This paper studies axial flux permanent magnet synchronous motor as an in-wheel electric motor for its application in electric bicycle. Dual rotor axial flux motor is designed and analyzed with 3D finite element analysis using Ansys software. 3D finite element analysis is used instead of analytical approach and 2D finite element analysis to obtain more accurate results even though time consumption for simulation is more. For reducing simulation time, meshing strategy is applied is to refine the mesh in air gap region and relax the mesh in remaining regions for analysis. The characteristics of the motor showing good performance for gearless transmission is inferred from analysis. Ripple in the torque response shows the presence of harmonics in system which is confirmed from Fourier transform analysis of current and back emf.


Erwin began his career in physics during the last peaceful years of the Danube monarchy. Old Franz Josef still retained the respect and affection of the lower and upper classes among his subjects, but his control over the bourgeois politicians and their nationalistic tendencies began to falter. The Hungarian leaders consistently placed the privileges of the great Magyar landowners above all else, and extorted special concessions as the price of loyalty to the throne. The annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1908 created a large population of disaffected Slavs and Muslims in the southern borderlands. The K&K structure was becoming more unstable, and as for a radioactive atom, the question was not if but when it would disintegrate. Before the war The chief of the general staff, Franz Conrad, was a persistent warmonger, urging the emperor to embark upon 'preventive war', one year against Serbia, the next against Italy. At the end of 1911, he was dismissed, not so much for meddling in foreign policy as for his affair with a married woman, Gina Reininghaus, which offended the religious sensibilities of the old emperor. After a year in disfavor, he was called back, but soon thereafter Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne, was appointed General Inspector of all the Armed Forces. In May, 1913, the war machine was shaken by the revelation that Colonel Alfred Redl, one of the chiefs of military intelligence, was a Russian spy and a member of a homosexual coterie among the army officers. Since he had sold the Russians all the plans for a prospective eastern theater of war, a hasty revision of K&K strategy was required. Meanwhile, the two Balkan wars of 1912-1913 had left Serbia as a much stronger military force in the region. Even Conrad realized that it was now too late for preventive war. The musical, literary, and dramatic life of Vienna still made the city the cultural center of the German-speaking world, but this eminence was increasingly a creation of the Jews. In October, 1912, the Censorship prohibited the Wiener Deutsches Volkstheater from presenting Schnitzler's play Professor Bernhardi , which deals with antisemitism in the medical profession. Many Jews became converted to Christianity, and a few even to antisemitism.


In a screen printing unit including a rotary screen device, the rotary screen device has rotatably supported flanges, and a cylindrical screen supported by the flanges so as to be connected to an impression cylinder and provided with small holes on a peripheral surface thereof and a squeegee disposed inside the screen to abut on an inner peripheral surface of the screen and configured to supply special ink stored inside the screen from the small holes on the screen toward the impression cylinder. The rotary screen device includes a guard configured to be positioned between a gap of the impression cylinder and the screen when opposed to the gap and to movably support the squeegee through the screen.


This study examines whether outside directors factor in litigation costs for the firm while monitoring optimal disclosure policy. It investigates the association of management earnings forecast disclosure and the proportion of outside directors across two regimes with unequal litigation costs - U.S. and Canada. I find that the positive association between forecast frequency/precision and the proportion of outside directors is stronger in Canada. It suggests that outside directors are more likely to encourage disclosure in less litigious Canada. I also find that firm-level governance mechanisms such as outside directors and country-level litigation environment act as governance substitutes in determining unbiased forecasts. Specifically, the negative association between forecast bias and the proportion of outside directors is stronger in Canada. I also revisit the effect of legal regime on forecast disclosure in a non-U.S. context. Recent legislation has increased the likelihood of class-action lawsuits in Canada. The passage of these laws has decreased the precision in forecasts by Canadian firms.


Growth-hormone (GH) responses to the alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist clonidine were measured in 9 panic disorder patients, in 9 patients fulfilling DSM-III-R criteria for major depressive episode, and in 9 age- and sex-matched controls. GH responses to clonidine were not significantly different between the groups. The data do not agree with the assumption that blunted GH responses to clonidine represent a general feature of panic disorder or major depression.


ABSTRACT The Association of Research Libraries has published a number of important works based on surveys of its member libraries. Another survey, which was distributed widely through various listservs, received replies from non-ARL as well as ARL libraries. The responses reveal striking differences between the two categories. This paper analyses the data gleaned and suggests ways both to deal with unwanted gifts and to share informational wealth through exchange programs.


Since its first demonstration in the early 2000s, the exploration of gamma-ray spectrometry (GRS) applications as a geophysical tool in archaeology remains nascent. While intentional neutron activation, which requires a gamma-ray analysis, has seen increasing use as a geoforensics technique in archaeology, little or no research has been published concerning the possibility of GRS as an industrial archaeological tool for use in exploring nuclear sites or facilities where neutron activation and surface contamination may have already occurred. Consequently, the use of GRS as a geophysical tool for the archaeological investigation of abandoned or decommissioned nuclear facilities is proposed, demonstrated, and discussed using a case study from the Nevada Test Site Nuclear Rocket Development Station.


The invention provides a photovoltaic power generation system and control method. The photovoltaic power generation system comprises photovoltaic cells and an inversion device which is electrically connected with the photovoltaic cells and is used for converting direct currents generated by the photovoltaic cells to alternating currents, and further comprises a PID circuit, an insulation resistance detection device and a control unit. On the one hand, because first insulation resistance between the positive electrode of photovoltaic cells array and the ground and second insulation resistance between the negative electrode of the photovoltaic cell array and the ground are respectively detected by the insulation resistance detection device and faults can be detected before the whole photovoltaic power generation system operates, the photovoltaic power generation system solves the problem that safety can not be determined because the negative electrode is grounded, and accordingly the insulation state of a negative-electrode cable or the insulation state of a cell panel negative-electrode end can not be determined, and the cell electrodes is grounded and the PID phenomenon is successively eliminated on the other hand.


Data warehouse based decision support systems have been implemented in numerous organizations ranging from telecommunications and banking to retail. However, until now there hasn't been any attempt to implement such systems in nuclear power plants. This thesis contains an overview of data warehousing terminology and explains related technologies such as OLAP and data mining. Possible applications of those technologies in nuclear power plants are discussed, as well as their potential benefits. Also, two potential methodologies for implementing decision support systems in nuclear power plants are offered. Finally, data mining techniques were used to predict steam humidity at the entrance to turbine cycle, as well plugging of steam generator tubes. Those two examples were created in order to illustrate the potential for applying such techniques in nuclear power plants.


It discloses an apparatus and method of the ballast water treatment system (10). Ballast water treatment system (10) and a control system (30) and the ballast tank system (60). Control system (30) controls the concentration of the biological disinfectant in the ballast tank system (60). Furthermore, ballast water treatment system (10) can be carried out in vessels (9). Ballast water treatment system (10) includes a control system (30), with a biological disinfectant generating system (20), and a ballast tank system (60). The control system (30) controlling the concentration of biological disinfectant within the ballast tank system (60) by controlling the amount of biological disinfectant supplied from the organism disinfectant generating system (20) to the ballast tank system (60) can do. Further, a ballast water of a ship (9). A typical method, The ballast water is supplied, including treating the ballast water with chlorine dioxide.


Gradually potato's value is approved by people,as well as the potato output unceasing increase.the potato planter,digger and processing machines become to an important topic which every country should faces.In european and american areas,potato machinery has already formed industrial production.The hydraulic、electronic control and so on are applied to machinery which has realized automation and intellectualization to reduced the labor intensity very much.But in the domestic,it is also at the beginning development phase.Especially west and north of China areas develop and research potato machinery one after another to enhance potato output and economic efficiency.


Pain is currently assessed using subjective measurements, often not aligning with clinical symptoms. Therefore, objective pain level assessments, using minimally-invasive and molecular methods, are needed to assess disease activity and response to treatment in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. We report sophisticated quantitative biochemical "signatures" from the label-free hyperspectral imaging (HSI) of cartilage tissue for the characterization of molecular composition, structure and functional status. Further study on sinuvium tissue provides evidence that HSI could be used as a novel technique to delineate disease state. Additionally, HSI could be used to objectively separate individuals based on pain severity providing molecular correlates of pain.


A dynamic-voltage-adjustment method is proposed to reduce the power consumption of a flash memory storage system, depending on the system workload. The usefulness of the proposed method is demonstrated by a series of experiments with very encouraging results.


