Now a days ,free radicals and antioxidants seek a great deal of attention.  Free radicals  are produced  naturally in our body by various endogenous reactions. However at higher concentrations, they can cause cell membrane , DNA and protein damage leading to various immunopathological states like inflammatory diseases, cancer hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atherosclerosis, ageing etc .An antioxidant is a stable molecule which donates its electron to a rampaging free radical and thus neutralizes its effect. Imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants leads to a condition called oxidative stress. Antioxidants can be endogenous or exogenous. Various dietary antioxidant supplements are  available commercially. The objective of this study is to compare the  antioxidant effect of  glutathione  and  astaxanthine  in their therapeutic  range using in- vitro methods


The as well practices in agricological terms that permit us to obtain a better production per unit of superficial, the cost of production are going down avoiding the use of insums and qualified hand workers, then we can obtain organic products; The integral Farm involve cultural labors pequary of each property, taking in mind the activities like the stages of seeding, parcel disposition, ancient knowledge, moon calendar, selection of seeds, seedtime, seed intensity, intensive fat grow, prophylaxis, and cleaning of barn yards, agro ecological management, of soil, get an optimum use of water, plants, animals, integrate control of banes and sickness, post harvest time, and commercialization. The agro ecological and administrative plan of management of the Technical Agropecuarial Macara School, belong to canton and parish of Macara as scenario of acquiring knowledge; must offer to curriculum of competencies established in the Ministerial Accordance No. 539. And ambitiously pretend that the achieved competencies by the graduated students, could get go inside to the labors activities as producers and to establish a proposal in the agropecuary ambit and microempresarial, so the student can realize their self experiences, then Hoe to sociabilize inside of the society and through the proposals permit diffuse the knowledge in the best way.


Abstract : This report describes the capabilities of the VERT(Venture Evaluation and Review Technique) risk analysis technique and reviews its current applications in support of the program manager (PM). PM's are continuously faced with making decisions without complete certainty of their impact. These decision situations involve certain risks or probabilities concerning the time, cost and technical performance effects. New techniques have been evolving to assist decision makers (e.g., PM's in this risk environment. VERT is a network simulation modeling technique recently developed to provide this assistance. From information collected through interviews with Army and Navy personnel supporting PM's, a profile of current VERT applications and their effectiveness is developed. Applications discussed vary from the support of major programs like the Advanced Attack Helicopter to smaller efforts like the Platoon Early Warning System.


Exp. Opin. Ther. Patents 4(6):629-639 With an ever growing world population, their continues to be a global interest in efficient methods of fertility control. The oral contraceptives have served as an effective means of preventing ovulation, and there are now several relatively safe methods of terminating unwanted pregnancies. Stdl, during the past decade, new alternatives to the existing methods have been reported. This review examines some of these newer approaches, and it revitalises several older methods that may be worthy of further evaluation as practical contraceptives. The review begins with a section containing background information about certain relevant aspects of female reproduction. Then, it examines patents and primary literature articles that deal with methods of controlling ovarian follicular development, ovulation, fertilisation, and pregnancy maintenance.


A method of calculation of mooring line dynamics is proposed in this paper. It is based on the method of perturbation. The perturbation equations up to second order were obtained and solved in the frequency domain to obtain the frequency response function, while the impulse response function in the time domain can be obtained by applying the Fourier inverse transform on such frequency responses. The time history of the response of the mooring line can be calculated by a convolution integral which involves the input time history and the corresponding impulse response function. In order to verify the validity of the proposed method, an experiment of an oscillating model mooring line was conducted in a water flume. The experiment measured both the time history and the first-order frequency response function, which showed good agreement with theoretical results. A theoretical calculated second-order frequency response function is illustrated in this paper.


The study of toy models in loop quantum gravity (LQG), defined as truncations of the full theory, is relevant to both the development of the LQG phenomenology, in cosmology and astrophysics, and the progress towards the resolution of the open issues of the theory, in particular the implementation of the dynamics. Here, we study the dynamics of spin network states of quantum geometry defined on the family of graphs consisting in 2 vertices linked by an arbitrary number of edges, or 2-vertex model in short. A symmetry reduced sector of this model –to isotropic and homogeneous geometries– was successfully studied in the past, where interesting cosmological insights were found. We now study the evolution of the classical trajectories for this system in the general case, for arbitrary number of edges with random initial configurations. We use the spinorial formalism and its clear interpretation of spin networks in terms of discrete twisted geometries, with the quantum 3d space made of superpositions of polyhedra glued together by faces of equal area. Remarkably, oscillatory and divergent regimes are found with a universal dependence on the coupling constants of the Hamiltonian and independent of the initial spinors or the number of edges. Furthermore, we explore the evolution of the associated polyhedra as well as their volumes and areas.


Many older people give up all physical activities because of their feeling of insecurity outdoors. In parallel, the number of Electrically Assisted Cycles (EAC) in the cities increases significantly. Purpose: The aim of the current study is to know if it's possible to monitor their heart rate via an EAC to give a secure access to locomotion of people under medical advice. Methods: It is two-fold: For all the experiments, our reference is the Polar H7 chest strap. First, we compared different sensor's positions during a 30 seconds' effort test indoors on a healthy subject. Then, we studied the repeatability and the reproducibility of the PulseSensor placed on the cyclist's earlobe during rest and test efforts on two samples of 12 health subjects. Results: The PulseSensor placed on the earlobe is reliable indoors. Conclusion: The PulseSensor can be a good sensor to monitor an EAC in heart rate. But we need to design a system to integrate all the electronic directly on the cyclist and his helmet and to protect it from the outdoors interactions like the exposure to the sun, the humidity or the cyclist's perspiration.


We propose a conceptual framework for counterfactual and welfare analysis for approximate models. Our key assumption is that model approximation error is the same magnitude at new choices as the observed data. Applying the framework to quasilinear utility, we obtain bounds on quantities at new prices using an approximate law of demand. We then bound utility differences between bundles and welfare differences between prices. All bounds are computable as linear programs. We provide detailed analytical results describing how the data map to the bounds including shape restrictions that provide a foundation for plug-in estimation. An application to gasoline demand illustrates the methodology.


Effective Strategies for Recognition and Treatment of In-Hospital Strokes by Maryika I Gibson MS, Washington State University, 2008 FNP, Post-Masters, Gonzaga University, 2014 BS, Washington State University, 2006 Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice


BCR/ABL oncogenic tyrosine kinase activates STAT5, which plays as important role in leukemogenesis (Nieborowska-Skorska et al., J.Exp.Med., 189:1229,1999). We reported before that the bcl-2 family member A1 and the proto-oncogene pim-1, the two downstream effectors of STAT5, collaborate in BCR/ABL-positive cells to induce protection from apoptosis and growth factor independence (Nieborowska-Skorska et al., Blood, 99:4531,2002). We show here that expression of the helix-loop-helix protein Id1 is enhanced by BCR/ABL in the STAT5-dependent manner. This effect requires activation of STAT5 by the signaling from SH3+SH2 domains of BCR/ABL. Enhanced expression of Id1 played a key role in the BCR/ABL-mediated cell invasion in vitro, but not in protection from apoptosis in the absence of growth factors and in promotion of growth factor-independent proliferation. Leukemogenesis in mice was prolonged after injection of BCR/ABL-positive cells, in which Id-1 was downregulated by the antisence cDNA. In addition, infiltration of central nervous system (CNS) by leukemia cells was also reduced if Id-1 was inhibited. Id1 was responsible for BCR/ABL-induced production of MMP9 metalloproteinase. Abrogation of MMP9 catalytic activity by a selective inhibitor or blocking antibody decreased the invasive capability of leukemia cells. These data indicate that BCR/ABL→STAT5→Id1→MMP9 pathway may play a critical role in the BCR/ABL-dependent leukemogenesis by regulation of the invasive capability of leukemia cells. Moreover, this pathway may protect CML cells from imatinib mesylate (IM) by facilitation of their localization in CNS, a sanctuary for leukemia cells during IM therapy.


Urticaria is a vascular reaction of the superficial  portion of the dermis. It is characterized by  appearance of erythematous, oedematous papules  or plaques known as wheals. The present article is a  case report of a 17-year-old male visited to the OPD  of Swasthya Kalyan Homoeopathic Medical College  and Research Centre with the complaint of eruptions  (wheals) on left forearm. After complete case taking  and thorough analysis and repertorization using  synthesis repertory, Phosphorus 30C was selected  and prescribed based on individualization. This article  illustrates the beneficial effects of Homoeopathic  medicine Phosphorus in the case of Urticaria.


This review will familiarize physicians with the embryology, types, and incidence of various interatrial communications; summarize and highlight the potential association of interatrial communications with stroke, platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome, neurologic decompression sickness in divers, and migraine headaches; discuss various therapeutic modalities available for closure of interatrial communications; and outline future directions in this rapidly evolving field.


The article deals with the analysis of the system and operation mode of the verbs in the national signs in the Russian and Tatar languages.


Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors ("gliptins") are oral drugs used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes who don't respond to, or are intolerant of,


Summary. This paper provides an overview on the ACROSSEE project (funded by the ERDF under the SEE program), its objectives, general...


The real world use of ABFAB-based technologies requires that any
identity that is to be used for authentication has to be configured on
the ABFAB-enabled client device. Achieving this requires software on
that device (either built into the operating system or a standalone
utility) that will interact with the user, managing their identity
information and identity-to-service mappings. All designers of
software to fulfil this role will face the same set of challenges.
This document aims to document these challenges with the aim of
producing well-thought out UIs with some degree of consistency between
implementations.


