A completely randomized experiment was used to assess the physicochemical properties of milk powder produced from the milk of camels, cows and goats raised in farms around Khartoum state. Collected milk samples were transferred immediately to the Industrial Research and Consultancy Center, filtered and divided into two unequal portions. The small portion was refrigerated and used for later analysis; the other portion of the milk was concentrated to 45 – 50% total solids and dried in a spray drier. The proximate composition lactose, total solid, pH, titratable acidity, specific gravity and sensory evaluation were determined in both fresh milk and the milk powder made from it. In addition solubility index, peroxide value (PV) and yield were determined in milk powder samples. Proximate composition results indicated that species had significant effects (P ≤ 0.05) on protein, fat, moisture, ash, total solid and specific gravity. The titratable acidity of camels milk was significantly higher (P ≤ 0.05) than that of goat's and cow's fresh milk. The highest (P ≤ 0.05) and the lowest (P ≤ 0.05) lactose content were found in the goat and camel milk respectively. The same trend continue for the proximate analysis of milk powder obtained from the three


Purpose

This paper aims to provide a new approach to address the problem of reaching the synchronous speed in the network connected multiple motors.

Design/methodology/approach

Practically, all the control approaches require continuous monitoring of the system thereby consuming extra energy. The method proposed in this paper uses an event-based approach with the multi-agent system (MAS) consensus control alongside with linear quadratic regulator control, thus saving a larger amount of energy. The proposed system is developed by using non-inverting buck boost chopper to provide necessary electrical power for the direct current motor, hence creating a single agent of bigger MAS with identical dynamics. The system stability is formulated by using Lyapunov stability theory. The proposed system is simulated via MATLAB.

Findings

The acquired simulated results validate that the proposed methodology and the multi-motor system worked successfully, thereby achieving common speed, i.e. consensus. The proposed system also validates the energy-saving concept.

Practical implications

Presently, the multiple motor synchronous speed system found application in paper-making machines, textile printing machines, offset printing, etc. The proposed study will contribute greatly to the existing methodologies and overcome their deficiencies by making the system more flexible and error-free due to the presence of network connectivity.

Originality/value

The system is simulated to verify theoretical concepts.


We propose a pre-optical system for a stellar coronagraph to reduce the speckle noise. It consists of an (amplitude-) unbalanced nulling interferometer (UNI) and phase and amplitude correction (PAC) with two deformable mirrors. We have demonstrated that an initial wavefront error of lambda/82 is 3.9 times magnified to lambda/22 by the UNI.


Purpose: The purpose of this study aims to improve self-confidence, satisfaction and self fulfillment of dental technology students through practical skills competitions to meet the levels required by the industry. Method: The questionnaire was composed of 12 general characteristics, 23 self-efficacy, 25 practice satisfaction, 5 self-satisfaction, 12 self fulfillment out of 77 questions. The reliability of the surveys showed Cronbach' α =0.893 on the self-efficacy, Cronbach' α =0.871 on the practice satisfaction, Cronbach' α =0.857 on self-satisfaction and Cronbach' α =0.941 on self fulfillment. Results: Before and after the test result comparison showed a statistically significant difference for both men and women according to the general characteristics. Women's progress was higher than for men. The thought about dental technicians has changed for the better and showed a statistically significant difference. Subjects who have 3.1~3.5 school record showed the highest score on job skills, self-efficacy, practice satisfaction, self-satisfaction and self fulfillment according to the the general characteristics, and 3.6 ~ 4.0, 3.0 or less and 4.1 ~ 4.5 in order. Conclusion: This study was conducted with dental technology students who participated in practical skills competitions after 10 week 40 hours training in D college, and the results were as follows. Practical training improved the job performance, self-efficacy, practice satisfaction, self-satisfaction and self fulfillment improved significantly.


This book offers a challenging multi-disciplinary interpretation of Aristophanes' Frogs. Drawing on a wide range of literary and anthropological approaches, it deploys an impressive series of religious and cultural considerations which have never previously been used to illuminate this text. Rather than seeking to recover the 'authorial' meaning of the Frogs, Dr Lada-Richards attempts to reconstruct the wider spectrum of potential meanings that various segments of the play could have had in their own socio-cultural milieu. The key question the book explores is how membership in Greek fifth-century society would have shaped understanding of the play, with particular emphasis on the persona of Dionysus who, as Dr Lada-Richards argues, should not be viewed merely as a stock comic character but as inseparable from the complex, paradoxical figure of his mythical and ritual counterpart. Combining sophistication and complexity with clarity and elegance of style, the book is addresses to the scholar as well as the student of Greek drama and culture, and its insights should appeal to anybody interested in the manifold ways theatre (of any period and culture) remoulds the ritual sequences of the social frame to which it belongs.


We investigate numerically the probability distribution density dynamics of phase in second harmonic generation in the region of instability. It is shown that in this system the quantum macroscopic Schrodinger-cat-like states of both modes can appear. The behaviour of the system moving through the critical point is also illustrated.


The problem of finding the distribution of functional of a trajectory of a particle executing a random walk in a disordered medium containing both traps and obstacles is considered. As a model of a disordered medium, the Schirmacher model, which is the combination of the random barriers model and the multiple-trapping model, is used. Forward and backward Feynman-Kac equations with the boundary conditions at discontinuity points are formulated. As an example, the distribution of the residence time in a half-space is obtained. It is shown that the anomalous subdiffusion due to traps and that due to obstacles give very different distributions.


This study investigated The Role of Information & Communication Technology (I.C.T) In Curbing Theft and Mutilation of Library Resources in Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo. A total of 221 users' population made up of 41 staff and 180 library users were obtained through random sampling technique. Data was collected using structured questionnaire and direct observation method. The result showed that the major cause of mutilation and theft of library information materials is lack of adequate security network as 61 % opined that users hide library materials inside their bags and files. The result also showed that reference materials are the most frequently affected as 43% of the users attested even though all library materials are vulnerable to mutilation and theft. In other to prevent mutilation and theft of library resource, 60% are of the opinion that there should be electronically devices; security guards and attendants at the main entrance of the Polytechnic Library and 33% suggested that offenders should be handed over to the library committee for disciplinary action. The researcher therefore recommended as a way to alleviate this ugly situation that there is the need for a good and strong electronic security system, multiple copies of library materials, photocopying machines, user education programs and adequate financial support from government for effective management of information resource in the Polytechnic Library. Keywords: Mutilation, Theft, Library Resources, ICT, Imo state Polytechnic.


In this study we investigated anticancer effect of Moringa oleifera leaf extract on A2780 ovarian cancer cell line. The leave of Moringa oleifera were grinded into powder and the phytochemicals were extracted using 80% ethanol. For fractionation and partitioning process four kinds of solvents were used in order: Petroleum ether, Dichloromethane, Ethyl acetate and Water extract until the extract is colorless or lightened. For cell proliferation assay all samples were dissolved in DimethylSulfoxide. Anticancer effect of Moringa oleifera were tested on A2780 ovarian cell line with four different extracts using 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide. The final result showed that on Petroleum Ether, Dichloromethane and Ethyl Acetate extracts as the concentration increases from 1 μg/ml, 2 μg/ml, 3 μg/ml, 4 μg/ml inhibited A2780, despite that in water extracts when the concentration decreases the inhibitory effect increases, however, Dichloromethane Extract has higher anticancer effect on A2780 ovarian cancer cell line with insignificant cytotoxicity to the normal cell. Original Research Article Angasa et al.; AJRIMPS, 9(1): 1-6, 2020; Article no.AJRIMPS.56210 2


Abstract : Numerical bifurcation techniques were developed for studying the multiplicity, stability, and oscillatory dynamics of the non-adiabatic tubular reactor with a single A yields B reaction. The techniques illustrate the existence of one, three, five, or seven steady states and bifurcating periodic solutions. We present numerical procedures for computing the Hopf bifurcation formulas which can determine the stability and location of the oscillation without integrating the parabolic partial differential equations. The combination of our Hopf techniques with steady state bifurcation methods enables us to determine all possible steady and stable oscillatory solutions exhibited by distributed parameter models such as the tubular reactor. (Author)


Graffiti and street art have become a prominent feature in the creative city model of todays
contemporary urban reality. One possible reason for that is the implementation of legal walls,
which has allowed artists to use surfaces in the public space without having to fear any judicial
consequences. Moving this illegal practice on to legal walls has widened the spectrum of
acceptance from the media as well as the public. However increasingly are legal walls threatened
through re-development projects and vanish from the cityscapes. Based on interviews with
stakeholders in an area in Vienna where such walls were implemented, this study will draw
conclusions on the effects of such legal walls for urban revitalisation and for the enterprises that
locate along such walls.


