This study was done in the genetics and cytology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Center, Egypt from 25 November 2009 to 25 April 2011 using six cultivars of canola, namely, Brassica napus (Denmark), Brassica napus (serw 4), Brassica napus (impulse), Brassica napus (sakha 1), Brassica napus (pactol) and Brassica compestsis (torch), respectively; to study the genetic behavior through some genetic parameters such as "heterosis over better parent, General and specific combining ability effects and correlation coeffient by using line x tester analysis with three replicated in a randomized complete black design and some techniques of biotechnology; such as, three Random Amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) namely AAU-B9, AAU-B10 and AAU-B11 primers. In addition to three specific-RCR-Primers for some unsaturated fatty acids "oleic, linoleic and linolenic fatty acid), namely GT-1, GT-2 and GT-3 respectively. The results indicated that: 1):- Significant and highly significant positively of heterosis over better parent and specific combining ability effects were observed from the crosses; B. napus (Denmark) x B. napus (impulse), B. napus (Denmark) x B. compestsis (torch), B. napus (serw 4) x B. napus (sakha 1) and B. napus (serw 4) x B. compestsis (torch), while, the most desirable mean values and highly significant of positive general combining ability effects were showed from the parents; B. napus (serw 4) and B. compestis (torch), respectively. 2):- Highly differences were detected between cultivars of canola by using the analysis of protein and RAPDPCR (AAU-B9, AAU-B10 and AAU-B11) primers respectively. 3):- The bands number six and three with molecular weights of 600 and 1250 bp were specific-markers for oleic and linoleic fatty acids, while the bands number two, seven and eight with molecular weight of 1350, 650 and 350 bp were also specific bands for linolenic fatty acid in the parents; (P5, P6), (P1, P2, P3) and (P4), by using GT-1, GT-2 and GT-3 (specific-primers), respectively.


The number of examinations with computed tomography is increasing in Sweden and the rest of the world, which contributes to a higher radiation dose to the population and an increased risk of radiat ...


(Cu2Sn)x/3Zn1-xS (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.75) nanocrystals with widely tunable bandgaps (1.23—3.48 eV) are solvothermally synthesized from stoichiometric mixtures of CuCl2, SnCl2, ZnCl2, and thiocarbamide in ethanol.


Big data gathering and analysis built on geographically spread artificial smart sensors is especially crucial in the new generation of the internet of everything. In this article, we present a flexible and robust wood-based piezoelectric material nanostructures for identity sense in big data analytics for sports. Natural wood may be transformed into a greater piezoelectric effect material with superior mechanical characteristics, including a 7.5-fold enhancement in strength, greater flexibility, high hardness, and degradability, built on a straightforward and successful technique. When compared to the natural wood, the electrical capability is also improved by more than 70%. To provide training advice and real-time competition aid to sportsmen and umpires, additional development is made to a self-powered falling point distribution statistics system and also an edging edge judging system. This study may advance the growth of big data analytics in the intelligence sports business in addition to broadening the applicability space for identity systems to smart sport observation and assistance.


Noel Loos interweaves his more than twenty years' personal experience with Yarrabah and other Queensland Aboriginal communities, along with the voices of Aboriginal people, missionaries, and those who sat in the pews and on subcommittees and Boards in the cities. Loos embeds the historical influences and impacts of the missions in shaping Christianity in Aboriginal Australia in the reality of frontier violence, government control, segregation and neglect.


Deep learning based on neural networks has been widely used in image recognition, speech recognition, natural language processing, automatic driving, and other fields and has made breakthrough progress. FPGA stands out in the field of accelerated deep learning with its advantages such as flexible architecture and logic units, high energy efficiency ratio, strong compatibility, and low delay. In order to track the latest research results of neural network optimization technology based on FPGA in time and to keep abreast of current research hotspots and application fields, the related technologies and research contents are reviewed. This paper introduces the development history and application fields of some representative neural networks and points out the importance of studying deep learning technology, as well as the reasons and advantages of using FPGA to accelerate deep learning. Several common neural network models are introduced. Moreover, this paper reviews the current mainstream FPGA-based neural network acceleration technology, method, accelerator, and acceleration framework design and the latest research status, pointing out the current FPGA-based neural network application facing difficulties and the corresponding solutions, as well as prospecting the future research directions. We hope that this work can provide insightful research ideas for the researchers engaged in the field of neural network acceleration based on FPGA.


sumes a fairly substantial degree of sophistication on the part of those who would use it. Nevertheless, as a quick check of the underpinning of the communication process for a group who would otherwise possibly never directly examine these issues, the STAMP formula provides a foundation on which the business writer can support the superstructure of style and technique taught by other business writing formulas and guidelines.


Abstract: Despite the numerous studies investigating the nature of anxiety and its relationship with several age groups in the context of foreign language classroom anxiety, these two subjects are still in need of further quantitative investigation. Accordingly, the current study investigated the major factors that lead to students' foreign language classroom anxiety levels, and the possible relationship between anxiety and age. To do this, Horwitz's (1986) Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) was distributed to the third-year students of the English Language and Literature Department of a state university in the Oral Communication II course. The data obtained were investigated by both descriptive and inferential statistical procedures to reveal the major factors of foreign language classroom anxiety and its possible relationship with age. The results indicated unusual findings which are due to be beneficial for the interests of foreign language teaching researchers. Keywords: Anxiety, Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety, Individual Differences


The absolute configuration at C-1 of d-6-chloro-5-cyclohexylindan-1-carboxylic acid (d-TAI-284) has been assigned to the sinister series by X-ray analysis. The conformation of d-TAI-284 was similar to that of indomethacin, which indicates that a hypothetical receptor site contour for indomethacin analogs proposed by Shen is also applicable to d-TAI-284. Importance of conformational structure in determining antiinflammatory activities is suggested.


The development of radio electronic means leads to an increase in the intensity of the electromagnetic field, which can have an impact on human health. In this regard, the urgency of the task of assessing safety by the electromagnetic factor increases. The principles of conducting an examination of electromagnetic safety (EMS) of radio-electronic equipment (REE) for various purposes are discussed in accordance with the requirements of current normative documents, as well as the requirements of ISO/IEC 98: 2008 and GOST R 54500-2011. A number of new concepts are considered, which are prescribed to be used to estimate the uncertainty of the initial data and the new data, as well as the final recommendations for the examination. A number of new concepts are considered, which are prescribed to be used to assess the uncertainty of the initial data and the new data obtained. Recommendations for the examination are given. It is noted that for large urban megalopolises, the transition from certification of individual radio-electronic devices to the compilation of maps illustrating the electromagnetic safety of residential areas is relevant. It is noted that for megalopolises, the transition from certification of individual REE to the compilation of maps illustrating the EMS of residential areas is relevant. The expediency of the transition from certification of REEs to mapping of territories by the EMS factor is shown on the example of examination of a large shopping mall in one of the regional centers of Russia.


Background. Defects of the distal nose are particularly challenging to reconstruct because of this area's unique texture, lack of elasticity, and possible distortion of the alar rim. The bilobed flap has been criticized for having a high incidence of "trapdooring," flap necrosis, dog ears, and prominent suture lines.


Various parameters which are interactive in nature are exerting a negative influence on the existence of planet earth. Excessive urbanization, runaway global warming, unbridled generation of waste and pollution of air, water and soil has resulted in depletion of natural resources. As a result of threat to ecosystems and irreversible degradation, the growing evidence that the earth's ability to sustain life is getting eroded needs to be taken seriously. Major parameter which is responsible for substantial contribution to global warming and degradation of environment is the construction industry. The construction industry consumes about 40% of extracted materials and is responsible for about 35% of total carbon dioxide emissions. Rapid economic development coupled with unplanned construction has resulted in choking of cities/towns, with little or no lung space and over-exploitation of natural resources. This paper seeks to address the methods to mitigate the adverse effects on environment by way of implementation of sustainable management in the form of green and intelligent building which will facilitate the planet earth to be a liveable place for future generation while simultaneously pursuing the agenda of sustainable development.


ABSTRACTTo assess the effectiveness of using two-way interactive video (TWIV) conferencing technology to offer heart failure continuing education to rural pharmacists, a continuing education program was simulcast from a metropolitan hospital to two rural hospitals via TWIV conferencing. A series of three surveys (pre-program, post-program, six month follow-up) were administered to assess heart failure knowledge and pharmacist confidence when treating patients with heart failure. Fifteen pharmacists participated in the study. Baseline heart failure knowledge significantly improved in the post-program vs. pre-program assessment (90% vs. 66%, P = 0.002) as did the six month follow-up assessment vs. pre-program assessment (81.3% vs. 66%, P = 0.034). Confidence levels of heart failure patient management were significantly improved in the post-program vs. pre-program evaluation (P < 0.022). This study showed that TWIV conferencing can be an effective way to offer live continuing education to pharmacists practic...


