To achieve security and privacy for data stored on the cloud, we need the ability to secure data in compute. Equality comparisons, "<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$x=y, x\ne y$</tex-math><alternatives><mml:math><mml:mrow><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>=</mml:mo><mml:mi>y</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>≠</mml:mo><mml:mi>y</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math><inline-graphic xlink:href="lee-ieq1-2967740.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula>", have been widely studied with many proposals but there is much room for improvement for order comparisons, "<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$x < y,~x \leq y,~x > y \text{ and } x \geq y$</tex-math><alternatives><mml:math><mml:mrow><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo><</mml:mo><mml:mi>y</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mspace width="3.33333pt"/><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>≤</mml:mo><mml:mi>y</mml:mi><mml:mo>,</mml:mo><mml:mspace width="3.33333pt"/><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>></mml:mo><mml:mi>y</mml:mi><mml:mspace width="4.pt"/><mml:mtext>and</mml:mtext><mml:mspace width="4.pt"/><mml:mi>x</mml:mi><mml:mo>≥</mml:mo><mml:mi>y</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math><inline-graphic xlink:href="lee-ieq2-2967740.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula>". Most protocols for order comparisons have some limitation, either leaking some information about the data or requiring several rounds of communication between client and server. In addition, little work has been done on retrieving with compound conditions, mixing several equality and order comparisons. Fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) promises the ability to compute arbitrary functions on encrypted data without sacrificing privacy and without communication, but its potential has yet to be fulfilled. Particularly, private comparisons for database queries using FHE are expensive to compute. In this article, we design an efficient private database query (PDQ) protocol which supports compound conditions with equality and order comparisons. To this end, we first present a private comparison algorithm on encrypted integers using FHE, which scales efficiently for the length of input integers, by applying techniques from finite field theory. Then, we consider a scenario for PDQ protocols, querying for values based on a conjunction of one order and four equality conditions on key columns. The proposed algorithm and protocol are implemented and tested to determine their performance in practice. The proposed comparison algorithm takes about <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$25.259$</tex-math><alternatives><mml:math><mml:mrow><mml:mn>25</mml:mn><mml:mo>.</mml:mo><mml:mn>259</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math><inline-graphic xlink:href="lee-ieq3-2967740.gif"/></alternatives></inline-formula> seconds to compare 697 pairs of 64-bit integers using Brakerski-Gentry-Vaikuntanathan's leveled FHE scheme with single instruction multiple data (SIMD) techniques at more than 138 bits of security. This yields an amortized rate of just 36 milliseconds per comparison. On top of that, we show that our techniques achieve an efficient PDQ protocol for one order and four equality comparisons, achieving an amortized time and communication cost of 57 milliseconds and 448 bytes per database element.


Mac Giolla Phádraig Clerics 1394-1534 AD is a three-part series, which provides an account of all known individual Mac Giolla Phádraig clerics in the late medieval era and details their temporalities, occupations, familial associations, and broader networks. The ultimate goal of the series is the full contextualisation of all available historical records relating to Mac Giolla Phádraig clerics alongside the genealogical record that can be extracted by twenty-first century science – that being the science of Y-DNA. The Papal Registers, in particular, record numerous occurrences of Mac Giolla Phádraig clerics, predominantly in the dioceses of Cill Dalua (Killaloe) and Osraí (Ossory), from the late fourteenth to the early sixteenth century. Yet, no small intrigue surrounds their emergence. Part I of Mac Giolla Phádraig Clerics 1394-1534 AD examines the context surrounding the earliest appointments of Mac Giolla Phádraig clerics, which is in neither Cill Dalua nor Osraí but the diocese of Luimneach (Limerick). Once that context is understood, a pattern of associations emerges. A 'coincidental' twenty-first century surname match from the Fitzpatrick Y-DNA project leads to a review of the relationship between the FitzMaurice of Ciarraí (Kerry) clerics and Jordan Purcell, Bishop of Cork and Cloyne (1429-1472). The 'coincidence' then leads to an examination of a close Y-DNA match between men of the surnames Purcell and Hennessey. That match, coupled with the understanding that Nicholas Ó hAonghusa (O'Hennessey), elected Bishop of Lismore and Waterford (1480-1483) but with opposition, is considered a member of Purcell's household, transforms the 'coincidence' into a curiosity. Part I morphs into a conversation, likely uncomfortable for some, relating to clerical concubinage, illegitimacy, and the 'lubricity' of the prioress and her nuns at the Augustinian nunnery of St Catherine's O'Conyll. The nunnery was located at Mainistir na gCailleach Dubh (Monasternagalliaghduff), which lay just a stone's throw from where Bishop Jordan Purcell and Matthew Mac Giolla Phádraig, the first Mac Giolla Phádraig cleric recorded in the Papal Registers, emerged. Part I makes no judgments and draws no firm conclusions but prepares the reader for Part II by ending with some questions. Do the Mac Giolla Phádraig clerics of Osraí, who rose to prominence in the late-fifteenth century, have their origins in Deasmhumhain (Desmond)? Could the paternal lineages of Mac Giolla Phádraig clerics be, at least from the mid-fourteenth century, with the house of the Geraldine FitzMaurice clerics of Ciarraí? And, could some of the modern-day descendants of the Mac Giolla Phádraig clerics be those Costigans, FitzGeralds, and Fitzpatricks who are found under haplotype R-A1488?


Jewish Women in Greco-Roman Palestine, by Tal IlanSeeking to document the social, political, and religious status of Jewish women in Palestine from Alexander the Great to ca. 200 C.E., Ilan has produced an engaging compendium of materials ranging from Ben Sirach and Jubilees to Talmud and Midrash. Equally helpful is her critical survey of previous works on the topic, from those apologetically or polemically viewing Rabbinic sources as normative for the period to those reductively contrasting a liberating Jesus and Christian movement with a misogynist Judaism.Somewhat problematic, however, are her methods and conclusions. The study originated as a Ph.D. dissertation in the late 1980s under Menahem Stern and was completed, following Stern's death, under Isaiah Gafni. Ilan recounts that during her post-doctoral year at Harvard's "Women's Studies in Religion" program she came to realize that she had been writing "feminist criticism" (p. xi) all along. Yet there is little that makes the study "feminist" per se. It does not define or employ "feminist" method, it does not explore gender as a category of analysis, and it even utilizes androcentric language ("the historian...he"). Ilan frequently notes other authors' political or ideological alliance, as if an explicit agenda were incompatible with rigorous historical investigation. "Feminism" thus appears to mean looking, with objectivity, at sources regarding women.Ilan' s suggestion that "extreme" groups influenced other movements to tighten their control over women's activities and to emphasize women's chastity is plausible, but it is not as well supported by the documents as the volume suggests. Moreover, increasing segregation oft he sexes and attendant restrictions on women's activities may also be occasioned by economic, political, and even ecological changes; they may result not only from internal sectarian pressure, but also from external cultural shifts. These matters are not fully addressed. Her assertion that women's lives were much more varied than literary representations and legal codes suggest is surely correct, albeit hardly original and, again, less well argued than it could have been. By presenting materials thematically (e.g., daughters, marriage, biology, chastity, divorce, the legal system, women in public, employment [maids, prostitutes, witches]) rather than according to period or class, Ilan leaves the impression that women's lives from the preMaccabean period until the post-Bar-Kochba world, from the upper Galilee to the Negev, from urban to rural environments, from patron to peasant, were relatively static. …


In this work, the speciation (i.e., 1DMA2P molecule as well as 1DMA2PH+, HCO3–, and CO32– ions) for the CO2 reactive absorption of CO2 in aqueous 1-dimethylamino-2-propanol solution (i.e., into a 1DMA2P–H2O–CO2 system) was studied using the 13C nulcear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique at a temperature of 301 K over the 1DMA2P concentration range of 0.5–2.0 mol/L and CO2 loading range of 0–1.0 mol CO2/mol amine. Also, in addition to other material conservation laws, a new criterion for selection of the protonation calibration curves, the charge balance of the 1DMA2P–H2O–CO2 system, was added in order to generate results with better accuracy. In addition, the equilibrium constants, K1 and K5, were also obtained using the NMR technique, which had good agreement with those from other works with absolute average deviations of 2.2% and 3.5%, respectively.


The point cloud deep learning algorithm PointCNN was improved using a clustering algorithm, to replace the way random sampling of point clouds that the original algorithm used in hierarchical convolution. The improved algorithm was applied to the task of automatic point cloud identification for key objects in Transmission channels, such as tower and conductor. The results showed that the overall recognition accuracy of the original algorithm was 89.17% and the overall recognition accuracy of the improved algorithm was 91.83%, the improved deep learning algorithm was proven to get better results in the recognition for tower and conductor point clouds.


Synopsis:This paper analyzes the reasons that caused the unqualififed inflection of HRB400 at Anyang Steel and put forward coresponding measures to solve the problem. As a result, HRB400 have been produced in large scale without serious difficulties in the company.


Publisher Summary This chapter presents a case study of four less developed economies (LDCs) to analyze central bank policies and inflation. Most of the LDCs have been subject during the postwar period to inflationary pressures of various degrees of intensity. As a rule, these pressures emanate from attempts by one or more sectors of the economy to secure a larger share of the total product. The primary motivations for such attempts are the desire of either the public sector or the private sector, or both, to undertake additional investments and to put the burden of the required additional saving on the other sector. The chapter reviews the experience of four countries Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Paraguay that were subject to chronic inflation during 1949–1957It discusses the potential scope for a more effective monetary policy and the reasons for failure to implement such a policy.


