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A multi-stage pass-band filter with ultra-compact spiral-based elements

Recently an innovative pass-band filter based on a disk with a pair of spiral slot etched has been presented in literature. Such a filter has an out-of-band steep descent of the transmission coefficient but a relatively poor insertion loss for frequencies far from the pass-band. In this contribution a multi-stage set up of these filters is proposed to ameliorate the rejected bands insertion loss. The proposed filter is still extremely compact if compared to filters with similar behavior.
A Deep Learning-Based Framework for Bridge’s Load Rating Estimation

Load rating which provide information about load carrying capacity of a bridge can be seen as one of the important properties for bridge maintenance. However, visual inspection or load testing required to obtain bridge's load rating might be costly and time consuming. Motivated by the recent success on deep learning implementation, we develop a deep learning-based method for bridge's load rating estimation using bridge image. In this paper, we collect bridge images and label those images using load rating information available from National Bridge Inventory database. These labelled images are grouped into 4 datasets. Then, supervised training on a deep convolutional neural network is performed by using these datasets. The proposed system manages to produce reasonable accuracy in estimating bridge load rating.
Solar cycle prediction using a long short-term memory deep learning model

In this paper, we propose a long short-term memory (LSTM) deep learning model to deal with the smoothed monthly sunspot number (SSN), aiming to address the problem whereby the prediction results of the existing sunspot prediction methods are not uniform and have large deviations. Our method optimizes the number of hidden nodes and batch sizes of the LSTM network structures to 19 and 20, respectively. The best length of time series and the value of the timesteps were then determined for the network training, and one-step and multi-step predictions for Cycle 22 to Cycle 24 were made using the well-established network. The results showed that the maximum root-mean-square error (RMSE) of the one-step prediction model was 6.12 and the minimum was only 2.45. The maximum amplitude prediction error of the multi-step prediction was 17.2% and the minimum was only 3.0%. Finally, the next solar cycle (Cycle 25) peak amplitude was predicted to occur around 2023, with a peak value of about 114.3. The accuracy of this prediction method is better than that of the other commonly used methods, and the method has high applicability.
Study on Cold Hardiness and Its Physiological and Biochemical Characteristics of Winter Turnip Rape(Brassica campetris)

Superoxide dismutase(SOD)activity,peroxidase(POD) activity,soluble sugar contents,soluble protein contents,and free proline contents of 8 winter turnip rape were tested during overwintering period.The results indicated that changes of enzyme activity and contents of soluble substance were similar of 8 cultivars,but the degree of change was difference in cultivars.The studies showed that the enzyme activity and soluble substance contents of strong hardiness cultivars higher than weak ones.POD activity,soluble protein contents and soluble sugar contents correlated closely to cold hardiness of winter turnip rape,which could be regarded as one of the guides for selecting the cold hardiness cultivars under different low temperature.
Symposium on Reproduction of Arthropods of Medical and Veterinary Importance: Introduction

This symposium was conducted in Section 11 (Medical and Veterinary Entomology) of the 14th International Congress of Entomology, Canberra, Australia, 28 August 1972. The first 3 authors, R. C. King, J. R. Anderson, and H. E. Hinton, discuss phenomena important in reproduction of all parasitic arthropods whereas the second 3 authors, J. H. Oliver, Jr., A. R. Barr, and K. G. Davey restrict their remarks to particular taxa.
Attributes of primary care in river health from the perspective of riverine users

This study aimed to evaluate the attributes of primary care in the River Family Health Strategy from the perspective of riverine users. This is a cross-sectional and quantitative survey, with data collected through the Primary Care Assessment Tool adults reduced version, and participation of 342 people from the communities. The analyzes were performed using the software Statistical Analysis System version 9.4 and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 22. In the results, the best evaluated attribute was coordination-information system (8.95), and the worst was community orientation (2.51). The attributes affiliation, coordination-integration of care, integrality-services available and provided had unsatisfactory results. The best attribute assessments occur in locations where there are fixed health facilities. The study shows important considerations for the assistance arrangement of health teams of the river family, subsidizing public policies for the implementation and implementation of other forms of assistance that reach the most vulnerable populations, as in the riverine context.
Technical Memorandum for MAPC Research Brief: “Racial disparities in the proximity to vehicle air pollution sources in the MAPC region.” Prepared by Conor Gately, Senior Land Use and Transportation Analyst, MAPC

