A Comparative Discourse Analysis of TRT World and Al Jazeera News Channels on the News Reports of the Syrian War

In the last two decades, we have witnessed the rising of new international news networks such as Al Jazeera, Russian Today, and TRT World in order to challenge the main media corporations of the Western world like, CNN, BBC, and MSNBC, etc. particularly on the news regarding the Middle East. While the results of the Gulf War in 1990 and the invasion of Iraq in 2003 have made checks and balances on Western news associations necessary, Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based broadcaster, emerged as a remarkable voice by taking the role of a contra-flow news agency, and succeeded in producing different and original opinions within its region in the international news arena. In this context, this study selected a critical approach to TRT World, one of the recent news players in the region of the Middle East, in order to identify if it is achievable for the channel to bring a unique perspective on the news regarding the Middle East, as Al Jazeera has accomplished. A critical discourse analysis was conducted by analyzing the news reports of TRT World and Al Jazeera’s stories regarding the Syrian Civil War. However, the study results suggest that TRT World misses the claim of ‘‘new and accurate perspectives ‘to the international arena due to political factors

A Compact Millimeter-Wavelength Fourier-Transform Spectrometer

We have constructed a Fourier-transform spectrometer (FTS) operating between 50 and 330 GHz with minimum volume (355 x260 x64 mm) and weight (13 lbs) while maximizing optical throughput (100 $\mathrm{mm}^2$ sr) and optimizing the spectral resolution (4 GHz). This FTS is designed as a polarizing Martin-Puplett interferometer with unobstructed input and output in which both input polarizations undergo interference. The instrument construction is simple with mirrors milled on the box walls and one motorized stage as the single moving element. We characterize the performance of the FTS, compare the measurements to an optical simulation, and discuss features that relate to details of the FTS design. The simulation is also used to determine the tolerance of optical alignments for the required specifications. We detail the FTS mechanical design and provide the control software as well as the analysis code online.Comment: Submitted to Applied Optics. [Copyright 2019 Optical Society of America]. Users may use, reuse, and build upon the article, or use the article for text or data mining, so long as such uses are for non-commercial purposes and appropriate attribution is maintained. All other rights are reserve

Effects of live yeast supplementation on ruminal parameters and lactation performance of dairy cows fed medium or high levels of dietary concentrate

The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of live yeast (LY) supplementation and dietary concentrate level interaction on ruminal parameters, dry matter intake (DMI), milk yield, and milk composition of lactating dairy cows. Four multiparous Holstein cows were assigned to one of four dietary treatments in a 4x4 Latin Square design in a 2x2 factorial arrangement with 21-d periods The dietary treatments were:1) 50% concentrate + live yeast (10 g/cow/d; 50LY), 2) 50% concentrate + no live yeast (50NLY), 3) 70% concentrate + live yeast (10 g/cow/d; 70LY), and 4) 70% concentrate + no live yeast (70NLY). A more distinct effect of the LY supplementation on ruminal pH was observed at 9 h of post-feeding, where cows that received 70NLY had the lowest ruminal pH (5.81) compared to cows that received 70LY (6.40; P< 0.05). The LY supplementation decreased the sum of ruminal isobutyrate, isovalerate, and valerate concentrations (4.3 vs. 4.6 mol/100 mol and 4.7 vs. 4.8 mol/100 mol) in both 50 and 70% concentrate diets compared to NLY (P= 0.02). Overall, the LY supplementation had only numerically higher on DMI (18.0 vs. 17.5 kg/d), milk yield (20.2 vs. 19.1 kg/d), and 3.5% fat corrected milk (19.4 vs. 18.8 kg/d) compared to NLY supplementation, respectively. The LY supplementation tended to increase (P= 0.06) milk fat yield in 50LY (0.66 kg/d) compared to 50NLY (0.62 kg/d). Similarly, the LY supplementation tended to increase (P= 0.08) solid non-fat (SNF) percentage in 50LY (9.83%) compared to 50NLY (9.63%). Although there were only numerical increases in DMI, milk yield, and 3.5% fat corrected milk with the supplementation of the LY, results indicated that the LY supplementation in the 50% concentrate diet would increase milk protein, SNF, and lactose percentages. In conclusion, ruminal pH reductions associated with feeding high dietary concentrate (70%) diets in dairy cows can be prevented with the LY supplementation

