In this study, we describe a sedimentary deposit situated above Ascunsă Cave (SW Romania) that should be in depositional connection with coeval stalagmites from the cave. We excavated a 2.5 m deep soil profile and took contiguous bulk samples every 5 cm. Soil samples were analyzed for clay mineralogy, grain size, chemical composition, magnetic susceptibility, and stable carbon isotopes. Radiocarbon dating revealed that the soil is of Holocene age, and presents a depositional hiatus between 5.4 and 2.3 thousand years before the present. Due to the open system behavior of soils and mobility of organic matter, a few hundred years of uncertainty should be considered for the duration of this hiatus. The fine fraction is dominated by silt, while the clay mineralogical association is made of illite, chlorite, kaolinite, vermiculite, and illite–vermiculite and illite–chlorite mixed layered minerals. The sediment source of this soil is represented by a nearby mélange complex, as well as by an underlying terra rossa-type soil. As this latter type of soil is widespread in our study area, we performed luminescence dating on two samples from a representative location close to our site and it appears that this type of Mediterranean soil was formed during the Last Interglacial period. δ13C variability in soil organic matter and a stalagmite from the cave are comparing well, and could help future studies identify modifications in isotopic fractionation processes within the cave.


« In the struggle for a freed Latin America, in opposition to the obedient voices of those who usurp its official representation, there arises now, with invincible power, the genuine voice of the…


The peas cleaning flowline was designed for the cleaning of soybean,horse bean,pea,mung bean etal.The paper concerned the technological flow,equipments configuration,equipments type selection and performance index,providing information for the design of peas cleaning flowline in our country.


CaCu3Ti4O12 ceramics samples with varied Al2O3 additions have been prepared by a dispersion-precipitation-sintering method. The ceramics with nominal addition of 8 wt% Al2O3 sintered at 1100°C for 4 hours shows a breakdown electric field Eb of 21 kV/cm, compared with reported values of 1.0~2.0 kV/cm. Three energy levels of dielectric relaxation, two of which do not vary with either second phase addition or sintering condition, are found. The nearly constant levels of ~0.13 eV and ~0.33 eV are considered to relate to bulk and domain boundary relaxations. Another level varied from 0.61 to 0.84 eV is suggested to be Maxwell-Wagner relaxation of grain boundary, which correlates well with breakdown electric field Eb. It was proposed that the enhanced breakdown field is attributed to higher energy level of grain boundary relaxation and CuAl2O4 aggregation in the intergranular region.


:The cutting force and the chip flow direction are simulated to reduce burr formation at the backside ofthe machined plate in an analytical model based on the minimum cutting energy. The curved lips drill is discussed to reduce the thrust and increase the chip flow angle with the orientation and the curvature. The counterclockwise orientation is effectiye to reduce the thrust and control the chip flow with the small curvature. A curved lip drill is designed with a 1arge radial rake angle at the end of the lips based on the cuttingsimulation.


Bisphenol AF (BPAF), a BPA analog, is widely used in the manufacturing of plastics, and has been detected in the environment and in human urine samples. Since BPAF may exhibit more potent endocrine-disrupting activities than BPA, the potential effect of BPAF exposure on breast cancer risk is a health concern. Previous reports highlight the interaction of BPAF with estrogen receptors (ERs), but the molecular pathways of BPAF-mediated cellular activities remain unclear. Therefore, we investigated BPAF-mediated cellular responses in MCF-7 and T47D ER+ breast cancer cells. Results from MTT and clonogenic assays indicated that BPAF (0.01 – 5 µM) induces cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. Cell cycle analysis showed that BPAF (0.5 – 1 µM) significantly increased the percentage of cells in S phase and decreased cells in G0/G1 phase. Data from luciferase reporter assays indicated that BPAF potently activated estrogen response element (ERE)-mediated transcription, which was accompanied by the upregulation and activation/phosphorylation of ERα and ERβ. These data demonstrate that BPAF is a potent endocrine disruptor. Importantly, we also found that BPAF induces ErbB3 phosphorylation, and significantly activates downstream PI3K/Akt and MAPK pathways in both cell lines, as indicated by increased Akt, Erk1/2, and Src phosphorylation. We next examined the mRNA levels of key regulators downstream of ER and receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) pathways, including AREG, TFF1, MYC, IGF1R/2R, NRG1, EGFR, ERRB3, ESR1/2, and CCND1, in BPAF-treated cells. We found that the most significantly upregulated gene by BPAF was AREG (Amphiregulin), an ER-targeted gene that encodes an RTK ligand protein. Concurrent ER and RTK signaling activation with AREG upregulation suggests that BPAF induces ER-RTK crosstalk through AREG-mediated signaling. To demonstrate the impact of ER signaling on BPAF-induced ER-RTK crosstalk, we blocked estrogen signaling with ICI-182,780 (Fulvestrant) in BPAF-treated cells, and found that estrogen signaling inhibition significantly suppressed BPAF-associated cell growth, ERE-mediated transcriptional activity, and signaling in ER and RTK pathways. We next examined the effect of AREG knockdown on the signaling in both RTK and ER pathways to determine the role of AREG in BPAF-induced ER-RTK crosstalk. Our data indicated that AREG knockdown not only markedly inhibited BPAF-induced proliferation and RTK signaling, but also significantly downregulated ER-mediated transcription. Overall, we demonstrated that ER-RTK crosstalk is essential for BPAF-induced oncogenic cellular responses. Importantly, we identified AREG as a critical mediator of the BPAF-induced signaling interactions. These novel findings highlight the potential clinical implications of BPAF-associated ER+ breast cancer risk and underscore the necessity to further evaluate BPAF as an endocrine disruptor. Citation Format: Qingxia Zhao, Amanda B. Parris, Erin W. Howard, Ying Xing, Xiaohe Yang. Bisphenol AF promotes ER+ breast cancer through amphiregulin-mediated ER-RTK signaling crosstalk [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 5046.


ABSTRACT The recent shoot-up in demand for lightweight materials with tailored properties has increased the interest of researchers, metallurgical and materials engineers towards aluminium matrix composites (AMCs). AMCs are light and rich in properties like corrosion, strength and wear. Moreover, AMCs are among the most economical compared to their counterparts due to the low cost and availability of aluminium. AMCs are gaining employment in many engineering sectors including power, construction, automobile and aerospace. Selection of suitable base materials and compatible reinforcement is of prime importance. Therefore, in the current study, an attempt has been made to develop an effective and economical silicon carbide-reinforced AMCs through stirring-assisted squeeze casting. Mechanical, metallurgical and wear investigations were done on the developed AMCs to determine the influence of ceramic addition on the base matrix. Microstructural investigations revealed grain refinement with even dispersion of silicon carbide in aluminium matrix. The ceramic reinforcement has also led to an increase of about 62% in ultimate tensile strength and 30% in microhardness of composites over the base matrix. Improvement in properties and microstructure can be attributed to grain refinement, reduction in porosity and strengthening of the aluminium matrix by the reinforcement particles. In addition, the tribological behaviour of the fabricated composites showed significant improvement with a reduction in wear rate and friction coefficient.


According to the features of software engineering course and the analysis of the necessity and feasibility of bilingual teaching,this paper studyed and explored the bilingual teaching for software engineering course in teaching mode including the selection of textbook,preparation of teaching scripts and teaching method.


Engaging the categorization theory of cognitive linguistics,the present study investigated 186 Chinese EFL learners' classification and acquisition of English prepositions in,on and over.Results show that,(1)the learners and the English native speakers tend to agree on classifying the core members of the prepositions,yet differ on categorizing non-core members;(2)It is much more difficult for the learners to classify and acquire the non-core members than the core members;(3)different prepositions pose varying learning difficulty for the learners,due to their various semantic features,and simplicity or multiplicity of their meanings;and(4)the learners' knowledge of spatial prepositions does not necessarily develop along with the improvement of their general proficiency.


ILDJIT, a new‐generation dynamic compiler and virtual machine designed to support parallel compilation, is introduced here. Our dynamic compiler targets the increasingly popular ECMA‐335 specification. The goal of this project is twofold: on one hand, it aims at exploiting the parallelism exposed by multi‐core architectures to hide the dynamic compilation latencies by pipelining compilation and execution tasks; on the other hand, it provides a flexible, modular and adaptive framework for dynamic code optimization. The ILDJIT organization and the compiler design choices are presented and discussed highlighting how adaptability and extensibility can be achieved. Thanks to the compilation latency masking effect of the pipeline organization, our dynamic compiler is able to mask most of the compilation delay, when the underlying hardware exposes sufficient parallelism. Even when running on a single core, the ILDJIT adaptive optimization framework manages to speedup the computation with respect to other open‐source implementations of ECMA‐335. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


In the last two decades, scholars have significandy expanded, through die use of probate inventories, our purview of early-modern European households. Their work has tended to focus on the social and cultural implications of the material culture found in these inventories.1 Seldom, however, have they used these sources to study the family economy found in many early-modern European households, and since artisanal small-scale production remained the predominant mode of urban economic activity, this has produced a conspicuous gap in our knowledge.1 This essay, which contains a comprehensive investigation of probate inventories from artisanal households during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, is a modest attempt to fill some of that gap by providing a more nuanced understanding of the social, cultural, and economic survival strategies employed by the poorer households as they struggled to avoid the abject indigence of the truly destitute.


