Abstract Three studies, consisting of (1) analysis of volatile flavor compounds in fresh katsuobushi shavings, (2) changes in volatile flavor compounds in powdered katsuobushi during storage and (3) analysis of non‐volatile compounds in various parts of katsuobushi, were conducted. In the first study, analysis was conducted by GC and GC‐MS, resulting in the identification of 237 compounds of which 15 compounds were tentatively identified; and 150 compounds identified from katsuobushi for the first time. In the second study, it was found that in the headspace vapors during one day's storage methanethiol, dimethyl sulfide/carbon disulfide and 2‐butanone greatly decreased and hexanal and 2,3‐pentanedione greatly increased. In the flavor concentrate, on the other hand, all carbonyl compounds greatly increased during one day's storage and slowly increased, thereafter. In the third study, differences in non‐volatile compounds were found in the dorsal, abdominal and red meat parts of katsuobushi. The content of ...


A combinatorial classification and a phylogenetic analysis of the ten 12/8 time, seven-stroke bell rhythm timelines in African and Afro-American music are presented. New methods for rhythm classification are proposed based on measures of rhythmic oddity and off-beatness. These combinatorial classifications reveal several new uniqueness properties of the Bembé bell pattern that may explain its widespread popularity and preference among the other patterns in this class. A new distance measure called the swap-distance is introduced to measure the non-similarity of two rhythms that have the same number of strokes. A swap in a sequence of notes and rests of equal duration is the location interchange of a note and a rest that are adjacent in the sequence. The swap distance between two rhythms is defined as the minimum number of swaps required to transform one rhythm to the other. A phylogenetic analysis using Splits Graphs with the swap distance shows that each of the ten bell patterns can be derived from one of two "canonical" patterns with at most four swap operations, or from one with at most five swap operations. Furthermore, the phylogenetic analysis suggests that for these ten bell patterns there are no "ancestral" rhythms not contained in this set.


This chapter considers the relationship between decadence, individualism, and science at the end of the nineteenth century. Individualism was considered key to the decadent style, yet it was also widely understood by sociologists and scientists to be symptomatic of nervous disease and social decline. This chapter argues that the overly civilized, nervous, and exhausted heroes of decadent literature result from the widespread understanding of the human being as an energy system, subject to the recently formulated laws of thermodynamics. As isolated systems, these characters use up their energy in increasing disorder, "continually suffering deductions, [until] these unceasing deductions finally result in the cessation of motion" (Herbert Spencer, "Progress: Its Law and Cause," 1880). Thus, many decadent texts can only end with nothing other than the death of their protagonist.


Plant parasitic nematodes are hidden enemies of agricultural crops, limiting the total agricultural production. They can be effectively controlled by using chemical pesticides but environmental pollution and health hazards reduce its application. Because of limited options, root-knot disease can be managed by a combination of eco-friendly, ever-lasting, non-chemical methods in an integrated manner to reduce the effect of plant parasitic nematodes. Effective disease management can be achieved only if the integrated nematode management measures are adopted at the right time.


DTI has demonstrated a laboratory model of a multiple zone autostereoscopic display with look around capability and a 21' diagonal screen. The display exploits the extremely fast address rates and liquid crystal response speeds associated with ICFLCDs to generate eight to twenty four images during the 1/60th second that a single image is usually displayed. These images consists of the three color components of eight different perspective views of a scene. Optics are used to magnify the images and project them onto a special lens and diffuser screen, which in turn directs light from each image into a different viewing zone in front of the display. Since the perspective views are time multiplexed, each possesses the full resolution of the ICFLCD. An advanced method of generating gray scale using the digital ICFLCD in combination with a time varying light source was also demonstrated. For the most part, off the shelf components were used to construct the key elements of the system including the projection screen and the precision magnifying optics, promising easy commercialization and low production cost. The display is being developed into a prototype, to be followed by production of 1024 X 768 or 1280 X 1024 desktop rear projection display for workstation applications.