Abstract : Accurate seismic event location is key to monitoring the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) and is largely dependent on our understanding of the crust and mantle velocity structure. This is particularly challenging in aseismic regions, devoid of calibration data, which leads us to rely on a priori constraints on the velocities. We investigate our ability to improve seismic event location in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Former Soviet Union (ME/NA/FSU) by using a priori three-dimensional (3-D) velocity models in lieu of more commonly used one dimensional (1-D) models. Event locations based on 1-D models are often biased, as they do not account for significant travel-time variations that result from heterogeneous crust and mantle; it follows that 3-D velocity models have the potential to reduce this bias. Here, we develop a composite 3-D model for the ME/NA/FSU regions. This fully 3-D model is an amalgamation of studies ranging from seismic reflection to geophysical analogy. Our a priori model specifies geographic boundaries and velocity structures based on geology, tectonics, and seismicity and information taken from published literature, namely a global sediment thickness map of 1 deg resolution (Laske and Masters, 1997), a regionalized crustal model based on geology and tectonics (Sweeney and Walter, 1998; Bhattacharyya et al., 2000; Walter et al., 2000), and regionalized upper mantle (RUM) models developed from teleseismic travel times (Gudmundsson and Sambridge, 1998). The components of this model were chosen for the complementary structures they provide. The 1 deg sediment map and regionalized crustal model provide detailed structures and boundaries not available in the more coarse 5 deg models used for global-scale studies. The RUM models offer improved resolution over global tomography, most notably above depths of 300 km where heterogeneity is greatest; however, we plan to test other published upper mantle models of both P- and S-wave veloc


Objective To observe the effect of Ulinastatin acute lung injury.Methods Select 60 patients with traumatic acute lung injury patients were randomly divided into treatment group Ulinastatin(n = 30) and the control group(n = 30),Ulinastatin treatment group in conventional treatment on the basis of intravenous drip Ulinastatin 200000U,every 12 hours once,continuous application 5 days,observed the clinical curative effect of two groups,specific observed before and after treatment ventilatory frequency(RR),oxygen and index(PaO2 /FiO2),oxygen partial pressure(PO2),carbon dioxide points pressure(PCO2) and C-reactive protein level changes.Results Ulinastatin treatment group and control group before therapy each index compared with control group no difference.After the treatment of Ulinastatin treatment group C-reactive protein level was dropped the control group(P 0.05),had Ulinastatin treatment group(RR) after breathing,oxygen and index(PaO2 /FiO2),oxygen partial pressure(PO2),carbon dioxide points and PCO2 pressure difference was statistically significant(P 0.05).Conclusion Ulinastatin1 can suppress the inflammation of generation,acute lung injury early treatment has obvious effect,application of acute lung injury prognosis is improved.


Driving a vehicle is a task in which the environment and the situation are changing in real time. The driver controls the vehicle on the road and manages spatial distance to a preceding vehicle, pedestrians, or other stationary or moving obstacles, while travelling from an origin to a destination. The driver must pay attention to objects around the vehicle in addition to the road environment (e.g. road alignment, traffic signals, and traffic signs). The result may be a high workload for the driver.


This project report describes a collaborative effort between librarians, staff, local journalists and students at Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) to provide a venue for a discussion about 'fake news'. Post-event questionnaire results are analysed to explore what students learned as a result of attending the event as well as student perceptions of their own understanding and ownership of the roles that they can play in the information cycle.


Gender disparity still exists in India. Being born as women in the Indian society one has to face gender discrimination at all levels. At the household level females are confined to the bounds of their household chores, raising children and looking after families, irrespective of her education degrees or her job profile. The impact of perceived familial gender discrimination can be significant during early adolescence, as this is a critical period for the development of ethnic identity and gender intensification. What the woman will experience at the age of 21 years of age does not obviously begin then, but at the time of her birth and even prior to that as foetus. Gender discrimination and inferior status combine to cause the most suffering to the victims, both quantitatively and qualitatively; although this suffering may often go unnoticed and unrecognized. Thus, we see that the girls, on the one hand are asked to walk according to the changing circumstances by the reformists, but at the same time emphasis is laid on the practice of traditions and culture too. Therefore, she finds herself in a dilemma whether she should fight against gender discrimination or follow the culture that practice discrimination. Thus in this age of storm and stress, these dilemmas cause a change in her adjustment level. These findings suggest that parents' cultural orientations and values related to gender can serve as protective and vulnerability factors in the associations between adolescents' perceived discrimination and their adjustment.


Italicized page numbers indicate where decisions are excerpted or cases discussed at length. Abbreviations: ACHPR, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights; BCC, Belgian Cour de cassation; BVerfG (Bundesverfassungsgerich) Federal Constitutional Court of Ger many; ECHR, European Court of Human Rights; ECJ, Court of Justice of the European Communities; lACHR, Inter-American Court of Human Rights; ICC, International Criminal Court; ICSID, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes; ICJ, International Court of Justice; ICTY, International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; NMT, Nuremberg Military Tribunals; PCIJ, Permanent Court of International Justice; STS, Spanish Tribunal Supremo; TGI de Nimes, Tribunal de Grande Instance de Nimes; UKHoL, United Kingdom House of Lords; UKSC, United Kingdom Supreme Court; USCA, U.S Court of Appeals; USSC, U.S. Supreme Court; WTOAB, World Trade Organization Appellate Board; W TO Panel, World Trade Organization Dispute Settlement Panel


In order to enhance HF radar angle resolution, and overcome target RCS scintillations, we adopt the transmitting and receiving antennas sparse deployment under bistatic pattern, the element intervals far less than range from the target to transmitters and receiver, the transmitters emit multi-carrier frequencies. In this paper, we apply CVX theory to solve the optimal weights of each element at different frequency, take advantage of multi-carrier frequency signal phase changing offset the side lobe each other. The beampattern has better angle resolution, and achieves lower side lobe. In the end, we analyze that the different frequency echo amplitude and phase impact side lobe and direction errors


Abstract The health of poultry is closely related to how the animals are raised, and the gut microbiota plays a key role in the fulfillment of their productive potential. Lactobacillus spp. are bacteria present in the natural microbiota of poultry that, when employed as probiotic agents, should present several characteristics. This study aims at performing the in vitro probiotic isolation and characterization of Lactobacillus spp. Isolates were obtained from ceca content of healthy turkeys through the isolation and identification of morphological, molecular, and physiologic characteristics. They were identified through Gram staining, catalase and hydrogen peroxide production tests, gas production tests during glucose fermentation, and hydrogen sulfide production during the triple sugar iron test. The samples were identified molecularly through polymerase chain reaction tests and were subjected to genetic sequencing. The assessment of the probiotic potential was conducted through artificial gastric juice tolerance and bile salt tolerance tests. A hydrophobicity test was used as an indirect method of assessing an isolate's probable ability to adhere to the intestinal mucosa. In addition, other analyses were performed, such as multiplication potential tests, Salmonella Heildelberg antagonism assays, hydrogen peroxide production tests, and antibiograms, as well as an assessment of the genes responsible for resistance to antimicrobial agents in Integron C. In conclusion, we identified, through morphologic, physiologic, pathogen antagonism, and antimicrobial resistance tests, 11 strains of Lactobacillus spp. belonging to species L. reuteri (9), L. johnsonii (1), and L. frumenti (1) that showed potential as probiotic candidates for in vivo application.


Satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) require omnidirectional antennas on vehicles, which are defined by given specifications. This paper clearly shows differences between the antenna performance as measured in an anechoic chamber and as measured on the final mounting position on the vehicle. The vehicle environment mainly determines the radiation of the antenna and often causes a severe degradation, of course dependent of the mounting location on the vehicle.


The question central to this research is how people maintain equilibrium between their moral ideals and recollected discrepant behaviour. This common phenomenon is considered from the perspective of moral psychology. It is carried out in the context of a faith community, and at points draws on concepts and findings from the field of psychology of religion. It forms part of a longer standing practical theology project on the part of the author, and takes place in the context of wider research into moral dissonance. This is real world research. The principal data come from the transcriptions of semi-structured interviews with 56 people of good standing in Anglican churches in South West England. The central research question was approached obliquely, in the context of the articulation of each participant's own moral ideals. The data-set was analysed using Thematic Analysis. The work is informed by a preparatory exercise in self reflection undertaken through a seminar with colleagues. It draws upon the author's earlier research with chaotic heroin addicts in Pakistan. Recently moral psychology has explored actual choices as well as hypothetical dilemmas, and common behaviour such as lying and cheating as well as serious events such as violent crime. The thesis adds to knowledge by focusing on the issue of recollection of behaviour of light moral gravity, and the construction of a framework for moral psychology which has received some preliminary road testing by application to the analysis of moral choices as remembered by real people. This is particularly relevant to faith communities, where the morality of behaviour is an aspect of shared identity. The study suggests three ways in which people maintain moral equilibrium, which are labelled, Change & Commitment, Engagement & Environment, and Self-Identity & Emotional Disposition, linked to the moral perspectives Moral ideals and recollected discrepant behaviour 3 of Deontology, Utilitarianism, and Character-Ethics, and highlighting internal divisions within the person. These divisions were, respectively, past/present/future, internality/externality, and actual/ideal. Moral ideals and recollected discrepant behaviour 4 SCRIPTURAL QUOTATIONS All bible verses quoted in this thesis are from the New International Version (NIV). Moral ideals and recollected discrepant behaviour 5 COPYRIGHT This copy has been supplied on the understanding that it is copyright material and that no quotation from the thesis may be published without proper


The feasibility of constructing 2D IR correlation spectra from nonsinusoidally varying transient spectral data is demonstrated by using time-dependent compositional changes induced by the selective loss of volatile components from a model system consisting of polystyrene, methyl ethyl ketone, and perdeuterated toluene. The capability of producing 2D IR spectra from transient data will be especially useful in analyzing complex time-dependent processes, such as multistage chemical reactions.


The invention discloses a U-shaped frame for a deflection test of a bending test of a wood structural beam. The U-shaped frame is characterized in that a downward-concave trapezoid structure is arranged at the middle along the length direction of the U-shaped frame; two positioning holes are formed in two ends of the U-shaped frame; and the total length of the U-shaped frame is 300-12000mm. The U-shaped frame has the advantages of simple structure, convenience for operation, uniformity and standard in distribution of measuring points and accuracy and stability in data determination; and the U-shaped frame is made of light metal section and the aims of simplifying operation procedures of the test and realizing convenience, quickness, standard and accuracy are achieved.


