In this work, we propose a method to combine ADversarially enhanced HeatMaps (short for AD-HM) to segment the aorta from CTA (Computed Tomography Angiography). The intuition of the AD-HM is that heatmaps encompass rich information on locations of the targets. The positions of the aorta are relatively regular in CTA, thus training with heatmaps exploits the positional information to boost the segmentation results. The quality of heatmaps can be further enhanced with adversarial learning to refine the performance. The AD-HM can embed almost any state-of-the-art deep segmentation networks off the shelf. We collect 111 CTA volumes counting to 79082 slices to verify the effectiveness of our method. The training set is constituted of 104 volumes drawn from the dataset accounting to 74000 slices. The remaining 5082 slices from 7 CTA samples are reserved for validating the algorithm and the results are reported on the validation set. Our experiments with 7 state-of-the-art deep segmentation networks demonstrate the effectiveness of our method. The absolute improvement on IOU(Intersection-over-Union) of the aorta from the 7 models is 1.77% on average, with minimum improvement of 0.8% (UNet: 86.5%−> 87.3%) and maximum improvement of 3.4% (SegNet: 83.8%−> 87.2%).


Materials and Methods: The experiments were done on frog sciatic nerves, using an extracellular recording technique. Isolated frog sciatic nerves were bathed in each test solution for 10 min. In each nerve, action potentials were recorded before exposure to the test solution, which served as the control data. The extracellular action potentials were recorded after 10 min of exposure to the test solution by using a BIOPAC MP 100 Acquisition System Version 3.5.7 (Santa Barbara, USA). Results: Inhibition of the compound nerve action potentials induced by bupivacaine was markedly enhanced by magnesium but was not changed by tramadol. The amplitude of compound nerve action potentials increased from 15.10% with bupivacaine alone to 35.43% with bupivacaine plus magnesium. Conclusions: These results suggest a potentially important interaction between magnesium and bupivacaine for nerve block, but there was no interaction between tramadol and bupivacaine.


An outltreak of louse.bon1e relapsing fever, due to the return of soldiers to their original recruitment areas, after the end of thirr,1 years of fighting in northern Ethiopia, was reported in Arsi region, southen1 Ethiopia. The epidemic spread to different members of the community and eventually the schooU. We studied 389 patients affected by the epidemic and who were admitted to AseUa Hospital between June 1991 and May 1992. Twenty.seven per cent of the patients were ex.soldiers; 28% were students, who were admitted to the hospital since the schools were opened after the summer vacatiOl1S. The common clinical features of the disease were fever (99%), headache (92%), hepatosplenomegaly (66%), myalgia (55%), arthralgia (51 %), petechial rash (43%), epistaxis (24%) and jaundice (23%). Observed complications were prteUmonia (10%), pulmonary edema (6%), myocarditis (3%) and 6 abortions in 15 pregnancies. Patients were treated with low dose penicillin and I. V. fluids. The in.hosPital case fatality rate was 3.6%. JaTisch.Herxheimer reaction occurred in 43% of the patients. 1.8% of the patients had relapses after treatment.


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Ultrasound has proved to be a useful and practical additional tool in the routine examination of patients with renal masses or unilateral absence of renal function. In our hands it has been 87% accurate and by combining it with cyst puncture, we have avoided arteriography, general anaesthesia and surgical exploration in the majority of our cases with cystic lesions. We feel that it has no place as an isolated investigation for an instant and infallible diagnosis, but must be followed by a further diagnostic procedure whether it be a cyst puncture, arteriogram or a surgical exploration.


We study classical spinning closed string configuration on logarithmically deformed AdS_5 x T^{1,1} background with non-trivial Neveu-Schwarz B-field in which IIB string theory is dual to a non-conformal N=1 SU(N+M) x SU(N) gauge theory. The integrability on original AdS_5 x T^{1,1} background are significantly reduced by B-field. We find several spinning string solutions with two different ansatzs. Solutions for point-like strings and few circular strings are explicitly obtained. Folded spinning string solutions along radial direction are shown to be allowed in this background. These solutions exhibit novel properties and bring some challenges to understand them from dual quantum field theory.


Theories developed on the basis of metaphorical modes and tested and corroborated in confrontation with empirical reality, provide a realistic approximation of reality. This is argued over and against the position of Mary Hesse who sees theorizing as the metaphorical redescription of the domain of the expanandum yet opts for an antirealist or moderate realist position because of her rejection of the existence of universals, natural kinds and essences. It will be argued that the maintenance of a realist stance requires a rejection of the traditional (or absolute) theory of universals and a different construal or reformulation of such a theory in order to escape the relativistic and anti-realist consequences which Hesse's position entails. A realist approach to the metaphorical account of scientific theorizing requires a theory of meaning oriented to and supplemented by a modified theory of universals which recognizes the fact that the underlying classificatory system on which metaphorical reference is based represents more than sociologically determined semantic reality.


In order to research the theories and methods of the military training system design in our army,the origin and the development processes of the US military training system design theories and methods are discussed.The interservice process for instructional systems development(IPISD) model,which is mostly used by US Army to design military training systems,is provided.Then,the main characteristics of the US military training system design are studied.Lastly,some suggestions are proposed for the research on the development of the military training system in our army.


The aim of this paper is to apply the method of pseudo-Boolean programming to the determination of the minimal cut and of the value of the maximal flow through a network without, or with, given lower bounds on the arc flows, as well as to the solution of some feasibility problems in networks.


With glutaraldehyde as finishing agent,the surface of an up-conversion luminescent material,Na[Y0.57Yb0.39Er0.04]F4,was modified with aldehyde groups by surface grafting modification. FI-IR proved that aldehyde groups existed on the surface. The quantity of aldehyde groups was 1.38×10-3 mol·g-1 which was detected by UV. Qualitative TGA indicated that there were organic groups on the surface. The particle diameter of the modified up-conversion luminescent material was aggrandized in SEM. In settlement testing,the modified up-conversion luminescent material has more favorable dispersion stability than un-modified materials.


The compositional analyses of InxGa1−x/GaAs (001) island structures grown by molecular beam epitaxy at a substrate temperature of 560 °C with nominal In contents of x=60% and 100% are presented on the basis of high resolution transmission electron microscopy micrographs. The linear dependence of the lattice parameter on the In content (Vegard's law) is exploited to quantitatively derive composition profiles on an atomic scale by measuring local lattice parameters and displacements. The relaxation of the thin transmission electron microscopy specimen is taken into account by the accurate thickness determination using the quantitative analysis of the information from transmission electron micrographs procedure. The final evaluation step consists of finite element modeling with the appropriate sample geometry, where the In distribution is chosen to obtain the best fit between experimental and simulated displacements. The observed In content is significantly smaller than the nominal In concentration which is ...


The invention relates to a yoke (13) for a device for electromagnetically actuating an inertial actuator (9), forming a substrate for magnets (17) and a core for a coil (15) interacting with said magnets (17) so as to set the inertial actuator (9) in motion, comprising portions consisting of a single layer (e) and portions consisting of a double layer (2c), characterized in that the yoke is produced using one or more metal strips (37) consisting of a single layer (e), which are folded or assembled together so as to obtain the different layers of the various portions.


Dialysis procedures are life‐sustaining renal replacement therapies indicated for patients with limited or no kidney function. The formation of clots in the extracorporeal circuit during dialysis is an undesirable event. Anticoagulation is therefore routinely practiced in this context. Unfractionated heparin (UFH) is largely used in dialysis patients. However, except in patients with an elevated risk of bleeding, the 2002 European Best Practice Guidelines Expert Group on Hemodialysis recommended the use of low–molecular‐weight heparins over UFH, in view of their equal efficacy, improved safety, and easy handling. Low–molecular‐weight heparins comprise several drugs, differing in a number of pharmacological and clinical properties. This manuscript reviews the data obtained with nadroparin, a low–molecular‐weight heparin studied extensively in dialysis patients. Thus, several studies investigated the benefit of nadroparin vs. UFH, other low–molecular‐weight heparins, or citrate in patients undergoing intermittent hemodialysis. Overall, they showed that a single intravenous bolus dose of nadroparin, adjusted according to body weight, was effective and safe for maintaining the patency of the extracorporeal circuit during intermittent hemodialysis sessions lasting up to 6 hours, in both adults and children with end‐stage renal failure. In contrast to UFH, nadroparin required no laboratory monitoring of anticoagulant activity owing to the reliable anticoagulant response following its administration. Compared with UFH, nadroparin was beneficial in terms of lipid and possibly bone parameters. Nadroparin administered by a bolus dose, followed by a continuous infusion was also shown to be effective and safe in patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy for acute renal failure.


Objective To explore the clinical application of minicholecystectomy(MC) in laparoscopic Cholecystectomy(LC).Methods Totally 2 235 cases of LC were retrospectively analyzed among which 56 cases performed MC.In MC cases,an initial 5 to 6 cm subcostal incision was done instead of a 10 mm oblique incision under cartilage ensiformis in conventional LC cases.Results All 56 patients undergoing MC removed gallbladder successfully and had no serious complications,only four patients with acute cholecystitis expreienced a blood loss of 300~400 mL.Conclusion Minicholecystectomy is safe,feasible,inexpensive and it is in line with the concept of minimally invasive surgery and the interests of the patient.


There are major challenges for the designer to include Sustainable Development aspects into product design activities; particularly related to the social and wider environmental aspects. One way of giving a more accurate meaning to sustainability is the territorial understanding of the term. A territorial interpretation can make sustainability a more articulate, current, and pragmatic theory. Literature review shows that the existing product design approaches are mostly general at global level and very little attention has been paid to integrate territorial characteristics into product information-modeling. Despite, in recent years, some agriculture products having been designed and developed based on territorial specifications, but this approach is needs to be expanded with other types of products. Therefore, in this paper we describe a general product information-modeling framework that we believe can help designers to optimize product performance in the design phase by taking into account territorial conditions and requirements. The framework is based on the Core Product Model (CPM) which is extended with geographical and environmental data models.