Objective To compare cerebral state index (CSI) and narcotrend index (NTI) as predictive factors on consciousness recovery during the emergence of general anesthesia.Methods Anesthesia of twenty-five patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were maintenanced with TCI of propofol (target concentrations: 2-3 μg/ml ) and remifentanil (target concentrations: 2-4 ng/ml) to maintain CSI in the range of 40-60. The values of CSI, NTI and Ce of propofol were recorded at different levels of concious recovery (non-reaction to simulations, eyes opening and orientation recovery).Results There were significant correlations between CSI, NTI and Ce of propofol and consciousness recovery during anesthesia emergence with the correlation coefficients of 0.89, 0.92 and -0.86, respectively (P0.01). Probability (PK) values of CSI, NTI and Ce of propofol for predicting consciousness recovery were more than 0.8 (P0.01).Conclusion CSI, NTI and Ce of propofol may be used to predict consciousness recovery during the emergence of general anesthesia.


A power meter based on AT89S 8253 is designed to meet the demand of time-division charge and remote reading.The meter uses RX 8025 as its clock,when the set time arrives,an interrupt is generated and the time-division processing program is called by AT89S 8253.The meter receives commands and sends corresponding data via power line.A set of relay protocol is designed for relay function.The application of AT 89S 8253 makes the data conservation more quick and reliable.Electricity switching on or off is performed every other hour and lasted 200 hours,no data is lost.Test shows that the meter is stable and reliable,with enhanced anti-jamming capability.


A nonlinear reactive-power optimization model with discrete variables and complementarity constraints is established and the corresponding interior-point nonlinear complementary algorithm is presented for power system. The discrete variables of transformer tap and capacitor bank are treated as continuous variables in reactive-power optimization calculation to quickly obtain their upper and lower bounds,which are used as the complementarity constraints of the model. The interior-point nonlinear algorithm is then used to calculate the best solution of transformer tap position and capacitor bank number,which coordinates the calculation time and precision more effectively than traditional methods. The calculative results of several test systems show that,the proposed algorithm has good convergence property and real-time performance,suitable for the on-line reactive-power optimization of large-scale power system with discrete variables.


Climate and weather is closely related to the tourist activities of the human being.On the one hand,it is necessary condition for people to carry out tourist activities;on the other hand,it is a kind of tourist resources,which has not only direct function of scenery-modeling,but also indirect function of scenery-cultivation.Climate is the most active element in the nature,and it affects the landform,the flow of water,the plant,the animal,and the scenes and sights of cultural interest.The variation of climate and weather in different seasons and places supplies very peculiar weather spectacle.Which serves as one of the charming natural tourist resources.So the research on the cause of the weather spectacle is of important to the exploration of the tourist resources of the weather spectacle.


Solid erosion of as cast and treated 19.5%(volume fraction) Al 18 B 4O 33 whisker/AC4C Al composites was investigated at room temperature under steady state conditions. The results indicated that the interfacial reaction between the whisker and matrix alloy have an effect on the erosion characteristics of the composites. The erosion resistance of the composites with a strongly bonded whisker matrix interface and the higher whisker strength resulted from suitable reaction treatment can be improved at high impact angles and is the same as the as cast composites at low angle. For the composites after excessive reaction treatment, the weak and brittle interface fractures easily at small strains, and the whiskers with relative low strength and low hardness at the specimen surface can not effectively resist the microcutting or microploughing action, thus the composites exhibit reduced erosion resistance.


The Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) implemented SDE 3 (Spatial Database Engine) in 1997. Since that time, many changes and improvements have been made to the ArcSDE enterprise database and the Geodatabase (GDB) extensions. When did we last review our SDE configuration? As part of the DNR's GIS migration project, Database Administrators (DBAs) re-evaluated the ArcSDE/GDB environment focusing on configuration, storage, tuning, monitoring, management, and maintenance. DBAs evaluated and modified the operating system, Oracle database, and SDE configuration parameters. DBAs improved storage portability and revised the sdedbtune keyword definitions. Spatial reference definitions, spatial indexes, and spatial views were tuned. SQL views of common orphan SDE/GDB objects and monitoring scripts were developed to assist with identifying problems and tracking usage trends. Several developing ArcSDE management and productivity tools were reviewed. The ArcSDE evaluation findings, recommendations, and results of implementation revisions are presented.


The worst flooding that ever hit Bosnia was in May 2014. The official estimates indicate that over 1.5 million people were affected in Bosnia and Serbia after a week of flooding. The assessments of the damage in Bosnia go up to €2billion of euro. The loss in floods is estimated 5 to 10% of GDP (as per WorldBank estimate). The effective floodplain management is a combination of the corrective and preventative measures for reducing flood damage. These measures require integrating data from a variety of sources, including zoning, subdivision, or building requirements, and the special-purpose floodplain ordinances.There are varieties of tools to generate a flood forecasting model to identify the potentially affected zones, so as to prioritize for remediation or the damage assessment. Furthermore, it is possible to analyze the time-related data and to explore trends and phenomena, to conduct the historical analysis and ―what–if‖ scenarios, and to track and monitor events such as excessive rainfall, track water levels, etc. Bosnia is just starting to develop these tools and methods and this could be the way to improve capability to tackle such natural disasters. This paper describes some applications of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in identifying flood hazard zones and flood shelters and are therefore important tools for planners and decision makers. The purpose is to describe a simple and efficient methodology to accurately delineate flood inundated areas, flood-hazard areas, and suitable areas for flood shelter to minimize flood impacts.


BACKGROUND The number of blind years resulting from blindness in children is alarmingly high. Blindness in children can have a significant impact on their performance at school as well as their social interaction and future employment as visually impaired children have a long lifetime of blindness ahead of them. The consequences of visual impairment and blindness in children are an important public health issues with greater impact in developing countries, where 80% of the blindness in children occurs. The control of blindness in children is considered a high priority area within the World Health Organization's VISION 2020 initiative. However many developing countries do not have the accurate information about the magnitude and causes of visual impairment and blindness in children, from which the scope and priorities for prevention and treatment can be identified. To date the established Pediatric Eye Clinic, which works as a Tertiary Eye Centre does not have baseline data on the magnitude and causes of visual impairment and blindness in children.


Siamese networks have been shown to be successful in learning deep representations for multivariate time series verification. However, most related studies optimize a global distance objective and suffer from a low discriminative power due to the loss of temporal information. To address this issue, we propose an end-to-end, neural network-based framework for learning local representations of time series, and demonstrate its effectiveness for online signature verification. This framework optimizes a Siamese network with a local embedding loss, and learns a feature space that preserves the temporal location-wise distances between time series. To achieve invariance to non-linear temporal distortion, we propose building a dynamic time warping block on top of the Siamese network, which will greatly improve the accuracy for local correspondences across intra-personal variability. Validation with respect to online signature verification demonstrates the advantage of our framework over existing techniques that use either handcrafted or learned feature representations.


This article examines the concept of social monitoring, defined as the process of collecting, storing, and exchanging conflict information. The social control literature recognizes that information provides the basis for responding to grievances, yet few discussions focus on the process by which this information is generated. This article provides conceptual clarification of social monitoring by suggesting a framework for quantifying the process and proposing several factors associated with its variation. I discuss five dimensions to capture quantitative and qualitative differences in social monitoring: (a) the standardization of the process, (b) the partisanship of the monitor, (c) the centralization of information, (d) the locus of control over information generated, and (e) the quantity of information produced. I then suggest several features of social relationships that seem to be associated with variation in monitoring processes. By synthesizing existing literature, I propose that the quality and qua...


This text report on a meeting that took place during the first week of July 2007, within the framework of the annual summer courses organized by the Universidad Complutense at El Escorial, Spain. The course, presented under the title "Israel–Palestine: One Country, One State," was organized by Universidad Nomada and the Fundacion Europa de los Ciudadanos in cooperation with Ali Abunimah, Omar Barghouti, and VirginiaTilley.


The capacitance-resistance model (CRM) is an analytical tool that uses only injection and production rate to quantify interwell connectivity and response time during a waterflood. It has been widely used in conventional waterfloods for reservoir characterization, performance evaluation and optimization. Heavy oil waterfloods introduce challenges to the application of CRM due to the high mobility ratio and its rapid variation as a function of waterflood maturity. Using conceptual reservoir models and sensitivity studies, we provide guidelines for application of CRM in heavy oil waterfloods. We illustrate our approach in two heavy oil fields under waterflood.
 In heavy oil waterfloods, it is observed that interwell connectivity and response time varied over time, especially right before and after water breakthrough. The magnitude of CRM parameter variation is a function of viscosity ratio between water and oil, flood maturity, and contrast of flow and storage capacity of the flow units. Case studies of heavy oil watetrflood (one mature, one immature) showed that CRM can be used for waterflood analysis, and forecasting. In the immature flood with one injector and two producers and high permeability contrast, the most extreme variation of CRM parameters was observed. In the pattern flood where injected fluid was distributed relatively evenly among producers and breakthrough had already occurred, the CRM parameters tended to be constant over time. We showed that with frequent analysis (window approach) CRM can be efficiently used in heavy oil waterfloods,


This was a qualitative research that aims to analysis the resiliency potentialities of the Lapindo mud flow victims. In adults, their awareness as parents, their understanding about the importance of optimism, and their belief in God give them a spirit to be taught through the situation. Their family that love each others, their neighborhood that the same as refuges, and also attention from other people that care with their sorrow also giving spirit for them.


