In this article, it is pursued to examine the traditional order of authority, which could not be examined in terms of the central stage of the country or from a bird-eye view of the entire peninsula, but was operating upon the ordinary level of the people's lives nonetheless. And in order to do so, the Hyanggyo's Gyoim figures inside the Jeon-Nam province, Jangheung-gun area are examined in this article. In the Jangheung area, during the latter half period of Joseon, there was a hierarchy structure existent, with formidable houses at the center. In terms of the operation of the Jangheung Hyanggyo, such traditional authority order started to fluctuate since mid-19th century. Yet, coming into the Japanese occupation period, such authority order seemingly continued to reinforce itself. Interestingly, the trend of a certain party's monopolization of the Gyoim seats inside Jangheung Hyanggyo was never the case of traditional local influentials seizing all the seats inside the Hyanggyo to reinforce their own power base. Those local influentials tried to elevate their influences and symbolic authority, yet they also recruited and invited people who had only been at the verge of the traditional center stage earlier. During the Japanese occupation period, Jangheung Hyanggyo was shut out of the modern administrative system, and was never able to put up a fight against the control of the Japanese Joseon Governor General office. Yet it should be noted that traditional influentials autonomously developed a network, raised their traditional authority in the eyes of local residents, and provided an organized, a symbolic platform for some people to participate in the real life arena of political power. In that regard, one could say that the traditional authority order got to be modified and used differently, instead of being weakened or dissolved, and continued to exist and operate in local communities.


A p.Y374X truncation in TARDBP was recently shown to reduce expression of TDP43 in fibroblasts isolated from ALS cases. In this follow up study focused on assessing the downstream phenotypic consequences of loss of TDP43 in the context of the truncation, we have shown a striking effect on the fibroblast metabolic profile. Phenotypic metabolic screening uncovered a distinct metabolic profile in TDP43-Y374X fibroblasts compared to controls, which was driven by alterations in key metabolic checkpoint intermediates including pyruvate, alpha-ketoglutarate and succinate. These metabolic alterations were confirmed using transcriptomics and bioenergetic flux analysis. These data suggest that TDP43 truncation directly compromises glycolytic and mitochondrial function, identifying potential therapeutic targets for mitigating the effects of TDP43-Y374X truncation.


The high-cycle, push–pull fatigue fracture behavior of high-C, Si–Al-rich nanostructured bainitic steel was studied through the measurement of fatigue limits, a morphology examination and phase composition analysis of the fatigue fracture surface, as well as fractography of the fatigue crack propagation. The results demonstrated that the push–pull fatigue limits at 107 cycles were estimated as 710–889 MPa, for the samples isothermally transformed at the temperature range of 220–260 °C through data extrapolation, measured under the maximum cycle number of 105. Both the interior inclusion and the sample surface constituted the fatigue crack origins. During the fatigue crack propagation, a high amount of secondary cracks were formed in almost parallel arrangements. The apparent plastic deformation occurred in the fracture surface layer, which induced approximately all retained austenite to transform into martensite.


Alzheimer's disease is an increasingly serious public health problem, accounting for more than two-thirds of dementia. Alzheimer's disease is characterized by chronic progressive deterioration of cognitive function, often accompanied by psychopathology, including personality changes and social isolation, which seriously reduce the quality of life. At present, there is no feasible treatment or modern drugs for AD symptoms to slow or reverse the progression of AD or prevent the progression of neurodegeneration. With the in-depth study of Alzheimer's disease, non-drug therapy has formed a new way of intervention because of its advantages such as small side effects, easy acceptance by patients and their families.


Individualized treatment rules (ITRs) have been widely applied in many fields such as precision medicine and personalized marketing. Beyond the extensive studies on ITR for binary or multiple treatments, there is considerable interest in applying combination treatments. This paper introduces a novel ITR estimation method for combination treatments incorporating interaction effects among treatments. Specifically, we propose the generalized $\psi$-loss as a non-convex surrogate in the residual weighted learning framework, offering desirable statistical and computational properties. Statistically, the minimizer of the proposed surrogate loss is Fisher-consistent with the optimal decision rules, incorporating interaction effects at any intensity level - a significant improvement over existing methods. Computationally, the proposed method applies the difference-of-convex algorithm for efficient computation. Through simulation studies and real-world data applications, we demonstrate the superior performance of the proposed method in recommending combination treatments.


This introduction surveys a number of problems for contemporary cultural theory, which arise from the transformations in culture that have been produced by developments ranging from the globalization of third wave capitalism to the emergence of tele-technologies. It summarizes arguments presented by Lash, Thoburn, Johnson, Terranova and Venn, as well as a number of reflections on the state of cultural studies outside Euro-America, to present alternative genealogies of cultural studies and open up new sites for theoretical elaboration.


During studies toward a new monograph of Promenaea , a new species was discovered in Southeastern Brazil. Promenaea viridiflora is found in the Atlantic Forest, where it is restricted to Sao Paulo state. The color of the flower, apex of sepals and petals and callus lip are diagnostic characters that distinguish it from P. stapelioides , the morphologically closest species. Nevertheless, Promenaea viridiflora is phylogenetically closer to P. xanthina than P. stapelioides . Although Promenaea viridiflora has been grown successfully in the greenhouse at the Nucleo de Pesquisa Orquidario do Estado in the Instituto de Botânica (IBt—Sao Paulo, Brazil), it has not been recollected for over 25 years. According to the criteria of the IUCN Red List of endangered plant species, P. viridiflora is assessed as "Critically Endangered".


Now-a-days shorter product life cycles and increased demands for customization make it difficult to produce some products on traditional production lines. Often the best that can be done is to produce them in batch flow systems that have been improved through the incorporation of line flow principles. This is one-piece flow manufacturing. Traditional cells with irregular material flows are replaced by U-shaped production lines within which flow is regular and paced by a cycle time and between which flow is controlled by pull signals. This tutorial examines the research literature on one-piece flow manufacturing. It begins with the decisions rules that determine when one-piece flow is appropriate. Next the unique elements of one-piece flow (takt time, standard work, flow manufacturing on U-shaped lines, pull production, and jidoka) are reviewed. Then the mathematical models that are used to design one-piece flow systems are examined. Finally areas where more research is needed are discussed.


Semantic segmentation covers the fields of machine learning, computer vision, image processing and human-computer interaction, has broad application prospects and great application value. But the existing semantic segmantation models still have complex structure, too mang parameters and missing context semantic features problem. To tackle this problems,we propose an improved method based on PSPNet. Specifically, we replace the traditional ResNet with MobileNetV2. Based on this, we extract and preserve the context features effectively, termed contextual semantic features supplement module. Finally, we regard the introduction of the traditional level set method as after processing to the model. Compared with the traditional method, our method has a significant improvement in speed and accuracy on Baidu people segmentation dataset, Adobe's portal segmentation dataset and Sebastien Marcel static hand posture database dataset. To verify the robustness of our method, we make correlation test of multi objects, complex background and low resolution. Result demonstrate the superiority of the proposed approach.


The effect of three concentrations of trans-zeatin on the indices of wheat plant resistance to S. nodorum was studied. Two concentrations of trans-zeatin showed a maximum increase in the resistance of wheat plants to S. nodorum.


Abstract Discussions of the suffix -ik/-ek, which attaches to the ciCewa verb stem, have generally focused on its valence-reducing properties (Mchombo, 1993, 2004; Dubinsky & Simango, 1996; Seidl & Dimitriadis, 2003). The affix, known as the stative, typically attaches to transitive verbs and has the effect of eliminating the underlying subject from the verb's argument structure and promoting the underlying object of the verb to the subject grammatical function. This article describes a less common variant of the suffix -ik/-ek in ciCewa which (i) typically attaches to intransitive verbs, and (ii) has the effect of increasing the verb's valence by one argument. This affix introduces an agentive argument into the verb's argument structure. It is argued that this transitive affix is a variant of the causative morpheme.


This watchfulness aims to detect intervention influence difference ultrasound therapy by using aquasono gel and declofenac towards pain depreciation in golfers elbow. Watchfulness with quasi eksperimental, with design pre test post test control group design. Sample at make to be two groups that is group with intervention ulrasound use aquasono gel and group with intervention group ulrasound use menclofenac. Found pain reduction that have a meaning in part elbow in place tendon muscle flexor carpi radialis and pronator main, after done intervention ultrasound by using aquasono gel, with result t-test related, where demo that value p (=0,00) t table (=1,83). found pain reduction that have a meaning in part elbow in place ten-don muscle flexor carpi radialis and pronator main, after done intervention ultrasound by using menclofenac in voltaren emulgel with result t-test related, where demo that value p (=0,00) t-tabel (=2,10).  Keywords: Golfers Elbow, Aquasono Gel, Declofenac


In the tumor-bearing host, T cells invariably fail to induce a clinically significant antitumor immune response. Although model systems support the existence of tumor peptide antigens, the molecular interactions critical for antigen presentation by the tumor cell remain unresolved. Here, we demonstrate that human follicular lymphoma cells are highly inefficient at presenting alloantigen despite their strong expression of major histocompatibility complex and low-to-intermediate expression of some adhesion and B7 costimulatory molecules. Activation of follicular lymphoma cells via CD40 induces or up-regulates both adhesion and B7 costimulatory molecules essential to repair this defect. More importantly, once primed, alloreactive T cells efficiently recognize unstimulated follicular lymphoma cells. Thus, correction of defective tumor immunity requires not only expression of major histocompatibility complex but also sufficient expression of multiple adhesion and costimulatory molecules.


