that the innovative strategy of utilizing photoelectrodes in photo-MFCs is promising and further studies are warranted to strengthen the system stability under long-term operation for advancing practical application.


This article proposes a dialogue on the epistemological conception of the method called dialectical musicality, which is based on the Mattelart's strand, read and expanded by Alberto Efendy Maldonado, through the concept of transmethodology. The author shows four principles and how they are carried out in investigative practices through a singular applied methodological design.


The results of a development and an experimental investigation of (8…18) GHz range of Q-MMIC transistor amplifier with output power 2 Watt at 1dB gain compression are presented. The experimental characteristics, design features and assembly technology of the manufactured amplifiers are discussed.


The article demonstrates how a growth machine in Philadelphia used political influence to consolidate its power in streetcar and gas infrastructure, and then expanded into real estate to dominate the region's development. The group influenced development in Chicago, New York and other major American cities. The essay is based upon detailed primary research using fire insurance maps, property registers, corporate records and government documents. Vitiello's article is an energetic and fresh approach to urban history, presented in a dynamic manner.


This article focuses on the collision between the communal-based and individual-based business cultures within the merchant community of Pori. The conflict is analysed by examining divergent petitions, complaints, and statement letters written to and by various authorities at the local, provincial, and national levels during the first half of the 19th century. The case study concentrates on confrontations between a nobleman of Swedish origin, Frans Fredrik Wallenstråle (1771–1857), and members of the local merchant community. The article strives to explain how and why the merchant community and the members of the town council made every possible effort to prevent Wallenstråle from developing his business activities and participating in communal cooperation within the community. In contrast to earlier literature, this article does not concentrate on petitions, their rhetoric, or the interaction between individual and state authorities. It analyses petitions as historical sources that resulted from collisions between the communal, cooperative business culture and vested interests.


Phosphosilicate glass film deposited by a plasma‐activated reaction system (P‐PSG) was studied. Fundamental characteristics of the P‐PSG were investigated by systematically varying deposition parameters. In this plasma deposition method, the P‐PSG having a high deposition rate (130 nm/min) and a high doped phosphorus concentration [about 10 weight percent (w/o) P] was deposited using the reaction gases , , and . The P‐PSG deposited by this method showed properties such as a strong film crack resistance during heat‐treatments, a conformai step coverage, and a controllable compressive stress, compared with those of conventional PSG film deposited under atmospheric pressure (AP‐PSG).


In this paper, ultrawide band (UWB) communication systems with eight transmitting and receiving ring antenna arrays are implemented to test the bit error rate and capacity performance. By using the ray‐tracing technique to compute any given indoor wireless environment, the impulse response of the system can be calculated. The synthesized beamforming problem can be reformulated into a multiobjective optimization problem. Self‐adaptive dynamic differential evolution (SADDE) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) are used to find the excitation current and the feed line length of each antenna to form the appropriate beam pattern. This pattern can then reduce the bit error rate and increase the channel capacity and receiving energy. Numerical results show that the fitness value and the convergence speed by the SADDE are better than those by the PSO. Moreover, the SADDE had better results for both line‐of‐sight and nonline‐of‐sight cases. In other words, compared with PSO, SADDE has improved more effectively the main beam radiation energy and reduced the multipath interference.


The goal of this thesis is to explore the basic axiomatic theory of Syn- thetic Differential Geometry (SDG). This field aims to put the study of smooth manifolds, and geometry therein, in a topos-theoretic framework. Though the full depth of application and consequences of SDG require knowledge of topos theory to comprehend, a large part of the theory can be appreciated with only some notions of basic category theory (as well as with a standard undergraduate mathematics syllabus). In this work we look at this part of SDG, called the axiomatic the- ory because it is indeed developed axiomatically. Specifically, under the axiomatic theory of SDG we look at differential calculus, then manifolds (their analogue in SDG), vector bundles (the tangent bundle as a particular case), and vector fields (and Lie algebras thereof).


So. Monsieur, it began with a great gust of wind. Inevitably. All our stories start with gusts of wind as if in a whirl of lazy legends. We are a drift of idle birds, the imps of the unforgettable, master craftsmen of the counterfeit. A gust here, a gust there-we proceed by divination, accumulating incantatory fragments. Our history is a corset, a stifling cell, a great searing fire, an apocalyptic calypso conducting a tourist campaign. Ladies, gentlemen, come and see: This isn't a country here, it's a factory for epic failures, an excuse for a place, a weed lot, an abyss for tightrope-walkers, blindman's bluff for people born sightless with delusions of grandeur, rank salt fish, a buried jar of zombie-guarded gold, proud mountains reduced to dust dumped, in big helpings, into the mouths of sick children who crouch, waiting in the hope of crazed epiphanies, behaving badly and swamped besides, bogged down in the devil's quagmires. Hence, all our stories begin with great gusts of wind to give the slip to nothingness, to veil our isle in illusions. It seems there are


In today's world of communication and rapid growth in demand, erbium-doped optical fiber amplifiers only cover the C-band and L-band wavelengths, and only a small portion of these wavelengths are used. While the O, E, S, and U-bands are not fully utilized and developed to meet the increasing demand for optical fiber communication networks. Bismuth-doped fiber-optic amplifiers can produce broadband light sources and fiber-optic amplifiers due to their ultra-broadband near-infrared radiation properties, thus solving the problem of communication transmission needs. This essay will examine the fiber amplifier doped with Bismuth. This paper focuses on the excitation-emission theory as well as the working principle and process of the fiber-optic amplifier. Meanwhile, this study establishes the optical gain model of the Bismuth-doped fiber amplifier and uses numerical simulation with MATLAB. The signal light works in the wavelength band of 1700-1800nm, and the optimal fiber gain under various conditions is obtained. From this, the maximum gain of the fiber is found to be about 39dB. Bismuth-doped fiber can act as an active carrier for a new kind of continuous wave laser, and the spectral range from 1700 to 1800 nm can be employed with the Bismuth-doped fiber amplifier.


This paper presents the results of selected simulation runs based on the computer model Green-X. The results suggest that the most significant efficiency gains -measured in terms of premiums to support renewables - can be achieved by optimising national RESE support measures - between two thirds and three quarters of the overall cost reduction potential can be attributed to the optimisation of national support schemes. Further efficiency improvements at a considerably lower level (at about one quarter to one third of the overall cost reduction potential) are possible through an EU-wide harmonisation of support schemes provided that a common European power market exists. Regional coordination represents an essential step towards EU wide harmonisation; half the additional cost benefits of an EU-wide harmonisation can already be tapped through regional coordination compared to the nationally optimised schemes. If a harmonised policy is pursued, technology-specific support is superior to non-specific support with respect to cost minimisation.


598 those of usual consecutive2 4) or two-step1} reactions. Namely, one of the reactants, i.e. C2H4, catalyzes another reaction. The objective of this article is to clarify the effects of mass transfer on gas absorption rate and reaction selectivity in the gas-liquid chlorinations of ethylene and 1,2-dichloroethane by a theoretical calculation of the film model. The results of this calculation should be widely applicable to the chlorinations of olefins and paraffins, since those reactions may obey similar kinetic equations.


Recently, carbon capture and storage (CCS) techniques have been globally studied. This study was conducted to use waste cement powder as an efficient raw material of mineral carbonation for sequestration. Direct aqueous carbonation experiment was conducted with injecting pure gas (99.9%) to a reactor containing reacting solution and the pulverized cement paste (W:C


The Communist Party of China, the representative of the development of China's advanced culture, must carry out the reform of cultural system of organization. A certain number of questions about the reform are discussed and relevant measures and suggestions raised.


