An overview of Gujarati Lalit (mainstream literature, having derived the name from its obsession with the "beautiful") clearly indicates the predominant presence of Brahmin writers. It is against this backdrop of Gujarati Lalit literature, considered central/ mainstream, great/ aesthetic, that Dalit literature came to be considered marginal/ peripheral, little/ unaesthetic. These two currents are fundamentally oppositional. It is out of this situation that Dalit literature begins to define itself as being essentially different in nature, scope, implications, and direction.


We have reported the synthesis of carbon nitride thin films with evidence of formation of carbon nanodomes over a range of substrate temperature from 50 °C to 550 °C. An RF magnetron sputtering system was used for depositing carbon nitride films. The size of the nanodomes can be controlled by deposition temperature and increases from 40–80 nm at room temperature to 200–400 nm at high temperature (550 °C). Microstructural characterization was performed by AFM. Electrical characterization shows that these films have conductive behaviour with a resistivity depending on the size of the nanodomes. Resistivity values of 20 mΩ-cm were found for nanodomes of size 40–80 nm falling to 6 m?-cm for nanodomes of size 200–400 nm. Nanoindentation results show that the hardness and Young's modulus of these films are in the range from 9–22 GPa and 100–168 GPa respectively and these values decrease as the size of the nanodomes increases. GXRD results confirm that a crystalline graphitic carbon nitride structure has formed.


A retrospective study of 38 essential thrombocythemia (ET) patients was conducted, reviewing bone marrow biopsies according to WHO criteria using a semiquantitative scoring system. Four patients did not fulfil the WHO criteria for a myeloproliferative disorder and one biopsy was insufficient for evaluation. 14 patients were reclassified as having prefibrotic idiopathic myelofibrosis (IMF), whilst the ET diagnosis was sustained in 19 patients. The individual bone marrow parameters of the reviewed diagnosis showed no correlation with JAK2 V617F mutation status, which was determined by a highly sensitive quantitative real‐time PCR (qPCR) method. However, we could confirm previous findings of higher haemoglobin and lower platelet levels in the JAK2 V617F positive patients. Thus, the well‐established phenotypic relationship of JAK2‐positive ET and PV at the biochemical and molecular level was not recorded as regards bone marrow morphology according to the WHO criteria. Accordingly, the WHO concept of two distinct entities, ET and prefibrotic IMF, does not seem to fit the model of JAK2‐positive ET as part of a biological continuum of JAK2 V617F‐positive chronic myeloproliferative disorders.


It is the demand of development of the society based on knowledge-oriented economy to strengthen the cultivation of students'innovative ability,which is the center of education.As the base of cultivating the innovative talent,higher education should promote the cultivation of students'innovative ability to meet the demand of the new times by changing idea,building up innovative environment and reasonable system of courses, improving teaching method and examination ways.


Evidence is provided that illustrates quadrupole ion traps can be used to selectively attenuate strongly bound diatomic ions occurring at the same nominal mass as an analyte ion of interest. Dissociation rates for TaO+
(D0
∼ 750 kJ mol−1) are found to be at least an order of magnitude larger than the loss rate of Au+ due to scattering under "slow heating" resonance excitation conditions at qz
= 0.67 and using neon as the bath gas. This rate difference is sufficient for the selective removal of this strongly-bound diatomic ion over the loss of the Au+ at the same mass-to-charge ratio. Other examples of quadrupole ion trap CID for the selective reduction of common plasma-generated species are also evaluated by examining the dissociation of GdO+ in the presence of Yb+, and Cu2+ in the presence of Te+. In each case, a different method of applying the excitation signals is presented, and the attenuation rates for the diatomic species due to CID are substantially larger than scattering losses for the bare metal ions. Evidence is also presented that demonstrates CID can be accomplished in concert with a slow mass analysis scan, thereby providing a means of (1) eliminating polyatomic ions (formed in the plasma or reaction cell) over an extended mass range, (2) recovering metal ion signal from the metal-containing polyatomic ions, and (3) minimizing deleterious secondary reactions of product ions.


ABSTRACT In this reflective essay, principles and practicalities useful in creating and maintaining successful partnerships between university researchers and local K-12 schools are discussed. Prioritizing reciprocal relationships in which each party's interests are advanced, planning for long-term and sustainable collaborations, using clear and transparent communication, and working from a respectful position regarding the norms of the school are put forward as guidelines.


Aim To observe the inhibitory effect of citrus extract Nobiletin on proliferation of leukemia K562 and HL-60 cells.MethodsIn vitro cell culture,MTT assay,morphological observation were used to assess inhibitory effect of Nobiletin on growth of cells.Results Nobiletin could significantly inhibit the proliferation of K562 and HL-60 cells in vitro.We found the morphology of cells in nobiletin group had typical characters of apoptosis through electron microscope.Conclusion Nobiletin can markedly inhibit the proliferation of leukemia K562 and HL-60 cells,the main mechanism of which is related to inducing cells apoptosis.


We propose a novel methodology for evaluating the accuracy of numerical solutions to dynamic economic models. It consists in constructing a lower bound on the size of approximation errors. A small lower bound on errors is a necessary condition for accuracy: If a lower error bound is unacceptably large, then the actual approximation errors are even larger, and hence, the approximation is inaccurate. Our lower‐bound error analysis is complementary to the conventional upper‐error (worst‐case) bound analysis, which provides a sufficient condition for accuracy. As an illustration of our methodology, we assess approximation in the first‐ and second‐order perturbation solutions for two stylized models: a neoclassical growth model and a new Keynesian model. The errors are small for the former model but unacceptably large for the latter model under some empirically relevant parameterizations.


Bis(2‐ethylhexyl)‐2,3,4,5‐tetrabromophthalate (BEH‐TEBP) and 2‐ethylhexyl‐2,3,4,5‐tetrabromobenzoate (EH‐TBB), flame retardant components of FireMaster 550® and 600® have been detected in tissues of wild birds. To address the paucity of information regarding potential impacts of flame retardants on the brain, brain volume regions of hatchling American kestrels (Falco sparverius) were evaluated following in ovo injection at embryonic day 5 with safflower oil or to 1 of 3 doses of either BEH‐TEBP (13, 64, or 116 μg/g egg) or EH‐TBB (12, 60, or 149 μg/g egg). The doses for both chemicals reflected concentrations reported in wild birds. The volumes of the hippocampus and telencephalon and volumetric differences between left and right hemispheres were measured in hatchlings (embryonic day 28). A sex‐specific effect of BEH‐TEBP on relative hippocampus volume was evident: the hippocampus was significantly enlarged in high‐dose females compared to control females but smaller in low‐dose females than the other females. There was no significant effect of EH‐TBB on hippocampus volume in female kestrel hatchlings or of either chemical in male hatchlings and no effects of these concentrations of EH‐TBB or BEH‐TEBP on telencephalon volume or the level of symmetry between the hemispheres of the brain. In sum, embryonic exposure of female kestrels to these BEH‐TEBP concentrations altered hippocampus volume, having the potential to affect spatial memory relating to ecologically relevant behavior such as prey capture, predator avoidance, and migration. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:3032–3040. © 2018 SETAC


The difference between the VTEC values obtained from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and satellite altimetry is much more noticeable over the ocean and the sea due to less coverage of the GNSS observations. Previous research shows that differences can go up to 15 TECU. The main problem is calculating VTEC from raw data which is ambiguous. This paper presents filtering methods for estimating the differences between mentioned datasets. By using this solution, it is possible to achieve better accuracy on a global estimation of the deviation. The International Reference Ionosphere values were used for validation of the results.


The terrorist attacks which hit Casablanca on 16 May 2004, the work of radical Islamists coming from the slums that proliferate at the fringes of the town, marked a turning point in Morocco's economic and social policy priorities, giving way to a much stronger emphasis on the population's living conditions and human development as the leading principle of national public policies. The first reaction of the authorities in this direction was the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) launched in May 2005 as a new programme aiming to articulate all state action and investment in the social sector throughout the country. Then the allencompassing '50 Years of Human Development and Prospects for 2025' Report ('Fiftieth Anniversary Report'), published in January 2006, undertook a thorough evaluation of 50 years of independence from a human development perspective. Like all major government initiatives in Morocco, the INDH was announced in a royal speech on 18 May 2005, in which King Mohamed VI acknowledged that social problems were 'the main challenge we must face to achieve our project for society and development'. He said that, based on 'objective data . . . large segments of Morocco's population and entire areas of the country live in conditions . . . of poverty and marginalization incompatible with a dignified decent life'. He expressly mentioned urban slums, illiteracy, low levels of school attendance, unemployment and exclusion, and assumed the state's responsibility to undertake 'social modernization' through integrated public policies, while acknowledging 'the importance of public participation to ensure the suitability and feasibility of the projects . . . building on the dynamism of the network of associations and of local development agents'. The three focal points of the INDH identified in the king's speech were: (1) to reduce the social deficit (both urban and rural) through better access to basic infrastructure and social services such as 'health, education, literacy, water, electricity, healthy housing, sewage systems, highway systems, mosques, youth centres and cultural and sports infrastructure'; (2) to promote income-generating activities and employment; and (3) to


DR.11.1: State of the art of research on opportunistic networks, and definition of a common framework for reference models and performance metrics


In recent years, there has been a significant number of new developments in prosthetics in both North America and Europe. New concepts for socket molding, knee control, dynamic foot action, and the utilization of space-age mate rials have expanded prosthetic development and performance. The traditional prosthetic foot had a keel and an articulated ankle. This concept has modern derivatives with multi-axis ankles, but the prin ciple remains the same. The S.A.C.H. foot de sign is that of the solid ankle and cushioned heel. By virtue of a compressible heel of a se lected rubber density, the wearer achieves a simulated ankle motion at heel strike. This de sign has been a mainstay in prosthetic fabrica tion for several decades. These feet are both es sentially passive and accommodating. The Seattle foot, with its cushioned heel and keel spring action, stores energy through the stance phase of gait and releases it at toe-off, thus im parting a dynamic component to gait. 2 An added feature of this foot is that of cosmetic molding. The principle of dynamic toe-off to improve the mechanical efficiency of the prosthesis is an attractive one, and it forms the basis for the de sign of the Seattle foot. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of the Seattle foot and subjectively and objectively determine whether or not it improves prosthetic gait.


