Every one of us uses carbon dioxide emitting energy source in our daily activities. The purposes of this research were to obtain information on the level of household activities of carbon footprint and to obtain information on the most influential factor of household activities in Denpasar City. The research method employed was the descriptive quantitative. The analysis of the first purpose was obtained by the multiplication of emission factor and the use of LPG and electrical capacity. The analysis of the second purpose was obtained by implementing the analysis of doubled linier regression supported by employing SPSS version 16.00 program for Windows. The research result showed that the average of the total carbon footprint was as big as 138,037.02 g of carbon/month. Based on that average, the total of carbon footprint in Denpasar city with as many as 15,908 households was 2,195.89 ton CO2e/month. The statistic analysis test showed the factors that influenced the carbon footprint were the amount of household members, the amount of household equipments which needed LPG to operate, the amount of household equipments which needed electricity to operate and the duration of using electric equipments whose R2 power was as big as 90%. The duration of using electric equipments had the highest correlation with the value of 62.70 %. It is suggested that households should use energy saving equipments such as LED products; the government should consistently promote carbon saving movements; and to future research to calculate carbon footprint by using DNPI carbon calculator, or by using software LEAP.


Nematic phase transitions in high-temperature superconductors have a strong impact on the electronic properties of these systems. BaFe2As2, with an established nematic transition around 137 K induced by magnetic fluctuations, and BaNi2As2, a non-magnetic analog of BaFe2As2 with a structural transition in the same temperature range, share a common tetragonal aristotype crystal structure with space-group type I4/mmm. In contrast to BaFe2As2 where collinear stripe magnetic order is found for the orthorhombic low-T phase, a unidirectional charge density wave together with (distorted) zig-zag chains are observed for the triclinic low-T phase of BaNi2As2. Here we show that between the highand low-T phases of Ba(Ni,Co)2(As,P)2 an additional phase with broken fourfold symmetry and dxz orbital order exists which is a promising candidate for charge/orbital-fluctuationinduced nematicity. Moreover, our data suggest that the enhanced Tc found for Ba(Ni,Co)2(As,P)2 for higher Co or P substitution levels might result from suppression of the (distorted) zig-zag chains by reducing the contribution of the dxy orbitals.


Line strength gradients in luminous ellipticals show changes in metallicity of roughly a factor of two out to an effective radius (Worthey, Faber & Gonzalez, 1992; Davies, Sadler & Peletier (DSP), 1993; Gonzalez, 1993). The observed decline in Mg 2 line strength with increasing radius, while Hβ remains roughly constant, has been interpreted to indicate an age gradient with the central parts of ellipticals being younger than the outer regions.


The article is devoted to substantiating the need to develop and strengthening the competencies and capabilities of tax services to identify and stop tax evasion in the global economic space characterized by the use of aggressive tax planning schemes related to the taxation of cross-border companies. The aim of the article is to determine the procedures and consequences of the introduction in Ukraine of the standard of automatic exchange of information for tax purposes, the advantages of which are its potential to curb significant tax evasion offshore. Research methods: methods used in this research goes as following: comparative analysis, systematic analysis, cognitive-analytical, data base analysis etc. It is established that the exchange of information between the tax authorities of different countries is the most important among the international instruments to combat cross-border tax evasion schemes, and the main international tool for cooperation in overcoming the asymmetry of tax information is the introduction of a standard for automatic exchange of information for tax purposes. Emphasis is placed on the parameters set by the CRS standard for the identification and exchange of information and the steps that need to be taken to implement it in Ukraine. Research methods: methods used in this research goes as following: comparative analysis, systematic analysis, cognitive-analytical, data base analysis etc. Author arrives at the conclusion that the dates of establishment of the automatic taxation and financial information exchange system in Ukraine (in accordance with CRS standards) are not being followed sufficiently. In this paper author discusses the importance of systematic and methodological establishment of the automatic taxation and financial information exchange system in Ukraine (in accordance with CRS standards) as well as suggests the methods that would efficiently speed up the process of law enforcement project development in Ukraine as well as other normative acts.


The efficiency of the road network operation significantly depends on ensuring the durability and operational reliability of road bridges. To prevent accidents on bridges, ensure their reliability and durability, it is necessary to perform a set of measures, including the following: inspection of bridges, determination of their operational condition, calculation of residual life, development of recommendations for their further operation, and performance of operational measures. Considering the significant quantity of bridges in Ukraine, most of these activities have to be performed using modern information technology. Therefore, an Analytical Expert Bridge Management System Software Complex (AESUM) for bridges of Ukraine on public roads was developed and implemented. An important component of this software complex is the procedures for development of a strategy of repairs in the system of road bridges operation. One of the components of the mathematical model, which is the basis for justifying the repairing strategy, is a system of priorities for bridges repairs, taking into account their importance. This scientific paper considers the current system of priority, which takes into account the technical and operational condition of bridges and the category of roads on which they are located. A new model for evaluation of the priorities of repairs is proposed which takes into account such factors as importance of the bridge, technical and operational condition of the bridge, traffic capacity of the bridge and the cost-effectiveness of repairs. The factors mentioned above consist of a set of sub-factors. For example, the bridge importance factor consists of such sub-factors as the average daily traffic volume, the bypass influence, the bridge's affiliation with international transport corridors, etc.


A new dynamic force measuring facility is realized for continuous and dynamic calibration of force transducers by using the force comparison method. This method is based on the use of a selected reference force transducer with well known static, quasi-static and dynamic properties. The transducer under test can then be calibrated by a direct comparison with the reference standard.


Although most possible causes of abnormal vaginal bleeding in perimenopausal women are hysteromyoma,adenomyosis and endometrial cancer,trophoblastic disease should be considered as a rare condition.Correct diagnosis should be obtained by comprehensive analysis of clinical manifestations and various auxiliary examinations.Because the rate of malignant transformation for the hydatidiform mole during perimenopausal period is relatively high,prophylactic chemotherapy before dilation curettage is recommended.Because the prognosis of trophoblastic neoplasm during perimenopausal period is poor,combination chemotherapy supplemented with surgery is the key to successful treatment.


Hydrocracking technology was an important means of light oil,with increasing environmental requirements,countries hydrocracking increasing emphasis,especially for the production of distillate products,and built a lot of new hydrocracking unit.Four hydrocracking unit from basic overview / VGO /products /processes were compared,and the development of hydrocracking technology in the last 30 years was investigated.The development direction of hydrocracking technology was the scale large,VGO high sulphidation and heavy,product diversification,operational flexibility,and production clean.


The delegates at the World Food Conference in Bucharest broadened the original focus on population in a demographic context to include economic and social development. The draft proposal for establishing lower 1985 target population growth rates and for providing available family planning was shifted toward priority items on increasing the status of women and raising the living standards of the worlds poor. This shift in emphasis took the Western countries especially the U.S. by surprise. Chinese opposition and Indian indifference were most notable in connection with the original draft proposal. The U.S. delegation reacted to calls for global justice with insensitivity indicating that only population concerned them. The Vatican delegation was unable to communicate its concern for social justice for the poor. The same issues will probably be discussed at the coming World Food Conference in Rome. It is hoped that the Vatican and U.S. delegates will respond more understandably.


A new optimal distributed control scheme is developed for the containment control problem of nonlinear multiagent graphical games. Adaptive dynamic programming method is applied to obtain the approximate optimal control policy of each follower which make the followers converge and keep moving within the convex hull of leaders and simultaneously achieve Nash equilibrium. The performance index of each follower is defined based on local neighborhood information. Moreover, an model-free integral reinforcement learning algorithm is proposed to update the value function and the control policy without knowing the system dynamics so as to avoid to solve the coupled Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman(HJB) equations, which is implemented by actor-critic structure and least-square method. Convergence analysis of the algorithm and asymptotical stability of the whole network are provided. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed control scheme.


L-Serine-threonine dehydratase (EC 126.96.36.199) from sheep liver has been obtained as a highly purified preparation as shown by ultracentrifuge studies and analytical disc gel electrophoresis. The dehydratase has a molecular weight of 98,000 +/- 10,000 and is composed of two nonidentical subunits with molecular weights of 41,000 and 47,000. The 41,000 subunit is covalently linked to the carbonyl reagent-sensitive coenzyme which has been identified as alpha-ketobutyric acid.


in the presence of the four common ribonucleoside triphosphates, the enzyme incorporated 3 H-G1V1P extensively12. At this pH, however, in the presence of the four deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates, no 3 11-TMP incorporation was demonstrable (Table 4). Furthermore, replacement of even a single ribonucleotide by its homologous deoxyribonucleotide led to no detectable synthesis (my unpublished observation). At pH 8•3, the optimum for the R-MIN DNA polymerase, the VSV polymerase catalysed much less ribonucleotide incorporation and no significant deoxyribonucleotide incorporation could be detected.


This report discusses the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade and its companion case of Doe v. Bolton that legalized abortion nationally. The report analyzes the legal basis for the decision, the history of the cases through the courts, and the effects of the decision.


Based on the study of imaging changes of a 45?rotating scanning mirror on the ground, the imaging characteristics and scanning traces of the 45?rotating scanning mirror are analyzed and the calculating method of the scanning trace on the ground is given. The influence of image rotation on the ground resolution is discussed, the missing scanning condition of the system is analyzed and the condition which the remote sensor should meet to avoid missing scanning is provided.


Schools of higher education, including universities, can become important landmarks of cities and contribute to sustainable urban development. This study attempts to determine the ways in which universities benefit cities, evaluate the scope of cooperation between territorial governments and universities, identify the main obstacles to cooperation and the preferred objectives of collaborative projects. A survey conducted in Polish university towns revealed that the opportunities stemming from collaboration with universities are not fully harnessed by territorial governments. A survey conducted in Polish university towns revealed that the opportunities stemming from collaboration with universities are not fully harnessed by territorial governments. Cities should undertake active measures to work in concert with universities, promote cooperation between research units and businesses, participate in research projects and co-organize internships for students. Efforts should also be made to overcome the barriers to partnership between local authorities and universities, mainly the lack of cohesive state policies targeting urban development and limited funding.