SUMMARY The robust and reliable identification of fungi underpins virtually everyelementofplantpathology,fromdiseasediagnosistostudies of biology, management/control, quarantine and, even more recently,comparative genomics.Most plant diseases are caused by fungi, typically pleomorphic organisms, for which the taxonomy and,in particular,a dual nomenclature system have frustrated and confused practitioners of plant pathology.The emergence of DNA sequencinghasrevealedcryptictaxaandrevolutionizedourunderstanding of relationships in the fungi.The impacts on plant pathology at every level are already immense and will continue to grow rapidly as new DNA sequencing technologies continue to emerge. DNA sequence comparisons, used to resolve a dual nomenclature problem for the first time only 19 years ago,have made it possible to approach a natural classification for the fungi and to abandon the confusing dual nomenclature system. The journey to a one fungus,onenametaxonomicrealityhasbeenlongandarduous,but its time has come. This will inevitably have a positive impact on plant pathology, plant pathologists and future students of this hugely important discipline on which the world depends for food security and plant health in general. This contemporary review highlights the problems of a dual nomenclature, especially its impact on plant pathogenic fungi, and charts the road to a one fungus, one name system that is rapidly drawing near.


The methods of image identifi cation of lyric self in poetry of Olena Teliha and Petro Skunts` have been
compared in the article. The lyric characters' values in the poetic world of both artists, some of the stylistic and conceptual
similarities and differences in the literary work of these creative individuals have been determined. Being distant fi gures in the
literary world, they are bound by the discourse of national traditions.
Key words: Olena Teliha, Petro Skunc`, identifi cation of the lyric self, autometaphor, comparative context.


ABSTRAcr. Let K be a knot in S3, G _ WI(S3 -K), n = number of prime factors of K, r(G) = number of topologically different knot-complements with group G and K(G) number of distinct knot types with group G. THEOREM. If K is prime, then r(G) 2, then P(G) K(G) 2, the bound 2'-' is the best possible. For K prime, we still have the conjecture P(G) K(G) 1. If K is a cable-knot, then K(G) < 2.


Far less than the frequency of Dao and De,the number of Xin in Laozi's works was no more than 10.However,Xin was the most basic and important element in the nature philosophy of Laozi.Wu Xin,i.e.,heartless,proposed by Laozi,among his other expressions ending with-less means that monomania will deviate people's behavior from the normal human nature;Wu Xin guarantees that creatures in the world live in favorable environment and helps create a environment agreeable to natures of individuals.Only the most favorite environment can ensure that creatures in the world including human being develop to the fullest extent.The history of human civilization is providing evidence for this.


Privatization is a popular strategy for restructuring the national economies of advanced and advancing countries. This strategy centers on promoting the forces of the free market system by transforming state‐owned enterprises into private companies and changing their ownership and management systems. These changes can alter organizational cultures and promote risk‐taking, innovation and entrepreneurship. This article examines the contributions of privatization to entrepreneurship in new ventures and established companies, outlines factors that can limit entreprenurial gains from national privatization programs, and discusses the implications of entrepreneurial changes that occur following privatization for global competitiveness.


Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) is an important oxygen ion conducting solid electrolyte. YSZ is used in oxygen sensors, oxygen pumps, and fuel cells. Perovskite-type oxides of general formula ABO3 are also of fundamental significance due to their electrical and electro-optical properties. SrZrO3 is a promising material- for application as protonic conductor. in this paper, we present electron microscopy analysis of the formation of SrZrO3 nano-particles in the top surface of YSZ single crystal after ion implantation. These results demonstrate a unique process for obtaining mixed-conducting oxides in the surface layer of YSZ. in addition, it is important to study the behavior of strontium in YSZ because of the potential application of YSZ as an inert fuel matrix for "burning" excess plutonium in nuclear reactors. 400 keV strontium ions have been implanted into YSZ at room temperature to a fluence of lxl021 ions/m2.


As a member of the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine (MILMED COE) I had the privilege to join CDR Katherine Noel, MILMED COE Department Head, in representing our organization at the 2019 AMSUS annual meeting in Washington DC. AMSUS is the Society of US Federal Health Professionals serving as a communication platform for the advancement for health professionals in all federal health agencies including Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, as well as other nations. AMSUS is a non-profit member-based educational and professional development association, giving voice to federal health professionals and sponsoring interagency healthcare collaboration. Members, invitees and other participants meet once a year to share experiences, outline future perspectives and coordinate efforts in healthcare within USA and among their partner nations.


: Cloud computing is a technology in which users can share and process the stored data via internet on demand. In cloud data centre, users are provided with cloud computing and storage through which we can process and store the data. Effectiveness and Efficiency can be achieved when sharing the resources in cloud computing over the network. Cloud computing runs faster with improved manageability and less maintenance and make the enterprises to get their application up. Cloud users are provided with pay as you go method so that, they need to pay only for what they have used thus, this method is cost effective. Various protocols like power management and data dissemination are used for designing the Wireless Sensor Network which has small nodes of sensors with the communication capabilities. We can easily transmit the data from one node to another node through wireless media with different protocols using Wireless Sensor Network. In this paper we are taking survey on the advantages of combination of cloud computing and Wireless Sensor Networks. With these two technologies different applications can be developed, the Wireless Sensor Networks are a technique used for the transmission of data from one node to another node with the help of wireless method. In cloud, using internet users can process and store the data in the third party system and it is accessed from everywhere in the world and basic system are used to access the internet networks. Data will be secured and safe in the cloud and also the data from Wireless Sensor Networks will get processed and stored in the cloud environment.


In the 1996-97 dry season, a rice caseworm (Nymphula depunctalis (Guenee)) outbreak occurred at the Co Do rice-fish experimental station, Can Tho province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam. A polyculture of Thai silver barb, common carp and Nile tilapia was able to reduce the number of rice caseworm larvae (P< 0.001) by at least 93%. As a result, the number of rice caseworm adults (P< 0.001) and the percentage of damaged rice leaves (P< 0.001) were also reduced compared with rice fields without introduced fish. As the pest reduction did not differ in fields with high and low seeding densities, it was concluded that the access of fish into the rice field was not severely hampered by high rice seeding densities. The presence of fish or rice caseworms had no effect on the rice yield. The broader acceptance of rice-fish culture could lead to a reduction of the number of pesticide sprays used against highly visible defoliators like the rice caseworm. This would enforce the concept that rice-fish culture and integrated pe...


Time-frequency (TF) signal features are widely used in specific emitter identification (SEI) which commonly arises in many applications, especially for radar signals. Due to data scale and algorithm complexity, it is difficult to obtain an informative representation for SEI with existing TF features. In this paper, a feature extraction method is proposed based on synchrosqueezing transform (SST). The SST feature has an equivalent dimension to Fourier transform, and retains the most relevant information of the signal, leading to on average approximately 20 percent improvement in SEI for complex frequency modulation signals compared with existing handcrafted features. Numerous results demonstrate that the synchrosqueezing TF feature can offer a better recognition accuracy, especially for the signals with intricate time-varying information. Moreover, a linear relevance propagation algorithm is employed to attest to the SST feature importance from the perspective of deep learning.


Eggs are good candidates to be employed as functional food and to provide people with bioactive compounds such as n-3 PUFAs. However, in most cases, development of eggs with high content of n-3 PUFAs was carried out by modifying the hens' feed. In the present work, egg-derived sticks with high content of n-3 PUFAs were technologically developed through addition of three different sources of n-3 PUFAs: linseed oil, fish oil and microalgae oil. The developed products were compared to conventional egg-derived products for their proximate composition, fatty acid profile, colour and consumer acceptability. Additionally, lipid oxidation was investigated after 30 days of frozen storage. Nutritional composition, colour parameters and consumer acceptability revealed that egg-derived product obtained by addition of linseed oil was the most adequate. Egg-derived functional foods developed by technological methods are viable and could be considered as an interesting alternative, especially for catering companies.


Energy demand from the last decade combined with the requirement of lowering pollutant emissions, created the need to harvest energy which normally is not used. Some of the harvesting elements are thermoelectric generators which have become used nowadays. The purpose of this study is to use thermoelectric generators, to capitalize heat release in nature by an air conditioning system. An experimental study was concluded and the mean temperature difference Δt between the hot and cold source was 70°C. According to a chosen thermoelectric module, the energy produced at this Δt is around 1.85W.


A simple means is deduced for determining conditions for secondary particle formation in emulsion polymerization systems in systems where the amount of added surfactant is below the cmc. A new radical formed from initiator in the aqueous phase will undergo some polymerization with aqueous-phase monomer, but must have three possible eventual fates: aqueous-phase termination, entry into a pre-existing particle, or creation of a new particle. The means for determining the onset and extent of secondary nucleation is to modify HUFT theory to take into account a successful model for entry [Macromolecules, 24, 1629 (1991)] which states that entry occurs if and only if the aqueous-phase radical has achieved a critical degree of polymerization z. Particle formation below the cmc is by homogeneous/coagulative nucleation which (if coagulation is ignored) gives an upper bound to the rate of formation of precursor particles; these are of a degree of polymerization j(crit) > z. The resulting equations are readily solved, and require only a knowledge of the aqueous-phase propagation and termination rate coefficients (the latter is very high: ca. 10(9) dm(3) mol(-1) s(-1) for termination between the very small radicals), z and j(crit). Easily applied means are given for estimating all these quantities. The treatment gives good accord with experimentally observed conditions for the onset of secondary nucleation in low-surfactant systems (including taking in situ micellization into account).


ABSTRACT A thermodynamic model of a steady-flow endoreversible Lenoir heat engine cycle (a 'three-point' cycle) coupled with constant-temperature heat reservoirs is established in this paper by using finite-time thermodynamic theory. The cycle consists of one isochoric heating branch, one adiabatic expansion branch and one isobaric cooling branch. A mathematical approach based on the finite-time thermodynamic is proposed to obtain thermal efficiency, the output power and the entropy generation rate throughout the Lenoir system. In this study, an irreversible Lenoir engine is analysed thermodynamically in order to optimise its performance. In this regard, the optimal values of the ecological coefficient of performance and dimensionless thermo-economic objective functions of the Lenoir heat engine are determined. Multi-objective evolutionary algorithms based on Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II algorithm is applied to the aforementioned system for calculating the optimal values of decision variables. Decision variables considered in this paper include the ratio of fluid temperature (), the effectiveness of the cold-side heat exchanger, the effectiveness of the hot-side heat exchanger, the temperature of state 1 and relative investment cost parameter of the hot-side heat exchanger. Moreover, Pareto optimal frontier is applied and an ultimate optimal answer is chosen via three competent decision-making approaches comprising Linear Programming Technique for Multidimensional Analysis of Preference, fuzzy Bellman-Zadeh and Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution.