The contents of La, Eu, and Dy were determined by neutron activation in a moldavite and an indochinite to be 29, 0.83, 2.8 and 47, 1.5, 5.3 ppm, respectively. When the logarithms of the ratios of these abundances to corresponding bronzite chondrite values are plotted versus atomic number, a pattern is revealed which may be compared with corresponding patterns for four granites and three oceanic basalts. The tektite pattern resembles the granites more than the oceanic basalts, but the pattern is quantitatively the same for both tektites, in contrast to granites, which tend to be variable.


Thermal management plays an important role in both high power electronics and energy conversion systems. A key issue in thermal management is the dissipation of the high heat flux generated by functional components. In this paper, various microstructures, nanostructures and hybrid micro/nano-structures were successfully fabricated on copper (Cu) surfaces, and the corresponding pool boiling heat transfer performance was systematically studied. It is found that the critical heat flux (CHF) of hybrid structured surfaces is about 15% higher than that of the surfaces with nanowires only and micro-pillars only. More importantly, the superheat at CHF for the hybrid structured surface is much smaller than that of the micro-pillared surface (about 35%), and a maximum heat transfer coefficient (HTC) of about 90,000W/m2 K is obtained. Compared with the known best pool boiling performance on biporous media, a much larger HTC and much lower superheat at a heat flux of 250W/cm2 have been obtained on the novel hybrid-structured surfaces.Copyright © 2011 by ASME


Unlike most research, which has primarily examined the players' interest in or attitude toward game-based learning through questionnaires, the purpose of this empirical study is to explore students' engagement patterns by qualitative observation and sequential analysis to visualize and better understand their game-based learning process. We studied the sequential behaviors of 34 students (17 male and 17 female) and considered issues of gender differences and sequential pattern similarities. The results show that the behavioral coding schema provided by the authors and the innovative method of sequential analysis can provide researchers with a certain level of understanding of students' engagement patterns in game-based learning environments. In terms of the overall sequence results, this study identified higher and lower engagement patterns to represent students' learning processes in game-based learning. Moreover, the sequential patterns represent qualitative differences and similarities in engagement patterns grouped by gender. A good engagement cycle, in which male and female students started the game to attempt to think and solve problems, was noticeable. However, male students were observed to demonstrate more engaged behaviors, with continuous self-conversations when confused. The frequency of self-conversation from female students was obviously lower than that of male students and revealed more verbal and nonverbal behaviors. The deep examination of students' verbal and nonverbal engagement behaviors may make beneficial contributions to the educational technology field with the adoption of sequential analysis.


Review(s) of: Don't mention the war: The Australian defence force, the media and the Afghan Conflict, by Foster, Kevin, Monash University Publishing, Clayton, 2013, ISBN 9 7819 2223 5183, 168 pp.


Aim Aim To investigate the effect of estrogen on the level of angiotensin Ⅱ(AngⅡ)and the expression of angiotensinⅡ type 1 receptor(AT1R)mRNA in Sprague-Dawley(SD)Rat.Methods Twelve-week-old SD female rats were randomly allocated into three groups:1)ovariectomy(OVX)group,2)ovariectomy+estrogen(OVX+E2)group,and 3)sham operation(Con)group.Blood pressure and body weight were measured.The levels of AngⅡ and estrogen were determined by radioimmunoassay.Expressions of AT1R mRNA in heart,kidney cortex,aorta vascular smooth muscle cell(VSMC)were detected by RT-PCR.Vascular smooth muscle cells from 8-week-old SD rats were cultured.The effect of on the expression of AT1R mRNA was detected by RT-PCR.Result Weight and blood pressure in three groups were not significantly different before ovariectomy.Three months after ovariectomy,weight and blood in ovariectomized rats were significantly higher than that in sham operation animals.Plasma AngⅡ was highly increased and serum estrogen significantly lower in ovariectomized rats.No differences could be observed between the OVX+E2 and the Con group with regard to the serum estrogen.So were plasma AngⅡ levels.The expression of AT1R mRNA in OVX group rats' heart,kidney,aorta was significantly lower.The expressions of AT1R mRNA were inhibited by estradiol in depended-concentration manner in VSMC.Estradiol(10-6 mol/L)remarkably inhibited the expression of AT1R mRNA in VSMC.Conclusion 1.Estrogen could inhibit the expression of AT1R mRNA and reduced plasma AngⅡ level.2.The effect of Estrogen on cardiovascular system may be rely on reducing AngⅡ and AT1R level.


Based on a refiner's need for increased conversion and selectivity for propylene production, UOP revamped an existing UOP Stacked FCC unit to include Optimix feed distributors, VSS riser disengaging, and a modern reactor stripper design. The new reactor internals were sized for an increased feedrate, but the existing reactor shell had to be retained to maintain a constant structure and foundation load. Internal clearances were closer than would typically be used for a new reactor system. New internals were installed in the existing reactor stripper. The post-revamp operation has exceeded the process performance for propylene yield represented for the revamp. However, catalyst containment in the reactor was not as good as represented. A joint Risk Management plan was developed by OMV and UOP to identify all possible causes of the problem, establish the necessary means to allow for safe continued operation with the higher catalyst losses and the increased risk of erosion, and develop a long term solution. © 2002 UOP LLC, Des Plaines, Illinois. All rights reserved. Printed in USA.


In this paper, we investigate a new notion of accretive mappings called generalized $\alpha\beta$-$H((.,.),(.,.))$-mixed accretive mappings in Banach spaces. We extend the concept of proximal-point mappings associated with generalized $m$-accretive mappings to the generalized $\alpha\beta$-$H((.,.),(.,.))$-mixed accretive mappings and prove that the proximal-point mapping associated with generalized $\alpha\beta$-$H((.,.),(.,.))$-mixed accretive mapping is single-valued and Lipschitz continuous. Some examples are given to justify the definition of generalized $\alpha\beta$-$H((.,.),(.,.))$-mixed accretive mappings. Further, by using the proximal mapping technique, an iterative algorithm for solving a class of variational inclusions is constructed in real $q$-uniformly smooth Banach spaces. Under some suitable conditions, we prove the convergence of iterative sequence generated by the algorithm.


The depolarized forward‐scattered light from solutions of rat tail collagen has been studied by photon correlation spectroscopy. The measured autocorrelation function is seen to decay on two widely different time scales. The decay time for the fast component is consistent with the rotational diffusion of rodlike collagen monomers. The slowly decaying autocorrelation component is attributed to large nonspecific aggregates of collagen. A substantial fraction of the collagen is in this aggregated form. Extrapolation of the faster decay times to zero concentration yields a value of θ  20,w0 = 1082 ± 30 sec−1 for the rotational diffusion coefficient of the collagen monomer.


Thepaper presents amethod forautomatic detection ofinsulation failure inthestator winding of brushless DC (BLDC)motorsusing adaptive neuro- fuzzy systems. Healthy performance ofthemotoris obtained under balanced conditions through adiscrete- timenumerical model. Motorparameters aremodified duetoinsulation failure across anumber ofturns onone phase ofthestator winding. Theelectromagnetic torque isselected asthecharacteristic waveform toidentify and locate thefault. Oneindex extracted fromthesignal by thediscrete Fourier transform (DFI)could perfectly characterize thenumber offaulty turns, while twoother indices derived using theshort-time Fourier transform (STFTT) could signify thefaulty phase. Thediagnostic process isautomated through twoindependent adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference systems (ANFIS) trained on simulated waveforms. Testing ofANFISshowsgood performance indiagnosing andlocating thefault. Experimental measurements oftheoutput torque under normal andfaulty operations showacceptable matching withsimulated values, whichverifies theanalytical results andvalidates theproposed methodologies.


This paper presents, for the first time, a wireless power transfer technology that uses acoustic power transfer to transfer through/along a metal structure, then relays to conventional inductive power transfer to charge receivers not in contact with the metal structure. Acoustic waves have the unique ability to transfer directly through/along metal structures without experiencing electromagnetic shielding, which is useful for powering wireless sensors for infrastructure monitoring (e.g., within metal pipelines). For powering receivers detached from the metal structure, acoustic and inductive can be combined, and in this work, we demonstrate 28% power efficiency at 28 kHz by transferring through a metal tube. Higher efficiencies can be achieved by improving the inductive coil coupling.


The double decker electroless plating of continual nickel foam is carried out on the basis of the electroless plating with single layer polyurethane sponge as substrate, which can reduce production cost. To realize the process of double decker plating in the same bath, a method for simple improvement of electroless plating bath is suggested based on the simulation of real conditions for production of nickel foam.


The paper introduces a solution for a web-based operation of mass flow rate measuring instruments (LeanTMF-Net). The system is based on Ethernet link moduls for HART process data and an event-based real- time web-visualization The LeanTMF-Net can be flexibly adapted to the relevant user conditions thanks to the transparent and user-independent implementation completely based on standard Internet technology.

Index: Web-based operation, user interface, controller faceplate, HMI


The paper purposes to contribute to the classification of pointed Hopf algebras by the method of Andruskiewitsch and Schneider. The structure of arithmetic root systems is enlightened such that their relation to ordinary root systems associated to semi-simple Lie algebras becomes more astounding. As an application all arithmetic root systems of rank 3 are determined. The result gives in particular all finite dimensional rank 3 Nichols algebras of diagonal type over a field of characteristic zero.


Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare disorder with multiple known risk factors. Sometimes a rare and unusual cause is found. We describe a patient in whom fatal CVST occurred following a lumbar puncture with post lumbar puncture headache. A nineteen-year-old man was treated with high dose corticosteroids (methylprednisolone) and underwent a lumbar puncture after demyelating lesions were seen on cerebral magnetic resonance imaging. He developed post lumbar puncture headache and after four days generalised seizures. A computed tomography scan showed CVST with diffuse swelling of the brain and no contrast enhancement of the straight sinus, superior sagittal sinus and transverse sinus. Despite thrombosuction and placement of a stent, bilateral decompression craniotomy, deep sedation and hypertonic saline the patient died two days after the diagnosis of CVST. The cause of the CVST was probably due to cerebrospinal fluid leakage after lumbar puncture in combination with high dose corticosteroids (methylprednisolone). Intracranial hypotension after a lumbar puncture may cause intracranial veins to dilate, causing reduced blood flow, stasis and subsequent CVST. High dose intravenous corticosteroids may cause a hypercoagulable state and therefore might contribute to CVST. Up to date information of the different treatment options of CVST is given. We would like to emphasize that CVST could occur after a lumbar puncture in combination with high dose corticosteroids.


This article, of which we are here publishing an edited and updated version, originally appeared in Maghreb-Machrek (Paris), number 82, October-November-December 1978, pp 31–41, under the title "Les etudes sur le Moyen-Orient aux Etats-Unis". We are grateful to the Documentation Francaise and the author for permission to publish this version, which was translated and edited by Bill Brierley, Tony Chafer, David Cubitt and Elizabeth Entwistle.


Since World War II there has been a rapidly increasing involvement by psychiatrists and other behavioural scientists in concerns far beyond the individual patient and the hospital walls. In 1964 Grinker observed that psychiatry was riding off madly in all directions (4). At the American Psychiatric Association Meeting in 1970 one of the many present-day scenes of disruption occurred, but it was evidence of the intensity of involvement in wide issues. Among the issues urgently pressed are those dealing with war, poverty, population control and social justice. Everyday both world and local news is full of alarms; the future appears ever darker and men everywhere strive to set matters straight. Welfare mothers unite to demand a minimum of $5,000 annual income; Congress provides for distribution of food to the poor; great projects of slum clearance and construction of model cities are undertaken or proposed. All this takes effort to achieve but this effort must be distributed among many competing demands (8); if not war then inner and outer space, traffic control, return to productivity of marginal or waste land, housing, medical care and so on. In this effort limitations must be acknowledged for man is finite. Behavioural scientists must hold this as the first axiom; the second is that it is no more possible to do away with poverty than it is to square the circle or construct a perpetual motion machine. According to the New York Times (July 20, 1970) two million people were starving in Yemen. The Paddocks (5) predict world famine by 1975. There is not enough food produced in the world to stave off this dismal expectation nor is there any likelihood


The measurement of drop time of reactor safety rods is usually quite difficult because of the lack of an adequate system to signal the instant at which a rod reaches its terminal position. An electronic instrument is described in the present paper which permits the measurement of the drop time of safety rods by a vibration pick-up. A prototype of the instrument has been used in the ISPRA-1 Reactor for more than a year with good results. (auth)


After a very successful inaugural year at HICSS 39, the Knowledge Management Systems Track returns with another great set of papers. We trust participants will continue to find the KMS track interesting and useful. As always we want to foster engaging research in KMS and associated topics. The track includes manuscripts that cover Knowledge Management (KM) Organizational Memory (OM) Organizational Learning (OL). The track seeks to preserve and grow the strong KM community developed at HICSS over the last fourteen years. We appreciate the efforts of all our colleagues who submitted and/or reviewed papers -- your ideas, insights and comments are invaluable. Through the collective efforts of all those associated with the track, we continue to see interrelated research domains grow and flourish with respect to KMS research. The sustained interest is reflected in the ninety four submissions this year. The profile of accepted papers reflects the breadth and diversity of the research domain that the KMS track supports.


A combined ultrasound and thermography system has been developed for identifying surface breaking defects using a raster scanned, Q-switched, pulsed Nd:YAG laser as both a thermal and an ultrasonic source. As the thermal spot approaches a defect, the lateral flow of heat in the substrate surface is disturbed, altering the spot shape. Ultrasound waves are also disturbed; by measuring the change in signal strength and frequency distribution of the received waveform, information regarding the position and depth of the crack can be obtained. Modelling of the interaction between Lamb waves and defects has been compared with experimental data.


Ecuador has a large diversity of birds (around 1600 species). Nevertheless, human impacts, such as habitat disturbance due to constructions and pollution, decrease the populations of avifauna. This is happening in Cumbaya's valley, located in the east of Quito, where human population is increasing intensively. To evaluate this impact, I carried out a study in a biking trail called "El Chaquinan". I gathered data on bird diversity (species richness and relative
abundance), for a comparison between a heavily populated (Cumbaya and Tumbaco: CT) and a less populated zone (Puembo: P).


Interfacial condensation polymerization of bischloroformates of bisphenol A with bisphenol A results in the formation of cyclic aromatic polycarbonates of high molecular weight. Products made by this technique show a significant reduction (up to 95%) in their end group content. Also, in comparison to molecular weights determined by light scattering, these products show markedly lower molecular weights by solution viscocity measurements and by applying the Mark-Houwink equation for linear polycarbonates. The existence of high molecular weight cyclic polycarbonates is confirmed by a controlled saponification reaction using piperidine as a basic compound. The saponification reaction causes nearly no change in the number average molecular weight of the polymer and causes an increase in the number of end groups of up to 2 end groups per molecule. The observed increase in the intrinsic viscosity data is similar to what would be expected from linear polycarbonates. It is shown that cyclic polycarbonates with molecular weights exceeding 100 000 are easily obtained.


We investigate the use of multiword query features to improve the eeectiveness of text-retrieval systems that accept natural-language queries. A relevance feedback process is explained that expands an initial query with single and multiword features. The multiword features are modelled as a set of words appearing within windows of varying sizes. Our experimental results suggest that windows of larger span yield improvements in retrieval over windows of smaller span. This result gives rise to a query contraction process that prunes 25% of the features in an expanded query with no loss in retrieval eeectiveness.


The design and testing of a miniature, filamentless BNL torodial volume ion source' is described. The volume of the source is 2.3 cm3. A pulsed toroidal multicusp rnagnet~ic field is created by current flowing through wires wound on the outside of the source. The magnet current wa.5 varied in the range of 100-400 A. The source plasma is c-reat,crl by a discharge initiated from a cold tungsten cathode. A 3ingllc gap extractor was used to extract the beam from the sourc,c. We will describe the operating characteristics during the initial testing of this source.


Several hundred specimens of the red drum from Mississippi were critically assessed. Regression equations for standard-length (SL) versus total-length differed between males and females and between small and large members of the same sex. A single regression line represented the weight-SL relationship for males with females. For condition coefficients to be helpful, fish had to be grouped at least by sex, season, and length or stage of maturity. By 12 months of age, most fish were about 30 to 32 cm SL and their distribution ranged throughout Mississippi Sound rather than being restricted to inshore bayou and marsh habitats like younger individuals. Juvenile fish tended to have a high hepatosomatic index (HSI) in winter, and adultshadalow one following spawning. The gonosomatic index (GSI) was typically lower than the HSI except for gravid fish in spring and summer. The number of oocytes available for spawning appeared to be much higher than cited in previous reports. The highest calculated fecundity, occurring in a 758 mm SL fish, was 62 million using a volumetric displacement method and 95 million using a gravimetric one. Extrapolated estimates for larger fish were much higher. Resting and yolk-vesicle stage oocytes typically had an irregular shape, an eccentrically located nucleus, and an abundance of highly basophilic substance in the ooplasm. Throughout a seasonal histological examination, both gonads contained, often in an abundance, Periodic-acid-Schiff-positive granular leukocytes. Spawning took place in late September and October one year, but apparently has occurred over longer periods when conditions of temperature and photoperiod were appropriate. No tagged, 1-year-old fish were returned from farther than 33 km from the point of release. Adults, however, apparently migrated extensively, especially from October through April. Those adults tagged several km south of the barrier islands included individuals caught 778 km away in Texas after 746 days and 316 km away in Florida after 399 days. Another fish apparently migrated at least 120 km in inshore waters in 6 days or fewer. An estimated 25 million kg or more of red drum occurred at one time between the Mississippi River and Mobile Point, Alabama. The red drum served as a host for a variety of parasites, some capable of having an adverse effect on natural stocks, on cultured stocks, and on seafood consumers, and most species known to infect the drum are listed in a table. The red drum has succumbed to some microbial agents, low dissolved oxygen concentration, rapidly dropping temperatures, and other detrimental conditions, some unidentified or unexplained. Probably, considerable mortality can be attributed periodically to environmental or environmentally-influenced conditions and to parasitic infections. INTRODUCTION The red drum, Scieenops ocellatus (Linnaeus), has been a historically important food fish, but the recent introduction of small purse seines in the northern Gulf of Mexico increased its importance in supporting a commercial fishery in that region. The fish ranges and is fished commercially and recreationally from New York to the Gulf of Mexico coast of northern Mexico. Because numerous aspects of the biology of the red drum have been misinterpreted or are not known and because the life history of the fish in Mississippi has been sparsely documented (e.g., Etzold and Christmas 1979), I undertook this study. Food contents have already been assessed (Overstreet and Heard 1978). MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was initiated in 1978 to run in conjunction with one involving the spotted seatrout, Qnoscion nebulosus (Cuvier), with the original intention to work aboard commercial purse seining vessels. In 1979, restrictions on commercial fishing halted that arrangement. Nevertheless, considerable data collected before and after 1979 have provided enough useful information to present. Methods includManuscript received April 7,1982; accepted February 2,1983. ing those for the diagnosis of gonad states are the same as reported for the seatrout study in this same issue (Overstreet 1983) except that collections extended into November 1982. Unless otherwise indicated, all sectioned material was stained with Harris's hematoxylin and eosin Y, all fishlengths are standard length (SL), and all material is from


In this paper,an effective process of black phosphating was studied by blackening at room temperature first and then phosphating at medium temperature.The roles of main components of blackening and phosphating solutions as well as the influence of post-treatments on the surface of Q235 steel were investigated emphatically.It has been showed that blackening agent A plays a key role for the blackness of the steel surface,FeCl3,(NH4)6Mo7O24 and C4H6O6 also have different roles,the optimum blackening time is 3.5~5 min;The concentration of Zn(H2PO4)2 should not exceed 9.09% in phosphating solution,there is a certain relationship between Ca(NO3)2,accelerating agent,complexing agent,H3PO3 and the quality of black phosphating coating;In addition,by saponification,oil seals and other post treatments,the corrosion time of the black phosphating coating in copper sulfate spot test can be as high as 35min.