Accessibility is a concept that has become central to physical planning during the last fifty years. My efforts to trace its origins reveal that the term was first used in the 1920s in location theory and regional economic planning, becoming important once transport planning began, mainly in North America where it came to be associated with transport networks and trip distribution patterns (Mitchell and Rapkin, 1954). By the time Hansen (1959) wrote his classic paper `̀ How accessibility shapes land use'', the term was being used casually but routinely for measures of the relative nearness or proximity of one place or person to all other places and persons, based on the notion of potential in physics, which had been introduced into geographic systems by Stewart (1948). A well defined form of this index associates some measure of an opportunity at a place with the cost of actually realising that opportunity; in its early form, increased accessibility of a place with respect to some fixed location was assumed to vary directly with a measure of the size of the opportunity at some other place or location and to vary inversely with the distance or time taken to access the opportunities between the two places in question. This is a measure of accessibility from one place to another, but the usual form is to produce a composite index of total accessibility from one place to all others, which gives a measure of how easy or difficult it is to realise all these opportunities from the place in question. The measure itself does not usually have any absolute meaning in terms of costs or benefits in monetary or activity values and thus it is often normalised over a certain range and interpreted in purely relative terms. This is because the quantities used are dimensionally inconsistent, or at least absolutely different from one another, with the classic example being population potential at a specific location defined as the sum of the populations of each place divided by the distances to each of those places from the location in question. There have been many variants of this measure, on the basis, for example, of using different variables for spatial separation, distance, travel time, composite travel cost, and so on, as well as intervening opportunitiesöthat is, the number of opportunities encountered as the traveller moves from the location in question to the destination place at which the ultimate set of opportunities are located. In this sense, the link to physical distance is broken for the measure, which is then simply some index of impedance between one place and another, which may have little or nothing to do with distance. In fact, accessibility is often seen as a measure of the cost of getting from one place to another, traded off against the benefits received once the place is reached. In this sense it may simply be a composite benefit ^ cost ratio for all places or a composite benefit ^ cost difference. The measure may then have some actual meaning in monetary terms, especially if it is computed as a difference, where costs and benefits are measured in comparable and absolute units. In a residential context, a good example might be where benefits are measured in terms of wages gained at a destination less the costs of getting to that destination, possibly meshed with the costs of living at that location. In this way, such measures can be linked to the behaviour and budgets of individuals and households in the urban economy. A further extension of these ideas involving consumer surplus can be consistently derived from more formal models of spatial interaction, on the basis of discrete-choice theory. Editorial Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 2009, volume 36, pages 191 ^ 194


The original grid-search algorithm for choosing parameters of Support Vector Machine(SVM) has large amount of calculation in the training processes.An improved grid-search algorithm is proposed to choose the optimal parameters of SVM.The battlefield multi-target SVM classifier is designed using this algorithm.Target classification experiments are done using K-nearest neighborhood classifier,improved BP neural network classifier and SVM classifier respectively.The result shows that the improved grid-search algorithm can reduce the SVM classifier's computation effectively and improve its performance and classification accuracy.


Ant nest plant ( Myrmecodia tuberosa Jack.) is a medicinal plant which belongs to Rubiaceae family. Due to its potency as anticancer, ant nest plant tends to exploit. Direct exploitation of ant nest plant from nature might cause decreasing of its nature population. Therefore, the culture of ant nest plant should be done by using tissue culture. The purpose of this research was to determine the optimum effects of sucrose concentration in solid and liquid medium to increase wet weight callus of ant nest plant by using in vitro technique. A completely randomized design (CRD) with four different sucrose concentration, is 30g/L, 60g/L, 90g/L dan 120g/L were used in solid and liquid medium. The results showed that callus treated any sucrose concentrations had crumb textured form and green to yellowish green color. The highest wet weight callus were found on solid (2.12 g) and liquid (2.03 g) medium which were treated with 30 g/L of sucrose. Key words: Myrmecodia tuberose Jack., Sucrose, solid and liquid medium, callus weight


Objective To investigate the effects of ARG on PCNA expression and cell cycling in invitro cultured esophageal cancer-1 cells Methods EC-1 cells were treated with different concentration ARG.Proliferation of EC-1 cell inhibited by ARG were assessed by MTT.The cell cycle was measured using flow cytometry(FCM),and the level of proliferating cell nuclear antigen(PCNA)with immunohistochemistry(IHC).Results ARG could inhibit the growth and significantly suppressed expression of PCNA of EC-1 cells in a dose/time dependent manner(P0.05).G0/G1 to S phase transition was blocked after treated with ARG,the percentage of G1 phase of the cell cycle was significantly increased,whereas the percentage of S phase was remarkably decreased.Conclusion The findings suggested the ARG could inhibit the growth and expression of PCNA,and retarded cell cycle of EC-1.


Tremors are one of most common movement disorder symptoms, featured with the involuntary shaking of individual' body parts. They often occur hands and seriously reduce their functions. So that individuals with hand tremors difficultly perform much daily interactions with hands, for instance using tools for eating, touching computer/devices. Traditional approaches that helping trembling hands include "medical approaches", "mechanical approaches", "functional electric stimulation (FES) approaches", and "active approaches", but exist some limitations including body burden, muscle fatigues, and non-application of ordinary device. A way different from traditional approaches-virtual approach is introduced, which allows individuals with completely free trembling hands to preciously interact with ordinary devices meanwhile is no harm and no fatigue to user's hands. This paper reiterates over the scalability of the technology and discusses all hand impaired aided technologies.


This paper presents and discusses the fluxes of the three main freshwater (FW) components observed in Fram Strait along the hydrographic section and mooring array at 78◦50'N / 79◦N based on late summer data for 5 different years between 1998 and 2010. This is a very relevant topic regarding the ongoing large changes, such as increased FW storage and changes in FW pathways, which have been observed in the Arctic Ocean during the last decade or so. The paper is a little hard to read and will benefit from adding more details of how the transports are calculated (e.g.how sensitive they are to including either/and/or vmADCP or lADCP or mooring data since not the same type or amount of data is used each year) and in general on the results. The C1141


It has often been found difficult to generate a liquidity effect (i.e. a negative effect of monetary injections on the nominal interest rate) in the traditional " Ricardian " stochastic dynamic model with a single infinitely lived household. We show that moving to a non-Ricardian environment where new agents enter the economy in each period allows to generate such a liquidity effect. * I wish to thank the editor, Jonas Agell, and two anonymous referees for their useful comments on an earlier version. Of course all remaining deficiencies are mine.


Endothelial membrane (EnM) at the coronary vessels is a key element in the pathway involved in the coronary ischemia/reperfusion injury (cIRI). We demonstrated the presence of the mannose receptor (MR) in the coronary EnM. MR mediates a positive (+) inotropic and dromotropic effects in isolated guinea pig hearts. We used mannose polymer (Man‐pol) that has + charge, this polymer was synthesized with a high MW dextran, divinyl sulfone (DVS) as linker for mannose and ethylene diamine to inactivate unbound DVS residues. EnM glycocalyx (Gcx) has been involved in the pathway of the IRI, and its homeostasis is required to down modulate the cIRI. + Charged macromolecules damage the Gcx and exacerbates IRI. Therefore, we evaluated the effect of the +Man‐pol on in vivo cIRI models. We determinate myocardial viability on rat hearts 4 hrs after the cIRI with tetrazolium, and reported as ratio between infarcted area (IA) and total area (TA). +Man‐pol treated hearts 15 min prior reperfusion, significantly increases the damage induced by the cIRI when compared with vehicle treated hearts, IA/TA was 1.7 fold. Detrimental effect of the + charge on the Man‐pol suggests the role of the Gcx on the response against the cIRI. On the other hand, uncharged Man‐pol treated hearts decreased IA/TA by half when compared with vehicle treated hearts; this effect could be induced by the beneficial interaction between Gcx and MR. CONACyT # 46187‐A.


Aiming at a "Benevolent Government", Confucian politics built up a structure of "Guanbenwei" in social order, in relation between the governed and the governing, in the "man-ruling" system and ranking system, and in ideological and cultural education,. This structure has influenced Chinese politics for more than two thousand years. This paper intends to expose how such Confucian idea affects the construction of democratic politics today.


Abstract : For this report, the effect of False Short and False Long Information (with subsequent correction) on endurance of the Cold Pressor Test (CPT) was studied using more extreme information manipulations than the ones tested during the first year. On the basis of a specific experiment that investigated hand effects and order effects in the CPT paradigm, it was possible to use a combined between- and within-subjects design. Endurance in the False Short condition was significantly higher than in the False Long one. In another experiment, most subjects endured the pain longer in the No Control than in the Control conditions. The implications of these results to military situations were discussed. A pilot field experiment with marching soldiers tested some of the above factors in a real-life military context. False Long information at the start of the march led to significant breakdown under the strain. Keywords: Stress, Feedback, Performance, Time, Information systems, Psychophysiology, Experimental psychology.


Objective To investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis of patients with Luminal A and Luminal B breast cancer. Methods According to the immunohistochemical(IHC) test of ER,PR and HER-2,Luminal A was confirmed(ER+and/or PR+,HER2-),and Luminal B(ER+ and/or PR+,HER2+).251 Luminal A breast cancer patients and 47 Luminal B were enrolled in this study.The clinicopathologic features and treatment on the survival were analyzed retrospectively. Results Compared with Luminal A,Luminal B was statistically significantly associated with younger age at diagnosis(P=0.044),larger tumor size(P=0.007),positive lymph node involvement(P=0.000),higher grade(P=0.000),and lymphovascular invasion(P=0.001).In the treatment,a significant prognostic effect was detected for chemotherapy(P=0.000) and combination chemotherapy and endocrine therapy(P=0.000)with Luminal B breast cancer patients.The 5-year disease free survival in two groups was 91.3%,69.8%(P=0.001)and the 5-year overall survival 93.5%,84.7%(P=0.016).In multivariate Cox analysis,primary tumor size and lymph node status were independent factors influencing survival. Conclusion In contrast,Luminal B tumor has poorer outcome than Luminal A tumor.


PURPOSE: An LED device built in a ceiling is provided to reduce the thickness of a frame by receiving a converter in a receiving groove. CONSTITUTION: Both ends of a frame(10) are respectively fixed to the lower surface of a pair of horizontal bars(4). One side of an installation panel(20) is rotatably combined with a hinge unit. An LED is mounted on the lower surface of the installation panel. A light transmitting cover(30) is combined with the edge of the frame. A receiving groove(40) is formed in the lower surface of the frame. The converter is received in the receiving groove and is exposed from the frame by the rotation of the installation panel.