Treatment options for established post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) are limited. Complex lymphedema therapy (CLT), a non-invasive treatment that improves lymphatic flow, may have the potential to improve PTS. We conducted a single-center, investigator-blind, randomized controlled trial of 31 patients with a clinically established diagnosis of PTS and compared the efficacy of graduated compression stockings alone (30–40 mmHg) with CLT, a treatment that includes compression stockings, exercise, patient education, skin care and lymphatic drainage. Primary outcomes were the 1- and 3-month changes in PTS severity by the Villalta score and disease-specific quality of life using the VEINES-QOL (Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study Quality of Life) questionnaire. Analysis was by intent-to-treat. We found from a baseline average score of 9.9 points, CLT reduced mean PTS severity scores by −2.4 points (p=0.02) at the 1-month and −2.3 points (p=0.05) at the 3-month follow-up. Score reductions with stockings only were similar at −2.1 (p=0.03) and −3.3 points (p=0.03) at 1 and 3 months. The differences in score between treatments were not significant. Neither treatment significantly changed the VEINES-QOL score except in patients with severe disease. Patients with moderate to severe PTS derived the greatest benefit from either therapy and the two therapies differentially impacted PTS signs and symptoms. We found a short course of lymphedema therapy and compression stockings offer similar benefit in patients with PTS; however, larger studies are needed to further explore the potential use of CLT in PTS, particularly in patients with more severe disease. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00633971.


FES (Flight Excitation System) test is conducted to excite the aircraft structure in terms of servo-actuator where input signals are sent from the FES system installed on the aircraft. This report describes a new system composed of a composite control surface with honeycomb sandwich structure and a servo -actuator. The mathematics model of the servo-actuator is simplified as a two power linear system. Having built the dynamic model of the control surface, MSC.Nastran is applied to perform the dynamic simulation for a on-aircraft FES test of the control surface. By investigating the analytic results, not only is the vibration property of the system obtained completely, but also the sensitive factor dependent on dynamic response for the composite material control surface with honeycomb sandwich structure is found. All results can be treated as an important reference used both in the on-aircraft FES test of the control surface and in its vibration suppressing work.


This paper discusses the ways in which the distinctive nature of the subject being taught has important implications for the management of teaching and learning by Heads of Department (HoDs). The study reports the perceptions of HoDs working in four areas of the curriculum (English, Mathematics, Science and Technology) in secondary schools in Wales. The findings demonstrate a range of different themes, pertinent to each subject. Some of these themes illustrate a number of different subject paradigms (based on the content) while others are more concerned with how the subject is taught.


Technical and economical assessments for future power applications of High superconductivity require the evaluation and comparison of AC losses in first and second generation high tapes. An electrical and a thermometric method were developed and used to measure transport AC loss in OPIT Bi-2223/Ag tapes, Y-123 coated conductors and in new -based superconductors, simulating the AC conditions typical of power devices. The results were compared with analyt- ical models for AC losses calculation. The effect of the magnetic substrates used in coated conductors was also investigated and a simple calculation model was proposed.


Raman spectroscopy provides a well-established tool for studying crystalline/molecular systems with well-defined selection rules based on crystalline/molecular symmetries. However, its application to nanoscale matter is hindered by the lack of such well-defined selection rules. Here, we couple the phonon confinement model with a scaled quantum-chemical calculation to construct a universal and physically consistent basis for nanoscale Raman spectroscopy. Unlike the commonly used one-dimensional dispersion approach, we take into account the confinement along all three dimensions of the k-space. We apply it to diamond nanoparticles of sub-50nm size, a system with pronounced anisotropy of dispersion for which three-dimensional dispersion approach is requisite. The approach excellently reproduces size-sensitive spectral features, including the peak position, bandwidth and asymmetry of the sp3 C-C Raman band. This fundamental approach can be easily generalized to other nanocrystalline solids to hopefully contribute the future development of quantitative nanoscale Raman spectroscopy.


Objective To investigate the prostecdtive therapeutic efficacy of pulsed radiofrenquency and radiofrequency thermocoagulation of the Gasserian ganglion guided with spiral CT on trigeminal neuralgia.Methods 100 patients with idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia were treated with pulsed radiofrenquency or radiofrequency thermocoagulation of gasserian ganglion.The numeric rating scales(NRS) of pain were recorded before and 0.5 year,1 year,and 2 years after treatment.Results There was no difference in NRS within 1 year,but the recurrence rate was high in the paitents accepted pulsed radiofrenquency 2 years later(P0.01).Conclusion Pulsed radiofrenquency of the gasserian ganglion is safe and effective on trigeminal neuralgia,but poor in long-term outcome.


Controlled mobility was recently shown to be an effective approach to support routing in sparse ad hoc or sensor networks. We propose a scheme utilizing mobile elements that cooperate in collecting and delivering the data. We analyze its performance and establish bounds on the average and worst-case delay. We establish that under the proposed scheme, constant per-node throughput is achievable within constant maximum (worst-case) delay as the network size grows. Using simulation, we compare our scheme with an alternative proposed earlier in the literature. The results show that our scheme dominates the alternative.


Although collaborative learning in the traditional classroom has faced criticism and resistance by students and teachers, most studies suggest that if it is implemented and facilitated properly, shared learning through collaboration can be an effective tool in how students learn. However, as more and more classes are being taught online, the concept of collaboration as a learning tool becomes problematic, especially in online professional writing courses where collaboration is a significant factor in this genre of writing. Beginning with a history of collaborative learning and its characteristics, my paper applies the necessity for collaboration to the professional writing class. I then explore and critique some of the interactive techniques used in online instruction in previous WebCT classes. Following this, my paper outlines some important features necessary in creating an effective collaborative environment for the online professional writing student, which requires a synthesis of group discussion, peer review, collaborative invention and collaborative writing. Because the computer can be seen as a means of isolation, facilitating collaboration becomes imperative to reestablishing a connection among students and instructor in a virtual classroom where the discourse community might otherwise appear short-circuited. Furthermore, as we move toward a more technologically-centered professional world, the computer is taking on more importance and becoming an essential tool for communication and collaboration in the professional environment.


In 1984 Pixar's research and development group built and applied to the motion-picture arts at Lucasfilm's ILM facility a three color laser based film scanner/recorder system. The digital film printer is capable of reading and writing 35mm film formats on a variety of film stocks. The system has been used in award-winning special-effects work, and has been operated in a normal production environment since that time. The primary objective was to develop a full color high resolution system, free from scan artifacts, enabling traditionally photographed motion-picture film to be inter-cut with digital raster image photography. Its use is applied to the art of blue-screen traveling-matte cinematography for motion pic-ture special effects. The system was designed using the Pixar Image Computer and conventional gas laser technology as the illumination source. This paper will discuss recent experimental work in the application of GaAs microlaser technology to a digital film printing system of the future.


In this portfolio, I address a particular teaching intervention to address student questioning of the practicality of the C205 course and its concepts. The rationale, the implementation, and the analysis of the collected data of the intervention are included in this portfolio. The fundamental purpose of this project was to emphasize the practicality of the course (including communication theories, concepts) through lecture, discussion, and student assignments by using concrete socio-political examples to connect theory with practice.


One of the religious communities dissolved in the reign of Henry VIII was described in its deed of surrender as 'prior et conventus domus fratrum ordinis sanctae Crucis juxta Turrim Lond. vulgariter nuncupatae The Crossed Fryers' —the house of the brethren of the Holy Cross, popularly called the 'crossed friars'; a house whose memory is kept alive by the street near the Tower of London known as 'Crutched Friars.' The object of this paper is to give some account of the order to which it belonged, and to attempt to determine the number of its establishments in this country. It will be shown that its members were canons regular, and, assuming this for the moment, something must be said in regard to their designation as the crossed, crouched, or crutched friars.


