Background A nerve block performed on the incorrect side is classified as a Never event.1 As part of the 5 steps to safer surgery 'Stop Before You Block' has been incorporated into the WHO check list before the start of any operative procedure. The Development and Simulation Hub, (DaSH) working with Risk and Governance assessed the root cause analyses of two wrong side nerve blocks which had occurred in the last 5 years, examining all the contributing factors, in order to produce a widely accessible training package to prevent this reoccurring. Method Utilising theatre staff and a simulated patient, we recreated an exact simulation of a patient's journey undergoing a Total Knee Replacement, using authentic theatre equipment, paperwork and in real time. The simulation specifically included all the latent errors and contributing factors which led to the wrong side femoral nerve block. The simulation was filmed and an educational video was created with participants' consent. In order to emphasise the learning points the video includes a team debrief specifically highlighting the multiple factors which led to the error, and nearly wrong side surgery. The discussion reiterates how the patient's journey and all checks should be conducted correctly. Is also focusses on the major impact of human factors in this incident. Results Contributory factors included: Covering of marked knee with thromboembolic stocking Stocking applied to incorrect leg Inexperienced ward staff at theatre handover Interruptions during handover, with change of staff 6th patient on list Automatic application of tourniquet, and prepping of femoral area Failure to stop before block The video is being shown at medical staff educational and audit and governance meetings across all three trust sites. Theatre educators are ensuring wider rolling out across the theatre teams. Conclusion and recommendations In situ simulation is an excellent method of learning for healthcare professionals, however only staff involved benefit from the learning experience. A video of a recreated simulation of a real clinical incident is a powerful method of sharing the lessons learnt, and has access to a much wider audience, and repeat use, re-emphasising the lessons and for new theatre staff and rotating medical staff. References NHS Improvement (January 2018) Never Events List. London NHS Improvement https://patientsafety.health.org.uk/resources/human-factor-learning-ginas-story


The document describes a series of tr oubles such as billing transmission,overtime procedures,and real time billing.in large capacity of 5ESS exchange because of the slow s peed of its external interface.The a uthor introduced the last presentation of Administrative Service Module in Lucent Co.and described the Administr ative Service Module' s functions,characteristics,conf iguration,and its application in 5E SS exchange in detail.


The fracture of a needle during local anesthesia in dental treatment is rare; however, when it occurs, the needle should be removed without damage to surrounding structures as soon as possible. A fractured needle fragment that is buried in soft tissue would be difficult to remove, and a careful surgical procedure under general anesthesia is recommended in such cases. Children who require dental treatment are often not capable of cooperative behavior, thus unexpected movements can increase the risk of needle fracture. Clinicians can reduce the incidence of needle fracture accidents with a few precautions. In the present case report, we report a case of needle fracture due to abrupt movement during inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia in a young child, with the purpose of drawing attention to needle fracture incidents. This report describes the possible causes and prevention methods of local anesthetic needle fracture, and the localization methods and surgical procedure for needle fragment removal.


This study is regarding the relationship between social-psychological factors and life satisfaction of the elderly focused on previous gerontological study about the relationship between leisure satisfaction and life satisfaction factors in relation to sport and leisure. The purpose of this study is to diagnose and predict old people`s behavior by understanding the old so that they can the aged life actively and happily. Futhermore, this study can help the aged life and activate sport and leisure for the elderly. The subjects as a population of this study are the elderly who live in Chung-cheongdo now in 2006 and participate in sport and leisure and 500 people were chosen as a sample by cluster sampling. The method of data analysis is SPSS 12.0 and LISREL 8.80 program. The conclusion is as follows. 1. The psychological, leisurely and physiological satisfaction among the leisure satisfaction factors of the elderly who join in sport and leisure has a meaningful effect on past life satisfaction. 2. The psychological satisfaction among the leisure satisfaction factors of the elderly who join in sport and leisure has a meaningful effect on present life satisfaction. 3. The educational, social, educational satisfaction among the leisure satisfaction factors of the elderly who join in sport and leisure has a meaningful effect on present life satisfaction. 4. The model suitability between the leisure satisfaction factor and life satisfaction in life satisfaction relation model is very satisfactory and has an effect as course coefficient 0.574.


Extractive industries have catalyzed economic growth in Mongolia, yet there are unresolved debates on the extractive industries and development. Policies implemented to avoid the 'resource curse' and maximize benefits from extractives, have been inadequate so far. There are cautionary notes to sound, primarily related to the country's long term growth and the impact of the mining sector on people's livelihoods. How these cautions and debates are managed will be determining factors for the future of mining in Mongolia.


Simple and sensitive spectrophotometric methods (M 1 -M 3 ) for the assay of trazodone (TZ) are proposed. These methods are based on the formation of ion-association complex involving tertiary nitrogen of TZ and the acidic dye, supracene violet 3B (SV 3B) (M 1 ), tropaeolin 000 (TP 000) (M 2 ) or wool fast blue BL (WFB BL) (M 3 ). Beer's law and precision and accuracy of the methods are checked. The methods are suitable for the assay of trazodone in pharmaceutical formulations, and the recovery range is 99.17-99.16%.


Understanding the relative permeability behavior of complex geological materials during imbibition is an important challenge in e.g. petroleum engineering, environmental engineering and CO2-sequestration. While image-based pore network models have helped to understand how the pore-scale properties influence this behavior, specially adapted multi-scale models are needed to perform such simulations on rocks with wide pore size distributions. In previous work, we have developed a multi-scale image-based pore network model, which takes unresolved microporosity into account by adding special links (micro-links) with upscaled microporosity properties to the classical network description (pores and throats) [1]. Here, we present rules to simulate imbibition in such networks under different wettability scenarios. Compared to drainage, the filling sequence during imbibition is more complex, as snap-off and cooperative pore filling have to be taken into account. In our model, the saturation and fluid conductivities of the microporosity at each point in the simulation are encoded in capillary pressure and relative permeability curves which are provided as input. Thus, an adequate network description of the microporosity is required to assess these curves under the prevailing wettability conditions. This network description can for example be obtained by performing high-resolution imaging experiments on the microporosity. To describe the filling sequence of the multi-scale network as a whole, the connectivity of both fluid phases (e.g. oil and water) in the microporous links is taken into account. Macropores can be filled with the invading fluid through neighbouring microporosity if it percolates through the microporosity. During waterflooding in the water-wet case, the invasion capillary pressure at which this happens is generally controlled by the geometry of the macropore. During waterflooding under oil-wet conditions, the invasion capillary pressure is instead controlled by the microporosity, and a percolation theory approach is used to determine through which micro-links water percolates first. Furthermore, microporosity can also provide an escape path for the defending phase if this phase percolates through it. We thus also take the defending phase's connectivity into account at the prevailing capillary pressure, which can affect the network's trapping behaviour. In this work, we show how quasi-static, multi-scale pore network models can be used to incorporate information from multiple scales, and we illustrate how this approach can be used to investigate the influence of microporosity on relative permeability and resistivity index behavior during imbibition. The validity of the model is tested by comparing results to network models with individual micropores [2] and by treating networks extracted from micro-computed tomography scans of rocks with complex pore geometries (e.g. carbonates).


The specific purpose of this study is to investigate alternate processes that may have resulted in the formation of the two distinct mitochondrial haplotypes (maI and maII) of Drosophila mauritiana. The most plausible explanation for the observed data is that there has been introgression of Drosophila simulans mtDNA into D. mauritiana. More generally, this article addresses three important issues concerning resolution of species relationships. First, pooling data from distinct process partitions has the potential to obscure biologically informative patterns of substitution (Bull et al. 1993; Ballard et al. 1998). Second, hypothesizing a species phylogeny from a single linkage partition may be problematic (reviewed by Doyle 1992; Avise 1994). Third, phylogenetic hypotheses may be influenced by the inclusion of a single representative of a terminal taxon (Omland, Lanyon, and Fritz 1999). Multiple unlinked loci and multiple individuals from within species that exhibit extensive population subdivision should be included to maximize the potential to fully resolve species relationships. Slowinski and Page (1999) identified two levels of potential error when inferring species phylogenies from molecular sequence data. First, a gene tree for a set of molecular sequences may be incorrectly inferred if there is sufficient systematic or random error (Swofford et al. 1996). Second, even if a gene tree is correctly inferred, deep coalescence, retention of ancestral polymorphism, gene duplication, and horizontal gene transfer among different species can produce a gene tree that differs from the species tree (Doyle 1992; Avise 1994). This second source of error may be confounded if the nucleotides are linked such that there is a single gene tree, or genealogy. As an example, genes in organelle genomes such as metazoan mtDNA are historically linked with no recombination (but see Awadalla, Eyre-Walker, and Maynard Smith 1999; Eyre-Walker, Smith, and Maynard Smith 1999; Hagelberg et al. 1999). In this case, phylogenetic hypotheses from different mtDNA genes can only infer the mitochondrial genealogy, which may or may not be the same as the true species tree. The well-corroborated mitochondrial genealogy of the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup implies that D. mauritiana is paraphyletic relative to D. simulans and Drosophila sechellia (Solignac and Monnerot 1986; Satta and Takahata 1990; Ballard 2000). One explanation for this result is that the mtDNA genealogy does not reflect the species relationships. The phylogenetic relationships


From the water extract of the root bark of Morus bombycis KOIDZ, seven compounds (1-7)were isolated : betaine (1), 1-deoxynojirimycin (2), γ-aminbutyric acid (3), L-asparagine (4), L-arginine (5), L-lysine (6) and choline (7). Compound 2, unlike nojirimycin, did not show antibacterial activity and was identified as the component with sweet flavor. Although 2 has been chemically derived from nojimycin, this is first report of the isolation of 2 as a ri natural product.