Summary Solutions of partially purified tissue thromboplastin have been irradiated with UV light of different wavelengths, and the resulting reduction in the procoagulant activity has been measured. The activity decreased as an exponential function of the dose. The action spectrum obtained was closely similar to the UV absorption spectrum of the thromboplastic preparations and had a maximum between 270-290 nm. The data suggested that the reduction in the procoagulant activity was caused by absorption of radiation energy in the protein part of the thromboplastic structure.


We present optical and X-ray time series photometry of EI UMa that reveal modulation at 746 and 770 s, which we interpret as the white dwarf spin and spin-orbit sidebands. These detections, combined with previous X-ray studies, establish EI UMa as an intermediate polar. We estimate the mass accretion rate to be ~3.6 × 1017 g s−1, which is close to, and likely greater than, the critical rate above which dwarf nova instabilities are suppressed. We also estimate the white dwarf to have a large magnetic moment μ > (3.4 ± 0.2) × 1033 G cm3. The high mass accretion rate and magnetic moment imply the existence of an accretion ring rather than a disk, and along with the relatively long orbital period, these suggest that EI UMa is a rare example of a prepolar cataclysmic variable.


The "old" Stirling engine is one of the most promising multi-heat source engines for the future. Simple and realistic basic models are useful to aid in optimizing a preliminary engine configuration. In addition to new proper analytical solutions for regeneration that dramatically reduce computing time, this study of the Schmidt-Stirling engine cycle is carried out from an engineer-friendly viewpoint introducing exo-irreversible heat transfers. The reference parameters are the technological or physical constraints: the maximum pressure, the maximum volume, the extreme wall temperatures and the overall thermal conductance, while the adjustable optimization variables are the volumetric compression ratio, the dead volume ratios, the volume phase-lag, the gas characteristics, the hot-to-cold conductance ratio and the regenerator efficiency. The new normalized analytical expressions for the operating characteristics of the engine: power, work, efficiency, mean pressure, maximum speed of revolution are derived, and some dimensionless and dimensional reference numbers are presented as well as power optimization examples with respect to non-dimensional speed, volume ratio and volume phase-lag angle.analytical solutions.


Many bacterial cells defend themselves against antibiotics by expelling the drugs using multidrug efflux pumps. Unlike many other transporters, which only work with single compounds, such protein p...


This thesis entitled "THE ORGANIC LAW OF THE LEGAL LAND TRANSPORT AND ROAD SAFETY antinomies RESPECT OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES LISTED IN ART. 131 and 132. NEED FOR REFORM FOR PROPER APPLICATION "'s main purpose is to analyze the relationship between the penalty and prosecution of traffic violations specifically crimes and violations, their impact on the injury of the legal rights of people because of perpetration a violation and impunity in the trial of those offenses.
In the field of traffic, the injured legally must be analyzed from two perspectives, as the endangerment of individual legal interests leads to think that the issue of transit, is a means or instrument of protection of other pressing and core resources as the are the life, physical integrity of persons, free movement and mobility and secondly no less important public or private property, due process and legal certainty, not an end in itself, ie, that first what the law protects the life, health and physical integrity of people and goods through penalty and prosecution of those behaviors that develop in the traffic.
Also, this work has had its full theoretical foundation that has served to strengthen the information obtained; the methods used are: inductive method in order to examine specific aspects such as the violation of the legal rights, legal exegetical methods allowed an analysis and reflection on the legal rules, analytical method is able to study the problem from the point of view social, legal, political and even economic finally the synthetic method by compiling bibliographies to argue the subject of study; between the main results were obtained:
By applying the interview and survey of the legal profession and the manifestation of discontent legal uncertainty is established and as such the system of justice in terms of the sanction and prosecution of offenses and traffic offenses.
Traffic offenses are the offenses of culpable nature committed against the regulations governing vehicular traffic or because the agent that causes it is not intended to cause harm but nevertheless occurs, negligence, recklessness, incompetence and failure, it that makes him worthy of reproach state and society for their lack of caution or care and the respective penalty laws which carries a penalty either economic or custodial type.
In the field of traffic, the injured legally must be analyzed from two perspectives, as the endangerment of individual legal interests leads to think that the issue of transit, is a means or instrument of protection of other pressing and core resources as they are the life, physical integrity of persons, free movement and mobility, public or private property through suppression of dangerous behaviors that develop in the traffic.
In that sense, the issue of transit is not only a particular segment of public safety but also of legal certainty, however, traffic laws of our country in the manner prescribed for the punishment and prosecution of traffic offenses provided in Arts. 131 and 132 leave the possibility that these crimes go unpunished because of the contradictions and / or existing regulatory gaps.


After the 1959 revolution, Cuba is notorious as "the US' brothel". And yet there are, already at this time, medical and revolutionary tourisms. With the arrival of mass tourism, the island is confronted with issues of infrastructure.


The creep properties of the lead-free solder alloy Sn96.5Ag3Cu0.5 were investigated and compared with those of the typical Pb-containing solder Sn63Pb37. Creep tests of this lead-free solder Sn96.5Ag3Cu0.5 and Pb-containing solder Sn63Pb37 under different temperature environment of 25 °C, 125 °C were conducted at different constant stress levels and a series of consistent and reliable creep data were obtained. It could be found that circumstance temperature was the key part of affecting the creep properties of two solder alloys Sn96.5Ag3Cu0.5 and Sn63Pb37. The lead-free solder alloy Sn96.5Ag3Cu0.5 showed good creep resistance and deformation resistance; the creep behavior of this lead-free solder Sn96.5Ag3Cu0.5 revealed the temperature sensitivity. Creep resistance of Sn96.5Ag3Cu0.5 revealed that the lead-free solder alloy Sn96.5Ag3Cu0.5 had some attractive mechanical properties.


This study aimed to examine the effect of management compensation and financial distress on tax avoidance with profitability and company size as a control variable. This research was a quantitative descriptive employed a correlation design. The population were the manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2018-2020 period. The sample were determined by using puposive sampling method which selected 204 companies as the sample of the study. The data were analyzed by using statistical testing of multple linear regression with a significance level of 5%. The results showed that the managamenet compensation had no effect on tax avoidance while the financial distress have a positive effect on tax avoidance. The profitability of control variables and firm size had no effect on tax avoidance. Thus, it can be concluded that management compensation had no effect on tax avoidance while financial distess had effect on it.


A number of different studies of narrative fiction have highlighted the role played by lexical, syntactic and transitivity patterns in the creation of what Fowler has called mind style: "any distinctive linguistic presentation of an individual mental self" (Fowler, Linguistics and the Novel 103). Although it has received scant attention in studies of mind style, metaphor can also contribute to the projection of characteristic and possibly deviant ways of perceiving and conceptualising the world. The theory of metaphor developed by Lakoff, Johnson and Turner (Lakoff and Johnson, Lakoff and Turner) has important implications for a theory of mind style, since it can be used to account for the cognitive implications of consistent metaphorical patterns in texts. On the other hand, the notion of mind style is highly relevant to the cognitive approach to metaphor, since it highlights the way in which Lakoff and Johnson's claims concerning the connections between conventional metaphors and culture can be applied to the connections between non-conventional uses of metaphor and individual world views. A detailed analysis of the language of Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest shows how metaphorical patterns are used to create the idiosyncratic mind style of the novel's first person narrator and to chart his development throughout the novel.


Unmanipulated haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HCT) resulted in encouraging outcomes for treatment of hematologic malignancies and become an alternative option in case of lacking HLA matched sibling donor (MSD). Transplantation with G-CSF mobilized peripheral blood stem cell (PBSCT) has been a stable transplant setting with MSD. Unmanipulated haploidentical donor (haplo-PBSCT) has been applied in patients with hematologic malignancies. However, the characteristics of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in unmanipulated haplo-PBSCT are not clear. Here, we report the results of a cohort study on the clinical features of acute and chronic GVHD in haplo-PBSCT compared with PBSCT from MSD in patients with hematologic malignancies. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between July, 2007 and June, 2014, 94 patients with hematologic malignancies received haplo-PBSCT and 100 patients received PBSCT from MSD consecutively at our unit (Table 1). The PBSCs were collected on day 5 and 6 after 4 days of rhG-CSF (5 mg.kg¨C1 °¤day¨C1), then were infused on the day of collection. The conditioning regimen consisted of Bu (9.6 mg.kg-1, iv, days -10~-8), Carmustine, (250 mg.m-2, day -5), cytarabine (8 g.m-2, days -7~-6), CY (120mg kg-1, days -4~-3). Antithymoglobulin (ATG, rabbit; 10 mg.kg-1, days -5~-2) was used for haplo-PBSCT. All recipients received cyclosporine A, mycophenolate mofetil, and short-term methotrexate for GVHD prophylaxis. The endpoint of the last follow-up for all surviving patients was July 15, 2015. RESULTS Among the patients with acute GVHD, there was no difference of the rate of the involved organs between these two groups (skin: 67.4% vs 68.0%, p=1.000; liver: 15.2% vs 20.0%, p=0.742; gut: 33.3% vs 32%, p=1.000). Haplo-PBSCT was associated with higher incidence of acute GVHD grade 2-4 (HR: 3.04, 95% CI: 1.55-5.98, p=0.001) and lower incidence of extensive chronic GVHD (HR: 0.49, 95% CI: 0.24-0.99, p=0.047) compared with MSD PBSCT. There was no difference of the incidence of acute GVHD grade 3-4 between these two groups (haplo-PBSCT, 9.6% vs MSD PBSCT 8.9%, p=1.000). According to NIH criteria, the incidence of severe chronic GVHD was lower in haploidentical group (13.6%) compared with MSD group (40.5%, p=0.041). There was no difference of those for mild and moderate chronic GVHD (mild: 27.3% vs 13.5%, p=0.189; moderate: 59.1% vs 45.9%, p=0.422). CONCLUSION In this cohort study, haplo-PBSCT was associated with similar incidence of severe acute GVHD, lower extensive chronic GVHD and lower severe chronic GVHD compared with MSD-PBSCT. It suggested the potential advantage of ATG in improvement of long-term quality of life of the transplant recipients. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


The control of the risk factors of animal diseases should be considered as the primary safeguard in livestock farms to prevent the introduction and circulation of pathogens, which can lead to severe productive and economic consequences


Background: The observation of the superdeformed (SD) bands in Zn indicates a strong SD-shell effect at the particle numbers 30 and 32, where two and four neutron single-particles are considered to be promoted to the intruder 1g9/2 shell. However, the SD-yrast band in Zn is assigned negative parity. Purpose: I investigate various SD configurations in the rapidly rotating Zn isotopes, and attempt elucidating the different roles of the SD magic numbers 30 and 32.