The effect of an intramuscular versus intravenous administration of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) at fixed-time AI (FTAI) on the pregnancy rates of crossbred Bos indicus beef cows was evaluated. Pluriparous nursing calv cows (n=120) were synchronized as follows: d 0 cows received a 2.0 mg injection of estradiol benzoate (EB) and insertion of a controlled intravaginal progesterone releasing device containing 0.558 g of progesterone, d 8 removal of the progesterone device , a 0.15 mg injection of prostaglandin F2α (PGF), a 1.0 mg injection of EB, and 400 IU injection of equine chorionic gonadotropin. Fifty-four hr after PGF, all cows were exposed to FTAI and a 0.084 mg injection of GnRH was administered either via Vena caudalis (n=60), or via Longissimus dorsi (n=60). Cows were inseminated with the same sire and by a single AI technician. Pregnancy was determined by the transrectal ultrasonography on d 40 after AI. Cows receiving the intravenous administration of GnRH had higher (P = 0.04) pregnancy rates than the cows receiving the intramuscular injection of GnRH (65 vs 46.6%, respectively). It was concluded that the intravenous administration of GnRH at the time of AI improved the pregnancy rates of crossbred Bos indicus beef cows submitted to FTAI.


The present paper deals with the asymptotic properties of the estimation of the two parameter exponention distribution,the strong consistency of estimation is also proved.


The objectives of the study are to describe the procedure of teaching vocabulary using Scavenger Hunt to the first grade students at MI Negeri Surakarta in 2014/2015 academic year and to know the students' responses to the teaching-learning activity of the use of Scavenger Hunt in teaching vocabulary. This study is a descriptive qualitative research. The data are taken from observation, interview, and document. In collecting the data, the writer employs observation and interview. The technique for analyzing data is data reduction, data display, and conclusion and verification. The results of this study are: (1) the teaching-learning process consists of indoor activities and outdoor activities involving the stage of learning, namely engaging, studying, activating, and closing; (2) the students enjoy doing activities and they are interested in joining the teaching-learning process; (3) the students are encouraged and motivated to learn more, and (4) the students also have learning experience through indoor activities and outdoor activities.


The main goals of this study are to identify the early stages of lung cancer and investigate the degree of accuracy of various machine learning algorithms. A thorough review of the literature revealed that certain classifiers have low accuracy while others have higher accuracy but are challenging to approach nearer to 100%. Low accuracy and high implementation costs as a result of inappropriate DICOM image handling Many various types of images are utilised in medical image processing, however CT scans are typically chosen since they have less noise. Deep learning has been shown to be the most effective technique for processing medical images, identifying and classifying lung nodules, extracting features, and predicting the stage of lung cancer. This system's initial stage employed image processing methods to separate lung sections. Using K Means, the segmentation is carried out. Segmented images are used to extract the features, which are then classified using a variety of machine learning algorithms. The accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of the proposed techniques, as well as their classification time, are used to assess their performance.


This article contextualizes the historic lack of representation of actors from ethnic minorities in the arts and details two actor-training methodologies that take into account the ethnicity of the actor. The first methodology was developed by Jatinder Verma, artistic director of Tara Arts, as part of his unique 'Binglish' theatre form that draws on both Eastern and Western theatre traditions. A close examination of the rehearsal process of Miti Ki Gadi [The Little Clay Cart] (1984), the first 'Binglish' production, exemplifies the way in which the ethnicity of the actor is recognized in relation to form as well as content. The second case study focuses on the work of Kristine Landon-Smith, Co-Artistic Director of Tamasha Theatre Company, and her insistence that actor training practically addresses the 'cultural context' of the actor. At the centre of her methodology is the innovative application of 'hot seating' that was used to develop the text of Lyrical MC (2008).


Using a small single screw extruder Model SDP-45, study on texturized protein extracted from soy meal. Through analyzing the experimental result, the changes of chemic components in extrusion processing were discussed.


This study aimed at investigating the implementation of competence-based curriculum in certificate teachers colleges in Tanzania. The study employed a comparative case design between two teachers colleges (public and private) located in Mbeya region of Tanzania. In order to achieve the study objective, two research questions were formulated. One: What is the knowledge of teacher educators concerning competence-based teaching approaches? Two: To what extent can teacher educators practice competence-based teaching approaches in teaching the subject of geography? The study was guided by the Stufflebeam model and the theory of curriculum implementation. The study was qualitative in nature and employed qualitative data collection methods, comprising interviews, focus group discussions, classroom observation and review of documents. The study involved four teacher educators, twelve student teachers, two College Principals and one Curriculum Developer. These participants were deliberately selected, amounting to a total number of nineteen. Gender balance was observed in the selection. In this study the findings indicated that teacher educators in public teachers college demonstrated a high level of academic qualification than their counter parts in private teacher college. Also teacher educators in both colleges showed that they were knowledgeable on participatory methods but the practice in the classroom was dominated by non-participatory methods contrary to the suggested competence-based teaching approaches. Observed challenges from both teacher colleges were shortage of teacher educators, overcrowded classes, in adequate teaching and learning resources and short time for teaching practice. The study concludes that Competence-based curriculum was not implemented as it was intended at the classroom level. This phenomenon shows that policy makers have to consider the classroom reality in order to effectively reform teacher education curriculum by providing in-service training to teacher educators. Also the enrolment of student teachers have to consider the capacity of college in terms of availability of teaching and learning resources and number of teacher educators with qualified qualifications.


Investigations about dynamics of the level of vomiting reflex and physiological status during impression of jaws taking use alginate for making of dental protectors for people with high level of vomiting reflex are studied in the article. There is investigation about influence of different auxiliary devices for decrease of high level of vomiting reflex. Combined preparation of patients before treatment is the best therapeutic measure for decrease of the level of vomiting reflex, normalization of psychological status, prophylaxis. This preparation is characterized by usage of method of decreasing of high vomiting reflex during dental treatment (patent) and usage of some methods of psychotherapy.


In recent years, with the occurrence of standards in the field, the realization of parquet floors in basketball halls acquires new values that take into account, among other factors, the response of the ball to touching the floor. That is why the paper aims to test four beech parquet floor structures in order to find optimal solutions for these sports activities. Each structure with an area of 1 m × 1 m includes beech parquet with friezes glued together with vinyl adhesive, fixed on a support of longitudinal spruce slats 20 mm thick in the case of structure A, fixed on a spruce frame in the case of structure B, fixed on a spruce frame and beech taggers in the case of structure C, and fixed on a spruce frame and rubber taggers in the case of structure D. The results of laboratory tests showed the clear advantages of type B structures, of type C structures with a large number of beech shock pads, and D-type structures with a small number of rubber shock pads. All tests were based on the antagonism of the elasticity and rigidity properties of the beech wood. Through methodology and experiment, the research contributes to the construction of beech parquet floors used in basketball halls, in terms of the ball's response to touching the floor.


During the last two decades a wide variety of advanced methods for the visual exploration of large data sets have been proposed. For most of these techniques user interaction has become a crucial element, since there are many situations in which a user or an analyst has to select the right parameter settings from among many or select a subset of the available attribute space for the visualization process, in order to construct valuable visualizations that provide insight, into the data and reveal interesting patterns. The right choice of input parameters is often essential, since suboptimal parameter settings or the investigation of irrelevant data dimensions make the exploration process more time consuming and may result in wrong conclusions. In this paper we propose a novel method for automatically determining meaningful parameter- and attribute settings based on the information content of the resulting visualizations. Our technique called Pixnostics, in analogy to Scagnostics (Wilkinson et al., 2005), automatically analyses pixel images resulting from diverse parameter mappings and ranks them according to the potential value for the user. This allows a more effective and more efficient visual data analysis process, since the attribute/parameter space is reduced to meaningful selections and thus the analyst obtains faster insight into the data. Real world applications are provided to show the benefit of the proposed approach


The mechanism of over-voltage is analyzed according to the problems that insulated equipment is breakdown and threat to traffic safety when locomotive goes through overlapping electrical sectioning device which generate over-voltage. The model of overlapping electrical sectioning device is established by using PSCAD software. By comparing the size of overvoltage when locomotive goes through seven and eight-span overlapping electrical sectioning device, and RC protection devices is installed in seven-span overlapping electrical sectioning device .It can be introduced : inhibitory effect is significant by installing RC protection devices in the neutral line for over-voltage . Inhibitory effect will be more obvious by installing RC protection devices in the neutral line for over-voltage compared to seven-span overlapping electrical sectioning device.