The ten‐ten rule can be used to predict the community consequences of releasing GMOs. This, combined with data on the feral state of British crop plants, predicts that almost all GMOs will become at least casual, that more than 10% will establish, and about 10% of those will become pests. Which constructs will fall into which category cannot be predicted from their characters. In particular, Baker characters have no predictive value for weediness. The fourteen most troublesome invasive plant pests show a remarkably diverse set of characters. GMOs, being mainly derived from crop plants, and in some cases with genes that are likely to enhance survival, can be expected to have an appreciable effect on nonagricultural ecosystems, once a range of different constructs have been released. Familiarity is unlikely to be an effective defence against new ecological effects.


The present invention is a culture of propionic acid bacterium, or include DHNA or analog thereof as an active ingredient, within one day after ingestion, express intestine regulating effect, within two days after ingestion, further remarkable integer providing fast-acting antiflatulent expressing intestinal effects. The present invention also includes a culture of propionic acid bacteria, or DHNA or analog thereof as an active ingredient, for 2 weeks after ingestion, provide a fast-acting antiflatulent to sustain intestines effect.


In the present work we consider the problem of detection and characterization of ultrasonic echoes due to scattering on bubbles. A good knowledge of this phenomena will help us in the future to develop low false alarm detectors. The nonlinear / non-Gaussian nature of this echoes suggest the use of surrogate data for detection with some modifications. Several nonlinear metrics (classical and higher order statistics based) will be evaluated. An experiment will be done in order to check the proposed technique on real data.


State-created insurance residual market mechanisms are typically designed to address flaws in markets in which a significant number of purchasers have difficulty obtaining affordable insurance; such programs, however, have often led to crises in such markets, and occasionally to economic catastrophe. (1) In this Paper, particular attention will be paid to New York's Medical Malpractice Insurance Plan (MMIP or Plan), which presents the latest warning that there will be widespread market failures unless greater thought is given to the dynamics of such programs. (2) If the best teacher of the right way is the wrong way, then the MMIP is an excellent source of instruction. Laden with features that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, the MMIP has been a financial debacle that invites the attention of the legal and economic communities. Although the MMIP is susceptible to attack on several levels, (3) the MMIP's shortcomings are particularly obvious when analyzed through the prism of antitrust law principles, specifically those used in construing the Sherman Act (the Act). (4) To be certain, residual market programs, including the MMIP, may be largely exempt from the antitrust laws, as two recent federal circuit court decisions have noted; (5) yet, the application of the Act's legal and economic tests to the MMIP's operations provides learning opportunities, and suggests the need for reform. For a greater appreciation of the subject matter, this Article will: (1) consider the nature of insurance as a commodity, (2) discuss residual market mechanisms in general and the MMIP program in particular, (3) evaluate the MMIP on the basis of economic and legal tests developed in applying the Act, (4) address relevant exemptions that place aspects of residual market programs beyond the reach of the antitrust laws, and (5) suggest ways that the MMIP and similar programs can be improved through remedial legislation. I. NATURE OF INSURANCE AS A COMMODITY A. Markets for Goods in General Insurance may be viewed as a commodity, and as with any good, the market for its purchase and sale can be visualized in terms of classic supply and demand curves. Figures 1 and 2 are graphs representing the purchase and sale of insurance in the voluntary market from one individual insurer, and from all insurers in the voluntary market, respectively. (6) In each graph, the vertical axis shows the premium, which in the insurance market is the equivalent of price, charged per $1,000 of insurance coverage written by the insurer(s). (7) Premiums for each individual insured, in turn, are calculated based on formulas known as rates, which are often subject to governmental approval. The horizontal axis represents the total amount of insurance coverage written by the insurer(s) (or, viewed alternately, purchased by insureds), the equivalent of output in the insurance market. (8) The demand curve (DD in Figure 1 and [D.sub.I][D.sub.I] in Figure 2) represents "the quantity of [the] good that [consumers will] purchase at each price." (9) The supply curve (SS in Figure 1 and [S.sub.I][S.sub.I] in Figure 2) shows "the quantity of [the] good that suppliers ... [will] sell at each price." (10) There are two categories of production costs: fixed costs (FC) and variable costs (VC). An illustration of the former, which is unrelated to the quantity produced, would be the rent for the firm's premises. (11) The latter varies with the firm's "level of output." (12) An example of VC is a firm's payroll. (13) Marginal cost (MC) is the expense of producing one additional unit of the product offered for sale. (14) In Figure 1, the marginal cost curve (MC curve) represents the MC at every level of output. (15) Since FC does not change with output, MC consists entirely of VC. At low levels of output the MC curve is downward-sloping (i.e., falling from left to right). (16) This reflects the fact that as a firm initially starts producing, increases in the amount of one input, such as capital or labor, while holding the others constant, will lead to proportionately greater increases in output. …


FIELD: organic chemistry, agriculture. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to new substituted thienyl(amino)sulfonylureas of formula I , wherein A represents nitrogen or methane; Q represents direct bond or imino; R 1 represents fluorine, chlorine, bromine, unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 -alkyl, C 1 -C 4 -alkoxyl optionally substituted with halogen, unsubstituted C 1 -C 4 -alkylthio, or di(C 1 -C 4 -alkyl)amino; R 2 represents hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 -alkyl. Compounds of present invention are useful as herbicide agents. EFFECT: new compounds with herbicide activity. 5 cl, 11 tbl, 5 ex


Aims: The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of school nutrition garden on the micronutrient intake of children, to combat micronutrient deficiency among children and to increase in ability and interest in incorporating healthier foods. Sample: The study was conducted over two year of period at fourteen selected Higher Primary School and High schools of Raichur and Bagalkot taluka covering both public and private schools. The nutrients supplied by the cultivated vegetables were computed using Nutritive Value of Indian Foods [8] using the and were compared with amount of Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration of Study: Raichur and Bagalkot district of Karntaka state during 2015-16 and 2016-17. Methodology: Cross sectional design was adopted and schools were selected on the availability of Original Research Article Kammar et al.; AJAEES, 18(2): 1-6, 2017; Article no.AJAEES.34018 2 the place, water and willingness of teachers to maintain the garden with the help of children even during the summer holidays. Children and teachers were introduced to the concept of nutrition garden through orientation to balanced diet and importance of micronutrients. Other extension methods like celebration of World Environment Day (June 5), group discussion were also carried out to popularize the importance of nutrients. The vegetable seed kits containing eight varieties of vegetables developed by Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR) containing staple vegetables were distributed. These vegetables were grown in Kharif and Rabi season. Along with the seed kit, perennials like curry leaf, drumstick, fig and lemon were also supplied to the schools. Later each class of the children was allotted a specific vegetable for cultivation. Results: After introduction of nutritional garden, the consumption of fresh vegetables increased in the daily diet which contributed towards the good health. Conclusion: It is inferred from these results that school nutrition garden may be made mandatory for high schools with a provision of school garden kit.


The UNSW-designed GPS volcano monitoring system installed on Gunung Papandayan seeks to characterise the ground deformation within the volcanic edifice. Hourly baseline solutions produce a time series of data designed to detect any ground motion. Differential tropospheric effects between GPS receivers separated by a large change in height (in this case up to 1400m) impact on the quality of this time series data, particularly in the case of the vertical component. This increased variability constrains reliable ground deformation detection to the decimetre level. The Saastamoinen troposphere model is recommended as the most suitable to account for the hydrostatic (dry) part and non-hydrostatic (wet) part of the delay. A time series of data from the SAGE (New Zealand) network is processed using Saastamoinen modelling for varying session lengths. This time series is re-processed using the Saastamoinen model as an a-priori model and estimating one additional residual relative zenith delay parameter per session during the baseline computation. GPS baseline processing is more of a challenge in this case due to the short session length and reduced number of observations from a single-frequency GPS system. In comparison to the modelling approach, the parameter estimation technique is not affected by changes in local weather (which manifest as short-term trends in the height


To solve the no-wait flowshop scheduling problem to minimize total tardiness with rule scheduling methods, it is necessary to compute every job's complete time. The computation method is proposed. The performance of SPT, LPT, SWPT, EDD, WDD and WPD is tested through computer simulation. The test result shows that SPT is the best one and SWPT is the worst one in these rule scheduling methods.