An investigation has been made of the effects of electromagnetic fields of angular frequency ..omega.. very-much-less-than 2..delta../h on the I-V characteristics of superconducting Pb films with quantized resistances. The effects of both cw (10 sec/sup -1/ < ..omega.. < 10/sup 9/ sec/sup -1/) and pulsed (10/sup 9/ < ..omega.. < 10/sup 10/ sec/sup -1/) fields on the different current components of the films have been studied. It is found that the low-frequency response (..omega.. 9 or approx. = 10/sup 8/ sec/sup -1/) is qualitatively different from that of higher frequencies.The low-frequency response can be understood in terms of the time-dependent momentum of the electron pairs which leads to an ac current and also a time-dependent variation of the energy gap. At higher frequencies the experimental results indicate that the time average of the energy gap is strongly power dependent. The observed behavior at high frequencies is consistent with theoretical predictions based on the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations.


Models of kinetic theory provide a coarse‐grained description of molecular configurations wherein atomistic processes are ignored. Kinetic theory models can be very complicated mathematical objects sometimes defined in highly multidimensional spaces including the physical space, the time and the conformational space. In the past, stochastic based simulations were preferred to circumvent or at least alleviate the curse of dimensionality that many kinetic theory models exhibit. Recently, we proposed alternative solution strategies of the kinetic theory models based on the use of model reduction and separated representations for solving generic Fokker‐Planck descriptions. These strategies have been successfully applied to solve a large variety of models.


A new approach to reducing output noises in the Flash analog-digital converter (ADC) is presented. A type of ADC with the least amount of noise is Flash ADC, but it also needs to have noises as less as possible. By using this method in 32nm technology, the area of the circuit increases by 72% and the noise error decreases by 63%. This method is very preferable to use for high bit Flesh ADC circuits, as the latter have many logic cells in the Encoder. Switching inputs of those cells leads to high noises in the output.


Philosophy has got some explaining to do. What has historically been celebrated as an investigation into the most fundamental questions – issues that form the foundations of all other forms of inquiry – now finds itself facing a barrage of attacks about whether it's useful at all. Celebrated physicists Stephen Hawking and Lawrence Krauss claim, respectively, that philosophy 'has not kept up with modern developments in science, particularly physics'' and that the field 'hasn't progressed in 2000 years''. Even philosophers are not immune to this pessimism, as Eric Dietrich (2011) argues,


The audit report issued by the comptroller-references-lists of the annual financial review of the product made of such lists, which show where his mind on the sincerity and fairness of such lists in the expression of the results of the company and its financial position, so is this report is a tool or means of communication? That can be for shareholders and stakeholders in the company to identify the conditions of the company. Is it one of the important mechanisms for the control of the performance-based management company? The importance of the report of the comptroller is in the degree of confidence that it confers on the published financial statements, which are relied upon by users of financial statements in making investment decisions, they have committed to this legislation, the various companies that publish their financial lists to be removing the comptroller's report, as this is important is primary justification in the demand for the service of the audit of financial statements by the users of such lists. In order to achieve the goal of this report, the attention of professional organizations that care for the accounting and auditing profession in all countries of the world and the development of professional standards of ethics and professional conduct, and this concern is continuity in order to pursue the developments and changes in economic life. Despite the efforts to uplift the profession, both at the international level or at the local level, there are many implications that have taken place in the arena of economic life and point the finger of accusation and doubts about the credibility and confidence placed by the comptroller's report on the financial statements, and perhaps months, that the consequences of the collapse has been Many of the corporate giant, despite the report of the comptroller of these companies did not provide an indication or warning signs that, for example, the high rate of companies that went bankrupt at the time, especially in the contemporary United States of America (such as Enron, the energy company, and WorldCom), and the crime committed by the office of Arthur Anderson and his involvement in the cases committed in the manipulation of Enron's energy (Gavious, 2007). These and other events have had the benefit of users of financial statements with respect to the degree of confidence in the report of the comptroller, and reliability in decision-making, studies have tended in the accounting literature in recent times to study and identify the extent of the importance of this report, from the viewpoint of users (will be presented by these studies in a later part of the research), has been developed countries have good chances of these studies, while in developing countries are still studies on this subject is limited and in light of the reviewed studies by the researcher, because of the lack of dissemination of the findings of studies carried out in developed countries to all countries of the world factors variety of the most important environmental factors, the researcher believes that the importance of studying this subject in developing countries because of its importance will to show a researcher at an advanced stage of research. For this arrangement to the above problem, the research is the first two questions: Is available in the report of the controller features and specifications that make it an effective tool of communication, from the perspective of users? And, second: Is the comptroller's report on the annual financial statements in the environment UAE objectivity, confidence and acceptance by the users, to the degree that can be relied upon in making decisions?


In order to improve the level of network intrusion detection, this paper optimized IPSO-SVM algorithm based on support vector machine, and applied the algorithm to network intrusion detection, and constructed a new network intrusion detection architecture. This architecture simplifies the intrusion detection system by sample classification and selects the optimal parameters as the basis of intrusion detection judgment by iterative processing. Experimental results show that the intrusion detection scheme proposed in this paper can fully and accurately identify the intrusion attack behavior, and can be used as a network intrusion detection tool.


Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) exhibits neuroprotective properties and has been shown to preserve nerve cells following trauma and ischemic injury. Recently, we showed that DHA pretreatment improved locomotion and reduced neuropathic pain after acute spinal cord injury in adult rats. These improvements were associated with an increase in the levels of AKT in spinal cord injury neurons. In this study, we investigate the implication of PI3K/AKT and mTOR pathway in DHA‐mediated protection of primary cultured Schwann cells (pSC) undergoing palmitic acid‐induced lipotoxicity (PA‐LTx).


Total imperviousness (residential and non-residential) increases with population growth in many regions around the world. Population density has been used to predict the total imperviousness in large areas, although population size was only closely related to residential imperviousness. In this study, population density together with land use data for 154 suburbs in Southeast Queensland (SEQ) of Australia were used to develop a new model for total imperviousness estimation. Total imperviousness was extracted through linear spectral mixing analysis (LSMA) using Landsat 8 OLI/TIRS, and then separated into residential and non-residential areas based on land use data for each suburb. Regression models were developed between population density and total imperviousness, and population density and residential imperviousness. Results show that (1) LSMA approach could retrieve imperviousness accurately (RMSE < 10%), (2) linear regression models could be used to estimate both total imperviousness and residential imperviousness better than nonlinear regression models, and (3) correlation between population density and residential imperviousness was higher (R2 = 0.77) than that between population density and total imperviousness (R2 = 0.52); (4) the new model was used to predict the total imperiousness based on population density projections to 2057 for three potential urban development areas in SEQ. This research allows accurate prediction of the total impervious area from population density and service area per capital for other regions in the world.


From Machiladoras to My Wallet It's one of those contemporary things everyone's heard of, but not many people have the details--a lot like Bigfoot or the exact origins of Thanksgiving. It's something we all know about, but you'd have to be pretty lucky or pretty driven, or both, to really learn the whole story on the matter. I'm talking here about sweatshops. A sweatshop is the term coined to refer to a working environment (usually a factory) in which working conditions are inhumane and terribly uncomfortable. Usually, the typical symptoms of a sweatshop include long drawn out hours without enough breaks, poor ventilation, dangerous machines and other hazardous health conditions, low wages, usually those far below the living wage (or the minimum amount of income one needs to be able to live), and abuse of workers by management such as verbal abuse, exploitation (pregnant women and children of very young ages are made to work long hours) and in some cases even physical threats. Being deprived of the right to unionize is also a typical characteristic of a sweatshop, and in the worst case accounts some people have even "disappeared" or been shot at when attempting or preparing to unionize or defy their management. Sweatshops are found mostly in third world nations, although they can be present in the lower socio-economic regions of first world nations, such as in New York City's Chinatown. Consequently in some places these sweatshops are run illegally in secret, but in others they are built and run inside the vicinity of trade zones, and can sometimes be out of the reach of local governmental authorities (Kline 2000). Sweatshops can produce anything from toys to designer jeans to computer chips, anything made in a factory--and the term has even been used to apply to the conditions under which those who pick coffee beans for companies like Starbucks, or tomatoes for companies like TacoBell, endure in the hot sun for far too many hours, for far too little pay. In Mexico, factories with these kinds of appalling working conditions are called Machiladoras. But why do these horrid working conditions exist and who keeps contracting them to make things? The larger Megacompanies that are based out of and sell to markets in the first world (namely North America, Europe, and the Far East) have made it a habit since the early 1980s to practice what is called 'outsourcing.' In outsourcing a company in, say, the united states, (1) will sign a contract with one of these sweatshops or Machiladoras, to make a certain amount of their products using that factory's local labor. This allows the company to save ridiculous amounts of money as it does not have to run a factory of its own nor pay its workers anything near what it would have to if it owned a factory in the U.S. Because of this, modern Mega-companies like Wal-Mart and Nike, for example, own far less property than they used to but make exponentially larger amounts of profit. The products made in these overseas factories are then shipped to commercial stores in the U.S. and sold for prices that are extremely high in comparison to what it cost to make them. This system boils down to a simple equation--when a person in the first world buys a pair of pants from one of these stores, it increases the demand for those pants to be made in the factory on the other side of the planet, both perpetuating the use of these sweatshops and placing larger quota burdens on the people working there. Hence, if we remove the demand, we remove the sweatshop. A common myth about this process is that only some stores partake in outsourcing and therefore some people will only steer clear of Nike, or only steer clear of Wal-Mart, but shop everywhere else. Unfortunately the ugly truth is that ALL commercial clothing stores, and most other companies--be they makers of toys, electronics, coffee, or fast food--employ sweatshops in some form or another. They all outsource and they all contribute to the climate of despair in the third world. …