The oceanic and atmospheric parameters are retrieved based on the satellite remote-sensing data using the neural network method,the air-sea heat fluxes over the Indian Ocean area were calculated by the advanced method of CORARE3.0 bulk algorithm.It was analysed that the average annual,the interannual and interdecadal characteristics of the air-sea heat fluxes in this area.Besides,the relationship between the air-sea heat fluxes and the onset of South China Sea summer monsoon(SCSM) is discussed primarily.The results indicate that the air-sea heat fluxes have obvious temporal and spatial variable characteristics.The air-sea heat fluxes have maximum values in the Arabian Sea and the Bengal Bay area,but the values have notable difference.The values of mean latent heat flux is between 110W/m2 and 120W/m2 before April,and then it begin increases to 130W/m2 in the April and it suddenly increases to more than 160W/m2 in the May,it reached maximum in June.The process of increase maybe the key factor to the SCSM or South Asian summer monsoon.There is close correlation between the onset of SCSM and air-sea heat fluxes in the North Indian Ocean.And they both have obvious interdecadal period of 16a.The SCSM onset date is later(earlier) when the air-sea heat flux over the North Indian Ocean is larger(smaller).The correlationship has an important implication for the prediction of the onset of SCSM.Based on these results,the linear regression equation is obtained to predict the onset date of the SCSM in 2012.The results indicate that the onset date in 2012 is later 1—2 pentad than the normal year.


Introduction The intention of the workshop was to provide a space to investigate ways of reclaiming teacher education programs as sites for transformative learning. In the tradition of critical-democratic education, the intent was to create a new 'social imagination' (Greene, 1995) with its emphasis on social justice, respect for others, critical inquiry, equality, freedom, civic courage and concern for the collective good (Giroux, 1992). These are the principles and values that guide our individual and collective efforts to reinvigorate an undergraduate teacher education program. In this workshop, we attempted to address two key questions: what kinds of teachers do we require in these conservative times and how do we go about educating them?


In 2012, conference was told of a new multi-agency campaign in NSW targeting level crossing safety. Up to that point, an average of one person each year had been killed in a collision between a road vehicle and a train in a state with 1,400 public road level crossings. The Level Crossing Awareness and Enforcement Campaign combined the resources of the New South Wales Police Force and Transport for New South Wales to raise driver awareness of level crossing safety through a localised education and media strategy supported by the tasking and deployment of additional police resources to enforce road rules. Now its fourth year, the campaign has delivered over 23 localised campaigns targeting some 48 level crossings throughout NSW and three years have passed since the last fatal crash at a level crossing. The partnership has led to fresh collaborations such as educational displays at major regional events featuring Pearly Gates-messaging and a crashed car kindly donated by a driver involved in a level crossing crash. Along the way, we have discovered level crossing safety is more than obeying the flashing lights or the signs. This paper will outline the lessons learned about other adverse behaviours including driver distraction, speeding, the over-representation of heavy vehicles and local drivers in level crossing crashes. The strategic use of social media will also be discussed as well as maintaining the on-going participation of law enforcement in enforcing level crossing safety long after the campaign has finished.


Finger vein recognition is one of the important ways of biometric recognition. Local feature coding technology is mostly used in vein recognition research. Its single coding method can easily cause loss of the main features of finger vein images. This paper proposes a multi-mode local coding operator fusion method based on the nature of local binary mode operator coding. In this manuscript, by redesigning the cyclic gradient operator [1], the cyclic gradient operator with the same dimension as the traditional LBP operator is obtained. Based on ensuring the same feature dimension, two different encodings of LBP and ICGO are obtained. Feature fusion; using FV-USM's finger vein database, the proposed fusion feature method is compared with the traditional LBP method. The feature fusion method proposed in this paper increases the number of extracted features, although it is not time-consuming in finger vein image processing. Obvious advantages, but in terms of finger vein similarity and finger vein recognition rate, the local feature method of multi-mode encoding fusion proposed in this research is better than the traditional local feature method.


ABSTRACT An early age of onset for criminal behavior has long been considered a major predictor of future offending and recidivism, but there is limited information on the mechanism or mechanisms responsible for this effect. In the current study, it was predicted that reactive criminal thinking (RCT), but not proactive criminal thinking (PCT), would mediate the well-documented connection between an early age of criminal conviction and subsequent recidivism. This hypothesis was tested in a group of 1,435 adult male offenders assessed with the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) as they matriculated through a medium security federal prison. All participants were eventually released from custody and followed for a period of 1 to 76 months. Consistent with the research hypothesis, RCT, but not PCT, predicted time-to-event recidivism in a standard Cox regression analysis and mediated the relationship between age at time of first criminal conviction and recidivism in a mediational path analysis. These results suggest that early onset criminality has the capacity to predict RCT, and the disruptive effect this has on a person's ability to exercise control over their behavior increases their odds of reoffending once they are released from prison.


The factors which determine the mental condition of a human being at any given time are unpredictable in number and mutual effect. Hence, the effect of this one single factor the psychosurgical intervention on the patient's mental condition as evaluated at follow-up must ultimately be a matter of opinion. The following example illustrates this: Amygdalotomy was performed on a severely aggressive and destructive character deviating woman. The patient's aggression abated, allowing transfer to a more open hospital department. Over six months later she moved in with a male fellow-patient, whom she later married. A year after the intervention, under stress, the patient suffered a relapse and re-operation was considered, but the patient's spouse threatened to leave her, if she were readmitted to a psychiatric department. A spontaneous, continuous improvement in the patient's mental condition followed. Was her good mental condition at follow-up due to the psychosurgical intervention, to the undoubtedly therapeutic attitude of the spouse, or to both?


The aim of this trial was to assess the activity of indobufen compared with placebo in peripheral occlusive arterial disease of the lower limbs of atheroscle rotic or diabetic origin. Fifty-two outpatients were admitted to the randomized, double-blind study and were given either an indobufen 200-mg tablet (28 sub jects) or placebo (24) for six months. Painfree walking distance on a treadmill at a constant speed (4 km/h) and slope (10°) was assessed before and after three and six months' treatment. The painfree walking distance before treatment with indobufen or placebo averaged 153 ± 23.02 (mean ± SE) and 199 ± 30.58 (mean ± SE) meters respectively. After six months' treatment with active drug or placebo, this parameter reached 610 ± 115.36 (p < 0.01) and 243 ± 32.49 (p > 0.05) meters respec tively. The difference between the two treatments was statistically significant in favor of indobufen (p < 0.01 Dunn's test).


FIELD: agriculture. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to agriculture and forestry and can be used to produce fertile soil layer with high humus content, high fermentation activity and improved agrochemical and agrophysical characteristics, it can be used in settlement landscaping as well. The soil modifier of prolonged action contains peat, a promoting agent - potassium humate and additionally finished compost produced by aerobic fermentation of the mixture of the cattle litter manure, litter poultry droppings and peat. The soil modifier contains a mechanically activated peat fraction with particles 40-50 mcm in size with the following ratio of components: compost 10-20%, mechanically activated peat fraction 1-2%, potassium humate 1-2%, peat - the remaining part, as a humification activating agent. Method of the soil modifier production involves preliminary manufacturing compost from the cattle litter manure, litter poultry droppings and peat, mixing the obtained compost under the room temperature with the mixture of the crushed high-moor and low-moor peat, recrushing the mixture up to the particles 0.5-1 mm in size. Afterwards the mixture is screened through a vibrating sieve separating fraction of more than 1 mm in size; the mechanically activated peat fraction with particles 40-50 mcm in size is additionally introduced into the produced mixture and mixed for 15-25 minutes under the room temperature. EFFECT: production of ecologically clean highly efficient soil modifier of prolonged action with high content of humus, beneficial microflora, macro- and micronutrients. 3 cl, 1 tbl, 1 ex


A method of communicating with a plurality of units (110-1, 110-2, ..., 110-n) subscriber, the method comprising: associating a respective plurality of queues (410-1-1, ..., 410-nm) data with each of the plurality of subscriber units, where incoming traffic is separated into individual traffic flows destined for different subscriber units; monitor each of the flows of traffic associated with the respective subscriber unit for storing data belonging to different sessions transport layer in the respective plurality of queues (401-1- 1, ..., 401-nm) data associated with the respective subscriber units; prioritizing data in at least one of the plurality of data queues; combining data in the respective plurality of data queues associated with the respective subscriber unit in a flow (440-1, ..., 440-n) of respective data based on the data prioritization; determining an urgency factor for each of the subscriber units in order to receive data over the channels of direct radio link based on the characteristic information regarding how much data are glued together in all queues (401-1-1 , ..., 401-nm) data associated with the respective subscriber unit; dynamically allocated, a channel resource allocator, a plurality of channels (300) to a first physical wireless subscriber unit of the plurality of subscriber units based on the urgency factor associated with the first subscriber unit; and transmitting the selected data flow to the first subscriber unit via the plurality of channels (300) dynamically allocated physical wireless.