In this paper, we classify all noncollapsed singularity models for the mean curvature flow of 3-dimensional hypersurfaces in $\mathbb{R}^4$ or more generally in $4$-manifolds. Specifically, we prove that every noncollapsed translating hypersurface in $\mathbb{R}^4$ is either $\mathbb{R}\times$2d-bowl, or a 3d round bowl, or belongs to the one-parameter family of 3d oval bowls constructed by Hoffman-Ilmanen-Martin-White.


The highly accurate multiresolution leaf area index (LAI) is an important parameter for carbon cycle simulation for bamboo forests at different scales. However, current LAI products have discontinuous resolution with 1 km mostly, that makes it difficult to accurately quantify the spatiotemporal evolution of carbon cycle at different resolutions. Thus, this study used MODIS LAI product (MOD15A2) and MODIS reflectance data (MOD09Q1) of Moso bamboo forest (MBF) from 2015, and it adopted a hierarchical Bayesian network (HBN) algorithm coupled with a dynamic LAI model and the PROSAIL model to obtain high-precision LAI data at multiresolution (i.e., 1000, 500, and 250 m). The results showed the LAIs assimilated using the HBN at the three resolutions corresponded with the actual growth trend of the MBF and correlated significantly with the observed LAI with a determination coefficient (R2) value of > 0.80. The highest-precision assimilated LAI was obtained at 1000-m resolution with R2 values of 0.91. The LAI assimilated using the HBN algorithm achieved better accuracy than the MODIS LAI with increases in the R2 value of 2.7 times and decreases in the root mean square error of 87.8%. Therefore, the HBN algorithm applied in this study can effectively obtain highly accurate multiresolution LAI time series data for bamboo forest.


The paper studies the principle and the flaw of the hydraulic control organization of concrete mixer truck, and designs one kind of brand-new Digital Display control devise. According to principle of the new Digital Display control devise, it has determined shifting block's displacement quantity and the displacement limit of the key component of unloading Control devise. At the same time, the design has realized the accelerograph's control device, and compared with the merit and demerit between the new and old control devise based on the basis of the practice application.


A method for selective determination of cobalt using EDTA complex and zinc salt titration was proposed.The effects of the kinds of acid and their acidity on EDTA complex of cobalt(Ⅲ) and titration end-point were studied.The conditions for improving selectivity of the method were also discussed emphatically.The results indicated that the EDTA-Co complex is stable and the titration end-point is sensitive in the acidity range of 0.1~1.0 mol/L HNO3,0.1~1.0 mol/L HCl,0.024~0.24 mol/L H2SO4 and 0.001~0.078 mol/L HClO4.The relative error is-0.20%~+0.24% for the determination of 5.00~20.00 mg cobalt(Ⅲ) and the recovery of Co in samples with the addition of standard cobalt is 99.40%~100.40%.More than 30 elements are noninterference using combined masking reagent.The proposed method has high accuracy,good selectivity,convenient operation,better applicability and was applied to determine cobalt in platinum,palladium and cobalt alloys containing 5wt%~75wt% cobalt with satisfactory results.


The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, later to become CSIRO) was established in 1926 to replace the pre-existing Institute of Science and Industry. Its beginning was suffused with an optimism based on surpluses in Commonwealth revenues in the years 1926–8, an optimism which was reflected in the action of the Parliament in voting the sum of l500,000 to be placed to the credit of a Trust Fund to give the new organization a good start. This amount was the exact sum which was mentioned by the then Prime Minister, W. M. Hughes, in his burst of enthusiasm, in December, 1915, when he first launched the Advisory Council of Science and Industry.


From the time of getting married the system of relations between both spouses and their parents-in-law is extended. Regular contact with parents-in-law is becoming natural. Unfortunately, the contact is not always satisfying and maintained in the right way. Quite often conflicts between a son-in-law or a daughter-in-law and their parents-in-law may arise. The article focuses on the relationships between these persons. It shows that the causes of conflicts with parents-in-law may have their grounds in the way of creating the bond between parents (especially mother) and a child who later becomes a husband or wife. The article provides a general analysis of the reasons for conflicts in relationships with parents-in-law and examples of conflicts resolution. These are set forth particularly alongside a discussion of two passages from the Bible: the Book of Ruth and the Book of Exodus. The persons that are described and their behaviour become role models in building relationships between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law as well as son-in-law and father-in-law. The article includes positive roles, that are fulfilled by parents-in-law in the family life of their children.


This is a personal account of a college English teacher's continual examination of the sacrifices demanded of his students when they enter writing classes. It is an attempt to encourage students to maintain a critical awareness of the loss of their oral culture and see the limitations of the gain from the literary culture that they immersed themselves in when they began their school career. Literary resources are examined, specifically the writings of Franz Kafka, to illustrate the nature of oral and literate cultures and the demands of each. There is an account of the author's first day at public school as an illustration that helps him to devise teaching methods that acknowledge the validity of students' rebellion against school (literacy) while at the same time developing ways for students to be more accomplished writers.


The study was carried out to determine the factors influencing the supply of cattle in Delta State. Six cattle markets were purposively selected from the study area. The selected cattle markets were Asaba, Warri, Agbor, S apele, Kwale and Oleh. The respondents were selected by proportional random sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires which were administered to the respondents in the six markets location. Descriptive statistics and regression ana lysis were used to achieve the objectives. Result of the study showed that 87% of the respondents transported their cattle to the mar kets by lorries and trucks while less than 14% of the respondents walk or trek their cattle to the markets. A great proportion of the respondents transported their cattle to the market with commercial vehicles as only very few of them could afford their own pe rsonal vehicles, most of the roads traveled by the traders were either partially tarred or untarred. The result of the study furthe r showed that the average number of cattle sold per day in the study area was sixty (60) with an average price of N92, 477 per c attle. The average cost incurred by the traders in marketing one cattle was N80, 800.68 in which about 86% of the total cost w as borne on the purchase of cattle, 8% on transportation while the remaining 6% on other marketing cost such as feeding, labour , rentage and health issues. There is a short fall in the supply of cattle due t o the high cost of cattle marketing; because the ca ttle are brought from the northern part of the country to the south usually t here is high cost of transporting the cattle consid ering the long distance that the traders have to travel with them. The wide gap in t he supply and demand of cattle is also expressed by the cost of purchase of the cattle. The result of the regression analysis showe d that capital, demand and price of cattle were sta tistically significant at 5% level. There was 86% variation in the supply of cat tle as explained by all the explanatory variables; an increase in capital, demand and price of cattle raised the supply of cat tle whereas an increase in purchase and transportat ion cost lower the supply of cattle in Delta State.


In this paper the problem of a city ecological condition forecasting based on the chemical composition of the air is considered. The procedure of solving this problem with artificial neural networks, grown by evolutionary algorithms is described. Several modifications of evolutionary algorithms and ensemble approach for neural predictor design allowing the increase of prediction efficiency are presented. Also an ensemble method for neural predictor design is considered to increase the efficiency. The existing methods for design of intelligence information technologies ensembles have been considered. The comparison of their efficiency is presented in the paper for a set of test problems. A modified approach for artificial neural network ensembles is proposed, which is different from known before with combined application of existing schemes and methods for ensemble organization. In the problem description the problem of large amount of missing values in the dataset is highlighted. To solve this problem, a modified genetic programming method is applied. The usefulness of this method is shown for the problem solving. The testing shows the efficiency of the presented approach compared to basic and ensemble models. One of the applications of the developed algorithm is the time series prediction. Many technical systems contain a large amount of dynamic parameters, and tracking and predicting these parameters is an important problem. The rocket and space technology is no exception, so the described algorithm is a useful data analysis instrument for it. The developed approach can be used as a method for individual predictors' creation, and also as way for combining the existing ones. It is shown that this approach allows increasing the accuracy of the resulting models.


The Multigraph programming environment provides a very-high-level programmer interface for the development of parallel and real-time processing systems. It is specifically targeted for large systems wishing to integrate a knowledge-based synthesis technique with standard numerical techniques. The result is a graphical editing environment where the user models the structure of the desired computation. Subsequently, symbolic techniques are used to translate this model to a large-grain data-flow graph. A description is given of the concepts and use the Multigraph programming environment on a tightly coupled parallel processing platform, the INMOS transputer.<<ETX>>


This paper is devoted to the study of the economic consequences of unemployment. We try to quantify the role played by the State, the household and the family in its remedy. Against the extended belief that unemployment is a phenomenon that hits mainly individuals, here we stress the idea of its "domestic" nature. We first take the point of view of the individual and estimate the contributions of the State, the household and the extended family to the individual income of the jobless. The family contributes little, and the State less than the household, although better targeted against poverty. From a domestic perspective, most of the disposable income of the jobless comes from the work of other household members and most of the rest from public transfers to other household members. All together, in 1993 unemployment was in Spain a minor cause of poverty, having raised its level from 19% to 23% of the working age population. Our results also give a negligible role to non-domestic kinship and suggest that the role of the household as a buffer for social conflicts has been at least exaggerated.


Abstract Intercalation compounds of C60 with MoF6 were studied by means of X-ray diffraction, 19F NMR, FTIR, EPR, and Li solid cell electrochemical discharge. They indicate the predominant presence of MoF5 species suggesting an oxidative process of C60.