The global navigation satellite system (GNSS) has played an important role in a broad range of consumer and industrial applications. In particular, cities have become GNSS major application scenarios; however, GNSS signals suffer from blocking, reflection and attenuation in harsh urban environments, resulting in diverse received signals, e.g., non-line-of-sight (NLOS) and multipath signals. NLOS signals often cause severe deterioration in positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) solutions, which should be identified and excluded. In this paper, we propose a vision-aided NLOS identification method to augment GNSS urban positioning. A skyward omnidirectional camera is installed on a GNSS antenna to collect omnidirectional images of the sky region. After being rectified, these images are processed for sky region segmentation, which is improved by leveraging gradient information and energy function optimization. Image morphology processing is further employed to smooth slender boundaries. After sky region segmentation, the satellites are projected onto the omnidirectional image, from which NLOS satellites are identified. Finally, the identified NLOS satellites are excluded from GNSS PNT estimation, promoting accuracy and stability. Practical test results show that the proposed sky region segmentation module achieves over 96% accuracy, and that completely accurate NLOS identification is achieved for the experimental images. We validate the performance of our method on public datasets. Compared with the raw measurements without screening, the vision-aided NLOS identification method enables improvements of 60.3%, 12.4% and 63.3% in the E, N, and U directions, respectively, as well as an improvement of 58.5% in 3D accuracy.


guistic colonialism in Ireland that Palmer is scrupulous (sometimes to the detriment of the flow of her prose) in referencing all her sources; but the bibliography listing these references — where Harington rubs shoulders with Heaney, and Florio with Foucault — is itself an instance of deconstructing the trappings of traditional historiography; it reminds one how artificial the time-honoured boundaries between historical and literary texts have become and, indeed, makes one question the validity of any boundaries between disciplines. The book shows extensive use of State Papers and of traditional printed sources in English and in Irish, but surprisingly little reference to manuscript material. It becomes clear, as the book unfolds, that English linguistic nationalism in the Elizabethan period was not as clear-cut an element of colonial policy as was the linguistic nationalism of the Spaniards, but that its effects on Irish in Ireland were more brutal than anything which happened to the languages and cultures of South America. Palmer contrasts the parts played by the 'sword' and the 'word' in the conquest of Ireland, and also draws attention, usefully, to the silences which succeed various forms of incomprehension. The witty image on the cover of the book, of Hugh O'Neill with a page of Christopher Nugent's manuscript Irish grammar for Elizabeth I stuffed into his mouth — it is a page on which phrases in Irish about not being able to speak Irish are rendered into Latin and English — encapsulates neatly the confused and confusing world addressed by this brilliant and challenging book.


Advancing in the device and circuit performance a vast amount of study is going in the area of organic electronics. In the present work, we have patterned the features of the bottom-gate configuration of OTFT with the help of Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) tools where ATLASTM (Silvaco International) has been utilized as a 2D numerical device simulator to extract the electrical characteristics. To monitor the effect of variation in channel length and thickness of OTFT, we have altered the channel length (L) from 10um to 50um, which results in the reduction of the drive current from -1.4 × 10-10 A to -2.7 × 10-11 A (BGBC), and in contrary to that the performance of the device has been affected as the current ratio decrease from 1.2 × 1012 to 1.4 × 103 (BGBC) with a thickness variation of organic semiconductor from 10nm to 50nm. Furthermore, the electrical characteristics as well as performance parameters like mobility, on/off current ratio, threshold voltage, etc., related to configured Bottom-Gate (top and bottom contacts) pentacene-based OTFT devices have been retrieved and compared.


Recent research has introduced approximate hardware units that produce incorrect outputs deterministically or probabilistically for some small subset of inputs but allow significantly higher throughput or lower power than their errorfree counterparts. The integration, validation, and evaluation of these approximate units in architectures and processors, however, remains challenging. In this paper, we introduce ADeLe, a high-level language for the description, configuration, and integration of approximate hardware units into processors. ADeLe reduces the design effort for approximate hardware by modeling approximations at a high level of abstraction and automatically injecting them into a processor model for architectural simulation. Approximations in ADeLe may modify or completely replace the functional behavior of instructions according to user-defined policies. Instructions may be approximated deterministically or probabilistically (e.g., based on operating voltage and frequency). To allow for controlled testing, approximations may be enabled and disabled from software. Energy is automatically accounted based on customizable models that consider the potential power savings of the approximations that are enabled in the system. ADeLe provides designers with a generic and flexible verification framework, allowing them to easily evaluate the energy-quality trade-offs of their designs in applications. We demonstrate the language and corresponding framework by introducing different approximation techniques into a processor model, on top of which we run selected applications. We demonstrate ADeLe using 6 approximate designs with 4 image processing and 2 floating point applications. Our experiments show how ADeLe may be used to generate approximate CPUs and to evaluate energy-quality trade-offs for different applications with reduced effort.


This work is devoted to the rupture behavior of elastomers filled with carbon black (CB) or silica. Two elastomers have been studied: one which crystallizes under strain, natural rubber (NR), and another one which does not crystallize, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR). The study of the crack propagation of Single Edge Notched specimen (SENT) during stretching at different speeds focuses on the crack initiation and crack deviation phenomenon. This deviation is of main importance in the materials crack resistance as it leads to a large increase in the energy needed for rupture. The deviation in filled or unfilled NR is controlled by crystallization, which is a slow process. In unfilled SBR, deviation is controlled by polymer chain orientation, which is hindered by relaxation mechanisms. The introduction of fillers promotes strain amplification, and strain anisotropy in the crack tip region of the notched samples, and therefore crack deviation. In term of energy density at break of the SBR composites, the SBR filled with silica treated with a covering agent is the most efficient. Thus, a weak interface between the silica and SBR promotes better rupture properties. When comparing Silica and CB filled NR, the highest strain energy to rupture is also obtained with silica. This might be due to the weaker filler-matrix interface for silica. Thus, these results evidence the kinetic aspect of the rupture, and of the mechanisms it involves: the polymer relaxation, the crystallization (for NR), and the filler-matrix interaction and decohesion, all of them being strongly interrelated.


The aims of this study are to explain how gender role concept constructed toward the children and also to identify the consequences of gender role differences that profoundly affect the quality of individual lives as reflected in play. I employed Tennessee William's The Glass Menagerie play as the object of my study. This study was a qualitative study with Sociological approach. The data were in a form of words, phrases, sentences, and dialogues. They were collected by reading the script of the drama thoroughly, interpreting, triangulating, identifying, inventorying, and reporting the data. Some relevant theories were also used to support the analysis and answer the statements of problem. From this study, it can be concluded that parent exerts strong influences on person in perceiving their gender role concept. Masculine and feminine are quite conventional and the expectation connected to each gender become important to fulfill. However, the presence of gender roles gives consequences in life. It creates different gap toward men and women existence because women tend to be more dependent on men because they are powerless and subordinate to men. In fact, unequal power and position heighten gender based social inequalities.


Bamboo has been by tradition used as a building material and in present-day used in low cost housing, building temporary structures and other homegrown architectural expressions. In a building the walls, slabs, beams and column are the most important sections, which can be analyzed distinctively based on the needs, thus, improving the speed of construction and reducing the construction cost. With the advancement of science and technology and the tight supply of timber, new methods are needed for the processing of bamboo to make it more durable and more usable in terms of building materials. Bamboo has several unique advantages like ability to grow fast with a high yield and also it matures quickly. In this paper we point out the various aspects of predestined building methodologies by highlighting the different available techniques, and the economical advantages achieved by its adoption. This paper compares the cost of steel reinforcement with bamboo reinforcement by designing of two way slab and doubly reinforced beam. To study the effect of replacement of steel reinforcement by bamboo reinforcement, designs have been conducted on the span of two way slab of size 3650 x 4570 sq-mm with providing beams. The information in this report has been compiled from reports of test programs by various researchers and represents current opinion. In this paper the designs are done on the calculation of loads according to IS 456:2000 and compare the costs of structure by design of structure.


ABS TRACT Ob jec ti ve: Mic ro sur gi cal tis su e trans fers are wi dely used for the re cons truc ti on of the de fects re sul ting from the ex ci si on of the ma lig nan ci es and ad ju vant the ra pi es are al so com monly emp lo yed in or der to im pro ve the sur vi val. Af ter sur gery, furt her ne ed for che mot he rapy and radi ot he rapy is not un com mon. Ho we ver, the se tre at ment mo da li ti es may ha ve ad ver se ef fects on each ot her. Ef fects of che mot he ra pe u tic agents on mic ro vas cu lar anas to mo sis sho uld be known well so that tre at ment plan can be do ne. Mi tomy cin C is one of the most to xic che mot he ra pe u tic agents. In this ex pe ri men tal study we ha ve in ves ti ga ted the ef fects of mi tomy cin C on the mic ro vas cu lar anas to mo sis. Ma te ri al and Met hods: Twenty Spra gu e-Daw ley rats we re used. 10 mg/m2 Mi tomy cin C was ad mi nis te red in tra pe ri to ne ally to 10 ani mals in study gro up. The ot her 10 ani mals we re used as the con trol gro up. One we ek la ter mic ro vas cu lar anas to mo ses we re car ri ed out on fe mo ral ar te ri es of all of the ani mals. Re sults: Af ter two we eks of wa i ting pe ri od, ani mals we re re o pe ra ted and pa tency of the anas to mo ses we re chec ked, al so a his to lo gic study was car ri ed out. Mac ros co pi cally pul sa ti le blo od flow was ob ser ved in all but two ani mals in study gro up and one ani mal in con trol gro up. His to lo gi cally, no ad di ti o nal re ac ti on aga inst mi to miy cin C in mus cu lar and ad ven ti ti al la yers of the ves sel walls was ob ser ved. We fo und out that the re was no sig ni fi cant diffe ren ce bet we en the ani mals in con trol gro up and study gro up in terms of pa tency of the anas to mo ses and his to lo gi cal fin dings. Conc lu si on: Sin ce Mi tomy cin C is one of the most to xic che mot he ra pe u tic agents it is im por tant to know that it do es not af fect the mic ro vas cu lar anas to mo ses ad ver sely.