Objective: This study tended to evaluate the frequency and features of pneumatized articular tubercle (PAT) in a selected Iranian population using panoramic radiography.
Methods & Materials: 3000 digital panoramic radiographs of 1582 women and 1418 men were evaluated. Chi square and Shapiro-Wilk tests were used for statistical analysis.
Results: PAT frequency was 2.7%. PAT was found in 42 men and 40 women aged 14.9 ± 3.28 years, ranging from 2 to 70. There was no significant difference in presence of PAT between two sexes (p=0.825). Unilateral type (77%) was more frequent than bilateral type (23%) with a ratio of 3.34:1. The results showed that 43 cases had unilocular and 39 cases had multilocular internal structure; there was no significant difference between their frequencies (p=0.659). There was a significant relationship between unilateral or bilateral and internal structure of defect (p=0.009).
Conclusion: Unlike many anatomical variations which occur bilaterally and symmetrically, unilateral PAT was more frequent in the studied Iranian population. This could make it more difficult for physicians to diagnose. On the other hand, lack of proper knowledge of PAT may lead to unnecessary referrals or unwanted complications during surgery. Therefore, accurate examination of panoramic images and CBCT images can prevent the occurrence of unwanted complications, which are sometimes hazardous to the patient life.


An implementation of CMDI-based signposts and its use is presented in this paper. Arnold, Fisseni et al. (2020) present signposts as a solution to challenges in long-term preservation of corpora. Though applicable to digital resources in general, we focus on corpora, especially those that are continuously extended or subject to modification, e.g., due to legal injunctions, but also may overlap with respect to constituents, and may be subject to migrations to new data formats. We describe the contribution signposts can make to the CLARIN infrastructure, notably virtual collections, and document the design for the CMDI profile.


Aim: to assess the effect of iron deposition in the basal ganglia on white matter functions at stages 2 and 3 of Parkinson's disease using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) MRI. Patients and Methods: ninety-two patients with Parkinson's disease (42 patients with Hoehn and Yahr stage 2 and 50 patients with Hoehn and Yahr stage 3) were examined. All patients underwent MRI (Magnetom Trio A Tim 3.0T, Siemens, Germany). The parameters of the SWI pulse sequence were as follows: TR (ms): 28, TE (ms): 20, flip angle: 15, slice thickness (mm): 1, voxel size (mm): 0.71875×0.71875, number of slices: 88. In addition, DTI MRI measured fractional anisotropy of brain pathways to assess the functions and integrity of the white matter. Results: our findings demonstrate a strong association between iron deposition in the basal ganglia and brain pathway dysfunctions. These dysfunctions account for many symptoms occurring in early and late Parkinson's disease. In addition, the study revealed correlations demonstrating the coexistence of iron deposition progression in the extrapyramidal system and the reduction in white matter fractional anisotropy. Conclusions: our findings provide novel data on the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease and allow for assessing neuroimaging patterns at various disease stages and explaining clinical phenomena occurring in Parkinson's disease. KEYWORDS: Parkinson's disease, iron deposition, susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI), magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). FOR CITATION: Buryak A.B., Trufanov A.G., Rashidova S.N. et al. Effects of iron deposition in the basal ganglia on white matter functions in early and advanced stages of Parkinson's disease. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2021;5(10):623–629 (in Russ.). DOI: 10.32364/2587- 6821-2021-5-10-623-629.


In the world, rich of information and its ease dissemination throughout the world by technological devices required individuals to gain new and efficient skills and knowledge, which in turn required new teaching approaches.


Civil engineering construction course has the characteristics of practice and colligation.Combined the theoretical teaching with the practical teaching,it is useful for students to grasp knowledge and improve their capability of using it.This article discusses the aim and function of the combining of theory with practice teaching,introduces the method and contents of it,and puts forward a series of measure and advice,which can ensure the practical teaching to be acted effectively and safety.


This article examines the extent to which new theories of animism advanced by Descola and Viveiros de Castro are consistent with the indigenous ontologies of North Asia. Based on a survey of North Asian ethnography and on fieldwork in Mongolia and Siberia, it is proposed that an analytical distinction between animist and totemist modalities will shed light on indigenous ontologies in North Asia. Whereas the ontologies of Northern North Asia (NNA) are predominantly animistic in nature, the ontologies of Southern North Asia (SNA) are predominantly totemistic. This opposition falls in line with established anthropological distinctions concerning North Asian societies, such as the one between 'horizontally' and 'vertically' organized social formations. Finally, adopting Viveiros de Castro's notion of 'perspectivism', I address the question of why, when perspectivist notions seem to thrive in NNA, the societies of SNA do not show them.


Theoretical investigation on the gas-phase degradation reaction mechanism of methamidophos (MAP) and chloramine phosphorus (CHP) with OH radicals is performed. The equilibrium geometries and the harmonic vibration frequencies of the stationary points are obtained at M06-2x/6-31+G(d,p) level, and the higher-level energetic information is further refined at M06-2x/6–311++G(3df,2p) level. The rate constants for the 14 reaction channels are calculated by the improved canonical variational transition state theory with small-curvature tunneling correction over the temperature range 200–2000 K. The three-parameter expressions of k1(T) = 1.53 × 10−19T2.74exp(−1005.12/T), k2(T) = 1.36 × 10−20T3.02exp(−1259.56/T) are given. The total rate constants of all reaction channels of MAP with OH radicals are in good agreement with the available experimental data. Our results indicate that the H-abstraction reactions on methyl are the major channels for the reaction of MAP and CHP with OH radicals. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


In the last few years, the graphics processor units (GPUs) have moved away from the traditional fixed-function 3D graphics pipeline toward a flexible general-purpose computational engine. Moreover they are getting cheaper and more powerful [1]. The GPU is especially well-suited to address problems that can be expressed as data-parallel computations i.e. the same program is executed on many data elements in parallel. Because the same program is executed for each data element, there is a lower requirement for sophisticated flow control; and because it is executed on many data elements and has high arithmetic intensity, the memory access latency can be hidden with calculations instead of big data caches


With the increasing expectations of electromagnetic devices, the defects of monofunctional devices which are susceptibly limited by external constraints are becoming more and more obvious. In this paper, a novel multifunctional metamaterial tailored by solid state plasma (SSP) is proposed. By inspiring particular SSP resonators, such a device can be handily switched back and forth among three states. When our design is working in State I, its function embodies as an energy absorber and the absorption which is over 90% for TE and TM modes are 5.87–7.30 GHz (the RB is 21.72%) and 5.41–6.34 GHz (the RB is 15.83%). State II and State III keep the same functionality of cross polarization conversion but distinct operating band. The polarization conversion rate (PCR) of State II which is higher than 90% is 7.4–12.2 GHz (the RB is 48.98%). This working range will be shifted to 5.71–8.47 GHz (the RB is 38.92%) after switching to State III. Compared with the conventional tunable devices, this SSP metamaterial has the advantage of functional diversity and it provides a new design idea of absorber and polarization converter to promote potential applications of multifunctional devices.


This paper is an expanded edition of the rapid communication published several years ago by the author (Phys. Rev. B, v76, 041402(R), 2007) on the simulation of wetting transition of water on graphite, aiming to provide more details on the methodology, parameters, and results of the study which might be of interest to certain readers. We calculate adsorption isotherms of water on graphite using grand canonical Monte Carlo simulations combined with multiple histogram reweighting, based on the empirical potentials of SPC/E for water, the 10-4-3 van der Waals model, and a recently developed induction and multipolar potential for water and graphite. Our results show that wetting transition of water on graphite occurs at 475-480 K, and the prewetting critical temperature lies in the range of 505-510 K. The calculated wetting transition temperature agrees quantitatively with a previously predicted value using a simple model. The observation of the coexistence of stable and metastable states at temperatures between the wetting transition temperature and prewetting critical temperature indicates that the transition is first order.


The damping mechanism of Fe-Mn base alloys was studied and the relationship between the damping mechanism and solution treatment temperature was clarified too in this article.The results show that after solution treatment,the transformation of γ phase to e phase has occurred in Fe-14.04Mn-0.22C alloy,and the higher the solution temperature,the more the martensite.The damping capacity of Fe-14.04Mn-0.22C alloy improves as the increase of solution temperature,and reaches the maximum value at about 1000℃.As further increase of the temperature,however,the damping capacity degrades.


In this paper, we discuss about the MPM (Microwave Power Module) technology and vacuum power booster components of the PowerPlus upgrade. One example is the Pulse Doppler/PowerPlus upgrade to the ALQ-162 RF countermeasures system. The new, more efficient MPM based approach is capable of providing over twice the RF output power of the original TWTA with no impact to prime power or cooling requirements, and with the same form factor and weight. In the upgraded system a pulse-Doppler capability is added and increased output power is provided in order to increase jamming effectiveness of the system.


