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Detection of Brucella canis in blood, urine and seminal fluid of a naturally infected dog by PCR

Canine Brucellosis is a bacterial infectious disease that affects dogs around the world. The laboratory diagnosis is based on direct and indirect methods and should be performed when there is evidence from clinical and epidemiological signs. In this study, we observed scrotal dermatitis recurrent and resistant to treatment in six years dog, Golden Retriever. An AGID serological test for brucellosis was positive. However, serological tests may show unspecific reactions and false positive results. Blood culture is indicated as a confirmatory test. The result of the culture was negative in all materials tested (blood cultures, urine culture and semen in tryptose broth and blood agar). Thus, the blood, urine and semen samples were tested by PCR and all samples tested were positive. After castration, the histologic evaluation showed inflammatory infiltrate in the epididymis. Vacuolar degeneration of the germinal epithelium of the seminiferous tubules was observed in the testicular parenchyma without testicular atrophy. Morphological semen evaluation showed sperm abnormalities as strongly folded tail, loose heads, curly tails, head-head, corroborating the diagnosis of brucellosis. PCR was crucial to the canine brucellosis final diagnosis, demonstrating the high sensitivity and efficiency of this test, suggesting that PCR should be included as a confirmatory test, aimed at preventing the spread of this important zoonosis.
Observed Changes in the Distributions of Daily Precipitation Frequency and Amount over China from 1960 to 2013

In this study, daily precipitation (P) records for 1960‐2013 from 632 stations in China were homogenized and then applied to study the changes in the frequency of dry (P 5 0) and trace (0 , P , 0.1mmday 21 ) days and all precipitation events (P $ 0.1mmday 21 ), and the frequency and accumulated amount of precipitation at different intensities. Over China as a whole, very heavy precipitation (P $ 50mmday) events have increased significantly from 1960 to 2013, while light (0.1 # P , 10mmday 21 ) and moderate (10 # P , 25mmday 21 ) events have decreased significantly, accompanying the significant increases of dry days and decreases of trace days. This indicates a shift from light to intense precipitation, implying increased risks of droughtandfloodsoverChinasince1960.Althoughtheconsistentincreasesofdrydaysanddecreasesoftrace days and light and total precipitation days are seen over most of China, changes in other precipitation categories exhibit clear regional differences. Over the Yangtze River valley and southeast China, very heavy precipitation events have increased while light precipitation events have decreased. However, positive trends are seen for all precipitation categories over northwest China, while trends are generally negative over southwest, northeast, and northern China. To examine the association with global warming, the dependence of the precipitation change for each intensity category over China on global-mean temperature was analyzed using interannual to decadal variations. Results show that dry and trace days and very light and very heavy precipitation events exhibit larger changes per unit global warming than medium-intensity precipitation events.
A Big Grid Data Manage Method and Its Implementation

With the rapid development of the sensor and data acquisition technology, problems of data management and query on the large-scale grid are frequently emerged in applications about Geo-Information sciences. This paper proposes a distributed data manage method for the big data on the large-scale grid. The method designs a series of storage and indexing mechanism with the features of NoSQL to implement an efficiently data storing, extracting and query for big data on the grid. In addition, the implement system based on the method brings a good user experience in actual works.
Query Formulation for Heuristic Retrieval in Obfuscated and Translated Partially Derived Text

Pre-retrieval query formulation is an important step for identifying local text reuse. Local reuse with high obfuscation, paraphrasing, and translation poses a challenge of finding the reused text in a document. In this paper, three pre-retrieval query formulation strategies for heuristic retrieval in case of low obfuscated, high obfuscated, and translated text are studied. The strategies used are (a) Query formulation using proper nouns; (b) Query formulation using unique words (Hapax); and (c) Query formulation using most frequent words. Whereas in case of low and high obfuscation and simulated paraphrasing, keywords with Hapax proved to be slightly more efficient, initial results indicate that the simple strategy of query formulation using proper nouns gives promising results and may prove better in reducing the size of the corpus for post processing, for identifying local text reuse in case of obfuscated and translated text reuse.
The Ex-Ante Evaluation of Hotel Buildings Height in Airport Area: A Case of Hotel in Kaliwungu, Peri-Urban Area of Semarang