Realistic survivable systems must assume that faults will occur within the system. When a malicious fault is activated, it may work to cause damage and to spread; until the system has recovered from this damage, it will have a lower degree of survivability than it did before the fault occurred. By proactively containing faults that would otherwise spread throughout the system, we can reduce the amount of potential damage to the system, and thereby maintain system survivability. Enabling proactive survivability carries with it a number of challenges, including the need to quantify survivability in order to justify the potential overhead of the proactive mechanisms, the need to select appropriate fault detection strategies, and the need to address runtime problems like deciding when and where to focus proactive effort.


Objective To investigate the clinical effect and safety of Edaravone and sodium ozagrel on acute cerebral infarction.Methods This study was designed as a case-control study.Data was prospectively collected from 96 patients with acute cerebral infarction inpatients in our department from Feb 2011 to Mar 2012.96 patients with acute cerebral infarction were randomly divided into treatment group(48 cases) and control group(48 cases).Patients in both groups were given routine treatment.The treatment group(48 cases) was treated with Edaravone 30 mg iv drip bid for 14 days,and sodium ozagrel 80 mg iv,drip bid for 14 days,while the control group(48 cases) was treated with sodium ozagrel 80 mg iv drip bid for 14 days.The neurological deficit scores to carry on the curative effect comparison were examined before and after treatment in both groups.Results After a course of 14 days,the total effective rate was(85.42%) in the unite treatment group and 68.75% in the control group,and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(P0.05).The difference in the nerve function damage between the two groups was statistical significant(P0.01).There was no adverse reaction in both groups.Conclusion Edaravone combined with sodium ozagrel is effective and safe in the treatment of acute brain infarction.


' You can' t have too much romance, according to the advertising by-line of Mills and Boon, This paper flirts with the carnality of consumption, casts a sidelong glance at the erotics of exchange and draws a discreet veil over the dirty mackintosh wearers of marketing, Campbell s much-vaunted' romantic ethic of consumer society is also dallied with and salacious rumours about the relationship between marketing and romanticism are egregiously spread, Don' t tell anyone. Promise?


'Everybody now realises that henceforward social progress depends entirely upon economic progress. Without economic expansion there simply is no possible advance in the social field. Economic expansion cannot be brought about by the discovery of new natural riches: we cannot build up any illusions for ourselves because our land has been searched and sounded and pierced with bore holes from one end to the other and we shall not find the caves of Ali Baba however deep we go. The only caves of Ali Baba which we can now find lie in ourselves, in our minds, in our creativity, in our capacity to innovate and invent, ie in our technical progress. It is this technical advance that, henceforward, conditions all economic advance from which can come social progress. There is no possibility whatever of human progress within the frontiers of France without progress in the field of all things technical, and, consequently without progress in technical education.'


The mixed-lineage leukemia (MLL ) gene is required for the maintenance of adult hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and regulation of progenitor population. Translocations in MLL have been detected in approximately 5-10% of adult acute leukemia patients and in approximately 70% of acute leukemias in infants. Various genes, including AF4, AF5, AF9, ELL and ENL have been identified as partners for translocation in MLL-rearranged leukemia. In hematopoietic cells, expression of MLL fusion proteins result in a block of differentiation. AML patients who successfully undergo treatment but relapse suggest the importance of targeting leukemia initiating cells (LICs) within the MLL leukemia. LICs remain in a quiescent state and are capable of survival despite treatment with chemotherapeutic agents or targeted molecular inhibitors. In mouse models, LICs are defined by the capability of successfully propagating disease upon serial transplantation. In order to prevent disease relapse, identification of molecules, which regulate the self-renewal of LICs, is essential.

The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt-mechanistic target of rapamycin complex1 (mTORC1) pathway is a key regulator of self-renewal of both HSCs and LICs. Deletion of Raptor, a subunit of mTORC1, does not affect initiation and progression of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but Raptor deficiency results in delayed propagation of AML. Upon its activation, mTORC1 phosphorylates and activates p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase (S6K1) and inhibits the activity of eukaryote translation initiation factor 4E binding protein 1 (4E-BP1). S6K1 has been shown to be hyperactivated in hematopoietic cells expressing oncogenic MLL-AF9 fusion protein.

In our study, we have assessed the role of S6K1 in the initiation, progression and propagation of AML using a genetic model of S6K1 knockout mice ( S6K1-/- ). We expressed MLL-AF9 fusion oncoprotein in WT and S6K1-/- hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSC/Ps) and transplanted them into lethally irradiated recipients. Recipients of both WT and S6K1-/- HSC/Ps bearing MLL-AF9 displayed high white blood cell (WBC) count, splenomegaly and developed AML. There was no difference in survival between the WT and S6K1-/- recipients. In order to determine whether S6K1 regulates the self-renewal of LICs, we transplanted lethally irradiated mice with cells from WT and S6K1-/- primary recipients who developed AML. Recipients of S6K1 deficient AML cells survived significantly longer compared to controls (n=17/group, p<0.001). S6K1 deficient HSC/Ps expressing MLL-AF9 showed reduced activation of Akt as well as decreased mTORC1 activity, suggesting that deletion of S6K1 results in reduced activation of PI-3K-Akt-mTORC1 pathway both upstream and downstream of mTORC1 which indicates that S6K1 might be involve in a feedback loop within this pathway.

To determine the role of S6K1 in normal HSC development and maintenance, we analyzed bone marrow derived HSCs in WT and S6K1-/- mice. S6K1 deficiency did not alter the frequency of long term HSCs (LT-HSCs) as defined by CD150+ CD48- Lin- Sca1+ c-Kit+ surface markers, but the absolute number of LT-HSCs were significantly reduced in S6K1 deficient mice (p<0.02). The absolute number of multipotent progenitors (MPPs) (p<0.001), common myeloid progenitors (CMPs) (p<0.01) and megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors (MEPs) (p<0.01) were also significantly reduced in S6K1 deficient mice. Deficiency of S6K1 resulted in reduced quiescence of LT-HSCs (p<0.05). Expression level of p21, an inhibitor of cell cycle progression, was significantly decreased in LT-HSCs derived from S6K1-/- mice compared to LT-HSCs from control group. To study the role of S6K1 in HSCs' function, we performed competitive repopulation assay. Sorted LT-HSCs from bone marrow cells derived from either WT or S6K1-/- mice were transplanted with competitor cells into lethally irradiated recipients. S6K1 deficient LT-HSCs displayed reduced repopulating ability in secondary recipients (n=9-10/group, p<0.001). Expression level of p21 was downregulated in donor-derived HSCs isolated from secondary recipients of S6K1 deficient HSCs compared to control. Overall, our study establishes S6K1 as a critical regulator of self-renewal of both LICs and HSCs. Deficiency of S6K1 in AML cells results in delayed propagation of disease and deficiency of S6K1 in HSCs results in decreased self-renewal potential.

Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


There structure includes a first outer layer, a polymer fiber composite layer attached to one side of the first outer layer.


Objective To study the lanostane tetracyclic triterpenoids in Inonotus obliquus.Methods The powered materials was extracted with 95% EtOH and the extracts was separated by petroleum ether,ethyl acetate and nbutanol successively to 4parts.The ethyl acetate extracts was futher isolated by silica gel,ODS,sephadex LH-20 and HPLC chromatograph to obtain the compounds.Their structures were identified by physicochemical properties and spectroscopy(1H-NMR,13C-NMR,DEPT,HSQC,HMBC,HHCOSY and NOESY).Results 6compounds were isolated from the ethyl acetate extracts of I.obliquus.They were identified as lanosterol(1),inotodiol(2),3βhydroxy-lanosta-8,24-diene-21-al(3),inonotsuoxide A(4),inonotsuoxide B(5)and trametenolic acid(6) respectively.Conclusion The chromatographical trait,physicochemical properties and spectroscopical pattern of the the compounds were analysised.DEPT and HSQC of inonotsuoxide A(4)and inonotsuoxide B(5)were reported for the first time.


Charger is an important part in e-car. For a massive number of e-cars in the future, battery charger should have characteristics of high efficiency, rapid charging capability, portability, low-cost and compatible with the national standar electricity. In order to cover thus five parameters, the battery charger design should be transformerless, employing buck swith converting method, and having a microprocessor to monitor and control charging voltage and current during charging process. In this paper, we do simulation and experiment with a battery charger prototype, where the input is 220V-50Hz (PLN) and transformerless. To control the charging voltage and current output of buck switch converter, we use a microprocessor circuit. The charging voltage and current of the battery charger are 36-96V DC and 0 s/d 20 A, respectively.


ObjectiveDiabetes, including type 1 and type 2, is associated with the hypercoagulable state. The aim of this study is to evaluate the concentration of selected hemostatic parameters and vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) in diabetic subjects.MethodsThe study was conducted in 62 patients with diabetes. Group I consisted of 27 patients having uncontrolled diabetes with microalbuminuria and Group II included 35 well-controlled diabetic patients. The control group was made up of 25 healthy volunteers. In the citrate plasma, the concentrations of tissue factor (TF), tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI), thrombin-antithrombin (TAT) complexes, and D-dimer were assayed. Serum concentrations of VEGF-A, lipid profile, creatinine, and plasma fasting glucose were measured and in the versene plasma the concentration of HbA1c was determined.ResultsIn the patients with uncontrolled diabetes, higher concentrations of TF, TFPI, and VEGF-A were observed, as compared with the well-controlled diabetics group and the control group. A significantly lower activity of antiplasmin was reported in patients from Group I as compared with the control group. In Group I, using the multivariate regression analysis, the glomerular filtration rate was independently associated with VEGF-A and dependently associated with total cholesterol.ConclusionsThe study showed higher concentrations of TF and TFPI in the patients with uncontrolled diabetes with microalbuminuria, which is associated with rapid neutralization of the thrombin formation, since TFPI inhibits the complex of TF/VIIa/Ca2+. The manifestation of the above suggestions is the correct TAT complexes and D-dimer, which indicates a low grade of prothrombotic risk in this group of patients, but a higher risk of vascular complications.中文概要目的评估糖尿病病人的止血参数和血管内皮生长因子的浓度。方法62例糖尿病患者分成两组:第一组包括35个血糖控制良好的糖尿病患者,第二组包括27个未控制血糖并伴有微蛋白尿的糖尿病患者。对照组由25名健康志愿者组成。测定血浆中组织因子(TF)、组织因子途径抑制剂(TFPI)、凝血酶抗凝血酶复合物(TAT)和D-二聚体的浓度。同时测定血清中内皮生长因子A(VEGF-A)、血脂、肌酐和血浆空腹血糖及糖化血红蛋白(HbA1c)的浓度。结论研究表明,未控制血糖并伴有微蛋白尿的糖尿病患者具有更高的浓度的TF和TFPI,这与凝血酶形成的快速中和有关。TAT复合物和D-二聚体的正确形成,能保证患者具有一个相对较低级凝血风险,但同时会带来更高的血管并发症的风险。