1. A catalyst composition comprising: (A) a binuclear chromium complex (II); ! (B) a ligand of general structure! (A) R1R2P-N (R3) -P (R4) -N (R5) -H or! (B) R1R2P-N (R3) -P (R4) -N (R5) -PR6R7,! wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7, independently, are selected from halogen, amino, trimethylsilyl, C1-C10 alkyl, aryl and substituted aryl, where the portion or area PNPN- PNPNP are at necessary part of the ring system; and! (C) an activator or cocatalyst. ! 2. The catalyst composition of claim 1, wherein the chromium complex has a Cr-Cr bond or two chromium centers connected via a bridging ligand. ! 3. The catalyst composition of claim 1, wherein the binuclear chromium complex is selected from: ! ! 4. The catalyst composition of claim 1, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are selected from chloro, amino, trimethylsilyl, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, tert-butyl-, phenyl- , benzyl, tolyl and ksilil-. ! 5. The catalyst composition of claim 1 wherein the activator or co-catalyst is selected from trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisopropylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, ethylaluminum sesquichloride, diethylaluminum chloride, ethylaluminum dichloride, methylaluminoxane (MAO) or mixtures thereof. ! 6. The catalyst composition of claim 1, wherein the ligand is selected from (Ph) 2P-N (i-Pr) -P (CH3) -N (i-Pr) -H, (Ph) 2P-N (i-Pr) -P (Ph) -N (i-Pr) -H, (Ph) 2P-N (i-Pr) -P (Ph) -N (Ph) -H, (Ph) 2P-N (i-Pr) -P (Ph) -N (tert-butyl) -H and (Ph) 2P-N (i-Pr) -P (Ph) -N (CH (CH3) (Ph)) - H. ! 7. The catalyst composition of claim 1, further comprising a solvent. ! 8. The catalyst composition of claim 7, wherein the solvent is selected from aromatic hydrocarbons, straight-chain and cyclic aliphatic hydrocarbons, straight-chain olefins and ethers, preferably toluene, benzene, ethylbenzene, cumene, xylenes, mesitylene, hexane, octane, cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, hexene, heptene, octene, diethylether or tetragi


The internal coil device Mini-RT (Ring Trap) has been constructed in order to study the extremely high beta plasma confinement predicted in two fluid relaxation theory. Plasma is produced by electron cyclotron heating with a 2.45 GHz, 2.8 kW microwave. Plasma experiments were carried out for two conditions: with a mechanically supported coil, and with a magnetically levitated one. In the case in which the internal coil was mechanically supported, plasma densities up to ne=7×1016 m-3 were produced with a filling gas pressure of pn=4×10-2 Pa, and plasma could not be available at a gas pressure less than 10-2 Pa due to the loss of high energy electrons by the supporting structure. It has been clearly demonstrated that the levitation of the internal coil, which was followed by the removal of the supporting structure from the plasma confinement region, improves plasma parameters markedly. The levitation of the internal coil enables plasma production at a lower filling pressure ( pn=1.5×10-3 Pa). It also enables over-dense plasma production (ne=1.5×1017 m-3, while cutoff density is 7.6×1016 m-3 for 2.45 GHz microwave). Since the calculation shows that the efficiency of mode conversion from fast X-mode wave to electron Bernstein wave (FX–SX–B conversion) is sufficiently high (∼87%) in the Mini-RT device, the over-dense plasma production is thought to be caused by heating with electron Bernstein wave (EBW).


Part 1 Towards a theory of gold: gold as money the money-commodity and the value of labour power gold as capital. Part 2 Gold production, capital and the value revolution of the 19th century: the changeover from placers to lodes universal industrialization and social capital. Part 3 The value of labour-power in early South African gold production: competition in early Witwatersrand goldmining the black goldminers and the "fixed gold price".


A control for pressurizing a load lock. The control initiates pressurization of the loadlock interior by coupling a source of gas to the loadlock interior. A representative load lock includes a pressure sensor and multiple valves to atmosphere where at least one such valves is a passthrough valve for removal of and insertion of workpieces from and into a load lock interior. A second fast acting valve also opens to atmosphere. A pressure rise inside the loadlock interior is monitored and when the pressure reaches a threshold pressure above atmosphere the fast acting valve is opened to atmosphere. This second fast acting valve is configured to relieve overpressure from the passthrough valve prior to opening of said passthrough valve. Workpiece movement is accomplished with the aid of a robot which reaches into the loadlock interior as it is either depositing workpieces or retrieving them. This system and process minimizes particle contamination of the load lock interior as well as contamination in the region outside the loadlock near the passthrough valve and any scheduled workpieces.


The METAFORA project is one of the five EU financed DRIVE II projects directly related to freight and fleet management. The primary goal of the project is to test the applicability in real life conditions of a set of technologies that provide: fleet/vehicle monitoring, and electronic data interchange. By focusing on applications and user participation the project calculated and demonstrated to SME's the associated costs and benefits of using these technologies.<<ETX>>


Background: Toothbrushes are an important medium for maintaining good oral hygiene, and hence there arises a need to maintain and replace toothbrushes at a regular interval. Assessing the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of the medical and dental interns would help the society in promoting oral hygiene in a broader aspect. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted among 759 medical and dental interns residing in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The data on oral health KAP were collected using a self-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was evaluated using SPSS software package, version 19. Results: Of 759 participants, 445 were dental interns and 314 were medical interns. Knowledge about toothbrush maintenance was seen to be more in the dental interns. The attitude toward maintenance was seen to be better among the dental interns compared with the medical interns. The practice of toothbrush maintenance was seen in both the groups but more dominantly in the dental interns. Conclusion: Education regarding the effective use and maintenance of the toothbrush would help improve the KAP toward toothbrush maintenance and replacement. The lack of knowledge holds back the attitude of properly maintaining the toothbrush in a regular basis.


Based on actual poultry feeding,an SEQS epidemic model was constructed and analyzed,which contained constant immigration and latent period individuals in immigration,and infected patients were isolated immediately.According to general Bendixson-Dulac theorem,the existence of periodic trajectory was excluded,and it was proved that the unique disease equilibrium was globally stable.


ASTRONOMYPARIS-- At the end of this month, a French space observatory will be lofted into orbit. COROT will survey large areas of the sky, monitoring thousands of stars at a time for tiny telltale dips in brightness that reveal a planet passing in front of its star. ([Read more][1].)

 [1]: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/314/5806/1671a


To the Editor:— Although I do not wish to add further confusion to the question regarding the term para, I would like to state that I was taught that para is an abbreviation of and derived from the Latin gerundive form parturienda, the translation of which is "is going to give birth." It is for this reason that many obstetricians have applied the term para 1 and so on to a woman who is in labor for the first time and nullipara to one who has never borne a child. It seems to me that the change in the application of the term para has been made during recent years. It would be desirable if a general agreement could be reached in the application of this term for the sake of uniformity of all hospital records.


The utility model discloses a low loss transverse electric (TE) medium band stop filter. The low loss TE medium band stop filter comprises a cavity body, a cover plate, a resonator in the cavity body, an adjusting screw rod on the cover plate, and a mobile jib transmission line on the cover plate. The low loss TE medium band stop filter is characterized in that the resonator is a TE medium resonator. A coupling slice matched with form of the side wall of the TE medium resonator is arranged on the side wall of the TE medium resonator along the cavity body. Gaps are reserved between the coupling slice and the side wall of the TE medium resonator. The mobile jib transmission line is connected with the coupling line through a coupling line. The low loss TE medium band stop filter has the advantages of being simple in structure, low in loss and high in inhibition ratio.


The early development, growth, and morphological changes of Tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes are described on the basis of a series of reared specimens. Detailed on the early developmental stages are illustrated with special reference to morphological transformation. Egg and sperm of puffer fish Takifugu rubripes were obtained from mature adults under natural conditions, fertilized artificially and incubated in the laboratory. The incubation period of fertilized eggs was 160 to 180 hours at a temperature of 15.1~18.0℃. Larvae were fed successively with rotifer, Artemia nauplii and artificial food for 90 days. The mean total length of newly-hatched larvae was about 2.8mm. Mouth opening occurred on the 1-day yolk-sac larvae and initial feeding was observed on the 4-5 days after hatching. The morphological transitions from the larvae to juvenile and juvenile to young stages occurred when fish reached about 10mm in total length(about 30 days after hatching) and about 32mm in total length(about 60 days after hatching), respectively. The coefficient of variation in total length distribution increased with growth. Following the appearance of its peak at the size of about 18mm in total length, the coefficient value declined. Many changes in proportion of the body parts to total length were observed at about 9~10mm and 30~33mm in total length, corresponding to the transformations from larvae to juvenile and from juvenile to young, respectively. Also one big morphological change was observed at about 18mm in total length that divide the juvenile stage into two sub-stages.


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Success in the software maintenance environment depends upon the ability to read and comprehend existing source code. A high level of comprehension is becoming more and more difficult to achieve as systems increase in overall size and complexity. The described Fortran Reverse Engineering software package programmatically analyzes existing Fortran source code and generates complete Structure Charts, and Module Specifications in a CASE environment. The user can also select options to create software trees and a variety of cross-reference tables. The use of these objects can increase programmer productivity by providing system-level details in a manner that can be easily understood. They also aid in the software maintenance process by providing the design baseline for future software modifications and added documentation of the software set. Integrating a system-level reverse engineering utility tool into a CASE environment is just one step toward improving programmer productivity and increasing success in the software maintenance process.


