The most pervasive and harmful illness is cruciferous black spot disease. This disease starts to show symptoms as soon as the seed emerges from the soil and continues all through the growth season. In regions designated for seeds, cabbages left for storage, and areas planted for human consumption, the disease is seen. The illness Alternaria mostly affects the cruciferous plants' organs responsible for generating seeds, and it severely damages the pods and seeds. The leaves and bulbs of crucifers are less impacted. Every region that grows cruciferous vegetable crops has Alternaria disease. In this article, the spread and development of alternaria disease in cruciferous vegetable crops (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, red cabbage, collard, Napa cabbage) and its damage by the fungus A. brassicae, which causes alternaria disease, and damage by alternaria disease and its causative agent, were determined. Due to the Alternaria disease, the yield loss of all vegetable crops was observed. Compared to a healthy plant, the loss of 14.3-17.4% of the yield of cabbage, followed by cauliflower - 8.3-12.1%, red cabbage - 10.0%, Napa cabbage - 10.0-12.2% and, broccoli 10.2-16.0% was reported.


The greater use of modern technology in medical care and public health raises questions about impacts on practitioner‐patient relations. This paper summarizes some important events in the use of medical technologies in relation to the status of the spoken word. A new computerized diagnostic system is explained with respect to the impact this new technology has on communication in medicine and health.


BACKGROUND:Ultrasound-guided infraclavicular block can be performed using the double bubble sign. Previously described, the double bubble sign consists superiorly of the axillary artery (in short axis) superimposed on an inferior bubble created by local anesthetic injection. In this study, we compared this new method of brachial plexus anesthesia to the traditional triple-nerve stimulation axillary block. METHODS:Seventy patients were randomized to receive a single-injection, ultrasound-guided infraclavicular block using the double bubble sign or a triple-stimulation axillary block. RESULTS:Both methods produced similar success rates (89%–91%). However, infraclavicular blocks were associated with a shorter performance time (3.90 ± 2.27 vs 8.03 ± 3.92 min; P < 0.001) and lower block-related pain scores (2.70 ± 2.02 vs 4.17 ± 2.57 on a 0–10 scale; P = 0.01). CONCLUSION:Compared to triple-stimulation axillary block, ultrasound-guided infraclavicular block using the double bubble sign provided a similar efficacy, a shorter performance time and lower procedural pain scores.


Introduction: Pre-hospital pain management in children is poor, with very few children in pain receiving analgesia. Without effective pain treatment, children may suffer long-term changes in stress hormone responses and pain perception and are at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder. We aimed to identify predictors of effective management of acute pain in children in the pre-hospital setting. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study using electronic clinical records from one large UK ambulance service between 1 October 2017 and 30 September 2018 was performed using multi-variable logistic regression. We included all children < 18 years suffering acute pain. Children with a Glasgow Coma Scale of < 15, no documented pain or without a second pain score were excluded. The outcome measure was effective pain management (abolition or reduction of pain by ≥ 2 out of 10 using the numeric pain rating scale, Wong and Baker FACES® scale or Face, Legs, Activity, Crying and Consolability (FLACC) scale). Results: A total of 2312 patients were included for analysis. Median (IQR) age was 13 (9–16), 54% were male and the cause of pain was trauma in 66% of cases. Predictors of effective pain management include children who were younger (0–5 years) compared to older (12–17 years) (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.57; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.21–2.03), administered analgesia (AOR 2.35; CI 1.94–2.84), attended by a paramedic (AOR 1.39; CI 1.13–1.70) or living in an area of medium deprivation (index of multiple deprivation (IMD) 4–7) compared to children in an area of high deprivation (IMD 1–3) (AOR 1.41; CI 1.10–1.79). Child gender, type of pain, transport time and clinician experience were not significant. Conclusion: These predictors highlight disparity in effective pre-hospital management of acute pain in children. Qualitative research is needed to help explain these findings.


Leaders of an urban school district organized more than 200 schools into smaller professional learning communities (PLCs) so that teams of reading teachers could collaborate for the purposes of learning, joint lesson planning, and problem-solving. The purpose of the study was to determine if urban students' reading achievement increased as a result of weekly collaboration among teachers in a large, urban school district in Texas. Repeated measures ANOVA results and pair-wise comparisons from quantitative findings revealed that statistically significant growth rates (pBackgroundFrom the inception of Why Johnny Can't Read (Flesch, 1955) to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, leaders at the state and national levels have given great attention to the most effective ways to develop quality educators. This national attention on teacher training, curriculum, and instruction is outlined in detail with each revision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESE A). An urban school district in Texas borrowed the notion of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) from the business sector and facilitated this professional development strategy with more than 200 schools.In Texas and across the nation, significant achievement gaps continued to exist between different student groups. Illustrations of such variations between subgroups were evident in the spring 2010 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) reading data. Students who met standard included 81.2% of African Americans; 84.8% of Hispanics; 93.6% of Whites; 83.1% of Economically Disadvantaged students; 49.9% of Special Education Students; 68.5% of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students; and 74.9% of At- Risk students. As a result of consistent collaboration among teachers, students' reading achievement increased across the district.Literature ReviewThis review encompasses research studies and literature that reported increases in organizational change or student achievement data after consistent facilitation of PLCs. Consideration of professional collaboration began with Follett (1924), whose interest in the human-relations movement in business led to self-governing ways of relating in the workplace. Since Follett's time, the ideas of relating and professional collaboration in the workplace have burgeoned into the development of PLCs in school districts as an alternative to the one-shot staff development approach. This augmentation was largely due to growing evidence that when teachers consistently collaborate and problem-solve, student achievement is enhanced (NSDC, 2001).In 1969, Chin and Benne investigated different strategies to impact teacher change and concluded that the normative-reeducative model was most effective with influencing change in teachers' classroom practices. With the normative-reeducative model, teachers viewed change as a natural process because they were directly involved in decision-making. Chin and Benne reported that, through collaboration over a period of time, teachers were empowered with problem-solving techniques.In the 1970s and 1980s, attention to collaboration continued to flourish in organizations. Burns' (1978) idea of transformational leadership supported Follett's (1924) work on relating in the workplace to further develop the notion of PLCs. PLCs were undergirded by a human and participatory philosophy that manifested through collaboration in the workplace regarding organizational improvement. …


This study aimed to describe the food resources explored by Astyanax asuncionensis during the drought and full, in the Stream of the Onca, located in the municipal district of Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul. Samplings were accomplished during the drought and full of the year of 2005, using fish traps, sieves and casting net. The collected specimens were fixed in 10% formalin and transferred to the Ichthyology Laboratory of the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul, unit of Coxim, where it was obtained biometrics data. For the analysis of the alimentary items the methods of Occurrence Frequency (FO%)  and Volumetric (VO%)  and applied the alimentary index. According to the registered data, can be observe that in the drought and in the flood the individuals consumed superior vegetable, seeds, fruits, as well as insect larvae. Considering the results the species was characterized as omnivorous in the studied environment.


DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS there has been an ongoing evaluation of powdered tantalum as a contrast agent for tracheobronchography. A nasotracheal catheter is passed, under local anesthesia, and its tip positioned in the lobar or segmental bronchus of the area to be opacified. The tantalum is insufflated from a powder blower with compressed air. Tantalum is a heavy metal with a density of about 16, and it has a number of properties that make it an improved contrast agent. It is nonirritating to the lungs, it adheres to the mucous blanket-thus coating the airways without occluding them; and the material does not cause sensitivity reactions as iodine-containingcompounds sometimes do. Because of its extreme density and the obviation of a suspensory medium, only 3 to 4 ml of tantalum are required for opacification of the bronchial tree. This compares with 20 to 40 ml when the usual contrast agents are employed. Tantalum can thus be used in the neonatal period and in patients with diminished respiratory reserve. Experimental studies of mucocillary clearance from the airways are also possible. There are, however, some drawbacks to the insufflation of a particulate material. In patients with excessive secretions in the airways, adequate dispersion of the powder and opacification of all airways may not be achieved. Tantalum, as with most unoxidized fine particulates, will burn under appropriate conditions; hence the generator system must be grounded, and air, not oxygen, must be used for insufflation. Flow rates of 0.2 to 0.5 liters per second are required for insufflation; care must be taken, therefore, to insure the catheter is never wedged into a small bronchus. Powdered tantalum for tracheobronchography is still an experimental drug under FDA control and is not available for general use. The most apparent present use is for opacifying the larger central airways. Work is in progress on an inhalation system which may overcome some of the problems of insufflation. GORDON GAMSU, MD


【Conventionally, CCD camera and vision sensor using the projected pattern of light is generally used to inspect the weld bead defects. But with this method, a lot of time is needed for image preprocessing, stripe extraction and thinning, etc. In this study, laser vision sensor using the scanning beam of light is used to shorten the time required for image preprocessing. The software for deciding whether the weld bead is in proper shape or not in real time is developed. The criteria are based upon the classification of imperfections in metallic fusion welds(ISO 6520) and limits for imperfections(ISO 5817).】


Abstract A growing wave of research shows that contaminated air, water, and food all pose risks to human health, yet large knowledge gaps remain. How important is the environment to human health?