Cloud computing environments are now widely available and are being increasingly utilized for technical computing. They are also being touted for high‐performance computing (HPC) applications in science and engineering. For example, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) Services offers specialized Cluster Compute instance types to run HPC applications. In this paper, we compare the performance characteristics of two Amazon EC2 HPC instance types with that of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Pleiades supercomputer, an SGI® ICE™ cluster. For this study, we utilized the HPC Challenge kernels and the NAS Parallel Benchmarks along with four full‐scale applications from the repertoire of codes that are being used by NASA scientists and engineers. We compare the total runtime of these codes for varying number of cores. We also break out the computation and communication times for a subset of these applications to explore the effect of interconnect differences on the two systems. In general, the single node performance of the two platforms is equivalent. However, for most of the codes when scaling to larger core counts, the performance of the EC2 HPC instances generally lags that of Pleiades because of worse network performance of the former. In addition to analyzing application performance, we also briefly touch upon the overhead due to virtualization and the usability of cloud environments such as Amazon EC2. Published 2013. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the U.S.A.


Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) is one of the protein rich pulse crop of the semi-arid tropics, grown predominantly under rainfed conditions. It improves soil conditions through addition of leaf fall and its deep and strong root system breaks the plough pans and improves the soil structure. Hence, it is often called a "biological plough". In India, pigeonpea occupies an area of about 3.47 million ha with a total production of 2.55 million tonnes, with an average productivity of 711 kg ha -1 (Sujatha and Babalad, 2018). Pigeonpea is largely grown in Northern parts of Karnataka, especially in Kalburgi, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 8 Number 12 (2019) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com

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Let $f$ be an unknown function in $\mathbb R^2$, and $f_\epsilon$ be its reconstruction from discrete Radon transform data, where $\epsilon$ is the data sampling rate. We study the resolution of reconstruction when $f$ has a jump discontinuity along a nonsmooth curve $\mathcal S_\epsilon$. The assumptions are that (a) $\mathcal S_\epsilon$ is an $O(\epsilon)$-size perturbation of a smooth curve $\mathcal S$, and (b) $\mathcal S_\epsilon$ is Holder continuous with some exponent $\gamma\in(0,1]$. We compute the Discrete Transition Behavior (or, DTB) defined as the limit $\text{DTB}(\check x):=\lim_{\epsilon\to0}f_\epsilon(x_0+\epsilon\check x)$, where $x_0$ is generic. We illustrate the DTB by two sets of numerical experiments. In the first set, the perturbation is a smooth, rapidly oscillating sinusoid, and in the second - a fractal curve. The experiments reveal that the match between the DTB and reconstruction is worse as $\mathcal S_\epsilon$ gets more rough. This is in agreement with the proof of the DTB, which suggests that the rate of convergence to the limit is $O(\epsilon^{\gamma/2})$. We then propose a new DTB, which exhibits an excellent agreement with reconstructions. Investigation of this phenomenon requires computing the rate of convergence for the new DTB. This, in turn, requires completely new approaches. We obtain a partial result along these lines and formulate a conjecture that the rate of convergence of the new DTB is $O(\epsilon^{1/2}\ln(1/\epsilon))$.


A xanthan-degrading enzyme was prepared from Xanthan-degrading bacteria Paenibacillus lautus XD2-8,and its enzymological characteristics were preliminarily studied as well in this paper.The results showed that the optimum temperature is at 35 ℃,the optimum pH is 6.0 and the optimum substrate concentration is 5 g/L.Glucose has an inhibitory action on the enzymatic reaction,and the action was enhanced with the increase of glucose concentration.


It is with some trepidation that I assume the editorship of the Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA). I know I have some big shoes to fill. The JMLA has an illustrious history, of course, stretching back to its days as the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. Edited by such professional luminaries as Marcia C. Noyes and Estelle Brodman, the Bulletin and now its successor, the JMLA, have been hallmarks of the professions' commitment to developing excellent information services based on an ever-expanding knowledgebase.


A descriptive bibliographical list of Czech translations and
adaptations of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
and Through the Looking-Glass. It was compiled as part of a
book of translation checklists, the third volume of the output
of an international project mapping the translations of Alice
into all languages.


Background:  Rhabdomyolysis is a post-operative complication resulting from skeletal muscle injury during the surgery.  The true incidence of rhabdomyolysis in laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy is unknown due to a paucity of evidence in the literature. Rhabdomyolysis can have serious short-term and long-term consequences for the living kidney donors. There have been a number of risk factors identified that may increase the risk of rhabdomyolysis.
Materials and Methods: Our program has offered a hand assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy approach for our donors since 2001.We have performed 209 kidney transplants using this approach.  The institution's database was searched for postoperative complications. Three donor patients with post-operative rhabdomyolysis were identified.
Results: All three patients were young healthy males.  The operative times were all greater than four hours.  Fortunately, all three patients were recognized early and received treatment promptly.  Dialysis was not required and no long-term renal dysfunction occurred.
Conclusion:  Rhabdomyolysis is an uncommon post-operative complication following hand assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy.  We have a high index of suspicion for rhabdomyolysis to promptly recognize this rare but potentially serious complication after any operation lasting greater than 4 hours.  Creatinine Kinase levels have been implemented at our centre for all living kidney donors.
Journal of Surgical Sciences (2015) Vol. 19 (2) : 44-47


Gasification can be employed to convert dilute biomass energy source in to gaseous products holding concentrated form of energy. A practical design of a pilot scale fluidized bed gasifier was developed in order to exploit the energy values of rice husk. The chemical composition, heating value, mean particle diameter, solid and bulk densities were obtained in characterization tests. These data along with the theoretical information available in literature were used for designing the gasifier. Out of the four feedstocks considered rice husk was selected as fuel. The gasifier has a reaction chamber of diameter 0.15 meter and an overall height of 1.45 meter, which is intended to produce a power of 7.5 kilowatt.


Current evidence indicates that the practice of drone brood removal is an effective measure of varroa mite control when combined with chemical treatment as part of an Integrated Pest Management strategy. This has led to a widespread adoption of the method in Denmark and other European countries. Recently, there has been growing interest in the value of insects as a sustainable and highly nutritious food item. To examine the potential use of drone brood as a food source on a commercial scale, we gathered data from nine Danish apiaries. The weight of drone brood comb removed from each colony was recorded and from one apiary, the edible biomass was determined. The total weight of the drone brood comb removed from each colony over the season was highly variable ranging from 0.184 kg to 4.035 kg with an average of 1.776 kg and the average total drone brood biomass extracted was 1.064 kg per colony. We conclude that, with a potential 80 tonnes of available biomass nationally, drone brood could be used as a food product within a specialized niche market and foster sustainable beekeeping.


We have studied the characteristics of the circular hydraulic jump using liquid helium. Surprisingly, the radius of the jump does not change at the superfluid transition. We think that the flow is still dissipative below the lambda point because the velocity exceeds the critical one. The jump radius Rj is compared with various models. In our parameter range, we find that the jump can be treated as a shock, and that capillary effects are important. Below the superfluid transition, we observed a standing capillary wave between the impact of the jet and the jump. Assuming that the superfluid flow can be described with an effective viscosity, we calculate the wave vector and thus obtain the value of the liquid thickness, which is in reasonable agreement with predictions. However, the spatial variation of the wave amplitude depends much more strongly on temperature than we calculate. r 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. PACS: 47.35+i; 47.15.Fe; 47.37.+q; 67.40.Bz


The catalytic activity of quaternary ammonium salts (QAS), whose cation and anion structures are different, and the mechanism of catalytic two-phase dehydrochlorination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are studied. Under phase-transfer conditions, dehydrochlorination of PVC is shown to proceed at the interface via an ionic mechanism in the presence of quaternary ammonium salts. The catalytic activity of QAS is governed by both the cation lipophilicity and the anion nature and increases as alcohols are introduced into the reaction mixture. The alcohol nature does not influence the extent of the reaction completion, but it does effect the supermolecular structure of the polyacetylene synthesized.


BACKGROUND
This study aimed to show whether it is necessary to hospitalize pregnant women who have been involved in traffic accidents.

METHODS
Patients at a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, who underwent traffic accidents between 2012 and 2018 were studied, and pregnant patients' files were evaluated. Demographic and obstetric features of patients, type of accident, type of trauma, Glasgow Coma Score, whether or not hospitalization were examined, the response of patients to hospitalization, and the obstetric and maternal results of accidents were assessed.

RESULTS
In the present study, 95 patients were included. Overall, hospitalization was recommended for 50 patients, but of these, 58% refused to be admitted. No patients who refused hospitalization had complications. Preterm labor was seen in 3.2% of patients, while 3.2% had a fetal loss and 5.3% had a placental abruption. Only one mother was lost (1.1%) due to sustaining multiple traumas in a traffic accident. Hospitalization was increasingly indicated with increasing gestational age, but other parameters had no effect on hospitalization.

CONCLUSION
The likelihood that hospitalization was recommended for pregnant women involved in traffic accidents increased with gestational age. Patients with minor trauma who refused hospitalization had no complications.


