The importance of this paper comes from the essential role is played by the organizational structure and departmentalization in any organization or businesses to grow and be profitable. This paper is addressing the relationships between the organization structure and staff performance, and draw distinctions between "hard" and "soft" performance criteria, by examining the direct and indirect influences of organizational structure and internal communication between the employees. This paper provides guidance to all employees by laying out the official reporting relationships that govern the workflow of the organization to provide a flexible and ready means for growth. The current paper aims to evaluate the relationship between organizational structure and continuous improvement and success in any organization and link it to the staff goals and area of responsibilities, and to know the impact of the Organizational Structure and departmentalization, and to determine the benefits of national and international organizations. To cite this article [Ahmed, M. A. (2017). The Importance of The Organizational Structuring and Departmentalization in Workplace. The Journal of Middle East and North Africa Sciences, 3(3), 30-38]. (P-ISSN 24129763) (e-ISSN 2412-8937). www.jomenas.org. 5


Political plasticity refers to limitations on how fast, how much, and in what ways political behavior does (or does not) change. In a number of important areas of behavior, such as leader-follower relations, ethnicity, religion, and the rich-poor divide, there has been long-term continuity of human behavior. These continuities are little impacted by factors assumed to bring about change such as electronic technologies, major wars, globalization, and revolutions. In addition to such areas of low political plasticity, areas of high political plasticity are considered. For example, women in education is discussed to illustrate how rapid societal change can be achieved. This book explains the psychological and social mechanisms that limit political plasticity, and shape the possibility of changes in both democratic and dictatorial countries. Students, teachers, and anyone interested in political behavior and social psychology will benefit from this volume.


This paper describes the redesign of the HP turbine of the Rolls-Royce Trent 500 engine, making use of nonaxisymmetric end walls. The original, datum turbine used conventional axisymmetric end walls, while the vane and (shrouded) rotor aerofoil profiles were nominally the same for the two designs. Previous research on the large-scale, low-speed linear cascade at Durham University (see Hartland et al. Compositor: complete ref. in Abstract), had already demonstrated significant potential for reducing turbine secondary losses using nonaxisymmetric end walls-by about one third. This paper shows how a methodology was derived from the results of this research and applied to the design of the single-stage Trent 500-HP turbine (model rig). In particular, the application of a new linear design system for the parametric definition of these end wall shapes (described in Harvey et al. Compositor: complete ref. in Abstract) is discussed in detail.


The structure and mechanical properties of alloys ZK60A and MA14 of the system Mg-Zn-Zr after casting, homogenization and deformation were studied. It was suggested to change alloy MA14 to ZK60A for large-sized stampings. The possibility to exclude the operation of reduction was shown.


The addition of fine particles (< 20μm) of high-carbon ferroalloys to the high compressible prealloy powders, Ancorsteel® 85 HP and Ancorsteel 150 HP, has been shown to be a practical way of producing ferrous low-alloy steels containing chromium and manganese. Increased sintering temperatures improved the mechanical properties of the materials and the effect was particularly noticeable at 2350°F. The ferroalloy additions significantly enhanced the hardenability of the base low-alloys. Materials based on the low-alloy powder containing 1.5% molybdenum were more hardenable than those based on the 0.85% molybdenum alloy. These materials are well suited for plasma nitriding and should find use in gears and cams that require a hard wear-resistant surface coupled with a strong, tough core.


This paper presents and implements a macro-network traffic anomaly detection strategy based on sequential frequent pattern mining. The concepts of a new frequent pattern and the corresponding anomaly degree are given. Experiments are made on a real macro-network traffic data and a severe is found out anomaly and the model performs better than traditional approaches do,such as those use the bandwidth value directly or simply rank the bandwidth in different hours.


From characteristics of information, documents and document information systems (document IS), motives to use document IS are described. A few cases are presented.

The functional aspects of document IS are described, derived from ISO standard 15489 on records management and the Sarbanes–Oxley law, and made operational in MoReq and DoD standard 5015.2. Explicit attention is given to related subjects from a viewpoint of document management: information sharing (workflow, knowledge management), and interoperability of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools; authenticity because of the possible evidential value of documents; and digital longevity because of the possible long-time function of archival documents.

The technical aspects answer functional demands; important information science standards, and standard components for 12 characteristics of document IS are described, among others ODMA, the XML family, OAIS, and metadata schemes.

The design methodological aspects answer functional demands and technical possibilities. Models are introduced and the way of working of, e.g., a digitization project is described


The knowledge of relative permeability is key in oil production mechanism as it affects multiphase flow which is vital to producible reserves in petroleum reservoirs. In this study, the impact of altering end point saturation on relative permeability curve and how it influences oil recovery was investigated on field X in Niger Delta, Nigeria. The saturation end points obtained after a simulation study was used as a start point to predict oil production. These end points saturation of water and oil were altered and varied according to facies. The eclipse simulation tool was used in conducting the prediction runs. The result obtained showed wide variation from actual production forecast (i.e. ≥ 25%) when end points were varied with no guided limit from experimental data. This study reveals the need for an accurate determination of residual oil saturation as it was seen to have an impact on forecast and history match.


The lake of an accurate geoid still prohibits to precisely computing from satellite altimetry the ocean absolute dynamic topography and only sea level anomalies (SLA) can be accurately deduced. In the new context of GODAE where models are assimilating satellite altimetry, the estimation of a realistic mean dynamic topography (MDT) consistent with SLA is a crucial issue. In a first direct approach, a MDT is computed by subtracting the recent geoid model EIGEN-2 to the mean sea surface height CLS01 determined from 7 years of altimetric data (TOPEX and ERS1,2) at spherical harmonics degree 30. To provide the scales shorter than 660 km, the levitus climatology is merged with the resulting MDT, both weighted by their respective errors. This solution provides a "first guess" for the computation of a global and full scale MDT. Then, a "synthetic" technique is used to combine in situ measurements and altimetric data : TOPEX and ERS1,2 altimetric anomalies are subtracted from in-situ measurements of the full dynamical signal (buoy's velocities from the WOCE-TOGA program and XBT, CTD casts). The resulting values provide local estimates of the mean field - in term of currents or dynamic topography - which are used to improve the first guess using an inverse technique. The obtained MDT is compared to other mean dynamic fields and a verification using independent in-situ data show improvements in most areas. It exhibits a more energetic representation of the subtropical and subpolar gyres ; sea level gradients associated with the main currents are strongly enhanced. Direct applications as front and eddy detection, surface transport estimation or the access from altimetry to ocean absolute circulation are reviewed.


A 5-year-old boy presented with abdominal pain and arthralgia of both ankles. On examination, there was a palpable purpuric eruption localized to both lower legs. There was no past medical history of note. The clinical diagnosis of Henoch–Schönlein nephritis (HSN) was made but renal disease had not been noted at that time. One month later, however, he showed nephrotic-range proteinuria (78 mg/m/h). Plasma albumin was 37 g/L, and renal function, immunoglobulin (Ig)A level, C3, C4, and antinuclear antibodies (ANA) were normal. Renal biopsy showed diffuse mesangial proliferation and hypercellularity with cellular crescents in three of 102 glomeruli and mild interstitial inflammation and fibrosis. Immunofluorescence demonstrated mesangial IgA, IgM, IgG, C3, and fibrinogen deposits. He had been taking oral prednisolone (1 mg/kg/day in three divided doses for 4 weeks), but heavy proteinuria persisted. Thus, the treatment had been expanded to oral prednisolone 1 mg/kg on alternate days plus azathioprine at a dose of 2 mg/kg/day. Despite completion of the 8-month course of azathioprine, nephrotic-range proteinuria had persisted (45 mg/m/h) for 10 months. At this stage he had a further renal biopsy that showed 21 glomeruli, which had segmental mesangial proliferation with focal tubular atrophy and mild interstitial inflammation and fibrosis. Immunofluorescence demonstrated mesangial IgA and fibrinogen deposits. We assumed that the patient had severe steroidand immunosuppressant-resistant nephritis. In a further attempt to attain remission, methylprednisolone pulse therapy (MPT) by the Tune–Mendoza protocol (20-month course) was started (Table 1, Figure 1) (1), because it was thought that our patient might be resistant to other immunosuppressants or a short course of methylprednisolone pulse. The initial six methylprednisolone infusions were given while he was hospitalized and the following infusions in an outpatient setting. While he was receiving methylprednisolone infusions, he also was given oral prednisolone on alternate days. The proteinuria did not respond to the initial six pulses, but it gradually decreased after subsequent MPT and resolution of haematuria occurred at 11 months. At the end of MPT, complete remission was achieved. However, the third renal biopsy showed diffuse mesangial proliferation with strong mesangial IgA, moderate IgG, fibrinogen, and minimal C3 deposits. Oral prednisolone tapered during MPT. Throughout the course of his illness renal function has remained stable. He exhibited mild moon face at the end of treatment, but there were no serious complications of the steroid treatment, including MPT. Three years after starting MPT the patient is still in complete remission without recurrence of his vasculitis.


A new insecticide bioassay for assessing the effects of acute insecticide toxicity on lotic insects was developed. It uses first-instar larvae of a net-spinning caddisfly, Cheumatopsyche brevilineata. The test method was suitable for 30 insecticides with a range of action mechanisms. Caddisfly larvae were much more sensitive than daphnids to neonicotinoids. The new bioassay is thus a useful and reliable method for assessing the impact of chemicals such as neonicotinoids, whose risks for lotic insects might be underestimated by the daphnid bioassay.


