Regarding dynamics behavior which is richer and more complex of hyperchaotic sys-tem control question,the control of hyperchaotic Lu system which is most newly presented.A linear feedback control method and a differential feedback control method are designed.The con-trollability and stability of the controlled hyperchaotic Lu systems are analysed with the stability the-ory.The theoretical analysis and the numerical simulation all show hyperchaotic Lu systems with the linear feedback control method can been stably controlling to the equilibrium.The unstable peri-odic orbits of hyperchaotic Lu system with the differential feedback control are found and stabilized automatically by adjusting the gain.


Conks (a kind of diary or notepad which contains poetries)  has been one of the most important sources of folk literature and folk culture for centuries. We also aimed to bring one of these sources to Turkish cultural studies by revealing the folk poets and poems registered in conk that we discussed in our article.
The source we are working on is conk, which was completed in 1951 and registered in the National Library with the number "06 Mil Yz a 4573-1". In this study, we indicated the pseudonym of folk poets and the poems of these pseudonym by giving page numbers in alphabetical order.
Most of the poems we come across bear traces of the Alawi-Bektashi culture. Although the general subject of the poems is within the religious-Sufi framework, non-religious poems have also found their place.
It is not known by whom conk was written. Numerous typos have been made. The syllable and rhyme are also sometimes seen to deteriorate.
Our study basically consists of three parts. In the introduction, we focused on the historical value of conks. We briefly touched on the roles folk poets play in society. We tried to explain the connection between the past and the present.
In the second part, we evaluated the poems from a technical point of view and mentioned the topics that were processed. Instead of evaluating each poet one by one, we tried to reach general judgments. We focused on the causes of these defects by examining some of the defects we encountered. We touched on the subject of measure and rhyme.
In the last episode, we opened the titles of folk poets in alphabetical order. Under the titles of folk poets, we included rhyme the of poems belonging to those folk poets in page order. We have mentioned separately the poets who use the syllabic measure and the aruz measure
Keywords: Folk literature, Turks Folk Culture, Poem, Conk, Folk Poets


In this paper, three studies link narcissism to gambling in general, and gambling-related problems in particular, and the predictive link is shown to be mediated by judgment and decision processes. In Study 1, we demonstrate that narcissism relates to greater self-reported gambling frequency and gambling-related monetary expenditures in two samples. We extend these initial findings in Study 2 by showing that narcissism predicts higher reports of gambling-related pathology, as measured with a DSM-IV-based pathological gambling (PG) screen. Finally, we demonstrate in Study 3 that the link between gambling pathology and narcissism is partially mediated by narcissists' overconfidence, heightened risk acceptance, and myopic focus on reward, as measured by participants' behavioral performance on the Georgia Gambling Task (GGT) and Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). Discussion focuses on the empirical validation of the long-assumed narcissism–gambling link, the decision processes that underlie this link, and relations between narcissists' self-perceptions and their self-defeating behavior, especially in risk-relevant contexts. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


There are 13 obelisks standing in Rome. Eight were transported from Egypt. The rest of the obelisks were locally produced. Most can be seen today in piazzas to which they were re-located in comparatively recent times.


Objective To investigate CT and MRI features of ovarian fibrothecoma in order to improve the understanding of the imaging performance of fibrothecoma. Methods A retrospective analysis of 24 patients with pathologically confirmed fibrothecoma was performed for their clinical and imaging materials. Results Of the 24 patients, 22 ones went through CT examination, 7 ones through MRI examination, and 5 ones through both the examinations. There was 1 patient with bilateral cytoma; and of the 25 round or lobulated cytomas with clear boundaries, there were 16 solid masses and 9 cystic and solid ones, there were 13 ones with small volume of pelvic effusion and 2 ones with slight endometrial hyperplasia, and there was no intumescent lymph node found in the pelvic cavity. CT plate scanning showed that the solid masses as well as the solid components of the cystic and solid masses both had the densities similar to that of the myometrium, and slightly enhanced while much lower than the myometrium after augmentation. MRI found that T1WI showed iso-low signals and T2WI showed low signals at the focal areas. Conclusion Imaging performance of ovarian fibrothecoma is of significance for its pre-operation diagnosis


Correctional officers who carry out the task of fostering and securing prisoners in Law No. 12 of 1995 on the Acting Functional Correctional Law Enforcement. Functional correctional officers are law enforcement officers who carry out tasks in the field of coaching, mentoring, and security of inmates. Still away from the law enforcement, as expected due to the persistence of the constraints and challenges in matter of law, the legal apparatus, facilities and infrastructure as well as other factors that influence it. Although the legal development takes time, but the need for the law to shelter may not be delayed even prove to the demands of society is increasingly rising, and should be recognized also there are the excesses in the application and enforcement. The purpose of this thesis, namely; First, to investigate the implementation of safeguards by correctional officers against inmates in detention State Class II B Rengat according to Law No. 12 of 1995 concerning Corrections, second, to determine obstacles correctional officers in the implementation of safeguards against prisoners in a detention Class II B Rengat according to Law No. 12 of 1995 concerning Corrections, Third, To know the efforts made in the implementation of security correctional officers against inmates home state custody Class II B Rengat according to Law No. 12 of 1995 concerning Corrections. Keywords: Security-State Prison Inmates


Milk has an important role as a vehicle for rural development. Many factors are implicated in milk value chain and marketability in Egypt such as milk production practices, unorganized farmer community, seasonal fluctuation both in production and consumption, financial aspects of dairying, role of middlemen, infrastructure, price fixation and role of government agencies. Many governmental regulatory measures that affect milk marketing is present but to somewhat not applied due to lack of control. This is the first time to highlight on milk value chain constraints in Egypt by using participatory disease surveillance system in data collection.


Based on the ADAMS(Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems) simulation software platform,with the 3-RRRT parallel mechanism as the research object and the Coulomb's friction into consideration,the contact force model of joint with clearance is established by using the nonlinear equivalent spring-damp model.After simulating the model,comparing the dynamic characteristic of parallel mechanism which uses ideal joint use clearance joint,simultaneously comparing the dynamic characteristics of parallel mechanism with clearance in one chain with that in three chains,we have the result that shows that the clearance affects the acceleration of moving platform and mechanism' contact force,so clearance should be considered when designing the mechanism.


Pines are important dominants in pine-oak, pine and mixed-conifer forests across the Colorado Plateau, southern Rocky Mountains, Sierra Madre Occidental, and in the intervening Sky Islands of the United States-Mexico borderlands. All 17 native species of pines in the Sky Islands region or their adjacent mountain mainlands reach the northern or southern margins of their geographic ranges and most (12) have Madrean vs. Petran affinities. We compiled data on the occurrence and diversity of pines across 31 Sky Islands based on extensive fieldwork that complemented data from museum collections. Lower and smaller mountains supported zero to four species of pines whereas higher ones with greater area and thus larger population sizes supported five to seven species. Diversity of pines increased by 0.34% with each 1% increase in area (km 2 ) of forest in a mountain range with similar effects for maximum elevation (P 2 times more variation in pine diversity (R 2 = 0.42) than distance from the nearest mainland (R 2 = 0.19), suggesting that larger population sizes of pines on bigger mountains reduce rates of stochastic extinctions and that this process is more important than dispersal limitation in driving pine diversity. Although pine species have no legal conservation status in the Sky Islands, pine forests, especially those on small isolated mountaintops, are among the most threatened plant communities in this region due to increased fire disturbance, insect outbreaks, and climate change.


A s a condition of approval for the Endeavor zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES) (Medtronic CardioVascular, Santa Rosa, California) in February 2008, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considered, "the investigation of the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy as a drugeluting stent(s) (DES) class effect" (1). Despite this perspective, early comparative studies with ZES suggested that all stents were not equal. As the first drug-eluting stent (DES) compared in separate randomized trials against both bare-metal stent(s) (BMS) and first-generation sirolimus-eluting stent(s) (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stent(s) (PES), ZES were associated with angiographic and clinical outcomes that were, at best, superior to BMS, but at worst, angiographically inferior and marginally similar in clinical efficacy to commercially available DES. ZES appeared to be a less effective therapy, and there was little evidence to support any differentiating signal of safety. As in the real-world care of patients, life continues beyond ascertainment of primary endpoints in clinical trials. Long-term follow-up and accrual of a larger patient population and events have resulted in a more complete understanding of the clinical performance of ZES. Through 5 years of follow-up in the modest-sized ENDEAVOR III (A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Medtronic Endeavor Drug


The production, processing, and transportation of heavy crude oil (HCO) is difficult because of its high viscosity. For practical applications, information on the rheological behavior of HCO plays an important role, especially in flow assurance investigations. In this work, six different imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs) were tested for their effects on the rheological behavior of HCO under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. The rheological studies were carried out at three different pressures (0.1, 5, and 10 MPa) and four experimental temperatures (298.15, 323.15, 348.15, and 373.15 K). The HCO + IL systems showed favorable viscosity reductions of 26.5% and 31.5% for the systems of HCO + 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([BMIM]+[Cl]−) and HCO + 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([OMIM]+[Cl]−), respectively, at 298.15 K and 0.1 MPa as compared to the pure HCO system. At 298.15 K and 0.1 MPa, the yield stress of the HCO + IL systems was reduced by about 15–20%, whereas when the temperature...