Use of Coconut coir Fibre for improving soil property is advantageous because they are cheap, locally available and eco-friendly. In this study, the stabilizing effect of Coconut coir Fibre (Natural Fibre) on soil properties has been studied. Civil Engineers are in search of new competitive material, which can be suitable and effectively used to face many challenges that have cropped up with time in the world. The fly ash is one of the waste materials of thermal power stations ,a Coir fibre (CF) is an abundantly available waste material in coastal India. The poor engineering properties of the local soils may present many difficulties for construction and therefore need to improve their engineering properties. Stabilization techniques can be used to improve the properties of soil. Soil stabilization improves various engineering properties e.g. bearing capacity, compressibility, strength, and various other properties of soil. Key-Words:-Fly-Ash, Coir Fibre, Strength of Soil, etc. Objective:-To check Viability of fly-ash and coir fibre as soil reinforcement. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction Soils are complex mixtures of minerals, water, air, organic matter, and countless organisms. Various types of soil available in India like alluvial soils, black cotton soils, laterites soils, mountain soils, desert soils, red soils. Soil is the upper most part of earth and it is cheapest and readily available construction material. Soil is generally categorizes into four basic types (such as): Gravel, Sand, Clay and Silt. Out of them, few possess montmorillonite in high amount resulting in sudden swelling and shrinkage upon contact with water. Soil is defined as an unconsolidated material, composed of soil particles, produced by the disintegration of rocks and chemical decomposition. On the basis of shear strength, soil can be divided into three types: cohesion less soils, purely cohesive soils and cohesive soils. Soil reinforcement is a wide field of research in the current times. This is because there are several cases where the soil at shallow depth is not of good quality, and deep foundations may be expensive. There are several cases where the soil is not of good quality even at greater depth; and replacement of the soil may not be feasible. Thirdly, there are situations of underground constructions such as tunnels, or underground air base and bunkers for defence purposes; in such situations the soil has to be able to take the overlaying pressure of unsupported walls. The use of coconut fibres can prove to be a highly efficient means of soil reinforcement. Coconut fibres are of two types-brown fibres and white fibres. Brown fibres are obtained from mature coconuts while the white fibres are obtained from immature coconuts. This paper focuses on the use of brown fibres because these are thick, coarse, strong, durable and have high abrasion resistance. Also, the use of coconut fibres can be particularly advantageous to India because of the widespread cultivation of coconut in the country. According to survey, fly ash is lightweight material and self depleting substance in comparison to raw soil. Additionally fly ash comprises of non-plastic silt size particles of moderately low permeability than sand. Fly ash has been effectively utilized as Concrete Production, in Cement Clinkers, Substitute Material in Brick and Mineral Filler in Bituminous Concrete etc. It is also mixed with clayey soil to construct different civil engineering works like sub grade, foundation base and embankments. The utilization of fly ash as additive in soil stabilization is advantageous because it is moderately economy, compare with cement and lime. Utilization of fly ash advances feasible construction through lessening of vitality utilizes and decreases of greenhouse gases. Review of Literature Beeghly J. H. et al. (2003) investigated for appropriate soils, limefly ash can offer cost saving by reducing material cost by up to 50% as compared to Portland cement stabilization. For low cohesive soil used with lime and fly ash stabilization can be economically engineered for long term performance. Deepjyoti Das(2016), concluded an increase in the value of angle of internal friction, on utilisation of reinforcement. The maximum increase in the parameter is 21.70%, corresponding to an optimum fibre content of 2.1%. Beyond the optimum content, a reduction in the angle of internal friction is obtained, thus coconut fibre can be utilised for enhancing the shear strength parameter of sandy soils, and its easy availability due to widespread cultivation of coconut in the country can prove to be an efficient and economic measure of reinforcement of sand. Mamta Mishra(2016),Concluded that the reinforcement of soil mixed with fly ash further increases the strength of soil used for construction activity. Fiber reinforced soil can be considered to be good ground improvement technique specially in engineering projects on weak soils where it can act as a substitute to deep/raft foundations, reducing the cost as well as energy. Both the length and content of coir have important role in developing the strength properties of stabilized soil. But the strength properties are mostly affected by coir content than by size of coir fiber. © 2018 IJEDR | Volume 6, Issue 1 | ISSN: 2321-9939 IJEDR1801083 International Journal of Engineering Development and Research (www.ijedr.org) 489 Nithin and Sayida (2012) reports the results of the laboratory study performed on silty sand admixed with fly ash and reinforced with coir fibres and demonstrates that discrete and randomly distributed coir fibres are useful in improving the bearing capacity of soil. The silty sand (low plasticity soil) has been considered using different percentage of fly ash ranging from 5 to 20% by weight of given soil and the impact of curing period is also considered. Coir fibres are added ranging from 0.5 – 5% and having different aspect ratio such as l/d=40, 80, 120, 160 to investigate the relative strength gain in terms of unconfined compression. Swati Sucharita Rout(2017), OMC increase with increases of fly ash and percentage of coir fiber. Percentage of fly ash increases with the increase of MDD value. MDD estimation of soil decreases, when the percentage of fiber increments. The inclusion of fly ash is improving UCS and CBR value of all the mixed proportion, but there is an abrupt hike in CBR at 10% fly ash content. Addition of coir fiber increases the CBR value and UCS value in soil+10% fly ash. Shukla Devdatt(2015), Concluded the addition of Coconut coir Fibre into the Expensive soil has changed the compaction parameters. The OMC of the Expensive soil has decreased and the maximum dry density (MDD) increased with the addition of Coconut coir Fibre. The soaked CBR values have also increased significantly with the addition of Coconut coir Fibre content. The addition of 1% Coconut coir Fibre into the Expensive soil, increase the CBR values from 3.9 % to 8.6 %.


We tackle the problem of automating the categorization of companies according to their economic activities using business descriptions in free text format as input. This categorization is vital to fundamental aspects of national governmental administration such as short, medium and long term planning and taxation. As the number of categories considered is very large (more than 1000 in the Brazilian scenario), the automatic text categorization problem targeted here is challenging. We have applied and compared the use of two different techniques to deal with it: the Vector Space Model, a well known text categorization technique; and Virtual Generalizing Random Access Memory Weightless Neural Network, or VG-RAM WNN. To our knowledge, this is the first report on using VG-RAM WNN for text categorization.


The explanations for recency effects in immediate free recall are reviewed in this paper. Recency effects have often been attributed to output from primary memory. Evidence that casts doubt on primary-memory account of recency effects in recall is reviewed. A temporal-contextual theory of the recency effect is discussed. Its weaknesses, as well as its strong points, are analyzed. And the future direction of theory and research is supposed.


This preliminary report presents one implementation of a ray tracing system. The ray tracing system was divided and distributed onto the hypercube based on the data to be processed. The implementation which includes a dynamic load balancing scheme will be shown to be very efficient for large scenes.


that 'the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead indwells us' (p. 53). In turn, these communities of the Spirit, were 'new, just communities', contrasting with the oppression and hierarchies of Roman society, and challenging us to live out justice in our own present day (p. 74-77). Notably, Burnett prefers to translate dikaiosuné as 'justice' rather than 'righteousness' (p. 73-74). He contends that Paul wants Christ-followers themselves to become the justice of God in the world (2 Corinthians 5:21), in their calling to become God's image. This orientation towards God's kingdom takes place through the spirit (p. 75-6), is profoundly connected with peace (p. 80), and should influence our practices towards the poor (p. 98). In contrast to the 'hyperindividualism' of present times (p. 124), by coming together in love 'we truly can be the body of Christ at work in the world' (p. 131). This is primarily a popular book, but Burnett states that Paul wrote thirteen letters to be found within the New Testament (p. 11). This would not be accepted by many contemporary academics. Additionally, the recurring theme of Christian exceptionalism, in terms of both morality and ethical practice, raised some question marks in this reviewer's mind. Generally, the author discusses subject-matter long-associated with Paul, although he does see Paul's world as having 'fallen in thrall to sinister cosmic powers, which oppose God's purposes', including 'Sin' (p. 61). Bridging academia and the practice of Christian life, this is a type of book that it would be wonderful to encounter more often. It is extremely wellwritten, by a lucid and candid author who is clearly deeply immersed in both the relevant scholarship and in the path of following Christ. It is an accomplished overview, but is also highly thought-provoking. As such, it is a very valuable contribution, and is potentially of considerable practical use.


Purpose: The present study was carried out to analyze the relationship between general endurance and special endurance through a volleyball season in a professional volleyball team. Our hypothesis is that an increase in special endurance can be achieved without a concomitant improvement of general endurance. Methods: To test our hypothesis we undertook a longitudinal study with 11 female players from a professional volleyball team during the 2006-2007 season. VO 2 max, anaerobic threshold by means of ergometry in a treadmill, and mean height obtained in the multiple jump test (RJ - 15'') were evaluated at different time points during the season for the analysis of general and special endurance. Results: General endurance behaved in a stable manner throughout the season while special endurance underwent statistically significant gains and losses. Conclusion: It can be concluded that in order to improve especial endurance it is not necessary to have a simultaneous improvement of general endurance.


. A Mediterranean fish assemblage has been visually censused over a period of two years from two permanent, rocky, infralittoral stations (10–15 m) which display a high habitat complexity and are located in a protected area. Six home-range categories were defined for a better understanding of the community structure which was analyzed through qualitative and quantitative data. The respective roles of different sources of variability in species composition and numerical abundance were evaluated.


The aim of this article is to find all weight modules of degree 1 of a simple complex Lie algebra that integrate to a continuous representation of a simply-connected real Lie group on some Hilbert space.


MAHABHARATA is a literary work composed of 18 books with average 10000 couplets, written in epic Sanskrit and verse. The major theme of the legend is a war which broke out between the Kurus and the Pandavas because of the inheritance of throne. In fact, the legend explains every phase and event in the daily life of the Brahmins (priestly people) who had a rich literary tradition. It is assumed that the legend was revised by different people and some parts were annexed, and though some parts were very old, most of them were written between the 3rd century BC and the 3rd century AD. The heroes of the legend were glorified with repetitive unusual adjectives, and the events were narrated at great length with the stories within the stories. Repetitions and unnecessarily long explanations make enjoying to read difficult for the readers. It is obvious that the legend was not comped by only one writer. When repetitions and redundant explanations are removed, it could be a work which would give useful information about the cultural history, social structure, religious and daily life of the old and partly new India (because many old traditions are maintained even today, i.e. holiness of the cow) and would be read with pleasure. In this study, the selections have been reformed with this understanding. In the translation, the Sanskrit version of T.R. Krishnacharya and T.R. Vyasacharya (Sriman Mahabhartam Bombay, 1906, 1997, 1908, 1909), the Poona publication of the legend (Mahabharatham, Printed and Published by Shankar N. Joshi, Poona 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933) and P. Chandra Roy's translation from English have been used. The translation adhered to the meaning of the expressions and sentences, not the words.


