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Antioxidant and antibacterial activity of Berberis tinctoria root

Herbs have always been the principle form of medicine in developing nations and presently they are becoming popula r throughout the developed world as people strive to stay healthy in the face of chronic stress and to treat illness with medic ines that work in concert with body's own defences. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant and antibacteria l potential ofBereris tinctoria root. Plant material collected and extracted with various solvents. Different concentrations of extracts were used to evaluate the potential. Bereberis tinctoria root at a concentration of 1000µg/ml shows high antioxidant activity and relatively all extracts possessing strong to moderate antibacterial activity. In addition, during phytochemical screening, we got saponins and sterols from its root, when extracting with organic solvents. Thus, root extract of Berberis tinctoriamight be good candidate for the synthesis of antibacterial drugs in the future.
Information, Inflation, and Interest

We propose a class of discrete-time stochastic models for the pricing of inflation-linked assets. The paper begins with an axiomatic scheme for asset pricing and interest rate theory in a discrete-time setting. The first axiom introduces a "risk-free" asset, and the second axiom determines the intertemporal pricing relations that hold for dividend-paying assets. The nominal and real pricing kernels, in terms of which the price index can be expressed, are then modelled by introducing a Sidrauski-type utility function depending on (a) the aggregate rate of consumption, and (b) the aggregate rate of real liquidity benefit conferred by the money supply. Consumption and money supply policies are chosen such that the expected joint utility obtained over a specified time horizon is maximised subject to a budget constraint that takes into account the "value" of the liquidity benefit associated with the money supply. For any choice of the bivariate utility function, the resulting model determines a relation between the rate of consumption, the price level, and the money supply. The model also produces explicit expressions for the real and nominal pricing kernels, and hence establishes a basis for the valuation of inflation-linked securities.
THE FLOATING ISLAND OF POSTA FIBRENO: AN EXAMPLE OF A RELIC MIRE IN CENTRAL ITALY

The lake of Posta Fibreno (S Latium, C. Italy), is a biotope where some outstanding anomalies in the flora and vegetation of the wetlands of peninsular Italy are concentrated. Here the southernmost Italian populations of Sphagnum palustre occur on the small surface of a floating island, a cup-formed core of Sphagnum peat and rhizomes of Helophytes, erratically floating on the water-body of a submerged doline, annexed to the easternmost edge of the lake, characterised by the extension of a large reed bed. A strong correlation between characteristics of the physical environment and the structure of the vegetation on the island, points out the descriptive ability of the communities recorded in the site to reconstruc the genesis of the biotope.
Grain Price Transmission from International Markets to Chinese Domestic Markets

Saito, Hisamitsu Laboratory of Food and Agricultural Policies, Department of the Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University | Laboratory of Food and Agricultural Policies, Department of the Agricultural and Resource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University
Velocity and total pressure measurements in the two-stage hybrid thruster tihtus

A novel two-stage thermal-inductive hybrid thruster of the Universitat Stuttgart (TIHTUS) is under development at the Institut fur Raumfahrt-systeme (IRS). It provides the possibility to supply power and mass-flow through either stage into the plasma. A variation of power- and mass-flow-staging was investigated with a Pitot probe and an electric time-of-flight probe. The present paper discloses the radially resolved measurement results of total pressure and plasma velocity at a downstream position of 200 mm. Furthermore, a method is presented to access radially resolved flow temperature from the combined pressure and velocity measurement. The temperature data are also presented. For a sum of powers of 50 kW at 300 mg/s, the Pitot pressure maximum is at 85 Pa while maximum velocity is measured as 9,224 and 10,350 m/s for two respective conditions. On the plume axis, the temperatures reach up to 9000 K.
Derivation of Theoretical Formulas of Sequence Currents on Underground Cable System

A reliable operation of a cable system necessitates an accurate calculation of sequence impedances of the system. It is recently even more important as longer cable lines are being constructed and planned. It has been a common practice that these sequence impedances or currents are measured after the installation and it is difficult to predict these values beforehand with good accuracy. This paper derives theoretical formulas of the sequence currents for a cross-bonded cable and a normal- bonded cable. The formulas give an important advantage in setting up transient overvoltage studies as well as planning studies. The accuracy of the proposed formulas is verified through a comparison with EMTP simulations.
Digital 3D Modeling of vestment Based on Project-camera System