Books i and ii. The editors therefore followed their author's plan and provided editions of Books iv, v and i before completing work on Book ii, just thirty years after Pere Sagnard had published his edition of Adversus Haeresis iii. Adversus Haeresis ii was never regarded in the Patristic period as much more than a continuation of Irenaeus' anti-heretical arguments set out in the previous book. Irenaeus maintained that God was God, creator of all things, and that this effectively ruled out the existence either of a creator-god or a pleroma separating him from the ultimate existence of Depth and Silence. There was nothing beyond God. Thus, the idea of pairs of male and female beings bridging the pleroma and creation was impossible and relied on absurd speculations, while that of the transmigration of souls maintained by the Carpocratians involved irresolvable contradictions. Most of Irenaeus' detailed criticism of his opponents' ideas held no particular interest for his successors and only some 3 per cent of the original Greek of Book ii has survived, and no Armenian copy is known. Even part of the Greek text used by anti-Origenist writers anxious to quarry arguments against metempsychosis from Irenaeus misquoted their author. With great patience and erudition, the editors have threaded their way through the various manuscript versions of the single Latin archetype to produce what must be the definitive text of this work. The commentary following the text and translation is another master-piece of erudition. If criticism may be made, it is that at this stage the editors' views about some of the broader aspects of Irenaeus' attack on the Valentinians would have been welcome. For instance, Irenaeus cites the Iliad (xiv. 201) literally (adv. Haer. ii. 14. 2). Did he know Homer, Plato, Aristophanes and other writers to whom he alludes at first hand, or did he quote, like many of his Jewish contemporaries, from anthologies? In view of Celsus' attack on Christians as 'simpletons' (Origen, Contra Celsum 1. 9), how much education in the Classics could an orthodox Christian leader, such as Irenaeus, be expected to have? Failing a discovery of new material, however, the editors have provided a definitive basis for any future discussion relating to Irenaeus. Their study ofAdversum Haereses ii is an outstanding contribution to Sources Chretiennes.


A new current conveyor topology based on an innovative connection of Wilson current mirrors is presented. It offers significant enhancements in the areas of accuracy, frequency bandwidth, transient response, output impedance and distortion. The performance of an integrated circuit implementation of this configuration, fabricated on a complementary npn-pnp bipolar process is also described.


Combining new energy technology with electric propulsion technology is an effective way to decrease the pollution of water resources caused by cruise ships. This study examines the stable parallel operation of a ship's micro-grid system through a dynamic power management strategy involving a step change in load. With cruise ships in mind, we construct a micro-grid system consisting of photovoltaics (PV), a diesel generator (DG), and a lithium battery and establish a corresponding simulation model. We then analyze the system's operating characteristics under different working conditions and present the mechanisms that influence the power quality of the ship's micro-grid system. Based on an analysis of the power distribution requirements under different working conditions, we design a power allocation strategy for the micro-grid system. We then propose an optimization allocation strategy for dynamic power based on fuzzy control and a load current feed-forward method, and finally, we simulate the whole system. Through this study we prove that the proposed power management strategy not only verifies the feasibility and correctness of the ship's micro-grid structure and control strategy, but also greatly improves the reliability and stability of the ship's operation.


The United States is a nation of diverse ethnic groups that upholds and embraces multiculturalism. Multiculturalism allows multiple ethnic groups to exist independently of each other, and cultural diversity and differences are respected and treated equally, with "identity" and "equality" at its core. The research has shown that the multicultural integration mechanism of physical education in the United States contains the following components: core values of freedom and democracy, pluralistic value identity, equal opportunity and social justice, and individualism. The multicultural integration mechanism in American physical education has been an inspiration to physical education in China in three aspects: innovation in teaching content, flexible teaching strategies, and emphasis on individual evaluation, respectively.


Using a novel dataset, I show that hedge fund managers connected through shared employment histories hold and trade more of the same stocks than unconnected managers. A long-short portfolio of connected-unconnected overlapped trades generates 3.6% of annual alpha. Results are greater between fund-pairs with stronger social connections and longer relationships implying a socially reinforcing channel is responsible. Shock based tests confirm social channels lead to the main findings, supporting models of manager coordination. The findings identify common sources of risk and return for employment-linked hedge funds, except during severe drawdowns when common holdings are protected from fire sales.


During infections, bacterial microorganisms initiate profound interactions with mammalian host cells. Usually defense mechanisms of the host destroy intruding bacteria in rapid manner. However, man ...


High performance bulk-wave transducers employing alternating half-wavelength thick piezoelectric and acoustically matched metal films have been fabricated to operate in Ku-band. Longitudinal-mode transducers employing zinc oxide and copper films fabricated on sapphire substrates yielded an untuned conversion loss of 25 dB from 8 to above 14 GHz.


The article presents results from experimental and numerical investigation on gasification of dried sewage sludge enriched with biomass from Virginia Mallow at a mass ratio of 0/100%, 50/50% and 100/0% in tests and in the range from 0 to 100% in theoretical analysis. in order to effective utilization of sewage sludge. The dried sludge can be subjected to thermal processing of gasification at temperature above 850°C. However, there are some difficulties in obtaining this temperature due to high content of mineral substances transforming into large amounts of ash during gasification. Unfavorable feature of sewage sludge being significant impediment to gasification process is its high ash content up to 40% by mass. As observed, one of the main characteristics of lignocellulosic biomass like Virginia Mallow, which makes it appropriate for thermal processing, is the low amount of mineral content below 2%. It contributes to more stable and efficient gasification process (less combustibles found in ash). Furthermore, due to large ballast of ash in sewage sludge, it was not possible to obtain sufficiently high gasification temperature (observed maximum was 800°C). In turn, addition of Virginia Mallow caused that the process temperature possible to achieve, was 950°C. Thus, sewage sludge was mixed with high energy component in order to improve the gasification parameters and obtain better quality syngas. A zero-dimensional, two-zone model was developed with aid of the kinetics mechanism by CREEK Modeling Group to model and predict gasification of low calorific substances enriched with high calorific biomass. Obtained results showed that sewage sludge can be completely gasified at presence of Virginia Mallow leading to production of syngas with its calorific value of approximately 4 MJ/Nm3. Furthermore, calculations performed for the case of gasification of the sewage sludge without biomass enrichment showed much smaller content of hydrogen in syngas.


A new statistical technique is now being used quite frequently in the behavioral and social sciences but appears to be poorly understood due to undue reliance perhaps on explanations in statistical packages.


PbV2O6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnma with a = 9.771(10), b = 3.684(4), c = 12.713(13) A, and Z = 4. The structure was determined using 816 reflections measured with an automatic...


Abstract A personal account is given of the RepRap Project by the person who instigated it. RepRap is an open source project carried out by volunteers worldwide to design and to build a self-replicating 3D printer. The influence of early rapid-prototyping developments is outlined, as are biomimetic ideas from evolutionary theory. Finally the large (though uncertain) number of RepRaps in the world is mentioned, as is the impact that the project has had on its instigator.


Objective
To observe the stability of domestic Measles, Mumps and Rubella combined vaccine, live (MMR vaccine).