In view of an efficient pulsed operation scenario of future nuclear fusion reactors, the effectiveness of a prompt and reliable plasma start-up is essential to improve plasma performance and reproducibility, especially after a disruptive event, as well as to reduce dwell time between pulses. The foreseen solution to widen the operational window with respect to the pre-pulse conditions (background pressure and impurity content) is the use of Electron Cyclotron (EC) additional heating, which can compensate for radiation losses and sustain the plasma burn-trough phase. In order to design the operational scenario of future demonstration reactors (DEMO) it is mandatory to set appropriate codes capable of extrapolating from present experiments to future scenarios. Experiments on the TCV tokamak focused on discharge recovery by means of EC assisted start-up (82.7 GHz, XM2) have been carried out with toroidal electric field of 0.7 V/m, pressure before startup ranging between 2 and 10 mPa and neutral composition dominated by Ar impurity. In the deuterium-dominated plasma, the use of EC makes start-up effective even at reduced pumping speed (to mimic the DEMO dwell phase) assuming enough power (>400KW). As expected, on this background, adding Ar as impurity leads to an increased power threshold for a sustained startup. Experimental results have been reproduced successfully with simulations provided by BKD0 code, which models in detail the burnthough phase and includes a consistent calculation of the EC absorbed power computed by the beam-tracing code GRAY in low density plasma and with a realistic description of the beam injection conditions, including polarization mix after beam reflection at the inner wall. The required additional power and impurity impact on startup have been determined for TCV and extrapolated to ITER, JT-60SA and DEMO.


According to the relationship between the dry density of rockfill,the number of rolling times and amount of water spray in the rolling tests,the optimum construction rolling parameters for every zoned region of dam body of Baiyekou Reservoir's concrete facing rockfill dam are determined.This results ensure the dam filling quality.


The stress‐energy tensor of a conformally invariant field is calculated in a two‐dimensional Euclidean space‐time with elliptical boundary. The results are expressed in terms of elliptic functions and are displayed.


Pilularia globulifera is a subatlantic European fern threatened with extinction. In Poland, it reaches the eastern border of its continuous range. Up to the end of the 20th century, it was observed here in 21 stands; only 2 of them existed by the second half of the century, so the species was categorized as critically endangered. Five new locations have been found in western and northwestern Poland during the last 10 years. Abundant and permanent populations grow in 3 locations, while 2 stands were ephemeral. All the current stands are situated in anthropogenic habitats with spontaneous vegetation, in oligotrophic to eutrophic waters. One of the new localities is about 280 km distant from the eastern range of the limit known previously. Pilularia forms its own plant community Pilularietum globuliferae , enters plots of Ranunculo-Juncetum bulbosi and occurs in mesotrophic to eutrophic rushes of Eleocharis palustris , Phragmites australis , Typha angustifolia and Equisetum fluviatile . Specimens are vigorous and regularly produce sporocarps.


The content of endogenous zearalenone in tissue cultured embryos or seedlings of certain winter plants (Triticum aestivum L. (Yan a 1817), Brassica chinensis L. (Wu Yueman) and Orychophragmus violaceus (L,) O. E. Schulz was studied by using a specific inhibitor-malathion and ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay) under low temperature vernalization. The content of zearalenone in all tested plants synchronously increased with the depth of vernalization in the initial stage before reaching a maximum amount and decreased in later stage after reaching a maximum amount. The appearance of the zearalenone peak might be the signal of the end of vernalization. Malathion inhibited the formation of zearalenone, but had no other side-effects on normal vegetative growth. Zearalenone was first produced in seedling root and then increased markedly in the shoot apex of B. chinensis. These results indicated that zearalenone might be produced endogenously in higher plants and was closely related to vernalization. It was suggested that zearalenone might be oneof the key substances in winter plants during vernalization. This is the first report about the inhibition of the formation of zearalenone in higher plants by malathion.


Urinary tract infections , is one of the most common medical complications in pregnancy, making it a health problem, the physiological changes associated with pregnancy predispose to complications that can significantly affect the mother and the fetus. Regardless of geographic and economic situation.

The ministry of public health tools to implement better care of the pregnant patient, it began to be used in all health institutions in which quality most appropriate care for the population of the country was provided. The pregnant woman should undergo monthly checks their status , to check the condition of the product of pregnancy and growth and development are appropriate, in addition to investigating whether diseases exist in the mother and her fetus , which can lead to high morbidity and mortality.

This research will take place at the hospital IESS Babahoyo to determine how these factors affect nursing care in the recovery of patients with urinary tract infections in hospitalized medical unit eta as it is the leading cause of birth Threat preterm .

This work will be very important because thanks to it we can identify strengths and weaknesses in the care provided by the nursing staff in preventing early diagnosis and timely treatment. People which will benefit will be the users of that institution since knowing the quality of care provided to hospitalized pregnant patients , they were correct or improve care for pregnant women in their prenatal stage, and in turn their children .

In the ward , we can observe the increase of pregnant women who were seeking care from health care , lack of knowledge about the self that must carry in their pregnancy , involves a self-infection can occur when when cleaning the genitals.

The relationship between urinary tract infection , preterm birth and low birth weight has been well documented . About 27 % of preterm births have been associated with some type of urinary tract infection .

The objective of the research is to determine how these factors affect nursing care in the treatment and recovery of pregnant women with urinary tract infections , who were hospitalized in the medical unit Babahoyo IESS 2012 period .

The hypothesis for this study is as follows If quality care is provided pregnant women with urinary tract infections attending the hospital IESS Babahoyo guarantee a good result at term?

The main conclusions
Of the total number of users who came to the hospital IESS in gestation during the period of 2012 , we obtained 124 patients with severe urinary tract infection , we indicating this figure a number with this infection .

Infection occurred more frequently in women between the ages of 26 to 35 years followed by 15 to 25 years due to lack of knowledge and inexperience .

The early detection and treatment of UTI in pregnant should be a priority to safeguard the life of the mother and the unborn baby .

And we end with recommendations : We feel the responsibility to develop a proposal which aims in terms of promotion and prevention measures on urinary tract infection and healthy pregnancy , with emphasis on self-care, for the benefit of pregnant women .
We suggest that the authorities take into account the professional not only deepened their knowledge regarding other issues , but also to provide information on urinary tract infection because most pregnant women do not have a clear understanding on what regarding this issue , so it can avoid recurrent urinary tract infections and so therefore complications in pregnancy.

We also propose that related information is given to healthy pregnancy , only then can decrease the incidence of urinary tract infections .

Regarding the results of recent research and knowledge held as future nursing professionals should emphasize the importance of prevention and self-care for urinary tract infections , where not only is drunk to have not only the preventive measures but also future complications in the population .

They continue to provide educational programs and conducting the implementation of the post queries pregnant .

Emphasize performed urine culture for pregnant women, because through this you can know which type of bacteria causing the infection and appropriate treatment owed to offer.


The purpose of the paper is to discuss a comparative evaluation of performance of two different controllers i.e. Proportional-Derivative Controller (PD) and Linear Quadratic Regulation (LQR) in Quadrotor dynamic system that is under-actuated with high nonlinearity. As only four states can be controlled at the same time in the Quadrotor, the trajectories are designed on the basis of the four states whereas three dimensional position and rotation along an axis, known as yaw movement are considered. In this work, both the PD controller and LQR control approach are used for Quadrotor nonlinear model to track the trajectories. LQR control approach for nonlinear model is designed on the basis of a linear model of the Quadrotor because the performance of linear model and nonlinear model around certain nominal point is almost similar. Simulink and MATLAB software is used to design the controllers and to evaluate the performance of both the controllers.


There is a fundamental paradox related to innovation. As global competition becomes fiercer, growing importance attaches to the ability to bring to market innovative new products and services sharply differentiated from their competitors. Yet innovation is becoming more and more difficult. Companies with sufficient scale and scope to market new products globally find that their very size inhibits the creativity needed to invent such products. The growing complexity of new technologies means that innovation often requires large teams. [An early Intel microprocessor was designed by a handful of engineers; the Centrino required several hundred.] Yet creativity seems to flourish best among empowered individuals working in small units and in entrepreneurial settings. How do successful innovators reconcile the scale, discipline and operational excellence ["perspiration"] that marketplace success demands, with the freedom, openness and even chaos ["inspiration"] within which creativity and ideation flourish? In our research, we identified five different models, or templates, for reconciling inspiration and perspiration. We provide short case studies of each template, as aids for organizations that seek to build an innovation system that fits their culture, history and personality.


The crystal structure of naphthalene tetrachloride has been investigated by Sir William Bragg, who finds it to consist of a monoclinic body-centred lattice containing four molecules of C10H9CI4 per unit cell, the space group being apparently C4 s . The orientation and the structure of the molecules suggested ( loc. cit .) is in harmony with the dimensions of the unit cell, and explains the chief features of the intensities in the most prominent spectra. In the present paper this structure is further examined by the rotating crystal method and, by means of a comparison with 18.104.22.168.5.8.-hexachlornaphthalene-188.8.131.52.-tetrahydride (referred to hereafter as dichlornaphthalene tetrachloride), an attempt is made to locate the halogen atoms. Several naphthalene derivatives were investigated, and the dichlor-tetrachloride was finally selected for a detailed examination because the crystal structure is very closely similar to that of naphthalene tetrachloride, and hence a direct comparison of intensities, etc., becomes possible. These data agree reasonably well with the axial ratios recorded in Groth, except that in the case of naphthalene tetrachloride the length of the c axis is now found to be doubled, and in the case of the dichlor-tetrachloride we have interchanged the a and the c of Groth.