In non-Hermitian systems, the phenomenon that the bulk-band eigenstates are accumulated at the boundaries of the systems under open boundary conditions is called non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE), which is one of the most iconic and important features of a non-Hermitian system. In this work, we investigate the fate of NHSE in the presence of electric fields by analytically calculating the dynamical evolution of an initial bulk state and numerically computing the spectral winding number, the distributions of eigenstates, as well as the dynamical evolutions. We show abundant manipulation effects of dc and ac fields on the NHSE, and that the physical mechanism behind these effects is the interplay between the Stark localization, dynamic localization and the NHSE. In addition, the finite size analysis of the non-Hermitian system with a pure dc field shows the phenomenon of size-dependent NHSE. We further propose a scheme to realize the discussed model based on an electronic circuit. The results will help to deepen the understanding of NHSE and its manipulation.


This study aimed to characterize 1-movable total dominating sets and 1-movable connected dominating sets in the composition G[H] of arbitrary connected nontrivial graphs G and H and determine the corresponding value of the parameters. This also aimed to determine the bounds of the 1-movable double domination number in the composition G[H] of arbitrary connected nontrivial graphs G and H. Mathematics Subject Classification: 05C69


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a programme of workshops facilitated on inpatient wards in NSFT which promote recovery through the discussion of spiritual themes.

Design/methodology/approach
An introduction to the design principles of the workshops followed by service user narrative.

Findings
The contributions by service users demonstrate how addressing their spirituality promotes recovery.

Originality/value
This is the first time workshops on spirituality have been given a structure in a linked series of topics and then evaluated by service users.


The purpose of this research is to clarify the effects of exercise volume of body building athletes on secretion of growth hormone, Cortisol, SOD, MDA and Knee Joint Isokinetic Strength and to propose basic data for designing of program that can effectively improve muscle mass, anti-oxidation and strength of the body builders. The research subjects were chosen to be 24 body builders in their 27-33years and were classified randomly by the 8 persons in single set group, 3set group and 5set group. As for data processing, Two-way ANOVA with repeated measurements was performed using SPSS 18.0. As a result of analysis. The three groups GH(growth hormone), Knee Joint Isokinetic Strength all showed significant difference before and after exercise, however Cortisol, SOD, MDA did not show any change. While GH, Knee Joint Isokinetic Strength showed significant difference among the groups after 12 weeks exercise, on GH, single set group showed significantly higher secretion amount than 5set group, and on Knee Joint Isokinetic Strength 5set group than single set group. Cortisol, SOD, MDA did not show any significant difference among the groups after exercise. Consequently, it is considered that GH, which are known as representative hormones that can promote muscle expression and generation, can change by difference of exercise volume among resistance exercise sets.


Palynological analysis was carried on ditch cutting samples obtained from well 'LW' (6,730 8,990 ft.) located within the Greater Ughelli Depobelt of the Niger Delta Basin. Lithostratigraphic study revealed four main lithofacies (sandy shale, shale, siltstone and sand). Three informal palynological zones were established on the basis of First and Last downhole occurrences of palynomorph marker species. The paleoenvironment of deposition was inferred to be marginal marine with frequent freshwater incursion, while the age was also inferred to be early Miocene.


The teaching performance appraisal of teachers of ideological and political education work for University Students (hereinafter TIPEUS) must be scientific, fair and reasonable. In this paper, the main factors affecting TIPEUS teaching performance are first determined, such as teaching preparation, classroom teaching, after-class arrangement. The factor set is established. The evaluation set of TIPEUS teaching performance appraisal is then set up, using the half-trapezoid distribution of fuzzy distribution to determine the membership function of each factor in each level, and then to determine the fuzzy evaluation matrix. Using dynamic adjustment method to determine the weight of each influencing factor, the fuzzy comprehensive appraisal model of TIPEUS teaching performance is established. This method is scientific, reasonable and feasible, which could provide theoretical basis for the government's decision-making.


The main aim for this research work is to develop an Adaptive BSA (Backtracking Optimized Search Algorithm) method to solve the optimization problem in image segmentation. In adaptive optimization algorithms, the probability of intersection and mutation depends on the value of the appropriate solution to improve convergence performance. Because of its memory function and simple structure, BSA has powerful features to find a globally optimized solution. However, the algorithm is not yet sufficient to strike a balance between exploration and exploitation of a medical image. Therefore, an improved adaptive tracking and search algorithm has been proposed together with morphological operations, where adaptive bilateral filter will improve the sharpness of edges of a unique region for obtaining global digital optimization in order to reach the cluster image segmentation. The proposed work shows better color quality-based image segmentation for the detection of tumors in medical images. The proposed optimization algorithm results show better performance, when compared to the basic BSA optimization method.


To determine whether alpha-chlorohydrin has a direct action on epididymal physiology and biochemistry 15 adult male dogs were divided into 5 groups: 1) intact noncastrated dogs injected daily for 30 days with 8 mg/kg body weight of alpha-chlorohydrin 2) intact controls 3) castrated dogs injected with same dose alpha-chlorohydrin 4) castrated controls and 5) castrated dogs injected simultaneously with the alpha-chlorohydrin and 2.5 mg/kg body weight testosterone. It was found that castration alone reduced size of the epididymides while castration followed by alpha-chlorohydrin denuded the epididymal tubules. In dogs receiving testosterone the epididymal tubules were denuded and the lumen showed the presence of sloughed off cells and arrested spermatozoa. In no case was obstruction of the lumen observed. In castrated dogs alpha-chlorohydrin inhibited synthesis of RNA and sialic acid in the epididymides but simultaneous testosterone administration maintained it at normal levels. It is concluded that alpha-chlorohydrin acts directly on the testes and on the epididymides altering their histophysiology and biochemistry. This may be due to the sharply decreased androgen support the drug seems to cause.


Objective To explore the efficacy and safety of preemptive analgesia with flurbiprofen for laparoscopic hysterectomy.Methods 60 ASAⅠ~Ⅱpatients of laparoscopic hysterectomy,according to the order of admission were randomly divided into the observationgroup and control group,n = 30.The observation group was slow intravenous injection of flurbiprofen 50 mg(diluted with saline to 5 m1) after induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation.The control group was slow intravenous injection of saline 5ml after induction of anesthesia and the trachea intubation.The visual analogue scale(VSA) was recorded separately at 0.5,1,2,6,12,24 hours after surgery;Tramadol usage and adverse reactions including nausea,vomiting,and bleeding were recorded.Results The observation group 0.5,1,2 hours VAS score was significantly lower than the control group at the same time-point VAS score(P0.05);the observation group than the control group about tramadol dosage 24 hours after surgery(P 0.05);The incidence of adverse reactions difference between the groups was not significantly(P0.05).Conclusions Flurbiprofen preemptive analgesia on laparoscopic hysterectomy exact analgesic effect,no significant adverse reactions have application value.


With the advances in science and technology, data sets with constant changes are generated in various areas everyday. Efficient and effective approaches are in demand to retrieve valuable information from the data sets. There are several research fields in data mining which includes outlier detection that is used to discover the exceptional behaviors of certain objects. Another research field in data mining is clustering which separates data points into different groups, in a way that data points in the same group have high similarity and data points from different groups are different from each other. In this paper we redefine the meaning of outliers from a new perspective, and propose an approach to dynamically adjust the set of outliers and clusters as the data set changes. We conduct experiments to evaluate the performance of our algorithm.


Abstract. COVID-19 pandemic has raised serious concerns about the mental well-being of the older residents of long-term care facilities. The authors discuss the developing mental health crisis in this population, focusing on the major psychiatric manifestations of the COVID-19 and their underlying pathophysiology. Despite early reports of resilience among older persons against the impact of chronic lockdown, current literature suggests an overall negative impact on the mental health in this population.


In June 2001, a 55-year-old woman was admitted with a temporary pacemaker lead in situ (for complete AV block) that had been inserted via the right internal jugular vein. Twelvelead ECG revealed capture failure. Chest x-ray showed the tip of the pacemaker lead near the left heart border. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed a normal left ventricular ejection fraction and no pericardial effusion. Intracardiac unipolar electrograms recorded from the proximal and distal poles of the temporary pacemaker electrode showed a current of injury in the proximal pole (as evidenced by ST segment elevation; top Fig., upper panel) and T wave inversion in the distal pole (top Fig., lower panel), suggestive of perforation of the heart by the lead tip. Right ventricular angiography performed in the anteroposterior and lateral projections clearly showed that the temporary lead had perforated through the interventricular septum, but the exact distal extent of perforation could not be ascertained. A median sternotomy was performed. Upon exposing the heart, only the lead tip could be seen initially, perforating the interventricular septum and the adjacent left ventricular free wall very close to the left anterior descending artery. The probe is shown pointing to the left anterior descending artery (bottom Fig.). The proximal pole was adjacent to the epicardium initially; the lead was pushed out further during manipulation of the heart (bottom Fig.). The perforation was sealed with a pursestring suture, and an epicardial VVIR pacemaker was implanted.


