A baptism – the first of the sacrament that a person receives in a life, is the foundation of all Christian existence and introduce (initiate) into the life of faith. It implies the consequences of a moral character, that is, influences and conditions the personal life of the Christian as a free, conscious and responsible person who is moving towards the good. We can say about the moral dimension of the sacrament of baptism, as Pope Francis wrote in his first encyclical Lumen fidei : "In baptism we receive both a teaching to be professed and a specific way of life which demands the engagement of the whole person and sets us on the path to goodness" (n. 41). Francis states that holy baptism is the sacrament of faith. Searching for good is a moral category. It concerns a person as a free, conscious and responsible subject who, in making his choices, in choosing Christ, responding to the gift of a new life in Christ, in the freedom seeking the truth, is looking for the good. The baptism has a fundamental dimension for Christian existence because it is the realization of the very essence of being a Christian – it brings with it a rebirth which opens the way to imitate Christ.


and urethroscopy are mandatory in patients with a radiologically documented dilated posterior urethra, in order to exclude posterior urethral valves despite normal urinary flow rates


This paper uses data on grass growth and meteorological factors to analyze the impacts of climate change on pasture growth in subalpine meadows.The results show that precipitation declined at the rate of-9.90 mm/10a.The interannual change of temperature displayed a marked increase,at the rate of 0.341℃/10a.The aridity index of grassland increased at the rate of 0.036/10a,with a significant trend from 1990 to 2005.The period from reviving to ripeness of gramineous pasture was 140~150 days,requiring an accumulated temperature above 0℃ of around(1 000)~(1 200℃),precipitation of around 400~450 mm,and sunshine duration of around(1 000)~(1 100) hours.The pasture growth changed from low-speed growth to high-speed growth 64 days after reviving and changed back to low-speed growth 112 days after reviving.The pasture grows at the peak rate 88 days after reviving. The temperature rise enables the period of inflorescence to be extended by 10~14 days and the ripeness period to be extended by 20~24 days over the past 20 years.The effects of temperature on grass yields were positive for the period from revival to heading,with the most sensitivity during the jointing and tillering stage.The effects of temperature on grass yields were negative for the period from inflorescence to ripeness,which had the second highest sensitivity during the ripeness period.The effects of precipitation on grass yields were positive except for during the ripeness period,which was sensitive during the jointing and tillering stage.The grass yields increase 150~200kg/hm~2 when precipitation increases by 1mm per ten days.The effects of precipitation on grass yields were negative in the ripeness stage.The effects of sunshine duration on grass yields were positive from the stages of reviving to tillering.The effects of sunshine duration on grass yields were negative during the jointing and tillering period,which was sensitive in the heading period.The effects of sunshine duration on grass yields were positive during the ripeness stage.The increase in climate variability causes variation and an unsteady increase in pasture output.


The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of madrasah principalship , professional development and self-confidence on teacher performance in public islamic primary school or madrasah ibtidaiyah negeri (MIN)Bandar Lampung city. This type of research is associative research with ex post facto approach. A sample of 132 teachers were randomly slected from 317 teacher in MIN Bandar Lampung City. The main data collection techniques usedwas questionnaire selected were analyzed using simple linear regression statistical techniques and multiple regression. The results of the study were obtained There is a positive and significant influence of the leadership of the madrasah principalship on teacher performance in the MIN Bandar Lampung City.


There are many methods to produce transgenic animals, although when considering bovine species, those methods offer low repeatability, high costs, and low transgene integration efficiency. To overcome these difficulties, sperm mediated gene transfer (SMGT) could be used as an alternative to produce transgenic embryos. This technology allows carrying exogenous DNA into the oocyte during the fertilization period, once spontaneous binding exists between spermatozoa and exogenous DNA. The aim of this study was to compare 4 methods for incorporating DNA into sperm cells—sperm incubation, capacitation, electroporation, and lipofection—to verify the efficiency of embryo production with exogenous DNA, employing spermatozoa as a vector. Cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) from abattoir-derived bovine ovaries were randomly divided into 5 groups (4 experimental groups: sperm incubation, sperm capacitation with calcium ionophore, electroporation, and lipofection; and 1 control group). In vitro maturation was performed in TCM-199 medium supplemented with 10% FCS, sodium pyruvate, gentamycin, FSH, hCG, and estradiol in an incubator at 39°C, in an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air and high humidity for 24 h. After Percoll gradient (45/90%) separation at 600g for 30 min, spermatozoa were washed in Talp Semen medium (200g for 5 min). For in vitro fertilization (IVF), 5 × 106 spermatozoa were used to inseminate microdroplets with 20 matured oocytes from all groups: incubation with exogenous DNA for 1 h, sperm capacitation (250 nM of calcium ionophore) for 5 min followed by sperm incubation for 1 h, electroporation (500V), and lipofection (Effectene®; Qiagen, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada). The EYFP-Nuc plasmid (500 ng mL-1; Clontech, Mountain View, CA, USA) was used as exogenous DNA. Oocytes inseminated with non-treated sperm were considered as the control group. The presumptive zygotes were co-cultured with a granulosa cell monolayer in SOFaa medium in an incubator at 39°C, with an atmosphere of 5% CO2 in air and high humidity. The blastocyst rate was analyzed by ANOVA. Embryos from all experimental and control groups were subjected to PCR to detect internalized EYFP, using primers specific to this exogenous DNA, and considering positive embryos those that showed a fragment of 440 bp after electrophoresis. The fragment of 440 bp from positive embryos was sequenced to check correspondence to the EYFP. Electroporation (17.95%) and sperm capacitation (15.12%) were more efficient for EYFP-positive embryo production when compared to the lipofection protocol (6.25%). Sperm incubation (12.5%) did not show a significant difference from the other groups. Sequenced PCR-positive products for EYFP showed 100% homology with nucleotides of EYFP at GenBank. In conclusion, it is possible to use SMGT to deliver exogenous DNA into an oocyte at the time of IVF. This work was supported financially FAPESP 03/08542-5 and 03/07456-8.


The section of pointer in C always is considered to be important and difficult.Correct understanding and appropriate use of pointer can indicate whether students have mastered C.Furthermore,it also affects the learning of other courses such as Data Structure and Operating System.Starting with the problems in the teaching of pointer,the author sumed up the teaching experience in terms of correct understanding of pointer,common mistakes in the use of pointer and flexible application of pointer.


This paper presents preliminary performance guidelines for rear-end collision avoidance driver warning systems. These types of systems are gaining widespread acceptance as a potential advance in vehicle safety. Numerous companies are developing and testing prototype systems for introduction on vehicles within the near future. The work presented here, although preliminary in nature, will help to define and describe the minimum requirements and recommendations for these types of systems. This includes extensive design and testing of driver to system interaction as well as system performance. These performance guidelines are part of on-going research into rear-end collision avoidance and currently unresolved issues presented within these guidelines should be resolved during the remainder of the program. This research is being sponsored through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Crash Avoidance Research (NRD-51).


AbstractThis article identifies some of the problems associated with using Theatre in Health Education and suggests a number of key principles which are inherent in the use of Theatre in Education (TIE) and Personal, Social and Health Education (PSHE).One of the most provocative and exciting developments to take place in health promotion in recent years has been the emergence and development of Theatre in Health Education (THE). Since the establishment of the Theatre in Health Education Trust in Birmingham in 1988 there has been a marked increase in the number of health authorities who have commissioned Theatre in Education (TIE) and community theatre companies to devise and tour Theatre in Health Education programmes. Likewise TIE companies have become increasingly interested in devising programmes on health related themes and issues. More than half of the TIE companies who have listed recent programmes in McGillivray's Theatre Guide (McGillivray 1994) have examined a health related theme.However, despit...


Objective:To investigate the tread of drug-resistance rate of Staphylococcus in our hospital from 2004 to 2008, for the guidance of rational use of antibiotics. Methods:Staphylococcus were isolated and tested by K-B method from clinical samples and drug-resistance was analyzed and studied retrospectively. Results: There was an elevated tendency of the drug-resistance rates to common antibiotics in Staphylococcus for past five years. The drug-resistance rates to VAN, RIF, TET in meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRS) were less than other commonly used antibiotics. Conclusion: The drug-resistance rate in Staphylococcus are enhanced and the drug-resistance pattern is wide in our hospital. For effective supervision and control of Staphylococcus infection, detection of MRS should be paid much attention by us.


Long-pulsed 755-nm alexandrite laser has been used effectively and safely for treatment of various pigmented lesions. However, in Asian patients, the risk of postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is high when epidermal pigmented lesions are treated with this laser using a large beam size. In this report, we described a female patient with long-pulsed alexandrite laser treatment-induced PIH. We found that long-pulsed alexandrite laser-induced PIH presented clinically along with demarcated and darkly pigmented macules compared to PIH by other Q-switched pigment lasers. In addition, all of the lesions with PIH showed abrupt improvement rather than gradual improvement after eight sessions of 1,064-nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser with low fluence. Additionally, we delivered 1,064-nm Nd:YAG laser energy on the PIH lesions using a quick pulse-to-pulse (Q-PTP) mode. We suggest that the additional use of a Q-PTP mode could have played an important role in the marked improvement of alexandrite-induced PIH. Medical Lasers; Engineering, Basic Research, and Clinical Application fine surface changes on the irradiated lesions. A dynamic cooling device with a setting of 0/0/20 (pre-irradiation cooling/delay/post-irradiation cooling) milliseconds was applied to cool the epidermis.