A preliminary mixed-compression inlet design concept for potential pulse-detonation engine (PDE) powered supersonic aircraft was defined and analyzed. The objectives of this research were to conceptually design and integrate an inlet/PDE propulsion system into a supersonic aircraft, perform time-dependent CFD analysis of the inlet flowfield, and to estimate the installed PDE cycle performance. The study was baselined to a NASA Mach 5 Waverider study vehicle in which the baseline over/under turboramjet engines were replaced with a single flowpath PDE propulsion system. As much commonality as possible was maintained with the baseline configuration, including the engine location and forebody lines. Modifications were made to the inlet system's external ramp angles and a rotating cowl lip was incorporated to improve off-design inlet operability and performance. Engines were sized to match the baseline vehicle study's ascent trajectory thrust requirement at Mach 1.2. The majority of this study was focused on a flight Mach number of 3.0. The time-dependent Navier Stokes CFD analyses of a two-dimensional approximation of the inlet was conducted for the Mach 3.0 condition. The Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems-developed FALCON CFD code with a two equation 'k-1' turbulence model was used. The downstream PDE was simulated by an array of four sonic nozzles in which the flow areas were rapidly varied in various opening/closing combinations. Results of the CFD study indicated that the inlet design concept operated successfully at the Mach 3.0 condition, satisfying mass capture, total pressure recovery, and operability requirements. Time-dependent analysis indicated that pressure and expansion waves from the simulated valve perturbations did not effect the inlet's operability or performance.


The motion of metal introduced from an arc into a rotating plasma has been followed spectroscopically. The experimental observations agree well with a theory in which the metal is evaporated from the cathode in aggregate of about 100 particles.


Since 1979 the United States and several European countries have accused the Islamic Republic of Iran of supporting terrorism. This article does not seek to examine the validity of these accusations. Rather, it analyzes how Washington and Brussels have sought to change Tehran's policy. Special attention is given to organizations such as Hizbollah, Hamas, Jihad, and Mujahideen-e Khalq. In addition, Ayatollah Khomeini's Fatwa against Salman Rushdie, the Mykonos trial, and the Flatow Amendment are discussed. The article highlights the differences between the American and European approaches toward Iran and suggests that more cooperation between the two sides of the Atlantic is needed.


The physiology and genetics of the ethyl methyl sulphon-ate-induced non-nodulating mutant of Phaseolus vulgaris L., NOD125, have been investigated. The mutant failed to nodulate with 21 Rhizobium strains which effectively nodulated the wild type genotype RIZ30. The non-nodulating character is specifically expressed in the root and cannot be transferred by grafting the mutant shoot on to the wild type root. Inheritance of the non-nodulating phenotype shows that in is controlled by a single recessive gene which we have named sym-1


I'm happy the space drop is over for me. Lumens should have never been linked to a monetary value like it was done, to avoid


Progressive and continuous increases in plasma lipides after bilateral nephrectomy or ligation of the ureters have been demonstrated in cats (1), rabbits (2), dogs (3, 4) and monkeys (4). These findings led to the hypothesis that the kidney exerts a regulatory influence on plasma lipides (3). The observation that renal venous blood from normal rabbits counteracted the hyperlipemia following nephrectomy supported this concept (5). Peripheral venous or renal blood obtained from rabbits with damaged tubules did not counteract the lipemia, and it was therefore concluded that a lipide regulating factor was produced by normal tubular cells (5). Jimenez Diaz and CastroMendoza (6, 7) reported that a renal extract inhibited the hyperlipemia after bilateral nephrectomy or ureteral ligation in dogs. Svanborg (2), and Dimond, Marques Santos, Mundy, and Calderwood (8) failed to confirm these observations. Since the lipide alterations which occur in the nephrotic syndrome are associated with an increased incidence of atherosclerosis (9) and renal fatty degeneration, an explanation of the cause of hyperlipemia would be of value. The development of the intermittent peritoneal dialysis technique (10) as an effective means of maintaining excretory function provided an opportunity to evaluate further the role of the kidney in the etiology of renal hyperlipemia.


In this paper, we consider standing posture control of biped system. When standing on a slope, a human adjusts his posture, i.e., ankle joint angles adjust to the gradient of the slope. In this case, the resultant stationary posture is not determined until the slope angle is given to the system. To solve this problem, we propose a new posture control law, where the standing posture is adjusted based on the ground reaction forces in such a way that the entire weight is placed evenly on the feet. This control law consists of PD control and force feedback control, whose stationary posture possesses local stability in adequate feedback gain. By applying this control law to a simple robot system, we examine its e±ciency. In this experiment, we show the robot behavior is adaptive to the slope angle or external force generated by wind.


The current article is about the background knowledge of corona, various epidemiological definitions and different strategies adopted to prevent and control corona infection. How the preventive measures are applied and what is epidemiological basis behind these measures is the core of the article. The article also mentioned the variations in mortality pattern and goes on defining important indicators as case-fatality ratio, deaths/1 lakh population and the relevance of both in the current situation of corona infection. In the article, important terms such as different types of cases in corona infection, basic reproduction number, effective reproduction number, and their epidemiological significance in corona infection, herd immunity, and herd immunity threshold are discussed. The importance of lockdown as a preventive measure, enforcement of epidemic disease act 1897 and its amendment, disaster management act 2005, social distancing, cough etiquette, and others are highlighted.


A new product channel that yields vibrationally excited CO(v=1–9) in the reaction of the ethyl radical with O(3P) is experimentally observed by time-resolved Fourier transform infrared emission spectroscopy. The branching ratios for the different vibrational states are estimated to be 0.21±0.06, 0.27±0.03, 0.14±0.02, 0.08±0.02, 0.07±0.02, 0.07±0.02, 0.06±0.02, 0.05±0.02, and 0.05±0.02 for v=1–9, respectively. Previously, only the CH3+H2CO, CH3CHO+H, and C2H4+OH channels were known. Kinetics tests are provided to verify that the CO is produced directly in the reaction and not from secondary chemistry. The two possible new product channels are CO+CH4+H and CO+CH3+H2. The implications of this previously unexplored reaction channel for combustion chemistry and the possible mechanisms for this reaction are discussed.


True bugs, grasshoppers, and spiders were among the more abundant canopy arthropods in pastures. Old world bluestem had among the least abundance of canopy arthropods in 2 out of 3 yr. Old world bluestem provides a less favorable habitat than alfalfa for canopy insects.


A widely and readily applicable covariance structure modeling approach is outlined that allows point and interval estimation of scale reliability with fixed components. The procedure employs only linear constraints introduced in a congeneric model, which after reparameterization permit expression of composite reliability as a function of appropriate parameters. Unlike the popular Cronbach's coefficient alpha that already at the population level is generally a misestimator of scale reliability, this method is based on the formal definition of the reliability coefficient. The proposed approach is illustrated by means of a numerical example.


This paper presents a solution to a kind of indefinite integrator, which is easier to work out the following such as: ∫ p (x) sin (ax + b) dx, ∫ p (x) cos (ax + b) dx, ∫ p (x) eaxdx, ∫ u (x) v (x) dx (u"' = au, v"' = βv, α + β ≠ 0, ∫ sin3 (ax + b) dx. This paper points out its theoretical basis and the method to apply it with actual illustrations. The result is practical.


Abstract.  In this article, we study a new Laplace autoregressive model of order p– NLAR(p). Conditional least squares, weighted conditional least squares and maximum quasi‐likelihood are used to estimate the model parameters. Comparisons among these estimates of the NLAR(2) model are given via simulation studies.


Manufacturing firms are playing a dominant role for economic development of Bangladesh after it's independence. Bakery firms are considered as an important part of manufacturing firms. In this paper authors analyzed the productivity status of bakery firms. Labor, capital, raw materials and energy are used as input for analysis of the productivity of bakery firms. The data provide strong evidence of increase in output if raw materials are available. If labor, capital and energy held constant a1 percent increase in raw materials increase output by 0.775percent. It is significant at 1percent significant level. The joint hypothesis tests proof that input and output are not unrelated. The returns to scale assessment manifests presence of increasing returns to scale in bakery firms. The firms also experiences availability of cheap inputs. It is one of the key factors for expansion of bakery firms in Khulna region of Bangladesh. Owners of baking firms should give more emphasize on wealth maximization rather profit maximization. If it is possible to nourish bakery firms properly, in near future it will contribute a dominant role in boosting the GDP of Bangladesh.