By introducing a composition comprising the diol compounds having a hydroxy group adjacent to the active ingredient to the intrusion portion of the pests, the pesticide containing as a main component such a diol compound Phedi cluster hyuma Nurse, Derma topa Zoids printers Nishi Taunus, museuka FIG scalpel the arthropod ectoparasites such as Mathematica, wangbakwigwa, Blossom telra germanium Manica and Perry Plastic Neta Americana can be used to inhibit. Pesticides, the diol compound, the adjacent hydroxyl group, a pest to


In the view of value transformation engineering,the key to tourism resources development is to realize value transformation,and the basic theory of tourism resource development can be expressed tourism resources value transformation theory.From the practical of tourist resources development view,tourism resources value transformation theory mainly includes six basic types,that is,transforming negative value to the positive value,transforming zero value to positive value,transforming low value to high value,transforming potential value to the explicit value,transforming single value to composite value and transforming micro to macro value,and follows six basic principles of finite and infinite,minimum and maximum,tangible and intangible,symbol-creating,lever fulcrum and eyeball economy.


Proceeding from practical application,the false match filering method of large-parallax dense image is researched.A three-dimensional space filtering algorithm which aims at foreground areas to filtrate false matches based on neighborhood parallax relativity is designed and realized.Experiments show that the method could eliminate and correct false match points of parallax images and improve the quality of parallax image.


The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in India have been liberalized in a phased manner since 1991. Foreign investment is now coming into the country not only as a source of new technology, but also as a source of capital and managerial skills. Accordingly actual inflow of FDI in India has increased at a compound annual growth rate of 36.3% between 1991 and 2003. The regional pattern of FDI has been marked by strong variations during this period, with more investment going to states with better infrastructure and more progress in the reform process. The hitherto reserve sectors for public investment like power, oil and telecommunications have attracted considerable FDI after liberalization. In terms of the country-wise approvals of FDI, USA accounts for nearly 20% of the share followed by Mauritius, UK and Japan. FDI has come in the form of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and green field investments. There have been certain hindrances in the actual inflow of FDI which need to be overcome in the coming years.


Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare, systemic, inflammatory large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology resulting in a granulomatous inflammation of the aorta and its major branches. It most commonly affects the women of childbearing age. Pulmonary artery involvement is very rare. We, hereby, report a case of TA presenting with fever and hemoptysis due to pulmonary artery involvement.


The refractive index (RI) of liquids plays an important role in chemical analysis and medical diagnostics. Here, we present the integration of a flexible substrate with 6 blue organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and 6 organic photodetectors (OPDs) with a flexible microfluidic system formed in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The devices are fabricated by masked thermal evaporation on a $200 \mu \mathrm{m}$ thick polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foil. The individual size of the organic devices is 1 mm x 1 mm. Successful operation of the OLED-OPD matrix for refractive index measurements is demonstrated. This system is intended for RI monitoring of multiple analytes or for analyzing a single analyte with a distributed concentration.


Dam deformation analysis is an important part of da m s fety monitoring. Generally dynamic models of dam deformation analysis include: parametric models and non-parametric models. In China, large amount of research activiti es in data analysis is in developing new non-parametric models such as stepwise regression ( SR), partial least-squares (PLS) regression, artificial neural network (ANN), time s ries (TS), and grey system (GS). The methods have been applied in dam deformation analys is, and have showed good results in modelling and predicting deformation. The principles and merits of above listed non-param etric methods are discussed.


To identify the flora herbaceous existing in the Cotopaxi National Park, after the fire generated in 2014, to prepare a proposal for recovery (reforestation), it was the main objective of the research work, carried out between January and June 2015, by a field trip it was found the presence consumed by the fire generated by forest fires areas, leaving the naked floor view of black color, with the application of the direct method view proceeded to identify the flora herbaceous existing in the study area, having as a result that the bushes (V-AR) are identified 34 species and 102 species belong to herbaceous.
(V-HER) As the objective of this study is the flora herbaceous (V-HER), it was identified in the plot P-CH-CH-006 and P 007 with 15 each, followed by the plot P-CH 002, with 14 species, in the plots P-001 and P-CH CH 003 , 10 species were identified in the plot P-CH 005, with 9 species in the plot P-CH 8 010 species and finally into the P --CH-- 004, P-008 and P-CH-CH-009, 7 species were identified respectively….


The article discusses the aim, meaning, content, method, process and result of discussion on explanation. Combined with modern education theory, the writer puts forth the revelation of DE and brings forward the new ideas and methodsfor courses of social scienc'e in colleges and universities.


In this paper, we present dating of archaeological samples performed since our last report (Obelić et al. 2002). Included are results of samples measured by the gas proportional counting (GPC) method until the abandonment of this technique in 2007, as well as results of several series measured by both GPC and liquid scintillation counting (LSC) methods.


It is well known that probabilistic boolean decision trees cannot be much more powerful than deterministic ones. Motivated by a question if randomization can significantly speed up a nondeterministic computation via a boolean decision tree, we address structural properties of Arthur-Merlin games in this model and prove some lower bounds. We consider two cases of interest, the first when the length of communication between the players is limited and the second if it is not. While in the first case we can carry over the relations between the corresponding Turing complexity classes, in the second case we observe in contrast with Turing complexity that a one round Merlin-Arthur protocol is as powerful as a general interactive proof system and, in particular, can simulate a one-round Arthur-Merlin protocol. Moreover, we show that sometimes a Merlin-Arthur protocol can be more efficient than an Arthur-Merlin protocol, and than a Merlin-Arthur protocol with limited communication. This is the case for a boolean function whose set of zeroes is a code with high minimum distance and a natural uniformity condition. Such functions provide an example when the Merlin-Arthur complexity is 1 with one-sided error /spl epsiv//spl isin/(2/3, 1), but at the same time the nondeterministic decision tree complexity is /spl Omega/(n). The latter should be contrasted with another fact we prove. Namely, if a function has Merlin-Arthur complexity 1 with one-sided error probability /spl epsiv//spl isin/(0, 2/3], then its nondeterministic complexity is bounded by a constant.


Sustainability has since the late 1990s dominated the debate on health system. The current economic and financial crisis is currently adding to the already existing concerns of accelerating costs and increasing doubts regarding the system capacity and resources in meeting the health services needs of aging population. In this debate health system and health care system are often used interchangeably. The health system has therefore been approached from the traditional view, which equates the level of health with the quality of medicine. In the traditional view, the improvements in health status are achieved through the public health care and individual care provided by public health professionals, medical practitioners, nurses and hospitals (acute treatment). This paper challenges the traditional view of health system and explores its components. It differentiates between health system and health care system. A definition of a sustainable health system is proposed based on the interconnectedness of the components of a health system. A conceptual framework is then proposed for holistic decision making towards achieving a sustainable health system.


FIELD: process engineering. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to treatment of effluents. Proposed process comprises combining of heated gas and effluents to the make the mix thereof, separating of said effluents into drops to increase the area of interface between effluents and heated gas for accelerated heat and mass transfer between drops of said effluents and heated gas. Then, heat is transferred from heated gas to effluents for their partial evaporation, portion of effluents drops are removed from said mix for making of gas without fluid and concentrated fluid, and separation of suspended solids from concentrated fluid. Fluid concentration system comprises the concentrator unit. Note here that said concenytrator comprises gas inlet, gas outlet and mixing channel arranged there between. Note also that said mixing channel has contracted section for gas flow to up its rate at flowing from said inlet to said outlet. This system comprises fluid inlet pipe for liquid to be concentrated to be injected into mixing channel. Note here that said pipe is arranged in mixing channel between gas inlet and contracted section. Fog catcher is arranged downstream of concentrator unit and includes gas passage connected to gas outlet and including fluid collector to remove fluid from gas in fog catcher gas passage, and removed fluid connection vessel. Blower is connected to fog catcher to create gas flow to be forced to mixing channel and gas passage. EFFECT: higher efficiency of treatment. 27 cl, 2 tbl, 17 dwg


Obtaining 3D patient-specific bone models from 2D image data (e.g. X-rays, fluoroscope) remains a practical and desirable alternative to segmentation of bone models from 3D image data (e.g. CT, MRI). It also provides an initial step to automatically calculating the relevant axes and angles needed in computer aided surgery (CAS). Our method utilizes a statistical atlas of bone based on Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and biplanar X-ray images to fully reconstruct a patient-specific 3D bone model. Reconstruction is done through a robust 3D-2D registration technique where the deformation is constrained through extracted 2D morphometric measurements. Reconstructions of both femur and lumbar were undertaken with results compared to manual segmentations.


This paper aims at developing a new simulation system for evaluating performances of a material handing system which we call the permutational circulative vehicle routing system (denoted PCVRS). The PCVRS consists of multiple vehicles, multiple stages and a rail of single loop type. The vehicles unidirectionally circulate without passing on the loop and process jobs including loading and/or unloading at stages placed along the loop. The simulation system developed is based on a series of equations describing event's schedules. As a case study it is applied to an input/output system in an AS/RS (automated storage and retrieval system), and its behavior is analyzed from both empirical and theoretical points of view.


Received: 11/3/2021 ASEAN Japan relations are one of the longest lasting relations in ASEAN's international relations network. On the basis of clarifying the forming factors, the article aims to analyze in depth the status of ASEAN Japan relations in the first two decades of the twenty first century, in order to evaluate the impacts of this relationship on the world, the region and Japan as well as future development prospects. The study uses the historical method to assess the evolution of the ASEAN Japan relationship over the period, the logical method to evaluate the characteristics and impacts of this relationship, together with methods of statistics, analysis, comparison, and synthesis... Research results show that ASEAN Japan relationship in the early years of the twenty-first century is a positive partnership, taking place in economy, political security, culture, human resource development, and solving global problems. The promotion of ASEAN Japan cooperation brings benefits to not only the region but also Vietnam and is the basis for the development of a peaceful, stable and developed ASEAN. Revised: 31/3/2021


A finite element model of Biot consolidation of the elastic and viscous plasticity is established by using the Biot consolidation theory of elastic and viscous plasticity according to the actual conditions of the heightening-and-reinforcing of the west sea embankment of Shenzhen City. The corresponding finite element calculation program is compiled simultaneously, and the sea embankment before and after the strengthening is analyzed. The effect of the strengthening by deep mixing method integrated with geo-grid is evaluated, and the settlement and deformation of the sea embankment are predicted.