ABSTRACT Recently, Chinese leaders' and intellectuals' use of Chinese history and Confucian tradition to justify the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) one-party dictatorship at home and advance its influences abroad have raised serious concerns and criticisms among China watchers and scholars. However, little attention has been paid to the anti-authoritarian Chinese liberal intellectuals' reconstruction of Confucianism and Chinese history. This article examines the major reasons and approaches of post-Tiananmen liberal intellectuals' turn to tradition. It argues that despite their internal differences and lack of rigorous argumentation, liberal intellectuals' reconstructions of Chinese history and Confucian tradition are mostly intended to justify an institutional restraint on the authoritarian regime and engage in dialogue with different civilizations and refine, rather than replace, the existing liberal world order.


We report calculations of the shear viscosity of three‐dimensional strongly‐coupled Yukawa liquids, based on two different non‐equilibrium molecular dynamics methods. The present simulations intend to improve the accuracy of shear viscosity data, compared to those obtained in earlier studies.


According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999), Pheidole longipes (Smith, 1857); Pheidole longiscapa Zhou & Zheng, 1999; Pheidole pallidula inermis Stitz, 1917 and Pheidole pallidula tristis Forel, 1907 are not correct because the specific or subspecific epithets are illegitimate. The author request the replacement names of the specific and subspecific epithets longipes Smith, 1857; longiscapa Zhou & Zheng, 1999; inermis Stitz, 1917 and tristis Forel, 1907 and he suggest singaporensis nom. nov., neolongiscapa nom. nov., selenia nom. nov. and tasdelenia nom. nov. resppectively. Accordingly, new combinations are herein proposed for the species and subspecies: Pheidole singaporensis nom. nov. pro Pheidole longipes (Smith, 1857) syn. n., Pheidole neolongiscapa nom. nov. pro Pheidole longiscapa Zhou & Zheng, 1999 syn. n., Pheidole pallidula selenia nom. nov. pro Pheidole pallidula inermis Stitz, 1917 syn. n. and Pheidole pallidula tasdelenia nom. nov. pro Pheidole pallidula tristis Forel, 1907 syn. n..


The new Au based six components AuCuPtPdNiRh alloy for application in TO-5 electromagnetic relay as electrical contact material was researched finely by the combined techniques of DSC, XRD, SEM/EDS, mechanical properties tests and electrical properties tests. The alloy contained two cubic phases with the lattice parameter of 0.3915 and 0.3827 nm, respectively. The micrograph and component of the two phases didn't change during aging thermal treatment. The hardness and strength had been reached to 440 and 1458.4 MPa, respectively after the direct aging. The alloy could achieve the excellent performance with the strength of 1354.9 MPa and the resistivity of 28.8 μ?·cm after a two-step aging. The enhancements of properties of alloy could arise from the ordering transformation.


Five new phenyl dihydroisocoumarin glycosides (1–5) and two known compounds (6–7) were identified from the butanol fraction of Scorzonera longiana. The structures of 1–7 were elucidated based on spectroscopic methods. Antimicrobial, antitubercular, and antifungal evaluation of compounds 1–7 were carried out using the microdilution method against nine microorganisms. Compound 1 was active only against Mycobacterium smegmatis (Ms) with a MIC value of 14.84 μg/mL. All tested compounds (1–7) were active against Ms but only compounds 3–7 were active against fungi (C. albicans, S. cerevisiae) with MIC values of 25.0–125 μg/mL. In addition, molecular docking studies were conducted against Ms DprE1 (PDB ID: 4F4Q), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mbt) DprE1 (PDB ID: 6HEZ), and arabinosyltransferase C (EmbC, PDB ID: 7BVE) enzymes. Compounds 2, 5, and 7 are the most effective Ms 4F4Q inhibitors. Compound 4 was the most promising inhibitory activity on Mbt DprE with the lowest binding energy of −9,9 kcal/mol.


Based on the theory of the great number law and making reference to calculation methods in U.S.A.,Japan and Taiwan of China,the premium rate of grain yield in the main land of China is formulated compared with the value of other domestic premium rates,the calculated one is equal to the value in quantity but more stable and reliable.The rate is then divided into several risk areas by means of the method of iteration on Self Organization Dynamics Assembling.This result could serve as reference to the operation of insurance company and disaster prevention and alleviation.


Announcements at Johannesburg earth summit appear to guarantee the agreement will take force at the end of this year. The Kyoto protocol, which requires industrial countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and offers developing countries incentives to do the same, was adopted in 1997 as an implementation amendment to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. That treaty was adopted at the last earth summit dedicated to sustainable development, in Rio in 1992. The Kyoto Protocol takes force only if ratified by countries contributing 55 percent of the worlds unwanted gas emissions. Russia's statement of intent, together with a similar statement from Canada, seems to guarantee that this criterion will be satisfied. Russia's decision to join the Kyoto regime was hardly a surprise. Because of the economic depression the country suffered after the collapse of Soviet communism, its greenhouse gas emissions have dropped drastically, so that the country already in effect has met Kyoto targets. More significant, perhaps, was Canada's decision to also seek ratification of the agreement. The Kyoto Protocol still faces opposition from some of Canada's provincial governments, but given the country's parliamentary system, in which the will of the governing majority normally holds sway, ratification seems very nearly assured.


Abstract. Biomass productivity and soil microbial responses to long‐term CO2 enrichment have been investigated in a Mediterranean natural forest ecosystem. Several biochemical parameters have been measured on soil samples taken from six open top chambers (OTCs), enclosing clumps of natural Mediterranean woody vegetation including: Quercus ilex L., Phillyrea angustifolia L., Pistacia lentiscus L. and Myrtus communis L. The CO2 concentration of the air inside the OTCs was either ambient or ambient plus 350 μmol mol–1 (c. 710 ppm as mean daily value). Microbial C biomass, microbial respiration, dehydrogenase, β‐glucosidase, acid phosphatase and protease activities, inorganic N and soluble P, were tested in order to evaluate soil microbial size and activity. Statistically correlated seasonal patterns have been identified in some biochemical parameters in response to climatic conditions, soil nutritional status and the physiology of the vegetative cover. In situ soil respiration and above‐ and below‐ground productivity were also measured. Microbial responses to CO2 enrichment were observed only at the beginning of the study and a general progressive reduction of the CO2 effect was recorded as monitoring continued. These results are in agreement with data from literature regarding similar studies on natural complex communities.


PURPOSE
To review different types of economic analyses commonly found in healthcare literature, discuss methodologic considerations in framing economic analyses, identify useful resources for economic evaluations, and describe the current and potential roles of standardized nursing terminologies in providing cost and outcome data for economic analysis.

DATA SOURCES
The Advanced Billing Concepts Code Resource-based Relative Value Scale and Nursing Outcomes Classification.

DATA SYNTHESIS
Using case studies, the applicability of standardized nursing terminologies in cost-effectiveness analysis is demonstrated. While there is potential to inform specific questions, comparisons across analyses are limited because of the many outcome measures.

CONCLUSIONS
Including a standardized quality-of-life measure in nursing terminologies would allow for the calculation of accepted outcome measures and dollars per quality adjusted life years gained.

IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE
The nurse's ability to assess and contribute to all aspects of rigorous economic evidence is an essential competency for responsible practice.


Problem and goal. The article discusses the world experience of introducing artificial intelligence into the educational system of schoolchildren. The purpose of this study is to identify the features of the consideration of artificial intelligence as a component of the content of educational systems in individual countries of the world and possible approaches to teaching the basics of artificial intelligence in Russian schools. Methodology. In the research process, a set of methods was used: analysis of information resources and regulatory documents; generalization and systematization of professional and pedagogical experience; reflection of the content of the generated knowledge. Results. The features of the inclusion of artificial intelligence in the educational systems of individual countries of the world are revealed and differences in approaches to the process of teaching elements of artificial intelligence at the substantive and at the organizational and methodological levels are indicated. The results of the study made it possible to find approaches to teaching students of Russian schools the basics of artificial intelligence. Conclusion. It is shown that the issue of including artificial intelligence in the educational systems of various states is at the stage of development and design, which is based on various approaches. It was revealed that today, artificial intelligence is most often regarded as a means of teaching schoolchildren, and not as their object of study. The results of the study made it possible to propose approaches to teaching the basics of artificial intelligence in a general school.


We report a CW 350 K operation of a diode-pumped Sb-based surface-emitting-laser at 2.3 /spl mu/m. The structure is made of a 24.5 pairs AlAsSb/GaSb Bragg mirror, 5 type-I InGaAsSb/AlGaAsSb wells. The threshold intensity is <1 kW/cm/sup 2/.


An overwhelming volume of evidence has emerged on the estrogen-like effects of many chemicals released into the environment. Because environmental estrogenic pollutants can jeopardize the continuation of affected life forms by disrupting reproduction, concern has focussed on the impact of such compounds on human and wildlife health. We have developed a bioassay for determining estrogenicity of compounds that can serve as a sensitive biomarker of estrogenicity in serum from humans and wildlife. This assay depends upon the measurement of two plasma proteins, angiotensinogen and ceruloplasmin, which are synthesized in the liver. The assay is minimally invasive, requiring only 500 J.l1 of serum. We have shown that estrogenic compounds upregulate mRNA synthesis for angiotensinogen and ceruloplasmin in cultured human liver cells. Furthermore, when ethinyl estradiol or diethylstilbestrol were administered to adult ovariectomized female rats, enhanced serum levels of angiotensinogen and ceruloplasmin correlated with increased weight of the uterus. We conclude that this non-invasive bioassay may be used in place of the classic uterotrophic assay, which requires ovariectomy prior to treatment with the test substance and death of the test animal at the time of analysis. We recommend that angiotensinogen, ceruloplasmin, and/or other estrogen regulated plasma proteins synthesized by the liver and immediately secreted into plasma can be used as effective, minimally invasive biomarkers for estrogenicity in humans and wildlife.