With the development of high-throughput omics technologies , more and more omics data are generated. It has become common to have multiomics data for the same samples which make the integrative analysis possible. But the data integration is still challenging since there are only a limited number of methods to do such analysis. To stimulate the methodology development and applications of multiomics analysis, we collected 14 novel studies of large scale multiomics data for biomedical researches. P. Y. De Silva and G. U. Ganegoda critically analyzed various methods used for encoding and encrypting data onto DNA and identified the advantages and capability of every scheme to overcome the drawbacks of previous methods. J. Wu et al. integrated the MGI, GEO, and miRNA database to analyze the genetic regulatory networks under morphology difference of integument of humans and mice. And they found that the gene expression network in the skin was highly divergent between human and mouse. L.-W. Liu L. et al. analyzed 303 samples of ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma and the corresponding RNA-seq data. They established a risk assessment model of five genes and the AUROC value was 0.67 when predicting the survival time in testing set. S. Wang et al. proposed a new hybrid algorithm called HICATS that incorporated imperialist competition algorithm (ICA) which performs global search and tabu search (TS) which conducts fine-tune search. The performance of their method was superior to other similar works. J. Li et al. reviewed the paradigm of differential regulatory analysis (DRA) based on gene coexpression network (GCN). They found that DRA can reveal underlying molecular mechanism in large-scale carcinogenesis studies. B. Liang et al. constructed a non-small cell lung cancer -(NSCLC-) specific functional association network and applied a network partition algorithm to divide the network into gene modules. From these modules, they identified NSCLC biomarkers. B. Liu et al. developed an R package, detection of auto-somal abnormalities for fetus (DASAF), which implements the three most popular trisomy detection methods—the standard í µí± §-score method (STDZ); the GC correction í µí± §-score (GCCZ) method; and the internal reference í µí± §-score (IRZ) method—together with one subchromosome abnormality identification method (SCAZ). Q. Zhang et al. investigated the associations between PM2.5 and 22 disease classes, such as respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and gastrointestinal diseases. They found that several diseases, such as diseases related to ear, nose, and throat and gastrointestinal, nutritional, renal, and cardiovascular diseases, are …


The valence electron structures and cohesive energies of Au-Cu system intermetallic compounds were calculated based on the empirical electron theory of solids and molecules (EET). The results show that the strongest bonds of Au3Cu, AuCu and AuCu3 are Au—Au bond, Au Ⅰ —Au Ⅱ bond and Au—Cu bond, respectively, the energies of the strongest bonds are 10.728 6, 10.038 and 10.163 0 kJ/mol, respectively, and the theoretical cohesive energies are 401.25, 363.64 and 381.02 kJ/mol, respectively. The cohesive energy values calculated with EET theory are roughly consistent with those calculated by characteristic crystal theory. Among the three compounds, Au3Cu has the strongest bond energy and the biggest cohesive energy, therefore its stability is the best.


Mycobacterium avium (MA) is an important pathogen in both animals and humans which belongs to the M. avium complex (MAC). Diagnosis of MA-infections in pigs is traditionally based on the detection of granulomatous lesions in lymph nodes seen by eye at slaughter. Since sensitivity and specifi city of this approach is questioned (Komijn et al., 2007) we developed as an alternative a serodiagnostic ELISA assay on the basis of a polar lipid fraction from MA (Wisselink et al., 2009). We isolated glycopeptidolipids (GPLs) from M. avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) and analyzed them for their suitability for serodiagnosis of MA infections in pigs.


The automotive semiconductor is used to engine, transmission, brake, motor and valve, etc. The consumption is increased rapidly, recently. The worldwide market sales is about 18 billion dollars, and the rate of growth is about 10 percent yearly. The American, European and Japanese company are occupied to 60 percent market. You can understand market and manufacture trend for automotive semiconductor, and check domestic market trend and issue.


Contact resistance effects are significant in many organic field-effect transistors. Here, we present a detailed analysis of the contact resistance in staggered, top-gate conjugated polymer field-effect transistors. A compact physical model based on the current crowding formalism has been developed. It includes gate modulation of the bulk resistivity of the semiconductor to explain the experimentally observed gate voltage dependence of the contact resistance for different thicknesses of the semiconducting film. The contact resistance is found to be Ohmic. For thick semiconducting films, we have observed a significant asymmetry between source and drain contact resistances with the drain resistances increasing more rapidly with thickness than the source resistance, reflecting the importance of diffusion at the drain contact.


Stereotactic conformal radiotherapy (SCRT) is a high precision technique of fractionated radiotherapy which ensures accurate delivery of radiation with reduction in the volume of normal tissue irradiated as compared to conventional external beam radiotherapy. We describe the technique and preliminary experience of SCRT in patients with residual and recurrent pituitary adenomas.


【Objective】 The aim of the study was to comprehensively assess the performance of sweet cherry with different scion/rootstock combinations in Shanghai featured with warm winter. 【Method】 Comparison of tree growth characteristics and fruiting habit of eight sweet cherry cultivars grafted on'Daqingye' and/or 'Gisela 5' were conducted. 【Result】 The results showed that, dwarf rootstock 'Gisela5' not only weakened the tree vigor effectively, but also balanced the tree vegetative growth and reproductive growth. Moreover, 'Gisela 5' promoted the formation of spurs compared with 'DQY', and improved flower bud differentiation, flower quality and fruit set in 'Brooks ', 'Lapins ' and 'Hongmi '.【Conclusion】 In warm region, dwarf rootstock can effectively reduce tree vigor and improve reproductive growth. 'Brooks', 'Lapins' and 'Hongmi' performed better in all the tested cultivars.


A microlens for an image sensor fabricated using a seed layer and a method for fabrication of the same that does not involve a reflow process. The method of fabricating a microlens includes forming a seed layer pattern on a wafer, rounding the corner portions of the seed layer pattern by applying plasma, and then depositing an oxide film on the seed layer pattern.


Diabetes is often referred to as a metabolic disease. It is a category of metabolic disorders caused by a prolonged elevated amount of sugar in the blood. If diabetes can be predicted early, the chance and danger of diabetes can be minimized. Owing to the small amount of labeled data and the inclusion of outliers (or incomplete values) in diabetes databases, predicting diabetes correctly and accurately is extremely difficult. We propose a rigorous architecture for diabetes prediction that includes outlier exclusion, missing meaning filling, data standardization, function collection, and various Machine Learning (ML) classifiers (k-nearest Neighbour, Decision Trees, Random Forest, Logistic regression, support vector machine). In addition, we suggested the creation of a hybrid algorithm. We used a variety of algorithms to conduct hybridization in order to improve accuracy. Pima Indian Diabetes Data Collection was used as the data source.


Rural tourism enterprises have been developed in rural areas as an alternative to agriculture. This study Utilizes service quality Gap model and SEM (Structure Equation Model) to reveal the gaps and path of satisfaction between expected and experienced service dimensions the path. An exploratory empirical study of 158 guests is investigated. It shows that the research can understand tourists' satisfaction in agro tourism industry and the factors that influence their choices in the surveyed areas: Shandong Province, China.


To the Editor.— Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by (1) thrombocytopenia, (2) microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, (3) fever, (4) neurological dysfunction, and (5) renal insufficiency. Since 1977, plasma exchange has been increasingly employed, with an improvement in the survival rate to greater than 80%. 1 We recently observed a woman with TTP who was unusual both because of her advanced age and because she developed colitis during the course of her disease. Report of a Case.— A 78-year-old woman was in her usual state of excellent health until ten days prior to admission, when she experienced cough, rhinitis, and myalgia. Two days prior to admission, she noted easy bruisability, and the next day she appeared confused. While being brought to the hospital by her family, she had a grand mal seizure. On initial evaluation, her temperature was 37.4 °C (99.3 °F); she had petechiae and fundal hemorrhages.


An active terahertz (THz) imaging system that can easily be switched between a transmission and a reflection mode is developed. The system consists of a compact THz source that operates at room temperature, optical system utilizing polarization and two 640×480 pixel uncooled THz cameras. In order to take an image of a large sample, a part of the imaging system is moved at a fixed distance and a series of images taken are combined to one elongated image. Concealed nonmetallic object detection in an envelope is demonstrated.


Objective:To study the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) plasma atherosclerosis index(AIP) and for other risk factors for atherosclerosis(AS).Method:152 patients with T2DM with AIP value of 0.06 as the point of tangency were selected, and they were divided into send arteriosclerosis of the phenotypic group(the group N 65 cases: AIP 0.06) and the atherosclerosis phenotypic group(the group A 87 cases: AIP 0.06 or higher), the clinical and biochemical indexes between two groups were compared.Result:The body mass index(BMI), waist hip ratio, and insulin resistance(HOMA IR) and insulin secretion index(HOMA-β), triglycerides(TG), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL- C), low density lipoprotein cholesterol(VLDL-C), blood uric acid in the group A were higher than those of the group N(P0.05 or P0.01), high density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL- C) less than the group N(P0.01), the higher incidence of coronary heart disease(P0.05). Correlation analysis showed that AIP and BMI, waist hip ratio, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, HOMA IR, HOMA-β, TC, TG, LDL and VLDL-C, blood uric acid positive correlation(P0.05), and negatively correlated to HDL- C(P0.001). Logistic Regression analysis showed, HDL- C, LDL-C, VLDL-C, TG were the independent factors affected the AIP(P0.01).Conclusion:In patients with type 2 diabetes, can indirect reactions of LDL- C particle size index AIP, with obesity and insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia is HDL- C, VLDL-C, TG and blood uric acid and other closely related to AS risk factors, control these risk factors is beneficial to reduce the AIP, slowing the occurrence and development of AS.


