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Criterion-related validity of the Test of Children's Speech sentence intelligibility measure for children with cerebral palsy and dysarthria (2014)

Purpose: To evaluate the criterion-related validity of the TOCS+ sentence measure (TOCS+, ) for children with dysarthria and CP by comparing intelligibility and rate scores obtained concurrently from the TOCS+ and from a conversational sample.Method: Twenty children (3 to 10 years old) diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) participated. Nineteen children also had a confirmed diagnosis of dysarthria. Children's intelligibility and speaking rate scores obtained from the TOCS+, which uses imitation of sets of randomly selected items ranging from 2–7 words (80 words in total) and from a contiguous 100-word conversational speech were compared.Results: Mean intelligibility scores were 46.5% (SD = 26.4%) and 50.9% (SD = 19.1%) and mean rates in words per minute (WPM) were 90.2 (SD = 22.3) and 94.1 (SD = 25.6), respectively, for the TOCS+ and conversational samples. No significant differences were found between the two conditions for intelligibility or rate scores. Strong correlations were found between the TOCS+ and conversational samples for intelligibility (r = 0.86; p < 0.001) and WPM (r = 0.77; p < 0.001), supporting the criterion validity of the TOCS+ sentence task as a time efficient procedure for measuring intelligibility and rate in children with CP, with and without confirmed dysarthria.Conclusion: The results support the criterion validity of the TOCS+ sentence task as a time efficient procedure for measuring intelligibility and rate in children with CP, with and without confirmed dysarthria. Children varied in their relative performance on the two speaking tasks, reflecting the complexity of factors that influence intelligibility and rate scores.
BIOASSAY OF ESTROGENS USING THE MOUSE UTERINE RESPONSE<sup>1</sup> (1951)

THIS report is concerned with an analysis of an estrogen bioassay method employing the immature mouse uterus which is sensitive, precise, convenient, and inexpensive. The data include studies with pure compounds as well as application of the method to the assay of urinary extracts.
The Elecom 100 general purpose computer (1952)

The computer to be described was built in answer to the requirement for a low cost, small, relatively simple machine with, nevertheless, sufficient flexibility for general scientific application. The machine was constructed in a 3-1/2 month period, and test began on March 15. Results thus far have been quite promising, demonstrating that the basic engineering design is sound.
Analytical technique for macrocell placement optimization with multiple constraints (2004)

An analytical technique is presented for optimizing the placement of macrocells without discretizing the 2-D plane or ignoring the dimensions of macrocells during the optimization process. The presented mathematical formulation incorporates the geometrical characteristics of the macrocells and optimization is carried out in continuous plane considering multiple constraints such as non-overlapping of macrocells, upper bounds on wirelengths and boundary constraints. The orientation of the macrocells is also optimized. The technique is computationally efficient and can solve large-sized placement problems on a PC.
E Red Cell System in Pigs: Irregular GeneticTransmission (1971)

Three pigs exhibiting unexpected E blood group phenotypes prompted family studies and special matings as a means of elucidation. Evidence is presented for 2 new alleles, E^abg (E^10) and E^adbg (E^11). A rearrangement of the theoretical alignment of the genetic units controlling the E system is proposed to accommodate the observed phenotypes. Recombination frequencies at 2 points within the complex E locus are estimated to be 0.20 and 0.04 %.
Influence of Inspection of a Visually Curved Field on Kinesthetic Figural After-Effects (1961)