Methods
Twenty-four lots of MMR vaccines produced by Shanghai Institute of Biological Products Co., Ltd. (SIBP) in 2008-2017 were tested according to MMR vaccine registration standards approved by China Food and Drug Administration and related regulations in Chinese pharmacopoeia. The thermostability test was performed in month 0. The identity test and tests for appearance, moisture content, sterility, abnormal toxicity, residual bovine serum albumin, residual antibiotics (lots after October 2010), bacterial endotoxin (lots after December 2013), pH and osmolarity (lots after December 2015) were performed in months 0 and 18. The virus titration was performed in months 0, 6, 12 and 18. Accelerated and long-term stability tests were performed at the same time for 3 lots each of MMR vaccines produced in new and old workshops. The key examination items were moisture content and virus titer.

Results
All testing results of MMR vaccine met the registration standards and relevant regulations within the period of validity. The qualities of products by new and old workshops were comparable. The moisture content was ≤3.0%, and the virus titers of measles, mumps and rubella were 3.3-4.3, 4.6-5.6 and 3.3-4.3 lg 50% cell culture infective dose/ml, respectively.

Conclusion
The MMR vaccines produced by SIBP in 2008-2017 are safe and effective with stable quality.

Key words:
Measles-mumps-rubella vaccine; Stability; Virus titration


There are two known K index calculation methods based on type of magnetometer used, i.e. computerized method such as in Biak station that uses digital magnetometer and hand scale method such as in Tangerang station that uses analog magnetometer. In this paper we compare the K index distribution between Biak and Tangerang stations using the data during 1993-1998. We obtained that K index distribution for K smaller than 2 value more dominant in Biak station than in Tangerang station. Otherwise, for K bigger than 2 it is more dominant in Tangerang station than in Biak station. Furthermore, in general the K index amplitude in Tangerang station is more higher than that in Biak station. From this result, we conclude that the difference between K index distribution pattern in Biak and Tangerang stations is due to the difference of method used in the K index calculation.


Population genetic diversity of P. falciparum antigenic loci is high despite large bottlenecks in population size during the parasite life cycle. The extent of this diversity in human blood-stage infections, following expansion from a small number of liver-stage schizonts, has been well described. However, little is known about parasite genetic diversity in the vector, where a similar bottleneck and expansion occurs following parasite mating and where parasite genotypes from several different human infections may accumulate. We assessed parasite genetic diversity within human and mosquito P. falciparum infections collected from the same households during a 14-month longitudinal cohort study using amplicon deep sequencing of two antigenic gene fragments (ama1 and csp). To a prior set of infected humans (n=1175/2813; 86.2% sequencing success) and mosquito abdomens (n=199/1448; 95.5% sequencing success), we added sequences from infected mosquito heads (n=134/1448; 98.5% sequencing success). Across all sample types we observed 456 ama1 and 289 csp unique haplotypes. While both hosts contained many rare haplotypes, population genetic metrics indicated that the overall and sample-level parasite populations were more diverse in mosquitoes than in humans, and infections were more likely to harbor a dominant haplotype in humans than in mosquitoes (based on relative read abundance). Finally, within a given mosquito there was little overlap in genetic composition of abdomen and head infections, suggesting that infections may be cleared from the abdomen during a mosquito's lifespan. Taken together, our observations provide evidence for the role of the mosquito vector in maintaining sequence diversity of malaria parasite populations. Significance statement Concurrent infections with multiple strains of Plasmodium falciparum, the leading causative agent of death due to malaria, are common in highly endemic regions. During transitions within and between the parasite's mosquito and human hosts, population bottlenecks occur, and distinct parasite strains may have differential fitness in the various environments encountered. These bottlenecks and fitness differences may lead to differences in strain prevalence and diversity between hosts. We investigated differences in genetic diversity between P. falciparum parasites in human and mosquito hosts and found that, compared to human parasite populations and infections, mosquito populations and infections were more diverse. This suggests that the mosquito vector may play a role in in maintaining sequence diversity in malaria parasite populations.


Background: The spectrum of biopsy-proven renal disease(BPRD) varies according to the race, age, sex, demography, geographic area, infectious diseases, socioeconomic condition, from centre to centre, indication of renal biopsy and gives information that is useful for clinical practice. A nation-wide renal registry is not yet organized in India and there is a scarcity of information on the pattern of biopsy proven renal disease. Objectives: To study the epidemiology of biopsy proven renal disease (BPRD) and to look for any changing trends in renal disease in comparison to other studies. Material and Methods: A retrospective analysis of the histopathological reports of all native kidney biopsies performed from 2008 – 2014(n=624)at a tertiary care hospital in South India. All renal biopsies were studied by light and immunofluorescence microscopy and also special stains wherever required. Results: A total of 624 cases were analyzed in the study. Patient's age ranges from 4 months to 68 years. The male: female ratio was 1.07:1.The most common clinical indication for renal biopsy was NS (39%).Out of all, primary glomerular disease (PGD) was the most common BPRD, accounting for60.25% of the total cases. Minimal change disease 20.47(%) was the commonest PGD followed by focal segmental glomeruloscleros is (18.35%) and membranous nephropathy (16.22%). Tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) (16.66% total BPRD)is the second most common BPRD. Acute TIN accounts for56.73%of the total TIN. Secondary glomerular disease (SGD) is third most common. SGD accounts for 13.78% of total BPRD. Lupus nephritis (62.79% of total SGD) was the commonest SGD followed by HUS/TTP (12.76%total SGD). In our study DN(10.46% total SGD) is third most common SGD. Chronic renal parenchymal changes (5.12% total BPRD) and vascular disease (4.17% total BPRD)were less common. Conclusion: This study provides epidemiological biopsy data in renal diseases in South India and provides information about some important trends in changing prevalence of renal disease pattern.


Abstract The interaction between groundwater systems and urban environments has become an important challenge that fast developing modern cities must face. Contributing factors are, but not limited to, the continuous horizontal and vertical expansion of cities, population growth, climate change, water scarcity and water quality degradation. The present paper provides an overview on several aspects related to the interaction between aquifer systems and urban infrastructures. A review of urban groundwater related issues reported in case studies from cities worldwide is given in comparison with the situation in Bucharest city. The study emphasises the necessity of an integrated urban groundwater management and discusses supporting tools.


The uncertainities of climate change and human activities hinder the effective management of the water resources management in the Huaihe River Basin.The adaptive management is an effective strategy to deal with this uncertainty problem.Based on the adoptive management connotation and the analysis of the uncertainty problems of water resources management in the Huaihe River Basin,the operating mechanism of water adaptation management under climate change is presented and the adaptive suggestions is proposed in this paper.


Objective To learn diabetic patients with urinary tract infection common pathogens distribution and antimicrobial drug resistance to guide clinical rational use of antimicrobial drugs. Methods Retrospective analysis of hospital 315 cases of diabetic patients with urinary tract infections,urine culture and sensitivity test results. Results Diabetic patients with urinary tract infection is the most common pathogen was Gram-negative bacteria,including Escherichia coli accounted for the first of the carbapenem antibiotic resistance is low,ampicillin,quinolone antibiotic resistance rates higher; Gram-positive cocci in enterococci,coagulasenegative staphylococci common,vancomycin,linezolid 100% sensitive to other antimicrobial drugs have varying degrees of resistance; A higher proportion of fungal infections of urinary tract. Conclusions Diabetes drug in the form of urinary tract infection serious super infection increased attention should be paid,as far as possible according to the bacterial antimicrobial susceptibility test results selected.


In this paper, a quantitative index system for the coordinated promotion of ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin is constructed, and the method of "single index quantification multi index synthesis multi criteria integration" is adopted to quantitatively evaluate the coordination degree of ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. Using the data of the Yellow River Basin from 2009 to 2018 for example, the results show that the coordination degree of the Yellow River Basin shows an upward trend from "close coordination" to "relatively collaborative" from 2009 to 2018.