Abstract Using first principles, it is shown that the vertical variation of the mixing ratio can be approximated by a power law if the relative humidity is also expressed in terms of a power law. Nevertheless, variability in the relative humidity is a major source of error in estimating moisture profiles. This error arises because of a lack of knowledge about a parcel's source region and its recent transport history. To understand the physics of relative humidity better, its temperature and pressure dependences are examined. Using this knowledge, a small correction or modification to the moisture power law is formulated by assuming that the relative humidity is known at some location far above the base of the profile. Although not always obtainable, relative humidity is available during numerical weather prediction's data assimilation. The method works well at estimating profiles associated with large-scale moisture patterns and in cases where inversions and isolated dry or moist layers are not pervasive....


The condensation behavior of refractory grains near stars was investigated in an experiment which used a specially designed apparatus flown aboard NASA's Reduced Gravity aircraft. The apparatus consisted of a furnace in which a solid material (Zn or Mg) is vaporized into a temperature- and pressure-controlled chamber. Light scattered from the grains was recorded using a video system, and temperature measurements in the chamber were recorded throughout the microgravity period. The video and the temperature data are compared to models that predict the time dependence of the temperature- and vapor-pressure profiles to deduce the condensation behavior of the material. The joint U.S.-Italian program (named Stardust) for these experiments, designed to study refractory grain formation and aggregation, was set up to develop experimental and computational techniques for condensation studies under microgravity conditions.


Hydraulic conductivity is ability of water movement into saturation soil This parameter is used by irrigation and drainage projects. Parameters of soil texture, soil structure, salts, kind of fluid, soil temperature effect on hydraulic conductivity. This coefficient is measured by inverted auger hole, Guelph permeameter, falling head methods in over water table. This research was performed in research farms of Gorgan university. Soil texture was sandy loam, loam, clay loam. Hydraulic conductivity was between 0.5- 1.8 m/day. Keyword : Hydraulic conductivity, Inverted auger hole, Guelph, Fallin head, Gorgan


To improve the performances of direct methanol fuel cells assembled with membranes made by the sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone), the SPEEK/zirconium phosphate composite membranes were prepared by SPEEK matrix and exfoliated a-zirconium phosphate. The microstructure of composite membrane was studied by XRD and SEM. The proton conductivity, methanol permeability and electric performance were investigated. The results show that the a-zirconium phosphate is dispersed uniformly in the SPEEK matrix. Without sharp increase of methanol permeability, the proton conductivity of composite membranes is improved due to the incorporation of exfoliated a-zirconium phosphate. The open circuit voltage of single cell assembled by composite membrane is 0.448 V and the power density reaches 13.1 mW/cm2.


Research into the role of ethnicity in behaviour in US organizations has been the subject of several reviews. However no such review of British research has thus far been undertaken. Fifty-four years' worth of selected occupational psychology, organizational behaviour and human resource management journals were therefore reviewed to identify the number and focus of articles relating to ethnicity in British organizations. On the basis of the review findings four key questions were addressed: (i) How much work has been done? (ii) Why has relatively little work been done? (iii) What have we learned about ethnicity and the British workplace? and, (iv) What do we still need to learn? The research shows that only a limited amount of research has been conducted and most of this focuses on a small number of topics. Six recommendations for future research are made: (i) studying ethnicity in a more careful and detailed way; (ii) developing theory; (iii) examining what happens to minority ethnic employees after selection; (iv) more research on minority ethnic professionals; (v) more qualitative research; and, (vi) a greater focus on specific ethnic groups. Recommendations to draw lessons from the way other disciplines have conceptualized and researched ethnicity are also discussed.


Understood the agglomeration property of 59-location magnetic mineral concentrate with V-Ti made in Baima through the research.Compared with mineral concentrate used in locale.It has such advantage as high content of TFe,V2O5,low content of TiO2,MgO,SiO2,quick uprightness velocity and high harness coefficient during agglomeration,and good strength index of sintered ore.59-grade extractive magnetic mine with V-Ti made in Baima can help the sintered layer breathe more freely in manufacture and strengthen the agglomeration procedure.


Optical pulses at high repetition rates are generated using rational harmonic mode locking and saturable absorber made of graphene nanoparticles in a fiber laser. The pulse generation from the fiber laser is modeled by solving the Generalized Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation. The computation involved varying the various saturable absorption parameters, such as linear and nonlinear absorption coefficients. Experimentally stable pulse trains at 20 GHz and 50 GHz are generated with a pulse width of ∼ 2.7 ps. This result agrees with the simulation.


This paper presents a designed DES chip with CPLD technology. The DES chip is synthesized and simulated by using AHDL technology. Three MAX9000 chips are used for DES algorithm by using 1388 logic cells,86% utilization, 123-input pins, and 64-output pins.


Way to discover and identify the copyright-protected contents are exchanged between at least two computers in computer aided are disclosed in a communication network especially peer-to-peer network. This method has the following features - the contents in a communication network, especially in peer-to-peer network, is exchanged between at least two computers, to & first computer (PAT), a first designated accordance with the provisions supplying data packets, the data packets of the first analyzed for at least one of the first reference, and detects the first and second parameters from the data packets meeting the one first reference the at least, - first computer (PAT) from all of the first data packet supplied to the first computer (PAT), to detect the first data packet having the parameters of the second, it said the first data packet and forwards the second to the computer (FP), · a third computer (CRAW) , At least one request message to discover data having content that is copyright protected and transmitted to the communication network, said third computer (CRAW) is a response message in response to one request message said at least receiving, analyzing a second data packet satisfying at least one second reference requests from the communication network, the third parameter and the fourth parameter from the data packet meets one of the second reference the at least detected, & third computer (CRAW) from all of the second data packet supplied to said third computer (CRAW), detects a second data packet including the parameters of the fourth transfers the data packets of the second to the second computer (FP), the-third computer CRAW) transfers the parameters of the third to the second computer (PAT), for use in the first reference.


This research aimed to study and develop the design of the system architecture for green university resource planning (GURP) on cloud computing. The research was divided into two phases: 1) the design of the system architecture of GURP on cloud computing and 2) the assessment of the system architecture of GURP on cloud computing. The research samples were comprised of 10 experts in the field of the green university and information technology; they were selected using the purposive sampling method. The research tool was used to assess the system architecture of GURP on cloud computing. The tool analysed data by evaluating the mean and standard deviation. The research results showed that the design of the system architecture of GURP on cloud computing was operated in the form of software as a service on cloud computing, which showed the sub-modules operating together within the university context. This research consisted of seven modules. Each of the modules mentioned above were important for developing the system. The 10 experts assessed the system architecture of GURP on cloud computing. The assessment results showed that the system architecture operated at a good level.


Evolutionism exerts many?sided influence on modern Chinese. This paper inquires into the dispute and influence of the theory of evolution in modern world of literature with Hushi as an example,who is was famous for his idea "each era has its own literature".Hu's historical and evolutionary literary outlook greatly pushed forward the vernacular literature.This outlook and the dispute about it separated new literature which is assisted by evolutionism from traditional literature,and meanwhile have formed a close tie with Chinese modernization process for a century.


Background—Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) mediates anxiogenic responses by activating CRF1 receptors in limbic brain regions. Anxiety is further modulated by the endogenous cannabinoid (eCB) system that attenuates the synaptic effects of stress. In the amygdala, acute stress activates the enzymatic clearance of the eCB N-arachidonoylethanolamine (anandamide; AEA) via fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), although it is unclear whether chronic stress induces maladaptive changes in amygdalar eCB signaling to promote anxiety. Here, we used genetically-selected Marchigian Sardinian P (msP) rats carrying an innate overexpression of CRF1 receptors to study the role of constitutive upregulation in CRF systems on amygdalar eCB function and persistent anxiety-like effects. Methods—We applied behavioral, pharmacological, and biochemical methods to broadly characterize anxiety-like behaviors and amygdalar eCB clearance enzymes in msP versus nonselected Wistar rats. Subsequent studies examined the influence of dysregulated CRF and FAAH systems in altering excitatory transmission in the central amygdala (CeA). Results—MsPs display an anxious phenotype accompanied by elevations in amygdalar FAAH activity and reduced dialysate AEA levels in the CeA. Elevations in CRF-CRF1 signaling dysregulate FAAH activity, and this genotypic difference is normalized with pharmacological blockade of CRF1 receptors. MsPs also exhibit elevated baseline glutamatergic transmission in the CeA, and dysregulated CRF-FAAH facilitates stress-induced increases in glutamatergic activity. Corresponding Author: Dr. Marisa Roberto, Ph.D., Professor, Committee on the Neurobiology of Addictive Disorders, The Scripps Research Institute, SP30-1150, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA, Tel: (858) 784-7262, Fax: (858) 784-7405, email@example.com. *Deceased as of June 21, 2016 Financial Disclosures The authors of this manuscript report no biomedical financial interests or potential conflicts of interest. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. HHS Public Access Author manuscript Biol Psychiatry. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2018 October 01. Published in final edited form as: Biol Psychiatry. 2017 October 01; 82(7): 500–510. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.01.005. A uhor M anscript


Synchrotron radiation photoemission was used to investigate the electronic structure of magnesium deposited on tris(8-hydroxyquinolato) aluminum $(\mathrm{Al}{q}_{3})$ with the film thickness from one molecular layer to a thick solid. In a monolayer-thick $\mathrm{Al}{q}_{3}$ on the $\mathrm{Si}(001)\text{\ensuremath{-}}2\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}1$ surface, the organic molecules accept from the charge at the surface dimers. However, as Mg is deposited on top of this thin $\mathrm{Al}{q}_{3}$ film, the surface dimers underneath the film start to show reacted magnesium silicide, indicating clearly a prompt diffusion of Mg through $\mathrm{Al}{q}_{3}$. In regard to the $\mathrm{Al}{q}_{3}$ solid, the highest occupied molecular orbital of $\mathrm{Al}{q}_{3}$ shifts monotonically towards high binding energy, and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital remains fixed in energy with increasing Mg concentration. The N $1s$ core appears an Mg-induced charge-transfer component with a binding energy lower than the original component. This new component grows gradually in intensity with increasing concentration of the dopant. Its energy separation from the original component is $\ensuremath{-}1.51\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{eV}$ at small exposure, but widened up to $\ensuremath{-}1.85\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{eV}$ at large coverages. Moreover, Mg also affects the O $1s$ core as manifested by a components lying at $+1.09\phantom{\rule{0.3em}{0ex}}\mathrm{eV}$ higher binding energy than the original component. The Mg $2p$ core-level spectra, although rather broad, exhibit a shift towards lower binding energy with increasing Mg vapor. All these experimental evidences suggest that magnesium organometallic complex residing in the surface exhibits an electronic structure differently from the bulk. We propose that Mg in the surface $\mathrm{Al}{q}_{3}$ molecules forms actually clusters. It attaches to a pyridyl ring, affecting not only the nitrogen atom at that ring, but the oxygen atom in the adjacent phenoxide ring. The depleted charge in the affected oxygen flows then about its adherent ligand and resides on the pyridyl ring at that ligand, resulting in a high $\mathrm{Al}{q}_{3}$ anion state.