The occurrence of figural afcer-effects in kinesthesis has been demonstrated (Gibson, 1933; Nachmias, 1953). Jaffe (1956) has shown that stimulation in one sensory modality (vision) can lead to figural after-effects in a second modality (kinesthesis). In his study, the tactual perception of the width of a strip of metal was altered depending upon the width of a previously perceived visual stimulus. The present experiment also examines intermodality (visual upon kinesthetic) figural afcer-effects of shape or curvacure. Procedure.-For 14 min. 24 undergraduates, 12 men and 12 women, inspected a white visual field upon which were straight horizontal black lines. Ss wore 25 prism dioprer lenses. For half of the Ss the lenses curved the bladc lines in a convex direction, and for the other half the lenses curved the lines in a concave Upon removal of the lenses after 14 min., Ss looked at the lines and were given 3 trials, during each of which they ran both hands over the length of a flat metal rod which was in front of them but hidden from view. S reported curvature and of such curvature for each trial. Unknown to S, even though E appeared to be adjusting the metal rod, the rod was straight for all three trials. Following the three trials, S reported any curvature and of curvacure in the black-lined field. Rera1ts.-Ss' three tactual judgments were combined into one score; or straight. Any directional tendency for the combined three judgments was scored in the appropriate (i.e., straight, was scored up, was scored down, etc.). Complete variability in the three judgments (up, straight, down) was scored as direction. A test for sex differences revealed no significant differences (x2 = .02, p = .90 > .80), hence Ss were combined into one group. Experiments have shown that figural after-effects are displaced away from the previously satiated locus, and it was expected that the curvacure in the kinesthetic figural after-effect would be in the opposite direccion from the visually perceived curvature. Each S's score (up, or no direction) was, therefore, converted into a score in the expected (opposite to the visual curvature), in the opposite (the same as the visual curvature) or left as a direction score. Table 1 indicates that 12 of the 24 Ss reported an in the expected direction, 1 S reported an in the opposite direccion, and 11 Ss reported no effect. A one-tailed sign test, corrected for continuity and splitting the effect Ss into the expected and opposite groups, was used to test for
A green process for preparing silver nanoparticles using spinning disk reactor (2007)

Abstract The main theme of this research was to synthesize nanoparticles using green materials in a spinning disk reactor (SDR), which is a type of Higee equipment. The reducing agent and protecting agent were glucose and starch, respectively, either of which is an inexpensive and nontoxic material. Silver particles were prepared by continuously pumping two solutions, which were a mixture of AgNO 3 aqueous solution containing protecting agent and another mixture of NaOH aqueous solution containing the reducing agent, into the chamber of the SDR, where a liquid–liquid reaction took place. The reaction time was less than 10 min, which was much shorter than the traditional methods. After washing and redispersing, silver particles of 10 nm or smaller were obtained, and the redispersed aqueous suspensions were stable for more than 40 days with or without the addition of a dispersing agent. A high‐gravity process that combines economic benefit with environmental benignancy was successfully developed to produce silver nanoparticles. © 2007 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2008
Technische Anforderungen an Sicherheitsglas und Verglasungswerkstoff im Rahmen nationaler und internationaler Gesetzgebung (1990)

Es gibt zahlreiche Vorschriften und Normen zum Thema Sicherheitsverglasung. Neben den vielen einzelstaatlichen Vorschriften gibt es z. Z. eine internationale Vorschrift die ECE-R43, die vielseitig anerkannt wird. Umfassend sind aber auch die Details Vorschriften zu einzelnen physikalischen Parametern, die von Sicherheitsverglasungswerkstoffen einzuhalten sind. Neben den technischen Anforderungen an die Verglasung beinhaltet das ECE-Reglement aber auch die administrativen Einzelheiten für die Erlangung einer Genehmigung, für die Zusammenfassung von Scheiben zu Scheibenfamilien zur Reduktion der Anzahl von Genehmigungen bei gleichem Grundtyp, für die Konformität der Serienproduktion und für die Kennzeichnung zur Erkennung der Scheibenart und Genehmigungsnummer.
The endocrine system and ageing (2007)

Complex changes occur within the endocrine system of ageing individuals. This article explores the changes that occur in the metabolism and production of various hormones and discusses the resulting clinical consequences. As individuals age there is a decline in the peripheral levels of oestrogen and testosterone, with an increase in luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone and sex hormone-binding globulin. Additionally there is a decline in serum concentrations of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-I and dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulphate-bound form. Even though there are complex changes within the hypothalmo-pituitary-adrenal/thyroid axis, there is minimal change in adrenal and thyroid function with ageing. The clinical significance of these deficiencies with age are variable and include reduced protein synthesis, decrease in lean body mass and bone mass, increased fat mass, insulin resistance, higher cardiovascular disease risk, increase in vasomotor symptoms, fatigue, depression, anaemia, poor libido, erectile deficiency and a decline in immune function. For each endocrine system, studies have been carried out in an attempt to reverse the effects of ageing by altering the serum hormonal levels of older individuals. However, the real benefits of hormonal treatment in older individuals are still being evaluated.
Nutritional Attitude Among Physicians in Kashmir Valley (2012)