The present study was performed to investigate the impact of the emotional intelligence on dimensions of Learning Organization among education officials and Library assistants in Isfahan university. Sample size is based on Kerjeci Morgan table and equals of 86 respondents,which randomly selected. Standard Shrink`s emotional intelligence questionnaire based on Goleman(1995) model and also standard questionnaire, based on Goh model include 21 questions (Likert scale) in 5 dimensions (clarity of mission and vision , leadership commitment and empowerment, experimentation and rewards, effective transfer of knowledge, teamwork and group problem solving) was used for gathering information . Data were analyzed using regression analysis and SPSS 18 software. Results indicate that EI had significant positive impact on on dimensions of Learning Organization, clarity of mission and vision, effective transfer of knowledge and teamwork and group problem solving.


China increasingly relies on its legal system to regulate a broad spectrum of social and economic activity. There is, however, widespread failure to observe the law, which periodically leads to social crises and popular unrest. The Chinese state is not, of course, alone in experiencing this, but it responds to enforcement failures in distinctive ways. This article examines one such response. In this article, we explore the role played by the enforcement campaign in the development of the Chinese legal system. We focus on one campaign in particular: the campaign that was waged between 2004 and 2007 to redress the chronic failure to pay wages. Chinese enforcement campaigns are not simply directed at securing greater compliance with existing law. They are integrally linked to cycles of law reform in the PRC. Whilst their main impact is on enforcement, they also have an important role in influencing the drafting of legislation and the interpretation of law. This article documents the impact of this campaign on the production of law: in speeding up the iterative process of lawmaking, interpretation, and implementation, with production of important reforms to existing labour law in 2007 and 2008. It is the strong "planned" nature of the campaign and its emphasis on state leadership of lawmaking and enforcement that continues to shape the development of China's particular version of the "rule of law."


The bicyclic  collchicine analogue 2-methoxy-5(2',3',4'-trimethox:yphenyl)-2,4,6-cycloheptatrien-lone (MTC) has been used to study the thermodynamics of specific ligand binding to the colchicine site of tubulin, employing isothermal reaction microcalorimetry. The binding of lHTC to purified calf brain tubulin, in 10 mM sodium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, is characterized by A H o = -19 f 1 kJ.mol", AGO = -31.8 f 0.6 kJ . mol", and ASo = 43 2 5 J mol" K" at 298 K, with a slight variation in the temperature range from 203 to 308 K. The binding thermodynamics of colchicine and allocolchicine are similar to MTC under the conditions examined, suggesting related molecular interactions of the three ligands with the protein binding site. The standard enthalpy changes of binding of colchicine and MTC at 308 K coincide within experimental error. Therefore the more favorable free energy change of binding of colchicine must come from a larger binding entropy change (by about 20 J. mol". K-'). This difference could be attributed to the presence of the middle ring of colchicine, which is absent in MTC. Consistently, a similar entropy change is observed by the comparison of allocolchicine to MTC binding at several temperatures. In addition, allocolchicine binding is atbout 6 kJ . mol" less exothermic than MTC binding, which could be attributed to the presence in allocolcl~icine of a substituted phenyl ring instead of the colchicine-MTC tropolone ring. The present results and analysis are fully compatible with the previously proposed bifunctional binding of colchicine and MTC (through their trimethoxybenzene and tropolone moieties) to a bifocal protein binding site, and also with a partial immobilization of intramolecular rotation of MTC upon binding, which in colchicine is already constrained by its middle ring (Andreu, J. M., Gorbunoff, M. J., Lee, J. C., and Timasheff, S . (1984) Biochemistry 23, 1742-1752).


Abstract The importance of DHA to support fetal development and maternal health is well established. In this study, we applied the natural abundance approach to determine the contribution of 200 mg/d of DHA supplement to the plasma DHA pool in nineteen healthy pregnant women. Women received DHA, from week 20 until delivery, from an algal source (n 13, Algae group) or from fish oil (n 6, Fish group) with slightly different content of 13C. We measured plasma phospholipids DHA 13C:12C ratio (reported as δ13C) prior to supplementation (T0), after 10 (T1) and 90 days (T2) and prior to delivery (T3). The δ13C of DHA in algae and fish supplements were −15·8 (sd 0·2) mUr and −25·3 (sd 0·2) mUr (P < 0·001). DHA δ13C in the Algae group increased from −27·7 (sd 1·6) mUr (T0) to −21·9 (sd 2·2) mUr (T3) (P < 0·001), whereas there were not significant changes in the Fish group (–27·8 (sd 0·9) mUr at T0 and −27·3 (sd 1·1) mUr at T3, P = 0·09). In the Algae group, 200 mg/d of DHA contributed to the plasma phospholipid pool by a median value of 53 % (31–75 % minimum and maximum). This estimation was not possible in the Fish group. Our results demonstrate the feasibility of assessing the contribution of DHA from an algal source to the plasma DHA pool in pregnant women by the natural abundance approach. Plasma δ13C DHA did not change when consuming DHA of fish origin, with almost the same δ13C value of that of the pre-supplementation plasma δ13C DHA.


Spontaneous platelet aggregation appeared in a patient with von Willebrand disease type IIB during the 37th week of pregnancy. This phenomenon was not associated with symptoms of thrombosis and the patient delivered by caesarian section with no complications. Her platelet‐poor plasma (PPP) aggregated normal platelet‐rich plasma (PRP) and washed platelets. Aggregation was inhibited by monoclonal antibodies with known specificity for the platelet receptors of von Willebrand factor (vWF), i.e. the glycoprotein Ib (GPIb) and the GPIIb/IIIa complex. A monoclonal antibody, which selectively inhibits the binding of vWF to the GPIIb/IIIa complex, did not block aggregation, suggesting that spontaneous aggregation is not dependent on the binding to GPIIb/IIIa of vWF from patient plasma. Aggregation induced by patient plasma could also be blocked either by two monoclonal antibodies raised against vWF or by a fragment derived from trypsin digestion of normal vWF which blocks the ristocetin‐induced binding of normal vWF to platelets. These findings indicate that the spontaneous platelet aggregation in this patient results from the binding of her vWF to GPIb but is independent from the binding of her vWF to GPIIb/IIIa.


Open Set Fine-Grained Recognition (OSFGR) aims at distinguishing known fine-grained categories from the data (contain known and unknown categories). The feature distribution of the known fine-grained category usually has the characteristics of small inter-class variance and large intra-class variance. Directly using the traditional Open Set Recognition (OSR) method on OSFGR does not achieve competitive performance. This is mainly due to the fact that the traditional OSR method is designed based on SoftMax function, whose translation invariance for input weakens the representation ability for the known fine-grained category in OSFGR. To settle this problem, we present a unified method based on class activation mapping value (CAMV) for OSFGR, which preserves the original discriminate feature. Besides, most OSR methods are based on the discrimination model with multi-class thresholds. When most known categories need to recognize, it will face the high computational cost and low efficiency. To overcome this problem, we propose the discrimination model with fusion one-class thresholds, which can greatly improve the inference speed without losing the recognition accuracy. Meanwhile, our idea can settle the extreme situation of OSR (only one known category). Our method achieves the state-of-art performance on the fine-grained open set datasets consisting of 4 public fine-grained datasets.


A 4-kg newborn baby with terminal uremia underwent 28 technically successful hemodialyses over a two-month period. A profunda femoris artery to saphenous vein silastic special pediatric shunt and four different pediatric dialyzer systems were used. Glucose added to the dialysate solution and intravenous mannitol administration prevented significant fluctuations in serum osmolality. Severe hypertension, malnutrition, electrolyte imbalance, and retarded motor development were problems encountered.


Environmental ethics deals with the moral dimensions of human relations with the environment. The focus of this research is to concentrate on an effort to construct environmental ethical values based on the local indigenous people of Belu, East Nusa Tenggara Province-Indonesia, and Bobonaro District-Negara Timor Leste. The research findings show local indigenous human relations with the ecological reality of the Belu community, namely Badu Tradition (prohibition), Sau (harvest), and traditional weaving crafts. Meanwhile the local indigenous people of Bobonaro District, namely: tara bandu (prohibition), na'in (guardian of nature), diversification of plants, terraced land and stone wall fences, traditional medicines, and guarding of water sources. This finding is an important basis for making an ecological reflection based on local wisdom in the context of environmental conservation to support sustainable development. The environmental ethics of the Belu and Bobonaro people are interpreted as natural resources and ecological culture, the legacy of traditions, and the reality of the spiritual nature of the Belu and Bobonaro people in building relationships with the environment. Efforts to care for the environment are shown by respecting the social rules and norms that govern the relationship between local Belu and Bobonaro people with the environment. This local wisdom of Belu and Bobonaro can be a theoretical reference in caring for the environment. Local indigenous-based environmental ethics thinking is very important in helping to solve the problem of less than ideal relations between humans and the environment that is still happening in the implementation of the development that is being carried out. The findings of this study can make an important contribution to environmental conservation efforts to support the big idea of sustainable development.


Presence of gas hydrate is identified on the seismic section by bottom simulating reflector (BSR), which is pressure and temperature dependent physical boundary between hydrate and water saturated or gas bearing sediments. High resolution multichannel seismic data used to delineate the BSRs in the Hikurangi margin, New Zealand. Simultaneously, identified BSR characterized using coring and well logging measurements from acoustic impedance inversion and porosity inversion. It is always a challenging task to get the acoustic impedance and porosity information away from well position at the prospective gas-hydrate occurrence zone. Acoustic impedance from model based acoustic impedance inversion and porosity values throughout the seismic profile by using the porosity inversion technique on the post-stack data was performed. Inverted acoustic impedance values ranges from ~3050 to ~3450 (m/s)*(g/cc) along seismic section at and above BSR. Below the BSR decreasing trend of inverted acoustic impedance in the range of ~2600 to ~2950 (m/s)*(g/cc) interpreted free gas zone. Inverted porosity along seismic section above BSR in the range of ~50% to ~60%, whereas the porosity value below the BSR in the free gas zone ranges from ~60% to ~70%. Comparatively low porosity and high acoustic impedance at the upper zone sediment saturated with gas hydrate and high porosity and low acoustic impedance in the lower zone sediment saturated with free gas separated by clear BSR.