Background: Keloids that cause unacceptable disfigurement to the affected individuals often require surgical excision with a tension-free closure. This paper reports the clinical application of pedicle propeller flaps based on the 6 internal mammary artery perforators (IMAP) and on the superior epigastric artery perforators (SEAP) for the treatment of large lower sternal and upper abdominal keloids. Perforator selection and flap design were based solely on preoperative multidetector-row computed tomography angiography (MDCTA) of the areas adjacent to soft tissue defects. Methods: Between January 2011 and July 2012, 10 patients underwent keloid excision. The location of the defects included the upper abdomen (n=4) and lower sternum (n=6). The intraoperative perforator location was compared to MDCTA imaging. Results: Ten patients underwent keloid removal followed by IMAP (n=6) and SEAP (n=5) flap coverage. Flap sizes ranged from 9 x 5 cm to 17 x 6 cm (average, 13 x 5 cm). Only 1 IMAP flap had a 2 x 2 cm tip necrosis that was managed with dressing changes, whereas the remaining patients healed uneventfully with no keloid recurrence at 6 months. In all cases, the exact location of the perforators obtained by preoperative MDCTA was consistent with the intraoperative findings. Conclusion: Our clinical experience demonstrated that the 6 IMAP and SEAP flaps provide a valid and feasible approach for the reconstruction of defects located in the lower sternal and upper abdominal areas. MDCTA imaging allowed for detailed preoperative assessment of the perforators that eased both flap design and dissection and saved operating time.


Evidence has supported the involvement of the immune system in the development of vascular diseases. Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR 9) is a pattern recognition receptor of the immune system which is activated by exogenous DNA (bacterial and viral) and endogenous mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) containing unmethylated CpG motifs. Activation of TLR 9 in immune cells leads to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines via nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling. TLR 9 is also expressed in the vasculature; however, its role in vascular diseases remains to be elucidated. Therefore, we hypothesized that TLR 9 activation, using a synthetic oligonucleotide containing unmethylated CpG motifs [ODN 2395 (ODN); 10
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An enantioselective method was developed for the separation and determination of three chiral hexabromocyclododecanes( HBCDs) including α-HBCD, β-HBCD, γ-HBCD in soil and earthworm by HPLC-ID-MS / MS. d18-HBCDs used as internal standards were added to the samples before extraction.HBCDs enantiomers were extracted from soil by accelerated solvent extraction( ASE) with n-hexane / DCM( 1∶ 1,V/V) at 100℃ and 10 MPa for 5 min,and further cleaned up using silica column. HBCDs enantiomers were extracted from earthworm by vortex turbulence with ethyl acetate. The extracts were orderly sulphonated by sulfuric acid,and purified by silica column. For all HBCDs enantiomers,good linearities were obtained in the concentration range of 0. 25- 50 ng / m L. Limits of detection( LOD) and limits of quantification( LOQ)were 0. 00544- 0. 00766 ng / g and 0. 0173- 0. 0244 ng / g,respectively in soil. The recoveries of spiked samples at 0. 05 and 2. 5 ng / g levels were 80. 0%- 95. 9% with relative standard deviations( RSD,%) of5. 7%- 11. 9% in soil. Limits of detection( LOD) and limits of quantification( LOQ) were 0. 0103- 0. 0148 ng / g and 0. 0328- 0. 0471 ng / g,respectively in earthworm. The recoveries of spiked samples at 0. 1 and5 ng / g levels were 78. 0%- 94. 4% with relative standard deviations( RSD,%) of 6. 1%- 12. 2% in earthworm. This method can meet the requirements of determination of trace HBCDs in soil and earthworm.


It is provided with important practical meaning that probes into the knowledge domain and course architecture of network engineering (NE) specialty for cultivating applicational-type professionals, and for constructing its teaching criterion and improving its quality of education and teaching. Firstly, the concept and the classes of applicational-type professionals are presented, and the NE's problem space and knowledge tropism based on CC2005 are analyzed, and the NE's basic positioning and cultivating goals are probed into, and the basic capability demands of NE professionals are established. Then, based on the research on core knowledge architecture of NE, the basic "32X" framework of course architecture of network engineering specialty, uniting the certification standard of engineering education, is presented. Lastly, the course architecture case of applicational-type network engineering specialty of some district college is presented, and the basic idea and pattern for cultivating applicational-type professionals are probed into. It proved that the practical effect is pretty good, and the college's NE is established the provinced-level characteristic specialty.


Flaxseed (FS), a nutritional supplement, has high contents of omega‐3 fatty acids and lignans with known anti‐carcinogenic properties. Its use in lung cancer therapy has never been evaluated. In this study we evaluated tumor growth of lung cancer cell lines in mice fed FS‐supplemented diets. Mice were fed 10% FS or 0% FS control diets for 2–3 weeks and injected in the flank with one million cells of the following murine cancer cell lines: TC‐1 (lung cancer); LLC (Lewis lung carcinoma); AB12 (mesothelioma); and LKR (a lung cancer cell line derived from Kras‐tumors). Tumor volume and growth rate were measured using calipers over a period of several weeks. In addition, cell proliferation of the same cell lines was evaluated in vitro in the presence of physiologic concentrations of the FS lignans enterolactone (EL) and enterodiole (ED). At the time of sacrifice (9–18 days post flank injection), tumor burden in the flanks of 10% FS‐fed mice compared to 0% FS‐fed mice was reduced by 13–36% depending on the cell line (n=5 each group, p<0.05). Also, the FS lignans EL and ED inhibited up to 30–60% of the proliferation of the same cancer cell lines in vitro. Dietary FS and its lignans are protective against lung cancer cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo and may be useful as adjuvant therapeutic agents in the treatment of lung cancer patients.


Activation of STH on ozone oxidation of reactive dyeing effluents was studied.Influences of STH and reaction time on the decoloration rate,COD and pH value were investigated.The results showed that the activator STH could promote the decoloration efficiency and COD removal rate,shorten the reaction time.


The Devonian Lingulipora Girty is the only genus among the Recent and fossil Lingulidae with a punctate shell; its shell structure, however, has been very poorly known. Micro-ornamentation and internal structure of the shell as well as the structure of its endopuncta are here studied on specimens isolated chemically from various horizons of the Upper Devonian. The material includes specimens with strong radial ornamentation in the form of sharp ridges as well as specimens with strong concentric ornamentation. The internal structure of both the valves was examined. The endopuncta are in the form of simple cylindrical canals 4 to 15 μm in diameter, distally covered by canopy 1.5 to 2.6 μm thick. Canopy is perforated by one opening, usually 1 to 2 μm in diameter but sporadically wider. The hypothetical function of caeca in Lingulipora is discussed in comparison to those in living and fossil Brachiopoda.


Asphalt Concrete for Very Thin Surfacing Layer (AC-VTSL) started to be used in Greece in the year 2005, after successful trial section laid in 2000 and monitored for five years. In 2006 the first major project was implemented where AC-VTSL was laid aiming at a thickness of 25±3 mm over an area of approximately 2 million square meters of dual carriage motorway (approximate length 94 km). During the execution of asphalt works extensive quality control testing was carried out on polymer modified bitumen, properties of AC-VTSL, surface texture depth, tack coating, layer thickness, surface evenness, and constructional details (environmental temperatures, bituminous mix temperatures during laying, number of finishers used, etc). The paper presents construction details and evaluation of quality control results obtained assisted by statistical analysis. The final aim of this paper is to establish safe variation coefficients from targeted values after examining the performance of the very thin surface layer after a period of 10 years in use. This will be valuable information for National relevant specifications. The examination of the performance of the very thin surface layer is scheduled to take place in 2016, after ten years in service.


Illustrations Preface Introduction: Contemporary Human Geography--The Emergence of Structuration in Inequality Research by David Wilson and James O. Huff Issues in Structuration Theory and Application Structuration Theory in Urban Analysis by Michael J. Dear and Adam I. Moos The Limits to Human Constructiveness: Giddens and Structuration Theory in Geography by David Wilson Structuration Theory and Electronic Communications by Barney Warf Empirical Applications Small Towns as "Historical" Places: A Symbolic Interactionist Approach to Structuration Theory through the Study of Landscapes by John A. Jakle Context Is Everywhere: Structuration, Community, and Social Order by John Eyles Taking Control in the American West: An Application of Pred's Theory of Place by Jefferson S. Rogers Gender Relations in Urban Growth Politics by Lynn Staeheli Discursive Limits to Agency by Joshua Van Lieu and John Paul Jones The Reproduction of Racial Differences in Educational Achievement: A Structurationist Analysis by Jeremy D. Browning A Critical Analysis of Gender-based Property Relations in Ghana by Cherub Antwi-Nsiah and James O. Huff Concluding Remarks: "The Giddens Phenomenon"--Fuzzy Theory and Empirical Cutting Edges by Eliza K. Ellis Husband References Index


Sargentodoxa cuneata decoction has been used to treat arthritis in China for hundreds of years. Herein, the polysaccharide fraction (PSC) purified from S. cuneata was evaluated for its in vitro and in vivo anti‐inflammatory effects. PSC and its sub‐fractions PSCA‐1 and PSCB‐1 significantly suppressed nitric oxide (NO) release in LPS‐induced RAW264.7 cells by down regulating the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) level. Furthermore, PSC markedly inhibited carrageenan induced rat hind paw edema, decreased in hind paw, serum and liver malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) levels. In addition, PSC increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in serum and liver of the rats. These results revealed that the polysaccharide obtained from S. cuneata (PSC) possessed potent anti‐inflammatory activity and may be one of the important bioactive constituents from the plant responsible for the anti‐arthritis effect.


The national financial relation is an important aspect within the national relationships.The legalization of national financial relation is required under the rule by law and required by the development of laws system,the national finance autonomy,the public finance construction,and standardizing the national finance policy and so on.Because the dependency,the power and the autonomy of financial legislation in national area.Constitution conformation principle,laws unification Principle,principle of changing and democracy Principle must be abided.


Cadastral map of Van Zandt County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Major governmental and geographic features are marked including Mercer's Colony Line. Scale ca. 1:133,334.


Currently, they maintain a multiple-site production system. They have 10 hoops (eight are 30 x 84 ft. and two are 30 x 54 ft.). The longer building houses 200 to 220 head. The shorter buildings are used as gestation facilities andlor sleeping units for finishing hogs (finishing hogs are allowed outside lots). All farrowing facilities are at one site (they use confinement crates for breeding and gestation), and confinement nurseries are at another site. The third site is used for finishing. They had considered using two 1,200-head confinement facilities to finish hogs, but chose the hoop system for environmental reasons.


