Fibrous dysplasia is an ailment , that can include , one or a few bones and is portrayed by bone deformations, pain and fractures, arising due to bone weakening. A few patients can also present with endocrine dysfunction ( precocious puberty) and cutaneous cafe '- au - lait spots.[1]
Determination depends on X-ray assessment. Anticipation is to be surveyed with X-rays and markers of bone remodelling. A few newer comprehensions , of the patho - physiology have been made in the past I0 years. It is presently perceived that fibrous dysplasia is brought about , by a physical initiating transformation of the Gs alpha subunits , of the protein G, bringing about an expanded cAMP fixation and in this way, brings about anomalies of osteoblasts separation, and then subsequently these osteoblasts, creates abnormal bone. There is also an expansion in interleukin-6-initiated osteoclastic bone resorption, which forms the basis of reasoning, for treating these patients with bisphosphonates.
In the previous 10 years, the bisphosphonate pamidronate has been utilized by imbuement for fibrous dysplasia (two courses for each year), with great outcomes regarding pain and, in about half of patients, the topping off of osteolytic sores.[2]


Unbounded domains often appear in engineering applications, such as acoustic or elastic wave radiation from a body immersed in an infinite medium. To simulate the unboundedness of the domain special boundary conditions have to be imposed: the Sommerfeld radiation condition. In the present work we focused on steady-state wave propagation. The objective of this research is to obtain accurate prediction of phenomena occurring in exterior acoustics and elastodynamics and ensure the quality of the solutions even for high wavenumbers. To achieve this aim, we develop higher-order domain-based schemes: Spectral Element Method (SEM) coupled to Dirichlet-to-Neumann (DtN ), Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) and Infinite Element (IEM) methods. Spectral elements combine the rapid convergence rates of spectral methods with the geometric flexibility of the classical finite element methods. The interpolation is based on Chebyshev and Legendre polynomials. This work presents an implementation of these techniques and their validation exploiting some benchmark problems. A detailed comparison between the DtN, PML and IEM is made in terms of accuracy and convergence, conditioning and computational cost.


The study was undertaken to estimate the economic impact of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in sheep. A total of 117 Madras Red sheep selected in different age groups like >3 years, 2 years and 1 year were used in this study. Egg per gram (EPG) of faeces and body weights of the animals were measured in monthly interval from the year 2012- 2014 at an organised sheep farm, Post graduate research institute of animal sciences (PGRIAS), Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kattupakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The estimation of economic loss due to gastrointestinal parasitic infections was calculated by accounting the difference in mean body weight gain, dressing percentage of sheep (40%), cost of treatment per sheep and market price (Rs.400/Kg) of meat in Tamil Nadu. The faecal examination results revealed that all the animals were positive for gastrointestinal nematode infection over the period. On coproculture, Haemonchus contortus was found to be the predominant species. The regression analysis showed that for every unit of EPG increase there was 0.008 kg loss in weight gain, ceteris paribus. The total economic loss was calculated was Rs.1194/ animal in the group of EPG 501-1000 and Rs.1674/ animal in the group of EPG >1000. This study shows that the gastrointestinal nematodes contribute for loss of weight in sheep, its leads to income loss to the farmers. The controlling of GI nematodes and keeping the better deworming practices in sheep is very much essential for increase the farmers income.


This paper describes a novel type of metal markers for eddy current metal detection systems using precise positioning information. The new design for metal markers which are compounded by an ordered array of metal plates with different magnetic parameters has three fundamental advantages: 1. the markers are sensed directly by the metal detector, and no additional hardware is required; 2. the signatures are sharp; 3. not only the position but also the speed of the detector head can be evaluated. In the case of a stand-alone inertial navigation system for evaluating the position of the detector, the precision would be low due to the sensor noise and its integration. However, knowledge of the relative positions and potentially of the detector head speed over the markers can be used as auxiliary in formation, and so the eddy-current mapping system will be capable of determining the size of the magnetic imprint of a detected metal object and its position relative to the markers. This increases the reliability of the object discrimination during humanitarian demining, and decreases the numbers of false alarms, which nowadays constitute 99.9% of all alarms emitted by an ordinary mine detector.


Objective: To evaluate the outcome after a generation of extra health and educational intervention among children whose antenatal and perinatal characteristics appeared influenced by racial origin and socio‐economic status.


Introduction:
 The phenotypic plasticity of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is central to growth and remodeling processes, but also contributes to cardiovascular disease. This unique ability of VSMCs to reversibly differentiate and de-differentiate is incompletely understood. SUV39H1 is a histone methyltransferase that specifically trimethylates Lysine-9 of histone H3 (H3K9me3), resulting in transcriptional repression through epigenetic gene silencing.

 Hypothesis:
 We hypothesized that SUV39H1 may play a role in SMC phenotypic switch.

 Methods:
 Using
 in vitro
 and
 in vivo
 approaches including knockdown, qPCR, western, and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays to determine role of SUV39H1 in SMC plasticity.

 Results:
 A qPCR array screen of epigenetic regulators in VSMCs identified SUV39H1 mRNA as upregulated with PDGF induced dedifferentiation and downregulated with rapamycin induced differentiation. This was confirmed at the protein level. SUV39H1 knockdown significantly increased VSMC contractile protein mRNA, protein levels and decreased dedifferentiation associated gene expression, and also decreased PDGF-induced VSMC migration (n=4). Interestingly, we found that expression of KLF4, the master transcriptional regulator of dedifferentiation in SMCs, was dramatically decreased after SUV39H1 knockdown (n=5). We further noted that SUV39H1 knockdown decreased KLF4 mRNA stability (n=3). Mechanistically, SUV39H1 knockdown increased miRNA143, a well-known repressor of KLF4. ChIP assays at contractile gene promoters showed a significant decrease in H3K9me3 mark and an increase in H3K27 acetylation, an activation mark (n=4). Carotid artery ligation induced intimal hyperplastic lesions in wild type C57BL/6 mice, showed a significant increase in SUV39H1 and H3K9me3 expression compared to uninjured vessels.

 Conclusion:
 We identify SUV39H1 an epigenetic regulator of VSMC phenotype whose expression and activity increase with dedifferentiation
 in vitro
 and
 in vivo
 . Mechanistically, SUV39H1 influences VSMC chromatin marks and KLF4 expression to repress contractile phenotype. Understanding the role of SUV39H1 and its targets may have implications for developing new therapeutic strategies for treating vascular diseases.


PURPOSE: This study examined the changes in the handgrip strength, dexterity, and hand function according to the presence or absence of gloves and types of gloves. METHODS: Seventy-six adults in their twenties (male: 24, female: 52, mean age 21.04 years) were the subjects of this study. The handgrip strength, dexterity, and hand function were evaluated with bare hands without gloves, poly gloves, and latex gloves. The handgrip strength was measured using a dynamometer, and three pinch strength tests were performed: tip pinch, lateral pinch, and three-jaw pinch. The hand dexterity was evaluated using the Minnesota manual dexterity test, and the hand function was evaluated using the Jabson – Taylor hand function test. RESULTS: There was no difference in the grip strength depending on whether the gloves were worn. The hand grip, dexterity, and hand function showed significant differences according to the type of glove. Regarding the handgrip,


I. IntroductionIn E.M. Forster s novel Howards End, the narrator describes the varied listening styles of five concertgoers, one of whom "see[s] heroes and shipwrecks in the musics flood" and "turns [the music] into literature." Poets have often achieved something like that transformation: through the poetic verbalization of an encounter with music, a musical experience becomes a literary one. While Forster s narrator calls Beethoven's Fifth Symphony "the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man,"2 the same composer's Ninth Symphony has drawn the creative attentions of an especially large number of poets. Their approaches to the Ninth Symphony offer intriguingglimpses into how listeners apprehend "sublime noise" according to their own experiences, desires, fears, and politics. The symphony of course includes its own poetry, in the words by Friedrich Schiller sung in the final movement, but later poets have not been significandy constrained by Schiller's ideas. The celebration ofbrotherhood in Schiller's "An die Freude" ("Tb Joy") informs the poetry examined here to varying degrees. More notable, perhaps, are the many new themes, images, and narratives in these poems. While Beethoven himself wrote that poets "should be regarded as the leading teachers of the nation,"3 he might have been surprised to learn that the poetic afterlife of his Ninth Symphony has involved a snake, a war, impotence, and mountain climbers. The poets' uses of vivid non-musical elements may strike us as illuminating, mysterious, or even misguided, but the poems clearly prove the work's powerful impact on several thoughtful listeners, while demonstrating how literary responses to a musical work can contribute to our understanding of its historical and aesthetic identity.II. The Diversity of Poetic Responses to the Ninth: John Hall Wheelock, Edgar Lee Masters, and Edith Lovejoy PierceOf the nine poems considered here (listed alphabetically by author in the appendix), the briefest, and one of the earliest, was written by John Hall Wheelock ( 1 886- 1 978), author of poems on music by J.S. Bach, W A. Mozart, and Domenico Scarlatti, among others. In his autobiography, Wheelock discussed his boyhood piano lessons and his love of music, and commented that Beethoven had revolutionized die symphony.4 Indeed, Wheelock's poems often include details that signal his understanding of both the technical features of music and its historical contexts. But his tiny 1936 poem tided "The Ninth Symphony"5 offers only abstractions, making a vague claim for the profound expressiveness of the music. Reflecting our instinctive habit of translating sound into ideas and feelings, the poem finds in the Ninth not only "beauty" and "peace," but also "love," "pain," and "sorrow." In just three rhymed lines, it suggests the panoply of emotions evoked by the music, including the paradox of "sorrow smiling."Wheelock's poem may well have been influenced by the symphony's text. The word "love" certainly connects the poem to Schiller's theme of brotherhood. In the second line of Wheelock's poem, when love "looks back on the pain of love," one might think of the first line of the symphony's text: "Oh friends, not these sounds!" (These are actually Beethoven's words, not Schiller's, part of the composer's free editing of the poem "in accordance with his [Beethoven's] own vision."6) In addition, when Wheelock's poem ends with sorrow smiling from "the heights above," one might think of the final lines of the symphony's text: "Seek Him above the vault of stars! / Above the stars must he dwell." It does not seem likely, though, that Wheelock meant to paraphrase Schiller (and/or Beethoven). Instead, his lines meditate broadly on the intense psychological impact of the Ninth Symphony as a whole.Given this poem's abstract language, specific links to the music of the symphony are harder to identify. However, the line claiming that love "looks back on the pain of love" may allude not only to the words "Oh friends, not these sounds," but also to the purely instrumental passage that precedes those words in the symphony. …