Abstract : Fire climate in Southeast Asia is affected by two major factors, rainfall and cloud cover. By 'fire climate' one means the climate that affects the inception and behavior of wildfire. In our study of the fire climate in Southeast Asia we investigated, when, for how long and by what mechanism the normally dry period (November through April) is interrupted by widespread rain and clouds. The author found five types of synoptic-scale weather disturbances usually responsible for extensive rainfall over Southeast Asia during the dry period. Case histories are given of general rain that were caused by these five types of disturbances: (1) 30 November 1962--tropical cyclones and easterly waves; (2) 21-23 March 1963--troughs in the westerlies; (3) 24 and 25 November 1962--superposition of trough in the westerlies on easterly waves; (4) 29 March 1963--surges of the northeast monsoon; and (5) 7-9 March 1963--tropical troughs.


Objective:To observe the effect of preoperative spiral CT flat Saul and three-dimensional reconstruction technique using osseous symbol of lumbar precise positioning guidance of pedicle screws into the curative effect.Methods:Preoperative spiral CT flat Saul and three-dimensional reconstruction using osseous symbol of lumbar precise positioning guidance of pedicle screws into techniques for the treatment of 38 cases of traumatic lumbar fractures,and postoperative CT scan pedicle assess the screws position.Results:The clinical effect was satisfactory,The one-time success rate of pedicle screw placement in 152.The better was 144,the good was 8 and the bad was 0 in CT after operationg accuracy of pedicle screw placement could be reach to 94.7 percent.Conclusion:Preoperative spiral CT three-dimensional reconstruction using osseous mark positioning guidance intraoperatie pedicle nails into technology has so many adwantages,such as intraoperatie injury,more reliablity,high accuracy.It is easily mastered by performers,at the same time,it reduce the frequency in using the X-ray machine.


Report presenting flight tests conducted to evaluate the effect of a thermal ice prevention system on the aerodynamic performance of a C-46 cargo airplane. The installation of the thermal ice-prevention system was found to reduce the indicated airspeed by about 6 miles per hour. Results regarding the overall performance change resulting from the installation of the thermal system, reduction of power attributed to heat-exchanger exhaust-gas back pressure, reduction of power attributed to the internal and external drag of the thermal system, and the additional airplane gross weight attributed to the thermal system are provided.


The behavior of excitons on perylene bisimide aggregates is investigated at high excitation densities by femtosecond absorption spectroscopy. Indications for a significant population in the two-exciton manifold are found.


ABSTRACT This article originates from a research that sought to understand how the composition of educational relationships is demarcated by the body in teaching babies. The research subjects were two teachers and 12 babies from a public Early Childhood Education institution, the data being generated through participant observation, written, photographic and audiovisual records. The collected data give visibility to the body and the bodily demands and dynamics of the teachers in the composition of these educational relationships in teaching babies who require constant and intermittent individual relationships and a bodily availability as a pedagogical conduct.


the end of 1964 and the beginning of 1965 I recorded, among other oral testimonies, a good collection of oral traditions from the chiefs and people of Tonga, and in particular, Her Majesty the late Queen Salote, at that time the living authority on these matters. In Tonga oral traditions are preserved by social classes and by the major socio-political units of society as well as by families. Oral traditions may take the form of stories, told or sung, relating the heroic deeds of clan founders or important historical personages. There are family titles with stories of their origins and of those who succeeded to them, in some cases tracing back to the 14th and 15th centuries. Place names, proverbial sayings, songs1 and traditional ceremonial mats have historical events associ ated with them which are still known. There are songs, sometimes accom panied by dances, which relate ritual or historical events. At Kolovai, where I come from, we perform a lakalaka, a dance performed by lines of men and women and accompanied by singing. This lakalaka, known as milolua, relates how to carry out the ceremony of kava making. At Lifuka, in Ha'apai, I recorded a lakalaka which recounts the feats of the celebrated King George who defeated the Tu'i Tonga at the war of Velata, fought in 1825-1826. The traditions are kept mainly by the chiefs of the social group concern ed or by their Kau-matapule (attendants). Both men and women of chiefly rank may know the traditions but there are no formal keepers of traditions as in some African societies. In Tonga certain individuals are especially well informed, and they may be referred to as tangata 'ilo (or fefine 'ilo if a woman) meaning 'one who knows'. Certain social classes have knowledge of particular traditions, as for instance the Ha'atufunga class which knows all the ceremonial and traditional lore concerned with the burial of kings and chiefs. The major socio-political units also preserve certain traditions, such as the rituals and ceremonials connected with the Tu'i Kanokupolu royal dynasty, which are kept by the Ha'a Ngata Motu'a. The controversy over the value of oral traditions is well known and


We have studied a non-contact nondestructive acoustic inspection method to detect internal defects of concrete structures using a long range acoustic device (LRAD) and a scanning laser Doppler vibrometer (SLDV). As an actual concrete structure, we measured the concrete floor slab of a huge bridge from a distance of about 33 m. And an internal defect of concrete was detected and visualized. Next, for a railroad tunnel, measurements were made from a distance 5-7 m. In data process, a healthy part of concrete was statistically analyzed. The difference in concrete state between a ceiling and a sidewall was evaluated by two acoustic feature quantities calculated from our measured data. We also measured the strength of concrete by Schmidt hammer and the elastic wave velocity. Both acoustic and physical feature quantities show a tendency of the same phenomenon. Obtaining the state of concrete, such as hardness, is to evaluate a healthy part of concrete. It can be done by using two acoustic feature quantities such as vibrational energy ratio and spectral entropy obtained from our measurements. In addition, in order to detect internal defects of concrete, it is important to grasp the distribution state of acoustic features quantities for a concrete healthy part.


So far football has not only functioned as a sport but also as a medium of solidarity for supporters, Indonesia is a country with the largest Islamic religion in the world. While many other Islamic countries are still struggling with the problem of war, football believe, its is able to be a medium a solidarity. Message for the victims of war, prayers and solidarity messages are sent through. This research uses descriptive analysis with case studies of Rohingya and Palestinian cases in Indonesian football supporter. This research concludes that the message conveyed by Indonesian supporters. The conclusion, football is possible in becoming tools for political solidarity


It has become increasingly common for philosophers to make use of the concept of artistic value, and, further, to distinguish artistic value from aesthetic value. In a recent paper, 'The Myth of (Non-Aesthetic) Artistic Value', Dominic Lopes takes issue with this, presenting a kind of corrective to current philosophical practice regarding the use of the concept of artistic value. Here I am concerned to defend current practice against Lopes's attack. I argue that there is some unclarity as to what aspect of this practice Lopes is objecting to, and I distinguish three kinds of objection that he could be read as making. I argue that none of these is adequately supported by Lopes's arguments, and that the corresponding three aspects of current philosophical practice are on firmer footing than Lopes's paper suggests. A new, plausible characterisation of artistic value will emerge from this discussion.


The stability for impulsive Integro-Differential systems is studied by the method of the generalized second derivative and Razumikin technique.The result of the stability in the terms of two measures are gained.


This article outlines and tests a spatial model of regulation that contends that federal regulatory officials fashion enforcement strategies that fit each state's political climate. A pooled cross-sectional, time series design is used to examine the influence of both national and state forces on the rate of federal surface mining regulation in 21 states over the period 1978 to 1982. Although the rate of federal regulation reflects national political changes, much of the variation in enforcement is accounted for by the states' political climates. State-level factors prove to be particularly important during the more politically vulnerable Carter administration. Those findings suggest that scholars need to attend to spatial influences in accounting for regulatory outcomes.


Clitandra and Chamaeclitandra are maintained here in the same concept as with Pichon. Both are monotypic and African. The present paper is a monographic revision of the genera Clitandra and Chamaeclitandra, and the study is based mainly on the examination of herbarium material. The genera belong to the subtribe Landolphiinae of the tribe Carisseae. They are both closely allied to Landolphia. This relationship will be discussed with the forthcoming revision of Landolphia. Clitandra Benth. in Hook., Nig. Fl.: 445 (1849); Stapf, Fl. Trop. Afr. 4 (1): 60 (1902); A. Chev., Rev. Bot. Appl. 28: 410 (1948); Pichon, Mem. IFAN 35: 205 (1953). Type species: Clitandra cymulosa Benth. Clitandra sect. Euclitandra Pierre, Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris, ser. 2, 5: 40 (1898); Stapf, Fl. Trop. Afr. 4 (1): 60 (1902). Clitandra subgen. Euclitandra (Pierre) De Wild., Not. Apoc. Latic. Fl. Congo 1: 23 (1903). Pacouria sect. Clitandra (Benth.) O. Kuntze, Lex.: 412 (1904). Clitandra cymulosa Benth. in Hook., Nig. Fl.: 445 (1849); Stapf, Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 30: 87 (1895); Fl. Trop. Afr. 4 (1): 65 (*) Departement of Plant Taxonomy, Agricultural University, Wageningen (Netherlands). Manuscript received February 2, 1988. This content downloaded from 188.8.131.52 on Wed, 18 May 2016 05:09:23 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms


Abstract During the last few decades, the search for sustainability has experienced a tremendous momentum, encompassing all the levels of the global system. Fuelled by complex (both proactive and reactive) motivators, the process has surpassed the characteristics of an intellectual endeavor – more preoccupied by idealist goals, and less focused on the actual means to achieve them – and has proved that it can successfully be transposed into the corporate real world – of decision making, objective assessment, and relentless scrutiny. The paper aims to (broadly) explore the world of the most sustainable corporations – based on a descriptive (factual and dynamic) analysis of Corporate Knight's annual rankings (2016-2018) of the Most Sustainable Corporations – in order to: (a). determine (by comparing and contrasting) the main features these organizations – able to transform the fuzzy concept of corporate sustainability into a coherent reality – display; and (b). set the premises for future (narrower) researches – aiming to explain the "how-s" behind the design, development and implementation of the strategies these corporations follow in their search for (sustainable) competitiveness.


