Introduction Thyroid carcinoma is the most common endocrine neoplasm. Multimodal therapy including surgery, radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy, and indefinite suppression of thyroid-stimulating hormone has led to an 85% cure rate in differentiated thyroid tumors (DTT). Approximately 5–10% of patients will have recurrence or metastases that have the potential to become resistant to RAI treatment. 1 10-year overall survival rates are reported to be 10% in these patients versus 56% in patients with RAI avid disease. 2 Lenvatinib, a multi-tyrosine-kinase inhibitor (TKI), was shown to have a 65% overall response rate in addition to a significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS), approved to treat RAI-resistant DTTs. 3, 4 Case Report We are reporting a very rare case of late renal toxicity in a 68-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes and metastatic RAI-resistant follicular thyroid carcinoma (Hurthle cell variant) who developed thrombotic microangiopathy 21 months after initiation of treatment. Management & Outcome It was determined that LEN should be held, due to worsening renal function secondary to TKI-induced kidney injury. Although the patient's renal function eventually improved and returned to her baseline after discontinuation of LEN, there was marked disease progression after drug cessation. Discussion Renal toxicity is a rare adverse event (AE) that tends to occur typically within three weeks of initiation of treatment. The utilization of TKIs can lead to glomerulosclerosis, and careful considerations and precautions should be taken by clinicians who intend to initiate TKI therapy in patients with pre-existing diabetes to prevent renal toxicity.


Conscious of age, and of ageing, the poem suggests some of the tension between loss and fulfilment that animates this moving book. Coincidentally, the poem also points to the passing of a generation of Canadian writers. Nineteen ninety marked the death of the distinguished novelists Morley Callaghan, Hugh MacLennan, and Alice Parizeau, the critic and literary historian Carl Klinck, the Okanagan storyteller Harry Robinson, the playwright Gerald Noxon, and the internationally-celebrated satirist Laurence Peter. Another Purdy poem, 'Seven Ways of Looking at Something Else', aches to possess 'that final mystery', but does so in typical Purdy fashion: ebulliently, with a physical passion and in a vernacular idiom, neither of which contradicts the poet's serious intellectual quest. Other poets, too, sought meditatively in metaphysics for


The introduction of a radical procedure, the extended bile-duct resection, into the surgical treatment of hilar cholangiocarcinoma significantly increased the rate of curative resections (92% versus 62% after partial hepatic resection; p < 0.05). A comparable effect with respect to survival figures after curative resections did not become evident. Therefore, the true potential of this extended surgical procedure remains to be established.


Abstract Engineered systems often operate well beyond their planned retirement date due to a variety of factors from affordability to performance. This paper presents a grounded theory approach to identifying the nonfunctional attributes that separate Department of Defense (DoD) systems that the DoD extends beyond retirement and those that it chooses to retire. The systems engineering ilities, nonfunctional attributes, serve as a means to code textual data on these systems to develop and validate the grounded theory. It examines a total of fourteen DoD systems to first develop an initial grounded theory and then validate the grounded theory that the attributes of extensibility, flexibility, interoperability, robustness, and versatility are more common in extended DoD systems. The data indicates that these attributes differentiate the two groups of systems, retired and extended, at a statistically significant level and the decision to retire a DoD system is dependent on the nonfunctional attributes of these systems. By understanding what system attributes make a system more likely to be extended, engineering managers can better manage a system throughout its lifecycle. Finally, it presents potential future work to include the expansion of the grounded theory application to other systems and disruptive technologies.


The demographic situation in Khmelnytsky region is considered. Special attention was paid to the birth rates, mortality, life expectancy. Natural decrease caused by the excess of deaths over birth has been studied. Deterioration of living standards of the rural population affected by birth decline. Increasing developing of the national economy, increase in rural employment and job creation will improve the gender and age structure of the population. Improvement of population welfare, development of culture,education,, medicine, measures of social nature will contribute to the stabilization of production process, provided by labor resources; its demography will improve providing expanded reproduction. The article
presents the findings and recommendations on the regulation of demographic processes in rural areas, taking into account the elements of economic security.


The Griffith theory for unstable crack length is modified to take into account the effect of residual (self-equilibrating) stresses. An expression relating the uniform stress, physical properties of the material, critical crack length, and the equilibrating strain energy is derived for a general residual stress distribution. This expression is used to develop a criterion for spontaneous cracking due to residual stresses alone. A specific numerical example for a parabolic residual stress distribution in a beryllium plate . is carried out in some detail. (auth)


The DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) that initiate meiotic recombination are formed in the context of the meiotic chromosome axis, which in budding yeast contains a meiosis-specific cohesin isoform and the meiosis-specific proteins Hop1 and Red1. Hop1 and Red are important for DSB formation; DSB levels are reduced in their absence and their levels, which vary along the lengths of chromosomes, are positively correlated with DSB levels. How axis protein levels influence DSB formation and recombination remains unclear. To address this question, we developed a novel approach that uses a bacterial ParB-parS partition system to recruit axis proteins at high levels to inserts at recombination coldspots where Hop1 and Red1 levels are normally low. Recruiting Hop1 markedly increased DSBs and homologous recombination at target loci, to levels equivalent to those observed at endogenous recombination hotspots. This local increase in DSBs did not require Red1 or the meiosis-specific cohesin component Rec8, indicating that, of the axis proteins, Hop1 is sufficient to promote DSB formation. However, while most crossovers at endogenous recombination hotspots are formed by the meiosis-specific MutLγ resolvase, only a small fraction of crossovers that formed at an insert locus required MutLγ, regardless of whether or not Hop1 was recruited to that locus. Thus, while local Hop1 levels determine local DSB levels, the recombination pathways that repair these breaks can be determined by other factors, raising the intriguing possibility that different recombination pathways operate in different parts of the genome.


To protect the efficient supply of animal pruducts and public health safety,and to steadily improve the Chinese animal health safety level,an example of imported animal product risk analysis was used to explain how to study the risk assessment of animal health and animal-derived food safety in China.It would be beneficial to improve the early warning capability of animal health and food security,to promote international trade in animals and their products,and to provide the scientific basis for decision-making of major animal disease prevention and control and animal-derived food safety management.


Given there is a great deal of correlation among indicators in the process of computer network security risk assessment, the handling of correlation is of great significance for the effectiveness of risk assessment. In this paper, we propose a hybrid computer network security risk model based on the analytic hierarchical process and gray relational analysis theory. At fist, the weight of each indicator will be elicited by means of analytic hierarchical process. Further, gray relational analysis theory will be used for the final evaluation, which avoids subjective estimation of experts or managers of banking. Finally, the model is further demonstrated and validated via a case study, and the result implies that the assets and vulnerability may be the most important factor for network security management.


Objective
To investigate the role of the long-strand intergenic non-coding RNA (lincRNA) ULK4P2 in the biological behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by interfering with the expression of lincRNA ULK4P2 in hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines.

Methods
Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to detect the expression of lincRNA ULK4P2 in different hepatoma cell lines and normal cells. According to the results of RT-qPCR, hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2 was selected for subsequent interference experiments. Small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting lincRNA ULK4P2, including siRNA-1, siRNA-2, and siRNA-3, as well as siRNA-mock (blank control) and siRNA-Scramble (reconstructed after shuffling the siRNA sequence of interest; negative control) were transfected into HepG2 cells, and siRNA-2 was selected for subsequent experiments according to the interference effect on lincRNA ULK4P2. The expression of lincRNA ULK4P2 in HepG2 cells was down-regulated by siRNA-mediated interference. The role of lincRNA ULK4P2 expression in the proliferation of hepatoma cells was studied by CCK-8 assay. Flow cytometry was used to detect the expression of lincRNA ULK4P2 and the influence on apoptosis and cell cycle distribution of liver cancer cells. One-way analysis of variance was used to compare the proliferation activity (absorbance) and cell cycle distribution of HepG2 cells transfected with siRNA-2, siRNA-mock, or siRNA-Scramble.

Results
Compared with the siRNA-mock group and siRNA-Scramble group, the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells was significantly inhibited after the down-regulation of lincRNA ULK4P2 in the siRNA-2 group (P<0.05). After down-regulating the expression of lincRNA ULK4P2 in HepG2 cells, there was no significant change in the number of cells in each phase. The proportion of G2/M phase cells in the siRNA-2 group (43.92%) was significantly higher than that in the siRNA-mock group (7.81%) and siRNA-Scramble group (8.21%) (P<0.05).

Conclusion
Our findings indicate that lincRNA ULK4P2 may be involved in the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells .

Key words:
Long intergenic non-coding RNA ULK4P2; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Mechanism


Reactions of Pd(PPh3)4 with P(═E)(NiPr2)(naph) (6, E = S; 7, E = O) (naph = 1,8-naphthylene) having a strained four-membered P(V)-phosphacycle gave dimeric complexes [Pd{κ2P,C-μ2-PE- P(═E)(NiPr2)(naph)}(PPh3)]2 (9, E = S; 10, E = O), in which a Pd metal has been inserted into a P−C bond of the phosphacycle to form a phosphapalladacycle having a P(V) donor, and the two phosphapalladacycle units have been mutually bridged with E═P groups, as confirmed by X-ray structure analysis for thermodynamically more stable racemic isomers 9a and 10a. The meso-to-racemic isomerization observed for the simultaneously formed meso isomer 9b, and probably also for the corresponding meso isomer 10b, indicated partial dissociation of 9 and 10 taking place to their monomer units in solution, which were actually trapped as [Pd{κ2P,C-P(═E)(NiPr2)(naph)}(dppe)] by treatment with bidentate dppe (dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane). On the other hand, a similar treatment of 9a with monodentate PMe3 and PEt2Ph resulted in a tr...