With the availability of over-the-counter treatments for allergy symptoms, many people choose to self-treat. Yet, often this results in sub-optimal management.


Strong electron correlations are responsible both for the insulator ground state of undoped La$_2$CuO$_4$ and strong antiferromagnetic coupling $J$ between neighbouring spins. We consider magnetic mechanism of superconducting pairing in the effective low energy $t - t' - t" - J^*$ model with all parameters calculated {\it ab initio}. Interaction of strongly correlated electrons with different phonon modes is also incorporated. In a BCS type theory the $d_{x^2 - y^2}$ gap is given by a sum of magnetic and phonon contributions. The phonon coupling parameter $\lambda = f(x)G$, where $G$ is a combination of bare electron-phonon couplings for all modes and the function $f$ depends on the hole concentration $x$ due to strong electron correlations. The main contribution to the only fitting parameter $G$ is determined by a competition of the breathing and buckling modes. Fitting the parameter $G$ from the isotope effect we obtain that magnetic and phonon contributions to the critical temperature $T_c $ work together and are of the same order of magnitude.


This paper answers the often asked, and until now inadequately answered, question of which MEMS compatible transducer type achieves the best power density in an energy harvesting system. This question is usually poorly answered because of the number of variables which must be taken into account and the multi-domain nature of the modelling and optimisation. The work here includes models of the mechanics, transducer and the power processing circuits (e.g. rectification and battery management) which in turn include detailed semiconductor models. It is shown that electrostatic harvesters perform better than piezoelectric harvesters at low accelerations, due to lower energy losses, and the reverse is generally true at high accelerations. At very high accelerations using MEMS-scale devices the dielectric breakdown limit in piezoelectric energy harvesters severely decreases their performance thus electrostatics are again preferred. Using the insights gained in this comparison, the optimal transduction mechanism can be chosen as a function of harvesting operating frequency, acceleration and device size.


Mathematical fiction has probably existed since ideas have been written down and certainly as early as 414 BC (Kasman, 2000). Mathematical fiction is a recently rediscovered and growing literature This article describes a novel and two plays with mathematical themes and then investigates the mathematics in the film, A Beautiful Mind (Howard & Grazer, 2001). The topics discussed include: modular arithmetic, cryptography, vector calculus, probability, financial mathematics, and game, chaos, and number theory, including Germain primes.


A Dissertation Submitted in Partial/Fulfillment of the Requirements for
Award of Degree of Masters of Marketing Management (MSc. Marketing) of
Mzumbe University


The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) [wherein, R These compounds can be used as a HM74A agonists, and pharmaceuticals.


Yeast with concentrated iron and fine biomass has been selected as the test strain It uses molasses as the raw material. Suitable amounts of inorganic iron and nutrient salt are added. After fermentation and culturing, the iron content of the yeast cell is 2 352 mg/kg, protein over 5338%The yield of the iron yeast is over 27%


The COVID‐19 pandemic has led to the suspension of community‐based dementia services worldwide, where evidence‐based interventions for dementia, like Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), were delivered. Treatment access is paramount during the pandemic and beyond for people with dementia to maintain functioning and well‐being. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a virtual, 14‐session program of Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (V‐iCST) in the UK.


We have fabricated a large high-temperature superconducting gradiometer for geophysical application such as a Transient Electro-Magnetic (TEM) method. The seamless gradiometric pickup coil was made of a commercially available GdBCO coated conductor formed on a Hastelloy tape. Two pickup loops with a diameter of 100 mm and an integrated input coil on a SQUID chip were connected with low resistance contacts. The input coil was magnetically coupled with a directly-coupled gradiometer which was made by a RE123-based multi-layer process including two superconducting layers with crossover, contact structure and ramp edge Josephson junctions. The baseline length defined as the distance of two pickup loops is about 130 mm. The performances of the gradiometer such as flux noise, gradiometer balance and frequency dependence of sensitivity were investigated.


Many assessments of soil C have been restricted to the 2-mm fractions of forest mineral soils. Our objective was to determine the importance of the >2-mm fraction to whole-soil C pools in Pacific Northwest old-growth coniferous forests. Seventy-nine pedons in 18 western Washington and Oregon forests were sampled to a depth of 100 cm. The 2-mm fraction by airdrying, physically crushing soil, and sieving; C was determined by Leco combustion. The >2-mm fraction contained up to 46% of the whole-soil C and averaged 23% for the seven forests that had C in that fraction. Following treatment with sodium hexametaphosphate to disaggregate soil material, up to 20% of whole-soil C remained in the >2-mm fraction. Thus, the >2-mm fraction C appears to be in stable and unstable aggregates, as well as concretions. The whole-soil C in the surface 100 cm of mineral soil ranged from 30 to 400 Mg C ha -1 . Multiple regression analysis indicated this C pool was positively related to available water capacity, annual precipitation, and coarse woody debris (r 2 = 0.63 to 0.66, n = 18 forests). Similar results were obtained with only the 2-mm fraction does not alter our understanding of the importance of climate and soil texture as controls of soil C pools, but it does affect the quantification of soil C pools in many old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest.


. The aim of the study is to determine the Land use/land cover (LULC) changes and conversions in Inciralti İzmir (Turkey), and the fragmentation of these land uses between 1996 and 2018. Aerial photographs and Quickbird satellite imagery were used to obtain data. Aerial photographs were georectified using 1: 25,000 scaled topographic maps. The feature (vector) boundary of the study area was used to subset aerial photographs and Quickbird satellite image. LULC classes were defined according to Coordination of Information on the Environment (CORINE) LULC classes. The defined LULCs were digitized. Between 1996 and 2018, the highest conversion rate among agricultural areas occurred in permanently irrigated land with 41.43%, and the highest conversion among wetlands were in inland marshes with 65.19%. Between 1996 and 2018, the LULC with the highest increase in the number of patches was coastal lagoons with 300%. Research data shows that there has been a great change, conversion and fragmentation process in construction sites, wetlands and agricultural areas in Inciralti between 1996 and 2018. Change, conversion, and fragmentation of LULCs have damaged the natural and cultural structure of Inciralti. In order to stop this damage, filling of wetlands and the construction on agricultural areas in Inciralti should be prevented.


A woman in her late eighties was referred to Accident and Emergency because of acute functional decline with falls and increasing confusion. SARS-CoV-2 infection was confirmed 48 hours later. Many older people and residents of care homes are vulnerable to functional decline with acute illness. Healthcare professionals should be aware that such symptoms may be due to COVID-19.


This paper will present the findings of work performed on 20-micron diameter copper wire of five different wire types from three suppliers with gold wire added as a control. The test die was mounted on BT resin substrates. The bonding parameters were optimized for each wire used. Part of the optimization process involved monitoring the flatness of the bonded ball and the amount of aluminum remaining under the bond. The crystal structure of the bonded interconnects were examined using composite imaging techniques. Visual data such as ball size, thickness, and shape were collected. First and second bonds were subjected to destructive testing, such as ball shear and wire pull, throughout the preparation process. The samples were subjected to an industry-standard, high temperature stress test to determine the long-term stability of the interface of each wire type. Data will be presented on all tests performed and will provide useful information on the material and process set best suited for long term reliability.


A motion estimation process in a series of images captured by an image sensor includes an estimate of the motion vectors V into a plurality of points of an image by a minimization operation, performed by each of the points P the plurality of points, a functional J of motion vectors V comprising the sum of a term data, and a control term, the term of data consisting of the product of a term weighting function of the degree of regularity of the estimated motion vectors V and an end attachment to the given function of the spatio-temporal gradients of intensity at points in a ΩP neighborhood of a point P, the term control providing a result the minimization operation for points P at levels which minimization term data does not estimate a single solution.


Optimizing sophisticated PDE-based filtering methods, such as the Anisotropic Nonlinear Diffusion (AND), to GPUs is complicated and time consuming. In this work, we expressed AND as iterative multiple 3D-stencils, where each 3D-stencil is implemented into one kernel, and then we analyzed all possible kernel fusions on the GPU. We experimentally found that fusing dependent stencils with similar concurrency and lower on-chip pressure makes the optimal combination run 1, 52× faster than the next better one.


Supplemental information to the earlier monograph of the rare bee genus ChlerogasVachal (Halictinae: Augochlorini) is provided. The recently identifi ed males of C.boliviensis Brooks & Engel and C. cyaneus Brooks & Engel are described andfi gured, including the fi rst account of the eversible endophallic structure for thegenus. In addition, C. cyaneus, previously known only from northern Ecuador, isnewly recorded from north-central Colombia.


Existing vehicle traffic light signal control system suffers from many issues such as long waiting time, waste of fuel consumption and increase in carbon emission. This causes the lot of stress to the drivers and delay in arrivals of emergency vehicles and other vehicles including priority vehicles. The above mentioned issues can be limited to an extend through the replacement of the existing inefficient (fixed) traffic control system with an efficient dynamic traffic light control system. The recent advancements in sensor technology enable us to capture the real-time traffic information which can be used to dynamically control the traffic light duration. Existing works either split the traffic signal into fixed duration or just extract very little real-time traffic data which might be inefficient in most of the traffic scenarios. Hence, in this paper, we proposed a deep reinforcement learning model with vehicle heterogeneity (DLVH) for traffic control system. The DLVH model can dynamically change the traffic signal phase and duration based on the traffic information. We have evaluated DLVH via realistic simulation on Gwalior city map of India using an open-source simulator i.e., Simulation of Urban Mobility (SUMO) which proves the effectiveness of the model.