In the last years the divulgation of the theme environmental preservation, care with the environment and responsibility are increasingly in evidence. To support the research in evidence was used the methodological procedure permeated by conducts of bibliographica l research. So to understand this duality, environmental issue and responsibility with the environment, is to penetrate divisive strands of paradigms and concepts that are very strong and difficult to cohabit in fullness and that can walk together, since o n the one hand, leadership is occupied by the economic system environmental protection issue. This time we have the capitalist economic system that was planned to acquire raw material to explore the nature, to manufacture and to profit and that sustains the artificial standard of the current modern life and on the other hand the nature that has its finite resources with its own cycle and species which do not reproduce with the same speed and proportion as their opponent aims, so it is exhausted, extinguished and subjected to major changes. The first quoted is a human creation to keep itself through the lucrative business that gained its stability in the Industrial Revolution and which currently strengthens and gains more importance without glimpsing competit ors. The second has as its main object nature and its normal course of natural transformation, however, it is under the human domain that through its conduct in the exploratory economic model does not care about the consequences that its actions have been causing, since it acts with disregard, explores to supply the infamous ambition of immediate financial power, which in turn is unconcerned with the resources that end up culminating in an outcome not encouraging for the future of life on the planet. Drawin g on the history of human habitation on the planet, one can deduce that the most intelligent being of all living species was able to bring extermination and destruction very quickly. The human species is endowed with better conditions than other living bei ngs. By understanding these possibilities, it has used its abilities, it has mastered great inventions, perfected them for generations, and in the present situation it was able to create mechanisms, sophisticated technologies that nowadays have also become meters sufficient to account for the advances and the great losses of its history. These instruments were capable of evaluating their current economic management model and its destructive exploratory way of the environment. Faced with such a result and it s lack of responsibility, various sectors with countries, scientists, groups of environmentalists, citizens, have collected data through deep studies and scientific to demonstrate what the human being is doing to his planet and if it continues thus, what i t intends to leave to future generations. The analysis relies on scientific statistics to say that the current profitable paradigm implanted in the world with its exploratory project has simply over-extracted, contaminated resources and brought to the heights of extinction various species and natural resources. As a way to counteract these attitudes and mitigate such destruction, it is necessary to use the parameterization, which is a standardized evolutionary species of studies, possible, applicable and necessary factors of a one-dimensional evolutionary uniformity that can be applied in the educational field and gradually advancing to achieve effective goals each time for the protection of nature and the defense of the future of life on the planet. Keywords— Environmental education; Responsibility; Educational parameterization. International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Science (IJAERS) [Vol-6, Issue-7, Jul2019] https://dx.doi.org/10.22161/ijaers.6780 ISSN: 2349-6495(P) | 2456-1908(O) www.ijaers.com Page | 704


The concept of a generalized renewal process is used to derive an asymptotic approximation for the variance of the observed proportion of unsuccessful attempts on a trunk group during a given time-interval. Calls are assumed to arrive according to a general renewal process, and those which are blocked leave the system and do not return (loss system). As an application of our result we examine the special case of an overflow input–an important example from telephone networks with alternate routing. Comparison of our results with values obtained from simulation indicates that the approximation is quite accurate for telephone traffic-engineering purposes.


The following is a summary from information in the public domain: Hassan Rasouli underwent surgery for a benign brain tumour in 2010, but a postoperative infection resulted in severe brain damage and minimal consciousness. At the time the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision, he remained at


In December 2019, several cases of pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 were identified in the city of Wuhan (China), which was declared by the WHO as a pandemic in March 2020 because it caused enormous problems to public health due to its rapid transmission of contagion. Being an uncontrolled case, precautions were taken all over the world to moderate the coronavirus that undoubtedly was very deadly for any person, presenting several symptoms, among them we have fever as a common symptom. A biosecurity measure that is frequently used is the taking of temperature with an infrared thermometer, which is not well seen by some specialists due to the error they present, therefore, it would not represent a safe measurement. In view of this problem, in this article a thermal image processing system was made for the measurement of body temperature by means of a drone to obtain the value of body temperature accurately, being able to be implemented anywhere, where it is intended to make such measurement, helping to combat the spread of the virus that currently continues to affect many people. Through the development of the system, the tests were conducted with various people, obtaining a more accurate measurement of body temperature with an efficiency of 98.46% at 1.45 m between the drone and the person, in such a way that if it presents a body temperature higher than 38° C it could be infected with COVID-19.


The superfamily Ixodoidea includes two major families: the Ixodidae called "hard tick" and Argasidae called "soft tick". Furthermore, Ixodidae is classified into Prostriata (Ixodidae: Ixodes ), and Metastriata (Ixodidae except for Ixodes ) based on their reproductive strategies. That is, species in each group have characteristic reproductive organs and systems. Ticks are important as vectors of various pathogens. Haemaphysalis longicornis belonging to the Metastriata is characterized by having both the parthenogenetic and bisexual races, and is widely distributed in Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, the Fiji Islands, Japan, the Korean Peninsula and northeastern areas of both China and Russia. This species is known as a vector of rickettsiae causing Q fever, viruses causing Russian spring-summer encephalitis, and protozoa causing theileriosis and babesiosis. H . longicornis , the most dominant tick in Japanese pastures, is very important in agricultural and veterinary sciences because this species also transmits piroplasmosis caused by Theileria and Babesia parasites among grazing cattle. We present here an overview reproduction in the bisexual race of H . longicornis .


Abstract On 7–9 April 2011 the 6th EQuiP Invitational Conference took place in Copenhagen. Key note lectures were delivered by Professor Frede Olesen (Denmark), Professor Andreas Christian Soennichsen (Austria), Professor Martin Roland (UK) and Professor Richard Roberts (US), and a key note panel discussion was held on the pros and cons of pay-for-performance led by Doctors Iona Heath (UK) and José Braspenning (The Netherlands). In addition, there were 9 workshops and 23 oral presentations. Videos of many presentations as well as PowerPoint and other materials can be found at EQuiP's website: http://www.equip.ch.


This paper relates parameter distance to gradient breakdown for a broad class of nonlinear compositional functions. The analysis leads to a new distance function called deep relative trust and a descent lemma for neural networks. Since the resulting learning rule seems not to require learning rate grid search, it may unlock a simpler workflow for training deeper and more complex neural networks. Please find the Python code used in this paper here: this https URL.


In the United States, Korean Americans have the highest incidence rate of gastric cancer and have a five times higher risk than non-Hispanic Whites. Early detection is important for cancer treatment and survival.  In countries where there is a high prevalence of gastric cancer, such as Korea and Japan, national screening programs have been implemented. In the United States, immigrants of countries like Korea and Japan continue to have many of the same risk factors as in their home country.  However, recommendations for gastric cancer screening in the United States are lacking, even for these high-risk populations. We conducted a literature search of relevant information to identify appropriate screening measures and criteria for gastric cancer screening for Korean Americans. Based on the data from the Korean national screening program, the proportion of gastric cancers diagnosed at an earlier stage increased significantly. Furthermore, endoscopic screening was associated with a decrease of about 50% in gastric cancer death risk for those between 40 and 74 years old. Therefore, there is a similar need for screening for Korean Americans who have a similar diet and lifestyle as native Koreans. By increasing early detection, routine screening via endoscopy in high-risk Korean Americans may have a significant impact on decreasing the morbidity and mortality associated with gastric cancer, as seen in the Korean studies.


Because increased regulatory authority has been given to the states, the management of transuranic (TRU) wastes varies considerably. One effective tool for facilitating better communications, coordination, and cooperation among the generator/storage sites is the formation of topic specific interface working groups. The National TRU Program supports these groups, and in 1994, a policy was adopted to manage these interface working groups.


We discuss two recent methods of characterizing the spatial variability of a random (natural) log transmissivity field on the basis of observed space-time variations in hydraulic head: a graphical stochastic type-curve method and a geostatistical method of inverting (ensemble) mean flow equations. While both methods allow estimating the unconditional variance and integral (correlation) scale of log transmissivities, geostatistical inversion is computationally more intensive, but also provides tomographic images of how log transmissivity estimates and their variance vary in space. We apply the two approaches to synthetic scenarios and to measured late time (quasi-steady state) drawdowns from a sequence of transient pumping tests in an unconfined aquifer near Tubingen, Germany.


Fuson's 2003 chapter was used as a basis for analyzing the presentation of whole number arithmetic in the grades 1 and 2 texts used in Singapore. These texts present material in ways that have been shown to be effective by research, notably: 1) The texts introduce addition, subtraction, and multiplication by eliciting stories to go along with pictured situations. 2) The texts support a progression from "counting all" to "counting on" and using thinking strategies for single-digit addition. 3) The baseten structure of decimal numbers is repeatedly emphasized with drawings of bundled objects. Multi-digit addition and subtraction is strongly supported with these visual aids. 4) The presentation is structured around big ideas, conspicuous strategies are shown clearly, often with the aid of simple diagrams, background knowledge is primed, there are many visual supports with cues for correct methods, material is integrated into complex applications to provide distributed practice, and opportunities for judicious review are provided.


The different phenomenon was found in plug core porosity measurement between the sandstone reservoir and the shale gas reservoir:good uniformity exists in Sandstone reservoir cores measured by NMR method,liquid saturation method and Boyle's double chamber method, but much differences exist in the measurement of shale gas reservoir cores.Analyze the reason of the phenomenon use different method,we got the following conclusions:First,the reason of that the NMR porosity in shale gas reservoir cores is more bigger is that the dry cores have a strong NMR signal,and the signal comes from the clay minerals,most is a large number of interlayer water that montmorillonite contained.Second,the reason of that the helium porosity in shale gas reservoir cores is smaller is that micro throats adsorbed of oxygen and nitrogen molecules in the air and blocked,results in measuring gas helium is not easy to enter the smaller pores.Third,sample after washing oil and salt were hydrophilic,saturated liquid method can make the core fully saturated so that the porosity is relatively more closer to its real value.Therefore,when we measured the porosity of unconventional oil and gas reservoir cores who is similar to shale gas cores that has high clay contents and the porosity and pore is smaller,we should take the porosity measured by liquid saturation method as the standard,pay attention to the clay and adsorption on the NMR porosity and helium porosity.When we use NMR logging in such unconventional reservoir should fully consider the influence of the rock itself.


