One-year prevalence of psychiatric disorder in Ontarians 15 to 64 years of age

OBJECTIVE: To present the one-year prevalence of 14 psychiatric disorders in a community sample of Ontarians aged 15 to 64 years. METHOD: Data on psychiatric disorders were collected on 9953 respondents using the University of Michigan revision of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (UM-CIDI). DSM-III-R criteria were used to define the psychiatric disorders. RESULTS: Almost 1 in 5 Ontarians (18.6%) had one or more of the disorders measured in the survey. Among 15-to 24-year-olds, 1 in 4 was affected. The distribution of individual disorders varied by sex and age. CONCLUSION: Because of the immense burden of suffering associated with psychiatric disorders, clinical and research efforts in this area should receive high priority within the health budget.     

Comparison of calcium phosphate cement mixture and pure calcium hydroxide as direct pulp-capping agents

This review reports the different genetic factors that have been identified either as risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) or directly causing the disease. First are reviewed epidemiological data and biological mechanisms about the apoplipoprotein E gene allele epsilon 4 that is a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. The second part describes the mutations responsible for early-onset autosomal dominant AD found in three different genes. The gene located on chromosome 21 encodes the amyloid precusor protein (APP). The presenilin 1 and presenilin 2 genes, located on chromosome 14 and 1 respectively, encode not yet known membrane proteins.     

Expert system for dispatch control in restoration of ehv power system after complete blackout

Present-day power systems operate with high reliability, and it is rare that a blackout will extend over an entire system swiftly and securely. This paper considers automatic power supply to loads after a complete blackout of a system. First, taking into account characteristics of generators, loads, and initial power sources, a method is proposed of allocating several generators to each load in parallel to the system and supplying power to the load sequentially. Second, to remove the imbalance between supply and demand of power, a method is proposed of adjusting the amount of supply and generation according to a present imbalance and the sum of past ones. Third, to automatically issue orders for start-up, parallel, follow-up, stand-by, and stoppage of generators, several rules for each power station are set and an expert system is made based on them. Finally, the expert system is applied to a model power system, and it is verified that it can restore loads without any trouble for a complete blackout which occur at any time of a day and in any restoration pattern.     

Study on phase behavior–impact strength relationship of unsaturated polyester/polyurethane hybrid polymer network

The phase behavior of a hybrid polymer network (HPN) composed of poly[(propylene glycol maleate)-co-(propylene glycol phthalate)] crosslinked with styrene and polyester–urethane crosslinked with methylene-bis-ortho-chloroaniline was examined. The correlation between phase separation and impact strength of the HPNs is discussed. The composition of HPNs has an effect on their properties.     

消失的房子

建筑人的家，却不谈设计，不谈美学。张基义叨叨絮絮讲的是，在城市里他看着星星入睡，或就着那亮眼的月光，坐在院子里拿着Notebook打起文章，直到凌晨两点…… 迷人的叙述里，如何让房子消失，是拥有大自然的秘诀。[编者按]     

锝化学研究 Ⅸ.脑显像剂Tc~(Ⅴ)ON_2S_2类配合物结构稳定性和价态的研究

采用改进的ＣＮＤＯ／２法模拟了ＢＡＴ类脑显像剂Ｔｃ（Ⅴ）Ｏ配合物价态的转换过程，发现Ｎ２Ｓ２类配体与Ｔｃ（Ⅴ）Ｏ核配位时，可能存在配位平衡离子Ｘ。在溶液中由于Ｘ离子的优先解络，瞬间存在＋１价对称性９９Ｔｃｍ配合物，并且，它又自动向相对稳定的０价不对称性９９Ｔｃｍ配合物转换，在动态转换过程中，将导致仅有一个配位Ｎ原子保留一个质子，这与实验结果一致。采用键级削弱百分数概念，表征配位过程的二个配位Ｎ原子上保留程度，解释了Ｔｃ（Ⅴ）Ｏ核、Ｔｃ（Ⅴ）≡Ｎ核Ｎ２Ｓ２类配合物两个Ｎ－Ｈ键上质子保留程度不同的原因，为今后设计不同价态锝配合物结构提供理论依据。     

Variations of physical properties in pellets containing alumina/carbon powder mixtures during reduction and nitridation

Surface area and porosity of pellets containing alumina/carbon powder mixtures during reduction and nitridation were determined. The experimental results indicated that surface area and porosity of solid samples were decreased by increasing the reaction temperature, grain size, forming pressure and the amount of catalyst. Increasing the molar ratio of C/Al₂O₃ and gas flow rate could decrease the surface area and increase the porosity of the solid sample.     

Time-resolved chirp evaluations of Gbit/s NRZ and gain-switched DFB laser pulses using narrowband Fabry-Perot spectrometer

A compact, easy-to-use, low-cost spectrometer for solving the chirped spectrum of DFB lasers is demonstrated using narrowband Fabry-Perot etalons with resolutions comparable to grating spectrometers. Time-resolved chirp measurements of Gbit/s NRZ and gain-switched DFB laser pulses are presented.<>