By adhering to green chemistry principles, unique and enhanced benzoxazine composite is made from renewable vanillin and furfuryl amine. The bio‐benzoxazine poly(V‐BZF) structure was confirmed by 1H NMR and Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy spectroscopy. Enhanced composites were developed successfully by blending different chemical‐treated almond shell particles with poly(V‐BZF). Differential scanning calorimetry results reveal that novel benzoxazine's curing temperature was low and slightly reduced by incorporating chemically treated fillers. The lowest polymerizing temperature was recorded as 215°C for the blend of alkali‐treated particles. Thermogravimetric analysis demonstrates that composites exhibited superior thermal characteristics, and chemical treatment positively impacts filler material. The limiting oxygen index value classifies poly(V‐BZF) composites as flame‐retardant and extinguishing. Approximately a 47.56% increase in tensile strength and a 28.9% increase in modulus were recorded with the incorporation of silane‐treated filler. Flexural tests demonstrated that composites with silane‐treated particles showed maximum flexural strength of 101.5 MPa and a modulus of 4112.6 MPa. The impact strength of composites increased to 73.3%, expanding benzoxazine's manufacturing applications. In addition, the specimen was designed to have composite properties and stress analysis was performed in two Multiphysics software packages. In all, this work confirms that adopting environmentally‐friendly methodologies and surface modification of filler can yield superior composites.


The emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is posing many challenges to public and clinical medicine. The origin of the disease appears to have been in southern China towards the end of 2002.


We present two di.erent white-light spectral interferometric techniques employing a low-resolution spectrometer for a direct measurement of the group dispersion of isotropic and anisotropic optical elements. First, the dispersion of the group refractive index for glass plate is measured in a Michelson interferometer with the plate of known thickness inserted in one of the interferometer arms. The technique utilizes the spectrometer to record a series of spectral interferograms for measuring the equalization wavelength as a function of the displacement of the interferometer mirror from the reference position, which corresponds to a balanced Michelson interferometer. The use of the technique is extended for measuring the dispersion of the group refractive indices for the ordinary and extraordinary polarizations in a quartz crystal. We con.rm that the measured group dispersions agree well with those resulting from the semiempirical dispersion equations. We also show that the measured mirror displacement depends, in accordance with the theory, linearly on the theoretical group refractive index and that the slope of the corresponding straight line gives precisely the thickness of the quartz crystal. Second, the group dispersion of the quartz crystal is measured in an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer with the adjustable path length when the crystal is inserted in the test arm. The use of the second technique is extended for measuring the di.erential group dispersion of a glass of a holey optical fiber.


A fragment of linear time temporal logic (LTL) is presented. It is proved that the satisfiability problem for this fragment is NP-complete. The fragment is larger than previously known NP-complete fragments. It is obtained by prohibiting the use of until operator and requiring to use only next operators indexed by a letter.


Lasing properties of the two-dimensional (2D) distributed feedback (DFB) lasers can be engineered by replacing either the gain medium or periodic structures necessary for the feedback mechanism. Quasicrystals are the intermediate class between the periodic and random structures. They have high rotational symmetry and more favorable for the generation of photonic bandgap as compared to periodic structures. In our experiment, we designed a pentagonal prism for the holographic lithography to construct a long-range 10-fold rotational symmetry, which exhibits 2D quasiperiodic structures. A solution-processable colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) was spin-coated on the resultant 2D quasicrystals. An analytical model based on the cavity mode coupling effect was developed to predict the output performance of the 2D DFB CQDs photonic quasicrystals laser. The respective optically pumped 2D photonic quasicrystal samples exhibit multi-wavelength lasing emission in different directions due to long-range rotational symmetry. The five DFB lasing spots are symmetrically distributed in the 2D space, the center of the lasing spots is similar to a star shape. The derived analytical model predictions are in line with the experimental results.


In this work we propose an objective function to obtain an interval-valued fuzzy clustering. After the process of optimization we obtain an interval-valued fuzzy partition in which the length of the intervals depends on the position of the points with respect of the clusters.


The invention relates to silicon framework hyperbranched epoxy resin, a preparation method and high temperature-resisting solvent-free insulated paint consisting of the same. The silicon framework hyperbranched epoxy resin has a structural formula shown above, and i is a natural number except zero. The silicon framework hyperbranched epoxy resin is adopted to prepare the high temperature-resisting solvent-free insulated paint which does not contain reactive diluent. The solvent-free insulated paint has excellent comprehensive property, simple manufacture, low cost and less environmental pollution.


Indium Selenide (In x Se 1-x ) thin films were synthesized in a sealed ampoule in a vacuum of 10 -2 Torr using high purity elemental indium and selenium with different x concentration (0, 10, 15 % at.wt.) using vacuum evaporation technique. The structural properties of In x Se 1-x alloys for (x = 10 and 15 % at. wt.) were examined by x-ray diffraction and exhibited a polycrystalline structure with hexagonal unit cell. The effects of the indium concentration and post deposition heat treatment on the structural and optical properties of the films were studied. The direct band gap of In x Se 1 -x thin films were estimated in the range (2.35 - 3.95) eV and the energy gap (E g opt ) increases with increasing annealing temperatures. Optical constants (included refractive index (n), extinction coefficient (k), and real (e r ) and imaginary parts (e i ) of dielectric constant) for the above films were calculated. The results were discussed in detail in relation with film recrystallization during the heating process. doi: 10.14456/WJST.2014.82


Production of gradable Bivoltine raw silk and elevation of India in to International market has become the priority of Indian Sericulture Industr novel method "Cluster Promotion Programme (CPP)" was implemented under XI & XII five year plans during 2014-2019 all over India. Out of 178 clusters chosen to implement CPP in India for the development of Bivoltine sericulture, 102 clusters were considered to implement in Southern India and out of which 13 were identified to administer CPP in Andhra Pradesh (AP). Accordingly during the period a total of 642 CBTs and ECPs were organized along with other cluster development activities and sensitized 41,139 farmers on improved technical knowhow of mulberry cultivation and silkworm rearing for enhanced quality leaf and Bivoltine cocoon production. The details of ECPs organization in the increasing order as 46 ECPs were organized by sensitizing 2,556 farmers under East Godawari district followed by 49 ECPs among 2,870 under West Godawari; 67 ECPs among 2,322 farmers under Prakasham; 79 ECPs among 3,044 farmers under Kurnool; 149 ECPs among 13,856 farmers under Chittoor, whereas 252 farmers among 15,491 farmers under Ananthapur district, respectively. Due to the above efforts a total of 382.13 lakhs of DFLs were brushed as against the target of 351.50 lakhs DFLs with 112.61% of achievement. Cocoon yield for 100 dfls brushed was recorded 71.07kg compared to the bench mark yield of 42kg/100 dfls with 112.61% increase. The international standards of raw silk production was enhanced to the level of 3,899.3 MTs compared to the bench mark yield of 13.5MT during the period resulting in 99 influencing the increased market value of cocoon fetching to a tune of Rs. 366.9 over bench mark rate (Rs. 212.5) resulting in 72.66% increase. The impact of CBTs & ECPs also corroborated in enhancing the quality cocoon production of 28,478.4M sericulturists. The extension communication activities were also motivated 1,43,467 farmers to take up sericulture by undertaking 16,615.5 acres of new mulberry plantation with V1 high yielding mulberry variety contributing to the horizontal the other agricultural, horticultural and floricultural crops as because they have been proved not prospective, unstable and incur huge losses. Further, in sericulture among the sericulturists not only contributed significant level production of gradable Bivoltine raw silk but also generated a ray of hope in improving the socio economic conditions of the sericultural farming fraternity. produce enormous quantity of silk, the essential fibre, through the adoption of extensive mulberry growth and intensive silkworm rearing technology. Quality mulberry with nutritive leaf and improved strains aspects, for the development of the sericulture industry. the annual raw silk production of India has reached a level of 23,060 MT by the year 2011 state (Department of State Sericulture (Central Silk Board), but still there is a short fall of 5,700 MT of work is properly cited. 20


A new type of phenoxazine-based macrocyclic arene, calix[n]phenoxazines, are reported. Structurally diversified calix[3]phenoxazines with different substitutes on nitrogen atoms and methylene bridges are synthesized with a yield of 30%-70%. Single crystal structure and density function theory calculation show calix[3]phenoxazines possess electron-rich cavities, which can selectively encapsulate suitable electron-deficient guests through multiple noncovalent interactions.


Rationale: In arterial myocytes, membrane depolarization-induced Ca 2 (cid:1) release (DICR) from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) occurs through a metabotropic pathway that leads to inositol trisphosphate synthesis indepen-dently of extracellular Ca 2 (cid:1) influx. Despite the fundamental functional relevance of DICR, its molecular bases are not well known. Objective: Biophysical and pharmacological data have suggested that L-type Ca 2 (cid:1) channels could be the sensors coupling membrane depolarization to SR Ca 2 (cid:1) release. This hypothesis was tested using smooth muscle–selective conditional Ca v 1.2 knockout mice. Methods and Results: In aortic myocytes, the decrease of Ca 2 (cid:1) channel density was paralleled by the disappearance of SR Ca 2 (cid:1) release induced by either depolarization or Ca 2 (cid:1) channel agonists. Ca v 1.2 channel deficiency resulted in almost abolition of arterial ring contraction evoked by DICR. Ca 2 (cid:1) channel–null cells showed unaltered caffeine-induced Ca 2 (cid:1) release and contraction. Conclusion: These data suggest that Ca v 1.2 channels are indeed voltage sensors coupled to the metabolic cascade, leading to SR Ca 2 (cid:1) release. These findings support a novel, ion-independent, functional role of L-type Ca 2 (cid:1) channels linked to intracellular signaling pathways in vascular myocytes. ( Circ Res . 2010;106: 1285-1289.) inositol trisphosphate synthesis and Ca 2 (cid:1) release from intracellular stores. This hypothesis was tested using genetically modified mice lacking the vascular smooth muscle-selective Ca 2 (cid:1) channel gene Cav1.2. In these smooth muscle cells, depolarization-induced Ca 2 (cid:1) release disappeared although other aspects of Ca 2 (cid:1) homeostasis remained intact. This report unveils a novel function of Ca 2 (cid:1) channels linking membrane potential to intracellular signaling pathways. It also helps to explain the generation of pathological vasospasm in partially depolarized smooth muscle cells.