The appropriate selection of tower crane in construction of highrise buildings will affect the construction's se-curity and economic benefits, pile foundation and itregular installation of tower crane should be calculated.


Numerical simulation on structural parameter design of slot injection control restarting characteristics of rectangle mix-compression supersonic inlet was conducted.Effects of the slot position,width and injection angle on restarting characteristics were researched.A few unsteady numerical simulations were performed to verify the steady results.The steady calculation results show that new restarting flow impress such as movable pneumatic throat appears,and the supersonic mass spillage increases with the injection.Inlet restarts with the injection mass flux of 4.5%~11% inlet mass flux as 5% inlet mass flux spills out with the injection mass flux of 1% inlet mass flux.When the distance between lip and slot is 35~65mm,inlet would restart and has same restarting characteristics.With the increase of injection angle,spillage efficiency of injection enhances,and the range of injection mass flux for restart reduces.However the effects of slot width on spillage efficiency of injection and restarting characteristics of inlet is slight.


There is a striking coincidence of insight in the novels of Thomas Mann and Mikhail Afanas'evich Bulgakov. Although both wrote in the 1930s , the former lived in Germany and the latter in Stalinist Russia, and there is no evidence that Bulgakov had either heard of or read Mann's novella when working on his masterpiece, thus making their similar insights all the more remarkable. On the political plane, Mario und der Zauberer warns of the dangers of fascism, not only in Italy, where the novella is set and where Mussolini had been in power since 1922, but also in Mann's native Germany, which the author feared could become answerable to a dark magician a la Cipolla. The Master and Margarita also takes its political content from totalitarianism - from Stalin's communist dictatorship. However, both authors consider their political comment as of secondary importance when compared with the ethical dilemmas they explore; the questions of the personal responsibility and cowardice...


Since 9/11, intelligence has been viewed as an integral part of a controversial 'war on terror'. The acrimonious public arguments over subjects such as Iraqi WMD assessments, secret prisons and the interrogation of detainees suggest intense transatlantic discord. Yet improbably, some of those countries that have expressed strident disagreement in public are privately the closest intelligence partners. It is argued here that we can explain this seeming paradox by viewing intelligence co-operation as a rather specialist kind of 'low politics' that is focused on practical arrangements. Intelligence is also a fissiparous activity, allowing countries to work together in one area even while they disagree about something else. Meanwhile, the pressing need to deal with a range of increasingly elusive transnational opponents—including organised crime—compels intelligence agencies to work more closely together, despite their instinctive dislike of multilateral sharing. Therefore, transatlantic intelligence co-operation will continue to deepen, despite the complex problems that it entails.


Abstract. Trumpeter Swan nesting in Yellowstone was monitored from 1987–2007 to assess the effects of environmental conditions, density-dependent factors and habitat characteristics on two metrics of productivity: clutch size and fledging success. Average clutch size was 4.2 eggs per nest (range = 3–6, SE = 0.2) and a positive relationship was found between clutch size and area of wetland complex surrounding the nesting site. The probability of fledging success (survival until September of at least one cygnet per nest) was associated with an increasing metric of territory quality (measured as historical site use from 1931–1986) and decreasing April precipitation. The probability of fledging success was estimated to range from 0.062 (95% CI = 0.060, 0.064) for a nest located in a wetland occupied only one time historically to 0.275 (95% CI = 0.073, 0.466) in a wetland occupied 38 times historically. The need to protect and maintain high quality nesting areas is underscored by the variability among nesting territories. The importance of adult survival is highlighted by the low productivity of Yellowstone Trumpeter Swans because pairs likely need to survive and nest many times to replace themselves.


Although there is a great discrepancy between experts and public in the perception of science risks,the interpretation of the discrepancy is in argument where the "realism" and "constructivism" are basically the two opposite theories.However,it is found that the interpretation based on the two theories is so defective that it is unable to settle the argument.From the perspective of sociology,the discrepancy between the risk perception of experts and of public is actually resulting from the divergent views between social and scientific rationality,and the root cause is the trust crisis in the risky society.To solve the problem,a social consensus including both social and scientific rationality is required by way of opening the public forum for democratic consultation and public participation.


ABSTRACT Environmental heterogeneity can affect the diversity of arthropods, resulting in a positive relationship in most studies, including of some Diptera groups. We investigated the diversity patterns of Sarcophagidae fauna in two phytophysiognomies with inferences about the environmental heterogeneity. In our hypothesis, the flesh flies have higher diversity in more heterogeneous environments than in the more homogeneous one. The study was performed in São Luís Island, state of Maranhão, Northeast Brazil. In total, we found 1482 specimens, of which 402 were males, representing six genera and 26 species. Peckia (Euboettcheria) collusor (Curran and Walley) was the most abundant species. The mangrove community was more diverse than the forest community. Species replacement contributes more significantly to the difference in species composition between environments than richness difference does, with higher values of dissimilarity of taxonomic diversity. Our data show that sarcosaprophagous flesh flies have a preference for open and sunny environments, implying greater diversity in mangroves rather than in forested areas. The negative relationship between species richness/abundance and vegetation cover in our study corroborates flesh flies' preference for open environments. Our data show a tendency to refute the environmental heterogeneity hypothesis. The mangrove fauna, especially Diptera communities, has received less attention. Nevertheless, mangrove has the potential to shelter high species richness, highlighting the need for further studies and conservation plans for these areas.


Four crops of oats and alfalfa were grown on samples of surface soil from nine farms on each of ten soil types occurring in the Ottawa district. The treatments, applied each fall at time of seeding, were 4-0-10 and 4-10-10 fertilizers at the rate of 400 lb per acre Yields, amounts of phosphorus removed by the crops, and available soil phosphorus estimated by Bray's methods were used to evaluate the phosphorus supplying power of the soils. For each of the fertilizer treatments, the amounts of phosphorus taken up by the crops tended to decline with continued cropping. In most instances the response to applied phosphorus increased as cropping continued The relative response to applied phosphorus on the different soils, however, was quite similar in the different years of cropping. The values for acid-soluble plus adsorbed phosphorus, and for adsorbed phosphorus only, tended to decrease with continued cropping. The decline in the extracted forms of soil phosphorus relative to the amount of phosphorus removed ...


The aim of the thesis is to investigate the potential of multi-dimensional liquid chromatography (LC) and to formulate guidelines for the optimal design of spatial separation devices. Chapter 1 provides an introduction to multi-dimensional LC. In Chapter 2 a Pareto-optimization approach is applied to various types of three-dimensional systems. The efficiency is evaluated in terms of achieving the maximum peak capacity in the minimum analysis time. A peak capacity of several hundreds of thousands of peaks may be achievable within a few hours using an xLC×xLC×tLC system. In Chapter 3 microfluidic chips are considered that feature one first-dimension (1D) separation channel, 16 second-dimension (2D) channels, and 256 or 1024 third-dimension (3D) channels with specified lengths. The performance of column-based tLC×tLC systems for the separation of proteins is expected to be considerably exceeded. In Chapter 4 design aspects of two main types of flow distributors - radially interconnected (RI) and bifurcating (BF) - are discussed based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Guidelines are formulated for designing flow distributors and the effects of imperfections or blockages are studied. In Chapter 5 the theoretical approach described in Chapter 4 is validated in practice, using chips fabricated by micromilling. CFD simulations of the distribution of analytes in two-dimensional systems are presented. Flow confinement within the 1D channel by applying flow resistance or implementing constrictions in the segments near the outlets of the flow distributor is demonstrated by CFD and confirmed experimentally. Chapter 6 contains some reflections on the development of microfluidic devices for multi-dimensional separations.


Preferential transport to specialized centers has been found to be beneficial for trauma and myocardial infarction; it is now becoming increasingly


Mating competitiveness and sexual or total competitiveness of males of the house fly, Musca domestica Linnaeus, treated with 1.0% hexamethyl phosphoramide (hempa) were measured quantitatively from direct observations and ratio test methods, respectively. From direct observations, treated males of Cooper and Boxted strains of M. domestica were found to obtain more first matings than untreated males (P


Compacted soil is a frequently encountered problem on urban and community landscape sites. Numerous site amelioration methods and planting techniques have been employed to counteract the harmful effects of soil compaction on plant establishment and growth. Recent research aimed at examining the effectiveness of these techniques has given mixed results. It is evident that compaction restricts woody plant growth, but the nature and causes of the restriction are not completely understood. This is partly a result of the difficulty in separating the effects of interrelated factors such as physical impedance to roots, soil gas exchange, water infiltration and drainage. Consequently, it is difficult to prescribe with confidence techniques to improve compacted soil conditions for landscape trees. A review of our current understanding of soil compaction and its amelioration is presented here from the perspective of woody plant establishment. Index words: bulk density, penetrometer, soil aeration, urban horticulture.


This paper focus on the urbanization progress of the postwar Japan. Four parts are included in the essay. The first part, the urbanization progress of Japan, is social interactions. The second part focuses on pushing forward rural and urban urbanization by both industrial and residential district migration, while peasants accepted the facts of urbanization on the condition of keeping the possession of the land. The third part illustrates that the government made and improved many relevant rules in order to keep the urbanization progress running smoothly under law and order. The last part of this essay is that, in order to realize our harmonious society, we should strengthen the role of nongovernmental organizations in the process of urbanization and pushing forward the co-existence of city and country by both authority and the people.