Heterobimetallic molecular precursors [Ba(dmap)4Cu4(OAc)6·THF] (1) and [Ba(dmap)4Cu4(TFA)6·THF] (2) [dmap = N,N-dimethylaminopropanolate, OAc = acetate and TFA = trifluoroacetate] for the deposition of barium–copper composite oxide thin films, were prepared by the interaction of Ba(dmap)2 with Cu(OAc)2 for 1 and Cu(TFA)2 for 2, in THF. Both heterobimetallic complexes were characterized by melting point, elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and single crystal X-ray diffraction. X-Ray crystallography shows that complex 1 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space groupP212121 with the cell dimensions a = 11.2621(11) A, b = 18.2768(17) A and c = 24.541(2) A, while complex 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupC2/c with a = 23.9288(14) A, b = 19.8564(12) A, c = 25.5925(15) A and β = 112.4390(10)°. Thermal gravimetric analysis shows that both complexes 1 and 2 undergo controlled thermal decomposition at 450 °C and 400 °C, respectively, to give mixed metal oxide composite thin films. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) analyses of the thin films suggest the formation of good quality crystalline thin films of BaCuO2–CuO composites from both 1 and 2, with average grain sizes of 105 to 175 nm and 110 to 205 nm, respectively.


In the paper the paths of bubbles emitted from the bras nozzle with inner diameter equal to 1.1 mm hav e been analyzed. The mean frequency of bubble departure was i n the range from 1 to 36 Hz. Bubble paths have been r corded using a high speed camera. The image analysis technique h as been used to obtain the bubble paths for differe nt mean frequencies of bubble departures. The Fourier, wavelet analysis and recurrence plots have been used to determine t he strength of interaction between bubbles in column. It has been found t hat he influence of previously departing bubbles o n trajectory of next bubble in the column can be significant for b > 30 Hz, in this case the bubble paths become less pe riodic and more instable. In this case the distance between subsequent depart ing bubbles (S/D) becomes close to 1. It causes tha t the vertical interaction between departing bubbles is enough strong to change the dynamical properties of bubble paths.


s from the Works of the Commission, Highly sanctioned on May 26 , 1872, for Investigation of the current state of the agric ulture and agricultural productivity in Russia / Forest Journal . St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Forest Society und er the Ministry of State Property, 1879. Book 4 Abstracts from the Works of the Commission, Highly sanctioned on May 26 , 1872, for Investigation of the current state of the agric ulture and agricultural productivity in Russia / Forest Journal . Year IX. St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Forest So ciety under the Ministry of State Property, 1879. Book 1s from the Works of the Commission, Highly sanctioned on May 26 , 1872, for Investigation of the current state of the agric ulture and agricultural productivity in Russia / Forest Journal . Year IX. St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg Forest So ciety under the Ministry of State Property, 1879. Book 1 Action plan for 2008 for combat against illegal log ging and illegal timber trade in the Russian Federation (Draft) (Plan deystviy na 2008 g od po bor'be s nezakonnoy zagotovkoy i nelegalnym oborotom drevesiny v Rossiy sko Federatsii) Accessed at http://www.rosleshoz.gov.ru/docs/projects/copy_of_0 /Plan_Meropriyatij.pdf on July 15th 2009 Afanasyev M. N. (2006) The Untolerable Weakness of the State: Essays on th e National Political History. Moscow: ROSSPEN. 272 pp. Agrawal A. and Chhatre A. (2006) Explaining Success on the Commons: Community Forest Governance in the Indian Himalaya / World Development Vol. 34, No.1, pp. 149 – 166, 2006 Agrawal A. and M. C. Lemos (2007) A Greener Revolut i n in the Making? Environmental Governance in the 21 st Century / Environment . Volume 49 Number 5. June 2007 Agrawal A., Gibson C. C. (1999) Enchantment and Dis enchantment: The Role of Community in Natural Resource Conservation / World Development . Volume 27, Issue 4, April 1999, Pages 629-649 Ahiezer A. S. (1998) Rossiya: Kritika istoricheskogo opyta (Sotsio-kulturnaya dinamika Rossii). (Russia: Review of an historical experience. Socio-cultural dynamics of Russia.) In II Vols. 2nd ed. Novosibirs k: Sibirskiy hronograf


Following the results of science studies, the paper proposes that international comparisons of RTD policies must, before everything else, focus on the productive entities in research (research laboratories, collectives and so on). Before going to the comparison of performance, account must be taken of the vector of outputs constituting research activities and of the choices made by laboratories as witnessed by their effective activity profiles. This is illustrated by an experiment done on 400 labs in human genetics in six European countries. It shows that the well known and striking differences between European Union nations, in terms of institutional structures and access to resources, do not directly translate into different productive patterns of research collectives, thus emphasising the self-dynamics of both the given organisations and, more important, their research collectives. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.


Maintenance review board report prescribes preventive maintenance task type and interval of the component.Maintenance task types are available in MSG-3 document.Thus it is an important process to determine the maintenance task interval.In this paper,the using data of aircraft components is used to determine maintenance interval.The least square is used to estimation weibull distribution parameter.Then maintenance task interval model is set up.Finally,we used the reliability data of brakes in Boeing 767 as an example to verify the method.


Soil Moisture is very important parameter to study water and carbon cycles. Many earth observation satellite missions tried to estimate soil moisture using sensor data. However, in-situ measurements are essential to validate the measurements provided by satellite sensors. Global network of GNSS receivers can provide this insitu dataset for validation of sensor data. GNSS satellites operate at the L-band microwave frequency between 1.2 to 1.6 GHz for constellations such as GPS [2]. NavIC is newly established regional constellation of 3 Geostationary (GEO) and 4 Geosynchronous (GSO) navigation satellites providing the data at L5 (1176.45 MGz) and S bands (2492.028 MHz). The present work reports the very first attempt of utilising indigenously developed NavIC-GPS-SBAS (NGS) user receiver to retrieve soil moisture. Surface soil moisture was retrieved based on multipath phase, directly affecting SNR measurements of the GNSS user receiver. As NavIC is operating with GEO and GSO satellites 24-hour data is available to provide continuous in-situ measurements for soil moisture.


Statistics Canada has developed a new measure of policereported crime, the Policereported Crime Severity Index (PRCSI). Extensive development has endeavoured to ensure it is methodologically sound, easily understandable, and robust with respect to changes in crime. The methodology of the index is examined, including the overall index structure, the linkage procedure for updating the weights and how the weights are calculated. The performance of the index is examined using real and simulated changes in crime volume and sentencing patterns. In conclusion, the index is compared to other current measures of crime.


Optimum cut-off grade (COG) is approached by 112 degree equation of A component divided by B component. A component is defined as variable costs appeared along nickel mining chain and fixed costs, whereas B component is acted as production dues, nickel ore prices in global market, characteristic constant of processing recovery, water content ofnickel ore and mining recovery factors. To achieve a low optimum COG, a strategy on A component is needed including (1) well-define the mining chain skucture to define activity and corresponding costs, and (2) carry out a cost ef{iciency and mining effectiveness. In order to attain a low optimum COG, the significant and sensitive aspects of B component are important to be taken into account including nickel price and water content of nickel ore. Traditionally, the optimum COG without considering interest rate (r) and optimization factors is called as break even cut-off grade abbreviated as BECOG. For a further study, an optimum COG by considering interest rate (r) and optimization factors is absolutely needed to be incorporated. A development of this research should be directed to the implementation of Government Regulation (PP) No. 7, 2012 about added value of processing and smelting of ore minerals, where in Article 4 it is stated that the ore mining company has an obligatory to carry out a processing and smelting at a minimum limit. Build up owrl processing plant or selling nickel ore for domestic market need a careful study on optimum COG, reserves optimization and mining design as well as taking strategic decision both from govemment and/or mining company management.
Keywords: Optimum cut-off grade, mining and lateritic nickel ore


Post-growth played a central role in the project from the very beginning. Through sharing tools and machines, people are given the opportunity to produce and repair things themselves and in doing so to (re)learn old and new skills and relationships to materials and objects. The collective use of the workshop means that tools and knowledge are shared. This not only ensures efficient use of the 'tools' as a resource but also enables mutual learning and collective doing. In addition, the workshop allows organisations with a sustainability or social focus to use the fully equipped premises, in some cases in return for a donation, in some cases free of charge, and in this way supports the organisations' activities. More than 40 volunteers support 'Hobbyhimmel', which is independently financed and receives no subsidies. Interview conducted by Benedikt Schmid


An agent-oriented modeling approach is presented for process systems. A process system consists of two parts: agents and objects. Based on modeling objects and agents, integration of process operation systems is made in terms of three strategies.How to accomplish the three strategies is illustrated and an integrated framework is presented.


The liberal arts undergraduate, through the process of post-secondary education, has become increasingly differentiated and specialized. His or her knowledge base has been increased through an incremental process in which the units of delivery are organized into discrete units called "courses," "minors," and "majors." For many these units appear to remain discrete, disconnected elements. The major program is usually designed with a particular constellation of courses intended to deepen one's knowledge within a discipline by piling one unit of learning upon another. In other words, this process is characterized by the acquisition of knowledge within a discipline rather than the attainment of understanding both within and, more especially, across disciplines (transdiscipiinarity). Russell Ackoff! refers to the former, knowledge acquisition, as an example of a "growth" process, while the attainment of a greater degree of wholistic understanding would be characteristic of "development."


Silver is used nowadays in numerous domains, from the manufacture of jewelery to the medical field. It has also healing properties being used as a wound dressing that creates an aseptic environment. The management of wound healing using a skin grafts often requires hospital admission, a period of immobility, attentive donor site wound care and pain control. A prospective study was realized to evaluate the silver dressing efficacy in treating lesions after skin grafting of chronic ulcers. Our evaluation showed good results with an accelerated re-epithelialization.


In this paper, a single ended primary-inductor converter (SEPIC) is applied for the solar power application. The solar power is tracked electrically using DC-DC converter such that the maximum power is extracted from the solar panel throughout its operation. The proposed converter uses a single inductor to allow a continuous-conduction mode by making the current never fall to zero. The proposed converter is controlled using the fuzzy logic controller that operates both in buck and the boost operation; unlike the conventional methods the output is non-inverted. The SEPI Converter used is more applicable for the maximum power tracking method because the output of the SEPIC is independent of the input voltage as the average current through the inductor is same as the load current. The proposed method is simulated using the MATLAB program. An experimental verification is done for a DC motor operated by Fuzzy controlled SEPIC and the results are shown


Epitaxial Ba2YCu3O7−δ (BYCO) films grown by the ex situ BaF2 process are comparable to single crystals both in crystalline quality and the value and temperature dependence of the critical current (Jc) in an applied magnetic field in the BYCO (001) direction of Ha=0.9 T. With the appropriate dose of either 2 MeV H+ or 135Xe+, we can enhance Jc by a factor of 2 in Ha=0.9 T with little effect on Tc. This is significantly greater than the ∼25% enhancement previously reported for epitaxial BYCO films grown by in situ techniques [Roas, Hensel, and Saemann‐Ischenko, Appl. Phys. Lett. 54, 1051 (1989)]. This provides the opportunity to isolate the induced defects and study their properties.