The non-equilibrium effects present in the formation of a strong normal shock wave in a low density, slightly ionized argon flow field, particularly as evidenced by the appearance of a dark region upstream of the shock wave, have been analyzed both theoretically and experimentally. A model for the flow through the shock wave was formulated which incorporates a quantum mechanical theory to explain the existence of the dark region, and the problem was solved numerically to yield flow field property distributions. A precursor region of high electron temperature was found to exist upstream of the main body of the heavy-particle shock wave.

An experimental investigation of the phenomenon was carried out in an arc heated free jet flow field. A test facility was constructed in which the goal has been to attain operation at low enough enthalpies to allow precise and extensive diagnostic testing while still high enough to exhibit the interesting non-equilibrium effects. Extensive study was carried out on the effect of electrode design and gas flow phenomena on the stability of the arc discharge. The completed unit was instrumented fully for measurement of the operating parameters and a computer program was developed to monitor its operation as a supply of slightly ionized argon for free-jet experiments.

The non-equilibrium aspects of the free-jet were analyzed both theoretically and experimentally. A theoretical model was developed and numerically solved for the free-jet expansion of slightly ionized argon. Pitot pressure measurements were completed and compared favorably with predictions calculated from this theoretical model.

Electron temperature and ion density profiles were measured both along the axis of the empty free-jet and through the normal shock wave in front of a cooled blunt body using a new type of cooled Langmuir probe, the operation of which was theoretically analyzed. The existence of a region of electron temperature in front of a strong normal shock wave coincident with the observed dark region was experimentally verified.


TiO2 mesoporous nanocrystalline microspheres assembled from uniform nanoparticles were synthesized by a facile and template-free hydrolytic precipitation route in normal solvent media. The phase structure, morphology, and pore nature were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, and BET measurements. The electrochemical properties were investigated by cyclic voltammetry, constant current discharge−charge tests, and electrochemical impedance techniques. Microspheres with diameters ranging from 0.2 to 1.0 μm were assembled by aggregation of nanosized TiO2 crystallites (∼8−15 nm) and yielded a typical type-IV BET isotherm curve with a surface area of ∼116.9 m2 g−1 and a pore size of ∼5.4 nm. A simplified model was proposed to demonstrate the nanoparticle packing modes to form the mesoporous structure. The initial discharge capacity reached 265 mAh g−1 at a rate of 0.06 C and 234 mAh g−1 at a rate of 0.12 C. The samples demonstrated high rat...


This paper discusses the strategy of developing a local economy based on regional superior commodities. Not many people can to process superior commodities into derivative products that have added value. Also, the limited access to price information and marketing networks forces farmers to sell their crops to collectors at a price that is determined unilaterally, which is why farmers do not get the maximum benefit. The purpose of this study is to formulate a leading commodity-based local economic development strategy to create competitiveness to improve the people's economy. The method used is descriptive with a quantitative approach and is supported by location quotient (LQ) analysis, Shift-Share, and Value Added. To formulate a strategy used a SWOT analysis, to determine the program carried out by comparing current conditions with desired conditions and referring to the results of the SWOT analysis. The results of the study show that leading commodities are proven to have comparative advantages and have the potential to become the basis of regional economies. The integrated commodity product processing industry that produces a variety of processed products can provide economic value that increases the final value of superior commodities. Also, the activities of processing derivative products are also able to produce added value, provide profit margins to workers and employers, as well as contribute to other inputs for each kilogram of product produced. Processed products have the potential to provide high price margins to farmers and producers if the marketing system is more efficient. Based on the analysis-analysis, industrial clusters based on regional superior commodities can be developed.


Part I. Foundations and Implications of Mental Retardation: Overview of Mental Retardation. Conditions Related to Mental Retardation. Assessment: The First Step. Behaviour Management. Part II: Program Development and Implementation: Program Development: Administrative Considerations. Mainstreaming: Program Considerations. Program Implementation: Physical Fitness, Fundamental Motor Skills, Aquatics, and Dance. Part III: Physical Activity for a Life Span: Physical Activity for Infants and Toddlers. Physical Activity for Pre-schoolers. Physical Activity for School-Age Children and Teenagers. Physical Activity for Adults: Leisure and Lifetime Activities. Special Olympics International: Year-Round Training and Athletic Competition.


GREC, an acronym for "Generateur de Radiographie Eclair" was designed for visualization, measurements and studies on dynamic behavior of materials under high explosive loading. Since the first operating time, 1975, this facility has been improved, taking advantage of progress in the techniques involved, especially focusing and transport of intense electron beams. Operating with a 2 m, 56.Q MITL,-dose levels of 250 + 50 R at a distance of 1 m from the source were routinely achieved. By employing a higher impedance MITL (free space impedance 150.E ), plasma erosion switches to eliminate prepulse and increase the input current rise time, shaped cathodes to improve pinch quality, and a low Z, thin foil over the high Z (tantalum) target, output dose levels of 550 + 50 R were routinely obtained. Using plasma erosion switches, an average increase by a factor of two in the input current rise time was observed. Spot size measurements with both 56 Ω and 1508 MITLs are compared. The direct areal masses measurement method by means of a multihole leaden collimator is described. The results obtained with the new MITL show that not only the dose but also the spectral hardness of the photon beam have been increased.


Liver cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the third most common cause of death from cancer worldwide. A precise analysis of the lesions would help in the staging of the tumor and in the evaluation of the possible applicable therapies. In this paper we present the workflow we have developed for the semi-automatic segmentation of liver tumors in the datasets provided for the MICCAI Liver Tumor Segmentation contest. Since we wanted to develop a system that could be as automatic as possible and to follow the segmentation process in every single step starting from the image loading to the lesion extraction, we decided to subdivide the workflow in two main steps: first we focus on the segmentation of the liver and once we have extracted the organ structure we segment the lesions applying an adaptive multi-thresholding system.


Intravascular ultrasound can provide high-resolution real-time cross-sectional images about lumen, plaque and tissue. Traditionally, the luminal border and medial-adventitial border are traced manually. This process is extremely time-consuming and the subjective difference would be large. In this paper, a new automated contour detection method is introduced based on fast active contour model. Experimental results found that lumen and vessel area measurements after automated detection showed good agreement with manual tracings with high correlation coefficients (0.94 and 0.95, respectively) and small system difference (-0.32 and 0.56, respectively). So it can be a reliable and accurate diagnostic tool.


The structure and properties of separate representatives of vegetative raw material (a dogrose, a cranberry, a sorrel, a ramson, a nettle) is studied, and also the opportunity of their use in manufacture of processed cheeses is investigated. Two technologies of preparation of vegetative raw material to processing are fulfilled. Influence of the maintenance of fat in dry substance of cheese, quantity of suspension or a concentrate of vegetative raw material, temperatures of fusion of cheese weight on taste, a smell, a consistence of cheese, and also the maintenance in it of vitamin C is established.


Attention is focused on the various approaches that use the concept of nonlinear dispersive waves (solitons) in nonrelativistic nuclear physics. The problem of dynamical instability and clustering (stable fragments formation) in a breakup of excited nuclear systems are considered from the points of view of the soliton concept. It is shown that the volume (spinodal) instability can be associated with nonlinear terms, and the surface (Rayleigh‐Taylor type) instability, with the dispersion terms in the evolution equations. The both instabilities may compensate each other and lead to stable solutions (solitons). A static scission configuration in cold ternary fission is considered in the framework of mean field approach. We suggest to use the inverse mean field method to solve single‐particle Schrodinger equation, instead of constrained selfconsistent Hartree‐Fock equations. It is shown, that it is possible to simulate one‐dimensional three‐center system in the approximation of reflectless single‐particle pot...


Audit judgment is a consideration made by the auditor specify opinion on the result audit that has been carried out based on existing evidence. Research wants to test the effect of auditor competence, self efficacy, seniority, and the cask complexity in the audit judgment. population used in this study this research was conducted on all working auditor at the Bali Province Public Accounting Firm. The method determining the sample use purposive sampling with 54 respondents. Using multiple linear analysis techniques. Auditor competence, senior audit, self efficacy, senior audit has a positive effect on audit judgment, but task complexity has a negative effect on audit judgment.


In recent years, the demand for low-delay and high-throughput wireless communication has increased remarkably, leading to a proliferation of wireless access points (APs) compliant with IEEE Standard 802.11. In order to cope with the increased communication volume, the IEEE 802.11 Standardization Committee launched the IEEE 802.11ax Task Group (TGax), which plans to complete a new standard in 2019. As a method for improving the throughput for each terminal, a dynamic sensitivity control algorithm and basic service set color are being adopted as the main enhancements in IEEE 802.11ax. However, in environments where a large number of terminals and APs are densely arranged, the uplink (UL) throughput of terminals far from the AP may decrease. In this paper, we propose a transmitting opportunity control (TOC) method to improve the UL throughput of terminals far from an AP using a clear-to-send-to-self mechanism. In simulations using the outdoor scenario of IEEE 802.11ax, it was shown that the TOC method increased the minimum transmission throughput.