E-commerce is the trade of services and goods via electronic means such as the Internet. It is critical in today's business and user experience. Most current e-commerce websites employ various technologies such as recommender systems to provide customers with personalised recommendations. Taking this as a cue, this study investigates the effect of cognitive absorption to estimate the holistic experience of recommender systems on shoppers' intentions to reuse recommender systems. Data collected from 366 online shoppers were analysed using structural equation modelling to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings highlight that cognitive absorption directly and indirectly affects shoppers' behavioural intentions to reuse recommender systems. The results also exposed the moderating effect of gender on shoppers' behavioural intentions to reuse recommender systems. An importance-performance map analysis was also conducted to identify significant areas of improvement for e-vendors. This study contributes to advancing existing knowledge relevant to shoppers' behavioural intentions to reuse recommender systems. The study also provides e-vendor managers with insights into online shoppers' decision making.


High-temperature capable (Tg: 280–290 °C), broadband radar transparent [e′: 3.3–3.9; e″: 0.02–0.17; tan δ: 0.01–0.04 and transmission loss: −0.18 to −1.26 dBl in C, X, and Ku bands (5.4–18 GHz)], c...


Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare form of the head and neck cancer of the epithelial lining of the nasopharynx and exhibits the highest metastasis rate among head and neck cancers. Underlying mechanisms of metastasis remain largely unknown. Here, we explored whether Notch1 affects the invasion and metastasis of NPC cells. In vitro migration and invasion capacities were evaluated after the knockdown of Notch1 expression in NPC cells. To investigate the role of Notch1 in in vivo metastasis, we examined the metastasis ability to the lungs following administration of cancer cells via tail vein of mouse. The expression of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers associated with Notch1-mediated metastasis was investigated, and their roles in metastasis and relationship with Notch1 expression were investigated. Suppression of Notch1 expression increased the ability of NPC cells to invade Matrigel in vitro. Knockdown of Notch1 expression in NPC cells resulted in extensive lung metastasis in a mouse model and increased the mRNA expression of Slug in NPC cells. Slug-specific RNA interference resulted in the loss of the metastatic and invasion capacities in Notch1-suppressed NPC cells. These findings suggest that Notch1 has a significant suppressive role in the regulation of metastasis in NPCs, suggestive of its prudent use in clinical trials.


Objective To investigate the training effect of CPR for relatives of patients with high-risk sudden cardiac death. Methods 35 patients with sudden cardiac death whose relatives did not re-ceived systematic CPR training were set as the control group, 35 patients of the same kind whose relatives received systematic CPR training were named as the experimental group. The resuscitation effect and emer-gency response time of the two groups were compared and the results underwent t test. Results The re-suscitation effect and emergency response time in the experimental group was obviously better than those of the control group. Conclusions CPR training for the first witness of patients with high-risk sudden cardiac death can significantly increase the pre-hospital rescue rate of sudden cardiac death.

Key words:
The first witness;  Sudden cardiac death;  CPR;  Training


Begomoviruses (genus Begomovirus, Family Geminiviridae) are one of the most important groups of viral plant pathogens and have emerged as important plant pathogens in tropical and subtropical regions. The genome is composed of one (monopartite) or two (bipartite) circular single-stranded DNA molecules designated as DNA A and DNA B on the latter case. Most of the species of begomoviruses native to the Americas have a bipartite genome. While these viruses were reported since the 1970s in Costa Rica, their diversity and distribution in this country are still unknown. Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate the incidence and diversity of begomoviruses infecting tomato and sweet pepper in different agricultural production systems. Leaf samples were collected during four seasons in different geographical locations and growth conditions and were analyzed by hybridization using a begomovirus-specific probe, cloned and sequenced. In total, isolates of five different begomoviruses were found present, cloned and sequenced: Tomato yellow mottle virus (ToYMoV), Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), Tomato leaf curl Sinaloa virus (ToLCSinV), Peper golden mosaic virus (PepGMV). Pathogen incidence ranged from 0 to 40% among all the geographic areas analyzed, but varied depending on the production season and sampling period. A putative novel Begomovirus was identified. The filo-geographical analysis showed an association among geographical region and begomovirus species. Results of this research regarding Begomovirus species diversity and their incidence are important for vegetable crop management and production in Costa Rica.


The opossum shrimp, Mysis relicta, was introduced into Donner Lake and Fallen Leaf Lake, California, in 1965. Samples from both lakes in August 1978 and June 1979 and from Donner Lake in November 1980, reveal that the mysids are established throughout each lake. In Donner Lake, the estimated overall lakewide density was 238/m2 in August 1978, 123/m2 in June 1979, and 108/m2 in November 1980. In Fallen Leaf Lake, the overall lakewide density was 114/m2 in August 1978 and 103/m2 in June 1979. Mysids in both populations lived for 2 yr and reproduced each spring at 1 and 2 yr of age. Growth was fastest in the spring and summer and slowest in the fall and winter. Previously published data suggest that mysid life history traits can be predicted based on the productivity of the lake. This study supports this view. When productivity is relatively high, the life cycle lasts from 1 to 2 yr, but when productivity is low, it may take up to 4 yr.Key words: Mysis relicta, life history, species introduction, fisheries m...


The multiple multipole program (MMP) is a boundary method for computing electromagnetic fields, which is well established in high-frequency electromagnetics and computational optics due to its flexibility in terms of accuracy control, field excitation, and fast convergence. As any other boundary method, MMP cannot efficiently solve nonlinear problems. The purpose of this paper is to show a novel numerical method for treating local nonlinear regions within a large linear MMP model. The main idea of this approach is to apply the well-known discretization scheme of the domain finite-element method (FEM) within the nonlinear region and to couple it over a special numerical interface with the linear MMP model surrounding it. The theoretical details of this FEM-MMP coupling and practical examples are presented in this paper.


Low heritability of pig litter size traits at birth (number of live born piglets - LBP and total born piglets - TBP) and weaning (number of reared piglets - RP) is one of the major problems in their genetic improvement. The effect of selection is directly proportional to trait heritability and inversely proportional to the duration of generation interval. Objective of this study was to establish presence of difference in regard to heritability coefficient values of observed traits, as well as their accuracy depending on the size of data used in the analysis. Heritability coefficients in this study were calculated based on fertility results obtained for Swedish Landrace sows on three pig farms (farms 1, 2 and 3) in the Republic of Serbia. Observed traits - LBP, TBP and RP on farms 1, 2 and 3 were analyzed in the first (2422, 1677 and 2015 litters), in the first two (4190, 2897 and 3377 litters), in the first three (5576, 3809 and 4425 litters) and all available parities (9538, 6340 and 7750 litters) by applying the adequate mixed model of the Least square method. Heritability of LBP calculated based on fertility realized in the first partus ranged from 5.6 to 16.4 %, TBP ranged from 7.0 to 16.8 % and RP ranged from 3.4 to 7.7 %. Introduction into the analysis of the results pertaining to the second, third and subsequent parities lead mainly to detection of lower values of heritability coefficients for observed traits.


THIS patient first noticed a rash about his waist, causing some irritation, four days before landing in this country from a South American boat. The ship's doctor ordered a sulphur bath, but the eruption spread. After landing he consulted another medical man, who diagnosed scabies, and treated it for a fortnight. Patient then consulted me. I thought that scabies had'existed, but as there were present several lesions so closely resembling specific roseola, together with enlarged glands, headache and throat catarrh, I sent him on for the opinion of an authority on that condition. This gentleman found a negative Wassermann, and, after careful examination and consideration, formed the opinion that the condition was entirely due to scabies. By this time the eruption had reached the face, and I was quite convinced that scabies did not account for all the lesions. Those on the face were first nodular and red. Those on the hands were wartlike, and in the centres of some of them could be seen firmly adherent, almost transparent, small shot-like bodiesapparently composed of very compact, horny cells. By this time many of the lesions had disappeared, but some left pigmentation and even scars. One lesion under the eye and another between the fingers have ulcerated this week. Under the microscope scrapings showed a number of brush-like epithelial plugs, a few rather thick mycelial elements and a few perfectly round and rather large " spores." DISCUSSION.


Electronic health record (EHR) systems serving pediatric populations typically incorporate growth charts to help healthcare providers monitor children's growth. Currently, easily implementable growth charts are not available for subpopulations having growth that differs from the population as a whole, such as children with Down syndrome. This manuscript describes an approach for generating subpopulation-specific growth charts meeting requirements for implementation into EHR systems, using as an example weights for children with Down syndrome. Gender-specific growth curves were generated from 2358 weight values obtained from 331 patients with Down syndrome from July 2001 until March 2005. The project generated printable curves and computable data tables formatted according to growth chart standards set forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to facilitate implementation into EHR systems. This approach will help developers implementing growth charts and provides actual data tables for monitoring growth in children with Down syndrome.


A sub‐cycling algorithm presented by Belytschko and Mullen (Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng 1978; 12(10):1575–1586) has been successfully applied in the finite element method. However, the problem of how to apply the sub‐cycling to flexible multi‐body dynamics (FMD) still lacks investigation. This paper presents a Newmark‐based sub‐cycling, which is suitable for solving condensed FMD models. Common‐step update formulae and sub‐step update formula for the sub‐cycling are established based on the original Newmark integration algorithm. Stability of the procedure is validated by means of energy balance checking during the integral process. Numerical examples indicate that the sub‐cycling is able to enhance the computational efficiency without dropping accuracy greatly. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


AbstractThis paper presents an in-depth case study of a heavy-haul railway line in Sweden to analyze the twist and longitudinal level geometry defects. A linear model was applied to model the evolu...