Rats were kept for about seven weeks in continuous light or darkness. The oxygen consumption and glucose consumption by the isolated small intestine were determined. Data were compared to those of control animals kept under a light-dark cycle. Continuous exposure to light resulted in a 21% increase in anaerobic glycolysis. Continuous exposure to darkness increased anaerobic glycolysis by 18 and 12% respectively.


Using panel data models, we analyze the flypaper effects — whether intergovernmental fiscal transfers or states' own income determine expenditure commitments — on ecological fiscal spending in India. The econometric results show that the unconditional fiscal transfers, rather than the states' own income, determine ecological expenditure in the forestry sector at subnational levels in India. The results hold when the models are controlled for ecological outcomes and demographic variables.


PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) today announced results from a part of the Phase 3 CheckMate -227 trial that evaluated Opdivo (nivolumab) plus low-dose Yervoy (ipilimumab) and Opdivo plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy in patients with first-line advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with PD-L1 expression <1%, across squamous and non-squamous tumor histologies (Part 1b).


569 TRANSIENT EXCITATIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH A COMMON ORIGIN IN THE BRAINSTEM OCCUR FREQUENTLY and spontaneously (with no obvious reason) during normal sleep. Cortical arousals, which might lead to sleep stage changes or awakenings, are usually accompanied by autonomic arousals. As the reverse is not true, the latter may occur alone.1,2 Autonomic arousals are transient elevations of the sympathetic tone. They encompass increases of ventilation, of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and of peripheral resistance; but they but are most often indicated by alterations of heart rate (HR). These cardiac arousals start to increase well before the visually detectable onset of cortical arousals.1-3 Their extent and patterns vary with the duration of the cortical arousals. With cortical arousals lasting up to 10 s, cardiac arousals are typically biphasic: an initial acceleration is followed by a deceleration below the baseline. The baseline is then regained after a gradual increase 15-30 s after stimulus onset.1,3-5 With longer lasting arousals the deceleration becomes gradually flatter, thus leading to a monophasic elevation of heart rate.1,4-5 Similar alterations are evoked by various external stimuli, in particular by acoustic stimuli.6-8 Research in this area was usually performed with artificial sounds, mostly with tones of up to 4 kHz and durations up to 5 s.6-12 The extents and the patterns of these responses were analyzed in detail and were shown to depend at least on stimulus intensity and on the sleep stage at the time of stimulation. Traffic noises are a major cause of extrinsic sleep disturbances with after effects on mood, performance, and health.13 Despite this, cardiac responses to traffic noise have only occasionally been studied.14-17 A detailed analysis of these responses was performed only for sonic booms, which evoked the typical biphasic cardiac arousals described above.18 This paper deals with the cardiac responses of 24 persons to noises from aircraft, rail, and road vehicles during sleep in the laboratory. It investigates possible influences of acoustical parameters, time of night and momentary sleep stage. Such an analysis is highly relevant as numerous residents living in the vicinity of airports, along busy streets, and along railway tracks are permanently exposed to these noises while sleeping. Longterm exposure to these noises is assumed to contribute to the genesis of cardiovascular diseases.19


Over the last quarter of the 20th century, the newborn democratic regime of Portugal sought not to antagonize the Catholic hierarchy. Aware of the clerical weakened position (after the April Revolution in 1974), the left-wing political forces that gained power after 1974, subtracted little from the church's institutions's public domain.Far from withdrawing those acquired rights, it was given a place to a system where minorities were given the opportunity to rise to the same level of respect that the state granted to the dominant religion. For example, through airtime on radio and public television and confessional space of schools. Because of the value  and the respect that are gained, minorities adhered and still adhere to these models defending it as the most perfect realization - as the redaction of the Religious Freedom Act of 2001 reflects perfectly. Today, we have minorities supporting the status quo, defending the place and position of the Catholic church for fear of losing their rights by, in practice, decreasing  the power of the majority.


Injection drug use (IDU) is a known risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but the strength of other parenteral and sexual risk factors is unclear. In 1997, we performed a case‐control study of 2,316 HCV‐seropositive blood donors and 2,316 seronegative donors matched on age, sex, race/ethnicity, blood center, and first‐time versus repeat‐donor status. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated using conditional logistic regression. Questionnaires were returned by 758 (33%) HCV+ and 1,039 (45%) control subjects (P = .001). The final multivariate model included only the following independent HCV risk factors: IDU (OR = 49.6; 95% CI: 20.3‐121.1), blood transfusion in non‐IDU (OR = 10.9; 95% CI: 6.5‐18.2), sex with an IDU (OR = 6.3; 95% CI: 3.3‐12.0), having been in jail more than 3 days (OR = 2.9; 95% CI: 1.3‐6.6), religious scarification (OR = 2.8; 95% CI: 1.2‐7.0), having been stuck or cut with a bloody object (OR = 2.1; 95% CI: 1.1‐4.1), pierced ears or body parts (OR = 2.0; 95% CI: 1.1‐3.7), and immunoglobulin injection (OR = 1.6; 95% CI: 1.0‐2.6). Although drug inhalation and a high number of lifetime sex partners were significantly more common among HCV seropositives, they were not associated with HCV after controlling for IDU and other risk factors. IDU, blood transfusion among non‐IDU, and sex with an IDU are strong risk factors for HCV among United States blood donors. Weaker associations with incarceration, religious scarification, being stuck or cut with a bloody object, pierced ears or body parts, and immunoglobulin injection must be interpreted with caution.


3′ end processing and mRNA polyadenylation is a vital aspect of gene expression in eukaryotes, and also a step at which expression may be regulated. A spate of recent research in plants links different subunits of the polyadenylation complex with growth and development. These reports provide insight into mechanisms by which APA may be regulated, and perhaps into mechanisms by which pre‐mRNAs are processed and polyadenylated. In this review, several of these recent reports are discussed, with the purpose of highlighting novel features of mRNA 3′ end formation in plants and also developing broad themes that connect APA with plant growth, development, and responses to the environment.


The purpose of this research was to establish and explain the relations between the variables of morphological status and situation-related efficiency of basic types of players on one hand and, on the other, the final placement of top junior basketball teams in the competition. Based on the obtained results, we can assume that the morphological status of forwards and centres, unlike guards, distinguishes well ranked teams from the low-ranked ones in a competition. Thus, well-ranked teams, with relation to the low-ranked ones, have centres with marked longitudinality and forwards with less marked adiposity and greater voluminosity. Further on, on the sample of guards, we have established relations between the parameters of situation-related efficiency and sport achievement on the level of statistic significance (p<0.01). Well-ranked teams, in relation to the low-ranked ones, have guards with the ability of passing which is expressed through assists and realization abilities for two and three-point scores.


Purpose Interventions that are tailored to the specific psychosocial needs of people with diabetes may be more effective than a "one size fits all" approach. The purpose of this study is to identify patient profiles with distinct characteristics to inform the development of tailored interventions. Methods A latent class cluster analysis was conducted with data from the ENCOURAGE trial based on participant responses to 6 baseline psychosocial measures, including trust in physicians, perceived discrimination, perceived efficacy in patient–physician interactions, social support, patient activation, and diabetes distress. The trial's primary outcomes were hemoglobin A1c, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and quality of life; secondary outcomes were diabetes distress and patient engagement. Results Three classes of participants were identified: Class 1 (n = 72) had high trust, activation, perceived efficacy and social support; low diabetes distress; and good glycemic control (7.1 ± 1.3%). Class 2 (n = 178) had moderate values in all measures with higher baseline A1c (8.1 ± 2.1%). Class 3 (n = 155) had high diabetes distress; low trust, patient engagement, and perceived efficacy; with similar baseline A1c (8.2 ± 2.1%) as Class 2. Intervention effects differed for these 3 classes. Conclusion Three distinct subpopulations, which exhibited different responses to the ENCOURAGE intervention, were identified based on baseline characteristics. These groups could be used as intervention targets. Future studies can determine whether these approaches can be used to target scarce resources efficiently and effectively in real-world settings to maximize the impact of interventions on population health, especially in impoverished communities.


The electrostatic problem for a homogeneous axisymmetric particle is considered. The approach applied is similar to the extended boundary condition method often used in the light scattering theory. The surface integrals forming the elements of an analog of the well known T–matrix are studied in detail. The inverse problem is solved under the condition that the internal field is uniform. It is proved that this condition is satisfied for axisymmetric particles only if they are spheroids. Approximate solutions to the electrostatic problem that are based on the assumption of the uniform internal field are discussed as well.


