The invention discloses a dry and wet conversion device of a dry and wet dual-purpose sweeper truck. A dustbin (1) is divided into an upper layer and a lower layer by a dustbin partition plate (4). A first outlet is formed in the tube wall of a dust suction tube (8). The dry bin is communicated with an air inlet of a centrifugal dust remover (9) and an outlet in the top end of the dust suction tube (8), and the wet bin is communicated with a dust exhaust port of the centrifugal dust remover (9) and the first outlet of the dust suction tube (8). A ventilation door rotating shaft (14) is arranged inside the dust suction tube (8), one end of a ventilation door (13) is fixedly connected with the ventilation door rotating shaft (14), a ventilation door rotating shaft driving device drives the ventilation door rotating shaft (14) to rotate, and accordingly the ventilation door (13) is driven to rotate. According to the dry and wet conversion device and the dry and wet dual-purpose sweeper truck, the structure is simple, operation is convenient, the bag pasting phenomenon due to the existence of a large amount of moisture in the dustbin is avoided after the dry and wet dual-purpose sweeper truck is converted to be in a dry working mode from a wet working mode, so that the working performance of the dry and wet dual-purpose sweeper truck is greatly improved, and wide practical value is achieved.


Abstract : We have completed implementation of a variety of numerical optimization methods, including multi-directional search (MDS), differential evolution (DE), the Powell conjugate gradient method, and a zero-crossing technique. These methods have been extensively tested on several guns and collectors. The user interface to these techniques in Analyst has been completed and is included in Analyst Version 10. We have also completed development of a system for computing the manufacturing sensitivity of a design point. To support collector optimization we have recently created capabilities for the Analyst magnetostatics solver (MS3P) to output magnetic field files in a format that MICHELLE can read, and we have worked with SAIC on modifications to MICHELLE to use these files. This report was developed under a SBIR contract award for Solicitation topic N04-113.


............................................................................................................................... i Acknowledgement ............................................................................................................. iii Post Defense Acknowledgement ....................................................................................... iv Dedication ........................................................................................................................... v List of Figures ................................................................................................................... vii List of Appendices .............................................................................................................. x List of Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... xi Chapter 1: Introduction ....................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Making-Do Placemaking – The Qu'Appelle Immigration Hall ..................... 65 Chapter 3: A Sense of New Permanence – The Qu'Appelle Town Hall Opera House .. 162 Chapter 4: A Mythos of Prominence – The Prince Albert Town Hall Opera House ..... 301 Chapter 5: Conclusion..................................................................................................... 405 Bibliography ................................................................................................................... 436 Appendices:..................................................................................................................... 452


The prolific growth in civilian GNSS market initiated the modernization of GPS and the GLONASS systems in addition to the potential deployment of Galileo and Compass GNSS system.
The modernization efforts include numerous signal structure innovations to ensure better
performances over legacy GNSS system. The adoption of secondary short synchronization codes is one among these innovations that play an important role in spectral separation, bit synchronization, and narrowband interference protection. In this paper, we present a short synchronization code design based on the optimization of judiciously selected performance criteria. The new synchronization codes were obtained for lengths up to 30 bits through exhaustive search and are characterized by optimal periodic correlation. More importantly, the presence of better synchronization codes over standardized GPS and Galileo codes corroborates the benefits and the need for short synchronization code design.


Objective To investigate that iodine or combined effect of iodine and selenium on improvement of learning dysfunction by fluoride and mechanism of brain.Methods The activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) and the content of lipofuscinthe were tested by biochemistry analysis ways.Results The activity of SOD decreased and the content of lipofuscin increased in their brain by high fluoride (P0.05).It was found that proper concentration of iodine and combined administraction of iodine and selenium to mice could antagonize with this kind of influence of fluorine.It would be synergetic toxicity if concentration of iodine was too high.Conclusions All the results suggest that proper concentration of iodine or combined administraction of iodine and selenium may have ameliorative effects on descent of antioxidation of their brain organization from fluorine.


T cells recognize antigenic peptide-M}IC complexes on the surface of antigenpresenting cells. This interaction plays a crucial role in determining the outcome of parasitic infection in terms of both protective immunity and immunopathology. The understanding of parasite-specific immune responses and the development of vaccines require the identification and characterization of parasite antigens recognized by host T cells. However, the major T cell antigens of filarial species such as Brugia malayi are still undefined, partially due to present difficulties identifying CD4 T cell-stimulating antigens. Genome projects represent a total departure from the way genes have been studied in the past. In recent years, the genomic sequences of a number of pathogens have been completed and an entire field of functional genomics has developed around the use of these sequence data for evolutionary genetics, new gene and drug discovery. However, there has been much less attention on the use of these sequence data in immunology. The Filarial Genome Project is now established and has already provided a large number of sequences. I believe it is well worth pursuing these to exploit filarial genomic information for immunology. The majority of this thesis deals with the identification, gene cloning, protein expression, molecular function and vaccine development of major T cell antigens in B.malayi. Immunization of microfilariae (MO proteins with different adjuvants selectively induced antigen-specific Thi and Th2 responses in vivo. Mf-specific T cells, including Thi and Th2 cells, were used to identify MI protein fractions separated by fast protein liquid chromatography and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis-elution. This revealed a restricted number of major T cell antigens from Mf, a minority of which were insoluble. A novel serine proteinase inhibitor (serpin) gene (Bm-spn-2) was cloned by screening an Mf cDNA library with antisera against one Mf protein fraction which was highly potent at inducing antigen-specific T cell proliferation and cytokine production, while only the paramyosin gene was cloned using antisera against whole Mf proteins. Bm-spn-2, a single copy gene consisting of seven exons, was abundantly (>2% of total mRNA) and exclusively expressed by the Mf stage. This sequence analysis has been broadened into a genome data bank-based review of intron and exon sequences in B.malayi, which revealed an extended and conserved 3' splice site in all recorded B.malayi genes and relatively large introns compared with Caenorhabditis elegans. Bm-spn-2 contains 428 amino acids with a putative signal peptide and its native protein was 47.5 Wa, one of the largest of the 93 known serpins. The


The waste fish oil obtained from Baltic sprat waste in the production of canned sprats was studied as a sole carbon substrate for PHA synthesis by the wild-type strain Cupriavidus necator B-10646. Sprat oil contained a set of fatty acids with a chain length from C14 to C24, saturation factor 0.63, and provided bacterial growth and PHA synthesis. Bacteria metabolized fatty acids unevenly utilizing polyenoic acids and not using monoenoic and saturated acids. The bacterial biomass yield and the intracellular polymer concentration were 6.5 ± 0.5 g/L and 65 ± 5% by fed-batch culture in flasks. The synthesized PHAs were three-component copolymers with a predominance (97–98 mol.%) of 3-hydroxybutyrate monomers and small inclusions of 3-hydroxyvalerate and 3-hydroxyhexanoate; the ratio of monomers changed slightly depending on the sprat oil concentration. The series of samples had a temperature (Tmelt) of 158–165 °C, a molecular weight (Mw) of 540–760 kDa, and a degree of crystallinity (Cx) of 66–72%. For the first time, the waste fish oil from the production of sprats studied as a carbon substrate is a promising, affordable, and renewable substrate for PHA biosynthesis.


Endovascular stent grafts have become increasingly used in the management of arterial trauma, chronic vascular occlusive diseases, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Here, we describe a case of stent migration to the right heart due to a motor vehicle accident in a patient with iliac venous stent implanted for venous stenosis. Computed tomography (CT) scan imaging identification of a metallic stent was superior to the standard two‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) techniques without imaging artifact from reverberation. However, real time three‐dimensional (3D) TEE can precisely defined a metallic stent in right heart oriented with shape and direction without consuming time compared to that of CT scanning. The use of 3DTEE can facilitate identification of intracardiac metallic foreign bodies perioperatively in a patient with accident and emergent unstable condition. (Echocardiography 2010;27:587‐589)


Wireless LAN (WLAN) radios conserve energy by staying in sleep mode. With real-time applications like VoIP, it is not clear how much energy can be saved by this approach since packets delayed above a threshold are lost. In this work we propose the GreenCall algorithm to derive sleep/wakeup schedules for the WLAN radio to save energy during VoIP calls. The schedules provided by GreenCall consider the energy versus loss-rate tradeoff to ensure application quality is preserved. We implement GreenCall on commodity hardware and study its performance and point out possible limitations. We further extensively evaluate the effect of diverse network paths and different application parameters on possible energy savings through trace-based simulations. We show that, in spite of the interactive, real-time nature of voice, a significant amount of energy can be conserved through GreenCall.


Telling a story is a tradition of film and TV.Now,a lot of TV programmes and documentary films all like to tell a story and audience is glad.Telling a story well need applicable stratagem.I have researched on it,and gotten some good stratagems.


control of bleeding has been attempted in such cases with limited success (3). Suturing of the liver is not possible due to the friable nature of the liver. Fibrin glue has been used to control bleeding but recent reports raise safety concern over the use of glue (4). Abdominal closure with haemostatic sponges in such cases can be very useful and should be considered (5). When the bleeding occurs, ready availability of blood and clotting products to replace the loss and quick closure of abdomen to ensure tamponade will increase the chances of successful outcome.