In this brief response, the author replies to David Ussishkin's comments, reiterating in particular that an analysis of the stratigraphy of Iron Age Megiddo and Samaria cannot be judged solely via the available published material, especially when such has been found wanting, but must also include a consideration of previously unavailable archival material.


Existing lattice signature schemes are much less efficient than encryption schemes due to the rejection sampling paradigm. We give a construction of comparable efficiency with lattice encryption that avoids sampling using structured secrets together with temporary keys. Structured secrets (and randoms) also improve existing lattice encryption schemes to nearly the same extreme efficiency. Our signature scheme allows the same parameters of any encryption schemes (a variation of the basic form is needed when the modulus is as small as 1-byte) and has comparable efficiency with our extreme encryption efficiency. For lightweight implementation, our techniques allow integrating of publickey encryption and signature in a simple circuit which only needs to do small integer additions as the main part of the computation.


The F2 individuals were classified into 2 groups based on presence or absence of the bands amplified by the primers which showed polymorphism in parents and F2 and based on two qualitative traits (including hairy glumes and growth habit at the early stages), separately. The results obtained by comparing the means, using ttest, revealed that subpopulations classified by the presence or absence of the polymorphic band amplified using OPM35 were significantly different for heading date. On the other hand, subpopulations classified by presence or absence of bands amplified using OPG12 were significantly different for days to maturity. No significant difference was found between the subpopulations formed by presence or absence of the bands of the either primers for grain weight. Classifying the F2 individuals, based on the form of growth at the early stages, resulted to 2 subpopulations; one having erect and the other rosette forms of growth. These two subpopulations were significantly different for grain weight, days to heading and days to maturity. Conversely, 2 subpopulations identified by having or lacking hairy glumes were significantly different for none of the traits. Correlation coefficient analysis indicated that hairy glume, OPG12 and OPM35 were correlated with none of the other characters. On the other hand, rosette shape was significantly correlated with grain weight, days to heading, days to maturity and harvest index. In addition, grain weight per plant correlated positively to Harvest Index (HI) and negatively to Days to Heading (DH).


The traffic accidents continue impressing us day after day while we are in the "Decade of Action for the Road Security 2011-2020 "declared by the United Nations (UN). They are a serious sanitary problem recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). We would have to work, with the committed institutions, at the promotion of the road safety at all the possible forms. In the present article we reflect about the adherence and respect to the existing regulation as very own factor of our accident rate and point at the education and repression of the ARTÍCULO DE OPINIÓN Siniestros de tránsito, cumplimiento de las normas para más y mejor seguridad vial BIOMEDICINA, 2013, 8 (1) | 22 29 | ISSN 1510-9747 Volumen VI | No 2 | Julio 2011 23 Siniestros de tránsito, cumplimiento de las normas para más y mejor seguridad vial | Guido Berro Rovira BIOMEDICINA, 2013, 8 (1) | 22 29 | ISSN 1510-9747 co nt in úa .. . *Doctor en Medicina. Académico, Academia Nacional de Medicina. violations as indispensable instruments to modify conducts to improve the road safety and to bring down the hurts to the health and lost lives. Inside the human factors participants in the genesis of the disasters, the article emphasizes in the toxic effects of the alcohol and other drugs during the conduction, as an important, frequent factor we must commit to prevent.


The ability to learn various kinds of skills, whether it is motor, sensory or cognitive, is pivotal to animal's survival through evolution. Multiple coding schemes may be involved to encode information needed in learning. Among them, temporal coding is able to provide expanded bandwidth which renders more information to be encoded. Thus, we were motivated to inspect whether animal have the capability of encoding information in temporal precision to acquire skills. In this study, we adopted the brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) to investigate whether the precise spiking patterns can be directly reinforced and volitionally modulated. Rats were trained to learn to control the pitch of an auditory cursor to achieve rewards by volitionally modulating the number of concurrent spiking pairs between two selected units. We found that, performance in the task improved over sessions with successful modulation of relative timing of firings between two selected units to a short interval within 15ms, which indicated that temporal coding can play a part in abstract skill learning. Moreover, the fine temporal structure of neural activity and the yielding behavioral outcomes involved in learning was able to be unified under one experimental framework and robustly controlled for further studies. Successful conditioning of temporal spike patterns also revealed the great potential for high-resolution BMIs and clinical applications.


The three coupled governing differential equations for the out-of-plane vibrations of a curved non-uniform Timoshenko beam are derived via the Hamilton's principle. Two physical parameters are introduced to simplify the analysis. By eliminating all the terms with the flexural displacement parameter, then reducing the order of differential operator acting on the angle parameter of the rotation due to bending, one uncouples the three governing characteristic differential equations with variable coefficients and reduces them into a sixth-order ordinary differential equation with variable coefficients in terms of the torsional angle for the first time. The explicit relations between the flexural displacement and the angle of the rotation due to bending and the torsional angle are also revealed. It is shown that if the material and geometric properties of the beam are in arbitrary polynomial forms, then the exact solutions for the out-of-plane vibrations of a curved non-uniform Timoshenko beam can be obtained. Several limiting cases are studied. Finally, the influence of the boundary conditions, the taper ratio, the slender ratio, and the arc angle parameter on the first three natural frequencies of the curved beams is explored.


Great mathematical discoveries are mostly based on huge knowledge of their explorers and long, solid work leading slowly to the finding. There are also well known cases of the "accidental" discoveries that happened quickly, intense and their founders did not even realize the range of the discovery, because they were working on something else at the time. Nevertheless, each finding requires energy, devotion and concentration of its discoverer. Solving mathematical problems demands quite the same things, thus teachers may find some opportunities to create curious, open-minded young discoverers. It is not an easy job to do though, because there is a great risk of killing pupils' enthusiasm by teacher's skepticism, there is a large chance to nip pupils' energy in the bud by routine operations and there is a huge possibility to discourage pupils' endeavors by giving them wrong-chosen problems to solve.


In this paper,a design adopted by Atmega128 MCU to drive and control an motorized translation stage is introduced.This circuit is used in an intelligent force measuring system.The result of experiments shows that adopting Atmega128 can not only improves the ability of the driving and controlling the motorized translation stage but also enhances the adaptation of the system.


We report a patient with a cytologically atypical hemiosiderotic histiocytoma that histologically suggested a sarcoma. The lesion is differentiated from atypical fibroxanthoma and fibroxanthosarcoma, We wish to emphasize the benign nature of this variant of histiocytoma whose extreme cellular atypicality may simulate a sarcoma.


—Since several decades, the pressure on organiza- tions to swiftly adapt to their environment has been increasing. At the same time, the complexity of products and services has been growing. One of the consequences is the increasing importance of the evolvability of software, whether this software supports production control systems in industry or business information systems. Over the past decades, finite state machines have become an increasingly popular tool for modelling behavioural aspects of software. This paper presents an explorative attempt to define design rules and constraints that should be applied to state machines to enable evolvability. Our design of an evolvable state machine is based on Normalized Systems Theory. This design is discussed in the context of automation systems as well as more general information processing applications.


This study aims to determine the direct indirect influence of sales promotion, hedonic shopping motivation, fashion involvement and positive emotion as an intervening variable on impulse buying. The population of this research is customer of House of Smith Semarang. The number of samples is 100 respondents with incidental sampling technique through likert scale questionnaire. Data analysis using descriptive percentage and path analysis. The results show that sales promotion, hedonic shopping motivation, fashion involvement service affect impulse buying and positive emotion influence impulse buying and mediate the influence of sales promotion, hedonic shopping motivation, fashion involvement.


The utility model discloses a puncture device and a siphon-type bagged water disperser adopting the puncture device. The puncture device comprises a puncture tube and a balancer arranged on the puncture tube, wherein one end of the puncture tube is sealed, a puncture member with water inlets is arranged at the other end of the puncture tube, a water discharge pipe is arranged on the side wall close to the sealed end, and the balancer comprises a tray and a gravity member arranged on the tray. The siphon-type bagged water disperser adopting the puncture device comprises a water disperser cabinet with a water outlet nozzle, a bagged water storage tank arranged on the water disperser cabinet and a siphon pipe, wherein one end of the siphon pipe is connected with the water outlet nozzle of thewater disperser cabinet and the other end thereof is connected with the hose compensator of the puncture device. The puncture device has the advantages of simple and convenient operation. The siphon-type bagged water disperser has the advantages of energy conservation and environmental protection.


Abstract.  Olsson M, Hultcrantz R, Schulman S, Wallgren E (Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Institute, Stockholm, Sweden). Acquired platelet dysfunction may be an aetiologic factor in Heyde's syndrome – normalization of bleeding time after aortic valve replacement. J Intern Med 2002; 252: 516–523.


Tungsten metal wns produced in massive form on a laboratory scale by hydrogen reduction of tungsten hexafluoride (WF/sub 6/). Metal made had a purity of 99.99% or better, with reference to all detectable impurities, including gases. The process tolerated a wide variation in operating conditions, and the results with respect to total impurities as low as 0.01% were reproducible. Tungsten was deposited in the form of columnar crystals having a speciflc gravity of 19.25, as determined by water displacement. This compares favorably with 19.23 for commercial, drawn tungsten wire. Efficiency of the process varied from 91 to 97%, based on the quantity of WF/sub 6/ consumed. (auth)


Magnetic induction heating is a promising heating approach for MEMS processes and devices. This study has discussed the scale effect of induction heating for thin-film microstructures through analytical and experimental means. The results show that the temperature increase varies with the in-plane surface area of the microstructure and the relative permeability of thin-film materials. Moreover, the shape of the microstructure also leads to the difference of temperature increase. In applications, localized heating and various temperature regions can be simultaneously achieved on the substrate by applying an external high-frequency magnetic field.


This survey study examines public perception of high priority groups for receipt of an eventual coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine in case of shortage of supply.