The principle of maximum information preservation has been successfully used to derive learning algorithms for self-organizing neural networks. In this paper, we state and apply the corresponding principle for supervised networks: the principle of minimum information loss. We do not propose a new learning algorithm, but rather a pruning algorithm which works to achieve minimum information loss in the face of noise at the input. We also explore the implications of adding noise to the problem of maximum information preservation with nonlinear neurons.


Generative models are used in an increasing number of applications that rely on large amounts of contextually rich information about individuals. Owing to possible privacy violations, however, publishing or sharing generative models is not always viable. In this paper, we introduce a novel solution for privately releasing generative models and entire high-dimensional datasets produced by these models. We model the generator distribution of the training data by a mixture of k generative neural networks. These are trained together and collectively learn the generator distribution of a dataset. Data is divided into k clusters, using a novel differentially private kernel k-means, then each cluster is given to separate generative neural networks, such as Restricted Boltzmann Machines or Variational Autoencoders, which are trained only on their own cluster using differentially private gradient descent. We evaluate our approach using the MNIST dataset and a large Call Detail Records dataset, showing that it produces realistic synthetic samples, which can also be used to accurately compute arbitrary number of counting queries.


Project EARTH (Environmentally Applied Research Toward Hydrofluorocarbons) is focused on developing sustainable processes for selectively separating refrigerant mixtures with high global warming potentials. The initial focus of the project is R-410A which is widely used in both commercial refrigeration systems and residential air conditioning. It is an azeotropic mixture containing 50 wt.% HFC-32 (CH2F2) and 50 wt.% HFC-125 (CHF2CF3). The separation approaches being investigated include membranes, porous media, and the use of ionic liquids as entrainers for extractive distillation.
 This poster will describe the work being conducted using ionic liquids and will specifically focus on the impact of phase changes of imidazolium based ionic liquids that are solid at room temperature on the solubility of HFC-32 and HFC-125. The poster will include an overview of how we use specialized equipment including a High-Pressure View Cell and Hiden Isochema IGA gravimetric microbalance to build a comprehensive understanding of these solubility differences.


In many instances the intrinsic photoluminescence at low temperatures of (Al,Ga)As/GaAs single quantum well structures grown by molecular beam epitaxy is weak and broad, unlike the case for most multiple quantum well structures. This is believed to be due to the microscopic roughness of the first GaAs‐on‐top‐of‐(Al,Ga)As interface. By using substrates misoriented appropriately from nominal (100) such that Al0.3Ga0.7As barrier layers with smooth surface morphology could be obtained at a growth temperature of 650 °C, we have grown structures with a single 100‐A‐wide GaAs well. The structures grown on misoriented substrates showed stronger and sharper (as narrow as 1.8 meV) intrinsic emission peaks at 4.2 K. The improvement is believed to be due to the growth of smoother interfaces.


The background of this research was to obtain information of genetic diversity within and among populations of E. guineensis using SSR markers. This research was conduted in Biology Molecular Laboratory, Indonesian Oil Palm Research Institute, Marihat, Pematangsiantar, North Sumatra from March 2016 to January 2017. A total of 100 palm oil samples used in this research, including 20 samples from the populations of E. guineensis TR01S, including 20 samples from the populations of E. guineensis BJ022S, including 20 samples from the populations of E. guineensis BJ42S, including 20 samples from the populations of E. guineensis BO52S, and including 20 samples from the populations of E. guineensis MA19S. Calculation and Desciptive analysis in this research using software GeneMarker® version 2.40, software DARwin version 6.0.13 and Microsoft Excel 2007. Research shows that the number of banding patterns detected 104 The banding patterns WITH range 8-9 per primary banding pattern, and the size of the banding patterns ranging from 101 bp -328 bp. mEgCIR2569 primary is the most widely primer to amplify DNA and the average of the percentage of polymorphism in the primer being used by 71%. Analysis dendogram 100 samples All 3 hearts big group of Jatropha genetic WITH BETWEEN Yang ranged from 0.03 to 1.00 Based on the findings of the analysis of genetic relationships WITH Matrix Method using differences Simple Matching Value factorial analysis (PCoA) declared WITH axis I and axis II ON 12 primary SSR of 20.3%. mEgCIR2569 primary is the most widely primer to amplify DNA and the average of the percentage of polymorphism in the primer being used by 71%. Analysis dendogram 100 samples All 3 hearts big group of Jatropha genetic WITH BETWEEN Yang ranged from 0.03 to 1.00 Based on the findings of the analysis of genetic relationships WITH Matrix Method using differences Simple Matching Value factorial analysis (PCoA) declared WITH axis I and axis II ON 12 primary SSR of 20.3%. mEgCIR2569 primary is the most widely primer to amplify DNA and the average of the percentage of polymorphism in the primer being used by 71%. Analysis dendogram 100 samples All 3 hearts big group of Jatropha genetic WITH BETWEEN Yang ranged from 0.03 to 1.00 Based on the findings of the analysis of genetic relationships WITH Matrix Method using differences Simple Matching Value factorial analysis (PCoA) declared WITH axis I and axis II ON 12 primary SSR of 20.3%.


Liaison between the engineering and computing sections of an aircraft company suffers when the engineer feels he is "losing control" of his own problems. This situation is typically due, not to distrust of the calculating engine, but to variance in the numerical methods favoured by the engineer and the engine programmer.


Every holomorphic modular form of weight k > 2 is a sum of Poincaré series; see, for example, Chapter 5 of (5). In particular, every cusp form of even weight k ≧ 4 for the full modular group Γ(1) is a linear combination over the complex field C of the Poincaré series . Here mis any positive integer, z ∈ H ={z ∈ C: Im z>0} and The summation is over all matrices with different second rows in the (homogeneous) modular group, i.e. in SL(2, Z).The factor ½ is introducted for convenience.


The current industry standard for recommender system uses variants of collaborative filtering (CF), where recipient-source relationships are determined by the extent to which the recipient and source share interests. This research attempts to improve the performance of these CF recommender systems by identifying additional measures of relationship indicators based on theories from communication and marketing. We developed a social filtering model that incorporates these various social measures (e.g. Trust, Reputation, Interaction Frequency, and Relationship Duration), and conducted an empirical study to test the model. The results from the study show small, but significant, improvements for various social relationships. We plan to build on these preliminary results to further consolidate our research on using social relationship in recommender systems.


This is a student paper done for a University of California Berkeley Zoology class. Since UCB didn't have its own marine lab at the time, it rented space at Hopkins Marine Station where this work was done. Cadet Hand earned his Ph.D. from Berkeley and went on to become Director of the Bodega Marine Laboratory. Donald Putnam Abbott also earned his Ph.D. from Berkeley and later became a Stanford professor at Hopkins Marine Station. (PDF contains 26 pages)


Communitywide economic conditions seem to exert a greater influence on children's and adolescents' views of the work world than do individual family circumstances.


We characterize the spatially variant transfer function of a fiber coupled monocentric lens imager, and show image processing techniques to reduce defects caused by the fiber bundle, improve image uniformity and increase spatial resolution.


The aim of this study is to evaluate the energy density levels of internet network towers in Mosul city that operate in the 5 GHz frequency band, and then compare the observed energy density levels to national and international standards for radiation protection. In this study, the HF-B8G instrument used to measure the energy density of electromagnetic radiation. The data collected from Internet network towers from both the right and left sides of Mosul city, with the towers' locations determined using the Global Positioning System (GPS). The results of field researches showed that radiofrequency radiation levels are significantly lower than the nationally and globally allowed limits. The highest average power density (PD) within the frequency band (5GH) for the left and right sides of Mosul, respectively, was 0.005362W/m2 and 0.003516W/m2, while the highest recorded value for max power density was 0.00848W/m2 on the left side and 0.007045W/m2 on the right side of the city. The radiation power values recorded at distances of 10, 25, 50, 75,100 meters from the Internet towers, with the results were 0.00149W/m2, 0.017427W/m2, 0.004144W/m2, 0.002041W/m2 and 0.000136W/m2 respectively.


A general kinetic model for the substitution of cellulose was developed. The model assesses the differences in the reactivity of the cellulose hydroxyl groups and a decrease in the reactivity as the substitution proceeds. The model predicts the detailed distribution of the different mono (2, 3, 6)-, di (23, 26, 36) – and trisubstituted (236) units as a function of the reaction time. The classical Spurlin distribution is obtained as a special case of the general model. Numerical strategies were developed for the solution and computer simulation of the model. Simulation results were shown to be valid for various reactivity ratios of the hydroxyl groups. The modelling concept was verified with experimental data obtained for carboxymethylation of cellulose in a slurry reactor. The detailed data, which revealed the non-uniform reactivities of the different hydroxyl groups and the decline of the substitution rate with time, were successfully described by the mathematical model.


Apolipoprotein (apo) E, which is present in plasma lipoproteins that carry dietary and liver-derived cholesterol, plays a protective role in atherosclerosis.1 ApoE plays a requisite role in remnant lipoprotein clearance by the liver, and although hepatic LDL receptors can clear both LDL and apoE-containing lipoproteins, LDL receptor–related protein-mediated clearance of remnants is dependent on apoE.2 Compared with wild-type mice, apoE-deficient mice have high levels of plasma cholesterol as a result of this impaired clearance of cholesterol-enriched lipoproteins.3 Moreover, these apoE-deficient mice develop complex atherosclerotic lesions that are a direct result of the plasma accumulation of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins. Addition of apoE to apoE-deficient mice (by either expression of apoE transgenes,4 intravenous injection of synthetic mimics of apoE,5 or administration of adenovirus to achieve hepatic expression of apoE6 ) reduces plasma cholesterol levels and provides protection against the progression of atherosclerosis. Thus, apoE plays a requisite role in maintenance of plasma cholesterol levels.

