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Asymmetric SEU in SOI SRAMs

Partially depleted (PD) 0.15 /spl mu/m CMOS silicon-on-insulator (SOI) SRAMs were exposed to heavy ions, 14 MeV neutrons, and protons. The upset threshold and saturated cross section LET values were determined from heavy ion exposures. The SRAMs were then exposed at various angles of incidence with respect to a 14 MeV neutron source to a total fluence of 4/spl times/10/sup 13/ n/cm/sup 2/. The number of upsets from front exposure was more than double the number from back exposure. Following neutron exposure, proton upset measurements were performed. For a given fluence, the number of proton induced upsets was essentially identical to the number of neutron induced upsets.
Automatic Summarization for Agricultural Product Review

Agricultural product review is playing increasing role in finance websites. Since manual text summarization needs large human efforts and also time consuming, we propose automatic summarization for agricultural product review in this paper. Firstly, we formulate the agricultural product as a quintuple, and present a framework to extract the features from agricultural product. Then we exploit learning to rank method to identify key sentence in product review. Finally, sentence analysis method has been proposed to extract comparative information. Experimental results show that the proposed approaches outperform the existing research.
Personality Traits and Behaviour

Individual differences in animal behaviour have been attracting the interest of researchers at least from the time of Darwin (Slater 1981; Caro & Bateson 1986; Clark & Ehlinger 1987; Sih et al. 2004; Réale et al. 2007). Such an interest is justified because individual differences represent the raw material of natural selection and evolution, the main cornerstone of modern biology. Furthermore, the individual is, after all, the main unit of selection (Maynard Smith 1982). Within-population variation in alternative mating strategies, foraging tactics and other observed behaviours are now widely accepted in behavioural and ecological literature. Recent investigations, however, have revealed individual differences in behavioural traits that are consistent over time and across situations. Often, such variability cannot be easily described using observable behaviour and involves inference and interpretation in terms of internal physiological or psychological mechanisms such as fearfulness or aggressiveness. Essentially, such variation represents an analogue of human personality. Some people may accept personality in ‘higher’ animals such as primates or even in dogs, but seem to deny it in ‘lower’ species (such as fish) due to the underlying fear of anthropomorphism. Ironically, this is an example of anthropocentric thinking in terms of a ‘Scala Naturae’, which has long since been discredited (Hodos & Campbell 1991). Personality traits have now been identified in a variety of animals and in fact are actively manipulated by people working closely with them (e.g. police horses, guide dogs and domestic animals generally). A metaanalysis of the available animal literature suggests that about 35% of behavioural variability of single behavioural patterns can be ascribed to individuals (Bell et al. 2009). While there is still debate about the degree to which individual differences in behaviour are consistent across different situations (see Wilson et al. 1994; Coleman & Wilson 1998; Bell 2005; Wilson & Stevens 2005; Dingemanse et al. 2007), there is no doubt that consistency of behaviour exists within many situations. Fishes have rapidly become one of the most widely studied animals with respect to personality largely because of the utility of housing and breeding them in the laboratory, but
Management Principles and Practices for Tomorrow's Leaders

THE ENVIRONMENT OF MANAGING. 1. The Environment and Foundations of Modern Management. 2. Managing in a Cultural and Ethical Environment. I. PLANNING. 3. Decision Making. 4. The Basic Planning Process. 5. Strategic Management. II. ORGANIZING. 6. Fundamentals of Organizing. 7. Designing Organizational Structures. 8. Managing Organizational Change. 9. Staffing and Human Resource Management. III. LEADING. 10. Being a Leader. 11. Influencing Individual Behavior and Motivation. 12. Improving Communication Skills. 13. Managing Groups and Teams. IV. CONTROLLING. 14. Controlling and Building Commitment. 15. Managing World-Class Operations (OM). 16. Managing in Action. 17. Managing Entrepreneurial Organizations. 18. Managing in a Global Environment. Managers Portfolio.
Dust from carpeted and smooth floors. I. Comparative measurements of antigenic and allergenic proteins in dust vacuumed from carpeted and non‐carpeted classrooms in Norwegian schools

Dust samples from fitted‐carpets and linoleum floors in 12 schools in Norway were collected by vacuum cleaning. The presence of antigens and allergens of alder (Alnus incana), birch (Betula verrucosa), timothy (Phleum pratense), mould (Cladosporium herbarum), house dust mite (Dermatophagoides farinae), cat and dog dander, codfish, hen egg white and human dander were investigated by crossed immunoelectrophoresis (CIE), crossed radio‐immunoelectrophoresis (CRIE) and radio‐allergosorbent test (RAST) inhibition. No qualitative differences in allergen contents of dust from both types of floor tested were noted. Similarly, no relationship could be demonstrated between floor‐type and allergen concentration under identical experimental conditions. Antigens and allergens of both cat and dog were frequently demonstrated in dust extracts. All extracts included human dander and mould allergens. In addition, most dust samples from both carpeted and smooth floors contained hen egg white and codfish allergens. Furthermore, the study demonstrated that dust from smooth floors and fitted‐carpets was relatively free of mite and pollen from alder, birch and timothy.
Blood counts , arterial blood gases , and blood pressure