Objective: Previous authors have reported sustained vertical gaze in patients with cardiac arrest, predominantly involving the downward gaze. Minimal literature regarding the upward gaze and it's diagnostic prognosis implications suggests investigators have been reluctant to perform more studies to unravel this finding; we have explored this sign in coma patients and found a poor prognosis, leading to death. Background: Factors associated with poor outcome after hypoxic-anoxic coma continue to be extensively studied, however literature is sparse regarding the prognostic importance of sustained vertical gaze. Upward gaze is affected far more frequently than downward gaze because some of the fibers sub-serving up gaze cross rostrally and posteriorly between the riMLF and INC nuclei and are subject to interruption before descending to the oculomotor nuclei, whereas the pathways for the down gaze apparently project directly downward from the two controlling nuclei. Design/Methods: We present four adult patients followed up after hypoxic-anoxic coma using a Glasgow Coma Scale of less than five. Daily neuro-ophthalmological examinations with specific attention to pupils, spontaneous and reflex eye movements were conducted. CT and EEGs were performed; the tendon response was exaggerated and all patients remained comatose with no sign of arousal elicited. Results: Our results suggest the appearance of the sustained upward gaze invariably heralds the downward spiral of the patient's clinical outcome, resulting in death. Conclusions: We propose this sign be referred to as "Sun Rise Sign " and postulate that this sign be used in addition to other clinical parameters to establish a prognostic timeline for patient. This will enable Neurologists to appropriately modulate their expectations regarding patient final outcome. So when we observe Sun Rise Sign in a comatose patient, it is quite a significant prognosticating factor. Disclosure: Dr. Pasupuleti has nothing to disclose. Dr. Pasupuleti has nothing to disclose.


OBJECTIVE: Pilocytic astrocytomas are WHO grade I gliomas occurring mainly in the childhood and adolescent ages. Promoter hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes is a very common mechanism in CNS neoplasias which is generally associated with their transcriptional silencing. MATERIAL & METHODS: Using MS-PCR, we analyzed the methylation status of the tumor suppressor genes p15, p16, RB1, and MGMT in n = 18 pilocytic astrocytomas. Furthermore, all tumour samples were tested for the R132H mutation of the IDH1 gene by use of immunohistochemical staining. The results of the MGMT methylation analysis were correlated with the individual clinical and demographical data as well as with the progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS: Each of the 18 pilocytic astrocytoma specimen presented unmethylated in the investigated promoter regions of p16 and RB1. For the p15 gene, 1/18 tumor sample showed a positive methylation signal (5.6%). This single case presented with an extraordinary aggressive clinical course including frequent local recurrences with meningeal metastases but without tumor upgrading. For the MGMT gene, however, methylation frequency was 44.5% (8/18). Interestingly, when stratified for the MGMT methylation status, the group of methylated pilocytic astrocytomas showed a significantly shortened PFS in the Kaplan-Meier curve compared to their unmethylated counterparts (11.75 Months vs. 74.0 Months; p = 0.041; univariate log rank test). CONCLUSION: Epigenetic mechanisms, in particular the promoter methylation of the MGMT and p15 genes, contrary to the perception of literatur that pilocytic astrocytomas are commonly unmethylated, may obviously have an impact on the clinical course in pilocytic astrocytoma disease.


Intelligent networks are an expanding area within the telecommunications industry. The adoption of intelligent network technology has been driven by its ability to allow telecommunications network operators to install and provision new, revenue-generating communication services in their networks. With these services installed within the network, the extra functionality they provide can easily and instantaneously be made available to the whole customer base. Examples of such services are the freephone services (the cost of the telephone call is paid by the called party), credit card calling, and the CLASS services (custom local area signaling services) in North America.


Urolithiasis is relatively common disease in dogs. The most common form of mineral crystals that precipitate in urine are calcium oxalate monohydrate (whewellite), calcium oxalate dehydrate (wedelite), calcium phosphate as hydroxyapatite (HAP), cystine urate (ammonium urate or uric acid) and magnesium ammonium phosphate hexa hydrate (struvite). In the reported study struvite is the most commonly found mineral components of urolith seen both in male and female patients. An accurate analysis of urinary calculi is essential for understanding the etiology of urolithiasis and establishing the correct medical treatment to prevent recurrence or therapeutic management. The purpose of study reported here was to analyze major and minor elements in the stone and their percentage (%) and quantity (g/g) of major and minor minerals in the urinary calculi in different breeds of 26 numbers of dogs. i.e. GSD, Doberman, Spitz, Dalmatian, Boxer and Dachshund. The crystallographic results were used to classify the prevalence and type of mixed uroliths. The term crystallographic analysis is used for petro graphic microscopy and physical methods including AAS, UVS and flame photometry.


An impersonal weights allocation method based on importance for multi-attribute decision making without decision attribute is proposed in this paper, in which the information about the attribute weights in unknown completely and the attribute values are in the forms of continuous numbers. This method presents how to abstract the impersonal weights allocation from external data according to the attribute importance by using the fuzzy aggregation theory and the relative postive region in rough set theory in detail. And at last, an example is given out to show the rationality and effectiveness of this method.


In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf implicitly addresses the necessary conditions for equal participation in deliberative democracy. Woolf's analysis indicates that proponents of deliberative democracy must be attentive to the angry, unconscious resistance that is part of reasoning in a deliberative system—especially when political deliberation results in a challenge to a person's identity. Woolf's solution for women writers, the material security represented by a room of one's own, can be applied to the larger problem of political deliberation as well. This leads to an expansion of the conception of substantive equality required for a deliberative democracy. Further, Woolf's insight challenges deliberative democrats to de-center capitalist economic relations. As a way of protecting the individual from the psychological dynamic Woolf describes in A Room of One's Own, deliberative democrats should advocate a non-competitive economic space for those threatened by the powerful psychological reactions to deliberation.


The urban green land ecoxystem can supply substantial and spatial base for suxtainable developemnt of the city.Changchun usce to be the first for itsratio of green land in China.But the green land Has Been destroyed with the city`development.The quantity of oxygen that producde by green land can`t meet thedemand at prseent.So the city is in the state or scarcity of oxygen.This paperanalyses the actuality of green land and the potential of land used for forestation in Changchun.The construction measurements of green land that include total quantity confrolling ,constitrting the green spatial netword,etc are put forward.


In the current study, the peculiarities of the complexation of Hafnium(IV) with 6,7-dihyroxy‑4-carboxyl‑2-phenylbenzopyrylium salts (CDC) in binary systems and in the presence of cationic surfactants (Surf) were studied. The CDC was synthesized by condensation of pyrogallol A with benzoylpyruvic acid in an acetic acid medium in the presence of perchloric acid. To obtain KDC bromide and chloride, the synthesis was carried out in the presence of bromide acid or by sparging of dry hydrogen chloride, respectively. Using classical spectrophotometric methods of molar ratios and Bent-French, it was found that at pH 2.5 in binary system one complex with stoichiometry Hf(IV): CDC1:2 was formed. Molar absorptivity coefficient was calculated for Hf(IV) complex with CDC and it was equal 3,9⸱104. It was shown that in the presence of cetylpyridinium chloride or cetyltrimetrylammonium bromide complexes with a molar ratio of Hf(IV): CDC: Surf = 1:2:2 were formed. It is noted that the complexes were formed within 10–15 minutes, and the absorbance of the solutions remains constant for at least 2 hours. It was established that the nature of the anion, which is part of the reagent, does not significantly affect the characteristics of the analytical form. It is shown that in the presence of cationic surfactants, the optimal pH of complex formation shifts to a more acidic region. In addition, the introduction of cationic surfactants leads to a batachromic shift of the absorption band by 10–15 nm and an increase in the molar absorptivity to 5.8⸱104 and 6.4⸱104 when cetylpyridinium chloride or cetyltrimetrylammonium bromide were used respectively. It is noted that the found analytical forms can be used as a basis for the development of combined spectroscopic methods for determining trace amounts of Hafnium(IV).


Developing motivational technology to support long-term behavior change is a challenge. A solution is to incorporate insights from behavior change theory and design technology to tailor to individual users. We carried out two studies to investigate whether the processes of change, from the Transtheoretical Model, can be effectively represented by motivational text messages. We crowdsourced peer-designed text messages and coded them into categories based on the processes of change. We evaluated whether people perceived messages tailored to their stage of change as motivating. We found that crowdsourcing is an effective method to design motivational messages. Our results indicate that different messages are perceived as motivating depending on the stage of behavior change a person is in. However, while motivational messages related to later stages of change were perceived as motivational for those stages, the motivational messages related to earlier stages of change were not. This indicates that a person's stage of change may not be the (only) key factor that determines behavior change. More individual factors need to be considered to design effective motivational technology.