CP violation in the inclusive b -> s g decay in the framework of multi Higgs doublet models

We study the decay width and CP asymmetry of the inclusive process b--> s g (g denotes gluon) in the multi Higgs doublet models with complex Yukawa couplings, including next to leading QCD corrections. We analyse the dependencies of the decay width and CP asymmetry on the scale \mu and CP violating parameter \theta. We observe that there exist an enhancement in the decay width and CP asymmetry is at the order of 10^{-2}.Comment: 11 pages, 8 Figure

Compact millimeter-wavelength Fourier-transform spectrometer

We have constructed a Fourier-transform spectrometer (FTS) operating between 50 GHz and 330 GHz with minimum volume (355×260×64  mm) and weight (5.9 kg) while maximizing optical throughput (100  mm^2 sr) and optimizing the spectral resolution (4 GHz). This FTS is designed as a polarizing Martin–Puplett interferometer with unobstructed input and output in which both input polarizations undergo interference. The instrument construction is simple with mirrors milled on the box walls and one motorized stage as the single moving element. We characterize the performance of the FTS, compare the measurements to an optical simulation, and discuss features that relate to details of the FTS design. The simulation is also used to determine the tolerance of optical alignments for the required specifications. We detail the FTS mechanical design and provide the control software as well as the analysis code online

Presentations of patients of poisoning and predictors of poisoning-related fatality: Findings from a hospital-based prospective study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Poisoning is a significant public health problem worldwide and is one of the most common reasons for visiting emergency departments (EDs), but factors that help to predict overall poisoning-related fatality have rarely been elucidated. Using 1512 subjects from a hospital-based study, we sought to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of poisoning patients and to identify predictors for poisoning-related fatality.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Between January 2001 and December 2002 we prospectively recruited poisoning patients through the EDs of two medical centers in southwest Taiwan. Interviews were conducted with patients within 24 hours after admission to collect relevant information. We made comparisons between survival and fatality cases, and used logistic regressions to identify predictors of fatality.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 1512 poisoning cases were recorded at the EDs during the study period, corresponding to an average of 4.2 poisonings per 1000 ED visits. These cases involved 828 women and 684 men with a mean age of 38.8 years, although most patients were between 19 and 50 years old (66.8%), and 29.4% were 19 to 30 years. Drugs were the dominant poisoning agents involved (49.9%), followed by pesticides (14.5%). Of the 1512 patients, 63 fatalities (4.2%) occurred. Paraquat exposure was associated with an extremely high fatality rate (72.1%). The significant predictors for fatality included age over 61 years, insufficient respiration, shock status, abnormal heart rate, abnormal body temperature, suicidal intent and paraquat exposure.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>In addition to well-recognized risk factors for fatality in clinical settings, such as old age and abnormal vital signs, we found that suicidal intent and ingestion of paraquat were significant predictors of poisoning-related fatality. Identification of these predictors may help risk stratification and the development of preventive interventions.</p

The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory reach for Primordial Black Hole evaporation

The Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory (SWGO) is a proposed ground-based gamma-ray detector that will be located in the Southern Hemisphere and is currently in its design phase. In this contribution, we will outline the prospects for Galactic science with this Observatory. Particular focus will be given to the detectability of extended sources, such as gamma-ray halos around pulsars; optimisation of the angular resolution to mitigate source confusion between known TeV sources; and studies of the energy resolution and sensitivity required to study the spectral features of PeVatrons at the highest energies. Such a facility will ideally complement contemporaneous observatories in studies of high energy astrophysical processes in our Galaxy