The course website is an important application of IT in education;it can effectively improve the quality of education,but there are some problems such as the users' continued utilization is low.From the users' perspective,this article explores the decisive factors which affect the adoption intention of course website based on the technology acceptance model and interaction theory,and uses structural equation modeling to test the hypotheses.The research finds the adoption intention of course website is significantly influenced by the following factors: attitude toward the action,interactive,subjective norm,but isn't affected by perceived usefulness and perceived playfulness.Based on the results,the paper proposes some suggestions to promote the adoption intention of course website,making the course website best play an important role in education.


Ba-construction is used to express how an object in a bounded event is affected, then undergoing a change of state. Before the change of state, the NP marked by ba has already existed in the discourse and its reference is usually definite, known as presupposed information. In TOCFL learner corpus, there are many CSL learners who mark a newly-introduced referent as old information with ba in their writing test. We found that the reference of the ba-NP could be interpreted through a certain referent which appears in the preceding discourse. The coherence in their writing is achieved by the indirect anaphora. This paper is expected to find out how the ba-NP is used as an indirect anaphor in terms of cognitive reference point (Langacker 1993, 2000, 2008) and cognitive metonymy (Lakoff and Johnson 1980).


The music of Johann Sebastian Bach was heavily influenced by the French and Italian styles of composition. The three recitals that comprise this dissertation trace these connections through programming of French and Italian Baroque works alongside the compositions of J.S. Bach. The recitals include original viola repertoire as well as viola transcriptions of works for the cello, viola da gamba, and violin. In addition to showing the connection between Bach and his extra-national contemporaries, these recitals expand the capabilities and repertoire of the viola as a solo instrument and ensemble instrument in Baroque repertoire. The first recital features Italian Baroque composition paired with selections from the third, fourth, and sixth cello suites of J.S. Bach. The works of Marco Uccellini and Carlo Marino show the contrapuntal and rhythmic Italian aesthetic that Bach would mimic when writing comparable suites. In addition, his use of ornamentation directly reflects the works on the program. The second recital consists of works from seventeenth century France. The instrumental and orchestral suites of Marin Marais are paired with Bach's fifth cello suite to show his adoption of the pure dance forms and harmonics that arise from the period. The final recital consists solely of works by J.S. Bach. The connections drawn in the first two recitals are heard in the performances of the repertoire of the third and final recital. While the viola often seems like a neglected instrument during the Baroque period, these recitals, performed during the 2011-2012 school year, show that the versatile and improvisatory nature of Baroque instruments and composition give the viola a unique place in modern period performance. The viola suits the range and tone quality of many Baroque instruments, allowing for natural transcriptions and arrangements of many works. The viola da gamba suite of Marin Marais and cello suites of J.S. Bach display the viola as a solo instrument fully capable of achieving the expressive qualities of the original intentions. The ensemble work featured in the first two recitals show the viola as not just a member of the continuo section, but also as an independent melodic voice. URI http://hdl.handle.net/1903/15546 Collections Music Theses and Dissertations UMD Theses and Dissertations DRUM is brought to you by the University of Maryland Libraries University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7011 (301)314-1328. Please send us your comments. Web Accessibility The influence of French and Italian national musical styles and genres on the music of JS Bach: a performance dissertation project UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND


This study researches the possibility to use neurofeedback for novices, intermediate and advanced music students in a classroom setting, to examine if neurofeedback can be applied in music educatio ...


This is the second of a series of two papers dealing with transmission line design criteria corresponding to a target reliability. In this part various design criteria are derived on the basis of calculations made in part I.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a lubricating grease compsn. which can prolong the service life of rotating and sliding mechanisms required to have heat resistance, loading resistance, and endurance by blending an org. molybdenum compd. and a nonpolar polymer with a calcium sulfonate complex grease as a base material. SOLUTION: This lubricating grease compsn. comprises: 100 pts.wt. base grease comprising 40 to 95 wt.% at least one base oil selected from mineral oils or synthetic oils and 5 to 60 wt.% calcium sulfonate complex thickener; and, blended therewith, 1 to 20 pts.wt. org. molybdenum compd. and 1.5 to 30 pts.wt. nonpolar polymer. The thickener comprises calcium sulfonate and calcium carbonate as indispensable components and, blended therewith, at least two components selected from among calcium dibehenate, calcium distearate, calcium dihydroxystearate, calcium borate, and calcium acetate.


The stability, elastic properties and conductive properties of Cu-doped SnO2, S-doped SnO2 and Cu, S-codoped SnO 2were studied by using the first-principles calculation method based on the density functional theory. The corresponding doped SnO2 powders
 were prepared by sol–gel method, while AgSnO2–Cu and AgSnO2–Cu–S contacts were obtained by powder metallurgy method for experimental verification. No diffraction peaks were associated with Cu and S in the XRD patterns of the doped SnO2
 powders, indicating that the doped SnO2 retained the tetragonal crystal structure. The doping formation energy of Cu, S co-doped system was found to be lower than that of Cu single doping system and S single doping system. The bulk modulus, shear modulus and Young's modulus of the
 co-doped system became lower, the ability to resist compression deformation and shear deformation was also weakened, while its toughness was greatly improved. The hardness of the AgSnO2–Cu–S contact was 103.55 HV, which is less than the hardness of the AgSnO2–Cu
 contact (112.86 HV). The calculations indicated that Cu, S co-doping could narrow the band gap, reduce the hole effective mass and the acceptor ionization energy, improve the hole mobility, and enhance the conductivity of the material. The electrical contact simulation experiments showed that
 the conductive properties, arc corrosion resistance and welding resistance of AgSnO2–Cu–S contact were better than those of the AgSnO2–Cu contact. The conductivity of AgSnO2–Cu–S contact was 29.948 mS · m–1,
 the contact resistance was 1.109 Ωm ; the average arc duration and average arc energy were 1.480 ms and 171.65 mJ, respectively.


This study was initiated to present a light microscopy (LM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) investigation as complete as possible on the developmental events during spermatogenesis including the division and differentiation phases using the fern, Onoclea sensibilis L.


This article proposes to solve the oversaturated network traffic signal coordination problem using the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm. The traffic network used is a discrete time model which uses the green times at all the intersections throughout the period of oversaturation as the decision variables. The Ant Colony Optimization algorithm takes the green times as variables and generates an intelligent timing plan which takes care of dissipation of queues and removal of blockages as opposed to just the minimization of cost in the case of undersaturation. The network is then solved for different cases of ACO using different number of ants and trials. The results are then compared with Simple Genetic Algorithms (SGA) for similar cases and statistical analysis is done to determine the better algorithm. Further, a master-slave parallelism is suggested for ACO to reduce the execution time allowing the opportunity to implement the algorithm on real-time signal control systems.


Infant Sensory Learning and Development (ISLD) is a key area of research that examines how infants acquire knowledge and develop their cognitive and social-emotional abilities through their senses. This article focuses on auditory and visual perception as learning tools for infants, with a focus on the importance of auditory perception and visual development in newborns. Challenges of studying sensory learning in infants are addressed because verbal feedback is not available. Using indirect measures such as eye tracking and physiological responses to assess infant learning seems more applicable. At the same time, this paper puts forward suggestions for interdisciplinary research on infant learning ability. Future research directions include investigating the neural mechanisms underlying visual learning in infants and developing innovative assessment methods. The influence of environmental factors such as language exposure and visual stimuli on infant sensory learning is emphasized. The article concludes with a summary of research into the impact of infant sensory learning on auditory and visual perception, and the need for a comprehensive understanding of infants early learning abilities for better developmental outcomes.


Sky screen is a kind of photoelectric devices detecting the times of a flying object reaching a certain place.With test techniques becoming more network-based,a kind of sky screen signal processing device can ensure the normal operation of a larger testing system in the proving ground.A kind of design project of network access is proposed here,based on ZigBee and the principle with wireless control.After the introduction of the ZigBee principle and software design project,the design of a kind of sky screen signal processing device is presented.The analytical results show that the device can reach 200 m communication distance and have the ability of 16 access point.At the same time,the system can reach 0.5 μs accuracy and monitor the operational state of all devices.