Objective To establish a rapid classification method of different quality edible oil using mid-infrared spectroscopy. Methods The chemical composition of different quality of edible oil was different, mid-infrared spectroscopy was used to fully grasp and reflect the chemical composition of edible oil information, and the principal component analysis(PCA) combined with Mahalanobis distance method were applied to preprocessing the infrared spectra of edible oil, and extracted feature information, and then appropriate classification model was established by support vector machines(SVM) based on statistical learning theory, the model automatically identify different categories of quality edible oil properties. Results Random edible oil samples were selected from the market, 3 different brands of soya bean oil, peanut oil, and a total of 60 samples were tested, and the correct classification rate was 100%. Conclusion The method based on mid-infrared spectroscopy statistical learning theory is effective for rapid classification and identification of different quality edible oil.


Photograph of a machine at an airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania or Charleston, South Carolina. The machine appears to have several tubes that extend into the sky.


BACKGROUND
Few studies have examined culture's effect on pediatric care.

OBJECTIVES
To analyze 3 cases illustrating the importance of culture in pediatrics.

METHODS
Case analysis with a cultural competency model.

RESULTS
No interpreter was available for the parents of a 3-year-old brought to the emergency department because of abdominal pain; she was discharged twice, returned with an acute abdomen, and was hospitalized for treatment of appendiceal rupture and peritonitis. A 2-year-old fractured her clavicle in a fall but was placed in social services' custody because of a pediatrician's misinterpretation. Parents of a ventilation-dependent 2-week-old with encephalopathy, seizures, and renal failure were unaware of the infant's poor prognosis, despite use of an interpreter.

CONCLUSIONS
Culture can have a significant impact on pediatric care; use of a simple model can ensure that pediatricians provide culturally competent care.


This study aims to determine the effectiveness of the application of cooperative script learning models in lectures Theory & Practice of Listening Learning as an effort to improve student achievement, activities, and speaking skills. Listening skills are one of the important language skills to be mastered by students, so appropriate strategies or learning models are needed in their application. The research method used in this study is an experimental research method with a pretest-posttest control group design research design. The population in this research were students programme of study in the Indonesian Language and Literature Education  FKIP Unpas. The sample in this study was the first semester students Programme of Study in the Indonesian Language and Literature Education FKIP Unpas. Based on the results of data processing using the SPSS 25 application, the value of sig is obtained. (2-tailed) of 0,000 <0.05. This shows that Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. Therefore, it can be interpreted that the learning outcomes, activities, and speaking skills of semester I students programme of study in the Indonesian Language and Literature Education FKIP Unpas increased in lectures on Theory and Practice of Listening Learning using Cooperative Script learning models.


This paper aims at investigating the processes underlying the relationship between creative process engagement (CPE) and new product performance. Drawing on the literature of new product developmen...


Data rooms in institutes and departm ents of colleges are important organ s providing the information and data for teachin g activities and scientific researc hes,whose status are becoming more and more important with the comi ng of the information times.This essay analyzes the new mis-sions and situations to the data settlements,and discusses the quality t hat the data assistants should possess,as well as the ways to develo p the high -quality data administrators.


the construction industry in China heavily relies on conventional cast in-situ construction method involving extensive use of timber formworks, in-situ concreting, substantial amount of wet trades and bamboo scaffolding. Constructions like this are described as "labor intensive, dangerous and polluting"[1]. Globally, however, the promotion of residential industrialization recently years seems to change the situation, prefabrication construction is the main method of residential industrialization, which is being increasingly used in the building industry, alleviating some of the environmental burdens associated with conventional construction. The sustainable construction aspects of adopting prefabrication in residential buildings are researched by some institutes and practiced by some enterprises; Vanke Real Estate Company is one of them. This paper has reviewed the course of prefabricated development of Vanke. The construction technology, environment, economic and design modes of Vanke in Xinlicheng project are introduced and assessed. The results revealed that environment, economic and construction technologies of using prefabrication are significant when compared to conventional construction methods, though there are still lots of spaces for evolution. This implies that a wider use of prefabrication techniques could contribute to residential industrialization and sustainable construction. Keywordsresidential buildings; precast concrete; prefabrication construction; sustainable construction;


The paper reflects on the ethical complexities of fieldwork 'at home' in Cape Town, South Africa and Namibia. It draws on Cheater's (1987) idea of the 'citizen anthropologist' to consider the obligations of resident anthropologists to the subjects of their research. It shows the shifts in understandings of research and the research relationship and explores the power dynamics of such relationships. It argues that anthropologists should be viewed in terms of situated identifications in order to lead the ethics debate towards more historically and politically conscious considerations.


Europe and the United States genetically modified food trade disputes is a social phenomenon which reflects the developing trend of social governance in international law.From legal analysis of the disputes we can find where is separating and communicating relationship between trade right and human right.Meantime,the conflict between interests and security need to coordinate in international law.Face genetically modified food trade of international law,we must balance the relationship between abiding international obligations and safeguarding national interests.


We consider the problem of the choice of gauge in nonrelativistic strong-laser-field physics. For this purpose, we use the phase-space path-integral formalism to obtain the momentum-space matrix element of the exact time-evolution operator. With the assumption that the physical transition amplitude corresponds to transitions between eigenstates of the physical energy operator rather than the unperturbed Hamiltonian H0=(−i∂/∂r)2/2+V(r), we prove that the aforementioned momentum-space matrix elements obtained in velocity gauge and length gauge are equal. These results are applied to laser-assisted electron-ion radiative recombination (LAR). The transition amplitude comes out identical in length gauge and velocity gauge, and the expression agrees with the one conventionally obtained in length gauge. In addition to the strong-field approximation (SFA), which is the zeroth-order term of our expansion, we present explicit results for the first-order and the second-order terms, which correspond to LAR preceded by single and double scattering, respectively. Our general conclusion is that in applications to atomic processes in strong-field physics the length-gauge version of the SFA (and its higher-order corrections) should be used. Using the energy operator as the basis-defining Hamiltonian, we have shown that the resulting transition amplitude is gauge invariant and agrees with the form commonly derived in length gauge.


The initial discovery and implementation by the author of a particular kind of nonstandard finite difference (NSFD) scheme called a "Mickens finite difference" (MFD) for approximating the radial derivatives of the Laplacian in cylindrical coordinates is reviewed. The development of a similar scheme for the spherical coordinates case is also recounted. Examples of application of the schemes to several related (singular and nonsingular, linear and nonlinear) boundary value problems are given. Examples of applying Buckmire's MFD scheme to the bifurcatory, nonlinear eigenvalue problems of Bratu and Gel'fand are also presented. The results support the utility and versatility of MFD schemes for boundary value problems with singularities or bifurcations.


A new model is developed to study the initial motion of sediment in oscillatory flow over a flat bottom on the basis of available experimental data. It is found that the initial motion of sediment in oscillatory flow is uniquely defined by the simple model of A/d=KA2ω/ν+B, where A= semiexcursion of wave orbital motion near the bed; ω= angular frequency; d= grain diameter; ν= kinematic viscosity; and K and B= dimensionless coefficients determined by the immersed sediment weight. For a given sediment, the onset velocity derived from the model is found to initially increase with the wave period T and then approach a constant. A practical formula is also presented to calculate the onset velocity of sediment in the coastal zone.