In this study, we analyzed the spatial patterns of residents living in close proximity to roads with the highest levels of vehicle air pollution emissions across the MAPC region. We focus on households living within 150 meters of high-emission roads and explore how the demographics of these populations changes as the pollution intensity of the roadways increases. To do this, we developed the Pollution Proximity Index (PPI), a weighted score that accounts for five factors: the volume, speed, and fleet mix of traffic on a given roadway; distance of residents to that roadway; and proximity to other high-emitting roadways nearby. High PPI values are found in areas with multiple high-traffic roadways — in particular, freeways — and urban arterial roads that carry a large volume of diesel-powered freight vehicles.
A global viral oceanography database (gVOD)

Abstract. Virioplankton are a key component of the marine biosphere in maintaining diversity of microorganisms and stabilizing ecosystems. They also contribute greatly to nutrient cycles/cycling by releasing organic matter after lysis of hosts. In this study, we constructed the first global viral oceanography database (gVOD) by collecting 10 931 viral abundance (VA) data and 727 viral production (VP) data, along with host and relevant oceanographic parameters when available. Most VA data were obtained in the North Atlantic (32 %) and North Pacific (29 %) oceans, while the southeast Pacific and Indian oceans were quite undersampled. The VA in the global ocean was 1.17(±3.31)×107 particles mL−1. The lytic and lysogenic VP in the global ocean was 9.87(±24.16)×105 and 2.53(±8.64)×105 particlesmL-1h-1, respectively. Average VA in coastal oceans was higher than that in surface open oceans (3.61(±6.30)×107 versus 0.73(±1.24)×107 particles mL−1), while average VP in coastal and surface open oceans was close. Vertically, VA, lytic VP and lysogenic VP deceased from surface to deep oceans by about 1 order of magnitude. The total number of viruses in the global ocean estimated by bin-averaging and the random forest method was 1.56×1030 and 1.49×1030 particles, leading to an estimate of global ocean viral biomass at 35.9 and 34.4 Tg C, respectively. We expect that the gVOD will be a fundamental and very useful database for laboratory, field and modeling studies in marine ecology and biogeochemistry. The full gVOD database (Xie et al., 2020) is stored in PANGAEA (https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.915758).
Secure Data Group Sharing and Distribution with Multi-Owner using Multi Cloud Storage Services

: A secure data cluster sharing and conditional dissemination theme with multi-owner in cloud computing, with in which data owner will share non-public data with a group of users via the cloud in an exceedingly secure manner, and data communicator will share the data to a brand new cluster of users if the attributes satisfy the access policies within the ciphertext. We have a tendency to additional gift a multiparty access management mechanism over the disseminated cipher text, within which the data co-owners will append new access policies to the cipher text thanks to their privacy preferences. Moreover, 3 policy aggregation ways, together with full permit, owner priority and majority permit, are provided to solve the privacy conflicts downside caused by completely different access policies. Many schemes are recently advanced for storing information on multiple clouds. Distributing data over completely different cloud storage suppliers (CSPs) mechanically provides users with a definite degree of data run management, for no single purpose of attack will leak all the data. However, unplanned distribution of data chunks will cause high information revealing even whereas exploitation multiple clouds. An efficient storage plan generation algorithmic rule supported cluster for distributing information chunks with least data escape across multiple clouds. So to provide more security to user’s data we will divide our data into multiple blocks and upload those blocks onto multiple clouds. As each block is on different cloud, if there is attack on any cloud the remaining blocks which are stored on other clouds will be safe, this is how we are providing more security to user’s data.
Reductions in Blood Pressures of Renal Hypertensive Dogs by Hog Renin.∗ †