The paper examines the internal speech of characters using an example of the novel by J. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye. The author emphasizes need of studying the language consciousness of the adolescent and ways of its expression in a work of art. The analysis of internal speech of the adolescent shows a set of different ways of its actualization in fiction.


Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are being removed from their families and traditional country by the statutory child protection authority Family and Community Services (FACS) in unprecedented numbers.


The invention provides an environment-friendly hair-care hair dye which consists of three agents A, B and C. The agent A comprises the following components: L-cysteine, Na2CO3, triethanolamine, sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, glycerin and water; the agent B comprises the following components; metal salt, the sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, a surfactant, an odorant and the water; and the agent Ccomprises the following components: pigment, the sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, the surfactant, citric acid, fragrance and the water. The hair dye uses the plant pigment such as tea polyphenol and the like as a dye, has easily obtained raw materials, is low in cost, has no toxicity, is easy to color and also has a hair care effect.


The Nurses' Health Study prospectively evaluated long-term mortality associated with oophorectomy versus ovarian conservation at the time of benign hysterectomy in women with no history of gynecologic cancer, other cancers, coronary heart disease, stroke, or pulmonary embolus. The study showed that performing a bilateral oophorectomy at the time of a benign hysterectomy is associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality as well as mortality from coronary heart disease, lung cancer, and colorectal cancer. Concurrent oophorectomy is associated with a decreased risk of ovarian cancer. It was also found to reduce the risk of breast cancer when performed in women younger than 47.5 years of age. This study has been supported by further research showing that bilateral oophorectomy is not associated with improved all-cause mortality and is associated with greater mortality particularly in younger, premenopausal women.


Several applications, from water resource management to the prediction of extreme events, require a realistic representation of the global water cycle. Global hydrological models simulate continental water fluxes and individual storages. However, they poorly reproduce observations of discharge and total water storage anomalies (TWSA). To improve the realism of the simulations, TWSA derived from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission are usually assimilated into hydrological models.
However, while assimilating GRACE-TWSA yields more realistic TWSA simulations, it is not clear how it affects the simulation of individual storages and fluxes. Therefore, assimilating discharge, in-situ or derived from satellite-altimetry, has been suggested to improve simulated discharge which is especially important for ungauged parts of basins.

In this study, we jointly assimilate GRACE-TWSA and discharge observations and, for the first time, simultaneously calibrate the model parameters in order to improve the simulation skills of the model beyond the observational time frame. For this, we couple the WaterGAP 2.2d model with the Parallel Data Assimilation Framework and apply an Ensemble Kalman Filter for the Mississippi River Basin from 2003 to 2016. Furthermore, we compare our results to single-data assimilation and validate them against discharge observations that were not used for calibration/assimilation. Additionally, we analyze the effect of the calibrated parameters on the model’s realism.


Tetrathiafulvalene-based organic semiconductor with biphenyl substituents, DBP-TTF (bis(biphenyl)tetrathiafulvalene) is used as an active layer of an organic field-effect transistor. DBP-TTF forms a good thin film on a SiO 2 substrate, in which the DBP-TTF molecules are arranged almost perpendicular to the substrate. The field-effect mobility of the thin-film transistor amounts to 0.11 cm 2 V - 1 s - 1 .


Motile Aeromonas Septicaemia (MAS) known to be the commonest bacterial infection of cultured fish is mostly ascribed to Aeromonas hydrophila. This study was therefore conducted to determine the pathogenicity of Aeromonas bestiarum in fry, juvenile and post-juvenile of Clarias gariepinus, and evaluate the antibiotic sensitivity profile of the organism for effective control. Aeromonas bestiarum was isolated from dead fry in Ijebu Ode. The organism was characterized and used for this study. Two-hundred apparently healthy fry collected from a commercial hatchery were randomly divided into four experimental groups of 50 fry. One hundred and twenty apparently healthy juvenile and post juvenile collected from a commercial hatchery were randomly divided into four experimental groups of 15 juvenile and post juvenile respectively. Three groups were infected with 1x108 (cfu)/ml of Aeromonas bestiarum by immersion in 2L of water, while the fourth group were not infected. Fish in the infected and control groups were monitored daily for 21 days for signs of infection and mortality. The cumulative mortality in fry, juvenile and post-juvenile were 85%, 82% and 50% respectively. Gross lesions observed in post-juvenile fish were bulgy eyes, swollen dorsal muscle caudal to the cranium, congested kidney and skin depigmentation. Histological lesions were equally recorded in the hepatic tissue, diffuse degeneration and necrosis of the tubular epithelium in the interstitium of kidney. It was re-isolated from infected fish in the different developmental stages, while the organism was observed to be sensitive to two antibiotics. Groups of survivors in the different stages were treated for five days. On the second day of treatment, there was 15%, 14% and 0% mortality in the treated fry, juveniles and post-juveniles respectively, while the mortality rate of untreated but infected group (control) were 40%, 42% and 42% for fry, juveniles and post-juveniles fish respectively. This shows Aeromonas bestiarum causes high mortality in fry, juvenile and postjuvenile of Clarias gariepinus. It's however sensitive to Enrofloxacin and Gentamicin which can be used for treatment of infection by Aeromonas bestiarum for now.


e15624 Background: Colorectal cancer was the most prevalent malignant disease in developed country and cause 45% mortality rate. Rectal cancer accounted 40% of this disease and is difficult to treat due to its anatomical position. Preoperative neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy for local advanced rectal cancer can increase circumferential resection margin (CRM) which lead to lower local recurrence rate. MRI was suggested as staging methods for CRM status and nodal evaluation. However, MRI resources were much less than CT scans. CT scans was prevalent and can provide substantial agreement in CRM evaluation under experienced specialist. This study tries to use deep learning to detect local advanced rectal cancer in CT images at initiation of treatment as advisement for neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Methods: From 2010.10.1~2021.12.31, rectal cancer patients with cT3-4 lesion was included. Collect high quality CT images with DICOM files in tumor segment. cT1-2, low rectal lesions, non-CRC cases were not included. Non-contrast and artificial defect images were also excluded. CT images were labeled as" diseased " when CRM were threatened ( < 2mm). All images were labeled according to judgment of 2 specialist. The data were separated into 2 parts. One for AI model training and testing, another for external validation. The training testing dataset was achieved by deep learning neuro network and evaluating model accuracy performance. Then the model was applied into external validation dataset for real-world testing, evaluating coherent rate between AI and the Dr. decision. Furthermore, to see the cancer survival outcomes according to AI model prediction results. Results: From 2010.10.1~2022.12.31, 1256 rectal cancer cases images were included. 706 cases (889 CT series, 5958 images) with cT3-4 lesions and high quality DICOM files were eligible. 620 cases (803 series, 5318 images) with cT3-4 lesions were classified in training validation set. 1907 (35.9%) images were diseased, 3411 (64.1%) images were normal. 86 clinical stage 2-3 cases (640 images) directly underwent resection during 2014.12.1-2017.5.31 were classified as external validation group. For recognizing CRM+ local advanced rectal cancer by EfficientNetB0, the algorithm achieved an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC): 0.91 (86.1% accuracy). For External validation set, the sensitivity for AI to detect CRM+ by Dr was 80%; 88% (by images; by cases), the specificity was 68%; 66% (by images; by cases). The survival curve (local recurrence rate, DFS, OS) was also superior in AI- group than AI+ group which was comparable with the results of Dr. Conclusions: Deep Learning can detect local advanced rectal cancer in CT images and prediction results also implicate poor disease outcome.