DOERSCHUK, CLAIRE M. , MICHAEL F. ALLARD, SHERMAN LEE, MARY LYNN BRUMWELL, AND JAMES C. HOGG. Effect of epinephrim on neutrophil kinetics in rabbit lungs. J. Appl. Physiol. 65(l): 401-407, 1988. -The effect of epinephrine on neutrophil (PMN) kinetics in rabbit lungs was evaluated by measuring the retention of radiolabeled PMN’s in the lung, the exchange rate between the marginated and circulating pools of PMN’s, and the erythrocyte (RBC) transit time. Epinephrine treatment decreased RBC transit times and increased exchange rates in the regions with the shortest transit times but did not change the pulmonary recovery of radiolabeled PMN’s. When regions of similar RBC transit time were compared, epinephrine did not affect PMN retention at short transit times but did produce greater retention at long transit times. These data suggest hat the major effect of epinephrine was to increase the proportion of the lung having short RBC transit times and fast exchange rates between the marginated and circulating pools. However, this effect did not decrease the overall retention of PMN’s, most likely because it was balanced by recruitment of additional capillary segments, which increased PMN retention in regions with longer transit times.
Diagnostic and prognostic utility of rapid strip (OptiMal and Paracheck) versus conventional smear microscopy in adult patients of acute, uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria in Mumbai, India.

OBJECTIVES The present study compared the diagnostic and prognostic utility of two rapid tests the (Paracheck and OptiMal) versus conventional smear microscopy. METHODS Using two independent microscopists we carried out the three tests in 31 adult cases of smear positive, acute, uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria. All three tests were done pretreatment, and on Days 8, 15 and 29. RESULTS Compared to microscopy, the Paracheck had a sensitivity of 100%, while the OptiMal had a sensitivity of 83.7%. The lower sensitivity of OptiMal resulted from misidentification by both microscopists of 6/31 cases as Plasmodium vivax. As a follow up tool, the OptiMal was better than Paracheck, due to the earlier disappearance of the parasite LDH. Also in the Paracheck, between microscopists, there was a significant difference in reading the tests, on Days 8 and 15. CONCLUSION Our study reiterates, the continued utility of conventional smear microscopy.
Primary malignant lymphomas of the central nervous system

Eighty‐three cases of primary malignant lymphomas of the central nervous system (CNS) from the files of the AFIP were studied according to various clinical and pathologic parameters. The histologic patterns observed are analogous to those seen in the spectrum of malignant lymphomas arising in the reticuloendothelial system of other organs. The authors favor the diagnosis of primary malignant lymphoma of the CNS rather than that of “reticulum cell sarcoma” or “microgliomatosis” used in the past. Lesions are frequently multifocal, and surgery, other than for diagnostic biopsy, is not usually beneficial. The clinical course can be significantly prolonged by radiation therapy.
Atrophy-resistant fibers in permanent peripheral denervation of human skeletal muscle

Abstract Objective: Human muscle fibers usually undergo severe atrophy/degeneration as a result of long-term peripheral denervation. However, some biopsies from paraplegic patients suffering complete conus cauda syndrome display the presence of a small percentage of muscle fibers with a very large diameter (big fibers). The objective of the present study is to determine if these big fibers are the result of residual innervation/reinnervation, or if instead they are fibers resistant to atrophy. Methods: Human muscle biopsies were harvested from the vastus lateralis of spinal cord injury (SCI) patients affected by complete lower motor neuron lesion (LML). The specimens were either processed for light microscopy or embedded for electron microscopy (EM). Results: Our results indicate that the big fibers are neither the results of residual innervation or sparse reinnervation. In spite of the fact that the extrasynaptic NCAM immunostaining disappear a few months after SCI, the big fibers are characterized by positive molecular markers of denervation, that is, the differential labeling of their dystrophin molecule by anti-C and anti-N terminals antibodies. Furthermore, the EM analysis shows that these cells present the peculiar ultrastructural disarrangements of the contractile apparatus and of the internal membrane systems characteristic of 'peripheral denervation'. No fibers presenting large areas of cross-striation were found. The EM analysis provides the final evidence that these big fibers are muscle fibers which are indeed denervated, very different from normal and/or disused (e.g. upper motor neuron lesion) muscle fibers. Discussion: Although these large muscle fibers are surprisingly more frequent in human muscle biopsies after 3 years from SCI than earlier, it remains to be determined whether their presence in some biopsies but not in others is caused by sampling, or is related to other factors such as to subjects' background genetics, or the extent of passive stretching induced by different rehabilitation strategies.
Adaptive Fuzzy Sandia Frequency-Shift Method for Islanding Protection of Inverter-Based Distributed Generation