Chemical shoreline cleaning agents (SCAs) are designed to enhance removal of stranded oil from shoreline surfaces. However, difficulties associated with estimating cleaning effectiveness and toxicity of SCAs for site-specific conditions make it desirable to perform measurements in the field with onsite oil, substrates, and resident or otherwise appropriate test organisms. Information for onsite testing should address the following questions: (1) does use of an SCA promote removal of oil from substate surfaces; (2) does use of an SCA increase the amount of dispersed oil in the water column; (3) does toxicity for resident organisms indicate a likelihood for adverse effects; (4) does toxicity with a portable test organism indicate a likelihood for adverse effects? Methodologies are described for use in a portable kit to estimate quantitative and qualitative information for cleaning effectiveness, dispersion of oil, and toxicity of SCAs in the field. Toxicity methodologies for resident organisms include echinoderm fertilization, byssal thread attachment for mussels, and righting/water-escaping ability for periwinkle snails. Microtox{trademark} is used for toxicity measurements as a portable test organism/assay. Use of portable methodologies for assessing cleaning effectiveness, dispersion of oil, and toxicity of SCAs in the field can assist onsite evaluations for cleaning performance and relative riskmore » to biological resources, which are important for supporting use-no use decisions for SCAs.« less


Dear Editor, The study was carried out on 941 young healthy men, with ages ranging from 20 to 26 years (average 20.37 years) from January 2002 to the end of 2003 to figure out the prevalence of congenital color blindness. These randomly selected recruits were from different regions of Turkey and were about to be enlisted into the Turkish army. Ishihara's Test for Color Blindness was used to examine the subjects ability to recognize certain numbers in 17 plates. The test was utilized by an ophthalmologist (MC) in the same room with sufficient indirect daylight during morning hours. Plates were viewed binocularly at a distance of 50 centimeters. The number of right answers was noted as the test score for that person. A test score below 7 was considered color blind, and then classified as protananomalia or deuteranomalia.1 Ishihara plates may have limitations, and the possibility exists that in some instances the failure to resolve such stimuli may indicate, not an absence of color resolution, but an inability to detect the critical features in the test. It can therefore be concluded that the Ishihara test is good for screening, but it does not discriminate complete and partial degrees of color blindness with accuracy.2 We did all examinations in the same room with same lighting conditions and only one ophthalmologist interpreted the results.1 Color-deficient individuals characteristically confuse colors that normal people can distinguish. Pseudoisochromatic color plates are patterns of colored and gray dots that reveal one pattern to the normal, another to the color deficient.3 Plates of Ishihara test are read differently by affected and unaffected people. For example, Figure 1 with normal color vision should read the number 8. Those with red-green color vision deficiencies should read the number 3. Also, Figure 2 with normal color vision should read the number 5. Those with red-green color vision deficiencies should read the number 2. If the patient with color blindness tell except 3 for Figure 1, except 2 for Figure 2, you should consider malingering color blindness.


This book chapter was published in the book Managing Big Data Analytics Projects [© Patrick Stacey]. This file is page 1 of the chapter.


The proposed system also has boost converter, bidirectional DC-DC converter and inverter for grid and wind energy integration. The boost inverter/buck rectifier in this system is controlled by ANFIS controller is for better output, boost and bidirectional DC-DC converters are controlled by PID controller in closed loop. Overall operations are based on modes main controller speedgoat, which is control the system operation in different modes. Any variation happening in the input, storage and load parameters speedgoat changing the mode and operate the system is in effective way. This paper presents harnessing of maximum wind energy from natural resource whenever it's available. The power electronic converters role is important In between sources and load. The load may be linear and non-linear in nature, so converters performance decides the efficiency of the system. Proper controller can switch the converter in the desired time and improve the system performance and stability. Many controllers are suggests to control the converter to get better performance in at output side.


SUMMARY  We have previously described that, in normal man, the nocturnal oscillations of plasma renin activity (PRA) exactly reflect the rapid eye movement (REM)–non(N)REM sleep cycles, with increasing PRA levels during NREM sleep and decreasing levels during REM sleep. This study was carried out to determine whether REM sleep suppression affects nocturnal renin profiles and to define which sleep stage is essential for renin release.


The article considers musical tunes of the story "The Kreutzer sonata" by Leo Tolstoy not only as an intermedial element linking music and literature but also as an important component of philosophical views of the writer expressed in the work. The author points out correspondences between the composition of the story and between of the structure of the opus by L. Beethoven having the same name which are found in "The Kreutzer sonata" by Tolstoy at different levels of narration, paying special attention to a musical component of the screen version of the story directed by M. Shveitser and by S. Milkina (USSR, 1987).


This study aimed to identify the impact of the companies listed on the Palestinian Exchange usage of Strategic Managerial Accounting Techniques on Capital structure of these companies by measuring the degree to which the companies listed on the Palestinian Exchange (PEX) Strategic Managerial Accounting Techniques by means of questionnaires prepared for this purpose, according to a relative importance developed by experts in Managerial Accounting to assess paragraphs included in the questionnaire list. Hence, the questionnaire list was distributed to all companies listed on the Palestinian Exchange. Responsive samples have reached (35) companies with a rate of (73%) . The study showed that there was an acceptable application by companies of Strategic Managerial Accounting Techniques, and this application is between (60-70%), also the most applied Strategic Managerial Accounting Techniques is Total quality management (TQM) with a rate of (69.34%), while the least applied is Target Costing and the Product Life Cycle with less than (61%). It was then and through the published financial statements of responding companies we extracted the two years, (2010-2011), financial ratios for each of the Debt financing, Common Equity-financing & Retained Earnings-financing. The study showed that sectors most dependent on debt financing is the Banking sector with debts of more than 88%, while the sector most dependent on the Common Equity financing is the Services sector, where the Common Equity greater than 90%. To test the relation between the variables of the study; data was analyzed using statistical software (SPSS). The study found several results including: there is significant positive correlation between the practice of Strategic Management Accounting Techniques and Debt financing, there is significant Negative correlation between the practice of Strategic Managerial Accounting Techniques and Common Equity-financing, & there is insignificant Negative correlation between the practice of Strategic Managerial Accounting Techniques and Returned Earning-financing. In light of these findings, the study recommended the need to educate the management, especially top management of the Palestinian companies about the importance of implementing of Strategic Managerial Accounting Techniques in reducing their Business Risks, and taking advantage of this effect in achieving a reduction of the additional risk is Financial Risk depending on Financial Leverage, and therefore to minimize the cost of financing.


Laser beam machining (LBM) is one of the most widely used thermal energy based non-contact type advance machining process. In recent years, researchers have explored a number of ways to improve the LBM process performance by analyzing different factors that affect the quality characteristics of LBM process such as kerf width, kerf taper, surface finish etc. It is revealed from the literature that process performance of the LBM process can be improved considerably by appropriate selection of laser beam process parameters. However, researchers had mostly employed statistical methods such as Taguchi, Response Surface Methodology (RSM), Grey Relation Analysis (GRA), Principal Component Analysis (PCA) etc. for optimization of the LBM process. Although these methods are applied for multi-objective optimization, these are based on weights approach and provide single optimum solution. Hence, in this work an attempt is made for multi-objective optimization of LBM process using posteriori approach known as non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA) in which the set of non-dominated optimum solutions is obtained. This provides the ready reference to process planner to choose appropriate set of optimum solutions as per requirement. For this work the experiments are carried out on the CO 2 laser machine to cut 3 mm thick plate of material stainless steel AISI 321. The process parameters considered are assist gas pressure, cutting speed, laser power, and pulse frequency. The quality performance measures are in terms of kerf width, kerf taper and surface roughness.


As a special kind of complex images, the preprocessing of SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) image is an important part of image interpretation. Relative to the traditional SAR image processing method, this paper proposes a new pretreatment based on CFAR (Constant False Alarm Rate) and ROA (Ratio of Area) algorithm. This method first proceeds image segmentation using CFAR detection and then edge detection based on ROA algorithm. The new method is tested on different SAR images. The experimental performance is in good agreement with the theoretical study and show that this method can achieve better results relative to the usual methods. (4 pages)


Problem statement: Histone modifications are required for chromatin a ctivities and are believed to form an epigenetic code. However, the i nheritance of the histone post-translational modifications remains unclear. Approach and Results: The aim of this study was to evaluate the histone modifications throughout the cell cycle and to determine whether the histone marks are transferred to daughter cells. Using the naturally synchronous model system Physarum polycephalum and Western blotting analyses, we showed that the h istone modifications are not exclusive of the cell cycle stage. Importantly, we also demonstrated that during mitosis, a substantial fraction of the acetylation and the methylation marks of the histon e H3 and H4 is removed. Conclusion: The results illustrate that a part of the histone modifications are displaced during mitosis and thus failed to ex hibit an inheritance to daughter cells as proposed for th e epigenetic marks.


Let G1 and G2 be groups,mapping is weak homomorphism mapping f:G1→G2.Prove the f is homomorphism mapping or the anti-homomorphism mapping through the constructing of homomorphism element and the homomorphism element.Compared with the related literature the certificate process is concise.