Although most plasma apoE is made by the liver, other tissues also make apoE. For example, in the absence of any hepatic production of apoE, apoE made only by macrophages can participate in liver-mediated uptake of cholesterol-rich lipoproteins.7 Importantly, there is an optimal level of plasma apoE that is required for lipoprotein clearance. Overexpression of human apoE3 in apoE-deficient mice at levels of >30 mg/dL leads to a hypertriglyceridemia due to both an apoE-dependent increase in hepatic VLDL triglyceride production and interference with apoC-II–dependent …


Spurred by the emerging blockchain technology and increased interest in tokenization, this forecasting research built on extensive literature and aggregated expertise to explore the potential implementation of blockchain-enabled tokenization in infrastructure investment and development. The Delphi-based scenario analysis approach was applied to gather long-term forecasts and assessments of a research panel consisting of 39 experts in blockchain tokenization and infrastructure development on how tokenization will influence the future of infrastructure finance and identify scenarios of potential applications and impact. International experts were segregated into two groups salient to this topical area based on both experience ad self-identification: infrastructure development and blockchain tokenization. Twenty-three projections for 2035, developed from a literature review, case study analysis, and expert interviews, concerning perspectives of both the supply and demand side for the adoption of blockchain tokenization, were assessed in a two-round Delphi analysis. Regulatory, economic, social, and technological perspectives of tokenization were taken into consideration. Assessments were based on both probability and impact of occurrence. Three groups of scenarios resulted from quantitative and qualitative analysis, reflecting agreement and differentiation between both expert groups. The results of this study clearly underlined the potential of tokenization in infrastructure. Uncertainties and barriers confronting the technologies' diffusion were discussed. This study contributes to the transfer of general technical-driven blockchain-enabled tokenization knowledge to infrastructure-specific tokenization knowledge. Long-term strategic planning is supported by this study with the scenario data acting as a starting point for blockchain-related efforts in infrastructure development.


In a dislocation problem, a paradoxical discordance is known to occur between an original smooth curve and an infinitesimally discretized curve. To solve this paradox, we have investigated a non-hypersingular expression for the integral kernel (called the stress Green's function) which describes the stress field caused by the displacement discontinuity. We first develop a compact alternative expression of the non-hypersingular stress Green's function for general 2-D and 3-D infinite homogeneous elastic media. We next compute the stress Green's functions on a curved fault and revisit the paradox. We find that previously obtained non-hypersingular stress Green's functions are incorrect for curved faults, and that smooth and infinitesimally segmented faults are equivalent. Their compatibility bridges the gap between analytical methods featuring curved faults and numerical methods using subdivided flat patches.


Wearable devices such as smartwatches and smartbands generate large volume of personal information through sensors, which, in turn, can be used for providing a range of services to users, such as heart rate measurement and making calls. As the generated data are preserved in the internal storage of the wearable device, getting access to this data from the device's internal storage can prove useful in criminal investigations. We, therefore, propose a forensic model based on direct connections using wireless or internal/external interfaces beyond indirect forensics for wearable devices. The forensic model was derived based on the ecosystem of wearable devices, and the proposed forensic methods were divided into logical and physical forensic methods. To confirm the applicability of the forensic model, we applied it to wearable devices from Samsung, Apple, and Garmin. Our results demonstrate that the proposed forensic model for wearable devices can be successfully used to derive artifacts such as device information and health data.


The effects of glucose oxidase on the main acts of browning and the quality of turbid Passiflora edulis juice during storage was studied.Taking the group without glucose oxidase be cross reference,the content of anthocyanins,condensed tannins and HMF be effected during the aging of storage in two kinds of temperature avoiding light,then to observe what happened to them.The results showed that glucose oxidase could slowdown the nonenzymatic browning and the degradation rate of anthocyanins.Glucose oxidase also can make the condensed tannins more stable than non-glucose oxidase and prevent the juice from generating HMF.The result of experiment showed that glucose oxidase could slowdown the nonenzymatic browning of primary causes so that it can be used in the storage of turbid Passiflora edulis juice.


The application discloses a method for adjusting virtual-machine resources. The method includes the following steps: when an LB management device receives state information of VIPs, detected and reported by an LB forwarding device, if it is determined that a virtual service is overloaded according to the state information of any one VIP, a virtual machine management platform is notified to increase a VM for the VIP and the LB forwarding device is notified to increase the VM for the VIP so that a scheduling policy of the VIP issued by the LB forwarding device through use of the LB management device is a VM distribution loading service corresponding to the VIP. Based on the same invention concept, the application also proposes a device which is capable of realizing automatically dynamic adjustment of virtual-machine resources and reducing the operation and maintenance workload.


The concept of knowledge plays an important role in Qoheleth. Both linguistic and philosophical perspectives remain popular trends in current related research. Developments in the two auxiliary disciplines that remain largely ignored include those associated with "Epistemic Contextualism." The theory has been used as both a substantive-epistemological and a descriptive-semantic thesis, both of which concern the way variable epistemic standards are seen to supervene in different contexts of knowledge attributions. Initially offered as a solution to the challenges of radical scepticism, it has recently sought to show how an utterance affirming and denying a subject "knows" that something is the case could both be meaningful in virtue of changing propositional contents expressed in response to variable contextual stakes, interests, and needs. The original contribution of this study lies in constructing the relevant data set in Qoheleth and illustrating the possibilities and problems of applying the semantic format of the theory to discrepant propositional attitude reports in the world of the text.


The present invention relates to a capture method and acquisition system of a wind energy by tether anchoring wings. Between the traction stage allows the wind to stretch the Kaitoteza. Wind energy is captured through expansion of Kaitoteza, prior to use wind energy to be stored in the power generation, is mechanically storage. During the retraction phase, to draw Kaitoteza, wind energy is mechanically stored during the traction stage are used. By mechanical storage, the Kaitoteza, it is advantageous that it can be drawn without relying on electricity from the power grid. .FIELD 1


Professor Dr vet. med. Vicco von Bülow passed away on February 11, 2013 in Berlin, Germany and we are in mourning for a highly respected colleague. Curt Walter Vicco von Bülow was born on 9 July, 1930 in Königsberg, East Prussia. He grew up on the family property, Stuthenen farm, and attended primary school in his home city. At the early age of ten he had to leave his home and his parents' agricultural properties due to the events of World War II. After preliminary settlement of his family Vicco von Bülow attended, from 1941 to 1943, the Hermann Lietz School in Gebesee, close to Erfurt in Thuringia and later in the castle of Bieberstein near the city of Fulda in Hassia. He left school in 1949 having passed his final examinations and obtained the abitur (matura). For the next two years von Bülow learned agricultural practice on farms in Würtemberg and Westfalia. From 1951 until 1956, von Bülow studied veterinary medicine at the School of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. For this, he was supported by scholarships of the ''Studienstiftung des Deutschen volkes'' and by the aid programme for refugees. In 1956 he married Ursula von Cramon, with whom he had three children, two girls and a boy. After six months of practical work on a farm close to the city of Walsrode in northern Germany he received the licence (approbation) of a veterinarian. In 1957 he obtained a position in the Federal Research Institute for Small Animals (poultry and rabbits) in Celle, near Hannover. His main duties consisted of diagnostic work on submitted chickens and engagements in the poultry health service. This position provided his first contacts with chickens and their transmissible diseases. Within the scope of a research grant provided by the Federal Research Agency (DFG) von Bülow initiated studies on avian leukosis and parasitic diseases of chickens in the institute and was able to write his doctoral thesis on avian intestinal helminths under the guidance of Dr Otfried Siegmann. He was promoted to Dr med. vet. in Hannover in 1957. His doctoral thesis on ''Attempts to control the sludge that transmits liver flukes'' received the highest accolade. After two years in the research institute in Celle, he worked for six months as a field veterinarian on a farm in northern Peru before returning in 1960 to general veterinary practice in northern and western Germany. Most important for his career as a research veterinarian was his entrance into the Federal Research Institute for Virus Diseases of Animals in Tübingen, located in southwest Germany. At the beginning of a 20 year period in this institute von Bülow obtained the in-depth training in general and basic virology, immunology and virological methods that formed the basis for his future studies on mammalian and avian viruses. His initial work focussed on evaluation of the efficacy of formolinactivated vaccines against foot-and-mouth disease and modes of changes in virulence of this virus in cattle. His work on avian diseases initially involved avian encephalomyelitis (AE), a picornaviral disease that was rather common at that time and not yet controlled by vaccination in Germany. During 1964 5 he published on physico-chemical properties, purification and on the unsolved question of preservation of AE virus suspensions of egg-adapted live virus vaccines. His studies on AE were followed by diagnostic and epidemiological work on avian infectious bronchitis (IB) of chickens and included IB virus growth in cell cultures, mitigation of virulence by serial passages in cell cultures and characterization and differentiation of upcoming variants of IB virus. Undoubtedly his most important achievements are related to Marek's disease (MD) which, in its acute form characterised by multiple tumours, occurred in the late sixties in many chicken farms worldwide. To proceed and to gain more basic experience in the field of MD research, Dr von Bülow took sabbatical leave, accompanied by his wife and children, in the internationally renowned laboratories at the Houghton Poultry Research Station (HPRS) from June 1972 to September 1973. At the HPRS, he worked with various isolates of MDV and the herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT) and was able to demonstrate, on the basis of immunofluorescence and agar gel precipitation (AGP) tests, and in close cooperation with Professor Peter M. Biggs, Dr L.N. (Jim) Payne and others that the MDV group consists of three serotypes. The AGP test was at that time a widely-used method to demonstrate the presence and differentiation of antigenic determinants of MD and HVT viruses. In 1980, von Bülow moved from Tübingen to the Institute of Poultry Diseases at the Free University in Berlin where he was appointed as Professor for Poultry


The ARQ mechanism in LTE is researched in this paper,and as the problem of resource waste in ARQ acknowledge algorithm which just adds lost PDUs' SN or segment information when assembling status report,a kind of adaptive acknowledge algorithm is put forward. By setting different reference parameters and adopting different offset algorithm,the confirmation efficiency and resource utilization are effectively improved,and the system achieves high throughput.