Cross-city variation in the rate of home-ownership and the relative costs of renting and owning are studied using a model of frictional assignment. Houses of different types are built by a competitive construction industry and either rented in Walrasian markets or sold through a process of competitive search to households. Households differ with regard to their permanent income and sort over house types and housing tenure at each point in time. Along a balanced growth path, both the composition of the city's housing stock and the rate of home-ownership depend on the distributions of income, construction costs, and housing amenities. In the absence of either financial frictions or minimum house size requirements, higher income households live in better houses and are more likely on average to be homeowners than lower income ones. A calibrated version illustrates the extent to which income/wealth inequality alone can ac- count for variation in home-ownership and the price-rent ratio both within and across cities.


The European Parliament overwhelmingly endorsed European Union legislation on 26 February that will impose new rules on the manufacture, production, and presentation of tobacco products in a bid to deter young people from taking up smoking.

In future, manufacturers will have to place prominent picture and text warnings on cigarette packets; e-cigarettes will be regulated; and flavourings to make tobacco more attractive will be banned.

Welcoming the parliament's seal of approval of the Tobacco Products Directive, Tonio Borg, the EU public health commissioner, said, "It is all the more significant considering the …


Psychoanalysis is a clinical treatment approach for psychopathology. Sigmund Freud used it to treat his patients by interpreting dreams and unconscious desires. It was later applied to film as a psychoanalytic film theory Margolis (2013). Many film theorists and critics support this theory because cinema has an irrational relationship with the spectator's subconscious. Neither view nor Psychoanalytic film theory can describe the film spectator's unconscious Allen (1999). The fiery treatment of heroic booze and smoking moments in the Pan-Indian Film KGF 2 affected many viewers unconscious. These scenes include powerful temptations that are suppressed over the spectator's psyche's shadow archetypes (dark or hidden personality); a suitable symbolic order (Lacan) is required to unveil persona archetypes (mask or reveal character). The film requires psychological investigation. Although many theorists have contributed to psychoanalysis theory, the researcher favours Carl Jung's psychoanalytic cinema theory of archetypes and the collective unconscious. The researcher uses purposive sampling to select KGF-2 as the sample. Smoking and alcoholic scenes were analysed using qualitative and quantitative content analysis (duration of consumption, consuming scene description, the character consuming, and the sense that suppresses the consuming behaviour overshadow archetypes), and five fellow scholars participated in a focus group discussion to interpret those scenes (scene interpretation and capacity of consuming behavior). Finally, the outcome was assessed using shadow archetype variables (desire, violence, heroism, joy, power, and so on) that were suppressed by the film sequences.


Warm mix asphalt (WMA) technologies have several advantages over hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixes. Even at the reduced temperatures of WMA, compaction is easier due to the properties of the WMA additives, and because there is less of a difference between ambient and mix temperatures, the mix is at working temperature for a longer period of time. This also allows for longer haul distances and an extended working season in colder climates. Because of the lower temperature, the asphalt binder ages more slowly and thus helps rejuvenate the binder in reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) allowing for a higher percentage of RAP. WMA also releases fewer gaseous and particulate pollutants which is healthier for workers and neighbors and may make permitting easier in cities with air-quality standard issues.


BALADI, V. AND RUELLE, D. An extension of the theorem of Milnor and Thurston on the zeta functions of interval maps, 621 BELLOW, A., JONES, R. L. AND ROSENBLATT, J. Almost everywhere convergence of convolution powers, 415 BOBOK, J. AND KUCHTA, M. Invariant measures for maps of the interval that do not have points of some period, 9 BONATTI, C. AND LANGEVIN, R. Un exemple de fiot d'Anosov transitif transverse a un tore et non conjuguS a une suspension, 633 BRUIN, H. Topological conditions for the existence of invariant measures for unimodal maps, 433 BURNS, K. See KATOK, A. AND BURNS, K., 729 BURTON, R. AND STEIF, J. E. Non-uniqueness of measures of maximal entropy for subshifts of finite type, 213