Conclusions 1. Daily intramuscular injections of hog renin for 4 months produced striking reductions in the blood pressures of renal ischemic hypertensive dogs, whereas heat inactivated hog renin and active dog renin were without effect. 2. No toxic manifestations resulted from renin treatment or from the reductions in blood pressures. 3. The serums of the dogs treated with active hog renin neutralized the acute pressor effect of renin in assay animals. 4. The mechanism of these reductions in blood pressure is not clear. Most probably an immune (antihormone? ) response to heterologous hog renin is involved.
WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM CONSTANT STARS, AND WHAT DOES CONSTANT MEAN?

In this paper we postulate the need for a homogeneous sample of non-variable stars for various astrophysical applications. Although there are almost 1 000 000 high-quality space-based photometric lightcurves publicly available, such a comprehensive sample still does not exist. We review the needed steps to achieve this goal, the possible pitfalls and present the first results of our corresponding project.
Drivers of Pine Island Glacier retreat from 1996 to 2016

Abstract. Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica is among the fastest changing glaciers worldwide. Over the last two decades, the glacier has lost in excess of a trillion tons of ice, or the equivalent of 3 mm of sea level rise. The ongoing changes are commonly attributed to ocean-induced thinning of its floating ice shelf and the associated reduction in buttressing forces. However, other drivers of change such as large-scale calving, changes in ice rheology and basal slipperiness could play a vital, yet unquantified, role in controlling the ongoing and future evolution of the glacier. In addition, recent studies have shown that mechanical properties of the bed are key to explaining the observed speed-up. Here we used a combination of the latest remote sensing datasets between 1996 and 2016, data assimilation tools and numerical perturbation experiments to quantify the relative importance of all processes in driving the recent changes in Pine Island Glacier dynamics. We show that (1) calving and ice shelf thinning have caused a comparable reduction in ice-shelf buttressing over the past two decades, that (2) simulated changes in ice flow over a viscously deforming bed are only compatible with observations if large and widespread changes in ice viscosity and/or basal slipperiness are taken into account, and that (3) a spatially varying, predominantly plastic bed rheology can closely reproduce observed changes in flow without marked variations in ice-internal and basal properties. Our results demonstrate that in addition to its evolving ice thickness, calving processes and a heterogeneous bed rheology play a key role in the contemporary evolution of Pine Island Glacier.
Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in HELLP Syndrome, Partial HELLP Syndrome and Severe Pre-Eclampsia: Eleven Years Experience of an Obstetric Center in the North of Iran

Objective: This study aimed to determine the maternal and neonatal outcomes in hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets syndrome (HELLP), partial HELLP syndrome (PHS) and severe pre-eclampsia: an eleven years experience of an obstetric center in the North of Iran. Methods: This retrospective observational study was done on pregnant women admitted in the Yahyanejad Hospital in the Babol University of Medical Science during 1998-2009. A total of 327 pregnant women were categorized into three groups: severe pre-eclampsia, PHS and HELLP syndrome. Data were analyzed by appropriate tests for continuous or categorical outcomes with differences considered significant if P < 0.05. Findings: Our finding demonstrated that the rate of caesarean section, blood transfusion, acute renal failure, admitting in Intensive Care Unit and liver hematoma were significantly greater in the pregnancy with HELLP syndrome versus severe pre-eclampsia. (p<0.05). Conclusion: Maternal and neonatal morbidities increased among that HELLP syndrome. So, immediate diagnosis and proper management could be attempted to improve maternal and prenatal outcomes.
Evaluation of the effects of applying the ventricular care bundle (VCB) method for reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the intensive care unit of a general Chinese tertiary hospital.