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Objective The dynamic enhanced CT features of the papillary renal cell carcinoma(PRCC) were studied for the purpose to improving the diagnosis of the disease.Methods 17 cases of PRCC,confirmed by surgery and pathology,were retrospectively analyzed.The tumor features of position,size,appearance,density,cystic or solid,calcication,capsules,degree,and pattern of enhancement were observed.These tumor features were made a contrast analysis with the pathology.Results Of 17 cases of PRCC,16 were solitary lesion,1 was multiple lesion,with the tumor diameter ranged from1.9 to 8.7 cm(mean diameter,4.9±2.6 cm).CT scan showed that 13 lesions were located in medulla and 4 were in cortex.15 lesions were round or oval,2 lesion was irregular shape.15 cases had capsule or pseudo-capsule,and 2 had no capsule.7 lesions had cystic components,2 had calcification,without lymph node metastasis.On unenhanced CT,their attenuation was greater than normal renal cortex or medulla(40.6±4.3 vs 33.7±3.5 or 30.3±3.1,P0.05);Their degree of enhancement was less than normal renal cortex on all enhanced phases(P0.05),and higher than normal renal medulla on cortical and medullary phases(P0.05),but less than normal renal medulla on the delayed phase(P0.05).Conclusion The PRCC had some characteristic MSCT features.Aggregating analysis of the dynamic enhanced CT features of the carcinoma was important for improving the accuracy of diagnosing.


As a result of the literature request for a methodological and conceptual renewal, this communication initiates an original approach for the study of social support in enterprise restructuring and downsizing : it analyzes the coordination arrangements of the network of actors involved in the outplacement process to examine the operationalization of the outplacement. These coordination artifacts are considered as boundary objects that convey an invisible infrastructure of interpretation of employability to the different social worlds of outplacement. A multi-level case study of the boundary objects of outplacement is conducted in a complex Layoffs procedure (Air Littoral airline group in 2004-2005, with 856 dismissals) and it analyses and sheds a light on six boundary objects, the way the actors use them and their employability infrastructure.


The Freeway and Arterial Management Effort (FAME) is a research and implementation program intended to immediately address Washington state's urban congestion problem and help preserve urban and suburban mobility. The FAME program, its research objectives and projects, and a description of how it was set up are addressed in this article. The FAME projects are grouped into two major focus areas: congestion management and intelligent vehicle highway systems.


To the Editor: Recently, polycystic kidney disease 1 like 1 gene (PKD1L1) has been implicated in humans for left-right (L-R) visceral patterning; however, only one report describing three patients with L-R axial defects and congenital heart defects (CHD) with mutations in PKD1L1 has been published. Herein, we describe a patient with a homozygous PKD1L1 mutation with situs inversus, CHD, and hematological abnormalities that have not been previously reported. After obtaining informed consent, the patient was enrolled in the Canadian Inherited Marrow Failure Registry (approved by the Hospital for Sick Children Research Ethics Board). He was born at term to consanguineous parents of South Asian descent. At the neonatal unit, the patient was found to have situs inversus totalis (Figure 1A). Echocardiogram also showed dextrocardia, a moderate atrial septal defect and mild left pulmonary artery stenosis. Complete blood counts on the first day of life revealed anemia (hemoglobin 122 g/L), thrombocytopenia (50 × 10/L), and neutropenia (2.59 × 10/L). The thrombocytopenia gradually normalized, but the anemia persisted with a nadir of the hemoglobin to 71 g/L at of 2 months of age. Initially, his neutropenia was intermittent, but became persistent after the age of 2.5 years with levels around 0.5 × 10/L. The hemoglobin gradually rose to levels at around 90 to 100 g/L, with reticulocyte counts usually between 100 and 150 × 10/L, normal mean corpuscular volume for age around 84 fL (normal 74.4-86) and high red blood widthSD around 70 fL (normal: 35.1-41.7). Several bone marrow tests have been performed from the age of 2 years (Figure 1B-E) and that have shown a normocellular specimen, mild erythroid hyperplasia, mild dyserythropoiesis with irregular cytoplasmic borders and defective hemoglobinization, and ringed sideroblasts of over 15%. All stages of granulopoiesis have been present, but at reduced levels and with no dysplastic changes. Myeloblasts have not increased, and cytogenetics was normal. At last follow-up (11 years), the child was clinically stable and without evidence of progression toward myelodysplastic syndrome or leukemia. Testing of congenital sideroblastic anemia (CSA) (ABCB7, PUS1, ALAS2, and GLRX5), SLC25A19, STEAP3, SBDS, chromosomal breakage, telomere length, FMR1 (cytosine-guanine-guanine (CGGP))n repeat, cililary dyskinesia genes, mitochondrial deletion screening by Southern blot were negative. Whole exome sequencing (WES) in the clinical diagnostic laboratory of the Hospital for Sick Children was performed using the (Illumina HiSeq2500 platform, San Diego, CA, USA). A homozygous nonsense mutation c.8005C>T (p.Arg2669*) was detected in the PKD1L1 gene (transcript NM_138295.4) (Figure 1F). The parents were both heterozygous (Figure 1G). On the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD), this mutation was rare (an allele frequency of 0.016% in South Asians) with no recorded homozygotes. To our knowledge, this is the first report of PKD1L1 mutations and anemia in humans and other animals. Hence, our study raises the possibility of a wider phenotypic spectrum of PKD1L1-related disorders that includes CSA and neutropenia, and a previously unknown role of PKD1L1 in normal hematopoiesis. Cardiac defects are common manifestations of inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, and malformations such as atrial septal defect and cardiomyopathy were also reported in patients with CSA. Nevertheless, at present, a relationship between PKD1L1 and CSA can only be speculated even though we have found no mutations in other known CSA genes by targeted sequencing (ABCB7, PUS1, ALAS2, and GLRX5) and by WES (SLC25A38, HSPA9, TRNT1, YARS2, NDUFB11, LARS2, SLC19A2, MT-ATP6, ABCB7, PUS1, ALAS2, and GLRX5). We recommend evaluation of blood counts in patients with PKD1L1 mutations, and prompt bone marrow testing for patients with situs inversus and low blood counts.


Introduction: Avian encephalomyelitis is caused by a Tremovirus and primarily affects chickens. The virus can infect young chicks and cause nervous symptoms. Vaccines are used to control the disease in breeders. Recently, the occurrence of the disease is causing concern in the poultry industry. Materials and Methods: In the present study, we report a case of avian encephalomyelitis in one broiler farm in Kashan (center of Iran). The chickens showed nervous symptoms like depression, head trembling, ataxia, dull eyes, as well as drowsiness, lack of coordination, and unsteady gait in chickens. In this study, we detected avian encephalomyelitis with the molecular procedure like reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Also, the histopathological diagnosis was made. Results: The disease was confirmed based on the clinical, molecular and histopathological findings. Conclusions: Due to the increase in vaccine prices and the difficulties of vaccine providing in the breeders' farms, the probability of disease has increased. Stringently monitoring of breeders farms before the beginning of egg production and using a suitable protocol with vaccination is recommended.


In an endeavor to develop a state-of-the-art model in the realm of image acceleration super-resolution (SR), we devised a sophisticated transformer-based classifier that accounts for regional features. Our innovative transformer, RATSR, seamlessly integrates features derived from the classifier into the SR process, while introducing a groundbreaking heatmap concept. This novel approach enables the image features to substantially enhance the attentional span of the super-resolution model, better utilizing regional information. Moreover, we conducted an in-depth exploration of the similarities and disparities between feature matching and feature fusion, optimizing components that are less perceptible to global information. Through rigorous theoretical analysis, we assessed the efficacy of our approach and proposed a comprehensive model architecture accompanied by a robust training strategy. Concurrently, we substantiated its effectiveness by employing extensive experimentation, and implemented ablation studies to fine-tune the model's modules. The culmination of our research effort is evidenced in the experimental results, which reveal that our cutting-edge image super-resolution model attains exceptional performance without necessitating a substantial increase in the number of parameters.


ATP is the direct energy and plays a key role in the process of muscle contraction.From the viewpoint of energy circulation,the change of ATP′s concentration in the process of muscle contraction is studied with a chemical kinetic method.The result indicates that the concentration of ATP assumes a periodical oscillation around the equilibrium point.The biological significance of the theoretical results is discussed.