: Among the human being Helicobacter pylori is the most common bacterial infection. This study has a specific aim to associate Helicobacter pylori infection in patients of diabetes mellitus. The basic design of the study was observational methodical cross sectional. Sixty Nine subjects were studied from which, 30 were non diabetics and 39 were diabetics, and their disease was 1 year or more old. The serological diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori was made according to the test of Anti- Helicobacter pylori antibody. All diabetic patients' Antral biopsies specifically were taken during endoscopy. It was specifically observed that the diabetics mean age was 48.9±9.86 years and on the contrary of non-diabetics was 47.9±9.16 years. Subject's majority belonged to fifth and sixth decades. There was conspicuous male preponderance in both the diabetics and the non-diabetics group, more attributable to the selection bias. The samples of serum for almost all the subjects were examined for the presence of IgG against Helicobacter pylori. In 40% subjects the Helicobacter pylori was positive particularly in non-diabetics and 64.1% of diabetics X2= 3.96, p value=0.047 (p<0.05) which was the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in diabetics is prominently greater as compared with non-diabetics. Histological analysis of antral biopsies was performed in all diabetics and comparison of the type of diabetes, duration of diabetes, and level of glycaemia and complications of diabetes were made in patients of diabetes with and deprived of Helicobacter pylori. According to this study IDDM patients had greater positivity (75%) as compared with those of NIDDM (67.6%). The mean duration with Helicobacter pylori of diabetes group was 7.85+3.93 years, and greater than that of diabetics deprived of Helicobacter pylori which was 5.83±2.52. The fasting blood sugar's mean was 192±60.3 mg/dl in diabetics with the group of Helicobacter pylori and was greater than that of diabetics deprived of Helicobacter pylori group which was 167±37.1mg/dl. The mean post prandial blood sugar in diabetics with Helicobacter pylori group was 318±78.4mg/dl and was higher than that of diabetics deprived of Helicobacter pylori group in whom it was 280±49.7mg/dl. The 2 diagnostic modalities viz serological and histological recognition of Helicobacter pylori associated well with each other. It was revealed that serological diagnosis by Anti- Helicobacter pylori antibody test is 80% sensitive and 75% particular. The Helicobacter pylori prevalence is greater in diabetics than the non-diabetics. The Helicobacter pylori infection prevalence had no important connection with duration of diabetes, type of diabetes, glycaemia levels of diabetics and complications of diabetics. The serological diagnosis of H. pylori was made by Anti-Helicobacter pylori antibody test, by Biochem Immuno systems ITALIA SPA ELAGEN Helicobacter pylori IgG Kit This ELISA technique is 80% sensitive and 75% specific.


Non-rigid registration algorithms have been proposed over the years to register medical images to each other. One class of applications for these algorithms is the automatic segmentation of structures and substructures using a predefined atlas. But these algorithms have been limited to image volumes without gross abnormalities or pathologies and have thus been of limited use for applications such as the automatic segmentation of radiation sensitive structures for radiation therapy planning. The algorithm we present in this paper is an extension of a non-rigid registration algorithm we have previously developed (the adaptive basis algorithm). This extension permits the use of the algorithm for the automatic segmentation of medical images even when structures have been displaced substantially. The algorithm automatically adjusts the stiffness of the transformation to permit larger displacements over regions that are known to be very compliant and smaller displacements over regions that are known to be less compliant. The stiffness map can be defined once and for all in an atlas. The algorithm has been tested and evaluated on head image volumes with large ventricular enlargements and head image volumes with large space-occupying lesions.


Purpose
The purpose of the paper is to explore the meanings and effects of social undermining as described by the faculty members of public and private universities of Pakistan.

Design/methodology/approach
The study utilizes the qualitative approach using in-depth interviews of the faculty members to explore different meanings assigned to social undermining and the impact of these experiences on them.

Findings
The faculty members describe social undermining in terms of defamation and limiting of space for them at workplace. The impact of social undermining is directly felt on the emotional and overall well-being. It also affects the work performance of the faculty leading to behaviors like withdrawal and abstaining from voluntary activities.

Research limitations/implications
The research is conducted in only two universities in the capital city. The experiences and views of faculty members in other universities particularly in small cities might be different.

Practical implications
The study may be of help in terms of finding out the impacts of social undermining on faculty members in order to avoid such situations, hence, improving the motivation level of faculty. This will help managers to understand the phenomenon and find out appropriate strategies for a more harmonious and trustable work environment between people.

Originality/value
The study contributes to the literature by utilizing the qualitative approach that is not used much in this subject area. It is also one of the very first attempts of exploring the phenomenon in Pakistan, as per the best of authors' knowledge.


Despite the vast amount of empirical work performed on the defense–growth relationship, the impact of military expenditure on public debt is a largely neglected topic. The recent Greek debt crisis brought to the forefront the role of military expenditure as well as the inefficiencies and the inability of the EU to deal with the European debt crisis. This article investigates the role of military expenditure (among other factors) in the evolution of the Greek debt over the period 1970-2011. Greece is a particularly interesting case in this regard, given its high military burden since 1974 and the recent debt crisis that led the country to sign a bail-out package presented by the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, which involves extreme austerity measures and cuts in public spending. Employing the ARDL approach to cointegration, this article concludes that military expenditure and arms imports have had an adverse (i.e., increasing) effect on Greek public debt in the short-run, while investment has helped to reduce debt both in the short- and the long-run.


An antithrombin (AT) variant Ala382 to Thr (AT‐TRI) was identified by mass spectrometric techniques. The variant behaved as a substrate rather than a thrombin inhibitor, but, contrary to previously described P12 AT variants, AT‐TRI, expressed as a heterozygous dominant trait, caused severe thromboembolic tendency beginning in their teens in affected members of an English family. In addition, it underwent the S‐to‐R conformational state transition as evidenced by an increased resistance to thermal denaturation on active centre cleavage, but did not react with a monoclonal antibody, 4C9, directed against a neoepitope that is present on complexed and cleaved normal AT. Antithrombin‐TRI, in plasma, was also associated with an abnormal high molecular weight (Mr 194000) component composed of non‐covalently‐linked antithrombin molecules. This component (D194) showed low affinity for heparin and was devoid of antithrombin progressive activity. D194, isolated by ammonium sulphate precipitation and three chromatographic steps (heparin Sepharose, ion exchange and immunoaffinity), migrated as a single band of Mr 60000 on SDS‐PAGE under both reducing and non‐reducing conditions and was recognized by monospecific anti‐human antithrombin antibodies, but did not immunoreact with antibodies raised against a number of proteins including albumin and thrombin. The above data and the fact that the 15 N‐terminal amino acids of this Mr 60 000 band were identical to that of normal antithrombin indicated that the inactive D194 component was composed of aggregated antithrombin molecules, possibly antithrombin trimers.


We address an experimental investigation of evaporation waves. These waves appear when a liquid contained in a vertical glass tube is suddenly depressurized from a high initial pressure down to the atmospheric one. The state of the liquid after the release of the pressure, ambient pressure and the initial temperature, is well known to be metastable when the corresponding stable state is vapour. For moderately large evaporation rates (moderately large initial to ambient pressure ratios), the initially flat vapour-liquid interface ultimately evolves into highly corrugated front which propagates downwards into the liquid with a well defined mean velocity. This mean velocity turns out to be a function of the ratio between the initial and the ambient pressures. In addition, it has been found that for lower pressure ratios, the instability is not able to develop an evaporation wave but nevertheless leads to a somewhat more complex behavior than the simple surface evaporation as it is shown in the accompanying fluid dynamics video.


The remarkable characteristics of graphene render it well-suited for a diverse range of applications, particularly in the realm of electronic devices. After the synthesis process, the two-dimensional material known as graphene is then transferred onto a substrate. Silicon (Si) is considered a suitable choice for this purpose. Therefore, it has become essential to investigate the stability of graphene on silicon surfaces. This study utilized reactive molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the thermal stability of graphene on a Si (111) substrate across a temperature range of 300 to 1500 K. The results demonstrate the exceptional stability of graphene on this particular surface. This phenomenon can be explained by the restricted intermolecular interactions between the carbon atoms in graphene and the silicon atoms on the substrate surface. The study findings indicate that graphene exhibits a dome-shaped configuration on the Si (111) surface. In this configuration, only the carbon atoms located at the periphery of the graphene structure interact with the silicon atoms present on the underlying substrate.


Aiming at the influence of a certain hydropower station on the slope stability of talus slope in the upstream right bank of dam site after storage water,two-dimensional calculation model is established based on unsaturated soil transient finite element seepage control equation.And then SEEP module in GeoStudio software is used to calculate the distribution regularities of slope seepage field under the condition of different reservoir level fluctuation rate and different permeability coefficient.Finally,Morgenstern-Price limit equilibrium method is applied to calculate the safety factor of the most dangerous sliding zone under transient seepage field.The results show that the slope safety factor increases with the rise of water level under the conditions of different water level rise rate and permeability coefficient,and the slope safety factor decreases with the drop of water level under the condition of different water level rise rate and permeability coefficient.


How is primary health care (PHC) to be funded in a climate of economic recession? The authors survey the financial implications of the Alma Ata Declaration of 1978 and the Bamako Initiative of 1987. They draw on a survey of over 100 Oxfam-funded health projects to assess four methods of PHC funding and their impact on the poorest users: charges for treatment, revolving drugs funds, personal insurance schemes, and income-generating projects.


The reliable recognition and extraction of semantic relations between entities is important to many applications in the domain of natural language processing and information retrieval, such as search engines and question-answering systems. In this survey I summarize the primary relation extraction approaches presented in the literature, particularly focusing on weakly supervised bootstrap methods. I oer a critique and discuss possible improvements of the dierent methodologies used at various points in the relation extraction process. Finally, I discuss an extension of relation extraction to an active, unsupervised ontologylearning system in the context of a conguration space exploration framework.