Responsiveness is a sort of accountability on the part of the person or community who gets the service. How sensitive the service delivery is to the community's issues, needs, and expectations, as seen by the community. This research necessitates collaboration between the federal government and local governments as a means of responding to the phenomena of community needs identified by policymakers in order to respond to what is in the public interest. It is linked to the rise of open defecation or ODF (Open Defecation Free) in Pidie Regency, which can interrupt children's physical growth and is not optimal at their age. The goal of this research was to see how receptive the Pidie Regency Government was to reducing open defecation. And the community's difficulties, which cause them to continue to defecate openly. This research takes a qualitative approach while doing descriptive research. Data collecting techniques include observation, interviews, and documenting. The study's findings demonstrate that the government's responsiveness in expanding the coverage of ODF villages has been good in terms of counseling and triggering, as well as verification. However, because there are no regulations that specifically regulate defecation, there are no programs that can be run to help change people's behavior to be healthier due to a lack of budget and no special allocation of funds designed by the government, resulting in a long time being required to reduce the number of defecations. In the Pidie Regency, the big indiscriminately. The difficulty of changing people's behavior owing to a lack of information of how to live a healthy life and economic circumstances is an impediment in reducing the ODF number in Pidie Regency.


The aim of the paper was to present the usefulness of the binomial distribution in studying of the contingency tables and the problems of approximation to normality of binomial distribution (the limits, advantages, and disadvantages). The classification of the medical keys parameters reported in medical literature and expressing them using the contingency table units based on their mathematical expressions restrict the discussion of the confidence intervals from 34 parameters to 9 mathematical expressions. The problem of obtaining different information starting with the computed confidence interval for a specified method, information like confidence intervals boundaries, percentages of the experimental errors, the standard deviation of the experimental errors and the deviation relative to significance level was solves through implementation in PHP programming language of original algorithms. The cases of expression, which contain two binomial variables, were separately treated. An original method of computing the confidence interval for the case of two-variable expression was proposed and implemented. The graphical representation of the expression of two binomial variables for which


Banana breeding to produce improved varieties with disease resistance haracters and other desired traits could sustain its yield. Alleles harbored by parents could be passed on to the offsprings through hybridization, but need to be confirmed using molecular markers. This study aimed to confirm allele inheritance in F1 progenies derived from a cross of Calcutta-4 (Musa acuminata ssp.  burmannicoides) and M. acuminata ssp. microcarpa based on SSR markers. Eleven pairs of SSR primers were used to amplify DNA of 44 progenies using the PCR technique. The results showed that six SSR markers (MaSSR 1.1, MaSSR 5.1, MaSSR 6.1, MaSSR 7.1, MaSSR 8.1, and MaSSR 11.1) were polymorphic in both parents. Four markers (MaSSR 1.1, MaSSR 5.1, MaSSR 6.1, and MaSSR 8.1) had PIC >0.7, indicating their informativeness to distinguish these progenies and other genetic studies of banana germplasms. A total of 44 F1 individuals were confirmed to harbor alleles inherited from their parents, suggesting as true progenies from the cross of Calcutta-4 and M. acuminata ssp. microcarpa. This population demonstrated 100% success of hybridization performed. Chi-Square analysis revealed that segregation of all markers did not match to Mendelian ratio 1:2:1, except for MaSSR 1.1 (x2 = 5,62) and MaSSR 6.1 (x2 = 3,77) markers. The genetic traceability of banana F1 progenies demonstrating the usefulness and feasibility of SSR markers in this study provided information on selection of true progenies which may be valuable for breeders to assist selection process in future banana breeding program in Indonesia.


The NHS is showing few signs that it will be able to make the changes needed to save the £20bn (€24bn; $31bn) government target, the UK's Audit Commission watchdog has warned.

A new report, More for Less 2009/10 , reveals how and where primary care trusts spent their money last year. It shows that many key markers of success in improving NHS productivity have remained "virtually static."

Although the Audit Commission says that primary care trusts can make savings through cutting staffing costs, increasing day surgery, and reducing emergency admissions, much wider changes will be needed across the NHS if it is to save up …


For geotechnical stability analysis involving non-associated plasticity, the Davis approach with internal friction angle and dilatancy angle updated during the strength reduction process can lead t...


— This paper descnbes a method for automatic triangulation of arbitrary n-dimensional polyhedra The method uses Delaunay's triangulation whose dual is well-knowed Vorono'fs diagram in the L 2 -metnc A FORTRAN computer program has been proposed by the author This program has been applied to a number ofl and 3-dimenswnal cases The resulting triangulations are always satisfactory even when strong changes of triangulation size are encountered The main applications deal with the finite éléments method but some algonthms may be usedfor other geometncal problems such as 1


Taking the hydrogen sulphide monitoring system composed by the configuration software InTouch and Siemens S7-300 PLC for example,based on the relationship when transferring and visiting data between the configuration software and PLC.It is introduced in this paper that principle and process of achieving the communication between the configuration software and lower level computer by OPC.


A hierarchical trimetallic coordination polymer film was prepared using a spray-assisted interface synthetic strategy and in situ deposited onto Ni foam (denoted as Co0.5Ni0.3Fe0.2BDC-HCPF/Ni foam). The as-prepared material exhibits a 3D network hierarchical structure with 1D interconnected nanofibers and can be directly used as an efficient OER electrocatalyst.


In this study we propose the development of an adaptive particle swarm optimization (APSO) learning algorithm to train a non-linear autoregressive (NAR) neural network, which we call PSONAR, for short term time series prediction of ocean wave elevations. We also introduce a new stochastic inertial weight to the APSO learning algorithm. Our work is motivated by the expected need for such predictions by wave energy farms. In particular, it has been shown that the phase resolved predictions provided in this paper could be used as inputs to novel control methods that hold promise to at least double the current efficiency of wave energy converter (WEC) devices. As such, we simulated noisy ocean wave heights for testing. We utilized our PSONAR to get results for 5, 10, 30, and 60 second multistep predictions. Results are compared to a standard backpropagation model. Results show APSO can outperform backpropagation in training a NAR neural network.


Fifteen years ago, Naomi Wolf described women's magazines as 'a world of female consumer apotheosis, beyond appetite' (Wolf 1992, 70). But women's magazines have never been beyond appetite: they deliver, in fact, a parade of obsessions centred on temptations, hunger, and appetites. The two largest categories of advertising in women's magazines are cosmetics and food products (Blood 2005, 64). These offer and deny simultaneously: you could be thin and beautiful if only you had the discipline to reject fattening food; you deserve to eat lovely rich chocolate (Bordo 1993; Cox 1987). Angela McRobbie argues that scholarship on women's magazines has constituted four stages: 'angry repudiation', 'theory of ideology', 'women's pleasure', and the 'return of the reader' (McRobbie 1999a, 47). These stages illustrate the gradual (and incomplete) disappearance of feminist resistance to objectification. At first, outrage over women's representation in humiliating or limiting ways gave way to our becoming 'social dupes' caught in patriarchal ideologies designed to keep women 'in their place'. More recently, however, the focus has shifted to women's multiplicities, along with the plurality of meanings and often pleasurable subject positions magazine readership can facilitate (McRobbie 1999a, 48). The contemporary focus on women's sometimes contradictory pleasures in consumption presents a range of political risks (McRobbie 1999b, 31), not least of which is the potential solipsism of reading images without regard to the structures and systems which underlie their production—seeing only representations of particular women for particular purposes, for example, even in discourses displaying conspicuous patterns and motifs of meaning. These changes in feminist attitudes have been driven, at least in part, by theoretical developments. In Rachel Alsop et al.'s excellent survey of contemporary theories of gender, the index entry for 'objectification' guides readers to two lonely pages. The entry for 'subjectivity', however, has 13 subheadings and refers readers to over 70 pages (Alsop et al. 2002). Consistent with McRobbie's schema, this suggests, broadly speaking, that today feminist thinkers are more interested in processes of subjectivity than objectification and its effects (but see also Attwood 2004). To extrapolate: if women continue to be represented in certain limited ways, perhaps these representations have little or no power to harm—perhaps they have no 'power' at all, except that with which we vest them as viewers. If gender is socially constructed, written and read, it follows that when it comes to gendered representations, surely exploitation is in the eye of the beholder. Perhaps, also, in a movement now very conscious of its diversity, other struggles matter more than the treatment of body hair or the high-camp femininity of beauty


Introduction. The aim of the study is to determine the optimal load for generating the highest value of force, power and the rate of power and force development (RFD and RPD) in the upper limb of mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters with the use of activation and explosive exercises. The training period of MMA players was included in the research. Material and Methods: Twenty-nine MMA fighters participated in the study and were divided into two groups depending on the length of their training period (under and over 5 years). The subjects did 2 ballistic push-ups before the study and after-wards they performed 5 repetitions of press dumbbells while lying down with an increasing load: 50% 1RM, 65% 1RM and 80% 1RM. The rest was 4 minutes. All ballistic push-ups were performed on ForceDecks, and the data was analysed using the manufacturer's software. To compare differences between the groups, one-way ANOVA and post-hoc test were used. T-Student test was used to deter-mine the differences within the groups. Results: Amateurs obtained greater force and RPD results after the activation exercise performed at 50% 1RM, while power and RFD at 65% 1RM. For professionals, the highest force was achieved with a load of 80% 1RM, power at 50% 1RM, and RFD and RPD at 80% 1RM. Statistically significant differences between the groups were observed before and after each trial in force and RPD. The power did not statistically differ only after the load of 65% 1RM. In RFD, no statistically significant differences were found between the studied groups. Conclusions: Competitors with longer training experience should use a greater load in an activation exercise than competitors with shorter training experience.


Malaysia is a country which has ratified Kyoto Protocol and has decided to be a developed country by 2020. Therefore, it needs to fulfill the requirements of being a developed country, not only in economic and technology aspect but also in different aspects of sustainable development. Very few studies have been undertaken to show the efforts and initiatives of Malaysia in the realm of sustainability. This study has tried to explore Malaysian efforts and initiatives and find its relevance to sustainability through utilization archival method. It has also proposed a solution to foster the progress towards incorporating sustainability in Malaysia. The result will throw lights for the academicians and policy makers who are working on sustainability topics.