Motivated by recently published methods using frequency decompositions of convolutions (e.g. Octave Convolutions), we propose a novel convolution scheme to stabilize the training and reduce the likelihood of a mode collapse. The basic idea of our approach is to split convolutional filters into additive high and low frequency parts, while shifting weight updates from low to high during the training. Intuitively, this method forces GANs to learn low frequency coarse image structures before descending into fine (high frequency) details. We also show, that the use of the proposed soft octave convolutions reduces common artifacts in the frequency domain of generated images. Our approach is orthogonal and complementary to existing stabilization methods and can simply be plugged into any CNN based GAN architecture. Experiments on the CelebA dataset show the effectiveness of the proposed method.


Using the database provided by the 'Institute for Fiscal Studies' survey
of "Tax Opinions and Attitudes of the Spanish," for the years 2005, 2007
and 2010, and estimating logit and probit models, this paper shows the
factors that explain, first, the correct or incorrect identification of the tier
of government responsible for the delivery of education and health ser-
vices and for collecting VAT and Personal Income Tax and, second, the
preference of citizens for the centralized provision and collection of
those services and taxes. The results obtained suggest that those who
best identify the regional services and taxes are the most educated citi-
zens, more concerned with public affairs, residents of larger municipali-
ties and in regions to which significant powers were devolved first and,
therefore, where decentralization has been stronger. Acting on these fac-
tors can improve the knowledge of the tier of government responsible for
services and taxes and, consequently, can make citizens aware that the
ultimate responsibility for certain services and taxes should be regional


The strict verdict of a judge is the basic demand of the rule of law,however,demanding the judge to handle a case by law doesn't mean that the judge can only operate the law mechanically.The judge has the discretion because the law has some limitation,such as vagueness,generality,stiffness and so on.Only relying on the moderate judiciary discretion can realize the purpose of legislation.According to the different standards,the judiciary discretion is classified differently.If the judiciary discretion is improperly used,it will damage the security of the legal system.Therefore,the use of the judiciary discretion must follow the justness,vindicating the principle and spirit of law and according with the procedure.


The objective of this study was to determine conditional formation constants which are dependent on pH for Al-organic matter complexes. Potentiometric titrations of H-organic matter in the presence of 0, 0.004 and 0.01 M AlCl3 were carried out by the batch method. The conditional formation constants were calculated by simply relating the amount of complex formed to the amounts of unreacted metal and ligand. The addition of Al3+ resulted in displacement of the titration curves, indicating complex formation. The formation constants (log K′f) increased as the pH increased, illustrating the strong dependence of Al adsorption on pH. Values for log K′f ranged from 1.78 to 3.90 in this study.


In this paper we inestigate the application of independent component analysis (ICA) to multispectral image classification. In particular, the performance of Joint Approximate Diagonalization of Eigenmatrices (JADE) algorithm is studied. ICA is particularly useful for classifying objects with unknown spectral signatures in an unkown image scene, i.e., unsupervised classification, because it does not require any prior information about class signatures. Since the weight matrix in ICA is a square matrix for the purpose of mathematical tractability, the number of objects that can be classified is equal to the data dimensionality, i.e., the number of spectral bands. When the number of spectral bands is very small (e.g., 3-band CIR photograph), it is impossible to classify all the different objects present in an image scene with the original data. In order to solve this problem, we present a data dimensionality expansion technique to generate artificial bands for additional spectral measurements. The results from such a nonlinear band generation approach are compared with a linear band generation method using cubic spline interpolation of pixel spectral signatures. The experiments demonstrate that such a nonlinear band generation approach can expand the applicability of ICA and improve the classification accuracy.


The technical principle of computer controlled optical surfacing (CCOS) and the common method of optimizing removal function that is used in CCOS are introduced in this paper. A new optimizing method time-sharing synthesis of removal function is proposed to solve problems of the removal function being far away from Gaussian type and slow approaching of the removal function error that encountered in the mode of planet motion or translation-rotation. Detailed time-sharing synthesis of using six removal functions is discussed. For a given region on the workpiece, six positions are selected as the centers of the removal function; polishing tool controlled by the executive system of CCOS revolves around each centre to complete a cycle in proper order. The overall removal function obtained by the time-sharing process is the ratio of total material removal in six cycles to time duration of the six cycles, which depends on the arrangement and distribution of the six removal functions. Simulations on the synthesized overall removal functions under two different modes of motion, i.e., planet motion and translation-rotation are performed from which the optimized combination of tool parameters and distribution of time-sharing synthesis removal functions are obtained. The evaluation function when optimizing is determined by an approaching factor which is defined as the ratio of the material removal within the area of half of the polishing tool coverage from the polishing center to the total material removal within the full polishing tool coverage area. After optimization, it is found that the optimized removal function obtained by time-sharing synthesis is closer to the ideal Gaussian type removal function than those by the traditional methods. The time-sharing synthesis method of the removal function provides an efficient way to increase the convergence speed of the surface error in CCOS for the fabrication of aspheric optical surfaces, and to reduce the intermediate- and high-frequency error.


This investigation was carried out during 2007 and 2008 growing seasons on "Hollywood" plum trees, grown in loamy clay soil condition at Sendyon village, Kalubia governorate, Egypt; Aiming to study the effect of foliar sprays with Aminofert (20% Amino acids, 12% organic acids, and 3.6% chelated micro-elements), gibberellins, and a mixture of chelated (Fe, Zn, and Mn) alone or in combination (GA3 + Aminofert or GA3 + a mixture of chelated "Fe, Zn, and Mn")on fruit set, yield, fruit quality, and leaf mineral content. Treatments increased significantly fruit set, yield as weight; or number of fruits/tree, as well as, fruit characteristics (Firmness, TSS, Flesh thickness, and Acidity) were improved under all treatments as compared to the control. Gibberellins or Aminofert alone or in combination (GA3 + Aminofert or GA3 + a mixture of chelated "Fe, Zn, and Mn") applied to foliage caused a pronounced increase in leaf N, and K content; while Leaf P content decreased in both experimental seasons. As for micro-nutrients concentration, the data indicated that the concentration of Fe, Zn, and Mn was icreased in all treatments comparing to the control. Application of Aminofert at 0.25% + GA3 at 20 ppm was more effective compared to other treatments in the two seasons.


This chapter concerns caste consciousness as it has been manifested in surprising though generally uncontentious forms, most notably where one can see conventions of jati and varna difference retaining their power in the modern workplace and in the thinking of educated city-dwellers. Since the 1950s, cross-cutting affinities of faith, class and ethno-linguistic identity have often had a more direct and lasting impact on both local and national life than the claims of anti-Brahmanism, or Harijan uplift, or caste reform movements. The chapter examines why caste has come to operate for so many Indians in the manner of an imagined community, that is, as a bond of idealised allegiance answering needs which both in India and elsewhere have been more widely associated with the claims of two other forms of supra-local attachment, the modern nation and the ethno-religious community. In the years after Independence, social scientists found further evidence of the spread of these modern-minded or substantialised forms of caste consciousness.


A synchronous pair of pulsed dye lasers is used to obtain continuous photoexcitation energy spectra of quantum well luminescence at fixed time delays following carrier generation, with picosecond time resolution. A measurement of the energy‐dependent initial luminescence polarization of photoexcited carriers in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells, from a pulsed optical pumping experiment, is presented as an illustration of the technique.


While thoracoscopic lobectomies are the gold standard and seem to eventually be manageable by means of uniportal VATS even by beginners, segmentectomies are the real challenge, even for the experienced surgeons, as they are demanding by means of traditional VATS also. This paper describes technical steps when performing uniportal segmentectomy of the apical segment on the right side (along with lymphadenectomy), when the single incision has been placed posteriorly, in the triangle of auscultation.


We generalized Boshernitzan's quantitative recurrence theorem to general group actions. Let (X, d) be a metric space with a finite measure and G be a countable group acting on (X, d). Assume that the action of G on (X, d) is measure preserving and let Fn ⊂ G be a sequence with |Fn| ↑ ∞ and put . Then we have for almost every x, where α is the Hausdorff dimension of (X, d).


We report measurements of H i content in 11 nearby, actively star-forming, blue compact dwarf galaxies (BCDs) from 21 cm observations with the Arecibo telescope. These BCDs, selected by their red (W2[4.6 μm]−W3[12 μm]>3.8 mag) and bright mid-infrared (MIR) emission (W4[22 μm]< 7.6 mag), have high specific star formation rates (median sSFR ∼10−7.8 yr−1), similar to high redshift galaxies. H i emission was detected in six sources. We analyze our new detections in the context of previous H i observations of 218 dwarf irregulars (dIs) and BCDs in the literature. The MHI-M* relation resulting from our observations confirms the dominating fraction of H i gas among baryons in galaxies with lower stellar masses. This Arecibo BCD sample has significantly lower median H i depletion timescales (τHI ∼ 0.3 Gyr) than other dIs/BCDs (∼ 6.3 Gyr) in the literature. The majority of the sources (10/11) in the Arecibo sample are very red in W1[3.4 μm]−W2[4.6 μm] colour (> 0.8 mag) implying the presence of warm dust. We investigate the relation of τHI with stellar mass (M*) and sSFR. We find that τHI is significantly anti-correlated with M* for higher sSFR (>10−8.5 yr−1) and with sSFR for higher stellar mass (>107.5 M⊙) dwarf galaxies. The high sSFR for the BCDs in the Arecibo observed sample is mainly due to their high atomic gas star formation efficiency (SFE) or low τHI. The low τHI or high SFE in these sources is possibly due to runaway star formation in compact and dense super star clusters.