The prohibitive costs of excavating all geophysical anomalies are well known and are one of the greatest impediments to efficient clean-up of unexploded ordnance (UXO)-contaminated lands at Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DOE) sites. Innovative discrimination techniques that can reliably distinguish between hazardous UXO and non-hazardous metallic items are required. The key element to overcoming these difficulties lies in the development of advanced processing techniques that can treat complex data sets to maximize the probability of accurate classification and minimize the false alarm rate. To address these issues, this paper uses a new approach that combines a physically complete EMI forward model called the Generalized Standardized Excitation Approach (GSEA) with a statistical signal processing approach named Mixed Modeling (MM). UXO discrimination requires the inversion of digital geophysical data, which could be divided into two pars: 1) linear - estimating model parameters such as the amplitudes of the responding GSEA sources and 2) non-linear - inverting an object's location and orientation. Usually the data inversion is an ill-posed problem that requires regularization. Determining the regularization parameter is not straightforward, and in many cases depends on personal experience. To overcome this issue, in this paper we employ the statistical approach to estimate regularization parameters from actual data using the un-surprised mixed model approach. In addition, once the non-linear inverse scattering parameters are estimated then for UXO discrimination a covariance matrix and confidence interval are derived. The theoretical basis and practical realization of the combined GSEA-Mixed Model algorithm are demonstrated. Discrimination studies are done for ATC-UXO sets of time-domain EMI data collected at the ERDC UXO test stand site in Vicksburg, Mississippi.


The results of developing an automated system of diagnosing pathological conditions of a human blood circulatory system have been presented. The system is based on the results of researching functional bonds between arterial blood pressure measurements and cardiac rate frequency in health and disease. Nomographic charts and percentage diagrams, reflecting the type of relation depending on a blood circulatory condition, have been used. The system development has been carried out by means of the PHP programming language and implemented as a web-site. The option of inputting results of multiple arterial blood pressure measurements for analysis allows not only estimating current blood circulation conditions, but also studying the dynamics of changes, happening to an organism under various factors (psychophysical work load, different measures aimed at eliminating pathological conditions and so on). The system provides a great range of modes: passive control (passive monitoring) of a condition domiciliary; efficiency control of measures aimed at eliminating pathological blood circulatory system conditions (surgical treatments and prescribing medicine); assessment of adaptive reserves of sportsmen; control over intraaortic balloon pump (IABP). The results of testing the system operation in different variants of its applying to clinical data have been presented


To help design a submarine that is more shock resistant,a double cylinder shell structure was designed using ANSYS/LS-DYNA software to imitate a submarine structure.A double cylinder shell structure under changing parameters was subjected to simulated underwater explosions and the response characteristics and effects of impulse response were analyzed.Analysis regarded impact acceleration as key data to change structural parameters,such as thickness of external and internal shells,dimensions of rib,and rib intervals.By introducing a different nondimensional structural parameter,the structural parameter range of a double cylinder shell structure that is more shock resistant was achieved.


Objective To determine how well exercise interventions are reported in trials in health and disease. Design Overview of systematic reviews. Data sources PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus and PsycINFO from inception until June 2021. Eligibility criteria Reviews of any health condition were included if they primarily assessed quality of exercise intervention reporting using the Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT) or the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR). We assessed review quality using a modified version of A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews. Results We identified 7804 studies and included 28 systematic reviews. The median (IQR) percentage of CERT and TIDieR items appropriately reported was 24% (19%) and 49% (33%), respectively. TIDieR items 1, Brief name (median=100%, IQR 4) and 2, Why (median=98%, IQR 6), as well as CERT item 4, Supervision and delivery (median=68%, IQR 89), were the best reported. For replication of exercise interventions, TIDieR item 8, When and how much, was moderately well reported (median=62%, IQR 68) although CERT item 8, Description of each exercise to enable replication (median=23%, IQR 44) and item 13, Detailed description of the exercise intervention (median=24%, IQR 66) were poorly reported. Quality of systematic reviews ranged from moderate to critically low quality. Conclusion Exercise interventions are poorly reported across a range of health conditions. If exercise is medicine, then how it is prescribed and delivered is unclear, potentially limiting its translation from research to practice. PROSPERO registration number CRD42021261285; Open Science Framework: osf.io/my3ec/.


, in our opinion is comprehensive and fully consistent with modern European realities and efforts of the Ukrainian state, also corresponds to legal and national policy of Ukraine. The author argues that the essence and content of legal policy is always determined by current state legislation, which in turn is approved in the prescribed manner by representatives of the people or him personally. Approaches to the essence of penitentiary policy in particular and policy in general are argued, which consists in the close interrelation of legal regulation and policy, as the issue of choosing the political course of the state is always complex and covers all spheres of social life in the rule of law. The content and structural elements of the principles of penitentiary policy, first of all, indicate that this issue needs to be addressed in a separate study where it is proposed to study and establish in detail the content of such basic principles as the principle of resocialization and adaptation of convicts, the principle of priority measures of socio-pedagogical correction of convicts, the principle of improving educational and operational-search work with convicts, the principle of increasing the openness of the penitentiary system and its focus on cooperation with civil society, the principle of improving the institutions of progressive punishment.


The present invention introduces methods and systems to amplify digital audio signals for driving speakers. First, digital audio signals are converted to PWM audio signals by a liner PWM modulator that is open-loop. Then, PWM audio signals are amplified by a Class D audio amplifier that has at least one feedback loop.


The paper explores the application of lexical chunks in reading comprehension from the perspective of ESL in order to analyze the role of it in meaning recognition and taking of turn,thus enabling ESL learners to find the most efficient way to recognize semantic meaning,to overcome the negative transfer of mother tongue and reduce the code-switching decoding pressure.Cultivating the awareness of lexical chunks enhances the fluency as well as accuracy of the readers' comprehension.


The three-dimensional structures in aqueous solution of the entire series of the Ln3+ complexes [Ln(DOTP*-Et)]− (formed from the free ligand P,P′,P″,P′′′-[1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetrayltetrakis(methylene)]tetrakis[P-ethylphosphinic acid] (H4DOTP*-Et) were studied by NMR techniques to rationalize the parameters governing the relaxivity of the Gd3+ complex and evaluate its potential as MRI contrast agent. From the 1H- and 31P-NMR lanthanide-induced-shift (LIS) values, especially of the [Yb(DOTP*-Et)]− complex, it was concluded that the [Ln(DOTP*-Et)]− complexes adopt in solution twisted square antiprismatic coordination geometries which change gradually their coordination-cage structure along the lanthanide series. These complexes have no inner-sphere-H2O coordination, and preferentially have the (R,R,R,R) configuration of the P-atoms in the pendant arms. Self-association was observed in aqueous solution for the tetraazatetrakisphosphonic acid ester complexes [Ln(DOTP*-OEt)]− (=[Ln(DOTP-Et)]−) and [Ln(DOTP*-OBu)]− (=[Ln(DOTP-Bu)]−) at and above 5 mM concentration, through analysis of 31P-NMR, EPR, vapor-pressure-osmometry, and luminescence-spectroscopic data. The presence of the cationic detergent cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC; but not of neutral surfactants) shifts the isomer equilibrium of [Eu(DOTP*-OBu)]− to the (S,S,S,S) form which selectively binds to the cationic micelle surface.


Abstract : The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide EOD personnel with a safe work environment and to provide an updated facility with increased storage capacities and display areas. The Proposed Action is needed to support the Air Armament Center's mission of munitions testing and development. In addition there are special requirements for display areas to store examples of all munitions (inert) that may be found on the test ranges. Additional space is needed to support training and familiarization of personnel with ordnances that may be encountered during various mission activities.


In this edition of the journal, McLoughlin and colleagues report the results of a review of the literature for the MRCGP Clinical Skills Assessment (CSA) [1]. Using reasonable inclusion criteria an...


T HE physical growth of America's industrial plant in the past decade has perhaps nowhere been more spectacular than in the Gulf South. Unsurpassed ac.cessibility to petroleum, natural gas, and key chemical raw materials is here combined with low power costs, tidewater shipping facilities, a mild climate, and a growing regional and export market. Each of these factors, together with a boundless enthusiasm for regional promotion, has contributed to a proliferation of industrial plants on the coastal plains and in the piny woods that is remolding the face of the landscape in much of Texas and Louisiana.


Social networking sites (SNSs) have become increasingly popular in recent years. These websites allow millions of individuals to create online profiles and disclose information with others. The disclosure of personal information has been considered as a major issue which can lead to negative consequences; therefore, privacy is a major concern of SNSs users. It is important to understand and measure the complexity of privacy concerns in SNSs. In this study, we investigate the nature of users' privacy concerns in SNSs and its differences with information privacy concerns which previously studied in the setting of Internet and e-commerce. We then propose a new scale for measuring users' privacy concerns in SNSs (UPCSNS) which will be useful for future SNSs privacy studies.


This study was conducted to investigate the specificities of four fulcrum types for geo-statistical analysis of elevation within rice paddy field. In Korea, the spaces between inter-rows and between hills for rice transplanting are 30cm and 11cm to 14cm, respectively. So, the size and shape of fulcrum for field elevation measurement should be considered according to the inter-row and the hill spaces. Four kinds of fulcrum were chosen such as round-shape with 2.5cm diameter, circular-shape with 10cm diameter, 10cm (one third of inter-row space) by 24cm (double of hill space) rectangular-shape, and 20cm (two-thirds of inter-row space) by 24cm rectangular-shape. The resulting descriptive statistics couldn't determine the best fulcrum type to measure the rice paddy field elevation. But the results of geo-statistical analysis could determine the best fulcrum type. In the case of 10cm by 24cm rectangular-shape fulcrum, Nugget and range, meaning measurement error and/or noise, and limit of spatial connection, respectively, were minimum; Q value meaning weight of spatial structure and value were minimum, and residual sum of squares was minimum. It means that 10cm by 24 cm rectangular-shape fulcrum could best describe the rice paddy field elevation.


