The purpose of the work is the quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on the runoff of the rivers of Georgia and, consequently, on their hydropower potential. To this end, the sections of 19 river basins located in six regions of Georgia, where natural runoff is maintained, have been reviewed – it is not regulated. The results of the study confirm the change of the water content of the selected rivers and hence their hydro- energy potential, which is related to the climate transformation process.


Considerable quantities of residual oilseed rape straw are available as lignocellulosic fillers in composites of thermoplastic polymers. Composites manufactured from polypropylene filled with crushed oilseed rape straw have favourable mechanical properties and increased sound absorption. Unfortunately, the straw of oilseed rape is frequently infested with the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, which causes sclerotinia stem rot. In studies carried out so far no attempts have been made to investigate effects of colonising microbes on the suitability of plants as a source of lignocellulose. The aim of this paper was to compare mechanical properties of polypropylene composites containing straw of oilseed rape with and without plant infestation by S. sclerotiorum. In order to obtain composites, parenchyma was removed from oilseed rape straw, which was subsequently ground to 1–2 mm sized particles and then, the technique of extrusion and injection moulding was employed with the addition of 30% of infested plant material using two winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) cultivars of different genetic backgrounds and plant growing habits. The following parameters were determined: maximal tensile strength, elongation at maximal strain, strength and elongation at rupture, strain at plasticity limit 0.2%, Young modulus, Izod impact strength as well as Brinell's impact test. The performed investigations revealed that composites with the addition of the straw of oilseed rape infested with S. sclerotiorum had mechanical parameters comparable to those recorded in samples filled with healthy lignocellulosic material. It allows the application of plant fillers without the necessity of selection of straw obtained in field conditions.


Abstract : After the demise of the Soviet Union, the United States ability to project military power in defense of the nation s interests have in essence gone unchallenged. However, with the emergence of regional powers in areas of vital interest to the USA this hegemonic position in power-projection capabilities seems to be coming to an end. The People s Liberation Army (PLA) is building up military capabilities and is developing anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities. If the current buildup continues and goes unchallenged, the cost of projecting power into the East China Sea might reach prohibitive levels, to the concern of US military leaders. Are the American bases in Japan and at Guam then the closest US forces can get to the area of operations (AO) in a conflict over Taiwan? This essay explores the option of using Taiwan as a land based focal point in Air Sea Battle in a military engagement with China. The essay explains the development of modern Chinese military doctrine, with the focus on the active defense of the PLA Air Force (PLAAF), and the A2/AD capabilities through the concept of shashoujian, or assassin s mace. It goes on to discuss the emerging concept of Air Sea Battle, developed by the US Air Force and the US Navy in the face of the increasing challenge of getting access to the operational area. The capabilities of the PLA pose such a significant threat to the Taiwanese forces on the island and the US forces that are set up to assist the island in the event of attack, that the author suggests the use of Taiwan itself as a focal point in an Air Sea Battle over the island. By forward positioning new technology, air superiority fighters, and modern naval assets the United States will turn the A2/AD around on its head, making US capabilities on Taiwan challenge the PLA s A2/AD measures before hostilities begin.


Urban lakes play important roles in microclimate regulation such as controlling run-off and groundwater recharge, as well as being a source of water supply and a habitat for a wide variety of flora and fauna. Bucharest has a wide variety of water resources where phytoplankton represent the dominant primary producer, the defining biological factor for zooplankton development. Our hypothesis was that as a result of anthropogenic pressures, phytoplankton in the urban aquatic ecosystems diminish the qualitative and quantitative capacity to maintain a good health condition with effects on the food web. By the structural features of the phytoplankton and zooplankton communities, the objectives were to determine the changes in diversity in different types of urban lakes, to explore the relationships between communities, and to determine the response of phytoplankton and zooplankton functional groups to the environmental factors. The ecological status assessed by Chlorophyll-a (µL−1) highlights that most of the investigated lakes were eutrophic and hypereutrophic. The phytoplankton were influenced by lake types, seasonal variations and nutrient input. The dominance of the Chlorophyceae, Cyanobacteria and Bacillariophyceae influenced the zooplankton's development. The rotifers were the most represented in both species richness and abundance in zooplankton, followed by Copepoda young stages.


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The objective of this paper is to devise a port safety analysis in a harbor. In this paper, the Grey Relational Analysis (GRA) is applied to analyze and discuss the marine casualties occurring in Keelung Harbor. GRA is mainly applied to explore the relativity between marine casualties and accident sites. The paper concludes that the coastal and in-port areas are the main accident sites. Fire or explosion and damage to machinery are the main marine casualties. The results will assist in improving port safety in Keelung Harbor.


In his thesis Paterson proved that equivalence is decidable for program schemata such that every instruction falls on at most one loop and only monadic function signs appear. Here we remove the restriction on function signs. The problem reduces to that of showing that the numerical exponents which satisfy certain "word equations" over a semigroup of acyclic directed graphs may be characterized by sentences of Presburger arithmetic; these exponents correspond to loop coefficients of the program schemata. The central construction is a finite automaton whose memory is a window of bounded size on an acyclic directed graph corresponding to a solution to such a "word equation".


The aim of the study is to examine feasibility and effectiveness of short term neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in both the upper limb, to increases blood flow to limb and therefore the nerves themselves or for electrical current to be having a direct effect on the peripheral nervous system itself and can improve neuropathic symptoms, nerve function and conduction velocity of type 2 diabetic Mellitus Patients..


The chemical reactivity of α-aminobenzylphosphonic acid was investigated in order to survey the methods for incorporating aminophosphonic acids into a peptide chain. The investigation revealed that i) a dipeptide analog linked with a phosphonamide bond could be produced by the reaction of C-protected amino acid with the N-protected aminophosphonomonochloridate, and that ii) amino groups of the aminophosphonic acid possessed a reactivity similar to those of amino acids, and were capable of coupling with N-protected amino acids by means of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.


Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are a key ingredient in the industry and in warehouse logistics digital transformation process, providing the ability to perform automatic cyclic counting and real-time inventory, localize hard-to-find items and reach narrow storage areas. The use of UAVs poses new challenges, such as indoor autonomous localization and navigation, collision avoidance and automated UAV fleet management. This paper addresses the development of a vision-based Graph-SLAM approach for UAV indoor localization without predefined warehouse markers positions. A framework is proposed and developed to support different commercial UAV platforms, allowing the estimation in real-time of the UAV position and attitude. Indoor experimental tests were carried out in order to evaluate the performance of the developed method, comparing the results obtained with an approach based on the pre-mapped markers position indoor localization method.


Esophageal carcinoma (EC) is prevalent in some regions of the world, and occurs at a very high frequency in certain parts of China and the mortality rate ranked the fourth among cancer-related death (Zou et al., 2002; Jemal et al., 2011) . Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common subtype of EC. The previous studies have indicated that ß-catenin functioned as an oncogene in the cancerization process of ESCC, and accumulation of ß-catenin in cytoplasm and nucleus was frequent events during the carcinogenesis of the squamous epithelium of the esophagus (Kimura et al., 1999; de Castro et al., 2000; Zhou et al., 2002). Abnormal cytoplasmic/nuclear accumulation of ß-catenin was significantly associated with growth, invasion and lymphatic node metastasis in ESCC (Ji et al., 2007; Wang et al., 2011). Studies by us and other researchers have indicated that silencing of β-catenin gene could inhibite the proliferation


AbstractThe effect of drastic water-quenching on the kinetics and mode of precipitation in an aluminium-22.5% zinc alloy has been studied during ageing at elevated temperatures. As with direct-quenching, decomposition occurs in four stages: G.P. zones → platelets of rhombohedral transition phase → cubic α′ → zinc. The loops and helical dislocations introduced by quenching from 475°C do not appreciably affect the initial stages of precipitation but accelerate by a factor of ∼ 5 the conversion of the rhombohedral precipitate into cubic α′ and ultimately zinc. The effect is believed to be due to the more rapid loss of coherency and coarsening of precipitates nucleated on the dislocations. Other factors studied or discussed are the geometry of the precipitation of rhombohedral α′ platelets on dislocations, the direct precipitation of zinc at temperatures above the metastable α−α′ solvus, and the conversion of the α′ platelets into zinc during storage at room temperature after the completion of heat-treatment....


Logistic Regression Model was employed to examine the impact factors for children's school achievement of math and Chinese subjects in foreign bride families in Kaohsiung County. Those foreign brides were from Southeast Asia and mainland China. Stratified sampling of a school was adapted. All children of foreign bride families in this school were invited to participate in this study. The sample included 503 children of foreign bride families from 41 primary schools. Based on the consequential prediction order, results of logistic regression analysis indicated the impact factors of attention and memory learning behavior, family income, social adjustment learning behavior, children's age, and mother's literacy were significant predictors of Chinese subject achievement for low grade group children. The impact factors of reasoning and expression learning behavior, family income, and mother's literacy were predictors of Chinese subject achievement for middle-high grade group children. The impact factors of reasoning and expression learning behavior, attention and memory learning behavior, family income, gender, and mother's literacy were highly associated with Chinese subject achievement for 1-6 grades group children. Regarding mathematics achievement, the impact factors of attention and memory learning behavior, family income, children's age, and mother's literacy were significant predictors for low grade group children. The impact factor of reasoning and expression learning behavior was predictive of mathematic achievement for middle-high grade group children. The impact factors of attention and memory learning behavior, reasoning and expression learning behavior, family income, and social adjustment learning behavior were associated with mathematic achievement for 1-6 grades group children.


