Prdcis: A model has been developed for inventor ing the fate (in terms of melting 2 ejection t displacement from the transient crater r of materials during basin-forming impacts. Results indicate that in the largest lunar basins the material that melts plus avoids ejection from the transient crater is almost purely of mantle provenance; the crust is preferentially swept away as ejecta. I n very large-scale (highmelting displacement) impacts, the molten component of the ejecta is of greater average Ov rlying depth provenance than the unmelted component. This effect robably explains why lunar B impact melts tend to be less anorthositic than nearby unmelte fragmental breccias. Impact melting is an important geologic process. An alternative to the popular magma ocean hypothesis of early lunar evolution is the hypothesis [ I ] that global differentiation was accomplished by a succession of very large impact melt bodies. Yield of impact melt is closely linked to the crater-forming energy, and thus most lunar and planetary impact melt has been produced in a relative few large basins [2]. Petrologic evolution of a large-scale impact melt involves a number of processes peculiar to this mode of magma genesis [3]. Among the most important of these are the simultaneous (or nearsimultaneous) processes of shock-melting within and close-by the transient crater, and ejection of a large fraction (roughly 40%) of the volume of the transient crater. Much of the impact melt becomes ejected, and thus (in the form of disseminated small masses of melt) undergoes a very different evolution from the central mass of melt that remains unejected and (potentially) aggregates into a large, contiguous, and thus slowly cooling volume of melt. These processes are extremely complicated, but simple 3-dimensional geometric models can constrain important relationships between provenance of impact melt, relative to the transient crater, and provenance of material fated for ejection from the transient crater. With expert technical assistance from G. W. Kallemeyn, I have implemented a FORTRAN program that models a parallelepiped encompassing the transient crater plus the melting zone as a grid of lo9 cells, calculates the fate of each cell with respect to melting f ejection f inclusion within the transient crater, and compiles the results into a statistical inventory of the fates of subvolumes of the transient crater (and nearby regions), mainly as a function of depth, and especially depth in relation to an assumed crust/mantle boundary. The shape of the ejection zone is modeled based on a "Maxwell's Z" model [4] with Z set to 2.734 (in nominal models this results in an ejection zone 1/10D, deep). The shape of the transient crater is modeled as a parabaloid [ 5 ] . One of the greatest uncertainties in this modeling concerns the shape of the melting zone. A truncated-spherical shape, as shown straddling the middle curve in Fig. 1, may be most plausible, but shapes ranging from hemispherical to spherical are also modeled. During the craterhasin-forming process, the key parameter of melting/displacement volume (or mass) ratio [5, 33 (hereafter mld; "displacement" is shorthand for the volume of the transient crater) is strongly correlated with Dt, (and also with g). The proportion of melt ejected from the transient crater decreases as mld increases [2]. Nonetheless, the sheer scale of the melting zone, coupled with preferential ejection of the shallowest portion of the melting zone, cause an important effect during origin of the larger lunar basins (Fig. 1). In these events, the volume of crustal matter within the transient crater is efficiently disseminated by ejection, leaving the material that is both melted and not ejected with a remarkably low proportion of matter derived from crustal (outer 64-km) depths. In past debates concerning the role of large-scale impact melting in genesis of "pristine" igneous-seeming lunar rocks, even the largest impact melts (i.e., the ones that could most plausibly engender coarse-grained igneous cumulate rocks) have generally been assumed to form principally out of crustal materials (e.g., "having the average composition of the upper crust" [6]). Fig. 1 implies that the largest, most differentiation-prone masses of impact melt instead probably have provenance almost exclusively in the lunar mantle. These giant unejected impact-magmas are peculiar in many ways. They cannot engender much crust, because as essentially pure mantle material, they are nearly barren of crustal-forming components (i.e., A1203 and CaO). Thus, above them, the crust probably remains extremely thin until another large basin spews ejecta over the area. Until then, should another basin form in approximately the same place, the ejecta must include a large proportion of mantle ejecta. The dearth of mantle-like rocks within the Apollo


Axes made from stone and flint found in the debris of burnt houses at the site Pietrele "Măgura Gorgana" are presented and the traces of production, working and repair are analysed. The grinding on ground stone axes reflects particular, preferred ways of working which are specific to single households and seem to reflect a teaching process that was limited to the inhabitants of a single house. Significantly, larger flint axes can be differentiated into tools used by left- and right-handed people and were used as symbols of social distinction in a similar way as copper axes. Full reference: Klimscha, F. 2010. Production and use of flint and ground-stone axes at Măgura Gorgana near Pietrele, Giurgiu County, Romania. Lithics: the Journal of the Lithic Studies Society 31: 55–67. Keywords: Copper Age, Chalcolithic, south-eastern Europe, stone axes, flint axes, copper axes, household-specific production traces; handedness, symbols of social distinction.


Elk (Cervus elaphus) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) distributions were determined at the Circle-Bar pasture, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, in 1979, the year before cattle were introduced, and again in 1980 after cattle were introduced. Distribution was determined from systematic observation routes, areas of high elk use, and movements of five radio-collared elk. There were no significant changes in elk numbers during the study, although after cattle were introduced elk were absent from areas that showed high elk use in 1979. There was a significant decrease in mule deer observations after cattle were introduced.


We design a CMOS variable gain LNA with wide gain variable range and low power consumption for 5.25㎓. To obtain wide gain variable range, we use one FET biased by control voltage. Using this method, we can adjust bias condition and impedance of variable gain stage, and the proposed LNA has wide gain variable range with low power consumption.


I enjoyed reading Part III of the spectrum article on "Machine recognition of human language" (May, pages 105–116), which reviewed in part my work on handwriting recognition. However, I wish to point out one misstatement that might lead to some misleading conclusions.


The main objective of this simulation evaluation is to determine the Bit-Error-Rate performance of Reed-Solomon codes in a noisy communication channel. M-ary Frequency Shift Keying (M-FSK) modulation technique is used for this simulation evaluation of the coded communication system. The forward error correction (FEC) technique is applied to detect and correct error of information received from the AWGN channel. The message is encoded and decoded using error-correcting Reed-Solomon Codes. For the model based simulation evaluation the MATLAB/SIMULINK is chosen as the investigating tool. Monte Carlo method of simulation is used for plotting the results in between Bit-Error-Rate (BER) and Signal to Noise ratio (Eb/No). As the length of codeword symbols (n) increase at constant code rate Rc and error correcting capability, the BER performance improves is the observation of simulation evaluation. The Bit-Error-Rate performance improves as the redundancy increases by lowing code rate is also finding of this work. The properly chosen errorcorrection code can significantly improve the BER performance is the key observation of this simulation evaluation.


We report a phenomenological power law for the reduction of network permeability in statistically homogeneous spatial networks upon removal of a single edge. We characterize this power law for plexus-like microvascular sinusoidal networks from liver tissue, as well as perturbed two- and three-dimensional regular lattices. We provide a heuristic argument for the observed power law by mapping arbitrary spatial networks that satisfy Darcy's law on a small-scale resistor network.


The religious arbitration controversy created a moral panic that Muslim barbarians were knocking on the gates of Ontario. Historically, feminists have rightly criticized patriarchal approaches to religious practice that have limited/excluded women's participation in matters of everyday and/or religious life. In the recent sharia debate, feminist organizations were critical in exposing several deficiencies in the Arbitration Act that had an unduly burdensome impact on women. Relying on their analysis, feminists successfully lobbied to proscribe religious arbitration as the only acceptable means of protecting vulnerable women. It was resolved that the interests of women, Muslim women in particular, were best protected through the strict separation of law and religion. However, this strategy of secularism as the obvious solution to gender inequality was problematic for a number of reasons. First, it showed no consideration for religious women who might want to live a faith-based life. Second, feminist endorsement of an exclusively state run apparatus failed to understand legitimate resistance to government policies post 9/11 that have perpetuated punitive and stigmatizing measures against people of colour. Finally, the supposed ban on religious arbitration failed to prohibit religious arbitration at all; it merely perpetuated the Orientalist dichotomy between the enlightened West and backward Islam.


The residual tensile strength of stratified polymer-polymer microlayer composites (PPC), produced by extrusion blow moulding of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) blend with 7 wt-% Selar® RB 901 barrier resin, has been determined after low energy impact for different incident energy values. The Selar® amorphous, compatibilised polyamide compound was dispersed by the blow moulding process in the form of discontinuous microlayers in the HDPE matrix. By considering the complex microstructure of the microlayered PPC using an 'equivalent laminate configuration', a model developed previously by the authors for continuous fibre reinforced composite laminates was adopted to describe the tensile behaviour after impact. This model takes into account both the inherent material parameters (basic mechanical properties of the constituents, average number of microlayers, and stacking sequence in the PPC) and the testing conditions (transverse incident impact energy). The values predicted by the model are a good approximation of experimental results, providing strong evidence for the extended applicability of the model.


Objective To understand the Chinese Hospital ICU patient safety status.Methods Using questionnaires and personal interviews conducted in-depth investigation,and using factor analysis,factor analysis method.Results Two-level target hospitals' mainproblems are:inadequate regulations,lack of equipment configuration,staff training,ineffectiveness,and critical patient identification process needed to be strengthened.The main impact of ICU patient safety factors are:the quality of staffing and personnel,personnel access,the layout process,supervision and management,financial and material resources,rules and regulations,communication and collaboration,and work intensity.Conclusion ICU management should be enhanced because of the weak points of ICU management.


BEFORE PACKING ONE'S BAGS AND flying off to some exotic locale to do medical mission work, a physician should address a variety of factors to ensure a worthwhile experience. First of all, rarely do physicians volunteer services abroad without working through a sponsoring organization. A physician should try to join with a group that offers the type of experience he or she wants. For example, some organizations send teams of physicians, with their own equipment and support staff, to treat a specific population. Others send physicians by themselves with the idea of teaching local practitioners through observation and example. Still others send physicians to areas where emergency relief is needed, such as in war-torn countries or those devastated by natural disasters. The following directory of organizations includes some of each sort; those contemplating volunteering should ask the group of interest for details. This is the sixth such directory to be published in JAMA; the last appeared 3 years ago (JAMA. 1996;276:355-359). Any group that wishes to be listed in the future may send the relevant information to JAMA's Medical News section.