We study two policy adjustments to the German electricity market: 1) a dynamic feed-in tariff surcharge based on the level of day-ahead prices, and 2) a dynamic network fee based on the load measured by the distribution network at the upstream connection. We simulate a baseline case for time of use and critical peak pricing tariffs. We then apply the regulatory changes to each baseline case and report on the potential savings that the price differentials could incentivize household customers to achieve. Households' price elasticity of demand is estimated from the literature and applied to the calculation of cost savings in the simulation. In the baseline cases, households could only save between 0.20 €/a and 6.73 €/a. The application of the regulatory changes for dynamic fees increased the incentive and cost savings from Demand Response (DR) by the households by up to 52.94 €/a. Our analysis and results point toward further applied questions with respect to the ability of policy to harness the DR potential of small electricity customers.


Outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is a major cause of death in the United States. We explore the relationships among PM2.5 health impacts, sources of the responsible emissions, ...


Leachate is highly complex and polluted waste water that is produced by the introduction of percolation water through the body of landfill treatment. Leachate treatment is essential as it could threaten the surrounding ecosystem when discharge as it is and when it mixes with groundwater. This paper is a review of landfill leachate treatment methods. Advantages and drawbacks of various treatments are discussed. Various leachate treatment technologies like coagulationflocculation, adsorption by activated carbon, biological treatment and reverse osmosis are reviewed and there treatment efficiency depending on operating condition of India is discussed. Finally due to an increase in strict rules and regulations leachate treatment plants do not reach the required specifications. The kind of leachate treatment technology should be chosen on the basis of specific situation.


The content of copper,zinc and nickel in waste active muddy soil were measured by microwave digestion-fire atomic absorption spectrometry(FAAS),and the optimization condition was studied.The results are compared with that of acid digestion at atmosphere.The results of the above two method are similar.The experiment results show that two steps are suggested in microwave digestion.Microwave power is 340 W,constant time is 10 min,and microwave pressure is 0.4 MPa and 0.45 MPa in each step,respectively.Linear range of copper,zinc,nickel is 0~20,0~12 and 0~25 mg/L respectively.Detection limit of copper,zinc,nickel is 0.300 0,0.030 7 and 0.010 6 mg/L respectively.Average recovery of copper,zinc,nickel in waste active muddy soil samples is 97.6%,98.9% and 96.5% respectively,and relative standard deviation is 1.74%,0.95% and 1.00% respectively.


Pulse shaping for signal transmission over bandwidth limited channels and for sensor systems is very important to control intersymbol interference and to comply with spectrum emission mask specifications by reducing the occupied bandwidth. In this work, an efficient, low-power concept for digital-to-waveform conversion is presented on a 22 nm CMOS node. A key characteristic is the approximation concept of a raised-cosine filter for waveform synthesis by non-binary weighting in the digital-to-analog converter (DAC) keeping hardware complexity and thus power consumption low. Due to the proposed pulse shaping method, spectral side lobes of a pseudo-random bit stream example can be reduced by more than 20 dB at 24 GS/s and a power consumption of only about 30 mW. In summary, this concept replaces high-resolution DACs or analog filters, respectively, in pulse shaping circuits by simple CMOS logic and an application-centric DAC.


Objective Comparing effect of modified constraint-induced movement therapy(mCIMT),constraint-induced movement therapy(CIMT) and neurodevelopment treatment(NDT) on motor function of upper-limbs of hemiparalysis patients.Methods Forty-patients were chosen and randomly divided into modified group,constraint group and routine group,each group was 15 patients.The functional effect was respectively evaluated with STEF before and after the second,the third,the fifth,the eighth weeks' treatment of follow-up.Results Before treatment,patient's upper limb's STEF grading level in three groups had no obvious change(P0.05).The STEF score of three groups had a tendency to rise with the extension of time,between groups,different points in time and interaction difference between groups,different point in time had statistical significance,between group(F=125.371,P=0.008);different point in time(F=285.213,P=0.004);between group·different point in time(F=179.058,P=0.006).But upward trend of the three groups was different,CIMT group rose rapidly,the score was the highest in the three groups in the second week after treatment,the level was upgraded from(42.3±9.6) scores of pre-treatment to(72.3±5.7) scores,when revisited it was upgraded to(75.2±8.4) scores;MCMT group almost straight up after 3-5 weeks,the level was upgraded from(42.1±9.7) scores of pre-treatment to(73.6±4.7) scores,when revisited it was upgraded to(79.8±5.1) scores,the score maintained the highest level of the three groups after eight weeks' treatment;action of Bobath group was slow,the level was upgraded from(41.2±9.8) scores of pre-treatment to(56.6±4.7) scores,gradually reduced(50.3±5.3) scores,the score was the lowerest of the three groups.Conclusion CIMT and mCIMT are more effective than routine NDT on motor function of upper-extremity of stroke patients.MCIMT shows greater advantage on patients with hemiplegia for improving their upper movement speed and the duration of the effect.


A heat-shrinkable polystyrene film which is excellent in shrink finish, low-temperature shrinkability, and solvent resistance and which has a low shrinkage stress and is lowered in natural shrinkage, lowering in elongation by printing, and solvent shrinkage. The heat-shrinkable polystyrene film is a multilayer laminated film which is constituted of at least three layers, i.e., two outer films made of a prescribed styrene/butadiene block copolymer and an inner layer made of a mixture comprising a prescribed styrene/butadiene block copolymer and a prescribed styrene/butadiene block copolymer and/or a styrene/butadiene/isoprene block copolymer and which is stretched at least uniaxially and has a thickness ratio of the inner layer to the laminated film of 60 to 85 % and a maximum shrinkage stress of 2.5MPa or below in the direction of the main shrinkage at 90 DEG C.


An instrument is described which can be used to assess the quality of optical systems by forming a picture of the wavefront shape on a CRT. Ray intersection coordinates are first formed by means of a suitable pupil scanning mechanism and then the wavefront shape is derived by the use of a simple analog computer.


We study pentaquark $\Theta^{+} (I=0,J=1/2)$ in the QCD sum rules emphasizing that we can not extract any properties of the pentaquark outside of the Borel window. To find the appropriate Borel window, we prepare a favorable set up of the correlators and carry out the operator product expansion up to dimension 15 within factorization hypothesis. Our procedures reduce the unwanted high energy contaminations and enhance the low energy correlation. In the Borel window, independent analyses for the chiral-even and odd sum rules give the consistent values of the $\Theta^+$ mass, $1.68\pm0.22$ GeV, and the residue. The parity is found to be {\it positive}.


In ultra-high areal density magnetic recording systems such as bit patterned media recording (BPMR) system, the width of a reader is expected to be relatively wider than the track pitch, thus, it will detect the magnetic field from the main track as well as those from the adjacent track which in turn resulting severe inter-track interference (ITI) effect on the readback signal. In the literature, multi-track joint detection techniques using array reader (AR) have been proposed to tackle ITI problem in future high areal density (AD) system [1]–[4] because it can provide a significant performance gain by processing multiple readback signals concurrently at the expense of high complexity. Most of researches focus on the data recovering from the single track or the number of tracks less than or equal to the number of readers while ITI effect from the sidetracks is alleviated. Considering the readback signal contains the significant contributions from the adjacent tracks, the system can generate the estimated data sequences not only from the main tracks but also from their adjacent tracks by employing the multi-track joint detection technique and AR. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a multitrack joint equalization and detection technique for a high AD magnetic recording system to recover the recorded data on four consecutive tracks (two tracks directly under the readers and two immediate sidetracks) by processing two readback signals from an array of two-reader. Given that each readback signal contains the substantial contributions from the sidetracks, we expect to achieve the estimated data from the sidetracks with the acceptable reliabilities for further decoding process. To reduce the detector's complexity, we also propose to use a multi-track Viterbi detector using a simplified trellis with parallel branches to recover data on the sidetracks. In the simulation model, we consider a discrete high areal density BPMR system with multi-track multi-head as shown in Fig. 1. The system is a two-head four-track system (2H4T) in which the data from four consecutive tracks, i.e., $a_{{1,} {k}}, a_{{2,} {k}}, a_{{3,} {k}}$ and $a_{{4,} {k}}$ are recovered by processing the readback signals, i.e., $r_{{2,} {k}}$ and $r_{{3,} {k}}$ from the array reader assuming that the centers of two head are aligned those of $2 ^{nd}$ and $3 ^{rd}$ track. To generate each readback signal, we use a two-dimensional (2-D) BPMR channel matrix with size of 5x3 and its coefficients are computed by a 2-D Gaussian pulse response using the parameters of areal density 4 Tb/in $^{2}$ from [4]. In the model, the readback signal, $r_{{2,} {k}}$ has the contributions mainly from the data on the $2 ^{nd}$ track, $a_{{2,} {k}}$ as well as partially from the data on the $1 ^{st}$ and $3 ^{rd}$ tracks, $a_{1,k}$ and $a_{3,}($ insignificantly from the 0 and $4 ^{th}$ track). Similarly, the readback signal, $r_{{3,} {k}}$ contains the contributions from the data on the $2 ^{nd}, 3 ^{rd}$ and $4 ^{th}$ track, $a_{{2,} {k}}, a_{{3,} {k}}, a_{{4,} {k}}$. In the equalization system, we employ two (2-D) equalizers, I and II, with size of 3x5 and two special (2-D) generalized partial response (GPR) targets, I and II, with size of 3x3, $G_{1} =[0, g_{1,2}$, 0; $g_{2,1}, g_{2,2}, g_{2,3}; g_{3,1}, g_{3,2}, g_{3,3}]$ and $G_{2} = [ g_{1,1}, g_{1,2}, g_{1,3}; g_{2,1}, g_{2,2}, g_{2,3}$; 0, $g_{3,2}$, 0] and they are designed using the minimum mean squared error (MMSE) method. Notice that some coefficients of target are set into zero aiming at reducing the trellis's complexity. The two readback siganls are sent to the system. Assuming that the system is well synchronized and no frequency offset, the signal sequence is the difference between two readback signals, i.e., $r_{{2,} {k}}$ and $r_{{3,} {k}}$. Assuming the sequence ${ r_{{2,} {k}} - r_{{3,} {k}}}$ contains the contributions of the data on all four tracks, it is also fed to both equalizers as shown in Fig.1(a). Finally, the equalized signals $d_{{2,} {k}}$ and $d_{{3,} {k}}$ are processed in the multi-track joint Viterbi detector to generate the estimated data from four tracks. For the detector, the states and input symbols in trellis are considered with only the data, $a_{{2} {,k}}, a_{{3,} {k}}$, thereby resulting only 16 states and 4 outgoing branches at each state. To recover the sidetracks' data, $a_{{1,} {k}}, a_{{4,} {k}}$ are considered as parallel branches between each state transition as shown in Fig. 2(a) [5]. In Viterbi algorithm, the branch with the minimum metric value among all parallel branches is selected as the survival path. To compare the proposed (2H4T) system, we consider a multi-track system employing a four-reader array (4H4T) in Fig.1(b). In this system, we consider a multi-track joint Viterbi detector employing a trellis with 256 states and 16 branches as a full-fledged system. The performance comparison of proposed 2H4T multi-track system and 4H4T multi-track system is shown in Fig.2(b). When we study the BER performance of both systems for recovering the on the center $2 ^{nd}$ and $3 ^{rd}$ tracks, $a_{{2,} {k}}, a_{{3,} {k}}($ solid lines), the proposed method is significantly inferior to the 4H4T system as we expected. However, the proposed method is outperformance over the latter for the performance recovering the data on the outer $1 ^{st}$ and $4 ^{th}$ tracks, $a_{{1,} {k}}, a_{{4,} {k}}($ dotted lines). Notice that the BER performances of the center and outer tracks are very similar in the proposed method. The performance of proposed method is not as good as the full-fledged system, but it can generate the estimated data sequence from the sidetracks with the acceptable reliabilities and then they can be improved by using a robust channel coding system. Acknowledgement: This work was partly supported by the Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and Shinawatra University (SIU).