Novel conducting polymer nanocomposites of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) doped with nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) were prepared through both chemical and electrochemical polymerization methods. The prepared nanocomposites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry. In both cases, NCC could be effectively incorporated into the polymerized PEDOT to form uniform conducting polymer nanocomposites that exhibit good electrochemical properties. With NCC acting as the only dopant in the electrochemical polymerization process, pure NCC doped PEDOT (PEDOT/NCC) with a unique nanostructure could be synthesized through the simple electrodeposition method. The electrochemically deposited PEDOT/NCC nanocomposite showed very low electrochemical impedance, large charge storage capacity and good electrocatalytic activity. Based on the excellent catalytic activity of the PEDOT/NCC nanocomposite towards the oxidation of dopamine, a sensitive amperometric sensor for the detection of dopamine with a detection limit of 69 nM was developed.


Summary The effects of two pre-harvest spray treatments with calcium chloride (CaCl2) concentrations up to 58.5 mM on physiological and quality parameters were investigated in 'Vogue' cherries during storage from 1 – 23 d in air at 1° – 3.5°C, at 85 – 95% RH, in two experimental years. No foliar or fruit toxicity was observed. Ca-treated fruit showed greater firmness, lower soluble pectin content, more resistance to stem removal, and less stem browning than watersprayed control fruit during storage. Ca spraying had no effect on fruit weight, fruit size, pH, titratable acidity, total soluble solids, Mg content, or peel colour; whereas there was an increase in Ca content and inconsistent changes in malic acid concentrations in fruits measured after 1 d in storage. Ca did not affect carbon dioxide (CO2) production rates, and showed only slight effects on the already low ethylene production rates, and on the low 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) content during storage. In conclusion, treatment with 45 mM CaCl2 had positive effects on most of the quality parameters measured, with no negative effect under our particular experimental conditions.


The quantum mechanical equations of motion of the electron in a standing wave pattern are discussed in connection with the free electron laser. The reference frame where quantization is performed is the frame in which an electron with zero initial momentum does not cause, on the average, gain or loss of the laser field. The quantum features of the electron motion are retained, while quantum fluctuations of the fields are neglected. The validity of the fully classical approach is also discussed. In the pure momentum representation the density matrix is found to be characterized by a pair of integers, (μ, v). The classical, single particle motion is recovered if one considers the index μ as a continuous parameter, i.e. in the limit of little momentum transfer, ħk→0. If, in addition one retains only the terms with v=0, ±1, the classical equations of motion for the quasi Bloch vector, previously derived by the Arizona group, can be recovered.


Grey water reuse has attracted more and more attention among researchers and professionals in recent years. As most of the Chinese cities are undergoing the process of fast urbanization and economi ...


This paper considers the properties of segmented systems of longitudinally polarized ferroelectric ceramics, including the effects of the cement joints between segments. The theory for such a system of alternate ceramic and cement segments is summarized. It is shown that the system can be described in terms of effective parameters that combine the effects of the ceramic and cement joints. Unfortunately, the IRE Standards do not discuss the effective parameters of segmented systems; nevertheless, these are the parameters that must be used in transducer design. A technique for the direct evaluation of the effective parameters of large cemented systems is discussed. Experiments are described that have been used to evaluate the compliance of the cement joints and both the actual and effective parameters of the ceramic. The experimental properties of ceramic transducer materials are summarized.


An international meeting held at the State Department in Washington, DC on hazardous waste management is discussed. The conference was held by the Committee on the Challenges to Modern Society of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Among the wastes considered at the meeting were chromium wastes, lead wastes, pesticides, mercury wastes, nickel wastes, oil refinery wastes, PCBs, cadmium wastes, and others. Radioactive wastes were not considered. Legislation, landfill use, recycling, and the Common Market's approach to these wastes were also discussed. (JMT)


The properties of light scattering from air bubbles in water have recently attracted considerable attention, but in practical applications such as in underwater detection, submarine imaging etc., we must take account of light scattering from various sizes of particles suspended in water. The situation of air bubbles and particles co-exist in water was studied in the first time. It is known that an air bubble in water is an example of a scatterer for which the refractive index of core (gas) is less than that of surroundings, which differs significantly from that for particles in water. Consequently, the forward light scattering characteristics of both air bubbles and typical particulate assemblages in the ocean are estimated with Mie theory, the result are analyzed and compared to validate the influence of particles on forward light scattering of air bubbles in the ocean. A preliminary laboratory experiment is also carried out to investigate the properties of forward light scattering (scattering angle less than 4 degrees) caused by particles and air bubbles and to illustrate the differences of light scattering between them.


Each item is a title; for a few there is no comment or merely a sentence, but most have a paragraph or two of interesting and informative comments. The works treated are all recent and in many languages. In the first section alone there are references to works in French, Persian, English, German, Italian, Russian, and Georgian. The journal and its supplements, such as this one, are well worth a subscription, at least from university libraries at institutions where Iran, Afghanistan, and the Kurds are taken seriously.


We thank you for your comments on our latest publication (1). Indeed, what has motivated us the most to carry out this investigation was the lack of evidence concerning the usage of antimicrobials prior to urodynamic studies in spinal cord injured patients (2). An unexpected result for us was the greater incidence of urinary tract infection upon patients with injuries at T6 or above, regardlessly of the use of antimicrobials prior to the procedure. At this exact moment we are working on a new publication that details the incidence of urinary tract infection specifi cally amongst the 379 spinal cord injured patients with injuries at T6 or above, now considering the presence of autonomic dysrefl exia and urodynamic parameters. The results are becoming clinically relevant.


This work describes a power conversion circuit topology for single-phase DC/AC boost inverter, based on the DC/DC boost converter. It mainly consists of a full-bridge boost converter, which is capable of providing AC output voltage regulation with low distortion. The proposed inverter performs single power conversion, which minimizes switching losses and attains higher efficiency as compared with conventional booster inverter. The steady state operating principle of power circuit topology and control strategy are described. A multiloop structure controller is used and is capable of guaranteeing a high quality dynamic performance. Computer simulations demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed boost inverter.


1124 Background: For patients diagnosed with breast cancer, case series have shown that staging MRI can detect occult breast cancers in 1-10% of cases. Prevalence and risk factors in underserved populations remain unclear. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of all patients, newly diagnosed, with breast cancer who had a preoperative staging MRI seen at Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and LAC +USC, that cares for an underserved and minority population, from 2006 to 2011. Demographic, clinicopathologic and imaging data were obtained through a review of electronic records. Non index lesions were defined as those not known to be malignant, not presenting with clinical, mammographic or ultrasound findings, in a different quadrant and given an MRI BIRADS score of 4 or 5. Results: A total of 718 patients were analyzed and 148 patients (21%) had a total of 187 non index lesions; 63% were ipsilateral, 26% contralateral and 11% bilateral. As initial evaluation of non-index ipsilateral lesions, 71 (38%...


Due to precipitation infiltration, evaporation of water, and rising and falling of the wetting line, the tailings are in a cyclical moisture absorption-dehumidification state for a long time. The mechanism of change of physical and mechanical properties of tailings during the dry and wet cycle is related to the safe operation of the entire tailings dam. In order to explore the variation of the mechanical behavior of tailings in a tailings pond in Hunan Province with the number of dry and wet cycles under different initial water content conditions, the tailings sand samples with moisture content of 6.10%, 10.40%, 14.00%, 18.20%, and 21.00% were subjected to 0 to 6 times of moisture absorption and desorption cycles at natural dry density, and then, the stress-strain relationship curves, pore water pressure, failure mode, and shear dilatancy of these samples were tested by triaxial consolidation undrained shear test. The test results showed that when the number of moisture absorption and desorption cycles increases, the strength of the tailings sand sample was weakened, and the strength tended to be stable after 3∼5 cycles. In addition, the stress-strain curve of the sample with lower water content dropped sharply. However, the pore pressure of tailings sand samples with different water contents under different wet and dry cycles all showed a phenomenon of increasing first and then decreasing in general.


Background: Iron deficiency is an emerging therapeutic target in chronic heart failure (CHF). To date, no analysis has comprehensively delineated iron metabolism and its ramifications in this cohor...


It is well known that hypothyroidism is frequently associated with impaired GH responses to different stimuli. In the present study we have evaluated GH responses to GH‐releasing factor (GRF) in patients with primary hypothyroidism before and during T4 replacement therapy. Fourteen patients (age range 26–60 years) underwent two GRF tests (1 μg/kg) before and during replacement therapy (150 μg/d). Administration of T4 increased peak GH responses to GRF in 9 patients and in the group as a whole (mean ± SEM, 17·0 ± 2·8 vs 32·6 ± 5·7 mU/l, P > 0·02). When the data are analysed by means of area under the curve (AUC), the GH response to GRF was increased by T4 in 10 patients and in the group as a whole (mean ± SEM, 51·7 ± 14·3 vs 101·5 ± 28·1, P > 0·02). These data indicate that thyroid hormone replacement therapy enhances the responsiveness of the somatotroph to GRF 1–29 in patients with primary hypothyroidism.


"Use of Neural Networks for Detection of Artifiacts in Arterial Pressure Waveforms', Anthony V. Sebald PH.D. "Heart Sound Analysis Using Neural and Statistical Classifiers; A Comparison', Barschdorff, Dieter, Bothe, Achim, Rengshausen, Ute. "Training Neural Networks for ECG Feature Recogni tion' K. Zhu, P. D. Noakes and A. D. P. Green. "New Methods for ECG Classification-A Comparative Study' D. Edelstein, M. Fleslsher, G. F. Inbar.


Intelligent transport systems will be increasingly adopting the Internet of Things as a key enabling technology. LoRa WAntechnology is one of the most popular long-range wireless technologies with a huge potential in applications such as intelligent shipment tracking. This paper addresses the problem of roaming between multiple cooperative shipping companies and their LoRaWAN networks. The proposed roaming improvement is currently in the testing phase. This paper provides an overview of how to expand LoRa WAnroaming with the support of Artificial Intelligence for providing additional services.