Background: In patients with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH), the role of overnight oximetry as means to screen for Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) has not been well established. The aim of this study was to assess whether overnight oximetry was additive to a standard sleep questionnaire in the diagnosis of SDB. Methods: This retrospective study included 94 PH patients seen at Mayo Clinic Florida PH Center from 1992 to 2006. Analysis was performed on the following information: age, gender, body mass index, presence of hypertension, right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP), presence of SDB symptoms (i.e. snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, witnessed sleep apneas), overnight oximetry results, and polysomnography results when available. The primary outcome measurement was the correlation between SBD symptoms (snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, and witnessed sleep apnea) and results of overnight oximetry. Results: There is strong evidence showing a higher prevalence of abnormal overnight oximetry results as the number of SDB symptoms increases (P<0.001). Of patients who had no symptoms of SDB (17), all oximetry results were found to be normal. The clinical symptoms of SDB were 100% sensitive for an abnormal screening overnight oximetry. Other analysis revealed evidence of a higher prevalence of snoring in men (P=0.005) and in patients with a higher BMI (P=0.038). Conclusions: In PH patients who have a few or no symptoms of SDB, an overnight oximetry is not additive in screening for SDB. In those patients with SDB symptoms, an overnight oximetry will be predictably abnormal.


In many developing countries high rates of farmland degradation contribute to the low performance of smallholder agriculture and pose serious policy challenges. Despite promotion efforts by government and non-governmental organizations adoption of improved agricultural production technologies remains low in Sub-Saharan Africa. This thesis examines the role of social capital in enhancing the adoption of sustainable land management (SLM) though smallholder farmers in northern Benin. In particular, the thesis focuses on how group membership, market and family networks, participation in extension programmes and the quality of social capital influences the adoption and extent of adoption of SLM practices. The analysis of household's adoption behaviour is based on an interdisciplinary conceptual framework and cross-sectional data collected though a household survey among 200 randomly selected households in two villages in northern Benin. Exploratory principal component analysis is used to categorise and combine the 14 considered SLM practices into components. Linear regression models are applied to analyses the effect of social capital on the adoption of the five SLM components and an ordered probit model is used to examine the effect on the extent of SLM adoption. The results underscore the importance of social capital especially identifying, linking, bridging and the quality of social capital. The study demonstrates that households' adoption decisions are determined by the perception of the land quality, location, ethnicity, participation in development projects, farm size, livestock ownership as well as access to credit and extension service. Policies that target SLM and are aimed at organizing farmers into associations, improving market networks, adjusting extension services to local societies and promoting awareness can increase the uptake of SLM in smallholder systems and are therefore means to food security and poverty reduction.


In this letter, we apply energy detection based time- of-arrival (ToA) estimation to multi-band orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing signals. We analyze the mistiming performance of the ToA estimator in the Nakagami-m channel. Analysis shows that the slope of the probability of mistiming curve increases with the number of subbands and the Nakagami-m parameter. This is known in communications as diversity. Simulations are carried out in various channels to corroborate our theoretical analysis.


Using degenerate primers and RT-PCR technique,two cDNA fragments of acetylcholinesterase genes were cloned from both Rhopalosiphum padi(Linnaeus)and Sitobion avenae(Fabricius)and were named as Rp.ace1,Rp.ace2,Sa.ace1 and Sa.ace2,respectively.They were 282,282,264 and 572 bp in length,and encodes 94,94,88 and 190 amino acids,respectively.Sequence analysis showed that Rp.ace1 and Sa.ace1 had more than 96% homology with the Ace1 from Aphis gossypii and Myzus persicae.Rp.ace2 and Sa.ace2 had more than 95% homology with the Ace2 from these two aphids and the Schizaphis graminum.Results implied that both Rhopalosiphum padi(Linnaeus)and Sitobion avenae(Fabricius)have two acetylcholinesterase genes,and the two genes may be popular in all aphids and both functional.