Human dental pulp-derived stem cells (hDPSCs) have been considered as alternative sources of adult stem cells because of their potential to differentiate into multiple cell lineages. Gangliosides, which sialic acid-containing glycosphingolipids are abundantly expressed in the plasma membrane and which play an important role in various processes, such as proliferation and differentiation. This study investigated the possible role of gangliosides in dopaminergic neural differentiation. When hDPSCs were cultured under dopaminergic neural differentiation conditions, the expression of dopaminergic neural cell markers genes such as TH, Pitx-3, Nurr-1, and DAT were detected. Immunofluorescence analysis showed that ganglioside biosynthesis was associated with the dopaminergic neural differentiation of hDPSCs. Specifically, GD3 and GT1b were expressed during dopaminergic neural differentiation. These results suggest that gangliosides may play a role in the dopaminergic neural differentiation process of hDPSCs.


The purpose of this exercise is to identify temporal dynamics in fishing power, by deriving three convergent indicators based on three independent methods. The first method estimates an indicator of variations in catchability (lVC), derived from the relationship between fishing mortality and fishing effort. The second method derives an indicator of variations in fishing power (lVFP), based on the relationship between CPUE and stock abundance. The third method derives an indicator of variations in technical efficiency (IVTE) derived from a stochastic production frontier function of specific socio-economics related to the fishing activity. The three methods are applied to the Dutch flatfish fisheries operating in the North Sea. IVC and IVFP, individually calculated for sole and plaice, are closely related by a linear equation over period 1995-1997. Both IVC and IVFP are generally decreasing since 1990. IVTE, derived from total landing value, generally increases since 1990. The inconsistencies between IVTE and IVFP (or lVC) might result from different models being used and different inputs being lequired. It is suggested to calculate IVFP for other by-catch species of beam-trawlers, and also to raise lVFP to total landing values, in order to make IVFP and IVTE more comparable.


Objective: To explore the preventive and therapeutic effects of Hsp70-antigen peptide complexes (HACs) on pulmonary metastasis of malanoma B16 cells in mice. Methods: Antigen peptide mixtures were prepared from massive tumors and metastatic foci respctively, and bound with Hsp70 in vitro. The HACs were used to mice to prevent the formation of micrometastatic foci after the injection of B16 cells through tail vein, or treat the existent micrometastatic foci in lung The number of metastatic foci was counted and the cytotoxicity of splenocytes to B16 cells was determined. Results: After immunization with HACs, the number of metastatic foci in mice decreased significantly (P 0. 01) , and the cytotoxicity of splenocytes to B16 cells was signficantly enhanced (P 0. 01) . The immuniation with HACS can both prevent the formation of metastatic foci and freat the existent metastatic foci. The immunization with petide mixture from massive tumros produced better therapeutic effect ( P 0. 01) , and induced stronger citotoxicity of splenocytes to B16 cells (0. 01 P0. 05) , than peptides from metastatic foci. Conclusions: HACs can induce significant preventive and therapeutic effect on tumor metastasis, and peptides from massive tumors were more effective than those from metastatic foci.


CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE
There is evidence that ectopic pregnancies present different behavioral patterns. These distinct evolutions of ectopic pregnancies represent two different natural histories. To evaluate these evolution patterns, we compared patients undergoing medical treatment and expectant management according to their gestational age and initial beta-hCG levels.

DESIGN AND SETTING
Prospective study at the Department of Obstetrics of Universidade Federal de São Paulo, a tertiary center.

METHODS
Among 119 cases of unruptured ectopic pregnancies diagnosed from April 1999 to February 2004, 57 received systemic treatment with methotrexate 50 mg/m(2) (body surface area) intramuscularly and 62 were managed expectantly. In this study we evaluated the beta-hCG levels at presentation and amenorrhea duration.

RESULTS
There was a significant difference between the two groups regarding amenorrhea duration and initial beta-hCG levels (p < 0.001). The group with decreasing beta-hCG levels (managed expectantly) had longer amenorrhea (mean: 8.87 +/- 1.71 weeks) and lower initial beta-hCG levels (mean: 648.8 +/- 754.7 mIU/ml). On the other hand, the group treated with methotrexate had shorter amenorrhea (mean: 6.81 +/- 1.88 weeks) and higher beta-hCG levels at presentation (2642.7 +/- 2315.1 mIU/ml).

CONCLUSIONS
The data suggest that ectopic pregnancies can be categorized into two groups: those with early diagnosis and shorter amenorrhea, increasing or maintained beta-hCG levels over 24 and 48-hour intervals and higher beta-hCG levels requiring medical treatment; and those with late diagnosis and longer amenorrhea, decreased beta-hCG levels over 24 and 48-hour intervals and lower beta-hCG levels requiring expectant management.


Palladium-catalyzed three-component coupling reactions of benzyl chlorides, allyltributylstannane, and carbon monoxide were investigated. These three-component coupling reactions proceeded smoothly in the presence of Pd(PPh3)4 to give benzyl allyl ketone products, which could transform to α,β-unsaturated ketone compounds 6a–6n after purification via basic alumina column chromatography. α,β-Unsaturated ketone compounds 6b, 6d–h, 6j, 5l, and 6l–6n are unknown compounds, and their structure was characterized by infrared spectroscopy, 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and high-resolution mass spectroscopy.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the change of knowledge in nurses attending an eighteen-hour lactation course at the General Hospital of Mexico.

MATERIAL AND METHODS
The study was conducted from May 1996 to May 1997 and consisted of a breastfeeding training course and pre and post-test course evaluations of nurse participants. One-hundred-and-forty out of 152 nurses were trained and evaluated. Statistical analysis consisted of a paired t-test and analysis of variance.

RESULTS
Of 152 nurses attending the course, 140 (92%) completed pre and post-course evaluations. Global results of pre and post-tests were 5.39 +/- 1.37 and 7.74 +/- 0.79, (p < 0.001). The difference was still significant after we compared the instruction level of participants. There was a trend towards a higher level of instruction among those with higher knowledge on lactation in the post-course evaluation (p = 0.004).

CONCLUSIONS
An 18-hour course given to nurses significantly increased in knowledge on lactation.


The invention relates to a method for preparing lithium titanate by utilizing sulfuric-acid-method titanium dioxide intermediate product metatitanic acid. The method comprises the following steps: preprocessing the intermediate product metatitanic acid in the production process of the sulfuric-acid-method titanium dioxide, removing impurities contained in the intermediate product metatitanic acid, dehydrating, drying, adding lithium salt, moisturizing, curing, heating, and finally forming lithium titanate uniform in particle size. The method is simple in process, low in price of raw materials and easy for controlling the production process, the prepared lithium titanate is stable in quality and uniform in appearance, the preparation method can reach the quality requirement, is easy to control and likely to form mass production, and the weaknesses of the traditional production method are overcome.


The article presents a nay of mechanical broadcast seeding with use of NRU-0,5 for reforestation in the European part of Russia.


Considers how the flow of aesthetic objects, capital and knowledge between Britain and Spain was conditioned by the unequal balance of power between Britain and Spain. Traces the history of exhibiting Spanish art and the factors shaping British taste in Spanish artists, including the professionalization of knowledge about Spain and Spanish arts. Explores the dark side of cultural flows and the effects of Spanish attempts to take back control, including the controversial trade in Spanish artworks, and the exploitative fraud known as the 'Spanish swindle'.


Stroke is a common disorder with considerable mortality and morbidity. About 100,000 first-ever strokes occur each year in Britain, perhaps 10,000 in Scotland. As stroke incidence increases with age, three out of four occur in those over 65 years of age. With the expected demographic changes over the next 20 years, stroke may become an increasing cause of mortality and morbidity, placing more strain on hospital and community resources. Stroke mortality has shown a marked decline in some countries during the last decades due predominantly to a decrease in incidence and only partly to an increase in survival rates. This decline may be seen as a triumph in prevention. During this period, however, actue stroke therapy has failed to keep pace, and prevention and treatment of complications has not been optimised. Sadly a large number of patients who have an acute stroke do not survive to make a recovery. In studies around 20-30% of affectedpatients die within twelve months of an acute stroke, half of these within two weeks.' Some features predicting a fatal outcome have been found: increasing age, coma, atrial fibrillation, raised haematoerit, and raised haematological or biochemical indices. Clearly, the type of stroke whether cerebral infarction or haemorrhage will influence the outcome' so an accurate diagnosis with a CT scan is required. Of those who survive a stroke, half will have a significant level of disability due to impairment of limb movement, speech problems, or decline in intellectual functions. Most of those who make a good recovery doso rapidly within the first three months and this spontaneous recovery although impressive does not usually continue beyond one year after a stroke.


Seasonal woolgrowth pattern and fleece characteristics of Dorsetx Romney ewes lambing in eitherautumn or spring and rearing 0,l or2 lambs were measured over 2 years. The ewes were shorn twice-yearly in March and October. Season of lambing influenced the seasonal pattern of wool growth. Autumn lambing ewes did not show as marked a seasonal decline in wool growth during the winter. March shorn fleeces were coarser (2.5~), stronger (20 Nnttex), and yellower (1 .l Y-Z units) than OctdJer shorn fleeces. Fleece characteristics of March shorn wool were unaffected by season of lambing. Fleeces of October shorn autumn lambing ewes were heavier (0.2 kg clean), coarser (1.7pm). stronger (1.7 N/ktex). brighter (1.8 Y units) and less yellow (1.0 Y-Z units) than fleeces of October shorn spring lambing ewes. On the basis of price trends over the last 5 years, net wool returns from autumn lambing ewes would exceed those from spring lambing ewes by approximately 8Oc/ewe/year.