Digital competence constitutes one of the teaching competences attributed to the professional profile of a teacher in higher education. Such competence involves digital literacy and training as a basic requirement from a lecturer seeking to develop ICT cross-curricular competence among students, whenever such competence is part of the course curriculum. This exploratory study, carried out by the Faculty of Education Sciences of the University of Lleida, introduces a closed questionnaire aiming to: (a) identify the ICT level of the lecturers in a centre; (b) identify how they implement, or their readiness to implement, such competence in the courses taught in the new degrees and (c) identify their ICT training F.X. Carrera, J.L. Coiduras. Identificación de la competencia digital del profesor universitario...


Encouraging results with previous deficit high-frequency irrigation experiments raised hopes that the technique could reduce water use on some California crops. But studies with sorghum, beans, and tomatoes proved the method unsuccesstkl.In experiments with three different crops, DHFI resulted in substantial reductions in economic yields with no increase in water use efficiency.


Future generation of switches for power electronic will additionally base on the new wide band gap semiconductor GaN or SiC (WBG). These materials support high switching frequency possibility and higher switching current densities. Wide band gap materials enable high application temperatures up to 250°C. Unfortunately, high temperature capability needs also a high number of thermal cycles. These paper shows on the example of a frame module concept the comparison of different die attach joining techniques with the focus on the reliability issue on wire and ribbon bonds. Depending on the application and mission profile a high thermal cycling capability is necessary. For this reason, new high temperature joining techniques for die attach, e.g. Silver sintering or diffusion soldering, were developed in the recent past. All of this new joining techniques are focusing on higher electrical, thermal and thermo-mechanical performance of power modules. By using an optimized metallization system for the WBG, the numbers of thermal cycles can be increased and the maximum operating temperature advances up to 300°C. The present work shows an active power cycling capability of different wire and ribbon bonds and the failure mechanism will be discussed. A calculation model describes the reliability for the different wire diameter and the impact of bonding materials. This reliability calculation basing on materials and geometry data explains the thermo-mechanical effects. Through these physical background an understanding about the large number of more than 1.000.000 thermal cycles with a 150 K temperature swing from +30°C to +180°C is now possible. These analyses provide the basic knowledge for a reliable design basing on current, mission profile and reliability including the optimization for future high end applications with wire or ribbon bonding technique.


In the paper, a robot is designed to move up-and-down stairs for providing service. This robot consists of a main body, actuating system, roller chains, a front arm and a rear arm for assisting in moving up and down stairs. The actuating system includes two brushless DC motors for locomotion, two worm gears for torque magnification, and two DC motors to control arms. A DSP-based board acts as control center. Some rubber blocks attached to the roller chains are used to generate friction with ground and stairs for moving. A fuzzy logic controller integrates the outputs of DC bus current sensor and an inclinometer to steer the robot. Two walking experiments of moving up and down stairs with the rise/depth of 120/400 mm and 175/280 mm are shown in the taped pictures from videos to verify the proposed design.


Results are presented for the 500 GeV/c pion production asymmetry and polarization of the {Lambda}{sub c} ({bar {Lambda}}{sub c}) charmed baryon from Fermilab experiment E791. An analysis of the decay to the p{bar K}{pi} final state is described. Resonant sub-channel fractions and phases are given and possible resonant effects in the low mass p{bar K} system discussed. Significant decay to {Lambda}{sub c} {yields} {Delta}{sup 2}K{sup -} establishes for the first time the importance of a W exchange mechanism in charmed baryon decay.


DOI:10.1097/MOL.0000000000000264 Genetically engineered mice have been instrumental in understanding the function of genes in biological processes, including lipid metabolism. Genome editing of mouse embryonic stem cells using recombinant DNA technology is a powerful tool to generate mouse models, but on the downside, this technology is laborious, time-consuming, and thus costly. Advances in genome engineering based on the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-associated RNAguided endonuclease Cas9 are revolutionizing mouse transgenesis for biomedical research [1,2 & ]. In recent years, Cas9 from the microbial adaptive immune system has gone through extensive modifications to edit nearly every genome of cultured cells and fertilized eggs (zygotes) to create cellular and animal models, respectively. In short, the Cas9 endonuclease is directed by a short guide RNA molecule (gRNA) that recognizes the target DNA. Cas9 will subsequently introduce targeted DNA double-stranded breaks, which will be repaired by nonhomologous end-joining. As nonhomologous end-joining is error-prone, it can induce insertions or deletion mutations and can subsequently result in gene knockouts. In the presence of an exogenous homology repair template, the targeted double-stranded breaks can be precisely edited through homology-directed repair. In other words, specific mutations, gene corrections, conditional knockout alleles, reporter constructs, or tags can be introduced into the genome [3 & ,4 & ]. Furthermore, it is now also possible to edit the genome of somatic cells/tissues in postnatal mice, which heralds new avenues for developing therapeutic interventions [5 & ] and studying the function of genes in adult mice. Innovative applications of CRISPR-Cas9 for studying gene functions in lipid metabolism are described in the following paragraphs. Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) has emerged as a potent pharmaceutical target to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease [6–8]; with this in mind, Ding and colleagues applied the CRISPR-Cas9 technology to disrupt Pcsk9 in hepatocytes of adult mice [9 && ]. Without significant off-


Objective
To investigate on the students' network usage, addiction and influencing factors at a certain university and analyze its correlation with impulsive choice.

Methods
Multi-class sampling method was applied.1 777 students were selected from the School of Clinical Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Public Health, School of Mental Health, School of Medical Laboratory Science, Department of Stomatology, School of Pharmacy, School of Management and Department of Biology, including 1 534 medical majors, accounting for 86.3% and 243 non-medical majors, accounting for 13.7%.

Results
121 students were addicted to the internet, accounting for 6.8% of the selected students, while 1 656 students were free from the internet addiction, accounting for 93.2% of the selected students. Among all the addicts, 96 were from medical majors, accounting for 79.3% and 25 were from non-medical majors, accounting for 20.7%. As for the online activities, boys loved computer games while girls preferred to watch movies, listen to music and shop. At the same time, most of the junior students and non-medical majors played games online.As for the length of time, students spending 5 and more hours everyday on the internet accounted for 3.4%.As for the sites, medical majors usually used their cell-phones while non-medical majors mostly got on line at their dorms. Probably due to the boys' preference for computer games, a larger proportion of boys getting on line at school dorms and internet bars off the campus. Most of the girls chose to use their cell-phones. More junior students surferred the internet at dorms while more senior students used their cell-phones. As for the function of the medical knowledge on the prevention and treatment of internet addiction, 9.8% of the students held that medical knowledge had a great effect on the prevention and treatment of internet addiction, 61.5% believed in a general effect, while 28.6% of the students thought it useless. The multi-factor analysis showed that grade, home address and the communication with parents all attribute to internet addiction. Internet addiction was significantly associated with impulsiveness, and 3 dimensionality of impulsive choice(P<0.01).

Conclusion
There is higher incidence of internet addiction among the junior students, students from the urban areas and those who lack communication with parents.Grade, home address and situation of communicating with parents are the important factors for internet addiction. Internet addiction is close association with impulsive choice.

Key words:
Internet use; Internet addiction; College students; Impulsive choice


OPNION varies sharply concerning the extent to which relief should be granted from a judgment. This divergence necessarily results from a clash of the two principles that litigation must terminate within a reasonable time, but that justice must be accorded the parties. The necessity of expediting litigation to a conclusion is universally recognized, but the federal system is the only one which is outstandingly successful in actually clearing dockets and keeping abreast of judicial business. This success is attributable to a number of factors: a fairly adequate number of judges for the district courts and circuit courts of appeal; the organization of the federal judiciary so that district and circuit judges may be freely transferred both within circuits and to other circuits, which shifts surplus manpower to courts with congested dockets; an increasing pressure by the Conference of Senior Circuit Judges and the Judicial Councils within each circuit that stale actions be dismissed and live actions be tried; the Administrative Office for the United States Courts which arms the Conference and Councils with data on judicial business and assists administratively in implementing their decisions; the general limitation of the right of appeal from a district to a circuit court of appeals to an appeal from a final judgment; the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction which is based largely upon the Court's discretion in granting certiorari, with the attendant sharp limitation on the Court's obligatory jurisdiction invoked by appeal; and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure which have provided a simple and direct procedure for the presentation of claims, the formulation of issues, and their adjudication in the district courts. Certainty in litigation is substantially affected by two concepts. The theory that litigation must end is conceptually ex\ pressed by res judicata which confers something approaching absolute stability upon final judgments. Certainty in arriving at those judgments is pro-


A novel two stage cascading algorithm for fingerprint recognition is proposed combining minutiae based classifier with orientation based classifier. Fingerprint images are classified at the first stage by using the minutiae based method presented in this paper. At the second stage, there is a small probability in application that both the results of minutiae and orientation based matchers are utilized as inputs of the higher stage classification system. Experiments have been conducted on public database of fingerprint images and the results reveal that the approach described in this paper can achieve good performance with higher accuracy and better efficiency.


orthog orthogonalizes varlist and creates a new set of orthogonal variables newvarlist using a modified Gram-Schmidt procedure (Golub and Van Loan 1989). The order of the variables in varlist determines the orthogonalization.


— This paper describes the technical options and the use cases of the 4K Gateway technology for specialized distributions of various forms of HD, 4K and 3D videos for high quality projections on large screens. 4K Gateway can be used for transmissions of medical, cultural or sports events or for scientific collaboration. It is based on an FPGA design, which adds minimal internal latency (from 3 ms). It allows to transmit up to eight video channels in both directions. Based on available bandwidth, it can work in an uncompressed or compressed mode. For compression it uses a JPEG 2000 encoding and decoding core.