The sternal gland of the Formosan termite, Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki, is described from serial sections stained with Delafield's haematoxylin-eosin. The gland lies ventrally in the 5th abdominal segment beneath an elongated 4th sternite, and immediately ventral to the 4th abdominal ganglion. The anterior portion of the gland is composed of a mass of globose, vacuolated cells, 2 groups of layered, flat, darkly stained nuclei with elongate cellular processes, and a large central lumen. Numerous cuticular ducts and/or campaniform structures occur in the thickened chitin between the lumen and the external environment. In sagittal section the gland exhibits a long, narrow posterior portion composed of large, ovoid, darkly staining cells. It is suggested that the secretion of the gland is produced by either or both the anterior and posterior masses of large cells, transferred by the fibrous processes of the small cells, and stored in the central lumen until released through the ventral cuticular ducts.


With the advent of the "21 CFR 11" the American national authority FDA (food and drug administration) has set guidelines for electronic data recording and electronic signatures. These regulations are not, as often wrongly assumed, only valid for the food and pharmaceutical industries in the USA. They are also internationally relevant and even overlap with other industrial branches. The 21 CFR 11 will change and influence, world wide, the way safety-relevant measurement point data is recorded. What is required are new instrumentation concepts that cover both the regulatory legal requirements as well as the practical requirements of industry. Even though this will mean a number of modifications, the process instrumentation industry will, in future, gain and use all the advantages that come with installing and operating with electronic recording systems. An example of a new unit concept is the so called safety data manager, which shows how the requirements of both the FDA and the practical application can be successfully brought under one hat


A motion picture study of macrophage culture infected with the endozoits of Toxoplasma gondii revealed an enhanced locomotor activity in afected cells: regular contractions of the cell resulting in an incomplete extrusion of the parasitophorous vacuole or host-cell destruction, formation of excessive undulating membranes and pinocytotic vesicles.


Automated Guiding Vehicle (AGV) is widely used in factories, hospitals, warehouses, and offices. It can also be controlled remotely to operate under hazardous environments that are unsuitable for human presence. On the other hand, medical advancement and the decrease of birth rate are pushing the world into population aging. For elderly or the physically/mentally-challenged patient, some of the common foot problem includes diabetic foot, myotenositis, having calluses in the soles of the foot, foot deformities, etc. This research is aimed at the design and the implementation of an automated guiding vehicle, which is controlled by PC. Once the input is received from optical sensors, it will pass the information to chip, which will process the information and output the decision to stepping motor to finish the process. The research includes understanding the mechanical design, optical sensor input, defining the control units, and initiating stepping motor. Using BASIC programming, the program is burned onto a chip, which works as the central of the AGV. The result can be applied in barrier-free facilities. This research analyzes the pros and cons of AGV based on its behavior under different scenarios. DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/telkomnika.v11i11.3537 Full Text: PDF


In January 2008, the Law for sustainable development in rural environment came into force. Aimed at promoting economic activity in rural areas, the Law proposes that the National System of Regional Incentives should give preferential treatment to rural areas considered to be priority. In June 2010, the 2010-2014 Sustainable Rural Development Programme was approved, through which regional incentives take on a leading role as an instrument to serve rural development.The objective of this paper is to ascertain whether the regional incentives granted between 2008 and 2010 evidence any positive discrimination in favour of rural zones in general, and particularly least developed areas, in other words whether they have begun to adapt to the new scene in which they will have to play their role effectively as of 2010.


Electromagnetic valve IC card water meter is an intelligent method for water supply monitoring.The key components of hardware circuits of the meter are programmable PIC16F84 microcontroller chips.The external components consist of valve,flow sensor/W card,and so on.Its functions such as control,display and alarm are buit-in by software design.Data on the chips can be erased many times,and can also be maintained for a long time.The product makes it possible to use water and charge the fee be done instantly,which would contribute to the development of public utilities.


Abstract: Samples were collected from the 7.8 k·m wetland in Gimje City, Korea and analyzed for their particle size distribution and particle removal efficiency on dry days. The monitoring and surveying was conducted from July 9, 2009 to September 5, 2009, with samples immediately analyzed using a particle analyzer. The results indicated that particles were finer in the outflow than the inflow due to sedimentation of the coarse particles and resuspension of the fine particles in the wetland on dry days, and that the particle size distribution was, to a certain extent, affected by the flow rate. Particles in different size ranges play different roles in their contribution to turbidity and total suspended solids (TSS). Generally, turbidity was mainly related to particles less than 10 μm in size and TSS to particles coarser than 4 μm, which accounted for only a small number fraction, which was in agreement with the volume fraction. The particles in the wetland indicated a seasonal characteristic, with particle concentrations showing a peak in summer. There was a turning point for the removal efficiency of particles less than 30 μm, which lay within the range of 2~4 μm, i.e. the colloids limit value. The removal efficiency based on the particle number was affected by resuspension, adsorption and release into the wetland. The removal efficiencies of turbidity, TSS and particles in the wetland were related to antecedent dry days (ADD). ADD also affected the particle size distribution and uniformity coefficients.


Complexes of Mn(II), Fe(II) and Co(II) with a Schiff base derived from condensation reaction of thiourea and o-anisaldehyde has been synthesized and characterized analytically and spectroscopically. Melting point of the Schiff base was found to be 160 decomposed within a temperature range of 215 to 275 were found to be within 1.1 to 3.5Ω be paramagnetic (4.03 to 5.71BM). Infrared spectrum of the Schiff base showed the azomethine peak at 1601cm which shifted up to1687cm studies revealed that all the metal(II) complexes are in 1:3 metal ligand ratio, with the Schiff base acting as tetradentate ligand towards the metal ion via azomethine chlorine atoms were further coordinated to the metal(II) ion. The synthesized ligand and its respective metal (II) complexes were screened for their antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli and Mucorindicus. The results revealed that, the Schiff base and the metal significant antibacterial and antifungal activities at high concentration. Key word: Metal complexes, thiourea, anisaldehyde, characterization, antimicrobial INTRODUCTION Schiff base ligand and their complexes attract broad attention in coordination chemistry, due to their facile synthesis, electronic properties and applications (Clieton, 2011; Arulmurugan Wail and Young, 2016). Transition metal complexes, particularly with oxygen and nitrogen donor Schiff bases are of specific interest because of their ability to adapt to many types of configurations the odd type, tunable structural ability and t sensitivity to molecular environments (Golcu 2005). Schiff bases can accommodate different metal centers involving various coordination modes in which the homo and hetero metallic complexes with varied stereochemistry have been synthesized (Wail and Young, 2016). They have numerous applications in many fields including antiviral, antifungal agents, homogenous or heterogeneous catalysis and magnetism and Mohamed, 2015, Brodowska and Elzbieta Wail and Young,2016). We hereby report the synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial activities of Schiff base derived from thiourea and anisaldehyde and its Mn(II), Fe(II) and Co(II) complexes. MATERIALS AND METHODS All reagents and solvents used were of grade and were used without further purification. The Glass wares used were washed with detergent, rinsed with distilled water and dried in an oven at 110 before use. All weighing were carried out on an electric Mettler balance model H 11(1): 20 24 ACTIVITIES OF SCHIFF AND ITS Mn(II), F AND Co(II) COMPLEXES ⃰Siraj I.T. and Sambo B.U. P.M.B. 3011, Kano Nigeria. Author: email@example.com C and the complexes C. Molarconductances of the complexes cmmol range. Magnetic moment indicated the complexes to –1 in the complexes. The analytical and spectral


The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive therapy on perceived stress, resiliency and hope to live in the autoimmune disease in TeharanRasulAkram Hospital. The study population included all women with autoimmune disease in RasulAkram hospital of Tehran, since this study is quasiexperimental with pretest-posttest control group and random assignment, in this study, the sample size for the study of cognitive therapy in women with autoimmune disease, was considered 30. Data used to measure the variables under study, Schneider Life expectancy questionnaire (1991), Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen), Resiliency Scale Connor and Davidson (2003) and Training and cognitive therapy (uncontrollability beliefs, level of activity, the avoidance coping, mindfulness task faulted, rumination, Notice) During the 8 sessions and surveys were conducted on a sample. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, variance, diagrams, etc.) And inferential statistics to test the hypothesis test (analysis of covariance) was SPSS software environment. The results showed that the method of cognitive training on perceived stress, resiliency and hope to live in the autoimmune disease has impressed in RasulAkram hospital of Tehran.


Southern Italian monthly rainfall and temperature data for the period 1821-2001 were analysed statistically. The data were selected for 126 raingauges with the most complete time series. The main study period for which reliable and gap-free annual data are available was 1921-2001. During this period a widespread decreasing trend in annual rainfall was observed for over 96% of the area. This trend was most severe where mean annual rainfall was highest. A decreasing trend of less than -9 mm year"1 was found in the worst case. Analysis of the historical series showed that this trend became more apparent after 1980, the period subjected to two serious droughts (1988-1992 and 2000-2001). In particular, a significant deficit in winter rainfall was found after 1980. Monthly temperatures were also considered. Net rainfall was calculated as a function of monthly rainfall and temperature. Negative trends and the effects of recent droughts were enhanced in terms of net rainfall. K e y w o r d s c l i m a t e ; d rough t ; rainfall t r ends ; t ime se r ies


Expression and transposition of the Suppressor‐mutator (Spm) transposon of maize are controlled by interacting epigenetic and autoregulatory mechanisms. Methylation of critical element sequences prevents both transcription and transposition, heritably inactivating the element. The promoter, comprising the terminal 0.2 kb of the element, and a 0.35‐kb, highly GC‐rich, downstream sequence are the methylation target sequences. The element encodes two proteins necessary for transposition, TnpA and TnpD. There are multiple TnpA binding sites, both in the 5′ terminal promoter region and at the element's 3′ end. In addition to its role in transposition, TnpA is both a positive and a negative regulator of transcription. TnpA represses the element's promoter when it is not methylated. When the element is inactive and its promoter methylated, TnpA activates the methylated promoter and facilitates both its transient and heritable demethylation.