This experiments were to determine the effect of calcium oxide, barium oxide and zinc oxide, separately and in combination, upon glaze stain such as chrome-tin pink or chrome-alumina pink in a leadless, fritted, transparent glaze. All glaze ingredients except the kaolin and glaze stain were incorporated in the frits. Throughout the series, the Na₂O, K₂O, Al₂O₃, B₂O₃ and SiO₂ were kept constant. The amount of pink stain was maintained at 3% of the batch weight of each glaze. In all cases the variable of RO Element was at 0.5 equivalent. Data relating to color variation due to glaze composition and opacifier are presented.


Intelligent fault detection is an important application of artificial intelligence and has been widely used in many mechanical systems. The shipborne antenna that is a typical and an important mechanical system plays an irreplaceable role in ships. Considering the tough working environment and heavy background noise, fault detection is difficult for the shipborne antenna. Therefore, the paper presents an intelligent fault detection method via multiscale inner product with locally connected feature extraction for shipborne antenna fault detection. Inspired by inner product principle, this paper takes advantage of inner product to capture fault information in the vibration signals and detect the faults in rolling bearing of the shipborne antenna. Meanwhile, multiscale analysis is employed in two layers of the network to improve the feature extraction ability. The local features under different scales are collected and used for fault classification. Finally, the proposed method is verified by three datasets and comparison methods are also developed to show its superiority. Results show that the proposed method can learn sensitive features directly from raw vibration signals and detect the faults in rolling bearing of shipborne antenna effectively.


Abstract The signature of ENSO in the wintertime frequencies of heavy precipitation and temperature extremes is derived from both observations and atmospheric general circulation model output for the contiguous United States. ENSO signals in the frequency of occurrence of heavy rainfall are found in the Southeast, Gulf Coast, central Rockies, and the general area of the Mississippi–Ohio River valleys. Strong, nonlinear signals in extreme warm temperature frequencies are found in the southern and eastern United States. Extreme cold temperature frequencies are found to be less sensitive to ENSO forcing than extreme warm temperature frequencies. Observed ENSO signals in extreme temperature frequencies are not simply manifestations of shifts in mean seasonal temperature. These signals in the wintertime frequency of extreme rainfall and temperature events appear strong enough to be useful in long-range regional statistical prediction. Comparisons of observational and model results show that the model climate i...


This paper investigates the adaptive consensus for networked mobile agents with heterogeneous nonlinear dynamics. Using tools from matrix, graph, and Lyapunov stability theories, sufficient consensus conditions are obtained under adaptive control protocols for both first-order and second-order cases. We design an adaptive strategy on the coupling strengths, which can guarantee that the consensus conditions do not require any global information except a connection assumption. The obtained results are also extended to networked mobile agents with identical nonlinear dynamics via adaptive pinning control. Finally, numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the theoretical findings.


Child sexual violence is a social problem that generates because of power relations between adults and children. Society has imposed stereotypes where adults consider themselves superior beings to children; so they impose their rules and laws in order to be followed by children. In this way and because of these ideologies, children are been submitted to different activities that violate your body and psychology, causing different damages to these humans. Even though both global and constitutional laws have protected children, it is important for society to generate a change, which begins from information and communication.
For this reason, the following project includes international and national research that give us the opportunity to create a communicational campaign. "Ni te toco, ni me tocas" is a campaign that includes three stages divided into BTL activity, event and activism. The main objective is to raise awareness about this topic.


The results of numerous kinesiological studies in contemporary armed forces of today indicate the considerable role that the motor skills of soldiers play in the performance of multi-purpose specific tasks. The aim of this research was to determine targeted motor profiles of military pilots. The sample of participants consisted 20 military pilots of the Armed Forces of Montenegro, aged 36.3±11 years. The sample of measurements included 18 indicators of motor skills for the evaluation of precision, balance, flexibility, speed, coordination, explosive power, repetitive strength, aerobic and anaerobic endurance. The central and dispersion parameters of the variables were calculated. It was determined that the motor profile of military pilots was not at a satisfactory level, except for indicators of aerobic endurance, and explosive and repetitive strength. The results obtained indicate the need to carry out further research to predominantly study the impact of a broad spectrum of motor predictors on the criterion in the form of simulation movements of military tasks typical for certain military specialties. This would provide important data pertaining to military organization in the sense of improving the assessment and development of the conditioning potentials of soldiers.


The Ac c reditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of the American Occupational Therapy Association is officially re c o g n i zed as the accrediting agency for e n t ry l e ve l educational programs for the occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant in the United States and its territories. The U.S. De p a rtment of Education and the Council for Higher Education Ac c re d i t a t i o n re q u i re that a list of accredited educational programs be published annually.


Abstract : The following is the translation of portions of the book Osnovy Dolgosrochnykh Prognozov Pogody by A.A. Girs; State Publishing House lor Hydrometeorological Literature, Leningrad, 1960, pages 341-349, 432-464 and 521-546.7


Nowadays, school announcements and notices that are usually intended for parents or guardians are still circulated via letters and telephone. System such as this is not very effective as information may not reach the parents or guardians. In addition the use of telephones will increase telephone costing in terms of time and energy, which can be a hindrance to some teachers. Instead with the use of modern communication technology for example email and short message services (SMS) can help in eliminating this problem. This technological change is also in line with the Malaysian government's plan to upgrade the current schools to Smart Schools. Smart Schools are schools that apply the usage of top-notch information technology facilities in their administration and learning in the school. In order to implement this concept, an integrated SMS-email web-based system is proposed. The web based will serve as a platform for the quick and convenient dissemination of notifications information via SMS and email. The realization success of this system depends on the development process methodologies and for this system, the combination of two process models that are Evolutionary Development and Waterfall Model, are used to ensure effective system development and fulfillment of the user requirements. This system has the added advantage of having the ability to send notifications and information to individuals, specific groups, or even to all parents and intended recipients. On top of that, the Audit Log menu allows for quick and easy retrieval of Audit Log records. Thus, this method is able to revolutionize the dissemination of information and notices like never before.


According to requirements,national reference material(batch number: 200901) for avian influenza virus(H9 subtype) hemagglutination inhibition test antigen was prepared.Appearance,sterility,specificity,residual moisture,vacuum degree,uniformity and stability were detected.The HA titer of the preparation was studied collaboratively by 8 laboratories and the result was estimated by the statistical methods.The result is 1∶(460±80),and the HA titer is defined as 1∶ 400.The preparation can be used as national reference material.


The interaction between tumor tissue and the host immune system is critical to tumor development. These interactions are regulated through a variety of immune cells and cytokines. IL-17 is a proinflammatory cytokine produced by Th17 and Tc17 cells that affects the development of cancer. However, the role of IL-17 in influencing tumor growth or in enhancing anti-tumor immunity is somewhat controversial. Zhuang et al. (Gastroenterology 2012, 143:951) elucidated that the IL-17 produced by Tc17 cells plays an important role in the pathogenesis of gastric cancer. Based on the findings of Zhuang et al. and other studies in the literature, we propose a model involving complex interactions between Tc17 cells, regulatory T cells, monocytes, tumor cells, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, and cytotoxic T lymphocytes within the tumor microenvironment.


By strain determination and fracture test for special compact tensile (SCT) specimen developed from standard CT specimen ,it has been proved that SCT specimens can reproduce well main characters of high strain region nearby nozzles in pressure vessels . The test results are very close to results measured from real vessels . Recommended equations used for estimating crack opening displacement (COD) were given.


The problem of this study was to determine if educationally, politically, and economically viable alternatives to the single salary schedule for teachers exist in the eight largest school districts in Texas. After a review of the literature, a questionnaire was developed designed to obtain views of superintendents, school board members, randomly selected principals, teachers, and PTA members in the eight school districts on these issues: whether a multi-factor teacher salary schedule should be developed; which factors should be included in such a system; what amount of monetary compensation should be awarded for each factor; and if teacher job performance is a factor, what criteria should be used to evaluate teachers and who would conduct the evaluations. Analyses of the data were conducted according to the following demographic variables: school district; position, sex, and ethnicity of the respondents; whether the respondents owned homes in the school districts; and whether the respondents had children enrolled in the district schools. The results were presented for the respondents as a whole and according to the various demographic variables.


Quantized data is the norm in many energy constrained problems, a concrete example being brain signals recorded by distributed sensors placed around the head in Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) applications. However, machine learning algorithms typically ignore the quantized nature of such data. In this paper, we undertake a principled study of efficient quantization methods for linear classification. We propose and analyze a customized quantization scheme for diagonal linear discriminant analysis classifier including both learning and prediction steps. Experiments on synthetic and real dataset show the effectiveness of our proposed strategies.


The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between personality types and writing achievement of the undergraduate EFL students of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang in the 2016/2017 academic year. 78 students of English majors of the fifth semester took part in the study as the sample by using purposive sampling. The data of this study were collected by administering a questionnaire of Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) to assess personality types of the students and writing test to know students' writing achievement. Pearson product moment correlation was applied to find out the correlation between personality types and writing achievement. In addition, the regression analysis was also used to find out the significant influence between personality types and writing achievement. The correlation coefficient or the r-obtained (-.037) was lower than r-table (.226). Then the level of probability (p) significance (sig.2tailed) was .747 higher than .05. It means that there was no significant correlation between personality types and writing achievement. Therefore, personality types is not the factor that affects students' writing achievement.


This article discusses the features of the emergence and strengthening of social ties in the studies of Russian scientists and their foreign colleagues. The main emphasis is made on the research studying these processes in the modern information environment. For a complete insight of the issue, the concepts of "social ties" and "information environment", as well as their featuring in monographs and scientific articles are studied in the article. The article summarises domestic and foreign studies in this area regarding migrants and indigenous peoples. The features of the formation of social ties with relatives living remotely and fellow countrymen living in the same environment are specified. The features of expanding social ties through mobile phones and Internet communications are emphasised.


