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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a preliminary study based on a novel structured mental health education programme – Innate Health Education and Resilience Training (iHEART) – in a cohort of secondary school adolescents in the UK.Design/methodology/approachA curriculum-based ten-week programme was delivered by trained facilitators. In total, 205 students enrolled in the study. An additional 64 participants were within an age-matched non-intervention control group. A non-randomised control mixed methodology approach was used. All students, pre- and post-programme, completed a quantitative questionnaire – the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Survey. Qualitative measures were used to assess participants’ perceptions of changes in their resilience and mental well-being.FindingsThose who received the intervention showed a small improvement in mental well-being relative to those who did not, with a similar change in resilience. Qualitative findings regarding impulse control and emotional resilience provided positive findings.Originality/valueiHEART may be a promising new intervention offering a step change in mental health education for improving resilience, mental well-being and the ability for participants to navigate psychological challenges.

Abstract Background: Nan Ling commodity grain base is a national high-standard farmland demonstration area. Scientific evaluation of soil environmental quality is of important significance to plan land resources rationally to improve the quality and efficiency of agricultural production.Methods: This paper try to apply the equal intercept transformation radar chart --an improved radar chart--to the assessment of soil environmental quality. In the assessment, the area of equal intercept transformation radar chart is adopted to represents the soil environmental quality.Different from the other assessment methods in common use, the equal intercept transformation radar chart method, as a visual graphic data analysis method, transforms data into graphics and therefore the data information can be retained and excavated more fully. Moreover, this advanced radar chart overcomes targetedly the main defect of the conventional radar chart that the evaluation result depends heavily on the order of arrangement of indicators.Results: The results indicate that the soil environmental quality at depth of 0-60cm in low mountain area of Nan ling commodity grain base is the second grade while that in the hilly and plain area are both the first grade. The indicators of poor soil environmental quality in low mountain area are exogenous Cd and endogenous As, those in hilly area are exogenous Cd and endogenous As and Hg, and that in plain area is exogenous Cd.Conclusion: It is proved through this special case study that the application of equal intercept transformation radar chart to the assessment of soil environmental quality is feasible and more intuitive, comprehensive and fine.

In Europe, the research and development with main focus on achieving robust industrial designs of series gyrotrons for electron cyclotron heating and current drive of today's nuclear fusion experiments and towards a future DEMOnstration fusion power plant is constantly progressing. The R&D is following two different paths. Both are complementing each other: Firstly, it is the adaption of the physical design and basic mechanical construction of the reliably operating 140 GHz, 1 MW CW (spec.: 920 kW, 1800 s) gyrotron of the stellarator Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X), Greifswald, Germany. With regards to time and costs it is the target to perform reliable developments of fusion gyrotrons with advanced specifications for today's plasma fusion experiments. Main focus is on the development of the first EU 170 GHz, 1 MW CW (3600 s) gyrotron for the installation in ITER, Cadarache, France. Another adaption is the dual-frequency 126/84 GHz 1 MW (2 s) gyrotron upgrade for the medium size TCV tokamak, Lausanne, Switzerland. Finally, it is the upgrade of the W7-X gyrotron design towards an RF output power per unit of up to 1.5 MW and possible dual-frequency operation by keeping the basic mechanical construction. Additional to the proven design it allows to fit the new 1.5 MW gyrotron into the already existing infrastructure and to reuse existing W7-X gyrotron auxiliaries, e. g. the high-power voltage supply (HV PS) and the superconducting (SC) magnet. The second R&D path is defined by the complementary approach with regards to development risks towards a future gyrotron which shall fulfil the significant more advanced specifications of a future EU DEMO. The starting point is the 2 MW EU/KIT coaxial-cavity gyrotron design. Main requirements are an RF output power of 2 MW CW at above 200 GHz, multiple operating frequencies, frequency step-tunability and a total efficiency above 60 %.

with positive smears histological sections failed to reveal asbestos bodies in over 50%. Histological evidence of minimal asbestosis was found in 10 cases. There were no cases of classical asbestosis. The series includes one case of mesothelioma of pleura. There was no significant excess of positive smears in patients dying from gastrointestinal or lung carcinoma. The incidence was higher in patients living in urban areas (25.6%) than in those from rural areas (3.5%). Twenty-nine patients definitely or probably were exposed to asbestos dust at work and two further patients had non-occupational exposure. Neighbourhood contamination with asbestos dust is probably not important in this series. When compared with a series of 23 cases of mesothelioma of pleura or peritoneum, 21 (91%) of which showed asbestos bodies in histological sections of lung, the greater incidence of asbestos bodies in the cases of mesothelioma is statistically highly significant.

International Journal of Food Science & TechnologyVolume 2, Issue 3 p. 249-251 Salt as a preservative for food T. McLACHLAN, T. McLACHLAN 4 Hanway Place, London, W.I.Search for more papers by this author T. McLACHLAN, T. McLACHLAN 4 Hanway Place, London, W.I.Search for more papers by this author First published: September 1967 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1967.tb01349.xCitations: 1AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume2, Issue3September 1967Pages 249-251 RelatedInformation