With the coming of information age and the development of computer science, digitalization of whole vestment is becoming more and more important. The surface of whole vestment is sequent and glossy so that it is lack of the texture characteristic which is the key of digital 3D modeling. According to this reason, the structure illumination is steered into a method of this paper. The paper proposes the method by which 3D model of whole vestment is created from 2D image sequences directly but not by the common techniques using general CAD model. In the paper the structure illumination is generated by the slide projector and the modeling of whole vestment is based on the strict theory of the digital photogrammetry, computer vision and image processing pattern recognition. Because whole vestment is lack of the applicable texture for matching as above said, the characteristic texture generated by the structure illumination is added onto the surface of whole vestment. After the characteristic texture is extracted from images and is matched well, 3D coordinates of the characteristic texture can be calculated out by the space forward intersection. Then the whole vestment model is acquired by connecting all neighbour space points in the TIN and rendering the real texture of whole vestment automatically. The 3D modeling method is untouched so that it is nondestructive which is just suitable for the messaline and the clothing. The method of whole vestment 3D modeling proposed in the paper is flexible, effective and practical, which is confirmed by the results of the reconstructing experiments. Keywords-Vestment Digitalization; 3D Modeling; Structure Illumination; Slide Projector; Digital Photogrammetry
Comparison Between a Detailed Pinch Analysis and the ‘heat Load Model for Pulp and Paper’ – Case Study for a Swedish Thermo-mechanical Pulp and Paper Mill

Pinch analysis has been used for several decades as a tool for making industrial processes more energy efficient by identifying process integration opportunities. Hakala et al. (2008) recognise that pinch analysis is a powerful tool when it comes to improving energy efficiency in mechanical pulp and paper mills, however often very time consuming due to the extensive need for input data. The heat load model for pulp and paper (HLMPP) tool was developed at Aalto University in Finland as a means of providing a flexible tool for a first quick scan of process integration potential. The intention of this study is to evaluate if the model can accurately estimate the data necessary for performing a pinch analysis for a Swedish thermo-mechanical pulp (TMP) and paper mill. Jonsson et al. (2010) used the HLMPP tool to evaluate the potential for steam savings for four Scandinavian TMP mills. It was found that the minimum steam demands were 2-20 % lower than the current consumptions in the mills. In this study, a detailed pinch analysis was carried out for one of the studied mills described by Jonsson (the mill with the lowest energy savings potential according to the HLMPP screening) to identify strengths and shortcomings of the HLMPP tool. An initial comparison shows that the pinch temperature and demand for hot and cold utility predicted by the HLMPP tool, as presented by Jonsson, differs from the detailed pinch analysis. However, further investigation showed that the HLMPP results can be aligned to the detailed data with good accuracy if more time and knowledge about the process is put in to the model.
Ethical Brand Impact on the Behavior of Food Products Consumers in Rasht

This study has tried to link areas of business ethic, marketing and brand management to each other; and for the first time in Iran, it has shown that there is a relationship between ethical principles that consumer perceives from a company's brand and his/her behavior and reaction to that brand. For this purpose, in this study the impact of ethical principles perceived by consumer on trust, affect, and loyalty to the brand were examined. The statistical population of the study encompasses all consumers of food products in the city of Rasht. This study has used convenient sampling method to select sample. Also, questionnaire has been used to collect information, and structural equation modeling has been used to analyze data and test research hypotheses. This study is a correlation type, in terms of methodology and nature; it is a survey, in terms of implementation, and also it is an applied research in terms of target. The research’s results show that perceived ethical principles by consumer has a positive effect on trust and affect to the brand. Also, affect to the brand has a positive effect on trust to the brand. Furthermore, trust and affect to the brand have also a positive effect on loyalty to the brand.
Semantic Searching IT Careers Concepts Based on Ontology

Nowadays, there are a lot of IT Careers (ITC) which are not stored in a hierarchical structure of ITC specification and matching search based on keyword have widely use search which cannot acquire satisfactory search results. The essential reason is that traditional ITC search lacks semantic. In this paper, we propose searching ITC concepts based on ontology which is associated specification with semantic annotation. IT Careers Ontology (ITCO) defined structure consists of three main parts: IT Career Category, IT Skill and IT Education which are described with announcing the recruitment on web jobs ads that are instances of a models. The experimental results show that semantic search ITC can overcome limitations of search by comparison with traditional keyword search mode, and achieve higher recall ration and precision ratio.  Index Term—semantic search, ontology, OWL-QL, IT careers.
Sediment geochemistry of a meromictic coastal lagoon, “Es Cibollar” (Majorca, Spain)