Background: HIV infection causes a progressive decrease in the immune system. This decrease makes the patient susceptible to opportunistic infections and their complications. Simultaneous use of ARVs and non-ARVs in HIV/AIDS patients allows drug interactions to occur that can have the effect of changing the levels of each drug or substance in the blood. This study was aimed to determine the percentage of drug interactions between ARV and non-ARV based on severity and mechanisms. Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional study which was descriptive retrospective using medical records from 45 HIV / AIDS patients treated at Dr. Soedarso Pontianak Hospital in 2018. Data were analyzed using Drugs.com website. Results: There are 110 interactions (69.35%) of the 7 types of ARVs and 55 types of non-ARVs used. Based on severity, major interactions were 15.45%, moderate were 60%, and minor were 24.55%. Based on the mechanism, the interaction that occurs through pharmacokinetic mechanisms were 90.91%, through pharmacodynamic mechanisms were 1.82%, and 7.27% through unknown mechanisms. Conclusions. Most of the interactions that occur with use of ARV and non-ARV drugs are of moderate severity and through pharmacokinetic mechanisms.


AbstractIn Hidden Horrors Tanaka Yuki undertakes the ambitious project of trying to show the connections among the many examples of Japanese war crimes during World War II, specifically, the maltre...


The regional shale gas potential of the Lower Cretaceous Buckinghorse Formation and stratigraphically equivalent strata have been investigated. Methane sorption capacities range between 0.03 to 1.86 cm3/g (1.0 to 59.5 scf/ton) at hydrostatic pressures between 2.9 and 17.6 MPa. The total organic carbon (TOC) content is between 0.2 and 17.0 wt%. A weak positive correlation exists between TOC content and methane capacity (R2 = 0.64). The strata range in maturity from immature to overmature with respect to the oil window (Tmax between 416 and 476°C). TOC content decreases with the maturity of the shale as more hydrocarbons are generated. High maturities and low TOC contents exist adjacent to the deformation front. As maturity decreases, the TOC content increases towards the distal portions of the basin. The TOC content distribution is controlled by: 1) the depth of burial (maturity); and 2) sedimentation rate. An increase in the sedimentation rate has reduced the TOC content within the shale. Although TOC content is low adjacent to the deformation front, methane capacities are high because of high reservoir pressures. The distal portions of the basin have maturities too low for thermogenic gas but could contain biogenic gas due to high TOC contents, lower reservoir temperatures, and shallow depths Gareth Chalmers & Marc Bustin Introduction & background Structure and isopach maps b f d Distri ution o  TOC content an  types Maturity & HC generation l Sorption, porosity & tota  gas capacities maximum gas‐in‐place estimates l Conc usion Controls on methane capacity distribution Why investigate the Buckinghorse? It is < 1600 m thick, laterally extensive shale in NEBC TOC‐rich, within the oil to gas window d f l Can contain coarser‐graine   acies & natura fractures h l h i W at contro s t e gas capac ty across NEBC? Total Organic Carbon (TOC) content is the primary control on methane capacity of the Lower‐K shales Why? Because TOC increases surface area for gas sorption Broad positive relationship indicates other factors Mineralogy, kerogen types, maturity and moisture content Proximity to deformation front controls the distribution of TOC via clastic influx & maturity G t t  i l   ti t     dj t t  th rea es gas‐ n‐p ace es ma es are a acen o e deformation front – low TOC, but high pressures and greater stratal thicknesses Buckinghorse Shale is a large regional study k h l Buc ing orse Formation & equiva ent strata Multi disciplinary approach needed to identify ‐ all possibly geological controls on CH4 capacity & regional resource evaluation Rock‐Eval; organic petrology High press re CH sorption anal sis ‐ u 4 y ; He pycnometry; Hg porosimetry; N2 & CO2 surface area sorption analyses XRD; moisture analysis G h i l l   l i eop ys ca og ana ys s A positive correlation which is broad indicates other d f secon ary  actors are influencing the capacity Methane capacity is at 6 MPa for all samples for comparison Surface area (S.A.) progressively increases with declining pore size at a fixed pore volume – i.e. S.A. increases with increasing microporosity (< 2nm) TOC greatest contributor to S.A. in shale A B Illite contributes to both micro‐ and mesoporous S.A. Organic-rich Basal Unit (ORB) Garbutt MoosebarWilrich Formations


Principles and problems in slip casting nonplastic powders are discussed and analyzed. Techniques are presented for slip casting a variety of materials, including metals, carbons, cermets, oxides, carbides, borides, fluorides, and silicides. A new film technique'' which overcomes mold release difficulties is described.


Through-flow effects on turbulent heat transfer in the Taylor-Couette-Poiseuille flow were investigated by using a large eddy simulation. Through-flow Reynolds numbers of 1000 and 4000 under a constant inner-wall rotation speed were examined. Increase of the through-flow Reynolds number caused increase and decrease of the Nusselt numbers at inner and outer walls, respectively. At lower through-flow Reynolds number, the Taylor vortices were observed. On the other hand, at higher through-flow Reynolds number, the Taylor vortices were transformed into streak and spiral-band structures near the inner and outer walls, respectively. These flow structures were clearly visualized by contour surfaces of instantaneous temperature and second invariant of deformation tensor.Copyright © 2015 by JSME


Seeking effective measures to characterize the chaotic patterns of EEG signals for seizure diagnosis is a long-term endeavor in the literature. We propose to count the number of zero-crossing (ZC) points on Poincaré surface as a feature when the time series of interest is embedded into the reconstructed state space. The experiments show that Poincaré surface can act as a platform to observe the chaotic patterns of EEG signals and the ZC feature on Poincaré surface is a promising pattern descriptor to discriminate different categories of EEG signals. When used alone for EEG classification, the ZC feature achieves 100%, 99.27%, and 94.68% accuracy in 2-class, 3-class, and 5-class classification on a widely used benchmark.


The economic viability of finishing sheep on Tanzania grass under intermittent grazing was evaluated with four concentrate supplementation levels (0; 0.6; 1.2 and 1.8% LW), two herd separation systems (electric and net fence) and three pasture sizes (1.0; 3.0 and 5.0 ha). The analysis was carried out to determine the minimal necessary conditions to have a viable business. Net income, benefitcost ratio, net present value and internal rate of return with an interest of rate of 8.75% per year were verified. The total implantation cost and maintenance to each system was estimated according to Fortaleza/CE market. Sale price between R$ 2.60 to 3.20/kg LW was considered to estimate total budget. The pasture sized 1.0 ha was economically unviable for both kinds of system tested. The system with net fence was more expensive than the one with electric fence. For the systems with supplementation, data showed viability only for a sale price above R$ 3.00/kg LW and, in some cases, in areas above 5.0 ha. KEYWORDS: concentrate supplementation; internal rate of return; Panicum maximum; profitability analysis; production system.


Geometries and potential energies (PE) for intermediates of "I-H-H" around the transition state in the reaction of "I + H2 → HI + H" were calculated, and computer graphics (CGs) of PE in two-dimension (2-D) and PE surface in three-dimension (3-D), ball-and-stick model, electrostatic potential on electron density (EPED) of intermediate on the way of the reaction, and the reaction profile were produced. CG animation composed of four CGs was proposed in order to express images of the reaction.


Considerable interest has been given to the evaluation of male quality by females during mating (e.g., Bateson, 1983). For example, there has been debate among behavioral ecologists as to whether females can assess the "genetic qualities" of males per se, or whether females merely evaluate the quality or quantity of resources that different males sequester (Boake, 1986). In either case, Kodric-Brown and Brown (1984) suggested that females should seek "truth in advertising" by males: i.e., traits that "honestly advertise desirable attributes that can be passed on to both male and female offspring." The perceived ability of a male to obtain a high quality diet, in competition with other males, is one means by which a female might judge the male's ability to provide "good genes" (Boake, 1986) for her offspring or, simply, to provide high quality food resources for herself, her offspring, or both (Halliday, 1983). Walls et al. (1989) proposed what can be called the "sexy faeces hypothesis" to explain how female redbacked salamanders (Plethodon cinereus: Plethodontidae) associate with particular males. They found that gravid females distinguished faecal pellets of males that fed on highly nutritious prey (i.e., Isoptera) from faecal pellets of those same males that fed on prey of inferior quality (i.e., Hymenoptera). Such females preferred to remain in the immediate areas "marked" by the isopteran pellets. Walls et al. (1989) also showed that, in a natural forest habitat, male red-backed salamanders with termites in their territories (and in their stomachs) had significantly greater association with gravid females than did nearby males with ants in their territories (and in their stomachs). Walls et al. suggested that female red-backed salamanders use male faecal pellets as a reliable indication of male territorial quality, and on that basis females might determine with which male (or males) to mate. There are two major problems with the "sexy faeces hypothesis" as related by Walls et al. (1989). First, they did not carry their observations of male-female association through to actual courtship and insemination of females by their associated males. Indeed, Plethodon cinereus has seldom been induced to court under laboratory conditions, and such courtship is difficult to observe in natural habitats (but see Gergits s Epicrates and Carib ean vicariance theory. . ap. Mus. Zo l., Univ. Michigan 715: -68. , A. M. 1969. Squamate cloacal glands: Morl y, histology, and histochemistry. Unpubl. . . iss., Pen sylvania Sta e Univ. 147 pp.


invincibly progressive. As proof of the postulate he appealed to Bible history with its triumphal progress "from the God of Genesis to the God of the Fourth Gospel." But Christianity erred grievously, he averred, in regarding as ultimate even the highest biblical idea of God, still more grievously in circumscribing Him with its irrational dogmas. For by the middle nineteenth century the "religious element in human nature" had transcended the Biblical God by its intuitions and experiences of "the God of infinite perfection." Absolute religion Parker defines as "the desire to be in harmony with the infinitely perfect God," a desire thoroughly individualistic and emancipated from churches and dogmas. And yet what validity there is in his concept of God and what solid worth in his "absolute religion" derive all too obviously from the dogmatic and moral theology of the Christian tradition. Parker appears unaware of the borrowing.