A new kind of adsorption resin with three main constituents, styrene (S), methyl methacrylate (MMA) and divinyl benzene (DVB), was synthesized by the suspension polymerization . The proportion of main constituents were changed to make different porous structure and the hydroplilic substances introduced to alter its absorption ability to Vitamin C. Results showed that the percentage of pore making material would greatly influence porous structure, hydrophilic substances would influence its adsorption capacity to Vitamin C,and the absorption of Vitamin C can reach 17.6mg/g.


NASA's Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) program is a contributing partner with the GOES-R Proving Ground (PG) preparing forecasters to understand and utilize the unique products that will be available in the GOES-R era. This presentation emphasizes SPoRT s actions to prepare the end user community for the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM). This preparation is a collaborative effort with SPoRT's National Weather Service partners, the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), and the Hazardous Weather Testbed s Spring Program. SPoRT continues to use its effective paradigm of matching capabilities to forecast problems through collaborations with our end users and working with the developers at NSSL to create effective evaluations and visualizations. Furthermore, SPoRT continues to develop software plug-ins so that these products will be available to forecasters in their own decision support system, AWIPS and eventually AWIPS II. In 2009, the SPoRT program developed the original pseudo geostationary lightning mapper (PGLM) flash extent product to demonstrate what forecasters may see with GLM. The PGLM replaced the previous GLM product and serves as a stepping-stone until the AWG s official GLM proxy is ready. The PGLM algorithm is simple and can be applied to any ground-based total lightning network. For 2011, the PGLM used observations from four ground-based networks (North Alabama, Kennedy Space Center, Oklahoma, and Washington D.C.). While the PGLM is not a true proxy product, it is intended as a tool to train forecasters about total lightning as well as foster discussions on product visualizations and incorporating GLM-resolution data into forecast operations. The PGLM has been used in 2010 and 2011 and is likely to remain the primary lightning training tool for the GOES-R program for the near future. This presentation will emphasize the feedback received during the 2011 Spring Program. This will discuss several topics. Based on feedback from the 2010 Spring Program, SPoRT created two variant PGLM products, which NSSL produced locally and provided in real-time within AWIPS for 2011. The first is the flash initiation density (FID) product, which creates a gridded display showing the number of flashes that originated in each 8 8 km grid box. The second product is the maximum flash density (MFD). This shows the highest PGLM value for each grid point over a specific period of time, ranging from 30 to 120 minutes. In addition to the evaluation of these two new products, the evaluation of the PGLM itself will be covered. The presentation will conclude with forecaster feedback for additional improvements requested for future evaluations, such as within the 2012 Spring Program.


In this paper a modified identification algorithm for linear systems with noisy input-output data is developed. The main idea is to introduce extra equations so that the variances of the input noise and the output noise, which determine the noise-induced bias in the least-squares parameter estimator, can be estimated in a more accurate and quicker way. Due to this, such performance as estimation accuracy and convergence speed of the bias-correction based algorithm can be significantly boosted, at the expense of a fractional increase in the numerical cost. Computer simulations are presented, which leads to some useful conclusions.


As leaf-harvest plants, tea trees show unique nutrient requirements, different from those of corn and other field crops. However, the effects of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) application on the accumulation of quality-related compounds and the mechanisms underlying how nutrients affect tea-leaf metabolism have not been well elucidated. Here, fertilizers with different N, P, K ratios were applied to tea plants in pot experiments, and metabolomics based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) combined with multivariate statistical and quantitative detections were conducted to assess the responses of quality-related compounds to NPK in tea leaves. An increased proportion of P and K was beneficial for the accumulation of carbohydrates and catechins in shoots, although the total carbon content did not increase significantly. In contrast, a high proportion of P and K input reduced the relative chlorophyll content in shoots, and the contents of free amino acids such as theanine and glutamic acid negatively correlated with P and K nutrient content. Moreover, the metabolism of malic acid in the tricarboxylic acid cycle was highly promoted by increasing the application of P and K. These results validate our suggestion that the application of high amounts of P and K in tea plantations induces the biased reallocation of photosynthates and carbohydrates to the catechin pathway by promoting malic acid metabolism in young tea shoots, which further affects tea quality. The results of this study provide theoretical ground for tea quality improvement by optimizing fertilization strategies.


An algorithm for determining initial date and area allocation for optimum crop return , An algorithm for determining initial date and area allocation for optimum crop return , مرکز فناوری اطلاعات و اطلاع رسانی کشاورزی


The utility model discloses a multi-tap dry-type isolation transformer, which comprises an iron core, a primary winding and a secondary winding. The primary winding is sleeved on the iron core, the secondary winding is sleeved on the primary winding, and the primary winding and the secondary winding are made of a plurality of guide foil layers, an insulation layer is arranged between each two adjacent guide foil layers. The multi-tap dry-type isolation transformer further comprises a multi-tap wire leading device, the multi-tap wire leading device is composed of a plurality of tap copper bars, the tap copper bars are led from the secondary winding and connected with the guide foil of the secondary winding. The multi-tap dry-type isolation transformer is fine in ampere-turn balance ratio and capable of outputting various voltages.


Background—CD40/CD40 ligand (CD40L) signaling is a potent activator of endothelial cells (ECs) and promoter of atherosclerosis. In this study, we investigate whether A20 (a gene we have shown to be antiinflammatory and antiapoptotic in ECs) can protect from CD40/CD40L-mediated EC activation. Methods and Results—Overexpression of CD40, in a transient transfection system, activates the transcription factor NF-&kgr;B and upregulates I&kgr;B&agr;, E-selectin, and tissue factor (TF) reporter activity. Coexpression of A20 inhibits NF-&kgr;B and upregulation of I&kgr;B&agr; and E-Selectin but not TF, suggesting that CD40 induces TF in a non–NF-&kgr;B–dependent manner. In human coronary artery ECs (HCAECs), adenovirus-mediated overexpression of A20 blocks physiological, CD40-induced activation of NF-&kgr;B, upstream of I&kgr;B&agr; degradation (Western blot) and subsequently upregulation of ICAM-1, VCAM-1, and E-selectin (flow cytometry). Although A20 does not block TF transcription its expression in HCAECs inhibits TF induction (colorimetric assay and RT-PCR) by blunting CD40 upregulation. We demonstrate that CD40 signaling induces apoptosis in a proinflammatory microenvironment. A20 overexpression protects from CD40-mediated EC apoptosis (DNA content analysis and trypan blue exclusion). We also demonstrate that signaling through CD40L activates NF-&kgr;B and induces apoptosis in ECs, both of which are inhibited by A20 overexpression. Conclusion—A20 works at multiple levels to protect ECs from CD40/CD40L mediated activation and apoptosis. A20-based therapy could be beneficial for the treatment of vascular diseases such as atherosclerosis and transplant-associated vasculopathy.


This paper focuses on a comparison between Internet and traditionally presented and transacted office properties for sale in Boston/US and London/UK. This comparison provides a better understanding of the effect of the Internet on the real estate office market based on a data‐driven, rather than an opinion‐based, study. The study of both cities for a 6 month period, from September 2000 to February 2001, indicated that small properties are more likely to be sold through the Internet than in the traditional office market. Moreover, in both cities, there are differences in the distributions of price per square foot and area in square feet between Internet and traditionally transacted office properties.


In this paper,the thermal fatigue damage phenomenon in the comprehensive temperature environment is studied by means of thermal fatigue damage mechanics and FEM technology.The thermal-stress analysis model under the comprehensive thermodynamic boundary conditions is established.The regularities of distribution of temperature fields,thermal stress fields effected by the comprehensive coupled variables are investigated,the characteristics of thermal fatigue crack propagation under the high-temperature alternating thermal impact conditions is developed.Which was verified by the experiments,and is very significant to study thermal damage question of working equipments in the similar conditions.


SSI involves use of less seeds, less water and optimum land utilization to achieve more yields. It is governed by some principles like using single budded chips, raising nursery, wider spacing, sufficient irrigation and intercropping. Benefits can be realized practising these measures. Farmers can realize the increased yield and reduce the use of inputs like fertilizers along with water saving. SSI is a yield increasing and resource saving technology which farmers can easily adopt and reap more income.


Modeling of physical processes as partial differential equations (PDEs) is often carried out with computationally expensive numerical solvers. A common, and important, process to model is that of laser interaction with biological tissues. Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) have been used to model many physical processes, though none have demonstrated an approximation involving a source term in a PDE, which modeling laser-tissue interactions requires. In this work, a numerical solver for simulating tissue interactions with lasers was surrogated using PINNs while testing various boundary conditions, one with a radiative source term involved. Models were tested using differing activation function combinations in their architectures for comparison. The best combinations of activation functions were different for cases with and without a source term, and R2 scores and average relative errors for the predictions of the best PINN models indicate that it is an accurate surrogate model for corresponding solvers. PINNs appear to be valid replacements for numerical solvers for one-dimensional tissue interactions with electromagnetic radiation.


I'resente d are metho ds for forming a stable. continuous. s-plane representation of the generalized aerodynam~c forces whlch are known only a t discrete values of reduced frequency. Problems encountered are achieving stable, low-order representations u h ~ l e accurat rly matchlng thr known values The problem formulation and thr solut~on used In ADAM1 are examlned first. T h r ~mproved methods are then prrsented. These methods include: determining independent denommators for each row; determming an optimal denominator based on the )~ r~gh ted ,no rma l i zed generahzed aerodynam~r forces: determining th r degree of difficulty of the curve fit for each generalized aerodynamic force together with its weighting factor Example results of the meth( ~ d s ar? glven. These methods are currently being used in the latest Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory aeroservoelastic analysis code, .ADAM 2.0'.


Cartodere argus Reitter ( Coleoptera: Lathridiidae ) is successively found in medicinal meterials in Kunming, Yunnan ( 1983 ) and in Xinyang, Henan in wheat (1985).By cheching exterior morphology of adult specimens collected from Yunnan Henan, it is found identical with the exterior mophology of C argus Reitter described by Hinton ( 1945 ) .In this paper, the exterior morphology of C. argus Reitter is described in detail and a comparative description of exterior morphology of its approximate species-C.costulata Reitter C.filiformis ( Gyllenhal ) has been made.