Short-term traffic flow prediction is of great significance for road construction and operation. Aiming at the possible problems of missing data or insufficient sample data, the short-term traffic flow prediction of parallel road sections is studied using the traffic flow data collected in Shandong Province and the transfer learning idea. Firstly, the spatiotemporal correlation of the traffic flow of the parallel road section is analyzed, and the correlation coefficient is calculated; Secondly, the long-term and short-term memory network model is used to predict the section flow of expressway; Finally, the model based transfer learning is used to predict the cross section flow of parallel roads. The prediction results show that the average absolute error, the mean square error, the root mean square error and the average absolute percentage error of the transfer learning based prediction algorithm decrease by 2.56%, 3.59%, 1.81% and 4.41% respectively compared with the direct prediction of the short-term memory network model. In addition, the prediction model based on transfer learning can significantly improve the prediction efficiency, and can provide feasible methods for traffic flow prediction in areas lacking equipment collection or data.


In order to deal with Hertz contact problem of friction drive in continuously variable transmission (CVT), two methods were proposed in this paper. One is a numerical computation method by MATLAB to solve the elliptic integral equations of Hertz contact, while the other is a finite element method (FEM) which uses the ANSYS Workbench to calculate the point contact between two elastic bodies. The computation results of Hertz contact problem of friction drive in a new CVT proposed by our research group show that, compared with a look-up table method, the numerical solution of MATLAB has many advantages such as high precision and less computational cost, while the finite element method has more simplicity and better visibility. The present methods can provide a reference for the solution of Hertz contact problem of common friction drive.


the Appendix does not address the situation of uneven contributions. Why limit the readership of this book to language teachers, as the title suggests? Most of the content could easily be adapted by all classroom teachers to suit their students. For readers whose appetite has been whetted but not satisfied by this book, there are 32 references, six of them co-written by Hafner. At the time of writing this review, international travel, and therefore conference attendance, are practically at a standstill; therefore, it is good that books like this one are being published and that, unlike their readers, they can fly around the world.


Although cervical adenocarcinoma constitutes approximately 10–20% of primary malignant tumors of the uterine cervix, its pathogenesis is less well understood than that of the corresponding squamous cancer. CD44 is a cell surface glycoprotein postulated to play a role in many biologic processes including tumor growth and metastasis. We have previously reported from immunohistochemical studies that a particular CD44 variant (CD44v5) is consistently overexpressed in endocervical neoplasia. It thus has potential as a diagnostic marker and even as a target for therapeutic approaches directed against specific epitopes. The aim of this study was to investigate which cytokines and hormones are capable of modulating CD44v5 expression, using a cell culture model. The effects of interleukin (IL)-1α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-13, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, estrogen, and progestogen on CD44v5 expression were examined in cultures of three human cervical adenocarcinoma cell lines (HeLa, HeLa229, and HS588T). Expression was assessed using dual fluorescence-labeled flow cytometry and western blotting techniques. It was found that incubation of cultures for 72 h with IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-13, TGF-β1 (all at 0.1–10 ng/mL), estrogen (5–10 ng/mL), or progestogen (5–20 ng/mL) induced significant upregulation of CD44v5. These factors are likely to exert a similar stimulatory influence in vivo and may contribute to the process of carcinogenesis.


A 60-year-old man with diabetes presented to hospital with gradual onset hoarseness of 7 months duration. He was a smoker for the last 30 years and did not have any other symptoms such as cough, dyspnea or weight loss. Physical examination showed a normal pulse and blood pressure. Indirect laryngoscopy revealed a paralyzed left vocal cord in paramedian position (Picture 1). A chest X-ray showed a mild mediastinal bulging adjacent to the aortic knuckle and the left bronchus was compressed by an aneurysm and (Picture 2). A computed tomography scan of the thorax demon-


By offloading tasks on the drones in the transmission route over an emergency UAVs network, the rescue efficiency can be significantly enhanced. Most routing algorithms and task offloading strategies relied on the drones' future location information. However, due to the harsh conditions of the disaster scene, drones' future locations are unpredictable, which results in extremely dynamic topology and brings a great challenge for the credibility of the scheduling result. Motivated by the aforementioned problem, a credibility Computation Offloading based Task-driven routing (COT) strategy for emergency UAVs network is proposed, where a two-step Weighted time Expanded Graph (WEG) is constructed to cope with the network dynamics. Then, based on the two-step WEG, the COT is formulated to offload the tasks on the data transmission route to minimize the task processing latency and realize the computing while transmitting. Moreover, a novel credibility model is conceived to enhance the credibility of the scheduling result. Finally, the binary particle swarm optimization (BPSO) algorithm is adopted to solve this problem. The simulation results validate that the proposed COT leads to significant performance improvement in latency compared with cloud computing and local computing.


Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) have a risk of COVID-19 transmission. The pesantren learning system is generally carried out collectively and the interaction between teachers and students is almost 24 hours. This community service aims to empower pesantren in efforts to prevent and control COVID-19 so that they become a safe learning place from the spread of COVID-19. The design of this study was a case study on the empowerment of pesantren in the prevention and control of COVID-19.  Study located at a traditional Islamic boarding school (salafiah) in Lebak Regency, Banten. The target of the study consists of pesantren leader, teachers (ustadz/ustadzah) and students (97 people), and community service partners consist of the sub-district Public Health Center and the sub district COVID-19 Task Force. The results of this study showed that controlling COVID-19 in pesantren requires the commitment of pesantren leaders through the establishment of pesantren COVID-19 task force and requires partnerships with relevant stakeholders. Health literacy needs to be improved especially the implementation of health protocols and information on clean and healthy living behavior. There were obstacles in handling COVID-19, especially: social distancing, infrastructure, and funding. This study recommended that the empowerment of pesantren residents (teachers and students) related to health literacy, and it is necessary to make people aware that COVID-19 is everyone's responsibility. The Government should pay serious attention to pesantren as boarding educational institutions where interaction between students is almost 24 hours, to prevent pesantren from becoming clusters of the spread of COVID-19.


Mammographic breast density is associated with a four to six times increased risk for breast cancer. Mammographic breast density varies by ethnicity, geographical region and age. The aim of this study was to document for the first time the mammographic breast density of Jordanian women and to explore its relationship with age.


We present an integrated dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) in a Si-based technology platform for 77 GHz millimeter wave applications. The recent developments in millimeter-wave communications have many challenges from design, fabrication to measurement. The designs usually suffer from high losses and difficulty of circuit integration. Millimeter wave (mmW) antenna can be implemented using different available technologies such as SIW, LTCC, SIIG, and SI-based technology platform. On-chip antennas for 60, 77GHz applications have been reported, however they suffer poor performance with radiation efficiency less than 54% and gain below 3.6 dB. Dielectric resonator antennas (DRA) were intensively developed at low frequencies. Scaling up the frequency to mmW frequencies faces many challenges in the fabrication and appropriate material selection for both RF performance and fabrication technology compatibility. We propose a novel, high gain, high efficiency DRA using Si-based technology platform where all components are fabricated using microfabrication technique at the same time. The technology platform uses high resistivity Si wafers (conductivity = 0.01 s/m). The DRA is excited using coplanar waveguide feed (CPW). Effects of various antenna parameters such as dimensions of the feeder, and the dielectric resonator, thickness of the substrate, and the dielectric resonator on the radiation performance of the antenna are investigated and optimized. The rectangular and half ring DRA antenna gains of 4.72 dB gain with 98% radiation efficiency.


Experimental results of polarization laser sensing of cirrus with anomalous backscattering are presented. The technique of determining the optical and geometrical characteristics of clouds is described. Experimental data are compared with the meteorological conditions at altitudes of cirrus above the lidar location and with the results of numerical modeling of phase matrices in the approximation of physical optics. The recurrence frequency of meteorological characteristics of "mirror" cirrus is estimated.


Research: The convergence of research in behavioral medicine and emerging digital technologies afford enormous opportunities to enhance screening, early detection, treatment, and survivorship, thereby reducing the burden of cancer. The future success of cancer care is predicated on drawing the best available scientific evidence from biomedicine and behavioral medicine as complementary resources. Retired, Behavioral Research Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20850, USA NHMRC CRE in Digital Technology to Transform Chronic Disease Outcomes, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia and Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wrocław, Poland Digital Behavioral Health and Informatics Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02215, USA Abstract The very first issue of the journal of Translational Behavioral Medicine (TBM) was dedicated, in part, to the theme of Health Information Technology as a platform for evidence implementation. The topic was timely: legislation in the USA was passed with the intent of stimulating the adoption of electronic health records; mobile smartphones, tablets, and other devices were gaining traction in the consumer market, while members within the Society of Behavioral Medicine were gaining scientific understanding on how to use these tools to effect healthy behavior change. For the anniversary issue of TBM, we evaluated the progress and problems associated with deploying digital health technologies to support cancer treatment, prevention, and control over the last decade. We conducted a narrative review of published literature to identify the role that emerging digital technologies may take in achieving national and international objectives in the decade to come. We tracked our evaluation of the literature across three phases in the cancer control continuum: (a) prevention, (b) early detection/screening, and (c) treatment/survivorship. From our targeted review and analyses, we noted that significant progress had been made in the adoption of digital health technologies in the cancer space over the past decade but that significant work remains to be done to integrate these technologies effectively into the cancer control systems needed to improve outcomes equitably across populations. The challenge for the next 10 years is inherently translational.


In this paper, we experimentally investigate the impact of the Raman amplifier on the transmission quality in the high capacity and low complexity polarization multiplexed and dense wavelength division multiplexed transmission system in the 1310 nm wavelength domain. We compare its performance with the same system utilizing the semiconductor optical amplifier. Conducted experiments show that in the presented 1310 nm 8×2×40 Gbit/s transmission system, with the transmission line consisting of 25 km standard single mode fibre, the Raman amplifier can be successfully applied and its utilization leads to the 4 dB improvement of the average channel sensitivity in comparison with the system with a semiconductor optical amplifier.