It is very important to predict the shock arrival times (SATs) at Earth for space weather practice. In this paper we use the energy of soft X-ray during solar flare events to help predict the SATs at Earth. We combine the soft X-ray energy and SAT prediction models previously developed by researchers to obtain two new methods. By testing the methods with the total of 585 solar flare events following the generation of a metric type II radio burst during the Solar Cycle 23 from September 1997 to December 2006, we find that the predictions of SATs at Earth could be improved by significantly increasing PODn, the proportion of events without shock detection that were correctly forecast. PODn represents a method's ability in forecasting the solar flare events without shocks arriving at the Earth, which is important for operational predictions.


This article lays particular emphasis on the discussion of the building of the pattern of civil litigation in the future. It holds that the litigious phenomena of ex officio doctrine or super ex officio doctrine must be ended up. On the basis of the condition of our country, social public good of civil litigation and the experience of the reform of foreign countries, we must choose the cooperating pattern of civil litigation rather than adversary system.


Tourism is a global social and economic phenomenon, which calls for a holistic approach to tourism higher education, where the broader aims of the industry and society are explicitly addressed. The indispensable complexity of the tourism phenomenon demands professionals with a far-reaching and integrated understanding of the multiple disciplines and paradigms that are concerned with sustainable tourism development and adaptive management. Rather than resting on predefined learning outcomes, where students simply acquire knowledge about sustainable tourism development, this chapter unfolds the processes of how complex and critical understandings of sustainable tourism development are collaboratively designed with students, tutors and teachers.


The invention relates to a transition device between a transmission line printed on a dielectric substrate and a rectangular waveguide comprising a front face forming the input waveguide, a rear face parallel to the front face and forming the exit of the guide wave, a lower face, an upper face parallel to the bottom face, the bottom and top faces extending between the front and rear faces, the waveguide being a block of dielectric material whose faces are fully metallized except the front face and the rear face, the transition device comprising: a three-dimensional cavity formed in the volume of the waveguide between the input of the waveguide, forming further entrance of the cavity, and the back face s flaring, the cavity being at an inlet height of the lower face of the waveguide and terminating at a distance from the inlet of the cavity to an output height greater than the height of entry; an electrical connection extending from the transmission line along the front face of the waveguide to the input of the three-dimensional cavity.


who may have, under these circumstances, assumed certain of the functions earlier performed by the priests. Yet the Shamans, though usually reverent toward the gods, seem to have commanded the Bacabs to act rather than having supplicated them; there are but few supplications in the incantations of the manuscript. Rather, excepting the commands to the Bacabs, the Shamans purported to attain their purposes through their own powers.


In this paper, a new voltage-mode (VM) multifunctional filter comprising two second-generation current conveyors (CCIIs) is proposed. The proposed filter with one input and three outputs is also composed of three resistors and two grounded capacitors. The proposed filter has high input impedance; thus, it can be easily connected with other VM circuits. The proposed filter can simultaneously provide low-pass (LP), band-pass (BP) and high-pass (HP) responses. A number of time domain and frequency domain simulation results are included to confirm the claimed theory.


Based on Safety-Remote Monitoring System,and based on the mobile private network,this paper mainly remarks overall structure,function modules and interfaces of mobile terminals of the safety-production dispatching system in coal mines.We can establish diversified business of production safety in mobile terminals by mobile private network.


The photonic band structures of a two-dimensional photonic crystal consisting of a honeycomb lattice with triangular dielectric rods embedded in air are studied numerically. In a honeycomb lattice, the largest absolute photonic bandgap is achieved by the use of triangular rods which have the same shape as that of the coordination polygon of a lattice point; the reason why triangular dielectric rods in a honeycomb lattice can generate the largest gap is also discussed.


The focus in this review is directed to molecular aspects of aluminum toxicity in animal and plant cells. Unique thermodynamic features of Al(lII) ions impart biological specificity which may form the biochemical basis of aluminum interactions with cellular constituents. Current knowledge about aluminum‐specific, molecular interactions is rather scanty. Al(III) ions may coordinate with nucleotides or complex to phospholipids resulting in impaired genetic expression or aluminum‐induced membrane phase changes, respectively. Aluminum‐specific structures are formed with proteins involved in iron transport. and with calmodulin, a key regulatory protein involved in coordinating the actions of second messengers. A novel hypothesis is put forward that Al‐calmodulin may be a primary lesion that occurs in the broadly defined syndrome of aluminum toxicity. Pertinent research areas are discussed.


The weather is one of the main causes of down-time in marine seismic acquisition. When the swell noise generated by a rough sea reaches a given level, acquisition has to stop. When the weather gets even rougher the cables have to be pulled out of the water to avoid losing them. There is however a range of weather conditions during which shooting is safe but not performed because the amount of noise exceeds client specifications. The surgical removal of swell noise, that is to say the total elimination of noise and the full restoration of signal, would increase the level of noise that can be accepted, possibly to the point where shooting stops only when it is unsafe. This would significantly reduce acquisition downtime and therefore cost. Known noise attenuation techniques are applied on a test data set to check whether they fulfill the > condition. Although most of them fail to pass, a recently developed method called gives results that are sufficiently close to deserve the > label. The next step is of course to install an on-board procedure that will surgically remove swell noise using this technique, possibly in real time.


We have isolated a cDNA encoding the 31-kDa subunit of the bovine kidney vacuolar H+-ATPase. The composite sequence contains 1219 base pairs, which includes the entire 678-base-pair coding region. A lysine-rich sequence previously found in the Na+, K+-ATPase alpha subunit and the H+,K+-ATPase was identified in the 31-kDa subunit. An RNA blot and an immunoblot demonstrated variable 31-kDa subunit expression and immunoreactivity in different tissues; the highest levels were observed in kidney medulla and brain with both types of analysis. The isolation of a cDNA for the 31-kDa subunit is an important step in understanding this subunit's role in the function and regulation of the vacuolar H+-ATPase.


At the end of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Nigger Jim is a free man. 'Nothing More to Write' Huck calls that final chapter. But for Jim, surely, it could only have been a beginning. Jim was now free to purchase his wife from off that neighbouring plantation, as he had planned all along 'saying how the first thing he would do when he got to a free state he would go to saving up money and never spend a single cent…' Now even Miss Watson's Jim could claim 'a new name', in token courtesy to that wayward spinster; and as Mr Watson maybe, if he could not buy his own two children, he might even yet have to 'get an Ab'litionist to go and steal them'. Was not that a more likely outcome for Jim than more 'howling adventures amongst the Injuns' as planned by those youngsters, Huck and Tom?


FIELD: transport. SUBSTANCE: set of invention relates to road traffic safety. In compliance with this invention, set of acceleration magnitudes for target vehicle is defined proceeding from input values derived from determined distances between vehicle and target vehicle (moving ahead and behind of it). Accelerations are further processed to obtain data describing said target vehicle. Said data is transmitted for adjustment of vehicle driving. EFFECT: higher safety thanks to better adaption to target vehicles. 21 cl, 9 dwg


Objective Study on the role of bedside nurses working in creating high quality care demonstration project.Methods With clinical nursing mode reform and application of multifunctional nursing vehicle,implement nurse responsible to sickbed and patient to carry out "the all-round contract responsibility" bedside nurses working system.Compare patient satisfaction,satisfaction of nurses and physician satisfaction before and after the reform mode.Results After implementation of bedside working system model patient satisfaction,satisfaction of nurses and doctors are more better than before,the difference is statistically significant(p0.05).Conclusion Bedside nurses working mode of nursing care can really achieve accountability,significantly improve patients ' satisfaction degree,in creating high quality care demonstration project to play an active role in promoting.


This paper presents a low complexity antenna array direction of arrival (DOA) for localization applications in dense environments where GPS localization performance becomes unreliable or unavailable. Thus, a new-efficient angle of arrival (AOA) method called minimum variance noise (MVN) is proposed. The MVN method is based on minimizing the output noise variance of an antenna array; the Lagrange optimization technique is utilized to obtain the optimum weights. Then, the new AOA method is integrated with Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) scheme to improve the estimation accuracy. The produced scheme is combined with a compact-size omnidirectional conical normal mode helical antenna array for supporting the front end model. University of Brad-ford campus is modeled and used as a testbed to evaluate the performance estimation of the proposed localization system. The experiment results are presented and discussed.