Partial table of contents: OVERVIEWS. The UICC Familial Cancer and Prevention Project (W. Weber). Molecular Epidemiology of Human Cancer (S. Hussain & C. Harris). GENERAL STRATEGIES AND EXPERIENCE. From Nurse to Nodal Points: The Rationale of a Questionnaire and Database to Collect, Validate, and Exchange Information on Familial Cancer (D. Brunetti & W. Weber). Collecting Information About Familial Cancer (W. Weber, et al.). Family History-Based Screening for Colorectal Cancer (D. St. John). Hereditary Tumor Registry in Korea (J.-G. Park). Ethical Issues in Precancer Screening: The Parallel With Huntington Disease (D. Dickenson). Bioethical Concerns With Rights of Patients Receiving Genetic Tests (K. Hoshino). Use of Genetic Information by Private Insurers (R. Pokorski). SPECIFIC FAMILIAL CANCERS. Surgical Management of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (J. Utsunomiya & N. Gondo). Extracolonic Symptoms of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Their Association With a Slow Acetylation Phenotype (R. Scott, et al.). Defining the Clinical Phenotype of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (N. Beck, et al.). Evolution of Neoplasia in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (J. Jass). Surveillance and Management of Hereditary Nonployposis Colorectal Cancer (H. Vasen, et al.). Genetic Diagnosis and Management of Suspected Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (J.-G. Park, et al.). The Impact of Living With Hereditary Colorectal Disease (T. Berk). Familial Colorectal Cancer in India: The Tata Memorial Hospital Experience (K. Mohandas). Nationwide Survey and Analysis of the RET Proto-Oncogene in Inherited Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in Japan (H. Takami). Management of Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (J. Moley & S. Wells). Mapping of Non-BRCA1/2 Breast Cancer Genes (Y. Shugart, et al.). Cancer Risk-Modifying Factors in BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutation Carriers (T. Rebbeck). Hereditary Multiple Exostoses and Cancer Risk (D. Porter & A. Simpson). WORKSHOP REPORTS. UICC Molecular Biology Workshop Report (R. Scott). Workshop Report 1 (C. Harris). POSTER SESSIONS.


Wine tasting notes constitute a specialized genre in the field of Oenology, with their own rhetoric and language. However, the language of wine tasting notes is by no means as specialized as that of most other specialized genres. Indeed, while there are dozens of terms used to describe and evaluate wines, there are only a limited number of words that are used exclusively or primarily for describing taste. In this study, we will first examine how wine literature attempts to analyze the descriptors used in wine tasting notes. We will then study a number of common wine descriptors in English and Spanish in the context of the nouns that they collocate with, in order to determine how specific or general these descriptors are in their use and meaning. On the basis of their collocability, we will categorize the descriptors into three categories and then analyze the meaning components of those descriptors that fall into the most general category.


An opinion is presented that the bicentenary celebration of Australia in 1988 is actually illusory, since Australia was not founded in 1788 but was only colonised. The processes involved in the evolution of the Australian nation since 1788 are discussed, suggesting that white Australian history should not be read as a foundling of the Enlightenment, but as a history which recognises the overlapping of whites and Aborigines as nationalist symbols of its Australianness.


This paper presents an extensive investigation related to starting transient performance characteristics of reluctance motors with and without terminal capacitors in the presence of feeder impedance. Optimal capacitance value has been selected according to the machine parameters. The resulting nonlinear differential equations describing the supply source impedance, shunt compensator and the reluctance motor were then put in a state variable form, and conveniently solved numerically using the Runge-Kutta method of numerical integration. Experimental verification of the results were conducted on a proposed solid steel rotor. The employed stator is that of a 3-phase, 1/3 hp, 220/380 volt, 50 Hz squirrel cage induction motor. Simulation results are reported and proved to yield good agreement when compared with the relevant experimental values.