Majority of the respondents were of the opinion that diet has an important role in prevention and treatment of diseases. Senior physicians had more favorable attitude towards nutrition as compared to post graduates. Most of the physicians favored the importance of diet counseling. Nutrition education may be considered as one of the subjects in postgraduate courses for physicians.
Semi-automatic update of applications in response to library changes (1996)

Software libraries provide leverage largely because they are used by many applications. As Parnas (1972, 1979), Lampson (1984) and others have noted, stable interfaces to libraries isolate the application from changes in the libraries. That is, as long as there is no change in a library's syntax or semantics, applications can use updated libraries simply by importing and linking the new version. However, libraries are indeed changed from time to time and the tedious job of adapting the application source to the library interface changes becomes a burden to multitudes of programmers. The paper introduces an approach and a toolset intended to reduce these costs. Specifically, in the authors' approach, a library maintainer annotates changed functions with rules that are used to generate tools that will update the applications that use the updated libraries. Thus, in exchange for a small added amount of work by the library maintainer, costs for each application maintainer can be reduced. They present the basic approach, describe the tools that support the approach, and discuss the strengths and limitation of the approach.
Summarizing Sequential Data with Closed Partial Orders (2005)

In this paper we address the task of summarizing a set of input sequences by means of local ordering relationships on items occurring in the sequences. Our goal is not mining these structures directly from the data, but going beyond the idea of closed sequential patterns and generalize it into a novel notion of closed partial order. We will show that just a simple (but not trivial) post-processing of the closed sequences found in the data leads to a compact set of informative closed partial orders. We analyze our proposal not only algorithmically but also theoretically, by showing the connection with Galois lattices. Finally, we illustrate the approach by applying it to real data.
System design and energy management for li-ion battery, seawater battery and fuel cell hybrid energy storage system (2017)

This paper focuses on the system design and control methods of the hybrid energy storage systems. The parameters of three different power supplies are designed based on the dive length and the cascade utilization requirement of material and energy flow. Based on the analysis of the energy system demand and the characteristics of the batteries, two electrical architectures are proposed and the DC bus voltage floating structure is selected for further investigation. A closed- loop control strategy is presented to control the current of seawater batteries and fuel cells to satisfy both the Li-ion battery pack's current and the load demands. Simulation and HIL test results show that the combined operation of primary batteries and Li-ion battery pack can ensure a fast dynamic response.
Controller design for a wind turbine system (2010)

In the long run, an ecologically sustainable energy supply can only be guaranteed by the integration of renewable resources. Besides water power, which is already well established, wind energy is by far the most technically advanced of all renewable power sources, and its economic breakthrough the closest. With a few exceptions, wind power will be used mostly for generating electricity.\n\nRecently, exploring renewable energy sources attracts a lot of attention of research. Wind energy is one of the valuable options for pollution-free power generation.\n\nThis thesis describes the preliminary study of the controller design for variable-speed wind generators, especially the intermediate DC circuit and the PWM inverter part. The major objective of this project is to control DC_BUS voltage which can make it to be constant using PI controller. Simulink program is a good way to make it.
Ionic Substituted Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds Prepared by Sponge Replication Technique for Bone Regeneration (2016)