We propose a mechanism to compose programs, which is more general than pipe facility and which provides more uniform model of computation to the user.


The present paper explores the relationship between Prospect Theory and International Conflict by concentrating on key concepts such as the endowment effect, reference dependence, and framing. Prospect Theory is shown to have considerable explanatory power in the case of the historical dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over their shared border. The apparent lack of strategic importance of the Temple in dispute, the absence of natural resources in the contested area, and the relative intensity of the conflict cannot be properly explained by rational-choice theories. Finally, the paper concludes that Prospect Theory shows greater explanatory traction than rational-choice theories in explaining the intensity and persistence of the conflict over the contested areas, in particular the land surrounding Preah Vihear Temple.


Experiment was conducted to study resistance of rice varieties and lines originated from Korea and IRRI sources to the zigzag-striped leafhopper, Recilia (Inazuma) dorsalis MOTSCHULSKY The nature of varietal resistance to the insect was evaluated from the viewpoints of feeding and ovipositional preferences and antibiosis. The varieties Su-Yai-20, Muthumanikam, PTB-18 and Vellanlangalayan were resistant and DV-139 moderately resistant to tile zigzag-striped leafhopper, and the other varieties tested were susceptible. Feeding and ovipositional preferences were significantly different among the varieties, but no correlation was observed between the two preferences. The nature of resistance of rice to the insect seemed to be related with The non-feeding preference, not non-ovipositional preference. The resistant (Vellanlangalyan and Su-Yai 20) and moderately resistant(DV-139) varieties had high antibiosis against the zigzag-striped leafhopper.


The improvement rate of the set-up method using the device aeninet aeninet communications protocol is disclosed. Improved set-up speed of aeninet apparatus using the aeninet communication protocol process according to the invention has been verified by the type of the display device and connected to the network the first step is the ID of the external device initialization, an external device, predetermined according to the type of the external device a third step of the predetermined ID in which the second step is assigned to the external device, using the predetermined communication protocol established between the display device and the external device, each external device to the type of a / V signals that are output check, and based on the type of the currently output a / V signal of the external device identified in step 3 to a fourth step where the external input relationship of the ID with the display device of the external device setting. According to the present invention, improves the speed set-up of the set-up process performed when the device aeninet aeninet device, so there is an advantage that allows the user to use more quickly aeninet device. Aeninet, protocol setup, HDMI, DVI, PC


At periphery of Daqing placanticline,there is 3×108 t reserves from extra-low permeability Fuyang layer which is difficult to produce effectively through water flood development.For producing these reserves effectively,an CO2 immiscible displacement experiment is developed.PVT testing result indicates that crude oil of Fuyang reservoir is high-viscosity,low volume factor,low expansibility and contractility,and low dissolubility.At CO2 displacement capillary experiment,the lowest miscible pressure is 29 MPa,which is 8.6 MPa higher than original formation pressure and shows that is an immiscible displacement experiment.Long core experiment shows CO2 immiscible displacements get 4%-6% more recovery efficiency than water displacement.Above laboratory feasibility tests indicate that CO2 immiscible displacement experiment is workable at Fuyang reservoir.At the beginning of 2003,the CO2 gas injection pilot area was built at the south of Songfangtun oilfield.There are 1 gas injection well and 5 production wells.The field test shows that CO2 immiscible displacement can build an effective drive system at extra-low permeability and less fracture Fuyang reservoir,and improve its development effect.This technology is hopeful to be a workable one for producing Fuyang extra-low permeability layer effectively.


The ability to listen attentively is of utmost importance for individuals who are learning a language, as it serves as the bedrock for effective communication and mastery of the language. Nonetheless, conventional methods employed in teaching listening tend to concentrate on passive listening exercises, resulting in limited engagement and insufficient development of this skill. To overcome these constraints, the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) tools alongside learner-centric teaching strategies has proven to be highly beneficial. This review will look at the current level of research and innovations in the use of ICT and learner-centered teaching techniques to improve EFL teachers' listening instruction from 2012 to 2023. On March 15th, 2023, 232 papers were collected from the Scopus database and a bibliometric analysis was performed to examine the publishing trend and geographic distribution, the contribution and collaboration of various nations, the most influential authors and publications, the most frequently used author keywords, and under-explored issues. From 2012 to 2023, the data revealed a rising trend in overall publication production, with 51 countries contributing to the research on EFL instructors' use of ICT and learner-centered teaching practices to improve listening instruction. The United States, Australia, and Iran were the top three contributors among these countries. The most commonly used author keywords were EFL, ICT, learner-centered teaching strategies, listening instruction, and teaching methods, indicating that these were the major themes of study in this area over the preceding decade.


A thermal, non-destructive evaluation (NDE) technique has been employed by ThermTech Services, Inc. in cooperation with NASA Langley Research Center that allows for quantitative measurements of wall thickness in steam boilers. By determining the thickness of the walls, one can easily determine how much thinning has occurred due to corrosion. This type of NDE can be applied to the inspection of wings and fuselages on aircraft and spaceflight vehicles including the shuttle. The NDE technique employs the linear movement of a heat source (lamp) and an infrared imager that is situated at a fixed distance behind the heat source. The instruments are aligned on a platform that moves up and down across the outer surface of a test sample. By analyzing the induced surface temperature variations, and processing images collected with the infrared imager, it can be determined where material loss of the tubes has occurred. After an image sequence has been collected, a line-by-line subtraction methodology is utilized to discard irrelevant information so that defects are displayed in a re-created image. The overall goal of this project is to provide a proof of concept for a portable, hand-operated thermographic line scanner that would provide an alternative to the existing mass- and power-intensive instrument that utilizes a cooled infrared imager. In this project, two different microbolometers are first analyzed using different metal- and carbon epoxy-based targets to determine which provides better resolution for detection of subsurface, manufactured defects. The feasibility of using uncooled bolometer technology to support the development of a portable instrument to conduct this type of NDE technique was proven.


Objective: TO investigate the therapeutic effects of hydroxy apatite on chronic apical periodontitis.Methods: Ninety-three cases of chronic apical periodontitis were divided into two groups, the experiment root canals were filled with HA with a bit iodoform added, while the other canals were filled with zinc oxide eugenol as control. Result: The threemonths to two years of follow-up indicated that the effective rate of HA was 96.36%, while that of controls was only 63.16%, with significant difference (P0.01). Conclusion: It is suggested that the biocompatibility of HA is prior to that of zinc oxideeugenol and HA can be used as efficient root-canal filling material.


An artist film made by Anne-Marie Creamer between 2012-15.

During a Scholarship at the British School at Rome Creamer adapted a 1935 text by Italian writer Luigi Pirandello called Treatment for Six Characters. Written over 10 years this was intended to be a precursor to Pirandello's seminal 1921 meta-play Six Characters in Search of an Author; had it been realised the film was to feature a fictional version of the development of his play, allowing Pirandello to explore the ethics of the creative process.

It presents a famous author - clearly based on Pirandello himself – who meets a family who become unwitting catalysts for his imagination. He behaves destructively with tragic consequences. Tantalisingly Pirandello's text concludes with the historical premier of Six Characters at Teatro Valle, Rome's oldest working theatre. Together the play and the film form an innovative temporal loop precisely united in place by the complex presence of the stage at Teatro Valle.

Apart from one sequence the locations of Creamer's film were lit and filmed without actors, part of a deliberately oblique approach intended to propose a 'cinema of the mind': she considered Pirandello's film a kind of ruin and not intending to make his film in its entirety she set out to construct her work around the paradoxical lures and failures of another, absent film.

The film is narrated by veteran Italian actor Norman Mozzato, also featuring Pirandello's home in Rome, Studio di Luigi Pirandello and iconic Italian fashion atelier Fondazione Micol Fontana. At the time of production the influential Teatro Valle was under occupation, by Fondazione Teatro Valle Occupato who collaborated with Creamer, and gave her on-going access to the theatre. Pirandello's film is then not just set in the locations he wished but also within a newly intense social and political space whose urgencies add new dimensions to Pirandello's unrealized project.

High Definition video - Colour. 33 mins duration.
Language: Italian, with English subtitles.
Stereo sound, 48 Khz, 24 bit.

Director: Editor, & Soundtrack: Anne-Marie Creamer.
Cast: The Narrator: Norman Mozzato. The Mother: Simona Senzacqua. The Chorus: Simone Douani, Nadia Ostacchini & Lara Permiani
Technical: Lighting technician, Teatro Valle: Saba Kasmai.
Soundtrack: mastered by Enrico Pinna at Quadra Recording Studios, London.
Translation: Jacopo Benchi

The work is also discussed or focussed on on the following UAL Research Online pages:
• Article; The Dilemmas of Adaptation: Making Treatment for Six Characters
http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/8705/

• Pirandello's Unrealized Film, Treatment for Six Characters: An Interview with Film Director and Artist Anne-Marie Creamer
http://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/8706/

• Conference presentation of my film 'Treatment for Six Characters' at international conference: 'Global legacies: Pirandello across centuries and media' at Hunter College, CUNY, New York, USA, followed by Q&A before conference audience.
https://ualresearchonline.arts.ac.uk/13674/


The high construction projects invest much and the construction period is long,so optimizing their structure design can reduce the invested money effectively.But because the design variable,restricting condition and computing quantity is too huge,the structure optimizing design of the high building cannot open out effectively.This text analyzes the development trend of optimizing design theories of the high building structure and engineering,researches on the existing problem of optimizing design of the high building structure,and also inquiries the feasibility of utilizing the full stress design method to carry on structure optimizing design of the high building.