This paper conveys the findings on hotel buildings evaluation in the peri-urban of Semarang based on ex-ante evaluation. Ex-ante is an evaluation model before project activities are implemented to minimize development impacts. Evaluation of altitude was done with three models, namely the ratio of floor area (FAR), Angle of Light Obstruction (ALO), and building height calculation in the airport area applicable in Indonesia. Furthermore, the evaluation of the strategic value of the location with three criteria was the proximity of industrial zone, accessibility, and proximity to tourist destinations. This study was successfully answers the question of maximal height rules and the number of stories allowed for hotel buildings in peri-urban Semarang. The result suggest the regulation of building height in Kaliwungu especially for hotel building in aviation safety area. Maximum height allowed is 32.5 m or 8 stories. The existing regulations have not regulated these issues, so collaborative planning should be carried out between the government of Semarang City and Kendal Regency. With collaborative planning, problems in both regions, especially regarding the height of buildings such as hotels can be coordinated.
Discrimination of the Effects of Doxorubicin on Two Different Breast Cancer Cell Lines on Account of Multidrug Resistance and Apoptosis

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancer types and malfunctioning proteins in apoptotic pathways are known to be the main contributors of cancer development. In this study MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines were treated with a potent chemotherapeutic agent, Doxorubicin. IC50 values were calculated to be 8306 and 6602 nM, respectively. Percentage of the cells in cell cycle arrest increased in a dose-dependent manner and was more evident in MDA-MB-231 cells. Apoptotic cell number increased in MCF-7 and Bax/Bcl-2 ratio was measured to be ~ 7 fold higher in cells treated with 200 nM of doxorubicin when compared to the control. Likewise, apoptotic cell rate increased in MDA-MB-231 cells and Bax/Bcl-2 ratio was increased by 2 fold compared to the control. Doxorubicin was also found to suppress Mdr-1 in a concentration-dependent manner and the outcome was more evident in MCF-7 cells. Drug efflux assay results were also shown to be consistent with Mdr-1 gene expression levels in both cell lines. Consequently it was concluded that doxorubicin directly influences apoptotic pathway and multidrug resistance in both MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cells even though data all together suggest that the effect is more significant on MDA-MB-231.
Remote Mapping of Gas Flares in the Niger Delta with MODIS imagery

More than fifty years of oil and gas exploration in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria has greatly endangered the ecosystem. Gas flaring, a process used to dispose gases associated with crude oil has been indicted as a prominent agent of pollution in the region. Efforts to empirically assess the environmental impacts of flaring have been hindered due to limited access to official information on flare locations and volumes. Consequently, there is a need to develop alternative methods of acquiring such information, and remote sensing seems the most viable option. To date, there have only been a limited number of studies on detecting and mapping flares from space. Flare detection methods have been developed based on Defence Meteorological Satellite Program Operational Linescan System (DMSP-OLS) and ATSR imagery, which have been employed in global estimation of flaring volume, but these techniques have some limitations. In our own previous research, we developed a flare detection technique based on the infrared bands of Landsat imagery, which was successfully applied to map active gas flares in the Niger Delta, between 1984 and 2012 with higher spatial precision than DMSP-OLS and ATSR based methods. However, because of the limitations imposed by the relatively low temporal resolution of Landsat, unavailability of night-time data, cloud cover and scanline correction error affecting Landsat images from 2003, we decided to extend the flare detection technique by employing imagery with a higher temporal resolution and moderate spatial resolution. In this paper, we describe the development of a flare detection method based on night-time Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) thermal imagery. This single channel method involves the fusion of results obtained from the thresholding and spatial filtering of the thermal imagery. The method was validated using a database of flare locations derived from interpretation of high resolution aerial photography to achieve a user accuracy of 97% and producer accuracy of 81%. The method has been applied to the Niger Delta region and has successfully detected 165 active onshore and offshore flares from 2004 to 2008. Results obtained were further used to develop a model for estimating volume of gas flared over the study period. This will subsequently be used for the evaluation and modelling of the impact of flaring on the ecosystem. Furthermore, in the future the method developed will play a key role in monitoring Nigeria’s compliance to the 30% gas flaring reduction target by the end 2017, recently set at the Global Forum of the World Bank-led Global Gas Flaring Reduction initiative.
Effect of IFRS adoption on reported earnings: empirical study on Germany and Spain