Sandia Frequency Shift (SFS) is one of the active islanding detection methods that rely on frequency drift to detect an islanding condition. Recently, SFS has been widely applied to inverter-based distributed generations due to its small Non-Detection Zone (NDZ). The NDZ in SFS method highly depends on its design parameters. Improper tuning of these parameters may result in failure of the method. In the proposed method in this paper, the load parameters are estimated online and the SFS parameter is adaptively tuned to eliminate NDZ using fuzzy load parameter estimation (FLPE) method. Simulation results verify the excellent performance of the proposed method.
Low-cost area-efficient low-dropout regulators using MOSFET capacitors

Traditional design of low-dropout regulators offers the use of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) compensation capacitors to avoid instability in the absence of output capacitance with equivalent series resistance (ESR). In addition to area efficiency achieved by replacing these capacitors with MOS transistors, the location of implanted transfer function poles and zeros are adaptively varied according to the value of load current. This idea has been applied to stabilize a 1.2V, 100mA low-dropout regulator in an industrial 0. 18µm CMOS n-well process. Using the proposed technique, the regulator meets stability with a small 100pF MOSFET output capacitor and no ESR.
Corporate social and environmental disclosure practices: evidence from China

Given the increased social and environmental problems in China, this thesis is to undertake a study of social and environmental disclosure practices of socially responsible Chinese listed firms. Conducted in three parts, this thesis first explores the current status of social and environment disclosure practices of the firms studied that sets the background to the other two core research questions. Secondly, this thesis empirically examines the relationship between corporate social and environmental disclosure and various influencing factors (i.e. stakeholders power and corporate characteristics). Thirdly, this thesis empirically examines the link between corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting (i.e. publishing a CSR report and the quality of the CSR report) and socially responsible reputation of the firms studied. The sample of firms chosen for this study is drawn from a social responsibility ranking list of Chinese listed firms. A social and environmental disclosure index (SEDI) based on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (G3 version) is constructed to assess firms’ social and environmental disclosure in their annual reports and CSR reports. This index comprises three dimensions: the quantity measure, the quality measure relating to disclosure types, and the quality measure relating to GRI disclosure items. The quantity dimension of the index is approached by using content
Proximity and Contacts Between Older Parents and Their Children: A European Comparison

Using data from the 2004 Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, this article continues and extends recent cross-national research on proximity and contacts of older parents to their children. In addition to a brief description of the geography of families in 10 continental European countries, determinants of intergenerational proximity and contacts are examined. Even when microlevel factors are controlled for, the Mediterranean peoples continue to exhibit closer family relations than their northern counterparts. I also find noteworthy systematic differences in the effects of some explanatory variables between traditionally weak- and strong-family countries. When looking at the contemporary European picture as a whole, I find no indication for a decline of intergenerational relations.
Mitochondrial organization in prepubertal goat oocytes during in vitro maturation and fertilization

The aim of this study was to evaluate mitochondrial distribution during in vitro maturation (at 0, 15, 20, and 27 hr of IVM) and fertilization of prepubertal goat oocytes compared to mitochondrial distribution of ovulated and in vitro fertilized oocytes from adult goats. Oocytes from prepubertal goats were recovered from a slaughterhouse and were matured in M199 with hormones and serum for 27 hr. Ovulated oocytes were collected from gonadotrophin‐treated Murciana goats. Frozen‐thawed spermatozoa were selected by centrifugation in Percoll gradient and were capacitated in DMH with 20% steer serum for 1 hr. Ovulated and IVM‐oocytes were inseminated in DMH medium with steer serum and calcium lactate for 20 hr. Oocytes and presumptive zygotes were stained with Mitotraker Green FM and observed under a confocal laser scanning microscope. Ultrastructural morphology of oocytes and presumptive zygotes were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Prepubertal goat oocytes at germinal vesicle stage (GV) presented mitochondria localized in the cortical and perinuclear region. IVM‐oocytes at metaphase II presented mitochondria peripheral polarized to the region opposite were the metaphase spindle is positioned and within the polar body. Ovulated oocytes presented peripheral mitochondria distribution and mitochondrial aggregation around the MII spindle. At 20 hr post‐insemination, mitochondria were distributed around the two synchronous pronuclei (2PN rpar; in zygotes ovulated oocytes whereas in prepubertal 2PN‐zygotes mitochondria presented a peripheral polarized distribution. Images by TEM detected that immature prepubertal goat oocytes that are less electrodense and present fewer cristae than in vitro matured prepubertal goat oocytes; these are characterized by being associated to swollen vesicles. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 73: 617–626, 2006 © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Covert bacteriuria of childhood