Tachyphylaxis to angiotensin in isolated guinea-pig aortic strips can be produced only by maximal doses, around 10-7 M and up, of peptide. The degree of tachyphylaxis was proportional to the concentration of angiotensin. The percent decrease from the initial maximal contraction was used as an index of tachyphylaxis. The response of aortic strips to norepinephrine was potentiated during tachyphylaxis. Exposure of a tachyphylactic strip to a large dose of norepinephrune (10-5 M) did not reverse tachyphylaxis to angiotensin. The onset of tachyphylaxia was significantly accelerated by pretreatment with phenoxybenzamine (3 x 10-5 M) or with tyramine (7 x 10-6 M) but not with phentolamune (2 x 10-6 M). Two-way cross tachyphylaxis between tyramine and angiotensin could not be observed. Only strips made tachyphylactic to angiotensin showed tachyphylaxis to tyramine (5.8 x 10-6 M) also, whereas the tyramine-tachy-phylactic strips were not tachyphylactic to angiotensin. The binding of 14C-angiotensin was significantly increased after tachyphylaxis. This was not due to a change in extracellular space since the binding of 3H-inulin was the same as in controls. These results suggest a possible induction of new receptive sites for angiotensin. The role of angiotensin receptors in the development of tachyphylaxis is discussed.


A new technology based on image processing the security system is gradually popularized and the elevator door edge detection technology is the front part of this system.This paper mainly use MATLAB to compare the Roberts operator,Sobel operator,Laplace operator,Prewitt operator,Canny operator several common edge detection technology method in the application of elevator door detection.The experimental results show that in contrast with all kinds of edge detection,Prewitt operator test method is more suitable for the elevator door edge detection.


Cytoplasmic and mitochondrial ribosomes were isolated from ovaries of Xenopus Zaeuis. Subunits prepared from these ribosomes have relatively low poly(U)-directed poly(Phe) synthesizing activity when tested separately, but regain at least 80% of the activity of the original ribosomes when mixed. Buoyant densities in analytical CsCl gradients and chemical measurements of RNA and protein content indicate that cytoplasmic large (1.626 g per cm3; 58% RNA) and small (1.553 g per cma; 507, RNA) subunits are less protein rich and contain a smaller mass of protein than mitochondrial large (1.447 g per cm3; 32 % RNA) and small (1.448 g per cm3; 20% RNA) subunits. We suggest that in comparison to 80 S cytoplasmic ribosomes, the lower sedimentation coefficient of 55 to 60 S mitochondrial ribosomes is due equally to their lower particle mass (3.5 uersus 4.0 x lo6 daltons) and to their lower density. Proteins extracted from separated subunits were fractionated and their number and molecular weights were estimated by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Proteins present in different subunits were compared by co-electrophoresis of trace amounts of l251labeled and stainable amounts of unlabeled proteins. Cytoplasmic large and small subunits contain 37 and 34 proteins, respectively; at least 65, but more likely all 71, of these proteins are distinct. Mitochondrial large and small subunits contain 40 and 44 proteins, respectively, at least 77, but more likely all 84, of these proteins are distinct. Cytoplasmic and mitochondrial ribosomal subunits share few, if any, of these 155 proteins. Xenopus mitochondrial DNA can encode at most onesixth of the mitochondrial ribosomal proteins. Therefore, most, if not all, mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are encoded by nuclear DNA.


A parallel sorting method which requires data partitioning is presented. The ability to partition the data into equal-size ordered subsets is essential in the sorting process. A data partitioning method by sampling is proposed. The complexity and the performance of the sorting and partitioning algorithm are analyzed. Storage bounds and the choice of parameters which determine the sampling size are also discussed. The analysis is developed for parallel sorting in a local network environment, with distributed data sets in secondary storage devices. 9 references.


According to rare historical documentation, this article systematically explores the actual seafaring trade in the great area covering China, Japan, and Southeast Asian regions, etc. at the beginning of the 17th century, specially the actual seafaring trade of business people from Guangzhou and Zhejiang of China. Description is also given from different perspectives of the kidnapping and reselling of Chinese by the Japanese, the Portuguese trade in Asia, the participation of the Chinese business people in Japan in the planning of Japanese overseas trade, etc., especially, the depositions of the Chinese and Japanese business people who drifted to the Korean Peninsula that were first published.All these are of great importance to the research on the overseas trade at the end of the Ming Dynasty.


A crucial day for the future of European research will be 26 November 2004. The European Council of Ministers (ECM), representing the 25 member states of the European Union (EU), will discuss whether and how the EU will support basic research in the years to come. Ultimately, the question of whether


Poster and resource for group 18. Resource can be found hosted at http://adam-thomas.co.uk/info2009. Jakob Forst Aungiers: firstname.lastname@example.com; Adam Thomas: email@example.com; Nathan Padoin: email@example.com; Antria Orfanidou: firstname.lastname@example.com


The nature of the active site of Chaetomium trilaterale β-xylosidase catalyzing the hydrolysis of β-d-glucopyranoside and β-d-xylopyranoside was investigated by kinetic methods. On experiments with mixed substrates, such as phenyl β-d-xylopyranoside and phenyl β-d-glucopyranoside, the kinetic features agreed very closely with those features theoretically predicted for a single active site of the same enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of these two kinds of substrates.Both the β-glucosidase and β-xylosidase activities were strongly inhibited by glucono-1,5-lactone and nojirimycin (5-amino-5-deoxy-d-glucopyranose). β-Xylosidase activity was inhibited non-competitively by the two inhibitors, but β-glucosidase activity was competitive. Methyl β-d-xylopyranoside, methyl β-d-glucopyranoside, 1-thiophenyl β-d-xylopyranoside, and 1-thiophenyl β-d-glucopyranoside poorly inhibited both activities. Methyl β-d-xylopyranoside inhibited the β-xylosidase activity competitively but the β-glucosidase activity was non-compet...


Attribute discretization is one of the basis pre-treatment methods for data stream mining. For the reason that the attribute discretization algorithm cannot be applied with the highspeed data stream directly, we firstly build a synopsis structure for data stream, then proposed an attribute discretization algorithm based on a synopsis structure, finally, the simulation experiment results show that the method has achieved the problem of data stream attribute discretization.


For β ≥ 1, the β-skeleton depth (SkDβ) of a query point q ∈ Rd with respect to a distribution function F on Rd is defined as the probability that q is contained within the β-skeleton influence region of a random pair of points from F . The β-skeleton depth of q ∈ Rd can also be defined with respect to a given data set S ⊆ Rd. In this case, computing the β-skeleton depth is based on counting all of the β-skeleton influence regions, obtained from pairs of points in S, that contain q. The β-skeleton depth introduces a family of depth functions that contains spherical depth and lens depth for β = 1 and β = 2, respectively. The straightforward algorithm for computing the β-skeleton depth in dimension d takes O(dn2). This complexity of computation is a significant advantage of using the β-skeleton depth in multivariate data analysis because unlike most other data depths, the time complexity of the β-skeleton depth grows linearly rather than exponentially in the dimension d. The main results of this paper include two algorithms. The first one is an optimal algorithm that takes Θ(n log n) for computing the planar spherical depth, and the second algorithm with the time complexity of O(n 3 2 + ) is for computing the planar β-skeleton depth, β > 1. By reducing the problem of Element Uniqueness, we prove that computing the β-skeleton depth requires Ω(n log n) time. Some geometric properties of β-skeleton depth are also investigated in this paper. These properties indicate that simplicial depth (SD) is linearly bounded by β-skeleton depth (in particular, SkDβ ≥ 23SD; β ≥ 1). To illustrate this relationship, the results of some experiments on random point sets are provided. In these experiments, the bounds of SphD ≥ 2SD and LD ≥ 1.2SphD are achieved.


Focal mechanisms are presented for thirteen earthquakes between Hindu Kush and Sumatra, including four shallow-focus events along the Himalayan mountain front and two events at intermediate depth beneath the Burmese mountains. All mechanisms are based on first-motion P- and S-wave data recorded by long-period instruments. The mechanisms along the Himalayan front confirm the existence of thrust faulting for which there is post-Mesozoic geologic evidence. Additional evidence for thrust faulting in central Asia comes from focal mechanisms based on other seismic data published recently by Russian investigators. The axis of minimum compression (the T axis) at intermediate depths beneath the Burmese mountains is oriented approximately down the dip of the seismic zone, as are T axes at intermediate depths in several other seismic zones. A mechanism solution consistent with strikeslip faulting and another consistent with normal faulting were derived from two shallow earthquakes in western China. One shallow earthquake within the Himalayas yielded a normal faulting mechanism, as did one event from the western margin and two events near the northern border of the Andaman Sea. Slip vectors consistent with underthrusting beneath the Himalayas have a nearly uniform north to northeasterly strike. This evidence, as well as the frequency of occurrence of large-magnitude earthquakes, suggests that seismic slip at shallow depths may account for the convergence between the Indian Ocean and the Eurasian plates along the Himalayan mountain front.


Studies were carried out in order to investigate the sensitivity of some thin films, to ultraviolet light, based on barium stearate and carbon nanotubes structures. A three – five monolayers structures were developed using the Langmuir – Blodgett technique onto ceramic substrate. Obtained Langmuir – Blodgett complex thin films shows sensitivity to ultra violet light radiation, taking into consideration the presence of carbon nanotubes that facilitates the charge carriers transport. Also the investigations performed, revealed the properties of carbon nanotubes and point out the fine chemistry of these materials. Based on this premise we proceed to investigate and characterize the photo – electrical behavior of the obtained structures.