Objective: The concept of tissue engineering holds huge promise for thefuture treatment of osseous defects. For bone tissue engineering, stem cells are applied on supporting scaffolds under controlled stimulation with growth factors. Scaffolds are provisional matrices for bone growth providing a specific environment for tissue development and favoring cellular attachment, growth and differentiation. To date, ceramics, polymers, and composite scaffolds have been widely used for bone tissue engineering in various in-vitro and animal studies. The objective of this article was to review the advances in jaw bone engineering from a scaffold material point of view. Methods: A review of literature was carried out by using Medline database and searching topics like "craniomaxillofacial tissue engineering", "bone regeneration", "scaffold", "oral surgery", "stem cell+ scaffold", "xenograft" and "allograft".Animal and human studies evaluating repair of craniomaxillofacial defects with scaffold and stem cells, were considered in this study. Results: A total of 64 studies were evaluated. Conclusion: Based on the results of this literature review, although autogenous bone grafting has remained the preferred strategy for treatment of bone defects, rapid prototyping (RP) techniques do offer great opportunities to generate suitable scaffolds for bone tissue engineering in near future.


This article summarizes the major risks and benefits of oral contraceptive (OC) use for specific categories of users. Major risks associated with OC use include vascular and circulatory disorders, hypertension, cancer, and other conditions such as gallbladder disease. There are also numerous minor side effects, e.g., breast tenderness, weight changes, yeast infections. Most of these side effects are attributed either to estrogen or progestin, which mimic excesses or deficiencies in the natural hormonal balance. These symptoms can often be reversed through alterations in the hormonal content of the OC. There have been numerous recent reports regarding the protective effect of OC use against conditions such as benign breast disease, ovarian and endometrial cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, and rheumatoid disease. The risks and benefits for potential users can only be evaluated through reference to data from the relevant population group, taking into account factors such as age, race, heredity, potential predisposition for disease, and social habits. Information about the risk of medical problems in specific population groups must be weighed against the risk for those problems in the same population when combined with OC treatment. The benefits of the drug must also be weighed against the number and degree of risks found for the specific user. The convenience and efficacy associated with OCs can far outweigh the risks, inconveniences, and less impressive efficacy of other contraceptive methods in many cases. However, women over age 35 years, especially smokers, should use alternative methods of contraception. New hormonal contraceptive formulations and different modes of drug delivery are currently under development. However, several years of scientific investigation will be required to evaluate the longterm advantages or disadvantages of the newer experimental drugs compared with present OCs.


Acknowledgments Notes on ContributorsIntroduction 1. The Themersons and the Polish Avant-Garde: Warsaw-Paris-London, by A. L. Rees2. 'The Inexpressible Unearthly Beauty of the Cinematograph': The Impact of Polish Futurism on the First Polish Avant-Garde Films, by Kamila KucExcerpts from the 'Archives' of the Polish Avant-Garde 3. The Search for a 'More Spacious Form': Experimental Trends in Polish Documentary (1945-1989), by Mikolaj Jazdon4. Avant-Garde and the Thaw: Experimentation in Polish Cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, by Marcin Gizycki5. Avant-Garde Exploits: The Cultural Highs and Lows of Polish migr Cinema, by Jonathan L. Owen6. The Mechanical Imagination-Creativity of Machines: Film Form Workshop 1970-1977, by Ryszard Kluszczynski7. The 1980s: From Specificity to the New Tradition-Avant-Garde Film and Video Art in Poland, by Ryszard KluszczynskiFilm Form Workshop Statements8. A Rebellion la Polonaise, by Mateusz WernerBibliographyFilmographyIndex of Names


Objective To improve the community-based comprehensive prevention and treatment of hypertension by analyzing the effect of follow-up management on hypertension patients in Tian-ping community of Xuhui district in Shanghai.Methods Follow-up of 535 cases of hypertension patients in one community was taken in accordance with the standard protocols for 2 years.The data were analyzed statistically.Results The rate of awareness and compliance and the level of blood pressure control in the cases improved significantly after the follow-up management of the two years(P 0.01).Factors influencing blood pressure control were status of medical administration,non-medicinal management,age and smoking.Conclusions Community-based comprehensive prevention and treatment of hypertension could achieve the basic goal of hypertension control effectively.