For the case of the failure of the lubricant film at hydrodynamic lubrication a common thermodynamic theory of strength is considered. According to this theory the failure occurs when the internal energy density (potential and thermal components) in the volume of material reaches a constant for a given material. A special case of this theory is considered when only the density of heat (kinetic) component of internal energy is taken into account. Temperature condition determines the limit state for liquid lubricants - mineral oils. When analyzing the regularities of friction at EHD lubrication the state and properties of the oil film at the condition of irregular and hydrostatic compression. The original structural model of oil film at EHD lubrication in the form of the rotary oscillating cells with elastic interactions to each other is proposed. It is similar to the Rayleigh-Benard cells and corresponds to the cellular hypothesis of J. Gibbs for the case of equilibrium and reversible process. It is quite possible that the size of the cells have an order of about nano level. The oil film dissipates energy in the direction of relative motion of bodies. This oil film has the highest dissipative properties.


This paper discusses the "MELINA" Project, which is considered innovative because it offers in Greece, through the possibilities of art, the opportunity for multiple interpretations of both the subjects and the emotions of the students involved in communication.
The central idea is the child and his self-esteem, respect their needs, their abilities, and the pace of the times, the peculiarities.
Thus, the program is a key instrument for the arts approach of disciplines, changing the methodology of traditional school and giving answer to that can grow normally and equally cognitive, affective, psychomotor and social skills of the child, along with the release imagination and creativity.


The diploma thesis deals with the concept of Economic Value Added and its implementation into the management system of XY, a.s. The theoretical part includes a description and critical evaluation of traditional and modern performance measurements with a focus on the Economic Value Added indicator. The practical part starts with a presentation of the company and an analysis of internal and external management conditions. The performance of XY, a.s. is first evaluated using traditional indicators and subsequently through an analysis of EVA development and an identification of value drivers. On the basis of preceding findings the final part of the thesis deals with the implementation of the Economic Value Added concept in the management of XY, a.s.


In the basic medical research,many conclusions may be drawn from the experimental results.As evidence,only the conclusion definitely reliable could be regarded as "solid evidence".It can be used for the judgment of the "common evidence",and can be basis for the design of following experiment.So discrimination is critical important,wrong judgment leads to delayed experimental process.The solid evidence may be visible directly,or may be conclusion based on strictly experimental design.We should judge the solid evidence cautiously,and should also be good at drawing conclusions based on it.


: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of two levels from apple and blueberry on rats fed on high fructose diet. Forty male albino rats (Sprague Dawley Strain) used in this study, the rats divided into two main groups. The first main group (5 rats) fed on basal diet as a control negative and the second main group (35 rats) fed on high fructose diet for 15 days. After this period, the second main group divided into 7 subgroups (n =5) according as a following: Subgroup (1): Fed on high fructose diet HFD as (positive Control). Subgroup (2 and 3) : Fed on HFD containing 3 and 6% dried apple (DA), respectively. Subgroup (4 and 5) : Fed on HFD containing 3 and 6% dried blueberry (DB), respectively. Subgroup (6 and 7) : Fed on HFD containing 3 and 6% combination of dried apple and blueberry (1:1), respectively. During the experimental period (28 days), the diets consumed and body weights were recorded twice weekly, at the end of the experiment period, the rats were fasted overnight, then the rats were anaesthetized and sacrificed and the blood samples were collected from the aorta. The blood samples were centrifuged and serum was separated to determine some biochemical parameters. Kidney and femur bone separated from each rat to determine kidney weight/body weight% and bone mineral density and bone mineral concentration. Results showed that, feeding rats on high fructose diet (control positive group) decreased feed intake, HDL-c, calcium, phosphorus, BMD & BMC and increased body weight gain%, kidney weight/body weight%, kidney functions, lipid profile "except HDL-c", liver enzymes and glucose, as compared to the rats fed on basal diet (control negative group). Treating rats which fed on HFD with the two levels from (apple, blueberry and their combination) decreased body weight gain%, kidney weights/body weight%, serum AST, ALT, ALP, cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-c, VLDL-c, uric acid, urea nitrogen, creatinine, glucose, while HDL-c, calcium, phosphorus, BMD and BMC increased. The highest improvement in these parameters recorded for the group which treated with the high level (6%) from apple and the combination of (apple and blueberry). In conclusion, the results of this study demonstrate that apple, blueberry and the mixture between them decrease the complication which resulted from the consumption of high fructose diet.


Abstract— Irradiation of Haemophilus influenzae transforming DNA with 313 nm radiation in the presence of acetone leads to inactivation of transforming activity. Some of the lesions produced are substrate for photoreactivating enzyme and the dark‐repair mechanism. In addition, other lesions are produced which, if their production is not prevented by the presence of EDTA during irradiation, render the DNA less photoreactivable. The possibility is discussed that, among others, single‐strand breaks are responsible for this loss in photoreactivability.


PURPOSE: To provide an inexpensive drawer side board 12 with high loading capacity so as to be reformed from a one side wall board type to a both side wall board type. CONSTITUTION: This drawer side board constituted of a steel thin plate with a lower support web 26, vertical web 12', and an upper running web 23 is equipped with a separate retainer 14 in which an three dimensional shield member 8 which has a vertical web 8' equipped at a side interval against the vertical web 12' of the drawer side board 12 at the assembled position can be hung.


CHCR3, a member of the short‐chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily, is a carbonyl reductase 3 enzyme in Chinese hamsters. Carbonyl reductase 3 in humans has been believed to involve the metabolism and/or pharmacokinetics of anthracycline drugs, and the mechanism underlying the gene regulation has been investigated. In this study, the nucleotide sequence of the Chcr3 promoter was originally determined, and its promoter activity was characterised. The proximal promoter region is TATA‐less and GC‐rich, similar to the promoter region of human carbonyl reductase 3. Cobalt stimulated the transcriptional activity of the Chcr3 gene. The results of a luciferase gene reporter assay demonstrated that cobalt‐induced stimulation required an antioxidant responsive element. Forced expression of Nrf2, the transcription factor that binds to antioxidant responsive elements, enhanced the transcriptional activity of the Chcr3 gene. These results suggest that cobalt induces the expression of the Chcr3 gene via the Nrf2‐antioxidant responsive element pathway.


BACKGROUND
The aim of the present study was to observe the effects of an erbium-doped:yttrium, aluminum, and garnet (Er:YAG) laser when used to treat periodontally involved root surfaces.

METHODS
Forty teeth affected by severe periodontal disease and scheduled for extraction were divided into two groups: in group A (control), 20 teeth were treated by hand instrumentation, and in group B (test), 20 teeth were treated by Er:YAG laser.

RESULTS
In group A (teeth treated by curets), the root cementum layer was completely removed, but many deep scratches on the dentin layer were also observed. In group B, the laser-treated root surfaces, there was no cracking or carbonization, and the bacterial flora was completely eliminated, leaving a rough and uniform surface.

CONCLUSION
Results of the present study showed that clinical use of an Er:YAG laser in vivo achieves plaque and calculus removal, providing a rough surface morphology.


Air or oxygen serves as an excellent contrast medium in the spinal canal for visualization of a protruded intervertebral disk or any other space-taking lesion. We have used gaseous contrast mediums as a routine for the past three and one-half years with all patients who have had sufficient symptoms and neurologic evidence to make us suspect an intraspinal lesion.1Our experience, based on more than 300 spinograms, indicates that the method is accurate and reliable, as in each case in which operation was performed the exact level of the lesion determined by myelographie examination was verified by laminectomy. The procedure is harmless, so negative results cause no feeling of apprehension as to unpleasant or dangerous sequelae, such as might develop if the contrast medium were an unabsorbable substance. The use of air in the spinal canal was suggested by Dandy2in 1918, but only in recent years has it been possible to obtain sufficient contrast and detail in roentgenograms to utilize gaseous contrast mediums.


Copolymers of e-CL/L-LA and e-CL/DL-LA and for comparison homopolymers PLLA, PDLLA, and PCL were allowed to age in a buffer solution of pH 7 at 23 and 37°C and studied for the changes in the mechanical properties taking place as a function of hydrolysis time. Tensile modulus measurements showed the copolymers to retain their modulus much longer than did the PLA homopolymers. The copolymers became stiffer with hydrolysis, while the elongation at break decreased gradually. For the amorphous P(CL60/L-LA40) copolymer, the tensile modulus and yield stress values increased dramatically in hydrolysis. The initial copolymer was soft and tough but became more brittle during hydrolysis, and it exhibited a plasticlike rather than a rubberlike deformation, though the stress values were still very low. After a short period of decrease at the beginning of hydrolysis, the tensile modulus of P(CL80/L-LA20) and P(CL40/L-LA60) copolymers to some extent increased. Yield stress values for these copolymers decreased during hydrolysis. The tensile modulus of PLLA and PDLLA began to decrease during the first days, i.e., the material became weaker. In the case of PCL, the tensile modulus remained almost the same during the 70 days of the test. The degradation was also studied by 13C-NMR. Caproyl homopolymeric sequences did not degrade significantly during hydrolysis. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.


Twenty‐nine renal transplant recipients with good, stable transplant function were included in a double‐blind cross‐over study to investigate the effects of different immunosuppressive treatment modalities and also the effects of fish oil and corn oil supplementation on erythrocyte deformability. Ten patients were treated with cyclosporine (CyA) only, 10 patients with CyA and prednisolone, and 9 patients with azathioprine and prednisolone. Erythrocyte deformability, as measured by an ektacytometric technique, was significantly decreased in both CyA‐treated groups compared with the azathioprine‐prednisolone‐treated group, and this decrease was corrected with fish oil and with corn oil. The cause and the clinical significance of less deformable erythrocytes due to CyA are not yet clear. However, less deformable erythrocytes could play a role in the genesis of the complications of CyA.