The 2,4,5-tris(2-pyridyl)imidazole (L) molecule has been evaluated as a probe for dual sensing of Hg2+ and Cu2+ ions in EtOH/HEPES buffer medium (5mM, pH=7.34, 1:1, v/v). Probe L shows a good sensitive and selective turn-off response in the presence of both Hg2+ and Cu2+ ions, which is comprehensible under long UV light. The probe can detect Cu2+ ion in the pH range of 3-11 and Hg2+ ion in 6-8. The limit of detection for Cu2+ (0.77 μM) is well under the allowable limit prescribed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Two metal (Cu2+ /Hg2+ ) ions are needed per L for complete fluorescence quenching. The probe shows remarkable reversibility on treatment with Na2 EDTA, making the protocol more economical for practical purposes. Paper strip coated with the L solution of EtOH can detect the presence of Cu2+ and Hg2+ ions in the sample by visible quenching of the fluorescence intensity. DFT-TDDFT calculations support experimental observations, and d-orbitals of Cu2+ /Hg2+ provide a non-radiative decay pathway. Cell imaging study using HDF and MDA-MB-231 cells also supported the viability of L in detecting Cu2+ and Hg2+ ions in living cells.


Existing US earth-based and planned space-station-based systems for medical critical care monitoring, diagnosis and communication are discussed. As an example of a medical condition that could be encountered at the space station, major trauma is considered, as an accident victim who survives immediate serious injury could represent a worst case for both Earth- and space-based care. The design of a space station medical care system is discussed.<<ETX>>


Aspect of the description includes a method and apparatus for aggregating carriers over backhaul link between the relay and the evolved Node B (eNB). It can determine at least a first set of sub-frames of the first carrier of the plurality of carriers that are configured to communicate with the eNB via the backhaul link. Configured for the backhaul link communication, at least a second set of sub-frames of the second carrier of the plurality of carriers is also determined, the second set of sub-frames and a first set of sub-frame It is different. Then, it is possible to communicate the data received via a plurality of access link carrier, the eNB through at least on the basis of the set and the second set of sub-frames of the first sub-frame first carrier and the second carrier . .FIELD 4


A 14-page introduction by Marc L. Greenberg discusses the history and current state of Slavic linguistics and publishing and includes relevant bibliographic references. Many scholars may use the online (Brill) Slavic linguistics bibliography to search among the 67,700 bibliographic items in this international catalog, but exploring the print version with its more than a hundred subject classes and keyword language and subject indexes will have its rewards. For citation verification purposes, the 262-page personal name index in the third volume is probably the most useful auxiliary feature. All Cyrillic citations are romanized.


In this article, I propose new paradigm of physics. The paradigm leads to simple and unified picture of world. Such simplification and unification has cost of several key concepts of philosophy, including Being. I propose very radical hypothesis of emergent space-time-matter, in which space-time-matter are emergent properties of more fundamental entity. The hypothesis of emergent reality (ER- hypothesis later) shows how it is possible to find space-time-matter from a more fundamental, static field and space without time and matter. In the article, I show how it is possible to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity in one conceptual model, how to unify all existing forces. Changes in equations of general relativity are proposed in the article, same as changes to overall conceptual model of gravitation. New model of Big Bang is described and new cosmological model is proposed. New law for recession velocity was proposed, the hypothesis predicts what Hubble law is not applicable at large distance. ER-hypothesis predicts what Theory of Everything is non-gauge theory and cannot be based on space of states. The ER-hypothesis also describes possible parallel universes, propose way of theoretical finding of parallel universes, and way to calculate interactions between parallel universes. Theory of time is described in the article.


"Science should be 'show me', not 'trust me'!" Through this phrase, Stark (2018, 613) discusses the need to repeat scientific studies to confer robustness to research results. The replicability of works is viewed as the golden standard for scientific research, given that transparency is the central requisite needed to replicate or reproduce studies. (Janz, 2015; Marques, 2019). Therefore, transparency in business studies is something that is crucial to their credibility, and it also has various impacts, as noted by The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA - https://sfdora.org/), and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE - https://publicationethics.org/data) (Mendes-Da-Silva, 2018). But, how many of us have assured the transparency of our research results, by sharing data, materials, and/or code (duly commented) used in qualitative, statistical or econometric analyses (Gandrud, 2018)?


By using the graph theory and the method of data transformation,a series of connectivity matrixes and loop matrixes are derived from the basic relation matrix—the matrix KL.This method can reduce the input amount of initial data greatly and make the computer program more intuitive,convenient,universal and effective,and the work efficiency and reliability can be improved accordingly.Furthermore,it is especially fit for developing the design software of water supply looped networks in object-oriented programming.


The present studies investigate the use of "phase coherence" of steady‐state responses for the estimation of thresholds in normal hearing adults [Makeig and Galambos, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Suppl. 1 74, S65 (1983)]. In the first study, rate‐series data (19/s–54/s) were obtained in ten subjects. Phase coherence was high in the 34–44/s range in all ten subjects, even when their maximum response amplitudes occurred at lower presentation rates. We then recorded responses at near‐threshold intensities (39.1/s rate) to two‐tone frequencies in six subjects and found significant responses (phase coherence, p < 0.01) within 6 dB of behavioral threshold at 500 Hz (mean 1.0 dB SL) and at 2000 Hz (mean 2.3 dB SL). The recording time necessary to obtain a significant response was then determined in ten subjects. At 25 dB SL, 17 of 20 recordings were significant within 50 s, and all 20 were significant within 7 min. At 10 dB SL, 29 of 40 recordings were significant within 4 min, and 38 of 40 were significant within 15 min...


Airborne infrared fire location can be used to augment other techniques for the detection of small, incipient forest fires. Described here is a new real-time spatial/spectral scanner concept, the Adaptive Infrared Forest Fire Sensor, which employs an acousto-optical tunable filter (AOTF), an indium antimonide or similar array detector, and a steerable scan mirror to enhance the probability of detecting small wildfires and to reduce the rate of false alarms caused by variations in the forest scene, atmosphere, and sun position. Rapid switching of the wavelength of operation in response to the received signal permits the scanner system to optimize the spectral information about a particular spatial location. Measurements on a laboratory prototype system are in progress to verify the salient features of the design concept.


Olive Industry Solid Waste is the remaining part of the grain of the olive industry after squeezing it, it consists of wood seeds and pulp. The OISW consists of cellulose, hemicelluloses, lignin and extractives. In this work, cellulose the most valuable ingredient of OISW, was extracted in a multistep process. The process begins with pre-hydrolysis stage which opens the OISW structure and makes it more accessible for chemicals. Also in this stage, most of the hemicelluloses materials present in OISW are degraded and dissolve in water. In the prehydrolysis stage, different materials were evaluated and satisfactory results were obtained using water alone. Then OISW was subjected to the pulping process using an aqueous solution of sodium sulfide and sodium hydroxide. In the pulping stage most of the lignin is degraded and removed. The produced pulp was then subjected to a bleaching process to remove residual colored materials. Excellent results were obtained using the bleaching sequence HtPHtEp . The amount obtained form OISW was about 30%. The process was then


As part of energy‐efficient renovations or for the construction of new buildings often external thermal insulation composite (ETIC) are used. In 2015, in Germany almost 37 million square meters were installed. But several fires involving ETIC systems with polystyrene foam (EPS) insulation in Germany led to an extensive discussion about fire safety of such systems. A collection initiated by the Frankfurt fire service of façade fires which include polystyrene insulation foam shows that more than two thirds of all reported fires started in front of buildings. In half of these fires burning waste containers were the first burning objects. Consequently, German building authorities called for tests of existing approved ETIC systems with EPS insulation in a fire scenario representing a burning waste container. As these tests revealed weaknesses in the existing ETIC systems measures were introduced to enhance the systems. However, the recently introduced German test standard DIN 4102‐20 does not take these changes into account. The DIN test represents a fire where flames emerge an opening but is downscaled regarding the size of the fire load and therefore does not represent a fully developed fire in a room. In ETIC systems with EPS insulation, the render is an important factor for the fire performance of these systems as collapse of the render usually leads to very rapid fire development. Intermediate scale tests with ETICs specimens indicate that mechanical damages of the render weaken the system significantly. Challenges and possible measures to enhance fire safety of ETIC systems are discussed.


Intraluminal pressure in the duodenum has been recorded in infants and children utilizing a strain gauge transducer and an open tube method. This method was used in a group of 31 normal children, 11 children with cystic fibrosis of the pancreas and 6 with the celiac syndrome. All the waves of the duodenum could be divided into two main wave forms. The most frequent wave seen was of a duration of less than 8 seconds, classified as a type I wave. Such waves occurred in both rhythmic and non-rhythmic bursts with a consistent frequency of 12 waves/min. The non-rhythmic type I wave was the most common wave form observed in the duodenal motility of children. The second wave form, type III, consisted of an elevation of the base-line longer than 8 seconds in duration with superimposed type I waves and a frequency of 96.8 waves/hr. No significant difference was present in the three groups in both total wave activity and in the incidence of specific wave types.
 Duodenal motility resulting from a milk feeding of 60 ml was studied in 16 normal children and 5 with cystic fibrosis of the pancreas. A significant response in total activity resulting from a rise in the number of non-rhythmic type I waves followed milk ingestion. Concurrent with the rise in total activity and non-rhythmic type I waves seen after ingestion of milk, there was a significant decline in the rhythmic type I wave bursts.
 The response to 0.1 mg/kg dose of bethanichol chloride injected subcutaneously was observed in 10 normal children. A significant increase in total activity, manifested principally by a rise in the non-rhythmic type I waves, was demonstrated. At the same time there was a significant decrease in the incidence of type I rhythmic wave bursts and type III waves.
 The duodenal motility of children had a higher incidence of type I rhythmic wave bursts and frequency of non-rhythmic waves than the duodenal motility reported previously in adults. Under the conditions of this experimental method there was a lower incidence of non-rhythmic type I waves and type III waves in children compared to the results reported in adults.