Abstract We investigate behaviors and performance of a supply chain, in which a supplier uses buyback contracts to transact with a retailer under stochastic market demand. We compare ex-ante versus ex-post buyback pricing—the supplier decides the buyback price before demand realization in the former, but after demand realization in the latter. Theoretical analyses predict that the retailer order quantity and the supply chain efficiency are lower under ex-post buyback pricing. However, in experiments with human subjects playing both the supplier and retailer, we observe the opposite: the retailer order quantity and the supply chain efficiency are significantly higher under ex-post buyback pricing. Several behaviors are found significant. First, the supplier exhibits weaker advantageous fairness concern under ex-ante buyback pricing than under ex-post buyback pricing. Second, the supplier over-weights the buyback cost under the former, but under-weights (reciprocates) under the latter. Third, the retailer's fairness concern is weaker under the latter. Fourth, the retailer exhibits trust behavior with the supplier under the latter. These drivers lead to less rejection and higher order quantity under ex-post buyback pricing than under ex-ante buyback pricing. Our results shed light on how human behaviors change with the decision timing and benefit supply chain performance.


This commentary refers to 'Cardiac mortality in patients randomized to elective coronary revascularization plus medical therapy or medical therapy alone: a systematic review and meta-analysis', by E.P. Navarese et al., doi:10.1093/ eurheartj/ehab246 and the discussion piece 'When a metaanalysis equals a single large-scale trial with meaningful follow-up', by E.P. Navarese et al., doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ ehab460.


English Listening and speaking course has always been playing a significant role in cultivating students' cross cultural communicative competence as well as practical communication. This paper tends to research on the impacts of cultural teaching compared with the traditional audio-visual teaching method, which shows that the teaching method integrated with cultural factors is prone to have even greater impacts on students oral English and tend to make their speaking more fluent, much more accurate and more idiomatic.


The objectives of this project are to support the DOE direct coal liquefaction process development program and to improve the useful application of analytical chemistry to direct coal liquefaction process development. Independent analyses by well-established methods will be obtained of samples produced in direct coal liquefaction processes under evaluation by DOE. Additionally, analytical instruments and techniques which are currently underutilized for the purpose of examining coal-derived samples will be evaluated. The data obtained from this study will be used to help guide current process development and to develop an improved data base on coal and coal liquids properties. A sample bank will be established and maintained for use in this project and will be available for use by other researchers. The reactivity of the non-distillable resids toward hydrocracking at liquefaction conditions (i.e., resid reactivity) will be examined. From the literature and data experimentally obtained, a mathematical kinetic model of resid conversion will be constructed. It is anticipated that such a model will provide insights useful for improving process performance and thus the economics of direct coal liquefaction. The paper describes activities carried out this quarter. 11 refs., 21 figs., 17 tabs.


The elastic stress field theory is used to research the quantitative relation model between ultrasonic pulse-echo and layer structure when ultrasonic wave is vertical-incidence transmission, and numerical simulation has demonstrated the models are available.


A methodofevaluating theperformance ofPWM switching strategies onthebasis ofoverall drive (system) efficiency ispresented. Systemefficiency istheproduct ofinverter andmotorefficiency. Methods forcalculating themotorandinverter efficiencies, andtherefore thesystem efficiency, areoutlined. Thecalculation procedure isthenused tocompare fourofthemostcommonPWM switching strategies. I.INTRODUCTION ONE OF THE attractive features ofa drive system comprising avoltage-fed inverter andathree-phase cage motorisitsinherent flkxibility. Thevoltages applied tothe motorterminals aredetermined bytheinverter's switching logic, andbychanging thelogic thecharacter ofthedrive system maybealtered. Itisnotsurprising, therefore, that a number ofswitching strategies havebeenproposed, norisit surprising that several authors haveattempted todetermine which ofthemisthebest. A commonbasis forcomparison isthesumoftherms values ofthenonfundamental frequency components ofthe motor line currents (1-3). Suchcurrents produce extra losses inthemotor andtherefore determine itsderating factor. The pulsating tor4ues produced byeachstrategy havealso been compared, assuchtorques canbecomesignificant atlow output frequencies (2). A third basis forcomparison hasbeen thepeakinstantaneous value ofline current, asthis influences therating (and cost) ofthecomponents usedintheinverter (3). Oneoftheperformance indices ofanydrive system that is currently regarded asbeing otvital importance isitseffi- ciency, andwhile theworkofsomeauthors relate$ tothe minimization ofmotorlosses, thelosses intheinverter arenot calculated. Theobject ofthis paper istodescribe amethod by whichtheefficiency ofaninverter/inducti on motordrive system canbecalculated andtousethat method tocompare the efficiencies achieved using fourofthebest-known switching strategies.


Objective To measure the diameters of liver,gallbladder,pancreatic,spleen and kidney in normal mature macaca fascicularis with ultrasound.Methods Twenty-four macaca fascicularis,12males and 12females,aged from 3to 5 years were enrolled.Ultrasonic measurement of the liver,gallbladder,pancreas,spleen and kidneys were performed,and the datasets were then statistically analyzed.Results The liver,gallbladder,pancreatic,spleen and kidneys in normal mature macaca fascicularis appeared clearly with ultrasound.The anteroposterior diameter of left lobe of liver,the oblique diameter of right lobe of liver,as well as kidneys sizes were smaller in females than in males(P0.05).The left and right side kidneys in the same gender appeared to be similar(P0.05).The gallbladder wall in females was thinner than that in males(P0.05).There was no significant difference of the measurement of pancreas,spleen in macaca fascicularis between males and females(P0.05).Conclusion The ultrasonic features of liver,gallbladder,pancreatic,spleen and kidney in macaca fascicularis are similar to those of human,suggesting that ultrasound can be used and popularized in macaca fascicularis relative experiments.


The Conception of the Long-Term Socioeconomic Development of the Russian Federation up to 2020 identifies consistent development of the integration activity of Russian companies as one of the priority areas of external economic strategy. The article presents the results of an analysis of the current state of integration activity in the economy of the RF and of the directions of its development; based on these results it is possible to work out effective measures of state policy for the management of integration activity.


The production of the work of art and scientific discourse building are facts of a long evolutionary process, not irrelevant to the biological, mental and social maturity of mankind. The cognitive dimension of science and art is one of the major reasons for allowing the specific communication between the two fields. Knowledge, as their fundamental structural component, contributes to wider interaction and in their ability to being co-producers of common creations. Moreover it interprets their ability to collaborate in the educational process. The cross-thematic approach provides an important opportunity for collaboration between the two fields and it promotes a holistic version of knowledge that can lead pupils to the formation of their point of view about the world and its phenomena. In school practice, however, art is downgraded and often it is used as a promotion tool for science objectives. As a result the participation of the two fields in the lesson is unbalanced and finally the authentic Cross-thematic approach of knowledge is revoked.


This paper presents an innovative footbridge consisting in an arch in UHPFRC with filling in expanded clay grains crushed and spandrel walls in gabion. The analysis of Béziers' architectural heritage leads to propose an innovative design concept: build a bridge without any dilatation joint and bearing, resort to a millenary technology but adapt it to a contemporary material, the Ultra-High- Performance Fibre-Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC). The repetitive use of similar elements in the arch allows minimising the incidence of formwork complexity and consequently, allows respecting the maximum overall costs. The footbridge has a main span around 36 m and a 3,5 m effective width.


The article proposed a novel design of Fiber optic interferometic current sensor. This system had Phase compress lightway structure which made the system have a wide dynamic range, and adopted Sagnac interferometer which worked at quadrature state and could suppress polarizer induced signal fading and interference from fiber optic birefringence, environmental temperature fluctuations.


Abstract. The history of geodesy can be traced back to Thales of Miletus (∼600 BC), who developed the concept of geometry, i.e. the measurement of the Earth. Eratosthenes (276–195 BC) recognized the Earth as a sphere and determined its radius. In the 18th century, Isaac Newton postulated an ellipsoidal figure due to the Earth's rotation, and the French Academy of Sciences organized two expeditions to Lapland and the Viceroyalty of Peru to determine the different curvatures of the Earth at the pole and the Equator. The Prussian General Johann Jacob Baeyer (1794–1885) initiated the international arc measurement to observe the irregular figure of the Earth given by an equipotential surface of the gravity field. This led to the foundation of the International Geodetic Association, which was transferred in 1919 to the Section of Geodesy of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics. This paper presents the activities from 1919 to 2019, characterized by a continuous broadening from geometric to gravimetric observations, from exclusive solid Earth parameters to atmospheric and hydrospheric effects, and from static to dynamic models. At present, we identify geodesy as the discipline of quantifying global change by geodetic measurements.


Peptomers are oligomeric molecules composed of both α‐amino acids and N‐substituted glycine monomers, thus creating a hybrid of peptide and peptoid units. Peptomers have been used in several applications such as antimicrobials, protease inhibitors, and antibody mimics. Despite the considerable promise of peptomers as chemically diverse molecular scaffolds, we know little about their conformational tendencies. This lack of knowledge limits the ability to implement computational approaches for peptomer design. Here we computationally evaluate the local structural propensities of the peptide–peptoid linkage. We find some general similarities between the peptide residue conformational preferences and the Ramachandran distribution of residues that precede proline in folded protein structures. However, there are notable differences. For example, several β‐turn motifs are disallowed when the i+2 residue is also a peptoid monomer. Significantly, the lowest energy geometry, when dispersion forces are accounted for, corresponds to a "cis‐Pro touch‐turn" conformation, an unusual turn motif that has been observed at protein catalytic centers and binding sites. The peptomer touch‐turn thus represents a useful design element for the construction of folded oligomers capable of molecular recognition and as modules in the assembly of structurally complex peptoid–protein hybrid macromolecules. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers (Pept Sci) 102: 369–378, 2014.