This paper studies how much information can be revealed when agents with private information lack commitment to actions in a given mechanism as well as to the mechanism itself. In a two-person decision problem, agents are allowed to hold on to an outcome in one mechanism while they play another mechanism and learn new information. Formally, decision rule is maximally informative if it is (i) posterior im-plementable and (ii) robust to a posterior proposal of another posterior implementable decision rule. Focusing on a two-person problem, we identify environments where maximally informative decision rules exist. We also show that a maximally informative decision rule must be implemented by a mechanism with a small number of actions (at most 5 for two agents). The result indicates that lack of commitment to a mechanism signi?cantly reduces the amount of information revelation in equilibrium. Keywords: Information aggregation, Limited commitment, Posterior e¢ ciency, Posterior implementation, Renegotiation-proofness.


The structure of private wealth in Germany is approaching that of many other countries, such as England, the USA and Switzerland: it is becoming intergenerational. As more and more and also substantial assets are inherited, the need for instruments to preserve and increase this wealth is growing. It is therefore not surprising that family foundations are enjoying growing demand in Germany. But the Liechtenstein foundation is also becoming increasingly popular—especially for German citizens. The article compares the two legal institutions.


Aiming at the problems of big volume,heavy weigh,data transmission on line and it could not work independently and expediently,this paper develops one new hand-hold portable type of wind speed intelligent testing system,which adopted two grades distributed structure based on modularization philosophy.The MC takes SCM as core,which is responsible for data collecting,data showing and data temporary storaging,and the MC could be operated by single hand;while the PC is responsible for data storaging,data transferring and curve showing in real time.The communication between MC and PC was carried out by means of communication port design,so the wind speed intelligent testing system could work by taking use of independent power,and the characteristics of this intelligent testing system are small volume,light weigh,expedient operation and convenient data transmission.All of these characteristics make it be suit for measuring wind speed in complex working condition in industrial scene.


During the summer of 1986, plants were collected from University of British Columbia Research Farm at Oyster River, Vancouver Island, and their mycorrhizal status was determined. Of the 60 plant species examined, 44 were always vesicular–arbuscular mycorrhizal, 13 were always nonmycorrhizal, and three varied. Nonmycorrhizal plants were found in species belonging to the following families: Araceae, Caryophyllaceae, Compositae, Cruciferae, Gramineae, Onagraceae, Polygonaceae, and Portulacaceae. The mycorrhizal status of 15 plant species is reported here for the first time. Of these, the nonmycorrhizal species included Lysichitum americanum (Araceae), Stellaria simcoei, Stellaria calycantha (Caryophyllaceae), and Epilobium minutum (Onagraceae), and the mycorrhizal species included Adenocaulon bicolor, Eriophyllum lanatum var. achillaeoides, Grindelia squarrosa var. serrulata (Compositae), Poa gracillima (Gramineae), Brodiaea coronaria, Disporum hookerii (Lilaceae), Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Polypodiaceae), Ran...


A contra-rotating rotor has been applied to an axial flow pump against the demand for higher specific speed. It was validated from the previous experiment with contra-rotating rotors that a rotational speed controlling of the rear rotor was capable of improving the efficiency at off-design point, though the specified pump head and maximum efficiency were not satisfied at design point. It was also concluded that the rear rotor design was important for further improvement of pump performance. In order to obtain the useful data for rear rotor design the rear rotor was redesigned under the condition of wider fl ow passage area. The new rotor has lower stagger angle, larger blade number and lower solidity than the previous one. In the present paper, experimental data for the present and the previous rotors under the same front rotor are compared in pump characteristics. Appropriate design parameters are discussed to obtain higher performance of rear rotor with help of measured results of radial distributions of flow in upand downstream sections of rear rotor and blade to blade distributions of casing wall static pressures.


Objective:To investigate the change of endothelin(ET)in the process of cerebral vasospasm(CVS),andto evaluate its significance.Methods:The subjects were divided into the control group and the CVS group."Two-hem-orrhage"method was used to establish the rabbit model,the angiography was performed to observe the cerebral vasospasmof the basilar artery and the ET level was determined with radioimmunoassay.Results:In the CVS group,the ET level inthe blood plasma Was increased,and reached peak in the day 5 group.The difference was significant(P0.05)in theclay 3 and the day 5 groups compared with the control group.Conclusion:ET may be one main cause which makes CVSafter SAH,and there is a positive correlation between the ET level and the CVS.


Spectral lines of hydrogen observed in a corona discharge are investigated. The corona discharge has been performed at the vicinity of a tip electrode under high voltage. The shape of the H-α and H-β lines is dominated by the Stark broadening due to the plasma microfield. Using a computer simulation method, we examine the sensitivity of the line shapes to the electron density. Our results indicate the possibility of a density diagnostic based on passive spectroscopy.


OBJECTIVE:
Many individuals with aphasia make comments such as, "I know it but I can't say it." We provide opportunity for them to describe more precisely what this means, exploring implications for our understanding and treatment of word retrieval deficits in aphasia.
BACKGROUND:
Few studies have examined the subjective experience or clinical relevance of inner speech in aphasia. We hypothesize that there are at least two discrete internal experiences of anomia:
• Recognizing an object or concept but failing to find its name ("I know what it is in my head")
• Finding the name and saying it correctly in one's head but not out loud ("I can say it in my head" i.e., successful inner speech, sIS)
DESIGN/METHODS:
Subjects (N=30) are adults with chronic aphasia resulting from unilateral stroke who participate in a structured questionnaire. We ask, "Do you ever know what you want to say but you can't say it?" then describe the different perceptions reflected by our hypothesis. We ask subjects to identify how frequently they perceive each of these two experiences and to describe their behavioral/emotional responses.
RESULTS:
80[percnt] of subjects to date endorse the specific experience of sIS. Individual subjects endorse different frequencies of the two inner speech experiences. Preliminary voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping (VLSM) shows distinct lesion distributions associated with each experience, with higher frequencies of sIS associated specifically with inferior frontal lesions.
CONCLUSIONS:
Most people with aphasia report experience of internal word retrieval processes that surpass overt naming ability. Their subjective reports suggest that they can distinguish between the two distinct internal experiences of anomia reflected by our hypothesis. Preliminary VLSM results further support the dissociation. We suggest that these two experiences reflect differing levels of lexical access: sIS relies on phonological access, whereas the perception of "knowing it" relies on semantic or lemma access. Disclosure: Dr. Fama has nothing to disclose. Dr. Snider has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hayward has nothing to disclose. Dr. Friedman has nothing to disclose. Dr. Turkeltaub has nothing to disclose.


Quinoa is an ancestral Andean grain of great importance due to its nutritional potential, cultivated in the Andean region for many years. Lactic acid fermentation may be a cost-effective processing alternative to improve quinoa-derived or gluten-free products, as it has been used in different cereals to enhance physicochemical and sensory characteristics. This review presents the nutritional importance of quinoa, the key indicators that can affect homofermentation, the analysis of different studies that have worked with this pseudocereal as a substrate for the development of various fermented products such as sourdoughs from quinoa flour for bread and other baked goods, beverages, pasta, baked products in combination with other pseudocereals and buckwheat, and soy-based beverages. The results reveal that quinoa is a nutrient-rich substrate for lactic acid bacteria, and fermentation generates nutritional changes by increasing certain macronutrients and/or bioactive compounds through bacterial metabolism and starch hydrolysis. Additionally, it improves functional, technological, and sensory properties due to starch modification and metabolite production. This presents a promising alternative in quinoa processing and the development of functional foods.


Laboratory experiments were conducted for the calibration of three flumes of different sizes. The logarithmic transformation in linear regression yielded excellent results for the stage-discharge relationship with coefficients of determination 0.998, 0.992, and 0.998 for 8 inches, 10 inches, and 12 inches circular flumes, respectively. The results showed that these flumes can be operated satisfactorily in flat irrigated areas, because limited head loss is required for the device to achieve critical flow conditions. The performance of flumes at non-level placement is satisfactory up to -3% slope, and up to +2% slope for higher flow only. The submergence tests showed good limits of tolerance to submergence. The average submergence limits were 90.9%, 87.7% and 86.9% for 8 inches, 10 inches, and 12 inches flume, respectively. This simple and low cost water measuring device has potential for use in managing and evaluating on-farm irrigation system.


Overview. I have been familiar with the HOLAPS effort for a number of years now and was very pleased to see this first publication put forward for consideration in GMDD. The HOLAPS project has been a leading effort in large scale flux estimation, utilizing geostationary data in a novel modeling framework to provide high spatial and temporal resolution flux estimates. Over the course of this ongoing project, there have been a number of related flux products put forward in the literature and also being distributed as products to the community. As such, it would be instructive if this HOLAPS effort


 Majority of the studies examined heterogeneous population of black immigrant women (e.g. Caribbean black, foreign-born black) difficulty in retrieving studies specific to population of interest  Variations in African immigrant population (e.g. West Africans vs East Africans) in studies  generalizability of results  Variable definitions of exposures and outcomes, varying sample sizes, study designs  no metaanalysis


Coherent technologies have been investigated as a promising solution to support beyond Tb/s intra-datacenter interconnections, where the nonlinearity of cost-effective transceiver components is a major impairment. To mitigate the nonlinear distortion, and expand the overall linear range of electronic and opto-electronic devices, the look-up table (LUT) based digital pre-distortion (DPD) is potentially a lightweight solution. However, the conventional LUT methods are designed for symbol sequences, depending on the modulation format of signal. For high-speed transmission, the DPD to samples at the input of digital-to-analog converters (DACs) is essential, especially for the systems with sophisticated DSP at transmitter. For the sample data after DSP, the number of amplitude levels is too large for the LUT operation. In this article, we propose a DPD method based on delta sigma modulation assisted LUT (DSM-LUT) to pre-distort the sample sequences before DACs. The detailed description of the DSM-LUT scheme as well as extensively experimental demonstrations are provided. For the amplifier-less experiments with 35 Gbaud dual-polarization 64 QAM signals, the proposed DSM-LUT can achieve signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) gains of 0.77 dB and 0.91 dB for 1- and 3-sample memory depths, respectively, which is similar to that of the conventional symbol based LUT (S-LUT) and directly quantized sample based LUT (Qtz-LUT) methods with the same memory depths. Furthermore, the advantages of DSM-LUT against Qtz-LUT and S-LUT are analyzed. The comparisons of LUT table size and the average number of times to look up the table are discussed. Specifically, for the LUT operation with a memory depth of 1, the table size of DSM-LUT is reduced to less than 50% of the size of S-LUT. Compared with Qtz-LUT, the number of quantization bits of DSM-LUT is reduced to around 50%, and the table size of DSM-LUT is reduced to less than 13%.