The paper attempts to portray the 1968 software scene, by recalling the principle technical issues and concerns of the time. These are discussed under the headings Software as a Commodity, Programming Languages, Multiprogramming and Time-Sharing, Modularity and Structuring, and The Problems of Large Systems. The paper ends with an account of the major debates at the first conference ever held on the subject of "software engineering", the NATO Conference that took place in Garmisch in October 1968.


We revise the stability of the tracking solutions and briefly review the potentials of quintessence models. We discuss the evolution of linear perturbations for $V(\phi) = V_{0} \exp(\lambda \phi^2/2)$ potential in which the scalar field is non-minimally coupled to cold dark matter. We consider the effects of this coupling on both cosmic microwave background temperature anisotropies and matter perturbations. We find that the phenomenology of this model is consistent with current observations up to the coupling power $n_{c} \leq 0.01$ while adopting the current parameters measured by WMAP, $\Omega_{\phi}^{(0)}=0.76$, $\Omega_{cdm}^{(0)}=0.191$, $\Omega_{b}^{(0)}=0.049$, and $h=0.70$. Upcoming cosmic microwave background observations continuing to focus on resolving the higher peaks may put strong constraints on the strength of the coupling.


This paper describes system identification and neural network methods which, when applied to simulated noisy radar returns from unexploded ordnance (UXO), result in significantly better performance than more traditional methods. The methods are applicable to wideband ground penetrating radar (GPR) waveforms. The target set consists of a conducting cone and cylinder of similar dimensions. The classification is based on features derived by the singularity expansion method.


l.Introduction Beyond the carrier mobility enhancement, the SiGe pMOSFET is expected to have an advantage in l/f noise [1]. This is conventionally explained by the reduction in either mobility fluctuation (Ap) or carrier number fluctuation (An) in the buried channel device [2,3].The reduction in Ap is anticipated since the carriers are sinply farther away from the scattering sources such as fixed oxide charge and interface roughness tll. The An resulting from the capture/release of carriers involving oxide fiaps (slow states) near the gate-oxide interface is also considered to be weak in SiGe pMOSFETs since the tunneling probability of carriers from the buried channel to near-interface oxide taps decreases fast as the oxide-to-channel distance (do*_.r,, tlpically 2-8nm) increases [1]. Furttrerrnore, it has been proposed that the carriers in SiGe pMOSFETs tunnel into a lower density of trap states, responsible for the larger displacement of the hole quasi-Fermi level (Erp) from the valence band edge at the oxide interface (Eur) for the same gate overdrive [4,5]. Nevertheless, it has been reported that the 1/f noise in SiGe pMOSFETs is dominated by An rather than Ap [1,3], suggesting that the oxide trap disfribution plays a dominant role in the 1/f noise generation. Since the Fowler-Nordheim (F-N) stress is conventionally employed to find the relationship between the gate-oxide quality and the l/f noise in MOSFETs (because it increases the oxide trap density (N") significantly) f6,71, it is necessary to examine the l/f noise in SiGe pMOSFETs under the F-N stress in order to investigate the influence of the channel position and \1 on the l/f noise behavior in the buried channel device.


Study of fluorescence emission from flexible PVC‐based formulations, colored by exposure to road asphalt or degraded thermally or by UV aging, shows that fluorescent species are formed during the interaction of PVC with road asphalt. For the conditions found in exterior automotive applications, no other known degradation causes development of fluorescence. Flexible PVC‐based formulations discolored by asphalt staining or degraded thermally at moderate temperatures bleach completely under conditions of natural or artificial weathering. A simple technique, using visually observed photoluminescence and photobleaching, can thus identify photoactive groups formed during the interaction of PVC with road asphalt. Application of this test method will allow selective improvement of failed asphalt resistance without treating the "overall" stability of a compound.


The solution of the problem of driving and research of the neural network architecture based on a self-created neural network model is considered. The construction of a convolutional neural network is proposed for solving the problem of image recognition and driving. Illustrations: 11, bibliography: 9 titles.
Keywords: neural network, convolutional neural network, autopilot, driving task, image recognition;


A method to monitor a superconducting magnet is presented that utilizes a change in acoustic resonance frequency induced by events such as a local temperature rise or crack in epoxy. Some experiments are carried out on small epoxy impregnated magnets. Experiments to verify the method were carried out and applied sinusoidal acoustic signals were found to change with small changes in heat inputs to the magnet. The method was able to detect a local temperature rise of 2-3 K in the magnet before quenching occurred. Experiments with a wide-frequency pseudo-random input found no change in the ratio of the received-to-diver spectra when the internal state of the magnet was unchanged. However, for the local temperature rise of 2-3 K in the magnet, a significant change was observed. >


Trichogramma ostriniae (Hym: Trichogrammatidae), an egg parasitoid of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lep: Pyralidae), were released into sweet corn (Zea mays L.) fields to study the effects of weather, plant size and distribution of egg masses on egg parasitism by the wasp. Sentinel European corn borer eggs were stapled onto leaves located in the upper, middle and lower third of sweet corn plants 5 to 35 meters away from the wasp release point in either a radial or grid manner. Weather conditions and plant architecture were monitored during the experiments. Logistic regression was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that percentage of eggs parasitized was negatively related to an increase in leaf area as well as an increase in distance eggs were located from the point of release of wasps. Eggs distributed on plants at different directions from the release point received different levels of parasitism. Eggs that were stapled onto leaves in the upper third of a corn plant received much less parasitism than those on the middle and lower third of the plant. Higher mean temperature adversely affected the level of parasitism during hotter times of the season and conversely, lower temperatures (<17 °C ) reduced the egg parasitism during cooler times of the season. The longer the exposure of eggs to wasps, the higher the level of egg parasitism. However, the levels of egg parasitism for 2 day's exposure were almost the same as that for 3 day's exposure due to the limited longevity and egg‐laying behavior of the wasp. These results suggest that inundative releases of T. ostriniae should be made every two to three days, with multiple release points per hectare. In addition, weather conditions and plant architecture, especially temperature, plant height and leaf area must be taken into consideration to optimize levels of parasitism.


Wood used to be the most common material for packaging, workbenches, shelves, tools, buildings, interiors etc., in the food industry in the Nordic countries. The use of wood has however decreased, ...


Growth and timber production of 28 poplar clones were evaluated. A set of clones was derived from 14 clones newly bred in Forestry and Game Management Research Institute in the Czech Republic, eight well-known cultivars of Populus × euroamericana planted in Europe and imported to the Czech Republic, two standard cultivars 'I-214' and 'Robusta' (Populus × euroamericana). Four clones of Populus deltoides were added to the test set. Tree spacing was 4 × 4 m. Stem diameter, tree height and stem volume production were evaluated in 6-years-old trees. Based on the results, it was concluded that the yield of four clones was higher than that of standard cultivar 'I-214'. Standing volume of two P. deltoides clones and one new Czech P. × euroamericana clone varied in the range of 77–121 m3·ha–1.


The intentional test of the clinical test on the mouse, which are orally administered salicylamide combined with chlorpheniramine maleate were made by writhing syndrome method of 0.7% acetic acid-saline solution and following effects were found. 1) The cross-over test of writhing syndrome method have intention in case of three days rest after the first examination. 2) The most active rate of salicylamide by administration combined with chlorpheniramine maleate is salicylamide 20mg/kg: chlorpheniramine maleate 20mg/kg (1:1) 3) The most active range of chlorpheniramine maleate used for assistant action of salicylamide is


Static routing is a Router that has a static routing table that is configured manually by network administrators. Static routing is the simplest routing setting that can be done on a computer network. IP Addresss version 6 is the latest version in Internet protocol based computer networking protocol, which was created to provide solutions to the main problems in IPv4, namely the limitation of addressing capacity. IPv4 is only able to reach as many as 4 octets with each octet maximum of 255 pieces of computer in it, so it can be said that for all computers currently able to handle numbers of 4 billion. In IPv6 there are 16 Octet with one octet capable of loading maximum 255 pieces of computers and other connected devices that can be accommodated is about 3.4 trillion. Therefore the authors will conduct a comparison study analysis of the use of IPv4 and IPv6 to see the performance of both in the implementation of static routing, parameters in the test Throughput, Delay and Packet loss.

Keywords: IPv4, IPv6, Static Routing.


Cancer is a potentially fatal disease caused mainly by environmental factors that mutategenes encoding critical cell-regulatory proteins. The resultant aberrant cell behaviour leads to expansive masses of abnormal cells that destroy surrounding normal tissue and can spread to vital organs resulting in disseminated disease, commonly a harbinger of imminent patient death. There are many kinds of cancer, but they all start because of out-of-control growth of abnormal cells.This complex genetic disease is caused primarily by environmental factors. The cancer-causing agents (carcinogens) can be present in food and water, in the air, and in chemicals and sunlight that people are exposed to. Since epithelial cells cover the skin, line the respiratory and alimentary tracts, and metabolize ingested carcinogens, it is not surprising that over 90% of cancers occur in epithelia.The causes of serious ill-health in the world are changing. Infection as a major cause is giving way to noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. In 1996 there were 10 million new cancer cases worldwide and six million deaths attributed to cancer. In 2020 there are predicted to be 20 million new cases and 12 million deaths. Part of the reason for this is that life expectancy is steadily rising and most cancers are more common in an ageing population. More significantly, a globalization of unhealthy lifestyles, particularly cigarette smoking and the adoption of many features of the modern Western diet (high fat, low fibre content) will increase cancer incidence.According to the latest studies of galaxies on the food that there is a relationship between certain types of food and the spread of cancer, and also there are foods contribute to the reduction or prevention or even a cure, for example, fat and alcohol contribute to the emergence of cancer of the stomach and intestines, while vegetables and legumes and fiber reduces of its occurrence, and this is what we will discover through this humble research.