The present invention relates to a connecting device between two components that are supported by a cross-vibration manner, wherein the connecting device has two components at least one connection element and, located between the two component medium therein to connect the elements has a gap is located. The gap, during the relatively rapid relative motion between the two components, the displacements of the gap has a width sufficient to prevent the media in the most. Connection, components, media, a support device, the optical element


This study proposes a system to support self-controlled motor-skill development in a web-community environment. We discuss the difficulties involved in sustaining self-controlled training without systematic supports. The system proposed provides a function to suggest an appropriate range of target goals based on data from previous training sessions. A prototype system has been designed and developed. This study reports a case study based on a trial use of the system. The results suggest that our approach contributes to each user's ability to achieve target goals.


Chinese Academy has got the abundant achievements on understanding the image of Shylock in recent ten years.A kind of main view drew a conclusion that Shylock was a pitiful tragic character in terms of the angles of nation and religion.The drama and personage were carried on the new analysis in the text from the angle of structuralism criticism,the results showed that "The Merchant of Venice" was a comedy with characters of lampoon and lyrical,as the heroine of ironic comedy,Shylock was one Jew businessman with personality greedy,disposition cruel and ferocious.His aesthetic character belonged to comedy all the time.


Ratings of mental symptoms, behaviour in the ward, and attitudes to discharge were made on random samples of male schizophrenic patients, aged under sixty, from two London mental hospitals. Those resident less than two years were omitted.

There was a concentration of unfavourable attitudes to discharge in the longer-stay groups which remained significant when age, and mental symptom category, were allowed for. There was no significant association between mental symptom category and length of stay. There was no significant association between ward behaviour and length of stay except for one single item.

The results suggested that patients gradually develop an attitude of indifference towards events outside the hospital which is part of a syndrome of 'institutionalism'. No such long-term deterioration in mental symptoms or ward behaviour was demonstrated but relatively rapid changes, or deterioration before the two-year point, could not be excluded.


The synthesis of the nickel(II) complex of (±)-1,8,8,13,13-pentamethyl-trans-corrin illustrates a synthetic route to the corrin system. Repeated use of triethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate in this synthesis demonstrates the preparative value of the trialkyloxonium salts discovered by Meerwein et al.


The range and extent of Jean-Paul Sartre's wntmgs. as everyone knows. is remarkable. Philosophy, novels, plays. essays, biographies. literary and art criticism. autobiography, diaries and interviews. political, cultural and social commentary: his writings in these many fields constitute an immense output, much of it of high quality, and very little without interest. Of course, there is dispute about his standing as a thinker; but. even in the long period of eclipse since his death in 1980, there is no denying the significance of his major publications. However, for all the impressive diversity of these writings and the fame attached to them. it is also true that Sartre enjoys a reputation as one who failed to write certain things. This specific notoriety is connected with his failure to complete a number of major projects for which he had given a specific undertaking. Famously, Sartre concluded Being and Nothingness (published in 1943) with the promise to devote a future work to the ethical implications of his ontology. In the following years he compiled extensive preliminary notes on ethical questions, but the project was finally abandoned before the end of the decade and the notes remained unpublished until after his death} No less famously, he failed to complete the promised second volume of the Critique of Dialectical Reason (the first volume of which was published in 1960); in this case too there was a lengthy manuscript which. again, was eventually published only after his death.2 The publication of the Critique also gave rise to further attempts to deal with ethical themes, in the form of notes for lectures in the mid-I 960s; but these writings (so far) remain unpublished. Finally, among the major non-publications. Sartre did not complete the promised study of Madame Bovary, which had long been projected as the necessary conclusion to his massively long work on Flaubert, The Idiot of the Family, three volumes of which were published in the early 1970s. These unfulfilled promises-and others such as his breaking off the series of novels The Roads 10 Freedom or the failure to complete


The photoionizaton cross section and distribution oscillator strengths of the hydrogen atom in a dense plasma are computed using a simple model potential which includes the effect of the fields of surrounding particles on the electron in an atom. It is shown that a ''transparency window'' appears near the photoionization threshold of the atom and that there is a redistribution of the energy in the absorption (emission) spectra at high frequencies. The sum of the oscillator strengths over the spectrum is close to unity if the first excited state does not fall into the perturbation region. The limits of applicability of these results are discussed.


Twenty-five chuckawallas (Sauromalus varius), originating on the San Estaban Island, in the Gulf of California, were received by the San Diego Zoological Society on April 7, 1937. Tumorlike growths in the inferior cervical region were noted in the majority of these specimens. Many of these tumor-like growths were comparable in size to the head of the reptile (fig. 1). The growth in situ resembled an interstitial tumor being surrounded by a strong fibrous capsule connected to the surrounding tissue only by a fibro-vascular neck. A study of the ablated tumor reveals a fibrous wall lined by a layer of tissue consisting of masses of flattened or somewhat rounded epithelial cells separated by bands of fibrous stroma. The capsule is definitely vascular and heavily infiltrated by mononuclear cells. Within this vascular capsule are concentric layers of a homogeneous amyloidal substance, in which are embedded desquamated cells resembling those in the viable tissue of the capsule. The center of this mass consists of a small caseous accumulation of cell detritus and bacteria. The most conspicuous tumor-like masses are to be found in the inferior cervical region, although one large tumor was found in the leg (fig. 2). All of the chuckawallas we have studied, living or dead, have shown numerous small tumors, measuring from 1 mm. to 2 cm. in the buccal cavity. The majority of these small tumors are found on the floor of the mouth and at the base


Sir, It is within this three or four Days, that I have first been able to get a more particular Account of the sinking of the Lands at Lymne in Kent, and even now, perhaps, it will be but an imperfect one.


News media are an important source of cultural production and information. Their representation of the social world provides explanations, descriptions, and frames for understanding how and why the world works as it does. In media stud-ies, "frames" refer to the perspectives on, or interpretation of, current events provided by news coverage. Frames are complex and overlapping, existing in a sin-gle news article or within an entire body of news coverage. Multiple and oppos-ing frames may exist simultaneously. Frames are built up from the choices reporters make in terms of language use, source selection, and story organization.I In their coverage of race, news media are animated by certain, usually unstated, assumptions and expectations related to perceived racial differences. Collectively, these assumptions and expectations represent a common-sense understanding of racial difference often referred to as "racial ideology. ' , 2 Racial ideology informs news media coverage of interethnic or interracial conflict. But mainstream and minority news media typically view, and therefore cover, race and race relations differently. This paper draws on previous research to compare mainstream and minority newspaper coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots that followed the acquittal of four police officers accused of beating Rodney King. 3 Using examples related to the use of language and the attribution of blame, this paper shows the different ways in which race and race relations are depicted by the Los Angeles Times and four minority-oriented newspapers: the Los Angeles Sentinel, La Opini6n, KoreAm Journal, and Korea Times. Based on this comparison, two approaches to reporting are summarized and evaluated for their potential to contribute to diminishing conflict.


Analogy-based estimation (ABE) is one of the most time consuming and compute intensive method in software development effort estimation. Optimizing ABE has been a dilemma because simplifying the procedure can reduce the estimation performance, while increasing the procedure complexity with more sophisticated theory may sacrifice an advantage of the unlimited scalability for a large data input. Motivated by an emergence of cloud computing technology in software applications, in this study we present 3 different implementation schemes based on Hadoop MapReduce to optimize the ABE process across multiple computing instances in the cloud-computing environment. We experimentally compared the 3 MapReduce implementation schemes in contrast with our previously proposed GPGPU approach (named ABE-CUDA) over 8 high-performance Amazon EC2 instances. Results present that the Hadoop solution can provide more computational resources that can extend the scalability of the ABE process. We recommend adoption of 2 different Hadoop implementations (Hadoop streaming and RHadoop) for accelerating the computation specifically for compute-intensive software engineering related tasks.


A conveyor belt system and a method is provided for enabling rotation of a number of packages, such that every second package is rotated clockwise, and every other package is rotated counter clockwise. A computer program product is also provided to perform the steps of the method.


Treating osteoarthritis with traditional Chinese medicine has a large potential and advantages such as low cost and curative effect,and convenience. It overcomes the weaknesses of taking western medicine such as high cost,big side effect,difficulty of taking for long time,poor complicance,etc..Therefore,treating osteoarthritis with traditional chiense medicine has bright prospect for the development and application,but the mechanism of action is still not completely clear. This paper sorted out the literatures in recent five years,which summarized the related factors like cytokines,oxygen free radicals,matrix metallo proteinase and cytokines,signal transduction pathway,cartilage cells apoptosis. The subchondral bone restore such as studied the mechanism of action in treating osteoarthritis with traditional Chinese medicine.


Background:  Anti‐glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody‐mediated disease is rare and classically presents with the syndrome of glomerulonephritis and pulmonary haemorrhage.


Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is arguably the most important, emblematic and ubiquitous technology of contemporary society. We see ICT used increasingly in new product areas and help resolve problems and challenges to mankind; it has even gotten to a point where life without ICT is hard to imagine. For many incumbent firms, the infusion of ICT into their industries poses both threats and opportunities. It might drive significant shifts of financial wealth and make firm performance change drastically. It entails managerial challenges of a kind we might not have seen before, but where knowledge of what possibilities and limitations reside in ICT will be a key success factor. This short paper highlights the key aspects from a recent doctoral thesis in order to illustrate some of the challenges that arise when incumbents ally with ICT firms – our case is the security industry, which has had a strong analogue technology base in the past, but where ICT offers opportunity for business development now as well as in the foreseeable future. (Less)


This paper compares performances of several bandwidth expansion approaches of bond wire interconnection on low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) substrate. Approaches using multiple bond wires match, lumped element match, rectangle stub match, radial stub match, butterfly stubs match and "L" shape gap match are included in the comparison. Moreover, Slow-wave effect constructed with bond wires is also presented and its slow-wave factor improved structure using crossing bond wires is proposed.