BACKGROUND Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a severe complication that occurs within patients who must use ventilators in the intensive care unit (ICU). Ventilator care bundles (VCB) have been applied across many developed regions and have produced positive results in controlling VAP. In this study, we report on the implementation and effects of using VCBs to manage VAP in a general tertiary hospital in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China. METHODS A targeted surveillance method was used to survey all the patients (n=4,716) in the ICU from June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2019. Patients from June 1, 2017 to May 31, 2018, and June 1, 2018, to May 31, 2019, were respectively divided into 2 groups: the control group (2,029 patients) and intervention group (2,687 patients). These dates were selected because VCB was implemented from June 1, 2018, in our institution. The variables that were associated with VCB and observed were the head-of-bed elevation, oral care, maintenance of the pressure for the cuff of the endotracheal tube, aspiration of subglottic secretion, daily sedation vacation protocol, daily extubation assessment results, and hand hygiene. After collecting the data, the compliance of VCB, ventilator use ratio, and the incidence rate of VAP in these 2 groups were compared. RESULTS We observed that compliance with all of the intervention measures for VCB improved results in the intervention group compared to the control. Furthermore, the compliance rate of hand hygiene increased from 71.99% to 91.97%, and the head-of-bed elevation of 30°-45° increased from 62.02% to 85.96%. All differences between these two groups were statistically significant, according to the χ 2 -test. The ventilator use ratio was statistically and significantly lower in the intervention group (34.86%) compared to the control group (40.29%) (χ 2 =95.513, P<0.001). The incidence rate of VAP was statistically and significantly lower in the intervention group (13.70‰) compared to the control group (18.85‰) (χ 2 =5.471, P=0.019). CONCLUSIONS Our results show that VCB prevents VAP. Therefore, personnel training, clinical supervision, and surveillance feedback could promote a reduction in intervention measures.
Studies on the Hybrid Breeding and Biological Characteristics of Zingiberaceous Plant(Alpinia hainanensis 'Shengzhen')

A new hybrid with high ornamental characteristics,Alpinia hainanensis 'Shengzhen',derived from the generation of the hybrid combination of Alpinia hainanensis K.Schumann,was bred by using hybrid breeding.The female parent with milky white bracteoles was collected from Guangdong in 1975 and the male parent with rose pink bracteoles from Guangxi in 1983.The hybrid is better than the parents in ornamental characters and adaptability,such as tufted leaf shoots,long inflorescences,pink bracteoles and long blooming period,etc.,which is of high value in landscape architecture.
Behavioral and morphological adaptations of a tropical plant to high rainfall

Machaerium arboireum (Leguminosae), a liana of Panamanian lowland forests, sheds water from upper leaflet surfaces through thigmonastic and nyctinastic leaf movements. Experiments show that leaflets with acuminate tips have an improved water-shedding ability. A STUDY WAS CONDUCTED to test the effects of leaf shape and leaf movement on shedding of rain water by juvenile plants of Machaerium aorboreum (Jacq.) Vogel (Leguminosae), a liana of Panamanian lowland forests. The leaflets have acuminate tips ("driptips"), and exhibit both thigmonasty (movement in response to tacile stimuli) and nyctinasty (diurnal movement patterns). Thigmonasty also occurs in Mimosa pudica L. (Leguminosae), the "sensitive plant" (Roblin 1976), and many other tropical legumes The leaflets of Mimosa fold within a few seconds following gentle stimuli. Raindrops initiate thigmonastic responses in other tropical plants (von Denffer et al. 1976). The functional significance of this response has not been determined. Nyctinastic leaves may protect meristematic tissue from frost damage in some high-elevation plants (Smith 1974), but their adaptive significance in low-elevation tropical plants is undear (Darwin 1881, Satter and Galston 1971, Schwintzer 1971). Jungner (1891) was one of the first to regard drip-tips as an adaptation for rapid draining of the leaf surface. He observed that leaves with drip-tips dried more quickly, and were less overgrown with epiphyllae, than leaves without drip-tips. He believed that by facilitating water runoff, drip-tips kept the leaf surface relatively clear of spores of epiphyllae, and soluble substances which might encourage epiphyllae growth. Stahl (1898) showed that by removing the drip-tips he could increase the time required for a leaf to dry, but he doubted there was any correlation between drip-tips and the presence or absence of epiphyllae. He instead proposed that driptips functioned to prevent a lingering surface film of water, which would lower the surface temperature of the leaf, which in turn would slow the rate of transpiration by the plant. A low rate of transpiralPresent address: Department of Zoology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, U.S.A. tion, he reasoned, would slow the uptake of mineral salts by the roots, which would be disadvantageous to the plant. Shreve (1914), working in the understory in the montane forest of Jamaica, was unable to detect any difference in the rate of drying in leaves with driptips removed versus those with drip-tips intact. Richards (1966) maintains that Shreve worked with plants with atypical, abbreviated drip-tips, and that his results do not therefore disprove the hypothesis that drip-tips have a drying function. According to Richards and to Edmisten (1970), the controversy about the ecological significance of drip-tips remains unsolved.
Photosynthetic Utilisation of Lightflecks by Understory Plants