Reports of increasing antibiotic resistance and sagging drug discovery rates are appearing with increasing frequency, and many warn that we are living on the wrong side of an antibiotic peak—a period in which ever-fewer new antibiotics are being discovered at ever-increasing costs (1). In response, efforts to discover new antibiotics and other drugs have taken many forms, including looking at formerly productive sources that were thought exhausted, much as rising oil prices led to new extraction techniques for abandoned oil fields. For several decades, small molecules produced by soil bacteria were our most important source of new drugs, as represented by the antibiotics erythromycin and vancomycin, the anticancer agents bleomycin and mitomycin, and the immunomodulators cyclosporin and rapamycin (2). In the last two decades, almost all pharmaceutical companies have abandoned bacterially based drug discovery because it seemingly fits poorly with the high-throughput screening and medicinal chemistry approaches that define the industry's favored discovery paradigm, and because its high rate of rediscovering previously known compounds indicated that it was unlikely to yield new drugs (3). More recently, genomic revelations have dramatically altered our view of soil bacteria. The revelations were of two sorts: ( i ) most bacteria (∼99%) cannot be cultured under typical laboratory conditions, and ( ii ) even those that can be cultured produce only a fraction (∼10%) of the small molecules encoded in their genomes (4⇓–6). These dual shortfalls in culturing and expression pointed to a bonanza of …

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Background/aims: Since December 2002 we use ibuprofen to treat PDA. Success rates, however, were lower than expected. We therefore compared efficacy and side effects of ibuprofen in very low birth weight infants to a historical control group treated with indomethacin.Methods: Charts of all infants < 1500g admitted from 1.1.2000 to 1.3.2005 were reviewed. Infants mechanically ventilated on day 3 of life, with echocardiographically confirmed PDA received indomethacin (3 x 0.2 mg/kg in 12 hours intervals; time period 1: before 1.12.2002) or ibuprofen (10; 5; 5 mg/kg in 24 hours intervals; time period 2. after 1.12.2002), respectively.Results: Fifty-three (25%) of 214 infants born in time period 1 were treated with indomethacin. Median birth weight 830 g (380 - 1460), gestational age 26 wks (22 - 31). Fifty-six (36%) of 155 infants were treated with ibuprofen. Median birth weight 895 g (355 - 1430), gestational age 26 wks (23 - 30). Closure rates with first treatment cycle were 60% (indomethacin) and 34% (ibuprofen) (p=0.005). Surgical ligation was performed in 7% of infants during time period 1 versus 14% in time period 2 (p=0.02). Temporary oliguria/anuria occurred in 19% of infants in the indomethacin and in 11% in the ibuprofen treatment group. Focal intestinal perforation or NEC with perforation occurred during time period 1 in 4/53 infants treated with indomethacin and in 7/139 infants not treated, in time period 2 in 2/56 infants treated with ibuprofen and in no infant without treatment.Conclusion: Ibuprofen was less effective than indomethacin in closing the PDA in very low birth weight infants in our centre. Need for surgical ligation was twice as high following ibuprofen treatment. The difference to results of other centres may be explained by extreme prematurity of our population.


A design by optimization of tip-loaded propellers (CLT) is proposed and implemented. The approach include a parametric description of the propeller, an in-house developed Boundary Element Method (BEM) to evaluate the performances of the propellers and an optimization algorithm based on modeFRONTIER environment to drive the design process. Results for the parent propeller, in terms of both open water performances and unsteady cavitation, were validated via available experimental measurements and RANS calculations. The proposed optimized geometries are finally checked by means of dedicated RANS calculations to assess the reliability of the proposed design approach.


A unified treatment is presented of the two distinct states of vertically thin AGN accretion disks: a cool (about 10 to the 6th K) optically thick solution, and a hot (about 10 to the 9th K) optically thin solution. A generalized formalism and a new radiative cooling equation valid in both regimes are introduced. A new luminosity limit is found at which the hot and cool alpha solutions merge into a single solution of intermediate optical depth. Analytic solutions for the disk structure are given, and output spectra are computed numerically. This is used to demonstrate the prospect of fitting AGN broadband spectra containing both the UV bump as well as the hard X-ray and gamma-ray tail, using a single accretion disk model. Such models are found to make definite predictions about the observed spectrum, such as the relation between the hard X-ray spectral index, the UV-to-X-ray luminosity ratio, and a feature of about 1 MeV. 39 refs.


During the period of post industrialization,the issues about how to make the country(region) change the mode of economic growth,promote industrial structure adjustment and optimization,have attracted the attention of government and academia.At present,the overall industrial structure of Guangzhou is presented in an inverted pyramid,and the modern service industry has been the main driving force of economic growth.Furthermore,the proportion of Guangzhou three pillar industries of total output value against the gross value of industrial output has been increased year by year,which means the three pillar industries have played its role as a powerful economic engine.In short,Guangzhou should strengthen its function of center city oriented,consolidate its cooperation with neighboring city together,vigorously promote industrial core competition ability and industrial radiation power,and take the lead in the development of provincial modern industrial system


The skid resistance performance of surface aggregates can be assessed in the laboratory with a polishing device that is designed to simulate traffic polishing actions, coupled with a skid resistance measuring device. The standard laboratory test has historically been the polished stone value (PSV) test, as specified in British Standard EN 1097-8:2009. However, as the technology has advanced and traffic volume and composition on the roads have changed, other devices and methodologies have been developed in an attempt to provide better assessment of the skid resistance performance of surface aggregates. This study compared two alternative laboratory tests, the Auckland pavement polishing device (APPD) and the Wehner–Schulze (WS) devices, in assessing the skid resistance performance of three New Zealand greywacke aggregates. This paper discusses the variations in APPD and its corresponding skid resistance measuring device, the dynamic friction tester (DFT) and the effect of macrotexture in the APPD-DFT test. The results demonstrate a good relationship between the APPD-DFT and PSV tests and no relationship between the WS and PSV tests. However, the APPD and WS tests correlate well. The study used only three greywacke aggregates; therefore, no conclusive results can be drawn on the relationship between these laboratory tests as yet.


The present invention provides a carbon - carbon bonds of the polymer processing method and product skeleton obtained by the method according to this process, the processing method, cutting can preferentially having a carbon - carbon-carbon bonds in the backbone - carbon bond the branch point, while being able to use inexpensive readily available materials having treated carbon - carbon bonds in the backbone. This approach is a pressure of 5.0MPa or more, a temperature higher than 140 deg.] C and less than 200 ℃ the atmosphere, and the atmosphere with oxygen contained in the carbon having - carbon bonds in the backbone of the oxidation process Approach.


The human de novo iron-sulfur (Fe-S) assembly complex consists of the cysteine desulfurase NFS1, accessory protein ISD11, scaffold protein ISCU, and allosteric activator frataxin (FXN). FXN has been shown to bind the NFS1-ISD11-ISCU complex (SDU), to activate the desulfurase activity and thus Fe-S cluster biosynthesis. Conversely, in the absence of FXN, the NFS1-ISD11 (SD) complex was reported to be inhibited by the binding of recombinant ISCU. Here, we show that recombinant ISCU binds zinc(II) ion, and that the presence of zinc in as-isolated ISCU has impacts on the SDU desulfurase activity as measured by sulfide production. Indeed, the removal of this zinc(II) ion from ISCU causes a moderate but significant increase in activity compared to SD alone, and FXN can activate both zinc-depleted and zinc-bound forms of ISCU complexed to SD. Recent yeast studies have reported a substitution on the yeast ISCU orthologue Isu, at position Met141 (Met140 in human numbering of precursor protein) to Ile, Leu, Val, or Cys that could bypass the requirement of FXN for Fe-S cluster assembly and cell viability. Using recombinant human proteins, we report no significant differences in the biochemical and biophysical properties observed between wild-type and variants M140I, M140 L, and M140 V of ISCU. Importantly, in the absence of FXN, ISCU variants behaved like wild-type and did not stimulate the desulfurase activity of the SD complex. This study therefore identifies an important regulatory role for ISCU-bound zinc in modulation of the human Fe-S assembly system in vitro but no 'FXN bypass' effect on mutations at position Met140 in human ISCU. ABBREVIATIONS ACP acyl carrier transfer protein BLI biolayer interferometry BSA bovine serum albumin CD circular dichroism DMPD NN-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine DSF differential scanning fluorimetry DTT dithiothreitol; EDTA, ethylenediaminetetracetic acid Fe-S iron sulfur FRDA Friedreich's ataxia FXN frataxin HEPES 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid IPTG isopropyl β-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside PLP pyridoxal 5′-phosphate SD protein complex composed of NFS 1 and ISD11 SDU protein complex composed of NFS 1, ISD11 ISCU SDUF, protein complex composed of NFS 1, ISD11, ISCU, and frataxin TCA trichloroacetic acid TCEP tris(2-carboxyethyl) phosphine Tris tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane


Flax oil has been used as mortar improving, hydrophobic, admixture already in ancient times. The paper describes the identification of flax oil in mosaic mortar from ca. 1900 by help of FTIR spectroscopy. This historic mortar was reproduced by nowadays raw materials and the influence of flax oil on consistency and air entraining of fresh mortar was tested. It was found that already small amount of oil caused significant air entrainment, which, simultaneously with water repellency action, may contribute to higher durability of mortar with oil admixture. The flux oil influenced also consistency of mortar; its presence caused higher flow value of mortar. Moreover, the introduction of the paper summarizes principal knowledge about action of natural admixtures in lime mortars and plasters on basis of current literature.


.................................................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................................. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................................. vii LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................ x LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................................................ xii CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Research Objectives.............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Dissertation Outline .............................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Focused Ion Beam Technology ............................................................................................ 4 1.3.1 FIB instrument ............................................................................................................... 4 1.3.2 Sputtering and deposition .............................................................................................. 8 1.3.3 Applications of FIB technique ..................................................................................... 11 1.4 Atomic Force Microscopy .................................................................................................. 11 1.4.


A 42-year-old woman with a sicca syndrome associating xerostomia and xerophthalmia developed proximal motor weakness in all four limbs due to a polymyositis. Regression of the motor deficiency followed the administration of corticoid therapy. Polymyositis occurring during the course of Gougerot-Sjögren disease should be treated as a separate entity requiring specific therapy.


Paddy rice (Oryza sativa L.) fields are repeatedly puddled at water saturation to loosen the top soil and to form a uniformly compacted plow pan required to reduce losses of water and nutrients. In paddy growing conditions however, the non-invasive detection of compaction variation within the plow pan layer is challenging. This paper evaluates a proximal soil sensing based methodology to identify areas compacted by different intensities of puddling to support precise land preparation of paddy rice fields. Therefore, a 1.6-ha alluvial paddy field of silt loam texture (Aeric Haplaquepts) located in the Brahmaputra floodplain of Bangladesh was selected. Three areas within the field were variably puddled and characterized by soil properties and soil apparent electrical conductivity (ECa). The Floating Soil Sensing System (FLoSSY) employing the EM38 electromagnetic induction sensor was used to record the ECa of the soil for each of the puddling intensities. The effects of plow pan compaction on water percolation losses and paddy yield were assessed. The results show that the variably puddled areas had significant differences in soil bulk density which was linked to the soil penetration resistance. Spatial comparison of ECa data sets showed that the ECa values increased systematically under increased puddling. Sufficient soil compaction could be identified when percolation losses were significantly the lowest and paddy yield was significantly the highest. It was concluded that a non-invasive ECa survey using electromagnetic induction based soil sensing allowed the detection of soil heterogeneity linked to soil compaction caused by puddling, which offers an interesting potential for precision puddling and land preparation in paddy rice fields.