Since 2005, when the IFRSs were mandatorily adopted for publicly traded companies within the European Union, their influence on accounting quality began to grow in importance. This paper examines the effect of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) on earnings quality during the period 2000–2013. The research sample consists of 358 companies from 2 European countries – Germany and Spain. The sample contains companies that firstly used local accounting standards and later on switched to reporting under IFRSs. This paper contributes to the current academic discussion more empirical evidence from a typically strong European economy (Germany) and from an opposite representative (Spain). It investigates the IFRSs’ influence on earnings quality by small reported profits to small reported losses ratios. The research findings do not support the aim of the IFRSs to improve the reporting quality in the examined countries.
Photoelectric Studies of Stellar Magnitudes and Colors

The problem of the interpretation of the H-R diagram can be approached from two different directions: one, from the standpoint of the theory of stellar structure, the other, from the standpoint of observations. It is of interest to approach the problem from the second, observational, direction using only enough of the results of theory to insure that the conclusions that are drawn are reasonably consistent with theory. The distribution of stars in the H-R diagram (or its approximate equivalent, the color-luminosity diagram) should, when properly interpreted, supply us with a great deal of information regarding the physical characteristics of the stars. The basic theory of stellar structure predicts that the positions of stars in these diagrams should be defined primarily by the three parameters, mass, age and initial chemical composition, although there may be others, such as rotation, having significant effect. That the mass of a star must, on an empirical basis, be one of the principal parameters governing the position of a star in the H-R diagram has been known for some time. The empirical mass-luminosity relation demonstrates this dependence clearly. On the other hand, this relation cannot alone explain the existence of stars of similar mass and luminosity but of greatly different temperature. Furthermore, there are deviations from this empirical relation that, as Strand and Hall [ 1 ] point out, are consistent with the theoretical evolutionary tracks computed by Schonberg and Chandrasekhar [21. A second parameter, which-probably is age, obviously is required. One might expect that these two parameters, mass and age, would be the principal factors determining the positions of stars in the H-R diagram. The effect of a third parameter, initial chemical composition, is now becoming apparent observationally and, if recent ideas are correct, is considerable in certain regions of the diagram.
A Game-Theoretic Model for Generation Expansion Planning: Problem Formulation and Numerical Comparisons

This paper presents an application of noncooperative game theory to generation expansion planning (GEP) in a competitive electricity industry. We apply the Cournot model of oligopoly behavior to formulate a GEP model that may characterize expansion planning in a competitive regime, particularly in pool-dominated generation supply industries. Numerical experiments are conducted on a test system to analyze generation investment and market participation decisions of candidate expansion units that vary in costs and forced outage rates. The numerical results point to: (1) greater industry expansion and system reliability under Coumot competition than under centralized expansion planning and (2) higher probabilistic measures of reliability from multi-player expansion than from expansion by a traditional monopolist with an equivalent reserve margin requirement. Furthermore, we summarize analytical results involving a simplified version of the GEP game.
Handling huge and complex 3D geometries with Semantic Web technology

In INCEPTION, a European collaborative research project, a Heritage BIM (H-BIM) ontology is being developed to store all relevant semantic data concerning cultural heritage objects. Similar to other projects dealing with storing semantics, one of the major questions is whether, and if yes, how should geometry be stored using semantic web technology. The INCEPTION cross-disciplinary research consortium chose to allow the storage of all relevant geometric information using semantic web technology. The alternative is to store geometry in a different way, or storing only the aggregated parts of geometry, for example through bounding box representations. The geometry is originally generated by a CAD/BIM system and, as we are dealing with Cultural Heritage, in many cases it is derived from 3D point clouds. These result in a large amount of 3D data to be stored using semantic web technology. A well-known issue is that the performance of databases and inferencing engines for semantic web data drops considerably when the data grows to very large sizes. This paper explains how the performance issues on these large sets of geometric data can be solved while still being able to use the databases, inferencing engines, and the geometric data effectively.
Effects of sheep grazing exclusion on alpine tall tussock grasslands