A 4-year screening programme for covert bacteriuria in Dundee primary schoolgirl entrants showed a prevalence of 1·6% and an annual incidence of 0·9%. Among 109 children with bacteriuria, 70% had symptoms of lower urinary tract infection, 35% had vesicoureteric reflux, and 23% radiological evidence of pyelonephritis. Both pyuria and a past history of urinary infection were related to radiological evidence of reflux or pyelonephritis. Covert bacteriuria was found more frequently in children from social classes IV and V; and their housing, home circumstances, and home care were worse than a control group, even when allowance was made for their social class differences. The children appeared generally healthy but were smaller than a control group. The data suggest that the great majority of these children are not seriously at risk and that there is at present not sufficient evidence to warrant prescriptive screening.
Endoprosthetic and Allograft-prosthetic Composite Reconstruction of the Proximal Femur for Bone Neoplasms

Reconstruction of the proximal femur after tumor resection can be achieved with either an endoprosthesis or an allograft-prosthetic composite. We compared the two modalities for complications, functional outcome, and construct survival. We retrospectively analyzed 52 patients with endoprostheses and 20 with allograft-prosthetic composite reconstructions between 1974 and 2002. Median followup was 146 months and 76 months, respectively. Both methods were associated with low rates of early complications. Infections occurred in two patients with endoprostheses and one patient with an allograft-prosthetic composite reconstruction. Aseptic loosening was the most common (10%) late complication for patients with endoprostheses. Nonunion was the most common (10%) complication for patients with allograft prosthetic composite reconstructions. All host-allograft junctions eventually healed after bone-grafting. The Musculo skeletal Tumor Society scores were similar for patients with endoprostheses (70%) and allograft-prosthetic composites (82%). The median hip abductor strength was greater for patients with allograft-prosthetic composite reconstructions (4.6 of 5) than for patients with endoprostheses (2.8 of 5). Kaplan-Meier survivorship of the implant was 86% for both groups at 10 years. The consistent restoration of abductor muscle strength combined with the low morbidity and high durability support the use of allograft-prosthetic composite reconstruction in patients with long life expectancy.Level of Evidence: Therapeutic study, Level IV (case series- no, or historical control group). See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Innovative Activity in Wind and Solar Technology: Empirical Evidence on Knowledge Spillovers Using Patent Data

This paper studies technological change in renewable energies, providing empirical evidence on the determinants of innovative activity with a special emphasis on the role of knowledge spillovers. We investigate two major renewable energy technologies - wind and solar - across a panel of 21 OECD countries over the period 1978 to 2004. Spillovers may occur at the national level, either within the same technology field or economic sector (intra-sectoral spillovers) or in related technologies or sectors (inter-sectoral spillovers), or at the international level. We find that innovation is strongly driven by knowledge spillovers, especially those occurring at the national level. Wind and solar technologies exhibit distinct innovation characteristics: both are stimulated by intra-sectoral spillovers, but respond differently to inter-sectoral spillovers, which are only influential in the case of wind technology. We also find evidence that public R&D stimulates innovation, particularly in solar technologies.
The Internationalization of Rural Municipalities: Norwegian Second Home Owners in Northern Bohuslän, Sweden

The internationalization of second home tourism has been mentioned as a major reason for the renewed interest in the issue of second homes after a period of scientific disregard. Still, few studies have addressed the international flows of second home owners. However, cultural differences as well as a recently limited relationship with the destination can imply that foreign second home owners have a more consumptive approach to the destination. This paper addresses particularly Norwegian second home owners in northern Bohuslän, a region in western Sweden, and aims at analyzing whether foreign second home owners present a challenge for sustaining rural communities. The analysis is based on the results of a mail survey and indicates that foreign second home owners are attracted by low price levels as well. This implies that macroeconomic changes can quickly erode this attraction, making international second home tourism a less reliable strategy for sustaining rural communities.
The Reconstructive Management of Hardware-Related Scalp Erosion in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson Disease

AbstractThe presence of foreign material in deep brain stimulation is a risk factor for infection, and hardware-related pressure under the scalp may cause skin erosion. The aim of this article is to present our experience in the coverage of scalp in relation to underlying hardware. We analyzed 21 patients with Parkinson disease who had undergone deep brain stimulation surgery and developed scalp erosion with hardware exposition during follow-up. Nine patients were programmed for a scalp rotation flap, whereas free tisue transfer was performed in the rest of the patients. Minimum follow-up was 2 years. A hardware-related ulcer appeared in 5 of 9 rotation flap patients. No ulceration or major complications were observed in free flap patients. Free flaps are probably the best option for stable coverage in hardware-related scalp erosion with a high rate of success.