In this study, we present evidence of a Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) record within a 543-m-thick (1780 ft) deep-marine section in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) using organic carbon stable isotopes and biostratigraphic constraints. We suggest that climate and tectonic perturbations in the upstream North American catchments can induce a substantial response in the downstream sectors of the Gulf Coastal Plain and ultimately in the GoM. This relationship is illustrated in the deep-water basin by (1) a high accommodation and deposition of a shale interval when coarse-grained terrigenous material was trapped upstream at the onset of the PETM, and (2) a considerable increase in sediment supply during the PETM, which is archived as a particularly thick sedimentary section in the deep-sea fans of the GoM basin. Despite other thick PETM sections being observed elsewhere in the world, the one described in this study links with a continental-scale paleo-drainage, which makes it of particular interest for paleoclimate and source-to-sink reconstructions.


Choosing sides in the dilemma of realism versus utopia of the concept of quality in legislation is not a simple matter. The practice of drafting legislation extends to a wealth of experience spreading over thousands of years in time, hundreds of countries in geographical space, and hundreds of legal systems of all known families of laws. Yet this richness of tradition, this repeated Tantalian trial and error over many years and through all known ideologies, philosophies, cultures, and laws has, in practice, failed to yield wisdom on quality of legislation. What is it that makes a law "good"? What elements can be duplicated in order to recreate, again and again, on request, laws that prescribe by an accepted threshold of quality?


Vertebrobasilas insufficiency is a common disease and frequent encountered disease in clinical practice. In recent years, some new imaging modalities have emerged At the same time, greater progress has been achieved in the original imaging modalities. This article reviev, s the advances in imaging researches of vertebrobasiles insufficiency.

Key words:
vertebrobasilas insufficiency;  imaging


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We determined the concentrations of total protein, albumin, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), glucose, creatinine and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) in the sera of 158 rural aged patients (patients over sixty years old and residing in country areas) to analyze the distributions of patients that showed abnormal levels of these biochemical components in their sera. The concentrations of biochemical components were compared with reference values. The distribution of patients showing low levels of total protein, albumin, or both of them was 22.5%, 24.1%, and 19.6% respectively. The distribution of patients showing high levels of AST, ALT, cholesterol, creatinine, and BUN was 36.7%, 41.8%, 16.4%, 42.45%, 5.8%, and 17.1%, respectively. High levels of AST and ALT were found in 31.5% of the patients of (51 out of 158). The distributions of patients showing high levels of both creatinineand BUN was in 8.2% (22 out of 158). 6.9% of the patients (11 out of 158) displayed high levels of both AST and cholesterol. In conclusion, we expect that a high frecuency of rural aged patients have, are developing, or will develop liver disease or hyperglycemia.


Recently, users of multimedia files demand a high capacity file via internet. However, it is difficult to guarantee QoS for high capacity files on internet because of its inconstant bandwidth. For guaranteeing the QoS, CDN (Content Delivery Network) is generally used for contents delivery service. Based on CDN, we propose Content Distribution and Management using Metadata (CDM) system which provides advanced transmission method and searching method. To enhance the transmission rate, CDM system supports segment-unit-based transmission method that enables parallel transmission. Also, we propose a distribution method through content based search.


Classification is one of the important tasks of data mining and neural network is one of the best known tools for doing this task. Despite of producing high classification accuracy, the black box nature of neural network makes it useless for many applications which require transparency in its decision-making process. This drawback is overcome by extracting rules from neural network. Rule extraction makes neural network an alternative to other machine learning methods for handling classification problems by deriving an explanation of how each decision is made. Till now, many algorithms on rule extraction have been proposed but still research on this area is going on to find out more accurate and understandable rules. The proposed algorithm extracts rules from trained neural network for datasets with mixed mode attributes using pedagogical approach. The proposed algorithm uses classified and misclassified patterns to find out the data ranges of significant attributes in respective classes. The experimental results clearly show that the proposed algorithm produces accurate and understandable rules compared to existing algorithms.


This studies examined the interrelationships among work experiences. perceived organizational support (POS), and affective commitment among 220 employees at four public organizations in Bandung. Result indicated that POS mediated positive associations of organizational rewards, prosedural justice, dan supervisor support with affective commitment. These result suggest that favorable work conditions operate via POS to increase affective commitment.


The article is devoted to the philosophical and cultural analysis of postmodern philosophy (post-structuralism) on the basis of the Hegelian methodology, Heidegger's philosophy of language, structural psychoanalysis, deconstructionism, hermeneutics, universal ethics and philosophy of dialogue. The article substantiates the thesis that postmodernism as a model of theoretical reflection is autonomous with regard to liberalism and relativism with the concept of a "French school", which has an anti-liberal orientation and corresponds to the conservative Christian attitudes imposed by implicit ontological meanings. The medieval ontological "nuclei" of postmodernism are concepts: "Real" by J. Lacan, "Archepism" by J. Derrida, "Schizoid" by J. Deleuze, "language reconfiguration" by P. Ricker. Thus, freed from the stereotypes of relativity, postmodernism appears as a third (conservative) alternative in opposition to the European choice between liberalism and radicalism. The double standard extends to the attitude of liberals to radical currents in crisis processes. Initially, liberal leaders take an overwhelming majority in right-wing nationalism, using it as a tool to support the status quo of capitalism, a means of distracting the masses from real problems, and a mechanism of intimidation. When the mass is intimidated enough, it is proposed to liberalism as "a source of defacing" as the "only alternative". We can talk about the artificial situation of identifying the choice of Fa versus Antifa for the subject who is forced to choose between "purse and life" - between multiculturalism and radical nationalism The key task of structural psychoanalysis is not only the returning of the conflict to its original place, that is, the disclosure of the deep-seated class traumas of the capitalist neoliberal world itself, according to S. Zizek and other representatives of the Slovenian school, but also - the separation of the philosophy of postmodernism as a spiritual phenomenon from political projects of neoliberalism and multiculturalism, which until recently were considered an applied dimension of postmodern politics and promoted the introduction into the social practice of the vicious circle "liberalism - nationalism liberalism" - a circle that does not provide choice and which excludes from its own semiosfery any other values: ethical and dialogical, modern, conservative, religious, international, non-system Left (antyhlobalistic) and others. In order to realize this task, postmodernism must be considered under the other (not postmodern) viewpoint, depriving it of the stereotypes of "relativism", "cynicism" and "enlightenment", that is, it is necessary to demonstrate that the authentic core of postmodern philosophy is far from multicultural indifference of "post-truth" and includes expressive ontological motives. The double goal of our study: to carry out a critical rethinking of postmodernism as a form of manifestation of a conservative attitude based on hereditary archetypes of the Middle Ages and Modernism, and to show that postmodernism as a philosophy is not the cause of the tragic self-denial of postmodernism as an applied measurement of multiculturalism, that multiculturalism with its vicious circles of relativity , devastation and radicalism is separate from the phenomenon of postmodernism and belongs to the "shock" project of American liberal democracy, and not to "French school" Moreover, the School of Post-Structuralism of the Sorbonne, as the basis of postmodernism, is the descendant of the Marxist school of "new left" in Frankfurt and its meaning is fundamentally anti-capitalist and anti-liberal. By combining among themselves in a single interdisciplinary field the classical philosophy of M. Heidegger's language, J. G. Derrida's "grammar", G. Lacan's structural psychoanalysis, J. Habermas's universal ethics, J. de Gaulle's schizodiscourse, and hermeneutics and the philosophy of P. Ricker's dialogue, we have shown that In the semantic field of postmodernism there are ontological kernels of conservatism, which approximate this philosophical model to medieval traditionalist thought and make the border between modern and postmodern very conditional. The return of postmodernism to the status of the philosophy of being and the liberation of the French school from the stereotypes of "lack" and "loseness" is necessary in order to protect postmodernism from accusations of cynicism, relativism and "emptiness", since these allegations are, firstly, based on the mixing of postmodernism with liberal irony, and, secondly, often serve as an excuse for the revival of various kinds of fundamentalist aspirations. We have shown that liberalism, by provoking through the irony of the identification of the "illusion", initially contributes to the development of radical movements, and then, when they emerge from the symbolic control, they remove them from the agenda as "fascist", opposing them to themselves. There is a closed vicious circle of impossibility to choose between "Fa and Antifa". Our work was an attempt to remove postmodernism from this circle.


Based on the studies of geographical distribution of Pinus koraiensis ,a GIS,named IDRISI,and designed a software of ecological information system,named GREEN,were applied in this paper to find the climate parameter suitable for its growth.According the parameter,its natural distribution scope was defined.Furthermore,according to the prediction of climate change in 2030 by GCMs,the possible effects of climate changes on the distribution of Pinus koraiensis were predicted.It suggests that due to the climate changes,the area of Pinus koraiensis in China will increase by 3.4% of the total areas which are suitable for its growth at the present.Specifically in regions,the area of Pinus koraiensis stands in the northwest of Heilongjiang Province and in the southwest of Liaoning Province could increase while that in the southwest of Liaoning Province likely could decrease.The southern boundary of Pinus koraiensis will move 0.1~0.6 longitudes toward north,Its northern boundary could move 0 3~0 5 longitudes toward north.The west boundary of Pinus koraiensis in Heilongjiang Province will possibly extend toward west 0 1~0 5 longitude.The total areas suitable for Pinus koraiensis will enlarge from 2 9×10 7hm 2 now to 3 0×10 7hm 2 in 2030.Further discussion was also made on the problem in the prediction of climate change effects and the future works to do.