In [7], a notion of constant scalar curvature metrics on piecewise flat manifolds is defined. Such metrics are candidates for canonical metrics on discrete manifolds. In this paper, we define a class of vertex transitive metrics on certain triangulations of $\mathbb{S}^3$; namely, the boundary complexes of cyclic polytopes. We use combinatorial properties of cyclic polytopes to show that, for any number of vertices, these metrics have constant scalar curvature.


Switching off the Early Years Foundation Stage and 'Principled non-compliance'… what do these mean and how would you know whether they were the right things for you to try?


Predicting thermal responses of composite materials requires accurate input parameters derived from reliable thermal property characterization and kinetic models. Composite material properties and decomposition kinetics vary with temperature and heating rate. Typically, conventional kinetic models derived from thermogravimetric analysis data result in multiple sets of kinetic model parameters, which are difficult to implement into numerical simulations under widely varying temperature and heating rate conditions. Here, a methodology was developed to reliably predict decomposition processes of composite materials with a single (i.e., unified) set of kinetic model parameters. The unified kinetic model parameters for each of four different composite materials were used to accurately predict decomposition kinetics observed over the entire range of experimental temperatures and heating rates. Furthermore, this broadly applicable methodology may predict decomposition from limited data sets, and is expected to extrapolate reliably measurable data to experimentally challenging heating rates and temperatures.


Small angle X‑ray scattering (SAXS) is a powerful technique to analyse characteristics of colloids, polymers and proteins. The large range of scattering vectors allows for investigations of dimensions in the range from a few angstroms up to some hundred nanometres. Microfluidics incorporates the advantages of small sample volumes and the precise control of experimental parameters. It is thus an ideal tool to investigate a manifold of biological material and reactions. Besides an extensive variability in device fabrication, microfluidics offers easy and fast device production and high reproducibility. We combine X‑ray scattering techniques with microfluidics in order to quantitatively describe the dynamics of protein folding. Moreover we analysed the flow behaviour in specific microfluidic devices.
For this purpose, we developed a microfluidic device for fast mixing and X‑ray measurements. Soft lithography allowed us to produce microfluidic devices that were readily adaptable for SAXS experiments using synchrotron radiation or in‑house setups. By the use of parallel lamination and hydrodynamic focussing, we were able to reduce the diffusion path and thus drastically decrease the mixing time. A very low dead time of 1 ms or less, depending on the flow velocity, and high temporal resolutions are crucial for the study of fast reaction dynamics. The use of hydrodynamic focussing in y‑direction and specific flow‑defining geometries to focus in z‑direction results in minimal time dispersion (i.e. minimal velocity dispersion inside the sample), which is ideal for in‑house SAXS measurements. Accordingly, we were able to measure the dynamics of lysozyme folding with an in‑house setup and calculate the corresponding radii of gyration.
As microfluidic devices are used for various types of experiments, such as rheology, it is becoming more and more important to understand the flow dynamics in the channel. We took advantage of the newest generation of coherent synchrotron radiation to analyse the flow behaviour of complex fluids. Coherent X‑ray radiation grants the possibility of correlation spectroscopy, which allows measuring the flow dynamics of colloids. Common X‑ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) uses point detectors to collect the intensity and calculate the autocorrelation function. Here, we used a fast read‑out 2D X‑ray detector to collect full‑frame scattering intensity images. Unlike previous one‑dimensional analyses, we calculate the autocorrelation functions for the full, two‑dimensional q‑range (i.e. pixel‑by‑pixel for the full image). This leads to sequences of correlation images (one for each τ), or in other words, a correlation movie. The patterns revealed by these images depend strongly on the flow situation in the channel. Consequently, the correlation movies allowed us to determine diffusion constant, flow orientation and flow velocity under different flow scenarios. We could therefore derive information about the device anisotropy directly from the correlation images.
In essence, we developed a new microfluidic device to measure fast reaction dynamics and evolved a method to quickly analyse flow behaviour inside microfluidic channels.


Khlevniuk's analysis of the gulag system is fundamental reading for students of Soviet history and politics. Like no other scholarly work on the subject, this book presents the disturbing voice of NKVD and other Soviet administrators and provides a systematic account of the bureaucratic operations of Iosif Stalin's terror machine. The work plainly depicts the routinized nature of mass repression, die narrow concerns of Soviet managers, and the utter waste of the penal labor system. Khlevniuk argues that "the Gulag economy was never effective" (185) and that the camps represented a financial burden. Plan projections failed to be met, the number of invalids in the camps was staggering, large construction projects proved unnecessary, and the increasing exploitation of prisoners resulted in their physical exhaustion, the spread of disease, disability, and high mortality. In particular, the Great Terror "converted Soviet camps into extermination centers instead of promoting productivity by supplying additional workers" (185).


This paper considers sliding mode controller (SMC) for heaving wave energy converter (WEC). The proposed SMC is implemented to maximize the absorbed energy of the heaving WEC. The problem of chattering control force is solved via the approximation method using the saturation function. The proposed method is tested using polychromatic sea state to simulate the real sea environment. A large difference in energy absorption is resulted using the proposed method compare to a freely motion of heaving WEC. The proposed method maintains the excursion of the buoy within the acceptable limit. The proposed method can maintain the maximum energy absorption despite the presence of uncertainty in its model parameter.


The purpose of the presented work was to investigate the flexural behaviour of members with a combination of steel fibres and conventional reinforcement. A systematic approach for material testing and structural analysis, based on fracture mechanics, was used and covers (1) material testing, (2) inverse analysis and (3) structural analysis based on FEM. In addition, the average crack spacing from the FE analyses was compared with experimental results and with two analytical approaches. The results suggest that the approach used for the material testing provides the properties necessary to perform analyses based on non-linear fracture mechanics. The structural behaviour could be predicted with good agreement with FEM using both bi-linear and multi-linear stress-crack opening (-w) relationships. When comparing peak loads obtained in the experiments with results from the analyses, the agreement was good. The crack spacing from the experiments was predicted with good agreement using both the analytical approach by Lofgren and the multi-linear FE approach.


The educational administration system and teacher supply and demand differs widely between U.S.and Japan.The teacher recruitment system between the two countries,however,displays quite a few similarities.Both the United States and Japan have comprehensive provisions of teacher recruitment,including recruitment standards,eligibility of the recruitment decision makers,procedures,probation system as well as stimulus measures.The teacher recruitment system of the two countries is helpful to establish China's teacher recruitment system,though there are some defects in teacher recruitment in the two countries.


Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the vulnerabilities of US nursing homes to manage widespread viral outbreaks including an ill prepared/under-resourced workforce, a physical environment not conducive to infection prevention or management, and isolation from community emergency response planning. In this session, we will share real-life, real-time experiences of diverse Missouri nursing homes as they responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also report on emerging data about the impact of nursing homes' pandemic response on resident outcomes. Strategies such as community-based efforts to respond to resource scarcity, and creative workforce solutions to address staffing needs, will be shared. Critical next steps should focus on the implementation of community coalitions to create sustainable healthcare partnerships at the local and state level and enhanced workforce solutions that include registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses working within nursing homes to guide clinical care and infection prevention and management strategies.


The turbulent markets of recent years have revealed the vulnerability of multifactor portfolio strategies to style/factor volatility and sudden and severe shifts of factor predictability. In answer to the demand for more sophisticated portfolio strategies, Daniel Giamouridis , Associate Professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business , and his co-authors from Citigroup have developed an innovative model for factor weighting that uses decision-tree analysis and a comprehensive view of factor risk to improve the reward-to-risk ratio for multifactor investors. In a discussion with Institutional Investor Journals , Giamouridis explains how this model improves dynamic multifactor predictability, thus improving potential portfolio alpha for active equity managers.


THE BEARING CAPACITY OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS IS REDUCED CONSIDERABLY DURING THE SPRING BREAKUP PERIOD PARTLY BY REDUCTION IN RELATIVE DENSITY OF THE SUBGRADE MATERIAL AS A RESULT OF FROST ACTION, PARTLY BY THE SATURATION OF THE SOIL CAUSED BY THAWING AND PARTLY BY EXCESS PORE PRESSURE RESULTING FROM THE INCOMPLETE RECONSOLIDATION OF THE SUBGRADE. A METHOD HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY WHICH THE ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS CAN BE EVALUATED. THIS METHOD IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE SUBGRADE SOILS ARE FULLY SATURATED AND THAT THE WHEEL LOADS CAUSING FAILURE ARE APPLIED SO RAPIDLY THAT NO CHANGE IN WATER CONTENT TAKES PLACE DURING LOADING. THE CALCULATED ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY HAS BEEN COMPARED TO THAT DETERMINED BY A METHOD PROPOSED BY LINELL. GOOD AGREEMENT WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE TWO METHODS. /AUTHOR/


Review(s) of: Whyte, Jean P and Jones, David J, Uniting a profession: the Australian Institute of Librarians 1937-1949, Kingston ACT, Australian Library and Information Association, 2007, 279p, ISBN 09780868045658 (pbk), price $42.50 Available from ALIA, PO Box 6335, Kingston ACT 2604, tel: (02) 6215 8222 firstname.lastname@example.com.


For the problem of tracking vehicles on freeways using computer vision has been existed and worked well in free-flowing traffic. However, the traffic experts and the department of transportation management are more interested in monitoring the vehicle flow in the complex urban intersections, where the current systems break down for uneven vehicle velocity, congestion, vehicles partially occluded and pedestrians. This paper will develop a real-time vehicle flow-measuring algorithm for complex urban intersection based on multi-detection windows, instead of tracking entire vehicles or extracting the three-dimensional features of the vehicles. For the validity of the multi-detection windows background, we adopt a new background refresh strategy corresponding to the background changing. Traffic light will also be detected before vehicle flow measuring. This real-time measuring algorithm can meet the demand of the practical application.