Service parts management has the potential to generate high profits for companies that deliver superior service parts services in the after-sale market. However, a big challenge in managing service parts operations is to meet the high expectations of service levels and to reduce excess inventories caused by fluctuating demand and a complex service parts logistics network structure. By expanding the conventional inventory management that passively focuses on the forward and lateral flows of service parts deployment, we propose a crucial but overlooked practice of inventory redeployment as an integral part of the operations that allow the proactive management of lateral and reverse flows of service parts. We formulate the service parts inventory problem with the application of an excess inventory redeployment strategy in a multi-echelon service network as a multi-period integer programming model. This optimisation model is evaluated using a case study of an international company's service parts operations and demonstrates a higher cost-saving potential. Our novel, integrated approach confers the advantage of redeploying excess inventories in a closed-loop service parts logistics network with a higher cost-saving potential that could not have been achieved in a conventional approach.


The effect of ethanol with various concentration on iontophoresis of diclofenac sodium has been investigated.The results showed ethanol did not influence the passive flux of drug through rat abdominal skin,but when compared with the iontophoretic flux of saturated aqueous solution of the drug,20%~80% ethanol could increase the flux of drug by iontophoresis in various degrees.The maximum flux of drug was 297±34.7μg/h/cm2 with 60% ethanol,this result is 14.6-fold of passive flux of drug and 3-fold of flux of saturated aqueous solution of drug with iontophoresis.


6% to 8%. Our cell membranes including the Neurons contain pro-Inflammatory as well as Anti inflammatory cytokines. RBC EPA DHA represents cell membrane content of all cells. Which can be routinely measured and most of us are having EPA DHA content less than 4%. S o w e m a k e m o r e p r o inflammatory cytokines and less of anti Inflammatory cytokines, Lipoxins, Resolvin, protectins including Neuroprotectins, Marecin. Even the la tes t edi t ion of H a r r i s o n ' s Te x t b o o k o f Medicines does not mention anti Inflammatory cytokines. The Eskimos consume f ish oil and they live for 100 years because of their rich Omega 3 content. I recommend cows ghee: 10 grams per day will g ive you 1 .5 gram Omega 3.Dara singh our famous iconic wrestler, who lived upto the age of 88 took 250 grams of cows ghee everyday, I am suggesting only 10 to 20 grams. And last what I suggest is to utilise the tradional experiential wisdom of Ayurveda (science of life) whose primary aim is promotion of positive health a n d p r e ve n t i o n o f i l l n e s s Swasthvrutta for the body and Sadvrutta for the mind.


Ocean dynamics constitute a source of incertitude in determining the ocean's role in complex climatic phenomena. Current observation systems have limitations in achieving sufficiently statistical precision for three-dimensional oceanic data. It is crucial knowledge to describe the behavior of internal ocean structures. We present the data-driven approaches which explore latent class regressions and deep regression neural networks in modeling ocean dynamics in the extensions of Gulf Stream and Kuroshio currents. The obtained results show a promising data-driven direction for understanding the ocean's characteristics, including salinity and temperature, in both spatial and temporal dimensions in the turbulent regions. Our source codes are publicly available at https://github.com/v18nguye/gulfstream-lrm and at https://github.com/sagudelor/Kuroshio.


IN THE EARLY 1930s, JOHN A. LOMAX LOST HIS BANK JOB TO THE depression and his wife to illness. Needing to make a fresh start, Lomax returned to the vocation he truly loved, collecting American folk songs. In 1933 he persuaded the Macmillan publishing company to contract for a book of songs, lined up charitable foundations to support a collecting expedition, and enlisted the Library of Congress's Archive of American Folk Song to provide recording equipment and to be the official repository of the materials he gathered. Then, with his seventeen-year-old son Alan to assist him and a 350-pound Presto recording machine built into the back seat of his car, Lomax set off to spend a summer collecting America's music. The 1933 trip was only the first in a series of expeditions the Lomaxes made in the thirties and early forties, when they travelled tens of thousands of miles and made thousands of recordings.


The revival of Pakistani cinema in the mid-2000s has heralded several successful films tackling relevant social issues, such as national identity, terrorism, and gendered violence. Pakistani filmmakers both at home and in the diaspora are using cinema to address women's rights issues within Pakistani communities worldwide whilst challenging simplistic and imperialist western perceptions of Pakistan and its people. This article analyses two recent female-led films from diasporic filmmakers: Afia Nathaniel's Dukhtar (2014) and Sarmad Masud's My Pure Land (2017). Each film features female leads navigating gendered violence, patriarchal oppression, and Pakistani cultural identity to explore the filmmakers' own complicated relationships with the 'motherland', expressing a sense of belonging and nostalgic affection for Pakistan whilst holding the nation accountable for upholding patriarchal cultural values, in order to reveal paths towards gender equality and female empowerment in global Pakistani communities. Positive critical reception within Pakistan highlights both the difficulties faced by filmmakers addressing women's rights issues and the desire for Pakistani social dramas, indicating new possibilities within the media landscape. There remains a lack of insight into audience reception to new films addressing women's rights issues, and future research must examine how this new cinema might provoke and inspire positive social change within real world communities and for Pakistani women around the world. Nonetheless, in the production and global critical reception of Dukhtar and My Pure Land, there is evidence of Pakistan's slow progress and growing enthusiasm for gender equality and safety, and of challenges to oppressive western perceptions of Pakistan that lead to paternalistic and racist treatment of South Asian women. These films prioritise the need for social change to come from within the community, offering up possible role models and futures for a Pakistan that is safe and fair for people of all genders.


The gravest problem which confronts the nation today is that of relief. It is the nightmare of the New Deal; the skeleton in the closet of our present economic system; the morning-afterthe-night-before for our harrassed taxpayers and the bete noir of the Brain Trust. In spite of a period of bold experimentation, there still remain in the United States approximately 22,000,000 who must drink at the public trough and listen to siren songs-"Happy Days Are Here Again," "Prosperity Is Just Around the Corner"-which corner ?-and "no man, woman or child must go hungry in this the richest country on the face of the globe." A study of the attitudes of key citizens, in the communities we represent, towards the unfortunate souls who, through no fault of their own, must accept charity, would, make an amazing document. The distinguished Senator from Maryland, Millard Tydings, recently commented before an investigating committee that he could not understand why so many Negroes are on relief. One of the major topics for private conversations at luncheon clubs throughout the country is, why is there such a disproportionate number of Negroes on relief? "Off-therecord" conclusions most frequently reached and disseminated are that Negroes are shiftless, lazy, indolent, and irresponsible. The basic factors behind this crucial problem are seldom considered and never studied. For the purpose of providing a basis for discussion on this complex and comprehensive subject I shall limit my paper to: (1) The extent of the problem; (2) Discriminatory practices; (3) Apparent pauperization of Negroes and lowering of morale; and (4) Work relief projects.


Abstract Recurring difficulties over defining occupational and professional boundaries in British accountancy are best understood by examining historical variations in the emergence and status of the population of accountants. The study uses census enumerators' books for 1881 to construct a spatial, demographic and occupational profile of professional and non-professional accountants. It is shown that there were considerable geographical variations in the density of accountants. It is speculated that these variations reflected patterns in the feminisation of bookkeeping as well as socio-cultural differences in meanings of the title 'accountant', which were sustained by networks. Although accountants were most closely associated with commercial activity, the boundaries of the occupation remained obscure. The description 'accountant' embraced a multitude of employment statuses, the performance of diverse tasks and included specialist sub-occupations. Members of professional bodies comprised a small proportion of the total community of accountants in 1881. Further, there was a yawning divide between the status of professional and non-professional practitioners and there were also considerable variations in status within the chartered profession, between CAs in Scotland and England and Wales, and between the London elite and their lesser brethren in the provinces.


Wastewater remediation by microalgae is an eco-frie ndly process with no secondary pollution as long as the biomass produced is reused and allows efficient nut rient recycling. This study was undertaken to evalu ate the remediation of wastewater by the green alga Chlorella vulgaris and the potential of these alga (biomass) to produce sustainable biofuel. The results shows t hat the cultivation of green alga Chlorella vulgaris on wastewater has a positive effect on removal the maj or inorganic elements form the wastewater. Biodiese l can be produced from Chlorella vulgaris . The Chlorella vulgaris can be used for remediation of wastewater and the producing biomass can be used as source of renewable energy.


The editors provide a range of empirical studies on how Japanese and US firms manage critical aspects of technology development and deployment. Almost all of the research has not been previously published.