Abstract:The pandemic and social upheaval of 2020 and 2021 have given language instructors the mission—and obligation—of adapting their curriculum to multiple crises. Although these crises have abated somewhat with classes returning to campus, we will always face fluctuations in terms of the events affecting our language regions and communities. How can we address current affairs in our classes with as much plasticity as possible? This article discusses the use of open integrated performance assessments, students' attitudes toward these assessments, and offers a model for creating materials that respond to the ACTFL standards while also taking into account the issues of the day.


Autonomous self-drive requires intelligence and cognition that relies on observations and tracking of the state of motion of surrounding vehicles. This information can be acquired by using sensors; however, these are often affected by clutter and noise that, in turn, introduce the issues of estimation and data origin uncertainty into the tracking system. The most popular methods for estimation and tracking are based on the well-studied Kalman filter (KF). KF is optimal when noise is white and remains so despite uncertainties in the filter model; the robustness and stability of the KF is affected if this condition is not met. The smooth variable structure filter (SVSF) is a relatively new method that is more robust to disturbances and uncertainties. The SVSF ensures stability by using a discontinuous corrective term that maintains estimates to within a subspace of the true state trajectory. The discontinuous corrective term results in chattering that is removed by using a smoothing boundary layer. In this paper, a generalized covariance formulation of the SVSF and a generalized optimal time-varying smoothing boundary layer are proposed. The generalized optimal SVSF is then combined with a joint probabilistic data association technique for target tracking. The robustness and accuracy of the new form of filtering and data association is validated and comparatively analyzed by its application to an experimental traffic monitoring system based on Light Detection and Ranging.


Obesity has evolved as a major public health issue worldwide, its effects having a significant impact on obstetrical care. Morbidly obese parturients are at a significantly increased risk of complications during the intrapartum period and thus require more intervention. Guidelines are needed to address the intrapartum management of the morbidly obese gravida to reduce the risk of morbidity and mortality.


Catalyst for Direct Arylation of Heteroaromatics with Aryl Bromides. Abstract: Metal residues are certainly one of the major sources of contamination of products in metal-catalyzed direct arylation reactions. We found that the use of only 1 mol% of the heterogeneous catalyst Pd/C promotes very efficiently the direct arylations of most heteroaromatics. In the presence of this catalyst and potassium acetate as the base, the direct arylation of thiophenes, furans, pyrroles, thiazoles, imidazoles or isoxazoles, using aryl bromides as coupling partners, proceeds highly regioselectively and in moderate to very high yields. With several heteroarenes both electron-deficient and electron-rich aryl bromides were tolerated; moreover, with the most reactive heteroarenes, the Pd/C catalyst tolerated green solvents such as diethyl carbonate, 3-methylbutan-1-ol and pentan-1-ol, affording a synthetic scheme with low environmental impact. for financial support.


Telomeres are protein‐nucleotide sequences at the ends of chromosomes that serve to prevent the loss of genetic information during cell replication. A telomerase ribonucleoprotein complex includes telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) and an RNA template (TER) and is responsible for adding telomeric DNA. Our lab has been studying the biogenesis of telomerase in the fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Previous research on TER indicated secondary structural similarities to both Saccharomyces cerevisiae and mammalian cells. However, it was previously unknown whether TER migrates into the cytoplasm during the assembly of telomerase, as in S. cerevisiae, or remains in the nucleus, as in mammalian cells. We now have employed a molecular tool, the unique multi‐nucleate state of A. nidulans termed heterokaryon, to deduce whether the RNA products for TER and TERT leave the nucleus. We knocked out the genes for TER and TERT, analyzed the results of the heterokaryon test, determined whether assembly occurs in the nucleus or cytoplasm, and verified those results with DAPI staining. Our results suggest assembly in the nucleus, a scenario that is similar to humans, but not to yeast. These results further suggest the strength of A. nidulans as a model organism in studying the localization of telomerase components.


The two forms of Thai reflexive anaphors, tuaɁeeŋ 'self' and tua+pronoun+Ɂeeŋ 'pronoun-self', have been claimed to exhibit different referential patterns. While tuaɁeeŋ only co-refers with a local antecedent np within the same clause, tua+pronoun+Ɂeeŋ can refer to both local and distant antecedent np s. In this study, a self-paced reading experiment was used to examine whether and how Locality Bias guided the comprehenders' online interpretation of tuaɁeeŋ and tua+pronoun+Ɂeeŋ. Our results showed that the reading time was significantly faster when a reflexive anaphor referred to a local np than when it did to a a distant np, regardless of the forms. This suggests that a local antecedent was preferred for both types of reflexives manifesting locality bias effect. Post hoc tests revealed that tua+pronoun+Ɂeeŋ appeared to be more sensitive to the locality bias than tuaɁeeŋ. This may result from the presence of the personal feature in tua+pronoun+Ɂeeŋ, which could restrict reference to local antecedents.


As the use of renewable resources increases the transfer of power from remote area to consumer is a big challenge. Therefore, Voltage Source Converter High Voltage Direct Current (VSC-HVDC) transmission is gaining more popularity for integration of renewable energy generators to the consumers using smart grid. Even after many advantages of HVDC transmission system it is not used popularly due to unexpected instability in the system. However recent developments in semiconductor devices and control techniques the HVDC link operation in transmission system becomes easier. In this paper VSC based HVDC system is designed with AC-DC converter model for power flow assessment of both sides of HVDC link. To analyze the proposed model a simulation model of 75km DC line with voltage source converter (VSC) based AC-DC converter model on both side of DC line is designed in a MATLAB environment. HVDC link efficiency is calculated by analyzing power flow through AC lines at both ends of HVDC line.


Concrete is the most used material construction material in the industrialized countries thanks to its technical characteristics. However, the concrete production needs natural resources (water and aggregates) and cement whose production is costly due to the energy required. Indeed, cement manufacturing is recognized to be a major source of carbon dioxide (CO2). In order to reduce the use of natural materials (Directive 2008/98/EC del 19/11/2008), the CO2 production (Decision n. 406/2009/CE del 23/04/2009) and the amount of wastes to be disposed in the landfill (Directive 1999/31/CE), several studies have been carried out to investigate the possibility of using dissimilar wastes for partial replacement of aggregates and/or cement in the concrete production. Also the use of sludge produced from the treatment of surface water or wastewater has been considered. Although obtained results are promising, other research is needed to guarantee the standardized production of concrete based on wastes having the required mechanical, physical and chemical characteristics. Sludge from different water and wastewater treatment plants (e.g. chemical precipitation, biological treatment) and with different organic content and humidity (i.e. raw sludge, digested sludge, digested + dewatered sludge) was employed as partial or total replacement of water (from 10% to 100%) in the production of concrete. The mechanical characterization (i.e. specific mass, consistency, compressive strength, tensile strength, modulus of elasticity) and environmental compatibility (toxicity characteristics leaching procedures – TCLP) of specimens produced at varying curing time has shown that the sludge produced from the water treatment plant can be effectively used as partial or total replacement of water in concrete production, while those coming from wastewater treatment plants often reduce the mechanical characteristics of the concrete.


Consider the semiclassical limit, as the Planck constant $\hbar\ri 0$, of bound states of a one-dimensional quantum particle in multiple potential wells separated by barriers. We show that, for each eigenvalue of the Schr\"odinger operator, the Bohr-Sommerfeld quantization condition is satisfied at least for one potential well. The proof of this result relies on a study of real wave functions in a neighborhood of a potential barrier. We show that, at least from one side, the barrier fixes the phase of wave functions in the same way as a potential barrier of infinite width. On the other hand, it turns out that for each well there exists an eigenvalue in a small neighborhood of every point satisfying the Bohr-Sommerfeld condition.


Immunoglobulin A was demonstrated in canine tracheal secretions, saliva, tears, nasal secretions and colostrum. Another molecular species, presumably canine secretory component, was demonstrated in colostrum, tracheal secretions and tears. The IgA in colostrum was purified by a combination of Sephadex G-200 and DEAE-cellulose chromatography, and an antiserum which reacts with IgA and secretory component was prepared against this purified IgA. Immunoglobulins G, A and M were measured semiquantitatively in colostrum and milk and compared to serum values. Immunoglobulin A has the highest colostrum to serum ratio, IgG has the next highest and IgM is usually found in higher concentration in serum than in colostrum. The actual concentrations of IgG, IgA and IgM in the colostrum, however, varied widely among the six dogs studied.


The planning of individualized pilot training programs is an intensive process. Over 120 maneuvers are introduced into the training program over time while ensuring maneuver competencies. This work introduces a novel, deep-learning based approach for automatically generating training plans for pilot trainees to significantly reduce instructor pilot planning requirements.


Social validation of qualitative ratings of clinical change is typically demonstrated with a subjective evaluation method. Social calibration, a method of comparing laboratory measures to community standards with respect to a particular target behavior, was proposed as a more cost-effective alternative. The community standard is operationalized by the ratings of the target behavior from representatives of the community at large. This procedure was used with the Simulated Social Interaction Test (SSIT), a role-play test of social skills. The ratings of the trained criterion judges typically used with this instrument were compared separately to those of 50 community representatives and to those of 20 naive assistants. Results indicated that the SSIT was socially calibrated for measurement of psychiatric patients' overall social skills (but not anxiety) and bogus patients' situation-specific as well as overall social skills and anxiety. The general utility of the social calibration procedure was discussed.