Prior research has extended Giddens' (1984) structuration theory to incorporate material agency as part of a social-technical ensemble. Yet the ways in which physicaldigital spaces contextualise interactions and structure work practices is under explored. In our study, we extend concepts of locale and regionalisation from structuration theory to IS fields of research in digitally mediated communication, and define 'technical settings of interaction' constituted by human and material agencies. The case of gender segregated work in Saudi is used to illustrate the performativity of these digital spaces, and shows how workers use technical configurations in ICTs to create zones of interaction that can challenge existing cultural norms. Finally, we argue that attending to Giddens' focus on time-space not only adds an additional level of analysis to studying technology use, but also shows the potential of structurational research in contributing to discussions on materiality.


A number of recent studies point out to the nonrandom character of allocation of chromosome aberrations (CA) along the length of a chromosome. Besides, there are clear experimental data which allow a suggestion that the main reason of exchange chromosome aberrations (ECA) formation is not a distortion of mutagen induced DNA repair but a regular process in cellular nucleus which initiates recombination processes which resulted in ECA formation [1]. Such a process was predicted about 30 years ago by a group of Russian geneticists by the name of Spontaneous Additional Synthesis (SAS) of DNA [2]. An amount of experimental data in favor of this hypothesis was obtained after that, however a SAS is still a hypothetic process, the main features of which are not well studied yet. We have found in our own preliminary research on animal (human lymphocytes) and plant (Crepis capillaris and wheat) cells that incorporation of 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) at DNA in G0, G1 and the border of G1 and S-phases as well as in S-phase itself results in similar radiosensitizing effect on the CA criteria [3]. It should be noted that we used the BrdU as a marker in our experiments, because it incorporates only at DNA molecule. Thus we were faced with a fact that incorporation of BrdU at minor fractions of DNA, for example, in G0 and G1phases led to sharply expressed radiosensitizing effect analogous to the same in S-phase.


Hand injuries are common in military personnel deployed on Operations. We present an analysis of 6 years of isolated hand injuries from Afghanistan or Iraq. The AEROMED database was interrogated for all casualties with isolated hand injuries requiring repatriation between April 2003 and 2009. We excluded cases not returned to Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (RCDM). Of the 414 identified in the study period, 207 were not transferred to RCDM, 12 were incorrectly coded and 41 notes were unavailable. The remaining 154 notes were reviewed. 69% were from Iraq; only 14 % were battle injuries. 35% were crush injuries, 20% falls, 17% lacerations, 6% sport, 5% gun-shot wounds and 4% blast. Injuries sustained were closed fractures (43%), open fractures (10%), simple wounds (17%), closed soft tissue injuries (8%) tendon division (7%), nerve division (3%), nerve/tendon division (3%) complex hand injuries (4%). 112 (73%) of the casualties required surgery. Of these 44 (40%) had surgery only in RCDM, 32 (28%) were operated on only in deployed medical facilities and 36 (32%) required surgery before and after repatriation. All 4 isolated nerve injuries were repaired at RCDM; 2 of the 4 cases with tendon and nerve transection were repaired before repatriation. Of the 10 tendon repairs performed prior to repatriation 5 were subsequently revised at RCDM. This description of 6 years of isolated hand injuries in military personnel allows future planning to be focused on likely injuries and raises the issue of poor outcomes in tendon repairs performed on deployment.


A negative climate towards civil society organisations (CSOs) has been noticeable within the United Kingdom, in recent years, making it more difficult to engage in human rights campaigning and advocacy work. This is a consequence of a series of laws and policies that have failed to respect the function of CSOs as political and social watchdogs. This article reflects on the various changes, and the impact on the advocacy work of CSOs particularly those that work on social and economic rights and were impacted by the government's austerity agenda.


The amino acid analysis was carried out in order to clarify the differences in keratin between the body hair and the hoof of horse. A distinctive mark was recognized in the content of amino acid residues between the body hair and the hoof. The contents of Asx, Gly, Ala, Ile, Leu, Tyr and Phe were higher and those of Thr, Ser, Pro and Cys were lower in the hoof than in the hair for all samples examined. Of these amino acids, the difference in the content of Cys was most remarkable, implying that Cys plays an important role in determining the kinds of keratin. Moreover, a comparative analysis of specific amino acids between the body hair and the hoof of 7 horse races implied that the blood relationship might be partly reflected in the amino acid composition. Although several components were fractionated by gel filtration in the keratin solubilized with performic acid, only a wide "smear region" was visualized in the range of molecular weight from 100 kD to 30 kD with SDS gel electrophoresis.


PWR Cold Lower End Test CORA-1 0: Test Results The CORA out-of-pile experiments are part of the international Severe Fuel Damage (SFD) program. They should provide information on the damage development of Light Water Reactor (LWR) fuel elements in the temperature range from 1200°C to 2400°C. In test CORA-10 it was intended to simulate TMI-2 accident conditions with the lower end of the bundle in water. The aim of this experiment was to obtain information on the solidification of molten relocated material and the formation of blockages at the lower end of the core above the water level. Due to safety restrictions it was however not possible to perform the test as initially planned. Instead of increasing the water level to 250 mm elevation, the bundle insulation was removed up to 300 mm elevation, which should cause a strong axial temperature gradient. To simulate the evaporation from the water an additional steam flow rate of 2 gis was added. Due to the strong heat losses in the lower part of the bundle the temperature escalation was restricted to the upper part of the bundle, above 500 mm elevation. The escalation started in the range 750 mm to 950 mm and spread down to 550 mm elevation within about 200 s. The highest temperature of the bundle, 2100°C, was reached at 1050 mm elevation at the end of the transient. As a consequence, the damage was concentrated to the upper half of the bundle. The damage of the bundle started with the failure of the absorber rods at 1230°C. At the end of the test the absorber rods were completely destroyed above 250 mm elevation. The total hydrogen production was about 180 g. The molten material which formed in the upper part of the bundle relocated and solidified in the lower part by forming a blockage between 310 mm and 430 mm bundle elevation. Test CORA-10 confirms that the blockage formation is determined mainly by the axial temperature gradient and the amount of molten and relocated material. No obstacles, Iike spacers, are necessary to stop the relocation of the melt.


SYSTEM ON AN OUTDOOR MOBILE ROBOT Patrick G. Kenny, Clint R. Bidlack, Karl C. Kluge, Jaeho Lee, Marcus J. Huber, Edmund H. Durfee and Terry Weymouth Arti cial Intelligence Laboratory The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2110 Abstract Researchers at the University of Michigan's AI Lab are working to produce mobile robot systems capable of intelligently reacting to events and objects in a real world environment. A system has been built which integrates a reactive planner with perception and navigation capabilities in order to generate exible, responsive vehicle behavior. The system architecture consists of four layers; The vehicle control layer, the behavior control layer, the manager layer and the planner layer. This system design was implemented on a outdoor mobile robot. Results have shown that the robot, using this architecture, is able to perform reactive autonomous navigation in an outdoor environment. Introduction As part of the work for the Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGV) project9,10 The University of Michigan AI Lab built an outdoor mobile robot named MAVERIC (see Figure 2). This mobile robot is being used as a testbed for work in planning, navigation, and information assimilation for single agent and multi agent experiments. Researchers at the AI Lab implemented an architecture on MAVERIC which integrates a reactive planner with perception and navigation capabilities in order to generate exible, responsive, vehicle behavior. The rst section of this paper describes the system architecture that was implemented on MAVERIC, the outdoor mobile robot. The architecture was divided into four levels, where the bottom level consisted of the vehicle control, the middle two levels contained the available behaviors and behavior control and the top level contained a reactive planning system. The last section of this paper describes the demonstration scenario that we devised to test the system architecture and the execution and results results that This research was sponsored by DARPA under contract DAAE-07-92-C-R012. Procedural Reasoning System


Ontologies are agreement of the conceptualisation of concepts in a context that can be shared or reused and thus in consequence it aids in interoperability. The evaluation of ontology aims either for assessment of the ontology or is to grade the accessible ontologies with intent to decide on the appropriate among available alternatives for reuse purposes. The literature has immense contents related to this area, but diversified. Furthermore, an abstract framework for ontology evaluation was also not found in review. Accordingly, the present study was intended to devise such framework. The presented framework in this study was an outcome of comprehensive analysis of the approaches, perspectives or dimensions, metrics and other related aspects of ontology evaluation. The contribution of this work is to exhibit the said area in a concise manner, and a general ontology evaluation paradigm.