112 Background: HER2 amplification is present in a subgroup of gastroesophageal cancers (GCs). HER2 inhibition with trastuzumab has shown to improve outcomes in advanced disease. Lapatinib ditosylate (LAP), a dual anti-EGFR and anti-HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitor with preclinical activity against GC, has been approved in HER2-positive breast cancer. We aimed to study the activity of LAP in HER2-amplified GC. Methods: Patients (pts) with HER2-positive (gene amplification or increased copy numbers based on predefined criteria) advanced GC were randomly allocated 1:1 to receive LAP 1250 mg per day 1-21 plus capecitabine (CAP) 2000mg/m² on days 1-14 of a 21-day cycle or LAP 1500 mg monotherapy day 1-21 after having failed on a platinum-based first-line therapy. HER2 status was assessed centrally. The primary endpoint was the objective response rate (ORR) as assessed by the investigator using RECIST 1.1 criteria. We aimed to include 38 pts per arm to show a response rate of >20% in either of the two arms. Resu...


We show that various factors can lead to an isotopic dependence of the penetration depth $\ensuremath{\delta}$. Nonadiabaticity (Jahn-Teller crossing) leads to the isotope effect of the charge-carrier concentration $n$ and, consequently, of $\ensuremath{\delta}$ in doped superconductors such as the cuprates. A general equation relating the isotope coefficients of ${T}_{c}$ and of $\ensuremath{\delta}$ is presented for London superconductors. We further show that the presence of magnetic impurities or a proximity contact also lead to an isotopic dependence of $\ensuremath{\delta}$; the isotope coefficient turns out to be temperature dependent, $\ensuremath{\beta}(T)$, in these cases. The existence of the isotope effect for the penetration depth is predicted for conventional as well as for high-temperature superconductors. Various experiments are proposed and/or discussed.


To control fluoride pollution from coal combustion,fly ash substituting for clay was selected as composition for the preparation of honeycomb briquette,and CaCO3 was used for calcium-based sorbent.The results indicate that fluoride pollution from honeycomb briquette combustion was effectively reduced by fly ash which substituted for clay,and the largest fluorine emission reduction rate is 39.8%.Light calcium carbonate could also effectively reduce fluoride pollution from honeycomb briquette combustion in which fly ash was used as the agglomerant,fixation rate of fluoride increased with the contents of light calcium carbonate increasing.In the experiments,the optimum proportions of coal: fly ash: CaCO3: clay was 80∶10∶10∶0,and fluoride fixation rate reached to 39%,the fluoride of emission reduction rate was 81.3%.Clay can improve the efficiency of CaCO3 fixed fluorine when honeycomb briquette with fly ash binder burning,when coal: fly ash:CaCO3:clay was 80∶2∶8∶10,and the fluoride retention rate was 38%.


The dactyl club of stomatopods is a biological hammer used to strike on hard-shell preys. To serve its function, the club must be imparted with a high tolerance against both contact stresses and fracture. While the contact mechanics of the club has been established, fracture toughness characterization has so far remained more elusive and semi-quantitative using nanoindentation fracture methods. Here, we used microcantilever fracture specimens with a chevron-notched crack geometry to quantitatively evaluate the fracture response of the impact region of dactyl clubs. The chevron-notched geometry was selected as it minimizes surface-related artefacts due to ion milling, and further allows to carry out fracture tests on samples free of pre-cracks with stable crack propagation even for brittle materials. Both linear elastic as well as elastic-plastic fracture mechanics methods, together with finite element modelling, were employed to analyse the fracture data. We find that crack-tip plastic dissipation is the main mechanism contributing to the fracture properties of the dactyl club material. Our study also suggests that the chevron-notched crack geometry is a suitable method to quantitatively assess the fracture toughness of hard biological materials.


Social diversity may affect health outcomes in situations when access to health care is limited for certain social groups. Although non-discriminatory access to healthcare service is one of the basic principles of medical ethics and health law, there are still debates regarding the implementation of this concept in practice. Barriers such as inadequate legal entitlements, language, different concepts of health and disease, socio-economic factors or attitudes of healthcare professionals can hinder equity in access to healthcare. The authors of contributions gathered in this volume analyze challenges in access to healthcare for various minority groups and propose possible solutions.

With contributions by
Prof. Dr. Pawel Łuków, Prof. Dr. Amir Muzur, Prof. Dr. Mojca Ramšak and Prof. Dr. Florian Steger.


With the development of social productive forces and science and technology,VR technology is growing demand in all kinds of fields.The research of virtual reality and VR software is of vital importance day by day.It analyzes the common function and features of virtual reality software,and compares the advantages and disadvantages of the VR software in order to provide reference for the man developing virtual reality systems.Based on this,it discusses the future of virtual reality software development in the end.


The aim of this paper is to describe a research design to investigate the network of the Enablers in Graubuenden, Switzerland. The Enablers are 44 representatives of organisations, inhabitants, opinion leaders and key persons of Graubuenden who intend to create a shared knowledge pool to foster future innovations and to develop a sustainable tourism economy in the region. The study's main aims are (1) to collect, document, organise and represent the shared knowledge of the 44 Enablers to make it intelligible and usable for the public in general as well as for managers in the Graubuenden tourism industry, and (2) to develop a framework of the generation of everyday knowledge analysing the Enablers' network structure.


A teaspoonful of honey, given alone or with a noncaffeinated liquid before bedtime, decreases cough frequency and severity while improving the sleep of parents and the child with acute cough.


It is uncertain whether immunoprophylaxis against RSV protects preterm babies with BPD against future respiratory problems. It is biologically plausible that it does, at least in some infants. https://bit.ly/3ikzwZD


The sensitivity of rats to the lethal and hepatotoxic effects of chloroform and retrorsine is not altered by feeding low protein or protein-free diets.

For retrorsine the lethal effect is not altered by injection of dicophane (DDT) to protein-depleted rats.

DDT and phenobarbitone increase the lethal and hepatotoxic effects of chloroform in stock or protein-depleted rats. It seems likely that chloroform requires metabolism to exert its toxic effects, but other factors such as liver fat are also determinants of toxicity.


Usually I am not interested in advertisements announcing "Evangelical musicals"; but it is election time and nothing happens without a reason. I proceed with my perusal of the ad and encounter what I had suspected: "Support: Luna for congressman and Almino for governor". The gymnasium is jammed with the faithful of the Assembly of God. As I arrive, the candidate for governor is just beginning his speech (the candidate for congress,apentecostal, musthavealready spoken). Almino's speech is the one typically made by a non-evangelical politician out to get evangelical votes: he extols himself as a religious man, commends believers on their work and stumbles along with the evangelical jargon. But it does not matter. At his side stands an elderly pastor who adds dramatic gestures to the candidate's speech and urges the faithful to back the would be governor's words with "halleluyahs" and "amens", Then the candidatewalksin the midst of the crowd; the elderly pastor preaches briefly and the choir begins to sing. To the rhythm of the vibrating melody, the young people sway their bodies. What kind if meeting is this? It's a "pentecostal showvention" (a neologtsm composed of showand convention, the latter referring to a pre-election campaign gathering). It all began with elections for the National Constituent Assembly in November 1986. Brazil was coming out of the longest, though not the toughest, Latin American military dictatorship to stand on the doctrine ofnational security. As the the military regime established in 1964 faded, the road was paved for a civilian president to take power in 1985


Two nonlinear identification methods are employed in this paper in an experimental comparative approach to generate dynamical models for a thermal-vacuum system. Used for space environment emulation and satellite qualification, a thermal-vacuum chamber presents highly nonlinear and time-delay characteristics. While, in the first nonlinear identification approach, Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) derive a Takagi-Sugeno fuzzy model, the second one was based on NARMAX polynomial identification technique. PSO is a stochastic global optimization technique that uses a population of particles, where the position and velocity of each particle represent a solution to the problem. It is employed as an auxiliary mechanism for finding out a T-S fuzzy model. The NARMAX polynomial identification technique uses a criterion called Error Reduction Ratio (ERR) computed by employing an orthogonal least squares method whose terms are selected in a forward-regression manner. Results indicate that both methods are feasible solutions for eliciting models from the available data.Copyright © 2006 by ASME


This paper details the decisions made by ACI Committee 318 to introduce strut-and-tie models into the 2002 ACI Code. Code statements concerning the layout of strut-and-tie models for design are reviewed. The format and values of the effective compression strength of struts are presented. The first step was to derive an effective compression strength which gave the same cross-sectional area and strength using Appendix A as required by another code for the same concrete strength and unfactored loads. The final selection of design values of the effective compression strength considered test results, values in the literature, values from other codes, and ACI Code design strengths for similar stress situations. A similar derivation of the effective compression strengths of nodal zones is summarized. Description of the geometry of nodal zones in code language proved difficult. Tie design is described, and requirements for nominal reinforcement are given. Nominal reinforcement is provided to add ductility, improve the possibility of redistribution of internal forces, and to control cracks at service loads.


A general susceptibility fitting function is here introduced to the mechanical relaxation research community. As an example the function is tested on high quality shear modulus data from the literature. Using this equation we find that time‐temperature‐superposition holds for the main relaxation of tripropylene glycol. The advantages compared to using a commonly used curve fitting function are discussed.