Abstract : The report is the fourth in a series dealing with the pilot disorientation/vertigo problem in Regular Army UH-1 helicopter operations. Individual case history data extracted from the USAAAVS master aircraft accident files are presented on major orientation-error accidents that occurred in UH-1 aircraft during fiscal year 1970. Summary listings involving a variety of operational and pilot-related accident factors are presented for each of the 42 cases. The listings are arranged to distinguish between factors and events before takeoff, i.e., the initial conditions associated with a given accident, and those which occurred or were manifested during the actual airborne phase of the accident flight.


The authors report an unusually late presentation of a ventricular pseudoaneurysm more than two years after an inferior lateral myocardial infarction and the first case evaluated by Cine loop magnetic resonance imaging.


To forecast short-term traffic flow accurately,the forecasting model was proposed based on data mining technology.The model improved three data mining technology as rough set theory,genetic algorithm and wavelet neural networks.There were three steps in modeling phase,as discretion,attribute reduction and training.Firstly,the improved genetic algorithm was used to discrete continuous attributes which remained the discernable ability of decision system with least numbers of broken points.Then,decretive data were reduced by using the rough set theory so as to improve forecasting speed and simplify the structure of networks.Finally,the data reduced were input to nonlinear wavelet neural networks.By comparative testing,higher precision and speed were achieved by using the data mining model,which provided a new idea for short-term traffic flow forecasting.


The world is embroiled in the COVID-19 pandemic, and education institutions are making all efforts en masse to combat disruption. This chapter outlines the pedagogical practices and models adopted for remote learning in the special education classroom of the Well Being Research and Rehabilitation Centre (India). The aim is to explore the e-learning ecosystem and investigate the efficacy of web-based education. Findings are discussed in the context of how the early childhood special education (ECSE) adapted quickly to remote learning and the implications for early childhood personnel. Students with special needs have recorded mixed experiences with online schools. The objective of this chapter is to offer veritable insights and recommendations into instructional design that may be incorporated into any curriculum across the globe. It presents a pedagogy based on the UDL principles that enables all students, with or without disabilities, to enhance their full potential. A review of challenges of online learning adaptation and measures for success are presented.


In all of MIMO detection algorithms,MMSE is widely used because it is a tradeoff between hardware implementation complexity and detection performance.To get the weight matrix is the key in MMSE hardware implementation.In this article,a configurable matrix inversion scheme based on Cholesky decomposition is introduced which can be configured as a 4×4,3×3 or 2×2 positive definite Hermitian matrix inversion module.This scheme can be easily implemented on FPGA and save the multipliers resources in FPGA.


Reactions of 3-aminothiocarbonylphthalazine-1,4-dione (2) with aromatic aldehydes, benzoyl chloride, benzoin and ω-bromomethylarylketones yielded the corresponding 3-(substituted amino)thiocarbonylphthalazine-1,4-diones (3, 8, and 9) and 4-aryl-1-thioxo-1,2,4-triazino[1,2-b] phthalazine-5,10-diones (7). Acylation of 3b with acetic anhydride gave the corresponding diacetyl derivative (4). The electron impact mass spectra of both the above series of compounds have also been recorded and their fragmentation pattern is discussed.


The effects of stress on the formation of titanium silicide have been investigated. Compressive stress presented in the silicon substrate was found to retard TiSi/sub 2/ formation significantly. On the other hand, tensile stress presented in the silicon substrate was found to promote the formation of TiSi/sub 2/. In addition, the TiSi/sub 2/ film thickness was found to decrease and increase with the compressive and tensile stress levels, respectively. The results indicated that compressive stress hinders Si migration through the Ti-Si interface so that the formation of TiSi/sub 2/ films is retarded. In contrast, tensile stress promotes Si diffusion to facilitate TiSi/sub 2/ formation.


Elizabeth Costello:Eight Lessons consists of eight short stories, each about a fictional female writer Elizabeth Costello giving or attending lectures and public speeches. Six of them were the speeches Coetzee himself gave on different occasions. Thus Eight Lessons is in fact fiction-as-lecture. Coetzee did not follow the traditional mode of public speech. Instead, he used fictional language, not only discussing abstract topics such as realism and rationalism, but also disclosing the process of challenging and defending opinions, and personal feelings like confusion and anger in this process. In this way, Coetzee adheres to his role as a novelist, constructing an open space where different voices collide and converge. Thus the form of fiction-as-lecture not only challenges rationalism which dominates traditional lecture, but also endows fiction with a force of reasoning. This specific speech/narrative mode also illustrates Coetzee's re-definition of the main task of the novelist, which is not to convey ideas, but to explore their origin, development and consequences. Thus Coetzee leads the audience and readers into a deeper exploration of human nature.


The electric control system of endless rope winch used in the loaded rail cars in Xinling Coal Mine lags in technology and seriously affects the production. The improvement in electric control system can improve the efficiency and reach the goal of energy saving. It lays the foundation for the improvement in electric control system of the equipment in our coal mine.


Background and objectives: Type 2 DM is the most prevalent form of diabetes mellitus seen in India. It constitutes more than 95% of diabetic population out of which 50% are undiagnosed and their mode of presentation varies considerably. Their glycemic status at diagnosis will be high and will have long standing hyperglycemia. Objectives : To find out the various pattern of presentation, prevalence of obesity and family history, frequency and severity of complication, their glycemic status at diagnosis. Methods: A total of 100 patients who were diagnosed as Type 2 DM on WHO criteria were included in this study. Patient with history of acute infection, pregnant women, on steroids, beta blockers and diuretics were excluded. Results: Mean age of onset of DM was 48.38±10.72years. Male: Female ratio 1.5:1. 29% had family history of DM. Mean BMI was 24.87 ± 5.34. WHR 0.938±0.093. Retinopathy was the most common presentation (29%), followed by IHD (17%) and neuropathy (16%). The mean FBS, PPBS and HbA1c were 229.72±92.12mg/dl and 290.5 ± 96.45 mg/dl, 9.31 ± 1.63% respectively. TG, LDL and TC abnormalities were found in 25.5%, 45.7% and 17.02% of patients respectively. Interpretation and conclusion: Diagnosis of Type 2 DM after the age of 35 years is very important as the incidence of complications increases as a duration of DM increases. Diabetes mellitus is often silent and must be controlled meticulously. The myth "cure for diabetes" which has rampantly spread among the diabetic population needs to be eradicated with the help of effective patient education programs. They commonly present with symptoms of hyperglycemia, and retinopathy. Complications increase with high values of FBS and HbA1c %. Prevalence of macrovascular complications were low. The lipid abnormalities particularly with TG and LDL plays a major role in atherogenesis leading to microvascular complications and IHD. Early diagnosis with clinical presentation, examination and glycemic status helps to treat promptly and reduce mortality due to complications.


Microbial biofilms are collections of grouped microbial cells enmeshed in an extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) matrix that they have self-assembled. Biofilms are resistant to harsh environments and can serve as "protective clothing" for bacteria by shielding them from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, extreme temperatures, pH ranges, high salinity, high pressure, inadequate nutrition, antibiotics, etc. Research on biofilms in recent years has mostly concentrated on biofilm-associated illnesses and methods for eradicating microbial biofilms.


13 Table of contents INTRoDUCTIoN aND ReVIew oF THe LITeRaTURe Chronic critical limb ischaemia 17 Introduction 17 Definition of CLI 17 Incidence and natural history 18 Fate of the patient with CLI 19 Risk factors for CLI 20 Diabetes 20 Smoking 21 Dyslipidaemia 21 age 21 Diagnosis of CLI 21 Clinical presentation and physical examination 21 Pressure measurements 23 ankle pressure and ankle-brachial index 23 Toe pressure and toe-brachial index 23 Imaging techniques 23 Digital subtraction angiography 24 Colour-assisted duplex ultrasonography 24 Magnetic resonance angiography 25 Computed tomography angiography 25 evaluation of arterial lesion severity and extent 26 The Bollinger scoring method 26 TaSC 27 TaSC II 28 evaluation of outflow 29 Treatment of CLI 29 Conservative treatment of CLI 31 Modification of atherosclerotic risk factors 31 Diabetes 31 Smoking cessation 32 Dyslipidaemia 33 Hypertension 34 antithrombotic therapy 34 other medical and pharmacological treatment of CLI 35 Invasive treatment of CLI 35 Basic principles of infrainguinal revascularization 35 Bypass surgery 35 endovascular revascularization 36 on choosing the revascularization strategy 37 amputation 38 outcome prediction models 39 The Finnvasc risk score 39 The PIII risk score 39 The BaSIL survival prediction model 39 17


INTRODUCTION During the running the spine's contour oscillates periodically, accomplishing a complete cycle at each stride in the frontal plane [1]. Like in the walking, even in healthy people and athletes, the movement in the frontal plane should not happen around a rectified posture [2] but around a curve with individual characteristics. Few studies exist on the kinematics of the spine during running [1] and we didn't found in the literature a description of the behavior of these asymmetries in function of the running speed. Our hypothesis is that the countour of the spine oscillates around an average curve of the dynamic postures presented during the stride. We denominate this average curve as Neutral Curve and we suppose that it is a reflex of personal postural characteristics. If that supposition is correct, the Neutral Curve should be stable, for example, in relation to variations in the intensity of the running. The aim of this work was to propose a methodology to quantify the spine Neutral Curve and to present preliminaries results, about Neutral Curve, in different running speeds.


This survey focuses on the recent (1998‐2003) developments in the area of derandomization, with the emphasis on the derandomization of time-bounded randomized complexity classes.


Written as part of the #yesallwomen Wrecking Ball 16 in Toronto, Ms. Canadian Reality by Leah-Simone Bowen explores female archetypes. Set up as a game show where the stakes are high, this dark comedy peers into the policies and laws that affect everyday Canadian women.