The article reviews in brief the course of the construction Shanghai Branch of China Coal Research Institute in past 50 years,introduces the important contribution the Shanghai Branch has made to the development and technological progress of coal mining,excavation,transportation,electric and hydraulic equipment in China in past 50 years,especially in the recent 30 years since the China's reform and opening-up.A developmental prospect of the Shanghai Branch is also expected.


This book argues that one of the greatest strengths of choosing video for both qualitative and quantitative research is its flexible and almost multi-perspectival potential for gathering, analyzing, writing up and disseminating the research findings. The rise of visual methods has not always ensured that researchers know how best to use video as distinct from other visual methods, nor how to disseminate their findings and video artifacts. Understanding the rich potential of video as method (and not just as a tool) is a process inextricably linked to epistemological, design, analysis, and dissemination choices. This new volume provides researchers with a guide to understanding, writing up, and evaluating video-based research, and the rapid proliferation of approaches, uses, and designs now available. In the face of large datasets and the great range of types and uses of video as an effective research tool, many researchers struggle to know how best to represent both video-based methodologies and research findings. By drawing on the literature from such diverse fields as developmental psychology, sociology, medicine and nursing, social sciences including cultural studies, and mathematics and science education, this text leads readers through a range of ways of using video from research design to dissemination, using detailed case studies from these varied disciplines. Innovative exemplars of new video practice are provided in each chapter, with practical approach instructions as readers are stepped through the chapter topics in a methodical fashion that mirrors the research journey.


In view of the appeal for observations that has been issued by the Institute to assist in the determination of the accuracy of astronomical observations at sea, it may be of interest to navigators to recount some of the experiences of a hydrographic surveyor. Large regular surveys usually depend on geographical positions which are obtained on shore with accurate instruments. In cases where surveyors fix these positions with astrolabes, or occasionally theodolites, three observers will probably have taken observations of some thirty-two stars each. In the analysis, intercepts of the order of 4–6" are obtained, and the final position is probably accurate to about 1". Some hydrographic surveying, such as a one-day search for a reported shoal out of sight of land, various minelaying and minesweeping operations out at sea, and the determination of oceanographical stations on long passages, however, demand ordinary sights taken in the normal way at sea. The value of the hydrographic operation may depend on the accuracy of these sights, and therefore the report on the operation generally attempts some assessment of their accuracy. Considerable care is taken to achieve accuracy and often the ship is stopped and the sights referred by range and bearing to a moored beacon, even in depths of 500 fathoms. Methods of determining the accuracy obtained may be by taut-wire runs from known points of land or taut-wire distances interconnecting several beacons. Failing, or in addition to, these methods, two to four observers' results may be compared, or Sun and star sights can be referred to the same beacon; even short tautwire or patent-log runs to well-defined and previously well-fixed fathom lines have been used.


The authors measured plasma levels of norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH), pulse rates, and blood pressures of 81 hospitalized alcoholic patients. Treatment with 500 mg/day of disulfiram (but not 250 mg/day or placebo) resulted in small but significant increases in plasma NE and in blood pressure. The 500-mg dose did not appreciably inhibit DBH. Patients receiving high doses of disulfiram should have their blood pressure monitored and their dose decreased to 250 mg/day when possible.


The invention discloses a catalyst component for ethylene polymerization. The catalyst component includes a titanium magnesium compound and a chromium compound that are loaded on a carrier together. The molecular formula of the titanium magnesium compound is [Ti2(OR1)2(OR2)2(OR3)2(OR4)2X]2Mg2X2, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 can be the same or different, and are selected from one of hydrogen, halogen, straight chain or branched chain alkyl of C1-C20, cycloalkyl of C3-C20, aryl of C6-C20, alkaryl of C7-C20 and aralkyl of C7-C20, and X is fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine; and the chromium compound is silane chromic acid ester. The invention also provides a preparation method of the catalyst component and an ethylene polymerization catalyst containing the component. The catalyst improves the polymerization activity of chromium catalysts when it is used for ethylene polymerization, and at the same time broadens the molecular weight distribution of polyethylene resin.


Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is a condition that develops as a result of a chronic inflammatory process that leads to valve degeneration. Older adults exhibit an increased prevalence of aortic valvular fibrosis and calcification with associated sclerosis and stenosis. Severe AS requires relief of the obstruction to alleviate symptoms and reduce morbidity and mortality. Surgical aortic valve replacement is an effective therapy for severe AS and has been associated with excellent outcomes in selected octogenarians and nonagenarians. Transcatheter valve replacement is an effective alternative to surgery in patients who are inoperable or who pose a high surgical risk. Optimal management of older adults with severe AS requires a multidisciplinary approach with appropriate consideration of comorbid conditions, frailty and patient preferences.


Evaluating the culture of drug safety, of certain services, and specific subjects, especially for the elderly population, makes it possible to identify gaps in clinical nursing care. The study aimed to analyze the social representations of nurses regarding the culture of drug safety in clinical care for the elderly people. This is a descriptive and exploratory research of qualitative nature, having the theoretical support of social representations. The chapter samples 38 nurses via interview and a non-participant observation. Analysis is done using Alceste software. This resulted in seven stable classes, and Class 3 had the largest representation, 23% of the corpus. Class 3 maintained hierarchical and semantic proximity to Class 2, which deals with technologies to ensure the safety of elderly patients in the use of medicines. For nurses, technologies help in the safety of elderly patients, but do not guarantee the extinction of adverse events. The chapter considered the need for patient safety to become an organizational culture favoring the quality of clinical nursing care in the handling of medicines.


In recent years, various platforms have witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, governments, enterprises, and end-users. The purpose of this is to maliciously encrypt documents and files on infected machines, depriving victims of access to their data, whereupon attackers would seek some sort of a ransom in return for restoring access to the legitimate owners; hence the name. This cybersecurity threat would inherently cause substantial financial losses and time wastage for affected organizations and users. A great deal of research has taken place across academia and around the industry to combat this threat and mitigate its danger. These ongoing endeavors have resulted in several detection and prevention schemas. Nonetheless, these approaches do not cover all possible risks of losing data. In this paper, we address this facet and provide an efficient solution that would ensure an efficient recovery of XML documents from ransomware attacks. This paper proposes a self-healing version-aware ransomware recovery (SH-VARR) framework for XML documents. The proposed framework is based on the novel idea of using the link concept to maintain file versions in a distributed manner while applying access-control mechanisms to protect these versions from being encrypted or deleted. The proposed SH-VARR framework is experimentally evaluated in terms of storage overhead, time requirement, CPU utilization, and memory usage. Results show that the snapshot size increases proportionately with the original size; the time required is less than 120 ms for files that are less than 1 MB in size; and the highest CPU utilization occurs when using the bzip2. Moreover, when the zip and gzip are used, the memory usage is almost fixed (around 6.8 KBs). In contrast, it increases to around 28 KBs when the bzip2 is used.


LUX studies the combination of electronics and knitted textiles from a textile design perspective. The thought of experiencing textiles without touching them sparked the idea of designing textiles ...


This paper considers the equation $AXB + CYD = E$ in matrices over a principal ideal domain. Under the assumption that $[ A:C ]$ is left invertible and $[ B':D' ]^\prime $ is right invertible in the domain, it is shown that this equation is solvable if and only if both $AX + YD = E$ and $XB + CY = E$ are solvable. The set of all solutions to the equation are shown to be in bijective correspondence with the set of solutions to the latter two equations modulo an equivalence relation.


Simple Summary Solid tumors often lead to a significant occurrence of brain metastases (BMs), which can have severe consequences for affected patients. Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) plays a major role in treating BMs. We present a systematic review adhering to PRISMA guidelines, summarizing the relevant literature on dosimetric studies of SRT for the treatment of single BMs. The variations in factors such as PTV margins and volumes, total dose, number of fractions, and isodose prescription have made it difficult to directly compare the eleven studies included. Considering the prolonged survival of patients and the increasing occurrence of reirradiation, it is imperative to consider dosimetric parameters such as conformity and gradient indexes, while also ensuring the preservation of healthy tissue. Based on our review, future studies with robust designs are required to develop guidelines that aid in the selection of the most suitable SRT technique based on the characteristics of the treated BMs. Abstract Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) plays a major role in treating brain metastases (BMs) and can be delivered using various equipment and techniques. This review aims to identify the dosimetric factors of each technique to determine whether one should be preferred over another for single BMs treatment. A systematic literature review on articles published between January 2015 and January 2022 was conducted using the MEDLINE and ScienceDirect databases, following the PRISMA methodology, using the keywords "dosimetric comparison" and "brain metastases". The included articles compared two or more SRT techniques for treating single BM and considered at least two parameters among: conformity (CI), homogeneity (HI) and gradient (GI) indexes, delivery treatment time, and dose-volume of normal brain tissue. Eleven studies were analyzed. The heterogeneous lesions along with the different definitions of dosimetric indexes rendered the studied comparison almost unattainable. Gamma Knife (GK) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) provide better CI and GI and ensure the sparing of healthy tissue. To conclude, it is crucial to optimize dosimetric indexes to minimize radiation exposure to healthy tissue, particularly in cases of reirradiation. Consequently, there is a need for future well-designed studies to establish guidelines for selecting the appropriate SRT technique based on the treated BMs' characteristics.


The color removal of three reactive dyes in an aquatic system without prior treatment was studied. Selected commercial dyes were treated with NaC102 and UV as oxidation agents. Effects of nature of oxidant, temperature, pH of solutions, concentration of C107—, contact time of C102— and UV irradiation were investigated. Optimal C102— concentration for color removal in the absence of UV irradiation was found to be 20 mg I for all dyes studied. Combination of UV irradiation and C102— was found to be more effective. C102— dosage between 20 mg I and UV irradiation (15 watts) for color removal than individual oxidant with contact time of 30 minutes was required. The accuracy of method was checked by measuring the COD of the samples. For determination of color removal of samples, Spectrophotometery method was used for measurement of absorbance changes of the samples (AA).