Spraying dispersed fluid by swirl atomizer into a main gas stream in order to obtain homogeneous blended flow within a restricted distance from the atomizer position is a significant issue. The dispersal of sprayed fluid mass-flux from the atomizer should be correlated to mass flux distribution of the main flow gas. Consequently, it is essential to control the distribution of liquid mass flux from the injector to match the distribution of main gas flux to attain perfect mixing with identical liquid/gas mass flux ratio all over the pipe. The present study examines the liquid mass flux pattern injected from tapered swirl atomizer having various cut shapes. A mathematical approach to circumferentially evaluate the outlet mass fraction distribution from generalized tapered nozzle cut was analyzed. The derived mass fraction distribution equation is dependent on the flow-angle, the cut-angle, and the arc-angle. A CFD simulation was performed to evaluate the flow angle at the outlet from the nozzle cut. The finding of the present work delivers a guide for researchers and engineers to the preferred injector cut profile to give the best mass flux uniformity. The simulated spray pattern relied on circumferential mass flux at nozzle outlet has been in great coincidence with what depicted by imaging. More studies could be performed to have the most appropriate cut shape of the injector with various flow profiles of the main gas stream.


We view OWL instance data evaluation as a process in which instance data is checked for conformance with application requirements. We previously identified some integrity issues raised by applications demanding closed world reasoning. In this paper, we present a formal characterization of those integrity issues using autoepistemic operators, and a practical SPARQL-based issue checking approach that is a sound approximation for detecting integrity issues.


The Covid-19 pandemic prompted the Government to issue instructions for social distancing to cut Coronavirus infection. The social distancing policy for ASN is carried out by limiting working hours and working from home (WFH) while still paying attention to government public services' sustainability. This is a solution to break the chain of the spread of the increasingly widespread Covid-19 outbreak. However, to realize available services are maintained and can run well, it is necessary to carry out HR management in implementing WFH by considering the various obstacles faced. Furthermore, this study aims to identify the barriers and efforts to overcome them in implementing WFH during the Covid-19 emergency. The research was conducted on all 50 employees / ASN Bappeda Gunungkidul Regency. The results of this study indicate that five aspects become the main obstacles in implementing WFH, namely elements of the availability of computers and internet networks, details of the ability to master information technology, factors of HR governance regulations, parts of organizational culture, and aspects of performance appraisal. Meanwhile, efforts that can be made to improve the implementation of WFH can be carried out by implementing one man one computer, conducting IT training and employee mentoring, compiling workbook-based HR governance, work contracts, and SPIP (Government Internal Supervision System), improving culture. Progressive organizations, as well as improving work performance-based employee performance appraisals.


Algorithms for efficiency optimized control of induction motor drives are presented in this paper. As a result, power and energy losses are reduced, especially when load torque is significant less compared to its rated value. According to the literture, there are three strategies for dealing with the problem of efficiency optimization of the induction motor drive: Simple State Control, Loss Model Control and Search Control. Basic characteristics each of these algorithms and their implementation in induction motor drives are described. Moreover, induction motor drive is often used in a high performance applications. Vector Control or Direct Torque Control are the most commonly used control techniques in these applications. These control methods enable software implementation of different algorithms for efficiency improvement. Simulation and experimental tests for some algorithms are performed and results are presented.


Train drivers are engaged in high-stress job. It may induce sleep, fatigue, and alertness loss at
work, and endanger public safety. It's unclear that cytokines of train driver would be influenced
by their job. The research considers the hypothesis that stressful professions, such as train driver,
influence the body's immune system through the long-time and high-pressure working, and
change production of neuro-immune factors. Using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA),
several neuro-immune factors were assayed among train drivers (N = 82) and health blood donors
(N = 80) enrolled in the Yunnan Collaborative Innovation Center for Public Health and Disease
Control. The concentrations of angiotensin, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and tumor
necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) were determined. Kruskal-Wallis test and Dunn's multiple comparisons
test were performed for overall comparison between groups and for pairwise comparison,
respectively. Statistical significance level was set at P < 0.05. The profession of train driving was not associated with significant increases or decreases in the systemic levels of inflammatory
(CRP, IL-8, and TNF-α), but it was associated with the high expression of angiotensin in vivo. These
findings suggest that the job of train driving may not be associated with significant alterations in
systemic immune condition, but arouse the level of angiotensin.


The invention discloses an earth accumulation preventing device of a rectangular tunnel boring machine head. A plurality of orifices are distributed at the periphery of the part of a shell of the rectangular tunnel boring machine close to the machine head; each orifice is mounted with a one-way valve; each one-way valve is mounted with a sluice valve; and said sluice valves are connected with an outlet pipe communicating with an antifriction material source respectively. The invention further discloses an earth accumulation preventing method of a rectangular tunnel boring machine head. The invention provides the earth accumulation preventing device and the earth accumulation preventing method of the rectangular tunnel boring machine head by distributing and opening a plurality of orifices at the periphery in the front of a shell of the rectangular tunnel boring machine head to mount the one-way valves and the sluice valves, the one-way valves are for preventing the sediment and antifriction material from flowing back to the boring machine, and the sluice valves can open and close the passages according to the requirements. The antifriction material is filled into the earth through the orifices formed in the shell of the boring machine in the boring process of the rectangular tunnel boring machine, thus a layer of membrane is formed between the shell of the boring machine and the earth to improve the lubrication effect so as to prevent earth accumulation.


SUMMARY

A highly significant correlation (r =−0.97) exists between the amount of enzymatically developed pyruvic acid present in the juice of comminuted onion and the olfactory threshold concentration of the juice. The correlation indicates that determination of pyruvic acid in freshly prepared onion juice constitutes a fairly reliable, simple, and convenient method of estimating at least one aspect of onion flavor.


WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN ABOUT THIS SUBJECT
• Several factors are known to influence spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Among them, 'seriousness' of the reaction is one of the most important. • However, evolution in the reporting of 'serious'vs.'non-serious' ADRs over time for the same drug remains unknown.

WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS
• Spontaneous reports mainly involve 'non-serious' ADRs during the first years of marketing and 'serious' ADRs later, particularly for drugs with non-hospital use.

AIM
To investigate trends in spontaneous reporting to the French Pharmacovigilance system of 'serious' (SADRs) and 'non-serious' (NSADRs) adverse drug reactions over time.

METHODS
Annual SADR : NSADR ratios were calculated for each drug and their evolution tested with linear trend tests.

RESULTS
Among the 39 new active substances commercialized in France in 2000, 16 had sufficient data to perform linear trend tests. An increasing linear relation was found for five widely prescribed drugs, a non-significant increasing trend for eight others, i.e. drugs mostly used in hospitals.

CONCLUSION
ADR reports mainly concern NSADRs during first years of marketing. Reports of SADRs are proportionally more frequent later.


IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (IEEE-TLT) is a leading journal in the fields of computer science and educational research with a focus on learning technologies. It published its first issue in 2008 and commemorated its 15th anniversary in 2022. Inspired by this event, this article provides a general lifetime overview of the journal using bibliometric indicators and science mapping analysis. The main objective is to provide a complete overview of the main components that have affected the journal. This analysis includes key factors such as the most cited articles and the leading authors, institutions, and countries for the journal, along with an insight into the publication and the citation structure. We use the Web of Science Core Collection database to analyze the bibliometric data and VOSviewer software to graphically map the bibliographic material using a bibliographic coupling, cocitation, and co-occurrence of author keywords. With this analysis, we gain a deeper understanding of how IEEE-TLT is connected to other journals and researchers across the globe and how it contributes to scientific communities. Results indicate that IEEE-TLT is a high-impact journal in computer Science and education and has been referenced by a wide range of authors, institutions, countries, and the main topics related to learning technologies from all over the world.


Two women in their late 20s present to you with histories of abdominal swelling, vomiting, and diarrhea. In both cases, CT scan reveals ascites. Is this ovarian cancer. . .or something else? You make the diagnosis.


1. Of Code and Capital 1 2. Programming Globalization: Visions and Revisions 14 3. Body Shopping 37 4. Virtual Migration 67 5. Actions Scripts: Rule of the Code 100 6. Code as Money 133 7. Migrations: Nations, Capital, and the State 153 Appendix A: A Note on Method 165 Appendix B: Tables 171 Notes 175 Bibliography 179 Index 191


Present specifications for tank vehicles transporting hazardous materials are entirely inadequate when the vehicle is subjected to temperatures higher than 50 degrees (C), as would be the case in a fire. Many liquids at temperatures between 50 and 200 degrees (C) either vaporize causing an abrupt and termindous increase in pressure (e.g. propane, butane, hydrogen sulfide) or undergo chemical decomposition at an explosive rate, causing the tanks to explode. However, the rise in temperature can be delayed by lining the tanks with insulation. Previous research has found that sublimant or intumescent costings 3 to 6 mm thick are best for this purpose, explosions being delayed as long as 40 minutes, depending on the substance in the tank. Tests were carried out on a 5 ton container lined with sublimant or intumescent costings at the French Atomic Energy Commission testing ground. The tests results are used to support the recommendation that safety regulations must be revised to require thermal protection of tanks that can celay the explosion of a tank involved in a fire by at least 30 minutes.


Designing usable and effective interactive virtual reality (VR) systems is a new challenge for human factors specialists. One of the challenges in human factors research is to increase performance efficiency in virtual world. This paper provides results on the usability testing on the interface of VR-based learning environment whereby interface design of a system also do influenced user's performance in the VR environment. To collect the usability data in this VR environment, we will use Software Usability Measurement Inventory (SUMI) questionnaires for the interface design testing. Suggestions derived from this study are fully address to improve the complex interface design on VR-based learning environment.