Porous metallic implants used for replacement in fractures have well-documented fixation problems, and like natural bone, cannot self-repair or adapt to changing physiological conditions. As a consequence, the implant becomes loose over time. Bioactive ceramic alternatives have shown excellent potential in repair and regeneration of bone defects due to their ability to support bone cell growth and form strong bonds to both hard and soft tissues. This work deals with synthesis and characterization of biodegradable scaffolds with nano-hydroxyapatite (HA), zinc substituted nano-hydroxyapatite (ZnHA) and fluorine substituted nano-hydroxyapatite (FHA) particles for bone regeneration. The nanoparticles were synthesized via wet chemical method and scaffolds were fabricated using sponge replication technique. The elemental composition of nanoparticles was determined using XRF. The crystallography and functional groups were evaluated by XRD and FTIR spectroscopy, respectively. TEM images exhibited the as-synthesized nanoparticles size below 50nm. Zinc/fluorine substitution could affect the ratio of HA and β-TCP (β-tricalcium phosphate) phases in scaffolds. SEM images showed the presence of both macroporosity and microporosity in the scaffolds, with total porosity in the range of 65-75%. From the in-vitro study, it was confirmed that the obtained scaffolds were biomimetic, bioactive, and osteoconductive. Other than bone regeneration, the obtained scaffolds can have a wide array of applications, including tissue engineering, filtration, and catalyst support. The use of ionic substituted hydroxyapatite also opens new possibilities in the field of bone regeneration, utilizing the easily tailored bioactivity and biodegradation rates.
Genetic regulation of traits essential for spontaneous ovarian teratocarcinogenesis in strain LT/Sv mice: aberrant meiotic cell cycle, oocyte activation, and parthenogenetic development. (1996)

Strain LT/Sv female mice show a high frequency of spontaneous ovarian teratomas arising from parthenogenetically activated follicular oocytes. LT/Sv oocytes also arrest at metaphase of meiosis I, rather than progressing through to metaphase II, as do almost all fully grown oocytes from most other strains. We investigated a new set of recombinant inbred strains derived from BALB/c and C58 (the progenitor strains of LT/Sv) and crosses of these two progenitor strains and found that metaphase I arrest is necessary, but not sufficient, to cause parthenogenetic activation. Occurrence of progeny with phenotypes more extreme than either parent (transgressive variation) suggests that these traits are polygenic and that LT/Sv mice inherited a novel combination of permissive alleles from their progenitor strains. Absence of teratomas from some LT-related strains demonstrate that metaphase I arrest and parthenogenetic activation are not sufficient for teratoma formation and that additional permissive alleles are required for teratocarcinogenesis. Finally, segregation analysis of teratoma formation in these strains suggests that a single autosomal gene derived from C57BL/6J mice is responsible for the high tumor incidence in one of these strains, LTXBO. Together these results show that metaphase I arrest, parthenogenetic activation of oocytes, and teratoma formation are multigenic traits involving a modest number of permissive alleles.
Rechnergestützte Gruppenarbeit (CSCW) (Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)) (2001)

Abstract In diesem Beitrag geben wir eine Einführung in den Bereich der rechnergestützten Gruppenarbeit (CSCW). Dazu stellen wir zunächst den Bereich über die Diskussion von drei Klassifizierungssche-mata näher vor. Dann konzentrieren wir uns auf Spezifika von Anwendungen zur rechnergestützten Gruppenarbeit, insbesondere das Gruppengewahrsein (group awareness), und gehen anschließend auf kritische Erfolgsfaktoren bei Groupware ein. Abschließend geben wir noch einen kurzen Überblick über aktuelle Entwicklungen.
Comparison of the Solid Solution Properties of Mg‐RE (Gd, Dy, Y) Alloys with Atomistic Simulation (2008)

Molecular dynamic simulations have been performed to study the solid solution mechanism of Mg100‐xREx (RE = Gd, Dy, Y, x = 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 at.%). The obtained results reveal that the additions of Gd, Dy and Y increase the lattice constants of Mg‐RE alloys. Also the axis ratio c/a remains unchanged with increase in temperature, restraining the occurrence of nonbasal slip and twinning. Furthermore, it is confirmed that bulk modulus of Mg alloys can be increased remarkably by adding the Gd, Dy, Y, especially Gd, because the solid solubility of Gd in Mg decrease sharply with temperature in comparison with Dy and Y. Consequently, the addition of the RE can enhance the strength of Mg‐based alloys, which is in agreement with the experimental results.
Ethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate exposure among fingernail sculptors (2007)