To the Editor.— The interesting article by Beardmore and Davis titled "Multiple Primary Cutaneous Melanomas" (theArchives111:603, 1975) reports statistical data, anatomic site of location, pathologic findings, and death and survival rates for 57 (3.9%) of 1,444 patients from the Queensland Melanoma Project (Australia) who developed more than one primary melanoma. This article contains sound advice about cancer control in patients with a single primary melanoma. The physician is admonished to carefully examine all areas of the skin for evidence of additional primary melanomas. However, we believe that in the interest of maximizing cancer control, the tumor spectrum should be extended for melanoma patients and should include other histologic varieties of cancer including those of the breast, gastrointestinal tract, and lung, as well as sarcomas and leukemia. 1 This problem assumes greater importance when one realizes familial melanoma accounts for approximately 3% of all occurrences of this disease. 2


1. A cover (14) for a beverage can with a full aperture, comprising: a central panel (30), the groove (22) surrounding the central panel (30), a cut core (50) located near the groove (22) to form a removable panel (54) forming the opening and the vent notch (46), characterized in that the cover (14) is provided for use with products under pressure for more than 30 lb / square inch (200 kPa) at the opening; wherein the vent notch (46) formed so that when opening is torn first, thereby eliminating the pressure difference with the outside and inside of the central panel (30), thus allowing to break the main section (50) controllable and reliable obrazom.2. Cover (14) according to claim 1, made for use with the products contained at a pressure of at least 70 pounds / square inch (483 kPa) .3. Cover (14) according to claim 2, made for use with the products contained at a pressure of at least 85 pounds / square inch (586 kPa) .4. Cover (14) according to claim 3, made for use with the products contained at a pressure of at least 90 pounds / square inch (621 kPa) .5. Cover (14) according to any one of claims 1-4, comprising a tab (36) comprising a tip (40) and a handle (38) adapted to raise the consumer, to consistently cause the gap ventilation notch (46), and then the main gap notch (50) .6. Cover (14) according to claim 5, wherein the tab (36) is solid and does not contain sharnira.7. Cover (14) according to claim 5, wherein the tab (36) is positioned so that the tip (40) of the tab was basically the notch (50) or next to the main notch (50) upon initial engagement ushka.8. The lid (14)


Some topics related mainly to histopathologic aspects of gastroesophageal reflux disease and columnar‐lined esophagus (CLE) are reviewed and discussed briefly in order to understand CLE and Barrett's adenocarcinoma (BA). The esophagogastric junction (EGJ) is considered in Japan to be the lower limit at which longitudinal vessels can be seen within the lower segment of the esophagus by endoscopy. This definition has been endorsed by the Japan Esophageal Society. In Western countries, the proximal end of the gastric folds is considered to represent the EGJ. Histologic diagnosis of biopsy specimens from CLE is also discussed in relation to the presence of esophageal glands proper. The differences in the histopathologic criteria for BA between Western countries and Japan are also described.


This study examined observer's decision strategies in profile analysis experiments when cues based on both absolute‐intensity and across‐channel relative‐intensity information were simultaneously available. The standard, in a 2IFC task, consisted of five equal‐intensity tones, centered at 1000 Hz and ranging from 200 Hz to 5 kHz; the signal was an intensity increment added to the center tone. Two observers were initially trained in single‐tone intensity discrimination tasks; another was trained in profile analysis tasks. In the first condition, unlike typical profile tasks, the overall level was not varied (e.g., roving‐level procedure) thus making absolute‐intensity and relative‐intensity cues available. Spectral weight estimates for single tone trained observers were positive for all components of the stimulus. These results are consistent with absolute‐intensity comparisons. Next, when a roving level procedure was used, spectral weight estimates changed to a pattern indicative of across‐channel compari...


If a result w is a function of several variables, and the variances of the variables are known, then the variance of w is approximately equal to the following expression, where x, y and z are the variables. VW = (dw/dx) 2 VX + (dw/dy) 2 VY + (dw/dz) 2 VZ


It discloses with respect to the device isolation of the highly integrated semiconductor device method. The present invention is such that the inside of the trench empty space by growing an epitaxial layer on a semiconductor substrate, comprising the step of forming the oxide film only on the surface of forming a trench in a semiconductor substrate, the trench, the trench where the oxide film formed step and oxidizing only the region to be the device isolation regions of the epitaxial layer is formed to provide a device isolation method for a semiconductor device comprising the step of completing the element isolation regions. According to the present invention does not have crystal defects generated in the side wall of the trench is reduced, the leakage current. Therefore, reliability is possible to manufacture the improved device. Also it addresses the problem of inter-region level difference generated buzz beak occurs and the active region and the device isolation.


We report the cytology findings of a rare case of myxoid leiomyosarcoma of the uterus with intraabdominal dissemination. The cytology showed uniformly dispersed spindly to polygonal "epithelioid" tumor cells focally linked by background matrix. Spindly tumor cells attaching to and radiating from branching capillary structures were also present. Occasionally, scattered "signet‐ring" cells were found, mimicking metastatic poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. The background mucoid substance was more conspicuous in the cell block sections. Gross and histologic examination of the surgical specimen revealed a large uterine leiomyosarcoma with prominent myxoid change. Ultrastructural study showed that the "signet‐ring" appearance was mainly due to degenerative cytoplasmic change with ballooning of mitochondria, dilatation of endoplasmic reticulum, and elevation of outer nuclear membrane. In contrast to other spindle cell malignancies such as sarcomatoid mesothelioma, sarcomatoid carcinoma, or malignant melanoma, true sarcoma cells in general carry a distinctive cytologic appearance in washing/effusion fluid. In a correct clinical setting, the peculiar association with mucoid matrix and absence of classic lipoblasts should also raise the suspicion of metastatic myxoid leiomyosarcoma. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2002;27:47–52. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


This study investigates existential matters in the third age of life, which encompasses the years after retirement and ends when extensive support needs emerge in the fourth age. As the theoretical ...


In the modern world there is huge development in the field of networking technology which handles huge data at a time. This data can be structured, semi structured or unstructured. To perform efficient mining of valuable information from such type of data the big data technology is gaining importance nowadays. Data mining application is been used in public and private sectors of industry because of its advantage over conventional networking technology to analyze large real time data. Data mining mainly relies on 3 V's namely, Volume, Varity and Velocity of processing data. Volume refers to the huge amount of data it collects, Velocity refers to the speed at which it process the data and Variety defines that multi-dimensional data which can be numbers, dates, strings, geospatial data, 3D data, audio files, video files, social files, etc. These data which is stored in big data will be from different source at different rate and of different type; hence it will not be synchronized. This is one of the biggest challenges in working with big data. Second challenge is related to mining the valuable and relevant information from such data adhering to 3rd V i.e. Velocity. Speed is highly important as it is associated with cost of processing. This paper focuses detailed study of accelerated PSO Swarm search feature selection and use of support vector machine.


With the expansion of continuity of carer (CoC) – to include 51% of women in our services by 2021 – newly qualified midwives (NQM) will become increasingly integral to this transformation.1 Students entering midwifery education will have CoC threaded throughout their course, making them highly skilled and able to embrace this new way of working.2,3 During the development of local teams as described by Better Births,4 NQM have been central and included in each new team. Their experiences of this are important. We asked three NQM, Daisy, Julia and Sharon, to share their experiences of working in a CoC model.


Pectinesterase was purified from the culture medium of Aspergillus japonicus completely free from pectin depolymerizing enzymes. The purified enzyme was able to convert high-methoxyl pectin into low-methoxyl pectin capable of forming strong gels with calcium ion. The maximum gel strength of enzyme-demethylated pectin was obtained at methoxyl content of 6.3%, calcium concentration of 41.8 mg/g of pectin and pH 3.5. The low-methoxyl pectin, however, formed weaker gels at low concentrations of calcium ion and low pH. DEAE-cellulose column chromatography indicated that the enzyme-demethylated pectin was homogeneous with respect to methoxyl groups of the molecules. It was suggested that this homogeneity may be probably responsible for high gel strength of the low-methoxyl pectin.


New Zealand exports its apples and pears via the New Zealand Apple and Pear Board, a single-desk structure arrangement. The government involvement in establishing the Board was a result of a request for assistance from the growers in the mid-1940s. The New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation was looking for a more effective strategy in which to market their fruit overseas, which resulted in the passing of the Apple and Pear Marketing Act in 1948. Presently, there is another major challenge to the Board's single desk arrangement. The New Zealand government wants to privatize the Board, and this has become very controversial. The majority of the industry think that it is imperative to have a single-desk marketing arrangement for exporting due to the competitive situation and the strength and demands of the large retailers. Market power is essential to obtaining good returns in today's world market. The purpose of the research paper, therefore, is to examine why the Board has been very successful and to consider the implications of government privatization. What happens concerning privatization has major implications for the growers, who control the Board, and for New Zealand as the Board is a major contributor to foreign exchange earnings.