Nature has given us remarkable opportunity to fight against diseases. Garlic has played an important dietary and medicinal agent throughout the history of mankind [1]. Garlic, Allium sativum is a member of the Alliaceae family has been widely recognized as a valuable spice and a popular remedy for various ailments and physiological disorders [1]. Allium is the most crucial representative genus of the Alliaceae group and comprises of 450 different species. These are randomly distributed in the northern hemisphere [2]. These species are characterized by a specific flavor and therefore, they are used for cooking so that human likes the taste of the food [3]. Many scientists have investigated garlic as a medicinally important spice. These studies have uncovered a number of results. Because of the research conducted on garlic and the components present in it, chemoprevention has attracted many chemists and biologists. In this article, we describe in brief the chemistry, structure, anticancer activity and mechanism of action of garlic as a whole instead of focusing on the individual molecules or diseases. A number of unsaturated sulfur compounds have been identified from garlic. The sulfur-sulfur bond of these molecules has significant effects on the anticancer properties of garlic.


The subject innovation relates to a luminaire having a phase-adjustable, more particularly is configured to be dual to the fixed body and the socket body is mounted on the ceiling, a phase adjustment so that the phase adjustment of the socket body configured to facilitate the replacement of the lamp function It relates to a luminaire having a.


Background and Aim Having a new baby, mothers need the support of relatives due to they often live stress or sometime faced with difficult situations. The study was done as descriptive in order to determine mothers' perceived family support and affecting factors in postpartum period. Methods Sample of the study was consisted with 140 volunteer mothers in Sakarya. The data were collected using a questionnaire developed by researchers and "Perceived Social Support from Family Scale" (PSS-Fa) developed by Procidana and Hellen (1983) and also validity and reliability made by Eskin (1993). Results Most of the mothers were determined as 75.7% (n=106) between the ages of 21–35, 87 and 48.6% (n=68) primary school graduates. The mean total score of the scale was determined as 14.04±4.29 (min=1, max=20). When compared a total score received from the scale with the economic situation of families; Family support were determined as higher (F=16.014 p=0.000) in families with moderate and good economic situation compared to the bad economic situation. Between perceived family support and the number of children showed a significant relationship (F=3.462 p=0.010). It is determined that when the number of chilren was increased family support was reduced. Relationship between mother's age, employment status and perceived family support were determined as not statistically significant (respectively F=.554 p=0.576, t=0.335 p=0.738). Conclusion Mothers in bad economic situation and having more number of children found low perceived family support is remarkable case.


I agree with the basic points made by Harold Demsetz. Of considerable interest is Demsetz's tabulation of the percentage of ownership interest held by management varying from 2 percent in very large firms to 32 percent in small firms. Demsetz classifies corporate directors as managers in obtaining these percentages. To me this muddies the waters. Outside members of boards of directors do not practice "hands-on" management of a corporation. Directors have functions that are distinct from managers even though they become involved in long-range planning. Directors monitor the performance of top management and have ultimate control in that they can fire the chief executive officer (CEO) and hire a new one. Even with management defined to exclude directors, it probably is still true that the smaller the firm, the higher the percentage of shares owned by management. It would be useful to have two classifications, especially of small firms: one, where the innovator/founder is still a very active hands-on manager of what he still considers to be his firm, and a second where the innovator/founder is no longer involved. An example of the first category are William Hewlett and David Packard, founders of HewlettPackard, who have remained active in that firm. The size of firm and the percentage of shares owned by managers are not always inversely related. The percentage of shares owned by managers would be probably much greater in the first group than in the second, without regard to the firms' size. Where the innovator/founder is chairman of the board, rather than CEO, one would still expect that management not only has a high percentage of shares but also is firmly in control. Unlike Eugene Fama of the University of Chicago, to whose 1980 arti-


By merging the light intensity signal from the fiber drop analysis and the drop volume signal from the capacitive drop analysis or image drop analysis, a volume-based fiber drop fingerprint (VFDF) can be obtained. VFDF ensures the reproducibility of measurement against the variation of the feeding speed of the pump and improves the comparability of the VFDFs for different liquids. Preliminary sampling tests have been carried out Visual features and qualitative differences can be observed in VFDFs of different kinds of liquids. Different brands of the same kind of liquid have different VFDFs too. The same liquid with different concentrations will also produce different VFDFs. Experimental results prove that it is feasible to measure the properties of liquids and to discriminate liquids based on VFDF.


Abstract Motivation Solanum sitiens is a self-incompatible wild relative of tomato, characterized by salt and drought-resistance traits, with the potential to contribute through breeding programmes to crop improvement in cultivated tomato. This species has a distinct morphology, classification and ecotype compared to other stress resistant wild tomato relatives such as S.pennellii and S.chilense. Therefore, the availability of a reference genome for S.sitiens will facilitate the genetic and molecular understanding of salt and drought resistance. Results A high-quality de novo genome and transcriptome assembly for S.sitiens (Accession LA1974) has been developed. A hybrid assembly strategy was followed using Illumina short reads (∼159× coverage) and PacBio long reads (∼44× coverage), generating a total of ∼262 Gbp of DNA sequence. A reference genome of 1245 Mbp, arranged in 1483 scaffolds with an N50 of 1.826 Mbp was generated. Genome completeness was estimated at 95% using the Benchmarking Universal Single-Copy Orthologs (BUSCO) and the K-mer Analysis Tool (KAT). In addition, ∼63 Gbp of RNA-Seq were generated to support the prediction of 31 164 genes from the assembly, and to perform a de novo transcriptome. Lastly, we identified three large inversions compared to S.lycopersicum, containing several drought-resistance-related genes, such as beta-amylase 1 and YUCCA7. Availability and implementation S.sitiens (LA1974) raw sequencing, transcriptome and genome assembly have been deposited at the NCBI's Sequence Read Archive, under the BioProject number 'PRJNA633104'. All the commands and scripts necessary to generate the assembly are available at the following github repository: https://github.com/MCorentin/Solanum_sitiens_assembly. Supplementary information Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.


Industry cluster is the key driving force of the formation of regional economic scale and enhance of regional economic competitives.The development of a city directly promote the development of industry and the formation of industry cluster.This paper estimates the contribution degree of urbanization to the industry cluster and tests the results by econometric models.The paper explores the differences in the role of urbannization on the formation of industry cluster,which provides references to the development strategy of the city.


Using the up-flow biological aerated filter with ceramsite media in the treatment of domestic wastewater,the paper studied the influences of gas to liquid ratio and media height on the performance of the biological aerated filter.The results showed that when the temperature was 11.5~22.4 ℃,CODCr concentration in influents was 280.59~319.22 mg/L,NH4+-N concentration was 14.31~29.22 mg/L,the influences of the CODCr and NH4+-N removal efficiency were less when changing the ratio of gas to liquid,the removal efficiency increased to some extent along the increase of the ratio of gas to liquid.When the gas to liquid ratio was 5∶1,the removal efficiency was the best,the average CODCr and NH4+-N removal efficiency was 85.47% and 98.08%,respectively.And the SS removal efficiency decreased slightly with the increase of the ratio of gas to liquid,but the average removal efficiency was all above 80%.When the ratio of gas to liquid was 1∶1,the SS removal efficiency was the best,the average removal efficiency was 89.81%.Remarkable SS removal was achieved in the media height of 20 cm,the optimum media height for the removal of CODCr and NH4+-N was 20~60 cm and 40~80 cm,respectively.The active layer of nitrifiers was higher than that of heterotrophs.The succession of microbial communities appeared in the biological aerated filter.


Human milk contains large amounts of oligosaccharides, both in free and protein-bound forms. Sialic acid is a common constituent of milk oligosaccharides and is present α2-3 or α2-6 linked to galac ...


The mice were exposed to 60Co γ-rays at 6 Gy,and took orally Brassica Rapa L. powder and ointment. The weight,spleen,RBC,WBC,PLT,thymus and the micronucleus were measured. The results show that the powder made no difference on the weight of the mice between radiated and normal groups,but the index of spleen of the group with small dose of B. Rapa powder was significantly increased as compared with the model group. The middle and high dose groups see no difference in the immune function of spleen and thymus of mice. The platelets of all groups were increased,which shows that the B. Rapa powder can help to repair the function of immunity and blood injured by radiation. The micronucleus rate of PCE of all remedy groups were significantly decreased as compared with the model group (P0.05). It is shown that B. Rapa powder and B. Rapa ointment can help the protection against radiation and B. Rapa powder and B. Rapa ointment have similar effects in this respect.


Aim: This meta-investigation expected to explain the relationship between temperamental body weight by danger of type 2 diabetes mellitus, a connotation that was controversial in longitudinal researches. Methods: The design of this study was an Meta analysis study design. This study was conducted at mayo Hospital Lahore and a total of 160 patients were the participant of this study. Electronic font searches by means of EMBASE and MEDLINE were tracked. The relative risks of T2DM in individuals with moderate d body weight remained pooled by means of opposite change technique. Results: Ten researches qualified for meta-study. Mean period of estimates t of separately. Weight changes. The pooled and follow-up RR (96% annual certainty for learning margin (CI)) T2DM for were the least 13.5vs. moreover the most 10.6 years, stable classification (P=0.049). was Ob 1.34 (1.13-1.58). T2DM was Between study discovered clarified by heterogeneity blood test was really 67.1% of critical the change in risk of was logarithm not huge of RR (P=0.03). (RR (96% In CI), 3 examinations 1.06 (0.91-1.26)). in which blood Furthermore, test distribution was performed, inclination that T2DM extended T2DM danger was measurably identified by Egger's test (P=0.08). Practical Implication: The puspose of this study was to prevail the awareness among the people of the societies about the diabetes and their risk factors and to inform them about prevention of this diseases and what steps should be taken to avoid this diseases. Conclusion: Unsteady body weight may be inconspicuously associated with increased danger of T2DM, although genuine predispositions, for example, propensity to symptomatic doubt and distribution propensity, made it difficult to evaluate this association. Keywords: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, CVD Risk Reduction, Pakistan.