The world has become an increasingly uncertain place to do business. As information technology develops, markets move more rapidly and the uncertainty increases. At the same time there are greater opportunities than ever before. Successful strategies for sustainable business growth must be underpinned by the intersection of commerce, science and technology. Consumers are better informed and have greater choices than ever before. There is an increasing demand for higher added value and product performance creating new challenges for the design of food products. Commitment to research in scientific disciplines is key to successful innovation in the food industry. It is scientific innovation that allows us to grow the industry by improving product performance, costs, quality, safety and environmental practice. Successful companies will be those who can establish mutually beneficial relationships with their suppliers which exploit technology and scientific achievement in a way which better meets the needs of their consumers.


The Bonc-Wen hysteretic model was used describe the rolling piece elastic-plastic deformation process performance of hysteretic characteristics, this hysteretic characteristic considered in the rolling process, vertical vibration model of hysteretic nonlinear of the strip mill roll system is established. Analyzed the rule of rolled piece deformation process change, and used different parameters incentive coefficients of rolled piece deformation hysteretic force. Then found the deformation process of rolled piece expressed hysteretic nonlinear characteristic when the roll system interference by the cycle motivation. Analyzed the effect law on the stability of the system, and get the vibration status of system in different conditions, which provides theory basis for further control the nonlinear rolling mill vibration behavior, gave some advices on reducing the vibration.


Objective
To compare the analgesia effect of lidocaine carbonate combined with intravenous flurbiprofen axetil with intravenous flurbiprofen axetil on intrapelvic irrigation and incision infiltration after gynecological laparoscopy.

Methods
Seventy-five patients scheduled for gynecological laparoscopy under general anesthesia were divided into 3 groups by random number table method with 25 cases each. Patients in control group 1 received intravenous flurbiprofen axetil 100 mg after surgery; patients in control group 2 received intrapelvic irrigation with 0.35% lidocaine carbonate 100 ml, and incision infiltration with 0.87% lidocaine carbonate 10 ml respectively after surgery; patients in observation group received the combination of control group 1 and control group 2. The visual analogue scores (VAS) at 1, 4, 8, 12 and 24 h after surgery, time of passage of gas by anus and untoward reaction were recorded.

Results
One case in control group 1 and 1 case in observation group withdrew from the study. The VAS at 1, 4, 8, 12 and 24 h in observation group were (9.5±7.9), (14.9±8.7), (17.2±10.3), (12.2±7.7), (5.3±3.8) mm, in control group 1 were (39.2±15.0), (33.4±13.0), (36.2±12.8), (35.8±12.7), (10.6±4.2) mm, and in control group 2 were (26.6±13.0), (30.2±12.0), (33.3±13.1), (30.4±9.8), (9.8±4.7) mm. And there were statistical differences between observation group and control group 1, 2 (P 0.05).

Conclusion
Intrapelvic irrigation and incision infiltration with lidocaine carbonate and intravenous flurbiprofen axetil compared with intravenous flurbiprofen axetil alone after gynecological laparoscopy can significantly reduce the pain intensity and analgesia requirement, without increasing the untoward reaction incidence.

Key words:
Lidocaine; Flurbiprofen; Analgesia; Laparoscopy


This article presents the treatment of a group of health care workers admitted to a psychiatric hospital and considers the prevention of emotional exhaustion and the risk of mental illness among health care workers. A psychotherapy group provides the case material in which the carers discuss and describe their inability to seek help through fear of recrimination.


The dental anomaly is a very important predecessor for the development of malocclusion in the oral cavity, according to the recent evidences which showed an increased prevalence of at least one dental anomaly among patients with malocclusion. A total of 200 subjects in the age group of 12 to 20 years were selected randomly for the study. Malocclusion was assessed and classified based on Angle's classification of malocclusion. The dental anomalies that were assessed are agenesis, dens invaginatus, dens evaginatus, impaction, transposition, submerged teeth, taurodontism, microdontia, macrodontia, dilacerations, enamel hypoplasia, supernumerary teeth, ectopic eruption, retained deciduous, fused root, others such as cusp of carabelli, protostylid. Highest number of patients was affected by class I malocclusion (54 patients) followed by class II sub div (46 patients), Ectopic eruption is identified to be the most common dental anomaly 25.5% (51 out of 200).