Practitioner's Takeaway • Professional consciousness equates to professional status in technical communication. • Professionalism consists of an identity that ensures consistency in job expectations, contributes to value added, and defines the scope of a career. Purpose: To examine the elements of professional consciousness in technical communication to facilitate the growth of professional identity.


A new type H restriction endonuclease, BsaAI, has been isolated from Bacillus stearothermophilus G668. BsaAI recognizes and cleaves the palindromic sequence 5' PyAC/GTPu 3'. BsaAI cuts Phixl74 at two sites, which were mapped to positions 850 and 4900 with PstI and BstNI (Fig. 1). Likewise the single pBR322 site was mapped to position 2200 with EcoRI and PstI. These positions contain the sequences 5' TACGTG 3', 5' TACGTG 3' and 5' CACGTA 3' which occur at 827 and 4872 in Phix174 and 2228 in pBR322, indicating that the recognition sequence could be 5' PyACGTPu 3'. The predicted fragment sizes generated by cleavage of lambda, T7 and Adeno2 DNAs at the sequence 5' PyACGTPu 3' match the observed fragment sizes from BsaAI digests of these DNAs (Fig. 1), from which we conclude that BsaAI recognizes the sequence 5' PyACGTPu 3'. The cleavage was determined by the method of Brown et an primer upstream of the BsaAI 5717 used for the extention and dideoxy sequencing the extension the BsaAI BsaAI to the reaction the cleaved product was in the lane, resulting in a single which comigrates with the third in the sequence 5' TACGTG The (+) addition of Klenow


Abstract In the study of sedimentary acoustics, measuring sound speed in the first layer sediment is a key issue. To solve this problem, we proposed a method for measuring the sound speed in the deep-sea first-layer sediment using a high-frequency submersible sub-bottom profiler. In this method, we obtained the reflection data of deep-sea sediments near the bottom using a wide-band narrow-beam single transducer and obtained the profile of deep-sea sediments using the reflection compression method. The first sediment layer was extracted according to the layer structure information, and the sound speed of the first sediment layer was directly measured. The transducer feasibility of the high-frequency submersible sub-bottom profiler operating at high pressure in deep sea was verified through high hydrostatic pressure tests in the laboratory. We designed a laboratory reflection compression measurement device to simulate the first layer of deep-sea sediments and verified the effectiveness of the measurement method. This method also was used to process deep-sea sediment data acquired by the Deep-Sea Warrior manned submersible.


Abstract India has significant food production potential that can be used to meet the needs of our planet. The north region of India, in particular, is suitable for citrus fruit, which is of great interest to regional businesses. To fully utilize these capabilities, early detection of diseases, pests, and nutritional deficiencies, as well as timely management of these issues, must be ensured. This necessitates the development of solutions that aid in the early detection of conditions. Because of the current relevance of deep learning for image analysis, it was decided to propose a system for field diagnosis that combines this concept with digital image processing. Thus, in this work, a system is proposed that, based on visible light spectrum images of its leaves, allows the detection in the field of conditions in citrus crops, providing a rapid response without the high costs and complications of other methods. The system is designed with deep learning and image processing in mind: a convolutional neural network is trained using transfer learning and data augmentation, among other techniques, and then used to create an android application that can take images and diagnose them. For diagnosis, the affections are classified into seven categories. The main findings include accuracy rates of more than 90% when using the classification model in conjunction with the rejection threshold technique on the test dataset, as well as the model's successful deployment with barely noticeable execution times.


The aim is to set up a method to detect biotin in formula food or milk powder for infant by using ultra performance Liquid Chro-matography-Tandem Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry(UPLC-MS/MS).After being dissolved by water,the milk powder was treated by perchloric acid to eliminate the milk protein,and then extracted by ENVI-Carb solid extraction column.After the interferences of milk sub-stance having been removed,the quantity of biotin in the milk powder was determined by UPLC-MS/MS.A line shape can be presented in the analytical curve,r=0.9996,the recovery was between 90.79% and 104.29%,the relative standard deviation was less than 8%,and the quan-tification limit was 0.0257 μg/g.Since its high-sensitivity and high anti-interference performance,the method can be used to determine bi-otin in the formula food or milk powder for infant.


Stabilizing high dispersions of catalytically active metals is integral to improving the lifetime, activity, and material utilization of catalysts that are periodically exposed to high temperatures during operation or maintenance. We have found that annealing palladium-based core@shell catalysts in air at elevated temperature (800°C) promotes the redispersion of active metal into highly dispersed sites, which we refer to as halo sites. Here, we examine the restructuring of Pd@SiO2 and Pd@CeO2 core@shell catalysts over successive 800°C aging cycles to understand the formation, activity, nanoscale structure and stability of these palladium halo sites. While encapsulation generally improves metal utilization by providing a physical barrier that promotes redispersion over agglomeration, our cycled aging experiments demonstrate that halo sites are not stable in all catalysts. Halo sites continue to migrate in Pd@SiO2 due to poor metal-support bonding, which leads to palladium agglomeration. In contrast, halo sites formed in Pd@CeO2 remain stable. The dispersed palladium also synergistically stabilizes the ceria from agglomerating. We attribute this stability, in addition to an observed improvement in catalytic activity, to the coordination between palladium and reducible ceria that arises during the formation of halo sites. We probe the importance of ceria oxidation state on the stability of halo sites by aging Pd@CeO2 after it has been reduced. While some halo sites agglomerate, we find that returning to air aging mitigates the loss of these sites and catalytic activity. Our findings illustrate how nanoscale catalyst structures can be designed to promote the formation of highly stable and dispersed metal sites.


Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been called the disease of the century with significant clinical and socioeconomic impacts. Pharmacological treatment has limited efficacy and only provides symptomatic relief without long‐term cure. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to develop novel and effective medications for AD. Stem cell‐based therapy is a promising approach to handling neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, the current study aimed to explore the possible therapeutic role of single intravenous injection of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM‐MSCs) after 4 months in management of AD in the experimental model. The work also extended to compare the therapeutic potential of BM‐MSCs with 2 conventional therapies of AD; rivastigmine and cerebrolysin administered daily. BM‐MSCs were able to home at the injured brains and produced significant increases in the number of positive cells for choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and survivin expression, as well as selective AD indicator‐1 (seladin‐1) and nestin gene expression. Histopathological examination indicated that BM‐MSCs could remove beta‐amyloid plaques from hippocampus. Significant improvement in these biomarkers was similar to or better sometimes than the reference drugs, clearly showing the potential therapeutic role of BM‐MSCs against AD through their anti‐apoptotic, neurogenic and immunomodulatory properties.


In this paper we consider the existence and multiplicity of the fourth-order four-point boundary value problem u(4)(t)=f(t,u(t),u″'(t)),t∈I, u(0)=u(1)=0, au″(ξ1)-bu(ξ1)=0,cu″(ξ2)+du(ξ2) 烅 烄 烆 =0 by using the Krasnoselskii fixed point theorem.


In recent years, nitroarenes have been extensively exploited as green, efficient electrophilic arylation reagents used in a variety of organic syntheses. Transition-metal-free cross-coupling reactions and vicarious nucleophilic substitution (VNS) have become practical and reliable synthetic methods to access momentous func-tionalized organic compounds. Thus, the introduction of various substituents into nitroarenes has attracted considerable attention as important synthetic approach-es due to their simplicity and practicality. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the coupling of several carbon and nitrogen substituents with ni-troarenes via nucleophilic substitution under mild conditions, followed by the ap-plication of these transversions in the construction of carbon and heterocyclic rings.


The normal fine structure of the deep dorsal horn (laminae IV, V, and VI) of the lumbosacral spinal cords of adult Macaque monkeys was examined. Axonal profiles with rounded synaptic vesicles (R) constitute about one‐fourth of the total synaptic population in lamina IV and gradually increase in number to comprise more than a third of the synaptic population in lamina VI. Conversely, profiles with flattened vesicles (F) make up two‐thirds of the synaptic population in lamina IV and slightly more than half in lamina VI. Axons which form the central profile (C) of synaptic glomeruli are more common in laminae IV and V than in lamina VI, and constitute about 5% of the total synaptic population. Profiles with large granular vesicles (LGV) are relatively uncommon in all the deep laminae.


: In the NonHolomorphic Supersymmetric Standard Model (NHSSM), the Yukawa couplings of the bottom quark ( y b ) and the tau lepton ( y τ ) might receive substantial supersymmetric (SUSY) radiative corrections which have prominent dependencies on the NHSSM-specific trilinear soft parameters, A 0 b and A 0 τ , respectively, in addition to their well-known dependence on tan β as is already present in the Minimal SUSY Standard Model (MSSM). We study to what extent these could affect the production cross sections of the heavy Higgs bosons ( H and A ) in association with a pair of b -quarks and their decay branching ratios, in particular, to a τ ¯ τ pair and compare them with those obtained in the MSSM. Requiring compliance with the recently observed upper bounds on the product of their total cross section and the branching


We consider a direct spectral problem for an operator  having a non-nuclear resolvent and perturbed by the bounded operator with multiple spectrum. A similar problem was considered earlier for an operator with a single spectrum. The method of regularized traces is used as a method of solution. This method can not be applied directly to the problem. We propose to introduce the relative resolvent of the operator. A spectral problem of the form $(M + P)u=Lu$ is obtained. In this case, the operator $ L $ is  such  that the relative resolvent of the operator is a nuclear operator.  As a result of applying the resolvent method to the relative spectrum of the perturbed operator, we obtain  relative eigenvalues of the perturbed operator with  non-nuclear resolvent.