We present a novel closed-form solution for the joint self-calibration of video and range sensors. The approach single assumption is the availability of synchronous time of flight (i.e., range distances) measurements and visual position of the target on images acquired by a set of cameras. In such case, we make explicit a rank constraint that is valid for both image and range data. This rank property is used to find an initial and affine solution via bilinear factorization, which is then corrected by enforcing the metric constraints characteristic for both sensor modalities (i.e., camera and anchors constraints). The output of the algorithm is the identification of the target/range sensor position and the calibration of the cameras. The application extent of our approach is broad and versatile. In fact, with the same framework, we can deal with, but not restricted to, two very different applications. The first is aimed at calibrating cameras and microphones deployed in an unknown environment. The second uses a RGB-D device to reconstruct the 3D position of a set of keypoints using the camera and depth map images. Synthetic and real tests show the algorithm performance under different levels of noise and configurations of target locations, number of sensors and cameras.


A different parameter extraction approach based on zero immittances for composite right/left-handed (CRLH) structure is presented. For lossless unit cell equivalent circuit model, LC parameters of series and parallel branches are extracted according to series resonance frequency and parallel resonance frequency, respectively. This approach can be applied to symmetric and unbalanced CRLH structures. The parameter extraction procedure is provided and validated by T-type unit cell model. The responses of distributed prototype and extracted equivalent LC circuit model are in good agreement. The equivalent circuit modeling can improve the degree of freedom in the CRLH TLs design. This parameter extraction method provides an effective and straightforward way in CRLH metamaterials design and applications in telecommunication systems.


Liver is one of the vital organ endow with several important homeostatic responsibilities in the body. One of the primary functions of the liver is to aid in the metabolism of ingested substances including food, dietary supplements, fluids and majority of medicines. The complications arise with liver affects the entire system of the body. Thus there is an essential need of the medications for the treatment of liver diseases devoid of other adverse effects. Herbal Therapy is one of the best therapies used in medical practices since ancient times with lesser unfavorable effects. In the western world, as the people are becoming aware of the potency and side effect of synthetic drugs, there is an increasing interest in the natural product remedies. Today estimate that about 80% of people in developing countries still relays on traditional medicine based largely on species of plants and animals for their primary health care. Thus these two herbs Foeniculum vulgare and Thymus Vulgaris were selected for the evaluation of hepatoprotective activity against antitubercular drug induced hepatotoxicity in rats.


I. Introductory. II. Considerations related to the incorporation
of international human rights law in domestic jurisdictions: 1.
Monists systems v. dualist systems. 2. Capacity to commit a State in the
international sphere. Legislative power v. Executive power. 3. Problems
connected with the self-executing character of international human
rights norms. 4. Hierarchy position of international treaties in domestic
jurisdictions. 5. Universal Jurisdiction. III. The development of enforcement
mechanisms by the international institutions specialized in human
rights. IV. Conclusions. Bibliography.


In the boundary-spanning role that salespeople occupy between an organization and its clientele, they are often required to be autonomous and to learn to solve problems without direction from supervisors, trainers, or educators. This paper proposes that sales managers can use the adult education concept of self-directed learning to supplement traditional sales force training and educational methods to improve the performance of salespeople. An integrative framework is used to explain the four types of self-directed learning projects used by salespeople—induced, synergistic, voluntary, and scanning. Sales managers can use these different types of self-directed learning projects to help tailor the independent learning conducted by salespeople. The antecedent variables leading to successful implementation of these projects are examined—the trait of learner self-directedness, self-directed learning skills, the need for contextual understanding of the project topic, and motivation to engage in a self-directed learning project. Environmental influences, organizational learning climate, and pertinent outcomes are reviewed. A series of propositions are provided to encourage future research and to promote an organized investigation into the preparation and development of salespeople using self-directed learning methods.


A new 2-(quinolin-2-yl) quinazolin-4(3H)-one (1) based copper (II) complex [Cu (1)2] (1:2) (2) has been successfully isolated. The structures of 1 and 2 were established on the basis of various spectroscopic analysis techniques, viz., ESI-Mass, IR, UV-Vis, SEMEDX and ESR spectra. The ligand (1) and its complex (2) exhibit an intercalative mode of binding with DNA molecule, a prerequisite for cytotoxic activity. Docking studies of 1 and 2 indicate inhibition of human DNA topoisomerase I by forming hydrogen bond interactions. Anti-proliferative activity by MTT assay indicated that 2 was potentially more cytotoxic than 1 in all three, i.e. HeLa, B16F10, Miapaca2 cancer cell lines and the effect was more pronounced in MiaPaca2 cell line with IC50 value 18.8 μg/ml. 1 and 2 resulted in an average activity against gram negative (Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacterial strains. However they demonstrated marked activity against gram positive (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis) bacterial strains.


The Kentucky State Department of Education has been interested in the question of improving the teaching of English in the public schools of the state. Last fall it sent an inquiry to ascertain the opinion of the faculty of the University of Kentucky as to how good a command of English the freshmen had when they came to us. I understand that this was a preliminary skirmish to find out what changes in the method of teaching English would be desirable in Kentucky high schools. In order to provide more adequate information than would be available by the assembling of opinions, our university Committee on Ability and Training offered to co6perate with the English department in carrying out a series of tests on grammar and punctuation, occupying not more than one period of the English classes. In all, 494 freshmen were tested-286 from the College of Arts and Sciences, 157 from the College of Engineering, and 51 from the College of Agriculture. As the army Alpha test also had been given to the freshmen in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and of Engineering, we were able to determine whether the conditions found were due to bad training or to poor capacity for learning. The results of the tests were such a striking disclosure of the importance of the use of both educational and mental alertness tests to solve such a problem that I hope they may be of use in encouraging educational authorities to use the available scientific methods for attacking similar problems. Inasmuch as these freshmen were high-school graduates, and the central tendencies in three colleges were so nearly alike, I shall summarize the results, so far as the English tests are concerned, for the total group of 494. The Alpha results will be compared only for freshmen in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Engineering students tested higher. The English tests used were Starch's Grammar Scale A,1 which is arranged in sixteen steps of equal difficulty. Each step consists of from one to four sentences, each sentence being stated in alternative


This article treats the mesenteric infarction as a potentially life-threatening disease, which constitutes an emergency in vascular surgery. It includes both, the epidemiology as well as the etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of this ischemic intestinal disorder. Every doctor should know the mesenteric infarction as a differential diagnosis of the acute abdomen, because the lethality is 90 % due to the often late diagnosis.


In this paper we provide the first practical attacks on software implementations of fuzzy extractors (FEs). The significance of these attacks stem from the fact that FEs are becoming an essential building block in the implementations of physical unclonable function (PUF) enabled devices. In fact, almost every single implementation of PUFs heavily relies on using a FE. Our attacks exploit the information leaked through the power side-channel in the initial stages of error correction and can be used to recover the FE input which would essentially mean cloning the PUF device. More specifically, our attacks target the initial step in the syndrome decoding phase of BCH and Reed-Solomon (RS) decoder implementations where the input (PUF response) is read. We report two attacks: a simple power analysis (SPA) attack where we make use of conditional checks in a naive implementation to recover the PUF response by simply observing time shifts in the power consumption profile. In our second attack, we assume all conditional executions are removed making the device secure against SPA attacks. Instead, we mount a new kind of template attack on a two instruction sequence to recover the FE input (or PUF output).


An ultrasonic transmitter or transceiver (eg for scanning sonar) includes a vibrating element 10 and a half-bridge (figs 2 and 4) or a full-bridge (figs 6 and 5) driving circuit comprising switching devices FET1, FET2. The drive signals (figs 4C, 4D) applied to the switching devices are such that one switching device is OFF throughout the period that the other switching device is ON, and vice versa. When FET1 is in the OFF state, FET2 and the vibrating element form a low impedance circuit and so the ultrasonic signal is continuously emitted with minimised attenuation of free vibration.


Digital video stabilization allows to acquire video sequences without disturbing jerkiness by removing from the image sequence the effects caused by unwanted camera movements. One of the bottlenecks of these approaches is the local motion estimation step. In this paper we propose a Block Selector able to speed-up the block matching based video stabilization techniques without considerably degrading the stabilization performances. Both history and random criteria are taken into account in the selection process. Experiments on real cases confirm the effectiveness of the proposed approach even in critical conditions.


The study traces some exclusionary practices of dalit students in professional elite institutions at multiple levels: admission, pedagogy, classroom ecology and learning approach. Unfortunately, the professional elite institutions in India reinforce and maintain a divide between dalits and non-dalits. They devise mechanisms to restrict entry of dalit students at various levels. The pedagogy not only unconsciously reinforces exclusionary practices but offers many promises of reducing caste inequality in the campus. The pedagogy is further compounded by classroom proceedings. This inquiry gives another angle to understand exclusionary practices in the classroom of professional institutions like the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Dalit students as second generation of learners adopt either a strategic learning style or a surface learning style. Professional elite colleges in India have both an innovative as well as democratic classroom ecology. Similarly, teacher-centric and student-centric processes facilitate the process of learning.