The rapid progress of high technology, especially in industrial machinery and electronic applications, requires the development of advanced coatings having many properties such as high hardness, wear resistance, anticorrosion, thermal barrier, and of good quality. For this purpose are used metal coatings by the electro-thermal explosion spraying technique. A huge drawback of this method is that only internal cylindrical surfaces of components may be metallized up to 120 mm diameter. The study was aimed at extending the electro-thermal explosion spraying technique to external profile and plane surfaces, at the examination of the properties of the coatings.Copyright © 2010 by ASME


This study aims to explore how the gendered allocation of tasks within political parties influences the career path for male and female politicians through a case study of the Swedish Center party. ...


The Indian electrical grid is one of the largest & complex networks in the world. Such complex system is subjected to stress or disturbances which manifest in the form of low frequency oscillations. Monitoring of these oscillations is necessary as they can disrupt the system if they are sustained for a longer period of time with significant magnitude. This paper presents the analysis of low frequency oscillation modes using the data from Phasor measurement units located at two extreme parts in Western region. It reports a case study of an event that occurred in the Western & Eastern regions of Indian power grid. The modes with low frequency oscillations were observed in Western region of the Indian grid. The Prony & Matrix Pencil techniques were used to identify the oscillatory modes in system during the occurrence of the event. The importance of identifying dominant mode, computation of non-dominant oscillatory modes & the role played by phasor measurement unit & their locations has been brought out in this paper.


PURPOSE: A distributing board and a method for processing electric power using the same are provided to control AC power and DC power. CONSTITUTION: A power inverter converts AC power into DC power. The power inverter converts DC power into AC power. An AC booth(520) distributes AC power in AC power load. A DC booth(530) distributes DC power in DC power load. A control device(540) controls the power inverter and controls AC power and DC power. [Reference numerals] (210) Upper system device; (220) System gateway; (311) AC fuel generator; (312) AC nonfuel generator; (321) DC fuel generator; (322) DC nonfuel generator; (330) Emergency generating device; (413) First premises major AC power load; (414) n-th premises major AC power load; (415) First premises non-major AC power load; (416) n-th premises non-major AC power load; (423) First premises major DC power load; (424) n-th premises major DC power load; (425) First premises non-major DC power load; (426) n-th premises non-major DC power load; (431) First premises electric vehicle charging terminal; (432) n-th premises electric vehicle charging terminal; (510) Power converter; (540) Control device; (550) First circuit breaker; (560) Transformer; (570) Second circuit breaker; (580) Power storage device; (590) Third circuit breaker; (595) Meter


Introduction Statins may reduce the severity of psoriasis, but the available evidence is unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies (RCTs) that investigated the effect of statins on psoriasis severity assessed with the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). Material and methods Two investigators searched independently the following databases: Medline, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception to February 2019. Additionally, reference lists from all available articles were searched manually. We included only RCTs carried out among adult (≥ 16 years) patients with psoriasis who received oral statins for ≥ 8 weeks and had psoriasis severity assessed with the PASI at baseline and at the end of follow-up. We used random effects meta-analysis to calculate the mean difference (D) in PASI change between patients who received either a statin or a comparator. Results Of 279 records identified, there were 5 eligible RCTs, with a total of 223 patients, including 128 patients who received a statin (atorvastatin or simvastatin). The improvement in psoriasis severity (PASI) was significantly greater in patients who received statins than in those who received comparators (D = 2.76, 95% CI: 0.49–5.04, p = 0.017). In subgroup analyses, the improvement in PASI values was significant for simvastatin (D = 3.70, 95% CI: 2.52–4.89, p < 0.001) but not for atorvastatin (D = 2.30, 95% CI: –1.28–5.88, p = 0.210). Conclusions Oral statins may improve psoriasis, particularly in patients with severe disease. This observation should be verified in long-term, well-designed studies that will enable analyses adjusted for clinical variables.

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The effects of temperature on the optical and structural properties of chromium oxide thin films synthesized in the pores of PVP by chemical bath deposition technique were investigated. Films deposited with varying temperature were crystalline. The optical properties of the films were derived from absorbance, transmittance reflectance, refractive index, absorption coefficient and extinction coefficient measurements. The synthesized CrxOy films which were dark grayish yellow-green in colour, were observed to be Eskolaite, Cr2O3 nanocrystals of size 16.47nm; however, as annealing temperature was increased, the size increased to 27.96nm. The absorption coefficient, refractive index and extinction coefficient were found to decrease with increase in annealing temperature. For the same energy ranges of the incident photons, the ranges of absorption coefficient and refractive index were 0.2 – 1.7 and 1.50 – 2.40 respectively. The energy band-gap of the films ranged from 2.10eV to 2.70eV.


In this paper the number of conjugacy classes G of for some non-abelian finite groups is computed. Also, the commuting probability of G, denoted by P J (G ),is obtained. In particular, the commutativity degree of G both in the split and non-split case is described


Pleasantville High School is located in Pleasantville, New Jersey, which is approximately six (6) miles from Atlantic City, New Jersey. Pleasantville is an urban school district in a community with a population of seventeen thousand (17,000) people. The enrollment at Pleasantville High School has escalated in the last two years, as we moved into a new state of the art facility in September 1998. Four years ago, our enrollment was approximately 600 at the end of the school year. Our present enrollment is 980. Pleasantville High School is devoted to continuing to prepare its students for the New Millennium and beyond. We have set as our mission: "To prepare our students to be successful, whether they go on to institutions of higher learning or enter the work force, enabling them to become productive, responsible members of society by providing an education that encompasses values, citizenship, self-esteem, decision-making skills, good ethics and good character." We feel this mission is being accomplished. Student achievement and the number and variety of challenging course offerings/programs continue to be our main focus: * There are advanced placement and honors courses offered in science, English and history. These accelerated academic programs better prepare our students for college; * College courses and credits are offered to Pleasantville High School students by both Richard Stockton College of New Jersey and Atlantic Cape Community College. Thus, our students can, in effect, pursue higher education before they graduate; * There is a distance-learning classroom (two-way interactive video broadcasting) that allows students in Pleasantville High School to take courses that are not available at our school site; these courses are taught by faculty of other high schools and colleges in New Jersey, but are taken at our school site via this technology. We are exploring the offering of more courses, such as, the world languages for the next school year; * The Army JROTC program is now in its fourth year. This program exposes our students to the discipline and opportunities a military career offers without obligating them to enlist. The JROTC has won several prestigious awards during its short tenure; * Our television production program offers four television production courses and operates from one of the most well-equipped studios in the area; * There is a career exploration and placement center that allows students to take and interpret interest surveys, write resumes and research college and career information, thus helping them make wise choices for their future; * All classrooms at Pleasantville High School are equipped with a minimum of six computers with internet capability. Another way in which we have included technology as a means of raising test score is through the use of an assessment tool called PLATO, which is located in a computer technology lab, and can service twenty-five (25) students. In addition to these course offerings, Pleasantville High School offers health, physical education and athletic programs that are aimed toward developing a "sound mind in a sound body." The physical education program allows students to participate in lifetime sports and leisure activities that hopefully continue after graduation. As a result of moving into a new facility in September 1998, we have been able to "welcome our students to the water" in the new pool. The health program explores the pressing issues that confront our youth on a daily basis. The athletic program has brought local and statewide recognition to the Pleasantville community. We, at Pleasantville High School, are very proud of our athletic accomplishments. For the last several years, our numbers of athletes to enter institutions of higher learning have increased in appreciable amounts. The completion rate of students entering and finishing college has greatly improved. …


An optimized subsonic compressor tandem cascade was investigated experimentally and numerically. Since the design aims at incompressible applications, a low inlet Mach number of 0.175 was used. The experiments were carried out at the low speed cascade wind tunnel at the Technische Universitat Braunschweig. For the numerical simulations, the CFD-solver TRACE of DLR Cologne was used, together with a curvature corrected k-ω turbulence model and the γ-Reθ transition model. Besides the incidence variation, the aerodynamic loading has also been varied by contracting endwalls. Results are presented and discussed for different inlet angles and endwall contractions: pressure distribution, loss coefficient, turning, pressure rise, AVDR and Mach number. The comparison of experimental and numerical results is always adequate for a large range of incidence. In addition, a comparison is made to an existing high subsonic tandem cascade and conventional cascades. For the latter the Lieblein diffusion factor has been employed as a measure of aerodynamic loading to complete the Lieblein Chart of McGlumphy [1].© 2013 ASME


PASCAL-I is a ve~'sion ot the Wirth PASCAL-S (PASCAL subset) s::~stem desi.~ned to interact with the terminal user~ The sustem contains a compiler, interpreter, text editor, f`or.m~.~tte~" and a run-time c~ebu..~.t:.~in.t.:~ sustem~ The compiler compiles the source into a stack code which is interPreted~ Af`ter Pro~r~m is av~ilable~ The HELP command will .~i~ive either ~ list off all the commands with sho~'t descriptions or will ~ive a detailed descrimtior~ off ans' command (s) sPeciffied~ Comr:,iler error messa~4es af'e detailed and sometimes include recommendations top Possible fixes0 The Prod.tram source text is stored to allow interaction with the run time ss~,.stem on the source level All edittir'v..~ commands (except the GET "tile and SAVE Pile commands) ffollow the PASCAL scope rules~ (i~e° the LIST command deffaults to I i st in.~ on I ,,J the block bein~ editted,) Strin~;s can be searched ffor and chan:~er..l, The REPEAT command reamPlies the last edit command, There are no line numbers~ the edittin.£~ sco~,e is alwaws ver~ local, and none seem needed nor desired, The edit Pointer can be moved ffrom Procedure to Procedure, to the to~-~ or bottom 09 anu of' the t.h tee sections crl ~ a PASCAL block (HEADER, DECLARATIONS, and BODY), and up ~nd clown withir'~ the block~ Text l:i.nes o~" entire Procedures can be inserted, deleted oP moved~ A tree s'tructured l:kst:i.n.~ off Procedure relationships is Produced b,~ the STRUCTURE commando The rur~ time swstem allows the user to execute his P r o:..~ ram and to suspend execution at an'=~ time durin~ execution ~ BreakPoints c~n be set, cleared or i £,'no red ~ Execution limits c~.n be set (statements executed, instP~.ictions e.',.'.eeuted ~~nd output lines) .., A user ~bort ente~'ed ffroi~ the terminal will also sus::.end execution o9 the users :..-ro~ ~am (but not terminate PASCAI_-I), Execution erro~'s and I/O e~'-roY's will also suspend the Pro~.~ram (not terminate it) Once execution is suspended, the user has several oPtions~ He m,.'~::~ use the F'HD command to examine ~nu of" the simple variables in the stack and the contents off "the I/O buf`ffers and mau dismlaw the recent execution historu of`his pvo.'.~ram~ He ma'..:~ also enter code f,or immediate execution! Immediate code mau be an':~thin~.~ from ~ PASCAL-S statement to an entire block (without the header or anw blocks declared inside it), One block ofìmmediate code ma~:~ be stored trot e,:~eh Procedure and can be executed an~.~time the mro~ram …