We present a novel WebRTC communication system capable of hosting multi-party audio and video conferencing sessions without a media server. We implement various communication models based on the needs and capabilities of the communicating parties, and show that we can construct the equivalent of Mesh, SFU, and MCU WebRTC networks in our peer-to-peer architecture. In our evaluation we conclude that using a limited number of merged streams can improve the user experience significantly, in particular if low-resource devices are involved.


This paper uses 2009 Deyang post-quake small and medium-size enterprise(SME) survey data to explore the characteristics of SME innovation activities in terms of industry heterogeneity,firm ownership and enterprise scale.We find that significant difference exists in technology appropriability and patent structure among different industries,after controlling for patent application intensity,an industry's patent density is negatively correlated to its RD intensity;Firms with different ownership structure display significant variation in the motivation,type and information source of technology innovation;Firm size has an inverted U shaped relationship with the invention patent density,and it has a downward sloping relationship with the density of the utility model patent and design patent;Government's RD support is highly selective,and the larger firms have a better chance of obtaining such benefit.Our study is a meaningful contribution to the literature on China's SME innovation,and it provides important policy implications on fostering the enterprises innovation of different types.


The Covid-19 pandemic has changed everyone's life since the first months of 2020. Students' reflective diaries inform the readers about major changes in their lives. Many of them had to move back home what had a significant impact on the family structure: the reincorporation of young adults deeply transformed the family dynamics. Some of the students lost their jobs and some of the parents could not continue to work either. Students were not able to visit their other family members or meet their friends. Their daily routines also changed due to the introduction of online education. Most students could successfully cope with the difficulties of the newly emerging situation: some of them had to deal with the quarantine abroad, others volunteered here in Hungary, and most of the students spent their days at home. In conclusion, the pandemic and the quarantine situation had a major effect on the lives of the students who give a detailed summary on their lived experiences in their weekly reflections.


We report the first observation of a new charmonium state at a mass of $(3.943 \pm 0.006 \pm 0.006) {GeV}/c^2$. This state, called X(3940), is observed in the process $e^+ e^- \to J/\psi X(3940)$ in the spectrum of masses recoiling against a reconstructed $J/\psi$. We also observe the decay of the X(3940) into $D^* \bar{D}$ and measure the intrinsic width of this state to be less than $52 MeV/c^2$ at the 90% C.L. These results are obtained from a $350 fb^{-1}$ data sample collected with the Belle detector near the $\Upsilon(4S)$ resonance, at the KEKB asymmetric energy $e^+ e^-$ collider.


Egypt witnessed economic, political and social changes that had a negative impact on the income of individuals and consequently on the level of their spending and in the consumption pattern as it was found that food spending on food and drink for both urban and rural Egypt represents about 33.9%, 40.2% of The total consumer spending of the family amounting to about54,516.8 -44,358 pounds for the year2017/2018, and it decreased, representing about27.7%,34.6%of the total consumer spending of the family, which amounts to about68969.8 -51728.1 pounds, in urban and rural Egypt, in order for the period2019/2020.The research aimed to identify changes in the structure of the family's food expenditure on food groups and to estimate the fairness of the food and consumer agreement for the family in rural and urban Egypt to know the impact of local and regional changes on the food agreement and consumption of the family in rural and urban areas. By studying the estimates of the Gini coefficients, it appears that local and regional changes had no effect on the food and consumption expenditure justice of the family in urban Egypt. Also, from the estimates of Gini coefficients, the local and regional changes had no effect on the fairness of spending on food and consumption of the family in urban Egypt. It also appears from the estimates of Gini coefficients that local and regional changes during the Corona pandemic since 2019 had an impact on inequality in food and consumer spending for the family in rural Egypt.


The following areas relating to fuselage drag are considered: (1) fuselage fineness - ratio and why and how this can be selected during preliminary design; (2) windshield drag; (3) skin roughness; and (4) research needs in the area of fuselage drag.


In my experience as a mathematics teacher, I have learned that mathematics is a subject that is commonly paired with negative feelings. Many individuals lack confidence in their ability to perform mathematics. As a mathematics teacher, I am always looking for different ways to reach the needs of all of my students. The flipped classroom was one initiative that I implemented into my classroom to understand the benefits of learning in this unique way. In a flipped lesson, the students learn the lesson from a textbook or video as the homework, while the practice is completed in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to determine the perspectives of middle school students on the flipped classroom. In addition, because my goal was to reach all of my learners, this study also gathered perceptions from teachers, parents, and students who have individualized educational programs (IEPs) or 504 plans on using the flipped classroom method in terms of differentiating instruction. Data was collected through student surveys, a student focus group, teacher interviews, parent interviews, and classroom observations. The data showed that the flipped classroom was beneficial in terms of allowing students to pace themselves when learning, focus more on the lesson and in class activities, have access to the information whenever and wherever they needed to review, and gaining more help and guidance from the teacher. IS THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM EFFECTIVE FOR ALL STUDENTS? 2 Table of


The European Union(EU) development cooperation program has distinctive and ambitious goals. The EU is a large and unique multilateral donor in its own right. At the same time, the European Commission is also charged to promote co-ordination between the policies of the Union and Member States. Although each of the 15 Member States of the EU has its own development co-operation program, the Maastricht Treaty specially envisions a EU policy in the field to be complementary to those pursed by Member States. The development co-operation policy is today one of the principal components of the EU`s external action. The EU gives priority to the stability and development of neighbouring countries and to the aid for countries in crisis in the regions nearest to the EU. At the same time. The EU has not neglected the challenges for development co-operation policy arising globally. The EU and the Member States provide some 55 percent of total international Official Development Assistance(ODA) and more than two thirds of grant aid. This paper aims to show the content of the Treaty on EU which provides a general framework for overall EU`s development co-operation policy as the aid to the developing countries and the aid management system of the European Commission. In order to implement this policy, the EU is involved in a number of arrangements with the recipient countries on regional basis. Thus the regional characteristics of the aid are analysed according to these cooperation arrangements. In addition, the EU`s policy is analysed in the certain sectors which become major issues by the aid sectors on global levels.


ABSTRACT We examine the proposition that the random walk without drift is more powerful in predicting exchange rates than the random walk with drift. It is demonstrated that there is no theoretical reason why the random walk without drift always outperforms the random walk with drift and that this is an empirical issue. The results show that while the random walk without drift can outperform the random walk with drift in terms of the RMSE, it fails to do so in terms of the ability to predict the direction of change, measures that take into account magnitude and direction, and in terms of profitability. If the drift factor is allowed to change over time by estimating the model in time-varying parameter terms, the random walk with drift performs even better.


Twenty years ago, on Dec. 2, the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction was initiated by man. It was not only initiated by scientists but it was controlled by them. This dramatic climax marked a turn in the course of human affairs. It gave a new terror to war, possibly so much as to convince man that the horrors are to be tolerated to gain any goal. It also gave impetus to the study of science. Research gained new public stature. While the catalyst of alarm from Sputnik was needed to spur the Western world and particularly the U.S.A. to its present efforts in science, the march into new worlds of knowledge is now more rapid than any but the most remarkably foresighted could have predicted. In the next 20 years that march can be expected to continue and accelerate. Like the mountain there to be climbed, nature's fabric of sectrets ...


Outstanding surprisingly the misconception regarding the phenomenon potential energy most likely caused the change from Rutherford-Bohr's to Heisenberg-Schrodinger's atomic model.


Classic multi-frequency combination is mainly to build a long wavelength combination and eliminate the ionospheric delay combination, and the combined noise factor is greater than 1. On the basis of un-differenced and un-combining observations, this paper proposes a general real coefficient combination based on the principle of minimum noise coefficients. The combined noise coefficient is less than 1, which can be applied to any multi-frequency observation combination. According to the frequency of each signal frequency of Galileo, we give the optimal combination of Galileo multi-frequency noise coefficients and the effect of theoretical improving accuracy. Compared with single frequency observation, the optimal combination of dual frequency triple frequency, four frequency and five frequency improve the observation accuracy by 40%, 49%,54% and 59% respectively. It is verified by the observation of the actual Galileo three frequency E1, E5A and E5b signals, the optimal combination of dual frequency and triple frequency improves the observation accuracy by 52% and 62% respectively compared with single frequency observation. According to the actual measurements, the observation accuracy improvement of minimum noise coefficients combination is basically consistent with the theoretical analysis. Finally, we analyze the equivalence between the minimum noise combination and the un-differenced un-combining observations, the results show that the minimum noise combination is an optimal weight model of un-differenced un-combining observations, which the optimization criterion is the minimum observation noise.


Abstract The dielectric and elastic properties of KDP are investigated using the pseudospin model in which the proton mode couples to both an optic and an acoustic phonon. As KDP is piezoelectric, the mechanical and electrical boundary conditions must be specified for the tensors describing these properties. As is well known from experiment and thermodynamic arguments, the temperature dependence of those components of the tensors that exhibit anomalies near the transition depend on these boundary conditions. This behaviour is accounted for on the basis of the model under the random phase and molecular field approximations and the Curie temperatures associated with the various quantities are calculated in terms of the parameters of the model.


Through the application of and research to the construction method of Central Division Wall of Zhuyuantang tunnel , a new construction way is provided for weak surrounding rock shallow buried large span or special cross-section tunnels and underground engineering, the new content is also enriched "New Austria Method". Compared with the construction methods of other weak surrounding rock tunnels, the advantage of this construction method is: it does not need the special construction machine and equipment, and may save plenty of the shift cost of machinery , its construction is safe, reliable and with strong feasibility, better in the quality.