A 96-year-old woman with heart failure due to a 2:1 atrioventricular block was hospitalized. A Leadless pacemaker, Micra-transcatheter pacing system (Micra-TPS) (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN), was implanted through the right femoral vein. The pacemaker had a poor threshold after the first deployment and was retrieved. It was redeployed, and a good threshold was achieved. Afterward, her systolic blood pressure decreased from 180 mmHg (at the time of admission) to 70 mmHg, resulting in cardiogenic shock. Echocardiog-raphy showed pericardial effusion, which was suggestive of cardiac injury and cardiac tamponade. She underwent emergency pericardial drainage and 300 ml of bloody pericardial


A process and an automatic installation for plasma-jet mark ing and for cutting or welding various materials. A carrying Structure carries both a plasma-marking torch and at least one torch for plasma or laser cutting, oxycutting or plasma or laser welding. A drive System make it possible to move the torches in one or more directions of motion, and control means make it possible to control the movement of the torches relative to the workpieces to be marked. The torches are Supplied with coolant, Such as demineralized water, with a plasma gas or gas mixture, and with electric current. The plasma-marking installation according to the invention can be used for marking metals, metal alloys or plastics.


We have theoretically investigated the electrorheological effect in a dual-frequency liquid crystal, in which the dielectric anisotropy depends on the frequency of an applied ac electric field. In ...


The range efficiency of mist removal from fumes has been measured. A new method of measuring the range efficiency of filtering in single-nozzle seven-stage cascade impactors has been investigated. The results obtained will enable the optimum design of filter candle cartridges for industrial use.


If we turn the map upside down and start Australian history where its documentation properly begins - in the north - the kaleidoscope of Australian history falls into a completely different pattern. Prior contact with Muslim Asians on the north coasts and the cultural bridge of the Torres Strait into coastal New Guinea, make nonsense of the idea of an isolated continent. Indeed, until World War II, whites were heavily outnumbered in the north by close-knit Asian and indigenous communities. Instead of a White Australian past in the north we see a history of "mixed relations".1 Nowhere in northern Australia does Anglo-Celtic history yet amount to 200 years. European encroachment was gradual and unsteady, and sometimes in retreat. It only reached the northern mainland roughly 100 years after southern settlement. More importantly, it did not take place on a historical tabula rasa. Apart from the longstanding indigenous presence, there were inchoate colonial claims over the continent whose map was literally dotted with Dutch names: Eendraghtsland, Leeuwinland, Peter Nuyts Land, De Witts Land, Van Diemen's Land and Nieuw Holland.


This paper presents the research carried out in order to obtain the most efficient neural network design, that allows to approach the steel armours response under high speed projectile impact. One of the main problems related to neural networks is the high quantity of data needed for their training and testing, as well as the complexity of their numeric simulation. In the domain of ballistic impact the large number of parameters involved in the problem hampers the simulation of a large number of impact cases. Trying to solve this issue, the developed research established as aims on the one hand to minimise the number of data used for training, and on the other hand to analyse the influence of the different training variables or input parameters on the learning ability of the created network. The results obtained highlight the small number of data needed to obtain acceptable results, as well as the clear influence of some variables on the generalization ability of the network for this domain.


In this paper, we move beyond a strict underlying analytical order and will encounter the herb in its essential wholeness, embracing once again the living aspect of the herb and its qualities. As the typical properties of a complex system are in strong relation with the number of components of the system, variation is considered a measure of the quality of living health granted by the herb. This approach is used to interpret results from metabolomic fingerprinting, characterizing the fluidity of the micro-level composition of the herb, and to explore its macro-scale signature by principal component analysis.


Several groups of scientists are finding clues that suggest many major illnesses result from disruptions to one complex molecular cascade-insulin signaling. BY JENNIFER WELSH.


N-[1-Hydrazinyl-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide (1) on cyclization with carbon disulfide in ethanolic potassium hydroxide affords N-[2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-1-(5-thioxo-4,5-dihydro-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)ethyl]-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide (2) in 84% yield. The structure of compound 2 was supported by mass spectrometry, FT-IR and 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy. To investigate the potential of compound 2 to act as antitubercular agent, it was docked against the enoyl reductase (InhA) enzyme of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The docking pose and non-covalent interactions gave insights on its plausible inhibitory action.


This paper explores the effects of intangible assets on firm-level productivity, firm dynamics and aggregate productivity. The paper starts with a brief overview of firm-level productivity developments from the CompNet database. Next, a more detailed overview is given of the development of a 'Micro Data Infrastructure' that will allow cross-country analysis of firm-level data on firms' inputs and outputs including a broad set of measures related to intangible assets. The paper concludes with an analytical exploration of various measures of intangible affect firm-level behavior, dynamics and market outcomes. Our findings are consistent with the story that by investing in intangibles firms increase the dispersion of future productivity outcomes. The returns to such investments are skewed, with increasing size and price-cost markups for the successful firms and increases in concentration in industries. The paper does not provide conclusions whether the increased concentration and mark-ups harm competition and provide excess returns to total investment in intangibles. ∗We thank Márta Bisztray, Peter Bøegh Nielsen, Mirosław Błażej, Kalle Emil Holst Hansen, Wolfhard Kaus, Sini Liukkonnen, Tim Peeters, Andreas Poldahl, Michael Polder, Jan Olav Rørhus, Sébastien Roux and Markus Zimmermann for useful discussions and support. Special thanks go to Jing Chen for her valuable contribution to the construction of the infrastructure. We acknowledge funding by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, grant agreement No 822390 (MICROPROD). Email: firstname.lastname@example.com (Bartelsman) email@example.com (Zona Mattioli) firstname.lastname@example.com (Haelbig) 1


With availability of Web 2.0 platforms such as Flickr and YouTube, personal information is no longer locked within a user's desktop, but becomes increasingly distributed and shared across various online applications. In these settings it is important to provide a quick glance at the available personal resources and facilitate their search and selective sharing. This paper describes the challenges and requirements to be addressed in this context and presents deskWeb2.0 – an integrated environment which we currently implement towards this goal. We report the results of a small user study regarding effectiveness of such integration for different types of desktop search.


Using Web technology and fuzzy AHP,this paper establishes a decisionmaking system for selection of metro construction scheme.Applying the techniques of ASP and ADO,the system can read remote data and write them to database.Using a fuzzy AHP mathematical model,the system produces an optimal scheme.Finally,an example shows that the system can improve the decision-making more reasonably and efficiently.


ABSTRACT Bioclusters' promise of helping achieving sustainable bioeconomies has invoked great interest among policymakers and academia. However, bioclusters are not intrinsically sustainable. If they are to fulfil their promise, bioclusters must undergo green-restructuring. While cluster-research has elaborated on green regional development, we need more clarity on how clusters transition to normatively desired states; we need more evidence of how green-restructuring unfolds. In this study, we conduct a longitudinal analysis to demonstrate how a biocluster green-restructures through the interactions of agency, regional and industrial structures, and phenomena at (supra-)national levels. To execute this analysis, we created a novel cluster-evolution framework that treats clusters, and the regional innovation system and sectoral systems of innovation that contain the cluster, as complex adaptive systems. We applied this framework to study the greening of the Basque pulp-and paper-biocluster, over four phases between 1986 and 2019. Our analysis helped us discover patterns of agency, structural dynamics, and of agency-structure interactions and how supra-regional phenomena shaped structures and agency over the four phases. Based on our findings, we recommend policymakers encourage not only green-tech entrepreneurs, but also institutional-entrepreneurs and place-leaders who can help shape both (supra-)regional and industrial structures.


This study presents the evolution in time of the chromatic parameters (L, a, b, C, H) over 24 months, as well as the variation of total phenolic compounds (anthocyans) and the variation of the main colour characteristics (intensity and shade), correlated to the corresponding pH changes. Twelve red wines from four grape varieties (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Fetească neagră and Băbească neagră), cultivated in the Dealu Bujorului vineyard, Galati County, obtained by classical fermentation, rototanks and thermo-maceration, were studied. The wines were obtained in October 2005 at the pilot research station and were analysed in the same month, November, of the years 2005, 2006 and 2007. The analyses have shown a variation in time of the studied parameters, depending on the oenological potential of each variety and used technology. A change in this value was noticed mainly as a decrease of the total phenolic compounds (anthocyans), correlated especially to the variation of the pH values. Data concerning the chromatic parameters of each wine allowed an objective appreciation of the red young wines colour and of their evolution in time (during 2 years).


The paper deals with household saving and portfolio allocation in Hungary during the economic transformation. It describes the available assets, their structural characteristics, and the level of real and financial wealth accumulation during the last two decades. Special attention is paid to the impact of the reforms of the financial system and other important factors in the economic transformation.


The present invention relates to a trans-illuminator and, more particularly, to a trans-illuminator using LEDs, in which an LED light source for checking an electrophoresed sample piece is installed in a layer structure surrounding a circumference of a tray on which a sample is placed so that a light is emitted from a side of the tray, a light guide diffusion plate on which V-cutting is performed is installed in an inner space surrounded by the LED light source formed in the layer structure so that the light emitted from the LED light source is evenly diffused on a bottom surface along the light guide diffusion plate and is uniformly supplied on the entire surface of the tray placed in a tray insertion groove formed in a housing for checking the sample piece, and LEDs of different kinds are installed on each layer of the LED light source formed in the layer structure, so that a sample band may be clearly viewed through one device even after sample pieces of different kinds are electrophoresed.