Penem compds. (I)[R=H, free radical; G=OH, lower alkyl; X=H, cationic alkali metals, ester, protected carboxy group were prepd.. Thus, 40mg (5R, 6S, 8R)-β -(trimethylsillyl)ethyl-2ethylthio-6-(1- hydroxyethyl)phenem-3-carboxylate in 1 ml THF was treated with 1 equivalent tetra butyl ammonium fluoride in 2 ml THF and acidified to give (5R, 6S, 8R)-2-ethylthio-6-(1hydroxyethyl)phenem-3-carboxylic acid.


Similar to the associated Legendre functions, the differential equation for the associated Bessel functions Bl,m(x) is introduced so that its form remains invariant under the transformation l → −l − 1. A Rodrigues formula for the associated Bessel functions as squared integrable solutions in both regions l < 0 and l ⩾ 0 is presented. The functions with the same m but with different positive and negative values of l are not independent of each other, while the functions with the same l + m (l − m) but with different values of l and m are independent of each other. So, all the functions Bl,m(x) may be taken into account as the union of the increasing (decreasing) infinite sequences with respect to l. It is shown that two new different types of exponential generating functions are attributed to the associated Bessel functions corresponding to these rearranged sequences.


Three new terpenoids, ardisiacrispins G‐I (1, 4 and 8), and eight known compounds, cyclamiretin A (2), psychotrianoside G (3), 3‐hydroxy‐β‐damascone (5), megastigmane (6), corchoionol C (7), zingiberoside B (9), angelicoidenol (10), trans‐linalool‐3,6‐oxide‐β‐D‐glucopyranoside (11) were isolated from the roots of Ardisia crispa. The chemical structures of all isolated compounds were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses, such as HR‐ESI‐MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectra. Ardisiacrispin G (1) represents the oleanolic‐type scaffold featuring a rare 15,16‐ epoxy system. All compounds were evaluated for the cytotoxicity against two cancer cell lines (U87 MG and HepG2) in vitro. Compounds 1, 8 and 9 exhibited moderate cytotoxic activity with IC50 values ranging from 7.6±1.1 to 28.8±3.2 μM.


This Economic Letter reviews the ways residential real estate prices and liquidity vary over time and over different states of the economy and discusses the implications of this behavior for consumers and lenders.


This paper presents a real-time image processing of human face identification for home service robot (HSR). This vision system is set up by two individual sub-systems. The first one is face detection and tracking sub-system based on adaptive skin detector, condensation filter with parallel computing particles, and Haar-like classifier. And a simple and fast motion predictor is also proposed for face tracking. The second is face recognition system based on embedded HMM (EHMM) with parallel training and recognition procedures. In order to reach a fast, robust, efficient, this study used extensible parallel integrated vision system (PIVS). Finally, real-time experimental results on different humans in different unknown scenes demonstrate that the proposed PIVS is indeed feasible, simple and safe.


Summary. Most intertrochanteric fractures can be treated successfully with internal fixation. Nevertheless, in a small percentage of patients, the fracture fails to heal. The two mains treatment options are internal fixation of the ununited fracture or salvage treatment with a hip arthroplasty. We present one case of each treatment. Case 1: female 69 years old with intertrochanteric fracture treated by cephalomedullary


The article presents a synthetic analysis of the most pressing challenges associated with food security in the context of changes induced by global development and the generated problems. The study demonstrated that a more effective model of food production and management is needed to counteract anthropogenic pressure on the natural environment and excessive exploitation of limited resources caused by rapid population growth. Policies aiming to increase the efficiency of production and conversion of raw materials into finished food products of plant and animal origin (including feed conversion into high-energy and high-protein foods), promote the use of novel protein sources for feed and food production, and prevent excessive food consumption and waste are needed. At present and in the future, demographic, social, environmental, and geopolitical factors as well as the availability of natural resources should be taken into account by world leaders who should act together, with solidarity, to provide food to countries suffering from food shortage. Adequate food availability, including both physical and financial access to food, cannot be guaranteed without a holistic approach to global food security.