This paper addressed the nature and extent of conjugal interaction patterns with reference to the fertility behavior of couples in a homogeneous fishing community of Visakhapatnam using the multivariate regression analysis. The study was conducted in 1975 on a sample of 250 married women. 2 key independent variables selected were: interspousal communication and decision-making process in the family. Fertility (measured by number of pregnancies) was the dependent variable of analysis. Data indicated a clear-cut division of labor between the sexes with women managing the entire household holding a fairly good status in the family and appearing to share equally in familial authority. Desire for parenthood is strong. Mean age at marriage was 13.2 years and at consummation was 15.5 years. Average household size was 6.9. Number of pregnancies of respondents ranged from 0-3 average being 4.3. Interspousal communication about family planning and related matters was not a common practice and whatever communication occurred was extended to close kin of the couple. Neither wife nor husband had a monopoly over the 6 selected decision areas (disposal/purchase of property family size contraception education of children religious matters marriage matters). The low incidence of interspousal communication is limited to fertility matters. There appears to be a coexistence of tradition and egalitarianism at the family level. If family community norms and kin influence fail to support family size limitation decisions sustained educational campaigns will be required in family planning program development in this type of community.


The cardiac injury and sequelae of Delta Variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) remain unknown. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of cardiac involvement in patients recovering from Delta Variant of COVID‐19 based on multi‐parametric cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).


The number of school-based clinics is rapidly increasing across the country. They are showing an encouraging amount of success both in reducing the number of teenage pregnancies and in improving the health of the adolescent population. Many aspects contribute to this success including the proximity of the clinic to the students, the educational component, and the comprehensive services provided. In addition, school-based clinics help the students achieve the normal developmental tasks, thus facilitating the adolescent's transition from childhood to adulthood. This article highlights an effective school-based clinic operating in rural Colorado using a fictional case study to illustrate the adolescents' point of view.


Background & Objectives: Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is known as one of the common complications in geriatric patients. Although the pathogenesis of POCD may be multi-factorial, increasing evidence show links between POCD and neuroinflammation. More recently, we reported that preoperative exercise training can attenuate the development of neuroinflammation and related POCD. As with exercise training, resveratrol, a red wine polyphenol, increases mitochondrial biogenesis, stimulates angiogenesis and improve insulin sensitivity. In the present study, we investigated the preventive effect of resveratrol on the development of neuroinflammation and concomitant POCD in a rat abdominal surgery model.


Gut fluorescence attributable to algae caten by an herbivorous zooplankter should be a function of chlorophyll consumption minus loss of pheopigments in defecation. The amount of chlorophyll ingested, as determined in a laboratory grazing experiment, minus the gut pigment content at the end in the grazers, should equal chlorophyll dcfecatcd and should also provide a calibration for the determination of evacuation rate in filtered seawater. The kinetics of gut filling and emptying in Temora Iongicornis have been studied at different food concentrations. Neither is constant with time. Filling rate is positively correlated with food concentration but gut pigment content may be maximal at lower concentrations when food supply is presumably still limiting. Evacuation rates, while not constant, are independent of initial gut chlorophyll content or food concentration in the experimental environment over a range from 0.5 to 8 mm3 liter-' of Coulter Counter volume. Ingestion rates determined from gut pigment concentration and gut clearance time and those determined from filtration rate were directly correlated (slope = 1) but showed a systematic difference apparently caused by undetected loss of gut pigment. An improved method for determining in situ grazing rates from gut pigment measurements is proposed.


This study reports effect of salinity on some growth attributes of two sugarcane cultivars at grand growth stage, in comparison with the control plants. In view of data presented here for different growth attributes, it is clear that responses of two varieties of sugarcane were different at different salinity levels. However, saline growth medium caused an overall reduction in growth in both the cultivars. COJ-84 was found relatively tolerant to salinity as compared to CP-77-400. COJ-84 produces more millable stalks per hectare, stalk length and stalk weight as compared to CP-77-400 under saline conditions.


This study involved isolation, purification and identification
of bioactive compound from the leaves of Kecibiling, Strobilanthes
crispus. The bioactive compound obtained was tested for its
antibacterial activity both in vitro and in vivo.
Chemical investigation on the leaves using methanol,
Column Chromatography and liquid- liquid extraction of the oily
fraction resulted in the isolation, purification and identification of
the active compound, verbascoside.


The 2017 Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) on "parentage" adjudication follows the 2000 UPA on "parent-child relationship" adjudications by not expressly recognizing that a court applying its own law may sometimes need to utilize its rules on choice of law. Express recognition is necessary, as was done in 1996 Uniform Interstate Foreign Support Act. This need arises due to comity, if not the federal constitutional Full Faith and Credit requirement, in parentage/parent-child settings wherein imprecise norms, especially the newly-recognized de facto parenthood, may be employed. Notwithstanding the Johnson case from North Dakota, one pursued for child support as a parent should not necessarily be assessed as a possible de facto parent under North Dakota law just because suit was brought there, especially when the parent (also a grandmother) seeking support, as well as the child in need of support, never lived in North Dakota and when the alleged parent (also a grandfather) only recently moved to North Dakota.


Abstract: Finite element analysis and fuzzy multi-objective optimization technique have been integrated to solve the die structure design of sheet metal forming by transforming fuzzy multi-objective problem into a normal optimization problem. A mathematical model of fuzzy optimization for bending die was established. A fuzzy goal set was constructed. The fuzziness of multi-objective functions and constraints were defined. The optimal solution and optimal constraint value of individual objective function in the feasible field were found using the genetic algorithms. An electronic part bending case shows that this approach is more effective and accurate than traditional finite element analysis method and the 'trial and error' procedure.


The Content Addressable Memory (CAM) is a class of memory that allows access by data instead of by physical address. On a read access to a CAM, embedded into a processor cache, each word is compared in a broadcast mode, to see if it matches the requested data; thus requiring only one access. Due to their parallel pattern matching property, CAMs are gaining increasing importance over Random Access Memory (RAM) in recent years, though design complexity and power consumption continue to remain the major drawbacks. The challenge in the design of a CAM cell is to reduce leakage power in its compare circuitry without sacrificing the speed. This paper describes a novel high-performance low power design of Serial CAM block using Dual-Threshold CMOS (DTCMOS) technique, Transmission Gates (TG), Transistor Stacks and an efficient Match Adaptive Architecture. In this design, for high speed and low power operation, we have used four separate, though not independent techniques. Replacing pass transistors by TG, including transistor stacks in the compare circuitry and assigning appropriate threshold voltages with dual threshold technique have been found to reduce the Power Delay Product (PDP) of the basic serial CAM cell by as much as up to 30%. Switching to a unique Match Adaptive Architecture further improves this Power-Performance of the CAM block significantly as compared to the conventional configuration. Index Terms ─ Stack Transistor, Dual Threshold CMOS, TG, PDP, Match Adaptive Architecture


This is a study of the processes of design of large technological systems based on a two-case study: the rapid transit bus system, Transmilenio, in Bogotá, Colombia, and the urban rail system, Metro, in Copenhagen, Denmark. The research focused especially on the process by which designers define material scripts during the conception, construction, implementation and operation of large technological systems. The main argument is that designers define scripts in a process in which three parallel developments are at play: first, a reading takes place of the history (past, present, future) of the arena of development where the system will be constructed. Second, designers define scripts through the delegation of agency, causes and responsibilities to humans and non-humans, a process in which the limits of the system are also defined and enacted. Third, the process of the definition of scripts implies a reconfiguration of the designing team, the supporting actors and the diverse user groups. By tracing material scripts, the author accounts for the unfolding of visions, politics and materialities that constitute the system. The analysis contributes to understanding the complex sociotechnical dynamics involved in the design processes of large technological systems by revealing how their constitution produces a reconfiguration of the arena of development of urban transport. This dynamic substantiates the co-evolution of technological systems and the city.


Background and Purpose Clinical trials of new drugs that reverse neurological deficits when used in the first hours of stroke onset suggest that early hospital admission is important. We analyzed a database of patients with acute stroke to determine the factors that delay hospital admission. Methods We analyzed all patients with their first stroke during 1993 in the province of Central Finland (population, 256 000). Patients referred to the Central Hospital, the only tertiary referral hospital in the area, were included in the study. Results Of the patients with first stroke, 363 (79%) were admitted to the Central Hospital. The stroke subtype was confirmed in 356 (98%) patients with CT scan, and the patient population included 272 (75%) with brain infarction, 51 (14%) with intracerebral hemorrhage, and 40 (11%) with subarachnoid hemorrhage. The most important factor associated with a delay in reaching the hospital was the referral pattern. The median delay was 2 hours for patients brought directly to the ...


Purpose:To study the diagnosis and treatment of femoral neuropathy in renal transplantation. Methods:Data of 4 cases of neuropathy in renal transplantation were reviewed and reported, including detailed clinical and electromyographic analysis.Results:All 4 patients recovered by conservative treatment within 6 months, but quadriceps wasting was noted in 1 cases.Conclusions:The possible pathophysiology included nerve ischemia, retractors injury and hematoma compression. Early physiotherapy should be arranged to avoid muscles wasting.


PURPOSE
To determine the involvement of p53 in ionizing radiation-induced excision and recombination repair.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Shuttle vector pZ189 containing radiation-induced single strand breaks plus base damage (ocDNA), ultraviolet-radiation damage (uvDNA), or a restriction enzyme-produced double strand break (linDNA) were processed in unirradiated or irradiated p53wt and p53mut lymphoblasts. Mutation frequencies in the supF-tRNA target gene and survival of plasmids processed in p53wt and p53mut hosts were compared.