In this article,we analyzed the effect of the rural cooperative medical insurance in Changshu based on the data from department of CMS and household investigation in Changshu.The results show that the mechanism of fundraising increase has been set up for rural cooperation medical insurance in Changshu,the standard of compensation get promoted and better than before,and the operation of the rural cooperative medical insurance is good,which has created a good impression among farmers.However,there also exist serious problems,for example,village collectivity pay the fee which should be paid by farmers,the proportion of compensation is low and the increase of the medical expenditure is high,etc.We suggest that the fee paid by farmers should be increased,medical expenditure increase should be controlled,the system of medical aid should be perfected and multilayer medical security system should be developed.


Tranexamic acid decreases blood loss in primary total knee arthroplasty, and no related prospective randomized clinical trials have been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of tranexamic acid in revision total knee arthroplasty. Thus, we conducted this work to evaluate the synergistic effects of intravenous plus intra‐articular tranexamic acid on reducing hemoglobin loss compared with intra‐articular tranexamic acid alone in revision total knee arthroplasty.


Instantaneous planar velocity field measurement techniques are now common tools used in fluid mechanics research and applications. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is perhaps the most common among these techniques that are currently being used to measure such instantaneous flow fields. However, most planar measurement techniques, including PIV, suffer from the drawback that reliability is compromised in domains that include interfaces and boundaries. Near wall measurements in PIV are often very difficult and characterized by large errors and uncertainties because of difficulties encountered with scattering of light from wall boundaries and lack of seed particles near the wall. In addition, velocity gradients are often very large close to the wall so resolution and accuracy is compromised in the wall normal direction. We propose a novel technique to improve the resolution and quality of data obtained close to a wall or an interface. In the technique, flow is magnified selectively in one direction while the original field of view, in the perpendicular direction, is maintained. This directional magnification is obtained by using a cylindrical lens of short focal length which causes the seed particles to appear elongated and distorted – i.e. streaky in the direction of magnification. The ma jor challenge in this approach is to identify and account for individual particles that are elongated directionally and to process these images into accurate velocity fields. The images are pre-processed to replace the stretched particles with point particles before being processed using standard PIV algorithms. This paper demonstrates the successful use of cylindrical lenses for directional magnification of static targets and flows seeded with particles, along with some preliminary results obtained from processing these images. Several problem issues encountered are also discussed and possible solutions noted.


Objective : to evaluate the clinical score usefulness of the HAS - BLED and CHA2DS - VASc scales to predict episodes of major bleeding and cardiovascular events. Materials and methods: An analytical study cohort was conducted with the retrospective review of medical records and following a year of evolution of active patients on anticoagulation program in a health center of high level of complexity. Results: A total of 76 patients were collected, 56.6% of whom were female, with a mean age of 73.5 years. The risk to present an event of major bleeding in patients who have a HAS-BLED in the category of high risk is 2.09 times higher compared to the other categories of risk (RR 3.09, 95% CI 1.15 - 8.31). Conclusions : HAS-BLED and the CHA2DS2-VASc scales remain as important tools in predicting bleeding and thromboembolic events respectively; like the CHA2DS2-VASc for bleeding events.


Infrared thermal imaging technology is one new method of the modern non-destructive testing. Expanding the qualitative analysis to quantitative characterization is hot and difficult of the infrared thermal imaging technology, that is to say, expanding assessing whether damage and judging injury location to structural integrity evaluation. The key lies in the extraction and description of the infrared thermal imaging characteristics parameters. This paper did fractal study on the experimental samples of infrared thermal imaging, including infrared thermal imaging graphics processing, fractal dimension calculation, realization of calculation program and gray, network and scale and so on, which is the foundation for further study on concrete structure damage and fracture or fracture criterion and the experimental calibration.


Theranostics is a new term which involves the integration of therapy and diagnosis in a single platform. Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) has emerged to be a novel promising target for both diagnostic imaging and therapeutics of prostate cancer. During the past decade, radiotracers targeting the PSMA for positron emission tomography (PET) have been developed. These PET tracers are small molecular inhibitors that bind the extracellular domain of PSMA. With the recent approval of radioisotope labeled PSMA PET for clinical use, the field of PSMA theranostics has come under the spotlight. Can the preliminary efficacy and safety data on PSMA theranostics may change the prostate cancer landscape? In this review, we will focus on the history of development, approval of drug, and diagnostic and therapeutic performance of PSMA PET in patients with prostate cancer.


Pulsed laser photolysis techniques were used to study the reactions in reversed micelles of disodium diisooctylsulfosuccinate (AOT) alkane/water. These ionic reactants are associated only with the water pools of the reversed micelle systems, a situation which introduces unusual features into the kinetics. Analysis of the kinetics shows that the reactants distribute themselves among the micelles according to a Poisson rather than a geometric distribution. Analysis of the decay kinetics under various conditions enables the measurement of the exchange rate of ions among micelles to be measured. This ion exchange occurs only on collision of water pools, and the effectiveness of exchange is 1% or less in a simple AOT system for both Cu/sup 2 +/ and the anionic Fremy's salt. Various additives such as benzyl alcohol markedly increase the efficiency of ion exchange, while solutes such as benzene decrease it. 22 references.


.............................................................................................................................. ii Dedication .......................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgments............................................................................................................... v Vita ..................................................................................................................................... vi List of Tables ................................................................................................................... xiv List of Figures ................................................................................................................... xv List of Abbreviations ........................................................................................................ xx Chapter 1: Introduction ...................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Motivation ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1.1 Background ................................................................................................... 2 1.2. The Objectives and Scope of Research ................................................................ 5 1.3. The Dissertation Outline ....................................................................................... 8 Chapter 2: Challenges of Control Design of Structures under Hazard Excitation .......... 10 2.


The promising combination of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with network virtualisation technologies has positively shown many advantages enabling the deployment of communication services over aerial networks, that is, networks conformed by a set of interconnected UAVs. However, this synergy may certainly involve diverse challenges that must be carefully considered. In this respect, this paper compares some of the most common virtual infrastructure management solutions that could potentially be used to deal with virtualised payloads over aerial networks, identifying their main strength and limitations. The paper also presents a preliminary exploration on the utilisation of the Kubernetes virtual infrastructure management platform to support value-added services over UAV networks, showing off its potential as a suitable platform to this purpose.


Nowadays, the information revolution of "big data" is approaching. "Big Data" is self-evident for the marketing of environmentally friendly products. It can optimize the integration of production and distribution data of environmentally friendly products to guide the production and management activities of environmental protection enterprises. Studying the impact of "Big Data" on the marketing of environmental protection products has important practical significance for promoting the development of environmental protection industry. Using the theory of big data management and marketing, the paper selects a company that produces air purifiers to analyze the internal and external environment, and obtains the development opportunities and development threats of the product. By combing the advantages and disadvantages of the air purifier products. Develop a corresponding marketing strategy and achieve strategic goals.


Because of the complexity of the observation of the eavesdropping process in optical fiber link, a new technique is suggested. A WDM is utilized as a part of optical fiber intrusion detection system. The implemented setup is capable to observe eavesdropping soon. The PC unit supports the system and it offers a suitable tool to observe or detect the leakage information. The minimum detectable attenuation value due to the intrusion is about (0.04 dB) while the optical power leakage is about 0.1 dB.


Advances in the detection and quantification for 3D optical tomography of bioluminescent and fluorescent reporters to quantify in terms of either cell number or absolute pmol concentration will be discussed. These methods include enhancing the detected signal levels using slight compression which reduces the amount of tissue light propagates through. Calibration techniques to improve signal location by reducing the excitation light artifacts, the amount of detected autofluorescence and techniques to quantify 3D reconstruction results in terms of biological activity will be demonstrated.


In this article, we report a mask-less and cleanroom-independent technique to fabricate Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based multi-depth microfluidic devices using a polystyrene (PS) mold with laser-induced multi-height bump patterns for PDMS soft-lithography. This technique offers a rapid and low-cost alternative to conventional PDMS mold creation, which requires more complicated mask-based photolithography process, and it also eliminates the cumbersome precise alignment/bonding of microchannel layers to fabricate a 3D structure [1]. This paper reports the first use of this new laser bumping technique for creating multi-height molds for soft-lithography.


Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) systems have been used since many years for military applications such as the detection of hidden targets. With improved resolutions of these systems, high level of details can be distinguished in the corresponding images. However, some difficulties are encountered when analyzing the SAR images of urban areas. In particular, in these areas, many physical phenomena and interactions occur that make the detection of a target a challenging task. In this framework, the goal of the thesis is to investigate the feasibility of detecting Non Line Of Sight targets inside a simple and representative scene: the urban canyon. A study of the electromagnetic (EM) phenomenology of propagation inside urban canyons has been performed using indoor data at a reduced scale. These data allowed the validation of an EM commercial tool that studies the EM propagation at a real scale. Based on the results of simulation of this code, an in-house code was developed dedicated to predict the detection of a target inside an urban canyon and to analyze the corresponding EM signature. Moreover, this code contributed to a full interpretation of InSAR data of a real complex urban scene with targets.