Holding the Fort: Studies in Victorian Revivalism. By John Kent, Pp. viii + 381. London: Epworth Press, 1978. £9.50. This book discusses revivalism's significance; it is not a definitive history. It is, therefore, uneven, opinionated, sometimes elusive. It is also sharp, suggestive, often authoritative. It can be very funny. The discussion is on several levels. At that of revivalism itself, it is best on drawing Anglo-Catholicism into the revival net and fullest on Moody and Sankey, to the extent of persuading the reader that Moody (cold and cruel, with a need to dominate) without Sankey is Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark. 11 is most elusive at the beginning (chiefly Primitive Methodist) and at the end (on holiness revivalism): Kent underplays revivalistic tendencies within the early nineteenth-century English Calvinistic tradition, and he stops short at Keswick. The book is most persuasive at the sociological level, presenting a picture, at which other historians have only hinted, of a highly organised Evangelical subculture, distinct from that of the institutional churches, lower middle class despite its aristocratic veneer, pietistic and defensive. Hence the title, drawn from a famous hymn. There is a third level, that of Evangelical history in general, at which there will be most debate. For the book is a major contribution to the 'tragic history of nineteenth-century Evangelicalism', when perhaps 'more people spent more time, money and thought on religious activities' than in any other single society, yet when the burden of their labour was to apply to the problems of a nonChristian, community-less urban world techniques suited to a Christian, communal, seventeenth-century rural world. Kent's gloss is that this process testifies to the dissolution of classical Protestant values, discipline and theology: they no longer applied. There is bound to be disagreement. Sometimes Kent makes bold assertions without taking simpler souls through the stages of his argument (or his evidence). Sometimes he appears to fudge a variety of issues. Thus, having separated the world with which he is dealing from that of the institutional churches (he neatly annexes Anglo-Catholicism and Evangelicalism by describing them as sectstructures permeating the existing denominations and parasitic on them), he then slides too easily into speaking of organised Nonconformity's 'decline', as if Evangelicalism's tragedy and Nonconformity's 'disintegration' were in fact different sides of the same coin. More often, however, his coat-trailing is helpful and stimulating, as when he speaks of the Evangelical impact of the Crimean War, or calls teetotalism 'the circumcision of late nineteenth-century Nonconformity', or when, although he never explains fully how revivalism failed to engage the lower orders, he makes invaluable suggestions as to exactly how the working and middle classes were fundamentally divided from each other. Every reader will have his own personal disagreement. Was 'Holding the Fort' really a sign of siege mentality—or of imperialism? Were Victorian family


The solid phase silicidation has been studied,which occurs in the thin films of Ni/Pt and Pt/Ni sputtered sequentially on Si(100) substrate.The results show that the phase transformation from NiSi to NiSi 2 is delayed by the addition of 1nm Pt to the Ni/Si system as a capping- or an inter-layer,and the phase transformation temperature has increased.As to the bilayered thin film system,XRD spectra indicate that there exists no NiSi 2 phase after annealing at 800℃,but some diffraction peaks corresponding to NiSi after annealing at 850℃.Annealed at 800℃ the film has a relative low resistance of 23—25μΩ·cm.Compared with the NiSi film obtained by direct reaction of Ni with Si substrate,the thermal stability of the above-mentioned film is increased by about 100℃ above,which favors the application of NiSi in the fabrication of Si-based devices.


BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leakage at the pancreaticojejunostomy remains a common complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Postoperative pancreatic Fistula (POPF), due to anastomotic leakage, is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to improve a duct to mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy in order to reduce the anastomotic leakage rate. Methods: Between April 2014 and March 2015, 39 patients with periampullary cancers or cancer of pancreatic head who underwent Whipple surgery and ductto-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy technique were evaluated with a drain amylase and blood amylase at the same time. Intraoperative bleeding, operation time, age, sex and other short-term and long-term complications were reviewed. Results: Anastomotic leakage at the pancreaticojejunostomy occurred in 7 patients (17.9%), 6 males and one female. The mean of intraoperative bleeding was 535.90 ml and the mean of operation time was 270.51 minutes. All POPFs in the study group in grade A according to International Study Group on Pancreatic Fistula (ISGPF) classification. Conclusions: The duct-to-mucosa pancreaticojejunostomy technique appears to be one of the safest techniques reported to date. The modifications evaluated in our study can easily be adopted by experienced surgeons already performed other techniques of duct-to-mucosa anastomosis. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research SJIF Impact Factor 6.805 Volume 5, Issue 6, 1986-1993. Research Article ISSN 2277– 7105 *Corresponding Author Dr. Amin Bahreini Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Science, Ahvaz, Iran. Article Received on 18 April 2016, Revised on 09 May 2016, Accepted on 30 May 2016 DOI: 10.20959/wjpr20166-6402


The results of experimental studies of the compression process during the sintering under high pressure conditions of wurtzite boron nitride and diamond powders mixture of submicron sizes obtained by different technologies are given. It is determined that the compaction level at obtaining compositions depends on the dispersion and nature of the diamond component. Interaction of wurtzite boron nitride with diamond proceeds more intensively with diamonds of dynamic synthesis, but it is accompanied by their partial graphitization.


The National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (NSRRC) Users' Meeting was held from September 5 to 8, 2017, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, with 474 participants attending the meeting and workshops. It was...


To the Editor: In an article comparing selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) with argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT), Kent et al1 made a very common mistake of comparing power with energy. Very often, ALT is expressed in power (500 to 800mW), whereas SLT is expressed in energy (0.8 to 1.2mJ). To compare the 2, it is better to use the same measure: energy. As an ALT spot lasts 0.1 seconds, ALT produces an energy of 50 to 80mJ. However, the habbit of comparing different measures is widespread. Kent and colleagues use the term "total energy used": this would normally express the sum of energy used for all spots together. This was expressed in mW (power) for ALT and in mJ (energy) for SLT. This is a comparison of 2 different things. The article recorded a total energy of 31.9mJ for the SLT. For a mean of 53 spots, this gave 0.6mJ per spot, which is a normal amount of energy. For ALT, the group recorded a "total energy" of 632.2mW, or more correctly 63.22mJ. For a mean of 51 spots, this gave 1.239mJ for each spot (12.39mW), which is a totally unrealistic amount of energy for ALT. There must have been some mistake in the calculation of "total energy used," but please note that energy should always be expressed in Joules or mJ and not Watts of mW.


Received for publication 12 July 1968. ashed in a muffle furnace at 600'C for at least three hours. Of the acid ammonium sulphate, 10 ml, and 30 ml of water are added to the ashed sample, and after warming to dissolve soluble material the contents are decanted with washing into a 50 ml centrifuge tube, the BaSO4 being washed into the tube as far as possible. The tube is centrifuged for 5 min, the supematant decanted off and the tube allowed to drain. If necessary the supernatant (plus washings) may be used for the analysis of soluble minerals such as calcium. Meanwhile 10 ml ofammonium EDTA and 3 ml TMAH are added to the silica beaker which is then warmed on a steam bath for 10 min to dissolve any remaining BaSO4. The contents of the beaker are transferred to the tube with washing, and the tube placed in a boiling water bath for about 10 min with occasional stirring. The solution is cooled, made up to 50 ml, and filtered (if necessary) before flame photometry which is carried out in the usual manner.


As a novel heuristic optimisation algorithm, biogeography-based optimisation (BBO) has a huge potential to be further developed. Genetic algorithm (GA) is a famous algorithm in optimisation as well. In this paper, two hybrid algorithms of BBO and GA are proposed based on elites operations. According to the property of the two algorithms, we optimised the elites' migration model in BBO by using GA. The one is named global migration hybrid strategy (GMHS), and the other is hierarchical migration hybrid strategy (HMHS). From the test results, it is obvious that the two strategies both perform better than BBO or GA alone. In addition, some comparisons among the new two hybrid strategies and other famous hybrid algorithms are shown in this paper. And an application of semiconductor manufacturing lines is implemented by the hybrid algorithm. According to the results, we know the hybrid strategies have a better capability to solve optimisation problems.


. With Traditional research methods, television is treated as a media or remained in cultural studies. And TV-cultural production and consumption in digital era has been qualitative changed, it's rooted in the intrinsic logic of development of TV culture. This article based on TV art ontology, the "formula" theory of television, looked into the new features of TV-cultural production and consumption. To illustrate the inner rules of TV-cultural production and consumption in digital era, the article is divided into three parts: the discipline of "formula" in the communication of TV-culture, the negotiation between the consumers of TV culture and the "formula", the new changes of "formula" in digital era.


The burst is to require abruptly high transmission rate in case of transmitting pre-stored variable bit rate video data, and it causes to be inefficient use of network resource, resource reservation. To avoid these problems, smoothing is transmission plan where variable rate video data is converted to a constant bit rate stream. These smoothing algorithms include CBA, MCBA, MVBA and others. To evaluate amount of burst reduction in the existing CBA, MCBA, MVBA algorithm, this paper compares the burst-related-factors of transmission plan in smoothing algorithms with original video sources which were stored Variable Bit Rate. There are maximum frame bytes, maximum GOP bytes, transmission rate variability per frame, transmission rate variability per GOP in burst-related evaluation factors. Experimental result shows burst-related factors of smoothing algorithms which were used for experiment lower than that of pre-stored video data, except special case.


This practice-led art research project investigates the relationships between geometric abstract painting, architecture and urban space. The outcome of the research is an exhibition of large-scale and medium sized geometric abstract paintings on canvas th


Discrete or computerized chaotic systems are being extensively studied for various applications in cryptography. However, the security of them is not yet convincing to be used in real applications. This paper is proposing modifications to chaotic synchronization process, which have been studies a lot as a potential replacement to LFSR's. Here we are proposing a modification to the sampling rate to avoid two forms of parameter estimation attacks. We find that the modification is very effective in protecting from these attacks.