FIELD: energy. SUBSTANCE: invention can be used in hydrogen power engineering and steel industry. Method includes placing in reaction space carbon-rich granules with particle size of 0.1–100 mm, containing at least 80 wt% of carbon, feeding hydrocarbons and subjecting them to thermal decomposition into carbon and hydrogen. Thermal energy required for decomposition of hydrocarbons is produced outside reaction space, followed by feeding heated gaseous heat carrier – hydrogen or nitrogen. Carbon-rich granules used are coke fines, low-quality coke from coke and by-product process based on brown or hard coal and/or coke obtained from biomass, and passing it through reaction space continuously in form of movable or fluidised bed. Part of carbon-containing granulate removed from reaction space is returned into reaction space. EFFECT: invention enables to produce simultaneously carbon and hydrogen of high purity on an industrial scale. 10 cl, 1 dwg


In this article presents the work carried out to protect roads passing through sandy areas from moving sands and recommendations for computer modeling of means of protection from moving sands for the conditions of Uzbekistan. The flow of wind and sand interacts with any type of obstacles installed on the ground, which in turn causes erosion, sand displacement around them, and subsidence on the surface after the wind subsides. This can lead to harmful consequences, such as the loss of functionality of a structure or infrastructure at risk. For example, vehicles and pedestrians could be made more difficult or restricted and could even be dangerous to users in the event of design failures.


This paper aims to analyze consumer behavior Romanian certified organicproducts. The importance of this study is because in Romania, consumption of certified organicfood is only 2% of total volume of the foods eaten. For it was used primary information throughdirect research, performed on a number of 130 respondents from Bucharest. The instrument usedwas a questionnaire which contained a number of 21 questions, opened, closed, dichotomousand multihotomice. Were considered the following variables: the category of persons whopurchase organic products, products price, purchase frequency, respondents' preferences on theplace of purchase, perception on the quality of these products. It was found that price is one ofthe reasons why Romanians do not buy certified organic food.


In this chapter, we re-derive the MVA by solving what is called Problem Statement 2. This will accomplish three objectives: explain what the words minimum variance mean, provide the link between the MVA and Cramer-Rao and enable us to create three tests by which to determine whether or not a filter is CR consistent.


This report summarizes the outcomes of the 4-year research project "Technology Opportunities in Nordic Energy System Transitions (TOP-NEST). The project was funded by Nordic Energy Research, under the Sustainable Energy Programme 2050. We thank Nordic Energy Research for the funding. The project partners were NIFU Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (project leader), CIRCLE Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy and the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University, The Technical University of Denmark, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, and the Institute of Energy Systems and Environment at Riga Technical University in Latvia. The report is structured in four chapters: The scientific output in the different work packages came at different project periods. The work on the conceptual framework was mainly done in the first years of the project and resulted in several scientific articles, which have been published. Other parts of the projects, like the fifth and the sixth work package, have been very active in finalising the scientific results until the end of the project and scientific papers are therefore either in the process of reviewing or in preparation of submission to a scientific journal. We highlight in this report the published scientific articles, but we will make reference to scientific papers, which are under reviewing or in preparation as well as related conference papers. territorial spaces, and an explicit multi-scalar conception of socio-technical trajectories. Following these arguments, the paper concludes that transitions research would do well to take a closer look at the geographical unevenness of transition processes from the perspective of global networks and local nodes. This review covers the recent literature on the geography of sustainability transitions and takes stock of achieved theoretical and empirical insights. The review synthesises and reflects upon insights of relevance for sustainability transitions following from analyses of the importance of place specificity and the geography of inter-organisational relations. It is found that these contributions focus on the geography of niche development rather than regime dynamics, and that there is an emphasis on understanding the importance of place-specificity at the local level. While there is a wide consensus that place-specificity does matter, there is still little generalizable knowledge about how place-specificity matters for transitions. Most contributions add spatial sensitivity to frameworks from the transitions literature, but few studies suggest alternative frameworks to study sustainability transitions. To address this, the review suggests promising avenues for future research on the geography of sustainability transitions, drawing on recent theoretical advancements in economic geography. The authors argue that concepts such as related variety, natural resource-based enclaves, multi-level governance, varieties of capitalism, value creation and proximity may be valuable to the analysis of sustainability transitions. make the transport sector independent of fossil-fuel consumption by 2050 at the latest. This paper compares a likely scenario with two alternative ways to achieve the goal - either with a high percentage of electric vehicles (EV) or with a high percentage of hydrogen (H 2 ) use in the transport sector. The STREAM model - an energy scenario simulating tool - provides insight into different potential energy mixes and calculates socio economic costs. It is used to model the different transport scenarios and their system integration with the electricity and heating sectors. The major findings of this paper are that an increased share of electric vehicles could significantly reduce the socio-economic cost of the energy system in 2050. Electricity demand for H 2 generation via electrolysis is more flexible than EV charging and the production can therefore, to a larger degree be used to out-balance variable electricity surplus from a high share of wind and solar energy in the power system. H 2 production may generate heat that can be used as district heating - replacing traditional heating plants, heat pumps and in some cases combined heat and power plants. Therefore, the energy generation mix (electricity and heat) is more affected in the H 2 scenario than in the EV scenario. Whether the H 2 scenario is more costly to implement than the EV scenario mainly depends on the technological development - especially the improvement on the efficiency of the conversion from electricity to H 2 . It is found, that a higher efficiency in the H 2 production via electrolysis plays a more important role in decreasing the total cost of the energy system than a lower level of electrolyser capital cost. Therefore, the major driver of a successful H 2 scenario is a high efficient and flexible H 2 production in 2050. In other words, from a socio-economic view point this paper estimates that the technological path in innovation should have efficiency as its main driver towards 2050. serves in turn as a basis for further research to explore factors influencing the user behaviour and to improve analyses on electricity consumption reduction in households, as well as the further development of smart metering in Latvia. This article attempts to evaluate the potential of greenhouse gas emission reduction from power and transportation needs in a household by introducing a solar photovoltaic array and an electric vehicle. The study is based on analysis of data collected from a case study household and a photovoltaic unit located in Latvia. Results show that a small-sized photovoltaic system can ensure around 40 % of daily electricity demand of a four-person household on an average summer day. In addition, introducing additional electric vehicle load is helpful for cutting greenhouse gas emissions related to household mobility. In the best case scenario, CO 2 balance can be improved by 60-90 %. This paper revisits the theoretical concepts of lock-in mechanisms to analyse transition processes in energy production and road transportation in the Nordic countries, focussing on three technology platforms: advanced biofuels, e-mobility and hydrogen and fuel cell electrical vehicles. The paper is based on a comparative analysis of case studies. The main lock-in mechanisms analysed are learning effects, economies of scale, economies of scope, network externalities, informational increasing returns, technological interrelatedness, collective action, institutional learning effects and the differentiation of power. We show that very different path dependencies have been reinforced by the lock-in mechanisms. Hence, the characteristics of existing regimes set the preconditions for the development of new transition pathways. The incumbent socio-technical regime is not just fossil-based, but may also include mature niches specialised in the exploitation of renewable sources. This implies a need to distinguish between lock-in mechanisms favouring the old fossil-based regime, well-established (mature) renewable energy niches, or new pathways. best explains Norway's limited success in advanced biofuels. specific technology may have implications further down the value chain in the form of lock-in on some technology pathways and lock-out of other. 2016, in preparation) This chapter focuses on the role of standards to promote the (re)entry of technological systems in markets already dominated by a well-established incumbent technological system. It starts from the recognition that the innovation process does not necessarily proceed neatly along a single (S-shaped) path of technological substitution. New technologies may indeed emerge, grow, and subsequently establish dominance on markets after a period of rivalry, as the S-shaped path assumes. There is however the possibility that the rivalry does not end in substitution but that the rivalry carries on in different ways, depending on different factors (e.g. Dattee & Weil, 2007). If they do not, the implication is that the emergence of a standard (or a dominant design) in a market does not necessarily lead to the complete substitution of an original rival but instead contributes to the dynamics of a longer-term process. will require cooperation between public and private actors. This paper discusses the socio-technical change towards a 2050 road transport system based on renewable energy. More precisely, it proposes a novel, participatory foresight approach in the context of biofuels in Finland. The participatory and prospective value network analysis outlined in the paper combines elements from the fields of foresight, socio-technical change on multiple levels and value network analysis. It presents a novel, policy and business-relevant application with a set of practical tools to support development of implementation strategies, but also to boost new business opportunities in the fields of energy and transport. The paper concluded that that in the future transport and energy systems will need to be more integrated and that the potential for new business will lie in the intersections of the current transport and energy systems. others do not, as well as why some technological solutions ultimately become industry standards while others quickly disappear from the market (Garud and Karnoe, 2003). Technology commercialization models are often linear, based on technology-push logic, and focus rather exclusively on micro-level issues such as characteristics of technology and product, entrepreneurial experience and access to resources. This chapter takes stock with a linear approach to cleantech commercialization processes and, instead, suggests an alternative approach to analyse the entrepreneurial process of commercializing cleantech. In particular, this approach underlines the duality concerning structure and agency that entrepreneurs tend to encounter in th