This paper presents an efficient hardware design for the Depth Modeling Mode 1 (DMM-1) decoder of the 3D-High Efficiency Video Coding (3D-HEVC). The designed architecture uses a lossless wedgelet memory compression technique to reduce the used memory, and a well-balanced parallelism level to allow the desired throughput at the minimum possible power consumption and area usage. The architecture was synthesized for the 65nm ST standard cells technology, using 4,047 gates and consuming 0.95mW. It is capable of processing 1080p videos at 30 frames per second, decoding all allowed block sizes and wedgelets patterns. Besides, the proposed architecture saves 10.7% of area and 29.1% of power when compared with a version without memory compression. At the best of the author's knowledge, this is the first work with a dedicated hardware design targeting the DMM-1 decoder.


ABSTRACT The first skull and an additional mandible of Prosthennops elmorei White are described and the species is transferred to Mylohyus Cope on the basis of several derived characters including molariform premolars, post-canine diastema length greater than length of cheek tooth series, and posterior position of the orbit. A distinctive feature of this species is its laterad projecting, inflated triangular zygomatic process. In other known Mylohyus skulls (all from the Pleistocene) the zygoma is not expanded into a laterad projecting process, but is inflated anterior to the glenoid fossa and its ventral surface provides a broad origin for M. masseter lateralis. The wing-like zygomata of M. elmorei are probably primitive for Mylohyus. M. elmorei occurs in the upper member of the Bone Valley Formation of Florida. On the basis of associated taxa it is very late Hemphillian (early Pliocene) in age. Thus it is the oldest known species of Mylohyus and more than doubles the antiquity of that genus.


In order to improve driving safety and efficiency of different types of cars on expressway in violent wind weather conditions,a combined method was used of meteorology,fluid mechanics,wind monitoring technology,road engineering,aerodynamics and probability theory to carry out informatization and standardization integration,based on the recent 50 years(1961-2010) violent-wind days materials of more than 100 weather stations along Xinjiang "five vertical and seven horizontal" expressways and high-grade highways,choosing 50 years(1961-2010) average maximal wind speed and wind direction,maximal instantaneous wind speed and wind direction for 10 minutes violent-wind materials of 50 weather stations with their own record,1 year monitoring data of seven-"six elements"(temperature,humidity,wind direction,wind speed,precipitation,air pressure)and five-layer(0.15 m,0.5 m,2.0 m,3.0 m,4.0 m)gradient wind of more than seven elements,10 wind tower gradient and recent 10 years(2001-2010) monitoring data of 30 winds stations.On base of abundant and detailed materials,applying the meteorological model and the extremum Ⅰprobability model to calculate the different probability design values of 10 min average maximal wind speed in 1 km×1 km space gridding points along highway;through combining strong wind coefficient K1,of spatial distribution and highway,embankment height and bridge height speed-up coefficient K2 and power exponent K3 under different underlying surface features,set up a forecast model of different probability design values of maximal instantaneous wind speed in any 100 m×100 m space gridding points with 4m height from the ground;through a strong-wind rose diagram,determine the horizontal wind guard region along the highway.Its innovative point lies in that it can predict any maximal instantaneous wind speed beyond the wind monitoring points along the highway(a region without anemometer).The integrated data is combined with topography,roughness,embankment height,bridge height and other parameters of different expressway sections,establishing maximum wind speed spatial distribution,vertical distribution and horizontal distribution along the expressway.Based on above work,this paper used three-level regionalization index system and equal-probability partition theory to divide the wind damage zone along the expressway into 5 major areas,Ⅰmajor high risk area,Ⅱmajor strong risk area,III major risk area,Ⅳ risk area,Ⅴ low risk area.Based on above work,this paper made safe driving protection measures at Xinjiang Expressway Violent-wind Sections composed of early-warning monitoring technology and wind fence protection technology.And wind damage equal partition limiting value(threshold) from early-warning driving monitoring technology is verified with on-site violent-wind monitoring result.When instantaneous wind speed 12.0 m/s,different types of vehicles can run normally;12.0 ≤ instantaneous wind speed 17.0 m/s,minibuses outage,trucks at speed limit of 60 km/h;17.0 ≤ instantaneous wind speed 20.0 m/s,trucks outage;20.0 ≤ speed instantaneous wind speed 25.0 m/s,buses and trucks at speed limit of 60 km/h;instantaneous wind speed 25.0 m/s,buses and trucks outage.It puts forward that measures for protecting safe driving in the horizontal region of highway consist of wind disaster prevention and control information management technology and windproof bar protection technology.It institutes wind disaster prevention and control management technology rule and pre-warn standard under the strong-wind weather in Xinjiang Highway in order to provide reasonable driving speed limit instruction.It uses the form of different levels of probability risks to reflect the discipline of the maximal instantaneous wind speed in the highway;and it covers maximal risks in recent 50 years.It provides theoretical support for safe driving of vehicles in highway and highway disaster prevention and control technology.


Traditional sampling methods such as the Monte Carlo method are computationally expensive and not feasible for studying large and complex systems. These methods are essential for developing new materials, optimizing chemical reactions, and understanding biological processes. However, simulating thermodynamic systems for physically relevant system sizes is computationally challenging. This is partly due to the exponential growth of the configuration space with the system size. With the current Monte Carlo methods, studying the same system for different investigation of its properties means repeating the expensive computation multiple times. In this article, I showed that thermodynamic systems can be sampled using a surrogate neural network model thereby avoiding the computationally expensive proposal Monte Carlo methods for subsequent investigations. To demonstrate the method, I trained a feed-forward neural network surrogate for the Boltzmann distribution of the Ising model. This approach would potentially help accelerate Monte Carlo simulations towards understanding the physics of novel materials and some biological processes.


This study presents a methodology for specifying a neural controller for a system about which no a priori model information is available.<<ETX>>


A complex cavity with gradual transition is employed in the W-band gyrotron. A self-consistent field nonlinear theory has been used and numerical simulations for electron beam interaction with RF modes are given. A pulse output power of 212 kW is obtained by simulation at a beam voltage of 60 kV with beam current of 10 A, a velocity ratio of 1.5, and magnetic field 17kG, corresponding to an efficiency of 35.3%.


We consider the following three problems: 1. Let U be a q-subset of GF(q 2) with the properties 0; 1 2 U and u ? v is a square for all u; v 2 U. Does it follow that U consists of the elements of the subbeld GF(q)? Here q is odd. 2. Let f : GF(q) ! GF(q) be any function, and let be the set of diierence quotients (directions, slopes). What are the possibilities for jD f j? 3. Let B be a subset of PG(2; q), the Desarguesian projective plane of order q, such that every line contains at least one point of B. What are the possibilities for jBj? The third problem is the oldest of the three. The subset B is called a blocking set. To make the problem interesting we restrict ourselves to minimal blocking sets, that is blocking sets not containing a proper subset that is still a blocking set. The smallest possible blocking set is always a line. The most interesting problem is the next possible size. Essentially the problem is due to Richardson 15] who considered the plane of order 3, although already in 11] it is mentioned that the only minimal blocking sets in the Fano plane PG(2; 2) are the lines. In PG(2; 3) the next possible size is 6. The problem was made popular by di Paola 12] who determined the next possible size in the planes


The invention relates to metal effect pigments having metallic platelet-shaped substrate, wherein the metal effect pigments comprise at least one metal oxide layer and the surface of the metal oxide layer at least one surface-modifying agent containing fluoroalkyl and / or fluoroaryl groups having. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing the metallic effect pigments according to the invention and their use in powder coatings, especially in produced by mixing methods powder coatings, as well as the use of these powder coatings. Finally, the invention also relates to powder coatings.


Melting experiments involving ®fteen runs were performed at pressures between 1.0 and 2.0 GPa in order to locate the liquidus temperatures, the solidus temperatures, and the melting intervals of the Wannienta basaltic magma, northern Taiwan. The experimental results showed that the liquidus and solidus temperatures were raised by 60 GPa and 40 GPa respectively. The liquidus mineral at 1.0 GPa is orthopyroxene, whereas the liquidus mineral is clinopyroxene at 1.5 and 2.0 GPa. The crystallized phases are clinopyroxene and plagioclase at temperatures between 1220 and 12708C and pressures between 1.0 and 2.0 GPa. Garnet appears at 2.0 GPa near the solidus. The geochemical evolution of the residual magma with decreasing temperature show the following trends: At 1.0 GPa, Al, Na, and K are progressively enriched while depletions occur in Mg. At 2.0 GPa, Si, Fe and K are progressively enriched with decreasing temperature while depletions occur in Mg, Ca, and Na. The fractionation trend of the Kuanyinshan volcanic series is similar to the trend observed in residual magmas at pressures between one atmosphere and 1.0 GPa. These results indicate that the depth for fractional crystallization of the Wannienta basaltic magma to produce andesites could be modeled at low pressure. The fractionates involved included iron-titanium oxides, olivine, plagioclase, and clinopyroxene. 7 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.


Colorectal polyps are critical indicators of colorectal cancer (CRC). Blue Laser Imaging and Linked Color Imaging are two modalities that allow improved visualization of the colon. In conjunction with the Blue Laser Imaging (BLI) Adenoma Serrated International Classification (BASIC) classification, endoscopists are capable of distinguishing benign and pre-malignant polyps. Despite these advancements, this classification still prevails a high misclassification rate for pre-malignant colorectal polyps. This work proposes a computer aided diagnosis (CADx) system that exploits the additional information contained in two novel imaging modalities, enabling more informative decision-making during colonoscopy. We train and benchmark six commonly used CNN architectures and compare the results with 19 endoscopists that employed the standard clinical classification model (BASIC). The proposed CADx system for classifying colorectal polyps achieves an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.97. Furthermore, we incorporate visual explanatory information together with a probability score, jointly computed from White Light, Blue Laser Imaging, and Linked Color Imaging. Our CADx system for automatic polyp malignancy classification facilitates future advances towards patient safety and may reduce time-consuming and costly histology assessment.