One kind of sulfur-doped indium zinc sulfide solid solution of silver titania nanotube films load, their preparation and their use. It relates to the photocatalyst titania nanotube films, their preparation and their use. To solve the difficult problems of the prior fixing of silver, indium zinc sulfide solid solution. Anodic oxidation product of the present invention Method titania nanotube films obtained, and then hydrothermal synthesis method using a solvent, in which the load on the solid solution of silver indium zinc sulfide, titanium dioxide and sulfur incorporated into the crystal lattice to give the product. Application of aqueous hydrogen photocatalyst of the present invention as a photocatalytic decomposition product. The present invention achieves silver, indium zinc sulfide solid solution and immobilized on the sulfur-doped titanium oxide, having obtained a new photocatalytic composite material good photocatalytic decomposition of water into hydrogen, and the preparation process is simple. About 1.5 times the titania nanotube film when the time of the photocatalytic 240min, the amount of hydrogen generation of the present invention are unsupported product of a solid solution.


In this age of modernized era where each and every detail of the organization and its segments are publicized on their respective website, third parties looking for any information have to ransack through the entire website for the right information. Nonetheless, to tackle this issue the governing organizations need to spend resources on manpower which then assist the user when needed. But manpower isn't the only viable solution, another efficient and lucrative solution for this problem is to develop an AI Chatbot that can do the work of providing sustaining results on behalf. A Chatbot is a software application that mimic genuine person for reenacting a conversation. The main aim of the chatbot developed is to reduce the time that user spends in finding the correct information. In this paper we demonstrate the working of keyword recognition chatbot which reads the query from the user and provides the most suitable answer from its database.


Long-term projections of pension expenditure are essential to evaluate the sustainability of social policies and potential reforms. The paper examines the main projections made in Italy and highlights the progress made and the problems remaining. It argues that forecasts played an important role in Italian pension policy, either postponing or enhancing reforms. The forecasts made in other European countries are also considered, as well as some significant revisions of the results of forecasting exercises. The paper emphasizes the importance of the attribution of responsibility and the frequency and transparency of projections. It argues that pension expenditure projections should be supplemented by estimates of the overall evolution of public finances and the economic situation of pensioners.


Aim: Despite its therapeutic value almost nothing is known about potential adverse health effects of Olea europea L. We therefore investigated the in vitro toxicity and genotoxicity of leaf extracts of this plant. Material and Methods: Extracts from olive tree leaves were obtained from four different regions in Tunisia. We investigated the in vitro toxicity, genotoxicity and antigenotoxicity of their aqueous extracts using the neutral red (NR) uptake, Vitotox and alkaline comet assays. Results: None of the extracts were found to be toxic and none of them were genotoxic, although some doubt exists for the extract obtained at Meski (North of Tunisia). On the basis of the Vitotox test only, none of the extracts appeared to have antigenotoxic (or cogenotoxic) properties. Discussion: The negative genotoxicity underline the safe use of the leaves, for example, as hypoglycemic and antidiabetic preparations. Lack of antigenotoxicity may indicate that the previously reported anticancer effects do not result from protection against genotoxicity. Abbreviation list: BaP : benzo(α)pyrene, EMS: ethyl methane sulfonate, LMP: low melting point, NI50: 50% inhibition of NRU, NR: neutral red, NRU: neutral red uptake, OD: optical density, PBS: phosphate buffer saline, SDS: sodium dodecyl sulphate, S/N: signal to noise ratio, 4NQO : 4-nitroquinoline oxide


With the use of long-term locatiou experiment research method,this paper discussed the influence of nutrient and the effects of corn yield of the application of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers,green manure and organic fertilizers on the red soil highland.The results showed that: With 96 kg/hm2 of P2O5 on the basis of the same amount of N fertilizer application,the yield of corn was 1.59 times of the yield of corn with the N fertilizer.It illustrated P was the main obstacle factor of red soil highland,the application of phosphate fertilizer significantly increased the yield.With nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers and green manure or organic fertilizers,it could significantly increase the content of soil organic matter,improve soil structure,reduce soil unit weight,increase the content of soil available potassium,maintain soil potassium balance.With the Long-term application of phosphate fertilizer,it could significantly increase the content of soil available phosphorus.With phosphorus fertilizer and green manure or organic fertilizers,it could reduce the soil on phosphorus fixation,improve the ability of phosphorus natural supply.There was the fundamental measures of improving fertility of red soil drylands and productive potentialities of land.


Solid-liquid dissolution is a central step in many industrial applications such as pharmaceutical, process engineering, and pollution control. Accurate mathematical models are proposed to improve reactor design and process operations. Analytical methods are significantly beneficial in the case of iterative methods used within experimental investigations. In the present study, a detailed analytical solution for the general case of solid particles dissolving in multiphase chemical reaction systems is presented. In this model, the authors consider a formulation that considers the particles' shape factor. The general case presented could be utilized within different problems of multiphase flows. These methods could be extended to different cases within the chemical engineering area. Examples are illustrated here in relation to limestone dissolution taking place within the Wet Flue Gas Desulfurization process, where calcium carbonate is dissolving in an acidic environment. The method is the most common used technology to abate SO2 released by fuel combustion. Limestone dissolution plays a major role in the process. Nevertheless, there is a need for improvements in the optimization of the WFGD process for scale-up purposes. The mathematical model has been tested by comparison with experimental data from several mild acidic dissolution assays of sedimentary and metamorphic limestone. We have found that R2 ⊂ 0.92 ± 0.06 from dozens of experiments. This fact verifies the model qualifications in capturing the main drivers of the system.


We have investigated the transformation processes of the first (n=1) and second (n=2) minibands to the Wannier–Stark (WS) localization states in a GaAs (6.8 nm)/AlAs (0.9 nm) superlattice embedded in a p–i–n structure by electroreflectance spectroscopy. The high sensitivity of electroreflectance enabled us to observe the interband optical transitions associated with the n=2 minibands in addition to those associated with the n=1 minibands. The systematic results of the electroreflectance spectra as a function of electric field strength demonstrate that the electric field strength for the formation of the WS-localization state of the n=2 miniband is higher than that of the n=1 miniband, which reflects a difference in the energy widths of the n=1 and n=2 minibands. The experimental results are quantitatively discussed on the basis of the electric-field-strength dependence of the energies and envelope functions of the n=1 and n=2 minibands calculated using a transfer-matrix method. We find a clear correlation between the miniband widths and the critical electric field strengths for the formation of the WS-localization states.


The utility model discloses an aluminum profile for a door frame and particularly relates to the technical field of building materials. The aluminum profile comprises a left cavity and a right cavity, a left upper clamping groove and a left lower clamping groove are formed in the outer wall of the right side of the left cavity, a right upper clamping groove and a right lower clamping groove are formed in the outer wall of the left side of the right cavity, and the aluminum profile is provided with an upper heat insulation strip and a lower heat insulation strip which are respectively clamped into the left upper clamping groove and the left lower clamping groove as well as the right upper clamping groove and the right lower clamping groove in a matching manner to enable the left cavity and the right cavity to be connected into a whole. The aluminum profile for the door frame is in symmetric design and is reasonable in structure, good in heat insulation, high in universality and excellent in firmness after mounting.


Despite being one of the most important elements of human behavior in general and of economic behavior in particular, habits are typically ignored in academic economic literature. This review exposes how vaguely the topic of habits is worked out. The exegesis of the very concept of habit is ambiguous, which in large part results in the absence of generally accepted view of the problem. Little could be said about models and theories of the full life cycle of a habit, i.e. its formation, maturing and withering away; and elaboration of the topic is often limited to stating habit's existence in particular cases and to listing dependent parameters.


The article summarized the principle,advantage of immune colloidal gold technique,analyzed the application in mycotoxin detection,and discussed the existent problems and the future developmental trend of the technology.


Policy of assistance for the college students is a measure taken to aid those pouerty-striken college students to finish their schooling by our country.With the expansion of higher institution began in 1999,and it being a compulsory for the student to pay their tuition fees for higher education,the number of needy students enrolled has been increasing rapidly.The implement of loan aided for schooling policy can not only release the rising demand for assistance but also overcome the limits of the former aid policy.This is an innovation of aid policy for the college students.


Hydrogen bonds can significantly influence the properties of molecular glass formers, particularly with respect to their elasticity. We present an ultrasonic study of the elastic properties of liquid and glassy glycerol (a substance with hydrogen bonding) under pressure, comparing to the similar results obtained for propylene carbonate (a substance without hydrogen bonding). Pressure dependences of the isothermal bulk modulus are almost linear for both liquids with relatively similar slopes. The values of the pressure derivative of the bulk modulus (7.8 for glycerol and 8.6 for PC) indicate that the pair intermolecular interaction in both liquids is close to that in the Lennard-Jones liquid. This also firmly means that the volume–temperature scaling in glycerol with volume exponent 1.4–1.8 in contrast to PC does not correlate with the effective repulsive part of the pair potential. Pressure dependences of elastic moduli for glassy PC and glycerol are nonlinear and demonstrate similar trends with pressure. The ratio of the elastic moduli of glassy glycerol to the appropriate values of PC is approximately 2–2.5 at atmospheric pressure, as in liquid states. The Poisson's ratio of glycerol is less than that of PC and closer to 0.25 which indicates a relatively higher role of central forces. The observed differences in elastic behavior between liquid or glassy glycerol and PC are discussed in terms of the role of strong hydrogen bonding in glycerol.