The concentrations of major and nutrient elements, (AI, Fe, Si, K, Ti, Ca, Mg, Mn, P, carbonate carbon, organic carbon, and N) in the sediments of a small, meromictic coastal lagoon (Es Cibollar, Majorca Island) were measured along a vertical profile in two core samples collected respectively two and eight months after a mixing event. The geochemical composition was studied through a multivariate statistical approach in order to identify the probable main mineral phases as well as the main processes controlling sediment composition in the lagoon. The results showed the presence of three main mineral fractions: the carbonate phase (magnesium calcite) was the most abundant component (>70 % in dry weight) and presented little vertical variation, whereas the organic fraction and the clay fraction varied markedly with depth. Samples collected after two and eight months of anoxia only presented clear differences for phosphorus, which was associated with iron after two months of anoxia and with organic carbon after eight months. A principal component analysis of the bulk analysis data extracted two principal components that explained respectively 58.2% and 23.7% of total variance. The first factor with high positive loadings for AI, Fe, Ti, K and Si and high negative loadings for Ca, Mg and carbonate is considered to be associated with the relative contribution of allochthonous and autochthonous matter. The second factor with positive loadings for organic carbon, N, P and Mn has been interpreted as the balance between organic matter accumulation and decomposition.
Impact of school managers 'altruist behaviors upon organizational cynicism: The case of Kocaeli, Turkey

The aim of this research is to determine the impact of school managers’ altruist behaviors upon organizational cynicism by examining the relationship between school managers’ altruist behaviors according to teachers and teachers’ perceptions of organizational cynicism. The research sample consisted of 250 teachers employed in 15 primary schools, which were selected through random sampling among the schools located in Izmit/Kocaeli in Turkey. Data were collected using the “Scale of School Managers” Altruistic Behaviors” developed by the researchers and the “Organizational Cynicism Scale”. Analyses in the study were performed using SPSS 15 and Lisrell 8.7 software. Results of Explanatory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis demonstrated that “Scale of School Managers” consisted of the dimensions of solidarity and empathy. Research findings demonstrated that teachers have perceptions of cynicism at the medium level and that there exists a negative significant correlation between school managers’ altruistic behaviors and organizational cynicism. It was determined, in SSMAB, that only the variable of empathy significantly influences organizational cynicism. Future studies may address school managers’ skills of empathy in order to decrease organizational cynicism. Key words: Altruist behaviour, organizational cynicism, school manager.
SENTINEL LYMPH NODE SCINTIGRAPHY IN BREAST CARCINOMA- COMPARISON OF TWO VERSUS FOUR INJECTION TECHNIQUE

Purpose: Sentinel lymph node is the first regional node that drains lymph from the primary tumour and receives seeding of metastatic cells. Axillary node dissection remains the most reliable predictor of disease outcome. Controversies still exist about several aspects of lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer, including number of radioisotope injection. Purpose of this study is to evaluate the success rate of different number of injection sites in the detection of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in breast cancer. Methods: One hundred twenty consecutive breast cancer patients were divided into two groups. Group A (60 patients) received four intradermal periareolar injections. Group B (60 patients) received two intradermal periareolar injections. Imaging was carried out at 45 minutes post injection. A gamma probe was used to explore the SLNs during surgery. Results: In Group A, 60 females with mean age 50.77 years were included. 34(56%) patients had single SLN. 25(41.7%) had SLN with second tier. 1 (1.7%) was negative. Group B included 60 patients (59 females, 1 male) with mean age 51.9 years. In 30(50%) patients single SLN was detected. 29(48.3%) had SLN with second tier. 1 (1.7%) was negative. Conclusion: Sentinel lymph node mapping with 2 periareolar intradermal injections carries less radiation dose and less pain as compared to the four injections with equal sensitivity for the visualization of sentinel lymph nodes.
Earnings Management and Corporate Restructuring: Evidence from 'Label Removed' ST Companies in China

This paper examines earnings management behavior for ‘Label Removed’ Special Treatment (ST) companies in China A-stock market during 2002-2007. By using cross sectional modified Jones model, we find that abnormal accruals in ‘Label Removed’ ST companies are significantly higher than normal listed companies. By regression of company profitability on abnormal accruals, corporate restructuring and new accounting standards, results show that ‘Label Removed’ ST companies which experienced corporate restructuring activities had less net profit compared with those who did not have asset restructuring, although the corporate restructuring had generated some extra net profit for those companies. In addition, abnormal accruals and new accounting standard are found to be positively linked with the reported net profit.
Efficiency of Vigor Tests and Seed Elemental Concentrations to Estimate Field Emergence in Soybean (Glycine max)