The article presents an introduction to the secluded and polyphonic research of a great Italian poet of the twentieth century unjustly forgotten. Appreciated by Yeats, Pound and Montale, cousin of Tomasi di Lampedusa, Lucio Piccolo wrote a short but intense collection of poems, as the texts we propose in this anthology tries to demonstrate.


A-arabinose isomerase L capable of isomerizing D-galactose to D-tagatose, isomerase having at least sequence identity of 70% with the sequence SEQ ID NO: 2.


We investigate a possible fabrication of microfluidic MEMS dedicated to the THz spectroscopy in a mixing technology based on silicon substrate coated with a thick layer of polymer. This layer is useful for the microfluidic circulation and the electromagnetic propagation. We use an original deposition process realized by RPECVD (remote plasma enhanced vapor deposition), called also "cold plasma". We obtain layers up to 110 /spl mu/m without any cracks. We have measured the dielectric characteristics of this new type of polymer up to 220 GHz with a vectorial network analyzer and between 0.1 to 1.2 THz in the time domain with an electro-optic technique. This technology is now ready and allows realizing a mass production compatible with disposable bioMEMS.


Abstract Intercontinental movements of invasive species continue to modify the world's ecosystems. The plague bacterium (Yersinia pestis) has colonized and altered animal communities worldwide but has received much more attention as a human pathogen. We reviewed studies on the ecology of Y. pestis in ancient foci of central Asia and in western North America, where the bacterium apparently has become established much more recently. Although rodent populations on both continents are affected dramatically by epizootics of plague, the epidemiologically important species of Asia demonstrate resistance in portions of their populations, whereas those of North America are highly susceptible. Individual variation in resistance, which is widespread in Asian rodents and allows a microevolutionary response, has been documented in few North American species of rodents. Plague increases costs of sociality and coloniality in susceptible hosts, increases benefits of disease resistance in general, and increases benefits of adaptability to variable environments for species at higher trophic levels. Prairie dogs (Cynomys) epitomize taxa with high risk to plague because prairie dogs have uniformly low resistance to plague and are highly social. Relationships to plague are poorly understood for many North American rodents, but more than one-half of the species of conservation concern occur within the geographic range of plague.


Abstract Germany's manufacturing sector still shows gross fixed capital formation below pre-coronavirus levels and has been stuck in a recessionary trend since 2018. The advantages of German industry are at risk. Therefore, the federal government has to i) ensure that time is bridged and companies are supported until cheap energy is available, ii) improve investment conditions, iii) eliminate locational disadvantages (tax burdens, energy costs) and strengthen advantages (R&D, human capital) and iv) reduce bureaucratic costs. There is need for tax and growth policy reform. In this regard, the debt brake turns also acts as an effective brake on tax cuts and is thus questionable in terms of growth policy.


Time ordered geolocated horizontal polarization and vertical polarization brightness temperatures as well as third and fourth Stokes parameters. Each product covers a half orbit with boundaries at the northernmost and southernmost points along the nadir path of the SMAP spacecraft trajectory. purpose The SMAP L1B_TB Science Processing Software generates data Revision A JPL D-92339 July 20, 2015 SMAP Level 1B_TB Product Specification 37 Copyright 2015 California Institute of Technology. U.S. Government sponsorship acknowledged. products with sufficient accuracy to retrieve soil moisture at 36 km resolution. Subsequent SMAP processes employ these data, along with radar data acquired simultaneously, to disaggregate the L1B_TB brightness temperatures into higher resolution samples, and thus generate higher resolution soil moisture products.


The study of the protective role of blood cytokines evaluated by multiplex analysis before kidney transplantation in recipients with chronic kidney disease showed that the predictors of acute kidney transplant rejection in recipients can be considered high plasma levels of IL-17A, IL-1RA, IL-33, CCL2, as well as BDNF and ccl1 defi ciency. The early signs of a favorable post-transplant period are complete absence or extremely low levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-17A, decreased levels of LIF, IL-33, CXCL12), as well as high levels of CXCL8, CXCL10, IFNγ and CCL5.


The luminance of road surfaces is an important factor in ratings for street lighting, and can not be calculated unless the reflection properties of road surfaces are measured.This report describes the results of experiment in the reflection properties and the luminance of road surfaces, and a simple method for calculating their luminance.In the measurment of the reflection properties, several samples of road surfaces (5×5×3 cm) were used.Finally the luminance distribution of the road surface in the case of a single side arrangment was calculated, and then its result was studied in a perspective view of the road to provide more effective ratings.


The relationship between soot and NOx exhaust characteristics are important problems which oppose each other. It is difficult to simultaneously reduce these components. Adding water into the flame is the most effective method to achieve this. The theoretical prediction of the local soot and NOx concentrations together with the flame structure are required to obtain a better understanding of the local conditions for control of soot and NOx formation in the flames. In this study, the method of adding water is achieved by high humidity in the combustion air and the addition into fuel, the detailed characteristics for soot and NOx reduction are investigated based on the influence of the gas temperature, various species and local equivalence ratio by the addition of water.


Objective To explore a standardized,easily handling method for creating a high-survival rat model with myocardial infarction.Methods Eighty Wistar rats received intraperitoneal anesthesia underwent tracheotomy and a breathing machine was connected to assist ventilation.The left anterior descending coronary artery was ligated by open chest approach.The rats were killed under anesthesia 28 days after the procedure.The hearts were removed,and the shape observed.The myocardium of infarct zone was stained with HE.Results The success rate of modeling was 100% with a survival of 96%.The left ventricle was dilated,its wall of ischemic zone became thinner with light colour.Conclusion This method raises the survival rate of models with myocardial infarction in rats.The model is stable and repeatable,which satisfies one or more ligation requirements.


This paper reports on findings of a survey of driver management techniques by motor carriers identified as "best safety performers" in order to identify key practices that affect safety performance. The objective was to systematically characterize these behaviors to make them easier for others to adopt. The survey looked at a geographically stratified judgment sample of the safest trucking companies in the U.S. and asked for driver and vehicle-related practices, especially in relation to training and hiring drivers and techniques to reinforce safe behaviors. The findings suggest the prevalence of certain types of practices among this elite group of safety-conscious firms. They tend to screen consistently in all driver-hiring situations, emphasize pre-service and in-service training for company and owner-operator drivers alike, use an array of training methods, covering a wide range of topics, and give a variety of awards to drivers who show they are safe practitioners. Future research needs to be done to see how strong the connection is between these practices and actual crash rates, driver out-of-service rates, and other measures. This could be done by administering the survey to a random sample of carriers drawn from a pool of poor, fair, good and excellent safety records. Empirical testing of that data would show how closely driver-targeted interventions correlate to overall safety.


"Rites of Place: Public Commemoration in Russia and Eastern Europe" is a very up-to-date collection of works on memory in the field of Russian and Eastern European studies. This review acknowledges the originality, and historical and geographical scope of the contributions to the volume, but questions the reverent approach to Pierre Nora''s 'lieux de memoire' thesis as the foundation stone for contemporary memory studies. While the volume fails to critically interrogate the problematic binary logic of Nora, the contributions themselves offer a most interesting outline of alternative and innovative approaches in the field of memory studies.


In immersive virtual environments, locomotion allows users to change their viewpoint in the virtual world and is one of the most common tasks. Locomotion taxonomies can describe relationships between the locomotion techniques and thus represent a common understanding, form the backbone of many studies and publications, and can increase the comparability of studies. Therefore, it is relevant for VR researchers, developers, and designers to get an overview of previous research on taxonomies including benefits, drawbacks, and possible research gaps. Current literature reviews focus on locomotion techniques instead of locomotion taxonomies. Thus, a time-consuming search, evaluation and comparison of many publications is required to get such an overview. We present the design of a currently performed systematic literature review examining taxonomies of locomotion techniques. In addition, we present initial results including an overview of publications introducing locomotion taxonomies, their relationships, and impact. We aim to provide a reference to potential taxonomies to support the choice of a locomotion taxonomy and insights into the research field evolution to aid the design of novel locomotion taxonomies.


Pedestrian trajectory prediction is a key technology in many applications such as video surveillance, social robot navigation, and autonomous driving, and significant progress has been made in this research topic. However, there remain two limitations of previous studies. First, with the continuation of time, the prediction error at each time step increases significantly, causing the final displacement error to be impossible to ignore. Second, the prediction results of multiple pedestrians might be impractical in the prediction horizon, i.e., the predicted trajectories might collide with each other. To overcome these limitations, this work proposes a novel trajectory prediction method called CSR, which consists of a cascaded conditional variational autoencoder (CVAE) module and a socially-aware regression module. The cascaded CVAE module first estimates the future trajectories in a sequential pattern. Specifically, each CVAE concatenates the past trajectories and the predicted points so far as the input and predicts the location at the following time step. Then, the socially-aware regression module generates offsets from the estimated future trajectories to produce the socially compliant final predictions, which are more reasonable and accurate results than the estimated trajectories. Moreover, considering the large model parameters of the cascaded CVAE module, a slide CVAE module is further exploited to improve the model efficiency using one shared CVAE, in a slidable manner. Experiments results demonstrate that the proposed method exhibits improvements over state-of-the-art method on the Stanford Drone Dataset (SDD) and ETH/UCY of approximately 38.0% and 22.2%, respectively.