Membrane structure and function, as central questions in sustainable biochemical evolution, are investigated in terms of rational mechanics. The prevalent views of the former are dominated by controversies between fluidic membrane and lipid crystalline membrane structures, and the currently dominant theories concerning the latter gravitate towards passive or quasi-passive roles in relation to cell interiors. In terms of rational mechanics, competition between fluidic and lipid crystalline theories is redundant, because both occur as natural consequences of the gradient principles of nonlinear evolution theory, and the predominance of the one type becomes a matter of functional differentiation that will be sketched below. In this alternative context, membrane functions are seen more in terms of self-organizing active filters. A rational mechanics of membrane structure and function, resulting in nonlinear evolution models, models the problem of how an arbitrary process sustains the unique conditions (states) by which it is measurable, i.e.. identifiable to an observer, against an environmental background. The approach is based on the use of hierarchies of energy and matter density functionals (generated through statistical ensembles). Let (c. p ) be the macroscopic energy-matter density functionals of a process; associate with this pair the following hierarchies of energy-matter densities: ( e l , p , ) , i = I , 2, . . . m (intermediate aggregation of states that support the macroscopic pattern), and (c,~, p, , ) , i = I , 2, . . . m, j = I , . . . n,, (microscopic states on which the intermediate aggregation states rest). Let (c' , p') be the corresponding macroscopic densities for the environment. Then the conditions for measurable states of a process are Vc Vr' 0 and V p Vp' = 0, and, for the supportive internal differentiations, the similarly structured conditions are: Vc,. Vc, = 0,


DOI 10.31558/2307-2318.2018.3.7 УДК 316.4 Andronik O., Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Corporate and Spatial Economics, Vasyl` Stus Donetsk National University Voronin A., Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Entrepreneurship, Corporate and Spatial Economics, Vasyl` Stus Donetsk National University IDENTIFICATION AND CONDITIONS OF FORMATION OF THE MIDDLE CLASS IN UKRAINE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT WORLD SOCIAL TRENDS The criteria of identification of the middle class are determined, objective and subjective approaches of the middle class are considered. The main features of the Ukrainian middle class are considered, as well as factors that may contribute to the emergence of a significant middle class. The existing specifics in the state concerning "norms" on income, quality of housing and education level are explored. Dependence of income inequality in the studied countries was revealed, which allowed to assume that there is a significant influence of state institutions and politics on the formation of inequality. The deterrent factors of the formation and development of the middle class in Ukraine are determined. It has been found that the distribution of income within countries significantly affects the eradication of poverty on a global scale. Noted that the change in inequality of incomes and inequalities in property in the world requires significant changes in tax policy nationally and globally. It is substantiated that progressive taxation is an effective tool for combating inequality in income and property inequality.


Congress mandated that the Federal Aviation Administration integrate robotic aircraft into national airspace by 2015. The FAA has since taken only baby steps toward that goal, but the topic has already sparked much debate-and worry. Initially, the agency, which has been grappling with this issue for the past decade, was focused on avoiding crashes and collisions. But the emphasis has shifted.


Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is one of the common chronic complications of diabetes. The key treatment is to control blood sugar,along with the drugs of correcting metabolic disorder,improving microcirculation and trophicing nerve. It often can have a better curative effect to reduce or delay the onset and progress of DPN.


Fully automated easy-to-use integrated molecular systems have demonstrated their capability for rapid documentation of respiratory specimens, especially in point-of-care (POC) laboratories. In our previous study ([1][1]), the Xpert Flu test exhibited respective sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp)


Cytoprotection in human diseases can be achieved by avoiding and ameliorating tissue damage or by restoring the homeostatic balance either as a local or a systemic defense response. Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Ischemic Stroke (IS) although being different central nervous system diseases, have common pathogenic aspects such as a deregulated inflammatory response, a toxic redox imbalance and a prominent neuronal dysfunction.


In this study, 647 subjects stable on fluticasone propionate/salmeterol Diskus 100/50 mcg BID (FSC) were randomized to continue FSC 100/50 mcg BID or "step down" to either fluticasone propionate (FP) 100mcg BID, salmeterol (SAL) 50 mcg BID, or montelukast (MON) 10 mg once daily for 16 weeks. Overall asthma control significantly improved in the FSC group; whereas, "stepping down" to FP, SAL, or MON resulted in deterioration in asthma control, as determined by decreased measures of lung function and clinical features. This study provides support that treatment of both inflammation and smooth muscle dysfunction may be necessary to achieve and maintain asthma control in patients uncontrolled on ICS.


Abstract. A novel solution to the fraction chaotic Chen system is presented in this paper by using the step homotopy analysis method. This method yields a continuous solution in terms of a rapidly convergent infinite power series with easily computable terms. Moreover, the residual error of the SHAM solution is defined and computed for each time interval. Via the computing of the residual error we observe that the accuracy of the present method tends to 10 which is very high.


The use of category scales on self-report questionnaires in Kansei Engineering can be subject to biases and errors. In this research, the use of Rasch analysis of paired comparisons of products to derive linear measurement of affective response is tested. Four pieces of confectioneries and twelve evaluative statements measuring the dimension of specialness that was validated in previous researches were used. A computer-based self-report system presented one hundred and fifty-seven participants with pictures of pairs of confectionery and the evaluative statements in all combinations, and the participants were asked to indicate which confectionery satisfied the statement best. The analysis demonstrates the viability of using Rasch analysis to obtain measures of affective response from paired comparisons, that people find it easier to make paired comparisons compared with evaluating products separately against Likert statements, but that in this case the fit of the data to the Rasch model is very poor.


Within the framework of activities carried out in relation to overall Swiss transport policies special importance is given to the highways account, maintained since 1959, and rail account, established by a working party within the general transport commission. Both accounts are introduced and their methods are described. The economic viability of the highway account increased until 1961 and since then a decreasing tendency has been observed and as a result the capital account finished in 1974 in a negative situation for the first time (95% viability grading). The category accounts show, according to the capital account referred to, that middle and large size motor cars are economically viable, as are delivery vans. All other vehicle categories are not viable. Also the railway account is heavily in deficit, when seen from the economic view.


When final system acceptance tests were performed on Project CGI-844, 100-K Coolant Backup System, it became evident that less than the design flow of 32,000 gpm was being achieved. Since the tests indicated that only 28,200 gpm was being supplied to KW and 26,700 gpm was being supplied to KE, it was obvious that the cross-tie lines had higher friction losses than anticipated. A study was therefore made to determine the effects of crosstie line cleaning to remove corrosion nodules. Calculations showed that with the lines cleaned, flows of 31,800 gpm to KW and 30,800 gpm to KE would result. The lines were subsequently cleaned, and on February 16, 1963, flow tests were conducted. The resultant flaws were 31,500 to KW and 30,900 to KE. On November 1, 1963, flaw tests were again conducted to determine if corrosion buildup in the cross-tie line was affecting the flow capacity of the system. While the flow data has not been issued by the test engineers, initial indications are that the present capacity of the system is approximately 29,500 gpm to KE and 30,000 gpm to KW, or a loss of approximately 1500 gpm on each side. The purpose of this document ismore » to review the actual flow requirements of the coolant backup system for the various reactor operating conditions to determine when decisive steps should be taken to increase the capacity of the system to prevent any reduction of operating levels, and to point out the possible solutions being considered if a capacity increase is required.« less


Mao Zedong's spirits was the outcome of combination of the excellent spirits of the Chinese nation and the high idea of Communism, it was highly sublimation of the spirits of the Chinese nation. The abundant contents, the realistic spirits, the altruistic spirits and the revolutionary spirits constitute its basic contents. In the new stage of history, carrying forward Mao Zedong's spirits possesses great realistc importance.


In this paper, we deal with the problem of signal detection in compound-Gaussian clutter, where the texture is modeled as a random variable with inverse Gaussian distribution. A generalized likelihood ratio test detector for compound-Gaussian clutter with inverse Gaussian texture (GLRT-IG) is presented by a two-step procedure. First the covariance matrix of the speckle is assumed to be known and the statistic test is derived. Subsequently, the estimate of the covariance matrix is substituted into the statistic test. At the performance assessment stage, the influences of both the sample support and the shape parameter on the detector are discussed. Also the comparison with the normalized matched filter shows that the GLRT-IG is a better detector.


The experimental results obtained regarding diffusion through a high density polyethylene geomembrane of phenol, o-cresol, p-cresol, 2,4-xylenol, 3,4-xylenol, 2-chlorophenol, 4-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol, 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorophenol, pentachlorophenol and bisphenol A are presented. Partitioning coefficients range from 0.3 to 205 respectively for phenol and pentachlorophenol. Diffusion coefficients lie in the range 1.1×10 to 4.3×10m/s respectively for 2-methylphenol and bisphenol A. The effect of aqueous solubility, n-octanol/water partitioning coefficient, molecular diameter and molecular weight on partitioning coefficient, diffusion coefficient and permeation coefficient were studied. Different trends from the ones previously given in the literature for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were observed. An increase in the number of chlorine atom on the phenolic nucleus results in an increase of the partitioning coefficient and permeation coefficient, probably linked to the polarity of the molecules under study.


In the presence of methanol and n‐decanol as porogens, a partially filled capillary monolithic column was prepared by in situ reaction of glycidyl methacrylate and poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate. Then, Pharmalyte 3–10 was immobilized on this column in order to obtain a capillary isoelectric focusing (cIEF) column with monolithic immobilized pH gradient (M‐IPG). In addition, an online self‐built platform for protein separation was established on account of the introduction of a cross‐shaped unit and two short‐off valves. In this platform, a cross‐shaped unit was not only used to join the M‐IPG column and a six‐way injection valve (1.5 μL sample loop), but also to supply a volume pool of anode buffer so that the process of injection, focusing and mobilization of samples could be sequentially performed. The short‐off valve in the tee unit or cross‐shaped unit could be used to control the direction of the fluid flow. Using this online cIEF platform and under the optimized conditions, 7‐proteins mixture could be separated and a good linear correlation between pI values and migration times was obtained by the M‐IPG column. Meanwhile, based on the online cIEF platform, human serum proteins and a mixture of Hb A and Hb A1c have been successfully resolved with the newly developed M‐IPG column.