Red Travel is not only the humanism spirit returning in modern time,but also a new topic of the tourism industry.This paper studies Sichuan and analyzes the boundary,ecology and nationality of the Long March's Political Geography.It also discusses now to develop Red Travel by exploiting the giants' former residences,battle sites and itineraries.


Childhood obesity is a health hazard reaching epidemic levels globally. Identification of obesity at an early age is important to prevent the manifestation of its co – morbidities in later adulthood. A cross sectional study of randomly selected 600 school going children (both male and female) of age group of 6 – 11 years was conducted in four different schools of Bhopal District, Madhya Pradesh. Assessment of overweight and obesity was done using BMI cut off points given by International Obesity Task Force(IOTF). Data was analysed based on percentages and relationship between variables and obesity were established using Chi – square test and multivariate logistic regression analysis. The present study highlighted that 26.5% of the school children in Bhopal district were overweight and obese. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was higher in girls (53% and 61.5%, respectively) than in boys (47% and 38.5%, respectively).The study revealed that the important correlates of overweight/obesity were the size of the family (p=0.001), socioeconomic status (p<0.0001) and family history of high Blood Pressure (p=0.050). Sleep pattern of the children were not associated with obesity/overweight.


A method for large‐scale culture of isolated blastomeres of sea urchin embryos in spinner flasks was developed. Micromeres and meso‐, macromeres isolated from sea urchin embryos at the 16‐cell stage were cultured by this method and the patterns of protein synthesis by their descendants were examined by two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis of [35S] methionine‐labeled proteins. Six distinct proteins with molecular weights of 140–kDa, 105–kDa, 43–kDa, 32–kDa, and 28–kDa (two components) were specifically synthesized by differentiating micromeres. Quantitative analysis of the two‐dimensional gel patterns demonstrated that all these proteins, except the 32–kDa protein, appeared at the time of ingression of primary mesenchyme cells (PMC's) in vivo, several hours earlier than the onset of spicule formation. The synthesis of 32–kDa protein was paralleled to active spicule formation and the uptake of Ca2+. Cell‐free translation products directed by poly (A)+ RNAs isolated from descendant cells of micromeres and meso‐, macromeres were compared by two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis. Several spots specific to the micromere lineage were detected. However, none of them comigrated with the proteins synthesized specifically by the cultured micromeres. The results suggest that the expression of these proteins specific to differentiating micromeres may involve post‐translational modification.


The conceptual development of the Quotient in four children in the US was studied through a series of parallel individual teaching experiments. At the beginning of the study, children viewed whole number division and fair sharing as two different domains: Division and fractions. By requiring children to confront fractional and division situations involving similar contexts, quantities and symbolization, children moved from a Whole Number Quotient scheme to a Fraction-as-Division scheme. At the end of the study, children were able to think about fractions in terms of division and were able to solve problems involving division of fractions. Introduction Research on understanding children' s rational number concepts has been of keen interest to mathematics educators in the last two decades. Children' s solutions to problems involving fractions and ratios have shown that children use additive schemes to solve such problems (Lamon, 1993; Resnick and Singer, 1993), and that children have difficulty in conceptualizing the rational number as a number (Mack, 1990, 1995; Behr et al., 1985). Children' s difficulties with rational numbers can be attributed to the fact that rational numbers take different meanings across different contexts (Kieren, 1976; Behr, et al. 1983). Rational numbers are used to represent and control part-whole relationships; they are fundamental to measuring continuous quantities; in particular, they are involved where quantities are divided; and they are used in multiplicative comparisons of two quantities. Therefore, when we consider the variety of interpretations of rational numbers, it is not surprising that children have difficulties with rational number concepts. One of these personalities that rational numbers takes on is the quotient interpretation (e.g., Kieran, 1993). Building phenomenologically from the contexts of fair sharing, under the quotient interpretation, rational numbers become quotients of whole numbers. More specifically, a rational number can be defined as the yield of a division situation. Considering this meaning, the relationship between division as an operation and fractions as quotients becomes evident. It is reasonable to assume, therefore, that interpreting rational numbers as quotients of division situations requires one to have a sound understanding of the division concept. Moreover understanding of the division concept beyond whole number partitioning should address the relationship between quotients as numbers and the operation of division as embodying a multiplicative relationship. Although the quotient is considered the phenomenological source of rational numbers (Freudenthal, 1983; Streefland, 1991; Kieren, 1993), the question of how children conceptualize the quotient subconstruct still remains unanswered. Within the quotient subconstruct, any fraction can be seen as the result of a division situation that requires the distribution of the quantity represented by the numerator equally into the number of groups represented by the denominator. For example, 6/4 can be thought as the quotient of 6 things distributed into 4 equal groups. Children first learn the concept of division partitioning whole numbers — e.g., fair sharing —and they express quotients as whole number partitions. Division situations with remainders are found to be difficult because instruction fails to engage students in the interpretation of resulting fractional quotients appropriately within the given problem context, instead putting off fractional quotients for later study. However, in research on division, there is a lack of study addressing the relationship between rational numbers and division of whole numbers and whether this traditional separation of whole number quotients-with-remainder and fractional quotients is pedagogically sound practice. Moreover, developmentally, there is little research that documents plausible trajectories by which children come to see the two as isomorphic conceptually (see Behr, Harel, Post, & Lesh, 1992, p. 308 which illustrates the limits of our current understanding in rational number research). At any rate, current curricular offerings in the United States present whole number division and fractions as separate and distinct topics. Division is treated as an operation one performs on Whole numbers, and fractions are taught almost exclusively as Part-Whole concepts. Only in the late middle grades, when an understanding of quotient becomes necessary for dealing with algebraic entities such as rational expressions, are children expected to connect these two heretofore distinct topics. At no point in the preceding 7 or 8 years is explicit attention focused on teaching fractions as division, nor on teaching division as expressing a rational number: A quotient. The purpose of this research was to study four fifth graders' conceptualizations of the quotient subconstruct under instructional conditions that expressly required them to confront and connect the isomorphisms inherent in thinking about fractions and in thinking about division. Specifically, it was intended to understand the transitional understandings children constructed as they moved from division of whole numbers to the description of a fraction as the quotient in division situations. Therefore, a special focus was put on how children conceptualized the remainder as the fractional part of the quotient in whole number division and how they moved to the conceptualization of a fraction as a quotient itself. In short, the research was designed to understand how children come to understand fractions as division, and concomitantly division as a number.


Mathematic model set-up of two-phase power operating system was analyzed,the features of two-phase power supply system for electrical railway were discussed,and their effects on the primary equipment and second relay protection devices of power gird were investigated based on theory analysis and actually monitored results.


The security of computer systems typically relies on a hardware root of trust. As vulnerabilities in hardware can have severe implications on a system, there is a need for techniques to support security verification activities. Assertion-based verification is a popular verification technique that involves capturing design intent in a set of assertions that can be used in formal verification or testing-based checking. However, writing security-centric assertions is a challenging task. In this work, we investigate the use of emerging large language models (LLMs) for code generation in hardware assertion generation for security, where primarily natural language prompts, such as those one would see as code comments in assertion files, are used to produce SystemVerilog assertions. We focus our attention on a popular LLM and characterize its ability to write assertions out of the box, given varying levels of detail in the prompt. We design an evaluation framework that generates a variety of prompts, and we create a benchmark suite comprising real-world hardware designs and corresponding golden reference assertions that we want to generate with the LLM.


Porous glasses with the surface area of ≈300 m2/g were prepared utilizing the spinodal-type phase separation of Al2O3-doped Na2O–B2O3–SiO2 glasses. The proton conductivity under humidified conditions and their relations to the amount of doped Al2O3 were investigated. The proton conductivity of the glass doped with 2 mol % of Al2O3 was about 6 times higher than that of the undoped glass. Fourier transform infrared (FT–IR) measurements revealed that the absorption by the strongly hydrogen-bonded OH groups increased with increasing the amount of Al2O3. Bond overlap populations (BOPs), which are directly related to the strength of the covalent bond, between the surface OH groups and an absorbed water molecule were calculated based on a first-principles theory (DVXα). The BOP values between O and H of the surface OH groups decreased by the Al2O3 doping. Substitution of Si atoms of the Si–O–Si silica networks with Al atoms, and formation of the Al–OH–Si bonds effectively improved the proton conductivity under humidified conditions.


Threefold over-constrained Bricard mechanisms can be widely used in areas such as deployable mechanism, origami mechanism and compliant mechanisms. However, the triangular topology of this structures cannot meet all the practical stresses and have less application flexibility than quadrilateral. This paper presents, models and analyses the compliant multistable four-fold Bricard mechanisms. First, mechanism prototype is analyzed, including the DOF analysis, the kinematics model and the kinematics relationship. Second, multistable behaviors of the proposed mechanism are analyzed using a energy related method. At last, prototype devices and potential applications are prospected for the proposed Bricard loops.


A benign breast lesion characterized by the presence of fibrosis with stellate appearance in the parenchyma. T he lesions are often multiple and bilateral. Grossly, the lesions are irregular and firm and resemble carcinoma. Microscopically, the stellate lesions are composed of dense, hyalinized collagen. Entrapped in the collagen are tubules. T here is no evidence of cytologic atypia. Qeios · Definition, February 7, 2020


This paper presents the simulation of electric motor which drives the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) system. The type of a vehicle is 6-wheel series hybrid combat vehicle. The vehicle is driven by In-wheel motor system composed of interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (IPMSM). Initially, the simulation of the whole vehicle system was built, obtaining dynamic characteristics. Some dynamic equations were used to build the simulation with MATLAB Simulink. The minimum power of the electric motor which is needed to drive the HEV was determined to apply to the motor simulation. It was determined by calculating resistance force acting on the vehicle and comparing it with traction forces obtained from simulation changing values of power of the motor. Finally, the simulation of the motor is built with MATLAB Simulink.