[Objective] The aim was to provide the basis for evaluating the effects of paraquat on activities of urease and phosphatase in soil.[Method] Soil samples from 0-30 cm soil layer in grassland of Henan University of technology were selected,the soil samples were treated by 0(CK),100,200,500,1 000 μg/g paraquat solution after they were sieved and well mixed.And then the soil samples was cultured at 25 ℃.The activities of urease and phosphatase in soil were detected after 2,6,12,20,30,45,60 h of culture.[Result] Paraquat had inhibition on soil urease activity,and the bigger the concn of paraquat was the stronger the inhibition was.The inhibition rate of 100 μg/g paraquat on soil urease activity was 4.5% after 20 d of culture,but the inhibition rate of 1 000 μg/g paraquat on soil urease activity reached 60.45% after 2 d of culture.Paraquat had firstly inhibition and then promotion effect on soil phosphatease activity.The soil phosphatase activity in treatment with 500 μg/g paraquat was 126% of that of CK after 30 d of culture.[Conclusion] Paraquat had effects on activities of urease and phosphatase in soil in greater degree.


The paper analyses the factors of affecting cloth cover's quality.Through studying and inquiring about the main factor,i.e.the problem of evenness,the effective methods are taken energetically.The emphasis is put to the preference of drawing process and spun yarn working procedure technology.In equipment,the high-speed drawing frame is introduced,reasonable arrangement of the parts of spun yarn which should be stretched.Meanwhile,new requirements to spinner's manipulation,etc.are raised.Through tackling key problems,we can make the produced yarn meet the need of the users.


Now the Chinese manufacturers are in the critical period of strategic transformation from relying on the low-cost business strategy of cheap labors and other resources to relying on high value-added business strategy of continuing technology innovation and advanced market management.With such backgrounds,based on 157 samples of Chinese manufacturing firms,researches are done on the intrinsic link between the network embedment and knowledge acquisition,and the results show that the Chinese manufacturing firms can accumulate knowledge and ability from embedded GPNs,especially for acquisition of tacit knowledge so as to improve the upgrading of innovation capability and to enhance the core competitiveness of firms.


This paper argues that while it is generally accepted that contemporary Indian literature entered a decisive, cosmopolitan and globally popular phase with the publication of Midnight's Children in 1981, this period actually demonstrated a continuation of deep skepticism about nationalism that had originated with Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi. The three decades after 1981 have revealed a literature whose mobility and energy has had perhaps a greater impact on English literature than any other. The argument is that this mobility goes hand in hand with skepticism about nation and nationalism that has had a pronounced impact on the perception of the globalization of literature. Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things (1997), Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss (2006), Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger (2008) and Hari Kunzru's Transmission (2004) sketch the trajectory of the contemporary novel's extension of Midnight Children's subversion of the grand narrative of nation. Three of these share the status of Rushdie's novel as a Booker Prize winner and indicating that the impact of India's nationalist skepticism has been felt globally.


The present invention relates to compounds and silicic acid (hetero) polycondensates comprising structures of formulas (1) and / or (2), wherein R R the residue Y is either divalent and -S-, -NR W is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon residue whose chain may be interrupted by -S-, -O-, -NH-, -NR the subscript a is 0 or 1 or 2; the subscript b is 1, 2, 3 or an integer greater than 3, the index m is 1, 2 or an integer greater than 2, the index n is 0, 1, 2 or greater than 2 and the index o is 1 or 2 or greater than 2, Composites produced therefrom and polymerized organic compounds and method of making same.


In our experience with the postoperative liver transplant recipient, by far the most common complication has been obstruction of the biliaryenteric anastomosis, and the second most common problem has been leaking from this site. Indeed, since the early liver transplant efforts, the biliaryenteric anastomosis has been the most problematic part of the procedure, and a variety of anastomotic techniques have been devised for both child and adult patients in an attempt to overcome this difficulty. Of our 18 postoperative cholangiographic studies (six I-tube cholangiograms and 12 percutaneous transhepatic cholangiograms [PTC]), 13 showed either obstruction or extravasation at the anastomosis. Most of these 13 patients underwent percutaneous biliary drainage, anastomotic-stricture dilation, or internal biliary stent placement for nonoperative management of their complications. The diagnostic evaluation and interventional radiologic treatment of these patients are the subject of this paper.


Objective To investigate association of AT repeats polymorphism in the 3 untranslated region of the exon 4 of cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen-4(CTLA-4(AT) n),iodine intake and Graves disease a among the Hans in western of Guangdong.Methods The CTLA-4(AT) n polymorphisms were genotyped via PCR-RFLP and the urinary iodine was measured by spectrophotometer in 102 GD patients and 100 healthy controls.Results ① There were 19 allele genes in the 3 untranslated region of CTLA-4,the same to control subjects.The frequency of 106 bp allele was 24.50% in GD and 18.50% in the control.There was no significant difference between two groups.(χ2=2.159,P=0.142).Compared with the other groups with the controls also given the same conclusions(P0.05).②The median of urine iodine is 305.50μg/L in GD patients and 263.51 μg/L in healthy controls.There was significant difference between the two groups(Z=-2.558,P=0.011).③There were 29(54.70%) patients with GD among people which urinary iodine was greater than 300 g/L and carrying the 106 bp allele,while 24 patients with GD(45.30%) among people whose urinary iodine was higher than 300 μg/L without carrying 106 bp.The difference was significant by the chi-square test to compare the two data(χ2=4.425,P=0.035).The risk of GD for people who carried the 106 bp allele was 2.658(95%CI 1.057,6.688) times higher than the people without carrying 106 bp when their urine iodine was over 300 μg/L.Conclusion ② CTLA-4(AT) n gene may not be susceptible gene to Graves disease among the Hans in the western Guangdong.The intake of iodine was higher among the population along coastal district in Western Guangdong,which indicated that iodine might be a risk factor in the pathogenesis of Graves disease.Excessive iodine intake can induce the prevalence of GD to shift from recessive to dominant among the patients with the 106bp repeats in 3' end of exon 4 of CTLA-4.


Objective To evaluate the inhibiting effects of self-made Jiawei Sijun Guben Decoction in combination with Iressa on non-small-cell carcinoma lines A549 and HCC827.Methods Rats were given high,medium and low concentrations of Jiawei Sijun Guben Decoction by gavage to prepare drug-containing serum.MTT assay was used to detect the proliferation of non-small-cell carcinoma lines(A549 and HCC827) treated with drug-containing serum in combination with Iressa.Results The IC50 of Iressa on A549 and HCC827 cell lines was 46.18 μmol/L and 61.99 μmol/L.The inhibiting effects on A549 and HCC827 were significantly increased with the increase of drug-containing serum(P0.05).Synergistic inhibiting effect appeared when drug-containing serum in combination with Iressa(P0.05).Conclusion Jiawei Sijun Guben Decoction drug-containing serum can inhibit the proliferation of non-small-cell carcinoma lines by the manner of dose-effect.Synergistic inhibiting effects were found when drug-containing serum in combination with Iressa.


non ; understanding the causes of phenomena that puzzle people in the media, policy and private organisations. To this end, there is a growing need for easily teachable courses in social research by which students learn the pro and cons of this or that approach. Sarantakos's book fills a need for a digestible inventory of concepts; a list of issues that are relevant to reading research and key terms which go with appearing knowledgeable in this field. In particular, Sarantakos provides the kind of book from which 'key notes' are easily extracted by a lecturer to deliver and students to memorise.


The traditional studies [1, 3] of bearing deflection and load cannot consider the interaction of bearing deflections at radial, axial and tilting directions. Swashplate bearings, rotor bearings, and etc. are usually of large size and mounted on flexible bearing housing, it makes the housing and bearing deform in all directions. The interaction between housing and bearing races is no longer negligible. On the other hand, modeling contact status between rolling elements and bearing race way in the housing-bearing assembly finite element model is too complicated and not practical for engineering analyses. In this study, multi-scale finite element model is developed for the system with rolling element bearings to investigate the interaction of housing and bearing race deformations. Rolling elements are simplified as spring element to make the system level finite element model executable. Hertzian contact theory is employed to determine roller compression non-linear stiffness. Clearance and preload can be considered in the stiffness curve. The result provides correct stiffness and load distribution for housing design. FEA submodel is used for local detailed roller contact analysis. It provides detailed bearing contact analysis of interested individual roller for detailed bearing design.


India has unique cultural diversity. Diversity in culture influences various sociological impacts. Present study help to identify the impact of demographic factors including gender, cast, family type, background, food habits, income level and residential locality in drug abusing habits of students in Bikaner zone of Rajasthan state India. To examine the significance of difference between the demographic categories of students and its impact on the drug abusing behaviour of students One Way ANOVA was performed. Gender, cast, family type, background, food habits, income level and residential locality of students does not show any significant difference in drug abusing habits


This paper will introduce the FNN theory to the data analysis of the Grain monitoring system, which(the proposed system) integrates the information of the temperature and humidity, combines them organically to gain the internal ecological changing rule of the stacked grain, shows accurate information of the grain stack for safety, and implements intelligent analysis of the grain safety in different level based on the FNN, then apply effective information to help administrator maintain the safety level of the grain in depot.


In 2-(2-alkenoyloxy)-5-alkoxytropones, showing a monotropic smectic A phase, the introduction of a double bond lowers the melting and clearing points as well as the recrystallization temperatures.


Aim is to develop a wireless three level controlled smart irrigation system to provide irrigation system which is automatic for the plants which help in saving water and money. The main objective is to apply the system for improvement of health of the soil and hence the plant via multiple sensors. In last few years, remotely monitored embedded system for irrigation purposes have become a new necessity for farmer to save his energy, time and money. This paper is proposing a complete agricultural solution for the farmer based on Wireless Sensor Networks and GPRS technology.