OBJECTIVE
Internet-based treatments for early psychosis offer considerable promise, but safety and security need to be established. This study pilot tested Horyzons, a novel online treatment application that integrates purpose-built moderated social networking with psychoeducation for recovery from early psychosis.

METHODS
Safety, privacy, and security were evaluated during a one-month single-group trial with 20 young consumers recovering from early psychosis who were recruited in Melbourne, Australia. Known clinical risk factors informed the safety protocol. Safety, privacy, and security were evaluated with respect to relapse and self-harm, users' perceptions of safety and privacy, and activity using Horyzons.

RESULTS
No clinical or security problems with use of Horyzons were noted. Participants described feeling safe and trusting Horyzons.

CONCLUSIONS
Private moderated online social networking combined with psychoeducation was a safe and secure therapeutic environment for consumers recovering from a first episode of psychosis. Testing the intervention in a randomized controlled trial is warranted.


It has been shown that the Internet environment has rapidly changed from fixed to mobile one with the wide popularity of smart phones and the emergence of various wireless/mobile networks. Thus, in research community there has been a consensus that separating Identity (ID) from Locator (LOC) is a one promising concept to address intrinsically such a change. In this paper, we propose a mathematical model to analyze the average total cost for ID/LOC separation schemes and analyze the packet delivery cost using the proposed model for cost-effectiveness of ID/LOC separation schemes in supporting mobility, where reliable packet delivery and local caching mechanism are assumed. We provide a factor of packet delivery cost for cost-effectiveness of ID/LOC separation schemes comparing to mobile IP.


Under the equal protection clause of United States, when a law discriminates against a politically powerless group, the class is entitled to heightened standard of review. In Taiwan, there are also some master thesis argues that Gay and Lesbian are a kind of suspect class. However, using suspect class theory will cause some defect; in particular, it will violate the doctrine of separate of power. Moreover, recently the U.S. Supreme Court has never produced new suspect classes. Therefore, the point of my thesis is to see what kind of theory under equal protection of law can avoid the defects that suspect class theory produce. This thesis will discuss some equal protection cases about Gay and Lesbian in U.S. courts, including Bowers v. Hardwick, Lawrence v. Texas, Baker v. State of Vermont, and Goodridge v. Department of Public Heath. And we will find the reasons why the court should protect Same-Sex intimate relationship against government intrusions. Additionally, the thesis will point out that as long as the court refuse to use traditional rational basis review in these cases, the law which discriminates against Gays and Lesbians won't be upheld. (Actually it did.) Therefore, the most important thing is to find what kind of reasons can ask the court to use heightened standard of review. To achieve this goal, I will distinguish the difference between suspect class theory and suspect classification theory, and argue that suspect classification theory won't produce the defect that suspect class theory does. Then, I will suggest that to claim sex orientation is a kind of suspect classification is a better strategy to ask the court to raise the standard of review. Moreover, I also prefer the strategy that sex orientation discrimination is a kind of sex/ gender discrimination. As we use this sex/gender equal argument, we will find the meanings behind the sex orientation discrimination. Finally, this thesis will discuss the Constitution Interpretations in Taiwan. As the Honorable Justice Tzu-Yi Lin has mentioned the suspect class theory in his dissent in Interpretation No. 584, I suggest that the Justices of Constitution Court must consider the defect suspect class theory cause. And as the Legislation Yuan has pass some law to forbid the discrimination based on sex orientation, I suggest that the Justices of Constitution Court must conform to the new public will, and raise the level of judicial review in sex orientation discrimination case.


IntroductionAnxiety and depression are also common among patients who undergo chronic hemodialysis. Anxiety and depression are associated with higher morbidity in multiple domains of well-being of the CKD patients. The present study was conducted assess coping strategies among CKD undergoing hemodialysis. Materials & MethodsThe present study comprised of 128 patients with CKD of both genders. The eight ways of coping subscales were confrontive coping, distancing, self-controlling, seeking social support, accepting responsibility, escape-avoidance, planful problem-solving, positive reappraisal. ResultsOut of 128 patients, males were 70 and females were 58. The difference was nonsignificant (P0.17). Education was primary (males20, females17), high (males40, females28), secondary (males10, females13). The difference was significant (P0.01). Males were married (60) and females were married (56). Income was acceptable in males (55) and females (50). The difference was significant (P0.01). There was no significant association between hemodialysis stressors and gender. In regard to the use of coping strategies, younger participants tended to use self-controlling and escape-avoidance strategies more than the older participants. Both coping subscales had significant negative correlation with age (r = −.26) and (r = −.19). ConclusionAttention should be focused towards the psychosocial stressors of patients on hemodialysis and also helping patients utilize the coping strategies that help to alleviate the stressors. Key wordsAnxiety, Chronic kidney disease, Hemodialysis. Corresponding Author: Dr. Hemant Kumar Saini, MSc (N) Medical Surgical Nursing, Assoc. Professor, University College of Nursing, Faridkot, India This article may be cited as: Saini HK, Sumeriya NK. Depression & Coping strategies among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients undergoing Hemodialysis in Punjab. J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(10):93-95. Access this article online Quick Response Code Website: www.jamdsr.com DOI: 10.21276/jamdsr.2017.5.10.23 NTRODUCTION Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience low levels of psychological well-being. Anxiety and depression are also common among patients who undergo chronic hemodialysis. Anxiety and depression are associated with higher morbidity in multiple domains of well-being of the CKD patients. Poor mental health is associated with higher morbidity and mortality among patients with CKD. Patients with CKD face many changes in their lives with the initiation of routine hemodialysis treatments. Among the many chronic diseases, patients with CKD on hemodialysis believe that their life relies on hemodialysis machine, which is associated with many physiological and psychosocial challenge. 1 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the progressive and irreversible loss of the kidney function, classified according to the glomerular filtration rate. Today, it is considered a severe public health problem around the world. A substantial increase is expected in the number of patients treated using hemodialysis. The world is facing an epidemic of CRF and the number of these patients is growing on a larger scale in developing countries. 2 CKD patients in renal replacement therapy are subject to a higher prevalence of mood disorders than the general population. The predominance rates of anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients are high, corresponding to between 30% and 45% and between 20% and 30%, respectivamente. This condition can represent an increase in the morbidity and mortality of dialysis patients, compromise their treatment compliance and modulate their immunological and nutritional situation, due to the depression or anxiety symptoms as well as to associated symptoms, such as loss of concentration, loss of motivation, sleep disorders, fatigue, depressive mood and difficulty to understand information. 3 The present study was conducted I ORIGINAL ARTICLE (e) ISSN Online: 2321-9599 (p) ISSN Print: 2348-6805 SJIF (Impact factor) 2017= 6.261 Index Copernicus value = 80.90 Saini HK et al. Coping strategies among Chronic kidney disease patients.


On the basis of the characteristic of secondary electron emission, the number of secondary electrons ( δ PEθ ) released per primary electron entering metals in the incident energy ( W p0 ) range 10-102 keV and the incident angle ( θ ) range 0-89° was deduced. In addition, the number of secondary electrons released per primary electron entering metals at θ= 0 ( δ PE0 ) was obtained. Based on the deduced δ PEθ , the characteristic of the emission angle distribution of the backscattered electrons and the definition of β θ , the relationships among β θ , cos θ and the parameter x were given, where β θ is the ratio of the average number of secondary electrons generated by a single backscattered electron to that generated by a single primary electron entering the emitter at θ . Considering the relationship between δ PEθ and δ PE0 and the relationship between the secondary electron yields at W p0 =10-102 keV and θ= 0-89° ( δ θ ) and the secondary electron yields at θ= 0( δ 0 ), a universal formula for expressing δ θ through δ 0 , the backscattered coefficient at θ ( η θ ), the backscattered coefficient at θ= 0( η 0 ), cos θ and the parameter x were deduced. Further, the parameters x related to beryllium, uranium, aluminium and copper were computed with the deduced formula and experimental results; then, the formulae for expressing δ θ from the four metals through δ 0 , η θ , η 0 and cos θ were obtained; and the relationships between β θ of the four metals and cos θ were found. The δ θ calculated with the formulae and the yields measured experimentally were compared. Finally, it is concluded that the formulae for δ θ and β θ from the four metals at W p0 =10-102 keV and θ= 0-89° have been established, respectively.


In this paper performance shaping factors (PSFs) that occurred most frequently in the analysis of signals passed at danger (SPADs) with the second generation method CAHR are discussed. In order to assess the validity of the identified PSFs, we compare our results with the results obtained from an adapted Why-Because-Analysis of a subset of the same incidents. The relationship and dependencies between the factors are discussed in detail. We put the identified PSFs for SPADs in the context of an existing PSF taxonomy, in the context of a simple model of the railway system and perform a clustering on them. In the last part of the paper we explain how future simulation studies can help to advance in the understanding of the identified PSFs and their relationships.


A Vertical Electrical resistivity Sounding (VES) survey was carried out, to study the groundwater supply potential, protective capacity and soil corrosivity of aquifers in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state, Nigeria. A total of ten (10) geoelectric soundings were acquired. Schlumberger electrode configuration was used in acquiring the data. Six to seven geoelectric layers were delineated from the interpreted results, the Aquifers were delineated between the fifth and sixth geoelectric layers, having an apparent resistivity above 1000Ωm, with the highest thick of 69.0m at a depth of 144.0m. Longitudinal Conductance, Hydraulic Conductivity, Transmissivity and Product Conductance range are as followings for the aquifers; 1.720 – 127.000 x 10-3Ω-1, 15.90 – 188.79m/day, 1093.3 – 1097.1m2/day and 2.590 – 252.50 x 10-3 respectively. Inferring from our hydraulic parameters, all the aquiferous zones have very high designation, wwithdrawal of great regional importance of groundwater supply potential and practically noncorrosive, soil corrosivity. 40% percentage of the aquiferous units have very good protective capacity, while for excellent and good protective capacity of the study are is 30%. All the VES points are said to be a very viable potential for safe source for groundwater exploration.