Modified retromuscular Sugarbaker procedure (SP) is a promising approach for parastomal hernia repair. However, its potential complications, including the risk of mesh erosion, encourages us to develop other techniques of mesh placement. We propose an addition to this parastomal retromuscular mesh reinforcement.

 We present the case of a 53 year old-woman, with a history of proctocolectomy with end ileostomy due to anal adenocarcinoma, undergoing emergency surgery due to parastomal hernia incarceration. Sugarbaker repair was performed placing inlay composite mesh fixed with reabsorbable tackers. Subsequently, the patient was admitted for recurrent parastomal hernia and midline ventral hernia surgery.

 We performed a modified retromuscular SP as described by Pauli in 2016. After midline laparotomy, hernia content was reduced and extensive retromuscular dissection with transversus abdominis release (TAR) performed, placing a wide retromuscular polypropylene mesh prior to closing parastomal fascial defect. Stoma was parietalized from lateral to medial in an S-shaped configuration. We placed a segment of bioabsorbable mesh covering the parietalized stoma to avoid direct contact with the polypropylene mesh. No recurrence was detected 3 months after surgery, pending reassessment at 6 months.

 This repair provides the benefits of an open posterior component separation with TAR, maintaining the biomechanics of a functional abdominal wall, whilst offering the advantages of mesh reinforcement in a modified Sugarbaker configuration. Our experience with this novel technique seems promising. Rate of mesh erosion is yet to be defined and requires long-term studies before widespread adoption, with special concern on mesh placement.


Considers the problem of finding an optimal scaling factor (a least squares approximate integrating factor) for a given characteristic one form. The least squares approximate integrating factors allow better least squares approximation of characteristic one-forms by exact forms and thus better approximation of nonlinearizable systems by linearizable ones. They also allow a unified approach to both least squares approximate and exact feedback linearization.<<ETX>>


BACKGROUND
This study aimed to analyze the influence of the primary site of tumor location on off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) surgery combined with concurrent tumor resection and to identify factors affecting long-term survival.

METHODS
Fifty-seven patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and malignancy who underwent simultaneous surgery retrospectively were enrolled. The primary site of tumor locations and cancer stage were used as a basis for grouping. The long-term survival among the subgroups was compared, and the risk factors related to survival were analyzed.

RESULTS
The median follow-up period was 40 months. The 5-year cumulative survival rate of patients undergoing OPCABG and tumor resection was 74%. There was no significant difference in long-term survival among the four oncological location subgroups (P = 0.8), while significant difference was found among the two cancer stage subgroups (P = 0.0076). On univariable and multivariable Cox regression analysis, only cancer stage was an independent predictor of the long-term mortality rate (hazard ratio 5.42, P = 0.007).

CONCLUSION
For patients with potentially curable cancer and surgically correctable CAD, the safety of simultaneous surgery is confident. The primary site of tumor location does not significantly affect the long-term survival of these patients. The long-term survival rate strongly correlates with tumor stage.


According to the use of biomass power generation of forestry resources,the scheme about the two-way cutting is puts proposed,this structure uses the double feeding respectively,contains two cutting way,i.e.drum cutting and disc cutting.The structural design and cutting tool arrangement of the knife roller is introduced.


Student Attitudes Toward Social Media Technology as an Enhancement to Language Acquisition Meg Sorensen Center for Language Studies, BYU Master of Arts Language students today have grown up with a plethora of technology tools at their fingertips, which has in some cases earned them the title of "digital native." Students' high use of technology outside the classroom has led teachers and researchers to believe that technology could be highly effective for language learners when used appropriately. Yet little is known about how students actually react to technology-based tools for language learning purposes. This study seeks to not only understand student attitudes toward technology in general, but also to see how those attitudes might affect student attitudes toward online language learning tools in a social media context. Using a design-based research approach, we implemented a curriculum that utilizes a social networking environment in which students could consume authentic language samples and practice using the language in a controlled environment. Through the analysis of pre and post surveys, it was discovered that age was the most significant predictor of student attitudes toward technology, but that the extent to which students use technology proves to be a more significant predictor when other variables are factored in. Furthermore, it was discovered that general attitudes toward technology do affect the ways in which students will react to a technology-based curriculum. Nevertheless, the way in which a curriculum is presented can be a stronger factor in predicting how the curriculum will be received.


This article discusses the challenges for providers of local public services to adapt to increasing marketization and competition in the public sector. Based on some empirical evidence from local government in Germany, the article describes different adaptive measures in the past and shows the legal restrictions to strengthening performance and particularly competitiveness. Furthermore, the article presents some findings from good practice cases of local service providers in Germany who have successfully exposed themselves to market mechanisms. Finally, the article discusses observed results of increased competitiveness in the local government sector, with special regard to quality, efficiency and public employment. The article concludes with describing necessary elements of a competitive regime for public services and with some general reflections about the role of competition in the public sector.


Aspergillosis of paranasal sinuses is a rare infection with invasion of surrounding soft tissues, orbit and anterior cranial base. Eighteen years old immunocompetent man presented with gross facial swelling, proptosis and unilateral blindness. Histopathology was reported as invasive aspergillosis. The patient was given systemic antifungal therapy in the form of liposomal amphotericin B. He died of cerebral infarction by fungal embolism. Aspergillus fumigatus was the causative organism.


The Si substrates were patterned and etched to create arrays of squares separated by 10 μm trenches. Some edges of these squares were ion implanted with a large dose of Ge to create damaged regions that act as misfit dislocation nucleation centers during molecular beam epitaxy of a 700 nm Si0.90Ge0.10 lattice mismatched layer. Low temperature photoluminescence spectra of the material were obtained with an illuminated area selected so that only one type of edge implant was studied at a time. Sub-band gap luminescence peaks associated with dislocations, D lines, were found only in the squares with implants, consistent with electron microscopy results that showed that the control squares had few misfit dislocations. A large D1 luminescence peak was observed in samples that consisted of intersecting arrays of misfit dislocations, while only a small peak was present in specimens implanted such that dislocations lay in only one in-plane direction. These results are interpreted to mean that the D1 peak is intrin...


IN early 2011, Universiti Utara Malaysia devised a strategic plan to consolidate our position and reputation as the leading university for management and business studies at the national level. We are now moving towards the second phase (20162020) of our strategic plan, in which we intend to seize opportunities that may rise on the Asian and international stage.


ABSTRACT: Soil water retention and availability are important properties for agricultural production, which can be measured directly or estimated by pedotransfer functions. Some studies on this topic were carried out in Santa Catarina, Brazil. To improve the estimates, it is necessary to evaluate other properties, to analyze more soil types, as well as to use other analysis techniques such as artificial neural networks and regression trees. Thus, the objective of the study was to estimate the field capacity (FC), permanent [...]


OF THE DISCLOSURE Described are circuits and microwave structures for combining a multiplicity of elementary discharge devices (e.g.: Semiconductor diodes) biased for negative resist ance at frequencies in a given band to obtain increased high frequency power and high frequency bandwidth of useful operation in that band. The basic principle involved is to prevent or suppress oscillations in undesired modes of resonance or propagation induced by the use of one or more diodes, by segregating these undesired modes into frequency bands outside the frequency range to be utilized. Under this principle complex networks containing a large number of resonant loops and having as many resonant or normal modes as there are resonant loops are coupled into a primary resonator loop so that the network may oscillate or amplify in the desired mode and each diode contributes an equal share to the total power of the network, but the negative conductance properties of the diodes are substantially ineffective at frequencies other than the desired modes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The field of this invention is microwave generation and amplification of high power utilizing in combination a multiplicity of elementary devices which may be treated as two-terminal impedance elements which exhibit nega tive-resistance properties and are capable of individually generating high frequency oscillations over particular ranges of frequencies when suitably biased by a battery or other source of power. One Suitable element is the Read avalanche diode or other P-N junction diode biased into reverse avalanche discharge. This is a semiconductor P-N junction device first described by Read. Alternative forms have been de Scribed by DeLoach et al. Another suitable semiconductor device is the Gunn diode 8 which consists of a wafer of gallium arsenide biased with a DC source. Gallium arsenide devices operating in the "LSA mode are also suitable, as described by Copeland.4 Transistor type struc tures may also be used if these can be arranged in an elementary form which provides a negative-resistance at high frequency at two terminals. Still other forms might includes PNPN type semiconductor diodes, high vacuum electron tubes, tunnel diodes, and the like. This invention is not primarily concerned with the internal structure of 'W. T. Read, "A Proposed High Frequency Negative Resistance Diode,' Bell Systems Tech. Journal, p. 40-466, March 1968. * R.I. Johnston, B.C. DeLoach, Jr., B. G. Cohen, "A Sili coniode Iicrowave Oscillator,' Bell Systems Tech. Journal, pp. 816-372, February 1965. J. B. Gunn, 'Microwave Oscillations of Current in III-V Semiconductors,' Solid State Comm., vol.1, pp. 87-91, Sep tember 1963. J. A. Copeland, "L.S.A. Oscillator Diode Theory," Journal of Applied Physics, pp. 3096-3101, July 1967. O


This corpus-based, descriptive bibliography survey, part of my Master's in Education Thesis - Schooling Processes and Social Inequalities - aims at increasing knowledge on the intersection between Physical Education and Education. The main challenge of this article is to survey the available academic production in the field of School Physical Education. The results seem to point at the scarceness of published material, both on Physical Education in schools and on Education. Such findings thus demonstrate the need for further investigation and dialogue between these two areas of study.