Since the end of the last century, uric acid diathesis was thought to be an important factor in the development of thromboembolic phenomena, 1, 2 and twenty-three years ago the relationship between gout and coronary artery disease3 was emphasized. From that time much work has been done on the association of hyperuricemia and atherosclerosis, particularly in ischemic heart4-6 and cerebrovascular diseases .7-9 Actually, high serum uric acid (SUA) is now considered as risk factor for the development of coronary artery occlusion by the American Heart Association. On the contrary, the relation of hyperuricemia and peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) has received relatively little attention. Its importance has been stressed out for the first time by Kramer et all° and Bourdell in 1958. Bourde has found in French population a positive correlation between elevated SUA and the development of PAOD.12 The purpose of the present investigation was to study the incidence of hyperuricemia in Greek patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease.


Integrated disease management of Rhizoctonia bataticola causing dry root of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) crop were studied during 2018-19 at VNMKV, Parbhani. In present studies, Carboxin 37.5% + Thiram 37.5% WP seed treatment @ 3g / kg seed + T. asperellum @ 10g / kg seed + Neem seed cake @ 50g / kg soil, followed by Carbendazim 50WP seed treatment @ 1g / kg seed + T. asperellum @ 10g / kg seed + FYM @ 50g / kg soil and Carbendazim 50% WP (ST) @ 1 g + T. asperellum (ST) @ 10 g + NSC (SA) @ 50 g were found most efficient with significantly highest reduction in pre-emergence seed rot, post-emergence seedling mortality and total mortality, over untreated control


Asset Securities is one of the creations in International Financial field in the recent 30 years. Today when facing with the strict challenge from entering WTO, it is undowbtedly very important to introduce the creative tool in order to furtherly reform the financial system and the development of asset market. This article studies and researches on the starting funds needed by China asset Sceurity, developing models, choices of sorts of asset securities.


"The California Public Opinion Scale (Form 60A) was given to students in introductory psychology courses at the University of California and at a private university located in a sourthern city (Southwest City). The Southwest City sample showed significantly higher acceptance of items on both the E (Ethnocentrism) and F (Authoritarianism) scales indicating greater prejudice toward minority groups and greater acceptance of authoritarian ideology." Differential exposure to ideological stimulation is invoked as a partial explanation of the results. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)


People accept the general idea that there should be "instruction in the schools that deals with morals and moral behavior." The program described in this article presents one possible model for moral instruction. Counselors were not involved directly in the program because of funding limitations, but counselors can use the program to stimulate moral education activities.


Caffey disease or cortical hyperostosis is characterized by massive subperiostal new bone formation at diaphyses of long bones mandible and clavicle as a result of a multifocal inflammatory skeletal process and classified into two forms regarding the onset of the disease: infantile form and prenatal form. Prenatal form with earlier onset tends to be more severe and a less frequently encountered diagnosis while late onset infantile form is usually presents with a self limiting disease. Polyhydramnios, irregularly shaped bones and hepatomegaly should raise suspicion about this rare disease when detected on ultrasonographic examinations. Here we present a case of severe prenatal cortical hyperostosis diagnosed by ultrasonographic examinations performed at 31 weeks of gestation that was revealed to have polyhydramniosis, hepatomegaly, pulmonary hypoplasia and irregularly shaped long bones.


A new, simple, sensitive and fast analytical method was developed to simultaneous quantification of Cd(II) and Pb(II) in cooling water by anodic square wave redissolution voltammetry (SWASV) using a modified carbon paste electrode composite with carbon black, resin functionalized with sulphonic group and paraffin. The experimental conditions such as supporting electrolyte (composition, pH and ionic strength) and SWASV parameters were optimized. The best conditions of Cd(II) and Pb(II) (higher peak current) were obtained in 0.1 mol L−1 BR buffer (pH 4.6) from -1.1 to 0.3 V, amplitude of 60 mV, frequency of 40 Hz, potential step of 5 mV, potential and deposition time of -1.1 V and 240 s, respectively. The analytical curve of Cd(II) and Pb were linear from 10 to 50 μg L-1 (R2=0.999) with quantification limit of 0.06 and 0.12 μg L-1, respectively. The method was successfully applied in cooling water from thermoelectric industry and the concentrations of Cd(II) and Pb(II) were 3.27 ± 0.30 and 2.80 ± 0.18 mg L-1, respectively. The method accuracy was evaluated through the comparison with the comparative method (SWV with Hanging Mercury Drop Electrode) and the relative error obtained was smaller than 9.8%.


Themainobjective oftheinterface controller depicted in this paperistoimprove datacapture fromamulti touch interface based onFTIRtechniques, applying thresholding methods forimagesegmentation. Inorder toarrive tothis goal, aFPGAbased controller hasbeendeveloped, which willbeabletoprocess avideo signal inreal time, thus allowing data tobeextracted into acomputer system for different applications. Thiscontroller alsoallows full systemcalibration, basedon a realtimehistogram generator, which forms part ofthedeveloped system.


The crystal structure of the title compound has been determined by the heavy-atom method from X-ray diffraction counter data and refined to R 0·072 for 1447 unique reflections by a full-matrix least-squares procedure. The orthorhombic unit cell, space group P212121, has dimensions a= 6·649 ± 0·011, b= 13·062 ± 0·035, c= 20·553 ± 0·052 A, for Z= 4. The complex has a cis-configuration with a non-planar Fe(CO)2Fe bridging system, the angle between the two Fe(CO)Fe planes being 165·6°. The isocyanide ligand is terminal to one Fe, and has a linear Fe–C–N–C grouping. The distances from the iron atoms to the bridge-carbon atoms are equivalent, mean 1·91 A. The distance of the iron atom to the terminal carbonyl carbon atom is 1·745(16)A and to the isocyanide carbon atom 1·846(15)A, Fe ⋯ Fe 2·524(3)A.


The co-occurring of Nd 3 + and UO 2 + 2 complex formation and excitation energy transfer in the mixed aprotic solvent POCl 3 -AlCl 3 are discussed based on the electronic absorption, excitation, and luminescence spectra ofthe system and taumetry measurements. In POCl 3 -AlCl 3 -Nd 3 + -UO 2 + 2 solutions, the uranyl-sensitized luminescence of neodymium ions is observed. The sensitizalion coefficient is higher than those found for solutions with other metal chlorides, which is associated with the formation of more stable heterometallic complexes.


Inter-sub-symbol interference (ISSI) refers to the interference that independently affects each group of sub-symbols transmitted on the same sub-carrier in generalized frequency division multiplexing (GFDM). In this letter, we derive a model to describe ISSI when transmission takes place over a frequency selective channel. The proposed model, which is derived by exploiting the discrete Gabor transform structure of GFDM, allows for the exact computation of the channel impulse response associated with each sub-carrier. Minimum mean-squared error and maximum likelihood receiver are considered as examples of the two different detection strategies based on the proposed modeling, together with the evaluation of their complexity. Simulation results demonstrate the improvement in the symbol error rate performance compared to another approach recently proposed in the literature that does not take into account the effect of ISSI.


This study aims to examine the influence of internal bank's factors (Equity to Asset Ratio, Loan to Deposit Ratio, Non-PerformingLoan, Bank size, BOPO) and external bank's factors (GDP growth and inflation) to Net Interest Margin at commercial banks on Indonesia Stock Exchange period 2013-2015. Multiple Linear RegressionAnalysis was used as an analytical technique. The studysample consisted of 41 commercial banks which were taken by census method where the overall population become sample. Financial statements of the commercial banks were used as a source of the secondary data in this study. The result of the internal factor showed that EA, LDR, Bank Size and BOPO have positive effect on NIM but NPL doesn't have significant effect on NIM while the external factors both of GDP growth and Inflation don't have significant effect on NIM. The slow growth of economic in Indonesia and the NIM fluctuation during the study period are the background of this study result.


Among men, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer. In the United States, estimates indicate that more than 192,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, and more than 27,000 will die of the disease in 2009. The serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test was approved by the FDA in the mid-1980s and its use for prostate cancer screening has increased since the mid-1990s. PSA is a glycoprotein produced by the epithelial cells in the glands and ducts of a normal prostate and prostate cancer cells. The antigen is unique to prostate tissue and found only in the cytoplasm of benign and malignant prostate cells. Serum PSA is prostate-specific, not


This paper studies the computational power of quantum computers to explore as to whether they can recognize properties which are in nondeterministic polynomial-time class (NP) and beyond. To study the computational power, we use the Feynman's path integral (FPI) formulation of quantum mechanics. From a computational point of view the Feynman's path integral computes a quantum dynamical analogue of the k-ary relation computed by an Alternating Turing machine (ATM) using AND-OR Parallelism. Hence, if we can find a suitable mapping function between an instance of a mathematical problem and the corresponding interference problem, using suitable potential functions for which FPI can be integrated exactly, the computational power of a quantum computer can be bounded to that of an alternating Turing machine that can solve problems in NP (e.g, factorization problem) and in polynomial space. Unfortunately, FPI is exactly integrable only for a few problems (e.g., the harmonic oscillator) involving quadratic potentials; otherwise, they may be only approximately computable or noncomputable. This means we cannot in general solve all quantum dynamical problems exactly except for those special cases of quadratic potentials, e.g., harmonic oscillator. Since there is a one to one correspondence between the quantum mechanical problems that can be analytically solved and the path integrals that can be exactly evaluated, we can say that the noncomputability of FPI implies quantum unsolvability. This is the analogue of classical unsolvability. The Feynman's path graph can be considered as a semantic parse graph for the quantum mechanical sentence. It provides a semantic valuation function of the terminal sentence based on probability amplitudes to disambiguate a given quantum description and obtain an interpretation in a linear time. In Feynman's path integral, the kernels are partially ordered over time (different alternate paths acting concurrently at the same time) and multiplied. The semantic valuation is computable only if the FPI is computable. Thus both the expressive power and complexity aspects quantum computing are mirrored by the exact and efficient integrability of FPI.


