Factor structure of the Child Behavior Checklist/6-18 in a sample of girls adopted from China.

Confirmatory factor analysis with robust weighted least squares estimation of the 103 dichotomously scored items of the Child Behavior Checklist/6-18 (T. M. Achenbach & L. A. Rescorla, 2001) in a sample of 516 girls adopted from China (ages 6.0-15.7 years; M = 8.2, SD = 1.9) indicated that the fit of the 8-factor model was good (root-mean-square error of approximation = .047) and was slightly better than what T. M. Achenbach and L. A. Rescorla (2001) reported for the same model (.06). Support for the 2nd-order factor structure of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems also was provided. Comparisons of the mean scores for the syndromes and Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total Problems revealed mostly small differences between the sample of adopted Chinese girls and T. M. Achenbach and L. A. Rescorla's normative samples. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Arts & Crafts and the Great City: Charles Robert Ashbee in Jerusalem

The aim of the paper is to bring together art and the city by linking town planning and the Arts & Crafts movement. This association is evident in the theoretical writing and professional practice of the architect Charles Robert Ashbee (1863–1942), whose work is characterized by a blend of tradition and innovation. Ashbee, a prominent artist, served as a British town planner in Jerusalem, assisting its first governor, Sir Ronald Storrs, in laying out the city and providing services for its inhabitants. In Jerusalem, Ashbee received his only chance to realize his artistic urban Utopia. The paper discusses Ashbee as a town planner and explores his artistic urban ideal, revealing his comprehensive appreciation of the city and its constituent artistic and social traits, and his combination of the modern requirements of a growing city with traditional artistic ideals. This was the basis of Ashbee’s work in Jerusalem and determined many of its results. In many ways, Ashbee’s ideas still guide the development of Jerusalem to this day, embodying a unique contribution of the Arts & Crafts movement to modern town planning.     

EFFECTS OF COAL SURFACE CHARGE ON THE ADSORPTION AND GASIFICATION ACTIVITIES OF CALCIUM AND POTASSIUM

ABSTRACT

The electrokinetic properties of lignite, subbituminous and bituminous coal particles and their demineralized derivatives have been measured as a function of pH. Compared to the raw coals, demineTalization generally increased the net negative surface charge densities on the coals. Calcium or potassium adsorption (by ion-exchange) onto the demineralized coals was strongly dependent on pH and the surface charge properties of the coals. Metals uptake was very low (0,1-0.4% wt.) in strongly acidic media (～pHl) but increased dramatically as the net negative charge on the coals was increased by increasing the pHs of the coal suspensions to pH 6 or 10. The reactivities of the calcium- ot potassium-loaded chars in carbon dioxide at 800^°C were similarly dependent upon the pHs at which the catalysts were ion-exchanged onto the coals. For the calcium-containing chars, the reactivities increased in the order: pH 6 > “pH 10 > pH 1 while the variation of the gasification rates with potassium loading pH was: pH 6 ～ pH 10 ? pH I. These findings are attributed to differences in the extent of electrostatic interaction between the calcium or potassium ions and the charged coal surface during catalyst loading from solution.     

米尔斯坦堂

正AAP学院米尔斯坦堂是位于纽约州伊萨卡市久负盛名的康奈尔大学建筑艺术和规划学院(简称"AAP学院")近百年来新建的第一栋建筑。但新建筑并没有独立于学院原有建筑,而是设计为与原有建筑室内外各层面相接的综合体。约4 400m2的空间内包含了工作室、展廊、评图室以及第一个专属礼堂等学院特别需要的空间。学院原有的4栋建筑位于校园北部边     

Excitation of Cy5 in self-assembled lipid bilayers using optical microresonators

Due to their sensitivity and temporal response, optical microresonators are used extensively in the biosensor arena, particularly in the development of label-free diagnostics and measurement of protein kinetics. In the present letter, we investigate using microcavities to probe molecules within biomimetic membranes. Specifically, a method for self-assembling lipid bilayers on spherical microresonators is developed and the bilayer-nature is verified. Subsequently, the microcavity is used to excite a Cy5-conjugated lipid located within the bilayer while the optical performance of the microcavity is characterized. The emission wavelength of the dye and the optical behavior of the microcavity agree with theoretical predictions.     