The last thirty years witnessed the growth of both globalization and digital transformation, charac-terized by information systems becoming interconnected and distributed on a worldwide scale with IT aimed to become a commodity. Cloud computing and blockchain being examples of such robust and distributed technologies which have been the main driver of this globalization process. Global technologies and infrastructures paved the way to organic and highly frequent interactions between millions of companies and organizations in multiple countries almost irrespective of geopolitical implications establishing global and complex interconnected supply chains whose aim was mainly keeping software/devices costs low. This created a virtuous loop that generated an exponential increase of countries' digitalization process and globalized industries. Like energy, IT progressively became a strategic geopolitical factor as the nation's vital services implementation went digital. As a consequence, governments realized IT cannot be a simple commodity and that they have to manage the cyber risk associated with procured IT in strategic sectors like, for instance, telecommunication, finance and transportation. Governments have to understand and mitigate IT risks coming from these globalized supply chains against operations of potential powerful adversaries. Even a single supply chain dependency can be a risk, also from a national security perspective, when such dependency is established by a provider/vendor under the direct political influence of an untrusted nation or a trusted provider/vendor victim of a state-backed cyber attack. The recent Ukrainian crisis and the large degree of tension between US and China are amplifying risks coming from globalized supply chains in a world that is politically liquid polarizing in at least two blocks. In addition, the globalization process has shown its natural limits and frailty culminating with the global supply chain crisis created by the effect of the covid-19 pandemic and extreme events due to climate change. Paradoxically, experience shows the main drawback of globalized supply chains is the centralization of certain key manufacturing in restricted geographical areas, this is the case for the infamous chip shortage. This centralization poses risks if a critical portion of these key manufacturing are owned by untrusted actors. A parallel can be seen in the permissionless blockchain technologies based on Proof-of-Work, where the decentralized worldwide spirit has mercilessly converged to a more convenient but weaker almost centralized system which makes it easier for a powerful adversary to take control of the whole blockchain. will be a progressive of supply chains be a process that will bring in a towards the of supply where developing robust technologies and compliant to This is expected increase the the and complexity of attacks coming from other blocks for espionage or in a warfare scenario. Computer scientists and engineers will have to cope with the new challenges within this decoupled world. The keynote will be an attempt to shed some light on what this could imply in terms of technology, computing paradigms and nation IT capability.


Five years after it was initiated at the first Microcredit Summit the Microcredit Campaign continues today working towards its main goal of reaching 100 million needy people by 2005. For three days in mid-November thousands of delegates from 100 countries sought to evaluate how the campaign was doing and to discuss what could be done to assure its success through workshops speeches and presentations at the "Microcredit Summit +5". (excerpt)


The Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship series covers three important aspects of the migration progress. Firstly, the determinants, dynamics and characteristics of international migration. Secondly, the continuing attachment of many contemporary migrants to their places of origin, signified by the word 'diaspora', and thirdly the attempt, by contrast, to belong and gain acceptance in places of settlement, signified by the word 'citizenship'. The series publishes work that shows engagement with and a lively appreciation of the wider social and political issues that are influenced by international migration.


Machine learning (ML) algorithms slowly establish acceptance for the purpose of streamflow modelling within the hydrological community. Yet, generally valid statements about the modelling behavior of the ML models remain vague due to the uniqueness of catchment areas. We compared two ML models, RNN and LSTM, to the conceptual hydrological model Hydrologiska Byråns Vattenbalansavdelning (HBV) within the low-land Ems catchment in Germany. Furthermore, we implemented a simple routing routine in the ML models and used simulated upstream streamflow as forcing data to test whether the individual model errors accumulate. The ML models have a superior model performance compared to the HBV model for a wide range of statistical performance indices. Yet, the ML models show a performance decline for low-flows in two of the sub-catchments. Signature indices sampling the flow duration curve reveal that the ML models in our study provide a good representation of the water balance, whereas the HBV model instead has its strength in the reproduction of streamflow dynamics. Regarding the applied routing routine in the ML models, there are no strong indications of an increasing error rising upstream to downstream throughout the sub-catchments.


Repeated heating test simulating remanufacturing process was performed for quenched and tempered 45 steel.Subsequently,the microstructure was metallographically examined and the mechanical properties were measured. It was revealed that the repeated heating had only slight influence on the mechanical properties of quenched and tempered 45 steel,while the yield strength of part or specimen lightly plastically deformed will be appreciably reduced with the increase of heating times.The above phenomenon is to be taken seriously in the remanufacturing engineering.


Alopecia is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with various causes. Lespedeza bicolor extract (LBE) has been reported to have anti-inflammatory and antioxidative effects. In this study, the activity and mechanisms of LBE as a hair growth agent were investigated. Effects of cell proliferation, cytotoxicity, and cell cycle regulation of LBE and its active component protocatechuic acid (PCA) were evaluated in human dermal papilla cells (DPCs). Hair regeneration effects of LBE in 6-week-old C57BL/6 male mice were also determined using positive control 5% minoxidil. The dose-dependent proliferation of DPCs was estimated in response to LBE treatment (0.8–20 µg/mL). Additionally, significant extension of the anagen phase during the hair cell cycle upon LBE treatment was observed histologically and morphologically. Cell cycle arrest gene expression was determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Lespedezabicolor could be a potent treatment against alopecia through enhancing DPC proliferation and hair regrowth via anagen phase arrest.


Uranium industry in Czech Republic was established on January 1, 1946 at the old Jâchymov silver and uranium deposit under the name Jâchymov Mines. Following its start in 1946, exploration and mining grew rapidly and developed into a significant branch of industry. During 50 years of uranium industry activities 194 uranium deposits and occurrences have been explored and 74 of them have been extracted. Due to the geochemical properties of uranium, U accumulations occur in the whole crystalline basement of the Bohemian Massif and in all stages of its platform cover. The Variscan tectogenesis was significant for the formation of the U ore deposits. The uranium resources of the Czech republic can be assigned to the following 2 ore types: vein deposits and sandstone deposits. The peak production of about 3000 t U was reached in about 1960 in the Czech Republic and production remained between 2500 and 3000 t U/year from 1960 until 1989, when it began to decline. During the period 1946—1996 a cumulative production of 104 748 tU was produced in the Czech Republic. 86 per cent of the total was produced by conventional mining methods while the remainder was recovered using in situ leaching (ISL). Eighty-one per cent of the known uranium resources (RAR + EAR-I) are tributary to existing production centres in Roznâ, Hamr and Strâz, remainder occurs in Brzkov and Osecnâ-Kotel deposits. EAR-II are associated with the Roznâ, Brzkov and Hvzzdov deposits.


The shuttles already have been used extensively in the logistics system,but the apply mode is onefold.Commonly the mode that one-shuttle-on-one-rail is adopted,and can hardly satisfy the request of increasingly abundant logistics scheme.This article take actual engineering as the basis,introduce another mode,which has multi-shuttles running on one rail.Some particular resolvent is introduced here,aim at solving some pivotal technologic problem,from the composing of hardware to compiling of PLC program.


In number of image processing applications, image denoising plays an essential part as a preprocessing step. Since denoising introduces artifacts and causes blurring of image, image denoising still remains a challenging area for the researchers. In this paper, a combined method for reducing mixed noise from digital images has been proposed. The proposed method combines the advantages of spatial filtering such as Trilateral Filter and multiresolution techniques such as Wavelet Transform or Non Subsampled Contourlet Transform. The mixture of Gaussian noise and impulse noise can be powerfully decreased by the proposed scheme. In the transformed domain, Bayes Shrink is applied on the detail sub bands, while Trilateral Filter is applied as the pre filter and post filter. The performance is assessed in terms of Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR), Image Quality Index (IQI) and Edge Keeping Index (EKI). Experimental and comparison results proved that the proposed combined image denoising scheme outperforms the existing schemes in terms of the performance parameters and the visual quality.


A description of the ORNL neutron activation analytical service is presented. Techniques and measurement limits are also discussed as well as general applications. (J.R.D.)


In heterogenous networks, intercell interference coordination (ICIC) is a big challenge. This paper presents an analytical framework to evaluate power control and time mute schemes in closed access femto and macro coexistent networks. We use stochastic geometry to model the downlink scenario and derive the coverage probability of indoor macro users and femto users. The optimal operating parameters for altruistic power control and time mute schemes are achieved. Considering the selfishness of the owners of femtos, we formulate the two-tier interference coordination as pricing games and obtain the closed-form of Nash equilibria. Simulation results demonstrate the influence of different parameters on the performance of ICIC schemes and show that when target SINR ≥ 3 dB, the time mute scheme outperforms the power control scheme in handling the indoor macro user coverage problem.


ABSTRACT Current organizations face markets which are technologically, economically and socially changing and increasingly turbulent. These trends imply more adaptable responses so that organizations' can maintain their productivity and survive to the pressures of such markets. The changes and pressures of the organizations' environment are more frequent and rapid, adding important challenges to the organizational structures. The career adaptability concept (and its dimensions concern, control, curiosity and confidence) theoretically proposed by Mark Savickas and which is centered at the individual, offers a framework with potential to be transferred and applied to organizations. The present article aims to demonstrate this concept's adequacy to the organizations, giving place to a new concept of organizational adaptability. Psychological interventions should address such construct, in order to promote a better fit between workers' adaptability resources and organizations' adaptability needs. Adaptability can, ultimately, be an important psychological and organizational variable to improve and enhance an organization's readiness and resources to cope and manage with anticipated or current changes presented by turbulent work contexts.


Objective To establish an animal model of autoimmune prostatitis in Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats.Methods At the 0 and 7th day, male rats were immunized with a saline extract of male SD rat prostate glands(RPG) with the dosage of 20, 40 and 80g/L(intracutaneous) and Pertussis-Diphtheria-Tetanus vaccine 0.5 ml (peritoneal injection).At 21st day, male rats were immunized with 0.5 ml saline extract of rat prostate glands.At 35th day, the rats were sacrificed, and the prostate specimens, calcium ion, testosterone(T) and dihydrotestosterone(DHT) were observed or determined.Results Compared with control group, WBC counts increased obviously in high-dosage model group, its interstitial tissue and glandular cavities were full of akaryocytes, lymphocytes and monocytes.The high-dosage model group appeared chronic inflammation response, calcium ion obviously decreased.Conclusion Thrice and multipoint injecting 80 mg/ml RPG with FCA and twice injecting 0.5 ml Pertussis-Diphtheria-Tetanus vaccine was an effective method for establishing autoimmune prostatitis model in SD rats.