18 The appendix is one of the human organs that attracts little attention, hence termed an ineffectual blind tube. Nonetheless, this intestinal organ at the junction between the cecum and terminal ileum, undergoes pathological changes that have a significant influence on human health1. This organ is also susceptible to conditions such as appendicitis and carcinoid tumors2. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies appendiceal tumors into epithelial, non-epithelial or secondary. Epithelial tumors include adenoma, carcinoma and carcinoid. On the other hand, non-epithelial tumors of mesenchymal origin include neuroma, lipoma, leiomyoma, gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and their malignant forms3. Malignant lymphoma and Kaposi's sarcoma are also possible appendiceal growths1,3,4,5.


This paper investigates retail competition in an electricity market with multiple retailers. After reviewing an existing Stackelberg game theoretic market model with a single retailer, we present a novel dynamical retail market model with two competitive retailers and multiple consumers. In the model, the process that consumers choose either of retailers to be contracted with is modeled by a discrete choice model, called logit model. We then analyze the equilibria of the dynamical system and their stability, mainly from the view point on how bounded rationality of the consumers affects the results. Finally, we verify the presented analytical results by bifurcation diagrams.


Summary In the rat, the intravenous administration of several rare earth metals (Ho, Tm, Dy, Er) induces an accumulation of calcium salts at sites treated with a histamine liberator, polymyxin. This reaction is obtained only with medium doses (3 mg) of metals; smaller (1 mg) and larger doses (5 and 8 mg) were inactive in this respect. The intensity of splenic calcification is directly proportional to the amount of rare earth administered.


The reaction that synthesis of dichlorophenylp-hosphine over the catalyst HZSM-5 zeolite catalyst in the gas phase was studied as the target. The deactivation and regeneration characteristics of HZSM-5 catalyst were studied by N2 adsorption-desorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-Ray diffraction, FT-IR, TG-DTG tests. The results revealed that the structure of HZSM-5 zeolite scarcely damaged in the catalyst deactivation and regeneration process. It was found that both coke deposition and local dealumination of tetrahedral framework aluminum were the crucial factors in the deactivation of HZSM-5. Due to the coke forming on the catalyst surface and dealumination , the pore mouth of zeolite channels were blocked. The coke consisted mainly of aromatic compounds which from product depth oxidation. Regeneration of HZSM-5 catalyst had high activity and stability for the target reaction.


Material Selection basis and quality control as well as some test programs for valves used in hydrogenation unit was introduced.


ABSTRACT This paper presents the methodology of a distributional analysis for the exploration of semantic similarity in a small technical corpus. The aim is to show the semantic issues at stake in a series of statistical experiments. First-order co-occurrences of a technical node are clustered based on shared-order second and third-order co-occurrences and on the respective association strength. The results of the statistical clustering techniques show semantic similarities and dissimilarities between first-order co-occurrences by means of proximities and distances on 2D-plots and 3D-plots. By fine-tuning the statistical analysis and by using enriched distributional data, we aim at achieving more revealing semantic interpretations.


The Problem The gap between research and practice has been recognized and analyzed across multiple fields. Various solutions have been proposed but the gap persists. Although there are consistent calls for joint actions through collaborations between scholars and practitioners, not many in either party have taken it as their primary responsibilities. Thus, incremental or suboptimal efforts have been made to bridge the great divide. The Solution In this article, we propose forming a new entity—intermediary—as an effective approach to transforming research into practice. Also, we share a real-world case to illustrate how this approach and its outcome can contribute to closing the research-practice divide. The Stakeholders Three stakeholders will benefit from this research—scholars, practitioners, and intermediaries. Both scholars and practitioners will better understand the transformation process and various ways to close research-practice divide. Intermediaries will have a better knowledge about how their contributions, skills and motivations are different from other two stakeholders.


AbstractAnalysis and diagnosis of the track forecasts for Tropical Cyclone (TC) Rita (2005) from the Global Ensemble Forecast System (GEFS) reforecast dataset is presented. The operational numerical weather prediction guidance and GEFS reforecasts initialized at 0000 UTC 20–22 September 2005, 2–4 days prior to landfall, were all characterized by a persistent left-of-track error. The numerical guidance indicated a significant threat of landfall for the Houston, Texas, region on 24 September. The largest mass evacuation in U.S. history was ordered, with the evacuation resulting in more fatalities than TC Rita itself. TC Rita made landfall along the Texas–Louisiana coastal zone on 24 September. This study utilizes forecasts from the GEFS reforecast and a high-resolution regional reforecast. The regional reforecast was generated using the Advanced Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting Model (AHW) with the GEFS reforecasts providing the initial and boundary conditions. The results show that TC Rita's trac...


The effect of the character of viscosity-temperature of phenolic resin and viscosity curve of phenolic resin with hardener on the performance of resin coated sand was studied.The temperature in constant viscosity(45poise) and the min-viscosity were defined according to the the character of viscosity-temperature.The control rule,on which coated temperature equal to the temperature in constant viscosity plus 40℃,was determined.The way of synthesizing phenolic resin with high soften point and high strength was pointed out by analyzing the relation of soften point,min-viscosity and strength.The principle of RCS peer-back were analyzed.The methods how to judge the character of anti-peel-back of phenolic resin according to viscosity curve was also anaoyzed.


Probability estimation is important for the application of probabilistic models as well as for any evaluation in IR. We discuss the interdependencies between parameter estimation and other properties of probabilistic models. Then we define an optimum estimate which can be applied to various typical estimation problems in IR. A method for the computation of this estimate is described which uses expectations from empirical distributions. Some experiments show the applicability of our method, whereas comparable approaches are partially based on false assumptions or yield estimates with systematic errors.


A method is given for constructing fully symmetric integration rules over fully symmetric two- and three-dimensional regions of any degree d with a minimal number of evaluation points. This method is based on the solution of integer programming problems in which the constraints are the conditions for linear consistency of the system of nonlinear algebraic equations ensuring exactness of the rule for all polynomials of degree$ \leqq d$. The solution of the integer programming problem determines the number of generators of each type in the system and indicates how to solve it. In the Appendix, almost all known real fully symmetric integration rules for the regions $C_n $, $S_n $, $E_n^{r^2 } $ and $E_n^r $, $n = 2,3$ are classified in accordance. with the results of the integer programs developed in the paper. These results are used to compute new ninth-degree integration rules with a minimal number of points for the above regions with $n = 3$.


A combining two-transistor forward converter was applied in the fron t-stage of three-level hysteresis current-controlled inverter,and a singl e-phase 7.5kVA aeronautical static inverter was developed.It transforms three -phase 115V/400Hz power supply system into 220V/50Hz single-phase AC to meet the power supply requirements of the equipments on airplanes.


ABSTRACT Oceanobacillus picturae strain Heshi-B3 was isolated from rice bran in a traditional fermented seafood dish named Heshiko, which was produced in Fukui Prefecture in Japan. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of O. picturae strain Heshi B-3.


Cnidoscolus quercifolius Pohl is a Brazilian medicinal plant from the Caatinga biome which possesses several pharmacological properties. In this paper we describe the identification of compounds from non-polar fractions of the leaves (Hex-Le) and stem-barks (Hex-Sb) from C. quercifolius. Chemical analyses were performed by GC-MS approach. Chemical constituents were identified based on spectral data obtained and by comparison with literature data. Fragmentation profile of the main compounds was proposed and presented in this paper. Hydrocarbons (46.84%), triterpenes (32.60%) and carotenoid derivatives (0.83%) were considered the major constituents of Hex-Le. In contrast, hydrocarbons (41.89%), diterpenes (12.83%) and triterpenes (7.0%) were found in Hex-Sb. Four diterpenes (dehydroabietane, sandaracopimaradiene, kaur-16-ene and 13-methyl-17-norkaur-15-ene) and one triterpene (diploptene) are reported for the first time in the Cnidoscolus genus.


Species diversity in the tree layer of 2 communities was analyzed based on the data investigated from 2 mixed forests of coniferous and broadleaf in Wuyishan Nature Reserve.The major results are as follows.The results of species diversity of 2 communities accorded with the results reflected by their species importance value and community dominance.The species diversity of the first community was higher than that of the second community,and the analysis compared with Wuyishan Scenery District indicated that the species diversity of Wuyishan Nature Reserve was higher.When the area was not considered,the Shannon-Weiner index was better in reflecting the species diversity of community.


A simplified micromechanical approach is used for the modelling and analysis of unidirectional (UD) composite performance. In this paper, the influence of volume fraction and constituent properties on the effective longitudinal, transverse, and shear properties of unidirectional composites are investigated. These effective properties are determined using the micromechanical approach, which is based on mathematical modelling using the rule of mixtures. Four different types of unidirectional composites such as T300/BSL914C, IM7/8511-7, T300/PR319, and S2-Glass/epoxy were used for analysis purposes. The method was validated with existing experimental results. The response is dependent on an array of parameters, such as the orientation of fibers, the volume fractions of fibers, array of fibers and the material properties of their constituents. Further, this micromechanical method might be used with other reinforcing fibers for the prediction of properties of UD, hybrid and other composites architectures.


This article is the product of an investigation; whose objective was to measure the level of positioning among consumers of Winny diapers in the market of the city of Barranquilla. Thus, the paradigm of this research was quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive, that a Likert scale survey was conducted, which sampling was simple randomized with a sample of 378 elements, aimed at parents between 20 and 30 years that mostly female. Through this study we can conclude that the Winny brand is totally preferred by most of the people surveyed, taking into account the different variables that make it attractive to the market in the city of Barranquilla, such as: quality, price, prestige.


This article celebrates contributions Angus Kerr-Lawson has made to scholarship involving the thought of George Santayana. Specifically, I examine Kerr-Lawson's development of Santayana's critique of "scientistic materialism." The first part identifies Daniel Dennett and J. J. C. Smart as exemplary instances of philosophers that Kerr-Lawson, following Santayana, has in mind in his criticisms of scientistic materialism. Dennett and Smart, I argue, insist upon scientistic "constraints" that Kerr-Lawson identifies to be hindrances to a robust naturalism. I follow this with a consideration of Kerr-Lawson's attempts to find contemporary materialists akin to Santayana, critically assess them, and conclude by suggesting a "way through": a way towards endorsing the materialist view without reducing it to science.