Hydrogen Cyanide N-Methylide: Preparation, Spectroscopic Identification, and Its Relationship to Other C2H3N Isomers

With the intention of isolating 1H-azirene (8) we studied several precursors which should offer an entry into the C2H3N potential energy hypersurface. It was found that in addition to the known isomers 1, 2, 3, and 6 hydrogen cyanide N-methylide (5) — and probably aminoacetylene (4) — can be detected in an argon matrix at 10 K. No spectroscopic evidence for the formation of 1H-azirene (8) was found. In other words, the first six members 1—6 are now all identified. The elucidation of the structure of the new C2H3N species is based on the comparison of the observed IR spectra with those calculated by ab initio methods.


The analysis of physical process,the key for students to better understanding of the basic conceptions and the laws of physics as well as working out comprehensive problems,is the basis of improving the ability to different thinking ways.


Anthony Trollope was a prolific English Victorian novelist who is especially regarded for his insightful depiction of human emotion—our motivations, our passions, and our fears—and of the nuances of human interaction and relationships. His writing is clear and rich, and he handles moments of both humor and sorrow with equal deftness. We can learn much about ourselves by reading (or listening to) Trollope; we can also, I realized recently, learn something valuable about headaches. The novel The Small House at Allington, like many of Trollope's works, would today be considered short on action, but the story is high on drama. The drama arises from the internal workings of the mind and the heart, and the complex and unpredictable ways of human nature. The following scene drew my attention. Lily, a young woman of strong moral character and limited means, is troubled to learn that her fianc e, Adolphus, is not quite the man she thought him to be. It was not a dramatic circumstance that led her to this awareness; Adolphus had not committed any scandalous deed or engaged in a dishonorable action. Lily had simply discerned from a conversation that his enjoyment of the indulgences of his bachelor life were of higher value to him than she had been aware, and she quickly came to worry that it could affect his ability to be happy in the future, not just with her, and her lack of an inheritance, but in any settled married life that did not involve regular shooting parties and expensive clubs. Over the brief period of a quiet tete-a-tete Lily grew increasingly distressed by this revelation, and upon returning home shortly thereafter told her mother that she had a headache, and retired for the evening. She was sufficiently troubled by her realization that, the following day, Lily told Adolphus that while she loved him, she was going to set him free and not hold him to his promise to marry. Adolphus' response was to state, staunchly, that "Of course I would never think to leave you," and that the engagement was still very much on. The lack of money did not matter to him. (Trollope comments, as the narrator, that while Adolphus "lacked the courage" to accept Lily's offer, Adolphus, on the other hand, preferred to think that he "lacked the heart" to do so.) However his refusal is framed, I think we can predict more headaches for Lily in a future with Adolphus. From the From the Headache Center of Greater Heights Memorial Hermann Medical Group, 1631 North Loop West Suite 640, Houston Texas, 77008, USA.


From a goal-theoretic framework, this paper proposes that fear-based framing of health messages can lead to positive decision intentions, thus helping consumers make better future health-related choices. Across two experiments, findings demonstrate that the type of advertisement (fear versus hope) and food prime (indulgent versus non-indulgent) interact to determine goal-related choice focus – such as subsequent indulgence intention or intention to implement an exercise health goal. Research implications include the suggestion that if marketers properly execute fear-primed promotional messages with non-indulgent food offerings, they can satisfy the notion that 'One good health decision can lead to another.'


Under ideal circumstances, a large number of randomly collected voltage readings repeated over the duration of the study period would have been an appropriate measure for assessing maintenance of each fence. Given the logistical constraints due to the short time period and large spatial spread of the study area, we had to devise a method that would accurately reflect the level of maintenance despite a lower number of visits to each fence. Furthermore, given that the specifications (length, power of the energizer, fence design, etc) for each fence are unique, an absolute threshold for the factors determining maintenance would not be functionally relevant, and thus each fence needs to be viewed and ranked in its specific context. For instance, some relatively short fences have disproportionately high-powered energizers powering them and therefore, undergrowth touching the fence and leaking current was less likely to functionally impact the functioning; ie, the fence yet had a high enough voltage to deter elephants. This would mean that less maintenance is necessary to maintain the functionality of short fences, making comparisons of any one or two fence maintenance measures across fences of different lengths or differently powered energizers an imperfect surrogate measurement of quality of maintenance. Furthermore, just as with voltage, fence maintenance might vary over time, meaning that there was a danger of small sample sizes leading to inaccurate assessments.


DASH broadcast is a recent topic and many standardization bodies are incorporating it. This work provides optimizations for the key metrics that determine the QoE for ATSC 3.0 object-based broadcast: the end-to-end latency, tune-in delay, and channel change times. The system employs DASH broadcast over IP-based ROUTE protocol. The performance of different encoding schemes is compared and encoding-dependent end-to-end latency is evaluated. The receiver-end optimization for tune-in delay exploiting hybrid capability of DASH/ROUTE system is proposed. The quantitative results demonstrate the performance enhancements achieved.


We observed a novel phenomenon where single-wall carbon nanotube flocculations can be photo-actuated in liquids by either sunlight or laser irradiation. The light-actuation phenomenon is found highly repeatable.


central themes of Andrew Abbott's work. It focuses on his critique of the sociological positivism first enunciated in the 1980s. From there, Abbott discusses the role of methods in social sciences, their impact on knowledge, and the implicit epistemology of the US sociology since the 1980s. The interview also offers Abbott a rare opportunity to evoke his theory of the social process, which is still in the making. He details its origins, its underpinnings, and usefully locates it with respect to past and contemporary social theories.


Mapping and particle size analyses undertaken on samples collected at Bulbul, northeast Mua (Moa Island), indicate a series of beach ridges interpreted in the broadest sense to include both wave-built and wind-built coastal ridges. Using the advantages and limitations of a deductive historical sciences approach, a history of the ridges and surrounding landscape is compiled which outlines environmental changes from the time of sea level transgression into Bulbul to the time of marked human presence. Interpretations of scientific interest include confirmation of the conclusions by Woodroffe et al. (2000) that sea level in the Torres Strait stabilised before 2300 years BP, in this case by approximately 2900 calendric years BP at Mua; that an environmental transition occurred here in the very late Holocene with evidence for increased reworking of beach ridge sediments by wind, culminating in the formation of a coastal dune; and that the last c.800 years have been marked by apparent increased burning and disturbance, resulting in artefact burial.


Sangchul Roh, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, USA firstname.lastname@example.com Austin Williams, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, USA Simeon D. Stoyanov, Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands Orlin D. Velev, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, USA


fine (accumulation during of vehicle Particle condensation) during the vertical transport layer) accounts for the observed particle with in mixing Vehicle exhaust emissions are not important in rural and for this these rural


In contrast to the heated discussion in economics, legal system of accounts, which is also a component part of legal system of market economy, however, doesn't attract too much attention of the laws. This paper refers to the researches of economics, attempting to explore the latest researching domain of this system.


Several beam manipulation methods have been studied and experimentally demonstrated to generate x-ray multipulses in free-electron-laser (FEL) facilities, advancing the fields of material science, molecular physics, and photochemistry by enabling x-ray pump/x-ray probe experiments. We have demonstrated a novel method to generate hard x-ray multipulses using a hybrid compression scheme. Compared to other methods, this approach minimizes the time jitter among the FEL subpulses, produces large power FEL subpulses, is suitable for high repetition rate machines, since it does not imply the generation of losses, and it works at short and hard x-ray FEL wavelengths as well. All of these aspects make this approach attractive for the novel FEL facilities aiming to explore the hard x-ray region and to work at high repetition rate.


The essential elements of manifestly gauge invariant exact renormalization groups are recalled. The pros and cons of the formalism are discussed and it is argued that now is the right time to try to utilize the formalism to provide new insights into the strong coupling domain of QCD.


Glossary of terms used. Licensing. Advertising. Quotations. Other forms of marketing. Agreements - formation and presentation. Matters occurring during the lifetime of an agreement. Enforcement and ending of an agreement. Security. Judicial control. Voluntary Codes of Practice. European Union dimensions and proposed UK review and developments. Appendices with examples.


One of the causes of overusing compound and simple fertilizers in "Oriente Antioqueno" region is the low offer of research articles on fertilization in broccoli. Two experiments were carried out at municipality of Rionegro, Antioquia (Colombia). The first experiment was conducted in the second semester of 2013 in which two broccolis cultivars, Compact and De Cicco, were used. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four nitrogen doses (0, 50, 90 and 130 kg N ha-1) was arranged in a factorial 2 x 4, getting eight treatments. Using "San Cristobal" model in a RCBD design, Avenger and Legacy cultivars were grown in the second semester of 2014 including four levels of N, P2O5 and K2O as factors, arranging a total of 12 treatments in an incomplete factorial. Results of this experiment showed that in the first test, Compact cultivar reached a maximum production of 15.5 t ha-1 and De Cicco developed non-tradable inflorescences where a dose of 90 kg N ha-1 was applied, showing a low adaptation to this environmental conditions. In the second experiment, the relative growth height rates –stem diameter and yields- did not show significant statistical differences (P>0.05) regarding the treatments and cultivars evaluated. Avenger and Legacy got the highest yields, 19.0 and 12.2 t N ha-1 respectively, using doses of 60 kg N ha-1, 40 kg P2O5 ha-1 and 55 kg K2O ha-1.


A new fermentation strategy, one-step fermentation was developed for PHB production with high cell concentration and good productivity in a simplified way. Combined with the research results of PHB synthesis with the method of shake-flasks fermentation cultivation, the fermentation system was built based on the characteristics of fermentation tank cultivation,which was much superior to the traditional two-step fermentation. Based on shake flask studies, the full advantages of fermentation culture was taken to achieve the improvement of PHB production. Through this fermentation method with high PHB accumulation capacity, it provides a feasible way to expand the scale of PHB production, and promotes PHB industrial production process using Methane-Utilizing mixed Culture.