Abstract. The levels of autoantibodies to collagen type I, II, III, IV and V were studied in blood plasma of 130 patients (18-32 years old) with undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia, using immunoenzyme analysis. A correlation was revealed between the levels of autoantibodies to various collagen types, and external and/or heart manifestations of connective tissue dysplasia. Increased levels of autoantibodies to collagen type I and II were shown in patients with chest deformation, scoliosis, pronounced joint hypermobility syndrome, multiple minor intracardial anomalies. Increased antibodies to type I collagen were associated with flat-footedness, whereas levels of antibodies to collagen type I, II, and V correlated with myxomatous degeneration of mitral valve prolapse. Increase in anticollagen antibody levels in cases of pronounced external and cardiac markers of connective tissue dysplasia suggests an impairment of autoimmune regulatory mechanisms of collagen metabolism.


In this paper, considering the extended Darboux frame in Euclidean 4-space, we define some special Smarandache curves. We calculate the Frenet apparatus of these curves depending on the invariants of the extended Darboux frame of second kind.


For the first time in our lifetimes, the President of the United States and Congress are committed to integrating health promotion concepts into national health policy. Equally exciting, the actions each of us take in the next few months to advocate for these efforts have the potential to transform our field in terms of the quality of the programs we offer, the numbers of people we are able to reach and help, and the career opportunities in our futures. I will attempt to give you my guess on the Why, What, and When of all this, and describe your role in making this happen.


Background: The bedside index for severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP), a newer prognostic scoring system, has been proposed as a simple and clinically oriented severity scoring system for early identification of patients with acute pancreatitis. This study evaluates the efficacy of BISAP score to predict the severity of organ failure in patients of acute pancretitis and its correlation with Marshall score. Methods: The clinical, laboratory and radiological data for all patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis conducted at tertiary hospital of Armed Forces over a two-year period, was prospectively collected for this study. BISAP score was calculated within 24hrs of presentation. Markers of severity were the development of organ failure and presence of pancreatic necrosis. Outcome at 28 days (viz. recovery, organ failure and mortality) was studied for each patient. BISAP score computed at 24h was correlated with the above and its efficacy to predict the severity of organ failure in Acute Pancreatitis, was assessed. Results: Out of 50 patients in the study group, 41 were male and 9 were female with the mean (±SD) age 43.74±16.85 years. Majority of the study population had alcohol (56%) as the etiology followed by gall stones (28%). Outcome assessed at 28 days revealed recovery of 54%, complication of 36% and mortality of 10% of study population. BISAP score computed within 24 hours of admission of 2 or more significantly predicted the severity and complication with P value <0.001. Statistically significant trends of increasing severity and organ failure (P<0.001) with increasing BISAP was observed. Conclusions: BISAP score is a reliable means of predicting the severity and organ failure and stratifying patients with Acute Pancreatitis within 24 hours of admission. The statistically significant incidence of increasing severity and mortality with increasing BISAP score will help us to risk stratify the patients within 24 hours of admission and help improve clinical care and facilitate necessary interventions as early as possible.


Complex disclosures have been recognized as a major source of borrowers' poor understanding of mortgages. We examine the effect of simplifying mortgage disclosures on loan outcomes in a difference-in-differences design by exploiting a significant regulatory change of mortgage disclosures in 2015. Using loan-level data from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, we find that inexperienced borrowers pay significantly lower interest rates after the disclosure regulation relative to experienced borrowers, suggesting that simplifying these disclosures reduces borrowing costs. In addition, we find that the effect of disclosure simplification is stronger for loans originated by lenders disciplined by regulators and for loans originated in states with more registered originators, suggesting that simplifying disclosures lowers borrowing costs by curbing predatory lending and facilitating borrower shopping. We further find that disadvantaged borrowers benefit more from simplified disclosures. Last, we do not find that simplifying disclosures affects loan performance.


The most common cause of ignition of electrical equipment is arc flashover. Often this phenomenon entails great economic damage, human injury, and in some cases human death. There are several reasons why an arc fault may occur: a broken cable when it is bent at a turn, loosely pressed connectors, damage to the cable with a retainer, violation of the insulating layer, exposure and pinching of the wire, loose contact, damage by rodents, furniture. The insulation may be damaged due to high humidity in the room or prolonged exposure to ultraviolet radiation. To prevent breakdowns in the form of an arc fault detection devices, has been developed and successfully used, which, when a breakdown is detected, turns off the damaged circuit. International Standard IEC 62606:2013 "General requirements for arc fault detection devices" establishes the required list of test requirements for certification of arc fault detection devices. Testing requires equipment that provokes emergency situations, which ultimately leads to thermal arc flashover and fire in sections of a particular power system. The paper presents the developed device for checking the arc fault detection devices and tests for the conditions of operation for specific network parameters, the correctness of the arc fault detection devices operation is verified. The results obtained make it possible to judge the effectiveness of operation of various models of arc fault detection devices under various operating conditions.


Through research and analysis,and spot tests,this paper finds the main reasons that affect the coeffcient K and raises some typical countermeasures,to guarantee the stringency and quality of coke.


Oxprenalol in Thyrotoxicosis In Current Therap. Res. 10:626-630 (Dec.) 1968, J. Darsinos et al. (Department of Clinical Therapeutics, Athens University Medical School, Alexandra Hospital, Athens, Greece) report on the use of oxprenalol (Trasicor) hydrochloride in the control of tachycardia of thyrotoxicosis. Oxprenalol has been claimed to be superior to propranolol in that it produces a significantly less marked depression of myocardial contractility. From the results of this study it appears to have a significant action in reducing the heart rate of hyperthyroid patients. A new beta-adrenergic agent, oxprenalol was given intravenously to 20 patients suffering from hyperthyroidism for the treatment of tachycardia. There was a significant fall in the heart rate and no change of the blood pressure or the ECG. No side effects were observed, although the effect of prolonged administration of the drug must be further studied.


Recently, the demand for ultra-high definition with 4K and 8K panels has increased. The study in this paper develops a fast algorithm for detecting wiring defects of glass substrates, which is based on an analysis done on time series data obtained through non-contact electronic inspection. New feature quantities with respect to the frequency domain of time series data are proposed. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, numerical experiments are conducted using the real sensing data obtained in the field of glass substrate inspection.


The station of quality control of wells cementation «SKC-Leuza» for decision the problems of qualitative wells casing is developed and mass produced in NPF Geophysics OAO.


This paper demonstrates an acetylene gas sensor based on an Ag-decorated tin dioxide/reduced graphene oxide (Ag–SnO2/rGO) nanocomposite film, prepared by layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly technology. The as-prepared Ag–SnO2/rGO nanocomposite was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectrum. The acetylene sensing properties were investigated using different working temperatures and gas concentrations. An optimal temperature of 90 °C was determined, and the Ag–SnO2/rGO nanocomposite sensor exhibited excellent sensing behaviors towards acetylene, in terms of response, repeatability, stability and response/recovery characteristics, which were superior to the pure SnO2 and SnO2/rGO film sensors. The sensing mechanism of the Ag–SnO2/rGO sensor was attributed to the synergistic effect of the ternary nanomaterials, and the heterojunctions created at the interfaces between SnO2 and rGO. This work indicates that the Ag–SnO2/rGO nanocomposite is a good candidate for constructing a low-temperature acetylene sensor.


To get a good image of a complex subsurface, the geophysicist has to move from after stack to prestack migration, from time migration to depth migration and from 2D towards 3D processing. A 3D prestack depth migration program has been developed for migrating shot gathers. The program works in the frequency-space domain and currently uses a 45" algorithm with horizontal splitting to extrapolate in 3D. Some improvements have been implemented to save computation time and computer memory (interpolating the wavefield with a little depth step inside a large extrapolation step, packing the velocity model). 3D synthetic data and 2D real marine data presenting a large feathering have been migrated in this way. The results are satisfactory but the CPU time remains long. In order to improve the computation timeas well as the quality of the results, some algorithmic optimisations (solving the complete extrapolator by iterative methods or encoding the data) have been tested.


Abstract. The purpose of this study is to develop a model for the analysis and improvement of aluminum castings and to perform its test in the framework of verifying the quality of industrial robot arm parts, and then, determine the causes of potential and root causes of nonconformities, including proposing improvement actions in the production area. Aluminum castings have become the focus of research due to significant problems in maintaining their expected level of quality. The use of the model (consisting of eddy current testing and consecutive brainstorming sessions, Ishikawa diagram, and ABCD - Suzuki method) would contribute to the detection of the causes of nonconformities and consequently to the elimination of non-conforming products. The study demonstrates the desirability of using an integrated approach to solving quality problems. The actions taken were a new solution for the company, as no in-depth analysis of quality problems using a sequence of quality management techniques had been carried out before.


This research aims to propose a supply chain model that is supported by blockchain technology through the development of smart contracts. Functional specifications are established that comply with the proposal through the selection of technological tools, for the construction of a smart contract where its distribution is specified as structures, state variables, and functions, which provide a solution to the requirements of the model based to an example made in the pharmaceutical sector. Simulating the interaction within a test Ethereum network in order to analyze the traceability flow of a product, through the intervention of participants within the supply chain such as manufacturers, suppliers or customers.


A 1 cm2 area in phosphorus-implanted silicon samples is annealed by irradiation of a much smaller 0.002 cm2 area with a single laser pulse. Resistivity of the annealed region is uniform and similar to that measured after thermal annealing. Electrically activated donors did not diffuse into the sample and only slightly towards the sample surface. The process is 100% reproducible. We present evidence that the annealing is not caused by heat.