A new method for fabricating fine periodic patterns with a large depth of focus is proposed. It is based on flattening the 1st-order intensity distribution and extracting the 2nd-order intensity distribution which has a frequency twice that of the mask pattern. The resolution limit is improved up to the cutoff frequency of the projection system and the image can be created independently of the defocus and the pattern direction. This method is achieved by superposing the images at two focal planes under coherent illumination and it was demonstrated by KrF lithography with a conventional binary mask. A 0.14 micrometers lines-and- spaces pattern was fabricated with a large depth of focus of 2.0 micrometers . A contrast enhancement technique and pattern edge correction method needed for actual application of this method in device pattern fabrication are also discussed.


For studying relative Ding stability, we give an intersection-theoretical definition for inner product of C∗-actions on equivariant test-configurations, and an integral formula for inner product over total space. By applying equivariant HRR formula, we compute limit slope for the modified term of energy functionals, and extend a result concerning geodesic ray and DH measure of test-configuration to more general rays. Adapting Okounkov's construction to the setting of torus action, we provide a convex-geometry description for the reduced non-Archimedean J-functionals. Finally, as an application, we show uniformly relative Ding stability of Fano manifolds implies a necessary condition of existing Mabuchi solitons, by considering the deformation to normal cone of a fixed point.


To solve the problems of Ultra-narrow Gap Welding with Ultra-fine Granular Flux Constricting Arc.A kind of welding torch is designed in this paper.The problems which conclude feeding wire accurately and adjustment of clamping force,the conduct of wire and flat contact tube and the anti-contact of flat contact tube with sidewalls and so on.While welding,wire is driven by the wire wheel through the guide wire tube into circular slot between the two flat contact tube and clamped by elastic clamping force,then being sent to ultra-narrow gap and being welded.The results show that the welding torch can meet the requirements of Ultra-narrow Gap Welding with Ultra-fine Granular Flux Constricting Arc,and a good weld is obtained.


Part I. Theory: 1. Introduction 2. Biological background 3. Continuum tumor modeling: single phase 4. Analysis and calibration of single-phase continuum tumor models 5. Continuum tumor modeling: multiphase 6. Discrete cell modeling 7. Hybrid continuum-discrete models 8. Numerical schemes Part II. Applications: 9. Continuum tumor modeling: a multidisciplinary approach 10. Agent-based cell modeling: application to breast cancer.


University of California at Riverside,Online Publication Date: 01 November 2008To cite this Article Beach, J. M.(2008)'Globalization & Vocational Education: Liberation, Liability, or Both?',EducationalStudies,44:3,270 — 281To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/00131940802511559URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00131940802511559Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.informaworld.com/terms-and-conditions-of-access.pdfThis article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial orsystematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply ordistribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contentswill be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug dosesshould be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss,actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directlyor indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.


This historiographical "tour" essay examines the many meanings that have been ascribed to Pernambuco's "Peddlers' War" (1710-1711) in nearly 200 years of historical literature. Looking across generations and intellectual paradigms (Marxist, liberal, Brazilian nationalist, and Pernambucan regionalist), it shows that 1710-1711 has stood for a nativist and perhaps a republican movement against the Portuguese, a fracturing between the mercantile bourgeoisie and planter class, or as a symbol of Pernambuco's historic rebelliousness in the wake of oppression by outsiders. Focusing primarily on Pernambucan debates, it also examines the seasoned, if brief, reflections on the event by colonial historians beyond Brazil—including an unpublished 1957 US dissertation—that suggests how much the discussion of the events of 1710-1711 has to tell us about shifting currents of intellectual and political life in Pernambuco.


Abstract We give a characterization of scalar strategy mechanisms that efficiently allocate a single divisible resource among strategically interdependent agents. We establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the mechanisms to yield allocations that maximize aggregate surplus of the system under constraints given by the market-clearing equation setting a price at which the total output supplied equals demand.


A real-time optimal multiresolutional sensor/data fusion algorithm that gives fusion results based upon all available data at a particular time index is derived. A multiresolutional distributed filtering scheme is used. The wavelet transforms are utilized as a bridge effectively linking different resolution levels. A tree-like hierarchical data structure facilitates real-time multiresolutional sensor/data fusion.<<ETX>>


A multi-objective, comprehensive technical evaluation was conducted in close coordination and consultation with state and other federal agencies to determine the nature and level of hurricane protection and environmental restoration that lines of defense provide for coastal Mississippi. The definition of "lines of defense" in this context means ways of protecting coastal Mississippi from hurricane inundation. The intended approach was to investigate plans and designs that provide increased hurricane protection for the Mississippi Gulf Coast as well as avoid and minimize unintended consequences of taking such actions. This paper focuses on the development of state-ofthe-art atmospheric and coastal ocean hydrodynamic analysis methods that were used to determine the hurricane storm surge hazard along the Gulf Coast. These methods were developed as part of the Joint Coastal Surge Analysis Study in which the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency defined a unified technical approach to determine 100-yr storm water surface elevations across the region. Although other lines of defense were evaluated, the purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of flood protection structures on storm surge for storms of varying intensities and changes to the 100-yr flood elevations with flood walls in place. Nearly 200 synthetic storms were selected for simulation of the existing conditions along the Mississippi coast. Surge levels produced from these simulations populated the Joint Probability Method with Optimal Sampling (JPM-OS) surge response space and stage frequency curves were developed for 80 locations. By examining the actual surge responses from the simulated storms at a given location, the rank (which can be converted to return period) of the surge produced by each storm at that location was determined from the stage frequency curve. In this way, the range of return periods simulated for existing conditions could be covered for with-project (line of defense) conditions by applying the modeling system to a small subset of storms that span the full range of return periods, thus providing an efficient means to evaluate the lines of defense. The goal of this paper is to present an application of the JPM-OS by demonstrating how the Mississippi coast responds to different storms with and without lines of defense in place and how the lines of defense change stage frequency curves.


Introduction:
 The majority of patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest (CA) present in coma or with an altered level of consciousness. Although CA survivors are routinely sedated during targeted temperature management, the effects of sedation on CA outcomes remain to be determined.

 Hypothesis:
 Post-CA sedation would modulate cerebral physiology and improve neurological outcomes in mice.

 Methods:
 Adult C57BL/6J mice of both sexes were subjected to potassium chloride-induced CA and thereafter resuscitated with manual chest compression. Starting at return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) or at 60 minutes after ROSC, mice received intravenous infusion of propofol at 40 mg · kg
 -1
 · h
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 , dexmedetomidine at 1 μg · kg
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 · h
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 , or normal saline for 2 hours. Body temperature was lowered and maintained at 33°C during sedation. Cerebral blood flow was measured for 4 hours after ROSC. Telemetric electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded in freely moving mice from 3 days before up to 7 days after CA.

 Results:
 Sedation with propofol or dexmedetomidine starting at ROSC attenuated brain injury and improved survival in hypothermia-treated post-CA mice (propofol [13/16] vs. no sedation [4/16],
 P
 = 0.008; dexmedetomidine [14/16] vs. no sedation [4/16],
 P
 = 0.002). Mice that were not sedated after ROSC exhibited cerebral hyperemia immediately after resuscitation and EEG power in all frequency bands remained less than 20% of the baseline in the first 4 hours after ROSC. Administration of propofol or dexmedetomidine starting at ROSC attenuated cerebral hyperemia and induced slow-wave (0.5-4 Hz) EEG activity that reached near baseline levels during and early after sedation. Increased EEG activity within 6 hours after ROSC was associated with improvement in neurological outcomes at 24 hours post-CA. In contrast, delayed sedation starting at 60 minutes after ROSC failed to improve outcomes, without attenuating cerebral hyperemia and inducing slow-wave EEG activity.

 Conclusions:
 Post-CA sedation with propofol or dexmedetomidine improved neurological outcomes and survival in mice resuscitated from CA and treated with hypothermia. The beneficial effects of sedation were accompanied by attenuation of the cerebral hyperemic response and induction of EEG slow-wave activity.


In this work, (he problcrn of the cffccti\'c thermal diffusivity of two-Iaycr syslcms is invcstigatcd using Ihe pholoacouslic spcctroscopy. The experimental rc.')u!ts are cxamincd in (crms of lhe cffcClivc thermal parnmctcrs of lhe compositc syslem dc[crmincd from a homogeneous material which produces the same physical response undcr an external pcrlurbation in the detector device. It is shown. that the effective thermal conductivilY is not symmetric undcr exchangc or the two byers of the compositc; i.e.. the efTcctive thermal paramcters depcnd upon which layer is illuminated in the photoacoustic cxperiments. Particular cmphasis is given to the characterization of the interface thermal conductivity bctween the layer-system.


Background: The evolution of mobile technologies and online communities as the vehicles for health-related communication, decision-making, and dissemination has been astonishing. Several applications and products have been designed using these two technologies independently for improving and motivating positive changes in health. Yet, the adoption and use of such systems has been less than effective as expected. Possible causes for early technology abandonment may be caused by a failure to understand user needs in both the utilization of mobile technologies as well as maintenance of group behaviors necessary for promoting shared knowledge and goal support. This work attempts to develop a new kind of data-driven online community that is designed for use on mobile phones, thereby facilitating ecological momentary interventions in the context of social settings.

Objectives: 1) Develop a framework to facilitate the development of mobile platform based social communities that addresses user needs, 2) Incorporate features inspired by the lessons learned from data-driven analytics of social interactions in an existing community, and 3) Enhance the effectiveness of the social interactions by adopting theoretical concepts from distributed and group cognition.