SUMMARY In the absence of exogenous divalent cations, the isolated brush-border plasma membrane of Hymenolepis diminuta possesses alkaline phosphatase activity (APA). APA is stimulated in the presence of exogenous Mg2+ and inhibited by low concentrations of Zn2+ or high concentrations of Ca2+, and inhibition of APA by Zn2+ is reversed by both Mg2+ and Ca2+. APA is inhibited by ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), ethyleneglycol-bis-(β-aminoethyl ether) N, N′-tetraacetic acid, and 1, 10-phenanthroline in time- and concentration-dependent fashions, with EDTA being the most effective inhibitor. Following treatment with EDTA, APA is restored by Mg2+ and, to a lesser extent, by Ca2+, but not by Zn2+. Thus, APA represents a Mg2+-dependent enzyme that can be partly activated by Ca2+ but only in the absence of Mg2+.


The U. S. supreme court held in 1998 that infertility is a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) where disability means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Childlessness may be a tragedy to a married woman, and can be a cause of marital upset as well as of personal unhappiness and ill-health. Infertility is of two types-primary and secondary infertility, primary infertility is the absence of live birth for women who desire a child and have been in a union for at least 12 months, during which they have not used any contraceptives. Secondary infertility refers to couples who have been able to get pregnant once (irrespective of the outcome), but now are unable.


The problem of stress distribution in the cross-section of an initially curved composite rod is solved in normal (master) coordinates by the method of partial stiffness. The correctness of the obtained solution is confirmed by comparison with other solutions, other methods and are special cases of a more general solution presented. The formulas to determine the center of stiffness and torsional (flexural) stiffness of the cross-section are derived. The formulas take into account the offset center of rigidity of the nonlinear nature of section deformation of composite materials as well as the case of a non-uniform distribution of the reinforcement material. One needs to take into account a changing moment of the «inertia» section when changing the position of the stiffness center The paper shows the possibility to solve the problems of expansion of the discrete and continual static indeterminacy basing on the superposition principle and applying the method of partial stiffness without the need of using the equation systems. These circumstances offer an opportunity to address the task of optimization in a non-linear statement without iterative methods application. The obtained formulas allow producing an updated calculation of rod reinforced concrete structures in the field of curved interfaces of their elements.


Air pollution and traffic congestion are common problems in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta. Mainly because the number of private vehicles increased rapidly in recent years, not only it resulted in traffic congestion, but also environmental problems and human health hazards because of its emissions. Transportation authorities have always been trying to find a way to reduce private vehicles and to encourage using public transportation. This study presents a conceptual model to understand Generation X and Generation Y's willingness to use public transportation in Indonesia. The model developed using an integrated model combining theory of planned behavior (TPB), technology acceptance model (TAM), environmental concern, and demographics. Transportation experts validated the research model through semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) used to test variables in the next step. The results of this study could be useful to understand Generation X and Y's behavioral intention towards public transportation use.


The term "ecocide" was first coined to categorize massive destruction of the environment in war. If the sheer scale of the harm done be the distinguishing feature of ecocide, it is contended that the term may justifiably be applied to peacetime activities that destroy or damage ecosystems on a massive scale. The author shows that, although ecocide has a long history, it had little impact on international law until the advent of catastrophic oil spills at sea, nuclear accidents, long-range air pollution, and the threat of global warming. Then the international community began to demonstrate a growing concern, but the measures undertaken in response may already be too little and too late. The concluding part of the article deals with the more radical legal remedies (such as treating ecocide as an international crime) that may be needed to avert the threat of ecocide.


Preface. About the Authors. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. The Bayesian Paradigm. Chapter 3. Prior and Posterior Information, Predicative Inference. Chapter 4. Bayesian Linear Regression Model. Chapter 5. Bayesian Numerical Computation. Chapter 6. Bayesian Framework for Portfolio Allocation. Chapter 7. Prior Beliefs and Asset Pricing Models. Chapter 8. The Black-Litterman Portfolio Selection Framework. Chapter 9. Market Efficiency and return Predictability. Chapter 10. Volatility Models. Chapter 11. Bayesian Estimation of ARCH-Type Volatility Models. Chapter 12. Bayesian Estimation of Stochastic Volatility Models. Chapter 13. Advanced Techniques for Bayesian Portfolio Selection. Chapter 14. Multifactor Equity Risk Models. References. Index.


The relationship between the capability of bidirectional crystal gastriode bearing overload current and time and repeating frequency of overload current was analyzed and means to measure the overload current was put forward.


Consent is a commonly understood concept, the Oxford English dictionary defines consent as 'permission for something to happen or agreement to do something' and defines informed consent as 'permission granted in full knowledge of the possible consequences, typically that which is given by a patient to a doctor for treatment with knowledge of the possible risks and benefits.' AIMS feels that this should be a very simple concept to implement, but it is clear from the women who contact AIMS that most maternity care falls very short of this mark.


These posters were created to promote reading books that were once banned in order to protest censorship. These infographics provide some reasons why books have been banned in the past.


Issued in g g54 and out of print for several years, this book has been republished because of its theoretical and methodological value. It gives an adapted version of Murray's Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) designed for and tried out on the populations of the then Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). Ombredane initiated the projectivist movement in the French-speaking countries, and in this book he extends the study of personality to a society radically different from those in the West, set up on schemes that he qualifies as musico-choregraphic, in contrast to arithmo-geometric schemes of the occidental type. The Congo TAT is composed of seventeen pictures, eleven of which


[Abstr act] In this paper , we pr esent the per for mance of a new DVB-S2 modem for SNG application. Since the DVB-S2 specification adopts LDPC codes as er r or cor r ecting code, the new modem must wor k at much lower car r ier to noise r atio (CNR) than a DVB-S modem. To cope with such ver y low CNR oper ation, we pr opose a new demodulation scheme utilizing known data patter n such as header or pilot str uctur e. It is confir med by exper iment that bit er r or r atio (BER) per for mance of the pr oposed scheme is ver y close to theor etical value even under wide car r ier and clock fr equency deviation r ange. In case of 32APSK, in par ticular , the developed modem shows good BER per for mance within 1.5dB degr adation of theor etical value. I. Intr oduction


Objective
To study the effect of digital model analysis and cephalometrics on orthodontics experimental teaching.

Methods
A total of 20 students from Stomatology Grade 2013, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University were randomly divided into two groups, one group with traditional and digital model analysis teaching, another group with traditional and digital cephalometrics teaching. The effects of traditional and digital teaching methods on students′ learning of model analysis and cephalometrics were compared, as well as their measurement accuracy. In the form of questionnaires, the students were asked to grade traditional and digital teaching methods separately, and then evaluate the advantages of digital methods.

Results
Compared with the teacher′s reference value, the measurement difference of dental crowding and the Bolton analysis in model analysis, as well as SNA and MP-FH in cephalometrics using digital methods were (0.4 ± 0.7) mm, (0.7 ± 0.8) %, (3.1 ± 1.3) ° and (4.7 ± 0.4) °. By traditional methods, the measurement difference of these items were (1.8 ± 0.9) mm, (5.6 ± 3.0) %, (5.2 ± 0.8) ° and (7.5 ± 1.3) °, respectively. The measurement differences by digital methods were lower than that of the traditional methods, which were statistically significant (P<0.05) . The score of digital methods was significant higher than that of the traditional methods, respectively (P< 0.05) . In the students′ point of view, the advantages of digital teaching method were mainly "novel and interesting" and "increases the interaction between teachers and students".

Conclusion
Digital model analysis and cephalometrics is helpful to improve the effect of orthodontic experimental teaching, and to supplement the existing orthodontic experimental teaching methods.

Key words:
Model education; Radiography, dental digital; Orthodontics; Experimental teaching


The total syntheses of the naturally occurring cyclic pentapeptides, segetalins B and G, using a traceless pseudoproline‐mediated cyclization reaction is reported. The incorporation of a cysteine‐derived gem‐dimethyl pseudoproline [Cys(ΨMe,MePro)] residue in the linear precursors to induce a cisoid amide bond prior to the head‐to‐tail cyclization resulted in improved cyclization yields in both cases. Cysteine‐derived pseudoproline residues lacking the gem‐dimethyl substituents [Cys(ΨH,HPro)] were not as effective at inducing cisoid conformations of the amide bonds and resulted in lower cyclization yields with a concomitant increase in the formation of cyclodimers. The Cys(ΨMe,MePro) containing cyclic peptides were subject to deprotection and desulfurization to give the alanine containing natural products in high overall yields. In contrast, deprotection of cyclic peptides containing Cys(ΨH,HPro) residues upon treatment with trifluoroacetic acid removed other side chain‐protecting groups but left the Cys(ΨH,HPro) residues intact.

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The fairy wrasse Cirrilabrus naokoae is described as a new species from three male specimens obtained via the aquar ium trade; the probable locality is the vicinity of Medan on the northwest coast of Sumatra . It is related to C. joanal lenae, C. morrisoni, and C. rubriventralis , which share the characters in the male of an elevated anterior part of the dorsal fin, very large pelvic fins, a single row of scales on the cheek, and some features of color. It is most similar to C. joanallenae , differing in having the anterior lobe of the dorsal fin about one-fourth of the standard length (instead of a pennant from the first two dorsal spines as long or longer than the standard length in C. joanallenae), having 16 instead of 14 or 15 anterodorsal lateral-line scales, and having a broad bright yellow stripe on the side of the body. Zusammenfassung The fairy wrasse Cirrilabrus naokoae is described as a new species from three male specimens obtained via the aquar ium trade; the probable locality is the vicinity of Medan on the northwest coast of Sumatra . It is related to C. joanal lenae, C. morrisoni, and C. rubriventralis , which share the characters in the male of an elevated anterior part of the dorsal fin, very large pelvic fins, a single row of scales on the cheek, and some features of color. It is most similar to C. joanallenae , differing in having the anterior lobe of the dorsal fin about one-fourth of the standard length (instead of a pennant from the first two dorsal spines as long or longer than the standard length in C. joanallenae), having 16 instead of 14 or 15 anterodorsal lateral-line scales, and having a broad bright yellow stripe on the side of the body.