For centuries, a permanent 3km crossing over the Strait of Messina between Calabria in south Italy and Sicily has been considered, including fixed bridges, floating bridges and tunnels. In March 2009, previously shelved plans for the world's largest single span suspension bridge were resurrected, arguably having overcome countless engineering, political, financial and cultural hurdles. This paper will critically examine these aspects and other important aspects of the bridge, and will attempt to judge the engineering feasibility of the current design in context of the present and future Italy.


There are 200 million of people in the world affected by the chronic hepatitis virus C. Most of the time this infection is asymptomatic and generally the transmission follows the parenteral via. The role of the diagnosis through imaging has obtained in importance from more than ten decades ago. Both the ultrasound as well as the Doppler ultrasound are the most frequent diagnosis methods through imaging that are used in the world as regards as applicability and acceptance in the wide variety of several abdominal diseases and among these disease, cirrhosis is one of the most frequent pathologies in several countries. Ultrasound was introduced in the medical practice during the last decade, the use of these two types of ultrasound has been enormous procedure in most of the countries for evaluating this kind of patients. Our goal is to describe the ultrasonography characteristics which are most used in patients suffering from the virus C of hepatitis, comparing with the world wide level literature.


The interaction between amphiphiles and polyelectrolytes has been widely investigated in recent years due to their potential application in industry and medicine, with special focus on gene therapy. The cationic lipid dioleoyl trimethylammonium propane, DOTAP, and the oppositely charged polyelectrolytes, sodium poly(acrylic acid) and sodium poly(styrenesulfonate), form multilamellar complexes in water. Because of the different molecular stiffness of the two polyelectrolytes, they form different nanostructured complexes. Also, because of the different ionization behavior of the two polyelectrolytes, pH differently affects the complexation of the polyelectrolytes with didodecyldimethylammonium bromide (DDAB), another cationic surfactant. We used cryogenic temperature transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) to compare the nanostructures formed. Our results show that although the basic nanostructures of the complexes are always lamellar (multilamellar or unilamellar) the morphology of the complexes is affected by the polyelectrolyte rigidity and the solution pH.


Dengue virus infection has been known as an important health problem in many tropical countries, because of increasing number of patients, expansion of epidemic areas and emergence of severe clinical manifestations. Dengue virus consists of 3 structural and 7 nonstructural proteins. The major virion surface protein, the envelope protein, is the most important antigen with regards to virus biology and humoral immunity. Synthetic peptide derived from the envelope protein gene sequence can be used to identify region of the envelope protein that elicits antibodies. One hundred and sixty-one synthetic peptides were synthesized based on sequence of protein envelope dengue-3 virus published by Osatomi and Sumiyoshi. Each peptide consists of 15 amino acids with the last 12 amino acids overlapped. Peptide synthesizer, auto-spot robot ASP 222 (Abimed), was used for synthesis using solid spot method developed by Ronald Frank. Synthetic peptides attached to nitrocellulose membrane were used for spot immunoassay of 6 normal human sera, 6 dengue infected human sera and  6 non dengue-infected. Nine peptides were specific for dengue infected sera and these might be candidate immunodominat epitopes of dengue virus-3. They were EGLSGATWVDVVLEH (amino acids number 13-27), VCKHTYVDRGWGNGC (91-105),SIEGKVVQHENLKYT (124-138), TVHTGDQHQVGNETQ (142-156), TLGLECSPPTGLDFN (178-192), KGEDAPCKIPFSTED (325-339), PFSTEDGQGKAHNGR (334-348), GARRMAILGDTAWDF (406-420) and KIGIGVLLTWIGLNS (454-468). Based on spot immunoassay, 11 peptides were synthesized and used them for ELISA of 15 normal sera, 22 non-dengue infected sera and 37 dengue sera. Peptides BTLDDIELQKTEATQLA, BPFSTEDGOGKAHNGR and BKKEEPV NIEAEPPFG showed significantly different in their reactivities to the three groups. Combinations of two peptides were used for ELISA. Only one of them (BKGEDAPOKIPFSPED and BRMAILGD TAWDFGSV) showed significantly different in their reactivi- ties to the three groups Key words : synthetic peptide, envelope protein dengue-3, spot immunoassay


We previously reported a case of amyloidosis secondary to Muckle-Wells syndrome (MWS).1 Briefly, it was a 26-year-old female patient with periodic fever, nephrotic syndrome and sensorineural hearing loss. Mild conjunctivitis and arthralgia-myalgias during attacks were the accompanying features. Inter-attack serum acute phase reactants were elevated with peaks during attacks. Kidney biopsy revealed amyloid A amyloidosis and a clinical diagnosis of MWS was established. No mutation was detected in CIAS1 gene and no family history was present. She responded well to treatment with anakinra after which 24-hour urinary protein decreased from 6.1 to 1.2 g and remained stable thereafter (Figure 1). Periodic fever, increased acute phase reactants and serum amyloid A (SAA), hypoalbuminemia, edema and other disease features resolved completely as well, except hearing loss which needed a cochlear implant to be corrected. After 18 months of treatment with anakinra, 100 mg (2 mg/kg) per day subcutaneously, the patient complained of difficulty with daily injections impairing drug adherence and the anti-interleukin-1 therapy was switched to canakinumab, 150 mg/ month subcutaneously. Interestingly, proteinuria decreased further to almost normal levels (around 200 mg/day) after the switch (Figure 1). She is now being followed-up under treatment with canakinumab without any sign of disease activity and normal serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and SAA levels.


Platelet senescence during circulation has been suggested by evidence for the decreased size and hemostatic effectiveness of older platelets. We previously reported that when platelets are labeled simultaneously with [125I]-diazodiiodosulfanilic acid (I), which reacts with surface exposed plasma membrane glycoproteins, and 51cr, which reacts with soluble cytoplasmic material, the disappearance of I is more rapid than Cr (J Lab Clin Med, 88:247, 1976). We postulated that platelet surface material may be lost during reversible contact interactions in the process of hemostasis. To test this hypothesis we studied the survival of doubly labeled platelets in 5 rabbits treated with dipyridamole (D) (5 mg/kg IV at 0.5, 3 and 23 hours after infusion of labeled platelets) and aspirin (ASA) (25 mg/kg IV at 0.5 hours after infusion) in comparison with 13 control rabbits (untreated or given the drug diluent fluids in the same regimen). The diluent fluids had no effect. D and ASA had no effect on Cr disappearance but prolonged the disappearance rate of I so that it was equal to Cr. In control rabbits, the T½ of Cr (33.3 + 7.9 (SD) hours) was greater than I (19.5±3.6, ± < 0.001). In treated rabbits, the T½ of Cr (36.0 ± 5.3) was not different from that of I (30.8 ± 8.1, p > 0.2). The T½ of both Cr and I in the treated rabbits were greater than that of I in the control rabbits (p < 0.001) but not different from the T½ of Cr in the control rabbits (p > 0.5). We conclude that platelet surface glycoprotein loss is a continuous process in the normal circulation, possibly related to the changes of platelet senescence. The effect of D and ASA suggests that the membrane glycoprotein loss may occur during hemostatic encounters.


Objective
To investigate the role and mechanism of nico-tinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase 4 (NAPHD oxidase 4, Nox4)-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation on high-dose dexamethasone (DEX) induced apoptosis in osteoblasts.

Methods
According to culture conditions, 3rd passage of murine osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells were divided into control group, Dexamethasone group, Dexamethasone+NAC (N-acetyl-L-cysteine) group, NAC group, Dexamethasone+DPI (Diphenyleneiodonium) group and DPI group. 24 hours after culture, the morphology of osteoblasts was observed by inverted phase contrast microscope. Cell viability was determined by MTT assay. The generation of ROS in osteoblasts was measured using a fluorescent probe DCFH-DA. The apoptosis of each group was observed through Hoechst staining. The mRNA level and protein expression of Nox4 were detected by real-time quantitative PCR and Western Blot. In addition, after silence of Nox4 with small interfering RNA (siRNA), the ROS generation was further detected by a fluorescent probe DCFH-DA.

Results
After treatment with 1000 nmol DEX for 24 hours, compared to control group, the results of inverted phase contrast microscope and MTT showed that osteoblasts in DEX group exhibited more obvious signs of shrinkage and deformation with decreased cell viability. After intervene with NAC and DPI, morphology of osteoblasts was good with increased viability of osteoblasts. Compared to control group (5.86%±0.28%), the production of ROS in DEX group (45.14%±1.49%) was significantly increased (P=0.000). The apoptotic rates in DEX group (29.60%±1.52%) was significantly increased compared with control group (4.12%±0.67%) (P=0.000). Compared to DEX group, the production of ROS generation in DEX+NAC group (28.06%±1.61%) and DEX+DPI group (23.70%±1.28%) was significantly decreased (P=0.000). It presented that NAC or DPI significantly decreased the formation of ROS. Compared to DEX group, the apoptotic rate in DEX+NAC group (8.94%±1.47%) and DEX+DPI group (12.96%±2.03%) was significantly decreased (P=0.000). It presented that NAC or DPI significantly decreased osteoblast apoptosis. In addition, the Nox4 mRNA level in DEX group was 2.67-fold compared with control group (t=-10.301, P=0.009). The difference had statistically significance. The protein expression of Nox4 in DEX group was 2.37-fold compared with control group (t=-15.542, P=0.004). The difference has statistically significance. After silence of Nox4 by siRNA, the generation of ROS in DEX+Nox4 siRNA group (14.53%±1.00%) was decreased by 16.92% compared with DEX group 31.45%±0.72% (P=0.000). The difference had statistically significance.

Conclusion
Nox4-mediated ROS generation plays an important role in osteoblasts apoptosis induced by high-dose dexamethasone. It provided us the new target in the management of Nox4 to provide possible therapy for steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (SANFH).