Glutinous rice was extruded by a single screw extruder for gelatinization. The degree of gelatinization(DG) was investigated with respect to three extrusion parameters including the moisture content and particle size of the raw material as well as extrusion temperature,and maximized by optimizing these three parameters using response surface methodology. The glutinous rice flour with a particle size of 100 mesh(0.147 mm) and a 31% moisture content exhibited the highest value of DG after extrusion at 155 ℃. High performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) analysis showed that the glutinous rice extruded under optimal conditions contained 17.21 mg/g xylose,99.99 mg/g glucose,48.64 mg/g sucrose,42.35 mg/g maltose and 18.96 mg/g maltotriose. Therefore,single screw extruder can be a promising alternative to traditional cooking for glutinous rice gelatinization.


This paper presents a novel approach to obtain an improved position signal from optical encoders. The approach is based on a two correction stages by identifying and correcting the systematic errors in a wide speed range of high-speed electrical motors. The experimental results underline the performance of the discussed methods.


The study offered a comparative analysis on climate features for the 1998 and 1999 flood seasons in Zhejiang Province.The results reveal that the two seasons differed significantly.Precipitation was unevenly distributed,both spatially and temporally.Temperatures were hith during the 1998 flood season due to the powerful El Nino effect progressively transforming into its cold phase along with a weakening of the subtropical high.In 1999,as La Nina persisted and the easterly subtropical high was weak,precipitation continued and temperatures were unusually cool.


Due to the high specific energy and good cycle ability, secondary lithium-ion batteries have been adapted as the main power source for portable electronics in the past two decades. Recently this technology has been extended into the fast growing electric vehicle market. However such application posts further needs of battery technology advancement, especially higher energy density to ectend the driving range of electric vehicles. The higher energy density in batteries can be achieved by improving specific capacity of active materials or by increasing the working potential of the cathode materials. Among various high-voltage cathode materials, the spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 has been investigated as a promising cathode material for Li-ion batteries with high energy density. In this paper, LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 / graphite and LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 / Li4Ti5O12 are manufactured as the 32131-type cells, which offer more practical and reliable cell data compared with laboratory size coin-cells. The cathode electrode composite is LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 : SP : KS-6 : PVDF = 91.0 : 3.5 : 1.0 : 4.5, and the two anode electrodes are Li4Ti5O12 : SP : KS-6 : PVDF = 90.0 : 4.0 : 1.0 : 5.0 and graphite : SP : CMC = 93.2 : 2.5 : 4.3, respectively. The cells are 7.5Ah(152 W·h/kg) for LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/graphite with N/P=1.1 and 5.5 A·h(81 W·h/kg) for LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Li4Ti5O12 with N/P=0.9. The capacity retention is 90.1% for LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 /graphite after 250 cycles with 0.5 C charge/discharge rate at room temperature. For LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 /Li4Ti5O12 cell, the capacity retention is 97.2% after 200 cycles with 1.0 C charge/1.5 C discharge rate at room temperature, the cycle performance is almost the same with LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Li half cell. Therefore, the difference of cycle performance seems to be depended on the anodes. The capacity fading of the LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/graphite can be explained by the impact of Mn dissolution, and active Li+ loss in the full-cell system through continuous SEI formation(electrolyte reduction) prompted by Mn reduced on the surface of graphite. LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Li4Ti5O12 cell whose capacity is limited by Li4Ti5O12 anode showed almost no SEI and has better cycling performance.


Abstract In this article, well-posedness for two types of bilevel vector equilibrium problems with variable domination structures are introduced and studied. With the help of cosmically upper continuity or Hausdorff upper semi-continuity for variable domination structures, sufficient and necessary conditions are given for such problems to be Levitin-Polyak (LP) well-posed and LP well-posedness in the generalized sense. As variable domination structure is a valid generalization of fixed one, the main results obtained in this article extend and develop some recent works in the literature.


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The invention relates to a stop disc (1) of a release bearing of a disconnect clutch. The surface (10) of the disc lying furthest away from the clutch exerts a pressure on an annular flange of a continuous bearing ring of the release bearing and the surface (3) lying nearest to the clutch exerts pressure on the spring-loaded lugs (2) of a disc spring and is held in a positive fit by means of retaining arms (7) and struts (9) running radially between the spring-loaded lugs (2). The aim of the invention is to improve the structural and wear resistance, in addition to the mounting and noise levels of the stop disc (1) and to enable a rapid self-centring of the release bearing. To achieve this, the stop disc (1) comprises a reinforced section (5) and retaining arms (7) that preferably consistof metal and the plastic of the stop disc (1) has a reinforcing, friction-reducing fraction. The surface (10) that is furthest away from the clutch and the surface of the annular flange that is preferably coated with plastic are equipped with micro-structures that facilitate the rapid formation of a positive-fit connection between said two surfaces.


This article presents a discussion of paint systems over aluminum substrates and the many applications in which that metal finds utility, focusing on the use and coating of aluminum within the general sphere of protective coatings. In the transportation industry, aluminum is used for lightweight automotive components, truck and trailer bodies, recreation vehicles, high-speed trains, and aircraft (air frame and skin as well as other structural parts). Aluminum has been used widely on rockets, missiles, and space vehicles. In ship building, the metal is used in the construction of a wide range of vessels from tiny, aluminum-hulled pleasure craft, to the superstructure of oceangoing liners. The range also includes numerous fishing vessels and warships. Maximum corrosion resistance is secured from the purest aluminum. For many engineering applications, because of its low strength, aluminum must be alloyed. All of these alloys have reduced corrosion resistance compared with the pure aluminum, although the magnesium alloys are better in this respect than are the others and are preferred for hulls on pleasure craft. High-strength alloys based on copper or zinc are less corrosion-resistant, but are favored in aircraft applications because of their strength. Aluminum surfaces to be coated must be cleaned and pretreated before priming. The most effective types of pretreatment employ chromate solutions. Historically, aluminum has been successfully coated after anodizing, conversion coating, or wash priming with a variety of coatings, most typically alkyds, phenolics, vinyls, and acrylics. Topcoats for aircraft are almost always aliphatic polyurethanes.


Based on analysis of heavy minerals,paleocurrent and clastic particles grading,the sediment of Yanchang section in Ordos Basin comes from two types of parent rock.One of the parent rock is Archaeozoic kataplayicolasegneiss and kataschist in Daqing mountain area.The second parent rock is neritopelagic detrital rock and pyroclastic rock of simian and palaeozoic.The all margin of Ordos Basin in Yanchang period supply provenance.Northern and southwestern are main province area from early period to middle period of Yanchang Formation.Southwestern becomes main provenance area because of its uplift in later period of Yanchang Formation.


OBJECTIVES: Patients with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and radiographic axSpA/ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have similar burden of disease; however, the potential influence of pain characteristics including the neuropathic pain (NeP) component has not been assessed yet. The aim of this study was first to assess frequency of NeP component in patients with axSpA and second to assess the potential influence of NeP on burden of disease.


Diamond discrete grids of spherical surface can meet the requirements of multi-scale spatial data modeling and analysis due to the advantages of simple structure and uniform directionality.This paper presents a new diamond discrete grid subdivision method for spherical surface with icosahedron.Firstly,the location of the icosahedron's vertexes on the spherical surface are determined according to the earth's major geographical features.Secondly,to solve the problem of grid convergence in poles,transformation relation between the latitude and longitude coordinates and 3DCartesian coordinates are created.Then,a recursive subdivision approach of spherical diamond discrete grids is provided,and the geometric deformation of subdivision result is analyzed in terms of cell area and cell axial ratio.Finally,the feasibility of the method proposed is verified.The experiment results show that our subdivision method can construct spherical diamond discrete grids with icosahedron effectively,of which the general geometric characteristics are much better than that of the diamond discrete grids with octahedron.


Mathematical models and numerical algorithms are explored for several technological challenges in physics, chemistry, aerothermodynamics, and evolution of dynamic systems in economics and weather forecast. Various mathematical concepts are examined to evaluate multifold integrals, dynamics of strange attractors, and solutions of differential equations with small parameters at the highest derivatives.


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In the Chuvash form of congenital polycythemia,[1][1] a homozygous germ-line VHL R200W mutation leads to impaired degradation of the α subunits of the hypoxia inducible transcription factors (HIF-1α and HIF-2α) and augmented hypoxic responses during normoxia including


The lattice of 216m long CANDLE storage ring (16 Double Bend Achromat cells) will contain 32 gradient dipole magnets, 80 quadrupole magnets of three types and two types of 64 sextupole magnets. Magnetic as well as mechanical design of those magnets has been performed relying on extensive world experience. Computer simulations and large volume of computations have been carried out to design magnets that conform to strict requirements.


Presence systems are widely used to get aware of other users' availability and willingness to communicate before actually contacting them. While early presence services offered only textbased communication and relied on the users to enter appropriate status descriptions, modern applications have evolved that integrate multi-media communication and facilitate automatic detection of status changes. To achieve this, unstructured data provided from various sources is aggregated and set into relation with user-specific context information. As most of the algorithms used for automatic status inference require extensive information acquisition to construct an initial rule set describing the user's habits and activities, several research groups have investigated mechanisms for transforming low-level sensor data into abstract presence descriptions. In this thesis, we enhance the sensor-fusion approach to aggregate abstract presence descriptions from multiple presence-zones a single user might be part of. We propose a vocabulary based on ECMAScript for controlling the aggregation process. With this language, users can specify how status update notifications generated by their personal presence sources should be aggregated at a presence server, and how this information should be published to subscribed watchers. The latter allows for explicitly choosing specific communication channels offered to a particular set of users. For example, the mobile phone might be offered as a means for communicating with family members while this media is not offered to any other group of subscribers. To prove the applicability of our approach in specific environments, we have implemented a presence server that supports the evaluation of presence aggregation scripts as defined in this thesis. In addition, the standardized presence format was extended by a set of attributes that describe the degrading exactness of presence values over time. Based on this information, a user's presence status can be calculated by a presence server even if no recent status updates have been received.