Contents: Preface Introduction The changing nature of conflict A definition of 'terrorism' Evolution of limitations on the use of force: from the League of Nations to the United Nations - 1919-1944 Evolution of limitations on the use of force: from the United Nations Charter to the present - 1945-2008 The use of force against Afghanistan in 2001 Conclusion Appendices Index.


DETAILED STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS INTO THE p97-Npl4-Ufd1 INTERFACE Rivka L. Isaacson, Valerie E. Pye, Peter Simpson, Hemmo H. Meyer, Xiaodong Zhang, Paul S. Freemont and Steve Matthews Division of Molecular Biosciences, Imperial College London, Biochemistry Building, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK. Swiss Federal School of Technology (ETH), Institute of Biochemistry, ETH Honggerberg HPM, Zurich 8093, Switzerland


The paper presents a theoretical framework for improved process and business analytics during the innovation phase of forest products. Forest products companies exist in highly competitive markets; product innovation and differentiation advantage are keys to survival. The 'experience curve' from early product development, manufacturing of new products, to market adoption is expensive; and the length of time a company has on the 'experience curve' may greatly affect the costs per unit of manufactured product. The rich data of our 'knowledge society' from both processes and marketplaces has many advantages for forest products companies. Process analytics used in the context of Taguchi Robust Product Design (TRPD) may lead to higher product value while lowering costs of manufacturing. Successfully implementing a process metric such as the signal-to-noise ratio in the context of TRPD may greatly reduce the time a company spends on the experience curve and improve competitive advantage.


In this research, the thermal conductivities of graphene oxide nano-particles (GO) dispersed in deep eutectic solvents (DESs) composed of ethylene glycol (EG) as a hydrogen bond donor (HBD) and methyl tri-phenyl phosphonium bromide (MTPB) as a salt, at weight fractions of 0.01%, 0.02% and 0.05%, were studied and quantitatively analysed. The molar ratios of DES (HBD:Salt) used in this study are 3:1 and 5:1.The thermal conductivity data of the nano-fluid samples were measured at temperatures of 25-70 °C and the results were compared with theoretical models. Rashmi and Kumar' models showed conflicting prediction performance. While, Rashmi's model can predict thermal conductivity with error as low as 0.1%, Kumar's model error varied from 3-55%. Thus, in this work, a simple empirical modification to Kumar's model is presented which improves the predictions accuracy compared to that of Rashmi's model.


Multiple factors contribute to the negative experience and disinterest of medical students on the perception of the Microbiology course [1]. In this paper, an Adaptive Serious Game is proposed as a more entertaining educational approach to motivate and to improve the performance of medical students on a Microbiology subject. To achieve that, a Bayesian Network model constructed from expert knowledge and a Role-Playing game design were proposed. To validate our proposal, a playability survey was applied to 36 college students. These students were divided in two groups for evaluating their performance with and without an adaptability feature. Overall, the results suggest the game is attractive, enjoyable and useful tool for learning. Moreover, the use of Bayesian networks contributes to the success performance ratio of the students.


Resource-Based Theory (RBT) has become an acceptable theory to describe the importance of resources and capabilities in generating high performance. Our literature review shows that there are two approaches to RBT: reductionistic and holistic. Adopting a reductionistic approach has led to an inconsistency in the findings about the relationship between RBT constructs (i.e. resources and capabilities), and their impact on performance. This paper proposes that a holistic approach to RBT has a greater power to explain the complex interrelationships between dynamic capabilities, firm's resources and competitive strategies. Through a critical review on both views, this study highlights areas in which future research is needed for greater understanding of the co-impact of a firm's internal factors and competitive strategies on performance.


Ten oil-producing strains were isolated from soil samples.After shake-flask screening,two strains(named JM-B and JM-D) were obtained.The physiological and biochemical characteristics of the both strains were determined.The gas chromatograph analysis showed that the fatty acids composition of strain JM-D was similar to vegetable oil.This indicated that strain JM-D can be used to produce biodiesel.


A vast majority of insects visit flowers for food, generally termed as floral rewards. Detailed insights on flowering phenology of plants could give a hint of habitat status and the extent to which such landscapes could support insect pollinators to render both direct and indirect ecosystem services. This study monitored flowering plants which could potentially provide both pollen and nectar sources to four African meliponine bee species (Apidae: Meliponini ) naturally occurring in six diverse habitat gradients of the eastern arc mountains (Taita hills) of Kenya. Blooming sequences of identified flowering plants overlapped across seasons with approximately 80 different plant species belonging to 34 families recorded, with the highest proportions from Fabaceae and Asteraceae families dominating flowering plants that were visited (67% of the visits).  A flowering calendar is presented to indicate the phenological pattern of all identified floral resources.  Hypotrigona gribodoi being the most abundant species had the highest visitation rates on plants belonging to Fabaceae and Asteraceae families, followed by Meliponula ferruginea (black), Plebeina hildebrandti and Hypotrigona ruspolii . This indicates that such fragile habitat could invariably sustain nutritional requirements essential for the survival of insect pollinators such as native meliponine bee species, though bee abundance at flowers did not significantly correlate to food availability (expressed by flowering plant richness).


This report presents some preliminary findings on the relationship between individual travel behavior and the spatial pattern of interpersonal communications. The empirical studies, based upon field work undertaken in a rural portion of the Republic of Korea during 1967, show that the locations at which person to person communication takes place from a distinct subset of all locations visited in the course of normal household activities. The decay in the number of contacts per unit area with increasing distance from the residence is statistically identical for both sets of stops. Some information on the number of contacts as a function of time of day is also presented. * Northwestern University ** University of Hawaii INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT AND COMUNICATIONS FIELDS IN RURAL KOREA: A PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION Perry 0. Hanson* Duane F. Marble* Forrest R. Pitts** The work of Professor Torsten Hagerstrand in the early 1950's has provided the stimulus for most subsequent studies of the spatial diffusion process. The original models proposed by HSgerstrand [1968] included three notions relevant to an explicit spatial formulation: (1) the twodimensional lattice with evenly spaced lattice points, (2) the mean information field, and (3) the existence of discontinuities between certain of the lattice points. Recent research has generalized the Hagerstrand models to cover irregular lattice structure, but only moderate attention has been given to the latter items [Pitts, 1967; Marble and Bowlby, 1968]. The mean information field (MIF) expresses the decline of the probability of information transfer as a function of increasing distance from the location of the information source. This information field is, then, an example of a spatial autocorrelation function since it defines the dependence of an event (receipt of information) upon conditions as positions surrounding it (number and location of senders of messages). Hie discontinuities incorporated in the original Hägerstrand models are sharply defined in a spatial The support of the Agricultural Development Council and the Geography Branch, Office of Naval Research, is gratefully acknowledged. * Department of Geography, Northwestern Uhiversity, Evanston, Illinois ** Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii


The invention provides a method for continuous production of 2-acryloylamino-2-methyl propanesulfonic acid. The method comprises the steps: acrylonitrile and sulfur trioxide are continuously mixed, the mixed liquid flows into a first-level reactor and is subjected to a first-level reaction with isobutene simultaneously introduced into the first-level reactor, the reaction liquid of the first-level reactor enters a second-level reactor and is subjected to a second-level reaction with isobutene and sulfur trioxide simultaneously introduced into the second-level reactor, then the reaction liquid of the second-level reactor is subjected to solid-liquid separation, and the obtained solid is dried to obtain the 2-acryloylamino-2-methyl propanesulfonic acid product. The occurrence of side reactions can be effectively reduced by adopting sulfur trioxide as a sulphonating agent, and the molecular weight of a polymer obtained from polymerization of the obtained 2-acryloylamino-2-methyl propanesulfonic acid as a monomer is relatively high. In addition, the continuous synthesis mode can effectively reduce possibly produced adverse effects on the stability of the product quality in the operation process, so as to further improve the product yield and quality.


A number of skeletal complications have been noted in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Patients may present with severe bone pain. Vertebral compression fractures have been noted in some patients at diagnosis. During therapy, older patients are at risk for developing avascular necrosis of bone. In some studies, patients with ALL have a higher rate of fracture compared to the general population. Recently, significant attention has been focused on the issue of osteopenia in long-term survivors of childhood ALL. Children with ALL may have low bone mineral density (BMD) at the time of diagnosis due to leukemic infiltration of bone. Chemotherapy may exacerbate an already low BMD. Corticosteroids andmethotrexate (MTX) are known to influence bone metabolism. Cranial radiation may affect hypothalamic and/or pituitary function, which in turn can influence bone metabolism. The literature concerning whether long-term survivors of childhood ALL have lower BMD compared to healthy controls is conflicting. Even if osteopenia is present, the clinical significance is unclear. A recent study suggested that the majority of survivors of childhood ALL do not have significant long-term deficits in BMD [1]. In the small subgroup of patients with decreased BMD, there was a possible association with high doses of MTX and high doses of corticosteroids. In this issue of Pediatric Blood and Cancer, Kaste et al. examine BMD in long-term survivors of childhoodALL [2]. In a prior study, these investigators had determined that 68% of longterm survivors of childhood ALL had a BMD value below the age and sex adjusted population mean and that 46% had BMD values more than one standard deviation below the mean. Patients in the current study had two BMD determinations performed; the median age at the two determinations were 15 and 18.2 years, respectively. Patients had to be at least 4 years off therapy at the time of the first BMD determination. The main findings of this study were that BMD deficit increased with increasing time from diagnosis and that younger age at diagnosis, male sex, alcohol consumption, and use of nutritional supplements was negatively associated with bone mineral accretion. An additional finding was that exercise in the early adolescent periodwas associatedwith an increase in BMD. The importance of this study is that, for the first time, behavioral factors are shown to play a role in determining BMD. There is an alarming increase in alcohol consumption among teenagers. Many teenagers, particularly males, use nutritional supplements in an effort to improve their appearance and strength. These behaviors may have significant adverse effects on BMD in survivors of childhood ALL. Teenagers, particularly those who are survivors of childhood cancer, should be encouraged to exercise on a regular basis. The study by Van Beek et al. [3] assesses differences in BMD and growth in long-term survivors of childhood ALL who received either prednisone or dexamethasone as themajor steroid during treatment. BMDwas normal in the overall population and therewere no differences in BMD or growth parameters between dexamethasoneand prednisone-treated patients. In current Children's Oncology group protocols, dexamethasone is used exclusively in the treatment of NCI standard risk patients withALL.Dexamethasone has been shown to produce a significant improvement in EFS for this patient population. It is reassuring to see that the use of dexamethasone in this patient population does not adversely affect BMD. The COG is currently studying dexamethasone versus prednisone in induction for NCI high-risk patients. The jury is still out on whether ALL patients treated with modern therapy have significant decrements inBMD. If there are therapy-related changes in BMD, it will be important to determine whether BMD increases, decreases, or remains the same with increasing time off therapy. Survivors of childhood ALL should be educated concerning the potential adverse effects of alcohol and nutritional supplements and the salutary effects of exercise on bone health.