A new diatom genus, Cylindrospira is described from the Fur Formation, an Upper Palaeocene to Lowermost Eocene ash-bearing diatomite from North Denmark long renowned for its rich and diverse fossil flora. Two forms have been found, the largest of which, Cylindrospira simsi is designated here as the type species. SEM observations reveal that the structure of this and the smaller forma, homarmi, have broad similarities with the Cretaceous genus Gladius, the Mid Eocene-Oligocene genus Pyxilla, the Late Eocene—Recent genera Aidacoseira and Melosira, and the Cretaceous-Recent genus Hemiaulus, but have sufficient dissimilarities from these to warrant the erection of a new genus. Associated palynological and sedimentological evidence suggest a brackish, probably lagoonal palaeoenvironment. To date, only fully marine diatoms have been recorded from the Palaeocene.


Quantum corrections for the orientational distribution function of tetrahedral molecules in a potential field are presented. By taking the primary correction into account and applying the resulting distribution function to the theory of phase transitions based on the Hartree approximation, we predict TC + Θ = const for the upper transition of various isotopic methanes, where TC is the transition temperature and Θ a quantum mechanical parameter dependent on the moment of inertia: kBΘ = ℏ2 / I, (ℏ2 / 3) (2 / I1 + 1 / I3), (ℏ2 / 3) (1 / I1 + 1 / I2 + 1 / I3), respectively, for spherical, symmetric, and asymmetric rotors. This prediction agrees very well with measured results. For the lower transition, we predict TC + 2Θ = const, which is rather close to a linear equation, TC + (5 / 3)Θ = const, to be expected from measured results. The concentration dependence of the upper transition temperature of mixed solids CH4–CD4 is studied, in excellent agreement with the measurements.


They will treat you as if you have come from an outer space planet. They will be amazed by how much you are different from others. People will make jokes about how much of an "oreo" you are. How your chocolate cookie layers are thinner than your cream filling. [excerpt]


Two models of Nd:LSB microchip laser with Cr:YAG saturable absorber have been compared: the travelling wave model and the point model which is deduced from the first one by averaging of all characteristics over the resonator length. It has been shown that the point model is applicable only for a narrow range of laser parameters, in other cases the results of simulations based on these two models differ significantly.


Azonanes were prepared by a palladium-catalyzed (5 + 4) cycloaddition between activated vinylcyclopropanes and 1-azadienes. During this process, the vinylcyclopropane partner displayed an unusual reactivity and behaved as an all-carbon 1,5-dipole. A N,N-bidentate ligand was required to inhibit the formation of thermodynamic (3 + 2) cycloadducts.


The key aspects and features of the experimental studies undertaken on three shallow reinforced parabolic concrete arches (A1, A2 and A3) subjected to various levels of sustained loading, and their nonlinear behavior in the time domain are discussed. All three arches failed catastrophically due to creep buckling.


Healthcare practitioners are increasingly using search functionality embedded in Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software to search for relevant evidence summaries at point of care. We introduce a learning to rank approach that exploits information carried in EMR data and UpToDate user accounts to (significantly) improve ranking results, compared to a comparable model that does not exploit such features.


The article covers the influence of the icon of Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God, on the ideological and conceptual content of the notion of Sobornost. On the ground of the analysis of specific pieces of the Russian Orthodox Art the conclusion that Russian orthodox people were perceiving the Divine Scheme of cathedral unity of the world through the image of Sophia is made.


This study is aimed at providing further insights into the trends in assisted reproduction technology in the State of Queensland, Australia. The Statistical analysis was undertaken on assisted reproduction technology mothers and other mothers between 1995 and 2007 with a view to establishing patterns and trends in types of assisted reproduction technology, outcomes, plurality, gestation and birth weight. The results from the study showed that, during the period 1995-2007, the number and proportion of assisted reproduction technology mothers increased together with an increase in the proportion of assisted reproduction technology mothers in the older age groups. In terms of outcomes, the study found that assisted reproduction technology resulted in more plural births than non assisted reproduction technology, but that the proportion of non twin multiple births declined during the study period. The study showed also that the proportion of assisted reproduction technology mothers out of all mothers increased. Thus, the increasing popularity of assisted reproduction technology among females wanting to have a baby was enhanced by the inclusion of the procedures in Medicare. The study concluded that, with the pending removal of the Medicare subsidy for assisted reproduction technology and the high costs associated with the procedures, the number of participating females is likely to decline.


Tracheobronchial tuberculosis (TBTB) is most common in young, middle-aged females. Despite adequate anti-tuberculosis therapy, >90% of patients develop tracheobronchial stenosis, which has a high rate of resulting in disability. The present study aimed to explore the effect of estradiol on the development of TBTB. Estrogen receptor (ER) expression in granulomatous tissue was assessed via immunofluorescence. In order to determine whether estrogen affected the proliferation of intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), 16HBE cells were infected with Mtb in vitro, followed by estradiol treatment. Intracellular Mtb was quantified via colony counting. The effect of estradiol on autophagy of infected 16HBE cells was determined via western blotting and transmission electron microscopy. Necrosis assays of infected 16HBE cells were analyzed using propidium iodide staining and assessing lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release. To determine how estradiol affects autophagy, infected 16HBE cells were treated with ER-specific and non-specific modulators. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were analyzed via flow cytometry. Additionally, the protein expression levels of autophagy-associated proteins were determined via western blotting. Mtb could enter human lobar bronchial goblet cells and ciliated cells in patients with TBTB. The results also demonstrated that ERα was expressed in granulomatous tissue from patients with TBTB. Administration of 10−6 M estradiol reduced the number of intracellular Mtb colony-forming units in vitro in the 16HBE human bronchial epithelial cell line at day 3 after infection. Furthermore, cells treated with estradiol and infected with Mtb released less LDH at 72 h and exhibited reduced necrosis levels at 24 h compared with the untreated cells. In addition, autophagy of infected 16HBE cells was inhibited by estradiol. Estradiol and the specific ERα agonist had similar effects on autophagy in infected 16HBE cells. Additionally, treatment with the ERα antagonist abolished the inhibition of autophagy by estradiol in infected 16BHE cells. Compared with the untreated infected 16HBE cells, the ROS levels in the infected 16HBE cells treated with estradiol and the ERα agonist significantly decreased. The levels of phosphorylated (p)-mTOR and p-AKT notably increased in estradiol- and ERα agonist-treated infected 16HBE cells. In summary, estradiol may serve a key role in the development of TBTB through binding to ERα.


iii This overview provides a synthesis of the current state of knowledge concerning archeological resources in the Ozark Mountain—Arkansas River—Ouachita Mountain subregion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwest Division. Basic information on the environment of the study area is provided, followed by a review of the history of archeological research in the region. Prehistoric culture history is then reviewed according to the conventional framework of Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippi time periods. Historic Native American, European, and American settlement history is also considered. The history of bioarcheological research in the region is summarized, and a suggested framework for future bioarcheological investigations is provided. Bioarcheological data pertaining to the Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippi periods are then reviewed and several interpretations are made. The overview concludes with a synthesis of the archeological and bioarcheological data and interpretations in terms of four prehistoric and five historic period adaptation types. The basic features of each adaptation are identified, along with specification of important data gaps and significant research questions.


Aims. Our aim is to understand the formation of a magnetically dominated molecular cloud out of an atomic cloud. Methods. A thermally stable warm atomic cloud is initially in static equilibrium with the surrounding hot ionised gas. A shock propagating through the hot medium interacts with the cloud. We follow the dynamical evolution of the cloud with a time-dependent axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic code. Results. As a fast-mode shock propagates through the cloud, the gas behind it becomes thermally unstable. The β value of the gas also becomes much smaller than the initial value of order unity. These conditions are ideal for magnetohydrodynamic waves to produce high-density clumps embedded in a rarefied warm medium. A slow-mode shock follows the fast-mode shock. Behind this shock a dense shell forms, which subsequently fragments. This is a primary region for the formation of massive stars. Our simulations show that only weak and moderate-strength shocks can form cold clouds which have properties typical of giant molecular clouds.


Road quality assessment using crowdsourced data gathered by smartphone users, based on acceleration data, is an interesting subject on using modern technology for improvements of the infrastructure. The algorithms – for both road quality assessment and detection of different elements on the road – need to be tested, especially in the field. To facilitate building sets of different data and sharing them in a standardised way, the authors propose extraction of known road fragments with known types of surface degradation and construction of virtual streams of data, thus "virtual roads". The procedure for data extraction and building a database of segments, combining them into virtual road, as well as testing real-world algorithm using the constructed virtual road are presented in the paper.


Video game addiction is a term that describes games that dominate a person most of the time. However, the degree of addiction and the amount of time spent playing vary from one type of game to another. So this literature review will explore the mechanism of addiction in terms of different game types, analyzing the relationship between the causes of game addiction in terms of 3 models (dopamine, operant conditioning, and feeling-state theory). In order to figure out what the most attractive type of game is, This is done by classifying all kinds of games into 10 categories and creating a ranking list for all games from 5 different websites. Those websites are chosen randomly from the search engines such as Google and Bing. The results are based on prior studies that looked into the causes of game addiction in each category and analyzed those games by three models. The results suggest that the mechanism of video game addiction varies between games.