The present study has examined whether the temporal pitch known as the «missing fundamental» is co-place-coded with the place pitch in the auditory cortex, using adult Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) prepared for chronic recordings. The stimuli were white noise bursts, tone bursts and bursts of a combination of higher harmonics of a low frequency. Unit recordings were made from the contralateral (left) primary auditory cortex (Al). During recording sessions, the animal was anesthetized with a mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen, supplemented by ketamine and xylazine injections. The data have confirmed a tonotopicity, low frequency anteriorly while high frequency posteriorly, in Al when the recording time window was short (<20 msec) with stimulus at threshold levels. For longer time windows and/or suprathreshold stimulus levels, determining the best frequency (BF) for a neuron was often difficult. In the low frequency area (≤500 Hz), the same neuron responded to BF as well as a combination of successive higher harmonics of BF without BF. However, they did not or little responded to the harmonics themselves. The findings imply that the temporally-coded pitch at the periphery appears to be already place-coded together with the place pitch by the same neuron at Al. This evidence agrees well with previous psychoacoustical findings


The object of this work is to treat the problem of economic prosperity and competitiveness of selected company. In the theoretical part defines the concepts of prosperity, competitiveness, competition, SWOT analysis and financial analysis. The practical part is focused on the ratios applied to enterprise Ceha Trading s.r.o. Based on the analyzes are designed to measure, which should lead to business improvement.


"Optimist" and "pessimist" positions are defined, with regard to the use of multiple scale methods for initial value problems in dynamical systems, and some of the intuitions underlying each position are converted into theorems. It is shown that in principle multiple scale approximations exist which are valid for arbitrarily long expanding intervals, but that complex dynamics (such as chaos) can make it impossible in practice to compute these approximations beyond a certain "separation time" which is determined by the dynamics. In such situations one cannot extend the time of validity by increasing the number of time scales used.


Computed Tomography CT.1 Historical Background. Johann Radon showed in 1917 that 2-D section images could be reformulated using mathematical transformation of projection data (i.e. using a Radon transform). Projection data are line integrals (summations of image values) recorded across an object at some angle (Figure 1). The link between projection data and x-ray images (maps of the effects of attenuation) was not obvious. However, motivation was high since section x-ray images would have the ability to make high contrast section images of the body by removing interference from overlapping tissues. Later in this chapter we will see how the projection dilemma was resolved. Even with the knowledge of how to make x-ray images into projections, imaging instrumentation and computing power was not able to provide this capability early on, so we had to wait many years for technology to catch up with the theory. By the 1960s several research labs were able to reconstruct x-ray section images from x-ray projections acquired from physical objects, and these successes spurred intensive research into devices that could be used in humans. In the 1970s x-ray computed tomography (CT) was formally introduced for clinical use, which was followed by rapid technological refinement. Since reconstructed images looked like the thinly sliced tissue sections used for microscopic inspection, the term "Tomography", literally meaning a picture of a cut section, was adopted, and early x-ray tomographic imaging systems were called Computed Axial Tomographic or " CAT " scanners. However, common use has dropped this designation in favor of computed tomography or just CT. In 1979 two early researchers in the field, A. M. Cormack and Godfrey Hounsfield, were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Computed Tomography. Figure 1b illustrates the set of projections [p θ (r)] for θ = 0 to 180 degrees from the CT image in 1a. The top row in 1b is at 0 degrees and the bottom row at 180 degrees. Columns (r) index positions within projections. Sinusoidal paths formed by landmarks 1 & 2 lead us to call this image a sinogram. The 0-degree projection is a view from the bottom, while the 90-degree 2 1 y x x' y' θ 2 1 0° 180° θ r Figure 1. A CT image (a) and its projections p θ (r) (b) presented as an image called a sinogram.


In a job management device (100) : a request reception unit (121) stores job-input information in a storage device (110) on receipt of a job-execution request; and an execution instruction unit (122) sends to one or more job-assigned calculation nodes a (200, 300) job-execution instruction together with execution-resource information, and stores job-assignment information in the storage device (110) in association with a job identifier. When the contents of a job database (130) are lost by a restart of the job management device (100), a reconstruction unit (123) collects the job-input information and the job-assignment information from the storage device (110), collects the execution-resource information from the one or more job-assigned calculation nodes (200, 300), and reconstructs the job information in the job database (130).


The introductory part of our work reflects the situation that confronted Slovak writers during the Second World War with the ideological expectations of the regime of the Slovak Republic. We point to the fate of Milo Urban, who developed his career under pressure from the wish to stand out. On the way to fulfilling his wishes he succumbed to the Ľudák ideology. He actively participated in the shaping of Slovak culture in the period 1939 – 1945, and attempted to level down his work with his post-war "memories". The main part of the paper considers the expressions of Ľudák ideology in the magazine Slovenské pohľady in the period 1939 – 1945. We perceive the term Ľudák ideology as a designation for every tendency of adherents of Hlinka's Slovak People's Party to blacken or persecute their opponents and support processes leading to stabilization of the ruling regime. We show that the Ľudák ideology was expressed in the literature and public writing of the time in the form of value compromising by individual authors, who succumbed to the ideological demands of the time. The extracts from individual texts published in the monthly Slovenské pohľady are evidence of the activities of the chief editor Stanislav Mečiar, contributors to the magazine, and members of the public, who read these texts.


In this paper, finite element simulation technique for estimating the Young's modulus of single walled carbon nanotubes is developed using modal analysis. At first, we derived a theoretical equation for natural frequency of a cantilever beam. Then zigzag and armchair single walled carbon nanotubes were modeled like a cantilever beam and used this equation to calculate Young's modulus. To create the finite element models, nodes were placed at the locations of carbon atoms and the bonds between them were treated as 3D beam elements. The results showed that the effect of diameter on Young's modulus of both zigzag and armchair is evident, especially for small diameters. Also the values of Young's modulus obtained by this method are in good agreement with the findings of other researchers.


OBJECTIVE
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of putting a sandbag on femoral access site after cardiac invasive procedure and changing patients' position in bed on vascular complications rate and the severity of back pain related to the duration of bed rest after procedure.

METHODS
This randomized controlled study included 169 patients divided into five different groups assigned randomly. Group 1 patients were applied 4.5 kg sandbag for 30 minutes and Group 2 patients were applied 2.3 kg sandbag for 2 hours on femoral access site after procedure. Group 1 and 2 patients' body positions were changed every hour beginning from the second hour. Group 3 patients received application of 4.5 kg sandbag for 30 minutes and Group 4 patients were applied 2.3 kg sandbag for 2 hours on femoral access site after procedure and these patients' body positions were not changed after catheterization. Group 5 patients remained in supine position without changing position and had no application of a sandbag.

RESULTS
The incidence of vascular complications was not significantly different in the group with application of sandbag when compared with the group without application of sandbag. Back pain was reported more often in the patients whose positions were not changed and whose heads of beds were not raised (p<0.05).