A field simulated test was conducted to study the effects of nitrogen deposition on the litterfall production of Chinese fir plantation.Treatments were designed as N0(0 kg N·hm-2·a-1),N1(60 kg N·hm-2·a-1),N2(120 kg N·hm-2·a-1)and N3(240 kg N·hm-2·a-1),with three replicates in each treatment.Two years observation showed in treatments N1,N2 and N3,the annual litterfall production was 2 238.10,2 286.66 and 2 599.50 kg·hm-2,respectively,in contrast to 2 427.51 kg·hm-2 in the control(N0).High N deposition(N3)increased the litterfall production significantly,while low-to-medium N loads(N1 and N2)had no obvious effects on it.The monthly litterfall production in all treatments showed similar seasonal dynamics,with three peaks occurring in February,May and July,respectively.In the litterfalls,fallen leaf accounted for 70.49%-73.67% of the total,followed by branch(19.38%-20.39%),debris(4.98%-7.70%),fruit(1.11%-2.16%),and bark(0.29%-0.33%).Treatment N3 had significant effects on the amount of fallen leaves and fruits,but less effects on other litterfall components.


The article introduces the concept and development of SNMP protocol firstly,and then emphasizes the design of Management Information Lib(MIB).According to the requirement of network management system for power grid video monitoring platform,it gives an implement method to manage the equipments and devices based on SNMP protocol.Finally it brings forward the future development prospect for network management system by the field application.


Flexible force sensor for rapid prototyping is designed and suggested with a suitable process for molding. A physical mixing of both CNT and PDMS shows lower percolation limit which shows proper electrical and mechanical properties. For 1% of CNT/PDMS composite, the mechanical and electrical properties were investigated up to 120kg and kilo-Ohm range of sensor resistance. By comparing with commercial thin film type pressure sensor, the bulk type cylindrical sensor shows unstable resistance change in a logarithmic relationship, i.e., displacement, force, resistance change.


In this paper,Au1200 is used as the processor.Based on the basic principles of embedded system and actual needs,we design an IPTV STB with high performance-price ratio and functional scalability.


We develop a method for characterizing PMD vector including high-order components through temporal waveform analysis based on xy-field sampling. Simultaneous monitoring of PMD vector and eye diagram of ultrafast RZ-OOK signals is demonstrated.


This study examines political persuading, trying to influence another during a political campaign, by women between 1964 and 1984. Data for the study are drawn from the American National Election Studies surveys done during each Presidential election campaign in those years. Political persuading by women increased significantly during this period, but still lagged behind men's rates of persuading. This study explores the antecedents of women's political persuading as represented in two constructs, "access" and "competence." Competence (education, age cohort and news media use) contributed significantly to explaining women's political persuading during this time. Access, opportunities to persuade inferred from parenting, marital, and employment status, had little effect. A path model of competence variables found that news media use contributed significantly to explaining persuading beyond the impacts of education and generation. These findings modify previous explanations of American women's political par...


Thermal decomposition of poly(bismaleimides) has been investigated by using programmed and isothermal thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in nitrogen. Reaction rates and overall activation energies were calculated from isothermal weight less studies. For five aliphatic poly(bismaleimides) a linear correlation between the activation energies and the number of methylene groups in the sequence between the maleimide residues was found. Aliphatic poly(bismaleimides) follow first-order kinetic law up to a conversion of 60-70% having activation energies between 196 and 256 kj/mole. poly(2,4-bismaleimidotoluene) which was found to have in highest polymer decomposition temperature (PDT) did follow the first-order kinetics up to a conversion of 60% in contrast to other aromatic poly(bismaleimides). In addition to the TGA, the pyro-field ion mass spectra of the polymers were recorded and are discussed.


The article presents the results of studies on the epizootic and epidemiological situation in the territory of Yakutia for particularly dangerous invasive diseases-Diphyllobothriosis, Trichinosis, Echinococcosis and Teniarynchosis. The article reflects the results of the authors own research with such components as the infestation of fish, bears, wild and domestic animals and epidemiological surveillance of the disease of the population with these Helminthiasis. It is noted that the obtained data on the dynamics of the morbidity of the population in comparison with the indicators of Russia exceeds several times. Infection of animals and fish with pathogens of dangerous invasive diseases creates conditions for the formation of natural foci, and prevention issues remain relevant due to the high level of morbidity, infestations that transmit through fish, wild and domestic animals predominate.


The Mechanical Drawing is a general practical course of technological basis for the mechanics profession.The course's main task is to train the students to grasp the basic methods of interpreting and drawing the mechanical designs,and to enable the students to gain the ability of interpreting the drawing,the ability of spatial imagination,the ability of thinking,and the ability to analyze and solve the problems.Based on the development of students' thinking,the paper designs the situation of study for the Mechanical Drawing,in which the students can grasp the basic skills of interpreting and drawing the mechanic designs,and develop their comprehensive quality,with the purpose of achieving the goal of the course.The relevant results and conclusion of the research are not only a reference to the teaching reform of the Mechanical Drawing,but also a reference to the teaching reform of other relevant courses.


Abstract
This chapter shows that the algorithm recently proposed to decompose the Foster and Wolfson bipolarization index by income sources (see Barcena-Martin, Deutsch, & Silber, forthcoming) may be extended to break down wage bipolarization by its determinants. The chapter gives an empirical illustration comparing the determinants of wage bipolarization and inequality in various European countries in 2011, with a special focus on Portugal. In Portugal higher levels of education are the main source of bipolarization and inequality. Gender and working in the public sector are important determinants of bipolarization while age and having a temporary job are important determinants of inequality.


Morphology of Four Root Types and Anatomy of Root-Root Junction in Relation Gas Pathway of Avicennia Marina (Forsk) Vierh Roots
Avicennia marina plants not only survive in a stressful intertidal and anaerobic environment, but also continue to shoot and root growth, flowering, and fruiting despite the unfavorable conditions of the oxygen-depleted soil. Internal root aeration is an effective adaptation mechanism that maintains oxygen transport to support growth and development. In the present study, internal root anatomy was investigated in four root types of A. marina by using light and scanning electron microscope to analyze structures, shape, extent of cell and tissue that compiled the roots. This species had four root types, i.e., cable roots, pneumatophores, feeding roots and anchor roots. In the junction area of all root types, there is a transition area of aerenchyma in the region between cortical tissue with longitudinal oriented cylindrical channels and a little loose spongy tissue with no apparent direction of orientation. This area supports the continuation of gas space between the cylindrical channels of one root type to the others by intercellular space on the tissue of this mass tissue...


C to the long pedigree in British and American historiography of the working classes, our historical understanding of what constituted middle–class identity remains underdeveloped. Despite several landmark monographs and collections of essays that have addressed the question of how a common core of middle–class values was constructed, these studies remain focused largely upon the political and economic realms of middle–class discourse and behavior.1 As a result the emergence of the middle classes has been seen generally as a masculinist process and one linked inevitably to the emergence of a liberal public sphere. This male–centered metanarrative has been greatly revised both by Leonore Davidoff and Catherine Hall, and by Anna Clark, who critically altered the historiography of social structures (in Britain) by inscribing notions of gender into the analysis of class formation.2 Their work was pathbreaking in so far as they transformed the categories of class history both by integrating women into its broad outlines and by focusing upon the domestic realm of the family as a formative site of class identity. As important as these monographs have been in reinterpreting the periodization and loci of working– and middle–class values, and in placing notions of masculinity and femininity at the center of definitions of class, their work has nevertheless reaffirmed


The invention discloses a driver of a rotor-free sensor motor, which comprises a control circuit and a power driving circuit, and is characterized by having a three-phase phase-shift comparison circuit and a counter electromotive force zero crossing point detection circuit, wherein the counter electromotive force zero crossing point detection circuit comprises a phase-line voltage-division circuit, the output of the three-phase phase-shift comparison circuit is electrically connected with a single chip in the control circuit, and the counter electromotive force zero crossing point detection circuit is electrically connected with the single chip; when the motor runs at different rotation speeds and has different loads, the driver can change the phase correctly and is stable to start, thereby improving the electric efficiency of the motor; and the driver is applied to an electric vehicle, the electric vehicle is free from shaking after being started, and the driving miles of the vehicle can be improved.


Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global pandemic with major concerns on finding effective ways for clinical management. In this review, we searched available publications on the pharmacological treatment options for children with COVID-19. In total, 104 case reports and 15 cohort studies were included for analysis. For children, commonly applied medications were categorized into five main types: antivirals, antibacterials and antifungals, anti-inflammatories, anticoagulants, and vasopressors. Inhaled interferon was the most used antiviral in cohort studies, while hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) or chloroquine (CQ) was the most in case reports. Different from adult patients, special consideration should be given to COVID-19 children diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C). Besides direct antiviral treatment, pharmacological care managing the inflammatory process comprises a great part of the treatment protocol. In addition to commonly used glucocorticoids, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), and aspirin, some biologics could be considered as potential treatment. Anakinra, an interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist, is highly recommended by the American College of Rheumatology as a safe treatment for children with MIS-C. The IL-6 receptor antagonist, tocilizumab, is also a potential treatment option. This review offers a comprehensive overview of the common medications used in clinical settings all over the world, but should be referred to with caution and flexibility depending on the actual condition of a specific patient. © Pediatric Medicine. All rights reserved.


The presence of members of an NPC subcomplex containing Nsp1p is required for NPC movement into a daughter yeast cell, allowing intact NPCs to bypass a filter that prevents movement of defective complexes.