The relationship between seed vigor test and seedling emergence is crucial to predict easily the seed performance under field conditions and the seed producers continuously explore the best vigor test to enhance stand establishment. This study was conducted to determine the suitable seed vigor test and mineral element in the seed to predict accurately the field performance of soybean. Fifty seed lots of 22 commercial soybean cultivars were assessed for seedling emergence under field conditions and germination, emergence, cool and cold tests, electrical conductivity (EC) and pH for 4, 8 and 24 h, accelerated ageing (AA) at 41, 43 and 45°C for 48, 72, 96, 120 and 144 h in the laboratory. Initial seed weight, oil, protein, P, K, Ca, Fe, Mn and Zn concentration in seed lots were also investigated. Their results were correlated with field emergence percentage of seed lots to detect the most suitable indicator for vigorous seed lot. The germination percentage varied from 56% to 100%, while the field emergence percentage ranged between 0% and 84%. No significant correlation was noticed between field emergence and seed weight, oil and protein contents. AA test at 41°C for 72 h gave the highest significantly positive correlation with r=0.831**, but the highest significant and negative correlation coefficient (r=-0.801**) with field emergence percentage were observed in EC test for 24 h. Only Mn concentration of six elements investigated was significantly correlated with field emergence (r=-0.376*). It was concluded that the AA condition of 72 h at 41°C are recommended as an ideal seed vigor test to estimate closely field emergence performance of soybean seeds. © 2016 Friends Science Publishers
Detection of microcalcification in digitized mammograms with multistable cellular neural networks using a new image enhancement method: automated lesion intensity enhancer (ALIE)

Microcalcification detection is a very important issue in early diagnosis of breast cancer. Generally physicians use mammogram images for this task; however, sometimes analyzing these images become a hard task because of problems in images such as high brightness values, dense tissues, noise, and insufficient contrast level. In this paper, we present a novel technique for the task of microcalcification detection. This technique consists of three steps. The first step is focused on removing pectoral muscle and unnecessary parts from the mammogram images by using cellular neural networks (CNNs), which makes this a novel process. In the second step, we present a novel image enhancement technique focused on enhancing lesion intensities called the automated lesion intensity enhancer (ALIE). In the third step, we use a special CNN structure, named multistable CNNs. After applying the combination of these methods on the MIAS database, we achieve 82.0% accuracy, 90.9% sensitivity, and 52.2% specificity values.
Holocene linkages between char, soot, biomass burning and climate from Lake Daihai, China

Black or elemental carbon (EC), including soot and char, are byproducts of anthropogenic fossil‐fuel and biomass burning, and also of wildfires. EC, and particularly soot, strongly affects atmospheric chemistry and physics and thus radiative forcing; it can also alter regional climate and precipitation. Pre‐industrial variations in EC as well as its source areas and controls however, are poorly known. Here we use a lake‐sediment EC record from China to reconstruct Holocene variations in soot (combustion emissions formed via gas‐to‐particle conversion processes) and char (combustion residues from pyrolysis) measured with a thermal/optical method. Comparisons with sedimentary charcoal records (i.e., particles measured microscopically), climate and population data are used to infer variations in biomass burning and its controls. During the Holocene, positive correlations are observed between EC and an independent index of regional biomass burning. Negative correlations are observed between EC and monsoon intensity, and tree cover inferred from arboreal pollen percentages. Abrupt declines in temperature are also linked with widespread declines in fire. Our results 1) confirm the robustness of a relatively new method for reconstructing variations in EC; 2) document variations in regional biomass burning; 3) support a strong climatic control of biomass burning throughout the Holocene; and 4) indicate that char levels are higher today than at any time during the Holocene.
Discovering Single-Query Tasks from Search Engine Logs

Nowadays web search companies record all the query logs that different users submit for searching information on search engine. At first glance may be it does not look so interesting keeping and saving query logs which most of them even do not have an structure, but in-depth studies on query logs that have done till now show that they are not just some words and absolutely they could be useful for some other goals. However, query logs can not only analyzed to find out just some simple information about users’ activities but also we can use data mining methods to extract knowledge to develop new search-related applications. For example query suggestions, finding better results for queries, recommendation systems and etc. As web queries mostly are short and have a simple structure, it will be difficult to identify the find the exact information needed by user. Then, some studies have done for dividing queries according to different measures to make them more clearly about the goal which they are done. Session detection was one of the concepts is used for web search query identifications. For query session detection different measure have used. Some of them just use time as a value for segmentation, some of them use time Main target of session detection is the finding typical patterns the users follow in their search processes, and, based on these patterns, to develop search support tools such as smart query suggestions learned from the reformulations of other users. Then, concept of search mission comes out which is connecting different search session with same information need which actually defines as search mission task. Among all the mission that have done in a session, there are mission which are not related to the information need which mission is done for it. And, they could decrees the performance the analyzing and mining the queries log. Finding these queries and eliminating them in one hand could be good factor for improving all result and on the other hand is hard because of enormous size of queries.
A mechanism of local adaptation of plants?

1 INRA de Rennes, France, www.rennes.inra.fr/sad-bcrp, stephanie.klaedtke@rennes.inra.fr 2 SEED, Université de Liège campus Arlon, Avenue de Longwy 185, 67000 Arlon, Belgium 3 INRA, UMR1345 Institut de Recherches en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France 4 Agrocampus Ouest, UMR1345 Institut de Recherches en Horticulture et Semences, Beaucouzé, France 5 Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherches en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 QUASAV, Beaucouzé, France