ABSTRACT The LAMP research is designed to evaluate chemical and biological response to liming in three different drainage lakes in the Adirondacks. The three lakes vary in size, residence time, chemical composition, and biological community composition, encompassing the range of lakes considered in an operational lake liming program. This ecological experiment provides data for use in evaluating specific questions about liming effects on lake ecosystems; namely, fish and other biotic responses to liming, the effects of liming on acidic impulses during spring runoff, and questions related to metal availability and to modeling of pH and ANC. This paper provides an overview of LAMP, describes the liming of Cranberry Pond and Woods Lake in May 1985, and introduces more detailed papers in this symposium by Drisooll et al., Gloss et al., and DePinto et al. that describe the chemical and biological effects of liming and the ability to predict reacidification. Overall, these initial results of LAMP support the th...


Various rates of methomyl when added to the standard season long treatment (toxaphene. methyl parathionchlordimeform at 2.24-1.12-0.14 kg AI/ha) on selected dates revealed that 3 consecutive early-season applications of methomyl at 0.75 kg AI/ha (3-, to 7-day schedule) significantly increased yield. The same was true for 3 consecutive applications of methomyl at 0.50 kg AI/ha, followed 12 days later by 3 additional consecutive applications. All methomyl treatments increased yield due to enhanced control of the bollworm. Heliothis zeea (Boddie), and the tobacco budworm, H. virescens (F.). Application of methomyl to cotton caused reddening of the foliage and moderate late-season defoliation.


The paper discloses that geological faults and phenomena associated therewith are the main risks of mining. The phenomena of fault activity and specific features of near-fault zones, determining their impact on the stability of mine workings and other man-made objects are discussed in detail. Different sections of faults are classified according to the degree and types of risk. The main attention is paid to the most stressed zones, where the fault is a closely spaced crack in the rock, characterized by specific strength and rock-bump hazard effect. The paper discloses that although mining operations change the stress-strain state of the massif, nonetheless, most of hazardous situations and geodynamic phenomena during excavation occur in tectonically stressed zones that already existed in the massif. In these areas, man-made overload during mining results to the formation of extremely stressed geodynamically hazardous zones. Thus, geodynamic zoning, which includes the identification of faults and block structure, assessment of their activity, as well as reconstruction of the stress-strain state of both the blocks and the near-fault zones, is the key method for assessing risks of geodynamic phenomena.


The number of geriatric adults receiving emergency department (ED) care increased by 24.5% between 2001 and 2009, and readmissions after ED discharge increased from 2 to 4%. The number of tests and ED length of stay also increased during this period. These trends will continue for decades as baby boomers continue to age. Recently, the American Geriatrics Society and the Hartford Foundation prioritized the assessment of feasible functional assessment instruments in ED settings as one high-yield research objective. In this issue, Sirois and colleagues provide compelling evidence to support this focus on older adults during the ED assessment of seemingly minor trauma, but implementing this paradigm shift is the challenge. Sirois and colleagues evaluated consecutively enrolled, previously functionally independent adults aged 65 and older who received ED care after trauma-related sprains, fractures, lacerations, or contusions that did not merit admission for longer than 48 hours. In-home follow-up occurred 3 and 6 months after injury to assess functional decline using a measure previously validated in ED settings. The investigators' definition of functional decline (loss of at least 2/28 points on the Older American Adult Resources and Service scale) is reasonable for this previously independent, community-residing population. Sirois and colleagues found functional decline in 14.9% at 3 months and 17% at 6 months. Wilber and colleagues noted higher rates of functional decline 4 weeks after blunt injuries (35%) and Shapiro and colleagues at 3 months (22% had a decrease in ability to perform instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs)). Sirois and colleagues demonstrate that emergency physician gestalt is an independent predictor of functional decline, along with use of a walking aid, more than five concurrent comorbidities, and preinjury dependence in IADLs. Most of the initial injuries were falls (64%), but none of the fall-related mobility assessment tests were independent predictors of functional decline, which is consistent with prior ED-based falls research that suggests that these tests do not predict future falls in this population. Sirois and colleagues outline three important points for the multidisciplinary management of older adults during and after ED evaluations for minor trauma. First, ED physician gestalt predicts short-term functional decline. Although geriatric management strategies will need to be disseminated during emergency medicine training and continuing medical education while acute care providers are updated regarding the evolving scientific landscape, current ED physicians should not disregard their intuition when assessing the optimal disposition of these individuals. A second point from this research is that more-accurate risk stratification instruments need to be developed. Sirois and colleagues found that the Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) instrument identified 39.7–77.9% of individuals as being at "high risk" depending upon the threshold used. In an era of scant resources, increasing ED patient volumes, and often unavailable ancillary providers such as case managers, a prognostic instrument that is better calibrated to the subset of individuals most likely to deteriorate (e.g., the 14.9% with 3-month functional decline) needs to be developed. The contemporary ED lacks the resources to manage 77% of the geriatric population that has been determined to be at "high risk," but multiple studies demonstrate that the ISAR and other prognostic instruments are not sufficiently accurate to distinguish this high-risk subset from the overall geriatric ED population. The ideal instrument would be accurate across a range of populations, including various strata of health literacy and illness acuity. In addition, the ideal prognostic screening instrument would be reliable and sufficiently brief without requiring personnel or equipment that is not universally available in the modern ED. Once sufficiently accurate prognostic instruments exist, efficient dissemination will be an exercise in disruptive innovation, including the use of electronic medical records and tablet computers so that busy clinicians can reliably translate prognostic data into action for these susceptible patients. The third issue derived from this research is the big picture of geriatric emergency care, because these individuals are often not sick or injured enough to be admitted, but there is a subset at risk of significant functional decline over the following few months. How will the future ED intervene to reduce functional decline and presumably the avoidable ED recidivism that is a direct consequence? One approach is the concept of the "geriatric ED." The current debate revolves around a "geriatric-friendly ED" with minimal quality indicators attainable in most acute care settings versus a geriatric-specific ED that includes alterations to infrastructure, personnel, and institutional support. DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12478


Purpose: Operations of children with intellectual disabilities have been questioned by some because of suspicion of a poor outcome. Methods/material: Retrospective study of all Danish children (n=65) operated between 1996 and 2007. 25 children had an IQ/DQ above 70 (group A) and 40 had IQ/DQ of 70 or below (group B). Mean age at operation in group A were 13 years and in group B 9 years and 1 month. In group A the majority (17) were operated in Denmark, and in group B the majority (16) were operated abroad mainly Cleveland Clinic, USA. In group A 4 had hemispherectomy or multiple lobe resection whereas in group B 19 children had this kind of operation. Results: Seizure free outcome (Engel 1 A or B) were found in 68,0% (group A) and 67,5% (group B) at one year follow op. In group A 27,3% had an increase and 18,2% a decrease of 10 IQ/DQ or more compared to 10,0% and 14,0% in group B one year after the operation. Behavioural changes (mood, agression) were registered by the parents at a visit 6-8 weeks after the operation. In group A 45% of the parents reported an improved situation, compared to 34% in group B. Only 10% of the parents in group A reported an improved "attention and energy" compared to 47% in group B. Conclusion: Seizures and developmental outcome after epilepsy surgery did not differ in a Danish cohorte comparing children with intellectual disabilities with normal children.


The current study sought to expand current literature by providing a comparison of the positive and negative experiences reported by parents of children with a Down syndrome (DS) diagnosis. A total of 435 participants from a national study were included in the current qualitative analysis based on responses to online survey data from two research questions asking parents to describe their most positive and most negative experiences in parenting their child with DS. Positive experiences themes included the following: impact on parents and other people, child's achievements, social acceptance/connection, and everyday/everything/many. Negative experiences themes included medical experiences, lack of social acceptance/connection, the DS diagnosis, and the impact on parents and other people. Implications for professionals and future research are presented.


Agreement between the republic of seychelles and the international atomic energy agency for the application of safeguards in connection with the treaty on the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. Windhoek, 29 march 2004 and vienna, 7 april 2004


A comparison of quantitative surface analyses of FeNi alloy thin films by various methods has been proposed as a pilot study by the Surface Analysis Working Group of the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance (CCQM). To test the suitability of FeNi for this purpose, alloy films with different compositions were grown on Si(100) wafers by ion‐beam sputter deposition and the compositions were certified by an isotope dilution method using inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry. The alloy compositions measured with X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) using sensitivity factors determined from pure Fe and Ni metal films agreed with the certified mean values to better than 2%. The alloy compositions quantified by secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) with a C60 ion source agreed to better than 4% with the certified compositions if one of the alloys was used to establish the relative sensitivity factors (RSFs). These results indicate that the quantification of the FeNi alloy is a good method for a CCQM pilot study because matrix effects and ion‐sputtering effects are small for these analytical methods. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Autoreactive activated T cell-mediated hematopoietic stem / progenitor cells (HSPCs) destruction is the core point of pathophysiology in aplastic anemia (AA). The clinically available immunosuppressive agents have obvious side effects and poor specificity targeting on T cells. Therefore, novel targeted therapy is a scientific issue with potential implications of AA treatment. IL-2 inducible T-cell kinase (ITK) is essential for downstream response to TCR signal and plays as the rheostat of T-cell function


Aim To study the effect of psychological interventions on psychological state and life quality of type 2 diabetes,to provide the basis for promoting body and mind health of patients. Methods 160 cases of type 2 diabetes were divided into study group and control group by random.Study group were given the targeted psychological interventions,control group were not given.The effects were evaluated by SF-36 and SCL-90 at the first week and before discharge. Results Comparing the scores of all scales,the study group was better than the control group after intervention. Conclusion Carrying out the psychological intervention for type 2 diabetes could improve their mental health and life quality,which was positive on promoting their body and mind health.