Expansible battery pack contains a plug unit and a socket unit. The plug unit is connected to the input end of power source of portable type electronic equipment. The socket unit can receive another plug unit to be plugged in. there is a battery connection loop in an expansible battery. Battery connection loop is in use for connecting single body of battery to relevant plug unit and socket unit. Thus, plug unit of expansible battery pack can be plugged to the input end of power source of portable type electronic equipment. Each plugged expansible battery pack together supplies power to portable type electronic equipment. Protection mechanism of battery is setup in battery pack in order to prevent discharge phenomena from battery pack in high voltage to battery pack in low voltage when each battery pack connected in parallel to supply power. The protection mechanism can be a comparator or other equivalent circuit.


We demonstrate 4times4 multimode interference couplers in a silicon-on-insulator rib waveguide technology that enable compact integrated fully passive optical 90deg-hybrid devices with operation across the C-band.


In this communication we present details of our analog efforts within a novel series of gamma-secretase modulating compounds. Esters and carbamates were investigated as bioisosteres for a glycoside moiety present in an initial hit isolated from black cohosh extract. We identified elements within each series that retain the potency and selectivity of the initial lead while improving physicochemical properties.


The di ff usion and transport of substances between a hydrogel and its environment have received tremendous research interest, due to the wide range of applications of hydrogel materials in fi elds related to drug carriers and drug delivery vehicles. To date, much research has been done to tailor the di ff usion and transport of substances through hydrogels, where most e ff orts were focused on tuning the 3D network properties of the hydrogel including loop size, hydrophobicity of building blocks and the stimuli-responsive properties of backbones. These conventional strategies, however, usually su ff er from complicated fabrication procedures and result in a homogeneous increase in hydrophobicity of the hydrogel network, leading to low e ffi ciency control over the di ff usion of substances through the hydrogel. Herein, a facile strategy that can functionalize the surfaces of hydrogels, while keeping the interior network unchanged, was reported, and is realized by quaternization reaction con fi ned to the hydrogel/oil interface. Owing to the introduction of the photo-responsive molecule IBSP as a modi fi er, the surface wettability of the resulting hydrogel can be controlled by light both in air and underwater environments. Consequently, the di ff usion rate of a substance through this modi fi ed hydrogel can be regulated by light, which brings convenience to the controlled release of hydrogels and other hydrogel-related fi elds.


HT5SS]Based on the advancing front method, an automated triangular mesh generation algorithm for arbitrarily shaped planar regions is presented in this paper. The proposed algorithm has the advantages of adaptation to complicate boundaries, high quality boundary mesh and full automation. Approaches such as topological refinement and smoothing are incorporated. Initial and boundary conditions can also be specified after triangulation, which leads to the greatly reduced data input as well as the avoidance of calculation due to boundary searching. Examples are included to demonstrate the capabilities of the algorithm.


Abstract 787 Background: Many studies support the value of PCR-based MRD detection using the bcl-2-IgH translocation as an outcome predictor in FL but some failed to confirm this observation. Concerns have been raised particularly for programs which are highly Rituximab (Rtx) intensive (with or without maintenance) and non-ASCT-based. The ML17638 study, contained an extensive centralized MRD monitoring program, whose results are here presented. Patients and methods: Clinical results of study have been already reported (Vitolo et al, ASH 2011). The program consisted of 4 R-FND courses (Rtx, fludarabine, mitoxantrone, dexamethasone) followed by 4 doses of weekly Rtx. Patients (pts) achieving 3 partial response (PR) were randomized to Rtx maintenance (arm A) or observation (arm B). A total of 234 untreated elderly (age 60–75 years) pts at diagnosis were enrolled. With a median follow-up from randomization of 34 months, 3-year PFS and OS were 66% (95%CI:59-72%) and 89% (95%CI:85-93%), with a clear trend in favor of arm A for 2-year PFS (81% vs 69%). At enrolment, pts were screened for a molecular marker based on the bcl-2/IgH MBR or mcr. If found, pts were tested at 8 fixed timepoints: at month 5 (M5) after 4-R-FND, at the end of induction therapy (M8) and during maintenance/observation and follow-up (M12,M18,M24,M30,M36 and M42) or until relapse. MRD was assessed by both nested PCR (n-PCR) and real time quantitative PCR (RQ-PCR) on BM cells. Methods have been already reported (Ladetto Exp Hematol 2001). RQ-PCR was performed and analyzed according to the Euro-MRD guidelines (Van der Velden Leukemia 2007). The lab performs routine quality controls in the context of Euro-MRD and was blinded to clinical results and radomization arm. The impact of MRD on PFS was evaluated by log-rank tests and Cox models including age, sex, FLIPI, ECOG PS and complete remission (CR). In addition, the effect of PCR negativity on PFS during the whole follow-up period was evaluated by a time-varying covariate included in the models, also considered in a cumulative way (0, 1, 2, 3 or more consecutive PCR-negative timepoints). Results: 229 of 234 enrolled pts (98%) were screened at study entry. A molecular marker was found in 118 (51.5%). Of these, 9 were excluded due to withdrawal before M5 (7) or inadequate sampling (2). Overall, 800 follow-up samples were expected. Of these, 707 (88%) were received and analysed: 98% of pts were evaluable for 3 50% of timepoints and 87% for 3 75%. Pts with and without a marker had identical PFS (61% at 42m for both). Sixty six per cent of pts achieved PCR-negativity after R-FND and 81% at the end of treatment, with a mean tumor burden reduction of 11 natural logaritm after R-FND and a further decrease of 1.6 after the 4 weekly Rtx. At randomization, PCR-positivity rate was similar in the two arms while during and after maintenance pts in Arm A had a lower rate of PCR-positivity (9% vs 17% p=0.02). The achievement of PCR-negativity by both n-PCR and RQ-PCR at timepoints M8,12,18 and 24 predicted a better PFS (M5 not predictive, M30, 36, 42 have too early follow up for meaningful evaluation). After M8, 2-year PFS was significantly better in PCR-negative than PCR-positive pts: 72% vs 39% (p=0.007, Fig. 1). Achieving a double PCR-negativity at M8-M12 or triple molecular negativity at M8-M12-M18 was associated with a further increase of PFS (82% vs 46% for months 8–12, p=0.001 and 87% vs 53% for months 8–12-18, p=0.001). PCR-negativity at M8 ensured a subsequent better PFS both in CR (p=0.023, HR=0.33, 95%CI: 0.13–0.86) and PR (p=0.074, HR=0.28, 95%CI: 0.07–1.13) pts (Fig. 2). Disclosures: Ladetto: Hoffman-La Roche: Consultancy, Honoraria. Rossi: Roche: Honoraria. Musto: Roche: Honoraria, Membership on an entity9s Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding. Gamba: Roche: Employment. Vitolo: Celgene: Honoraria; Janssin-Cilag: Honoraria; Roche: Membership on an entity9s Board of Directors or advisory committees.


Due to shortage of the capital, identifying investing sectors with more economic growth and stimulation effects is the matter of interest for many economic planners. These sectors that have the most backward and forward chains with other economic sectors are known as key sectors. The main purpose of this paper is to identify these key sectors using new methods and comparing them with traditional methods. In this study, we used a 69-sector input-output table derived by merging 71-sector input-output table in 2011 (prepared by Iranian statistical center). The results show that despite the high correlation of Rasmussen and eigen vector methods, based on traditional Rasmussen method, 16 sectors, and based on eigen vector method, 4 sectors are as Iran's key economic sectors.


Channel mobility in the p-type polycrystalline silicon thin film transistors (poly-Si TFTs) is extracted using Hoffman method, linear region transconductance method and multi-frequency C-V method. Due to the non-negligible errors when neglecting the dependence of gate-source voltage on the effective mobility, the extracted mobility results are overestimated using linear region transconductance method and Hoffman method, especially in the lower gate-source voltage region. By considering of the distribution of localized states in the band-gap, the frequency independent capacitance due to localized charges in the sub-gap states and due to channel free electron charges in the conduction band were extracted using multi-frequency C-V method. Therefore, channel mobility was extracted accurately based on the charge transport theory. In addition, the effect of electrical field dependent mobility degradation was also considered in the higher gate-source voltage region. In the end, the extracted mobility results in the poly-Si TFTs using these three methods are compared and analyzed.


&NA; Navigation seeks to assess and address barriers that hinder a patient's access to care. With the success of the nurse navigation program at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center, leadership expanded navigation to neuro‐oncology. The purpose of this article is to describe this population's unique needs and the effect of nurse navigation. Although the navigation role maintains integrity with regard to scope of practice, specialized navigation strategies are tailored to the neuro‐oncology population and are different from other disease sites. AT A GLANCEPatients diagnosed with a primary brain tumor experience unique complexity in their disease site with the cognitive and physical impact of the disease trajectory.Nurse navigation has an opportunity to intervene early for patients and families to ensure coordinated, timely care by collaborating with the interprofessional team, rehabilitation services, and family members.Success of a neuro‐oncology navigation program can be measured in number of patients navigated, number of patient encounters, and time to the start of treatment.


A project's documentation is the primary source of information for developers using that project. With hundreds of thousands of programming-related questions posted on programming Q&A websites, such as Stack Overflow, we question whether the developer-written documentation provides enough guidance for programmers. In this study, we wanted to know if there are any topics which are inadequately covered by the project documentation. We combined questions from Stack Overflow and documentation from the PHP and Python projects. Then, we applied topic analysis to this data using latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA), and found topics in Stack Overflow that did not overlap the project documentation. We successfully located topics that had deficient project documentation. We also found topics in need of tutorial documentation that were outside of the scope of the PHP or Python projects, such as MySQL and HTML.


Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer in adults and the third most common cause of cancer death worldwide; while incidence and mortality rates are two times higher in Latinos, incidence rates are the highest among Latinos in the South Texas region. The genetic and epigenetic events associated with the increased incidence of HCC in this population are largely unknown. We performed whole genome RNA sequencing in paired HCC tumor and adjacent non-tumor tissue total RNA from nine South Texas Latino patients. Analysis of differentially expressed genes revealed significant alterations in pathways associated with oxidative stress; most importantly, we found that the expression of STEAP2 (Six Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of the Prostate 2) is increased five-fold in HCC tumor tissue compared to adjacent non-tumor tissue. In comparison to a non-Latino population, this finding was unique to South Texas Latinos. STEAP2 is a metalloreductase of iron and copper; reduced iron and copper ions can mediate the production of hydroxyl radicals resulting in increased oxidative stress, which can cause DNA damage and lipid peroxidation. We aim to prove that STEAP2 through regulation of iron and copper homeostasis, and an increase in oxidative stress, will lead to malignant transformation of hepatocytes resulting in tumor progression of HCC, including in obese hosts. Material and Methods: Latino paired HCC and adjacent non-tumor tissues were collected for RNA sequencing, metal ion measurement and oxidative stress markers. STEAP2 RNA and protein expression levels in Latino and Caucasian samples were evaluated by RT-PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry. HCC cell lines (SNU398 and HUH7) with knockdown (KD) and overexpression (OE) of STEAP2 were created to examine the proliferation, migration, anchorage independent growth, and oxidative stress in vitro. Results: Analysis of RNA sequencing data demonstrated the overexpression of STEAP2 in HCC tumors in Latino patients, which were validated by RT-PCR and Western blot data. Lipid peroxidation product, 4-hydroxynonenal, and copper levels were higher in HCC tumor vs. adjacent tissue. KD of STEAP2 in the HCC cell lines decreased proliferation, migration and anchorage independent growth, while OE of STEAP2 increase migration and anchorage independent growth but not proliferation. Conclusions: STEAP2 is specifically overexpressed in HCC tumors in Latinos in comparison to HCC tumors in non-Latino whites and appears to play a malignant-promoting role in HCC cells. Further studies on the role of STEAP2 as a novel tumor promoter in HCC and the mechanisms by which it promotes carcinogenesis are underway. The proposed studies will likely yield mechanistic insights into the molecular mechanisms that drive HCC development and progression in South Texas Latinos and potential therapeutic targets. Citation Format: Carla Zeballos, Hakim Bouamar, Guixi Zheng, Xiang Gu, Yidong Chen, Francisco G. Cigarroa, Lu-Zhe Sun. Hepatocellular carcinoma in the South Texas Latino population: Implications of STEAP2 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 2424.


The rice blast resistance of one hundred and sixty F(subscript 2)-derived lines from the TNG69 x KHK cross was evaluated in greenhouse inoculation and field tests. Results from both screening methods revealed that the resistance to rice blast was mainly controlled by two major and several minor QTLs (Quantitative trait loci). Broad-sense heritability (H²(subscript B)) was estimated according to the variance of combined analysis. The value was 85.4% in greenhouse inoculation and 73.7% in field test. The blast resistance phenotypes in six environments (2 methods x 3 years) were analyzed using Mapmaker-QTL program. All informative markers distributed within the R165-R750 interval of linkage group A (chromosome 12) were correlated with rice blast resistance. Except for slighter symptom in the field test during 1999, the phenotypic contribution of each detected QTL was ranged from 21.3% to 72.4% with LOD scores from 7.43 to 24.42 in all surveyed environments. Thus, it is suggested that a major resistance gene was located on chromosome 12. Our results not only have proved the efficiency of greenhouse test for rice blast resistance, and have located a major gene with resistance across the different environments. The DNA makers closely linked with QTL affecting blast resistance may provide a useful tool for marker-assistant-selection (MAS) in the near future.


Monitoring the optical signal includes sampling an optical signal from two or more different tap points to retrieve a sample set. A plurality of such sample sets are obtained over time. To demonstrate the optical signal quality, a phase diagram of the joint probability distribution or sample set of sample sets are evaluated. Identification of taps, can be a polarized light, for example, it is to determine the OSNR or frequency. Discrimination tap can be a time delay, thereby OSNR, dispersion, PMD, jitter, Q is possible diagnostic discrimination between multiple impairments like. Machine learning algorithm is particularly the case where the two-dimensional histogram of sample density in the phase diagram is given, particularly suitable for such diagnosis.


This paper outlines the processes and best practices implemented to train Duke's Office of Information Technology (OIT) student technology trainers on technical topics and to help them become comfortable in the classroom (public speaking, handling questions, etc.).


Possible to maintain the initial thickness of the thin layer, and so that it is possible to minimize the thickness of the expansion even when the charging and discharging cycles repeated, the negative electrode plate and positive electrode plate is an elastic modulus in the longitudinal direction across the separator than 2.0kgf / ㎟ jelly- and an electrode assembly that is formed is wound in a roll form, an electrode assembly and an electrolyte are housed inside, and the negative electrode plate or positive electrode plate and the can is electrically connected to the electrode assembly and the electrode assembly is assembled to the top of the housing can a positive electrode plate or negative electrode plate of the electrode assembly and it provides a lithium secondary battery including a cap assembly that is electrically connected. Secondary batteries, lithium, a separator, a longitudinal direction, Young's modulus, thickness, delamination, swelling, restoration


The apparent digestibility and nitrogen balance of nutrients in isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets containing 0, 250, 500 and 750 g ginger inclusion levels was studied in a 14-day trial involving twenty (20) red Sokoto bucks (RSB) weighing on the average 17.86 kg. The treatments were replicated five times in a completely randomized design. The animals were individually fed at 4% of their body weight for both the concentrate (1.5% as supplement) and Digitaria smutsii hay (2.5% as basal diet). The trial consisted of 7-day adjustment period followed by a 7-day total collection of faeces and urine. Nutrient digestibility, faecal and urine outputs were recorded. Results indicated a similar dry matter intake across the treatments. Crude protein and crude fiber intakes were significantly (P<0.05) affected by ginger inclusion levels with higher values recorded in the group fed 250 g. Dry matter digestibility significantly (P<0.05) increased with increase in ginger levels. Nitrogen retention was significantly (P<0.05) higher in bucks fed with 750 g ginger. It was therefore concluded that, varying inclusion levels of ginger improved nutrient digestibility and nitrogen retention of RSB. RSB can be fed up to 750 g/100 kg diet ginger.


The invention discloses a flow test bench for exhaust valves of mufflers. The flow test bench comprises a stable airflow source, an air channel test bed, a sensing system, a to-be-tested muffler and control and display portions. A variable-frequency motor drives a swirl type air pump of a turbine, so that the stable airflow source can provide an air source. The air channel test bed comprises an air pipe, a shock-proof hose, a support 1, a support 2, an operating handle and a cylinder. The sensing system measures flow of air by the aid of a vortex shedding flow meter, and measures the internal air pressure of a front pipe of the to-be-tested muffler by the aid of a pressure transmitter. The display portion comprises a paperless recorder. The control portion mainly acquires flow and pressure signals by the aid of an A\D (analog\digital) microprocessor and controls the frequency of a frequency converter so as to control the rotational speed of the variable-frequency motor. The flow test bench has the advantages that the flow of the air which flows through a remaining space of an exhaust valve when the exhaust valve of the muffler is closed can be measured under certain specified airflow pressure; the test bench is high in measurement precision, and both the pressure test precision and the flow test precision can reach 1.5%; the test bench can be operated flexibly and conveniently.


Land consolidation plays an important role in keeping dynamic balance of amount of cultivated land, increasing productivity of land, improving ecological environment. Therefore,it has become the focus of social attention. In this paper, multi-objective analysis pattern is discussed. Based on the analysis of the economic benefit, the ecological benefit, the social benefit and the constraint condition of the coordinative relationship of the objects, multi-objective decision model of correspondingthe economic object, the ecological object, the socialobject ofthe land consolidation project is established. This paper not only provides the quantity method for the benefit analysis of the project, but also offers the decision support for establishing the project, putting into practice, checking and accepting.


The continued soil use and mechanized traffic during the cultivation of sugar cane can promote alterations in the physical properties of soil, causing a fall in production. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the spatial variability of the penetration resistance of the soil, the mechanized harvesting system of sugar cane. The experiment was conducted at the farm model, located in Lambari D'Oeste-MT, on an area approximately 15 ha in dystrophic Red Latosol, in layers of 0-5cm; 5-10cm; 10-15cm; 15-20cm; 20-25cm; 25-30cm; 30-35cm; 35-40cm; 40-45cm. The experimental parcel consisted of an experimental mesh of 110 points. To determine the soil penetration resistance was used a penetrometer impact. The samples were removed for determination of water content in soil. The values were analyzed using statistical analysis exploratory and geostatistics for identification space variability and spacialization of penetration resistance in the study area. The results expressed spatial dependence in the variable on all evaluated layers. Concludes that the spatial dependence was found for the penetration soil resistance in all analyzed layers, except the surface layer (0-10 cm) the increase of the penetration resistance has identified a compaction in depth.


The collection of essays within Spectacle Pedagogy: Art, Politics, and Visual Culture, written following the 9/11 attacks and war in Iraq, make a case for the broadening of art and visual culture education to include critiques and art making related to the mass-mediated spectacle of visual culture. The art making strategies of collage, montage, assemblage, and installation and performance art are promoted as significant curricular and pedagogical approaches through which students and teachers can question and critique the complexity of political and visual cultural codes and ideologies inherent within visual culture, and so involve themselves meaningfully as critical and cultural citizens within a democracy.


In this paper, the effects of the Cornering Stiffness (CS) variation on directional stability of the Articulated Heavy Vehicle (AHV) are examined through analysis and simulations. The CS is one of the most important parameter which has a considerable effect on vehicle dynamic behavior. On the other hand, due to the physical nature of the tyre, the CS varies significantly in response to the braking or driving torques applied to the wheels. Therefore, there is a vital need to study the effect of the CS variation on directional stability of AHVs. A linear planar model of articulated vehicle is used to investigate the effects of CS variation on directional stability. Furthermore, the results derived by this analysis are confirmed through lane change maneuver simulation by a full nonlinear planar model of the articulated vehicle. The results achieved in this paper can be used to develop an appropriate procedure for braking or driving forces distribution.