Background: Infectious disease outbreaks are amongst the most threatening of disasters, capable of affecting the health and economies of millions of people around the world in a single occurrence. Mathematical models are a tool that can be used to synthesize information from different disciplines into a comprehensive model, which can further be used to guide public health in making appropriate economic and social decisions. However, the integration of modelling within public health is not maximized. This study aims to explore perceptions of key stakeholders in planning, producing and applying infectious disease mathematical models in public health. Methodology: Data was collected using semi-structured key informant interviews with key stakeholder groups (n=19), academic modellers (n=6), government modellers (n=5), government end-users (n=5) and professionals and practitioners who are end-users (n=4). Data was analyzed with thematic analysis with NVivo 11 (QSR International). A stakeholder analysis was used to map out the interrelatedness of key stakeholder issues, and a thematic analysis was used to abstract themes of collaboration between stakeholders, challenges with data and perceptions of predictive modelling. Results and Conclusion: The findings of this study identify and organize important insights and recommendations required to optimize the utilization of infectious disease


A manual null ellipsometer is constructed and used to determine the optical constants of zinc and cadmium of different surface roughness at the wavelength 632.8 nm, angle of incidence 45° and room temperature. The studied samples are polycrystalline sheets of thickness ~ 0.05 mm and surface area 30 mm x 30 mm. The samples were mechanically polished using diamond paste of different grain sizes. The final stage of polishing for the samples was with pastes of grain size 0.5 μm, 2.5 μm, 5 μm, 10 μm and 14 μm. The ellipsometric parameters ψ and Δ were obtained and were used to calculate the optical constants n (refractive index) and k (extinction coefficient). It was found that as the roughness is increased, the refractive index n increases while the extinction coefficient k decreases. The used optical arrangement for ellipsometric measurements is presented and the procedure for extracting the results is explained. The uncertainty in the results is calculated and included in the results.


It has been reported that histidine‐rich protein II (HRPII), secreted by the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), inhibits the heparin‐dependent anticoagulant activity of antithrombin (AT) in vitro and in plasma‐based assay systems.


Aluminum Schottky barrier heights (φn) to GaAs depend heavily upon the deposition conditions and the gallium arsenide surface stoichiometry. After annealing to approximately 320 °C diodes show φb approximately 0.69 eV in association with oxygen at the Al/GaAs interface. We infer that these ''stabilized'' barrier heights are associated with oxygen‐induced surface‐state pinning of the GaAs Fermi level. Al deposition on arsenic stabilized surfaces show variable barrier heights and no oxygen peak indicating variable Al induced states in intermediate AlGaAs layers between the Al and GaAs.


Background: Many laboratories have developed numerous and variable systems for the creation of synthetic papillomavirus particles. These include virus-like particles (VLP), self-assembled particle made from the L1 capsid protein alone or from the L1 and L2 capsid proteins; pseudoviruses, particles (L1 alone or L1 and L2) that self-assemble around DNA that is present in the system used; and quasiviruses created in a 293T cell culture system that can incorporate any DNA that is present in the 293T cells during assembly of the capsid proteins.Material and Methods: The particles made in these various systems have been used for numerous studies including: structural, assembly, encapsidation, infection, and antigenic. The two HPV human vaccines are composed of VLPs. Very few studies have been conducted comparing results of studies using synthetically created particles with native viral particles.Results and Conclusion: Previously, the lack of sufficient materials hindered these studies but in our system we are able to produce greater than a billion native particles from a single raft culture allowing us to pursue the comparison of native viral particles with synthetic particles and we will present the results from these studies. Our studies have included investigating structural and integrity differences using physical, biochemical, and genetic approaches, which while showing some similarities, have also shown several differences in the character of native particles compared to synthetic particles. Surprisingly, we have found that native particles and synthetic particles also differ in their antigenicity as measured by the ability of conformation-dependent antibodies to neutralize viral infection.


Zirconium doped tunnel structure manganese oxide (OMS-2) materials were synthesized by reflux and impregnation methods by adopting suitable synthetic conditions. XRD and TGA analyses were used to characterize the crystal structure and thermal stability of as synthesized zirconium doped manganese oxide OMS-2 catalysts. FT-IR and BET analyses were used to interpret the stretching frequency of corresponding functional group present in the catalysts and surface area of as synthesized catalysts. Fibrous structure and the aggregated particle morphology of zirconium doped manganese oxide OMS-2 catalysts were confirmed by TEM analyses. The synthesized catalysts were tested for liquid phase oxidation of side chain aromatic compounds such as ethyl benzene and benzyl alcohol, TBHP (tert-butyl hydrogen peroxide) as the chemical oxidant. Liquid phase oxidation ethyl benzene over zirconium doped tunnel structure manganese oxide OMS-2 catalysts show the higher substrate conversion compared to that of benzyl alcohol oxidation on as synthesized zirconium doped manganese oxide OMS-2 catalysts.


Wireless power transfer (WPT) systems with Domino repeater arrays can be used to transfer power through complicated structures and extend the effective transfer range. This paper explored a hybrid active/passive Domino architecture with multi-input multi-output (MIMO) power flow control and mixed-frequency operation. By designing and optimizing the circuits and the control methods, the hybrid active/passive Domino architecture can achieve higher efficiency and higher power transfer capability than a passive domino architecture. The hybrid Domino architecture significantly expands the control degree-of-freedom by enabling multi-way power combining and multi-frequency wireless power transfer. The hybrid Domino architecture also enables the high performance multi-layer multimedium wireless power transfer by combining different control strategies. A prototype hybrid Domino WPT system with ten resonators is built and tested to verify the effectiveness of the approach. The prototype delivered 12 W of power from the source and buffer to the load (56% from the source, and 44% from the buffer) with 40% weighted effective efficiency. The endto-end power transfer distance (22 cm) is more than 4 times of the resonator diameter (5 cm). Another experimental setup is built with two transfer mediums (i.e., chicken breast and salt water) to validate the multi-layer multi-medium power transfer capability of the hybrid Domino architecture, where one active resonator is placed at the interface of the two mediums. The hybrid Domino WPT system can delivery 30% more power than a passive Domino system in the multi-medium WPT experiments.


Scholars of voting behavior have considered party identification, issue positions, and candidate images as key determinants of vote choice. Previous research, however, has not resolved whether the strength of the vote determinants differs across individual voters, depending on patterns of political communication during the course of an election campaign. Research has found both that television news stresses candidates' character rather than policy issues and that political discussion is usually between people who hold similar political beliefs. Based on previous literature, this study hypothesizes that frequent television news viewers are more likely to rely on their perception of candidate image to make an electoral choice, whereas voters who frequently talk to others about politics are more likely to vote on the basis of party identification. National survey data support these hypotheses. Implications for future political communication effects research are discussed.


The user-friendly and vastly improved NFPA 1, Fire Prevention Code, is the best fire prevention code out there. Here's how NFPA worked toward consensus on the document, and why it's getting rave reviews from fire marshals and inspectors nationwide.


Background: In patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD), borderzone infarct pattern and perfusion mismatch have each been shown to independently predict recurrent strok...


The end of familial co-residence is becoming an increasingly common transition experience for families living with learning disability. Despite this being a significant event in the lives of such families there is very little research exploring the process, particularly from the perspective of the family. The purpose of this study was therefore to explore, conceptualise and theorise the experiences of adults with learning disabilities and their families throughout the end of familial co-residence, a transition labelled as, 'moving on'.
This thesis presents a constructivist grounded theory study of the experiences of people with learning disabilities and their family members. All participants were over the age of 18, had the capacity to provide informed consent and were embarking on this transition, or had already ended familial co-residence. A review of the existing literature concerning the experiences of caring for pwld, and this particular transition, informed the sensitizing concepts and foreshadowed questions. Narrative interviews were conducted over a 12-month period with eight families. Interviews incorporated creative approaches to enable engagement, consistent with the inclusive approach adopted throughout this study. The resulting 'moving on' stories were analysed and the mid-range theory of renegotiation is presented in this thesis. In essence, this theory highlights the relational and temporal significance of the transition process, occurring over time and shaped by family relationships. The proposed renegotiation theory is discussed in the light of existing literature. The quality and value of the renegotiation theory as a contribution to the field of learning disability and family care research is regarded. Finally, recommendations and implications for research and practice are considered.


A 21-year-old woman was seen at the hospital because of rapidly enlarging left breast. On physical examination, a 11×9×9cm elastic hard, and well movable tumor which occupied the BDE area of the left breast was present. With ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a solid tumor with small cysts was confirmed. With a diagnosis of phyllodes tumor, a wide-ranging resection with a margin 3cm in width of normal mammary tissue was performed when both the nipple and areola mammae were preserved. A defect in the mammary gland was reconstructed by using a flap made of musculus latissimus dorsi with sufficient subcutaneous adipose tissue. After the operation, histological diagnosis of juvenile fibroadenoma of the breast was made. Both juvenile fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumor of the breast are fibroepithelial tumor or occurring in juveniles, and the clinical differentiation between them is often difficult. It is important to make the correct preoperative diagnosis because both diseases demand different treatment each other. If the lesion of juvenile fibroadenoma is greater than 10cm in size, enucleation of the lesion leaves a large defect with a resulting change in shape of the breast that will give a mental blow to the patient. Thus, we think that the mammaplasy using a flap of musculus latissimus dorsi should be entertained as one of therapies.


The present invention is used in therapy, an oligopeptide compound comprising a PCNA interacting motif, or a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding said oligopeptidic compound, PCNA interacting motif, X Or providing a nucleic acid molecule comprising a sequence encoding said oligopeptide compound. In particular, this treatment may be a disorder or condition it is desired to inhibit the growth of cells, for example, the treatment of hyperproliferative disorders, or treatment with cytostatic therapy, e.g. bone marrow ablation. In certain embodiments, may be used compounds per se of the present invention as a cell growth inhibitor. In another aspect of the present invention may be used with such cytostatic or radiation therapy oligopeptide compounds containing a motif. .FIELD 1