Recent FDA action (through February 2012) related to C1 esterase inhibitor [human], progesterone vaginal gel 8%, meningococcal [Groups A, C, Y, and W-135] oligosaccharide diphtheria CRM197 conjugate vaccine, denosumab, VAL-083, recombinant fusion protein linking coagulation factor VIIa with albumin, pertuzumab in combination with trastuzumab, crofelemer 125-mg tablets, emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, tafamidis meglumine, synthetic version of the natural human hormone secretin, doxycycline hyclate


The article deals with the live pictures of the stories «Fandango» and «Adventurer» by A. S. Grin, when an indisctinct verge between the real world and the depicted world creates the effect that makes depicted space go beyond its frames and become included in the main plot of a story. The picture is perceived not only as a work of art, but also as a framed moment of being. There is also an inverted process in the stories: as if the space around the characters picturesquely hardened. A. S. Grin uses the technique of an inverted ekphrasis: not the literary work takes in the space of fine art but the space of fine art (existing only in the space of the story) creates literary space.


BACKGROUND

The small bowel (SB) is a rare site for distant metastasis. Few recent studies have systematically reported on the clinicopathology and outcomes of SB metastasis. This study aimed to describe the clinicopathology and outcomes of SB metastasis.
METHODS

A retrospective study involving patients diagnosed with SB metastasis at a single medical center between January 2009 and December 2019 was conducted. Patients with secondary SB cancer with direct invasion or peritoneal carcinomatosis by a primary tumor were excluded. The demographic characteristics of the patients, clinical patterns of primary cancer and SB metastasis, and outcomes were analyzed.
RESULTS

During the 10-year period, we identified 31 patients eligible for analysis. The female:male ratio was 8:24, and the median patient age was 63.5 years. Metastasis of lung cancer to the SB was noted most frequently. Most patients presented with abdominal pain, gastrointestinal bleeding, or abnormal imaging findings. The interval between primary cancer and SB metastasis was 19.2 months. Sole SB metastasis was noted in 20 patients (64.5%). Twenty-two (70.1%) patients underwent surgical intervention. The median survival was 6.6 months.
Conclusions

Distant metastasis of other primary cancers to the SB is noted extremely rarely. The presence of SB metastasis indicated extremely poor prognosis. Surgery plays an important role in ameliorating critical symptoms However, surgery does not confer survival benefits.


When the phase coexistence pattern of a multicomponent system is known, it is theoretically a simple matter to decide which of the phase fields is represented by a given mixture of the p primary components. However, when p>3 the usual determinantal procedure is time consuming in practice and may even lead to an erroneous conclusion because of round‐off errors. Here is described a short preliminary test which is free of round‐off errors and which eliminates most of the phase fields; the determinantal test is then applied only to those which have not been eliminated by the first test.


Florida's intermediate appellate court and Supreme Court recently struck down a state-wide school voucher program that allows children in failing public schools to use government monies to attend private schools of their parents' choosing. The intermediate appellate court based its reasoning on a state constitutional provision that prohibits aid to religious institutions, thus refusing to recognize the discriminatory nature of the provision or at least denying that it should apply to the voucher program. Rather than correcting the holding below, the Florida Supreme Court decided not to address the issue altogether and instead incorrectly interpreted an unrelated section of the state constitution to prohibit the vouchers. Because the Court focused exclusively on state law that did not implicate First Amendment questions, the case will not reach the United States Supreme Court. As a result, children in Florida as well as in any other states that adopt the same problematic legal understanding as Florida's courts may lose some of their educational opportunities.


Abstract Abstract In this work we present a summary of the review on data-driven soft sensors published in [1] together with a proposal of how to deal with the identified issues and challenges. We discuss the most common approaches for the development of soft sensors followed by a critical analysis of the main issues in the current soft sensor development. Currently, these are the time which has to be spent on the model development including data pre-processing and model building together with the effort which needs to be spent on periodical performance assessment and re-training of the model. Based on the identified problems we propose a solution based on a model development architecture which can accommodate different data pre-processing techniques, predictive modelling methods as well as approaches for model adaptation. The architecture is based on a structure which unifies several concepts from machine learning such as ensemble methods, local learning, meta learning and concept drift handling. Using the above mechanisms it provides means for automated data pre-processing, model validation, selection and adaptation which can be used to significantly simplify the soft sensor building and maintenance process.


ENSO phenomenon is known to be influenced by the world climate. The condition of Indonesian climate which not apart from world climate is influenced by ENSO phenomenon. This paper analyzes monthly variation of precipitation in Bandung for 20 years (1980-1999) and its relathionship with ENSO phenomenon. The result shows that montlhy average of prcipitation during 20 years period above 150 mm occurs in October to Mei, while monthly average of precipitation during 20 years period below 150 mm occurs in June to September. Generally, it seems that variation of precipitation during 20 years is nearly reaching the normal conditions of monthly standard determined by BMG. The analized monthly precipitation in Bnadung shows that low correlation between average precipitation in west monsoon (DJF) and averege Southern Oscillation Index in west monsoon (DJF) for 20 years with coefficient correlation is -0,64 and coefficient deterministic is 41 percent. Likewise that low correlation between average precipitation in east monsoon (JJA) and average Southern Oscillation Index in east monsoon (JJA) for 20 years with coefficient correlation is 0,38 and coefficient deterministic is 12,3 percent. It is clear from the result that beside the effect of topography conditions, monthly precipitation in Bandung is not influenced by ENSO phenopenon but monsoon effect.


A lot of R&D work is carried out in the CERN RD 50 collaboration to find out the best material for the Si detectors that can be used in the harsh radiation environment of HL-LHC, n and p-MCz Si was identified as one of the prime candidates as a material for strip detector that can be chosen for the phase 2 upgrade plan of the new Compact Muon Solenoid Tracker detector in 2026. In this work, four level deep-trap mixed irradiation model for p-MCz Si is proposed by the comparison of experimental data on the full depletion voltage and leakage current to the Shockley Read Hall recombination statistics results on the mixed irradiated p-MCz Si PAD detector. The effective introduction rate (η eff) of shallower donor deep trap E30K is extracted using SRH theory calculations for experimental N eff and that can show the behavior of space charges and electric field distribution in the p-MCz Si strip detector and compared its value with the η eff of shallower donor deep trap E30K in the nMCz Si microstrip detector. Prediction uncertainty in the p-MCz Si radiation damage mixed irradiation model is considered in the full depletion voltage and leakage current. A very good agreement is observed in the experimental and SRH results. This radiation damage model is also used to extrapolate the value of the full depletion voltage at different mixed (proton + neutron) higher irradiation fluences for the thin p-MCz Si microstrip detector.


Abstract Seven of the selected bile acids were investigated: cholic acid (C), chenodeoxycholic acid (CDC), deoxycholic acid (DC), lithocholic acid (LC), glycocholic acid (GC), glycodeoxycholic acid (GDC), and glycolithocholic acid (GLC). The retardation factor (R F ), ΔR F values, the separation factors (α), resolution factors (R S ), as well as the constants of the pair separation (R F α), indicate that the mobile phase n‐heptane–ethyl acetate–acetic acid about volume composition 25:20:8, is the best for separations of investigated bile acids on aluminum plates precoated silica gel 60 F254.


To manage a big event require tracking in real time the movement of crowds. Solution based on mobile network data analysis are effective, but expensive. Obtaining comparable results by analysing public social stream has a clear commercial potential, especially considering that, being able to access also the content of a micro-post, the analysis can also track the attention of crowds.


Sr 3 Ir 2 O 7 exhibits a novel J eff =1/2 insulating state that features a splitting between J eff =1/2 and 3/2 bands due to spin-orbit interaction. We report a metal-insulator transition in Sr 3 Ir 2 O 7 via either dilute electron doping (La 3+ for Sr 2+ ) or application of high pressure up to 35 GPa. Our study of single-crystal Sr 3 Ir 2 O 7 and (Sr 1-x La x ) 3 Ir 2 O 7 reveals that application of high hydrostatic pressure P leads to a drastic reduction in the electrical resistivity by as much as six orders of magnitude at a critical pressure, P C = 13.2 GPa, manifesting a closing of the gap; but further increasing P up to 35 GPa produces no fully metallic state at low temperatures, possibly as a consequence of localization due to a narrow distribution of bonding angles θ . In contrast, slight doping of La 3+ ions for Sr 2+ ions in Sr 3 Ir 2 O 7 readily induces a robust metallic state in the resistivity at low temperatures; the magnetic ordering temperature is significantly suppressed but remains finite for (Sr 0.95 La 0.05 ) 3 Ir 2 O 7 where the metallic state occurs. The results are discussed along with comparisons drawn with Sr 2 IrO 4 , a prototype of the J eff = 1/2 insulator.


Inter-node communications between accelerators in heterogeneous clusters require extra latency because of the time required to transfer data copies between the host and accelerator. Such communication latencies inhibit the optimal performance of affected applications. To address this problem, we proposed the Tightly Coupled Accelerators (TCA) architecture and designed an interconnection router chip named PEACH2. Accelerators in the TCA architecture communicate directly via the PCIe protocol, which is the current fundamental interface for all the accelerators and the host CPU, to eliminate protocol and data copy overheads. In this paper, we apply the TCA architecture to the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) program, which is commonly used in scientific computations. First, we implemented all-to-all communication to TCA. The all-to-all communication was then applied to FFTE, which is one of the implementations of FFT. Based on the evaluation results using the HA-PACS/TCA system, we achieved the speedup of 2.7 with TCA in comparison with that with MPI using 16 nodes on the medium size.


A total of 450 accessions of Musa (bananas and plantains) at National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirapalli, (NRCB) field genebank were screened for their male and female fertility. Male fertility was screened with respect to pollen production, pollen fertility and pollen germination. Apart from AA members, ABB genomes namely Pisang Awak, Monthan and Bluggoc were found to be better pollen parents, with the exception of Peyan subgroup. Screening for female fertility revealed that subgroups Mysore and Pome (AAB) and Pisang Awak and Bluggoe (ABB) were potential female parents of use in Musa improvement programme. Though seed characters varied greatly with respect to pollen and female parent combinations, variability was noticed with respect to number of seeds/fruit, seed distribution, colour, shape and weight.