In this short note we respond to the argument advanced by Baker, Taliaferro, and Wurgler (2006) that our criticism of the market timing literature is simply a reinterpretation of Stambaugh's (1999) small sample bias. We show analytically how structural breaks in an economic time-series may result in spurious, or nonsense, predictive regressions, whether or not there is any small-sample bias at play. We also provide a simple example showing that the magnitude of this bias could explain the predictive power of certain variables.


The detailed understanding of the physical parameters that determine Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances (LSPRs) is essential to develop new applications for plasmonics. A relatively new area of research has been opened by the identification of LSPRs in low carrier density systems obtained by doping semiconductor quantum dots. We investigate theoretically how diffuse surface scattering of electrons in combination with the effect of quantization due to size (QSE) impact the evolution of the LSPRs with the size of these nanosystems. Two key parameters are the length $R_0$ giving the strength of the QSE and the velocity $\beta_T$ of the electronic excitations entering in the length scale for diffuse surface scattering. While the QSE itself only produces a blueshift in energy of the LSPRs, the diffuse surface scattering mechanism gives to both energy and linewidth an oscillatory-damped behavior as a function of size, with characteristic lengths that depend on material parameters. Thus, the evolution of the LSPRs with size at the nanometer scale is very dependent on the relation of size to these lengths, which we illustrate with several examples. The variety of behaviors we find could be useful for designing plasmonic devices based on doped semiconductor nano structures having desired properties.


I once attended an inaugural lecture at an African University where the colleague introducing the professor emphasized that this professor's work was of such excellence and renown that he could no ...


Abstract As a response to what I see as the challenge posed by constructivist and narrative pedagogies, this paper seeks to sympathetically reconstruct Bernard Williams' Absolute Conception from the scattered texts in which he briefly sketched it While ultimately defending the Absolute Conception or something close enough to it, the paper criticizes and distances itself from some aspects of Williams' version, notably his conception of philosophy as insurmountably perspectival. Williams' understanding of perspectival knowledge as contrasted to absolute knowledge is illustrated with the concrete, if fictional case of the Dr Manhattan character from Zack Snyder's Watchmen (2009). Adrian Moore's reading, and Hilary Putnam's criticisms of Williams' Absolute Conception are amongst the positions engaged with.


Poly(phenazasiline)s (PPhenaz) and related phenazasiline copolymers having arylenediethyndiyl units in the backbone (PPhE) were prepared by organometallic processes. PPhenaz films show reversible electrochromic behavior upon electrochemical treatment. A double layer electroluminescent device comprising PPhenaz with n-C8H17 groups bound to the silicon displays high performance similar to those comprising a typical hole-transport material, poly(N-vinylcarbazole).


With university students as subjects,this paper carried out a Leaderless Group Discussion Test and probed into differences of raters' validity in Training group and non-training group in LGD Test.Through correlation analysis and confirmatory factor analysis,it tested internal consistency,inter-rater reliability,differences between groups,group differences,construct validity and criterion-related validity.The results illustrate that training of raters has significant effects on scores of LGD tests.There are obvious differences between groups among trained and untrained raters;the criterion-related validity of Training group rating is better than that of non-training group.The results show that raters' systematic training will ensure more objective and impartial implementation in LGD Test and improve the rating accuracy.


Abstract. In this study, middle to late Mississippian microfossil assemblages from the Maritimes Basin of eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, SW Newfoundland, and New Brunswick) are closely compared to those from Western Paleotethys basins. The comparison is focused mainly on foraminifers and calcareous algae. Most foraminifers and algae described from the Maritimes Basin are considered cosmopolitan, and the occurrence in western Europe and northern Africa of taxa previously considered endemic to the North America Realm suggests a close paleobiogeographic relationship. This European/African correlation is further supported by other foraminiferal/algal taxa, the importance of which were previously overlooked, including: Plectogyranopsis ex gr. P. hirosei (Okimura, 1965), Mikhailovella Ganelina, 1956, Koktjubina windsorensis (Mamet, 1970), Polysphaerinella bulla Mamet, 1973, Mstinia Dain in Dain and Grozdilova, 1953, Haplophragmina Reitlinger, 1950, Omphalotis Shlykova, 1969, Pseudolituotuba Vdovenko, 1971, Pseudoendothyra Mikhailov, 1939, Saccamminopsis (Sollas, 1921) Vachard and Cózar, 2003, Kamaenella Mamet and Roux, 1974, and Anthracoporellopsis Maslov, 1956. Some species recorded in the Maritimes Basin have been typically recorded in Britain and Ireland in the southern platform of Laurussia. This implies a connection via the Rhenohercynian Ocean, whereas statistical analyses suggest that Maritimes Basin assemblages are closer to those of the Gondwana platform, which could have been established via the Paleotethys Ocean, and also with terranes northwest of the Variscan Front, in which its most logical connection should be with a still-open Rheic Ocean during the Visean and early Serpukhovian. Those taxa demonstrate a more-or-less continuous faunal and microfloral interchange between the Maritimes Basin and the Western Paleotethys paleobiogeographic realm. Furthermore, the width of the Paleotethys and Rheic oceans separating these regions is not considered excessive, particularly during the late Visean and early Serpukhovian.


Based on comparative analysis of the results of periodic and in-depth examinations of workers governmental enterprises producing activated carbons the rationale for expanding the volume of specialized care for the prevention of industrial-related diseases, including diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.


Scientific advances and technological changes are new key partners of economic growth anddevelopment. Scientific innovation has become a new source of wealth creation, improvementin quality of life and social wellbeing. India as a developing nation is facing many economicgrowth and development challenges like unemployment, poverty, hunger, scarcity ofresources, etc. To overcome these problems, new scientific innovations in the field ofrenewable energy can provide useful solutions. In the above context, economic analysis ofJawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (NSM) launched in 2010 by GOI is quite relevant.The NSM provide cheap and clean source of energy and job opportunities in India. The aim ofthis paper is to analysis NSM and other solar projects from various aspects of economicgrowth and to explore areas of investment for scientific innovation in such type of projects.This study is explanatory in nature. This study concludes positively that the development ofsolar energy can give solutions to many economic problems of rural electrification,unemployment, climate change, regional development, etc. Thus, India with its increasingpopulation and limited natural resources needs to use solar energy innovatively to achieve allround development.


Objective To discuss the feasibility of anterior-posterior approach for patients with cervical vertebra fracture-dislocation and articular process interlocking. Methods The surgery was divided into two steps to carry on:(1)local anesthesia + cervical plexus anesthesia, small zygapophyseal processed partial excision, poking reduction, interspious double strand"8"steelwire fixed, transplanted iliac bone fusion. (2)Anterior intervertebral decompression and autograft transplantation from iliac bone with"Orion"locking steel plate fixedly. Results After 3 to 36 month follow-up, X-ray demonstrated 16 patients of cervical fracture and dislocation were recovery and restored the normal cervical vertebrae sequence and physiological curvature. After 6 months the bones were fused completely,no the steel wire, the titanium board, and the screw were broken and loosened. Conclusion The severe infernal cervical vertebra fracture-dislocation and the implementation of anterior-posterior approach surgery are feasible, easily reset, stable, easy-integred, and facilitate postoperative care and rehabilitation.


The thermoregulatory style of Late Cretaceous mosasaurs has become a highly controversial subject in vertebrate palaeontology. These extinct marine reptiles have previously been described as poikilothermic, endothermic or gigantothermic. Here we analyse three genera of mosasaurs from the Mooreville Chalk in Alabama (USA) of differing body mass, and compare their δ18OPO4 derived body temperatures (Tb) with those of coeval poikilothermic fish (Enchodus) and endothermic pelagic seabirds (Ichthyornis). Results show that all mosasaurs, Clidastes (Tb = 33.1°C), Platecarpus (Tb = 36.3°C), and Tylosaurus (Tb = 34.3°C), had elevated average body temperatures in relation to those of the fish (Tb = 28.3°C) and were closer to those of Ichthyornis (Tb = 38.6°C). The temperatures calculated for Enchodus compare well with previously reported temperature estimates for the Mooreville Chalk and the Tb of Ichthyornis compares well with temperatures that have been reported for modern seabirds, suggesting that this method provides accurate results. Finally, although there are small differences of body temperature among mosasaur genera, these are independent of size, and thus inferred body mass, suggesting that mosasaurs were not gigantotherms, but rather endotherms.


Ideas maps, or concept maps as they are more usually known, have been accepted by a number of teachers as a useful way of helping establish or clarify children's knowledge about a particular topic. Here Alan Pritchard presents the results of a useful study which explored the use of ideas maps as a means of evaluating children's abilities to engage with and understand text.


In this paper, we will analyse the stabilization mechanism of antiferromagnetically coupled perpendicular (AFCP) media by calculating the effective energy barrier for the magnetization reversal of pair of antiferromagnetically coupled single domain magnetic grains.


The present invention provides a method of generating the test vectors. The method includes: A. the phase of the synchronous clock of the synchronous circuit and the overturning time point of the asynchronous signal are obtained, and a phase interval of the synchronous clock provided for the synchronous circuit is determined; B. the configuration information of the phase locked loop PLL is adjusted to make sure that the synchronous clock phase output according to the configuration information by PLL is in the phase interval calculated in the step A; C. the test vectors are generated by using the adjusted PLL configuration information. In the present invention, test vectors can be generated through adjusting the configuration information of PLL, and in the testing process, said test vectors assure that the synchronous signals output by the synchronous circuit not generate excursion. Thus, the chips having perfect functions can all pass the test and the testing of the robustness of the vectors are improved.