Key words:
Dexamethasone; Apoptosis; Reactive oxygen species; NADPH oxidase


Le 8 juin 2016 Kim Gwi-ok (professor of the Dept. of Liberal Arts and Science in Hansung University) Professeure invitee a l'EHESS, donne une conference intitulee  "Impact of the Division on the Society of South Korea" de 14h00 a 16h00 Universite Paris Diderot-UFR LCAO (Bâtiment des Grands Moulins Hall C, 4eme etage, salle des conseils, 481C) 5, rue Thomas Mann 75013 Paris Resume What does the Korean Division mean to South Koreans? The goal of the lecture is to give an up to date understandi...


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A new species of epilithic diatom is described from samples collected near Elephant Island, Antarctic Peninsula. The cells of Melosira brandinii sp. nov. are joined in filamentous chains and attached by means of long mucilaginous stalks. The valves are circular with the valvar surface composed of irregularly arranged pentagonal Ioculi. Each loculus bears 6-12 pores on the external surface, opening to the innerside through rotae. The corona is only composed of coarse granules. A mantle is well developed, presenting rimoportulae and bearing coarse granules, which are more concentrated at the mantle edge. Comparisons with the related species Melosira arctica, M. moniliformis and M. nummuloides are made. Additionally, photomicrographs of M. arctica from the type material and Barents Sea, and of M. moniliformis from estuaries of Southern Brazil are included.


This paper is studying how public service-media is "talked about" within the social media tool twitter (www.twitter.com). Following the Swedish twitter-sphere, I take a netnographic approach follow ...


In the present note some results of Kimuro, Saito, and Tanaka on symmetry of Birkhoff-James orthogonality in positive cones of C*-algebras are extended to locally C*-algebras.


with purulent-necrotic complications of the neuroischemic form of DFS was performed using histological, histochemical and morphometric methods. The patients were divided into 2 clinical groups. The first group consisted of patients (n=6) with prevalence of the ischemic changes according to clinical, anamnestic and instrumental methods of investigation. The second group included patients (n=6) with prevalence of neuropathic changes in tissues. Results . Heterogeneity of clinical, instrumental and morphological data was revealed in patients with purulent-necrotic complications of the neuroischemic form of DFS. In the observations of the first group the trophic disorders of the foot were clinically represented by dry gangrene. Severe circulatory disorders, thickening of the arterioles and capillaries with narrowing of lumen were morphologically markerd. Changes in peripheral nerves were characterized by a mild demyelination or absence of signs of myelin destruction. In the second group the trophic disorders of the foot were clinically represented by infected wounds, osteomyelitis and the soft tissue phlegmon. An extensive necrosis with overlay of fibrin and purulent exudate was histologically established. Also the reduction of the number of vessels, thickening of walls and narrowing of lumen were revealed. Changes in the peripheral nerves were characterized by the destruction of myelin even up to the total demyelination and complete degeneration of axons, and in some fields the studies have shown a complete loss of nerve fibers. Morphofunctional Conclusion . While the similarity of vascular disorders (macro- and microangiopathy) in both clinical groups, the performed research has convincingly showed morphological differences in the prevalence of neuropathic or ischemic component of the neuroischemic form of DFS. The revealed clinical-morphological features of neuroischemic form of DFS demonstrate the necessity of an individual approach to patients' treatment, taking into account the prevalence of specific morphological changes.


This issue ofHydrology Research brings together 14 research Framework Directive and which requires the use of the papers arising from presentations made at the 2010 international symposium of the British Hydrological Society. The theme of the symposium was 'Role of Hydrology in Managing Consequences of a Changing Global Environment', and the papers can be seen to illustrate the diversity of issues captured by that theme. Six main groups can be identified as encompassing all of the 14 papers presented here, and have been used to organise the papers within this issue, although inevitably there is some cross-over with some papers relating to more than one theme. The first group of papers is concerned predominantly with environmental change, both natural and anthropogenic. By far the longest timescale studied within the papers is that by Whitehead & Edmunds () who, using archaeological knowledge of a site in southern England, infer past levels of water demand and present a novel comparison of groundwater and low flow hydrology between 4,200 years ago and today. They illustrate the further potential of climate model data extending back into the quaternary period to allow palaeohydrological reconstruction of other sites. By contrast, Dunn et al. () focus on rather shorter timescales of decades, in investigating changes in nitrate concentrations in surface and groundwaters, and the role of groundwater processes in determining catchment response to management changes. They illustrate the value of catchment and groundwater modelling in providing improved predictions for the achievement of water quality targets. Finally in this group, Lázár et al. () present an original study of the phytoplankton dynamics of the Thames system, the largest river catchment in the United Kingdom, explaining observed behaviour by reference to river flow and a range of other environmental controls. This work contributes to the process of river basin management planning implemented in response to the European Water


SUMMARY Evidence has been presented to show that a second dose of suxamethonium is capable of producing a severe bradycardia in man. This response may be effectively prevented by the prior administration of certain non-depolarizing muscle relaxants namely tubocurarine, alcuronium, c -toxiferine and pancuronium in quantities of one-quarter or less of their muscle relaxant level. It is suggested that suxamethonium causes altered cardiac rhythm by stimulation of afferent vagal receptors, which action may be blocked by tubocurarine and similar drugs.


Two positively charged pith balls hang from a nail at the end of equal-length strings in Earth's surface gravitational field. The problem consists in finding each of the hanging angles when the balls do not necessarily have the same mass or charge. The solution is an excellent exercise in developing two skills: wisely choosing the coordinate axes in a free-body diagram, and correctly interpreting the roots and limits of a numerical solution. The treatment is accessible to undergraduate physics majors in their first or second year of physics courses.


A class < of convex bodies (c-bodies) P,Q, . . . in a k-dimensional Euclidean space R is called convex, when for all P,Q ∈ < always follows αP × βQ ∈ < [α, β ≥ 0, α+ β = 1]. Here we interpret λP (with λ > 0) to be a c-body, obtained from P through a dilatation with respect to a fixed originO of the spaceR; P ×Q refers to Minkowski addition. This property of a class of c-bodies thus not only refers to the size and shape of the body, but also to its location in space.1 A functional φ(P ) defined over a convex class of c-bodies < is called (in the Minkowski sense) concave, when for two arbitrary (non-empty) c-bodies P,Q ∈ < the functional inequality


A sole inorganic fertilizer application study was done in southern Mali in Sikasso during the rainy season 2016-2017 to assess its effect on cassava growth and yields parameters. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) experiment with three replicates in two sites was used. The inorganic fertilizer used was the NPK (15-15-15) at 4 rates (0kg ha-1, 100kg ha-1, 200kg ha-1 and 300kg ha-1). Two cassava genotypes, Bonima (local) and Sika (from Ghana) were used in Finkolo and Loulouni. The fertilizer rates were applied in splits at equal quantity, two weeks after planting and the rest two months later. Analysis of soil nutrients before planting and plant leaves N, P and K content were performed. Data on numbers of branches, number of tubers per plant and fresh tuber yield were collected. The Least Significant Difference (LSD) at p=0.05 served to separate means. Our findings showed that Sika genotype and 300 kg ha-1 of NPK are the best genotype and NPK (15-15-15) rates respectively in the two study sites. For the N, P and K content in the cassava leaves, the fertilizer effect was significant on P at 5 percent; while the N and K uptake were found to be affected by the site effect. Therefore site conditions should be considered when growing cassava. The Application of 300 kg ha-1 of NPK increases cassava production allowing smallholder farmer's a progress for food security and higher profit. The results will inform and brief policies makers on cassava production in the country.


The obtained approximate analytical dependences on the calculation of temperature fields in the processed part during finishing and strengthening electro-mechanical processing allow us to predict the properties of the surface layer and assign processing modes based on the characteristics of operation.


The fact that at least 80%of the 250or so infections described in man are shared with other vertebrates testifies to the importance of zoonotic diseases. Many of the more important zoonoses in man are infections of farm and companion animals and their control is as important to the veterinary profession as it is to the medical profession. A three-day course on Current Awareness of Zoonotic Diseases organized by the Section of Comparative Medicine (12 14 March 1979) provided an opportunity to take stock of the prevalence of zoonotic diseases in the United Kingdom, and attracted more than 80 participants from the public and animal health services. Nineteen papers were given on the principles of the study of zoonotic diseases and on the commoner of these diseases. Mr P R Ellis (University of Reading) stressed the changing pattern of prevalence of zoonoses and the factors responsible for these changes. The last human case of rabies in the UK occurred in 1903, although the country is increasingly under threat from sylvatic rabies on the continent of Europe. Bovine tuberculosis was eradicated from man by milk pasteurization and attestation programmes. Within 2 years or so bovine brucellosis is expected to be eradicated. Other diseases are still prevalent or increasing: salmonellosis caused by a continually changing spectrum of strains is still important, its prevalence being linked to intensivism in agriculture and changes in eating habits and food packaging. Increase in the incidence of the beef tapeworm and cysticercosis in cattle could be related to increased tourism and immigration and to spreading of untreated sewage on farm land. There exists a great need for better data on disease prevalence, in terms of the population at risk, and disease rate, in terms of the proportion of animals and persons infected. The limited budgets available for the control of zoonotic diseases require the application of new systems of economic analysis and modelling to make more efficient use of the more traditional field and laboratory investigative procedures. Medical and veterinary surveillance were discussed by Dr N S Galbraith (Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Colindale) and Mr G Davies (Epidemiology Unit, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge). The increasing links between their two organizations has been furthered by the appointment of a veterinary epidemiologist to liaise between them an arrangement similar to one which has been in operation in Scotland for the past two years. In addition, local zoonoses groups consisting of medical, veterinary and environmental health officers have functioned for