RESULTS
Mutation frequencies of oc-, uv- or linDNA were similar after processing in unirradiated p53wt and p53mut hosts. However, the mutation frequency of ocDNA and uvDNA decreased 50% when processed in irradiated p53wt hosts but was unaltered in irradiated p53mut hosts. In contrast, linDNA mutation frequencies varied similarly whether processed in irradiated p53wt or p53mut hosts: mutation frequency decreased twofold when linDNA was transfected immediately after host irradiation but increased twofold when transfection was delayed by 2h. Double strand break rejoining capacity, determined by the ratio of the number of progenies from linDNA to that from undamaged pZ189, differed both qualitatively and quantitatively in irradiated p53wt and p53mut hosts.

CONCLUSIONS
These studies show induction of DNA repair in mammalian cells by ionizing radiation and indicate the involvement of p53 in the modulation of excision repair fidelity and double strand break rejoining capacity.


A single-chip MPEG-4 audiovisual LSI based on the proposed scalable multiprocessor architecture has been developed for IMT-2000 multimedia applications. The LSI consists of three 16-bit multimedia-extended RISC processors and dedicated hardware accelerators, so as to achieve both low power consumption and high cost-effectiveness. It handles the MPEG- 4 video SP@L1 codec with the QCIF image at 15 frames per second, the AMR speech codec, and the ITU-T H.223 multiplexing at 60MHz consuming only 80mW, which is 33% of the previous design. The MPEG-4 audiovisual LSI was fabricated in 0.18us CMOS technology with quad metal using the embedded DRAM.


: This article examines how fiber crafting can develop mathematics learning and learners. Extending the constructionist paradigm with relational materialist principles, this paper advances the notion of "materialized action," which describes the natural inquiry process that results through emergent patterns between learners and the materialized traces of their actions. This paper takes a qualitative approach, combining a design and intervention phase examine fiber crafts (here knitting) and engagement in a "powerful idea" (i


In China 's five thousand years of history,there have a large number of skilled ethnic traditional crafts,but as times change,lot of traditional crafts are facing the embarrassment state of no successor.Blue calico is one of the traditional craft in our nation.Although it has fresh style,simple,elegant,but its prospects are not optimistic.A lot of the blue calico enterprise dropped because of the old equipment,The variety of the production is little,lack of innovation awareness and research institute,the production mode are still the old workshop.Protection and development of national traditional crafts looms ahead.


This paper deals with beliefs change in a multi-agent system. New concepts are introduced and other aspects of beliefs change are studied. A particular interest is given to the beliefs change due to communication between agents. An explicit distinction is made between private beliefs and communicated beliefs. For these two types of beliefs, we propose several strategies of beliefs change based on the credibility of the communicator.


The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of standard medical therapy in lowering the risk of cardiovascular death in the remote period after myocardial revascularization (MR), taking into account the presence of renal dysfunction. Material and Methods: The study included 90 patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and indications for revascularization. We evaluated a drug therapy obtained at different stages of revascularization, as well as the severity of patients' condition and the prevalence of renal dysfunction. Results: In the remote period after MR (5.8±0.05 years), 71/78.9% patients participated in the study; death occurred in 10/12.3% patients. The duration of therapy for chronic myocardial ischemia before MR (P=0.005), as well as compliance with prescribed therapy during 6 months (P=0.008) after this procedure, affected cardiovascular death in the remote period after MR. Using statins before MR reduced the risk of cardiovascular death by 17.2% (P=0.01), beta-blockers -14.95% (P=0.04), and ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) - 15.75% (P=0.03). The lack of regular use of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) for 6 months after RM was associated with an increase in the risk of cardiovascular death up to 36.2% (P=0.005). Statins and ACEIs are drugs that reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in the presence of renal dysfunction (P<0.05). Conclusion: An efficient drug regimen for patients after MR is important in reducing a long-term prognosis of cardiovascular death and for an efficient correction of coronary artery patency. (Int J Biomed. 2016;6(1):12-17.).


An analytical technique for more realistically predicting source emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2), to be used in conjunction with an alternative method of predicting violations of air quality standards, is presented. The mean and variability of sulfur content in the base fuel is represented by a log-normal distribution. The CRSTER model is utilized as the basic dispersion model in this technique. The CRSTER results are statistically analyzed using a cumulative distribution function for the source strength to predict the potential for violations of predetermined air quality standards. Using representative plant input characteristics, actual meteorological data and estimates of sulfur content in low-sulfur coal, probabilities of one excursion and multiple excursions, defined as a violation, of the 24-hour PSD increment for SO2 are calculated. While arbitrary autocorrelations are discussed, for the most part results are derived assuming an emission rate which is perfectly correlated in time. Regulatory acce...


Two group pre-post designs are very commonly used in medical research to study the effect of interventions on numerical outcome variables. Sometimes these measurements don't follow the fundamental statistical assumption of normality and two-way repeated measures mixed ANOVA cannot be used. Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) with Gamma log link function is a non-parametric analogue that can be used when data is skewed. When compared to other methods GEE has fewer assumptions and provides precise estimates.In the present study, the application of GEE is demonstrated using a simulated data. Different steps involved in the GEE analysis using SPSS software were also provided as an easy guide to researchers. This study could serve medical researchers understand, perform and interpret GEE in a better way.


The general structure of education in France As a result of a sharp increase in population, the French educational system, like that of many other countries, has undergone radical changes over the past few years. But, as elsewhere, the three main divisions remain essentially the same: Primary education for the six to eleven year olds I shall not dwell on this stage longer than to point out  that new mathematics (important  to physics education) is gradually being introduced at this early level. We are hoping against hope, of course, that the pupil will retain for future use at secondary level a working knowledge of elementary arithmetic. Secondary education for the 11 to 18 year olds this is our main concern. I would mention here that since schooling is compulsory until 16, the structure of this level is rather diversified. Higher  education, comprising universities, the engineering colleges and the university institutes of technology we shall return to this when we come to teachers' training.


Let be continuous. Bernstein's approximation problem, posed in 1924, dealt with approximation by polynomials in the norm The qualitative form of this problem was solved by Achieser, Mergelyan, and Pollard, in the 1950's. Quantitative forms of the problem were actively investigated starting from the 1960's. We survey old and recent aspects of this topic. One recent finding is that there are weights for which the polynomials are dense, but which do not admit a Jackson-Favard inequality. In fact the weight ! #"%$& (' ) *+ -,/. "0. $ exhibits this peculiarity. Moreover, not all 132 spaces are the same when degree of approximation is considered. We also pose some open problems. Key words. weighted approximation, polynomial approximation, Jackson-Bernstein theorems AMS subject classification. 41A17 1. Introduction. Suppose we wish to approximate by polynomials on the whole real line, obtaining analogues of Weierstrass' Theorem. Then we have to deal with the unboundedness of polynomials on unbounded intervals. To cope with this difficulty, that distinguished approximator S. N. Bernstein multiplied by a weight, considering weighted polynomials such as 4658739 :<; =?> @A73BDC+E 7 FG HE where 4 is a polynomial, or more generally, 4I5J739LKM58739ON Here K decays sufficiently fast at PRQ to counteract the growth of every polynomial. The most intriguing question is what can be approximated, and in what sense. This problem is known as Bernstein's approximation problem, after it was posed by Bernstein in 1924. A more precise statement is as follows: let KTS VUW58X0EDY[Z be continuous. When is it true that for every continuous \ S% ]U^ with _#`ba c d c egf 5 \ Kh9i587i9kj]XLE there exists a sequence of polynomials l 4+m3n f mporq with _b`#a m egf]s 5 \ @t4 m 90K s[u wvyxiz j{X}| We say then that the polynomials are dense. The restriction that \ K has limit X at PRQ is essential: if 73~%KM58739 is bounded on the real line for every non-negative  , then 7O~ K€5-739 has limit X at PRQ for every such  , and so the same is true of every weighted polynomial 4gK . So we could not hope to approximate in the uniform norm, any function \ for which \ K does not have limit X at PRQ . The version of Bernstein's problem considered here is not the  Received May 27, 2005. Accepted for publication December 23, 2005. Recommended by I. Pritsker. Research supported by NSF grant DMS-0400446 and Israel US-BSF Grant 2004353. School of Mathematics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0160 (firstname.lastname@example.com). 166 ETNA Kent State University firstname.lastname@example.com WEIGHTED APPROXIMATION 167 most general form: in some versions, K is not assumed to be continuous, or defined on all of , allowing (for example), a weight defined on a countable set of points. Bernstein's approximation problem was solved independently by Achieser, Mergelyan, and Pollard, in the 1950's. Their solutions involve regularization of the weight. For example [10, p. 153] Mergelyan showed that there is a positive answer to Bernstein's problem iff ' f ƒ f _#"%…‡† 58ˆ 9 Y‡‰Šˆ BŒ‹ ˆj Q E where Mergelyan's regularization of K is † 58Ž 9+j{'0=/'A" 4I58Ž 9<" S%4 a polynomial and '0= "–• x " 4I58ˆ 90K—5Jˆ 9 " ˜ Y‡‰Šˆ B ™ YLš›N In another formulation, there is a positive answer iff † 58Ž 9j Q for at least one non-real Ž (and then † 58Ž 9j Q for all non-real Ž ). Akhiezer [10, p. 158] used instead the regularization K 58Ž 9j]'0=œi" 465žŽ}9[" S%4 a polynomial with s 4gK s<u vŸxiz ™ Y} ¡N He showed that the polynomials are dense iff ' f ƒ f _b" … K 5Jˆ 9 Y‡‰Šˆ B ‹ ˆkj Q N Finally, Pollard [10, p. 164] showed that the polynomials are dense essentially iff  L= ' ' f ƒ f _#"%… " 4I5J7i9D" Y‡‰Š7 B¢‹ 7 S%4 a polynomial with s 4gK s<u v xiz ™ Y š j Q N Of course, these are not very transparent criteria. When the weight is in some sense regular, simplifications are possible. If K is even, and _#£ Y¥¤%K€5-¦ d 9 is even and convex, a simpler necessary and sufficient condition for density of the polynomials is [10, p. 170] ' f § _b£ Y ̈¤pKM587i9 Yk‰Š7 B ‹ 7Gj Q N In particular, for Ka©R5J7i9kj]:<; =«5'@Š" 7¬" © 9iE the polynomials are dense iff Š® Y . As regards necessary conditions, Hall showed that ' f ƒ f _b" … K—5Jˆ 9 Y‡‰ ̄ˆ B ‹ ˆj Q is necessary for density. When density fails, only a limited class of entire functions can be approximated. A comprehensive treatment of this topic is given in Koosis' book [10]. A concise elegant exposition appears in [9, p. 28 ff.]. In the 1950's the search began for a quantitative form of Bernstein's Theorem. Bernstein and Jackson had provided quantitative forms of Weierstrass' Theorem before the first World ETNA Kent State University email@example.com