Vortex flow characteristics on ramp pitching delta wings of sweep angles from 59 to 70 deg were studied by flow visualization and LDA measurement. Experimental observations indicate that the movement of the breakdown point is strongly dependent on the sweep angles and the pitching rates. The moving behavior of the breakdown point can be characterized by the occurrence of two delays. The first delay is due to the fact that the flow initially takes a length of time comparable to C/U» to respond to the pitching motion. The second delay exists only for specific sweep angles and occurs in the course of pitching-up motion. It is characterized by the phenomenon that the breakdown point is moving slowly or even standing still above the wing surface for a certain length of time. The chordwise location corresponding to this occurrence shifts upstream as the pitching rate increases. This delay diminishes as the sweep angle increases. The LDA data obtained further reveal that both delays are associated with the underdevelopment of the primary vortex.


Abstract : Analyses of relationships between hydric soils and wetland plant species were made at a site in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range, Alaska, as part of a cooperative effort between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Soil Conservation Service to develop methods for field identification of wetlands and hydric soils. The site is considered to be representative of broad regions of acidic tussock tundra in the foothills. Seven soil types (subgroups) were identified at the site. All except two are considered hydric.


No external signs of activation of cystacanths in the alimentary tract were observed until 25 min after oral ingestion. Peak percentage evagination was observed after 60 min. Activation and establishment of cystacanths were never found in the ventriculus or anterior to it, but several crushed specimens were found in the ventriculus, which is a mechanical hazard to the parasite. Infections established by cannulation at the yolk-stalk are greater than infections produced by ingested parasites; thus the ventricular environment does not need to be experienced by the freed cystacanth for activation to take place.


The analysis of the process of socialization of foreign students is carried out. The role of the socio-cultural component of socialization of foreign students is substantiated. The role of the socio-cultural aspect in the process of human socialization is highlighted. The analysis of the last sources and publications is carried out. It is noted that socialization is considered as a set of certain components: social adaptation involves the process of adaptation to changing conditions or requirements of society; education involves specially organized, controlled influences; individualization involves analysis and interaction with natural influences. The multifaceted definition of "status" is considered as a state of an individual in a certain social group, which has a number of components that determine the features of a set of status-role functions of each student. An important component of modern society - socio-cultural space. The peculiarities of the socio-cultural space are determined by the development of new technologies and means of communication. The main characteristics of the socio-cultural space of modern society as a new level of overcoming cultural barriers and cultural differences of intercultural contacts are described. The result of the socio-cultural component of socialization determines the presence of values and spiritual landmarks of society. The structure of the socio-cultural component of the socialization of a foreign student is represented: personality as a subject of interaction; society as a set of individuals interacting with socio-cultural relations and processes; culture as a set of values, values and norms possessed by individuals who are in interaction, and a set of carriers that objectify, socialize and reveal these values. The study of the socio-cultural component of socialization as a scientific phenomenon takes place at four levels: methodological, species, factor, status. It is concluded that the socio-cultural component of the socialization of foreign students depends on the characteristics of the educational and cultural environment of the institution of higher education, and on the cultural environment of society as a whole. These two factors are designed to provide favorable conditions for the active entry of a foreign student into a new society.


This paper investigates the asymptotic theory of the least squares estimators (LSE) for a long-memory nearly unstable model when the innovation sequences are functionals of moving averages. It is shown that the limit distribution of the LSE is a functional of the Hermite Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process. This result not only generalizes the result of Buchmann and Chan [Ann. Statist. 35 (2007), 2001–2017], but also that of Wu [Economet. Theory 22 (2006), 1–14].


Somatotropin is a hormone that regulates growth and metabolism in living things. The purpose of the research was the lack of work on somatotropin stimulated by physical activity in children, and in this way corroborate cases of pathological size in a group with and without stimulation. The objective was; To determine somatotropin related to growth in schoolchildren from 9 to 11 years old through exercise stimulation from the Monserrate Gonzalez Lopez School, Montecristi. The type of research was experimental, the methods were used; Analytical, hypothetical deductive, and statistical, the sampling was voluntary probabilistic applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data collection sheets, laboratory technique for the determination of somatotropin by serum chemiluminescence with prior authorization of informed consent by the representatives were used. The investigation involved 66 students; 43 of the masculine gender, that is to say 65.15%, and 23 of the feminine gender being 34.85%. The results indicate that 1 school boy with short stature in the stimulated group had a somatotropin deficit, 65 of them did not present a deficit. The standard deviations established by the WHO showed that 4 children in the stimulated group and 1 in the non-stimulated group have pathological growth. According to the data obtained, it is important to know that GH levels are linked to the changes that a child experiences, in their development during growth, which can cause them to have poor school performance.


In this article, a new three-level cascaded noninverting buck–boost converter (TL-CNIBB) is proposed, which has a superior adaptation for a wide-range voltage input of renewable energy access. Firstly, the operation principle is analyzed for TL-CNIBB and it is mainly divided into four modes, namely buck mode with the voltage ratio below or above 0.5, boost mode with the voltage ratio below or above 2. Due to multilevel and multimode features, several fundamental issues are required to be settled, such as a dead zone between buck mode and boost mode, capacitor voltage unbalance on both sides, and subharmonics at the edge of modes. For dead zone and capacitor voltage balance problems, a systematic control strategy is proposed, and four kinds of smooth transition technologies are proposed to deal with different cases. Furthermore, to avoid the chattering and subharmonics at the edge of modes, a modified hysteretic transition method is proposed. Finally, a prototype of TL-CNIBB system is constructed, and the experiments are carried out to verify the performance of the proposed system with high viability and flexibility.


Most social scientists agree that institutional analyses seem to be a promising tool to analyse long-term development. International comparisons are also necessary to understand what constitutes 'good' institutions and to which extent they can be created by conscious decisions. The most important aspect of studies of other countries and their institutional development is not what we learn about them but that we by comparison can develop a better understanding of the history of our own country. This article describes the peculiarities of the Swedish institutional framework in a historical perspective. Special attention has been given to aspects that are often discussed in analyses of the Chinese development. In many aspects, China and Sweden can be seen as representatives of two opposite paths of development for instance in the sequence of institutional building, in the development of checks and balances and in whether the orientation of the culture is family or society oriented. In spite of these differences, it is not difficult to find islands of cultural concordance which can facilitate mutual learning and understanding.


An experimental study has been conducted to investigate the effects of an ultrasonic standing wave on the combustion reaction of methane/air premixed flame. A Schlieren photography was used for the flame structure visualization, and the flame propagation behavior was investigated in detail throughout the post-processing analysis. It is found that the structural variation of methane/air premixed flame caused by the intervention of ultrasonic standing wave give rise to the enhancements of combustion reaction and flame propagation velocity. Effects of the standing wave on the flame velocity decreases as the equivalence ratio increases.


In 1723, one year after the young Louis XVth and the Court returned to Versailles, the duc d'Antin, Minister of Arts, allowed the miniaturist Jean-Baptiste Masse (1687-1767) to make, at his own expense and for his own benefit, the engraved decoration of the Grande gallery of Versailles and, also, that of the contiguous Peace and the War rooms. Based on a project begun by Le Brun himself in 1687, in the line of the Cabinet du Roi, the engraved compilation of the Grande Galerie de Versailles took thirty years to complete before it's publication in 1753. Based on methods borrowed from the material history of books and on numerous archives and contemporary testimonies, this thesis is dedicated to the artistic adventure of this compilation. It tries to describe all the stages of its making, from it's conception to it's reception during the second half of the XVIIIth century. It also tries to replace this work within a wider art context, in order to emphasize the part played, from the end of the XVIIIth century, by engraved publications of masters' works in spreading art and helping it to be appreciated by the public. The study of the engraved compilation of the Grande Galerie de Versailles sheds light on the way Le Brun's art was perceived in the XVIIIth century, at a time when these paintings, however famous, were not understood anymore, nor even visible.


A simple optical microscopy method has been developed for measuring particle diameters and particle−particle gaps with a precision of a few nanometers. The method uses an inexpensive and straightforward image-processing technique to examine optical microscope images of the particles, which can be wet or dry. The technique is demonstrated on polystyrene latex and silica particles with diameters greater than 450 nm suspended in KCl solutions, and the measured particle diameters compare to within a few percent with those measured by electron microscopy and light scattering. In addition, changes in the gap between two colloidal spheres were measured with nanometer precision, a result that will have important implications for measuring colloidal force profiles between two Brownian particles.


Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS) with hexapole collision cell technology(CCT) was applied to the determination of vanadium and chromium in marine sediments.Gas mixture of He and NH3(mixed with the ratio of 99 to 1) was introduced into the hexapole collision cell to remove effectively the interferences of polyatomic ions(ClO+, ClN+, ClOH+, ClNH+ etc.) to the determination of vanadium and chromium, and thus the detection limits(D.L.) of the method were lowered.The flow-rate of CCT gas and the optimum parameters of ICP-MS were investigated.The D.L.(3σ) of method were 0.035 μg?g-1 for vanadium and 0.083 μg?g-1 for chromium(DF = 1 000), respectively.The method has been applied to determination of vanadium and chromium in national marine sediment standard reference materials and the analytical results were in agreement with certified values with precision(RSD, n = 12) of less than 5% for vanadium and chromium.