Renal Fanconi syndrome (RFS) is characterized by generalized dysfunctions of renal proximal tubular (PT) transport. The causes of FS can be inherited or acquired, the latter of which mostly includes drugs, heavy metals, monoclonal light chains (LC), and primary Sj gren's syndrome (pSS). We intended to observe the clinico-pathological features of RFS with different etiologies.

 From January 2012 to September 2018, all the patients diagnosed as RFS in our hospital were enrolled. Their clinicopathological records were retrospectively reviewed. The diagnosis of RFS was defined as existence of ≥ 3 of the following five items alone or ≥ 2 items combined with an evidence of PT damages in kidney pathology: (I) normoglycemic glycosuria; (II) generalized aminoaciduria; (III) hypophosphatemia and hyperphosphaturia; (IV) hypouricemia and hyperuricosuria; (V) proximal RTA.

 We identified 150 RFS patients, with an average age of (45.9±14.2) years old and male: female ratio 1.3:1. They presented with different degrees of PT dysfunctions and the most common were hypophosphatemia (83.2%) and aminoaciduria (80.6%). Their mean eGFR levels were 76.3 (4.5-188.6) ml/min/1.73m2 with 73.5% had proteinuria.

 47 RFS patients received kidney biopsy and the most common pathological diagnosis was interstitial nephritis. They all presented with different degrees of proximal tubule atrophy, defective brush border, interstitial edema and fibrosis.

 The most common causes of our RFS were LC (14.0%), drugs (13.3%), and pSS (9.3%). Compared to pSS associated RFS, LC associated RFS patients showed a higher prevalence of bone involvement, more severe proteinuria and less severe hypokalemia (P < 0.05) despite similar eGFR levels. Specific renal pathological features were seen in different etiology groups, including crystalline formation and increased lysosomes in PT cells under electron microscope in LC associated RFS, and CD21 positive ectopic germinal center formation in renal interstitum in parts of the pSS associated RFS.

 We identified 150 RFS with different etiologies and they showed etiology-specific patterns of PT dysfunctions and renal pathologic changes.


In this paper, we make regression analysis step by Dendrolimus houi Lajonquiere and 14
forest factors, from which we select 5 factors such as elevation,slope direction, slope gradient, degree of
opening and comprehensive soil fertility as the key factors,and establish the multiple regression model
with these 5 factors. By the analysis, we find out the different features of the pest source forest and the
forest which has pest,but dosn't cause disaster.


The name of Pagno di Lapo has figured persistently among the sculptors of fifteenth-century Florence in almost every publication dealing with that field during the past half century.1 From the vast amount of research inspired by the five-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Donatello in 1886, Pagno di Lapo emerged as a minor follower of the great master, to whom a small number of works could be attributed with varying degrees of assurance.2 A few scholars believed to have recognized his style in the Madonna lunette of the tomb of John XXIII,3 others saw his hand in parts of the Brancacci tomb4 and of the Prato pulpit,5 while some credited him with the reliefs above the portal of the Pazzi Chapel6 and on the altar of the sagrestia vecchia in S. Lorenzo.7 For a while Pagno was even regarded as the author of the masterly tomb of Giovanni Chellini in the church of S. Jacopo in S. Miniato al Tedesco, on the strength of a passage in Vasari's biography of Michelozzo, in the second edition of the Lives, relating...


I am very pleased to present this special issue on "Ancient Theatre." Each of the seven articles that follow makes the case for the continued engagement between theatre studies and classics and showcases what it is to be gained when we keep these two fields in overlap. As you shall see, the productive alliance between theatre studies and classics is forged through a wide range of critical methodologies including philological, historical, and theoretical approaches to the classic texts of the Western ancient world. Rather than making the not-so-imaginative argument for the universality of this archive or the equally problematic appraisal of ancient theatre itself as the great literature of Western civilization—two positions that I generally resist but won't here dispute if for no other reason than I sometimes believe these claims myself—these seven authors make what I think is a much bolder critical move. They point to how ancient theatre including its history and criticism benefits from the critical scrutiny of contemporary theoretical methods.


Health information service is one of the conditions to support continued operation of intelligent buildings. This paper makes a comprehensive analysis of the concept and connotation of intelligent building health information service management,illustrates the demand of each party of intelligent buildings. Then,systematically discusses the function of intelligent building health information service management system based on IOT and Big Data. Lastly,the paper designs the networking deployment and Big Date processing model of intelligent building health information service management,forms the integrated framework of intelligent building health information service management system with IOT and Big Data and looks forward the future research direction of this field.


The mechanism of alkene oxidation with hydrogen peroxide over the titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) defect is investigated using a 65T nanocluster, TiSi64O97H74, and calculated at the 9T/65T two-layered ONIOM(B3LYP/6-31G(d,p):UFF) level. The intermediate titanium hydroperoxo in the bidentate form, Ti(η2-OOH), occurring through the single-step double proton-transfer mechanism aided by a neighboring silanol group, is proffered as the active species in the oxidation process. It is noted that this species is influenced by the number of water molecules surrounding the active region. The formation of titanium peroxo species, Ti(η2-OO-), consistent with the role of water in hydroperoxo-peroxo interconversion in the TS-1/H2O/H2O2 system, results from the step in which an additional water molecule is introduced into the hydrated Ti(η2-OOH) complex. The step in which oxygen is abstracted during the epoxide formation is determined to be the reaction rate determining step, and is reactive to a number of methyl groups subs...


Based on the principle of establishing the index of evaluating human resources management,the system of evaluating human resources management in state-owned or state-controlled enterprises was established,which was scientific and accorded with the trait of state-owned or state-controlled enterprises,and the method of Analytic Hierarchy Process to fix on the weighs of each index and the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation were applied to evaluate the human resources management in state-owned or state-controlled enterprises.The example showed that the evaluation result was scientific and objective,thus,the evaluation method was the effective mean in evaluating the human resources management in state-owned or state-controlled enterprises.


There are many studies of coaching and sport development worldwide. Currently in Brazil there is no certification system or centralised coach education (CE) program, nor research & training centre. Nonetheless, it is worthwhile to research and even dream of a system to promote the development of sport as in Australia, Canada, Great Britain, New Zealand, and other nations. The purpose of the study was to explain the coaching knowledge base of our coaches and the current situation regarding sport in Brazil. The study also included sport and coach education in Brazil and an overview of coach education and coaches' knowledge which is showed formal education, background experience as athlete, pedagogical knowledge. Closing thoughts and future directions are also explained.


A double‐blind crossover evaluation of the relative analgesic potency of graded intramuscular doses of pentazocine and morphine was carried out in patients with chronic pain due to cancer. The analgesic potency of pentazocine, based on "total" effect, is estimated to be approximately one sixth that of morphine. An analysis of the analgesic response of patients in relation to their prior narcotic experience suggests that cross‐tolerance between pentazocine and narcotics is low. Doses of from 10 to 80 mg. of pentazocine preCipitated acute narcotic withdrawal reactions in some patients with substantial prior narcotic experience. Other adverse effects produced by pentazocine were qualitatively similar to those of morphine.


This study aimed at measuring the effect of E-leaning scaffolding (Direct Vs. Indirect) within a flipped classroom on developing audio-digital software production and design skills as well as learning involvement among students of the College of Specific Education in Assiut University, The pre-posttest one-group research design was adopted. The participants included 60 first year students in the Technology of Education Department in Assiut University. They were divided into two experimental groups; 1st experimental group (N=30) studying through E-learning direct scaffolding technique and the 2nd experimental group (N=30) studying through E-learning indirect scaffolding technique. The study included four variables: achievement, skill performance, quality of design and production of audio-digital software and learning involvement. Results revealed that there were statistically significant differences on level ≤ 0.05 among the post applications mean scores of the 1st experimental group students and those of the 2nd experimental one favoring those of the 1st experimental group.


The 1,3-enyne moiety is an important unit found in many compounds of biological interest including, hachijodine G, a cytotoxic sponge alkaloid, terbinafine, an antifungal agent used currently for the treatment of skin mycoses, or neocarzinostatin, an effective antitumor antibiotic. Recently, a novel class of potent antitubulin agents containing this unit was reported by Lo and our group. 1,3-Enynes has also found increasing application in organic synthesis. Typically, they are valuable precursors for polysubstituted benzenes, 7 ] conjugated dienes 8 ] and polyenes. 9 For these reasons, the design and synthesis of compounds containing an enyne moiety have received considerable attention in organic synthesis and have been extensively studied. Among various methods developed to synthesize 1,3-enynes 1, the Pd-Cu-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling reaction between terminal alkynes 2 and vinyl halides 3 (I or Br, Cl) is undoubtedly the most prevalent route to such unsaturated compounds (path a, Scheme 1). However, when enynes 1 bearing various R substituents at the double bond are needed, this method is less suitable since it requires the preparation of stereodefined vinyl halides 3 through lengthy procedures and is therefore timeconsuming and economically inefficient. From the standpoint of flexibility, a method that employed a common starting material as a precursor would have an obvious advantage. In recent years, we showed that the use (E)or (Z)-chloenynes 4 as synthetic intermediates presented several advantages: (i) they are easily accessible in high stereoisomeric purity (≥ 99.9%) by reaction of terminal alkynes 2 with commercially available (E)or (Z)-1,2 dichloroethylene and, (ii) they are chemically stable and non photosensitive. Additionally, we demonstrated that they are good partners in metal-catalyzed coupling reaction with organometallic reagents (path b, Scheme 1). Among organometallic reagents used, we showed that Grignard compounds in the presence of a catalytic amount of PdCl2(PPh3)2 reacted rapidly and cleanly with 4 to efficiently


This preliminary study investigated the distribution and role of cell surface carbohydrates which were suspected to affect proximal cell interactions such as recognition and adhesion. Recognition and adhesion play roles in the development of many organisms but are easily followed in freshwater sponges. The distribution of glycoconjugates in a freshwater sponge Ephydatia mulleri was investigated with the Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) reaction and lectin histochemistry. PAS revealed the distribution of general carbohydrate in the sponge. Lectin histochemistry used Concanavalin A (ConA), a mannose binding lectin, coupled through avidin and biotin to horseradish peroxidase enzyme (HRP) to reveal the location of mannose-containing glycoconjugates. PAS disclosed an abundance of carbohydrates in the extracellular matrix. Localization of ConA-binding glycoconjugates revealed their presence in the extracellular matrix, inside the cells, and on cell surface. The role of these glycoconjugates in sponge development from gemmules was assessed by ConA blockage of cell surface glycoproteins. Blocking the cell surface recognition glycoproteins with Concanavalin A showed no clear cut effect on cell adhesion and sponge fusion.