It is well established that i)-ribulose 1,5-diphosphate (RuDP) carboxylase from the chloroplasts of phototrophic eukaryotes is of high molecular weight (about 550 000) and consists of two classes of subunits of approximately 55 000 (large, L) and 15 000 (small, S), arranged in an 8 L + 8 S quaternary form [ 1 4]. Greater structural variation has been found between RuDP carboxylases from autotrophic prokaryotes. The enzymes from the photosynthetic bacteria Chrornatium [5] and Ectothiorhodospira halophila [6] and the hydrogen bacterium Alcaligenes eutrophus [7,8] closely resemble the eukaryotic type in molecular weight and subunit composition (8 L + 8 S). However, low molecular weight forms of bacterial RuDP carboxylase, containing only L subunits, have also been found, namely of 114 000 (Rhodospirillum nlbrum, ref. [9]) and of about 350 000 (Ozlorobium limicola f thiosulfatophilum, ref. [10]). The RuDP carboxylases of blue-green algae are of interest in view of the possible endosymbiotic origin of chloroplasts from an ancestral oxygen-evolving autotrophic prokaryote [1113]. The enzymes from Anabaena variabilis, l'lectonema boryanum and Aphanocapsa 6308 are similar to the typical chloroplast RuDP carboxylase in molecular weight and quaternary structure, possessing L and S subunits [14,15]. An endosymbiotic origin has been suggested for the cyanelles of the biflagellate protist Cyanophora paradoxa [16,17], since the cyanelles are similar to unicellular blue-green algae in structure [17] and pigment composition [18]. The present communication reports on the purification and partial characterization of the cyanelle RuDP carboxylase, which is cornpared with the enzymes from free-living blue-green algae and chloroplasts.


This article aims to investigate how poor people in developing countries gain benefit from globalization by examining the opportunity to work as migrant worker. To respond the research gap, this study adopts a case study approach with a fieldwork survey in East Java Indonesia. The result indicates that diaspora strategy is almost impossible for the poor if he or she notices a high possibility for the employer to cheat those who work in domestic jobs, like nanny, driver, or baby sitter. Unless protection from both house and home countries is available, the diaspora strategy is not a better option for the migrant-work applicant. The paper contributes to the scholarly interest in the diaspora strategy to interrogate the assumption underlying the Migration-as-Development (MAD)


A 57-year-old woman known to have seropositive erosive RA for 6 years, treated with methotrexate 10 mg weekly for 1 year, presented with 2 episodes of blackouts and falls with minor injury over 1 week. This was associated with headache and altered behavior. She did not have weakness in any limb, deviation of mouth, abnormal movements, incontinence, or loss of consciousness. On examination, along with active arthritis, she had hypertension and bradycardia. The ocular fundus was normal. There were no neurologic deficits or signs of meningeal irritation. ECG showed sinus bradycardia. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a space occupying lesion in the left occipital lobe suggestive of a glioma (Fig. 1). The tumor was resected and histopathology revealed it to be a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (Fig. 2). Evaluations for systemic lymphoma with CT scan of thorax and abdomen and bone marrow examination were negative. HIV serology was negative. She underwent chemoradiation therapy during which the arthritis remitted. But following chemotherapy, arthritis reappeared. Several studies have shown about 2to 3-fold increased risk of lymphomas in RA. Different factors or combinations underlie this association; it could be related to disease, environment, genetics, or drugs. High inflammatory activity has a 70-fold increased risk compared with 8-fold risk with low disease activity. Additionally, functional class, atlantoaxial subluxation, rheumatoid nodules, and Felty syndrome have also been implicated. A large study did not find that shared factors are of major importance. Immunomodulating drugs used in RA have been extensively studied for their possible role. It is difficult to differentiate the risk due to an individual agent from that due to the disease itself. Moreover, since these agents are used more frequently in patients with more active disease, the interpretation get further confounded. Methotrexate has been linked to this risk. Kamel et al. described that a proportion of patients with RA-associated lymphoma had features similar to immunosuppression-related lymphoma, suggesting that


The utility model discloses a telescopic sunshade awning with dustproof and angle adjustment functions, which is composed of a left end housing (1), an awning cloth cover (3), an angle adjustment device (4), support arm connectors (5), a permanent seat (6) for the awning cloth cover, a right end housing (8), awning cloth (9), a rear cross beam (10), support arms (11), a front edge rod (12), a hand swinging rod (13), a speed reducer (14), a roller (15) and a roller stand (16). Compared with the original sunshade awning, the awning cloth cover (3) and the angle adjustment device (4) are added to the utility model, and the awning cloth cover (3) is connected to the rear cross beam (10) through the permanent seat (6) and can prevent the awning cloth (9) from being dirtied for a long tome; the angle adjustment device (4) is fixed to the rear cross beam (10) and is hinged with the connectors (5) fixedly connected to the front ends of the support arms (11), the angle adjustment device (4) enables the support arms (11) to rotate in all directions relative to the rear cross beam (10), and thus, the sunshade awning can follow the movement of sunlight to change sunshade range.


We report hydrostatic and uniaxial pressure dependence of Tc and HTT to LTO transition temperature (Td) for La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 superconducting crystals. It was found that the Tc increases and Td decreases with pressure along a-axis and vice versa along c-axis. The Tc does not show any change for pressure along (110) axis. The Tc increases (dTc/dP=+1.54 K/GPa) and Td decreases (dTd/dP=-44 K/GPa) under hydrostatic pressure. These anisotropic effects are discussed based on the variations in the amplitude of the tilt angle of oxygen octahedra, which would affect the pinning of fluctuating stripe order.


A flexible use of spectrum at D band (130-174.8 GHz) is presented, as a result of a positive cross connection among industrial research, cooperation with university on a field trial and standardization activity. The research work of the Huawei European Microwave Centre in Milan produced radio unit prototypes operating in the frequency range between 140 and 160 GHz, which have recently been installed in Politecnico di Milano over a short (325 m) link connecting two buildings in the university campus. The targets of the field trial are multiple, ranging from technology validation to propagation study and to the support for regulatory and standardization activities. A new approach to the use of spectrum is proposed with reference to the fixed step frequency division duplexing that is traditionally used in microwave radio links; the proposed scheme, based on the architecture of the radio system with different antennas for TX and RX, allows more flexible and efficient use of the spectrum.


Background Higher post-challenge hyperglycemia and postprandial glucose rather than fasting glucose levels have been associated with cardiovascular complications. However, the clinical association between post-challenge hyperglycemia and cardiovascular risk factors deserves more investigation. Methods During 2008–2011, we recruited patients below 60 years-old, having a formal work and without CHD, cerebrovascular, CHF, or major diseases from NTUH. This analysis was focused on the relation between aortic pulse wave velocity and the post-challenge glucose area under curve(GluAUC) after oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in healthy control subjects. All subjects with a fasting period of 10–14 h underwent an OGTT with 75-g of glucose loading in accordancewith the World Health Organization standard. A venous blood sample was taken before, 30, 60, 90 min, and until two hours after OGTT. The baPWV, ankle–brachial index (ABI), and 4-limbs blood pressure, measured using a noninvasive vascular screening device (Colin VP-1000; Colin Co., Ltd., Komaki, Japan), were performed for each participant. We also checked lipid profiles, including LDL and sdLDL in all subjects. Results A total of 511 control subjects without previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes completed the study. Increasing sdLDL and GluAUC are correlated with higher aortic pulse wave velocity. Multivariate regression analysis shows that age, BMI, and SBP are strong determinants of aortic pulse wave velocity. Beyond them, LDL, sdLDL and GluAUC are also important determinants individually. Increment of 1 GluAUC leads to 0.152 ± 0.077 cm/s increment of baPWV. In higher GluAUC group (≥33 percentile), the increment is more significant (0.230 ± 0.095 cm/s). In lower GluAUC group (<33 percentile), GluAUC is not correlated with baPWV, though sdLDL still has significant correlation with baPWV. Conclusion GluAUC and sdLDL are important determinants of aortic pulse wave velocity, especially in subjects with higher GluAUC. This study was supported by grants from National Health Research Institute of Taiwan(NHRI-EX97-9721∼10021PC).


This study aims to describe the performance of employees, employee recruitment, job training Department of Balikpapan City Library and archives, analyze the effect of recruitment and training of work against the performance of employees. The research sample is Non-status employees of civil servants as much as 33 respondents. Type descriptive quantitative research. Using analysis tools the analysis range scale, and multiple linear regression. Sampling technique using total sampling using a questionnaire for the collection of data. The results of a range of known scale performance of employees in a high category, recruitment, training, both in the category in the category either. The results of the study revealed that the simultaneous recruitment and training effect on the performance of employees, by partial influence on the performance of the employee recruitment, as well as the training effect on the performance of employees.


tag=1 data=Firearm related violence in Australia. by Satyanshu Mukherjee.

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tag=10 data=The gun buy back scheme has attracted encouraging responses and by 16 May 1997, 396,884 firearms had been handed in.

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basis for their illness. The present case fits into this Obsessive-Compulsive disorder(OCD), is an type of presentation of abrupt onset following intriguing and often a debilitating syndrome. One neurological deficit due to mass lesion in the Basal among the four discoveries that have promoted ganglia. the explosion of OCD research since 1980s, CASESUMMARY ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g ~ g ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ q ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Mr.A.S, a 21 year old male, from middle structures and measuring regional Brain activity socioeconomic class, presented with a 5 year under various circumstances were applied to history of repeated washing of hands, feet and how this happens and new repetitive acts of touching of nose and ears, with developments in behavioral as well as waxing and waning of his symptoms over the Pharmacological treatments, to turn around years. At the age of sixteen, he presented to the prognosis for OCD an Department of Neurology, C.M.C Hospital, 'ptimistic One. A ~ a r r lrom the Vellore, with a symptom complex of polyuria, neuroanatomical model foe its etiological role is polydipsia, slowed motor activities and stiffness well received. Few neurological disorders in the of upper Lmb wMe walking. neurolo%icd occurrence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms evaluation included CT Scan that showed hypoare documented. A '-year dense lesion, with no contrast enhancement in the diagnosed to have Germinoma of Basal ganglia left caudate nucleus and without any surroundmg region presented with obsessive-compulsive oedema. Marked contrast enhancement in the symptoms is described below. posterior aspect of third ventricular region was


Habituation to the reinforcer may contribute to multiple-schedule behavioral contrast. According to this argument, reducing reinforcers in one component of a multiple schedule reduces habituation to the reinforcer. Reducing habituation enhances the value, or effectiveness, of the remaining reinforcers, producing positive contrast. Enriching the reinforcers in one component increases habituation to that reinforcer. Increasing habituation decreases the effectiveness of the reinforcer, producing negative contrast. Such an idea is simple and parsimonious. It is not contradicted by any well-established finding in the contrast literature. It makes several tested and untested predictions that are unusual. However, habituation cannot explain all contrast. A complete explanation requires postulating that at least one additional mechanism, controlled by the conditions of reinforcement in the following component, also contributes to contrast.