Managing software projects has been compared to herding cats; its not an easy job. Software failures have become rampant in the software engineering industry and many "silver bullets" have been fired at the software beast. Cyclical software development has been shown to have many benefits over traditional software development paradigms. However, successfully managing cyclical software development projects has proven to be a very chaotic and difficult task. Many studies have shown that no other factor has more influence over the success or failure of a software project than the talent of the project manager. This paper presents a method that will help project managers leverage the strengths of cyclical software development, yet maintain a firm managerial grasp on the project.


This paper discusses steps taken by the author who served as a volunteer librarian in WOREM theological institute to train and equip clerics/participants who were students of the institute with library, literacy and research skills to enable them impact their community and harness religious historical data. It was discovered from an earlier research on clergy information needs that there was dearth in indigenous religious history and data; more so works cited were mostly records on foreign missionary activities in Nigeria decades ago. It was therefore needful to attempt bridging this gap with related research using local communities by the student-clerics, totaling 35 in number. Most of them only attempted secondary school education and were not really proficient in spoken and written English. However, these were influential leaders and overseers of religious congregations in about twelve surrounding villages under four Local Government Areas. Their peculiarity became added advantage in generating indigenous and other primary data. The Institute's library set up in 2009 spearheaded the literacy training effort which spanned for a year and half. Training sessions handled by the Volunteer librarian (author) were on library use skills, research methods, grammar and speech drills, writing and vocabulary tests, weekend exchange programmes, site visits to city libraries, language translation workshop, internship, seminar and other presentations, as well as computer rudiments in data storage and dissemination. Final training sessions culminated in field research using a structured interview format to generate socio – religious, historical and contemporary data. The entire exercise thereby established that in considering tools for 'open dialogue', the human factor becomes a vital first-hand resource..


An experimental investigation was made of the optical properties of a plasma formed by irradiation of an Al2O3 target in vacuum with high-power neodymium-glass laser radiation. It was found that at some distance from the target surface the levels of hydrogen-like oxygen ions with the principal quantum numbers n = 2, 3, and 4 were inversely populated. The gain at the λ ~29 nm wavelength (4→3 transition) was ~0.1 cm−1.


Which is better for the debug of root causes for post-silicon issues with functionality, performance, or power: functional test on ATE, system-level test, or structural test? The panel will discuss pros and cons of the different approaches. Functional or system tests have traditionally been used for debugging functionality, performance and power related issues for high performance microprocessors or complex Systems-on-Chip. The functional approach can be expensive in infrastructure investment and in resources. Much of the infrastructure may not be usable from product to product. Results may not provide all the information for an effective post-silicon design optimization strategy. Structural tests such as scan or different forms of BIST can provide greater coverage, but does not know if a design is correct. Scan-based tests can be used for performance debug and is easier to automate. Scan takes advantage of existing architectures in a design and the automated test pattern generation process. Due to the limited number of at-speed capture cycles, scan tests can be easier to debug as more information of the chip behavior at the point of failure is available. However, scan can also test non-functional paths or easily generate over-kill or over stress conditions. How can scan be used if it can cause a false performance issue? Diagnosing power related issues can be a complex problem. Besides characterizing the power consumption during system testing, parametric tests and test-structure assisted test-based learning often could provide a quick read into potential power issues. The panel will analyze pro's and con's of various types and combinations of advance silicon debug to highlight the challenges and best practices available. Panelists represent years of experience in Silicon debug in Chip, Board, and System test and debug as well as EDA.


Mangongkal Holi is known as the highest level of tradition on Batak Toba daily life
practices. Previously, this tradition was done by those limited families for the reasons of
funding and its complicated management. But nowadays, the practice of mangongkal
holi tradition is more rarely to be found; eventhough there are many local wisdom
implicitly impressed on it. This study is part of the first writer's dissertation, entitled
Tradisi Mangongkal Holi pada Masyarakat Batak Toba (Mangongkal Holi Tradition in
Batak Toba Society). This research was done in qualitative research, the data were
collected through direct participatory observation, in-depth interviews with many batak
toba informants (adat's experts, practitioners and academicians/theologians), as well as
audio-visual documentation. The data were analyzed by using Miles, and Huberman
model; where data condensation, data display and data conclusion/verification were
the three concurrent flows activities done to make sure the process of data analysis
precisely on the track. The final conclusion of this research state that there were
nine local wisdom found in mangongkal holi tradition, they are: thanksgiving, respect,
humble/humility, blessings, responsibility, mutual cooperation, prays, concession in
dialogue, and prestige; where all these local wisdom will be well-stored and longlasting
while mangongkal holi tradition conserved through good and acceptable
design of recommended revitalization model. The writers believe that there are still
many solutions to solve the problems of funding, such as: down-grading the level
of ceremony, or unifying more individual saring-sarings in a mangongkal holi ceremony.


This work discusses two fundamental blocks of an in vivo MOS dosimeter, namely the radiation sensor and the VT-extractor circuit. It is shown that threshold extractor circuits based on an all-region MOSFET model are very appropriate for low power design. The accuracy of the extractor circuits allows using the PMOS transistors of the integrated circuit CD4007 as the radiation sensor in a dosimeter for radiotherapy applications.


In this paper analysis of 'Electrocardiogram (ECG) PQRSTU-waveforms and prediction of particular disease infection or state of a patient' is done using Fuzzy logic and Artificial Neural Network (FANN), Precise Electrocardiogram (ECG) classification to diagnose patient's condition is essential. For classification of such Difficult-to- Diagnose-Signals,i.e. ECG signal, classification is performed using various pulses, like v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6 etc corresponding hidden layer in ANN i.e., P-Wave, PR- Interval, QRS-Interval, ST-Interval, T-Wave etc analysis of each Input pulse used to train the neural network. Output of the neural network gives weight factors of each signal to create a data set. WebECG is designed using php software and implemented with Fourier series to find out ECG signals according to the parameters such as heart rate, amplitudes and durations, frequency. and we use in this work a Neuro-fuzzy approach to identify these abnormal beats. To achieve this objective we have developed a Neuro- Fuzzy Classifier (NFCL).


The study analyzed the body shape perception, weight control attitude, nutrition knowledge, and dietary habits of 529 high school students in Jeju surveyed from January 14-18, 2008 according to students' body shape satisfaction, with the aim of providing basic nutritional education data to aid in appropriate weight control for high school students. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, T-test, Chi-square test, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation coefficients, using the SPSS Win 12.0 program. The body mass index (BMI) of subjects was in the normal range. With regard to weight distribution, 59.4% of subjects showed normal weight and girls were significantly more underweight than boys. More girls considered themselves to be fatter than boys and tended to be increasingly dissatisfied with their body shape. Both boys and girls were more interested in weight control for obesity and were significantly less satisfied with their body shape. Efforts at weight control and reduction had occurred significantly more often for girls than for boys. Dietary attitude scores were significantly higher in girls than boys. BMI positively correlated to weight control concern and nutrition knowledge positively correlated to dietary attitude. BMI negatively correlated to the body shape satisfaction, which in turn negatively correlated to food ingestion disorders. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a systematic nutrition educational program that can induce changes in dietary behavior and increase accurate perception and satisfaction of body shape.


tion are often outweighed by disadvantages related to the increased noise levels associated with such jets. Better predictions of Coanda jet noise would allow the Coanda effect to be more widely applied, and its potential to be fully realized. This paper applies the method of characteristics to a steady two-dimensional axisymmetric supersonic flow in order to determine the location of the first shock cell downstream of the nozzle. This phenomenon has previously been found to be particularly important in determining both the OASPL and peak frequency of the broadband high-frequency Shock-Associated Noise (BBSAN) emitted by a given jet configuration. 10, 20 The current work has also illuminated the relationship between cell location and flow characteristics, and thus the effect of jet operating conditions on BBSAN can now be determined. 11 The relationship between cell location and jet breakaway is also under investigation. Predictions are compared with experimental results obtained using flow visualization techniques. This work is in the process of being extended so that the Rankine-Hugoniot conditions can be used to predict the shock cell structure (and thus the BBSAN) along the entire jet. 22


Using both modified bit-level comparators and the bitonic sorting algorithm, three multicast routing networks are introduced. The first is dynamic network, which possess a time complexity of O(log/sup 2/ N) and cost complexity of O(N log N). The next two are Hypercube and 2D-MESH static topology networks. A new type of wormhole router is adopted to achieve a general multicast time complexity of O(log/sup 2/ N) and O(/spl radic/N) for the Hypercube and 2D-MESH respectively.<<ETX>>