Fingernail sculptors may be exposed to ethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate in their workplace. The literature suggests that these chemicals may cause sensitization in individuals who are exposed to sufficient quantities. Cases of occupational asthma and allergic contact dermatitis have been reported among persons who work with these chemicals. Little personal exposure data exists on nail technicians' exposures to these chemicals, especially ethyl methacrylate. The literature suggests that the industrial hygiene practices used for methyl methacrylate also be applied to ethyl methacrylate since more is known about methyl methacrylate. Previous exposure studies have revealed relatively low exposures to these chemical. There are no U.S. occupational exposure limits for ethyl methacrylate.\nThe objectives of this study were to measure nail sculptors' exposure to ethyl methacrylate and/or methyl methacrylate vapors in their personal breathing zone, describe the interior lay-out of the nail salon in relation to where the chemical vapors were generated, and quantify the volume of air supplied by the HVAC. This study was designed to further characterize and quantify nail technicians' exposures to ethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate. Two nail salons were identified as study sites. A total of five fingernail sculptors volunteered to participate. Personal sampling pumps and activated charcoal media were used to collect organic vapors in the personal breathing zones of the participants. The samples were collected for an entire work shift and analyzed by gas chromatography with dual flame ionization detection, per a modified OSHA 7 Protocol. The 8-hour time weighted averages ranged from <1 - 31 parts per million of ethyl methacrylate and <1 - 5.2 parts per million methyl methacrylate. These levels were similar to those already reported in the literature. These levels were below any U.S. occupational exposure level in place or suggested. Local exhaust ventilation appeared to make a difference, as did natural ventilation. The results of this study strongly suggested that methyl methacrylate was used at one salon despite a ban on its use in nail products.
Partial purification and some properties of øC2(W) lysin, a lytic enzyme produced by phage-infected cells of<i>Streptococcus lactis</i>C2 (1985)

The lytic enzyme present in phi C2(W) lysates was isolated by means of ion-exchange chromatography and further purified by gel filtration and ultrafiltration. The phage enzyme had an apparent pH optimum of 6.5-6.9 and was rapidly inactivated at temperatures greater than 47 degrees C. The apparent temperature optimum was 37 degrees C and Q10 and Ea values over the range 22-32 degrees C were 2.5 and 69.2 kJ/mol respectively. Monovalent and divalent cations activated the enzyme. Reduced -SH groups on the enzyme were required for lytic activity. Gel filtration revealed a mol. wt of approximately 46000. Strain-dependent differences in sensitivity of group N lactic streptococci to lysin were found. Group D streptococci were also lysed. Strains of three species of Leuconostoc, two species of Lactobacillus, one strain of Escherichia coli and of Micrococcus lysodeikticus were apparently resistant. Analysis of cell wall degradation products gave results which were consistent with the lysin having the specificity of an N-acetylmuramidase.
The World Island (2003)

In the preface to the first volume of Das Kapital, published in 1867, Karl Marx declared that England as the most advanced capitalist country of its time showed to other countries the image of their own future. To those in Germany who thought that Germany would escape an 'English' development and had little to learn from it, he cautioned them with a line from Horace: 'De te fabula narratur' (The story is told of you).~KeywordsNational IdentityLabour PartyConservative PartyWorld AffairConstitutional ReformThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
Comparison of seismic results after Dip and Strike acquisition (1992)

Model studies have shown the advantage of acquiring seismic data parallel to the main tectonic directions or to lithological variations . For instance, for an imaging problem below a fault, if the acquisition is orthogonal to the fault plane, the seismic ray paths are crossing the fault and will be affected if the acquisition is parallel to the fault plane, all the-ray paths are in the same panel and wil] not be distorted . In the Jatter case, we therefore have better conditions for applying traditional processing tools and, more especially, for applying Normai (hyperbolic) Move Out .