As a large developing country where the majority of population is agricultural population and the urban-rural splitting state of economy and society is obvious, China's population in poverty mainly concentrates in rural areas, and the difficulty of poverty relief is very rare in the world. This reality determines that our rural poverty relief must select the path of combination of the state legislation and governmental dominance by law. Social Assistance Act (Draft) still needs to be perfected technically.


Recent studies have reported that it is more difficult for high school students with learning disabilities to complete further education successfully and acquire competent skills in life. However, social support and appropriate strategies could largely increase students


Chilli (Capsicum annuum L.), marigold (Tagetes erecta L.), mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.) and pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.) were raised in pots containing the soil amended with various treatments of zinc sulphate (control, 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 mg kg -1 soil). Five replicates were maintained for each treatment. The effect of zinc on morphological parameters like root and shoot length, total leaf area and dry weight of root and shoot, pigment contents like chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b and total chlorophyll and uptake and accumulation of zinc on chilli, marigold, mustard and pigeon pea were analyzed on 45 th day. From the present investigation, it was concluded that the 50-100 mg kg -1 level of zinc in the soil was beneficial for the growth of chilli, marigold, mustard and pigeon pea plants. The level of zinc in the soil above 150 mg kg -1


While the matters of the moisture of external walls of historical buildings it turned out that apart from classical sources of moisture (such as capillary attraction, condensation etc.) there is another source which is often left behind – rainfall humidity which leaks to perimeter walls from the exterior. Whilst the Czech approach of standard assessment works with condensed moisture only, some foreign authors (especially those from Germany) point out a notable influence of rainfall humidity on the moisture regime of the mentioned constructions. Its amount exceeds the amount of rainfall that leaks into the construction due to diffusion by several times. The issue deserves to be examined in more detail, but the use of nanotechnology could help to solve or improve the problem. In some cases it would be possible to apply the suspension with added nanoparticles into the insulated masonry and improve the properties of masonry, which is facing to rainwater


The historical geodetic campaigns for the determination of the height of the Qomolangma peak were reviewed in this paper.The height determination of traditional geodetic scheme and the GPS technique were discussed.Some crucial factors for the scheme were analyzed.Advanced technology for measuring the snow height was introduced,and some important suggestions were brought forward for the new repetition campaign.


The current ideology of "pedagogism," based on a denial of the unconscious and of group dynamics, coupled with a poor knowledge of the organization, produces a number of disqualifications and double binds that stress both the trainer and the trainee and lead to failure in the construction of a coherent professional identity. This paper analyzes the processes at work and their damaging effects.


S&P 500 Index changes are based on a variety of criteria secretly espoused by S&P. IBEX 35 Index changes are determined solely on stock liquidity and thus absent certification. In this setting we test whether demand curves for Spanish stocks slope downward. Consistent with liquidity hypotheses, we report a short-run symmetric stock price effect to IBEX 35 index additions and deletions. Asymmetric long-run returns to index changes can be explained by increased earnings expectations in companies removed from the index. After controlling for contemporaneous earnings our evidence is most consistent with short-run downward sloping demand curves for Spanish stocks.


Because the smelting technology of conventional abrasive materials has been up to a mature and stable stage, there will be few potentialities in developing new types of abrasive materials based on smelting technology. The after-treatment of abrasive materials during their granulating period can significantly improves the performances of abrasive grains. This paper expatiates on the definition, types, and actual results of after-treatment of conventional abrasive materials.


In this article, we present an improved artificial potential field method of trajectory planning and obstacle avoidance for redundant manipulators. Specifically, we not only focused on the position for the manipulator end-effectors but also considered their posture in the course of trajectory planning and obstacle avoidance. We introduced boundaries for Cartesian space components to optimize the attractive field function. Moreover, the manipulator achieved a reasonable speed to move to the target pose, regardless of the difference between the initial pose and target pose. We proved the stability using Lyapunov stability theory by introducing velocity feedforward, when the manipulator moved along a continuous trajectory. Considering the shape of the manipulator joints and obstacles, we set up the collision detection model by projecting the obstacles to link coordinates. In this case, establishing the repulsive field between the nearest points on every joint and obstacles with the closest distance was sufficient for achieving obstacle avoidance for redundant manipulators. The simulation results based on a nine-degree-of-freedom hyper-redundant manipulator, which was designed and made in our laboratory, fully substantiated the efficacy and superiority of the proposed method.


High-speed inline digital holographic cinematography is used for studying turbulent diffusion of slightly buoyant 0.5–1.2 mm diameter diesel droplets and 50 μm diameter neutral density particles. Experiments are performed in a 50×50×70 mm3 sample volume in a controlled, nearly isotropic turbulence facility, which is characterized by two dimensional particle image velocimetry. An automated tracking program has been used for measuring velocity time history of more than 17 000 droplets and 15 000 particles. For most of the present conditions, rms values of horizontal droplet velocity exceed those of the fluid. The rms values of droplet vertical velocity are higher than those of the fluid only for the highest turbulence level. The turbulent diffusion coefficient is calculated by integration of the ensemble-averaged Lagrangian velocity autocovariance. Trends of the asymptotic droplet diffusion coefficient are examined by noting that it can be viewed as a product of a mean square velocity and a diffusion time s...


A line current source technique for modelling the effects of welt cmingr on complex resistivity dipole-dipole s"r"ey* has bee" adapted to deal with buried cylindrical bodies of considerable radial extent. The calculations account far eanh and buried body p&rim Lion effects and have been adapted to produce normatired resistivily magnitude and phase plots for simulated traverses. Parameters such 86 array size, spacing and tocation, body size and burial depth, earth and body complex resistivity, body surface impedance, etc. cm be varied. Amy mutual coupling can he included if&sired.


PURPOSE: A composite structure of a reinforced concrete column and a steel beam is provided to reduce the cross section of a steel beam by reducing the distance between reinforced concrete columns. CONSTITUTION: A composite structure(100) of a reinforced concrete column and a steel beam comprises a reinforced concrete column(110), embedded plate units(120), a steel beam(130), and a slab(150). The reinforced concrete column has protrusions(111). The embedded plate units are coupled to the ends of the protrusions and couple the reinforced concrete column and the steel beam. The steel beam is arranged between the protrusions. Concrete for the slab is placed on the steel beam and the reinforced concrete column.


The utility model discloses an anti-corrosion device applied to a transport vehicle automatically moving on a circular rail. The anti-corrosion device comprises a laser ranging anti-corrosion unit composed of a laser ranging sensor and a laser sensor support, an anti-corrosion rod unit composed of an anti-corrosion rod, a compressed spring, a limit switch and an anti-corrosion rod support, a hydraulic buffering unit composed of a hydraulic buffering device and a guide wheel fixing support, and a protective shell. The anti-corrosion device adopts three types of anti-corrosion protection measures, prevents the transport vehicles in front and behind on the circular rail from corroding due to reasons such as section information loss, ensures that the automatic transport vehicles avoid barriers in front or people who cross the rail, achieves the aim of safe production, and therefore improves efficiency of transportation.


This invention relates to suspensions of water soluble polymers which may be nspolzo- wa s as thickening aqueous mediums, in particular in the tertiary oil production. The purpose of the invention - an increase slurry concentration without its zhe lation upon storage at schenii simplifying the process for its preparation. The suspension comprises 2,9-53,2% by weight of a water-soluble polymer (papisaharid microbial origin, Ak rilamida copolymer with acrylic acid, alginic tension sodium, guar gum or carboxy metiltsellkshoza) 42-50 wt.%:. G HLB surfactant 11,5-15,5 and water - up to 100% .Suspenzii not thicken during two months at 20-25 C, Filtrue- Axle solution obtained from the suspension is not changed after 20 hours after its preparation. Suspensions are prepared by mixing the components with stirring for several minutes. Table 6-n. CO


In order to visualize the explosion field and describe the complex physical phenomena of explosion and the data from numerical simulation by multi-material in cell (MMIC), a two-dimensional visualization system(VisC2D) and a three-dimensional visualization system(VisC3D) are presented and the algorithms and the functions of ViSC2D and ViSC3D are also addressed in this paper. The overview of explosive field and some details about the transmission of shock wave in the field, such as reflection, flow over an obstacle and Mach reflection can be clearly observed by ViSC2D and ViSC3D.


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A better method for regulating monopolies than rate regulation is to require that monopolists' costs in marginal plant equal their selling prices. The traditional approach to protecting the monopolist's customer has been rate regulation—fixing the monopolist's price to achieve a certain desired return on investment. But ROI measures focus on average, rather than marginal, cost. So, in the model for traditional rate regulation, output expands until average cost equals price. If average cost trails marginal cost as output rises, the output level at which average cost equals price is even higher than the output level at which marginal cost equals price. Thus, conventional regulation of a monopolist's price results in an even higher level of output than would perfect competition. The better approach to regulating a monopolist is to measure the monopoly's variable unit cost—raw materials (including energy) and direct labor—and require the monopolist to increase output until the cost in the monopoly's marginal plant just equals what its customers show they are willing to pay. If regulators required a competitive level of output, letting customers set the corresponding price, then (1) regulation would be simpler and less controversial because variable cost is easier to estimate than average cost and because only current data would be required for estimating costs and (2) the risks of plant decisions would be borne by investors rather than by customers.