4 images. Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training valley chapter plans dinner party, 15 February 1952. Mrs. Henry Weisbert; Mrs. Arnold Z. Arnold (cq); Mrs. Joseph Revitz; Mrs. Arthur J. Cantor. (Sleeve reads: S-9592).; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Olmo. Date: 1952-02-15. Reporter: Society. Assignment: ORT'S Valley Chapter Dance. #12-14: L to R -- Mrs. Henry Weisbart, vice pres. Mrs. Arnold Z. Arnold (cq), co-chmn, Mrs. Joseph Revitz, pres. Mrs. Arthur J. Cantor. #15-16: L to R -- Mrs. Arnold Z. Arnold, Mrs. Joseph Revitz, Mrs. Henry Weisbart, Mrs. Arthur J. Cantor".; Supplementary material reads: "Photo assignment for Friday February 15 at 4 p.m. Pls go to home of Mrs. Robbins, 98 Fremont Place, get shots of ORT women planning dinner party. Candidk, three and five cols. Contacts Monday. Thanks Carter Ludlow".


The Party Central Committee and the State Council has determined the important strategy for the development of the old industry base in northeast.This provides Dalian a good opportunity to accelerate its development. The development of private economy is important to the development of the old industrial base in Dalian.Without the development of private economy the development of the base is impossible.This paper discusses the present condition of the private economy in Dalian,its function in the reform of the base,and the obstacle factors and measures in its development.


• We report herein a case of sudden unexpected death In a 30-year-old man who had received moderate doses of haloperidol for control of agitation. Autopsy disclosed acute gross pulmonary edema. No supporting autopsy evidence for known causes of acute pulmonary edema were found, and we postulate that the pulmonary edema was induced by haloperidol. We comment on the pathophysiologic pathways by which haloperidol might have led to this complication. (Arch Intern Med1982;142:1951-1952)


While tractorization programmes in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region have hardly served the power supply needs of smallholders, animal traction has proved itself as a dependable and versatile source of agricultural power, including tillage and transport. The 1998 Namibia, ATNESA international workshop on conservation tillage concluded that meaningful conservation tillage (Contil) work at smallholder level needs a dependable animal power support and service. The reasons why Contil practice has not become common in this region are developmental, technical and socio-economic. Conservation tillage has been practised in large scale farms of the region for over a decade and is now slowly getting accepted as mandatory for sustainable agriculture in the interest of environmental preservation. Researchers have either not made tillage part of the soil and water conservation programme or research findings have not been passed on to end-users in any recognizable manner. Meanwhile the region is losing as much as 290 metric tonnes of soil per hectare per year and faces an average population growth rate of 3.2%. Development and growth indicators show a region under agrarian stagnation and this does not help the situation.


In order to clarify the relationship among grain size, annealing twins and the shape memory effect in Fe–Mn–Si based shape memory alloys, the Fe–21.63Mn–5.60Si–9.32Cr–5.38Ni (weight %) alloy with a grain size ranging from 48.9 μm–253.6 μm was obtained by adjusting the heating temperature or heating time after 20% cold-rolling. The densities of grain boundaries and annealing twins increase with a decrease in grain size, whereas the volume fraction and width of stress-induced ε martensite after 9% deformation at Ms + 10 K decrease. This result indicates that grain refinement raises the constraint effects of grain boundaries and annealing twins upon martensitic transformation. In this case, the ability to suppress the plastic deformation and facilitate the stress-induced ε martensite transformation deteriorates after grain refinement owing to the enhancement of the constraint effects. It is demonstrated by the result that the difference at Ms + 10 K between the critical stress for plastic yielding and that for inducing martensitic transformation is smaller for the specimen with a grain size of 48.9 μm than for the specimen with a grain size of 253.6 μm. Therefore, the shape memory effect declined by decreasing the grain size.


The RTC360 solution (RTC stands for RealiTy Capture) has the primarily goal to be suited to nonsurveying professionals, due to the high level of automation and data enhancement on the field. As 3D scanners over the last years have become much faster, more accurate and more efficient, one of the main obstacles for the wider adoption of the terrestrial laser scanner as reality capture technology, is the complexity of the registration of the scan data coming from different positions.


Traditionally, mining web page contents involves modeling their contents to discover the underlying knowledge. Data extraction proposals represent web data in a formal structure such as database structures specific to application domains. Those models fail to catch the full diversity of web data structures which can be composed of different types of contents, and can be also unstructured. In fact, with these proposals, it is not possible to focus on a given type of contents, to work on data of different structures and to mine on data of different application domains as required to mine efficiently a given content type or web documents from different domains. On top of that, since web pages are designed to be understood by users, this paper considers modeling of web document presentations expressed through HTML tag attributes as useful for an efficient web content mining. Hence, this paper provides a general framework composed of an object-oriented web data model based on HTML tags and algorithms for web content and web presentation object extraction from any given web document. From the HTML code of a web document, web objects are extracted for mining, regardless of the domain.


Unaccompanied foreign minors are migrant children without their parents, relatives, or other adults. In Italy, especially in Sicily, an increasing number of young, non-European Union foreigners arrive daily in search of a new life and work opportunities. Despite this increasing phenomenon, interventions to support young migrants in career projects are infrequent and occasional within the host communities. With the aim of developing a career guidance intervention suitable for unaccompanied foreign minors, we propose a case study presenting a career guidance intervention for a group of unaccompanied foreign adolescents. The framework is the life design paradigm. The conductors of the activities were career counsellors, with the support of a cultural mediator and/or an educator. The setting of the interventions was individual and small groups. The instruments and procedures were predominantly qualitative. This paper includes a discussion of the strengths and weakness of this intervention, including the results of the post-intervention evaluation and the follow-up after one year.


The answer from respondents to the Langscape 5 questionnaire on word punctuation was yes and no! But it depends somewhat on which regional variety of English you use, and the answers are a little different for stops and apostrophes. Overall the issues of word punctuation seem to draw a more muted response than other Langscape questionnaires, both in terms of overall numbers (we have just over 100 in at this time), and in the weight of opinion being always more evenly spread. The results were again synthesised at Macquarie University's Style Council Centre by research assistant Adam Smith, whose table highlighting some of the trends is reproduced below. Among the 51 items tested (21 with/without apostrophes; 30 with/without stops) only 3 received a resolute vote of 80% or more. They were for unstopped forms of BBC, NATO and UK. It does seem that most people find no need to punctuate initialisms (or acronyms) like these when their solid capitals make it clear that they are abbreviations. Those apart, most votes ranged between 30% and 70% (see Table below). Among the items presented, the only common words which were accorded stops by a clear majority were the Latin abbreviations etc., e.g. and i.e., and the curtailed forms of "continued"(cont.),"singular" and "plural" (sing., pi.) Many respondents were also inclined to stop the initials in personal names like "D.H. Lawrence" and in abbreviated titles such as Prof, for "Professor" and Rev. for "Reverend". The practice of putting stops into those abbreviations and leaving them out of titles such as Mr, Mrs and Dr accords with the distinction made in British but not American English between abbreviations (consisting of just the first few letters) and "contractions" which involve the first and last letters at least. The greatest challenge for this convention is in its application to plural forms of contractions, such as "paras(.)", and on that the vote was close to indecisive. Among the apostropheed/apostrophe'd items, those with the strongest pro-apostrophe vote were placenames such as King's Canyon, and the anomalous "crow's feet" (not what supports the bird); and in "each other's hand", where there's a tug of war between singular (in "each") and "other" which bespeaks two parties... but it looks as if "each" has the stronger pull. The possessive use of apostrophes still seems to underpin these and some other items in the questionnaire, hence the lingering preference the apostrophe also in "bull's eye", "boys' grammar school", "journalists' association" and "St Alban's'V'St Helen's", though none of them is a simple case of possession. The orthographic use of the apostrophe to separate numbers or upper case letters from a plural "s" is no longer favored, judging by the Langscape 5 preference for "1960s", "IOUs" and "RSVPs". Nor were respondents inclined to use it in ad hoc verb forms, so "umming" and "ahhing" and "hennaed" were preferred to the alternatives with apostrophe. The only counter example was "OD'ing", where the form without apostrophe "ODing" might conceivably be read with two syllables. The overall tendencies embraced some interesting regional subtrends. These emerge in relatively small groups, because we consider only those for people who were born and are still resident in the same region. Still the


The rightness of the Newtonian hypothesis concerning a constat value of the coefficient of restitution $ R$ has been confirmed in the paper with reference to collisions in which the loss of energy occurs in conseqence of material damping. For collisions of different nature, when $ R$ depends on the density of the energy flux $ {\Phi}$, the paper points to the possibility of extending this notion to the case of eccentric collision. The possibility of describing $ R$ as a random function of $ {\Phi}$ has been shown as well.


This study examines the effects of institutional change within the health care sector. A more fragmented health care funding and regulatory structure is found to have significant direct and indirect effects on the extent of interorganizational relations and the number of organizational failures within the sector.