This paper introduces a model for stress testing of probability of default of individuals. The model rests on assumption that the individual defaults if his savings fall below zero. The probability of default is then described as a function of several macroeconomic indicators, such as wages, unemployment and interest rates. Stress testing is carried out by applying exogenous stress scenarios for development of these indicators. The model implies that sensitivity of probability of default to the stress is mainly driven by installment to income ratio and for mortgages also by loan maturity. Hence installment to income ratio is suggested as the appropriate tool to manage credit risk of retail portfolios.


Increasingly organizations are challenged to manage the risk and optimize the opportunity surrounding the digital economy. On the one hand, they need to build technology systems to protect information assets against the threats of cyber security and to control access. On the other, they are being driven by consumer expectations to open the business and encourage access in order to improve customer experience and generate new business. Identity management underpins both of these opposing forces. Managing access to your information assets can help protect your organization's value and reputation, and avoid regulatory pitfalls. Identity & Access Management


Radio interference suppression must be considered in early design stages for maximum effectiveness. The chief sources of interference to communication systems are spurious and harmonic radiations, corona and precipitation static, and co-channel and adjacentchannel interference. Other interference sources such as ignition systems, rotating machinery and contacting devices are not included in the scope of this paper. Interference may render some equipments inoperative or produce distortion in others. Most types of interference can be successfully eliminated by the reduction of transmitter spurious radiation, reduction of receiver susceptibility, antenna design to reduce mutual coupling, and judicious frequency assignments.


The set of asymptotic numbers A introduced in Refs. llJ and (3] is a system of ~an lited numbers including the system of real numbers R. as well as infinite!) small (mfi. ni tesimals J and infinitely large numbers. The purpose of this paper is to stud} in deta 1 tht algebraic properties of A which are a little unusual, in a cenain sense, as compared1 with the known algebraic structures (rings. fields, etc.) This is necessary for the rnvesfi. gation of the class of asymptotic functions /2, 41. which are on their par t, ~enerahznt functions similar to the distributions of Schwartz but allowing lhl' operation of muJt,. plication


The growing obesity epidemic has sparked numerous studies on the identification of molecular signatures that regulate energy homeostasis using different experimental animal models. Orexin, which acts via two G-protein coupled receptors, orexin receptor 1 and 2, has been originally identified as feeding-related hypothalamic neuropeptide that regulate energy balance in mammals. Recently, using chicken, non-mammalian species that are characteristically hyperglycemic and prone to obesity, we made a breakthrough by identifying the orexin system in avian muscle and unraveling its effect on mitochondrial dynamics and function. Therefore, understanding orexin signaling and function may help to identify novel therapeutic opportunities for treating metabolic disorders related to mitochondrial dysfunction.


SummaryConservation strategies aimed to sustain or increase forest biodiversity, need to be monitoredand assessed repeatedly in order to ensure their effectiveness. The importance of evaluationsystems within the management was stressed in the recent Swedish governmentalpolicy (2000/01:130) on land-use and forestry. Such systems for assessment are, however,not established in Sweden.At present, birds are not effectively utilized in conservation and forestry assessments.Birds are suitable for use because, for example, their habitat requirements are often relativelywell understood, they are relatively easy surveyed and the bird species assemblageoften mirror other biodiversity in an area. Recent studies have also pointed out that somecommon species display decreasing populations the last decade. Still, however, forestbirds are not in focus in any nation wide monitoring or assessment system.WWF initiated this project to define an assessment system that relates forest landscapecharacteristics to the diversity of forest birds. That is, analyses of the effects of conservationefforts over time and monitoring of bird populations, combined in a single systemapplicable in forest management.During 2001 the project tested fieldwork, in two forest landscapes (850 and 3000 hasurveyed), handling of data and analyses according to the suggested system. The resultsin the study areas were concordant with documented ecological relationships and the fieldstaff reported no practical or conceptual difficulties included in the method. Thus, thesystem is applicable practically and reflects bird-habitat relationships in forest landscapesproperly.This report presents methods for the fieldwork, the focused species pool, the forest dataand the analyses for the monitoring system, designed for assessments of landscape managementin relation to the resident forest bird fauna over time. The suggested analyses mayserve as tools for evaluations of whether the management and conservation strategies aresufficient for sustainable forest bird populations.The fieldwork of this system may seem work intensive, and one may want rapid replieson whether the management is on the right track or not. However, there are no shortcuts toreliable answers regarding long-term effects of the management. Therefore, the soonerevaluation systems are applied the better. This system could improve forest landscapemanagement and support to the fill the need for such systems in Sweden.


Using the electron energy‐loss method in a merged electron‐ion beams geometry absolute, cascade‐free excitation cross sections have been measured for the resonance 2S→2P transition in Zn+. Measurements were carried out at electron energies of below threshold (threshold at 6.011 eV) to 40 eV. Results are in very good agreement with close‐coupling calculations and, away from threshold, lie below absolute line‐emission cross sections which include effects of cascade into the 2P state from higher levels.


This article aims at discussing media as a research tool considering its knowledge production in everyday life and, therefore, power relations. Power is understood as a productive network that traverses the whole social body and produces things, pleasures, ways of knowing, and discourses. We have focused on the television program Fantastico, more specifically, on its section dedicated to health, presented by Dr. Drauzio Varella, who presents statistics about the Brazilian population and dialogues with women about family planning programs. We intend to make media as a social field, delimiting it as evidence, so to problematize it using Foucaultian theoretical tools. Thus, media is no longer thought as an evidence that naturalizes the objects it talks about, and lets us discuss it, that is, think of it as something that produces what it talks about.


A method to determine the thermal cross section of a deep level from capacitance measurements is reported. The results enable us to explain the nonexponential behavior of the capacitance versus capture time when the trap concentration is not negligible with respect to that of the shallow one, and the Debye tail effects are taken into account. A figure of merit for the nonexponential behavior of the capture process is shown and discussed for different situations of doping and applied bias. We have also considered the influence of the position of the trap level's energy on the nonexponentiality of the capture transient. The experimental results are given for the gold acceptor level in silicon and for the DX center in Al0.55 Ga0.45As, which are in good agreement with the developed theory.


In recent years, with the development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and the development of various types of electricity interconnection businesses in smart grids, IoT in smart grid has caused extensive research. Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) is a promising technology for power wireless private networks, we can combine it with IoT. A major challenge brought by the combination of LTE-A and IoT in smart grid is that a large number of devices attempt simultaneously to access to the network in a short time, which will greatly reduce the performance of the network and affect the execution in smart grid. In this paper, we classify IoT devices according to the types of businesses carried by it, and establish a hierarchical architecture that uses IoT gateways to connect IoT devices to eNBs. Under this architecture, we propose a resource allocation algorithm for multi-class businesses of IoT uplink communication based on LTE-A to improve the resource utilization of the network. In the simulation, we evaluate the proposed algorithm from rate and delay respectively. The results show that the algorithm can provide better data rate and delay for businesses with different requirements for QoS in both saturated and unsaturated situations.


INTRODUCTION
Actinomycosis is a chronic infectious disease caused by anaerobic, gram-positive microorganisms from the order of Actinomyce or Propionobacterium. The disease manifests iself mostly in cervicofacial form and less frequently in thoracic and abdominal form. The study was aimed at reviewing clinical manifestations and therapeutic approaches in treatment of patients with Actinomycosis.

MATERIAL AND METHODS
The study sample consisted of four patients with different clinical manifestations of Actinomycosis, who had been treated at the Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases in Belgrade in 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2008.

RESULTS
Four patients with Actinomycosis were treated during the above mentioned periods of time. One patient had kidney Actinomycosis, which developed into generalized Actinomycosis. Two patients had the most common cervical form, while the forth one had abdominal form; all patients received Penicillin G followed by Ampicillin, during the period of four weeks to up to a year.

CONCLUSION
Actinomycosis is a rare disease, which imposes great diagnostic dilemmas. The treatment of this disease requires long term use of antibiotics.


From March to December 2021, this prospective, open-label, single-armobservational clinical trial, conducted in Binh Phuoc, Gia Lai and Phu Yen provinces,evaluated the safety and efficacy of oral Pyronaridine tetraphosphate-Artesunate oncedaily for three consecutive days in adults and children with microscopically confirmedP. falciparum malaria. Patients were treated as in-patients for Days 0–3, with followup visits on Days 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42. The primary outcome was PCR-adjustedadequate clinical and parasitological response (ACPR) at Day 42. The results from 54P. falciparum patients has shown that: The efficacy of Pyronaridine tetraphosphate -Artesunate to P. falciparum has still high, with the rate of ACPR is 100%, the rate ofpositive parasitemia at day 3 is 50%, 54.5% and 54.8% in Binh Phuoc, Phu Yen andGia Lai, respectively. Pyronaridine-Artesunate is safety for the patients. None seriousadverd event are recorded.


The rate of elimination of hydroxylamines from 4-alkoxyimino-5,6-dihydro-6-alkoxyaminopyrimidin-2(1H)-ones (Ia) in a number of acids is shown to be maximal at a H0 value of –1.8, with the exception of trifluoroacetic acid for which a linear increase in rate constant is observed with increasing acid strength. The results are explained by a mechanism involving the doubly protonated form of the substrate. With 4-alkoxyimino-5-fluoro-5,6-dihydro-6-alkoxyaminopyrimidin-2(1H)-ones (Ib), acid-catalysed hydrolysis to form 5-fluoro-5,6-dihydro-6-alkoxyaminopyrimidine-2,4(1H,3H)-diones (V) occurs in preference to the elimination reaction which in this case is ca. 750 times slower than with (Ia). The rate differences for elimination are explained by differences in conformation between the two substrates (Ia and b).