We report the case of a 53-year-old patient suffering from severe hemophilia A showing six different blood group antibodies (anti-c, -Cw, -Jkb, -E, -Lea -Kpa). The decision to replace his left kneeendoprosthesis was made in September 1993. Having multiple erythrocyte antibodies he cannot be transfused with allogenic blood; on the other hand, a large intraoperative blood loss could be expected due to severe hemophilia. An intensified regimen for preoperative autologous blood donation including oral and intravenous iron supplementation, application of recombinant human erythropoietin, and cryopreservation of packed red cells was performed. The patient reached a predeposit of 23 units of autologous packed red cells and 20 units of autologous fresh frozen plasma. Surgery took place in February 1994. Estimated peri-operative blood loss was about 11 liters; the patient received autologous blood exclusively: 13 units of packed red cells and 20 units of fresh frozen plasma. Acute intraoperative hemodilution was performed yielding 2×500 ml of autologous blood; 2,200 ml of autologous packed red cells could be retransfused after intraoperative salvage. This case report shows the enormous possibilities of an intensified regimen in autologous blood donation using recombinant erythropoietin and intravenous iron supplementation.


The mechanical loss in a piezoelectric medium has been discussed in relation to a depolarizing-field effect from the macroscopic point of view. Here are birefly described the phases of complex constants, the mechanical loss associated with a sound, the mechanical and electrical conditions in resonators and the dispersion in conductive media. The description is quite formal and does not intend to review microscopic pictures for internal frictions. Applications of the present method are shown by some examples.


Nonnegative matrix factorization-based feature selection analysis performed on land based hyperspectral imagery of the Mississippi river identifies ten spectral bands in the visible and near infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that are significant contributors to the resulting structural image clustering of sediment-laden water. Different distance metrics provide clear evidence of the potency of these spectral bands for class separation of turbid, sediment-laden water from clear water, provided that the data contains low noise. In addition, feature ranking of spectral band subsets of the identified characteristic spectral bands allows insight into the relative importance of smaller spectral band subsets for water-sediment characterization. Results support present day multispectral satellite design methods for land-water imagery where payload power resources are relegated to certain spectral bands at the expense of others.


FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture. The insecticidal composition for desinsection of livestock houses, which contains fipronil and isopropyl alcohol, and comprises additionally fir oil. All components are taken at a specific ratio. EFFECT: invention enables to broaden the range of products for desinsection of facilities of veterinary-sanitary inspection and to reduce chemical loading. 2 cl, 4 tbl, 3 ex


Abstract This section is not intended to be an enquiry into the total capital needs of Gothenburg's foreign trade. Such an enquiry would not be possible for lack of source material. However, an earlier study of mine of Gothenburg's foreign trade in 1765–1800 furnishes a basis on which to compile an account of the various fields in which the city merchants of the eighteenth century availed themselves of credit. The capital needs of prominent businessmen were largely conditioned by the structure not only of trade but also of contemporary industry and handicrafts inasmuch as the exporter was compelled to take a part in financing the production of goods for export and the importer similarly gave credit to the manufacturers and craftsmen who were the consumers of imported goods. A brief account of conditions in the export and import trades may therefore be pertinent.


Some interesting articles on automatic, transversal equalization, have appeared in recent months. This subject is considered highly important. One purpose of this correspondence is to point out some earlier, less widely circulated reports that discuss this subject in considerable detail and explain some additional, important considerations.


This study aims to design a rain-shelter technology model in the red chili agribusiness cluster as an alternative policy to increase farmers' income. This study uses the soft system dynamics methodology (SSDM), which is a systemic thinking modeling approach that can understand unstructured situations and contains the entire interaction between elements of an object through causal relationships as the basis for understanding the dynamic behavior of complex system of the object to assess the risks that occur in red chili agribusiness cluster. The research was conducted in the red chili production center in Aceh Tengah Regency. Identification of the need for cluster model done through literature and interviews with experts from stakeholders, namely practitioners and policy makers involved in the procedure of input supply, production, and marketing of red chili output. The primary data obtained through observation, in-depth interviews with respondents, as well as the activity of FGD (Focus Group Discussion), while secondary data obtained through the study of literature from various sources of literature, books, scientific journals, and a variety of publications related to this research. Formulation of model made by software Veneta Simulation (Vensim DSS), followed by simulation. The result of this research showed that the application of the rain-shelter technology model effectively had a positive impact on the quantity and quality of on-grade red chili production, so that it was able to meet industrial market demands and increase farmers' income.


Objective: To investigate and analyze the situation of drug abuse,the demographical,behavior characteristics and psychological status of drug abusers doing rehabilitation through labor in a camp in Nanjing.Methods: An investigation was conducted among 374 drugs users with self-designed questionnaires and questionnaires designed by the National Drug Surveillance Center and the Digital Administrative System of Jiangsu Labor Re-education.Results:Of the 374 drug abusers doing rehabilitation through labor in the camp,86.6% were at the age 26 to 45 years old;68.4% of them received no more than middle school education;68.7% were unmarried;96.0% used heroin and 78.1%(292 cases) injected a month before they came to the camp for treatment,however,there was no HIV positive cases found at the investigation;all had the records of breaking the law or committing crimes;under compulsory situation,69.5%(157 cases) realized the serious harm drug abuse done;66.2%(151 cases) expressed that they would keep drug free.Conclusion: Most of the drug abusers are young and middle age individuals.They inject drugs,break the law and commit crimes to get money for drugs.Under compulsory drug rehabilitation,they have realized what damage drug abuse done to them,but still have great difficulty in keeping drug free.


This study is concerned with the question whether activation of factor IX by factor VII - tissue thromboplastin contributes to the rate of plasma coagulation. The protein component of tissue factor was partially purified from human brain. Its molecular weight as deduced from SDS - polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis was about 48,000. Reconstitution of thromboplastin activity was obtained by mixing apoprotein and phospholipids in the presence of Triton X-100 and subsequent removal of Triton by adsorption to Biobeads SM-2. Reconstituted tissue factor greatly accelerated the activation of factor IX by isolated factor VII in the presence of calcium ions. In a contact free system (plasma from a patient with congenital factor XII deficiency; factor XII<0.001 Unit/ml) plasma coagulation times (tc) were determined as a function of apoprotein concentration (at constant phospholipid) both in the presence and absence of factor IX. At high apoprotein concentration tc showed to be independent of factor IX, whereas at low apoprotein concentration the removal of factor IX resulted in a 2 - 3 fold increase of tc. The involvement of the tissue factor - factor VII complex in this phenomenon was evaluated using a specific anti-factor VII serum. The results indicate that activation of factor IX by factor VII - tissue thromboplastin does not significantly contribute to the rate of plasma coagulation.


The objective of this thesis was to develop applications of monolithic fiber devices and actively controlled fibers. A special twin-core fiber known as a 'Gemini' fiber was used to construct equal ...


Public religious learning regularly held by Dewan Dakwah Lampung (Dakwah Council of Lampung) often contains issues of women and gender. Yet, their understanding of gender and women issues is largely influenced by religious interpretations, cultural stereotypes and juridical facts which do not preside with women, so that many of their advises on women issues are laden with gender inequalities. This is at odds with Islamic tenets on values of equality and respect to human dignity, irrespective of gender difference.  On the basis of this problem, there is a need to redesign the contents of religious learning, one that is free from gender bias and is based on the gender quality principles. This effort then should be manifested in the form of learning modules, representing religious messages that are gender-equality-friendly, written in a persuasive language, printed in a charming style, and then spread to religious believers. This effort is important   because historical facts have pointed to  the seclusion of  women  in and by many traditions. Thus, if more chances are given to women to compete with men in a sportive manner, it is more likely that they will achieve as many prosperity as their men peers do.


This paper presents control methods for a mobile manipulator, which is a combination of a robotarm and a supporting vehicle. Simultaneous locomotion and manipulation provides on the one hand high flexibility, but on the other hand unsolved control problems, which are not relevant in the case of fixed robotsystems. The presented methods solves these control problems and are applied to a mobile manipulator for experimental studies.


Hu Shi has been one giant on the modern cultural history of Chinese,he has all made outstanding contributions in the field of literature,thought,learning etc.In the field of poetry,with Hu Shi as the representative of the early vernacular new poetry movement is the transformation of Chinese poetry in the beginning,reviews the modern new poetry history of Chinese,Hu Shi is not to be ignored.He uses the bold "trial" spirit,leading the Chinese new poetry development direction.


An all fiber based compact phase-locking fiber laser design is proposed by using a Talbot mirror fiber device (TMFD). We numerically demonstrate that periodically placed fibers lasers can be phased together using a large mode area (LMA) fiber element. The LMA fiber with a partial reflector at one end acts as a Talbot mirror, when the input beam to the LMA fiber travels one round trip in the LMA, it will self image back at the fibers' input.


Objective To assess the analgesic effect of combined acupuncture and intravenous anesthesia in micro-invasive surgery for chronic leg venous insufficiency. Methods Combined acupuncture and intravenous anesthesia(treatment group) and simple intravenous anesthesia(control group) were performed. Micro-invasive surgery was performed on 180 patients with chronic leg venous insufficiency. The analgesic effect of anesthesia,anesthetic dosage,adverse reactions to anesthetics and postoperative superoxide dismutase(SOD) activity were examined in the two groups. Results Both the treatment and control groups obtained a good anesthetic effect,there was no significant difference between the two(P0.05) . The dosage of Propofol was significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group(P0.01) . Postoperative SOD activity was higher in the treatment group than in the control group(P0.01) . Postoperative adverse reactions to anesthetics such as dizziness,headache,nausea and vomiting were significantly lower in the treatment group than in the control group(P0.05) . Conclusion Combined acupuncture and intravenous anesthesia has a good analgesic effect in micro-invasive surgery for chronic leg venous insufficiency. It can obviously reduce anesthetic dosage,the rate of adverse reactions and the inhibition of antioxidase SOD activity.