Semiconductor technology has enabled many essential devices, including transistors for computing and communication, diodes for solid-state lighting and photovoltaics. Behind all these devices, the material foundation is a series of highly elaborated heterostructures and superlattices. 1 To this end, integrating different materials into heterostructures or superlattices with well-defined spatial modulation of chemical compositions and electronic structures is central for generating the designed electronic functions and has been a continued pursuit of the materials science community. The traditional approaches to heterostructures and superlattices, such as epitaxial growth, usually rely on the atom-to-atom covalent bonds to join the constituent materials and are often limited by strict lattice matching or processing compatibility requirements. High quality heterostructures or superlattices can only be obtained between materials with nearly identical lattice structures and thus very similar electronic properties (e.g., Ga 1-x Al x As with slightly different compositions). 2 A slight mismatch would inevitably to interfacial defects/strains, which could often propagate well beyond the interface to form extensive dislocations in disordered interfacial


The objective was to characterize the regenerating stratum of a Dense Ombrophilous Lowland Forest fragment, through evaluations of richness, structure and diversity. A total of 40 plots of 25 m² (5 m x 5 m) were allocated to estimate the natural regeneration rates per species for each class of plant size (RNC), in order to obtain the total natural regeneration index (RNT). The analysis was performed with individuals with CAP ≤ 15.0 cm and height equal or superior to 1.0 m. The height classes were pre-determined, where: C1 = 1.0 m-2.0 m; C2 = 2.1 m-3.0 m; C3 = > 3.0 m. We sampled 1197 individuals distributed in 81 species, 31 families and 51 genera. The Fabaceae family was richer, followed by Melastomataceae and Myrtaceae. The species Protium heptaphyllum was highlighted with the highest value of importance (VI), presenting 14.64% of the total of VI. The species that presented the greatest RNTs were: Protium heptaphyllum (Aubl.) Marchand, Thyrsodium spruceanum Benth., Eschweilera ovata (Cambess.) Miers e Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber. In relation to the successional classification, there was a predominance of the species of beginning of succession, proving the young condition of the forest. The results show that the studied fragment presents a good regeneration capacity, allowing greater richness and diversity of species of the adult tree stratum in the long term.


Improved conditions for the preparation of 17 are reported together with the synthesis of an advanced intormediate 38 en route to keramaphidin B, a plausible biogenetic precursor to the manramines. © 1997, Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. The manzamines represent a fascinating group of structurally complex polycyclic 13-earboline alkaloids which have been isolated from several different families of marine sponge. The fast member of the group to be isolated, from an Okinawan sponge Halic lona sp., was manzamine A (1) which displayed potent antileukaemic properties against P388 leukaemia cells (IC50: 0.07~tg/ml).l Soon after the disclosure of the structure of 1, an identical compound, keramarnine A, was reported independently by Nakamura et.al, from a different Okinawan sponge Pel l ina sp. 2 Manzamine B (2), and the structurally less complex manzamine C (3), were later isolated from the same sponge as manzamine A. These two less abundant alkaloids displayed reduced cytotoxicity compared with 1 (Figure 1). 3


Sodium dichloroiso-cyanurate and trichloroisocyanuric acid both belong to chlorinated isocyanurates.In 2005,Ministry of Health enacted "The health and safety assessment standards for drinking water disinfectants and disinfection equipment(trial edition)",lists them as disinfectants.In 2007,the United States found that the food contaminated by melamine and cyanuric acid caused cats and dogs acute renal failure.Studies had shown that in the disinfection process chlorinated isocyanurates disinfectants will produce cyanuric acid,and cyanuric acid could be translated into tricyanic acid under appropriate conditions,resulting health worries.This triggered a controversy on the safety of chlorinated isocyanurates disinfectants.This article reviewed the principles of disinfection,potential adverse effects on people health,recent research and applications of them.


Based on the features of ideological and political education of college students and the advantages of network,exploration of how to perform ideological and political education of college students through network is discussed.


The heterodimeric HU protein, highly conserved in bacteria and involved in transposition, recombination, DNA repair, etc., shares similarity with histones and HMGs. HU, which binds DNA with low affinity and without sequence specificity, binds strongly and specifically to DNA junctions and DNA containing single‐strand breaks. The fine structure of these specific complexes was studied by footprinting and HU chemically converted into nucleases. The positioning of HUαβ on nicked DNA is asymmetrical and specifically oriented: the β‐arm binds the area surrounding the break whereas the α‐arm lies on the 3′ DNA branch. This positioning necessitates a pronounced bend in the DNA at the discontinuous point, which was estimated by circular permutation assay to be 65°. At junctions, HU is similarly asymmetrically positioned in an identical orientation: the junction point plays the role of the discontinuous point in the nicked DNA. The HU binding motif present in both structures is a pair of inclined DNA helices.


Method of calculating the basic version of the system design parameters of sublevel caving with mechanical release of ore for site mining of "Podruslovy" Gorno-Shorskiy branch of "Evrazruda" is presented


The tautomerism of 1-and 2-pyrimidinylpyrazolin-5-ones was investigated by using the combination of spectral methods, IR, NMR, and UV. 1-Pyrimidinylpyrazolin-5-ones exist in NH and OH forms in nonpolar media such as chloroform and carbon tetrachloride, while NH form increases in aqueous solution. In nonpolar media 2-pyrimidinylpyrazolin-5-ones exist predominantly in the OH form, although in aqueous solution, they are mostly in NH form.


Road construction on peat/organic soils has always posed challenges to Engineers, Contractors and policy-makers, be it a technical, contractual obligation, or cost implication. The success of road construction on soft soils relies on various important factors such as proper planning, analysis, design, construction, control and supervision. For Engineers, the primary boundary conditions are the stability and allowable settlement in terms of serviceability limits both as a function of time. Our current observation reveals that many of the road embankments and culvert foundation failures are associated with geotechnical factors. Majority of these failures are still repeating and quite identical / similar in nature that they are caused by failure to comply with one or a combination of the above factors. This paper presents some of the case histories of the road embankment construction closely related to the geotechnical factors investigated by the Author. Lastly, some simple guidelines on Method of Treatment, Cost and Design Principle to prevent future embankment failures related to geotechnical factors on soft ground are presented.


We propose a revision of the habitat templet approach for modelling the relationship between r/K selection and selection related to the level of resource impoverishment within vegetation. The latter is represented as a continuum on one axis of the templet by the mean annual environmental carrying capacity of the habitat. This is perpendicular to the second axis representing the traditional r/K selection continuum and defined by the mean annual distance below environmental carrying capacity that the vegetation is maintained at, usually as a consequence of different levels of disturbance (...)


The invention relates to a sewage treating process, in particular to an oil extraction sewage olation and recycling combined treating process, belonging to the technical field of sewage treatment. The oil extraction sewage olation and recycling combined treating process comprises the steps of: electric flocculation, ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis, wherein the electric flocculation is realized by adopting metal iron or aluminum as an electrode material and adjusting under the conditions of electrode plate spacing of 20mm and current density of 10-100A/m , wherein the flow of the effluent flow is 1.5-2.5m /h; the ultrafiltration is realized by adopting parallel connection of ultrafiltration membrane assemblies and internal-pressing operation and comprises the steps of operating, backwashing, reversely washing, washing and operating, wherein the operating pressure is 0.1-0.18MPa, the yield flow is 1.5-2.5m /h, and the cross flow filtering concentrated sewage drainage is 95-105L/h; and the reverse osmosis is realized by adopting serial connection of sea water desalinization membrane elements, wherein the water inlet pressure is 3-3.5MPa, the yield flow is 0.8-1.2m /h, and the water yield conductivity is 30-50mu s/cm. The three steps are respectively used for removing polymers, suspended matter colloids and soluble solids in the oil extraction sewage, respectively develop respective advantages, and form an integral process, so as to achieve the requirement on the olation water treating process.


This study examines the generation of large scale vortices caused by flow separation from a flat wing at various angles of attack. Time-resolved particle image velocimetry is used to determine the evolution and convective characteristics of the large scale structures. A rectangular airfoil with aspect ratio of 0.5 is used and data are collected at a Reynolds number of 23,500, for angles of attack from 0° to 20°. Data consists of two dimensional velocity fields obtained at 500 Hz located at the airfoil centerline. The region of interest is near the separation point but fields of view extend over approximately one half of the chord length from the leading edge to document the downstream progression of the large scale vortical flow elements. The velocity data were processed to identify the vorticity field dynamics in terms of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability occurring near the leading edge. The vortical structures are identified using vortex detection based on local circulation. The convective nature of the vortex elements are shown to consist of merging, stalling and convecting, with convective velocities on the order of 20% of the freestream velocity with an associated Stouhal number based on chord length and freestream velocity of approximately 1.0.Copyright © 2007 by ASME


The Garz on Massif, is an active Laramide style basement uplift flanked by the Upper Magdalena Valley (UMV) and the Putumayo Basin. In this paper we use new gravity, magnetic, well and seismic data for the first geophysical interpretation of the Garz on Massif. The Garz on/Algeciras fault has been previously interpreted as a right-lateral strike-slip fault. The new seismic, well, and gravity data demonstrates that the Garz on fault is also a low-angle (12e17 ) Andean age fault thrusting PreCambrian basement 10 e17 km northwestward over Miocene sediments of the UMV in a prospective footwall anticline. The new geophysical data as well as previous field mapping were used to produce the first gravity and magnetic maps and retrodeformable structural cross section of the northern Garz on Massif. The new model distinguishes for the first time distinct episodes of "thin-skinned" and "thick-skinned" deformation in the Garz on Massif. The model indicates approximately 43 km of Early to Middle Miocene shortening by "thin-skinned" imbricate thrusting contemporaneous with the uplift of the nearby southern Central Cordillera (~9e16 Ma) and the main hydrocarbon expulsion event for the UMV and Putumayo Basin. This was followed by at least 22 km of Late Miocene (3e6 Ma) "thick-skinned" Andean shortening and 7 km of uplift on the symmetrical Garz on thrust and a SE-verging basement thrust fault zone. The Andean uplift interrupted and exposed the hydrocarbon migration pathways to the Putumayo


On 30 November 2017, the European Parliament's Special Committee on Terrorism (TERR) requested
that the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit (EVAL) of the Directorate for Impact Assessment and European
Added Value, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research Services (EPRS) prepare a study on
Member States' approaches to the return of foreign fighters to EU soil. This study is divided in two
parts. The first part was prepared in-house by the Ex-Post Evaluation Unit (EVAL) and provides
background information to understanding the EU context in which the issue of foreign fighters is
being discussed. The second part is an outsourced study that focuses on the following six Member
States: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK). This
study will feed into the committee's work.


Hemp fiber is of natural,comfort and functional.The double weft-knitted terry fabric developed by use of hemp/cotton is characteristic of better moisture absorption,softness,antibacterial and mildewproof.Based on the properties of hemp fiber,the key difficulties and solutions in weaving and dyeing this product are discussed in this paper.