Digestion of carbohydrate from white beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in healthy humans

An anatomic study of the ligamentous structures of the triangular fibrocartilage complex and their attachments on the ulnar styloid was performed using 27 embalmed cadaver wrists. The dorsal and palmar distal radioulnar ligaments of the triangular fibrocartilage complex in each specimen contained a superficial and a deep portion. The deep portion of both ligaments inserted on the fovea of the ulna. The superficial portion of both ligaments surrounded the articular disc uniting at the ulnar-most portion of the articular disc. The tissue that is between the ulnar aspect of the superficial ligament (and integrated on its periphery) and the ulnar capsule is defined as the meniscus homologue. Anatomic variations in the meniscus homologue and the prestyloid recess (the cavity adjacent to the ulnar styloid) were seen in 1 of 3 ways; the narrow opening type in 74% of specimens, the wide opening type in 11%, and the no opening type in 15%. The ulnotriquetral ligament inserted on the palmar-radial aspect of the base of the ulnar styloid and the ulnolunate ligament inserted on the palmar border of the articular disc.     

Production of monoclonal antibodies specific to Clostridium botulinum type B neurotoxin

Four monoclonal antibodies were produced for use in a rapid method to detect Clostridium botulinum type B neurotoxin. Cells of mouse myeloma cell line SP2/0 were fused with splenocytes of immunized BALB/c mice. An immunoblot assay of semipurified commercial neurotoxins of C. botulinum types A, B, C, D, E, and F was used to show specificity. All the monoclonal antibodies reacted with type B neurotoxin but did not cross-react with the other types. The monoclonal antibodies, separately and combined, did not neutralize the toxin in mice, and all showed specificity to the whole neurotoxin molecule and the heavy-chain component by immunoblot. No evidence of specific binding to the hemagglutinin molecule was noted. When tested against concentrated cultured supernatants of C. botulinum types A, B, E, and F, the 4 monoclonal antibodies reacted only against type B strains. They will be incorporated into a rapid assay with other specific monoclonal antibodies to detect C. botulinum neurotoxins from pure cultures or suspect foods.     

Videotherapy in the context of group therapy for late-latency children of divorce.

Although videotape has been used for a variety of clinical and research purposes, it is now being used in a unique fashion as a therapeutic tool in group treatment of late-latency children of divorce. The videotherapy takes the form of videotaped dramas staged by children, with the intent of making a "movie." The timing of its use is crucial, the child's stage of development is relevant, and its effectiveness is dependent on other therapeutic activities. Several differences appear to exist between videotherapy and usual role playing in therapy, chief of which is that the children invest their activity with more enthusiasm than is usually observed in therapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

破碎空间系统中的步行人流和社区形态：马萨诸塞州波士顿实例

此论文探讨了在破碎的、可理解性低的空间系统中空间布局和网络组构对步行人流的影响,同时也评价了社区形态在形成不同尺度之间的关系中所扮演的角色,而这被认为是有助于产生城市生活的感觉和活力。在传统空间句法研究中“,可理解性”被定义为局部可达性(即连通性)与整体位置(即整体整合度)的相关度。传统空间句法理论认为在这些情况下空间和运动的相互关联度极低,从而将导致更低的可预测性,或者可称其为明显的随机运动形态。此论文建议对局部区域形态的仔细研究和重叠社区的边界分析,可以被用来理清复杂和难以识别的环境,以及它对步行运动的真实影响。通过多元回归分析和一种称为“相关性等高映射”的新技术对马萨诸塞州波士顿市的实例研究来探讨这个假设。“相关性等高映射”技术可以显示出复杂空间系统中的不同可预测性的边界,以及局部区域与其周边环境间新的内在联系。波士顿的例子(相关度r2在0.65～0.94之间)说明空间在对步行人流的影响中扮演着重要的角色,但是空间与不同的区域和使用者之间的关系并不是完全相同的。为了完全了解大规模城市建设对破碎的网络结构的干扰作用,就有必要认识局部区域形态和重叠边缘地带的影响。此研究以刘易斯·芒福德、简·雅各布斯、凯文·林奇和比尔·希利尔的社区形态和都市生活概论为基础。