CONCLUSION
Sandbag was not effective in decreasing the incidence of the vascular complications after procedure. To increase the comfort and to decrease the back pain of the patient, the patient's position should be changed and the head of the bed should be raised about 30 or 45 degrees.


The project entitled Memorybabe is an ongoing studies that explores subjectivity through memory, particular that of artist's father, George Miramontes. Memorybabe No. 17: The Wrestling Project illustrates the major creative underpinnings of this investigation through art's capacity to create the conditions for intervention, resistance, and transformation. The liminal qualities in the experiencing of 'art' has become an important in grasping agency, action, subjectivity, autonomy, - particularly, in creating and forms of social action that combat its opposite positioning, inaction. The focus of this study examines all the themes of Memorybabe, but through the spectacle of Pro-Wrestling. The project entitled Memorybabe is an ongoing studies that explores subjectivity through memory, particular that of artist's father, George Miramontes. Memorybabe No. 17: The Wrestling Project illustrates the major creative underpinnings of this investigation through art's capacity to create the conditions for intervention, resistance, and transformation. The liminal qualities in the experiencing of 'art' has become an important in grasping agency, action, subjectivity, and autonomy. The focus of this study examines all the themes of Memorybabe through the spectacle of Pro-Wrestling.


Summary The current paper aims at assessing the influence of the pore geometry and the pore fluid types on the variation of the seismic properties of carbonate samples for the case of a compaction disequilibrium scenario. The main motivation of this study lies in the necessity to extend the experimental basis for the elastic properties of carbonate rocks, which is critical for a better understanding of the relationship between geophysical observables (e.g., seismic velocity) and other measurable rock properties (e.g., porosity and permeability) in carbonate reservoirs. Ultrasonic measurements of P- and S-waves velocities (Vp and Vs) were conducted on two carbonate samples displaying similar amounts of porosity (θ) but different porosity types: an oolithic limestone (sample OL, θ = 17%) characterized by a grain-supported fabric containing mostly sub-rounded pore spaces and a sucrosic dolomite (sample SD, θ = 15%), the less stiff of the two studied samples, with a porosity dominantly made of intercrystalline pore spaces. The contrast in the velocity variation between the two samples suggests the pore types to be the primary factor controlling the velocity under dry and vacuum conditions. Experiments under fluid-saturation conditions at a constant differential pressure (difference between the confining and pore-fluid pressure) allowed for the assessment of the effects of porosity type (stiff intergranular pore system vs less stiff intercrystalline pore framework) and of the pore-fluid type (nitrogen vs distilled water) on the variation of the rock elastic properties. The scenario simulated in our study was that of a compaction disequilibrium scenario, i.e., with pore-fluid pressure and confining pressure being incrementally changed at the same rate. A constant differential pressure of 25 MPa was used during the fluid-saturated experiments. Under nitrogen saturation, regardless of the rock fabric, the effect of the pore-fluid pressure on the variation of Vp and Vs is greater than that of the confining pressure; the bulk density being the primarily factor controlling the variation of Vp and Vs. Under water saturation, sample OL shows no variation of Vp and Vs, which is indicative of changes in velocities being only dependent on the differential pressure. On sample SD, which contains more compliant elements than sample OL, the bulk and shear moduli dominate over the bulk density for the control of the velocity.


In this brief essay, I review Catherine Opie's midcareer retrospective at the Guggenheim focusing on 3 of her self-portraits that elaborate on her leatherdyke identity. Interpreting these works through the scholarship of Ann Cvetkovich and the literature of Dorothy Allison, I read the progression from Self-Portrait/Cutting to Self-Portrait/Pervert to Self-Portrait/Nursing as a photographic argument regarding how sexuality can be generatively constituted through traumatic experience.


Providing satisfactory care and making a living are probably the two most common goals of the everyday practicing surgeon, whereas the goal implied by ''publish or perish'' is probably not very important to anyone who is not employed at an academic institution. Nonetheless, publication of the results of clinical research is a crucial part of the transfer of knowledge, and remains a worthwhile endeavor for foot and ankle surgeons everywhere. For this reason, clinicians should understand the way in which clinical questions become publishable research projects. For surgeons who want to publish their work, attention to a few important concepts will increase the likelihood that their work will get accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed biomedical journal. These key elements include reliable results, protocol development, prospective versus retrospective approaches, and attention to the particular journal's guide for authors. The basis of a publishable paper is reliable results, the kind that can be used to formulate valid conclusions. Reliable results, and conclusions that are likely to be valid, are procured with the use of a study design (Table 1) that employs the building blocks of good clinical evidence (Table 2). Without results, there really is nothing


The article endeavors to analyze the social contexts in which the political activity takes place, on large scale, populated and complex societies, and contrast it, in a critical manner, with the presuppositions adopted by four influential authors of contemporary democratic theory: Joseph Schumpeter, Robert A. Dahl, Anthony Downs and Giovanni Sartori. From the point of view of political dispute as struggle of idees-forces, elaborated by Bourdieu, the article seeks to improve the ?institutional arrangement? of contemporary liberal democracies through the regulation of mass media, creating more balanced opportunities to disputing groups to show their political ide


The level of coning had as ideal in preps for fixed total
crowns is that one that provides to greater retention
of the restoration. Literature recommends a variation
around 2o to 6o, however these values hardly are gotten
in practical the clinic, being if showing frequent superior
to the recommended angulation; however, bigger
coning can be acceptable, since each tooth has supported
has characteristics and proper necessities for
retention. The objective of this study was to measurer
the coning of the preps for total crowns carried through
by the students of Fixed I Prosthesis Discipline of the
course of Dentistry, from its angle of convergence. A total
of 64 resin teeth were selected for dummy, prepared
in the period from 2005 to 2006. This body-of-test had
been grouped in accordance with the arc and the dental
group: G1- teeth anterosuperiors (n = 36); G2 - teeth
anteroinferiors (n = 2); G3 - superior premolars (n = 7);
G4-inferior premolars (n = 4); G5 - superior molars (n
= 2) and G6 - inferior molars (n = 13). By the AutoCAD
2006 Program, the images had been captured with a
video camera CCD connected to a stereoscopic, the
angle of convergence in palatal vestibulelingual(VL/P),
how much mesiodistal (MD) directions were measured.
The data were submitted to a variance analysis (p =
0,05). The G2 was the group that presented the minor
averages of coning in direction VL/P (6,50o, p < 0,05)
and the G1 presented the higher averages in direction
MD (44,18o, p < 0,05). It concluded that the averages of
the angles of convergence in the present study had been
higher that the praised ones in literature.


Development of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells is strongly governed by improvement of durability and efficiency of the main components. This can only be achieved by defining the relationships between structure and properties of materials for MCFC. Present work introduces the results of optimization of the manufacturing process parameters and characterization of materials obtained herewith. Tape-casting manufacturing technique based on forming of a slurry with strictly defined composition and properties was used. The influence of slurry composition and further heat treatment conditions are correlated with structural parameters such as porosity and pore morphology in final products.


Abstract : The readiness growth model (RGM) developed in 1990 is a methodology used to quantitatively assess software maturity and, in turn, software readiness for test. It is comprised of data from many low level metrics, and provides a 'bottom line' assessment which managers can use to track software progress throughout the lifecycle. RGM can be used to assess the quality of both the process and the product, can identify problematic areas, and can determine associated risk. All of this information is summarized quickly by means of its graphical output and metric data. RGM has been successfully implemented on various U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center systems, supporting executive software/system readiness and fielding decisions. It has received high level endorsement from the program managers, and the Army and Office of the Secretary of Defense leadership that have applied it to date.