In order to form ice continuously, the suppression of ice adhesion on cooling wall or the flowing without blockage in ice making heat exchanger. In this study, a double spiral type-heat exchanger with non-metallic tube was used to make ice slurries. An aqueous solution(ethylene glycol 1 mass%, silane 3 mass%) was supercooled in the heat exchanger with changing the solution flow rate and the solution inlet temperature of heat exchanger. At results, when the flow rate was small, the continuous ice formation occurred even though the supercooling degree was large.


With the development of Distributed Generations (DGs), its inherent randomness and fluctuation in the power production is slowly demonstrated. The microgrid maybe solve the above problem. The traditional droop control technology is common in operation of DGs in Microgrids. But it presents a large frequency deviation when facing large load demand, which need to be solved. A new method is presented to merge the secondary control function into the traditional droop control for multi-inverters. The method can built the relation from frequency unqualified zone by the only primary control to the qualified zone by the secondary control with the help of projection function. The method can automatically find new nominal power output value to change the former operation point to reduce the frequency deviation range and even no deviation without the help of communication. It help the aim of plug and play in microgrids. The test in Matlab/Simulink environments were carried out and the results verified the validity of the new method with secondary control strategy in deal with the large load demand.


Purpose – The aim of the research reported is to investigate consumers'reactions to advertisements containing misleading information on price. The underlying thesis is that such advertising generates negative consumer reactions in terms of attitude and intention and that these are heightened in the presence of suspicion.Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative study was employed to identify the most frequently used misleading price communication strategies in Italy, and subsequently, an experimental study examined consumer response to a selection of advertisements that rely on these.Findings – The qualitative study allows for the development of a typology of eight different misleading price communication practices which includes those based on the provision of purely false information alongside those employing an unclear or incomplete application of complex price communication strategies. The experimental study reveals that, when price information is communicated using misleading practices, consumers d...


The large disturbance behaviour of power systems often involves complex interactions between continuous dynamics and discrete events. The paper proposes a differential-algebraic-discrete (DAD) model structure which captures those interactions in a systematic way. It is shown that the model is a realization of a general hybrid system model. The DAD model opens up opportunities for the application to power systems of hybrid system results in stability analysis and control. The paper presents a practical approach to implementing the DAD model structure.


The RE@40 seminar offered a diagnosis of the state of RE as it enters its 40s. At 40, RE has grown up a bit and should have a clear sense of who it is as it moves deeper into its most productive years. Of course, many 40-somethings also begin to experience a midlife crisis and suddenly change direction, perhaps not attending well to their current responsibilities. Where does RE sit at this juncture?


In this paper, we use a method based on a multi-objective genetic algorithm, namely the Pareto Archived Evolutionary Strategy (PAES), to generate a set of Mamdani fuzzy systems from numerical data. PAES determines an approximation of the optimal Pareto front by concurrently maximizing the accuracy and minimizing the complexity. Unlike other approaches, we measure the complexity as sum of the variables actually used in each rule, that is, as sum of the total number of conditions in the antecedents of the rules and of the number of consequents. Thus, low values of complexity correspond to Mamdani systems characterized by a low number of rules and a low number of input variables for each rule. This guarantees a high comprehensibility of the fuzzy rule base. Once the Pareto front has been generated, users can choose a posteriori the optimal Mamdani system for the specific domain. Results of the application of the method to two regression problems using the Miles per Gallons and the Box and Jenkins Gas Furnace datasets are shown and discussed.


This in vitro study was aimed to evaluate the mycelium growth and spore germination inhibition properties of essential oils. Two Thai medicinal plants; Frankincense oil (Boswellia carteri Bird.) and Cassia oil (Acacia farnesiana Linn) were applied against 7 species of economically important rice pathogenic fungi; Alternaria brassicicola, Aspergillus flavus, Bipolaris oryzae, Fusarium moniliforme, Fusarium proliferatum, Pyricularia arisea and Rhizoctonia solani. The mycelium growth and spore germination inhibition techniques were applied to record the efficiency of these essential oils at 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0 and 2.0 %(v/v) and an un-used amount of essential oils were subjected as control. The experiment was in vitro studied on potato dextrose agar (PDA) under complete randomised design (CRD) with 3 replications. The data of mycelium growth inhibition was recorded at 7 days after inoculation at 25±20 0 C showed that, Frankincense oil at concentration 2.0%v/v showed the strongest mycelium growth inhibition of F.monoliform (61.11%), F. proliferratum (16.66%), P.grisea (33.33%), B. oryzae (33.33%), R. solani (44.44%), A. brassicicola (71.29%) and A. flavus (11.11%). Cassia oil could inhibit mycelium growth of all pathogenic fungi when applied at a concentration over 1.0 %v/v. The data of spore germination inhibition recorded at 24 hr after inoculation at 25±20 0 C showed that, at 2.0%v/v; Frankincense oil could control F. monoliform (84.78%), B. oryzae (76.27%), R. solani, (94.69%), A. flavus (88.80%) and F. proliferratum, P. grisea and A. brassicicola for 100%. Cassia oil at 1.0%v/v could completely inhibit F. monoliform, F. proliferratum, P. grisea, B. oryzae, R. solani and A. brassicicola (100%) and A. flavus for 76.00%. The experiment suggested that the selected essential oils from


▪ Abstract The use of feedback to stabilize the beam and improve the performance of accelerators is becoming more common. The methods used to design the feedback algorithms are introduced and some practical implementation details are described. The design of a PID loop using classical control techniques is covered as is the design of an optimal controller using modern control theory. Some adaptive control techniques are also briefly described. Examples are given of multiple-input-multiple-output loops and of how to handle systems of many interacting feedback loops.


1. Meter electronics (20) for the quantitative analysis of the pumped fluid, the meter electronics (20) comprises an interface (201) configured to communicate with the vibratory flow meter assembly and receiving a vibrational response and a system (203) of processing associated with the interface (201) and configured to measure mass flow () and the density (ρ) for a predetermined interval (t) of the fluid pumping time, the system (203) processing, characterized in that it is configured to: determine whether not aerated fluid pumped in tech ix predetermined interval (t) of time, if a predetermined interval (t) of time does not correspond to the aeration, the processing system adds the product of the mass-plotnostk accumulated product of mass density adds mass raskhodk accumulated mass raskhoduiopredeleniya not appropriate aeration weighted average mass density (ρ) for the pumped dividing the accumulated fluid product mass density (ρ) on the accumulated mass flow () .2. Meter electronics (20) according to claim 1, wherein determining not appropriate aeration weighted average mass density (ρ) for the pumped fluid occurs after receiving a signal transfer flyuida.3 closure. Meter electronics (20) according to claim 1, wherein the system (203) being further configured for: comparing the vibrational response of a predetermined interval (t) with a predetermined time threshold and determining aeration predetermined interval (t) of time for the aeration if the vibrational response does not match aeratsii.4 threshold. Meter electronics (20) according to claim 3, wherein the system (203) being further configure


Preface Introduction Free radicals Measurement of transients Antitumour compounds Antioxidant vitamins Protection of cell membrane damage by antioxidant vitamins Synergistic effect of vitamins on cytostatica and role of Oxygen Vitamin B-series. General remarks.


The highest rates of reported gonorrhea infections occur among adolescent females aged 15–19 years. Among the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)–recommended single-dose gonorrhea treatment regimens, ciprofloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, is approximately half the cost of other CDC-recommended oral treatment regimens. Fluoroquinolone use in patients aged ! 18 years has been limited because ofirreversible articular cartilage damage demonstrated in large, weight-bearing joints of young animals. We reviewed the medical literature to assess whether the risks of a single 500-mg dose of ciprofloxacin to treat uncomplicated gonorrhea infection in adolescents appears to outweigh the benefits. We found no reports of irreversible cartilage toxicity or age-associated adverse events in 5236 human children and adolescents (aged 5 days–24 years) treated with a total of 5486 courses of fluoroquinolones. The highest rates of reported gonorrhea infections occur among adolescent females aged 15–19 years [1]. be


It briefly described that multibeam echo surveying method at the complex submarine topography in large scale at the article. The surveyed results make out that the multibeam echo surveying at complex submarine topography may get good effect and the method and technique using in the working procedure and the data processing method is effective.


Adipocytokines are cytokines secreted mainly by adipose tissue that play an important role in various metabolic functions such as short and long term energy homeostasis. Resistin is one of the most important adipocytokines implicated in insulin resistance. Chronic inflammation mediated by resistin can lead to some metabolic disease such as obesity, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular diseases. Recent studies have shed light on the correlation between obesity and periodontitis and resistin has been suggested on the molecular link connecting periodontitis, obesity and diabetes mellitus. An online search was conducted for relevant literature published in English between 2000 and 2018 using MEDLINE/Pubmed database. Resistin, obesity, insulin resistance, periodontal disease and periodontitis were the search terms used. The relevant articles were chosen and compiled. This literature review provides an insight into the possible role played by resistin in linking periodontitis and various systemic diseases/conditions.


The study investigated lesbian and gay trainees' personal and professional integration
using qualitative and quantitative methods. Three gay and six lesbian trainees were
recruited by snowballing in the trainee and lesbian/gay communities and via a website
for lesbian and gay students. Semi-structured interviews were analysed by means of
an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), alongside two standardised
questionnaires (GHQ-28 and COPE) measuring psychological distress and coping
strategies respectively. A greater percentage of participants scored above the cut-off
for caseness on the GHQ than has been reported in previous studies, and the scores
reflected a trend that lesbians reported more distress, as has been reported in research
on professional women. A number of themes were identified through the IP A,
highlighting the challenges faced, the coping strategies employed and the strengths
participants brought into training. Participants held knowledge and experience about
lesbian and gay issues beyond that considered by their courses. This position brought
tensions between being an educator and a student, which were coped with by
assessing when to speak or stay quiet. Further barriers for personal and professional
integration included a lack of staff support and displays of anti-lesbian and gay
sentiment by course staff, supervisors, lecturers and peers, although participants
recruited support from outside their course. The consequence of such challenges left
some participants considering leaving the profession. These findings suggest that
courses are still in the early stages of meeting the British Psychological Society's
(2002) accreditation guidelines, which encourage diversity within trainee cohorts and
facilitation of reflection and support to develop personal/professional integration.
This study provides some clear guidelines for course development and directions for
future research.