The trimming line unfolding and flanging forming simulation application(TUA) based on Pro/ENGINEER platform was developed using secondary development tool kit named Pro/TOOLKIT.It achieved the seamless integration between TUA and Pro/ENGINEER,avoided the data loss of files converted between different systems.Based on the Pro/ENGINEER environment,the key technologies,such as dynamic material library,multi-regional unfolding,constraint definition and data management were studied.The process parameters were considered by the adopted finite element inverse approach solver which could be applied to predict three-dimensional trimming line and flanging formability.Finally,it was proved that TUA could mostly meet the requirement of sheet metal production process for the simulation result is consistent with practical production in the experiment.


An optical method of suppressing an imaging system's response to a slowly varying background interference is described. The method involves masking the photodetectors with a photochromic plate and a model for this system is developed. The photochromic mask is shown to be equivalent to an optical Automatic Gain Control (AGC) device. The time response of such a system is developed and simulation results are presented that demonstrate the feasibility of this approach.


Micro-simulation models are rapidly gaining acceptance as promising tools to analyse and evaluate intelligent transport systems (ITS) and other traffic control and management measures. Capacity is a primary concept in most of traffic engineering studies, however micro-simulation models generally ignore this concept. There are significant numbers of studies on capacity analysis based on analytical approaches including Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) and the Australian Research Report (ARR 123). The analyses conducted using micro-simulation reflected under representation of capacity however such studies are limited in numbers and scope. This paper reports an investigation conducted using AIMSUN micro-simulation model to analyse the capacity and queue discharge flow rate at a signalised intersection in Auckland. The micro-simulation model was calibrated using realistic local parameters to represent the real world situation. The results from this calibrated model were first verified against the data collected from loop detectors and then compared with results from analytical approaches including HCM and ARR 123. The comparative analysis showed that micro-simulation presents reasonable representation of actual traffic conditions when flow volumes are high. In the light of favourable research findings, it is concluded that AIMSUN is a viable tool for the evaluation and capacity analysis of a signalised intersection.


Our aim is to provide visually impaired persons with information-barrierfree interfaces as a countermeasure to the graphical user interfaces(GUIs)of digital broadcasts, the Web, etc. It isn't enough to access and comprehend visual representations of information such as GUI control screens and figures and tables by means of only information presented in a time series like audio descriptions, Braille. We here report on a tactile interface(called Tactile NAVI)that can recognize by touch the hierarchical structure and objects of content and the configuration of tables in a screen while also performing interactive operations. First, we describe a search experiment on GUI and table data to compare differences in search time between tactile navigation using Tactile NAVI and audio navigation based on key operations. It was found that tactile navigation could significantly reduce search time. Next experment, we describe an accessibility-evaluation experiment using the content of an actual data broadcast and an electronic programming guide(EPG). It is shown that the learning effect on search time is large in the case of tacthe navigation. It was also suggested by subjective evaluations in both experiments that tactile navigation and associated tactile presentations were effective in comprehending hierarchical tree structures, table configurations, and their positional relationships.


This paper introduced the results,experimental and industrial production of arsenic removal of some arsenic-containing copper Concentrate by rotary kiln.The result,showed that technology to be successful.the content of roast,of the arsenic removal,low than 0.5%meets the necds of metallurgy process.


With the non-random movement of the prices of exchange trading objects in mind, by means of methods and tools of chaos theory, it is possible to show that price changes are subject to the laws of deterministic chaos. This is a new look at this subject compared to the statistical methods that have been used for years, which in most cases assume that the distribution of the rate of returns of the examined series is normal. Tools such as rescaled range analysis, mean and variance stability analysis and technical analysis will be used.


We present an analytical study for the Gilbert loss model describing temporally correlated loss observed in the Internet and other communication systems. We obtain closed-form solutions describing the transient and steady-state behavior of the model. Additionally, starting from recursive equations of the Gilbert loss model, we derive closed-form solutions for arrival and loss patterns of the systems governed by the model. We show that utilizing our model yields a lower complexity compared to existing recursive models, attracting special attention for use in many different wired and wireless networking applications relying on such a model.