This paper presents and evaluates a set of pictorial depth cues for far-field outdoor mobile augmented reality (AR). We examine the problem of accurately placing virtual annotations at physical target points from a static point of view. While it is easy to line up annotations with a target point's projection in the view plane, finding the correct distance for the annotation is difficult if the target point is not represented in an environment model. We have found that AR depth cues, such as vertical and horizontal shadow planes, a small top-down map, or color encodings of relative depth, have a positive impact on a user's ability to align a 3D cursor with physical objects at various distances. These cues aid the user's depth perception and estimation by providing information about the 3D cursor's distance and its relationship in 3-space to any features that may already have been annotated. We conducted a user study that measures the effects of different depth cues for both absolute 3D cursor placement as well as placement relative to a small number of marked reference points, whose distances are known. Our study provides insight about mobile AR users' ability to judge distances both absolutely and relatively, and we identify techniques that successfully enhance their performance.


Cultured Cloudman melanoma cells exposed either to dibutyryl 3':5'-cyclic AMP and theophylline or to cholera toxin bind significantly more 125I-labeled beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH) and fluorescein-labeled MSH than untreated cells. MSH binds to melanoma cells in the G2 phase of the cell cycle. The stimulation of MSH binding by dibutyryl cyclic AMP results from an increase in the number of MSH receptors per G2 cell and, to a lesser extent, from an increase in the number of G2 cells. The affinity of the receptors for MSH is not influenced by dibutyryl cyclic AMP.


This article mainly research express the robot task, the visual image processing and the upper machine through HALCON procedures of image processing, c# development PC development, realize the Courier information acquisition and through the PC serial port communication to the microcontroller, in order to control the robot movement, storage, take out the Courier by robot operation. In the visual part of this paper, the barcode information and the shape information of the express delivery surface are identified by image preprocessing, and the information is processed and analyzed on the visual upper computer developed by C#, and the appropriate express delivery bit information is assigned to the single chip microcomputer.


Impatiens necrotic spot virus (genus Tospovirus ), a major pathogen of flower crops (Daughtrey et al ., 1997), has recently been reported also to infect vegetables and other edible crops including spinach, lettuce, pepper, peanut and potato…


Fuzzy neural network system is used in compressor fault diagnosis of automotive air condition,and GA(Genetic Algorithm)is adopted to optimize the system and improve BP network.Parameters and structures of the fuzzy system are optimized and the useless fuzzy inference are reduced.The rapid convergence,advanced comprehensibility and good generalization are proved by the diagnoss result.The accuracy and the efficiency of faul diagnosis system are improved.


Sodium lauroyl-α-hydroxyethyl sulfonate was prepared from ethyl acetoacetate by alkylation and decar-boxylation to give tridecan-2-one, which subjected to condensation with ethyl formate and addition with NaHSO3 in 33%overall yield.


The surface of strained InGaAs films on GaAs for selective regrowth of InAs nanostructures is investigated by atomic force microscopy and Rutherford backscattering. Various InxGa1-xAs films were annealed at temperatures between 400°C - 800°C. Significant indium desorption was found to occur at temperatures above 550°C.


According to the challenge that confront enterprises in the global market competition, the mode of agile manufacturing and the management concept of enterprise re engineering are introduced in this paper. This paper points out that employing agile manufacturing is an effective way for enterprises to implement scientific and systematic management, enforce competition competence and adapt to the cruel and changeful global market.


This paper presents a design for a small superconducting magnet. The magnet is used for dip experiments into a storage Dewar with the access tube removed from the neck. The solenoid is corrected by means of two extra coils wound on the outside. Correction coils increased the usable volume over which the field is uniform to 0.1% by a factor of about 50. The magnet is uniform to 0.1% over the full radial bore and for almost 2 cm along the axis. All the information necessary to wind the magnet is given; the magnet reported was wound by novices. The total cost of the magnet was about $20; the magnet achieved more than 15 kG.


The Queer Child examines childhood sexuality from the intersection of childhood studies, queer theory, film theory, and literary studies. This highly theoretical text not only demonstrates how the "ghostly gay child" lurks alongside the twentieth century in literature and film but also provides reading practices for discerning these queer children.


13 14 Thin films of Cu 3 BiS 3 have been produced by conversion of stacked and co 15 electroplated BiCu metal precursors in the presence of elemental sulfur vapour. The 16 roles of sulfurization temperature and heating rate in achieving singlephase good 17 quality layers have been explored. The potential loss of Bi during the treatments has 18 been investigated, and no appreciable compositional difference was found between 19 films sulfurized at 550 °C for up to 16 hours. The structural, morphological and 20 photoelectrochemical properties of the layers were investigated in order to evaluate the potentials of the compound for application in thin film photovoltaics.


Introduction: the reference and counter-reference system (RCR) defines a hierarchical flow of assistance to patients and/or communication among professionals. The reference is a document that requires consulting and/or forwards patients to other doctors (consultants) who draw up a reply document, the counter-reference. In Brazil, the RCR system does not work well, and no study has systematically evaluated it. Objectives: to evaluate reference reports from health services from Belo Horizonte (PBH), municipalities in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte (RMBH), and the General Hospital from UFMG (HC) elaborated by general practitioners (GP) or specialists (ESP) and received in the Endocrinology Service from the GH, and define the necessary information in reference to enable the consultant to decide for a face-to-face consultation. The doctors who work in the Family Health Program (FHP) or secondary and tertiary care doctors were considered GPs. Methods: this was an observational and sectional study. Results: two researchers (k = 0.652) evaluated 282 Evaluation of reference reports received in a university public service in Endocrinology in Belo Horizonte Josemar de Almeida Moura1, Milena Maria Moreira Guimaraes2, Frederico Sander Mansur Machado3, Eliane Perlatto Moura4, Bruno das Neves Souza5, Leonardo Martins Caldeira de Deus5, Marianna da Silva Rafael5, Flavio dos Santos Campos5, Raphael Ribeiro Teles dos Santos5, Lucas Jose de Campos Machado6 1 Medico. Mestre. Professor Assistente Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. 2 Medica. Doutora. Professora Adjunta da Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. 3 Educador Fisico. Doutorando pelo Programa de Pos-graduacao em Fisiologia e Farmacologia do Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais-UFMG. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. 4 Farmaceutica. Pos-Doutora. Professora da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Alfenas de Belo Horizonte – UNIFENAS-BH. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. 5 Academico do Curso de Medicina da Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. 6 Medico. Doutor. Professor Associado da Faculdade de Medicina da UFMG. Belo Horizonte, MG – Brasil. Avaliacao dos relatorios de referencia recebidos em um servico publico universitario de Endocrinologia de Belo Horizonte DOI: 10.5935/2238-3182.20150039


Objective To study the efficacy and safety of oxytocin combining misoprostol in reducing postpartum blood loss.Methods Three hundred primipara with term singleton pregnancy and spontaneous delivery were enrolled. Twenty U Oxytocin were injected intravenously in the second stage of labor. Then all the cases were randomly assigned to two groups. Observation group:150 cases were placed 400μg misoprostol in recta after the delivery of placenta. Control group:150 cases were received no treatment.The amounts of vaginal bleeding were observed immediatelyafter the delivery of placenta and till two hours later. Results The amounts of vaginal bleeding after the delivery of placenta were not significant in both groups (P0.05).After the delivery of placenta two hours later,the amounts of vaginal bleeding in observation group were significantly less than in control group (P0.05).Conclusion Treatment dose misoprostol was efficient and safe in reducing postpartum blood loss, combined treatment can reduce postpartum blood loss significantly.


1. putrescine-producing microorganism, wherein the microorganism is modified so that the activity is weakened and ornitinkarbamoiltransferazy protein involved in the export of glutamate (NCgl1221), compared with their endogenous activity, and the activity of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) in mikroorganizm.2 introduced. Putrescine-producing microorganism according to claim 1, wherein ornitinkarbamoiltransferaza has amino acid sequence SEQ ID NO:. 28 or an amino acid sequence that is 70% or more homologous ey.3. Putrescine-producing microorganism according to claim 1, wherein the protein involved in the export of glutamate, an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:. 30 or an amino acid sequence that is 70% or more homologous ey.4. Putrescine-producing microorganism according to Claim. 1, where ornitinkarbamoiltransferazy and activity of a protein involved in the export of glutamate, weakened by a method selected from the group consisting of (1) partial or complete deletion of the gene encoding the protein, (2) modification of expression control sequences for suppression gene expression, (3) modification of the gene sequence on the chromosome for attenuation of protein activity, and (4) their kombinatsii.5. Putrescine-producing microorganism according to claim 1 wherein the ornithine decarboxylase having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:. 41 or an amino acid sequence that is 70% or more homologous ey.6. Putrescine-producing microorganism according to Claim. 1, where the ODC activity is administered by a method selected from the group consisting of inserting a polynucleotide containing ODC-encoding nucleotide sequence into the chromosome insertion polynucleotide in a vector


e13509Background: Hereditary cancer accounts for approximately 10% of all cancers. An estimated 15-20% of all cancer patients have positive family history. However, until recently mutations in highly penetrant genes were only identified in approximately 20% of high-risk families. Technological advances in DNA sequencing, commonly designated as "Next Generation Sequencing-NGS" allowed to identify new genes responsible for the missing heritability, allowing the application of this knowledge in the diagnostic setting. Methods: Between 2015 and 2017, 276 patients were tested at two institutions in Dubai, UAE for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes and the common CHEK2 c.1100delC mutation. In 2017, testing was extended to include 33 genes for 89 patients tested. Testing for all 276 patients was conducted at a single laboratory with testing criteria based on NCCN guidelines. Results: At the time of testing, median age was 44 years (range 26–72 years) with the majority of patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Patients tested...