Objective: To gauge the effect of increasing access to care and streamlining testing and diagnosis on hepatitis C burden (incidence of disease, rate (%) of complications, adverse events and mortality) in a rural population. Methodology: This quasi-experimental research was conducted at Taluka Gambat (Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan) from August 2019 to January 2021. This public health intervention, comprised of establishing collection points, near healthcare centers in Gambat Taluka, that facilitated the sample collection, transport and testing of patient samples (for Hep C). The test results along with basic biodata, sociodemographic details, disease particulars, presenting signs and symptoms (and their duration), of consenting patients, were recorded onto a structured questionnaire and the data analyzed using SPSS. v. 21.0. Results: A total of 492 individuals were studied. The mean age of the sample was 32.5± 6.9 years with an age range of 18 to 65 years. Pre-Intervention (establishment of collection units) records showcased a lower frequency of cases being reported, which jumped to more than three-fold following provision of greater access to testing and diagnosis. The number of cases presenting with Hep C complications though, steadily declined (from 66.7% to 12.1% p: < 0.05), and the mortality Original Research Article Bhatti et al.; JPRI, 33(51B): 277-282, 2021; Article no.JPRI.70958 278 rate took a significant dive (33.3% to 0% p: < 0.05). The incidence of diagnosed cases presenting with adverse outcomes (liver cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatic carcinoma) fell sharply, from 33% to 6.1% p: < 0.05. Conclusion: Enhanced access to care and streamlining testing and diagnosis, overtime reduced the disease burden associated with Hepatitis C, by identifying patients with the disease early before the disease progresses and leads to adverse events.


We use a relativistic argument to define an effective photon that travels through a transparent (non-absorbing) nondispersive dielectric medium of index of refraction $n$. If $p$ is the momentum of the photon in a vacuum, then the momentum of an effective photon inside the medium may be of the form $p_{\rm eff}=pn^\alpha$ and still reproduce the observed transverse relativistic drift when the medium is in motion. We employ an energy argument to determine the value of the exponent to be $\alpha =-1$, so that the effective photon momentum is $p_{\rm eff}=p/n$, which is the Abraham momentum.


Objective To study the expression and significance of protein phosphatase 2A-Aβ(PP2A-Aβ) in normal oral mucosa and oral squamous cell carcinoma. Methods The expressions of PP2A-Aβ in 30 patients with oral squmous cell carcinoma and 10 patients with normal oral mucosa were detected by immunohistochemical S-P assay. Results The expression rates of PP2A-Aβ in normal oral squamous cell carcinoma and oral mucosa were 33.3%and 90.0%, respectively. They were associated with histological grade (P=0.049). Positive rates of PP2A-Aβ were 47.4% in high and middle and 9.1% in low differentiated oral squamous cell carcinoma. Expression of PP2A-Aβ is not related to clinical phases, lymph node metastasis, sex and ages (P0.05). Conclusion PP2A-Aβ protein plays a key role in the genesis and development of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Expression of PP2A-Aβ is related to histological grade, but not related to the clinical phases, lymph node metastasis, sex and ages.


Human behavior during the process of virtual inverted pendulum balancing in viscous environment is analyzed. The results of the virtual experiments are compared to the results of previous studies on so called dynamical trap effect. It is shown that the phase trajectories and phase variables distributions of the virtual stick motion under human control are similar to those of an oscillator under the presence of noise described by the dynamical trap model. Moreover, it is discovered that the patterns of system dynamics under human control are similar for all feasible values of system parameters. We therefore suggest that the dynamical trap model could reflect certain features of human behavior during processes of dynamical systems control near equlibrium points.


We provide a redescription of the poorly known distromatonemertean, Diplomma serpentina (Stimpson, 1855), a species that has not been reported since its original description. One of the freshly obtained topotypes is designated as a neotype. Based on examination of the new material, as well as the type specimens of three known species, we present a taxonomic revision of the so-far monotypic genus Diplomma Stimpson, 1857, which has been regarded as a dubious taxon since 1904. The following three nominal species are transferred to Diplomma: Paramphiporus albimarginatus Kirsteuer, 1965, Poseidonemertes bothwellae Gibson, 1982, and Correanemertes polyophthalma Gibson & Sundberg, 2001. The genus Paramphiporus Kirsteuer, 1965 is regarded as a junior synonym of Diplomma. Comparison of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) sequences indicates that D. serpentina is distributed in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Japan. Phylogenetic analyses based on partial sequences of nuclear 28S rRNA and 18S rRNA genes, as well as COI, from a selected number of distromatonemerteans fail to specify the sister relation to Diplomma, although it is suggested that the genus is more closely related to Antarctonemertes, Gononemertes, Nemertellina, Tetraneuronemertes, Oerstedia, and Vulcanonemertes, than to Amphiporus, Cyanophthalma, Geonemertes, Malacobdella, Paranemertes, Poseidonemertes, Prostoma, Tetrastemma, and Zygonemertes.

© 2011 The Linnean Society of London, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2011, 161, 695–722.


I welcome Professor Egan's drawing attention to the importance of the imagination, as I welcome his discussion of the narrow focus of education governed by what he calls the "ad hoc principles." Both are of particular importance at this time of educational prescription and reform. The word imagination does not appear in the major government and foundation reports or recommendations: the focus throughout tends to be on what Egan calls "the progressive mastery of practical tasks and logical sequences of discipline areas." We are in agreement that this is not an adequate account of educational development. We are not, however, in total agreement on the nature of imagination, on the meaning of the concrete, or on the abstract categories or conceptual tools that (for Egan) account for children's comprehension of fantasy stories. I want to introduce some alternative views, in the hope that the argument can be enriched but not undermined. It is altogether necessary to sustain Egan's focal point: that existing "curriculum and teaching methods . . . have excluded much of the richness of human experience that young children can have direct access to." I wish to draw on different resources and take a rather different perspective. It may well be that there has been little research concerned with imagination and that it has been "largely ignored" in educational psychology and philosophy. I do not believe we should overlook, however, the significant tradition of philosophical and literary writing on imagination, a tradition that remains to be tapped by educational thinkers and curriculum makers. I have Immanual Kant's Critique of Judgement1 in mind, of course, as well as Samuel Taylor Coleridge's work and that of William Wordsworth.* For all the differences in emphasis, there is throughout a concern for imagination as the capacity to create new orders in experience, to open up new possibilities, and to disclose alternative realities.


Lymphocytic hypophysitis (LH) is a rare inflammatory disorder involving pituitary gland and pituitary stalk. This is associated with autoimmune disease and most LH produces an intrasellar mass in women during late pregancy or in the postpartum period. On literature review, only a few cases of LH have been reported in men, and even more rare for Korean man. In this report, we describe a rare male LH case, preoperatively diagnosed as pituitary macroadenoma.


measures. Results: Age, CCT and LT were comparable among the study groups (all P values>0.05). Mean ACA was 24.8 °, 22.9 ° and 35.4 ° in groups I, II, and III respectively (P <0.001). Corresponding values for ACV were 72, 76 and 172 µl, respectively (P <0.001). Central ACD measured from the endothelium was 1.80, 1.91, and 3.09 mm in groups I, II, and III respectively (P <0.001). Using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, ACV≤100 µl was associated with a high risk of AAC with sensitivity of 91.7% (95% Confidence Interval (CI):70 to 99) and specificity of 100% (95% CI: 89 to 100). Corresponding values for ACA≤25 ° were 75% (95% CI: 51 to 90) and 93.3% (95% CI: 79 to 98); and for ACD≤2.1 mm were 86.7% (95% CI: 62 to 96) and 100% (95% CI: 89 to 100) respectively. If two of these three criteria (ACV≤100 µl, ACA≤25 ° and ACD≤2.1 mm) are present, the eye can be considered at high risk for an attack of AAC with sensitivity of 93.3% (95% CI: 70 to 99) and specificity of 100% (95% CI: 89 to 100). Conclusion: Eyes with ACV≤100 µl, ACA≤25 ° and ACD≤2.1 mm should be considered at high risk for developing acute angle closure and can be considered for prophylactic laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI).


This paper presents a 10bit, 100MSPS pipelined Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) based on samsung 0.18um CMOS technology, providing 69.7㏈c SFDR. A three-staged pipeline structure is used in order to obtain desired resolution and speed. A Sampling and hold (SAH) circuit consists of the Boostrap based sampling switch; high sampling rate with high accuracy can cover 10bits even in case of Nyquist inputs. For avoiding excessive current consumption, three 2x residue amplifiers are used rather than a single one(8x). The proposed ADC meets the needs from mobile systems and services who desire the high-performance ADC.


Objective: This study aimed to evaluate and compare canal transportation, centering ability, dentine thickness and instrumentation time of manual instrumentation (ISO standardized stainless steel K- file) and different single file system in primary root canals using Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT). Materials and Methods: Sixty extracted human lower primary second molar teeth with at least 7mm root length were randomly divided in to three groups (Group one- Hand K- files, Group two- One-Shape rotary, Group three- Wave One- Gold reciprocating) were included in the study. CBCT images were obtained before and after the instrumentation for each group. Canal transportation, centring ability, dentin thickness and instrumentation time were evaluated for each group. Results: A significant difference was found in transportation, centering ability between Group one &Group two, Group one &Group three (P<0.05) at middle and apical levels of the canals respectively. A significant difference was found in dentin thickness between Group one &Group two, Group one& Group three (P<0.05) at apical level of the canals. Instrumentation time was less in Group two and Group three than Group one (P<0.05).No significant difference was found between Group two &Group three (P<0.05). Conclusion: Use of single file system in primary teeth results in reduction of instrumentation time and maintains original shape of root canal.