Substantial areas of alpine tall tussock grasslands are being retired from grazing as part of Crown pastoral lease tenure review because of the perceived negative impact of grazing livestock. However, relatively little is known about the effect of sheep exclusion on these grasslands. We analysed data from five grazing exclosure plots over a 6-year period to examine the effect merino sheep have relative to hares and rabbits in alpine tall tussock grasslands used for summer grazing. Unfortunately, because of snow damage to fences, we were unable to detect any significant hare and rabbit effects. Over the time of this study, there was no evidence for significant vegetation recovery after exclusion of sheep grazing. This may be because of other grazing animals in the system, or the low stocking rates and non-random grazing behaviour of merino ewes. There was, however, a significant increase in the cover of exotic herbs Pilosella officinarum and P. praealta and a significant decrease in the cover of native tussocks Festuca novae-zelandiae and Poa colensoi regardless of grazing exclusion. While this pattern has been previously documented in studies at lower elevations and usually with a history of burning, our results demonstrate that alpine grasslands with no burning history can also be invaded by Pilosella spp. over relatively short time frames. Replicated grazing exclosure trials such as the one described in this paper are important for providing objective information on both long-term trends in vegetation composition and the impacts of grazing animals in alpine grasslands as a basis for making informed decisions on their future management.
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CONTROL OF THE PORTABLE FUEL CELL CHARGER USING CUK CONVERTER

As power consumption of portable electronic equipment rapidly increases; the need of chargers using fuel cell which has higher energy density than that of secondary battery is raised. Most chargers developed so far are mainly buck-type converters, however, if fuel cell is used the battery should be charged with an increased voltage level through boost-type converter. In addition, unlike resistive load if batteries are controlled by general method, they induce large ripple current and have bad influence on the efficiency and life cycle of the batteries. Therefore, the selection of appropriate topology and control method is very important. In this paper a method of control for portable fuel-cell charger using small PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell stack and Cuk converter is proposed and the feasibility of it is verified through the experiments.
“Incidents and Accidents: How Are Schools Implementing the Safety Regulations Prescribed by the South African Schools Act”?

Abstract Children are placed in the care of educators on a daily basis. Accidents and incidents occur despite the best efforts of schools to ensure the safety of children and educators. This study investigated how prepared schools are to keep children and educators safe and also ways of improving school safety. The study was carried out at four urban public schools in South Africa. Interviews, non-participant observations and document analysis were used to investigate the phenomenon. The study indicated, that legislation was not adequately implemented. The main barrier to proper implementation of the Act related to access control and preparedness for searches, child supervision and discipline, preparedness for emergencies, South African Police Services and community relations, school safety policy suitability and implementation, hazards on the schools’ premises, understanding the concepts of liability and a lack of Departmental support and staff training. Comprehensive safety training is recommended to improve school safety.
The Disablement Score: An Intersubjective Severity Scale of the Social Exclusion of Disabled People

If a disability is understood as a type of social exclusion, its severity can be gauged from the social aspect. Such measurement is necessary to explore the intersubjective structure of social exclusion associated with bodily functions and structures. This paper presents a sociological and statistical method to rate the severity of a disability as social exclusion. The method is modeled on the rating procedure of occupational prestige. According to this technique, people subjectively rate severity by answering a questionnaire. The ratings are converted into a score (the “disablement score”). The method is applied in a preliminary web survey. The reliability of the scale is examined. People evaluate various conditions very differently, with physical conditions with functional limitations rated as severe and disfigurements as mild. Although the result does not necessarily agree with the objective circumstances, it is meaningful in that it reflects people’s reactions and attitudes toward disabilities.
Modified Slash Lindley Distribution

In this paper we introduce a new distribution, called the modified slash Lindley distribution, which can be seen as an extension of the Lindley distribution. We show that this new distribution provides more flexibility in terms of kurtosis and skewness than the Lindley distribution. We derive moments and some basic properties for the new distribution. Moment estimators and maximum likelihood estimators are calculated using numerical procedures. We carry out a simulation study for the maximum likelihood estimators. A fit of the proposed model indicates good performance when compared with other less flexible models.