Abstract Two experiments were conducted to separate and determine lipid content of bovine serum lipoproteins. The first experiment established virtual absence of very low-density lipoproteins (1.005


Author(s): Jang, Jessica | Advisor(s): Nair, Meera G | Abstract: Resistin-like molecules (RELM), a family of mammalian-conserved secreted proteins, have immunoregulatory effects in helminth infection, acting as a negative feedback loop to limit excess inflammation at the expense of increased parasite burden. This is through downregulation of the Th2 cytokines, IL-4 and IL-13, that are essential for alternative activation of macrophages and clearance of helminths. However, it is unclear how the human RELM proteins regulate immunity to helminth infections and inflammation. In this thesis, we have combine data from human studies and a transgenic mouse model, where human resistin and its regulatory region was inserted in mice (hRetnTg+). Human patients infected with filarial nematodes or soil-transmitted helminths had higher levels of circulating hResistin, and hResistin was associated with higher parasite burden. To assess whether hResistin directly increases helminth infection, we infected hRetnTg+ mice with the murine hookworm, Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (Nb), which revealed that hResistin is upregulated by macrophages and we identified IL-4/STAT6 signaling as a novel pathway for hResistin expression. Human resistin expression during helminth infection contributes to increased parasite burden and prolonged infection. RNA-seq of whole lung RNA demonstrated that hRetnTg+ mice had increase proinflammatory cytokines and toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling. In human patients infected with helminths, hResistin is correlated with proinflammatory cytokines, suggesting that hResistin contributes to increased helminth infection through the upregulation of Th1 cytokines. Structural interaction predictions revealed that hResistin binds to TLR4 in the same binding pocket as MD-2, the adaptor protein that mediates lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-TLR4 interaction. Given that LPS-TLR4 interaction initiates septic shock, we hypothesized that hResistin may protect the host from endotoxic shock by outcompeting LPS binding to TLR4 and blocking subsequent proinflammatory cytokine production. Competitive cell binding assays confirmed that hResistin does indeed outcompete LPS for binding to TLR4, and thereby decreases Th1 cytokines in human PBMC. In a mouse model of LPS-induced sepsis, hResistin expression or exogenous administration resulted in protection against endotoxic shock, which was associated with a decrease in proinflammatory cytokines that promote sepsis progression. Finally, we show that Nb-induced hResistin reduces mortality from sepsis. In summary, we have identified hResistin as a key regulator of inflammatory responses in helminth infections and sepsis.


Identifying the rainy season (RS) is significantly important from the meteorological, hydrological and socio‐economic points of view. In the current study, the climatology of Iran's RS was identified based on developing a definition by mainly relying on examining daily rainfall observations from 2188 stations in the period of January 1, 1971–December 31, 2015 (45 years). Accordingly, it was revealed that at most two RSs could be distinguished in Iran; and there was a widespread rainy season (WRS) covering the entire country in three consecutive months (phases). In the northwest of the country, the Alborz Mountain chains, and in the southeast of Iran, the RS was mainly interrupted by a dry season. Therefore, two RSs occurred in these areas (widespread and regional rainy seasons [RRS]). The four withdrawal phases of the RS were relatively different on the regional scales. However, they generally showed a relation with latitudes. Unlike the onset date of phases of the RS, these phases did not occur at the same intervals. The diversity of spatial factors in Iran (including geographic coordination, topographic features and sea surface temperature of surrounding seas) caused the spatial diversity of the timing of the RS. Consequently, linear relationships could not illustrate the nature of the spatial pattern of this diversity. The linear spatial relationship was statistically significant only for the onset date of the RS. The regression model used in the present study showed that despite the effect of local factors on the onset date of the RS, the major regional differences could be attributed to systems and mechanisms that probably affected the onset date of the RS from outside of the country.


Ghana abounds in indigenous resources but little mathematics has been conceptualised. The study therefore applied the four trends of real mathematics education on five main Ghanaian indigenous materials. The design was quasi-experimental non-equivalent groups of experimental (80) and control (70) students. The experimental group was taught with the four trends and the control with the traditional approach. The researcher used teacher-made test instruments through the standard psychometric techniques and tagged them as pretest and post-test scores. Both tests were similar and given to both groups before and after the treatments. The results show that the main indigenous Ghanaian materials were signs/symbols, artefacts, instruments, tools and technologies, and signs/symbols being the most significant. These results were then applied to the teaching and learning of mathematics at the senior high school levels. The researcher therefore recommends that students should be allowed to use indigenous mathematical ideas, concepts, generalizations and thoughts processes


THIS STUDY CONCERNS THE APICAL BORDER (AB) plaque in relation to chronic adult periodontitis (AP). Fifty-six teeth from 24 patients with AP were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The AB was not discrete with islands of bacteria in the so-called plaque-free zone (PFZ). Coronal to the AB, the established plaque commonly consisted of three to four layers of Gram-positive and Gram-negative cocci, rods, filaments, and spirochetes and a superficial layer, mainly of spirochetes, but including filaments, "test tube brush," and "corn-cob" formations. The most apical apparently intact organisms in the PFZ were in bacterial islands or in isolation and were predominantly Gram-negative cocci and rods, with occasional other morphotypes. The most apical microorganisms were invariably ghost cells. A cuticle of varying thickness and structure was present at the plaque/tooth interface. It was concluded that there was a limited range of intact bacterial morphotypes in the apical border plaque in chronic periodontitis.


The method focusing on aquatic sensitive period(MFASP) based on aquatic protection is used to study the ecological water requirement of Dayang River. The ecological water requirement of the sensitive period of aquatic targets under protection was determined by the hydrological sectional data,the stage-discharge relationship and the flow condition of the spawning period,and the ecological water requirement of the non-aquatic sensitive period is calculated with the minimum monthly discharge method.The present method is applied to calculating the spawning period of cherry salmon from August to September,a species being in imminent danger,the spawning period of many kinds of fish from April to June,and the ecological discharge for the non-aquatic sensitive period in the low water season.According to the calculated result,it is suggested that the influences on ecological water requirement and aquatic protection should be considered in implementation of water diversion projects.


In this work, we outline the findings of our recent study of the properties of N ∗ (1895) and its consequential impacts on the cross sections of the photoproduction of Λ(1405). Further, we discuss the possibility of the existence of an isovector state, with the mass similar to Λ(1405), which we refer to as Σ(1400). With the idea of motivating experimental investigations of Σ(1400), we have studied its photoproduction process and determined the respective cross sections and polarization observables. We have studied also the coupling of N ∗ (1895) to K Σ(1400) and found that it gives an important contribution to the cross sections near the threshold. In the process, we have determined the branching ratios of the decay of N ∗ (1895), to the final states involving Λ(1405) and Σ(1400), to be in the range of 6-7 MeV. Our findings can motivate consideration of alternative processes in partial wave analyses of experimental data, when studying the properties of N ∗ (1895).


Rough set theory is a mathematical method proposed by Pawlak . Rough set theory has been developed to manage uncertainties in information that presents missing and noises. Rough set theory is an expansion of the conventional set theory that supports approximations in decision making process. Fundamental of assumption of rough set theory is that with every object of the universe has some information associated it. Rough set theory is correlate two crisp sets, called lower and upper approximation. The lower approximation of a set consists of all elements that surely belong to the set, and the upper approximation of the set constitutes of all elements that possibly belong to the set. The boundary region of the set consists of all elements that cannot be classified uniquely as belonging to the set or as belonging to its complement, with respect to the available knowledge Rough sets are applied in several domains, such as, pattern recognition, medicine, finance, intelligent agents, telecommunication, control theory ,vibration analysis, conflict resolution, image analysis, process industry, marketing, banking risk assessment etc. This paper gives detail survey of rough set theory and its properties and various applications of rough set theory.


Authentication on the neural network is the problem which is analyzed in this paper. The effort has been extended in making a computer recognize both typed and hand written characters automatically. The focus has been Endeavour on alphabets of English language. Methods currently used for character recognition for these languages are mainly those who involved pattern matching using image processing techniques .The purpose of this paper is to give developers with little knowledge of authentication in neural network and it is used to determine whether the pen based signature matches the existing digital signature. The sobeledge detection algorithm is used to compare the image and conclude whether the signature matches with the value of digital image. The backpropagation and perceptron technique are used for recognizing character and number.


A method for internally siliconizing of synthetic fibers, characterized in that polymeric siloxaanprodukten be added to the high polymer raw materials of these synthetic fibers and by injecting them uniformly in the extruder, and mixed well, then this mixture with vigorous stirring, heats strongly and evenly, than under continuously stirring, is allowed to cool again. Then, this raw material - preferably in pellet form - employed in the spinning process-extruder, in which it gives rise to a mechanical action on the spinning cable standard crystal defects, in the formation of the internally siliconized fiber. Internally siliconized synthetic fibers, having a uniform, continuously active siliconizing by pre-term migration of the phymere siloxaanprodukten to the surface, as well as the raw material for the manufacture thereof.


Abstract : The Special Operations Interactive Medical Training Program (SOIMTP) was developed to assess the feasibility of using a computer-based system to provide medical training for corpsmen and medics attached to Special Operations (SpecOps) units of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. SOIMTP is a modular medical training system that runs on a personal computer (PC). Corpsmen and medics can use SOIMTP almost anytime, anywhere, and an instructor need not be present. All that is required is a PC (i.e., portable laptops and notebooks) and the SOIMTP software. The present version of SOIMTP has training modules in 21 different subject areas. Each of the individual modules was developed to provide training in specific areas that are relevant to SpecOps forces and the unique environments in which they must operate. The question-and-answer items in each of the modules were designed to cover major components of these subject areas and to reflect the special knowledge required of corpsmen and medics attached to SpecOps units. SOIMTP has been approved for Independent Duty Corpsman Continuing Education Credits by the Naval Health Sciences Education and Training Command. This report describes system development and operation and it provides a brief overview of each of the modules.