During the Covid-19 pandemic, higher education shifted from face-to-face to online education and teachers had various perspectives about remedying the challenges of this mandatory situation. Drawing on the diffusion of innovation theory as a theoretical lens to better understand the change in the adoptions of the faculty during the pandemic, we surveyed 307 academics with an online questionnaire. The results indicated that the adopters in this study were innovators (11%), early adopters (23%), early majority (18%), late majority (22%), and laggards (26%), revealing somewhat different percentages from the values in the theoretical model. This can be explained by the fact that innovations that require an emergency situation bring about changes in the values of the adopter categories. Examining the questionnaire data, we categorised the results as support, functionality, guidance, interaction, adaptation and the features of synchronous lessons influencing the diffusion of innovation during the new emergency teaching condition. The adoption process was discussed through the factors influencing these dimensions. The implications of notable findings and directions for future studies have been provided.
Implications for practice or policy:

Academics may have better online learning experiences in various designs and applications at universities.
Academics may be prepared for unexpected teaching situations with adequate and appropriate organisational, technical and learning support to achieve quality outputs.
All educational institutions, academics, and universities in particular, can be guided to adopt technologies more easily and quickly in such situations as future pandemics, wars, etc.


In this work, an electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor chip for sensitive detection of thrombin (TB) was prepared using a screen-printed electrode (SPE) as a working electrode and an aptamer as a specific recognition moiety. To produce an ECL sensor chip, a layer of pL-Cys was immobilized on the surface of SPE by the cyclic voltammetry scanning method, a layer of AuNPs was assembled through an Au-S bond and hairpin DNA was further immobilized on the electrode surface. Ru (bpy)2 (mcpbpy)2+ , as a luminescent reagent, was covalently bound to ssDNA to prepare a luminescent probe ssDNA-Ru. The probe hybridized with TB aptamer to form a capture probe. In the presence of TB, the TB aptamer in the capture probe bound to TB, causing the release of ssDNA-Ru that could bind to hairpin DNA on the electrode surface. Ru (II) complex as a luminescent reagent was assembled onto the electrode, and pL-Cys was used as a co-reactant to. enhance the ECL efficiency. The ECL signal of the sensor chip generated based on the above principles had a linear relationship with log TB concentration at a range of 10 fM-1 nM, and the detection limit was 0.2 fM. Finally, TB detection by this method was verified using real blood samples. This work provides a new method using an aptamer as a foundation and SPE as a material for the detection of biological substances.


A stereo infinite panorama is a panoramic image that may be infinitely extended by continuously stitching together stereo images that depict similar scenes, but are taken from different geographic locations. It can be used to create interesting walkthrough environment. An important issue underlying this application is to seamlessly stitch two stereo images together. Although many methods have been proposed for stitching 2D images, they may not work well on stereo images, due to the difficulty in ensuring disparity consistency. In this paper, we propose a novel method to stitch two stereo images seamlessly. We first apply the graph cut algorithm to compute a seam for stitching, with a novel disparity-aware energy function to both ensure disparity continuity and suppress visual artifacts around the seam. We then apply a modified warping-based disparity scaling algorithm to suppress the seam in depth domain. Experiments show that our stitching method is capable of producing high quality stereo infinite panoramas.


Prompt injection of epinephrine is of fundamental importance in the treatment of systemic anaphylaxis (1). For the prehospital treatment of anaphylaxis, epinephrine autoinjectors in the form of Epipen® are commonly recommended, because they provide advantages of an easy-to-use, sterile, premeasured single dose delivery. Side effects may include increased heart rate and stronger or irregular heartbeat. We present a case which developed an atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response following accidental delivery of epinephrine through Epipen injection. A previously healthy 44 year old male patient admitted to the emergency department (ED) complaining of rapid heart beat. During the history taking, patient stated he accidentally injected his left thumb with epinephrine (Epipen® 0.3 ml 0.3 mg 1/1000), which was prescribed for one of his relatives, 15 minutes prior to the ED visit. Patient complained of headache, widespread numbness and rapid heart beat. On physical exam, patient was found to be fully alert and oriented, with blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg, pulse 147 bpm, temperature 36°C. His heart sounds were normal and other systemic exam revealed no abnormality. His initial EKG showed atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response at a rate of 145. 5 mg metoprolol was administered, which caused the cardiac rhythm to turn into normal sinus. Patient was observed for 12 hours during which time he had no other episode of tachycardia and his cardiac enyzme values turned out to be normal. Patient was dischared with instructions. Epinephrine auto-Injectors are used for the emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions, by the patients who are at increased risk for these reactions. Side effects may include increased heart rate, stronger or irregular heartbeat, sweating, difficulty breathing, dizziness, headache, nervousness, or anxiety (2). These side effects usually go away quickly, especially if patients rest. For patients experiencing high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, heart disease, these side effects may present more severe or last longer. Other side effects of accidental injection of epinephrine severe pain on the injection side even due to severe local vasoconstriction (3). Our patient did not experience any of the complications stated here, but instead he experienced cardiac side effects. The atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response turned to normal sinus rhythym following the administration of single dose of beta blocker. As a result, emergency physicians who are concerned about the proper use of epinephrine autoinjectors should receive adequate instruction on their use and potential side effects.


Abstract We show the application of the δ- and Ω-slow hydrodynamical solutions to describe the velocity profiles of massive stars. In particular, these solutions can help to unravel some of the problems within the winds of massive stars such as the approximation of the β-law for the velocity profile of B supergiant stars and the slow outflow wind observed in Be stars.


Abstract— This project is aimed at resolving severe traffic congestion in most cities across the world by using latest technologies. The world is heading towards IoT and shifting daily routine manual processes to automatic systems. Current traffic control system is based on fixed timer which becomes one of the main reasons of transport blockage. In order to overcome this problem, a framework has been designed to introduce the concept of smart traffic system which includes Internet of Things. The road side sensors attached to the Arduino Mega send information to the cloud using NodeMCU where decision is taken based on density, hence involving cloud computation to turn a particular signal green. Moreover, we have also dealt with emergency vehicles which bears the facility of turning signal green using either RFID system or GSM based mobile. Sound sensors are placed to confirm that the signal return to normal condition once the emergency vehicle has crossed the signal. Lastly, a geofencing based marketing app called "Brando" has been designed using android studio to provide location-based services from the nearest stations like shopping malls to the people on road on their respective mobile phones.


This article examines corruption as a social problem and a phenomenon that illustrates certain problems in agenda-setting in sociology. Understanding such questions as why corruption remains largely outside the purview of sociology, and how sociological agendas are set can be found in the works of Syed Hussein Alatas, who wrote about corruption as far back as the 1950s. Sociology of corruption as a subfield failed to take off despite the ubiquity of this phenomenon. In recent years, new books have been published, including an updated version of Professor Alatas's work. Studies of corruption remain a prerogative of the political scientists and public policy experts. Economists see corruption as a market-distorting externality and treat it as a peripheral subject. Gunnar Myrdal, who was an exception, in his Asian Drama, identified corruption as a serious bottleneck for Asian development. The problem persists 40 years on from Myrdal's analysis. In many countries in the developing world, corruption has become part of the fabric of society. Yet, sociological theorization and empirical studies are lacking. This article examines corruption both as a social problem and an indicator of the 'corruption of sociology', drawing on the writings of Alatas, especially his notion of 'captive mind' or the absence of intellectual autonomy on the part of the Third World sociologists.


Aldol Reactions–Isotope Effects, Mechanism and Dynamic Effects. (December 2009) Mathew J. Vetticatt, B.Tech., UICT, Mumbai Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Daniel A. Singleton The mechanism of three important aldol reactions and a biomimetic transamination is investigated using a combination of experimental kinetic isotope effects (KIEs), standard theoretical calculations and dynamics trajectory simulations. This powerful mechanistic probe is found to be invaluable in understanding intricate details of the mechanism of these reactions. The successful application of variational transition state theory including multidimensional tunneling to theoretically predict isotope effects, described in this dissertation, represents a significant advance in our research methodology. The role of dynamic effects in aldol reactions is examined in great detail. The study of the proline catalyzed aldol reaction has revealed an intriguing new dynamic effect – quasiclassical corner cutting – where reactive trajectories cut the corner between reactant and product valleys and avoid the saddle point. This phenomenon affects the KIEs observed in this reaction in a way that is not predictable by transition state theory. The study of the Roush allylboration of aldehydes presents an example where recrossing affects experimental observations. The comparative study of the allylboration of two electronically different aldehydes, which are predicted to


In this sense, the data collected allowed us to configure an integral analysis in which the mental models of the family-school relationship determined in the families were characterized, where enriching budgets stand out and which can be taken into account for future research. They also allow to gather enough empirical material to determine the need to re-link the family in the teaching-learning process of the students in search of an integral formation.