Methods: We first described a novel framework to design the social interaction environment of mobile device online communities that draws upon theories underlying distributed and group cognition. As factors of distributed and group cognition, group roles, goals, shared awareness, and shared knowledge through the group communications, acts of coordination, and collaborations of online communities were analyzed. These factors were further categorized to determine helpful group behaviors and communications necessary for promoting positive health changes. In addition, the design framework was data-driven in nature and was guided by the lessons learned from content-inclusive social network analysis of an existing web-based community. Qualitative techniques, automated text analysis, and network analytics were used to derive meaningful patterns of communication underlying the behavioral change of the community users.

The resulting community framework will be aimed at supporting people attempting to a) change risky health behaviors such as substance abuse, and/or b) incorporate new lifestyle changes to improve overall health and wellness. The framework will be operationalized on mobile platforms. We will test the framework with a set of forty users in the aspects of user acceptance, user participation, and environment usefulness of the mobile device online community over a three month period of utilization and follow-up user survey.

Results: The work is still in progress, but we expect to create a novel community that builds on existing theories, data-driven reasoning, and user needs from our efforts. The resulting platform may enable higher user acceptance and an increase in technology adoption, thereby providing support for long-term sustenance and management of health-related changes.

Conclusions: We expect such a design philosophy will allow us to harness the power of social relationships by expanding on the traditional model of online interactions in online communities, thus enhancing their effectiveness in delivering socio-behavioral support for its users based on their real-time needs. []


A cesium ion cloud was created by an explosive release about 1 km from the instrumented section of the Trigger payload. Band-limited electric field and density waves were observed shortly after the ion cloud was detected. Since the electric field and density components had similar spectral shape and the wave electric field was oriented parallel to the ambient magnetic field, we identify the waves as collisionless ion acoustic waves. Ion-ion streaming between Cs+ and the ambient ions is suggested as a source of free energy for the ion acoustic waves, and this hypothesis is tested using the linear dispersion relation. Ion-ion streaming is found to be a plausible mechanism if Te/Ti is large. Te was measured to be elevated over the ambient value briefly, and modeling indicates that the Cs ion temperature may have been greatly depressed from the ambient value, thereby implying that within the explosive cloud, Te/Ti ≥10.


A new N-heterocyclic carbene predecessor [CH3CH(NCHCHN)CH2]2Br-2(1) has been successfully synthesized by the reaction of methyl-imidazole with BrCH2CH2Br in 2∶1 molar ratio in THF.The compound 1 has been characterized by the 1H NMR and X-ray diffraction.The results show that the crystal belongs to Monoclinic system.Crystal data: P21/c,a=0.847 5(3) nm,b=0.891 6(3) nm,c=0.923 4(3) nm,α=90°,β=108.214°,γ=90°,V=0.662 8(4) nm3,Z=2,Dc=1.764 mg/m3,μ=6.097 mm-1,F(000)=348.Hydrogen bonds play a key role for the stable structure in the compounds.The combination of non-covalent interaction leads to the formation of network structure.


This paper addresses the problems foreseen by the author in stewarding the very large digital data archives that will accumulate during the mission of the Earth Orbiting Satellite (EOS). It focuses on the function of 'shepherding' archived digital data into an endless future. Stewardship entails a great deal more than storing and protecting the archive. It also includes all aspects of providing meaningful service to the community of users (scientists) who will want to access the data. The complete steward will be required to do the following: (1) provide against loss due to physical phenomena; (2) assure that data is not 'lost' due to storage technology obsolescence; (3) maintain data in a current formatting methodology with the additional requirement of being able to reconstitute the data to its original, as-received format; (4) secure against loss or pollution of data due to accidental, misguided, or willful software intrusion; (5) prevent unauthorized electronic access to the data, including unauthorized placement of data into the archive; (6) index the data in a metadatabase so that all anticipatable queries can be served without searching through the data itself; (7) provide responsive access to the metadatabase; (8) provide appropriately responsive access to the data; (9) incorporate additions and changes to the archive (and to the metadatabase) in a timely way; and (10) deliver only copies of data to clients - retain physical custody of the 'official' data. Items 1 through 4 are discussed in this paper.


ABSTRACT A group homomorphism is called a localization> of if every homomorphism can be extended uniquely' to a homomorphism in the sense that . This categorical concept, obviously not depending on the notion of groups, extends classical localizations as known for rings and modules. Moreover this setting has interesting applications in homotopy theory, see the introduction. For localizations of (almost) commutative structures often resembles properties of , e.g. size or satisfying certain systems of equalities and non-equalities. Perhaps the best known example is that localizations of finite abelian groups are finite abelian groups. This is no longer the case if is a finite (non-abelian) group. Libman showed that for a natural embedding of the alternating group is a localization if is even and . Answering an immediate question by Dror Farjoun and assuming the generalized continuum hypothesis GCH we recently showed in [12] that any non-abelian finite simple has arbitrarily large localizations. In this paper we want to remove GCH so that the result becomes valid in ordinary set theory. At the same time we want to generalize the statement for a larger class of 's. The new techniques exploit abelian centralizers of free (non-abelian) subgroups of which constitute a rigid system of cotorsion-free abelian groups. A known strong theorem on the existence of such abelian groups turns out to be very helpful, see [5]. Like [12], this shows (now in ZFC) that there is a proper class of distinct homotopy types which are localizations of a given Eilenberg–Mac Lane space for many groups . The Main Theorem 1.3 is also used to answer a question by Philip Hall in [13].


The paper aims to represent an autonomous car prototype using the Raspberry Pi as a processing chip. The pi-camera module provides necessary data from the real world to the car, which then passes the data on to the raspberry-pi. The car can follow a given path safely and intelligently, thus avoiding the risk of human errors by responding to the real-time curve.


Alpine glaciers are a good indicator of climate change. If the climate is getting warmer or drier, they will shrink. If it is getting colder or wetter, they tend to grow.


This study deals with investigating the chirp signal detection obtained from the moving target in the presence of the destructive factor (leakage) and Gaussian noise using the generalised almost-cyclostationary (GACS) and Hough transform (HT) signal processing altogether (i.e. GACS–HT) approaches. To do so, a receiver was designed hierarchically using the above approach in this study. In this receiver, the detection and extraction of linear frequency modulation takes place in the subspace of the cyclostationary and Hough which have unique characteristics. In order to detect the target, the relative velocity was analysed in the cyclostationary subspace while the relative acceleration was analysed in the Hough space. Due to using the simulation, the behaviour of this receiver was measured by different subspaces for different parameters in the presence of noise and destructive factor. Ultimately, the efficiency of the presented approach was analysed and compared with other approaches. The results indicated that the GACS–HT approach is more efficient than the energy detector approach and in terms of complexity it is almost as complex as the LV transform approach.


Chickpea is a well-known rainfed crop of high value. Wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. ciceri (FOC) is the major seed, soil borne disease which results in excessive damage to the crop. The present study was aimed to determine the potentiality of locally isolated bioagents (Trichoderma Harzianum, Trichoderma viride and Aspergillus niger) against seven isolates of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.ciceri causing chickpea wilt. Under in vitro conditions all the tested antagonist species inhibited the radial growth of the pathogen. Among all the bioagents the inhibition of the pathogen was least with A. niger and maximum with T. harzianum. Under pot experiments all the treatments were able to significantly control the wilt incidence. The bioagents at different concentrations viz. (2%, 4%, 6%, 8% w/w) were tested against the susceptible variety viz. JG62. T. harzianum and T. viride at 8% and A. niger at 10% concentration (w/w), inhibited the wilt incidence upto 100%.


To resolve the conservative requirements for clear headed-bar spacing in KBC 2016 and ACI 318-08, two 2/3-scale exterior beam-column connections were tested under cyclic seismic loading. The seismic tests primarily explored the effect on their seismic performance of using (a) small clear spacings and (b) multiple layers of headed reinforcements in the beam. Also, the previous test data were thoroughly analyzed. It was concluded that the clear bar spacing of 2db or the use of two bar layers might be permitted for headed reinforcements embedded in exterior beam-column connections.


bccome elongated into a wide band,,3 cm. long. In this instance only one cornu had become gravid, and this accounts for the inequality of the cornua in tlle figure. After delivery the ligament contracts, and the pubes quickly return to the normal position, but the symphysis does not regain its firmnuess.. In a femnale guinea-pig whichl has never been gravid the symiiphysis remains firm even after inaceration, whereas in a guinea-pig whlic habs b)ornc young the bones at the pubic symphysis fly apart after nmaceratioii (Fig. 2). The specimelns fromi wlhicl


As the high tech market change quickly, companies are increasingly facing competitive pressures. Thus, it is important to find out the potential demands by past consumer sales data and react more promptly to satisfy customer demands. In this research, we apply data mining techniques to support sales strategies of analog IC design industry. We use K-means to cluster customers into different clusters based on customers' RFM values. Then association rule mining is applied to discover buying association patterns from the sales data in each cluster. Based on the association patterns, recommendations are conducted to recommend products to customers. This thesis has compared different recommendation methods under different clustering effects. The experimental result shows that the proposed approach is promising to promote customer loyalty and sales.


It is argued that as the trend to globalisation continues and Southeast Asia becomes a major focal point for investment and the transfer of technology for export‐oriented growth, the issue of organisational culture will become more important. A perspective on the issue of culture, organisation and its implication for the management of technology is developed and a Thai case study presented.