Knowledge of the benefits and complications of interventions related to medical procedures, such as episiotomy, enables women to make informed decisions regarding these interventions. This study investigated women's experiences of the episiotomy consent process in Iran. This qualitative study gathered data from 20 women through in-depth semi-structured interviews. The participants were selected from hospitals, health centers and gynecology clinics in Tehran. Content analysis was used to establish themes from the gathered data. The participants' experiences showed that they felt that their needs were not met and that they were excluded from decision making regarding their birth. Women were excluded from decision making and their unmet needs presented ethical challenges in the performance of episiotomy procedures. Neglecting women's expectations, inducing absolute trust in obstetricians or midwives and failing to obtain informed consent paved the way for forced episiotomies. Proper education and obtaining informed and voluntary consent may facilitate women's rights being respected.


A 36‐year‐old male developed an acute right‐sided weakness due to left‐sided pontine infarction. Two months later, he first noticed sudden right elbow flexion in response to a loud unexpected noise. Detailed electrophysiological assessment was performed. A large, short‐latency (median 39 msec), synchronous electromyographic discharge occurred in the right biceps brachii electrodes following a 50‐msec, 120‐dB 1‐kHz tone burst, with habituation only with very short (30‐second) interstimulus intervals. Less synchronous activity at longer latencies was present both in a number of right‐sided arm muscles at rest and on the clinically unaffected side during a tonic voluntary contraction. We discuss possible underlying mechanisms and our reasons for considering this a focally enhanced startle response. Our report broadens the range of expression of acquired startle disorders. © 2001 Movement Disorder Society.


Of all the major campaigns of World War II, the Combined Bomber Offensive (CBO), the two-pronged attack by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the U.S. Army Air Forces, still remains the most controversial. On one side there are the arguments typified by the economist and member of the U.S. United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS), John Kenneth Galbraith, who argued that for all the effort and for all its hideous impact on "innocent" civilians, the CBO simply did not achieve anything of commensurate value. According to Galbraith, the CBO was "perhaps the greatest miscalculation of the war":
 German war production had, indeed, expanded under the bombing. The greatly heralded efforts, those on the ball-bearing and aircraft plants for example emerged as costly failures. Other operations, those against oil and the railroads did have military effect. But strategic bombing had not won the war. At most, it had eased somewhat the task of the ground troops who did. The aircraft, manpower, and bombs used in the campaign had cost the American economy far more in output than they had cost Germany. Galbraith's deprecating comment, that at most the CBO had saved the lives of a few infantrymen, suggests a pervasive view that contrasts such small savings with the wreckage of some of the world's most cultured and beautiful cities.


An expedition for observing the Eclipse of the Sun of August, 1886, was organised and sent out by the Royal Society, the necessary funds being obtained partly by a special vote from the Treasury, partly from the annual grant to the Royal Society, and partly from the Society's private funds. A Committee appointed by the Council of the Royal Society discussed the principal questions to which observers were to direct their attention, and distributed the available instruments amongst them. It was also decided that, as far as the scientific part of the work was concerned, the observers should be independent of each other, and report separately to the Society; but that they should elect one of their members as chief, to represent them in all dealings with the authorities in the West Indies. Mr. Norman Lockyer was accordingly chosen to be this representative. The present report only deals with the photographic results obtained by its authors. Mr. Norman Lockyer was the only other observer who took out photographic instruments; most unfortunately, the weather proved so bad at the station he selected that he was unable to see anything of the eclipse.


Objectives Murine ascites hepatocarcinoma cell strains with different metastatatic potential(HCa-F and HCa-P) were pretreated by curcumin and 615 mice inoculated subcutaneously with HCa-F and HCa-P were treated by intragastric administration of cucurmin,the effects of curcumin on the biological behavior of the two cell strains and the life span of mice were observed.Methods In vitro,HCa-F and HCa-P had been pretreated by curcumin at 15~250 μmol/L for 48 h,the growth of HCa-F and HCa-P were studied by the use of MTT assay,the influence of curcumin on cell proliferation and cell cycle were observed by making growth curve and flow cytometery(FCM),respectively.The effect of curcumin on the morphology of cells was observed.In vivo,HCa-F and HCa-P cells were inoculated subcutaneously to right axilla and the effect of curcumin on the life span of mice was studied.Results The growth inhibition rates of curcumin on(HCa-F) and HCa-P reached 7.23%~82.23% and 6.04%~(61.31%),respectively,in dose-dependent manner and IC_(50) was 51.48 μmol/L in HCa-F and 90.87 μmol/L in HCa-P.Treated by the maximum uncytotoxicity dose of curcumin 15 μmol/L for 48 h,the growth of HCa-F and HCa-P was inhibited,the multiplication time of these two cell strains increased and the cell cycle was redistributed with HCa-F being arrested in S phase while HCa-P being arrested in S and G2/M phases.Intragastric administration of curcumin at dose of 150 mg/kg could significantly increase the life span of the mice prolonging to(45.06%) with HCa-F and 49.68% with HCa-P.Conclusions The growth of HCa-F and HCa-P are inhibited and the cell cycle is redistributed by curcumin,HCa-F is more sensitive to curcumin than HCa-P is.Intragastric administration of curcumin could significantly increase the life span of mice inoculated with HCa-F and HCa-P.


[1] Plasma density irregularities in the equatorial F region ionosphere are generally called equatorial spread F (ESF). Large-scale plasma bubbles associated with ESF processes are generated in the bottomside F region and penetrate the F peak to the topside F region. It is still not fully understood how high ESF bubbles can reach. In this paper, we present the measurements of deep depletions of the ionospheric plasma density at 840-km altitude with the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites in the evening sector on 29 October 2003. The plasma depletions occurred after an interval of strong southward interplanetary magnetic field (IMF). A prominent feature of the observations is that the plasma depletions occurred at very high magnetic latitudes (MLAT), as well as at equatorial latitudes. The equatorial depletions were identified as plasma bubbles. The depletions at middle latitudes (20°–46° MLAT) were separated from the conventional ionospheric midlatitude trough and identified as the extension of ESF flux tubes into these latitudes. It implies that the plasma bubble, which caused the emptied flux tube at 46° MLAT, reached the altitude of 6800 km over the magnetic equator. The observations may represent the highest altitude/latitude of plasma bubbles that has ever been reported in the literature. For the plasma depletions at even higher latitudes (47°–49° MLAT) near the subauroral polarization stream (SAPS)/midlatitude trough, there are two candidate generation mechanisms. One is the extension of ESF flux tubes into these latitudes, implying that the plasma bubbles reached the altitude of 8400 km over the magnetic equator. Because the SAPS/midlatitude trough corresponds to the plasmapause at the plasmaspheric heights, the observations suggest that ESF plasma bubbles may have reached the plasmapause. Another mechanism is a field-aligned, low-density structure between the plasmasphere and ionosphere, and the plasma structure is generated through the strong electric field in the subauroral polarization stream region.


The State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions demonstrating attainment of the Carbon Monoxide (CO) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) are required under the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Urban areawide modeling and intersection modeling are recommended to address attainment of the CO NAAQS. The Urban Airshed Model (UAM) has been identified as an effective urban areawide model for evaluating emission control requirements needed to attain the CO NAAQS. The purpose of the document is to provide guidance in the procedures used to apply the UAM for CO SIP attainment demonstrations.


A simulation-oriented model of attack knowledge is proposed. Modeling precondition, effect and action of a single attack, the knowledge can be used to correlate multistep attacks, and it could also simulate attack effect on network simulator GTNetS. The interpreter of attack description language, as interface between attack module and GTNetS, receives attack commands, parses the cor-related action part of attack knowledge and then calls the API functions to simulate attacks.


The mechanism and magnitude of the in‐plane conductivity of poly(3,4‐ethy‐lenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) thin films is determined using temperature dependent conductivity measurements for various PEDOT:PSS weight ratios with and without a high boiling solvent (HBS). Without the HBS the in‐plane conductivity of PEDOT:PSS is lower and for all studied weight ratios well described by the relation $ \sigma = \sigma _0 {\rm exp}[- \left({{{{T_0}}\over{T}}} \right)^{0.5}] $ with T0 a characteristic temperature. The exponent 0.5 indicates quasi‐one dimensional (quasi‐1D) variable range hopping (VRH). The conductivity prefactor σ0 varies over three orders of magnitudes and follows a power law σ0∝c3.5PEDOT with cPEDOT the weight fraction of PEDOT in PEDOT:PSS. The field dependent conductivity is consistent with quasi‐1D VRH. Combined, these observations suggest that conductance takes place via a percolating network of quasi‐1D filaments. Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) filamentary structures are observed in vitrified dispersions and dried films. For PEDOT:PSS films with HBS, the conductivity also exhibits quasi‐1D VRH behavior when the temperature is less than 200 K. The low characteristic temperature T0 indicates that HBS‐treated films are close to the critical regime between a metal and an insulator. In this case, the conductivity prefactor scales linearly with cPEDOT, indicating the conduction is no longer limited by a percolation of filaments. The lack of observable changes in TEM upon processing with the HBS suggests that the changes in conductivity are due to a smaller spread in the conductivities of individual filaments, or a higher probability for neighboring filaments to be connected rather than being caused by major morphological modification of the material.


This research was conducted to analyze the rational and emotional motivation of consumers to make purchases/visit Colada Cafe. Those consumer motivations are rational buying motives and emotional buying motives. The results of this study will be used as a basis for making decisions to improve the marketing strategy carried out by Colada Cafe so that it can compete with competitors. This research was conducted using quantitative research methods with descriptive analysis techniques. Samples from this method were taken using simple random sampling. The sample in this study was 90 Colada Cafe consumers. Based on the data obtained, it can be concluded that the marketing strategy Colada Cafe should do is expanding parking lots, improving promotional methods that not only show the interior but also show prices, promos, taste testimonials, menu variations, good service, strategic locations, and appetizing product displays. In addition, Colada Cafe must improve the quality of the products served to consumers.