In this paper, a novel design for a plurality of wide band microstrip rectangular patch antenna on solar cell integrated Artificial Magnetic Conductor (AMC) surface for Wireless communication is proposed and presented. Here, the general reflection characteristic from an AMC surface with rectangular unit cells as a reflector and effect on integration of the solar cell with the proposed antenna is validated. The designed AMC plane consists of 6 × 6 patches with both copper ground plane and also solar cell ground plane, be placed beneath the rectangular microstrip patch antenna maintaining an air gap between the structures, which achieves unidirectional radiation, and also enhance operating bandwidth simultaneously. The amorphous silicon solar cell in the module is used as both a photovoltaic generator and also from an RF perspective; act as ground plane for the AMC plane. The effectiveness of the proposed antenna structure is confirmed by high-frequency structure simulator (HFSS) tool for 3D full wave electromagnetic field simulation and measurement. The fabricated patch antenna on AMC plane with copper ground plane offers 2.12 GHz - 2.48 GHz band and the same radiating patch on AMC plane with solar cell ground plane offers 2.16 GHz - 3.32 GHz with enhanced impedance bandwidth, effective return loss, good VSWR and radiation pattern characteristics for green WLAN applications.


Water molecule reacts with aluminium when it is immersed in water, which plays a vital role in hydrogen generation process. This process which uses sodium hydroxide as catalyst produces a byproduct alumina and some other scarce ingredients. This byproduct is mentioned as alumina composite powder (ACP). In an attempt of reutilizing and converting it into a matrix material using a resin polymer as a binder, this work investigates the workability of the product produced by alumina composite matrix. The specimen produced by alumina composite matrix has been tested for its desirable strength, namely, tensile strength, elongation under varied thermal conditions, compression test, flexural test with fiber reinforcement and non fiber reinforcement. The nature of crack formation and the plastic behavior of the specimen during test have been analyzed, based on the crack propagation in failure plane in the alumina composite matrix as a high quality alternative for wood and tiles for high class interior decorations. This research explores the effective use of the byproduct alumina composite matrix and its consistent eco-friendly nature.


Immobilization of biomolecules on surfaces while keeping the
maximum conformation flexibility of the molecules is one of the
most important techniques for atomic force microscopy imaging.
When the DNA molecules are studied withAtomic Force Microscope
(AFM) either HOPG (Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite) or
freshly cleaved mica is used as asubstrate because they show
atomically flat surface. DNA molecules can be adsorbed to the
graphite surface, howeverthis kind of supporting material is
very expensive. Mica shows high flatness, unfortunately it can
not be used for for DNAimmobilization without specific
treatment, as both mica and DNA are negatively charged in
standard buffer solutions.Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) are
based on the ability to detect a local property of a surface by
means of spatiallycontrolled sensor or probe. Typically, the
sensor is scanned over the area of interest so it is only
transiently localized inthe neighbourhood of a given point on
the surface.


It is described the use of nanoparticles of inorganic materials (such as synthetic smectite clay) in ophthalmic and otic pharmaceutical compositions. The nanoparticles are utilized as biologically inert carrier or depot for ophthalmic and otic drugs. The nanoparticles also for modifying the rheological properties of the composition to increase the retention time in the eye or ear of the viscous or to improve the flow characteristics and / or composition of Composition it may be utilized.


A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of The Requirements for The Award of Degree of Master of Business Administration (Human Resource Management) Of School of Business, Kenyatta University. November, 2018.


Aims: This study identified and studied the response of five Bacillus strains, isolated from alkaline cleaning in place (CIP) solutions, to alkaline conditions.


Background Previous studies, especially in North America, have shown that socio‐economic factors may influence the prognosis for patients with HIV. This study was performed in order to determine if European or non‐European origin influence provision of health‐care and survival among HIV patients in Europe.


Abstract Using the Infant Behavior Questionnaire–Revised in a longitudinal sample of infant siblings of autistic children (HR; n = 427, 171 female, 83.4% White) and a comparison group of low‐risk controls (LR, n = 200, 86 female, 81.5% White), collected between 2007 and 2017, this study identified an invariant factor structure of temperament traits across groups at 6 and 12 months. Second, after partitioning the groups by familial risk and diagnostic outcome at 24 months, results reveal an endophenotypic pattern of Positive Emotionality at both 6 and 12 months, (HR‐autism spectrum disorder [ASD] < HR‐no‐ASD < LR). Third, increased 'Duration of Orienting' at 12 months was associated with lower scores on the 24‐month developmental outcomes in HR infants. These findings may augment efforts for early identification of ASD.


High pressure, and medium pressure water-tube boilers, and low pressure auxiliary oil-fired boilers and exhaust gas boilers are considered. The use of a certain phosphate treatment for high pressure and medium pressure systems is described. For low pressure systems, a system based on a blend of tannins for oxygen absorption and scale prevention in addition to forming an iron tannate which is an additional corrosion inhibitor, is discussed. The use of synthetic polymers for scale control is dealt with.


Objective To investigate the function of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7-nAChRs)using whole-cell patch clamp recordings. Methods Whole-cell patch clamp recordings were performed on hippocampal CA1 interneurons in acute brain slices. α7-nAChRs were specifically activated by high concentration of choline by pressure application. Firing pattern and whole-cell currents of the neurons were recorded. Results The firing pattern of an interneuron was uniform without adaptation. Inward whole-cell currents ofα7-nAChRs by choline were brief and robust and could be blocked completely by MLA (anα7-nAChRs antagonist). Conclusion Functionalα7-nAChRs could be investigated effectively using patch clamp pharmacologically.


When N-(1, 2-diacetoxyethyl)-phthalimide was pyrolyzed under high temperatures, it was found that the dehydroacetoxylation proceeded in a highly selective manner to give N-(2-acetoxyvinyl)-phthalimide.Pyrolysis of N-(1-acetoxy-2-bromoethyl)-phthalimide at 537±3 produced N-(2-bromoviny1)-phthalimide.


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We read with great interest the excellent review by Foley et al. who evaluate the risks of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in relation to anti-platelet therapy.1 The authors emphasize the importance of several gastrointestinal bleeding major risk factors including use of dual anti-platelet therapy or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, increasing age, previous ulceration, helicobacter pylori infection, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and co-morbidity including sepsis and mechanical ventilation. However, they neither mention baseline anaemia nor triple antithrombotic drug use (aspirin, clopidogrel and warfarin) as conditions that could increase the rate of bleeding events after PCI-stenting.

In a recent analysis of a cohort of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing PCI-stenting with additional indication for long-term oral anti-coagulation, we recently reported that triple antithrombotic use was …


A design method of a nonlinear vibration controller for smart piezoelectric structures is proposed based on resetting differential equations.A nonlinear vibration controller which fulfils the Lyapunov stability is worked out by emulating the effect of the switching system with piezoelectric shunt damping.A dynamical model of the plant and the control algorithm of the controller are developed,the inductor,the resistor and the switching action in the emulated circuit only "exist" as numerical representations inside the controller.The controller overcomes the disadvantages of the passive piezoelectric shunt damping technique,eliminates the need for a large physical inductor and has less sensitive to environmental changes.The simulation results for a cantilever beam show that the controller can suppress the structural vibration of controlled mode effectively and also has a certain contribution to vibration suppression for the other modes.


A novel nonsteroidal androgen receptor antagonist, (R)-4-(1-benzyl-4,4-dimethyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yloxy)-2-(trifluoromethyl)benzonitrile (1), for the topical control of sebum production is reported. This compound, which is potent, selective, and efficacious in the clinically validated golden Syrian hamster ear animal model, was designed to be delivered to the pilosebaceous unit, the site of action, preferentially by the follicular route.


113 Copyright c 2014 The Korean Fracture Society. All rights reserved. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Received October 30, 2013 Revised December 2, 2013 Accepted December 18, 2013 Address reprint requests to: Jae-Sung Yoo, M.D. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dankook University Hospital, 201 Manghyang-ro, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 330-715, Korea Tel: 82-41-550-6579ᆞFax: 82-41-556-3238 E-mail: email@example.com


The aim of this study is to extract the left coronary artery from the Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) images stored in DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine) format and also to study the various haemodynamic properties such as Wall Shear Stress (WSS), Pressure distribution,Wall Pressure Gradient etc. The proposed approach uses 3D slicer 3.6.3 for the extraction of the artery and the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software ANSYS 13.0 for predicting the flow characteristics through the left coronary artery and also for simulating the haemodynamic properties. The extracted artery consists of Left Main (LM) coronary artery, Left Anterior Descending (LAD), and Left Circumflex (LCX) artery. Finite element analysis of Navier-Stokes flow equations treating blood as a non-Newtonian, incompressible fluid is done. In most of the previous works simulations are done by assuming that the arterial walls are rigid, but in actual case it do have elasticity. Inorder to make the study more realistic, here the elasticity of the arterial wall is also considered. By the simulation, contour plots of various haemodynamic properties were obtained and studied.


InP-based Mach–Zehnder modulator integrated with gap-embedded planar antennas for 60-GHz-band radio over fiber technology was proposed. It enables us to directly convert wireless millimeter-wave signals into light wave signals without any external power supply.


The fact that this monograph is based on a Master of Arts thesis in political science completed at the University of California in 1952 explains why the author does not carry the story of Latin America's relations with UNESCO beyond 1950. Mr. Kidder devotes about half of his thirty-eight pages to the role of the Latin American countries in the antecedents, origins, and actual establishment of UNESCO, and most of the remaining pages to Latin American participation in the first five of the annual meetings of the organization's General Conference. He makes clear the very considerable interest shown by Latin Americans in the establishment of the international agency and presents their ideas, both before and after its formation, as to what its work and procedures should be. Although concrete undertakings of the organization in Latin America, such as the Hylean Amazon project and a Haitian pilot project in basic education, are mentioned, in only one case is the proposed work at all described, and nothing is included about the actual execution of the projects. Thus, while the reader learns a good deal about what the Latin Americans said in their speeches at UNESCO meetings, he is told very little about what the organization actually did, or how its specific enterprises fared, in the countries of the Western Hemisphere. He is not informed, for example, that the planned Hylean Amazon Institute failed to materialize.