Manufacturing is in transition to manufacturing service industry and Life Cycle Cost (LCC) becomes an important considerate index. Operation & Maintenance Expense (OME) is the most complicated one among all the LCC expense units. Besides, it also accounts for the largest proportion. Authors proposed a LCC modeling idea, which is Expenses attached to the process, while process consumes resourses. Authors take the air-supply and brake system of high-speed train as example, conduct the system's maintenance FMEA and risk assessment based on dependability. According to assessment results, authors match the system's important maintenance projects, including brake control system, main air compresser etc., with their respective maintenance mode. The paper put forward the expense model of one specific maintenance work on basis of its resourse structure. Based on the main air compresser's dependability, authors predicted its Corrective Maintenance (CM) repair times by using Monte Carlo simulation. Combined with the repair times of Preventive Maintenance (PM) and condition-based maintenance, authors obtained high-speed train's OME model. This method has important significance for modeling the high-speed train's LCC. Besides, it may support the expense reseach for large equipments with complicated process.


This paper investigates the potential for using epoxy hydrogels with the addition of fibre reinforcement as a self-actuating fibre reinforced polymer composite. The aim of adding fibre reinforcement is to improve the structural performance whilst maintaining the actuation potential of the system. This study has also investigated the role and function of distributed fibrous electrodes in optimizing the magnitude and rate of self-actuation. It was found that the inclusion of two-dimensional fibre reinforcement altered the actuation response of the hydrogel from a three-dimensional shape change to an orthotropic response with the actuation concentrated in the through thickness direction. Various arrangements of the fibrous electrodes proved successful in enabling actuation. A rudimentary demonstrator was constructed and tested.


In June of 1840 stockholders of the Pawtuxet Bank petitioned the Rhode Island General Assembly for permission to reduce its capitalization from $87,750 to $78,000, in order "to Cover the Losses Sustained by said Bank"ss a. result of the death of one of its directors, a man named John Pettis [15]. 1 The bank in question was a small one. Chartered in 1814, it wss located in the town of Warwick in the community of Pawtuxet, a small farming and manufacturing village in the hinterlands south of Providence. The directors of the bank were predominantly merchantmanufacturers, and most of the bank's funds had been loaned to them. For example, a list of discounts which hss survived from the early 1840s shows that as much as 47 percent of the notes came from James Rhodes, the partnership J. Rhodes & Sons, and various enterprises associated with the partnership of C. & W. Rhodes. James Rhodes was president of the bank and a director. Christopher Rhodes, one of the partners in C. & W. Rhodes, was also a director. So, for a time, was the second partner, William Rhodes, until he resigned in 1829 to sssume a position on tl•e beard of the Providence branch of the Second Bank of the United States.


The hybrid model of the microscopic optical potential (OP) is applied to calculate the 11 Li+p , 10,11 Be+p , and 10,11 Be+12 C elastic scattering cross sections at energies E Li+p elastic scattering, the microscopic large-scale shell model (LSSM) density of 11 Li is used, while the density distributions of 10,11 Be nuclei obtained within the quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) model and the generator coordinate method (GCM) are utilized to calculate the microscopic OPs and cross sections of elastic scattering of these nuclei on protons and 12 C. The depths of the real and imaginary parts of OP are fitted to the elastic scattering data, being simultaneously adjusted to reproduce the true energy dependence of the corresponding volume integrals. Also, the cluster models, in which 11 Li consists of 2n -halo and the 9 Li core having its own LSSM form of density and 11 Be consists of a n -halo and the 10 Be core, are adopted. Within the latter, we give predictions for the longitudinal momentum distributions of 9 Li fragments produced in the breakup of 11 Li at 62 MeV/nucleon on a proton target. It is shown that our results for the diffraction and stripping reaction cross sections in 11 Be scattering on 9 Be, 93 Nb, 181 Ta, and 238 U targets at 63 MeV/nucleon are in a good agreement with the available experimental data.


The utility model relates to a concrete flood control dam soil cover greening system, which is mainly used for greening a concrete dam slope, the dam slope is provided with geogrids, planting soil is filled in cells of the geogrids, seedling blankets are paved on all of or a part of the geogrids, and the geogrids or the seedling blankets are provided with a plurality of retaining walls fomed by seedling bags. The system disclosed by the utility model can improve the soil and water conservation effect on the premise of not destroying the flood control function of the original dam, is conductive to greening operation on the concrete dam slope, can realize the planting of a plurality of plants on the concrete dam slope, can maintain soil and water and enrich landscape plants on the concrete dam slope, and has the characteristics of light material, wear resistance, stable chemical properties, photo-oxidation resistance, acid and alkali resistance and the like, can be applied in different conditions such as soil, desert and the like, has various sizes to meet different project needs and is convenient to connect, and the construction speed is high.


The authors compare performance of several transformations, applied to magnetic resonance image (MRI) scene sequences for image enhancement and segmentation. Comparisons are made for principal component analysis, matched, modified-matched, maximum contrast, eigenimage, target point, ratio, log-ratio, and angle-image transformations. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), segmentation of a desired feature (SDF), and correction for partial volume averaging effects (CPV) are used as performance measures. For comparison, simplified analytical expressions for SNRs and CNRs of transformed images are derived, and CPV by a transformation is studied. Properties of transformations are investigated through their applications to simulation, phantom, and brain studies; advantages and weaknesses are discussed. The authors' conclusions are: (i) principal component analysis, matched, and angle-image are best for SNR. Improvement; (ii) maximum contrast is best for CNR improvement; (iii) eigenimage and target point are best for SDF; and (iv) eigenimage is best for simultaneous SNR and CNR improvements, SDF, and CPV.<<ETX>>


BACKGROUND: Diabetes Mellitus is a common and demanding health related problem that has a wide effect on every day"s life of the patients. It can have a profound effect on quality of life in terms of social and psychological well-being as well as physical ill-health. It is one of the most psychologically demanding of the chronic diseases; with psychosocial factors pertinent to nearly every aspect of the disease and its treatment.


Potency is the quantitative measurement of biological activity of a product (European Medicines Agency (EMA), 2008). Potency provides assurance that production and manufacture demonstrate consistency and provides information on stability and performance of the product. It also allows correlation with the clinical response and can help avoid product failure or toxicity due to the improper dose of the product being administered. For biopharmaceutical products such as drugs, growth factors and cytokines, vaccines etc., measurement of potency to predict dose has been a routine procedure for many years. Cells, on the other hand, are complex living entities that are continuously in flux. The potency of cells can change depending on numerous physiological and external environmental factors. Yet, with the increased number of cellular therapeutic applications and clinical regimen involving numerous cell types, the need to reliably and reproducibly measure biological and functional activity to meet the requirements of potency and ensure patient safety is of increasing importance (EMA, 2008; U.S. Food and Drug Administration, (FDA), 2011).


Harvesting time is one of most important factors which influence rice seed characteristics for the purpose of planting or milling. With the objective to determine the proper period of harvesting of irrigated rice (Oryza sativa L.) the seeds of BRS 7 TAIM cultivar were harvested at at 15, 22, 29, 36, 43 and 50 days after flowering, dryed, processed for cleaning purpose and evaluated in relation to moisture, productivity, dry weight of 100 seeds, undamaged rice yield, viability and storability. Seeds harvested at 15 and 22 days after flowering showed low performance exhibiting deficiency in all variables studied, besides high initial humidity. Seeds harvested at 29 days showed hight quality, but yield was lower than those of later periods. Those obtained from harvest at 50 days showed good performance, with exception for undamaged rice yield. The best harvesting period considering TAIM cultivar is between 38 an 42 days after flowering, when seeds present high rates of quality, yield, dry weight, undamaged rice yield, physiological quality and storability.


Named entities play an important role in many Natural Language Processing applications. Currently, most named entity recognition systems rely on a small set of general named entity (NE) types. Though some efforts have been proposed to expand the hierarchy of NE types, there are still a fixed number of NE types. In real applications, such as question answering or semantic search systems, users may be interested in more diverse specific NE types. This paper proposes a method to extract categories of person named entities from text documents. Based on Dual Iterative Pattern Relation Extraction method, we develop a more suitable model for solving our problem, and explore the generation of different pattern types. A method for validating whether a category is valid or not is proposed to improve the performance, and experiments on Wall Street Journal corpus give promising results.


Agricultural time-series data concerning production, prices, export and import of several agricultural commodities is published by Indian government along with other private agricultural sectors every year. The analysis of these factors is necessary to formulate and apply several policies regarding food acquisition and its distribution, quality and quantity of import and export products, pricing structure, MSP of agricultural commodities etc. Box - Jenkins's Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model is broadly utilized in the field of time-series. In the field of time-series analysis, it is assumed by most of the researchers that the data points of different time lags do not depend on each other, i.e. absence of long memory process. But in agriculture, market price data exhibits that the observation are dependent on distant past. This is the possible indication of long memory process or long range dependency in the mean model. Autoregressive fractionally integrated autoregressive moving average (ARFIMA) model is generally used to portray the characteristic features of the long memory time series models as well as for the forecasting purposes. In this study wavelet decomposition is used for increasing the forecasting accuracy of the ARFIMA model. Daily wholesale data of wheat of Rewari market of Haryana for the period of January, 2010 to November, 2017 is used for the demonstration of our approach.