The Island Lake greenstone belt is composed of volcanic and volcanogenic sedimentary rocks of the Hayes River Group and sedimentary rocks of the Island Lake Group, all of which are intruded by various plutons. Field mapping and geochronological work in 2001 demonstrated that 1) the Hayes River Group in the western portion of the belt can be divided into lithologically and chronologically distinct structural panels that are correlated with those previously defined in the eastern portion of the belt; 2) there exists a distinct ca. 2728 Ma volcanic unit in the belt; and 3) the Island Lake Group is unconformable on the Bella Lake pluton. The mapping also led to a better definition of the location and nature of the Savage Island Shear Zone in the western part of the belt and the kinematics of the Chapin Bay Shear Zone in the area.


Citrus scab, caused by the fungus Elsinoë fawcettii, affects grapefruit, Temples, Murcotts, tangelos, and some other tangerine hybrids. There is no need to control citrus scab on processing fruit, except possibly on Temples, where severe early infection reduces fruit size. Reduction or elimination of foliage wetting on susceptible varieties during the active growth period of the fruit will decrease disease severity. This 2-page fact sheet is part of the 2019–2020 Florida Citrus Pest Management Guide. Written Megan M. Dewdney and published by the Plant Pathology Department, March 2019.
PP-146/CG020: 2022–2023 Florida Citrus Production Guide: Citrus Scab (ufl.edu)


Abstract The aim of this investigation is to determine the content of ten elements, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Zn, As, Cu, Se, and Cd, in pig feed, manure and earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris). Samples were collected during 2015 and 2017, on four pig farms in Serbia, and analyzed for elements by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. According to the mean concentrations, the elements show the following trends: Fe > Mn > Zn > Cr > Ni > Cu > Cd > Se > As > Co in monocalcium phosphate, Zn > Mn > Fe > Cu > Co > Cr > Ni > Se > As > Cd in vitamin-mineral premixes, Fe > Zn > Mn > Cu > Ni > Cr > Se > Co > As > Cd in complete feed, and Fe > Zn > Mn > Cu > Ni > Cr > Co > Se > Cd > As in pig manure. The obtained results show that monocalcium phosphate and vitamin-mineral premixes are the main source of Mn, Zn, and Fe in complete feed mixtures. The Cd concentration in one sample of monocalcium phosphate exceeds the maximum permissible level. Only one out of six investigated complete feed mixtures was in accordance with the national and EU regulations. The presence of Fe, Zn, and Mn in earthworms reflects their concentration in pig manure, but this is not noticed for Cr, Cu, Se, As, Ni, Co, and Cd.


Hybrid optimization methods are used to resolve reactive power optimization with discrete and continuous variables,by which the complementary characteristics of genetic and traditional optimization algorithms are utilized.Genetic operations(such as selection,crossover and mutation)are acted on discrete variables only.The genetic algorithms are used to make the global searches to the population.Before a new offspring is selected into the population,it must move to the local optimal point by using the traditional optimization methods to the continuous variables.To ensure the effects of the local optimization,a new optimization algorithm which is based on function transform and generalized inverse of matrices is used.The model of hybrid optimization algorithm is simplified and normal,which has the advantage of genetic algorithms which treated discrete variables conveniently and traditional optimization methods which calculated fast and steady.The practicability and effectiveness of algorithms are proved by case studies.


Rate-Splitting Multiple Access (RSMA) has recently found favour in the multi-antenna-aided wireless downlink, as a benefit of relaxing the accuracy of Channel State Information at the Transmitter (CSIT), while in achieving high spectral efficiency and providing security guarantees. These benefits are particularly important in high-velocity vehicular platoons since their high Doppler affects the estimation accuracy of the CSIT. To tackle this challenge, we propose an RSMA-based Internet of Vehicles (IoV) solution that jointly considers platoon control and FEderated Edge Learning (FEEL) in the downlink. Specifically, the proposed framework is designed for transmitting the unicast control messages within the IoV platoon, as well as for privacy-preserving FEEL-aided downlink Non-Orthogonal Unicasting and Multicasting (NOUM). Given this sophisticated framework, a multi-objective optimization problem is formulated to minimize both the latency of the FEEL downlink and the deviation of the vehicles within the platoon. To efficiently solve this problem, a Block Coordinate Descent (BCD) framework is developed for decoupling the main multi-objective problem into two sub-problems. Then, for solving these non-convex sub-problems, a Successive Convex Approximation (SCA) and Model Predictive Control (MPC) method is developed for solving the FEEL-based downlink problem and platoon control problem, respectively. Our simulation results show that the proposed RSMA-based IoV system outperforms both the popular Multi-User Linear Precoding (MU–LP) and the conventional Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) system. Finally, the BCD framework is shown to generate near-optimal solutions at reduced complexity.


Vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) are becoming promising and popular technologies in the recent intelligent transportation world. They are used to provide an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS), efficient Traffic Information System (TIS), and Life Safety. The mobility of the vehicles and the volatile nature of the connections in the network have made VANET vulnerable to many security threats. Black hole attack is one of the security threat in which node presents itself in such a way to the other vehicles that it has the freshest and the shortest path to the destination. Hence in this research paper an efficient approach for the detection and prevention of the Black hole attack in the Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANET) is presented. The proposed solution is implemented on AODV (Ad hoc On demand Distance Vector) routing protocol one of the most popular routing protocol for VANET. The proposed strategy can detect both the single and the Cooperative Black hole attacks in the early phase of route discovery. The simulation is carried on NS-2 and the results of the proposed scheme are compared to the fundamental DYMO routing protocol, this results are examined on various network performance metrics such as packet delivery ratio, throughput and end-to-end delay. The found results show the efficiency of the proposed method as the delivery ratio and end to end delay of the network does not deteriorate under a black hole attack.


Employee engagement is an issue of concern to all organizations and they adopt monetary as well as non monetary methods to achieve the same. This paper studies the impact of pay satisfaction and transformational leadership on employee engagement. Data was collected from 93 respondents across domains. Analysis of the findings showed that transformational leadership is a significant determinant of employee engagement. Transformational leadership was also found to be significantly related to pay satisfaction. Firms in today's competitive times are facing talent shortages due to demographic changes in the workforce. Therefore, retaining employees is becoming a key focus area as employee turnover can affect an organization due to the high costs associated with attrition. Organizations are adopting two broad measures to attract and retain talent. Namely, focusing on transactional strategies and attempting to induce employees by material rewards. Also, competitively increasing salaries are evidence of the fact that companies are trying to outdo each other in enticing employees through hefty pay packages. Organizations are also focusing on transformational strategies, such as developing a positive culture through exemplary leadership. Companies following this strategy often invest large sums of money in leadership development, training, and cultural transformation. Though organizations may pursue either of the strategies, there is no empirical evidence as to which strategy is more suitable to enhance organizational commitment and retention. Theory and Hypotheses Employee Engagement According to Markos and Sridevi (2010), employee engagement is one domain of human resource management that is intertwined with almost all aspects of managing human resources. The meaning at work has the potential to be a valuable way of bringing employers and employees closer together to the benefit of both where employees experience a sense of community, the space to be themselves and the opportunity to make a contribution. Employees want to work in the organizations where they find meaning at work. The author has also proven that employers now realize that by focusing on employee engagement, they can create more efficient and productive workforce. Swaminathan and Rajasekaran (2010) have equated employee engagement as follows: Motivation + Satisfaction + Effectiveness = Employee Engagement


Analytical and numerical methods are used to investigate the mechanism of water production in a highpermeability sandstone reservoir that has a capillary transition zone height comparable to formation thickness. Production rates are well above those for transition-zone water production alone. Consequently all wells are affected by coning shortly after the start of production. It is found that water cut is largely insensitive to total fluid production rate for the same recovery. The depth of well penetration and the effect of radial capillary pressure gradients are shown to be of secondary importance in these circumstances. The predictions are confirmed by the results of a long-term pilot production test.


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The lodging on FIR by Dy. S.P. Kaimur (Bihar) against her S.P. alleging rape on false promise of marriage and also another incident, whereby an assistant Professor of JNU lodged FIR against her research scholar for refusing to marry breaching his promise after physical relations, have aroused a heated debate among all. 'Rape' or 'Sexual assault' is one of the most serious crimes against individual and society. 'Rape' is usually known as the ravishment of women, with or without, her consent, having by force or fear or fraud, or the carnal exploitation of a woman. 'Consent' is one of most important ingredients of sexual exploitation. If a girl of tender age gives consent on being misled by the accused, then it is not a valid consent. Even a woman of easy virtue or a prostitute cannot be subjected to sexual inter course against her wishes because a woman is not a vunerable object to be exploited by everyone and anyone. 'Consent' given by a minor girl cannot be treated as a valid consent as she does not have the understanding of wrong done with her. Likewise, a mentally retarded girl cannot give her consent as she cannot distinguished between the right and the wrong and also did not understand the moral quality of the act. Conflicting opinion on the point of 'consent' is creating serious confusion in the mind of all concerned. Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that in case a girl has given consent on a false promise of marriage, then it would not be a valid consent. But Hon'ble Calcutta High Court and Bombay High Court has given a contrary opinion on the point. So, a concrete judicial opinion on the point is urgently needed, It would really be travesty of justice if the plea of rape of such educated and major woman is accepted who voluntarily enters into sex then cry of rape.