We investigated the effects of gonyautoxins (GTXs) and tetrodotoxin (TTX) on cardiovascular function in 60 adult rabbits following injections of oxprenolol (β-blocker) or oxprenolol (β-blocker) and phentolamine (α-blocker). The effects of GTXs (3.0, 5.0 or 7.0 MU/kg, i. v.) and TTX (5.0, 7.0 or 11.3 MU/kg, i. v.) on cardiovascular function were assessed by measuring the electrocardiogram (ECG) and mean aortic pressure (MAP) changes in anesthetized rabbits. The ECG was monitored with A-B lead and MAP with a cathetertransducer system. In rabbits pretreated with oxprenolol (0.1mg/kg, i. v.), atrioventricular and intraventricular conduction blocks were observed but the same arrhythmia as in the intact animal was not observed after the administration of GTXs, while no remarkable effects of TTX on the cardiac function were apparent in the ECG. In rabbits treated with both phentolamine (0.05mg/kg, i. v.) and oxprenolol (0.1mg/kg, i. v.), ECG findings after the injection of GTXs or TTX were similar to those observed in the animals given only oxprenolol. GTXs induced hypotension whereas TTX had no effect on MAP except at higher dose. These results suggest that TTX depresses the sympathetic cardiac nerves and the arteriolar muscles at higher dose, while GTXs facilitate the sympathetic cardiac nerves but directly depress the cardiac and the arteriolar muscles.


Abstract Herbicides with soil-residual activity have the potential for carryover into subsequent crops, resulting in injury to sensitive crops and limiting productivity if severe. The increased use of soil-residual herbicides in the United States for management of troublesome weeds in corn- and soybean-cropping systems has potential to result in more cases of carryover. Soil management practices have different effects on the soil environment, potentially influencing herbicide degradation and likelihood of carryover. Field experiments were conducted at three sites in 2019 and 2020 to determine the effects of corn (clopyralid and mesotrione) and soybean (fomesafen and imazethapyr) herbicides applied in the fall at reduced rates (25% and 50% of labeled rates) and three soil management practices (tillage, no-tillage, and a fall-established cereal rye cover crop) on subsequent growth and productivity of the cereal rye cover crop and the soybean and corn crops, respectively. Most response variables (cereal rye biomass and crop canopy cover at cover crop termination in the spring, early-season crop stand and herbicide injury ratings, and crop yield) were not affected by herbicide carryover. Corn yield was lower when soil was managed with a cereal rye cover crop compared with tillage at all three sites, while yield was lower for no-till compared with tillage at two sites. Soybean yield was lower when managed with a cereal rye cover crop compared with tillage and no-till at one site. Findings from this research indicate a low carryover risk for these herbicides across site-years when label rotational restrictions are followed and environmental conditions favorable for herbicide degradation exist, regardless of soil management practice on silt loam or silty clay loam soil types in the U.S. Midwest region. Nomenclature: Clopyralid; mesotrione; fomesafen; imazethapyr; cereal rye (Secale cereale L.); corn; Zea mays L.; soybean; Glycine max (L.) Merr.


The importance and several phases needed to be paid attention in the enterprise standardization work were described. The importance of adopting advanced international standardization system and perfecting the standardization management system were also discussed.


The purpose of this thesis is to propose a new general method to obtain a uniformly bounded feedforward input driving a linear system with the purpose of attaining an almost exact output tracking. The new approach can be counted into the model stable inversion framework and it overcomes some theoretical and practical limitations which heavily affect the classical methods. The basic idea consists in partitioning the desired output and the corresponding input trajectories into the transient and steady state components. The transient part of the input is assumed to be given by a piece-wise polynomial function. Once the desired output trajectory has been specified it is possible to compute the unknown transient input as the approximate least-squares solution of the Fredholm's integral equation corresponding to the explicit formula of the output forced response. The steady state input is analytically computed exploiting classical results on steady-state response. The main advantages of the resulting pseudo inversion technique are: its generality does not require "ad hoc" procedures depending on the particular plant to be controlled, no preactuation is needed, both non hyperbolic and near non hyperbolic systems can be dealt with, the designer can be released from the difficult task of "a priori" choosing a really appropriate, desired, transient output trajectory, the method can be applied both to continuous and discrete-time plants with minor modifications, arbitrary (possibly uncertain) initial conditions, uncertain parameters and stochastic systems can be also considered.


Ela Marina .Correlation Between Balancing Fund With Financial Performance
of Local Governments in Java Period 2006-2010. Skripsi. Jakarta :
Concentration in Accounting Education, Department of Economics and
Administration, Faculty of Economic, State University of Jakarta, 2013.
The purpose of this research is to get correlation between balancing fund with
financial performance of local governments.
The data was collected from BPK-RI as financial statement. The a sampling using
purposive sampling technique. Balancing fund and financial performance of local
governments with efectivity ratio from budget realization statement.
Regression equation in this research is Ŷ = 1,19 - 0,02X. From this equation test
requirements analysis conducted by the normality test error estimate the
regression of Y on X obtained by Liliefors Lhitung Ftabel (3,69) which can be conclude that the
regression model is means. As for the linierity test obtained Fhitung 0,97) <
Ftabel (2,61) indicating that the regression equation is linear. The test results by
using a correlation coefficient of Pearson product moment values obtained
 = -
0,34. This means there is a negative relationship between balancing fund with
financial performance of local governments. From the correlation meaningful test
calculations t
hitung
 (3,22) > t
 (1,67). Indicating a significant relationship
between balancing fund with financial performance of local governments. From
the calculation results obtained 11,23% coefficient of determination so that it can
be said that the task balancing fund with financial performance of local
governments as 11,23%


Nano-structures on the surface of graphite based carbon particles have been investigated by means of high resolution transmission electron microscopy. The surfaces consist of "closed-edge" structures in a similar manner as carbon nano-tube. That is, they are composed of coaxial carbon tubes consisting of adequate coupling of graphite layer edges. These graphite particles are chemically stable and, therefore, applicable for lithium-ion secondary battery anodes. Molecular dynamics simulations based on the Tersoff potential reveal that the vibrations of the graphite layers at the free edges play an important role in the formation of the closed-edge structures. In lithium-ion secondary batteries, Li ions can intrude into bulk carbon anodes through these closed-edge structures. In order to clarify this intrusion mechanism, we have studied the barrier potentials of Li intrusion through these closed edges using the first-principles cluster calculations. From electrochemical measurements, the carbon anodes compos...


Deleuze and Guattari describe the body without organs as a frontier experience, as an enrichment, strata, and an assemblage of intensities. The body without organs is made through experimentation, sound production, haptic perception rather than interpretation, and visual perception, because ideas of the world, the visual are encoded and appropriated by the conceptual apparatus, by the territorial machine. At the heart of Laruelle's non-photography and his non-standard aesthetics is the attempt to withdraw onto-photo-logical causality from the visual, from object-forms. For this purpose, objects are to be considered as scientific discoveries and should be investigated using a generic science that uncovers indeterminants and scenarios. Therefore, this article discovers assemblages with the perspective of a non-standard aesthetic, to find not only in the audible material, but also in the visual material of video montages, double and multiple exposures, the non-onto-photo logical areas of perception of the organless, the imaginary, the darkening of concepts, the superpositions of experiences, and images without objects.


The break reasons of electrode in calcium carbride production process are analysed from the quality of electrode paste, the pressure of conical ring, the particle size of electrode paste and the height of the paste column. The co ntrol methods of reducing the electrode accidents are put forword . With the imp lementation of these measures the effective results were obtained apparently, a continuous process of high load ability, smooth and stable-state for calcium car bride production is ensureed.


Aberrant smoking‐related DNA methylation has been widely investigated as a carcinogenesis mechanism, but whether the cross‐cancer epigenetic pathways exist remains unclear. We conducted two‐sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses respectively on smoking behaviors (age of smoking initiation, smoking initiation, smoking cessation, and lifetime smoking index [LSI]) and smoking‐related DNA methylation to investigate their effect on 15 site‐specific cancers, based on a genome‐wide association study (GWAS) of 1.2 million European individuals and an epigenome‐WAS (EWAS) of 5907 blood samples of Europeans for smoking and 15 GWASs of European ancestry for multiple site‐specific cancers. Significantly identified CpG sites were further used for colocalization analysis, and those with cross‐cancer effect were validated by overlapping with tissue‐specific eQTLs. In the genomic MR, smoking measurements of smoking initiation, smoking cessation and LSI were suggested to be casually associated with risk of seven types of site‐specific cancers, among which cancers at lung, cervix and colorectum were provided with strong evidence. In the epigenetic MR, methylation at 75 CpG sites were reported to be significantly associated with increased risks of multiple cancers. Eight out of 75 CpG sites were observed with cross‐cancer effect, among which cg06639488 (EFNA1), cg12101586 (CYP1A1) and cg14142171 (HLA‐L) were validated by eQTLs at specific cancer sites, and cg07932199 (ATXN2) had strong evidence to be associated with cancers of lung (coefficient, 0.65, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.31‐1.00), colorectum (0.90 [0.61, 1.18]), breast (0.31 [0.20, 0.43]) and endometrium (0.98 [0.68, 1.27]). These findings highlight the potential practices targeting DNA methylation‐involved cross‐cancer pathways.


10016 Background: To determine the prognostic significance of variable numbers of white cells (WBC), blasts and/or red cells (RBC) in diagnostic CSF samples of ALL patients, COG protocols, AALL0331 (SR)/AALL0232 (HR) incorporated a uniform CSF and risk group classification schema for all newly diagnosed patients. Methods: Patients, 1-31 years, were enrolled on the classification protocol, AALL03B1. CSF status was designated as: CNS1-no blasts; CNS2a- 10 RBC/ml; CNS2c- > 5 WBC + blasts, with excess WBC proportional to RBC; CNS3a- > 5 WBC + blasts + 5 WBC + blasts + > 10 RBC/ml, with excess WBC not proportional to RBC; CNS3c- clinical signs of CNS leukemia (e.g. cranial nerve deficits, hypothalamic disease). Only CNS1 patients could be allocated to the SR-low risk arm. CNS2 status did not impact therapy but CNS3 patients received augmented therapy and 1800 cGY cranial radiation. Results: In multivariate analysis that includes ...