Ab s t r a c t . The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of organic materials used as coupling agents in acoustic analyses of biological materials. Ultrasonic wave propagation velocity was tested in steel with the application of coupling agents frequently applied in industry: Sonagel W, ŁT machine lubricant, 4W-40 motor oil and wallpaper adhesive. Ultrasonic wave propagation velocity is generally known, therefore, it was treated as a standard value. Ultrasound velocity was then determined for steel using the following organic materials as coupling agents: mains water, distilled water, liquid honey, crystallised honey, butter and vegetable oil. The evaluation criterion was the thickness of natural layer formed at the contact point between the head and the tested material which influenced measurement results, and the substances used in industry, in particular Sonagel W, liquid honey and butter were found to be such substances. K e y wo r d s : biological materials, ultrasonic non-destructive testing, coupling agent


Provided is a static equivalence method of an external network in an interconnected power grid. The static equivalence method comprises a static equivalence model which is established on a boundary and provided with a non-generator node; two sensitivity equations before and after equivalence are equaled; and a virtual generator voltage, an equivalence injection current, an equivalence branch to ground and the like are deduced after static equivalence of the external network. In the aforementioned computation processes, the boundary of the static equivalence model is additionally provided with the equivalence branch to ground of the non-generator node of the boundary. A maximum safety error and a relative error of a line inactive injection power and an active injection power of an internal network are both improved, and a node maximum voltage amplitude relative error in the internal network is also improved so that higher static equivalence accuracy of the external network is obtained, and static safety analysis on the internal network can be better performed. When static safety analysis is performed on the internal network, a more accurate current value is also obtained.


Molecular Quantum Dot Cellular Automata (mQCA) are among the most promising emerging technologies for the expected theoretical operating frequencies (THz), the high device densities and the non-cryogenic working temperature. In this paper, we performed an analysis of the possible fabrication defects of a molecular QCA wire built with ad-hoc synthesized bis-ferrocene molecules. We then evaluated the fault tolerance of a real QCA device and assessed its performance in non-ideal conditions, by defining a new methodology for the fault analysis in the mQCA technology


Today, it is estimated that one third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis bacillus. While approximately eight million new tuberculosis diseases are diagnosed each year, 2 million deaths occur annually depending on the disease. Laryngeal tuberculosis represents less than 1% of all tuberculosis cases. The majority of patients have a history of tuberculosis or active tuberculosis infection. Although the first symptoms that occur in patients are painful dysphagia and hoarseness, systemic symptoms such as weight loss and night sweats may be seen. With the widespread use of antituberculotic drugs, the incidence of laryngeal tuberculosis has decreased. Here we aims to present a case who has hoarseness for two years and has diagnosed with laryngeal and pulmonary tuberculosis with the recently emergence of complaints such as shortness of breath and weight loss.


Colombia comes from a story full of internal conflicts and policies serving only a few , scene multiplier acts in violation of Human Rights and State Crimes that are intertwined with the actions of armed actors such as guerrilla , paramilitary and / or its successors and the security forces, executive without overwhelming response at least to relate to it as their responsibility , as in the case of false positives ; understood as those used in life or death as a course operational successes of the military established as extrajudicial executions, without that fact despite the scandal unleashed in 2008 by the mothers of Soacha and which gave some insight that was not an isolated or civil new in the nation has meant legal or budgetary changes against the armed forces of the state, and even more when in 2010 it was established that these practices did not disappear if not raised before 2009.


The ventilated photovoltaic (PV) façade system was implemented and tested in the Mataro Library in Spain and it has proven to be successful. However, its performance in the hot and desert climate has not been fully investigated yet. This paper quantifies the potential of the ventilated PV façade in the hot desert regions by simulating its thermal and electrical performances using the simulation programs TAS and PVSYST. Results show that the design of the Mataro Library would not perform as good in the hot desert climate of Kuwait and therefore should be modified to maximize its thermal and electrical performances. The paper concludes with several suggestions to optimize the design


FIELD: organic chemistry. SUBSTANCE: product: 1H-pyrazol-4-chloro-1-[4-[4-(2-pyrimodinyl)-1-piperazinyl]-butyl] and its physiologically acceptable salts. Proposed agent is used in psychiatry and neurology for cognitive function improvement. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness of agent. 4 tbl


The electron spin paramagnetic resonance of dibenzene chromium cation h a s been observed. I t s c e n t e r is a t a valhe of g = 1.98. I t shows eleven hyperfine components s e p a r a t e d by 3.5 gauss. These a r e i n t e r p r e t e d to b e eleven of the thirteen components expected to r e s u l t f r o m the interaction of the twelve equivalent protons with the unpaired electron.


Although structure modifications of natural pyrethrin constituents have disclosed a variety of potent synthetic analogues, all known examples are cyclopropanecarboxylate esters, a grouping that appeared to be essential for insecticidal activity. Some new substituted 2-phenylalkanoates, whose biological activities are of a similar nature and potency to those of conventional pyrethroids, are now reported. 5-Benzyl-3-furylmethyl and 3-phenoxybenzyl 3-methyl-2-phenylbutyrates and their analogues are potent insecticides. Activity is increased on the introduction of appropriate groups into the 3 and/or 4-positions of the aryl ring and the (S)-2-phenylalkanoates are far more active than their (R)-enantiomorphs. Structure/activity relationships are compared with those for conventional pyrethroids. Some of the new series compare favourably with typical insecticides in tests against Musca domestica, Spodoptera litura and Plutella xylostella.


In this issue, Lin et al. retrospectively evaluated a large international cohort of 1200 patients with surgically resected SCC of the oral cavity, and the impact of subsequent adjuvant therapy (no evidence of metastatic disease postoperatively) on outcomes examined. A summary of the key results are shown in Table 1. In the subset of patients with intermediate risk factors for adjuvant radiation alone (n=585), the authors compare the current NCCN recommendations with an oral cancer specific system developed by their institution and utilized to guide treatment recommendations since 2008. Their oral cancer specific system adds additional pathologic features to those proposed by NCCN that indicate the need for adjuvant radiation: extrinsic muscle invasion, close margins <2mm, differentiation, and depth of invasion. According to their institutional guideline, adjuvant radiation was not recommended for patients with AJCC v.8 pT3N0, pT4aN0 and low volume pT1–2N1 who did not have the other specified risk factors (n=160). For this small cohort, the study reports excellent 5-year disease free-survival, disease specific survival, and overall survival, suggesting that the NCCN recommendations may be over-treating a subset of patients (28% per this study). This novel retrospective analysis comparing two multidisciplinary guideline systems suggests de-intensification of therapy may be possible for a specific subpopulation of oral cancer patients and provides a strong rationale for prioritizing the development of prospective multi-institutional randomized trials to precisely quantitate the risks and benefits of such a strategy.


An apparatus for inspecting objects utilizes a fan beam or flood beam to illuminate the inspected region of the object. A modulator, which may take the form of a movable mask, dynamically encodes the beam so that each segment of the inspected region receives varying amounts of radiation according to a predetermined temporal sequence. The resultant signal produced by a backscatter detector or optional transmission detector receiving radiation from the object is decoded to recover spatial information so that an image of the inspected region may be constructed.


Epoxy resin was modified by adding different contents (30%, 60% wt.) of nano-Al2O3 particles, which were modified by silicon coupling agent KH560 (γ-amino propyl triethoxy silane), in the form of nano-Al2O3 particles/epoxy composites, via casting method to improve the dielectric properties. The chemical structures of modified and unmodified nano-Al2O3 particles and the morphologies of composites fractures were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) respectively. And the thermal property and dielectric properties were also investigated. The results showed the modified nano-Al2O3 particles well dispersed in the epoxy matrix and the thermal stability of composites was improved. And the dielectric constant of the composites was up to 14 when the content of nano-Al2O3 was 60%, which was 2 times larger than that of pure epoxy. Moreover, the composites also exhibited good dielectric property under high frequencies ranged from 1x107 to 4x107 Hz.


In this paper we present a balanced phase field model for active surfaces. This work is devoted to the generalization of the Balanced Phase Field Model for Active Contours devised to eliminate the often undesirable curvature-dependent shrinking of the zero level set while maintaining the smooth interface necessary to calculate the fundamental geometric quantities of the represented contour. As its antecedent work, the proposed model extends the Ginzburg-Landau phase field energy with a higher order smoothness term. The relative weights are determined with the analysis of the level set motion in a curvilinear system adapted to the zero level set. The proposed model exhibits strong shape maintaining capability without significant interference with the active (e.g. a segmentation) model.


the introduction updates the urgent need to use the pedagogical potential of the mass media in the education of employees of the internal Affairs bodies of the Russian Federation in continuing education.
The purpose of this article is to justify the need to organize the education of employees of the internal Affairs bodies of the Russian Federation using mass media based on the analysis of pedagogical monuments of the period from ancient times to the XVII century.
The main part of the article deals with Russian pedagogical monuments of the period from ancient times to the XVII century: works of folklore and Chronicles. The authors-teachers of these works are studied. The article analyzes the process of management decisions made by higher authorities in the pre-state period, in the period of KievanRus, the Moscow Grand Duchy and Moscow state on the organization of education and training of citizens who subsequently influenced the system of education of employees of the internal Affairs bodies of the Russian Federation using mass media in continuing education.
The article finishes with a General conclusion based on the results of a brief analysis of pedagogical monuments and the need to educate employees of the internal Affairs bodies of the Russian Federation using the media in continuing education.


Now a days data sharing is mostly used by the people, while sharing data people will facing lot of problems. From those problems we going to study few problems those we identified key escrow problems is mostly occurred problem to resolve this problem in this paper we proposed a new approach namely "A Novel method CP-ABE Approach". To evaluate this approach we implemented and tested with several datasets of data sharing approaches, it will showing the efficient and effective