The International Loriinae Society (ILS) was officially launched in March 1985. The organization grew out of the Lory Group which was started several years earlier by Roland Cristo. A group of four lory/lorikeet breeders formed ILS and created a set of goals for the new organization. Joe Longo became the first President, Fred Bauer the Vice President, Margi Longo the Secretary/ Treasurer and I the Editor. And so ILS was born and is today still very active despite some bumps in the road along the way. The goals of ILS remain the same today as follows: 1. To the building of self-sustaining captive bred populations of all the LORIINAE species possible. 2. To disseminate avicultural and scientific information on the family LORIINAE to all members and other interested parties through the Bulletin. 3. To take an Annual Census of the captive population of the family LORIINAE. 4. To the re-introduction of any threatened LORIINAE species when there is a self-sustaining captive breeding population and when protected reserves in their native habitats have been secured. 5. To assist where possible, the preservation of the family LORIINAE in the wild. Over the years ILS has gained members from almost every corner of the world. Also, affiliates have sprung up in Canada, England and Europe. With this world wide network and stable leadership, ILS has been able to accomplish a great deal. ILS has had only three presidents: Joe Longo 1985-1987, Carole Wheeler 1988-1989, and Phyllis Martin 1990 to the present. The Vice President's office has been filled by Fred Bauer 1985- 1988 and Dick Schroeder 1989 to the present. The Secretary/Treasurer office was in the good hands of Margi Longo 1985-1988, Craig Snodgrass 1989-1990, Sharon Casmier 1990-1991, and Charles Martin 1992 to the present. Special mention should also be made of Vicki Fletcher who was our Census Registrar and mailing label person for many, many years. In addition, all of our foreign Vice Presidents have played a big role and continue to do so in keeping the lines of communication open and working together on many projects. Besides the Annual Census, a studbook program was begun early with the realization that within five to six years the importation of wild caught birds would halt. Some members, especially those abroad, had the vision to realize that unless studbook control was initiated, many of the species in captivity would die out. Today there are a number of species on the list of down and almost out. There are, however, bright spots and certainly some of the very common species will remain despite no studbook. A number of members around the world have started to work together to maintain the birds we presently have in inventory so to speak. In some cases, legal forms are being used to insure that young sold from one breeder to another will be maintained in a studbook. ILS has begun a series of limited edition prints with all the funds from the sale of them going directly to field research projects and conservation of the family Loriinae. So far, over $7,000 dollars have been expended on programs such as the field surveys of the Bluestreaked Lory, lories of Buru and Sumba, Red and Blue Lory and several other projects. Prints of the Tahitian (Blue) Lory and the Black-capped (Jobi) Lory have already been printed with the Ornate Lory and Dusky Lory to come. In addition, a series of six small prints, the size of the U.S. duck stamp prints, featuring the six lory /lorikeet species of the Solomon Islands along with a stamp series will be available in May of 1996. In the next few years ILS will be spearheading a number of interesting projects with the family Loriinae both in the wild and in captivity. If you are interested in becoming a member, send your dues to ILS, Charles Martin/Treasurer, 10101A Tucker Jones Road, Riverview, FL 33569. The dues are: U.S. members: 1 year $15.00; 2 years $25.00 Canadian members: 1 year $18.00; 2 years $30.00 (U.S. funds) Other countries: 1 year $20.00; 2 years $33.00 (For non-U.S. members, we will accept personal or company checks in your own currency in an amount (at the time of the draft) equivalent to the above rates as $U.S. We cannot accept bank drafts, as they are too costly to exchange.) Make all checks payable to: International LORIINAE Society. You will receive the four quarterly Bulletins (The LORIINAE) as well as fast ads and the first chance to purchase the limited edition prints.


An object of the present invention, weather resistance of the base material, hot water resistance, significantly improves the durability against environmental changes and high temperature environments, optically highly transparent organosiloxane resin composition to impart excellent abrasion resistance and laminate It is to provide a body. The present invention, (A) colloidal silica (A component), (B) an alkoxysilane hydrolysis condensate (B component), (C) a highly hydrophobic alkoxysilane hydrolysis condensate (C component), and ( an organosiloxane resin composition containing D) metal oxide (component (D)).


This paper presents an original and practical organic electrochemical/chemical (EC/C) synthesis to prepare hydantoin derivatives from N-Alkyl-piperidin-4-ones. The electrochemical assisted process is an alternative to the traditional Bucherer-Bergs method. The main contribution is the in-situ production of Fe (III), by pulsed electro-oxidation of an iron wire, in a methanol-water (1:1) mixture at 58°C. The oxidized iron, on the wire surface, served as catalyst in the traditional synthetic path of hydantoin derivatives, and the KCN and (NH4)2CO3 aided as supporting electrolyte for the electrolytic process. EC/C prepared hydantoins were characterized by IR, NMR ( 1 H, 13 C), and MS. The pulsed potential applied to the iron wire was 0.9V/Ag/AgCl/Cl sat KCl(MeOH) during 300s, alternated with -0.1V /Ag/AgCl/Cl sat KCl(MeOH) during 60s. The electrode potential program attempted to avoid electrode surface passivation. After identifying the produced hydantoins by a thin-layer chromatography, electric charge corresponding to the current integration during the pulses of 300 s (10 cycles) gave a total oxidation charge density of 5.57C/cm 2 for hydantoin 8-(3-nitrobenzyl(-1,3,8-triazaespyrodecane-2,4dione) and 2.68C/cm 2 for 8-(4-nitrobenzyl(-1,3,8-triazaespyrodecane-2,4-dione),. The EC/C synthesis was compared with the traditional Bucherer-Berg method, resulting in an increase of 12-fold more hydantoins in 60 min.


The aim of this article is to examine the concept of the unity of believers in John 17. This unity has its source in the community's common Lord, and especially in the mutual indwelling of the Father and the Son. It is a unity of love and loyalty, but it is primarily a unity based on the mutual indwelling of the Godhead and the believers, which is not only the source of unity, but also its essential element. The believers are. united by their common relationship with their Lord. The unity also has a corporate element, however. The believers' relationship with Father and Son should result in their loving each other as their Lord commands, and living together as part of one Vine and one Flock. The purpose of this unity is to bring joy to the believers and to motivate them to mission in the world.


Context: New-born Screening (NBS) is gaining the momentum from medical fraternities, but the grass root implementation is yet a far reality. Mothers, the immediate caretakers of their new-borns, play a pivotal role in healthcare decisions of their neonates which directly relies on their knowledge and perspectives on health literacy. Aims: To understand the role of maternal awareness and perception in implementation of NBS for inborn errors of metabolism (IEM). Methods: This qualitative study design adopted purposive sampling to recruit thirty-five postnatal mothers on third day post-delivery from general wards of tertiary care hospital. Mothers were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaire. Results: Lack of awareness, strategic outreach programs, government initiatives in mothers and associated economic issues posed a major challenge in the implementation of nation-wide NBS program. Post intervention of health literacy on NBS and IEM, most mothers were eager to both participate and advocate NBS at par with goals of the action component for comprehensive NBS module designing. Counselling services for NBS, when offered antenatal and postnatal period, created an acceptance rate that was dependent on the affiliation of the competent authority involved in the counselling and information dissemination process and the setting in which the counselling intervention was administered. Conclusions: While there exists a considerable knowledge deficit on disorders of new-born and the importance of early screening, the affiliation of the counsellor influenced mother's perception. This emphasizes the radical need for antenatal counselling, outreach programmes by healthcare professionals to ensure success of NBS; the goal of limiting neonatal morbidities arising from IEM, a reality.


ABSTRACT Age-of-consent legislation serves to protect children from sexual abuse. In Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, however, the reform of laws against sexual violence has led to a criminalisation of non-violent and consensual sexual interactions with and between underage teenagers. These reforms have been inspired by evolving international norms, but discourses in both countries emphasised the regulation of female and youth sexuality over norms of self-determination. This contribution unpacks the interlocking actions of activists, parliaments, police, judges and parents, which turned protective anti-sexual violence legislation into an instrument of patriarchal control. Methodologically, the comparative analysis charts discourses and practices in both countries based on ethnographic, qualitative and statistical data. We trace legislative debates, demonstrate the significance of policing and prosecution of consensual youth sexuality, and discuss incentives for police and justice institutions to engage in this field. We contrast young people's diverse views on underage sexuality with parental attempts to uphold patriarchal norms with the help of the police. The conclusion discusses the social cost of criminalising consensual teenage sexuality and asks whether these violent interventions indicate a crisis of patriarchal authority.


The semantic gap is one of the challenges in the GOOSE project. In this paper a Semantic Event Classification (SEC) system is proposed as an initial step in tackling the semantic gap challenge in the GOOSE project. This system uses semantic text analysis, multiple feature detectors using the BoW model, SVM-based concept classifiers, event classifiers and fusion to classify if an event is present in a certain video. The TRECVID Multimedia Event Detection task 2013 is used to evaluate the SEC system. The results show that an initial step in bridging the semantic gap and tackling the challenges in the GOOSE project is made, but that there is room for improvement. We expect that future research in learning and defining high-level concepts and event classification will further bridge the semantic gap.


A simple and straightforward approach to selective C–H
ς-bond oxygen atom insertion into Leu residues on peptides using
dimethyldioxirane is described; this procedure is compatible with Gly,
Ala, Val, Ile and Phe residues.