This study was carried out to investigate the feasibility of using mixture experiment design and analysis method to optimize concrete mixture proportions. Estimation equations for concrete properties were developed based on the experimental data obtained from the compressive strength development of termite mound concrete specimen. The experimental data was obtained from the effect of termite mound on fresh concrete properties and the strength of the hardened concrete. The equations expresses the coefficient β, which indicates the effect of termite mound as a binder on slump and the compressive strength as a function of age and termite mound content. The termite mound was ground and sieved through 150 μm sieve size, the product was used to replace cement in the concrete mix in proportions of 0 %, 5 %, 10 %, 15 %, 20 % and 25 % by weight of cement. Polynomial models were generated for all response variables using multiple regression analysis (MRA) approach. The model incorporating 15 interactive terms was used to evaluate the response variables, these were expressed for model analysis by Scheffe's quadratic model.


In this Commentary, I respond to a Commentary by Petter Næss that critiques the use of meta-analysis for reviewing the literature on travel and the built environment. I describe how each of Næss's four challenges to the use of meta-analysis can be at least partially resolved through the use of meta-regression analysis instead. I also note important limitations of the literature review method that Næss recommends as an alternative to meta-analysis. While meta-regression is not a perfect method, I argue that it offers valuable features for understanding planning research that literature review and meta-analysis do not.


This paper presents a study on designing the interface between the home devices and the residential gateway controller. Together, the interface and the controller form the complete residential gateway (RG) which delivers broadband multiservices through a SONET over a DWDM access network. The design approach is to adopt commercially available components in order to achieve low cost. Much of the effort has been dedicated to study existing IC products to find the best fit for the system. These works are presented in the paper.


A set of float trajectories, deployed at 1500- and 2500-m depths throughout the deep Gulf of Mexico from 2011 to 2015, are analyzed for mesoscale processes under the Loop Current (LC). In the eastern basin, December 2012–June 2014 had >40 floats per month, which was of sufficient density to allow capturing detailed flow patterns of deep eddies and topographic Rossby waves (TRWs), while two LC eddies formed and separated. A northward advance of the LC front compresses the lower water column and generates an anticyclone. For an extended LC, baroclinic instability eddies (of both signs) develop under the southward-propagating large-scale meanders of the upper-layer jet, resulting in a transfer of eddy kinetic energy (EKE) to the lower layer. The increase in lower-layer EKE occurs only over a few months during meander activity and LC eddy detachment events, a relatively short interval compared with the LC intrusion cycle. Deep EKE of these eddies is dispersed to the west and northwest through radiating TRWs, of which examples were found to the west of the LC. Because of this radiation of EKE, the lower layer of the eastern basin becomes relatively quiescent, particularly in the northeastern basin, when the LC is retracted and a LC eddy has departed. A mean west-to-east, anticyclone–cyclone dipole flow under a mean LC was directly comparable to similar results from a previous moored LC array and also showed connections to an anticlockwise boundary current in the southeastern basin.


Nitration of naphtho[2,3-c][1,2,5]thiadiazole gives the 5-nitro derivative in 61–66% yield. Chlorination of this product apparently gives an unstable addition product which loses hydrogen chloride on recrystallization to give 4-chloro-8-nitronaphtho[2,3-c][1,2,5]thiadiazole. Thus, naphtho[2,3-c][1,2,5]thiadiazole under nitrating conditions behaves as a 2-substituted naphthalene rather than as an anthracene analog.


Professionals actively engaged in clinical trials involving patients with neurological damage must applaud researchers/clinicians who are willing to test popular clinical practices of equivocal or undetermined evidence. Kerr et al.'s study (p 870) is a major undertaking with sound scientific methodology. It is the fourth study published in DMCN in recent years that has failed to demonstrate the efficacy of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in enhancing muscle force generation or improved functional ability of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Whereas Kerr et al. speculate that a much larger sample size may yield significant results, a shortfall in their experimental design, an exceedingly high inter-participant variability, and possibly the interpretation of data management, may have contributed to masking the effect of the stimulation. Reviewing Table III raises a basic question: the NMES group included nine of 18 children whose locomotion ability depended on a posterior walker compared with only four of 20 and five of 22 children in the threshold electrical stimulation (TES) and placebo groups respectively. Basic biomechanical principle dictates that dependence on the upper extremity during ambulation minimizes the need to use the lower extremity muscles, particularly the plantar flexors and knee extensors. This statement holds whether the patient ambulates with a crouch gait (requires more quadriceps activity) or hyper-extended knees (requires very little quadriceps activity). Why the authors allocated patients to treatment arms without stratification (minimization) based on mobility deficits (the degree of dependence on upper limb support during ambulation), is not clear. It appears that children in the NMES group were less dependent on quadriceps strength and less likely to benefit from either the standard exercise therapy or stimulation protocols. A second question (Table III data) relates to the very high inter-participant variability of quadriceps' strength (the coefficients of variation seem to range between about 50 and 100%). To control for such inherently high variability (a common finding in patients with CNS damage) we can approach the analysis by calculating the individual patient's pre–post difference in quadriceps strength first and only then compare the groups. If such a priori treatment of the data precludes parametric analysis, one can use non-parametric ANOVA (such as Friedman's test) to test the data. I wonder why the authors' preference was to analyze the raw data and not the pre–post difference data. Would the latter yield different statistical results? With the NMES procedure, the quadriceps contraction focused predominantly on the vastus medialis. I based my assumption on the elegant work of Vanderthommen et al.1 who demonstrated that the effect of the stimulation occurs predominantly immediately under the stimulating electrodes. Thus, to induce contraction of as many motor units as possible in om m etary Electrical stimulation in cerebral palsy: are we asking clinically relevant questions?


A skilled, trained tutor can often serve a vital role in helping students to achieve their academic goals. However, few quantitative studies have been undertaken to determine the effectiveness and benefits of peer tutoring at the postsecondary level. This study demonstrates that tutorial assistance, independent of the student-input variables of gender, SAT score, math placement level, and high school GPA, had a significant effect on students' final examination scores in a mathematics course taught at the University of Arizona. Additional analysis revealed that the math performance of the selected sample had a positive relationship to student SAT score, high school GPA, and math placement level.


Plots are presented of the radial efficiency and input impedance of a thin quarter-wave monopole element with a radialwire ground plane in proximity to flat lossy Earth, as a function of the number and length of the radial wires. Numerical results are from the method-of-moments NEC-GS program developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.


Spectroscopic observations at 360-700 nm and photometric observations in the Gunn g, r, and i bands are reported for Abell 3639. Data obtained using the EFOSC with CCD detectors at the Cassegrain focus of the 3.6-m telescope at ESO during 1987 and 1988 are presented in extensive tables, graphs, and sample spectra and characterized in detail. Ten of 14 cluster-core galaxies studied are identified as cluster members, giving a mean redshift of 0.1496 + or - 0.0027 and a velocity dispersion of sigma = 538 + 212 or - 128 km/sec. No evidence of an extended envelope is found for the dominant galaxy. Investigation of the luminosity function of cluster galaxies down to M(r) = -18 in an area of radius about 500 kpc and elimination of background galaxies on the basis of their position in the color-color diagram gives a total of 105 galaxies in the sample. 28 refs.


This Casenote/Comment is brought to you for free and open access by TU Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Tulsa Law Review by an authorized editor of TU Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact email@example.com. Recommended Citation AdoLisa J. Anarado, The HMO's Angle in the Participant Triangle: What's So Wrong with Nigeria's Health Insurance Scheme, 37 Tulsa L. Rev. 819 (2013).


Objective To estimate the clinical effect of Chinese medical nursing in the treatment of gastro esophageal reflux disease(GERD).Methods 120 patients with GERD were randomly divided into the observation group and conventional group,each group had 60 cases,the observation group was given the intervention of releasing the negative emotions,fit diet and point massage,and compared with the conventional group,to observe the clinical effects in the two groups.Results Compared to the conventional group,the clinical nursing effect in observation group was significantly better than conventional group(P 0.05 or P 0.01).Conclusion Chinese medical nursing in the treatment of GERD presents a better effect.


Ischemic colitis (IC) appears differently in computed tomography scans relative to the slice axis, including target sign on cross section, and the accordion sign in longitudinal image. The Mercedes-Benz sign is originally a triradiate radiolucent shadow, representing gas accumulation within a gallstone. The Mercedes-Benz sign of IC, which we call, is presented by hyperemic mucosa and the triradiate form is produced presumably by tenia coli. We present a case of IC, presenting this interesting radiological finding. Although nonspecific, this sign may allow us to predict the presence of IC.


Menstruation is a normal physiological phenomenon for females indicating her capability for procreation and abnormalities of menstruation are a major gynaecological problem in adolescence. However, variability in menstrual cycle characteristics and menstrual disorders are common. The objectives of the study were to find out the age of menarche among the Adolescent girls of the urban slum, to study different menstrual patterns and practices among them & to find out the prevalence and types of menstrual disorders in Adolescent girls. A Cross sectional study was undertaken in an urban slum area of GMC, Miraj for period of 3 months. All unmarried adolescent girls from 10–19 years of age, who had attained menarche were included. Information was gathered on menarcheal age, menstrual patterns, practices & problems using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire. A total of 268 girls were interviewed. Mother was the source of information regarding menstruation in 45.5% of girls. Mean age of menarche was 13.43 + 1.01 years. 21.3% adolescents had abnormal cycle length, 24.2% had irregular menstrual cycle, 67.2% experienced dysmenorrhoea & 51.5% had premenstrual syndrome. Significant association was found between cycle length, duration of menstruation & amount of flow. Out of 199 girls who had ever experienced menstrual problem, 31% had any consultation & of them only 45.2% consulted doctors. There is an urgent need for strong health educational activities among the adolescent girls, their parents and teachers for effective management of menstrual problems & improvement of their health seeking behavior as regards menstrual abnormalities.