Battery management systems can measure the performance of batteries. Most significantly, they can estimate expected run time under certain discharge conditions. The calculation is defined as the average current coming from the battery multiplied by the time it takes to reach a safe cutoff point of the battery. These two variables, average discharge current and duration, are directly proportional to each other. Using the average current and time multiplied together provides amp hour rating. An efficient and low cost way to measure these values is by using a microcontroller such as Arduino Nano [1]. The Arduino determines average discharge current and can record time to estimate the Ah rating of the battery. After some fine adjustment using designing methods, the system was obtaining acceptable values from discharging tests using a EFest IMR18650 2Ah Li-Mn battery. Using a standard battery datasheet, the proper shutoff voltage was determined to be 2.5V [2]. The test results were within our acceptable range on the printed battery Ah value. The voltages were then plotted in Matlab using a CSV file created by the serial monitor print out from the microcontroller.


Objective: To introduce the basic structure and working principle of computed radiography and discuss the importance of job of maintaining. Methods: The author listed three maintenance cases and analyzed and processed these fault cases. Results: The normal work of the instrument accuracy, stability and result were ensured. Conclusion: The timely and accurate fault analysis and processing is of great help to improve the utilization efficiency of CR.


This article provides a first conceptual discussion of the usefulness of ethnography for International Human Resource Management. In line with its original anthropological meaning, ethnography is understood as a multi-paradigmatic mindset involving five interrelated strands, all of which have the potential to contribute to International Human Resource Management studies. Structural-functionalist ethnography enables deep comparison and can thus contribute, for instance, to meeting the structural and institutional integration challenges of International Human Resource Management. Interpretive ethnography sheds light onto the hidden realities of International Human Resource Management and can thus help, for example, to acknowledge the diversity of employee and stakeholder experiences. Critical, postmodern, and postcolonial ethnography reveal the power-inequalities associated with diverse frameworks, practices, and work experiences in a global context. They can thus help overcome the inherent power-inequalities of International Human Resource Management and might utilize previously marginalized knowledge for the development of alternative International Human Resource Management strategies and practices. Yet, leveraging the full potential of ethnography for International Human Resource Management studies requires International Human Resource Management scholars not to borrow pre-selected ethnographic approaches, such as interpretive ethnography, from related disciplines, such as International Business and Cross-Cultural Management, because these might not fit the specific needs of International Human Resource Management. For facilitating this goal, this article provides a first multi-paradigmatic discussion of the development and principles of ethnography in anthropology, and its present and potential contributions to International Human Resource Management studies. It is not a guide of how to do ethnography, but a roadmap enabling future International Human Resource Management researchers to choose their ethnographic research strategy consciously, reflexively, and as their research interest demands for.


When a solution of soybean acid-precipitated or 11S protein was frozen and stored at −1 to −5°C, the protein became partially insoluble after thawing. Ultracentrifugation and disc-electrophoresis o...


Recently, increasing numbers of games and simulators are being implemented by employing the physically-based modeling techniques for better realism. In this paper, we propose the implementation techniques for overhead crane simulator based on ODE, the well-known open source dynamic engine. By comparing the dynamic behavior of the proposed system with a commercial engine based simulator, the physical plausibility and the effectiveness of the ODE based OHC simulator are verified. We expect the proposed the OHC simulator can be successfully utilized for virtual training in various educational institutes.


Introduction: In many cases the lateral release is the treatment of choice in patients with patellar lateralisation. However, in a considerable percentage postoperative complaints remain (1). One reason can be that the pathogenesis of the altered patellar kinematics is not only localized in the femoro-patellar joint but caused by an altered femoro-tibial kinematics (2). The objective was therefore to analyze (a) tibioand patello-femoral 3Dkinematics in healthy volunteers and in patients with patellar lateralisation preand postoperatively and (b) whether changes in femoro-patellar kinematics correlate with alteration in femoro-tibial kinematics.


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Background/aim: Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, chest computerized tomography (CCT) was shown to be more sensitive than real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain Reaction (rRT-PCR) in detecting the disease, especially in regions with high disease prevalence. In this study, we aimed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of chest CT in the diagnosis of COVID-19.
Materials and methods: Between 17 March, 2020 and 25 April, 2020, 2170 patients who were admitted to the hospital for any reason and underwent chest CT scanning were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with a pre-diagnosis of COVID-19 and a positive rRT-PCR test, two consecutive negative rRT-PCR tests, or with a first negative rRT-PCR test and a positive follow-up rRT-PCR test were included. The day of the rRT-PCR test for these patients was counted as day "0," and 200 patients whose CCT was performed within +/- three days were included in the study.
Results: Of the 200 patients included in the study, 118 were rRT-PCR-positive, and 82 were rRT-PCR-negative. Of the 118 patients with positive rRT-PCR results, 62/118 (52.5%) had positive CCT scans. With the rRT-PCR results as the reference, the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of CCT in indicating COVID-19 infection were 52.5% (95% CI 43–61%), 67% (95% CI 56–77%), and 58.5% (95% CI 51-65%), respectively. The negative predictive value of CCT in diagnosing COVID-19 was greater for women than for men (p = 0.01).
Conclusions: In regions where the prevalence of COVID-19 is not high, the use of CCT in the diagnosis of the disease is not an alternative to the rRT-PCR test due to its low sensitivity.


The Massive Multiple Input Multiple Output receiving wire is a type of different radio wire frameworks, that is utilized to greatly utilize ghostly proficiency, strength to obstruction, expanded the transfer speed and diminished dormancy.and it is utilized to give an answer for appeal correspondence frameworks like cell portable correspondence that requires high information rate less impedance and better Mobile Node inclusion and network. The radio wire that structure the monstrous receiving wire framework is coordinated in an in some way or another that permit a gathering of radio wire to fill in as a transmitter and other make different positions might be backup to the transmitter radio wires likewise The channel that interface transmitter and recipient and which assessed with a grouping of sign called pilot signal, is critical to reproduce and demonstrated the ongoing patterns concerning channel use and receiving wire choice some open examination territory is discussed in this paper.


Simulations by isothermal and isoergic molecular dynamics show that vibrationally-cold clusters, initially at some high-energy point on their potential surfaces, relax monotonically down to low-lying minima where they are trapped. The most significant point regarding this relaxation is that species with sawtoothlike and staircaselike potentials show the same qualitative behavior, equilibrating their vibrations after each major saddle crossing. This result justifies the use of transition state kinetics for constructing coarse-grained master equations to describe the well-to-well flow of population distributions on complex potential energy surfaces, even in cases such as (KCl)32 and some protein models which have staircase topographies in which large drops in potential energy from one well to the next might suggest nonthermal kinetics could occur.