The light environment in forest understories is highly dynamic because the weak shade light is period- ically punctuated by lightflecks lasting from a second or less to tens of minutes. Although present for only a small fraction of the day, these lightflecks can contribute more than two-thirds of the photosynthetically active radiation. Several factots are of importance in determining the capacity of a leaf to utilise lightflecks. Following long low-light periods the induction state of the photosynthetic apparatus is limiting. During induction, 20-60 min may be required before maximum assimilation rates are reached due first to a light activation requirement. of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylasel oxygenase and later to the light-induced stomatal opening. Continuous light is not required and induction occurring during a series of lightflecks results in higher carbon gain for later as compared to earlier lightflecks. Post-illumination CO2 fixation resulting from utilisation of metabolite pools built up during the lightfleck can significantly enhance carbon gain during short (5-20 s) lightflecks. The carbon gain of a leaf in response to a lightfleck is a consequence of the limitations imposed by induction state plus the enhancements due to post-illumination CO2 fixation. In the field, this will depend on the frequency and duration of the lightflecks and the duration of the intervening low-light periods.
Membrane Transport in Anoxic Rice Coleoptiles and Storage Tissues of Beetroot

Rice coleoptiles and aged storage tissues of beetroot are both tolerant to anoxia. Both types of tissues retain their membrane integrity over several days of anoxia and take up glucose and sucrose from 0.5 mol m-3 external concentrations at 40-65% of the rate of the aerated tissues. However, these tissues show substantial differences in other membrane properties under anoxia. Anoxic rice coleoptiles had membrane potentials generated by electrogenic ion transport, i.e. these tissues retained, at least partially, their ATP-dependent H+ extrusion. This conclusion is based on the following evidence: (1) The membrane potentials under aeration were between -120 and -130 mV and these depolarised to between -75 and -98 mV immediately upon exposure to anoxia, but repolarised to between -109 and -122 mV after 1 h. (2) Addition of carboxy-cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP) and iodoacetamide during anoxia depolarised the membranes from -120 mV to -68 and -86 mV, respectively. (3) Transient membrane depolarisations following addition of sugars and amino acids, ranging between 10 and 35 mV, were similar during anoxia and aeration. In contrast to the rice coleoptiles, cell membranes of anoxic storage tissues of beetroot were, at most, weakly energised since they depolarised from between -156 and -159 mV in aerated tissues to -97 mV upon transfer to anoxia and this membrane potential was retained for at least 72 h of anoxia (longest time measured). Another difference between the two types of tissues was for Cl- uptake from 0.25 mol m-3 external Cl-. The anoxic rice coleoptiles took up Cl- at 10-15% of the rates during aeration, while there was no detectable Cl- uptake by the anoxic storage tissues of beetroot. The persistence of membrane potentials generated by electrogenic ion transport in anoxic rice coleoptiles, but not in anoxic storage tissues of beetroot, may be associated with higher rates of alcohol fermentation, and therefore of glycolysis and ATP synthesis, in the rice coleoptiles than in the storage tissues of beetroot. Extra keywords: rice coleoptiles, beetroot, anoxia, membrane transport, membrane potential.