A notary is a public official authorized to make authentic deeds. This authority must be carried out in accordance with the regulations stipulated in the Notary Office Act and not violate the Notary Code of Ethics. However, not a few notaries carry out their duties in accordance with the established regulations, resulting in a party being harmed and the notary being held accountable. This happened in the Decision on Criminal Case Number 1362/Pid.B/2019/Pn.Jkt.Utr. In this decision, notary R forged an authentic deed because he entered information that was not in accordance with the facts and also did not read and sign the deed he made in front of the parties. Therefore, this thesis takes the title Liability of a Notary Who Issues Deeds Containing False Statements (Case Study Case Number 1362/Pid.B/2019/PN.Jkt.Utr). The formulation of the problem in this research is: 1) What are the legal considerations of the judges in deciding case number 1362/Pid.B/2019/PN.Jkt.Utr? 2) What is the responsibility of the notary for the deed he made based on case number 1362/Pid.B/2019/PN.Jkt.Utr? This study uses normative juridical legal research methods, namely the systematic compilation of data, assessment, then concludes on the relationship to the problems studied with the statutory approach. The results of this study are: 1) The basis for the judge's consideration in decision number 1362/Pid.B/2019/PN.Jkt.Utr comes from juridical and non-juridical and grants the indictment of the public prosecutor in accordance with the provisions violated by notary R but the judge does not make the existence of peace into the lightening thing. 2) The responsibility imposed on notary R is administrative sanctions, namely temporary dismissal due to being in custody then the main sanction is imprisonment for 1 (one) year and 8 (eight) months.


In this present study, the mechanical and anticorrosion properties of the Ni625 undercoat on 20# carbon steel prior to the welding process have been investigated by tensile, bending and hardness tests, and the electrochemical measurement. The absence of corrosion pits in the steels with Ni625 undercoat was investigated after CO2 corrosion tests and the corrosion rate was assessed at 4.2x10 /mdd, revealing good anticorrosion qualities. Polarization surveys of the nickel materials in the chloride solutions displayed higher corrosion current densities relative to the situations of the steel, due to the high susceptibility to the pitting initiation on the nickel surface. Furthermore, Increasing the temperature of the corrosive environment from 30, 60 and 80°C displayed higher corrosion current densities and negative corrosion potentials, suggesting the enhanced corrosion events. Notably, the mechanical quality of Ni625 undercoat on carbon steel reached the requirements of the empirical applications, and this material revealed good selection for the overlay welding. In this regard, the selection of Ni625 undercoat for the weld overlay on carbon steel is good qualities in mechanical and anticorrosion properties.


Bearing in mind the scientific evidence of the key relationship between physical activity and health, schools should be a focal point for promoting health, given that they are teenagers' commonest source of physical activity. This consideration gives rise to a number of strategies from institutions such as health-promoting schools and the European Network of Health Promoting Schools and the Spanish Government's Strategy for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Prevention of Obesity (NAOS), which gives indications for improving school dinners. If all these strategies are to succeed in promoting physical activity and health, schools need to follow an active classroom methodology and make time within the school day for non-structured physical activity.


WITHIN THE course of the last decade Minneapolis has become something of a concentration point for architects devoted to contemporary style of one variety or another. These men, perhaps no less distinguished but certainly not so well known as their colleagues on the east and west coasts or in Chicago, are now dominant in the local field and have the sympathetic support of a broad segment of the public. In view of this recent development, it is important to determine the time when this sympathy for a practical and rational architecture first developed and to seek out the first local evidences of those qualities in building which have since come to be identified with "modernism" in the broad sense.


Terahertz Video Synthetic Aperture Radar (ViSAR) system can indicate target information continuously and actively with an image frame rate as high as infrared video, having advantages such as high resolution and good sensitivity in target motion detection. However, terahertz wavelength is rather short, and as a result, traditional dual-channel SAR motion target indication method gets a tiny blind velocity period which goes against target detection. Aimed at the problem, this paper provides a multi-channel terahertz ViSAR motion target detection method based on along track interferometry (ATI) technique. It selects several baselines of varying length and utilizes algebra coprime theory to enlarge blind velocity period so that the range of non-ambiguity velocity can be extended. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the method.


Introduction and objective: Distal biceps tendon ruptures commonly occur in the dominant arm of male between 40 and 60 years of age. The degenerative tendon avulses from the radial tuberosity. Conservative treatment results in decreased flexion and supination strength. Surgical reattachment is the treatment of choice and several surgical approaches and fixation devices have been proposed. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of two different techniques. Materials and Methods: Twenty-four consecutive patients with distal biceps tendon ruptures were randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups: 12 using 2 biodegradable anchors through a modified 2-incision technique (group A) and 12 patients underwent distal biceps repair using an Endobutton ® (Acufex Smith & Nephew, Andover MA) using a single transverse anterior incision (group B). All patients were male. Average age was 40 (33–57) in groupA and 42 (29–59) in group B. The rupture was located in the dominant arm in 6 patients in groupA and 7 in group B. The interval between injury and surgery was similar in both groups ( Active range of motion, Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS), pain, strength (Dexter isokinetic testing), patient satisfaction, operative time and elbow radiographs were evaluated at 12 months postoperatively. The mean follow-up was 17 months (range, 12–34). Results: Average operative time (minutes):50 (group A) and 42 (group B). There were no complications in group B. Two patients in group A had a transient posterior interosseous nerve neurapraxia with spontaneous full recovery after 3 months, and other one developed symptomatic heterotopic bone formation and synostosis was resected. There was no statistical significant difference in MEPS score, range of motion, time to return to work or strength between both groups. All patients in both groups were satisfied with their final result and eventually returned to their pre-injury activity level without sequelae after 12.2 (group A) and 10.3 (group B) weeks. Conclusion: Functional results of the two techniques studied were similar. Anterior approach showed lesser complications and less time off work than 2-incision technique. Endobutton ® single approach assisted tecnique should be considered the gold standard procedure for distal biceps tendon repair due to its shorter operative time and lower morbidity. However, we need series with a longer follow-up to confirm these results.


In this work, ab initio study of crystal structure and phonon spectra of BiMnO3 has been performed using density functional theory (DFT) with hybrid DFT/Hartree-Fock functionals in CRYSTAL14 code. Crystal structure parameters, infrared and Raman spectra of BiMnO3 have been calculated for magnetic ordered monoclinic C2/c phase. Results are compared with existing experimental data. Our results are in agreement with last x-ray diffraction and optical experiments. Using isotopic substitution method ions involved in vibrations are determined. Calculated charge density maps show the antiferroelectric ordering of dipole moments of Bi3+.


From the ongoing military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, an understanding of the neuroepidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has emerged as requisite for further advancements in neurocombat casualty care. This study reports population‐specific incidence data and investigates TBI identification and grading criteria with emphasis on the role of loss of consciousness (LOC) in the diagnostic rubric.


In this article the design of a prototype of an
Intelligent Transmitter of Field (ITF) is presented. The objective
of this ITF is to be used as a data acquisition in a PV solar plant
implemented at the new Campus, the Diagonal-Besos Campus, of
the Technical University of Catalonia – BarcelonaTech (UPC). Aspects like power consumption of the electronic circuits, energy supply through the wires of communication of the transmitter, the coexistence in these wires of analogical signals of measurement and digital signals of communication, etc., are essential to get the foreseen objective.


*Corresponding Author: eyedeh-Somayeh Kazemi. Diseases Unit, Chaloos Health Network, Chaloos, Iran. P.O.Box: 4661619373 ; Tel: +981152226160; Fax:+981152221635 ; Email: email@example.com Introduction World Health Organization (WHO) defines Quality of Life (QOL) as an individual's perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards, and concerns. It is a wide-ranging concept affected in a complex way by the person's physical health, psychological state, personal beliefs, social relationships and their relationship to salient aspects of their environment (1). Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a broad term that contains an individual's ability to function according to perceived well-being in social, mental, and physical areas of life. As well as, it is imaginable that all life areas also affect the ability to work, and general well-being cannot be separated from well-being at work (2). HRQOL is a typical example of a biopsychosocial construct, by its biological (i.e. physical functioning), psychological (i.e. mental health) and social aspects (i.e. social functioning) (3). HRQOL is generally divided into measures of physical functioning and emotional well-being (4). Quality of Life is a critical concept with major importance in the life of an employee which shows an appropriate balance between work and personal life, organizational productivity and job satisfaction (5). In fact, employees with the poorest mental health have a strong intention to retire early (6, 7). Work-related stress is highly Aims: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) is an important outcome of health in different aspects of physical, mental and social dimensions. This study aimed to assess the effects of an educational program on HealthRelated Quality of Life among employees HRQOL of employees working in Shariati hospital affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). Method and Instrument: This was a semi-experimental study with a pre-post design study. Participants included employees of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The sample size was 31 employees who were randomly selected from all working employees in the hospital. Selected employees were provided with two 60-minute session workshop as educational program. Data collected using demographic questionnaire and Short form of Quality of Life questionnaire (SF-36) at the begriming of the study and at 3month follow up. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical tests (paired T-Test). Findings: Totally 31 employees with mean age of 40 ± 9.04 were participated in the study. Comparing HRQOL dimensions of the studied participants before and after intervention indicated the improvement of dimensions as Role physical (P=0.01), Bodily pain (P= 0.04), General health (P= 0.04), Vitality (P= 0.008), Role emotional (P= 0.03), and Mental health (P= 0.003). However, there were no significantly increase in physical function and social function (P>0.05). Conclusion: Finding of this study showed the educational program could be effective for improving the employees' HRQOL.