The library cataloging,from its isolation status at the beginning,is bound to develop towards international collaboration.From the background of the international cooperative cataloging,this paper reviews three link projects: MACS,VIAF and LEAF.And with the opportunity of RDA's FRBR model,it also puts forward the idea of establishing title-normative documents.


The invention provides fluorescent powder, which comprises a compound of which the general formula is AxB3-xC5-xDxO12:My, wherein A may be one or several of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; B may be Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu; C may be Si and/or Ge; D may be one or several of B, Al and Ga; M may be Ce and/or Mn; x is more than 0 and less than or equal to 3; and y is more than or equal to 0.02 and less than or equal to 0.30. The fluorescent powder provided by the invention can excite white light together with a blue light light-emitting diode (LED), the excitation spectrum of the fluorescent powder is wide, and the red light component in the excitation spectrum is obviously enhanced. The invention also provides a preparation method of the fluorescent powder. The method is easy to operate, can obtain fluorescent powder with stable performance by simply controlling temperature and added amount, and is suitable for large-scale industrial production.


Molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) is adopted to investigate the characteristic of fractional motion of molecules in liquid phase, vapor phase and liquid-vapor interface in the paper. Based on the theory of mean free path and Shannon sampling theorem, the way to determine a universal criterion of time step of simulation is presented. It is shown that there exists difference in the regular pattern of molecular motion in the state of liquid and vapor phase. The fractional features are different for different matter states. Under the condition of same temperature, the characteristic fractional number of molecular motion in liquid state is greater than one in vapor state. It is shown that the fractional dimension numbers in the X, Y and Z direction of the liquid-vapor interface are different. This proves that the liquid-vapor interface has anisotropic character.Copyright © 2004 by ASME


Today, new generation of powerful non-linear image processing are used for real time super-resolution or noise reduction. Optronic imagers with such features are becoming difficult to assess, because spatial resolution and sensitivity are now related to scene content. Many algorithms include regularization process, which usually reduces image complexity to enhance spread edges or contours. Small important scene details can be then deleted by this kind of processing. In this paper, a binary fractal test target is presented, with a structured clutter pattern and an interesting autosimilarity multi-scale property. The apparent structured clutter of this test target gives a trade-off between a white noise, unlikely in real scenes, and very structured targets like MTF targets. Together with the fractal design of the target, an assessment method has been developed to evaluate automatically the non-linear effects on the acquired and processed image of the imager. The calculated figure of merit is to be directly comparable to the linear Fourier MTF. For this purpose the Haar wavelet elements distributed spatially and at different scales on the target are assimilated to the sine Fourier cycles at different frequencies. The probability of correct resolution indicates the ability to read correct Haar contrast among all Haar wavelet elements with a position constraint. For the method validation, a simulation of two different imager types has been done, a well-sampled linear system and an under-sampled one, coupled with super-resolution or noise reduction algorithms. The influence of the target contrast on the figures of merit is analyzed. Finally, the possible introduction of this new figure of merit in existing analytical range performance models, such as TRM4 (Fraunhofer IOSB) or NVIPM (NVESD) is discussed. Benefits and limitations of the method are also compared to the TOD (TNO) evaluation method.


Auditory filter theory posits a tradeoff in time–frequency analysis: high temporal precision is achievable only at the expense of poorer frequency resolution and vice versa. Here, we examined the hierarchy of brain mechanisms of these spectrotemporal tradeoffs through a series of physiological and behavioral measures aimed to tap temporal and spectral acuity at different levels of the auditory neuroaxis (cochlea→brainstem→percept). Cochlear and behavioral frequency selectivity was measured by stimulus–frequency otoacoustic emissions (SFOAE) and psychophysical tuning curves; temporal acuity was measured physiologically and behaviorally by paired click recovery of auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) and gap detection thresholds (GDTs), respectively. Comparison of physiological and behavioral estimates of temporal acuity and frequency tuning showed high consistency between measurement domains with temporal thresholds of ∼3–4 ms and filter tuning Q3≈10 across brain and behavioral measures. Cochlear SFOAE estimates of tuning inversely predicted listeners' temporal acuity estimated from both brainstem ABRs and behavioral GDTs. The high predictive power of cochlear responses on temporal thresholds and similarity between time–frequency tradeoffs measured at progressively higher levels of the processing hierarchy (brainstem, behavior) suggest that the temporal resolution of human hearing established in the cochlea might be inherited at progressively higher levels of the hearing pathway.


The dependence of the plasma discharge performance on the size of the honeycomb monolith in a sandwich-type honeycomb monolith plasma reactor operated under humidified air conditions was investigated. In addition, the effect of the feed gas temperature on the plasma discharge was also examined in the low-temperature range (25 °C–42 °C), which is similar to the typical temperature of the actual surrounding ambient air. The results showed that variation of the temperature significantly affects the discharge power, i.e., the discharge power decreases with increasing temperature. The results also indicated that, in the absence of the honeycomb monolith in the reactor, the plasma discharge did not occur inside the discharge zone created by two parallel perforated disks. However, when the honeycomb monolith was sandwiched between the two electrodes, the discharge developed between them because of the generated surface discharge spread through the honeycomb channels. Interestingly, a parallel relationship exists between monoliths with two different diameters in terms of their energy density and energy efficiency for O3 generation. These results suggest that the use of a monolith with a small diameter, instead of the original large commercial monolith, is sufficient when conducting research on the honeycomb discharge, as it facilitates experimental design.


Magnetic levitation (suspension) technique is a very promising technology because of no mechanical contact. By using magnetic levitation technology, some wind channel tests are studied as shown in Fig. 1(a) [1][2]. In order to get larger gaps between electromagnets and levitated objects, larger forces for levitated object are necessary. Moreover, in order to get larger forces, larger currents are needed to levitate object and control it. However, in order to get larger currents there is a limit to conventional levitation systems. Then, in this paper superconducting technique is applied to levitation systems. Superconducting coil for persistent current and copper coil are used for levitating object and controlling object, respectively. This may be the first trial that superconducting coil is used for magnetic levitation.


To provide a high system performance, the link adaptation algorithms need an accurate method to predict the Block Error Rate (BLER) performance of a transmission on a given realization of the wireless multipath propagation channel. A promising BLER prediction technique is based on mean mutual information of the received bits (MI). The main objective of this paper is to compare the MI values obtained at the reception of a real physical transmission, with the ones provided by the available analytical models. For this we implemented a transmission chain on an Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) device. The obtained results shows relatively good coincidence, but as might be expected, in some cases the measured values slightly differ from the computed ones.


Objective To determine the optimum storage condition and key factors relating to the quality of Schisandra chinensis.Methods RP-HPLC was used for determining the contents of schizandrin,deoxyschizandrin and schisandrin B in drugs,which were stored at 20℃,35 ℃,with the relative humidity of 40%,55%,70%,and storaging for 0,3,6,12 months.Results The change tendency of the three kinds of effective constituent contents is similar.Their contents reduce slightly first,then increase,finally decrease again during storage.The change of fruit color can't result in the change of effective constituent content directly.Conclusion The key storage factors relating to drug quality is relative humidity and next is temperature.


South of Baden-Baden, backed by the Black Forest scenery, the headquarters ofBetonwerk B. Muller has been situated since 1887. In 2006, the management decided to relocate the production facility because the ongoing residential development had moved very close to the original plant during the last few decades. Following a review of all existing options, the company decided to purchase a new plot of land in the industrial estate located only a few kilometers away. On this area covering over five hectares, a manhole base section production line was built that uses state-of-the-art technology. Including this new production site, Schlusselbauer, the Austrian equipment supplier, has now installed more than a dozen of these Perfect systems across Europe.


The construction process of raising the bearing capacity of auger boring pile includes setting two grouting pipes symmetrically beside the side wall of pile hole, setting reinforcing cage and grouting concrete with concrete pumping agent in 1-1.5 wt% of cement, and pressure grouting cement slurry with concrete pumping agent in 1 wt% of cement and concrete expanding agent in 5 wt% of cement in the pumping pressure of 200-300 kg/sq cm in 8-24 hr after filing until cement slurry overflows from the top end beside the pile. The process can raise the bearing capacity of the pile by over 1 time, reduce the length of the pile, save material, lower cost and reduce construction pollution.


The Value Engineering (VE) Methodology is an effective tool for business or project strategic planning. In conjunction with the "Balanced Scorecard Approach" (Drs. Robert Kaplan, PhD, and David Norton, PhD, from the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative/Palladium Group), function analysis can be used to develop strategy maps and scorecards. The FAST diagram provides an integrated approach to strategy map development by formulating a cause and effect relationship and establishing the "how" and "why" behind the strategy map. By utilizing the VE Job Plan, one is able to move from strategic thinking all the way through to execution of the strategy.